Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBU : MONDAY, MAY 6, 187. : -_—_—.__,_ee e __—_—_—_— e THE INDIANS, Speetal Diapatch to The Chieago Tridune. WasHNarox, Moy 8.—~1hore aro not suffelont grounds for tho reports that tho Sloux and other Indinns ro moving soutliyard aoross tho Union f'nolfic Rallrond from their resorvation In Bouthwestorn Dakots, Dy tho stipulations of tho troaty mdo by don. Bherman snd other Penco Commiselonors of tho Govorn- mient in 1808, those Indians sre allowod to hunt over n Inrge tract of country ounteldo of their permanont rosorvation, and the Indiana who aro now moving sonthward aro ehnply going to tho Smoky-11ill Fork of tho Republican River, In Iansng, to avall thomsclves of tho privilogo af- fordod thom by the treaty. No traublo is antiel- palod st tho Intorior Dopartment from this movement, unless some diflculty ghould nrise botwoon tho settiora and thio Indians growing out of misapprohonson. As tho country ovor which thoso Indians now havo tho privilege of huuun% s boing rapidly eotllod, tho danger of - & ool lision bo- twoen tho sottlers and theso hunting expeditions iucrenson ovory yoar, and it has boon in contom- plation by tho Intorior Dopartment for somo timo past to rond out o Commission to geo if the Trenty of 1808 cannot Lo 8o modified, in viow of poosible complications in futuro, aa to withdraw tho pormisaion to hunt outsido of tho roserva- tion in Dakotn. (70 the Assocfated Frees,) Hax Fnaxcisco, Mny 8.—Thoro has boon no furthor movoment of tho troops at the lnva-bed, Gon. Davis arrived on Friday at Gillem's head- qunrters. Tho following roport of the killed, wounded, and missing in tho lnst fight is rocoived : WOUNDED, Asaistant Surgeon 0. Dowitt 3 private Joseph Broderick, Company A, Fourth Artillery, ritle ball, Toft thigh, flosh Wound ; privato Mathew Jfurphy, Company E, Tsvoltth Intantry, rifle bali, fingor, flosh wound ; privato James JcMillow, Company A, Fourth Artillery, riflo ball palm, right hand, flosh wound ; private John F. Gif- Tord, Company T, TFourlh Artillory, riflo ball, buok thigh, flosh wound; Corporal Jamos Noblo, Copany A, Fourth Artillery, rifle ball, nock, flosh wound ; privato Oharles. Ouff, Com- yany E, Twolfth Infantry, rifio bl in tho hand and fracture of tho bones in the flu;}voru 3 Borgt. Martin Konnody, Company E, Twolfth Infantry, Tiflo ball, right elbow fracturod, sovoral picods of Dbone removed; private James F. Dutler, Company I, Twolfth Infanary, riflo ball, both thighs; private John Higgius, omgurg K, Fourth Artillery, riflo ball, loft fhigh, right shoulder, flesh ‘wouund; privato Francis Rolla, Company K, Fourth Artifory, iflo ball, loft log, flosh wonnd; privalo George Endowator, Come pany E, Dweltth Infantry, riflo ball, right bip, dlosh wound; private Willinm McOoy, Com: pany K, Fowrih artillory, iflo' ball, 1losh wound ; ivate Josoph _MoLnughlin, Company K, Fourth Artillory, riflo ball, lft foot, fractured left foot, ball “exiracted; Sorgt. ‘August Breck, Compnuy A, Tourth ‘Artillery, yiflo ball, right arm avd mouth; Sorgt. AL Clinton, ‘Company I, Twelfth Infantry, riflo ball, loft leg fuictured; private William F. Bonham, Compauy E, Twelfth Infantry, rifle Tall, both arms, heol, and buok fractured, eeveral pieces of bone ramoved ; Secons Licut. Goorggo M, Iarris, Company K, Fourth Axtillos ball, back and rib, flcsh’ wound, Dall axtracted ; Acting Asst. Burgeon B, Gomig, vitlo-bill, right nrm, flesh wound on ‘loft leg, nnkluIl fractured, soveral pieces of bouma re- moved. KILLED, Tirt Licnt. Alban iTowe, Company A, Fourth Autillery, riflo-ball over left oye, toward tho onr; anothor ball toro away half of tho forohead, and ho died on tho_fiold, First Liout. I, F. Wright, Company E, Twolfth Infentry; rifle ball, loft hand, left wrist, upper portion cf loit thigh, left arm brokon above the ctbow, wound through heart, littlo finger of loft hand shot oft ; died on tho flold. Capt. Evan Thomay, Company A, Fourth Ar- tillery ; riflo ball ; shot through the lower part of tho right forearni, upper part of the right thigh, cutting fomoral artery ; died on the field. Privato Jobn Ward, Company K, Fourlh Artil- lory, riflo ball, right breast and forohoad, peno- trating tho braiv, fracture of the skull ; died on the fietd. ” Privato Michael Wallaco, Gompany K, Fourth Artillory, gun-shob wound, right bronst above the nipplo, oxit at the back, right of the epino ; dicd on tho field, Trivato Jamos Roso, Corapany K, Fourth Ar- tillory, rifle-ball back of tho loft spino ; died on thy flold. 3 First Sergeant Robort Homer, Company A, Fourth Artillery, gun-shot wound in tho lofb hi%; died on tho flald. tivato William Bogle, Company E, Twelfth Tofautry, gun-shat wound, both logs, above an- clo; dicd on the field, Privato Thomas Howard, Company T, Twelfth fnfantry, gun-shot_wound in tho back, loft of spiuo, péuatrating bolow tho beast dicd on the leld, P'rivate Borthold Newsbaum, Company E, Twelfth Infantry, gun-shot wound in the bead, front of right car, penotrating tho brain; Qiod on tho fiold. Artificor Joln A, Parker, Company A, Fourth Artillery ; dicd on tho fleld, Bugler Edward Moran, Company A, Fourth Artillory, diod on tho field. Corporal Loreuce Maoney, Company A, Fourth Artillery, died on the field. 3 *" Drivato John Lynch, Company K, Fourth Ar- tillory, died and interred on the batile-field. Privato Yrod. V. Gob, Company E, Twoltth Iufantry, dicd on the fiold, Privato Kotchon, Compavy K, First Cavalry, riflo ball in right afm; flesh wound. MISIING, Tirst-Tiout. Arthur Crauston, Company A, Fourth Artillery ; Bergt. Horman Seolig, Tom: pauy A, Fourthi Artillory ; privato_ Louis Bloom, Company A, Fourth Artillery ; privato James E, Alvin, Company A, Fourth Artillory ; Corporal Juliuk St, Cluir, Company E, Twelfth Infantry ; ¥rivlma Michael Fiynn, Company E, Twolfth In. antry, ‘WaemraTon, May 8,—The Becrotary of the In- terior yesterdav recotved the following tolegram from Gov. Forry, of Washington Torritory : ‘There are strong indications of hostility among the Indians of this Torritofy, Emisearios from tho Mo- docs Liave probably visited thom, The ectilers havo culled upon me for arms, ‘Tliere are none in the Ter- ritory, Iawait instructions, Tho telegram waa roferred to Acting Seoratary Roberon, who authorizes the issue of arms, on the Territory's quota for militia, on tho roquisi- t.on of the Governor, who must understand that tlie Genoral Government in no way authorizes any militia operations not instituted Dy its or- der and undor its direction and control. NEw Yoni, May 3.—Mr. Brunot, Chairman of the Indian Comimissioners, gve na Lis opinion to-day that tho rumors of - threatoned general Indian war are groundless, and that nearly all tho lato reports of Indian outrages are untruo, Ho said that speculators wore largoly to blamo Tor the progont outery agalnst the Indions, Ho expresscd Lis approval of the policy of Prosi- dont Grant, and said that four years of such policy had proved its omclunai'. for, except a fow nomadic tribes, the Indinns had been poacoful, Mr. Brunot depreented the cry of holding tho In- dian raco accountable for the acts of a few indi- viduals, or oven of & wholo tribe, and insistod that Gon, Bheridun's ideas of the' proper troat- ment of tho Indians wore in accord with thoso ot President Graut. ———— . obituary. 8t, Louts, May 3,—Dr. Rohert M. Bimpson, father-in-law ot Qon, A. J. Bmith, late Post- mastor of this city, died yostorday, nged 87 years, Dr. Simpson came hero in 1809, aud wag closely idontified with tho growth and prospority of 8t. Louis. Ifo was formorly » Burgoon in the United Slates Army, and was Postinaster of ihis &ty under President Madison, Bhoriff of Bt. Lonis County, member of tho Btate Logisla- turo, and held various city officos at differont tumey. 1o died of paralysis. CrxciNyatI, May 8, —Judgo Dnnll{)h:\“. Cirenit Judge of Bracken Couuty, Ky., died st Augusta, vostorday, of apoplexy. 7 i 8.—Mr., Marcellus B, Weoosraok, 1, My 5 Bmith, of this city, well known in Clicago an furmerly & wholeralo grocer, died suddenly, at his home here, yosterdny morning, of hoart dis- ©aso. —_——— Memphis IRucevs Mestens, May 8.~The Chickasaw Jockoy Club racig closed to-day, with fino wonthor, good track, ana a largo uttoudnuce. Tho first raco was a hurdle handieap, *milo and half, over six hurdles, for a purse of §360, of which 850 wout to tho second. Throo' sarted, Capt. Tlutchinson one, Junglar two, Jungler thrae, Hutchinson was the favorito agninat tho field, and won by & length with case. ‘I'ime, 28:44, Becond ¥nco, Chickasaw atake, for 8-yoar-olds, subscription $50, I, P’., with 2400 added ; seven Buhncrl[mm ; four started ; won by Joo Johnston, beating Jack Front, Frank Bonuabel, and Dunt poyne, in the ordor named, Time, 8:46. This was tha most oxciting raco of tho woek, Jack Frost was the favorito in tho pool, and Lofora the start monoy was laid in largo amnounts upon Froat ut odds of 4 to 1 against tho fleld, Who colt got . good start, oud ran well togothor. Frank Bonnabel fu the load and Joo Johnaton bringing up_the rear for threo-quarters of a mile, wfiun Frost moved to tho front, olonalfi allowod by tho other throo, all passiug the sla in n bunch, Frost slightly in tho lend, Johnston fourth, Golng up tho back strotch, Johnston mado a play for tho front, and ]imsflol‘ onch in piccosslon, and ot tho aif-milo polo challongod Frost. TFrom that point thoy xan ocked to the one-quartor milo distanco, when Johnston forged ahoad, and, drawing gradunlly away, )msnm’f the atand firsl by s longth, both undor whip and spur, Bonna- ola good third, and Dunboyne beaton off. Tho finlah was mado amidst deafening shouts from tho spaotators. Third raco, mile honts, for bonten horaes, for n pureo of 9206 4 §10 entranco monoy togo totho socond horso. Blx slaried : Pont Legnard, 1; Tom, 9; Leathers, 8; Junglor, 4; Emitl, §; Hinwatlia, 63 TFilly, 7} Wild Duck, 8 ; Golding, 0; distancod. Timo, 1:44 ; 1:48%. Leathors was tho favorito, Leonard sacond in tho pools, Tho race was woll contested throughont. Tho ;n:::hig waa woll attonded, and altogothor suc- ssaful, WASHINGTON. Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, SCOTCH FING YOR THE WEST. ‘Wasnrxaroy, D. O, May 3,—Tho United Btatoa Consul at Dundee, Scotland, writos to tho Dopartmont of Agriculturo, stating that a firm In that city haa shipped 80,000 plants of what is known ns tho Scotch fix, or Highland pine, for distribution in tho gront prairio Btatosof tho Wost, Tho plants aro sent In packages, ench containing 250, They loft Glasgow on tho 18th of April, and will arrive st Now York inn fow dnys, It is thought that those troes will bo poouliarly suited to the plains, as they aro vory bardy, and of freo growth, The 8amo firm proposes, it it 18 acceptable to thoDopartment to make another shipment of 70,000 of the samo kind of plants, “Tho planis avorngo olghtoon inches in hoight, and tho Commisstonor of Agriculture proposes to distributo them in the original packagos from | Now York to partios who desiro to test their ulitity, and aro ‘willing to incur the expeuse of their transporfation from Now York to their Pplace of destination. PUDLIO DOCUMENTS, For some timo past the Government Printing Offico hes beon turning out a large amount of work, in ordor to got all the publio documonts ordoered for this yoar in the hands of Congross- mon in timo to enablo them to sond to thoir constitnents beforo the expiration of tho frank- ing privilogo on tho 1st of July. Thorsis alargo forco nm)fioyml at tho Capitol puttingthess documents up and ship{»lug them to the Con- rossmon. A fow conacionca-striokon Bonators avo directed tho Sorgoant-at-Atms to sond thoir quota da froight, at thoir own oxponse, This howover, is not l,finnuml, and, a8 a consequence, tho mails aro burdoned with ponderous docu- ments, bearing tho suporseriptions of honorable Sonators and memboys, RAILROAD LAND-GRANTS, 1In tho onaa of tho Bt. Paul & Sioux City Rail- road vs. the Winono & 8t. Poter Railrond, in- volving tho title to about 53,000 acres of land in Minnesota, docided tho otber day by the Bocro- tary of the Interior in favor of tho latter com- pany, it is said new ovidenco has been discovered in the form of a map showing the prior location by the formor company in 1859. Application has beon made for a rehonring, and it is possible the decision may bo roversed. Tho Northorn Paciflc Railroad Company, rop- rosonted by Bon Wado, and tho 8t. Paul & Pa- cific Railroad Company, represonted bo Georgo L. Backer, have beon hefore tho Bacratary of the Interior this weel, arguing their respectivo rights to cortain lands, amounting to over 160,000 acres, along the lino of their road. Tho decision haa not yot boen rendered. THE BYNDIGATE, For the protont no more bonds will be sont to tho European Byndieate. Noinformation hasbeen recoived by Sacretary Richardson yot from Mr. Cattell, our financinl agent in London, ag to how tho loan is being taken by European capitalists, oud it is not likely that any dofinito information will bo received from him beforo the 1st of June or the middle of July. Hoe only got to work fairly In London Inst woek, and some days must elapse boforo he can judge with any accu- racy a8 to how tho loan i being taken, “Should it bo takon with any rnpidug, anothor subscrip tion will bo made by the Byndicate, and more ‘bonds sont to thom by the 18t of Juno, To the Ansociated Press.] "TREASURY STATISTICS, ‘Wasmiyatox, D. C., May 3.—Balances in tho United Btatos TreaSury at” tho closo of business o-day: Curroncy, £9,001,080; bpeclal deposits of logal-teudors for tho rodomption of cortitl- cates of dogualt, 225,886,000 coin, 872,121,965, including §24,017,200 in coin_ cortificatos ; logal- tenders outstanding, £957,160,308, CIEAPER INDIAN RUPTLIES, Asgistant Bccmtnrfi of tho Interior Cownn says the Indian nufipflas ave boon contracted for nt lower prices thun last yoar, Commissioner Douglass has roquested cach Collector to seloct one Btorckeoper to take chargo of all wnrehouses in his distriot whoro there is not_more than two thousand gallons epirits stored, aud to discharge regular Store- koopors. . RU-ELUX WARNINGS. Tho Colloctor of Intornal Revenue of tho Third Tennesseo District forwards & copy of & Ku-Elux warning, domanding that cortsin ofti- cots bo orderod out of tho district within thirty days on the vnnlty of their murdor, ag well a8 that of himsol POSTAL-CANDS. Five hundrod postal-cards, as a sample of tho completod work, were received to-day. Orders for citioa will bo filled next weel, ob from tho factory. ST. LOUIS. Oongressional Commercial Convene tion nt St. Louis=~The Now FPublic Buildings. 81, Louts, May 3,—TForty-three mombers of Congress, represcnting in part Alabama, Arkan- eas, Illinois, Indinua, Iowa, Kausas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Hichigan,’ Missouri, Now York, Ne- braska, Ohlo,_l’onn?]ylvnnm, Tennesseo, and Wisconsin, have alrendy accopted invitations to participato in the Congressionnl Conferonce to moet horo on the 13th inst. Only six of those invitod have, 8o far, declinod, and they sololy bocause of importint businoss ang::fumenln‘ Cnx;;. J, B. 01ds, Capt. Jobn A. Bcudder, and G. B. Alion have boon appointed o special com- mitteo to report in detail tho wants of the Miesiesippi Valloy most requiring Congressional attontion. A requoest has been recoived fromn Now Orleaus that the Ohambers of Commorcs, or liko organizations, in the Mississippi Valloy, bo invited to send a delogation to tho Conforenco. It has been docided Joseph that Drown, Mayor of this city, be Presidont of the Conforence, Bids for. tho work nnd material on tho sub- structuro of the now Custom-Houso and Post Offics building in_ this city wero opeued to-day and oxamined, No awards woro mado. It is considored by the officors of the St. Louls Mutual Lifo Insuranco Company, that the suit ontered yosterdny ngaingt that Company was brought for blackmniling or othor sinister pur- posog, It will be contestod closoly. THE LABOR QUESTION. CGoopera? Strilcces The ‘Crouble Almost Over. NEw Yonx, May 3.—Tho strike of tho caopors agninst tho importation and use of Portland Me.) barrols by omployers izs boen successful, t 1asted but ono day, The muin object of the ‘movement was to indico the non-union coopera in Portland, Bath, and other places, to join the society. Inordor to bring this about, "similar strikes had boon orderod the Intornational Union to take placo whorever these ~ Enstern-made barrals aro used, * Monitora” have heon appofutod for evory shop in the country, who will report tho condition of affhirs at rogular intorvals to the President and ofticers of the Chief Lodge. Tho striko of the ehoetnaltora I3 almoat ovor. Twelyo firat-clnss shops out of a total of thir- teen aro paying tho pricos, and most of #ccond and third-rate employera have mcceded to tho domands of {0 Crikpine, Tho tragifiion on the Morsis & Essex Railroad hn&t: atuatk for on advanco from SLEU to §2 aday, Tho Crispin Louisiana Affal Nrw Inenma, May 8.~Tho citizons ot Ihoria Parigh organized a'Tax-Rosisting Aesocintion to- +day. Tho mesting was vory outhusiastio, and addrossod by sovoral membors of the Bar, who offered their services froo of chnrge. Iesolu- tions wore m\ortm}, indoralng Gov. MoEnck?‘ ropudiating Kellogg, and urging roslstance (o the nsurpatory collestion of taxes, New OnLEsNS, May 8.—Ouo hundred and twenty Metropolitans, with a pieco of nmllnrl, havyoe gono to Bt. Martineville, Bt. Mortin Parish, to install Kellogg ofilcers. —_——— ., Acquitte Evansvirg, Ind, May 8,—1'he trial of Lewls H. Kuzan for the killing of Conrad Harlman, on the 17th of March, \m{;m on Tuoaday, and waa conoluded yenterday. 'Tho jury hoing ou twen- ty-two and a half hours, returned a vordict of sequittal at 11 o'clock this morning. Tho dif- floulty originated in tho strike of the Union mouldory n Joolder's foundsy. FOREIGN. CANADA. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OrrAwA, Ont., May 3.—In tho Commons, yos- tordny, M. Mackenzlo, leador of the Opposition, movod o rerolution In rogard to Seo. 6 of tho Intercoloninl Raflway, which was nccopted as o want of confldonco, Tho motion wns volad down by nays 05, yona 70, atill loaviug tho Government with & majority of 25, - ‘Ihio Governor-Qenoral wil, to-dny, assont to tho “Oatha blL," and witnessos will at “once bo aworn by the Commitieo of Inquiry on the Pa- cific Railway matiors, ~An oarly closing "of tho sossion is anticipated, It §s rumorod hero that tho Paclfio Railway delegatos will arrive by tho firat steamor duo at Montreal. 1lautFax, N. 8, May 8.—Baventeon bodies wore recovered from the wreek of the Atlsntic yostordny, ‘Warsentoy, Ont., May '8,.—James Johnson, Jamos Bout, Arthur Bant, John_Karr, and Ed- ward Bobenstor, have bmen tried for the murder of Goorgo Price, in Bruce, on the 17th of March last. Johnaon was found gullty, and sentenced to Lo banged in July, Tho othors ware found gumy of manslsughtor, and sontenced to the Ponitontiary, SR S— GREAT BRITAIN. LoxpoN, May 8.— Tho stentner Hibornian lanvos, on 'thio Gth inat., to ropair the Fronoh cablo, Tho Groat Eastorn and Edinburgh loave shortly to lay the cable from Valentia to Ifenri's Content. ‘'I'ho Gront Eastern will thon roturn to ropair the broken Anglo-Amorican cable, and the Edinburgh will proceed to lay two now eables botweon Valontis, Nowfoundland, and Bydnoy, Capo Broton. It Is expected that four cablon will be working across tho Atlantic, and five across the Guif of Bt. Lawrenco, before the 16t of Soptombor. SPAIN, Maprip, May 8.—A rumor prevailn that Gon. Volardo will reaign his command if Gon. Nouvilns aceopts tho position of Miuister of War. Tho ordor lssnod by Gon. Velarde, dirccting the_in- habitants of tho distriots infostod by the Carlists to sbandon thoir homes and rotire into tho citios, with their ,provisions, caused gront ngitation, aud the Government has beon asked to rovoko tho ordor, aud thus romove the causo for hostilo domonstrations by the peasants. i RUsSIA, 8r. Peremsnura, May 8.—Fifty thousand troops woro roviowed yuntnrdn{by the Emporor of Gormany and tho Czar, nst ovening Bt. Dotorsburg was {lluminated. AR ) AUSTRIA, . ViENSA, Moy 8.—Tho EmQumr gayo a grand ‘banquet, Inst night, at tho Palnce. Among tho 0sts woro all the native and foreign Princes in iennn and tho Unitod Btates Minister. Tho newly-nppointed American Commission- ora aro nctively working to got tho Unitod States dopartment of the Exposition in complotoe ordor. NEW YORK. The Late Col. Cameron==-Propuring for n Prize=Fighte=sNow York Cecn= tral Raflrond ‘Taxcss==Nrs. Flvic and Credit Mobilicr==e}Mayor Invemoyer “unnIIOKON =eAn Allcged DMurdorer Attempts Suicides Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yorx, May 8.—Liout.-Col, Cameron, who committed suicide at his residonce in this clty Inat night, served on Gon. Burnside's staff dur- ing tho war. Ho subsoquently married tho Gen- oral's niceo, but they lived vory unbappily to- gother, and she is now suing for a divorco on the ground of cruelty sud drunkennoss, Gon. Birn- sido, who socured Csmoron the position bo Itoly filled in tho Custom-Iouso, was, it ie snid, inatrumentnl in having him rcmoved, for the purposoe of stopping his opposition to tho suit. Col. Comoron sont the following lotter to his mothor-in-law, Mrs, Bishop, beforo perpotrating tho fatal net: Beforo I die I would like to eay that all I have In this world I leavo to my wifo, Mny sha bo happy. Muy God blesa her. I au, perhapo, a bad_man, yol ‘maumn, thera are many worse, Iloved my wifo and do #0 now, Good-bye. I die. W. A, CAMERON. Gen. Burnside has takon charge of the ro- maing. Georgo Boddons and Artbur Chambers, who aro matehed {o fight for tho light-weight cham- Eiom!hh] of Americn and 81,0004 sido, on May , within 500 miles of Now York, mot this aftor- noon aud put up tho final doposit of $500 ench, Thoy thon proceeded to tho solection of tho final stakoholdor, and choso a well-known up-town sporting mun. Should ho nccopt, thoy will meet again on Tuosday and tosn for choico of ground. 110 men havo beon in truining four wooks aud both sliow ovidences of hard work, W, M. Tyng, son of tho Rey. Dr. Tyng, was in ho Sixth District Civil Court to-day as_defond- ant at the suit of Tiffany & Co, who charge that ho bought ‘a2 bracolot from them two years ago, and, doapito ropented dunning, has sinco_failed to pay for it. Ilo was in court, but failed to malke n dofonso, and the Justico gave judgment against Lim, {70 the_Associated Press.] New Yonx, May 3.—Mr, Marrin, who assaulted Jay Gould the other day, did not appear at the Bpocial Sessions to-day, and the trinl of the caso, on motion of Gould's counsel, was poremptorily 8ot down for Tuosday next. ‘Tho First National Bank of Lyons, Towa, has just recoived a verdict for &63,200 against the Occsn Notional Liank of Now York. Threo irinls wore had, both sides being reprosénted by o larga array of counscl. By tho robbory of tho Oconn Bank in June, 1869, securities belonging tothe Lyons Bank wore lost, hence the suit. Judgo Lawrence charged the jury that, if tho Ocenn Bank was guilty of Eyoqs negligence, tho plaintiff could recover. This is the firt case of precisoly this charactor which bas beon tried in this country or England, andis considored of groat importance to banks, bankers, and lawyers, Counsel for Nixon, the convicted murderor, made application for a new trial, The decision i resorved. ‘Che cagos of tho New York Contral & Iud- gon River Railrond Company against tho Collector _of ~the TFourteenth Intornal Tovenuo Districk, to onjoin the Collee- tor from further seizure and ealo of proporty of tho Company fo satisfy an nagessmont of nearly half a ‘million dollars of tnxen, wan before udgo Woodraif to-day, in the Unitod Btates District Court. Tho Judge ro- sorvod Liw decision upon poiute raised Ly both sidos a8 to the illogality of tho asscssment and the juriadiction of the Court, In tho cneo of Lucy D, Fisk, widow of Jamos Tisk, Jr., agnainst the Union Pacific Railrond Company and Credit Mobilier of America, Judgo Blatehford to-dny enterod an order permitting N. W. Butler, a stockholder, to come In and be mado a party to the suit, ho sharing in both the oxpenses and profits, and that tho proceedings slinll not bo discontinned without notice to him. Tha genorat torm of the Superior Court hne sustained the injucntion rostraiuiug John Foley from intruding upon Chamborlain’ Palmer, and sooling to parforin o dutios of Doputy Cham- Terlnin, to which position he was nppoluted by Comptroller Groon. Littlo is thought to-day of the statemont mado froely yestorday that Mayor Havemeyer was not Mayorde juro, bacause the new chartor did not mentlon tho Mayor among tho lioads of dopart- monts to be rotained. The Mayor {8 not a hand of n dopartmont, the lawyera say, aud tho char- ter contomplatos a Mayor, not s aocting Mayor, Bo somo lawyors say tho idon of 1lavoraeyor boing logislatod out of oftico ia absurd, i'ho Mauonio Jodges aro digoussing a new con- stitution which is to ho voted on by the Grand Lodgo in June. ‘I'he Constitution doos not meot With gouoral approbation, The Iealth Dopartmont roports finding at 87 Tsox atreot, to-dsy, Mre. Cnseidy in bod doad fromemail-pox. An infant besido tho body was orving pitoously from hunger, whilo on {he floor iu'n drunken stupor lay the husband and fathor, Nobert Bleakloy, on trial for tho murder of his nicco, mado suothor attcmpt at sulcide lusb night. —_— Alleged Mining Swindle. Barr Take, May 8.—QGront oxcitomont wan enuvod in minlng olrolos by the card of Gon, J, F, Harrivon, of Now Orleans, Superintondont of tho Btafford Line Star Silver Mines, denouncing tho wholo project na n deliberata fraud and ewindle. Noarly $200,000 of stock lnn boon taken and_paid’ for, 1»rmelpnu¥ in Now Orloaus, Harrison denounces by name Ma). J, D, Wooloy, of Cheyenno; Col, W. J,Jones, of Ban Fran- ciuco; Col. Bimon 0, Wicknor, and Mr. Gardnon, of Balt Lake, ag tho projectors of (he swludle, s e i Murder and Robbery. Prrranunoi, May 8,—A murdor was ormmit- ted near llldi:nvln\v, Ta,, on Thuraday afiernoon, A hoy named Goorgo Hcimum, about 3% yoars of ago, whilo rnturnlng from Ridgeviow with somo roceriod, was mot by anothar boy ramed Timo- fixy Bacon, who wae sovoral yowrs his senior. DBacon was goen by some womon to strike Hehwum, and endeavoring (e take from him hig grocorion, Lhiy way thu lask thue Lo was soon alive, ‘Tho little follow’s body, when found, was Iging bogido luq, nlmont nnlimly coverod by leaves and brush, indicnting that overy effort had been mada to concenl Ib, Irom tho appear- anco of the grodud, the body hnd boon deagged n consldorablo distanco, It {s stated that attor Bincon was nrrested and brought to tho inquent, whera:the body of Behaum was, ho nckno\vlodgod nccomplishing: the bloady . deed, Bacon. was :ulk?u to Greonsburg aud lodged in joil to swait rinl, e WALL STREET. A ranlo in StocksesMiscellanoons Rus= morss=Review of tho Monoy, Gold, Eond, Stock, and Produce Marketss Spacial Dispatch to The Chicapo T'ribune. Nrw Yonk, May 3,—~Wall atroat, outsido of the stock markot, n which thero hna boon a panle, waa oxceedingly dull to-day. The bank stato- mont, whilo it doos not show tho full roturn of ourroncy from tho interlor, is very favorable, tho gain in not rosorve being 89,020,700, If tho cur~ ronoy rocoipts of tho expross companlos have ‘been corroctly reported, at least 820,000,000 have coma back sinco the first woek in April. - Within & wock or two this must show in.tho bank state- mont, 08 {ho monoy morket within thattimo will avo pnssod tho bounds whore it pays for spoculators to withhold from £6,000,000 to 810,000,000 from the market. With tho hoavy galn In resorve, tho loans have beon expanded less thon 81,600,000, Tho banks now hold §2,720,4256 in lawful monoy above the 25 por cont roquircmont. The National Banks have a Eumunlnge of remorvo to total liabilitles of 0 24-100° por oent, and the Btato Bauks, which aro not required to keep a 26 por cont rosorve, of 25 08-100 per cont. Monoy was close in the morning, but bocame yory casy in tho aftornoon, and dropped to 5 por cont bofore 8 o'clock, Moreantile papor is dull, primo being held at 0 to 12 por cent. * BTOCRS wero more activo than for many days . pasty and tho fluctuations quito important, In addition to Iato fentures, Pacific Mail, Weatern Union, and Bt. Paul -common, 0., 0. & I. 0., Union -Pagific, Olifo & Misgissipp!, Luko Shore, 'and New York Contral were prominont in tho' doalings. Tho gonoral market mado an_improvement at the oponing of X{ to U por cont, but commonged to wonken' befors the First Board, Tho lowest ?Hcou of tho day woere mado boforo 9 o'cloak, lio doclino sanging from 3¢ to B3 por cont. During tho afterncon there were occa- sional spasms of wosknees, but there was an advanco {n the main of 34 to 837 from tho low- ost point, Tho broak was caused by disgraco- ful canards circnlated by some parties in tho “bear" interest, that threo or four of tho strongest housen on tho strect had falled.” ‘Choso storlos were manufacturod horo yostorday nf- tornoon, and syrmxd broadeast ‘through tho Erxncxpu\ citios of the West. This morning the rokers hore were sstounded: by the rcunlge of tolograms from their country " correspondents inquiring if this or that house hnd failed. Inquiry necessary to reply to these tolo- rams” coused tho stories to bo flonted in ho Btock Exchango that some heavy fallurcs hiad boon made and this demoralized the mar- ket. Tho raid waa mnde on Pooifio Mall, aided by roports that the Howe Bowing Machine Com- nny and A. B, Btockwell wero in trouble, and R[ul stock was hammerod down sbout 7 per cont, Alltho stories wero soon contradicted, and later in tho day, tho favorablo bank stato- mont gavo s etrong tone to the market, butit was nevortholeas foverish all day, The lowest FD‘II'- touched to-day by Pacific Mail was within p4 ‘wr cont of tho lowest figure in tho Mail panio oarly in April. B S GOLD was sltornatoly firm and weals. TONDS. CGovernmenta were quiot and steady. - * EXCHANOE, Forelgn oxchange closed up firmor. TRODUCE. Flour wag dull and oasior for moet. grados undor, $9.00. The inquiry wag moderate owing chiofly to the stormy spring. Wheat extras woro frooly offerod, and medium extras ruled unsal- able. * Bales, 6,100 bbls; rocoipts, 2,838 bils, Whoat was dull, low grades being oxtromely unsalabloe, @Good woro stoady. Bhippers Lold off, and the incloment weathor and poor assort- mant check il‘llglllil‘y. Bales, 12,600 bu ; receipts, 225,760 bu. ork was rather quiot to-day, an rices moro or less nominal. . Now " moss or May ig quoted of $18.15, and in the jobbing way at $19.00, For futuro delivery no transaclions were reported, Recolpts, 624 pkgs, Cut meats aro still vory Tllot, and prlcna .rather wenk. Dry enlted shoulders aro offered on tho spot at 7e, Of snoked meat wo tote salos of 500 haros in bull st 18¢ for 14@15 bs, and 400 shoulders, 12@14 1bs, at 8c. Picklod hams in téa ‘nre nominal at 11X@13¢c. Rocelpts, 839 pkgs. 'Dacon wsa quist and mgxor unsottled. Wostern lou'iv clear was offerod at 9740 ou the spot. 111 boxey to arrivo sold at this figuro, Wostern short clear is quoted at 100, Lard ruled quiot, and tho market was tathor weak, For Wasforn, for May dolivory, 0 5-1Go ig asked, aud 0}o bid, with a resale re- pdrted at tho lower figure. City nominal at 9@ V3o, TFor futura delivery, ngsum bid and 98¢0 asked for Juno; 93¢e bid and 10c asked for July, Ttecoipts, 86 kegs and 1,827 pkga. —_— IN MEMORIAM. The Late Bishop Mcllvaine—Congresss man James Brooks, NEw Yorx, May 3.—A committee of thirty-five citizous bas baon appointod from tho Episcopal chrches of this city and Brooklyn to properly rocoive the body of Bishop Mellvaine, aud to co-oporato with the Rector of 8t. Panl'a Church in making arrangements for the impressive ser~ vicos which are to tsko fltlucu thero. Bisho) Potter, of Now York, will preach the fune gormon, and most of tho clergy of tha city and neighborhood will asslat at the sorvices,” Ar- rangoments have boen made for the reception of the commiteo appointod by the Diocesa of Ohio, who will conduct tho remswns from this city to their fingl resting place in that State. Tho re- maing of the lato Bishop will Lo romoved from the city of Baltimoro to-moarrow, M A London correspondont, writing on tho 19th of April, says : Tho body'of Bishop Mollvaino arrived in thia city on the 14th, and was imme- diately takon to Wostmiustor Abboy, it belng the firab timo that tho romains of ‘an Amorican Bishop have restod even for a fow days in this Dburial placo of England's honored dead. The Tev. Mr. Btanloy, the Doan of Wostminator, was an sequaintance of Bishop Mcllvaine, and to show his respect for tho deconsed, and to gratify Awmerican Episcopaliaug, arranged for the apo- cial fungral sorvices of the 18th, Whon the cof- fin had been placed in front of the sacrarfum, tho sorvicos at once began, but instead of tho {un.lms sppointad for the burial sorvice, tho Castor day anthem, *Christ, our Passover, is sacrificed for us,’ was sung, and Canon Conwe; road, ag the losson, from 1 Thoss. iv. 1 to 10, The choir then sang, ‘I hoard o voize from Heavon,' and tho Doan road the con- cluding parts of tho service, commencing, * Lord, lisvo morcy upon us.’ The service wasd conclud- od aftor tho hymn ‘The eaints on earth and thoso above,” had been sung. After the bone- diction many of those present lingered to tako a last farewell of the romains of the Bishop, which woro unvnlosml in three cofling, the outor ono boing coverod with black cloth, and theso words wero Inscribed on o Lrass plato: - *O. P, Mclls yeine, Biubop of Ohio: Born Jan. 18, 1799; Died Maroh 13, 1878." Tho wholo coromonics in the Abboy lasted about thirty minutos. Tho Rov. W. J. Lawson, of tho Awarican Chapol, Paris, has oharge of tho romeins of tha Into Bishop. Thoy were placed undo: his care In Florouce, whero tho Bishop diod, and Lo accompanled thew to London, whibnce, at tho =~ earnest sollcitation of tho Amorican Miuigter, bo continued with his charge to thls country, Mr. Lamson lins lottors of' introduction. to the Collector of tho port and alarge numbor of prominent citi- zons, roquosting {hat tho utmoat respoct bo shown to tho romaind of the deceassd Bishop. Owing to delay in giving information to tho Committos at” the timo whon tho city of Baltimore wonld rep.ch her dook, no member was prosont when tho vegsel was moored. Soon af- orwards, however, tho Rov. I, B, Yooum, T\ G. Adolsn, Dr, Dovinison, and Froderick Do Poystor, and othiors of *tha joint Committes, arrived, and hnd o consultation with the Rov, Mr, Lamson, whon it was; docided not to removo the body from tho vesso, till Mumlny, ‘whon it will be privately conveyedt to Bt. Paul's Church, whoro thoe im- prossive funoral sorvicea of " the Episcopal Churoh will bo }mr!ormml. Bishop Bmith, of Kowtucky, tho dignissimus of . tho Protostant Eflixhnom\ Church in this country, will #fiicint, ngsisted by Dishap Potior, of the Now York Diocese. ‘Thore will "also bo prosent Bishops Littlojohn, of *Long Island ; Willinme, of Connectiont ; Odonhoimer, of Now Jersoy; Donne, of Northorn Now York, and Cox, of Westorn Now York. . Aftor sorvico in tho ohurch, the body will bo formally handed ovor by the New York Committee to the Com- mittes trom Ohlo, who will have it conveyed to rosting-placo in the midst of tho paoplo for whom ha labored so zoalously and loved so woll. NEw Yong, May 8.—The Now York Assoclated Prens to-day adopted rosolutions of rogrot ntthe doath of Jamea Brooks. Wasuutazon, D, O May 9,-Tho will of tho Into Jamen Brooks has boon admitted to probate. It wna exeoutod April 28, 1873, and tho codlcil “wag mado on tho §0th, 110 bequenthad to. his won, Jamen Wilton Brooks, ono-half interost the Evening Izpress and in .the Express bulld~ ing, To lls wife, hig Tifth avenuo houno, -and 100,000 in land-grant bonds of the Union Pacifio Ratlroad, on conditlon that she renounces -hor dowor right in the porsounl and roal catatn in Park Row ; nlso, bhis horses and carringos, To William Tracy, Inwyer, In truat, for his daugh- tor, Virginia, all his roal ostate in Washington, including tho houso No. 1810 T atrect ; also, thirty-two $1,000 incomo bonds of tho Union Paoifle nilrond ; also, thirly-five 21,000 flrst- mortgage honds of tho same rond. To his danghitor, Mary Nollson, fivo Eastorn Division, Knnsns, bonds, of 1,000 cach; and 83,600 in Bt. Louls, Ohilfteotlio & Omaha’ Rallroad bongs, {roo from tho control of hor hushand, To her husband, Charlos H, Noilson, twouty 81,000 firat- mortgaga Union Paciflc Raiirond bonds, on con- dition that ho dotend all hor other propert: againat the sults instituted by tho Unite: Staten or other partles, Tho £5,000 duo him by Mis brothor, Dr. QGeorge W. DBrooka, is devised for the purposo of paying tho morignge on his house In this olty to that amount. All his other proporty, Foruonnl or mixed, ho boqueaths to his son 'ames Wilton Brooks, and names as his exceutor William Tracy, of Now Yorlt. Tho codlcil to tho will makes it n condition that his son and his daughtor Virginia shall only enjoy tho proporty loft thom by paying, in oqual parts, all tho taxos which may ' become dus on the house in Fifth avenuo during the life of his wife, and makos such taxes lions on their estate, and that tho son shall pay hor 3,000, and the daugliter #2,000, por annum, during her life, THE STATE CAPITAL. Spestal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, END OF TIE BESSION, SeriveFizLp, May 8,—Thore wore five Bena- tors and some thirty Reprosontalives prosont this morning. No business was done of coureo, and tho fow romaining mombors left by the traing to-day. s COMMITTEE ODANGES, . Mr. Washburn resigned his placo on tho Inaur- aunco Committeo, and Mr. Crawford, of Winno- bago, was put in his placo. Mr. Crawford was aleo appointod on the Penitentiary Committeo vice Wood, resigned, and Mr, Hopkins on the samo Committeo, vico Lano, of Hanoock, ro- signod, FAILED, Another attempt was made to rocall from tho Governor Benato bill 980, being the Railrond Mortgage bill, but of courso it was unavailing. ‘WATER TRANSPORTATION. Tho Houso concurred in & Sonafe resolution, instructing Congross to Lolp slong the improve- mont of tho Olio, Cumborland, and Tennosseo vors, 5 THANKS. Thanks wero In ordor, to-day. The Spoaker was "thauked ; the clorks wora thanked ; the Phges wero {hmnked ; tho doorkoopsrs woro hankod, aud Mr. Jones, of Jo Daviess, was rosontod with & cano, without o gold hoad, a8 & ostimonial of his faithfulnoss as & watch dog. BTATE-HOUSE LAXD, . Tho Houso vory proporly rofused to considor the rosolution authorizing the State-Iouso Com- missionors to purchage 5,000 worth of land on which to Jocato o ]mn!inf apparatus, and they will have to shift without it. DILLS BIGNED, The Governor signed bills of the following titlos: To coneolidate tho offices of County Treasurers and County Assesgors in countics not undor township organization ;. fixing tha terme of County Courts ; £0 amend the lnw prohiliting domostic’ animals from running ot Jarge; eon- corning organization of the Southern Insano Asylum; to provido for holding court in sovoral counties; the Railroad bill.” Tho Govarnor has signed all the bills, except the following : The bill abolishing registratian. excopt, in placos whoro moro than, one_ hyndrod voton are polled—it is _doubtful if this will bo signod; tho now Jury law, which will bo signod; tho bill'giving railronds to pover to morigags thoir roads—this will probebly bo sigued. IN THE AVTERNOON, The Houso met in the afternoon, but only thirty mombors wore ‘nruaont, and they will not bo hore next weck. 'Thero are nul‘s; threo Sona- tors in town, aud they will not bo horo long. . Businoss for the session has onded. TERSONAL. Gov, Beveridge loaves to-night for Evanston, Ho will return for a day or two noxt week, and loave again to be away two or three woeks, In his absenco, Mr. Early boiug President of tho Bonate, will act ns Governor. PSR- PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL, HOUSE. WESTERN RIVERS. Mr. OBERLY eallod up the Sonate rosolution in rolation to ihio improvement of the Westorn Rivers, Tho resolution was concurred in. : OWJECTED 0. Mr, HOWE, of Marshall, offered o resolution réquonting tho Governor to return tu tho Houso Bonate bill 380. Objections wore made and the resolution was not entortained. COMMITTEE CHANGES. Mossrs, WOOD and LANE, of Hancack, asked to bo excused from further sorvico on the Pon- itontiary Committes, They were excused. The SPEAKER appojuted Mr. Hopkins in tho laco of Mr. Lane, and Mr. Crawford in place of Ir. Wood, in said Committeo, and also appoint~ od Mr. Crawford on the Insurance Committee— vice Wasliburn, resignod. THANES, A rosolution thanking tho Bpeaker for his faith?ul and ofticient services was adopted. Aleo a rosolution of thanks for tho Clarks of tho House and other oflicials. Adjourned. —_— Presidont Grant, QALENA, I, May 8.—Tho weathor to-day was delightful, The city was crowded with stran- gors anxious to attond the Prosident’s recoption, announcod for this afterncon, from 2 to § o'clock, Long beforo 2 o'clock an immonso crowd surrounded President Grant's res- idence. on tho hill, waiting the eisning of the doors, provious to which the Committos of Roception, headed by Mayor Haser, waitod on the President, wolcom- ing him to dnlem, and thaoking him for tho " rogard ho evinced for the city, oxprossing it as tho earncst wish of all that the (noudlmnullug manifostod to-dsy might last as long as his name flgures in history. The President thanked tho citizens of Galona, through their Mayor, for tho cordial reception givon him, and that, though ciroumstantes pro~ vonted i evor making Galena ngain his homo, Lo Loped frequently to visit thom, and should always eaat bis vote horo. Lt the conclusion of -the Proaidont’s remarks, the doors were thrown opon, and tho achool childron passed in procession botoro tho Prosi- dont, to whom thoy paid their rospecte, Until 5 o'olock one vast throng of peoplo, estimated at from 5,000 to 8,000, visitod tho Prosidont. At G o'clock the doors wera closed, aud the Prosidont roturned to the residence of L. G. Telt, whoro the party renowed old acquaintanco. At 11 p. m. tho DProsident left on n spocial train for Distengo, whora Lo will spond Sunday. P SR Ohio Legislaturo. Corunnus, Moy 8.~—In the Houss, this morn- ing, the Spocial Committoe which was appointed to invostigato inlo mattors poriaining to tho Btato Government and tho managoment of tho Btato bonovolent and pounl institutions, mado & roport, This roport saya that tho examination Liag takon & vory wide range, 109 witncssos hav- ing boon oxaminod ; that, 80 far s tho oloctive officors and thoir subordinatos aro concornod, vory commendablo honesty and fidelity have boon obsorved, and that in tho official conduct of uo public oflicer, whethor eloctive or appowtive, Las corruption beon discovered, In rolation to #ome asylums, orrors aud miatakos, in tho opinion of the Committeo, iave beon made, ospeclally in connection with the now Contral Lunatic and Blind Asylum. A majority of this 'Committeo cenll attontion to tho practice of pepotism that Das, to somo extent, provailed in connaction with sovoral State ofticors, Lhio roport iy ordorod rintod, A rosolution was m.loxtad rodistricting ha Btata for tho Luuatic Asylum purposcs, Tho ITouso bill proscribiug the punishmont for porsons who_conepiro to procuro an indictmont against another porson by falso protonses was passod, —— The National Xoard of Ilenlth. CinonsaTi, O., May 8.—Tho Amorican Publio THoalth Assoclation adjournod to-day at noon, Lo meet ‘in Providoncs, R, I, on tho second Wednosday in Soptembor, tho prosont year. Resolutions ' wore adopted to - publish the proceodings iu _ pamphlet form, and recommendiug local Bonrds of Health to tako n henlth consus by the instautaneous modo ou Jan, 1 in each yoar. z Prof, J. B. Newborry, of Cloveland, occupled thio foronoon with an siddross on * Tho'[Tomes of American Pooplo.” It waa devatod to tho physi- cal goopraply of tho United Statea. ————————— Ratirond News, Br, Touts, May 8.—DProsldent Boody, Vioo- Presidont .Lmlumm\, oneral Buporintendont Buszoys, and & Bwaber of Dixoctorn of the 19- lodo, Wabash & Wostorn Railroad arrlved: at Hannibal, Mo,, yostorday, andhad & consultation with tho Diroolors of tho Teunival & Contral Missonrl Rond, at whiok tho mattor of o connec- tlon with tho Missourl, Xanens & Toxas Itond was disousnod. Nothing dofintte fs kuown to hiave rosulted from tho conforonco, Tho Chiengo & Alton Company are mnking nn offort to cooure n terminus of tho Missourd, Knneas & oxag liond at Loulsiana, Mo., and the m’llktl.lur socms to bo botweon that point and Hane nibal. ToLEDO, 0., May 8.—Tlo proposition to donnta 200,000 fn 31d OF & railrond from this eley o Kenton, 0., on what i knoyn as tho wost lino botween Tolodo and Columbus, was submitied to publio_voto to-day; and 3,028 votos wero eaat, of which 1,465 were In favor and 563 againat it, bo- ing 118 moro than the required two-thirds. —_— FIRES. Destruction of Proporty in Various Plncess BostoN, May 8.—A firo broke out about 1 o'clock this morning in n enrpenter shop on Portinnd streot, and oxtended to Causowny stroot, which destroyed a groat numbor of shops and - paw-mills, and Iaid baro a largo tract of ground, Involving n losa of $80,000, Bovoral firms engnged in the building trade were burned out, but tho loss in no ono cnse oxceoded §6,000, and oll aro partinlly insurod, Kaxrawee, Iil., Moy 8.—A barn five miles northoast of o olty, With tliroo horsos, throo mulos, two cows, 600 bushols of corn, anda Iargo quantity of othor grain, and all the farm- ing implements bnlon§ ng to tho placo, woro burnod on Thuraday n} ‘ghc. ‘Tho loss is not less than $3,000. Androw Wiley, n bad charactor, hns been arrested on suspicion of firing the proporty, Littlo doubt oxista ns to Wiloy's gullt, Tho ox- citoment in tho neighborhood 8 red-hot, and Wiloy will fara hard if ho shows his countenance there agein, Ho was ndmitted to ton days’ bail. Dernorr, May 8.—A fire occurrod at Big Rap~ ids, Mich., on Thuraday. Total loss, §25,000. Tho principal sufforers wero Graves, hardwaro ; DBarrows, dry goods ; Clark & Latimer, flour. Cornwell & Co.'s now papor mill at Yysilant!, Mich,, wna partially deatroyed by fire this morn- ing. Tho loss is $20,000: Insuraed, CIxer¥NATT, May 8.—A firo this morning broko out in the furnituro factory of Stelnman, Meyor & Co,; Woet Bixth stroot, and damagod the bulld: ing 25,000; stook, §15,000; nnd machinary €5,000. Tho insurance was' 17,000, in locnl companios, NEW Onreans, Moy 8,—Twelvo honses on Lnfayotto and Trorot streots woro burned ihis afternoon. Toss, £30,000. Duriug the firo a don of niclle-countorfeiters was :fiscovomfl, a Inrge quantity of which was captured and sov-~ eral arrests made. * MizwAokee, May 8.—Tho Houro of Oorrac- tion was damagod $6,000 by firo this ovoning, —_— Vesuvlusy==Another Eruption Coming. A corrospondent of the London Times, wril ing from Naplos undor dato of April8, says: * Yesuvius is nssumlnfi o monacing aspeat, and is ot this momont sonding forth o vast column of smoke, with the clear bluo sky in the back- round. Prof, Palmiori has at lnst spoken, and quoto his worda: *The groat Vesuvian con~ flngration of tho 26th of April, last year,"was tho final oxpression of the long period of erup- tion which preceded it. After tho conflageas tion, a poriod of roposg was to Lo ex- poctad, and wo have bad it. ~ But in s volcano so nctive as Vesuviug hos proved itsslf to bo during the contury, o period of ropose {8 composed of two phanes, ono of declination, tho othor of re- sumption. During the first tho smoko decronscs, tho smole_holes omit graduslly loss energetic acids; thoso show, instead, mora decidedly car- bonic'acid, and tho temporature diminishes, In the saocond Jllnco. tho umoko becomes moro copious and continuous in tho crater, tho smoko holos incronso in number and activity, and, together with a high tomperaturo, sulphuric scld and chlorodic acid are emitted. Vosuvius hag ontored docidad- 1y on tho socond pluso, sinca the smoko is moro abundant and continuous; now smoke Loles with sublimities_appear around the crater, and tho ncid omanations aro vory perceptiblo. The instruments of variation, and the sismograph, whicli on tho 8th of March wore agitated when announclug tho earthquakes of the 12th of that month, have not yet roturned to porfoct reposo. Tho phiase of riprisa is the comnioncement of ‘a new oruptive poriod, of which it is impossiblo to ey whon it will burst out. It will probably bo contral, at least at the boginning.” i ‘Telegraphic Brevities, A Homwopathic Convention will bo held at Ann Arbor, May 7, to take measures tomake the beut of tho ndvantagos sccorded that modical faith in allowing & llomwopathio Profosgorship in tho Univorsity. Tho agonts of” the Eastorn roads, which havo through tickets on sale in the local stations, wero 1 8t. Charles, Ill., on Monday, examining tho accounts of tho ox-station agent, The in- vestigation disclosed & deflconcy of over $460 in tho returns mado from thero, and the absenco from the offico of & quantity of unsold tickets, which was not turned over to Lis successor a8 required by the Companies. The body of a Polo, named Weirenski, was found flumnf; in Rock River, at Boros, G., on Friday. Ho had beon missing from above that place for three weoks., His body gave ovidenca g{ foul play. No cluo as to bis death is as yet nown. Georgo McUullough, a half-grown nogro boy, mortally wounded Jokn Hasting, a colored por- ter, at tho Louisville dopot, in Nashvillo, yester- daymorning, MecCullough escaped. ——— The West Virginia Penitontiary Troubles ‘WrEeLya, W. Va,, May 8,.—The Dircctors and Buperintondent of the Ienitentinry, appointed by the bogus Board of Public Works of thiy Btate, aftor inoffectual attompts to obtain pos- seusion, called in ablo counsol, and it is judged thoy bave ooncluded to scok rodress _in the courts, This is what Gav. Ja- cobas_desires, and tho bogus party havo sought to evade, Whon tho Constitution was formod last summor, it conferred Iarge appoint- ing powers upon tho Govornor, and tho domi- nont partyin the Legislature, Tailing to elect thoir candidate for Govornor, Liavo endeavored to control thoso powers conforrod by tho Consti- tution on the Govornor, and placeit in the hands of o Board of Public Works appointed by thom,— honco tho trouble botwoen the two “factions. These aro sorious threats of impeachmont, &c, Cov. Jacobs is now master of tho situation, and it ia bglieved tho matter will go to the court without furthor troublo. —————— Chineso Warfaro. The Parls Temps, in its Chiueso correspond- enco, reports & horrible fact which marked tho surrondor to tho Imporial troops of & city occu- jiod by tho rebols. - Bin-Chof, which bad long geun ia tho hands of tho insurgents, hes fallon into tha power of tho army, If but'littlo blood was shod during the siego, atter the capitulation all the defenders, to the numbor of 600, wero be- honded, olthough thoy bad surrendered volun- tarily. An English adventurer in tho sorvico of tho Chincse army, and at the same time corre- apoudont for the Shanghao Courier, was prosent at the exocution, All the victimy diod courage- ously, oxclaiming to thoir butchors that thoir donth would bo avenged by thoir children, Some of them wore unwilling to wait for that poriod, and throw themselves upon thosoldiors, of whom thoy smeceedod in_killing four, aud Wonuding govoral with poniards they had concealed in thoir slooves. e = Fearful Tornado in IKansns, B1. Louis, May 3.—Advicoes from Oloud County, Kan., montion anothor fearful storm, by which & number of livos were lost, and much property was dostroyod, The roof of tho lhouso of NMr. Bnydor was blown off, and himsolf, wifo, flvo chfidrnn. and o farm Iaboror, wore buried in the snow and frozon to doath. A fow miles away from Snyder's house, snother family, named Ulrichior, shared o similar fato, all having boon frozon to donth. ——————————— Serlous Accident. Kangares, 11, May 8,—The scaffolding on tho pow Cours Houso foll this morning, procipl- tating threo men to tho story below. Ong, namod Nichols, waa dnngorously hurt; Obarles Arazy, of Chicago, seriously, and Joln Zopt, slighily injured s ee s MMysterious Disnpponrance, Br, Lours, May 8,—Jolin O, Guuning, of falom, Ill., left hora last Monday for qmma with somo $8,000, sinco wlien Lie hus not buen heurd of. It s foared thut ho Lay beon foully doalt with, —— Navigation Xtomu. MirwAvkes, May 8,—Eight propellers and fif- toon anil vousela are stuck in thoice in Milwaukeo biny this morning, Tho woather is mild, and the ico will move out a8 soon as the wind changes, e Enrthquake Shoclk. QOarro, Ill., May 8.—A plight shock of oarth- quako was folt hero this aftornoon, ‘Tho Koston Phenix, TosToN, Ma; ‘The firat struocture finishod n‘uu‘\l oucupied in the burnt distriet was dedicatod, o-day, NEW PUBLICATIONS. “Wishing-oap Papers ¥~y Lolgh Elunt, In noticing this work, it is Lardly necossary to aponk in it praio, o8 tho namo of tho author is sufliclont guaranteo for ity morit. It only re- malna Lo draw nttontion to somo of tho finost points in o sorton of eusnyy and mkoichos full of Information, knowlodge of Luman naturo, good tdens, and dollcato wit, nll most eharmingly blanded, Tho varioty of subjeots trontod can bo slightly imngined by what tho writor BRYH TO- gording bio enp: *'This oap of mino carrlon mo whoro I plonss, like that of Fortuuntus, and introducos mo to tho invisible world, like the caps of tho mountain-spirits. It makos aa little of timo na it doca of space.” Soveral ©BBnys ara” dovotod to the dencription of London and its peoplo in the author's timo, and much poraona] knowledge of those whoso namos aro familiar to us may bo gained, nn woll s knowledge of localities, which must intorost on ag- count of thoir mssociation. Tho lottor, “On, to, ‘and by the Book-Porsonaga nown by the name of “Thg Rondar," is ospo- olally entertaining ny rolating tonll of us, Hig account of Dr, Doddridge in Lis domestic rolas tions {s very ploasing, Tho essay upon ““ Dovila® is witty. Tho trentiso upon “Angols" com. moncos with the litoral dofinition of tho word angol, illuatrating tho fact that n ticlot-portor would bo quito right, should ho so pleaso, in ndd- ing tho word to his own namo, thus: Thomag Jones, Angel, In describing a truo angel, a mesaongor from Henven, ho saya: “An nugul‘ is tho choriater of Ieaven, the page of martyrdom, tha mossongor from tho homo of mothors, Ho comos to tho toats of tho penitent, and Ia in the blush of & noblo anger. Ho kisges the hand that gives an alms, Mo talks to paronts of thoir do- ‘partod ohildron ; and smootha tho pillows of siok noss ; and supports tho check of tho prisoner against tho wall; and is tho knowl- odgo and comfort which a hoart hag of itself whon nobody olse knows it and is the playfollow of hope, and the lark of nspiration, and the lilyin tho ‘duslk of advorsity.” The articlo entitled * Tiwilight, Accused and De- fendod,” displays knowledgo of human nature, and ‘dollento salire upon the samo, Thero are many particulars noted in tho lives, manners, and hnbits of colebrated porsons; and, in fact, 60 many good thinga in thiy ool thnt 1 Way 10 40 1t Justica s to rond 16 0 Oy ¢ omance of tho Marom?—By Mre, Leonowoens, The author of this work was, for some time, foyerness to tho Royal family of Siam. Having nd extonded opporlunitiesto nequaint horsoli with that country, its poople, laws, and customs, sho has woven that knowledge, togethor with many intoresting incidonts in connection, into o most~intoresting narrativo, which affords not only ~plessuro, but much information, to ~tho reador, Onc's sympathics are called into action b tho mccoun| of the almoat unparalleled solf-sacrifice of Boon, who, hordelf the wife of P'hnya P'Li Chitt, ons {,mgud in tho service of tho girl Choy, at thai imo, tho King’s favorito, in order to promote his dosire to possoss Choy for hia own. A letia writton by Ohioy, without addross or signature, boing discovered, both Boon and her mistross wero put to tho torturo, that thoy might bo forcod to digloso the namo of tho porson nddrossod, Boon underwent iho most horrible sulorings, until, baving becomo insonsiblo, sho was re stored to consciounnesa only to cact an appealing glauco at Choy, whoso enduranco was unoqual to sinilar horoism, and who, in spito of ber pily, and dosire Lo omulcto tho oxample of Lioon, told, aftor cxtromo torture, tho unmo of her lovor, who, with Lis dovoted wifo, was put toa cruol’ death. Choy survived, ot the Intor- osition of tho British Cousul, A still more ouching fucidont is that of the lovos of Tuptim and tho prieat, I’hza DBalat. Tuptim having been npKroprinmd to_tho King, * T'lra Balnt, her botrothed, devoted himsolf to tho pricsthood. 'The poor girl, woary of her lifo, and louging for hia prosence, obtainod, by means of her gervant I'him, tho garmonts of & priest, and, clothing horself theroin, grined admitance to the mouastoery, as ono seeking to become & riest, and was Elacud under tho instruction of P'hra Balat, who romained ignorant of her identity, Finally, by an unforscon accidont, all being discoverad; the two innocont ones, sus- pocted of guilt, wero_draggod boforo their o= cusers aud judgos, and, aftor doclaring their in- nocence, were put te cruol torturcs to make them confess, 'This, foo, proving unavailing, Phim's Iife being saved by hor mistress’ refusal %o divulgo tho micans by which she obtained hor disguiso, they wero Y}ut to death by fire; after which the King hnd a droam which con- vinced him of their innocence, and he caused two} besutiful monumenta to bo orcted to thoir memory. “The sad caplivity of the woman L'ore, chained in the sama H&ml aliays, oxposed to tho burning.heat of noon-day and tho damps of night, with Lor child Thook clasped in hor arms,—finnlly roleased and restored to her hus- band, through the instrumentality of tho author~ os8,—ig snother incident ywhich appeals to the heart. The self-immolation of tho Rajpoot ; tha innoconco and unselfishness of his dnugixlcr Bmayateo, and her ultimate happinoss 88 the wifo of the Princo, the mother of bis child, and the mistross of Lis happy liome ; the pootical boauty of the last words of P’hra Somdotch Pawe srondr Ramasr to his wifo, ‘ Faro theo woll, Hunartha | thy prosence has béen to me liko tha light of tho sotting sun, illumining and dispera« ing tho durk clouda which bave hitherto obscured my sad life, Foar not; I kill keop tho memory of thy face bright and unctouded Liofore m{ fad- ing oyos, a8 I pasa away, rojoicing in thy love,”" and the circumstances pertaining thereto, intor- ot the roader. The book abounds in descrip tions, among which are those of the customs of the Rajpoots and their human sacrifices of tho cities ; Pak Lant, Bijropureo, and the grottoes nenr tho Royal Mountain. Tho nccount of tha trial for witcheraft includes n short chaptor re- Iating English incidents aud oninions, portaining- to the past, which scom nlmost as atrocious as many Sismese practices; aleo, o description of soma of tho Siamose 1dola, May Peals horoism in rolonsing hor mistrees, the Princess Lunartha Vismita, from her prison, and aftorwards saver- ing hor own tonguo from ite roots yith her dag- gor, lest she might, by torture, be induced to be- tray thoso'denr to hor, is most admirable and touching. ‘Iho account of tho life and death of TRunqonh, aconvert to the Roman Catholic faith, i full of interost. Finally, thonuthorses, in horlust chapter, describes tho proclamations of hor: Ttoyal pupil—then become King—of tho freodom. of tho_slaves. I'ho boolk is supplemented by a. charming littlo atory entitled ** A Logend of ‘tho Gold and Silvor Mines of Biam," whioh'givos an nccount of tho loves of P'ura "Athiott aud Fela Chow, or the Sun and tho Maon, with their in- fluonco upan the deposits of goldand silver uvon. tho mountaing. It also contning o thoory re- garding eclipses, which is now and pleasing, ¢ Nlother’s RMegister P—A Translation from the Fronch of Prof, Je i Fonse. sugrivess Ihig contalns tables, by means of which ao~ curato sccounts may bo kept of the health and condition of children and ‘othors, which wounld, doubtless, prove usoful for referenco in later cars or (imo of sickneus. Bhort chiaptors upon ronthing tud Noar-sightednoss, togothar with numorous notes, afford valuable binta rogarding tho prosorvation of hoaith, ——— Filley on Ilarlan. From the St, Louis Democrat, ks Ex-Secrotary iIarlan has scon it to dony, in- tho Waslington Clronicls, the assortion of ‘r, Gilos I, Filloy respecting’ tho demand and w coplance of & $10,000 inducoment for tho issue of cortain railrond bonds. My, Harlan's deninl in vnx;iv poor disproof of anything, aud his word would not pass for 6 per cont of its faco valun. against tho word of o man like dr, Filloy, In. deed, if Mr. Tilley should start out to toll tha. most barofaced lio imaginable ho would como: noaror to tho truth than arlan on his oath, In hin denial Mr. Harlan calls attention to the fact that Mr, Filloy enid ho did not know it to bon fact that the monoy had beon paid to Harlang but Mr, Iarlan omits to say that Mr. Tilley added that, although ho did not know {t of hig own porsonnl knowlodgo, ho waa as cortain of it o8 that o was sitting in tho ohair ho then oo~ cenpied, o cited tho namos of very respectablo wilnosses to the fact, and we would not advise the Tows Rooster to put bis damaged reputation to tho tosk of compavison with any of thom, Xllinois River and Oannl Novwws. Spectal Diaiteh to The Chicago Tribune, LASALLE, May 8,—The stoamor Bakor arrived this morning from 8, Louiy, to\vlnitwc barges of fire-clay for tho zino worka In_this city, one Ico-bargo, light, and the canalboat Watorloo, from Poru, Tho lattor passod into tho canat luaded with corn for Chicago. The steamer Ba- ker dopartod towing the canalboat Rybuim from tha port, londed with pig iron for Carondele, and ono barge of oo from I'eru for St, Loule. ‘Lhie river has beon rising since yestorday morn- ing, and therois now about 1§ fook of Water o tho mitor-#ill of Lock 10,