Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1874, Page 5

= . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDA A R, our weather, in your bands, sud that yon bad _therenpon { Winner Iring insensible, with & lsrge. eut, ! more sppearance of & Lrife ed to i | Ohio Valley, and moved by Mr. McKenzie to the address in an- | ? ' RAILRGAD NEWS. Stotes. * North- |, DISASTERS. swer to your speech, Sir John qulr)erf:nl‘g ida { CRIME. produced by some heavy instrcment, on THE YEAR 1873. i ues in the placed his resiguation and that of bis colleagues | tho sid of his head, and another, which bad i = I the wound, — “iji;ectors' Meeting of the Gil-! man, Clinton & Spring- i ficld Road. Besignation of the President, Treas- urer, and One Direstor, Stockholders of the Indianapolis, | 3 westerly winds, prevail resion and the Noribsest. ROBALILITIES. For New Englod zod the Middle Atiavtic ; clear ~or partly cloudy weather, ighit southeunts b - o ide. For tha Gulf Seates, mer wentner with ligie indsatd rein i the For ‘Leun: sure with contm: hout izin during the da t Lozs of a German Steamer with Thirty-Two Lives. | Rumored Loss of the United States ip Frauoklin. Steansi ¢ Persuns Killed and Ten Injured by a Disaster on the Cincin- nati, Hamilton & Indian. cailed on Alr. McKenzie: to form 3 Miaistry. agree with your Lordship in the satisfaction which yon expross that the result arrived at bax hecn raached by a strict application of constitu- tional principtes and by the regular working of the machinery of a freo Parliament, I b much pleasurs in conveying (o you Her Majests's entire apposal of the maaner in which you have ncted in circumstances of no ordinary difficalty. 1 Lave, & RiMBERLET. . WASHINGTON. . Questionable Propricty of Soms of A Cold-Blooded -Alurder i Phila- delphifi. Mysterious Robbery of an Express ! Agent in Peoria, Other Criminal Offenscs. Murder in Phila Spacial Dupatch to The Chieaco pon his side. Ho was spesdily ea Tho flaaes had progressad too far tocllow any one to enter the aleepil room, aud only after the fire had ceased was it i ‘Then they found bhis charred remuins in the raing. Winner afterward recovered his consciousness and stated that the only thing he could re:em- £ wag, of being sirnck 3ad then stubbed. u striels, when be becse unconsciol tt Lad reccived mouey daring the day, and coutirmed by other parties. Hence the renco can but be that poor MeNutt was mur- in ¢ dered for bis mouoy, and thé silence of Winuer, i a the mnrderers thoupt:t, alsoolitained by death, £nd the building then fired in order to covor up 1 whether or not McNntt had been i the | noidea who assaulied him. Ho 6nys that | Earnings of Railroads Centre- ing in Eoston. Business Statisties of a Number o Western Citics, The Reports Generally Indicate a Fair Degree of Prosperity. i ' PrILADELTHIA, Doc. 31.—About 6 o'lock this | morning the police ascertaived thal Godfrey | Sincothe zbove was in iype. wo have conversad. ‘Kulinle, a baker living at No. 1148 Frankford | with anothor gentloman, MF. Cook, from Wiohits. Road, had boen murdered, aod that his wife, | Who stutos that Winuer was foand outsido of Who gave tho alarm, kad buen nearly stranglod | 1 Paildiag, near tho pump. sd that the oute” Bloominglon & Western Road. the terzibls tragedy. the Past Yenr of Centering in Atforney-General Williams® Decisious, | Baxiness During Enghateen Eaiironas Rosten. Spacial Dispetch to The Chi Bostox, Jan 1.—The aunusl repo; peratuyo rewzined oviv wbove fioez apelis Railroad. lake region, fresh to brink souther inds with partly clondy sud wlivi 7es of temperature, Nerthwest generaily, clear weather wi 1. southwerterly @iiman, Clinton & Springticld. specicl Digpalch to The Clicego 3y Investization of the Ville du Ravre Disaster. it slight ecsatzhes. Ie also SrroyGrieLy, I, Dec. 351 £3 “"3‘"‘"”9 of ‘Directors of the Gilmau, Clinton & Sprisgfield Baiirosd, heid in thia city this afteruoon, Mr. 8. . Melviy, the Presicent, George N. Dlack, ressuser, and Col. Jobn Willisms, Director, seudered their resignations, which wero sccept- ol Theremaimug Directors then proceeded to ! “oet T. 3. Cexter and B. T. Fox, of this eity, aod “fonry Msgili, of Clinton, Directors to fill the vacencies. T, J. Cortor was clected Presilenc | fthe pew Doard. Itisnot yetapparent what imdicates, but it will probably be ex- a fow daye. ing is the letter of resignation of Viilams, Meivia, und Black SymINGrIZLD, 11l Dec. 29, 174, Directors of the filman, Canton & Springjield BN Vie tender to vou ug Directors Sprugtield Raiiroad O i drocs the couviction that ihe unf e mjust ordcr of Judge Tiplon appod er of the roud Lus operated most fujuriously to oot 0T b6 rojrerty s und wre fear ict, befolo we Lintm nnal deciion of the pezding eatse o which Ptice, the road and its equijivents will Te Jared. We know thiet von will do justice 1 uudersland that wy Lre tuflicaced it toprotect i1 raitroad zed its propert ‘fhom the unfortunate and. ruinons Tl oV Mzvor Stuart ofiered the following 1esolutions, ..deis were uzznimously adopted: in zeceptinz thé rasiguations of Willinen, the ozt fall confdence integrity and Bdelity to thuir “bpreciation of their dianterested & in offering their resignations un- preccnt direunstances, Lcsoired, That thiy Board only Tepeats the languugs Jution adopted by the stockholders of tiis | Ticny at their meeting on the b of Juno, 18T, =t Presidert Sazauel H. Melvin deserves tno thanks o, stockLolders, and ali the riends of the ton & Springticld Reilroad for his faith- ent rervices.” . Western R Special Dispateh to The € BLOOMIN 31.—. i &b+ ut 1 be commenced against the Iodiunapcl Blcomington & We: oad, upon charges ~!.ch kave alteady been printed in Tue Treis- =5 1 I eend you the foilowinz list of the stac! netlezigf 155 Tosd eud number o Sl Bt cae alm, C. R, New York., i B 4. T, Sew York.. 5 A, 3y u: 4., LeTloy, 0. siing, Thowus, Pexin, 1 ., New York. ., Uriana. 'y., Farmer City. J 500 | 1 E., Columbus, c.,'Danville, 111 i | 4 ' Sovnehip... | uidge, T., Biltimore., ! 49,460 { mal Schools, and the normal i 0 a Tresh soulberly Lo weaterly winds, and without decidod fall of tewperatuie. EDUCATIONAL. o Iilinois and BMichizan Teachors Assoiatioms, - Interestiny Papers Read Before The:e Bodies Yesterday. ‘The Lllinois Association. teciu! Dwpazch to The Chicand Tribune, Drooxixuroy, Ill., Dec. 31.—The work of the State Teachers’ Association, this forenoon, was done as nsuzl in sections meeting in difforent places. F. McKim, of Decatur, presidod st the intermediate mweeting. The following papers wero read: ‘Lrrors in Grammar-gchool Work, and Bow to Correct Thetn,” by Miss Dunbar, of DeKulb; “The Relation of Teacher to tho Pub- 3 by Superintendent Gaylord, of Blooming- There topics were fully discassed. - ce section met 1 Durley's Hall. Sweplen, of McKendrie ( tho abgence of Dr. Elliot, ot St. Lonis. vaper, “The Distinctive Work of the Colle; Ui diseassion which “followed was opoued Ly Dr. Sturtevant, of Jacksonville. Dr. Murey, of Evanstor ad a paper on “The Economic Valua of & Scientific Education.” The afternoon session of the gencral Associa- tion was held in Darlev Hall. The raport of the Committeo on President Pickard's address was read eud sdopted. The general ascembly then listened to the reading of papers and dircussions as announced on thie programme, which were as follows: *The Proper Work of Normal Schools,” by the Hou. E. P. Weston, of Forry Hall, Lake Forest. The discuesion following this was very animuted and brought out many good poiuts, Smith, of Sterling made quite a spinted_attack on Nor- k of tiie present dny. and was 1eplied toby President S. W. White, of the Peoria Normal School and Richard Ed- werds, of the State Norpial, Dr. W. Palmer, of tho Chicago Inter-Ocean, then read a paper on ** The Press aud tho I'rco Sehool,”—an able and very valuable considera- tion of the subject. Tho evening scsxion met at Durley Hell, where a large number of visitors Were o Dresent, to liston to a Joctura by Prezidest Wallace, of Mon- month College. His vaper wzs entitled Bomo Fundsmental Pi@ciples.” and his treatment of it was very able and vigorous. It seem to be the genoral Gesire of the As- ton. Tae Col Prof. W. ! scciation to mee: next year in Chicago, but. this wil be dccided by the Executive Committeo. and hereafter aunounced, = A congratulatory letter from Prof. Nightingale, President of the Nebraske Assocition, wos rexd. Tho following is s list of ofiicers elected to- | day. and tho report of the Committes on Reso- | Tations : LIST OF OFFICLEE, President, Johu Hall, of Bloomingion. Vice-Presidents—First District, P. H. Haskell, of Second, ¥ cdit, of Maywood ; Fourth, I, Aurora: Fifth, J. H. Freeman, of Polo Sixth, E. Bmilh, of Dizon ; Sevenih, Mfs, MecIntosh, of W: fugton; Elghth, Miss H,' C. Maulove, of Ponti Ninth, George Charcaill, of Gslesburg ; Tentl:, D, A. Wallace, of Mormouth : Eleventh, F. W. cFull, of Quincy ; Twelfth, Charies F. Cutlin, of Springtield ; | Tiirtcenth, S. D. Gaylord, of Blosmington ; Tour- | teenth, D, C. Fafy, f Champaign ; Fifteenth, J, Hobbs, ixteenth, Anun'V, Lakin, of Salem + Allin, of Lebanon ; Eighteenth, Nineteenth, G. G. Alvord, Sheibyville ; cutcenth, Bobert G, F. Foster, of DuQaoin of Cairo. ‘Secref/.ry—2Mies E. M. Hughes, of Springfield. Prea-urer—J., P, Stade, of Bellevi Executise Committee—Leslio Lewis, of Caeago ; A, Hurvey, of Puns: H. Freamas, of Rockford, Repart of tac Committee on RESOLUTIONS, of B Resolced, That the Association tenders its thacks to the City Council and citizens of Bloomington for the froe use of commodious =nd elegant rooms for ita eessious; to the munugers of the various raiiroads ¥% gronted excursion Tates to members of (he tion, v, That no school or system of education is be tolerated which uniits its subjects, cither pliymeaily oz mentally, for hurdy toil. We redognize Lhyaicul labor, directed by trained intcliect, s the frrund mezna Ly which our countrs is to Teich the best development possible for any nution, and while we believe fn an edurated bred for ever pair of hands pair of we believe no_iess in the necessity of 3 bands fos every Lrain., . ADJOURNMEST. The Association adjourned av10 o'clock for ono year. The Michigan Association. Soecial Dispateh te The Chicacu Tribunc. ASN Anpoxm, Mich., Dec. 31.—The morning | comrad { the Reilroad Comxpany. Loxpoy, Dec, 81.—The inquiry into the canse of the eollisicn between the Ville du ITavre and Loch Earn continued to-day. Lvidence was given aa to tho lights displayed on tho two ves-” sels. ard their positions. Counsellor Buti, on bohalf of the owners of the Loch Earn, cross- examined witnesses, endeavoring to show that something was wrong on hoard the Ville du Havre. The latter is still unrepresented Ly couasel. 7 ‘The seamen of the Loch Earn derseed that that the two French boats came al..igsido the English ship_before the Ville du Havro sank, and that the Freachmen came on board and re- mained, and did not assist in the rescue of their One Englizh sailor declarad that ha pt. ‘Surmouut, whose clothes were touched dry. Disaster on the Cincinnati, Mamilton & Dadinnnpolis Bailroud. INDIANAPORIS, Dec. 81,.—The Cincinnati, am- ilton & Iudianapolis train, dne here at 8 o'clock .., ran over a brolken rail abont half a mile west of Drownsville, throwing the rear coach of the trein down & small trestlo about ten feet in Leight. overtarning _tho coach sod killing Mr. Chester .and child, of Middletown, Olio, mna_Jehn Linea. of Gounersvilla, Iudiana, end injuring cight or ten otners. ‘Two of tha injured vacre left at & farm houso near the saenc of the disaster, aud four at Conners- ville. None scriously injured. Everything pos- aible for the comxfort of the injured was done by Physicians wera ac Con- nersville station ou arrival of tho train to attend those that wero on the trin, and other physi- cians wera dispatchied to attend those left af the wreck. At last aceounts all ware doing well. A German Steamer Lost with Thirty« o Livess Loxpoy, Dec. 31.—Intelligence brs been re- ceived that the stoamship Llbe, bound from London for Ilumburg, was lost at xes, and that thirty-two of those on board perished. Schooner Wrecked nn(l Four Lives Lost. NomroLg, Va,. Dec. 31.—The schooner Cbarles Cook, from Desierara for Boston, went ashoro twenty miles wouth of Capo Henry light yester- day moming, sud four of hor crew wero drovned. Rumored Loss of the United States Steamship Franklin, Bosrox, Dec. 31.—The ruwor was current last might, and is alluded to in the morning news- papers, that the United States Steamship Froul- lin had bese lost at see, with all on board. The rumor can be traced to no trustworthy source, FINANGIAL. Two Eailroads Defzult in Paying therr Jauiary Coupons. Speciat Lirpateh to The Clacano Tribine. Bostox, Jan. 1.—The Aichiron, Topek Santa Fe, and the Missouri River, Fort Scot Gulf Radroad Companies both pass the in- torest due Jan. 1 on their first-mortgage bonds. The former proposes to fuud eightecn months’ coupuns in second mortgago 7 per cent old bonds, to be issned at 30 ceuts, tho.first Intereat coupon lot not to become due until Oct. 1, 1676. Coupons on the land-grant bonds are t0 be funded in 12 per cent income bonds at par. "Tho Fori Scot: will fand the January and July 1874 coupons in 8 ver cenc preferred stock, and also pay the Jawuary and July 1375 conpoas when they mature, in half cask and balf stock, The sccond morage, on which interest wag do- {culted, Oct. 15, 1313, is to bo coaverted, princi- pio and interest, into preferred stock. Trustees Appointed to Wind Up the Affairs of 1 Eank in Anamosa, 1. special Diypatch to The Chicazo Tribune. DAVENPORT, Iu., Dec. 81.—essrs. Bharr ’nd Schoouerver hiave been appointed Trustees of the bankrupt bauking institation of Stacey & Wul- worth, Anamoea, Ia. The Labilities of the firm amount to shout $25.000. 1t is thought credizors will receive dollar for dollar, Natior:nl Ecvenues. Wasuixaroy, D. C., Dec. 31.—The receipts from internal revenue in December, were 23,- 012,983, an incraase of more than 500,000 over November. The total reccipty sinca_the begin~ ning of the fiscal year, are ¥17,825,474. The cn- ; giueers' strike on the varioua raiiroads has de- layed the arival of the mails toan exient that has serionsly diminished the jnternal revenue statement for this month, though certificates of deposit are en route to the department, and witl show in the report for the nest month. The Secretury of the Treasury speaks more hopefully than heretofore of the condition of the National Tressury, and expresses a beliel tLat, with the continued increaze in the amoie of the receipts, and the large reduction in pub- | quite & respectablo sum. Facts and Speculations Concerning | the Chief-Justiceship, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune. QUESTIONABLE DECISION OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS, WasmneTos, Dec, 81.—A story is in oircula- tion, certified to by parties in position to know its truth, which goes toshpw that Attornes- Genoral Williams not only decides cases on 8 cutsory examination of onme side of them, but that he also. for the purpose ‘of giving fat foes to a Government official and Administration striker, does pot hesitate to give docisions for which there i3 nolew. Charles F. Baldwin, of Ohio, 18 a Special Agent of the Post-Officc De- partment, and has had occasion a number of times to report Postmastera for mneglect of duty snd minor offenses which aro puunishablo by a peualty of a fine of no great amount. Baldwiu’s salary is 31,500 a year, with an allowance of %5 a day as expenses. Ynasmuch as a Special Agent of the Post-OfEce Department must live, 3fr. Baldwin, conceiving thut he is also serving as Unitod States Informer- Qeneral, laid claim to onc-half the amount of such penaliice. The mutter was roforred to Wiilisme, who decided that Baldwin was en- titled to receive the money as claimed, aud un- der this docision the money Las boen regularly paid bLim,—aumounting in all, it is said, to Persons who are i Officers Hanly and Astpeiner. to death. Kubnle during the aficraoon, and from her i gleaned the followin Ppossession a v You correspondent interviewed 3ra. N About two montha ngo a young German lad, aged about 19, nzmed Fritz, was engagzed by Mr. Kuhnle to lcarn the baking trade. only man be employed. with this new addition, were all quite agreeable together, and never had any trouble. He vas the The Kabnle family, e, Kuhnle gocs on to say: © Lrotired to my chamber last night at 9:30, my ususl hour; audmy husband, who usnally worked all night, | nzose sbout 10:30, and went down to the vellar to bake. weut down about the sime hour. 1 o'clock this morning Iwas suddenly awak- cued by & hoay weight prossing uwonmy breast, aud, on me, and bis hands grasping my throat. did not speak, xud I wzs unsble 6 do so. tho struggie I scratched his face, but he bit off a pieco of my ear, 43 you ses, and the poiut of my loft finger. thought, and went to tho burezu drawer, from which ho tovis #35, and chavge his end out the back way. betore I was sble to % crawled down stairs, ealiing on my husbaud. He did not answer, and I wont into the bake- where I found him lying under tho bench dead. I immediately rouscd the nost-door neigbbors.” 1 supp se Ttitz, who slept in tie Louse, Shortly after ooking _up, I found Fritz Lneck n He then left me dead, ns he T beard him go up stairs othes, and then go down stuirs v. Iv was atout 4 o'clock rise from the floor. use, Tho jedv's footsteps to the next house were kod with blond, 1t i supposed from interusl juries. ‘Tho murderer was orvested abodt § 1'u snloon near the .sceus of the murder, by ) He Lad in his lise iu which wero found a pair of thoronghly versed in the law aver that Daldwin | pauts, shirr, and vest, all marked with has no thadow of logal right to theso informers’ | blood, and the &35 He does not focs, and tha: the lttorney-General's decision | wpeak Lnglish, and on. being ques- Tests ontirely ipon his owu autbority. tioned by imer, who speaks Grerman, WILLIAMS' CHANCES FOR TIE CHILF-JUSTICESIIP. A canvasé of the Now England Seuatozial de egation shows thai, with the exception of Jiout- well, and possibly Anthoay, they will vote as a A unit agaiust Lhe contirmation of Wiiliams. wmore oxteuded canvass of the entire Senate di velops so little strength for Williams_ti: his defeat is considered 2s foregoue. ila Seuators express, the lops .that the nom- ination _ wil be withdrsn, and thaat the President will send in WiHiama’ name for appoiniment as & foreign Minister. They say that ho would be readily confirmed for such a place, but that he wiil uot do for Chief-Justica. Senator Carpenter, who opposes the confirma- tion vigorously, i3 understood to be, in doing 50, o fair representative of the lawyerd of tha Sen— ate who have practiced and do practice befora the Supreme Court. They all know Willinmu, and have ko poor 3 opinion of bis legalabilities | that they caanot vate toconfimbim. Benjomin | Bautler, who, strangely enouglh, has not seemed Dbe at first denied the charyes, bus before reac ing the Central Station, bie confessed. e o ** L ehot Lim, aud then struck him on the h withi the shovel.” oy | and I was going to be discherged anyhow.” is about five fect five inches in heigat, of light complection ; savahe is 23 years old, aund is naweu Fritz Heideablend. about 28 years of age, five feet three inches in Leight, aud very stout. Why?” asked the ofiic ell, Mrs. Kanole vns all tha time scol lie The victim was Mysterious Kobhery of a United States Express Messenger in Peorin, spiecial Disnateh to The Chicazo Tridbuise, Peonm, IIL., Dec. 31.—The sale of the United States Express Company on :he Pecria & Rowk Island Road was robbed of about 3(,000 this noou, under the followiug cireumatances : megsenger, William F. The ancher, after he bad I i trict Attorne to be in this muddle, is eaid to Lave PREVENTED GRANT FROX NOMINATING E, ROCK- WOOD HOAR takien the packages fzom tho express offico put them in the safe, and went from the express end of the car into the bnggugo part. Returuing in about five minutes, h Zeand tas safe door wide i united in deprecating the confirmation of Will- for the place. Butler aud Graot are overwhelmingly unani- mous in their opposition to the returu of Sum- ner to the Scuate. Butler kas convinced Graut that he (Butier) has e tremendous influcnce with the Xiepubiican party in Alassaclusctts, and promised to throw all this weight against Sumner' re-clection, as be wishes to have re- venge upon Hoar for aiding to defest bim for Governor. He has mada a compact vith Graot that, if he would not nomiunte .loar, the Batler fection in Massacbusetts would see to it that Sumner is defeaied at tho next Sonatorial election. After Willinms is laid by, tho Picsident’s choice will ho, it is elaimed by knowing fellows, between Evarts xnd Hoar, alwaye provided tho Foar party caa con- ¥inco Grant tuat Butler 18 not so powerful as ho represents himseld to be. Meanwhilo the woods 2re full of the wort of men who become favorites with the President. TAE APPLOPRIATION LILLS. The House Appropristions Commities had a meeting yesterday, but transacted no business of importance. The sub-committee, composed of 3lessra. Gartfield, Hale, of Mine, and others, stated that they were not s yot ready to report, at they would submit their conclusionsat tho next meeting, which is sat for Saturday. At that timo the variors members of the Commit- teo will report progress on the bills assigned to them, Some have made considerable progress. Mr. Hale, of Maine, will bave a pretty fuil re- port to make on the Naval Ay.,}arupri:uinu bill. The bills to meet the present deficicacies were not brought forward. WILLIAMS' CASE ONCE MORE. A member of Congress who reacied Washing- ton to-night after making & Visit to and Boston, reports tho bar of thosa ' 1 cities iams. Vice-President Wilson spoke quite freely bofore leaving Washington, with regard to the mauner in winch Grant is running affeirs. Hoe is reported to have said that the excitement broughit on by the President’s course had as much to do with bis failing health as anything open, and the mouey gone. Cincinnati, Thursday night, was foand dead ia the bayou in the north part of tho city this morning, whera Y6 had probal Phera isno clua to tho marderers.” Burglary in s son & robixd lust night of quitea large amount of Grabam, charged with the mis:.\pgrnprimiou of some tional Bank, of which he was President, con- cluded to-day. Tho defense called no witnesses, and the Court direcied the jury to give a ver- dict of guilty on the testimony produced, which ' \‘\"):LS done, and Graham was nce. 1fe was absent g0 short a time that it would seem as il eomo one in tue car bad taken the fuuds. on haund in a fow moments after the money was missed, but could get no traces of it. an investigation, Fachor, the messenger, and a newsboy who was in the car at the time, wero ‘The policowaro Fending oclked up. It is the most singular case of mys- terious disappearance on record, and Fancher's acatement will ba aweited with interest. Probable Murder in Memphis. Special Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Mesprts, Tenn., Dee. 8l.—Jerry Delay, of to mysteriously disappeared hera been killed and thrown in. ngamen County, 1. Npecil Diapateh to The Chicaoo Tribune, Sermxorieny, IH., Dec. 81.—The etore of Jack- tterson, at Curran, in this couury, was 0ods. The Post-Oliice was kept in the build- ing, snd all the letters were broken open end Bea whethier zny money was ootained from them. ered over tho store, but it is not koown New York Criminal ktems, New Youx, Dee. 31.—The trisl of ex-: nator alkdl 00,000, the funds of the remanded 1or gen- Jim Cusick, known as the Eighth Ward Man- Eater, Las been sentenced to teu years in the State's Prison, on a chargafof felouious agsault with inteut to kill & convict, while ho was serving a term on Blackwell's Island. hirmazelf The jury in the case of Maggie Jordan, who was charged with sasistiog in tho escape of general beliaf is the Winner s patines for bis momey. At all oventa, Lie hus boou arrested. “THE VIRGINIUS. | i 1 Taken, The Released Prisoners Lionized in New Yok, | Another Specimen of Spanish Bluster. THE SUNKEN STEAMER. PROCLEDINGS ('LO3 £ Yonr, Dec. $1.—The Tnited States Dis- v ayh that no further proceedings wiil be taken in the caso of the Virginivs. It is not ikely that the vessel will ever ba raised, and i } produced before she could ba libeled. PATTERSON, THE ALLEGED OWNEE. Government ofilcers say thut whatever might Lave been the relation of Mr. Patterson to the Virginius at the time of ner register, there is | abundsuce of proof that he was not her owner i at the timo of her captaze. THE RELEASED CAPTIVES. | The greater number of reecned paasengers and crew of the Virginius still remain nt the } Cubsn restsuraut in Pine street. Nearly all, however, have mada arrangements to join either ! their friends or relations, and i a few days they ill probably all have been dispersed. Mauy preseuts of clothies aud mones were re- ceived to-day for the ex-captives, chiefly from active sympathizers with tho Cuban cause, This afternoon, the 100 passeugers and craw of the Virginius marched in a body 2othe Church of the Ascension to attend the fumeral of a child of Licutenant-Commander Braine, of the Juniata. PR — THE HAVANA PRESS. SPANISE DLUSTSK. Havaxs, Dec. 31.—The Vose and Diaro are bitter in their comments o2 the sinking of the Virginius and release of the prisovers. They chargo thas the Unitcd Stages Government sank the Virginius in order not to Lo compolled to de- Jiver her to Spain, sad iv gnilty of perfidy in leasing the survivors. The former paper say: “Tor tho great wrongs of the Spanish pation terrible atonements are resézrvad, and their Lour will come.” In an interview with Captain-General Jovellar, the Iatter ntated that the newspapers give their owu opinions. The Gosernmeut neitler iu spires mor is responsible for the articles they prinz. ‘The Goverument acts independently, and according to cirenmstauces. It does not follow because articles pass the Censor of the Press that they reflect tho opinions of Jovellar, who denies having soen them: FOREIGN. SPAIN. Panrs, Dec. 31.—Thera iz a complete rupture en President Castelar and Salmeron, the President of the Cortes. There is some excite: | ment in Madrid. but the success of the Govern- ment in the Cortes is considered cerzain. Lox Dec. 31.—A wpecial from Madrid re- porta the situsation in tat city as seri BiLrao. Dec. 31.—Gen. Morionez is ‘reported at Castro. in Cordova, with a force of 6,000 Re- publican iroops. Geg. Elis is marching to meat Liny with 10,900 Carli . . CHINA. Loxpoy, Dec. 31.—A Hong Eong telegram ad- vises dealers here that the Portugness Govern- ment has prohibited the trafiic in and shipment of Chinamen in lacao. — FRANCE. VERSATLLES, Dec. 81.—Tno Assembl after voting the raising of 80,000,000 franes by saditiousl taxatiou, sdjourned until Jau. 8. s o i | MEXICO. New Yons, Dec. §1.—A dispatch from the City of Mexico says that the first Alothodist Church Tas boen opened there. P PORTUGAL. Loxpos, Dec. 81.—The Portuguese Govern- ment Las ordered all vesgels arriviig:from the No Further Legal Procesdings to Be ! it is doemed requisizs that tie vessel shonld be to-dav, | roade are out. Tho num! eighteen railroads shawsa scngess, and a gsin of 105 p crezso from 1371 to 1871 was bas per cent, The totai pussenger nul. has increasad bat 7 per o The average distanco traveled Ly each passe in the past year was bu: 14.0) miles; against 14.39 miles in 1872, and 1474 miles ou the sauie roxdsin 1871. This proves that tie gve: crease of trarel is local, and also that the num- { ber of suburlaa residouts Gornz business iu Dos | ton and coming into town daily is zugmeniag. i The nnmber of tons of freight izoved by the | eiglitoen rzilroads during the past yeas showa | an’ inereass of 629,246 tous. sud of cont. The increato the procading at the rate of 192 Zeni total freight mileago eazes cont. This shows wtate of pesiengors are ateadily e length of their jorranys, fraisht The averags dist, i | i ¢ | i i 2 3 per ce: than the o crease of busineis,—which ahows conclasi that the rutes have been reduced on tha 1 Lave ‘ect fouting pl. is thus far o conuty for the yeur amount to During the twelve moutlia ending potico f0f®o of this city made 634 art Tho number, of ears crowing bridge at this pain: for il Speciat Disvatels to T € 8z. Jossru, Mo.. Dav. 31, bueiness of ki city for 18] growtn of business, and ia cagsidered factory. T dgares are moro 2o over befors offered. Tlhe bank J 3 ate over 26,000,000, Tho pork-act nesy exceeds that of last year by mauy Ll ands, aud reac 90,000 head. The packin eason here is subatant:: + closed. 'Fhe recoipts of lioza ave sma! | quality nos good ; ¥4.25 is tho ruling price. Activity in Endinnupolis Real Esiace During the Pasz Year. Spesial 20 The Chicgs Tribunc. INDIANAPOL! D During 1573, there 3 conside: o wora filad &0 R 3 of ial bisntch n 1 Des Moises, fa., Dez. provements of Day Moines vear 1o7. amonnt to 525,000, Forty thousandhogs Last been packed here this seasoa. Milwaulkee Annual Zusiness Stative 1. ¢+ Mrowackee. Dee. | of the rescipts and shipmants of pirad: vear endiny Dac. $1, are as follows Hour, 1,434,000 barrala; whezt, 23,43 g els. Total rezzipts of xlt kindy of grain, S2.471,- 009. Shipments: I'lour, 1,560,000 barrels; whoat 25,022,000 busnela, 21.~The aunus! statemeni 00 1. | Business«Prospects a: Wheeling, V. Waggeixo, W. Va., Dee. 8L—At tie cios2 ot the year, it cau bo waid of thie, the I nail 2nd glass-manufscturing 7 in the Unooa thas it baa passed throoga the late pasic wizhont s single suspension of any mersantile cr man turing firm, or a run on any of our bani: nills and_ factories arg_in” full blast, mocey i3 comparatively casy, and parting aro alresdy Daz- { ing their aceounts. Tho business outlook is ca- | conraging 1 all réspects. ‘Foledo Stazistics. Tovepo, 0., Dec. 31.—The Blude, this eyaning, publishzs’ some interesting Mtatist the growth of the city ana 1'3 busineas interasts duripg the past year. The receipts of flour ox- ceed those of 1572 by 103,000 barreln, anjl whent 2 Dbushels, Three importact lines of oy bave beea completed ruring the ‘The Cannda Soutbern, ‘Toleds, Tiflin & Road, making A total of ix bundred and eighty erected, at a valeatio butldings hisve boen Cayial stock fssued, $4,9495%0. o - d final dsy's meeting of | Jic expenditures, the necoasity for an additional | else. Hedeclares that Grant 18 breaking up h 2 ) i is or- b Chzages in the Management of the | estion of tho second and fin g P J 2 o8 7 14 ¥ t et coust of Afriea to bo quarantined. This or- | £7.950(00. Thero wero over 140 real estate Exirhington, Cedar nfi:ms & Mfomes | the State Teachers' Association was opened with | taxation may be lessened. % tho Republican party. = 1Io.was espocialiy %‘:fifi’m}flfi ziof‘::em}m (;n:;l:remgc h{:g:d the | west el rexent the landing, at Midsora, of the | famerrs. swith o ealnation of 23,500,00). scia Rarirond. prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hubbel, of this city, mgutgllgméi%smo%ncnneigr .\?‘1‘23,'5;‘3;““ ab | pavare whog: commenting oo, e joome J gree, ged. | valids of tho Ashsntee expedition. s special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, after which Miss Ruth Hoppin, of Ypsilanti, ding, 876,765,702 s Seculiar reverenco for his party makes it easy (A DBrave Yoman Defends Eerself ol Kansas City Busincss Prospects. “Ran ’ - eindg, YA D B ndenan & el Y Against o Dratal Assault. CUBA. Atcusos, Kan., Dee. S1.—The Daily Cleungion 1o understand :hat hie teally has mifered physi- cally on account of bis mental anxietiesa with regard to its futare. (7o the Associated Press.) WasgINaToY, D. C., Der, 81— from the fire losses of tLe Peosion Agent aud will publish to-morrow & Teviews of the butiu of this ety the past yeor, and givo sieten eight railroads centering here, public Luild; business houses, etc., of tho city. The trade of the city has been unusually large, snd never” - was in 3 more pro’porous coudit Forty~ Havaua, Dec. 81.—Captain-Goneral Jovellar bas ordered ¢ strict inquiry into the circam- stances conuected with the disappearance of Ralph Keoler, the Tribun@ correspondent. Sl S rend & paper on * The Schoolmaster,” Upon motions, resolutions were* adopted to the effect thai 25 many as could convaniently do 80 wonld attend tho Olio State Teachers® Ae- Forr WArNE, Ind., Dec. 31.—Near Osman, & emall village o short distance south from here, a brutal attempt at rape was made on the person of Aliss Bucy yesterday, by some unknown man, Miss Baty was on her way Lome, when B . RAPIDS, Ia., Dec. 81.—The following es have been made in the management of arlington, Cedar Rapids aud AMinnesota 5d, £ take effcet Jan. 1: William Greene, rly Genoral Superm:endent. has been ap- Panic in the Gerlin Bourse, Loxpoy, Dec. 81.—A special frem Berlin says thet there is a panic ou the Bourse in that city. bill for relief poiuid General Mausper; and . W. Walker | sociation, to be held at Put-in-Bey in July, and _——— : bas Laen mede General Baperintendent. that the report of the Committes on Nomina- Voluntary Sankruptcy. tue Collector of he Pori, af Chicago, will be | sho wos” met by an uuknown man who AUSTRIA. | w - t | tions be adopted. ) ProviDENce, R. I, Dec. 3L.—Tho Atlantic | introduced soon afier the holidsys. The entirs | made her an indecent proposal, and. | Loxpox . 1~ dispatch to the Daily | cight passenger aud twonts-four freight trains Fexos & Pocific Bailroad Construce | - After s vosocs of twenty minutes, Prof. Sill, | Delaine Company will go into voluntary bauk- | period since tho firchas been necessary for the | upon hor refussl, esid he would' effect | News from Vienns says it is reported thet Baron | arrive and depart daily, and the buildicgs erected tion, of Detroit, lectured on ** Zovlogy intbeSchoole.” | ruptey. examination of the vouchers, and for the verifi- | Lis purpose by force.’ 1o thon made an attack | Schwarz Zeriborn, Diroctor of the Universal Ex- | during the year exceed those of aay previows LrrtLe Rock, Dec. 8L—The Jefferson Branch | He declaied that no text book ou the subject cation of the accounis where the vouchers do | upon her. aud afier a short struggle Miss Baty | position, will be appointed Ambassador to Wash- | year. L of tr~Texas & Pecific Railroad wns completed | bad yct appeared adapied 10 £chiools andeoliezes, | RELIGIOUS not exist. Theloss in the Pension Office was | seized a heavy stick of wood, struck the villain | jngton. t>Tcrakano on’ Mondsy. The distsnce from | but fhat teachess, by acarrect system ot; anstrukc- i ¥ :eua,gdoa, tg be relisved from which a bill will be | over his )ati;d and ran away, leavmxg h&m unct;‘n- H THE INDIANS. tiio: s to Fulton is 20 miles. The gap will be | tion beginning with ciagsification, could mske | : 5 2 introduced. scions, ficors wereat onco piscod on his i + €2l np in a Lew dags, thus cannecnfigr:he Csiro | up for s der . er in:]xstrfiziq hlils topics | C:‘]‘;g"‘;‘;";;fl’: '-':_a“e‘;;" ::u:{'-‘-‘;;; St TEEASURT STATIONEDY, T~ txl'x:wl{, .\mhsI n:q;l givmg; mfilh désmpnou‘,flv‘v;:‘;c}lb OBITUARY. | An Experiment to be Made 1 Civilize vi il p g ketches, and rendercd bis hour vx- SARELY: = " s & = Notwithstending the charges of extravagance, | she was able to do, as when ghe was asgal i i - i e & Fuiton with the railvaya of Texaa. with crayon sl eE, Eishop of Colorado, Wyoming, auad | the cxpenses of g;l’nfiougxy iu the Tiessury De- | waabroad daylight. Roderich Sedgwiclk, of lnd'l‘n.nnynlll. ! lu;., :ruu.-: in anml : & Spreinl Duspatch to_The Chican Trion Speetal Disoateh to The Chicaso Tribune. Cincinnati Southern Railroad Con= struction. CINNATI, Dec. 3L.—The Trusteesof the | Southern Railway, to-myglt advertise wopoesl for imding. ‘masonry, bridging, aud ork on the roaa located betwcen South ie, Ky., aud the Tenneswee Siate line, s dis.cacz of $0 miles, MEMPHIS. ! A Mlunicipal Election To=Pay--A Riot Aopreieideds-Precantions Azainst an outbreak. Spiecial Disyateh to The Chicaqo Tribune. Mzupuis, Teon., Dee, 31.—A large Republican 7z +meeting was hek last night, and addreseed 3; :e Hon. Barbow Lewis, W.J.Smith, and | 8 who bave inferested themselves in the ion of John Logue, 2 prominent banker, for or. The election occurs to-morrow, whan, s feared, thern will be trouble, 18 geveral of e city papers during the campaign hnve been 10 uegroes against the Irish. e, the Ecening News,— gn organ,—bas for a week ot more bees publisiing the report o Comuitteo sept hers in 1506 @ investigate the 1iot. giving one or two ¢numus daily, & the eame timo charzing the 'L,-m wilk the respopsiLility of the riot. This 24 po emaged tho Lepublicwn-Irish element, which is very eltonz, that there 2ro fearsof an orthicak to-mumow. ‘fhe entiro plice force Tll be placed on duty, bowever, 2nd. tho Sheriff £ orvanizing o posse of 100 or moredeputics to Meserve order ard prevent illegal voii The «l2cton, perhaps, wiil be the most exciting of 24y ia yeurs, THE WEATHZR. SYNOPSIS FOIt TWENTT-FOUR H(TES. asEINGToN, D. C., Jao. 1 15d—1a.m— The Lurometer contimics highest @ tlie South Atlantic coast. It Las yisen lightlyon the New o slaud and Middle Atlantic cowat, Fhilst it has 2eainall the remuining districtsithe area of “fl'wmnm bang the central for Njrthern Min- Jezota. Thotenperaturahas risen thipughout the ‘aited Statas east of the Mississipp River, and g [ 2bove freeuing 1 all of the disricts 6xoept Baow Eaglud. Parly cloudy eather with Btto frech Bontherly winds proail in New Eighad; the Middly States, the Lower ceedingly entertaining and iuwtructive, A bricf general discussion followed as to which science to teach chutdren and how to teach it. " The afternoon scesion bagan with an sddress on +*Educational Hindrance,” by Prof. 0. B. Curtis, of iluskegou. Among such hindrances ho mertioned the greed and parsimony of towns in apprepriativg the school-fand; impracticable meu ou the School Buards; teachers poorly adapted to and prepared for their work; inade- quate supervision ; poor school Luildings and apparatus: admission of illiterate men to the law and medienl schools of the country; want of reepect for the teacher’s calling ; overuse of text booke 3 overtssking of teachers, and the vicious and immeral papers pourcd over the country froi Now York City. This address was eritically ro- Siowea by Prof. Tarbell, of East Scginew. On_resolution of Prof. Putnam, of Ypsilanti, 2 cordinl invitation was extonded to all {eachers of the county to attend the National Teachers’ Association, to bu held st Detroit in August nexe, aud to nccept the hospitelity of the Ktato Tescbers’ Assceiation. The Hon. H. D. Driggs, State Superiutendent of Public Instruction, then read o paper on *teaching common things,” ot the close of which the meating adjourned until 7:30 p. m., after the reading and adoption of some resolu- tions, Prof. J. H. Hewitt, Acting-Prasident of Olivet College, geeupied ths evaning Tour with aa 2d- dress to the Association oun “ \What Shall Wo De- maud of Our Colleges ?” in which he argued for the education of the largest possible number; tbe admission of women ; regarderd aisciplive as tha chief end of education: discouraged the eleetive system; and urged ibe retention of the ccllege curriculs a3 uow generally pursned, k&, Latin, and.mathematics ; in- ges ought to maintain & bigh standing of scholarship, hnd that they must not neglect religions instruction. Afier a tew concluding remurks Ly Preeident Angell, the As- sociation ended its labors for this year. CARPET-WEAVERS' STRIKE. al Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. PuriapzLrula, Dece. 8L—The striling carpet- weavers beld o meeting yeeterday, and sppoinied a Committee on Relief-Subseriptions. Thoee avers who bave resumed work were severely criticieed. It was deaided by the meeting that each individual pledga Limself not to apply for work where the Coolie contract-paper is in use; snd that each shop whers eaid contract exists b sllowed to seftlo the diticulty among them- selves. New Mexico. Eni, Pa., Dec. 31.—The Rev. J.F. Spaulding, D. D., pastor of St. aul's Protestant piscopul Church, and Bishop-slect to Colorado, Wyomiag, and New Mexico, was duly conseerated to-day a4 Dis church. Bishop Kerfoot, of Pittsburgh, read the consecration service, nud Bishop Cox, of ‘Western New York, preached the sermon. Tho other Bishops were Bishop Talbot. of Iudiana, Bichop 3cCloskey, of Michigan, aud Bishop Be’ dell, of Obio; also about forty clergymen, The church wes crowded during the ceremony. Revival in Alton, (H.—Mammoud’s Worlk. Special Dispatel to The Chicaqo Tribune, ArTox, 11l Dec. 31.—The revival here is more powertul than ever. ‘A well-known gambler is among the converted. and spoke to-night. Great Dumbers throng the meeting, aud scores cach Qzy are fonud amonz the ponitent. Hammond 2ins over the Sabbath, and, in all proba- bility, goes from here to St. Louis. Pastoral ne:lgnauon in Janesville, 3 JawesviLLe, Wiv., Dec. 81.—The Congrega- tional Church dectined to accept the resignation of their pastor, Dr. Whiting, ai ths meetin; last evening, the voto standing 43 to39. After the vote was announced, Dr. Whiting was calied in and seid lie stiil though it best for him to leave. On motion of A. A.Juckson, a committee of three was appointed to call a conference of the other churches to consider what had best Le doue, and the meeting adjourned to meet again on Friday evening. S — THE CANADIAN RAILWAY SCANDAL. The Course of the GovernorsGeneral Officialiy Approved by the Iiome Governiuent. Orrawa, Dec. 80.—The folloxving dispsteh has been received and published in the Qifcial Ga- zette, addressed to the Goveruor-Ganeral : = DOWNING-ST., Nov. 29, 1873, To the Governor-General, the Earl of Duferin : “dx Lozp:_ 1 have received £nd Jaid before tho Queen your Lordship's dispatch, No. 267, of the %th of November, reporting the procaedings of tho Domiuion House of Commons, on the re- assembling of Parliament, on the subject of the cklngl! brougbt by Mr. Huntington gainst your Ministers, acquainting me that, ‘ter & langthened debate on &n amendment partment have been reduced from 175,000 dur- ing the war to about $£,01 TIE INDLAK BUREAD. Seuator Bogy will introduce_a bill to unite the Indiens Buresu with the War Departments. He expects the co-operation of many Western mem- bers. ha ANTI-POLYGAMY. There is & movemeut- o unite all the oppon= ents of polyzawmy in favor of ouo bill. Several bills have alroady been 1ntroduced upon the wub- ject. ¥ | : GENEPAL BWEET. Genoral B. J, Sweet, of Clucsgo, the Deputy | Commissioner' of Infernal Pevenue, lics very 1o this morming, and his recovery seems impos- sible. THZ GRANGERS. ‘The Orderan Wisconsin. Speciai Dispatel to The Chicupo Tra Osurosy, Wis., Dec. 31.—Thres Grauges in this vicivity will publicly install their oificers in McCourt’s Hall, on Satardsy afternoon. Ad- dresees will be delivered by State Sedretary Brainerd aud others. Mr. Brainerd has just returned from a tour through tho State, and reporta the orderin o highly tiourishing condition, and the member- slup rapidly increasing. The Nebraskn Grangers, Special Dispatel to The Ctiz10 Trivune, Oatans, Neb., Dec. 31.—Thera-are now twelve | thousand Granges in this State, and the Ordar is | extending in all eections. The Petrons will con- trol the next election. The Senstor to fill Tip- ton's place will be of their chovsing. SPRINGFIELD JOURHALIS Special Dizpateh to The Chicaqo Tribune. Sprixarierp, Iil., Dec. 31.—The stockholders of the Itiinois State Journal Company, at & meet- ing heid to-day, clecied Paul Selby, late editor- inTchief of the Quincy Whig, editor of the journal, to succced L. L. DBaker. My. Selby takos cliarge of the Journcl to-morrow. STOCK OF PROVISIONS iN ST. LOUIS. 81. Louss, Mo., Dec. 31.—The stock of pro- visions iu this city is zs followa : Pori. 19.520 + lard, 21,950 tierces ; dry salt meat, about 82,000,000 pounds ; hams and shouldars in sweet pickle, about 8,000,000 pounds. Ind,, {Lis moruing, Jobn Parker, carpent bis wife through tho head and blew still alive, but will not survive. that domestic infelicity was tho canse. wife was in ths city last night with n strange man., cait Court to-day, Judge Bene indictmen! with embezzling $150,600 from the Mouey-Order | Department of the Post-Oflice, upca the grouud that the counta did not amount to's clearly-speci- fied cuarge. Avenged the Muriler of His Drother. AmAttempt to Co Jurder and Suicide. LouvisvitLe, Ky., Dec. 31.—In New Albany, Darker died instantly. The wife is Itis understood Parker's rains out. Fndictment Quashed. New Yorg, Dec. 31.—In the United States Cir- ict quished the orton, cuarge:l 1 the ease of J. W. LaSarre. 1., Dec. 31.—It will be remembered that George Oughton, who shot and killed Peter Murphy in this ity fast October, soon after his trial and acquitial moved back to Eugiand with his family, not_deeming it safe to return to this city. A rumor is carzent among tho coal minera, Lis late associates, that a brother of his victim Liss murdered him in Englacd. Store IRobYery in Louis. S1. Lous, Mo., Dec. 31.—Tha brauch ho: in tiis city of Friedmann & Lauterjung, of New York, was robbed last night of sbout 31,500 sworth of fine cutlery. er up the Crime of Murder by that of Arson. From the Learenworth Cemmercial, Dee. 28, From & gentleman who smived in thi city sesterday from Wichita, we learn the parciculsss af 8 heliish crime yerpetrated in that city ok Christmas eveaing. “Prvo painters, Lamed respectively MeNutt and Winner, the former of whom wasao old citizen of Leavenworth aand the Iatter a former resident of Kansas City, have been carrying on their busi- ness together on Main etreer, Wichita, occnps- ing o part of the same bailding as sleeping- rooms, On Christzaas night (tho hoar is pot given), the alarm of fire was sounded, and it was pres ently diacovered that the paint-shoj & Winner hed tha rescte found it too late to save tho building, but boped to save some of the contenta. ing in at the door, of MeNutt was in flszaes. Those wgn rushed to DBreak- were borriied to find carorts, Ind., Dec. 31.—Roderic! is cil resident of the Young Meu's Christian Associntion. a_prominent merchant ard citizen of Indiznapolis, died to-day of iy- pitoid poeumonia. The decéased was o brother of Judge Sedgwick, of Xow York, sad a relation of Cathiarine Sedgwick Jean Autoine Galignani. Parts, Dec. 81.—Jean Antoine Galigoani, the senior editor of Gaiignani's Messenger, is dead. COAL SALE IN REW YORK. I Xew Yons, Dec. #l.—The regular monthls rales of Beranton coal took place to-day, as fol- lows : Steamboat, 8,000 tons, $4.60 ; grate, 14~ 030 tone, #4.95@4.89'; ege, 10.004 156 5.00; stono, 28,000 tops, £5.25@5.39% ; chest- nut, 10,000 tons, $4.20@4.27%. There i3con- o November sale. WISCONMSIN TEMPERANCE LAW. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tridune. Foxp by Liac, Wis., Dec. $1.—The Hoo. Alex. Grabam, fatler of ti¢ Graham Temperance 1a¥, is traveling about the State arging the paople fo send up petitions askingthet bis law be les alone. He was in this city yesterduy, and in Oshiosh to-dsy. He believes that (ov. Taglor will veto 3 bill repealing the Greham law. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lospoy, Dec. 31.—The eteamships Castalia end Mosel, from New ¥urk, have arrived out. MeviLLg, Dec. 81.—Steamship Angits, from New York, has arrived. g 1SS0 ) NAVAL MATTERS. Bostos, Mass., Déc. 3l.—In pursuance of or- ders from Washington, & large number of work- men atthe Charlestown Navy-Yard were die- charged to-night. ———— CARGO OF COFFZE FOR CHICASC. Scesial Dispatch o The Chicago Tridure. BosTo¥, Dec. 31.—Tho brig Eita Wkitmore has just arrived in this port with a_large cargo of coffee for & Chicago importing housa. e e et T JOURNALISTIC. CrEVELAND, O., Dec. 81.—The Dauy Leader of this city will appear to-morrow 24 a handsoms Qquarto, anlarged and otherwise improved. giderable decline in prices compared with the ! + Oxams, Neb., Des. 81.—Bishep Hare, of Da- kota, it about to make en cxperiment iu teaching tho Tudizns of his diocese mechenical tradad, especiaily biacksmithing, tailoring end ehosmak- ing. The Rev. St. Georgo Yonung, of tius dicoase, is going o bave charge. RIVER AND CANAL. An Xce-GorgeIn the Mississippi, mez Pavenport, i, Aspecial Dispatels to Tae Chleaan Tribune. DAvYEXPOAT, Ia., Dec. 51.—The river in {rout | of this city is heavily gorged with ice, aud thr water is riging rapidly. This afternoon it me: ured eight feet above low waier mark, ATise ut nearly six fest from the erdiuary s1age of waiar. POLITICAL. The Yowa AntisMonopolists. Specal Dispatek to The Chicags Tribuac. Dzs3foixes, 1a., Dec. 31.—~Tae Anti-donor State Committeo will be calied to meet in thia city on the Hth of January. It is intended to call au early conveaticn. ATTEMPTED SUICIZE. Corvusce, O., Dec. 3L.—T. DeGassas, a Freueh poitrast-painter, to-day attempted to | commit swcids ac his botel in this city, by catting his throst and an aztery in his srm with 8 small knife. When found be had stuilsdsihe ! wouads with cloth, and seems to Leve ropented of the deod, and now expresses & desire 0 live, SPECIAL NOTICES. Schencl’s Mandrake Pills. =z 25" eatn azt dimedy azaa ths liver, dzeangemnt = o all casex o tha: it Yorsale by sll dragzist “ Diseretion is the better part of valer:" Lut all are not dis Wh by dlscases of the kidnoze or l;frl_'knnh organs, take the grest diurotie, Holmbold's Ty 1tis waranted. Boware of worihiess imitationa. 'l“uw? may huhuhm\vn by !bbeg privaie gmp of I, 1. o0 aach bottls. ow Yok, sois dwaat, Jons