Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1873, Page 8

. Elvas, on the Portu, 8 e o e THE CHICAGO DAILY ''RIBUNE: TUESDAY. " FOREIGN. . The Now Spanish Republic Settiing Down to Works A Huge Credit Mobilier De- veloped in Canada. A Revolution Expected in Cuba, i . .SPAIN. ‘Mapnip, Feb, 17.—A majorityof tho Conserva- tive Genorals of the Bpanish army hove assured the Govornment that thoy will not opposo the Ropublio. Bonor Castelar is abont to sond o cireulnr to Roreign powers to provent their intorvention in the affalrs of Spain, It will assure thom that the Ropublic is not aggrosnive in oharacter, and dooa not sock to iutorforo with othor nations, Marguis do Bruille, Frocnh Ambassador, had & .long uonforenco, to-day, with Sonor Castolat. The ordors for tho deapatch of troopa to Malas gl havo been countormanded, tranquillity having oen rostorad thore. A docres hagbaen Isaued abolishing tho rogula- tion roquiring officers of tho army to take politi- cal oaths. * Brigadior Genoral Gracera hins been appointed Military Govornor of Madrid, Goneral Pavia, on taking command of the army in the North, iesned a proclamation appenl- ing to tho insurgents of tho.Basque proviuces and Novarre to Iny down thoir arms, and Yoturn to their homon, promising thnt thoy Bhall not bo molestod for tho past, if they comply. "Tho dofoat, s ollsinlly atmotncod sfs strong Carlist band near Burgos. x ‘BAvoxnEg, Fob. 7.—Don Carlos has arrived at Bt. Joan do Lz, ton miles from this placo. - Tho Carlist chiotinin Ollo, twith 1,600 men yestordny attacked Tafayalla in Navarro. The garrigon mado a gallant rosiatanco, and the in- sargents wero compellod to rotront. Tho popular forcos of Madrid, yiolding to the commbnds of the authoritics, have abandoned the positions which they occupied when tho K!nE ahdicated, The debato.on the roforms in Porto Rico be- an in the Assembly to-day, BenorJosoOlozags, rosident of the Councilof Btate, in a commu- nication to the Correspondencia_disclosed the fact that he was tho writer of the Royal mossnge to tho Cortes announcing the abdication. < The resignation of Marquis Montemar, Spanish Minlator to Ttaly, has boen nccopted. Senor Zorilla bas cstablished "hia residenco at 8o frontior. % “Panis, Fob, 17.—Sonor Salustiano Olozage, the ‘Bpanieh Ambassador, called vwpon Marquis Do Romusat this morning, and read to him Casto~ “Jar's oiroular nnnouncing the establishmont of the Republic. Tho Minister says: ‘¢ Neither Internal nor foreign pressure moyed tho National Assombly to declaro the Republio, Tho Sj“plo aro tranquil; the army obe- lent ; the authoritica calm, The Governmont s resolved to presorve orderat “ipfl“' Ttro- lies on_the respect for law inherent in the Bpaniards, and the fidelity of the army. Spain - possesses all the virtues nocossary for aolf?ov- s, _lnlhorlty.' ‘of Italy and Amadoo.” ernmont. To dispol false jmprossions and re- move n})prehonu{ons, the Government doclarcs that it is resolved to maintain the organization of tho srmy, which is resolved to maintain its —_— FRANCE, Pans, Fob. 17.—The manifesto of Benor Cas telar will bo delivered to Thiers to-day.' Tho recognition of the Spanish Ropublic bYfi 0'Gov- ernment of Francois expected to follow imme- diately, Membera of the modorate Loft in the National Assembly decline to join in the addresa of tho extrome Loft to the Republicans of ipain. . » _Duke do Bro'fl.lu rond his report before the Committeo of Thirty to-day. The raport is yory conciliatory in form, but maintains the resolu- tions of tho mnjori{y. ITALY. - Rouz, Feb. 11.—King Victor Emanuel visited the theatre on Bunday ovening, and was raceived the audionce with shouts of ¢ Live tho King The Parliamentary Committso on Religious Corporations has decided to abolish tho houses of the heads of the religious ordors, and to pro- vide for tho support of the heads themselvos and their indomnification for the loss of property. 3 ——— AUSTRALIA. Mernounye, Fob. 17.—Tho Intercolonial Postal and Telegraph Conforence has recom- mendod the San cisco route as tho most de- zirable for tho transmiesion of mails betwoen Europe and Australia, A T GREAT BRITAIN. Lunafl Feb. 18—0 8. m.—The ownera of the ‘steameor Murillo have brought an action for libol against Lloyds, claiming £10,000 damsges. —_— CANADA. BSpecial Dagfllch to The Chicago Tribune, 'Tononro, Feb. 17.—Tho Globs of to-day ublishes & rumor which charges tho ireat Weostern Railway Company with defrauding tho public = rovenue to the extent of $800,000 in not paying duty on cortain Importations of frolghty xolling-stock, and machinery, and that this wns dono with the connivance of the Dominion Government, in ro- turn for which the influence of tho Company 'waa to be exorcised in winning Hamilton to the Government, which, whother thig influenced it or not, hea returned two Government support- ers. It oceasions considerable gossip here, and will doubtless be followed up toa denial or proof of guilt, 3 —_— i PORTUGAL. LispoN, Feb, 17.—The Government organs officially deny that there is any movement in Portugal for the establishment of a Republio. e SWITZERLAND. GENEVA, Feb. 16.—The Rev. Mermillod hav- ing declared to the Federal Council that he was determined to exeroise the functions of Vicar Apostolio, despite the prohibition of the authori- ties, l‘ua oen sent to the Frenoh frontier under escort. UTAH. The Saints ot Work to Prevent Con= gressional Interforencoe with the 4 Enstitution?~=The Snow DBlocke ade. BSarr Lare, Feb, 17.—Agents of the.priest- Hood aro circulating for signsture a petition. tu Congress for the appointmont of a Commission to visit Utah and investigato the mattors atis- sue betwoen the Gentilos and Mormons, The objoct is undoratood solely to stave oft loglsla~ tion till bottor arrangements can be mado to de- . feat the Gavernment offort to enforce the laws, Clawson, .aud othors of 4 Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution,” wero the principals _in tho accrot otest - pont yesterday by Deserot wire to Washington, The Job was put up on Baturday night as a sort of forlorn hope, although sovoral leading Baints exprossed the foar of being too late, and thought it of no uso to contend any longer sgainet the National authorities. A polygamist, two of whose three wives dled recently, remarried the Inst according to law; Judge MoKoenn officlating. o roport that Brigham Young is on his way back to Salt Lake {a doniod, Brigham's nrfinu, this ovening, publishes Frelinghuyson's bill in full, and expressos the hglm that some good will bbe the result of all this evil, The snow blookade continues on the Utah Bonthorn Railroad, and thero has been no com- munication between this clty and Ogden by rail sinco Saturday. A despatoh this noon saya tho ‘Utah Oentral trains have finally broken through ‘h!n!dxflll to Ogden, and are oxpected to return to-night. Thg ‘Unlon Pacifio and Contral Paclfic ara both opon, and the traing are all on timo. Thero hag ‘been no delay on these rosds from tho recent atorm, It in statod that $1,000 was paid for telegraph- Ing, yosterdsy, to Washington a protoat against the memorial of the Balt Lake bar, signed by sbout 200 fmnun, montly Mormons and sympa~ thizera, "It has been kept striotly secret, except to those inthe Mormon interest, for foar of & ocounter protest. — % 'a”knlll:nnd Newn. ipeolal Deapateh to The Chicago Tridune, ‘WasnINGTON, Feb, 17.—The Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania Central, Now York Central, an Erio Railroads; havo just onterod into an agres- ment that tho custom of issuing frea passes for the control of frelght and passenger traffic shall bo sbolished ; also, that no round-trip exoursion tiokots ehall' bo jssued byany of said Come panios at o lers rato than @ conts por mile onch way, oxoept Iif the summor, months, . Louts, Fab, 17,~Colbuol Thomna MoKis- nock, for many years Genoral Superintondent and Ohlof Englnoer of tho Missourl Padifle Railroad, has beon n{molntou Qonaral Buporin- tondont of tho Iron Mountain & Cairo & Fulton Rallrond; Avthur W, Hoper, Asslstant Gonoral Superintendont ; and Btophon D. Rarlow, Ase sistant Presldont and Genoral Seorotary. STATE LEGISLATURES, IOWA, Special Despateh to 'he Chicago Tridune, BENATE, DrsMomizs, Fob, 17.—In the Senato, this morning, Senator Lowry introduced a bill to pro- aorve the funds of tho Btato fnstitutions, Or: dorad to bo filed. Benator Valo offorod o rosolatlon that thore shall not bo inseribod on ¢ho dornor-stone of tho now Capitol any othbi name than that of “Towa," nor any other yoar than that in which said stono ia plcod in’ its position as corncr-atone, Dngsid. Consideration of Titlo 6 of Movonuo waa Fe- sumed, . Tho Houso smondmonts requiring that nows- papers publishing dolinquont tax lists ehall hnve at least 200 Bubscribors residont in tho county was strickon out. A fow othor nmendrments werd tundo, and the bill passed. Senator Wost offered the whioh was adopted: Resolved, Thut tho Committoo appolnted to Kaoers tain and report to the Senato tho Hame of the writor of an articlo nppearing in the Des Moinos Republican, of tho 10th imstant, bo _enlatged by addin £o sald Commmittcd Bonators Dysart and Doomor ; that said Gommitteo bo inatructed “to admit teatimony on any and all mat{ers connected with tho allegations of naid nrticlo, whothor connectod with the Thf!tccnlll or i’g:elxl“d&ufl.\ Gonoral Assombly, or any other Gonoral y. | 'Titlo 23, of Qomponsation of Publle Ofcors, waa then considerod. Tho componsation of Ad- jutant Goneral was restorod to $2,000 por an- num. Thosslary of Judgesof the Bupromo Coutt was fixed at 4,000, An amendmont was mado allowing the Olork of tho Bng‘rumo Oourtmilengo for nttonding Qourts, fixing his salary ot 83,000 Por annuin, and foos racsived by him to bo paid nto tho State !h'enaml'fl. The Sherifl's feo bill was amended, allowing 15 conts and mflungo for summoning jurors; al= lowing $1 per day for dleting prisonors; Bupor- visors allowed €4 per day while in scssion, and 82.60 Sur day whilo engaged in Committoo work, eto, County Survoyor's componsation fixed of 84 instoad of §8 por day. The bill passed. Tho Benate rofused to recedo from its amond- monts to the Chapter on Yencos, and alio to smendments made to Ohaptor 6 of Intoxicating Ly \\(7;;3, ‘and % Committee of Conforenco was ordered. Titlo 12, of Education, was then considered, and disagreeing to tho amendments made by tho House, a Conference Committes was asked for. Sonator Burke, from the Invesligating Com- mitteo, roported that ex-Governor Samuol A, Morrill, & witnoss beforo them, had refused to answer the question, “Do you Imow who ‘wrote tho article in question ?” and gave aa s roason that it would involvoe personal frionds. Tho Committoo intended Lo report that he refused to answer tho quostionas to who was the author of the article in queation, but made ono of their usual mistakos. . Bonator Wolcott offorod n resolution that wit- ness bo ndjudged guilty of contempt, and Lrought bofore the bur of tho Sonato, Benator Oonvorso moved to striko out the words “ adjudged guilly of contompt.” Lost— yoas, 9 ; nays, 81. 'rhulx;mudon was thon ndopted—yens, 285 nuys, 12, : ‘Thio Committee was inatracted to werrant. Afterwards, .the Bergoan following reaolutlon, Empnm 8 -ot-Arms . was orderod to bring the ox-Governor beforo tho Bonate without s warrant, Boilng brought be- foro the Honato, the question was propounded to him: “Do you know who wrote the articlo in question?”” The prisoner made a statemont, Anyingltbst this mattor was brought about unex- pootedly, - Lt had grown_out of a series of: arti- clos published in tho Register, endenvoring to implicato thom in defalcatlons,”slmply bocause ho was supposod to boa friond of tho Kepublican newspapor. It had beon suggested to him to retaliste. Tho article question he bad barely glanced at, and he las _told the editor to let it 'slido. His expoctation 'was by this to stop slandor, and not to slandor any honorablo Senator, Ho did nob wish to toll who was tho author of #he. articlo in question, Ho conld not and would not tell, Senator Allen moyed that Morrill bo oxcused from answering, Oarriod, . Benator Willott movod that Mr. Edwards, tho l’;r:la:i recaloltrant witness, also bo discharged. arried, . ‘The House bill authorizing cltios and towns to 1ay out and ocoupy grounds for market houses, and to take private property therofor, passed. The Benate adjourned. TOUSE, In the House to-day, tho vote by which the House rofused to concur in the Benate amond- ments to Title 11, of Tho Police of the State, ‘waa oonsidered. Aftor a long discussion, Mr. Green moved to conour in all tho amendments 8ave certain ones to the chaptors on fonces and intoxicating liguors, Conferenco ordorad. The Houso then went into Oommittee of tho ‘Whole on Title 17, of Procoedings in Courts of Origiual Jurisdiction, as amendo bF the Sonato, The amendments woro conourrod in after dis- oussion. The Committée rose and the bill assod. L A long discussion was had over tho Sonate bill relative to Btate warrants, After reducing the xato of intorest from 8 to 6 per cent, the bill passed. 2 The Senate amendments to Title 6, of Reve- nuo, wero then considered and concurred in, with elight smondmonts. djourned. Des Mornes. In., Fob. 7.—The Edwards inves- tigation ia closed, nnd the charges against Sena~ Allen ard found to be entiroly groundless, Mr. Grayes, of Dubuque, tcstified that he never told any ono that money had been im- r?lpefly used In the Scnate ; never knew that it a Colonel Tickmor's testimony was to tho same effect. Tho universal sontiment hero is that the alanderers havo beon utterly routed, fsiitory S s . MICHIGAN, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Laxsmva, Mich,, Fob, 17.—The Sonste and, House met ab half-past 7. Large numbers of Dbills and some potitions wore intreduced. In thé House, sixtecn members were absont without leavo, Mr. Barne, of Wayne, introduced a bill to re- viso the chartor of Dotrolt. Mr, Cobb, of Xalamazoo, a bill to incorporate tho City of Ealamazoo. A potition wos presonted for tho establishment of the Recordor's Oourt of Grand Rapida. In the Benate, potition was introduced for & Bonrd of Public Works at Grand Rapids; also, for an intermediate prison. Abill was introduced bg Sonator Oros?!, of Kont, for a Board of Public Works at CGrand Replds, . - ]gy Benator Olubb, of Ottaws, for tho appoint. mont of . a Btate Historlographor, and the publi- cation of tho documentary history of tho State of Michigan, A ntmnqlpemlon was introduced in the House agoinst tho construction of a State road in Al- cona County, nflagl.ng thot such roads mainly benefited non-resident Inmbermen. Spectal Deavalch to The Chicago Tribune, Dernorr, Mich., Feb. 17.—A Bpocial Commit- teo of the Lioglalature hiad session here yostor- day, to investigate the charges mado by tho Board of Trade against the management of the Grand Trunk Rallway. Tho charge s that the road had nover given to Datroit shippors tho faollities for shipping that ought to have been given, As each wintor returned there had been a jam of frelght at Sarnin coming over the Michigan Oentral Railroad. Tho road held valuable ~franchisos from the Htato of Mlnhilgm, yet _thoro s mogleot of otrolt shippors, It was also alloged that the rotes charge dlscriminated ngainst Detroit, and in favor of Chicago, Joliet, and Bt, Louis. The evidence of soversl Datroit mor- ohanta was taken, showing ¢hat thero had bLoon gxxm dolay in the tranemission of freight. . P, DBolsford tostified to delay in transmitting wool, iuvolving o loss of #4000 from & doolino in_ prica .whilo wool was in the hands of the Company. Much similar testimony was given, Tho Com- mittee ordored tho Rallway Company to produce statements in regard to tho numbor of cars, disoriminations in froight chargos, ete,, sud sdjourned untll Feb, 28, e 2 | Bpecit zmvxksfi%'se'fl' Tribl ai atel 8 Chicago Tribune, Mun’;:m, Wig., Fob. 17,—The afternoon train from Milwaukeo, via Watertown, bolng two hours late there was s very thin attendance. The Senate had not enough to passan appropria- tion bill, and the Assembl g ust sixty, Tho Henato nrlnusd a bill suthorizing Villago Trustees to build and ropair sidowalks und gut- tera. In the Assombly & vesolution was adoptad for olerkn for the Committoe on Engrossed and Ln- rolled bills, A resolution was offorad hailing with ploasure the establishment of a Ropublic {n 8pain, and and exprosoing syrapatliy with the offorts to austain Ronate Dbills wors coneurrod in approprinting 245,786 to tho Binte Privon; appropriatin, 810,000 for tho Northorn Hospital for the Iiishuos’ authorlziug Buporvisors to tako 0ard fnd dishoso of proporty of disorganisdd achool districtd 3 rolatlve to foroclosurs of mortgagon i ehed the roforco dlon hoforo making # report o? salo. Aftor ordoring & fow Asabmbly bills to n third ronding, the Houso wont into Committeo of tho Wholo on the geuoral file of oighty-sevon bills, — VIRGINIA, . ! RiomstoND, Fob, 17.~Governor Walker o:day nont n spooial moasaga to the Loglslaturo upon | tho finances of the §ato, in wliteh ho rofors to tho anbject, the roal marits of which, ho says, should ho chndidly and impartially disoussod, Bnd Witd anil patriotic concluaions ronched. This enhjoot ombodios two propositions, distinot in charactor, but harmonious in rosult. Tl‘u aro Firat, tho assumption of all tho promnt logal in- dobtodnoss of tho sovoral Btdtea; nnd socond, to pravant the reéirrence of n mocossity for similar aétion Mrenlénr by thosolomn agroemont by aud lotween (hid Btatos to abstain from tho ‘¢outraction of any debtes in future, oxcopt such as mn(y be found nocessary to a logitimato and offect{vo exocution of thoir governmental fac- tions, or as may Do required by sudden and grant omorgoncies. 'The formor of t}muu proponitions must bo accomplishod by sct.of Congrées, whilo tho lattor can bo. nchiéved only through an amondnient to th Fedoral Uonsufuuon, which will roquive tha cononrronco of thrgo-fourtha of oll thoso Btates. Tho Governor invites the Gon= ordl Assembly to invite the co-oporation of all theso Blates to socuro thoadoption of thesoprops ositions. 4 Royolutions woro Introduced in the Tegisla- turo, to-day, to carry out this recommendatlon. . _OHIO, P Covuamys, 0., Fob, 17.—In tho Houso, this hftornoon, & bill was introduced to inoronso the foos of jurors in Justicos’ Couris to 1,50 por ay. In tho Houato, n roolution was adoptod to {lrnvldo that horoaftor.tho Sonate shall moat &t 12 o'clock m., and that tho morning shall bo dovoted to Committoe work, Tho Benats bill fixing tho pricos for (Punung Togal advertisos ments was passed, 1t fixes the prico at 82 for tho firat throo {nsortions, “#od 40 cents for cach subsoguont insortion, The bill to muko vorbal slander punishnble, the samo ns libel, failéd to pass, The bill to provide for chutes for the ngango of fish over ddms across stroams was dofinitely postponeg. —_— MISSOURI. 2 81, Louts, Pob, 17.—A lotter, in the form 62 a potition from_Sonator-cleot Hogy, was read in tho House to-dny, nsking the Sonatorial bribery invostigation to be rooponed, and an opportunity given to overyone, who may know anything in connection with tho oharge of bribory, to make his statemeont. Oolonel ngs says that all per- Bons, who acted as his friends during the con- tost, will promptly oboy tho summons of the Committed, and that ho ‘will raigo all question right on tho part of the Committoo to oxamino his bank sccount, or the officers of any bank with which ko has dono business: The potition wont over under tho rulo, —_— g ARKANSAS, B Lrrrie Rook, Ark., Fob, 17.—The Senate, to- duy, adopted tho majority Toport of the Election '| Committeo in tho contosted eloction caso of Brown vs. Brooker, in favor of the latter, on the ound that ho hiad no natice of contest. The ouse passed tho bill to-day to provent tho sale of liquors to minors. — g KANSAS. ToregA, Fob, 17.—No business of importance was transacted in tho Logislature to-day. Tho Pomeroy Investigation Committeo moots again to:morrow. ¢ - S SHOOTING AFFRAY. A Dridgeport “Musband Procceds to Avengo His Wrongs by Proxy. A shooting affray occurred last night, sbout 30 o'clook, nt No. 640 Archior avenus, wheroin David Johnson wonld have planted a bullet in tho hesd of one Jerry Lynoh had Johnson's aim boen moro accurate. As it was, the bullet only grazod Lynch's head, roducing o scalp wound from which ho will speedily racover. ‘Che man Johnson, who did the shooting, is reported ns boing ono of tho most oxomplary citizons of Bridgoport, and, immediately aftor performin; thoaot, wont in soarch of o polico officor, an gayo himsolf ug. Johnson is the owner of ono of tho principal goods storos on Archor ayenue, Itis his onviablo duty to seloct tho stylos and measuro the tapo for the bollos of Bridgeport. His storo is No. 640, which, as beforo stated, is the place where the slmnhng was _done, There reside over tho stors & Mr. and Mra, Perry, who have kopt for soms timo a limited number of boardera. Abont & yoar ago there came to board at their house the man Jerry Lynch. He had not par- taken of tho hospitalities of tho house many weaks bofore it was observed that thore wasn owing intimacy oxisting- botween Lynch and 4. Perry. ‘This doveloped, as timo went on, until it bocame their habit to spend hours to- ether outsido of the houso, end from bad 0 worso affairs went on, until Mrs, Porry began to shun hor husband and negloct her domestic dutios. Mr.and Mre. Perry had rearéd four charming children, and the neglect of these, as also tho dutics of hor household, was o mattor of groat distross to Mr. Porry, But it sooms that ho wes o vory easy msan, whose mind was never his own, and who would far prefor boing domincered over than raise s fuss by con- tonding for )iis rights, Mr, Johnson (who -is Mrs, Perry's oldest brother), 18 not that kind of & man. o will contond for his point st the point of thie bayonot, Moreovar, ho hns most commendablo idens mx?udlug tho marriage ro- lation, and the protigncy of his sistor dis- trossed his mind cxcnudmgl{. Ho . con- forred with Mr, Perry as to what should be dono, nud thoy unitodiy dooidod that tho firat cause of all the trouble, Lynch, must bo removed from the houso. ‘This firat conforonce was hold some months ago. Tho exeoution of their conclusion was left to Porry. This was amistako, for Perry, truo to his character, was too easy with Lynch and his wayward wife, _and the result was that tho firsf, Lynch, was not removed, and all the happiness of the house still oxisted botwaon Lynch and Mrs, Perry, for oor Porry was woll nigh distracted. Johnson, {’1,., brother, at length grew insancly mad, Tho ‘boarders wero all loaving, and the entire peaco and prospority of tho houschold was destroyed. , To make mattora worso, tho profligate” wifo and 3:: pusamour hnsahlr‘whabnan Pnrry,“l?d, mh or; ns anguago, omo grow 00 hot" forn_tglm. K“uxlt'nn ho 1vn.ugr compolled to nsk tho proteotion of the polico. Johnson re- solved that that distross state of things should continue no lnngfifl;‘ o thorofore wont to Lynch and informed vory, gnamvely that he would havo to leave tho house at once. Lynch at first rofusod, but Johneon's threaten- inp language persuaded him that it would be un- gafe to romain.” He accordingly packed his truuk and sorrowfully departed. Yenterday morning b re-entorod tho house without the knowledge of Johnson or Perry, and romained the whole morning. Whon Johnson beeamo awaro that Lynch had roturned, he went up atairs and domanded that he lmmodlatu‘liy lenvo tha house. This Lynch refused to do, and, to add to Johuson's dlstross, Mrs, Porry deolar- ed that sho would not romain if° Lynch wag gent away. Johnson rushed " out of tho houso, like & madman, and, during yesterdsy aftornoon and ovening, .n‘:qnnud almost insane with vexation, About § o'clock ho prooured & small rovolver, detormined toput an endto tho mattor, if necessary, by murdor, Ho roturnod to Mr. Perry's Liouss, and, meeting Lynch in the Yu}ur, gaid to him that hig ationtione’to Mra. Perry must end at onoce, and, further, that the intrudor must im- mediately loava tho house, nover to return. Lynch at first refused, but flnally consonted to lenve, Mrs, Porry, theroupon, sald sho would go _with him, but nolly eaid she would moet him _the noxt evening, This only inoroased Jobneon's anger, and -as Lynch wae procooding down stairs, Johnson firod upon him, tho ball striking him on the loft sido of the hoad, nbove the ear, and plowing through the skin for the space of two inches, ' lanced off, and foll harmless on the atairway. ynoh foll, nond was rondored insonsi- blo by the shot fora fow minutes. Johnson thought he had killed him, and ran out into tho streot, whore ho mot Officor Day, to whom ho gave himsolf up, saying Lo had od & man. Lynch was carried up stuirs, whoro he waa soon rovived, and hia wound pronounced not serious, Both Johnson and Lynch weroe takep to the Bridgoport Btatlon. The affair croated much ox~ citomont in the noighborhood, where public sym- pathy is all with Johnson, —— Sulcides B, Lovrs, Mo,, Feb, 17.—0. Hirschfleld, & dry goods merehant on Fifth stroot, batwoon' Mor- an and Franklin avonues, committed suicide at fia bonvding-houso to-day by taking chloroform. No causo nasigned for the act, - —_— President Grant’s Southern Tour, Tho Proaldont gontemplatas ethiting i iho 70th of Maraly entl dxpocts, Q\Q bo nccomprnied by noatly &l1 o hio_GAbluiol, hrbldes m fileliod gontiomon—Jenators, members of Con- fiman, and othéa, Richmond, Va., will be the rot slopping placo, It Is tho Prosidont's pnr- poso to mako thin tho initial movement In his noxt Adminisiration, in his attompt £ harinon- ize tho pooplo of tho Notth and Bouths e will Iook into the condition of thoSouth doclally, and tha loanl governmont of thé Btatés td.bo viaited, At Richmond and othor plados along tho line of his visit roparations aro being mado to glvo him #n énthuaisstio rocoption. SPRING FRESHETS. Sudden Floods in the Ponnaylvanin New Yonx, Feb, 17.—It Is stated that Presie dent Grant's Southern tour will be of the great- .est signlilcauce to the pooplo of that meotion, NRivorse=The Itise in the Mononga« helawThirty Conl Barges Adriftes - Sovoral Lives Lonst. Prrranunat, Pa,, Fob, 17.—Tho rocent hoavy rains osusod & rapld rise in tho Monongahola Tivor lnst night, and at 2 o'clock this morming tho ourront was so strong that n coal flest, eon- sleting of thirty boats - and barges, brokp from their ulanlnfi at Smithfiold bridgs dnd movod off in tho rapidly risiig durrent, slarm was instantly glvoflg blowing whistles and othor signnls used on tho river, and overy offort was mado to savo the lives of tho unforfunate mon who were on board tho conl floot. Some wore saved, but it ia reported that soveral porsons woro lost, Ona man was seon to bo cearried undor:tho stoamer Horoulos, and anothor undor tho Andes. Both mon wero floating past on barges, nnd endoavored to jump on' the wheols of {he steamers named; but foll in the ourrent and ivent down, Tho towboat V. T ‘Wilaon, lying oppositofthe foot of Markot atrodt, struck s floating b“fi” ond turned upon onoside. Theo Oil Valloy waa also cut down, It ia impos-~ siblo at prosont to ascoriain the extent of tho damago done to proporly on tho river, and a number of lives have beon lost. The river i still rising rapidly ot 10:80, with 17 foet, but no urthor dangor is approhonded. osan, Pa, . Kb, 17—Evoning.—~The flood which so_unoxpectedly commenced (n the Monongahola River laat night, continuos withont abatomont, and {e rathor inoreasing in violenco. It is impossible to approximato ovon o distant . éatimato of tho damago donoé!but it 18 consldorod that it is tho heaviest rivor disaster over oxperi- oncod hore. -Grave rumors are current concorn~ Lnf]thu dafiiago done. p tho river tho loss of_life has not beon as grnut a8 ot first- supposod.. Rumora provailed hat 12 or16 mon had gono down at the'conl fleet, but it turna out that only two wero lost. A man named Josoph King was knocked off & bargo at MoKeosport and drowned. 0 tow-boat V. . Wilson, sunk this morn- Ing, was valuod at $15,000 ; insuranco, 10,000, The Oll Valloy, owned by D &P. J. 5. MoDon- ald, of this olty, was valued at $16,000 ; insured for §10,000. Tho loss of conl boats nnd barges has heon veory heavy and goueral. At- Elizaboth, this morning, & numbqr of coal boats and bargos, to- gother with a quantity of lumbor rafta, princl- polly owned by Josoph Watson, were swept away. Tho loss is ostimated at $20,000. Of tho ‘bargos, which broke away from the susponaion ‘bridgo this morning, five were owned by Samuel Cablo, - Four of thom sank, Threo of the barges were Janded ot Shousctown, ono marked “V, F. Wilon,"” one *Johnson No. 11 ;" ono, Mack & Co,” Four barges wors landed by the steamer Fairplay. Two bolonged to R. 0. Gray, one matked,. * 0'Conner,” and: the othor ono “ W, O'Niel, No. 6.” It is roported that sovoral other barges have boon moored at ;mintu ‘bolow the city. At half-paat 8 this aven- ing, the river was rising rapidly, the marks in- dicating 1934 foet. Itis thought tho flood will coulminate bymlllnéghb. Pumaperpuis, Fob, 17.—At Williamsport. the river ia low. At Chickios, there is six inchos of snow. Tho river rose nino inches. The ico is unmoved. At Port Deposit, the river roso eight yestorday, and is still rising The weather i cloar and mild, At Harrisburg thero is no rise. The Schuylkill River has not risen much from’ the rain of yosterdny. _Tha ice gorgo continues at Fairmount. The Lemrizh, at lehem and Maunch Ghunk, has not risen. Berana, Ala,, Fob, 17.—The ‘Alabama Rivor at this point has risen to within threce foot of tho great July flouds, and is still rising. EASTON, Pa., Fob, 17.~The L] igh ts risiog slowly, and a Tronhot s prohended. RiomonD, Va., Fob, 17.—Heavy rains are ro- ported from all sections of the Slate during the past two days, and heavy land slides on several railronds, cousing detontion of trains. The rivor at Lynchburg is fourtoen foet &bovo tho usual lovel, At this point it is about ton feet, which will b greatly inoreased by thre'flood from above. Hanren's Fenny, Fob, 17—10 p. m.—The Po- tomao has rison soven and & half feot, and is atill rising, Y ————— THE PACIFIC COAST. Onchise-The Authoritics Poworlesses ¥ Railrond ‘faxos. 8ax Fraxcisco, Feb, 17.—Nows from Arizona to the 11th of Fobruary, states tha Cachise band +wag ralding oxtonsivoly in Sonora, killing men and atealing horses for battle. Governor Saf- ford receivod s communication from tho Prefeot at Magdalons, confirming thoso statements. Gonernl Orook recoived & letter from the Gov- ornor of Sonora on the same subject, which strongly assures peace, and says they woro dig- tatod by Oaochiso, without advieing Generals Orook and Schofiefd. L. Valencis, s momber of the Buprome Qourt of Moxico, was ono of thoso killed within tho past four weoks, It is eald the Unitod States authoritios aro .thus far powerless to act against the savages, Tho United Btates Olronit Court, to-day, anted a tomporary injunction to restrain the E‘ru Collectors of "Banta Olara, , Ban Joaquin, Sacramento, Placor, and Novads, from collecting taxes mado on_sasessments upon the Contral Paoific Railroad in those countioa. SPRINGFIELD. Cortificates of Organization Filodses Tho Lecture Scnsone. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Seningriery, IiL, Fob. 17.—The application of the Ohicago Fuol Saving Company, capital ‘stock, 8100,000, located at Chicago, was filed, and cortificate issued. Tho spplication of the Ohi- cago Engraving Company, capital, ©5,000, lo- ulfiu\ at Chicago, was filed, and certiflcate issued. Qertificato of organization issucd to tho Brasa Finishors’ and Moulders' Union, of Chicago. A ntatement was filed and licenso issued to the Prussing Vinegar Works, capital stock, 300,000, locnted at Ohicago. ' Profossor Nathan Sleppard, of Ohicago, loc- tured here to-night before tho Young People's Assoclation. Bubjoct,. ¢*'The Tongue,” Ho was grootod by alarge nudionce, . THE WEATHER. ‘War Department Wenther Prognoss tications. OmroAgo, Fob. 17.—The Bignal Service reportn indicato o moderate tomperature zll over the country this mumh’f the lowest thermometer Deing at Oheyonno, 18 above zoro, At Corinae, Utah, it markod 18 abovo; at om‘h'ilm above; at Duluth and 8t. Paul, 20 above; nt Marquotts, Bl; at Milwaukee, 27; =t Ohicago, 81; at B, Louls, 87; at Detroit, 33; at Buffalo, 81; ab Montdoal, 15; ot Quobeo, 19; at Portiand, Mo, 29; ot New York, 80; ab Washington, 83; a Oharleaton, 53 ; af Jasksonville, Fin., 64 ; at Koy Wost, 78; ot Mobllo, 48; ot Momphls,'41; at Lowavillo, 40, War DEPARTMENT, Orrics oF TonE OmiEr B1aNAL Orrioen, DIvisioN or TELEGRAMS AND ReronTs ¥oR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, WasunatoN, D. 0., Feb, 17,—Probabilitics— Light winds and plensant weather will continue on Tucsday through the Atlantio Statos. In- oreasing southerly winds, veering to the south-~ wost, will prevail west of the Apalachian rango. The barometer continucs to fall, with throat- oning weather, from the uppor lakes southward to Tozas ; on Inttor const eouthorly winds, with cloudy woather. PEKIN, ILL. The Fair Assoclation--Farmers’ Meot= inge-Arrest of o Monster. Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribuns, Pegiy, 1il., Fob, 17.—The Pokin Fair Associa- tion olocted B, 8., Prof Jmnu Prosident, D. O. *8mith Treasuror, aud Honry Lantz Scoretary, Enthuslusm prevailed regarding tho next fair. The farmers of this county hold & meoting llem-:, l:c’ll organizo againet railroad monopolies on groh 7, Ono Michael Gorman was arrested yostorda for attempting to rapo a little girl 11 years old, namod Buslo Goodman, The case s peouliarly aggravatod, and the guilt of the prisoucr almost gu‘v?lud doubt. German {8 a railway scotion .hand, i Murdoror Sentenceds Spectal Despateh to The Chicago T'ribunas, PrxouTtit, Ind,, Feb, 17.—Petor Kruyer, tried and convioted s being mcoessory to the mur- dey of John W.Thornburg here three yonrs ago, was to-day sontenced to {wo yearain the Ponitontiary, any distin:, ‘to say, they aro mooting wi ‘NEW YORK. Toligions Bigory Woiss Was Troated by . Sotio, “Young Chvistinns,” Agricultural Opposition to Re- peal of the Usury Laws. Legistative Flare-Up on the Questlon of Freo Railroad . Passess From Our Own Correspondent, - New Yonr, Fob, 14, 1673, THE REY. JOIN WEIS8 '1s dolighting rofined sud intellactusl sudioncos by his couras of lecturcs on tho ** Charactora of Bhakspoare," which hé s dolivering at Kobinson Hall, in thia ¢ity, snd at the parlors of tho Woman's Olub, in Brooklyn. - A number of our best-known literary men invited him to givo the lovers of tho groat playwright in New York the bonefit of the scholarly loctures ho had propared on tho charactors.of his horoes and horo- ines; and, ns Assoolation Hall, tho head- quarters of tho Young Mon's Obristian Astoola~ tlon, is o contral and conveniont placo, it was engagod for Mr. Wolss' use, of the janitor who 1a authorized to rent the hall for lactures, Toad- ings, eto. No soonor, howover, had the Diroct- ormof the Assooiation loarned of the ronting, than thoy hold s mooting, cancelled tho contract; and rofused to let Mr. Woiss locturo in their hall. And why? Bimply bocauso Mr. Welss' thoological viowws and opinions aro ‘not forthodox ;" that is, ‘' they do mot co- incide with. .the « theological views and opinions of tho Directors of tho Young Mon's Christian Asgoolation of Now York, Theso immaculate Young Christinns did not base their rofusnl of the hall upon anything immoral in the onaractor of Mr., Wolss, or anything obscono in his ¢ Oharactors of Bhakepeare.” Mr. W.'s morals are irreproachable, and his loctures chaato and scholarly. Wherever hois known, he ia respoctod and loved. Ho never, ilke Phelps, Dodge & Co., imported lead .statuary or made falso invoices for the purposo of dofrauding tho Governmeont. Ho never, like the * Christian statesman” Pomoroy, bought or bribed his way into Congress. Ho nover, liko ‘Wilaon, Brooks, Colfax, Patterson, Kolley, and other pinls of piety jand propriety, took Oredit Mobilier stook and lied about it any or all of thoso things, and been * sound on the gaons” theologionl, he could have had the uso of Asaocclation Hall, and “no questions askod.” But he dared to differ in his religious bolief from theso immaculate Young Christian roformers, and the hall in which Gough can porform his santics, Mrs. Blowe draw] hor commonplace stories, sand Mrg. Scott-Biddons smile prottily and read p!el.smu{ thaa its doors impudently closed in bis faco by them. Was thoro ever moro in- tolerance oxhibited by the mosat bigoted fanatics in tho darkest ages of the world? It isa com- {fort; howover, to mow that their fanaticism—to call it by no hinrsher namo—has aroused such & afll:u of rightoous indignation among right- thinking poople, that tho robukes those small- souled creatures have rocoived, and are raceiv- ing, mako them fecl a8 much ashamed of thelr aoutum}:tlblu ‘narrow-mindedness as they are oa~ pable of feeling, ~And much good mny oventu- ally grow out of their foolish and futilo attack upon freedom of opinion. X THE FARMERS, s Tt seoms to mo the sun nover shone on & class of mon more blind to their own interests, and tho interests of the community, than the agri- onltural classos of Now York. Thore aro two DIll8 boforo the Logiclaturo at ' Albany,—ane to exomfif bonds and mortgagoes from taxation, and tho ofher to repenl the Usury lnwa,—that ought to pass withont s dissenting voico, = Yet, strange tho bitterest oppo- sition” from the very men they wonld benefit most, In all parta of the Btato, the farmers aro fighting sagainst them, and otition after &uflt lon ~is belng “eont rom the rural distriots sgainst their ‘pas- engo. Thoe o&mnon!n of thess bills do not real- izo tho fact that tho unjust laws they are so anxious to have retained upon our statute-books are driving millions of dollars out of the Btate Annually, and into the hands of those who are willing to pnz for monoy, as for any other com- modity, just what it may be worth to them. They seem not to be aware that greenbacks are cssler transported than any other kind of prop~ orty, and that there aro other Statesthan New York in which they can be safoly.and profitably inveated. They labor under the delusion that money can be dammed within cortain s by logislative onnotments, and = foolishly fancy they can compol capitalists to invest in bonds and mortgages ot & designated rato of inlerest, and, at the same time, submit o havo their investments henvily taxed. ~ After um{ have suffered severoly for their folly, thoy will perhaps bocome more enlightened, DEAD-HEADS. A New Jersey law mT.\ixeu all railroads pasa- ing through that Stato to furnish mombers of {ho Legialature, und Judicial and Btate ofiicors, with frec passos ovor thom annually. Thia year, tho Erio Itond sent lnilalnfivo passed, good only during tho timo the Legislature-is {n acssion, to tho members of both tho New Jorsey and New York Legislatures. As it bas beon ous- tomary horotoforo to send annual passes to both Logislatures, tho honorable gentlemen took this ‘ousiailmont of thoir froo ridss in high dudgeon, and most of the mombors of tho Now York Leg- islature returned theirbits of pasteboard, with the ourt information that s Iogisiative pass was of 1o ueo, a8 thoy had no leisura for freo rides on the Erie Road whilo nngngod intho arduous duty of law-making. Tho New Jersoy logislators did-not, howaver, talks tho matter so coolly. Having law on their side, thoy, in & body, in- Qiguantly REFUSED THEIR FASSES as an insult, and instructed the Olork to send them back forthwith. And, while their virtnons indignation was at o white heat, & bill was intro- duced, and Ene upon its passage, taxing all prop- nrrz‘y in the Btato of Now Jorsey. imlugf ng to the Er{e Railway Company, which, by virtue of freo nsges and spocial enactment, has heretofore cen exomptod from taxation. The reault of this little * tompest in & toapot " is, that annual com- fimentary passos have been furnished, ss in gnmmt yoars, and that overything is again sereno at 'Lronton, But doosn't this small farco look ag if_thero was & diminutive Africau in the woodpile? If tho New Jorse) L]o:gluht\l.ra ox- empts proporty bolonging to tho Erie Railway Company illogally from taxation, has it boen bribed to do s0; and it continue to do go if furthor bribed? If mot, why mako such a fuss about nothing? Or, if the Lrie Road has re- colved no favors from the Logislatura of New Jorsoy, and oxpocts nono, why stultify itsclf by sonding annual passos after inciting such a row? Such singular logislation by & Btato, fol- lowed by such gushing generosity by o railroad, is worthy of note, an gront mony people to ask WHY 18 IT that the men who make and exocuto our laws ride free over railroade ? s 1t becauso of tholr superior virtuo and intelligonce ; or is it because raflrond managers Lave s special affection for this class of men, and love to shower favors upon thom ? Oorporations are very apt to place tholr stock ' whero it will -pay best, and tho syatem of dendheading public mon over rail- roads hos grown into an” enormous abuse that necda correcting, A man who can be ihfluonced by a pags over o railrond is no doubt a very poor stiol ; but tho light of recout investigations shows us that there is a great doal of vory worth- loss timbor in tho coraposition of the honorable gentlemen whom wa selcot to make and expound our laws ; and our political safety lics in not ormitting thom to Do led into temptation, Euvnmmnnh\l mfld(llh!q is the bauo of our political systom. 8o long as thoroe is special or olaes logislation, thore will bo corruption 3 ond, 8o long s protection is given to cortaln brauchos of qudun ry, or oharters grantod to apoolal corporations,” bloated arigtocraty will bo tattoned, nnd groedy monoplics fostercd, at the oxponec of the massos, Whon our Hlate and Notional Governments both refuse to sid pri- vate entorprisos, to product speoial industries, and to charter apecial corporations, aud to pass Inwe of s genoral charactor only, sllowing equnl and exact pl'lvllnqnn to all, we will bo got| h’fl vory close to politioal hard-pan, In that'goo time coming, the * deadhoad” systom will die a natural death, and thoro will ba no Cradit Mo- bilier scaudals or no Congressional investiga- flow the Rov. $ohs Had hodone | will boapt to induco & | tlons, for oo umuuml il codss b6 tika atook in Govornmont bfjictald, s 0, WATAOS, L,y the Pry nidbn‘! [ fix’fi il T, 41y olik 1lat For Abowt two, months, and lias boon confined to his houso a greatdr patt of tho time But e Iui‘dongruuned with tho offairs df tho rond that Lio managos to got thirough with a vast denl of work in splto of “his fllnoss, and can't possibly take time to got well. Evor sinco lo assumod the Presidency of tho rond, last July, ho Liaa worked day and night almost, taking no ?rupur timo to oaf or sloop. His present pros- ration jg tho result of his clous course, ond the qn!n({) of stroot s, that Lo i complotoly broken down. 1ifs frlonds, however, think ihat rost, and ruFulnruy in cating and nlqulngI will ro- atore him to his usunl robuat health, "If ho can be induced to adopt rogular hours, and to conso overworking himsol?, lio will bo enabled toplace Erlo upon a baais of prosffirlty that will give hhfla world-wide . roputatlon, " But, if ho con- titres to pursuo thd sxme, impropor course ho haa for somo time boen phrsuing, ho will cer- tainly beoomo an utter wreok, and give the one- mies of the rond sn opportunity to flont over s ruinod hoalih and his doteated ambition, E. L ———— L Tho Onso of Stolkcs«=Tho New Jury Low Pronounced Constitntibanl= The Scannell Mirdor Trinle=Misceols ancoits Local XKtemn, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Fob, 17.—Tho question is ovory- whoro asked, In what way is Davis’ declsion in tho Btokos case to oporatoasa bar'to its final ad- judication? The cage now goos.to tho Goneral Term, or full bonoh of tho Bupromo Court, whora it ia pasaed in roview upon the bill of ox- coptions. Bhould tho rulings of tho Judge in. tho lower Court bo sustdinod® counsol * for tho - prisoner have the right,—snd, of . courso, will tako sdvantago of it,—to carry tho omso up totho Conrtof Ap- poals, the deoclsion of which ia final, Tho Gen- oral Term moots in this city in March, but tho .arguriont may, through varions lofnl TeROrtS on the part of the dofenco, bo delayod for some timo, By somo good judgos it is asnerted that Btokes is safe for two moved in a fow coll. W% Mr. D, H, Cralg, announces that & new system of automatic talegraph, on which he has beon ongsged for sevoral yoars, {s finished and in rastionl oporation, By thin syatom, it is olaimod hat it is nntlrl:ll{ fenniblo to tolegraph and' ro- coive in clear, dfstinct charactorafittoen hundred words por minute betwoen Washirigton and New Yorlk, and that by the uso of a cortain kind of automatio ropeater, messages can be sont any numbor’ of ~ thousands of miles- at the rato of eix hundrod ' words por minute, Tho matter to bo sont by this new sys- tem is proparod by moans of perforating ma- chinos, the uso of ‘which can eaallllry bo learncd by any person of ordinary intelligence in ton days'. timo, Thoso perforating machines -can torn out the mésaago ready for automatio trans- :}nslgm at the rato ‘of from 100 to 150 words a inuto. il : Dr,. MoGlynn is named to succeed the Iato Father Btarva as Vioar Genoral of the Now York Archdioceso. \ 5 [To the Associated Press, 3 New Yonx, Feb. 17.—The new city charter, as amendod, which will probably pass the Legisla- ture this week, and is to become s Iaw upon its sun 0, will romove evory presont head of ‘tho lepartments aud croato tho other changes of & mv::slng charactor heretofore reportod. -Tho Board of Assistant Aldermen is disponsed with: Tho Police Commissionors are- shorn of great deal of their Hreuunt power, and the Suporin- tendont of Police haa his powors enlarged. Cortaln nowspapors having critioisod the docis sion of Judge Noah Davis on the writ of c:ror in tho case of Btokes, it is propor to stato that the declsion _is universally regarded by the Bar as ong which, under tho "circumstances, no Jnd%u could have consolentiously or judicially avolded, Judge Davis {a & jurist of eminenco, having been on the bench of "tho Court of Appeals, in 'this Btate, and haa the very highest roputation for integrity and learning, . New York, Feb. 17,~The Supreme Oourt, in Goneral Term this morning, decided in the caae of tho Pno{ila sgainst Borclay, that the now Jury 1aw is constitutional. In tho Scannell caso this morning, District Attornoy Pholpe made the opening address, Edmund Btevenson and Sheridan Shook tostified to tho shooting of Donchoe by the prisoner. 5 Omsbol tho civfil ::_léu ‘fi ::;e 'wood was to ave boon argue sy but for engogements of the luwyergt‘:‘onnuobnd with tho prgna%mmon. ‘Tho caao wan lald over. ot The funoral of ex-Mayor Kalbflelsch took lace this aftornoon at mu{.m residence, Brook- lyn, and was attended by a large concourse of enrs longer. He will bo re- syato tho comforts of his old Eunplu. Tho Board of Aldorman, nearly all the iving ex-Mayors of Brooklyn, and Mayor Have- moeyer, of city, were among thoso presont. —_——— BLOOMINGTON. The Oity Marshal in Trouble==Tho Farmers’ Convention. Special Despatoh to The Chicago Trfbune, Broomixarox, Ill., Feb. 17.—On. Saturday evening an investigation of the charges against George Ball, Marshalof the oity, was carried on ‘bofore the Oity Oounocil, and although sufficiont grounds for furthor action against him wore dla- covored, thematter was suffored to rest until the termination of & suit agalnat for compounding a felony, which has boen brought in tho Clrcuit Court. Ball has for many years ‘boen a capable and efficiont officer, and publio opinion 18 much divided in regard t0 his guilt. Tho present indicationsare that the County Farmors' Convention, tobo hold in thus city on the 26th, will rival in point of numbers tho Btate Convention which assemblod hore in January. o FIRES. ; Dostruction of Property in Various Places. e Special Despateh to The Chicago une. Dowtave, Tons, Fob. 17—t Gedsr Falis, on Saturdny night, O. H. Mullarky's residonce was deatroyed by fire, caused by & defective fluc. TLoss betwoon 88,000 snd 24,000, ‘At Waterloo, Towa, this noon, the reaidence of Henry Wakestoin was destroyed from the samo causo, Loss betwoen 1,600, and 82,000, fully covered by insuranco. e NOTES AND OPINION, —To the groat distross of Wisconsin Pogtmas- ters, conflicting orders have boen (it is under- stood) isaned to them from thoMadison and Mil- waukes dispensers of patronsgo, having in view tho service they shall perform in lobbying & Jand- grant throngh the Legialature, with pains and ponalties attached to its non-porformance. —Tho olosing of the investigation at this polnt leavos soveral ugly queations unsettled, not the least of which is, who got the twolve hundred dollars ?—Boston Advertiser. —The oxperionce of yesterdsy in counting the oleotoral votes at Washington offors tho most atartling and convincing arguments for & change in tho oloctoral systom,—Buffalo Express. —Whatever may be the fiults and inflrmitien of the present method of voting for Prosident and Vico-President of the” Unitod Btates, the n{‘utnm ought not to bo held responsible for the a) uges consequent upon the arbitrary action of |. Congross wider its joint rules.—Boston Journal. —0Oolfsx may porjurc Oakes Amos’ $1,200 into a triplicate contribution from gnmhml friends, ‘but thes will not explain tho extraordinary coin- cidenco betwean 8768.03 (tho Dlalance of that dn{‘s doposit of §1,068.63) and that day's mar- kot value of twenly shares of Union Pacifio.— New York World., —Thore was izrnt merit in the oxplanation of tho gentlomanly porson who was found going from s naiqhboru hon-roost with a plum rooster in bis hat, ‘‘Golly,” said he, ‘that’s queer—how d'you s'pose he got thora? NMust heve orawled up my trowsers log.” It's a littlo romarkabls though that this theory has not sug- gosted itaclf to somo of the gontlomen lately found with Crodit Mobilior stock on thoir hands. It might have crawled up thelr trowsers logs— and no doubt did. That's cusy now. Why not 8y 80 ?—New York Tribune, —Oloarflold, Bradford, Tioga, Jofforson, and Camoron Counties have votod on tho ficense quostion, each deciding by large mnjfrluu, againet tho salo of liquor, ~Schuylkill, scom- g, Wayne, SBusquohanna, Northumberland, and Coitre, ara'to voto on tha 3lst inst., and will of courso give large majorities against the trafiic, Tho indications now aro that no liconso will catry in every county In the Btato.—ZHarrisburg, (I’a.f Stafe Journal. —The Pittsburgh organ that pronounced tho Evans dolalcation * no dofalcation at all ;" * to nominato Hartrantt would be to commit some- thnfi worso than_n biundor;” sud so long us Auditor Genoral Hartranft was on the stand %o rogrot ho did not toll all ho kuow" con- corning the ILivans stoal, now donounces tlo !‘olml{lv:nlu Rallroad bill passod by the Logis- Inturo last week, 1t charges that ‘Tho manner in which this bill wea rushed throufh tho Legislature s nnt caloulated to impress the publio mvonEly na to fts character or purposes, In (he lan gusge of the lobby, 1t was sot up,” meaning theroby -| number of 8 miority fnd buen sosure or t bfore i ntradus oy tion, oiria wa vt (g 13 conaidersion Ly it Housé, anil extrdoriiiary bTbrts were made to .prol vent pbliciiy,of its Keops ar pirpass.uulil it wad tog Tato for unfavorable oritslem 5 ¥bagh Larciaburd: : Itunry. oy OFTAWA, TN, Fob, 17,—Wm Haskill, for many yonra o rosident of this county, dicd yosterday, at Btroator. Dernrorr, Mich, Fob, 17.—Jamos H. Chapin, for many yoara commaorcinl editor of the Detrotl Freo Press, diod in this city yesterdny. .. New Youx, Feb. 16.—Carolino (?husobm, a toachor in the Packer Inatituto, and & well- known mngazing writer, died nesr Piermont, N. Y., last night. Mer romains will bo iuterred at Cananduaigua, . o . . New Yonx, Feb. 17.—Hiokson -W. Fiold; & formor merchant of this oity, died at Rome; Italy, on tho 12th of Fobruary. B st Byl SRS The Temporance Cnuse in Indinnai Foir WAYNE, Ind. Fob, 17,—A largo and enc thusinstic mooting was hold in this el%y to-night, on tho subject of tho Baxter Temporance Em, now pendiag bofors tho Sonate of this Btate, A rominont gontlomon made short 4nd ologuont spoeches in support of the bill, '.ré:: z‘?x lowihg resolutloris wore tnanimonsly pted: . g Regolved—First—That 1t 1a our duty to givo ¢ posed Inw our firm and cheorful Ium{ort.m" Bbigses Bocond—That it s tho duty of our Legisiators {0 see that tho prescnt bill bocomen a law. Hence wo earnest. Iy ]’mtluun tho State Senalo to pass tho Temperance g:}] zow pending before it, known aa tho * Baxter . Ratlrond Accldent, ° T1TusvILLE, Pa, Fob, 17.—A u{mninl to the Courier glvos an account of another acoident having occurred on tho Al.lgg]hnny Valloy Rail- road. Tho train coming north, loaving Brady's Bond at 14,25 p. m., was thrown from tho track by & brokon ratl, - Threo Todios woro injured. but ;mjt soaiuunly. The conduotor was also slightly injured. . 3 The Modocs, o BAx Fnanowgo, Feb, 17.—A." B. Meacham, Ponoe Commissioner, ffom Washington, arrived ot Yroka on Sunday and startod for Vau Bromer's to-dny, the Private Becretary of Governor Grover lcunmpnn{lng ‘him. A ncoutl né pearty of Modoes burnoed the house of Donnis Urowloy. General Gillom sent a do- tachmont of troups in pursuit, but did not over- take the Indinns, —_——— Oconn Stcamship Nows. New Yonx, Feb, 17.—Tho Olty of Montreal, {from Liverpool, has arrived, Arrlvod, stoamer Franco, from Havra, LoxDoN, Feb, 17.—Tho stoamship Weatphalia bas arrived out. g QueexsTown, Feb, 17.—Tho stoamship Olyme pus, from Boston, has arrived. g ey Illinois ¥tato Tomperance Convention. SprrnerrELD, 11k, Fob., 17.~A call {8 sined b t?(nding tnm{lermce loadors throughout tho for o Stato Temperance Convention, irrespoctive of gect or party, to be held in this city on the 25th instant. = Churches, Babbath- sohiools, and temporance socioties aro invited to send dologatos: i Now Orlonns Market. New OnLEAxS, Fob, 17.—BREADSTUFFs—Flour firm superfino, $7.00; extra, $7.67% ; double cxtra, $7.7! XXX, $6.00@0.76 ; family, $10.00@11.00, Corn'scarce mized, 7803 yollow, 800 ; white, 83c, Oats scarce sf B5@E5¢ 0. nAN—$1,33@1.40, AT Lover; frime, §3.0084000; cholcs, H1.0G Provistons—Pork quiet; now, $15.00 3 old, §14.00. Dry salt meatsscarce at 6o, 83¢c, and Bigo, Bacom ql otnt.ségs;‘u,s;‘n,md 90, Hams dull of 130, stesdy ; toreo, 8@8%a; keg, O@0xc. - MARRIED. almyrs, N. Y., Fob. g bR 3 i T Hamlin, of Onfosko, and Miss Georgla Do Lamator, of the formor placo, R st BUTTEREIELD_BIER—At Utics, {n Calvacy Ohurch, N . A. B, Goodrich, D. D., 0 T Fott. ot Bhacsae, 2t si Bigtsle By sosad dasghter of D. B, Plor, kisa., of Utica, N. ¥. - DODDSCOOKRAN—At Daltimoeo, Md., Doc. 8L , Tar, Fathor Ford, Mr. O. P, Dodds, of Bal- B e T one ot Lo, 3 DIED, MANBELL-AL U3 Nowborry.av.y al Eoba 16 173, Cora Bagy Youngeat ohild of G, % aud Dolia £. Mansell, B ar, 11 months, an 3 finr!i. &t tho houss st 10)¢ Seiook Tuosday. Friends of tha family invitod to attend, 02~Marion (0.) and Watertown (N. Y.) papers plesss copy. RADMBEY—At Pooris, Feb. 5, Dalla, wifa of Joho R e M cahten ot Captain 1 Morisen, of il city, of apotted fevor, agod 83 yoars. McINTOSH--At Bloomington, L, of chronlo disr: fama, iho fior, A, K. $foTuteen. Boril dan. &, 124, Died Feb, 18, 1873. Agod 49 years. Finotal from Lis 1ate osidonco, 188 Fourth-av., Chics- g0, Feb. 18, pEfULBIN-Mcs. Philbin, mother of John and Walter sy, . $ako plsoain Jevlt Obuieh botwoen §and 10, Fuseral by carriagea to Oalvary Qometory, 3 ANDERSON-—On the 15th fust., John Ohatles Benla- s, son of B, L. and E. Anderson, sged 9 monthsand { Finocal at 2 olock Tuoaday, st 69 Warrens¥, - ROGERSON-—Fob, 16, Michaol Rogersa Funoral from his fanco, 16 Twomey-st., Feb. 18 AUOTION SALES. (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1856), AUCTIONEERS, CHICAGO, Wil hiold thels rogulsr sales thronghout the year 1872 REAL ESTATE AND STOOKS ON MONDAY. BOOTS AND SHOES ON TUESDAY. Hardware, Table Cutlery, eto., Grookery and Glasgware, Fardwaro, T 7 GOODS, OLOTHING, HATS, &c., HET ON THURSDAY. Furaiture, Housohold Gooda avd Gensial Merchaadise At Nos. 556 and 57 Boutn Canal-st. OARRIAGES AND HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY. At 25, 27, 20 & 31 West Washington-st. By G. P. GORE & CO., 23, 34, and 26 East Randolph'st. OPENING TRADE SALE, AT ATOTION, On Wednesday, Feb, 19, 1873, At9:500'clock a. m., of BOOTS & SHOES, Men's, Boys’, and Youths’ Boots, Balmo- rals, and Oreoles. ‘Women's, Misses’, and Childron's Serge, Goat, Kid,and Buff. Balmorals and Congress. All gooda warrantad to be porfoot, and of sogulat size, or thoy can be roturnad and tho money rofanded., OEO-F: §l2nd b nandbton By T. 8. FITCH & CO. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. oy o o'olook p. m, 1o otica. Bring 16 your ilst, . Apoctal attontion giren to . filo 10tk tust., WILL BF. SOLD FOR OASH, the two- stoneamo Difolag, No, 60 Tivbbard at, mifh soner, Fitgyre and @ns stablt, uthousn . FITOH & 0O, ‘WHEDON, TYLER & CO., 1 Auoti , 117, 119, 121 and 123 Fif i Lol 31 Hold" Rowar Trado dny: Setunizys. Bpocial Halos--Grocorion, Hardware, Furni- o HavaSh imoat rollablo Auotlon rmarketa the cenn- v AUCTION SALE OF GARDEN, FIELD, AND PLOWER SEEDS, At No, 65 West Lake-st. ‘Tho bankrupt atock of ¥, 8, KKLLOGO, On BATURDAY, Feb, 23, commencing at 10 8 we Also, tho antiro atock of Agricultural Implements. . L, JENKINS, By B. T. LEE, it 897 Wost 18 DAY, atl0a. Mibdliaars o donrants oLk of Tlouaohdld Furnituro, filw rival hfinr, of 950 volumes. T'wo Family Sewing ac e puiats N, T, LEE, Balosman,