Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1873, Page 5

OUR COMMUNISTS. [Continued from the First Page.) Yon nyatust capltal, o resort to forco in caso tho do- xaula upon the elty woro refuned, aud an cquitable divialon of tho weaith of the country, Tho violouco of theso ddmagogues fa all that provents them from Letng dougoroun in tho presont condition of nffalrs, TTho sobor accond thought of tho workingmen must convinco thow that this advico swh), it followed, bring thow permpnont ruln instead of relloving thelr pres- ent waute, A noro oxcited spirit appoars to provail in Chieago thnn hina boon slown clsowhiere, but, trusting 1o the good senso of tho laborlng clnacs, wo do not #baro in thio npprobenalon that thioy will resort to ac~ tual violoneo, ], TilE 8T, LOUIS REPUBLICAN, The Bt, Louls epublican exprosson itself on the samo pubjoet as followa: WOMLK OR DRZAD, Upon the oceaston of tho recont meeting of workng- men ot Coopor Iustitute, New York uity, undor tha ausplces of tho Tutornatlonal, o Repuliican deenmed 1ho occusion & timely ono to'auggest that the demand fo work or bread, when it_cumo n_such 4 form, cowld not bo dgnoréd, Not many dayn hnve ciapsed Alnco thon, and thoughi there Lava been no rotoun guthursts o give greator polutto, tho werning, thero Las been suflicicut to auggest that jt should 1ot only o watchied, but stamped out, cleo wa will havon coii- flagration shortly thnt will hot Lo casly quonched, Biitco tie New York meeting, Obiciunati, Loulaville, aud Chleago luvo witnessed similar gaihorings of tho workivg clasres, ond to-morrow or ihe nozxt day we may look on tho mnino wpectaclo in 8t, Toufs, Thoir specclics, thelr resvlutions have liown Tothifig uow ; thoy heve been porhaps but_fecblo Toflactions of {ho Cooper Institule meoting, What of thnt ¢ Thoro wis nothing new in tho facendiary mot~ foc that decorited tho speakors' stand and ~fiared Zorth from tho embinzoned Lnuners st (hat meoting, Thero s nothing now I the revelation that cach of onr latgo citica sheltors o humber of dosperato men, thut shrank not at tho sppalling wickednoss and tho wild rlot of tho Parls Commume, nad thoro will bo othing new in tho rovolation that thoy uoed but tho excitlug motivo to precipitato upon us tho samo scenca of bloodehad und dostruction. Bocauso theso things ato ot now 18 10 reason why wo should Ignors tho Sact that this dunger which han po long been hovering ‘aver us is Lecoming moro threatoning overy doy, 1t witl not do to the cry of sousationalism sguingt this warniug. Day by duyft becomos moro apparent thot this wintor.witl not pass without an ot~ Dreak if something 1 not dono to avort tho dangor, It 18 not wise Lo concesl elther tho gravity of the situation or the dilficulty of quicting tho turbulence which #tando rady to burat npou us, Thero ure thousanda in ovory largo community for swhom oxlstonce Lo fow Joysuull wmony sorrawn ot its beat, aud in the most prosporous times, Riot and disorder Lnva no terrors Tor thowm, since cliange in their miscranle lot cannok bo for tho woreo, and ininy bo for tho better, Tho rauks of theso unfortunates biavo been swollan by tho recent innncinl panic to unusual numbers, and ticir despora- tlon vastly incrcased, So far thoy bavo contented themselyes with rosolutions and other peaceablo dom= onstrations, but is thero ony assurance that_hoy will loug conten't thomaclyes with such moans? Laat night they murched to tho Counctl chinmbor of Ulicago, aud dewanded that the clty should give them work or bread, Thero is small chanco that a bankruptmuniol- pelity wil grant thuun ither, aud liow oo will it bo e they will oloct to tako by forco whiat 18 not glven voluntarily ? — IN CINCINNATI. From the Coneinnati Gazelte, Dec. 23, According to tho resolutions pussed by tho workingmon at their Olympic Hall meoting, on Bunday aiternoon, a etowd began to assemble boforo 9 o'clock, yestorday murning, at Fountain Bquaro, to show Dy their numbers that thoy con- Qouined tho action of Bristol, Cripp, Lowis, and Bricknell, and to express their good will toward %\’ln:gor Johuston, Mr, Stophens, and Mr. Cor~ ott. & Tho samo flag that did duty last wook was preeont yestordsy, as wore the samo Haller, ‘Hruzn, and Korf, who are likely to be on hnug ou similar oceasions until money grows on trees, to bo had for the plucking. A littlo after Y the band played a tune, and then Mr, Hallor announced, with apparont grent sntisfoction, that the Hon, Mr. Cary would ad- dress tho meeting, wheroupon that gentioman mounted the dry-goods Lox prepared for the ‘purpose, and made u brief epeech, in winch he cauljoned his hearorsagainst resorting toany acte of violonco; and attrivated tho provailing dis- gesa t_s an insufficient amount of paper money. o naid ; Without claming the gift of prophecy, or anything more thuu ordiuary comumon sense, 1 told you many tlmes, tive yoars sgu, (hat ruin to'the working clavecs sud prostrution of ull the Lusiness jutercats of tho country was certaiu at no distant day under the finan- cial poliey of the Government. ‘With the unanimous approval of the National Labor Tolop, I intraduced o thoroughly muatured bill into Congress with tho view of praveuting this stato of things. It proposed to make gold in law what it is in fact,~a moro commodity,—and provided for tho lasuo by Governmert of an abAolute money (uot promises to pay coln) good for nll purposes, recetvablo for nll idebts, public and private; tbe withdrawal of ail Na- tioua! Bauk moten; the' redemption fu legal-tonder monoy of bonds as they msturcd ; provided for the convorsion of tho logul-tender info bonds drawing fllper cent, and reconvortible into legal-tenders at the plesrure of the holder. , This meusitre would have socurcd an nmple cireu- Inting medium, while it _convorsion at all times into interest~beariug bonds-would prevent o redundunt clreulstion, It this plan, upproved aud iudorscd by 1ho National Labor Union, Liad been carried out, thera would not have been a mun {n the conntry to-day une emploged who was ablo and willing to work. Tho fu- tercat of the moncyed class was uguinst this measure, The loss moncy tho better for thoss who have it. Tho Natiunal Bavks, ropresentiug tho bondiolding class, 3wishod to furnish the elrculating medium, and fhelr influenco was omnipotent, Tho result is what we seo to-day, and the Lottom is 10t yet renched without a chango i the financial policy of the Government, Kirchner followedswith o written German specch about the Intoruntional Socioty, and u Mr. Nouman spoke on tho same subject, in English, and rend & few articlos and by-laws from the ** International," from which it would appoar that the latter was & pauacea for all *“labor and capital " idens. * Ar, Malor next mounted the dry-goods box, and made o speech which was interlarded with profanity and blackguardism. At 5 o'clock yestorday aftornoon, Mayor John- ston and Ald, Corbott met, by sppointmont, the Exccutive Committee of’ Workingmen 2t Arme leder'’s Platform, on Elm strect. 'Tho working- men were assured that tho Board of Improve- mants would'soon give work for 1,600 men atthe xate of £1.75 per day. Eight o'clock last evening found about 200 men assembléd to hear the result of the Com- ‘mittec’s conferenco with the Mayor in the alter- noon. Tho proceedings were in German, Mr. Korf briefly stuted tho objoct of the meoting. An immenio amount of discugsion was indulged in, during which the parliamentary rule that no mewber shall speak more than tivice on the same :mbllect was disregarded. ‘Lho only person who &poke English was an Irishmau, apparently uuder the " influence of liquor, 110 ramblod o frent deal in Lis specch, but managed to sy that f La had a pistol he would have shot Mr, Bris- tol. Alr, Jobnson was tho numo of this quict, peaconble citizen. The meeting finally adopted & resolution deolaring that, it the Board of Im- provements will grant 3196 per duy bofora the Council meeting next Wednesday, the working- men will sccept thankfully, otherwise thoy would not accept less than §3 per duy. ——— IN LOUISVILLE. From the Lowievdlls Courder~Journal, Dec, 23, The workingmen of this city had another large meoting ot the Court-House last night. Ar, W. A. Morriwether, Chiairman, called the menting to order, and urged the men to bo mod- erate in their deliberations. Ho theu intro- duced the following resolutions from the Com- mittee nppointed Saturdey eveniug for the or- Emlznuun of o Manufacfurers' aud Lnborers’ xchange : Wienzas, Many of the workingmen of tho clty of Loutevilln tro in need aud ask not churity, but work by srhieh they may bo able fo support themaclves und familics ; nud, wlicreas, while recognizing the fact tunt ordlnnrily they ought ot to look for “or expoct employuient trom wlther the municipal, State, or na~ toual govornments, thoy feel that in o great crisls auch as thocountry 1s now passing chrough they ought, and have n vight, to Aeck such assistance o8 thoy noed trom any und ll'sources ; therofore, b it Resolied, That wo respectfully ' msk® onr Olty Council to'urganize immediately, aud, if possible, uu- der the city chrter, o give needy workmen cmploy- ment 3 and it thoy cannob under the chatter as it now atands, that {hoy aelc tho Leglslaturo to mmke wuch smendinunts to the churtor w nay Lo neccusery fo give thelr Lody the right, for a Hnlted perlod, to i work donia which they nisy deem Decessary, without Iotting it out fo contractors, Jiesalocd, Thot wo respectfully sk tho Legisiaturo of our Btate to puss such amendments ns may Lo neces- sary to carey out the foregolng redolution, Jigaotead, Tt wa roupcttly aek Gougtess to adopt such g dauclal polley na will tond fo lift business roia its present prostration and promoto the man. ufurturing and comuerctul fntercats of onr country, Zicsolved, “Ihat wo mout. respuctfully urge tho rulle roud conponies, capltullats, and manifaclurers to ns. &lst us bs far us thoy cun by giving employment ot fule ‘wutrea t0 thoso Who nre fn newd.~ Jiesoleed, That landlords snd property-holders, who . hiave been Tenting houses to loborfig-nien when work was abundant, ure carueatly roquesteil (o redure thuir zeata b a fair proportion 10 the falling off iy employ- mout, und, when ronts hive buen required to bnnx?d suonthly, where the tensnt 8 o good, honcst, snd sobor ¥, t0 igreo tho ranta may bo vafd uarierly, Reaolved, ‘Chat 8 Connmitleo of thres workingmen ba sypointed’to confor with tho members of the City Couneil in rogard to the subjoot mstter of thesw reo— Fitioun, aud 10 teunainit o coly tloseof to te numbors of the Kentucky Loginlaturo from this oity, sud to the tmember of Congress from (hln dlstrict, Resolved, That thls Committos of Thres bo suthor- 1zed to confer with the Execullve Conmitice of the Rellof Assoclution of this city in regard 1o the necds of the workingmbn, Tho rexolutions wore unanimously adopted without comment, ‘The presontation of au ad- ditional resolution by Mr. L. W, Burly escited gome debato, which ut one timo throatoned to take the form of & serious dlscusslon of the sub- ect of labor combinations va, the onpitallst, resolution re prosentod read as follows: _didsolved, Tustd commiites of \wo persons from THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1873. each ward bo appointed to propare and report all things necessary for n pormnanont organization of tho work{ngmon's party of tho City of Loulavillo, A mation wne mnde to striko out tho word Ly Y“"y " and substituto ** organization,” Ir. "Cralnor was in favor of a solid organiza- tion of the working poople, When organized as & body thov could command thoir rights. Wo aro workingmen, ho said, willing to- work for our living, and wo will have it. Jf e can't get it by the work of our hands we will have it anyrway. [Lremendous applause.] ‘Tho voto was thon taken on the motlon to amond tho resolution by substituting organiza- tion for party. Ibenotion provailed, and the rosolution as smended was ndopted. PITTSBURGH BEFOGGED. The City Enveloped in nu Imponotras ble Fog. Special Digpateh to The Chicago Tribune. Prrrspunar, Pa,, Dee, 24,—Pittsburgh is usod to darkness and o biack stmosphoro, but to-day oxcoodod in this respect anything known even by tho oldest inhabitant, A donse fog settlod over the city about 3 o'elock this morning, which Inorensed in 1ts density tl] It was Impossiblo for one to seo his hnnd bofore his face. Speaking figuratively, daylight did not seem to daswn. The fog kopt the atmosphoro perfectly dark, al- most ko night. The boats on tho river could not movs, aud kept thoir Sghts burning [ day. The locomotives arrived and loft with glaring head-lights, and red lanterns for tho usunl flag signal, Switch-tondors and flagmen carried lampa, Lverybody in doors burned artificial light, It was the hoaviest fog ever known hore, aud it worlked much ngainst wholosalo businoss, though tho rotail holiday trade did not weom to lag, ne thoro wero ap) nrunui' just a8 many porsons on tho stroots, At 3 o'clock this afternoon tho fog somewhat lifted, but it soon sottled down again 1o tho hoavy darkness which continued till to- night. A hoavy fog now provails which almost conceal tho sk, tho oo bolag just falutly visiblo, RAILROAD NEWS. Tronbles of the Indianapolis Rloom= ington & Western IZaiiroad. Special Disvateh to The Chicano Tribune, Brooxixarox, I, Dec, 24.—The Indianapolis, Bloomington &-Westorn Railrond s gotting in hot wator in numerous localilies. Iteports from Mason County indicato that tho pooplo of that county aro waking up, and that it is likely that rosistanco to payment of the bonds will bo mado thoro. A meeting is to bo hold at Leroy, Em- pire Township, this county, Saturday noxt, to congider the action regarding tho bouds voted by that precinet, ‘The ‘Through Zouto from New Orlcans to Chicago. spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Oammo, 11, Dee. 24.~Tho speoial traiu on the Mississippi Contral Railroad was brought over last night by tho M'Comb, and loft for Ohicago this afterncon. Tho steamer Illinols was taken off to-dny, and the line from Chicago to New Or- leans is completo in every respoct. Now Orloans and Cairo greet Chiengo with a Merry Christmas, Completion of the Great Aron Bridge of the Chicage, Alton & St. Louis Xeailrond at Louisiianu, Mos S7. Loy, Deoc. 24.—The great iron bridge of the Chicngo, Alion & St. Louis Railrond Com- pany, crossing the Missirsippi River at Louisi- ann, Mo, was comploted yosterday, and a train of cars passed over it. This bridge consists of nine spans rangiug from 160 to 260 feot in widch. Tho draw, which is 444 feet in_longth, is tho longest in tho world. "'he total longth - of tho Dbridgo is 2,052 foet, and in it aro 5,000 yards of masonry, 60,000 cubio yards of mp rap, 250,000 cubie yards earth embankment, and ity suporstructure 18 ull iron, of the bost quality. The whole work has beon don in Jess than gix months, it Laying Dboen commenced in July last. A dyke halfa mile long 18 being built from the 1liinois shore, .60 88 to insure 8 permancut chanuol through tho draw, ‘1. B. Blackstone, Prosident, John J, Mitchell, Vice-Presidont, and othor officors of the railrond and britgo compauies ongaged in 1he work, reached Loulsinna to-day, and thero willbo o formal opening of the bridgo to- morrow, The Niagarn Railwny Suspension Bridges This bridge was oponed for traffic eighteon years ago lost August, and_ the fivst retimbering it bas had bhos just boou comploted. The work began the 7th of 'April last, and has beon under the general supervision of George MeKonzie, mastor meclanio, with William Garduor and William McFaul as foroman. Mr. McKenzio so managed tho work that atno timae has there been nuy detention of trains or teams, and no acci- douts of any magnitude bave occurred. Mr, MecKenzio says that 300,000 foot of seasoned timber bus beon used in the retimbering process, and zbout $10,000 has beon paid for labor. 'The most dinleult part of tho job hns boen to re- build the girders undor the railway track. The last stroko of the work was dono on Saturday, the 28th ult,, and the bridge stands now as good 88 now in its wood-work. FINANCIAL. Investigntion of tho Affnirs of tho LZank of Madikon, Wiy, Speeial Dispatch to The Clicugo Tridune. Mapisox, Wis., Dee. 24,—The Democrat of this city bogins the publication to-night to docu~ ments in regard to the Bauk of Madison, which went into bankruptey during the Soptember panic, ghowing that it had beon gravely misman- nged. The funds of the depositors, it is allogod, weoro obtained on falso. pretences, the eapital stock novor having beon paid up, and tho ineti- tution, by mesns of injudicious loang nand bad investments, having Leen really bankrupt for yeurs. It is oxpected to pay croditors a dividend of 15 per ceut in January, “Suits will be brought witha view of recovering from partics who llllnvu had the funds of tho bank in their posses- jon. The Sprague Manufactories. Speciul Diwpatch to Ihe Chicago T'ribune. Bostox, Muss,, Dec, 24.—1Tho agent of tho Spraguo Cotton Mill at Augusta, Mo, has ro- colyod ordars to bogin work on full time noxt Monday, Tha Spraguos’ mill at Baltio haa also startod up, and noxt weol all tho Sprague mills will be running 88 usual, Aron nnd Steel Protective Association, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bostox, Muss,, Dec, 24,—Tho consumers of iron and steel in Massnchusotls aro looking for- :\"Aml to the formation of a protective associa- on. New York Business Slouses in'frouble, Niw Yonx, Deo. 24.—Edson Bradloy, of tho flvm of Eduon Brudley & Co., Brondway, who was recontly in trouble, has disnppearsd from tho viow of his frionds sinco Sundny. He had with Lim, at the time or hisdopurture, & considerablo smount of money. £ The suepension of Doland & Buill, glove denlara in Pearl atreot, was announced yestorday. Tt was algo announced that the millinery-goods house of Willinn H. Curpenter lind suspended. The amount involved is belioved to be about £800,000. Secrotary Richurdson to be Called Upon Yor Intormution, ‘Wasmnaroy, Dec. 24.—Tho law of 1789, mak- ing it tho duty of the Secrotary of {ho Treasury to appear before Congross personally, or in writing, and oxplain his views on the ilhances, hes nover beon ropesled, and s mombor of the Housa proposes to olfer & resolution, after tho holidays, requiring Secretary Richardson Lo ap- poar in tho Honse and explain his views on soveral financial propositions; among others, his proposed inoreased taxation, Unitod Ntates Bonds at Eraunlcfort, TFraskront, Doc, 24,—United Statos 5-20 bonds closed at 97 for insue of 1802, UTAH ITEMS, 8avr Laxg, Utah, Doc. 24,—Criminal juriedic- tion of the Prolato Courts wus agniu donied by Judge MeKean in tho ¢nse of Kicsel, sontonced 1o ton yoars® imprisonment in the Penitentlary for yape. Tho uction of the Probate Court way sot naide, and the prisonor hold to bail to anewer in the Distriot Court. Thero s souie tulk of having the Probatoe ofilcinls srroated und impris- onad. I'hore Iy much surpriso ut tho numerous bills in Congross on Utab aftairs, The Mormons ore Luppy i tho boliof that, betweon them ull, logls- Iation will fail, . Another Mormon papor, the Utah Fosten (Daush), will bo lssuad to-morrow. e yimr ot t JOURNALISH, Speeial Dispateh to The Chivano Tribune, LaSavry, 11, Deu, 24, —The first uumbor of & now wekt{ uowspapor callod the Laballe Re- _gamv'. Al d and publishied by A. E. Rath- itrn, msda ity appesrance here yeuterdsy, WASHINGTON. Tho Government Considorably Ahead of tho Requivomonts of tho Sinking~ Fund Lnw, Judge Carter Mgntions Some Difficulties in the Way of the Postal Telegraph Scheme. Union Pacific Lands Sold in Spite of the Government Pro- hibition, Speetat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, DISTRIOT FINANOES. ‘Wasuixaron, D. 0., Dee. 24,~The Distriot an- thorities tako oceasion to aunounuco that the $400,000 intorest on Londs and seouritios of tho District, duo on tho 1st of January, will be promptly paid: Statemonts hnve boen published alleging tho inability of tho District Tronsurer to meot this demand. TIE DISTIIOT POON. Whon Jay Cooko & Co. failed thoyhad in their houds a8 speclal doposits Jorge sumd of monoy contributed by chatitably-dis- posed persons, ont. of which tho unfortunate inmatos of tho various cheritablo institutions of the city weroto bo benefited. This monoy, of courso, was last; aud tho conacquonce is that a groat many of tlie poor will go without o Obrist- mas dinner to-niorrow, A bazanr for the benefit of the Ohildron's Tos- pital has been opon for the pust week, undor the supervision of many of tho most aristocratio lndics of Washiugton, nnd, upon counting up the proceeds to-day, it way mscortained that about €1,000 had beon received, which will go to make Liappy the inmntes of that establisimont to-morrow. The affair was conducted by Mrs. Admiral Dahlgroen, Admiral Portor's daughtor, tha Missea Frolinghuysen, and othors; and was almost oxclusivoly patronized by tho ropresonta- tives of foreign Goveruments, and tho dis- tinguished peoplo resident heve. RICHALDEON TO ANSWER CONGRESS. Attoution lins beon recontly called to tho fact that in 1789 o Iaw was poesed Dby Cougress, dirceting that tho Sscvetary of tho ‘Lroasury should appear bofore either Houso of Congress requiring him to do so, to cxplain any recommoudations which he mny bave to mike, nud to snswor with regard to any mattors that might have boen reforreid to him’ by such Houres, The lnw was passed ot tho instanco of ‘Alexsndor Hamilton, whon be was Secrotary of the Mreasury, and but for tho ne- tive opposition of Thomas Jofforson, then Secrelary of State, it would have applied u8*well to all other mombers of tho Cabinot. A rosolution, it s assorted, will bo introduced in tho Iouse immediately upon tho reassembling of Congress, requiring Scerotary Richardgon to nm‘mnr in aceordance wiih tho suciont rule, aud give fiis views, which aro sup- posed to bo particulurly valuablo, on the various fmaneinl quostions connected with his departmont of interest just ot pres- ent. 1t he is so called, it will be tho firab instanco in tho history of tho Govern- mont, in which o Cabinet ofticial has had such o yoquiroment to moot. Thero is rome yprospect, too, that o bill to ‘mako tho proyisions of tho law apply to mll the membors of tho Cabinet will bo introduced aftor tho rocess, o it is thought thut such o practico could not but prove highly boneticial to all con- cernod, SUPRENE COURT HODY-BERVANTS. Thero aro reasous why tho statcmont mado in your dispatehes_Inst uight as to the practice of Jfudgos of tho Supromo Court of having their body-seryants earricd on tho rolls as messen- wors and puid by tha Government should bo taken with a grain of allowaunco. 'hereis a prob- ability that tho statement is too broad, aud that it is mot fully sustained by the facts in tho case, TIE BINKING FUND. Tho act of 1862 requives that 8 sinking fund of 1 per cent of tho bational dobt bo sot sside for its ultimate redemption, and that tho interest on the sinking fund bo iuvested to bear intorest. This compounding process has beon operated to its utmost advantage in redemption of the debt for the past fow years; and the faot is, as shown by easy calculations, that wo gro mow, in the redemption of the dobt, soveral yoars shead of the sinking-fund requiremonts. ~ I'no Scerstary of the Treasury ostimntes that tho np{‘:raprinnou necessary for the sinking-fund for the next fiscal your will be almost 930,000,000, Bills will bo introduced in Cougress in Januury to suspend the sinking- fund for owe _yenr, on the ground that it will not in auy mannor, under ex- isting ciroumstances, and in view of our past finaucinl rocord, adversely affect our uantionnl integrity; and it is shown thata cloar 80,000,000 ¢an. then bo dropped without quention from the estimales of appropriation. UNION PACIFIC RAILIOAD LANDS. The Government Dirctors of the Union Pa- cific Railroad roport that, owing to tho refusal of the Governmont to certily lsnd-grants o the Company, thoy ure selling ‘tho granted lands 8t an average of 24,560 an ucre, title to be porfectod lg the Govein- ment, The fact is that theso lands nre withheld by executive order, becauso tho Com- pauy has not yot prid any of the intercst on its subsidy bonds, exeapt in soryico to tho Gov- crumont, The Governmont Dircctors insist upon a sinking fund to bLe sot nsido, as re- uired by law, for the redemption of the sub- sidy bonda, and thou raiso the question whether the land-grants. has not- lapsed. 'Fhis questlon 38 raised upon tho conton- tion of the Company that tho rond i not complated as contemplated in the ot pro- viding for a sinking fund, that is completed for all purposes of their claint to subsidy bonds, all of which huve been issucd, aa woll us the entire 1und grauts, THE WHEELER EXPEDITION. T.louts, Marshall and Vilman, of the corps of ongincors, lately in charge of two of tho fleld partios of tho Wheeler expedition, arrived in Washington to-dny. Liout. Murshall’s porty oxplored 8 highly interesting region in tho Tooisy Mountains of Southern Colorado, and ro- turns Iaden with valuablo sciautiflo date, Licut, Hoxio, who hins boen brought bofore the public on sovoral occusions in councotion with the loss through the desertion of some puckors of a large numbor of mules, has_ wlso arrived, having suc- ceeded in making good tho Lime lost ou that ac- count, ond is roprosonted as huving accomplish- od tho task sssigued to his party with grout abiliLy, OHRIGLMA IN WASIINGTON, All public und private busiuess will be sus- pended to-morrow, and the colobration of tho day will bo quite gonoral, Servicos will be hiold in all the churches, commoncing with o most elaborate corsmonial at 8t. Pnul's Ritunlistio Episcopal Church at 13 o'clock to-night, TUE NOMINATION FOR CHIEF-JUSTICESIIP, Washington (Dec, 21) Dispatels to th Springjleld (Mass.) Republican, Honators arg_ begiuning to talik moro frocly in regard to the Willinme matter, and most oxpross opinions that there is no cinuce whatever of hig confirmetion, The Judicinry Committoo has full notes of ali tho reasions adducad bofore it for his rojoction, and sovoral mombots intimato that the ronsons upon which tho action of tho Benate is takon will bo given out in such deflnite shupo ns to show clearfy that the Hounto conld not with lm)prlcty conflrm him, The only mattor before Lo Conitnitieo whivh lins thus far heon ascertrin- ed with aceurnoy is the tact that his family curs ringe, of clegaut utylo, costing $1,600, way puid forout of the conlingout fund of the Department of Juatico. ‘Tho answer of ir. Williams' friends to this {s, that nonrly all tho othoer Cabinet ofil- cors have done the same thing, and that most of the Dopartments pay suell fumily exponscs ag theso out of tho contiugent fund,” Aside from all imatters of thin kind, thore {s geueval oppo- sition to his conflrmation on tho part of nearly all the londing ludies of society on account of tho joalousy thoy feel nt tho chance Mrs, Will- inmb bins of bocoming what thoy style, in their fashionsble chtter, the firet lady of the lund, This clement iy, in faot, the mosk aotive and un- relonting of all at work ngoivet Mr. Williume, and Benators cunnot move il any direction with- out encountariug it. TUE POSTA SQIARIL HOHENE, Washington (1. Irtminteh fo the St, Loufa Tines, Judge Cuton, of Ilinois, naw in _Washington, nqun»lu Home Yory important problems for so- lution bf the advocates of Postmantor-Gonerul Crouwoll's postal tolograph wchome, ‘Lhis nehome, if carriod out, will ontail the purchase by the Giovernmont of all tho privilegos now Liold by the Western Unlon and othor telograph companios, and the ;muauan aturally avises ¢ Do Mr, Creawoll «ud his friouds contemplate sulfilling all tho oan.m;x!s entored foto by tho controllera of .theso linos with the mfrnui compnulos, corporations, and private indlvid- usle, somo of which contragts oxtend in- definitoly, and would require tho gonius of o Philadolphin lnwyor fo Intorpret? Tho Judgo weys tho Hlinols & M‘fla\unh\‘\l Tolegrapls Compnny, of which hLais President, own avory tolograph line in tho Btate of Illinois, and lonsg tho mamo to tha Westorn Union atan annual rontal of 885,000, It requires n elerk two waokn 1o simply innkon duplicato copy of tho contraot betweon his Company and tho Western Union, and the Judgo {s nndor the impression that AMr, Creswoll doon not comprohiond the situation of offairs nt all, or ho would not advooate the sohomo with so much warmth, Slould tho Gov- ernmont undortoko to huy out tho Westarn Union Company, the Judga dasires it to be die- tinetly understood that the Govornmont, and not tho Western Union, will be held reaponsib lo fo tho paymont of ront of his lines, THE GRANGERS. Meeting of a Representative Council in St. Joseph, Mo, Organization of a State Grange in Now Hampshire, Adoption of Significant Resolutions by Both Bodies, 8r. Joserx, Mo., Doc. 24.—At 10 o'clock yos- tordny morning delegutos from tho Graugoes of Northwestorn Missouri, Lastern Kanses, and Bouthorn Nebraska, met at tho Court-Houso in this city for the purposo of organizing n Dis- trict Council. Tho meating was well attended, avd o vory harmonious organization was por- fected. ORicers wera choson as follows. Presi- dont, E. O, Halo; Vico-Prosidont, 0. II. Cowlos; Socratary, F, I, Pryor; Lronsuror, 8. W. Cook; Trustoes, Solomon Shell, 8. W. Keunedy, and J. L. Benuott; Bnsiness Agent, Houry Bmith; Doorlkeepor, Adswm Flesher. Tho seséton was rositned this morning, whon the delegates ongaged in active businoss on tho subject of politics. 3 THE PLATFORM of tha Illinois State Farmers' Association, ndopt- ed on the 17th mst,, was adopted by the Council, ‘with the following additious: Ttesolted, 'Thintbelleving n the imo-lionored political maxim of * equal rights t0all, und cxclusiva privileges to none—citlier to individuals or corporations,” we can ot longer be beguiied by hoeus-pocus 1o tolersto any systom of apcclal legisintion by which weare robbed to enrlch spocial $nterests ; and wo demand that tho bauvks, railronds, telegraphs, snd other monopolies, shnil Lo restrained from: enactments wpon tho rights of tho people, by cqual und just Jaws, Stato and National, Reaolved, Thnt owing to the Tact teat what the farmer bugs 5 upon the basls of deprectated currency, and what ho #olls 18 sold upon tho gold busls, (sInco the prices of onr farm products_are regulated in the great_markets of Europo,) wo demand o stablo and uniform eurrency. The New Iampshire Grangers. Aaxcuesten, N 10, Dee. 24.—Tho Mustors of Subordinate Grauges throughout (he State, ac- companied by their wives, assembled horo this morning, and orgaunized a Stale Grange. A constitution and by-luws wero adopted. Reso~ Iutions wero also adopted ugainst svecial privi- logos asking more for thowmsclves than thoy oro willing to graut for ofber industries:” de- nouncing trickery, bribmy, and corruption in olections ; favoring equal and just (axution; calling upon tho Stato to give its children & moral and linoral cducntion ; ncknowledging the rights of woman by admitting her ag au equal in the Order; demauding justice and cconomy in public affairs, and recommonding the Order as o boud of Union stronger than srmies. Thoro were fiftecon or twenty Granges roprosonted. BOOTS AND SHOES. Stotistics Eelating to the 'T'rade of Boston—The Crispin Eacitcments Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuine BostoN, Deo, 24.—Tho shipments of boots and shoes from this market to places outsido of Now England, for thopust woek, Lnve boon 6,139 cases, ogrinst 7,003 cases last yoar. 'Potal ship- monts since Jan. 1, 1,170,180 cases, ugninst 1,264,720 casos last year, Manufacturers of brogauvs, plow shoes, aud similar goods, are increasing their production, but tho stocks are smaller thian for many years pnst, and, should there be the usual denunnd, {6 Will Fequirs an lu- creased forco Lo mako up a wupply. ‘Thove is also more activity in the production of machine- sowad goads, and while a full force of workmen is not yot employed, the number of new hands that fiud work s (ncreasing daily. “Tho_Criapin escitomont, which hsa run vory high during the weelk, bas unow apparently sub- sided ; and_worluwen are submitting to the do- mands of the boot aud shoo munufacturers, “Their pay lns Dbeen reduced about 15 por cont iu some iustauces, while in others thoy reccive only 8 per cont less than forimerly, Thejr valor bliuded tloir discrotion with both purties, because the strike cannot uow bo of sorious inconvenicuce to the munufacturors with fow ordors or noue, and be- enusp tho workmen will surely renew tho contest when business is better and the employors need them most, i CANADA. A Banquet Given to the Jifon. L. Se IMuntington, Instigntor of the Pae citic IRailway Investigationssice in the Ste Lawrences Special Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, MoxTrEAL, De¢, 24,—The Ion. Lucius Seth Huntington, the inyestigator of the Pacifle scan- aul charges in Parlinment, which have rosulted in the downfall of Sir John A. MacDousld's Governmount, was last night cutertained at o grand banquot in St. Lowrenco Hall It is ad- mitted to have beon one of tho most splendid receptions evor uccorded to a public man in Csnada, Thore wera at lenst 400 prom- inont public men prosent, iucluding eight Cabinet Ministers, with Henators, Mowbers of Purlinmont, Consuls ote, Llio Hon, John Young oteupied tho chuir, Tho demaud for udwission wus greatly in excess of the uecommodation, and fabulous sums were offered for tickets, Ora- tions woro delivored by tho Chuirman and by the Ion, Messra. Huutington, Blake, Mackenzie, Holton, Doyion, and others. Tho banquot wusn splendid tribute to o fearless chumplon of right and honosty, and i nger-poat to guido Canndiun politiciany Th tholr public enroor, "Pho ico in tho 8t. Luwronco River at this pluce 1 about 14 inchos thick, FIRES. At East Saginaw, Mich,s=One Lifo Lost Special Disnatoh to The Chicago Tribune, East BaaiNaw, Mich,, Dee, 24,—A. firo broko out about 3 o'clocle this mormmug in tho upper part of Moore’s Black, on Washington street, opposito tho Bancroft House, The building was aceupicd below by Georgo A, Sayer, dealer in liquors and cigara ;_on the second floor by Dr. Lutz ; and the third floor was occupied us sleop- ing epurtmenty, Charos Smith and s girl work- ing ut tho Kt Nioholus yestaurant woro rescued by laddors. Mutthew L'aylor, an old mun, jumpoed Irom the baok window of the third story to tho raof of tho Bocoud National Bunl, o distance of twanty-five feot. 1o was badly burueid, und was intornally injured by the fall, and dicd durlug Lis removal Lo his home, Tho second und thivd floora weroe burned out, but tho bulauce of the Duilding, and ono of tho most valuable business #quured in tho city were saved through the wator-works just put in, and which have not boen ofllemally tosted or accaptod, THE WEATHER. ‘WasniNaro, Deo. 24.—For tho Upper Missis- sippl Valloy, and thenco enstwurd over the Up- por Luko rvogion, gonerally cloudy and colder wenther und IIEM suow will pravall, followed by cleuring wouther during "Chursduy. For the Lower TLake rogiow, Ineromsing prowsure, partly cloudy wonthor, aud light sn The temporature in this region, and thonco westward over the Mississippl Valloy, will full slighly, with northerly to variablo winds, ~ For New England and the Aiddlo States, the temperature will fall alightly, with incroasing preusuye, and s:auumlly fulr weatber, Tor tho Ohio = Valloy uud Pennosseo, lower temporaturo, with northoant- orly to uortlwestorly winds, and but littlo cloudiness, For tho South Atlantio snd Gult Btatos cust of tho Mississippl River, gen- ernily cloudy weather, with nosthorty to eustorly winds on the coast, and less oloudiness in Lo :mm‘-lnr. Light rains may prevail on the Gulf oRaty CRIME. Rafferty’s Sentence to Be Car- ried Out To-Morrow. The Officers Prepared to Resist Any Attempt at Resoue, Ex-Mayor Hall Acquitted on the Chargc' of Connivance with the Ring- Thieves. The Murder of a Brother and Sister by Burglars in Now York, Preparations for Raiferty’s Exccution. special Lwpateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WAuxkEaa, IiL, Dee, 24.—The nuthoritios hero do not seom to bo approhonaive of any obatacle in tho way of Rafferty's oxcoution, rogarding tho romors of an nttompted rescuo ne absurd. "Fhoy lnow nothing of the plans of Bridgeport roughs boyond what has hoen told thom by the Chicago polica nuthorities, Soveral policemon fu citizons' clothes aro wandoring around tho town on tho lgokout for Rafferty's friends, bub Tinve thus for boen unable to diecover nni of y thom, Tho trains aro closely watel but mno Bridgoport plugx»ugly hos yot mudo his ~ sppoarance, 'Thoro aro six watchmen on duty at the jail, and any essny to enter nnd carry off tho murdoror would Do futile, Those men aro relioved ot intervals by othors, aud constaut vigils are kept, making o surpriss impossible, : Raiferty s in good humor, and has mnde his peaco with God and is prepared to dio. His ap- potito is excollont, and he kills timo occasionally by singing, “Down in a coal-mine, undorneath tho ground,” and other ditties of a similar kind. Tathor Goyin, bis confessor, ling visited him froquontly during tho pnst week, and it in doubtful if lo applics for a respite to_ goin timo to case his mind and reconcile himaelf to his fato. 'Lho gallows fuin rondinoss, andthe ropo is stretehing to- night. 1tis of tho suspeusion kind, bub tho rigging l6 different from that ordinarily used. It is tho intoution of the Shorifl to give him a regu- Jar Christmas dinner to-morrow. If his frieuds come hore with tho oxpectation of rescuing i, they will be reccived in o mannor not autic- ipated, nnd will certuinly bo disappointed of o sight of him. Ex-Mayor Hall Acquitteds Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yorg, Dec. 24,—Ex-Mayor A. Onkoy all, charged with connivance with tho Ring of 1870, is a third time ncquitted, and it scems hordly possible {hat is case will bo again Drought before n court of justico. Judge Daniols fnished his chiargo to tho jury at 6 p. m., whon that body rotired. ~ Thoy roturnat at 8:16 o'clocls for instruction whother they could bring in o vordict of guilty if thoy found that Lo lind aimply noglocted his duty, or whother in ordor to bring such verdict n willful neglect must be shown fo have exiated. The Judge instructed thom that willful neglect must be proved, They thon asked if thoy wero to decide swhether or not thero was o willful noglect. Tho roply was that it was their duty to decide it. Again thoy retired, and roturned ot 10:30 o'clock, after o fotnl absenco of four and a half hours, Mr. Iall romained in court ail ihis timo, a8 did also his couusel. The court-room yas woll fillod throughout tho evening. At this time the prosecution wns represented by Mr, Pockmnn, Mr. ‘Tromain_ being absent. " Tho room was literally packed to tho railing which divided tho spaco set apart for spectators from that nllotted to counsol und representatives of the press, Afuor tho customary tedious formal- ities, tho foremny of the jln’i’ snid that thoy found A. Oakey Hall not guilty. Then eneucd ascone, tholike of which has seldom, if evor, hoan witnessed in s ball of justico. One prolonged, ear-splitting cheer went up from thoso nssembled, and was followed by shouts of approbation at the nequittel of this great favor- it eriminal lawyer, Mon bulanced thomselves on tho backs of seats, stood ou tables Immedi- ately in front of the Judge and tossed thoir hats in the air, and oxprossed in divers ways their sympathy with the verdict. Frautic efforts of lflo Court ofticors and energetic rapping of tho Judgo's gavel fatled to quict this noise and dis- order so unseemly in & conrt-room, and not un- til the people had shouted themsolves hosrse was order rostored, (% the Assaciated Press,) NEw York, Dec, 24.—Counsel for the defonso in ho trial of ex-Mayor Hall declined to-day to, putin ovidence, and commencod to sum up suying that they'would nele tho Court to dircc- 1o jury to ncquit tho dofeudant, At tho con- clusion of Mr, Stoughton's argument for the do- fonce, Mr. Tromain commonced for tho prosceu~ tion, and, in the course of his argument, called the attoution of the jn%. to_the fact that de- fendant himself, whon District Attorney, pro~ cured the conviction of Judgo Bogart for an act similar to that for which le is mnow on trinl, aud then argued that the word “ corruptly " was mero surplusago ; thnt the word * willfully ” mennt * intontionally,” and with whatever his good fmth, if he iutended to do tho forbidden act, it was doing it willtully. In that position the Court sustained him. Mr. Tromain spoko for threo hours, and concluded by eaying 1f the offouse wus a moro tochnical one, the jury should so find, aund trust tho Court to administer & mero technical penalty, 1lo did not ask the jury to find that any money weub into defendant’s pocket, and ho ventured to say thero was no proof whatever that it did, If thoy fonnd o, genoral verdiot of guilty, defendant could only bo punished for oue offciso, or they conld find Lim guilty on all or auy of the counte or_voucliers, . Judgo Daniels commenced his chargo at 4.0, o suid defendant was substantinlly chorged with willful neglect of duty, and, being o Juwyer aud n man of enlturaand ability, should be hold to the strict performanco of thoduty imposed upon him by law. If o public ofticor wilifully neglects to porform a duty imposed upon him by lnw, bo is guilty of miedomeanor, ‘Tho duty imposed upon thie Bonrd of Audit was of & ersonal and judicial character, which required investigation, ‘They bad no right to dologate that duty to any ouo else. 1t was boyond doubt n vpersonal duty required ~ of mombors of tho Board. _Did dofondant daclino to perform that duty? It ho did so desiguedly and _purposoly, ho committed o misdomonnor, fur it is not nocessry thore should bo any de- sign to defraud. It is enough if o party dosigns to perform un act which creates erime.” Anin- spection of many bills presented wonld hayo ro- vonled frauds of " gross character, the Judgo ingtancing one bill from which was omitted tho creditor's name. Tho public lind the right to oxpeet an oxamination of all these bills, Ilo inatructod the jury that the dofenso mmnde of tho duties being too arduous would not stand a8 an_oxeueo, for no ofiicer can undertako o duty and willfully neglect it, 1f tho jury wero satis- fled the dofendant committed tho offense, no matter how painful it might be to dofendant’s trionds, it was_thoir duty to pronounco him guilty, and, unless thoy had an nbiding convic- tion of his guilt, they must fud bim not guilly. Ho instructed them to confina themselves to tha indictment charging dofendant withiwilifully and futentionnlly omitting_to perform the dutics preeeribed Dy lnw. Judge Danicls nlso instruet- ©od the jury that thero was no evidence of con- spiracy botwoon IIull and his associntes, and nothing conneeted bim with fraudulont bills, The jury retired st 6 o'clock. At8 o'clook the zury relurned, and_wero instrucled in answor o queries from the Foroman, that tha simplo net of noglact of duty, if willful, would warrans o vardict of guilty, and that tho jury wero them- delyos tho f\l\ly,cu whathior the uct was or was not willful, 'fhe Judge told them if they did not find u verdict within an houy or so they woutld bo Jocked up for the night, 'Che jury re- tired again, At 10:30 o'cleck the jury entored the court-room, und, i answor to the usunl inquiry of the jury, replied thut thoy hud found a vordiot of not guilty, At this aubouncoment the nudiouco broke into thunder of applause, which the Court did not object to, and, ufier & lapso of abont ten minutes, tho Court was ad- journed until Alouday morning, Allogod Collnston’ Hetweon Offlcers and Rallrond Thicvos, Oxrana, Nob,) Dov, 24.—1t i uur\'oxytl" report- od on tho strocks that Sheriff Elis aud Treasurer Kuuo, of Chuyenne County, have been sirested for bélug {u collusion with the gang of ewirdlors whe havo been oporating so oxtensivoly upou tho Union Pacific Jtond, Matters from ‘Foun. Snecfad Dispatch to Phe Chicauo Tribine, Mesrs, Teun,, Dee, 28.—William Morris, o white man, aitompled, while drunk, to enter the Louse of William Jarvie, o nogro, snd was shot aud fatally woundod by the Jatter last night. Jou Pxlge, w noted negeo dasperado, shot and Oriminnl Momphis, [ instantly %illed Emanuol Robinaon, o whito | grocory koopor, at Helonn, Ark,, Sunday, and then mndo his escnpo. A nogro namod Witllam Wilson wns arrosted hiere to-day for tho murder of Georgo Gibson nt Fulton, Ky., two montba sinco, and confessod to the crime, ‘ Chatles Olark, 8 negro laboroer, stabbed and Tulled Ohnrles ‘Sohmaon, another ‘negro, ot tha rivor landing to-day. ‘The quarrel grow out of 8 10 cent picco, suatchod from Olark by Johu- son, Alleged Abortionists Arrested nt Mone ticeltoy Ind, Special ]]ll{m{flh ta e Chicaao Tribune, Monricerto, Ind,, Dec. 24, —Tho man Hylves- tor Wiloy, who was somo days ago arrestod for Iinving eriminal intercourso with his own dnuglter, and who was rolensed by lis danghtor not apponring agniust him, was to-day arreried again with ouo Mrs, Whoaton as an nccomplico iu trying to producoe an sbortion on his daughter. They sucgceded in thelr dosigns, but iho daughter died on their hands, The State's At- tornoy had thomn arrestad, and a post mortem exantination lold, which rovealed tho facts aa abovo stated, Thoy will havo o proliminary ox- aminstion to-day beforo Juntico Bonuott. Genet Not Yot Fou Special Disyateh to The Chicago Y'ribune. NEw Yonk, Dee, 26, —Contrary to the Bhorifl’s axpeetations, Harry Gonet hng not boaeu cap- tured, 'Tho Sheriff bolioves that he is atill on Long Island, and Doputics havo been diligently seouring tho surrounding country for bim throughout tho dny. (7o the Associated Pross.) New Yonk, Dee, 24.—1'ho story is told to-dny that Harry Gonet, the ring fugltivo, is on his ey 4o i o S, on onrik of lis yachty which was provisioned and fitted for a long voy- ago Jast weolk. Ix-Senator Nonh Tnylor, of Jer~ sey City, is sald to bo also on board, the Cars and Scriousty Injured. Toxpoy, O., Do, 24.~A young man pamed Joln Leonard, o Bcotchman, rosidonce nnkuown, who was trying to alenl his passage to Columbus, was foreibly ojccted from o passouger train on tho Littlo Minmi Railrond, at this place, to-day. He was kicked in the faco and pit of the stomnch, and in falling from the frain, whicl Efected From 8 hlnml( marks oonsed, bub at tho ontranco of & souttfo on a houso in tho rear, fronting on El- dridge atroot, anothor cluo was found, in the shinpo of tho vest helonging to tho murdered mon, with tho pockets empticd nud the button-holo thrm‘lfih which bis satch-chain hnd passed fros! torn ont, Tha noatlys furnished room in which tho murdero couplo lived wns nob dikordored as it wonld linve been hind thora beon o struggle, and by far tho strongest fact in confirmation of the thoory of murdor for monoy was horo dlscoverod in the abaones of tho knifo or any other wonpon with which tho crimo conld havo boon comumittod. A bandsomo watch and cbain which Byon is Jnown to hinve carrled wora misslng, his pockete hook and tho key of o box in whicli o kopt bi bank books, In this Lex wero throo banl boolts, oue on tho Emigranta’ Industrial Savinge Bank, showing o balanco of $950 in favor of Nicholas Ryan, snollier ou the vame bank, in tho namo of Onttiarine Staploton, nn aunt of tha Ryans, showlug a credit of £100, andn third record of an secount fu the Bowery Havingt Bauk, kept by Iyan for his nicco and ward, “Wininfred Staploton, with €220 crodif, On o table wns a smafl opon-facod gold watoh, with & gutta-porchn chain, n gold poncil, & pon-knlfe, aud o Jatchkey, all of which nre supposed to havo been tho proporty of Mise © Ryan. A pair of ouffs with w pair of gold sloovo buttons in them woro tho only articles of valng belonging to tho brothicr which wera found, excopt £3,81 In monoy. is pantaloons Iny ncross & chair on ono side of the room, and lufm gistor’s clothing was neatly folded on o chair near whore sho lny, Miss Ryan elopt on o mat~ tresn laid neross o pair of crestles to the xight of and near the door, while Llor = broth- or's conch was & cot-bed on tho ox- tremo loft in the farthor corpor, IDs bod- ding was disarranged, as though ho had hastity rison from it. T'hero wore bloody flngor-marks on the door and the mattross on which the dend womnn lny, and the carpot in that patt of tha room weio litorally soaked with blood. Ifor Dbody lny noarly flat ‘on its face, and tho gash in hior throat, by n singular_coincidonce, procisely ressmbled her brother's doath-wound, In botlt eases tho incialon in the nocl commenced under the right ear, and was coutinued around to tha Dack.~ But thero wero evidences of srangulation on the woman's throat and face, both in the protrusion of the tongue and marks about tho neclt, a8 though she Dad boon grasped from be- was in motion, struck hiis hoad Against o tie, ro- colving n sovere wound on the hend, and inter- ual injurlos, IHo now lies unconscious, and un- ablo to sponk. Conductor McFarland and bis hn]n‘knmnn havebeon arrested to awnit tho ro- sult, Iumored Melense of nn Alleged flans itoban Murderers Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Ont., Dec. 24.—A dispatch recelved from Manitoba to-day says that Lopino, ac- cusad of tho murder of Scott, hias been privately liborated on bail, Tho rumor causes much in- dignation hore. A Carcless Driver Ifcld for Man- sliughter, TLoutsviuog, Ky., Dec. 2i.—In New Albauy, this afternoon, a child 8 years old was run over by o hoavily londed wigon and killed, Tho Coroner's_jury roturned a verdict charging tho driver, Johu Edmonson, with mauslaughter. Cuarged with the Crimo of Murder. HazreroN, Pa., Doc. 24.—John Douglorty, aged 19, who is implicated in the Btory murder on the 18th inst., was arrested lnst night in the Harbigh mines. Dcesperats Fight with n Iorse~Thief, Special Correapondence of The Chicayo Tribune. CANTIAGE, 1L, Deo. 22—A. dosperateadyonturo with o horse-thiof took placo in Wythe Town- slip on Tucsday evening of last week, Thotwo sons of Mr. Jnines Blder heard a noise in their stable, and shortly afterwards went to the stablo to nvestigate. 1hey found that a valuablo mare . way gone, and they immediately mounted horses and started in pursuit. Phoy rode abou half-a- mile, when they came to the forks of two roads, when they separated. In ashort time tho oldes yon came up with the thiof on tho missing maro, and, grabbing_the marc by the bridlo, orderes the thiof to dismount, which he rofused to do. Jumping off Lis own lorso, Eldor grabbed tho man by the legs and arms, and succeeded in pull- ing bim off ilie maro, recoiving u severo kick from the thief in' the atomach, Tho thict theu drew o revolver and fired two shots at Eldor,—ouo tuking_effect in tho fleshy part of tho left arm, ond tho other going through his hat aod grazing his scnlg. The shooting fright- encd tho two horses, and they rau homo, Elder and the scoundrel continued iho desperato from tho honds of the thicf, who immediately tled through the thick brush, Elder did not fire on the retreating thiof ou sccount of his not kuowing bow to manage the rovolver,—a queor pattorn of the Smith & Wosson mako. 'Che thief escaped, and has not yet beon capturod. Eldor is vory much prostrated from loss of blood and the shock to his nerves from the desperate encountor. g Terriblo Eragedy in o New York Tene cments-A Rrother and Sister Mure dered. Z'nom the New York Tribune, Dec.23. On Nov. 28 & young Irishman aond his sister eongaged o front room on tho fifth floor of No. 204 Iiraoma street, rentivg it of Patrick Burlo, a Inborer, who, with his wife and fawily, rontes tho remainder of the floor, and who bavo since occupied the two back rooms. The new touants wero Nicholss and Mary Mtyan. The brothor was 80 years old, and tho sister 28. Nichiolns was employed at Kalighi's shoc-making cstab- lishment “at Warron and Chureh “strects, in what is known as a ‘team,” and sho worked ds & fittor in E. C. Burt's shoe-factory. They both worked very indus- triously, and were absent from their room from an carly hour iu the morning until Iato in the ovoning, and, belnrf sober, respectable people, thrifty and saving in thelr habits, had put by money, as was commonly known to the ather ac- cupants of tho house, which is a Inrgo tonemont, dousely populated. ‘Pho Ryans recoived very little company, excopt smong their own rela- tives, and on Sunday eveniug their brother Patrick, living in Brooklyn, took ton with them, sotting out for his home at about G, m. Ho i u‘|_u last person who is known to have seen thom alive, At twonty minutes of 8 o'clock, yostordny morning, Mr. Burka heard the slamming of the ontor door of the Byang’ room, sud was just go- ing to sloop sguin when ono of bis two children, Jennio, ngo 18, who slept in the noxt room, Which ndjoined those of the Ryans, called out that she lienrd 8 noise in the Lull, Mr. Burke thon took n light and went out into tho passage- way, where ho saw {hat thoe walls were bespat- tored with blood, and that the tloor was steined withit. Following tho bloody trail, ho entored the Ryans' spartmsent, the door of which was standing opon; and the_flst objoct which mot Llis view was the body of Mary Iyuu, Ising on o matiress on the flaor, her face purple, the eyes starting from their sockots, the tongue pro- truding, and her throat cut, The horritied spec- fotor ran ta tho window aud gave an alurm,which was ropented by ono of the persons on the lower floor, who had heard o hoavy full on the second landing, Policoman Willinm Wilson, of the Thirtcenth Precinct, hearing the crios of murder, yan into the louse, sccompanied by Roundsmen Tiuto aud Smith and Patrolmon Shillard, aud, on the sccond. landing from the stroot, stumbled over thoe prostrato form of Nicholos Ryau, with bis throat out aud his body covered with blood, e wore his night elothing, and aftor recoiving his terribloe wound he hud ovidently muunged to make his way down from bis room, two floors ighor up, boforo ho died from oxbinustion, as tho walls, thostops, and tho bannistors were covered with bis b{ofld. The mangled body was taken up-stairs and placed on tho bed bosido that of Lis sister, tho room was closed snd guarded, to awnit the arrival of the Coronor, and the police_ aud cxcited spoctators left tho place impressed with tho juea that & nwrder and suicldo had beeu commitied, aud inalined to impute the unuatural double crime to Nicholas Ryan, ‘Tho Byans had beon sixtoon years in ihis country, and bad lived togothor slico tho death of their mothor, about mx mouths ago, Aftor this ovent thoy lived at Na, 8 Caual atroet; thence they removad to No, 320 Delancoy atreot, and thouee, on Nov. 28, to the place whero thoy died, Moy had sovoral relatives iu this clty and Drooklyn, and their clothing and surround- wgs indicato thut thoy were in comforinblo cir- cumatancos, Loy lived togothior poncenbly und quiatly, and woro novor known by any of thio oc- enpants of tho house to quarrel, exdopt on onoe occanton, whon they had a trifling disputo abont o tenspot, ‘L'ho brother who toolt tea with thom on Sunday night, and who last saw thom alive, eue'u ihnt the Lrother and sistor laughod snd talkod together in tho bout of humors. Il snd otherrolativos of the doad ucont the iden that Tiyan lalled his sister and then conunitted auleide, Afior dn{llghl yostordny momh)g tho police, under Capt, loeddon and Begrt. Bintsbury, re~ -wtinod tholr investigations, aud discoverad faots whioh very strongly point to » murder for the suke of robbery by a thief who ossily cucaped. Tt was found that thera wore the din- tiuot bloody footprints of « mun ¥ho weut bore- foot to tho top of tho hou.e, and they wero care~ stiugglo until tho revolver was finaily wrenched - hind aa sho lay in bed. Whon_Nicholus' body was found it lay with tho Load against the door of the room occupied Dy Charles Miller, on tho lnnding ot tho third Hoar, nnd it is rathor o singular fact that, of ali the occupants of the house, Miller was tho only ono who beard any noise oxcopt tho Burko faml« ly. Ho was nwakened by the fall of o heavy body ngainst hie door, and, oponing it, saw Nicholoy Ryan lying dend, Jonnio Durke, who gavo the alarm “up-stairs, describes n wheezing sonnd which sho Leard beforo the slamming of thodoor awoko her father. No one heard footsteps on tho scuttlo stairs, bub n carcful examination of the bloody footmarks renders it cortsin that they were made by some ono who did not wonr shoes, Band “was found aticking to the feet of the murdered man, and this hos lod to tho theory thut tho marks to tho roof woro from his feot; but tho most experienced think that Band on Jiyan's feot wos not from tho gravel rooflng, but from the sanded floors of tho hall. ‘Fheir theory is also contradicted by the nbsenca of roturning footmarks, Everything sbout tho caso seews to poiut to u doublo murdor for tho sake of monoy by sBome unkuown nssassin, and that is the belief now ontortained by tho dotect- ivos, Dutthus far thoro is mo cluo to work upon, and whethor the mystery surrounding thin dreadful crime will ever bo fathomed, or whethor it will swall tho long list of unpunishod nssassi- nations with tho Natben murder aud tho Rogors casg, timo alono will show. CASUALTIES. A Man Accidently XKilled by Xlis Soms ins=Lnw, Special Dispatch to L'ie Chicago Tribune. ManirTa, O., Dec, 24-—Last Sunday, al Watertown, this count; ille Huwl cidontly killed bis fathe v, ‘Thomas Piereo. Piorce, who bad gona to mill, was taliing n saclt of grain from his wagon at tho Watertown Uills, when the sack B(iY‘pm\‘ Huowking, wha was_standing near with lus gun, attompted ta cateh it, andin 8o doing the gun was discharged, the ball passing through Prorco’s hoart, causing instant death. Accidentally Shots Special Dispateh to The Chicaga T'ribune, Brooxuxaray, 1., Dec. A very sovert accident, resulting fvom tho careless usa of five, arms, oceurrod last Saturday i Bluo 3lound Townghip, this county, On that day Mr. John Eppel, n Gorman fnrmer, in compnu{l\vim [ friond namod Egelman, went out hunting. While climbing o fence, his gun went off, the Joad taking offect in Bgelinun's buck, producing a torrible _wound. ''ho wounded man was cohe voyed to Eppel’s residonce, whero ho still ro- mains, Ho is rocovoring slowly. Fatal Accident at Concord, In. Correspondtence of The Clicago Tribine. McQnrgon, Is., Doo. 21.—On Friday last, ol Concord, la., Mr. Henry Baggs wua engegod in diggiug a well, Whon about 18 foet below tha surface, the box used for clovating the dirt came looso from the rope, foll upon Mr. Baggs, and injared Lim fatslly, The Mysterious appearance of a Chicage Man in Now Yori. New Yong, Dec. 24.—Tho following facta have been ascortained 1n relation to the disap~ porrance of Mr, Chisholin, of Chicago : In the afternoon of tho 18th ivstant, a gentleman ar- rived at the Stevens Fouse, rogistored us ** T\ Chishiolm, Chicago,” and was aesigned to Room 76, IIe did not turn up that night, but no larm mllfl traced, stop by stop, up tho souttle-stairs to the roof, but nona wero found returuing, On 4he graval with which tho roof ie covored the wus felt, Nest day howas stul absent, and in the afternoon his room was entered and his baggago searchod, and card of Plankinton, Ar- mour & Co., merchants, 120 Droad strect, was found amoug his effccts. That firm was com- municated with, and & clerk named Wabator called at tho hotol and paid tho gentloman's bill. Dolteetives woro 2t once ot in motion, and the most active search hay boen kopt up in » quiet way over siuce, Lut without the slightest cluo to the gontloman's wherenbouts. His brothor ar- rived in town last mght, and lad an interview with tho detectives. CUBA. The insnrgents flave All the Arms They Necds«Preparations {or eceive ing the Virginius? survivors in New Yorice New Yong, Dee. 24.—Caban agonts in thie city stato that orders have boen received that no more rifles aro needed by the Cuban forces, na thoy huve captured mora than sufiiciont to arm all the men that they can put at proseut into the old, ‘I'he Virginius prisonors are oxpected horo on Triday, and tho Cubmn residents aro makiug evory offort to supply their wants immediately on theiv arrival. ————— IN MEMORIAR. Bostoy, Mass., Dee, 24,—Tho Boprd of Trus: toes of tho Musoum of Comparative Zoology to duy adopted resolutions and mado sddrossos in commemoration of tho lite und labors of Prof. Agosgiz, —_— LIVE-STOTK MARKETS. EANSAR CITY, 20, Special Dispulch to The Chica 'Kansas O1rY, Mo,, Doe, 24, —Catsl, ing prevafla, 'Therd Is lifte dotuy, Nallve stock ators . i1 good demnnd at $3,00@4,00, with o lmited supply of butchers’ stock. Hoas—Rocoipte, 1,684 1 market AT at $4.85@4.05, with oxtra flne Jota at $3.00,—tho lighest fijure of the season, ‘Toward tho close, buyors rofused to poy thy Inatnamod prico, BALTI}ORE, Bavrntour, Doo, ~~CarrLE—Demand slow ; very best ou bale, 03(@o6o; that geverally rated firsd auaity, 4gge.” Recolpis, 1,155 nfigea, kiin ous~Firm sud fulrly active, Corn fed, 7; T30, stlllet, 622@7e, Recelpts, 10,960, ) @Ko Buzer—More active at 43 @3¢, Receipts, 1,530, Burnett’s Flavoring kixtracts, ‘Tho superlorlty of thoao oxtraots conslsts In tholr por foot pority uud groat strougth. ‘I'hey ure warranied frug from’ |llnrolwnuu1 olls and acids wl vomposition of many of tho factitious frult flavors nuw fn tho murkot, Thoy are not only true to their names, but o pruparad from fruits of 1o bot qualits, and aro so Dighly concontratod that a comparatively sinall quantity only noud o usod, o bioat in tho world, ! Tifth Avonue Hotol, N. Y. \Wa tinl tisom tho hos Houthurn Hotal, St. Louls, Wo usw thom sxeludivoly,” Hhormiau Moass, Chivagos Vor wals by ol Qruvors and Druggl Schencek’s Mandralo Pills. Thosa il ava composed_axclusivoly of vogolablo fn- sredionte, und althouih tiey vatieoly wuperiody o uio St moreurs o not loavo any o its injuso Loy act diraethyuhion tho Hver, and aro % valuablo romody i3 G11 Vatye. of lorangomont yomitiug frwm & Giondsrod Skl of that orean: - Livor Oonplainty Willions Disordurs, Indigestion, Siuk Hoadueho, vlb}ulmll Fuvors, &o., du., afl mhboutly to tha fron uso of Seticnck’s Mandruky PUI, 07Vl W all drayuiats wnd doators. mbold’s Buchu Tstho rmlk fuwdly m""“i,vl“fi f:fl' diseases of {ho kl.l(l}:é: countorfuits, ‘Vho gonuing Biss the pod kladeod oriaus. Footlns aceoms . _Louk aut ¥ Do otary aiamp of . L, Holmnbuid, 1t 13 1o a3y Nono ‘b e brivato provrlotary oth 1% 1 ulng . el °.§!§§'fl'«"§. HENR Y. Now York. 8206 dueath