Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1873, Page 8

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1873. WASHINGTON. (Continued from the First Page.) Fislacdto s motion toallow Iadies, who were crowding 0 the corridors, to come into the hall of the House, 2fr, RANDALL said he had 1o objection to tha vided ft wos un that no amendments woul voted on to-night. 1f votes were tobe taken be wishad the members to be nndisturbed. -The motion to admit the ladies was rojected—only L Wwfi in the lflt!;mzflvb. A, en proceeded withhis remarksin ESECnT A achate oommcssod i 2 sosne't 3o any debate oppressed with 3 sonse f Ze- fponalhility_ under which ho mow addressed the Hous. Ho Dad soken in meny forcms, those . where the lives of men hung wavesin In the acale of. justice, but never where 0 rok thata 4 was being sed which must scitle for 2l time the right of the House esentatives of the United States. He stood here to say hat tho ‘Houuso had 1o Jurisdiction over what it was now doing; hat it had no copstitutional or legal right to expel sy ;Embu for s crime alleged ag b expunged, all the peopie, Tho Chairman of the select committee (Polsnd) had told ¥ that a murderer would be eligi- bis i the poople could elect mur- deros, what business bad the Houeo to expel bim. s BINGHAM-—Yes, sure enough. It's none of your £ murder is no disqua‘ificstion {rom eleo- st right bad the Houso to supervise it? On the Atatement of his accusers “Ames was an hon- estman, On the statement of everybody he Was an Bonest man, Was there s man n the House who did Dot belleve Oukes Amea was an honest and truthtal man? Who was {here that did not believe every word besaid? Not the Comruitte. He had Xept hia debit and credit sccount in his simplé blacksmith way, but ¥lth S8 much acouracy s it would be kept in'the first gounting-pouse ot ho lind, e, hen, s a3 onest man, a patriotic man, snd they were expel him Jost other members might be contamizated wich bis Honests, and Dis patriotism. the m 105t e interest on hia bribe, end bay gled about the percentage “of tnterest, He ot s and acked interast o 1o ribe. ghter, The b(:nu:am: llll, tut time weaa extended for Mr. Botler weat on forty . minutee, oud ito his axgument. Whst Oskes Ames had exelly Aome was this: He had said to membere: This stoc] 15 valuable, T think we have arranged it 6o that it will Tavalusbief we are let slone, if nobody is ullowed to fovy Wlackmail on us; and, therefore, I want you to Bave eneh little modicum of interest initss it you il prick up your ears whenever tho Union PaciSc Bailrad {8 mentioned, Was that o bribe7 What ‘wrers these gentlemen todo? Ithad been found ex- presaly that there was Dothing ssked by Amea of {hers %0 got them to take the bribe.” Ho had to guarantee 10 es cent interest on thekribe, Who cver bieard of such 2Trbo as that befare? And Lo bad redecmed hg gusrantes sfterwards, becauso Ames' word was 83 good o hiabond. If cvery man connected with the matler Zind £1050 where Ames_stood, with God's trath, this torm womld have blosn Over, and would herdly bave “nade s ripple on the political surfaco, There wis mot man prescnt who did not know fhat the truth was 1hat mien 0 the couvase got shaky, and incautiously denied ft, [Leushter on the Democratio side.] "BINGHAD (rifing)—I did ot deny it, and I did not get sunty, (Continted iaaghter.] Afr. BUTLER—1 am inculpating nobody, but I 33 the country anderetand what this 0ld man has done, Whe head and front of his offending hath that extent 3 e never dented it to onybody. You may mend him from this House disgraced. No, mot much He goes away & truth-loving, trnth-telling mas, beforo his God, apd an horest man beforo the goople. Thank God, you csamot disgrace him, Tien with that chavacter camnot be 'disgraced. There s mot sman of you who, if Ames were would ot be glad to take bis hand lagtasy, when God Judges tho acts of sll men; and ‘who ‘shall go unwhipped if every man bas every ‘act 'of his life brought against him without power of investigation or excuse? Oskes Ames Zhought he was doing Tight. He is a pure man to-day. Ther is no ozcasion for expulslon in Nis case, for thers S5m0t ma of 301, Ty {Hends, who would be sham- ‘ed or disin %0’sssoctate with Oakes Ames after You bave voted 0 exptl 7 Leaving tho caso of Ames and passing fo irocks, ke etated the factto be that the Committeehad n Brooks’ having the first 100 harea ‘of Gredit Mobilier stock, becauso he got it befora_ he fwas s Government Director. 1t was the lnst Thares that the Committeo condemned him o ; but right attached to that the rig snbscribe “Brooks, howerer, insisted, eitber aid Dot know which, '4fty shares; thatls, ‘ground floor, s the ‘Ho had claimed that Tight. and bad nt it before s board of directors as 8 right, and they sccorded him hat tight. That might be extortion ‘on the part of Brooks, if it bad been canceded out of fearcfhimas a Governmeny Direcior, but that wg of gett s bribe he o B potwhat B ‘oouid, and calling ho ‘ooula Xebp the bribeo from getting Wobribe, [Lavgh; Who ever has heard of that before? He thought of every phase of criminal law, but bo » thing belore, "The hammer again fell, snd Butler took his seat. the closest attention, Interrupted with Isughter aud ap- O S argament, 10 o orfe A 15 he objece tions of Bfla&r Afi’um that the House had of expulsion for acta dons before for. ‘e position contendod for on the otber sideto f 1sw by which 1t 8 or- “and vas frequently cight stated that there was an iron role Who may come into eliher body touching ths ackin. his ife that aatedates by minute of tmo the Qatewhen o recelved the of conatitnent Sody. That posiion he aesailed by Iogic, by law, 20d utler’s remark that it ‘American Constitution, American character, and, hst the gentleman talked 8o much -Atherican liberty, 1t would hurt all these, pro- was fit to bo dope. A member ahould consclence, his ost I 1ris hands, and shomd talk mo more az;g: Tour days only being left to doa high pul ‘Be'was followed by Mr. WILSON, Chalrman oo ot TR ttea, who argued ogal ¢ re- rt made from the Judiciary Committee, on Monday %xnux. Wefl ‘the conclusions arzived at b=y 4 ¢ report as cious and full of mischief. Mr. GOODRICH, another dissenting member of the Jndiciary od similar vie thes, express wa. tr. ELDRIDGE Tiext took the floor, and entered on =legil discuseion of the perlimetntary question in- ‘the position asumed by the Ju- ‘after some rematks by Afr. YOUXG in opposition to ihe resolutions, and rending Suggestions about {be Clostg of the debate, M. SARGENT sent up substi- tuta Tor the pending resolutions, s follows : W "By the report of the Select Committes Bereln, it appears that fne acts chugod as offenses against members of the Houte in_connection With the Ctodit Mobilier. ocourred mors than fivo yers ago, smd long befors o elecion of such perscis 1o ; and W ‘Grest doubts exist as to the rightful ex- exc.s0 by the House of 1ts power to expel a member for Offenses comumitted by Euch member long before his election thereto, and not connected with such election; therefare, ‘Resolved, Tust the Select Committes bo discharged trum the ubject. Mr. RITCHIE offered s resolution, which ho had suggesied this morning, censuring il members who had. participated in the Credit Mobiller stock, but the SPEAKER decided that in the matters of censure {Lis resolution ehould not cover more names than one, ‘. BUTLER inquired whether it would be in order £ offer & resviution which would name no membars, but ‘characterize (he tranes:tjons, e ined to rals on & bypothetical The AWES hoped that if a resolutlon was tobe iciary Committee. 256, 31z, D) offered which included his neme, or wh'ch rhuoracter- {zedunzining hehad dome, be would be Lermitted to “After various informal suggestions and tions, the House, at 11:40, took e it 10 B tamor. row marnicg, the first Lour to be far debate, and then £he presious guestions lo be called . An-Amazonian Frec Fight. St. Louss, Feb. 26;—The Vienns, Mo., Ban- ner gives an account of o murderdus afffay bo- tween soveral women six miles from that place, last Tuesdsy. 1t appears that 3rs, Jule Lromws and Mrs. Catherine Orton engsged in a quarrel, S which Orton struck Brown a govere blow with & stone. Afrs- Bowler, sistor to Orton, then aftack- 2 Brown, and fight ensued, during which Nanoy Kale, mother of Mrs. Orton, -came to aid Mrs, Bowler, and Mra. Brown was strock over the head with & heavy piece of board. At this junc- targ 1ir- Kaight, futher of Mee. Brows, artived, aad moceoded in quelling he_disturbance, bub 28 he-was leading his daughter nw:iy, Mrs. Bowler rushed uron Mrs. Drown, dealt her » aavage blow in the righy sido with » butcher's kuife, from which ho foll aud expiredin two minutes. All the parties were arrested. ) Railroad Accident. - Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tr? Duntque, Feb. 20.—On the Iows D; the Tilinoia Central Railroad, near thiscity, & collision occurred this morning, between the gorthern-bound passenger train on the Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque Road, and the llinois Cen- tral western-bound passenger train. The ehock was terrific. Both engines were considerably smashed up, sod the express-car of the Illinois Central * was telescoped by the car in its rear, the end-being driven in®one-halt tho le of the- car. Theodore Cole, the express- messenger, was elightly injured in the head and breast. The scenes enzcted in the well-filled passenger. coachen, when the shock:was felt, werevaried. The sudden bump and stoppage caused everypody to lunge forward. Mr. Quack: enbush, of Dubuque, in felling forward came in contact with a seat which knocked ouf some of his teeth. Littlo babies, that were quietly lesping in their mothers' laps, 28 woll as the matrons themselyes, wero thrown forward sgainet the seats with & velocity that betokened danger. Men who were standing up fell prostrate on the floor. Menny persons had their faces and bands skinned and their Dodies slightly braized, but all ‘miraculously es- caped eerious injuries. _The direct cause of the aceident is seid to be owing to the heaviness and density of the snow-storm, W ch prevented the trains from being seen auy distance apart. SPRINGFIELD. Am fnharmonious Meceting of the Cook County Declegation ~ Wrangle Qver the Matter of County Boards--Lob- byists. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, SPRNGEIELD, 1L, Feb. 26.—The House Cook County delogation, to which was referred certain bills and resolutions relative to the sbolition of boards in Chicago, met this evening, thirtesn ‘members and some visitors being present. JIr. Wayman was in the Chair, and Mr. Herting Bee- retary. It was suggested that the papers ro— ferred to the delegation be read, but there seemed to be no disposition to take them up. r. Halpin then offercd the following a8 tho re- port of the Committes: 5 The Special Committes _consisting of the Cook Connty delegates, to_whom was referrod he Honse bill No.—, and resolations relating to police matters, and aleo recomucending the repesl of all luye eatablishing boasds in the City Government of Chicago, having had the samo undr consideration, would respectfully report that your Committes recogsnizo the spirit and lottes of the Constitution 1o prohibiting_special legislation. They also deem it inexpedient and a fruitfal cause of evil the so frequently chang- ing or amending of city charters, ‘They also aro well aware that the excicimentlately so prevalent in the City of Chicago has been catwrely allayed by the restoration of the disturbed powers. and machinery of the City Government huving charge of police matters. The peaco an good order of the city is being preserved. Tho Guestion that seemed. to sgitate tho public mind of Chicago has been transferred to the judicial tribunals, where, no doubt, it will roceive proper consideration, and its determination, when ar- Tived ot, will bo cheerfally acquiosced in by the peogle” W would, thercforo recommend that thio bill and tho regolutions do lio on tho table. Afr. Bradwell did not agree with the report. Mr. Hopkins thought It was strange they had 00 chance toactnpon the bill and resolutions referred to them. Mr. Truitts bill aad Mr. Sherman's Tesolu- tiops were rend. Mr. Cullerton believed they were all intro~ duced to bring down the bosrds, but they did not come. ' M. Herting moved the provious guostion. At &ifl point the delegation’ was in roars of laugh- r. % Mr. Sherman pronounced the proceedings & arce. Mr. Wicker moved to_amend the report by sbolishing the Board of Police. That would be tho t;lx\n]x way to bring peace, Tho Major and Mr. :fl wantod the Bo::d sbolished. 3r. Cullertan thought Luley came with s bad graco to ask a favor after calling the delogation. Bat-house politicians sud bummers. - ir. Bradwell made a long and strong speech in favor of Wicker's amendment. . Washbarn moved to lsy tho amendment on the table. . Mr. Sherman was sorry the msjority had un- dertaken to apply the gnag-hw. Thore Was no table in & comuuttee. . Hopkins held the same notion. 3fr. Washburn called for the motion. M., Wicker hoped they would not disgrace themselves. The Chair pounded the table. HT?F iins mocused tho Choir of irregularity. The Chair ordered Hopkins to sit down, and punished tLe table with his fist. Hopkins was opposed to Eg- w, and would eit down when he pleased. oth believed that instead of being & Committee they were a set of ragamuffins. Dir. McLauch- lin was opposed to gog-law. ¥ h;‘fickzra amendment was not laid upon the e. McLanchlin moved that everybody be invited to speak. )BIE‘. Sherman would Iike to hear from Roun- tree, who did not let him hear. k. Kehoe asserted that the Mayor, having ot tgamen be wanted, desired to retain the s : Mr, Lomax moved to_adjonrn. TLost—8 to 7. M. Peltzer moved to lay the bill on the table. The motion provailed—10) t0 6, as followa: Feas—Booth, Weshburn, Herting, Halpin, Wayman, Cullertan, Peltzer; Lomax, McLauch- lin, Rountree. Nays—Wicker, Bherman, Hoplkins, Bradwell, Benne, Kanne. Two motions to adjonrn were lost. After more fuss, ridicalous motions, Inughter, . and abuse, a motion to adjourn for & week pre- vailed. < The proceedings would disgrace tho old Board of Susern‘aumv 'W. D. Gray, President of the Board of Trus- tees of the Town of Jeflerson, and & delegation of two are hers to protest sgainst the West Side Park bill in its present shapo. If improvements are to bo made at their expense, they desire to have some voice in the matter. ‘Commissioner Ashton, the vanguard of the Gook County Committes “:gvoinud by the County Commissioners to influence legisiation, s arrived at the Leland. He might a8 well ba st home. The delegation ia sbundantly able to mix things withont his sssisiance, The House Judicial Department Committee ara evenly divided on the question of establish- inzédml-n'ct courts, and there i8 likely fo beno action. LOUISIANA. Proclamation from Governor McEn- ery Calling for the Enrollment of a Militia Force. New Onueaxs, Feb. 26.—The following was ingued this evening: PROCLAMATION. BTaTE OF LOUISIANA, EXEOUTIVE OFFICE, NEw OBLEARS, Feb, 20, 1873, By virtue of theauthority in'me vested, L, John McEnery, Governor of the State of Louieiana, call upon End command sl citizsns of the Parish of Orleans, between hio oges and 5, subi to. and capsble of tia ject Quty to report fortbwith at the headquartery of Msj.-Gen, Eugens Waggoner, commanding the First Division Louisiana 3illitin, ‘st No. 122 Gravier street, for the purpose of enrolimeat ss militismen for assignment to the severs! militia commands now in ‘process of organization in the Parish of Orleaas, Per- fons baving &rme will have the preference in eaid en~ Tollment. The militia thus organized will be dis- bandod n 800n s the prescat emesgency, the urgency in public sffairs, sball cease, [Signed] Jx0, McESERT. The following joint resolution of the McEnery Legislature was promulgated this evening: Reolecd, By tho Senaloand Houso of Bepresenta~ tives of the Biste of Loulsian in Genersl Assembly convened, that Gov., AlcEnery be, and is hereby re- Quested to use the civil, and, f necessary, the military Bovernment of the State to reinstate the Judges of the Fhird, Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth District Conrts of the parlsh of Orleans on thair respective benches, and {o sustain them in the exerciso of their judici powas, % A Singular Accident.. . " Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunc. Drs 3TorNes, Jows. Feb. 26.—A miner's drill, four feet Jong and & inch in dismater, fell from Hhe inonth of the shaft ab Lo Watson Cosl Com- pany's bank to-dsy snd struck Benjamin Couch, 123 feot below, in the - beck st tho right of the epine, just above the hips, and passing through his-body cams out near tho rectum. The "l mados terrible wound, but it was withdrawi bya follow- | workman st Couch's request, - Medical aid was snmmoned at once, and the safferer will proba- iy recover. The Mexican Frontier Commission. ‘Mataxonas, Feb. 26,—Tho Frontier Commis- sion, having concluded its eession at this place, Joft here to-day for Corpus Christ], with su ee- cort of cavalry, From Corpus Christi they go to Rio Grande City, Lereds, Esgle Paas, and $an Antonlo, whenca they procaed to Washing- on. ©Ocenn Steamship N Lrvereoor, Feb. 26.—Steamships- Parthis, Greecs, and Batic have arrived. . New Yomr, Feb. 26.—Arrived—Steamer Spain, from Liverpool; steamships Pereire, from Havro; Atlantic, from Liverpool; Silosis, from Hamburg. The President Xnvited to Visit Nashe i villes’ NasavinLe, Teon., Feb. 26.—The City Conn- ¢il of Nashville have unanimonsly adopted a resolution requesting President Grant to visit Nashville during his Southern tonr, and tender- ing him the hospitalities of the city. : i srame ot - Obituary. Crsorssait, “Feb. 26.—~A Dayton, O., dispatch reports the death, to-dsy, of 3. B. AlcCormick, aged 83 ET:!' 2 member of the reaper manufac- tarin, . He residod formerly in Chicago, and then in 5t. Louis. “sdoption of M. Dufaure's pro FOREIGN. Russia, Germany, and Aus- trta Decline to Eecog~ nize the New Be- public. Insurrectionary Movements in Two of the Russian Provinces. The Spanish Government Making Prep- arations to Meet the Carlists. SPAIN. Toxpox, Feb. 26.—It is ramored that Gen. Zeballo, the Carlist leader, is marching on Bfad- rid with four battalions. Foreign men-of-war ate cruising off the Span- ish coast, to protact the subjects of their re- spective Governments, Ttaly, Austris, and & msjority of the Europesn powers maintain semi-official relations with Bpain, pending the formation of a regular gov- ernment. Russia is not disposed to recognize, in any ‘mauner, the presont Government. Pants, Feb, 26.—La Liberte reports that n family council has boen held by the Bpanish ‘Bourbons in Paris, and that ex-Queen Isabella hss summoned her son Prince Alphonso from Rome. Tho leading Govornments in Enrope have agreed to protect Portugal against aggression {rom Spain. Mapuip, Feb. 26.—The Government is organ- izing an army of twenty battslions to fight the Carlist insurgents. Senor Tetuan, Minister of Finance, has ss- sured the officors of the new Mortgage Bank that the Government will respect all financial en- fimants made by the Government of King us. Denye, Feb, 26.—The Swiss Government haa tormally recoguized the Republio of Spuin. _In their note to the Spanish Government the Fed- eral Council say they hope that after strifo and suifering thero will be peaco and prosperity for the country. Viexxa, Fob. 26.—Tho Austrian Government is disposed to act with Prussia and Russia in re- gard to the new Government io Spain. It con- siders that the Iatter is not yet securo enough in tho posscssion of power to bo entitlod to foll acknowledgment as one of thegEuropesn gov- erumeuts. Bepuy, Feb. 26.—The Provinzial Corre- spondenz ehows that the Republic of Spain is not deeply rooted. It has to meet the first fresh in- i) struggle and attempts of European so- cialists to make their profit out of it, aud tocopo with them successf itaelf establishod. Aapam, Feb. 26, —Minister Colomes hos telo- grapbed fo tho authoritics of Cuba and Porto fico tho_formation of = new ministry, and says {biat the Repnblic will dofend, at whatever prico, tho integtity of the Antilles. pa sy FRANCE. Panrs, Feb. 26.—The Moderato Lot has re- solved 10 support the constitutional project of the Committee of Thirty, as amended Dy the osition for & Bec- ond Chamber. The Extreme Loft will oppose it, 2nd the Moderate, Right may sbsiain from Soting. It is estimated, however, tbat Thiers ill Lave s mojority of ‘100 when the project comes to s vote, A iy before it can consider —_— CANADA. ; NEw Yomk, Feb. 26.—A Quebec specisl ssys that at the riot there, day before yesterday, two et awere Killed, memed_linessles and Cove. Saveral were wonnded. One of the candidates, Pelletier, narrowly escaped, s bullet having assed through his cap. The other candidato, uot, was approached by a gigantic rough, who as about to mako an asssult, when he was pre- ventod by some of the candidates’ supporters, At night & lot of Huot's fighting men, who had ot been paid for their work, would have wrecked Tis house but for the interference of the police on the following doy. The Dominion artillery is to be stationed at the polling-booths. —_— RUSSIA, Vizxana, Feb. 26.—A socialist insurrection is roported duiogg U pessatto, i {he Bussian Provinces of Volbynis and Podolia. The insur- gents ara #aid to be murdering their opponents, plandering and burning property. A force of nssian troops sent to suppress the insurraction was defeated i Loxpox, Feb. 26—No_additional intalligence has boen roceired fera of the insarzection 14 &e peasantry in the Bussian wvinces of the Volhy- nin and Podolsia. The Government of Russia Torbids the transmission of any dispatches rela- tive to tho trouble. ———— GREAT BRITAIN. Feb, 26—The Amoricsn Club, of LoxDoy, 4 ball i celobration of Liverpool, gavo a grand Washington's birthdsy. z The condition of Count Bornatorff is hopeless. s disenso 18 dropsy. - The stockholders of the London & Liver- pool & Globe Insurance Compsny held a Sotmy meoting to-day, tho trouble growing out of tho fack that no dividend had been declared, owing to the losses of tho Company by co grations in Chicago and Boston. Loxpox, Feb. 27.—Steamship Grecisn, from Livorpool’ for Palermo, with forty hends on ‘board, is supposed to be lost. The Conservative Associations give & grand ‘banguet at Leods on the 16th of April. Sit Rowland Stophenson s acting 38 medistor botween the masters and men 1 South Wales for the setulement of the sirike. The Dowlars Company yesiorday extinguighed, o, fires of their furnaces, It ia probable thatthe cosl- ‘miners in North Wales will strike in a fortnight it the increase of wagos they demand is not con- ceded. The mining districts are quict. New Yoms, Feb. 26.—The London ZTimes of the 13th, publishes the diplomatio correspond- ence between the English and Russian_Govern- ments regarding aflairs in Contral Asis, which closes with tho conceesion on the part of the Russian Government of the immediate point of dispute, the boundary line 1aid down by Eogusa being accopted. e GREECE, Argexs, Feb, 26.—King George opened the Greek Chambers to-day in & specch, in which he said the foreign relations of tho country were sntisfactory. The roysl speech promises reform in government, contipuance of railway construc- tion, and that brigandage ehall be annihilated. ———— ) RAYTI, Hivasa, Feb. 25.—News has been received ‘ere from Hayti to the 218t inst. A revolution is momentarily expected to break out, and Port an Prince s alrecdy been placed in = state of siege. PORTUGAL. Taspos, Feb. 26.—Tho King of Portugal and Amadeus vesterday visited tho iron-clad Mins- taur, the ilag-ship of {bo British squadron, snd Tunched with Admiral Hormby. ROUMANIA. ‘Bucmaresy, Feb. 26.—The votein the Cham- bers, vesterday, on_tho bill suthorizing the es- tablishment of ' political agents at ‘Washington and Rame, was on the question of ““urgency,” sndnot on its passage, ss _praviously stated. The bill came up to-day for final action snd was rejected. g GERMANY. Brruv, Feb, 26.—~The session of the German Parliament will open_on the 12th of March. The journeymen bakers in Bfutigart bave struck work for highor wages. The Association of German Mastor-Printers, in Leipsic, have re- solved to lock ont all employes who _belong to the compositors’ society, if tho strike now in Pprogress continues after s certain dsy. Railrond News. S1. Louts, Feb. 26 —A meoting of tho citizena of Bt. Louis and various countics lying along the river bank between here and Belmout, Mo., was held .at the Southern Hotel, last night, to take proliminary steps to form & company to build 5 railroad along tho western baak of tho Missis- sippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans. Sev- eral speeches were mado setting forth the im- portance of such an enterprise, and five promi- Dent gentlemen living in each river county be- twween hore and Belmont wero appointed as com- 'missioners to solicit_stock, and five infinential gentlemen of this city, incloding Mayor Brown, were appointed an executive committee to callect and place the enterprise properly before the peo- ple. Another meeting i to bo bold in April to form & permanent organization. Sperial Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune. - Qurycy, TIL., Feb. 26,—Chief-Engineer Alexan- der, of tho Indianapolis. Bloomington & Western Railroad, is here for the purpose of selecting 2 Toute for the proposed extension of thst rosd from Havans, I, to this city. Ispusarorts, Feb. 20.—Articles of associa- tion of the Lims, Spencerville & Btato Lino Railroad Company 'ere filed this morning in the Secretary of State's office. It is intended to unite varions railroads and to form o continu- ous line from Lims, 0., to Kokomo, Ind., cross- fng the boundary line betweon Obio and fndiana at the smmo place. Capital stock, £6,000,000. ‘Eure, Pa., Feb. 26.—A large meoting of Citi- zons was hald in the Court-Houso to-night, and passd resolutions denouncing fcCluro’s ‘sup- ‘plement sgainst the Pennsylvasia Froe Railrond faw, and ssking the Representatives at Harris- burg to use honorable means to defeat the ‘proposed smendment. POLITICAL. Republican Nominations for the Mich~ igan Supreme Court and University Rcgents-~Pemocratic Congressional Nomination in Connecticute-A. M. Stephens, of Georgia, Elected to Con= gress. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune. Taxngvg, Mich., Feb. 26.—The Nominating Convaption assembled in the Bepresentative Chamber st 11 o'clock this morning, and was callod to order by 8. D. Bingham, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committeo. Judge W. B. Williams, of Allegan, was appointed tem- porsry Chairmau; Thomss G. Steyenson, of Toma, temporary Clerk. Committees wore ap- pointed on Credentials, Pormanent Organiza- tion, and Resolutions, each committee contain- 1ng nine members, one for each Congresaional District. The Committee on Credentials con- gisted of! E.W. Meddengh, FEdgar Rexford, H. H. Biogbam, L. P. Alesander, W. Gar- field, M. S. Brewor, Hazzard P. Wards, H. H. Hiuds, W. H. Mitchell. On Permsnent Organi- zation—0. C. A. Bell, E.Van Valkonburgh, . A. Shaw, 8, F. Brown, C. W.Watkins, ¥. Osborne, J. D. Banscomb, J. B. Tuttle, M. N. Chafney. On_Rosolutions—Hoyt Post, 3., Docna, Chasles B. Dibble, F. Parsons, H. S Ciubb, G. M. Hostay, J. P. Hoyt, E. J. Evans, E. H, Greon. The Convention sdjourned_till half-past 1, when the committeos reported. Under the re- port of the Committee on_Permanent Organiza- tion, the following officers were 08en & President, Hon. W. R. Bates, of Boy; Vice-Presis dents, Hons. W. Harris, Ontonagon; L. B. Willatd, Wayne; Socrtaries, Jerome, H. Foe, of Adrign, and Theodore F. 3villinms, of. Eala~ mazoo. President Bates addressed the Convention, eulogizing the Republican party of Michigan aud Gov. Bagley, and spoke concerning the Con~ vention's dnty to sclect the best men for posi~ tiona 8o important o3 the judgeship aud re- gency. The Commitico on Resolutions reported briclly, through Senator Clubb, Cairman, ox- ulting over thie purging of tho Republican party on_the recent matters at Washington. The Hon, E. L. Miller, of Balamazoo, with~ drow tho name of Judge O. P. Brown, of Kala~ mazoo, proposed for_the Supreme Bench, and tbe Gl appointed J. B, Tatdl, of Alpens, and Col. Robert Burns, of Kalamazoo, tollers, after which, on nomination of tto Hon. E. S, Eggleu- ton, of Kent, Judze Christiancy was nominated sgein by acclamation to tho Suprome Bench. The following_nominations wero for Regent of the University in place of Edward C. Walker, whoso term_hag expired : Edward C. Walkar, of Wasne; E. W. Meddangh, of Siayuo Henry F. Thomas, of Allegan ; A, L. Aldrich, of Flint: -Samuel I Walker, of Olinton; Prof. William J. Beal, of the State Agricultural Col- Jego; George . Clapp, of Berrien; Hon. An- drew J. Climie, of St. Joseph. - Five ballots’ were taken, two of which were inlormfl. The several candidates &tood as fol- OwS First Second Third Fourth Fifth aliot, batlot. batiot. ballot. bailut. 6 q 103 8 [ 7 4 5 En 15 4 2 2] 31 o % 23 3 W 11 1 18 2 2 88 35 8 7 1 1 1 4 John Owen_reccived ten votes on the first E:‘l}“‘ and E. J. Cook one vote on the fourth ot. After the fifth ballot E. C. Walker's nomina- tion was made unanimous. The Convention thon balloted four times for Regent, in place of the Hon. Geo. Willard, elected to Congress. The principal candidates sworo Andrew Climie, Honry F. Thomas, W. J. Beal. Tho ballots were as follows: First Second Third Fourth ballot. ballot. ballot. ballot. 68 4 9% 99 40 2 1B k3 Beal On the first ballot, A. L. Aldrich also received 18 votes; Senator J. Sumner, 5 votes. The Convention sdjourned after a shorh eech from Regont Clumie, who is ak {e!enbfiva In the Legislature from Bt. Jo- seph County. : o following resolution was unsnimously adopted : Resolved, By tho Republicans of Michigan, in con- vention assombled, that we havo no apology Or excuse for corrupt action proved cgainst any members of our arty, but desirs the fullest investigation and demand the panishment of the guilty, consclous that the Ro- publican_party is strong enough to purify Fanks ; that it cannot be strong if it neglects its duty in this respect ; that it can only continue o command the confidence ¢f the country by purging itself of un- worihy elements. Fob, 26.—Alexander H. Ste- AvausTs, Go., > hens waa electéd to Congress from the Eighth istrict. A small vote was polled, there being o opposition. AfoNTaoMeny, Als. crat, has been clocted to the place of Gilmer, d Benata again Democratic. ~ AMippreTows, Conn, Feb. 26.—The Democratic Congressional Gonyention for the Second Dis- trict’ to-day mominated James E. Enplish for Congrees. Feob, 26.~Little, Demo- State Benate in This makes the NEW YORK. The Wall Street Panic Yesterdayes Stockweil’s Embarrassment-=Dodgey Phelps & Co.-Emigrant Abusecs at Ward’s Island--Tiscellancous News. ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Lribune. New Yosk, Feb. 26.—Rumors have been strengthening all the afternoon and evening that Mr. A. B. Stockwell, President of the Panama & Pacifio Mail, has failed to mect his contracts, and that his failure i inevitable. 2Ir. Stock- well has been for several years ono of the heaviest and boldest operators on the Exchange. The prospect of his going under demoralized the stock market this afternoon, and threw it into what looked like the beginning of a panic. Reporters who esw Mr. Stockwell this evening were assured by him that ho would pull through sll zight, but there was. grest uneasiness manifested by Wall street people, who congregated in largo crowds st the Filth Avenue Hotel Mr. Btockwell, half-a~ dozen years ago, was a struggling operator, but he maie a lncky strike in Panams, and his wealth during the losb year o two hns been popular- Iy estimated et several millions, Ho was o the winning side in the Northwestern corver, Sodhas been & determined adversary of Henry N. Smith, and recently assisted Jay Gould in cpleting ‘Smith. The pending investigation by Congress into Pacific Msil and the long con- {inued severe stringoncy in the money market have been the prelude to Stockwell's present financial difficnlties. Whether will guccamb or not remains to bo seen. At o lato Tour to-night_ & panic is genérally anticipated in the stock market to-morrow. Inthe United States District Court, District~ Aftorney Bliss asked for the onfry of sn order granting him -thi days' additional time within §ich to file hia declaration against Phelps, Dodge & Ca., in the prosecution of that firm for de- frauding the Government of import daties. The opposing coungel bad no_objections, and- the order wa8 e. ~ Tho reason given by Ar. Rliss for this application - for s dila~ tory entry op the record id tbat he has ~ been em‘rluwd on_ Bome heavy distillory cases, and that the declaration against this firm will be_necesserily & very long one, Tequiring caso and time in its proparation, which his official engagements bad prociuded. "At 8 mecting of the Coromissioners of Emi- gration, yesterdsy, a report wes made showing the existence of vei !Fross abuses in the man- agoment of Werd's lsland. (To the Associated Pressd New Yorg, Feb. 26.—The Delaware & Hud- son Caoal Company have decided to increase their share of capital. £5,000,000 will be dis- tribgted among the stockholders of record April 1, at par, ono shara to be given for every three shares then own . An extension of thirty days has been granted in the caso of Phelps, Dodge & Co. WALL STREET. The Squeeze in the Ifoney Ifarket Yesterday. A Panic Among the Stock Brokers--- Great Depression in Shares. Advance in the Goid Premium—- The Produce Markets. Special Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribune. New Yorx, Feb. 26.—Wall street has been fall of foverich excitomont throughout the day, but tho activity of the stock market did not culmi- nate until late transactions. Tho morning trade was_generally steady, witha good volume of business, but not specislly noted for any marked flnctuations, if we except Pacific Mai, Union Pacific, and Erio, all of which sdvanced sbout 1 per cent. Pacific Mail, however, was goon freely pressed for sale, and not only ‘lost the advance, but dropped from 693 to 68. At the first Board thero was & slight improvement, and tho market continned quite stoady nntil,at the 1 o'clock call, prices Dogan to drop, with Western Union, Pacific , New York Central, and Lake Shore heavily pressed for sale, though the weak holders did not becoms thoroughly alarmed until after 2 in the afternoon, when an indiscriminate throwing overboard of their speculative ventures com- ‘menced. _The “bull” pool in gold, who had by this timo forced up the price of money to 3 of 1 per cent per diom, equivalont to 913 por ceot per annum, now engaged the stoc market, and by their vigorous hammering of the loading sbares rattled down prices from 13§ to nearly 11 per cent, tho laiter baving been on Pacific Mail, whichi during the raid dropped from 6934 to 581¢, bacange of rumors frecly circulated tbat President Stockwell was unable to meet his obligations due on * put” contracts. Reports of 21 exciting nature were quickly carried through the stock-room, and the market began to assume all the seriousness usually sccompanying o first-class panic, but, to the close of busi- noss, thers was a general rally of 2te 43¢ per cent. Tho chief atiractions wero Pacific Mail and Westorn Union, tho dealings in theso shares noving been_very large, but Nuw York Central, Lake Bhoro, Union Pacific, Ohios, and Eric wero also prominent. During the excitoment Western Union touched 8335 Wabash, 715¢; New York Centra, 1003 ; Lake Shore, 90; Erie, 63%¢ ; Bock Jeland, 11157 ; C., C. & L C., $73{@8s; Atlantic & Pacifio proferred, 23; Union Pacifie, 83)¢s and Ohios, 4¢. Panama, on transactions of only 700 shures, lste in the afternoon fell from 11¢'to 95, the sales heving boen in the last 400 shares, a5 follows: 114, 106, 102, and 95. Bos- ton, Hartford, & Erie opened st 954 sold up to B, with elosing figures at 9. The North~ estorn shares, Hannibal & St. Josepb, the St. Paul and Quicksiver did not enter ioto the day's speculation. The raid this sf~ ternoon was ono of the most vigorous and tenacions, which has been for s long time witnessed ot the Stock Exchange, but, whilo the market closed feverish snd unsettled, yet o better foeling prevaled ot the closo, Thé cliqae in gold linve demonatrated their power to con- 1ro} that market. They have also been ablo to meke monoy stringent, and they will further deprosa the stock market, although to-morrow may possibly bring o nstural upward reaction. Tho total number of shares doalt in to-dny was 316,384, of which Westorn Union representnd 70,24 ; Pacific Mail, 52,000 ; Lake Shore, 45,0103 Nevw York Central, 80,405 ; 'Eric, 28,400 Union Pacific, 26,000 ; Olios, 24,900 : Cleveland, Co- jumbus & Indiens Central, 11,000; Boston, Hartford & Erie, 4,100; Wubasb, 3,800 S Paul, common, 2,400; Harlom, 8,700; Rock Teland, 5,000 ; 5t. Paul, proferred, 700 ; Atiantio & Pacific, preferred, 600 ; Quicksilvor, 300 ; and Hannibal & St. Joseph, 100. The changed aspect of affairs has » buoyant effect on gold, and the verification of tho Tact that the call of bonda will bo reduced one- Dbalf the original amount gavo the premium a farthor lift to 115%, cspecially in view of tho other conses for o bigher ruling etill in force. The London markol, howsver, s quiet, snd against the turn for higher gold, foreign ex- nge aleo being weals. MONEY. The monetary stringency has been more se- ~vers to-dsy than at any time this year, loans on call commanding a sixteenth and interest from the very start among the brokors. Bafore mid- day 3¢ flat was bid, and the afternoon fonnd bor- rowers paying three-sixteenths and interest freely, and the demand continued af_this rats Aoy St bk houre. The Lighos: Fate paid to-dey was 3¢ flat. Discounts are nominal o stringency 38 astificial, and it is imposaible to ssy when it will terminate. BONDS. The bond msrket, under the strength dis- played in_gold, wes strong considerably higher. The German bankers are again in the market a8 buyors, and a considerable amount of Dills drawn ageinst such exportations have been negotisted. ‘The market closed firm. PRODUCE. Flour closed Iower for all grades nnder 810, with increased disposition to gell. Wheat closes Jower and unsettled. Shippers hold off. Pork was gonerally quiet. New mess is quoted af e here s tome demand for dry salted ehonlders; 200 boxes sold on the spot st 5. The other business roported was 100 tierces jickled hams, 13 Ibs, at 12¢, and 6.000 Beltion, 1034 be, at 83¢c. Bacon was fairly so- tive, with sales of 1,250 boxes at 73{c for Cum- berland, 8¢ for short clear, 73{@134c for Emall Jotu Jong do, aad 334c for short clear for the last Bolf Macch, Lard was dull, with sales of 150 tiarces of Weatern prime on dock at 8 7-16¢, and 250 tierces do at 834c. 2 COAY, BALES. B Ab the sales of Scranton -coal, to-day, lump roat emow storm in all parta of the Tercitory. digpateh from Corinne says snowing, blowing, and drifting badly, and pretty cold a8 far East as Laramio. Trains are generally lnid 3p. Tedeyls wost-bonnd pussenger is blocked at Carter, and cannot come through to- ght- < x STATE LEGISLATURES. INDIANA, . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, s BOUSE. _Ispravarows, Ind., Feb. 26.—The bill to pro- vide that the State Normal School ehall have the S:l:;éggfl of issuing diplomis to 'graduates The Committee on Railroads reported back Senato bill 115, to regulate tolls upon railroads, with_sundry ainendments, which was made the special order for to-morrow afternoon. Majority and minority reports, accompanied by votes, were reporied from tho Committes on Public Printing, which were made the special order for Friday. Both bills provide-for the letting of the work to the lowest bidder. The Senate bill tolgmvide for the taxation of sharea of Naptional Banks for. municipal pur- poses passed. Also, the Senate bill to authorize Buroties, who have been compelled to pay for their principals, to collect from them tho rate of interest expressed in tho bond or note, not to exceed 10 per cent. 4 “The rules were amended to prohibit members from speaking more than five minutes on any aubject without unanimons coneent. . The bill to nflrnvidn that any person holding office who shall become intoxicated by the uso of intoxicating lignors shall forfeif iis office pagsod. e The voto of the Governor of the bill to give cities incroased power to tax for the making of public improvements was unanimously Bus- tanod. : = The remainderof the day was spent an the bill creating an insuranco Department, snd provid= ing for the taxation of foreign Companies, but without definite action. * SENATE. The following Senate bills were passed: Msking it _unlowful for owners — or keepors of billiard-tables to allow minors to play thereon, or {o congregate in or aroand tho placo where they are kept; to amend the City Incorporation ect 80 as to suthorize the Marshal who makes arrests on Baturday night to hold tho arrested parties for thirty-six bours; to rostrain ons from employing._persans to o or vond - any malt or Intouicating Tiquors ; to suthorize cities to issuc bonds in aid of the construction of water-works, provided that the sale sball not be negotiated for less than 97 conts on the doliar, and shsll not hear & ‘higher rate of intereat than 10 per cent. A bill was introduced to providc that County Commissioners in counties whose tion is 0,000 and upwerd shall hold mectings on the first Monday of each month, but no sitting shall exceed three days, except in the 1onths of De- cembor, March, June, snd September. The balauce of tbe day wa apent in consider- ing th bill to fix the foes and salsries of officers, but no final action was taken upon it. ¥ —_— NEW YORK. ALBANTY, Feb. 26.—In the Assembly {o-ds motion to strike out the clause in the New York charter prohibiting sectarian appropristions, or appropriations for charitable 1nstitations, ex~ cept those under municipsl contral, was lost, “Arnany, Feb. 26.—The Assembly this evening, by a vote of 47 to 56, refused to order the New Yoik Charter to 3 third reading. i iy ARKANSAS. Lirree Rock, Atk., Feb, 20.—The Governor* sannounced, to-day, Oficiaily to_the Legisiature that he had approved the Civil Rights bill. The Senate, to-day, psssed s joint resolution re- questing the Governor to declare martial low in Pope County, to create_the County of Clayion, was ordered engrossed for s third reading by the Senate to- ‘morrow, and will pass. - A RIVER TRAGEDY. furning of the Menry A. Jones—) Twenty Lives Lost—Scencs in Gale veston Hay. Galseston, (£eb. 15) Corpespandence of the Sew York, 2 4 The burning of the steamer Henry A. Joues,: while on her way from Houston to this city, which event occurred about 5 o'clock yesterdsy. morning in Galveston Bay, has cast over Gal- veston s gloom which, happily, is not frequently ¥ superinduced by the recurrence . of such dieas-{ ters. Tho painful loss of life, including in the list somo of our most popular boatmen, has ‘mado this cslamity a memorable one in our bay and river aumais. Twenty lives were lost aud twenty-nine were saved. The Jones was one of the boats of the Direct Navigation Company, and was used fo carry freight between' this city oud Houston, £ha vwas lnaded with 442 beles of cotton, » large pumber of hides, and had in addition s barge loaded with wood inl tow. Waile the immediate canse of the fire appests t0 owing to the drowning of the firsd engineer: of the stéamer, who alone’ knew the e s mystery. bys strict party vote. Abill-). the opy The los will reach $50,000. dap st half-mast by commeration of the " Saur Laxx, Feb. tion of Ttah affairs that was worthless, disparagivgly. to T Gpha it i8 utterly stapid agitation of X dull times. wealthiest and eronco_of thosa of thoss in tho waters of the bay. by the fir mine mansgoment bias dence of capitalists abrosd, Bingham, ‘and _other alrs, The constant expression of the ‘most inGuentisl mon outside ths " ormon interest is, honest mine operators .and’ managers, and we sluall have conSidsnce sud capitel ta abundancs.™ R tho barge ia both of boat and cargo, [sgs wera displased yeeter- tho stoamers at the whext in ‘melancholy event. Utan Tiatters. 26,—Tho Journal, to-night, réfarring to a certain class here engaged in the false cry of business being injured by the agita- through the press, eaya busi- ness has been’ more dsmagod and capital kept ont by the eharp practise of those people who hava sold to residents sbroad mining . It sdds that the Emma ot incrossed the conti- o2 ludes operations of Eng- P eloyd, . Tintit, istricta. ~ It eays to sssert that tho legitimate that need mending, cause Cam; +¢ Give us legialation and — LYNCI Feb, 23 mont. on Feb. {avired Fus noon, on Friday, F27-Scoteh paper plo o'cleck, tho 28th inst., denco, 201 Charch-st Ar.”Clamy of Bigieer CHAPMAR_At Evans Told, after an Hiness of bt ibrea daps Ghabmon, aked 3 years-daughter of Luctus and Reloced Chiapman, formesly of Ellington, Cona, i Hationh, Cona., prpora plosss ccpr. ‘BANE—On Wednzeday morning, 3thinst., of consamy , Mrs. Eila Clemont Baae, aged 3) yoars. 2 s i Do takan 1o Adriaz, Mich., for tater- SHEPPARD-On Tuerdsr, of M. Louise and Thomas . Shoppard. oral sorvices from thsir residence. %7, a¢ 1 o'clock, 8. m. sqed 4 years, Funeral oo Fridey mornlng 1ha was for save Vodie Tor £ Er N DEATHS. JH—Mra. Lynel, o S toadand. O ot popors Iesss 60D iod of corsumption, ©oP) 2 ton, TIL, Fob. 3 1532, of vario- Miss Kowena K. the S5th, the infant som 85 Michiganar,, Fricads of the 1Ay e COTT-On the25th fnst., Willism Scott, lataof N B Bomlan, sod S yoare, ettt Funeral frem fato residence, 33 Shustlefl-av,, at 13, 28th, Friends of familyinvited. asa copy. SLUMPEA_On Wodnedar mornlag, a¢ balfpast 13 ‘William Olamphs, of gustzitls, 10 0'clock, trom his late real- racelznd. ‘eral years s member £ad ccar F. A. & A. M., of thiscity. CEL “Will hold thelr regular At 25, 27,20 & ATUCTION SALES. WL L. BUTTERS & (0, (ESTABLISHED JANUARY. 1£6). AUCTIONEERS, ICAGO, sales throughont the year 1573 - REAY, ESTATE AND STOCKS CN MONDAY. EOOTS AND SUHOES ON TUESDAY. - , T4 ) eto. Crockery aod. Glua‘lvqsn‘:vzlhn?&BAyfhh Cutlery, eto. . DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, & RY GOORS, CEOTHING IATS: e Furnitaro, Household Goods and General Merchandise F ON SATURDAY. 5 At Nos. 55 and 57 South Canal-st. CARBIAGES AND HARNESS ON WEDNESDAY. 31 West Washington-ss. ‘From tho Art Gallery! Ta be sald at austion &t Canal-st, on Feb. <., Hay, Gtnoot: i Tho catal embraces Tiskads, DebrackelornJonason, mard, Vo Fosarro or wmfl Piotures arranged for, oxamination on Wedaes- of H. A. McCacn, Philadelpaia. qur Salesrooms, 55 aad 57 Squta THURSDAY AFTERGOS, 2, & 3000k oD Searby, Doliasn, . ker, Bonner, and others eqt limication. Catalogues ready WAL A. BUTTERS & CO., Adctiosiers. THURSDAY, FEB. 27, | Bankrapt Stock Qo TUBSDAY, Fob. 7, at 0 o'clock, st 15 2ad 3 Seuth "*“ WAL A. BUTTERS & GO.. Auctioneers. of Hats, Caps & Fs, Sale of Dry Goods, Gumimers Tt Cosp Exredhas gt R, S Tooins, 8 ad 3 J0uth Cesalistis & €O, Auctionsers. History, Biographs, G By O sl 15Ty 1o sala. ~ origin of the confisgration, it is nevertheless evident, according to- the statement of the sec- ond engineer, who was ssvod, that the condition in which the cotion was delivered and the man- Der in which it was packed on the boat furnished smpla food for tho lames when the fire was onco ignited. The locality of the sccident was at Red Fish Bar, & point some distanco up the bay. From the’ statements of the survivors it seems that abont ten_minutes to & 8. m. yesterdsy moming. an explosion was heard by the pilot proceeding from the engineroom. The sound was partly like that of the- escape of steam ind - partly resembled tha discharge of » gun. It is the opinion of the second engineer, Who was awakened by the report, that {his sound was csused by the. bursting of the tmion joint of the syphon-pump which the firet enginer was endeavoring to work in order to quench the fire, already making headway. This foint, it appoars, was in s wretchedly dafective Zondition when the bost left Houston, so much %0, in fact, that efforts had been mado to put it sold at 83.85@3.925¢; stesmbot, $4.0236@4.205 e 11502253 egg, SL.45; wiovey $5.90@ 2234 ; cheatrut, $3.05@400. This ia a elight advance on lnst month's prices. The Pennsylyania Coal Company ave ad- vanced their prices for coal for March over Feb- ruary prices ab the rate of 50 cents per ton on all Tizea oxcopt stovo, which is 60 cents a ton high- or. The Zotail price has recently advanced in o city. THE WEATHER. Great Snow-Storm in Yowa and Min- nesota~-Suspension of Travel—War Tepariment Prognostications. Wim DreARTMESNT, OFFicE oF THE CmrEr S1o¥AL SERVICE, DrvistoN oF TELEGBAMS AND REPORTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE, Wasniserox. D. C., Feb. 25.—Probabilities— The area of lowest barometer will continue mov- ing northesstward into Canada on Thuradsy. Nexthest winds with clear and clearin ‘and much lower temperature, will prevail through- ont the Mississippi Valley, and in tho Western Gulf States. Easterly winds with rain will con- tinue in the South Atlantic States, veering to {he south snd west during the day. Southoast winds with threstening weather and rain provail on the middle Atlantic conat, and east- orly winds with threatening weatber in New England- Severe northesst winds with rain and anow will continue during Thursday morning over the lske region, escopt possibly on sonth- ern Lake MMichigan, where high westerly winds are probable. ial h_to The Chicago Tribune. Speci + DuBUQUE, Towa, Feb. 26.—Northern and West- ern Tows aod Southern Minneeota were visited fo-day by one of the ecverest snov-storms of the winter. At Sioux City, Jowa, moro &now is. reported thian known in thal city for many vears. The snow has already fallen to the depih of soversl inches, which, owing to the strong wind pravailing, is drifting badly, in_consequence Jof ‘Which all treins on the Towa Division of the Iili- nois.Central have been witherswn. On the Mil- aukeo & Si. Poul Railroad travel is . entirely sguspended, as it is also on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnegota Railroad and connecting Tosds. Telegraphic communitions west is grest- Iy interrupted by the eleciric storm. Crpan , In., Feb. 36.—A severe suow storm commenced this morning and still con- tinues. The storm extends to Council Biufla, drifting bdly. The Central Roadof Iowa is already blocked. Probably all north and south roads will bo blocked by to-morrow. Mmwavsge, Feb. 26.—A heavy northeast enow-storm commenced at_St. Paul and Minne- spolis this morning, aud reiched Milwaukoo about 2 o'clock, The storm extends all over Minnesota and Wisconsin, The trains in Afinne- Eota are pretty gencrally suspended. The storm is very severe in Nerthern Towa. Lonr WarE, Ind., Feb. 26.—About five inches of snow foll hete to-daz. New YoBg, Feb. 26 —8now-drifts have cut off all, railway communication west of Quebee. Some of the trains have been snow-bound in out-of-the-wzy placee. A fonr daye’ atorm ceased yestérday, the severest experionced in many ears. Many lives are fearcd to have been lost n tho country parishes. BavLt Laxe, Feb, 26.—There nre revortsof a in ‘some sort of available order by packing it with aplecoof old gun-packing, snd, for wan of & Srrench, by tightening it with a cold chisel. The syphon-pump was thus, for any practical pur- ose, uscless as a means of extinguishing the e, The cotton with which the bosi was loaded was also so stored as to sssist in the frightfally rapid. spread of the fames. It was packed 80 cloge to the boilers’ that it was with Sifficulty that the engineor conld reach tha gauges When ha wishod to test them, and was ina rag- ged condition, the heads of many of the bales be- ing entirely torn out. This, then, was the situa- tion of affairs when the alarm was given. The mojority of the officers ‘sud crew wero ssleep, and with the first intimation of the fire came the terrible conscionsness that not & moment waa to be loat if any hoped fo eacape, _Simultaneously withs the cry of fire, which was uttored s few sec- onds before the sound of the ax%:aian was heard by the pilot, the flames, catching tho 7a masses of cotton, wept with almost incre: le rapidity fore and aft. From one end tothe other he boat was s mass of roaring flames licking up the frsil woodwork of the steamer with an oblitersting swiftuess, With the oxcepticn of & fow who ‘jumped. into the water 2nd were aftorwards picked up, all those who woro saved owed the preservation” of their Jives to the prescnco of the barge, into which they lespod. witn the frenzy of despair. The ‘bargo was soon after cut away from the ‘burning steamer, leaving those whom the fame had canght on board, or who wero struggling in the watr, to such chances 08 fato might hase in store for them. Bat for this barge, and the ‘Ppropinquity of znother. teamer, it i8 very prob- able that Bearcely ono of ihe large equipsge would havemurvived to tell the tale. A down- ward steamer, the Cherles Fowler, was_on her PRIVATE LIBRARY AT AUCTION. Cataloguo salo of valuable books relstiog to Amariea: eneslogy, Science, Travels, eld-j Tarv, vy . A- DUTTRAS & €O 5 20d 57 Soath Canal-st., Friday, Fob. 28, 183, saloca- ‘menoing atdp. m. Books oaeshibltion twodayapresicns BUTTERS & COS REGULAR SATURDAY’S SALE OF Household Furniture, - Wirdow @lass, General Morchandise, gn SACT.th. March 1, at 9% o'clock, at35aad B HAVENS & CO. AUCTION SALE, SATURDAY, March], at10a. 3., Aadison. &5 South Cansist., cor. A Private Library of 300 Volumes, Book Case, Desks, Tables, Chairs, Carpets, Btoves, dc. BRUSE, SON & CO., Auctioneen. - SATLE OF Fstatg & Stosks, BY WL A. BUTTERS & COn On MONDAY A’ 5 at FTERNOON, March3, st 23 c'clocks 55 and 57 South Csaalet. Valuable Residence Lot On Twenty-saventh-st., weat of State, being Lot Fo. @ {n Adama’ Subdivision. salo; balance, J§ cash, Torms, $100 deposls st ti=e of 3 1year. Titls perfoct Lots in Highland Park. 40 DESIRABLE REIIDENCE IOTS, ‘West of Bailroad, at HIGHLARD PARK. AN et ‘Title portect. Irving Park. 8 DWELLINGS AND 50 FEET FROST L0TS OHQ'wpflnflpllnmu. Terms easy. 156 LOTS, EACH 50 FEET FRONT, On the principal svenues. Temms easy. Norwood Park. ONBHALP 0P BLOCK 58 TERMS EASY. STORET'S MILWAUREE-A, SUBDIVIS, (Qlilwskoo-av. and Dircrse-st)- 14 LOTS IN BLOCE 1 Titio pecfoct. Abstract with each Lat. Cazaloguerasdy on Satuxdsy. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Anctionee, By,G, F; GOEE & €O, aud 26 East Randolph-at. way from Houston when the flames were at their |* fiorcest. Her Captain surmised from the glzre —the Fowler was twenty milea distant from the Jonos—what was the truth. He mades des- perate effort to reach tho doomed steamer in fimo to ssve the lives of those on board.of her. Crowding on all steam, he sccomplisbed the distance in one hour and tweniy-seven mindtes; but the succor came in timo only to rescue oné man who was clinging to the wheel of the Jones and take aboard the keeper of the lighthouse at Red Fish Bar, and motger man whom he had reacued with his skiff. One of the theorics rogarding the probable cause of the fire Was that the fire-wall gave way, and that the fall of the bricks produced the sound heard by the pilot. Among the liat of those drowned cr burned are the chief clork, Capt. J. L. Prico; Tomes Hogan, the “second clerk; and William Murphy, firet engineer. In addition ‘to these, the cooper of the Jones and eight white and en. colored deck-bands, cooks, cabin-boys, &e., were fost. Tho Captain’ was saved, togother with s majority of the other officers, and geven white wcf ‘thirteen colored deck-nands. The ending of Capt. Price was a very pathotic one. He was secn to jump overboard in the effort to avoid the death that threatened with the flames. For gome time ho clang to a ‘plank which was faeld Ly £wo other men. Suddenly be was hoard to crvout, * God have mercy on my wife snd child!" and immodistely afterward sank from the sight of those in the barge. “It is "probable tBat & greater number might Lzve been saved but for what appears to have boer, if reports be $10000 Vorth o FirsiClass P OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 80 Parlor Suits, Sets, 150 Bedstesds, Marble and Centre Tables, Side and €orner Tounges, Extension Tables, Hide Hdt Trees, Mirrors, Carpets, “Yellow Crockery, Green and Black Teas, on SA! March 1, at 5 1-3 0'clook. - SALE ON THREE FLOORS. 25 Marble-Top Chambe ap‘WooiTW Whatoot Bosedh ish aod ‘Pinnos, an invoice of EiZ TUBDAY: _G.P.GORE&CY. - Byd.S. FITCH & CO. REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION. 157 Dossh, Rogular Weckly Sales at our Salssroom, st., ecory Wedaeaday, at 3 o'clock p. m. P3O g B Sy e ia on st pecial avtenion out-dnor e o O tho 26th fuat. we shall offer several Ball-aerf51. Iots in South Shora Subdivisfon, ono Iarge h:lll.u’v'“. i e Tl G corae vl est Division, comor BUSRETCH & €0 “Public Auction. ',,, 8 of %0 o b i it el . Sala of 30 shsres of the uv!,;lnn:knlthlrw 2 HAMAMOND 2 WATSOS, POSITIVE & PEREMPTORY SALE Oi & cholos and valusble collection af Fine (il Paintings, e — | { f ! | ¥ i [ - NG