Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1873, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN SUN JANUARY 5, 1873. 'WASHINGTON, & Mormon Prophet Ventilates - Himself on the Re-Elec- H tion of Grant Boutwell Expects that Future "' Debt Statements Will Show an In- crease. He Believes Congress Did 5 Wrong in Reducing the Taxes Last Winter. Three Hundred' Revenue Assessors " Out of Office, and More to s Follow. A Cordwood Claim for $375,000. Special Despatch to The Chicago Trivune. A MORMON OPINION. WasursoToN, Jan. 4—Rev. Orson Hyds, one -of tho most conspicuous lights in the Mormon Church, and holding high official relations with “Brigham Young, writes tho following to tho Tvening Star of this city, under date of Senrxa Crry, Dec. 18,—While considering the rc- «clection of Br. Grant, I asked mysclf the following uestion: * What shall bo the fute of the Latter-Day b gah:t! in Utah during his present and incoming admin- istration? - Pending tho reflections connected with tho foregoing question, some spirit came on me, and said, Tu very deed, for this cause I have raised him up to £aow in him my power, &nd that my name may be de- throughout al: the earth.” Sometimes the of rulers are softened toward God's le for their good, and iben sgiin they aro hardened for greater ultimate good toward them, and are the honor 2nd glory of His Exalted Name. The numer- -ons devastating fires thai occur in these deys throughout the land, with balls of firo sometimes .seen io ply through tho atmosphers, and storms that epread dovastation on eea snd land, ‘wasting epidemic upon wan and beast, ought to whis- per in the ears of tho rulers of this world ss effectual & warning as wfim ho plagues upon Egyptin the days ‘of Pharacsh dnd his sorvapta, that & is the yearof the Lord’s vengeance for ihie controversy of Zion, and that a_consumption is dotermined upon all 1he carth, wherefore X do beseech them for their own _gakes, 28 well as ours, {0 perinit us o Solyo our own oblem without op{:fl'dng us with extra or special egislation iending to bhind us down under foreign snd unfricndly taskmasters. BOWEN VERSUS DELARGE. " Tt is at Inst promised that tho Honso Commit- tes on Elections will decide during the next fort- _ night the notorious contested case of Bowen ts. * Delarge, .the Iatter being tho sitting member who has drawn bis ealary with faithful punetu- ality, amoninting, including mileage and sti- tionery, to abont $12,000. ¥ rhere it Tittle doubt now that Bowen will bo given the seat, when his first cervice will be to draw his two yoars’ selary, A lnrge amonnt will also be required to pay the ‘expenses of collecting the testimony. - = BOUTWELL 0¥ THEE DLBT. LS Secrotary Bontwell, in 8 xeeent conversation Jon the subject of the public debt, said ho would ot be greatly astonished if there were not fur- ther apparent increases of tho indobtodness of Govornment heresftor. Mr. Boutwell, it Is ‘stated, still adheres to his opinion of Isst year, that it was unwiso to reduce the taxcs {0 such an cxtent ns was done last winter, through the ef- Sorts, mainly, of Senator Shorman. A CORD-WOOD CLADL Tho clsim of Mrs. Fitzhugh, of Virginia, for 875,000 againat tha Government for wood cut on bz famn for the srmy, sppears to be near & _‘settlement. The justice of the claim ia already established, and all that is lacking is satis- factory proof of tha loyalty of tho claimant. Shio is an invalid, and the members of theSouth- ern Claims Comumission went to her farm, yes- terday, to take sdditionsl testimony. Tho case Thas been an intoresting one from the beginning. : EVENUE MATTERS, The number of Aseistant Assessors as ascer- ‘asined at the Internal Rovenue Dareau it being rapidly cut down, and it is_expected the reduc- tion will require lass time than ab first supposed. Nealy thceo hundred, wore discharged ‘during ko month of December. The number yet in service is 1,110, Most of the reduction thus far hzs beon in tho Western States ; bub as soon as the fruit-distilling _cases, which will ba_sbout the Jatter part of this month, & Jerge reduction “«in the force will be made in the Southern States, ‘where the fruit distillers are located. In ono district alope in that section, there were 300 xovenue officers swployed. The entira force of ‘Asgessors and Assistants will be dispensed with Jiv the firet of July, tnder the new law. Iz Secretary Fish has been confined to his house for several days by an attack of chills and fever. THE FOREIGN PORTFOLIO. It is stated that tho President hos not men- tioned Hon. W. 1. Evarts s Mr. Fish's succes- por a8 Secrotary of State. . EU-ELUX PARDOXS. ) The President, fo-dny, pardoned David Rain- “phaw and Galbraith Hambright, both of South Carolina, sérving out Lerms of jmprisonment in the Albsiny Ponitentiary for Eu-Klux crimes. The former was sentenced for eight and the lat- ter for two yeara. ‘POSTAL BLEVICE. ' . . Postal servico has beon ordered en the Chicago & Northwesicrn Railway from Stanvood to Tip- ton, Jows, nine miles, commencing Jan. 16, Pay 0ot fizod. & (70 the Associated Preas.] s THE IINT TAEEN. , VASEINGTON, Jan. 4.—A privatoe tele; New Orleans says that tho Custom Houso em- Ployes who are membera of tho Legislaturo have Tesigned, been removed, or suspended. The whove is anticipatory of tho Preeident's order, £oon to be issued, forbidding the holding of any Btate or other office by Governmont officials. 2 PER CONTRA. : * NEW OnrEaxs, Jen. 4.—Caroful inquiry into the facts do not show tisst there is auy truth in the statement tclcfimphed from Washington that the Cnstom Houso . omployes hed ro- i their ceats in_ tbo | Kellng(i Legis- Iaturc. Stch resignation, it is ~ beiieved, would break the quornm in tho Beuate. Postmaster Lowell, Surveyor Ingrabam, the two Derwigs and Sypler took part in_ {ho legislative proceedings to-dsy. Tt is understood all the Custom Houso members have leave of sbsence from the Custom House during the session of 2be Legialatare. THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications. Wi DepARTMENT, OFFICE- OF THE CHIEF B1o¥sr OFrices. DrvisioN oF TELEGRAMS AND Reromts FoB TRE -DENZFIT o CoMMERCE, Wasnmvoroy, D. C.; Jan. 4.—Probabilitics— For the Middla States, portheasterly to wdnth- easterly winds and increasiug cloudiness, with snow over tho northem portion on Sundey afterncon aud night, and probab;y Iain over tho scuthern portion on Sondav nigut. For tho Sontlern ~8tates east of Mississippi, east- eriy ond sontheasterly winds, clondy weather and rain. Tor ~ Ohio, Indizns, and Tilinois, northeriy o easterly winds, clondy weather and rain, excopt snow for the northern' portion. For tho Upper Lake region, northerly inds veering to essterly, clondy westher, light snow. From Kcnsas and Missouri to Minnesota rising barometer, winds shifting to - northerly und westesly, . falling temperaturo and clearing eather, these conditions extending esstwa: and over probably the entire Missiesippi Valles. : Loursvies, Ky, Jan. .—A heavy snow bhas been falling eince 10 o'clock. “Lraveeworrm, Kan., Jau. 4.—Snow com- menced falling at 7 o'clock this morning, and clared ‘hearts from hi2s been ,falling uncessingly sinco that time, liilhtlnm and the trsins aro all de- 3 : Telegraphic Brevitics - Coptain Emil, one of the proprietors of the hrewery in e, in kindly consideration of the feclings of the bereaved family, hss offered = reward of £25 for the recovery of the body of Tienry $mith, tho beer-wagon driver, who was drowned 1asi Thursdsy evening in an ttempt to zord the Litile Vermillion River. Augustus Calvert, of Nashville, Tenn., 12 years of age, was accidentally poisoned on Fri- day. He felf, and his_elbojr struck in & percel of wet meal mixed with strychoine. The boy 83 oating & piece of proad af the time, brushed oft tho meil thet and continued his cating. He was poisoned by thestrychnino which got on Lis band cnd was communicated to his bread. o died yesterday sfternoont. Small-pox js prevalent at Argyle, Deerficld, and Yarmouthtown, N, B, In the laiter place six deaths are reportod. Burglara cut & }.\ole l.hrm;?h the floor of C. C. Corbett’s store &t Vieana, Ifl., on Friday night, from beneath the building, and carried off 400 worth of dry gooda and clotbing. o cluoto the robbers. ¥ Thero wera_¢ixty deaths from small-pox dur- ing the past woek in Boston.. A new commo- dious emall-pox hoepital hag beon erected and finished within six days on the sife of the one recently burnod. The ¢aso of Cathenrt 0. Taglor, city oditor of Forney's Press, Philadelphia, who was _convict- |_ &d of libel, has been postponeduntil Friday next, when tho motion for & new-trial will be ar- ed. « : 5k despatch from Sir Bart1s rero, dated Aden, Egypt, Jan. 4, saya: “Iwill lesve in the En -chantress for Zanzitar at 5 o'clock o-night.” WALL STREET. Commercial and Financial Review forthe Past Week-Business Yestere day. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. NEW Yong, Jan. 4.—Tho past week, fnancial- Iy, has been dull. The stringency in money has continued, although at the close loans were somewhat easier. Tho groat balk of businoss "on call has been at 1-16 {0 516, and on some days the market was extremely close ot these high rates. To-day, money was in better sup- ply, especielly to tho losding bank- ers, who Lsd Government bonds to offer 08 collatoral. At this time Iast year the Sub-Treasury reported a gold bal- anca of 864,000,000, and & currency balance of §6,900,000. At the close of business last even- ing, the Tressury roported a gold balanco of £10,250,000, and s currency balance of $20,000,- 000. Gold speculation during the “week has been tame, and the price doclined from 1123 to 1115, Foreign exchanges have beon quiet, and closed ot & slight decline from tho opening rates. Tho stock markot has been quiet, and most of tha operationa were cétered in o fow siocks. Tho fluctuntions have beon much fosior -than ueual, the grestost fluctustion of tho weok being ouly $1f per cont. Inmost cases, the changes were only about 1 por cent. _Erie has_improved s litlo during {ho week. Westorn Union sill exhibita appiehensions of thio postal telograph. The bank statement is fevorable. MONEY. Money was essier, to-day, and declined to 4 por cent at the close, although the bulk of busi- ness was at 7 to 1-32. Mercantile paper, the last tobe affected in any chango of the money mar- keet, is still dull, leading names boing hold at 10 to12. Tho monoy market is slowly but steadily tending towards caso and lower rates. aorn. Gold ruled quiot and firmer at 11154@111%. BONDS. Government bonds closed firm, but quict. Tho fcreign bankers who purchased quito liber- ally yeaterday were out of the market to-dey, but this element was compensated for by an ad- vapcein pold. 18316s sold at 11s34; 18638, new, at 1133¢ ; 1667s at 113}(@118%. STOCKS, The stock market doclined in the aficrnoon, and closed hoavy. ¥ PRODTCE.: . Holdors of flour, owing to the continued light arrivals, are vory firm, but the inquiry is limited. Low gradesaro held higher; other gradesstrong. Good Liverpool in fair request. Wheat at the opening was hold Lighor, with o fair demand for spring for export. .Winter scarco and firmer. Fho tharket clasca auiat but fina at the advance, the demand beiug chiefly for export. Winter i not o freoly offored. Tork wis frm and o lLitfle moro se- tive for fature st sn advanced bid. Now mess is quoted ab $13.75 cosh For futuro delivery, 500 brls for February at 13.25. Cat meaté—Mokled Lama aro very frm, city 15b averago quoted at 9%fc. Dry salted shouldera sold to the extont .of 100 boxes for January at 43¢c, Bacon is quiok; 500 bozes long sud short clar for Februsey sold at Gdo; 75 boxes long.clear on the spot at 63¢c. Bhort clear is quoted at Tigc. Lard is_firmer, with salos of about 500 fcs at 77/(,5 for Western on the spot, and T3 for city. For fatura delivery, D00 tes toarrive in February at e NEW YORK. ) Closing Up of a Disrcputablo Theatre-- Dilled His other-insLawe=Iible Som ciety=-Nisccllaneous Local News. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Jan. 4.—Tho Canterbury Thostro on Broedway, recently a concert saloon, has feiled and will bo closed out at auction next week. Its performences have becn vulgar be- yond precedent, its former corps of fifty waiter girls figuring in & programme of shamelessness and indscent dinlogue. It issomething to the credit of New York, that tho placo has never hed o paying nudience since it opened. [To the Associated Preas.) New York, Jan. 4.—The historian Froude sails to-day for England. At Newark, N. J,, on_Thursday night, s man ‘beat out the brains of his mother-in-law with an iron bar. Ovwing fo the large arrivals of destitute Ital- jans, 1,000 more being expected the Commis- sioncrs of Emigration are congidering measurcs for anlufiug the accommodations on Ward's iI:‘Innfld. There aro 800 Italians slready on the and. - At o moeting of the Doerd of Mensgers of the Amorican Bible Socloty, yesterdey, four new nuxiliarics wero recoguized: Ons i Georgia; ono in Nebrazkn, and two in Alsbama. Gratify- ing reports wera received from various points. “fho funcrals of Margarat sud Mary Donobue, £ victims of tho Contre sireet fire, ook place fhis aftornoon. At = final mesting of the Ansistant Aldermen, to-dny, and_unsucceksful atfompt wes mado 60 pass 2 recolutipn suthorizing the stzeet railroads %o run dummy eagines. | . A Shpriff's oflicor ut thy Courtof Oyorand Termiter, to-day, brutally aseaulted a reporter, who songht adniissionto the Court to witnoss tho Stokea trisl. This afterfoon, fivo prisonors attempted to escapo from Ward’s Island in a small boat, but wero procipitated into tho water by the drifting jee. 'Cwoof them, females, were drowned, but tha others wero rescued. sl v » FATAL FUN, A Yonng Yowan Compelled to s’lay ¢ Mfuzeppa 77 for the Amusement of n Drusnjien Crowd--IHe Dies from the Eficcts of Their RBarbarity. Speciat Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Duscauz, Towa, Jan. 4.—0n _Thursday night, tho village of Wadens, near Elkedor, Clayton County, Iows, was tho ecene of o terriblo tragedy. Some young men bent on mischicf, sniong whom was Garrett Dorland, a youth of 17, serenaded & newly-married couplo, after which thiey visited the neighboring ealoons, and drapk frecly, becoming boisterous and more mischievpus than ever. On Dorland's starting for home on sccount of not fecling well, thoy opposed him and progured & horse, on which they tied him with ropes sud thonge, dis- regarding is cries and the. plunging of the fow furiona besst, This accomplished, they r0d0 him through tho stroots, which was kept up for somo fime, &fter wrhich, with much troable, thoy pat him on ferra firma, -but find- ing him unconscious, ho was conveyed to the house of ons Lockard, where, after & fow in- offectual attempis at Teviving him, ho was wrap- cd up in o blanket cha Jeft. In the moming 10 was found cold in destl, FFith bloody froth at his mouth, Tho affair is belng thoroughly in- ~vetigatod to 6eo whether deatl was tho Tesult of drinking and of exposure in that terzibls mid- night ride. It Is expected that those by whoso ‘mcans his deatli was brought sbont will all be punished. FIENDISH; Diabolicdl Attempt to Poison o Fam- ily With Arsenic, §r. Louts. Jan. 4.—A special to the Demacrat fropa Decatur, 111, says the family of 4. Culp, consistiug of Boved persons, were taken violently sick immedistsls after breakfastyesterday morn- ing, tho symptoms Lejng those of poison. Dr. Chonoweth investigated (16 matter, and found & paper containing arsenic dépcsitad in a pump, the water from which had been” usad .in makiny coffeg for breekfast. Tho family were vors sick. but at last accounts were out of darger. XNo clue a3 to wbzg'nb tho grgonio in the pump bas ‘been discover: STOKES. Fisl’s Assassin - Found Guilty of - Murder in the First - Degrees Arguments for the Prosecu- tion and Defence. The Judge’s Charge to the Jury. Sgeciul Despatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, - KEw Yorg, Jan, 4.—The closing’ stages of Stoles socond trinl have arrived, and tho public interost in tho caso is reawnkoned. Lyman Tre- maine's argument for the defence hasbeen a long and powerful effort, socking to provo that Stokes thot in self-defence, ‘gnd is blamelcss. The prosecution in openihg, to-day, insisted that ihe murder was premeditated for at leact one yesr.. Thoso who havo followed tho trial mest Closely anticipato a verdict of eithor murder in tho second degree, or anothor dissgraement. (To the Astociated Presa.] 5 . FOR TUE DETENCE. Great crowds gathered sronnd_tho Court of Oser and Terminor to-daywhen Mr. Tromaino was making the concluding_portion of bis argu- meut in defence of Stokes. o was very severe upon the boy Hart, alleging that ho was a por- jurer, and his animadversions upon the character of Fisk wero quito bitter. Ho claimed that tho ehooting of ek by Stokes, under even an ap- prehousion of davger, if that apprehension was sincore; wes o justifisblo defence, After an exhauslive argument, in which the character of Tisk and the witnouses for the prosecution were severely excoriated, Alr. Tremaine closed his effort for the priconer at 1 o'clock. Thera was great applauso from the sudienco upon. tho conclusion of the address, which was suppressed by tho Judgo. FOR TRE PROSECUTION. After recess, Mr. Beach commenced the reply for the prosccation, snd spoko several hours. Ho roviowad at longth the festimony of tho prin- cipal witnesses, and called upon the jury to judga whether, from the story of Stokes him- Bolf, the caso was not ono_of murder. Stokes ©carly carcer, aund tho circumstances of kia murder were commented upon with severity. On thie question of premeditation, Mr. Beach aub- mitted to the jury on tho broad principle, whether, at tho momnt of firing the fatal shot, the prisoner intonded to kill THE CHARQE. When Mr. Beach had concluded, the Judge at onco proceeded Lo delivor his chargo, Aftorcom- plimenting the jury, counsel, and pross for ab- siaining from criticisms in tho caso, ho charged : That all questions were to be discarded which ‘bore upon the character and habits, or soci surroundings of ecithor tho dectasod or the prisoner, ‘The killing being practically conced- ©d, the question was, whother that killiog was o crime. It was agreed on both sides that the killing was either murder in tho first degree, mansisughter in tho third degree, or justitiable bomicide. To determine the point &t issus, it was important {0 consider: were thore two pis- told found, and whother tho prisoner was ncting in solf-defonco. He' then ox- plained the theory - of : the prosecution that there was but ono pistol, and of the defenco that thers wore iwo. Ho intimated that tho jury might consider another theory, viz., that tho pistol found by the lad was dropped by tho prisoner, thongh this_theory was irreconcilable itk tho testimony. No ona teafifics to secing = pistol i Fisl's hands oxcopt tho prisoner. Tie sileuco of the prisoner when arrested didn’t necessarily involso guilt. If tho jury belioved the prisoner fired from premeditated design to Lill without warning, they should find s verdict of murdo in the first _dogreo unleas they found & verdict of manslaughter in the third. On the latter point, they wero to consider if thera was & conflict, an +whether the charactor of Fisl was such, as from monaces to lead to apprehension of danger, On that point only, viz., whether deceasqd Was per- sonally violént end dangerous mairor mnot, woro they to consider his character, It was tho duty of the prisoner to eatisfy them that the killing was not murder. His*Honor then expleined the kind of doubt to which the prisoner would be_entitled, and in_conclueion swid it would be a cat misfortuno if tho jury now disagroed. f}rrdinmly, twelvo honost, intelligent men do after consideration, make up their minds a agree,—where passion, prejudice, or obstinacy, or othor motives aro presont theydo not. Ho made theso remarks becauso tho jury on the former trial disagreod. Tho prisoner was either guilty, and should bo convicted, or innocent, and acquitted His Honor did not eniicipate & disagrecment in thia case. Ths jury then rotired. THAE VERDIOT. The jury in the Stokes caso, after being ont gome few hours, entered at 11 o'clock, aud ren- dered a verdict against the prisoner of murder in {he first degree. = SENTENCE DEFERRED. = daJndgo Boardman deforred sentence until Mon- . PUBLIC SENTIMENT, The anticipation that tho verdict wonld bo given some timo to-night in the Stokes caso croated much interest in many places throngh- out the city. It was hardly expected, however, that the verdict_would be reached so soon. During the latter days of the irin:,hnumn ap- probension was awakoned among tho frien of the priconer ab the portinacity skill with which tho testimony for the proee- cution wes evolved. Stillafecling cxisted among many that a_conviction of murder in the first ‘degroe would. not Lo found, and -that if there were no disagreements of tho jury, tho verdict ‘would be either justifiable homicide or man- elanghtor in tho third degree. FRODADLE MOTION FOD A NEW TRIAL. The prisoner's counsel will, doubtiess, now apply forn new trial, a3 thoy fook many excop- tions in the progress of the caso on which they can ground their application. » T . Tho jury came into Court at 11:13, having been ebsent about three hours. There was & marked seneation in Court at the announcament o the verdict. [ THE PRISONTR turned ashy pale, and Lis sister wept aloud. Assistact Disirict Attorney Fellows -moved tkat the sentence of thedaw bo prononnced, but. at tho snggestion of lr. Tremaine, tho Judgo de- ferred pushing tho senfonce until Monday. TIIE JUBT, it transpired, on rnliring, stood 10 for murder in fho first degree, end 2for manslaughter in the third degree. THE VERDICT ACCEPTED. From information derived in an interview with #omo of the lawyers of Stokes, it is thought that 10 exceptions to the verdict will be taken. A Trapper’s Encounter with a Prane ther in the Norih Woods. From the Auburn (N. Y%y Advcrtiser, Dec. 28, Dave Mosher, a trapper and guide in thoNorth Woods, hed a terrific encounter with a North ‘Woods beast Iast woek. Three miles from Bz- condaga Lake thereis & wild, raggod pess be- | tween tho mountains, known 8s Black Cat Val- ley. The mountaindon either side are very stoop and rocky, and oro covesed with boszy growth of black balsam and epruce timber. Aa the enows deepen and tho weather becomescold, mny deor ond animels tako sbolter in that 1o’ v. Among_tho rest are tho rock marten, having a valusblo dark-colored fur. known among trap- pers in thoso regions 25 “Black Cat.” They sel- dom movo by day, keeping concealod in trunks of trees or between tho flasres of rocks. Owing to tho ucccriainty of finding ome twice ina place, 2nd their natural shyness, it is quite diffi- cult fo trap them. However when they bocome pinched with 'hunger they will jump at the bait without hesjtation. - A keon, atrong, steel trap s sot and_covered with enow or leaves dircctly under s drooping breneh that the animal can’ raech by rearing; upon this is secared the beit, and in the eflort to reach which it i3 ‘pretty apt'to step {n 1hd trap. Then coms a gystem of desperate manauvres, 2nd tis only way to hold them is by having tho frap chain sttasted toa emall sepling that i ring and lift them off thoground. 'This eleek, c-farrod animal is abont tho sizo of a red fox, snd,ss David usedto expross it, “Thoy're & seiayy sarmint to get holt on.” "As Mosher was going the rounds of his traps Iast weck, Wednosday, ho eaw through the Luahes ahead 4 t#7;ble commotion under a largo whita birch, wherd & treg had been. sef. As he npgmchndl 4 long, gauht, tatny-cglored fierce- looking snimai, whaze wild scremm’ upcr the mountain side, 5t night, will send:a thnll of Liorror to thoso who are fafo in tho cabin, eprang ; upon a lower Limib of tho bixch, and }id defianca with glaring oycs. It was driven to desperation Uy hunger. 'Had D271 quietly backed out, ho could have enjoyed his kapper of verisonand pancakes, and | But no, ho raized the old rifie and fired. Tnone- fourth of & York' minute, Bill Stewart's exact time for skinning a Montozuma bullhead, all the clothes upon him would not haye made & bib for achina doll. Ho directly fonnd himself beside a log, partly scalped, with his lower limbs look- ing &6 thongh thoy bad beon through s thresh- ing machine, while, at the same moment, with & spit and a scream, » panther disappeared up the mountain gide. When he came up the psutlier was ongaged in killing and_devouring & marten yhich was caught ia the trap, aad s Lungor Being partly appeased, was the meana of ihe trapper crawling off with his life. ~WESTERN RIVERS. The Brealk~Cp on the Ohio and Mis- sissippi Riverse-Steambont Sunkes Adventures and Perils ¢f n Ferrye Hout-=No Further Dumage Now Ane ticipated. Cixcrssatr, Jan. special eaya that very heavy ico was running all night. Tho river haa fallen 8 inches since morn~ ing. Theice bas gorged along the Kentucky eliore, from Towhead to Wing dam, extending to mid-river, and is also gorged on tho Indianaside rome distance from tho shore. Daring thenight geveral boats erowded in againat the shore, but received no injury. Several coal-boats floated gv;er the falls safely, and were probably ceught’ elow. Crxcrwyatr, Jan. 4.~Light ice is running in the Obio, Heavy ice commenced running out of the Licking about 12 o'clock. Eversthing is eafohore. No boats aro Jlesving {or up-river now on account of heavy ica on the way from Romersy's gorge, which i expected bero to- morrow. CIXCINNATI, Jan. 4~The river declined to- doy.” Itis thought now that the freezo and brisk winds will prevent the rapid flow of its tributaries, and that they will run out in detail, and zot produce the grest flood anticipated. A sudden thaw, with rain, would alter tho cazo and produce & great flood. LoutsyILLE, Jan, 4.—Early this moml:g £ salt boat paseed down the chate end lodged at the kead of Goose Ieland, aad will mhagl{ bo saved. Anempty coal boat passed down about blllaz:a_at 10 2 m., and struck Pior No. 20 broadside, swinging around, and went in appa- rently unburt, Doforg nood, & coal-boat lodgod on Weitzell's Dam, at tho head of the canal, and Lung there. Late last night, two hay-boats, tho wrock of & stesmer, and & numbor of barges went down over the Falla. Five, boats and barges altogother, came down_do-dsy, and two more wers in sight atdark. Bsvoralico islands formed in front of the city. Tho ico is backed up from Weitzol's Dam to the Towbead, nt least two miles, but the field only extonds some 200 yards from the shoro into the river, and has crowded the coal and wharf-boats siightly on tho bank. Below tho maillina wharf-boat, where tlio steamers lie, the harbor is comparatively fros of ice near tho shore. A stationary bolt of ico lines the Jeflorsonvillo front from opposite First streot to the ferry landing. - Oneico island ia one-fourth of tho oy across tho river from tho foot of Third streot. It is 200 yards long, thirty or forty wido, and sixtcen foet bigh. A Jor jeland is further ont, near the middie of tho river. Theso leavo narrow passages for tho flosting ico, sud come foars aro oOx- pressed of & gorge ab this point. Others say the current is too strong. The islands areformed by tho deep floating ice cateh® ing on rocks or hidden obstructions. No furtlier damage was dono, and no eerious damege is now anticipated. The xiver bas fallon six inches, aud s still falling elowly. Nine feet in the canal and soven foet in the chute, The Mary Houstou came up through the canal to-day, and lies at the city wharf landing, to Ieave for New Orleans ou Tuesday. £7. Lotrs, Jan. 4.—A largo fiold of iee, ex- tonding from shore to shore, broke off the gorgo abovo the bridge this afternoon, flosted down and filled up most of tho open spaco below the bridge, but did no damage. Anothor break is expected to-night, but up to 11 o'clock, no fur- ther movement has takon placo. The river roso about one foot to-dsy, and tho gorge cannot last much longer. ‘The steamers along the leveo made prepara- tiona for tho hmnlmg by raising steam, and ex- tra moorings have been attnched to tho wharf boats, barges, &c. A enow storm sob in about 9 o'clock and continues st this honr—midnight. NEw Arsawy, Ind., Jan. 4.—Ahout 9 o'cloc] last night, the ferry-boat Mcllarry, in attempt- ing to crosa to Portland, ot caughit in hioavy ice and was carricd down’ the xiver eight milos, whoro, in trying to make & lauding, she . got caught in a tree which tors off ono whacl aud tha guards, knocked the pilot-houso off snd tho chimneys snd eteampipes dozn. Tho bost*was landed and tlio crew and passengers escaped. Tho ico is vory heavy to-day. Oarro, 11l., Jan. 4.—The ico-gorge sbove tha Cumboriand hies broken, and the ico is ranning past Paducah. The- weather is cloudy and cold. CrNarxsaTi, Jen. 4.~A Chronicle special esys that tho stcamer R. 0. Gray is sunk below Sbwmed®ywn, I1l. Her stern isin twenty feot hof water and her head on o bank. . Prrrsuurcn, Pa., Jan. 4.—The river is rocad- ing very slowly. Little heavy ice is running in the Monongaliela. The Allogheny River js re- orted closed at Oil City, with & poor prospect or o break. It continues to put out s large amount of hieavy ice at this point. Thero is con- siderable activify at the wharf to-day, 28 several boats are receiving freights for tho lower porta. The loss on tho Petrolia is 6,000, withont in- surance. Prospects at present may be rogard- ed 13 favorable for & resumption of navigation. JOURNALISTIC AMENITIES. The Brooklyn Union?’ Versus tho New Yorlk % Tribunc ¥—A Retraction as is 2 Betraction. i Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribung. New Yone, Jan. 4.~The proprictor of the Brooklsn Union was waited on to-day by Ar. Rankle, legal representative of the Tribune, who demanded retraction of the article publish- ed in the Tnion, and reproduced in the New York Times, stating that the Tribune was vir- tuslly controlled by Jay Gonld, sud that its cir- culstion is falling off enormounaly. The Union this afternoon says : # We aro now, under threat of a suit for libel, axked to makean explicit and abeoluta retraction.” To do this we must first know, of our own_knowledge, that our assertlons wero false. We do not know of our own Xkncwledge tat our allegations wera falso; we do not knowof otr own knowisdge (hat fhoy aze true. 1 Alr. Whitelaw Beid interprots this explanation 1s a #1ufl and explicit rotraction,’ we have nothing further tosay. If hodoes not, and ants anything more, ho st givé us additionkl ovideace, aid whea & convice o of the falsity of our Flateritis as b bevagtc our minds, we will most and promptly assure tho public of that fact © oy The Union doesnot make public the nxme of its alleged informent. but it is_believed Sam Binclair is the uuthor of the malicious fiction. " [To the Ausocioted Press] Nw York, Jan. 4.—The Tribune, to-dsy, has the following: “Two envious, editors, -one in New York and tho other in Brooklyn, who ap- parontly spend their waking hours in’ inventing stories about this newspaper, instead of looking aftor their own, have recently publishod sn un- usual fiction, - 24 jclons as it is preposterous, concerning the buainess owner- ship of the Tribune. Libel proceedings,” it “are to bo instituted unless retractions are immediately made.” Henry O. Bowen is mentioned &8 the Brooklyn editor. “A domand was Tuad upon Henry C. Bavon, of the Brooklyn Union, y, by & lawyer repre- senting tho Tribune, for a_retraction of tha al- leged libel sppearing in the Union, and which subsequontly was copied 'into the Times _of ihis city, concerning the ovnership and _ circhlstion of the Tribune. Tho Brooklsn Union, this evening, in its ofitorial, eaya it bad no knowledge of its own and has none now in relation to the matter com- plained of. Tko Union alao acknowledges that ita informant obtained his knowledge from Liar- say testimony. Laura Fair Sues o Coricaturist fox Libel. g . BAx Fraxcisco, Jan. 4.—Laura D. Fair pro- cured a warrant fo-day for the arrestofG. Thistleton for libel, “which consists of a series of caricatures of hor late trisl forthe murder of A. P. Crittenden. * It is reported that the Grand Jury has indicted Harbor Commirsioner Marks and his son for lt:ilxbux frauds, recently the subject of inveatiga- on. A Gmxuylng:pmmdlcflon. Estz, Pa., Jan. 4.—Tha report, printed in some papers’ this morning, stating that nine persons ‘were burned in & ad accident near Newcas- tle, Ps,, is incorrect. There were none burned. . REailrond Accidents, Roi Jan. 4.—A passenger train on the Erie Railrond, this morning, was thrown from tho track into s ditch at Livonis Station by & switch, which is belioved to have been malic- iously displaced. No persons wereinjured. N SIE = Burned to Death. - PamapErrEiA, Jan. "4--¥rs, George W. Hackett wes burned to desth this mn:ml’sg ins frama dwelliog in Germantown. ! 4.—The Times’ Louisville | POLITICAL. The Rival Governors of Loui- siana to be Imaugurated on Monday. Pinchback’s Address to the People of Louisiana---The Fusionists De- clared to be Revolu- tionary. The National Troops to be Called upon to Prevent Fusionist Gatherings. Report of the Louisiana Committeo on Their Hiseion to Washington. LOUISIANA POLITICS. ‘WasrmsotoN, Dec. 4.—Privata advices from New Orleans state there is no fear of violence or collision between the opposing factions on the day fixed for the inauguration of the Governor, although cach party will go through the cere- mony of insugnrating its cendidate, It is eaid that the purpose of the Fusionists ia tosave s legal point, which might appear to be waived by the omission to perform the ceremony. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.—The Sub-Committeo of 200 havo reported, giving an acconnt of their ection at Washington, aud expressing their views respecting the present coudition of affairs. It says: . In tulfilment of Jtho mission confided to us by tha poople, wo havo laid before the President of the United States an impartial and fruthfal his- tory of tho oxtrsordinary ovents which have re- cently transpired within the State of Louisiana, resulting 1n the overthrow of the Government elected by tho people, and in the temporary in- stalling in the offices of tho State men who were not in any manner elceted thereto, The President, while maintaining the propriety of the course which he has pursued in an Executive capacity, has mot professed to consider his action 88 a final docigion of tho vital questions at issue in tho politics of tha Siate, but hes. remitted us to Congress 8s 8 proper tribunal to investigate tho facts with more minuteness than the means within Execu- tive coutrol affords him opportunity of doing, aod render such relief as tho nature of the casa may seem to roquire. We have the nsaurancos of both tho Prosident and Attornoy Genoral, that such an investigation will meet with no opposi- tion from the Administration, and that they will rendily co-operate in the affair, affording such appropriate aid as Congrees msay sce fit to rec- ommend. We confidontly anticipate that Con- ess will prompily appoint & Committeo to investigato, fairly and impartially, the facts of tho case, snd, in view of = tne gross and palpsblo ~ wrongs - which Lave been committed, wo cannot doubt that such o Committeo must admit =nd report to Congress the necessity of prompt snd complete relief. The Committee adviee that tho Lyceum Hall Legislaturo aszemble on Monday to consider how to perpetuate its legal oxistonco, and rocom- mend that the peoplo of the Stato and city oz~ tend to them thoir moral support aud earmest sympathy, and such material zid £s may enablo ot to assert sad. maintain by legal means the righta of the people of the State to a local gelf~ government. ¢ ¥ New OmcEass, Jan. 4.—Acting Governor Pinchback to-day signed the act recently passod by the Eellogg Legislature entitled, “ An act to suppress riotous and_unlawiul nssemblics.” It provides that if any threa or more persons, be~ ing armed with clubs or oy other dangerous wespon or weapons, oOr it any ten or more persons shall malawfuily assemble in tho city of New Orlesus, or_in auy town, city, or pariah within this Stats, for any unlewfal purposo, with intent to disturb tho public peace, or to ceuse public disturbanco, tho persous £0 asaembling shall be desmed guilty of & misdemeanor, and, on conviction, bo punished by a fine and imprisonment. i A threo-column address to_the peoplo, signed #P. B. Pinchback, Acting Governor of Louis- ians,” ispublishad. ~Aftora recital of alleged ‘misdceds during tho recent campaign, it says: “Not content with all thcso outrages aainat American citizenship, thoso foifcd and defosted leaders of s minonty, when. thwarted by the majesty of - tho law a3 construad and enforcéd by &n honest amd indopondout judiciary, Strte and Federal, now propose through a man pretending to bo ‘Gov- emnor-cloct, and & Legislature pretonding to b elected, to organize and oporate s Government in diract conglict with, and in violation of the dignity and oaco of _the oxisting Gov- ernment of the Siate of Louisiana, and cf tho United States. Wo recognizo the right of froo discussion and of freo assemblago of tha people. :They may lewfully meet not only to memorialize the authorities to redress wrongs and to porpetuate tho right; not only to criticiso and _consure their servants wherein they msy deem them derelict, but even to ~ denounce them for wrongs real ‘or imaginary; when _ sny class & of men with an undetermined snd unascertained oflcialstatus proposo to meot aud organizo s Iaw-aking assembly, they do au illogal ct. It is pormitted citizens to indulgo themselves as fully as the Iargest porsonal liberty may require, and finapcl embarrassment and socis disquict_incident thercto must bélong to thom, cg:n Jien tueic action Lesomes orgauized, and suggosts and prompts violations of the 1aw, sud absiznctions uad satagonisma to the anthority of the Statc in (ho exercite of its legitimsto functions, sud inaugurato an execu- tivo and exorciso Governmental functions in tie’ presence of, sud in conflict with, tho oxisting and ostablished suthoritics, euch partiea’ aro rovolutionists, and gujlty of treason sgainst the State. and mro disturbers of the public pesce, affd must bo delt with as such. I am prepared, os tho Acting Exqcutiva of Louisiags, to perinit withont 1et or hindranco, any lawful assembly, but not an usurping fecton. Tt cannot. for & moment bo either ignored or overlooked, but it must be met and suppressed. It is my duty ss Executivo, not ouly to quell mobs and insurrectione, but to provent by tho prompt ahd vigorous execution of the. law, the 1nception of such riotous aud disturbed con- ditions, Y do not proposo anything will ho inaug- urated in the State of Louisians, as will meke it necossary for tho national suthorities to doclara ‘martial law therein, and take possescion there- of, however much this deplorablo issuo may be sought and sdvised by the fosw ill-adviscd, short-sighted, sud selt-socking men, who are Isboring to that ond. 4 The Governor-Elect, 8 returned by the Logis- Iaturo in eesion at the State House, will, on tha day provided for in the Constitution, b insu- garsted, anud tho Legislature recognized Ly tlo Prosident will moot and porform it legitimate fanctions but no prefended Governor shall bo inaugurated, - and no protended General Assembly ehall convene and disturb tha public peace. Partics participating in either case aro public wrong-doers, and ehall be promptly dealt with as such. The wholo forco of the State aball bo used for this purpose, snd all necessary National aid will be invoked {o co- operats with snd sustain the samo. I have every confidenco that tho General Assembly now in session, sustained and sided by tho euggestion and tho general influence of 0 community, will mako useful snd ‘adequato Iaws, and I shail gheerfally co-operate with them in farthering the public weal, but no good end can be accomplished by disorder end revolution, while “the commercisl, fiancial, _sud industrial intersst -of the . Sta‘s, ill b geriously afocted theraby. N good citi zon will sanction them, and under tho obliga- tions of my oath of ofiice, I am dotermined they shall not prevail. 2 atening to o the Fusion Legi creates considerable excitement. Tt in bolioved that_only Federal troops can prevent the Ly um Hall Assembly from meoting. - N o i T Chingse Gambling. Littlo by littls we are arriving at an under- standing of tho Mongolian's habits of lifo. The introduction of the reco into Pennsylzanis has givon us & new insight into their “wers that aro dark,” and the Pistsburgh Foat, vwhich hae never ceaced to_wondor st them einco their pioneers rescied Beaver Falls, thas describes onc of therr peculiar amuscmerts “ Among the maus littla diversions cmployed by the Mongolians at Beaver Fails, acao are moro populs; than tho game calicu * Ciamic. Itiaplsyed by the pigtails with ‘teecn,’ s cop- '| putting in littlo er coin of the valuo of one-tenth of a cent. ‘0 gamester ia driven into rackless profligacy by tha necessity of throwing & whole penny into the pool at one time. Tho game causes tho ut- most excitement and the most intent ardor among the pleyers. On the tablo is a kind of dais with holea ail around it. Into this cach player puts as mauy tseen or pennies ss he wishes, the number being restricted within & certain limit, and then o epring makes all the pennies put in tumble into a beap. Each player {ithen guesees the number of penies in the pool, and tho one who guesses the nsarest obtains the pool. At firat sight tho game looks osceadingly simplo, and one would imagine that each player owld put in the smallest number of pennies poseible. But this isnot so ; for each one- triea to circumvent tho othbers by his cunning. A player will put in sometimes a- great many more pounies himself then the other, and then in proportion. The main amusement of the game to an outsider is the manner of playing it— tho many ways which the players employ to make boliove that thoy are putting in many pen- nies by anlnrging their fists, or that they are 'y making them smaller, when they may bo doiug tho vary opposita. It is ox- cosdingly comical and interesting, and ol the timo the jabbering nnd chatfering goes on ata pace that would aatenish Confucius himself.” —_——— PACIFIC SLOPZ, Mecting of San Franciscans to Ree monstrate Agninstthe Passage of the Goat fsland BiH--Tlining Matterses DIrs. Fair fostitutes a Libel Suit Against a Carlcaturist, Sax Foaxaisco, Jan. 4.—The Chember of Com- merca is thronged to-night by an assemblagoe of the moat wealthy and influential men of e city and State, to take formel action ngainst the paseage of the Goat Island bill. The meot- ing ia thoroughly represetative in avery respect. Governor Booth presides, - and ia ad- dreesing the people. Mayor Alvord, C. Adalpho Low, President of the Chamber of Commerce, are on the platform. Governor Booth is mak- ing & very poworfal spoech. Ho saya: **It is my delibérate conviction that the public senti- ment of this city and State is as nearly unani- mous n opposition to the passsge of tlio Goat Island bill 88 it ever can bo on any eubfect whero two opinions _are possible.” Speaking of the present position oftho Compauy, he ssya: . It already holds, or controls, two hundred acres of Mission By, al- most the entire Osldand front, Alemadn Point Landing, Vallejo, almost the exclusive -control of the landings at Sacramento and Stockton, and enjogs practical monopoly o tho steam navige- tion to all theso places. Thore isnothing in tho whols rango of physical gouub ties of tha Com- .pany to get except Goat Ieland." Ho concluded : by éaying that Goat Island was tho pistol held at the head of San Francisco by the Company to compel other concessions in the ‘future. ~He held that the people were fully justified in their fears that the bridge to Goat d would ahoal the harbor, perhaps destroy its neefulncss. He cited tha opinions of emineat civil enginears to that pomnt. Governor Booth denotunced the efforta making in Washington fo create the im- preesion that the public opinion of this State has undergone a change, and now favors tho grant of the ialand to the Companys The cession is pashed in Congress at tho present time, becauso the Campany fears that & postponement may ro- sult in tho defeat of the measure. 'Tho propor- tion of those favoring tho moasure is as one to fiva thousand. The Compsny concedes that their use of the island i3 not public necossity, for they have offered to abandon tho bill if tho citfl will make o donation of two and a half million dollers, and give thom cortain privileges in Mission Bay, C. A‘\olfl):a Low, President of the Chamber, followed in a speech cxpressive of tho opinion of the Commercial class sgnmn the cession of the island. He said it would result disastronsly to the commercial and other interests of tha city. - T resotution was adopted to telegraph the spoeches and resolations to Senators in Con- gress, A Committes of Ways and Mesns, was ap- pointed, ono of its daties being to solicit in- Tuential citizens to proceed at oneo to Washing- ton and lay the matter before Congrosa. Resolations wero unanimously adopted ex- prossive of the senss of the meeting sgainst the passage of tho bill. ; Viorsis, Nev., Jan. 4.—A number of mills in Carson Valler and in the vicinity of Virginia City end Gold Hill, crushing oro from m:rg;n - stock lodo, havo been suspended, or are worked { much below their fall eapacity, owing to the lack of transportation for ore and fuol. Thres foct of snow has fallen at White Pine tho prenent week, scrionsly impeding travel Tho citizens of Bioche yastorday had & meot- ing to organize a Vigilanco Committeo for tho suzpression of crime, which is-getting the upper hard of the law. _ THE “JOURNEY OF DEATH.” Discoverer of Water — Memorial ia Echalf of the Discoverer. From the Santa Fe (New Mexico) Union, To_tho Scnate aud Houso of Representatives of the United States, in Congrees: Your memorialiats, the undersignod, inhib- itants of the Tarritory of New Moxico, ‘respeot- Ially ropresent to your honorable bodies: - at since the first sottlement of New Mexico, now about three centuries, the almost anly routo of travel from all tho eastorn_sud northern por- tions of the Terrifory to and_from Old Mexico has been acroes the far-famed plain known ns Lz Jornada del Muerlo, or “Journey of Death.” This plain is a high, arid region, extonding from tho Rio Grande, at Fray Cristobal on the zorth, s distance of about ninety miles to tho sonth, at Fort Seiden. A - It ia_anclosed on the wost by tho mountains, - with their chain, on tho esst side_of {he Rio Grauda, which makes o grest bond to the weat: Dofore ila curva back to a ling with Fort Seldon. On the oxat runs, the entire distance, o chain of thoRocky Hountawns. Tha width of the plain varies from s fow miles to perhaps twenty or more. Upon this plain there aro no timbar troes to bo seen. Along tho whola distance of ninoty miles no water Lias ever been found npon the surface, ex- copt on rare occasione during the rainy season water collects for a short time- in'pools or small pond-lika gatherings. The routescross thisplain. derives its nume of Jornada del Muerto (or ‘“Jour- noy of Death,”) from the extremo perils shich ever attended the traveller and his’ani fronhtho want of water, aud the cruolties of the ssvago Indiana who haunted sbont tho plsin for murder and rapine. Over this plain the United States mails, and military etores, and troops had to pass, and all merchzndiss to Southern Now Mexico, Northern Texas, &e. Thoe Governmont and citizens,- from year to year, made cfforts to findor obtain, by somo ‘moans, water upon this ever-dreaded Journada. Of this General John Pope can well explain, who many years sgo Lad charga of the endeavor to sink Artezian wells in New Moxico' by the United States Government. No water was obtained until, in_1867, Mr. John AMartin, who had been o First Lieutenant in the Tirst Infantry California Volunteers, undertook, st his own expense, and-at_the risk of his lifo and employes, to sink a woll wjth a rpde and pick-axe, close by the road, at a place known as loman, just about midway of the distanco of ninety miles, With almost incredible perseverance, he dug down and struck water at the depth of 140 foot. Thirty fect from the surface preserved bones were fonnd, and at 100 foct petrified walnut waa discoverod. Martin continued todeepen thewell to the depth of 200 feet, and it now yields an abundance of water for all the purposcs of fam- ily use, travellers, Government ‘aud merchant trains snd thoir ani The United States mail stops and passes ther daily. The personal courege, energz, and toil of Eactin have subdued the terrors of the Jour- nad ., 2nd won the gratitude of the now-living and tho generations to_ come. Tius reward 13 not ll ho merits from his country, The Gov- ernmentitgelf, ospecially throngh its mili branch and operations derives great and perma- antages zod profits from the labiors and of " John ' Martin. He has buil corrals, snd stables at the well. ; the forty-Aive miles days jour- ney is ended, the traveller finds a hospitzble- houae for the night for himaelf and animals, and plenty of fresh water free to both. In view of tho ominent benefita Martin bas given to the public and Government, your memorialists pray Congress to Grant to Martin end his heirs in foo simple forever, acrons the plain from West to East, astrip of land of the width of five miles, and in such manuer as that Martin's well will remain in tho middle of the strip in tho north and sonth width. The strip thus preyed for is wholly use- lesa and fruitless to the Governtaent, except the valug and importance attochod to it by Martin. apdbiswell. - - ' - - - . Yot memmorialists deeply hopp that Congress wil! grant Martin the gracious reward asked for, and a8 in duty bonad they will ever pray, eic. Cccan Sicamship Nows, New Yous, Jan. §.—Arrived—The stcamships | ity of Drocklyn, Parthis, and Denmark, from Liverpool. Aluo, the Hammonis, from Hamburgs FOREIGN. Heasy Commercial Failures .jy London---Liabilities, Fif- teen Millions, Austria’s Attitude on the Frangg: Prussian- War fo bhe i, Explained by VYon Beust. Continuance of the Misunder. - standing Between France and Rome. Orange Disturbances in Lurgan' | 4 2 Ireland. = CREAT BRITAIN, % i Loxvoy, Jan. L.—John H. Pawson & Co., ot this city, dealers in Maachester goods, hare failed. Their labilities are reported to be {15, ]o:n,ooo. 1t i feared thet othier failures will fd. w. Tho weather to-dsy is tempestnons, and eoms damage to shipping has occurred. Ex-Emperor Napoleon bas been .suffering for somo timo from symptoms of stone in his blsd. der, the prasence of o large stono having been demonstrated by mezns of o “sound.” Q- Thorsday the patient underwent the first operation for its removal lithotory. The London papers of this data an~ nounco that the operstion was successfal, and that, up to last night, the condition of the potiont was encoursging, no unfavorable symg- toms having been developed. A despatch from Chieclhurst, this morning, announces that thy conditi on of the ex-Emperer is unchanged, anj that no appreliensions of serions roaults 0 Standard says that tho snnexstion of the Bandwich Islands to the United States would by no menace to England, but to Australia, and urges, aa a means of reatoring the oquilibrin, in the event of such a lm.ns?er, the nnuexstioy of the Fojse Tilaods to Sustnls ero was a slight mutiny, yeaterday, o Dritish stostn trigaio Aurors, 0w Jieg ot B month, Tho demonstration was son Euy pr%,sod.m Northumberland, Heseal o ships Northumberland, Hoseales, auf Bultan, of the Ciannel squadrox, \s'en;u' Bome- what dsmaged by the racans sovoro galos. Nrw Yon, Jon. £—A Dablin special stabs that the Orangemen and consabalery in the town of Lurgan had a fight yesterday owing 1o &n attemtped stoppagoe of a”perale.” Nofatali ties aro roported. e - g AHSTR!A. i ONDON, Jan, 4.—A correspondenco has taken ¢ gll{:c'n Letweon Count Von Doust, Iate Austda inister of Foreign AGcire, e2d Sake De Gran- mont, in yolation fo ths asser: of the lattor that Austria - promice] to akist Fraxcgia - tho case of war wil 3] Couat-Von Boust announces hia intention o ehortly publis] ing in Paris a roply to thosiste . xcent of Duko Ue Grammont, explaiving thoal titudo of Austria 2t tho time of tho outbreakol tho lato war. %A aplies CUBA. TIAvANA, Jav. 8, via Kev Wesr.—The Eurcpa, & new journal, appeared yesterdzy. E: The Spanish troops hava captared tio insur- gents Colonel Iuidoro Beaitez and Dr. Guizoak” L S : FRANCE. Pants, Jan. 8.—Borcellos will retrn to Parit from Ttoms. This is regarded as aa iuJication of tho continusnco of the difference berwées rs and the Pope. 3 Coant Yon Arnim, the German Ambassedor o France, will, to-mosTow, enteriain M. Thicrs tad. & number of otker distinguished porsonsgezst - er. . < Al Thiers will go to Calais on tho 10th inst. {4 witness the artillery experiments. - Pams, Jan. 4.—The Emoncipation, Radies newspaper of Toulouse, Lias boeu sappzessed. - i ip———— o GERMAMY, PEL Denwv, Jan. 4.—Tho Emporor Williem hisds cided that General Von Roon, who haa been ap- ed Prosident of the Prussian Ceandlot isters to succeed Prince Bismarck, shall re- main Chief Minister of Viar, and that Genen! Von Kameoka sball co-opera‘s with and repre- - AE?! bim in the disclarge of the duties of that = office. S i THE NEWSBOYS’' COKCERT. Tev. Dr. Thomas® First Effort to Clvillzo the Street Arabs-~It Was Not an Ensiro Saccess, ' —A Litdo Supper Would Pygpularize the ] Movemeut. . The: Rev.Dr. Thomas, pastor of tho Fist Moethodist Church, and & few more charitably and ‘philanthropically disposod citizens, dsier- mined to nse somo humanizing intlvence on ths nowsboy. Recognizing the truth that Music kath charms to soothe tha £svzge bezet, , they gav a concert last evoning in tho presz! suditoriom of the church, and said, in &> stance, to tho savage gamins: *Coms in ; mus of the first quality here, and s little good s vico,” This was much misandorstood by &4 nowsboys. When supplied with their tickeis, 2nd told to keep them, they not unnatural] feasted, in snticipation, on broiledsteak, chicke ‘onos, or turkey, with orangos, watermelon, 38 f other unseasonablo luxaries added thereust Such as could resd tho wholesomo word * Cat- 32 cert” on their green ticket, inquired shrewdy whother it was good to est. A youthof1:s and bungry aspect asked, over the counterit ‘¢ Tre THIBUNE offico, what the ticket was for. B +was told that a coucort meant music. This v not true, strictly speaking, and we nhnnld); { Wwaj esk strictly to neswsboys, i by i A policeman. When the -Afsbiza Kaj learncd that music_was incdible, and vers. quently wholly indigestible, he dezce: contumacy, and said, *“To Hudes your masio; I want sapper,” which. b Yery evidently. did, or his looks telied bz Whon tne crowd gathered last evening in {# First Mothodist Church tbero wers about 30 gentls children of the desert, who_ clamored et tho expe.ted supper. They satthem down up@ the hard chairs and gazed in_sheer purploxity the fow.adults who ventured to look cheerfck ‘Thoy regarded the pisno with_wonder, and the. the organ with admiration. They thoaght o their muppers, and expreused a wish to rols themaclves. ‘While expressing thia wish,, the! were interrupted with a duet sung by, w0 ges tlemen wha did their best ot to bo intermptel But thio boys would imitsto the Lt who ‘wero talking and wero medlf ‘ns andible. Notono word of what tho isi& j BT ! =3 L LR NS 3 S 4 enid conld be overheard, whilo tho expressi! “ Bupper,” “Good to est,” *“Go," were Lreqoe¥ ly nitered ins higher pitch tnan the 1 en D. Thomas addressed tho boys. He o3 ; e hsd beon a Lo himself, and liked boys. Tt& f wera tho stufl thet mon wére made ot of. [T boya thought thisrather suggestive, snd nulged oue enother). o hoped the conccrts WOl a eaccese. The preseat one wes an oxpan=t 10 seo how many boys would come togetis: Next timo the Loys stould cerfainly have 50 ; ] wera to have none fr this eyorid: ¥ ey o Lnd it wass Cpatd ; 80 thoy rightly arzund. 8 job,” el by blznk they \did 't want. $0 'l:& i Many of them suited tho acticn to the Wo% T&ayput on their bats Lk trus Arabs, asdst lently stole awny. The others remsined S wezo told to sing the Lymn Josus Lives 2y Mr. Haukey leadiug thera. Now most ‘peoplt would Lore fivd an opportapity to become 86 timental and silly, ard say 1t weaa svectiy comforting sigLt to sea thoso licde mmid w boya praising God in_ganz.” Unfortumstdl b bt gwect “34 5 Loweser, it w58 anything comforting. Thoy did'nt Enow the h‘ml:i = B sang the choras horribly, sheating it m 3 g—g blcodthirsty and desperatg manner, 88 u”“ua had been the requiems of Captain Kydd, or other military or rasal hero of enzaig roputation. They sang other hymns, mord 6F 20 5 nxeerably, and fizally went away very hg;’-;, s and bungty. Unicas a supper is b0on PIovich .- for them, they will cithcr sty awsy feom B concerts or bresk every Window in tho Motod® : ureh Bl 3§ S ol TL TemmomAcmgMd QY Yo B