Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1873, Page 8

THE CHMICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: 'l._‘HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1873, FOREIGN. Meeting of the British Parliament To-Day---Abstract of the Queen’s Speechs The Memphis & El Paso Rail- road Frauds in the French Courts. Four Days of Earthquakes in One of the Grecian Isles. Cholera in Russia and Hungary, SPAIN. €aptz, Fob, 5.—Tho steamship Murillo is yet wt Cadiz, whoere she has romained since her first wrrival, The British Consul hiero has demandoed e issue of a writ of attachmont ngninst hor. The Captain of tho Murillo and the officer of the ratch at tho timo of the disaster to the North- fleot are held as prigonora on a Bpanish man-of- \war, ponding an investigntion. The crow are ander guard, and not allowed to go ashors. The Spanish _authorities who oxamined the Murillo weclero that sho shows no signs of having beon in_collision, aud it is thoir boliof that shois guiltless, Mapnip, Feb. 5.—In an engagement holweon tho Carlists and a forco of Royal troops, ot & wmall placo called Ay, in tho North, it s offlalal- 1y announoed, 200 insurgeuts woro killed, aud a,100 riflos, including 800 of tho Remington [patent, alarge quontity of ammunition andstores, mnd 200 prisonors, wero captirod. Lighty of tho ‘eaptured {nsurgonts heflzud for nmnesty. K ADRID, Feb, 5.—At the sossion of the Cortes, \yesterday, a Ropublican Doputy proposod an wmendment to the Porto Rico Abolition bill, ex~ tending its provisions to tho Isiand of Cubn, and roviding that tho elaves thomsolves, and not eir mastors, shall recolve indomnity. Itis not Ukoly the Cortes will consider tho amondment. + A band of Carlists burned the railway depot in &he town of Villa Francs, Provinco of Guipuzcos, yesterday. —_— GREAT_BRITAIN, ¢ LoxpoN, Feb. 5.—In the trial of Robort Bowlos, the counsel for tho prosecntion, in his ‘addross, said: *‘ It was impossiblo to doubt tho guilty foreknowlodge of the dofondant of the wmanner in which the firm disposed of the bonds of the prosecutor, M. Ragiont, amounting to €8,800, nlso the securitics, worth &51,200, ohm widow Gates and Gardner.” But fow witnesses wwers examinod, among whom were Ragiont and Gaten. After tho argument, the Doputy Recorder summed up, showing that tho other ‘members of tho firm wore responsible for tho sseourities depoaited. A vordict of *'not guilty” Jwas rondored, i The British Court will go into mourning for & ghort time for tho Dowager Empross of Brazil, Loxpox, Fob. 6.—Parliamont roassembles to- day. The following skotch of the Queon's ;&‘puech has beon obtained in advance of its do- very : England is al peace evorywhera. Tho great }gowuru have promised to co-operato offoctually Hor the mlppruan(an of slavery on the coast of Africa, Triendly negotiations are in progress with Ruesla. Count Schouvaloft hns sssured er Majesty's Government of $he friendship of the Ozar for Englend. Tho now treaty of com- merce botweon Groat Britain and Frauce is cal- <ulated to promote the friondship of tho two wountrics, The Presidont of tho French Rapub- dic has beon appointed to arbitrato tho differ- @nces botween Portugal and England yelativo to tho possossions on the sonth coast of Africa. Copies of tho Alabamn and San Jusn awards will be presented immodiately. It is coneidered proper to hasten the paymont of tho ‘Alabama award. Tho speech expressos rogret wt the rapid rise in prices, and the consequent disputes between the workmen and employers, and promises that bills will be introduced im- rmvmgufim syatom of higher education in Ire- and, the reconstruction of tho Suprome Ap- llate Courts, and the provention of corrupt racticos at elections, Bir Alexander Cockburn has rofused the Peer- .age, and has_received the Grand Cross of the “Order of the Bath. : Lord Oseington is seriously ill. ) The echooner James Hayley has boen wrecked - on the Anglesen coast, and eight of hor crew perishod. e FRANCE Parig, Feb, 5.—Gambetta 'his recont illncss. . The grgsdulor of Le Corsaire; newapaper, has tbeen fined and sentenced to four months' im- prisonment for publishing an Iuternational cir- cular. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasniNoToN, Fab. b.—It is reliably ascortain- ed 8¢ the French Legation in this city that John ©. Fremont, and some of his associates who contributed to hnl{a him in negotiating the Mom- ‘phis & ElPaso Railroad bonds in the European 'markets, will bo subjected to a trial in the Criminal Court of Paris, An indictment has ‘already been found against Fromont in this ;¢ase, and a heoring will come up in a fow daya. It is atated that the developments trom the tos- timony, which it is oxpected will be produced, ‘will be of the most sensational charactor. Ac- cording to & rule in the Fronch courts, when the defendant is not present Lo will be trlod as it in ¢ontempt, sud a conviction on tho criginal ~eharge undor this issuo. Tho defendent has for “one year thoreafter to reopon the uuit, —— imu recovered from - RUSSIA, 81. PErERspuna, Feb, 5,—The Official Gazelle, of this city, in an articlo on the movoments ol Rusnia in Contral Asia, contrasts the indifferenco with which Great Britain views the growth of the United Statesof North America with the jealousy with which she watclies the growth of Ruseia. The Gazelle says, British journalists are simply ‘beeide themselves with anger, and concludos its articlo by advising the British Government to take no more notico of the progreas of Russia than she doos of that of thoqln ted States, The Russian fleot now in the Baltlc will soon sail for the Meditorrean. —————e GERMANY. BERLIN, Fob, 5,—Tho bill for & reorganization of the Prussian army is almost ready to be re- orted to the Chamber of Deputics. ~ It provides 2t the term of eervico shall bo twelve yoars, three of which will bo in active servico, four ‘yeara as reserves, and five as Iandwehr, i CANADA. Quenrs, Feb, 5,—Judge Caron has accepted the Lieutenant Governorship of Queboc. The local Parliamont will be convened imma- diately to enact the necossary legislation for ob- vinhugflthe ovils caused by the burniog of the Court House and rocords. ———— GREECE. Atnens, Greece, Feb, 5.—The earthquake ehocks on the Island of Bamos, which caused so great a destruction of proporty and loss of life, continued four days. 1t has not yet been ascer- tained how many persons perished. ——— AUSTRALIA. MrrnouexE, Feb, 4,—The British sloop of war Tasilisk has seized throe vesusls, which wera en- gaged in kidnapping Polynesiana to be sold into slavery. kussia. LoxpoN, Feh, 5,.~Thecholera has again broken vention to bo_ held lhers on the 10th instant, Tho call declares that the Inte oxposuros of fraud and corruption vindieato tho action of tho Liberal Ropublicans, and that thelr offorts lo arrest tho corrupt practices and dangorous oncroachments upon freo govornmont command the reapoct of good citizons, Al Liberal votors aro cordlally mviled to act with tho Domocratls in the coming olection. STATE LEGISLATURES. IOWA, Special Deapaleh to The Chieago Tribune, Des Moines, Iown, Fob. 5,—A number of pa- titlons wera prosontod for s law regulating frolght tariffa on roiironds. Tho Bonate con- ourred iu the House smendmenta to Chapter 12 of #itlo 20 of proceduro in pattionlar casos, ro- storing chapter 12 on bonts and rafts ag reported by tho Commissioner. . The Benate rofused to coneur in the Houso amendments to title 18, re- lating to thoe rights of property, aud n Commitico of Conforonca was asked for. ~ A motion to refor litlo 10 of Intornsl Improvements to tho Railrond . Committeo was lost, and the considoration of Dbill resumed, Claptor of rallways and their organization waa tho chaptor first takon up, The amendmonts tostho chapter offared yostorday by Senator McNutt, establishing rates to be churfind by rail- roads for tho trausportation of freight nnd pas- rongera being firat constdored. Senator Larras bao offered an amondmont, making an additional soction, doclaring the right of tho Stato to regu- Iate and control charges by railroads. Adopted, after many motions and much discuselon. Boe- tion 80,” of the amondment limitlug the charges tor tranaportation of passongors %o 814, conte a mile, wns adopted. Bection 81, estal lishing rates for tho trnuaportntlon of whoat, was lost—yons, 23; nays, 3. Bection 82, of tho transportation of eattlo and Tiogs, was lost by the samo vote, tho Proaident declining to vole, - Tho voto on tho adoption of theso soctions wns as follows in rogard to the regulation of charges by railroads for tho trans- portation of freight : J Deardaley, Richards, Boomer, Rample, ke, B8hane, Campbell, Taglor, Chambers, Vals, Clausren, Yest, Gonveras, 2Nty willeht—23, Dague, Read, xATE, Allen, Ireland, Murrez, Atkiny, Rinne, TRussell, Domia, Larrabee, Smilh, Crary, Leavilt, Btone, Fairall, MeCord, Btuarl, Fiteh, McIntyre, Wonn, Havene, Merrill, Young—23, Hurloy, Miles, The substituto, belng further amended by striking out all the prominont fontures of the same, suvo alone that regulating charges for the transportation of passongoers, way sdopted. A fow smendments wore made of no speclal Impor:l’unco. and the bill pnssed—yons, 42; nays, 3. motion was mado to reconsider, and this was tablod. Thia is rogarded as meliling tho uestion that no bill rogulating railroad freight cl n}:uu can pnsa the Seuate. A long dlscugsion was had oyer titlo 12 of the School bill, ond tho Senato adjourned, pouding consideration. HOUSE, In Committoe of the Whole, the Benate bill, titlo 18, on attachments, exccutions, and eup- plemuu{uy rocoodings, amendments were offorod exompting from tho oxecution musioal instruments, to allow a deblor two cows instoad of ono, eix slands of beos, food for oxempted nnimala for six months, and the Committeo rose and roported their ac- tion. A long discussion was then had over the amendmonts roirtive to ntn{‘ and oxemptions of lawa. In the nfternoon the bill was put upon its paseago aud lost. This vole was reconsid- ered, and furthor consideration postponed. Tho Benato amendmonts to titlo 20, of pro- codure in particular cases, wero concurred in. The House then went into Committes of tho ‘Wholo on title 6, of revenue. Amendments wero made exompting property loased to charitable and religious institutions, and farming utensils to tho value of £300, from taxation, and that tho State shall not levy moro thana 2 mill tax. Pending considoration” of the bill, the Ilouse adjournod. s WISCONSIN, Speetal Despatch to The Chicaga Tribine, MADISOY, Pob, 6.—1This being tho lnst day for tho introduction. of new business, resolutions and bills wero piled in till tho clorks and r_n!mrt- ers had all they could do to record tho titles, espocinlly in the Assombly, snd both housos Davo rosaions to-night to put moro grist info the Logislativo hopper. BENATE. Beveral potitions and remonatrances were pre- sonted, among otlers uimylflg for a law taxing the property of railroads in tho aame manner as that of private indiyiduals. Thore wero over 30 billa introduced, including one to fimit the oporation of the Registry law to cities; to onablo married women to tramsact business, make contracts, sus aud bo sued, and to dofino the lisbilitics of husbands and wives; to catablish a Board of Railrond Commissioners, and to presoribe their duties and jorers; and to appropriate $187,350 to the Northern Hospital for the Insaue, at Osbkosh, for building purposes. Aftor quite & gharp discussion, the bill making tho Governor, Becrotary of State, and Attorney Gonornl o State Board of Equalization was adopted, but that motion was reconsidered, and the bill made the special order for a week from Tuosday. ABSEMILY, Potitions were prosented for and remon- strancos against the ropesl of tho laws exompt- ing property from taxation; romonstrancos against tho ropeal of the Graham Liquor law; otitions for conferring the land grant on the g{nrlh Wisconsin and on tho Milwaukeo & 8t, Paul Railroad Companios, including one dircot- ing the Governor to upgumb an agont to prose- cuto bofore the United Statos Court of Claims, or Congroas, the claim of Wisconsin to b percont on tho value of the Iands disposod of in the State ag Indion roservations ; also, o petition in favor of an appropriation by Congress for harbors at the mouth of Menomineo and Oconto Rivera. Thore wero just ono hundred bills introducsd, lncludingl.‘ among others, the follow- ing : or the . _appointment of & Commisgsioner of * Railroads and Tel ograph, at o salary of ©4,0005 yeor, with quito extensiyo supervisory powers and duties ; ap- ropriaing $10,000 annually, till comploted, for l)lm soldiers’{ monument in tho Capitol Park ; croating the Counties of Pound and TFlambesu out of Ohippowa and Fairchild; Washburn, Manedowich und Lapointe ont of Marathon, ‘Ashland, and Bhawano ; providing that the road provided for by the 8t. Oroix _and Buperiorl and nnl! shall be built by Commissioners appointed fiy ho Stato, and tho road sold to the highest bidder, the avails, ovor the cost of building the road, to bo used a8 o aubsidy for such other roads ns tho Stato may direct; repoaling all laws conflicting with the Graham Liquor law; restoring suffrage to cltizons of Wisconsin disfranchiaod for dosert- ing; toamend the charter of the Milwaukes & Northorn Railway Company; to oxeouto the trust assumod by the Btate of Wisconsin in grant- ing lands in the construction_of railways in 1856 ln% 1864, and to bostow said lands on tho Mil- waukeo & Northern Tailway Company; for & momorial to Congross in favor of the Ningara Bhip Canal and cheap avenues for transportation by way of the Great Lake; to suthorize the c%unty Olerk to give tho casting vote in sessiona of tho County Board, whon there is a tis voto; to provide for settling the old claim of B, D. Carponter for printlng for tho State on tho basis of a fair prico for the work dono, to bo detor- mined by threo practical printers, e INDIANA, Specal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, BENATE, Ixpianaroris, Ind,, Feb. 6,—A number of ro- ports wore submitted from the Standing Com- mittees, with recommendations for disposal, but none of any goneral {ntereat. "The special order, the bill providing for the ont in a virulent form in several places in Rus- sia and Hungary. e s Connecticut Mepublican Convention, Nrw Havex, Conn., Feb, 5,—The State Repub- Yiean Conventfon this morning nominated Henry P. Hayen for Governor; O. L. Griswold, Liou- tenant Governor; John M. Hall, Bacretary of Htate; Daniel P, Nichols, Treasurer, and_ John I, Rookwell, Comptroller. 'he resolutions pladgo the ‘puty to the maintenance “of ~ its cardinal prinoiples; ball the election of Grant as the best guarantes of the permanency of thone prineiples, and of the mecurity of tho rights of all men; point with ride to the glorlous record of the Adminintra- fon in the succossful settlement of the Alabama difioulty; congratulate the country on the atendy dissppoarance of the apirlt of violeuce in the Souzh + hiave a now lubor and temperance plank, end urges new Usnry law, ‘I'he resolution favor- 1ng & Constitutional” Convention was indetinite- 1y postponed. ¥ The Connccticut Domocracys Hanrroro, Conn, Feb. 6—The Democratio Biate Committan of ‘Corneotiout met in thia city to-day, Thoy bave issuod a call for & Btate Con- dintribution of tho Btate and Judicial Clrenit, was taken up and considered in Committoo of tho Whole, Thore was quite a varioty of opin- ion expressed as to the I»xoprh)l of abolishing the Court of Common Ploas, and the wholo mat- ter waa referred to n Committeo of one from ench Unnfimulnnnl Distriot. The bill divides the Btate into thirty-six Judicial Distriots, and abolielies the Court 'of Common Pleas, The Houso and Henate bill on tho subjoot of road tax was also considerad at length, The bill provides for a commisalon tax of two dollars, and not more than twenty-five conts on the hun- dred dollara, ‘T'he bills were finally laid on tho tablo, 2 HnousE, Tho Committec on Prisona obtained: leave of absonce from Thursdey b\'euinr Lo vislt tho Northern Penitentiary, and will exlend thelr visit to Jollet, 11, T'he Ceological bill passoed, appropriating I;nat 9 o'clock p. m,, the sollor to give hond, and porsons dependent upon drunknrds may rocover dnmnfien from ealoon kougorn‘ The bill was pnssed by yeas, 68; nnys, 86, At the aftornoon session a call of the Houso was ordored, aud tho reault showod no quorum rosent. A socond call showed @8 mombors. 'ho list of nbaentoon was called over, and the names of thoso absent without lenve glven to tha doorkeopor. . The House bill to provide for taking the songo of tho qualifiad votors of the Stato on tho uostlon of holding a Constilutional Conven- tion was roported, It Prnvldon for taking tho nongo of the peoplo at the noxt elootion. ~ Tho biil passod—yons, 523 nays, 99. Tho bill to Inorease tho allowanco of fenco- viewors from 81 to 32 por dny, and allow them to mo:lst and adjourn lo some futuro dny, was pagsod, "Tho ITouse bill, dofining the crimo of emboz- zlement of cortain officors, wan pnesqd. It pro- vides punishment for any county, !ownuh )y or municipal officor who ehnll embozzlo any funds in Lis uhnrf;c. of o lino in amount equal to doublo the value of the property em- bozaled, nnd imprisoned in the Ponitontinry for not loss than ono year nor moro than ten, Tho bill regulating Logislativo practice as to allowance of claims against tho Btato was ro- ported. It provides forn Joint Committoo on Clzims, who .shall keep n hound record of all claims prosented and tho disposition made of thom, which, at the closo of tho soasion, shall bo doporited with the Heoretary of Stato, and forbids tho counsideration of any claim prosented aftor tho fortioth day of tho sossion, el o aag MISSOURI. Br. Lovis, Jan. 6,—Tom. Dotris, son of Gen- oral Dorris, tostifled to-day boforothe Senatorial Bribory Committee at Jofforson Oity, Ho said his fathor losued Edens about 81,500, but thore was mnothing to Indlcate for what it was loaned. wWas. 8 moro bagatolle. Edons was & gonoral acquaint- anco in want of the luxuries oy lifo, and it was not ascortained how much monoy he could got nwg with, Wilson got about tho samo amount s Edons, but had givon no obligation for it Wilson was supposod to have some influonco, and Genoral Dorris was liboral. - Witness distributed small amounts among friends, rmgglng from 830 to 860, and ho was_only surprised that thoy did not ask for more, Ho brought about 815,000 to Jofforson. 'Tho monoy was horrgwod from hia mother, who, in turn, borrowed it from his father. It was got for lobbying B“?"“' and to banquet members, if ki athor was olectod; alao, to supply the wants of members should fllsy noed nseistance. His plan was to mix around among mombers, and to make him: solf agrooable. ~As to whothor he accom- lished tho Iattor, Mr. Walkor and Mr. oll, of thia Committes, could tell, ns ho ’associated and bosrded with (hem. He porsonally spent about £800. “he romainder of the $15,000 was sent back to his goflm‘r \"lnl Bt. Ltiufii Bl;& father and Colonel ogy had largo denlings in money, years ago. Much more s_n( this sort of testimony was givon, but nothing implicating any mombor of tho Assombly in bribery, or in mny way connccting Colonel Bogy, or nny ofhor can- didate, oxcepling his father, in uso of monoy. —_— ‘_OHIO, Cornunpus, Ohlo, Fob, 5.—In the House to- #8,000 » yoar, for two yoars, for geoloy deal wur- Veys, and §3,000 for the malary of State Geolo- lat, .g The bill to regulate the salo of intoxicating liquors waa takon up, It requires a majority of & ward or township in application for & loonse: that tho houso shall be closod ad half- dn( the following bill passed : Houso bill making railroad companics responsible for debts for la- bor and materlals furnished for railroads by or- der of contractors, Bills wero introduced to stevent the spread of small-pox b{ meking it the luty of Township Trusteos to put up notices on the residences and close the hotels whera the disoaso prevails; to punish State officors con- viotod of bribery; to provide for doguiy county woighors in countios in which there are no cities ; Lo provide that in oach township a speci~ fled number of porsons shall bo ohosen, all each yoar, to sorvo a8 jurors in criminal cases. Covrunmpus, 0., Feb. 5.—Tho Special Invesii- gating Committes appointed by the Logislature, aftor & weok of secrof sossion by order of tho Houso resolution, have opened their doors this ovening.- All the teatimony taken in ascret seaslon was placed at tho disposal of the report- ors. It embraces the testimony of ex-State offi- cors, contractors, merchanis, and scrubbera aboutt tho Btato Houso, The Gommitteo exam- ined witnosdes rolative to alloged breachos of trust and epoculation in and sbout tho Btate House-without finding any ter- rible atato of affairs. Bluch of the testimony is rolntive to tho transfor of the Central Lunatio Asylum. As n whole, the testimony taken up ta thib timo is unimportant. MICHIGAN. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. LaxsING, Mich., Feb, 5.—The ordor of busl- negs continues yory fall, with numerous reports from the Sonato Committoes, and thirty or forty otitions in both Houscs. The repeal of the ounty Superintondoncy; the law for the preser- vation of fish and game; protection against railroad fires ; remonstrances againat permitting wagon building in the Stute Prigon, and the De- troit Park question are still prominont matters of consideration. Tho Senate passed the Senato bill facilitating: the collection of forfeited rocognizances in crim- inal cagos.. : The House passed the Houso bill, by a vote of 51 to 40, for establishing a Commission of Fish- eries, and appropriating $10,000 annually for the next two years for flsh culture. Dr, VanDeusen, Buperintendent of the Insans Asylum, at Kalamazoo, has been in_conference all'day with the Senato and House Committees on Insane Asylum, regarding the establishment of anew asylum, and necensary appropriations for the old one. Tho Homcoopath and Detroit Park lobbios aro in town, the former demanding recognition in the University faculty, The latter will discuss the Dotroit mattors this evening in the Reprosenta- tivo Chambor. —_— KANSAS, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. TopExa, Kausas, Fob, 5.—In the Senato, to- day, Mr. York enid e would cheerfully testif: before the Investigation Committeo, and tell all tht, Pomeroy divulged, but would not make spocific and dircct chargos against the membera on Pomoroy's simplo statomont that he had bought them, The Committee organized to- hit, and will examine York to-morrow. His dohoa will discloss most of tho corruption, and placo sovoral of tho members in & bad light. Sonator Pomeroy will bo summoned to appear, ni| ovl -but it is believed lie will not leave Washington. York will give tho namesof the corrupted mem- bers, and the sums of money paid and promised, mnk;ug altogether the ~most completo bribery exposure of the perled. It will “be further roven that _ Benator Pomeroy threatoned CUolonel Coates, Presidont of tho Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Rail- rond, with unfrlondly railway legim]nflnn, if he did not discharge the employes of the road who wore trying to provent Pomeroy'a re-olection, The Tegislature lo-dey dofoated tho resolu- tion roquesting Caldwell to resign. g NEW YORK. Armaxy, N. Y., Fob, 5.—In the Scnato, a reso- lution requesting the Represcntatives and Bena- tors in Congrosa to oppose tho purchass by Goy- ornment of tho tolegraph lines was lost by s vote of 170 to 62. ’ The Joint Committes to select an orator to roperly celebrate tho memory of the Iate W. H. gewud. mot this morning and sgresd upon Oharles Francls Adams. ARKANSAS, Littie Rook, Ark,, Feb, 5,—The Senate to- day refuged Lo pass the bill repsaling the code of practice, In the House s resolution was in- troducod to adjourn sine dicon the 25th’inst. A bill passod the House exempting miniators of the Gospel from roed duty. —— NEW JERSEY, TreNTON, N, J., Feb, 5, —The Houss to-day nssed s bill zontcting Lo ailizenship e mem- ors of the Board of Waorks of Jersey City, who were convicted of conspiracy. THE WEATHER. war Dcepartment FPrognostications for TosDuye. Cnicaco, Fob, 5.—TChe coldest woather re- orted by the Bignal Bevvico this morning was Edngmen bolow at Brockinridge, Minn., and 8 #bove at Duluth and Bt. Paul, © The thermome- tor at San Francisoo marked 503 at Uorlnne, 20; at Ghoyenno, 105 ab Omaha, 33; at Chioago, 20; at Detrolt, 2; at Buffalo, 31; at New York, 88; at Portland, 80; at Quobeo, b; nt 8k, Louls, 84; At Memphis, 45; at Now Orloans, 61; st Jaok- sonville, I'la., 63; at Charloston, 68; at Wash- ington, 49; at Philadoiphis, 38 ; at Olncinnati, EL Wan DepanTMENT, OFFIcE oF 7THE CHIEY Branat, OFFIOER, DIVISION oF TELEGUAMS AND Reports ¥on TUE DENEFIT o COMMEROE, WasunatoN, D, 0., Teb, G.—Frobabilities— For New England, wiuds shiftiug to eastorly aud nopthorly, sud partly cloudy weathor, Ior the Middlo Htatos, essterly to southerly winds, and artly cloudy woather, with, probably, areas of “ght rain from Virginia to Bouthoasteru New York., For tho Northwost, and extend- ing _emstward and southeastward over the Upper Lake roglon and Obio Val- love wostarly to mortherly gonerllly olosr weather, For tho South Atlantlo tates, wind vooriug to westerly, with. clenring wenther, For the f}ul!-slnloa onst of tho Mis- slnnippi, light to fresh variblo winds and partly cloudy weathaor, - For Touncsroo and Kon uukfl, winda vooring to westorly, and probably north- woatorly, and gonorally cloar wenthior, RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES. The Legislntive Farmeors? Olub Talk Ovor tho Rocent Appolntmentns for . Commisslonors--A Belligoront Spirit Manifested. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tyibune, BenixariELD, Fob, 5,—Tho Loglalative Farm- ors’ Club mot this ovening, Bonntor Baldwin in tho chair. After adopling somo by-laws, thoy proceoded to business, Mr. Mofit, of Macon, offered tho follwing : Resolved, That tho nominations by Governor Boveridge for Railrond and Warohouso Commie- sionors aro such that the agrioultural ixtorosts of tho Btato fool, and of right ought to feol, that tho appolntments are mot in tho intor- ost of tho opprossed mnssos, and that such nominations, if confirmed by tho Bonato, will add to the excltoment of tho paople on the subjoot of railrond tariffs, and oreato n want of confidence in tho intontion of tho Chiof Excou- tivo and Bonntors to l‘m“dn fortho enforcomont of tho lnws, and punishmont for tholr violation, Mr, Gordon sarcaatically moved the adoption of o voto of thanka to the Governor for ignoring e l'ol'kl‘mflfi of tho Club, Mr, MoAdams, of Jersoy, presonted whoronses setting forth the closo connection botwoon farm- era and railronds, and resolving that, ag tho farmors_could not got a reprosontation on the Board, thoy wero in favor of its abolltion. Mr. Moffit's resolution was discussed, the mover announcing his intontion of sticking by his motion if ho was to hang for it. Mr. Hart, of La8alle, had loat confldence in & man ho hed boen Inolined to trust. Ho had full confldence that tho Governor would have kopt his (mg}lod romise to o) r:lnt one farmor, any- how, 'The Governor liad left that improssion on tho Farmora' Committeo, He had ignorell the Committes, tho farmers, and the groat mass mooting hold - at Bloomington. 'ho Gov-~ ornor had - insulted tEn farmors all over the Stato, 1t tho Bonate confirmed the appointmonts, he would do all he could to abolish tho Board end doviseisoma other means to carry out the law. If that stato of things was allowed to go on, how long could tho pooplo stand it? They wero recelving lettors overy day domanding_that thoso matters should bo attonded to, and if thoy wero not, the coplo would ' risa in thoir might and ko the law in tholr hands in o way ho shonld bo sorry o sce. Ho did not desiro to raise & clnss fooling, a8 overy one was morc or lees intorested, but the farmors more than any other olass. 4 . Rogers, of McLoan, was among tho minotity party, and folt soma dolicacy o Tkors foring in what was, to some oxtont, a political uostion, The mnjority had a right to choose. the mon, and be responsible. ¥o might bo permitted to say, however, that the nominations gave him dissatiafaction, a8 the agricultural portion of tho community had been trifled with. Ho was disposed to co- operato with all gentlemen to combat monopo- lios, irrospactive of party. He dosired the Gov- ornor to take back his mistake. If he did not, ho would work day and night to abolish tho Board, and try some other way of ?otting mon of nervo, brain, backbone, and moral courage to onforco tho Jaw. Mr. Mofiitt belongod to the dominant party, ‘but was disinclined to moke the nominations'n Fnrl.y mattor. His Iiuuplo had organizations hat threatened to rosult in mobs and viclonco, If the farce of these appointmonts,—ho would callit a farce bocause it was nothing olse,—was not changed, tho pence of the Stato would bo violated, and it was in the interest of order and not in the intorest of party that ho o)groud tho nominations, Tho country demand that they should attack men in high places if thoy did wrong, and he would not shrink from so doing. Mr. Dolton, of Cook, was grioved and disap- ointed at the nominations. Noithor Robinson, tillwell, nor MoCrea were practical farmors. They wanted a geod, hard-working farmor, such 88 & dozen in that room. .Ho wanted no gentle- men farmers who ran around sooking places. Mr. Gordon, of Vermillion, held that thero was no conflict of intercsts betwoon farmers and othor classes, and that tho Olub wanted nothing that was not good forsll. He would like to Lnow who thone mou wore. Io hoeard ihat Robin- son was a wonlthy lnwyer; that Stillwell loaned money to farmors, and took mortgages on their Innd, and that McOros, after moking monoy out of tho farmers, built elevators to handle the' corn. [Lnughter.] He was,. soriously, very gorry that the Governor had treated thém so unfairly. In his part of tho country thera was no partisan foeling, this subject boing the all- absorbing topie. He trusted the Governor would ¢ako the appolntments back. . Mr. Hamington, of Kane, understood that tho gentlemen nominated should have an in— cronsoof salarybeforathey would devote all their timoto the duties of the oftice. They should con- pider the salarics. On the other side was the bost talent in tho country with a plathorio purao behind it, and they should have good mo too. Three yenrs under the new Constitution had beon wasted and nothing dome. It was time that the new Constitutlon was put in forco. Tho railronds wero afraid of the Consti- tution, and sent orders over all their lines to their employos to vote againat it, and they did 8o, It was adopted, howover, and should be en- forced. Ho hoped at least Morgan would havo beon rotained, a8 he know the Eolltlciuns would get the rest ; but what could thoy oxpect when 2 moro politician occupied the “Gubernatorial chair? Ho was in_favor of abolishing the Board, root and branch. My, Rogers, one of the Committeo who waited on the Governar, understood that gentloman to eoy ho wonld appoint men to carry out the law who would bo acceptable to the farmers, and if they were not, he would appoint others. Lot him do so. 'They needed mon whose sympath: with the peoplo wasjinwrought and ingrained, Ho found those appointmonts were influenced by political considerations, and until such in- flvencos coasad thoy might s well hang thoir harp upon tho willows. fl’n cAdame was i fayor of abolishing the Commiseion ontirely, and of taking up some- thing now. ) Mr. Dawoy, of Buronu, belioved they should stiffon tho brckbono of fho Sonato againet tho confirmation. The last Commission was better, in ovarsv way, to the new one. Mr. Stawart, of McLenn, folt very sore be- cnuso Morgan was not Wmentu:]. o had per- sonal intimations that the Governor had made up hia mind & weok ago to appoint Oolonel Mor- @an, but had been inducod to change it, Why, e did not know. Mr. Rogers belioved Bpring- flold rings had wrought the chanfio. Mr. Bocock, of Btark, belleved his constituonts would feol yery much snubbed. Mr. Penfleld, of Olampaign, bolieved they owed it to their constituonts to say to the Goy- ernor that ho had made n mistake, and now is the time to correct it. He dnred not go homo without exm-eanhaql that opinion. o syould favor continuing the Commission, ovon if the railroads signifiod thelr intention of obeying the laws, ‘Mr. Wymore, of Johngson, was oppoaed to tho Bonsto cynnl:nrming, and would m?t abolish the Board yot. Mr.'Gordon again urged tha Olub to do_some- thing-to stiffon the backbone of the Benats. Stilwell was the best man, but he should not have been appoiuted, and certainly neithor of the others should, Though they had elected a Gov- rnor who was not of tho people, or with tho eople, ho should know lio ‘would be dead and amnod politicallyif he did not change his nomi- nations. The Bonate should not confirm, and if they did tho Board should be abolished. 'r. Mofit's resolutions wero then unanimously adopted. v, Gordon moved the appointment of & Com- mitteo of Three to inform tho Governer of the sonso of the n;n:flnz and request him to recon- rider his appointments. Ar, Mngm of Marshall, had litllo faith in resolutions, considering the way they weroe troated before. Finally, it was decldod to appoint & Committes of Fiftoen. Mr. Gordon submitted a rosolution requesting the Henate not to confirm, Mr. Hart thought it was time enough, when the Governor rofused tho request of tho Com- mittos, to adopt that resolution, If the Gover- nor did_not a:amgfly, ho would vote for it with both his hands, He was in for the war. Mr, Gordon bad no faith in tha Governar, Mr. Mofiit belloved the politiolans and the Governor would glve up. Tho resolution was withdrawn, it being in- oludod in the formor. I'o Committes wau then npsolnlud. as fol- lows: Cordon, of Vormillion; Btowart, of Mo- Tean ; Moore, of Marehall; Dolton, of Oool Penfiold, of Champaign; ltogors, of McLea Oakwood, of Vermillion ; Dewey, of Burea Tankiu, of Henderson; Graham, of Mere Horrlngton, of Kauo; MeAdams, of Jersoy; Mofit, of Macon; Hari, of Lafialle; Doment, of 00, . Adjourned. Tho Tiberal cauous. ‘Tho objoot hos not tra: undarstond Liat I8 waa docided Bouators hayo hold a secret Irod, but it i voto unani- mously agninat| confirmation. The latest count indleaton that fourtoon Republioan Bonatora are ngninst_confirmation, as follows: BStrong, Bhel- don, Tlampton, Nicholson, Sanford, Daldsin, Thompson, McGrath, Dow, Canfleld, Whiting, Bleole, Palmor, Bholdon, ~ Either thoy or tlio Govorhor must, hacl dow. EFarmer's Con' lu— at Frooporte Special Despateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Dunuqug, Iowa, Fab, 5.—The Grange meoting of the Iifth Congrossional Distrlot, called on recommondation of the Farmors' Btato Conven- tion nt Bloomington, mot in the Court Houso at Freoport, Ill., this morning. Every couuty in the district was ropresented, whila many dele- gotes from othor countlon attonded. Tho Chnir- nian chosen was D, J. Pinoknoy, of Oglo County, with D. N. Fostor, of Whitosidos, Bocretnry. Committeo was appointed to frame a Constitu- tion and By-lnws, and draft resolutions. Profosaor Pincknoy modo an_address, sake ing for an onrnest, united, dotermined offort gainst monopolles, and W. Dowe, of Gar- roll County, mado an_address, afier which n dis- cunsion took place ovor n resolution asking the Biato Senntorato vote against Governor Boy- oridge’s Warchouse and Rallroad Commle- slonora. 5 Hrddams, it was On motion of the Ion, J. H. roforrad to tho-Committeo on* Resolutions. J. H. Patterson, of Whitoaides, mado & speech againat the Govornor's appointments. The gon- oral dopiro noomed to bo ‘to have farmors fill thoso positions, HORTICULTURAL. Winter Meoting of the Wisconsin Stato MHorticulturnl Socioty. Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune. Mabtso, Wis., Feb. 5.—~The winter meeting of the State Horticultural- Bocioty began last oveniug, and continued through to-day. Thors is quito a gaod attondance from different parts of tho Btate, and a good ehow of grapes, of dif- foront varlotios, woll presorvoed in paper, and many fine applea, with n falr quantity of cannod and drled fruit. e Prosidont J. 8. Stlokney, in his oponing ad- dross, prosented somo good idens. Tho past monson had not boen very favora- ble, Thoe biight had wrought consid- orablo mischlof. Ho thought the pear coulturo had bosn too much neglected in Wiscon- sin, In most partsof tho Btate somo kinds could bo grown, the chiof onomy belng the ' blight. High grounds should be choson for poar-orchards, Buccess had boon attained in firnpa culture. The wine fever, ho waa glad to now, had Amm, and ho thought familics could and should raise onoqugh grapes for -thelr own uge. Woshould aim ng simplicity, for. though fanoy trollises looked woll, good grapos would grow on rough stakes, and thoso who could not msanage costly and tender varlotics, could ensily grow tho common and hardy, The _soonor hard wintors como to kill off our tonder fruit, the better. The drying of fruit ought to be oucouraged, and promiums for small fruits bo offered, Tho rowth of frult troos ought to bo encouraged on farms. Timbor will pay aa well as fruit troca. Tho bost quality of lumbor trees should be plantoed, Mr. Geo. E, Morrow, of the Western Farmer, made several practionl suggestions. He pi tostod against msing such sociotios for axe- grinding, for putting through private schomes; also nxn‘nnl oxaggorated statoments in regard to hortioulturo. or any otber branch of industry. Horticulture would never bo the loadin, pursuit of the people, and ought not to bo. That fmn-%mwing W8 attended with success horo was sottled, and tho timo for enthusissm bhnd passcd. We. should now talk sensibly and coolly of the way to culti- vate fruit, as we did of whoat or corn, Let us also encourage tho cultivation of flowora and vogotablos, Tho common farmor would not bea gront fruit-growor. Each family should raiso sufliolont fruit, flowers, apd vegatablos for its use. Inmaking out & fruit list, nonow kind should bo sont out recommendod unless in somo ono respect it oxcolled all other kinds. * Weo should bave an increased number of wintor apples; we should look not alono for bardiness, but for quantity, quality, and keopini charactorfatics. Ho urged the importance ol sonding o delogate to tho National Pomological Booiety meeting in Boaton, and of holding their next meoting in Chicago. To the groat fruit in- taraat of the Northwent, ho urged tolerance nf opinion in diacussion. E.l‘horu wes considerable genoral talk opencd by Mr. Plumb, who claimed that Eastern varie- tfes had diod out in the West, and henco the gonrching nfter and enthusinem for new vario- ties was proper, He approved the suggestion that lists shonld be sifted and cut down. = What wo wanted wore bushols, and bushola that would bring money. . Hardiness first, fruitfulness sec- ond, and quality third. Mr. Tuttlo, & very successful fruit-grower of Baraboo, agreed that we had too many kinds of apples. Mo did not know of a good marlket or~ ognrd in Wiaconain, and the Prosident said that, though this was & pretty broad statoment, ho must, 8o far as his experionce went, assent to it. Ho suggests the discussion of pear-oulture as’ a compuratively now subjeot. Mr, Tuttlo related his oxperionce with the Flemish Beauty and Early Borgamot, The last ho considered a great succoss. It resisted blight, and was productive. The fruit was de- liclous, bore early, somotimos at four years, and tho flavor was better than the Californis Bart- lett, Mosars. Foloh, of Stevens Point, and Kellogg, of Janenville, did not_bolieve the pear oulturo would succeed hore. The mercury stands too low. Mr, Pfeiffer, of Waukeshs County, said ho bogan to grow pears in 1852, He set_out poars in alternate rows with apples in his orchard, and mado most on pears. His Bartlotts, sot in clovor sod, had never been touchod by blight. His winter poar troes paid for themselves at 12 ynm"at of age. Atter that all fruit wae clear rofit. . pEecrah\ry Willey's annual report spoke of much injury done by inscots tho last year, Ho urged other fruita than apples ; ospecially pears nufi chorrios should receive mors attention. A lot of hinrdy shrubs and ornamental trees should Yo recommendod. Special attention should be iven to hardy, productive, long-keoping varie- E‘leu for mavket orchards. Considerable correspondence was read, and reports from looal societios made, showing in- torost in all ports of Wisconsin. A valusble apor on greon-house managoment, by Joseph &Slm], gardonor for Hon. Alox, Mitcholl, was road, oulture in Northorn Wisconsin, by B. of Amborat, - This ovoning there was some talk on grapo snd chorry culture. Dr. Hoffing, of this oity, +who has tried some two hundred varieties, pre- ferrod Concord, Dolaware, and Northern Musco- dine, and roccommonded mulching. Mr. Kellogg, of Janesville, recommended the Concord a8 the bost for tho people, Ho kopt it in twenty-pound boxes till Nov. 20, with little loss. Mr. Thomeon read o paper on cherry culture, and thought our climate rather too savere for success, Ho recommended pinching back, hy- ‘bridizing, using dwarfish stooks, etc. Mr. Hoylo, of Oskosh, belioved he could do better with oarly Richmond chorrles than with strawborrios, President Sticknoy recommendod Early Rich- mond first, Kontish next, and then English Morolles. Tho Committos on Revision of the Fruit List recommended : Apples for gnnornl oulture, Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldonbury, Lawrence, Plumb’s Cider, Westfield's Bosk-no-Irurthor, Tal- man Bweet, Golden Rugsett, Willow 'Cwig. For commeroial list, Red Astrachan, Pewaukao, Ben Davis, Wnlhridgn Willow 'Twig. Amatour ilat, Totofski, Early Joo, Sweet Juno, Hopso- vino, For poars, tho following list; For continued trial, Flomish Benuty, Ette, Early Bergamot, nmluu, RBans, Ornn‘fo Heckot. A rerolution was ndopted recommending tho planting of poars in high, airy locations, and well drained rich soils. This evening a large Chambor is llntenln(i' followad by an elaborato address on_fruit #. Folch, audienco in the Assembly to an nddress before the Agricultural 8ocloty by Profossor W. V. Deniels, of the Btato Universily, and before the Horti- cultural Booloty by Snmucl Fallows, The Excoutive Committes of the Btate Agri- oultural Boclety 18 engaged in appointin| ofticors, mlnrlng romiums, eto., for the next State Fair at Milwaukoo, The Stato Agrioultural and Horticultural Gon- vontions will both be in session to-morrow. s BN FnaNutsco, Feb, 5,—Work on the Texas Pacifle Railroad will bo comimenced within o weok, Inpranavorts, lad,, Teb. 5.— Articlos of asgoolation wore thia moyaing filed by tho Chicago, ITuntington & Dayton Rallroad; onpltel #took, 1,000,000, It forius & connecling link m the dieot Jino from Dayton, O, to Oli- eago, lfl NOINNATY, Fob, 5, —1ho ficat through froight from Cincinnati to tho seaboard, over tho Chesa- penke & Ohio Railroad, loft horo to~dl{. Yankrow, D, I',, Peb. 6,—Thocompletion of the Dakota Southern Iatlroad from Sioux Oity to Yonkton was formally colobralod here on a Iarge soalo, Dolegations wore present from Blonx City, Vormlllion, and ET]& Point, © Ono hundrod gnnn wora firad on the arrival .of the train, and specchos wore made by Burveyor Gonoral Dowoy, Judges Brookings and Kiddor, and othors, 'ho colobratlon wlll clomo with & grund ball aud suppor to-night. N FIRES. Serions Confingrations Vesterday. BeriNar1ELD, Mass,, Fob, 5,—A five broke out this ovoning In tho block oocuplod by tho Mer- chanta’ Union Exl[:mflu Compnny and tho Masan- chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, snd in o shiort timo the flames enveloped the blook. ‘Tho hoat became 8o intonse that the composi- tors in the B})rlngflnm Republican oftlco, the building adjofning, woro obliged to stop work. Tho nmpln{ua aro now romoving the valuables, Tho tolograph ofiice {s now threatoned, and as- nlnt{mco a8 boen asked from Hartford and Wor- cester, - BrrinGFIELD, Fob, 6—1 a. m.—Tho rear and body of tho Mhssachugotts Insurance buxldlnfl htnn lé?un destroyed. Tho front walle ave ati atanding. Btonmers are on the way from Hart- ford aud Worceator, Work hes boon_rosumed in tho Republican composing-room, and the pa- por will appear as usual this morning. Tho Insuranco Building was almost entiroly destroyod, Loss about 75,0004 insured, The books and papotn of the Company wora all saved. Tho loss to the Republican by wator and falling walla is_considerable. At 4 p. m. tho flamos woro under control. Tho firo in thought 1o have boen the work of an incondlary, LAFAYETTE, Ind,, Fob. h,—About 2 o’clock this morning fivo Was _diacovered in tho cellar of the store-room occupied by . B, Maryin as an auc- tion room, in the Sponcer Block, on Fourth atreet, in this city, which resultod in the do- struction of the whole block. The principal suf- forors by the fire are W. L. Grogory, hardwaro and stove doalor; O, E. Morvin, auctioncory L. R, Brown, druggist; Henry Straues, clothing storo, and Taracl Sponcer, ownor of part of tho ‘block, The origin of thoe fire i not known. Tho following Is n list of tho insurance on the build- ing and stooks: Nationnl, of Hartford, 87,000 .JEfus, of Hariford, $5,000; Queon, 3,000} Phonlx, of Hariford, $4,500; Home, of Now York, $2,000; Hartford, $4,500; Royal, $8,000; Imperlal, 81,000, " Tho total' loss is catimated ab . $50,000. i Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, i OCEDAR RArips, Ia., Feb. 5_.-—Avf.° Boone, Iowa, dat o Iato hour lnst nlfl“' & flro broko out in aud deatroyed the hardwaro stors owned by Knox & Johnson, Loss, £4,000; insurance, +§2,000; Graco's butchor shop,.loss, 84,000 in- .surance, $600; Stovons' butcher shop, loss, 184,600; insurance, $3,400; Sprague's %rocnr intore, loss, eu,ond ;3 _insuranco, 2,000, an ..Bhannon's foed storo, loss, 2,600 ; no insurance. All efforts to stop the fire from .spreading were utnnvnldllnx until tho above buildings wero do- stroyed. - bt Dasjoe ot (5 RG Ctinss TR = 01NESs, In., Fob. 5.—A despatch was ra-. ceived horo to-day stating that a firoat Montana, 1this morning, destroyed several bulldingsin that iplace. Among tho sufferers were H. H. &r:suo, rocor; Knox & Johnson, hardwaro; 00 & Btovens, butchers. Loss, 815,000 to £20,000; Jwell fnsured. Des e SPRINGFIELD. Olfice=¥loldexrs Given Lenve to Withe draws=-The Gas Quostion. Special Deapatch to The Chicago Tribune, BepiNorizrp, Fob. 6.—The Governor ha - ealled upon some of tho Trustces of the Indus- trial Univorsity and other Stato institutions to rosign, and mako room for somo of the horde of placo-hunters who are worrying the life out of him, Bonator MoGrath has prepared a bill pormit- ting citlos to buy, leass, and operate gas works. ‘This is in accordance with a suggestion in tho Mn‘yur‘a laat message, and meeta tho case of Chiongo, which has a standing offer from tho Weat Bido Company to loaso their works, NITRO-GLYCERINE. A Whole Family Killed by an Explo= slon of o NitroGlycerine Torpedo. TiTosviLLE, Pa,, Feb. 5,—~Andrew Dalrymple, living near Tidonte, Pa, was clandestinely engagod in filling n torpedo with nitro-glycerino gt e o, 84 momiag, ghar i erplodol blowing. hins fatally injuring his obildren, who were in sn ad- joining_ apartment, The houso was totally wreokod. A kog of Eowder and two packeges duoline, and & number of artioles for firing torpedoes, woro found on the promises, Cnlifornia News, BAN Fraycisco, Fob, 5,.—Abundant reins have fallen in all sectiona of tho Btate from north to south. Thero are no floods, but tho storm is not over. It is still raining in this locality ovory nl&ht and day. E The ‘United States stoamer Resica was‘sold to-day, at Nare Island, to Goodall & Nelson of this cily for 841,000, Tho stesmer Vanderbilt was offered for salo at tho samo timo, but only 66,000 betug bid, the suctioneer withdrew the ship from sale, A YVigilance Committeo of 100 members has boon organizod at Shinglo Bprings, in this Stato, and have notified goveral parties already thal thoy must behave themaelves or find other quar- oT8, 2 Tha epizaotio haa broken out among the horses at Gilroy. - Alarge tobacco manufactory is about to be established at Gilroy. The Republican primary olectiofr in this city passed off quietly. There was not much inter- est manifosted, as it was generally understood to bo s contest botween the Carr and Higgins factions of the Gorham party. It is mob yot known which triumphoed. The steamor Idaho isat Acapuleo withabroken shaft, Bhe will bo towed to this port by the Groat Republic. In tho rocont trisl of the Brotherton Brothers for forgoery, one of their counsel, Colonel R. 3l Leo, wont_to s juror in the case, Pheneas Hud- son, andasked him to vote for the acquittal of his clients. For thisact ho was indicted, and tried, to-dsy in tho Municipal Oriminal Court, found ailty. @0 was formerly a Colonel in the 'oderal army; afterwardas con- victed of forgery in Chicaga; imprisoned for twenty-two months in Joliet, IL, ; pardoned by the Governor, and an act of the Logislatare re- atored him to oitizenehip, Ho assumed, at that timo, tho name of Stoelo. % —_— Utah ktoms. 8aut LARE, Jan. 6.—The Utah Northern Rail- rond is atill blockedod with enow. In this city snow fell last night over a foot deep. The horso epidemio is rapidly subsiding, and the inturruption to business from that cause is about over. All the stage lines resumed trips to-day. " The dopth of snow in Littlo Cottonwood is in- oreasing, Am\fiu trail was broke yesterday for a fow miles through thirteen to fitteen fost. There i s Bearcity of .provisions, There s a moyement of tho printers of Utah in aid of the Grecley monnment. Georgo C. Bates, ox-United Statos District At~ tornoy, in a communication to the Herald, ex- cusos himsolf from tho charge of nogloct of duty in failing to investigate the Mountain Meadow massncre, on the ground that it was not a crime agninst tho United Siates, but nololy againat tho 1aws of the Territory, and adds, Congress can not, if it would, in any mannor, authorizo tho United States Marshaf, or Attorney, to intor- meddle with them. The Union Pacifle traius are all on time. FThe Pitteburgh Explosion. Prrrspuson, Pa., Fob, 5,—The Coroner's jury in the caso of the workmen killed by the oxplo- sion of the American Iron Works, rendered a verdict to-day. The -jury stated that the testi- mony showad conolusively that thero was a full supply of water in the boilers ten or fifteen min- utos befora the oxplosion, and that it was also equally evidont that tho explosion rosultod from an over-pressuro upon tho boilors, but the causo of that over-pressure they hind boen unable to determine. ExeTER, N, J,, Feb. 6.~ dhu jury in tho Evans case to-day rendored a vordiot of gullty of mur- dor in the firat dogroe. The Judge sentenced the prisoner to bo lianged on the third Tucsday in_Iebruary, 1874, This morning, during the briof abaonce of the jail-koopers, Lvansattempt- od to commit suicido by bhanglng with his sua- pendora. NEortunarys New Youg, Feb, 5,—1Ihe romains of Fraucla Warden, the representative in Europoof A, T. Rtowart & Uo., who dled rocently iu Parls, ave expocted hore shortly. Warden left an estate vurnod at $10,000,000, : ik It The Prosidont’s Vislt to Wimington. ‘WiLainoroy, Dol, Feb. 5.—Prosident Grant will arrive horo to-morrow, 'The Governor and mombers of the State Legielatura will mset him, with other distingulshed guests, Tho aftornoon will be epont iu visiting the industriul cstab- liehments and other which the cit: & party of 300. 7 TS LT I SINGULAR EXPLOSION, A Btenm Ohont Burats it tho Coshos hocken Print Works--Onc Person Killed and 'Thred ¥njured. Tho Norristown (Pa.) Jerald of Iast Thursda; oven(ng #oya: An oxplosion occurred at the Al« blon Print’” Works, Cosholiooken,.at hialf-past 9 o'clock _this morning, by which a girl named BRosn TFitzeimmons, agad 14 yoars, was killed 3 Richard Brohman, agod 20, foreman, of tho cloth n(cnmln% dopartmont, soveroly injured, and Charles Dipoy, a young man aged 22 “years, and Bridget MoDermott, 1 girl of 16, wore slightly injured. Tho facta of tho caso are as follows: On the aocond story of the building is a largs room which is used for the purposo ug steaming and drying oloth. At ono ond of the room is a stoam cheat, twolve foot long, fivo foet in dlam- oor, oylindrieal, and made of boiler iron. It is slmud 10 o horizontal position, and has a swing loor mado of cant iron ono inch thick, When tha cloth is packed into the cheat thia door plate swinga on its hingos, is closed into ita place and socured to the hieavy rim of the bollor by bolts and nuts, when by mcaus of the packing ths chost is stonm-tight, Pasaing intoand boneath tho chest thero is a threc-quarter:inch pipe, which is -aitached to a roso: within fho chost, and by means ‘of which tho steam is forcod through the cloth. This steam glipo loads to tho Doiler from whencs he steam is supplied, and which is ono hun- drod foot away., Atthe timo of tho disaster, Riobard Brohman, a steady and porfectly com- Eclunbmu.u, 'was at his gonh Mr, Jonas Ebor- ardt, the manager, had just gone into the ext room, and the two girls woro closa to the chest, not in their ueusl place of employment, whon the shock occurrod, rending the heavy cast-iron door Iuto fragmonts, scattoring the heavy bolts in all directions, ond causing tho injuries and death bofore montioned. There woro sixty pounds pressure upon the bojler at the time. Mr, Jonns Eberhardt statos that, under the circumstances which the oxplosion occurred, no thoory yot pronouncod can account for it. 1t is somewhat singular that, although the conss- quonces weye 5o disastrous, the shock was hard- 1y felt in somo portlons of the factory. Plnnuu of. intereat, after lu(l_mru 0a will give a banquet $0 Ocenn Steamship Newa, Loxpox, Feb, 6.—Tho steamship Atlantio has arrived out. - Livenrroor, Feb, 5.—Thoe steamships Calabrla, Batavia, and Spain have arrived, also the Mani. tobau from Baltimore. New Yonx, Feb, b.—Arrived, stearaships City of Bristol aud Cuba from Livorpool. —_————— The Turfs PriuApELraIA, Jan, 6,—The sonual Conven- {ion of the national ansocalation for promoting the intorests of the Amerioan trotting turf was held this evening. Colonel AmasaBSprague pra sided. Committoes on rovising the rules and making nominations wore appointed. —_——————— Ohio Republicans. Corunspus, Jan. 5.—The Republican Biate Cenlral Committeo ia called to meet in this city on Wednesday, Feb. 12, In tho ovening a gen- eral caucus will bo held to which all Ropublicans are invited, T S Pittaburgh Cattle Market, Prrzapuron, Pa, Feb, 0,— CATILZ—Atrivala fair; sty 3650850 stockers, $3.0084.00; common; ugmim'nm%z bnd; arivale hesvy; bty $4.60@. .60; medium, £5.00@3,50; common, $4.00@4.50, e e fals: Enlladsiphiss 5.0085.16; Yorkers, $1.70@4.90, A e : T. B. Huffman was appointed fiustardav County Judgo of Lawrenco County, 1ll,,. by Governor Boveridge, vice W. J. Crows, ruslgnud. MARRIED. A A S A A A A A AP A . WOSTLR-—RO —On iho 22d.of Jauars, by o e DAy CRtnoy M. T B Woster, oF Norwalk, Ohio, and Afrs, Ellon Frances Rogora, DIED. E- 7 st 178 Twoniy-third it PIRROE-On Tuosday, Fab, 4, & wonty-aitd at., (o tole et May. ety Sl of Uhatles W, and 8. Jonnio Plorce, agad 1yoar, 10 months, and 16 days, DUYTON~—In Now York City, Feb. 4, Mrs. Wm. Dat. fon; aged 24 yours, daugblor of Mrs, \Wam. K. 5tow, of Fariotal will be anaouncod Saturday moraing. WARREN-In Warronaville, DuPage County, Tl e Qo gvoning of Fgb. 4, at thasesldengo of bor som, Goldna of Danlel Fesd Eyiarn Aoy Wareed) Wdow ‘Funoral services Sunday, tho 0ib, st 1 o'clock. LONG—At Konwnod, on ‘Wodaosday, Feb. b, 1878, st nogn, Corisa Conant, vifaof Temes Labs, aged 6 vedra, Fuhornl at 31, m, Friday, Fob. 7, 16i. ~ Al friends of the family ars {nvited to attohd. AUGCTION SALES, By ELISON & FOSTER. 1001 STATE-ST. GENTEEL FURNITURE AT AUCTIOIN. ‘We will sell at Auction, on Thursday morning, Feb. 8 t 10 o'clack, at No, 1001 fOtato-st., canalstix )t Parlor Fotnhie, Riatble-top Ghamber ‘xbom_Fur: rot-eaa Dody Bruceeis Corpetsy ors, Velvet an § o Fadding, Stovos, & s o, ELISON & FOSTER, Auctionesrs. Continued Sale OF THE BLEGANT FURNITURE OF THE Weber Furniture Go, AT 220 WABASH-AV., On FRIDAY MORNING, at 10 o'clock. Among the Furniture to be sold are Elegant Ohamber Bots, Parlor Buits, Rich Htageres, Marble-Top Tables, Dressing Bureaus, Side- boards, and a large variety too numerous to mention. R £ DO NOT FORGET! On FRIDAY, Feb. 7, at 10 o’clock, at 230 “Wabnsh-av. Sale peremptory, to close tho entire stock, ‘WM. A. BUI'TERS & CO., Auct’rs, Chattel Mortgage Sale OF THE Entire Furniture OF THE GALT HOUSE, No. 42 South Water-st. W 11, by Aucti TUESDAY MORNING, Fo e Tk ot The promisen, (ko ontlro Faral. ture of the Galt fotel, contalning sbout sixty rooms, con. sisting of Brussols and Wool Oarpats, Parlor and om rniturs, Extension Dining Tables,Obairs, Platsd (Varo, Grockory, Glassware, Ontlors, Kitchon Furniture, kxle Hotel lln%n, with ‘Cooking_Utensils sdding, Lin 1m0 e Sl e Bhlhan S0 fanes, Bavos, &0., In {act avarsthiog mertal o Sarppem o 4o 1 ISON" & FOSTAN, Anclsnoors. By WM, A. BUITERS & CO., Continued Sale VALUABLE DIAMONDS, Fine Gold Watches, Chains, Opera Glasses, ©On Friday, Feb. 7. at 10 o’clock, AT RUTTERS' BALESROOMS, 55 & 657 South Canal-st. WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., gy g Auotionesrs, BUTTERS & COUsS REGULAR BATURDAY'S BALH OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, On BATURDAY, Teb, 7, 1873, at 65 & 87 Bouth Canal.st, Algo, 40,000 Prime Cigars. __ WAL A, BUTTERS & 00., Auctioncers, By G. I’, GORE & CO,, 1, 34, and 20 Last Randolph'at, AT ATOTION, BTILL ANOTHIR SALHE of Ho Furnitiro, Oarpots, Bisnon, and. Mioree arlor Sots, Chnmbor Sots, Wardrobos, Sides boards, Sofas, Ironch and Bed Liounges, - Ghiairs; Bookora, Show Onsos, Oflics Dagen . G. Orookery, Yellow and Rookin ham Ware, Glusawaie, on BATURDAY Fao B at 8 1-2 o'olook, Q. P, GORE & 00., Auotionsery, ,