Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1873, Page 1

A VOLUME 6. NEW PUBLIGATIONS. - - l T8 GALAXY, THE. JUNE NO. NOW READY: "7 7 CONTENTS: LEON GAMBETTA. By Justin McCarthy. SHAKSPEARE. By Mary H. 'Wells Pampelly. THE WETHEREL AFFAIR: By. J. W. Do For- THE VALUE.QOF, LIFE. By Titus Munson Cosn. -A DAY, OF. MEMORIES. By 0. P. Cranch. * Tflfllé -'SlgEETEEAET_QF M. BRISEUX. By s, . - THE KISS. . By Julls 0. R. Dorr. ALIFE ON THE PLAINS. By General G. A. Custer. PERISHED., By Mary L. Ritter. . IXHIL'ARATIO.\\'S OF THE ROAD. "By Jobn' + " Burroughs. . - A CONSTANCY. ByG.F. M. ASSOCIATION. By Emily E. Ford. ‘A FOURFOLD ALIBI, By W. L. Alden. THE MAN WITH THE TORY AND OLUTION OF TE2 . Melie. SPRINGS. By Charlotte F. Bates. DRIFT-WOOD. By Phillp Quilibet, BCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY: CURRENT LITERATURE. THE GALAXY CLUB-ROOLI. NEBULZE. Bytbe Editor. ON MASH. _His. n%!xim!. By James PRICE, 35 CTS. PER NUMBER- Bubseription price 84 per year. SHELDON & COMPANY, 877 Broadway, N. Y. DRY GOODS. SIMPSON, NORWELL& CO. _79-AND 81 STATE-ST., Have in Stock a Full Line of their - Celebrated Double-warp 7“ I.uvincible’? » ‘Black Alpacas and Pure Mohas. “Diagon.” - Brand of Brilliantines, which. they will . offer 'this ." Monday Momi:ug at EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES. 79 and 81 State-st., ‘Between Randolph snd Washington. The ‘Old TLocation. . TO RENT. OFFICES, 4 A fow Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. ‘Witn and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. ° Elevator running during all ‘business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The best for all classes of business requiring a central lo- cation. - W. C. DOW, Room 21 Tribune Building. LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICH'S STEAMERS For Racine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, ete., daily, Sundays excepted, 9 8. m. Saturday Exeur- sion Boat for- Milwaukee, cte., do'n't leave un- til'8p. m. . For Grand Haven, ‘Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Spring Lake, Fruitport, Manistes, etc., daily, Smidays excepted, 7 p. m, For Bt: Joseph and Benton Harbor, Tuesday Thursday, and Saturday, 11 p. m. For Green Eay, Menominee, Oconto, and inter- mediate ports. tri-weekly. 7 p.m. STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS, OFFICE OF Cicago, Rock Isand & Pacifi + RATLROAD COMPANY. A) 1873, The anmaal mesting of 7 . PRy m gy e A o T 7 e ‘of Direotars, pursusn & on of such stterk ofore them, will b held at {o ofics of the Company, in the City of Chicago, on 3 mn.hdug[a’g(wmfi:éél olclock s m. . 5. TOWS, Secretamr = - 2 = Stockholders’ Meeting. Fotice is herc! ting of the shsiiT s e e et e e : Sor the eloction of Diroctors of sald Gompany, will be b atthe offico of said Company, No. 523 Wabash-av., iz the City of Chicago, &t 10 & frs v?m.m:y,‘fiugvfiA. D. E. G. MA! Secretary of Chicago South Branch Dock Company. WANTED. LIFE INSURANCE SOLICITORS. Joba L. D. Bristol, Genoral Agentof the O1d United tates Llo Instranco Company, 165 Washington-st., de- slres 10 contract with twenty experlonced soticttors for Best brokerage, with an additional cash ad- aace, for reaswals from’ my own pocket. No ** guaran- " or *salary men” need apply. A Jmmmmdm!mu.nxudbenomoem day Wednas- 4 OPENING. B GRATD OPENIN C. MARANESL, ond-st. 135 South Trenty LTS Qrietant iondey, May 19. A - ,USINESS CARD. : J. M. W. JONES, Stationey, Printer, anq Bank Book Manufactarer, Nos. 104 and 16 Madison-st. |BEENEY BROTHERS, ‘A VAGABOND HEROINE. By Mrs. ‘Annle Ed.- GASCON. ES. I THE M00X AND THE COWS. * D o Roviraion. DOWNIN THE MEADQW. By Eben E. Rexford. | @ v Baily ' CHICAGO, MONDAY, MAY 19, &% 1873. Pibun NUMBER 273. SILKS. ! Silk Manufacturers, 21018 at Hartford ond South Manchester, Connecticut, 24 ] . - | SALESROOMS; . Have now opened a store'in New ' Yor! -" own manufacture, consisting of > 3 Striped Gros Grains,. .. ° Parasol Silks, in all ‘shades ‘and * wvidths. = X Marcellines and Florentines. Foulards, all: colors and grades, for.Hat, Cap, and Fur Linings, and Millinery Purposes. Black and Colored :Gros Grain _© Ribbons. i Sash Ribbons and Belts. Machine Twist and Sewing Silk. Trams, Organzines, and Fine Patent Spun Silks, for Silk Mixture Woolens. Partioular attention will be paid to arders " for any special kinda of 8ilk used by manne facturers, either in woven fabrics or silk in the akein or on spools. ‘WATCHES. JEWELRY, &c. AT CONT! I will sell my whole stock of ‘WATCHES, CHAINS, JEWELRY, and SILVER-PLATED WARE, AT COSTE For the next twenty days, prepara- tory to removal to my ELEGANT NEW STORE, 183, 185 and 187 Wa- ‘bash-av. A.H.MILLER, " 176 State-st. and 42 West Madisn-st, - REAL ESTATE. JACOB C. MAGILL, . REAL ESTATE, 81 & 83 CLARK-ST. Acres, - EHouses, . Iiots. . Wohave a long list of acrs property, dwollings, and lota. Acreslo exchitngs for vesidences] alao xesldonces for acres. See list in for aale column of Sunday Tribune. -FOR SALE. Lots and Blocks in vicinity of new car works of C. & N. W. R. W, Co., on Kinzie, Fulton, Lake, ani other stroets. Easy terms of payment. Trains leave Wells-st. Depot every day (except Sunday) at 7:30 a.m. and 12 m., stopping at car works. F HAR , 174 T.aSalle-st. - JFOR SALE. -Twenty-five Acres West of and adjoining ths city, in N. E. X of Sec. 3, 39, 13, on easy torms. .00 WAL w, " Room 71, Tribane Bulldidg. Highland Park Bulding G, Office 153 MONROE-ST., Room 4, Eent's Buflding. Houses and Lots for sale on easy terms. "~ FRANK P. HAWKINS, v REMOVAL. . REMOVAT. ANDREW BROWN, ‘WHOLESALE DEALER IN Beef, Pork, Lard, . SMOKED- BEEF, HAMS, Tongues, Tripe, & Pig’s-F_eet, TO OLD LOCATION, : - 101 South Water-st., Chicago. Packing House, 8. W. corner Eighteenth snd Grove:sts. FINANCIAL. = t. LUNT, PRESTON & KEAN, BANRKERS. BOUTH SIDE, l ‘WEST SIDE, 157 and 150 Lasalle-st. icor, Balsted & Randoiph-sts. anking in all its branches. ® %areim ‘Exchange and Travelers’ Crodits,. CHARLESH. BROWER. R. PARKER PIERCE. PIERCE & BROWER, BROKERS, - 28 MADISON-ST T.o0a! Btocks, Commeroial Papes 7ot ment and Western Becnr_l‘h%;nd.' "FINANCIAL. -$130.30 (ag® $10,000.0F 312000, %0 that sterling old srst ive O) T staton Life, of New e Saay, tbe ‘)”‘.‘r%. 1. D; BRISTOL, SRR, Gen'1.Aent, 166 Washington-st. ‘Money to Loan. - sums to sait, on Chi real estate. "ot SrvRpmn, FOR SALE. COPTING PRESSES, BOOKS, - Brushes, and Bowls. AT WHOLESALE AND KETAIL. ‘CULVER, PAGE, HOTNE & C0,, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST., ORICAGO, ILL. |A ‘Largeand Valuable Lumber-Pilé En- Dress Silks,. Black, Colored,. and. |- Burning of Several of tlule:.(‘-,,'B'., - - - & @ CarShopsat . t Aurora. A :Number of vPassenger, Mail, -and - Freight Cars Destroyed, = -~ i - tirely Consumed. Loss Estimated at $250,000. - Spectal " to the Chicago Trfoutie,” - AuRoRa, 1N, May 18.—At 1.30 to-dsy fire was. discovered in .the north end of the Toof of the paint-shops of the car-works of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Tn an'incredibly short epace of time the entire structure, a wooden building some 260 feet in léngth, was dostroyed. The flames speedily communicated to the Ilumber-yard, which contained an immense amount of lomber, * the whole of which was speedily 'encircled witk flames. In the meantims, the fire alarm had brought the fire department and thonsands to the scene, and all united in endeavoring to stay the spread of the fire to the adjacent coach, carpenter, and machine shops, storehonse, and Blacksmith shop, a series of Wooden buildings averaging abont 250 feet in longth, and situated within thirty feet of the burning paint shop. All attempts, however, proved futile, and by 38 p- m. all the extensive wood-working shops, the Btorehouso, the bl ith shops, and several contingent’ - offices _were totally destroyed, together with ° the eater ‘part of. their contents, the small tools and a few of .the Tightest pieces of machinery only being eaved. In the paint show were two Pullman coaches, the Eansag City and 8t. Joseph, and the Interna-' tional, another Pullman, was on the outside withoat trucks; All were destroyed. There were'also five passenger coaches, three new freight and two mail and express cars destroyed in the buildings, Eight loaded freight cars, a portion of & train for the West, standing on & side track, were also consumed. ‘The stock of lumber was probably the largest and most valuable in the State, and is by far the Jargest portion of the loss, consisting largely of hardwood and clear pine, the selection of the last five yeara. The buildings destroyed were the ariginal ‘wooden ones, none of the new stone buildings constructed in s thoroughly fire-proof manner being consumed. - The nery destroyed was of the most l.ygrovod and modern mako, and ex- u«mel({ valuable. * Among_the buildings de- stroyed was the new fire-engine house, built_for the car shops steamer, - at the west side of the yards., Broadway runs between the car works and the river. On the east side of the street ia the high board fence of the Railroad Company. Onctho west side, be- tween it and the river, the bank is lined with small dwelling-houses, cccupied by operatives of the Company. While the fire was raging, it was thought that about twenty of these buildings_ must be burned, and the occupants cleared them' of the furniture, strewing it upon the banks of the river, while the boats which were at hand carried bedding and farniture to the island and the opposite side. But one of these dwell- ings, however, was bumed: t'ia quite impossible to estimato the loss to the Company, but it must be immense. The value of the lumber burned is placed at 100,000 ; the cars _burned at over 875,000, and buildings’ and sundries guite enough to make the loss over $250,000: About 800 mechanics will be thrown _out of employment, and considerable euffering musteneue. If, however, as i8 hoged, the Com- peny proceed immediately with the rebuilding, hich it has been contemplating for some time, the loss will not be &0 severely felt in Aurora. + The locomotives in the round-houses were apeedily fired and put to grest numbers of ‘cars standing upon the track, some being_taken ten or twelve miles down the road. None of the ‘Duildings of the locomotive department wers so- riously injured ; neither was the extensive fire- proof blacksmith shop of the car department, or the foundry, and the 500 or 600 mechanics in these departments will not have their labor stopped. K. H. ANOTHER DISPATCH. . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Avunoza. T1,; May 18.—The citizens had about reached home from the various churches, when the shrill and prolonged shriek of the work-shop whistle sounded the alarm, and in a few mo- ments the fire bells swelled the chorue. Dinner tables were abandoned, and from all parts of the city people hurried to the disaster. Tho news that the car-shops, in which Aurora took a. just pride, were in flames, affected every citizen, and all were ready and willing to lend & hand to arrest the progress of the flames.. Men, women, and children lined the bluff to the west, and looked down upon the rapid work of destruction. In twenty minutes the immense paint-ship, wWith its valuablé con- tents, was level with the ground, but not, before the enormous pile of lumber immedistely to the west was blazing furiously. It was quickly ontof reach of salvation, and the small and entirelyinad- equate supplyof water wasconcentratedpon the coach shop, where it was thought it would do the most good. All efforts were futile. The flames mounted upward and traveled with awful speed along the roof in a direct line south, enveloping the carpenter and blacksmith shops, at the same time spreading- laterally and swallowing in its voracious maw & -number Of storehouses and- offices. The wind was fortunately east,- blow- ing in the direction of the river. It was at this juncture that a telegram waa sent to Chicago for assistance, every one believing tho entire west side of the city was in danger. The {fate of Chicago wasin every mipd. The flames: yoss high, and rosred in the wind, which carried the sparks and bnmln%debnu across the_river, where the dwelling of D. B. Waterman and John MecInhill's browery caught fire. They were ex- tinguished without serious damsge. The fire bumed on until every - _stick of wood on_the und was consumed. Fortu- zately, the large blacksmith-shopand the round- houses were constructed of stone, 4ad formed & barrier, which the flames assailed ‘but could not pass; ‘When it was apparent that the destroyer had done ita worat, (ge appeal for aid” from Clwflgs was countermanded. The crowds hups, aTonn the scene far into the night, as if bgom‘ “The smouldering rwins cox about a quar- ; When - the ~ fire ter of s mile square; .’ By burned most fiercely 100 buainess, mo%, 55 the west side e RICPITNE 07 removed some of the =<8 timk eI £ ot the fire. DO O ei dalety ant of the i the fire. 10 placg”iing changed - 00 northeast, nothing a0 Fiave saved t+- west side, as the supply of Fater could pe 08 depended upon. The Heyy Water Wo:ksare useless, oo sccount of ths 1088 of the dam, which waa carried away y the ice, and the two fire engines of the town, ‘according to all accounts, are poor concerns. The origin of this destructiye conflagration, which seriously mars the prospects of Aurora's {uture advancement as a manufacturing town, has not been definitely ascertained, though the officers of the Railroad Company have been, and are still, making vigorous efforts to arrive at a solution of the mystery. Incendiarism is strong- Iy hinted at; thero would ecem to be several valid reasons for grave suspicion in that direc- tion. When the fire was first diecovered, small volumes of emoke and flame were issuing ‘from the north end of the %nlnt A}m‘p. a golidly- built structare sbont half a block in tength. No smoke could be seen rising from cracks in the roof, as is neual in burning buildings. ~ The firo seemed $o be confined altogether to the end of the building where it firat appeared.” In sn in- credibly -~ short epaco- of time, some of the spectators &ay in. less - than & minnte, flames and emoke burst through the southern end of the shop with grest violence, while the centre still remsined almost intact. This sudden jump of the fire was witnessed by severzl people; and the account - they give of it. cannot well be doubted. 1t is reasonable to sup- under the circumstances, that the building, LEL Rhich was highly inflammable from the ma- ture of the business carried on in it was ot on fire 8¢ both ends. tal Joss, 860,000 ;:partially covered by insurance. -ing barometer, clondy whether, _motive and - above ths knee, crushing it to a jelly. 0 its destruction. _ia the view taken:of it.by many of those who “were first on the ground. It is impaasible, in the excitement of the bour, to find & clue that may lead to the detection of the perpetrator of the malicious act, but it is more than probable, if the fire was the work of an incendiary, that the man who applied the torch was s dlscharged employe of the Rail Company. - 1t i8 a matter of importance that the shippers of Chicago_should know that the ability of the Chiel u,ABlulin?iton & Quincy Railroad to trans- port - freight and * passengers has not been im- Daired by the dieaster.” The main. tracks were not injured in the slightest degree, as the fire was considerably west of them, and the wind blowing in the opposte direction. The amount of rolling stock consumed'will not materially affect the Tacilities of the Company. ~The loss in this de- scription -of property would have been .very heavy but for the fact that a solid brick building intervened between the firoand the round-houss, where.a large number -of “locomotives _stood. Thess were quickly fired - up and At~ tached - to- long' tralos of empty cars occupying: exposed. positions on the side tracks, which were removed from danger ! The business of the raad aside from its privato manufacturing interests, will go as before. The most serious loss is in seaeoned lumber for car building, &c. Of this the Company had ‘a large and valuable collection, the result of several years saving, which cannot be replaced at any expenso. - Messra. Walker, Harris and Le.linrd, the prin- cipal officers of the road, arrived on a special train from Chicago at 4 o'clock, and immediately proceeded to the ruins to render assigtance as they . could - to the ex- cited multitude, which was endeavorin, to perform wonders, and getting more e | more mixed up at every move. They fonnd that the situation of affaira was not nearly 6o bad as they had been led to believe from the confused dispatches which had been sent to head- quarters, finding.the round-house snd other brick bnildings still standing and unine ured. - They spoke 'favorably of rebuild- s, fho shops without delag. The_ people of Aurora earnestly hope the Company-will do this immediately, and they have every right to demand it from the many concessions which they have granted the corporation. Only a short time ago - they gave 9150,000 wWorth of real. estate . on - condition - that tho principal works of the Company should be built in Aurara. They cannot afford to loee all this, and the works too. It would be a permanent in- jury to the town, ‘It is well. underastood here that Mendota sud Galesburg will make another strenuous effort to win the rich prize which the Company has it in its power to bestow. Beveral hundred men have been thrown out of employment temporarily by the fire, a great many of whom have large families depending on them for ‘support. Aside from the Railroad ‘Company there is no other manufacturing inter- in- ‘order to insurs Thig est in the town which can give them anything to | do. If the shops -are rebuilt immediate- Iy, however, they will find plenty -of work, a§ they sre principally carpenters and painters. Meanwhile the Company msay see fit to change the greater number of them to Chi- cago and Galesburg. As the pay-rolls amount to from $50,000 to £75,000 a month, even the temporary abeence of the men will be a serious loss to this town. . The loes is estimated at $250,000. How much is covered by insurance, and on what com- panies the loss will fall, is not known here, though it is ienen!ly understood that the Com- pany holds a blanket policy covering losses on any part cf the line. s 6re Was no organized effort made to put out the conflagration. It could haye boen nipped in the bud, but thers' was nothing to nip it with. Men worked like heroes, but_they bad no head to -direct them. -Everything was fusion, and the spectators did mot Tecover from the - panic into which they wers wn until all was over. There were a few narrow escapes, but no ome was injured. At 1a.m.’s slight rain set in, and there seemms to be no danger of another outbreak of the fire, The burning ruins still illuminate the heavens, and keep honest but nervous peo- plo out of bed. STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT HAR- . . RIS A reporter of Toxg Tirnt last even- ings oS Robar s Ha b b peoventens of the Chicago, Bariington & Quincy Railwsy, st Liis residence at the corner of Michigan avenue and Fourteenth street, and learned from him the following additionsl particulars: The buildings were all wooden etructures and built in 1854, ex- cept the main locomotive machine shop, which was burned in 1863, and then rebuilt substantially fire-proof. The precautions against fire were ample in the way of water, hy- drants, hose, and" watchmen. The old wooden buildings, howorer, were 8o highly inflammablo that the fire swept southward along the main tracks with terrible rapidity, consuming every- thing in its way, aod was not checked until it resched the main locomotive machine-shop in the south- part of the yard. The total destruction of property is about §250,- 000, and is wholly covered by insurance. The business of the rosd will go on as usual, as the shops at Gllulbnri will answer all necessary urposes until the Aurora works can be rebuilt. §t 15 the intention of the Company to replace the buildings destroyed with fire-proof and com- plete structures withont delay. FIRES ELSEWHERE. CraRLESTON, 8. C., May 18.—Four stores on Mesting street, known as Barrett's Block, burn- ed this morning. Loss $40,000. Partially in- sured. . CrxcINwati, May 18.—A fire to-night in Jacob Foley's pork packing house,- caused $8,000 damage to the building and stock. Fully in- eured in Home Insurance Companies. % me:!m!.‘ Pa., May 18.—A fire occurred in Alleghsay Gily . list evening, destroging the steam tannery of Keefer & Co., and slaughter- ‘houses of W. & Z. Zooler, and J. Bourback. To- con- " . THE JUDICIAL CANVASS. Farmers' Nomination for Yudge in the Twenty=tirst Circuit. - Special D h t2.Fhe Chicago Tribune. - Ernomust, T, May 18~ The Farmers' Judi- cial Convention for this circiit met at Olney on “the Tth. Full delegations were present from all the countiss. The Convention, when organizing, found thata drunkenmob had gatheredin the ‘all, whick tried for nearly an hour to bres’ ¥ op, resartig to all the tactics known to r-d823- They thentried to_force the Convax-wn.*:d'. journ 1&10&1& making m”'fi%‘ d:;‘xtagflflll‘; this. Convention then poceeded ToGTTI Y the interest of Judge Decius, such |- and was the most disgraceful exhibition ever witnessed in this_section. The candidates now for Jndge are Decius, who is the nomines of the ~outt Democratic Convention, and the Hon. J. C. Kilen, the peoplg's neminee.’ Thers is hardly & s doubt of "Allen’s triumypuaut election. ————— YWar w<partment Weather Prognosti= © cations. WasrTSGTON, D. C., May 18.—For the Upper Lakes and sonthward to the Ohio and Missonri Valloys, falling barometor, northessterly and southeasterly winds, cloudy weather, and rain. For the Gulf and South Atfantic Statesand Tea- nesses, southerlyand southeasterly winds, low ‘barometer, cloudy weather, and occasional rain. For the Lower Lakes, northeasterly winds, fall- and rain. For the Middlo States, northeasterty and southerly winds, falling barometer, warmer and partly cloudy weather. For the Esstern States and Canads, clear and partly clondy weather, and di- minishing pressure. y : Cautionary signals continue at Duluth, Mil- waukee, Chicago, and Grand Haven. Rallrond Casunlties. Specialinazated to The Chicago Tribune. Darroy, 0., May 17.—Mr. A. Hill, this mora- ing, while on his way to work, crossing the rail- road on Montgomery street, was struci by a loco- knocked senseless, the eugine passing over his right leg and bruising him in & frightful manner. * His feg will have to bs am- putated, and itis thought he cannot recover. ForT WAYNE, Ind., May 18.—James Collins, 8 section hand employed on the Toledo & W‘nba_!h Railroad, layed down beside the track while in- toxicated, this morning, about two miles esst of tnw::d.‘: freight train came n\qéghnnd‘, ?:Iclj’:;l: oul t n_over Colhzs’. L stopped, ran_ o DeEh o sued in about six hours. CoLusus, O., May. 18.—The desd body of Joseph: Horst; a “German; of middle age, a8 found, horribly mangled, oo the Hocking Valley Railroad, at the State street crossing, this morns ing. The first intimation the brakeman had fl}.“ the train had run over 3 man, was the fnding of a bloody' coat c\ingin; to the brake of s car. Upon searching, the man’s leg was found in one place, glfi of the head in another, and the trunk of the body in a third place, It is supposed that the man laid down on the track and fell aaleep. t°° - WASHINGTON. Spectal Dispatch to the Chicago Tribure. . THE POLARIS CREW. | Wasaxeroy, D. C., May 18.—The atrival here of the survivors of tha Polaris disaster is looked for with much interest, because ‘it is expected they will be able to settle the question whether or not there was insubordination and mutiny on board the ship prior to, as well as after, the rl.eum of Capt. Hall. .The stories and explana- tions already published are far from satisfactory to the Navy Department, and it is the purpose of the Secretary to put the survivors throagh a sharp examination. Old naval officers are of-opinion that there may have been something like insubor- dination nmonirzha crew, though - the latter of instructions addressed by Secretary Robeson to Capt. Hall stated that the rules and regulations of the navy should be enforced on the Polaris. The crew, however, was not regularly in the naval gervice, and of course should not bo sub- jected to the punishment visited upon refractory failors in the navy. It is the opinion of the . Becratary of the mavy that the Polaris is eafe, anad that she will be heard from toward the close’ of summor, - THE POSTAL PELEGRAPH SCHEME. It is certain that the Postmaster-Genersl has not abandoned the postal telegraph schems, notwithstanding the cold shoulder given it by Congress last winter. 1t ia the intention of this official to not only devolve a large portion of ‘his annual report to an argument in_ its favor, but also to press it upon Congress with all the in- fluence in his power. The Postmaster-General says that there is not one-half the opposition to this scheme that usuaily attends innovations, especially on the part of the Government, ant e has sirong faith that he will yet live to soe the majority of the telegraph lines in the coun- try otum and owned by the Federal Govern- ment. . THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE. Forney’s Chronicle here is not pleased with the recent Congressional Convention, which it styles 4 The Quasi Rump Congress of the West.” . It proceeds to remark that: ‘ The session fn the West of s quarter or athird of the Cangress, besides - being n_spirit if not in lefter s 4 guasi rump " affair, it is unequaled in the history of ation, and is belleved 0 be without precedent in the history of legislativo bodics of other nations, Ilta effects can hardly be otherwise than pernicion and mischievons, because the local prejudice and passions excited by it will naturally grow into rebellious and ins onary feelings if the objects sought are not indorsed and adopted by the whola body assembled in reguiar session at Washington. Itis ihe business of the latter: body, or of the whole Cungress, to consider and to sct determinedly upon all questions affecting grery part of the coustry undor thelr solemn obliga- tion'of fealty to the Constitution, and of regard for the public good. Whatever popular conventions of citizens of a given locality or State Legislatures may indicats. as_proper objects of Congressional policy {8 one thing, but for Congresamen of such localities to %t together, _act eeparate and distinct rom the entife body, is auother and entirely different thing. In 80 doing, they transcend their proper duties, snd go farther in mischievous steps that may lead to disunion than did the Hartford Convention, or the Southern Convention that finally resulted in that civil war, the evils or mischief of which are ot confined to the facts of coets nd car- nage, devaststion and inhumanity, but included & de- morahzation that seems to have reached every condi- tion of life, and has lowered, if not irrevocably vitisted the sense of honor and intégrity that before had so igh s place in the thought and sct of Amerlcan cii- zems, 'The fearful demon of American politica is seo- tionalism ; therefore separate and distinct seasions or ‘meetings of Congressmen or Other Government ofil- clala of this or that portion of the country is fraught ‘with dangerous complications in tho future. - A NEW RESTRICTION, 1t seems that there is to be another restriction applied to the candidate for departmental posi- tions, who have passed a successful competitive examination, and is one which has not hereto- fore pbtained with the present Administration, and is based on the matter of relationship. No matter_how worthy the applicant or how fortu- nate his examination, hix claims will receive no consideration, if he hag relatives at the time n artment. It is determined to make this 7 ‘The restriction relrOSCTIVE EUL: cerned who now ‘hold clerical positions. objection will apply to brothers-in-law. To the dasociated Press. TEE CIVIL-SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD. ‘WaserNGrToN, May 13.—The Advisory Board of the Civil Servise will meetin Washington on ‘Wednesday next, and remain in gession geveral days. All'the members will be present with the exception of Mr. Cattell, who is now in Europe. ; OCEAN MAIL SERVICE. Owing to the losa of the Atlantic and tempo- rary disability of two other steamers, the Wli'e Btar Line has failed eeveral times recently to comply with the terms of its contract for carry- ing the Sutarday European mails from New York, #nd the Inman Steamship Company, having ap- ied to the Post-Office Department for the priv- ilege of performing this mail service as formerly, Postmaster-General Creswell has notified the Agenta of the Whito Star Line toappear in Wash- ington and show cause why their contract ehould not be.revoked on scconnt of the insdequacy of their present service. THE JAPANESE MIBSION. - The President haa not concluded to ] uccessor to Delong, and, therefors, Sontinue to hold the mission to Japan. © e ON THE RAIL. The Congressional Party Detained by a Fallen Bridge. 2 Special Inspatch to'The Chicago Tribune. SnrryAN, Texas, May 18.—Woe havo been de- 1ayed here gince the morning, part of the Plano ‘bridge, abont 50 miles sonth, having been under- mined'and carried away by the heavy rains g consequent floods. It bas now cleared Uphse of large force has justpassed on to the e shall the accident, and the prospects aff; far enough forward to-pight. Wo ardjination unpleas- rom everywhere to make £ Galveston with-all ant. We shall rattlgidzs has been repaired. oint & e may - specd 08 500D 88, Biry ended the - other sido of DZ’;;Q{?MEB north. “All well. 4 ST" LOUIS. Deaication of a Colored Catholic Church. . Lowms, Mo., May 18.—A Roman Catholic eh%‘fer ‘colored people. the first established Jest of the Miesissippi, was dedicated here Toodlay, with imposing cerenonics. Bishop Ryan, together with fourteen Prominent clergymen from this city, Chicago, Topeks, and other 1aces, Pufieip-wd in the tervices. The Rev. O'Railly preached the dedicatory sermon, dweliug largely npon the ides of ‘the uni- dnehlity of tho Church. A_short wermon in German was preached by Father Webber. Nearly 10,000 pwpl’a were present. Over twanty Irieh, German, Bohemian, and colored benevo- Jent and tempérance socicties marched in_pro- ceasion with regalia, banners, and bands of music. A collection amounting to over 31,000 was taken up from the societies. » Utah Items. = aLy L) May 18.—Yesterday, Judge Bore- msn dim:h‘:xned Gy. W. Baker on s writ of habeas corpus. er was sentenced by the Probate Conrt to two years' impriscnment. Judge Bore- man ruled the eame as other members of the Su- preme C;‘urt nflUtLh, thll'. Probate Courts-had 0 jurizdiction in criminal cases. ; e conflict still goes on, notwithstanding the now deal in the appointment of Judges. A morning paper gays the troops at Camp Douglas will not permit Mormone to take part in decorating the graves of their dead comrades. The ex-Confederate soldiers are invited to par- ticipste on decoration dsy. ot MCRGERE Fatal Affray Near Reading, Pa. READING, Pa., May 13.—This evening, in ariot st the White House, a summer resorts short cistance_below this city, 8 young_man named James Haho was shot dead; David Walters wse . shot in’ the nmeck, and William Sfiner in the right = cheek. The o Istter wers- mot dangerously hurt. The ¢hooting was done at close quarters by s sub- oes engaged on contract on the Berks County P road. Samed John Pecples. Shortly sfter the occurrence the police arrested the murderer. Peoples alleges that he committed the deed in self-defense. — Serious Prison Accident, FOUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 18.—It is reported that o gallery at Sing Bing fell to-day, carrying down & number of priconers. One was killed, 1nd several serionsly wounded. No particulara io-night. FOREIGN.. 3 5 Confirmation of the Report of | ;. 7 the Capture of Khiva. ‘Proposed Annexation of Khiva and Bokhara to Russia, - The Financial Panic in Austria Considerably Abated. s " "FRANCE. :PAnts, May 18.—The President has appointed: Mr. Casimer Perier:Minister of the Interier; M, Tourton, Minister of Public Worship: M. Ber- anger, Minister of Public Works, and M. Wad- dington, Miniater of Public Instruction. The other Ministors are unchanged. e It is expected that on the meeting of the As- sembly M. Perier will move s postponement of all debate on questions of general policy until the tértitory is evacuated by the Germans. 4 The Messager de Paris thinks the President has come victdrious out of the crisis, and that with a Ministry formed of, or. resting upon the Left Centre he may expect to see calm restored. The Monarchists are dissatisfied- with the ap- pointment of M. Perier. O gt ‘At & meeting of members of the Right yester- ay, speeches wera made appealing to the Assem- bly to act with energy, and rescue Francs from Radicalism, It was resolved that the first busi- ness to come before the Assembly would be & demand for an explanation of the policy of the new Cabinet ; taat, if this should prove un- satisfactory, then an effort will be s to force the Ministers to resign, and, finally, that the, arty will not hesitate to:.overthrow President l‘hli_an, if herefuses to renounce his trimming policy. Pagts, May 18.—The programme of .the new Ministry is to organize a Republic by the enact- ment of conservative laws, and wholly reject the Radical plans. . A ——— KHIVA, Loxpoy, May 18.—A telegram trom 'hnia, lgj the Rusaians, wno have sustsined.only ‘& iph from Tiflis eays the Russians have taken A teley There iz talk in St Herald Special, dated the 17th, confirms the news that Khiva was taken, and eays the Khan was made & prisoner ht loss, - 0NDON, May 19.—A special to the Daily Tel- Dova, The Khan s a prisoner. The Russian loss is slight. u gram to the London Times from St, Pe- tersburg states that the Russians reached the Ehivan territory without serious. encounter. Peterabi now of the annexation of Bokhara and Khah‘::% a8 well as Khiva. The Russian press represen that Turkey is tottering with misgovernment, and predict that the time is coming when her troubles will culminate, and Russia will then be able to vindicate her interests. b © _ITALY. Roxe, May 18.—The Pope.to-day received the French Legation and s _deputation .of foreign- ers. The Pope's condition 18 still feeble, but in- dications of improvement are satisfactory. . A demonstration was made in_Florence; yes- terday, against the palicy of the Ministry on the Religions.Corporations bill. _A. large-crowd col- lected, and began to act in & disorderly manner. cellod ‘in competitive exsminations ‘to Wesh™ ™ Point cadetships. Cain-has aslso nominated & - colored youth, who stood a similar test, ‘to the Naval cadetship. - ' THE'INDIANS. ' - i The Modocs again Escipe and nre . Pursued by the Troops—List of the :Killed and Wounded in the Battle of :.May 10. San Fraxcisco, May 18.—A dispatch -from = Yreka, dated -* Camp Lava Bed, south of Tuls ¢ Lake, May 15,” stated that Mason's and Hae- brouck's commands had formed s junction nezr Jack's last stronghold, -and wonld, in all prcb= ability, hem the Modocain. - * A secoad dispatch, fay 16, contradicted tie former, and stated that a junction had not becn made; furthermore, - the ‘Modocs had escaped from the nm:f!hom on three rontes, and tirt : were purauing. Nothing :¢d both comman been heard from Donald McEay's Warm Sprig 'WArTiors. g i & . Thelatest newsis that ths Modocs are eL- ‘camped in the'Snow Mountaws, twenty milos - acuth of Morags - Lake. Haebrouck started in ! that direction on the 16th. Mason's command remained in the lava-bed. > McKay thinks Boston Charley was killed in * the Inst fight, - It is thought that Mason will find the Mo~ ocs this time. gebury's command has been ccné to reinforce - Medical Director Bently has furnished the an- nexed official account of the killed and wounded - in the battle at Dry Lake, May 10: . - Killed—James D. Totter, corporal Company B; Adolphus Fisher, private Company B. . ’Wounded—Louis Dunbar, scalp wound ;- Petcr Grifin, flesh .wound in tho left hip; Jetse Reeves, compound _fractare of right arm,—am- patation performed; Patrick McGuire, fracture belosw the right knee~—amputation below theright - thigh; Samuel McGlew, flesh wound in the right . arm, cutting an artery; George Brown, flest- wound 1n the left leg, all of Company B Michrel - Mabar, Company .G, flesh-wound in the right !é.ip. . Al of tha above-named belong tothe Faret avaley. s e *Wassamucka and Lebaster, Warm Springs, were killed, and Yonowton, asother scont, Lad hjs right arm fractured. - Letter from Gov. Davis, of Texas. - Execumive Orrice, AusTIY, May 13, 1873. 1 . Dear8m: I have to acknowledge the re- . ceipt of your communication of the 18th iugt., in xegmiv to the Indians. Santants and Big Tree. Nothing has been done in tha: line, and the Indians still remaio in the Penitentiary. The above might be considered sufficient as & reply to your letter, but I must not neglect this oppartunity to correct a_seeming mistake on the part.of the.autnorities at Washington, aa to the conditions to bs performed by the Kiowa trite preliminary to the release of their chiefs, svg- g:sted by me. In my conversation with you aud e Commissioner of Indian Affairs, while in Washington during January of last year, and aleo in my letter to you dated the 10th of May last, I requested that all of those Indians bordering on Texas be gathered into reserva~ tions, their arms and horees taken from them, and ‘supplies of food be issued them forno Tonger than one day at a time. As one means of inducing this tribe to come to thess terms, I pro- posed to release the chiefs, the releaso to take effect after the tribe had complied. I thought I nghm tarn “the prisoners to some good account if the United States Government wounld assent to and out the arrangement. I proposed nothing less than this. The fact is, the present system of roservae tions for mounted Indians for the plains is a very mistaken one. “The Indians are left with horges and arms ; they are left at eome distance from s military post ; their supplies are issned - for s considerable length of time in advance. All these advantsges tempt them to.nae the when it was dispersed by the police. Several parsons were arrested. ! 3 . ——— EGYPT. M[Emud Spectal.] Esmarroow, May 12, via LoNpox, May 17.—A Jetter waa received here to-day from Sir Samuel Baker, on the White Nile. He reports that all is wall; that the passage through to the end was effected with great dificulty, and that he hopes that the obstructions wfli b entirely removed i » Dregent sammer. ; —_—— . - AUSTRIA. Viexsa, May 18.—The indications at the clage of business on the Bourse, yesterday, were that the worst of the crisis was over. — o SPAIN. ZLoxpox, May 18.—Gens, Ollo and Dorregarsy have been promoted by Don Carlos for the vic- tory of May 5. NEW YORK. Funeral of Nixon, the Murderer—[is= ‘cellancous Local News. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yomk, May 18.—Nixon's funeral took place this afternoon from his late residence, No. 44 Baxter street, in the, rear of Striker's or “Nigger Alley.” Animmense concourse gath- ered from the slums of the neighborhood, and assembled on tho, sidewalk in fron:. friends and relatives of the deceased wore whitd badges with & black er. thom was the figure of & woman weepir® under s willow, and undernesth, the y74%- - We mourn our loss.” A great deal ** b ,d"h‘fl’i-' was drank.- The remains we® ;‘m forne Calvary Cemetery in a fop—0orsr hearse, £ ed by about h‘ven ls_u:g‘d ,2.,'1?“1 . 205718, —The Timés says Gov. D.N'W YoBEorrow veto the bill for the annexa- Dix villitiain towns in Weatclmster County to tioFcity, on the. ground - thatthe question has not been formally submitted to'the voters. Ulysees B, Grant, Jr. came jasscagor by tho sehington last steamer Donan, and went to night. g e ‘The Trades Union delogation, appointed to fake such action sa will compel Vanderbilt'to adopt the eight-hour system on the Fourth ave- nue worke, met last evening. A report was eub- _mitted thata prominent lawyer hes offered to conduct a test case free of charge. A certain pumber of men are to obtain employment on the road, and then refuse to work more than eight hours per day, and so ground the test case. A sensational story is published that arsenic has been administered to a family of six persons in the upper part of the city. The police are ig- norant of the case, and the parties most inter- ested say it is s canard. “Yesterday being the anniveraary of Norwegisn independence, the natives of country resid- ing in this city commemorsted the day in an ap- propriste manner. A grand entertainment was rovided in East River Park, at which nearly ,000 persons were present. A &toceaaion waa formed, which marched around the park, sing- ing o chorus the national hymn of Norway. Dancing then commenced, and was kept up till & 1ate hour. - 11Jinois State Medical Soclety. BrooxrxoTo, May 18.—The twenty-third an- ninl session of the 1ilinois State Medical Socie- ty, to be held here, commences to-morrow, at 10- s.'m.. Tao following comumittesa are expected to report : 2 n Practical Medicine—S. K. Crawford, M. D., Monmouth; D. L. Jewett, M. D., Wateeka ; H. M. Lyman, M. D., Chicago. On Surgery—J. L. White, M. D.. Blooming- ton; J. B. Bamiltoa, M. D., Kane; H. W. Ken- O S atstaesY. D. Chi n Obstetrica—T, D. Fitch, AL D., Chicago ; & Nites, M. D., Quicey; D.’S. Jenks, M. D.. an0. Oo Drugs and Medicines—t, H. Hollister, M. D., Chicago ; E. P. Cook, M.’ “Mendota; J. L. Hnmxlwx;. M.”%, ngzlll; it On Necrolo, . W. Albin, M. D., Neoga; J. o. mmmon.gln D., Jerseyville; 1. K, sE&,}a, M. D., Elmwood. On ‘Ophthaimology—E. L. Holmw, 3. D., Chicago; J. P. Johoson, AL D., Peofa; ¥, C. Hotz, M. D., Chicago. On Otology—S. J. Jones, M. D., Cucfig]g; Chas. Hunt, AL D., Dizon; Thos. Galt, il D.. Rock Island. —_——— Ocean Stenmship Newse New Yoz, May 18.—Arrived, stesaterr City of Washington and-Adristic, from Liverpool ; E. 3. Arndt, from Stettin, and Europs, from Glas-- B ¢ Yous, May 18.—Arrived—Steamers Bpain and Idaho, from Liverpool. Cndetship Appointments, BarTixone, May 18.—Mesars. Cain and Ban- eier, two of the colorsd Congressmen from this Btafe, have nominated white youths who ex- The {.. Imprinses oD |7 Central Teserves as stations, where they may recruit and ‘prepare for the next raid, and find & secure ref- | uge from pursnit. Partiés of them can leave for a raid at any time, and no Government’ officer beaware of it. It is ressonable that they do leave the reservation for this pecpose. At any rate the frontier settlers, who have no mecns Gi distinguishing between the tribal relations of those who are found depredating on the frontier in the neighborhood of the reserve, very natur- ally attribute the troubles to the reserve Indians. | 3 am informed that there are from 5,000t0 8,000 Indians at this reserve,” scattered shout within - Lronty milas of Fort Sill, and under no restraiot . . or supervision ‘calculated to prevent their de- parture when they wish to go. * There will ‘certainly be no peace on the frontier until the Indians are put on fool, dis- armed and kept under close surveillance. Any- thing short of thisis & make-shift. If we pre pose to civilize them, - this is the onlywaf.® can be done. After the disarming anf . mounting is accomplished, it will cost resl g‘ {o preserse peaceon the frontier tismdBder the” present eystsm, even though t Govern- ment should have to fesa and stoti® 2ll enct Indisns for. & generstion. T mop earmestly urge upon you and the President 38 adoption of this policy, . Very mp%flufln 5 pkn [Signed] GovereuT of Texas. To Hon, C. Delsno, Secret~J ©f the Interior. Washington, D C. BALTIMORE, ‘s00k Concern Question In the Fesbyterian Assembly--Tlissionary | Work.' . Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trlbune. © BarTiMORE, Md., May 18.—Too much import- snco was not ttached In_yesterday's dispatches to the debate touching the affairns’ of Boand of Publication. The speaches of Drs. Backns and Booth are the subject of much conversation to- day, and it is probable that the conduct of thiz ‘Board will be again considered by the Assembly, and severely criticised. Great indignation is ex- ressed in view of the fact thatthe sales of the Board last year amounted to only one-sixth tha capital invested. The ontlook ia decidedly un- favorable to a deferential treatment of the Phil- ‘adelphia Book Concern, as Pres! in othor cities are thoronghly aroused, and not disposed to compromise. + g At the (gex: missionary meeting held in tha urch this evening, in the intarest of the Woman's Board of Mistions, Dr. Francis F. Ellinwood, a Becretary of tho Board of Forsign Miraions, made an effective addresa. The total contributions of the yomen in the Ckurch last year amounted to almost $75,000, and Dr. Ellin- wood believed this morey bad not been taken from one pocket and put into another; on the contrary, he was convinced that the general work had been stimnlated by the establishment of the Women's Board. B —————— 3 ‘Weekly Review of The Albany Live Stock Mnrket. Special Dispateh to The Chiungo Tribune, Armaxy, N. ¥, May 18, —BECVES-The market thie week has been quito active and profiable, Thero was ‘sbout the nsual attendance of local dealers and butche ers at the opening on Thursdsy, who rather reluc- tantly bought of tho offerings, paying prices fully 4o per 1b live weight sdvance over the opening price last week. Sales on Thuraday amounted to 1,000 hesd, 3 much larger number than is usually dispoed of on the openingdsy. On Fridsy, the attendance from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Iaiand, snd the-East geoenly) wae lasge, and Dol buyers ind utchers’ were In good attendance. Ths mam ket ruled actize, the eales amounling to 1,860 head, ' largely in excess. of mles that day last’ week, On Saturdsy the attendancs was largs, and sales were numerous, Al the cattls in tte yards had beer: disposed of Saturday night. Receipts to-day amount to 70 car-loads, including 17 Texag, . 1 of which were #o1d this afternoon. Fifty car-losds ‘bougit by W. H. Monroe, aud Waizels Afi the remaining cattle were sold be- TReceipta this week slightly in sx- cess of last, Average quaiity much better, with seve eral fine herda of 1liinols steers. . Mrrom Cows—Oferings this week very small, probe ably not over ono car-losd, and of medium guality, Eight medion guality L0l 3t #4200 per head, " Priced range from $35.00855.00. N onErG OxEN—Demand good, but offerings limit- od. A few yokes were taken at last weck's prices. Suere axp Laups—Receipts sbout equal fo last week, and demsnd moderate. The demand from the Paat iz good, and although Bolders have couceded 3 10 35c per I buyers sefuse to buy st the present prices and the market rules dull Aversge quality good. Bot few lsmbs bave been received this week Wa quots State snd Western shorn ehesp at SK@63c per D; unshoroat é@7%c per B ; spring lambs at 11@13a; gl st Sy Vessels Passcd Detroite Special Dupatch to The Chicaao Tribune. - DeTROLT, May 13~Evening.—Passep Up—Props To- Tedo, Plymouth, Mayflower, Jazvis, Lesta, Lady Frauic lin and barges, Penssukee, Win. 'Sturges, Lafrinter, . A, Inona: echrs Evening Staf, Bay State, al of the 70 were & Rosenthal. fore Sunday night, Toadills, lake Forest, Thomas' Gavin, Southwest, Law, Valley, Jusie Hoyt, M. L. Higgle, Ontario, Commerce, Ada, Mtors, Wi, Raynor, Alice Norrs, Trowbridge, D. Stenrt, Ostrich, Oak Leaf, Dscotaly, A. C, )Iiie'wdl, Elmat] Floretts, Geo, Steel, Geo. Sherman, Jaae Mot - PASen Dow—Props Ssallac, Canisteo; bark Carme Uini, 23 A Coub, & 4. Wood, Govermar, D. 3L WixD—Nwtheast,