Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1874, Page 8

e THE CHICAGU DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1874, CANADA. The Parliamentary Hlections Mackenzie’s Victory. An Interviow with tho Successful Pro~ mier, The Change of Rallway-Policy---Prog- ress in Railroad Enterprise. A Religions Dispufie--Exhibit of tho Ca- nedian Inmber-Trade, Speetat Correspondence af The Chicago Tribine, Or rAwa, Ont,, Iab, 10, 1874, To ugo tho oxprosion curront among our Fronoh-speaking populstion, rosidents of the habitsn quartior, and nosv atmost Angliclzod, it moy with truth be smd, “Nous avous chango tout do celn” 'This country hng, indood, just passed through what can only bo, adequatoly doscribod ag A DAY OF JUDOMENT. At tho bar of public opintun have boon arraignod our most worshipful mastors, Divided into two opposing camps, onch s sought to dostroy tho othor; victory hns emphintically doclarod itaeif on tho sido of thoright. A contost so bitter and unrolenting was mnover knwwn boforo sinco the bistoric days of '37; ono in nwhich so great o vol- tuno of slaudors aud insin nations was seattored abroad has never taken :place in this country. Tho fight possossod ono morit over that ot provious oclection-contusta: It was briof, ghort, sharp, and decisivo. Herotoforo it Jias been tho misfortunc of this country to have o regular oloction-dny ; and. tho provisions of ho law woue such that the arrangemont of tho timo ovor ~whioh oloctions could bo continued was loft onticely to tho dikvrotion of tho First Miuister. 'Tho now Administvation introducod a radieal chango £ this regord.. It provided that alt eloctions shovild take place on ono day, with a fow oxcoptions, such 08 in tho district of Al goma, in this Provinco aud in the Proviuco of Dritish Oolumbla, Tho day sppointed has pass- «d, and tho result may bo told ‘with cortainty, Yostordsy afternoan, tho corrospondont of Tns ripuNe bind o long oonversation with TUE BUCCESSTUL PREMVER, THE JON, ALEXANDER FMACKENZLE, of Tambton, - In the olegant offices of the Gov- ernmont buildings, surrounded by s crowd of sycophantio flattorors, Mr. Mackenzie recoived his visitors, aud apparentty hugely onjoyed the felicitics of the oceasiom. The lsbors of the campnign, which, & day or two since, hod made tho good-looking Promier haggard and palo, havo beon forgotton; and no oua seeing the mau, or listeuing to hia oxhaustless fund of anccdote, would havo thought that, for three weoks, Lo hns oruted avory day, sud travelod— from ono ond of the country to tho other—overy night, ** Aleo " Mackenzie, 88 his Lower Prov- inco fricnds enll him, or **Mac,” as’his brothor Scata love to sponkof him, isnow safely installod for a docado a8 KING OF THE CANADAS, His will is Tnw, whatever may bo the consti- tutional provisions that hedge abuub tho oxer- cise of his power. Ho does not ook like a man who would botray big trust. He-has the faco and form of tho old Coventter, and his roligious opinions aro most decided. Ho is not a Chris- tian statesman after the mold of one of our politicians ; nor is he & ‘roligious in the eama way that Witliam. Ewart Gladstone, of ZEngland, tho advancod Ritunalist, glorics m being; bus . he Is nn enrnest, strong-minded, clear-headed Presbytorian of tho old_chool. 1o dislikes tho pealing ntrains of an organ, and stands during rayers, Mo i8 foud of uduptations of ‘salms, and dieapproves tho shouting of the Molbody. JIo has mo re- spect, personally, for. tho pageantry of lRu Catholie, nor ragard for the furms of thy Episcopn Chiurch. _But, au Premier, with allios and frionds of all dauominations, ho holds pui- ticly » wido, liberal cutholicity of view and ex- ression ; sud relegates his private opinlons to he baclrground. Mr, Mackonzio's faco is not a remavkablo ono, and posscssen nono of thoso distinguishing traits which reudor that of his great rival, Sir Tohn A. Macdonald, so remnrkable, It isclear- iy cut, us tho stone ho used to chisel,—and as sxpressionless, In his oy, the relioving fea- sure, thoro sparkles tho truo Scottish humor, aud sometimes thero scintillates therefrom TIE YEUITABLE GALLIC ANGER. o is not o fashionably-dressed man, the Con- servativo party taking all the credit to itsoif fhiat may como from 1ts being “ tho bluo-blood arty ;" but ho draws o happy limi¢ - betweon o preabyterian Elder and an Lpiscopulian bauker, Unfortunately, bis Court is not likely to be vory Iuxuriour, nor his entertuinmonts vory oxtrava- gent. 110 lins no privato fortuno, sud the snug position of President of au insuranco company, obeained for him some tinto sinee by his friends, in order to provide him with salary ououfgh to livo upon, hias not afforded any opportuaity to fny aside much polf. Ho bas a bonutiful daugliter, 08 modest as she is handsomo, But ill-fortuno Las ordsined it that sho should, just botore ber father's ascension to the ‘fhrone, cutor horsolf into the holy state of matrimony witha young clorgyman, 'olier,tho pleasures of reigning smpress in our fashionable circles will never bo known, Wo rogret it, and sho rejgices. Bo trua is it that all the women in this " world are not rendered insane by the good foxtune that overtakes their rolatives, ' Mr, Mackenzlo, in roply to my inquirics, said tho ovorwhelming victory tho Liberal party had guined way A MOSI GRATIFYING AURTRISE TO IIM. It gavo Lim the greatest possible plonsure, not onfy from the fact that it had insured the suc- cos# of Lis Ministry, but becauso it hod shown that the volers of the Dominion weroe in favor of purity and good government, as opposed to cor- ruption und low trickery, ** How do you figuro out the result of the con- tost T nsked. TReferring to o sheet of ‘mpur which ho held in his_hand, sud on which he had evidontly been husily engaged i figuring up the rosults, Mr. Mauclkienzio said : * So far us Thavo returns up to tho prosont time, the Reform victory is assur- od by an overwhelming majority." 0 What bus this Province done for you " + Qntario b given us 62 ouT OF 8 MEMBEDS ; while the Opposition has obtuinod but 18, and 8 aro Indepondent, Of theso scats, somo will of course Do contestod, and, among thom, probubly that held Sir Jobn A, Macdonuld, Mr. Carruthers will contest the olection on the grounds of bribery and corrupt practices, It is cortain that, for a long timo during tho dny, tho voting was rather in 1nvor of Carruchors; hut, just befors the cloing of the polls, Sir 'Johu's friends rallicd, and guvo, by some mons, his present slight me- ority. fer! Andin Quebioo 2" Yo huva heard from 57 countics, Of these, THE GOVERNMENT CARRY 41, tho Opposition 18, aud the Independents 8. Among the moembers olected aro J.ouls IHoltou and Louis Soth Huniington, the head and front of the movement which has ousted the It Ministry," 4 And the Maritime Provincos 7" *Wo have ALMOST MADE A COMPLETE BWEEP of tho Maritime constituoncics. ‘Taking the mliole roturns ns thoy are at prescnt stated, tho relutive position of purties is ny follows : Minis- woriulists, 119 ; Opposition, 32 ; Indepondont, 6, Wo have mado & most striking success on this, aur fiest nppeal to the whole Dominion,” ** What ro your anticipations for tho futura?" 41 huve no foar for the future. Wolave a salld body of supporters, Our polioy hos ro- ceived tho approvelof the country, and our op- ponents are vory badly domoralized, They aro tho more so from this fact : that it is an eutirely now thing for them to bo in opposition. They will loaen how it sooms, I suspoct, before thoy sgain tako up their quarters hore." And THE SUIEWD, BUCCESSFUL BOOTCIMAN Iaughed us hie looked around the pfbusant room, and out of the window saw tho besutiful Pa linmontary buildiugs of the Now Dominion,— probably his Lome for the noxt desade, ‘Lhe sontost was not without It amusing fontures,— it oortainly had somo vory serious onos, In the City of Toronto, Vigilance Committoos wero ap- pointed hy botl parties, snd spent somo Hvely times watching ono anothor, — Advortisoments were posted nll over this city, that Y DETLOTIVES ARE WANTED," whoae duty it was to look after suspooted voters, to seo that thoy did mnot play the ropoating dodgo, On tho roatrum, tho orators indnlged in all tho oustomary fun fucident to an old-timo olection-contost; -and ovon the genlun of poosy did not dindain to smilo her favor on tho fight, The Iam]ly-u“‘lpml para- phrasor was abrond, and mutilated somo of tho finost productions, to prosure the necos- oty rhymes for tho occasion. Tako, x8 & speol- et from & hundrod which conld bo Xuotnd, tho following, which a Ross fresh from atlé Heotin dolivered' to an audionco at London, in this Provinao, tho other doy 2.4t none be for dishntesty; ‘Lot all 1o for tho State s Lot tho great snan holp tho poor man; tho poor mnn help tho great Lot rights bo ever portioned ; Lot chartera not bo sold Lot Canndinns liyo as brothers, "Au fu tho hravo daya of old, But, on this subject of tho recont alection, onotih lias boou said, ‘Tho viotory nohlovd by tho Liboral party fs in porfeot keaping with THE LOGIO OF MINTORY. Tarty-rulo consos to be good if tho roinn of Guovernment are always hold by ono eliquo; and tho samo causes that aro at work in Lingland to oust tho Libernl Gladstono hayo accomplished tho dofoat of tho Consorvative Macdonald, GHANOE OF RAILWAY-POLIOY. In no point of policy has the now Governmont mtroduced a gronter chiange than in reforenco to the manner in which tho work on tho Canads Paciflo Ttatlrond shinll bo proscouted, When tho nogotintions for tho incorporation of the Prov- inco of British Columbin into the Confoderntion waro procoeding, the Macdonnld Govornmont vol- untarily ralsed tho plilo of tho Columbinn dole- gatos, and offered to pladgo the Canadian Gov- ornmont to do for mora than even tho Oceident oln dosired, 'Thoy agrood to finish tho rallroad within ton yenrs, tostart its construotions at both onds within two years, and to submit to cortrin ponnltics it tho full conditions of tho boud woro not carried out. But it was soon mado ap- yaront thot the torms woro farcieal; snd, Ao far from aony serious attompt hn{u[; mado by the Goneral Governmont tu carry thom into offact, it was ovidont thoy wero to ba loft ns o logacy to the gonoration of politiclans who should have como to tho front, nuforsunatoly for thomsolves, st tho pncticular poriod of timo montioned in the covenaut, 'ho Mnokenzio Mintstry havo introduced s now departuro in this mattor, and on ft put themeolves squarely beforo tho country., 'Iho position taken by Mr. Mac- kenzio and his follow-Ministers on this subjeot ‘{s n sonsiblo ono, Thoy acknowlodgoed tho ab- surdity of attempting to build a ratlrond at pres- ont across a country which has nover yob boen survoyed, and the partinl surveys of which have now ovon beon dostroyod h({ firo. But thero is no abandonment of the ides of construoting such o railrond, That will bo done. The only question is, When? TILE PROPOSAT OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT in to build, at oncs, & rond to connoct Manitoba with Lako Superior aud the great wator-route, The lakes on tho route aro to bo utilizod nb firat, 8o that tho longth of railrond to be built will bo only 185 milos, Simultancously with this, the construction of jthe branch to Pombiua {rom Fort Gnn"]y will be proceoded with. This, it is auticipatod, will givo-s winter-outiot, and afford connection with the American network of rallways, Thon, st the other end of tho lino, tho British Columbians aro to bave their renson- ablo expoctations met by tho immediate survey of routos and thespeody commeoncement of work. P'his will leave only two sections to be finished in tho futurg: that lying oast of tho Rocky Moun- taing, aud that from ™ the wostern ond of Lake Buperior to the Canadian rnilroads. Mr. Mac- konzio intends at first to utilizo, so for au tho first of theso two sections are concerncd, the loug stretoh of wator-communieation afforded by the Saskatohiewan ; and, in tho oxtremo enst, tho granting of bonuses is looked upon 88 ron- dering possible the coustruction of tho road from this place to French River, by whick connection will bo obtained with raflroads alrendy running to Georgian Bay. Thus will this part of tho Do- minion be placed in connection with thorail-and- wator route to the fortilo plains of THE ‘' OREAT LONE LAND," Tho idea of nbandoning the project of a rail- road from this point nlong tho northiorn shoreof Tako Buporior s indignautly doniod by tho Ad- ministration ; but tho absolute necessity of its most spoedy construction s not admitted by thom. ~Indced, to tho viow of most peoplo, tho railroad-scheme ncross the continent, ns pro- posed by Mr. Mackenzio, ia far more_ attraclive than tho wildost ideas of Sir John A. Macdonald. 1t is truo that, TO THE SLAT-DASIT AMERICAN TN, it may soem o downfall to descend to such pro- snaic plaus_after talking of transcontinontad routes and & soven duys' rido in o Pullman conch across the plains, DBut wo aro Scotchy and cautions. We would rather havo o little, aud bo sure of it, than grasp at much and obtaiu nothing, We Kanucks live somo degrees nearer the North Polo than you Awmericans ; and, what in moro to tho poiut, our L'acific Railrond will Tun sovoral hundreds of miles noarer Daflin’s Bay than ecither of tho Amorican lines, Tho magnificont boit of prairic-land lying in tho Sas- Xkatohowan Valloy will ona day tcom with mill- ions of people. At prosent, wo aro ondervoring to fill up the waste places nearer homie. THE PROGRESS 1N RAILROAD-ENTERPRISE throughont the Dominion is, perhaps, tho most gratifying featuro of tho day. -Tius spirit of entorpriso has oven affected Provincos whore it hins bocn customary to look for nothing excopt the wost stolid non-progression. Take tho caso of the Provinco of Quebec. ‘Tho Fronch cloment has been hold to bo Bo great bar to tho develop- mont of the natural resources of the country that manufacturors and others have perforca moved into tho Upper Province, or across into the States, in order to escape from tho lethargy which threatenod to engulf them. Dut here comes the lon, Treasurer Roberteon, of tho Provincial Administration, and in his budget states as the railway-polioy of the Government TUE MOST LUERAL SUBSIDIES towards the construction of railronds. 'Tho Tronsurer has divided railronds into throo classes: A, B, and O, To Class A, including tho North Shoro & Northiorn Colonizution Road, a subgidy of 32,000,000 has boon granted,—the roads surrendering all their lands, except ono blaclk, valued at §1,800,000. To Class B, a sub- sidy of $2,600 per mila has beon given. The companies which will raceivp this bonus are the Bouthenstern Railway, 120 miles ; Lovis & IKou- nobeo, 90 miles ; Bhorbrooko & Eastorn ‘Town- ghips, 100 milog; Philipsburg, Fambom & Ymaoks, 100 miles; Waterloo & Magog, 45 miles; Missisquoi & Blaok River, 55 miles; Quebso Frontier, 50 miles; 8t. Jeromo Brauch, 25 miles; Lowrontides, 40 miles. o Class C, Innd-grants have boon commuted for $2,600 per milo subeidy in dobeuturos, payablo in sections of 25 mites completed aud equipped. IN THE PIOVINGE OF ONTARIO, also, much_progress is being mado. Now lines, and oxtensions of existing systoms, aro continu- ally boing forwarded; and tho spring season of rork promiges to be even moro fully and botter utilized than the &mut. Tho railwny-system of the ocountry is rapidly attnining decent propor- tions, If wo are not gridironed like tho Stato of Tiinols, at any rato wo are approsching towards that bappy condition when, no matter whero in tho Proviuce our destinution msy be, wa shall Lo ablo to reach it by the stonm-cars. ¥ A IELIGIOUS DIBLUTE. Tho Institute Canadion, of Montrosal,—a so- cloty which has come umudor tho banof the Catholio Clhrels, and all of whoso mombers havo boen oxcommunlcated,—hng again come before tho publio to ongrosa its attontion. 'Fhis time it is beeauso one of its mombors socured burial ab tho hands of & priost, notwithstanding the decroa of anathomn uuelwudml over him, But I will not trouble yon with religious wranglings. Obi- cago, to judge from it8 nowspapors, ias moro than enough within hor own corporate limits to sntisfy ressonably-miuded porsons, Just o word as to OUR LUMBER-TRADE, Canada shipped last year to oll parts of the world $28,870,377 worth of lumber, of whioch £9,104,098 worth went to the Unitod States, and & littlo over §12,000,000 worth to Englaud, ' The ‘business is being graduslly developod with ather countries, until the dawn of un fmmenso trado is rising upon us, ‘fho businoss dous last yoar was divided botween the differont Provincos as follows : Ontario, $6,109,743; Queboo, $12,059,- 84 ; Naw Lrunswick, §3,360,2205 Nova Scotin, 83,169,837 , nud_ Britieh Coluwmbla, $214,577 capital showing ! UANADENSIS, O LOCAL ITEMS, A froizht-car belonging to the Chicago & Alton Ralirond Company, standing on a side-track at Bridgoport, was breachod by thioves Saturday night, who carrled off somo forty conts connignod to Messre, Goldstorn & Co., of ‘Laylorvitle, Ill. No cluo to tho thievos, May Williard waa arrosted at an oaly hour yes- torday morning by Ofleor Cannon, ohurged with dofrauding & Bouth Bend rustia numod Will- jom Bliorman of $90, Sho will bo called upon this morning to explaln her little cocentricity to Juotico Boydon, who is provorbially sovers upon thcml: who ool vietims among tlheir country- couglng, About 8 o'olock last evoning a store ocoupiod by Miss Graco Millor, at No, 208 West Maison siroet, cauglit five from the explosion of n koro- sono lamp, and bofore tho ilames wore oxiin- cuishod ¥75 worth of hwir_goods was destroyed. 'I'ho fire wan ohooked by Ofloer Daruos withouy soundipg an alarm, OUTCASTS AND LUNATICS.. A Visit to Blackwell's Island, The Apartments of William M. Tweed. Painful Sights in the Prisons and Asylums. The Horrors of the Dead-House, Correspondence of The Chicano Tribune. New Yonx, Fab, 0, 1674, Thero sre 80 many pooplo in your goodly ostorn city who, in vlsiting Now York, nover lind tho oppostunity to go to w.mang‘n IBLAND, n8 o visifor, that I do Mt think o description of o dny spont thero will prove uninteresting, and thaeroforo I shiall give them my exporionces. It lLins nlways boeu difliculs for Now Yorkers, aven, to obtain & pass to viait the difforent inatitutions on the Ialands (Bliwckwoll's, Ward's, aud Ran- dait's), unless thoy hed somo notorioly or popu- larity to insure thom a pormit. If a porson has au acquaintancoship with any of the offfcars In chargo of tho buildings thore, lio can obtain & posa from thom ae porvonal favor; but tho rognlations have been madewmero and more strin- gont, nnd the pass roquired is bocoming more dificnlt to obtain, It wns, thorofore, with groat gratifiention that I scowrod the roquisite popors from one of tho Wardens, aud made my first vigit to tho far-famod Islaads. And, firet, I was told to take THE CITY-BTEAMER, . at tho foot of Twonty-sixth stroot, £ast River. Arriving onrly, I was ushored into & smail room on tha dock, my papers oxhilited, a foo colloot- «ed, aud a policoman escorted mo.to tho steamer Bolloview, lying at tho wharf. Iv wasa lovely morning, suuny and warm for Fobruary; thero waa no ico in the 1iver, and no signs of suow ro- maining on tho graes in front of the ITospital noar by. It sooms that I had seleoted & duy whoa all porsona are pormitted to go and sco thoir frionds in tho Lunntic Asylum, tho Irison, or tho Charity Iospital, I went up ontho uppor dock, and looked at tho people who come hurry- ing to got tho” bleamer. As thoy only allow theso people the privilege of going to seo the prigoners once in four wools, no matter what may bo tho occasion, thore was AN IMMENSE COMPANY of nll kinds and classes, filling up tho boat, most of thom takiug somo little dolicacy or lux- uey to their fricnds, ‘Thero waa o poor woman who might have been a wnsh¢rwoman, with faded dress of last summer calico, and somo lome-made bread done up ina pioco of conrso brown paper, taking it to her (probably) scamp of o husband, Iere was tho hard-working sor- vant-girl, with her littlo bundle of * goodics,” and bor faco snd aod caraworn j here the bloar- oyed, slouching man, going ta pay » viit of con- dolenco to his *pol"” Every one lad' a Dbag, bundle, or parcel, Many had boskets and hand-satchols, overflowiog as to contonts. A ologoly-shut coupe drove up Lastily, from shich two richly-attired lndies alighted, closoly voiled, whilo a sorvant-man brought from tho carrisgo quito & large hamper snd robo. This might have been some of tho family of tho unfortunate ¢ Bosy " Tweed; but wo nglod no queslions, as tho ladies seemed to shun observation, Ono of our purty facetiouslyrumarking, ¢ Hero como onr fricnds,” we ran to the sidc of tho stonmor 1n time to 8o THE “ BLACK MARIA" dischargo its living froight of criminals, male and femnlo, who wore marched below, and e~ curely lucked in colls provided for them, A moro bardoncd set I movor looked upon, With ono excoption, than tho wrotched crenturos thot crept dowan from tho darlr, barrod recossos of the *Black Marin, "—drunkards, thioves, vagrants, ond burglars, in rags, in brazen impudenco, in leers, aud filth aud misory, Doldly looking at tho #poctators, sud ewearing, as if proud of their degradation ; dmulton, gray- boired, bonnetioss, nud chaswlosss oid women, doflant nnd reckless; men from whom somblanco of manhood Lad flod, and youths eu- tirely lout to all shamo, Thore was, however, . ONL EXCEPTION 3 A young woman jinely attired, nud with the paint and_powder etill on lher faco, aud her once- Nandtome features showing tho marks of di sipation. Whon she alighted from tho vebiclo,— her fino clothos looking still more con- spiouous by contrast " with tho rags gnd run around her,—after ouo frightoned look st tha poople on the steamar, she hid her face in hor gloved hands, and di not onco look up, cither when sho crossed the gang-plank that lod hior into hor coll in tho hold of the steamer, or later, when plio was marched into the Penitentiary on the Islund, She was not all lost to the shamo of her situation, and gho \vlns 80 young, aud amid such a sot of out- casta After o delighiful ride, wo landed at THE OHARITY HOBPITAL, and saw nwaiting us, on the wharf, s delegation of striped-clothed prigoners, that I supposed were sent to welcomo us, but that I found were to coma on board, aund wero to be trausforred to Randall's Island. Wo did not vikit tho Charity Iospitsl; but, judging by tho number of our passongers that wont into_the splendid odifico, with its many wards and hosts of sicl, cach one carrying gome little dninty or delicacy to tho inmatgs thav they atill loved and visited, thero munt have beon many & poor pationt made glad that day, ot least. . As wo lind a lotter of introduction to the gon- tlemanly Warden of THE TENITENTIARY, wa wonded our way thither, woro received with eroat kindness, shown ovory attention, and con- ductod over tho entiro building. Ton hnudred and ninety mon and 117 women wero on tho roll. e admired the closnlincss of tho kitchons ; tasted the excollent bread ; commented upoun tho whiteness of tho floors and tables, and the general order and rogulation. We saw the cell of 4 noss ™ TWEED, in the socond tlor, fncing tho Tost Rivor, snd that it was likio all the rest (rumor to tho con- trary, notwithstanding), oxeopt thal it hind more comfortable bedding, éte. * From his cell wiu- doy, ho could aco the boats of the Sound pnss and repass,” suid a newspapor corrospondont ; but Isny that ho would b abliged to stand up on o lndder to sonoutatall, Wo did not sce L'wood ; but wo saw tho barber-shop whore ho wau ghorn of his big dinmond, former greatuous, and winskors, all at onos, Ly a_striped, coloros follow-prisoner, ‘Lwoed Limsolf rofuses to sea vigitors, and only admita n fow of his most in- {imate frionds; aund, if ons friend- comes accompanied by a porty of Afs frionds, ho wil wsend up & cord, and tho + Boss ™ will sond word for owe, his friond, to «como up aloue. I do uot know that we can blamo the old Legislator for not coring to have stran- gera witnosa his humiliation. Tassing through the Penitentiary, we wore os- corted through THE WORK-1(OUSE, and saw its cleanlincss and its degraded inmates, malo and femalo, Thon we woro turned over to the Warden of {he Insanc Asylums, and, after an oxcollent noon-lunchieon at his privato imuuv:, algo on tho * Island,” we went through the FIVE DIFFENENT DUILDINGB thot comprise the Asylums. As ull tho malos, oxcopt a fow harmloss ones, are transforroed to Ward's Islaud, wo saw only women in tho build- ings, Aund what n scons of lorror! Womon wild-oyed, and with tanglod mops of Lalr, who followed you, and pullod you, and ontreated you ; women who talked to no one, yot talked incos- pantly, and whisporod, and leat the air with clonohed flsts, and seronmod at Imaginary pcoplo all sbout them. 'Those women wero pronounced larmloss, perfoctly Dbarmless; yot tho Matron told mo she lhad = that day sent nino to the violent Asylum, na they hind bocomo davgorous, On my asking hor'it they evor talked to onch otlier, or over fonght, slio snid thoy often fought, o that thoy wero forcod to soparato them by holding stroug lLartshorn to their nosesl One peouliarity I noticed : overy ono of the sixty or noveuiy in o word belioves horsolf perfectly sane, and ever athor inmate inanno ; and I was always stopped, in listening to the talo of one domented, by an- other who gald, ** Don't Hsten to her; she Iy & poor, orazy fool ;" or, * Don't bolicve that woman 3 she 18 orazy,” eto, I saw tho cell where aro contined THE VENY VIOLENT, Mattrossos of soveral thiokuossos it closoly to the floor, ana are coversd by sole leathor of gront thickness; and the wall ‘snd Inside door are also coverod with tutted lonthor, stuffod with hair or mogs, Into this coll, bound in a stralght~ jnokot, nnd her Liands inclosod iu leather muffs, tho poor cronturo i placed; and, tho walll Dbles,—that is, —— tho opors, Across Lha aide of tho room wors olean ; but smnll fron bed-stoads, rerupulonsl only overy hour, but ovory fow minutes In tho slona, Tho Matrons in this wnrd are abl solid, lieavy womon, from 160 to 100 pounds ‘weight, and Dad Loon in tholr aituations from sfive to nino yonrs anch. Thoy toll mo that themy noor opiloptics alwaya ond ‘in idicoy or Mmanity, I canuot imngino's moro trylug position. than nureo in ono of thoso Epileptic Asylmuns, 'Tion, aa s personal favor, wo \Weoro pomaitted to viait. ; TIE MAD-TIOUSE, a building standing nlone by itsolf, ‘whdro tho raving and violent ara coniluod, .As we ap- proachied it, X could honr their wild cies, and I oamo out with o palior of death uporsmy faco, They do not admit visitors here; it can do no, Fou ,—can only gratify s morbid ourla sity ; and ¢ 1 8aid to be & positive harm to the inmates, oxolting thom to foarful onths and ajwemms of rago. As I wasarolativoof the Buper lntendont, 1 wna asked to accompnny bim; but I can snfol oy that I do not tlink any amount of pload- tho waist, iu their colls, all of thom,—-no wan- doring vacantly after ono hore; wo men who dangod, and howled, and sung; wo new who rontod and raved, cursod, aud phouged, and sorooched ; womon who glarod like wild -nfmnlu, sud who hlesed liko sorpouts Lowlod Lk palvos, and prayed and blasphumod ; women ia overy concoivable form of horror, and with lhas po- ouliar wild-bonst amell that alwaya ohar: wtorizos tho trno manino, Could there bo any'groater punishment than to be obliged to dwel ) among in this building have overy third day to' chau sald, as I camo from’ this DEN OF DEVILS, as it soomed, that I thought it would brs an act of mercy to opan theso doors, and uncha h theso noor demented ones, and fot thom rush ; nto the docep river that flotvs on oither side of th b build- iom, and Bo end thoir cares. *‘ Who ontiirs hero loaves hiopo bohind," for thoy never are 1 eatored toroason who are commitiod Lero. T30 noiso aad clash of discordant sounds are consl mutyand incossant, day aud night, until the quictof tho ravo ia ronchod at lnst. Poor sufferers! A very many are Gormaus, I folt as it T had taken my| into tho open air and sunlight again, to return toibe city, thero wero THREE ROUGH COFFINS brought from the Chozity Hospital ardi carried thot igh she cannot either hurt horsolt, or find anyt hing to hurt, in that padded recoptacto, yob I wats shown n ploce of olo leathior, as thick ne my ha.nd, and twico tho slzo, that a mad woman hnd biistou oub with hor teotl, i1 one of lior paroxys s, from Thon we wero taken to tho Aeylum for, Inoura- whoro, in ono long ward, somo Afkty or seventy Lumr fomnlos aro walohod ovor by fiovon' womeni- (0 tho sight I shall nover forgot, "'hink of \sovonty poor crentures, falling down, somo of thism not day, and frothing abont in thess_foarful convul- such sights and sounds as these ? Tho Joepors off, and _to secok ucedful quiot and rejjose. I argo proportion are_of foreign doscont, nnd!m,g lifo in my hand whon I came out of this building!}:and " befors the to tho docl, to be dunped aboard the steamor b/ prisoners, and put into 8 holo on Ward's Islaw § (600 in ono rocoptaclo), propared for thono wh o Iiad been sont from tho Ponitontiary and Asyly m to tho Hospital to die. Those sont to tho Chnx Ly from the otlier Houspitals aro pronounced ing ar- able, and rarely, if over, recover. Tho o7 rds CRIME. 'The Body of a Murdered Man Found in Sheridan, LaSalle County. Arrost of Thres Persons on Suspioion in Chicago, Remarkable Exploits of Rural Detect- ives and Train Officials. Murdor in Shorldan, LaSnile County. On Wednosday niglt Iast, s horrible murdor was committod noar tho Town of Buorldan, in La8nllo County. At about 6 o'clock Wednesday ovoning a man, supposod to bo n peddler, was seon In that vicinity soarching for lodging for the night, and waa directed to s tavern whoro he could be accommodated. At aun early hour Thuraday morning & mon named Larson dis- coverod tho body of tho unknown manats digtanco from tho supposed locality of tho murdor, and gove tho alarm. The evidonco at the inquest confirmoed tho boliof that the man had boen murdored by being bonten Ing would induce me rewisit tho | About the hoad, either with anax or hammor, houso. Women in_ strait-Jacknts aud | 88 twolve gaplug cuts woro found on his faco, loathor =~ muffe, and - chaiued < about | and his skull had hoon crushed by a blow from #omo blunt instrument, 'I'ho ofiicors of tho law bognn n cearch for tho murdorers, nud in their purauit had thoir nuspiclons oxcited that the guilty parties would endoavor to effcot their oseape - by ono of the traing of cars that "daily pngs Galonn Junction, & point ebout 80 miloa distant from Chicago. ~ Acting on this bolief, thoy advised tho offleors of tho road Ahat Il any one should board & froight train with on intont to steal a rido, not to notice thom, but soouro thoir arrost ot the oarliost practicable moment, Saturdny o train, dito in the city at 5 o'lock yostorday morning, haltod nt tho sintion, and tho conductor carofully noticed tho move- ments of twomon, who ovidontty dosigned to securo their passage without pay, When tho trnin was rondy t{o continuo its trip, tho conductor appronched them and invtfed the two men to nccept the bospitalitio of the enbooso, With the naauranco thnt it should cost thom nothing, They did so, and, upon on ontering. that car, wero grooted by a third party who had means to pay his fare. Tho officials of tthe tinin maintained s closo watch on the trio, { and, when they arrivedin tho city, lost no time 1 du procuring tho scrvicos.of a policoman soouro their arrost, Bome little 'lolay wns oxporionced in tho scarch, officer had - been found / the mon had loft the depot and wore soon out of As wo stood on thowharf, awaitin; tho stenmor: | gight. 'Lhiero wero, novortheloss, so minutoly deseribed, nud woro followed so oxpeditiously, that Oflcer Topping overhauled thom atthe Indi- - | noa stroot bridge, and brought thom to a stand. ‘When notified that they were under arrost, tho prisonorn offered no resistanco, but accompauled thoir guardian to the Union Streot Htation, whoro they were locked up. I'vo of tho accused nro brothors, named Fritz nnd Adam Yrauk, while tho third is o brother-in- law of tho twain, whose namo is John Schunidt. tacked on tho coffius rfiadl:' ‘¢ John. Azo) 22, | 'ho two latter rosida in the city at No. 3§ Crosby Reridonco, unknown ; Jamos. Ago, 134" | gtroot, and are by occupation Iaborers, Thoir Mary. Ago, 16, . Residonce, Avonue A,"- ~tho | story is that they loft tho city Tuosday precoding resort of tho ‘whandionod of botl Boxes,—a thi aves' don. And this wa: TIHE 1END OF THEM ALL. No friend, no pinyer, no one to oven pity; carted off in arough box, and dumped into o hole, with prisotions to do tho unwilling viervice, for her * One more unfortLmnto,” aud tho ou wan horo! eidot. B suram. THE ITARMERS. The sociation, Special Dispatch t The Chicago Trdbune, Farmors' Association mot hiero yes orday, this largo attondanco from ull parts ofsthe county. Mr. Soofield was re-elecotcd Prewidont, John Liteey wsa chosen Vico-Prosidant, J. K. Youug, Recording Scerotary ; N. Ilarris, Cor- responding Secretary ; and 1. L. Diboll, 'Froas- urer. 1. L. Dibell, of Yorkville, wnu olccted County Puttliering Agent. Iivory one of the ominent enginosra who hinve oxamined the pat ent, all tostitying to tho practicabiliby and desir- ability of eatablishing such lines of transporta- tion. ~ Tho Associntion then passed tlwo follow= iog resolution by a unanimous voto : Reaolved, That we recommend to tho Leghlaturo of our Btato it it grant tho samo rights and privileges to conatruct clovated waye wilbin this State that sro grantod to rallwsy companies, CASUALTIES, Six Boys Polsoncd by Emting ¢ Blue- Flag ”—A Switch=llouse Overturned. Special Dispateh to The Chicwyo T'ribune, Ixpravarors, Ind.,, Fob. 15,—S8ix boys,—two. namod McCorkle, two Dainbridge, ono Peck- hoimor, ond oue Smallwood,—went down to Whito Rivor to-duy in n canoo to dig sweot-flag root, Instend of potting sweot, they dug and ate blue-flng, o (lendly'g)u!uon. At 11 o’clock to- night, Smullwood and Pecldiomor aro not ox- pectod to survive, Last evening, while six mon were in an In- dianapolis, Bloomingtou & "Westorn Railrond wwitch-houso, a train of cars camo agninst the building, knooking it down n twonty-foot, em- bankment, ‘The building cawzht firo, Dr. Ilardey escaped death, Josoph Ponco was sov- eraly burnod abont the head and shouldors. Pat Lanshan had o broken arm. Al were mors or loss injured, but nono fatally. _——————— TIRES. At Wooster, O Special Disputeh ta Te Ciicapo Tribens. Woosten, O., Feb, 15.—5hortly after 1 o'olook this afternoon a fire broke out ‘in tho building oceupiod by J. B, Power & Co, as a (bry-goods store. 'Tho building was gitted. Tho zmount of the stock in J. B. Power's storo at tho timo of tho firo is estimated at 214,000, which isinsured for £10,500 in the following corzpanies : $2,500 in the Girard, of Chicago ; £2,00) in the Lyco- ming, of Ponnsylvania s 52,000 in the Finsmen's Tnsurance Company, of Dayton; 2,000 in the | Amorican. Iusuranco Company, of Cinginnati; #1,600 in tho Colwnbisna ~ Mutual; 31,000 {u the Franklin Insurance Compaigy, of Wheol- ing. The building was insured for $5,000-- 82,600 in the Kuox Mutual, fand 3500 in the Columblan Mutual, _About ono-fuurth of the stock will bo saved. The goods in Donnor’s va- riely-store, noxt door, wore damegnd to the amountol $400; insured iu the Phanix In- surauce Compnny of Cincinnatl, Tho lre wus oxtinguishod about 8 p. m. Near Lapeery Mich, Speefal Disvateh to The Chicago I'rib ane, Dernorr, Mich., Feb, 15.—Lhe saw-n1ill, grist- mill, and two “mn%:’,“ machincs of J. V7. Wellor, six wilos south of Lapcer, burned last ovening, Tho loss is about $16,000 ; partially insvtrod, - A COLONIZING SCHEME. Turchnsc of 10,000 Acros of Lard by n Fronch ~Counts=ilc Will Found =z Colony, 81, Louts, Fob, 16,—Count do Vorving, of Frauce, who has boou exsmining laxis inthis aud othor States for novoral months past, has Junt closod the purchase of 40,000 ncres of lnnd on tho lino of the Atlantlo & Daclfic Ttoil- rond, in Nowton County, Mo, exteud- ing ‘from Neosho to tho horder of the Iudian ‘Torritory, Tho Count will orect four snw-mills, a sohool, ohuroh, aud store ub ouco, and arrauge a8 spoodily as possiblo for bringing out somo 500 peoplo from his ostato in I'ravce, .and catabllsh a colony on theso lands, In tho mosutime, ho will offor unusnal inducements Lo Amerloan familios to purchage farms nud sotile on this tract, . e — —Holman unl's great rlcmrn, “ The Bhadaw of Death," porteaying Christ ai tho earponter’s son, strotching bis army, after a day's toil, at Buuset, and thoroby casting » shadow upon tho wall whioh hau thoe appoarance of oue crucitiod, hian been purohased by Mossrs, Agnew, of Tou- don, for $52,600, while thoy hold it at a valuation of §76,000 | | - Then wo loft tho .ieland, and Ianded “nmid tho city’s busy hum, just as tho gas-lights™waro lit, and fathers were hur rying home to wolo sme fire- Kendall County Farm ors’ Ase Deing its first annual nrecting. Notwithstanding tho wretched condition of the ronds, there wasa tho "nlleged murder, designing to visit tha neighbortiood whetoin the murder was com- milted to procure omploymont [} wood-choppers, and that Fritz Frank, who resides at Huntloy's Btation, on tho Galana Division of tho Northwostorn Toad, met thom for tho purpose of ongasing in tho samo setvico; that on ‘Thursday or” Friday thoy woro advised of tho suddon doeath of their sistor, and wero on routo to the_city to attond the. funeral, which occurred yostordny ; that two of them wore —without tho moans to defray tho expenses of tho trip, whilo the third, who Was recognized by his compan- jons when they wore ndmitted into the cnbiooso, had only suficient to pay his onn, They plead an enlive ignorance of the crimo itsolf, and do not bear the apponranco of mon who had com- mitted murder. A proliminary investigation will Yoruviree, IlL, Fel. 16,—The Kors foll County Erobnb)y Dbe hold by Justice Bcully this morning, ut thoy will doublless bo sont to LaSnlle Coun- ty to undorgo a rigid examination as to thoir guilk or innocenca, Murder in IZoston. Bosron, Fob. 16,—Lawreuce Norton was mur- dered at o christoning patty which_took placo at tho houso of John Barcy, in the Highland Die- trict, Saturday night. Five men and two womon Liave been arrosted on suspicion of boing con- nected with the homicide, nbovo are pubstantinl farmers and ecar- —_— 1085 goflwzfl' Smmyg “{-o n;ho\Vnrlny. Murder at Beaver Mendow, Fa. JOBWGRD, - eXER ; 5= | Braver Meavow, Pa,, Feb. 15, —Noil McDride, "pl“’"’“fi “i" P"““"i'“‘,’t"d[ a ““"“," modo | g miner, was murdored last ovoning. It is sup-~ iqu;‘éi‘;;'é'fin" uo;\n grcnion“ u“m: ny'""‘?cli: ‘L’g posed tho murderer is an Irishman, about 20 bas TJuet Tesolved o marent; Ho Imd yoars old, numed Noil Paul, who escaped. letters” from mombers of Congrers and NIEW YORIK. ‘Tho Tribune’s Charges Against Judgo : MeCuiey of Eroovlkiyn. Speciet gputch to The Chicago Trivune, New Yonk, Feb. 16.—The Tribune lately libeled one Jndge McCuo, of the City Court of Brooklyn, and ho’ estimated tho 1njury to his of- ficial charactor at §100,000. The Zwibune, in nuswer to his complaint, sct up that ho nover was, and is not, o Judge, having failed to logally quality. The law creating the | offico” imporatively requircs tho candidate olected to swonr inon o cortein date. McOne was olected in the Broaklyn Rinyg intorest, while abrowd, und did not got home until too lato to (‘\mmy. Notwithstanding, tho exigencics of the Ring wero such that ho went shead, swore in, and has beon caught ot tho trick, he Tribune aldo charges him with frauds in the ofico of Corporation Counsol, and tho proot is clear thut | hie dischnrged his attorney and olerk, and drow | thelr salarics us part of nis own, —_— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Senator J. J, Ingalls and wifa nirived in Atch- ison, Kan., yesterduy morning lo attond the fu- newnl of their littlo daughter, aged 6 yonrs, who died Friday morning, Tho funeral will take placa this morning., “Iho Beuator will return to Washington on Weduesday, —Considerabla oxcitomont has been causcd ot tha Grand Y'runk Juuction, in tho suburbs of Detroit, over tho discovery of potrolonm by per- gonn engagod in boring an atteslnn woll for the Alichigan Contral Railroad, ot that point. Tho drills “have struck rogularoil strata ; and tho contractor, who is an oil-well borer, says lio hng soldom found bottor evidences of & paying oil- woll than exist hero. —Tho Enquirer's specinl from Urbana, 0., rqylmma tho death yesterday of Judge R. I. Run- kol, at Wost Liberty, O. LINCOLN’S PERSONAL CIARACTER- ISTICS, IEis Love of Right and ‘Cruthe=Ilis IRoligious Opinmions--Not u soclable Man. From the New York Tribune, The following lotter has been rocoived by a gontleman_of this city from W. 1L Ierndun, formorly Mr, Lincoln's Inw partnor 3 CuntNizarIN, Sangamou Go,, Jan, 16, 1674, Dean Sm: You oy you dosire to Lno rnualhlu things of tho good aud grout dead. I have just now a few moments to spare, and I do not know how botter to sparo thom than to toll you what Mr, Lincolu roally was and what he was not. Mr. Lincoln was a kind, tender, and sympathetic man, fooling deoply in tho presonco of sulfering, pain, wrong, or opprossion in any whape; ho was the very essenco and substance of truth; was of unbounded vorneity ; bad unliinitod integrity, always tolling ~ the oxnot truth, and always dolng the honest thing at al thnes and undor “all_ ciroum- stances, 1o was just to man; ho loved tho right, tho good, and truo with all bis soul, I wos with Mr. Lincoln for about twenty-five years, and I cau truthfully sny I naver know him to do a wrong thing, nover kuow him to do & moan thing, never kuow him to do any Tittle dirty triok. 1lo was always noblo. In his nature ho folt nobly and noted nobly, I nover know 80 truo o innu, 80 good o Ono, KO justa one, 80 incorruptod aud incorruptible & ong, 1o was 6 patriot sud loved his country well, and dled for it, Ar, Lincoln oxpressod hia grent foollugs; in his thoughts, and,Lis groat thoughts i his feolings; holived In his thoughts, ‘and thought in his feollugs, Dy thoss lus soul was olovated und purifiod for Lils work, s work was tho lughest and grandest rollglon, noblo duty nobly done, AMr. Liucoln was cool and calm undor the most trying ciroumstances ; hao had unbounded ohari- ty for all men, In relizion he was a Thoist, somowhat aftor tho ordor of Thoodore Parke Mr. Lincoln was not a spoentative-mindod ma was, Jike Washington, soveroly practical; he nover 1an in advance of his agoe, and yet was nlways dirannuF the ideas and feslings of men to purely prastical ond, to something that would L) ond in good, Mr, Lincoln nover shapedhis vorac- ity, Integrity or virtue, to ciroumstancos ; hofash- foned and formod clroumatances, so far s ho ooitld, to virtue, vornoity, and to integrity. o scorned mennnoss everywhoro and at nil times, and wna bold and manly in hin denunciation of wrong, howevor and by whoovor done j Lo was not fuxy. tricky mnn; he wns a atatosman high aboyo all tricks, " Ilow such » man ns Lincoln could walk up to the highest point of grandour, from such a low origin, God only knows, 1ut po it was ordmned from tho bogintiing, and so It a, Mr. Lincoln was a man of great fidolity to whnt ho bolioved was rhfht—wm: trun to frionds, novor deyorting thom il um( denerted virtuo, voracity, aud intogrity. Mr, Lincoln could be, and was, truatod by tho peopls with almost omnipotont powor, and ko never_abused 1t nor sliook tho publio faith in Lim, Io wns truo to his trust irio to his corntry, and trug to_tho rights of man, -Wiat n noblo man, and what s noblolife ho llved! Wnshington wns America’s oroator; Lincaln was its pavior, Mr. Lincoln now stands up ngainst the deep blue sky the grandest figure of tho ago. I have now etated to yon Mr. Lincoln's load- ing eharactoristics, and i¢ yon liko him bettor for thom I ain woll satiafiod with what 1 linvo told you. Ihave walghed every word and son< tenco, and can truly sny they ave truo to Lin- coln, and Lincoln frue to thom, 3Mr, Lincaln was not o vm?' soclal man. Ile waa not sponta~ noous in his foclings ;1 was, a8 somo said, cold ; ho wan rather roflective—not cold, Iowaver, tako liim all in all, ho was s near a porfect man 08 God geucraily makes, Yours truly, W. I, HEnNDoN, SUNDAY’S NEWS. 'The Nutional Capital, Tho Iouse Comunittco on tho Judiclary hos agroed upon several [mportont amendmenta {6 tho erimiunl code, tho moxt needed of which is ono allowing porwons acoused of crimo to (camly in their own bebalf. Aunothor oxtonds tho diecretion of o Court in passing sentence for maualaughter, fixing the extromoe sentonco at twonty inslead of threo yonrs, —The .Iudfiu-hdvoento QGenoral, the Day- mastor-Genoral, and the Commissary-Genoral wora bofore the llouso Military Committos Saturdny to give their oplnions in relation to tho proposcd roduction of the army. 'Phoy wero all opposed to nuy change iu the direction in- dicatod. ‘The Paymnstor-Gonoral statod that lio waa in actunl need of ton additional Pay- maators. —Saturday’s session of tho Houso for dobate was omivently roepostablo both in nttondance and 1 the charactor of tho proccedings. Two speeches favoriug cheap transportation projects wero delivored, and Mr., Fort, of Illinois, made & zot argumont for the intlation of tho ourrancy, 1 the course of which ho sovorely criticizod r. Davwes' disloyal specch of Thuraday. —The Ilouse Committco on Expenditurs in tho Departmont of Justice aro to have a hittls in~ veatigation of their own. It is enid that on- ormouns sums havo beon pnid in cortain Dis- tricts for Marsbal's foos, Arkansas alouo boing credited with tho exponditure in this direction within tho past year of about $200,000. —Mombers of the Houss ropresonting twenty- ono Statos, mot in cauous Saturday night tocol +sider & bill nmending tho Intornal Rovonuo law 80 that fruit-growers may distill their products into brandy or wino without paying duty on the Jiquor thus mauufectured, " Tho result of the conference is not knowa. ‘Fhe Karmorss Graoges have boon orgouizod in Wisconsin recontly at Oranga and Fouutain, Juneau Coun- ty ; Irving, Hixton, and Alma Coutre, Jackson County ; Brunswiock and Augusts, Lau Clairo County ; Osuoo, ‘I'vompoleau County ; Albion, Dano County ; and gigel, Chippowa County, —A large Farmers' mooting was held at Earl- villo, Ill,, on Saiurdny. Addrosses wero de- livored by Yrof. Taylor, of Chicego, and othors, Ttesolutions in favor of & groenback carroncy, nud in oppositiou to tho National Danking sys- tom wero adopted. The railroad laws wers in- dorsod, and the Executivo of the State roquested to enforco them. Criminaf. At Ratledgo, Gs., Friday night, N. M. Wood oisoncd three of his children and then shot himsolf, Diutress occagjoned by tho elopement Lis wifo was tho canse of his action. —W, R, Smith, the Adams Lxpross Agent at Cranby City, Mo, whilo in his oflice carly on Friday morning, was knocked down, bound and gagged by sovoral mou, supposed fo bo tho suwo who committed the Gad’s Mill railway rob- ‘bery. The agent's keys woro taken from his pocket, and tho snfo rifled of $3,000. —The porpetrators of tho bank robbery at Quiney, Ill, have not, as yot, beon srrested, ‘The money loat by tho bauk’ amounta to about 80,000, aud it is supposcd thnt at loast an equal sum bofnngin to privato citizons was taken. ‘I'he thioves also carried away 180,000 worth of Adams County bonds, issuad to the Alton & Bt. Louis Railrond, —A man, giving bis pamo as Egglesht, and Y)mmmflug to do o commission busiucss in avenport, In., was arrosted Saturday for pro- sentiug to tho banks of that city snd. recoiving money on, fraudulont checks, Ho obtaned, in this manner, about 4,600, but was nrrested in Tilinois boforo an_opportumty of disposing of tho monoy presonted itrelf. 1o roturnod with tho oflicors to Towa without a requisition. Korcign. Taylor's Pantechnicon and furnituro roposi- tory, in London, an establishmont which coverod an ere of ground, was burned Friday moruing. Tho total loss is ostimated at 15,000,000, ‘I'ne buildivg alone was insured for 1,000,000, +—Totutns from tho English elections received up to Saturday night, give tho political stauding of 638 members of tho now Parlinment s fol- lows: Consorvatives, 842 ; Liborals and Home Tulors, 286; Consorvativo gain, 68, It is bo- lioved that the Ministry will Tesign to-dny or to- morrow, and that immediately upon his retire- mont Gladstono will bo creuted a Poor. Local, The demurrer In tho suit of tho City of Chi- cago agninst tho bondemon of Uavid A, Gage, Inte City 'I'rcasurer, was argued bofore Judge Booth un Saturday, Tho domurrer wns over- ruled, and the dofendants were grauted twouby days 1u which to pload, —'I'he petition lo Congress, praying that no moro ourrency bo issued, and that specio rosump- tion may bo brought at tho carlicst practicablo dny, hus been eigned by nearly all of the wholo- #ole merchants, and by a large majority of the lending banlkers of Chicago, 'I'be organization of the Chicago Lumbermen's Asuociation was comploted Saturday night, by the adoption of a coustitution, and the eloction of oflicers, as follows : Prosident, A. O. Qalkins ; Vico-Presidont, Mr. Chamley; Dircctors, Alex andor Officor, Blalcolm: McDousld, C, A. Btreet, A. R. Gray, G. 0. Benton, A, G, Van Schaaok, A A. Carpentor, R, T. Quonl, B, L. Andorson, . D. Houghtoling, and J. B, Goodnian, Miscellancous. CObiof Justice Waito was in New York Batur- ny. —It has boon decided by the court laving jurisdiotion of the matter that the new City Chartor of Pittsburgh is uncanstitutional. i _—1xhore will bo no 8t. Patrick’s Day celebra- tion in New York this yoar, 'T'he monoy usuully oxpendod for that purpoas will be given to the poor, —The men employed by the Jolict Iron and Bteel Compuny, abont 1,000 iu number, have re- fused to rosumo work ot Monday, ns was contom- Klnloll, at tho wagos offored thom. Tho mills wve been idlo for sovoral weals, —A wrestling match took place at San Fran- cinco Saturday Letween M, \\lhnlm, of Califore nia, and daf. McLaughlin, of Datrolt, for $,1000 n side and the champiouship of the United Btatos. McTLaughlin won, —Additional dotails of tho browory disnster at Pluladelphin show that the loss of lifo was ovon greater thau at first roported. Twolve porsons woro Killed outright, six were sorlously and oightoon slightly woundod, - —1'be Lotus Club, of Now York, gothold of the Rey, Canon Kingsley, of Loudon, and gave bim a diuner Saturdey " night. Whitelaw Itoid resided, Many of the bost citizons of Now orls wore presont, and wore introduced to Mr, Kingaloy. A —Autonishing rovolationn iu regard to sn al- Ieged distillors” ring, operating cstablishments at Bt. Louls and Pokin, 1il, are promised by a ‘Vashington corrospondent, It i8 said that it hns boen the practico of tho combination to ship whisky to the sea-bonrd ostensibly for oxport to Europe, Once in Now York, tho barrcls woro emptied, rofilled with wator, and sout across the ocoun, whilo tho whisky was ropacked and distributed over the country, tho revenuo tax Dboing thus cleverly ovadoed. Theamount of which the Governmont has beon defrauded in this muonner {8 estimatod at ©2,600,000 por year. It i not stated by the corraspondont, evel approx- fmated, how long that sortof thing was golug on, —A war with the Sioux Indisue now scems in-, ovitable. Bountor 1litohcosk, Gov, Furnas, and othor porsons roslding i Nobrasks, callod on the Boerotary of War aud Gon, Bherman Enturday, for thy purposo of procuring arins for the ulti: zous of that Brato and to urge the Immodiate necossity of msking proparations to meot the attack, which, it s now ,;unoull admitted, may ocour at any moment, The milltary nuthoritios at Omalia are doing all that is posalble in antiol- pation of probable Lostilities. e e, Fortune«Toll o A fortune-tolling advontuross has just been arrestod in Baltimoro, and hor tricks, by thelr snccess, foreibly Indleato the woaknoss of mind of her customors, Ono wiluess taitificd to having at various times paid an aggrogsto of $000 to hava her husband's love restored, and n caso of family r‘llmrrol oamo to light whers a wifo had paid 8{6 for a proparation to polson hor husband, and the husbatd had glven 620 for an ngudntn. Tach proscription was o Larmlcas powder, : —— ALBANY LIVE-3TOCK MARKET. Sprectnl Dispateh to Tha Chlengn Trihun, Aupany, N, Y., Fob, 15,—DBrrvEs—The market thix wok ruled dilll ind inne, On the oponing day ihe attondance of localand Eastern country denlers wag moderate, and, thele wanis being lmiied, thoy took apacingly of tho offerlugest prices (rom Jo33(o pes 10 highot than last week, On tho following day thors wan & larga attendance, comprisiig & RMUCE of howty Drighto doalars, and tho usual Jocal huyers. There was_no chango in tho tous of market manifeatad, Doaleats wero detormined, allhough for the most park thoy had expericnced paying murlets at homie, not ta oy tha advanced prices naked, and on Inactivomisrkel wwas {ho ronlt, Late n tho affernoon nimerous cons cosslons wero mado on tho partof holders, which eausod n littls moro activity to be fnfused {ito tha trade, although no romarkablo degres of activity was shiown, - Tho yards woro steadily doploted, and tho age et sales nummed up & considorablo mumber. nrgo number of reccipts went through In firat hunds, Tho advanco oblained wos most notlceablo on for tho following day prices higher than on the sama dny of the weelc provions, The receinia for the weok number 6,469 head agninst 6,08 hod a weok ngo, Tho averago quiality was suporior to lant week, cnibracing more medium and lieavy wejghts, and a leas number of common and fnforior.” The Lighest price oblained ‘was 73¢o por I, which waa paid for a herd of 40 Mis- nourt cattlo, averaglng 1,678 1be, L'rices this week were 13 ollows premium v $100BT.23 Extra,.. fl-ml)flfi gh’“ \Hl\.ll.fle 5.50@0,25 ccond quliy. 0@ Third qudiity.. o Tuforior. B00@4.50 Sixer a—Tire roceipi ‘week uine Dor 14,400 liead, nbout equal to last wook, Tho mar- ket opened st 4o per Ibor, bt ou Friday rulod seady at Inst woek’s cloalng prices, Tho market closed yen terday at 3o per I off from iant week, Tho ttende anco of Eastorn dealers, who havo takon most of {hoso dispored of, have been large. Wo quoto sheep at 5@ Bc; extrs, T3{oporih, . DEATHS. NOORH—0n Bunday, Tab 1t B Ty ar s AL B b dtanoral va Mondsy, Tob. 'It, at 1 o'clook, BN Ttab. 15, at T G einee, a4 rom ryie Aty Nodaats Fimotal will 1eho pivco frovn resldonen, o, 130 Sauyyme— i restdencr, No. 130 Sauy Malstad-at., to the Uliurh b Uiivaey Comotors by Sxcrlages, 10+ from tlonco ta MEDICAL. Why Will You Suffer $ Limbs or Stomach, Bll- Hous Colic, Pain in tha' Baclk, Bowels, cr Sido, wo would say, Tuc Housg. HOLD PANACEA and Fam-' ILY LINIMENT s of all LINIMENT 370 mistako about it Try u |1t Sold by all Drucgls AUCTION SALES. By WM. A, BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEBRS, INO. 108 M.ADISON-ST., (Between Doarburn aad Clark. ) - BRICK BARN AND LOT, No. 580 Van Buren-st., Monday Afternoon, Feb. 16, at 3 o’clock, on the promises. . The house Is finished in tho best mlnuur._v'l(h all mode LAW LIBRARY, AR A AR SO RS s want for intornal and cx- Monday Morning, Feb, 16, at 10 o'clock. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionsors, PANACEA Valuable Property - from Ithoumatism, Non. AND tho abovo complaints in WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioncers, Esst Front on Fourth-ov. (botweon Van Bursn and Harrison-sta.), ralgia, Cramps in tho FAMILY thousands of cases, Thora Two-Story and Bascment Tuesday Afternoon, l?cb..17. at 3 n‘cloci- O THE PREMISES, Lot 245 foot by 100 foot deop, bo, 2436 feat of A R g v g AR of Lot 17), in Blook 134 School Soction Addition, Tortas easy; title porfect. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctionecrs, | 20 Buoies, Phastons, Harmess, &, WEDNESDAY, at 10 o'clook, at 108 Madis 48 Residence Lots In Block 8 Atwood's Addition to Washington Lcights, Wednesdny Evening, Feb. 18, at 7 1-2 o'clock At our Auction House, 103 Madison-st, Particulars hera aflter. WM, A, BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneors, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS{H SHOES, &e. THURSDAY, at 10 o'elack, at 108 Madison-st, Two-Story and Basement Freme Dwelling, Barn, ad Lol 1681 WALNUT-ST., Monday Afternoon, Feb. 23, at 3 clack, ON THI PREMISES, W, A, B Particulars heraafter, EIS & CO.,_ Austioneer. BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., 08 & 70 Wabash-av. ASSIGNEES' SALE, AT ATCTION, OF $10,000 WORTII HATS, CAPS, FURS, AND STRAW GOODS, Bolug tho entirs ock of KLAMIKE & LEVISOXN, ER By R ke The ahove stock consista of 1,000 LOFS of Fal Winars ARG i Cobin i S0 e and Fouihs woar, and will bo acid an TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 17, ’ ; Commeneing st 84 o'olnck, Also, regula; In of DRY GOODS, including large 1in f Nutlons, Whits Guods, 1lusiory, K o] y Iy Ladieswad Gonta Underwcr, Faas Oet: Inted Goods, Katvos, Forks, Torso Blanknts, Whita e Damiask, Linen Tow- i Hardiva Waal ilankots, els, Umbrellas, Window Sliaitos, &a. Also, n lino’ of Bhirtiog, Chstlinores, and Strivos, l]lg)llly damaged, to be closed out, alo of 44 Tngratn Carpots, at 11 p'olnok. dio. r, GO & co., 3and 70 Wabseil-ay. OPENING AUCTION SALE, BY OATALOGUT, OF SPRING STYLES BOOTS AND SHOES On Wednesday, T'eb. 18,at 9 1-2 2, m., by CGHEO. ¥P. GORE o OO, 08 & 70 Wabsash-av., Andwo dorlo clty and countey murshante to know that convenleiico of Jooation—belug i o g WhOLESALR T A DItz of ilss hid Horermiy saotlitias for dlslaying and handilog, aml amount of ooda i s nd'i e wa 1o o il s iy ey "X Call upon us Will 4aUSTy any mas of tho truth of oUF siateniont: By PHILLIP IKOEHLI Chattel Mortgage Sale. The Turniture of House 587 Wabash-av., consisting of Ohnmber Sets, in Blaok Wals nut, Marble-top Dureaus, Hair Oloth Parlor Sathoepes ven dhatin sy il bl virtuo ot g0ZO, MENDAY. fim inufi.,‘::c 10 l}\‘ g\. - PHILLIP ROBHLER, Constable and Auctioneon e .