Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1873, Page 2

W Ay THI UHIUAGU wALLY rrapbids um‘u;_:u, DECUMBER 22, 1873, . . THE VIRGINIUS, speeiat Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasurNatoy, D, O, Dee. 20,—Vory littlo pub- Tl intorest s manifestod hore just now in the Virginius mutter. Thoro aro o grealmany, how- over, who do not thiuk the troublo is complotoly eottlod, nud who fear that it will not be forsome timo. Our ttovernmont hng yet to establish tho fact that THE VINGINIDS JIAD A LEGAL RGIT 10 {ho protection of the flag, which may be & more difficult thing o do than lus heen sesumed by tho Btate Departmont pending negotintions, British nuthoritica soem 10 bo unanimously against the United Statos on that point. If it should bo decided that tho veseel I8 not entitled to onr protectlon, Great Britain will feel ealled upon to oxamine the quostion of jurisdiction, ny it is vory gouerally concedod that the outrago was committed - in British waters. Meanwhilo OUR NAVY-YARDS stiil presont sconos of busy activity. The num- ber of Jaborers ins_been gradually Incronsed, andat Lengue Island and Brooklyn the yaids con- 1ain moro men. than thoy havo it any otber time for yeurs, Recent orders bavo beou issuod to have somo of tho vossols in hoend in outiro readinoas_ for notivo sorvice with- in ton dnys. Whothor all thin means that tho nuthorities are, for causes nob mado public, atill np{m;lmnsh'u of war, oOf whethier tho continued |Arulmmflmm for the worut aro attributablo only to the fact that Robe- son, Liaving gob on his war paint, finds dificulty in curbing lus impetuoelty, remainy to bo seen. Our navy Is now, as a result of tho Spanish somplieation, in bottor shape than at any timo sinco tho cloeo of the late war. AMapnip, Dee. 20,—It is roported that the Cabinet has declded to make o demand upon the United States for o roturn of the stenmship Vir- Finius aud the passongers and crow recontly sur- rondored, It "u algo said tlnt, in accordance with this declsion, Presidont Castolar has writ- ten to Ministor Sicklos, Gen. Sicklos, Amorican Ministor, has dotor- mined to tondor Ll rosiguation. CRIME. A New Phasc of the Cnxe of Fettis, the Convicted Boston Forger—ITis Bouble Furns Up Under the Name of Woods well, Snecial Dispatch to The Chicngo Tribune, Bostoy, Dec, 20.—~Tho now famous case of Bponce Pettis, tho notorlous forger, who cwindled Mathow Dolles & Co. out of gevoral thousand dollars’ worth of railrond bonds, by forged chieeks, took o now turn to-day, whon tho Dis- trict Attornoy moved for scutenco. Pottis, who has longs booh kno W ns & most_succossful forg- 3, was convioted some montls ngo, but tho zazo was taken to the Suprome Court on excop- tions, which huve sinco boon ovorruled. To-dnv hi counsel moved for » new trial, on thoe ground of nowly-discovered evidence, ‘and submitted in offidavit from William A, Pinker- ton, n detective, sotling forth tbal, in an interview with Austin Byron Bidwoll, who was o jnil in Cnba, tho lattor ncknowlodged that he and Georgo MucDonnld, who are now serving a life-sentenco for the Bank of England forger- les, committed tho forgery for which Bponco Petlis is now held, and that the resson for not holping Pottia in tho matter wns that bo wasn dangerous man to them in tho prosscution of thoir business, Lottors wero also_eubmitted in the handwriling of Bidweli, which it was clnimed bore no resemblanca to tho handwriting of Pettis, but which was identifled with the landwriting of ouc Woodwell, who committed forgerios in Taunton, this Woodwell having nlways boen tnken for Pettis, In this connoction an nliida- vit was produced from Mr. Fuller, the Postmns- tor at Taunton, in which o snys Lt tho photo- graph of Bidwell bears o Bhikln% resembliuce to Woodwell, and Lie went to the Suffoflc County Tail in the summer of 1873, and saw Spence Pottis, who wus uot tho person who took out lotters ot Taunton in the name of Woodwell. Further writien testimony was offered to sbow that Didwell was jn Boston about tho time of tho forgory, nnd went by the namo of Hallin, The Judge took the matter under advisomont, and will rendor o decision next Saturday. Ecclesinsticnl Sentonces. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicupo Tribune. Lasstyu, Aich., Dee, 20.—tho trial of tho Rov. Willinm_Rico was concluded to-day, He was found guilty, and suspended from tho min- 1y, 4 Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TFoxp by Lao, Wis, Dec. 20.—Lawyor Eli Hooker, of Waupun, o member of tho Mothodist Chureh of that place, was tried thia weelk by an seelesiastical court of that church for adultery tud immotal conduct with a lady of bis town, The trinl Iasted four days, and was the cause of no littlo excitoment and talic during tho progress. Tho Rev. R. AL, Walker, of Green Bay, acted as gounsel for the proscaution, sud Capt. J. H., Houser, of this city, was attornoy for tho de- fensc. 'Alr. Ifookor was fonnd mnot, guilty of ndultery, but ho was found gwilty of’ immoral conduet, and expolled from the churcl, IWashington Cruninal Ttoms. Special Disvaleh to e Chicago Trivunc, Wasiixoroy, D. C., Dec. 20,—Tho man Chrig- tinn, who was arrested, triod, and sontenced to » year's imprisonment, and o pay & fino of 31,000 o shiort timo pinco, for the resurrcction of dond bodics from tho city cometerios, and solliug thom to medical colleos, vns gliospital stoward in the army, and was discharged tho sorvice op the 181k inst. Tho Prosccuting-Attorney las refused to bring DBliss, the man who 8o brutal. ly whipped' his daughter, & fow dnys 630, to trinl, alleging ns an excuso that a father 4as'n legal righs to dictate to Lia dnughtor whero +she may or_wmay not visit, aud to punish her nhen sho disoboyy him, Five Exccutions in Canada Buring the Glolidays. Sneciat Disvateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Tonoxro, Can., Dec, 20.—Tho Christmas holi- davs in Cannda are to bo varied with no less than ive oxccutions of criminals convicted of mur- der. On tho 22d, o man named Nesbitt is to bo hanged at Liudsny ; On the 26th, Biiuton, at Paterborough; on the 27th, Osior, av Pom- broke; ou the 30th, Tryon, at Barrle, all in thia Provinco, and tho wail man ot Lunoaburg, N. 8. All of tho murderers aro men of years, and the docds for which they wero_convicted wero ont- sigeous in the extremo. Exocutions are now souducted privately here, Ballot=Rox Stuifing in ehiladelphia, Sueeial Disvateh to The Chiciao Tribune, Puapcurana, Dee, 20.—Last night William Porter, a Judge of Blection, was held in $1,000 buil by Ald. McColgan, to snuwer the charge of placiog fraudulont baliots iu the box, Tenjamin Intur, Domocratic Inspector, daponod that, after the first vote Lind been polled on Tuosday morn- Ing, be saw Porter, without umlmn!fl Place a large humber of tickels in the box. Duriug the duy 103 non-voted tickets biad boon insorted, all'of thom agninst tho Constitution, Intur's evidenco waa supported by John C. Fredericks, o clork, and Adolphus Lox, kaopor of the window book, who testified that a_luarge number of t.clets wero in tho box when but one ballos bad been cast, New York Criminal matters. . New Yonx, Dee. 20.—It is roported that frands have baen discovored in the Coronor's oftice in Brooklyn, and that a large number of fictitious inquests have been made, the inquisition papers bc?u;: mado out on physleinng’ corlificates and charged for as if the faquests had bonn hold on bodies ; nud, furthermore, that within threo yoars 623 bogus cases of wmall-pox have boon charged for. Tho Committee of the Bnpervisors who are now ovorhunling muttors, find that moneys ap- propristed by the Diookiyn Commissionors of Charities buve beennquandered in the most out~ rageous munner, doublo pricos being pnid in vearly ovory instanco for purchases made, and no vouchers have boon returned, 1t is undoratood that tho “ring” proseoutors, fter tha trinl of the leaders, wi'l conimence guits iginat sumo woll-known luw firms, Lo recovor u portion ot the enormous foes recelved by the.an *rom the city. PERSONAL, Syeefal Dispatch to The Chicagro Tribune, LroodtiNoros, 1., Deo, 20.—Richnrd Bdwarids, Presidont of tho State Normal Hehool, has de- sfdod to onter the ministry, and aceozdingly will 2o ordawed fu the Congregutionsl Ghurch on unext T'ueaday, in the Uap.tist Chiurch building, at Norumu), Hiy mltor}nt{ tho ministry will not - terforo with his dutlas o tho Noruu! Behaol, Dr. Post, of St Louls, will pronch the ording- <lon sormon. -~ WORKINGMEN'S MEETING IN LOUISVILLE, T.ouisvirLg, Ky., Dav, 20,~A lurge meoting of worhinginen of thi s lield to-night at the Coust-Ilouso, to consider the noedy situation of tho thousuuds out,of employment. The buzden of the specches’ mmdo siny thab tho work- jnguen wont eithor uid Inbor or uonoy. to onuble them to got tluough tie wintor, A petition was framed, ud- drorsed to tho General Council, asking for {m- medinto action In tho way of asslstanco In labor on publio works or nu appropriation of mouoy. A committeo of flve was appolnted to organizo a Manufnoturing and Laborors' Excliango, to ro- port on Moaduy. FOREICN. SPAIN, Mapmw, Dee. 20.—-Tho troops besleging Cartagona ndvanced to witbin 800 melros of thnt city yostordny, and took eome prisoners. Tho inkurgonts mndoe soveral sorties, but were repulsed, Tho Ministor.of War has compliment- ed tho ccmmander of tho Government forcos, —— ACHEEN. PeNaxe, Doe, 1h—The Dutch troops in Achoon are in possession of all tho country on tho left bank of the on Rtiver. e GREAT BRITAIN, Luxvoy, Dec, 20—6 n. m.—Bpecinl dispatches from Mulrid sny that thoro I8 grent rejololng thore ovor the rumor that the United States lina decided thas the Virginius was not entitled to carry the Amoriean flag, ‘The Tondon - Zimes, commonting on thoe roport, pnyn: * Huch a deo- u;ulml would be conristent with truth and jus- co.” i SR FRANCE. TLoxvoy, Deg, 20.—1'ha roport that Barthold, of tho French Luigntlun at 8t. Poternburgh, has ioen appointod Siuister to Washiugton, 18’ cons frmed, — EAST INDIES. Oavncyrra, Dec, 10,—Oue-bnlf of tho unp‘my of food in Boogal s exbisusted, nud {t is belioved that & famine eannot bo averted, CASUALTIES. Oollision On_ un Enstern Ballroad Caused by Ortminnl Cnrelessiessse ‘Lhiree Persons Kilied and T'wo Dans gorously Injured. &pecial Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune. Bostox, Dec. 20.~Tho accidont on tho Enut~ ern Railroad, just bolow Keonebunk, te-day, was tho result of the grossost carelessnoss and negligonce on the part of the watchman and tolograph-oporator at that station. Ou ariiving at {hat stetion, Disbeo, the conductor of the up frolght of forty-four cars, drawn by two enginos, missed tho saloon-car on his trafy, and nozitied tho telegrapu-oporator to stop all castward- bound trains, as e was going back after his car, Ho nlso had o signallight hung to stop tinios, Tho oporator at Konnebuni telo- gruplied to the train-dispatelior at Portsmonth: YShell I stop tho train?” Back camo the an- swor, “No.” “The watchman thon pulled down tho ®ignal, ondinn fow momouts the down £reight train of twanty cars, drawn by Eugice 78, wlizzod by at no modernto epoed, and when about two miles out, running at u fearful speed down grade, collidod’ with_Disboo’s tiain, which hind just started back. Bisbeo, tho conductor, was ou tho first engine, and was instautly killed, biy body horribly mangled, snd lus braiug scat- tored nbout on the track, ' Gower, tho eugineer, saw the appronching train “in_time to reverso his cngine wud jump, Ile slruck in.a brook, come 20 feet from tho track, Trank Day, of Konuobunlkport, was also on tho angina and cecapad. Tho thico cngines arosn total wreek, 8ix cara aro piled up with thom. Tareo men aro killed and’ two dangerously injured, This accident will probably cost the rend some- thing liko 200,000, ‘Tho stock, which went from 105 to 101 aftor the Seabrook accident, was at 88 yosterduy, aud fell off only 1 por cont at the nows of the accidont. Drowned in n_Oistern — NMysterions Circamstances. Spectal Diapateh to P'ae Chicaan Tribune, Yrsiwasr, Mich., Dec. 20.—drs. Robinson, rosidiug in this city, loft Ler Lousa to draw wator ftom n cistern. Not returning, aftor a 10asona- blo timo, ecarch was inetituted, and tho nppar- ontly lifoloss body was found in tho wator. Altliongh not dead, no efforts of tho physician, immedintoly summoned, could rostore conscious: ness, and sho_shortly oxpired, A Coroner’sin- uest is Lringing to light facts which moke it doubirar wheter sho. comittod suicide, was murdorod, or was nccidenlally_drowned, ' Her 1ifo was insured for 816,000, so that cvery effort will bo mado to_elicit ovidanco ns to the mannor of hor doath. The uifuir creates unusual oxcito- ment, AT B ca SPRINGFIELD. The Governor’s Messitze to the Legs islnturecs=State Charitable Institns tia Special Dispateh to The Chicaao T'rivne. SprixorieLD, Il Dee, 20.—Gov, Boveridge is engaged upon his messago, to bo lid before the Logslnture o its adfourned session in Jauuary. He ls not given out the topics which he will discuss, but it is understood that tho condition of the Roform School at Pontiso is such s {o demnud prompt ettention, occasionad partly by o failuro in tho upproprintion o (o tho iustitution to meet the increasing demands upon it : and, ngmm, o claws of boys are being sewt to the institution never contomplated ju the act creating it, The Btato Benrd of Charities have completod thoir msflucliun af tho charitable institutions in the souchora and centrul portious of tho Stuto, aud have fixed upon tho first wock iu Javuary to visit tho institution in Chicago aud the Nortliorn Insnne Asylum at Tlgiu, CANADA. Proposed New Stenmsnip Line. Spectal Disputeh to The Chicagio Privune, Moxtrear, Dec. 20.—~Slnco the arrival of the Boston Club in this aily, arrangements have been made Yor two steamships belug immodiate- Iy placed in the trade betweon Doston and Buro- ponn ports, with a likelihood of four being in the trade very shortly. On 'Change, Presidont M. I Ryan, . P., cailed the mombers togothor, and welconed the visitors from Boston, hoping that whon they wout back they would do what they conld t6 promoto eloser 1eciprocal trado rolations-between Cannda and the United States, Tho Hou. Mr, Rico, Prorident of the Commer- cial Club, replied LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. A Case Involving the Legality of Vors bat Contracets, Snectul Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, Osukosit, Wis,, Dec, 20.—Tho suit of Chap- man & Chaney, Jumbor mamufacturors, of this city, agalnst Spafford & Seovill, of Roekford, 111, to recover for 200,000 foot of lumber sold defendaut, aud burned Oct. 24, 1873, hns just been declded for defendant by the Clrenit Court. Plalotift provod the sele of the lumbor to de-~ Tondant bofote tho firo, hut undor the statute of frauds the jury found for defondant on tho ground that the burgain was not in writing, and 10 part payment wos made. 'Che lumber was ent by plaintiTs, rllml in the yurd, and afterwmda destroyed by fhe hofore any \mymunt was made, Tho caso involved the logality of verbul con- tracts, and attracted considorablo attontiom . —_— FIRES. At Parls, Canudn,. Special Dispatch to The Clicugo Tribune, Tonoxto, Can,, Dev, 20.—Vestorduy, o hitle arler noon, the Grand River Knitting Mills, ut Tarls, wero dostroyed Ly firo, causing n loss of £206,000. Soventy hands are thrown out of om- ploymont. in Betroit, Spectal Dispateh to T'he Clrengo Tribune. Dernorr, Mich., Dee, 20,—Thig ufternoon A. I. Hisman's ofl store took fire and was entiroly destroycd, Tl lous is ovor $10,000; partly = sured.” The Champion Mills stouk in tho same Dblock was moro or losy damaged by wator, o o LA SALLE TAX GRIEVANCES, specinl Dispatch to 1he Chicago T'ribune, LaSALLE, I, Deo. 90.—At un_ndjournod meoting of citizens who nio diesutisfiod with tho oty tuxes, hold at Opers-1all last eveniug, & committed was appoiuted to confer with the Muyor and the Finance Committee of tho Bourd of Common Council in regard (o tho matter, ‘The amonnt required Lo meot the eity’s ndebt eduesn for tho year I £25,000, but’ the com- plaint is o uccount of un alleged excons of por- sonul tuxes and inoquality i the lovy. THE LATE PROF, AGASSIZ'S SUCCESSOR. Bosroy, Mass,, Dee. 20—y the deed of on- dowmont'of tho sohool ab Dopikose, glven by Mr, Andorson, tho tobaccomst, Prof, Agussiz had the right to soleot his succcesor as l'rosidont, nad he choso Lis son, Aloxaudor Agassiz, THE VILLE DU HAVRE, Nrw Yorr, Dee. 20.—London papers of the 8ih, recolved to-day, contain tho offiolal roport of Capt. Robertson, of the Loch Karn, which sunk tho steamor Vitlo du Hovre, It ia as fol- lows, 8o far as rolates Lo tho collision ¢ Nov. 2—2 n. m.—~Latitado, 40 deg. 54 min. north ; longitude, 35 deg. 0 min. west, Wind, south-southwest true, Bhip braced up on tho port tack, honding by stmidnrd compasa north- weat by west, orwest Lialf-notth true. Astonmnor's; mast-head wos seen from ono to two polnts on _tuw port-bowy our side lights out, and buruivg boghtly. Blortly after ‘we saw the nteamor's thrco lights, Bho was coming alraight for us, Almont -immedintely “sho: , showod only hor port nnd most-hend’ lights, and was eteerlug apparontly “lo’ poss under our atern. _After & short time wo rang onr bell and ported the helm, as wo thought she wns comiug too noar, the steamor still showing only hor poit light, When closo to our bow, tho steamor’s holur wos starbontded, and nhe wrs | T across our bow, A collision was fnovitablo, T'hoe order wos given to back onr after-yards, but be- foro the breees could bo Jot go the Lwo vesrels GAIE IN COLLISION, % tho Loch Enrn siyiking tho steamer amidships, "Tlto abipy immediately soparated, Wao throw our aftor-yards abaclk. Half tho crow then shorioned onil, nnd tho vemnindor clonred myuy the port life-boat. 'ho carpentor, bomg at the pumps, 10porten that tho ship was making 1o wateg, an then wont forwntd and found the bowspiit gono, and the how smasbed complotely in, but tho collislon bulkhond was apparently unin- jtred. A bont from the Ville dn Havra then “came alongside, containing nn oflicer and four men. Iasked1f tho steamor was much injured, Hoenid sho was lujured, but did not say sho wanted nssistance. “As no siguals of distross wero made by the steamer, Ithought at the timo the Lont wny rout to rondor us uesistanco, but while talking to tho officer I eaw tho steamer APPARENTLY HETTLING DOWN, tnd lowered the port Jife-boat at once in charge of tho Sceond Ofileor und four men, who mndo towards tho sinking ship. Our catlor nud ular- bourd Jife-boat were thon cleared away, and in a fow minntes disputehed to the rcens of tho cutastroplio, thelr only guide \mlu§ the crics of tho drowning peopliy, tie steamor Iiving disans peared. Wo kept onc bouts ont (Il nylight until every one flontingy amoug the wreck was pleked up. W8 suceceded in BAVING TGIGNTY-FOUR PERYONS 1 out of the 806, a large pronortion having gona down with tho Bteamer. The Ville du Ilavra only floated nbout fifteen winutes aftor being slraek, y Capt. Tobevtson then procceds to give an nos count of irly : FALLING TN WITH THY THINOUNTALN, . and transteridng the steumor's passengers ‘and crow to her, with thoe exception of Mcuyrs. Coolt aud Woles, and ono of tho steamor's firemon, who was injured. Hothen gave an account bf his strugglo to save his vessel, N ‘I'ho following incident of the disastor is told by tho Captaiu of the Loeh Barn ¢ A LADY HWAM ALONUSIDE with 2 child in her arms. A rope was thrown to Loy, which sho gefzed, but, in attempting to be puiled up, holding on' by ono arm, with the other round tho vhild, hor etrength failed her, and the child was lost, but the poor mother was hauled on board, AN 1MPOSING IEQUIEN MANS was solomnized at Hevro ou the 8th inst., i houor of the vietimsg, ‘I'he Cathedeal wus draped in black from the roof to the floor, and was throvgod by o congregation of 5,000° porsons, Tho catafalquo wis kurrounded by suilors of Lho Ttepublican navy, and all the civie, nuval, and military diguitarios of the place wero prevont. ‘I'lyo Ciire's normon was intorrupted by bursts of grier from the worshipers, All tho ships in the Darbor drosued thoir flags half-mast bigh, and Dbusincss was at & stund-still, TIE PUBLIO SUBSCRIPTION amonnts to 40,000 fiancs, wecluding contribu- tions of tho company. ‘e singors of the Patls opera aro_to give . performaitco of Ln Favor- itw” at Havre for tao benefit of the families of the viotimy, Prof. Ttufet, of tho Goneva Theological Somi- navy, in which’ Cesar Lronier, lost by tho Valls du ‘Tnvre disastor, was u Professor, writes to this country nsking i the Amevican Christinng could do nomethiug for Pronier’s numorous (e ily. o lenves nwifo mck for many years, and six children, tho oldest ouly 13 years and 6 months. + THE INDIAN TERRITORY. The Semi=Civilized Tribes Decline to Mix with the Wild Savages of the Plainss£he Former Desiroe 1o 3o RRecognized as Citizens of the United States=-Thoe Negroes Alse Claim Citl- sitape Uisrra, 1. T, Dee, 20.—Considerable excito- ment exista in the Indian ‘Territory over the recommendation of the Presidont in his message to Congress to organizo the Indian Territory for tho purpose of lecating tho wild Indiang among thoso pooplo, At the recont meete ing of tho Okmulgoa Convention, they deolined_ to tako any nction in 'remard to modifying the Coustitution until Con- pgress changed its policy in regard to the Indian, of thoplains. Thoy sny for sisty yoars thoy hovo beou trying to civilize themselves and their childten, and now té placo the Modocs, Kickas poos, Arrapahoes, Kiowns, and Comnuchea along- sido of them as neighbors swould demoralizo their children andl dostroy the labor of years, A largo number of them totd Bupt, Honago that i’ the Government would limit the bounda~ ry to the ninety-cighth meridian, adoft thow s citizens of the United States, and confiao tho wild Indions to tho territory west of them, there would ba no opposition among the poopla to a Torritorinl Governmont and allotment of tho land, A delegation of prominent colored people will visit Washington in January, to urge Congress to give thom their property’ right in_tho Torri- tory, and citizenghip in the Unitod States, Al the people scom unxions that Congrosn should at this seesion give thom courts aud a form of government that will protect thom in ail thelr rights, 'Ihoy aro naw eatistied that citi- zenship and rostriction of limits ¢f the Territory 50 08 Lo excludo the suttloment of wild Indians in their midst will nlone seve thom from dograda- tion, and advance the elvilization of the peoplo. z piom s e MORTUARY. Burial of the Remnins of the Father of Mre. Provident Grang, £, Lous, Dee. 20.—1Tho romains of Frodorick Dont, the father-in-law of Prosident Graot, ar- rivod hero early this morning, accompaniod by tho Prosident, ~ Giow, Babcock, Mashal Sharps, Colo, Gngoy, Frederick Dent, and Col. Trederick D, Grant, Quite & number of old filonds of the deceasod and inthnate acauaintances of tho Prosidont recolved the romains at East 8t. Louls, and nccompanied thom as o gunrd of honor to ‘the residence of Col. Jon 0. Dont, son of the deccnsed, 8704 Washington avenue, whore o great number of old citizens, friends and former neighbors of tho Dont fumily, had assotabled. Gen, John Popo and soveral other military offlcers and a numbor of freomon, furmerly slaves of tlho deceased, wore prosent. 'P'he funcral coromonios wera porformed at 10 o'olocl, aud wore vory brief. Ihe Rov, John M. Brooks, of the Presbyterian Church South, read the sorvices, and the Rov, Dr. Mo, formerly Bishop of the Methodlst Clurch North, offored tbe closing prayer.” Tho romuing were thon conveyed to the Boilefontaino Cemotory, whoro they will bo buried beside thoso of Mrs. Dent. The funoral cortege was quite long, Tho. pall-houvers wero solectod from among the oldoest citizons and frionds of the daceased, o RAILROAD NEWS. Eeduction of Passengor Ratos on tho Haltimore & Ohio Bond. Cryonvnaty, Doo, 20, —Tha ufficers of the linl- timore & Ohio, Ruilrond horo are acvised that, on aud after noxt Mounduy, passengor ratos from Bul timoto to Cincinnatii and othor Western cities will bo roducod 20 to 33 por cont bolow tho pros- ont rates, —_— DECLARED BANKRUPT. New Your, Doc. 20,—Ilowes & Macoy, who nue]xmmlud during tho recent panic, woro declared baukrupts by dotault to-day, thoy falling to put in an angwer to the Court to tho petition thrt thoy bo so declared. s e MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Special Dispateh to Tho Chieano Tribune, ABX Angon, Micli, Deo, 20,—1ho Webs(or Bo- ' cioty of tho Luw Depnrtment huve'chosen the foltawits olticars far tha onswng torm: Pregls dont, Georgo P, Yoorhels: Vice-Piesident, E, N, Tondloton ; Seoretary, Mlss Btriokland ; Froas. wroer, 1, flowons Marshal, D, D, Furrell ; Sonlor Guitle, 11, 1. Fullugn ; Junior ritio, Wayho ley- man, ' The senfor class of the Litorary Dopart- mont has appointed & committes coumsting of W. 1L Wolls, J. D. Warnor, 1, IL Withey, Tu Maxwell, Jr,, Jas. ¥ Pouter, M. DBrennan, J, L. Woodruff and J. B, 1all, to’oo-operato with — the Committes nppointed by tho Alumni lnat Juno to dovieo monns for incronsing theationd- aneo of tho clasy dny and commencomant oxar- otsos, Tho oxorciros in all dopartmonts of tho Universlty elosed yestorday, aud will bo resumed on Honduy, Jan,” 4, Jncob Hnngatorfor, tho studonty’ old “friond and favorito restauratour, diod Inst Thursduy ovening of tho dropsy, — 2 THE TURF. . Lust Doy of the Koutsinnn Jockey Club Racos, » New Onreaxs, Doo, 20.—1Tha fall moeting ot the Loulslanu Jackey Club closed to-day with a fuir altondance and good track. Weathor clonr and cool, Tirat rnco, Haflin stake, for 2-year olds, ono mile, £25 ontrance, play or pay; §700 ndded tweonty-six nomiuations, ton startora. Won by Dallankool; Bay Rum sccond, Parylao third, beallng _ Col. 'Noligan Stouo's b, o 8weol Doy, Tom Aloxandor'y ’I¢nrry. Iart's Siampeds, and Bonaventuio, Thnc, 1:463¢, Dalinnkeol took the load and kopt it throughout, winning by a longth, Colbrill'a lautor ran nway, going throo and n half milos, and was withdrawn, Bay Rum was tho favorite. Hocond race, consolution purso, £100. Tal- mouth taok tho lend, koopipg it, winning by two longths: Wostors, > B Hocond, 1, O. U. tnrd, bontlug THakT‘Tom Leath o8, Quartormastor, ~ Alovile, Mury . Tn and Capt. Hutehinson. Time, 1:4414, Wentorn Btar was tho favorite, koliing I the pool first, for£0; 1. 0, U., 45; Tom Lonthor, 46 Tal- mouth, 80+ tho flold, 5. Third Racc—Four milo hedts, Club purus, T4 Bild3g, " Bilont Friond way the favorlto, two td ono against the flold, and won casily, (e o POLITICAL. Govs Izooth Tlected United Stntes’ Kene utor for Culifornin. BAN Fnanorsco, Dec. 20.—At the Joint Con- voution of both Housos of the Loyiulatura to- day, Gov. Booth wna elected Uniled Btutos Sonn- tor on the first ballot. SAN Fnaxemsco, Dgo. 20.—There Is much io- “Jolamg hore nnd at Sicramento ovor the clection of Booth, and tho dofont of tho railrond monop- oly, The reeult will pivo unbounded satisfac- tion througlhiout the Statow, - MUTINY OF LUNALILO'S ARMY, An Amusing Coup, M EtntesPenco e cstablisheils From the sun Franciaco Pust, Dy tho schouner Fanny, just arrived from Honolulu, wo have news from tho Saudwich Tslands, Admiral Poonocl's ponnant Hoat in the harbor of Honoluly, and it inelmi robable that his stuy thero will bo prolonged for soveral months, It is said that the gallant Admiral is o warm ndyoento for tho munexation of tho Hawaiian Kingdom, und does not lhesitato to_givo his viows publicly. The American policy is by no mienns au aggressivo ono. and if tho fslands aro to becoms u purt of tho properly of the United Stator, tho changes will not b mndo untif a_Sittiar opportunity offers. Latoly au oceasion for Intorvontion did prosent Itsolf, whieh, ay tho matters turned out, partook moro of tho ludicrous than the tragic, but which miglt havo had very serious sosults. Tho Hu- waiian army, liorse, foot and artillery, numbors olghty-threo” mon—oflicars, ‘nou-conmnissiouod oflicors, privates, and baud included. Dis- conteuted with certain chauges which tnd taken place undor King Lunnlilo's Governmont, ~ tho arm mutinied to a man aud openiy raised the standard of rovolt, The mattec which pasticularly in- flumed the military ire was the appointmaent of two obnoxious individunly us Adjutani-General and Tustrncting Captnin, What an *Inatruct- ing Captain™ may bo is not quito clear, but ho is o functionary indirpeoenblo to thogreat Hawaiinn military organization. ~ Well, the atmy threw off all ulleginnco o ccnstitutad authoritics, issued an ulthnetum sotfing forth that no hope of & compromiso could be entortained unless the ob- Joctionable ofiicers bo removed from their posta, Alitlo auorgy, auy show of decision would Linvo sufticed t0 quell the storm in a toapot at the very commencement ; but energy and deci- sion do ot thrive at Ifonolulu, Instead of take ing vigorous mensures, tho authorities heoftnt- ed, mudo timid overtutes of reconciliation, and eitogether proved themselves o unequal to the "| situation that the mutincers found' to their as~ tonixliment that they were positively fearod, and waxed audacious accordingly. Prayers wero tried unnvailingly, menaces woro laughed at, tho insurgents would not loy down their avms, and stuck by tho terms they had themselves dictated.” Then, the -Adjutani-Goneral rose in his wrath and called ,ont tho volun- teers. Tho voluntoers responded promptly, and were instructed to surrouud the barracks og- cupied by tho rebels and roducs tho stronghold at all cost. DBut the brave army proved equal to the emergency, The only two canuons in the Kingdom? (bar those on Punchbowl) lind been drawy insido tho barracks, mounted, and primed, frownod on tho approachies at cithor side. A Inrgo stock of pol, salt fish, dogs, aud othor uativo delicacics, had been Inid in, and there was small hopo of starving out the gai- rison, Tho. volunteors advanced, the army manued tho ramparts, gave a cheor of do- flnuco, and invited McDuff and fiionds to como on, ‘The volunteors balted, night fell, and all was still._‘Lho morning broke, the volnhtoors had vapished. A ill-adviged, or accidental shot fired, would have brought ‘on s general melen, which would probably bave dovelopod into o general massacra, for the army made no secrot of being il-dispoeed toward the wlutes, and bind, duriug ite ten days insursection, inflamed tho untive populace and worked the Kanakas \IP to fever point, Fortunately thero_wero two ghips of war, one Amorican aud one Ruseian, in port, and {heir prekonco served us o wholosome check. Fo resumo, the army bad gained tho vic- tory, and seemed somewhnt embarrassed to kuow whal to do with it; but the truly grent are over moreiful. DBesidoy, tho victors, Yilm Aloxandor, lhad no moro worlds to conquer; ®o the oflicors unanimously offored their resignations, which were promptly ncl.‘u{‘lod. Now, out of the ul;iht ~threo brave hoarts formlug the army, fitty-threo were ofticers, and theso diposed of, the problem which lind go puzzled tho Govern- ment was much casier lo solvo, An order was insned dlebnnmnfi the Royal Hawalian army ,and a8 the ravk and fle soomed loth to disbandituelt & supplomenlary firman appeared by ‘which the oflicers woro ona aud all transformed into policomen. Everybody was satisfled and sweet peaco rewumod Ler sway; but here, boyond doubt, was an occasion “where the interven- tion of & foroign power would be quite justliin- Dlo, secing thab the King's Goverumont ws Km\urleuu to re-establish order. Luualilo's onlth {8 very bad, which does not surprise thoso who luew His Majesty as Prince Bill; and thera is a whisper that Queen Bmma—as descrvedly beloyed a Indy as was ever a woman in the world —is attackod with loprosy. Altogotlior, thopros- et viowed by nativo oyes, are gloamy. Tho fronch and Euglish Admirals are oxpected, fil‘ently to the dotight of {he merchants, whose usinoss has suffered sndly sinco tho destynction of Ltho whaling flect. Hucn of the whalors as have como all toll tho sume story—whales scarco aud a bad senson gonerally, — THE ERIE CANAL, New Yonr, Dec. 20.—The exporiment of got- tingtha ico-bound boatsof thoErio Ouual through to tido-wator, is likely to prove u decidod succoss. Avpaxy, N. Y,, Deo. 20.—Dispatches received by Auditor Dayton lo-Gay show thatif thyo wenthor is favorable, n” number of boats that left Sehe- nectady yostordsy witl bo got o tido-wator. DRIED FRUIT FOR CHICAGO. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicitqo Tribune, BosTow, Deo. 0 Amarican brig Alice M, Putuam haé just arrived in this port, coutnining 80,000 boxes of ralsing for J. W, Doano & Co., of Chicugo, —_—— HOG-KILLING IN CINCINNATL Cvoinsat, Deo, 20,—Tho number of hogs slaughterod in Cincinnatl sinco Nov. 1 is 416,000; samo timo last year, 336,000, —_— ‘Singular Death. Tho Rov. J. I. Wickloin, pastor of s churoh noar Reading, Pn, was suddonly Lilled last weok under pconflar circumstances, Iaviy, ‘;Dun guuuhw. his dogs rau a rabbit into a hol- ow tree, With two companions he took hold of tho tree to shalke out the rabint, when instant) tho ontira truuk broka into throe piccon aud fofl with a terrible crash, the un&mrnmst part strik- ing Mr. Wicklomn on the hend, crushing him to the oarth snd kiling him justantly, The two others were not hurl, The skull of tho unfor- tunute man was orushud, and the neck dislocat- od, so thnt death uust have been instantancs ous, —— Tho Congregational Fair at Buclington, Iowa, camo the confidenco dodge, advertislug admbs- slon 10 conts end ,then charging a dlno for oach tableaux—making a squaro Lalf dollar, * WASHINGTON. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, TILE OHIEF-JURTIORSIIP. ‘Wamnaros, Dec. 20.—A prominent Adminls. tration Senntor atatod to n friend i convorention to-dny, that ho intonds to voto for the confirmne tion of Mr. Willinms {o tho Chief-Justicoship, beonuso of his (tho Benator's) friendship for Qon, Graut, but ho Is eatisflod that tho nominn. tfon will bo refectod by the Seynto If & vote s talen, 1Mo ndded that ho hopes, and bas renson to expect, that the Prosidont will withdras tho nomination of Willinmu immedintoly upon the reconvening of the Sounto aftor the hollday ro- cos. C i TP, JUDAE, DUNELL UASE. J Monms, Witkon, of "Indians, and Eldridge, of | Winconsin, of tha Houke Judictary Conunlttos, having beon diveetod to go to Now Orleans dur- Ingg tho hokiday racoss Lo tako testimony upon which the Committdd mny prosont artiéles of impenehmont aguinst Judgo Duroll, will loayo horo to-morrow night, i QOINA HOME, I'ne rallroad tralng trom this city last night and to-duy were crowded with members of the oy, or “ third houne,” aud other visitors who intond to spend the holidays at thofr homes, It 18 Yomarked, howover, that & larger numbor of Congrensmaon nud 1euldonts of other citics pro-~ powo vemndning in Washington' during tho sp- pronching holidnys thun on former similar occn- stons, 'This in ncconnted for by the factthat the hatels and homding places aro better, and many mors ontslders now ront resdences horo and #settlo down in (hem wilh their fumnilies to spond tho wintoer than heretofora, OCEAN MAILS, A deelnlon In regnrd to the carringo of the ocann malls botween New York and Euvope will probably bo nrrived ot by the Lostmnstor Gen- oral on Tuewdny noxi, in ordor to socura the nickent nud most rolisble tranaportation of thewo mails. Mr., Grenwell in inclined townrds no parmanent or“longthy contracts, but to o arrmigo the service an Lo ouable him Lo rovise, and If necessary chnupo the sehedulo of yessols ovory three months for tho purpose of giving tha trans-AUantic mnily Lo thebont und fusteat stoant- ors lenving Now Yorl on cnoh of the duys on which maily oro sent, Thore is great competition among tho various lines of ateamers that 1un to and from Now York and Iurapo for theko oconn mails, not ¥o much on ncecount of the componta~ tion invotved ns to ubtain tho prestige of carrys ing thom, oY © g THF, TRANSFONTATION QUESTION, Sovoral membors of Congress from tho sec~ tions of the country immodiately intorested aro opposed Lo tho proposition contrined in the cle- cular whicli has beon banded around for signa- tures by which n uuion of the members from the West, Northwest, and South ‘{a"intended to o effected, the object Loing to securo combined action on 'measuies for the chenponing of transposiation fo tho seabontd. A meoting of tha members favorablo to the eevoral projects of tho nbove churnctor is to Le beld in the halt of the Ifouse of ltopresentatives on the Tuesday following tho rensea-ubling of Congress, INVESTIGATION WANTED. It i suggested that, under the rosolution of thio Houo, the Committao on {ho District of Columbin Wonld do ioll to secure tho services of Warren, tho oxpert who ferretod out the Tammany frauds in New York, to cxamino the accounts of the District of Columbin, the Board of Public Worls, and the former municipal gov- ornments of tho cities of Washington and Georgetown, and of this Discict 8o far a8 re- garda the expenditures for improvement, 5 THE DARKRULT LAW. Protests aro coming in from different parts of the country, signed by bueiness mon l]\l(h! cn- crally, agaiest the ropeal of the Banlrupt Inw, They uryzo, that whils o modification is noces. eary undor tie circumatances, o sweeping repenl af iha antire law would be peéductive of great injury to the businees intoreet of the country. [7o the Assoctated P'ress.} TREABURY BTATEMENT. WasuiNarox, D. C,, Dec. 20.—Receipts of in- tornul rovenue for the month, 5,306,076, and for the flacal vear, 46,119,567, Outstanding legal-tendors, $375,008,218, 5 FOREIGN MAILS. The Tostmastor-Cieneral sunonnces that o will arrango a aystem by which European malls shall bo dispatched from New York four times a woult, on steamers sniling on oy given Tnesday, Wednesdny, Thursdny, or Suturday, which, so- cording to pnut record, have best futfilled their conditiona ot specd, security, and cortainty. PENNSYLVANIA. ~ The Adoption of the New Constitution. Philadelphia (Dec, 17). It is unticipated thut the majoricy for the new Constitution at the olgction yesterday in this Btato will foot u[} to a grand total of 175,000. 't'o the smpriso of the most sanguine friend of re- form, aud even to the mombers of the ring them- solvos, thiv city, which was calculated to return at least 40,000 against the proposed organic law, turned out of tho 0ld well-worn ruts and gave n majority for the Constitution, the figures amounting to nenrly 27,000, Ulfnnllu arrange- ments to consummate fraud wero mado, Titty_emloyes of the Custom Houso aud tho "Post~Ollice in Baltimoro wore imported into the city and quartored nt No. 203 Bouth Broad streot (Bunting's old tavern) aud at the Columbiun Houso, on tho samo stroot, sbove Arch, These men were prid $20 each, und oper- ated extonsively in the L'enth, Ninth, and adja- cent wards, Thoy wero “ heeled " by woll-known roughs of this city. Besides theso foreign ime portations, tho usual gaugs of home repeators woro deployed aud remuneiated £o the tuno of §10, nud then corrupt Domocratic- Inspectors of Election woro purchuged, snd the ontire machine- 1y of impersonation, ropouting, and false count- ing, and tho attondnut wheols which work within ench other, get in motion to overcomo the tight vote that way expected from tho Stato, The Polico Departmeut, a most valuablo ndjunct, was used os an nwpistant, and it ways o mattor of impossibility for a citizen to huva ropentor taken into custody, Orders woro igsued Lo this effect, Tho Firo Dipartmont whicl Is another political machine, was omployed in tho work of fraud. Outrages werp common. Moen wore luocked down in almost overy ward in tho city at the polls bofore thoy could get in o ballot for tho Constitution, “Book-holdors bosing the rofiiuu-y-nm of the Democracy wera coolly linucked down by roughs and their books stolen and destroyed. A portion of the Balti- more gong of repeatels mado au attack upon an advertising wagon of the Iteform Club as it turned 1lo Reco streot from Broad, and demolished tho concorn, firing upon_tho driver and wound- ing oug of the horsos, No arrsts wero made, the police Invariably at any violont demonstrn- tlon, ncting' upon ordors, #ocroted thomsclvas in the Good Will Engine-house in tue immediate vicinity, DBut the ncme of tho fraud was pers potrated iu tho vory offico of Mayr Stokley. The reporters assombled in the rooms for the purposoof obtaining the 1turns of the howly vote in tho wards, which woro brought them by tho police,”tho figuros wero boig giveu out by Tonlth OMicor Addrioks, and the nowspapor- mon uupR‘ouod that thoy wore tho lLonost re- turns, Mayor Stokley at this point camo out of his Xl‘l\'ntn oflice and asked if the ro- portors had sceured tho 1 o'clock rpturn— tho correct figures—and beivg answered in the aflirmative he roplied, ** Well, como in at ‘my tablo aud wo will comparo them With the ori- giual figures, I want this voto to go out all right. L am not goiug to allow any wan to put mo fiva holo, 80 L willseo that thero i no manip- ulating dono,” T'ho Maycr then read off his list of figuros, which wrouglt au ontiro transforma- tion In tho Yoturn, which in overy instance of clinugo was in favor of the Consltitution, Last night tho city was jubflant,. Bands of - musio wore patading tho étrects and sorenading tho londors who bad distinguished themselves in tho campugn for the Coustitution, while Licavy brazon bells, mounted upon largo wagons, wero driven throtgh the town anmounclng. through thoir molten throats tho groat viotory that tho puople ind achioved COMNMENTH OF THILADELPIIA PRESS, Lrow the Plaladelpuu Ledger, : Iu this city the voto as roturned s 64,778 ¢ for the new Coustitution " to 27,014 * against,” showing o majority of 20,864 In favor of the work of tha Couvention, out of au aggrégnto voto, as returned, of 82,002, Wo do nov donbt that the truo majority is much groator than this, but the friends of fulr ctections will bo agrovn- bly surprised thut so much s boeu accorded, ‘Ifjo domonatration by the peoplo was &0 ovor- wholming that tho usual practico of fabricating roturns was soon fonnd to bo unuvailing, It was tried in somo quartors, but abandonoed early in the dny and in_all buta fow of tho wards} aud natably in tho Nineteenth, whre it took n couplo of hours aftor the polls closed to reduco the re- turns to something like deconoy from the sca dalous figures roportedin lhorm{y partof theday Tho vota jn Philadelphis shows that the op. pononts of the now Constliution grently misap prohionded tho dopth of tho publio feoling {3 avor of (nfranchikomont from the abusos un- der which thoy have suffored so long aud so patiently. It oxproknos tha dogp’ dosiro of tho lmnplo of Philadelphin to ba rid of that most in« quitons syatom by which a fow mon—a very fow |, —have Lind tho powor to put any wan duto any 0 % 3 ofieo, frof tho ward Conatablo to tho bighest officer, no muttor how unfit ho was, no matter how large the majority cast agafuet bim, 1t #peaks “their oarnest” aspiration to bo free from legisintivo abuses, lo ho liborated from tho manifold wrongs Inflicted on tholr city, It exprewses the strong deelro for good ?n\'ummnut for tho Stato,. and for o hopo- ul_riddauco from tho corruptions that lind mado the namos of Philadelplin aud Ponneylvanin “ringa” notorious throughout all tho lonpth and brendih of tho tountry, to tho shamo of our, pooplo whorover thoy wonb. It exprossos; finally, tho eirong thaukfuluess of our pooploe to the Qonvontion for the great, good work it lins dono, Tho samo feoling porvaded tho entlio Siato, for thero was not a county that had not sufforod, and not o community that had wot boon victimized. Inone quarter a Judge wna leglslatad out *of offico by tho mont shumoless trickorys in anothor the ontirg lumber trade was constantly at tho morcy of o fow gpeculntors; in mnother threo or four counties wore continually throatened with the perll of being'torn to ploces to glut tho nvarice of asluglo man; in auothorlnmo«nutlmw of coun- try tound all tholr businoss ntorests ‘saariflosd. thme after tmo hy tho graod of Yflmm corpora~ tlons—nud so through a long ontalogue of wrongs that wohild g1l columus of 1) a{oumul by their bore recital. - And over all thia was tho con- selousnons that tho very money of tho people themselves was belng mado the lustrument by which theso manifold wrongs sworo wrought,— that o few mon entrenched at Harrisburg belind tho strong barricades orectod by the power of tnis money, wore ablo to dictate logislation and dispose of"tho Ligh offices of the Btate according to thoir own arbitrary will, The uphenyal of yestordny was to got rid of this tyranny of cor ruption and these crylug sbuses.” Tho )‘vuoplu [3 tho Stato have availed thomselves of thelr op portunity, Patlont aa thay havo boon, thoy hav 8t last warnod all tho “ rings,” big and lstle horo and clsowhoro, that “ thotr thno hus come,’ From the Philadslokia Press—Itep. Tonnsylvania yostorday resumed her sover- olgnty by aceopting ‘tho now Conatilution pre- sented to hor by her sorvents by a mojority that hog boon gradually rl‘sh&g and st lnst accounts laoks like 175,000, “Philadolphin, which was to lead tho oaltion, loads tho victory. Her gropt verdict of 80,000 was unoxpected to both partios, All plots and prodictions tailed beforo the marvelous popular outhrosk. Dorhaps tho most notable extilbition of fraud detected is the story of the Nineteonth Ward. Not fops siguifi- cant was the voto of the Ropublican countios. They wero moved as by an inspiration, Alle- gluny gave 8 Lincoln majority, Schuyikill, Tiradford, Ohioster, Lancastor, Lycoming, Contro, Dlair, Huntiugton, Luzotno, Litie, Warron, Voo nango, Luwrenco, Trankliu—it was like a groat army rising from its hlca[: 10 the trumpot-call of battle, frexb, engor, resolved, and full of right- cous wrath, And equal to tha grons occasion was the Domooretio party. We nccord to it tho homage of our admiration and respect. Xt hing dono many things in the past - that wo have con- dommned. "It has been abundantly and frequont- Iy mistakom But yostorday it was moved to n lioroic rivalry, Anxious, of courso, for restorn- tion fo potvor, and roady for puy chanco to achieve it, tife "Domocints” scemod to forget avorything but their duty to tholr great city. Their best men syorq on the ground and did sor- vico as if_their lives and honor depended on the Igsua. Thoy stand abashod . before some: shameless betraynls. Likd tho Republi- cans, who havo “scon tho Tonth Ward torn from its grand pedestal, thoy. have scen the old. Fourlh Ward made to speal by a fow poor hundreda for honesty whon it ought to have been a logical uttorance of ns many thou- sands, Theo can turn with a lofty crost to the mngnificont action of such Democratic strong- Lolds in'tho interlor as Borks, Columbin, Nortli- ampton, Lohigh, Monroo, Groeno, and Wost- moreland. ‘Tuoro lhave been treacherous poli- tioinns on Doth sides, and tho Domacrats have had theirs; but thoy bave had no Cameron to employ all the machinations of threo govorn ments—city, State, and uational—against tho just. demands of & plandored {capla. A small man grown grent by accldental aud purchased elovation—an embodied 1nforiority, tolerated, tbrough.fear of Liy lavh or hopo of his departura —u tyrant obeyed becauso 1o brave hand lins been found to grapple with and dethrone him, Ho hns ot lnst made his fight aganst tho mew Constitution, A hidden haud at frat, Lo finally disclosed it at . Harrisburg, Yusterdny, and wheoled Dauphin _County iuto ino with the defrauded Tenth Ward of this city. He tried by Inflnito double dulin? to deceive the anulnr will, and_fivally impofled by tho belief that tho now Conetitution was goue, he hastoneg to (ho Btato capital to join Gen, Hart- ranft and the State Administration iu its sac- rifico, But slagl though ho dragged Dauphin into fho liat of frightencd protestauts, ho had no time to change hor forced wmajority against the now Conslitution before he was overwhelmed by the ocenn ot popular repudiation of himeolf and his clans. Nover wasa tricketor 8o com- pletoly caughit In his cunning game. Our new Constitution ia not perfect, save, porbaps, as & perfoct instrument of relonso from just guck mien. But it will go forth o most perfect physiclan, It is a thing that politiciany _ have _fonght and failed in fighting. It will first wolicit and~then de- mand the respect of tha courts, ‘locat asd Stato, Tt will aven'appeal to tha most indulgont regard of tho Loglalature, It will extort u decent re~ coption from the Goverhor. and his stuff. Be- cause, aftor all, tho new Constitutlon is the peo- plo resuming their sovercignty. We do not write in exultation at the early morning hour wp pus theso words i type. ‘Thoro is not & man dofeated in his hopes yesterday who'has not in Lis bitter experionco admitted and regrotted the wrongs this great decrce was doclared to cure. Al the vonquished admit in their boarts thay -they wero justly vanquished, Their own wonder it they wero not taught boforo. I this not Bo ? “ Henco theso tears,”" It is among the marvels of thoso timos that so much power bas boen wieldod by men who themsolyes hove confessed their incapacity. They have beon swazed that thoyshould hava been so elected, re-clected, and trusted. ‘At last they naturally bogan to think the croaturo lighier than the orator. Loy concluded tho poopla’ woro uot only asloop, but dend, And no wondor, when all foll down and worshiped them, Dut now thoy are disouchanted. Tho sovoroign ling resumed his scoptro, and tio culy King wo honor in this repubfio—the King People—hns como back, after a long lapse and a deop sleep, to look after bis own, FIGURES EXTRAONDINARY, ° Tho announced majority fu the Nincteonth ard during vestorday morniug was, 000 agaiust tho,Conatitiition, "This was tho bonst of tiio day bofore, The roturn from tho Mayor's oflico about 7 p. m. was 880 agaiuat it, 'Lho truo rottrn ot 10 p. m, was 2,045 for tho Coustitution, a diffor- onco of 9,000, which shows what thoy wonld have dono had’ tho paag}u not rison upon thom liko on ocean iu its wrath, » —_——— Interesting if Trug-«Two Men Xanged for o Crime Which They Dia Not Commit, Fron the Louinville Courler-Journal, Dec, 18, Ono of the most notable executions that over occuryod in Kentucky was tho hanging of Capt. Willinm P. King aud Abisham Oweus, ut Frank- lin, in ‘June, 1867. King was tho leador of & gong of thieves who stoppad Boveral timms on the Louigvilla & Nashville Railraad and robbod tho passongory, and Owons way u membor of King's gang. " The two were convicted of mur- doring Harvey King, a half-witted brothor of Capt. King, ond it was asserted thut tho murder hod boon committed through fear that tho half- wittod brothor would exposs the robbors. Tha day on which the hnuglnfi took placo was intonsoly hot, and tho crowd in #ront of tho gollows, sufforing under the bLlazing sun, grow mmoationt at tho soemingly interminablo spoaches of the doomed mon, who agnin and again roiterated tholr innocence and ealled upon lod to witness tho truth of whas thoy said, Tho Bhoriff was at longth forsod to admonish thom, und thoy stopped ud mado roady to die. 113 body of King, twitched horribly aftor being swuug off, and he n[)pv_:nrud to dio hard.. Owens struggled somo, but did not suffor as much as his vompanion, Evorybody familiar with tho trinl scomod to fool cortain that the mon woro guilcy, but thoir almost frantio assertions of ins uocenco did not fail to make au improssion, Home time ago a man by the pamo of Evans was lynohod in Kanens, and a roport of the lynchi- ing published in one of tho Kaueas papors al- loged that beforo bis deatl ho made ngoufossion, in_which ho said ho hind ouco commitied a mur- der in Kontucky, for which two men had been hangod, It is now snid that tho Evans who was Jynchod In Kansag was one of the prinelpal wit- sesson ugnist Kihg aud Ovwous, sand thut thoy aro tho persous reforrod to by bim in his confoes- slon, Bhould these statomonts turn out to, bo truo, they will be likely to cause unploasant féol- ingain Bimpron County. It is to be hoped that this publication may Jead to an investigation that will glve us trustworthy information, A e Legénd of o Bad Indiane=Tho Fint- hend Way of Accounting for tho Aot Water Wassweiller?s Springs, From the Helena (Montany) Gazette, A long, long time ugo, according to tho tradi- tioun of tho Flathead Indians, thuy went once o year to huhit.buffalo, Just us {hoy now do, and their trails wors tho same up the Hell Gate and Littlo Blackfoot and down Ton Mile. T'ho prosout slteof Ileleua was a favorito comping placo. In thoso days, according to ono of tho chiofs of aald tribe well versed in its legendary lore, thore was ouo of {ho Fiathoad heaxos who waa & bad Indian; lo hind no respact for tho virtue of the boautiful Indian maidens; ha was nuiulm- horse-jockoy—mndo raoes for po- nies and -buffalo robos, nll on the square, and then “ dopeq " Lis opponont's fleet brouchio ; ha played that aeclent and rospected gnmo of old sledge " in such n_dexterous manner ns to yan- quish all his adversarios who nover conld ac- count for tho mnnuor {n which bo *‘turnod Jncle;" ho hind A wny of “holdln' 'om " at draw {;:lker that mndo his red bretiaren swear in tho ost approved Flathead jargon; in short, o was & “ vory bad Indian,” "Once wupon s time, whon they wero camped on the littlo stronm whore Holonn {8 now siluntcd, on their way to hunt buffalo, the devil **called " for tho wicked brave, and told him bis timo lad como, and thet Lo ' must accompany him tg the unliappy buntng-grounds of the bad In. dinns,, T'ho Indion told thg wicked Spirit thal o had somo business mattors to nrrange with othof braves of tho tribo, such ns n fow collee: tious to muko, ofc,, and that if bia Sntanio Maje csty would go out to the present site of Wass- weillor's Lot springs, Lo would como a8 soon ne tho wiud quit blo®ing, The dovil agroed to the terms, and doparted to await tho luiliug of the wind and the coming of the brave. As the wind Diny novor stopped blowlng, his victlm has nover appented, and the Indiaus say tho dovil is utill camped {Leré, and that tho hiot wator of the eprings is takon from tho wators-of Ten Milo fot use in his camp, from whonce it cmeiges in ftg Presont heated stato. » THE DUELLO, Now Orlenns Agnin Agitated by the r ”' Codes £ ; Krom the New Orleuns Timen, Dec. 18, It is doubtlesy yet frosh in publio recolloction that u fow days ago tho Now Orlonns Licayune published an artiole touching “cortain ropor- torlnl investigntions into the question of tho eloction returns in the caso of Qearge V. Bmith, tho recontly-seated Ropublican member of Con® ress ftom tho Iourth District of Louisine 'non tho publication of this report, thero ems nated a countor statement fram the oflice of the Beocotary of Btate, qualifylng certain assortious in the Picayunc's statement. 1t is_undorstood that in responsa to thin Mr, 0, E. Whitney, » Picayune reporter, visited the oflico of tiie Sccretary of State, aud, ougnging in on.onimatod controversy with Mr. George Drury, an oflicie] theroin, gave him tho lie, whoreupon .Mr, Drury siructc out, from the ‘u]lmulder andpromptly knocked Mr. Whituoy lown. "Tho sequel to thls may bo approhonded. Mr. Drucy was waited tipow the next day by n friend of Mr. Whitnoy with a challongo put forth by that gontlemun. 'l deff was quickly atcopted, small swords named as tho weapons, Tucaday morning fixed upon as the time, and tho notes of propatation went briskly forward, = o focality selected for tho combat was on Hopking’ plantation on tho Gentilly rond. and thither at an nnrlf' bour ou Tucsduy morning tha combatanta ropnired, nttonded by Meists. o, A. Quintoro and A, Fabro ns_seconds on béhalf of Slr. Whitney," andJ. P. Montamnt, Esq., and gan Fortior neting in o similar capacity for Mr. ry, Tho weapous chosen were four-sided small swords. ftor soveral pusses Mr. Whitnoy's sword penotrated the sleove of his opponcut's cont, hnb}nhurlli‘ afterward o himself recoived a wound in tho Joft arm. “Lho seconds oxprossed blu:maulvuu as satistled, and the partios with- row. Concerning tho other two, Intended rencou- tres, it is intimated that of (ko parties who wera 1o take parts therein were a fathor and son, on« gaged os prinaipuls in both evenls. 'Ihe origin Of theso nffairs is get forth as having ovisen from o quurrel whiols tianspirod n. fow days ago, aud whorelu tho father, being assaulted, was do- fondod by the son; and toward the two assaile nuts the tasaulted’ subsequantly appoared with this domand for sntisfuction. From. the Neto Orleans Picayune, Dec. 17, THE CODE OF HONOL.—TO NI DAVID SCHWARTZ, o buve read & report in the Lvening Times of Dec, 16, 1873, purporting to recount the duel betweon Messrs. G. L. Whitney and George Drury, The tdne of the roport implics an en- deavor to jolke with an aftuir of honor. ‘Faking this roviow of tho roport, wo invite Mr. David Hehwartz, the wiiter, s we ure authoritatively informod, and tho sporting man of the Times, to indulge in a similar joke with either of us, ax Lis own selection, and We promise to afford him all the fun and sport that circumstauces nnd oven his erratic inagination will admit—even to the delighs of writiug bis osn epitaph. Wo taito this opportunity of staling Lumbly that we doubt very much whether 3Mr, Schwartz would have beliaved s decorously aud bravely ng did Mossrs. Drary and Whitnoy fn tho recont duel, had he beou similarly situafed. Mr. Schwartz can, lowever, prove the cone trary, if he'bas the mind to do 80, B L. C. Fonrier, Jonx I, MONTAMAT, Represonting Mr. George Drury, ¢ Avnpent Fann T. A. Quistzno, Zepresonting r. O, E 2 Vhitnoy. A i S Lo The Wiko of Unitcd States Attorneys v Gonerul Willknmns, ashington Corrcspondence of the Louiscille Courier anrnal. Obsorving the call you make in the Cowricr. Journalfor correspondents to enlighten tha reading publio in regard to the sinistor insinua. tions about Judge Williams obtaiving o divorco for tho Indy who'is now Lis wifo, and ns 1 huvo the particulors, and thoy contain nothing to tho discrodil of sither party, I do not lositate -to writo whit I have no doubt iz the truth. “Mra, Witlinms' maiden namo was Hugles, and shy was Lorn near Bts Louis, Whilo still a child, ber pa- rents moved to Keokuk, Iowa. At the age of 15 Mrs. Willinms did what many o foolish™ girl has dono beforo and sinco that timo—ran away und mocried u man of whom Ler parents disap- provod. Tho lusbaud was also Loo youn for tio responsiblo duties Lie had avsumed, and before the birlh of their child his wifo lad the most convincing proofs of lis mfldelity. Sho was il and came near dying, buttho kind physician who was iu attendance took hor- home to her fathor's house, and there was e suit brought for divorco. Judge Willinms bad known her from childhood and granted tho divorco, B Murs. Williaigs remained eingle for somo years, ~whon sho agin_ trusted ber happiucss into o husbaud’s lceeping aud mado o second mistako. Judge Williams was also marriod, and tho _two Lknow nothing of each other's whereabonts for many years, Mrs, .Williutns' husbaud was n drunkard, and thoy bocamo' very poor. Then she took mattors in hor own hands, left hier hus- boand, and opened a school in Oregon., Sha taught and earned money, One day a letter camo from California” that hor husband was dying in g hosmital. Nobly sho forgot ol the. sorrow Lo had causcd, and sho promptly rosponded to the call, and nursed lum and supplied his wants uutil his doath, After the fuueral, sho roturned to hor school, which sho kept until Judge Williams, who waa now n widower, askad hor to bocome hig wifo, This was about the time he becamo United States Sonator. Yhis last marviuge hog roved Luppy and prosporous, Mrs, Willinms Dlonnes 18 nicee tha comuen, ayid of & rare type, Very darice lair, with vory bluo’eycs.that hava long, dark lushos, Her complexion is tair and cloer, foatures good, though not regular, Hor form is full, ag it should be, afler tan hovday of youth is passed. She Lus bosutiful veck aud arms. . Bho dresses well, | tough ot extrasagaudly ok with ull tho ro- nvi ceiviug sho doos sud tho invitations sho ccepts, T don't think nny winter sho has hnd over six ox- poueive drogaes, I know I have scon somo of tho old oncgffurned and rotrimmod, Mrs. Will~ iams is an admirable housckeoper and manager, Bho is gonerous and hagpitable, Bho bns ulwuys taken in and understood the eltuntion ; and without intrigue, or in any othor way Lut sich asa fopd and good wifo can do without blnmo, aho hind uscd hor hest endonvors to_advanco Lot husband's interosts, She Lius ovon gone furthor and oxerted hevself (o mako the whols Adminis. tration popular. Sccond ouly to Mrs, T'ish hat ghe boen in roturning alf cafld and recoiving all graciously, —_——— An ¢ Impulsive’ 'Tennossccan, . From_the Nashvlle (Teiin) Lanner, % A bloody tragady ocetrrod ut Lobanon, nt § o'clock on Monday moruing, A whito mar namod Spundors Lind on the day “previous gone to tho houso whera & negro's’ wife was ired dragged hor out by (he ool of the hond and whipped hor for somethlug he allegod she hod enld detrimental to Lisnamo aud obar- nctor, Ble lind beon tailing about him, Iler hueband swore out a Btate's warunt agaiust bim on Mondsy morniag, and was with the Marshal who was to sorve it, whon Saundors camo up on horsoback, satndora and tho un‘im ab once entered into av altereation, iu which abusive words wora used, whon Saunders, pulling his vovolver from his poakot, fired at the nogro, who droppod dead upon the ground, the butllet having picreed. his honrt, 'Phoe Murshal lind hold of “the zoins of SBaundors' bridlo at the timo, Aftor.Haunders had killed tho nogro, ho told the Marshal that if ho, tho Morshal, did not volonso the roins ho, Snundors, would Litl him aldo; nov being armed, and having no other altornative, tha Murshal was gompaolled to ro- louse tho roin, wheronpon Snunders gulloped ot of town for parts unknown, Haundops is 22 vonrs of ape, anil fs sald to oe rathor o rou% oharuotor, Tho affray hopponod ou the pub) BQUATO.