Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 2, 1873, Page 8

,selt THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL , 1573, et THE BUMMERS' CARNIVAL. Ali About the Farcical Town Elections. The Minority Principle Exer- cised With o Ven- geance. five Thousand Bold Bummer Boys Do the Voting for Chicago's 45,000. List of the Elect Announced by the *Modulators.” A Grand Fiold-Day for the Groat Army of Repoaters, THE WEST TOWN. 8y o'clock s orowd of about 150 peoplo, ahiefly Irieh, rough bub respeotablo, and resson- .ably orderly, met in the new building on the West side of Halstod, n fow doors south of Ran- dolph streot, for the purposs of holding tho sn- fual town-mooting. Those who wero presont secmed to bo rathor equally dividedin thoir prof- erences, one aotboing for Pilgrim and Miller, gmzim ‘and the other for Charles Scaulan and Louis Amborg. Tho firat queation whioh aroso was tho eelaction of & Moderator. Each sido haditn candidato, and, aftor much clsmoring and yoll- iog, sn attompt was mado to takon voto, It soomod s if tho csnlan crowd howled tho loudést, but Bir. Pligrim profossed him- satisflod that TFitzgerald was oloct od.,pThis cousod groat dissatisfaction and gomo hareh langunge. Finally it waa do- claedto.bono vote, and Aldermsn Shiel was shosen, ho sceming to satinfy both sides. Tho srowd, hawovar, boen closrad out of the room snd bolog reinforced by fresh additions, bogam: falling into lino and. PREPARING TO VOTE, . whilo Measrs, Pilgrim, Miller, aud two or_three | * pay tho interost othors romsitied inside, and ot ready to open thopolls. K squsd of o dozon policomen atood sround and inspootod tickots., About thirty poo- plo dancod up and down and poddled ballols, Boizing hold of poopls in tho line, and trying to opon thelr cyos to tho mocossity of voting for Smith or Jonos for Conatablo. Oconsion- tho polico, in ' thoir zoal to prosorve order, would Lreak up the lino, shove thoy Votora out In thostroot, and proceed to_organize.: A now ono. Undor theso_ciroumstancos, and owing to tho fact thnt the Town Clerk bad to, writo down overy namo, tho voting progrossod vory slowly. Occaslonally thoro wa o mild littlo s, but nobody was harmed. Tho yoting wont on teadily till 4 o'clook ; thoro boing constant Tucooasion of Tiyans, Burkos, Afurphys, Hooli-; bans, Keogans, oto.. Vary rarely.on American name was henrd. Sovoral Irishmon wero ‘run- Bing for offico, and oach faotion made desperato *floste. Thora was much illogal voting, pooplo Soming over from the South Side to_voio, but S5 360 orond and confusion, it wes imposkiblo to help it. & TOWN MEETING. 8 At 4 0%olook tho polls wero closed, and o fow minutes of delay ocourred, caused by tho ab- senco of the Town Clork and tho Prosidont of the West Sido Park Commissioners, Whon lhoy appeared tho candidatos and 8 fo other peoplo o woro insido the room woro called up to tho front door, which was openod, but guarded by police, 86 {hat nono of tho voters outslde could otin, The Mr. Pilgrim stood a chair injtho ooray and called tho town msal to ordor Mr. Stanford, tho Presidont of the Park Board, ‘moved that the meoting voto 878,080, in order t0 on tho Pork indobtedness. “was agread to, thera boing soven or sight ‘syos and ono 1o heard inslde tho room, and tho abblo outalde not having the remotest idon what it 8l moant. - Whon the matter was settled, Major Mars,who was grontly disturbed in_spirit becauso Yarry O'Brien had counterfoited his tickets, and thora- by enchered him out of many votss, asked what ik ipdobledaons was sad wss [nformed thnt ‘had helped to meko t. Tho presiding ofiicor and others told him it was all setflod, and ho made s molomn protost which was duly re- sorded. The Town Olork movod that thoro bo voted the sum of 25,000 to dofray the town expenses for tho year. waa agrood to by tha people inslde, num- boring twonty. The paoplo outaide, numberin 300, seaing Mr. Pilgrim stonding in s chair, an ‘Dot knowing what hio was saying, concoived thoy wero wronged in Bome way, and howlod, This motion_was sgrood to, and thon Maj. ‘Mars was moved to ssy that thero wass snep o thore, bus they Lisd not got through with oir snap gamo yot. 'Thore wero courts in Chi- cogo, and Inws in the Binto, and thoy had thom $o uswer o yet. o Town Clork moved thatnot oxcosding #4008 yosrbo voted to, dofray tho vont of an office for Town Clerk, Assossor, Collootor, eto. Tha Olork had & safe containing valusblo papors, snd thers must bo some place for the aafo. was ngroed to, and {ho meoting ad- Journed, Mof. Mara romarking that it waa o dis- aco to American clvilization, which was to o certain oxtont tho case, COUNTING TIE VOTE. Tho door was again shut, ond the outsido crowd bogan to senttar, orcolving that therawas 10 moro fun to bo bad there. 'Tho insidors, con- slsting of Pilgrim, Millor, Larry O'Brlon, Hlajor Mars, Fitzgorald, oto., bogan discuesing tho quoal tion 0f whero and hows tho vote should ho count- ed. The first poluk was quickly eottlod, aud it waa dotormined to stay where thoy wore. Tho noxt was s hardor matter to docido, Nobod: trusted anybody. Pllgrim was o candidato, an tho other canditatos did not liko to havo matters in his hands, Many compromigos Wero suggost- ed and rojected, and Afr, Pilgrim proposed that o should shuut himsol up and work ot thorosult slnglo-handed, during the night ; but that would not anower, ‘and finally it was ngreod that Pilgrim shotild count in the prosenco of various xevpectablo citizons, During this discussion Mars callod Fitzgerald o bad man, and Fitzgerald repliod in etump spocch, stnting such opithots were & disgrace to American menhood. At lnst ey ehoalc hauds and medo friands again, en thoy adjourned to Justico Vant Woud's office to tako supper, and it wasso warm and comfortablo that they concluded to remain thore. THE RESULT. The total number of namos rocorded 88 voting w88 3,060, On the tally of the ballats thore wero shown to bo 1,972, Boveral doublo votos woro thrown out, and one man had merkod on bis hallot that ho gavo four votos o his candidate for Assessor, not voling for Clork, Colloctor, or Buporvisor. The voto for Buporvisor was as follows; Thomas Wall, 857 ; Jamos Lynch, 807; H. Pil- rim, 272 Goorgs, M. Aillor 20 ; C. H. feane ; ~— Condon, 49 ; THomas Sponce, 160 ; J. 0. Huines; 1; Roxy Brooks, 1. & A Qriug to the mumber of Ballots the voto for . other officers was not counted in time forthis pa- pex, but Louls Amberg is doubiloss olactad e , haviug about 1,500 votes, sud O'Brien probably Colloctor, i Ly eond T‘I:E NORTH TOWN. rost was the commotion at tho North Bide Turner Hall yestordsy. Nesty was the crowd somombled there. Uttorly disguating was tho bohavior thereof. A siranger to our “iustitne tons," looking upon auch & mob for tho first tims, would naturally inquire, #Whencs comen this ruffisn gang? Have your penitentinrios and Jails no doors to them, that you pormit poo- plewith sach countenances aud mannors to rosm o= ot large P" How astonished Lo would be to loarn that the gathering was not o loves of Lousebreakers and porsons of that character, bt an election, wherein the freo and indspondent voters of the townof North Ohieago were partici- pating, aldoaby freo and indepondont voters from surrounding towns. When sugh old political stagers as Poto Mahr and J, J, Healoy, who bave been in the elootion business since thoy wero first able to walk to the polls, afiirmed, with an expresaion of disguat in their conntenances, *It beats anything I over saw |"—moaning the elec- tion and the electors, according aa the conversa~ tion ran—the gathering at the Turner Hall may bo set down as an nncommonly tough one. As early a8 7 o'clock in the morning, there were over 200 froomen satanding shivering on the sldewalk, waltjng to demosit thelr ballots, * The town offloers whose torms wora sbout to explte were in nmo Jurry gotting around, and tho aforeasid froomon oontinued toshivor untll half-past 9 o'clock or'| thorenbouts, whon Mr. oaloy, Town Olork, ac- oom&lluxlnd b{ n fow othor departing officebold- ors, hovo In aight. Mo was_grooted with n loud noiso that soundod like o oross botwoon s oht- tor and a clior. Aman with a bluo noso suggosted that por~ Tinpa it would bo woll fo go In out of the cold. Totor Mahr, aftor remarking in English that 1t would ho & good kden, addrostod some Gorman sontoncos to an invisiblo poraon. Tho rosult was thio oponing of the hnll, Froemon to the numbor of sbout 500 thronged in vithout rogard to gorameny or tess, Tho nolso n tho hall at thls time was muoly ‘moro intonso than that made by the Light Guard Band on Sunday, Ordor wasroatorod by tho potent volea of tho Town Clork. Tne * MoponaToR.” A itizen caliod for tho nomination of s “odulntor.” Auothor cltizen sald ho guossed tho Inst caler monnt * Modurator.® Ho suggosted arioy Dounely, from tho vishlly of tha Tiatch Houso, for tho place. Tho sudden chango from obscuily to o famq co-oxtensivo with tho limits of tlio Town of North Obieago, 80 worked upon_ ho foolings of Clarley Dounchy that howas uoable to say but & fow words of thanks, o was not Aworm. 'A cheoky man, whose namo was unattatnablo, elaelod bimsolf Socrotary. Mr. Hoaley and M. Mol loft tho Ball, look- iog palo and cacovorm, 0 meoting suddenly adjourned. ‘Tz VoTINa, Tho “Modulator” engaged an unoccupled storo on the firat floor, built a holo in & woodon window, and t into_business, nccompaniod Dy tho Scorota®¥ Tho bllot-takors wore sur- rounded by caudidates and othors for over two hours. Tho sccno sbout this timo was unusually lively. Buffrages flooked in at tho window as thickly as leain Tume, ‘Evorybody votod with more ‘or less froquoncy, A Strango intarost soomod to bo mnnifosted fu the affalrs of the North Bido by men who wero nover seon thoro boforo or sinco the firo. | Attor voling, about two dozon of tham would Jump into & wagon and disappoar over Chicago avonue bridgo. Thoso monall voted tho sanio tickot, It was not Poto Mahr's ticket. Poto said tho proccedings woro chameful. He tricd to challengo & boy of 16, butfailod, tho lad votiug triumphantly. Buddonly a bright idon found it way into tho hond of tho “ Modulator.” * Wheradoyou live, #lr 7 nlied ho of & voter. “ On Bluo Taland ayotmo " roplied tho man. An oxclamation of horror como from that por- tlon of the multitndo which votod differently from tho Bluo Ialand avonito man. The man's vote, stranga to rolate, Was ro- fuged. Such sconea as this could have boen witneased at the clection all through tho day, but late in tho nfternoon tho prosonco of o squad of police hind a Lonoficial effoct on tho mob. " . TIIE RESULT. The wondorful farce came to on ond at sbout 4 o%clook in tho afternoon, Tho number of bal- lots found in tho box was ovor 2,000, but a8 thoro woro only 1,647 namos on tho * Modula~ tor'a” tally sheot, fhe lattor mumbor of volos only was countad, nnd tho othor 453 0dd tickots wero thrown out by Mr, Healoy. Of courso this action of Ar. H. cousod intenso indignation, and will undoubtadly load to numorons lar-suits ond much troublo, ~ Aa at tho West Bide polls, wovoral freeman nitompted to practico the oumu™ Intive systom, by casting govon votes for tholr favorito candidato for Constablo. Tho following swas aunonnced s tho rosult of tho olection Asseasor—Albert Pateh rocelvod 800 votes, and ‘John ‘T, Applatoy T4T. S Cnrlrclw—\luhu Murphey recolved 740 votes, and Jacob Lengher 630, ‘Supertisor—Robert Kenney recelved 671 votes, and Poter Malar 406, Town Clerk—J, J, Healoy recelved 709 votes, Henry Osllaghan 481, and J. Waguer 253, Conatables—John_Thorn recolved 1700 votes; M, MoMalion, B20; N. Davis, 6103 J, Bartles, 611 ; Georgo B, Baynes, 619; O, Lundgren, 811; A. L. Plueko, 670, THE SOUTH TOWN. The voling place In tho South Town was at Burlington Hall, cornor of Elghteonth and Btato stroots. It waa oxpooted that not moro than five orsix hundrod porsons wonld feol sufiiciontly intorestod in tho result togo to the poll, but, like many othor expoctations, this wae not real- Izod. Over 2,000 froomen attonded tho ‘ maol ing " during. the doy, and doposited Dallots. The votera bogan to assemblo at 8 o'olock on tho sidowalks in front of tho hall, aud whon cajled to order by tho Towi Clork, a fow moments bo- for 9 o'olock, abouut 200 wore present. Tho Clork requoested that a Modorator bo chosen, and Juntico Boydon was nominated aud unani- mously olootod. Tho mooting then adjournod, and at 0 o'olock THE POLLS WERE OPENED and tho voting commouced. The tickets wors passed in rapidly, sud a8 _soon us tho name of the voter was ascortainod tho olork recorded it. In tho first hour aver 800 names had baen writ- ten. Votors, logal and illogal, wro brought to tho polls in express wagons and Unitea Btates mail wagons, and, judging from the apposranco of tho moa in the line and in tho nelghborhood, Bridgeport must hove beon doserted during tho ontire doy. Although the enloons in tho vicluity woro open and Iiberally pstronizod, sud many oraons took one drink 0o much, thoro waa vory ttlo disordor. A man wos knooked down oces- slonally for proclaiming tho excelloncy of his favorito candidato for Constablo, but tho prosence of n dozen policomen ovorawed tho Toughe, and provented any serious diaturbanco. A fight! ocewrrod in s tippling-houso, sud the aggrossor roceivad & blow on tho noso which cifectunlly quicted him. Bovoral boys and un- nturalized forolgners ondoavorod 0 voto, bub oy yoro, prompily ohallonged and wont 'stay disappointad. Without doubt a fow illogal votos woro caat, bocauso, in tho absonco of rogistry ko, it woa impossiblo to ascortain who "were ond who wero mnot votors, Woll-posted porsons romainedat tho window ali day, and roquired evory susploloue-looking por- son to tako tho prosicribed oath beforo their tickots wore plncod In tho bos. VOTING TAXES, At half-post 4 o'clock i tho afternoon tho Modorator announced to the crowa, from tho door-step, that tho Doard of Auditors of tho South Town hnd decided to recommond thut 825,000 bo raised by toxation to defray tho ox- ponos of o Awossor,” Collgctor, aud othor own officers, during tho onsuing yoar. If tho amount, was salafictory to tho moating,” a ‘moticn to raise it would bo in ordor. Juliua Rodbortus mado the nacoskary motion, snd ovory ono shonted “'aye” whon the question was put. About two-thirds of thoso who an- aworad woro certainly nob tax-payers. Had 96,000,000 beon nsked for by tho Auditors, the gohorous srowd, would unquostionably havb or- orod it to be assossod upon thoss who have proporty. i Tho polls olossd st 6 o'elock, 2,242 vot o polls closed at G o'clocl votos hnvi beon polled. o W Thoro were sbout a dozen tickots voted, noarly oll having two, threo, or four names, gon~ erally of Conatablos, difforent from thoso on tho the thréb * regular” tickets. In consequence, much_time was roguircd to sort thom out, an tho Moderator and bis assistants did not com- mence canyassing tho voto until atter 9 o'clock in the evenlng, At 13 o'clock about ono-half of the work was dono, and 1t was ovidont that tho hoade of the Liboral ticket wore olectod, Tho ‘majority is doubtful, but from tlo proportion at the hour newod it will probably excood B0, Subjolned are the names of tho sitcconsful can- aidntos, with thoso of tho probably succossful Canstables : Supervisor—P, 0'Brlen, Collector—P, Olesry. Anseasor—Edward Philiipa, Zoton Clerk—Jolm Behnlor, Conatables—Chatlos O, MeLain, Georgo A, Hartman, John Tunuison, Menry eat, Lhllip Koehler, John 31, Moore, 8. J. Cobnelly, Wilism 1. Dompeey, Msurica ram, . SUBURBAN. " EVANSTON. A mooting of tho citizonn was Leld, yeaterdny, to hoar the reports of tho town officors for the past yoor. The Noad Commisslonera collooted during tho post yoar ©072.08. An appropriation of §100 was mado to ropaic the section-line road from Polryo's to Phillips'; also, €100 for the Togors Lo, and 4200 for gonorsl xoad pro- posod ; 81,200 was appropriated for township ox- oneos during tho cornl 3 fomn-tlkot waa slastoa s T o folloving Supervitor—A. 3, Grover, Z'oton Clerk—Ch Rescaar V. e YAnalator. i ice—1iomles Tloge, Obndiah Muss, James Curry, N, W, 1i D i "Sohot Trisies—, . Bratused, " D2Vt Conatables—Isano K, Hall, Olcr‘:uy. F-l‘" ek fall, James A, Mahon, William mnfesioners of Ihghwaya—J, N, Didler, Willism M, Lunt (fo il vacancy ono year), P, L, ' 2. Lut (1o 81 veed y ono year), P, L, Touhy (to il LARE VIEW. The slootion at Lake View passed off quietly. » large voto boing pollod. Tho result was as fol- lowa1 i For Supervitor=8. B, Ohato rocaived 215 yolss, and M, W, Robinson 117, “For Tolon Clerk—Jamond, Wilson rocetved 210 votoa ; @, L, Hooth, 87 ; A, Woodsard, 27, "For Assessor—Nick Krank recelved 208 votos ; Adsm Niklat, 133 3 David William, 1, "For Collector—0, W, Bearing rocetvod 531 votes, For Commiawlonera o [1ijhioaye=, W. Hoopix ro- coiyed 60 voton, and Jacob Hohuswobla1l, “For Conatables—Louls L, Forreat rocolvod 938 votes, and Job Phillips 633, "For Justfeed of tha Peace—William Tisher rocolved 147 voloo; 3, . i, 1637 Willam 8. Yen Droeck, For Overneers of Hightways—District No, 1, Bichaol ‘Walsh racolved 178 vofes, and John Huffneyer 113. District No. %, E, Obant rocolved 927 votos, Diatrict No, 3, Martin Bnyder recolvod .03 Yotea and Jacob Bolinoldor 204, - ) For Gehiol ‘Trustee—W, P, Joncs, Jr. rocolved 832 votes, IOYDE PARK. Tho following I8 the resilt of tho clootion for town officors in Hydo Park yosterday : Supercisor—Engono 0, Tong rocelved 261 votes, Toun Clerk—Oliarios E, Popo recolved 177 votes, and @eorgo 11, Waite, 100, ‘Toien Asessor—Josoph 11, Gray recelved 283 votes, Toun Collector—Iames H, Ty rocaived 378 votos, - Justices of (he Peace—Daniol 1, Horne_recelvod 234 voloss Grorgy L. Ford, 28; Obarlea E, Rooso, 270 ; Martin Joogbruin, 281 ; Guy O, Sampson, 21, Conatables—Patrick ¥, Tiyan recoived 474 votes; John P, Rels, 280 ; John Fogorty, 3773 Cornolius Kuyper; 283 ; Hugo Good, 1. ; B FOREIGCN. SPAIN, Maomp, April 1.—A Carlist band,, undor Chioftian ' Curumla, sitacked Vinaroz, in the provinco of Castolldo I Plans, on yostorday, ‘but woro routed aftor a short contest. Tho populsco of Buroolonn, onragod st tho ‘burning of Dorga sud similar nots of tho Carlists, hiavo nitacked sovoral Catholio churches, dowg considorablo demag. Roinforcomonts for tho troopain Cuba sailed from Cadiz yostorday. " Davonne, April 1.—The Carliata in Spaln are zecolviug sipplios of arma and smmunition in various ways, but moatly by scs. = ‘A body of 400 Carlists, recrulted in Navarre Inat ook, woro oqulppod almost a8 soon 88 thoir organization wea offaoted. . fonor Ttio, who was dircotor of tho Oarlista’ Committoo lioro, eluded tho local authorities, whio had ordors for his arrost, and erossod- {nto Spoin on Bsturdsy lnst, "A battalion of Fronch troops loaves this city to-morrow for tho frontlor. 118 reported that all tho Qustom-FHouaes on tho frontiar, excopt that of Trun, havo beon occupled by the Oarlists, who aro fortifying thom, - Mannip, April 1.—Tho Curo of Santa Craz was surprised yostorday, snd natrowly cscapod cap- turo. Bovoral of his mon woro taken prisonose, Tho agitation in Barcolona is subslding, No furthor cutrages bave boon. committed by the populco. ; Panis, April 1.—Tho Spanish Vico-onsul, ohargod with ombozzlomont of the publio funds, hias boon arrested and sont in custody to Bpain. possleadsn FRANCE. New Yonx, April 1.—Gon. Ducrot rocently stated to o corroupondont. in Parls that tho Re- publio was o failuro; that tho only safoty of Franco wao restoration or b monarchy or tho Empiro, and that aho must, Aight again. - Thiers, in iis opinion, would attempt to prolong Lis torm til) his death. Pams, April 1,—Tho Spanieh Vice-Gonsul {n this city lins_ablicondod, leaving a doflolt In his accounts of 70,000 franco, JAPAN. Now Yonr, Apel 1Tuanty.throo ooolios woro drownad n ¢ capaizing of o small boat bolonging to the Pacifio Mail Company, on Fob. 12, : Tho Japanceo Govornmont Is making propara- tions for o gonoral extension of tho postal sor ico. . 8 g S, CANADA, Svecial Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. Orrawa, Apri Sonntor JcPhorson, President of the Inter- Ocennic Railway Company, ‘gavo notico of a seriea of_resoluttons condomnatory of tho Gov- orumont's notion in regard to Canadn Pacifio Railway mattora. Tho resolutions nro to be in- troducod ou Friday in tho Benato, and, s they strongly condomn tho Govornmont, thoir adop- tion soguren a chango of Goverumont. Similar Tesolutlons hiavo boon placed on the . notice. papor” in the Commons, and o fair sud squore trial of strength will bo_mado u a day or two in fhat houso, whioh docides tho' fate of tho Gov- ernment. & . B Hazrrax, April 1.—Tho Nova Scofln estitaten woro presented to tho Loglalturo yostorday. Thio rovonuo in catimatod at 792,900 and the ox- ‘penditures 8085,000. "Ponoxta, April 1.—Tho Hon, Bpeskor Currlo, of the Onfario Loglalaturo, lmmaodistoly aftor tho Houso was prorogued, on Baturday, placed his resignation in tho iands of the Prowlor. It is underatood to bo on nccount of {li Liealth. Tho Globo advocatos n railwey from Saul Bt. Macio to Fort Willism, through the. mining “ro- glons north of Ll Superior. A men was Instantly orushed to doath by s falling hogshend of tobnaco, ot the town of Parls, yostorday. THE WEATHER. War Department Reports and Proge ‘mostications. Cutoago, April 1.—Tho reports of tho. Signal Sorvico hovo fsiled to como to hand this morn- ing from tho far Northwest, Canads, (ho East, and tho Southorn Atlantio region. ‘Thormome- tor at Duluth, 26 dogroos abovo; Omohs, 85 do- greon; Clilcago, 84 dogroes ; Pittsburgh, 87 do- rcos; Nashillo, 60 dogroos ; Now Oiloang, 05 ogregs. Raining ot B, Poul, Davonport, Indi- anapolis, Cincinnatl, and Noshville. Thoro was a banvy Suow-atorm u Maino last ovoning. Wax DEPANTMENT, OFFICE o THE Cmite S1- xaL BERvicr, DIvinioS oF ITLEGRAMA AND Rerours roR mie DENThT oF COMMERGE, Wasurxazox, D. C., April 1.—Probabilitios—1Tho storm contr in Indiana will movo during tho Teat of Tucsdsy night northesstward, ovor tho Lowor Lakios, and on Wodnesdsy down tho Bt. Tuwronce Valloy, and oxtonding somowhat east- yard over Now York and Now England, _For thio Bouthern Btates, southorly winds, backing to wost, Tollowed by clearing westhor on Wodnos- day aftornoon.. For tho Middlo Btatos, Inoroas- ing . nouthosstorly ~winds, with' _clouds ond rain during the. zost of Tuosday night, _continuing _Wodnosdsy morning, wih' pgusibly southorly” galos o ¢hd const. For Now England, falling batometor, castorly winds, clouds nd rain. A ovoro storn yillontinuo evor tho Lalio vogion during Tuoe- day night, and ovor the Lower Lakeson Wodnos- day morniug, but followed on tho Upper Lalos by diminithlog northwest winds and cloaring vioathor, A gocond storm of oqual soverity I approaching Dulioto and Minuoaolg, iautionary signals continuo at Now Orleans, Mobilo, Savannab, Chatloston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Dutlalo, "Clovoland, Toledo, Dot Grand Havon, Chicago, and Milwauleo, and are ordorod for Nochastor, Oswego, Unpo May, Balti- moro, Now York, Now Havon, and Now London. anson, Win., April 1.—Slx inchos of anow Biavo fallon here to-dey, and moro is coming. “NEW YORK. Turf MattorseHillinrdssaTrain--Ane ticipated 160 Combination«-Stolkoses Miucollancous Local Nows. (7o the Assoctated Preas.) New Yonx, April L—At tho joint mooting of the owners of trotting-horscs and of tho ‘Eralu- ore' and Drivers' Association, hold Inst night, tho Prosident of the Association statod that cortain arbltrary rulos of tho National Associstion had induced the trainers and drivers to form an or- gonization to prevent enoroachmonts npon tholr Tights, and ho thought that the rules adopted and alrondy approved by npward of sizly traitiors and drivors and twouty-five ownors of trotting- horsos would not confiiot with thorulosof tho Natlonal,Associntion, Anothor matoh for the billlard champlonehip and $1,000 a sido ia_arranging hotween Maurico Daloy and Ugrllle Dion, tho present champion, Boforo Judgo Charlas I, Daly ond a Bhorlir's fury, the sunicy of Goorge Francls Train is to bo od on Thuraday. 1t is xoportod that tho most important ico com- panios of this clty haye formod » combiuntion to malutain uniform and paying pricos for joo noxt summor, Tho rates {lxod arc faid tobe to whole- sola customors 76 conts por 100 pounds, and to families 70 conta & woels, Emily Faithfull was the guest of tho Sorosls at {ta sunual mnullur yestorday, In a short addross she alluded withy iemlluo ‘feoling to the happy welcomo which she Yiad overywhoro found in Amorles. A farewoll reooption will bo givon to Miss Faithfull on ‘Thursday noxt. Jamoes Montgomory, aged 11 yoars, while play- Ing at hanging Fostor, yestorday, at tho resis il\llucn‘ r“ hiy paronts, in Brooklyn, strangled himsolf. Tho jury in the Nixon murdor case wore ob- tainod to-day, and tho oase waa ogoned for thoe prosacution. "Uhe judgment record in the oaso of Btokos was filod to-dsy. Tho copying of It Lt ogcuplod ono man sinco Fob. 25. 0 hathor of Yokoloma, by the Tl 1.—Yestordsy, in the Sonato,. ,tural THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT. Arrival of Delegates to Attond. tho Convention at Springfiold. Meeting of the Central Committee of the State Assaciation. Speech of President Flagg---Ex« tent of the Organization. Views of the Hon, Josiah Quinoy, of Bos- ton, on the Railroad Question. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribrne, BramNorizLD, Iil., April 1.—The Farmore’ Con- vontion to bo hold in this city to-morrow 1s the thomo of gonoral commont, Largo numbora of dologates havo alrondy arrivod, snd the Lotols sro orowded. Many moro would havo boen pros- ent oxcopt for the oxtromaly unfavorablo wonthor. Tho city will bo full to-morrow. . This ovoning, tho Contral Committeo, which consists of tha Prosident, ,Vico-Pros- ident,, and Socrotary and Tronsuror of tho Stato Acsociatlon, mot st tho Agrioul- rooms. Thoro woro prosent, W. 0. Flagg, of Madison; D. M. D. Richardson, of MoHonry ; D. W. Damo, of Carroll ; Rufus Ford, of Duranu; W.R. Conkling, of Morria; W, Colon, of Pontias; Gon. L. F. Ross, of Fulton ; H. . Lawronoo, of McDonough; T. Duiter- worth, of Adams; Bonj. Dornblazor, of Chris- taln ; John Brown, of MoLoan; J. P\ Portarflold, of Ohampaign: Jamos Wright, of Shelby; M. M. Torton, of Contralia, A fow mombors of tho Loglslaturo and some speotators comploted tho Gathoring. W. 0. Flagg callod tha mooting to ordor, and statod tho object of tho Convention, Thoy bo- lioved 1t was n good timo to moot, whilo tho Loglalature was in moselon, and matters woro boforo that body In which tho Associntion wea intorastod. Thoro wore now over ono thousand associations organized undor the call of tho Bloomington Conyontion, or in sympathy with it. 'Tho extent of tho organization proved tho ‘popujarity of tho movoment. Thoy should make Provision to bo roprosontod at tho Agriultural Congross to bo bLeld in Indianapolis in May, to which thoy wore entitlod to sond two delogates. Tt waa nlso suggestod that thoy gotup a Northe wwestern Convontion, to consider tho qestion of transportation os affecting tho ontiro Northwost, Thoy should coneidor tho quostion of townships, insurance companios, and tho financial condition of tho Associntion. 1t was also suggosted ot somo actlon botaken rolativoto thosuits brought Dy tho Alton & Bt. Lous Railrond against cor= tain "cllizona " for rofosing to pay tho logal faro, as it was not Likely tho Logislaturo would do aaything. Br. @, ). Smith, Boorotary of tho Association, ‘mado stafomont, showing tho Association to bo financially sound ; also tlat 10,000 copios of tho grocuedln[:u of_tho Bloomington Conyention d boou printed_and distributed. fo had in- formntlon from Kansae, Ohio, Tows, and Minne- sotn that associations woro in tho courso of for- mation, g Dlossrs, Ross, of Fulton, Portorfiold, of Olam- gpien, and Drofs, of MoLous, woro appolatod & jommittoo on Financo. Tho President tatod ho had information from B, H. Forguson, of (rrop, N. X hnt thoro vould bo o offort mada to hold s National Convantion ‘| in Now York City to conaidor the subject of chenp transportation. 1o hod also o lot- tor from Jouiah Quinoy, of Doston, which ho zond, a8 followa: Bostox, March 25, 1873, W. C. Flagg, Esx., President of the Lllinofs State Farme- era® Aasociation : Dean S : I have just roceived your favor of tho 10th inst,” X om much obliged to yoit for thie informa- |* tion you givo me concorning tho lnthmoflfll‘ull movement at the West, ¥on do mo the honor to sl my views of what had bost Lo dono forthe common inforcst, Tho = firat stop I8 iffuzo In- formation, and (o draw sitention to tho sub- Jeot, Tho mext fo to have s natlonal organization of those who are inferested in rediucing tho costof transporiation. Tho rallroads resemblo o rogular srmy, with skiiiful officors_and a full commiasarist. Tho peorloare like o disorgenized mob, that hias no concentration of action, Until thoy have thac they aro powerless, Ny own opinion 13 that ultimately there will bo great frolglt raflrosds connecting the distant West and tho interlor with {ho Atlntic: that tho and stations will ‘belong to tho Government ; that individuals or assocl- ations will bo permitted to put tholr own cars and locomolives upon it under sirick regulations s to speed, which should not exceed elght miles an hour, paying such o toll sa would ggva 6 per cent on tho acual cost, and keop the road bed and stations In re- r. As there would bo no noccesity to go upon sidings to mako way for cspress trains, tho tranaporlation would bo about sa rapid, sud far imoro certain, then st prosent, On much & road prices would bo reducod by compatition, and tho sumount of capacity for carriage would bo cormous, smount ing 1o mullons of " tons, munually. Suctl 1s my individoal opinfon s to what will wltimately {nko place, A3 I befora done, 80 a8 to do justice to the capital falrly inveatod in raliroads, and yet protect the iuteresta of tho poo- ple. Isond by this mail Mr. Adame’ specok on tho regulation of ol railroads through tho Stato ownership of ono, and also somo other spocches sud circulara of tho old_Railrosd Anti-monopoly Oheap I raight Rallway League, that dled with Judge Lorenzo Bher- wood, ' Liko John Brown, “ 1lis body liea mouldoring i tho grave ; but when 1 rocolva_such lottors as I do from afl parts of the country, I feel that * Lia soul is marching on,” and that, it gives choap food and chcap fuol {0 tho consumer sk the Laat, snd a satisfactory ro- durn fo tho producers at tho West, Not expecting to live to scs that day, but happy in doing; what T can to advanco i, I sm, vorytruly, yours, Jostan QuINoY, Mr. Buttorworth suggosted thnt tho Prosidont and Secrotary of tho Stato Association roprosont thia Stato ot tho Indisnapolis Convention. It was attorward docidod thnt Prof. Tarnor should bo Mr, Fingg's eubatitute, and accompany Mir. Smith to Indianapolis. Action upon the holding of s Northwestorn Convention was postponed, Mr. 8. M. Bmith moved that the Township Olubs of onch county raport to tho County Com- mittoo tho numbor of bushols of wheat, corn, onts, snd nunibor of liogs and cattlo on hand in Baptembor, and aleo in Docombor, the statistics to bo forwardod to tho Bocrotary for tabulation and _subecquont uso. The samo plau should bo adopted throughout tho other Bintes of tho Northwost. ‘Chese statistics wora intond- ed to affect tho statistion of thio Assossora. Mr, Dana gavoan account of tho way facts of this charactor aroused by the packors to manipu- Tato priccs and earry on tholr businoss. On motion of Mr. Buttorworth, it was ordored that the Socretary bo_furnished With the necos- gory Danka tor nbulating tho figuros a9 col- lociod, Sonator_ Whiting, boing called upon, spoke bristly, He claractorized tho rocont farmors’ ‘meeting os tho most important evor held in tho Stato, The conntry is looking to this con- vention a8 ono of vary groat importanco. G. M. Ross epoke of the intorest folt among Iiis constituents in regard to railway roform. Ho thought {hat distraoting questions should not ot prosont bo Introducod. Mr, D, T. Porterflold, of Ohampaign, said thab the pooplo of his region wero expooting much of tho Logiulaturo in regard to raflway reform. Ho approved of the plau of appoluting s Stato ‘agent for tho purchase of farm finplomonts. ‘Oapt. Ford, of Buroau, ssid his peoplo had little confidanco in the Logislatuvo, Ilo Liopod that tho offect of this Convention would bo to stiffon tho woals knees of logislators. ~'Mr, Dama eaid that tho oycs of all hls con- stituonts wero on this Leglalaturo, They ox- peoted action on that question. The stock-yards .neodod looking after. ‘Cho prico charged for tha 8o of tho ncales wore onormouy, aud onoe dollar bushel waa askod for corn. Ar. Lawrencs, of Prairio Glty, boliovod that tho poople of Warron County had confidonco in tho good intontions of tha Legislaturo, He favored the plan of tho individnal ownorship o cars and tho putting down of additional sido- tracks with nocossary switchos. Mr, Buttorflold eald that Adsms Conuty was mugli exoited ovor tho raflwey question,” The eopio of that county woro looking o tho Logls- [0 with anxlous sxpoctanoy, Othor romarks of a similar charzater wore mado by tho Tomsining mombora of the Com- mitteo, Mz, Lnwronco eaid that ho wishad tho Teginlaturo to uudorstand that tho peoplo wonld 1ok bo entiafiod with small concesions from tho Tailroads, Thoy wero entitled to tho whalo loaf. 'Attor remarks from oasual spenkors, tho moot- ing adjourned to ineot to-morrow moning, fie’ programmo of to-morrow will Lo somo- thing as follows ; ‘Tho Convontion will magt in tho moruing s 10 o'clook. It s oxpocted that tbo Rallwey bills, mado the spocial order for to- morrow in the Loglslaturo, willbo postponed, nd & committes of fiftaon from tho Assombly and the Conyontion will meatin conforencoupon Ehom, The foronoon will bo consumod in organi- zatlon, 'Tho aftornoon will be epont in upoooh- maling, There is o gonoral dosire to hoar from | uch alstinguished ventlomen ss mav Lnvnon to bo In tho clty, snd spobhos from ex-Gov. Talmer and Bonator Trumbull mey bo oxpocted. It in undoratood that both havo been invlted to addross tho Convonlion. THE GOODRICH MURDER. Procoodings nt the Xnqucat Yosterday wTostimony of Nrs. Moycras=Arrest of tho Supposod Murderer in Philne doiphin Svecial Diapatch to The Chicapo Tribune, New Yonw, April L.—AL tho conclusion of M. Mogora evldonce, tho Coronor requestad hor to look nround the Courl-room, and soo if she could 800 uy peraon in the andionce with whom sho was acquaintod, nomed Roscoo. Hed o Dombsholl exploded 1t could not invo csusod a grostor sonsation, 8ho aroso and slowly looked around. Tho broathing of the spectators could bo howd. At lougth hor oyo rested on & rough, dark-looking man, with a durk, heavy moustacho, drossod in o brown pon-jnokot, and corduroy pantaloons thrust into hoavy boots. Polnting towards him, sho sn- sworod, *Yos, that man's namo is Roncoo.” Turthor quontioning, lioworar, elicited tho faot tht hie was not the murdorar, but snothor Ros- coc, to whom sho Lind onco applied for employ- ‘mont. Tho Coronor horo took o rocoss until 3 o'clook. Tho Inst incidont was frecly canvassed in tho intorim, and tho gonoral opinion was that sho hed taicon this man's name, snd usod ftas & scroan for ho ity lovar. Boforo rosssombling, Citfof Campbell recolved n dispatch from Phila- dolphin, announcing tho arrost in that city of o man corrosponding with tho doscription of tho Spanish murdoror. “Aftor xocoss Mrs, Moyors was raoallod, and ro- quostod to explain tho coinoldonce of tho namas of tho two Roscoos, Sho snid the one in court visited lior six montha ago, and wantod to hira & room, Bho Lind nono o spara, but offerad to furnish him with monls, e acoopted, but paid her for two weoks only out of five. Ho fold hior that is namo was Toscoo, and It strack hor as singular. ; ‘Bumuol Roscoo, tho individusl fn quostion, thon took tho stand, snd donied that ho told Mrs, Moyora L namo, of that ho ovon boarded with hor. Ho ad #0ld o xecipo for now kind of soap to romovo staing o tho Amorl con Novelly Compnny, ond thoy hnd hirad im to romsin in tholr offica a weok to oxplain it to tho agonts, for whom {hoy advortised. Mrs, Boger appliod for an sgoncy, and on that and w0 othor aceasions, on which ho called ot her Tiouto on businese, wora tho only timos ho smw Yor. o kuow no otlor man fu tho ity uamed osco0, Tho lottor racoived by tho brother of tho do- consod from ono Amy Ilix, was rend. It crent- od n soneation thet was' almost painfully in- tonso. Tho foroman, whon ho hnd finishod, turned to tho sudionco ond snnouncod In & Tond volco that not n singlo word wos mispollod. W. W. Goodrich, tho witnoss, wont on to siats that tho onvelopo waa postmarkod tho 10th, and enid that this wos tho ilrat information ho biad of suything incorrec in Lis brothor's habit. Thoir fathor hnd rocolved on oxack copy on the Monday provious, word for word, aud dot for dot, and, on Thursday, witnoes wont to his brothor's houso, to so what it moant. 1 Abont two wooks boforo Oharlos’ doath, ho told tho witnoos that she had fou, and Lad takon hor baggago with hor. licr mamo was Amy Stono or Slonne, and cho also wont undor tho aliss of Kalo Stoddard. Tho witness' brothor desoribed hior s liaving o vory violont tompor, ho Lad o foir comploxion, light bair, sud light oyos. Hor busioosa ‘was trimmin womon's hate, Tho Dr. Smith name i3 an ostiminblo physicion, and donios that ho performed tho mock marriago. Goorgo Bakor is & men namod Oborles Groen, brothor of tho ‘murderod man's firet wifo. ‘e rost of tho tos- timony went to provothat it conld not havo boon suleldo, and 8o corroboratod storios that have already boon publiched, Itcamo out that tho first wliok was tho oo bobind tho loft onr. A largo number of other witnossga waro cailed, and thoir testimony was_oxtromely intoresting, Dut no new facts wera olicitod, It was 8 o'elock Doforo tho Inquost adjournod. {2 the Associated Press.] NewYonw, April 1.—Tho'inquest ovor tho body of Charlos Goodrich wns rosumod this ‘morniig, boforo Coronor Whitohill, Mra. Myors was callod, nnd'tostiflod that sho livod at No. 46 Rivingfon stroot, Now' York, Photographs wore shown, and sho said sho rod- oguized ono ag that of Charlos Goodrioh, whom slio bad known_about o montha; became ac- queiuted with bira to Now York, butan bim rat in Brooklyn; saw him four or fivo times & weok; saw him last on tho Thuredsy night provious to his death; Eanw him “on the Comor of Allon and Rivington _streots, sbout 7 o'clock in tho ovening; met him by ngroomont ; that it was about J o'olock whon 1o loft; that Was at No. 46 Rivington stroot ; ho was in {ho lbit of coliing on hor at her rosi- denco, No. 18 Stanton strcot ; ho thoro mads the acqualntanco -of John L. 'Bonch; somatimes colled_Honry Beach, and Roscoo} nover emw them in company togethor ; hoard him speak of Roscoo and say Lio was o dangorous man ; thoro had boon o disturbanco botweon thom ; it was in tho ovoning, in hor apartments, in Stanton streot : Goodrich, Roscao, snd Bosch wera pros- ont; thought Rodcoe was_ talking about Good- rich; thoy taliced vory loud, and sho took Good rich' by tho orm ond led him into an- othor room; Roscoo nokod aftorwards if sho intonded to keop company with Goodrich, and said o would bo ovon with Dor; ho ofton spoko of it, but eio could not romombor what wiag said ; it was suficiont to_indicato that ho Tind untriondly foolings, but nover Lesrd bim malo any thrents toward him; hosrd him sy, #God holp tho poteon who comea betweon you andmo;” this was oftern quarrol sboub two woolss boforo his doath ; novor heard Roscao aay that ho know whero Gaodrich lived; never re- member of tolling bim ; Roseoo carriod pistol ¢ askod Lim if o was marrled, and 1o safd ‘' No ;" Witness snw Roscoo on the Baturdsy night aftor Goodrich's deathi; Lo told her ho was going to Philadolphia; ho somotimos wont to Baltimoro and New Orloans; whon sho mot him in the Bowery, Goodricl's nome was nob ‘montionod ; she did not think ho intended to Jeavo tho city; Roscoo wanted to oall at hor houso, but shd told him sho did not want Lim to call ; 1iad lmown Rogcoo for five or six month ; heoard him say hobad been In Brooklyn ; mever $old her what hus busincss was ; thought o was a counterfoitor ; bio wontod to assist hor by giv- {ng her counterfoit monoy to pasa; ho eaid it was ¢ tho bost businoss outs” first loarncd of Goodrich's death ot No. 23 Orchard straot ; it might have beon Friday morning ; saw Roscoo tho Baturdsy aftor ot No. 46 Rivington stroot ; BAW on the sidewalk; he then puid ho .was going to Baltimoro; mado him no roply; hed boen to Goodrichs houso in DoGraw stroot, but novor romained in tho houso at night ; did not know whether Roscoo had ovor beon arrestod or not; firsb saw * Good- rich in Brookiyns saw- him near tho forry; ho stoppod on bier dresa; bogged hor pardon, ‘snd then followod her on tho bont and continued talking to her. Sho mado no mnly- Lio followed lor Liomo, nnd asked her if sho didn’t want o Dboardor, ssying that ho could givo the best of roforence; they thon beeamo ncquaintedy sho was not intimately acquainted with Roscoe, and thore was no roason for his bocoming joalous of Qoodrich ; aftor the quarrol in hor room, Good- rich met Roscoo coming down stairs, but passed without spenking; anothor timo 08000 camo in while Goodrich was with her, Roscos de- olared to Ler his love ; she didu't givo him to un- dorstand sho Liad an affection for somebody else; shelcd him to boliove nhe thought moro, of Goodrich ; ho answorod that his monoy tempted her ; the piatol sho saw in Roscoo’s pocket was largoer than the one found in Goodrich's houso ; sho went with Goodrich froquontly to the {heatra; wont with him on Tuesday before the murdor to Broadway aud the Contral Park, and rodo back ; mot Goodrich somo timo ago ab 203 Brondway ; & gontleman oamo in and gaid, *Horo inCharlio sgain, I will makoit all right"; Goodrich nover proposed marringe to hor. To & quostion, why sl did not give tho authorities information immediately on hoaring of tho caso, tho wituess slated shio ind no roason. Whon ‘the witnoss found that _tho bonrding-homso did not pay, QGoodrich advised her to give it up, and effore {0 pay hor ront, providod ko could iva 1 privato apartonts, Y ‘'he counsel for Dlra. Mo{cm ‘moved tLat,at the conoluslon of tho oxamiuatlon, his client, who is ouly dotainod na o witnoss, b roloasod’ on hor parote. The Coroner vefused the motion, W. W. Goodrich was sworn, A lotter was sliown witness, whioh ho rocognized as Laving recolved, ‘Tho following {8 & copy of it Duookr, Fob, 16, 1873, Ay, Gonirich: b A8 : 1 proposo o el th truth. Wil you tlaton st elght months I haye been living in tho ouso of the block of now bulldlngs on DeGraw streot, the third door from Ffth avenuo, I bavo lived thero unknown to sny one, exoept Charlic, Alout ouno yeur ogo I wad marricd 1o him soorelly, for I loved Mfm truly. that his word was law tome, 1Mo wiklied for 1o "o to know of our murflnqn unti) some future time, on nce cotint of proporty, Tl reason conuoated with it L ald not fully oxpiadn, I was very foollsh, but 1 wre alone In New York with no frieud only bim. I have laraed sinco thon et tho cloxgymun Wi married us wos no ministor st all, oply o friend of hiw, Reuben Bwmith, o doctor, I think, who lived in (ho elty, i Décewber lust, 'A month azd san born. Deforn thal, Oharlle hins troated me with the utm owaltig all tion botyoen 1, - Boveral d ‘with ringlots cmoliora to dno of the. stove liohind for hor, 1 was at the window, and no- ficod thig convorsation betwcon {hom, When Gharile ‘enmo info tho Jouso hio told mo thiat sromut park that Hhero was no tanrriago Lotween us ; fhnt lio wax ‘tired of mo, ahd this woman with the flmfinll ‘was hin now lovo, ' 1o acknowlodgod thiat, and ol it soomed aa it 3£ wan ot tho smo world to fmo nov. ' All Ia 80 datk, Qesolafo, My hoart is complotely brokon d struggie on nlono an I havo got to 4o, witliolt co. 'Tho rcason why I ciroumstances under which I most paintal, I havo 1 'havo heen nt work in n ators , Baturday night, T camo hiero {0 my lonoly room, aud was, vory urorpotedly, so- cosled by n man Juat ne T wad unlackiug tho door,’ Ho o od to 5o Mr, Goodrich, T fold him and asked bim who ho wan. Ho mid Goorge Doker, and that he to watch the ‘building, and our baby f o b been trying to work, a1l this wook, To-nig! i mi s, nnmo hin WAS had boou amployod {that my trunks and clothes hind boon taken iuto soother house, I was quite bewildorod, and I had not tho ‘iigltost tdc that Chiatley would ovor treat ms in this manner, I followed tho maa into_tho hiouso, nnd £avw all my things thrown upon the floor. I seoms likos dreadful nightmare, 15 tho Babbath, and whers wil I wist 1 do, I havo no monoy, snd mo friends, I am soated on my trrmk, witing this to you,. DMy himnds are Stiff wilh the cold 1'cannol hold my pen. For that roaton it mny mob bo casy for you to dociplior my Durried writing, ) Axx Hix, (8lgned) BATURDAY EVENING, Tob, 18. ‘Mr. Goodrioh, tho witnoss, sald this lottor was had hnd of anytbing Hin fathor tho only {ndication he Wrong on um,]-m of his brothor. ot on Monday or Tucsdsy an oxaotcopy of his lottor. The witnosa wont to tho house to 800 what it mesnt, and read the lotter to hin brothor, who statod ho had mot tho swoman iu Now York, and had put hor in o good placo which sho had loft, Tho witness saw fpo dross of o woman a8 6o pnsecd bnto o room in the houso ; think his brother said hor namo was Amy Sloan or Stone ; bis brothor sald the lstter was written tzlll.l'}uhmnu, and that the womau had nothnd & o Sovoral witnossos tostiflod secing doconsad ‘with o Iady who resombled Mrs, Myers, Adjournod. PHILADELPRIA, April 1.—A mon, Bnql osed to ‘bo Roscos, tho murderor of Goodrick, was ar- restod hore to-day, sud, a8 ho thorouglily nn- swors the description given, is is supposed he s tho finllty pacty. Ho came here soon aftor tho ‘murdor, and has, during Lis stay, beon ongagod in tho illegitimate snlo of watchos. Ho speaks TFronels, Italian, and Spanish, and oxprossos oo tro willingnens to undorgo tho_fullost examinne tion, boing confidont of catablishing his inno- cono. S M A MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. A Motlier Hauga Icrsclf fn the Delirlum of wonsc. Mra. E. K, Huddo, of No, 870 Twenty-socond streot, committod sulcido about 7 o'clook Inst ovoning, by hanging horsolf to a bod-post in hor bodroom. In almost ovory caso of solf-murder, tho rogrot which follows tho act is much do- croased by tho faot that tho decossod is alono | tho world, and no olrolo of loving frionds i brokon by his doath, This caso {8 o molanchioly oxcoption to tho rulo. " A ‘Mra, Haddo iad boon pros¢ratod by norvous disonse for two months past, ond, hoving no Topo of n recovory, grow very despondont, For many duya sho kind fonred doath, nnd bhnd ex- rossod & wish to dio lono, At timos-the Fomily foorod that sho would sttompt self- Qestruiction, snd sho was, thoroforo, not por- mittod to b alono any longth of timo.' Yoster- day sho appostod moro ‘ohaatful and Lopo w2 onfortaind. that eho would récovor. Abont ‘alt-post 6 Inst ovoning sho oalledhior husband tolor bodside, and roquostod him#o go to an ad- Joiniog grococy, ond buy Lor somo dolicacy. o ceitatod to comply with hor requoat, for a timo, thoro being no other poraon in tho liouse. Ho finally wont out, and was absont not longor than Dalf an bow. ' When§ho returnod ho found tho front door looked, ond, becoming alarmed, ho burst it ' opon, aud pro- ceodod 't onco to Dis wifo's bodroom. On outoring it, Lo was horrifiod by scoing hia wife hauging from_ono of -the posts of hor hod by & cord, The ‘poor woman had preforred death by strangulation to tho slow wasting away by disoass, o out hior down ot onco and laid Lior upon tito bod. but rompt_arrival availod nothing. Lifo was alroady extinct. rs, Hoddo was bLighly rogarded by all who Xnow Lier, and had rainéd & {amily of children, consisting of ano bey and threo girls, Thd death of his wifo by the horrible procoss bofore dclnc;lblld lios almost sot Alr. Haddo wild with griof. . _—— ‘Railrond News. 3 = Special Dispatch to The Chicago- Tribune, WasHINGTON, April L.—Tho route by whichtho Baltimore & Ohio _ Railrond attompls_to And it way into Clicago docs not meat tho plossure of the Pennsylvanin Contrsl Railrond. Tho small war which has alrendy bogun botweon thoso rival companiea is thus oxplalned by M. Congol, tho Presidont of tho Connollvill Rond. Ho 'saya ho Ponmsyivagia Talzoad Company havo Just built » branoh known sa tho Southwestorn Ponn- sylvanin Railtoad from Groonsburg, Westmoro- 18ud County, Pa., to Connollavillo, crossing tho ount Plosant & Bradford Reilrond, o short branol foad leading to tho Pittaburgh & Con- nollavillo Reilrosd Compony, at Fountain Mils, ith thia loseod road tho Fonnsylvania Railroad Gompany desirod to connoct, us thoy alieged, for an interchango of business, and o offoct ' tho connection, inatead of proporly applying thero- for, they undortook on o quict Bundsy morn- ing, Feb. 23, to take up tho track of ' the lensod rond ond placo thoir own _ mwitch thore. This intorforence With tho road was, of courso, not tolorated by tho Pitteburgh & Connellsville Railroad Com- pany, and a. fow days aftor the switch was tnken 1p 84d the track raitored. A waak or two later tho Ponnaylvanin Railrond_again attompted to toar up tho tracks of tho leasod branch, aftor throwing from the track an ongino sud train of St of the Dlttsbusgh & Connellsvilla Tatirond and pastislly succoodod in doing so, bul wero | compollod to dosist ond xo- nired to rostore tha track by tho arrival on the ground of the Prosidont of tho Pennsylvania Contral Railrond, who had pummonod oflicers of law to arrest tho tros- passors, and had sn adoquate forcs to support thom., 'A corrospondonco thon ensued botwoen {0 offlcors of the two corporations, in which the President of tho Pittsburgh & Connallavillo rail- road_rondily ssgentod to malto tho connogtion askod for on the torms ususlly provided in uch cosos, and which conoluded by $ho samo officer granting tho only concassion askod by tho othar sido, - On tho night of Satur- day, Maroh 23, anothior attompt to got_pamses- slon was made by tho Ponusylvanin Hnilrond peoplo, and was successfully rosistod” by tho ‘ofligord and employos of the littsburgh & Con~ hollavillo Rond, who Lield tho ground until Sun- day night, when both partlos withdrow. The noxt domonstration wan on Friday night las, When tho Prosidont of the M. Plonsan & Dradford Talliond Company ' aunouncad that Lo took possession again of tho road, which Bud boon loasod to tho P. & O, R. B, Co. for ‘inoty-nino yeara. Ho analgned no renson for this netion, and tore up tho track, connecting tho longod 'rond with tho P & C.; and cut tho tolograpl Wiros 80 ns to provent intorruption. His proccodings since havo mot boon in tho slightost dogroo intortored with and, - of course, tho announcement of throntencd _riots and bloodshod has no foundatlo i fact. Tho P.& O, Bailrand Company will probabiy seok thoir romedy in & differont way. Tho ofilcers of that rond claim to Liavo strictly compliod with tho torms of tho Ioaso, and, §o far_from thoir boing in arroors to tho branch road for ronb, tho rovorso has boon tho caso, sud tho branch road hus been in dobt to him (Al Doa, I, 1673, tho dato of tho Inst scttloment, and porhaps etill romains o, Thisnction of tho Tresldont of tho Mount Pleasont & Brondford Tailroad is the first aunouncomont rocoived by tho Pittaburgh & Counellsvlllo Railrond Com- pany of avy allogod violation of contrack or failuro to moot obligations, ‘Tho wholo procood- lug on tho part of ths Pomusylvunia Company o appoars o but anothor modo of altack on the Pitlsburgh & Counolls- villo Itiirosd Company, thoir sk tompt ' few yoams ogo to Fopeal it charter having boon signally frustrated by the Courts, whick necompaniod their final docis- ion at tha timo with a robulio to tho Logiulaturo of Yonnylyanin for its unconstitutional setion. Torepo, O., April L—Tho flrst train ovor tho Tolodo, Tifn' & Enstorn Railrond ronchod thi cily from Manaflold, O, this aftornoon, crosslig tho Moumoo River by the now bridgo, It was grosted by tlio firing of cannon, musio by bands, &ud tho choor of orawds of citizons who hind ns- sombled to wituoes ta arrival, New_ Yonx, April 1—Tho Harlom Railrond, abovo Forty-sixth stroot, hns beon leasod to tho New York Contral for a form of yenrs at 8 por cont on itu oapital stock. Tho Harlem retains ile olty linea. Mansmany, Tex,, April 1.—The chaugo of o Of tho old portion of tho Tezas Fctho filiitoad, botwoon® Burovaport sud Longviow, from 6 oot @ inchos to 4 foou Big ichon vaa comploted yostorday, It s undorstaod tho track- Iaying wost from Longviow will commenco im- moditely, ToLrno, 0, Brausilold over 1.—Tho first train from APl iedo. il & Tastorn A physlcian was_summoned, | TRond orosned the now raflroad bridge over the Moumoo Rivor, nt this clty, to-day. ~ 15 was swol- Comod by & rko conconras'of poopls, tho firing of cannon and musioc *by o band. Tho road i fxntnu'ml to ho oponed for businoss on tho 14tlx uat. 4 Andinn Atrocitiese - . Lyaveswontn. Kan., April 1,—The Times publinhonn £l scoounof Ho magmacro of the: Burvoyors, wiioh 400l placo on March 10, on. Olmmiaray, Tivor, ‘Tho mames of tho murdored ‘mon aro Daniol Bhort and T, 2. Donning, of At- Kanaan Oity, 8, 1. David, Chiliicotho, Moo, and o Engiietns namod Robort Tool, * Tho Whirl- Wit Dand of Ohoyonnes was tho masuding iy, "o cxpotiion Has boom orgapiee i nasn (Clty 46 o 40 £ho rolof of othior survoy- fng paction on Gho Cimmaran. AMuoh oxcito- mént provails on tho frontior. it MRS Arrost of Suapgctod Murdierers. Oromnats, 0., April 1.—T'wo mon, saswoting to tho oxact description of tho porsons who mur- dorod tho Wardon of tho Jail in which thoy wors confluod, in Auburn, N. Y., sovoral ‘days ago, wore arrostod at Middletown, O., yestoiday. MARRIAGES, OLA’ IN—WINSLOW—~At Lac Marahall County, B e 0 Yim bridwa fatin, Ople 1 K. ‘Winslow, R . B, Tomli 1, Mr, Honry D, Singlon, ‘of Chigago, ind Miss Botlo 1. "Winslow. "New York papoes plensa copy. AUCTION SALES. By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 2, ¥, and 26 Randolph-st. MEN'S, BOYS, & YOUTRY' . Leather & Serge Wear Of ell Kinds and Varioties. Women's, Misses' & Children's » Spring Wear,a Full Line,. AT ATCTION, By Catalogue, on WEDNESDAY, Aprhi 2. a8 01-2a, m. GEO, P. GORE & 00, 23, 24, and 2 Randolph-st. By ELISON & FOSTER. BANKRUPT STOCK! AT ATUCTION, TAURSDAY MORNING, April 8, at 10 o'clock, O T orey 8 Makotebhs chvmisting of " Gonts’ Furnishing Goods, Hats and, Cn%g, Cloths and Piece Goods, 'mbrellas, Satchels, &c. . Campboll, Assluoo. Dy orfor of Goorgg Y S P D AR Ructtonvors. TWO MILLION DOLLARS. 'GREAT (TOSING OUT. - TRUSTEES’ SALB .REAL AND PERS‘(])FNAL PROPERTY Bolongiog to the OLIICAGO LAND COMPANY, . AT PUBLIC AUCTION, 01 Wednesdey, the 18th day of Jung, 1673, By tho artiolos of the association rovided tat all the proporty tn tho i tho, xnafllb ‘of Juno, 1678, inust b 20 1o st - o s Canttaliy located in tho CITY OF OHI- OAGD, Buite vwluod oF 31400000, snd composod ergely torimmodl. 1o o, aud frShor kni canr rontage, dovkod sl coady tox o Aot a laran mitabor of yacantiols (n Lo limo: Batereicialty st tho Gooks, &l woll Adapied. for bustaors Dirposon “Tho titlo to this propaorty 1y nnguostlonod, having beon hold mud owacd by 1t Association for wonty yoncs. Hhe porahel pryporty conaisis f Totes bosriDg 7 por cont Bt Having (2o ana fo. %0 years €0 Fio, dnd it 3 abadt 100, 0m. . These apics wars Totolvod ot paymonia o iuia boligh e e Gomp % piakosn taoraol, o thels Bap Dortgaga on tho same. - IS OF BAL, OABIL, 1! e omatty wil b Toady for trausor’ sad, dollecey Bmadiniory aficr ho oate. - Surchasors of roaity will b FEtad o mak doport oo (bs Uy af saloat 10 por oong e Ainount of {holt puroniso, tho balanco to bo paid O ko ety dates or a6 s00R ACLor tho 10 a4 doods can, Bomadoaad dolfiored: ™ ) 1y on 1. ooDEN, . S, BERCHER, UrGRok WATSON, Trastoss. = g Moo 1o, b(,)’filciwlu: Ojdon, Sholdon & Co., Room 34, No, 173 La- allo-s : t By WM. A. BURTERS & CO., Carriages, Phactons, Top & Open Buggies, and Harness, Dry CGoods, Olothing, Cassimeres, Ladies' and Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Straw Gtoods, Boots and Shoes, Yankee Notions, eto., By sustion, on THURSDAY. Anl 5, ato5s. m, a6 o ot salosroomt, B, . BURTIERS & CO., Auctionsers. 6 By TAYLOR & HARRISON. By TAYLOR & HARRISON. REGULAR WEDNESDAY'S SALE OF DRY GOODS, &c., TO-DAY, AT 9 1-2 0'0LOCK. lino FRENOI FELOWERS: full gasocment of E(.’.‘fi;fi; a0z Hiatn; Olothe, Olotblag, Towals, Nap- as, 5., do, 2 'AYLOR & HARRISON, . Aucttonbars, ¢ anil 5 South Canalat. TIportant & Peremptory Sale BY AUCTION, OF ONE HUNURED AND SEVENTT-FIVE . GENUINE OIL PAINTINGS, At 183 Madison-st., Botireen Wells and LaSall Commoncivg on TEURSDAY, Aprll 3, ot 3 oclocky and Evoniog at 7 1-3 p. breoos many fino and o el cxvce T 20,88 Slin . “3flio Hrenuaos aro (tat-class, Gold Deof, and 470 8010 with Paintings. S lstion on” exiiflon, with Oateloguos, on Wednosdiii 9201 & HARRISON, Auotioneers. TARGE SALE OF CONDEMNED HOUSES, , on Tuosdey, April 1, at 10 a. . e rumion, - ko houson on Biook Eundea by diron, Woyma, Uuios, sud ADinioi-ata. ; st bo romovod at onge, A i maposty :’&hnosmu Tor xalivey puse osos. LoD 8 TARRISON, Avotra, POSTRONENIENT NOTICE. Tio aboro sale, adwerlsed fo tako place Apcll1, b REBAY" Aeit 8 at 10 wiolvok. vaou postgousd g OV RSO, Ructicnuors. IFAVENS & CO. Will sell, on WEDNESDAY, April2, at0:30a. m., ab 63 SOUTH CANAL-ST.,, Dyy CGoods, Furnishing Goods, Olothing, Hosiory, Yankes Notions, A largaline of FANOY 0OODS, JEWELRY, WATON- 128, %o, A large lot of small OILROMOS e MAVINS & C & Boutl #10,000 SHERIFI'S SALE AT 16 & 18 ELDRIDGE-COURT. ologant residonoos, cone Tho enttro contonta of thas o tont. Din: sofd’st Auation 2 Thursdsy, April 3, at 10 o’clook, to b o0 oo ord, anneptia it suout Ton Fhmesud Dotlses,