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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. JANUARY 8. 1877. I ASHTABULA. taxes.

The pr.titIon was referrel to the Corn. mittee on Emir-010s, and an attempt be made to direct the attention of the tee espedally to the at its next meenti. Interviews with Civil Engineers Concerning the Broken Bridge. the expense of keeping it ready for action is comparatively nothhur. Seveial railroad and selent.fie gentlemen have examined the stove, and do not hesitate to pronounce it superior to anything of the kind brotan-ht out, and that passengers on cars where it is used need have no fear of being burned up.

The railways that may adopt it will have a wonderful advantage over tie that do not, and the public will Bpeedily take cognizance ok that fact. They are eagerly watching the enterprise, and when a thorough trial has been made your correspondent will inform them through the columns of 'Dia TRIBUNE, which is MIRA' caLled for and read in this city. Ii.trETT wounded, and the dispatch was sent to tny house." "What dal you do about it fll "I did nothing," he answered; "it tame when I was engaged at whist, and I never, allow business to interfere with the game." Mr. Vanderbdt was a man of few words. The letters wilich Le dictated to Lis clerks were models Of business terseness.

lie never made a puAie speech. When he was le London his health was given at a banquet and there were loud calls for a speech. Gealetnen," said he, 4'1 have never made a foul of myself in my life, and I ant not going- to begn now. Here is a friend of mine who can talk all day. lie will do my speaking." The friend was his lawyer.

He not only kept out of politics, but he stayed away from the polls. Twice in his long life be voted. knocked him bocily down the stairs. rearinz that he had been 'idled, she hurried below and informed her little son as much, atal togetlier they started for the nearcst neighbor Mr. Creighton Elsey, a nephew of the murdered man.

They met Elscy coming from the and informed him of what had taken Marc, and on entering the house he found Henry Creighton a corpse lying at the foot of the stairs in a fickenipg pool of blood. Mrs. Creigitton denies positively that there is anything out of order with her mentally, and swears that the deed was done in selt-defense alone. Her preliminary examination before 'Squire Morehart brought nothing rew to light, and the wonytn was bound over to Court in heavy bonds. The Coroner's irry returned a vertliA charging her with the death of her husband, without mentioning any extenuating circumstances: but when the case comes belore the Common Pleas Court we fear the defendant will be found a condrmed maniac.

Theory that Thieves Loosened the Bolts of the Fatal Structure. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. At tbe I-a nu al meeting of the Directors of the Central Railroad, held in New York last wtek, the following st2tement cif the business of the road for the Elx mouths endinv Nov. 30, 1S7G, Wa3 submitted: INCONE. Grass earnings from traftie 4 opersting expenses and $2,335,705 Interest Net earnings 170.603 Income from other sources 137, The Corpses In the Engine-House Multi.

plying Themselves. which were fluctuating; he had to give long credits and lost much by bad debts, while his real-estate investments were not successful. The Astor family made its money slowly by real-estate investmeuts and long leases. Mr. Vanderbilt's enterprises were in a different direction, and were more rapidly profitable, so that in less time comparatively than either of the others he aetemiulated a larger fortune; but instead of being worth 100.000,000 it will be found that $40,000,000 is above the actual amountthat is, if ever the truth is known outside of his family." "It is known that instead of dying intestate, as some have supposed he would, for the very purpose of concealing the facts as to his wealth, he has left behind a will carefully drawn." "But this will tell nothing of the actual value of the greatest.

part of his consolidated you may be certain he has left intact in the hands of his son There will no doubt be ample bequests to his numerous other children and to his wife, and these may be named in the will, but they will serve only to indicate what his estate foots up. La et year the Tax Commissioners assessed him on only about I ilme it was something less than thatof real estate, and on 3,000,000 of persoual property. Tile laqt was not so much as it should have been. lawyers took no steps to have it reduced, as they certainly would have clone if it had been too large. but further than these figures the Tax Cotweissioners' books can tell nettling." Following is a list of Mr.

Vanderbilt's real find personal estates on which be paid taxes for the year 1615, takeu from the official reeords: Views of Correspondents upon the subject of. Iron Bridges. Total net itcome for six montha, endJaz NOW. 30, 1870. 8 307.

On. PLO4T1NG DEBT. June 1, 1S76 8 Dec. 1, 17 6 June 1, 1S70 Dec. 1, 1b76 312,150 Reduction 386,359 The amount of floating debt Dec 1, 1S76, etudinq all liabilities, was $342,150 88, of whaf.41 is for steel rails.

BONDED DEBT. 1. 1870. D. 1, Irk Main and air lines $11, 518, 000 Leased hues 7, 087, 000 7,005,000 4 Totals 603, 000 $19.

523, SI-towing' a reduction in bonded debt of durine the half-year, and a cor -espondine decrease of Interest payments from this date. The reeuetion is in bonds of the Jackson, Lansine Saeinsw Railroad Company, which arc canceled as they are purchased with proceeds of landsales, in pursueace of the modified tteceemcnt that Comptiny. Specie Dispatch to The Tribune DETROIT, Jan. he kiniran Central Railroad officials make an authoritative anouncement that Mr. Ledyard will not resign, anti that the President and Directors are entirelv satisfied irith nis administration.

It is stated that the zeneral olikcs of the road will remain at Detroit. the secret of his success in business. Sesrett There is no secret about it. All you have to do Is to attend to your business snd go ahead." At another time he said; "The secret of my success is this: I never tell wbat I am going to do till I have done it." This waa hearer the mark. He kent his own and never betrayed his best HIS PASOR'S VIEW OP MAL The Rev.

Dr. Deems, in conversation with a Tritnine reporter said Mr. Vanderbilt's death had been so olteu expected, and so frequently averted, that it finaily came upou him like a great surprise. He could searcely realize that his old trend had gone. "I have sees he said, "every day but eight since the of last April.

I have seen more to admire iii him during his sickness titan when be was well. Ile must have teen a very great man, for like all things truly great, he grew and grew upon one's regard, I have never known a granaer Iran. Be could comprehend so so quickly. Ile had so much vigor and daring. and jet be possessed perfeet womanly tenderness, and in matters of faith be had the simplicity of a little child.

I have not been able to find that he has male a single complaint through his long sickness. At its beginning be was nervous and irritable I and sometimesas he would have gone into his room just after a paroxysm of pain, and he has taken my hand, burst into tears, and exclaimed, Will God forgive me tout I have been so had and ugly toward people we have been so faithful to met' Even then he never prayed that the pain be taken from him, but would often pray, Oh God, do not take it away if it is necessary for PROFANITY. To Ike Eligors of Veto York Ecening Pos The old Commodore who has goue had. like all men, his virtues, his faults, and his peculiarities, which so partook of virtues and faults that they could hardly be distinguished. He never attempted to disguise his language with conventional delicacy, anti if he had occasion to swear, which he frequently old, the swearing' was done with an ore rota-ado whish despised feeble imitations.

Ile never mildly called the devil "the deuce," nor man a "darned fool. Nor did he hesitae to express hirneell emphatically when conversing with ladies. Entering his office one day I found him receiving a vi it from a fashionable lady whom after a while he politely bowed out from the door, adding to his farewell as she descended the steps: "Before you come back take that a-41 hump off your oack." In fact this expletive language was as natural to the Commodore as it he had been born in Marblehead. His yachting expedition to Europe in his steamer North Star will be remembered by many. She was commanded by Capt.

Asa Eldridge, who was afterward lost with all hands In the steamship Facia-. Before leaving the harbor the North Star got aground, and the old Commodore, with his usual bluntuess and straightforward honesty, said to the reporters: "Don't put the blame on Capt. Eldridge or the pilot. but say it was owing to my dd interference." On that voyage Dr. Choules.

a late well known and excentrie but excellent Baptist elerevinan of Newport, R. acted as Chaplain. Meeting him after their asked him how he got on with the Commodore. "reriectly," he replied. "There was discipline on board that ship, and you know how important dis- dipline is.

Each wan attended to his own businessthe Commodore did the swearing and I did the praying. So we never dieagreed." Vanderbilt was small in small, things as he was great in great enterprises. Ile was accustomed to carry his cigars in his side pocket, and wUen a well-meaning friend who had observed this habit presented- him with a beautiful cigar-ease, the Commodore declined the gift, observing: "It will be too expensive for me. When I take it out full of cigars everybody around me will expect me to offer them one, but when I take one out of my pocket they won't know that there are any left." Assessed twills. 27 000 )0 10,000 10,000 10,0,4) "1, c00 Ward Asso I.

Bowling Green ILL Cottlandt street XV. Fourth street' Fourth street Fourth street Fourth East p1ace xvnt. Twenty-second street ASHTABULA At the Editor et The Trffnate. CHICAGO, Jan. THE TRIBUNE of to-day I notice that Bridge-Builder" suggests a cause for the breaking of the railroad bridge at Ashtabula, and makes certain statements involving principles and facts which are so utterly false thet I feel constrained to make a brief reply.

He says: "The expansion of iron by heat and its contraction by cold is one of the best settled factein mechanics." Every practkal man knows that But when he says that The nuts on the bolts of an iron railway bridge must be screwed up together gradually as the heat of summer increases or they will beeome loose, the jar of the cars passing: over it will wear out the threads, and of course the bridge will become In a few years very unsafe, and, on the contrary, they must be carefully loosened as the cold weather increases, or the bolts Aid be almost sure to break," he assumes that which is not true either in principle or practice. It is true that the bolts expand and lengthen in warm weather, and so does every other part of an iron bridge in the same proportion, so that an equilibrium is maintained throughout the structure. The Ashtabula bridge was a Howe truss and the vertical bolts, upon which the etabifity of the bridge depends (other things being equal), are always taut, and there is no possibility of the nuts "becoming loose and wearing the threads." And the failure of the bridge must be looked for on some other hypothesis than the one suggested by Bridge-Builder." I have no soeculeations by which to determine the sufficiency of the bridge for the purpose for which it was designed. There is no question that the Howe bridge is a good one, when properly constructed and the Tact that it bad been practically tested tor ten years would naturally incline experienced men to look for some special reason for its failure at the late disaster. I have not been able to fully make up my mind whether the briage WILi intrinsically weak for the length of span (150 feet), or whether there was not some accident to the train which caused the failure of the Dride.

Among the many statements of passengers which I have read in THE TRIBUNE, there is one which I think worthy of special notice, which, if true affords a clew to the mystery. One man states that he was standing at the front door of the ear, "and thought there was something the matter with the train; he returned to the centre of the ear, and then felt the car going down." Now, the ears were 'running within a 'few Inches of the main braces of the truss, and, if thrown a little out of line by the breaking of a wheel, an axle, or a rail, the corner of the ear might be thrown in contact with the main braces and bolts, and what followed would be the natural result. I do not assume that this is a correct solution of the terrible catastrophe, but I have known of accidents occurring to good bridges substantially in the way I have Indicated. As OLD BRIDGE-BUILDER. tt0t) 16, 000 8 17ti.

Personal estate, 1873 1, sou, 000 THE LAKE SHORE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of ths Lake Shore Michigan Southern Railroad, held just previous to the Ashtabula disaster, the following statement for the year 1876 was presented, the December business being in part estimated: ross $13, CM, 177 Working expenses (68. 57 per cent). 9,602,00 Net earnings. .5 4, 7 Interest, rents, and dividends on guaranteed 2, 750.

003 A MURDERER'S ATTEMPTED StflCIDE. special Correspondence (V Tte Tribune. ST. Joszen, Jan. 5.The attempt which Franklin Brown made, on Wednesday night, to commit suicide, in his cell in th County Jail, has created considerable excitement in our community.

He was awaiting execution of the death-sentence passed on "him by the Hon. P. L. Grubb, Judge of the Buchanan County Circuit Court, at the spring term of court in IS75. Whether the wound he inflicted on himself by the aid of the Smith Wesson pistol, which he has had secreted in his mattress for some time past, will prove fatal or not, is a question for Providence to decide.

Undoubtedly he was ptzlectly sane at the time be committed the deed, and apparently be was determined, if possible, to send his soul to eternity with as little delay as could he helped. His wound is in the breast, immediately over the left nipple. and is reported by our physicians as a very serious one. The circumstances attending his imprisonment are as follows: On the '25th of December, 1674, he mortally wounded J. B.

Spratt, a farmer residing in Buchanan County, who was on that day engaged in a lawsuit with some men named Wallingford, in the Village of DeKalb, in this county. It was alleged, and proven at Brown's trial, that he shot Spratt from a sheltered position he occupied behind the door in the Justice's office. Ile himself was afterwards wounded by a shot tired by Spratt'a son. Brown was arrested on the spot, hut released on giving ball in the sum of $2,000. Shortly afterwards he was rearrested, when fle waived examination, and was committed to the jail in this city to await his trial at the 'next session of the Circuit Court.

On Sunday, the 27th of December, he was brought to our jail, where he was confined to his bed for some time because of the wound he had received. During that time he made a statement to the reporters re card- the affair, in which he acknowledged the shooting, but claimed that he acted only in self-defense having been threatened by Sprat. Ile was fri due course tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged; but his attorneys carried the case to the Court on a writ of error. The decision of the lower court was affirmed, and apparently Brown had no hope of escaping capital punishment. Before the day arrived on which the sentence was to be executed, he, in company with several other prisoners, broke jail, and he, together with one Wiliam Early, escaped to the Indian Nation.

The implements with which they effected their release were furnished by Early's wife, and the work of sawing the bars was performed bv the prisoners, but without any aid from Brown. Ile battled pursuit until January, 1S76, when Le was captured by William Early, who' had left him some time previous, assisted by Thomas and Richard Miles, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains, in Arkansas. By these men he was conveyed to Crawford Courtty, Kan- and there delivered to the authorities, who in due time returned him to St. Josenh. About the same time, Early and Thomas Miles were arrested in Crawford County, tried, and sentenced to terms in the Penitentiary, for stealing a quantity of Alter Brown's return to St.

3oe, be evinced symptoms of softening of the brain, and was adjudged by many to be insane. Ile cave two versions of his escape and one, claiming to have been captured on Musktacee Creek, while Heinz with the Cnerokee Indians, in the Indian Nation; and in another, that he was cantured in Arkansas. The latter statement was the truth, as it was corroborated by his wife, who had been persua led by Macs to go with him in search of her huahand, and was near him at the time of his capture. In reality, Miles had accompanied Brown in some of his wanderings and had accepted a commissical to bring Mrs.I;rown to Min, but the desire for reward overcame his friendly feelings, and he entered into a plot with the other capturers to betray Brown, which plot proved eminently successful Brown's condition, so far as insanity is concerned, has remained almost unchanged tint lately, when be showed evident signs of improvement. Only a few days since, a respite was granted him until Feb.

2, 1877. Ars'. Surplus Dividend of Aug. 1, 2 per cent Balance 621, S17 During the year about 10.500 tons of steel mit have been substituted for iron. The cost of substitution was paid out of current revenue, and is included in the amoum of expenses above stated.

The Company has no floating debt nor outstantiinI obligations in that nature. linrng the year the bonded debt has been reduced $250,000 by the ink tillment of the requirement of the and now stands at an azgregate of The road. machinery, ana property have been in all respects fuhy mantained at their inzh standard condition, and in many re6pects materially Unproved. In spite of the above assertion in the report, that the road, machinery, and property have been in all respeAs maintained at their iegrn standard condition, and in many respects materialiy improved, it is claimed by ratiroad men high in authority that such is not the ea4e. On the contrary, it, is claimed that severil months previous to the making out of the statement the repairs on the road, machinery, and rolling-stock were stopped in order to reduce the expense account, thus inereasine the mt earnings to enable the Directors to a dividend.

On the showinz of the the Board resolved to declare a dividend of per cent fir the last six mouths, makinZ 3M. per cent for the year. MICHIGAN ROADS. Special Dispatch to The LAssrs-o, Jan. Detroit, Lattsinz Northern Railroad have put in a and at the junction with the Chicago Northeastern.

The Ionia Standard says it is the intention to extend the Stanton Branch north (instead of tie main line west) to fentwater. CRIME. IRON To the Editor of The Tribune. rtiroxvimir, your editorial in Wednesday's issue entitled "One Lesson el the Horror," you take the ground that it is proved that iron is unfit for use in the construction of railroad bridges, and that every bridge in the country built of that material is liable to give way in the same manner as did the Lake Shore Railroad bridge at Ashtabula. As a civil engineer, I beg feave to differ from you in this opinion, and to express the Lelia that the breaking down of that bridge has been the result of ether ignorance, carelessness, or criminality on the part of some one.

To my mind there can be but three possible modes of explaining why the bridge gave way. One is, that, in spite of all that is said of the perfect manner in which the bridge was constructed, it never was a really safe bridge from the beginning, but was faulty in plan or construction. Another is, that, if it was really built on reasonably-correct principles, it has not been watched, but has been allowed to gct out of order by the loosening of screws or otherwise, tnus bringing too great stran on certain parts. And, lastly, it is possible that the bridge may have been tampered with by evil-disposed persons for the very purpose of producing a smash-up. Though it is no doubt true that repeatea strains brought to bear upon iron indue a change in the arrangement of its molecules which weakens it, yet tins can be and is provided for in bridges by riving them much greater strength than is sufficient to sustain any weight ever likely to be brought upon them.

And, in view of the past experience of the world In the use of iron, I believe that most engineers will agree with me that the late calamity must have been due to one of the causes I have suggested, rather than to any inherent fault in iron as a reliable material. EDWARD POWERS. SNOW. BUFFALO, Jan. eastwara trains are from twelve tqfourteen hours late.

OWit12; tO the severe snow-storm last night. No trains are yet in. 3 RELIGIONCHARITY. Ile always evinced great reverence for the Bible. He spoke of Christ as "our Savor," and although never a member of any church, jiff frequently attended loes services.

His fa- vorite hymn wee "There is rest for the weary." Ile was easily affected by solemn and pathetic passages in a hymn or sersnon, and on such an evasion never minced matters, but wiped the tears away with his hand, like an old Captain on the hurricane deck with salt in his eyes. Pro was a babit with him, acquired In the days when oaths were an easential element in the steamboat busitiess. As au instance of this, he was telling a story about his mother, and he alwavs loved to talk about said that he surprised her one day, when he was the proud owner of his first steamboat, by taking her on board and showing her a magnificent feast wnich had been spread In the cabin. The Commodore's words were: Mother said, Corneil, where the dI did you get that The astonished listener broke in: Why, your mother didn't say any such thing;" but the Commodore again phieed the oath in his mother's mouth, and only noticed the interpellation afterbis attention had been directly called to it. At one time the first Mrs.

Vanderbilt's pastor endeavored to influence her husband's charaater to deeds of benevolence. Mr. Vanderbilt manifested some impatience, and finally handed his visitor a free ticket by a steamer to the West Indies. And that was the end of it. A subsaription paper always iulliened his ire.

Ile gave eight acres of hind to the old Moravian Cburah on Staten Island, where his parents hail warshiped. He also made a free gift of the McIver Street Church, worth $50,000, to Dr. Charles F. Deems, on whom he settled the property for life. The principal aetsof munifieence which have markedAnis long career were the gift of the steamship Vanderbilt to the Government during tne War, and the millian which he added ta the Endowment Fund of the Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tenn.

One of the cond.tions Upon whieli this gift was made was that Bishop MeTyeire, of the alethothat Episcopal Church South, should become President of the Board of Trustees. A plot of seventy-tive acres was biiught, the corner-stone was hid in the spring ot and on Oat. 4, 1s-a5 the iustitution wad opened. It now has over students. Tuition is tree in all departments to those who are preparing for the minietry.

This is the veteran financier's greatest monument. THE VANDERBILT FAMILY. In 113 Cornelius Vanderbilt, then only 19 Years of age, married his second cousin, Sophia who was one year younger. Tbe family tree which has sprung from this parent steels has innumerable branches, and the Commodore is said to have been very proud of it. He hail thirteen children by his tirat wife.

He was equal to the task ot enumerating his graildahildren, but did not know all of his great-grandchildren by name or sight. This large family is for the most part living in New York. The sons-in-law have in most instance a male themselves rich by their own thrilt, which has been strongly encouraged by those habits of frugality an-d love of independence iveich, as strong traits of the Commodore's character, were also transmitted to his danahters. At the celebration of his golden wedding 150 desaeudants and relatives assembled. Ile gave his wife a beautiful little steamboat with mui-acal works in plane of machinery.

The first four children were daughtera. Phiebe Jane married J. M. Cross, and now, at the age of 63. is living with her husband in Twenty-third street.

They have presented the Commodore with tour grandchildren. Ethetioda married D. B. Allen, of New York. Ile was in company with Commodore Garrison in the steamooat business, and when he sold out his interest to his partner he retired on half a million.

They have six children. Eliza, the thud child, married Mr. Osgood, tie broker. They are childless. Emily married W.

K. Thorne. They have four children, and Mr. Taorne is accounted a millionaire. The next 'seed was a boy.

He was the CJi111110- dore's pet while a child, and his great hope and main reliance in business alTairs wbea the son grew up after the liking of the father. The Commodore called his son Billy, and has emir exchanged the diminutive for the William Vanderbilt for many years past familiar to the public ear. For twelve years past William H. Vanderudt, who is 5.5 years of age, as Vice-eresident of the New Central Railroad Company. has been the guardian of many of tae Commodore's railroad iateresta.

Ile married a daughter of the Rev. Mr. Kissam. They have seven children, and three of the daughters are married. He has always been regarded as the heir of the Vanderbilt railroad prestige.

Sonhia was the name of the first of the three daughters who followed tile first son into the world. She married Daniel Torrance, who comes of a wealthy l'tLeatreal laraily, and hls private fortune is estimated at between and Ile has been a successful operator, and lives in a mansion on Filth avenue. Mary Louise married the lawyer, Horace F. Clark, who died sudlenly in fe73. Mr.

Clara operated extensively in railroails, and was supposed to have left his widow a fortune. It is bald now, however, that be left his all-airs deeply involved. Maria Elala married Le tam, who, dying. lett her witil twodaughtLrs and a large property. The next was a soil, aril was named Cornelius, Jr.

Francis died unmarried, alter being an invalid for forty years. 1113 youngest son, Capt. George Vanderbilt, one of the finest athletes that 'ever passed through West Paint, who on his birthday could lift 900 pounds, serve' in the War, bat during the Corinth campaigu contracted a disease which prove' fatal in 1665. The Commtelort's last ahild and daternter besame Alm. La Fitte.

M. La Fate dal business in New York for several years, and then removed to his native country. They are now living in the south of France. The family vault is near the old Moravian Church, on Staten Island. It is capped by a lofty shaft, and in front of it there ts a statue of Grief.

TILE COMMODORE'S SECOND MARRIAGE. Commodore Vanderbilt's firat wife nied in 1S67. During the summer of 1aa3 married Miss Frank Crawford, wile was about 30 years of age, the Commodore then being in his T5te year. Miss Crawford's father was a well-to-clj planter and merchant, who came of a Virginia family. He moved to Mobile, Ala.

where Miss Crawford was born. The War made serious inroads into the Crawford shortly alter its close Mr. Crawford died. Early in 1a36 the wilow and her daughter Frank moved to New York. They became members of the Church of the Strangers, in Mercer street, of which the Rev.

Dr. Charles F. Deems is pastor. A distant re1ation4i1p was found to exist between Mrs. Crawford and the Commodore.

Her mother was a Miss Hand, and the Commodore's mother was also a Hand. The mothers were first. or second cousins. The relatlanscap gave rise to visiting and Intercourse between the two families, anl the Commodore became enamored of the daughter. During the summer of laita the Commodore paid his usual visit to Saratoga, but this time he bad something more romantic on his mind than the usual campaign of five-point euchre.

Miss Frank Crawford was also in Saratoga. From what the Commodore has said to acquaintances, it would appear that he made up his MIMI to the new alliance suddenly and brought it about with the suddenness and and determination it charseterized some of his railroad expleits. The Commodore has said that when he popped the question," Miss Frank said she would have him if Dr. Deems could be found to perform the ceremony. The Commodore immediately telegraphed to New York for Dr.

Deems, but the ciergyman happened to be out of town, and the Commodore, hating, as usual, to let anybody know what he was about until his plans were consummated, decided not to make a telegraphic search for Dr. Deems. fie and his young bride, without exciting any curiosity at Saratoga, made a rapid trip over the New York Central Railroad to Canada and were married by a young Wesleyan minister in the City of London. The Commodore, in speaking of his wedding journey afterward, said: didn't want to rase a noise in the United States, so I slipped over to Canada and had it done in a jiffy. and I guess the knot well tied." Mrs.

Frank Crawford Vanderbilt has one brother, who is In charge of a freight department of the New York Ceutral. Mrs. Crawford has formed a part of the Commodore's family since the marriage of her daughter. It is told of Dr. Deems, that one day dining with the family he and the Commodore fell to talking with some levity about the recent marriage.

Said Dr. Deems, nodding to Mrs. Crawford, Coinmodore, this is the lady you ought to have married." "Oh, no," said the Commodore, regarding his mother-in-law with a look of satisfaction, "if I had married her, Frank would have gone off and married somebody else. Now I have them both." VANDERBILT'S SECRET OF SUCCESS. 3tr.

Vanderbilt Was asked one day what was Special Dispatch se The Tribune. CLEVELAND, O. Jan. 7.Pornilar feeling on the Ashtabula horror shows no abatement. Every fact that can throw the sliehtest ray of light upon the cause of the disaster is eagerly caught up and discussed.

Among the current rumors had been one that the bridge was originally bunt for a eingle track, and thatl'when the track was douoled lone sleepers were simply used, and no provision made for the increased strain that would come upon the structure. A reporter to-day questioned Mr. Collins, Chief Engineer of the road, upon this subject, and he, pc nting to the abutment, said: ef See for yourself where the bridge rested on the feet wide up there; doesu3 that answer your questioni" ReporterBut the bridge was built some years before the double traeli was laid, was it not? Mr. CollinsQuite true; but it was Intended for a double track when the Company was ready to lay one. It was conetructed sixteen feet wide and perfectly well made, so far as I know.

The old bridge ran aeroes front the old piers, the remains of which you can see are still standing. The engineer who took down the Iron Toledo bridge some years since, alter it had been in constant service for a period of fifteen years, furnishes the following interesting facts in regard to it "When that bridge was taken down there was some belief that its parts had become crystallized, and, therefore, useless. For the purpose of testing this matter, the various rods and bolts were sent to the shops of McNalry, Clain of Cleveland, and subjected to a rigid scientific test. By this means it was ascertained that the iron was ts good as new, being able to bear a pressure of 30,000 pounds to the square inch." ReporterBut there is such a thing as crystallization in car-wheels and axles, is tuere not! EngineerCertainly. The ear-wheel or axle is sumected to a constant jarring.

which will in time affect the tenacity of the iron. But the work which a bridge performs is very different from that required of a ear-wheel, and, judging from the experiments upon the iron of the Toledo bridge, it would seem that its capacity for that kind of endurance would be indefinite. ReporterYou don't think the bridge lying all twisted and broken at the bottom of the gorge there was worn out, then EngineerI have no idea that such was the case. ReporterDid you see the article In the Cleveland Leader in regard to the falling ot the bridge being the work of thieves EngineerI did. I read the article with Interest.

Such may have been the case. The investigation of the broken bridge as it Is taken out piece by piece will certainly demonstrate that If the threads of the bolts ot the bridge have gradually worn out and the nuts have dropped off, this can be seen. If any have been removed, nothing will be easier than to discover that ifieL The new bride now spans the chasm above the twisted and broken ruin of the old, and the chief builder hopes to have the track laid across it tor the running of trains by the middle of the week. As the structure is only for temporary purposes, some may have formed the conception that it will not be sale. In reply to this it is stated that the bridge is as good a wooden Flows truss as is made.

The Coroner's jury took no testimony on Saturday. but will resume the examination of witnesses to-morrow. The contents of the coffins were carefully examined on Saturday by two physicians, and it was decided that, in several cubes, portions of different bodies had been placed in the same coffin. In one coffin there were portions of three bodies. By separating these.

Wine six more bodies were made out, or twenty-two. all still waiting identification. Three bodies were all taken to a vault in Woodland Cemetery, and will etill be retained for a time longer tor identification. The body of Miss Libbie Myers was recoge nized by her friends on Saturday by a small remainine portion of lige, and taken to her former home in Buffalo for burial. Every dav some of the injured are being pronounced able to be removed, and leave for their homes.

Three persons who were thonedit to have perished in the wreck were yesterday restored to life through the energy of Mr. Paine, in telegraphing to their friends. Their names are as follows: J. K. Wilson, Toledo, and Mr.

and Mrs. J. N. Peck, Peoria. EL Evidences of the stealing of relies from the wreek have accumulated to such an extent that the Mayor has been induced to issue a proclamatien commanding- the stolen articles to be restored.

tVarrants under this proclamation have been issued for various parties, the offenses of some ot whom are very serious. For instance, a party in Denmark, was reported as Lavine in his possession a very valuable gold bracelet, a minute description of which was When first obtained it still had portions of burnt human flesh clinging to it, whieh were scraped off by the new possessor, anti the prize taken to a jeweler's for ee'ae needed repairs. This ardent relic-hunter, with several others, is now in the custody of the City Marshal. The investigation by the City Council of the Fire Department will begin on Monday, and a very thorough canvass of the whole matter is promised. Since the last report a valuable Roman gold locket Lae been found in the creek, together with minor articles, which may prove of some value in the identification of remains.

It is the opinion of the Coroner that very few more bodies can be definitely recogniztd, and there is scarcely any trace remaining. so far as can be seen, by which their individuality tan be fixed. SAFETY IN BEATING CARS. To the Editor of The TribuneDAVILLE, Jan. 6.The fearful loss of life by fire at the Ashtabula bridge tarns the attention of the traveling public to means and appliances used for their protection from that terrible element.

Some years ago many of our railroads adopted the use of kerosene oil for the purpose of lighting their coaches. This, so far as light was cone-creed, was a great Improvement over the old tallow or sperm candle; but they soon found out from bitter experience they had a terrible and relentless enemy in use. At every accident, the cars caught fire from this kerosene, which, burning, was thrown in every direction, carrying destruction everywhere. So grt at was the damage, and so treat the danger, that the Legislatures in some of the States took the matter in hand and passed laws forbidding the use of kerosene for lighting trains. There was, however, in all of the trains, as great a danster as that above mentioned, which was not taken hold of for the reason that no substitute was offered.

That danger was red-hot ceet-iron stoves. These many of them, be- lug hue mere shells, in accident where the cars were broken up or overturned, were crushed like egg-shells, scattering, the fire in every direction, causing destruction to the cars and death and fearful suffering to the passengers. So accustomed are we becoming to this that when we see an aeconnt oi a railway accident we expect to see a long hst of those burned to death. Some Of our railway-managers have been endeavoring to bring into use such heaters as shall present toe least danger eossible, among wnota are the managers of the Pullman ears, who have adopted the Baker heater at great expense, not less than WO per carsbut even then the deliver is not averted. Tile safety of human lives and of property demands that some stove shall be constructed so that, in ease of a collision or of the breaking don a of a bruiee and ears going through, the fire shall be extineuished.

Site the Angola disaster, some eight years azo, this has been attempted many times, and as many felled. Until the present, none have been successful. Parties In this city are constructing a car-heater which has been carefully tested, and proved equal to the emergeney. The hottest lire that can be made in the steve was, upon being tipped over, extingulehed in from six to ten seconds of time. They propoi-e to give an exhibition of the stove at a public trial of its merit in a few days.

When patented, the officers of the Patent-Office in giving it the praise of being the best life-saving device presented in a long time. It is so simple a child can under-Laid' it, and the wet of eteeeteuetion very light; THE RAILROADS. ITEMS. The Chicago, Iowa Railroal Company is the name of a new company whit has been organized to build a railroad from a point on the Chicago Northwestern near Red Oak, southwest way of Iowa City and Sigonrnev to Ottumwa, about ninety miles. For about half the distance there is an old graded roadbed which can be used.

The Company contemplates a future extension front Ottumwa to St. Joeenh, Mo. In the United States Circnit Court at Indianapolis the Trustees and Receivers of the Columbus, Chicago Indiana. Central Railroad have began a suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as guarantor of the lease to the Pittsburg, Cincinnati St. Louis Rauroal Company.

That Company having failed to fulfill the conditions of the lease. it is now sought to the guarantee given by the Petalsylvania Railroad Company. The Trustees of the Columbus, Chicago st Indiana Central Railroad ffiVe notiLe that the coupons on Columbus Indianapolis Central first-mortgage bonds, which beme due July will be pad on presentation to A. Lelia tt No. la Wall street, New York.

TILE AVENGEIVS BULLET. Special Correspondence el Tile Tribune. DES MorcEs, Jan. 6.The details and facts in the shooting affair at Keosauqua, on Tuesday last, are as follows, gathered from parties residing there and other reliable sources: Maj. C.

H. Fletcher was a resident of Fairfield, where he had a wile and Ile became interested In the narrow-gauze railroad which was being built from Fort Madison to Keosauqua, and temporarily made his headquarters at the latter place. Ile was a rollicking, Jovial fellow, and somewhat erratic. While there he formed the acquaintance of Miss Lizzie Brown, an accomplished and refined young lady, who was very popular in social circles, as were also her relatives. This acivaintame ripened into intimacy, and resulted in the seduction and ruin of the woman.

She came to this city last spring to visrt.friends, of whom she had several, who gave her cordial welcome. While she was here Fletcher visited her, and suddenly they lett together, and, it appears, went to St. Louis, where she gave birth to a child. Soon after that Iletater deserted her, leaving her at a hotel, witaout money or friends. She.

to save her friends from the shame of her disgrace, refused to give her name or any account of herself. Meanwhile, her friends were in search of her, and finally. with the aid, of the police-force of St. Louis, her whereabouts was discovered; and. when she had sudidently recovered from her sickness.

which value near being fatal, she was removed to her home. The matter was laid before the Grand Jury at the August term of the District Court tor an Buren County. and an indictment returned against Fletcher. lie gave bail and the case was continued to the next term. Time case was to come up on Monday last, and Fletcher was present.

On Monday time woman's brother John, who lives a short distance troth Keosauqua, was in town, purchased a revolver and cartridges, and went home. lite next day he returned, with his sister, bota having been summoned as witnesses. The case was called, and a change of venue asked and granted to Iltlaliaska County, and the parties going to an office near by, and Fletcher remaining in the Clerk's office to attend to otaer matters in court. Brown, in conversation aoout the case, was deeply moved, exhibited a great stragi.le to control his emotions, and said the outrage was burning' into his very brain, and he was going borne. Ile bad never seen Fletcher, or at least was not et rtain he had.

About this time Fletcher passed from the Court-House to tie Cterk's Rise, which was stated to Brown, and 'Brown went to the office, and, walking up to Fletcher within a few feet, asked, "Is this Mat. Fletcher The reply was, Yes, sir." Instautly after the words were bullet went erashiag through his brain. He reeled anti and hie was extinct in three minutes. Brown quickly turned to go away, but was stopped oy persons present, when he remarked, "lie knows wriat it's not supposing he had Inflicted a fatal wound. He was arrested on a Coroaer's warrant, and held to bail in the sum of 3,000, which he furnished and was released.

AN INDIA-NA HORROR. FORT WAYNE, Jan. 3.The little town of Bull Rapids, on the canal, a few miles north of here, is now the scene of much excitement. A young lady who has been school there for several months, one night last week left her boarding place, and going out into a field gave birth to a child in the snow, and left it ly.ng in the ienee corner. It was found dead next morning.

The mother's foot-prints were to her house last night. The girl died, having been in intense agony ever since the affair. Her death was caused by the cold and exposure on the night of the birth, as a very heavy snow-storm was prevailing at the time. bhe eloped with a lover about a year ago and it is not known whether she was married to him or net. Total inn, 000 The real estate owned by the Hudson River Eanroaa Company appears on the tax-book as valued at Trig WILL.

Those best acquainted with the condition of the Commodore's affaies have been impressed by the scrupulous care with which he always kept them in a shape suitably prepared tor his Unlike most men of a methodical turn of mind and reesseesed of self-earned tortunes, he never sounned the thought of the possibility of a sudden decease, and although tompelled by the conetant growth of his wealth and by the manner in which Le invested it to frame pew wills at shert intervals. he always performed the duty with ceeerful readiness, taking the utmost pains to render the teetainents main and and anove shl legal quibbles. IL was always his intetition to keep his alliors arranged iu such a way that his death should have no effect upon the railroads with which he was connected, and that they should pass quietly into the hands of his immediate heirs, and still be the "Vauderbilt reads," as they had always been. Whet', live mouths ago, Commodore Vanderbilt first became satisfied that his bed of pain was to be a death-bed. he immeciiately set about making his preparations with the utmost couluees and preeisien.

Day after day he consulted with his lawyers, signing Lis name where it was needed, and cehibitime marvelous clearness of mind, shrewdness, and foresight when eugaged upon tangled questions. el new and final beet will and testament was drawn up and attested, the contents of which are uot yet made public, but which. it is understood, is one of the most perfect instruments of the kind ever made. One of Conamolore Vanderbilt's lawyers expressed the confident opinion that publicity would prove the Commodore's affairs to be in tne most admiraule condition. He was not conversant with the whole of them, but he felt certain teat the system which had ruled those with when be was acquainted was carried out through them all.

VANDERBILT THE MAN. Mr. Vanderbilt had a magnineent constitution. His frame was strong; his stature six feet. He was a handeorne old man; his complexion clear, Lis Leatures clear-cut, his nose aquiline, his whole face strong and expressive.

Ile dressed plainly, but had an aunormal fondness for white cravats. A tremeudous worker half ot his life, he had short business hours in his chi see. He kept away from the diu of Wall street, and was in his Fourth street ()thee not more than four or five hours a day. Ile would never "talk business" out of business hours. He was a good liver, but not a high one.

Woodcock, Spanieh mackerel, and vension were favorite Welles, and Burgundy and Veuve Clicquot were his choese Wines; but. he was to discreet to beeome the victim of dyspepsia or gout. "I don't tuff he exelaiined one day, when he was congratulated noon his remarkable health. ills failing health curing Es latter years led him to be very abstemious in his habits. He drank wine very sparingly, but was fond of his cigar to the last.

During the past twenty-five years he has lived in an unpretentious brick houee in Washington place. Tile house is built of red brick, witn plain brown-stone copings, and has four stories and a basement. It is what is known as a "double house," covering two lots, and a modest brown-stone portal oi medium heineat marks the middle ot the house-frout. Tie interior of the house is plainly and comfortably turnistied. The only piece ot statuary of any pretensions a bust Of the Commodore by Hiram Powers.

The petures on the walis are few and ordinary. The Commodore never invested much money in books. lila mental force, whiell niailled alutoet unimpaired, he held in reserve for his busiuees and whist. Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress was his favorite book, and he bOmhetmues carried it with him 't hen he had a long jouruey before him. He was illiterate, and could not write a note of live lines without betraying ignorance of grammar and spellingbo6k.

He clung to old furniture and old carpets mainly for association's sake, and when his eccond wile suegested new fittings and 'rescues Fe was inclined to argue the point, but finally yielded gracefully. DORSES AND CARDS. He was more lavieh of his money on his stables and horeee, which were kept on Fourth street back of his house. The entrance to his heart, as many of his favorites who were wise in their generation found out, was through the etabie door. All his life long he loved horses.

in his stable he always had half a dozen of the fastest roadsters in the country. After Mr. Donner he was perhaps the greatest horse-fanvier on the island. AmonLe his hest horses have been Poet Boy, new Boy. Munn-a inter, Mountain Boy, Mountaiu 4 Doctor, and PI ving Dutchman.

In his present stable are Mountain Boy, The Hoy, Prineess, and Rob Roy. Mountain Boy was his favorite horse. One of his last purchases was Small Hopes, a horse which gave promise of great speel. He was trelututIV seen drieing in the Park geld through Harlem lane. On trotting days ut Fleetwood Park he liked to amecar on the course with his finest team between heats.

He passed much of his time in his stable among his horses, grooms, and stablemen. When he was unable to drive out le would order his men to tie his tavorite horses outside of the stalls, and would sit by the halt-lour watching them. He was as fond of cards as Was Talleyrand. Prior to his second marriage be was a member of three social clubs in which whist was recard- eel ae the great social duty. He first joined the old Raeket Club, and when it was broken up he became a member of the City Club, and finally united with the Manhattan Club.

After his second marriage be became more domestic in bia habits, and was seldom seen at his club. lint the Saratoga five-point euchre parties flourished all the same hi July and August of each year. The Saratoga party was very exclusive. A stranger was seldom if ever taken into the game or allowed to watch its progress. Besides the Commodore there were usually at the euchre table, Chester W.

Chapin, President of the Boston Albany Railroad; Joseph Harper, a New York Central 'Director; William Turnbull, of New York; Commodore C. K. Garrison; A. Bootle', formerly of the Baltimore W. H.

Vanderbilt, and Mr. Peabody, of Philadelphia. The "ante was always $1, and, owing to the reculiarities of the game, it frequently happened that there were from 'ZOO ti) SO in the pool, a "march" being the only play that would seeure the stakes. tinier these circumstances the Commodore and Mr. Boody fell into the habit of playing worthless hands when it was their next ceel.

or, in ether words, making a reckless yen-tare to improve their enanaes of getting a deal before the stakes were captured by somebody else. To put an end to these tactics, a penalty t5 was imposed if the person playing worthless hand faded to taae two tricks, and $10 if he did not secure a single trick. The Commodore usually played with caution and good judgent. An illustration of hie fondness for a social game of cards was brought out a few Years lig0 at a Coroner's inquest over the bodies of the victims of the disaster on the Hudson Raver Railroad. The Commodore had been suleptenaed, and appeared in no very good spirits at heing menoved about a matter of which he had to personal knowledge and could give DO eVidenee, and so expressed himself.

The Coroner asked him if he had not been Informed of the disaster. "Yes," answered the witness, "the -conductor telegraphed for physicians to aid the MURDER AND SUICIDE, Dispatch No Detrott Free GREENVILLE, Jan. 3.Henry Clark, axed 23, shot his brother's wire last at the camp of Sam J. Youngman, in the Town of Cato, this county. Tie came to the house at 6 p.

and without a word of warning shot her twice. The first shot took effect in the rizht breast, and the second shot passed through the stomach. Ile immediately took to the woods. The oilicers were able to track him. At 9 p.

m. Meer Dan Martin overtook hint five miles from tile Beene of the tragedy. On seeing the officer, be placed his revolver to his head and shot himself twice. Both parties are mortally wounded. 1 THE PACIFIC DROUGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.The drought continues unbroken. For the first time since the American settlement, December passed without a drop of rain. Yesterday diFpatches from various points of the State seemed to indicate a change of weather. It Las again clearel up.

The crop reports received from all quarters indicate that in the extreme south the drought has already bad, to some extent, a disastrous eZect on grain and feed, and in some parts of the San Joaquin Valley, and the lower portion of the Sat ramento Valley, the crops are suffering. From the coa4 counties ecneraby reports are favorable and no trouble is apprehended if rain should be delayed until next month. In the northern portion of the State anxiety is felt, but no serious damage has yet resulted. The crops in On gun are coining forward excellently. On the whole, the present indications are that, with rains later in the winter, sufficient grlun will be raised for home cousumption and a small surplus.

If rain comes within a couple of weeks a lair crop may be harvested under favorable conditions during the rest of the eeason, but a large yield can hardly be expected now unless the rains should be inainedihae arid copious. TWO TO ONE. SHERMAN, Jan. day or two ago, near Pilot Point, at a tall, three men, named Flippin, Harrison, and Markham, ot into a diifieulty in the ball-room. was asked outside by the other two.

As he stepped out, be was shot at by Elippin, the ball grazing and cutting his head. Markham returned the fire, Elippin instantly. Harrison, Flippin's friend, report says, also shot at Markham, but missed him. Markham shot him in the mouth, the coming out I aek of his neck. Tnere are no hopes of his recovery.

Markham THE TIME IS UP. The Michigan Central and Lake Shore ez Michigan Southern Railroad Companies have reached an important crisis in their career. In giving the charters to the above-named Companies, the Michigan Legislatures reserved toe right, at any time after thirty years from the time of granting them, repeal, amend, or alter them by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, provided that said Companies should be compensated by the State for all damages sustained by reason of such alteration, amendment, or repeal. The thirty years have now expired, and there is some speculation as to what steps, it any, the Legislature of Michigan wilt take. There is probably but one question which will engross the attention of the present Legislature.

This is the question of taxatin. The charter of the Michigan Central Railroad Company provided that it pay to the State Treasurer an anuuai tax of half of per cent upon the capital stoc.k paid in, Including the two millions of purchase money paid to the State, until Feb. 1, 1S3I. and thereafter an annual tax of three-fourths of 1 per cent on the same basis, and also upon loans made to the Company for constructing the road, or purchasing, constructing, chartering. or hiring the eight steamboats which the Company was authorized to hold.

In considelation of this, all property of the Company was to be "exempt from all and every tax. charge, and exaction by virtue of any laws of the State now or hereafter to be in force, exyept penalties" by the charter imposed. The State was empowered to repurchase the railroad tici all property of the Company after Jan. 1, lt-s77, taking everything, 8 ub eet in liens thereon for loans invested in the road and its work, and was to pay tnerelor the market value of the entire stoat of and shares in the Company, and 10 per cent in addition, the market value to be ascertained by taking the average of the public sale prizes of the stock or shares as made in Boston and New York during the twelve months preceding the year in whith the State should so purchase, but in no ease should the amount to be pad be less than the amount of capital actually paid in by the stoekholders. The provisions in the original chatter of the Lake Snore ct, Michigan Southern in rezard to taxation.

the repurchase of the road by the State, are precisely the same as those contained in the charter of the Michigan Central. of course, the State has no intention at this period to purchase the road, but in regard to taxation some action will probably be taken if a two-thirds vote. as provided in the charter, can be obtained. The three-quarters of 1 per cent which is paid by the railroads is, accoroine to the Detroit Tribune, not considered by the taxpayers a fair division of the public burden. "If the poor peasant." that paper says, pars 2 per cent on his worth of property, why, he inquires, should not the railroads pay an equal sum on the same amount! Last year the Michizan Central paid taxes aggregatieg OS3.20; the Michigan Southern, now a member of the Lake Shore Consolidation.

The tax of the Central is $37.42 per mile, and that of the Southern 2235. 31altlog allowance for the difference in cost and value, and the difference in mileage between the two. the Southern should have paid ft004151.29 had it been taxed equally with toe Central. This is a difference ot nearly 300 per tent, and Is an annual loss to the State ot The claim of the Southern is that but a small proportion of its roads, shops, and property is 10- eatel in this State, and yanuot, therelore. be taxable here." SITOT.

Special Dispel Ica to The Tribune. OMAHA, Jan. 7.Tom Mt a bootblack, dangerously shot Henry Turner, a colored man, in the stomach at night in a saloon. The trouble arose over a game of cards. Me-Vey was arrested.

EDUCATIONAL. Dispatch to The Tribune. 'BLOOMINGTON, I1A. (Lim. 7.The first week of the winter term of the State Normal School ended Friday, with the enrollment of 3)4 students in the Normal Department and 12 9 the Model.

This total via be increased to 480 before the close of this week. The attendance in the Normal Department is 2.5 per cent greater than la.c4 term, and 8 per cent greater than the corresponding term last year, which facts Sre somewhat remarkable, considering the stringency of the times throughout tue state. TO BE HANGED. DAYTON, Jan. 7.Harvey Adams, who was convicted of murder in the first degree several weeks ago, was yesterday sentenced to be banged on the 27th of April.

His counsel will take the case to the Supreme Court. i 3IRS. CREIGHTON'S CRIME. espandenca Cincinnati Enquirer. LANCA5TEn, Jan, 4.Mrs.

Fannie Creighton, the woman who killed her husband near Lithopolis, Bloom Township, this county, last Tuesday marning, was brought to this city, in the custody of the authorities, last evening, and lodged in jail. her version of the homicide is different front several accounts that, have already been published. She stated that she had been marred twice, the first thne to one George Garland, of Richmond, in 'which State her relatives reside. One child, a son, now 12 years of lese, was the result of this union. In 1S74, aiter the death of Garland she came to this county to settle the estate of an insane aunt, wuo was sent.

to the County Infirmary just he-fare her arrival. In Columbus slie tuct and married Beery Creighton, an old bachelor, 60 years of age, and with him settled on a small farm near Lithopolis, the scene oi the bloody tragedy. She lived happily with hun until wituin the last year or so, when be beeame strongly addicted' to Intoxicating liquoi-s, and, In the crazy freaks incident to tnis ueploraale habit, be made her life one of abject misery aud terror. His commonest pastime, according to her story, was chasiuz her about tile farm with a or revolver, and knocking her down with chairs, throwing her down-stairs. and othtr little pleasantries of a similar nature.

Ile kept her out of doors for whole days and nights together, without a bite of food, and made their home a hell of the first water. On Tuesday last be came home front his work in a blind deunk, and concluded to cap the climax of their inielicitous contract by killing her. he started for her, pistol lu hand, tring at her three times as she fled, but, fortunately or uafortunately tor the woman, as the case may oe, did not succeed in injuring her. She at lentil ran up-stair a and aseught to coueeal herself, but be followed her up-, and, seeing that he had possessed himself witu an ax as a surer weapon of extinguishineut. she looked about her tor some wepou of defense- ITer eyes tell upon a druggists mortar standing in the corner, and, stizing tue pestie, she threw it at him, but it flew wide of its mark, and then, as he still came on with upraised cleaver, she hurled the mortar ut him and knocked tint down.

She was lairly crazy now with fright, and as she saw hint endeavoring to raise, she grasped a nail-puller, an iron instrument weigaleg nye pounds and threw it at him. It struck hiut on the torelead with taremedoua force, and BRENT. Special Dispatch to The Tributte. NEW Yokk, Jan. J.

Brent, the Louisville bank-forger, here to-day on the Parthia, in char.ge of Officer Wilkinson, of Pinkerton's force. Ile vrolesses to be exceedingly glad to get back to this country. Omaha. Heroine. Omaha Herald.

Mrs. 3. C. Rosenfeld. of this city, formerly Miss Juba Stepper, of Chicago, whose tnarriags to Mr.

Rosenfeld was celebrated but a few months ago. acquitted herself recently of a little bit of heroism that deserves chronicling. While Mr. Rosenfeld was absent attending to his business, a thief slipped into the house without being observed, and began searching among bureau drawers in which her jewelry and a considerable sum of money were placed, amounting in all to $30d. Thekie valuabies he had sueeeeded in gathering up.

and was making off with them, when Mrs. Rosenfeld entered the bedroom front another dour. She took in the EiLuation in an instant, and acted decisively. InsLead of fainting or screaming for help when she knew she was alone in the house, she coolly stepped up to a wash-statid and drew from it4 drawer a large which probably had not been or tired fur a year, and, pointing the dangerous weapon at the head of the bur informed him in unmistakable langume ihat she was going to shoot Lim. She was no doubt really tile worst frightened of the two, but the thief was badly enough seared to drop his prey and get beyond reacti of the lady and her revolver.

OCEAN STEMISHT NEWS. NEW YORK, Jan. T.Arrived, steamers Parthia and City of New York, from Liverpool. HALIFAX, Jan. 7.Arrived, the Polynesian, from Liverpool.

T.The steamship Pommerania, from York, Las arrived. HALIFAX, Jan. steamer Austrian has arrived at St. John from Liverpool. NEw YouK, Jan.

steamer Idaho, from LiverpooL Sax FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.Arrived, the ship St. Paul, from New York. The Russian gun-boat Ermack arrived to-day. Six Russian corvettes and gun-boats are now here and live are due.

ATLANTIC PACIFIC. Special Correopenaence at The Tritoune. WASHINGTON, D. Jan. the House of Representatires.

Mr. Bland, of Missouri, preesented a petition of the County Court of Laclede County, asking. the Senators and Members from that State to oppose any subsidy or aid to the Railroad rany, whieh LA now seekinfr, aid in the construction of a branch southward to connect with the Texas Pacille Road, until said Company shall comply with the laws of the Mate in the matter of tin: payment of just, legal, and equitable "TROOPS" IN INDIANA. JEFFERSONVILLE, Jan. 7Capt.

Conrad's Company Second Infantry United States Army, in command of Lieut. Egbert, arrived here last night from Atlanta, and are quartered at, the Quartermaster's dept. Ambition Is rarely satisSed wilb any attainment. The greatest men have been the most restless in achievement. Another example is found in It.

T. Babbitt's Toilet Soap, his latest invention. In this are combined iscentand the purest material to he fonnd. As a result it is utequaied, aud I suou becoll.e Mu great popular 1 da 4 It 11 POW a J-i.