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STEWARTS BODY.

A Medley of Suggestion as to its Whereabouts and the Right Way to Find v*%.. it.

Some of the Letters Received by Judge Hilton From "Disinterested"

Parties,

Who Were Wilting to Impart Information on Payment of From $10,000 te $1,000,000,

And a Pledge of Immunity From All Paius and Penalties.

From tbe.)(ewYurk Times.

'Judge Hilton has received thousands of letters from citizens since the outrage was made public, offering advice and suggestions, and every mail brings afresh batch. Most of them are worthless except as curiosities, but there are many which appear to be written in good faith, and give clues that are considered worthy of following up. Judge Hilton wishes it known that he will treat all. such as confidential, and will continue to be grateful for their receipt. He permitted the Times reporter to look at the others yesterday and cull a few specimens for publication. A large proportion contain .offers to produce the body for a stipulated sum, which runs all the way from 11,000,000 to

$5,000.

What the object

of the writers could have been can only be conjectured. II the half of them are honest it must have required a good-sized regiment to carry out the robbery. The most business-like, as well as the highestpriced, is as follows: It i6 postmarked Brooklyn:

New York, Nov.

The tollowiug was posted at Station fc. November X3,*T

p. M.:

Station E. Nov.

SAM. Pres. WILL. Vice Pres. MICH, treas. CONNERS, sec

9, 1878.

Hfcnfy Hilton, Esq.: Dear Sir—Proper and honorable negotiations will be made with yourself and the widow of the late A. T. Stewart, Esq., and in the meantime, lei me assure you that the remains of thifc gentleman are sale beyond the possibility of detection, and have been for some time. We «haU require a most substantial reward before vou can hope' te obtain of the body. It must certainly strike a man of your experince that those who have watched and labored for the scheme that the paltry sum you have offered will never reveal the discovery .of the body or its return. Pehaps, after you have waited a month or a year, or ten years, this will be apparent, for we have taken the precaution by scientific means of proving the body even were it ten years to come and as it is safe we can afford to wait. To be brief, when a reward of $1,000,000 shall be paid, and perfect immunity from prosecution be most thoroughly guaranteed,' then, and not till then, shall we for the instant entertain any idea of opening any negotiations with yourself or any of the friends of ihe deceased. Any or all future communication you may have to make must bedone through the columns of the Herald personals, addressed to yours,etc. OSWALD BAXTER.

13—5 P. M.

To whom it may most concern: The remains of A. T. Stewart are beyond the possibility of discovery, and they are and will be kept in as perfect a state of preservation as possible. Though not a party to the act of seciiring them, their whereabouts will immediately be made known by offering an unconditional and suitable reward tor their recovery through the press. When this is done we will put ourselves in communication with the party offering the reward.

N. N.

Following are other curious specimens of the same ilk. James Hilton, Esq., N. Y.:

SIR—If you make the reward fifty thousand dollars and no questions asked, the body of Mr. Stewart will be returned please advertise in Herald. R. Y.

P. O N. Y., Nov. 12, II A. M. K. The following, written in a fine fem, inine hand, and with a square piece cut out of one corner, was posted at Station C, November

10,

3:30 A. M. I -V

City, November 8, iSj«.

Mrs. Cornelia Stewart: DEAR MADAM—Your terms are unsatisfactory. Whenever you wish to make the sum

$100,000,

you will place a

personal in the Herald as follows: Agreed to—S. H. H. C. Until then you will not hear from

Compam $100,000

U. S.

11.

New York, Novembers,

1S88.

will find the body of A. T. S.

in two days. By order or N. B. J. & B. S. Lodge. SAM RILEY, Sec. in. 'To '.

Mrs. A. T. Stewart, Judge Hilton, Mr. Libbv.

Skull and Crossbones

Signal.

DEATH.

if this reward te not given in

days

it shall be lost through hearld.

•Y

$5,000

«§fe«!Jiftltass

IV.

N. Y.,

Chimny No. I2«.

11, 13,7s.

Judge Hilton Dear Sir—If you will promise me not to lock me me up, and give me $10,000,1 will tell you where the body and rebbers of the late A. T. Stewart is

ONE OF TBR ROBBERS.

Answer in the N. Y. Tribune quick as possibly, or I will take ....... ,. P. S. This is private., v.

Judge Hilton

Boston, Novm*j3'78

Sir

1 know where the

boddie of a stuart is he is not in your city know where he is you will have to make the reward larger and stop the perlice huntin for him. You can communikate with me by addressin a personal in any of ihe Boston papers to V(

THOMPSON

VJ.

Postal. Albany, Nov?

13,1S78.

Mr. Hilton: SIR—Put a personal in New York Herald appointing an interview in New York City, find I will give you information that' will astonish you. I know where Stewart's body is now and where it can be found, and will all else disclose, but the men who did the work must not be touched. After everything is done, reward me. Yours truly,, I A, D. X.

VII.

DEAR MADAM: As long as I in make no money now, I will let you know where the Body is if Vou promise to finish the new Catholic Church in fifth Ave. and

and

street

under written guarantee this is a good proposition and vou must loo* at this the Body is in New York on Murray hill in a cellar and we can keep it for

years longer. Answer through personal in herald under J,1 4 T. &

JuGE HILTON YOu AR TO FRESH DO You THINK We SToLE THAT BODDY LAST NITE THAT BODDY HAS BEND BERRED 1 YERE IF YOU WATT TO NO WHAR IT IS, ASK

HeRALD PERSONAL

JUDGE HILTON

NeW YoRK

StEWRTS sToR A man in Rochester, who gives what purports to be his real name, saiys he is one of a gang of seven that robbed the graye. He professeb to be repentant, and offers to appear against a woman (name and residence given) who, hesays, paid^ftll the expenses of the robbers.

or rise the remain* will be "cremated and burned to ashes." "Johnstone's" terms are similar. B. S., for

$10,000,

will send "the remains of your dear husband by express." "X will do the business in two hours for the same sum. "Your Penitant" will be satisfied with

if the "thieves are exorna-

ted." "Mendazo" will tell Detective George H. Dilkes where the body is if the reward will be eaually divided between himself and Dilks. He says the latter has done him a good turn once and he wishes to repay it. There are many others of similar character.

Among the letters containing information is the following, in pencil: Judge Hilton:

Some years a^o when the conspiracy was put up to kidnap Mr. Stewart, one. of the principals in it was a man name known among sporting men as (a well-known bank robber.) He was once a salesman in Mr. Stewart's store, but for ten years he has been connected with burglar*, thieves, and gamblers, and has been reputed to hare been connected with many of the principal burglaries and forgeries throughout the country, his chief part being the concocting and planning the crime beforehand and the disposing of the property afterward, either by sale or by negotion between the thieves and losers. A short time before the robbery he was overheard in a gambling-house talking with a man of bad appearance, and evidently^ a criminal, about obbing Mr. Stewart's vault, and saying it would bring a large reward, and could be easily done. Since the robberv he was overheard in conversation with a man who, dressed differently, looked like the same man, when, in answer' to some questions, was overheard this answer: "it is all right. The body is safe enough.'' The.answer was thought to come from and it is net improbable that it may be concealed in his house in a doc tori zed condition. At the first interview referred to, the conversation was earnest and prolonged. The writer does not wish to mix up in the matter puhiicly, but communicates this information to you.

Among the curious suggestions offered is the following: Passaic, N. J., November n,

Judge II. Hilton Dear Sir—Privately offer the Roman Catholic bishop from $1,000 to

$5,000

for the return of A. T. Stewart's bodv, and I think it will be returned without the thieves being rewarded for their labors.

A Wall street banker writes that during the war of the rebellion many southern graves in Vicksburg were rifled by fke Federal soldiers for the sake of the rings and mementoes contained in them, and suggests that some of these scoundrels may have committed the sacrilege of last week." W. C. M. offers the following, which is decidcdlv ingenious: "Find the body I Do it with such necessary publicity as you can safe* ly devise. I suggest that it be found in Ninth street, in the immediate neighborhood of St. Mark's—that one or two parties be arrested for the stealing. Find with the remains a facsimile of the plate stolen with the casket. Everything, in short, requisite to complete" identification. Your identification will be all sufficient. Pay over the reward offered have the remains found buried secretlv]

VOL.11—5*0.1. TERRE HAUTE, IND:..—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1878. 91.50 PER TEAR

and wait events. Tue robbery, finding the game spoiled, will, if their object be money, shortly show their hands.

A woman make^ the awful suggestion that the body may be buried in the cellar of the nearest police station, "way down deep in a damp place." She adds that "people must not think because men are policemen they are all right" Judge Hilton is advised to search barrels of spirits in bucket shops, sewers,.the side walls of the vault, under the steps in the vault, the inside of the other old coffins in the vault, and numerous other equally ridiculous places. One man thinks the attempt to land a .yellow fever corpse at Tarrytown for burial some months ago may have had something to do with the case. Another suggests that reducing the reward by degrees as the weeks pass would have a good effect. When the thieves are caught he wants them lynched.

Letters without numbq- have been re* Ceived, inclosing cards from clairvoyants. Others—many of them evidently written by people of education—advise in the strongest terms the aid of clairvoyancy or spiritualism. A Western Union Tele* graph manager figures prominently in this line. A lady says that a medium told her that Mr. Stewart's body was broken in two and carried in two sacks, first to Thompkins square and then to Ninety-second street, East river. A man describes a seance at which the ghosts of Messrs. Vanderbilt, Fisk, Nathan and Stewart appeared. The latter wanted his wife informed that by visiting the medium he would tell her where his body lay and who were the thieves. A letter from London, Ontario, advises a trial of mesmerism. Hundreds describe dreams that they have had. But the most unique communication of all, as re* gards orthography, is the following, written on a postal card:

New Rork Nov 9

Dear, Frend. Mrs Steuart, have, Drempt a Bout Night Before that they Carried Mr. Steuart your Hosband the Back part of your Manchin and .Laved him their So as true as their his a. God in heven think it is so. So I Wish you Would have your, Manchin Surch "for think their is know. Harm in doing so. will Come to the house to Morrow afternoon* From your

Frend. Mrs, J. C.

Nearly all these people ask to be remembered if their clues should prove correct.

DENIES THAT TIIBRE 18 A CLEW. Supt.-of-police, Walling, states he hat neither knowledge of the, recovery Of Stewarts body npr any clue. The extra he regards as a sensational *torv. The Supt also say* the '^suspects" arrested are not suspected of connection with Stewart's robbery.

THE LATEST.

Neir YorkyNpv. aoH»The police maklitgf»iaftyarT*si»of suspicious sons, and one explanation of zeal is, they are anxious to pqssess the

$50,000,

to be

paid upon the conviction ot the (hieves who stole the body of A. T. Stewart. It is' not necessary now to find the body to secure the teward.

J- of*" THE REWARD.

New York, Nov. 30.—The new reward offered by Judge Hilton makes no mention of the recovery of the body, simply offers remuneration to those who may give evidence to convict thieves believed to be at least five in number according to advertisement. An extra says from information received to-day from sources which do not admit ot question of their veracity, it is safe to say, the remains of Mr. Stewart are now in possession of the estate. Of thejive principals in the affair, four are now in custody and the leader remains to be captured.

.WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY SHERMAN..

Washington, Nov.

19.—The

Secretary

of the Treasury has issued an order, closing, on designated days, the books of the department to the transfer of all registered stock, whether held abroad or in tfye United States, of the five per cent, funded loan of

1881,

the four andra-half

per cent, funded loan of

1891,

four pel cent consols of

and the

1907.

If bonds

forwarded for transfer are not received prior to the date for closing the transfer books, interest checxs will be drawn in favor of the party in whose name the bonds stood at closing, ai.d an assignee must look to the assigner for accrued interest for that quarter.

LIFE INSURANCE.

New York, Nov.

—The life insur

ance companies are considerably excited by the death, at Binghamton, Saturday last, of Col. Walton Dwight, who, within three months previous, had succeeded in getting policies in favor of his wife and son amounting to

$253,600,

about

$2,200

1878.

and paid

lor premiums. Since he

was financially embarrassed, it is thought he could have raised only with the greatest difficulty the $3ooo to meet premiums due in the next quarter. It is the theory in some insurance offices that Dwight intended, when he took out the policies, to be a dead man before another premium was due.

SUTCIDE.

St. Paul, Minn., Nov.

12.—Yesterday

morning, Otto Montgomery, living at the St. Paul House, made an Attempt to commit suicide by shooting, inflicting a severe wound in the hand. His son, about twentv years old, attended him last night. "While the son stood at the father's bedside, the former fainted from exhaustion, dropping a kerosene lamp, held in his hand, which exploded, setting lire to tho bed. The father burned to a crisp in bed. The. son revived, and rushed into the street, where his burning clothes were extinguished, after severe injuries were inflicted.

DRUGGIST DEAD.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2o.—Thomas H. Power, drug maufacturer died this A. M. His property is valued at ten millions dollars.

MURDER.

Warren Tate Fatally Shoots Willi 1m Love at Indl&napo»r lit.

The Court House the *cene of the Tragedy.

The Murderer Coolly Testifying in a Case Whfle hit Victim if Dying in an Adjoining

Soon,

A Htart-reedlag Seeae—The Wife jOuibter ef the Dyieg Mae at .* Hie Side.

ths Indian apolU Journal.

Another terrible chapter has been added to the history ef crime in this city. Another murder—the fifth that has disgraced Indianapolis since Gov- Williams .commuted the death sentence of GreenJey —occurred 'jferterday. The crime was committed in the broad light of day, and in a spot where* above all others, a man's life should be sate. The scene of the dreadful tragedy was in the Court-house, and the murderer and his victim have been well known in the community for years. '.

THE MURDER.

Abbot

o'clock in the afternoon, or

perhaps a few minutes before that hour, the report of a pistol rang through the court house above all the noise and confusion. The building is usually crowded at that hour with lawyers, witnesses and spectators, and on this occasion court was in session ill every o.ie of the half a dozen rooms. Tjbe sound, so strange in that quarter, sefved to attract the attention of everybody in the building, and while the peo* were trying to locate it there came reverberation of another report, a general ruth for the halls was mede, and in less than a minute the corridors were thronged with an excited mob, intent on learning the cause of the trouble. It did not take long for the crowd to learn that "Warren Tate had shot 'Bill' Love, for the news flew from naouth to month with lightning-like raf pidity. Then occurred a scene of w.ild coawsfen. Everybody wanted to reach

1 O & qut The tragedy had occurred in tbe corridor of the second flbor, near the west, end of the building, right between the circuit court room and room No. 1, superior court. The vanguard of the running throng reached there just in time to see the body of Wm. Love borne into Judge Holman's courtroom. The doors were shut and barred against the surging mass as soon as possible, and medical aid was summoned.

Numerous reports were current as to the cause of the shooting but proved to be unfounded. The following is the true account.

HOW IT HAPPE9E».

Interviews held with Baliff Carleton and Deputy sheriff Harmoning, who had witnessed the last of the affray, resulted in this statement of circumstances, which may be introduced by a few w^rds of ex* planatton:

The suit of Warren Tate' vs. Milton Ponder, involving the title to a tract of land south of the city, near the Southern Park, was on trial before Judge Burns, who was holding court in the Civil Circuit Court. Considerable expert testimony had been introduced to show the value of the land in controversy, and among others William Love, of the late firm of Dunn & Love, had been a witness for Pouder. He had testified ihat in his estimation the land was worth something like$i,ooo an acre. He had shown some spirit in giving in his evidence, and had excited Tate's wrath. At the conclusion of his examination Love stepped into the hal! and was standing near the window when Tate emerged from the door, in conversation with William H. Hobbs.one of his witnesses, and Captain Isaac Taylor. Love joined the party, and in a little while the revolver-shot disturbed the air. Harmoning was going down stairs, about fifty feet distant, when the shot was fired, and Carleton was standing just inside of his room, about twenty feet away. Both men instantly started in the direction from which the report came, and both were in plain view when he raised his arm to fire the second time. They saw him take deliberate aim and fire. Then Carleton rushed on him, and, seizing him by the shoulder, commanded him to desist. Tate, without a word, replaced his reyolver in his pistol pocket, and as he was turning to re-enter the court room he had left a few minutes before he encountered Harmoning, who took him into custody. Tate submitted to arrest without a word, and, as he closed the cumbrous door behind him, met Hon. John Hanna, his counsel, who cried out: "Warren, what did you do this for?" "Hecalledmea liar and struck me twice," was the quick response

Tate then took his seat at one of the tables, and on the arrival of Sheriff Pressly gave up his revolver, a

& Wesson, nickle-plated weapon. Mr. Hanna protested against his being taken to jail, and Judge Burns directed the sheriff to put a gaurd over him and leave him undisturbed for the time being.

THE WOUNDED MAX.

Tate moved off Love fell to the floor, from where he was removed, as before stated, into Holman's room. A rude bed was made for him on one of the tables, where he submitted to an examination. He was suffering terrible pain, and

his groans and screams could be heard across the hall. His face worked in agony, and he seemed unable to recognize any of his friends who had gathered around. His brother, Samuel Love, came in, but could not get a sign of recognition from him. A few minutes later, his son, Prof. John Love, of the Art School, arrived and took his station at the head of the impromptu couch. The young man was speechless with grief, but his presence evidently had a soothing influence upon tne sufferer, whose manifestations of pain became more subdued. The physicians present endeavored to make Mr. Love as comfortable as possible, and did

every

thing in their power for his relief. While the poor man was crying aloud in agony a singular scene was Being enacted across the hall. Tate was on the witness stand, his attorneys having determined to press the suit to an immediate close. Here, within earshot of the wails of his victim, sat the murderer as cool and collected as it was possible for a man tobe. He gave and in his testimony in a clear voice, and in his manner manifested not the slightest signs of agitation. His face was not even flushed, and one unacquainted with the circumstances could not have imagined from his demeanor that he had iust stained his hands in the blood of a fellow

As the reporter recrossed the hall his eyes meta sad sight. Mrs. Love and her daughter Tillie were being conducted to the side of the dying man. The wife who was soon to be a widow was wringing her hands in grief, and was applying very endearing terms to her husband, while the young lady stood by with her hands to her face, ready to sink. to the floor. The sobs of sorrow from the suddenly afflicted family were heartrending. Strong men wept, and there was not a dry eye in the room. The scene was deeply affecting, and those who were present cannot soon forget the impres* sions made by the spectacle. The bereaved ones were conducted to seats, and preparations for the removal of the wounded man were hurried up. He was conveyed tenderly to his home, on the corner of Delaware and Pratt streets, where he lingered in great agony for a half an hour, when he began to sink rapidly. He was well aware of his approaching dissolution, and called the members of his family about him to bid them farewell. The pain became less poignant, and as the end approached he fellinto a restful suite. Death calm*. to his relief at 6 o'clock.

TATE TAKKN TO JAIL.

The murderer was taken to jail under a strong guard, the sheriff feeling that the prisoner might not be entirely secure fro the excited populace. No hostile demonstrations were tnade, however, and Tate-ttas safelv landed behind the i»' a sn^bviei'peria^at^tlaM was interviewed at the jail by a Journal reporter, bat in response to the query, "Have you any statement to make to the press?" he said: "No, sir not one word "I will not talk." This was all that could be got out of him by the interviewer.

Mr. N. H. Hobbs, an eye witness, states that the shooting was utterly inexcusable.

It could not have been in self-defense, for Love's manner at the time was conclusive evidence that he had no idea of striking at Tate again. It was a clear case of mnrder. The time that elapsed between the shots must have been nearly a half a minute.

STRIKING SHIP BUILDERS.

Statement by one of the Werkiagaiea.

New York, Nov. ao.—A Glasgow special gives a talk with a workingman now on the striks. He says: "The resolution of the Clyde ship builders engineers association, which went into force the 2istof Oct, reducing our wages no les than 1% per cent., has been cause ot bitterness of feeling between master and men. Their motto toward us has been "No Mercy," and we will give as we get. We number over

members in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and we have at the present moment over

$200,000

in the general fund. I see

dark days a bead for us all. The ship building trade on the Clyde will suffer heavily. Many a one of us with our wives and bairns will soon know once more what hunger means. Some of the men are gloomy, for they fear our trade will be killed. When the employers committee met, on the

CONGRATULATIONS TO KING HUMBERT. New York. Nov. 20.—The

OVER THE OCEAN.

Great Distress In London Among the Poor.

Meeting for Relief Called by the Mayor.

Opening of tho Pruisian Parlia* vent and Addreee of the Vice-chancellor.

A Deficit of Seventy Merles.

1870

London, Nov.

25th

of last

month, we sent in our petitions asking if they would compromise with us on the 5 per cent, reduction, with piece work and time wages, as before but they were too stiff-necked to heed us. I hope we shant see labor riots, but things look as if they were drifting that way very quickly-

Anchor

Line steamship Anchoria, from Glasgow, due Sunday morning, has not yet arrived. The Italian residents of New York have just drawn up an address to King Humbert, congratulating him and the country upon his escape from the assassin's dagger, and expressing their sentiments oi reverence and devotion.

FORGER CASE.

New York, Nov.

calibre Smith

20.—In

the trial of

Chas. W. Pontez, yesterday, the whole story of the Union Trust forgery was told in court by the engraver ot the forged

$6,400

check, who decribed the pro

cess from the first attempt at engraving to the distribution of spoils in the Broadway re^aurant.

SENTENCED.

St. John. N. B., Nov.

20.—Thomas

Dowd and Eliza Ward, have been sentenced to be hanged January

14th

murder of Thomas Ward.

for the

Million*

Preliminary Exaaalaatlta Of Pas* •aaanse. ihsWsall-ks Atlanta sfKInf ,^'4

Haakert

StONOa MELITTO AaaaSTED.

Naples, Nov.

19.—Signor

Melitto, ed

itor of the Censor newspaper, has been arrested. He was formerly an associate of Passanante, and was arrested with him in

for posting revolutionary pla

cards. The shopkeeper who sold the knife with which he attempted to kill the, king his been arrested,

THE WOL'LD-BE AS0AS0IN. Naples, Nov. 19.—Passanante informed his examiners that his intention was to finish King Humbert, atid if he had had money enough to buy a revolver, he would have succeeded. He had no personal feeling against the king or the government. He intended aOassination as a means toward a universal republic. ASSASSINATION-OP EX-PRESIDENT PER-

DO.

Paris, Nov.

19.—A

dispatch in the

Journal Des Debate reports that Manuel' Perdo, ex-rpresident ot Peru, has been assassinated. ,,

BaaLIN.'

London, Nbv.

19.—A

dispatch from!

Berlin says: Russia is making great ef--forts to obtain an extension of tne occut pation of Tprkej, bu£ all the powers oppose it.

A dispatch frofti Pesth report* that Prince OrlofTs visit to Weisbaden is thought to be connected with the efforts of Russia to enlist the aid of Germany to favor the prolongation ot Russian occupation.

THEVFSLATIC TROUBLES.

Bombay, No«» 19.—The Gazette anlaenwafcMgUawita have been warned to hold themselves in readiress to advance from Quettah immediately, and that all are ready. Merchants from Central Asia say that no indications of a movement of Russians toward Afghanistan are observable.

BEDUCTION OF WAGES.

London, Nov. 2a—The Cleveland mine owners have ordered

per cent,

reduction of wages. The proprietors of the Old Ham cotton mills refuse to postpone for three months a

per cent, re

duction, and the Clyde ship builders threaten a lock out unless the men agree to lower wages.

DESTITUTION.

20.—Appalling

London, Nov.

20,000

distress

and destitution exists among the mechanics and laborers of Sheffield in con* sequence of business depression. Hundreds exist io tenements without Nothing or furniture, all having been sold or pawned to procure food. They are without fuel and are dependent upon the charity ot neighbors^ The Mayor has called a public meeting to devise measures of relief. 4 INDIAN CONFEBBNCE.

20.—An

important dis

patch received, yesterday, at* the India office, is believed to be Shere Ali's reply to the viceroy's ultimatom. The Indian council was immediately summoned, the result of the conference to be laid before the cabinet this afternoon.

THE EOYAL ASSASSIN.

Rome, Nov.

20.—Passanante,

the

would-be assassin of King Humbert, manifested a most perfect unconcern and brutal self assurance at his preliminary* examination. When the magistrate expressed horror at the deed the prisoneit said, 'it seems to me that you are getting! too excited." On being asked if he had not observed that the people would have torn him to pieces but for the police, he: replied, "The people are fools, they afways act that way." To the question whether he intended to kill the king, or merely wound him, hei answered: My intention was to finish! him." He said he was neither an Internationalist nor Socialist—that he did notknow the meaning of those words. He failed, however, to satisfactorily account for an Internationalist work found in his possession.

The king wilf confer tfie collar of the annunziata upon Signor Cairoli. A WALKING MATCH WITH O'LEARY.

London, Nov.

20.—Blower

Brown ofl,

Fulham, has deposited ten pounds to bind a match with O'Le&ry for a long" distance, for the ciumpionshtp of the world and a costly belt.

He is willing to

walk in Chicago or New York, and proposes tome time in February, so as not to interfere with the International competition in London in the Spring.

SUIT DECIDED.

Cincinnati, Nov.

20.—At

Cambridge,

Ohio, yesterday, in theease of Eliza Brit-! ton, against Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co., the jury returned a verdict for* the plaintiff for

$5,583,

being a

$5,000

pol

icy with interest less amount not given

for

premium with interest. No money was ever paid for this risk and tlie policy wa« surrendered and note returned four jnonths before assured's death. The decision was given on account of an extent sion of time on the note.