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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-12

THE FIRE RECORD.
,,ra,tcAt, WORKS IN BLAZE.

The one story brick factory building No. 332
East estietl ST. which had wing extending In the rear
ui the ftaine houses Me-. 12G ahd 82s' was on VT"
shofllv before o. M yesterday. Francis fhohu'es,h
tiprman Waterman. rave the ALARM. Although suui-
,innsi nlnins were auuned aud tho ntenen nae every
ru,t To- cheek the rustpaa ~ tho he, tho farf"tr anu
hath the frame huiana destroyed Tho families y"
Mshari nevinn nni Muhaa Haley were compelled 10
leave iheif fons ~ gten haste and s mat ~ 'hi'
oathing aud f.tnitufn Much excitement VIA created ~
tho nnghinfhani Nv tho Hr, hnh " Wis said 'ini we
Iirn had resulted fum ehffrssnthsi Tue i,iuit hn'
heen occupied hi The uheuoa works ~ tuhen ht"hris
whO recently nH alni ionNns ilnlr hnsihnsi w nht
Island lty, and onlN portion ~ Their STOCK remaining
in tho building hpnio cooring material, anh hn ma
ohinory belonging Ia The irm ~ The building were worm
about $1,000. The burned buildings, Owned NY IMuls
Dhrmstad valued ~ $1,000, uni lho lhfhltuio III
the frame ioIsos worth loss than 5000
picchulck not arrested, hut thn lolro h't'no"
him for examination by tro Marshal sheldon, who be
gan nVc.ii alton IL was ancerthined that t,c hie
resulted rn boiling Of vat 0f sugar color III
rear the factory. The who usually suFerin
tended the boiling IN that vat war AT work III ns sn
CIV aud Piechulc intrustcd with the holhie taSk
Of watching the factory and Attending 10 the Vht,
Ignorance more than carccssners his part efinu.i
the contents OF the 10 become too hot Inc watch
man was alonc IN the building when the ARE started, ann
the hose ana pnInps would not work becausc the steal
had turned on. Before ficchuck conl'l make up
his mind call the Fire Department the hanes lad
gained great headway. While the firemen wcie hghting
tho fire, Thomas Duly. OF Hook and Ladder Company
No. 4. fell from ladder and injured s leg seriously
OF the Emken brothers said yesterday that iey hi
insurance their stock and machinery III nc burned
factory. The buildings were said TO be insured.
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NIHILISTS AND ANARCHISTS.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1l.-Twelve Mill
lists were captured last night. Important documents
were found At Retchitza. town OF 5000 people, on
the Dnepor subtcrancan passage has been discovered
under the tax-rcceivers Office, which contained 10000
roubcs.
vienna, Dec 1i-Anohcr Anarchist has been arrested
at stenbcrg In Moravia He is charged with having at
tempted 10 blow up the Jail with dynamite, 50 as 10 re-
lease his fellow Anarchists.
PARIS Dec. 1I.An impression prevails here that both
Louise Michel and Prince Krapotknc viii be released
from prison at the beginning Of tho year The
former has been allowed to visit her mother, who is
dying of paralysis.
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SfwJtRsey pR0aibffioSnfs
iss ittsrh,tA ~ ihf fsihtssi
bSinS, npg About thU Prohibition


fRtRioS, hpe, ii,=AbeNi ih0 fiohibltioh
isis iieM ~ sis " ihe s'ale Ae. ~ itrefhtp nan
,nlag ~ lpsn0nse ig sail Mf a eenipfr'cp W Nppnp
Wpn ihp nigN paHgse gl ihp par'i ~ hp state hAie
WuiLam u MsAson, vi fainNaM, was chairman 'pl-
,eg i,o NJ 81 lahu 80 leoFge W ihomas Was read ~
Nhph he wrote:
glad tO hc able to say that never lrll better 'n
My fo While the ilepublieahs are enEssed ~ b"ths
flohhtOniss Ia rgy, aud indnlglng III unillncd Iast
hood yilncdtuu aud abuse, let pess forward ~ The
good gh AGAINST the hquor trac aud all pails thdi
dare condemn H. Ever look Ia tod aud not the poll
tciau for guidance aud IN due time lie VIII give us the
victory
IL was decided tO raise by subscription fund oi
5000 TO be called the Prohibition pioneer fund. Rcso
were adopted declaring that the distractions OF
the liquor traffic has become political issue of the
greatest Importance, affirming the necessity Of connu-
Inc the Prohibition party, expressing confidence III ~
John aud gratitude for his efforts IA the past cogrdt
laiing all persons, especially those In Jersey who
voted the Prohibition ticket In November ndOrsng the
efforts OF the woman's Christian Temperance Union for
The submission OF Constitutional amendment relating
o. prohibition and the securing OF legislation provd
ing for the scientific instruction OF public school pupils
ss To the injuries the human system sustans through
the use OF alcohol and calling upon Congress to restrict
the importation of liquors.
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CONFESSION OF A MAN VINO VAS LYNCED.
IT LEADS TO THE ARREST or ANOTHER PERSON
FOR AN OLD MURDER.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSEI

lBY rELEGRAPH To rHE TRIBUNkI
WILKEsBARRE, Penn. Dec. 11.-The arrest
OF William Indson Garrison for the murder Of Phillip
Calender In June 1873 ia the all absorbing topic with
the people In this county. The circumstances which led
to his arrest peculiar About four weeks ago man
who gave the name Of David Howard and said that he
was from Tizcync County was taken from jail ana
lynchcd by masked crowd In Dakota Territory Before
he was hanged he made confession to the sheriff. In
which he acknowledged conpcity In several murders In
this county and gave the OF his confcdcratcs
When the news was first received here. the man was
supposed to he a wcllknown character OF thls county
who was concerned In the killing OF Samuel McNea
about two years ago He left the County
after the trial, and t1Es thought. had
gone West, but few days after u news OF
the Dakota ynchng reached here he again arrested
for larceny and discharged The lynched must have
been other The arrest of Garrison has been
made on information contained In In his confession.
Phillips Calender was shot January 49, 1873, while
driving home with his The son said that he saw
two men who did the shooting but the circumstances
suspicious that he arrested, but was sui-e
qucntly discharged for want OF evidence. cal
lender was a wealthy resident OF Ross township.
Garrison has just been discharged from the Danyilc
Asylum. where he sent III September, 1883. lie
married to II respectable young woman of Hunts
vile After the marringe ceremony while the Justice
was making the marriage certificate, Garrison kissed
saying that he Inspired by God 10 do terrible things
The people fled In terror from the room. lie smashed
all tie furniture. stripped on all his clothes, and ran
ont of doors He caught, hut tore everything lie
cnnld lay his hands He sent to the asylum and
wns recently kschaigcd cured. AT hearing to-day
Garrison committed 10 Jail for Il hfufther hcnrihB
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TIE VICTIMS OF SLANDER.

PouGnKtErslE Dee. ia dispatch from
town IN ptnnsy ivania tonight announced that Professor
w. n Brown, formerly ~ Red HoUh Dn,rhrss county
hilll hneelf ses,etay through dcstundrnrt dtpt The
death Ut his wn' Bttwn wns srhbu ,earhrr IN the
6wn ~ Btd nb0h AbUut ,httr months ap0 scie boJsl
VhH etaie renstd ~ he Wii snine 'iiniNp aiit
originated scandal ailpeiihG hpi ehaiaceh Us
Whleh iheie VIA n0 foundation. " beeaine
ihe aie W me tahpi Ahh tH'niNs w htf
eals " Wara hef isanile shp taNif rFn;
,eslpi hef iNnneenee, u frNm aHspii aHt hnnliiaen
she tnOs Parts green aRh dled iier hNshana eeins
saisrd thai he IGpNIis circulated were untrue nlI lhG
yase NulhiUl ,ungG was heard Ol him untii dsiaich
Was .ccG ed annnuneng hs iualh hi his avn hand tho
news has ctlsed prOuuIu lcGilng ~ Red Hoax and
elliott VIII bo made 10 pat tho responsibility where II
ltiu
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE SPANISH TREATY.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

CARRYING our THE COMMERCIAL poLfCY Ottrs
LINED IN uIs -cJMMENDiNa rms
TREATY witH CONFIDENCE
WAsniNurus. Dee. 1.-The following Ia the
message sent by tho President to the senate wi tn
the Spanish treaty
NJ ne Spnate of ne tntsd s,,tesS I transmit here.
WITH FOR consideration by tho senate, with viaw IN sd
vlaibs and eonash.ins 10 Va f,tloati convention foi
commercial fueiprmliy between The untm states and
Hpain providing for an lntlnaln AMI favored oSehasss
~ ploliots Win Tho Island ~ China AMI ioro kIoo.
which convention slgnot ~ Madrid on tho attn vi,
iho, Tho negotiations fof this convention have ham IN
p'ogfoss since April last IN pursuance ~ thu under,
standing reached by the two Governments the ~ day
Of January, 1854, for tho Improvement of commercial
relations between the United states AMI tho Spanish An
TILES by tho VI ith Article 0f which both Governments
engaged u bogin at negotiations Tor pleta
treaty or commerce aud navigation between the United
States Of America and the said proyi Of Cuba and
Porto Rico" Although this clause was by com.
mon consent omitted from the substitu.
tionary agiccment of February -, 1854,
,now In force until replaced by this convention being
carried into ellec the obll alton to enter upon such
negotiation was deemed " continue. With the best
desire manifested on both sides u reach ac-
cord the negotiation has been necessarily protracted
owing to the completely OF the details be incorporated
In order that tho convention might respond the
tonal policy OF intercourse with the ncghborng cOun
tries OF the American system. which is outlined IN
late annual to the Congress in the following
words
The conditions Of these treaties should be- the free adj
mission Of such merchandise Nv this country does not
produce In return for the admission free or under o
favored scheme Of duties Of our own products
only 10 goods carried under the flag Of the
parties to the contract the removal both sides from
the vessels privileged of all tonnage dues and national
imports, so that these vessels may ply unhndcred be-
tween ports and those OF the other contracting par
ties, though without infringing the reserved homo
coasng trade; the removal or reduction Of burdens
the exported products Of those countries coming within
the benefits Of the treaties AMI the avoidance OF the tech
nca restrictions and penalties by which intercourse
with those countries Il at present hampcrcd.
persal of the convention submitted will suffice
to show how fully 1t carries outthe policy Of intercourse
thus announced. commend 1t to you, IN the confident
expectation that IL will receive your sanction. IL does
not seem necessary 10 present purpose to enter into
detailed consideration OF the dany immediate and pros
pcctye advantages which will flow from this convention
to our productions and our shipping interests
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
E1ecutiee Mansion, Washington. Dec. 10, 1854
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TIE WARIN TIE AnunAN.

dispatch from the Mudir of Dongoa which says "1he
slian of naTfonI has and imprisoned the Mahds
lmir az khalid and has stripped and expelled his
deryishes"
PARIS Dec III Is stated here that the German and
Russian Consuls at Cairo have presented to the Khcdvo
demand that their shall bo represent ted IN the
control Of the Casso lie la Detto iubliquc.
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MAD ANTICS OF 4 GERMAN BUTCHER.
iBY TEL .6RArH TO THE rRIBuS1.I

LANCASTER, Ohio. Dec. 11.-Gottleib Steck-
miller. butcher. went home Wednesday night. and
told his wife that God had summoned him to kill his
family. He took two-year-od child, and made 1t help
lessy drunk and attempted TO thrust it into the fire. but
was prevented by the mother who escaped with the
children and the alarm. He arrested after
desperate struggle Yesterday for reason steck
miller released from Jail and went back 10 his home
He warned his family 10 leave home and they fled.
shers found him at his house stark naked and
armed with with which lie was destroying the
furniture windows aud doors. He captured after
furious struggle.
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PHASES OF IRISH AGITATION.

DUBLIN, Dec II.-Unlfod ireland gays that
1; has evidence that James McDermOtt is ennis
sary IN the pay of the police II rccrates the charge
that Edenburn house at Tralcc was blown mp with
Internal machine which sent by MeDcrmott.
Patrick Egan has asked the Irish party to organize
election fund in America. Mr. Parnel replies that pol
tics unsettled present that dis solution OF Par
Lament Is uncertain He will decide In reference to this
scheme when the election becomes certain.
LONDON. Dec. ll.-fcports from Ireland indicate that
alarming revival of Ontrigcs IL In progress AT Ira
lee armed men have nalireacd tho who taking
care OF Sir Edward Dcnny'S estate The cause was a
recent eviction Of tenant for which the carctkcr was
held rcspuns sibc.
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AID FOR THE HOOKING STRIKERS.
Try TELEGRAPH TO TuE TRIBUSE.l

PrTrsBURG, Dec. 11.-At the miners genera
office in this city to-day letter was receiVed from
f1rjstopbcr Evans of New.Strasville. leader among
tbe Hooking Valley strikers. He acknowledges the re-
eept of the money by Secretary Martin of the ANAL
gamated Association, and says Use every euort 10
check the false circulated by our enemies 10 inc
effect that the lockout is such reports are gotten
mn 10 cut OF our supplies miners sun nrn ana
determined succeed Much distress prevails among us
but am happy say that encouraging reports are re-
oeyed from almost every source" benefit perform
ance was given in this city this afternoon by which
81 600 was obtained for the strikers.
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VALUE OF 4 STRA DIVARIUS VTOLONOELLO.
BosToN, Dec. 11.-In the suit of Henry A.
Green against the Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company to 81 900 for stradivarus
yol which injured the jury gave verdict to-
day OF 81. .O25 for tho plaintiff.
Although upon tho evidence 1t appeared that Green
purchased the Instrument In Dusseldorf Germany, for
between 600 and 700 marks, which would not exceed
S175 In American money, yet 1t claimed that
such bass vo had been heard In Boston or other
ftes IN America Interested In music. IL was shown by
evidence that Mr. Green had been offered 5000 for the
bass and several experts gave It their opinion
that II WAS tho only instrument OF the kind made by
Stradyarius that they had ever seen.
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rights the letter says: mo small part OF onr attention
has been bestowed the framing OF such legislation AZ
will beat the rights aud Interests OF your pastors
and Of all ranks OF the clergy In this country The rights
Of the clergy have reference chiefly ~ their exercising
inc sacred ministry In thcr missions 70 th" hNy ui
their tenure ~ Ulr nni 10 the inyolabeuess of their
pastoral authority within proper limits II IL the spirit
~ the rhrch That tho various grades ~ authority ~ ne
orsnni1ation should IN wse be IN tvalry ur conflict
Tile necessity Uf contracting church hebts tho need of
,umlining IelIglDa training with education IN schools,
the desire ~ the Catholic Church 10 multiply tho uinbnt
~ its schools the ihdssubiiiy ~ r marriage TO- anu
the ey ontrts Uf secret societies. are among the topics
treated,
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fHE wftt or REUBEN r. SPRINGER.

CisciNRAtt Dee. 1l.-kenbpn H. spfihgef's
esruUis ippine tU seas ab0nt the tens ~ Ma wiii ~
present but tpntlehan wh6 IA e0ntefsan, Win the ~
siiiment snts that aitet eavins aite s'iMs tD 'hp
eipyen ehhfen ~ hls ihsee slspfs bpFs beaests afe
maae ~ he,aan taihee henet0ient institutions ~ tNn
eiansli 4 ialgR ewnwmpNt 10 eypn tnF ihe WalRieR.
aVee vi Mnsg Hall AeT Tpsaryihg ih,en SO foNr lps
lNNs peNgps ot ihe 'alhphfai hn Feahhpf ~ hls rlt
eaeti, iuO pieces 10 given " tho tinplhnsli MW
spuui, Nj sWNgQrs findyai viii tabo place ~ tho
Cathedral un Saturday uOgninB.
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HONORING ARCHBISHOP LYNCH.
TopovTo Dpc II Tho festivities i'm

TORONTO, Dec. 1I.-Thc FESTIVITIES IN con-
nection with the silver jubilee Of Archbishop Lynchs
conservation began this morning. At 10 o'clock the
archbshop4 bishops and priests marched In procession
from St. Mchaes palace to the cathedral. POnthcal
high mass sung In the cathedral by Archbishop
Lynch A preached by Archbishop Ryan, OF
philadelphia After mass dcpnatiOns from various par
lshes OF he diocese presented addresses and testimonials
70 Archbishop Lynch concentrating him upon his silver
Jubilee 1r Dcnm" then ciiantcd by the priests
and choir. The cathedral packed, and many pron
citizens OF the Protestant denomination pres
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH
FOUND GUILTY OF MANsLAUGUT

FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
sPRsGrIELD, Mass, Dec. lI.-DcHnis Fahey, OF West
field, convicted OF mansaughter In tho Superior
Court In this city. this afternoon, for killing George
Bixby, OF westied.
WITNESS TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF.
DETROIT, Dec. 1l.Silas Sanders, colored, witness In
tho Crouch murder trial. tried to commit suicide by
cutting his throat at Jackson, Mich, this morning, but
was prevented by an officer The wounds In his neck
were sewed up and he will probably recover
KILLED WITH BLOW.
CHARLOTTE, n. g., Dec 1l.-John Dulin young man
whose skull was crushed with plank In the hands OF
Rufus Mus, Charlotte last week, died last night
Mus Is In jail Dulin had hit Mullis over the head with
o whiskey bottle.
MURDERED IN A BUSINESS DISPUTE.
WELIsB0Ro. Penn, Dec. 1l.-At Bossburg. Penn, this
morning. George Brown merchant, shot A. NJ. Elliott,
another merchant fatally In dispute over the posses
sion OF house
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GLASS WORKS TO SHUT DOWN.

DrLAiRE, Ohio, Dec. 1.-The flint glass
Manufacturers held meeting here to-day and reso'ed
10 put out their fires tomorrow unless thei men agree
10 return to work on the proposed new plan. The
rnt uiass workers Association have refused o acccdc
10 these Demands and morrow N fires WI 90 on ~
,irh, ,artntirs tbrowinr aiunt 900 rrloyrs out ~
vok The ginrets have decided not as gite credit h me
men ,hiHVr ont ~ Wuik ana there every prospect VI
A.A.AaD sN.tL, ,L.lr hAtn ihla tNiiinr
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COUNTERFEITERS IDENTIFIED.
IpY Tg1rGRAriI 10 rmE rRrBuNE.l

CHICAGO Dec. 11.-ln July three men were
arrested Chicago counereiters They had In their
possession 900 in counterfeit money principally in
SILVER certificates. ON Saturday the postmark Waukcsha
discoyc cred in the possession Of Of them. At
WaikcS Sha one OF the men identified Ferdinand
Dittnan q shoemaker of Saylesvic. The others were
recognized but their names unknown.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
THE TONQUIN CREDITS DEBATE.

DISCUSSION IN THE FRENCH sESArr-viEws or
THE DrC M BnogliE.
PAhis. Zee. 1.-THE Senate to-day began tho dis
cussoh of tho ionqnn credits. Tho Dnc de Brog-
lie took leading part IN the debate lie said that
Tho 0overnnent should bc held responsible for IN
cteasihg The gravity of tho situation between
France and Chnn, lie declafnd that the nrb,hrfs
pf tho Right would refuse a. vola tho credits, IN
hia opinion tho pursuance OF n colonial policy
tohlJ only he pntniird to states which have ~
oteflIpWiha hiiplna uf forces,
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SAVED BY A FIREMAN.

LANCASTER, Penn, Dec. 11.-As passenger
train on the Reading and Columbia Railroad
ming at the rate of thirty miles hour Ephrata
last evening tho engineer noticed child the track
some distance ahead lie called the attention OF the
fireman. r. j. d. Calnan, to the child. The latter made
HIS way the pilot and graspcd the child just the
pipe W as about to pass 10.
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4 WAR IN DAkOTA

IIURoN, Dee. IA dispatch received here
at to-day from Redleld states that the people of
that town expecting Immediate attack by mob
which threatens To burn the town.
FARGO Dec. li.-Last evening Colonel Tyner, OF the
Governors STAFF In this city, received order from
Governor Pierce to call out the guards aud have them
ready to leave to-day for Rcdheld. where trouble is
ported the county seat matter. special train
arrived from Bismarck with tho Governors Guards, and
with parts of both panies OF the Fargo militia went
ON TO sphinx County this morning.
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rMpARRAssMENTS IN TRADE
FAILURES IN SYRACUSE
.,,,oss or THE BANK DISASTER.
srsrrssios or wrsrccrr CO., nnoHrhs' AND of
8. H. RICHARDSON.

stfc
eoe' sp. RICHARDSON.
m, tttraa.ru ~ tiiE tnpusr1
...a,,s,. Dec tt.-'rhere was filed IN tho
- ,as,h's once s noon to day the general assish-
-, :, Edward n wesicott Co, stccA htoheis ihe
..a, w. ba,s Alfred wUhlnsoh, Colohel James ~
80 "a tho assignee the liabilities ara about fioo''
@ fta pfefsfenees afe Fhs 900 ~ tho iov 'hat'es
" s,h adj 500 James r. Grouse, ~ 900 Ill " faot'
- "A 400, Roswell T. fower \ co,, af New No,h'
WV" ooo ,hs amount OF promlssory meta given by
vs,cou 4 Co dated August no. iss'i Tor moneys lent
me brokers hun OF Wosleoit COMPANY
- oraanized IN 1925, It's members being IT, ~ Wes'"l'
sad p Abbott wesloott had been the teller Tor VIZ
.inson 90, and Abho had been the toner ior '"o
No,,onal Rank n position IN which he succeeao" "c''
~, I'm February g. 1879, Roswell l.. Flower becah" "
oeial p,rtner putting in 10000. In August iooo'
1smes ID Grouse succeeded Flower asa special partner
mating in $4,000. The partnership was uissoNo' W.
ingnsi o. lssl when Alfred Wilkinson beca'h" Spe'''
mariner putting in $4,000. This arrahgemc"' wan "
,,,o terminated on October IL, 1892 but no mo-
,ce of Wilkinson's withdrawal was gwen an"
he continued as general partner Abbott retired from
The firm In August 1892. The trms OF Westcott u 70
,,ar,ed branches in Utica and Buffalo. The bunaIo
branch twestcott Il WilkDson) was managed ny a. NJ
Marcy The Utica branch organized IN oc'ooer' ioo'
owned by Charles L. Bartlett % ana Raet f. continues
the business The Buffalo house goes 90" VIZ, WIZ ,n ,hn
this city Both Wilkinson and wesect nan held his seat
49, ~ valued al about $4,000. and Is the
w";n item OF his personal assets Groige
a Renrett A Co. No. so Broadway. and t. ~ Willard
a ~ No 70 Broadway, were the stock correspondents
O, ",Wcs,cott a Co. aud j. T. Lester Co., OF Chicago
their grain correspondents. - -,
II o'clock this morning Mr. Westcott transferred ny
aa.b his house in Jamcs-st. 10 his WIFE =,
3 ID richardson. retail dry-goods dealer IN sonth
ssi;na.sf made an assignment this afternoon Chan
ssrlan 4 Ayres his attorneys The assignment is
"ot accompanied by the list of liabilities and assets IL
a. nal, io cover wilkinson 4 Co for $4,000; George
Mall Co. OF New York, for 81 4s3 % ana James
4 IN Boston, SllJ Alfred NllklnhOn, Jr. ~
,ra The l.ncc. Just before the assignment was eu
SecI, and mortgages covering Richardson's real estate
were filed.
No official notice Of the failure was received at the
Stock Exchange yesterday At the office of i. X. VIII
lard Co.. who did the principal part OF thcT STOCK
brokerage business 1t said that the failure was
small one and that the firm did not probably hod more
than 900 shares Of stock 1t was lntmatcd PLAINLY
maj the failure not pected The account WIN
Mesrs Willard and Co said 10 be protected by am
al a IL
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FINDING HER son IN PRISON.


Chicago, Dec. 11.-J0hn Gaines, who was
stabbed by his cell mate John Kelly, Sunday In Joliet
ying In the hospital Last night lady accompanied
by her called to him. They had come III response
dispatch sent to Brooklyn The lady Is his mother
aud the young with her his brother Their appear
aI,cc Indicated culture and wealth. The first intinao
that the mother had that her hoy convict that
glN en- IN lhc LIspatch sent by The warden.