Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1874, Page 8

8 STATE LEGISLATURES. —_— The Railzoad Question Before a Com- mittee of tho Wisconsin Assembly. Arguments For and Against an In- orense of the State Tax. No Choice for United States Senator by the Kansas Legislature. Charges Against the Chief-Justice ) of the lowa Supreme Court. fie California Assembly Passes a Bill tv Regulate Railroad Taxiffs, ieum Adopted for ko Rollef of Desti- " tute Farmers In Southern Min- nesota, ‘WISCONSIN, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago L'ribune, BALALRIES OF BTATE OFFIOZHB.' ‘Mav1son, Wis,, Jan. 20.—There was a eharp disoussion to-day ou the bill fixing tho salnties of the Becretary of State, Treasuror, and Attor- mey-Goneral, and cutting off sl fees, the discus~ slon boing on the recommendation of tho Com- mittee to inoreaso the talary from $3,500, as in the original bill, to $4,000, which way lost—8 to %o 23, BENATE, A gonoral bill was introduced providing for uniform tariffle on rsilronds, roquiring compa- nios before May 1 to adopt o uniform scale of Fatos, have tho list printed and posted up con- eplouously, bat allowing difforent rates in oppo~ sito direotions, the rates cetablished not to bo Ehanged within one yoar, and roquiring froight to ‘bo transported in the order in which it is doliv~ wrodat tho railroad stations. Bills wore also iu- Troduced to reponl the law of 1872 known ag the Graham liquor law ; to amend the law authoriz- Ing town insurance companiea by restricting in- wurance in such companies to the town or towns n which the company i located, und confiniug it to buildings and their contents, requiring tho Directors to bo choscn by ballot, and providing for an exteusion of business whon the fands of the cbmpofiihuvu rosoliod $20,000; “to legalizo &ho procecdings in Justicos’ Courts, nllow- Ing the Juetice to amend his procees whonover Lo may by inadyertonco have fmade it returnable u{ & logal holiday; to amend tho law relating to uuredeomed land in countios, by making property exempt from taxation after the titlo has bocome vested in the county; to amond the law rolating to common nchools, by xequiring districts that have falled to mnintain & echool, na roquired by Iaw, tq be annexed to an- other diatrict, % ASSEMBLY, Potitions were prosonted for the Liquor law, Wnd for the investigation of. the sottlement of #ho Superior Harbor and Nortbern Pacifle Rail~ xoad controveray, by ex-Gov. Washburn ; also, a Rargoly rigned romonstrancoe againat tho return of tho Winnobago Indians to this State. * Tesolutions wora offered directing inquirs Ento the proprioky of striking out Bee. 10 of trt, 1of the Conatitution; slso as to a Commis- wion o xevise the laws for the nsaossmont and wollootion of taxes ; also, calling on the Scorota~ Xy of Btato for information in regard to the ‘Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Company. ., Resolutions were adopted inutructing {he Ju- Wiclary Committes to inquire what legislation s necessary to secure taxation of tho real estate of mllrm s th‘o 4 i“n{‘: namomnr 3 real #roperty ; to inquire into the expedionoy of pro- widing by law that all County, (?ity, and ’l‘g\m Treasurera be - inoligible to the same office for two oonseoutivo terms. Jownt resolutions were referred proposing an amendment to the Conatitution, that any Judge -of the SBuprome Court, after having been electod for two consocutiva torms, may hold office dur~ Jog good behaviar till 60 years of ago, ~ A jolnt resolution requiring members to pay 10 cents amila to the State Trensury for overy ‘aile travelod on free passes was tabled. Resolations for final adjournment wers post- ‘poned % woel, TRANPORTATION OF PASSENGERS. . A Dbill was introduced to-day in the Assembly %0 provide a maximum for transportation of ;mnngam on railways, dlviding the roads into lour classes, a8 follows : A—Thoso with gross earnings over $10,000 & ‘mile to carry passengors for 334 cents. L fia,ou&;; aavmflxom 8 cnnt;.x arnings, or over, 83¢ cents + ‘D—Earaings under 84,000, 4 conta. ‘Children half-price in all. THE COMMITTEE ON RATLROADS xoported m favor of indefininitely postponing +the bill repenling the law of 1870 exempting the ‘West Wisconsin Railway lands from taxation, - Probably tho ablost dikcussion hold during the gra_uant sosaion was that bofore tho Assembly road Committeo, in the Assombly Chambor, do-day. The auh]ock was & bill providing for the dnorease of taxes paid by railroad companies from 8 por cent on their gross earnings to 6 per cent, introduced by Mr. Caswell, of Jefforson* \Thq Hon, John O. Cnsey, of Milwaukeo, opposed e change in bohalf of the Milwaukeo & 8t. aul, Chicago & Northwestern, and Western Unlon Roads, He showed conclusively that the 4present rate of taxation in this Btate under tho @resont systom was greater than that paid by Failrords in Ilinofs, Iows, Indinna, or Ohio, where roads wero assessed as other property, and also domonstrated that there was suchs thing as the poople being unjust to railroad cor- yorations. His romarks wero ablo, and ocoupied ‘about tliroo hours’ time, and wero listoned to with groat attention, :: The Hon, Mosos M. Btrongalso addressed the Committee, taking the aflirmative of the gnustmn. and was greoted with spplause. o turned tho tables somewhat by stating -that the raflroads did not pay s cent of taxes virtually, as thoy added to their tariffs ihe amount they wore taxed, and that tho people were made to pay the taxes, He proposod a new idea for tho protection of the pooplo against railrond oxtortion. It was to take the gross cam- dny8, deduct the cost of running and intorest on dobt, pay 7 per cont dividends on the stack, and put {ho balauce of the profit into the Statelrona- ury. The discussiou hes beon the ouly excite- ment of tho sesslon so far, —_— EANSAS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune, Toprxa, Kan., Jan, 20.—One ballot was taken o the Legislature to-day for United Btatos Benator. J. K. Hudson received 23 votes; \Phillips, 21; Plumb, 22; Harvey, 18; Fonton, 13; Btover, 20 ; Robioson, 9; Kingmar, 8, The Oon- wention adjourned till to-morrow noon, Osborn way not put in nomiunation. TUE_QEANCES, - It in almost imponailla to gather anything like definite information out of tha impoustrable vonfusion of this Benatorial contost. There is no hope at prosent of the termination of the etrugglo to-morrow. The original Roform cpucius has beon much reduced in wtrength by sectional strife. Iudson is 1ikely to be the nomineo of that organization,and xocoive 86 on thofirat ballot to-morrow. Phillips, FPlumb, Fenlon, and Harvey are still in tho Beld, each olnlming inoreased strength, 4 POMEROY arrived to-day, and is stopplug at a Lotel in North Topeka. It is smd he will ap- pear for trial to-morrow, snd that tho “forfeitnre of lis £20000 boud will be sct aside. Ilis trial will bo set for the Juns term, and & new bond of $10,000 will be ac- copted, o had recolved sinco 4 o'clack p. m., the hour of his arrival, more than 800 visitors, among them many mombers of tha Legialatura. Heo told your aormuEnndout this ovening that he fonred, in-viaw ot this unexpeotod rupture, that Bome of liis over-enthualastic friends would in- dircreetly present his namo as caudidate for the Bounte. the Associated Press) ‘ToPERA, 0., Jan, 29.—In the ballot for Benator to-day Harvey had 18 votos; Plumb 20; Btover, 18 ; Nobiuson, 9; Phillips,21; Fonton, 12; Hudson, 23; Roes, 4; klnmnnn 8, the romein- der meattering. Necossary to a cholce, 70, ' Torl&! an., Jan, 39—Lvening.—'I'he.reauly w? the ballot for Benator to-day i4int Lttt Efidmtory thep tho voto of yestaiday. Llon:. ov. Btover ai#racted a cousiderable vote, but 10k 50 1age a4 mine gonerally oxpocted. A pirong 2 T AL sttt e e i3 GITICAGO - DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY. offort will o made in ia bbhalf to-morrow. The voto for IIndaon camo mainly from tho Grange ors, and will b Inorenscd to-morrow. As things now_stand, tho fight i botwoon Stovet, Nudeon, Phtllips, Plumb, aud Iurvey, with no partionlar ndventage fn favor of efther, ' 1t fw not gonerally thought that thero will ko an olociton to-morrow. ot ey OALIFORNIA. 8ax Franotaco, Jan. 20.—A bill to fix rates of faros and froights on tho railronds in this Stato passod the Assombly this aftornoon. Tho vote ns 08 to 8, — IOWA. Swectal Dispatch to The Chitago Tribtine, JIOUBE BTANDING COMMITTRRS. Dgadoines, I, Jnn, 20,—~The Standing Com- mittees in tho Homso woro appointed to-day. Ganorally thoy are woll made up, but tho Waya nud Moans Qommittes Las for its Chalrman the Hon, Ieanc Braudt, whe was Deputy Tronenrer when Rankin dofaulted. This I8 generally the subject of commont among the membors, THE AGRIOULTURAL COLLEGE INVESTIGATION, Liout-Gov, Dysart to-day nppolnlfrl Bonators Cunlag of Dubuque, and Kephart, ol Linn, both Ropublicens, mombors of, tho Agrioultural Col- logo xuvuad,{nmg Commltteo, “This loft tho Joint_Committeo throo Republicans and two ‘Anti-Monopolnts, ‘Tho Aut{-Monopolista mado objoction to this, and nsked for a momber in the Sonate, and the Committoo was incroasedto eight, and Sonntor Morrill was added on tho part of tho Bounte ; and it is nndorstood the Sponker will nppoint ono from encli side to-morrow. This gl’vnfl an oqual number to each side, Tha inves~ tigation will be commonced at onco. AN IMPORTANT DIROLOBURE s mado in a cnse on tiial In the Cireuit Coirt, by which it appears that Ohiof-Justite Colo, about & year ago, was privately engaged in a lottory achome in this oily, Tho evidonca thus faris only circumatantis! and hearsay, though tho fact I8 gonorally bolieved to bo trao. The State leader _ cditorinlly domands an investigation by tho Legialaturo and prompt impeachmont. The city is_nll astir at the snd- den_exposure, and s motion will probably bo mado to-morrow in tho Honso to investigato the mattor at once, To_the Assoctated Press] Drs Mosxes, Jan, 29.—Cho Senato consldorod Houso bills this morning, concurriug in and ro- forring them to appropriste committees, In &m Houso, a large portion of tho timo was spont in a discussion rolativo to tho abolishmont oglhu Leglslature Post-Office, which was ulti- matoly dealded to bo retainod, Vaorious bills, generally of local character were introduced and reforred. PENITENATARY MATTERS, Al n joint convention of the two Houses, Dr, Sotl Oralg, prosont incumbent, was_ rosolosted Wardon of the Fort Madison Poniteutiary. afra. Elliott, of Hnnr* was elacted Postmas- tor of tho Loglslaturo: Migs Smith, of Van Bus ron, Assistant Postmaster ; and Mr, Stedman, of Benton, mail carrier, e S MINNESOTA. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 81. Pauy, Jan, 20.—The Senate instruoted the Committos on Indiau Affairs to institute inqui- rios with o view to causing'tho reattored Chip- powas to lncato on Whito Raxth Resorvation, ‘The Committee on Connties whs instricted o roport on the expedienoy of subalituting the Su- porvisors system, B8 in Wisconsin, for tho Com- ;nllnalonur Bysbom vof administering county af- aire. In Comimittes of the Whole, Wilkinson's bill makiug receiving carriers linbla for loss or dam- 8ge, Whother occuriug on his own or conuectivg lines, was vigorously opposed by Drake and Mac- Gonald, snd romaing in committee, IN THE HOURE, last evening, Manning introduced the Olio Loguor law, b ‘0-d8y, Bonz, from the Specinl Committee, ro- ported o bill sypropristing 950,000 for tho sup- gly of sced, provisions, ete., to people in ihe outhwestorn countics whore crops wero de- natroyed by grasshoppersa. Barron " introducod a blil sppropriating 25~ 000 for the same purpose, to be lorned to indi- ‘vidusls by tho Govornor through the County ‘Troagurer, 55,000 to each county. PINE LAND BALES. The Senate Committes on the pine land eales by Indian Agents is holding daily mectings, and examining witnosses in the preseyce of Judge Palmor, attorney for contractor Wilder. Re- orters are not admitted, but it is un- oratood that the ovidence mo far is vory stroog that it was sold far below its value, withont publicity or necessity for sale. 'The amount sold to Wildor 18 _estimated by tho best informed witnesaos at 800,000,000 feot, and the losa o tho Indian fund nb about 91,000,000, THE PAMINE IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. The resident stockholders of the Bioux City Raliwa) contributed 81,000 cash for ‘the relief of the grasshoppor region, through the St. Paul Company mauagor. The sgame Company have beon very liboral to the destitute of that rogion by conveying supplies freo, and giving theo privflcgfi of ontting fuol from tho Compauy's landn. With thoir help, no other help from outside tho Btato is noodod. g OEIO. Covvrmus, 0., Jan. 20.—~In the Houso, this morning, bills were introduced requiring an ex- eoutor or administeator having n claimaf $300 or more ogainst his -estato to givo notico to the Lioirs; to provide for the exmwmination of the books and pupors of loan and_snvings institu- tions by o committoo nfpoiufed by the Probato Judgo ; to provide for incorporations for recelv- ing and holdmfi donations and bequosts, A rouolution wad offered and orderod priuted ask- ing Ohio Congrossmon to oxert their influenco to secure an amendment to tho Federal Conati- tution praviding tor theolection of the President and Vice-Prosident ond Unitod Btates Senators by a popular vote, —— MISSISSIPPI. Mexrus, Jan, 20.—The Appeal's Jackson special says : Resolutlons were introduced in tho Miesissippi Legislature to-day to ascertain if the amend- ments to the Constitution wers logally adopted nt the November olection; also memorializing Congrass to pay tho rotunded cotton tax to the Btate for educational purposes. A strong effort is being made to induce Gov. Ames to bocome a candidato for the Bonato, but he positively declinos, McKoo's chances nro improving. Bruco will roceive tho nomination in cauens fo-night. —— MASSACHUSETTS, Bosrox, Jau, 20.—The Committeo on Federal Rolations in the Magsachusotts Senate to-day roported that the resolations passed in 1872, con- suring Senator Sumner, ought to be rescinded. —— FINANCIAL. 'Lrustee and Committee Appointod to Settlo the Juy Coolke Estites Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, PmuApeLrna, Jan, 20,—In the matter of Jay Qogke & Co., Regiater Masou this morning m-de his supplemental report to Jndgo Cad- wallador, in the United Blates District Court, of the continued eleotion by the oreditors of s Trusteo and Oommittee to talio churge of the estato. 'The roport shows that throo-fourths in valuo of the creditors whose claims have boen proved, havo detormiued and rosolved that the estato of the baukrupts shall ho wound up aud settled as provided in tho forty-third section of the bankrupt act, and have nominated and ohosen for U'rustoo Edwin M. Tawln ; for tho Committoe, Joln Clayton, Inaac - Norrls, Robert Shoemaker, Janes Brown, and Charles P. Helf- enstion. Judgo Oadwallader announcod (hut ho would make Lis order upon tho report to-mor- row morning, The total smount of clanng proved s $5,662,918. 2 e TIIE COMMUNISIN, A Mmuss Meeting of the Dissntisficd Cniled in New York, New Yonx, Jan, 30,—Effortsare making to have the mooting, to-morrow night, which has been colled by tho ‘‘freo-thinkers,” n groat suocoss. Ciroulars, printed in (lorman,are froely distributed and ssy s “Yon all remember the disgracoful ocoprronce on Tompking Bquare, which must convinco all of us that our fundamental rights aro oxposed to willful violation by the Executive authoritios, Whatever your view of the ro- cont attempted workingmen's deimonstra- tlon in ‘lompkine Squure mey be, it is your duty, in the intorests of tho fiee- dom of the country, to protest earnestly agninat the violation of onie of our first fundamontnl rights, for what once haa been tried against ono class of citizens mght soon be ropeated againat another class, This will furnish su opportunity ta raleo the voice of publio indiguntion.” st e g —Dubuque is ploased at the presumed sucoess of the negotistion between Mayor Poaseles, on Delnlv of ihat clty, with the chief ofticers of L | Ruilrosd, on sllowing tho rall- rond Luige o that place soross the Mige Albuippi to b wivd for p Wagon bridge "CRIME. Hearing in the Case of the Alleged Poisoner at Pitta- burgh, ' The Prisoner Thought by Many to Be Insaze. Trial of Lowensteln, the Alleged Murderor, at Albanys Other Criminal Matters, Examination of tho Polsonor Smith, ut Pittsburgh. Sveefal Dispntch to The Chicago Tribunos Prersnunar, Pa, Jon, 20—The {ntovost that is manifosted in tho groat polsonivg cases ihat havo Iatoly cooutred on the South Sido of ot alty was shown by tho immonso érdwd thnt gathored within the Mnyor's offico to-dsy, ltong bofore thé hour ot for tho henr- ing of Dr. Bmith (2 o'clock) had arrived. A littlo beforo the hour nnmod a dotootive ropair- ed to the County Jail and brought over the pris- onor. Heand his counsol, Robert M. Gibaon, had s short interview in the Mayor's back par- lor. Tho Dootor took the mattor v8iy doolly, Mo ovincod no outward emotion, but & sort of a smilo, oOr It might LY oalled o monomauino's loer, occasionally stolo over his countenanco, Asa witndss snld somo- thing which his counsel codld plok & flaw_in, Actlug-Mayor Butlor sod bis clork took their sonts nt half-past 2 o'olock, when, aftor some mino¥ preliminarios betwwoen connsel, 8, B, Ful- ton, for tho prosecution, aud Mr. Gibson Lad beon sottlod, the wittuesses wora called. THE FEATURE OF THE HEARING, - and ono remurkably noticoable, was tho wttor ig- norstca of soveral of the witnesses, 'J.‘lmmg: leL noar schools, and in the midst of & most enlightoned community, seyoral 'coul?l Noithior vond nor wrlte. The physlcian, tdd, thowed romatkablo dogree of 1gmmu¢h of sclontifio knowledgo, : i FInsT. wirnrss pinced vk tho atand for tho proscoution was firond, who had made tho information againat the prisoner, clmr?lng him with killing bis ittlo doughbter and fatber-in-law. }{!! tostis mony, whon he doscribed hin Zforelng tho magioeln down tho ohiid's throat, whon it "had oll the nppoarante of honlth, was veally touching, he several timon brenking down with grief, o stated that at 7 o'slock fn the moming he mudiclue, went to woik in the conl-mine, wes sont for ab 9 o'clack, when he at onco_returned to tho house, mocting on tho way Dr. Bmith, whom ho requested to come over, and when ho got to his home FINDING HIS OHILD A CORPSE. The Dootor cama in & fow minutes aftor, taok up the magnesin bottle, snid hie would take it to Dowanalyzed, and that tho child died beepuie the worms had eaton through hot bowels, The mothor of the child nh its sunt, who wnd presont ot tho .childs denth, testifiod to almost thosame thing, giving a vivid description of the ngony and sufforing of tbe little innocont after the poison had becn foraed into its stomach. They also swora to Dr. William J. Smith CARRYING OFF THE BOTTLE that containod the reputcd magnosis, 88 ho said, to be sualyzed. Dr. Ballantine testifiod to {oking the stomach and A portion of tho ohild's bowels to Prof, ‘Wirth to have the contents analyzod. He showed how the outeide fodine spota on tho stomach and bowels proved that the GIILD AD BEEN TOISONED. Ho also stated that ko had never soen a poi- soned body before. Dr. Peter Hays, who made the post-mortem examination, gave tho points of the results in dotail. He thon atatod that arsonic was & cor- rosive poison, which caused sn audible smile from some of tho ecientific mén prosent. Prof. Wirth being abeent, tho hoaring was adjourned until Saturday sfternoon. ‘The prisonor was sgain romasnded to .dru. His sppoarance aud manners strongly leads to the bollef that heis ornzy. The neighborhood in which he residen is largely inhabited by the working class, among whom, it sooms, ho had a large practico. The Lowonsteln Murder Onses Specral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, AruaNy, N. Y., Jou, 20,—The trial of Emil Lowenatoin for tho murder of John D. Weston, in August last, was begun this morniug, District Attornoy Mosko oponing to tho jury. Tho caso rosts entiroly on circumstantial evidence, but that 18 overwhelming. UISTORY OF THE OASE. One morning a laborer discovored a bLody ina ravive, and tho authoritios wore notified. Ex- amination showed that life had beon extivot goveral dayn. ‘The man’s throst was cut, and nino bullet-holes wore found In his body. A ra- zor was noar by, but the only thing about the body to identify him was a oard bearing the namo of a barber in Brooldyn, THE MUBDERED NAN Tiad only one arm, and his remnining hand was peculiarly formed, his fingor bending backwards a8 well as forwards, ‘I'he barber had nover seen such o man, but it wan said an employe had loft him at tho time of the muder. That employe was Emil Lowen- stein, aud his residence was traced to o building which he occupled with & one-armed soldier named John D, Weston, who had gone away early one mornmg, not telling his wife whero he was going. Ho hiad the day befora DRAWN ALL JI8 MONEY out of the bank, somoe $500, and this he took with him. j7Loweustein wens away the same day, ond the two were seon together in Now York aud ou the train to Albany. 'Cbe murder was committed in an ont-of-the-way place romo two miles from Weat Albany, Thore is nothing but conjocturs as to what led him to go there, Towenstoln, who hnd beon praviously in straitonod _circumstances, now had plonty of money. Ho went to New York, bought & place, and opened a barber-shop. i‘eummg that he was suspected, ho FLED TO BT, CATHARINES, CANADA, where ho wna orrosted and_brought back under tho extradition troaty. The razor found was morked lvill. A razor sold by Lowonstein to Weston's brothor was mavked lviii. When ar- rosted ho had six razors all marked L, aud num-~ berod from ono to six inclusive, mwzus;in 5 of ngo, a Jow is nyoung man, perbaps 24 years of nj bnrb’;r, gnd n|‘)pnnru voty cool nud ‘colleoted. Much excitement exists relative to the trial. Allegod Rupo at La Grange, Ind, Special Dispatch to The Chicago I'ribine, LA Guaxog, Ind., Jan, 20.—Jucob Mlills has boon required to give buil for his n? 0AraNCo in court to answer a charge of committing & rapo uImu the porson of Mra. Willism Dragoo, Apnil 24, 1872, T'ho affuir oreater considerable oxcite- ment, DBoth partiss aro of the highest respoota- bility. Mrs. Dragoo is o widow lady with two ohildren, 8ho says sho refrained from prosocut- ing boforo out of ‘ropect for the feeliugs of her own aud Milly' relatives, and would not have commencad procecdings evon wow bad it not been for the {m\:llafly the affair is paining, My, Mills hag w wifo and ‘grown-up children. He is a woll-to-do farmer, aud a promincut member of the chureh, Attempt to Break Juil. Spectul Diwpateh to Tha Chicago Tibune, + _ Prow, 111, Jan, 29,—Detective R, I. Malson discovored a sohomo to breuk jail by {he pris- onors to-duy, aud Irustrated anather wholenalo dolivory, A blacksmith smong them bad manu- factured a false koy ont of a Pluco of iron, aud envcoeded In” unlooking tho coll noor tha ontside wall of the jail. The plan +wua to blow & hole in the wall with powder, which thioy had in some way ooncealod iu their cells, and thus effect an onoape, ‘Che utmost vigilance hins to bo used with prisoners, as tho onos now in confinement aro desperato chnrac- ters, and many of them professional burglare, Arrent of Juvoulile Car 'Thieves. Special Dispateh to 1'he Chicago Tridune, Aunoxa, IlL, Jau., 29,—For the past throo mouths the freight-cars belonging to the 0., B. & Q., which have boon loft stauding in the yard, lisve boen robbed by parties uunknown, "Lnst evoning a oar uunmniug some of the oods of tho silver-plate factory was oft 28 & balt, and waloh was @eb by the Marshal and a deteotive employed for the purposa, Through the agency of a boy who acted a4 an accomplice, it was found that tho thloves wore a numbor of wortbloas boys, thir- ave tho ohild the |. hnd fird ];‘nlr proa- 1 toon of whom whlked fnto t5d frkp st no tonfined In thd City, Jall, with & oot of two yoara at tho Reform Sob Binin with n Scyihe, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Trilbune, Oantanviuee, 1N, Jan, 20,—Jamos O'Noil, living noar Bhipman, In thia county, whilo ats tonding a eale yestorday, had tho top of his Lond nearly chopped off with a hodgo-soytho, "f'!’“‘“ nnmod Pau), and was mortaily wounded, Mho causo of tho diffloully was too muelx whisky and an old quarrol. Thompaon, the Allogod Forger, Tikon from Michigan 16 Now York. Spectal Dianatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Apany, X, fn, 20.—Thompaon, the al- logod mk%’ér, wns brought hero on_roqusition 2rom Michigan to-day, and ;Enm bail in #5,000 to suswer aoy indiotmont that may be found auainat him.” Ex-Atty.-Gon. Barlow “attainod bis ond in bringing bim_horg by intimating to tho court that cortain New York Assomblymen wore conneoted with the frouda allogod, This intimation causod getioral oxcitoment, Alloged Amsaulk %y 5 Moth L ... Special Dispatoh to The Chitao Tridune, Moxnor, Adema 08, Ind., Jan, 20,—Samuol baugm%m Wi Joilod Inst night for whipping iin wdther. It ia nlloged that aftor boating bor Beverely Lo kuocked hor down, and, with his henvy boots, jumped upon her until sho heeamo almost sonseloss, The injuries aro so sovoro that it is impossible to conjecture how hore wownds will torminalo, Allqelrm(l I)nccul Nenr Decatur; ind. Soectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, . Dnokton, Ind., Jam. 20.—Thj. namos of tho brothor and slstor ailéd Yosterday for the crime of incoat Are Jaos dud Robocea Jnoobs, ngod 25 #nd 17, Thoy havo boon lyiug with thelr pa. ronts, ivhio are good, sensible pooplo, living and owniug a farm in thls county. The couple have beou noticed to nct towards each othor with an unusual amount of affeotion, but notling wronj lns ovor bean thml%\t of until tho girl's condi- tion becamo noticeablo, Son on Wiy Verdict Against a Phiysician for Mals practiée, . Spéoigl Dispateh to e Chicdgo Tribune, Aovuny, Tad., Jaw, 9h—In tho Ciroult Court to-day,_ the jury Yundered o verdict agaiust the for $1,000 in tho cnso of malpractico Bgainst Dr, Btough, of Waterloo. Tho jury ro- mained out until 4 o'alock this morning.” Thero was much oxcitomont over the ense. The vor- diot moots with univorsal approval. Alloged Theft of Whent from Udrs Spectal Disvateh to Tiix Chicnjo Triviine, MoGneGos, Ia, Jan. 20.—At Austin, Mino., to-dny, threo Fronchnen, ‘vheat-robbors, were drresfod. Thay word iu thé habit of committing their depredations by boring holos in the bot- tom of the cara, and taking from fifteen to twenty bushols of o timo, Thoir robborios are oxtonsivo. Elopemont. LovsvirLe, Jau, 20.—W, C. Coleman, former= 1y Professor of Plysieal Scionco in the Fomale High-8chool of this eity, disapposred some weeks sinco, and recont dnvelog)mnma lond to tho conviotion tuat Mra. Litor, wife of a Eroml- nent contragtor of thiu city, went off with him. It is thonght the two have gnne to Europe. Mr. Liter is now on tho track of his wifo. - Gole- man took away with him somo #$4,000, leaving many debts behind m. Alloged Abortion. Rook Istanp, 11, Jan. 29.—An importantcase is being lieard befors Judge Ploseants, of this Circuic, belug an application for o writ of ha- beas corpus to secure the rolease of one Dr. Colowes from the Mercer County Jeil. Ho is nhnrgad with procuring an abortion, and causing tho doath of Tabiths Goddard, of fiioh, Mercer County. Reuben Spicer, the young lady's se~ ducer, has fled. Modical and other testimony is being adducod on both sides, and a full invos- tigation is being had. MILWAUKE he Question of Regulnting Elovator Charges. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tiribtine. Mruwaukeg, Jan. 20,~Albert Cono has stated that he willbe willing to erect an clevator next 8onson, if Lo can make arrangoments of o satis- factory charaoter. with tho Northwestorn Rail- rond Company. This statoment has beon called forth by the comments of the railronders on tha bill of don. West to declare waroliousos aud elevators public storehousos. lizble to regulation, and fixing the rate for cle- vator charges at 1 cent, in other words, reducing tho rato ong-half, Tho railroad attorneys, Iam informed on porfectly truabworly authority, wilt fight the constitutionality of tho bill in the courts, i it pasacs. At prosent, all the clova~ tors here, oxcept ono, aro owned by the Mil wonkeo & 8t. Paul Railroad, aud tho bill will brealc up their monopaly. CANADA. Rosult of.tho Elections, - ‘TonoxTo, Ont., Jan. 29.—The elections in On- tario and Quoboo to-dny have resulted In roturn- ing & lnrge majority for the new Government. Bir John A. Macdonald was clected, however, by & mujority of 46, —_— LOCAL ITE] The alarm of fire from Box 556, at 9 last evoning, was cnused by tho discovery of fire in the Lwo-story framo building, 502 West Indinna stroet, owned and occupied by Boonhardt Bauerle a8 & woodon faucet factory. The loss was about #800. No insurance, Thomas Hoonan, a flagman, was run over by the outgoing dummy on the Great Eastorn Rail- rond at the Lako streot crossing, and instantly Lilled. - s remning wore taken to tho Morguo and an inquort hold, tho verdiot boing rendorod inaccordanco with the facts, Heonau leaves a wife aud children in Liverpool, Eugland. ‘The many friends of Mr. Hiram Amick, the g:utlnmnnly‘ olerk of the Firo Marshal, took him tho associstion-rooms of the dopartmont and prosented him with an elegant gold watoh and chain, The rocipient way taken by auTmu\ but returned thanke, sud the company onjoyed thomselves up to a late hour in social conrge. About half-past 12 lnst evening Mike McDon- old went into the well-tuown restuurant of Georgo Batcholder and endeavored_to forco hie way into a private roows, occupied by a party of outlomen. Que ot them rosonted the insult, whoroupon Mike jumped upon him and bogan flomnflug him. Oiticor Brunor came in to quoll the disturbance, wheroupon McDouald :lrnw o rovolvor and shot atthe officer, bLut_the boll missed lhim and hit Mr, Baldwin, a son-in-law of Mr. Batcheldor, wounding him in the hand. Acry of murdor was raisod, and in the oxcitement that onsuod McDonald esvaped. e polico startod aftor him, but at 3 o'clock had not arrested him, The alarm of fire from Box 317, at ten minutes past 12 this morning, was canaod by the diecoy~ ery of fire in the basomont of 278 Wost Mudison stroet, ‘The building is a threc-story and basemont urick and marble-front building, ocoupied in basement and fivut floor by Dyball, the candy-mnn, a8 & manuface tory and store. Tho fire was soon put oat, belng confined exolnsively to the lower floors. The building is owned by John Bpgu, whoso loga is_about 1,000, fully insured, Dy~ ball's loss is 8500, coverod by $2,000 insurance in the Firemnn's Insurance Cowpuny, of San Francisco, and tho National, of Philadéiplia, At the boginning of the new yoar Jamey Futh— ovoll st out with his wifo and four children from Salon, Bass,, to flud a homo in tho West, Thoy wont to the pinerlos of alichigan, but, not fiudivg work, thoy stayed but s few woeks, aud then started for' Daveuport, In. ‘Fhey arrivod in Clicago yestorday via the Lake Shore & Michigan Bonthern Railway. After arrlving in the dopot, Futhoroff made somo ox- ouse to leave his wife for a minute and went off, and at 1 o'olook this worning bed not roturned, The poor woman wua almost wild with griof, and reportod the caso to tho police authorilios who wont to the depot and found that no boggago hnd passed through for Davenport at ull wnsworing the doreription the woman gave, showing conolusively that she has boon oruclly donortod by the wieioh who should protect hor, Bho, liko a true wifo, thinks he has been foully dloalt with aud refusos to entertain & doubt ab to i faithfulnoes, —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Liveneoon, Jan, 20.—Stesmships Franklin, from New York ; Kenilworth, from Philadolphis ; and Olympus, from Boston, hava arrived out, New Yong, Jan, 20,—Arrived—Steamships estphalis, from Hamburg; Abyssinia and Italy, from lenTuol i Awmerique,. from Broat, . - Soutuanrroy, Jan. fl.—ArtlvuJ.awnmorNow York, from Now York, B ntor~ ke JANUARY 80, 1874 — FIRES. Burning of the Oiympic Theatte in Philadelphin, Tio Mon Killed and Six Seriously Injured, Yesterday’s Fires Elsowhere, PThilndeiphin Thontrd tinfngd: Special Didpateh 08 The Cheaiiq 1¥ibune, . . PittAbzLEk, D, Jin, 20, Shovtly Yoforo § v%look thls Morning flig wai digtovored lssuing tiom tiho ¥0Ar6r tho now Olymplo Thostro, on Mitrkot gtroct, olow Thictoonth stroot. DBy tho 1140 tho firc-euginos lind arrivod, tho flamen had swopt through the building to the frout, tho inflammable influonce of the contonts allow- fng thom to sprend with much rapldity; T short timo ‘th. thostea was. Eblaze, And foars for tho adfoining propdrty Werd e talnod, A gacorid alarin_ wis bbhick, dnd thp oxlra ongtinos at tho Firo Dopartmont warohious ot for, Tl ‘oxoliqmont 10 thamaighbrrho #1 this tifdo waa {ntonse. So hot was tho firo thit.it Was thought the parsonage of Bt. Juhu_s | (Catholic) Ohurch would take fire, THR DELL OF TILE OMURCH WAS TOLLED, Thousands of peoplo, aroused by jts solomn sound, hurried to the spot, The fromon worked aplohtidly, but their efforts only result- od in preventing tho pproad of tho ‘fira to sur- rounding proporty. Mra. Soott-Udas' ‘Snunt iy ing Inddors wore brought into requisition by A‘fluh,tfiul Tuglnoar Btophens, and trors Very sor- vigeablo, Tainds s . . Durihg ,umin srosh 6f the fire a portion of tho Rantern llqg:ll Into tho burning structure, ‘Abolt hislt-pnat 4 o'look tho wostern wsll foll outward, orushing in tbo rear of tuo adjoining buildings on Market aud LolFor streots, The debris fell into ho yards, and _ gome of tho raftors .wore carriod with it. At this time there wore s num- ber of firemon on the roof and in tho yerds; The wall had not shown any -sigus of being n)nkY‘ and itu fall wou so sutiden that the mon had no timo to ascaps; consoquontly .thero wero sevoral fironton ibjured, and two of thomt subsequently i .. DIED ¥ROM THEIR INJURIES. Tho orushing of tho firomen caused the greatest cousternation, especinlly, whon tho wost wall foll, and many Poom rushed fonrlensly forward to ascertain if any one hed been hurt. When the walls fell, four firomon wero standing on the top of the building ad- jolning 'tho thoatre on the west, and tho rear wall, in its fall atrlklnfi tho wall of those promises, carred it along, burling thoe men & distanco of upwards of fifty.feet through a moss of bricks and timbers. Fow oxpected to seo thom again alive, but they all fortunately . APED WITH THEIR LIVEG, . though somewhat neverely injured. About 4:30 1 was necortained that two persons wore kitied and four sevoroly Lurt. Bovornl warelionses adjoining were dlmggnd by water to the oxtent of about $20,000. The fire was not totally extinguished lhl after 9 o'clock this morning, . while the firomon kept playing in the smouldoring ruius till noon, THE INTINE 1088 by tho destruction of the theatre building and tho dnmage done to surrounding proporty will not fall short of $200,000, which is a rough estimate, bocauso of the inability of the losera to say what their actual loss is, Tho property was insured for $49,000 in various foreign and home companies. 1t is almost ncodless to add that the sotorsand costumer lost their entiro wardrobos. 1 THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE is attributod to carolessness. I was informed that tho building was fired on Ohristmas eove, and twice sinco that timo attempts wero mado to destroy it. 170 the Avoclated Frem | Prmiuaoerenia, Jan. 20.—The new Olympio Theatre, on Matket strost, below Thirtoenth, caught fire nbont8 o'clock this moming, and was totally destroyed. The building was for- morly known 2 tho National Hall. It was late- ly occupied o8 o_ varioties theatre, under the managemont of Jobn Pilgrim and Fitzgerald. Tha loss is honvy. Itis strongly euspected that the fire had an Incendiary origin, several pro- vious auumrh liaving been mado to burn it, By tho falllog of tho walls two firomon were lilled and soveral jujured. Bt. John's Catholic Church, on Thirteonth stroot, and the Friends' Mooting-Houss, on Twolfth streot, wore in groat danger, but tarough the efforts of tho firemen they wero saved. 2A carponter-shop adjoining the rear of tho theatre was crushed by a falling wall. No othor adjacont proporty was seriously damaged oxcopt by wator. ‘Tha insurance on the Olympic Theatre build- ing amounted to 45,7000, and included §1,500 2ach in tho Boatman's, of Pittaburgh ; tho Ama- zon, of Cincinnati; tho Tire and Marine, the Qitizous’, tho Peabody, tho German, and Ni City, of Whooling ; the Brewors', of Milwaukee, ‘Wis.; the Oitizons’, of Missouri ; the Globe, of Chicago, and National, of Miuluugf)i; and $1,200 each in the Amorican Contral, of Bt. Louis, and the Alomannis, of Obio. The total loss by the burning of the thoatre Is entimatod at $250,000. Besides tho two firemon who wero killed, six othors were Scriously wounded. At Oswego, Klla Osweao, Ill., Jan, 29.—~Tho residence of W. 8. Bunu, at this place, was burned to the ground this morning about 5 o'clock. ‘T'he fire was causad, it is Supposad, by s defective flue. _The house was wrappod in flamos almost immediate- ly after it was discovored to be on fire, making it 1mpossiblo to 8ave much of the furniture. Loss, £8,000 ; partially insured. gt B TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Elmo Maris, Cairo Elfred Camezeries, and Alexunder Dumas have boon elected members of tho French Academy. —Lapointe, Adams, Donglns, and Marathon aro the only counties in Wisconsin in which :‘hm:;: are 10 Grangos of the Patrons of Hue- andry. —At & mooting of tho Nobraska Btate Agricul- tural Bocioty, hold in Omaba yestorday, Omaba was designated a8 the place wherae the noxt State fair should bo held, and the time fixed for Sopt. 9, —Tho ruyort of the Omala City Treasurer givos th tolal sy Indobiaiuoss ot 328,005.89 ; usnots, $855,102.16. —A largo mooting of mombors of tho National Guard wos held at San Francisco, to protest against the pansago of Lanin's bill abolishing the Siate militia. A momorial was sdopted, whioh will be sent to the Logislaturo, S —1hosuits of the heirs of Capt. Calvocorosses, who olthor committed suiofdo or was murdorod in Bridgeport, Conn,, against tho soveral Life Ineurance Companics for $100,000, havo been sottlod, with ono excoption, by an agreement by tho Compauics to pay ono-half, - —Membors of the Philadelphia bar zuuiordfly took action on tho death of Judge Thompson, Chief Justice Agnew presided, sud eulogioa were dolivorod by Judge Portor, Woodward, Riod, Ludlow, Goargo W. Biddlo, and othors, —The witl of Jacob Btiner, wh., with his wifo and daughtor, was bumned to_doeath two weoks ago in New York, has boen admitted to probata. Tiis ostnto was loft to his wifo and two youngest chilaren, five othora not being mentioned in the will, The cadicil ravokes & logacy of §10,000 to the Hobrew Orphan Ax(filllm. —1'lie Towa Stato Medical Convention adjourn-~ odyosterday, A Iu.rgn uumbor of delegates wore in “attondance, ‘Tho following ofticors were elected for the onsuing year: Presidont, Dr, W. % Olonver, of Keokuk; Vico-Preusidents, Mossrs, Caldwoll and Adell ; Bocretary, 8. W, 'l'lu‘ull' of Otlumiwa ; Treasurer, J. W, Gustino, of Panora. Tho Booioty will sonvono agaln in this eity next ay. _Zr 'ho Oity Marshal of Rook Island preterred aseriea of grave ohargos sgalnst ono of the police forco, aud 5“”{\’9“(!“‘] him from daty. ho Mayor relnstated Lim, and a hearing of hia cayo is promised to-day. ‘Tho common opinion is, that the ontire Oity Government has bacn gullty of gross violations of the charter and ordi- nuucos, and that the Polico Departmont is uttorly dorrupt, —VWilliam H, Jacdbs, the Stillwater (Minn,) baukrupt, huy been hold in £2,000 to answer tho chargo of fraud In concenling goods from his Asvignoo, 0. 8. Wilson, of Chieago, 'Tho goods wero found oongeaied in o barn, —The Hou, John D. Barninghouse, of Fort ‘Wayne, Ind., Btate Sonator, who has boon spokou of wiJuly as o candidate for Boaretary of Hiato on tho Demooratlo tioket, publishes a card in the Staats-Zeitung refusing thie honor. —Mr. Thomas O, Forbes, ono of the oldest and wealthiost citizons of Danville, Ill., was married ostorday morning at 0 o’clook to Miva Alary essoy, at the residence of the bride's father, %‘h{ é‘;unm 1878 yoars of age, whilo tha bride is ut 23, —About two montha sl \namod John Quiun, who worked in J. 8. Blevens’ shinglo-mill in Ssginaw Gity, 3ioh., 88 & sawyer, lost all the fiugers but ono of the loft haud, a_young man serd eplof: | shich tvoro ont off by the phinglesanw, o hins boon l\mnpmlznled?’nr worle nntil qu:fin{f whan ho rosimod hia formor pogition. Yeatbrdiyy 1 nuch the same manner a4 bofuto, hd lost il the fingorh of thb othot hand;. TR ,E.fl 2 o and life-pionthers of & ingeting of, officorn hio Fohd .du Laa . Conunty. (Wim) , Agrleulturat And Moohnniohl Abadidtion yostorday, It was slecidell to make a stock-company, plsoing the slinres at 820,—no poreon fo Lave moro than oight shares, In consequonco of bad manage- mont tho Assoclation hins booomo very feoblo, —Tho lumbor markot in Baginnw Oity, Mich,, fa brightoniug up, Thoro ore # Inrge number of buyots thore, and upwards of 40,000,000 foot of lumbor hde beoh sold dm-hfi; the past weole at better flguren thatl onllzod Inst soason. Two taillioh foot toré sold yostordhy for. eash,—80 for oulls, ©12 . for bomimon, and $36 .for ufi[mm }:u\ilvi | of othar buginoss It the valley will fol- [Byy thio darabu¥ markots. . e L . —Halon:Deste, Mrs. Btullz, of. Raslnoe, ‘Wis., ‘and Julia Basoy, of Now York, loading lady, au wifo of the managor of tuo Holon Desta Tronpe, now playing in Lookport, Ind.,, on~ tored suit {eulnrdny in tho United Statos Court in_thal olty against Tawnsond J. Taylor, of that place, for slandor; damages $10,000, In oach cnse tho defondant landry-gouds denlor, and acoused tho ladies of stosling a pair of Tdd vshvfi:, ) - _.—1ho tblobritted cnso of {Tomson ot al; v. H. 7, 101 & Cos; of Doentiii J1i, In, whicli tha Tats tob findl g chiarged witli - infringoment g Pnhnt on-a hog-ringer, and. which has ocoupldt ho attontlon '0f,.tho Unitod Btntos Court in Springflold, TIL,, for the past two daya in the hearing of witnesacs from all over tho Eme. snd excited considorable intovest, was ubmpfly ended yestorday by compromise, Subsoguontly, tho plnintifY, itis alloged, rofused to slgn tho agrooments ontorod into in the Court, and Hill & Co. bring sult, In tum, for inlringomont of thoir patent by tho former plalntify, 'This syit tomey up noxt utio, #nd moantitho, tho farincts hre-ds por- loxad & bafora tho,tin) Just ended, having re- olvod. notifioation from “each party not to use Y¥he othior's ringer. —_— AITE. The Ohain of Clrcumstnnces Which Made Hum Ohict-dustices £yom the Tuledo ‘0;) Blade "The ap) ohfimunt of Mr, Waite ds ono of this soutisbl for, tiio Bovopimient iu the Gonova Ar- itration, and.lijy a\ibuqr?iem‘n]\polntmnnt to the position of Ohiof-Justico, have beon sur- prisos lo limeolt and friends, not on account of any want of qualification for those positions on the part of Mr. Wi, but for tho aimple reason that ho utterly dotestod tho usual mothods b hich men ncquire oxtonsive roputations, ane would not evon permit his frionds to bring s nams bofore the public in any manner which was caloulated to giva hitn that prominence which is filnnrnny eateonted ossontial to the seourlng of portant positions under the Governmont, Thore ia & little scoret history connecoted with this which thore can mow be 1o improprioty in rovoaling, and it datos back soveral yoats in thé political history of Ohio. When tho Whig gnrby waa abandoned, its old leaders in this Htate naturally drifted-into the Ropublican party. Ewlninnd Corwin wero such dovoted Whigs that they never fairly and fully became inatalled in tho new nrfiniznuon but Delano, Gallowsy, Bon Btanton, Bchenck, 1]oddnrd. ‘Waite, Horton, aud many others loss’ prominont, vory heartily enterod fho new organization, though they did notseck prominence, and, as Chasa was Gov- ernor of tho State, he very naturally became tho and ditichanged, Wheat dnil; Nos 3, 81,31 cuph ¢ Tobrulry: Moch, 1y, #1055 Now ateady | No. 3 /25 Oala ;,«“K“t Uorts ‘alendy ; No, 2; %‘fl‘p; gk fitm ; No. 1, 713, Iarley nrm-Fo. 2; §1.605 "'g' THioyiaioNs—Lork womninal,at §14,5745) canh s $10.60 R"rmnl!"‘ Biyeat J""g‘}.’fi'fi""m? 0@t0i(c, ' Bl Al “"g ot®y B2¢¢, Lol 37 3 “;"I‘: km# o ad ‘m_, 3§BLC0, prcked, iy 1lons—Ii] 373 & dreassed, $6,50 3 NEORIFTR—] mly,}i, 00 bria s ':hnl‘. BureatERTA~Flolir, 1,000 brla s OLEVELAND, OLEVELAND, Jun 20,—BREADRTUPFS—Whoat dull and uncbangel, Corn quict and aleady 3 now low mixed, Go: M infxed uuohangod, afa stondy snd un< ohangeds PrTnOLKUM—Tirm ond unchanged, INNATE Grworwivkti, Jan, 20.—CorroN—Qulst at 13ifo; DT rb—Fious qulst and inclianyod. Wheat ilull nd arooptngat 81, 45@1.52, Gorn et at C0g0%3, ats firm i - 44@nde,.. 3 Qata firm ob s, Tiyo ir ai0do, Brlsy scarcs !c.,ms;bnum:ikz(ax i Lo 'ROVISIONs—~PoTk nominally $15,50@15,95, .Lar in Inir domand § sicam, D@10 f-igr kgm, D @Dic. Dulk meats dull, Lt holdors not willing & maks cone cessfons, which buyers domnnd, fold—ahoulders, a3 clear rib, 75/@Bo; clear, S @8xc, Bacon ufof ; shoulders, Txo; clear b, 9@0io; clear, (N ’fiau.q‘lm Hghit, 45,40 1 heavy, $5,75@6.90¢ ety €, b yery ab-0 e, i VDR . - . . PnruapELrnra, Jan,. 29, ~— BRRA DETUrES — Flour firinor ; superfine, $,75; oxtras, $0.95@6.75 ; Blato, Olloy nau Jnilond osirs a'«':'é“x"{é s, wln;a( ulel steady § red N .06 3 Wl ' .00, o i bt hed hamen oy ?53119\«(, W@8le ; whits, 880, Onta dull; Whilte, ué ido} mizs od, 56@G00. Vstiskz—At $1.01, Peznotron—Quist and steady; orude, 10503 rem (TS Guit ond teady; crule, 0o} s : 81, 10 UI8, a 8, Lous, Jan, 20,—Corron—Dull and lower at 160, Breapsrurré—Flonr dull and nominal, Wheat—e Bpring vasier ; No, 3, $1,20 nsked, $1.263 bid ¢ y 81 n rocolpls, 1,400, 68,000 but, ‘wheat, 41,000 bu, * + winter firm ond highor ¢ No, 4 red, $1.50 seked, $148 bl Yo dpelus o rsoimy DA SL00, Sekedy 8148 bl 4, 60@6Lc, eant t¥aclk, closing at 60 ; clovator lotw, 01 @62c. _Oata dull and -lowor 3 No. 2, 4dc, east track; 48}(c elovator, Ryo firm st 84@830, iraxy—Steady at 000, - Pnovistons—Pork firm at $15.00@16,25, Dulkmests firm 7 shonldors, 603, cloar rib, 803 clear, B0, up country buyor Alirch, Bacon Airm: shoulders, Tio 3 sldes, 0@0Xc. Groon meats higher ; shouldors, Yo 3 cloarrib, T30) cloar, T3¢, Hams, 83e, Lard’ fim} Xettlo, ub country, 9, casli, iots—Lsler ; biping; $4.0085.00; packere, $5.00 @5.95 ; recolpta, 1,80; OaTToe—Uncliahged .11 - Sl NEEIE; - Meatnin, Jan: 30:-CorToN—Tr good demand ; full feos ¢ good ordinary, 110y middiiog 160 jow midilling, 14@14/ge, Recolpts, 2,430 bales ; ehip~ ‘mants, 3,170 bales ; etock, 70,020 balds. Hneinervrrs—Tlour qnict snd unchangod; Corn- ioal eaaler, at $3.08. Qorn nctiva and highet ; 70a in storo. Outhaclivoat Gloinatore, - ', Provierons—DBulk meats stendy and nrchsnged; i - EOUIRVILLE. LoutsvisL, Jan, 29,—CoTToN. ! BurApsTULFs—YFlour qulct au %chn L ProvisioNs—Quiot and fitm, Pork, $167 k@1 Dulk meats—Bhoulders, 60} elear'rib, B @8I clear, S3doy-loose, - Hacon firmor ¢ shoulders, 7io clear’ ¥ib, S@9X0; clear, DH(@040, packed, Latd—s Tiores, 03/@030. " ; Wasrr—Qulet ot 0335@0%e. . .. . . . TOLEDO, . . . Towzno, dan, 20,~BrEaDezvrvs—Flour quiet and finchanged,” Wheat quiet; No. 1 white Michig 58§ amber Michigas, 8140, Fibronrs ; No. 1 red, 156 ¢ No. 2 do, $1.47, 'Corh ‘dull and a shado lower ] i mlsed, 106 3 Avitl, 1i3go; By, new, Go; low mixed, 880 now, 6204 10 grade, hew, 61c. ' Oats qulet and unchaugod, . Loua—Dressod, firm at $0.00. Oroven Seep—Dullat $5.15, - ml&:gitns—fluur, 100 bilaj wheaty 1,000 buj corn, e e Busements—Flour, 800 brls; wheat, nono; corn, 16,000 it § oats, 700 bu: prominent Republican figure in Obio: . The smbition of Gov. Ohaso to bocome Presi- dent led him into the grror of calling about him 8 his confidertial advisors chielly such mon as had formerly acted with the Domooratio party, ‘whilo at the same time he spared no pains to cripple_every prominent Ropublican who had ‘been aloading Whig in the Blate., A bitler war- faro waa the rosult, and.Chsse found himself i\ow‘aflen o erush out allof those men: In heir local districts they were popular, and De- Iano made a strong contost for the United States Benatorship against Ohasa beforo tho Loglsla- turo in the winter of 1859-60. In the summer of 1860, eoveral of those old Whige turned up in the Chicago Convention, greatly againut the wishes of Mr. Chase, and it will bo remomberod that Mr. Dolano 8Seconded the nomination of MMr. Lincoln in a briof speech, which at once blasted the prospocts of Ohase and gavo great encour- agement to Mr. Lincoln’s frionds. Practically, that closed out Mr. Chasain Obio, aud he was novor again beforo the poople of this State as » candidate for any position. Wo rogrot to say, that in this struggle, the Blade, which was thon partially owned and editorially controlled by tho prosent editor of the Commercial of this ocity, supportod Chase, and probably was entitl ed fo the crodit of defoating Mr. Dolano, Ewing, Corwin, G-uownly, and Btavton, are now dead. ~Bchonck is Ministor to England, and Dolano is Becretary of the Interior, Tho Iatter, although not intimately .acquainted with Mr, ‘Waite, know him to bo a man of entinent logal sbilities, conecientious, and worthy of any trust and position within t of the Government. ‘When the President w oking about for suit- able men to sorva as Counsollors for the Guvern- mont _at Genova, Secretary Delano at once thought of tho man who had sympathizod with him in tho fight agalnst tho Chase dynaaty, and named MMr. Walto to the Presi- dent, who, having great confidenco in tho udgment_of Mr. D., appointed Mr. W. All now the highly creditable manner in which hr. Waite ncquitted himself at Goneva. When the Presidont had twice failed to appoint an lccag!w able porson to the poaition of Chief-Justice, o cousultod with his Cabinet officera upon the sub- oot, and Bocretary Delano again recommended is friend ‘Waite, tho Prosident adopted the sug- gestion, and the people of tho wholo country n.;nlto-dny oxceedingly well plonsed with the choice, 3 Wo have narrated thess facts to show whore tho chain of circumatances originatod which lad to the olovation of Aix. Waite to the Chief-Jus- ticoship, MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH, Forelgn Markets. - Lrvznroor, Jan, 29,114, m,—Flour, 288@20s 01 Wheat—Winter, 125 4@12s 8d; spring, 13s 20@12s 0d; whito, 198 6d@138 933 club, 1us 11d@Hs 2d, Corn, 41a, Pork, 708, Lard, 44s 6d, rOOL, Jan, 202 p. m.—Tard, 4is 0d. Rest unchanged, Livenroor, Jan, 20.—Cotton flat snd irregular. Middling upland, T3@77d; Orlosns, 8K@85¢d. Bales, 19,000 bnlea s American, %5003 speoulation mid ox- port, 2,000, Sales of upland, nothing below goed ordI- nary, shippod December fo Fobruary, 73d { dallv~ erable January, 7 11-16d; doliverable Jantry to Staroh, Tigo, Bhles of Orlesns, nothing belov mid- dling, doliverablo January snd Fobruary, 83d, Droadstuffs—Quict, Red winler whoat, 13 4d@ 128 8d. Flour, 38s@20s 6d. Coru, 4ls, ‘. “Provisions—Beef, 805, Lard, 444 0d. Cheesl, 635, T.oNDoN, Jan, 20,—The bullion Ju Llie Jank of En- jland hss'incressed to £85,000, The propomion of 0 bank's reserve to its linbilitios, which lag weok waa 473 per cont, {8 now 49, The amount of bullfon svithdrawn from tho bsnk on balance to-diy was ", Cousols, 12@U3)S for monoy and mcount. lou Statos Becurities—5-208 of 65, 108; Yo, '67, 103%¢ ; 10-408, 105% ; now 68, 103}, New Yorx Cen- t1l, 963 ; Erlo, 441 @443 ¢ do, proferrod, 685} ‘Tallow, 894 02@40s, Pamus, Jan, 20.—Tlio specls {n thie Dank of liag incréasod 50,000,000f. Rentes, 68¢ 260, ance Now York Dry-Goods Markots New Youx, Jon, 29,—There was a more lctive movomentia all descriptions of staplo and fancy gooda from first hands, but {ho Jobbing trado contnucs quiot. Cotton goods nre strong with &n upward tend- enoy on atandard and fino brown sheetings, Alsutio A ond H sheolings were soverally 12ia aul 1%, Agonts bave no stack of Apploton orIndisj-Ifcad shicetivg, and other makes are Ecarce. ts are ‘moving freely, and woolena are moro active, Pittsburgh O1l Market. 2 Grudo quiot at $1/0@1.50, Prrzanunax, Jun, 3 {l‘nnnnd—-huuury, 3{0; February, 13740 Y arch, A(c. —_— | The Produce Murkets, | NEW YORK, { New Yon, Jon, 3.—CorroN—Quict ar steady ; midaling upland, 163367 futures closed i ; sales, B0 biten: Fobrinny, 16, 1:550 & Maceh |8 41420 § Apri), 105,@16 5-310; May, 16 0-1¢ alfl 10-32. Tnkavsturrs—Flour—Dull aud lowor | Tecoipts, 11,000 brla; aupertno Westorn and Stato, §.70@6,25 § cammon to good oxtrs, $0.40@0.80; yoodio choico, $0.85@7.20 ; oxtra Obio, $0.06(8,00 ; St. Lals, $0.75@ 11,00, Jiye our, and corn-menl unobaugd.’ Wheat heavy and lower § rocolpta, 118,000 bu ; No 2 Ohicayo, $1.60@1.58; do Milwaukoo, $1.69@1,60 ; Tpwa epring, $1,55@1.60; No, 1 Milwaukeo uud Miungots, $L.60@ 1.63; No. 3 apring, $1.6J, Wyo quiot, Dfloy snd advancing 3 No, 3 Westory, $1.80. M L quiet and frm, Corn opoued dull; closod stead}s recclpte, 85,000 buj new mixed Wostern, sfloat Bl@edi o wiiflo, B0 old nnd now Westoriy mntzed, Kiog ot yollow 82@8%c, Oats dull and lower } n)c‘c’| [pl, 06,000 a + mised Westori 60601 ; Wi, D13 1iax aND Jlovs—tnchanged, GnookImmH—Collow, wugar, nolasscs, and rico une ehangeil, = TyaliorLEuM—Crude firmer, ab 003 rofied, H@ 14Y,¢, spot ; 143jc, Fobruary ; 160, Mazeh, ’A‘unrnnrmu—u’ujhunfiw. Haas—Unch: 3 s ) jer 3 now mess, $10,35, cash 3 PHOVIAIONS: k fien) fried Apfil: i o 1 $10.0TN B ol e T ilon T o cloar Bio: shart plour, B1ac § lowg und sliort for Youruary, 850, Lard stoady ut B¢, oot 970, Murch i 100, Ayl “um'rtn AND OAIw:’:allellnv::!lrfid. WiIsKy—~Activo au uufmw. ;, ) ity . 99, ~BBEADSTUYYE—Markot genere .111,'"'1'535?%'?.}:1«11 o, 4 com in stare, o uew ern 0, Weatern ou trsols T (a picr, "3 MuwAukER, Jan, 40.~HukensTurra—Flour aulet | u: : MEVW ORLEANS: N5W ORLEANS, Jan, 30,—BRe4DsTUFFs—Corn oasior § white, T3@T6c, Onls; 85@50C, : HAY--Quict; cholce, §24.00, S ProvisioNs—Pork dull aud nomldal § heid at $18.505 old selling at15.50., Bacon dull aud weakened ; 8i4e, 9%c, 10@1035c, - Hama dull at 11)4e. ‘Al otliers unchanged: CorToN—Bales 8,600 babos ;-aesorlmont poors sup= ply of cloan, good colton Itmited ; prices firmer ; good ordinnry to strictly good ordinary, 135 @430; low ‘middlings to atrictly low middlings, 14 @152(0; mid- dling tostrictly middling, 15%/@10%{o ; good middlings, Inice. Rocaipla, 837 balas; oxporlsto tho continent, 5,128; Great Britain, 6,200; cosstwiso, 9,149; alock, 204,543 3 unsold, 176,600, : MoNzrany—Gold, 1144 elght, X discount; ster= ling, 5.85%. DEATHS. TYTTLEFIRLDTa this oity, Jan. 29, 164, Lucy As e ek No, S5 Wost Fakostreot torlsz, tho Xl at9oalock v.“:nb 'x?'i-’md; of the ..;1.11;1'5:«5 torlied, PLUMME! Thursdag; Jan, , E. IL, Plume rooe- TnTant am OCIE, i sl e G, Piaimtaory of Highe Tand Park, 1L, llndimonthllnfllduuég_ ik WILLIAMSON—Tn this oity, Jan, 29, 1674, Hol Intant daughitor of W X, and Ands. WUllsmscs, ged wooks. 2 MoGRATI-On Wodnosday, Jan. % Mrs, Ande Mos du‘ui’n. mumfl.&ur".mnn:‘}’n o bttt ot haadh Tiaagal o-day from No. 069 Park avonuo, at 10 c'elosks to Bt. Patricit's Church, {honco by cars to ;'Jumm" Bl TOAKE—On_th ng of the 2th inst, Mal m?g(u;; ;J.fl?‘w: St fr. 31, 'S0 Airs. L. #. Toakes xans ‘Funoral from tho Sominary thoro on Fridsy st 8 p. m, BENNETT—In Dorplsiacs, 1L, Jan, 29, 1874, Sopbi Otto, boloved wife of Goorge Lennott, agod 2 yoars, month and 11 doys. i PEABODY-In inigity, Jon, 20, 17, nt Ko, 4 South A Elo%&n& Ohambor Sets, PR e KRR E red B9 yoars, % 45 S amtog (N. Y. papors pleass copy. AUCTION SALES. By ELISON, -‘POMEROY & CO. Friday Morning, Jan. 30,at 9 1-2 o'clock, Regular Sale of Now and Socond-band FURNITURE, Furalturo, Extonsion Tabloy Ward- T s Haxtaosson Bidobonrds, o resus, Odlrpnu, Iinw-c:‘tus. Sra a‘fm}q Bfidlfomzlenl""' ts eral ansortmant of Morchan 3 L IROR PHOMENOT & CO.. ol aud 55 Randolphst. PERENMPTORY AUCTION SALE Highly Valuable. Residence Property, Gornor of Bixteouth-st. and Prairie-av. 83 fecton Prate rle-av, by about 180 foat on Sliteenth.st. On TUESDAY AFTERNOON, Feb. 3, at 2 Q'Clook, on the Ground. y The above most. destrablo vmgmty 1a situatdd in the {ate_vicinity of sume of tho finest resldences o e mliogothor GoIcé pIoce of Brop. 18 osnod by & non-rosidont, who has erderod a post- 4485 sabo o wory A€iraGtvg torms, which whli aflord Gapi- talists, buildors, or partios sosking an lnvestmient, au opportunity to purchasa at public auction ag slegant bumlu’lm, caitablo olthor ot a private tosldonce uF & blook of ftstolase housos, aiways 1 domand 2. this plghborhood sithor for sald oF Font, “thio titio is porfaot. ' Tho fropecty Is freo from gy in; gambranao, and il porltivoly, o 1ol e rihotn Sashy o on'tho- followia :° One 5 Dalunce I 000, tiro, aid throo Yoars, at & por oont in- ‘fi%‘n:nama‘aanm doppat as osrmost money sequirod of parchissor at time of saio, for any furthor particulars nquire of Alox. Geddes, or ] 0., Auctionoers, ELISON, POME“O?&E}MM fi:mfln N By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUQTIO! NEERS, INO. 108 MADISON-ST., (Botwoen Daarborn aud Clark.) REGULAR SALES BILGGIES, PHAETONS, & COTTERS, BARNESS, &%, n WEDNESDAY, at 10 0'olook, at 108 Madison-at. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SIOES, &0, Ou THURSDAY, at 10 o'olock, ot our salsrooms, 108 HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAY MEROIIANDISE, On BATURDAY, at 93 o'olook, at 108 Madisonst. By 0SGOOD & WILLIAMS, ‘Woat Bido Avotlon Jouss, 63 Bouth Osual-ab. AT AUGTION, this moraing, iog 10 olctno! Aoy T ok ks (BRI 1} Soate Daud Firalotro, tcluding ino Parior sud Obwmber otsy l1eating Htove ts, Bodding, &) ko, Uoaoeat Mloronandisey s oo Botdind BY GEO. PP, GORE & €Oy 08 & 70 Wabasb-av. AT ATCOTION, On SATURDAY, Jan, 31, at 9 12 oclock, REGULAR SOUTH SIDE SALE OF Household Furniture. Rich Parlor Byitas, Mar ln-’I‘Dg‘Eidn Boards, Book O THxtonsion Marblo-Top and Wood-Top Ta= bles, Parlor and Oftice Desks, 8how Oases, ‘Loungos, Bursaus, Bedstends, Rookers, Obwira, Qurpots, Haglish Qrnolcory, Houkingham und Yellow Wars, At 11 o’olock—~Buggios and Iarness, U, I, GORIE & €O, Auatiu 2 R 1.1 ] w:f-;g"l'x':-v. One Good Busiuess Horse, Harness, and Bugey, AT AUCTION, on Baturday, Jan, a1, m, __Qno, P. GORE & 00, 63and By N, P. HARRIS New and Second-Mand Fornitore and Carpets, rog i lzz'fififi}fl}&lflzzg?' ':“':"‘"" e 304 300 908 Rt Nidiion-stes Iaty bston s Hamison,