Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1873, Page 8

———— THE CHICAGO 'DAILY 'TRIBUNIE: SATURDAY, MARCH "2, 1873, WASHINGTON. o Oakes Ames on Kelley's Crodit Mo- - bilier Stock. Ex-Oongressman Roosevelt on Cor- ruption in Congress. The Administration Organs on Lieut.-Ool. Fred. Grant. Federal Assumption of Southern State Debts Meets with Little Favor. The Salary Grab Appropriated by Fifty-six Senntors. Prospect of a Settlemont of the Postal- Car Trouble, Epecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune,” JIAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. Wasnxaro, March 28.—Tho Adminiatration organs horo, this morning, state that tho Prosi- dont had nothing to do with tho promotion of young Frod. Grant to Gon. Shoridau’s staff, but that it was mado at the express roquest of tho Jattor. In dofonso ot this nction, tho organ . statos that it is not o promotion, but simply o chango of duties, with higher temporary rank, bocauso noxt weok tho appointeo can and may bo ordored to sorve as a subaltorn with his rogi- - ment on the frontior. * Ench goneral oflicer, nc- cording to Iaw, is allowed o cortain number of aldos-do-oamp, with proscribod rank, to bo goloctod by tho Gonersl on whoso atafl thoy oro to sorve, from tho lino of tho ormy. DBy somo officors, this patticular system of ataif appointments la re- gorded os a littlo fringo on our military ontfit which is allowed to romain thero by Congross mmoro becauso of its benuty then its utility, bub wo aro suro Gen, Shoridan, an activo, go-ahoad officor, will find omployment for all tho subordi- natos ho asks to have about him, so that Liout. Gront, while ho may lenrn much, will by no means havo & sinocuro,” . TIE SALARY GTIAD. 8o far only one Senator, Corbelt, of Orogon, bns refused to nccept tho exira compensation. Upto yostordny fifiy-six Sonators had talon it. Bonator Edmunds, boforo leaving for Enrnnu, did not direct whab should be dono with his eharoe, but it is supposed ho will not refuse. . SOUTHERN BTATE DEDTS. The proposition that the Foderal Government nseumo tho debts of the Southorn Statos, doos not nlppou to find much favor smong dfl'notlanl people in that section, notwithstan: the roject was recommendad to the Virginin Logle- [aturo by Governor Walkoer, in his Inat annual messnge. Thoe Couservative mombers of that body do not appoar {0 think it worthy of sorious considoration. CLERICAL, PAY. The excoeding liborality of Congressmen to thomsolves, is in singular contrast with thoir par- eimonious increase of thioc compensation of cor- tain burcau-officers, whoso ealaries were in- creased at tho late sossion. 'I'he Congresssional ealaries woro incronsed from 85,000 to 7,500, and to date back two years. _Cortain buroau of- flcors’ snlarios woro incrosged by the same act from £3,000 to 4,000, but not to take effoct un- 1 the 18t of July noxt, Tho ?uumon is asked, if burcau officers can resido hero all the year ‘snd support thoir families deoontly on §8,000 or £4,000, could not Congrorsmen support thoirs on $6,000 whon thoy live hero but five months in tho year ? : THE POSTAL CAR TROUBLE, ‘Tho new and important Committes on Trans- Qportation held its first regular meoting to-day, and procecded to map out ita plans for the dis- chargo of the business with whioh it is intrust- ed, in order to make a report to Congress noxt winter. Tho TPostmaster-Gonoral was jn con- ferenco with tho Committoo nesrly threo hours, intorchanging viows relative to tho antiolpated troublo with the combination of the rail- yond compandos who threaten to stop running postal cars. Tho Postmaster~ Goner: Fxopusu to nct in future as near as poseible in concord with tho views and appar- ont digposition of . the Committee, The latost intelligonco in posscssion of Mr, Creswell lends him to beliovo that serious difiioulty will be averted, and that, a8 beforo predicted in theso dispatches, tho railrond companies will not daro toexccuto their threats, to the incalculable ine convenience and delay in the transmission of tho mails, is understood to-night that tho Pennsylvanla Contral will probably soon make nown its intention to accopt the proposis tion of the Post-Offico Dopartment, and 80 con- tinue to run postal cars as heretofore, in tho liope and oxpectation of obtaining the incroased compeneation, for which thoy conteed, at tho hands of Congross noxt sossion. BShould this Compauy yicld as indicated, it would have tho effect of_ virtually brenking tho entiro combinne tion, ond tho othor companies would doubtless soon .zofisum to g0, ‘i.‘:;&‘"fi“‘:’" ,-:{‘m tll;m samo oxpectation as thal od in e Ponnsyle Vabla Contral, S ca [To the Associated Press,) TIE CABINET. ‘WasmNaToN, March 28, —All the mombors of tho Cabinol. wore prosent at the meeting to~lny, excepting Postmastor-Goneral Croswell, THE LEVEE COMMITTEE. Tho Bonato Committeo on the Lovoos of the Migsissippi, at & mooting Leld hore yestordny, took measures for obtaining speoiflo information upon that subject, through™ correspondence and otherwiso, and will during the recess of Con- gresa mako o personnl examination of that rivor, and tho gencra) intoreats connectod with it. The Commlitteo consists of Benators Alcorn, Chair- man; Clayton, West, Echurz, and Gordon, ‘Tho Committeo will proscoute the fnquiry diligontly, and, at the next sosslon, will urgo that tho Gone aral Governmont toke chargo of tho loves nys- tom as o matter of great nnfinmfl cancern, OREENBACES, Logal-tendors outstanding, £358,420,012, - THE TONNAGE TAX. ‘Tho Becretary of the Trensury hns informed the agents of the vatious BritisD lines of steame ers running to this country that tho trentles bo- tween Great Britain and the United States do not support their claims for tho oxomption of Hhelr voguels from tho tox on tonnage. Lposed by law, INCOME TAX-PAYERS: An official statoment shows that the total number of persous in the Unitod Btates who were angeesod for income during the years 1871 and 1873, under tho act of July 14,1870, were - 14,776 and 74,387 respectively. PARDONED KU-KLUX. Allison Hayos and A. J, Martoon, convicted of ‘Ku-Klux outrages in Sonth Caroling, have been pardoned by the Presidont, BOUTHELN CLAIMS, Tho Third Auditor has etated aud reported to the Becond Comptroller over 700 Southern clalms which have been awarded. Only aboub 150 now remain. OAEES AMES ON THE RELLLY MODILIER DONDS, NEW Yonx, March 28.—Oy boing questioned cougarning tho #1,000 in tho Cradts: Mobiller stooks which Roprosontative Kelley, not consid- erlng them Lis property, recontly wanted to turn into the Tronsury, Oakos Ames ttates that Lo has been roquested to indorso the Londa, that thoy might be made ayailable to tho 'Trepsury. Tho quostion_ocours, howover, that s Kelloy ad not coneldor the bonds his, ho nover bad oy ownership in thom; honco, Amos leaves the mattor with his attorneys for settloment, Ames also says that ho hea writton to the Attornoy- Gonoral that the Crodit Mobilier Company doos not intond to. filvo up ita books to the United Btates, but will offer them for inspootion, ‘¢ CORBUPTION IN CONGREBS," Ex-Congressman Hoosovelt, in o locture here last o\'nnlnng on “Corruption {n Congress," sald that, of 800 bills passed during tho past’ yesr, thera wero not mora than one-twontloth ot them that tho mombors know anything sbout, This Lo attributed to tho bad rules of the House, Ho uroko at longth of corrupt legislation, and said that the only legitimato wusincss dono was just Doforo the olose of tho scssion. g Ao Erlo Investigation, NEw Yonk, March 28,—At the Erfo Logislative Inveatigation, to-day, ox-Dircotor Archor testifled that he” nover know of any money belng paid to [uflnence logiulation, Lx-Aspistant Treasuror B{vunuur tostifled to Sn\'ln in- 1873, by tho diroction of Jay Gould, 181,000 to William B, Twood; £25,000 to Mr. Van Vechten ; £6,000 to Barbor. Theso wero for Yozl servicos, bub lio did nof kriow what tho sor- vicos wore, * Othor paymonts woro mado to 'Tvood, who wna n Bonator at that timo. Justln' D, Whito tontifiod to huving rocolvod $25,000 at tho timo of tho rovolution in tho mnlu:{;amoni of Tlo, for which hels now susponded, Tho vouchor for tho paymont of 80,000 to tho Now York Contral Compnny to partly indomnuify them for money spont at Albany in conneotion with the Pro-rata Froight bill still los 1 tho Tronsurer’s offico unpaid. Ho was surprisod that a dividand had Intoly Ymm declarod., A million in oxcess of the entnings was nooded to moot the Intorest and oxponaca. o did nok think it was doclarod out of tho net caringa, Tho dobt of tho Company is undoubt~ odfy incronenid by the psymont of tho dividend, Abraham Van Vochion, of Albany, was placod on_tho stand nnd shown a recoipt fn his hand- writing to Gould for 816,000 for Wm. M. Tweod for legal sorvicos, Ho ncknowlodgod tho re- colpt, but_sald he did not know what tho monoy waa paid for. Tho wlitnoss was vory anxlous to got off tho atand, A numbor of vouchers for monoy paid Barhor woro recejptod by tho wit- noss, In roply to n question, tho witnoss sald Barbor In not n mombor of tho Bor, o fsa rich man and lives in Utlea ; is froquontly at Albany whilo the Legislaturo is in sossion ; has business thero, which is to look out for tho in- torost of pooplo who are likely to bo aftcoted by the Legislaturo. Recoss, ‘T'ho teatimony of T, W. Lano was taken to- night by the Commitice at Iia rosidenco; ho, it fa !ufi!, boing unwoll, Reportors nccompanicd the Eummmeo, ‘but wero rofused admittance to tho onso. NEW YORK, Ingwest on the Goodrich Murdoer Cnse ~~Tcstimony of the Hrother of tho Docenseds=The Way DoWitt Tal- madge IRuns Church EFairs=-The Stokes CascesBarnumsGoorgo Eran= cis Traine Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yong, March 28.—The fhquost in the Goodrich murder case was bogun at 20 minutes paat 2 this aftornoon in Judge Fowlor's Court- room, now Court-Houeo, Brooklyn, tho Coro- nor's offico not boing Iatge enough to hold the ngsembled spoctators. Vory fow now factd wore clicited, Lowever, and tho dovelopmouts showed that the inquest was a more protonso to sntisfy tho public domand for somo tangiblo ovidonco that tho authorities wora really at worle, Sov- oral persons were oxamined, whoso testimony showed that Mr, Goodrich was 'nceustomed to ride home overy ovoning at 9 o'clock; that on tho Mondsy before the murdor o bad o gold watch, heavy gold chpin, and phain gold ring; that he soldom roso bofore 7in tho morning ; that be- tioen 1 and 2 in tho aftornoon of Thureday, ho was in Judge Do Puo's offics, in Fulton stroot ; that aftor U:80 p. m. tho anmo ovoning, ho got on a car at Honry nnd Court stroets, alons, and got off about 10 p. m. at Dograw streat, that ho was cheorful and smiling in tho coar; that no other person got off ot tho samo time ; that on Fridsy morning ho hind o busineas ongagomont, and that no young womsan was in tho habit of riding from Dograw stroot af an onrly hour in tho morning. ~Tho sonsation of the day Was cRusi by tho testimony of Nr. W. W. Goodrich, the murdered man's brother. Ho gave n graphio description of finding his brother's bo r, togothor with tho following now facts: Tho slippors bung on tho corpso's toos, tho heals not boing in them, in such on oxact manner, that he judges thoy wero placed thoro aftor death; the collar around his neck wos o perfoctly now paper one, not ovon crumpled at tho button-holo in tho back. This ho bolioves wag_also put on after donth, Tho faco was newly shaved, and from tho fact that thoro was no light oxcept o tallow-candlo in the houso, this, too, ho thinks, was dono affor death. The bair was wot and brushed back with the appoarance of having beon plasterod down ; a thick clot of blood remained " whore tho hair was thin on top, looking as if it had escapod tho hosty washing'; two small pools of blood were on the hearthstone about two feot from tho head. Mr. Goodrich eald his first impression was that his brothor was siok, and he thought ho noticed on his faco an appeatanco as if rojolcing that somebody bad come to_his assistance. IHao put his hand on his forchead and it was warmor than whon he folt it later in.the day, Tho scut- tlos of tho five housos wero open; all the doors on tho top floor wore locked ; ho broke ina panolof ono and found that o brace of wood had beon placed ngainst {t, which ho never gaw thero before ; that and tho noxt two floors.below wero almest painfully neat ond nrdorl; 3 the Litchen was also in porfoct or- dor; tho front basomont door was_braced by o black walnut. stick, which hadbeon plnced ngainst tho pancls and tho gas-pipe attho wall; tho front-door was hold only by a catoh ; thero was no fire in the heater ; his brother was not in the habit of earrying much money with'im ; always brought it to tho witnoes £ keop for him, and drow 85 ho wanted it; on Fridy, March, ho avo Lim , ' ond on the Bun- ay before death gave him 880 moro. Here o juror sajd ho had secen a paintor’s bill for 826, pald by Charlos Goodrich March 15, The witnéss continned: Hie brother's koys wero on the desk up staira; tho key of the olosot in the dining-room and the koy of tho closot in tho bedroom wers both gono ; his brothor owned all tho fivo housos, oxcopt ‘one, tho deed of which he deposited with tho witnoss ag collatoral for money advanced ; ho Imow of no lifo instirance. ‘To o juror—On one of my visits to my brother in tho moming, while pussing the baso- ment window, I eaw a woman's droes insido ; this was enrly this month ; when m brother opened the door Lie soemei ombarrasse and I heard tho rustle of & woman's garments ; asked him if he had a woman insido ; he sald : Yes, she's in thore. Do you want £o sco her 7" Ieaid—(hero tho Coroner interferod, saying he would defer tho quostions on that point to an- othor occasion). Tho. inquest was Anally ad- Jjourned until Yuesday at11 in the forenoon, Tho suspectod murderess, Lucillo Moyers, was in tho Coroner's private room during_tho cxamination, nnd wag sent back to Polico Headquartors in o closo carringe immediately afterwards, The woman under arrest for the murder of Goodrich was locked up in Raymond Btroot Jail, this evening, Tho polico refuse to furnish fur- thor particulars, Tho latest s that tho roal murdoror is a Spaniard namod Reacao ; that ho haos fled to Baltimoro, and that tho police of that city hinvo beon notiled by tolograph to arrost and hold him, The talk abont uniformiug the Custom-House inspectors st this port, I revived. Tho Rev. Dowitt Taimage is holding n cburch fair in tlie Brooklyn Acndemy of Musio, Some timo ngo ho gave notioe that ho would marry gratis sny. couplo who would consont o appoar S tho ataga inanclont eostumo. - Two faole fom Stamford, Coun., responded, and last night Mr, Talmago duly married them, in the prosence of &n fromensa crowd, the_oxbibition having Loen liberally advertised. The bride, groon:, and twelve other couples appeared in’ ravolutfonary attire, and tho stage was deckod out to rosomblo an apartmont of tho samo period. An old-style wedding supper followed, aftor which the newly married couple left for home, (To the Assoctated Press.) District-Attorney Britton exprosses his boliof that tho woman arrosted last night, Mre, Meyors, if sho did not commit tho murdor of Goodrich heraolf, knows all about it. Bho admitted that Goodrioh paid her ront for her, and in fact suj rurled hor. Prof. Boylo doos not think this Lo woman ho frequently saw with Good- vich. Tho mothor of Mra. Moyers is roported ¢o bo an honest, réspoota~ Dle woman, Bho groatly limonts hor dnughtqr‘u arrost, and fays sho waa an honest, ood girl, and tho mainsupport of all of tho ‘amily, Bho sald her doughtor scarcely ever wont out ovenings, Bhe miglit have boen out somo evenings last week, but sho always camo hiome by10 o'clock, 8ho trequentlyrocotved lot- tors, but novor montioned their contents, Dos Passos, counsol for Btokes, made applica- tion to Judgo Brady, to-day, to amend tho judg- ment record ou Stoltes’ first trial, by lnserting tho facts of tho abuence of the Jl\dfi;o and prison- or during n portion of tho trial, and the aflidavits usod onthe motion for a now trial. Dacision rasorved. DBarnum has rocovered from the ashes of his third destructivo confagration, and to-doy nraded the stroots of the clty with a new show miloa in length, Qroat crowds gathered to witnesa the display, The oxsmination of Joseph Porry on s charge of perjury in tho Jumel will casd was to-day again adjourned. J“dF“ Brady to-day decided to admit Goeorgo Francis Truin in $1,000 bail, but the prisonor de- clined to furnish it New Yonr, March 28.—Torelgn papers sn- nounco tho doath rmuntlfl, in London, of Lady Blielley, nnd also of tho Duko do Dolacariis, brother of Oacar 1L, of Bwedon, The death Iy announcod, aluo, of Maj.-Gon. Patrick Yulo, of tho Euglish Royal Enginoors, who sorved in Oanada in 1812, . Bavtnrone, March 28, —Jokn Thompson Ma- son, Becrolary of the Btate of Marylund, died suddonly, this evoning, st Llkton, Md. Judgo Magon lad boen engaged in ny\ngncun ?n court during the foronoon, and wasin usual honlth. At the dinnor table ho was attackod with paralyslg, FOREIGN. Reported Deofeat of the Spanish Troops by tho COnrlists, Don' Oarlos Preparing to March on to . -+ Madrid, Roported Destruction of San Salvador by 3 Earthquake, SPAIN, 3 Loxpon, Maroh 28.—The Oarlist Committco in this ity publish » donfal of tho roports that Don Catlos has gono to Gonovn, or abdicated his claims to the throno of SBpain. The Committeo sny_that tho King (Don Oar- 1os) {8 notively propartng for an advanco of his army upon Madrid, nnd will head tho troops on tho day fixod for the movoment. Danis, March 28.—Senor Olozaga has resignod ns 8panish Ministor at Paris, boeauso ho dfsap- proved of the insufiiciontly conmorvativo policy puraued by the Bpanish Governmont, Advloos from Carlist sourcos sg that full in- (uiry acquits tho Curo of Santa Cruz from tho ohargo of commilting atroolous aats, It is tatod that the Carlists aim at the cap- turo, of an&mlunn., ns n boso of operations nagoinst Madrid, Herald Special. Loxpon, March 28.—Thore haa hoen sovore fighting in Bpain, in which tho Carliats claim an importaut victory, The Governmont troops ro- tronted to Grauollors do Valls, much demoral- izod, whoro thoy woro captured by Baballs. The emall garrison also surrenderod. Thoro has beon n large demonstration at Tar- ragons, in commomoration of tho ostablishmont of tho Paris Communo, A stroot fight ocourrod in Barcelonn, in which #ix porsons wore killed, s - FRANCE, Panis, March 28.—~The potition of Prince Joromo Napoloon, prayiug for Fronch oltizon~ ship; is to bo l;rnsunie( to tho National Assombly to-morrow. Upon its introduction the Govern- mont will instantly Jroposo to pass to the ordor of thio duy, and, in tho ovont of an advorse voto, will immodintely introduce a bill banishing the Bonapartes from France, e, GREAT BRITAIN, Loxnpow, March 28.—An insano American ap- {muud at tho lodgufiv.tn of Windsor Castlo yos- ordny and demnnded to sco tho Quven, nllogin that sho was hin mother, He was prrested, and, upon being throntened with incarcoration ina x&n:}-houue‘ promised to roturn to the United atos. New Yok, March 28.—A London speclal says thint the grand national stogplo-ohage, noar Liv- corpool, yeaterdny, was won by Cnptain Machell's Disturbance. ‘The favorite horse, Footman, foll at ono of his jumps and broko his neok, il iy CANADA. Specfal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. OtTAWA, Ont., March 28.—In previous sos- sions overy attompt of tho Opposition in tho Houso to earry tho bill abolishing ** dual repro- sontation” hns beon defonted, but yestorday Mill's bill to cffoct that objoct passed its second ronding on n vote of 87 yens to 65 nays, snother ovidonce of the want of control by tho Govorn- mont ovor tho Houso. After much Iobbyiug tho Governmont found they could not opposs it, and declared it an opon quostion. In the Houso, yestorday, tho Hon. John Youn, presontod a potition from 'tho Dominion Boar: of Trado, praying for the considoration of tho gubject of direct tolographic communication with Gront Britain and this country. The petitioners suggost that o cablo be laid from Halifax to Bormuds, connecting with the line alroady laid and undor control of an English company. . Ho also progonted a potition, slfinud by 884 of tho londiug bankers and morchants of Montreal, prn{luq tho continuance of the Insolvent act, with o limitation of time. At the mooting.of the Dominlon Riflo Associa- tlon yostorday o committee was appointed to ar- rango for the solection of a Canadlan Wimbloton tonm for noxt soason’s matohos in England, ‘MontREAL, March 28,—A man was instantly killod by tho explosion of rockots in a flroworks factory. No ono elso was injured, - Tho Canadn Engine Works hero aro buildiny tho onginos for tho Great Westorn forry-boat al Detroit, Tho cost comploto will be 8110,000, Tho Govornmont iuvestigation iuto tho “Tm- migraut Home” scandal still continues, 5 ‘ononto, March 28, —The principal business of the Ontario Legislature hna boon concluded. The great quostion of the municipal loan fund, | embracing the dispossl of about 812,000,000, hae boen offectod, and the Governmont eustninad on majoritios rnnglni from thirty to fitty on diffor- ont rosolutions. 1t is expactod the House will rdjourn on Baturdsy or Monday. gy o CENTRAL AMERICA, PaNAxra, March 19.—The stoamship Bt. Louts, from Contral American ports, ved on the 16th. Whon sho left the port of ‘San Salvador there was n roport that the City of Ban Balvador Liad beon dostroyed by o great earthquake on tho 4th Inst. Tho tolegraph lines being down, no dotails conld be had when she was leaving, il g ZANZIBAR. NEw Yonk, March 28.—Foreign lettors roport tat Sir Bartlo Frore failod in his mission to the Sultan of Zanzibar, ogainst tho carrying on of the slavery traflio. Faress ) TLconta, N, H., March 28.—Tho house of Jo- soph Swaln, at Gilford Villago, was burned this momning, Mre, §waln, 82 yoars old, and s orip- gla, was dragged out with her olothos on fire, ho survived three hours. Mr, Swaln was so- veroly burned in trying to eave her, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, MoNTREAL, March 28,—A firo ocourred hore yostorday in the buildings of tho British Banlk- Noto Company, Loss sbont 50,000 on the gtock, Tho fol lu\\'h;? insuranco companios loso $1,400 osch, viz: Dritish Amorican, Bcottish Imperinl, Liverpool, London, & Globe, Com- ‘mereial Union, and North Dritish and Mercan- tilo, The firo brigado was promptly on hand ond provented a serious conflagration. Special Disvateh to The Chicano Tridune. Onratra, March 28,—A. report of a most infernal attompt to burn theolty of Cheyenno hasreached horo to-day. It #cems that o fire was get in Mayor Broughton's stable, on Eddy etroet, and oxtonde through tho block. Many familics are renderod dostituto, 5 COnEyYENKE, March 28.—Fire broke out about 8 o'clook this morning in Mngor Boughton's stable, cornor Eighteonth and Eddy straets, Tho wind was high and tho flamos sproad rapidly, burning all the housos on the wost sido of Iddy street, betwaon Boventconth and Eightconth strects, and all but one on Beventeonth, between Edd and Holmos streots. The Cheyenno Leader osti~ matos tho loss at $50,000, A man was arrested to-day, supposed to bo the incondiary. g o The Modoc War. BAN Fraxoisco, March 28,—On_ Wednesdsy, D\n{:w Charley, Boston Charley, and Mary, Oapt. Jack’s sistor, & wild girl, osme out of the lava- bed to Van Bromor's to havo a privato confor- enco to-dsy with Canby and the V. Mr, omag, The tmn&)n ore impationt of delay and want a chauce to fight, The opinion prevails the Mo- docs will get any terms thoy want, Tho Lost River camp was moved to 6 point monr tho lava-bed. 5 "Tha reservation Apachos aro roported uneasy and dissatisfiod. ‘There ls much sickness amon; thom, It is roported thoy ara bstter supplior with fire-arms thau ovor before. 1t Is genorally %llxou_gm thoy get arms from tho tradors in New oxioo. Gon, Gillom and Elder Thomas made s recon- nolssance of tho country botweon Van Bremor's and the lava-bod, on tho20th. At the intorview with Boston and Bogus Charloy, the latter eald ko would come out if the Peace Commission would send o horse to him, Ho demanded the roturn of tho horses captured by the troops, Rocruits aro arriving, Tho dolay at presont #ooms usoless, as the Penco Commission is doing nothing. —— Nallrond Accidents. Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Brooanarox, IIl,, March 28,—Oscar Sheldon, Yard-Mastor in this city of the LafayotteBranch of the Toledo, Wabash' & Wostorn Railroad, was instantly killod Whilo coupling cars, at 9 o'clock lnet ovoning. His body was terribly mutilated by the wheols, It is roportod that ho was undor tho influenco of liquor, ‘The verdict of the Cor~ onor's ;ury oxoueratos the railroad and om- ployoes from auy blamo in the mattor, The de« conged wos o married man, and loaves & wife and two childron in this city, Ponr Hove Ont., March 28,—An acoldent oo~ curred to s mail train on tho Midland Railroad lnst night. As tho train _appronohed Orllls, the roar car broko n coupling snd {urned over down an ombankment, a distance of twelve foot. Bix )mfluong;:m wero jnjured, Dr. Dowar and Mr, Davis, of Ogdonsburgh, and Mr. :N. Y., soriously abont. hiead and ‘Mmld ey ont Wi Proston Manvors badly out. “Tho aco _eaunod by a brolkon raf : - ONoreNATI, March 28,—A Toulsville dispatoh naya b locomotivo on the Contral Ohlo Division of tho Baltimoro & Ohio Nallrond wont through tho caunl drawbridgo at that placo to-day. o porson was luj l\ro& . (Ll S S b POLITICAL, Liboral Nominations nt Oincinnnti Tho Appronching Municipnl Eloce tion In Dotroite«Muddlod Condition of Wost Virginia Politics. , Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasminaron, ‘D, 0,, March 28.—Tho Ropro- sontativos of Wost Virginin_tn this ity do not nlmpnt tobo at all eatisfiod with the political nituation o that Stato, Thoy uay that tho Log- Inlnturo during tho past wintor has dono littlo or nuthlni toward sottling the complication arlsing out of tho doublo olections Inat fall, It will bo romomboraed that the Itopublicans hold that tho 224 of August was tho propor timo to oloct Con= gronimon, and elocted thoir candidates with but alight - opposition, while the other parly olected its mon on_ the fourth Thurs- day: in Octobor, Tho ' Governor ‘issued his . proclamation on tho subject, which both partios contend ia to b construiod {n tholr favor. 0, Logislature which hes o Domooratio ma- Jorlty pasaed an nct toremedy tho ovil, which waas Yotood by thio Governor, et ropassod ovor his voto. Billl the quostion s unsottlod, ns thoso oxoludod by the act from sents in Congroess in- tond to apponl to that body, Anothor-trouble- gomo queation hiag arieon,. and that is tho ap- polnting power, - Tho Constitution {a ropro- sontod a8 {nconsistent whoro it rolates to tho oreating and filliug of officos not_directly, pro- ‘vidod for thoroin, including school-officors, and mnnn?um of difforont Stato Institutions, in oll a littlo short of 10,000 offices for the wholo Btate. Tho Governor claims tho power to appoint theso officors under thojconstitutional provisions for vacancies, while tho Logisinture olaima that thoy ahall bo sppointed bxfi: Board of Public Worka ngpulnlufl by iteelf. Is, it in thouglt, will lead to the appoinfment of two dif- foront sots of officora in that Btato, producing much ombarragemont ‘in its adminlatration, Thore {8 algo anathor clash as to tho aot of tho Iwg(lulnluro crenting a Bonrd of Public Works, which'is hold to bo unconstitutional by tho Govérnor and lis frionds. So many aro tho political complications of West Virgima that it may bo woll approhonded that thoy will cul- minato in tho samo stato of affairs ns oxistin Louisiana, Special Dispatch to The Chfeago Tribune, Detnorr, March 28,—Tho spring olection in this city, undor the bills pussed by tho Logisla- ture, will include tho cholco of a Eu{mrlor Court. Jm}fiu <and & Bonrd of Lstimatos, the lattor to consist of flve mombors olactod at largo and two from'each ward, and will take the place of tho gnnual . freomon’s meoting. Tho Republicans hayo called primary mootinga to nominate mem- bors of this Board, Tho Domocrats to-night nominated Albort Botsford to fill the vacanoy in tho Council from the Firat Ward. CINOINNATY, O,, March 28,—The Liborals of this_city to-day indorsed tho following_Deme- cratic nominecs : George O, Johneon, Mayor; Poul Romolin, Trustoo of Wator-Works; N. Marohant, Judgo of the Polico Court, The ro- maindor of the tickot was concoded to the Lib- orals, aa follows : Judgo of tho Suporior Court, M. H. Tilden ; Proscouting Attoruoy, P. Plun- kott ; City Solicitor, H. D. Pock. —_——— THE ENGLISH FORGIVES. More’ Packages for MacDonnell Exe pected from Englond--Examination of Noyes in London. iy Nrw Yonx, March 28.—The post-ofiice author- itios oxpect moro packages from England to tho care of Goorge MucDonnoll, tha Bank of Eng- land forger. It is roported that tho counsol for AacDon- noll, tha nflefigd Bank of England forger, will zpply for s lLabess corpus on the ground that: ommissioner Gutman is not nuthorized to sit on extradition cnses, and tho charge of conspir- w£ 18'not covored by tho oxtradition troaty. ONDON, March’ 28.—REdwin Noyes,* the American ohargod with boing implioated fn tho frauds on the k of England, was again brought bofore the Lord Mayor for oxnmina- tion, . Among the witnossos oxaminod was tho Manager of the Continental Bank, who, upon being sliown a photograph of Bidwell, identifled him as tho party who opened account with that institution undor tho name of Horton. Tho Mauagar, also, gave- tho datsils of soveral oxtensive transactions lad with the Bank by Bldwoll, and oxpressed tho bollof that Noyos was moerely a clerk for the roally gq.\lta' partios. 'Tho examination was furthor adjournod. DES MOINES. Grand Jury Indictmentsw-Railway Taxation. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Des Morxes, In,, March 28.—The Grand Jury of Polk County District Court was discharged to-day after roturning forty indictments. No indicfment was found ngaingt X. Ranltin, tho d“'“"m"i Btato Treasurer, This causes grent surprise horo, as tho onge was so plain that Rankin's indictmont was considored cortain. Twonty-four indictments wore made for vio- Iatlon of tho Liquor law; soven for keeping gambling-houses, and six for prostitution, ~ 8ix ?t }hat partios indicted wore lodged in jail o-night. mfi railronds aro making an attempt to have tho rocout valuation of railrond pm&mfly by the Consus Board of this Biate decreased. $ —_— Telographic Brovitios. Jamos Cnmpboll and his afster wero drowned on Wodnesday in the rivoer Chames, Canads, whilo attempting to oross on the ico. . The long-pending controversy betweon tho sharoholders of tho First Natlonnl Baunk * of Marshalltown, Tows, hns boon _smicably settlad, and the bank will continue under the same man- agemont a8 horotofore. i The réported loss of tho bark Arethusn, from Bristol, and tho drowning of ton men, off the conat noar Bavannah, I8 incorrect. 0. F. Jauristt, Iate Master of Machinory of the Ohicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallrond, at Au- rora, ‘Sfl.. has accoptod o similar position with tho 'United_States Rolling Btock Compeny, of Wall stroot, New York. Qen. McClollan is Pros- ident of ¢ho institution, wiich will have & cap- ital in two months of noarly 8,000,000, This Company possosses & stock of locomotives and cars, which are hired out at so much per day. — s Mafirond Nows. Erom, 1L, March 28.—It is expeoted that the officers and Directors of tho Chicago & Pacifio Railway will visit us to-morrow and endeavor to offect a dofinito location of their lino soross tho Fox Rivor. CINOINNATI, March 28.—Advices from Frank- tort, K., to-day, givo notico of the veto by the Governor of the rocont nctof tho Legislature amonding tho charter of tho Olnoinnati & South- orn Railrond, so a8 to allow counties along its line to voto money to purchage the right of way and orect depots. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DesMoines, Tows, March 28.—Thoe Muscatine Northwostorn*Railway give notice of Incorpora- tion to-day. It isanow narrow-gauge road to the Minnosota line. — Comparative Cotton Statoment. New Your, March 38.—The following is tho cotton statement for the wook ending to-day : Dales Not recelpls at all United Btates ports during tho weel v Hamo timo lnat yoar. 1,0 Htock at Liverpool 2 Hamo time last year., 084000 fitock of Amotican 209000 Hamo timo laat year. 220,000 — e Supposed Wite«Murder. New Yonk, Moroh 28,—Catherine Kornan, marriod, was faken from o liquor-saloon, No, 01 Washington stroot, this ovening, coverod with wounds and blood, and carried to Park Hospita), whoro sho diod 80on ofterward. Hor husband has boon arrcsted on suspioion of inflicting the wounds, The nnl}:hlmra 68y tho pair wore con- stantly drunk and froquontly quarroling. e T S Tho Centennial Celobration. Pmuavrrens, March 28,—At a meoling of the Exooutive Committeo of tho Oitizens' %un- tenuial Gouoral Iinance Committes, to-day, It was roportod that the aggrogate amount of sub- soriptions from citizens renchod 3837,600, which, with railroad, munioipal, and State appropria- tions, makao tlio aggrogato #2,887,000. e g SHET AT B, Sipms, e ahs o o i1, Louts, March 28,~Goorgo a1, @ Negro, wan hangod by & mob st Chiloctie, Mo od }\‘{flmflifi ul.u hli, {3: uummutm‘:' an numgmn J guly rospectable young whito odr, iiving'sbout 30 alot fromm thal DlAce. A BROTHER'S ANGER; - = * A Tatal Shooting Affrayon tho Wost Side, A Sistor tho Causo of the Troublo, A ohooting affray ecourred Inst ovening, at halt post 6 o'olocl, at tho corner of Canal and Horrl- son stroots, in which Bd Bcanlon shot, and, it is bolloved, fatally wounded, » young man woll knowi to tho polico, namod * Blliy Scott.” Tho faats, in briof, arothoso For somo timo past, Scott hns boon paylng his addrosson to Bcanlon’s olster, much againat hor brothor's wishés, Sho lma mot bim olan. dostinoly, whon ho wns nob pormitted to call upon hor at - hor homo, Beanlon objected to her. keoplng company with him for mauny reasons, Some of them aro theso: Beott b o chiaractér of the most unonviable kind. ' o {8 o young man, only 20 yonrs old, and yot hag known how it goos fo marry and bo soparated from hfs wifo, :all y law. This, lowover i mnothing very un- common in Ohicngo, 116 has boon looso in liis labils, and by soveral little af- {airs has becomo woll known to tho polico author- itien. Dospita theas things, Scanlon’s sister wont with him, -~ Ior brothor grow distrossod about it. It was not diffioult for him to soo that if they wero not soparatod sorjous things would follow, About two wooks ngo, ho told Scott that ho must nt onco coago his attentionn, and, if ho over mot him . with his sistor, ho would soparato thom ina wn{lnulthnt gontlo nor mild. Bcott tauntod him with allusions to tho faat, that ho (Scott) lind moro influonco with tho girl than ho had, Bonnfon thon wamnod him that ho would shoot him if ho did not at onca congo_all association with his sistor. Thoy thon parted, and did not moot again until yestorday ovoning, In the maontimo, Beatt and the fiirl hnd mot many times, and 8canlon, knowing this, bocamo almoat fronzied with distross. Yostorday evoning, at tho hour bofore named, ho mot Beott_aud his sistor, arm-in-arm, at tho corner of Harrison ond Oanal streots. Ho atopped thom, and ordered his sister to go homo with him. Sho hositatod somowhat, and | boforo sho had doclded what todo. Tho two mon clinched, and wont down on the sidewalls, Boott being on top. He struck Beanlan o fow blows, wheu tho sistor orled tohim tu quit, and he did go, About this time o driver of ono of Parmolec’s omnibuaos, named Braher, nmutual friond of both partios, drovo up, and loaping from his sont pulled Scott away from Beanlan, and thus soparated them. Beanlon said nothing whon he got up, but walkoed backward to tho adgo of tho sidowalk, on Harrison streat, with one hand behind him. Scott was at this timeo Mu.ndlnfi against tho building, Whon Scanlon reachod tho ecdge of the walk, ho Enlled o rovolver from his pocket and fired, the oll tnking affect in Scott's loft side, two inchos {from tho nayol. Scanlon thon took his sister by tho arm, and walked hurriedly south on_ Canal stroot, in tho direction of their home, No. 122 Torquor streot. Bcott sald nothing, but walked aronnd the corner to Oonal street, whoro ho foll, saying, I am shot.” Bruhor, asslsted by a Dr. Simpson, lfted him into tho omnibus, and took him to bls fathor's hougo, No. 278 Clinton trect, whicl is in tho samo block where tho shooting was dono. Dr. {W. H, Prico and Dr. Androws attonded Lim, . They decmod it dangorous to probo the wound, and could not tell tho exact location of tha boll, Thoy pronounced tho man n o very procarious condition, Not boing ablo to ascertain the direction the ball hnd taken, they could not tell cortainly whether the wound would bo fatal or not. Bcott was alivoat 12 o'clook lnst night, but .wasin a very lowcondition. Beanlon, at last accounts, was not arrested. A Bquad of police wero sont In search of him goon aftor thoe affray oconrrod. not at his homo. Tho ofticor who called there was {nformed that ha.would surronder himsolf thls morning. —_—— - TEA IN CHINA. Addross of Mr. Lai Sun in Springficld, 3 Mansy. From the Springfield Republican. In responso to & gencral dosire for gonuine in- formation upon tho gubject of ton culturo in China, Chian Loi Sun, Chineso Imporial Commis- sioner of Education, delivered an” addross upon that subjoot beforo & largo sudionca at tho rooms of tho Young Men's Ohrstian Association last evoning. llo sPnku oxcollont English, without o particlo of forelgn twang, and with only a elight Inis-accont now ad ol - ATLor sLuding bribdy to tho intonso oxclusivoness of tho Chinese, ho said that tea grows in every provinco in China, oxcopt thres or four upon the northernmos Biberlan border, but the quality and (}umltity pioducsd doponds largoly upon tho locality. o ten-plant grows flve or six feot high, and is liko our currant shrub, ouly a little thicker. Tho leaves aro in shape and sizo like thoso of the willow, Thoy aro picked about the middle of A‘pnl, in May, aud in July ; somotimes thero aro gloanings as lato a8 August. Tho lenyes aro not Eie]md ono by ono, but stripod off in handfuls ¥ men, woinen, and childron, who go about do- ing this work. Thore are vory few large ton plantations ; it is rare to find ono of & hundred acres, but thero are toa patclos evorywhere. "Tho ronl business of tho country peoplais rain- ing rico for food, but thoy cultivato tea and silk a8 oxtras, and for pockot-money, a8 the Irishman raisos o plg. When the leaves aro stripped off, thoy are exposed in a cool, dry place for & day or two, then rolled into a ball on a tablo of bam- boo elats, and dricd in thosun, The rolling iy to oxtract & portion of tho juice of the leavos. Aftor thoy havo boon dried in the sun, thoy aro put into an ogg-shaped iron pan ovor o oharcoal firo, and-incossantly stirred until a cortain point of oss is reached, Tho oporator stirs with his hands, thrusting thom in all portions of the pon, and practice onables him to dry the lonves almoat exactly alilto, The ralser goos through this procoss, and then brings his ton in bamboo baskots to the ton morchant, who sdjudges its uolity, and buys it at pricos ranging from 16 to $20 por pical, oqual to 183} pounds. The ~ morchant ~mixos his urchases togothor in o largo rosorvoir, and at his convonionco weighs out & number of pounds of ten lonves, and women and children spread them upon o largo stage and soparato, the loavos into grados, 'according to quality. Tho ten atalks aro tho lowest grade, and the sortors aro paid by the number of ounces of stalks they bring in. Chil- dron onrn from 4 conts to & conts o day ; the very bost workers rarely oarn ns much a8 10 conts & dny. Americans could hardly live upon such wages, and until other nations can raiuo tea for 12 conts & pound thoy oannot compoto with China in its production, Attor tho gorting, guch grado s packd by it- solf in choats or bamboo bakets; the first for oxportation, tho lattor for homo' consumption, A cheatiof tea in China welghs frowm 100 to 110 pounds, a-half-chest from 60 to 70, and there aro smallor boxes or caddies, containing from five to ton pounds, The chosts are fitled to their ut- most oupacity, tho paokors oven, Jumping in, the boxes to got in the last possible ounce. The chests are made porfoctly tight, and matted and interlaced outside with bamboo netting, as wa got thom on this side the wator. Tho tos igthon ready for export, and is ordered by im-~ porters through a tea-tastor. 'Tho taater is paid from £3,000 to £3,000 por yoar, and his modus oporandl i as follows : 1fe hnd o long, narrow table, on which G0 or 70 cups aroset; s boy weighs exnctly ono ounce from a’ sample-box into ono of thoso oups, and if ho has samples enough, all tho oups aro usod. ot wator is then urad fnto each cup, and aftor fivo minutes th oy calls tho mnater, who sips from every oup, bolde tho liquid in his mouth a moment, then ojocts it and mnotes in his book tho qualily of tha tes, Tho pur chasor ordors wpon his taster's ostimato, and when his packages arrive at the warolouso, about ono in twenty is opened for comparison with the samplo. It it proves of inforior grado, o matorial roduction i8 at onco made in tho rico, 80 that without connivancoe with tho toa- astor tho ndultoration of tes is next to impossi- blo in Clina, Bomotimos aftor tho firat draws ing tho leaves aro collooted and redrossed, but this is tho only way in which adultoration is practisod, In *comparing tho contents of the choat with the enmple, tho loaved are oxamined £o 800 whother thoy are old or young or middle- agod, Tho younger tho leaves the cholcer will bo tho toa, Ten in China means black toa, unless groen ton i speoinlly designatod, It I8 utill in dlsputo, ovenin its home, whethor black and green toa Dolong to tho sam speclos. Tho sponker thought them branchos of the same varioty, black or groon, according to the localitios whoro they grow.’ If & vood of blaok ton bo plantod in tho groon ton roglon, & fow gonorations will make thom both slike. Whon black tos is high, roen can rondik bo turned into inok, * but black counot bo mado to appesr groen, Tho latter obtalne ity Dbluish volor artificlally, Prussian bluo bolng usod in tho_voloring, Db Ta such small quantitios ny to be harmless. ‘he annual avorago ylold of ton plant is about 20 ouncos, 4 too meh rain affoots tho quality as woll as tho amount, Tho plants live from 20 to 0 yonrs, and, when old, Bro froquently out down, and & young shrub gunud?nlo tha old etook, Quicker returns are Ho was llh\m obtained, but the plant doos not last so ong. . Ton or twelvo drawlngs of pure ton aro ro- uiroit to obtaln a Nmpid liquid, and fittoon Arawinga will not usually oxhawee all 1t strongth, Ton I8 §rmxh puro in Chins, but thero are vory Qlfferont woys of proparing it. Tho Chinose ton connolssours purchnso an article costing various- ly from $10 por pound to 820 an ounco. If ho tisos this choicost Iind, which s only grown on tho tops of mountains, and of whichonly ton or fiftooh pieuls aro produced in the kln;i(l]om, ho haa ' “baby" tonpot, an inch and a balf high and about an inch in dismotor, A pinohof tos is putin about tyonty drops of hot wator turnod ou, an it s rondy to sip.” It would -ba vory intoxioating to drinknuch; ovon thotnato of a sip willromnin in tho thront for hours aftor tho toa han nvu{yo- ratod. *Tho moro common way of ton-drinking 1u to have n toapob six foot high and throo foot in dinmater, kopt warm, rondy for any ono to drink who chooses, With good ton it is not vory im- ortant how it ia propared, but the best way, per- aps, 18 to firat warm tho pob with warm wWator, thon put in ten and pour boiling water upon it Tho toa should nover ho boilod, Tho common punsl‘lo drink tho ton-stalks, Thg seods are about tho slze of o emall chorry, and from thoso not wanted for planting oll is ox- prossed and usod for cooking nnd pomatum pur- posos, Bluch of tho binck tea comes from tho Bohon or ' Wao-o" distriot, which producos the Pacco; or white-huired ten, Orango Pocco (high= ost fragranco), Rod Plum blossoms, and Drng- on's’ whiskera, Hung Foo or common ton made valuablo by labor, Our English bronkfast is of this kind, and it eolls from 826 to $00 por foul. Groon ton i clossod under tho namos of unpowdor,Hyson, Imporial, snd other nuntos ‘woll known hore, ~Oolong is recognizod ber a Chinoso ns Dlack Dragou tes, and ranks hi gh, bomg & black toa with groon ten flavor, Tho ton plant is not oxtremoaly old in China. Its discoy- ory datos back about 1,400 yenrs, Tho trade wae confined to the kingdom until comparatively a recont dato. In 1069, tho shipments to England woro 1472¢ pounds, but in 1859 they had increns- od to Bs,buo 000 pounds, and in 1870 the British Governmont orivod & rovomns of _over £0,000,000 from tho tax on ten. Indiroct- ly, tho United Btatos owos ita indopend- onco to ton. Chomists, botaniats, and doctors may disagreo upon its moerits, but it his nlways beon a favorite bovorage with braln- worltors ; It choors and invigorates but doos not incbriato, Tho Ohincso aro provorbially healthy and tho ton-tastor is long-lived, < At the oloso of tho lacturo soveral persons im- proved tho o{\xpom\nuy to nak questions, and ascortained that goodton iy (ound‘\.\om, although most of It ia injured by long convoyanco und ses air, 'Much of our ton has a moldy tasto to ono who has drank it In its roshuoss. Tho individ- ual consumption of ton is much groater in China than hero; in fact, but about ono-third of the crop i oxportod, Tho so-called Japanoso ten i chiofly propared by Chinoso workmien, aithough tho Japauese are loarning to oultivate the horb. DETROIT. The Logislature Censurcds=Eloped with o Shoomalker. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, r ‘Dernorr, March 28.—The City Counoil to-night passoed a resolution condomning the motion of tho Legislature in appointing another Btate In- spector of tho House of Correction, ona State Inspector being alroady provided for by law, John Graves was to-dny appointed United Btatos Comumigsioner for this district. The wifo of Daniol Carr, of Harrow, clopod oatorday in com; mlg with'a shoemaker nnmed %ast, carrying ofl §600 in money, and $600 worth of proporty. ——— -CITY ITEMS. A Now ITaven grammar school rocontly be- onmo distastoful to two young boys, both ons of prominont cltizons of that city, and, to froo thomselves from it, thoy ran awsy from homo, They wore trnced to Now York, and thonce to Chicago. Bupt, Washburn had the pleasuro of. taking the youthful wanderors from o felon's coll at tho Contral Stntion last ovening, and Dhanding thom over to thoir father’s. Tho boys were glad ouough to moot the * old gontlomon,” thioy boing out of money nud awsey from friondn. Laat n!sht at half past 11 o'clock a firo was discovered in a two-story framo building, No. 226 ‘Third avenue, in a room occupied by Harriet TFootman. Noalarm was given, the firo being put out by a fow pails of water. Damago, $40. s s s Ay Arxest of o Jowelry Swindler and . Would=-Be Wifo Murderors B, Louts, March 28.—J. Bolinder was arrostod heroe to-day, charged with obtaining, undor faleo retonsos, soveral thousand dollara’ worth of }:owol from the houso of Hirsch & Hoffon- 01mMOR, OI NOW XOri, 0. W. Ward was arrested to-day for a murder- ous nssault on his wife, in which ho stabbed her with a knife, frnctured her skull, and beat her n o shocking manner. i ——— Oconn Steamship News. New Yorg, March 28.—Arrived—Tho steam- ship Anglia, ' from Glasgow, and the Amorica, from Bromen. LoxpoN, March 28.—The stoamship Groat ‘Western, reported ashoro at Blackmore, got off and roturncd to Bristol. The stoamship India ‘has arrived out. —_— —Tho Alta California publishos a tabular statomont of the numbor of persons arrosted for murdor in 8an Francisco for tho Iaat twenty-two enrs, and tho manner they woro ' disposed of. he wholo number of murders and manslaught- ors was 267, for which 187 arrests wero made. Tho disposition made of the murdorors arrcsted as as follows: Hung by Vigilanco Committeo, 2; dischnrgad, 57; bills ignorod, 83 for trial, 14 sont to tho Insone A%vlum 1; pardoned, 3; 'dis: chargod on bail, 185 dolivered to Stier{ms of other counties, 14; committed suiclde, 2; im- prisonmeont for o torm of yoars, 50;. lmyrlaom ment for lifo, 14; hanged, 11 'Tho years most fruitful for murdors, as rocorded’in this list, wera 1672, whon twenty-aix murdors Woro com- mitted ; - 1809, twonty-ono murdors; 1856 snd 1870, fifteon oach ; and 1861, ten murdora. MARRIAGES. i I L A D szt o 5_1n thip city, March 37, by tho e Tt isan Mc- Joln R Hleke and Miss Hhiza: beth Richards, both af flh.l;‘:nn. ; gt e ‘RIOHARDS—BRACKEN=In this city, March 37, -by e, sVilllam 15, Rionards, of e St ivs Gele s Bracion, of Flttsburin, B, il e o e e ey DEATHS. " Friday aring, March 2, of scarlnt. fo vor A, sy tun ot SVATRas 0 wnd baty B. Burdioks 2Z523 years and 1om onths. t the family rosidonoe, 684 Michigan , Funoral at the faully rosidonos, 684 Michigan avonue, Sunday Matob 80, st 1 0'clook B, fa, Ty iarited to attond, KTOWITS—In this aity, March 37, 1673, David M. Sto- agod 08 yoars, Wineeal frow No, 52 Wout _Aduma steeol, to-day Gl atfgeladicp. o, W oracaland Gomitors, R T DAVIEE-At bis rusidonce, No. {55 Wost, Washington sty March 5 of Dright's dsosto, Dr. Joha Datios, e, ;‘ir"unui‘i'.nrnm will ba hold at the houso, March 31, at P, T AMILTON—Tho fanoral of Stunrt Hamilton will take place from his lato residence, No. 857 State streot, this Pacatag, Tho servioon will commenco at 11 a'alock. Al TS Trionds are thvited. Sstta OKEEV—At Holyoks Iousn, Holyoko, *Moss., A dn, Al TR e o l:}m'a;?fih'wh Washington stroot. Notice of funoral aroaftor, ARD—In this olty, [riday, Maroh 9, Lucy A, 550 47" yours, ot tho reskionanof o brottior Obarlos Bullard, Kiou 34 Mtaat Bixseonth stroot. ¥5 Bacchiostr and Nashia, N 1i., papors ploase covy. 23, Jolin V. Tralnor, aged 07 yoars: Bardiy . oo bl 1 rondonco, 255 AUCTION SALES, By HAVENS & CO., 63 Houth Canal-st. Will soll, on SATURDAY, March20, at9:30 a. m., 50,000 CIG- AIRS, 15t of Glassware, Housshold Furniture of ove T ity Catpoth, 8. (.| Boow Oason, Keamaow, Sif yor-plated Castors, 1lat Racks, Wall Pookots, Bliskes, o, BRRUSH, SON & CO., Auationen HAVENS & CO. Will sell at Auction Taosday, Apell 1, 8¢ 10 a. m., tho s 10 North Halstodat., A nlos 8-room dwolling-houso; also, lease of ground for ouo year, from Mayl, 1873. For furthor partioulars, apply to . HAVENS & CO., 63 Bouth Canal-st. R. G, GOODWILLIY, Agont, By BRUSII, SON & CO. GREAT SAOCRIFICH! MONDAY, Maroh 8), at 3 p. mi,, wo will soll, to oloso partnorship, ‘s STEAM CANAL BOAT, Doublo Euginos, Tywo Whools, $o., at Indiaun-st. lirldgo, ! HOR'E V0. Hsh Hipnets Auy}}l}[‘l}\-‘n‘r‘{f 168 1nat Madlsui-at, OHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. Wo will soli tho ontire contants of tha Mutropolitan Motel at our Ware Rooms, No. 615 Lako-t., thiv Saturday Morutug, at 10 o'oluck, A raro chanoo for doalors, Coma carly. 'Tako Randolph-st. cars and gotout at tho door, Dotwoon Ashlsud-av, and Paulinast. Tomembor tho goods avo noarly now; also, ono organ, ooat §350, D, LONG, Baloman, HODGES & 00, Auotionsors, i .. GIFT ENTERFRISE, WEHICE GIFT WILL SUIT C OTT? Road tho ltst carofully and soloot. Your tiakot may draw auyof tham, One Grand Gift, Cash, $100,000 One Grand Gift, Cash, 50,000 One Grand Gitt, Cash, 25,000 OnoGrandCnah Gift, = = & 20,000 OuoGrand Cnah G, =« = - 10,000 Ono Grand Cash GIR, - - . 5,000 24 Caah Glfts of 81,000 eacly . 24,000 50 Cnsh Giftm of 500 4 25,000 80 Cnah Giftn of 400 “ 32,000 100 Cnsh Giftw of 300 80,000 180 Cash Giftwof 200 * 80,000 B0 Cash Gifta of 100 59,000 0,000 Cnsh Gifts of 10 00,000 Totul, 10,000 Gifts, nll Casl, - 8500,000 All the abovo to bo diatributed by lot among tickot Boldors to the Third Grand Gift Concert for bonefib of PUBLIO LIBRARY OF KY., st Library Hall, Laulsvllla, Ky., positivoly April 8, 1873, This Con- cort 1a by authorlty of a apootal Iaw, snd fs undor diro: ton of Hon, Ex-tiov. Thos, E. Bramlette, of Iy, This noblo philauthropy Isthe grandest suocossat the ago, and worthy tho patroffage of all patriotlo frionua of the Ropublto who dosica to soo tho Groat Sonthwost bonas fited by tho bost Library ovar opencd, all of whoso privie Toges aro absolutoly £r00 to ovory eltizon of ovory State. Full dotaila of the mothod of drawing gifts, and pasing tliom can bo learnod from tho largo olreular, whlch 18 froe to all. Buyors do mot meceswarlly nve to bo prosent at tho drawing, as an offolal lst is farished ench ono, and gifts dno tiokot-holdora at & distanco can o colleotod through sny Bank or Expross Company, tha samoas o draft or chook. Ordor quick, Send monoy by P, O, Ordor, Draft, Reglatorod Lotter, or lixpross, pré= pald, Ticlcots, 8101 Talves, 855 Quartern, 82,500 For tlokots, full programmo, information and all pars tloulars, apply oither to Hou. TIf03. I BRAMLETTE, at Loalarillo, or T, T, DIBBLI & CO., 154 LaSallos OHIOAGO, Wostorn Dopot of Supply. Apply also at Bookstoros of W. PIILLIPS, 189 Doars bornat., and 687 Btatast.; HORTON & BRO., 637 Wost Lakoat,: P, V. FITZPATRIOK, 83 8tato-ot,, L. MA- NASSE, Optiolan, 83 West Madison-st., or at TRE: |, MONT JIQUSE, AUCTION SALES, By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 23, M, and 26 Randolph-st. AT .A.UO’I‘I(D“N'. Household Furniture, OF EVERY DESORIPTION, ‘Palor, Library, Chembory nd Kitohen Furniturey ‘Walnat Wardrobes, Stdebonrds, Pillar Extonslon Tables, Lounges, Bofas, French and Gorman Plate Mirzors,- Opon Boggles, Offico Desks, Show Uazes, 80 Rolls Wool, Homp, and Rag Carpot, 6 Oratos English Crookery, 76 Pkge. Glassware, 10 Casks of Yollow and Rookingham Ware, 40 Bolls English and Braasels Garpets On SATURDAY, March 29, at 03 o'clack. Salo on thtoo 0015, p. GORE: & CO., Austionoors. DRY GOODS, Notions, &ec., Hats and Caps, Shawls, Honey-Comb Guilts, Full lino of Hosfory, Including GENTS' BRITISH HOSE, aud, at 1l o'clock, a lino of Brussels, Ingrain, Venetian,and Rug Carpets, WU AUOLIUN UK LULSUBY, ADTILL, ALYSS B, m. QI , 21, and 20 Randolph-st. MEN'S, BOYS, & YOUTHY Leather & Serge Wear Of all Kinds and Varieties, Women's, Misses' & Children's Spring Wear,aFullLine, AT ATTCTION, Dy Catalogue, on WEDNESDAY, Aprit 2, as 0 1.2, ut GEO. P. GORE & 0., 23, %, and 23 Randolph-st. By TAYLOR & HARRISON. 96 EXTRA SEWING MACHINES, In porieetorder, o Lot ofeuferor machinos, that purcloss o5 this marata ers wiildo well fosco, st el ipo R s Haniltsd, Auotioneors, 81 and 83 Houth Osnsl-at, GORATES w;na'; mo;::“}:é%slgs 5. 0. WARE, 'ra At OTLOOR Titts MORN NG, ) TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auotioneers, 81 and 83 Houth Canal-st. REGULAR SATURDAY'S SALE 0Ot Nowand Bocond-hand Furnituro and Osrpets, thix Morning at 93 o'elook, Full assortmontof halrs, Par ibor Ssta, Wardrobes, Mirrors, Outl T e e Plated Wasd, oto: By TAYLOT & HARHE: SON, Autfonoor, 81 and i3 Sauth Uanal-st. LARGE SALE OF CONDEMNED HOUSES, At Auction, on Tuusdn&. Agrfl 1,at 10 . m. on the premisea. The houscs on Block bounded by Carroll, Wayman, Union, and Desplainea-sts. The buildings must be romoved at once, a8 the property 18 to be used for railway pur ok B S SRR o By ELISON & FOSTER. AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE, ELEGANT FURNITURE, No. 186 South Sangamon-st., WITHOUT RESERVE, AT ATCOTION. i On Monday Morufng, Barch 8, [at 10 o'clock, enti furuiture nfl Banganion-st, restdunoo~Parlor, O;ulnh Library, Dinfng-Hoow and Kitelion Furniture, Plotur Zinghals Body' firussols Uarpols, Matiressos, Oroc Glsaswaro, Btovos, A1 di TWO0 MILLION DOLLARS, GREAT CLOSING OUT. TRUSTEES’ SALB REALAND PERSONAL PROPERTY Dolonglug to tho OHICAGO LAND COMPANY, AT PUBLIO AUCTION, 0o Wednesday, tho 16th day of Jung, 1873, Dy tho articles of thio assoclatton of sald Company, It ts royiled that Al thio broptrly in the landu of tha Tristuce tho. leno?tlx}l':\, Taust Do sold at suotion fof o trst: "o raaityia chairally lacatod {n the OITY OF OHI. GAG0, andJs' valoud uY 1,500,000 and compasod larget of rives and oanl fronfngo, dockod and oady for lumode ato uso, Also, a larga numiber of vacant lots in the bume. lata viotnity 6 ko dooks, ail woll Adantod for busines purosss PR tia to this proparty 1s wnquontionad, haviug beon Bold and owned by tho Association for twonty yoars. 10 porscuai prenorty Conalaisof Hotus. bosrink 1 naJ cont ntorest, haviug from ono to fivo years to_run, aud amounting {6 about 870,000, “Clios totos woro rocolva for doforrud paymonts on Jand bought from the Company io makers thoraof, and tholr Yayiont, 1s ocarod by wortyago on thio samo. TRRIIS OIf ALK, OASIL The orsoual pronarty wil ho ruady for trausfr’ aud delivery iminodiately afler thy galo, Purohasors of realty will be roqutrod to maka & dopostt on tho day of ealoof 10°por conf on the amount of thoir purohaso, tho balanvo fo bo yal iuhin thizty days, orasyouu alter tho salo as dosdscay e and o : 9558 kad et oral MANLON D. 0ODEN, L. B, IHHEUIHCRDN LORUE WATS fihli\,l o,ml]f‘l;;fll,l'lflv lfl!. utn! T'rusteos, i S iCraiaty. 5 Qe with Ot isldon & Go. Xoom 3, Noe 19 Lay " 1 o, oo