Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1873, Page 1

CThe Ehi VOLUME 26. THE OHICAGO WEEKLY TRIBUNE THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE The Paper for the People The Cheapest, the Best. Filly-si Gulaneafling Matter. The Condensed News of the Week, Bpecial Contributions on Farm and Home Topics. Facts, Topics, Opinions. Home and Foreign Correspondence. Progress, Development, Reform. Read the Following and Secure This Week’s Issue. TABLE OF CONTENTS. FIRST PAGH. NEWS OF THE WEEK~Washington; Congress; The Btate Cspital; Loglalatares; Politieal; Forelgn; Obituary Montlon; Personal; Money and Businos: Railroad Aflairs; Fraud and Thoft; Rocord of Fires; Orimo and Oriminala; Miscollancous. ‘OALDWELL—Roport of tho Investigoting Committao. “LEGAL FARE"—An llinols Contral Oonductor Ar- zoated for Putting a ** Law-Abider" O His Tralo— A Mob of Logal-Faro Payors Take Forcible Poases- #fon of & Traln, ‘COLFAX: -His Lottor to tho Poland Committeo. SHOOND PAGH. EDITORIALS—Paragraphs: Tho Poland Committeo— Business of Chicago~Judgo Sherman's Lottos—Em- ployment of Women in Prussia—~Maxzican Legisla- tlon—Colfax's §1,%0 Doposit—That 81,000 Bill— ‘Harlan's $10,000—Rasult of tho Elsotoral Vote—The Latost Attomptod Swindlo—Tolla on tho Erio Oanal— Tho Ilinols Stato Sonato~Tho Bt. Lawronco Canals; Oakes, Ames and the Navy Departmont; Cheap Frelghts East; Tho Most Moritorious Bubsidy; Tho Caso of Oakos Amoa as It Stands, ‘'WORDS WITHOUT MEANING~By Profossor Willlam Mathaws, of tho Unlversity ol Chicago. TOE FARMING INTERESTS AND THE MIDDLE- MEN-Lottor from s biiddla-Ban, TEIRD PAGH. OHIOAGO 1IN 1873-Trado and Commorce of the Oity Duriog tho Past Year—Fiftoonth Anaual Report of tho Board of Trado—~Gongral Bualnoss of the Year— ... ,Btatiatics of tho Producs Mosomeat. THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION: DISGRIMI- NATION—Viows of & Farmor. THE FARM AND GARDEN-Tho Magufacture of Su- gar from tho Boot-Root—Its Failure and Its Pros- Ppects—Tho Valuo of tho Beots to tho Farmer—The Bugar-Beat~Compatition with Cano-Bugar—Frosted Poach-Trsos—Pruning of tho Grapo—Flaz as a Crop in Southorn Iittnols, MRS, BAM JONES—She Discourses About Washiog. Day, and Mourns Over the Bad Quality of the Boap Bho Is Opposed to tho Uso of Washing-Fluids—How ‘Wo Aro Robbod of Our Rights—Mon Aro Monopo- liziug a Broad Fiold of Labor that Rightfally Bo- longs to Woman—Doing tho Washing—~What the . Glsls Do Aftcr Thoy Loarn & Trado, OREDI{ MOBILIER—An Ilustrativo Ancodote, FOURTE PAGH. EDITORTALS—Paragraphs: A Now York Investigation —Acqulsitfon of Railways by the Stato—Tolls on the Erfo Canal—-Opportunity for a Oznadisn Credit Afo. bilior. Railway Loglslation; Tho Throe-Cont War; Mr. Collax's Caso #3 It Stands; Quostions and Answers. THE APIARY~Tho Lozs of Does—What Produces the Disaster—Wintering Out of Doors~Timo to Begin tho Fooding—Alstko Olover Not Suited to All Locs- tons. THE FIELD AND STABLE-Taboroulosis or Sarac- matous Cachoxy of Cattlo—Symptoms- Treatment, RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES~Tho Latest Nows from Bpringflold—~Action of the Senate Railrosd Committoo—Rejcotion of Robinson ad Stillwell, and Indorsoment of MoCros—Speculations, OREDIT MOBILIER—Report of the Poland Committas . —Statomont of the Facts Elioited—Resommendation that Oakos Ames and Jamos Brooks Bo Expellod from the House of Roprosontatives, FIFTEL PAGE. GRAIN-DOCTORING—How Tafuted Barley Is Chomi. cally Cloanod—Sulphur Usod to Givo & Falso Ap. pearance to Grain—Thoe Establishments Engaged in tho Business in This City—Effacts of tho ** Doctar ing on tho Ohlcago Market—Lottor from the Man Who Inventod the Doolorlag Procoss, HUMOR-A Collestion of Comioalitics. OHIO WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION —Ite Mooting ot Tolado, THE DAIRY—Wieconsin Dalrymen's Assoofation—An. aual Meoting at Watortown, THE GALLOWS-Excoution of Galfnoy, st Buffalo, for the Murdor of Patriok Fahor, XANSAS ON Tl SITUATION~A Polltical Poom. JACKSON'S SPEEOH—A Bpcolmen of **01d Hickory's' Eloquonco, BIGNS OF DEATH-How to Ascortaln Certatnly the Faot that a Porsan 1 Doad. * : THE OHIOAGO TRIBUNE—Prospectus for 1673, ADVERTISEMENTS, SIXTE PAGH. THE OHIOAGO TRIBUNE-TReoocupation of The Trib- . uno Rooms—Tho First Tribuno Bullding and Its Fato~Tbe Now Tribuno Bullding—Something About, the First of All tho Tribunes~Ohicago Thirty-Threo Years Ago—E. G. Rysn's Tribune—Twenty-Six ‘Years of tho History of tho Prosont Tribune—Tho Tribune Twonty-Ono Years Ago—The Tribune and Its Now Mochanioal Appliances and Barroundings, BSEVENTE PACH. THR OHIOAGO TRIBUNE-Continuation. HORAOE GREELLY'S WILL—Tho Westchoster Surro- gata Pronouncos Mr, Grecley to Have Boon Inssno— Tho Will of 1872 Thrown Out, and the Will of 1871 Admitted to Probato. A NERVOUS TRAVELLER—An Interesting Btory. THE RAILROAD DIFFIOULTY AT OHAMPAIGN— Btat of tho Farmera' Association of Ludlow, L1l NIOE—The *'Bhopherd’—His Appearauce and Oapa Uos—1ow He Convoyed & Party on a Moditerrancan | Steamer~Tho Boauty of Nioe—A Fit Homo of Ten- * dorness and Fancy—Amusoments of the Placs—An 0ld Woman in Cummand of a Body of Soldiers. JOHN REED'S THOUGHTS—A Ballad by Bayard Tay- Jor, PARMERS' CONVENTION-The Approaching County . Gathorlog at Blovmington, 11, HIGHTE PAGH. BIONETARY—Financial Mattars in Obicago; Tho Esate orn Monoy Markets. COMMEROIAL-The Ohicago Produce Markets; Chicago ‘Live-Btook Market, with Roview for the Weeks Her- Ximer County Dalry Market; Europosn Markets; ‘Bulfalo, Plttsburgh and Boaton Live-Stock Marketa Now York Dry Goods Market Now York, Duffalo, Milwaukes, Cloveland, Toledo, 8t. Louts, Oinol pat’, Loulsville, and Now Qrleans Produce Markets, NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE POPOLAR SCIENCE MONTHLY CONDUOTED DY H.L. TSOUMAINS. NO. XL, +..PRICE, FIETY CENTS, Contents of No, 11, for Maroh, 4 m(mm;:«gmuumu, By Elias Lowis, Esq. 11, Eleotrlolty.and Life. By Fornand Paplilon. 1, 1L, Pyaionl Ohy f . Urdfosaar . 0o Gusivolagos, "2 Tacete By IV. On the Equallty of the Soxes V. Instihot in Young Birds, By D. A. Bpalding. V1. Thg Stady of 8 - 1354 f Baclology —Tho Zdusatioual Biss. By 'VIL The i ("m&'zut?:tl:d‘;., Timber. By John Anderson,| VIIL Tho Recont Progrens of Natural Bolonce. IX. Eplleptio Origla of Tslamism, o X, Asphalt Pavamonts, _ XI. Regardig Mattars in Tadia. By Captala Lyon. 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QF CHICAGO, Northwest Corner LaSalle and Monroe-sts, Capital Paid In, - $500,000. Surplus Fund, - - -- 80,000. Aocounts of Morchants, Manufacturers, COorporations, Oapitalists, Banks, and Bank- era respootfully solioited. IRA HOLMHES, President. M, D. BUOHAN AN, Vige Prea't, (Formerly Caslifor Commorelal Nav'l Bank of Ohlcago). J. A. HOLMTS, Oashiér. DICr. Wondjust cloims inall parts of tho world without at. torners’ foos in enits, and 1o charges unleas collested. ‘Wo also pay ovor all nionlos recaived, rondering it unnos: esnary to omplny othars to collect of us. Get our tinancial fiaadiog. f’i\mumm ‘Morcautilo Gollootion Agoncs adlzonats ) AL O. SLAUGETER, Banker and Broker, northwost comer Clarkaud Ma dlzon ata,, dealer in Goveramont Bonds, Gold, Canada Money, and' Local Seourities. Buy and sell on commission in Now York, Gtooks, Bonds, &c. Will also furnish at sub- scription ‘prico anyof thénow Haliroad Bonds, froo of commission. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. 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QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS, * @o 1o BRANIDS, ork i8_kopt A1 Taogeriehs 15 AR R BTANDARD of Photo- graphic excellence, 88 PER DOZEN. Studio, 600 Wabash-av, WASHINGTON. Growing Peeling Adverse to the Expulsion of Ames and " Brooks. ! The ¢Great Briber Expresses His Viows ontho Situa~ - tion, ‘ Vice Président Colfax Sinking Deeper in the Quicksands of Prevarication, His Friendly Relations with Nosbiit, “The Almost Stranger.’ What is Olsimed 'Oan Be Proved Agpinst Senator Pomeroy, The President Not Favdrable‘io an Ex= , fra Session. .- Proceedings in Congress Yestisi-dgy. Spectal Despitch to The Chicdgo Tribune. . POMEROY. . ‘Wasnmvaron, Fob. 10.—The Pomoroy Com- mittoe listoned to-the “testimony of threo wit- nosses for tho prosecution to-day, all membors of tho Kansas Logislature, and each of whom testifiod that ho was offored monesy by tho agents of Pomeroy for his voto. Ono of those ngents was Judge Horton, Pomeroy's counssl in this invostigntion. Tho defenco asked that tho proseoution be roquired to furnish tho Committeo to-day with o liat of tho witnessos whom they expectod to call, and n briof of what they oxpect to prove, and, in response to this requost, B.F. Bimpson, counsel for tho Btato of ll,(-ln:u, presonted this afternoon the following riof : To the Hon. F. T. Frelinghuysen, Chairman Spestal Committeo : In compliance with the resolution of the Commiites, T herawith submit that, in -sddition to the witnesses now sworp, the following witneesea have becn sum. moned on the part of thoso making charges againat Bonator Pomeroy, to wit: J. O. Stone, dont of tha Becond National ‘Bank of Leavenworth—1 expect to provo by him that 8, 0. Pomeroy is a stockholder in that bank ; that ho had it deaignated 2a a Government dopository that tho money puld York by Pomoroy camo from that bank, and boars ugan tho paper Strapa witt: whioh it woa fastonod iio. bank mach, aad was the funds of §, O, Pomeroy, and was pald by the ‘bank o him, s ‘W. P, Boarland—T expoct to %rova by him that bo s tho cashior of the Becond Natiomal Bank, of Leaven- worth ; that the money paid York by Pomeroy came from that bank, and was paid out to 8, 0, Pomaroy, . E. Garvin is Chalrman of the Kansas Legislaturs ‘Committee of Investigntion. Has charge of tho money dopoalted by Yorlk at the session of Joint Convention will produce and identify it. g W. P, Math—I oxpect to prove by him that he was present in Sonator Pomeroy’s room during the Sena. torial- conteat, when ono of the Senator's’ friends approached » nnd th the voto of ' momber.. could by Bad i - favor for & cortain amount of monoy, and that Pomeroy told Lig tricad o pay, oF ogrod Lo pay, tho sasmbor Lia co, P, Tichmond—T expact 0 provo by him that ho was the confidential agent of the Lawronce, Leaven- worth & Galveston Railway Company, and that Sens. tor Pomeroy demanded ald in securing his clection, and also domanded that the Rsllway Company should tako ita printing from the Lawrouce Republican Daily Journal, unlces eald gnper ahould ceaso its opposition to him, snd that Solon Thatcher, & brother of the cditor, should bo removed from tho Attorneyship of eaid raliroad; < Win. Obuek, of the Tifft House, Topoka, Kan.—T ex- pest o prove by him that Benator Vomeroy patd _tho ote) bills of large number of persons, Includlp mombers of tho Legislature, during the Senatorial mmgnim:, and alao paid for liquors and cigars ordered by them from the bar of said botel, ‘Thomas Moorlight, W, A, Mapes, and W. Stough, sl membors of the Iafuro—I oxpect o provo by thom that they wero offerod money or other valuablo considerations to vote for Mr, Pomeroy, by Mr, Pome- roy"s conflden! visers, ‘dward Searcy, memberof tho Logislaturo—T expoct £0 prove by him fhat he roceived £600 from A, I, Hor- ton, Pomeroy’s confidential adviser, to vote for Son- ator Pomeroy, . D, L. Payno—I expect to prove by him that earoy told him ho had rocolved money for his vote. Dr, 0. A._Rohrbacker, who was a momber of the Touse of Repreacntativos, aince voted out, hin ceat Dbaving been contested by ono J. W, Miller—I expect to prove by him that ho waa authorizod by Senator Pom- croy to pay monoy to members of tho Legislaturo in considoration of their votes ; that, on the floor of tho Joint Conventlon, he offered Frank Bacon, of Neosho County, $2,000 to Vote for ssid 8, C, Pomcroy,this offer belng suthorized by A. H, Horton, tho confidentinl ad- viser of said Pomoroy, . STEAM BOILER EXPLOBIONS. Arguments woro made before tho Houso Commerce Committee, this murni.u%, in support of aSenato bill appropriating 100,000 for an inquiry into tho onuses of stosm boiler- explo- sions,” Mr. Stovons of Now Jersey, explained to the Committeo tho results obtained from a so- ries of oxporimonts rocently conducted by him undor tho direction of the United Railronds of Now Jersey,” and the importance of having a thorough and exhsustivo investigation mado under Government euporintondence. Ho sald thot, among tho other important things dom- onstrated by his oxperiments, was the fact that boilors fl’m}:wntly oxplodod whon full of wator, and that the blame geuorslly laid upon tho engincers for causing explosions by pormitting tho water to got too low is, thorefors, unfound- cd. Mr. Copoland, an onglncer, also ‘advocated the appropriation. THE TWO PEE OENT DILL. ‘The conduoct of Sonator Edmunds, to-day, in reaisting the consideration of tho Ohio, Indians, and Illinois 2 per cent claim racently passcd by the House, was a most remarkablo instauce of disconrtesy and contemptiblo unfairness. The olaim had ~sufliciont strength to hold aside the rogular ordor, whon it was discovered that tho i reported by the Judlulmx Committeo waa not tho one_which had passod the Houss, but was a bill introduced indopondently, last spring, by Bonator Pratt, for tho pnrpose of making » speech on the subjoot. ~Discover- ing this irregularity, Senator Thurman asked to substitute '.Knroror tho bill which had passod tho Houso, aud which was prociscly simifar to the ono reported. 'To this Ldmunds interposed an objeotion, which would have. had the effect of postponing the mattor for anothor day, hind not tho friends of tho measure doter- mined to go on with the present bill rathor than run tho rigk of delay nt_this Iato stago of tho sossion, The bill was debated all day without s vote being reached, and it comes up to-morrow aftor tho morning Lour, Bomo doubt is ox- mnufiud, even if it passes the Benate, whother ore will be time to havo it repasa the Houso. OABELESS LEGISLATION, £ Bo many Benators boing absont in attondanco in the various Investigating Committecs, whioch hove leave to sit during the sossion, o great many moasuros Are How Eulng rushed ‘hruugh, without recalving careful attontion. A fow days 8go, the bill to eatablish an ocenn telegraph bo- twoon Amorioa, Asia, and luropo passed both Hauacs with but little dobate. It has ninco been discovered that the partics standing behind this tichomo aro not rosponsible, and that Erohlbly tho only object in their seouring tho billls to soll tho franchises aocrulng undor it, Bo, to-day, Bouator Cassorly moved a roconsideration of tho vote by which the bill passed, and will call it up at tho first opportunity, I'his action defentsthe bill, for this sosston ab leust, TIE UTAY QUESTION, Tho President was again at the C.PItol to-dn; to look after logislation on the Utah bill, o Lind conforences with the nuthor of the bill, Bonator Frelinghuyson, and with Senators Conk- ling and Edmundd. He reprosented. that thin loglslation was imperative, and msked that tho flontlomnn in quostion pross tho bill for passage. o alao Lind gonforeuces with soveral mombers of tho Iouno on tho samo subjoct; and, also, with reforeuco to tho ot z ¢ TISUING OLAIMA of the Washington Trealy, which ho said should bo passod upon this session, it boing nothing more than good falth roquired. TILE PRESIDENT doos not think {liero is any necomsity for an oxira sossion, and 6o intimated to-day to thoso with whom ho had conforonco. Ho I8 very anx= ious to commenco his contomplated Soitthorn trip in tho latter parc of March, end hence bhis anxioty to have Uongross adjourn on the 4th. PROPOBED NEW WHITE JIOUSE. The movoment looking to tho orcotion of & now mansion for tho Prosident's jresidonco has reacheo that ‘Ynlnt whoro positive legislation is secommended by My, Holaoy's Committeo, which recontly inspoctod the White Houso from foun- dotion to roof, Tho fack cannot bo denied, the Committeo think, that tho prosont building fs. mot fit for both ~an Iixcoutive Manslon and the Presidont's family. It was built sbont olghty yeors ago, and its condition, a8 discovered by-the Committeo, wns wrotche and dangerous, It has boon patched up and g&ldcd over, from qu' to yonr, until it can hardl: 0 rogarded os safo, * It i8, in nddition, too smn! for both o rerldence and office. It was suggested in the Commitico, to-dny, that an nddition might bo orocted on the wost or soutl:, but tho prosent Jocation was rogarded as unhealthy, Other {Aroposluanu woro mado and voted down, but, on ho motion of Mr. Platt, of Virginis, it Was docided to nrgo the passago of o resolution for tho formation of » Commission, to consist of the Bocretary of tho' Treasury, Socrefary of thio In- torior, Postmsster Gonoral, Senator Morrill, of Yormont, and Woells, of Minour, to cxamine tho various eites in tho oity and report to tho next Congress. * OREDIT MOBILIER. p Tho Poland Committeo will not cxamino more witnesaes, ,unless some 1inforeseen circum- stancos shall ocour. A long consultation was Bold to-doy by tho membors, and it is genorally bolioved they will report all tho tostimony to tho Iouso, including that in rogard to Mr. Qolfax without further recommondations, Tho fooling is incronsing all over tho Houso against tho roport of tho Committee, and the beliof is strengthening into a cortainty, that thore will bo no dangor of the expulsion of Amos, Brooks, orany one also. fooling Is not confined to filllrty. The goneral vordict continues to bo that u‘: roport is too harsh for some and too mild for others. - Onkos Amog sald to-day that, from what ho had econ, & resolution to oxpol the Poland Com- :zifltlcn would gob more votes than thoir resolu- on. Speochea aro boing propared for Tuesdny noxt, particularly on tho Domocratic sido. DEPORTED MOVEMENT FOR COLFAX'S IMPEACH- MENT. 1t 1 roported to-night that Fornando Wood 'will, to-morrow, offor a resolution directing tho Committeo on the Judiciary to bring in articlos of impeachment ogainat Vice President Colfax, but, of courso, no such resolution will bo al- lowed to como to a voto. g THE BTOCK EXOHANGE SOANDAL. In connection withtho Im&ro r conduct of United States Judge Oharles T, Sherman, in do- mmdlnF 810,000 a8 a lobby foo for obtaining logislation from Congross, it i8 vroper to say that nobody hore, eithor in tho Ways and Means Committeo or olsowhero, bolieves” that Senator Bherman had any connection with or knowledge of his brother's actions, PRINTING THE DEBATES. Tho Houso to-day paesed the bill giving Willinm J. Murtagh, the editor of the Adminis- tration organ, 0 National Republican, the contraot for the noxt six years for printing and roporting tho oxtravagant humhnfi tho Con- gressional Globe. Although tho Goveramont sayo nearly a quarter of & million of dol- lara ovory Congress by omploying Murtagh, thore was almosat » strictly party voto. PACIFIO RAILROAD INTEREST. - Tho Houso Appropriation Committeo took up tho Paoifis Railrond intorest question this morn- ing, and disposedof BSenntor Edmunds’ amend-~ meont, and by making & fow altorationd theroin, tho only matorial one bning the striking out the m:l;lun which directs tho Scoratary of tho ury to withhold 5 por cont of the not oarn- ings now duo and unappliod, a8 required by the oxisting lpw. ‘This was as far as tho Houso COnrmmitteo seemod willing to go, bu the House itsol?, eepocinlly after the report of the Wilson Committeo is “mado, will be inclined to go tho fall oxtont of tho Sonato proposition, if it does not o ato much moro eovero logislation against the Pacifio Railrond Companics. T the Aasociated Press,) TAGIFIC RATLROAD ' INTEREST, WAsHINGTON, Fob. 10,—Thn Houss Commlltes on Appropriations'to-day consivored tho legislative, oxe- cutive, and judicial spprpvriation bill, aud sgreed to tbe Bonato amendment einuks tuerein, which ropeals tho ninth section of an sct making nn appropristion for o support of tho urmy and for otlier purpoes, for o sear ending Juno 30, 1673, sbprovad March 3, 1671, Tho Houso Committos amend tho Scoate amendmout %0 88 {0 road us follows: *Aud tho Secrotary of the Treasury is dirccted to withliold all psymnen(s to any railroad company and its aaslgns on account of frelght or transportation over their respoctive ronds of any kind to the mmount of the payments, mado hi' tho United Btates for futerest upon the bouds of tho United States, lssied to any puch company, and which shall not Lavo been yoimbursed, and by snch company ey bring sult in the Conrt of Olaim# to recover so much of tho prico of much frolght and transportation ns shall have been withhold ; and fu Buch suit tho right of auch Company to rocover tho samo upon tho v and facts of tlie case shall be dotormined ; end aleo tho rights of the Unlted States upon tho merits of oll poiuty, preacnted by it fu nnswer thereio by them, und the jurisuiction sud power of eoid Court In uny such suif ‘shnll bo tho &6 na in othor actions {heréon, nnd it judgment thereln and_transeript thereof shall have tho eamo forco and effect s in other cases of claim ngainst (L Government in eajd Gonrts, and clther party to such aull sy appeal to the Bupreme Court, sud both such Courta shall glve such causo or causes’ precedeuco of all other business, > THY, PRESIDENT VISITS THE OAPITOL. Preatdent Grant waa ot tho Prosident's room n the Bcuato wing this afternoon, accompanied by Heeretary Fish. As it is known tho Presidcut fa_opposed to an ‘extra sesslon of Congross, it is iuferred from the fact that lio was for some timo privately engaged with Speaker Blalue and General Garflold, Chairman of tho Hiouse Gonuaitteo on Appropriaions) that the oblect of his visit to tho Cn{\l(o was with referonce to the conditions of public husincss, 1o nlso had a confor- ence with members of tho Sonate Committeo on For- oign Relations, OONFIRMED, Tho Sennte confirmad tho following nominations : Goorge 1, Buckner, Poatmastor St Ohacies, Missouri ; ‘Albert Paksous, of Kansas, Agont for (e Choctaw aud Obickasaw Agoncy in Indfon Tesritory, COLORYD GYMPATIY FOI GUDA. A dclegatioun of prominent colored men, repres senting _tho Oubon Anti-Slavery Boclety of New York, walted on Presidont Graut bls room the Bonato ny ot in ‘viug of tho Gapitol,aud prcssatod u potition, nuner- ously slgned, proying that tho Governmont accord Dolligerent righits to Cuba, Tho Prosident uaid cortain correspondenco knd beon going on botween tho Spans 1sh Governmont and that of (o Unfted States, which connst bo mado public wntil called. for by Gongross. Ho approciated thelr fcnlln[il of sympat Y for their brothron {n Oubs, and would do all ho could, coualut- ent with Lia views of publio duty, towards furtheriug thiolr wishes, INDIAN MUSEOSL Tho proposition of Dr. Thomaa Foster, of Miuneso- t, forun_bistoric-geographio attachment to tito Indian Blireau for the proparution of an_evcyclopedia of In- st ofiairs, and of tho raco In the United Btates, and for tho commoncement of an Indisu archacological musoum to form oventually, with the Congrossiounl lemrx, part of a Natlonal inatitution, similar in broadtiyaud scopo to tho Lrltsh Musoum, to-day o~ coived the eanction of tho Becrolary of tho Tnterlor in o forma} lotter of approval, addressod o tho Chairman of tho Scuato Cummitteo oi Indian Affaira, JAD ppropriatiun of $7,000 fa auked 10 carry out tho plan, AMES AD COLFAT. New Yon, Feb, 1 o fosé hun tho following epocial from Washingtos #1n rogard to Golfux, thero s some additional evi- douco of tho moat positive clnrscter that Ames, in & couvorsation with gontlenion, other than Crounzy on tho oventug of tho ' smo day, of ot of the day following that on which Golfax first teatified beforo tho Poland Committeo aftor tho holiday rocess, did say that Colfax’s testimony was subelantlally corfoct, sud (it e only polnt upon which thoy_ ditforod’ was fn rogurd to his still owing Oolfax tho"$300 paid us subecription to tho Credit oblller stock, Ames wald that his memory was cloar ; that ho had refurned this monoy, ond tat tho necount ‘Dbatweon thom was cload without-recelving any divis donds whatover from tho stock, peingcsin s N CREDIT MOBILIER, TILE POLAND COMMITTEE, M, COLYAX. WasmNGTON, Fob, 1V, —Judge Poland’s Committos Dold & speciul nicatingg this morniug to hear tho uddi- tional statoment of Vico Promident Oclfux, Who was Jrosout with i cotsol, Judgo lalo, Aodsat diccuts ly opposito the Vieo Proaidont, dudie Hsle sad that whe Mr. Colfax camo upon’ tho stand, on the I1th fuutant, the bnmediate question beforo tho Committeo related'to depoults of Juno 22, and ho examiued him solely oa to tho eources from’ which ho (Colfax) ob~ tained that monoy, At the thno o had full knowl- edgo of the romiifances from Nesbilt, which Qolfax ~ would oxplaln and submit lotters from Nosbitt, Mr. Halo was infuencod n th! courso * mainly “to coufina tho testimony 1o thopoint ot issuesgain, As tho lotiers wero some- what of privato nature, he dld not want to bring them bofore tho publio, Mr, Oolfax now dosircs fo present {hoso lottera and ‘answor any quostios asked. Mr, | about recelvin, Colfax then road sovorsl lottors from Nesbitt, congrnte Wlatory In their tone, Two of them Incloned cliccka for $1,000, Mr, Colfax furthor toatifiod (hat ho re- cetvod 34,000 1o tho aggregato from Neabitt, $1,000 Do, forp hin tiomination, $3,000 after his nomination, and $1,000 fn Novombor, - o undorstood that Neabitt bad been n contractor fo furnish stampa apd onvelope for thio Post Oltico Dopartment, but tho witnesa hnd noth- tug whatavor to do with afding him to got auch con. tracts, as tlioy wora mado upon tho recommendstion of o Board appointed by tho Postmaster Goneral, Qolfox, after reading tho lottors of Neabitf, stated tha tho frst ono of tho romtttances in April won ox- pressly for porsonal uso, Tho thousand dollar bill in tho congratulatory lottor of Jitno was for political pur- poses, and 80 was tho cliocks In tho lottor of July. Ilo then produced tho draft for $1,000 dated Jino 23 (b samo day that Lo dopoaited tho §1,200 in biils, which draft ho bind sont to and wasindoracd by tho Ohiatrmon of tho Indiann Ropublican Committes, and smothor draft datod July 10, which ho bnd 8ot to and was in- dorved by Lo samg Chalrman, for $1,000 scat bim by Nesbitt for political purposen that month, atating {hal tlcso drafts circumstantially roved the two roe mittancos of Juno and July and thelr dates, o then Tead tho followlng anldavit, adding that, athough Lia atatemont as publishod and toatifod o by him, had, for tho readons slatod by his counsol, roferred only o tho $1,000 in Juno, tho gontlemon ahowed that his momoty was {hiat Golfax had told him of hoth these political rominiscances of Neabitt, BTATE OF INDIANA, 87, JOSEPI COUNTZ: TRickotaon Burroughe, citizen of South Bend, fn anid County and Blate, boing duly sworn, deposea a8 fol Lows : During tho summer of 1868, after tho return of Colfax from ton, in a_consultation about tho approaching politi n-m&nlgn ho (Colfax) rolated to mo tha circumatance of his bavl ug mado the ncqu anco of an old'gontioman in Now York Olty by tho nnme of Nosbitt; that he, Nosbitt, stated to Colfax thot nithor ho nor hisfrionds wantod any office, in common parlance, ‘Lo had no nxes and. bo had abundanco of tcans for himsoif and family, and wishod, if Colfux woulil accapt, to bo- stow s past of nta ‘Wealth $n_sucl o mnanuor 8a would asslat Oolfax in dofraying 1o increaaing exponses in- cldent Lo sald campatgn, and thon offered him (Colfax) tho sum of $1,000 or $2,000 (I am not certain which wan tho sum, but 1t Was_olthor §1,000 of $2,000) for- such purposo, and that all tho favor Lo (Neabitl) wonld asle in roturfi was that bo (Colfax) woilld call on Lim (Neabitt) and take ten with him, I lavo froquently spoken jot_snld_conversation to”my molghbors sud {riends in South Bond durlng tho last few wecks, and having Just boen informed this evoning that Colfax had recently made s statement in ralation to said matter bofore tho Investigating Committes in o gring,” Washington _slthovgh havo not scen sald statoment e, tako pleasuro in malking this afidavit in proo? of that transaction tho satd monoy from sald Nosbitt, in tho hopo that it may in some measuro serve tho cause of truth, and help fo vindicate the just and truthful man, whom I bave intimatoly known for more than thirty years, sgainst tho maliclous asporsions with ‘whi is good name s nasallod, I add further, that Colfax informed mo during tho convorsation above roforred to, that said Nesbitt did glve him $1,000 or $2,000 (I sm notcortaln which sum),and_that’ ho (Colfivx) Roon aftor sont thoamount to the Ohatrman of tho Htate Committse at Indianapolls. Eimed) RioxrTsoN Bunnouows, Subacribed and swora to heforo mo, this 13th day of Fobruary, 1873, 3 [Soal.] Gronae H, Anwanp, Notary Public, EX-SENATOR FOWLER, of Tonneatos, was_sworn, and testified that hohad a conversation with McOomb, and underatood from him that Ames hod Oredit, Moblller stock to bo dist He iad beon offored _Grodit Bobilier stock by Amos, but doclined to rocetvo it, boeause ho understood from the cxplanations mado by Ames that the taking of stock might bring lis privafointerost into conflict with his privato dutics, and ho wanted to vold that, B THE BENATE COMMITTEE, The Bfimlul Committeo of the Benate, of which Mr, Morrill is Chairman, met this aftornoon 0AxES ArES svaa reoalled, Ho toatified that tho first ho evor heard sbout tho cliscks givon Harlan was from Haclan bim- solf, who came to him one day in the closk-room of the Hotee, and eaid ho wanted to roturn $10,000 to the Pacific Ratiroad Company, Tho witness told him he knew nothing about it, Horlan ropliod that his atten- tion hod been called to it by Alloy, and if the money came from tho road ho wantod to return it, Harlan scemod much worrled sbout the matter, 1o thought John B, Alloy could givomore information {n referenca to tho chiock givon Harlsn than any one elso, In anawer o questions of Olark, the wilneas testifd that tho Paclfio Rallrond nevor mado any domand on Harlan for tho monoy, Witness thought the sccount of Du- rant had nover beon sottled ; did not_remember of its containing on ftom for this' check ; Durant was Vice Prosident and General Manngor of tho road, and had absoluto control over it. Ho did not know how Durant got tho money out of tho tressury of the Company. Witnoss did not remombor disclosing to_either Dawes or Bartlott tho convorsation between himsolf and Hux- 1an about about the $10,000. 3 Charlos H, Orano, of Now York, will bo oxamined to-morrow. POMEROQY. WasmIiaTON, Feb, 10.—At tho sltfngs of tlie Pomo. roy Gomnliteo thin norning, Mr. Frellnghuyaen said {hint the resolution which was passod in the Sohute you- torday permitted proof of any allogations of corrup- tion against Pomeroy directly, but not us to his friends, 1o then asked Horton what corso ho would pursuo, Torton sald tho defence should know what tho no- cusers charged hoforo tho defanca was proaonicd. and asked that tho other side submit a written statement af thols allogations, with tho uames of witnosses, Bimpeon_sald tho pending investigation at Topoka, Kan,, required tho' presence thore of some of s witnesses, and thot it would bo_ unjust to com- pel him to mako the statoment required by Mr, Hor- ton at this imo, Afr, Slmpson then calle FHANK DACON, of tho Xansas Legisiature, to show that monoy was of- fored for Lis voto by frleuds of Pomeroy. r, Bacon tostified that Horton sent for him to go to tho Tifft House, whon Horlon offered to pay his campnign expenses if ho would vole for Pomoroy, as it was to the interest of tho Atohison, Topeka & Santn Feo Rallrond that Pomeroy should be elocted. Ifo told Iorton his expensca wero about $2,000, but Horton de- clined, saying lo would pay or §1,000, Noxt ' day, ~ whilo seated o tho Lew Ialaturo, Dr. Rorcbacker camne and urged tho witness 10 vote for Pomeroy, auylug that $3,000 wero ready for Diim, but tho witness rofusod, Tho witness in answer to qlicstions, eaid his oxpenscs wero not $2,000, and did not know wht they were, Tho Judge iorton who miude the offer to Bacon, i3 counsol for Pomeroy, and tho wituess polutod b’ out, - siting with the Gom- mittee, W, It. BOND, of the lower hiousp of {he Jansan’ Leglslature, tostifled liat Joln T, Murphy met bim in Topeka during the canvass, nud said bo had sccn Pomeroy, who wanted Dim (witnees) to voto for him, - On the following Thursday e came to him again, and sald that Pom- eroy lind said that, If witncss would vote for him, lio would ooy him auyihing reasonnble, and advised him to.go and xeo Pomeroy, saying, You can liayo 35,000 Just s well aa ive conts.” 1o didl not call on Pomeroy, Un the Saturday befors tho election, ho called on TPomeroy, and lind a tallt about tho_ eloction and told him he could not vote for him, On the morning of the iu(ut convention, atabout 11 n’clm:k' ono of his col- coguea callod hif out of Dr, Logan's room, saying eomo ono wanted to see him, Ho found Horton fu tho hall, whosaid he did not want to bothor him, but had_somothing to eny to him, and could oy 1t in Aive ‘minutes,, :He took him into anothor room ; locked tho door, and £aid he understood his (witness) position ; know he bad trouble in bis family by death, su Juow what his cireumstances wero; ho was his fricnd, and as hia friend ndvised him ' to tako caro of bimaeolt, Lo said thero Was mouse in minding mat- forn 3 witness nume atood firat. on tho lst of hia delo- faticn, sud ks vory desirous of aviag his volo, "hon ho sald that whaiever was given in the way of moncy waa to bo considered as in tho way of defraying oxpenines, and added: “ Now name wliat you want, and I will go right down to Pomeroy’s room and fix it up {mmncdistdly,” Witnor could not see Pomoroy ; that o had nosa to attend to, and thon loft the room. ation by Horton and members of the Com- mittoe clicited the fact that witness had given cerlain partios to underatand o would vote for anm{ 3 did 80 at tho lustance of his_friends, who thought {hery ‘was no chance of beating Pomnmi, and wanted him to wvoto for him if this was found to ba true, becanse his county had always been on the loatng sido'in Scnatorial contests, Witness did not eay that he would vote for Pomeroy, and did not mesn to if it was possiblo to eal him, B, 0, DRISOOLE, ‘member of tho Lower House, waa sworn, and teaifled : 116 had been appronchiod fn 4 fuancial way four timen in relation to hix voto, Asa Low utged Lim to voto for Tomeroy, snd intimated that $3,00 would nat break him (Low), and sald ho would 'stand between wit- nosa and his conatituents, Threo daya later Low said that Tomoroy was sure to be elocied, ‘and atin ged Tor his ote. . Undorstand, Mr, Olair- ‘o, ho did not offer mosnything, Lut left “tho {m- prosion on my mind that I could trade off in {hat di- Teotlon If I chooso, At another timo, Mr, Palno told Witness thiero waa monay §n Topeks, and sald he could Navo rome. Witness said ho did ot want it. Paluo said that tho money was stolon from tho Govermnent, and that hio might an woll bavo it as sny one clso said {t ould bo glven him without his making any pledgo, and that & friond would call on him in two or threo {uys, and nsk bim to do o favor which he could refuso or’ niot, 82 Lo choose, Thia was the rat direct offer of monby, atd tho wifncss was liurt, becaiso o con- ldored tho offer degrading to biinself; witneas ro- rorted these. facts to BEr, West, who sald thut it was Totling, that hie had beon asked if ho could usa £1,000 or $1,200 to advantege, Tho third instanco s whon Mr, Hoke, member of the Clty Gouncil of Atchinon, took the 'witnose intos room in tho TIMT onso, and sald ¢ Buainoss fa business ; juat aay how wmuch 'monoy 1§ will tako to uecura your vote Tho witucas was angry and told Hoko thnt bo was not tho firut of Yomoroy's atrlkers, who had offored him money, and that he would have him know that Yomordy had not money enougli to buy hia' voto, Puddy Brows, of Atchlson, camo into wittiouses® room, and eutd ho likod tho way ke talked, Theu ho said, #1¢ you will Lo hore to-marrow, I’ Liao monoy, aud you ¢an liave eome just na well as not, and Fadviso you o tako it.” ‘Tho” withosa coneluded {0 tako the nonoy and thon go into the Tt House, and exposo tho bribory, 80 Lo mado mo roply but bowed Lrown out of fho room; witnews did mot sco Brown on tho nest day, but on tho follow- fng, he camo to Lim, ' and eaid he could not'get the money tha day beforo, but bo had it then, snd was ready for busincss, Tho witness answored, # Brown, don't show mo sny money; if you bad coino Jestesday, you and I would have beos rulned, Tabiould avo accoplod the monoy, and then oxposed you, 2 my yame would have beon ¢Usgraced,” Prown askc = 0 £99§ "I;_m_‘s\!ax{,'j NUMBER 185. ‘witness not to telt nnyono; wilnees sald_ho wonld oty on condition thiat Drown plould go and tell Pomeroy that nono of his strikers mist offor him any mord monoy, and that §f thoy didn't keop ateny from him he ‘woulll trumpet it all over the world, That was the last 1 ovor heard of monoy, Thoro belng no atlior witnosses for the proscoution reacat, nor likely to bo to-morrow, the Committes ade ourned until Friday, when Deverin, Chatrmon of the opeks Invenligatiog Gomnitteo, {s_oxpected toba Eruenkwllh 1ho original packages of monvy oxhiblted York in the Joiut’ Gonvoution ad” having been pald bim by Yomoroy, | ——— NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, JUDOE HILERMAN, WARHINGTON, Fob, 10,—At the silting of the Ways snd Moans Qomimittcee, to-day, Judgo Bhermon reiter- ated hfn statement aa {0 his cotirae in the mattor of the New York Slock Exchange, Hohad not heen in Washe ington for {hreo years, and nover had attempted 40 ine fitienco the legislativo conduct of his brother, Senatos Shorman, or any otlier porson whatover, 4 CONGRESSIONAL, ¥ ¥ SENATE. . ! 5 DIBADILITI UEMOVED, WARBITNOTOX, Fob, 10,—Tho House Lill removing the disnbilies of ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, passed: FRINTING THEK DEDATES, Mr, ANTHONY called aitontion o tho nocessity of maldag some doctslon a regard Lo tho contrnct for the publication of tho debatos of Gongress, ss ths oxiating contract cxpiros un thodih of March, Mr, Anthony intimated that ho would ask tho Senats to conslder the subjoct to-morrow. 3 THE WTEAMDOAT DILL. Mr. BLAIR maved to tako up tho conferenco report on thio Bleambont bill mado nt the lnat mession, but aftor somo discuselon, the motion woa withdrawn untt] morrow, THE S(ONVON PRODLEN, Mr, FRELINGHUYSEN gavo notico that he would ask thio Sonate to-morrow to take up tho bill roported from tho Judiciary Committeo rolating to Utah affalrs, CUSTOMA REGULATIONS, 3r. BHERMAN, from tho Committeo on Licences, roported without amendment tho Lill providing tha upon all fmportationa of sugar, molasses, pig irox, and rallroad iron, thio nmount of hond required shall'only Dboin tho penal sum of doubl the smount of tha dutics on aitch nrtfoles, and that upon all other fmpor. tationa it stialt bo in o Penal sum cqual to tho involce valuoof tho morchandiso imported with the duties added. TCRRITORIAL RATLNOADS, Mr, STEWART, from tho Committes on Publio Lands, reported with amendments tho Houso bill proe scribing tho general provisions under which persons may incorporato themeelvos 88 raflrond compantes fn tho Territories and scoure tho right of way for thelr roads over the public lands, The nmendments are in thio naturo of m sulatltuts or tio 1iouso bil and are ‘malaly copled from tho General Incorporation law tho Btato of Ohlo, 4 o THE OREER JINDIANS, Mr, CORBETT, from tho Commitico on Indian Afs folrs, reported, Without amendment, the House bill nuthorizing negoliations with tho Creck Indions for a cesslon of part of their reservation, TEXAS PACIFIO RATLTOAD, Mr. STEWART, from tho Committeo on Pacifo Raite roads, roported, with smendments, & bill_aupplomen- tal o tho act jucorporating {ho Texas & mcfim Ratl. road Company. "It authorizos tho sald Company to consolidato with or lease any raflroad {n Texas or Calle fornie, connecting with its main line, on such con. ditions as may bo preacribed by the laws of thoso Btates ; and alfo, to construct branches from jts main linonorth to poluts in Utah and Colorado, or to tho Etuto lino of Novada, and south to the Mexlcan bound- ary, ono branch norfh and ona south, to bp 00 con structed from the main lino in cach of 'tho Torritoriea of New Maxico and Arizona, THE DANENUPT LAW, H Mr, WILSON infroduced a bill authorizing the g:uklg:nt l]:nwpnlllnt mrfi Ccmmmnnern to revise the nkrupt law and roport smendments thersto, Roe ferzod 10 tho Judiciary Gommitice, THETWO PER GENT DILE, On motion of Mr, TRUMBULL, tho Indtana, Ohlo, and Tlinols 2 per cent bill was takten up by n volo o 20to 21, and debated at length, Messrs, Thurm: Trumbull, Pratt, Morton, and Logan supporting, :1::] Menars, Frelinghuyten ahd Edmusds opposing 1t No action, THE ASIA TELEGRADH, Mr, OASSERLY ontered amotion to recopsider the vote passing tha Asiactic Cablo Telegraph bill, After excoiitivo sesalon tho Senato ourned, . HOUSE. The Houso wont Into Committeo of the Whols, and resumed conslderation of tho Sundry Olvil Appropria- tion bill, but without disposing of it, the Committcs osont 1 Delock, 1, m., o motion of ate, GARFIELD, 1o wikhod héarisg for Mr, Beatty on tho bill to giva o : REPONTING AND PUDLISIING of tho dobates to Mr, Burtagh, of the Washington Ree ‘publican, ; Alr. BEATTY ogaln moved tho previous questio, &nd tho question was secondod, 82 L0 43, ' Aftor dobate sud romarks by Mr, BEATTY, Mr. BLAIR moved to lay the bill on the table, which was egativod—yoas, 847 nays, 100, Tho volo'wss almost o striotly party ono, The bill was then passed without a division. The Houso then proceeded, in accordance with pree vious arrangement, to tho cousideration of bills re. ported from tho Committoo on Military Affairs. Tho following bifls woro reporicd by Mr, COBUTN, o following bills woro reported ) N Ohairman of tho Military Commiltee, and passed) T provide for the lnspection of the distributions of the appropriations made by army oflicera; to extend for ono year, till Fob, 1, 1874, tho tima for filing claims for additionsl bounty under tho act of July 28, 1800; to provido for headstoncs in the National Military Cemen terfes; {o confirm tho purchase, by the proper Execti- tive Dopartment, of a cortain tract of land at Omnha, Nt 0 suthorize {ho Becretary of War to oscertain 1l imount of oxpense incurred by the Territorial aue thoritics of Dakota in arming, equipping, and supply- ing the volunteer forces in the Indian war of 1862, Mr, COBURN also reported o bill declaratory of the meaning of the third scction of tho act of July 11, 1870, in regard to the timo ot which commis« slons fzaued 10 oflcers during tho late wor, who wora prisoners of war, olc,, sball fko offcot, ' This bilk gave rina to cons{derairlo disoussion and opposition, it ing stated in tho courso of the debato that it would invalidato the army record, and take twenty millions out of tho Treasury, Tlio Touso refused to second the provious question, and tho bill was recommitted, M, COBURN also reported a bill to provide that no ‘person ehall bo promoted in the army who la sddicted to the intemperato use of intoxicating lquors or drugs, M, DODDS wanted to kno if that, rulo_ had bosn in force during the war, what would have become of President ? & 55 1fr, COBURN roplicd that it would not have applied - tohim ot oll, Itapplicd only to drunkards, oud he asked what gentleman would dare o voto agatnst such Toposition 1 r, HAY (Ill.) sald that Lo had dared to vofe agaiust it in Comamittec, and would voto agafuat it ir thie House, Mr. FARNSWORTH moved to strlko out the word intomporato, 83 that tlio uct aiould apply to thoso whe sro adicted to the una of intoxicating liquors. Mr, STEVENSON romarked that if tho soldlers ero il tesiotalorsthero would bo o Aghters, {Laughe hfl’. ‘W, R, ROBERTS (New York) suggested that it should bo mado to include members of Congress, [avgator,] Mr, MolNTYRE moved to lay the bill on tho table, Nogailved, Mr. Farnowortl's amendmont was rejected, and the il pawsedd, Tacess, EVENTHO BESSION. The proceedings in the evening eession wore con- fined gxelualvely to bils reported from the Committes on Military Affairs, none of which are of o publio character. At 11:30'o'clock, the 1louee was engaged {n thio unprofitablowork of attempting to get a quorum by & call of the House. The bill on which the Housa camo to stand-still on account of the absenco of a quOFum was one to ovide for the recomputation of the accounts between 0 United States and tho soveral States and tha Oity of Daltimoro, groving eut of moneys oxponded by such Btates,and clty, "It recoived ite backing chiefly from the Déwacratiosido of tho Houso, and {ho oppos sitian to adfournment camo from that aide, THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications. Cuioago, Fob, 10.—The Bignal Sorvice re. ports from the Northwest indicato o return ot cold weathor in that region—at Pombina, 3 de- gmsn bolow zoro ; at Braokinridge, 8 bolow ; at t. Paul, 3 abovo ; at Mm‘q‘uetlo, 13 above ; at Alpenn, 20 above ;* at Obiongo, 23 above; at Omaha, 20 above ; at Choyenno, 9 above; at Corinne, Utah, 11 sbovo, ot San Francisco, 40 obove and cloudy. At the Last and Bouth tho termorature is quito modorate. Bnowing in Utah, Raining in Moine eud Goorgis, Gons erally cloud{ throughout tho Eust and South and wost of tho Rocky mountains, Wan DeranTMeNT, Oryick or rnr Omer BroNay, Benvice, DivisioN oy TELEGRAMS AND Reronts von Tup DBeNerir or CoMmERcE, Wasninaroy, D. 0., Fob, 19.—Probabilitics— Risiug_baromelor and pleasant wenthor for Thuredsy_provail in tho Middle and Eastern Btates. In tho South Atlantlo States, partly cloudy and clear weathor, Light winds and ploneant woathor in tho Gulf Btates, and thenco ovor the Lower Lukes. Falling barometor and yising tomporaturo from tho Alissouri River ta tho Uppor Lakos. e Machinery Ac[ tdeo outsvizLe, TFob. 10.—Ubis morning, Davia Randadh o Shployo o Tl Trou Warls, Now Albany, while in the aot of coupling o shaft whicl drivos tho nail machines, got hin cost- tall canght in tho coupling and wae drawn round tho shaft with such torriblo velocity that his boots wero thrown off and his clothing almost ontiroly utrl‘rged from his body, As soon aa the engine could bo stopped he was releasod, The flouh was torn from the bone on the right arm and on tho loft log bolow tho kneo, and his face and head was badly bruised. The physiciau thinke thoro is » chance for Lis recovery,