Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1874, Page 4

A LTIICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1874. 4 . =_e--- bave been bailed fn $3,500 each on_ s chargs of circn- | and redeem the bonds by March 1. Ats meeting of tho MRBS. WOODHULL, of Mc.sow can only be executed for the ime WASHINGTON. Hiinois Merchants and Blinois Sen- ators on the Finance Question, The Inflationists Show a Dis- position to Compro- mise. Enormous Whisky Frands Discovered in San Francisco. Romor that Mr, Fish Is to €nccced - Mr. Schenck in London, Adverse Report on the Question of Con- structing the St. Philip Canal, ¥ THE FINANCES. Boecial Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune. XFTICT OF YEX BESOLUTIONS ADOPTZD BY THE CHl- CAGO MEZECIANTS. WasHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—The New York ps- yers, contaming the Associated Press report of the Chicago Merchants’ Exchange meeting, resched the Capital this evening. The resolution denouncing the Tisrepresentations of the views of the Chicsgo busi- 1eas men on the currency quostion. by Senators Logan nd Ogleeby, are belng read with asicnishment. That theas two Senstors ehoul so parsistently fosist that their constituenta wanted inflation when the exact re- worso is the fact, is something that the people down {his way cannot understand, and the voto of censure ata0d by the Chicago merchants is thought by somo Gversensitive beings to bo rather harsh. Tuls Rentimectality, however, i not induiged in by the tinking men in Congress. The repudisted Senators wilt be given plenty of opportunily to explain, snd if honest, they will place toemselves in & position to Qoverls Tepresani thoso who scat em Lere. That -~ Scburz will MAXE GOOD USE OF THE RESOLUTIONS. on Memday, when & further consideration of the finan- ces will be Bsd, o one doubta who @uowa the Mis- Eowizn. It wid ke an exceedingly uncomfortable day for Meymre, Logan acd Oglesby. The 1fationists to-nigkt aro less sanguine than thoy wereat the hour of adjournment on Fridey evoning. If they can MAKE SOME SORT OF A COMPLOMIFE Inoking to free-Laking. they will not fusist upon the Menimon infiation scheme. _They are zfraid if they {:% on too many instructions the Committee on Flunce swill make it £n excuse to repudiate all of bill to sutt its own views, ol Jahisad REVENUE FRAUD. Special Dirpalch to The Chicago Tribunme, 1 1ABGE SAX PRAXCISO0 DLSTILLERT SEIZED, ‘WaSHIXGTON, D. 0., Feb, 2L —The greatest frsud upon the Revenue lawa that hay ever been dfscovered cnthe Pacific Cosst has just been detected atSan Francisco. The Commissioner of Internal Berenuo Zas recelved s full sccount of the fraudulent transactions, fopetber with fhe informstion that the Bevenue Supervisr has seized the Bay View Distillery snd its nppurtensn with 3 arge qusntaly of wpirits that were on hand st the Bay View Befinery, and tha wholesale guor-ctore of Louiu Franconi. 3t appears that the pariies have Tio- lated 8¢ least THRET EEPABATE TAWS. Tn such case if guilt is proveu the property of the par- tes will be forfeited to the Government. = The fraudu consist in deceitfal bookkseping, and in fraudulent Ealer, ke which 8 seers have been euccessfully carried on and the deception kept up aince last March,and yrob~ hly longer. One sale of 23,000 barrels of spirits wes made, and 7o record was kept of it in their business ‘ooks, but one of the parties was indiscreet enough to - MAXE 4 MEMORANDUM OF TIE TBANSACTION on & privata book, which has fallen in:o the possession of tbe revenue authoritics. The roperty eeized is e3- #izzated 0 be worth in the neighborhood. of $00,000, 0d it 4 claimed that 20 good s cuse can be made cut apuinat the purtiea that all their property will be for- feited io the Government. —_——— THE CENTENNIAL, FEMNETLVASIA KELLXY INCURS TE DISPLEASTRY OF CERTALN CONGREBSIEN, Special Dirpazch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WasEDsaroN, D. C., Feb, 21.—There is considersble tten, and report ~ W-feeling exhibited toward Judge Kelley by other. nembers of ths Pennsylvania Congressions] delega- Som, on socount of his l-advised and basty obcticn last Mondsy in folsting upon the House s resolotion providing thst Congress showld meet in Carpenter Hall, Philadelphis, on tho Bth of next Beptumsber, on the ccczslon of the oDe hundredth anniversary of the meeting of the Ameri- oan Covgress. ltis compleined that Kelley is sol- Sshiy endeavoring to got alf the credit for sgitating or originating centennisland ks matters, aud that in ihia Ist instance he scted entirely upon his own re- sponsibility sud without consuiting tmy of his col- leagues, and introduced the resoiution &nd forced a melirn it at » time whep four of his colleagues, all of Philadelphia, were sbsent, and could not vots or work for the measure. Furthermore, bo 15 found fault with for having stolen a itle of THE NOX. OHARLES O'NEILL'S THUNDEE. O'Neill hed previously presented a memorial saking thet Congress should mest fn Cerpenter Hall, on tho day and for the purpose sbove mewtioned, and hel ntend- ed to introduce, at the proper tine, s Tesclution based ‘upen thie reguest contained in the meraoral, but Kely soticipated O™Nellland, hasily Jumping at ihe oppor- tanity to BUKE A LITTLE GAPITAL, and to Jet off » Lit of buncomw, nut in his resolution in & very {nopportune time, when therewsre_four of 1ta most hiearty supporters abreut, znd’ou Mondsy, when a two-tlifrds Vot Was meceasary o adopt the yroposition. One hundred and Afteen members voled Yor, snd Y1 sgainat, the resolution, and 8 members ‘were absent. Y NOTES AND NEWS. epelaD s ilp vichto TheChicago Tribuns, RAILEOAD MEASUER XILLED. 'WASEIROTOS, D. C., Feb, 2L.~Tho House refusa to- day to table the Weshington & Point Lookout Batlrosd B, but the desth of the measure was compassed Ly referring it to the Committes of the Whola, ‘WASHINGTON'S DIBTRDAY, For the first tima in many years the Houss has 2d- Journed over Wasliington’s birthdsy. By & vote of 115 20 8, an ad Journment uutl Tucadsy waa sgreed up- on today. THX RAGE YOB OFFICE, There is » lively competition betwson the numerous white and colored candidates for the Postmasterchip t Alexandris, Va., made vacent by the recent death of Nicholas P. Triest, well-kuown aa Lhe nogouator of the Treaty of Guadsloupe-Hidalg. (19 the Awocia.ed Press.] AreonsTMENT, D, C,, Feb, 2L.~E. A, Bradley has “WAREINGTON, Gauger for the Socond District of been appointed Iows. THE 67, PHILIF CANAL .. Ths Bub-Committes of the House Committes on ‘Bafiroads and Canals has decided to report adversely .opon tiie bill for the construction of the BL Philip aronnd the mouth of the Mississippl River, because of the {nsuficlent time for the ' engineers o make a detafied re- port, ‘he engineers have only rcported that the canial is practical; and would ocost certainly $10,- 000,000, They did not determine the route. Thers s Hittle doubt thiat the Committes will accept the_report of the Sub-Committes, and so report to the House; also that it will rocominend that the Becreiary of War ‘be instructed to maks s detailed examination of the esiimates, 1t s belfeved tiat the canal would cost $20,000,0L0. The projoct is ovidently defeated for this Beasfon, JITZ JOEN PORTER, Qen. Fitz Jom Porter lins telegraphed to Benator Olmsgn"iun m;&huon t: :ihc Clandler resclution in the yesterday, as follows “ offier 0o objection to Senator Chandler's motion o remove the csth of secrecy from the members of my Court, It will giva some of tbem s chance to chiange their opinious, which can't be dependsd upos, 20d o Join in my appest.” DIPLOMATIO. Nrw Yomg, Feb. 21,—A Washington dispatch eays there are rumors in that city that Mr. Schenck will ro- torn from the London mission at his own request, and ‘will be succoeded by Mir. Firh, tho present Secrelary of State, Mr. Bancroft is also 83id to hove expressed 2 dexire to retire from Berlin, and that the Rov. Mr, Thomyoon, now in that s urged_upon thio Presi- dent for his succeasor a8 Muister to Prussia, CAPTURED AND ADANDONED PEOPEDTE. s response 1o & resolution of inguiry, tie Secrelary of the Treasury to-duy trauswmitted to’ the House of Bepresentatives a steiement in regard o the captured aud sbandoned property fond conialning the following information: ~The total smount of money curricd into the Treasury 24 the proceeds of sales of captured and sbandoned prop~ gts, conststing almost entirely of cation, waa $20.910,656, Of this wmonnt, there has been chimants snd swurds of the Court of C.aims $6,300,45 onder fudgmints of the United States Circuit Cou for New York, $97,74; and uader awardl by tie Bocretary of 'tho Treseury under the act of Msy, 1872, $67,734, The fund Las sls0 bren diminished Ly §75,000 expensen of collection, leaving te balancs in the Trexsury of $14.410,479. Thers remasin unpid Sndgrients of tha Court of Ciclms muuuutng to 30,864,001, D CONGRBESSIONAL RECORD, WasHivaTox, D, C., Fob.dL. BENATE, ot {n seasion, . BOUSE OF REPRESKNTATIVES. e ive Oimmities o0 Tidian M, BIANES, frow iha A s bill ooaferring 464 Faldyisf e wgrecment made by Foliz Dranot with tha eastern band of Shosuons Iadians for the purchase, by the ulted States, of ons-thinl of the Siosaoie Beser- m for 325,000, payuble in catile st the rute of §5,600 WASHINGTON'S BIBTIDAT. NG prosentad 3 potition to havs the an- Mr. BANNL am Lincoln's birthday declared a Diversary of Abr: public hoiday, Mr. CRITTENDESN moved to adjourn over from to-lay until Tussday next, oo the ground that fon— diy wasto be generally observed 3 tha birthéay of George Washington. Agreed to~veas, 115 nsys, 83, WASHINGTON LAILEOA The House resumed its concideration of the bill au- {horizing the Washington City & Point Lookout Ral- r0sd Company 1o extend ils_line {hrough Washington, the question bsing on Mr. Negley's motion to lay the billon tho teble. Tl inotion was refected—yeas, 1007 nsys, 120, Mr, BUTLER (Mase.) moved to refer the bill to the Gominitien of the Whle, aud stated soveral objections o0 the bill. Alr. LAWRENCE remarked that the bill would give the Railway Company the entire control of the river frontof Viushingion. Jr. SCOFIELD stated bis obfections 1o the bill, It would cause the ultimate removal of the navy-yard aod destroy its influence us long as it remafned, It would 3180 compel the removal of the Obuervatory, shut off the river frout and ruin the commerce of . the clty, After furiher debate tae bill was referrod to ihe Com- mittoe of the Whole. PAIVATE pILLS, The Houve then went into Commiittes of tho Whole ou the private calendar, with Mr, ORTH iu the chair. Billa ‘wera reported’ from tha Cummittes of tho Whole snd pisasd by tbe House as follows : For toe relief of Willism H. Pilkinton, Henry Bav- ago, acting charge d'afairs in Glistemals, James B, 1rng, Heory S. Wellls, For removing obstructions from 'tho S.vantah River, Jubn L Watson, Edward Bivage, of Minnesota, Ephrism B, Showalter, Muctus A Roadtree, James Long, Willism E. Cnilds, Capt. A. B. Dycr, Juhn X. Newman, Ninth Tenacasee Cavalry ; 3, L. Mann, Jate oray Chaphin ; Rice M., Brown, sol- Qler of the Moxican war; Wilizm N, Williams, lute Lienteoant of Indisna Volunteors, and Samual E. Runkin, 'Also suthorizing the fssuing of clothing to cartain ealistel mea of Lue sy, The House then (st 5) 3djourned until Tasaday, FOREIGN., Accounts of Recent Serious Dis- turbances at Havana, The Asiatic Cholera Raging Fearfully in Buenos Ayres, OUBA. Nzw Yonx, Feb. 21.—A gorrespondent, writing from Havans, ssys thats demonstration was mads by the volunteers on Thuredsy evening, Feb, 12, A large bods of volunteers, unarmed, however, had assembled 3t the Plaza de Arcnos, in front of the Captain-Gen- eral’s palace, and had demanded. with loud cries,a change of tne decroes regarding the draft, they wich- ing to go into the campzign by full battalions, end not. by being drafted into the service, In order to prevent a riot, orders were given to clear the crowd, which was dons quad of mountad civil guards.’ While do- ing this, some pereons wera wounded and five killed. L atrong force of armed volvnteers was then rapidly siationod on ali the sireets opening in the sguare, in which is the palace, eud no one was allowed 1o pass, Pickets of cavalry were also etationed : outside of Havanz, and prepsrations were mode to put down any further disturbence. On the dsy following | tbe demonstrations several arrests wers made. Tho Tmost notable wss that of the ex-cure of the Cathedral, | Father Castro, who wes dist nguished in Harana for his fastidions hsbits =nd his radical republicanism, Senor Martinez, formerly editor of the Journat, of this city, was also arrested, Doth dre scoused of being conderned in the disturbsnce. S general seems to bo the bellef that it will go Burd with them, that the ro- | mll crrrest that Cistro and Mcrtinea bave alresdy trled and sentanced to death, gtk e A SOUTH AMERICA. New Youx, Feb, 21.—By the arrival of the stesmer to-day from itio do Janelro, newn is recived that tho Asiatic cholera is reging at Buenos Ayres within- | tonelty, claiming from thirty to forty victime per day, Tuso tofal number of deatls amounts thus far to 807, Fifty thousand persons liad abandoned their homes m the cly t0 seek refngo in the open country. "The President of the Republic hud also fled the elty | for a Dealtbier rosidence on_the Ieland of Carapucliay. | Dy the press. GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpow, Feb, 9L —Theactlon of Disracll, tn limiting | hifs Cabinet to twelve members, is genarally app: by the pross. Sir Coarles Edward Trevelyn fa to be made a Bar- onet. Francls Joho Pakentim, the Secrotary of tio British Legation at Wrehiugton, cud Watson, the Secre- tary of Logition at Copiabigen, e 10 ezshungy aces, Tho following additional sppolntments under the . now Govorament nre announced : Lord Landon, Vics | President of Counei : Lord George Chucles Lennor, Commirsioner of Works aud Buildings ; W. . Smith, | 2o member of Parlisment eoct from Weatinlneter, | Finanal Secretary of tbo Treawury, pascinei o AFRICA. Loxpos, Feb, 21,—Much sickness 1a reported among (Be trooys in Ashentce. Loxpoy, Fob, 21.—News has been roceived of the surrender of tho Coon:assle, :ho Capital of Ashanios, | and that ths King and bis famlly aze prisanrs, r gt iy INDIA, CarcuTTs, Feb, 20.—Several deaths from famine bave taken place in Nepsul THE SIAMESE TWINS. | Additional Facts Brought Out by the | Autopsy. Special Dispatch to The Chiraze Tribune. H ELPHIA, + Feb. 21.—Tne suiojay of tut Biumose Twins bas been actively pusbed during the past two dsys, The exploralivn of the thoracie cavi- | ties of the twins will {sko consfdersble time, and the details will be somewbat lengthy, Euough, bowever, | has been demountrated to show that the heurts, Like | the livers, ars abaormally situated. The ape.its of tho | two orgaus aprroack each otler, the hesrt of Lug oo | cupyfg the usual positfon on the left side of his body, : wiile tuut of Chaug has an ABSCEMAL POSITION OX THE RIGET. \ ‘Thus the fircgularities of anutomic:] conetruction ! ‘between the two are balanced. As previously roported | in TaE TRIBUXE, the liver of Chsng fa neturally sit- * uated, while that of Eagis transposed to the left side of his' body. As to the cobstruction of (he bearts, i althongh the exowinatfon Las not yet procesded far eun\lfll to adimit of wu uuthorized statement, it may be ' definftely asserted that they are {n all other respects similar TO THORE OF ODINARY PERLOXS, being entfrels perfoct fu thoir deve.opments, fupc- tion, and fndividusl action. This complstes all that {u worthy of investigation in relation 1o the long-oxist~ : ing robiem of the Slamese Twins, whick has puzzled | the medical profession for balf 2 century, and the so- | 1ution of which they have eagerly awaited. H THE DUAINS | ! will probatly mot beexsmined, s it is not thought that auything furthcr then o comparison of thelr weight aud otner minor facts would be ebtajned tiere- Uy, tae rtrougly marked individuality of the twins dur- ing life being sufficient proof of tielr complate inde- petidunce of the hervous centres HE FARMERS. The Kansas State Grange. Special Dispaich to ToPEEa, Kan,, Feb, 21. Buate Grange {o-day was tsken up with a discussion upon the affairs of the State Board of Agriculture, A previous recolution requesting he Legisiuture to mske 1o furthor sppropriation to the Board was rec- ommended after » committes bad visited the Btata ‘Houre and examized {10 the affairs of the Socdety, Resolutions wern pusaed expreseing sympniby with eettiors on the reservations and raiiraad lands: yro- testing agninst any appropriations by the Logisiature for the Immigeation Board, sud expressing thauks for | courtesios extended by the Taiiroads and citizens. At a Iate hour the Grange adjourned sine die, Missouxi State Grange--Report on ‘kransportatiox 8z. Lous, Feb. 21,—In the Stata Grange to-dny the foliowiug roport of the Committeo on Transportation w2 adopted : WiEREAS, Wo deem the facilities offered un by our prosent 3d systom_inadequate for the trans- portation of (he agricultural products of the West to the reabosrd ; sud, WaERFas, For want of sufficient competition rail- oad_compiufes soem disposed to extort rates of freight which are unjust and oppressive; therefare, Tiesoloed, That we appeal to Gur Senacors and Repre- sertatives in Congress to use their influencs to secure the improverzent of the navigation of the Misissippl River and sl its mportant tributaries by the National Government, 8 Boon a3 possible, On motion, the Secretary wis fnstrocted to send & copy of this report £) euch momber of the Aiseouri delegation {n Con- gress, FIRES, At Cincinnati, Crxcnenaty, 0., Feb, 21.—About 1 o'clock last ight, at Covington, Ky., » plniug will owued by Sir bridge & McDannald was desiroyed by fire, The losa i estimated ot §15,000, with Do insursuce on stock. The bulding was jusured for $5,000, in the Konton Company of Covington, * At Oshiosh. Special Disnateh ta The Chicugo Tribune, Osmross, Wie,, Foi. 21— fire Jast night broks out in the mult“hous? connecicd with Rahr's browery, and totally destroyed the malt-bouso. Tho brewery und resifence wore damaged. Total loss $3,200. Inaured in the D.ewers' of Milwaukee, for the full amonat, At Newaygo, Mich. weial Dispateh ta The Chiczn Tridune. Gras Ry Wiy Feb, leThe ofice of the Newnygo Improvement Company, at Newaygo, wat destroyed by firo to-loy, Loes about §1,100, Origin uat reported. Anoiher l\an.lnE ‘balouging to the same Company at Newaygo wis burued last August, causing s luas Of $1,000, which was fncandiary, This ast of Barlento f unfavorably commented uyon | Teg THE ANTI-RUM CRUSADE. The Excitement Spreadinz in Blinois ‘and Iowa. Henry Ward Beecher Raises His Voice in Behalf of the Woman's Movement. ILLINOIS. AT GuLxSBUZQ, Special Dupateh to Thi Chicase Tridune, Gairxsuuzg, L, Feb, 21.—The temperance move= ‘ment, which bas been {n progres for some Yme {n this city, came toa head to-doy in the form of a Ladfes’ Anti-License s0d Reform Soclety. The ladies Lave organized and proposs, 58 5000 a8 & copstitution and by-laws can be adopted, to take the fleld in sctive work, The Anti-License and Temperance Bocieties of this place have been agitating tho question for somo time, but, Lesides ralsing some $3000 or $,000 with which to prose cuto the work, have dome nothing. A grand mase-meeting has been called, and it is proposed to test the clause in the city charter that prohilits the giving of saloon licenses. AT PromIA, Special Dispatch to The Chicaon Tribune. Proria, Iii., Feb. 21.—The temperance question kas not troubled our zood citizens as yet, The diatillories are still grinding out King Alcohol, and aisposing of 1t 10 tho worll, AT LEXTSGTON, Lexrxarow, Tk, Feb, 21.—Anofher largs and en- thusiastic temperance meeling was held last night, it being the third 102su-nieeting thia week, The majority of the peopie seem cetermined to hold fast to the present auti-wifuky charter, A effort is being made to carry ths coming o alection 1 favor of the saloons, ~ Tie liceuse party have written {0 \¥illiam W. O'Brien, of Peoris, to coma to their as- sistance, Bhort sddresses sere made laxt_evening by s num- ber of spcakers, among whom were the Hon. Wilbam Smith and Jackron W. Myres, The mecting was en- Livensd by the singing of temporance songs. AT JAOKBONVILLE. Jacmsoyvitre, TiL, Feb, 21.—The great tamperance crusade which {a creating such excitement in Ollo and parts of Indiana and Tilinois is beginning to ensibl afiect this community, and, unless_all signs shall full, Jacksousille will very soon be sblaze with exolte- et over a tempersiica war waged aganat tho liguor . a1 _osweao, L'arvnpnfh‘u of The Chicago Ty(une. {10swzGo, IIl,, Feb. 20,~Tho crusaders were refn- forced to-day by four recraits, and now number ten altogether, They sang two Lymns, sandwsched with 3 yrager, befors Troll's saloon, he refusing them admit- tsnce. 'They then went to Turner's, who recelved them conlially, The Health Committee should tako meas- ‘ures to restrain these ladies from knealing on the bare ground during this damp_weather, urlesa they havo taken the precaution to provido themsolves with flan- Dels, 40 insure aguinat rheumatism, neuralpis, sclati- ca, &e, s AT THE EAST. NEW YORR AND VICINITY, NEw Yomx, Feb. 21L—The Dev. Henry Ward Beecher said $0 a large congregation last night that Bistory would not show s parallel to the efforts making inthe West to suppress dram-drinking, which be charscterized a5 “ the sconrge of the household, It fa an ovil that has defled legislation, but now, under the providence of God, there has arisen 8 moral cyclons, @ pertect tempest of influence.” A praying crusade ngainat the saloons will begin to-morrow fn this dty. s Af A1, Bruck's saloon, Staten Islsnd, the war began yesterday afternoon, the women laking ade vantage of the abscnco of the proprietor to pray in his Ealoon. The worzen of Orange, N. J., will begin to-dsy. The churchea are suld to bo moving in the interest of temperance. ‘Tha Trustees of Trinity are reported 10 have decided to no longer lease the property of the church for purposes of liquor-¢eling, and inquiries x70 making by other churches that members may bs prevailed upon to atipulate tbat their property aball ot be used hereetter as saloons, —_— OHIO. AT coLvMmTR. CoLuMaUS, 0., Feb, 21.—The woman’s prayer meet- ing this morning, notwithstanding the raiz, waa very large, and much interest was manifested. A wpecial uest was made for the prayers of Christian peopls everywhere that thelr efforts moy be crowned with suc- cees, and they be given wisdom o conduct the eam- paign which is to be opened naxt week, AT DATTOX, DatTo¥, 0., Peh, 1.—The temperance movement has not yot sasuned a practicsl form heve, IOWA., AT DAVENPORT, Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tritune, DavENPORT, Ia., Fob, 21.—The wer of the women o intemperance gives promlss of spreading &1l over Towa, In addition to the raids of the women on the saloons ‘of Durent end Menchester, the women of Oikialoosa yestarday got together and visiteds num- Bor of silooms in that town, sud called upon the : suloon-kecpers to sbsndon their burinces. In onms er-meeting, and labored long and earpestly wilh toe kecper, who was obdurste, snd positively refused to ceare selling boer and whisks, In fact, thinsamz individaal declared to L:e ladiea aftar- wards that Lis sales of Lear Liad beon more than douvled by wnonns of their visite, In Durant s strong temper— alice Sociaty with about 100 members hia becn formed a3 5 reqnlt of tharecent actirn of the ladies there, AT MANCHESTER, DuBCQUE, Ia, Feb, 21.~Tke temperarc movement waloon they beld s pray in Munchesfer {8 quieled down. The advocstes of the | opose to settle the question by ballot at the | i municipal electfon in March, when it is aoped Concil | men wili bo piaced in Fower who will enforca tha law | measure =4 it exista on tho statutes of the State, AT COUNCIL DLUFFS. Councrt Bruyrs, Ia., Feh. 21.—It is rumored that # crusade sgainst tho giu-mills of the city 18 0 ba in- augurated st an escly dsy. CAN- ADA. Flnancinl Condition of the Provinco of Tarkif Proposition. Soeclal_Dlspaich to The Clicato Tribune. TcnoNTO, Febd, 2l.—~In the Legislature lL:st night, ‘Mr, Crooks, Provincial Tressurer, submitted a finan- cial statemeut of the affufrs of the Provinee, The estimated expenditure for 1873 wus $2,544,0¢1, whilo the actial expenditure fell wbort of this amount by $433,3¢9. The estimafed rovenne for tha same yesr smounted to $3,000,591, while ihe actual revspue ex- ceeded that amount by $224,115, The sur- pius gained wess $854,295, The es'imates for the year 1874 are: Arpropristions $2,037,435, a de- crease of £306,505.64 0n Inxt year, while the revenus fs placed ¢ lttle sbiort of $3,000,000. Alluding to the Tature financial prospeets of Outario, the Gicbe says “ After, tlLovefore, distributicg smongst the muonicl- palities, the large sum of $3,115,000, providing for all clims crested on behelf of ralwsy colerprires, wiping off the whole burdem of (e municipal Jeun-fund indebtedne-s, ereciing pabiic buildings, or providing for their erect'on to the amount of noarly 3,000,000, the Prowin-o will protably enter upon 1815 ‘with a handsome surplus on d of not less than $4,000,600. blosrnrat, Fob. 21.—Tt is understood that the Ma- sonic Grand Lodgee of Qanada and Quebec Proviuce bave come to & {riendly understanding upon Xatters ! ®o long in dispute. ‘The retironient of Judges Monk, Duval, and Badg- ley from the Bench of Quebec Provinee is aid to have been suggeated by the Provincizl Goverament, and to be very [robable. LoxDox, Ont., Feb. 21.—The Board of Trade of this | clty huve fureed & resoluion in faver of an {ncidental Protective tariff of 15 per cent. THE INDIANS. No Further Trouble Expected-The Omaba Merchants’ Club on the in= dian Question. OxaEa, Neb, Feb, 21.—Nothing of intarest has been ; beard from Gers, Sheridan and Ord, wio, with por~ tious of their stafl, went yesterilay morming 10 inves- tigate the Indian question, Iiia the general opinion thnt no further troulds will be had, the Indians who committed the derredations having all gone north to Tongue River, which {a near 100 miles from here. Atameeting of the Morchants’ Club, composed of prominent cilizers und capitalists of this city snd State, held lsst night, the following resolutions were passed ¢ annu:h Toports having been circulated through the conntry that Nobraskn s in den- ger of en Indian war and attecks upon fia_gettlements, cn sccount of difficultics occurring ndian agencies located hundreds of miles from the extroma weatern border of tho State; end man exaggerated statements have been mads which are cal- cuiated to lnflict grost damsge upon its intarcsts p therefore % Liesolred, That the murders of Robinson, Colemsn, nd Applefon. near the Red Clond Agency, fo the Tert sitory of Dakola, graw out of local dificulties st that agency, and fuvolved not the wlightest indicution of a general upriring of the Indian tribes. Resoired, Tlat from tho best information attainable 10 hostile Sioux have contemplated or made sny move- ment looking to mttacks upon the Beftlo- ments in " Nebrasks or Wsoming; that offciul _reports from Col. Bmitl, Commandant at Fort Leramie, confirmea by those of Agent Ssviile, rhow toa: Red Clood 2nd a Litge majority of tho In" dians wt the various Agencies are guer'ing them against possitle injury frum northiern hostile Indfans, hich proves thelr friéndly diugouitiun Leyond cavil o tapute, Resotred, That it is the opinion of this Club that Congress would du wise act (o transfer the exclraive control and conduct of Indian affairs to the Depart- ment of War, Crrysxxy, W, Y., Feb. % ,~—Nothing has been heard from the Indln Agencies for eevcral daye. Gen. Sheridan aud Ord arrived bere to-day, and will leave for Fort Larsmie to-morrow. Soow is faling to- Dight, und the indications are of a severs storm. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Twenty-two cars of tes arrived ot Omaba from San fl'fim‘r{:mw' tor of the Pacific Houss st D o e e Pacific Houss o s Bl mvp 41 io potea, Hilbert —J, M. Erelster, sa73 b was cliorutormed. of Dartisbarg, sud W. &, Dim mewber of the Psansylvanis Lcuse of Bepressutalivos, £ night of §00 n money and $00 | ONINTIO-= 2500 Carr T RAICIBT0mn | | rumer bas airesdy seitied unon what tne verds. | be, and that 1s, that (hey will 8nd him guilileas of | -of “barne:s Izting prohilited circulars through the midls. ~—The Fire Department of Omaba, at 2 moeting lest night, praced resolutions expresaing their belofin Chicf Engineer Simpson's innocence, and & dolermina- tion to suitsin him, —Xlargo and enthusizstic meoting at Dayton last Dight orguzized s Southrn Stata Fafz Asrocation, to bold an expasilica ot that place pest fall, and perma- Bently thorestior. Copital stock, 100,008, The etock will sli be taken, The object i8 to represent sgricul- tur), manufactirtug, and meclanical intorests of all 5. —Weshington's birthday waa celebrated at Rich- mond, Va,, yesterday, Uy 8 paredo of the First Vir- ginta egiiieat and réview by Gov. Eampar, ail other tate oficers, The strects and squarcs torough which the regiment passed were thronged with citizens, . In theafternoon the national saiute was fired, This wae the first parade in ten yoars that the peoplo entered iuto with spirit, The colorod militia parade to-mor- row. —A boller in Raidt & Co.’s flouring-mill, corner of Campbell and Broadway, Lonisviile, ezplcded yester- dsy, demolizhing one side of the Toof snd severely wounding Prosver Kalin, the enginear, The doctors think the wounded msn will die, SPRINGFIELD. i Additional Statistics Relative to Our Several State - Charities, A Favorable Report Expected in In- spector larper’s Case, Verdict for the Government in One of the Pekin Distillery Bond Suits. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chirage Tribune, STATR CHABITIXS, Sramormp, IIl., Feb. 21,—The Secretary of the ‘Board of Public Obaritics has produced another docu- ‘ment {n reply to Scanizn’s resoiutivn, nsking informa~, tion. Tho points are as foliowa : The average number of inmates and tho number of ofiicers aro: Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 201 inmates, 84 oficers; Blind Asy- lum, 67 inmates, 17 officers ; Feeble-Minded Institute, 85 inmates, 23 oficers; Soldiers’ Orphans' Hume, $02 Inmates, S0 officers; Elgin Insane Asylum, 120 in- mates, 51 officers; Jacksonville Asylum, 480 in- Toates, 79 officers ; Normal University, 445 inmates, no officers ; Industrial University, 330 inmates, no offi- cora; the averago number of days the institu opened is 257; the toinl number of days, 1,546; total ‘numler of ofticers employca ir B4l § tho totul smount drawn in 1873 by all the institatl.ns la §710,278; and he amcunt of undrawn sppropristions 18 1,179,761 ‘The cost of opersting tho vurfous insitutions, indluds iug the Executive, Iducations), aledical, Mechanicl, Dumestic, aud | Agricultural Deysrtments, duaring the year ending Des. 1, 1893, is 33 follows: Dexf aud Dumb, $23,908 Blind Asylum, $3,542; Teeblo-Xinded, = $3,750 Soldiers' Orphans’ Home, $10,424; Eigin Inéane Asy- lum, $21,081; Jacksouville Insane Arslum, $33,410 ; Normal Univervity, $23,000; Iodustrisl Udiversity, $34,605. Tne cost per anuum of each iamate of the difterent institatious, including saisries of oflirers, ote, 18: Jucksonvile Insesua Asylum, §159,61; Blind Asslum, $12.52; Feeble-Mindud, $199.49; Deaf and Dumb, $01.11; Soldiers’ Orphana’ ILowme, $153,72; Eig:n Insane Asylaw, $207.42% “This dows not inciude tullding or repairs, Th: are tables sccompanying the report which look zullroad echedules. INSPECTOR HARTEZR'S ACCOUNTE, The Railroad and Wareaouse Commissloners will D0t roport upon the cendition of Ar. Harper's office snd accounta untdl next Tuesday, at which tims their Teport will be Inid befors the Governor; but, \u\ul‘ =t will wrong-doing, but not sufficiently discroet in salucting comipetent clerks to do the work in his ofice, The | books have not been nytematically kept in conscquence. The original books were bad fa this, that bfa private ond publio sccounia -wers eyt togelher, though als fact did mot prevert them from learung exactly the condition of tEe pub- He accounts; that the rewriting af the books was a mecesalty to reach & carrect syatem of bookkeeping ; eud, in abort, they will find nolhung @pon which 10 Mia » wmxhiut agmwst Harper's integrity or o:icial Dhefyaty, and will leave him more secure, if possitle, in s situation, K EXPLANATION, 1In thia connection [ wish to say that my first dis- patches to TiE TRISUNE on this subject were bsscd upou iuformation derived, 28 1 wus givum to under- stand aud elieved, from Mr. E. W, Smith, the chief clers of Harper, sud I refused to send the irforma- tion until assured that I could bold my informant responsiblo to the exient of giving hia Dame if culled upon. MENT, ‘VEEDICT FOR THE GOV T Goversment to-dar obtalued & judgment fu | . one of the mizsing-lond sult rgainst I, P, Wester- an, the chief of tho PeXin distilters, which hes ou pled’ the conrt since yesierday, fur’ $38,000, the full Amount of damages claimed, JuDICLAL DISTRICTS. A ehort time since, Lioxe Cleients, M. 0., [niro- duced a Lill 1nto Cougress to divide this ‘Stats into threa digtricts for judicil purposce, cetting apart all that yart of the Stite south of tho Indlanupolis & St Louts Railroad as the Southern District of Lilinais, and loczting a Usited Ststes District Cou at Caro, Since 1369 & Dbranch court bas been held in Cairo for the accommodation of the eouthern part of tho Stite, I have beea nt svme pains to ind Just whit necessity there 1a fur that coust, sad upon inquiry learned taat there sre just thre cuses on the docket for tho approaching Marel terr, =nd £tipulations huvo been filed iu cach of them 8o thattua term of the court will not be seld at all. Tue cvare 1as not, on an averaze, lasted mare thau two da {2 haa all the parapherzalia of a full-tisdged court, xud COnta 48 zuCk, CRIME. Supposed Clow to the Whereabouts of the Quincy Bank XRobbery. Special Dispuich to The Chicaso Tritune. Quovey, I, Fab, YL~ s roported that two streng- | d throngh Lima fu # Luggy on Thurséas af- orss zppeared 1o be Lard driven. noticed in_the buggy, which o Letween Yawa aud Warsww, The men_refused to Jeave tiio buggy. TLey siopped over night beiwesn Lima snd Wareaw, and loft early in the morning, sud drovo to tho Mississippl, ‘L'bey there left tho horse and buggy, znd threw tho harnees in the river. The horse I8 now In posssession of the Marwbal at Warsaw. A set anuwering the description of that thrown in the river, was sold in tbis city s few days since. It is supposed that tha men beloug to the gang ‘who robbed the First National Bank of this city, und the carpei-gacks coutuined the money siolen. Odicers are now in pursuit. New Trial Granted. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Trilune. Qunoy, i, Feb. 3.—Lmbrose Can, outicted of murder ih tile irs degse, n the Mardoa County (3lo.) Circuit Court, for killing Abble Somers, has boan grantod o new irlal. era pastes ternoca, The Obtained - Credit Under False Pre- tenses. Speelal Disnateh tu The Chicage Tridune, DubTQUE, s, Feb. 2l.—Among thoss indicted by the Grand Jury of this countv, ut its lite seaston, ia Willikm Redoian, of this city, s wel-known rersim, He is charged with cheating ‘under false pretences, aving got 3 receipt for bia Gty tazea to tho smouat of £900, for which ho gzve a check on a bank, and then stoppod the payment of the check. Heduidn belng a proméneat Christian-Association mem: er, and Previ- dent of & Sunday-School Association, his indictment for chesting causés much falk Shot in a Scuftic. Spreial Dieputeh (o The Chicaau Tribune. GRAND Rapips, Mich., Feb. 2l.—Notwithstanding Lent has commenced, {nhocent amusements are not | entirely slighted hers. At s largely-attended socond- rate masquerade last night, Policeman Grofl attempt- ed an arrest, when Walter Tierrel attempted to gouge his eye ont, Groff shot at Walter, but shot Moses Tlerrail albo, sevarsly bat not. dingervualy,fa the wri A Thieving Negro Shot. 87, Joszem, Mo., Feb. 21.—On Triday night s farmer bamed Atkinison, living ot Suud Prairie Lake, about half way between Rushville and Atchison, learned that Several negroes in the vicinlty intended to make o rad on his corncrius, and, acting on the information, Mr, Atkinson too his’ shotgun and mecoeted himself in the crib o awalt developments. Presently two negroe entered the corn-crib, and observing & dark onject threw an ear of corn at ft. Tle objoct was r. Atkin. 508, but under the circumstances he thought it Lest not’ to make himeel? known, Thereupon the two megroes flled their Lags with corn, and were abont 10 depart with tiefr fllgottcn gains on their yhonlders, when Mr, Atkiuson called on them to balt, They stiil weut on_their wny, whea be fired on them. One fell dead in bis tracks, and the othier took fo his heels and rzn, On Friday Mr, At Xinson went (o Justico of the Pesce, and requested Bim to exsmine the merita cf the case, ~ Mr, Atkinvon is one of the oldest residents in the county, and a member of the Baptist Ckurch, A Ielligerent WWoman Sent to Prison, 51, JosErd, Mo, Feb. 21.~Madame Moline, aliss Stephens, went to Galistin and touk a room 3t s hotel, relcuding to be a clirvoyant. Mr. Tumlinson, the ashier of the Bank of Gallat!n, called upon her,'snd subeequentiy made some Temarks to tho landlord in Telation to her charactor. ‘The lsiter sent a card to hor T00m, stating what hs bad heard concorning her, The madsme mimedistely demanaed an sudience, where- uyon the landlord repatred to_ her room and sho de- munded tic nsme of her defamer. The Cashier's Darme wea given, and ske tuckled ou ber armor and proceeded to the bank aud opened fre an Tonilinson, He dodged her shots a0d was uuinjured, Tho madwms was urrested, convicted, aud senienced o the Stuts Trrison for four years, The fittsburrh Water Bonds. PITTSEURGR, Feb, 2L.—The stockholders of the late National Trust Compauy sre arranging to redesm the water bonds amounting to $290,009, which were hy- meam 1n Philadelplia by the missing Csaiiler for 000, Itwas agrerd U the cily would furnish $146,000 the ntockhiolders would contzibute $100,000 stockbolders laet night, the remainder required fo make up the $100,000 wus subscribed. - Crime in New Yorik, New Yors, Feb. 21.~Jon_Conroy, a well-known thief, e 2 member of tho Tenth avenus gang, was aiecovered In a back room, in the rear of 3 tenement on West Thirtsninth streetlast cvoning, and taken with his fomals companion o the pofics headquarters. Tha polica de: line to s3y whether Cauroy fs Ledaved to be the murderer of Sehiwelch, the Hudson River Rail- x02d watchman, or meraly an sceessory, Jumped Thelr Zail. Oxtazia, Ko, Fob, 21.—John Bull 2nd George Me- bafly, on'tril for gambilug, and under bonds for ap- pearance, tho lstter also out on bail for murder. jumped the town this morning, Thelr ballers are bunting for them. Rush £, Sloane—His YWhereabouts and the Amount of iiis Thefts, Sandushy, O., (Feb, ), Dispalch Io the Cincinnail Gaselte, New dovelopments are constantly increasing. The Cotapany's bouks are filled with false entriet, The embezziciments range {rom ten to thousands, - The total {a estiniated st $400.000. Tho report that Slosne’ supposed bride 1x in Buffalo is disbalieved, The Com- pany beilove that Sloane is in Canads. His supposed wife ix thought to be with him, IKANSAS. The State Treasurer Impeached by the House of Representatives. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Torexa, Kan., Feb. 21.—It will be remembered that the laat annual report of the State Auditor contained Rrave charges of mismanagement and violation of law onthopert of the State Treasurer. Upon the as- mbling of the Legislature, a commities waa appoint- ed, with the Hon, A, FL, Horton of Atchison, Chair man, to investigat the affairs of ths Stato officers, That Committce have made s sesrching inveatigation of the Btete Trcasury, and to-day submitted a report, sigued by four of the' five membere, which concludod th fbe follawing resolutions : Reaulved, That Josiah E. Hayes, Treasurer of tho; State of Ransas, boand is lereby irapeacked for high erimea and mirdemeanors in office. The Committea 6y that there have been 0105 IMNEGULARITIES in the manmer of psying out the funds sppropristed by Cotgresa for the payment of military expenditures in the Price raid, snd recommended that mora de- tafled investigation be made. _They further roy that the duties of the Treasurers office have leen conducted in publio 2nd continued violation of liw, The low forbids the Treasurer to loun to, or deposit with, any bank or in- dividual any funds of the State, and'makes the viola tion of this law & felony. It is shown that ADoUT §140,000 beyond the smount necessary to meet the acerning tn~ terest on Bate bonds, were on doposit last year with Gilman & Co., of New York. The Treasurer fs Presi- dent of & bnuk at Oiathe, wnd the New York firm are nmong it correspandents, It {s ale shown that LARGE ANOUNTS HAVE IERN LOANED. to banks in this city and eleewhers, tud to private in- dividuals, and exchangs given thercfor, which has often Iafd in the Treasury for several fnonths. snd Bnally boen taken up by the drawers upon tho return of the currency. Upun one of the stated ex. aminations of the Tressury there wus foand smomg tho sssets a draft of n country bemk on Henty Clews & Co. for upwards of $7,003, which was drawn two weoks after the bank knew Clows & Co. hsd yuspended business. The bank subseguently took np the parer, Upon &5 examination made in Do comber last tasre appeared 4 CLEDIT OF AUOTT $10.000, snd the voucher therfor Wan & Jetter from the Caab- for of tho Shuwnes County Bank fo the Treasurer, stating toat $30,000 bad beea placed to the Treasurer's crodit with the Sew York Loen 20d Indemnity Com- Fany In payment for excbange purporting tohave been gvn to the bank for collection. Tue evidence befora the Committes Blows concli- sively that no such deporit wan ever madr, and thet the $10,000 w2a simply 3 loan from the Treasury. The gencral bond of the Tressurer in only for $200,000, while there 18 at the preseat timo more than 300,000 in currency 1o tho vault. Te House ADOPTTD THE EESOLUTION OF DMFRACIMENT, and creciio articles will Le soon preaented. 'The Treasur:x 836 always bren desmed zn honeet mea, He wwas Colowc! of the Twallth Kansas Begtment, and lost aleg i batile. Hehus given but litile attention to the dutics of tho office, but hus intrusted them to & cletk, who is regarded a3 Loth incompetent nd un- trustworthy. It is not thonght that sny loss will re- ault to he Tressury, but tlerols & determination cn tho part of the Leataiature 1o put & stop to unlawful speculation in State funds, [ 7o the Awociated Press.] Tovexa, Ban., Feb. 71.-The report.of Judge Hor- ton's Cominities closes with a resolution that Josiab F. Hayet, Trosatirer of the Stete of Kausas, be, and is Bereby, 'impesched for high crimes and mis- domeaiors oM Tho minority made s repost justifying the conduct of the roascror, and clarging that tho investi- gition bad beea 0 comdac'ed as to elicit such Tacts ouly »s Intended to bs unfavorav'e o the Trease rer, ac? refected or refused to hear ail evidonco which in uiy minier tended to explain, excuse or justify tho Treasarer in his manzyement of the afairs of Lis Departncat, £0d elrime that thero has only becna technical vidlation of tue law. ‘There are rumors of irregulnrities in we Tururaare Doprriment, o, if true. an_ investigation wll be had into the aftaira of the Stite Inaurance Commisataner. Torrza, Ean., Feh. 21.~Tho Senate his panacd thé Joint resolotion fo submit the question of femals Fuf- 1rage to 8 voto of the poogls. THE LABOR QUESTION. i Large Meeting of Workingmen in Xu- ; the settieneut of diunapolis. Sprctal Diepatels to The Chicago Tribune, TxDLNAFOLIS, Feb. 21.—Another grand demonstre- Hon of workingmen ook placo to-dsy. The sircet parsde (o the fterncon was porticijsted In by twenty- one Unions of Indisnavolis, The inclement con- dition of the weather made the dieplay lets imposing then jutended, but the skowing was good. No vio- lence or badgering of any kind was manifested. To- zight an immenes meeting waa beld st Masonie Hall, 2.000 men attending. Speeches were made by John Febrenback, President of the Mzchintstal BDlacksmithy' Internationsl Unfon, and other provement advocstes of the causo of the xboring men. esclutions were adopted dscaiming connection with the Comwmune, wldch Ik antagonistic to the bess inlerests ot labor in thic count:y ; denouncing monopolées of all Knds, xnd dewand!ag thes the channels f trada ba jeft free und wurewtricted ; 2prroviag of arbitration as 2 means of iputes Litween emplure apd ems ploser; afrming that ono of the greatest needs of Arierican labez i3 8 good apprenticeship ayster ; urg- ing upon_workingmen the necessity of organization in all branches of industry, uuiiing upon a platform that wiil crush out all moniopolics ; expreasing dixap- probiion of ths contract system in pemal and reformatory instiiutions; exprcesing the Lelief thut the present banking ystem i3 a curse (o the canntry, sud asking ita ropeal ; offering undivided al- legience at tne ballot o friends ; urging upon femalo co-laborers the neces-ity of orgiuizing sud tendering casistance ; iudoreing the rolicy of tho Stata Superin- tendent of Public Lostruction, Mincrs’ Troubles in St. Clair County, jUN Soeclal Dispatch t+ The Chisago Tvilune. Brarvartey, 1il, Feb. dL—Gov, Beveridge this moruing, on 3 reqiisition from the Sheriff of St. Clafr, sent o that officer 100 stand of arms sud fixed ammunition 0 bo used if necessary in quelling & strixe xmong coal minece. Certain nogrocs had been etmployed in the mines, snd the miners had driven s part of them out of tus county, and gropoetd to clen out the others. It wus intended to use the arms to Prevent tho outrage, and to protect sny ofber persons %ho chass to 7o to work in the mines, The Guvernor sent 100 stand of arius and 400 rounds of ammunition, ready for immediate use. 7Abe Philadelphia Mill Strikes, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. PRILADRLPILA, 3., Feb, 21.—The woolen and cot- ton wille strike viil] continues, but it 18 prooable that th strikers will uot, on_sccornt of their necessitics, Dold out long. A lirge number returned to work this morning, aud it is very likely that more will do so on Mouday, a8 many will be demoralized by the action of to-day. The New York Cap-Takers' Striko Euded. New Yous, Feb, 21,~The strike of the cap-makers has ended, the manufacturers s0d workmen agrselug 10 8 price-list fram 7 to 10 per cent under what was at &irst damanded Uy the operatives. —_——— THE WEATHER. WASHIXGTOY, D. C., Feb, 21.—For the Upper Lakes 813d the Noihwwest, rising Larometer, low temperatare, uortherly winds, cloudy and clearing weather, GENEBAL OBSELVATIONS, Criicago, Feb, 22—1 3, m. Stut.on. |Bar.)Thr) Wind, Iflm'fll Wealtlier, Breck'ridge 120,68, —14 Caim. . Cloady. Cheyouns..[29.86] 3 Calm. ... 11| 105 Fatr, Chicago. [30.13{ 3¢'W., fresh,...! Cloudy. Cleveland. E., gentle. .. ..iC'oudy, L, fresh oudy. Marquette., Milwzakee, Om:Da, Pembina,. Talado .....| Yankton ... E, froeh, X, fresh....l.....|L snow, TROPICAL CARGOES FOR CHICAGO. irial Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune. 70K, Mas., Tets, 21.—The bark Albert, from ved bere at 12 o'clock this dy, loaded with ala, o, with » cily; aito the brig Fiying Foam, from 1argo cargo of cofes for tha same firm. PORK-PACKIHG IN CINCINNATL ToeE Arg o8 BT Sl mes e sl e week was 3 cOTTOepOR; mn"r.::&:mm, 10tal 10 date; 888,086 5 eamue e 000 bozes of raiaiun for J. W. Doane & Co., of your | Veil and long tram wore in 't and | social and p: Sho Was Not Allowed to Lecture at the Music Hall So She Wanis $25,000 Domagess--Her Future Engagements and Her Closing Prophecy. Mrs. Victoria C. Woodhull, of Nex York, was to hava lsctared Iast evening on ‘*‘ Reformalion or Revolution—Which ?" in the Kingzbary Music Hal. Tho manager of that institution, how- ever, adhered to kis previously-annouaced purpose of not allowing the advocate of “Fres Love" a chance to promulgate her out- rageous doctrines in tlat hall. THEY COULD NOT GET IN. Acco-dingly, the eutrance remuned unlighted, the ticket-office was closed, snd tho doors were sccurely locked. Sergt. Miko Connors, with half a dozen stalwart policoman, guardsd tha vestibule, and disperssd the crowd that kept coming long past the appointed hour for the dis- play of obscena eloquence. To the credit of the gentler sex, it must be re- corded that very fow of them attempted to gaia xdmission. The applicants at the vestibule wera mostly dissipatad-loozing young men, and per- sons to whom a diseased curiosity usarped the placo of self-res;ect. Tho Woodiull had threatened, in any event, to storm the citadel, and, if not permitted to pollute tho public car within the edifico, to raise her voice outsida, and #0 accomplish her purpose. This, however, she failod to carry into execation. MBS, WOODHULL, 5 A TrmUNE reporter called last evening at the Palmer Hotol, whero Mre. Woodhull has estab- lishod ber headquartors, and bad & talk with her relative to the aileged breach of contract on the part of the managerof tho Muaxic Hall, Mrs. Woodbull was in ono of the reception- pazlors, surrounded by a knot of prim-looking young men, aod & few rather advanced femeles. Gerald Masioy, the English poot, was talking to Migs Tennio C. Clafim in what may be tormea & sub-parlor. AN OPEN-AIR TALK. The reporter asked 3rs, Woodhull why she did not fulfill her promise relative fo giving an opou-air exbibition. AMrs. Wouduul) roplied that she was acting en- tirely under the advice of her lawyer, Mr. Emery A. Storrs. o said thiat toe easicst way was the best. She {hought ko too. This thing of closing her mouth was a daugerous precedent for Ciuca~ 20 to establish. * Had you a dofinite contracs with Mr. Payne ? Did he kuow that the hall was reated for you, Alrs. Woodhull 7 the reporter inquired. “Why yes, most assurcdly,” sbe answersd. +"Pardon me whilo goand ge: you the contrast. That will explain the whole cace as it standa.” THE CONTRACT. The_ enargetic famalo departed sad soon ro- turned with s huge contract, made ont in tha wsnal form, aud looking liko & paturalization | yaper. Phia document ot forth that Kingabury Music Hall. Ciiicago, bad been rented for Feb, 21 and evening, for the f‘nrpaau of allowing V.czona €. Woodhull to deliver Isctures on the date specified. The papor cortified that £100 was the charge for the two nighta, and that $50 cash ha i beon paid. It was signed by Chaies E. Locka for Mrs, Woolbull, and by B. A Poyna for tha proprietors of the hall. LEJAL PROCERDINGS. ** Woll, wh=t do you intend to do about it?” said the reporter. *1intend to stay hero until a suit is properly ingtituted,” ehe said. *‘Damages will be Iaid at £25,000. 1am eazzgsd 100 nights shend, and cannot ssy how much I may lose in o:ber places through the action of the people iu your im- maculate city. Stililhave boou veite ! npoa hers by many prominent moa, who wers williug o sis- tanme. Itis aangerous to make 3 martye of B0y 0N8—O0sE A3uZGI0US to marlysize a wom- s Mrs. Woodhull pronounced the last words with o hiss and o snap, while & cat-like fire gleamed in her oyes. Looking thus she reminded tho roportar of one of La Fontaine's fables, whercic & sleck ehe-leling wea transfornied iato & pratty woizan, still retuning tho proclivitics of the do- meaticated tiger. “Tenwie C.," excusing herzelf to the poet, rushod in for & moment and sad: * Vie, coar | do come horo 8% oncoe; Mr. Maazcy is gotug. A LITTLE ARGUMENT. But Vie” did not go, for two othe: reporiers came tlo, Iy innoceni-looking young man, Mra. Woodkull opened Ler batterics on bim iu 3 mapner th: must bave dazzled Lis cyes. Bhe advanced all hes favorits theories, acd, as Lalor Suiel occo wittily smd of O'Cunnell's speccher, “seus @ brood of young Boggars on the world withont a 1ag to cover thun.” Fically the uubappy young man to wiom ail thiz was addressed ventored to combat eomo of the propositions ad- vanced by the female fire-cater, end = very warm combat resulted. Itis uttesly imposmbleto con- vey any 1dea of tlie vehewenco with which the fanatical woman put forth her ideas relativo 1o cal quevtions. Having eased her wind by i hor peculiar notions of Lumaa ufs, she fouud time to answer o qeation relative 10 lier FUTURT EXGAGEMENTS. “Iam,” aho &xid, “going from here to St Lovis; ' from theacs to Ssn Franciscy, stopping at a fow_places while ea roate. Then go to Luundon, where I am engaged {0 lecture in St. Janew’ Eall, receivivg 84,000 for five nighte. On tho 2d of Murch to be tried in New York. On the 3d [1aay be in %fl, bat this, of course, I tulo iuto caleulation. a’do things rapidly in New York."” BTAY ONE NONENT. ‘The reporter rose to depart, and had already reached the roor, whon from her chuir and cried out to him: *Stay! ono word more! When next I come herc, Kingsbury 1iall shall turn on hinges of gold, for I suall be Despite of tyranny, my star shall secend! Iam s Western woisan, sud om foarless. I am an American woman. aund claim to be free. From the depths of poverty and desprir I have raised myself. I have conguered penury, and ahall live to conquer prejudive. ‘Lhe trampled always rise when thoy refuse to snbmit. I bave boeu trampled ; they have attempied to tramslo me, but 1, too, eball arise, strouger than bafore. Persocation only gives me strongth. Remetas ber, sir ; remember!" she cried with tle slriil tonos of ono stricken with the madness of fanat- iciFm, and tho rerorter left the parlor, thinking of the last words of Chrles I. upon the scaffol S A XZoyal Marringe Trousscan, ‘The London Court Journal says: * Never-was the world of fashion of St. Petersburg iu #nch a state of turmoil s at this moment. The ladica of the great world, who for so many seasons past bave boen conient to bLe led, guided— ey, sometimes driven—by the grest auto- crat of Paris fashicp, Lavo Leem most eager to bebold {be resuit of his labors, and bave waitod, foll of wonder, at what new device his fancy can_have created, aud what the new decres vy which he ig about to enforce the ob- servanco. To the great astonshment of the Russiau portion of his fair subjects, it 18 found, however, that the orders for the marriage trous- scan of the Grand-Duchess Marie have not been confined to the great satocrat alonw, but have boen distributed smong eeveral other claimants to sovereignty over the especial world he has 80 long made entirely his own; and that other Paritian artists—nsy, more, several of the most distinguished of tho London housss in matiers of dross aud adornmsnt—have been called to share in tho greatest reeponsibility which has been incurred by tasto ana fashion ever sinca the marriage of the Princo of Wales. The peculiar novelty in (he dressca of Parisian maka is found in the adoption of silver, which Lbas been applied to every purpese of ornamen- tation. One of the evening dresses made for tho Grand Duchess is of sky-biuo sati with a deep flounce reaching nearly <o the knca of silver net, T'he tanic, composed catirely of silver ot of the lightest and most delicate fabiic, is turned back s s Venitieano, tho fac- ings of nale lemon-colored faille, and bordered by a glittering fringe of silver, Another dross 18 of pearl-gray velvet, embroidered s ln bus- eard o silver, with ome eilver epaulette, (rom which deg‘snd:u thick silver cord, which, passing under tho arm, is fastencd on the bosom by alarge oval ornament of polwshed silver, gsomewbat larger than a brooch, and kighly wrought with {alismanic devices. The laces farpirbed by tho Russian manufacturers are of the richest and most artistic _kicd. Tho short i he ancient court coetume of Bhesia have both been made at the veat imperial lace factory at Moscow. The great suty of the fabric, of which too small a quaatity can bo made {0 allow of its introdac- tion into commetce, cansists in tho delicacy which the threads of diverse thickness are intro. dncod into the pattern. Like the auctent tapestry of the Bavouesis, noar Paris, the lsce 5, 20, 03 oue of them was an e.pecial- | 7 full azope to | rs." Woodhull spraoy | recognizod 23 a prophetess! | uerial fymily, or as valnable prosents to forei suvereir The short voil made for the Friucese Alario is end to b one of thy fnes; soecimens of this manufacture cver bebeld the roses which form the pattern being eo beag tifully shaded as to appear in relief. Tho trai whick i a colonne, & degign of ferns and creep. ing plants, with bees acd butterflies ecaftergd over the ground, *is just fit tobe framed™ accordiog fo the opinion of a Tnssisn lady, who has just been permitied to view it. Dut of all the wouders the drossoss of English maanfacturs bave been rogardsd ns the greatest. This jp. novation in au imperial trouseau is considered 5 bold stroke indeed. Does it arema that the unj. verealits of Parieian taste is about to be digpat- ed, or that tho Ercglish couturieres havo at laat asserted their indepeudence of the tyranniral vagaries of tho creat artists of Paris? As in Rusua it is gonerally the gentlemen who dictats the laws of femslo fashion, and pro. nonnce the fat of acceptsnce or dismisse! of tho designs suggested from abroad, it is of courso imogined thnt the taste of ths royal briderroom has predominated throughont, and tho ladies of St. Petsrsburg, who bhave been forced to submit to tho large buckles, and ate] stircus, and leathern trimmings from P find themsolves complatoly derontees by the mm? plicitv and distinction of the nulking and driving costumes, the sreat majority of which have come from Londcx. SOVEREIGNS OF INDUSTRY. No Union with the Advocates of Justice. Oficers of the First Couneil--izofber Organined, and Two Others to Orgazize Monday. The following, in relstion to the Sovercigns of Industry, is in part & roproduction of the prow ceedings of the meeting roported in Saturdsys TRIBUNE, but it contains some new matter, and alzo some corrections of the report of the Fridsy evening meoting : In responso to & notice circulated mainly throngh s number of formative orpanizations all in embryo, but all luoking 10 & similar direction, viz.: a cansolidation of those engaged in indus. try and thoso not antagonistic thoroto in a ma- terial organizazion for mmuinal beoefit, s largs nunber aseembled at the housc of Mr. H. Allen, No. 210 North LuSalle street, Friday ovene icg. TIE ADVOCATES OF JTSTICE. Mr. A. B. Baker wes callod to the chair, and T. W. Spear clected Secretary. Thera wore pres- oat representatives from the workingmon of ths Norti Rolling-Mills, from a West Sids working- men's nssociation, from Tvanston, Laks View, and elsewhere. Af:er ths opening of the moat- ing, tho report of @ committao appointed at & provions menting to atiend tho mesting of a proposed organization of whica Mr. Porism is tho aclnowlodzed roprescntulive, wea given, This report was sccepted, aud the Commities dircharved. Your Committec appofnied to_confer, by thefr {ovi- tations with tke “Advocates of Juatics,” at Mrs, Wyn- Xoop'e, West Leke strect, bog leave to report We were cordially received, but, contrary Lo our exs pectations, we fonnd 3_mcnoroly, the avowed object of which was to dght zIl o onopolies ; the con- stitution bad been adcptod 2ud the officers eloctad be- fore our rrival, We were led to believe that acuon in this respect would m)t be tataa a2l tha arcival of yoor Commit- toe ; hience the dieults in the way of a union,—we conid have no veice ju detern:ining tie nume or charm £ uf the Order. Wo fouad the report of tho eleo n of ofdcert, =5 given in tho Poxt cnd Mail of Tass day tho I7th inist,, o be correct, bt the body Lad dis- batded the vume day in order to rid themseives of the g an who3o patno had beon published os Grand Secretary Your Committ:e do not think a vnion would be de strible vith o slcioty se nted, =nd consisticg wholly of officers wizo zef of ¥ou (3 numerizally larger body) to yreld ournclyes to them without reprerenta ton'in 1 ra or yoaridess in thelr constitution, Your Comm:ittc> thercfore dcem it unadvieabls ts s ik Lo secalled Advocates of Juatl ully anvmitiod, i T, W. 8! : Cliafrman com::fi'u. EATRE. - The honored Manter uf the Nutinna! Couned of the Soverei 2 Tudustes, W. I Farle, of inttoduced to the mee uuswesing ail (uostions, and making & | fnli epanation of the Ocler. Iroe discussion foliowed, in which all present were invised 10 participate. ® H. F. ELLIOTT, the oilicial buainess-azent in Chicago of the | Towa State Groage, being prazent, was tovited to give the meating.a thetch of the practical bene- i fits o its mewbe the Grangers’ movement. Mr. Elliott, in o -onve. saiil thero wan nothing 1 in their movemeut antagozistic to the trne inter- css of manafacturers; it dud disturt the mid- diomen, bu’ not the producere, or manufactunng of the useful aud necossary articles of use of cousumption. He certai cording 0 hix best ic results, wherein, 8- vizmnation, tue membors of the Patrous of Haslandry had been bevosited to ga azount not less than £2.020,000 in the Stats of Tows alons, by Qisgensing wich unpecessary iutormediates Lobweon the producer snd coss | Bamor. 1n the report of Mr. Elliott's remarke in yes- terday's paper thoro wers two iuaccuracics which, thouzh slight, doeervo correction. Mr. Litwtf, i epockng of mauufacturers of lows, «te., did nob. vsas the expression *comumission men,” bat *ageuts.” Ho was also made to statoe that, by buyiug tour of the Grangers, the workingmen could got it &4 & bar- rel chczpor than at pressnt. YWhat be did sar was, that gonifoman in B.attleboro’ bad told { him that the diifercuca in tho cost of flour Lers und there was $4, and Mr. Eacle remerked that e could get it from the producers at the sume price it eold for Lere witn regular commission ©of 19 ceuts & barrel aaded. ¥ THE FillSy COUNCIL. After a full deliborason it wad declared to b the couviction of tueso present that the cous terpart of tho Patons of Husbsodry was to b found 1n tho Sovercigns of Industry, which, from the erpoeition of ifs naturo s given by Mr. Earle, combined wmore of the deairable elo- mants than any othor preposed orzaoization. A paper was opened fo record ¢ names of those favoialla to the immedist organization of Chicago Council No. 1. This paper secorded the names of tweniy-eight per sons (ladics and gentlemen) representing sixteed different industrin} purswts. It also reprosented the membors of four or five contemplated socie: ties, 2!l having & similar end 1a view, who delayed action to hear the nataro of tie “Sove- reizns of Induscry™ and its plans, and bad &% teuded this meeting to examine and report 08 the sama to their several coustituents. THZ OFFICERS. Tho readicess to co-oporate resulted in tbt temporary organizacion of the first Counctl b} the melection of the following-named persest for the respective oflices, viz. 3 Yanter—1, L, Alien, Oversocr—0. F. Eillott, Secretary—T. W, Spear, Lecturer—W. I, & Stowsrd—T. J. Crowe. Stewardess—Rosalla M, Allen. Iuside Guard—>ry, T. J. Crova. Qateide Gusrd—T. J. Morgan. Tie meeting adjourned st s late hour fo msa again on Taesday ovening next. OTHEB COUNCII, . Council No. 2 was organized in the neighbo™ bood of the Rolhng-)Mills yesterdsy afteruoon Councils Nos. 8 and 4 will be orgauized Honda) oveniog, the former st the Westem Arenus tel, on West Madison stroet, and No.4oa tht Hoath Bide. —— ASTRONOMICAL. ‘Wasaryeron, D, C., Feb. 21.—Prof, Hmry ”""fl by talegraph, this morning, from the Acdang Sciences of Pepnsyivaniz, {bo aanouncement digcoery .of 3 cumet in right sscension, 30 42 minttes of declination plus 24 degrees 51 minutari falnt motion southeast 3y degrees. HUDSCN RIVER ICE CROP. Povsmsxzrsrz, N. Y., Feb, 21~Up ‘o touigt 750,000 tun of ice have been gathered i “ho % along the Hudson, and the season is considired Last year 1,200,000 tons were stcred, Tin Holi@ River 14 open to & point 2 mi'es ncrth of Nevbarg: sl airee s SUICIDE. Nrw Yomx, Feb. .—~Hamflton J. Solid, Memphis, the’ sctor who plased under the Natlinab Smith, ahot Limself to-day af b2 Avenus Hotal, i EERE i SOLD FOR TAXES, / Wox: Mass., Feb, 21.—The Forter 2ol totag by the Faz Callctor to taXes of 1872, which the Fosters cefijed 10 p80 Fostar not being aliowed 10 voiz— DAN MACE ILL. i ‘Nrw Youx, Feb, 7L.—Ths desth of Dst anpounced this afternoon,’” It jreves {fusortsd Welldnown driver is vary low, but his phyutiss Lo is Ukaly 10 recovez, W fii aw e =