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

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURD. _— . AY, FEBRUARY B8, 1873. FOREIGN. " Proceedings in the British Parlia- ment Yesterday. Full Datails of the Recent North= fleet Disaster. . Thrilling Description of the Terrible Scenes on the I11-Fated Vessel. " garlist Insurgents in Northern Spain. GREAT BRITAIN, Yoxno¥, Feb, 7.—In the Houso of Commons, yesterday, notico was given of tho introduction 3¢ Lills providing for tho abolition of capital * punishment ; looking to the establishmont of & - protactorato over tho Foojeo Islands; providing that oll tronties mado ‘botween Gront Dritnin and forolgn powors must recoive tho ratifieation . of Parlisment ; logalizing marringo with a de- coased wife's slster : nnd providing for the pur- chaso of the English railways by the Govern- wont, ° In the Houss, to-day, Bafllier Cochrans made o long epoech, critiolsing tho Treaty of Wash- ington. Ife charged the Government with eur- rondoring English honor, ond sacrificing tha interests of Cnnadn. Peroy Wyndhom followed in condomnation of the Troaty and its results. Mr. Laing dofendoed tho polioy of tho Govern- mont, Hoseaid that the Troaty mndo n gront ohango in intornational luw. hat change it mads, howover, was nocbosary, and it was highly wdvantageous to England with hor vast com- merco on oyery Bon. Ho hoped tho lesson tho pountry had récelvod in this Alaboma business vould bo s salutary ono for all natlona. ‘Hugoeson, Undor Socretary for the Colonles, rotested againat the ncedloss discussion at this ate day over the Washington ‘l‘mnti. 1t was the test mistake to supposo that tho Canndisn tarests hambnati‘ (bn]a’md l;y it., The Canadinng G smsplves thought otherwise, ”&L\'B(lhufluu Ad%urly rogarded with alarm tho Wootrine that Englond was responsiblo for nots of Colonial ofilcials. Tho subject was then ed, gggoh Bright introduced o Dill to remove elec- ral disabilities from women, IuZ[n tho Houso of Lords, this ovening, the Earl of Carnarvon inquired whother thero was any oopvention with Spain by which the ofticors nnd orew of tho steamer Murillo might, bo held ac- countable for the disaster to the omigrant ship Northflees. Ho urged tho importanco of rovis- ing tho marino ignal systomso as to mako ib more offectnal in timo of dangor. Lord Rosoborry wanted to know what had oc- ourred to prevent the completion of the troaty with tho {'Inited Statos supplomontary to. the Tronty of Washington. K The Enrl of Loudordale oxpreased the opinion that no criminal procecdings would hold againgt the Murillo's oficers, unless it could bo shown that manulsughter Litd beon committod. Granville cofucided with tho last spenkor in bis opinfon a3 to tho logel aspeet of the Mwrillo cago. In reply to Roscherry, Granyille stated that o troaty was now in procoss, aud a_nogotiation with the United States based on the proposals made by the American Government last year. The Presidentinl election, and other circum- stances, Lind delayed tho prosecution of negotia- tions until recently. ‘The terms of the Treaty wero onco agroed to, but the American Senate ldioumed without ratifying them. " Yohn Tarr, Corisorvative candidate, hna beon afected member of Pmliament from Liverpool, ;ybn majority of 1,912 votos over J. Caine, iboral, «_ NEw Yorg, Fob. 7.—The London Times, of Jun. 35, says: * Excopt for the purpose of hold- fng Porsia within lier grasp, or invading Afghan3 istan, Russis can have no motive in overrunning tho vast stoppes of Southern Xhiva, or oxploring thopasses of Badokshan. Now, inssmuch ns meither of theso results could bo attempted with- out the cortainty of & rupture between Great Britain and Russis, it ia both politic and straight- forward to point this out amicably and 1 good time.” 0. . The dotails of the terrible disestor to the ship Northfleot are published, from ihich it appears that at half-past 10 at night, the Captain and others were alarmed by a cry from the oflicer of the watch, ‘A stoamier is right into na.” Tho Captain nod pilot rushed on deck, but before hey got thore tho steamer had run into the ves- wel, striking her amidships and cutting her be- low water-mark. Theo carpenter quickly re- ported her nonrly half full of water. ‘Thopumps ‘wers startod promptly, and tho crow worked hard ot them for somo minules, but when it was found .that the water was rapidly gaining, a panio seemead to seizo both the crow nnd passon- ors, and afterwards it was lm}maaxblu to koop the Pnnorin check., A crowd of men ahd women had rushed up from thoir berths, many only haif clothed. The passengers had mostly retired, ‘but s fow were undressing, 'The noiso of tho collision is likened by ono of them to n peal of kbunder, and, such ‘was tho violonce of tho shock, that those standing wore knocked down, Enpynnre the stenmer rebounded and camo a :;cund time in collision with the Northfleat, "Water bogan to ponr in, and, in a very short gma, the passengers’ quarters wore swampod. 'ho women wera slowor to rush on deck than the mon, and many wero mot » oonditfon to go Ul tho _ water roga threateningly nround thom. No one on board the_stoumer was hoard to speak, al- though the loud and engor ehouts from the Northfleot must havo made her crew nware of iho torrible danger that oxisted. Sho backed for two or throo minutes, and thon stoaming sapidly away was soon -ont of sight. For half 2 hour the acene on the deck of tho Nortbfleot was appalling. Women shricked, men cursed and swore, and fought their way towards the boats, whilst the Captain and flrst mate roared out commands to the men to keep back, and al- Jow the women to get to the side of tho vessel, but apparontly without success, Rackets were fired, ~and blus lights burned. Tho gun was londed, “but the scrows of the ramrod beeame dotatelied from tho handlo, and the pieco could not be dis- charged. The signals of distross wero scon by several vesssls, but appear to have been regard- ed as sl%nfla for o pilot, for no anssistanco was rondered. Meanshile the sceno on dook bafiles description. The Oaptnin, finding the men de- tormined to lesve the vessel, went below, armad himself with e rovolver, and, ascending the 00p, declared his determination to shaot the gu man who tried to leave tho vessol bofors tho women woro saved, The first boat launched waa lowered by tho pu:onlgoru. by cutting the vopes, Thore being no laddor at hand, the only way of getting into it was by leaping or dropping somo twolve or fifteon feet. As there was a terriblo ush towards the boat, the scene was one of distressing confusion, and o men and boy fell into the water, aud wero drowned. 'Tho officers did all they could to force the mon who first got into tho boat to Ieave it, that the women might be saved, but to no purpoge. Even flring with blank cartridge, it is Bupposed at flvat, was unavailing, About thirty porsons, having got into the boat, put off, Not ono of thocrew was Init. Anothor life-boat was launched. A man got into it, and was or- dered to loave. Ho rofused, and the Gaptain shot him in tho cnlf. Then CUsptain Knowles placed his wifo in_ tho boat, and eaid to the boatawion, who had nlrendy got in, |“' Here's & chargo for youy Boatswian, 'Take caro of her and tho rest, and God bloes you." Wrlug- ing his wifo's hands, ho bade ber §ood-bye, sny- {ng, I shall nevor seo you again.” - It {s impoy- eible to describo the panio that raged all thls \time. oartronding scencs wore witnossed ou ell sldes. Ono of the passongors, socing the Captain'a wifo in tho boat, throw his own wifo in, tossod the baby to Lier, and antered the boat him< gelf, A littlo girl was thrown into tho boat by her father, who tried to save the rost of his fam- 1ly, but tho seething, mnddoned crowd premsing toward the side of tho vessel pro- vented, and with his wifo and two other chillven e wout down with the ill-fatod vossel, 'Tho engineor made {frantio efforta to save his wifo and children, but wes jammed betwoon the cooli-honse and the \Funwn!n, and recolved such dreadful injuries hat, though aftorwards rescuted, ho is in & pre- carldus stata, Only tvio of tho wovon boats aboard were launciied, owing, no doubt, to the !mnln, and thoy woro sorionsly injured, as tho aokle was out and thoy foll into” tho soa, Whon the socond boat ind got off, it seomed to becoma - rfiuauon of moments. I'ho quarter deck wus :gmou:%%zl I;‘yw;npn, woxfihn, lllllll ohlldaaln, 3 ring, and praying, 'ho Captain * and pllot woro glogothm', Ani tho was - heard saying, “‘1¢ you want to save yourselves make for the topmast.” To this many poor poople rushed, In n quarter of an hour o tug picked up the secoud Intter Doat with thirty ocoupants, and then ateamed for gomo timo around tho spot whore, nbont threo quartors of an_hour after bolng ateual, tho Nortlifloot wonk, down hond firat with awful suddonness with 827 sonls on board, At that moment the first boat waa 100 yards, ondi| tho socond only 20 or 80 from tho vossel.; "Che crow of tho fltst bont, after landing tho women, rowed oaround the scone off tho wrock, and saved five mon trylng: to swim to sliorn, A luggor took off tho oo-) cupnnts of tho second boat, thirty-four passon- gers, and o pilot-outtor roscued tho pilot and ton mon, who, having gone down with the vossel, roso to tho surfaco and clung to tho maintop- mast rigging, The veasol lics In eleyon fathomsa of wator. ‘i‘lm survivors eny tho Captain die- pleyed the groatest horoism, and maintained hin rogenco of mind from first to lnst, szmvu)hurfl o put an ond to the panic, and did his/duty bravoly to the end, o was at the last momonk goin, aoross tho wreck in hopo af nunl&lng gome of tho crowd, orushing ronad tho hoats on that pide,, to got awnay from tho ehip. The survlvm'fl Yy othor bonts got adrift whon tho ship sunkyand oxpress tho boliof, that, it tho pnssongors’ had allowod them to bo lowered proporly,. thoro could hinve been saved at lenst ono hundred woro -llyos. Unfortunately tho women could *not climb the mosts, aithough we did all in.our \power to liclp them, consoquently all tho women 'nnd childron, with the excoption o( tho Cap- tain's wifo and another and two childron, were drowned, g . FRANCE. Pams, Fob, 7.—Tho Committoe of Thirty, nt thoir meoting to-day, begon tho final considera~ tion in dotail of tho constitutional project, Thoy adopted the preamblo and firsb clauso, hn\in% rojected the amondmont propared by Prosiden ‘Thiors, striking out a provision roquiring tho adjournment of tho sitting of tho As- sombly immedintely aftor tho Presidont has spoken on any subject bofore it. The socond! claugo was voted with an amondment giving the. Txeoutivo o two montbe' suspensivo veto over: billa which have passed tho Assombly. Tho third claugo was disoussed, but, boforo it wna disposod of, tho Committeo rose. Tho final frovision will bo resumed and comploted to-mor~ oW, . 1 Marquis do Rodopont, Diraator of the Bocloto }Industiiollo, and cditor of the Parls Jowrnal, lins boon arrosted for an alloged suspiclous | financial oporation. ———— JAMAICA AND HAYTIL Kixastox, Jamaica, Jan. 21.—Moeavy raing liere threaten Lo injure tho sugar crop. Bir John Grant bns arvived at St. Thomas from England (o agsume tho Governorship of Jamaica. This intelligenco has caused much joy among the peoplo, who hinve addresses from evory parish waiting his arrival, A layge memo- vial from the colonists has gone to Eufihm} pray- ing Lord Kimberly to oxtend Sir John Grant's poriod of admiuiatration soven yoars more. The Amorican steamship Wyoming arrived hioro on tho 10th from Hayti. Bulcher moats havo incrensed 20 por-cont, con- uo(\nant upon the late drought. The Cubaus aro very successful in forming Cuban settlomonta for iho cultivation of sugar, They are said to bo doing moro than any English planiter has yob achioved, ostablishing & contral }uetory near Liustend to induco brother coun- ‘trymon to invest in ndjoining lands forthe ciltivation of sugar-oane, 5 In Hayti oll s quiet, The elections_are pro- ressing for tho election of n new Prosident. g)um{nguo will probably ba olected. et Ay GERMANY. Benruiy, Feb. 7.—Tho Sponer Gazelle hopes the United States will snnox the Bandwich Islands, but doprecates the acquisition of Cuba, bacause it would o difficult to Americanizo an island whoro climate, raligion, and maunors are 8o difforont from those of the Btates. ‘The in- corporation of the Sandwich Islauds with the Amoriean Ropublic, however, would be a bounefit to civilization, e SPAIN. . Loxpoy, Feb. 7.—Railway travel in the north of Spain is still interrupted by the Carlists. No mails from Madvid bavo been received for nino duys. Spanish trado is disturbed. — MEXICO. NEw Yorm, Feb, 7.—A specinl despatch from the City of Mexico, dated tho 4th instant, says that tho forces of Genoral Lozada, tho robol londor and Communist, having boon dofeated in tho battlo beforo Guadanlaxara and Mnzatlan, aro flooing from tho presenco of tho Government troops toward Topic. DPeace provails in tho ro- maindor of the Republic. b bt AN M. RUSSIA. S1. Purenspono, Fobs 7.—Apariments ave being prepared in the wintor palace for the Shah of Persia, THE FAR WEST. Gigantic Irrlgation Projoci—Tho Mo= doc War—0ther Pacific Slope Itomy, BAx Fnaxcisco, Fob, 7.—A petition is in circu- lation at Los Angeles asking Congress to ap- point 8 Commissioner to exemine and report on the practicability of turning tho Colorado River into the Colorado Dosort, It is claimed n large Inke can bo thus formed, the influence of which would ho to reclnim the barren wastes adjoining, and reduce tho temperaturo of the atmosphora over b vast extent of conntry. The Taxas Pacific Rnilroad angineers com- menced locating the lino of road through San Diogo City to-dny. A mass meeting of peoplo was held at Santa DBarbara last night in relation to tho matler of an inland harbor, and will ask Congress to ap- propriste §250,000 for that purpose. o Ropublican primary olection in this city is clnimed to have resulted in the defeat of Qnol‘fi'n C, Gorhum's faction, but it is impoesible to tell yob how the County Committeo stands on tho Benatorial railrond question, A mossengor from Gounoral Gillem, direct from the DModoc war, arrived at Yroka this evening, and roports all quict at the front. —The troops arrived at Van Bromer's Hill, on Tunoaday night, in good condition, The hendquarters of Gillem aro ten&pflmfily there now. Two hundrod men are at Oamp Whenton, and one hundred at Bornard's camp nt Clear Lake. Caplain Porry's company i divided for tho protoction of tho scttlers at Lost Rivoer. Whenton s built storchousos, n blnckemith shop, boats for tho transportation of stores and howitzers on the lnko, if it Lecomes necessary to attack Captain Jack ngain in the lava beds, Jorry Crooks, wounded in the first battle, died Inst weok. Lioutenant Roberts is in & critical condition, ‘The rest aro doing woll, Nothing lias yot beon honrd from Fort Gaston. The company is roported to be coming via tho Scott and Klamath Rivers, ————— PaxePayors? Lengues 81, Louts, Fob. 7.—A Tax-Payors' League has baen organized in this city. Its mombers nro Slud ed to ench othor, and to tho community, to 0 all thoy can to provent or punish corruption of ofilcors, negloct of duty, and abuso of power ; to enforce tho law against offendors, to examine tho disbursements of publio moneys, and pro- toct tho interost of tex-pnyors against ofil- oial extravagance, corruption, and fraud. No porson holding a city 'or Btato of- flice of profit con Lo a _member, and any membor who may bo elected or ap- ointed to such office contos to Lo a member rom that time, No person interoated in a pubs o contract under city or Btato can be a mem- bor. If thore aro complaints or suspiclons of ‘misconduct in any city or county offico, it will nssumo to investigate tho matter, have tho offender indicted by tho Grand Jury, and prosc- outo him to punishmont. It will give to vigi- lont and faithful oflicors the moral n\l?port of tho Loague, and encouragomont of its indi- vidnal mombers, and if monoy shall be nooded to ald invostigation and proseention it will furnish it. It disclaims all party charactor and connection, and ita members Lolong to all artios. It will, however, take part in olootiony 0 tho oxtont of publicly and unitedly opposing any candldato of ofthor party of suspocted vix- tuo, and do all it can to defeat him, whethor he be Domocrat or Republican. It will neithor support nor opfinse tiokots for party ronsons, Among its mombers aro many of tho wonlthiost, maost prominent, and best citizens of tho elby and county, e s LRallrond Nows, LasarLe, Ik, Fob. 7.—I'he peoplo of LaSalle aud Poru aro Jooking forward with groat fn- torest to tho railrond masy meoting, to be hold hore on the 20th instant, at which, probably, will be decided the fate of tho projeoted trunk tine from Clinton, Towa, throw, fi t{xla city, and Lum{o!la, to Indlanapolls, Indiang, Equal ine terest in tho ontorpriso is evinced in most of the Important placos along tho lino, aud as- surancos have baen rumlva hore that nearly all will be represonted in tho meeting, Indeed, thero is overy reason for belloving that the meeting will bo more numerously attonded than .nfi othor nvur]lmhl hln Idh}lmlu, Avesront, lows, Fob, 7.—Tho narrow-gauge rallrond betwoen this city snd Tipton, Tows, as projeoted, will orobably ba built, LHoE d STATE LEGISLATURES. IOWA, Special Deapatah to The Chleago Tribuene, BENATE, Des Moines, Tn,, Fob, 7.—In the Benate to-day considoration of Titla 12, of Education, way rosumod. Chaptor 7, of Institution for the Doat nnd Dumb, was taken up, Bection 1 was amonded g0 08 to mako tho Bonrd of Trustees conslst of fiva mombors, to bo clocted by by tho Gonornl Assombly, and the provision that the Govornor, Socrotary of Stato, Buporintendont of Public Instruction, aud Principal, be ex-officio mombors of tho DBoard, wae strioken out. Amendmonts woro - alio mado that non- rosidonts shall pay 40 inatondof 886 por quartor, reducing tho amouut of annual approprintion from $13,000 to £10,000, and that monay shinll only be drawn from tho Stato 'Croasury when neodod. _Tho number of Trustoos of tho Btate Roform Bchool wan fixed at fivo. Ohapter 9, of Tho Byatom of Common Schools, waa thon consldered. Benator Vale moved to amend Soction 7, 8o a8 to nuthorizo the clection Ly district township Diroctors of a Tronsuror. Tfio bill a8 rngortud abollshes this offico, Aftor conaidorablo dlscussion, the amondment prevail- ed—yong, 81; nnys, 12, Bcction 11 was amendod by striking out 21 years, so that all persons over & years of ago can attond the schoola. Seation16, sutharizlng subseriptions by Dirac- tors for unpfua ofthe ol Journal, was strickon out. Soction 20 was amended by glving Diractors | Eewtcr to dismies or suspend pupils for bad cone fduct. Hoveral acctions of the old law wore added, do- fining the dutics of tho Treasurer. Soction 86 was amended, allowing tenchors pay }'vhlfla attonding sossions of the County Insti- utos, An additionn] seotion was added, prohibiting County Buporintendents from hnhllr:iz any other o{noo or belng o member of tho Board of Bupor- vigors, l’umllng consldoration of LhiabIll, the Benate adjourned. TOUBE. In tho Houso this morning, Mr. Ballingor offered a joint resolution authorizing tho Gov- eornor to appoint s_Committeo to examine {nto, and roport upon, the condition of tho Peniten: tinrios at Anamooa nnd Fort Madison, tho Com- mittoo to roport 03 oarly as possible, and the vo- ]11\?1“ tt‘(,l bo laid before tho noxt Legielaturo, optad, ‘The Houso resumed considoration of Titlo 6 of Rovenuos in the Committeo of tho Whole. Tho maximum penelty for nonpaymont of taxos was roduced from 4 to 8 per cout por month, Boction 20 was amonded requiring publication of delinquont tax list in nowspn{mt published in the county, and said pngcx must havo nt lonst 200 actual subscribors within tho limits of tho county. Becflun 86 was amonded, requiring that deeds Eiven for lands sold for dolinquent taxes shall o recorded upon tho books of tha Auditor, Soction 51 was amended to give convicts tho same oxemption in rogard to the redomption of roal estato as is given to insane porsons and minora, ‘Thisafternoon without furthor matorial amond- ‘mont, Titlo 6, of the Rovenuo,was passed—yeas, 01 unys, 21, 'Litlo 18, of attnchments, exocutions, ote., was further amended that prnv‘sloun of the now Stay law aball not apply to contracts male previous to Soptombor noxt, aud tho bill paseed, "L'itlo 10, of Internal Improvements, was again considered. Chapter 6, of Railways and their Organization, was amonded so that railways of the States shall be fonced in with o fonco ab loast 62 inches in height. A new sectfon, offerad by Mr. Hall, was ndded, muking railwnys common carriors g8 to cach other's ears,and their freight, and requires con- nocting ronds to accopt cach othar's cors, empty or laden, and transmit them to points as direotad for roceiving or dolivering freight, s may bo. Mr, O'Connell offered additional scctions, oatabllehing tho maximum ratos to bo churged for tho transportation of freights, the same ng those valamsly rojectod by tho Benmato, Adopted. Pending consideratlon, the House adjourned. The Joint Committee appointed to investi- gato tho alloged defalcation of Bamuel E, Rankin, ox-Btato lreasurer, has agreed upon an unsni- mous roport, which has been slpxhztud, and will bo presented to the Legialatura to-morrow, The Committee is composed of Democrats and Republicans, and the fact of their unanimous agreement I8 ovidence that the Committoo havo not worked with partisan desiro. The roport is sovoro upon Rankin, sotting ' forth that his rogueat for au investigation and prom- iso of assistanco were buf a part of his system of decoption and dishoneaty, All tho material portion of his evidance is charactorized oa pre- varioating, untruthfal, and falso, In fact, tho Committee is of ‘opinionthat Rankin commenced to use unlawfully tho colloge funds o8 early as 1869, but at that time, only in small sums; thnt' this gradual deplotion of the. collogs treasury was continued by him tili January, 1871, when it bocame ontirely empty; that tig sum ho had up to that time used of that fund was over 836,000; that the college treasury thon being empty, colloge drafts wers from that time up to July, 1872, borrowed and paid out of the Biato funds; that during those dates ho ueod Btato monoy nmnunfing in tho aggregate to £36,000; that on the Gth of July, 1872, he was a defaultor totho Stato Treas- ury in that amount ; thaton that day a warrant from the State for the collego for G:XB,DGD, com- ing into Mr, Rankin's houds s Collego ‘Treas- urer, he dpplicd a sufliciont guh of its proceeds to the making up of tho doficiency in _the Stare Trensury; that, with the rosidue of this sum, Mr. Rankin was onnbled to cash all the warrants until the presontation of a £8,000 draft on tho 16t of Docomber, 1872, Not baving college money to meet this, he again had racourse to the State Treasury for §2,000, but which amount ho aftorwards, by privata borrow- ings, rofunded, and that thereafter ho noither mismanaged the State funds, nor misappropri- ated those of the collogo. In thig connoction, the Commitieo fully ox- onerates Isano Brendt, Doputy Btate Tronsurer, and exprestos ita boliof that tho Btato is in: debted to that gentleman for not haviug sus- tained moro sorious loss both in the collego and State money. The Commtttce statos that it was unsblo to any evidence of mu accomplice to Rankin, but that ho was lod by others into wild apuoulntlous, and in that way lost the money. The roport is very severo upon the Collego Bonrd, ond says that, while Rankin is oriminul- .Kllnblo. tho Board is morally responsiblo for 0 loss of the money. It speaks of the Boerd's carelogsnens 88 criminal noflecb. ‘While hold- ing all the Bonrd responsible, it srys some of its mombers should 'bo hold to moro rigid responsibility than others, Tirat amoug theso it mentions Govornor Merrill, then State Executive, and ex-oficic membor of tho Board, who know, in 1869, that Rankin was without_bond, and_yot did not sco to it that a bond was given. It ostimates thut noither the State nor the college will realize more than 50 por cent of tho amount of the de- fuleation out of the proporty turned over by Mr. Rankin, and thinks that, uniess tho balance be ‘mado from the bond of i810, it will novor bo re- covored. —_— WISCONSIN. BENATE, MapisoN, Wi, Feb, 7.—But little businoss was transacted by the Legislature to-day, Benato bills were concurrod in, making the snnual sppropriation to print the State Horti- cultural Boololy's transactions; to pravide for tho payment of debts and logacies of deceasod porsons; to provent net fishing in small lakoy, ‘The Sonate bill to enable Poor poraons to obtain Jjustice frocly was committed to aselect Com- mittes of throe. ‘Thero was along dobato over the Lill appro- priating ©15,000 for tho State Prison, which took a wido yange s to tho general polioy pur~ sued in mansging tho iustitution, and roasons wh it Wl not solf-supporting, owing to tho small number of prisonors and othor canges over which tho presont Comn- missionor had no control. Commisaionor ‘Wheoler's courso, in some rusgflals, was sharply oriticlsed, and ho was warmly dofended by Son- ators of hoth partios, The 'bill was funlly or- dered to & third reading, ASBEMDLY, Patitions wero prosented for conforring the land grant on the North Wisconsin and Mil- waukeo & Bt, Paul Ronds, and petition for, and romonstrancos against, the repeal of the Tax Exomption laws, A resolution was offored for final adjonrnmont on tho 27th, A rosolution for the nf)poinhnunt of Cormmis- sloncrs fo revies tho Iaws was postponed to Wodnesdny. Regolutions wora adopted for the appoint- ment of an ngeut to proscouto the claims of tho Btato of Wisconein agalnst the United Btatos for tho b per cont due by tho United States on acoount of lauds therein disposed of, for Indian resorvations, military land warrants, and land sorip issued for milltary services in the wars of the United Statos, and’ by Indisn or half-brood fll’{xlp cél"A‘grlm‘!turll Collg, o‘um'l isguod in nn}; other Blate ; also one ordering 1,5l og 0! ho statiation] Tit. 8/%00 dupee ‘A Bonato bill waa concurred in providing that when thore is not available property enough to oy the lognoy of o deconsed porson, his renlty may In cortain cages bo mortgagoed thorofor. A bill passed to provido for collooting lahorors clalms agninat contractors by garnisheoing mu- nicipnlitios for which thoy work. A bill pnssed, by an ngroomont, Yrovldlng that tho tracl of the West \muousln Rallroad phould bo relald and reopornted botweon Tomnl and Warron's mills by thoe 16th of May. - Tho voto Indefinitely postponing the bill to do- fino the ocoupancy of fim Innds sold for delin- quont taxes was roconnidored, snd tho Dill re- committed, - Doth Housos adjournod till to-morrow. A strong offort wan madain the Assombly to adjourn over till Monday, but it wna overrulod by tho fack that thore was much businoss bofora tho committoos, who had hold no sonsions for two or threo dnya on nccount of tho dlscussion role.ivo to the Elml gront in progrora boforo tho Rallroad Committeo, which closed early this aftornoo.. — i INDIANA. Speefal Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune. INDIAYATOLIS, Ind,, Fob, 7.—A lorgo numbor of roporta wore submitted from tho standing ‘Gommittacs. Tho bill to provent hunting and shooting on onolosed grounda was reported back with an amondmont to malie tho punishment for viola- tlon not mora than 860, and thon concurred in, Tho bill o provide for an election to dotor- mino the quostion of calling a Constitutional Convention was Indeflnitely {mslc)pnnad. Tho Committeo on Publio Printing recom- ‘mended tho passago of Houso bill No. 167, to provido for tha public printing, which was con- ourred in, The bill to protect the purity of streame from which water is taken for tho uso of citios, was mx;orted back with n provision thet tho act shall not apply to tho owners of porls houses, manu- footnring ostablishmonts, and othor lko im- provomonts horotofors oreoted, and its paseago rocommended. Lald on tho tablo for tho pros- ont. ‘Tho bill to ropenl tho act for tho protection of fish was 1ndoflnitely postponed. o whole nftornoon scsaion was spent to chango tho timo of holding courts in tho Becond District, ond that all Senatora who aro absent without or with loave, oxcept in cases of alck- ness, shallforfoit thoir per diem whiloabsont,and to limit the time of speechos horeaftor to fivo minutos, Tho first two propositions woro lost, and tho last waa carriod. 1OUBE, A now bill was_presonted to amend the Rail- rond Aid law, and ordored printed. The bill to provide for tho appointment of Commiasioners of tho Incbriate Asylum, chang- ing tho_appropriation from 1,000 to 8300, was ordored unfimaaud. A Committeo on Mines and Mining was added to tho Standing Committacs, Nineteon new bills woro prosented, making 465 in all. ‘Thoe Senato concurrent resolutlons in rogard to eonding apecimens of Indians minerals and ag- ricultural products to the Viennn Exposition was conourred in, Tho drainago bills wero laid over informnlly, Adjourned to Monday at 2 p. m. ——rm = KANSAS, Spectal Deapateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Torera, Feb, 7.—Mr. York wns boforo tho Pomeroy Invostigating Committeo all dH. His ovidonca not only corroboratod evorything de- tailad in his oxposuro spoech, but was given in such a straightforward monnor that thore is no room to doubt n single statement, York tosti- flod that just after ho roceived the flrst paymont of monoy, Pomeroy agrced to uso lus intfuonco to hnve him elocted to Congress from the soutborn part of tho Htato, snd said: * York, yout heve made to-night tho right kind of o start, and you will find tho rost of tho way to Congroas casy.” Tho Committoo has forbidden tho publication of tho teatimony, and excluded roporters when the names of implicated mombers were given. York mado a statoment bofore the Committes to-night, disclosing discroditablo connoctions with i’omemy in tho removal of tho Laud Offico from Neodosha to Independenco. York was agont for the town of Indepondence, and, fail- ing to got tho oflco romoved any othor way, said he procured from Genernl Mel] wen, of Washington, afidavita concorning Pomeroy's alloged intimaoy with Alico Cotton, clerk iu'the Trensury Dopertment, and daring Pomeroy's residonce in Wnahiugtou showed the afdavits to the Sonator, aud thus sccured tho romoval of tho Land Offico, York ndmitted that tho monns wore questionsblo, but enid tho peoplo of Indopondence sont him thore to gt tho Land Ofiice, and he got it. - MISSOURL 81, Louzs, Fob, 7.—In the Lower Hound of the Léglalaturo to-day, aresolution was offered ask- Ing for an Immediato l'fipol‘l- fromtho Senatorinl Bribery Investigating Committoo, which causod ood deal of angry debate. Hutchina and Cor- nelins, of 8t. Louis, donouncod the investigation 88 o farco, and nconsed Ropublicans of on- deavoring to make political cfi\;- ital of it, The dlecussion induced 3 Hendleo, tho only Republican on the Committae, to offer his resiguation, which was voted down by o decided majority. = Tho debate will bo con- tinued to-morrow, Tho Committoo to investigate the alloged mis- management of the Missouri Paciflc and other railroads, commenced their labora to-day, Col- onel McHissocl, for many yonrs Chief Englucer and Genoral duporlulundunb of tho Miswouri Pacific Railroad was oxamined at longth. A lnr{ru numbor of witnesses have boon summoned to tentify, and tho Indications are that tho exam- ination will bo very thorough. .. MICHIGAN. Deapatch to The Chicago Tribiunc, X Ng, Fob, 7.—The rush of business con- tinues without tangiblo result. Tho bill for the establishment of o Fishing Commission to stovk tho lakos with variabloe fish, and the bill fucrons- ing jurors' per diem, woro tha chiof subjects of discussion in the Houso and Souato, to-dey. A joint resolution was introduced in tho House, asking the Michigan Congressmen to try to obe tain suthority to bridgo the Datroit Rivor oppo- site that city, ‘Tho Hommopathio interests are being agitatod in tho shape of bills establishing [y hommu;;nuuc dopartment in the Univorsity, outsido of Washtonnw_County, where the Uni- versity is situated. Petiticns for and ngainst ellowing the taxation of Dotroit for a public park without the consent of thepeople at tho polls, are still pouring in, : pi ol SR ARKANSAS, Larrue_Rock, Tob, 7.—Tho Houso to-doy passod a Civil Ill%bta bill abolishing distinction on account of color in the public schaols, and ettaching heavy penalijes to innkeopers, rail- roeds, stanmbonts, eto., forrefusing colored mon any plviloges eafoyed by whitcs, 'he House hed o siz-hours’ sossion to-day, Captain Jobn Fostor, Iate & clork in tho Btate Laond Offlos, was summoned befora the Spocial Committoo ~ sppointed to inquive into tho affalrs of Btate officers, to testify In regard to the Land Office. Ho stated that favoritism lad been shown to purchasors of lends in tho oflico, but refused to anawer sy furthor questions, Tho contnmacious witnoss was bl‘ou%:) bofor the House, and is novw in charge of tho Sergeant-at-Arms, He will bo brought before tho body again to-morrow. Tho Most Inl nan Monster of the Ages Bostoy, Fob, 7.—According to the confssion of Evaus, in 1858 ho stole away and kllled his little niece in Dorry, N.Il., aged b yours. In 1861, ho assaunlted and cub the throat of n girl of 14 yoars, In Augnsta, Me,, for which, by the way, another man diod in prison. In 1805, he outraged the poraon of Isbelln Joyco, agod 14, and then killed hor and her brother, a boy of 12, n Busaoy’s woods, noar Boston, In 1873, Juno 10, -ho is charged with & similar orime upon tho porson of & woman found dond in tho woods near Fitohburg, Mass,, sud during the year he outraged and mutilatod tho peraon of, and mur- derod Georgiana Loyoring, a girl of 12 yooavs, In Northwood, N. IT, — Tolegraphic Brevitios, A Topeka despatch says that Powmeroy's hotel expengos, during tho Houatorial contost, wors about 16,000, The Boston Public Library will be opened noxt Sunday, in accordanco with tho ordor of the Common Uouncil. Thosocond u{nu of tho B, Joseph, Mo., bridge WAS swun[,' on Thursday, snd the maspnry for tho lnst plor was begun yestorday, and will bo fnlshod ln twonty daya. Loura D, Fair loctured at Baoramonto on Thuraday night, and donied that sho attacks the ncops. ‘Tha olorgy, gonorally, aro the only in- Jdividualn who, 8ho says, have porscouted hor. ‘Lho audionoo was small. Yontorday bolng the sunivorsavy of tho death of tho lato Most Rev. Avchbishop Bpalding, masa way colobrated ot tho Baltimore Oathadrnl with {mposing coromonios, n large number of lxrlon(-, tencons, and seminnrians nssisting, An mmonse congrogation was prosents A rocent deolslon of tho Chancory Court that tho Btato of Tennosaco i lialle for tho payment of tho now Torbett issuo of tha Bank of Ton- noggeo has revived the intorest folt in thiissue, and an attempt has been mado to fncrenss tha price. Bomo doealers olaim nn advaico of § por gont, nnd othors arc awaiting tho decision of tho Supromo Court, A mna enlling himsolf W. 1I. Parkor caught two Zanenville, Ohlo, banks, on Thursday, one for ©1,000, and tho other for €500, Parker had hoon in the olty rome dnya purporting to wish to buy o mill and farm, and worlced Liimsolf into the confidonca of tho officora of the bauk, Ho told ono that ho had lmrchmod and presontod o draft drawn on Jay Cooke & Co., Now York, by tho Farmors' & Moohaulcs' Bank, of Reading, Pa., for 81,000, which e caghod. o has 8500 cor- tifloatd of doposit issucd by tho Union Danl, No, 44, in hig favor. They onution the public from pumhnalu‘m Parlor {3 abont 45 yonra old, weighs nbout 200 ponnds, black moustacho, dark coniploxion, and of (;uutfcmnuly address, A st ity NEW YORK, ¥nchting=-The Court Ifouse Froudses Sums Chargod to Partics Einving no ExintencessMortunrys-Oapture of an Embezzlor==Sowing Machine Binge= 'Fhio Iknoop Mystorys. Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Nrew York, Fob. 7.—Tho cuso of the poor old Brooklyn miser, Jncob Knoop, who died alono up etalrs in his rookery, and was gnawed into fragments by his imprisoned dog, was Invested with some additional myatery to-day, by tha dis- covory that beof bones “wore mixod with his re- mnins, whilo somo of hia own largor bones can- not bo found snywhore. The Coronor thinks it !msa(blo that the missing hones woro carried by Lo dog into the collar,and burled thioro for futiro moals. Thero is now nbout a foot of ico on tho cellar, which provonts n soatch. Tho Coronor nlso Doliovos that the boof bones wore carried from placo to {plncn by tho dog. The Coroner's b :e'nsuribu Knoop's doath to naturnl coauscs, and his mutilation to the dog and, porhaps, rats. Thodog is offered for mnlo to taxidormists. Itnoop's brother, o, ros&untnhlu—lank(ng Germgn, ;usxgin nlln Now Yorl, took ehargo of £lio romalug [ox bu . 7o the Assoctated Press.] New Yong, Fob. 7.—Tho Now York Yacht Olub last ovening olacted Jamoes Gordon Bon- nott Commodoro. It was stated that the annunl rogatta would talo place on tho Gth of Juno. omPtrollor Graon sont to Mayor Hayomeyor," this aftornoon, n report on the rocont discovery of moro frauds in tho construction of the now Court Houso. A list of expenditures s givon, oxtondlug from Deoc, 20, 1870, to March 4, 1871, amounting to 8508,216. Of this &um, ©305,798 is traced directly to Tngersoll's privato bank ac- count in tho Bowery Bank, and an additional sum of $128,118 {0 tho samo account, aftor oing through othor . partios, making o total of 482,016 out of tho wholo sum. Thia was dono within thirty days of tho firat payment of the §600,000 appropriation for the complotion of the Conrt Hougo, which was mado Dac, 1, 1870, Of the wholo amount, 8182,084 was drawn on warrants with forged indorsements, 'Tho firm of Honth & Smith, to whom & wavrant for £100,000 was charged, was not in existonco, Bo- sides this, 77,950 was drawn in favor of Horenns whoso oxXistonce {8 not yet discovered. The §600,000 bolnfi thus disposed of, more money way domnanded, and recourse was had to the Tenth National Bauk, which advanced the sum of £4i3,670. OF this amount Connolly ropaid §200,000, ond the bankors are now suing for tho balanco of tholoan. Of the amount losned bir tho Banls, there was deposited to tho credit of Jumes N, Ingersoll, 817,693 ; Ingorsoll, Watson & Co., $47,932.60 ; Kingsland, £169.78; George 8, Miller, '8628.70 ; J. M. Maaterson, 800,000 Paid by pay-rolis not trecod, $117,304, Trom March 1to Aug. 91, 1871, thero was paid for olorks in the construction of the bulldings, jnnitors, cngincers, watchmen, and cloaners, 184,000, for which' sorvico $99,750 is now pai for the same period, With thoso oxceptions, nono of tho partios whoso names were used ever roceivod tho checks. Itappears from all tho statoments that the Court Houso Commissionorn spont 1,006,443, of which thero may havo beon onuine paymonts of 450,518, but of this sum thero are no vouchors for §200,000, and thero is good ronson to bolieys thess chnrges are ag fraudulent ns the rost. But assuming the wholo $450,513 to bo a genuino oxpenditure, thera 18 utill left the sum of 615,050 nmduhnhi u‘; Yondod, and of which thoro was deposites nFomoll to lus own private account the sum of 8690,500. Tho body of tho Rev. Wm, S8tarr, Viear Gon- eral of tho Arch-Diocoso of Now York, ia lying in stato at his late residenco in Mulborry stroot, and will be romoved to the Cathedral on Bundoay aftornoon. The funoral servicea tako placo on Monday morning. Dotectives brought to this city, to-day, Wm. 0. Murray, defaulting clerk of Dloodgaod & Co., and his wifo, Murray is charged with baving ombozzled in all £8,000. On arrivingin this city, Mra. Mun'n{ wag searched and $4,000 was foun iu gold cortificates and $1,000 in greonbacks on her porson. Murray was hold in §5,000 bail, sud Mra, Murray was discharged. . Rosenzwoig, the “murderer of Alico Bowlsby, who was convioted and sontenced to soven yonrs® imprisonment, and who, undor legal tochnicali- ties, Lins boon brought here for a now trial, was agnin arrajgned yesterdsy, His counsel first cutored & plon of ‘not guilty, but subsequontly withdrow it, and put in a ploa for discharge, on the grounda: First, that hoshould not be placed in jeopardy twice for tha same offence; socond, becauso tho lnw of 1872 repoaled tho act of 186, and consequently thero was no law under which to {ry him. 'The District Attornoy joina.issuc on the flrst clauso of the plea, and demurs to the sccond. Argument on the demurrer will bo heard noxt Thuraday. —_—————— CITY ITEMS, The Polico Protectivo Association will meet to-morvow (Sunday) aftornoon, at 3 p-m 3t tho Central Station, on Madison strect, corner of Union. By order of the Prosident, T. A. Moore. Dr. Emmons, Acting Coroner, held an inquest yostordey afternoon ab No. 839 Fourth avenue, ovor tho body of Bridgot Rowland, who died from migcarringe yestorday morning, Tho jury rondored a vordict that hor death waus caused by intoxication. Mra, Hannah Borg, tho lady who was badly burned last Wednesday evening by tho oxplosion of o kerogone lamp, died Thursdey night. The Coroner held.an inquest yosterday aftornoon, alhu;z o vordict was rondered in accordeuce with 0 facts, It n&)ponra that tho young servant girl men- tioned in anothor column, who committed sui- oide by taking oxalio acid, at tho houso of Mr. Binclair, on Wabash avenuo, was grumpwd to the deed bocauso hor affections _bad boon trifled with by a young grocory clork in the viclnity. Horo aro focts for another Boadle ton contnoval. Last night, about 12 o’clock, Mra, Eva Forgar, who resides at No, 174 Wost -Randolph streot, upon returning to ber room aftor an absonce of & fow Lours, found hor trunk broken open, and 8060 and o watch taken, 8ho ab onco suspicioned a man who had beon seen nround the premises during the dey, and sho had him arrested, and ho will have an examination this morning, Lost n|Fhe, about 10 o'clock, sguulnl police- mon_ William Richardson and O, II, Shelly caught a man in the uct of gwldng up o car of tbn%ittsb\lrgh, Cincinnati & Bt. Louis Railrond, at tho corner of Westorn uvenueand Twenty-seo- ond streot, with the objoot of atealing tho brass box in which thie axle turns, Ho was assisted by another man, who escaped with a box thoy had taken out beforo boing soon, Tho man was takon to the Unfon Strcet Btatlon, whero ho avo the, namo of Willism Thoroton, e will fors an_oxamination this morning. TP Itailroad Accidonts, Davesrort, Iowa, Fob, 7.—A man named Wolch was run ovor and instantly killed by a nsgonger train on tho Ohicago, Rock Teland & Pciic tailrond b Moling, fil., last ovening. Tho body was orushied to'n jolly. Wolch wad walking on tho track, but did ‘not goo the train. He was 40 yoars old, and unmarried, Spectal Despateh to Tho Chieago Tribune, JanesviLLg, Fob. 7.—John Tossen was run over and out to pleces, this morning, at Wator- town, on the Chicnge & Notthwestorn Railvond. Obitnary. JACREONVILLE, 111, Fob, 7.—Mr. Silas Eldred, ono of tho ok, prominent, and wanlr.h{ clizons of Greon County, Ill., died suddenly of ap- oploxy, yestorday morning, at Roodhouee, 1o hind caton o henrty broakiast just boforo, and, stopping out of tho hotel whora ho was atuying, dropped doad upon the sidownlk, Special Deapatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Fob, 7.—Joo Pentland, the voteran clrous clown, died to-day, alftor a long {llnoss of disodeo of {he brain. i R Y L Eireds EvAnsviLLE, Ind., Tab, 7.—A fire this ovoning dostroyed Blonut's plow fastory and two other bulldings. Loss, 36,000, Insnred inthe North Minsourl, Fraukiln, of Whooling, Flromona', of Dayton, Hartford, Amorlean, Central, and - dorwritors', of Now Yorlt, 81, Louis, Fob, 7,—Lour businesa houses at Brookflold, Mo,, wore burned on Sunday night. ho loss ‘i £40,000; inmuranco smail, Mra. MoUnrtnoy, o milliner, and one of the sufferers, bas been arrestod on susplolon of having firod the buildinge, Dunuayg, Fob, T.—A firo at Winthrop, Iowa, | flold to sirengthen the hands of the Inat night, dostroyod the rosldonas of Dr. Bodoll, Loss, 81,600, . HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE. Closing Procoedings of tho Wisconsin State Horticultural Socioty=-Pnpors Rond Bofore the Stute Agricultural Socloty. Speetal Deapateh to The Chicago Tridbune, Mapraon, Wi, Feb, 7.—The State Horticul- tural Bocloly concluded fte Intororesting and profitablo osslon Iato Inat ovoning. Mrs, D, Huntloy, of Apploton, rond an admir- nblo essny on Rural Homes and the Utlity and Nocossity of tholr Adornment, with suggostions how to do it, ‘Tho Boclety's appreclation waa shown by clecting Mrs. Iuntloy o lifo mombor, The following recommendations wero mado aftor afull disousslon : Apples~Lotonsld, Duchesso, Iaas, Plambs, Oldér, Ben Davie, @rapta—For gonoral culturs, Delaware, Concord, m“(nrn No, 9, Lindley Rogors 23, or Balom No, 4, Wildor, with Janeavilto, Wordon, snd tho Eumolon for trinl o8 vory promising'It_ picked when dry and ripo, sndkept{na cool, dryplaco, Delawnro, Dians, nn Ttogora ll keop wafl throngh winter for marketing, A small clioap box n proforred, Plums—Lombar Gngo, Minor, Yellow e for trial. Tmperinl, Egg, Purplo Egg, and tho Eldrl, i p ey o the el ure, Wilson, and for triat Groon Proliflo, Peak's Emporor, Oharios Downs ing, Burr's Now Pine, Boyden’s No, 1, nnd Arons, of wlich Ittor sovorul growors ogprosied o favorablo opinton, 1t 8 o godd boarer, and aa hardy os tho Wil 80n, and a much better favor, Raspberries—Philadulphin, Davisom, Thornless, and Mammoth Cluster for general oullur Evergrecna—For goneral planting : Norway Spruc White Pine, Amorfean Arbor Vitm, Scolch Pinot an for ornmental planting, Austrian Pine, Daltimoro Fir, Biberlan Arbor Vitw, and Homlock, Also for tmber planting, the Europcan Larch and Groon Ash, com- nonly known as whito ash, The_following officors wore olcoted : Prosl- dont, J. 8, Bticknoy, of Waiiwatoss ; Vice Proal- dont, A G. Tuttle, 0f Baraboo ; Rocording Sec- rotary, Georgo E, Morrow, of Madison ; Gor- responding Becrotary, G. J. Kellogg, of Jancs- villo ; Treasuror, Gaorge A. Mason, of Madison; Exzcontivo Committes, 8. M. Smith, of Groon Bay ; N. 31, Thompson, of Bt Francls; M. An- dorson, of Oross Plains. Arrangomonts wero mado for a dologation to the Amorican Pomologloal Bociety at Boston. The Agricultural Convontion ks boon fn sos- sion all day, and the procecdings wore quite in- torosting. -~ Last evoning Geonoral Ed. B, Bryant doliverod an address urgmg co-o{mmuuu among farmers for buying and solling, in_oposition to corporations and monogollos, Ho had somo flings at tho venality of the pross, Professor J. B, Parkinson, of the Btate Uni- vorsity, followed with a very able and conolusivo address, somo of whoso gus[flons wore directly opposite to thoee of the provious ad- dress on tho subjoots of production and con!umdsfion, demand and supply, showing that all mon were consumers, and most wors, producers. There could bo no division of & com- munity into two groat classes on that basie. He thought competition tho only effectual remedy for excossive ratos of transportation, and moro porfect wator communication with the Atlantio ‘would best soouro that, This morning, George E. Morrow, of the West- ern Farmer, rond & very valuablo and warmly- spplauded papor on tho *Elements of Succoss in Farming," the watchwords of which; ho de- clared, woro industry, intelligence, intom-lly{ that farmer was most successful who socured tho largest returns for tho capital investod in a long serios of yoars, counting munn& ond timo, and thought, He had returns comfort, health, and plensare, as well as monoy. ‘Pragticol Fish Quluro was woll traatod of by Alfred Palmor, of DBoscobol, and papers wero road and romatls mado Ly Hir, Allen, of Moss Loko,-on Grain Growing; A. Richmond on Broeds and Breedin 3 Mr. Favillo, of Talo T, Kingston on Pear Famousso, Mills, on.- Daliyiug I Ty Gulzm:'; Mre. fi;tunm, o prize maker, on Buttor. ‘This aftornoon thero was a long paper reed by Matt. Anderson, of Dano County, on the Co- ration of Farmers and_kindred subjects; T. 1, Eaton, of Monroo, on Intelligonco and Edu- cation Among Farmors, The quostions of Transportation, Farmers’ Grangos, &o., wore considerably discussed, and gome farmors spiritedly protested agoinst tho talk of farmers being the most miserablo of men, and declared if & man could not live com- fortably on 160 acres of lond in Wisconsin he ou'i‘m to die. 'ho Committeo on Resolutions reported roso- lutions, which were adopted, urging farmers to form themsolves into clubs, granges, sud other societien for mutual bonofit, and recommonding that clubg and other socloties unito in sonding deligatos onco a year to meot in convontion in the interosts of agriculture; also, ns the atrict- est cconomy was mado necessary to tho farmer by tho burdens of taxation, in order to meot thoir demands, the Convention would recom- mend a corresponding economy in tho manage- ment of public aflaire. A resolution was adopted requesting the Leg- {slatura to pass some sort of just and equitable railrond frolght and paBaongor tariff, but that wang aftorward reconsidored, and a resolution adopted indorsing tho Governor's rocommonda- tion for o Board of Railrond Commissioners, — e THE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE BOARD. To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune: -Bin: It might cause one some surprise to seo that Tre TRIpuxe ls the only paper capable of taking a dispassionnte view of the unseomly fight made ogainst Governor Boveridge in tho dischergo of his duties, if tho secret motives of somo of the other journals were not o very ap- porent. It cortainly scoms as if no disintercsted obsorver could fail to sco that the Govornor's ro- ply to tho so-called Logielativa Farmors' Olub (uot one of whom, probably, is a practical farm- er) is as full of dignified moderation and sound common gense as the domands of these disap- pointed gontlemen are replote with inconsieten- cles and senseless clamor. Why, just look what their real position is, stripped of suporfiucus verbiago and ill-considered denunciation: ‘A Board of Commiesioners is nocessary for the protection of the producing classes. Wo [to- wit. : e politicians] are the producing classcs. Tom, Dick, and Harry are our favorito candi- dates; if you appoint them, all right. If youdo not appoint snid Thomas, Richard, and Henry, then the Board is an outrageous iwnposition, & drain upon the Btate Troasury, and should he immediately abolished.” Then como tho “in- structions” from constituents. = Tho business man, who has no timo to study the profossional trickery of these Solons, reads about these in- stractions, and says: ‘‘Thoso mon scom to be right aftor all;” but those who aro familiar with theeo little monmuvros, and know that those #instructions” are writton in Springficld and seont homo to bo mailod to tho momber, simply emilo at the oxceoding thinness of tho devico. ‘Thero are e fow points upon which I, &8 a con- fiu;\iuut ;l thoso gontlomeu, dusio fo be on- oned. o they know that thoy were sont to Bpring- eople, and ot to weaken their cauto bil squabblos over tho rghts of disappointed candidatos about whom thelr constituents do not caro & pin? What do they moan by threatening to repenl & law which tho people of Illinois loudly demand for their pm(oot&n against monopoly ? Aro thoy rendy to defond thoir selfish course to their constitu- enta when thoy roturn homo ? They witlbo held to strict nceountability. The Govesnor bas shown, by his action in re- fusing to pardon criminals, that ho in not tho man to bo pushed into any course whioh he decems dotriniontal to the Interosts of tha community, * Ravoke those up&olulmnulal" shout the mon who arrogata to thomselves to ropresent the farmors’ interests. But tho Governor, very son- sibly, roplics, * First show cause.” ‘\‘.mc are tho objections urged againet the nominees? 'Uhat Mr. Robinson was formerly an officor of o railroad, Now I want somobady to aek the friends of Mr. Morgan, who aro so clam- orous for his rotontion, these questions: Was that gontloman ;at any t{mo intorested, finanetully or officinlly, in" railroads? Yes or no? It so, it disqualify him from reprogenting tho Intercsts of tho "peoplo? Yos orno? That a man who, months ago, crowed over his dofeated collongues, aud smilingly said : 1t s gonovally coneodod that 7 will “ho ro- od, appointed,” should fool n littlo sorc whon he is nol realeohltnd is not at all wondorful; but what is at to tho lmnpln of Illinols ? It a manwho bullds o warehouse in tho conn- try, for tho purposo of storing his own grain prior to shipment, is » warohouseman, then evory farmor in tho Stato s one, Outsmzn, — THE FARMERS AND “ PROTECTION.” SunreTTE, Leo County, INl,, Fob, 4, 1873, To the Editor of T'hs Chicago Tribune : Bin: IHoro, In the stronghold of Radlcallam, tho good favmers ave becoming very restive un- | der the combined influonce of high taxation and low prices for crops, ‘* Why," thoy exolalm- _projoct will bo disoussed in dotail. ‘*we have to pay war-pricon for everything we huy, while our corn and pork nre scarcely worth taking to market.” A susplolon scoms to have arlson that, through thelr dovotion to tho party, they have boon mado tho eat's paw, and have boon burnt in raking chontnuts from the fira for oflior poople ; and also that tho tarit has boon anfalrly arranged, so a8 to give advantages to rings and monopolion, at their expenso, For instanco, I Mave hoard it suggostod that it is ahout timo for our Unitod States Senator, Logon, toriso and oxplain why all the farmors of this and ndjolning States should pay a bonus of ffom 80 to 85 por thousand foot for {helr lumber, fonoing, &o., to afow ownors of pinc-lands, with out tho slightest show of any reolprocal benofits to us in roturn, 3 ‘The rallroads are also having their share of obloquy ; but it is bogluningto * get through our wool” that, wero it not for the oxcosslvocoaf of 1ron, we would have more railroads, and more competition in froights, whilo thoso now in oporation could be worked at far Jees expense § and that, IYurhnpu, & good way to linvo cheaper roights will bo to have chonpor iron, uch little itoms as salt we don't mind much Kut, although we cannobt soe why wo should 70 to ¥uy third moro than the peoplo of Oane adado for Byrnouso ealt. Nor do wo consider that legislation friondly to us whiok filolies from us ovon & small portion of our hard-earncd money to swoll tho coffora of tho saline nabobs of Byraouso and Snginaw. Nolthor i i‘enTlnumt that wo and our sons must toil unre: mnglr, in ordor that thoso oxtortionists may live {n rlotous ease at Nowport and Baratogn. Tho exigoncles of the war caused o goneral in+ flation of prices. That timo has passed, ond the pricos of nm-}goduula have gono back to thelr! formor lovel, Not 8o the prices of moat thinge which wo get in oxchango for our crops. Con< soquently, although the farmera have worl ha) beon blessod with fafr crops, thoy are lmrdly ablo to ¢ mako ono hand wash the other.” The tapid incresso of Farmors' Clubs an Granges indloatos that thoy aro waking up toa roolizing sense of the situation, and understand that the romedy lies In unitod action. And, if the principle of * Tho groatest good to the greate eat number,” upon which our Govornment is foundod, la fo bo rogarded, the farmors' claims to **proection * cannot michlongor bo ignored. HaRROW. Tho Quincy Fair Assoclations Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tyidune, Qurxoy, Ill., Fob, 7.—A moveémont ig on foot smong our loading citizens, headed by Gen- oral Jamos V. Bingloton, for the reorganiza~ tion of the Fair Asgooiation, and for the pur- 0860 of gorving tho progont Fair Grounds. onoral Bingloton has takon hold of the matter with characteristio epergy, and has invited s large numb®» of guosts to o banquet at the Far- long House ta-morrow afternoon, where the What o Mad Cow Did. Special Despateh to The Cllioaflo Tribune, DunuquE, F;g. T.—A Mrs. - Michac) Schunk was 8o sovoroly gorod in the abdomon, last night, by a mad cow, which was running at lm}e an 50 badly injured, that she cennot possibly ro- cover. A young girl on her way from sohool was glso nttaclod by tho unfortunato berst. Hor clothing Wl:B torn off her porson, and she tossed into the alr. o = Ocenn Stoumship Nows. New Yonx, Fob. 7.—Arrived—The Trinacria, from Gibraltar; also the stoamahips Oity of Now York, Parthin, and Grooce, all from Liverpool. DIED. WHITE—Tho fanceal of 3es, Horaca White, wifo of tho Editor of THE TBIRUNE, will iaka place from él{mouu. Oongrogational Onurch, cornor~ Tyonty-ixth-st, and Indlane nv., on Satarday, Fob. & at 1 p» we Friouds aro tnvited toattond. & iy HUGUNIN—At , Cook County, on Thurs TR0 S Eitancs Mt i, roes of the Tato Oap Robort Hugunin, ago 6 years.” Tuncral from 'tho rosidenco of -hor daughter, Msr. Fphraim Holton, Lyous, this morning, ot 11 o\olock Garrisgos to Gradoland. ENDERSON--Ia tho ith yoar of his ego, Josopla ondorsoa. < Fuaoral from his lato rosldenco, 560 Ohicago-av., Sun- day, 9th instant, at 9 p. m. DONAGHUE—On Thurs , Deb. o, at 2 aum., Hugh Donnghuo, nativo of County Dorry, Ircland, and aged yonrs, of consumption. Tunoral from his lato residonce, No. 773 State stroot, on Bunday, Tob, 10, at 11 . m., to St. John's Ohureh, thenco by car to Oslvary Gemetory, Frionds of the fam- fly oro {nvitad taottend. ~ . 1BB--On Fob: 7, William Gibb, agod 18 yonr3, $hanoral from bis Yato rosiance,’ 78 Wos Lako steoet, to Roso L1l by earTinges;~n Bunday, Foh, 9, at 1 a'clocks TFrionds of the fumlly are'tnyitad to attondy 817~ Now York City and Duztarmline, Bootland, pepers ‘ploase copy. S il UTTON~—Tho funoral of Mys. Wm, Dutton will bo hold s¢, Pho rosidonco of Mra. W. H., Staw, 45 Souts Poorln stroet, at11:30 o'clock, a. , to-day, prowpt. Frionds aro lavited to attond. AUCTION SALES. WM, A, BUTTERS & 0O, (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1856), AUCTIONEERS, CIHICAGO, Nos. 55 and 57 South Canal-st., WILL SELL DRY_GOODS, OLOTHING, HATS, &0, ON THURS- DAY. 3 K| 00DS, - BUGGIES, OARRTAGES, AND HABNESS, Wordngaday npd Saturday Moralngs, At 26, 27, 20 & 31 Wost Wasbington-st. ‘Gunsignrhonta soiloltad. E47-Cash advances maflo o recslpt. of goods. By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., BUTTERS & COSS REGULAR SATURDAY’S SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, On SATURDAY, Feb, 7, 1673, at 55 & 57 South Canal-st. Also, 40,000 Prime Cigars. WM. A. BUTTERS & 0O., Auctionoors. By ELISON & FOSTER. Chattel Mortgage Sale OF THE Entire XYurniture OF THE GALT HOUSHE, No. 42 South Water-st. Wowill soll, by Auctlon, on TUESDAY MORNING, Fob, 11, at10'e'clnok, on tho promises, tho eutiro Furni- fura of 'tho Galt Hotal, containing abaut elxty room, son- slsting of Brussols and Wool Uarpats, Parlor and Bed: room stonston Dintyy 'l‘sflfiu,.(alrll,g‘:hsl:troad awaro, Cutlary, Kitch . ' 2" Blonats, Doddine: rmituro, aro, Orockery, Hotel Nango, with 'Cookl dt R, MSiRols, livtors, Bar and Bar Histiros, Shot Oason, Bloves,'do., i {éot averytitng pertaining to hatel purposes. ELISON & FOSTER, Auctionoors. B%‘G. P, GORE & CO., - 3,44, and'23 Kast Neaduiphiots AT ATOTIONT, STILL ANOTHER SALE of Household Furnituro, Osrpets, Pianos, and rrors, Parlor Sety, Ohamber Sets, Wardrobes, Side- boards, Sofas, F'rench and Bed Lounges, Chairs, Rociers, Show Onses, Ofllce Desks, W. @/ Orockery, Yollow and Rookinghant ‘Waro, Glassware, on SATURDAY, Fob. 8, at 8 1-2 o'olook. G. P. GORE & CO., Auctlioneors, By HARRISON & CO. REGULAR SATURDAY'S SALE OF Household Goods, &o., THIS MORNING, AT 03 O'OLOCK., Lnn;oe lot Becond-hand Oorpots, T.ob Orookery, in opon lots, : Twonty Booond-hand sflwtns‘_ Machinos, in ordor, by IARRIB & 00, Auotioneors, 63 South Oanal-t. By T. 8. FITCH & CO. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. Regular Wookly S8alos at our Bales: 157 Doarborn. :'fiy. ufifry “'!l{dlllnl?l)’,. ot ;-}“fl'flhé:k (‘! l'filfl:\flltl ot 3 ofilos, Liring in vour lat. Spscial aiton Gt door sato, - "8 N BIROR £ 60,0 'WHEDON, TYLER & CO., Genoral Auotionecrs, 117, 119, 191 and 123 Fifth-st., . O B Lo T, ol riokias Tiado Haies beory g Mondays and Thursdays—Ie ] . Tosdays and Fridn ;1'137‘353 N ion, &o. Wednt -Oloth HT. Ploce Goolds, &o. nturdays, Sposial BajosGrocorios, Lisrdwaro, Turate turg, Harhoy &o, W0 havo tho most roliable Auction warkot fn tho coun. try, Uash ndrancsd on vonsigninonts. WIEBON, TYLER & CO. THE ENTIRE ASSETS CHICAGD ATTRITION PULVERIZNG: 5, Bankrupt, wifl b sold at Auotion, on promisos, Cornor Hubbard aud Joflorsonests,, Foh, 10, at10s, m, T I JENKINS, Assignso,