Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1872, Page 8

Further Details of the Struggle for Office in Louisiana. Acting Governor Pinchback Recog- nized by the Adminis- tration, A New Orleans Court Declares ‘Warmoth’s Impeachment Null and Void. And the Pinchback Legislature to Have No Legal Standing. The Acting Governor Sentenced to Ten Days® Imprisonment. The Administration Compromise for the Alabama Difficulty. . Minor Political Matters, Wew OrrEaxs, Dec. 12.—The Eighth District “Court issued an order for the arrest of Pinch- back for contempt. Yinchiback refused to recognize the suthority, and was protected by the Deputy Marshals, No sttempt was made to use foree in executing the order of the Court. Pinchbuck eigned the act passed yesterday, ‘abolishing the Eighth District Court. "Clinton, the new State Auditor, was installed in office, fo-day. § The Mechanics’ Institute Legislature took ac- tion regarding the recalcitrant members. The Senate passed a resolution declaring the secats of all absent to-morrow, Without good cause, va- cant. Tho following explains itself : 57475 0F LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTNENT, NEw OBLEANS, Dec. 12, £ the People of Lowisiana: 1t is my duty to make known that the Proident of the United States has formally and ofliclally recognized 1o Btate Government of Louisiana to the bead of hich I have becn called under the Constitution of Touisiana. The following despatch has been received and s published for the information of all Iaw-abidingcitizens of the State, to-wity 4 Wasmr¥GTON, Dec. 12, 187 Ty Acting Gorernor Pincliback New Urleane, L It it be understood you are recoguized by ihe President as the lawful Execative of Louisizna, and the body aseemtled at the Mechanics’ Tustitute as the Tawful Legislature, und it is suggested that you muke a ‘proclamation o that effect ; and, also, that all neces- Eary assistance will be given fo you, and the Legisla- ture herein recognized, to protoct tho State from dis- order and viclence. (Bigned) 4 GeonGe H. WILLIAMS, “ Attorney General.” o, therefore, T, P, B. S. Pinchback, Licutensnt Governor and Acting Governior of the State, do issue this, my proclamution, counselling and commanding 21 citizens to recognize snd support and give obedience to the Government of the State 80 recognized. I coun- sel and command all persons who may be participating in any fllegal Assembly, claiming to be the Legislature of the State, essembled elsewhere than at the Stato House, the Mechanics’ Institute, to disperse. I re- guest ol citizens to aid in maintaining peace and order and obedienco to tho lawfully constituted ou- thorities, and furthermore, in the discharge of the ex- ocutivo ' duties of the State, I -~ want all parties or combinations, on whatever pretence or Suthority they may allege for their action, that they Wil be Leld to_strict account for thelr conduct in thio preises, and bo punished to the utmost extent of the w for the violation of the good order of soclety or gisregard of the dignitics and peace of the State, and 1 now command and will enforce obedienca to all laws which may have been enacted or msy be enacted by the General Assembly of the State, nOW in session at tha State House, hlechanics’ Institute. Given under my hand and the seal of tho State, affixed ot New Orleans this 12th day of December, 1872, and of the Independeuce of the Unitod Statesthe ninety-seventh. P, B. 5. PINCHBACK, Acting Governor of Louisiana, By the Governor : ‘Goorge E, Bovee, Secretary of State. 3 New Onieass, Dec. 12.—The following was celographed to-day : q’gfl:‘;’;:elkmy, U. S. Grant, President of the United Chaiming to bo Governor elect of this Biate, Ibeg g0, {a tha nameof ll justice, to suspend the Govern- Inedt now in operntion here till there can be laid be- fore you all the facts on both sides touching the legit- imacy of either Government, The people, deoying the legitimacy of the Pinchbsck Government'and its Leg~ islature, simply ask to bo heard through » Commities of ome Hundred of our best citizens on tho evoof de parture for Warhington, before you Tecogize one or the other of £2id_Governments, T do mot beliove We Wil bo condemned until we are ful'y heard. (Signed), Jomx McEax. Governor Warmoth_recommends that a Com- mittee of the Fusion Legislature accompany the Citizens' Committee to Washington. \ The following is the decree of the Eighth Dis- trict Courb: In the case of Warmoth va. Pinchback, 8 motion having been made herein by councel for plaintiff that 20 atischment issue ogainst defendant for repeated snd continued contempt of this Court in disobes- ing the injunction issued herein on the Sn of December, 1872, and said defendant Duving forcibly rcsisted the process of attachment, snd been guilty of further contempts, o8 Ehown by Lis letter to the Sheriff, and Sherifi’s return thercon, 3nd_considering that fhe tarm of office of said de- fendant, ss State Senator, expired on_the 4th of Nov- ember Iist, and his capacity to act as Lieutenant Goy= ernor, in irtue of bis election a5 President of said Senate, expiredat the same time ; considering that the Tacolufion of impeachment ' of Governor H. . Warmoth, adopted on the Oth _in ctant, even if udopted by 8 legal House of Represcntatives wae utterly null and void, 1ike o judgment without citation, the Law providing f » formal method of citation and preliminary investi- gation before any resolution can be_introduced or adopted ; considering that the Houso of Representa- tuves, 60 called, which possed_gaid_resolutions of i peach-ment is an illegal budy, having no valid exist- ence under tho Constitution and laws of this State, and considering_that tho plaintif, Henry C. Warmoth, has never been suspended, snd that defendant, Pinchbock, oven if ho were Lieutenant Governor, could not sttempt to usurp his Chair with- out being s mcre naked trespasser; {or these reasons, it is ordered and adjudged, that said defendant, Pinch: ‘Back, be pronounced guilty of contempt of this Court, and that he be impritoned in tlie Parish Prison for tha term of ten day, and pay & ine of Aty doilars and the costs of this proceeding. W. A. Eratox, (Signed.) Judge of Eighth District Court, Parish of New Orlcans, PLAN FOR SETTLING THE ALABAMA DISPUTE. ‘Waspixaros, Dec. 12.—The Attorney-Gen- ersl, with the approval of the President, pro- poses the following plan for the gettlement of the Legislative difficulties in Alsbsma. The officers of each organization claiming to be tho General Asgembly of the State shall tender their resignations, to take effect on tho permanont organization of the Assembly, as follows : n a date to bo fixed hereatter the hall of tho House Bcnate Cham- ber in _the Capital, shall be " vacated. Afterwards all persons holding certificates of election shall assemble. Only the persons holding the certificates of Becrotary Ryland ¢hall be seated from Barbour County, snd the temporars organization shall be formed in the usual manner.” Two tellers, one Republican and one Democratic, shall bo eppointed, who shall, in the presence of tho members, count the vote cast in Marengo County, taking for tho pur- poso the retumns of tha present inspectors of said County, and the ' persons found to havo the highest namber of _ votes shall be seated from said County, those now holding certificates of election from Marengo shall not vote in this temporary organ- ization, por ehall either body do any other busi: ness before these contests are settled. No pes son mnot holding & certificate of election take & geat in either body until his right thereto is affirmed a8 sbove provided. When the con- test is decided, the permanent organization ghall be made in the usual manner. PENNSYLVANIA_TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Trrrssunom, Dec. 12.—The Btate Temperanco Convention concluded its session in this city laatnight,nfter adopting measures for memoriai- izing the Stato Constitutional Convention, pray- ing that body to draft and submit to a vote of the people, with other amendments of the Con- slitution, an article prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors to be used as a boverage. Tho sttendrnce during the sitting of the Convention has Lien large, and much iuter- st was manifested in its proceedinga, TUHNINGDTHE {2“-5-'325& S Cormmra, S. C., Dec. 12.—J. J. Patiorson, a‘mmor-el:c’c, who was arrested by Justice Kirk on the afdavit of Assemblyman Miller, was im- onediately discharged on ball, eincowhich Justic Kirk has been removed by the unanimous vote of the Legisinture, and Assemblvman Lillev:has THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1872. disappoared in consoquence of a wartant boing out against him for perjury. HORTICULTURAL. The Ilinois and Kansas Hortlcultu- ral Socictics—Third Day’s Procccd= ings. ‘Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, CeENTRALIA, IIl,, Doc. 12.—Tho utilization of fruits was first in ordor. The Bocretary resd & peper on this subjoct from Mr. McAfes, of Frecport. Tho paper was strictly a scientific viow of the subject, and no mere synopsis would do it justice. 3Ir. Dunlap mados report onthe same subject, ehowing how the making of cider and cider vin- uizn added to the value of theapplo orchard. Ho gavo tho process beforo sot forth to tho read- ors of Tne TRIBUNE. Mr. Hilzer, of Alton, mado large quantities of cider, and more orless of vinegar. This year he made more than fiftcen thousand gallons, for which there is a good demand. He also stated that in making cider, none but ripe sound apples are used. Cider is rofined by the uso of iaiugfm or with sounds, This clears it of all impurities and substances that produced fermentation, and ‘mado it moro palatable, for none of the aromatic oils are destroyed, and the cider is leftin its natural condition. Mr. Hilzer preferred Roales, Janet, Little Romanite, and Nowton Pippins for cider; other apples mado good cider. Mr. Holcomb, of Cobden, gave an account of the Alden process of drving fruit and vegotables, by the use of hot air. Six pounde of preserved gxpm aro produced from & bushel of apples. Cight thousand bushels have been dried in his Tactory. The fruit has cost, ready for market, 12 cents, The ruling price is 20 cents a pound. Mr. Schuzeler, of Michi; nn.sxe)mnted samples of the preserved fruit. Ho did not supposa that the whole fruit or applo belt would glut the ‘marlket of the world, provided that it could be sent out in a good merchantable condition. The skins and cores of the apples aro mado into apple jelly, of which ho obtained six pounds to the bushel. Mr. Wier took what he called the shady side of the same subject, and stated that there was & large loss, as he mado four and a half pounds in- stead of, a8 claimed, six pounds. Nr. Post hed & dryer that would ssve some seven cents per pound on the cost. Dr. Hutton also had & process that was not subject toa patent, and for which he claimed great advantages a8 to choapness and profit. Mr. Dunlap offered the following, which possed : WrEREAS, The selling of all farm, and orchard, and garden products by weight is the most just and' fair toboth eeller and consumer, therefore, Resolved, That the Boards of Trade of the cities of Chicago auid St. Louis bo requested to adopt the Tulo for their members to sell all farm, orchard, and garden products by weight. : Mr. Earl brought up the subject of canning fruits, and gave an account of such a factory at Cobden, in which many thousand bushels of peaches wero canned, and at o large profit. . Pierson suggested that until wehad somo- thing to keep the apparatus running tho wholo year, Alr. Pierson would feed his snrplus apples to his milch cows. Theo weather has moderated, and there is now & fair show of fruit, and the attendance has in- | creased, but is less than usual on account of the horgo disease. Tho Committees on fruit and railroad freights reported. The ground taken in the latter is that Treights should bo uniform, and tbat tho express busincss, go far as it relates to horticultural products, be performed by the railroad com- Ppanies. ‘A Committeo of threo was appointed to confer Tith the railroad compauies on the preceding subject. Tho Committeo on Postal Matters recommend- ed {hat the old law in regerd to cuttings and scods bo restored, and_that the four-pound package be enlarged to six_pounds. A memo- Tiol was ordereds printed for signatures to be forwarded to Congress. The clection of officers resulted as follows: President, M. L. Dunlsp, of Chsmpaign; YVige President of District No..1, W. T. Nelson, Will Countys 2d Diatrict, Sumu¢l Edwards, of Bu- reaus 34 District, Dr. Humphrey, Knox Count; 4tk District, L. C. Farncss, Sangamon County ; 5th District, J. C. Cooper, Marion County; 6thy District, Isaac Snodeclkor, Jersey; 7th District, Parker Eorl, of Union; Sccretary, O. B. Galu- eha, of Grundy; Aesistant Secrefary, H. J. Dun- lzp, Champalgn; Tressurer, Jonathan Higgins, of Macoupin Count; The place for Bolding the mext annual moet- ing discussed. Invitations were received from Champaign and Quincy. Parker Earl nominated Champaign, and Mr. Pierson amended by insist~ ing Quincy. After a few dissensions Champaign was selected. Mr. Pullen made the atnusl rsgort for the Fifth District. The apple crop was large; spur blight has been prevalent, but they had less fire blight. Bitter rot appesrs tobe on tho incrosse, but ho had checked it in his own ground by shaking off the infected fruit onits first :})— pearance. The early Richmond cherry is theonly market cherry in that district. The crown borer i vory destructive to the strawberry. Grapes sbundant but prices low, inducing the making of wine. Raspberry and blackborry wines wero damaged by the drouth of the previous soason. The nggregate results have mot been satisfac- tory, caused in part by low prices and the effects of drouth, during the two previous seagons, He recommended a reduction in railrond froights as affording relief. Tho subject of blight was now the vsual talk, ‘but nothing was presented to throw light on its mysteries. iy e Alr. Flagg offered s resolution, memorializin tho Genersy Assombly to iz tho weight of il packages of fruits and vegetablesby weight. 4 Committes was appointed took after the matter. The Committee on Miscellaneous Soccimens roported cider by & new process, by Mr. Hilser. Tv was of fino flavor and without intoxicating properties; also, many samples of dried sn preserved apples that show great progress in this direction; also, & Codling moth trap from Mr. Humphroy, of igan. It 18 not patonted, Mr. Brown, of tho Soventh District, Pulsski County, stated that the Tvesis tho best grapo for his location. The market Zor peaches was sadly emoralized, mostly due to poor quality. Apples were plenty. Ho gave a discouraging account of fruit culture and the management of the peach, but brought no new light beyond clean Cculture and thinning of trees overloaded with frait. g AIr. Starr gave an sccount of s new curculio- catcber. Thisisa light machine made in the form of an inverted umbrella. It is not well adapted to very low-headed orchards. Several parties had tested it and spoke highly in its favor. ‘Professor Burrill stated that the spores of the fangus of the peach placed on fhe moistened ‘surface of tho peach at once grew snd destroyed fho peach, but would not grow on s dry peach. The best’ remedy is to pick off the disessed fruit.. Mr. Wise recommended the use of sulphate of lime to destroy the spores. The marketing of pezches disclosod some bad traits of charecter in shippers and middlemen. Tho report on tho geology of soils, by Mr. H. C. Freeman, was read. Itis an elaborate report on the origin and difference of soils of the State. and bas o promising Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Topsxa, Kan., Dec. 12.—Tho Horticultural Societs mét this morning at the meual hour. ‘After the nsusl routine dutios of the morning session, reports were declared still in_order, It foems that Mr. Coleman had presented claims for making oxhibitions of Kansas fruits at Now York, snd also st Boston in tho fall of 1871, The Dill prosented called for s littlo less than 8500, Part of this had been paid, and_tho balanco of 2313 was still due. A “‘motion fo present Mr. Coleman's claim to the Legislature and advocats ita payment provailed. President Hawley offered a resolution that the books and authorities ~on the nomenclature of {fruit _being very faulty, the American Pomological Society catalogue should be the standard of authority of appeal of this society. Passed. i udge Willhouse was_elected Superintendont of the Horticultural Department at the next Tair of the Kansas State Agricultural Society. The Hon. Mr, Vincent, of the Stato Senste, made _ report relating t0 tho sppropriation of $1,000 for the use_and benefit of this society mado by the last Tegislature. Subsequently & Tesolution was adopted ssking the making of this sppropristion annusl. In the debates on this resolution the examplo of ITllinois and Mis- souri was quoted. 2 Resolutions of regret on the part of the mem- ‘bers and condolence with tho bereaved family of the Hon. E. D. Ladd, the first Chairmsn on_the arganization of this Society, were introduced by G- T. Johnson, and_nnanimously adopted, and ordered to be spread npon the records. The Treasurer's report shows roceipts to the smocxt of 1,208, and expenses $1,262 ; balance in the Treasury, & Mr. Kingabury resd a well digested paper o ¢ Home adornments and ornamental plantiog.”. C. V. Riley, State_Entomologist of Missowri, Tead a paper, in which he sdvocsted tho Illirols system of teaching natural history in the prblic schools, It was well received, and a cojy for the record requested. Governor Harvey honored the rooms vith his vresenca this afternoon. Little Prairie Ronde, Bich- | @ FOREIGN. Wreok of an Emigrant Vessel and 80 Lives Losts Terrific Gale in France-—Great Damage at Paris and Versailles. The French ¢ Left” Denounced for Ad- vocating a Dissolution of the Assembly. Inauguration of the New President of Mexico. FRANGE. Loxpox, Dec. 12.—A special from Paris says that the gales of Tuesdsy last were dreadful. Verssilles was also visited by & hurricane. 'The damage to property is very great, and several ‘persons were killed in both cities, Pawts, Dec. 12.—The Left in the Assombly is much censured for raising inopportunely the question of dissolution, and their giving the Germans & protext for rejecting the guaranties for tho payment of the war indemnity, and an excuse for refusing to evacuate the country. M. Goulard, Minister of the Interior, has in- structed the Prefects to prohibit the signing of the petitions for dissolution in the wine shops. MM. Raoul, Daval, Lacombe,jand D'Audeflret- Pasquier, will take par in the debato on Satur- doy. The immediate subject of tho debate will not bo the petitions now coming in, but those which wera presented st the last session of the Asgembly. Loxpoy, Dec. 12.—A spocial from Paris ays that Gambetta and Louis Blanc will be the first speakers in the debate, on _Saturdsy, in the Na- tional Assembly, on the petitions for a dissolu- tion of that body. Thicrs is to show the neutral position which he ocen] Ho will not attend the discussion. Thoe isters will probably disapprove of the debate, a5 inopportune. Vi GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpoy, Dec. 12.—No hope is now entertained for the recovery of Disraeli's wife. Intelligence has resched this city that the ship Franklin, which sailed from Hamburg sev- eral days ago, for San Francisco, with a large number of emigrants on board, stranded off the coast of Iceland, on an island of the Netherlands, in the North Ses, and went to pieces. Lighty persons are known to have perished. A meeting in suppori of, the Tichborne ¢ Claimant ” was held in Saint James' Hall last night. The principal spealiers wero Mr. Whal- ley, M. P.,Mr. Onelow, and the Claimant himself. Thero was much disorder during the proceed- ings, and parties in the sudience, who oxpross- ed disbelicf of the alleged Sir Roger, were Tou| lxl{.‘:urefited by his friends, and hustled out of tho . A — ITALY. Toxe, Dec. 12.—Tt is not true, as has been roported, that the Pope will leave Rome if the ill for the suppression of certain Teligious cor- porations, now before Parliament, should pass. T.oxpo¥, Dec. 12.—The Daily News publishes a letter from Garibaldi to an Itslian friend, in which the General says he joined France in 1870 purely from devotion to Democratic prin- ciples, yot he feels s pang of 8orrow bocauso ho had to Aight sgainst those-noble Germans, who, in their progrose toward truth, aro struggling against t! ammor Jesuitism. He confesses with Bhamo that Ttaly is going back to the inqui- sition. % —_— BRAZIL. Liseox, Dec. 12.—The mail steamship Douro %&5 B.Yxrzi\‘ed from Rio Janeiro, whence she sailed ov. 32, Goneral Mitre, the Argentine Euvoy, had "brought his negotiations with Brazil to an am- icable conclusion. It is sottled that Paraguay shall make separate treaties with Uruguay and -the Argentine State. Tho Brazilian and Argon- -tine troops are to evacuato Paraguay and the ‘Island of Atajo three months after the conclu- 1gion of the treaties. The treaty already made between Brazil and ‘Paraguay i8 not disturbed. The allies in the ate war sgainst Paraguay are placed om an identical footing with regsrd to the indemnifica- tion of their expenses. Paraguayis to pay them ~upward of 2 per cent per apnum of the war in- -demnity during the next two years, and 6 per «cent annusally thereafter, until the entire amount s liquidated. P MEXICO. Crrx Mexico, Dec. 8.—On the day of the in- auguration of President Lerdo, the streeis were crowded, and there was much enthusiasm. In the evening all the publio buildings and many rivate houses were illuminated. The Presi- ont, in his address to Congress, ) promises that he will himself ~obe ho Constitution as the supreme Iaw of the land, | 8nd enforce obedience to it. Ho cites his course during his late temporary incumbency of the office of President, as proof that he will main- tain union among Mexicans, thecomplete liberty of the press, and rights of individuals, and _ hopes, at the fermination of this term, tobo ablo to eay, “The civil wars aro finished, tho publio confidence is restored. and the public is tran- nil.” Tho President expresses the hope that Mexico, after 8o many years of_war, may obtain the benefits of lasting peace. He will maintain perfect harmony between tho Federal and State Governments, cultivate the friendship of for- eign nations, and be ready to make new treaties with all nations that may desirsto live in friend- 1y relationship with Mexico. Senor Lemus, President of Congress, replied 1o the insugural address of President Lerdo, and the Minieter of Spain made a specch in be- . half of the diplomatic corps. e AUSTRIA. Viexa, Dec, 12.—The Reichsrath resssembled to-dsy. The Doputies from Tyl aud Vorarl ‘berg Were absent. AFRICA. BeaLs, Dec. 12.—News havo beon received of Herr Mauch, the German explorer of Africa. He had arrived at Guilimane, on his way home, and was in good health. el CANADA. New Yomg, Dec. 12.—A letter from Gaspe Bay, dated the 6th instant, states that the light- Thouse on Anticosti Island, below Quobec, was completely destroyed in the late hurricane. The house of the lighthouse keoper was also de- stroyed, and Mr. Baxter, the keeper, his wife, 2nd six children, were all killed. ‘Several sma)l fishing vessels wero xlso wrecked on the island. ! COMMERCIAL. The National Convention at St. Louis. 8t. Lous, Dec. 12.~The National Commercial Convention was called to order at 10 o'clock, R, M. Bishop in tho chair. The Committee on Cre- dentials reported tho names of the delegntes from fifteen Slates—Ohio, Missouri, Jowa, Texas, Georgis, Indiana, Louisians, Kentucky, Tlllinois, Minnesots, Wisconsin, Ponnsylvania, Coloradd, Maryhnd, snd North Carolina. Tho Committeo on Permanent Organization reported the following: or Presidert, Bon, E. Crane, of Georgia, Vico Presidints—J. B. Drinkley, Maryiand; Wm. ‘Heelman, Indiana; R. M. Bishop, Ohio; Louis Eriegh, Minnesota; W. H. Weemes, Georgia; C. A. James, Tennoasce; W. K. Smith, Louisius; Thowas Allen, Missourl; 0. Van Winkle, Texss; H. 8. Hyatt, Towa! John A, Davis, Pennsslvanta; W. A. Btecle, Iliinols} E. H. Piammef, North Carolina; John Evans, Colora: do; H. Terbof, Kentucky. Hecrdaries—Clinton B. Fisk, of Missouri ; James . Taws, of Oblo. Recording Socretars—D, H. McAdam, of St. Louls. The Committao on Rules and Order of Bus- iness reported that the rules of the House of Representatives of tho United States should bo u]vgtnd for the govornment of the convention, with the modification that the propositions pre- s:nted be submitted in writing and_referred to sppropriateCommittoes without . debate, the spoakers to be limited to ten minutes; alao tho following subjects were recommended for dis- cussion: * First, Improvement of Western rivers, Becond. A ship canal aronnd_Niagara Falls, and the Fort St. Phillips Canal at {ho mouth of the Mississippi ver. Third, The Atiantic and Great Western Canal. Fourth, Fire and marine insurance, and regulation of risks in proportion to security. Fifth. Government regulation of railroad tarifrs, * Bixth, Aid to railroads by State or local authorities, Beventh, The neoessity for additional trans-con- | tinéntal raliroads, | - Eighth, Protection of forestand encourngement of tho cultivation of timber, Ninth, A National posial telograph. ‘After these subjects are disposed of nncy other proposition may bo brought before the, Conven- tion. Tho report was adopted. Mr. Grosvenor, of Bt. Louis, moyed to ap- point a committeo of seven on each topic men- tioned in tho above roport. Carried. Mr. Laws, of Cincinnati, offered o resolution, +which was sdopted, that a committeo of five be appointed to consider the propriety of 5 conoli- dation of all future commercial national conven- tions into s National Board of Trade. The Convention then took a recess to arrange all tho committees. AFTEBNOON SESSION. Aftera recess tho Pressident announced the following committaes : “To consider tho proprioty of consolidating the Com- ‘mereial Convention with tiie Natioual Board of Trado sames H. Taws, Barton Able, AL J. Bmith, E. A. ames. TImprovements of Western Rivers—Laws, of Ohios williams, of Towa; Sweetzer, of Indiana ; Voorhoeff, of Kentucky ; Davis, of Peunsylvania; Bain, of Missouri ; Van Winkle, of Texas, Ship Canal—Smith, of Louistana ; Davis, of Pennsyl- vanin; Carpenter, of Indiana; Voerhooff,of Ken- tucky ; Kingman, of Louisiana; Evans, of Texas; Place, of Obio. “Atiantic and Grest Western Canal—Weomes, Goorgis; e, Alissourd ; Abl ; Baldwin, In- diana, Firo and Marine Insurance Companies—Sells, Mis- souri ; Eckert, Webb and Ferguson, Kentucky ; Wool- ner, Indiana ; Ballingen, Towa ; Smith, Louisiana. Government Regulation of Railroad Tariffe—Hop- idng, Maryland: Converse, Pennsylvania; Bowman, Illinojs; Seater, Tennessce:; Check, Georgia; Latz how, Missourd ; 'Cronkhiede, Towa, . Ald to Railroads—Grosvenor, Missour; Ferguson, Eentucky; Hiedehach, Ohio; Roborts, Indiana ; Over- stalz, Ayer, and Richaidson, Missouri Smith, 'Louis- . ‘Trans-continental Railroad—Fisk, Maine; Eentucky ; Dorsey, Mursland; Burton, Obf uels, Georgia; Evans, Texas; Latzhow, Missol Forests and Timber.Growth—Mitchell, Ohio; Fow- ler, Indiana; Cornwall, Eentucky; Hyatt, Towa; Wa- terman, Wisconsin; Van Winkle, Texas; Kruger, Minnesota. National Postal Telegraph—\Wooley, Ohio; Sanford, Texas; Elifot, Indiana; Bovier, Kentucky; Allen, Misaouri ; Jumes, Tennessee; Evans, Texas, Mr. James, of Tennesseo, offered & resolution requesting Congress to approprinte $650,000 for the improvement of the Tennessce River, a8 recommended by the Engineor of the Bureau of the War Department. The following Committes_was appointed on Miscellaneous Business : Dorsey, Simpkinson, and Grosyenor. Mr. Richardson, of Missouri, offered a resolu- tion urging Congress to acquire, on_equitsble terms, all the telograph franchuses in the coun- try, and incorporate them in the present postal system. Mr. Brinkloy, of Missouri, offered a resolution for the appointment of & committee of three to ‘memorialize Congross to pass & law regulating the weight and measure of tin cans and wooden packages containing oystors, fruit, vogotables, etc. leforred to the Committee on Miscellane- ous Dusiness. Mr. Connor, of St. Louis, from the Special Committeo appointed to cohsider the question of a reorganization of the Indian Territory, re- poricd a memorial to Congress to establish o Territorial Government over the country knows a8 tho Indian Territory law, bringing the people thereof under the laws and juriediction of the United States on such o basis as will secure a homestead to the head of each Indian family, to gell tho remaining land on such terms as will induce tho rapid sottlement and development of tho Territory, the proceeds of such sales tobo held invested by the Government asa fund, tho interest of which shall be distributed annually and_equitably smong the soveral tribes, tho establishment of free schools to the end that tho Indians may learn the arts and occupations of civilized life. Mr. Sipman, of St. Louis, offered the follow- ing resolutions, which wore adopted under the suspension of the rules, to wit: That those States and localities which Lave not already adopted the system of public echools be earnest- 1y requested to give this subject an early and favorable consideration; thet public school edu- cation i the only correct method of thoroughly educating the masees of tho people; that public cducation is the only true system bg]\vhich the demands of sociely can beso thoroughly blended as to give successlul co-operation to mutual of- fort, and that the public school system is the only method by which the masses of the peoplo can be educated at an expense not exceeding the amount heretofore expended in the education of the few. Mr. James, of Tennessee, presented a resolu- tion declaring it inexpedient for the Government to take charge of the telegraph lines. The Committee on Canals submitted a report, stating that no project_of greater_ interest to one-third of the country had been laid beforethe Convention than that of a canal at Fort St, Phil- lip; that the surveys mado showed tho plan to Do feasible: that the interests of the South and West demanded the canal, and asking Congress for i“ appropriation sufficient to carry out the work. The Committee also recommended tho adop- tion of & resolution requesting Congress to ndofit such legislation at tho present segsion s shall secure the speedy comstruction of a ship cpélul around Nisgars Falls, on the American side. The Committes on tho Atl:\ntic\&: Great West- ern Canal reported & memorial to Congress .got= ting forth the great importance to the whole country of tho construction of a canal from Hunts¥ille, on the Tenneseeo River, to & point on the Coosa River, Georgis, about seventy-five ‘miles, which would afford_speedy and cheap transportation of the products of the great ‘West to the seaboard by & shorter and more re- liable route than any now existing. This report developed strong opposition on_tho part of sev- eral St. Louis apd New Orleans_gentlemen, be- causo it was asserted that grain conld not bo shipped in good order via tho Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico, owing to tbe humidity of the climate, and the report was recommitted for ‘modification. _The Committeo on Forests reported & resolu- tion requesting Congross to pass an amendatory act to that relating to tho Soldicrs' and Sailors® homesteads, containing o J)mviaion that all per- eons entitled to homesteads under that act, who shall cultivate five neres of timber of one year's growth, shall bo entitled to enter the same and Teccive o patent therefor. Adopted. A resolution _rccommonding doubling the enlaries of the President of the United States, heads of the Departments, and Judges of tho Supremo Court, was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Davis, of Pennsylvania, presented a reso- lution asking Congress to appropristd two million_dollars to determine by actual experi- ment the value of tho different modes for im- proving the navigation of our rivers to fully meet the requiremonts of commerce. Referred. 3ir. Davis, of Penneylvania, offered & reso- lution opposing the morging of this Convention into the National Board of Irade. Mr. Bighop, of Ohio, presented & regolution that the Legislatures of the States should pass penal laws, whero such do 1ot already oxist, for 1he punishment of those who issuo or negotiate spurious warehouse receipts; that there should be laws which will protect the holders of ware- Thouse recoipts in the safoty and integrity of tho property covered by such receipts,and that warehouse receipts be madenegotiablo like other commercial paper. On motion of Mr. Bain, of Missouri, the rules Jones, Tennessco; Bishop, Obio; Cornwall, Kentucky; Hurd, Illino} Bevier, Bam- were &usponded and the resolutions were &do?ed. % The Committee on Government Regulation of Railroad Freights reported a resolution urg- ing Congress to reserve, in all future grants of chartors or aid, the right to regulate freight and passengor tavift. _ A rcsolution was offered favoring the estab- lishment of & National Tribunal of Commerce by the eovommenz, to be sustained by the Govern- mert. Mr. Bishop, of Ohio, offered o_resolution, ap- roving the action of Congress in reducing tho luty on importe. r, Morrison, of Ponnsylvania, offered & To- solution, declaring the reduction of import daties beyond tho present limitation to be detri- mental to the intercsts of the trade and com- merce and labor of the country. Mr. Bain, of Missouri, offered an amendment asking Congress to establish a Department of s vl 0 wholo subject was reforred to a special Committeo of s " *Adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrorw. P R ‘War Department Weather Prognos= tications. ‘WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF B10N¥AL OFFICER, DIvisION OF TELEGRAMS AND Rrronts ror TuE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, WasmiNeToN, D. C.. Dec. 12.—Probabilities— For the Northiest and Upper Lakes, and thenco tothe Lower Missouri and Ohio River Valleys, clondy and warmer woathor, southwesterly winds and falling barometer. For tho Gulf and South Atlantic States, northwesterly wind, veer- ing to northeasterly and southeasterly, with high ‘prossure, generallyjclear and cold weather. Qver the Lower Lake and the Canadian region, sonthwesterly to southeasterly winds, lowor burometer, increasing ~ tempora- tare and partly. cloudy ‘weather, For the Middlo and Eastern States, northerly ‘winds, partly clondy woather, diminishing pres- sures, higher tomperature, with occasional snow on and off the cost north'of Capo May. After tho 15th inst., the display of cautionary signals at the lake ports will bo suspended for the winter, THE LATE HOLOCAUST. Further Particulars of the Fire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Death of Another Victim---Popular Indig- nation---Comments of the Press. Full Account of the Catastrophe by ails Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yoeg, Dec. 12,—The grester portion of the damage to the Fifth Avenue Hotel was dono by water. The fire did comparatively little. Tho farniture, carpets, etc., are largely injured. Tho amountofloss has not yet been estimated. The hotel is in good working order to-day, though one-third of the rooms are out of condi- tion. Tho propriotors state that the house will goon be all right. The injury was sustained on the Twenty-third street side. The loss of life is dacply deplored by tho proprietors of the hotel. 7o the Associated Press,] New Yonx, Dec. 12.—3 TFagan, o vic- tim of tno Fifth Avenuo Hotel fire, dicd in great agony at the Belloyuo Hospitel yesterdny—make ing twelvo deaths in all of servant girla. The fire originated, according to the evidence beforo the Fire Marshal, in & servants’ room on the third floor. _One of the proprietors says, how- ever, that the origin of tho firois not af all known. Another of the proprietors says that he ordered an alarm to be given after the discovery of the fire. Both are of the opinion that thio poor girls met their death from suffocation. The loss on the building will be only £10,000. ’é‘g{?flg&lmnmu is damaged to the extent of An eye-witness says there is no doubt that if the alarm had been sounded on the discovery of tho fire the girls would have been rescued. Tho goneral impression is that the hotel proprietors, in their anxiety to save the furniture and car- ots, wanted to put the fire out themselves. The oud’ and piorcing shrieks of the girls on the top floor were distinctly heard in the basement. At this time the fire had made great headway, but oven then the hotol employes, whose sttention was directed to_the great glare, ssid, © Ob, it's nothing ; ” and again, *‘These girls will scare the gueats if thoy go on in that way.” Goneral Shatler, o firo official, says that tho alarm was - not given soon enough. Chief En- gineer Perloy says taat the location of the fira was first telegraphed to him at 18 minutes past 11 o'clock. The firemen were on the ground five minutes later. He thinks there was an unac- countable delay at the hotel in giving the alarm. ,The tortuous ways of the interior of the building provented the firemen doing very effective ser- vice. The foreman of one cnmpang 8ays that at firat he was refused admittance to the hotel, with the oxcuse that they did not wish s panic among the guests. Ho finally insisted upon entering. Tho Fire Marahal eays that nothing like sufficient Premmtion had been taken to guard agsinst the 088 of life in the event of fire at the hotel, and that he finds no efforts wero made by th;f:o le in the hotel to rescue the girls. He thinks the suthorities were 80 concerned about the baggago of tho guests that human lives were forgotton. Besides, the workmen wore looking after bag- gage instead of attempting to Tescuo the endsn- gered people. An employe seys that he ineffec- tually endeavored to tear off the screws of the windows where the girls were confinod. Ovor 25,000 porsons went to tho Morguo yes- terday. The sights thero wero of the ghastliest character. The pross of the city calls for s thorough in- vestigation. The Herald heads its leading edi- torinithus: *The Fifth Avenue Holocaust—It ‘Was Criminal—Was It Murder ?"” and proceeds, inn longthy articlo, to strongly condomn the authoritics of the hotel for their conduct. Six bodies are yet unrecognized. Three of these cannot bo idontificd. Bome of the bodies look like mummies, they are so blackened. Thrae of tho rosstod victims were found ina room, as though burnod embracing each other. A great deal of indignation is manifested toward the suthorities at their course in sending the corpacs of the unfortunates to be stared at, in their horrid disfigurement,at the Mor}ms, which is intended only for the reception of unknown dead persons. ‘Some charitably disposed citizons propose aid to tho relatives of the burned. _ from the New York: Herald, Dec. 11, A little after 11 o’clock last night one of the servants, whose duty it is to ‘‘watch” all night in one of the upper hallweys of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, discovered smoke_issuing from the stair- Way immediately beneath her, and on runnin down to see what was the cause was con!rontes by a dense cloud of thick, blinding smoke, that cime up through the openings in Htful gusts, one after another in quick succession. Realizing the danger in an_instant, she ran down stairs, shricking, ** Fire! fire!” at the top of her voice. At every step she took doors were opemed to the right and to the left, and the esdy frightened guests Tushed out half-clad, all clam- oring to know what had Lappened. But the girl ran on, still shrieking Fire! firo” in piercing tones, and on every hallway she met some sther “yatcher,” who, having slreandy noticed the smoke, joined her in waking up theguests. The smoke by this time had spread itself in eve part of the hotel and had becomo stifling enong te alarm even those who had not been awakened by the outcries of the servant. A Herald re- porter, happening to be passing the hotel at the time 'and moticing the smoke curling out into the street in little blue clouds under the doors, ran in to ascertain the causo. Without, 88 Lie gob off the car, there as nothing going oh more than usual, People were coming from placos of smusement in couples, laughing gayly, and carriages wero standing at_the curb, snd men stood on the corner. chatting a8 usual, no one's attention having apparently as yet been attracted to the smoke. Once inside the vestibule it became evi- dont that something out of the ordinary had occurred. The clerks looked snxious, and o group of men stood around the marble counter pestoring them with questions, They were all guests of the hotel, and to everyone the clerk Thado the same reply: There is nothing to be scared about ; it's only a little firein the laun- dry.” Strange to ssy, tho majority of the men soemed to tako mathors vory easy and ono of them very coolly remarked, ¢ Woll, my folks 2 all o the parlor floor. ' I can éasy got ab them." Meantwhile the smoke became more and more dense, and down stairs, in the neighborhood of the billiard-room, o sound as of rushing water ominously echoed in the halls. The reporter at once mado his way below, and, following the courso of & huge Indis-rubber hose-pipe that led from the firc-engine room, at the foot of the stairs, toand out of one of the windows going to the area at tho west end of the billiard-room, wasg goon between the two walls of the w!ngs 0. the building, in the open sir. Tho noise of the rushing water, as it fell from ono of the upper stories, was almost desfening, and the smoke was positively suffocating. Abovo the din and confusion could be heard tho screams of Women, and the crying and loud-weeping of others, coming from the direction of the girls' attic, in tho top-story on tho Twenty-third street side. Retracing his steps the reporter again roached the office. ' By this time thero was quite a crowd of peoplo in the vestibulo, all askiny one enother whether thero was auy danger, and DO one seeming to know mylhini about whore the fire S Fo guests, 100, hed now become thor- oughly slarmed. 'The hsll leading from tho Tyents-third streot entrance was darkened with trunks, boxes and bnggaxg‘e of all flescnghen, and st every step ono took amid the now lind- ing smoke, which prevented ono person at ono cond of the hall from sceing another at the other end, ho was sure to run against some half- frantio guest, who, carpot-bag in hand, was mak- ing the most violent efforts to reach tho door. Tho hallway was drenched with water, which Joured down in o perfect stream from tho upper Hoors. During all this time, bo it known, no- body had been sent out to givo an alarm to tho Firo Department, and fally half an hour was al- owed to go by without any one connectod with 1he hotel thinking it worth his whils to call for the firemen. i i It was now very near 12 o'clock- and a police- man passiog by moticed tho confusion in the offico, learncd_its cause, rushed out and gave the alarm, and in & minute the engines were thundering in front of the house. But much precious time had beon lost, and to_all appear- ances the fire on the Twenty-third street side on tho upper stories had gained se- rious hendway, snd overything was confusion in overy part of the building. On the parlor floors tho “guests_wero gll assombled in shivering roups, their baggage all strewn about in con- used 'massos, trunks, valises, hat-boxes, and ‘baskets being piled np horo and there whichever wWay one turn Many of the Ipdios wore in tho - 8] The wildest state of excitement, and were i Sously through sheor fear aadhorror, Tho e, at loast the greater portion of them, appeared as frightened as the women, and ran ngouh here, there, and everywhere in the halls, not exactly knowing what they wanted, and yet afraid to Teave tho floor for fear of something worse be- low. The carpets were Bonking. with water. and 23 one deshed his way through the affrighted crowds the water was splashed about aa if from s road puddle. ¢ Come hers,” snid s gentleman who met the reporter on his way to the third floor. “‘Isn't this terrible?” And the sight that met the re- porter's eyes was roally heartrending. On the wet carpet in the hallway, just off the main parlor floor, Iaya poor_sorvant girl half clad, writhing in tortureand presegting the moat hideous’ appenrance. Bho was covered with burns and bruises from head to foot, and looked 28 thongh she had been smeared with blood. It appears she had beon found by the firemen in the attic and was carried down and left where the reporter bebeld herin her sgony. Some Lkind person, in the absence of a doctor (nome could be found at the time), had attempted to assuage her sufferings by pouring sweet oil over her body. It was truly & sickening sight, “Are you suifering ?” she Was asked. The lips of the poor creature opened slowly, the head wos halt raised from the carpet, and as it fell back heavily, & groan escaped the swollen lips, as sho uttered the words, * My God, but this is horri- ble.” Andindeed it was hegrible. Fancy the icturo. The body writhing S the carpot ; the usy crowd about, each one intent only on his own eafety, and no one near but a few young men, attracted by curiosity to thohorriblo scene, and a little boy, who, pale and affrighted, held & candle over the body, 8o that the girl might not ‘be trampled upon by passers by. A pillow was procured for the poor thing finally by the gentleman who first called the reporter’s attontion to the unfortunate cresture’s condi- tion, and there she was left at midnight. Onco the firemen and police had arrived, the hose was immediately dragged up the stairs, and they went to resumeork. And serious work it was. In the neighborhood of the attic the smoke was g0 dense that for a time they were unable tomake their way though the halls. Meanwhile the shrieks of” the servant-girls in the upper stories were heartrending. Cry after ery of distress rent the air, and the firemen, re- doubling their exertions, dragged the hose after them, bravely fighting their way through the denso smoke, one relieving another as fast 58 the foremost man was overcomo and had to fall back to escape suffocation. It was s bitter fight, and the nearer the fire- men got to the top floor the loudor and_shriller became the shrieks of the servants in the attic. 1t was reached finally, but when it was reached 10 cry issued from the blinding smoke. All was still as death, the splashing of the water from the hose alone breaking the death-like silence. And it was the silence of death, for, a8 the light of the lanterns for a moment bafled the smoke, there were descried the dead bodies of thirteen men and women.- The fire had done its awful work before the cry of sgony could be answered. | At 2 o’clock, the excitement in the vicinity of the hotel had somewhat subeided, but still & throng circled the line of police that stretched from the corner of Twenty-thirdstreet to that of Twenty-fourth, and extended about a bundred feet from the portico. The hose were laid through the corridors, which were literally flooded, and up the long flights of stairs and thronugh the halls, which were all covered with new carpets, but wero nevertheloss soaked with with water. . In the lower vostible, the groups of guests and strangers were all assembled, condoling with ome another with half grim humor on the misfortunes of the occasion, gomo of which were indeed possessed of & quite laughsble tint. But there were stories of deaths which occurred in the smothering smoke of the rooms up stairs that chilled the blood and quickly extinguished tho brief smiles that were excited by the merriment of light-headed “gports” who talked of the frights and fates of others with questionable nonchalance. Outside, the extent and condition of the fire could be ascertained, at this time, in the street. At the southwest corner of the building, the flames were still crackling through the roof with an ominous red glow ; but on this spdt there were concentrated six or eight streams of water, which offectually did_their work of slowly quenching the fire. ‘The lurid light was vividly reflected on the empty windows of the Nathan mansion op- posite, which had so long been closed to the flowm of dsy, sinco the terrible episodo 1n its istory. On the stoop was crowded & donse ‘mass of people, whose faces reflected the flicker of the flames. Occasionally a lady, supported on the arm of a gentleman, and bearing shawls, bngs, and other articles rudely enstched from their rooms, &uaed by the policemen, and went off toward other portions of the city. The en- gines wera still working away with energy, but for tho time there was apparently no prospect of further damage. . —_——— INDIANAPOLIS. The Calumct Dam—The State to take Mcasurcs to Have it Removed. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Inpanarouss, Dec. 12.—~The Calumet Dam scross the Calumet River, Blue Island, I, twelve miles southwest of Chicago, was built thirty years ago without the knowledge of the citizens or authorities of the Btate of Indians, and in violation of their rights, for the purpose of supplying the Mlinois Cansl with water. This causes the water to back np for many miles, and 58 consequence all that portion of Lake and Por- ter Counties, Ind., through which this stresmran, was completely inundated, coursing over nineey 5,000 acres of land, and rendering it almost en- tirely worthless. The subject has been one of considerable correspondence between the xec~ utives of Indiana and Iilinois during the past thirty years, but with no resultsuntil two years 8go._ Then the Legislature of this Btate passed a resolution setting forth the damage done to this State by this dam, and praying that, in consequence of the Lllincis Canal having racently obtained an abundant supply of water through the Chicago River from Lake Michigan, and that the Logiafit\ua of Tlinois abate the nuisance by {earing away the dam referred to. _George Bates sont Judge Osborne and Major W. H. Calking to Springfield, I, with this resolution, which &vamm’ Palmer laid before the Tegislature with & special message, advocating the immediste removal of the dam, and the Leg- islature ordered.the Canal Commissioners to carry out the resolution without delay, which they procecded to do, but were prevented by the owners of s small mill property, to whom they iad loased water power, who had obtained an injunction from some Chicago Court ntoppu:g 21! procasdings in that direction, They effeck some compromise, however, and “out the dam down two feet, but the amount of land drained thereby is scarcely per- ceptible. The dam should be forn awsy. overnor Baker has directed the ZAttorney Genoral to proceed to Chicago to ssceriain upon what ground the injunction. was issued, and, it possible, to have it dissolved. If the mill-own- ers referred to acquired rights under any act of the Canal Commissioners, the State of Illinois should relieve them, and thus do an act of tardy justice to this Btate, by relieving us of s nuis- ance that not only renders worthless 75,000 aores of good land, but prevents emigration to thoso counties, in_consequence of the malarious dis- eases caused by this immense body of almost stagnant water, covering msny square miles of territory. NEW YORK. Faneral of S.N. Pike—The Oil Refin- ers—Xmportant Decision—Italian Im= migrants—Sale of Condemned Ves= scls—Another Will of Horace Grecleys Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yong, Dec. 12.—Tho avalanche of Italian boggars continues. Four hundred and thirty- seven morearrived to-dsy, making in all since Nov. 8, by official connt, 1,899. Several hundred more aro crossing tho Atlantic, and over a thousand aro awaiting transportation at Genoa and Naples. A rumor afloat has it that these immigrants are banditti and carbonari of the worst type, but thefact is they are vagrants shipped here by somo mysterious syater. Ttalisn Consul hero says the immi- grants _ are mostly Calabrisns not a bad class, though poor snd unskilled. He says the movement is inde] i endsnetot ncny Go{- ornment rogulation. The Emigration Commit- e thin sty bave requesied Secratary Fish t0 telograph to Nomo to ask that this heaty burdon on New York charity may nobbe increased. There is another will of Mr. Greeley, of the date of September, 1857. The Hon. W. E. Tobinson, of Brogklyn, was then his lawyer, and 80 continuaed until he retired from practice. The will is i Robinson’s__hand-writing from s rough draft in Mr. Greeley's own hand. Both draft-and will are in Mr. Rob- ineon's possession. It is witnessed by Isaac Dayton and Wm. A. Courser, who thea, with Mr. Robinson, had offices in the Importers' and Traders’ Bank Building, 267 Brosdway. In this ill, 3fr. Greoloy made bequests to his wife, to anch of his children, to his father, Zaccheus V., to his sisters Arnunds, Esther, and Margaret, fo his brothor Nathan B., and his ifo, Rumarna, and their sons David, Horace, and Oscar, to the People’s College, to the Uni- vorsalist College; to Obadish A. Bowe, to Avel C, Thomas, to sustain Christisn circles; to Thomas M. Sawyer, for infirm and aged Univer- snlist clorgymen, | Ho sppointed his friends, Robert, M. Ktrebeigh, Richard H. Manning, W. E. Robindon, Marous Spring, Dudloy 8. Grego- 17, and Richard Blatchford, his oxecators. Hr. regory he designates as “the generous patron and friend of my early days of poverty and trial.” ‘Whether this will llZm 1::::9 in the Courts, is mnot yet known. EDWIN FORREST. PSnfldcn Death of the Great Actor. :m:umu‘m? Dec. 12.—Edwin Forrest, the tragedian, fell dead this morning, while dress- ing, at gm mséflence in North Broad street. . Forrest’s servants repai is room bofore 10 o'clock mnmmfiage?..'fl?v’:uum than his usual hour for coming down. They found bim lying on his bed, spparantly suffering from apoplexy. Mir. Forrest had been exercising with domb-bells, and had evidently nearly com- pleted dressing, having been .ajmfmg his neck- tie when overpowered. He died in about half an hour after being discovered. He leaves no immediate rolatives, his only sister having died geveral years since. s FIRES. Destruction of Property Yesteraay. Gaxva, 1L, Dec. 12.—Galva has again been visited by another destructive fire. Flames were discovered this morning about 8 o'clock is- sming from the basement of the brick buildin, on Exchange stresty owned by Flansb 3 Mack, and occupied by Thomss Nyburg’s soloon. and Anderson & Engstrand, boot and shoe deal- ers. The flames made such rapid progress be~ fore the arrival of suflicient aid that it was im- possible to subdue them, and the building, with all its contents, was Qestroyed, and it was only Dy the most strenuous efforts that the adjoining buildings, which were of wood, were saved. Tho total loss will reach $9,000, divided as follows: Flansburg & Mack 84,000, no insurance ; And Bon Engstrand $4,000, with 91,000 in- surance in the Hariford Fire Insur- ance Company; Thomas Nyburg, 1,000, no i surance. That the fira i8 the work of incen- diaries there seems to be no doubt. Two Swedes, named Jonas Naslund and Erick Lilja, have been arrested, and circumstances point to them 88 being the guilty parties. Several others are at:apecmd, and the suthorities are in pursuit of em. ‘Special Despatch to The Chicage_Tribune. -cHFIELD, Ll., Dec. 12.—At 5 o'clock, this morning, a fire broke ont in McLennan’s *Cri- terion " Mills and Warehouse in this city, to- tally destroging the buildings and their contents. The fire, which is_still g, though under entire control, was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. A largo amount of grain was in store. The loss is estimated at upward of- $15,000, with about 36,000 insarance. - i e ) MISCELLANEOUS CITY NEWS. The managers of the Pullman Palace Car Company pogitively assert that; there is no truth in the rumor that the general offices of the Com~ pany are to be removed from this city. They 8y that no such thing has ever beon thought of 3 that the Company was formed under the Jaws of the State of Tinpis, with their general ofices in Chicago, whore they shall ever remain, “The Chicago, Pokin & Southwestern Railroad will commente running passenger trains next week. The road will bo operated so a8 to_con- nect with all passenger trains on the Fox River Branch of the Chicago, Burlington & -Quincy Railroad. Commencing st Chicago, the followisg. .~ are the stations along the lino: = Chicago, Au- ors, Ottaws, Streator, Reading, Aucons, Tong Point, Dans, Minonk, Benson, Roanoke, Enrcks, Cruger, Washiogton, Morton, Groveland, Pekin. e BORN. BROMILOW.Nov. 31, at Brighton lo Sands, near Liv- crpool, Englond, tho wifa of E. E. Bromilow, of Chicago, of a son.. DIED. A A A AN~ AAN AN AR HAFKEMEYER—Dec. 13, 187, Ellon R. Kalkemeyer, dnughter of R.H. Champion, of Now Digglogs, Wis., and’vito of Cliatlos Hofkemoyer, praneral from home, 18} Souih Morgazat,, Ohleago, 00, o 0. 2% New York, Harrisburg, Galens, and £t Lauls pa- ‘pers plesse copy. BARRETT—At T Fosterst., Doc.13, Amands G., wifo of Thomas K. Barrett. DIMOND—On Thursday morning, Dec. 1, 187, Kata P., wito of A. 8. Dimond, Sears. Tunoral services at the residence, 1180 Stato-st., Satur- daymorning, Deo. 14, at 10 o'clock. ‘WHALEN—Bridget Doyle, wio of Edward Whalen, Dgo. i3, atggn mo ineval will take placo st No.7 Nebraska-st., at 9 o'clock, Doo. 14, 1873 AUCTION SALE! By ELISON & FOSTER. The Great Sale BY AUCTION OF ELEGANT MARBLE STATUARY, BEAUTIFUL Bronzes and Clocks WILL TAKE PLACE ON Friday Afternoon and Evening, December 13, At3and 7 1-2 o’clock, at Store 57 Green-gt.y corner of Madison-st. Salo will continue from day to day until tho entiro col~ fifal gopds acs sold. Toctian of thess bengt i AP FOSTER, Auctionsors. | By GEO. P. GORE & CO. 2, 24, snd 2§ East Randolph-st. AT ATUCTION, Parlor and Chamber Bets, Wardrobes, Bu« Toaus, Bedsteads, Sofas, Lounges, Extension Tables, Chairs, Bockers, Honsehold Farniture from several Dellings, W. @. Grockery, Yellow and Eooking“'gVé::s 200 round corner Bedsteads, 40 rol Pets, 50 Extension Tables in the white. AT 10 0'0LOCK, 900 Mirrors, sold for Whomt it may coneeRy. Pianos, 30 Show Cases. On Saturdsy, Desu 14, at 9 1-2 o’clock. G. P. GORE & CO., Auctloncers. WIL A, BUTTERS & CO. By 85, .13’ sgggcw-n. Mr. Alex. Von Wendt's UNPARALLELED GOLLECTION OF PAINTINGS Now on Exhibition ; AT NO. 228 STATE-ST., ‘WILL BE SOLD ON ‘Wednesday Afternoon, Dec.18. i OLD PAPERS,. 1n packages of 100, clean and whole, for saly H. H. CHANDLER & CO8 Newspaper Advertising Agency, ‘Room 3, 124 South Clark-8t. i 200 BARRELS Of the (Star) Brand of the BANDMAN ARTIFIOIATL N "3 PORTLAND CEMENT for sals ‘s,}‘o‘m SHPARY JRTL {ENT 1 3 0., ~ Milwaukeo, Wis. at —————— Advertisements Received Too Late for Clgasi- fieatlon. "ANTED — A FIRST-CLASS =~ DECORATIVE Painter; Fronchman proforred; nono nced apply xposiencs. ah : A unloes having ozpoclence, 214, Ao OHNL Hoom ed ‘Honoro Blook. ANTED—TO PURCHASE—-A STOCK OF DRY Zoods ot grocories, by n. nced business maz. with a capital of $35,000 to 340, Chiosgo property, Saah o e Sosss, Daving & O adio wall established. Address Y 79, Tribuns 3 ADISON-ST. BUS oftice. The finder will bé snit~ L O o) IR tho ofice cf tho Shormuag, ably rawarded by leating 4 Houses