Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1873, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, I8 ‘FOREIGN. The Anglo-Russian Complications Becoming More Serious, What the Russian Press Says on the Invasion of Asia. The Slavery Question Discussed Pub- licly in Havana. Tho New King of the Sandwich Islands, ANGLO-RUSSIAN AFFAIRS, Loxpox, Jan. 20.—It is rumorod this morning that tho differonces botwoon CGroat Britain and Raussla on tho Kbhivan question aro incroasing, -and that tho Governments of France, Austrls, Italy, Turkey, Denmark, sud Swedon have do- torminod to support tho' British Govornment in its position. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tritune, New Yonr, Jon. 20.—Tho Russian nows- sapumwhoso uttorancos aro considored ofiicial ony that tho Ozar hag designs on Constanti- noplo, but do mot disputo that ho scoks an svontual southorn commercial ontlot in Asia, The Moscow News says: “For tho Ozar to Fon- +r Constantinoplo without the countries which enrround it would be_impoasiblo, and tho pos- sussion of thoso would rajeo suoh diffoultion that nfio\wr ovon much stronger than Russia would bave tho groatest troublo in tho world to surround them,” Tho srticle concludes by stat- ing that, though Russin Lioa no dosiro for Con- stantinoplo, sho Lins other dosires in tho east of ‘turopo of which England may not cordially ap- prove. R -5 HAWAII, 8AN FRANo1800, Jan, 20,—D'rinco Lunailo was olocted King of Hawali by a popular voto, which was unanimous, at the ‘election held on New Yoara' Day, after the endorsomont of the Princo bya mtjorl:{ of tho Legislative Asgembly, cou- gmed chiofly of nntives of the islands. Tho sburial of the late King was to tako ;»;lcu on tho night of Jan. 6, 'The now King iu 88 yosra old. LATER, Sax Fraxosco, Jan. 20.—The Hawailan Min- intry, not the Logislative Assombly, endorsed Prince Lunailo. The Mimstry, in a card calling tho Assombly, dnrrncntud any official interfo: ence with the choice of the pm:(];la.t Tho_ Lo, Y ra he election. Prominent American residonts favorod his olee- tion, and took part in o mnss meoting called in his intorost, at Honolulu, The legitimacy of Prince Lunailo's clection g bypngnllr voto, rests flually on his officinl eloc~ n Iatore will undoubtedly Tati tio tho Logislativo Assembly to have been wmado Jan. 8, and his taking tho presoribed oath of office. Thore is no doubt tho Assewbly will necedo to tho pugulu docision. An Amorican Bhipmasters’ mnntlng accopted the result of the election and visited the Princo in o body, when an exchange of congratulations was followed by on addresa from the Prince. Me snid his policy would be to discriminate fair- 1y botwoen natives and foreignors. Tho Prince's olaims woro first indorsed bi'!n mass meotings at Honoluly, hold Dee. 20, 1o has rocoived no formal indorsomont from tho Logislativo Assom- bly yot. From all tho Islands hoard from only one vote wasa cast ageinst the Prince. 3 S THE VIENNA EXPOSITION, Loxpox, Jan, 20,—Cho Princo of Wales, who ie Presidont of the British Commission, will Ero\ubl{ assist at the opening of the Vienna xhibitlos . The Bhah of Persia will also be present, as his virlt to Burope is now placed beyond a doubt. ‘The Emporor William will visit 8t. Petersburg in the end of May, and will procced thonco to Vionna, sccompanled by tho Uzar. Prince Nicholas, the Hospodar of Moldavia, is prapnflncho attond tho Exhibition. Panis, Jan. 20,—Le Soir enys that Thiors will visit the Vionna Exhibition, after the paymont of tho fourth milliard of the French war indem- nity in May, and meot Bismarok there, piiesicvien . . GREAT BRITAIN. GrABaOW,Jan, 29,—The steamship Britanoia ia ashoro on tho Jsland of Arran, iu the Firth of Clyde, snd will probably becomo a total wrool. Tho Britannis snflod_from horo on tho 27th of November, for the Meditorrancan, whonco sho would return to Glasgow. Blhio would probably hayo no Enunongou. A tug has boen sent to tho assistance of the stes Britannia, ashore on Arran Island, Laterreports from the Britaunia say itis bolioved that she can be got off if the weathior is good. Loxnpox, Jan. 39.—The Tichborne claimant en- tored into’ recognizanco in £3,000 to answor to the Court of Quoen's Bench on & charge of con- tempt, for his spooch at Brighton, it okl o PERU. - 8ax FraNorsco, Jan, 20.—The steumor Mou- tana, to arrive ou Thwrsday, will bring an Em- bassy from tho Ropublic of Yoru, en route for China and Japan, sont out to conclude treaties of amity, commerce, and navigation with those powers, with specinl roferonce to the matter of rogulating the emigration of Asiatics to Peru. The Logation will aim to facilitate the introduc- tion of the Ohineso. Over 18,000 omigrated to Porulnst yoar, The Envoy Extraordinaryand Min- ister Plonipotontiary is Captain do Nairo Don Aurolio Garcia-y-Garcin, ono of tho most distin- gumhud officors of the Peruvinn navy, sud rother of the former Ministor of Poru at \ash- ington. Tho Embaysy will start from this city by the firat stesmer for China and Japan, on Baturday, Fob. 1. Speetal Deapatels to The Cliicago Tribune, ToronTo, Ont., Jan, 20.—The Mail, ofiicial .organ of the Dominion Government, announces this morning that the opening of Parliamont will take place on the 6th of Maroh. MONTREAL, Jan. 20,—Mr, Clino, Commigsionor voprosonting England’s inforcet in the clnims in- veatigation at Washington, has roturned home with the dopositions of Schollor, Clork of tho Crown ; Carter, the Queen's Counsol, and Mo- Laughlin, Chief of the Wator Police, uron mat- ters connected with the Bt. Albans raid, The testimony is complotoly at variance with the re- port that the scheme was concocted in Canada, ind establishes the entire ignorance of the au- thorities !eugentin the donigns of tho raidora, OTTAWA, Ont,, Jan, 20.—J. C. Chapais, Re- tofvor General of the Dominion . Qovernment, a8 rosigned. s SPAIN. Mapzm, Jan. 20.~Tho report of tho Commit- tee on the Abolition of Blavery in Porto Rico was progented to the lower hosso of the Cortes yesterday, Tho Government will allow a full diecusslon of the subject. Mapnip, Jan, 20,—Disturbances among the wtillerymon at Tarragono have been ronewed, The Government threatens to treat those mal- zontents with rigor, Petitions to Congroas for the abolition of slavery continue to come in {rom al! pars of tho kingdom, it FRANCE. PAnis, Jan, 20,—A large force of polico Inat night procoeded in detachmonts to Montmartre, and quietly surroundad certain suspeoted quar- tora, and arrested forty-two porsons_alloged to be members of the Intornational Booioty, = Dur- ing tho oporations, all porsons passing to and h;o on t‘ha stroets occupled by the polico were stoppod. 'L'hpu final pratocol of tho ‘Lreaty of Commorce botwoon France sud Oreat Dritain was signed thie afternoon, CUBA, Havana, Jan, 28,—OMcial SBpanigh tolegrams bave beon recoived, which stato that tho Spanish iuarilllu had two cncounters with Ygnacio gramonto, The Bpanish loss was two oflicora and elght men killed, and thirty-seven wounded, The Cuban loss_was thirty-soven killed ; the numbor wounded is unknown. Jose Moreira Agramonto, Chlef of Oavalry, was killod, A numerouely attended meoting of slave own- evs and others was hold this ovoning. Boveral spoeched wore made, in which many different viows of tho slavery question were faken, and propositions In favor of it abolition were adyo- cated, The gonoral iden, howover, wau to give the slaves their liberty, providing fhiey will make contracts for & term of yoars, ranging from elght to 12, at from one to fivo dollars s month, with conditions aimllar to thoss the Chinese as- sent t0. The meeting adjourned without dofinite aotion, One mpesker advocated the making of the contract befors British, Ameri- can, or German Consul, Others, and thoy were planters, domanded an {ndomnity of 500 for l onch slavo liborated, the sum to bo mado pay- Sblo out of the Trersury of tho Island, whils others ngain fixed tho indemnity at 1,000 for enol alave, A spoakor objectod to the indemn- ity altogather, bocauno ho considoroa it unjnst to tax tho pooror classos to indemnify the ‘wonlthy slaye-ownors, Bovoral plantors, hitherto consldorod uncom- promising pro-slavory mon, gavo exprossion to vory llboral viows, to "tho groat nstonishment of the audlonco. Oaptain Genoral Coballos i in favor of any Eollrxy which may ho considorod tho most bone- olal to tho country, o is acting in an impar- tial mannor, walting for theslave-ownera to take tho initiative. Hiscourse is warmly applauded by the poople. Blavory and financial’ questionn arc now prominently beforo the public, and thoir solation at an oarly day is inovitablo, —_— ITALY. ; Panis, Jon, 20.—A special tologram from TRome_to the Liberfo nuwu{n or uaya the Popo told M. Oorcellos, prosent Reprosontative of Franco at the Vatican, that ho wouldloave Romo, it tho ostablishments of tho lhoads of the ro- liglous ordora wore suppressed by the Itallan Government. STATE LEGISLATURES. ILLINOIS, Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE TAX COLLECTION DILL. BraiorieLp, Iil, Jau, 20,—It has boon dis- coverod that tho bill extending the time for tho collection of taxes applies only to countien under township organization, This excludes ovor 80 countios, if the bill is not unconstitution- al and void on tho ground of being apocial Jegis- lation, It waerushed through without delibor- ation, and was pasaed without boiug engrossed. It rocelved the Excoutive signature with tho samo onrcloxy haste, Such in tho offeot of lightning logiulation, and of ignoring the Constitution. Armstrong, of Grundy, was the onfy Roprosentative who votod againat tho bill, and it scoms hin hond was levol. WANT OFFICE. Clark Goib srrived from OChicago, to-uight, with & carpot-bag full of rocommendations, He is aftor the Grain Inspcotorship. Genoral Mann will bo hero to-morrow to enginoor hia easo. THE FADNERS' CLUD mot to-night nnd declded that two ngriculturists should bo nppointed on the Railroad and Ware- houso Board. A Committoo waa appointed to in- form the Governorof their wishes. Thechances aro that ho will not comply. XO QUORUM. The Sonate mot and immediately adjourned until to-morrow, whon thoy will go through tho same form, Tho Houso had eighty-threo mom- bors when the roll was eailed, sovon more than & quorum, but too few to do businoss with offoot. It tho constituents of the absontocs would hold mass meotings and adopt rosolutions to tar and fonthor thom if thoy did not clear out and earn tholr €6, it might Lave o Loaliby offect of keop- ing n quorum hore, and of facilitating the de- spatch of public business. OFFICE-ILUNTERS, Tho candidates for Railrond Commissioner liave returnod in fuliforce to play their last cards, Stillwell, Moqfim Solby, Briorly, Buoll, Vau Doraten, MoCron, Richards, Flagg, Ghiunost, and Linogay havo not given up tho fight, and will romain in thoe fleld until tha result is known. Judgo Parks, of Aurore, has filod his papers, audqu spito of the statomont at tho Benatorinl cnucus that Lio waa not o candidato for ofilce, Is resont to submit to tho will of the Govornor, it ho Govornor should talce & notion to appolnt him, Ho faa convert from the Democratic party, and made innumerablo specches = during the campnign, His frionda olaim that ho should be rowarded; that ho ehould get somothiug that will make him stick to tho party and Induce othoerslile him to ally Lheir for- unes with it, that they too rny got office. o has boen out of office for many years, and is famishing for official pap, A clever spoaker, a fair Iawyor, and somi-occasionally an srdent tom- peranco man and_ s brand-now Ropublican, his n‘)pa[ntmunt would give infinitp satisfaction to himsolf, if to nobody else. Tho Governor, for [ tomfonmcn man, i vory #ight, and allows no hinto? his intentious tolenk or noks ns wise asan owl, ays nothing, nifwiligs roticont as Genoral Grant. DISTRIOT COURTS, Tho mombers from the south aro desirous to have District Courts crented to suporsedo the County Courts, Tho amount of businoss in that section for ench county aud the compensation of the Judges aro so 8mall, that it is impossible to got & good lawyer to prosido on the county botich, and consequently tho pooplo ara at the morcy of farmors or othor unrra!nnslonul Judges, who know no more of law than a Lorae of t?xo Darwinian !hlmr(. Efigroux}mg two or threo counties snd paying fair s moay be curad. PUDLIO LIDRARY DIGECTORS. Mr, Rountree has proposod s bill increasing tho number of Dirictors of Public Libraries from nino to fifteon. His object is to give n larger and fuller ropresontation of the different inter- osts that comprise the population of Chicago. TATHER AND HON. Governor Boveridge notified the Ilouse that Do had assumed the * duties, powors, and enroli- monts " of his offico, and had appoinled Philo J. Boveridgo (his son) Private Becretary. CONBTITUTIONAL CONUNDBUNS. A, Early hoving been sworn in s Licutenant Governor, tho following points aro raised : Is ho any longer o Seuntor ; is there a vacancy in Dis District ; has Lo tho right to voto as Prepi- dent of tho Sonate; is thore n vacancy in the Prosidency of the Bonate ; having boon electod to tho Sonato for only_two years, can he contin- uoto bo Lioutenant” Goveruor for four years; ¢an h bo Prosident of the Senate and Liouten- ant Qovornor at the semo time, and 8o on, aud if so, why ? Mr. Peltzerintroduced s bill providing for com- pulsory education. TLoave of abuonco was granted to soveral mem- Ders, including My, Bushvell, ou account of sickness. CONGBESSIONAL INSTRUOTIONS. Mr. Wicker prosented a sorics of wheronses to the effect that incronsed circulation was neces- sary for the businoess of tho Wost, and instruct- ing Honators and Congressmen fo voto against rosumption of specio payments, and in favor of an fssue of $100,000,000 in logal tender notes or National Bank paper. Tho ides wag roforred to tho Committeo on Bauks and Buuking., 'Tho #amo gentloman presented a ories of rosolutions approving that l)nrl of the Prosidont’s messago recommeonding tho improvement of Westorn canals and rivers, and it was consigned to tho Committeo on Foderal Rolations. 1lr. Alox- ander, of Crawford, desired the Judiciary Com- mittod to inquira_into and roport upon the ad- vieability of sbolishing the grand juryin all canos, alavies tho ovil TI(E ONAMPION FARMER, The farmors liave found n champion iu the orson of Mr. Ferrier, from the City of Chicago. To offered o yesolution reciting and indorsing the action of the Farmars' Convention at Bloom- ington, in passing n resolution demandin, a roport” of the proceod- ings of the Logielatnre. Mr. Forrior tho grest farmer from Cook County uses tho genuino farmors as a lovor to imposo upen the ooplo the cost of = verbatim roport of mem- Eoru‘ spoechos. The farmers will b elated with the wisdom of Mr, Ferrier *'in full,” sinco he hos been seized with an agricultural turn of mind, what printing establishment has got hold of him remains to be scen. Tho Committes on Contingent Expenes was put in charge of the matter. BTATIONERY 6TEAL. Mr, Washiburno, of Cook, did s more scnsiblo thing when he moved to roscind tho resolution giving stationery to committees, Mr. Wicker with impetuous zeal moved to lay it on the table nus 1t was laid by a vote of B8 to 20. DODQING TAXES. Mr. Hopkins, of Cook, will introduco a reso- lution demanding lng\ury into the prnymrty of tho Now Jerusalem Ohurch near Douglas Tla in Ohicago. Io underatands that tho proporty isliold by Mr. Bcammon, and that under tho pretoxt of church property, nearly two blooks in tho vicinity of the Ohurch cacapes taxation. Tho polico troubles in Ohicago hiavo been dia- cussod nll day by tho Cook County mombers,who soem_to sgreo that the Board had botter bo wipoed out immedintely. Thero ig n diversity of opinion as to what should tako ita place, many being inimical to what thoy denominnte ‘“ono manu power,"—glving sbaolute coutrol to a Su- perintondent. Homsthing will be done. IMPROVEMENTH, The new heating apparatus in the Sonato Chambor won't be in running order this woek, and there woun't bo any Sonate, Tho House has been furnished with somo now chairs—of a swivel character—for the comfort of members, snd foather bods are talked of. e = WISCONSIN, Speclal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. BENATE, MapisoN, Wis., Jau, 20.—Another proposition for the disposal of the land grant way presontod to-day, the nugar&nflty of which, its friends olaim, is such that there is no question it should be adoptod. It proposos to confor tho Bt. Croix sud Suporior land grant on the North Wisconsin Rallrond Comlmny, on condition_ that within throo years i rond from {ho point on Leke Bt. Orolx fixed In the graut, aml from River Falls via Hudson, to Buporior, and from o Fuln]tl horetofore fixod by ] tho Btate on thi no to Bayflold, tho lnuds to ho subjoct to taxation a8 noon ns oconvoyed; thé Company to give to tho Stato i por cont of its gross unmlnfiu, and all tho surplus avails of tho Jand grant beyond what Is roquisito for \mudln.f tho road, nmplo gocurity to bo givon for fulfilling nll theao condi- tlonn, ~Both papors Lere commit themsolves to thia plan, Moro potitions for tho ropeal of the law ox- ompting proporty from taxation wero prosonted; nlao {a_romonstranco againet taxing oharitablo and rollgions institutions, . Honato billa woro introducod for tho botter rotoction of the travelling publio by making Rndlurdu mnPnualbln for baggsge ochecked by thom ; to obligo tho West Wisconsin Railway to rolay. tholr track from Tomal to Warren's Milla; to amond tho ~ Assossmont law #0 a8 to provide that all Propen{ owned or intor- osted In by partios shall be listed by them; ro- Inting to foreclosure of mortgagos : ato $20,000 fox the Northern ospllfl fou tho In~ sano, b Oshlosh, for sooiring & supply of - tor, ico honss, sidowalks, bedding, instramonts, and lmglummts for tho Buperintendont. Tho bill moking an_appropriation of 245,785 for the Btate Prison drow out quite a lively dis- cnusion, in which o disposition wss shown {0 ox- amino into tho worlings of the inatitution, and how it is that i _alwaya falls €40,000 or 86b,000 n yoar short of bn(n¥ golf-supporting, Finally, a voto of 18 to 18, further considoration of tho bill was postponed till Feb. 7. Tho bill to make the Beoretary of Stato, Trons- uror, and Attorney General a Btato Bosrd of Equalization, was discussod somowhat, and made n spocinl ordor for Wednesday noxt. ASSEMDLY. The resolution looking to a co-operation of Htates intoroated in moking tho Erie Caual freo, was concurrad in. An A!chbg rogolution was offered reforring to tho Boleot Gommitteo, composod of mombors of districts slong the line of the land grant road from Portago to Lake Suporior, tho question whether any furthor legisiation was nocossary to securo tho building of the land grant road from Portago to Btovona' Point, To tha rosolution offered sestorday, instruct- ing the Committeo on Education to consider tho proprioty of passing n law requiring each child to attond nohool a certain longth of timo in each yoar, a substituto was_offoror _direotlng inquiry on the subject by the State Buperintendent, and: both roferred to the Committeo on Education. Thoe resolution that for the balance of the sos- sion tho Logislaturo slall Lold s scesion each Saturday, and adjourn from ‘Saturday foronoon to Mondny evoning at 8 o'clock, was tabled aftor & protracted dobate, appropri~ '[lie regolution that tho Committeo on Privi-, loges and Eloctions bo authorized to tale testi- mony in rogard to the contosted sont from the Fourth Ward of Milwaukeo in addition to that: prosentod by conteatants, was adoptod undor the provious quostion by a vote of 57 to 27. Rosolutions woro also adopted instructing tho Committee on Btato Affairs to inquire aa to the propriety of bringing water from tho lake by Btoam or otherwiso for tho usa of the Stato Capi- tol, and roquesting the Scorolary of Biate to trausmit to tho Assombly the recont roport of the Wisconsin Itailroad” Farm Mortgage Land Company. Bills woro introduced: Giving suthority to citios to punish childron for truancy snd ab- sontoeism from sckool; tosllow cemeterioa within village limita in certain cascs; requiring tho Woat Wisconein Railroad Oom{mny to ro-lay and oporato ity rond from Tomah to Werron's Milla; to provent the uso of imporfect copies of papors in fogal nctions; providing that actions of Su- porvinors in regaid to lnying out or nltering roads sball bo final only till'a new Board is elact- od and qualified; to provide for a division of towns having in thom villagos of ono thonsand inhabitants on potition of » majority of tho in~ habitants of half tho tarritoryof tho town ; toap- proprinto £1,000 ench to the Milwaukeo omo for ilm Friendless, Orphans' Asgociation, Soamen's TFriond Socioty, Milwaukeo Hoapital, Amelisnus Orphan Asylum, 8t, Josoph Orphan Asylum, Bt. Rose’s Orphisn Asylnm, and 8t, Mary's !Iuspl’tn\; to coneolidate aund amond the Kogistry law, among other things roquiring ol votors' to bo registored befors tho d.u.g of eloction ; to appro- ato £05.60 to E. Hurlbut for oxpensos in 1870 o the Prison Roform Congress; to ropoal chaptor 08, general laws of 1873, authorizing dopositions in certain cases. 'ho Bonato bill, appropriating $64,000 to the Industrial Bohool for boys, was conourrad in. SRS INDIANA. wspeciul Despatol to T'he Chitengo Tribune. ¢ HENATE. InpIANATOLIS, Jan. 20,—A bill was introduced to prohibit oxeantive oflicors or ofticers of trust, or municipal ofiicora, from making use of freo railroad passes, under Ponulty of forfeituro of ofiico, and disqualification for one year, A bill was introduced to provide Tor the estab- lishmont of a Btate printing oflice, with provia- jons to procura material aud supplios for its ‘managomont. The Houso amendments to the Senato bill to nuthorize and rogulate the incorporation of banks of discount and doposit, wore con- ourred in. A bill waa submitted rogulating the compensa- tion of County Olerks and Sheriffa. All feos shall remain as at prasent. Of foes collected, tho officer shall bo allowed to rotain £5,000, an the oxoesa shall be disposed of ns follows: He may. of the fourth thousand, rotain 90 per cent, of tho fifth, 80 por cont, of the pixth 70 P cont, of thesoventh, 60 Far cont, of tho eighth, 50 per cont, of tho ninth 40 per cont, of tho tonth, or of any sum_in_excoss of tho lattor amount, 80 por cont, If this gross amount of fees in any ono year is less than $8,000, tho officors may rolain from the fees sccruing in excess of that amount in succeeding years, sufficiont to make up an average of es,doo for each year of “his term of ofice. Tho oxcoss above the amount allowed to the officers, shall Do paid into tho Treasury of tho county. "Tho spacial order, boing the bill fo fix the snlarios of Juds:en, was taken up, when, on wolion, the wholo mattor was lsid upon the tablo. HOUSE, : ‘The Seuate {oiuc resolution, authorizing the lato State Printer to com‘]fluto cortain work upon which Lo Is now_engagod, passed unsnimously, Tho Sonato bill, to privide for tho onlarge- ment of the State House grounds, was read socoud time. A joint resolution was adopted requosting Senators and Roepresentatives in Congress to uso their bost endoavors to sccure tho passage of a law B0 \'n[i\\lntlnn commerce hotweon tho Btatos as that Raiirond Companiea will bs com- polled to oqualizo the chargea for transporta- tion, on & part of thoir lines, s shall only bo fair proportion to that charged over the wholo line—Ayes, 67; nays, 12, "Tlo bill to amend the common school net, 8o aa to l)ravido for tho ngpointmunt of County Behool Buperintoudents by tho County Commis- sioners at tho June socssion, in 1874, and trien- nially thereaftor; such Buperintendants to have tho genoral managomont of tho echiocls, in thoir rospactive counties, and fixing the componsa- tion whon actually emplo; of at €5 a day, tho Commissionors to limit tho numbor of days of .ench year to bo employed rovidod such number shall be nol loss than 8160, and prescribing in detail the du- tios of eald officors, waa taken up, discussed, and laid over until to-morrow. The amondment to the school law that the Trustoes of clvil townships shall levy a tax not exceeding 25 cents on tho 3100, and 25 cents poll tax, or an amount ‘sufficient with the ~fund received from tho Genoral Hohool Tund to keop schools open six months in_n yoar, was passod. The effect of this amendmont {8 to prohibit the private distri- butfon of tho school fund Rs now, thus allowing nfiflcham&ty to retain its proportionate share of at fund, g providing kgt IOWA. HENATE, DesdoiNks, Jan, 20.—In the Sounte to-day tho Houso amendments to tho rosolution rola- tive to the printing of the tostimony takon be- fore tho Investigating *Committes” was con- currod in. Ttoports were mado b[ sovoral committeos, House file No, 9, of corporations was then taken up, Tho Committes reported In favor of striking out the scotion added by the Houeo to Ohaptor 1 of Corporations for Peouniary Profit, deolaring all corporations horoaftor organize subjoct to tho control of the Genoral Assombly, and that thoir articles of association, rules, an reigulntlons, oan bo altored, abridged, or sot aulde by tho same authority, Atter a disoussion of somo length tho Beuato rofused to atriko out tho sgotion—yens, 14 ; nays, 23. A fow otlier amondments woro meado of no spoclal impartance, and the bill passod—yeas, 28 é nn{s 8, onafo bill, Titlo 14, of Trade sud Commorce, waa consldored, with {ue Housa amondmonts {0 the same, and tho amendments wero conourred . Houso bill, adding su sdditional chapter to Title 4, rolating to township, town, and ity or- (innlznuonu, was roferred to the Committes on ncorporations, * Henate bill, Titlo 10, of the estates of deco- donts, waa taken up a8 roported from the Com- complotes the bullding of a rall- | mittoo. Hectlon 6, Ohaptor 1, was amended so ns to direct tho Olrouit Conrt to transfor cases to tho Distriot Court, should tho Judge of tho for- mor he ‘Emy or noaror rolative to partios than tho fourth dogroo. Bootion 6, Chaptor 8, of Bottloment of Ea- tatos, swas amendod ao that whon the Court di. vido tho property it shall not takeintoconsidora tion any propor! { consumed by the widow or childron aftor the desth of tho husband, and prior to tho allowanco. An amondmont proposed, making tho widow's ono-third lisblo for ono-third of tho dobls agalnnt tho ontate, was lost. "Pouding connideration of tho bill, tho Benato adjourned. TOUSE. The House this morning wont into Committeo of the Wholo on Titlo 19, relating to proceodings to roverso, vacate, or modify judgments in Courts in which thoy aro rondored. A now 800+ tion was added to Ohaptor 2, providing that all noticos of appesl from tho Distriot and Olroult Courts must bo sorved at losst thirty. days, and tho causo filod and dookoted fiftoon days boforo the noxt torm of the Buprome Court, or tho samo shail not bo tried at that torm. A fow other amond- ments woro made and the bill wae sftorwards pasnod, Titlo 21, rolntln? to Justices of tho Poaco, and thoir Courts, Beotion 1, was so nmended that the urisdiotion of Justicos shall not oxtend boyond hoir counties in muits faqr the recovery of ‘monoy, oxcn?t in written contracts stipulating for paymont in & particular place. Bootlon 42, that in trials bofors Justicos tho party. dammdlng Jury trial shall in all cancs pro- viously prosont the foos to tho jurors, it so do- moanded. A now soction was added providing that when tho officoof Justice becomes vacant by doath or romoval, tho docket and papora shall bo placed in tho hands of the County Auditor to bo doliv- orod to hia succossor whon elocted and qualified, whon furthor conslderation was postponed. Tho Houso this aftornoon was in Committoo of the Whole on Titlo 23 on Componsation of of- ficos. Tho salary of the Adjutant Goneral was roduced to 81,000 per annum : Circuit and Dis- triot Judgos’ snlary fixed at £3,200 por annum ; X“ of mombora of Boards of Buporvisors ro- ucod to $1.50 per day whon ang: od in Commit- too work, and five conts I"" milo mileage, and tho maximum number of days for which thoy shall recoive pay at _thirty-five, whon tho Sopnln- tion exceods 10,000 and loss than 80,000, The gs{ut County Suporvisors was reduced to thrao ollars por day. Pending considoration adjonrned. Des Momes, Iowa, Jan. 20.—In tho House, this morning, Titlo 10 of the codo, relative to the proceedinga to roverse, vaoato, or modify judgmonta in tho courts in which rondored, snd Title 21, rolativo to Justicos' Courte, wore passed. In tho Rankin investigation this morning Mr, Roberts, Mr. Rankin's partner, syas examinod, who testified that Rankin bought Elliot's inter~ oot in the businoss, paying cash 83,500, and that Roborts paid the same money to Mr, Elliot, and that Elliot said ho recognized iho monu{ a8 he counted it. Tho inforenco is that Mr. Elliot, as Btato Auditor, had just boforo counted tho money in his _eottloment with Rankin as Btato Trossuror. Ho nlso tostifiod that Rankin put into the busineas 850,300.41 ; whercas, Lo was to onlg put in $16,000, Tankin _paid the 83,500 to Robertain tho Btato Treasurer's oftico and took tho {money from the Stato safo, Raukin made Rob- ‘arta agreo not to toll Elliot that Rankin was buy- ing Elliot's interost inthe fectory. Ho uluo tosti- 'flod thiat thoro had beon no loss in the furnituro businesy. —_—— OHlO. B Corvunus, Jan. 20.—In the Houso, this morn- +ing,-tho bill suthonzing County Commissioners ‘toprovido an office for Prosccuting Mtomcfyxs o‘vu indefinitely postponed. In the Sonate tho Bonato bill to lncorporate savings socisties, re- Iumllug provions acts and onacting & goneral [41nw on'the subject, was passed. . In the Houee this aftornoon the Houso bill {to incronso the salarics of Bupremo Judges to 188,000, which failed yestorday, waa reconsidored (and passod. t Bills wero introduced -to amend tho Slander and Libel Iaw so an to provido that whena ,charge of o spocific mot is the ground of notion, nll mcts aud circumstances of a similar nature may be nllegod and proved by +defendant in mitigation to reduce tho amount of damages, , ., A rosolution waa offored lu\‘orhlz the recogni- tion of bolligoront rights of the Cuban insur- geplg. ‘Tho resolution was laid on the table, to .print, In tho Sonate, the following bill wes passed): Houso bill to authorizo tho coneolidation of Joint atock firo insurance companics. £ sy b i MICHIGAN, Speeial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, KAvrAMAZOO, Jau, 20,—The Logisiative party visited the Insane Asylum at 10 o'clock this morning. Tho Senato Committee, consisting of Sonatora Neemith, SButton, and Butterfleld, and Dr. Borine, Chairman, and Mesars. Cook and Banderson, mombors of the House Committee on Asylum, arrived hore yosterdsy. Dr. Van- deuzen, Buporintendent of the Asylum, showed tho party through the wards of tho convalos- cont maie and fomalo patients, chapel, disponsa~ 1y, kitchon, lnuugirly conservatory, and the un- finished now building. Tho visitors wore ox- tremoly ploased at the order, neatnoss, and system of tho whole institution. Thoere was a consultation between the Committees and tho Buperintendont, and the former will roport in favor of hiberal appropriations, and will doubt- lesn appropriate funda for a library, tho Asylum having nono of any consequence. The Com- mitteo is convinced ‘that an additional asylum must bo erected elsewhero in the Btate. Mo Loglalativo pasty loft, st 230 o'olack, and will roach Ann_Arbor about 7, whore they will bo roceived and ontertained this evening. e g sy ARKANSAS, Lirrie Roox, Ark., Jan, 20.—A bill passod tha House to-day logalizing all tho acts done under cortain chaptora of tho so-called “ Digest of 1868." P et NEW YORK. Anpany, Jan. 20.—Appropriste resolutions woro pasgod in the Assembly to-day, on the death of William H. Soward. The Bonato to-day adopted n resolution con- tinuing last yewrs' tolls on tho canals for the presout year. —— MASSACHUSETTS, BosroN, Jan, 20.—In the Houso of Represen- tatives, to-day, & bill to_prohibit tho salo of malt liquors, was orderad to n third reading by a votoof 1884072, It doubtloss will becomos . NEW YORK. The Atlantic Malle-Tho Survoyor of the Portw-Serious Charge Againwt Sherlff Brennan--Hoss Twecd on Oredit Nobillor==Goorge Francis 'rain == Disonscd Muttona=O baceno Publications==Erlc Dividends«=Frobs Able MurderssPhelps, jDodge & Cos Withdraw Their Compromisc, Bpectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Jan. 20.—A. good doal of chogrin is folt over tho fact that tho Atlantio Mail SBteam- ship lino has succumbed to tho dry-rot, which is dostroying the Americars marine, Tho Atlantic Mail Steamship Company was organized in 1804, with a capital of $400,000, and purchesod the Vandorbilt line of steamships running from Now Yorle to Aspinwall. Tho Company subso- quently sold thisrouto to the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company, snd bought out the Iavana lino. A chango in tho shapo of the surfaco condonsers, iron steamships in which tho scrow supplanted tho side whool, and othor im- provements, wore introduced. Bhipsthat burned but fiftoon tons of coal whoro tho old onea burned thirty killed tho line. Like the slde- whool veeseld belonging to the Pacific Mail Company, thoy aro worth only what they will bring whon they are broken up. The Company owos two monthe’ pay to two hundred seamen, What ita property will bring under the hammer will probably mnot liquidato more {Lan two- thirds of ita dobts, amountivg to 400,000 Prosidout Grant’s nomination of Mr, Benedict, as Burvoyor of this port, is recolved with groat satisfaction, it belng in accordance with genuino Oivil Borvice Reform. The caso is ovon more striking than tho promo- tion of the Doputy Postmaster in Philadelphin, for the Burveyorship s & lucrativo and much- coveted ofilco, and more than one of the Iacal politicians of [nfluonce would Lave boon gladto gotit. In striot mccordanco with Clvil Horvico rulos, howover, Mr, Donedict {s ontitled to tho oftice, a8 next in rank, and as thoroughly com- patont to dlschargoe its dutios. i An evunlnF papor oharges Bheriff Bronnan with corruptly Belling for a nominal sum tho bost contonts of Iolmbold's splendid drug store on Broadway to levuto partiod bofore thead- vortised day of sale. It {s roported that Luocoa's potition to tho Emporor of Gcrmany _for a remittal of the tine of §6,000 againat her for hred«lm{‘ her contraot with {ho Berlin Opers House has boen rejgctod. Tho remains of Hattie Adams, who was drovmed in a runaway coacls, in tho East River, liave boen romoved by her paronts from Greon- wood to Cloveland, whera thoey live. It s sald thoy rofused to roccive any of her propurt{v‘, but they have tnion possossion of all Lier cloth- ing, and will sell all hor othor ohattels nt auction noxt Fridny, for thelr own bonofit. Congrossman R, B, Roosovolt has put his nominntion for Wost Point up for compotition among 1,600 scholnrs in the two publio grammar &ohools {n his istrict in this clty, Boss Twoed, whilo reading tho ovidenca of Onkos Ames, saids ‘“Thank God I nm not a Congressman, As bad ag thoy sny I am, thoy hnve nover accusod mo of solling my voto ns & Benator.” CQeorgo Franols Train has caught fovor and aguo in tho * 'Tombs,” but he perslnts in liyin on prison faro and repelling all offors of bail, Ho sayn ho will not «!nfl; prison until the merits of his causo rolonse Lim., Tho Gilbort Elovated Railway Oompany con- tracted to-dey with the New York d& :EDBCOII Iron Company to build flyo miles of road, at 1,000,000 por milo, tho work o bo bogan within ton days. 'Tho flrst section will bo on the woat sidoof tho clty, oxtonding south from Central Park. (To the Associated Press.] New Yong, Jan, 20.—It is again nsserted that dinoasod sheop continuo toarrive hure from tho Waost, and form a large portion of the mutton rotailod in this markot. ~ Tho discaso is sald to ariso from oyver-feeding, which oroates unnat- ural hoat in tho syatom, and that it is vory ocon- tagloun. A morning papor, o reporter of which visited sovoral of tho slaughtor-houses on tho subject, eaye that it is goncrally admitted that sheop aro eona!rmfif( arrlving from tha Wost having the ekin dlsense; also that droves of owes conatantly como from Ohicago hoavy with lmab, and whose carcasaos aro wholly untit for oating. The Grand Jury of tho Court of General Bos- slons “Yrusuntml eovoral important indiciments yostorday, smong whioh was one ngainat a promi- nont publishor of illustrated papers, o with lnuuin%uh!cnno ‘publications, William P. Shoarman, tho now Troasuror of the Erlo Taiiroad, etatod, yostordey, that thora will Embnbly boa dividend upon the preforred stook of tho rond declared In a fow days, Tho now $10,000,000 loan has hoon succesafully nogotiated in London. t {8 atatod that Oommodoro Vandorbilt has decided not to build an undorground reilroad. A sonman of tho steamship Algoria, at Jorso; Oll{‘, was found attho bottom of o hatchway last pight, with his skull broken. Ho is supposed to Dave beon murdorod, as ho was quarreling dur- ing the day with anothor soaman. argod n tho Tweed caso, this mnml‘lfi; the do- fonco announcod that thoy would cmll mo more witnesses. Counsel for the defenco thon askod the exclusion from the record of all Becondary evidenco admitted on the trial, which was refused, Mr, Fullorton then pro- ceoded with his argument for tho defongo, which ho concluded in the afterncon, when Peckham bnflusumming up for the poople. 4 lnvmtlgnflon into the conduct of tho officors of the Bremen ship Argonaut, which loft Bremen on the 8th of Novomber last, ia boing held at Castle Gardon, Thoe afidavits of thirteon passongors allege that tho Captain was, most of the time, undor the influenco of lignor ; that ho insulted the_pnesongors, and compelle them to work, and that thore was no physician abonrd, Tho food is said to have been insufil- ciont, improporly caoked, and impregnated with ealt ~ water, ‘and an _ age ‘passenger is sald to have died of noglect. MMra. Tubolskiol alloges that her husband was compollod to work at thopumps ; that whilo 80 doing ho was washed overboard and drowued, and that tho officors of tho vessel mado no offort sayo him, James L. Bonediot, DeputyBurveyor, has boen npgmnlcd Surveyor of this port. nly $208,900 bonds woro offerod to tho Gov- ornmont to-dny. ‘Tho Assistant 'Troasurer bought $169,850, ot from 113.70 to 113,74, + A Taonument hag Just boen placed in Green- wood Cometory to the momory of the gifted Cary eistors, T'hoidea of the monument originated with the lato Horace Gresloy, who atarted a Bub- acri})uen paper, The Directors havo declded 6 put tho Alantic Mail Company in lquidation. Tlio -Linbilities will probubly bo £400,000; asscts nbout 8850,000. Tholps, Dodgo & Co. havo withdrawn their offer of n compromise, made to tho Govern- ment, and will sllow the case to go to tho courfg. THE WEATHER. ‘The Cold Spel ‘Thiroughont the West— Probabilitics for ‘To=Diys WAR DIPARTMENT, ‘OFFIOE OF TRE Omer BroNAL OrrIOER, DivieroN oF TELEGRAMS AND Revonts ror TnE DENEFMT oF Coandrence, WAsu- ey, Jan., 3 —Probubilftice—Irom icanaos, Miosours, aud Tennessco to the Upper Lakes ond Lake Erio, falling baromotor, & decidod rise of temporaturo, with fresh to vory brisk south- westerly and southeasterly winds, increasing to possibly high over tho Upper Lakoe region, whero oloudy woathor, with snow, will probably provail. Tor the Gulf Btates, gcuomllz’ clear “weathor, riging tompezature, and light to frosh winds. Tor tho Bouth Atlantic States, generally cloudy wenther, with rain areas along tho const, For tho Middlo Statos, faling baromotor, {rosl and brisk northeastorly and southeastorly winds, somewhat higher ~temperature, and generally cloudy weather, with light snow over the south- orn port n, and probably over the Lowor Lako reglon, Ior New Engluud, genorally cloar and continued cold wonther. Ort1cago, Jan, 20.—Tho Bignal Sorvice weathor roports this morning indicate coutinued cold weather in the Northwost. The thermomotor at Duluth, 9 helow; St. Paul, 14 helow: Milwau- Iteo, 11 balow; Chicago, 20 bolow ; Davenport, 9 bolow; Omaha, 7 below; Choyenne, 26 above ; Corinne, Utah, 14 obove; San Francisco, 48 above. ‘Tho cold spell has oxtonded south- orly, tho morcury st Indianapolis being 18" bolow; at Bt Lonis 10 be- low; Louisvillo, 8 abovo: _Nashvillo, &nbove; New Orleans, 83 above, It also ex- tended castward, the morcury at Grand Haven, Mich., boing 4 bolow; Detroit, 12 below; ‘Lole~ o, 14 bolow; Oloveland, 7 bolow; Cincinmati, 6 above; Pittsburgh, 7 holow ; Toronto, 15 bolow; Buffalo, 1 bolow; Kingston, Can,, 20 bolow ; Montratl, 18 below; Quebao, 6 below; Albany, 1 below; Burlington, Vt., 14 below; Portland and Boston, 4 above ;. Now Yorl, 8 above ; Philadol- hia, 1 above; Washingion, 8 above; Charles- on, 42; Jacksonville, Lln,, 40, Rain along the coast in Bouth Carolina and Florida. Special Despateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Mornis, Il,, Jan, 20.—Thoe cold wave from the Northwost ronched horo Inst night about 10 o'clock, At that time it grow cold very fast,and the action of the frost upon tho ground caused roporls louder and more froquent than ever heard hore before, It continued to becomo colder till about 4 o'clock this morning, till at sunriso, tho thermometor o0a tho east slde of & dwelling-house in tho eity, marked 35 dog. below zoro, while on tho prairic and in ox- posed localitios the thermomotor wont consider= ably below 33 degrecs. Even in very much shel- tored localities in tho city, the thermomotors under porchos indicated 32 and 83 dogrees bolow +for an hour aftor sunrite. Special Despateh to The Chieago Tribune, Mansrisrp, Ohio, Jan, 20.—Throughout this goction of the country, the woathor, this morn- ing, was tho coldest within the momory of tho oldest inhabitants. In this city at B o'clock; tha thermomotor ehowed 23 in the uppor and 29 in tho lower portion of tho city bolow zero, At Crestlino, 20; at Woostor, 23; at Lor- cas, Richland County, 83; Londonville, Ashiland Onunty, 82; Lawronce, Btark County, 26; Allinnco, Stork County, 2% ; Columbiana, 80 Lotonis, Columbisnn Counly, 2i; West Balom, Wayno Uouniuy. 24, Tifn, 24; Limn, 27 ; Bucyrus, 0., 28; Upper Sandusky, 29 ; Yan Wert, 1 Tort 'Wayne, Ind, 23t081; Wargaw, 80; Plymouth, 26; Valparaiso, 20 ; Erio, Pa,, 23; Homowood, Beaver County, Pa., 20, alli bolow.’ Olear and cold. Speelal Despateh Lo The Chicago Tribunc, Covuanus, 0., Jan. 20,—At daylight this morning the thermomoter on the line of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnatl & 8t, Loula Railroad rangod ns follows: Donnison, O., 86 below; at Bowerstown, 0., 41; New Market, 0., 86; Dros- dou, O., 24 ; Colierton, 0., 86; Kichmond, Ind., 30;" Knightstown, Tud,, 30'; Logansport,’ Ind., 84 Tagorstown, 23: Harttord, Ind., 35; 8t. Lotly Crowing and Crown Polnt, 26} Marion, nd., 26, ? *Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, JaoxsonviLLy, 1L, Jan. 99.—Bomo twenty different thormomotors, In a8 mauy localitios, in this placo, iudicated a tomporaturo ranging from 80 to 42 deg, bolow zero this morning, batween the hoursof 6 and 7 o'clock. Tholowest the meroury had fatlon in this rogion bofore in near- ly forty years was 28 deg, below zoro, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, OrrAwa, 111, Jan, 20,—Last night was the coldest of tho soason, the thermomoter indicat- ing 88 to 46 dogreos bolow zoro. Special liexpateh to The Chicago Tribune. OrpaR Rarips, Towa, Jan, 29,—The weather {s extromaly cold thronjliout the contral part of tho Btato. 'Ihothermomotorstands at 81 degroos below zero at this place, Specfal Despatah to The Chicago Tridune, OINCINNATI, Jan, 20,—Tho woathar, liore and vlumll?' has Boon oxcoedlngly cold for this por- tion of hip counfry for tho past fow days, tho thormomoter ranging from 1 above to 16 bolow zero. Speclul Despatch to Tha Chfeago T'ribune, SemiNovieLo, Jan. 20.—Tho jutonso cold wonther vontinues, the meraury sfanding bolow zoro all day, and this moming it marked the un- Procodontad cold of 82 dogroos bolow Zoro. Bioxey, Ohio, Jon. 20.—At 7 o'clock ithin morning tho thormomoter stood at 28 dogross bolow zora, All trains aro bohind timo. A froight train on the Dec-lino aotuslly frozae to thorall at Voraailles, Ohilo, and_ could not be movod until naalated by nsccond ongino. At nna, Oblo, tho thermomotor was 20 dogroes bolow zoro, with 8 or ton Inchios of snow. HaNTA TRy N. M., Jon, 20,—Tho first snow of | tho somson fell on Bunday night, and i now sbout four inches on the ground. ‘Tho thormom- ctor was 1 below zero yestordsy morning; this morning 2 holow, e e ) DES MOINES. The State Grange Conventionan=Pros ceodings Yestordanys Speeial Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune. DesMoined, Jon, 29.—The Btato Grango, to- dny, had botweon 1,000 and 1,100 dologates in attondance, & lnrge numbor bLaving arrived Inat night, The blockads of tho rail- ronds In Northern JYows has pre- vonted many dologntes from roaching this clty; but for this fact, tho officers of tho Grango eay, from fifleon hundred to two thou- snnd dologates would inve beon in attondance. Bhorman Hall has beon crowded all day, snd n numbor of delegates could not get into tho hall. Tho busincss of the morning opened with the appointmoent of Committaos, followed by roports of officors, aftor which tho ropork Huhllshud in tho Ilcgulrr of this mornin, was fully discussaed, snd offorts madoe to find oul how tho roport was prooured, the sesaions being Becrot, This brought ou n disoussion, and at 1 o'clogk the Grango sdjourned, on motion of a mombor who stated that he saw newspaper re- portors all round him, In the afternoon, a Iargo number of resolu- tlons, potitions, and momorinls, covering the ‘widost rangos, wore introduced on tho portation_quaation. Two of the moat im- ortnnt _wore, one momorinlizing Congross build o double-track {freight railro: to the .soaboard; "mnd suothior, asking the Btato Loglslaturo to sappropriate monoy On to build a u{tum of narrow gaugo raflroads, goneral logislation, petitions wore introduced asking ulunFuu in the prosont laws, 5o suits ma; bo brought in the township whoro {ho defendan livos, in placoof tho plaintif'a township ; asking the abolishment of tho offico of County Supor- intondent. Tho work of the Convention has not fairly commonced, and buelness is awaiting the reports of the difforent Committees, to whom ail princi- val questions have boen roferrod. Tho evening seseion was devoted to inatruc- tion in seorot work, and to conferrin, the fifth dogroo. - Tho Convention will probobly adjourn on Fridsy night. Thore will * “bo & spirited contest over tho eloction of officors and the examination of tho accounts of the old oficors. It is tho old fight, a8 usual, botween economy and oxtrava. gauco, ono faotion claming to kevo found that ho partics now in power have been too lavish in exponding the Grange's money, and that they will breal it up if it strains the Grange itself. Des_Momes, Towa, Jon. 29—The followin; was adopted by the Stato Grango of Patrons o Husbandry hore {o-day : Des Momntes, Iows, Jan, 20, To U. 8. Grant, Prestdent of the Undted States < Ono thousnnd Mastors aud Past Mastors of subordi- nate Granges of the Patrons of Husboandry, represent= ing 40,000 0f tho farmors of Town, in Stato Grango as- sembled, unanimously adopted tho following resolu- tion : Jiesolved, Dy the State Grange of the Patrons of Hus- Dbandry, thiat the Worthy Mastor be requestod to tolo- graph to Presidont Graut their carnest dosiro that ho intorpose lils veto of the bill recently passed by the ouso of Repreacntatives of tho United States, making or confirming additionsl gronts of lands to rallronds In this Blate, (Bigned) . . D, W, Avans, Master of Stnte Grango of Iowa, IO s ¥ Obitunry. Special Despatch to The Chicagn Tribune, CINOINNATI, Jan, . 20.—Mr. Blcarod Kleiner, brower, ono of tho most prominent citizens of thia city, died suddenly about 10 o'clock last ovening, of disoaso of “tho throat.” Mr. Kleinor was one of tho charter membors of the Board of “Frade, and has hold the position of Vico Presi- dont of that body ovor miuce its organization, until lest yoar, when ho doclined n re-olection. o wa physically one of the hoaviost mon in the city, his woight of 256 pounds having gained for Lim tho Presidency of tho * Fat Mens' Conven- tion" at Put-in-Bay lnst fall. Ho leaves o for- tuno estimated botween £800,000 and 21,000,000, Special Despaleh to The Chicage Tribune, - New Yonk, Jan, 40.—John W, Brodie, one of tho bost sporting reporters in Now York, died fo-dag, sgad 98, Hs onjoyed robuat heplth until sbout two morths ago, when attacked by hemorrhage of the lungs. He was & nativo of England, aud loayes s wifo and two children. Santa Fg, N. M., Jan, 20.—Firat Licutenant J. W. Bartle, Adjutant of the Fifteenth United Efint;;&nhnhy, ‘died suddenly on tho ovening of 0 27¢h, e e Railrond Nowas Savr Laxg, Utah, Jan, 20.—The Union Pacific traina woro blockaded ono day bobween Green River and Bryan, and arrived this morning. The Iast train due was only two hours behind. The storms have boon hoavy, but by the latost roport tho rond i said to bo all clear. Special Deapatels to The Chicago Tribune, Priay, I, Jan, 20.—Tho * groat cut” on tho Pekin, Poorla & Jackeonviile Railroad at He- vann was blown full of snow, 13 foot decp, tho night boforo lnst, aud stopped all traina yoster~ day. 'Tho wind was so violent that sand was carried to tho out with the anow, B8AN IF'raxcisco, Jau, 29.—Much interest ia ex- eited horo by tho roport that the Central Pacific Tailrond Company, having sold back the North- orn Paciflc to Donohue, the builder, is now ne- iznfinting with Thomas Scott for the purchase of ho Southern Pacific. Senntor Summner. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, NEW Yorx, Jan. 20.—Senator Sumner writes of himself to Henry Wurd Boecher: * What I have done has always been at the mandato of consclonco, and I could not have done_other- wise. My hope has beon to help mankind and advanco tho roign of i||'m0.ir:n on earth, NordolI doubt that eooner or fnter this will bo scen by many who now judfin mo upkindly. As for my heatth, I am hopefil, Once before I have re- covered from tho sameinjuries, If I must suc- cumb, 80 bo it ; I am content.” L Xailroad Accidonts. CINCINNATI, Jan. 20.~—A. caboose freight train on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, ran off the track yostorday, near Lagrange, Ind., and killed Hiram Brockerman, s brakeman. Speetal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pexiy, IH, Jan, 20.—A man namod Shalley was thrown upon his head by s railroad accident, on_tho Indisnapolis, Bloomington & Westorn Railrond, last ni fflxl, and sovoroly injured. Ho waos brought to this city, and is now doing well. i . 'Felegraphic Brovitics. ... The public achools at Virginia, Cass County, 111, have been closed in consequence of the alarming prevalence of tho emall-pox in that town, ‘Tho Olilo River at Cincinnati is full of ico, and navigation is entirely suspended. A despatch from Aden snnounces the arrival ?f lBiremmln Troore &b Zanzibar on the 12th ingtant. 5 Tho New Mexico mails, which for tho past month_have boen stopped by the oxpizootio, aro to bo resumed as o Somi-weeldy mail for the present. On Monday morning & _canister of powder in tho grocery of Rudolph Heizel, at Pekin, IiL, oxploded, toaring the building 'down and’ dam- agi ng the stock. Fortunately, no one was inthe nilding at the timo, and no one was hurt. Damago $2,000. Journnli . 81, Lous, Jan, 20.—The Staals Zeilung, a Gor- man Republican papor in this nlt{, wai told ab Bhorlil’s anlo this_sflornoon, to eatisfy a dead of trust hold by Wm. Eastian, o stockholder. Simon Mayor was purchaser, for 812,600, Tho purchase 16 understood fo bo in tho interest of Eastian, and tho paper will be continued and conducted as heretofure, v - R Murdered for o Drink of Whiskoy. O1xo1NNATY, Jon, 20,—William Lawn, » sewing machino agont, was murdorod by Thomad Btoley, s #nloon-keoper, nt Bhawnoe, Porry County, O., on Monday ovening, because he re- fused to pay for a drink, P Murdercrs Sentenceds LAwRENOEDUKG, Ind,, Jan, 29,—1he murderer Johnaon, on bolng brought bofora the Court, {Alnmlml guilty of manslaughtor, and was sen- encod to twelvo yeara In the State Prison. Oope recolvod sentonco for Ilfo, both belug indicted for tho sume offonce. koy Erands, BostoN, Jan, 20,—Alleged fraudas on the rav- enue have boon discovered in an ostensiblo ship- mont of whiskev from Boston to 8t, Piorre, but in ronllty landing it on the osst of Maine, whonca it was cuglvuyml in hosts' to Portland. Bovoral Bostoa pariios aro impliostad. . FIRES. Destruction of Property nt Van'aus Ylocos Yeowstordnye Speetal l)cl‘m(ch to Tha Chicago Tribine. OmNoINNATI, J8n. 20.—Tho steam taunoryof’ _ Martin Evans & Co., at_Lancastor, O., 000 of' tho most oxtonslve in tho Btate, was totally: destroyed by fire this morning at 2 o'clock. Loss, 241,000, which includos 87,000 worth of bark and 016,000 of leather, nearly rendy for tho mar- kot. No insuranco. Speeial Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, GENEVA Lakr, Wis,, Jan, 20,—The Walworth County Poor Houso, containing forty-six ino- mates, was humcd\ufls moming. Loss sbout £2,000, prlnul{n'uymn tho buildings, nearly all. tho furnituro bofing savod. No ono injured. Spectal Despyiteh to The Chicago Tribune. Dernorr, Jan, 89.—A firo at Three Rivera yes- terday dostroyed bnildings worth 840,000, WaABHINGTON, Jana20.—Tho loss by the Na- tional Theatre firo) is $117,000 ; insuranco, £05,000. ¥ Ocpar Rarws, Iowas, Jan. 20.—A flre do- stroyed tho houso belonging to Mr. Raed, about, threo iles southwiest of Vinton, Iowa, sbout 6 o'clock this morning. The family Jost all their clothing and had to take refugo in & ‘barn, as thero are no. noighbors noar. ‘Tho loss is catimated at 31,500, with no ineurance, the insuranco having run out throo weoks ago. The family had not enough clothing lett to keop them warm. Bosroy, Jan. 20.—8eth Norwood & Co.’s Bhos manufactory, in Boverly, was (lamaged by fire yostorday to tho extont of ém;oou. Tho fifa. originated in a ntnlmn}r from a can of benzine, lgrRtlu whils n (’ghterl _Was be- ing filed, and ogress from)iths, building was cut off oxcopt by the eleyator)andiwindowa, A large numbor of men and womon wers af worlfiu the building, but all Iortmnwsfl egoapod. with their livos, Sumner Traftcm, Albert Sar- ieut o Miss Hamilton, Isano Woodbury, Mr. ord, and Feanlk Contro woro all iburned or oth-: orwise sovoroly injured. —— ,PERSONAL, Mr. Rankin, lato%sState Troaturcr of Iows, shows signs of omotional insanity. Jonkins says Madame Floros, wifo of the Min- foter from Fouador, is the most bonutiful Indy in ‘Washington thia winter. Judgo H. W. Bruce, of tfio Cirouit Court at Louisville, Ky., has\been gppoiuted Chancollor,, vice Cochran, ‘docoased. The Rov, Dr, John Tagléston, ono of tho old- est ministors in Wostern) Pennsylvania, died in. ‘Washington County; Pa.,/Jan. 22, Fredorick F. Low, United 8taths Minister to Chins, is about to rehign, snd Scorotary Fish has recommendod to the Prvsident tha promotion of Goorgo F. Sownrd, Conwul Genersl at Bhanghat, to fill'the vacaney. Tho Rey. Mr. Hnmmc\.ng! “tho groat revival- ist,” is etill stirring np\things ina tho Northwest, by galloping lmnticflllay hrnthLflm streots and. screaming © Como to Jor\ua!” abthe top of his voico, If la°s wondor (that sornebody, with the propor authority to do so,. docsn't scroam to hiny to come to tho lunntic asylum.— Touisville Cour- ier-Journal. _— = Great American Brick Machine.--Grand Results-«-A Challengew---W’ho Will Tako Up tho Gauntlot P The Great American Brick Masbin Company of Ghicago, buing confident they b vy. tho very bost brick machino in the world, are dembuus of proving this fact to tho publioda tho beat wily possible, viz.: a fair public trinl, Tho Company havess large brick-yard {n Chicago, 230 foet in width by 1/040 in length; ‘in thy controof the yard is the cngi ne, to which s attached thelr lino amx’ung, Tearly 200' Jeof long ;_to this shaft,_ ing tho Company's machines ro attnched, 20 o 30 fest apart, loaving bpaco enough b stween each to place ons. of th compétitor's machines.! Deing thus situsted, sun by the eamo ongine, o nd cach to take clay from (o eam place, ncithdr 1 irty con huvo suything o complatn of, and bach maci iz will Lisvo to dspend ou lts own merits for aucceus, ‘The Company, there- fore, offor {reo of chargo o any proprictors of brick mnchines in tho world tho pr dvilegs of making from 100,000 o 200,000 bricks durin g the noxt brick making seation, n order that the rolati fro valuo of each machine may bo made kuown, Each scompotitorta make and burn his own kiln; a disintera ited committeo to keep account of all cxpenses, and prd lish thelr dectslon for tho benefit of tho victor ; tho deieated parts to scll ons thousand dolllars’ worth of his {orick and” donsto the procecds to the poor of Chicago, I , R. Gaup, Prosident Great American Brick Machine Cot npany, No, 53 South Jefforeon street, Chicogo, Although tho American Brick 3 1chine was not pat- outed until July, 1871, it hos jproduced great re- sults, the Compsny having monal isclured a3 high as £25,000 worth of brick on fonr mi ichines in a eingls month, MMillions of their brick aro in many of the finest bufldings in Ohicago. A d escription aud cut of 1o machino can bo seen In the § cientific American of Jan, 18,1673, Wequoto the follo wing: * Tho brick- maker has tha satisfaction of Imo wing that in fivo min. utes from tho time tho-clsy s ta'xen from ita origiasl Ded, 1t haa boon thoroughly femipered intos uniform homogencous mnu{ &ruaod fnto tho nicest shaped Drick, and placed ino thouhsck (2ight or ten high, whore nomoroe handling is roguired until tho brick ate dry enough to onter tho kilnJ : Call and neo ono of the macliines making brick, at No, 53 South Jeflerson struot,, any timo; & maching al- oy in operation, For fwstbor information, address E. R, Gard, Prealdent of themJompany., —_————— Will Bo Rangoil. Borraro, N, ¥, Jan. 20,—Governor Dix ro- fuscs to inforforo in theicaso of John Gafnoy, sentenced to bo hanged 1fob, 7, —It will be with rojoi hngi the intolllfienca is recoived that Mr, Obarles Dlickens is finishing “Tdwin Drood.” He hes enjaged a Now Eng- land medium,—and * Edwin Drood" will eoon be ready for the pross. TYho would have thought, » hundred years aga, that with the peo- ple of this age, death would tnake no difference? that wo could prosecuto and: finigh the earthly works ho for a moment interfered with ? Lot us hear no more from Wende! k Phillips about the “ Lost Arts." = MARRIED. BENTON_QOLE—On tho % th inst., attho residonoa of tho brido's bzothor-in-law, byv'the Rov, Wni. J. Potria Yrsiog, A. Beaton, of Fromont, Nob., and Miss Sadio Cole, of Oliltago. ' No carda. &2 Eramont papors please cpry'. AUCTION SALES. By WM. A. BU'[TERS & CO., IMPORTANT RI{LE OF OVER $20,0001 ‘WORTH - OF Diamonds, Watches, Jowelry, Bilver and Plated Ware, Musia Boxes, Opern. and Field (lasses, &o,, &o., Baved trom tho rocont firo at Boton. AT AUCTION. On Tucaday, Fob. 4, 1813, st losooms, Py P R A i aRd continuo. dntil all Lo soid. Hor account of o: whiom it ‘may concorn, 1570 stock af thoabyovo grods, ssgod from tha cacent fire, somo in & damagod condition. “Tho ditmonds com. Driso singlo and clusté r rlage, broochos, and goate' pias, f htok Pitionsy ato 0, Goopor, aid’ other “cafobratod ifvor watanobin warioty. from wol) -Liown Kuropoan A Amorloan matu. Taotarora: gold chiatolninow, vorr aud guerd ob o musiq Uoxon, ovor. 100 opoca a0 Hoid gl and platod kutyos, f y {agaiacrone of tho fluset. s b nd ovor offored in s cit, on Moaday, U By GEO. P. GORE & CO. AT ATOTIOIN. The Well-known and Hatablished Saloon and Billiard Hall, No. 421 South Olark and Polk-sts, formerly ocoupied by Geo. B. Mansur, Hsq. 'Throe {lrat-class Billiard Tables, and everything pertaining to o firate olass snloon, The contonts to be sold in round numbers, to the highest bidder, on Thuraday, Jan, 30, at 12 o’clock sharp. G@.P, GORHE & 0O, Auct’s. By G. P, GORE & CO., 23, 24, and 23 Kast Randolphat, AT AUTCOCTION, Anotlier largo stock of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURR snd OARPETS, of evory doseription, W, 0, Crockory, yollow and Rockingbam waro, ofico dosks, wardrabos, sowing machios, wircors. An ologant Plano Forto, with stool and cover; cont, " OnBATURDAY, FEB.1, at 0¥ o'clock, Q. P, GORE & CO,, Auctioneors,