Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 21, 1873, Page 1

OLUME 26, \ REAL ESTATE. VALUABLE - REAL ESTATE _FOR SALE, Orving to 8 ohange I our businoss (hasing recontly en- agedia banking), wo bavo docldsd ta offer for salo, for, thonoxt 80 dass, a part of onr roal oatata at a bargala : 104x180 foot, on_JafTorsn botweon Madi a eshingtonsa. whthaubatamtiatbeick bultdings sororing 1083160 fant, on Cuanlat., noar Iarelson, 80 ool”‘wuhlmuw) on Forest-av., noar Douglss-place, Block Canalport. Elogeis For's Subdiviston of partof Soo. 1,89, 4. Nigot 6and 17, samo subdlvision, 40 acro i 00, 3 0 nores 1 Hea, b, 0 10, - , 16 acron, befng Blook 3 i HTundlos’s Subdivison of w 35 % adrop, bolng . ke of Blooks 11 and 12, andall of Block 17, . a. X Boo. ) 13, b e.oron tn o, Soo. 85, 09, 18, . acroe i e. 36 1. 0. & Boo, 10, 83, 18, just subdivided, ‘but not recordod.. . ‘aorosin . 3 . w. i Beo, 1, , 19 &l “'551“' 5, 57070 of land {RoBittia vorth eldo of oanal, 160 1ota 1 Adam Smith's Bubdiviston, 12 Iots In Plorson D. Braicits Bubiviston, ADAM BMITH & BON, Southwost cornor Stato and Washington-sis, ACRES. . ACRES. / ‘We hiavo conatant inquirics for_Acre Proporty. Sooe 1¢ 13, 18, h lllB?, e LT - Hovacts 15, ond 31 8, 15 "o PATRIOD L i 1N HOUSES. HOUSES. .‘.’S’J’;fi,‘—}‘a‘fi}ifi ot Besidonooe at. all prices and on t in FOR BALL col { Bundag's Tribune. ks RLCHR 6 (g 81 and &3 oath Olarkest. “Boulevard Property. 80 Aocres on the main Boulevard, connecting the great Parks on tho Bouth and West Sides, only half a mile south of the Brighton House, Bre for sale. One-third oash, bal- Bnce on 6 years’ time at 8 poer cent interest. Inquire of WM.L.OGDEN, Fa_sbier Tribune Offlce, 2 to 4 p. m, An Elegant Home, The house, with large brick barn, N... 67 Calumet-av., next north of the residence of Benator Ldgen, is for sale on easy terms. The lot is 45 feet by some 350 feet. One of the finest locations in the city. Inquire of WM. L, OGDEN, Cashier Tribune Office, 2 to 4 p. m, VALUABLE Real Estate for Sale. Buglnoss aud Rosidenco Lots fronting on M - ., North-av., Wood, Eik Grova. sol Bimay snaukee: ricos aro such s 40 maka thom a pmifitabin invastmont tho po_ Sudser. Torma, 1.8 canh, baicuco | ana 3 yonts: e blook pavomont ou Milwaukod-av.. and all othor i provements on sald straet, including sidowalks onsli the “thor atrvats, pald by he prodont axhor. TThquiro ot G0, Northwess coraor of Madison 1 Doar, -8t8,, for fur- articuings and mapvof (his proparty. o 1o RAVENSWOOD, Ohoice Lots in Olybourn’s Addition, 50x 152 feot, high and thoroughly drained, for sale from $500 to $700 each, on easy terms. One or two blogks for sale at a bargain, Apply to ROBERT GREER, 84 LaSalle-st., Room 2, FOR SAITLIE. Cottage, barn, and lot, situated at ‘Wingchester-av, Price, §4,600. Apply; on premises, or at 122 Michi- an-gt. TO RENT, OFFICES. A few Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. Elevator running during all business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The best for all classes of business requiring a central lo- cation. ‘W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. FOR RENT, Cor. State & Washington-sts, 24 Floor, Room 45xD0, with vault, 8d Floor, One Buite Ofces, 5th Floor, Large Rooms, Passongoer and Froight Blevators, Apply to - ‘W. B. HALH, On Seoond Floor of Premises, FOR RENT. Btore, 80x100 ft.,, No. 320 West Madison-st. A 1 location for dry goods. Low rent to right party. D, OOLE & SON, Houso Agonts, 183 W, Madisos FOR RENT. Elegant Store, 189 West Madison- Bt., 26%86, near Halsted-st. D. QOLE & 80N, House Agonta, 18 West Madison st. " FOR RENT, Store No. 34 River-st., Formerly acoupled by D e T o et TO RENT. story and basomont marblo # 3 orlh EATGR SAmmiore, marhle froot boues No. 835 ‘monts, by WhL, 0, DO, No. 1 Nevad, K, t FOR SALE. SEL T B, GIABSIS, AT J. 0, LANGUUTIUS, OPTICIAN, 83 Btate-atn butweon Washington and Randelph, SILKS.' SPECIAL IgARGMN”S SIT.EKS FIELD, LEITER & CO. State and Twentieth, and Madison and Market-sts., Have marked down _handsome lines of FANCY SILKS to 80c and $1.00. Also, a full line Chintz Foulards to $1.00, formerly sold from $2.00 to $8.00. Algo, afine line of Plain Colored Bilks, which, together with & complete assortment of the best makes of Black and Colored Gros Grain Silks, they are now offering as specially attractive. NEW PUBLICATIONS, Scribner's for May. OPENING NUMBER OF A NEW VOLUME, One Bound Vol, and Bight Noa, for $5. “THE INSANITY OF OAIN {s tho suggostivo Htleof aremarksbloarticlointhoMaynumborof *'Sontn. NER'S," In “PICTORIAL?’ papers thereisa woird little poom by M18s MAnia R, OAKEY, with a decoration by the author; Mr. Ritones' articlo on * GAVARNI,? the John Looch of Iranco, illustrated by somo of tho bost engravings that havo lately boon mado in Amerioa; STANLEY'S paporon “ FOUR GREAT AFRICAN TRAVELERS,” with s numbor of livoly {llustrations, and “QUBA AND THE OUBANS,” giving us, by moans of pon and plotare, agood idoa of the sitaation in that unfortunate §aland, ADDIE LEDYAND'S dosigns ac- companying Mus. WALEER'S amuslng story aru very bright, and tho Japanoso ploturca in tho Etehinga aro as {unny as tho lottorpross dosoriptions, Thoro is a fino oritical papor on Waltor Savago Landor, by EDMusD 0. BIEDMAN; also somo ttmely hints on ¢ THE CALI- FORNIA JOURNEY,” by Busan CoOLIDOE; an intaresting nocount of the OXIVIL SERVICE x(E- TORD ¢ tho last part of SAXE HoLM'S atory, “THE ELDER'S WIFE? & bright littlo ekotoh by KATE W, HAMILTON, onllod ** A NOVEL SPOILED 3 tho continuation of Ds. IoL- LAND'S story, ¢ ARTHUR BONNIUASTLE? pooma and tranalations by J. T. TROWBIIDGE, GEORGE MAcDONALD, 10348 DUNN ENoLieH,and othors. Dni, HorLAxp's ¢ TOPICS OF THE TIME aro ontl tled ¢ THOU SHALT KILL,” * MITIGATING CIROUMSTANCES,” *CRUELTY TO MEN AND WOMEN,” and * CIVIL-SERVICE RE- FORNM.” The ‘*Old Uabloot" contains ** RECK« LESS MOMENTS? and a couplo of sonnota in tho Italiau Manncr. In *‘ Homo snd Bocloty" thoro aro pithy papers on * OUR OLD BOOKS AND PE« RIODLOALS,” * LESS GLITTER,” * MAK« AING PRESENTS,” ato. Tn ** Culturo and Progross” thoro Isa briot pepor by COL. HIGGINGON, in which o quotes the oplnlons of varlous aducators upon his propo- sition In regard to Intor-Colleglato scholarships,and also an oxcollent acconnt of * GLISH PARLIA- MENTARY RULES AND THE LATE MINIS- TERIAL CRISIS. Subsoription prico 84 a yoar, 35 conts a number, SPECIAL TERMS~For 8 wo will send val, V., ta cloth, postage paid, and tho Elght romaining numbors of '3, containing all of Dr. Holland'a story, **ARTHUR BONNICASTLE," and the opening paper of tho **GREAT SOUTH," to be commence1in July, SORIBNER & 00,, 664 Broadwag, N, Y. FINANCIAL, Adam Smith & Son Bankers, First National Bank Building, sonthwest corner 0f State and Washington-sts,, Chicago, Dealors In Gold and Sliver Bullian, Bar, Loaf, Shoet, and Granulatod form, for mechanical purposos. posita rocolved in eithor curronoy or coln, subjoct to olieck withent natice. 8tz por cont futorast atlowad on all daily balauces. ocks upon us pass thraugh tho Oloaring Houso s 1f drgn upon any oly bankc, Intoreat oreditod, and’ accounts current rendorod monthily, Cotn and Qurrency Draits on Now York. CHICAGO, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1873. A CARD, TACARD 70 BANKERS! In vlow of tho recent robhaty of the aafo of (ho Olty Tohacco Dank of Loulevlllo, (which was ma Apeil, 1885, by our predocossars, Diobold, Baliman & Co. and espechally n vlow of tho faot that Hall's afo and Lock Company haro boon, and aro still, ndustriously ofr. oulnting papors and clroulars with outs dosoribing sald Tobbory, calling thosafa n. *“warthloss safo," **unfaithful to lta trust," &o., and comparing tho samo with thoir own Intost mado bank work, Iwish to call tho attontion of tho public to somo faots showing tho dishonost charnator of tha sald olrcular, They forgot ontirely to stato that tho #afo robbod was ofght yoars old, and at the timo it was mado was tho most impraved wark, wes toatod by tho bank and pronounand by oxports tho boat and strongost safo {n the oity of Loulevillo, Thoy forget to stata that all tho burglar work mado by tho HALL SAFE AND LOCK 0O, at tho aamo perfod was mado In tlio samo way, and cat bo and has been robliod {n Iato sonr by tho samo pro. cees, They show a drawing of cornor not solld on that old sato, and forget to say that tho samo kind of corners woro mado on tholr safes yosr aftor that safo was mado. Woloavo thon tho publio to judgo of tho fairnoss of tho clrcular, and stato tho sama Falls Clty Tobaceo Bank aro 80 woll satisfiod with thio presont work of DIEBOLD & KLENZLE that thoy linve orderod tio now safos of us in. whiol: thoy will confidently intrast tholr fands, 1 pablish nlso tho following oertificato of a tost mado last weok: oL NaTioNsr I, | Oliloago, April 1, 1813, D, 5. Covert, Erq.; DEAR Sin: Having proviously decided to tost any Safo purchasod by this Bank, Iimmodiatoly upon tho delivery of DIEBOLD & KIENZLE'S new Burglar-Proof Bafo, rooontly plncod in our vault (without any suggostion from you), soloated tho bost oxport talont for the purposo of glving thisBafo's complotoand thorough tosting, Tho trisl was o8 mada with tho following rosult: 'Tho exports do- cldod that owing to tho poonllar construction of tho doors and tho solid cornors of the Bafo, wodgos could not bo sucoosstully introducod. Thoy also found it impossible to forco tho spindles, owing to tholr conteal shano, and anat. tompt todrill them provod a fafluro. Tho final tost was s dotormined offort to drill tho Safo iteolf with all tho ap- plianoes oxporienco could auggest. Tho finost stool, costiug 83 por Ib, was purchased, and somo twonty drills mado aud tompored especially for this purpose. . A spot was solected at random upon tho side of tho Baf, and tho groator part of two days was oxpendod by tho oxe porta in tho offort to boro a holo. Aftor breaking or othorwiso rondoring useloss nil thesa drilla without making an fmiprossion upon tho first walded stool plato, tho attempt was abandoned by tho oxports, wha confossed thomsolves unablo to drill tho Safo in any glvon timo, I thoroforo gladly cortlfy to theso facts, and rojoloo in tho possession of so elogant and porfoot a Safo for tho socurity of this bank and that of its depositors. ‘Vory respoct{ully yours, ‘WM, F. ENDICOTT, Prosidont. ‘Wa fnvito the attontion of all wanting gonuino Burglar- Proof Bafes, to aor Into {mproved work, for which we olaim the highost dogroe of merit. No Burglar-Proof Safo mado by the firm of Dicbold & Kionzlo was evor robbed. D. 8. COVERT, Gonorsl Agent. For Diebold & Kienzle's Safes, 57 BTATE-ST., CHIOAGO. AUCTION SALES. THREE LOTS TAOCH 20 1-2x1256 FEET, ON DOUGLAS-PLACE, Between Prairie and Indiana.avs., AT ATCTIONNT, On WEDNESDAY, April 23, at 2 1-2 o'lock p.1m, At our offico, 186 East Madlson-at. Terms at aale, C. 0. THAYER & CO., Roal Fstato Auctioners and Brokers, SEVEN LOTS ¥n Oakwood Subdivision, Fronting on Cottago Grovoand Colfax.av,, botweon Six- 15-Afth and Slxty-alxthat AT ATUCOTICON, WEDNESDAY, Auril 2, at 3% o'clook p. m,, at our oftice, 18 ifaat Madisonst. Salo positio And wiihout ro. sorvo. ‘Torms at enlo. ., C. THAYER & GO, Renl Bstato Aiioilonoers and Brokots, MATZE FLOUR. THE UNITED STATES MAIZE FLOUR MANU- FAOTURING COMPANY, located at Rack Flls, 1ll., Smith & Pholps, Pronriotors, mast respcctfully aonounco 1o tho cltizona of Chicago and tho publc genorally that thoy havs urod the right 1o manufacture (undor Jones & Standing's patent) tholr colebrated Silver Flako and Golden 'L int Indian Maize, or Corn ¥lour, and aro fully propared al\lpl\'l}lh-lur!m Torsalo by all tho loading t Scosreds tag o S, ., McOREA & CO., onat., Ttooms tand 3, Clilshgn. ALT, KINDS OF BOOKBINDERS' NACHINERY MADE OR SUPPLIED BY iy CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS. OHARLES H, BROWER. . PARKER PIERCE. PIERCE & BROWER, BROKERS, 98 MADISON-ST. Tocnl Btooks, Oommoroial Paper, Govern- ment and Westorn Securities. Illinoia 10 per_cent Registored Coupon Bonds. ,%g YOUR LIFE 1S SPENT IN BED. You get the Most Comfort by using PETERS’ IMPROVED ‘Woven Wire Mattress. *An Improvement aver all others, REMOVALS, REMOYX AL JAS, P. SMITH & CO., DEALERS IN Crystal Lake Ice, Havo romoved to tholr Now Office, No. 161 LaSallo.at., Ropubll Life Building, bot. Madlson and $lonroo-ats. HOTELS, BRIGGS HOUSE, REBUILT, Corner of Randolph-st, and Fifth-nv, OLD TERMS, 83 PER DAY. BIOKCORDS & HUNTOON, Proprietors, A, T, WELLS, f t Briggs Houso, W, . RECTOI, Tate 8t Hernotriaaior} Glerks, PROPOSALS, THE CALGASIED SULPHUR And Mining Company of Lonisiana Tnvites proposals for the construction of & slinttin Cal- aaton Baclab, Blato of Jouliikhas ‘Tho objoct of said ahaft ia (o reach s dopasit of anlphur, about four hundrod and forty (40) fool below tho surfach of the ground. Tha naturo of the soll, and thicknoes of stratas aro as follows : Hirat—160 foet of clay auntaining aand, Haoond ird—110 foot of Unloaraous or Itma stane, and noxt tha gulphar hed, whiol {s about ona hundrod and ton (110) fect thick. Tho Gompany will oxhibit & plan and apecifioations to ocontractors for said shait, and has on tlio epot iron rings, th 170 oot of ulok sand, extraotion ougines and tools, lmported from Europo, Thio viow of iatug tho Kind & Chaudzon systom. alsc n atoun sarw-iuill,. abundanco of (1mbor, mosersary DUSE: 1ogs, ete., of oto, o Werk wilf bo dono undor the suporstsion of the Ea. winoor of tho Compiny, Lgoporals will"bo regolvnd ap fo the et of July, 1612, Addros iy & BELAUME, Socrotary, ndulotat. GENERAL NOTICE, e i Lol Lo oL LU S Milwaukee-av, Improvement, ‘Now Orleats. :'{W‘e""flx“k ; Unfi{:fl:‘b%zgwn and uporioniout o1 Weat Hide Beog : Fo DArLlouorly tay | it Ba cosonts R O A " Bold by dealors In Furnitury and Boddn, TTLESLY & PAPER HANGINGS. Don’t Fail TO CALL ON HILGER, JENKINS & AXON, 107 STATE-ST., And see the largest and most com- plete stock of Paper Hangings, Doc- orations, Window Shades, Lace Cur- tains, Lambrequins, Bedding, &o., to be found in the city---nll New and Beautiful Designs, OFFICE FURNITURE, AT COST. Our Eatira Stook of Fine DESKS. Otnor Offios Furnituro at Roduoed Pricos TUntil May 1, AT BflSTWH}K’S 119 & 121 West Washington-st, BUSINESS CARDS, JOHN MIDDLETON & SON, Garpenters & Builders 60 and 62 Third-av. GENERAL CONTRACTING, STORE & OFFICE FITTING, FOREIGN. The People of San Salvador Pre- paring to Rebuild, Fears of an Epidemio from Obstruoted Sewers and Deoaying Bodies, The Dutch Faring Badly in the War in Sumatra, - ‘Mohammedan Plot to Massa- cre the Christians in Bosnia. SAN SALVADOR. PaNama, April 5.—Roports from San Salvador stato that the authorities still porsist in ro- bullding tho oily on tho samo :sito, although thia {s tho oighth timo within 160 yoars that city has boon destroyed. Most of tho poople, nevor- theless, have removed to Snatn Tocln, Tho only building that stood tho shocks without tho lonst injury waa o building orccted of timboer. Tho impulso at prosont is to import timbor from Onl- ifornia, for the conatruction of such earthqualke- proof housos, Ald and monoyhiave beon tonderod ond gont from all parts of tho Ropub- lio. Evorything has risen to exorbitant pricon, Prisoners in full wero romoved to other places, and tho Sisters of Charity Liavo boon aeslduous in tholr attendanco on tha sick and wounded. Cnpt, Konnedy, of H. B. M. ship Roindocr, gave all tho saslstanco ho could, and offered her for the use of Mr, Biddle, Uni- ted Statos Minister. Tha latter, 88 woll the Government, roturnod ettora of thanka to Capt. Konnedy, Great fonrs are entortained that tho stoppage. of the sowers, the exposure and fr] ht, the dead bodies unrecovored from benoeath the ruins, and other conditions, may bring on an opidemio. fino bridge fn:nly built across_the river on tho road to Boyapongo was thrown down, Othor roada havo beon rondered impassablo by immenee blocks of stone thrown down from tho hoights, somo 100 tons in weight. Ovwing to tho continuanco of shocks, more than forty bodies wors displaced from out of the niches in which thoy woro placed in the com- ory. ’?hu carthquake is supposed to have been caused by the supprossed volcanoos of 8t. Thom- s, Ono of tho Koven volcanoes within s radius of thirty miles—Iznleo—is at prosont in full blast, throwing down its sides & constont strosm of Iava, visiblo at night along tho wholo const of the Balsnm rogion, Tho_officers of the Rolndeor report that tho United Btates Consulate was o mass of ruins in- sido, thoufih tho walls were standing. Mr. Bid- dlo, Umted States Ministor, with his five littlo onos, had a narrow uucngu. During two_dnys throe officers remainod in Ban Salvador, and they folt light shocks. In some placos the ground cracked a foot wide and very deop. Atevery shock all the cocks in tho placo began to crow, and pigeons whirled about wildly in the air. Tho Englich visitors think it fs tempting Providenco to rebuild the clt{éngn!n on the samo spot. Tho crust below it s evidently & more shell. Tha ear placed close {o the ground henrs o nojge liko ruuning water, and the fallofa heavy stono produces & hollow sound. Tho In- dians would nover build on this site, SUMATRA.. Loxpox, A{)ru 20.—A dispatch from Penang, Btraits of Malacea, datod in-dn)g. any tho latest nows from Bumatra s that tho Duteh forces havo retreated to tho son=beach, whare they bave en- trenched thomselves, It ig doubtful whethor they can hold their position ‘thero long, 18 - thoy aro vastly outnumbored by tho Alchinez, whoso foroos aro conatantly inoressing. Tho losses of the Dutch in killed and wounded since tho bo- %Ilnning of the robollion, are estimntod at 500 ; thono of the Atchinoz aro unknown, but must bo vory heavy. —_—— SPAIN, Peneranaw, I, April 20.—The Carlists last weolt atopped n diligence?in tho Provinco of Ge_rluno, shot all tho passengors and seized the mails. i The library and cabinots of physicand chem- iatry, bolonging to the Beminary of Goroua, woro pillagoed by the mab Inst weok, The Foderal Republicans continuo to rule the city of Burcolona. Thoy make roquisitions on wealthy citizons on the slightest protoxt. The volunteers yostordsy surrounded tho Church of Mario dol Mar on eus&iulon that tho Corlists’ Club had it headquarters thore, The Churoh was carefully soarchod but nothing was found to confiri the suspicions, e SANDWICH ISLANDS, BAN Fnanciaco, April 20.—Tho bark Kate, with Honolulu dates to April 2, hes arrived. Hor nowa is unimportant. "The question-of rociprocl- tfl is agitated in all circles. ‘The pross suggests that tho United Statos agroo in tho treaty nover to encroach on the independenco of the Kingdom. Tho leprosy is sproading among the native population of Honolufu aud other places {o an slarming oxtont, Dr. Oliver has beon appointed ‘Government Physician. Tho Gazelts hus coased to be the Governmont organ, 5 q‘hu British Commissioners gave n grand hall, attended by Queon Emma and the Unitod States Ninister, Z Theo opizootic is increasing in this city, et g BELGRADF, April 20,—The Mohammodan fa- naties in Basnin_flonudagnnoml maseacre of the Ohristians to-day, during tho observanco of the orthodox Easter. The suthoritios wers in- formed in timo of tho fect and exteneive mili- tary procautions wero taken, which provented it from being carried out. Advicos from Bozna Borai, tho Capitnl, this evoniug, report that no outbreak has ocourred, and all'is quiot throughout tho province, i — " PERSIA. TEREBAN, April 10.—Tho Bhah loft the capital jostorday for' Europo, Tho wholo population locked into tho streets to witnoss his doparturo, and His Majesty recoived tho most touching farowell from 80,000 of Ins loyal subjocts, et ITALY, Roue, April 20.—The Pope roso at hnlf-past 7 o'clock this morning, and said masa In his pri- vate chapel. e subsequontly gave an audionce to & doputation briuging Poter's pence. e Fires, Miurorp CeNTER, O., April 1.—Tho Pltts- burgh, Oincinusti & 8t. Louls Raflrond dopot and tho grain warchouse of Shaull & MoMahill, containing 6,000 bushola of grain, wore dostroyed Ey firo Inat night, Tho amount of loss is not own, Monuws, Ill, April 10.—Lnst ovening, at 9 o'clock, tho flouring mills of JohndBarr, known a8 tho Morrls Mills, were discovered to bo on fire in the engine-room. Tho alarm wasimma- diatsly given and tho steam fire-ongino and hand- ongino wore soon at work, but the flames aproad 80 rapidly that In a fow [minutes after tho fire wan discovored the wholo bullding was in flames, Tho wind drove the fira upon the distillory, which was connooted with tho mill, and both dis- tillory "and mill woro totally dostroyed. The "bonded warehouso, containing 280 bar- rols of hlfhwlnos, and cribs containing 200,000 bushols of corn woro saved, although on firo many timos, Tho loss is about ©16,000 on tho build lnfi with no insurance, and about 15,000 on maclinory, stock and other materisl in 'the building, lusured as follows: I'ranklin, Whooling, Va., £5,000 ; North Missouri, $1,000; Alamanin, of Oleveland, $1,000; Drowors', of Milwaukoo, $1,000 ; Gormany, of Srlo, 83,000, Ustoa, N, Y., April 20,—A 'firo ot ‘Canistota, Inst night, destroyed tho groator part of the busis ness portlon of "tho town, Inoluding tho Dratt Houso, Post-Ofiico, Atlantlo & Pacifio Talogrnpl ofico, and- Oanistola Bauk bullding, Loss, $85,000 ; {nauranco, $30,000, Dhvrrvong, April 20.~Last night a fire broko out in the battery-room of tho Westorn Union Telegraph office, and soon atter itn dlucovery an oxplosion gcourred, which was supposed £o be ono of tho carboya of acid. Tho fira wns con- finod to tho room in which it originated. Tho oporating-room and offico of tho Asaoclated Press, on tho floor below, wore deluged with water. 4 THE INDIANS. Lntest Advices from the Modoc Coune try=s=The Eroops IXoinforced by Vol untoers from YrolknessJack?s Isand Belleved to o Still in the Lavae Dods, 8AN Fnaotsco, April 20.—A Yroka dispatch says Frank Morritt has just arrived from the front, laving loft at 2p. m. Friday. Ho ro- ports that tho Indians are still in the lavu-bed, somo of tho Modoca having been seon where young Hovoy was shat, evidontly keoping opon communieation with thelake for water. A num- Lor of shotn wore firod along tho line just bofore boleft. The troops aro still remnining in the lava-bed. Col, Porry and 100 men starfod at 6 a.m, to-day. Morritt loft for tho south side Iava-bod to cut the Indians off from the springs, Tho Indinn found In Jaok's Cnve wns Bear- Taced Charloy, withont doubt, by tho descrip- tlon. 1lo was dead, instoad of 'wounded, s Lo~ fore reportod. ugone Hovoy's body was burled near tho camp on Friday. Itwns so horribly mutilated 88 to bo scarcoly rocognizabloe. Trom a noto from tho Hon. J. K. Buttrel, who started out yostorday morning with n company of voluntcors from Yroka, wo loarn that thoy or= %nulzod ostorday, at noon, at tho foot of roso Nest Mountain, l}y electing ° J, C. Burgoss, Captain ; + Q. _Holleck Firat Lioutenant, and A. Noble Sceond Liouton- ant, Thoy aro woll armed and mountoed, num- boring twontymon. Thoy arrived at Ball's lnst night, and would leave for tho lavn-bods at 2 o'clock this morning, escorting the rogular courior to hondquartora, Morritt eays tho opizootic hns not reachiod the front, but ie'bad at Ball's Place. RSkt ) Deotnils of Genornl Croolc’s Pendo Cone ference, BAN Fnaxcraco, April 20.—Details of tho poaca conferonce at Camp Vordo, April 6, are received to-night. Thgdonforonco resulted in the un- conditional submission aud snrrender of two of tho worst bands of Apaches. Poacewas brought sbout througlt tho complete rout of tho Apaches, who havo for'tho last 20 yonrs dofied the Gov- ornmont. Over. 200 warriors have beon killed in tho Iast, campaign in the fastnenses of the Apnache country, The Council opened nt 9:30 8. m. Oracky, tho Mohave intorproter; 8Bhugolor Par, War Ohief of tho Tonto Apachos, ond 150'mon, womon, nnd childron joined tho Council. The warriors gave up thoir arms, When the «talk bogan tho pacho Chiofs woro tho flmst speakors. All acknowl- edged comploto dofeat. ‘The; desired peaco, Qon. Crook accopted In a fow romerks, The Chiéfs promiged to sond word to all outsido Indinns in arms to come in and sur- render. Pnsses to protact runnors were promisad, when the conforence brolto up.. The vanquishe: Apaches wont up tho rivor to tho old post, where a fonst was givon thom. Tho Genoral's policy willbo to treat tho In- dians humanoly, placo thom on reservations, mako thom no promises which will not bo ful- fllted; to maintain order among thom, instruct thom ' in their simple dutfes ‘to God and man, and thus prove to them that pance is bottor than war. i Gen. Crook, in genoral ordgrs, commends b ‘namo long llst of offcors aill-soldiors for gal- lantry in tho last campaign’-Porfect harmony oxlsts botweon the officers and’ Indians and tho War Dopartment. Tho termu'of. tho treaty will bo strictly enforced. Thero ‘soems to bo no doubt that the peace thus inaugurated will be permanexnt. i - - LOUISIANA. United Stntes Troops Sent to Colfaxes Uneettled Stato of Feeling Throughe out the Stnte--Property«ilolders e~ solve Not 1o oy 'axcs to the Kcllogyg Govornment. . NEW OnLEAXs, La,, Apuil: 2 Hodgo started last_night' With United Btatea troops for Colfax. - A spocial dispatch announces the departure of the Kellogg ofiicinls from 8t, Mary's Parish. The impression ia gaining ground that the presonce of United Btatos troops will bo required in overy arish of tho Statoe to onforce obedienco to tho Kotioge lororiment, A spocial dispatch announces a large and on- thusiastic meoting of the proporty holders of Ouachita nnd rdjoining Parishes, and al Mouroo vestorday, which was addvessed by Gov. Mc- Enery. “I'ho meoting resolvod to pay no taxes to tho Kollogg Govornmont. THE LABOR QUESTION. The Ntriites for the Bight«Iour Sys- tem in New York Citye-dlining Property Burned by Strikors at Conle burgh, Ohio. Now Yoni, April 20,—Delegatos from all the trades unions in tho city mot last ovening and heard tho roport from the committeo KPPolulcd at tho lnst meeting to ask the Mayor, Alderineu, and heads of dopartments for the enforce- ment of the REight-Hour law, Thoy ecom to lave obtained no doflnite auswor from cithor, and stated that the matter 8 under con- sidoration by a committes of the Afdormen. Tho trades-union committee was iustructed to waib on the Aldermen for n reply, and fo act further 18 was thought oxpediont, Tho Presidont of tho Gesmen's Protective Union had donted the roport that tho striking gasmon asked to bo reiustated as untrue A number of Italiaus havo talon the places of tho quarrymen who struck on. Thursday on ac- count of ‘tho introduction of & steam-drilling machine, and the polico guard the works at 'l‘hlrty-nimh streot and Fifth avenue, T'ho umbrella and parasol makers have ro- solved to strike to-niorrow for higher wages. . Thocignrmakers last night appointed & com- mitteo to report moans of improving_their con- dition by tho formntion of & co-oporativo society, nndlmnkiug goods direct for tho marlkot or oth- erwiso. OINOINNATI, O., April 20.—A Youngstown, O. apocial to tho Gazelle says tho conl-strikera lasi night burned sixty houses at Goalburgh, tho proporty of tho Mahoning Coal Company, r. Louts, April 20.—A partial striko, growing oud of o chungo of foromen or bossos, fias taken blaco at the %\\lnnu Iron Works, in South St. ounls, and part of the - works havo boen - stopped in consequence. Yostorday thero wns a congrogation of some of tho strikers about the works, and from re- marks dropped Dby some of the mon 1t was sus- pocted that thoy designed interfering with the machinory, and o squad of police was sent down thero to protect the work, but no domonstra- tion of any kind has yot occurred, and part of tho polico lins been withdrawn. — e The Fropoved Commercinl Convene tion to B¢ Xleld in St. Louis, 8z, Lous, April 10.—A. Iargo meoting of mor- chants, bankers, real estato owners, and busi- nosu nien gonoraily, ws heid at the Morchants' Lxchnango this afternoon, to furthor consider tho question of holding a convention of Western and Houthorn Congrosemon here next month, The Committeo appointad at tho provions moot. ing roported that the Mayor, membors of the Oity Government, and many prominent citizons who have boon congulted, wero fully agrecd that §runl bouolits would acorio to tho entire country Tom an interchongo of views aud a full appro- oiation of tho wants of the Groal West und Missls- slppi Valloy by mombors of Congross through an informal conference in aour oity, and an_oxcur- sion by tho nu\vl{» poned ta!l\mf' from this city to tha Guif of Moxics through the Indian "Porrie tory and Toxns, ¢ Your Commttoo bolievo that in no more suitablo or foroible manuer could wo Dring to the attontion of membors of our Na- tional Congreas tho importance to the country nt Inrgo of the devolopraents of the Interests of the Missisdippi Valloy and of tho Great West, and thereby woouro ta'thoso {ntorcsts more favorablo rocognition in futura logislation, and thus, by tho ~ proscention of our clalms in this way and at this plach, eecuro tho fm- vaomunt of Wostorn rivers so s to facilitate the ntorohange of tho produce of the Northorn, Northwestorn and Bouthern portious of tho M(sslun!pyl Valley, The encourngemoent of tho construction ot slack water navigation conncct~ ing tho waters of Misslesippi River and its bribu- tarios with the Groat Lakos and with {ho wators of tho gcean on the Atlnutio Sen Const; tho ro- -Jnoval of obstructions ab tho mouth of the Miye bicago Dailp Teibune, NUMBER 245, slunippi River, 8o as to soouro cheap oxporis- tion of tho products of tho grain, tobaceo, hemp, oud cotton-growing Biatos of tho Misslssippl Valloy, and the chienp importion of forolgn gaoda and products consumod in tho Wost aro the moro Promhmnt of thoimportant subjects which might bo brought totho attentionof Congrean, andof the poople of the entiro country, nnd wo would sug- Rout their upecinl consideration.” The committeo thon recommond that the Mayor of the olt( and Prosident of the Morchaunis' Exchanga invita Honntora and Roprosentatives of Congross to an Informal conforonce in this cily on the 15th of May, in connoction with and {lrnllmlm\ toan oxcursion by way of tho Atlantic & Iaclfic and Miesouri, Konens & Toxas Rallroads, through tho Indinn "orritory and Toxns to tho Gulf of Mexico, and that = during their stay hero thoy bo tonderod tho - hospiinlity of tho city publio reception, and iven o banquet, oto. %luyor Brown will doliver an ad- dross of welcomo, and Gov. Woodson, ox-fenator Joln B, Honderson, and other distingulshed cit- izona of tho olty and State, will be invited to ad- dress tho convontion, The ropan was unanimously adopted. AnEx- ecutivo Committes, consisting of such citizons ns Mayor Brown, Hon, Honry T. Blow, ‘Thomns Allen, Adolphus Melor, G. B. Allon, Cnpt. Jas, B. Ends, John 8, McCuno, W. H. Boudor, and others, was appointed to arrango and carry out tho programme for the convention and ontor~ tainmont of tho delogatos. Slmuohns wore_thon mnde by Congressmen Wolls and Howard, and othora, sotting forth the importance of tho Proposad Canvontion, nok only to tho pooplo of tho Mississippi Valloy, but tho wholo uonntr{ and drawing attention to tho nb- solute necessl ly of an increaso of their transpor- tation facilities from tho Wost to tho soabonrd, It wan said that one-bnlf of tho members of Con- gress had novor scon tho Mississippt Rivor, and & grost many have novor looked on & prai- rio, nnd, thorefore, know but littlo of the needs and roquirements of this gront val~ ley. Bringing thom hero and laying boforo thom the statistics of tho wondorful productive- neas of the Wost, and showing them tho large portion of this valley would increase thoir knowl- cd{;a onlux:izu tholr views, and_could not but re- sult in good to thomeelves and the ¥un{flu they represont. An offort will bo mndo to take the oxcursion Yurl.y from Galvoston to Now Orleans, via tho Qulf, so that they can view the mouth of tho Missiesippi River, obtain knowledgo of tho obstructions there, and view the country and its capacitics nlong tho banke of tho groat river above New Orloans. WASHINGTON. Speetal Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, THE LOUISIANA DIFFIOULTIES, ‘Wasnixaton, D. 0., April 20.—Tho prosent attitudo of tho Fedoral Govornment with regard to tho Louisiana disturbances may be summed up a8 follows: Tho Acting Becretary of War has instructed Gen. Emory, incommandof tho. Depart- mont of the Gulf, not to use troops in any local troubles oxcept to enforco tho docisions of tho United States Court, and, inthe ovent of the dis- turbancos becoming goneral, to awaitthe demand of the Governor upon the Brosident for troops, T'he President has telographed hero his approval of tho action alrendy taken by the Attornoy-Gon~ le and Bocrotary Robeson, Acting Becrelary of ar, OIVIL SERVIOE RULES. It is now nnnounced that, us soon o8 practi- cablo aftor the reorganization of the new Civil 8ervico Commission, the rules propared by the old Commission will be so modified as to eulargo tho authority of tho appointing power 60 as to f)lvn groater scope and discrotion to the heads of opartmenta in the selection of subordinatos, TREASURY DECISION, Numerous lotters of inquiry have been re- coived horo indicating that the decision of tho Treasury Dopartment of the 18th ult., relative to tho arbitrary allowanco on bottlod wincs, spirituous liquors, efo., was misunderstood, ‘Lhie Department decidod that tho 21t section of tho act of July 14, 1870, go far ns it relatod to al- Jowances for lockago and brenkagos, ropoaled the 59th scction of tho act of Marcl 2, 1709, only #0 a8 to cut off tho arbitrary allowances thorein roscribod on bottled winos and spirituous liquors, caving such allowancos utill to bo made on all beor and porter in bottles, and on liquors in casks, under anid act of 1700, This ia a modifi- cation of pravious rulings, and was mado upon n written opinion of the Bolicitor of the Treasury, as to how far the Iatter act repealed. the former. (To the Associated Press,) WasniNaToN, April 20.—Tho Department of Stato has nrranged for tho cxamination of ap- Dplicants for Consulates, eovonteen in number, under the Civil-Sorvice rules, to fill vacancies. NEW YORK. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yomxk, April 20.—Aloxander Powell, colored, mesgengor in the warehouso division of tho Custom-Houeo, hus boen promoled to n $1,200 clorkehip under the Civil Servico Rules. o ia tho first colored man to sorve as clork in tho cusloms rorvico at this port. Elovon couverts wero recoived into the Ro- man Catholio fold in 8t Mary’s Church this ovoning, The most prominent was the Rev. Dr, Dukin, a Mothodist preachier of somo ro- nown. The ceremony was vory improasive, and the churcl was packed to suffocation. Tho terrible outrnge on Mr, Mendelbaum in a gambling den, on Wednesday, bas stirred up tho Polico, and to:night thoy ordorad all places of this class on tho Bowory to closo up. The order was promptly oboyod. (70 the Ausocinted Presa.) New Yonx, April 20.—It is undorstood that o new papor is to bo etartod, in Brooklyn by Han, Demas Barnes, and i8 to bo o bigh-toned "4-cont mnm[nf dally, David Goodrich, fathor of the murdored man, doclares that tho pistol found by the body of Charles Goodrich was not the proporty of tho Inttor. Goodrich’s pistol had an ivory handlo, whilo that of tho ono found is wood. The affairs of the Bull's Head Bank aro said to bo progressing favorably, A mooting of de- positors will be held on Tuceday, for the consid- eration of thoir interesta. Tho day of tho opon- ing of tho bank will probably be formally an- nounced this weels. A wholosale jail delivery occurred at Washing- ton, Pa,, lngt evoning. Among the prisonors who escaped was Briceland, the murderor. Pur- suit was mado in sl direclions, snd intonso ox- citomont provailed. "CLEVELAND. Judicinl Interforence in Bohalf of | Twe Girls Detained in n Catholic Asylume CLEVELAND, April 19.—A writof haboas corpus was granted to-doy by tho Probate Court of this city, to two girls named §)Martha and Mary Kel~ loy, nged 16 and 18 years, taken from the Cath- olio Orphan Asylum, on Harmon street, aund ivon into tho custody of their mother, whodes- ‘Zillod that her daughtors were placed in tho Asy- lum ten years ago by forco and violence, their fathor, since doad, boing o Catholio, and sho & Protostant. Bls had gono to the Asylum forhor childron, and, boing rofused, applied to tho Court for agsistance, —_—— furt Notes. Special Dispatoh to The Chicago Tridune, New Yoni, April 20,—In addition to the mem- bera' cup, which is to bo run for on tho fourth dsy of tEo Jorome Park moeting, a now raco for gontlomen ridors has beon arraugoed. It will bo opon to hacks, tho property of mombors, who huvoe not beon in o training stable sinco Janunry 1, to ocarry welter weiglts, throo-quaiters of a mile, I'ie Prospoct Park Association is to bo made n stock concern, with a capital of 400,000, Undor thie prosont managomont the Park {8 controlled by o dozen or fourtoen Dircctors, who ownall the stoclk, Tho puraea of tho Monuwment Parl Assoolation, of Loug Branch, which have heretofore clasod iuly 16, will heroafter close on the 15ih of sk, Tho Board of Ap{)unln las roviowod at length the rules adoptod by the Drivors' Association, l’atltl-h:] of differonce” will probably bo amicably sottled. Erfo Investigntion, New Youx, April 10,—At the Iirie investiga- tlou to-day, 'lhomas Bhearman, assovinto coun- sol with Fiold for isk & Gould, testified ;: Mr. Gonld told him, just before the coup d' otat in 1807, that he (Gould) could fix matters with At- torey-Gonoral Barlow, and that he had boen Ynylu him an installinont of the $95,000 con- rnoted for, Kimon Stevens told the witnoss that Barlow demanded §100,000 of Gou. Bickles a@ compensation for his services in the rovolu- tion nf the Lirjo Directory, #ndl for proowring a ropoal of tho Classification act. Witness knew that Barlow lobbied etrenuously at Albany for tho Erlo Dircctory. My, Shoarman slso slated that Btevons informod him thet monoy had been enrriod to Attomoy/noral Barlow by Whonton L Peckham, and t while ho (Stovens) was Foroman of the (Wil Jury, and was_nabont to make nn fnvoitigf-%n,: 43 to whothor Pack- bam had llivldual"glh Barlow n $10,000 feo recolvod in tho 'f.jod trinl, whon the Grand Jury was sudd Jehnrged, RAILROL= DISASTERS, %] . Furthox Partl¢ @i, of tho Stonington Slorror. Bosroy, April 2_T-AN injured by tho Stoning- ton railway dinns. g who have renched this city, are roporied to bo dolog well. Home 300 mon woro employod yostovday in rebullding il bridgo and gotting the wrocked engine and card gut of the chasm, nud worlk was continued to- ny. New Yonx, April 20.—A special gives addi- tional particulars of the Stonington disastor, The train loft Btonington about thirty-five min- utes Into, and was running at the rato of foriy milos per hour,” As it nflanohod the bridgo, tho fitoman and_ongine-drivor bacamo nward of tho oxistonce of the watery gulf bofore thom, but saw tho danger too lato to prevent tho disastor, or even gave their own lives by loaping from tho ongino. The locomotive jum&cd tho gn}v about 80 feat wido, and landed on the othor sido, in & snnd-bault, 'plunging into it with such forco ns to wreck her complotely, Somo idea of hor speed may bo ascortained from tho fact that n ploce of rail was broken up and shot through the hoilor 80 that it romaincd liko n shaft exposod at both onds. Tho engineor, William Guild, when dis- covered, was batwoen the driving-whoel and on- ing, thoto boing but just onough of his body oft fo idontify him. Tho firoman, Goorgo Eld. ridge, was crushod to o jolly. There wore nhout oighty passengers, and the scono can botter boimagined than described. As the overturned stoves and lamps sot five to the woodworl, ories for nesistauce rent tho air from tho smoking caldron. _Frantic husbands wero calling for wives, and wivos for husbands, sons, and daugh- tora. ' Bomo escaped through the car windows 3 othors woro pulled out of the water bolow, while many more_were writhing beneath the ruivs. Ono man, with his body partly out of the win- doy, could extricate himsolf no further, and was cnlliug wildly, *Oh, sayo mo, I am burning to denth.” Ilis sereams and monna wore not heed- ed, and death put an end to his sufferings. {¥hon 3r. Allon mot hin death, o was stand- ing on tho front platform of a car, and, 28 the train atruck, his foob was caught in the grap- llgg-{xl'xon, and iu this condition he was burncd 0 doath. METEOROLOGICAL. signal Scrvice Burenw Reports and Prognosticntions. 0Oitrcago, April 20—10:18p, m. Tho following reports have been recefved from the places meutionod bolow : Har. | Thr, Weather cloar oloar clear lcloar Forl Gariy.., PRODADILITIES. - WasmxaroN, April 20.—Tho local storms in Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan will extond north- eastward with diminishing forco on Monday, and will posaibly ontitoly dieappoar. For Now Eng- land’ and the northern portion of the Aliddle Btatos, cool, northerly winds, and cloudy or part- 1y cloudy woathor. Yor the Lotor Lakes, north- enst winds, backing to northwost. Ior tho Up- per Lakes, Incroasing northwestorly winds and clear wenther. TFor tho South Atlantic Statey aud Virginia, south and west winds with rising lompernture. For the Middle and Atlantio Stntes, onsterly winds snd local rains during Sunday night, followed on kond..y by northwest and southwest winds, partly cloudy and clenr wonther, - Coutionary signuls avo ordored for Chicago, Milwaukee, and Grand Hayen, 7 8ax Francisco, April 20.—It is minm§~ here to-night ; also at Petulama, San Leandvo, Yroku, Redding, Santa Barbara, Btockton, Nnim Valley, Gilroy, Montorcy, Sacramonto, and Maysville, 'he rain is welconio, a3 the crops of grain in many seotions bogan to suffer severely, Unknown Sulcide==Sad Dotalls of the Grent Stocm, Snecial Disvatch to The Chicano Tribune, Oatais, April 10.—1'wo miles west, of Papillor, Nob,, near L\!o azilread {rack, was found the body of o man with & bullot-hole through his breast. It is supposed ho committed suicide, a pistol was lying by his side. Ho was a Ger- man, name unknown. Every day brings utartling nows of tho lata storm throughout this Stute, wholo families be- ing among tho missius:. Doad bodies are bein; rocovored overy duy wherevor tho storm rage: with tho grostest violonce. The XKuights of Pythins, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. RrcimyonD, Va., April 20.—TheSupreme Lodge of the World closed its sosnion yestorday oven- ing. The first threo days were consumod in dis- cussing tho caso of the Stato of Ponusylyenia, which,i'mfl Leon placed in charge of s District Doputy, owing to tha suspension of its Grand Loggo for insuboraination, having sustained tho decigions of tho Supromo Chaucollor. Tho Bu- promo Lodgo, in compllanco with law and his ordors, tpunnittml the Btate to_ rc-ontor tho body throughits ropresontativos. Pittsburgh has beon solectod a8 tho city for tho next sos- slon of the Buprome Lodge,” A now and hend- somo bannor has been adopted. A Grand Leo~ turor for ench Stute waa created by law, The proposad parado head-dross for Knighite has been roforred to o committes, to roport at the noxt sossion. _D’ast Grand Chancellor B. B. Usher, of Aurors, IIL., prosontod o now inotallation cere- mony, Wwhich was unanimously adoptod. RrcinronD, Va., April 20.—Tho Bupreme Lodgo of the World, Kuights of Pythins, adjourned to-night to meot at Pitisburgh on tho 8d of April, 1874, — Obituary. BosroN, April 20,—The Hon. Jno. Chapman died yostordny at Lis residenco in Balem, aged B0, ¥{o waa for soveral years editor of the Salom Qazlte. BrRINGFIELD, Mass,, April 20.—Goorge Bliss, ono of tho oldest and bost kuown citizens of Bpringfiold, died last night, nfiud 80. From 1850 £0 1854 ho was Prosidont of the Michigan Bouthorn Road; in 1858 and 1854 Prosident of the Chicago & Missisuippi; aud again, from 1863 till he rotirad from active businass in 1860, Prosident of tho Michigan Southern. He_ was nlgo an active director of the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad in its early history. RS i o Utah Xtoms, Barr Lake, April 20.—~In an affray betweon negroes last night, arising out of & game of cards, two wore shob through the broast and ona badly cut in tho back by a razor, Two of the wounded are in s dangorous condition, ‘Tha Arizons Mission is moving rapidly. Beven thousand men have boon called for the purposo. A new Judgo arrived. —————— : Weokly Reviow of the Albany Lives Stock fll(lrk{ . epateh to The Chic un e, KD T el B0k ves—Tho leading foaturos af this wook's market luve been slmilar ta those of st week, Tho markot opened duil on Thurs- dny, with - small”attendunco of buyors, ‘and tho salen of that dsy aggregsted ouly & fow Mindrod hosd, though tho allendanco on tho following day was much Inrger, Buylug was not rapld untll Saturdoy, whon tho morkot was broken Jouvn, and solling quite rapid, Tlocelpts for the wosk Dy ralt numbor 851 cars, or 0,307 head, against 533 cars, or 9,043 liead lask ook, . Tu avoragd aniality tho offoringa ware much inforior {o thoso of last weok, Wouxing Oxen—Ouly s fow yokes Liayo beon svea in the market, und found ready buyers at th mnrkos prico, The domand for them' {s good, at 0@63e for ocomion to fair, aud 6o for fancy, Miron Cuws—The supply this weok numbera full 90 bead, and tho arket ruled dull up to this morue took about 50 ha; a ) .006,53,30, Solection prives rango from $40,00@00.00, mmd'l’nx the If, "Viar, OnvvEs—Tho nrmlmu s woek have boon Iargo, estlmated at 1,600 hea