Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1874, Page 8

EUE e Ry VLAl USRIV ey B bl _— "'STATE LEGISLATURES, The Ti‘nmsportntion Question Before the Wisconsin Assembly. The Board of Regents of the State TUniversity Sustained by the Senate, Tho Towa House of Representatives Still Without a Spealker. Passage in Louisiana of a Bill to Fund the State Debt. The Michigan Legislature to Meet in Extra Sossion March 3. ‘WISCONSIN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, Mapsox, Wia,, Jon, 21.—The Assombly to- day, aftor furthor debnto on the resolution dis- oussed yestorday for o joint spocial committeo of fivo to investigate the question of transvorta- tion in this State, and sscortaln tho rovenuo de- rivod by the Siate from railway, express, and tolograph compnnies, rofusad to rofer Lo a com- mitteo by n voto of 26 to 70, and thon adopted it unanimously. Tho other procecdiugs were as follows : ENATE. R [ Souatora Schmidt, Graham, and Campbell wero appointed a select conmittoo on that part of the filzlrnmpr‘u ‘mesango which rolates to the Gra- ‘ham liguor-law. The r’rm)alm.(on roquiring Stato officers aud Ctato inatitutions to favor tho intorents of our citizons, whorover ‘chtienbla, in - tho omploy- ment of holp and - ths purchaso of supplics, wag adoptad. - 3 ) Tlm Arsembly resolution furnishing Taylor's Statutes for tho use of memboers, and roguiring their return at tho close of the session was con- currod in ; aleo o resolution requosting tho Soc- rotary of Stato to furnish an estimnto of tho amount of revenuea and disburscments for 1875, "Ilie bill fixing tho amount of stationery to be {farnished committoes at $10 was paseed undora suspousion of tho rules. : ‘o Senate Committco on Education, to whiol was reforred tho rosolution in regard to the difii- . culties between Lho President and Rogouts of TIE USIVERSITY, to-dny roported that thoy had heand tho state- mentis of the Board of Kogents and of President ‘Pwvombly in rolation to tha mattera theroin ro- forrod to ; that the Board of Regunts havo ap- prived your Comnuteeo that no charge as to admission or graduation is contemplated, and teat tho Board aro now agreod as to the co-edu- cation of Lie sosea, and in abolishing tho dis- tinctive fealures of & ecparate Fomale Collego. As to other mattors roforred to in the resolu- tion, your Committee aro of tho opinion that thoy aro not questions for the Logislature to dotormine Moy thorofore recomunondod tho indefinito postponement of the resolution, This was ngreed to without debate. 4 Tho Regents had a meeting this morning, at which it unanimonsly agreed that tho Preaident should go at once, and tho Board adjourned to this evoning, to endeavor to persuado the Prosi- dent to put his departure on the basis of o resig- netion rather than o dismissal. After an interview with ono of the Rogents this afternoon, in which President I'wombly was aesurad that if he did not resigu ho would be at oace romoved, hie gont in au unconditional rosig- nation. Prof. John Bascom, of Williams Col- loze, will succeed lim, Vico-Presidont Sterliug taiting tho Prosident’s chair temporarily. o gieat majonty of tho Faculty nnd studonts ap- prove this arrangoment. = ASSEMDLY. * Resolutions: wore presonted in behalf of tho Winn.bago Couuly Suporvisors, in favor of re- turning to the Commissionor system of couuty govornment ; ‘also, in faver of & reduction of the eularics of Fedoral officinla. Tho Acsembly Chamber was granted for the evenings of Feb. 4, 5, and 6, to the State Agri- ovltural and Horticaltural Socisties for publie eddreeses. - - A reeolution was offered for final adjournmont inrch 8. "Tlio Governor’s messago was_ roferred to the appropriato Committeo. _The Sennta resolution s uiust recerving railrond preses aud in favor of rcturning thoso already in the possession of membows of tho Legiulature, was coucurred in. Bills were infroduced to confer the St, Croix and Suporior land grant on the North Wisconsin Tuilway Compauny, giviug soven years in which to build tho road—forty miles to bo built tho fltst year and twenty. each year thereafter, with a forfoiture to the State of 5,000 a mile for tho firpt year, £2,000 a milo for tho othor years, Bills wero ulso introduced to fix a” maximum cateof % 1% ANSPORTATION ON RAILROADS of 834 couts r.mila for passengors, and aboub 25 pet cent leea thau tho ruling rates for freight; 1o repoal the Rogistory Jaw; to ropoal the low orgnnizing thoe State Doard of Charities ; au- thorizing County Boards of Supervisors to ex- tend the timo for the collection of taxes; roquir- ing Lown T'ronsurcrs to make an aunual stat ment of moneys paid to School District Treas- nrets; to repeal Chap, 240 of tho laws of 1873, rolativa to the publication of delinquent taxes; £2 provide for town-wells in cortuin,_cnses; to provide for the roplacing of quarier scction murks removed in constructing highways. i I0WaA, Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, DesMoiyes, Is., Jan, 21.—The Houso has taken 140 ballots for Spealer witbout a choice, There iy considerable confusion on both sides. At tho caucuses last night a Conference Com- mistes, composed of flve members from each eide, submitted their agreement upon A COMPROMISE substantially oa follows: 'Lho Republicans to have the Speaker, aud the Anti-Monopolists the otbor officers. This was accopted by the Ropub- licans ond rejectod by tho Anti-Monopohsts. Tho latter olfered to reverso tho pronosition, but this was rejected by the former. Only one bal- lot was teken this morning, when tho louse adjowned. Immediately thereafior THE GRANGENS FROX BOTH BIDES, sovonty in number, wout into cauons to ngreo on o thurd man, but thiey, too, failod 1o ngree. This atternoon balloting was resumed as usual, George Paul, of Johngon County, who wag clected on n straight Democratic ticket, and who was Chaivman of tho Anti-donopoly cau- cus, rofused to-usy to vote for Dizon, and be- stowed his compliments on numerous gentle- men, Ho ba boen suspectod bf faltoring. {70 the Assoctuted Ive Des Morxes, Jowa, " Jan. 21.—In the Senate this morniug the special commitleo roportod favorably upon the memorial to Congrees asking indomuitication of scttlera for the improve- ments mudo upor lands, and & resolution there- for was adopted. A joint renclution paesed rolative to corlain moneys dne the Stato from the United States for Government lands.grantod soldicrs of the Mexicon war, asking Iowa Congressmen to take measure to havo thieso claims sottled, 1In the Ilouso, the 13Gth ballot for Speaker was reached with no election. Beforo adjonrnment, Mr, Stedman, of Benton, announced that ho Tnd tho pledge of an Auli-DMonopolist bunt if the Re- pubiicans _would present the samo pm{mullinn made on Monday again to-night, and the Auti- Monopohsts rejected it, ho would vote the first ballot to-morrow for Gear. ‘I'ne soventy Qrangers in the Iouse held a special_caucus at noon, which ended i confu- sion. It i s einguinr coincidonco that they hud a tio nlko iu their cansuy, being thirty-five Gran- gers on ench side, To-night, in caucus, the lle- publicansa_renewed the proposition made last aight, and the Anti-Monopolists again rojccted, Tho Ttepublicans immediatoly adjourned, but ot $his hour the Anti-3donopolists are still in secrot aucus. The feolingruns high on both widos to-night, but tho itpression provails that Paul, of John- 1on, Demuerat, will voto for Qour to-morrow wmorniug. B MINNESOTA. Sneciat Dispatch to Lhe Chicano Tritune, 87, Paur, Jan, 2L,—In the Beuato, Donuolly's bill, requiting insurance companies to invost thelr not recoipts 1n Minnesota business in loans ‘within tho Btato, was indofinitoly poat- oned. plc wea proposofl to appoint a specinl commit- teo to mnko & complete revision of the Tax lawa, In tuo dobate it wae statod that the deliuquont taxos of the sovaral countion aggrogated ovor two millionn, montly owed by largo proporty- holders, who cannot ‘bo aompolled Lo pay under the presont laws. THR TOUNE, in tho Owatonna County contest, gavo n soab tothe contostant member by ru]nolluf( tho re- turna of threo towna which votod hoavily on tho cotinty-soat quostion, Tho lumbermen nt Minnoapolis have beon grontly oxoftod for sovornl days ovor tho Gov- ornor'a appointmont of Mayor Brackott, of that oity, for Burvoyor-Gonoral. Ownors of pino lands’ vigorously opposod the eunl‘lrmnflunhwmlo purchnsors of pine by atumpago favored Drack- ott's appointment. 'The formor wantod Cnm\y, tho prosont Burveyor, continued. Tho public dou't understand why sollers and buvora of pite stumpage divine so sharply bolweon tho iwo mon, The confirmation still hangs intho Benate. — MICHIGAN. Snectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Lansixg, Mich., Jan, 31.—Gov. John J. Bag- loy to-day dircoted tho Sccrotary of Stato to call AD oxtra gossion of tho Legislalure for Wodnes- day the 8d of Maroh, e COLORADO. Spectal Dispateh fo The Chicago Tribune. FEES AND BALARIES. Dexven, Col,, Jan, 21.—Sovoral bills are now pending boforo both Ionses of tho Territorial Legislaturo looking to a heavy reduutlaq in the faos of all county ofticors. Much opposition jt] ghown to any chango by many ofticinls whoso rovenuos will unquestionably bo thus cut down, in many instances from one-third to ‘unn»lmlf what thoy aro at prosont. Evon this will leavo thalr fees noarly doublo what thoy sro mow in Illinols. The peoplo have demanded a heavy reduction in the oxorbitant ratos, and thoir potis tions to this ond will ho granted. A bill was introduced in tho Houso this moyn- inj 3 TO REMOVE THE OAYITOL 3 to Colorado Springs. A fow members from tho southorn portion of the Torritory will support tho mensurs, but it cannot gather enough strongth to make it n succoss. An_exeoutivo sossion of the Conncll is boing Told to-night on THE NOMINATIONS BENT IN by the Govornor, As the body is protty evenly valanced in politics, 3 strnniz fight is poing mado on the part of tho Opposition, with the view of gocuring somo of the postions for tho membors of thoir party by way of a compromise. It may bo weveral days befora any conclusion is ar- rived at. gt OXIO. SENATE. Coruxnus, O, Jun, 21.—In the Scunto, this morning, a bill was introduced to so amond tho civil codo n8 to tranefor jurisdiction in tho caso of poace warranta to tho Probate Court. A res- olution was adopted inatructing tho Committeo on the Poniteniinry to inquire into tho expe- dienoy of abolishing tho contract syatem for con- vict Iabor. Mr, Worthington offered o xenolution roquesting Congress to call & convention for pro- posing an amendment to tho Constitution of the United Btates, which was lnid on the table. The amendmont proposed is toadd a sixtoenth arti- cle to the amendments to the Constitution. vest- ing the supreme judicial power of the Unitod States in one Supreme Court of Appoaly, to be composed of ten Judges, soven to conetituto a quornin, and tho United Statos to bo divided into ton districts, in each of which ouo of snid Judges shall resido, and be eclected by the eloctors of such districts. J10TBE. In tho House, bills were introduced for tho protection of plnyaicinna and surgeons against unjust prosccution for alleged malpractice; to provido for tho auuual appointment of Diroctors of tho Penttontiary ; to suthorize Couuty Com- missioners to issuo apecial permits for stock to run at large; to provide for the iuspeciion of flour and mneal in encks or barrels; approprint- ing £61,000 for the per dion aud printing of tho Constitutional Convention ; to attach u peualty for taking o higher rato of interost than the legal rate by eavings and loan associations, and to punish the careloss uso of fironrms. g KANSAS, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Torexa, Kan., Jan., 21.—The friends of Col. Phillips, numbering ninotoen persons, includin; Sponker McEckron, liold a caucus to-night, an n&im twenty-five votes for their candiduto. Os- born places his strongth at thirty, The Rofoimert will hold n caucus to-morrow evening. Thoe siraight Republicans plavned a caucus meoling to-might, but postponed it for beiter weather, 'ho party leadors, coecious of their wonkness, proter to avoid a contlict with the Teformers, and ngree upou some one in sympa- thy with tho Grange. Tha lobby was reinforced to-day by numerous arrivals, and the cauvass shows signs of intercst to-night. Speaker McLckron votes with the Republicaus now, showing that the consure of of thio organs has had coct. e LOUISIANA. New ORneAxs, Jan. 21.—The proposed con- stitutional nmondment, limiting the Statedebt to 816,000,000, and taxation for all purposes to 312,600,000, guaranteeing tho principal and in- {orest of the new consolidated bonds to bo used in funding tbo dobt, and providing that the rovenues of ench year dorived fram taxation ghall ba dovoted sololy to the exponses of that our, passed the Touse to-day by s unanimous voto. 'Ihey had previously passod the Scuate, The bill Tunding all valid outstanding bouds of the State at 60 centson tho doliar in 7 per cent bonds, principal and interest securad by conatitutional amondment, algo passed the Houso by a lsrge majority. It repeals all coutingent debts of the Stato, consistiug of bonds not is- sued and stock not subscribed, amounting to over $18,000,000. Tho bill, with two slight amondments, is subatantially the samo as rec- ommonded by the Chambor of Commerce. It goes to the Senate for concurrence. AL S TEXAS. New Opreass, Jau. 21,—A Galveston (Tex.) News speciul from Austin says : The Prosident of the Seunto has dischargod all tho Assistant Sergennts-at-Arms, thore being no further use for them. ‘I'he votes -for otter State ofiicers were counted, and tho mnjorities avoraged the samo g tho Govornor, which has now reached 50,000, Tho roturns of the several couulics wero found in the Socretary of State's ofiice. About forty countios ave not roturned. The contest for United States Sonator increnses in interest, there now being four eandidatos,— I'hrockmorton, Dunmore, Maxoy, and Ilour- noy. Izmpnrationfl aro boing mado for a grand in- auguration ball to bo given by tho citizens of Austin, AusTiY, Jan, 21.—Tho now constitutionat amendments wore adopted by over 21,000 ma- Jority, S S . FIRE: In Danville, X1l 3 Loss 83,000, Spceial Dwspateh to T'he Chicano T'ribune, Danvinre, 1L, Jap, 21.—Tho furniture faoto- gt G. 8, Manning & Son was damaged by firo thia afternoon to the amount of over 3,000 ; no insuranco, Tho fire originated in the ongine room and spread to the work shop, totally de- stroying both of theso buildings. 'The furniwre rooin adjolning was saved through tho oxtraordi- nary offort of the firo dopartment and citizens, POLITICAL The Marylnad Unitad Stites Senntors ship. Axxarorts, Md., Tan, 21, —In the joint convene tionof the General Assembly to-day, Gov, Wil- lam Pucknoy Whyte was declared duly elocted Unitod tates Bonator for the term of six yosrs from March 1875, Burns Compton, Democrat, was olacted State Treasurer. —— An Afrig IKing, A correkpondent at Capo Coust Castle, writin) on the 1ith Decembor, says: Kiug Bley nufi holds his position within hin stockado, hut i rathor short of provisions, His Mnjesty las a moat valuable requisition in the shape of a cc- rotary who can actuallyread and wnta, 'I'iolot- tora of this offiial to the different commanding ofticors of tha British mon-of-war aro worthy of study. 1 attach a specimen ortwo: » Denv and Lonerable Commander—Your shall go to good pomnt to-morrow (i. e, yesterdny,) and kill much enemy, I send you 0 fow] Lo eat, and hope for ofticar your helth good, god bioss your Majesty, uty dosr and umblo Uotmandor | your korvant Kiug Bloy, Pleaso send me pleco pork and bottlo of ram,' ¢ Doar Commander—I hope your hellh good, My spy tell mo onemy sl in bush, I havo bad tooth-ncho 80 pleako wonil mo picco of pork and bottle of rum, jpar- tieulur rim as my tooth nche vory bad, Your umble servaut King Bloy.’! Upon recciving tho rum, alono his Mujesty writos: ‘Doar and umble Commender your Majosty—I am sorrs you no send me tho pork as niy toothache muol worse this day, You think pork bad for tooth acho, plouse send mo more bottle rum, Your sor- vaut King Bley,'" THE LABOR QUESTION. | : Continnance of tho Lock-Out in the Wyoming Coal Region, Fears of Trouble on Account of the Non-Payment of Back Wages. Crime and Disorder Roported at Severnl Points, The Organization by the Miners Pro- gressing Rapidly. Prospect of & Compromise in the Bchuylkill District. Violent Demonstrations by the Striking Iron Workers near Cincinnatl, THE WYOMING REGION. Special Deavatel to The Chieago Tribine, Wirkessanng, Ia., Jun, 21,—Thoro is but littlo probability now that an open rupture bo- twean tho minors of the northiorn anthracite conl roglon in Pennsylvanin and the operating com- pauies will onsue until the notice is given to ro- sume oporations undur o lowor basis of 10 por cent in colliories, which aro to an almost univer- ol oxtent idlo; nor iu it probablo that this ordor will bo promulgated bofore tho 1stof March, anyhow, . TIR MINEIS CANNOT STRIKE, for tho monopolists, their mastors, have mno work for them, 8o great has boon tho sus- ponsion of production; nor agam s it ikely that the miners of Wyoming will insist this yonr upon 10 por cont advanco, nnless thoy Tistoir to tho syren voices of cortain Inbor-ngitn- tors, who aro roporied to be secrotly endeavoring to manufacturo a sentiment favorablo to o striko, for the purpose of fortifying the Schuylkill ro- glon in its war with™ Mr. Gowen, and thus ren- doring_mora cortain tho dofent of tho coal des- pot. If the miners dotormine npon makiug this the issuo, thon thov will bo tho aggrossive part; Tl not entitied to tho wymputhy which . ight ngninst a retluction of thoir wnges would accord s MABE-MEETING OF JINERS. Contrary to general expoctation, the threat of Mr, Parrish, President of tho Wilkesharre Conl Compeny, to decroase tho colliorics, did nou como up at tho mass-meoting held in this city to-dny, tho topio diccussed being the great duty of overy collier (o conneet himsolf with the Nu- tional Minors’ Union without delay. THIS RAPID ORGANIZATION of the mivors throughout Imzerno County is astonishing. It is ominous ond significant, and monns that the mon will bo propated whon the reduction shall bo ofticially anuounced, aud will refuso point Dblank to onter n mine, and this refusnl will bo backed uv by overy ono of tho 30,000 who gnin & livelihood 1 theso northern conl-flolds. The companies will com- mit a fatel orror if thoy attempt to force & de- crensed baais upon the ininer, as upon the bost authority at this, the great centre of Luzerno, {hiore aro no justificablo rensons for it. 1f it i forced, thon tho declaration of the companics that they bave not combined to breed a stiike must be thrown overkoard. This is o FAIR AND IMPARTIAL roview of ths situation in {his region asit stands to-day. Johu Siuey is mueeting with success in tbo organization of tho Nationa! Union.— grontor oven that his most sanguine hopes anticipated,—and doclares that beforo another month the entire enrollment of Luzerno will bo effected. f THE MASS-MEETING which assembled horo to-day was an immonse one, 1ho commodious hall in which it was held boing pncked to its utmost capacity, whilo bundreds of miners wero unable to gain nd- mittance, and filled up tho street in front. John Siney, tlio celobrated londer of tho Seluylkill County colliers, delivered o uumugfn‘wnnh, in which ho appenled to the men to enroll under the National Minors’ Union to protect them- solves from {he opprossion of the insolent mo- uopolists. He oxplained at length tho purposes of tho Association, and declared that it is in- tonded to take in every miner in tho United States. The wildest n])pl:mm followed Lis ap- pearanco, while tho enlient points of his address wero hailed with the most spontancous cheors, DACK-PAT DEMANDLD, A miner, at_the conclusion of the meoting arose and rend & rosolution to the effect that if tho Wilkesbarro Conl Company does not pay by Saturday what money is duc their employes from last month’s wages, the miners will march in o body totho ofiice of Charles Parrish, the Presidont iu this city, and demand it. The ex- citomont, which had afready ut this point ronched a fover hoat, eulminated iu the wildest dieorder, and tho resolution was adopted by doafening choers. 'Chus it may seom that the men are QROWING TURBULENT AXD DISORDERLY, and tho high hopes which bave bean entortamed that n rupture may bo avoided aro gotting dis- sipated. Thousnuds of miners ate idle through- out the Wyoming region, and if the suspeusion of mining continucs much longer, or if a atrike is_precipitntod, tho greatost lnwicsenoss will arise, MURDERS IN TIHIS REGION aro of the most common occurrence, and when the passions of the mon aro arous- ed, or thoy smart under what they consider great wrongs, they bocomo dosperato. Alreudy on tho mountaing tho BEIUN OF DISORDER AND CRIME has beguu. At o late hour last night Tne “TmpusEe correspondent returned from o gathor- ing of micers at Plymouth, a large mining town on the SBusquehsnna Hiver, a few miles below Wilkesbarre. Ho was accompaniod by roprosentatives of the Now York Times and tho Philadeivhin Inquirer. While driving nlouxz at a rapid rate on tho top of the mountain, iu a wild avd desolato country, & couplo of road agents wprang suddenly at tho horsos' heed aud brought them to & halt, They were armed with hoavy cudgols, and when about to spring into the wagon the ropre- soutative of Tur TRINUNE prexonted a rovolver at the head of one of tho desporadocs, which had the effect of putting thom to flight, The fellows ure Aupposed to have beon mombors of the infamous Ltibbon Hlen, or Molly Maguires, ANOTHERVIRE haa broken out in a conl mine, this timo in the DBuldwin Colliery, on the outskirts of this city. I'ho flemes have spread so rapidly, and are rag- ing to-night with such fury, that tho miners iave boou compelled to abandon it, und refuse to go down into tho mine to subduo tho fire. THE EMPIRE MIND in atill Lurning, The tlames have assumed such violent proportions, and tho gangways and chambors of the mine are gotting so_filled with noxious gares, that the mon at work endeavor- ing to extinguish tho fire are being orowded out of the shaft, Tha firo ragos 1,000 foct bolow the surface of the mountain. ~ It conts tho ownos of tho colhory $1,000 per day in their endoavors to extinguisll it, [ o the Aasnciated Press,) WACK WAGES DEMANDED. . ‘WiLxesnanue, Pa., Jan, 21—A maes-meoting of minors was hold hero to-day, nnd the worlk of organization continued, Just Doforo the meoting adjourned o miner of the Witkesbarre Cont and Iran Company snid that grent dsatisfaction ox- isted among the mincrs of that Company, who were without work, caused by the omployment of 400 mon to fight tho fire in the Empiro mine, and _tho pon-puyment of tho Company s yot for Docomber. Mo wnld thoro wus an ngroo- wment betwoen tho minors of that Company thab if tho wages due for tho month's work were nob paid botwoen tho 16th and 20th of the following month they would stop work until they wero pud, Ho thon mado a motion that & domand bo made upon Parish for paymont betwoon this aud tho 2¢th inkt., which waé unsuimously carried. ‘o failure of the Company to puy by that timo will bo followed oithor by a rofusal of the mon who are fighting the firato continuo, or olse in an open rupture botween them and the men who are {dle, TUE KITUATION, 1t is now protty geuerally conceded that the miners will not staud out for the udvauco some days nfiu demanded, and also that they will not ubmil to any.reduction, Lut aro_ willing to re- sume work ut the basis of 1873 when tlic Com- panices aroready, Itisasserted to-day that the ninors at tho ‘Nn\leurt works wore told yostor- doy that (hey might go to work ot once nt lust year'n basiy, and that thoy accopted the torms, and will_begin to-mortow,” About 300 mon are omployed thevo, SO THY IRON-WORKERS' STRIKE, Speefal Disvatch to The Chicago T'ribune, CivoiwaT, Jen, 21,—Tho rebollious opora- | tives attacked one of tho workers at Bwift's Roll- ing Miil on his way homo last night, and_ pound- ed him drondfully about the head, and finally atruck him with o brick in tho Uack, rendering him insonsible, in. which condition they trod upon him and loft bim for doad, The incldont seoms to show tho bitter animus of tho oppo- nouta of Lhe‘lmrly siding with tho bosaes agmnat the mills, and tho desporato longths to which thoy will go rathor thau sco any workman disro. gard thoir dicta. Rolling milla in_Portsmouth, 0,, and Indinuapolls, Ind., aro gradually WORKING IN GNEEN MEN, or thoso unacquamnled with the businecss of hoat- ing and rolling, but it is an up-hill Job, although Lhio mills sco tholr way out by a patient and per- sisiont offort, Bovoral mon from Pittsburgh and from Steun- honvillo, glad to work on tho reduced scalo of prices, wore violently drivon away from Swilt's mill, and have roturned to thofr homes, It ap- poars now thnt A CORPS OF GOLORED OPKRATIVER is being organized in Richmond, Va., for work- ing nt this mill, and that botweon thoso and n Tot of German laborors now boing instructed in tho art of henting aud rolling, tho mill hopea to Le ablo to carry on iis business, Tho situation is, however, vory proearious, and b?' no moaus encm}rng!ng to the hopo of continulng tho busi- noay hero, —_————— THE SCHUYLKILL REGION. LITTLE OHANGE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Porravinie, Pa., Jan. 21.—Tho eituntion of affnirs in this rogion ia unchanged. The only now fenture is tho rovelation of tho plot of Mr., Gowon, Prosidont of the Cozl & Iron Rallroad Compnany, and the controlling genius of the great monopoly, to continue the susponsion un- £l Lo bronks the miners’ organization. To-day ho inued on ovder that no more cara shiould bo fur- nished to indivigual oporators. In the mean- time ho is supplying s own customers from the Tobigh rogion, and carrying conl thorefrom at chionpor rates by 60 por cont than he will from this section, THE MINER'S UNION ia sproading rapidly. To-night immenso meot- ings of the men woro lold at Shounndoah and othor pomnts, asud hundrods joined the National Union, TUMOR DENIED. A rumor from n Reading papor, which has beon telographed thouce, and from Philadelphin to tho Associntod Pross, to the offoot that tho Rnilrond Company will soon begin the importa- tion of miners from Bwedon, to take the place of Union mon, iy cmphatically denicd bhore, Tho officora of {ho Company sy thoy bave no knowledgo of it whatover. Were tha minors convinced of its truth, n brigndo of militia would bo unmble to protect the Company's property in this county. A DYSTERIOUS OINGULAT. There is much excitemont and specnlation horoe to-night concorning u circular quictlyissued this evening to all individunl operators in this region, calliny upon them to meot Mr. Gowaen, President of tho Ieading Conl Compnuy, for consultation, duv after to-morrow fiFrldnv). It it asgerted by somo that -this meeting is to in- duce the oporators to stop offering to pay the mon the wages of tho past yoor, which many of “thom are doing, and unito with the Reading Company in rofusing tho domand of the “mon for the said basis, Others declaro that Mr. Gowon will make tho proposi- tion to I1MPORT FOREIGN MINERS to tako the places of thoso now striking, nnd the Standard this morning printed n lottor from Philadelphin saying that this would bo bis propo- sition, Othors declaro that tho suspension is about to ceasu, aud that Mr. Gowen, admonished by the foree of public opinion agninst his action, wiil on Friday submit to the inovitable, and toll the men to go to work on Monday. AN INTERVIEW with Mr. Kondrick, tho Mining Superintondent of _tho Philadolphin & Reading Coal Company, and several of the committeo of operators who havo been here to-duy consulting with him, fuils to dovolop anything dofinito” about tho futuro movemonts, or tha object of the meoting on Friday, oxcept that Mr. Gowen, who is to- night at tho Brevoort House, New York, in consultation with the big coal men there, di- rected that the operators bo called togother, and, accordingly, THE FOLLOWING CIROULAR was issuod : POTTSVILLE, Jan, 21, Brn: Mr, Gowen deairos a mecting of tue trado at Lyceum Hall, on Friday, Jan, 20, at 2 o'clock p. m, He k8 o large uttendance of the trade, having business of great importanco to present to tho meeting, Yours, &c., (Slgued) CoMMITTEE ON BAsls, Itis tho genoral opinion that this means A CONCESSION ¢ on tho part of Mr. Govan, and that at that meet: ing he will .o modify his osiginal proposition that the men will accept it, and go to work upon tho basis of 1878. This view of tho caso is strongihoned by the nows from the Luzerne District to-night, thatthe strike there is really ended, and tho men wil soon go to work. 1f this district keeps working, Mr. Gowen canuot bent the men horo. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Carl Schiller, 2 German, residing at No. 85 Goethe street, tried to commit suicide by shoot- ing himsolf. Yestorday about 10 o'clock he sent his wife to a neighbor's, and when sho returned ghio found him lving on w sota with an ompty Dorringer lying near him, Dr. Halin, who was oalled, pronounced tio wound probably fatal, Schillor gives ng n reason for his rash act that Lo was tired of life. e TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Tho ex-President of San Domiugo, Bacz, is on hiis way to New York. The Rov. C. H. Richards, pastor of the Cons firngnfionul Chureh in Madison, Wis., leavos to- ay for Kurope on a turee months' leave of ab- sohco, The Eastorn Colleges’ Rowing Association lhavoe voted nine to threo in favor of the Sara- togn coursa for tho next regatts, Amborst, Dartmouth, and Harvard voted no. At o meeting of the Direotors of tho National Trust Compauy of Pittsburgh, hold yestorday, iv was decided to double the original roward offered for tho missing cashior Grier, in case he docs not roturn within ton days. The Georgia Stato Grange mot at Atlanta, yes- torday; 270 Granges wore represonied. Tho sexsion continues two duys. Committees wera appointed and othor business transacted, There ate ovor 500 Latrons of Husbandry in Atlanta. Tho Colorado Btock-Growers' Association closed its annunl session yestorday aftornoon, aftor appointing several important committcos, and framing a bill for the Logislature relative to the branding of cattle, roundups, the cars of ostrays, utc. James Ord, son of Gen, 8, 0. C. Ord, com- manding tho Dopartment of the Platte, and Thomad Robinaon, n nophew of Col. Burnham, Judge Advacato,—two boys 12 yoars of age,—ran awsy from Owaba, Nob,, on the 10th, Beurch is mado in all divoctions, without avail. White Spirit, a young Winuebago Indian, con- fined iu tk:e Pouitontary at Lincoln, Nob., on a lite-sontonco_for_murdor, foigned insanity and uttacked the Warden and aseistants on Saturday last. On Mondny ho attacked o man named Car- tor with a spnae, aud was sliot by Carter. The principal anthracito coal companies of Now York liavo voted to conduct business tho coming year tho same as last, incroasing the prico 10 per ton moathly. A sohodulo of prices Lins been adopted for March, substantially tho sume ay for tnu openiug mouth Inst yoar. At Shelbyville, Ind., yostarday, a committee of ldies vigited all the liquor-saloons and other placos where liquors aro sold, and held prayer- mcotings, imploring the denlors to give up thar tnflie. - At ono or two places they Woro troated rudoly, but wore genorally courteously received. Tho Daily Kegister nowspaper of Wheeling, W. Va., which withdrow from tho Westorn As- sociated Prees threo years ago, and jomed tho Amorlean Press Association, cffected arrange- monts yestorday with the Daily Infelligencer by which it will after to-morrow enjoy the provilege of publishing tho Western Associnted I'rora dis- patches once more, ‘Tho Daily Intelligencer ung had the exclusivo control and publication of these dispatelios in that city since the withrawal of tho Register. T'he Convention In Philadelphin yestorday to nominato u Domoeratic candidato for Mayor mot i (ke Assombly building, Thomas H, Gill presid- ing. Hixtyolght delogntes prosonted thelr cro- dontials, Amdst great disorder and oxcitement, Dr. doflat proposed William Littleton, o Convention unanimously refused to recoive uny Reform or Ropublicun nomince. James 8, Nid- dlo and Richard Vaux beitg then the only eandi- dates, the mutter was gottied by o ballot, which rosulied ns follows s Biddlo, 783 Vaux, 14, An old and highly-respected oitizen of Au- burn, Ind,, by tho nsmo of J. Davis, agod 70 yours, suddenly becnme lnsano yostorday moru- ing, and, meeting his_son-in-law, J, Altenborg, mado a furions uitnck upon him with o largo kmife he had socrotod npen his person, After trying to disarm the old man, Allenborg struck him, ‘I‘mouhlng him sonseleas, whon ho wun prop- orly socured in the Gounty Jail, Mo signs of iu- sanity was observed iu Davis until yestorday morning, blr, Davis i very violout and needs closo walching, ) RAILROAD NEWS. Election of Dircctors and Officers by Several Roads Yestor- day. Devolopments of the Railroad Fight in Bloomington. RAILROAD ELECTIONS. BUENOYGAN AND FOND DU LA G ROAD, Special Dispatch to L'he Chicagn Tribune, Foxp pu Lac, Wis,, Jan, 21.—At tho aunual maooting of the stackholders of the Bhoboygan & Fond du Lno Railrond, hield in this city this afternoon, the following Board of Dircctors was olected + - A, G. Ruggles, B, N. Yostor, Edwin 8lado, D. M, Groon, and J. A. Dontloy, At n subscquent mooting of Board of Diroctors, the following oflicers were chosen for tho on-~ suing yonr: Presidont, J. A, Benlley; Vico Proaidont and I'rensurer, A, G, Ruggles ; Secre- tary, Edwin Blade, DAVENFORT & BT, PAUL ROAD, Special Diapateh to The Chicano I'ribune, Davexvont, Iowa, Jan. 21.—The annual meot- ing of tho wtockholders and Directors of tho Davonport & 8t. Paul Rutlrond Company was hold in thiv city to-day. Five thousand tivo hundied aud fifty-threo votes wero cndt, not all tho shares votmg. Tho following Directois woro olooted for tho obsuing yoar: Goorge 1. French, Goorgo I Parker, John I Borryhill, Joln I, Henry, Micheel Donahue, and A, C, Fulton, of Davenport; J. E, Goodenow, of Maquakotn; Georgo Rcole, of Big Rock; F. B. Doolit- tlo, of Dolli; Q. W. Inthrop, of Ox- ford Mills; . DBrunson, of TFayetto; A, Bondlo, of Crasco; J. R. Cook, of Rochester, Minn, At o subsequont mecting of tho Diroot- ors tho following officers wore electod for the vonr: President, George I Trench: Vice- Prosidont, M. O. Barucs; Becrotary and Treasu- var, J. 8. Connor; Execulive Commiittoo, Goorgo H.'French, Georgo H. Patker, M. Donahue, A. 0. Fulton, John I, Berryhill. = At presont, thero it n good prospect that the diMoullies now exist- ing botweou thin Company and the city will bo amleably adjusted, and that the line will'be built inlo the city at an enrly day. OSILKOBIL & MIBKISSIPPI ROAD, Special Dfmateh to T he Chicaao 'ribune, Ositkosit, Wis., Jan, 21.—The aunual moetingy of the Oshkosh & Miahluulippl Rivor Railroad Company wus held hote tbisaftornoom. ‘The following Diroctors wore chosen : Josoph String- bam, James Jonkins, 8. B, Paige, G. W. Wash- burn, and Nowon Flotchor. ‘fho Directora will olect Joukins, Prosident; Goorgo QGary, Socre- tary; and B, B, Paige, Treasurer. The Compa- ny 18 now running its road to Ripon, and intonds oxtonding the line to Dubnque, MILWAUKEE 4 8T, LOUIS ROAD. Specral Damteh to The Chicuuo L'ribune, DMILWAUKEE, Jon, 21,—At the annual meeting of tho Milwaukeo & St. Louis Railroad Company to-day, the following Directors were re-elected J. Stark, C.W. Marsh, E.P., Alls, George Burunham, and I'. D. Browster, Tho Doard cou- sista of the following gontlomon in nddition to the above: Philo Bolden, Jobn H. VanDyko, John Black, R, W. Pierce, J. IL Johnson, C. C, Morrick, Gmido DPfister, and Charles Xellum. The roport of the Chief Engincer, summarizod iu advanco in Tus Tnisuse, was read, 5 COLEVELAND, COLUMDUS, CINCINNATI &4 INDIANAP- OLIS 1OAD, Snecial Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, . New Yonx, Jan. 21.—It is rumcered to-dny that Awothor attompt is to bo made by tha Atlantic & Qroat Western Railvrond to obtain control of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad at the March election. Thoe proposed plan is to obtain 2 lcase of tha Iatter road on a guaranteo of 7 per cont dividend. Shares to the amount of 260,000 aro sald to bo held by {mrumm in tho interest of the Atlantic & Great Westorn, and tho stockiiolders opposed to the srraugement are said to be gatheing proxies in ordor to rosist the movement. ity ik THE WAR IN BLOOMINGTON. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune. THE LAFAYETTE, DLOOMINGTON & MISSISSIPPL. BrooaNaroy, 1ll, Jan, 21.—Tho last report left tho Lafayotte, Bloomington & Blississippi Railrond with two Doards of Diroctors. The sltuntion is nnchanged, except that tho bona fide stock Directory have organized, and assum- cod aggressivo oporations. Thoy clected oflleers as follows : Presidont, F. Henderson, Supor- visor of Towanda Township, this county ; Vice- President, O. D, Sackett, of Paxton ; Sccretary, M. Dunlap, County Clerk of Ford County; Trensurer, N.S. Sunderland, of Bloomington ; Attornoy,’ A. Sumple, of Paxton. Attorney Sample made & domand for the books now iin posyession of tho Toledo Road. Col. Anderson rofused. This morning A SECOND MEETING was held, and the following resolutions wero passed : iesoired, That this Board do hereby disaflirm oll contracty with the Toledo, Wabash & Western Com- any, and especially that of May 24, 1871, which s the leaes upon whih the road want ot tho hands of that ompany. ln‘z?ult'ld, That W, C, Wilson, Rt, Jones, and Z, Baird bo, and are, hercby employed ' Assiatant Aftornoys to A. Sample, of this County, and that for their compensa- tion they look solely to this Company, and not to coun- tica along the line of the road, THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOAND will be held in Saybrook on tho 29th inst. The shortest method to oust the prosont Directory in possession will bo taken. Attorney Sample assures mo that the only genuine stock is the £467,000 voted Ly the connties and towns; that all the stook held by the Toledo RRoad iy fictitious, and wrongfully conveyed to that Company; also, that the leaso is illegal in execution and effect, zud that there will be no difticulty in overturn- ingit. It is also statod thint thoro are partiea who will furnish rolling-stock and operate the road at any time. CRIME Murder in McConneolsville, 0. . Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, McCoxygrsviLLe, 0., Jan, 21.—An old gontloe- mau nemed Appleboe, living at Plantsville, Athons County., was_called from bed lnat night by partics representing to him thnt ho was want- ed at hig storo. Mr. Applebeo went to the store, and not returning in a couple of hours, the family became uncasy, went to the store, and found_Mr. Applobee murderod sud the_btore robbed. As yet thero i clue to tho murdsrors. Alleged Murderer Arrested. specat Disvateh to The Chicann Tribune, 8r. Pavr, Minn, Jan, 2L—Spotty \Whaten, acensod of participating in the killing of two soldiers at Bismarek lnst fali, who escaped after urrast, was cought in Minuenpolis this morning. Ho will bo taken to Dakatn to-morrow. N ——r A swindling 5t. Louls Firm. 8r, Louts, Jau. 21.—OnJdun. 1, the firm of Bage & Co., ropresenting thomselves to Le o branch of the exteusive establishment in De- troit of tho same name, opened s wholesalo liquor and refining house horo at 401 North Sceond streot. A fow days ago thoy procured from ono of the city banks an advauce of $5,000 ou wareliouse reccipts’ for 200 Larrols of whisky in storo. 'Thoy also made purchinses and chocks on soveral ~ city banks, and obtain- el mono on might drafts diawn ou partics Eaat, all of which wero either thrown out by the Cloaring-House, or came back pro tostod. This lattor fact becamo lnown to-day, whon soveral attachmonts were issued, the stoclk in store seized, and the 200 barrols said to con- tnin whisky wore found lo be filled with water. 1n the meantime 8ago & Co. decumped, lenving nothing behind exceptiug the ovidonce of their villainy, The exnct amount these scamps suc- ceoded in swindling the banks and morchants out of 18 not known, but it probably amounts to soveral thousand dolluvs, Bold Robbery of Dinmonds—$10,000 Worth Stolen. From the Cineinnati Commercial, Jan, 18, Tho wholesalo and retail jowelry storo of IT, Dulime & Co,, southwest corner of Fourth and Walnut strects, was again robbed Inst night—tho hird timo in oight yeurs. On this occasion the thief made the biggest banl of dismonds over taken by any one man in the West, 1la scoured forty-cight rings, solitmres, avd clustors, worth in the neighborhood of $10,000. ‘I'ho robbery happoned at about 6 o'clock Inat avoning,when thore wero comparatively fow por- sony in tho store, “Tho thief appoared quito ontlemanly in dross, foaturoes, and manner, o fimknd like s business man, of medium helght, thin, pale faco, aquiline nose, dark side-whislers and mustacho, Whon ho ontored and walked up to the diamond counter, Mr. Dulime stopped forward to walt on him, 1o produged a cluster diamond ripg which Mr, Duhno recognized as hoving Leon purchased thore, nud suld he wanted to mateh it, Intirely unsuspiolous of the man, Mr, Dulima hauded out two * tiays " of diamond rings—twouty-four to tho tray—and allowed tho mun to inspect them, Afior a short scarch ho found one, for $148, which ho proposed to take, Mr. Dubmo turned around, aponod a drawor, and selocted 8 cnso for tho ring. At that time ona of his part- nory was standing near iim behind the countor, waiting ou n lady, [fo obsorved the man as Mr. Dulima waitod on liim, ag did tho lndy also, Dut neither happonad to notieo what occurred whilo Mr. Dubmo's back waa turaed, In that half minuto the thief l'mt tho trays in his pockot—it 13 supponad that ho em!. thom in his pocket—and walked quickly out, As he pnssed out ho slammed the door so ?ulckly and violontly that it struck against his baek and throw him for- ward. 1o probably did not object to that, howevor, A8 ho Was in & big burny 1nn then, and it helped his locomotion. A clork, who uoticed his oxit, romarked that Ihat man was ina hurry, Just thon Mr. Dulimo turned around, and missed both man and diamonds. o asked whore woro thoso dia- monds, nud nobody could answer him. Then it downed upon bim, to hiu horror, that thoy waore gono with tho man ho had takon for a re- spactablo customer, A Indy who hind noticed the man thougltho bad turned down Walout streot, As spoedily aa poseible chaso was given, but no trace of him was found, A policeman said ho had woon n mon running through ao allov, toward Fifth ntroot. Bt this man could not bo found. Meaurs, Dulime & Co, offor £1,000 for the re- turn of the divmonds—no questions asked, Thoy nlso offer 32,000 for the capture of the thisf and tho goods. THE NAVAL DRILL. The Wntors Sciccted for the Evolus tionyeaTho Vessels Composing the Squadron, Wastangton (Jan, 10) Dispateh to the New York Herald, gy crotary of the Nuvy hine issued all tho ordors necessary to the commoenucemout of the noval dill at Koy Wost, 'The instructions aro unturally of n gonoral charactor. Tho waters nelected for tho dulll constituto that portion of tho Guif of dMoxico lying north of tho Dry Tor- tugas. Thoobject in this choico is to avoid the Gulf Stream, thnt portion of tho Gulf boing loss adspted to mancuvers of an experimontal char- acter, _'Tho following dispatch of tho Secrotar: of Lthe Navy dosigenates tho vossels which wlfi participate in the drills NAVY DEPARTMENT, Jan, 15, 1874, Rear-Admitral Case, Fey West, Fla, : ‘Bquadron will L Colorado, Wabash, Franklin, Lan- castor, Brooklyn, Congrens, 'Worceater, Alaskn, Ticon- deroga, Canandaigus, Slichondoah, Juniata, Ossipee,. Wauchusett, Wyominy, Kansas, S8augus, Mohapae, Alan- hattan, Ajax, Cononicus, Wyandotce, Dictator, besides Despatels, three tugs, Stawmut when roady, and Fowhintan If you waut hor, Gronak AL ltonesox, Secretary of the Navy. Tho iron-clad Ajax, two guns, now at Phila- dolphin, is reudy to join the tleot. Tho iron- glad Dictntor, two guns, {8 at New York roady for son, and will be towed to Koy West by tho Powhufan, Tho Shawmut, .threo guns, stonm’ sloop, now at the \Vnnhiui;ton Navy-Yard, will bo ready tosail ina fow days. 'I'ho Ossipeo is at Norfolk aud will sail immediately. Tho drill will not commenco till aftor tho arrival of Com- modore Foxhall Parker, tomporarily nssigned Chief of Sunff, and as soon as the eatiro fleet iz coucontrated and other necesenry propura- tions cowmpleted the drill will " continue, at intervaly, till a;mng. 1t belng tho purpose of tho Becrotary of tho Navy to give the oflicers tho full benefit of such a raro opportunity for practico in fleot tactics, n chanco which way nob occur again during the prosent genora- tion. Thero is & large stock of coals and stores of all kinds at Koy West, which will be drawn upon. The vessols will tako in & full supply of conl, 80 that thoy can romain out for at Toast fiftoen days, Ifitshould then bo the wish of the commanding oflicers they will put into port for any necded repairs, and aftor a brief respite resumo their {actical cruise, ‘Fe flrst ordors will bo tho rendezvous of the ovtiro flect at tho Dry Tortugas, as alrondy stated, Roar-Admiral Case will' command the rouoral movoments of the fleet, and Commodore Parker the tactical operations and maneuvers, Tho naval _warfara of Bir Howard Douglns, “Tactique Navalo" of tho Trouch, and the * Nonvelles Bases de Tactiquo Navale by Rear- Admiral Boutakov, of the Iussian Navy, aro the best nuthoritics now in uso in tho uavies of Europe, and apply to the old naval regimo. The systomn of Commodore Parkor, now about to be tosted, is extromely simplo, embodying princi- pally un adaptation of military to naval tactics a3 far o possiblo, Tho eatiro drill was practi- caly tried, in & email way, by the Commodoro during the two years that ho commanded the the Potomac flotilla. The systom is entirely nOW A8 npl{nllcd to fleet tactics, but would be recognized by any military oflicer familiar with tho evolutions of regimenta and divisions. Tho basis of organization for fleet manouvers is tho asscmbling of twelve or more vessels, which takes the namo of fleot, and is separatod iuto three divisions of one, two. or thres squadrons, cach squadron comgmiug not less than four vestols, ‘The prosent floet will be maueuvered on tho basis of twenty-four vessols. Sponking on the subject of his tnctics, Com- modore Prker says, in the duys when' ships wors at tho merey of the winds, an Admiral could not do botter than lead his fleet into closs action; but now that, through the agency of gtonm, war hins become not less a ecienco af sea than on land, when the ocean is a great chess- board, upon which the skilltul looker-on secs many 'a move not pparent to_tho contostants, \vhu{w brains have become hented with the strife, The role of tho Admiral approximates to that of tho General, and e should, liko the lattor, tuko post, whence, without boing au activoe par- ticipant in it, ho may overlook the whole sen and battle and signal to tho fleet such forma- tions a8 he ehall find neceseary. He should, in other sords, Lo tho miud of the fleet, and his ofticers aud men should focl that he is watchiug over thiem, ever roady to take advautago of a false move on the part of the cnemy. Tho Socretary of the Navy doos not expect to Do ablo to witnoss any part of the drill, in conse- uenca of tho necessity of his presence in the ?)npnrtmouh to attend to any busmess which may devolve upou him through resolutions of Congross, Commodore Rogers will visit Key West and make an mspoction of that station, ‘Fhe Cnble Telegraph Printing Coms= puny, From the New York Zimes, Jan, 30, Tho American Cable Printing ‘Colegraph Com- pany, a bill ineorporating which was introduced in Gongress yestordny by Representative Nogloy, of Pennsylvania, is, in mauy respects, & novol enterprise. Whilo all the other cablo companies are chiefly in foreign hands, this is intonded to bo a_ thoroughly American institution. It prominent promotors are Boston capitaliats, meluding such mou as William T, Hars, Prosi- dent of the Ioston, Hartford & Erio Rail- road ; Albert Thompson, one of tho heaviest Ieathor morchants of Now England ; and William Muson, Presideat of tho “Taunton Locomo- tivo Works. Jamos O'Conor, President of the Contral National Bavk of Baltimore, and prom- inent New York capitalists are also_intorested. I'ho schemne of the projectors is to also to lay a caule_from London direst to the const of Now- foundlaud, with a bianch to some point within the United States, to bo operated by a now tolo- graph printing instrument, the property of the company, by which the cost of messagos will bo reduced mearly two-thivds. The cable propor will bo tho samio pattorn a8 oxisting ones. The tariff undor_the present :Futum is §1.50, gold, per word, By tho cablo-printing apparatus this will be reduced to 6U conts, gold, per word, with & disconut of 60 er cout for il press diepalclics. Tho rato at which meesages are now. sent, averages from twolve to filteen words por minute, By the now method this will bo incrensod to from thirty-five to forty-five words per minute, The advantage to bo goined by the public, both in time aud "mm:f [t Gbvions, Iho amount required to build aud lay o first-cines cablo in tho mannor doscribed, will not fall short of $6,000,000, aud the capitalstock of the Company will probably not bo loss than $10,000,000. Among the other roquisites of the work will be un cutirely new steamship, the ront original cable-layor, the Great Eastorn, Eniugjm jously monopolized by existing intor- ests, L'his, tho Intest of the ostablished compu- nies, the * Loudon and New York Divect,” has alrendy discovered to its cost, having boon forced to contract for tho construction of s now ship with the Leimens Dros,, of Loudon. This Ex(fluloun protestion of Dritial industry will ot, owover, retard the progress of tho presout en- terprise, this itom having boen already iucluded in the original estimates. Work wiil bo com- monced immedintely on incorporation, and the now cable opened to the public some time in S Tho Sinmeso 'Twins.* From the New York Herald, Tho Binmeso Lwius, Eng and Chung, latoly do- ceased in North Caroliug, wero afllicted with ill- noss in tho yonr 1871. They wero born at a small villago on the const of Siam, in the yoar 1811, ‘Cheir parents got their living by tishing, ond uutil 1829, whon Eng and Ohong wore brought to the United Htates, thoy wmmndo their living Ly selling shelltisl, Their mother bore sovontoon ohildron, At one time she gnve birth to throe, uud nover loss than two, But nono of theso children wore doformed, 'The twins wero united at tho untorior part of tha chest by a pro- longution of o kind of floshy band the sizo of the Land, This band of flesh s about two hnd no effect on tho othor; and while pinching the atm of cne oxcited no senantion fn the other, wtill If you but stick n pin In_the oxact vortical cantro of this connecting link both would iinch from tho burt. 'The twins wero soldom observed to canverse with each othor, Thoy played n good gamo of draughts, made protty much tha Anmo moves, and at tho snme timo, aud fro- quontly playod ngalnet ench other. Aftor attracting & vast amount of attention .among sclentlsts and physlologists in the old world, thay married two sietors, and sotiled ' down near 8Salisbury, N. 0., on n woll-stocked plantation. Tn additlon they Lnd at ono poriod amplo funds invested f{hrough their ngons in " Now York, —During tho war thoy continned to reslds on thoir plantation anil lived in tho wame quiot and harmony as over, until some fow yoars aflorwards. Of coursg, ho ono ever thought of dralting thom, and their nogroes prospored, oxcopt whon out of tempor from any canso, it waa apt to work iteolf off in striking the firat ono that cams to hand, from which the best esbape was to keop out of tho way, Tho brothera probubly nover would have Iind any difficulty, but that their wives, thongh eisters, turned away thotr hearts, snd childron wera the causc of thia estrausorient, Up to the porfod that erch hiad five children, all prospered well enough, but one of thom had a sixth, and this awoke envy and jealousy to such » degreo that the twin sistors, not boing bonnd together like tho twin brothers, would no longer live undor tho anme 1oof. Tho brothors wore, 1t Acoms, about 64 yours of ngze, hut one, wo boliove, the smallor and foeblor of tho two, looksed, it fs snid, ton years older than tho other. They could turn elthior back to back or face to face, but that is as far as tho romarkablo bond thet united thom pormitted. It is almont cortaln that, should cither dis, tho other could uot survive even moro than n fow minutes, as thoro is an artory as large ag tho fomoral artory that conneets them, A few years slnco thoy correspouded with somoe of tho lending nurgical oporators in London, s to the possibility of the umbilious being cut, so that in casoof tho death of ona tho lifo of tho othor might bosaved. At tho roguost of tho London surgoon thoy visited that city, and many experiments wore tied to dotormine tho safety of such an operation. Among otlior things, a ligaturo was ticd firmly for a fow minutes around the conncctiou botween them, o 08 to provent tho elrculation of blood through the artorv. But It seems s if cach would expive 1f this wore poraluted in, The amall- or of the two fainted away and lost all conscions- ness, and thore were nflmptams that the samo effect wonld follow to the other, hut tho process cculd not bo continued long enough without on- dougoring tho life of him who was the first to faint. Bince the brealung out of the rebellion the twins both dressed in the Confoderato gray, and wero both membors of the game church, laviog united with a small Baptist Church in their noighborhood, of which thoy were couside ered vory worthy members, though born Siamcae, A SAD STORY, An 2l-Treated Laid Eievon Yenrs of Ago Mangs f1imscif. From the Duffalo Fxpress, Jan, 19, Wo find in tho Wellsvillo Free Pyess of recent date tho particulars of a suivido which occurred near that villugo, in which tho self-destroycr was a boy but 11 yeara of age. 'The story s such an oxtraordinary ono that we republish if, thismorne hq?', centire : * 'Tho name of the hoy {s Eugono, and that of his father is William Johngon. It would appesr thnt tho boy and his sister, aged 11 years, bavo always boen objects of aversion to “both their paronts, and that from infancy thoy have been subject to the most inhuman ‘and “brutal treats ment. Xicks and blows have been administered for evorylittlo obildish_offenso, and ihat these bave only boon variod by crucl and unmerciful whippings whenever tha anger u(lthe unpatural father bns boen more than usually aroused. It is said that the boy, failing at times to find the cows whon he has'been sent. for them, has ree mained in the woods for nights and days to- gother, rather than to roturn to his lLomoe and uadorgo the ecxceesive punishment which ho~ know woud bo inflicted, Tor woeks past Lo and lus sister have been compelled to cut from Lwo and one-half to throo cords of wood per day with a cross-cub #aw, under penalty of a severe beating., Last Bunday thn pavents went to & noighbor's to sup- per, leaying thoir children at homa; but, bofora going, Johuson told the boy to water the horses, Rotuining to his house in tho aftornoon on some errand from the neighbor whom ho wau visiting, he ascertained that his instructions in regard to o horses had not beon complied with, and ak onco commenced beating and abusiag the boy in tho most outrageous mannor. When he becamo ‘woary of torturing tho child, ho left the house and went back to the ueighbor's to finish his visit, Blortly after ho loft, the poor boy, nc- cording to his sistor's utatement, gathered up bis plavthings and put them nway in'a little box, and then went to the barn, Being gonoa long timo, tho gitl followed him to the barn, whero ahe found him dead and banging by theneck to a beam. Terribly grioved and frightoned, tho girl remained with ber brother until her parents roturned, when her frantic screnms attracted their attention, and their fathor soun arrived nt the scono of the tragedy. Was he ehocked 7 Did ho cut down the lud, and manifest as much sorrow for his death as a tigress would for the loss of hor young? Not by any moens. He was not thokind of a man toinduige in nni such noneense. Telling tho girl to go home, he did up his chores, left the boy as ho had found him, olosed thio barn door, returned to his house, won! to bod, and slopt the rofrashing sleep of inno- conce till mornlugzr. Ho then leisurely informod his neighbors of the oceurrence, and they, eigh- toen hours after tho suicide, cut down the cold and rigid vody, prepared it for the grave, and, in due timo, buried it. If tho statemonts mado ta us iu rogard to this case are true,—and wo have overy reason to believe thoy are—Johnson snd his ‘wifo ought tospend tho bulance of their days in Btate-V'rison.” MARRIAGES, CONDIOT--PAIGE—Op Wednesday eveniug, the dls! o 3 osidenco ol 0 lo's sis. gl;::.h!-’. T laskall, W. . Gondiot and 3irs. Louis algo. o — e m— DEATHS, BROWN—In this city, Jan. 2, Dr. Joseph Brown, e agod b7 years., funoral from late restdence, No. 256 Michigan svenuey A}luo‘clo:k Thuraday ovoning. Irinds of tha family aro invited. 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