Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1873, Page 2

THE ATLANTIO RELIEF FUND, o Gommitteo who aro noliciting cubscriptions for {0 rollof of tho muffarors by fho stenmship Allantlo Qiaster: gaoured tho following amounts yosterdny : Ohas, E. Guiver,. $10|Vield, Donodict & Co, Cooloy, Dwight & 10| Fuller & Fullor. A.0. &0, ¥\ Da 10|Larrabee & North. 3 10| Britnall, Torry & B Spruanco & Droston, . 13, 0. Moldrum, .. ! an Willlam Binir & Co,. Ropublio Lifo Ing, Co... 10 Bponcor & Monckel,.ve. 10) fillom L, Krioger. 4 Walker, Onkloy & Co..e B N, Matnon & Co , 510, Central Natfonnl Dank.. 10} 8, M. Mooro & Co. 10) W, & B, Douglas, 5] A, G. Garfold, o 10 7, If, Walkor, o 5 A. B, Metker. 10) L1 Wrenn & Droy 0} D, 8, Qovert. ) 5 Bwain, Barnard 5| Page, Bron. & Tolmnn & Ring K} ITnukin, M., & W, 5 Ttathibonoe, Bur?l 10[7, O, Paririlge & [ ‘Mareh Biroa, ... g R‘Rflmmkc.[:‘cl(l oseve g Chage, Hanfore armon, M, % Dlx.... BGBM&WIHR...\LL 6§ 8 J Walkor, 8|Cook, Cobura & Co. . B J M Waita,, 5 T 10 F A Stevens | . bt 5 5 coxoned. = W M Lgan... Btato Sivings 1ns i 10) 0 I Fargo,... 5 Flfth Natlonai Bank. Berchiants’ Natl Bank, | Cook Co,Natlonal Bink. 10| Manufactirore’ N, Bank 10) Leapold Msyer., 5 Nation Nath B manrions: 10/8ally Savivg Ak, 2if76 & Leathor Hank +. 10{Agonts' of Nova Bcotin J.&E. W.Dloekd ;..o 6 Line,... . ‘Tho amaunt thus far realized is $1,020. It is now proposod to givo ¥ourth Oficer Brady, the Rev, Mr, Anclont, and the two Quartormasters, who riskod tholr own livea to savo others, an Elgin gold watch, witha sultablo inscription on tho cap, and tha sum remain- Ing to tho inunigranta and_tho poor fishormon, who sholtored oud cared for them, Nothing will bo do- uctod by tho commitlos for oxponses, Thoy fntend to forward §3,000 fu cnali, and if that amount is not subserjbod by Mouday ovening, will put thelr hands in their own pockots and mako wp thatsum. Tho Committes, which cousists of Mr, Jeunison, Mr, Johmson, Mr. Fake, and Afr, Henckel nro cectaiuly en- titled Lo credit, Valusllo (imo s devoted to o good causo, aud theiz labors will undoubtadly ba sppreciated by all mympathetic peoplo of tho clty. 179 the A ssoeiited Press) : TUR MEKOUED PANSENGENS. TPonrraxp, e, April 5,~Tho steamor Falmouth arrived Lero thid morning from Ialifax, with 325 pas- sengers of the Atlantie, * Among them aro 8. W, Viek, of Norlii Carolina, and Slmon Camacho, n Frenchman, Tho Iattor ban his feet nnd legs badly frozen, They weron tho rigging clght lours. Thoy vraise tho oflicera for thoir gallantry, but aro bitter agaioat tho erow. > BosTox, April 5,—Threo huridred and Livelyo otecr- 8go_passchigers from tho wrecked Atantio arrived in Toston this morning by tho Eastern Reflway, Thoy ‘wore roceived by soveral citlzons and an eecort of po- lco and conducted to Faneuil Iail, whero breakiust vua served, -Tho Magor hua oppointed a committeo to rocoive contrjbulious of monocy sud. clothing, Tho entire party will laave to-night for New York, Tho fole Jowlng cabin passengers of {ho Atlautic reached hero this morning ; ¥, Oamaclio, A, W, Vick, and N, Iahel, dostiuntion, New York ; J, Drowi, Fall' River, and B, B. Richmond, Detrolt. i . TIE INVESTIGATION, _Harzeax, N. 8, April 6,—Tho fuquiry ordered by tlio Dominlon Goverment uto, tho Atiuntfo dlsaster commenced to-ilay, in the Cuatom Louse, - bofore ol Jector E. 31, MeDonald and Capt, McKonzio, o ship=- smuster. 8, L, Shuauon ondl 1L, Blopchard appeared for tho Govornmeut, and J, N, Ritchio for tho taln of tho steamer, Mr, McDonald, i opening cous that tho inquiry would hava the forco of an Ei Board of Trade fnquiry, 1o had not recolved a coms mission from the Court, but Lrd received an officlal tolegrain stating that 3t was on its way, and if all tho partics woull consent Lo would go on, and rely on tho' commisslon being receivad fi good thme, Mr, Ritohie, for tio Caplain, consonted, Mr, Dlanchard said that wnloss thora wa 3 full aud uncquivoeal con- gent hie would objoct to going on. It might appear, when tho commisslon was received, that there were spocial atrictions whicl. wotld riqulzo tiem fo o~ glu o ain, All lhe pariics covsenting, Capt. James Willinmne wan called and sworn, aud real tho fol- lowing statoment, part of which 45 o copy of & lelter he hisa written to {ho ownors of tho Atlantlo: £ On tho 28th of March tho Engiucer’s report showed the conl gotting short, wo havihg experienced threo daya’ vary novere weather, Thocoxl'on board waa 819 tous, wo being 1,130 milcs from. Sandy Ilook, Tho apced caino down from 8 knots por hour, and, with modorale strong breeze, to & knots per lioar, Ifopiny thiat tho wind would chango favornbly, T kept on unti tha 31st, whon our coal was reduved 1o 127 tons, and tho ship distunt from Bandy Hool . 460 miles: Intitudo 41 degrees and 39 minuted ; longitudo G} degreos, 6 minutcs, and 43 soconds, As the ship, by this time wae waking but soven lnots, per hour, tho wind being at the southwest, tha filnsa falling, and s wosterly swell ou, I thought the risk too greatto keop on, a4 In tho event of n Westorly galo coming up, wo might flud ourselves ahut out of all Aourcos of ‘supply, ‘Tho Chiel Btoward nlso reported tho stores shiort ) fresh provisions chough for two days, end bt and eull provislons for the ateerago for two | days, when all but the bread and rice would Le outt, At 1 p.m,, cfter recelying tho enginrer'a veport, I docided 1o come hero, Bambro Telund being thon north, five degrees onst, distant 170 mfles, Duming tho afternoon, tho wiud waa 8, 8, W., with rafts, AUB p, 1., tho wind voered to tho wesf, and the sky was cicar nnd slarlight, I soveral times corrected thio courso Ly tho polsr stur. ‘The course slecred by compass waa N, 24, E, with 7 oast- orly dovistion, whieh I considortd an smple sllowance for the westerly set, and to lead 6 nilea to the east of Sambro Island, I left my orders ou thobridgo ts to the look-otits, which word was pugscd to the of ra rolleving at miduight, the Second and Fourth Ofleeva, T corrected tho courso tho last timo ot 19:20 5, m,, when I repeated my caution aud orders, 1 then wont info the chart-room, oud sat duwi, About fftcen minutes, o Mr. Fisher cnmno in to-ask me some particuiave shout tho ship, as he wus wriiing to o newspsper, He stuyed about twenty minutes, intention was {0 run on until 34,1, to und await day, At midaight tho ship’s run was 122 miles, which would place ber 48 mties south of Sambro, the kpeed, by the log, at 13: h]l:ln 0 kuots per hour, The night nt this timo cloudy and clcwr, At 12:40, my servant camo up with my cocon, wheu Do vas told not to awako mo until 3 s, o, when tho xecond ofticer would eall me, ‘The firat Intimation I had of nnything, was tlio ship striking on Meagher’a Rocls, or Meaghior's Islznd, and re- maining, kcoling Jightly to port. Tho oficers wero quick- Iy ot thclr statiuts, sceompanied by the Quartcrmastors, (o firzt son Bwopt, wway nll - tho port Loata, and the whip kecling ovir rapidly soon rondercd tho starboard Louts usclese, Evory effort was mads to sond tho yeo- plo forward outsido “the ship, but terror defeated ull our efforts, Tha Sccond Ollicer was in tho starboard Hfe-Loat, Icartied two ladlen and placed them with him, nnd roturned for moro, Beforo I got au far sy tho kaluon ontrance, Andlug the ehip going over still turthier, I managdd to got hold of the woathor et back ta ihe 1ifo-boat, I toolt tho ludles out, and pinced themin tho main rig- ging 3 went back sud ealled to the Bocond Olicor to canto out s tha buat would roll over, which sho did in s fow minutes, carvying with her Mr, Metealf, and fzom thirly to forlymen, Finding I was nouso there, 1 rigeings, aud found that the la= diea hind gone, The Clicr’ Otlieor, Mr, Firth, got up {uto themizzen rigging, where Lis retreat was soon cul off, nud bo bad to ain thero until 3 p, 7a., when the weather nmd fea 1) rated with the falllng tide, and Lo wan gat off, AIr, Yirady, the 'Tuird Officer, find- Loais useless, went forward, aud, vt asalstance of fhe Qaartermustors, Bpeakman and Owens eatablished communication with » Topo to the emall outlying rock, distunce from tha starboard Low about forty yavds, Owej F wwam first, Dtk fallod €0 ¢ a footing. * dpeainal {hen triod and succeeded. A slouter ropoe was hinuled on tho roelr, slong which Mr, Brady pessed, followed by tho oldes of the nieu, Ty tuis timo it wus4a, m, I wnsatthis timo in tho main rigging, fug o paeacngers thero colloctedd to mnka an effort to got orward, Many went, but tho larger number, sovenl aaloon pteengers nmong ihom, Jay thore and diod, ‘The Purser was tho firat to succumb to tho lutenso cold tuat provafled, Finding myselfof no uso thore, § got olopgz outsida ths akip to the fora Higging 3 got o foreabicet’s tacks unwovo and sent ashore, We now had five ropes to the rock, along which men to the number of 200 passed safely, though nenrly oxhausled on resching tha rocks, Mr, Urady, nccompanicd by Messts, Owers, Bpeakman, and Thonias, now got s lino ncross the inuer chunnel, which wea about 100 yards widoand shellow, though with a heavy surf ruaniy . through, They then went up und gave tho alarm, and sent a mesaenyer to lolifax, About fOfty got to the Iarger taland by tho lino, though many wore drowned in tho atfempt, smony the number befng e Chief Bteward, who wra drowned by o pastouger crowding bim dovn, T, with the Foucth O lcer, encouraged as mich as Wo eould the peaple, about 450, who remainod on thoshy , to keap 1noving, aud kéop from fallin, aulosp, In muuy caves thoy gravo right up, anid die apparcutly withotit any yuln, ‘Twelva1nen: eatod fos gother Infd down berido mo, and, dewplta all wiorts 1o rouse them, died, aud slipped Info the sea, At G0 5, 1, the first'boat eurrco, bt she wan ton sinall fo by of suy uso. [ALthis point the Captalu’a feolings ovor. caina him, and It was several minutes bofore he could mnmml.] Innbout twenty minutes mora the g at was launchod, and prococded to take the passeite ot the gers off tho buall racks, Hho was B uour followud . by (wo oihars T beer coaded, foaring tho ship would part and stide into deop waler, fn getting thom to take off tho Trom (o sbip firat, und ity woro baged o, ff left there to tho luet, wauld hava porishod from eshaust tlon, At this timo 1 nlssed tho Fourth Ofiicer, and fonred he had fallen in, when Isaw him on tho rock encouraging cud holpluy another boat Vi 2l L loft but about | '.‘L&ny e ey hesede Lsion rozell and mny legs & 0y t - awing dmimeiatglys " oY |09k 10 GIf, tho roat ol AL 8:45 8, m,, tho survivars wero landed and lo 48 wooden ut_ bolongity 10 8 foonnan ey ©Clanoy, who and Liw daughier gavo thom all they hud 3 mado tlros aud wariod them. ° During the day thoy woro drafled off to varlous islauds abot, and illated sinougst what housea there wora thero, Rir. Ityan,iho rosldent nugistrato, Alling hin Louso, aud_othirs "folo luwlug bis"vxsaplo. N0 womon oi childreu woro aved, At 1'p, m,, Taont Mr, Drady on o Ialifax to particutare,'and bt faod snil aesistances wac 1o Aot stesiuory down carly aud ouvey (ho pamsougors | Saya found him a blend erow linlll‘u. Ati & B m, { Hio aving fallon, 'sho broke fn’ ' two AbAtt tho foromast, tho ship falling ovor Ull tho sod woslicd -completely ovor hor, Ilor carga was now washod out, 1laving no othor ofiicer at hand, T de~ tafled tho coxswaln snd elght men to provent tho Sreokors, who now swarmed around, from carrying awny the savod goody,.nd sot o waleh of four mnon Quring tho night to plek wp tho bodies of such as might wanh oshore, ‘Thoy pleked up bub five during tho night, daylight the oustoms authoritica came’ down taok _charge, gave Lo 2% apt, | ghorldan provisional | authority to mploy wint Inbor o raquired for salvags, wilh tho indoratauding tlint the wa sngo MO 1ot b wve 40 or cont of the not value, and if this wan objected to, o loavo it {o tho srbitratlon’of two Justices of tho Toace, Wo embarked nll our eaved, nmauuting to ubout 20, i, tho nteamiom Lady Tfond and Dol(s, aud arrived b Tlalifax atd p, m,, whoro Mr, Morritt, tho Qunard Agant, who had profiptly oicred s ovety aselsance, had places propared for il I lavo given the Gomphny's cnrpontor orders to got 200 sholla to bury tho dend, und on_undertoker {o attond to the saloon-pansongers’ Lodies and that of tho Bocond Oflicor, ns thetr frlendn might whil fhom forwarded, Many bodiea had come on_elioro bofora I left, samo unrocognizablo, but I fdentlfiod My, Motealf, Misa Maorritt, Mre, Fiatior, aud tho Clilof Btaward, togothor ‘with sovoral of tlo otliers. I luft the Fourth Oflecr wad four men ot (ho wrock to idonlify, take chargo of fho papers, lunblos, olo., that might bo {hrown up or savod, Thirleon salvou-pascengera woro lost; snved ; 410 stcemgo lonk; 027 sleerago and crev. But threo women wero seeti,—iwo I bave poken of it ona why. ol ip bealde tho Ohiof OMicer, and dled ith n tho rigging, witlt hor baby, e ropl 5 Lo questions of Dia connact, 1o added that howaa o fhe bridgo up to twenty minutos peat 19 o'elock, Up to midulght tharo was Lrillinnt starllght aud nftor that an_occnsional sight of tho stars, an then o Joft tho bridgo and wont to tho elinrt-roum, 30 fost abATL of tho bridgo on thio upper dock, within cary T o tho afioer ou deck, o ot up At 3 olclock, fookod Into tho wheel-hotise, and thou lay down, In making his calonlations ‘ho catimated her npood to bo 1 knots, Bho iad inoroasod gradually from 73 to 13 Xnote, “Tho Third Oficer reported that shie Liad run 122 milos at19, which ngreed with my calculation, X oxpeoted Hhio ship ot 3 would bio 18 or 20 milon souih of Satabro 1 Iay by untdl daylight. Had not my clolhes off uf 114 avery reaton to put conBionce In Socond ONl- ‘270 Dt tuad) “whytagon in the olilp, and T al- ‘Wd sober man. o tin cross-cxaminntion, Capt. Williame satd tink tho apood of tho vossel t 13 o'elock was about 13 kuots an hour, _ 1fo rockonod that lio was castorly, 8 mifles off Bambro, boaring north & dogreos east. Ilo aid not shifé’ bor' course, but_ expoctod to pass G milos ouat of Sambro Jodges. Ho nover bronght aship into Halifax, and bad mever beon on tho const boforo,” 1lls Third Omiccr Lad beon iu tho harbor dwico, but ~mo other ofiicer bhnd over bosn thero, Ifo did not wio thoload coming to Halifax, bozsuso o night weg cloar, and tho Sambro Light could bo socn 21 milea in clear weatlier, and 18 miles in moderato yoathor, 4T am now satiafied {Liut when T went fnto tho chart- room I was mistaken in tho locality of thoship, Blho must havo boon further northward and wostward thau Tthought. I know tho coant was &n fron-bound and dougerous one. I I lud been sounding regularly from 12 to 8 o'clock, I would have been on_dock, and tho ship would nothave gonoarhoro, Thero were three Quarteriesters, und tho Hecond and Fourth Ofil- cara on dock, 1ad Llicy boon encrgetic, thoy might, T Hhink, havo seon that thore was oothlng alioad, and, if orders Lad been given fo revorso tho onglnce, tho calamity might have been avoldod,” ‘Tho White Star steamers aro supplied with printed ordors for tho guldanco of commandors. Thoso ordors are, to tako all poxiblo precautions ogainst fre, and otlision, aud wreok. Thero ao no pecial {uirace tious as to procautionaty slops in appronchiug shioro, ‘That is left outirely to the judgment of the comamand- ord, Tho oficers iu cliargo have full power to chiango tho course, or atop n ehip, If necossary, without con- sulling the Captoin, Thero are no special fnstructions a3 to houndiugs, Thin ended Capt, Willisma® ovidence, and o roceas wan takon till 3 o'clock. "At tha oppointed Liour, . tho court resumed s sos- ston, Daniel Kinano, eabin paesenger, foatified, 1o was awakened by tho noiso of iho ship's strikivg, and when 1io got to tho deck suw that tho ofiivera wera running about confused, Asking what was wrong, ha was ate mwered by {he poraon-addressed that he did not kaow, T'wo or throo ninulos after witucss got on deck, tho boflor oxploded. Ho_clutched tho rigging and tho alilp's sido, aud finnliy got forward to tlio Cn{:(nhl, who wns encournging the passeugers togetto lho rock. Tho Captain und officers did ail they could do, They woro attentive lo thelr dullen, Nuver saw tho Caplain drink anything stronger thau lemon- nade, Do ot know if tlio stcorago passougera wero provonted from coming on dack. Ifive o reason Lo | Bupposy thoy wero, . -Bpencer Joues, cabln passongor, fostified, (hat baing arouscd by tho shock of thio veseels striking, ko went on_dack aud found_evorythiug in coufusiou, Alout cight - minutea nfter sl sirack sho, keeled over, Tno Coptein cppaared {0 Lo doing what ko could to savo tho peoplo. o was under tho foromast, holding on o3 ropo, snd oucouraging tho pooplo (0 got nshore, The disciplino on the At lantlo wao oxcolont. Tho offlers woro gentlomen in every zenso of tho word, alwoys sttentiva to: duty, Kuoiw of nothing that conld have Leen dono to save mora lives then were sayad, Did uot know nor did L hcar of any efforb mado Lo keep tho steerugo. patsens gors below, i Nicholas Braudt, who was making his sixth voyago on tho Whilo 'Star Line, mild the conduct of tho officers and ‘dioéiplino of tho erow were vory good. Nothing - could hmvo becu domo bayond . ‘what wan déme to wvo lifo. After the ship struck the steerago hatches wero opon, _ Thcro wau ls0 n parAugo from tho steoruge to tho cabiu. Whon tho ship had keolod over, Gapt, Wil fnwn was bolow, Witnoss encouragod pussougors to keep moving abiout, nud for six hotra continucd gote ting passongers into tho boato, Whon witness turned inta'bed at 11, ho noticed tho weatlier, witich Liad been clear, was goiting hazy, s night in which it would be difticut fo sea tholand, Chorles W, Allen, s callod, sud Mr, ‘McDona suggested that it was not necessary to repeat his pro- vious ovidence, Witness then testified thnt in hia opinion & good many mora lives would have been saved if tho ship hod Tind tho cfficient crow, Tho Oap- talu could-not ot any number of men to do duty efliciently. Ono’ bout Temsined sound as much &g thirce hours after tho ship struck, The impresaion of witness from the boginning of thovoyage was that tho ship waa not well manned, Thoro woro enougl wen, bt they were not oficiont, Tho Capluiix and oficers after. the vessol niruck, socmed o exor thompclves a8 much na thoy could, Tloy wero compotent, Oue rule, to oxercioo tho crow of tho boala oneo o weelr, was nof carricd out, Dut fow stoamers oboy thut rule. Joln Willlam Tirth, chiof officer of tho Atlantic, teatificd : AL noun onl Monday tho Captain and I took obsersations by soparato chronometers, and agrecd very closely, Tho lztitude was 63 deg, 53 min,, loagl- tudo 41 deg., 35 min. A consultation of oficors was Tield as to tho proprioty of turning Tound to Halifax for -coal, and t wes wnsnimously agreed. fo do 6o as tho mafest procecding, 1 tho ehip wis hoaded for afifax, tho . courso being north, 24 cast, Her epeed was ihon about'nino knota, I then went below, At 4 I returncd totho deck, Dy walch wus from 4to 0, Noalloration was made in 19 courae, I was below from 610 8, 8 thoro Lid been i chungo of weathier, und_goversl showers of rain, I remninied on deck bntil12, T'hls courso 408 not chianged. Thero had been somo dark clouds, but ey Lid passed, snd it was tion clear, Alout ‘half-past 11 the Quartertster told mo the hip Was poing twelve Luota, At ten minutes to13 tho Captain eamo ont tho bridge, whero T was, and inquired for the 'third Ofiicor (Utady), na hio_wished to Lavo tho distanco ran by tho ship frow 1 y, m. to midufg Oilicor Brady was at tho timo on .ix rounds of ship, ‘The Oaptain aflorwards enme on tho bridge sud told ma ha placed tho alip four milos south of Bainbro, cabin passonger id 1 thon went holow, : Thio Captaiiv's ordera wero to kcop § good lookout for 10owo fco, nud In the ovent of seuing a light of dxed character oot it:two potnta ou-iho port bo, and call him imoediatoly, ond under any cir- unustungos to call him not lster thiin 3 o'clock, orders 1 conveyed to tho Eocond_ Oflicer. Tead was not thrown oyer at il ready on thobridge, I wis nrouseid by the shock whetl the Abp struck, Iwont ou desk ind found o number of men trying to clesr wwny No, 4 life-bont, Ttwas Just olear Whonuuea mwepl ltaway, No. T 1ifoboat wan than cleared, and olio washod awhy by 1ho #en, which ywas then making u clean. brencl oyer tho ford part of tho shily, Sho had keoled over to thg windward ond seaward, Passeugors wera taking to tho rlygivg Thoro word, iuty.two, includliug on woman, in 116 wizzen rigging witl o at dayliglit, T romnined thero until obout 2 in tho nfior- oo when | I was Creioed by '8 ne 01 0 hn o, 'y Wotonts My WS 1501 M to 4 1o 1%l Topes wero wiahod away, 1 was unablo tomwim, I was the Inat man who Ioft tho wrock alive, Tt was, fu my opintoz, impeevible to bavo launched tho boat spoken of by Mr, Allen, It wan carried nwny sbout daylight. T havo hind bwolity~soven years! oxporienco at ged, With n great many Inaeter, and I found Capt. ¢iltame all it could have been oxpected of one i1 Lls position, T DLave been a nhipmaster mygelf, largoly in tho Indin frade, ‘Thore could mnob havo boon sny attompt to kecp tho atesrage yastengors below,» Tho compatlon — ways wero ~open, caunot glvo suy opinion os to the quantity of coal ko Liad, or whethier it was cnough or not, I Joinsd tho stdamer i tio morniaigand lurta fov uoura jutor, A porson might bo told thore woro 900 tons_of coal on Loerd, bnt ' {lab would nob provo it, Too ofton a short quantity of coal fs put in ships, T consid- erod thiero was ot tho nlightest risk when T weut to Dod at midnight. The courso was intended to tako us ubout ivomiles east of Bambro light. ‘The point nt whic: sho atruck e, Tearn, oven milca wost of the light, Ican account fof tho didester iuno otler way il that thers wa n slrong sot to tho nortlwest, which wo did not know of, Tholog wes bovo regularly overy two Lours, On bwo or threo days during tho passage, whien wo Jiod 16 observatlons, onr dead rockoning wia found corsect, Tho chief stownrd hiad roported & short supply of proviafons that night, bocatso wo t00k on hoard mora passongars than wo ozpocted, This complated tho Ghlef Ollicors wtatomont'on_tho cancluston of which tho Goutt adjourned 4 1 o'elock Monday mornlug, LortoN, April6,—Tho surviyors afler dinner and an addres i Fanoull Iull, marehed o tho wilrond station thraugh the burnt district nndor a guavd of n:hcx.mflx;-lmn \vululfl‘l“rglnhml with carriages. nud suppor lad beeh providud for ull on. o sleancr for Naw Vork, . Tuero, i considarabls curloally to eo tho mun, glving thu Jolcoplenty of work, o tralu left tho dupot at Lnlf pust 5, Soveral of tho Inuniyraute sccoptud witantionn 1 {ho clty, “Lhroe or four roimain in the howpital, Al neoding clothiug woro subplivd, $8,000 having boeen ralsd fur thio purpose, Tiio Titho horo Joln ¥ tindioy Tecctved 430 from viutors to o Iall s Lia uutograys s In c . Tho tono, ce . iblo Juda oF bia ey, Ax beu plucod i reapon {ALIEAX, B. © funoral of Moten Hocond Oilicer of the Atintle, took placo n:r:\‘{'n-fl; from B, Paula Eplscopal Ghuirels, Tho Lodion of Mrn -‘uulh:\lln a’;vldunlnl &ishm l>=l“;wm(uru. wero pleked up 0-dday and brough o city to-night, | [ cmgmmma Mok o LMy Ew Yonu, April 6.—Mr, Sparks, age Whits, Bior Tine. Jh Tuis T ok Yauk ot i cablo & full list of the pas-engors of the Atlantio, and fanow ready to anewor sl inqiirles concerning mise heso “Cho Tio lead was | Mo trlonds, The paamonuora comnk by wey of Hoaton -transportntion {o aro expoctod hioro at 6 o'clack on Bunday morning, Tho Dompany lins inado ovory nrrangement for thole come fort Wil atopping 11 this clty, ind provided for their elr deatination, = e 'Ald, d. I, Kolly, of Rtocheator, N, ¥, linn telegraphed tove, oiforing 10 ndopt tho only boy sved from tio iy SPRINGFIELD. Special Dispateh to The Ohieano Tribune, TIME NAILIOAD DirLA, Senmvarizup, Aprl f,—Tho confleting rallrond billa Tieforo tho Legielaturo nro likely to resnit in complicn- tlons that will have to bo settled by a Conferenco Com= mittco, Thera o somo 1ittlo party and porsonal fosting displayed, Tho mojority Levo ovinced o desiro to fathor tho bill that Wil st thio farmors, whilo tho minority aro inspleod by tho. samo ambitlon, Thon Hildrup bra bis porsonal friends, who will stand Ly Lim, and Gonnolly and Dunhiam and Donahtte have theirs, Tho iver mon foel nora over Ounniolly's bitter opposition to tho Gopporas Creck dum, it howas manly, and doubtless eincero, in lia oppoettion, and 1f 1in bl s good, It abould not suffor on account of Lils viows o ofier subjects, Tliat would bo & narrow and dangarous policy. Then Donale mndosspeocl ogasnst {lio gonrmntion of Ifnrper, without n_reforonco, for ‘whiloh Harper's frionda wonld liko to_ rotalinto by kill. Ing Ll bAl {u tho ouse, Donahito’aloss would o Con- nolly’s gain, nnd vieo versn, Thon thoro aro inmur- ‘motintablo currents of porsonal feoliug afMecting tho oneral result, The Sonato is not in tho.rame framo of mind on tha rallroad question, s when $t voted —unsnimowsly . for tho Tonnhua bill, A clinngo hins come over it, ‘aud thoro i1l bo no moro wnauimons votos for rafiroad bills, Tho Bonate 4 _disposed to sland by _tho Donshuo ‘moasure, nnd tho Houge may rofuso, Thoro mist bo a conferonco to ndjust differencea, nnd ft s oxceed- Inqly doubiful §f suy compromi3e will roceivo tlie two- thirds volo necossary to aavo tho emorgenoy olause. T'ho Iouse resumod tho discussion of tho DLille (his smorning, the question helyg on the inotion to refor, Be. Arntrong, of Grundy, opposed tho bills, Lecaus they wero dofectivo in not defiulng {ho offanycs of wn- Just dserimiuntion or extortivu, Tounltics ware nro- Yidod against Intangible oonsod, Mr, Loitzo objocted to thn Heoatp DIl becanen {t allowed privato porsonu 10 go to Inw nua_mako monoy out of litigation, Mo objucted {o thio Senate and Connolly bills Loeausa the prohibited nn{ disarhinfuniion, whereas tho Constle tution prohiblted unjust discrimination: only. The effoct of tho clause providing that a grealer charga shonid not bo mnde for the samo dislanco on difforent parlu of tho same liue, for the pamo class of frolght, was tanlamount to prohibiting auy divcriminntion, o objoctod to all the Uflls, on “tho grouud that they ‘would bo inoperativo If the Rallroad Commission were al any timo nboliched, 'Mr, Cagsedy defonded tho Ohajrman of {he Railroad Committee, and belloved that all tho Comnitteo wero honest and aincere, Thoy chould romember it was oasfer to ten down n religion or a bill than to build onenp. Tho ngowan fconoclastio rather than con- structivo nud conservative, The question was come plicated aud nomewhat | nbateuro, demonding 1hio clasost uerutiuy aud invealigation of' tho most pro- found intollocts. bills, ond discuss them with tho calm tud disphastonato Joglo of siatesmen who wero carnest in thelr ondoavors to Toetify the wronga now aflieting tho agrlcultural community, snd, indeed, tho entira people, Tl expatiated on the willingness of . tho peo- Tlo to sell corn ot 16 centis to subduo tho corporations 1o betiovod in soparato bille, . Mr, McAdams read an oration agaiust rafiroads and reforenco, ‘o motlon to refer tho bill to tho neloct Commitics dt ‘Chixioon provailod, wid tho otler bils wero eit with it, = M, itildrup, in aecordanco with the resolution, re- ported Uack threo Ratlroad bills, which wero Infd tgon the Lablo, to bo takennp at any' time, Ono wua tho Dunhinm’ bill, prohibitiug “inreasunablo or extor- tionato charges i the others, two Morvison Lills, the firot to cstabiish ronsonabo pasacugor, tud (16 oo ond reasonablo freight, ratcs. . ADIOURNMINT, Tho wenther was ro warm hero ynsterday tiat mem- ‘bers ot {u tholr shirt-glooven, and would "have taken off thelr boots but for the fadien in tho gallery, Tho farmers oro gotting unenry, nud would run away wora they not bound in all honor to remniu until the Ralle road luwa aro paesad, if i takes nll summer, As soon 6 soniething §s agreed npon, there will bo & ecattoring until November or Daceraber, when thoy will como back tostay, Ansdjournment next week is barely possible, : UI LUISLATUDE AND TIIF TATMERS, A resolution pussed Ly tho leaviugn of the Farmors! Convention, who atayed over, indorsing the action of {lio polica of the Hoiso of Nepresontatives in _clecting o member for *disordorly conduct, I excited somo foeling on the part of tho- membera i favor of AMr, Dolun, an old and much respacted momber, who wap o delogate 1u the absence of a representative from his County of White, Ho stood .up in tha Convention lo nunounco that, under n rulo of - ihat body, ho was nttending s n delegate, when thora woro cries of “put hin out,” and tho junoccut geullemun meckly toak his hat and biuakingly walked away, Mt, Quinn proscnted a rosolution in the liouse ceusuring {ho farmers, but Mr. Dolan very sonsibly doclined lo Lo a martyr, saying tho furmers know not what thoy did, uor woa they probubly awaro that lio oceu Hho'oxalted position of u memter of tlio Tegisisture, Tlo desited the resolution to bo withdrawn, and ft wao. ity sLLINOLy vER, “The Canal Oommilieo have declded to push tho 1Taugo biil, with th0$200,000 atrlckon out,lcaving tha ot carniuga of the catnl and river {0 couhtract tho losk and dain ot Gopporas Grook 1n [his attenuatod ubiys tlie nppropriation may go through. T3l GUAIN INNTEOTORSIIP, Tho action of tho Board of Trade, in casoMr, Tomp- kina rofusca: o inake way for Mr, Hurper, will bo cagorly watched from horo, It all doponds on M, Tompin I tho first place. If o uts on hia Lt and bids * good byo” fo his befef suthority fn o poace- able way, tliero will bo 1o troublo ; but AUPRORY o fu- slats pon boing Inspector, conténding that Lie boa Tioen troatcd unfurly, and was not removed for cauze, according to Inw, and that Harper insists upon the su- iortiy of Lin coramission, opeus on oflice, und holds that 1ifs da tho only legal dnspection, what s to bo dono? _In tho trido und comorce of Chicago and the Northwoat o stand still until tho confilet of authorlly {s declded? That's tho question. It i3 thotight liero thatin sucli emeryency tho Board of “Teadlo, a8 o mattcr of self-dcfenso, wonld bo compolled to restmo control of the inapection wudor authority of ftn clurtor, Tho conatitutionality of tho Ware- louso law would Do involved in & writ of quo warrauto compel © _ Tomp~ fo="s Kiua to get ont. It Is stated hero that tho Sujremo Court has decided tho soctions fixing tho rates of stor- ago to Lo mconstitutional und void, and that the opinton will bo flled noxt term. "o voto on ho confirmation of arper, tho now Graln Tnspeclor, was od t0 4, and not 30 10 13, 1 pubs shed, Bpeakor Onllon has not yet chosen tho seloct com- mitteo on tho railroad bilis, but will aunounce tlo numos on Monduy. It corfaiu ot of (e Taliroad Committeo will boonit, Somo country railroad at- tornoya urrlyod to-day, 10 wateh belr enators on tho Lako Front Repoaling bill, and othiera will probably sr- Fivo on Monady, TAILIOAD TASSZH, Tho Chicago, Burlinglon & Quificy Company tho Sonators annual pusses this week, puying one tloman the compliment of Inclnding' hia wifo, This road refused passas to memberaof tho last Legislature, ou tho gencral grownd that thoy could dono_goods It is mignifant thot mombers of tho Houso weronot so kindly romembered, and that the passes aid not conto untfl tho Lako Front bill was ovdored to o third reading, 'This 18 an endorsouent of tho Far- mory' rosolution condemning tho pass syutem, It fa not belloyed tho paeses will Uribo noy of tho Ssuutors, and if there {0 210t somo Atronger temptation to wander feow tho path of rectitude, on “Lucsday, tho Repeallug bill will ba passed, ” i REFOMI B0MOOL, “The Bonnte ordered tho Reforn School bill to o third reading, Luving ombodiod a claush providing that boa shall be connuittod to tho Institution ouly for ciimes for whicl udults would ho out to (o Tenitentiary. HOLDILLS' MONUMENT, Tho Sennta datntad tio proploty of oznending $26. 000 for n monument over tho sotdicrs burled at 2ound Gity, o8 provided in Onroya bill which paseod the Tfouke, Tho spoeches wera finctured with bliterness, and poraonalitos wore ot nfroquont, After n windy dlocusslon of two lours tho Bumnto petorcd out for wamt of & quosum, the bill pending, ~ Many Seuators cannot ueo tha patriotiom of spending 8o mich Liouoy for this purpose fu thoso hard times, i g PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL, Seaniarirn, W, April 5 307, At Tho Sonatomet at 0:40 viclock, Presldent BANLY presiding, Ttoll-cail was responded fo by 83 Sonalors, BIATUIT TEVISION, Bountor DORE offered . resolution providing for a Jolut comiites to reviso the statutos, Lald over un- der tho rulos, sont JEFORS HONOOLS, "Tise Judlctary Commlitoe raporiod back Bonsto hill ‘No, 7, in relatlon to rolorm sehools for juvanilo of- Yendcrs, wit an nmendment, recommending its pua- Wage, A further amendment, changing tho ngs from 18 10 10 yoars, was olferod and lost—yean, 0 3 unyn, 24, ‘Honator OABEY moved o strilto out 10'andl {usort 13 yeuva ag the least uge of conviction, Lost, “Tiio roport of tho Committeo wai concurrod in, and 1o bill ordered to o third reuding, zrour Other committos roports woro presonted, Tho Ap- proprintion Committes rqulud favorably upon sev- Srnl appropriution bill, wlth smcudments, o aid of Htato haetibutions, and "that tho folowing’ billa o on tho tuble: §, D, 217, uixpru pristing money to tho Stato Hortleultural Boeloty; H, 1. 401, "pro- Alding for tho ordinary and’ contingent oxponsen of the Hiate Governmient uniil July, 1873, [The Intter §u siular in 16 provisions (o tlio 1iuso Lill now bofora thie Bonnto, honco the advorso roport,] ‘The voport wae conourrod i, BOLDIERS' MONUMENT, Ty consent, Mr. FERREL callod up for conshdora- 1o by sections, tho bill makiug an_appropriation for tho erection of n soldiers’ mounnent in the Natlonal Cemetory, at Mound City, Hooators GREDRN of Jo Da~ Views, aud BURKE.0f Micoupln, alono eppostug tho ill, witdeh wag_ndvocated ulm]umll{ by Honulors OA: YDU{I{(IIILQDD./ OUBMMINGH, = DOW, PLELY, and others, EERnLS TOUSE, RAILROAD DILLE, Tiio Gommiltco on Lallranas sufiortad back all (ho ruilroad ills herotofora unroportod, nnd thiey wora laid on tho tubly, to bo taken up at pleasira, JUDICIIY MATIES, ‘o Jualetary Comumitico reportod fuvorably Hous LI 474, to consolidito tho_oflicos of ollector i “Pronuiies i1 countics not undoe township organizs= on ; alvp, Toported favorably Htouss LIl 630, (o amerd tho Practice net § alew, ‘Toposted, wilh amond= ‘ments, Seunto Ll 380, 1 relution (o o chikngo of venuo DRit4ad to o third réadiig ; ulso, Toporlud favorbly Trouso bil 400, to authurizo courts'of record to ordor a subdivislon of lands, and record maps or pluts of ek wnbdivision, 3ousd bill 633, with regard to (o Jurlés diotfon ar County courls, wia roported Lack withoit Focommesidation, nud ovdoeail o o second sosding o Gamition o toportad, fuvorubly Touso b 439, 4q weovidy for tho reluaso of trust deods uud salo Thoy sbould huve faith in their | mortgages ; alco, roported a Aubatitnte for bitla provid T for Lo nale of commane by townn aud villagss, SREOIAL ORDEM, " 'Tho canalitoration of tho ITiidrnp Ratlroad bill wes | teaumed; tho queation ponding Lelng the mation to Yofor t t a pposiat comunitton: of Uirtecn, Tha dlr- usalon of tho bill, involving also tho oritaf tha Sounto bl nud_olhers, was contiued Iy Mewnen, ARMSTRONG, LEITZH, CASSADY; nnd MOADANS, . Mr; ANDLERSON moved (ho provious dquestion, whiali wanordored, + 10 wotlon to relor provafled. Mr, Connollyl uill a0 Dill 214 on tho ssmo subfeet, wera referted {0 tho Asma Commitieo, Acall of tho Houso wan ordered, showing B4 mems Leta prosent, i ) “Iho Bowalo hill 247, regulating raflroads, wa aleo xo- forred o tho Raflecadl Sg\‘:clnl!guumlltw. e . On matlon of 3y, JOINSTON, oll thio rollrond billa roportad back this morning from tho Railrond Comn. mitloo wero likewino referred 3 lag, tha Conntitutioual Amondwment Hatlroad resolutlon of Mr. Lanc, of Ml cocl, NEW DILLA, Dy Mr. FERRIE, to supprosa tho ciroulation of ob- acono Jitoratura, i i Ty Ar, MANN, nn appropriation for thohospital for tho Northiern Infano Asylum, . 1y Mr. WARNER, to anthorizo tho uro of publie grounds Tor achool purposcs ; also, to provido for the Toconstriclion of school disttictn, Adjournod, . WALL STREET. Reviow of the Moucy, Mond, Gold, Htoclk, and Produce Markotu. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune: NEW Yon, April 5,—Monoy was caaler, to-dsy, and enll Toans ranged, from X to 7 per cont gold,—tho Inttor rato bolng excoptlonal, 1t ia understood that thoro s o largo amount of currency 1n Lo clly from the fu- teror, Tho bank statemont fa moro unfavorablo than goncrally oxpected. . Tho legal-tendor -average shotys o largo loss of 3,760,300, ropresouting & flow of our- cucy to the intorlor for o Apri! sottlemonts, . tronTs, Tho fotal imports for ‘tho weok aro $7,670,073, of which §5,472,018 woro general morchandlso. DIECOUNTA, Morcantilo paper continuiei nominal and negloctod, 01D, Tho gold markot ws sciivo aud exclted, unilor in- croased bupinase. Tha bulls acut (H0 Prico np to 3105¢. tho bighoat prico since tho Tranco-Gennan war, Tcforo 3 o'clock n Gorman broker unloaded abmt £1,500,000, ot which pricoit broko to 1185, but raitlad ond closed trony st 11, g 1t {a connldered cortain that the Danik of England rate will bo ndvanced (o6 per cent ezt weck, Tho oubifow of Lullion from tho bamk i1 consfderebla, and ncrensing dnily, nnd monoy on_tho* Contineut stands at b per conf, Tho earrylng raten to-day ranged from 7 por cent to fint, Indicuting n largo uncovered short iutercat fu tho murket, Tho opocio shipmonts {o-day wero $020,898, chiefly in oilver Lavn, sTOCKS g nd tho changes, ontoldo of Hrrlem and 0 vory nlight. Tho first numed decliied o 120, nnd Pannma from 109 to 108, wih ‘'only o mmall recovery in tho clogfif deulings, Tbo gencral markt apened steady, sud at {ho first cafl {mproved, tho adviuco Tangiig from 4¢ 10 3¢ per cont, Whis was parlly loat aftar midday, but recovered again nt the nocond cail. after that time, o weaker tono prevafled, and the cloring quotations wers in somo cases tho lowest made, Tho chiof bueinows waa' in Tavifio Moll, Western Unlan, from 131 Tako Bliore, Now York Contral, Erie, Rock Iulsud, and 8t. Ywul cotmnon, TONDA, Govornmnta wero firm at tho-higheat quotations of tho woelr, : . rrobuok, Flour_ wos ogain lower and leas activo. Tho re- celpts, though not large, aro in oxcess of tho demand. This 18 truo of _good winter wheat and fancy nprlufi whent extras, No. 2 and superfino oro moro plenty n hoavy, Baleg, 6,000 bl cceipts, 8,040 brls, Iolders of Infgo lots of Apring wheatare firm, under mora fuvorablo Liverpool ndvices,- but thoro {s vo milling deinand, Wintor i comparatlvely & quict, rm, though “Tho market oloses dull and unmottled, on ace count of tho monoy stringency tnd tho dopression in oxchange. Balcs, 1,100 bu ; Tocolpta, 4,740, bu. Torl ull ouq’ about nominal 'L tho whole- o with sales of 100 Dria new mess , and Ialer 100 bris at $17,25, For futuro f’ 0 burincen Js roported. In cut meata thera was o llght business, and pricos wero generally : with. out quoiablo ciange, The acarcity of ocean freights chechia tho osport buniness, Sales: 1,000 pickled shoulders at T)¢c, and 60 tes do bullies at 10@10\ e, Recelpts, 2,710 pkgs. Bacon wan quict and steady ; long cledr, S@03ge, witls aales of 250 hoxes long clear, for May, at 0¢, - Iu lard thoro was o moderato degreo of nctivity, and tho markot was higher, with ealos’ of Westorn {0 tho oxtont of 1,000 tca at 0 for May, and 9 5-100 for Juno 3 of city, 100 ica at 83jo, Llaceipts, 2,800 pirga und 11 kegs. TERRIBLE TORNADO. Burlington, fown, Visitedl by n Hurs ricanecs=Yoveri Pergons XKilled and Nincieon Wounded«=Elonyea Unroofe ed=eGrent Damago 1o roperty. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Trilune, Cupar Rarms, April.G,—A fearful tornado swopt over Jurlington this aftornoon, toaring down housod, truss, ole. Dy tho falling §u of tho Liouso of A, Stol- his wifo and children wero killed, It iu feaved my ofbers woro killed and infured. Tho telegraph wlrci aro all down, : (70'the Associated Preas.) 2 Bunuxatoy, lows, April 85,—The moat terribla radn, Ladl, sud wind storm ever known bere camant o minuto's notice this aftornoon, creating fearful hayoo ond losa of Hfe, Thostorin slruck tho city on Woat 11, teardug tho Toof from ono of tho Kclionl-houscs, nnd’ dedcending thence through the busiuoss por- tion of the city. Bfludln?‘i wero unroofed and o great denl of damago dong, Tho most horrible part of tho catustrophe was the’ deatraction of T. N, Foni’s bit- tor and cgg depot, on_ Jofferson strect, and {hio doath of soven poraous, Tho Loliso was hlown down, and twenty-fivo porsons woro buried benestl the ruina, Mr, Pond and threo others wore taken out deid, and nineteen others woro rescued more or Jesa njiired, Mr, Pond was o young man of great promire, who " lad " bult Tup o oo trade, and was well koown throughout tho ' Stato. The wifo nnd tyo ehlldren of Mr, Steiger, Germau sehool teacker, who lived in a hotiso adjolning, wora killed vy tho falling of tho ess} wall of Tond's “houso. The persons killod wera T, N, Pond and threo of Lis omployes, named Pendergast, Trainor, and Neff, Mrs, Btolgor, and her two chitdroil, Onoof tho men roe- cued from tho ruips will probably. dio. Tho Mayor sand {lo polico forco. Linvo been on tho ground over sinco tho ‘sccidont, seidoring evory ssalslauco poc- aiblo, e The Ex-Ohcrolkco Indian Agent Charg= cd with Forgery=-Iflo Protests Idis Annoconee=-Eleld in n12,000 Bail. r, Louw, Aprll G—Judgo John W. Wright, of Waslinglon City, affaifist whor & nmaber of Indicl. monts hisvo bouh found by tho Grand Jury hero for forging indorsements on drafts, nrrlved lhierg Yeuterday nud volunturily appeaved beforo « Judg Primm, of tho Crimiusl Court, and wns held tobadl in tho sum of $13,000. H. goud- der, Prosident of {ho Mcrchunt’a Lxchango, tud W, D, Griswold, President of fho Ohio & Miss{saippi Ralirnd, sigued tho bond, Judyro Wright ‘wau uccom- ‘panted ¥ s son, Irwin 1, Wright, aud_ox-Congress- an Dodd, of Clucinuuil, nw couneol, and Hon, Jolin P, Mehor, ex-Becrotury of iho Inierior, This is tho continuinco of an ol caso. against Judgo commencing _fu_ Wasbington o loug tue Ao, aud grow out of churges mads agatpat bl of Srregularitios commitled when ho wau Boting os Agent for tho Creak, Choctaw, Ohcrokee, aud othor Tndidts who_ gorved ag oldiors'in tho lato'war, fu- tho_coliootion uf bounties for thoso Tndlans. To 18 acoused of forglug poworn of nttorney and findorve- monts on dratts, usug (ho Damos of dead In- for n lntgo hum of momoy, Judgo Wright ~ omphatically donfea that - there u any truth fu the chargo, denotncos the proseeution agmaliclous, and says thiat timo will probauly disclose %thio Afriean” hidden n tho trenty of 1850, and ehow why k0 many dlatinguished individuals aro Yoquired to Visil tlo Tudiun country and look after rallrond land grauts aud speculations 1 projected cftios, sl oy The Civil Service Xtoard, New Yo, April 6,—~Tho followlug, which s fur- nfuhed excludivoly to the sgout of the’ Westorn Aswo- cluted Press, expluin fieol(: . Wasisatos, D, C., April 5,—Oontradictory state- ‘ments having lgon mado_ concerning {he continuanco of the clvil sarvico regnlutions, uud thy resignatious of Goorgo William Curtis und tho on, Jsoph Modill, {10 {wo Jeadiug meinbors of tho Civit’ Hervico Toard, thio following ohtained from highnuthority are known {0 bu facts, 1t I the intention to continua compotitive oxsminatious in {ho dopartments ua fixed iutho rog- ‘ulations, but appolutments witl not rigidly dopend ot thieso, nown that tho on, Josoph Modill “tendered his realgnation ne & momber of tho Toard last fall, on account of not having time to sparo to go to Wushings ton to sit with tho Buavd, The Prestdent dectined to accopt it, and Mr, Ourtls urged him to lold on awbile, " 'On thio 17th of January tho Prosident fssucd o gen- oral order ngalost tho holllug of Federal ofilced or Appolntmenta by Stato or_muwcipal ollicors, uleas thoy resigned tho latter, this to toko offoct March 4, 1873, . In March, Ar, file(llfl cplled the Vresidont's attontion to this ordoer aud notifiod him of Lils resigua. tion of memberabip uf tho Clvil Servico Bonrd. The lotter of resignoation of Goorge Willlam Ourtla fa 0 follows West New Butanton, N, Y., Marcl 18, My DeanBrut A tho clroumstances uder which soverul fmportant_appolutmonts’ have beon recont~ Iy made scom to mo to show an ubandon- mont hoth of (o spit and tho lotter of the elyil sorvico regulations, I respectfully resign iy pouition us & membor of tho Advisory Board of (he Givil Borvice, In o dolug I Leg Lo nssuiro you of my warmest wishes, und of thu continance of my' most earnesbofforts for tho suceeas of your adminisration, Very roupectfully and truly yours Grona Wittss Conris, 111s Bxcollonoy, tho President, kil BT EEold Robbory. g Toneno, Oy ADIlL G-Dusiny tho passing cf the areat Euslevit Olrens nloug tho stroots to~dny, soma partica unknown ontored the Iirst Natiounl Uunk and Kotehum & Viol's hardwaro stor, by tho rear doors,¥rom tho vaulta of tho fopmer thoy abatraoted &m0 $000 i exirrency, and two boxea of valuablo pu- pors, ani from tho #afo of tho Inttor, $200 fn curroticy, chocks, und certificates of deposit,” No arrcals haye beon niade, ey No Femnlo Suffruges PrrtADELPIA, April 6,—In {ho Bupremo Court to- day, i o cado of st Burulam, pleadiyy tor thy Il 10 vota pn tho ground that thié word * freomon i tho Coustitutlon imesnt mon and women, tho Gourt duelded ugalust bor, " GREAT BRITAIN, s Tonoox, April 5,—Mlnister Schonck gavon grand ‘banquok Inat night, e An oxplonlon of fivo-damp in 0 conl mino near Ahor- llory, Monmouthshiro, England, yosterdny, cawsod tho deatli of five minors and wounded muny otlicrs, e o o SPAIN. . Miviizp, April 5,—Tho iwenty-ivo Carlinta who wora captured near Dargelons yealerday wora irith difMoulty raved from tho Topnblicans whilo marching yrouyli that city, . To-(iny most of the chnrchics i Catalonta liavo beon oloncd or turnod Info arracks, o ) DaxonnE, Apell f.—Tato ndvices from tho north of Spain ropodt that (o raflway Wotwecn Zamarya. and Vittoria hiss beon cut by tho Carlints, ‘A hiarp fight tnok placo on Thurwiay in_the Archall Tt Mountuins, botwoen o forco of 060 Carlists, uuder command of Dérregary and Olico, and 600 Ropubli- cans, Tho result of (ho eugagement In not knowa, Thio sutliordticn of Guipiizeon hava forbldden fho ringing of church-belln fu that proviuco, bocauso thoy aro used to convey sigunla, Carllst fainiliog, whouo sous havo Jolued tho ingurrectionisly, nro fined 20 Tenlh per day during thiolr abacnce, A Pauth, ‘April 6.—At '»_recont Federal Democratla demonsiratlon in Darcolona, tho'red flag, aurmounted Dy the Thryglan cap, bud bearing a doathehead, was ralsed, THE LABOR QUESTION. The Strike of the Now Yorls Gas Men, Nray Youx, April 6.—Tho men omploged in the Now Yorl Gan Worlts, ot {ho fool of Taventy-firat treot and East River, quit work at noon to-duy, and, forming in proseerion, marchod to tho Mutunt draliglut Company, oot of Tlovanth atreal, whero thoy endeavored to ine diico the men thero to Atrike, In this they woro nob atcosstal, bt elaimed, howover, 10 Litye” nssurances {hnt tho men would leave off on Monday, Thontrikers. thon marchod to tho works of' {ho Manhattan Compauy st [ast Foirtoonth and | Wont . Sovens tronth and Eighteenth strcolw, Tho men in thiean worl cd 0 Join thom at present, hut prom- frod to consfet tho mattor, 'Tho maveh was next to tho Metropolitan Works, at West Forty-second atrect, bnt o accessions to thele ranke wevo abiaincd thcre, Thia piriko was not inexpected by tho gan companies, and the mon had havdly. walaed out of (o Now. York Gas Worke wlhon fifty-four Italing and Svien took thigir places, This act rouscd wp tha ira of the strikers, and they. lhreatoncd to mmililato tho Ital: inu_plreat-nweepers fn tho neighborbood, but.tho prompt nerival of o delachment of prescrved tho posco. Strong dotaflsof polien aro slae tlonod in and around the gne-works and_ provent tho sirikors from gathoring in. tho nefghborhood, atd thoy Tittlo* are kopt constantly movivg, Up till ovoning no f) hiad takon F'ln:e. . Bunks. sud. cooking-ranges ‘lava’ been orocted In tho worka wheto {ho siriko veeurred, 5o (hat thie mon iava no ocenalon to lonyo tho premi- iscs, 'Tho atxiko {s for olght hours snd 3,25 & duy for stok¥s, and $2.60 for helpers, - THE WEATHER. War Departmont IZoports and Proge= nostications.. WAR DepaAnTMuNT, OFFICE OF 7nr Omrer SIONAL HERVIOE, ' DIVISION OF. TELLGDAMS AND ltrouts row, 'Tmn BLSGEIT OF COMMERGE, WibnnioTon, “D; 0, April G — Diobabilitios— Tising barometor, parily.cloudy and cloar weather witl probubly coutintio duriig Stnday in tho Soutlv Atlankio tatos, and with eloudy weathor in tho, Eastern ,Guit alblylight rain will provail' in tho Southwest, Tho arons of low baromotor in tho Lake reglon ond i West Virginia will very genvrally dtminish, and posibly dis- appear, Eastorly winda vecring to southorly will yrevall in- tho Middlo Statcs nnd Sonthern Now Englund, with genarally olearing woather.. Ronthwesterly winda will veor to wost nnd norlhwest over Lake Eric, {ho Upper “Lukes, and tho Upper Misulssippi Vuiloy, with, falliny temperature and cloudy or prtly cloudy yroathdr. Col northerly winds will continue tu tho Norihwest, and willoxtend southward ovor Missouri and possibly into exas, Cauffonary sigala continud nt Milwaukeo, Okleago, Grand uven, Oswego, and Roclieator, FIRES. Bart Taxz, AJ‘\I‘II 6.—A firo, yesterday, de- stroyed the building occupied by Judge Hawley and others. Loss, not sovere. ¥ T\WARDSVILLE, Onit.; Aptll b.—A fira, thin morn- ing, dostroyod tho principal portion of i busi- no3is portion of the villnge, - Loss, 860,000, Cor.uanus, 8. C., April 6.—On ' tho night of tha 1st inst., sovernl sloros woro burned at Wal- hinlla, aud last night_the Wostern Union Tale- graph and “Bouthern Tixpross oflices, dopot, and &djacent storon in Winnonboro ‘were burued. .. Swveciut Dispateh to The Chicaun Tribune, TaSanit, April 6,—Iho dwolling houso of David Ritehie, & prominent farmor of 'tho north morning i some manner not known to your cor= rorpondent, aud spoodily imod down, ~ Mot of tho furnituro wos saved. Loas shout £8,000; no insurance. Bunersaroy, Wis., A mour tho depot at this ‘placo, fraund hoetwoon 2 and 8 o’clock yesterdey. urnituro waa mostly saved. Tho "Tho Josn on tho buildiug iis 85,600 Bisuraaco, 51,000 eac In tho 3 Imporial nud Manhattan, o4 - Spectal Dispatch to e Chieago TFibin ¢I'onoxTo, Ont., Ayiril 6.—A Targoe firo occurrod i this city early this morning, by, which o facto- ry and soveral louses wero destroyad. Tho Burneide Hospital for Womon teol ilre also, but the inmates ceeapod _or were -romoved,; and the building finally gnved aftor the roof lad boon bndlr uruod. Owing to o fayorablo wind, s contlagration wns provented. Tho loss Is osti- matod nt over $30,000. Tho cause is eaid to bo Lightning, but it I8 not known positively, as tho fire brolo out at 4 o'clock in the morniug. ——————— , Railrond News, ! Tarmie Rook, Avk., ‘April 5.—The Cairo & Trlton Rallroad placc -an engine on the- rond: gouth of thiy city monthly, = Trrrssunai,, April 5.—1he Pennsylvanis Reil- way Company proposo to spend $19,000,000 in this Btato during tho prosont yoar. “ho princi- ol portion of this amount will Lo exponded in aving ndditionnl tracks botwoen this city and Philadolphin, Ths work of grading for tho new tragls bias beou plrendy commenced. New Yonx, April §5,—Tho Gilbert Elevated Railroad has comploted 1w contract for hullding ‘t\\iu milos of doublo track by the middle of Oo- obor. % At amooting of tho Diroctors of the Texas&* Paeiflc Railroad, tha Engincer read his roport, comploted, and nrrangomonts made to commonce Inying tho truck on tite westorn line within thirty days, A runpwut way roceivod from tho Italian Timigration Committae thut tho Company omploy iho omigronts in their charge. VS &r. Loums, April 6,—Senators Schurz and Bogy, Congressmon Wells, Staunrd, and Stone, Unitod States Architeet Mullslt, sovoral prom- inent railyay ougincors, Capt. Endy, Oblef Bo- gllnnur of tho Lridgo Company, Dr. Tauesig, rosidont of the ‘Cunnol Compn: and'othor gontlomen, hold a ‘conmiltation-to-dny rolntive ing tho railronds contaring horo with'the Nico building, by mesus of widening or othorwlso modifying the twunel tiow in procoss of construction botwoon. tho. bridge and thio proposed Union Raflvoad dépot. Two plaus-wera prasentod which wero fully disoussod, ono of which, with o fow modifications, mot with.’ tho approval of Col. Bungs, Govornniolit Bupor- intendont of tho Dostal Sorvico. e gontlo- mou prosont wore, unanimausly f opinion it the conneetion botwoon Lk:a tunnel railway trasks and the new Post-Oficais onlirclyspractieablo, aud that such connection will be o gront advan- tago to citizons of tho cityand the postal sorvice. —_———— Pacific Const Xtoms. 8Ax Fraxoisco, April. 24.—Gon. Jusn Lunn, of the military forces of Honora, visiled Cachiso's rosorvation for tio purpose of a botler understanding with tho Chloftain about tho raids on Moxican territory, C'horois no report of the rosylt of the intorviow. Tt is reportod hovo that Qen, Crook will hover along tho Mexican frontior with a large forco to provont, if possible, Apuche’ raids into oxico. z ‘I'ho oplzootic fo abating in Loa Angoloo, bt is atill prevalont in Arizonn. ‘Advicos from Prescott, March 29, stato that Mnj. Brown's scomminnd struck tho Apnches ab Pouto basin, . killed thitty-cight wairiors, and copturcd sovéntoen sauews. Lho Apachos ara frightencd, hlany surrendered at Camp Vordo. a\\'iug to tho provalonce of the opizootio tho troops operate principally on foot. : Cachise continues his raldy in Moxico, : The Planal and Arivaipn AYl\uhun ero rostloss .on thoir resorvation, 1L is belioved that Cuchivo ia stizring thom up. . The {) ty in the ¢age of Lander Quint againat Laure D, aly, gave tho plainlilf 83,000 foo for dofonding hor murder trinl. A dispateh from Bukorufiold, Cal,, Brys, & oung mav, McOren, lad nn altorcation ~with ennetb Briggs, and shot him dend with a Bpon- cor riflo, 'tho _seme_ bullot strucle T, P, Btill- woll, on old and well-known citizen, 1o dled in o short time,’ Thomurderer mudo hus osonpo. e Probable Ohild Nurder. Cepan Rarivs, In., Aprll 6.—At Codar Falls, Town, tuin foruncon, & littlo child_ sbout 3 wooks old, was found dvowned in tho Cedar River, The body was lodged in somo brush. Last night n man, woman, tal child stoppod ab a hotol in Co- dar Talls, took suppor, and went north on the Thlinols Central Iallrord, The hotol-keopor rocognizod the child as tho onowith the man and woman who took suppor ab hls hotol last night, -~ Winh Stoms, Bavt Laxg, April 6.—Judgo MeKoen {nformoed tho Dar this morning thal no case in equity “trial'on tho lnw sido of the Court could no pollco’ States. Falling tempersture, cloudy weather, oud pos- | pert of Tiden, in LuSslle County, caught fire this | showing 181 miles of the southorn division | 22 v, GoorgoBaiu, ould bo hoard by tho Court, Tiad oxenpt tho partion agrod until Congross alds ond corrootn tho judicinl affalrs. The doeislon works o gront bordship, but is appnrontly un- avoldablo. Mho forty-third genoral Conforenco of the Saints cominoncen to-morrow at tho Tahornaclo, o attondanco will likoly be large, Tho city in T\Ito full of pooplo from various parts of the torritory. Many loading momboruof tho church oro prosont, NEW YORK. Now Phaso in tho Goodrich Murder OnscemSnnnna oy Improvement: * Condaition of tho Bull’s iend Ban Movemoentn of Prosident Grant. {To the Associated Fress.) Nrw Yonw, April 6,—The newest phnso of tha Goodrich myutory s that Jamon W. Koz, o pris- oner confined in tho Brooklyn Jail on tho charge of forgory, claims to havo informatiou that would resift in tha dotaction of the murdoror, but lo rofusos to discloo it nnloss tho ohnrgo agninst himself shall bo disminsed. Knox was for four yoars on tho New York polico. It is rimored that Prosidout Williamson, of tho Bull's Ifond Banl, hna ‘Leon arrestod on an in dictmont found by g tho Grand Jury, Tha Recolvar reports thot aftor tho dopositors’ shall haye hoon paid, thore will romain about §40,000 out of over £250,000, to roprosent tho capltaland surplug of the banl. Tho Rocelyer says that the noney was takon by some ono in the bank or who had access to the books, Now Dricclors woro chosen last evening. ) - ‘Anyistant Cashior D. Merritt and Recolving Toller Jamea B..Pock, of tho Bull's Hoead Banlk, waoroe' tiken, to-day, before District Attorney Pholpa. Morritt was committod without ball, and Yook, after a long oxamination before Judge Buthorlnnd, waa hold in default of 30,000 to an~ swor, The District Attorney thought 8100,050 should Lo fixcd in the caso of Pack, but finally nccopted £80,000. Doth the accused wero roe mioved to tho Tombs, ‘Iho oronor's investigation into the Goodrich murdor in Brooklyn wah_continuod to-day. policomau testifiod to woelng = woman of dark comploxion, nbout Valonting's Day, in the baga- mont of tho house with Goodrich, Charles 8, Greon toutifiod to boing omployed by Goodrioly to Lolp lilm oub of & scrape with o wotaan, 1o met u woman named Amy 8now on tha night of tho 17th of February, in'Gocdrich’s houso, and ordorod her out, She refused, and on Goodrioh's coming in, ‘struck him, and called him o dovil, nnd throw gomothing at him, whereupon Good- rich left. Tho woman stayed in tha houso all night, Sha went away in {ho morning, mootin, Goodrich nt the ferry and golog to Row York P dinaipated, bod writton n lottor to bia fathor-In Inw, Keol, n wonlthy morohnut, tslling him that, if o did irot give him o 81,000 by noon yentor- day, le would il Lim. ‘And Inat night Mr. Xoal, pocompnolod by Lin ron, Bam aud Colo- man, fonnd Nowell opponite ‘thelr house, whon tho lattor drow n Yopetar -aud shot him 8 mun- bor of timew, Nowoll, in hin dying declaration, ndmitted throstoning tho lifo of Neal, but says Coloman was hired £0 Il Lim, Mestens, Tonn,, April 6.—Ilabort H, Colomnan, who, It I nllogod, Waot Newoll, in Gholson, lask night, nccompanied by Jolw Koo, ngod 16, sur- rondorod {homuolven” to Bhorifl Doylo to-day, and was commitied to ofl, Tho Tnitor etates 1o uliot Nowell with o doublod-buvrol ehot gun whilo Nowall was ndvanciug ou him with a Inito, Thoy will bo Drought befors Judgo Ry on Mondsy morning for oxamination. Last Lhurudny two men omployed in Koon's murtory, four milos enst of this city, had an al- toreation whieh rosulled iu ono of tliom, Motxis J. Bowers, shooting tho othor, Jamos Patieraon, cauning hio doath in o fow howrw. Pattorson ha beon dlschargsd from tho nursory and nceused Bowvors of Doing tho enuse, and ntincked him with n proning-knife. Who ‘Coroner's jury ro- turnod o \'un!lc? of juatifluble homicido, 1‘31«- son was from Philadulphia and is well conneotod, his unele being Vrosidont of on Tanks of that eity one 8t o Nutius} WASHINGTON. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TIE BAVANNAI POST-OFTICE, WasmnaToN, April 5.—Tho spooinl agont of thio Pont-Oflco Dopartmont, who has inveatigat- ed the condition of tho Savannah Post-Office, finds o doflcloucy in tho institution of &3,000, Tho old incumbont ins boon remoyed, wod bg will 1o hold to & strict responalbility for his accounts, The Dopartmont savercly consuros his manage- mont of tho postel monoy-order businesa. TIE NEW ONLEANS POST-OFPICE, . Ex-Postmaster Lowcll, of Now Orlonns, rocent~ ly removed, ia found to bo in arrenrs to tho Gov- crnmont in tho sum of about 525,000 Lowell now figures very prominontly in New Orloans- ns 1 Republican politician, and is & momber of the Xellogg Legislature,’ From his wall-known im: pocnnlosity,iho Post-Ofico D s ’ oxpect to eive m.yumfi:o. St R ot INTERNAL REVENUE MATTRRH, & It is givon out at the Internal Rovonue Dopart. mont that the recontlaw of Congroas, nbolishing: tho ollico of Assessorn and. Assiatant Anuoszom, will bo putinto operation the 20th of May noxt and nt thattimo tho sorvices of all the Ansessors, 230innumber, and the Asgistants, about 1,200, with him. Tho witness aftorward learned that tho ocoupied ono of Goodrich's Louses.in. tho block where tho murdor accrured. Sho originally came from the Woman's Home, aud tha! hio was going to mako o decent woman of her, Tho deconsed never opoke of n secrob mnrringe with Ainy 8now, If Goodrich gave hor £3,000 sho would feaye tho houso, and romarked that1f not, she would got square with him. Blio, in company with Mr. Goodrich at tho Brooks IIo~ tol, rogistorod horsolf as Kanto Btoddard. After ;somo_unimportant 'tostimony tho investigation ‘was nidjourned aubject to the call of the Coronor. DBolln Simmous and Agnes Burgess, wives of tho chocle-raisors and forgors in prison at Brook- lyn, havo beou arrested for supplying materiul with whioh their husbauds mado tho sttompt o ofieapo, i Tho Logislative Committoeo to investignte Erio Railrond afairs to-day oxamined Prosidont Wat- Bon, 1o atatod that, beforo the Logislaturo ns- sombled, porsons insinucted that logislation fa- vorable to tho road could bo obtained by o_propor uso of money. Ilo doclinod to pny monoy for the purposo, and could not give tho npmos, a8 the persons only convoyed thoir ideas Dy nods and winks_and_grimacos. Ifo told tho Committes of tho Nbw Jorsoy Legislaturo, who waitad on him with intimations, that their ser- vicos'could e secured ; that Lo would submit to 1o black-mailing, and would rathor spend the ‘mouoy ta put them in the l]mnfluntlnry. He con- sidorod thio rolling stock, franchiso, nud capital of tlio Exié Rond worth 100,000,000, k A Mr. English, owner of an insurance journal, is now in Ludlow Btraot Jail, in dofault of 340,~ 000 bail, in o suit, for libel, instituted by the Prosidont of the Mutual Lifo Insuranco Com- pany, 1lo rogards the bail excossive, and hag petitioned tho “Logislaturo for relief. That body has nppointed » committeo to oxamino into the affalr, and Lo-doy, at tho jail, Englieh himeolf zive Lostimony, stating ho Liad not_applied to o courty for roliof on_the ground that tho Judges wero in loague with his prosocutor, who had control of lnrgo sums of monoy. Tho Samana Bay Company Lavo purghnsed & now stonmor for tho Samana wabess: 1E 18 pro- posod to construct thirtoou wharves, a mile fong and 700 foot wide, capablo of accommodating in tho bagin thus formod twonty largo stonmers. A numbor of warchousos will boalso ereoted. Prosidont:.Grant will attond tho anniversary foalival of tho Army of the Potomnc at New He- ven on the 16th insfant, and on the noxt day will visit Gov. Nawell; in Llnrflord, and on the 18th will probably go to 8t. Louis. 3 Tho outertnimment given to President Grant and his family at Dolmonico's, by Mr. Loury Clows, did not terminate: till -2 o'clock this morning. Counsel for Nixon, the murderer, now undor sontenco of doath, i8 proparing o bill of excop- tions, to obtain'n stay of procoeding nnd writ of crror. Nixon says that le had s row with Clarko, ono of tho jurors, somo time ngo, and thet tho lnttor was projudiced against him, Edward Doran, ot .507. Groenwick streot, died this morping from injuris recoived in o fight with Robert Smith, tho nthnrovnnin?.‘ ’ Wm. E, Farnom_detectod burglars in his store, in Newtown, L. 1., this morning, A rapid oxchango-of pistol shots Tollowed, nnd Farnnm was wounded twice slightly aud one of tho bur- glors fatally, *I'he Cubans in this city havo formed a now organization styled '*Los Amlgos Cubauos,” whiich will bo composcd only of known patriots, gront cara boiuy takon Lo oludo many who for- mcr{y boasted of beingmembors of tho digbanded Junta. Donths for the past woek, 541; an incronse of “Speciat Diwpateh to Tha Cldeago T bune, New Yoni, April 6.—A Bowd of Tiro Under- | writors was formed ‘in Drooldyn to-day, with Dyight Jolmson, of the I-‘h'(:lmm'fiI a9 Drouldont, and A. B. Thorno, of the Etua, as Socrotary. Tho Custom-House nuthorttics to-dny Eoized 60,000 worth of assorted merchandise intended for tho Rod River sottlomont. Bonjamin Btriclland, of Spartenburg County, 8. 0., who bins just flnished'n year in tho Albany Pouifontlary for participating in_Ku-Klux out- rng&ss, was sont homo by the Panama steamor to-day. q "Tho Soventh Coavalry, F Specfal Lispateh to Lhe Chieago Tribune. Oammo, Trz., April b,—Companics D aud G of ‘tho Savonth United Btates Cavalry arrived In this city this morning, on_tho stoamor City of Chestor. Thoy woro undor (ho_command of Capt. G. B, Woor, of compnny D. From tho ofticers of these cotnpanios wo learn that Com- {\mlnn L and M will airive to-night on tho Emmu Bliott, Companies I and K are expacted on tho Grand Tower to-morrow night, and G and O on Monday ovening. From Liouf, Wallaco of com- Lmuy M, wo loarn that D and Laro to attend the onudaty survoying parly aftor roaching tho Woet, and thut the other compnn!os will go to ‘Youkton, Dakotnh Torritory. L‘hcynx‘mc!nnflvu sorvire during thacoming summer, _ All togothor about ono thousand mon will rondzyous hovo, and from this pluco will go vin tho Illinols Con- tral Railroad to Bioux City, thonoceon horso-back to Dacotali, - ———— 2 COreditors' Meeting. - New Havex, Ot Aprll 5,—At a meoting of thio creditors of 1, B. Beranion & Co., in thin city, to-dny, S. I, Morwin, trustoo, stated tha- thora was charged to the profit aud loss account sineo Jau, 1, losson to tho nmount of -§:478,000, - to whioh must bo nddod almont worthiess real eatato to tho amaunt of 162,000. Tho over- drafts in koeping with tho real estato amount to 3113,000, nnd in cash itoms of littlo or no value to the tmount of $70,000, making s grand total of 813,000, 'Cho linbilitios to nmfillnrfl amount to £600,000, The fcoling agalnst the fivm s vory strong. Itis doubtful yliother any- thing whinfover can e roalized for tho croditors. —_— Tolographic Brovities. A littlo boy O years of ago, a #on of Mra. Force, of Plymonth, Ind,, in attompting to got on o wagon, londed ‘with & very heavy stlok of timber, 'uB‘unh\y, foli, tho wagon paasing across his chost, crushing Lim to doath instautly. Yoter Murray, brother of A. D, Murray, of Toru, and olerk in the boot and shoo dopart- mont of Lholr atoro, died in that city, about noon youtordsy, within a fow minutes nfter ho firat oomplniticd of feollng ill, Ilo s supposed to have died of lgoh)lnxy. Too in tho Hudson ot Albany Point started Iast uight, but stopped soon, Laving gorgod bo- low, The boat-housoof tho Mutusl Club was carriod away, A P Two Fatal Shooting Affrays, Menrins, April 5,—About 10 o'olook last night a shaoting aftray in Oholsoa, in the northorn por~ tlon of thik city, which resulted in tho death of John Nowoll al the hands of R. W. Goleman, his brother-in-law. It sooms that Nowell, who was will badispensed with. ‘Tholaw providos that ib shall go into effect on or beforo the 1st of Jul; noxt, und tha Commissioner has solected tho 20LK of May ns tho moat convonient timo. Your corrospondent callod on o Commis sionor of Intornal Rovenuo, Mr. Douglass, to- dny, and asked whot ohanges would Do, viads under the reorganization of bio dapartmont, particularly in tho Northwest. Ho snid that tho raconstruction would bo of the simplest charac~ tor ; thnt in Alay tho Assossors would go out and the Collectora rotnin thoir placos, and do tho work both of asscssment and collection, No chengos wore at this 4imo proposod oxcopt thoso slrondy mado and declaved by tho Presidant's nominations, Thoro aro stntoments curront horo, howeyar, that Douglaas will go out of oflica vory soon, and be succeeded by an ox-Senator. MORTON ON UANADIAN ANNEXATION. It is sald by frionds of Benator Morton that his'viows In regerd to the rolations of Canada, Tinglond, and the Unitod Btates, which have hoea mentioned by verious journals in connéction with tho rosolution ho_introduced recently, doos not contemplate reciprocity in trude, nor urgo annoxation ; but incidontally, in the disoursion of his resolutions, bo will #how tho commorcial and other advantnges to all parlics of Canadian indopendonce. A similar resolution paysod Con- groas in 1857, [T the Associated Press.) FINANCIAL. ‘Wasnixaroy, April 5,—Tho Tronsury balances to-doy woro: Ourrency, §23,030,008.57 ; up:ocial doposit of lognl toudors fur tho redumplion of cortificates of depoait, 824,635,000 ; coin, includ- ing §20,420,600 in coin corlifientes, . &7 590,60 ; Jogal tenders ontstanding, 938,632,468, ; IKDIAN MULDERS, The Commisgionor of Indian Affairs to-dny re- ceivod a lottor from Buperintondent IToag, dated Lawreuce, Kon, Apnl 1, reporting that he had Taceivod wnoflicinl information from the Indinug of tho.murdor, on the 20th ult,, of four of Dar- ling's survoying party on Cimarron Itiver, 125 miles Routhwost - of Atkansns Gity; | aud thnt Lo had . dircoted n_-thorough invos- tigation . to bo made. It was prosumed that the . murder wns _committed “by o small baud of Kiowas and Mexicans led by éWhite Horso.” ‘Tho Superintendent addeg #1Wo have further information from Agont Milos thnt 17 Cheyonnes, on roturning from the Ules In Now Boxico, ‘ore surprited in eamp by Unitod Btates soldiors, fired upon ‘and two of thom woro killed, aud threo no soveroly wwounded s to bo unablo toroturn.” A lottor from Arkun- 8as City, Kan,, statos it wns supposed another survoying party of oight persons had beon mur- dorod by tho Indians. v A tolegram from Wiohitn aola {hat troops bo pormitted to go in soarch of this surveying party. ¥ . FOUND GUILTY. ‘Tom Wright, the murderor 6f Rozersk:, was i found guilty of murdor in the first degroe, Tho Jury was out 16 minutes. ' ° " _— e YWagesLaborers?? In linssnchusctts. From the Chriatian Union, * Wighing to fiud out tho number and averags earnings of the “wage-laborers™ in Massachu- " Botts, Gon, Olivor nnd his deputy have made n " thorough siudy of the United States consus ro- Bort of 1570, aud Luvo bntad olaborato enteula. ons upon tho figuros theroin given. It segmsa that thoro word then roportoed in Messachusott about 560,000 mala persona abovo’ the ago of 10, and that about 450,000 of theso had npociflod occupntions, Morve than 20,000 of these are in- cluded in the tables of wages given by the Labor Bureau; bosidos about 0,000 womon and girls, ont of, 125,000, put down, in the census ros port ns having some occupation. Thera. are, thoreforo, more than 400,000 employed por- sons, whoso wig“ and curnings are avernged in the volume boforo us. Tho” gonoral rosult ia that, of'skilled Iaborors,’ the men got, 280 worle ing doys in the yenr, average carnings of £5363¢; the women earn, in tho snmo time, £237 each ¢ and tho children onrn $151 ; the average ennual earnings, for nll porsons, being somowhat moro thon §8308. Mho unudliod juborors fall bolow this rate, and carn (tho mon) only §423 a year-— no figuros being given for syoman in theso eme ployinents, 1t must bo romomberod_that those suns aro all ostimutes or the reault of computa« tion.. Whenovor tho actual carnings are roturnod, thoy ara gonerally highor than thero fignves, For oxmwplo, carpentors aro sot down a8 onrning less than 9600, but one in TFitchburg, who.roturns - his oxact wages, givon $062,60 for 275 days—tho tablo showing only 262 days ns tho svorago working timo. Lnborers aro 8ot down a8 carning loss than 2400, but ono who rotnrng bis wagos pives $360 bosides ‘board— equgl to at lonst 3460, In the snmo family one boy isa plumbor’s ap[lu'nnfico, and earna $260 & yorr, nlmost twico what the table allows him, wWhich is $185 only ; and s sccond boy, whosa oc- cupation ia not specitiad, carna B182, though the avorage of the tublo would give him bLub 8151, From thoso tnstancos, and for other rensons that might be given, wo conclnda that {ho nvorngo earnings as computed by the Bureau aro at lenat 20 per cont too low. i Ruailrond Accidonts. Speetal Dispateh to 1o Chicago T'ribune, . Crpar Rarins, Iows, April 6.—Nino cars of stock wera thrown from tha_track nonr Morri-- 8oz, I1l,, Inat night, and dolayed the Ohicago train six hours, “No one was injurod, Dunuqu, Towa, April b.—Potor Vogol, tho fireman who was injurod in the vailrond acoldent laat night, sustained such novere intornal inju- rloa that s Tocovory s doubtful, The engine, DLy the forco of tha collision with the rock, which wolghed fivo or six tons, was thrown six foot in tho air, and turned_complotoly upside down in therivor, But for the breaking of the coupling- link botwoon tho locomotiva ni:d tho baggago- onr, tho whola traln would hiaye basn preoipitated into tho river, entailing a foniful loss of lifo. e e Tho Tide to the Weat. Oxrana, Nob., A])ril 6, —Tho tide of immigra- tion through Omnha to tho West continues un- abatad, aud has nover boen equaled sinco tho complotion of the Unjon sud Contral Pacifio Rtnilronds, ‘T'ho sctusl numbor of passcngors lenving Omahin by exproes trains for tho pasi £ix days, as shown Dby tho records of the Unlon Pu- offic Genoral Ticket Ofiico hove, fa 676, and by tho omigrant nud colony trains 1,000, for tho Pa~ olfio ula})o, with nonrly as many for the Platte Vulloy, in this §tuto, Colorado, and Utal. — e — Oconn Stenmship Nows. Boston, April 6.—Arrived—Bteamor Batavia from Liverpool. QuezngtowN, April G—Arrivol—Tho &team- ship Wioonsin'trom Now York for Liverpool, Frosidont Grant. T.znaxow, I'n,, April 6,—T'rosidont Grant and. party urrived horo at 8 o'clock this afternoon, and aro tho aucsta of G, D, Coloman. 133, t