Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 14, 1873, Page 1

VOLUMYE 95, ! OLOTHIN 3 ‘“""“"”""‘MWMM. = Clothing! We are rogeiving an Immonso 'Sboflk of FIN. MEDIUM and . CLOTHING for Men's and Boys' Wear, All our own manufacture, and, suited to all classes. BUSINESS SUITS From $12 to $#40. “SPRING OVERCOATS From $14 to $30. " Custom Deparlment at West Sids Store, Partioular attention paid to the manufacture of Clerical Garments, npcan which a liBersl discount is xado. EDWARDS,’ 'BLUETT & CO., 46 ond 47 W’Aers‘x‘t) Madison-st, 808 STATH-ST. WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS. BLEGANT NATIONAL (Wi Wirg MATTRESSES, FOR $18 OR $16; And you will have o Bod for a lifetime. Lnmrions, Noiseless, and Desirabl, SUPERIOR T0 ALL OTHERS, The U. 8. Govornmont about 3,500 of our IR RERL ony 10 re now filling an order for B00 moro. Other {PUBLYO 1EUBLIOC INSTITUTIONS have about 1,100 ‘WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS 00, 286 STATE-ST,, Chicago, Il //cf YOUR LIFE 18 SPENT IN BED. You get the Most Comsort by using PETERS! INPROVED Woven Wire Mattross. AnImpronewent over all athers, + Bala vy doiors in Farniturs and Bodding, 2 SWHITTLESEY & 120 XinSnlle.atsy 34 Done N, n?fifififif&n. FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK, SEOUAITY TROM LOSS BY ROBBERY, - FIRE, OR ACCIDENT. ? THE FIDELITY Savings Bank AND ‘Safe Depository, In their now Tire-Proof Bullding, 148, 1456 & 147 Randolph—at., “Rooolro for safo kooplng fn tholr GREAT FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF BATE DEPOSIT VAULTS (among tho bost in tho world, having cost ovor ono hundred thousand dollars), Coupon Bouds, Socuritios, Family Plato, Coin, Deods, Wills, and Valuables of ovory do. .zrl:;‘::r::fi Safos tn tholr Vaalts at from 81010860 FRUSHS BBV 1c1vp nEoEVED AND BXE. CUTED, Interest Allowed on Savings Deposits, JOHN Q. HATNES, President. NEW PUBLICATIONS, WATOHES, : FINE WATCHES, ‘We have the largest assortment of Fine Watches in the West, which we are selling at remarkably low prices. ‘We have just received another large invoice of GOLD GUARD OHAINS. N, MATSON & ca,, STATE & MONROESTS. MUSIOAL, GHORGE W, WoOD & G0’ PARLOR (ORGANS. ‘Thoeo remarkablo tnstramonta hava creatod much fne toreat and onthuslaam among musicias by reason of thels BEAUTIFUL QUALITY OF TONE, THOROUGH OONSTRUCTION, ELEGANT DESIGNS AND FINISH, And tho extraordinary, musteal offeots to bo obtatned . from thelr COMBINATION SOLO STOES. TOLINE (s soft or breathing atop); 5 SBRUNT (2 soft orbroattn o abta fan or tromolo); PIANO Jof oxqulalto tono, ‘whioh will over Toquire hoto organs have aoquired a very oxteisivn salo in kY Amorica arid Rurobo, audall inte . vitod 10 6xamina thom 2t th +assonc, 13 musle &70 1o Nos, 66 -and 68 Adams-st,, batweon Stato and Dearborn, Y CEICAGO. Al lovers of musto aro fnvited to examino them. oulara cnntaining musio sont Dostpald 16 aRy addmss, O JEWELRY, &o. AT COST! | I will soll my whole stook of WATOHES, CHAINS, JEWELRY, ond SILVER-TLATED WA, - AT COS Y For the noxt twenty days, prepara- tory to removal to my ELEGANT NEW STORE, 1883, 185 and 187 Wa-~ bash-av, : " 5 P A.H.MILLER, 176 State-st. aud 42 Wost Madisonss, STOVES, RANGES, &o. NEW EMPIRE COOK STOVEH. THE FINEST EVER MADE | BOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW! Ias More Good Fentures Than Any Other? " ‘Axt Exln‘:n(nnfion ‘Wil Gonvinae Yon! a wott, h Troy N. Y. Wity Sott, Quiiby & Perm, Troy N. Y. Bold Wholosalo a co, JOHN D. MAOLEAN & 835 STATE-ST. . Just Published : AN ABSORBING NEW NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF “SURRY OF EAGLE'S NEST.” HER MAJESTY the QUEEN, BY JOHN ESTEN CO0KE, Aathor of **Burry of Engla's Noat," **Mohun," ** Dootor Vandyke," &a., &o. 12mo. Fino Oloth. *'Hoe Majoaty tho Quoen™ 4 story Tall ot pxduing facen a8 theilin . Lo [Btoroat of tho ruador from tho communonmaat S50 Euanieely (i work of up oXibrendsd vl WIS Rvolit ron o fl.]}opnhrxllllhah e alroady extonds roputation REASON and REDEMPTION; Or, Tho, Gospel as It Attests Ttaclf. Dy Robort Bakor White, D.D. 8vo. Tintod paper, Estra oloth, §2,00, LEISURE MOMENTS, Woems. By H. Holen Nunoz. 12mo, Buporfine tinted papor. Extra oloth, gilt top, 83.00. K2 For sala by booksellers gonorally, or will bo sent by mall, postpald, upon recolpt of tho price, by $1.50. 4 durilliag historioal 1at abrorl J. B. LIPPINCOTT & C0., Publishors, 715 and 717 Market-st., Philadelphia, SOALES. FAIRBANKS' STANDARD SCATLES OF ALL BIZES, FATRBANES, MORED & 00 - 111 AND 118 LAKE-8T. HIGHWINES. HIGHWINES, SILKS. GHENEY BROTHERS, 8ilk Manufacturers, Mills a¢ Hartford and’ South Manchostar, Oonnootiout, 5 SALEBROOMS, A77BROOME-ST. N.Y. Have now oponod a storo in Now York, ox- clusivoly for the snle of goods of thoir own mnm‘xrnnmrn. consisting of 2 Dress Silks, Black, Colored, and Striped Gros Grains, >4 Parasol Silks, in all shades and widths, = 0 Marcellines and Florentines. TFoulards, all colors and grades, for-Hat, Cap, and Fur Linings,’ and Millinery Purposes, Black and Colored Gros' Grain Ribbons, S Sash Ribbons and Belts, Machine Twist and Sowing Silk. In quantities to suit purcha: tantl; on hand and offorod for salo by LY EKILIAN BROS., Distillers' Agents and Brokers in Highwines, Offico and Btoro 92 South Markot-at., Oene tral Union Block. Trams, Organzines, and Fine Patent ‘Spun Silks, for - Sillx Mixturo Woolens, . ..’ Partioular attontion twill bo pald to ordors {or any special kinds of 8ilk usod by manu« fnoturors, either in woven fabrios or ‘silk in the skein or on spoola. “MY BLOCK.” That most elogant of all the Buildings in the Now Chiongo, is now completed, and for rent, AS A WHOLE, or subdivided to suita number of tenants, Baid Building has a basoment 102 foot front by 138 in dopth, with six full stories, 83 by 120, situated on ‘Washington-at., within three blooks of four- teon of tho largost Banks in the oity, and within four hundred foot of the Wonder of the World, as Dry Goods men (Ficld, Leiter & 0o.), and two hundrod feot of the **lnrgest snd most ologant” and suocossful Millinery Hstablishment in the country (D. B. Fisk & Qo.). with two Elevators, and equippod up to modorn timos. Inquire at the Building, or at 287 Michigan-ov., or address Box 103, Post Oflloo, N, P. WILDER. REMOVALS. REMOVATL. ., THOMPSON & (0, "PRINTERS, 158 & 160 South Clark-st. REMOVAL. The PITTSBURGH, FT. WAYNE and PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Companies will, on Wednesday, May 14, remove their TICKET OF- FICE from 43 West Madison-st. to 656 BOUTH OLARK-ST., corner of Randolph, the OLD CORNER occu- pied by them previous to the Big Fire. ‘W. C. CLELAND, Asst. G. P, Agt. REMOVATL. ANDREW BROWN, ‘WHOLESALE DRALER IN Beef, Pork, Lard, " . SMOKED BEEF, HAMS, Tongues, Tripe, & Pig's Feet, TO OLD LOOATION, 101 South Water-st., Chicago, Packing Hauso, B. W. corner Rightoenth and Grove.sts, We Have This Day Removed Qur offloo and manufactory to ** Raborta' Butlding, " Gallicun-placo, botmoon Otk and Toarsorn o " g el goulons o manufactars aud” sl il uggs of. oning Maa ohments, Machina: Horaws, ‘e Diss. &a. S R ANGELL & 000" May 13, 1679, REAL ESTATE, L. WOUNDBRLE, T Doddannn of I AT Merchant Tailor, Rfisl eHEH flt MUITIS' I]_l' ITns Romoved to 126 Fifth-nv.. second floor. The rosidonce of Deacon Mosos Bross, at = FINANOCIAL. Morris, 11, 18 for salc on ensy terms. The gardon {s largo, and fllled with o choics va- rlety of fruit from tho nurseries of Blwangor & Barry, Rochestor, N. ¥. It is a most do- sirablo home. For partioulars, inguire of J, B. DAVIDSON and M. K. KELLER, Bsgs., Morris, or of WM. BROSS, Ohicago. DWELLINGS On Monthly Payments, Ibavo TWO EXCELLENT, WELL-BUILT forsalo at a VERLY LOW PIIOR, on montkly ooy iy 0 860 por month, o te-st. of tho underalgned, QOVEET. For Sale--Capitalists Attention, Fifty-fivo acras, contrally located noar depot, weat of track, high ground with treos, subdivided into 141 lots; offered at & groat bargain for ontire proporty, Wil soll 20 acros wout of Prospoot-av., or 85 soros oaat of track, ULRIOH & BOND, 87 Dosrborn-st, WANTED. WANTED. A Goneral Agent to scliclt in the olty fo ttio Eiquitablo Eifa Ansurasee Aooragr. Y JENNIBON & THOMPEON, General Managars, 108 Donrborn-at. SPECTACLES rkat, 1y aul Thistoseintha et o BOERCTIRS tothe oxom at 76 Madison-at., nost (o Mo 3 — Tttt notlo MoViskies, FENCES. I f Combination Fe lagton-st, " A OLITTLE, P4 Aiont Uniow Hares o, Highland Park Building (, - Offico 163 MONROE.ST,, Room 4, Kont's Bullding, 1o on oasy term Housos and Lots for ME ONLY EXOLUSIVE NEEDLE HOU| ATERIOM Y, B limest goots, tho lay obt Sonke A the groatest sasortiment of Machitie and Hand Noodjos, st il lawast prices, aall on or addrory BUSINESS CARDS, J. YUNKIHR, PREMIUM BOOY AND BHOE MAKER, 4 Daasbora-at. CHIOAOO.“ West Handolphiat, OHARLES I, BROWER. R. PARKER PIEROE, PIERCE & BROWER, BROKERS, 28 MAJDLSON' =S, Tiooal Btooks, Commeraial Papor, Govern. ment and Wostern Boouritios, Tilinofs 10 por cont Rogistored Coupon Bonds. Betcous Rogietored Ooupon Bonds:. PRINTING, VISITING & BUSINES CARDS FRINTED TO ORDER BY CULV_iER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0, 18 & 120 Mouroe-st. PERFUMERY, PULLMAN PALACE OAR BOUQUET on your l'h‘mL Xkerchilof. For sale by ugglate. LUMBER, HENRY N. HOLDEN, Wholesale and Rotail Dealsr fn all kinds of HARDWO0D LUMBER. Also, Mahogany, Rosowood, Florids Oedar, ‘Venears, &o, to Hiling bills for Partiotilar attention paid any kind of Hudwnod%r Fanoy Lumber, OFFICE AND YARD-No, 11 Soulh Markel-st: CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1873. - o " _THE INDIANS, Additional Acc_ounfs of tho Last Fight with the Modocs, ™ ' Two Soldiers Killed Eight Wounded. and Thio Savages Flanked and Pursned by tho. Warm Spring Indians,- Tha Trn(;ps and Warrlors in Hot Pursuit at Last Agcoun!s’ ‘Jack's Band Botiored to o Without Food ond Ammonition, - - ' TheM&dac Chief .clothes. himself with Gen. Canby's Uniform. Indian Affairs in Oregon . and Arizona. New Yorx, May 18.—Dispatchos from San Franoisco, Oal., of the 12th, stato that conriora from tho lsva-bods bring nows that ' Captain Haabrouok's command was attacked by & party of Modocs, and four soldiors and one Warm Bpring (friondly) Indian woro killed; and eix soldicrs and one Warm Spring Indian were wounded. Tho attack was suddon, and the troops wero taken complotely by surpriso. ' Aftor the firat firo of ‘the Modaos, Capt. Husbrouck rallied |. Lis mon and charged, and tho Modocs rotreated into. the woods, scattoring in all directions. Boveral volloys wero - fired upon them, but {t 48 not known whothor any woro killed. The ‘troops eaptured twonty- five horsos belonging to the Modocs. Capt. Hasbrouck alao capturod six boxes of carbino cartridges, which had boon'captured by the In- dians o short timo ngo, whilo they were being sont to tho front. Thero wero 83 Modoca in tho fight, commandod by Capt. Jack, wearing tho uniform of Gen. Oanby. k ‘Whon tho last conrior loft, Gon. Davis' camp and troopa wore botwoon tho lava-bods and tho Modocs, who were ontirely out of their - lava strbnghold. Tho artillery will bo moved to tho sido of tho lako to preveut tho Modocs roturn- ing to tho lava-bods, and tho balanco of the troopa will immedintoly follow and ‘extorminato them. It {u tho oplnion .of Oapt. Husbrouok that tho Modocs aro almoat ontiroly ont of am- munition, - @ The bodics found by the expodition that wont in soarch of Lisut. Craniton’s party wore thono of Liout, Oraustou, Borgt. Ely, Corporal Moo- zoy, buglor Doran, and privates Albin and Bloom. Bome wero badly mutilated. Liont. Cranston wns goalpod, as. was also one of tho othors. Lewis- Webber, who was buried on the Binoge e Do i i afhe- tandons of bured on that dato Lad beon bufned moro or loas. . ANOTOER ACGQUNT, BAx Fraxarsco, May 12.—LavA-BEDs, May 11, —9 .2, m.—Digpatches from Lieut. Boyle's camp stato that at sunriso yestordny tho Modoca' camo to his camp and fired on tho pickot-guard, ‘Tho command of COnpt. Hasbrouck was scout- ing allday, ond roturned to Sorass Laoko for water, and wore making efforts to scenro ‘somo by digging. Nono could bo found, and McRay was sont back to Lieut. Boyle's’ camp, having na 80 escort Battory B, Fourth Artillery, Companics Gand Bof the First Onvalry wore left. Tho distanco being 17 milos, it ocoupiod all night. At tho dawn of doy Oapt. Jack and his band rode within 100 yards of the camp, whore all were dismounted, and charged on tho camp, fir- ing into the hord and the guard, ot the firat volley stampoding the herd. They loft for tho canp, andwhile the men were gotting undor arms the Modacs gave them volloy atter volloy, killing four soldiora and one Warm Bpring Indian. A ally was mado and & chargo sounded. By this time McKay and somo of his mon had nnited and drove tho Modocs into the timbor, captur- ing twonty-ono ponles, throo pack mules, ono Modoo (left on the field) and nincteon mulos, packed, with six bodies. Boforo thoy rotreated their trail was covered. Tho Indians beat n haaty rotroat toward tho MoLods rango of mountains. Capt. Hasbrouok haudled his men doxterously. Ho is now furnished with five days' nn]pp]feu but water being vory scarco detoran oni stay in tho fiold. Gen, Davis hoa determined to keop them moving until the lnst Modoo is killed. o thinks that the soldiors gain greator courage when they have them on opon ground, The wounded are boing brought into camp in wagons, From thore they will fi» iakon tohead- quarters, Two soldicrs are reported mortally ‘wounded. Onpt. Hasbrouck thinks that tho Modocs have no ammunition except what is In thoir pouches, aafl thoy loat thoir entire atook of ammunition in g fight. . Cnpg. Jack has but soven animals, Ho had on the attire of Gen. Canby, and tool his position a8 lordly as if ho was a Brigadier-Genoral, All tho artillory will be moved at onco to the sido of tholske.” Enough men will bo rotained in tho old stronghold to koop it safe, whilo tho l“l: will give ohase and try to extorminato the ast ona, There wero thirty-threo Modocs engagod. No Bquaws wero scon during the fight, or by scouts on the following nignt. There is n strong susploion that Oapt. Jack {8 recelving ald from some unknown party. It upponred atrangp how he got six boxes of centro- ¥ od cartridges. Thoy did not oapture any rom our forcos. It is cortain that he conld not gm ‘yloknd up that amount after the battle of an, 7. ‘Whon the carriar left the troo{‘m woro betwesn tho Iava-beds and tho Indians, the Isttor belng entiroly out of thelr lava-bod &tronghold, Liout, Harrls' condition is much tho same an last reported, but thero is greater hopa of his Tecovory, LATER, . Bax Fnanorsco, May 18.—A dlspatoh from Yreka says the Modocs are 25 milos from tho Flm of ‘tho last fight, hotly pursucd by tho roops and Warm Spring Iadians, BAX Fnanoisco, g’lly 13—1 p. m,—No list of killod and wounded in the last fight is racelved from the Lava-Bod camp, Two wero killed and soven wonnded. Liout. Harris' mother and brothor have nzrived at camp from Philadolphia, Bax Fraxoisco, May 18—3 p. m,—A dispatoh Just recoived from Yroka, Oal,, 18th, says Oapt, . J. Lydecker, of ‘the nginoer Corp, arrived from thie front Iast avening, An artlst who has beon photographing tho lava-bed country, promounces it ono of the strongest imagiuablo natural fortifications. 1o oonfirms the valuuu reporta concerning the eagagemont of the 10th, excopt that thero were one soldier and one Warm B ring Indian killod, aud eight soldiers and ons Warm 8 ring Indian wounded. Tho lattor has since diod. Somo soldiers are, - soriously wounded, but the Modoca- wero routed and scattered in the mountaing_ bordering the lava-bed, Their trallis belng ' tollowed y the Warm Bprings. ll:ra{n the blood indications, some were serlouyly <hurt, Liout, Harrls fu stlll in & vory oritical condi~ tlon, tlmnfh the aurgaonn think ho may survivo. ‘Tho party who wont up the Klamath in search of Bogua Cuarley has not yot returned. It ls -vory doubtful it they oatoh him.: : “Lhe laat reports from the Yainox Reservation roprenent things s quiet, but it is thought the Klamath warriors wquld readily go to war if they “| nt Boylo's Camp Inat avening, wore disturbed, and Oapt. Jack holds out muth longor, = p LavA-BeD, May 12.—The forces noting aro somo twonty-five milos from horo, and are work- ing thofr way, probably flflvlnff the ' Modoea toward tho stronghold thoy oceupiod at tho timo of tho Thomas massnoro, Tho troopy aro mov- ing from thin comp this mornin g lmplnr to cut thom off boforo thof ronch it, k]l 1a notive now, and tho Modocs will ho allowed no rost, - Gon, Davis hopos wo have bogun an action which will eud in tho extormination of tho tribe. 1t wns & fimud mistako of tho Modoes, who undoubtedly mnth they could stampede this forco ns thoy had stampedod tho othors, but thoy mat tho Warm Bprings, Theso warrlors startod ot the first firo 08 fast n thoy conld got_thoir guns, trotiing in on the finnk of tho Modocs, which surprisod them, .Tho ory, * Warm Bprings," wont flmmg;h the Modoo ranks, and_they were stampodod In placo of the soldiors, Tho' Warm 8prings drovo thom stoadily all day, Inid on thoir flank Inst nlxhv, nud will reuow tho fight to-day, IB)n:Iflflnn nud K loft for the Lava-Bed Inst night. "o wonnidod in tho laat. angagoment aerived Bhall havo par- ticulary of the flght to-night. y Four mail-catrlors arrivod ot 12 “o'olock Inst night. Wo lonrn that the Modocs woro hem\inq fowardn Van Bromor's Mountnin, clokoly prranod by tho troops and Warm Springs, = Tho Modoca aro either attomnpting to roturn to'the Lava-Bod, {rom this sido, or will take to Van Bromor Monn- tain, aud thero seattor. They aro ovidontly #tarvod out, and thoir amunition is nearly ail ono, making thom subjects for cnsy capturo 1{1 good guides wore with tho soldiors.to hunt thom, - B Speetal Dispateh to The L‘A(mflo Tribune, WasinNozon, D. 0., May 18.—Tho lntot dis- potches from tho Lave-Bods conflrm tho fenrs outortained by tho War Dopartment, which woro stated in thoso dlnrntchus a4 to tho truth of tho story thot the Modoca had loft their stronghold, Gon, Blierman was of the opinion that anothor advanco wonld bo but s ropatition, ns it hng Fmvml, of tho Inst dienstor. To nvert this, n ologram was sent to Gon, Davis, urgln bim to bo careful, but it it ' tloughi it did not reach him in timo, 'Tho iden of tho Modaca hoing reinforced by ontalde parties is not crodited hers. Tt fs supponad that they occupied thoir old position in tho Lava Bods, and wero ablo to take our troops by surpriso, because tho Intter could not 800 thom untif thoy wero within muskot range. Stops will bo taken to roinforco the troops Iargaly beforo another assanit is mado on the Indians. TIIE OREGON ANDARIZONA INDIANA, 8AN Franoisco, May 12.—~Tho Unitod Btatos troops capturod Quior Hattaunnba, the Apache chiof who murdored five squaws, and wore nbout to hang him whon Gen. Orook ordered him to bo sont to Alacatras, Three companics havo been ordorod from Ari- zona to tho Madoo country. A dispatch from Portland, Orogon, yesterday, sayu: Five Indiana attocked the housoof Jamos Harrigon, oight milos from Walla Watln. e ro- fused to give them tocacco, and the Indiars knoclced “the door down. 'Huarrison defended - Limsolf and_daughter, and with n hatohot knocked two down and struggled with o third, when tho daughter camo to his rescuo an knocked the Iudian down with anaxe. Tho nolghbors haard ths outorios and caa to thoir rolicf. Ilarrison got throo Indinns into jail, but two esoaped. ST. LOUIS. Mecting ¢f the So-Cnlled Congress sionnl OonferenceswThe Number of M. C.s In Attonilance Not Definitely Stateds-8t. Louls Makes Hor Aunual Rid for the Forecign Groin Tradoss - Speeches by Mayor Brotvn, the Jlon. ¥enry Te Blow, and Gov. Woodson, 8r, Lou1s, Mo., May 13.—Tho temple in which tho Congressionsl conferenco mot to-dsy is hondsomely docoratod with flags and bannors, and shiclds boearing the names of all tho Btatos ot fho Unlon arg hung_from..tho railing of the gallery. Thostago 4 claboratoly embollishod with flowors and- living plants {n bloom, the whole prosonting & very bonutiful appenrance, Tho conferenco waa callad to ordor at hialf-past 12 o'clock by Hon, Honry T. Blow, who stated that, on consultation with ‘gontlemon from all parts of the country, it had boen decided that- Mayor Brown, as the Executive of tho city of Bt. Louis, should prosido over tho conforenco, and that tho membern of the lacal Exocutlva Committee should sorve a8 othor officers of the conforonce, Mnf'nr Brown thon took the Chair, and_intro~ ducod Bishop Bowman, who involiod the Divine- blessing on the conforonco. Mayor Brown, after bidding tho Congrossmon prosont & mostcordinl aud hearty wolcome on, boholf of tho whole &nup}u of 8t. Louis, and ono which he hoped wonld make tho ‘momory of thelr vistt plensant, snid: “It was not our pur-’ poso in_inviting you hero to-day moroly to dis- cuss our local nftiactions, noithor was it our do- stre to invito you hero for the purpose of bring- ing unduo inilucnces to bear on you, and there- by endeavor to securo your committal to logislation ealeulatod to fako ndvantage of or injuro any portion of our com- mon country. We have doslgnatod this assombly a8 & convontion, - bub in its character it is moroof an informal and friondly conforonce. We dosira to submit a plain, practical oxhibit of tho noods of tho West aud Bouth for improved water linos to tho oconn. Wo do not desivo to exclto discussron, nor do we ask any voto in advanco on logisla- tivo propositions, nor do wo intond to ombar- rass if“ by strict Parlinmontary pmcnedlx;gu." Tho Mayor then reforred to the necessity of im- proved wator rontos to the seaboard, aud apoke of what tho Qovornment has dono for the sea- const in tho way of protaction to lifo and prop- orty, and claimed that tho same should bo doue for tho Wost ; and, to fllustrato tho porils of nay- igation on tho Miusissippi Rivor, ho said that in ono bond of that river, only four milos in oxtont, thore lia tho wrocks of thirty-alx stoamors, dam- ming up the way, and that it is appropriatoly callod Gravoyard Bond. Not only tho West and Southaro iutorested in removing obstructions from snd docponing the channels of the Missis- sippi Rivor and its tributaries, but tho wholo country aud also foroign nations, for the cheap transit of tho products of tho ]\fluulsalfip( Valloy Loy, and must always have, groat influonce on tho markots of tho world, 0 slso cited tho 1ot that, in consoquonco of tho high rates of frolght to tho seaboard, many farmors have not- unlly burned thoir corn bécauge it could not bo ‘marketod. without bringing them in debt. In view of theso and _vurious other drawbacks to thoirade and business of tho Wost, ho appoanlod to tho Congrossmon to con- sider -tho situation and nccord that aid which will removo tho trouble. The Hon, Henry T. Blow thon dolivered an addross on tho general objects of the confer- onco. He bogged the Congressmen to beliove wo are nntlnm‘f in our foolings and’aims, and would acorn to recoive at their hands a single favor that would burden unjustly any part of the couutr{. Ho thorefore addrossad thom na roprosontatives of the wholo country, os statos- men bound by no narrow lines, as honest mon, rogarding it as thoir highest duty a6 woll as thoir m:fmsme pleasure to invostigato the condi- tion and olaims of tho feoblo and strong sliko, and to mete out equal and oxact justice to nll, As & remedy for these renl or supposed combina~ tions he proposed competition, and_to earry out compotition ho auked Gongren ivo o aounc try s national water system aqual to our raitrond l?;fllum. tho rosult of “which, he eald, would bo the admiration of tho world. e then roforred +0 the products and rosourcos of the Missiasippi Valloy, andwnid Bt. Louis was destined to beoomo tho centro of tho iron trado of tho warld, and that within twonty yenrs loxas will prodico more ootton annually”than is now exported from tho whole country. Hon, E." 0. Btanard, membor-oloct to Congross ‘from tho [First District, of this* oity, was then introduced, and apoke_in" botialf of tho Morolants' Exehango of Bt. Louls and tho commoroial intorests of the Misalssippl Valloy. Hia n{)ucch was quite lengthy, and abounded in statistical information bearing upon tho rmducllvnnuuu of tho conntry and groat demand for incroased and cheapor facilitios for tranaportation, e sald the contral plaiu of this continout has groator capacity for coreal productions than any oqual ares on the globe, Bovonty-five to oighty thousand milos of rail- road aro now employod in moving the produc- tions aud commeroo of the vountry, yot thore is a groat and prosslug usod of Incransod facilitien aud cheapor transparsation. Milliona of tony of , breadutulfs aro wasted in the Wontern flelds or consumod for fuol, whilo multiludes i Lastern oltios and _foreign lands suffor for food. The ~Westorn farmor ob- talug but mbout ; 16 conta por bushel . NUMBER. 268. for oorn, whilo the consumor in tho Ynat has to Eny 05.oonts for if.. Tho farmor is not roim- ursed for tha actual cost of produotion, while tho coat of living to_tho consumor is oxconsivo ond burdensome: Al the profits of production, and moro too, aré domanded for transportation. Tho producer is impovorished, commorca Inn~ gnlshos, and brmkn!;)hy throatans tho ontire country, and must onsue unloss rolief ia afford od from tho oxactions of tyrrannical mduopolios, A systom of canals south of freozing lng wonld afford great reltof, botl lni continntity of transit and ohoapnoas, and would hold tho rallroad to o uniform and lowor rato of charges: Tho Jamdy Rivor & Kannwha, tho Atlantic & Groat West- ory, and Tort Bt. Phillips Canals should be comploted iithaut dolny, but notwithstanding their complotion wonld” bo nlmiost oquivalot to duplication to tho tonnngp capaaity of ail trunk railiwayn, atill tho noconsitios of thé court- try's rapldly iuoreasing commorco wonld not ba met, nnd tho domand - for more and choapor fa~ cilitlos wonld still oxist. Ho showed by statiatica that by fartho groatest incroaso in populatlon and | agrienltural and manufacturod products during tho past ddcado ocourred In tho Wost, and that thd prosont snd futurs dominrid for Incronand ° tranaportation facllitios s and would boin the Misslssippl Valley. 1Ie then entorad into 4 com- parlson of tho cont of railroad, oanal, son, lako, and river trangporintion, = and showed that rivor transit is° 100 ' por cont choap-~ or tbhan. caval, oud noarly 500 por cont chenpor * than raflrond, sod ssked, ““Doos not this fact ung@uut 4 solution of tho quostion undor disonssion ¢” The value of grain to tho producer s the prico paid in Livorpool, loss tho cont of transit, Ho thon showed that gratu can_bo laid down in Livorpool via tho Mis- uigsippl .River aud Now Orloans 16 conts choapor por bushol than vis Now York, and that if the ndvantagos of rivor transit could bo fully used tho oxports from tho Misslssippi Valloy would saon turn the balance of trade in our favor, and gold wonld flow from tho- old to the new, rathor than a8 now from tho new to the old world. Ho thon stated why the advantages of cheapor trausit on tho Mississippi Rivor could not be fully roalized, by oxplaining tho obstruc- tiony at its mouth, t] 0 inadequaoy of wator on tho bar; -&e., and oited tho fact that during 'March and -April fust possed noarly fifly vossels woro oblighed to anclior off tho moulh of tho rivor amfmllt two or throo wooke for & totally inadequate Govornment dredging boat to out a channel through thé bar bofore thoy oowld resch tho daop wntor of the rivor, Lot thin obstructioh be romoved, and the Missisaippi Rivor will give the oonn o tonnage oqual to that of the wholo world bosides. Loss than half the amount of monoy, worse than wasted, above the amount requisite to stbsidizo -o_singlo Pacific Railroad, would 5ivo to tho Mis- sissippi Rivor & dopth of water sufficient to allow ‘vossolg constructed for tho purpose to il direct from Livorpool to St Louin. If this were ac- complished, wheat could be tratsported from tho Kmsiaalppi Valley to Livorpool 8 conts por ‘bushel cheaper than from tho Baltiograin-raialug xéeglona, nm} 18 conts chooper than from tha Black en, Mr. Blanard was listenod to vory attentively, aud froquently applauded. Gov. Woodson was thon introduced, and gave the mombors n warm fraternal welcome on boe halt of tho poople of tho Btate. Ho also ro- forred to tho roports which had gained ciroula- tion, to tho offect that this muutmg lad some political signifleation or purpose. 'This he do- niod in toto, atating that no one had nn[vr such denign, and saying that tho strongost dosiro and highoat ambition of the poopla of tho city and Btato I8 to sco all parts of this gront country united in fratornal bonds, bound by common in- terosts, and soctional foolings snd animositics ut agide forevor. Ho thon ontered into some ntorosting statistics regarding tho agricultural and mining wealth of Missourl. After giving n dotailod statomont of tho pro- ducts nnd-resourcon of Miasourd, and roforring to clienpor moans of trausit for the productions of tho Misslasippl Valley, tho Governor touchod upon tho railrond system of tho country, and spoko rather soverely regnrding tho presont plan of mauaging railways. Lo was not opposed to raflways ; on the couh'nrr, ho desired them in- oroaued, but ho wantod them to bo the norvants, not tho mautors, of tho pooplo. It was imprac. tieablo to coutrol railronds, ospecially trunk lines, by State actiou ; but ho thought Congross ehould ‘do somothing o prevont tho abuses which have crept into tho managemeont of thd roads, and make thom subserve the Interests of the peopla Tatlfdc - Fhan tho proflt of their officera and Directors, ' fHo dwelt r|nllu strongly upon tho ovil of high sala- rles pald to rmilrond officials, eaying that tho mouey oxpondod in this mauner, over and aboye # foir romunoration for services, would go far toward romedying the ovil of high freights, Mo also reforred to thoe nocess’ty of a cheap water routo to the soaboard, and urgod membors of Oongross to give the matter their serions con- sideration., Gen. Buzzoy, one of tho committoo from New Orleans, mado somo remarks, in which ho briefly skotchod tho condition of tho Houth, ith inabllity to do much for itsclf’ ' by roason of its poverty, aond stated -that the Eunpln of his section of the conntry Dad the right to oxpect that Congross wonld nid thom by furnishing meana of transportation by which comnerce might bo rovived and tho pros- perity of the pooplo onbanced. He sald the storehouses of Now Orloans are full of produce, ' which could not reach the market because vose sola could not cross the bar at the mouth of tho river and reach thoir hinrbor. Thero was tobacco onough nlono now iu New Orloans to lond twenty of tho largost vossols, but they could not como und tako 1t away. Ho them, on bebnif of tho City of Now Orloans, invitod the mombors of the Convoution to oxfond their excursion from Galvoston to New Orleans, ncr.‘nflt tho hospitali- tios of that city, and visit tho Dalizo, which wes accopted unanimously, A, . Willio, momber of Congross-at-Largo from Toxas, also formally invited tho Conven- tion to visit' Galvoston and anjoy tho hospitality of that city, which was alao accopted and warmly acknowledgod, Adjourned to to-morrow. METEOROLOGICAL. Signal Sorvice DBurcan Reports and Prognostications. Oit10Aao, May 13—10:18 p, m, Tho followitg roports have boen received from tho places mentioned below : Statfon, llm.lmrl Wind, | ireather, Duffalo, 4NN, WV,, fresh, |Qlear,. aira Galintea, Gioudy, Cloudy. Fair, Qloveland, Oloar, Qhoyoun Gloudy, Davenport Falr, Olaudy, Cloar. Gloar, Glear, Light ratn, Cloudy, Harquelts | sal0alm, loar, Milwaukeo 41(8, E, gontle, |Cloudy, G2, freah, |Threnten'g 40[8. frosh, Clondy, G3IN. W., fresh, |Glear, PROBABILITIES, ‘Wasaivaron, D. C., May 18.—For the North- wost and upper Iakes, and thence to tho Lower Ohio Valloy, and Missouri and Kansas, falling barometer, northonstorly to southoasterly winds, olondy weather and rain, For Tonnosses an the Guif Statos, oloudy wosther and rain; rising tomporature and ‘sontherly winds, ¥or tho Houth Atlantio Btates, southeastorly and southwosterly winds, hi%lx tomporature, olond|- noes and rain,. For the lower lakos and Middlo Btatos, highor prossure, falling tomperaturo, northwostorly winds, possibly occasional raiu, but gonorally clcnrlngnnml cloar woather, For Oaneida and tho Now England Btates, northorl winds, falling tomporaturo, ocoasional rain, with gonorally oleariug aud clear ‘weathor to-morrow, —_—— Klres, GavLvestoN, Tex., May 13.—The firs yoaterdas at Calvert, "lox,, dostioyed Lalf a biock, wit] the excupt(on of ‘ono warchouse, Tho loss is ontimated at from 260,000 to #70,000, The fol. lowing aro tho cntimated lossos: John Orr, $18,000 ; Bangor Brow, $25,000; A, O, , $0,000 ;' Bamtiol Grillop, ©4,000 ; Redding & Garrott, £35,000, Beveral boot m& shoo ulmpf‘ tailors’, and " barbors' shops woro destroyed. numbor of morchants sustained damages to goods }l)y removal, The sufforers wero partislly insured, JAuEsvILLE, Wis, May 18,~Tho dwolling- houso of Hollis Hawloy, at Bhapelro, Wis., was totally destroyed by fira yostordsy aftornoon. Lous about 2,600 ; {nuuunce, 1,100, o ey 13— Danal Prats, Monraoueny, Ala., May 13,—Daniol Pratt, tho plonaer ‘manufacturor of Alabaros, died at Lis ome in Protiville to-dsy, sged 78 years, E DISASTER. : p '@ Tifty l_’eraon‘..,'g.‘nnned Up in a Burn~ ing Shaf ™ ear Plctou, N, 8, | Ej‘ vined of Roscuing Anf of Vietims. ; Littlo Mopo B Haurax, N. 8., Moy 13.—An oxplosion took placo to-day in tho Drummond colliery, in Pic- tou County, Dunn, the -Managor, his Assistant Managor, and forty olher mor. ara in tho pit. Tha slopo i on fire, and thero is no means.of ogresy from the mine, Gront anxioty iy felt for tho snfoty of thomep. No further particulars - as yot, ¥ BECOND DISPATON. Harrax, N, 8., May 18, —This community wag startlod to-night <with tho intolligonco that o . torriblo oxplosion had oconrred in tho Drum- mond colliory, Dlotou County, at 1 o'clock. Dansgor Dunn, Assintant Mannger Itichardson, and forty of the workmon woro in tho pit when- tho oxplosion took placo, ‘Clho groatost oxcite- mont provalled aftor the foncfal ocourrenco, and crowds of people for miles around came rushivg to the scono of tho disnstor, and saw ono of thoso hoartrending econes which is doscribod by oyo-witnosscs ns something harrowing boyond all concoption, the roccollection of which will nover fade from momory. Mothers, wivos, sisters, childron, and friends crowded around tho burning pit. mourning pititully the torriblo fato of thoso' bolot, their heartrending cries boing heard for a long distauco. Every offort has boon and {3 bo- ing mado to roscuo tho men, but so far without Buccess, and it is fearod that they havo all por- Jshed, Tho fire up to this time, 9 p. m., is atill toging. Assistanco from Piotou and New Glas- gow, whoro great oxcitomont provails, is athand, ‘and stronuows exzortions are mado to enbruo the conflagration. This city is greatly oxcited over tho nows of tlie calamity, . _LATER DISPATCH, . New York, May 18.—A Herald special from Halifax locates the mino dieaster at tho villago of Westillo, County of Pictou,. 103 milos from Ialifnx, whore thero aro threo large colllories In fulfoperatiou, exporting Inrgo qunntitios of coal. Navigation having recontly openod, the workmen domaudod iucrensed wagek, and soveral atrikes ocourred: Ono of tho largest mines, callod tho “Drummond Colliery, owned by tho Intor-colonial Company of Montraal, has boon closed sovoral days, and to-day 'the mon roturned to work, At half-past o in tho coal not firo to . tho #16po, and half an hour afterwards a foarful ox- plosion took placo, cawsod by tho acoumulation of gas during the timo tho mine was closed. About 2 o'clock & second oxplosion oceurred, coming up .tho slope air shaft, an old trial shaft, with torrible forco, ~ and, it s bolioved, killing ovary ouo in the mino, variouely osthunted at from forty to ono hundrod, including mon and boys. Soon aftor theo first oxplosion crios woro hoatd at the foot of the air-shaft. Men wero immodiaiely lowered with ropios, and four of thoso bolow brought up, Ivo .mon were going down tho air-shaft to rendor assistanco, when tho second explosion ocaurred, and woro blown to ploces. Thero was such a small Bn[‘)ply of water that littlo could be dono to quonch tho flames, which are still raging florcoly ot 10 to-night. Doneo innsses of smoko aro ‘pouring out nt ol the openings, and thron oninfio dentroy nll the suc- faco bulldings. No hiope of snving any of thodo ni:w!bnlow, us'all cscapo was cut off by tho ox- plosion. Many of tho lost aro married men with fami« o8, LOUISIANA, AllQuict at St, Martinsville~The Tax< Rosistors Surrender, and are Mes lensod on Parole, Nevw Inenia, ‘Lo, May 13.—Mike Cooney's aquadl of mounted Motropolitans arrived hore at noon by Isnd from 8L, Martinsvfllo, to await tha boat. Most all tho mon wero drunk, and yelling on their march through town like Indiana. Kollogg's transport York arrivod at 5 o'clook with Badger's forco, and took on tho cavalry an, pleco of artillery, and proceeded to DBrashear, en’ routo to Now Orleans. Aaq(nml of fifty got off at Terro Bonne, to install Kollogg's otficnm a¥ Thibodean, ‘I'vo companics of United_Statos troops, with Col. Smith, loft on tho Miunio Avery for Drashoar, whoro thoy linvo ongaged tranaporta. tion for Now Orloan, and will probably ayrive thero to-morrow ovoning, Two compinics of Unitod States troops romain at Martinsville, ton mon and ono officer of whom aro at the sorvico of the Unitod Stntes Marshal, Col. DoBlanc and sovoral of his frionds sure rondorad, aud aro now on parolo until Friday, when thoy will leavo for New Orleans. The names of £ho olovon whom tho Marshal has war- ranta for are not nscortalued. Quiet now roigns in 8t. Martinsville, Col. Do~ Blane having M:x:omgliuhnd hin aims by ehowing to the world the inability of Kollo; 5 to sustain t\i: power without the aid of the l?ni(ud States roops. THE POLARIS. Tho Govornment tp institutoe o Scarch for the Disabled Vessel. ‘WasmiNaToN, May 13.—The Bourolnrfi of iha Navy enid to-dny that from sll that ho could learn the Polaris would probably ho able ta roach somo extrome northern port, but if, aftor allewing hor & ressonablo time, sha should not do 8o, a vossol would bo dispatched in that diroc- tion, with tho Db‘ioct of hor rolief, or of obtain- tnining information, it possiblo, concorning her. Tho Department will do all in its power for hor a0fe trausit to tho United Btates, and to the com« fort of tho survivora, The expedition having beon fittod out undor the direction of the De- nrtmont, and boing still under its clarge, the gaumlnry dosires to liavo somo of the principal poreons visit Washington for tho purpose of offlaially inquiting into all the facts connccted g{ith the expedition since it left tho United atod. —_——— The Ohio (Boescl) Railroad Low Dee clared Unconstitutional. Corompus, 0., Muy 13.—In the Suprome Court to-day two canos which involyo tho consti- tutionnlity ‘of tho Boesel Railraad law wore do- cided, the full bonch conenrring in_pronouncing is law unconstitutional. Chiof Justico White Lold as follows: 1. Taxatlon can only bo au- thorized for public X{u’paao!. ‘When thorefora o statuto-authorized s county, township, or municipality to lovy taxes not above & givon . per cout on the taxable proporty of the locality, for the pur- os0 of building so much of o railroad as can bo Eullt for that amount, and tho part of s railroad * 80 t0 be bullt can boof no publio utillty unless used to accomplish an_unconstitutional pm!'lpnau. suoh tax fs_illogal and counot be imposod, 2. Beo, 0, Art. 8, of tho Constitution doclares that tho General Aesombly shall nover authorize any oounty, oity, town, or townsbip, by vote of ita oltizons or otherwise, to becomo a Atookhold- orln any joint stock company, corporation, or associntion whatever, or to ralse mono; for or loan its ‘crodit to or in al of any guch company, corponguvln. or asgooiation, What tho (onoral Assombly ia thus prohibited from dolng_direotly it has no power to doindireotly. 8. Whero publiooredit or money is furnishiod by any of the subdivisions of the Bfato namod, tobo usod in part construction of & work, whioli, undor tho statuta authorlzing ita conatruction, must bo comploted if com- platod at all by otlior partios out of thelr own mosns, whoaro to own or have the benofioial control and management of tho work when com- plated, the publio money or credit thus used ocan only be regarded as furnished for or in aid of Stch paritos, 4, The not of April 49, 1873, to authorlzo countics, lownumlm and tho munioipals {ticn theroin named to build railroads, oto,, au- thorizes flm‘tllliln? of money by taxation which 1 equally applicable to tho unlawful purpose of aiding railroad companios, and others unquged in bullding and oporating’ railroads, as it is- to any ln\vmi‘pv pore, and gives to the officors in~ trusted with:.ho control and application of the monoy thus raised no monns or powor of dlse erimination aa to the Iawfulness or unlawtulnesa of the work or . purpose to which it {8 to be ap- plied, auc this s in contravention of Beq G Art. B of vhe Conatitution, and thereforo void,