Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1873, Page 8

8 —— e THE STATE CAPITAL. Yesterday’s Procsedings in the General Assembly. The Homasleidv Bill Ordered to a Third Reading in the House. ~ * Prospect of a Material Modification of the Warechouso Law. S i . Bpecial Despateh to The Chicago Tribuns. b TRE QALUMET DAN, Brmwarizrp, Fob, 14,—Christian Ros and John Pfeiffer, propriotors of tho mill near tho Oalumot dam, havo sont a bill to Mr. Roynolds providing for an appropriation of $15,000 by the Stato to roimburse them for alloged damage causod by the romoval of the dam. o ¥IRE INSUBANOE, Ar. Reynolds introduced s bill nieviding that no {nsurance company shall inunre property for wmore than. throo-fourtha ith valuoy tho polloy shall bo printed 1 plain typs, and when. the proporty is tolally ~ dostrayed the Compan; must ‘pay tho full amount of tho polley. i & _ ¥IE WAREHOUSE BOAND, “Tho mofiibors of tho Board of Trada made Yavqiable lm;imamon on tho Warehonse Com- mittoes, and it fs not unlikely that som6 modifl~ ‘vation in tho Warchouso Iawmay bb recommonds edto tho Housos. It fs not at all probablo, ‘however, that the Board will bo_divided, » fool ing prnv-m.nglwne kA o xule, Boards ara oum- ‘Brodsandinotiloiont, and that the crontion of s now Poud mtm!g: borslmply an \‘mm“dui gl d‘xu “1111' of o farmors, always distrusting the Toaxd of Trado, baliova tho bila of tho Commite tao ara a movomant to trausfer tho control of in- spootion to the Board. e ¥ g _THE RAILROAD. COMMIBSIONERSHITS, ~heto will be nothing done in the Railroad ‘Commissionor trouble until noxt woek. A large wnumbor of Sonators will ba absont to-morrow nd!!umhy{ and tho Rnilrond Committeo will not tako action on the nominations. until Mon- du{- The Committeo will return the names withont recommondation, nnd loave the Senato to fight it out, Tho Senators are cooling down, and thinking soberly of tho propriety of cons frming ono or two nt lonst of the nominecs. The ats of Colonol Morgan's. friends he bad & bad offct for him upon the Sonatots, iy frionds have boon' indisoreeby thoy bave, been too imprudent, too . mssuming; thoy strutted around and aonounced their inton- tion of forcing him down the Govornor'a throat ; that they controlled tho Senmtors through 1tho farmers, who would hold as many meotiugs ‘an they wanted, and pass nni number of rosolux tions in their intorest, and that tho Sonatewould nnédnro to §o back upon them, The result is, that tho Senators feol their indopendence is af Atake; that if thoy aro to bo Senators they must reaist impertinent interforonco, and act from motives of duty bocoming their oxalted stations, s o{ will bo apt todo so, The Govornor is moking no effort to securo confirmation, but maintaing a dignitiod neutrality. JURIES, The jury question is before tho two Houses. “The o bill rocommonded for passago are in- tended to.romody tho dofects in tho prosent made of gelecting jurors, no as to securo more intolligenco and rnapnatnfimty to try cases. % AGRICULTURAY, COLLEGES, Mr. Penflold, of Ohlmpnlgn, called up the ‘Benato rosolution begging Congress to appro- riato public lands to Agrioultural Colleges. essrs, Quinn and Herrington donouncod the +* milking institution " at Champaign s & worth- loss luxury, Mr. Bryant defended tho institus tion. He belicyed it was bettor tho lands should be u)flzmpnated in that way than to railroad cor- poralions, Aftor considerable buncombe tho resolution wae reforred to the Committes on onlture. THE PENITENTIARY INVESTIOATION. The Housoe Penitentiary Committeo would not sgreo to tho appointment of a Sub-Committee to sok with a Sub-Committco of thie Sonate Com- mittos, a8 all tho membera desiod to take s. trip to Joliet and flguro in the in- ventigation, and now tho two Committoos’ consi “m‘in of fiftoon Senators and soventeon Representatives, will procecd to the Poniten- tiary aud find out that thirty-two mon cannot investigato worth a cont. Imegino a twitness cross-oxamined thirty-two times, The Commit- tee will lenve on Tuskday. s The bill amonding the Eni ] amonding the Eminent, § totroduced by Mr. Cullortes,, recsiims. for th condemnation of land £i,r dongtruoting vinduts, and for tho collSiion of damages to abutting gmwxr,ty- A change of vonuo is provided for. ht;_b.u waa brought down here by ox-Alderman Walsh in the intorost of bis Aldormanio ton- wituents, s MUNIOIPAL, APTROPRIATIONS. _Abill was introduced authorizing towns and citios huvlng ralged money for specific purposos to change tho appropriation for othor purposes. COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR. Tho proprioty of abolishing the ofilc of Couns ty Asseagor tn Cook County will be debated on ‘Tuesday noxt, when Mr. Waite's bill to that ef- fact will come up, . TOE REVISION. ‘The Honsoe discussod the continuance of the Yovision by the Judiclary Committeo of tho House and tho Benato Revision Committeo, to Whom the Rovision Commigsionera ate to report. 1t was o decided. < OTHER NEW BILLS, Benator Dow _introduced a bill, sont him from Chicago, to abolish the presont Board of Health, and establish a County Board of six members, with the Mayor ex officio; appointments to bo made by tho Judgoes, which Mr. Dow must not regard as & judioinl prm:endln%, and will opposo, The amount of salary is loft biank, Aleo, & bill providing for tho publication, by 1. B. ilyurfl, of the back volumes of tho Suprome Court re- fi:lx;ts. It is understood tlat . Myers will pub- an edition of thrae hundred volumes of each report at £3.60 oach, Mr, Waite introduced s + bill providing thet when any deed or instrument is lost or destroyed, it shall bo lawful to intro- duce in ovidenco any chain of title or abstract of title of tho land, or any part thereof made in the ordinary courso of business prior to such de- struotion, or auy ohain or abstract made simco such destruction, as far as tho sameehall bo proved to have boon taken oy made from books made from eaid rocords in the ordinary course of "businoss boforo tho dostruction ‘of such vecords. - PENITENTIARY COMMIESION. Benator Xehoo offerod a resolution to abolish the Penitentiary Commission, andinstructed tho Judiciary Committce to provide some other means of governing tho institution. The gon- tleman is 5 littlo inconsistont, us he opposes the abolition of the Polico Board in Chicago. HOMESTEAD DILL. The Houso ordered tho Homestend bill tos third reading, after a long debate, with nn amendment to the bill, as reported from tho Commitice. It was not materially changed. A homestead valued at $1,000 cash, 8100 wearing -?plrel sewing machine, furniture, tools, im- plemonts, or material or stock nocessary to carry on business, the total amounting to about one- halt allowedin tho presont luw, boing exempt 1rom execution. Tho bill roturns nearlv to the basis of the law of 1801, 5 THE JURY LAW. The Houso coinolded with its Judiciary Com- mittee in thinking that nofther threo-fourtha or five-sixthe of a jury should retwrn a verdiot in civil cases, and the bills providing for tha inuo- vatlon woro tabled. AAYOR MEDILL'S QURATIVE BILL was read a second timo, and, ponding ita discus- »ion, the House adjourned. . TIE WASTED, ‘When the House proposod to adjourn from noon until the mnrnln[i, Bpeaker Oultom re- minded membors it was time thoy hiad afternoon sesslons, and iry to accomplish somothing in the way of legislation, The Bpeaker was right. ‘Nothing hias been dons yot, snd the nfternoons have baon wasted in lnafln&v around the stroots and hotels, Both Honse and Scriate should talo tha S(rnnko:‘n advice, Ho announced that hio would insiat jn future that tho House should ‘vota upon applications for loave of abscuce, ex- cept in case of sickness, AN AFTERNOON BESSION waa held, and somo buelncss dono, though thero wae not much more than s quornm present, Many will run away to-night, and the farco of pretending to hold ‘sessions With ampt{ benches will be performed ta-morrow and Mouday. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. BENATE. BPRiNOvIELD, TiL, Feb, 14, 1873, COMMITTER ANNOUNOE! Bonate mot at 10 o’clock a, m, 'I'he President appointed Senators Forrol and Donale oy mem- bors, from the Benato, of the Joint Bolect Com- mitteo to visit Bhawncelown. THE LINCOLN RELICH, ‘The Senste, on motion of Mr, REYNOLDS, recopsiderad the voto by which it concurred in tha ¥louse resolution to purchase Lincoln's THE CHICAGO DAILY' survoylng inatrunionts, aud nmonded tho resolu- tion by providing thint not moro than 8100 should bo paid for such instruments, Tho rosolution, a8 amondod, was gonourred in, Tho Railrond Committco was authorized to omployn clorlk, RETONTS OF ATANDING COMMITTEES, Tho Railroad Committoo aeked loave to print - n joint romolution asking Congross to pass a Jaw rogulnting frolght tarif holwaen tho Btates. So ordored, Tho Royonus CJommitteo roportod back bill 113, amonding thoRevenuo law.” Concurrod In. A rosolution, presontod by Benator Honry, as from tho Penitontiary Commitico, to investigate tho affairs of tho State Ponitontiary, was consld- ored, and aftor consldorable ‘dobato smended by lonving the Investigation in tho hands of the Qommitteo on Ponal Institutions. As amended, tho rosolution was ndopted. . Tho Committco on Countics and Townghip Organization roported baok bill 03, to raviso the Iaw relating to township organieation, with tho rocommondation that it lio on tho igbla. = Con- curred in. E NEW Tora Tho follawing bille, word phroduced sud o dorad to o firak T+ qqins DBy Bonater MeGRATH—Amonding tho sct in relatiyn tb oiinont domain, y Bonator OUMMINGS—Concerning con- nen, w%y Bonator WARE—To amond tho Practich act. By Sonator WAITE—T0 amdnd an aot in rela- tlon to tho destruction of rocords by fire, By Bonator AURPHY—Requiring ‘County Boards to provido safos for publio records, By Bonator BURKE-~In rolation to contraots undor sohl. By Sonntor DOW—Providing for Boards of Health in counties baving 100,000 inhabitants, Ordorod printod and referred to the Judloiary Oommitteo, By Sonator PALMER—Tq repoal tho Reglatry lay, oxcopt in towns of 10,000 inhabilants, By the ssmo—Compolling railroads to build and keop In ropair ralirosd arorsings ; also, con- aoméng Judgmenta in certaln cosos of nétache mont, 5 = By Bonator REYNOLDS—A "bill for an act for 3\« ¥dlof of Ohristinn Pfeiffer and John Roll § 50, rolating to labilitios of fire insurance companies ‘dolng business In Illinois, dnd pros vldlu%lhom 2 form of policy, By Bonator DOW-—Yor nnt adtto provide for tho republioation of 1llinois roports, now ont of ting § also, In relation {0 Naster in Ohancery o8, 5 By Senator STEELE~Regulating the practice ot medicine in this Btate ; also, to amend Chap- ter 20, rovised statutes, in relation to costs. Leavo of sbaenco was granted Senator Hund- 1ey, on account of sickness, . JUSOELLANEOUS. 3 Bovoral bills wore read s socond timad hnd or- derod printed. By consont, Senator KEHOE introduced a rosolution providing for the abolition of the Board of Ponitontiary Commissioners, Laid over. Gs Senator BROWN, by lenve, introducsd a bill pmvldinf for an nsprcg»rinclon to the Inmstitus tlon for I'eoblo-Minded Childron. Benator BURKE introduced_a resolution aske ing of the Superintendont of Public Instruction information a8 to the number of Normal gradus ates engaged in tosching public achools. After considorable disoussion, Senator Burke's rosolution was roferrod to the Committeo on Education. . djourned. HOUSE. . COMMITTEE ANNOUNOED, The SPEAKER appointed Mossra. Swan, Rogors, and Hollonback, on part of the House, to visit Bhawneetown. > 5 NEW BILLS, ) Mr, SWAN Introduced o bill in relation to the ‘boundary lines of counties. By dr, OAKWQOD—For an act authorizing citios having raiged money for a cortain purpose to divert it to nthor;}umnsu:. By Mr. OULLERTON—In roference to emi- nent domaiu, The Sonato rosolution in relation to tho Agri- cultural Colloge *laud sorip” was referred to tho Committeo on Agriculture—yens, 66; nays, COMMITTES BEPORTS. Me AY, from tho Judiciary Committee, Te- {lorle & subatituto for various bills concorn- ing jurors, which was ordered printed; also, reported back Houso bill 120, in relation ‘to tha adoption of minors, with the recommondn- tion that it do pass—ordered printed; figs, Houro bill B8, in rolation to procoduzy- 14 Ju v trials, With tho recommend,iion that. ¢, 4o 1o gig‘;s—c‘g‘nel;;f%i i ;‘dsu(mflouméfimtu 6, in “Jiiries, 'providivg thal o0~ fourt) o5y ronder & vobdicti-the eame rocom: Tiendation. ; Bir, JOHNSTON moved that the bill bo order- odtod §§"‘°"“’ rending. Bo ordered. Aluo, Bill 166, on the .eamo subject, providin, that five-sixths may ronder s vordict. Onlurog to a second raading. Also, reported on a resolution that had been roforred to the Committeo, in rolation to pro- ceedings for the revision of tho statutes, with the recommendation that the work be continued. The roport of tho Committeo was adopted. TIE NEVIBION] Mr, ANDERSON introduced a resolution regu- lating the manner in which the work of revision shall procoed, Adopted. EXEMPTION DILL. ‘Tho Houso resumed the consideration of tho Exemption bill and amendments pending. Mr, BWAN, to striko out the cash allowance of 100, striking out sootlons oxempting tools and implemonts in trades or business, implements ;): dlllnn.ry .of profossional men, and stock in rado, Aftor considerablo discussion the amendments were 1aid upon tho table. Mr. BRADWELL offored an amondmont strik- ing,gut tire homostead oxomfizlon of £1,000 and inadtting $15,000. Laid on the table. Mr. POLLACK offered » substitute for the thirteonth section, increasing the porsonal prop- erty list. Laid o thio table. My, HAY offored an amendment to_Section 6, providing that the {n’onends of the sale of homo- Btonds to the oxtent of $1,000 shall bo oxempt when veinvested, Adopted. The bill was ordered engrossed for o third rending, JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. Mr. OBERLY, by consent, offorod & rosoln- tion requesting s conforence of the Senate sud House Committeos on the Judiciary Department in rolation to establishing District Courts, nnd to considor tho subject of dividing the Btate into Judicial Circults. Adopted. }Ig;mu Dilé No. 10 was read a second time, t cd. 3 ) Buftalo Live Stock Markots Burrato, Fob, 14.—Ouerur—Today, inciudiog 59 cars roportod Lo hrrive, 1,931 head, makinig 8.038 for the weck, against 672 cars fast week, Morket dull and slow at yoetordsy's pricoa: fow busors in altendance, About 850 Liead woro disposed of, Bales: 183 ilinola oteers, 1,117 to 1,355 lbo, at $3.073@0,25; 20 Illinols cows 'sud lelfors, 085 tba, at$3,50; 167 Towa steers 1,151 to 1,154 Ibs, at $5.255.82 ; 18 Michigan st 2,016 1by, 0t $4.60; 91’ Mlchigan' etockers, 000 ibs, ol $4,50; 35 Ohioateors, 1,000 to 1,012 Ibe, at $4.35@4L.03x; 40 Ohérokeo ataors, 1,078 Ius, at $4,.00. Bieer o'p Labuls_Tecolple 'to-day, 1000 bead, makinig tho total supply for tho week 14,000 hoad, aguinst 20,400 boad last wek. Markut, airly notive ot catordny’s prices. Cannda ahoep and lunba, $0.23; restorn sheop, $4.50@5.25, with choica lots at’ higher figures,* Holdors and buyors conceal prices to-day, Tio only salos mado publio woro 63 Ganada bhecp and lambs, 113 1bs, at $0.25; 170 Ohio shcep, 84 1bs, ut .00, ; 10as—To-day, 5,100 head, making 21,400 hioad for the weok, agaiust 21,900 head Jast week, ~Barket quist; no sales to rocord, and no stock offering. Bales yester- doy afternoon : 1,100 Ohlo pigs and hogs, 135 to 210 15, 04 §4.85@5.00, * Desirablo Liogs far butcliore’ use or padkers® purpoeos would readily command §5.35, sl el i Comparative Cotton Statoment. New Yong, Feob, 14,—The following is tho cotton statement for tho weok ondiug to-toy s Bl ales, Net roceiptsat all Unitod States ports during tho weel .. Bamo week la “Total recclpts to daf Last YOOF.uoeusn Lixports for the woek Hame weok Jast yea: Tastyoar... American affoat for Great Britain, Laut year... __obltuary. New Yonx, Fob, 14,—Europoan advices mention fhe Qeatls of Gualav Rickard, tho ominont portrait-painter, at Purds, France, on tho 423 of January, ‘Secial Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Quaxcy, Tll,, Feb, 16,—John I, Rabbins, ono of our oldeat, woaltifeat, and most prominent citizeus, dled at s resldenco lere, to-duy, sgud 19 years, ‘New Yok, Yob, 1h.—George A, Olark, the well- Lnowh cofton'thread manufacturer of Nowark, N, ., died suddunly, yestorday, of Lesrt dlseaso, 1l estatd 14 valued 4t £3,000,000, WASITNUTON, Fob. 14—Msutel 3, Noab, of Hau ‘Franclsco, for Somo yearn aleading Sournntist on {he Pacitlo Const, died horo suddenly to-day, aged 45, it s st 'Tolograph Hrovitios. Count_ Berustof, tho orman Anibassador to Lon- dou, la il Tho whalesalo Uquot-dealors aud browers of Detrolt aro moving to procuro, If voaulble, ¥epoal of the Pro- hibition Isw, THE GALLOWS, Exeoution of John Gaffney for the Murder of Pat- rick Fahey. History of the Murdoror---His Crime and . Confession. Anotlier Warning Against Unlimited * Use of Whiskoy, Spectal Despateh to ths Chieao Tribimd, BurraLo; Fob, 1h—1h4 sxéclitlon of John Gafffoy for the murlor of, Patriét ¥aboy fook placo at noon, to-doy, in thé yard of tho Erlo County Jatl, 1iin cass from beginning to end haa boen of anubial intorests and for tho last ton dayn had causod., fntense exoito- shont it thls corhmunlty, Many causes combined to attract the attentlon of tho publio to his sovoral trisls; io Ia%is woro searchcd through end through for mesns of escapo; despérate offoris woro made by his counsol and frichds (o seenry hik ho quitial, and, falling in that, to, procare & come mutation of his mntéace, His blrategy n conne m:rn\unglqnl_nl_ty&:m}nn for o woek his worthioss Jifo aud " postponed tho sy of execution unil to-day. Gaffnoy, who is said to havo been the Fon of o progile 0, e Uk a0 oradlod in tho siama of n pou oitys When 8 yesrs old, ho bocamg gn. or, Was amployed {3 do errads by (hipves, wilh tho outeasts of mocioly, ho Yras Paraliiar with {u {ia lowest depths from ‘hrilicy, He had a koon, ehirowd, natural pit, Wist kot only helped. Bim satiary his hungry appetitd And furnish tho '“fi" dthing which co\ his naxodness, Dut gavo itive fortubéi anio olates, His rocord shows that omce ho wandered into & Busday-achob] and oblained s glmpso OF. & Lot tor life, but tho light did not_penotrato and ehlfghfon Nig daroncd mind, Thenco omardy huwovor, the ..Exrlg within him waa not quito voutent to vemaln in 1o gross fgnoranc in whiel 1 had bocn fostered, and e by {bad and writs at ono of ihe publio nchools, A constant warfare for bresd and clnThlnu howover, causod him 1o enor the forocastie of & ¥hip § Ieaving (his, ho took chargo of o sslaon, Married (o8 prostitute st 17, attaining manhood hio owned o _#looh fu thio ¥ infoctéd diatrich" and subsquently becamo propristor of o cohcert faloon Ydkther up town, On two occasiona he u:a:ugox\m his own Lfo to save tho liyos of othete:cohéo in rescuing o ' drowsing woman, from tho rapils in Niagars River, #nd dguin ot Fort Erio, jumping into tho awift ourren| and_ bringing out a girl whnhnflnl(omswd 10 copymil suicide, Bhrewd, crafty, far-sseing, and farsreac o bocamo & man'of mighty influench Amoi Lganmeg“), thioves, prostitutes, and ‘thefe folloyera; bls brain planned, apd {hey oxecuted, hid skilfully concorted ¥illanios, o was born i 1844 ; was 8 foot 7 inches in Lolght, and wolgled about 130 pounds, e had conl- bluck lisir s4a Whiskors, which contrasted_strikingl withn remurkably white ekin, IHis oyos woro haxcl, cloar aud bright, but thoy scomed alwaya to_havoa Wickd sxpresplon Turking” in thele dopths, tho trial Ehe, ad dressed himaol With great care, but after conviction he bocamo negli- gént, aud allowod his beard WHo Bebno of tho (rag 0 v’ - 0 WOre B .musl to grow, ody in which Gaffney and JFalioy wero participauts Wos s saloon located In the lower part of the clty,ina quarior, known as tiie “Polnts,” Tho district I8 thoablding placo of Visclous persons of all classes, who rob aud flebce mttahgers and sallors whenorer' thoy have a4 gpportunily, Thio crimo was committed on e 7th of May Inst, Gafiney and goveral frionds had beoh making a night of it aud, botween U uud 8 o'clogk {n th morning, in com- , Witk b man pamed MeQuingey, went Lato Swooe noy's salooy, on Canal .stroot, near Findin moro frionds, » gamo of polkcr was-commencod nn: confinued wait) o6 Galoy avers, ko hid lont his “last cent.” Just beforo his last bot, Patrick Fahey walked into the room and sested himsslf near tho players, Angry worda passed botweon_Gsffney snd Falioy, and tho atter suddonly rose to his foct na if tostriko hia antagonist, Upon this Gaffnoy drew o rovolver and firad, tho boll striking tho wall on the opposito eido of the 'spartmont, Fahey ran to s screen which divided tho ‘room futo two' portions, and, passing through tho door, “dlssppesred from {ha viow of fhe party fnalde. Gaffnoy followed, Within two minutes two more shots wore firod {n rapid succossion, bringing tho tipsy revellers iuto thestroot to find Gaffney with tho revolver in hig bund, and Fabey lying faco downward in tho guiter at tho fnterscction of tho strcels, Tho victim was picked up and carried into the ealoon by the police, and dled in fivo minutes, Grout difiiculty was experiencod b tho oflicors §n discovaring tho perpetrator of the dect but tho ozsinéuition of soveral persons arrested upon =adpleion resulted fn the disclosure that John Gafino) Wag tho murdorer. Although ho had been indicte Bovoral times for infractions of tho lsw, no welghty chargo Liad over Dbeen sustained against him, His ictiin wag » mon whom soclety could well sparo, 58 his reputation was not of tho beat, The murderer wos indictodat the May term of the Qourt of Sesslons, but tho caso being out of tho Jurls- Qiction of that Court, 1t was sent to tho Cout of Oyer and Torminer on the 90th of Juno for trial afthe Soptamber torm, s tris] commenced on tho 20th of July, ho hoving been, reiadicted by thio Grand Jury, and drraigned aud ploaded mot gullty o tho, 2ath: Tiio defonco endgavored to establish that n ¢ durk whiskered man,” with whom it was alloged Falioy had hada dificulty on the evoning provious to his cn- counter witls GAfTnoy, did the eliooting, witnosncs tes- tifying that .they auw bim run away ot tho tmo tho shate wore fired, _ Tho jury, howoven aftor Tomhining out all night, broughtin & verdictof murder in the first degrce, and on tho following day Gaflnoy waa sontenced 0 bo hapged on tho 37th of Boptomber, A bil of exceptions was propared by counscl, snd af- davits oblained, signod by jurymen, Who admitted that whilo deliberating they had read copios of tho Express snd Courfer contalnlug {tio evidence glven on the lmst day of the trial, Whilo the motfon for & mow trll waa pending, Governor Mcffmen, upon ibe recommondstion of the Judges, grantod o reapito of three woeks. ~Tha ‘motion for a now trial was overruled, and tho counsol wont_beforo the Bupremo Court to got a stay of pro- ceodings, In order 1o carry the caso to tho Coart of Ap- peale,” ey woro succosatul, the order of he Court ing mado four days beforo the oxpiration of tha reapita. Ou tho 20t of Novembor, tho caso was argued boforo tho Courtof Appeals, nnd & tiow trlal was de- niod, On ko 14th of December, tho District Attorney maoved that {ho Court fix tho timo of execution, and Fridey, Feb. 7, was designated, Justico Clinton od? o nishod GiMTnoy at tho time to glve up all hope, and propare for deatli, which cortainly awaited him. ' His Triends, iowover, wore very tenscious, and pefitions wore circulated fn the city praying the Governor to commato the sentence to jmprisonment for life. Jury= ‘mon, members of tho Common Councll, of tho Doard of Hupervisors, snd many influential citizens signed them. The Govornor, howaver, could And *no juati- flcatlon for defeating'tho execution of thelaw by tho intorposition of Lia authority,” and refused to mitigato tho punishment a particle, On Thuraday, Jan. 30, your correspondent was nllowad o havo o short interview wilh Gaffnoy, and arranged for another on the Monday followe H ing. ~On. {bat day, Gaffnoy acknowlodged that ha wis gullty, and gave tho dotalls of tho shooting, 1To vory qulet, ond remoined waa 50 until dinner on Tucaday. After ho had_eaten, Lis brothor-in-law, Darnoy Fossatt, approaclied the door of his cell, and sald, *Gaffney, you're fnsano ; do you understand;? Gaffnoy, you'ro a crazy man,” Gafinoy “ updorstood” him. After sldeping four hours, ho awoke, and yefusod to recognizo his Koepers, swors at overybody, and bahaved in 8 most ein msuner. Bofots morting Lo toro tho crucifix from his bosoni ond throw it into tho corridor, Bhoriff Cleveland be- came alarmed at tho symplomsof {sanity (1), and sum, ‘moned n councll of physiclans. They consulted, but Wero unable to com to & conclusion, and ndvised the Blerif o lclegraph for b W Wecke' vespite fo cnable Dr, Gray, of Ithica, and_other ox- ris, to oxamine {ho caso. Govornor Dix Tefused o graut tha oxtonsion asked, and tho Bherifl called in 4y Sury of inquisition The medical gontlemen ro- fused o commit themselves, snd the Governor was ‘again_appealod fo, He granted & weok, On Sunda; Dru. Gray and Vandorpool arrived and subjectod Gaff~ noy to a full and searching oxumination, and on Mon- dby repeated thelr vislt, telegraphing in, tho eveuing that, thoy considered him sane, Tho “inquisition! ‘mot on Tusaday morning, aud Gaffnoy was placed be- fore them, Tho physiciana detatlod thoir views of his case, ond o Jury promomnced im to be- of sound miud, "The result waa mufliciont o eatisfy tho Iaw-abiding cltizons of Buffalo that 16 was to be hung, and the; bronthed soso troly, Gafiney, Bimuolt, b regarde 9 deat anging a8 an smprobablo ovent, On Tuesdny mnmfng tho carponters began tho ercc- tion of the scaffold, and in {ho afternoon cavered tho yurd with canvas to prevent parsons outsido from wite Desaing tho execution, No ono was admitted to tho condewned cul oscept b wite snd clildron sud Lis eplritual sdviser, o gallows was vory plain, but substantial, It was used for the exccution of Klerchneo and Oarrington in 1800, and for the oxecution of Yatrick Morrisaoy, the matricido, in Beptember last, sincs which time it has bioon kept' whiera it could b arronged £or ite next oc- cupant at short notleo, Tho cross-bar was thirteen feat from the ground, silowing a drop of six foot, Tho platform asido from fuo trap was sbout six feet square. “tho trap was sprue by o pulliag of o lover, whicl drew out o small bolt and allowed it ta fall agaiust the Tear of tho airucture, whoro i was caught and Leld by Bprings, On Thuraday night Gaffnoy Iald down several thnos Dut could get ho icep, Ho talked with tho guard, Joliu Spsulding, and oxpressed contrition for the orimo, Ho blaniod his frionds for his prescnt condi~ tlon, aud satd bo wishod ho could dio tust night, and eacapo uffering on tho scaffold, At 7 on Friday wmorning Father Malloy visited him, rempintug o short time. Gaffnoy breskfosted on poached eggs, toast, and & bowl of coffee, Aflor 8 Lia wife, two childron, two afsters, nrd two brotheracame, remalning unéil 10, Partiug with_his wifo, ho embraced ber, and sall: “Good byo, Lizzle; 1liopo wo will moot in Lcaven, Ttov, Fathors Matloy, Lonfuan, and Naab, spiritusl ad- yisors, cormo in Smmedlately attor Gaifnoy was romoved to thio'doblor's rovmn in tho econd story, whore tho govoroud gentiomen adminfulered tho lst Hica of the TRowikls Churcl, Tho strcels @iirrounding tho Jail woro filled with o curlous crowd, A passago, was made with extremo dificulty, Captain Wolfo and {lirty poticewmen kept 1 ordor in tho vicinity, At 1125 porsons Laving tickots 0 fhe oxecution miarched fulo " he lall Nard from g - Shuric's afilco, Aftoe yataking of Hacrament Gatiuoy was robed for death by Daotective Jacob Emerick, Ats quarter 1013 tho procession marched into tho Jail yard du tho_followlug order t Bleriit Cleveland_and ox-Doputy Hurlbut ; Under Bherlff Smith and_Jallor Harels ; Doputy Yowoll, Gutmoy, Dtective Emerick, Hergoant Full, Rov. Fathers Mailoy, Lanigan, an Naeh, Qafiney was supported by Depuly Sheriff 1. Powell aud Detuctive Jacob Emorick, ~‘The prl . important ama seponted prayorana {ho processlon marchod to the #oNTOIA, Tioaching it all asconded, Gaffoey atood 10 front, Powoll nnd Emetlok on either sido, andl Ber geant Foll banind, with priesta in the Tean Undor hori(f Smith stood on tho top atwit wbd read ‘tho death warrant, aftor which GAffndy ropdated dictatod by Father Malloy, Mo {lion \vlsht to tho Asscmblage, 'Who prientu dbjooted N hocasa st no spesks X vounk Lo.toll tho gentlo mon tho trath,” Tho priésls again objocted ; but Gaff~ ug ‘w‘-; nu\alumnu- o ikink, i teo miutes to 12 ho oated spéaking, 'Tho lack uap was drawn nvcfiuu- byes, dnd flfn arms woro Gnffuby Inloned by Emorfek,, bowell, and, Feil, o sliool p‘.".“"!! ith *hsnmh, 0 i ' G byo {0 Towall: Lo thon neld, *'Good.bye, Jake, What you safd Inst spriog comea'true, Wl yoit forglvomet” 1n Apdl afhiey drow o pistol on Lmorlok 1n o astoon on Moin sireot,” Emorick sald at tho-timo: “Gaffney, X will hiave fo put o xopo nround your neok yoby" Emerick salil : ¥ Jolinale, I forglya you i Avtwo minuten 1013 Emirice sloped 311 i Uy and gay 'oxhn h{\gfld.‘ 'tMo SheFlfr_pusheda lovor an %0 boily foll, Thore werennmo vonvulelve movements, IY neck wagnot brokpu, Joven minutes nfter tho Piléed ceabod t6 beat; and (ho doctors pronounced the man dnm.ltlln twenty-threo minutes. Tlie body was out down in half an hour dnd romoved to 'his Tome on Torrco stroot, " STATE LEGISLATURES. IOWA, 25 Spectal Despateh to The Chicage Tridting, BERATE, & .~ DEs MotNes, Fob, 14—In tho Sonato to.dsy Bonator cnm]v offored u jont resolution that,whereas, Ghap- {of ), ctao? tho Tonth Goneral Assciubly, allows n ‘rottatn alalm to Lo paid by tho Adjutant Geueral to officors and soldiors of Iows, but docs not Allot such funda to bo pald o’ widgwa or childrol of auch peraons, that Jioroafiersuch fuddd ks péid; on tho docoaso of much bilicera i soldicks, i widow, ehuw.tfin PuzabelaW, Passeds . L. Benatek Bovry s&maacg\?mm‘m $oiition that this Assombly adjourn #ine‘dfs.on Wodnesday nozt, ot 12, Considoration postponed to Mondsy, {Touse filo 30, Ohapler 41, acts of the Fourtoenth Goneral Assembly, rolting 1o tho pintting of eubdis vieions 6f landd and lots, soae to nllow Asscesors 0 continuo tholy . assesaments without Drst proouring Tlals, was pamaod, L hog the Tovers ‘Hones J0INt redolition authorising” the Govornor to nppoint, &, . Commission . o ' examine . sud -roport upon 08 dxpedioncy of logislatton requiréd for tho re- Hhoval of the dams in tho DesMoines River, #o a8 to Provent any obatruction to navigatian, was ddopted, “The consldoration of Title 17, ralatiig tb. processes in Courts of °H3"’" Jurledliolion, was tesuméds No 110n(s wera matte,and the bill passed, Seantor Durko, from, the tion. rojatjvoto a tértain nrtjcl Repiditeait fopbriod that G ‘ditors of eald papor, & witnc mmities of Toveatign- published in tho Darly iwaxls, one of tho fore thom, had re. fusod to answer cortain questions propounded to him Dby the Committes, Ho had snsworad that ho aid not Xnow who wroto tho articla in questlon, but did_know who handed the same to him, ang Yefused to giyo tho name of the peraon,gnve n ¥ensoh for such refusal, that e dtd ot thdnk {0 Conimitteo or tho Leglalature had o ¥ight 16 dainabd an snswer to the question, ~Ratator Russell offored o rosclutfon that G, W. Ed- wards s adfudgod guilty of contempt, bnd that ho bg opdered into tho custody. of tho Borgeant-at-Arms, and brought beforo tho bar of tho Scnate to bo dealt with agcording tolaw, z S ¢ jonator MoNuit, o membur of tho Cominiitos, of forod, as 6 mubstitite, thot Edwards should ba brouglt {o'the bat of fho, Senato and intorrogatod regardin e Qe or trapliod chirges contained in. tho alioged Iibellous articlo, . A warm discuselon followed, and Benator Richards s0n movad (o tblo tho wholo subjoct. Lost—yess, 0} nbys, 35, HoNutls substitute was Jost—yeas, 14; naye, 50} and Rugsoll's rosolution adopted—yeas, 33 ; nays, 9, -'The witnees was thon brought to tho'bar of £ho Sen- afe, snd -tho quostion, asked by the Commltic was ain propoundod to Liin, The witness saked that his auswers made to other questions befors tho Commitios bo Drst read. Tho Lroaldont said ho must answer, and his roquoat could not be granted, Sonator Boardsloy movod that the witness be allowed to maXo a atatemont, Ruled out of Srder, Tho witness then doclined answering the question at i timosnd, witloit o prvilego of meking an ox- planation, ‘Honator McCold offerod a resolution that the witness ordersd confinod in tho County Jall of Polk Gouaty Lil bo ampwera tho question propounded to him by tio Gammiites or untll furlber action of tho onate, “Another oxciting disousslon followed. Bonator Reod otfored, 8 & pubatitula for tho resolu. tion, that tho festimony given boforo tho Committea Dy the prisoner at tho bar bo resd, and that he be per- mitted to make statement. : The discussion continued, when Sonator McIntyre moved to postpono ccasideration till to-morrow morn. ingat 10 otlock, tho wiiness to Lo paroled tiil that timo. Adopted, and tho Senato adjourned, HousE, . This morning the Houso wont into Committes of e Whols on tho chapior olatiug to tho Agriouiural Collego, Ar. Davia offored an smendment restrioting tho salary of the President to $3,000, and fixing tho maxi- mum smonnt fo ba paid Professors at $1,800, Aftér ‘much diecusslon 1t was adopied ; 8160, an amendment giving threa puplls of each county prior right of ad« ‘misalon to tho Collego. Tha Committoe on Education presented a reportem- ‘Pbodying the presont laws on common schools, 83 subetitute for tho soctions roportod by the Commis- sloners on tho asme subjoct, Adopted, ‘Tho afternoon was spent in Commilteo of tho Wholo on tho Behool bill, which was _considared soctions, Among ' tho emendments was o acction giviog poy 1o teachersswhilo attending tho Institute, This was stricken out; alsotho section com- ling tiie County Superintendont to visit schools, caving tho eamo for actionof tho Boards of Supervis- ors, Tho componsation of the Superincndent was fixed at £3 por day, "AD atendttient s mnde think the Preatdent of tho Hehiool Boord slall bo slected by iho peoplo, “Tho Commitieo rose, and the House adjourned, gt St MISSOURL. Br, Lov1s, Fob, 14.—An animated disoussion ocour red to-day, fa tho Lower House of tho Leglalaturo, on The minotlty report of the Sonatorinl Investiga{ing Gommittes, submitied yestordsy by Mr, Hoadleo, Br, Doll, ono of the Committee, supported tho minority Teport, and clatmed thst not'a breatls of susploion at~ tached to either I)ux{, Blair, or Pholps, Mr., Ecanatt, 58 a friond of Colonel Bogy, would not sustain tho raafority report. He was unvilling that Golonel Bogy should go_to Washington with the loast susplolon Testing upon him. Tho public, hesald, aro Dot atisfied with tho investigaticn, sud, {n- justice to Br. Bogy, the Committe should roopon tho matter. ., Peers offered o resolution to recommit tho majority report to the Committes, with instructiona to nacertain whether thore 45 any eovidonce to show that Oolonal Dogy uscd money or amy oflier im- propor dnfluenco to accomplish hia Clection, ond whothor sny member of tho Legialaturs s guilly of having beon influenced D imoson or otheriniso. impeoporigy it tho Senatorial contest, 6 report on the 201l nat, “Mr, Beors said ho desired that tho bvidonce should bear dircetly upon Mr, Bogy's acts in tho Sonatorial contest, and tho_examination confined to that polnt. Ife did ‘not want Dorris or Edens put on trjal, Thia reaolution was Snully amended to pravido for rinting bath tho majority aod mingrity roports, and Piat furtner disoussion of tho maticr bo Posiponed until Wodnesday next, N “A pelition from tho Woman Suffrage Association of ‘Missour, asking for tho right of franchise, and that 211 unequal lows rogarding tho persons sud property of women mny bo ropesled, was presentod in the ouse, and referrad to tho Judiclary Comumittce, MICHIGAN, Spectal Deapatch to The Civicago Tribune. LARs1ng, Fob, 14.~Land Commisslonor Olapp to- day transmittod Lo tho Benate a atatement of the quan~ Lity of Government and swamp lands in different coun- fiea of Michigan 1eld by each of tho various in tho State. Tho Senato Committes on the joint resolution con- firming to the Cilcago & Northweatern Gompany lands Ditherto granted, but title to which had boen sup) osed to lapao bocauso of o alight technical uon-compliance with tho conditions of the grant, roported that, in their opinion, tho title hnd not lapecd, butas Land Com= ‘migslorior Edmunds had cntered 4,000 or 5,000 acrea of this so-called forfelted land a few hours Loforo he re- tired from office, thoy leave this question to tho Courts, Speaker Croswell appointed Represontatives Duell, Lovi, Walker, and Equleston, o Commilteo (o roport of tho right of the Leglalaturo to ropeal the Inw of 1671, exempting abizoad Inds from {axation. Toth Housea adoptod resolutions congratulating ipaln. "Adjourned until Monday evening. : prisiint et KANSAS. 87, Lovuts, Feb, 14.~0, A, Rarahaucker testifiod yee- terday before tho Pomeroy Inveatigation Committoe at Topeka, Kan,, to tho effect that Pomero; authorfzed him to s monoy to influcnce the votea of Represontas tivea Davies -and Cumminge, but that ho (Fomoroy) furnished him with no monoy to Sny them, Ho alio swore that he was authorized by Judge Horton to offer Tepresontative Bacon $2,000 to vote for Pomoroy, and. that ho made tho offer aid Dacon rofusad it. 110 festi= fied further that hio was the guost of Pomeroy at a hotel duclug ths eanvasg, and in apavier to question scid hio et to Jive nt Watarloo, Iown, where Lie was onco convicted of the burglary of $26,000, and served two and one-balf yeara 1 tho penftouliary, but was aftor- warda pardoned by tho Goveruor, it being discovered that he was Innocent of tho erime; ond further, Lo told Judgo Horton snd Colonel Eunls,a fow doys slnco, fhaat if thiey would loan him $50 ho would leave tho cily, 2nd not appear before tho Comuittee, gl ey ARKANSAS. Larzes Roor, Tob, M.—A majorily of the Election Qomumitles of tho Benate, to-day, submitted n report in tho conlested case from the Fourteenth District, Hrown ve, Biroaker, in favor of tue latter, on tho groum: that he did not Lave sufliciont notice of the aontost, "o Senato pussad tho Ul cading Jurisdiction fo tho aited Btatce to any Tot of groundthst might by see luctod for a Government bullding, After & disousalon of four dnill ho Houso, this aveulug, falled to pass tho Civil Hights bill, which assed (ho Souate laat week by a vote of 87 to 3, Flvo lopublicans voted with tho’ Domocrats agalust the ‘measuro, v QOHIO, Corusnus, Fob, 1.—In the Sonate this mornlog, ttio Hausa bl to amond tho Insurauce Iw by repcals ing Bection 20, which providea for a walver by the fu- sufanco company to transfer any causo from (e Slato to United Btates Gourts, was passed, A bill was intro- ducad to oxtend to Ui for compldting Vo gecloglent aurvey Lo auel inia un tho Gsoloyical Norrd sl de- terminio, Sonato bill to ameud -{ho Homestead law to 28 {0 oxempt from levy and walo on_oxecution to tho head of ho family, and not tho ownerof a home- stead, personal o *feal proporty o tho valua of $500 in additlon ta tho chattel property now by law exempt, was pansed, In’the tiouse this sfterncon tho following bills 'RIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1873 pasnadt Honss bitla wvent lottotiea of any do- sotiption, and Bennto ‘flnfm ufhorizo minfog o paniea t tnckeaso thote capital stock. . . .. A b yas Iritéoduded to mako the polnting of, Are akmm whothor loadod .or unloaded, at any petaon, Dlinithablo by fino and imprisonmont, or botli, Tn tho Senate, tho bill $o.¥equinto farcs and frelghta on raflrosda was reported bk and mado tho spocial oudor for pext Thuenday T Légialativo Invoatigating Commitioo apent the entiro dny In oxamining. porsons who purchased the old Gontral Lunntio Asylum proportye The witucssesall teatified that, go for as they know, no lmllropnr means Iind been uzed to Influonco legialation, Tne Commite tes are making desperato cfforts to convict somo one of crimo, butup o {his timo tho testimony has bten vory weak, : . e e, i 5 EW YORK: . . ALiany, N, ¥., Fob, 14,—A redolution wna offored in tio Senato to-diy, caling won tho Presidont of tho Erlo Raflway to report the amounts pald as counacl fecs In conugction with tho logialation for tho repeal of the Olasaltiéation act in 1872, ZLald over until noxt Tueaday, - 5 f 3 In the Auam\:ly 16:da, afler a shorp dobato, the rezolutfons reducing the canal tolls 50 por cent on’ last year'a rates weto adopted, ————— P MASSACHUSETTS, - . - . - Toston, Mass, Fcb.’ 14,—The blll to abollsh the Commonwealth tax oti in¢omea will \:rnbnh\y ass tho Legislature, A resolution to amend the Conslitution, 1y copening tlat clauso which veaulres s porson Lo b uble to rend and writo beforo hia can bo aligible to vote, Daving beon debated in tho Houso, was refused s thied roading—6 yons {0 190 noys, Thls sclties the matter for tho prescnt scssion, u_"_._.‘_._—— oo - NEBRASKAL, . - ! .BiArza, Febi, 14.—Tho Stato Capltnl Rembyal Bill had ‘boen fabled in the Houge, h{ avotoof 22 to 17, and af present thero # no proBability of tho sucgces of tho neasure, i sk b 5 NEW YORK: The - Stokos CascsssUnion LoagTICsss Diod from Croton Oil---Tho Estato _of %forace Grecloys--Proposcd Ex= pulsion of Tweed from the State Scnates < ‘Speetat Despatch to The Chicago Tridune, $ ew Yons; Foby 14,—Tho nppralacis of ‘Mr, Grces loy's catato havo hoen abiwork irice yesterdsy, and havd found itlist the cash valuo of the estate will Do nbout $120,000, Mr. Isafah Willlams turned in- iwo rallroad bonds of $1,000 each, which ho held ' in trust, He owes tho - cstnle noflfng, but Mr, Bnolnir owes it £3,000, which ho i unablo o pay. Tho bad dehts amount to fully $100,000, of which $50,000 was sunk in Qornolius Vaudorbilt, Jr. The only pifact to this 18 $10,000 presentod to’ tho Misnes Grooloy to-day by Commodoro Vanderbilt; to bo equally divided betwacn them, “Professor Domonicy Minvoili, & prominent Italian cliizon of Now York, who died n'fow dsyn ago, s ro- ported by b phyniciana to bo s victlm of cistoroll Capsules, which improperly contained an ingredient of croton-ofl, Thoso capsules, Dundas, Dick & Co,, and ars kopt by leadin - giata, Mz, bibvoll ook | thent oslgtnally or & simplo cold; atid -ywus -immediataly sitackod by ‘burning pains and an alarming hiccough. Ho wen ‘marly Chancellor of tho Suprome Coust at. Palermo, but cmo to Amorica during tho political disturbances 01850, Ho was invilod to raturn by the prosont King of taly, but declined, Stokios chances aro considored very slonder sinéo Judgo Bonrdman's advorse deaision was announced to- day, but it Is nok trus that the execution cannot now bo svoldod, excopt by action of Govornor, An application has boon made to Judgo Davis for o stay of procoedings, pending ‘an ap- to tho General ‘Tarm of the Buproms Court, based upon oxceptions ‘taken ot the trial, This motfon i hold undor ndvisemont. 1€ it should be granted, and tho General Term or. tho Court of Appeals find that any crror was committed, & mow trial will Do nllowed, Judge Boardman held, to-day, that the acts of tho 'Jurors complained of wero indoscretions marely, not injuring tho prisoner ; that the prisoner's absence during Young's testimony did not injure him, and that his absonco must bo held to havo occurred by consont, Ho holds that thoabsence of himself was not a proper ground of obfoction ; that the_objections to tho counecl's opening npoech wore Lot duly oxcepted to, and that tho proposed now testimony waa merely cumulative, . 1t {s rumored that o movement i to bo made in tho Scnato ot Albany for tho ecxpulsion of Twoed, on the ground ihat tha rocent teial proved that ho s unfit to bosmomboer, On tho other hand, it fs alleged that thoro aro so many Benators under pocuni- ary obligation to Tweed that thoy will not daroto otch bitm, e Thg lact report, atost. Phelps, Dodgo & Co,, 18 that Hocratary Boutwoll refuses o compromiso for less than balf o million, |, TRACK, OR NO TRACK. The War Between the City Authorities and the Chicngo, Danvllle and Vincennea Ralls rond Company--All Quict at the Fromt at Last Accounts, 4 The attompt made by the Ohicago, Danville & Vinconnos Railrosd Company to -lay tracke on cortnin streots nocessary to be crossed by their tracka to cortain proporty owned bfihom, has alroady created groat oxcitement, Tho Compa- ny own their pm%oflg, but_ bave not obtained pormisslon from the Council to lay tracks on any Btroets. Without troubling themselves about such_s permission, however, thoy proceoded to lny down their track some months ago, ‘Tho Board of Public Works &n-ompuy proceedad to toar up the portion of it laid on the publio troots. Tho 'Compm:‘y ropeated the operation a fow weoks ago, and tho city again assorted its prorogative, and toro them up. -Onco again the frack wes laid, and tho clty decided to toar it up na bofore, “Moanwhile Mr, Woodbridge, attorney for the road, ap- Plisd to Judge Williams for n injunction ra- straining the city from disturbing the track. The injunction was granted, snd served just in tima to find the cu{ already maater of the situa- tion, tho track having boon removed. Mr. Tuley, Corporation Coupeol, 88 soon s he hoard it ‘wore manufactured b appealed to Judge- Farwell to know s mosning of this. Did tho injune- tion mean to vo the railroads an advantago in this fight ornot ?. Judge Farwell sald it did not, Mr, Tuloy inquired whether, as the city was now in tgassqeslon, it would bo an et of contempt for the city to tear the track up again, should the Company again loy it down. T Goust aaid not. 1 ‘Yeatordny afternoon tho Chiof of Police called Xpon é\é\;. ‘uley, aud handed him the following empatch : The Railway Oompm asy they will h% tho tracks to-morrow mol lgf or sooner. on't care how many {mlica are thoro to prevent them. The Corporation Counsel gavo tho Chief in- straotions to proceed under thelaw, aud prevont the track being laid, The Chief thereforoissucd orders to Borgeant Garrity to mass a forco of men in the neighborhood, and have moro in readiness to answer a call. ‘This ordor was ex- ecnted, and o foroo was on hand af the corner of Moy and Oarroll stroets. Up to o late hour this morning there had been no disturbance. ANOTHER NOTORIOUS BURGLAR IN LIMBO. Officer Flannigan, of the First Precinct Sta- tion, yosterday aftornoon, arrestod, on Canal- port avonue, the notorious Tom White, who is ‘believed to bo the boldest and most skilled of all the burglars of Ghleago. For years ho has haen known a8 the loading spirit in most of the daring robborles whioh have boon committed in this city, but ho has slways managed so doftly in covoriny ugl his ¢racks that, while the suthoritfos have boen swareof his conneotion with thom, yot they lLave never beon ablo to rove onough ngainat him to hold him, It seema Eighly robable, howover, that at Joast for & pe~ Xp fourteon_yenrs, Tom White's bold ca~ o is now arrostod on the. charge of boin ono of tho parly of threo thiovea roke into Louen- wortl's drug store, at No. 1168 Biate street, lst Tucsday pight, and robbed Mr, N. V. Updograft of 860 in monoy end some jowelry. It will bo romembered that one of tho thioves coolly sat upon the bod ocoupiod by Mr.and Mre. Updograft while his companions Tansacked tho house, _ Mr. Updegraff yestorday afternoon identifled White s that man, and his tnxtlmon{, with that of hia wife's,will agsuredly sond White to Jollet, It s algo bolieved that Whito was the rlod ‘o reor will coasc. tingipal _in tho = Alston robbory, . on rVnut Washington stroot, but of ihis tho _ authorities bave no proof, White's complicity in tho colobratod 8b. oseph County record robbery was woll lmown, but not emmgt: wae proved to conviek him, - Yostordey, in searching liis house, nn additionnal proof of Lis conncction with that robhory was found, in tho shupo of o bottlo of castor ofl, with the Tabol of & uggiat of Throo Tivors, Mich, upon it.- Tt witl Do remewborad that 'Tihreo Rlvera was, the placo from whonco tho thieves atarted for tho scone of the robbery. In this conneation 1t may not be improper to stato that the polico autlioritios have arrested, during tho Dast waol, four of tho most skillod and accomplishod burglars and assassins in tho oity. ‘Thair names are Dick Lane, Minnio Marks, Jogu Borry, and Tom White, Barry was arrostod osterday morning, but, it is feared, cannot be led. Evory oue of these men aro cool, calon- luting, intolligont villatny, who form plana for othord to oxecute. Mon of iholr chiaractor aro tho most diflowlt to manage. Tho ordinnry pnenk thiof i easily dotooted, but to detect theso men has rurfihirnd o skill and intelligence tho publlo kuow little of. —_— Gns Explosions Trrusviree, Fob, 14,—A specinl to the Courfer says that at midnight, Jast night, an cxploslon occurred near Ol Gity, resulting fu the death of Willlam Bow- i, and the total desteuction of Lis resideuce. ‘The a8 from an ofl well uear by had been couducted inta fa Lioviee for heating purposes. Owiug to soms defect 1t lindl vecaped until the lower roomy wero flled, Wheu it auddenly rcnited and causad tho torrilo exvlusion, rt : Brbny aud rely sololy on the clyio guard for the proser- A Credit Mobilier in Germany «~--Resignation of High ‘Officials. Poliéy of the New Sparilsh "Goverfiment ««:Disturbances In Malaga. Redeption of Bx-King Amadens at . Lisbon, 'Porfugals | Lo BPAIN 3 Mapnip, Feb, 14,—At tho counctl of Minlaters, hold yesterday, tho new Govornmont pardoned saveral men Who hiad beon sentenced to be exccited at Barcelons to-dsy, z b Onatellar, Btinlster of Forclgn Affatre, fs preparing miinifesto lo foreign pawers, oxplatilig the policy of tho present Govornmient, A aystem of .arming tho people to repel fvaslons by the Oatlists wilt' 1 dovel: oped, . i Tho Natlonal Assembly, fine olacted Perales, Seonno; Gomez, and Chao Vico Presidonts; i 2 THd address in roply tothe Jing's mesango of abdlca tion was adopted, It conoludes with the declaration that, when the present perlls, conspitacics, nnd obe staclos aro overcome, tho Bpanlarda will not bo abio to offer Amadeus s crown, but thoy will offer him another dignity, that of being a citizen of & froo and indopendont country; o Eapartoro, ihé vetoran stalesmsn; has sont . tho ‘warmeat COngratulations Lo the uew Government. . ‘Honor Olozags, tlio Bpanieli. Ambassador {o_Parle, {utice tendored hin zoslgnation; bub tho Goverafent ueated Bim to remain for tho saks of his country sud libeely, and ho conscnted, - Courlers have left the capital with Mintater Castolar’s ‘manifesto to forolgn powers, Eminent siatcsmen s%0 trying to provall on tho Gor. gramont o selinquish tho 1dsa of dividing tho countey into soparato Blatcs, and forming a Federate Republio 1iko tho United Biates. It fa probablo that tho argu- ‘menta against the sckomo will have offect, " Gonsral Non been &ppointed Captain Gen- oralof Madrid; - < The Fmparcial declaras that thosct of sbication was voluntary ond personal, The King's fathior was e Cheveipondencia_soya tho 1sg of tho Topubl o Corréipondencia says tho fiag of tho Republio will he Yiotet whils, pad 2ol o » * 1t is reportod that Genoral Morioncs, Commander-ine Olstef In the North, Liss tolographod hia sdhesion totho Sow Government. Mapnto, Fob.~ 14—Eveniog,—Slight _disturbances havo takeh placo in Malage, but order Bas boon Tostored, 2w ‘ ‘The anow ia 8o doep in the neighborhood of Madrid that the rallronds aro blockaded, ‘Genoral Pavia has beon appointed to the chief coms. ‘mand of the traopa in Catal nia, .~ Benor Orsuse will probably bo sfipointed Ambaasadord "Alsrzugn, at Tondon, and Fiol, of Brussels, - e0 18 oxpocted suppressing titles and decorss tions, 1t in rumored that the Royil Palace liere will be con~ veited info s Museutn and Acsdomy of Att, “The Revolutionsry Juntas; whick have long extated at Pari A in Aecret {A tha provinces; aro dissolving. 4tio Speniah banks Yovh oared Aasiclal ad to tho nfstry: ; ; "Tho Gacéta reports tho defentof soveral Catlist bands in Catalonla, e o Zamie, Fob. 14—Fororal daye’malafrom Madeldsco The report that ‘8 mesling wWas receitly held st tho residenco of Duko d’Aumalein the intercst of tho Dnko Do Monipenaler, s pronounced to be without founda- tlon. -Bpocisls from Madrid to the Parla journals ro- that Flguoras {ntonds to disbsndtho regular vatlon of arder, g —— GREAT BRITAIN, LonDoy, Feb. 14.—In tho Houss of - Gommons this ovonlng, Peter Iiylauds maved that all treaties be sub- mittod fo Parliamont boforo tho exchingo of ratifica- tions, and supported tho motion in a long speoch, Ho Hociared ikt b Washiogion Tresty would not. bavo bean €0 ambiguous and unaafefsolory f it had . firat _ been beforo. the House -of Com- mons snd thers = discussed, The motion s soconded by Aloxandor Hill, aud dobats was continued for some timé, whon Mr, Gladstono roso, Ho cheractarlzod tho métion as a' propost for S groateat conatintisnal chango within his secolection, o admittod that the Troaty of Washington was not perfect, - Tha question was, whother the United Bates Sould * bave scceplod ' anything = elsg, - With ol respoct for American institutions, he must * eay that he Honate's power over forclgn “cngaqements compllcatod. negolations sud ‘weakened tho hands of the Governmont, -1t must bo Tomemborod that tho Sepats, procceded mncretly in {heao matters, Ho sppronendcd that iho Houso of Gommons watd bo unablo lalf o lold secret aiitinge, nor could it imprevo matters by sppolnting o Commic lations to moot in sccrot and mako e opta. Somaly occuied & poion membor of tho Euroy family, acoupled & po with rolation to other powers dlifering oy from that of tho United Blatex, A Tord Joho Manoors, Sle Wilfred Lawson, snd Auberaon Horbers supported the motion, - Herbert deo- clared that, unioss the Hotiso was allowed to ovise all proceedings of the Governmont, rorporalbia Govorn- ‘ment would ba a farce, and tho Leglslature hold hu- millating position. Nowalgate criticized the Govern: ‘mont, but opposed themation. - rd Fitz Maurice, Mr. Whoelhouse, and’ Viscount Entield followod agaitst tho motion. Aftor o goneral sttemaph to conat out tho House the ‘auboct wes drop- pod et ‘GERMANY, New Yonx, Fob, 14:—A Berlin despatch says that the ‘Prusslsn Ministry haversquired of Gounaelior Wagner, iho protegs of Blamarck, explaation of - hia conduct in permitting concessions in’ the fulfiiment of State raile Say.contracts, by which frauds wore committed upon tho Government. A similar explanation is requosted of Count Von Itzenplilz, in consequenco of W) bo hag resigned, _Othor resignations will follow, . : ‘Drnrx, Feb, 14.=Tho Roysl messnge was recelved in thio Chambor of Doputies_to-day appolntin mission to investigat Lasker's dlsclosurea of corrup- ton in high official cirelesin connection with rallway ‘concesaions, "DERLIN, Fob, 14.—The Epanish _Minister had s con- feronce of two hours with Dismarck to-day, The im- mediato recognitlon of the Spanish Ropubilo by Ger- many {5 expected. ? PORTUGAL. i Laspow, Feb, 14.—Amadcus reached this city this morning, and proceded to the palace prepared for him, au intimation is given ss o tho timo whon be will go Italy. P Augudmn of Italisn nayal vessels s momentarily. e , 1anoN, ¥eb, 14.—Ex-King Amadeus and family ware met on arrival at tho railway station by tho King and Queen of Porlugal, Princa August, and the mems ‘bors of the Cabinot, Tho Italian Ambassador receivod Amadeus, The ex-Quosn” was weak, and was carried in s gedan chair to tho palaco, Thestrosts through ‘which thioy passod were crowded, Lisnox, ¥eb, 1i.—In tho Ohamber of Doputics to- sy, & debate arose on ths rocent ovents in Bpaln, il tatd thore was Tossan o expact that the changes in tho neighboriig country would find an ocho in For- tugal, Ho urged all to support tho Gouslitutlon, Tho » Minister xopliod that ha 8aw 1o’ danger to tho country, . “Bho Jien of » union between Spatn nd Portugal ia galning strangth. Eamis, Fob, 14-Tho azels ds Francesays thure fa s 6 Portugese army which is conspiring fevor 3t & Topublio sad an Tterlan Unlon, —_—— CANADA. . Special Deapatoh to The Chicago Tribune, OtrAwA, Feb, 14.—Dr. Xobitallle, the new member | of tho Dominion Gabingt, was clocted by. acelamation for Bonaventure yesterdsy, % ‘Toraxzo, Fob. 14.—An Unknown man was brutally murdered at Fificen Mile Oreek, near 8t, Cathrelne's, by roughs, = “Tise timber and Crown Land polioy of the Ontario Goverument hns boen undor discussion for two days in tho Leglelaturo, N FRANCE. . * VEnsATLLES, Fob, 14.—At o meoling of the Deputiea of the Left, rovolitions wera adopted congratulating tlis Republicans of Spain upen the establisbment of 8 Teopublio, ?Alfll, Feb, 14,—L' Univers, Legitimist organ, con- tradiota’the report that s reconciliation has been ef- fected between the two branchesof the House of Bor- bon, It useects that nothing has boon done towards s unlon, AUSTRIA, - Yisiou, Feb, 1—Tho exbibition palace ls now comploted, and goods ave being recelved. psalals i ITALY. Tome, ¥eb, 14,—~The Itallan Henate has adapted o Iaudatory and afectionato addresa to Amadeus, lato King of Bpain, Tho Noxt Prize Fight. Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Triduns. New Yonx, Feb, 14,—Tho_attlcles In tho proposed riso Dght béowoed Gorgo Beddous and Ariue Chomy “bors, for $2,000 aud tho 1 ?ht welght nhnnJ)lnnlhlp of America, woro eigned in ‘Iaylor's Ifotel, Jorssy Uity, iy -afternoan, Tho fight s to taka 'placo in thres ‘montha: from Wednesday noxt within 500 miles of New York, thio principals fo tosa for chioics of ground Bizon daja beforo tho gglt. Tho men axofo fight at 120 fisoun 5, aud aro to bo governed by tho new rulea of the Loudon prizo ring, ~The firat’ deposit of £100 & sido waa put up to-day iu tho hands of ths editor of the Clipper, N Albany Live Stock Mariete Spectal Degpatah to e Chteato Telbuso ALpANy, N, Y., Fob, 14—Dexves—Tho market opeved blioyant, ‘and lias contipued firm, A large number of Now York and Lrighton dealers wero in attendance, but they did not mako suy purchatos, The local and country trade was well ro) resontod, and all -wonted catilo, Tho supply this wec n last wook, and tho quality somewhat bet- fer, Waixels & Rosenthal liad tho best drove in the ‘maket, conulatlug of 04 11Hnols steers, oversging 1,600 1ve ; aud there wWero also mowo good Texan mteers swong tho offerlugs, The market rules irregu- v ae s o oalors having oblained x(o, snd_othéd 8 ol et eagcely auls boen yot dono fo ' establish” & rullng rates, slthougha good many cattle hisve olian hands, Stock trains afe. protiy well on time, and & 001 traido I anticipatod o-miortovw, Biront Cowa—Market avarstocked, domand Ught ot prices rahgo £rom $30.00GH0.00 for comimon ] d, L o Birkes anp Liatos—Markat ales steonit bt icopek oy Tfi I%Ipply in, mmpmfi; 1ighter um? Lse‘w'u atiit b Talr buninoss ias Lien yoported, - Thio quality o o Sheets S tram B (oo get 14 Bae oo sHeeR 0 3t from B3¢ 10,7i¢o vie: 0 ool slieep . NETHET I A G % _— POMEROY: . 81, Lours, Fob, 14,—~Tho Democrat will to-morrow blish on fotorviow with Colonel York and , T, Blmpsou, -who oro prominent) hiotdd 1l by mu*t Hountorlt bris Dery business in. }lfll. Itegarding. tha J!lngfi g atafement h{ I’amm-o{.t ot {lie monéy ho gave Xofk * ‘was a subscrption {0 {ho Natlonal Bank, at, Independs once, York says thero {810 National Bank at endenco; thero {a a private bank thors belonging r, Poge, who s an intimate fricnd of Pomeroy’s, and | who svasnt_ Topoks at tho timo, and the probabilities aro that had Pomeroy desired to subscribe for bank stock he would Liave dono go through his friends, - Ha further stated that he rocclyed tolegrama to-day fro: Tunnkfll‘lnfflflmn litn thatit had béou scortained from What bank the mondy o recelved ffom, Pombroy camo from;, and that 1t would bo {dentified by the man who mado {lo packages; L ‘Mr, Simpson said e “oxpoctod to foptesont the Kani #ns Loglalaturo beforo tho, Investgating Committee at TWashington, ox, in other srords, a8 soon a8 he teatified s witnesa ho.will becomo prosocutor: Ho fariher - siated ihat they haven witness who will swear to havs ing boon an agont of Pomeroy's, snd_had insiructions to approach Dr, Dowson and ‘Mr, Jummings, whai Pomeroy- called cheap féllows; and could ba bought Tor $300 or $400 apioco, Thoy did not eoll, howover § algo that Mr, Bacon, who accompanica them to Weahe ington, Bvest thot he wai offered " 82, ihat Any srran for uin that mosoy fold him ement with his ‘e faitlifully carricd out, fllion of dollars”distributed by tho rocusant witness nde« wote, snd If 3 Blewart, at, Waghington, would implicate Pomeroy, if tho trith wero known. MARRIAD, OHATFIRLD — — Ab th 3 o Tdn 3 Barkon il of Unloga i TOBEY—-BARKER-On Thursd: et St b A v, fErarta, Mr. g Y Berkon hoth o this itys Hocarde. n ot Holem DIED, LITTLEFIELD -] ity, Friday, Feb. 14, at 623 * ‘Wost Adamast., fll!rnlfltl}lg ‘}A‘{‘Inflald‘ .m: :Bxyun‘ : BOOTH. tho 10th fnst.; at bis residence, 89 Judd. sty of congontive ahills, Wilifam Booth, eged 48 yoars. ‘Homains takon East for intormont. TELFORD~Of pnoumonia, nm. Paul, Mian., on tha Ioth foat., aptatn John G. Talford, Seoond Avtiflery, U, B allisin € gein 45 S, S inn nb ot Dakota, o K?"Oflmh‘l'uu ‘s ‘Wasbingion, D. ., popors plosss _ HOLDEN—At Frankfor}, Will O this Btate, an | Tuoaday, tho i hfin;’: o tn Dparants, wit alok coheumption, “3ilen Sarah Holden, ooy daugiiterof | Nowton &. and Cadolino . Holdas, sged 1l yours sad 8 las Holdon bad bt recently returned from B ‘Masn., whitlior sho had boon to Gomplote her musi sl S e ey e Bioenor oty M- and 0, O B Hoiden, of this sit7. AUCTION SALES, ° 3 " (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1856}, ) AUCTIONEERS, ' OHICAGO, . ,Will hold thei#. regular sales throughont the yurvm REAL RSTATE AND STOOKS ON MONDAY.. * BOOTS AND SHOES ONTUESDAY. | ‘Hard Table Ot r oteny " | roker e Ologgoey FTipRm e ot o DEY Gf OLOTHING, HATS, oy, R B T N Biiday Furaltaro, Houschgld G0ds axd. gGonoral Mershastin - At Nos. 856 ond 57 Bouth Canal-st, * OARRIAGES AND HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY.' At 25, 21, 20 & 31 West Wasbington-at, By WM. A, BUITERS' & CO, ’ ON SATURDAY, 1th, ' REGULAR SATURDAY'S SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, OnBATURDAY, Feb. 15,.1573, at 85 & 7 touth Oanal-st. ~Algo, 40,000 Prime Cigara. ‘Wi, A, BUTTERS & 00., Auotionséry. 200 BOXES LEMONS, - © U TEIIS MORNING.: ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioncers. A L BANERUST SALB. ! 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