Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1874, Page 5

. sdjourned, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY MARCH 20, 1874 5 [y e e e e e e T 5 FOREIGN. Queen Victoria's Speech at the Reopening of Parlia- ment, Proposed Legislation in Regord to Roal Estate Transfers, And the Relation Between Master and Scrvants Disracti Wil Advise the Early Release of the Fenian Prisoners. The French Ambassador at Bexlin Abont to Rosign, GREAT BRITAIN. TUE QUEEN'S #PEEOMN, Loxpox, March 18,—Parliameut roassombled to-day. Bhortly after tho opening the members of tho Houso of Commons wore summoned to the Chamber of Peors to hoar the Queon's spooch road, Itisas follows: B “My LoNDS AND GENTLEMEN : T roour to your advice st the eurlicat period permittod by srrangementa con- goquent upon the rotirement of fhe late Adminlstra. tlon. My forelgn relatious continue most friendly, and T shali not full to exorciso the fnfluence arisin from thiese cordlal rolativus for tho muintonsuce of Europoan poaco and faithful obsorvenco of intorns- tional obligations. MATTIIMONIAL ALLIANOE, Tho masrlago of my soi a at ouce s nonrco of lup- pinoss to mysolf aud a pledgo friondship Letween tho w0 great Empires, THR ASHANTEE WAR aa torminated fn the capturo and destruction of the Capltal, aud negotlations which, I trust, may lead (o & mora satisfaclory conditfon of ‘affairs than Lutherto, Tl courag, diseipline, and endurance of my forces, snd tho onerisy and skill evinced in the conduct of the expadition, hika Lrillfuntly maintained, under the most trying circumstances, the traditionary reputation of o Britis: army, TIE FAMINE IN INDIA, ! 1 dooply regret that drought Lias sifected the moat popuious provinces of the Indisn Emplre, aud pro- luced extreme acarcity (in some parts amounting to sctual famiue) ovor un arca inhabited by many mill- dona, I Lave dirocted the Governor-Goeral of India to Ppata no coat dn atriving to miligale this tarcible ¥ TR seTnATYS, Gontlemen of tho iouso of Commons: The ocatl. ‘matoa for exponditures during the coming Onsncial yoar will bo fortliwith submittsd o you, MEAL ESTATE TRANGFERS. Ay Lords and Gentlen.on : Tho dolsy and_expent attonding tho transfor of land in . Englnd hua long been felt to bo & roproach €0 our law, and _serious ob- Rtacles to deslinge n ronl property, ' trust tho meas- urea which will now bo submitted for your considera- tion will be found ealeulated to romove muck: of the ovil which 18 complained of. You will probably bs of opinfon that tho oarrangement of fudiciabire and bicnding of tho adminisiration of law and equily Which woro offocted 1n Englaud by tho ensctment of tho lnat soscion, oughti to bo -extended to Ircland, ~ You ' will asked to vote part of your timo io the uccomplishment pat of i oblect. o groator partof hoso clsngos sre {aapplcablo (0 (i tribynals In Seotland, bt you will ba invited to cousidor tho most satisfactory mode of bringing procoduro upon -Scottish sppeala {nto har- mouy with recent leglslation, Among other measures relating wpeclally to Beottish Inioreats, & bill amo.ding the luw relatiug to land righta and facilitating tho transfor of land will be Iéd boforo you, q MASTED AND BERVANT. Borlous differeuces huva arisen snd romonstrances Dbeen made by largo classca of tho community 18 to the working of the recout act affecting tho relationship Dotweon muster oud servant f tho act of 1871, deallng with ofenwcs Vconmected with trade, and of fho law of couspiracy, On theso subjects I am desirons that, boforo attemptivg frosh legislation, you shoutd be'tn posses- sion of all tho material fucts, and of tha prociss qucse tlons iu controversy, For Lhis purpose I have lssued my rosul comminsfon of Inquiry futo the state and Wouking of o presout luws, with view to thuir early smendment, if found nocessary, THE LIQUOR TRAPFIO, . A bl will be {ntroduced dealing with such parts of acts regulating the salo of iutoxicating quors as have given riso to complainte, sad appest fo dodervo the terforonce of Parlisment, Your attentlon will also'bo directed to the lawa f- fecting {rioudly providont doclellzs, Theso multers iwill requiro gruve consideration, I pray the Almig] w0 g\xh?l ynug doliborations, e T IN THE NOUSE OF LOEDS, Qho address in reply to the speech from tho ‘Rhrone wae moved by the Marquis of Lothian, ‘and soconded by the Earl of Cadogan. An intor- esting debate followed, The Duke of Somorsat, & Liocial, mado a sharp attacic on Gladatone for Jlistoning to, if not oncouraging, parties who favored tho dismembermoat of the Empire, | Earl Groy, snother Libera], doscribed tho dis- golution of tho last Patliament as an act of po- mlci:l suicide committed duriog temporary in- eanity, Lord Selborno, Iato Lord High Chsncellor, came to tho dofonse of Glndatone with n brief but eloquent vindication of lis course. The Liarl of Dorby, the new Minister of For- elfn Affairs, in the course of some non-com- mittnl romarks on England’s policy abroad, inti- mated that the marriage of tho Duke of Edin- burgh with tho Princoss Mario Alexandrova was 2 matter of politioal importanco. Tha address, which ia o moraproof of ha roy- al uguch, was then adopted without amend- ment. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS there was & vory full atlondance of membera, and the gallerica “woro crowded with spactators, Disraoli, on entering the Chamber, was raceived with triumplaut cheers by his supporters, When the members nad roturned from tho Chambor of Yoers tho Sponker rond A LETTER FROM THE LORD ONIEF JUSTICE, 8w Alexandor Cockburn, informing the House of tho circumstances under which ono of ita membora (Whalloy) waa adjudged guilty of, and fined for, contempt of court. Mr. Andorson gavo notice that on tho Slst instant he would call attention to tho fact that British subjeots had not yot received componss- ton for their losses in accordance with the pro- viaions of tho troaty of Washington. * An address in rospouse to the Queen's spooch, slmilar to that introduced 1n the Upper Houso, s moved by Sie William Btorliug Mazwoll, and seconded by Mr, Oallonder, Alr. Torrons moved [ AMENDMENT TO THE ADDRESS, declaring that Parliament is conscions of ita obli- fzfion 0 spucially caro for Indin, and asauring Hor Majesty of the interest with’ which it wil coanider measures to allovinte the distress in that oountryx and to prevent its recnrronco, Mr. Gladstono ross and said he would not seek to place any obstruction iu the way of the Goy- ornmont in its trontmant of Indis. Ho depre- eated tho croation of s Commission to inquiro {,‘:,'}? ;hu xlnldnl:{m: of pmlel;yer? and employed, oncludo Promi o g Govornmant ais (a6 1© 61Y the mow Ditraeli objected to the amendment moved by Torrens, a8 inopportune, and it waa withdrawn, The addross was then adopted, and tho House ‘Thomas E. Taylor, Chancellor of the Duohy of Laneaster undor the new Government, has been re-elected to Parliament from Dublin County by flull;mnjurn{.x i /ONDON, March 10.—The Fuelleors arri: Portsmouth to-day from the Gold Const, ik I} Loxnox, Marcl: 20—6 a. m,—1'he Daily News says it hag been given to understand, on good suthority, that Disraeli will advise the early ro- lenso of the romaining Fonian convicts. Arthur Pool has boen-dosignatod as the Lib- nnllwhlp during the proaent session of Parlia- mont, 5 ‘Tempestuous weather is reported on the Seot- tuh consts, and there hua boen somo damage to shipping, ¢ e S GIRMANY, Loxvox, March 20.—The Daily Telegr(]lfh hea the following spocial dispatch from Derlin: YViscount de Gontaut Biron, French Ambassudor, Is about to resign in consequence of unploasant relntions with Princo Blamarck, An adjournmont of the Rolohstag is probable, on acoount of Biemarok's illness. ——— OHINA AND JAPAN. BAN Fnaxorsco, March 10,—The Paoific Moil stoamer Cront nefinh\ln arrived this morning, 8he brings Hong unfi)m}v(ncs to Feb. 19, snd Yoliohama datos to Fob, 24, aml tha following passongers for Now Yorl : ‘0, A, Flandors, M. \furatco, : E, Nickols, W, Warren, 8, M. Davi- von and wifo, Mlas Davleon, 1, W, ‘Hauco, Jobn ,‘mofizd, J. M. Jacquoma, Col. Grainy, &. It, Ganee JAPANLSE NEWS, The Japan Gazells of Feb. 23, contains the followiug : “‘Ou ‘um ”‘s‘l’ n{l -'l?lllmnryr t&oflfinprfiu received o wives aud familles of the English, Btatos, and Bolgian Mininters, & Vaiod ‘The {-Illnlz‘pornr‘ has orduufad m:t hh(u own In- ‘come &l pay tax_equ wi is subjeots, Ho will pay about sflu,ulm.y. ) Kido, one of tho Ioreign ambasssdors, has hfl‘s ointed Minlator of Education, . Govarnxdeh) 18 faaking ibrnde ous efforts to put down tho rebollion of the Brmourai, but many of the military throw down their arms nud refused to fight thoir conntry- men, The Gazllo ssys pooplo need have no foars for frionds in Japan, nor for tho flnancial conditlon of tho country, Ernomoto lina been appointod Mintalor Ploni- potentiary to Rudain, Twakura had nosrly recovored his hoslth, The Samoural of Bago-Koen-Hizen have ase wombled iu their temples, demondiug that an expedition ba dispatchod to Coren, 'fihnlr nums bor {8 conatautly incronsing. On ‘tho night of tho 1t of Fobruary thoy wont to tho Dank of Ouo, in Fukuokn, and used such violenco that “51"&’ S piereation of 1 X 0 rogistration of the paople has boon disre- garded for o long time, buF ltnhna now boon no- curately MunmE ishod, and & census shows the po'ruludon of tho Empiro to be 83,100,000, 'ho Chamber of Commercoe of Yokohsma has strongly rocommnondod an order for the storing of potroloum at a safe distanco from tho oity, lmt“llm Govornmont has takon no action in-tiie mattor, - Okubn has gone south as Commissionor from tho Mikado to tho disaffocted poopla thoro, tak- Ing a trong forco of marines, the iufantry refus- ln:i to go. Thoso rofusals of the soldiors to obey orders sliows n very strong spirit of rebollion. ‘The wotk of constructing a telograph line northward I progrossiug favorably. Tho news from China by tho steamor iy unim- portant. Tho Press mays tho eurrency is do- prosscd, and that the atatistics of tho Chombor of Commerco of Hong Kong sliow an unsatisfac- tory condition of the tinancos. It is roported that -the questions between | Peru and China relative to tho coolie tratfio will bo reforred to Russia for arbjtration. Yogouama, Fob, 23.—Tho sovision of the Jnpancee tréatics maked but‘little progross. Notes havo passed botwoon the foreign Minis- tors and tho Japanese Governmont, but the Int- ter is using all 1ta andenvora to have ox-territorinl Jurisdiction abolished, which point, the repre- sontatives, having been iustructed by their ro- apective “ Governments, rofuso to concedo, The negotintions may be said at presenttobeata dend-lock, It is said the budgot for 1874, prepared by the Minister of Flaauco, shows a very favorablo stato of tho national finances. Gront anxioty was folt for some days as to the Bafoty of tho DPacific Mail stosmship Alaska, which did not arrive hero until tho ovening of tho Gth inst., nine daya over contract time. The dolay was causcd solely by bnd woather. A Bobemoe is under consideration for improv- ing tho harbor of Yokohams, by building piors 80 a8 to sholtor the anchorage from provailing winda, % FRANOE. PAmis March 19.—Tho Univers newspaper has rosumed publication, tho term for which it was suspondod having nxrlrnd. It signalizes itu re- appearanco by publishing & lottor irom the Popo donouncing the enemies of the Ghurch. STATE LEGISLATURES, The Accounts of the Fiftcenth Iowa General Assembly Closeds Its Work as Compared with That of Its Predecessor. " The Michigan Legislature Decide upon an Elective Judiciary. IOWaA. Special Dispateh to the Chicaaoe Tribune, DesMoings, Ia., March 10.—Tho Fifteonth General Assembly adjourned this morning at 10 o'clock. Last night, Loth Houses wero in sos- sion till 2 o'clock, and this morning no businces of Impottanco waa dono, excopt to pass the bill rodistricting tho Statoin senatorial and ropro- sontative districts. Tho usual resolutions of thanks to the presiding officors, clerks, and ro- porters wore pngsed, and & very genoral good foeling prevailed among the membors. THE BESSION has beon about the usual length, and all the im- ’wrllnt logislation has been accomplished. About 200 bills found o grave on tho motion that all the billa before the General Asacmbly bo in- doflniteiy postponed. Noarlyall tho Roprosenta- tivea departed for their homes to-day, and not & fow lobbyiats, who still hoped that thore was & chauce for their pet bills in tho closing houra of tho sossion, doparted with thom. In CASTING UP ACCOUNTS, it is nacertained that the special appropriations of tho Fiftcenth Goneral Assembly sggregnto 475,000 againat $765,000 appropriated by the Fourteanth Gouoral Asgembly for che same pur- 0808, i —_— ‘MICHIGAN., Special Dispatch to Lhe Clicago Tribune, Lawsing, Mich,, March 19,—In the Senate the majority of the committce on submitting the taxation of the liquor trafic reported opposing separae submission of the taxation question, The minority favored it. The question was tabled by 17 to 13, The Bonate concurred with the Houso in pro- viding for an _oleotive judiciary, and requiring four torms of court to bo held in couutios of 20,000 inhnbitants; also in giving the Supreme Court goneral control over law practico. An attempt to strike out Seo. 9, limiting trado instruction in prison, failed in the Seuato. ‘The Senate ordered to a third reading tho - SOMEDULE OF BALARIES substantislly the samo a8 Eravlmlnly roported : Governor, 3,000, aud the other oficers 2,500 and $2,000. The Auditor-Goneral, Superintondent of Inatruction, Bacrotary of State, Commissioners of Land-Oftice, and” Attornoy-Goneral are ro- quired to resido at Lansing. A soparate message was read from tho Governor, aud_geveral bills introduced in eaok Houso, ‘he Sonsto inisted oua HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION of $2,000. The Houso wants 1,500, TIE STATE FUNDS, The Mouse passed, by 65 to 23, a resolution xoquiriug tho Blato “Prensurer to roport without dolay the namos of banks whora the money of tho Btata is doposited, tho smount in each, bonda taken to securo the State, nanies of tho bonds- moeu, and amount of liability of each bondsman, The resolution was moved by Mr. Perry, of Opis- land, Democrat, who snid that the approgate bonds of the Tronsurcr are_anly 160,000, winle Do bas sometimes $1,000,000 on band, snd hag averagod $800,000 during tha pust yeas Mauy bills covered by tho Governor's messago were passed in both ITouses. They rolato al- most oxclusively to local intorosts, and are not of general importance, The Houses disagroe on the ARTICLE ON RAILEOADS, ;ndacnmmum of Conferouce hos boen or- lored, Article 18, concorning education, was ordorad to a third reading iu the Souate, The Houses disagres concerning the paying of Chaplain for roligious services, The Benate does no want ona, ‘The sousion will continue till the middle or end of next week. # —_— ‘OHIO, Cocuvamus, 0., March 19.—The Buprems Court to-dov refuséd tho application for u vrit of quo warranto, in tho case of Weimor against Wolsh, Gov, Allen to-day sent to the Beuato the name of Walter O, Hood, of Marlotts, O., to bo Btato Librarian from Maral 24, In the Honate the Weimer-Welsh contestod eloction cage was tuken up. An attachment way issued for three witnesses from Union OCounty, "The afternoon was spent in tho examination of wituessos. —_—— . MASSACHUSETTS, BosTow, March 10.—The Senato to-day recon- sidered tho paseage of the Ton-Hour bill to be enaoted, and postponed the subject until to- moirow, < On March 24 tho House will vote for a stio- ceagor to Bonotor Bumuor, [ FRESHETS IN THE FAR WEST. Oxans, Neb,, March 10.—Tho {ce in the river moved out at 12 o'clook to-day. The Union Pa- citlo train from the Wost, duo st 8 o'olook, will not arnve until midnight or later, on unt of the bridge over oug Fork, two miloy west of Columbus, haviyg been woakened and made unsafo by the giving out of tho ice. The bridge ia being ropaired and strengthened to- day, About a quarter-of a mile of the Union Paoific Telegraph Line washed away at the ssme place last night. The ice in the Platte River is algo ruoning out. e e . UNFOUNDED RUMORS, spectal Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune, New Yonx, March 19,—Diligont Inquiry smoug ;nrmnmnnt members of the Praduco Exchange h-u.n t.'omonnhl(lh thlm truth °nlf the mfinafi( ures aniong Livarpool daalers o oftlh whisdls POLITICAL. Massm.:mlselts Politicians Anxious to Name Sumner’s Successors Mr, Dawes' Frionds at Work in His Behalf, The Caucus and No-Caucus Re= publicans at Odds. Other Political Matters, The Massachusctis Senatorship. Spectat Lispateh to The Chicaga Trioune, BostoN, March 19.—Tho Dawes faction has boon busy to-day, and there is but littie doubt that thoy will have, within twonty-four hours, a protty acourate caloulation of tho number of votos thoy oan ‘depond upon, Senator Loaned, of Pittsflold, is tholr lender, Hels a man of woalth and influence, and is credited with having the idon that Mr, Dawos' prosont soat would fit Lim, All the work thus far dune openly has beon by the Dawes men as such, who number about forty or fifty men in tho wostein countios. THUE DUTLER PARTY ' 18 comparatively qutot, their idos is that as last yoor lEu contest wus between Boutwell aud Dawos, thoy can reckon on all the Doutwell mon now to stand Ly Mr. Dawes, who will also bo ablo to hiold all bis friends of last yoar. In this caloulation they do not allow for ihose who voted for Boutwoll 80 s to give Richardson his placo in the Trensury, sud 10r & large number who saw in Dawos, waat Lhoy soe no luagor, an anti-Butler candidate, ‘Tho fricuds of i LOAR AND ADAMS hiave as yot dono nothiug to show their strongth, though t{m formor quiatly elam pluralityof tho Logislaturo, N THE DEMOORATS havo renlly taken prolimmnary steps to insure lolding the balance of power. At thoir caucus Iast might, thoy voted unanimously to nowmiuato 8 Domocrat, and atick to him until tho majority of the cancus voted that it was timo to do other- (\lflun. Fo-might, thoy meot to ohooso a candi- ato. < z PRESS COMMENTS. The Journal's last commont 1 : 1t matters but very littlo what Gon, Butler has to say rogarding a caucus, and 60 far us thie foir is en- tortained thut ho may claim the election of Mr, Diwes 12 8 Dutlor victory, W had Lotter disming that foar, if it Is to operataas It now threatons to do, n plucing ke unti-Butier Ropublicans {n & bad position fur tho Staty cumpsign, Lot tho Senators snd Ropresontatives do what {s right and aquarc, and the people wiil {udorse thoir action, but do not lot thom bo_swerved from u Jath whiclh promises at best a dollverance from o - corner " which is belng manipulated by Gen. Butler. Tuo unanfmous Repubifcan Yot for & candidato iy what tho Essex member most fears, 3 . The Daily Advertiser to-morrow morning urges rotuining Mr. Hour whoro ho ia; and says Tho soloction of a Souator ke Mr, Adams, under existing circumstailees, would Ue an ovidence of strengtli, and not of weakness, If this 1s loaving our {utreuchiments, it in leaviug thom for s strouger posl- tion, It {a necessary to bo nure that our Henators and Represontatives ehould fight corraption. Batier's resence in public lifo ia au_offront aud & porpetual cliallenge to onest men, But in the sfloirs of this Republic thero aro vast ficlds of sorvice whero Lutlor is ~ unknown, sud whither mothing but s miracle can ftransport him and his kind, Nor is tho Ropublican party of Mnssachuscites to Do debaucted or disbanded” on ony lssus liko this, It has much {o do befora that timo comes, Least of should the chofce of & Sonator illo Mr. Adams teud to thut result, unleas wo aro secking o protext for its da- acruction, and are willing to slako this most moment~ ouafasue on the result of a choice botwoon caudidates sny one of whom would serve tho Stuto snd tho coun try wol Orcgon Democratic Stato Nominne | tony, 8An Frayorsco, March 19.—A dispatch from Portland, Orogon, suys the Demacratic State Cpuvoution organfzod yosterday with J. 8. MM, Van Clovo as Presidont, A platform was adopted in fuvor of the froo navigation of tho Columbia River, tho construction of a Lreakwator at Port Oxford, the construction of tho Portland, Dal- lss & Balt Loko Railroad to the southorn bound- ary of Lhe Stato; symiwthy was dedlared in fa- vor of tho Patrons of Husbandry, and in favor of an oconomical administration of Stata affuirs. Gov. Grover was chosen by scclamation for ro- election, Mr. Chadwick for ro-cloction®as Seero- tary of Stato, and G. A. Lodon was nominate for Congress. b LEGAL INTELLIGENCE, The Dam nt XKitbourn City, Wis., Not 2 o -Nulsance. Spectal Disvatchto 7he Chicago Tribune, Mantsoy, Wis,, March 19.—The Unitod Btates District Court hos been occupied since Maroh & with the trial of tho suit of J. W, Bradford, of Quincy, Ill,, va. the Kilbourn Mauufactuting Company ot al., which was concludod this morn- ing. ‘llio suit has involved important interests of Iilbourn City, where, by the dam scross tho Wisconsin River, below tho Dells. Strong ef- fort hns been mado for yenrs to build up Kil- Lourn City ss @ manufacturing place, but tho lumbermen on the Upper Wisconsin, and espec- ially the Yellow iver, objoct to tho dam 88 involving exira cost and linze ord in rafting,. A Jargo number of lum- bormen, raftsmou, and pilats havo been exam- ined, and the defense Lias gonerally found thom unwilling witnossos. Messra. Cottroll & Fren- ticn wero attornoys for the plaintif, aud Grogory & Pinney, of this city, for the defendants, The jury wero charged by Judge Hopking Tuesday aftornoon, aud were out n(;reoing on & verdict till 6 o'clock this morning, Tho verdict is ratuer mixed, ench side having something to rojoics in, though tho defendonts claim s substantial victory. The dam was not declared a nuisenco as applied for. A vordict was awarded the plain- Y against the Kilbourn Manufacturing Com- pany, but not against the other parties put in as co-dofondants, for $507 damages, with cots for injuries to his lumber while pnssing over Kilbourn Dam. A verdict wad also given that the dam is ot constructed according to the chinr- tor, but that it is vot a materinl obstruction to tho rivor, Another suit of the samo nituro In- stituted by tha same party, began to-dey with & new jury. : 8 Suits to Recover the Value of Whent Burned in an Elcvator, Correapondence of W'e Chicago Tribune, MoGneaon, Ia, March 17,—Last summer, when the grain-olevator of iseedle & Sles, of Crotca, 1n., Was cousumod by firo, 26,000 bushels of whont in tho olevator wero destroyed, ‘There wus insurance suficiont to cover the loss of 10,- 000 bushols, which loft 15,000 bushels umnsur- ed. Tho partios storlng this wheat with the Company stored it on tho following conditions : T'hat thoy should receive tho smount stored, of a8 §0od a grade of wheat, or roceive monay for tho wheat st tho markef-valun. * Judge Dilion has held that this sgreoment was a conditional salo, In thut case, tho Elevator-Compuny would be cloarly liable, Twonty suits bave beou inati- tuted in the Cireuit Court of Howard County, by porties storing this wheat, for the recovery,of tho amonot of 815,000, and theso suita aro to be tried the present weok. The cases excite gon- siderablo interost. Suit Against the City of Milwaulkeo to Reocover for o Ohange of Grado. Speaal Dispatels to 1he Chicago Tribune, Miuwavree, March 10,—By o suit commenced in tho Olrouit Court, the question is raised whathor the city s liablo for damages to houses aud lots by muiface water and doterforalion in value owing to a chango of grade, by which per- manent improvemonts are lett sovoral feob be- low the stroot footwalk, oto. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, At Hartford, Coun., on Wednesday last, the white wife of Jumes Frosman (colored) Ldlled Leer eister, owing to jealousy. —Lowenatein, convictod” of murder, on Wed- nesday night made an unsuocessful attempt to escapo from tho Albany Jail. —George Rues, o boy about 17 years of ago, has beon arrested at Davenport on” suspiclon of sotting soveral firos whioh have occurred there of late, The evidence againat him is strong. ~Ldward D, 0, MoKay, charged with wiiting lotters to the New York Stook Exchunge pur- ‘\nrtlug to Lo igned by tho Dresidont of the WVestern Union Telegraph Company, on tho 17th of Fobruary, bus been Indicted by the Grand Jury on a ‘oharge of obtaining goods on fulso protenses, —T'wo %almmuu were committed to tho ew York Oily yestorday, without Combs in bail, ponding an investigation on the charge of committing murderous aeksults on oittzens, : —~Badoau, Loolwood & Co,, frult-dealors of New York City, have uu{:audud business, pend- ing tho examination of thelr accounts, = ‘Thoir lalo bookkseper is said to be a dofaulter to the awmount of §50,000,—not §60,000, aa heretoforo [ e Board of Fire Underwriters of Now Yok, in hooordaiios witls s recsnt resolution to pay rowarda for thoe arrost and canyiotion of in- oondiarios, paid yosterday to properly authorized orsona 500 for tho conviction of Charles E, Tuntor, who firod his own house in Granavillo, Ind, —Tho night oxpress south on the 0, & N, W. TRallrond rau off tha track at SBharon, Wis., at4 o'clock yeatorday morning. All tho oars wont off, aud all.woro moto_or less damaged. Tho ncoi- dont oceured on loyel annd, and. fortunatoly no ono was injured. All trains wore dolayed. Tho track was not cloarod until afternoon, The acoldont was caused by o broken frog, —Oscar Burgan, & young man about 15 yeara of ago, mvsteriously disappenred from bis homo, som 3 miles south of Kokomo, Ind. Ilo startod to school Monday morning, as usual, ind has not boen scon since, Somo threo woeks ago, & young man by the nomo of Lindley Trucblood also mysloriously disappeared from tho same plazo. No causo can bo sssigneg for eithor disappear- auco, mor can any trace bo found of oither, &!;ong}x diligont goarch has bocn made In every roction, —Tho Momphis Appeal says the Directors of the Momphis & Ubarloston Railrond, aftor n sos- @ion of throo days, adjourncd. Tho objeot of tho mooting was to considor. tho proposition of tho Bouthern Beourity Company to annul the lanse and rostore tho rond to tho stooklLolders, upon condition that the latter pay tho formora bonus of 8180,000, whioh tbe lossecs claim to liavo lost in running connecting ronds, The Di- roctors rojeotod the prngnumnn, the reason bolng that Tom Boott's Company is behind on on tho lease $175,000 to 8185,000, —Harrison V. Wheeler, of Ludington, Mich,, was yosterday sppointed Judge of tha Ninetoenth Civenlt at Adrisn, —Louls Falk, asaisted by the following Chi- oago artists: Miss Lowly, and Messrs, Rannoy, Dlillips, Kimbark, aud Lefller, gave an organ concort at the Becund Presbytorian Church, in Sprivgflold, I1L, Iast night. ‘heywero grooted with a fine audienco, and wero sevorally encored. —Te Rev. Fathor Rioidan, of Chicago, at tho Romsn Catholio Cathedral in Milwaukbo, last night, dolivorad an address on the Catholio Chiureh, fu which ho roviowed the strugglos of the Church sgainst Italian bandits, Fiouch Com- munists, English ariatocrats, and - Prussian sol- diors, doclating that the Ohurch is now, and in oll agos has boon, tho ouly champlion of tho people against despotism; and that she i the truo fountain of this n‘zu of progress {ustead of tho obstructionist sl is charged with boing. 1o insisted that tho strugglo Lotwoon tho Protestant and Catholic hias consed, and that it is how n war of Christianity aguinst lufldelity, Ho alluded in soathing torms to the latd Episcopal Convontion. CRIME. Furiher Particulars of the Fight with the Railroad Robbers, Robberies and Murders in Saline County, Il A $25,000 County Treasury Defalcation in lowa. The Supposcd Gad’s Iiill Tobberse= Their Fight with Detectivese Specral Dpateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brpavnia, Mo., March 19,—Dispatchos up to 1 o'clock from Appleton City, tho nearost telo- graph station to Monagan Springs, WIHERE THE CONFLIOT OCCUBRED between Pinkerton's detectives and the sup- posed Gad's Lill robbors, eny that only two of tho partics who wont out have roturned. They state that ono detective is wounded with three bullet wounds and ono charge of buokshot. A guido npamed Donovan was killed. John Younger is killed, and it i bolioved hig brother s wounded. Tho detoctivo who fled to tho woods haa mnot beon heard from, Thero were five of tho Younger par- ty. Anothor dispatch states that three of the attacking party were killed outright. Ono of them was Edwin B. Danlels, formor Doputy- Bheriff of McClair County. Younger was busied yeatorday, ‘Uhoro are four brothers of THE YOUNGER FAMILY who baye mndo their headquartors in tho vicin- 1ty of Monugan Springs since 1803, und have ox- atcisod o torrorisw ovor tho pooplo of that ro- gion ; and, though their desporutochnractor waro well known, thoy have been shielded from arrest by a.dread of tue neighbors to inform against toem, 'Those who profois Lo bo best acquainted with them don't beliove the story that they were conneoted with the Iowa train-robbery, Mouagau Springs are situated in & mountain- ous cuuntry hoavily wooded. (40 the Assoctated Press.) JeFFERsON Crry, Mo, Murch19.—A gentleman justarived from' Bt. Olair_County tuya that thues of Pinkeiton’s detectives discovered tho hiding-placo of tho Younger brothors, who aro patt of tuo roilrosd-robbory gang. Thoy at- tacked thom and o fisht onsuod, resulting in tho killiu$ of two dotoctives aud ono of the Youny ors, 'Tho third dotective succoeded in escapin unliarmed. Tho balanco of tho gang made th escapo. ATny loit Apploton ‘Cily last night to caro for tho romains of the dotectives. 81, Lours, March 10.—It is now stated that the deteecives killed by the Younger brothers, in 8t, Clnir County, on lagt Tuoaday, belongod to o party of four who went from thid city privatoly in the hope of capturing tho Gads fluf railvond robbers. No further particulass of the affuir Lhava boon xecoived, 8r. Lous, Mo, March 19.—No furthor infor- mation rogarding tho fight between the doteot- iyes; ond tho Youngor brothers at Monagon Bprihgs last Mlonday b & boen recoived horo by any oue in puthority, but the Ghobe yeceived a special latd to-night from Appleton City, which gives A DIFFERENT VERSION of the affair, It utates that the party searchivg for tho Younger brothers wes composed of Doputy-Sheriff Danicls, of Ogccola. and two do- teotives, names not given, Wlule riding along tho road thoy were overtsken by the Youngers, and ordered tosurrendor and lay down theirarma. Ono of the detectivos ran and escaped. The others _suriendered, and gave up their arms, James Youger thon shot and Lilled Daniels in cold blood ; “and, while firing on tho detective, tho latter'diow a hemug«r, which ho had eon- coaled, and shot Younger, Tho detective 18 now ot Roscoo, lylng in a oritical condition, with thra bullota in Lis back, and & load of buokshot in his left shoulder. From the St, Louis Iepublican, March 19, Notwithstanding tho heavy rewards offerod for the discovery and approkonsion of the Gad's Hill robbors, aud tho numerous parties of de- teotives who huvo gono in tearch of them, uotl- g dofinite has yet boon ascortalned as to their wheroabouts, or "who thay are, Yeaterdsy tho Hon. Thomns Allen, Prosidont of fhe Tron Biountain Railrond, rocived o dispatoh stating that two dotectives and & man uamed John Younger, who is suspocted of being one of the zobbers, nd beon killed noar Monagan Springs, St. Ola County, Mo. -T'he dotoctives were of & parly of four who wont up there privately from this city, in hopos to discover sud capture the robbora, Thoir namea wero not lonrned, but in this counection we may stato thut a brother-in-law of one of the deteot- Ives killed recoived a dispatch from the acono of the llfiht, asking Lim to_** come out immedi- ately and bring a coflin, as Ed 18 killed. Ho wag shot hg ono of tho Younger brothors to-day. Bring Bua™ (siator of tho murdered dnh:cllvegv ‘Iho dispateh receivad by Mr, Allen did not mention auy particulars of tho kllhnfi of either porty, but wo learn that there was a ukirmish bo- twoon the dotectives and thoso supposed to bo a portion of tho robbors, in or moar a hut in the woods, away from the public thoroughfare, Johu Younger is onc of four brothors, who aro undor eusjilcion of belougiug to {he gang, and .sovoral signiticont facts lead to tho inferonco that the whole gavg {8 in that neighborhood. One of the facts is, tlat sevoral pordons who went from there Just boforo tho Gad's Hill affalr returned a fow days afiorwara with plenty of money and new horses, yastly betier than the oues they took away, Another fact Is that oach of theso por- nous, whonever o strangor anrthou him, 1m- mediataly draws out hig pistol and places hiaself on tho dofensiva. It fu related of oua of tho Youngers, that ho was recantly in i barbor-shop in Rollw bving shavod, when tho Bheriff of the county eutored, and - Youugor, sceing his rofloc- tlon {u the glasy, jumped up, half shaved ui hio was, and drawing his rovolver, hacked out of the barber-ghop and went awsy, During that night & geutloman of Rolly, who bLappgnod to bo concesled, saw or hoard two persons mest, wud, a8 e loarued from thelr conversation, by appointment. Oue was to receivo money froni tho otber, and tha Iatter exprossed his regrot at not being ablo to give him more, swying: ** He did not_got as muoh at Gad's Hill as ho expeot- ed.” Tho gentleman reoognizod the one who mado that remark‘as & porson from Bt. Olair COounty, In tho neighborhood where tho Youngers live, . Aftes tho robbery of the Iowa traln about & ! burglary of the houso within n short timo, yoar ago, followed by tho robbing of the Chill- cotho Bank and tho Bt. Joseph Afiflnul turn! Fair e, & party of porsons puisla tho robbors, and.coming up with thom, woro overpowerodand dissrmed, Theso gontlomon oxpross & vory firm boliof that these robbors ‘and the ones who robbod the mail-atage fn Arkansas and the traln at Gad's Hill ara tho spmo, and thatshortly aftor tho Inttor affalr thoy roturnod to Bf. Clalr County, whore thoy have romained ovor sinco. Defalcation of the Ex-County Treas- urer of Warren County, Xn. Svecral Dunateh to The Chicaqo I'ribune, Des Moines, In,, Maroh 10.—Tho city publlsh the dofalntion of the ex-County Treass urer of Warren County, P, P, Hondorson, Ho hold tho oftico for eight yoars, but was dofoated last fall by thu Auii-Mohopolists. In January, ‘whon he turned over the oilico to hia snccessor, ho falled to make a scttlomont satisfactory to tho Board of Suporvisors. Investigation wass instituted, and the discovery mado that through tho Jast aix years of "his torm ho had bolanced his books in his favor alittlo onch time, Irrogularities have been found through- out his books, and last night his bondsmen do- manded the surronder of his propoity., Tho smount is not yot nacortained, but is supposed to roach §36,000. Warlike Justices in M1 ipple Mesenis, Tonn,, March 10.—A few doys ago s colored Justice in DoSoto County, Miss., nonr Commorco, gave judgment ngainst partios ro- siding in rival beats or districts, which lod to s olash of authority, one charging tho other with having changod his dookot after hoaring of his rival's decigion, aud forthwith issuing o warrant for his arrest, Whon the Constablo, with a col- ored posso, sttomptod to make tho arrost, ho found sn armed party awaiting their arrival, who fired upon the posss, badly wounding -two of thom, ond capturiug’ the Constablo, who was taken to Aurtin by tho warliko Justico to be turned ovor to tho S8honff, who arrested the on- tire parly. The caso was being triod ot last ‘ac- counts, And eaused intonse oxcilement among the colored population. ADOra Itobberies nnd Murders in Saline County, Ind. Evansvirig, Ind., March lfl.-flézenlkl dls- patohos to the' Journal indieate tust Balino County is troubled by an organized gang of robbors, who are committing outrages o Harrla- burg aud the nelghborhood, Sovoral murdors Lavo recently been committed by a masked Rnru: of mon, aud a numbor of robbories committed. Night bofore last the Circuit Olork's oflico was ontored by moans of false koys, and & large sum of mounoy belonging to tho county was stolon, This was_the third time that placo has boon cutorod. Last night the County Clork's offico was outered and wovonty indictments, prlncifmly issucd agninst ealoon- keopors, wero stolon.” This made the fofimx ur- ing the last fow days ons murder and two rob- bories aro roportod. s Case of Braun, the Embezzling Trongs urer of Lucas County, Ohio. TovLeDo, O., March 19.—Dr. Valontine Braun, ox-Troasurer of Lucas Conuty, was srraignod for trial yesterday in tha Common Plens Court on & charge of embozeling public funds during his torm ot ofllee, but, nwln% to tho ahseuco of the proseouting witness, Lrust Greiner, tho trial did not proceed. Greiner isalso an ox- T'reanuror, and. standy indicted for the same of- fense, His trial was to hiavo followed that of Braun, whon he suddenly dieappeared. The Bhorlit spout yufilnrdni‘ and last night in fruit- lupa efforts to discover his wheroabouts, and his bail—10,000—wns to-day declared forfeited. Biraun's cose was then adjourned until the next term of court. Two Brothors Charged with Murdor. Spectal_Diapatah to The Chicago {vibune, Srzyioun, Ind., March 19.—Lont Ssturday the body of & man was found in Salt Croek, in the northwostorn part of _thia (Jackeon) county, with his_throat cut and a stone tiod around hig nock, Two brothors, James and Aloxander Flootwood, woro arrcated, ench one awearing out & warran} against tho othor, On the way to 1““ onoof thom escaped, but gave himself up nst pight, and they aro both now in jail wwait- ing trial, ' The roport that thoy liad boon hauged by the Vigilanco Committes is fulae. Inranticides Svectal Disvaich to The Chicage Tribune, Qaixosy, Wis, March 10.—A servant girl nawed Maggie Oloson hns confessed to the mur- der of her illegitimrto caild bv cutting its throat with a earving knife. The child was found iu the Fifth Ward yostorday., The gixl has been srrested. ‘Fhe Whicher Murder, Noar Independs 4 ence, Mo, §r. Louss, Mo., March 19.—The body of J. W. ‘Whicher, tho'dotactive, which was found in the road uear Indepondenco, Mo., Bome days ago,ar- rived hiers to-night in_ohargo of Mr. Angoll) of Chicago, and will bo taken to that city. CHARLES SUMNER. Meetings of Colored Citizens to Ex- press Sorrow for the Lows of Tholr Great Champion, und Respect for Mis Memory—Is Judge Xour o Sece ond Bannibal Snectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. IN PIULADELPHIA. PrrvapeLenia, Pa,, March 19.—The colorod ‘peoplo of this city held & memorial meeting to- night in the Bothel Methodist Church in homor of tho lato Charles Sumnor. Bishop Compboll, colored, of Philadelphia, rosidod. The church was crowdod fo excess. ishop Comphall said that Mr. Sumuor's memory will nover porish eo loug_as Africa’s sons trod tho goll of America, Tho Rev. Alr, Hunter offor- ed the following resolutions, which woro unsn- imously adopted s aeesolved, That we, the colored peoplo of Phitadelphin, in mass moeting ngsembled, most emphatically declure our high appreciation of his universal love and labor £or the ulleviation of tho oppressed, snd particutarly of La life-long advacacy of tho calivo of “our raca fi thig country, : s Resolved, That we, 88 a race, will ever emulato s bright oximple, wisely u\l])porllnlfv tho principles of trutl, justico, ond frcedom ; snd {n pursnit of theso high aiis, snd as o Donumont to the moimory of the Iate on, Charles Sumner, now write as our motto aud ihe platform of our future sction: * Eternal and Un- compromising Hostility to Every Form of Op{n‘mainn." ltesolved, 'That as Humilear awore Huunlbal to oter- *nal batred'to tho Romans, and Charles Sumuer, iu his dylng hour, obligated Judge Hour o sorve tha cause of frocdom, 80 piedgo W otirselvea by his memory to Jabor untiringly for the allovition of the oppresaed of all lands and races, : Ablo nddressos were dolifbred by Judgo Paxons, Robert Purvia, Ieaiah 0. Wear, and oth- ers, eulogistio of the Iate, Benator, after which the vast assemblago broke up, AT QUINOY. Special Dispateh to The Clicago Tribune, Quincy, Ill., Maroh 19,—The colored cilizens “of Quinoy beldl a mooting to-night to tako aotion relativo fo tho doeth of Bcnator Sumner, Two sots of resolutiona were introduced, snd somo discussion provailod, but alt finally united in dsplurinfi the dcathof their friend and champion. A coloro {lfl}mo isn altempted to turn tho ocen- sion to political account, but he was eftoctually squelohed. PORK-PACKING. Statistics . Furnished by the Superine of the Cincinnati Chamber mmerce. CrvoInNATL, 0., March 19.—The remsining fentures of the roport of Col. 8((1!10{0. Maxwoll, Superintoudent of the Cincinuati Chambor of Commerco, on pork-pucking, will be published to-marrow. From this it nppours that the do- cronse i tho aggrogato walght this winter is 8 B6-100 {;ur cont ; doorosse In average gross volght, 7 83-100 por cout; wholo numbor of burrols of meas pork mado 428,000, comparod with 345,000 tho preceding yeur; prime mos, 47,000, compared with 81,0005 olear, 7,600, compared with 9.000; rump, ‘18,000, compared with 17,000, Tho rolation of lnrd to gross weight ia 18 28-100 per cont, Packing—March 1toNov, 1, 1678, '1,098,100 Logs; averugo grows woight, 220 15-100 pounds. Thoso flgures embrace the Outober packing, though the roport enys tho {u-aduot ontored into supplying the demand for he winter pxoduot, the purposo- boing to adkiore to thogeneral plun'of dividing the packing specl- flcally into two scasons, thua oxoludingthe Octo- ber work from the remainderof the winter, which wad promulgated last Monday, and the packing for the precoding suminer was 405,714, Ban Frauclsco paoked this win- tor 20,600 and 8,750 Inst ¥ gummer, ‘Theso weto not embraced in the goneral nggro- Enul of tho Wost, nor any part_of the Pacifio lopo, Tho receipts of kogs in Now York, Phil- adelphia, and Baltimore n&" regate, from March 1 to Nov. 1, last yoar, 2,24 .gfll, au inorease over {ho preceding summer of 149,281, The reooipta this winter at tho four cities wore 1,040,803, an inoroaso of 185,062, S e EAST LIBERTY LIVE-STOCK MARKET, Easr Liognty, Pa,, March 10,—OarrLE—Arivals, 07 cara; best, $0.25@0.87)¢: medium, $5,95@ 0005 comnion, $5,00@6,20 5 bulls, £1.00@4.60, Hous—Arrivals, 23) carn; beut Philudelplils, $6,35 iinhrAsvala Rave | Lost, 1.01,25 | el 1006075 (it 4 THE TEMP'ERANGE CAUSE. (Cantlsined from the Second Pngo.) Presbyterian (Rov. Dr. B8quiers’) Church this aftorncon. Tho Blayors of “Allegheny and Pittsburghh wero thanked for thoir promptness in glvln% orders to have tho Bunday law enforced. 'Ilie Pennsylvania Com- rnny 1ias abohished tho ealo of liquora along its [uea at tho hoteln and onting-houres, and & lot~ tor from Mr. William Shaw to that offect was rond. This shuts off whisky botweou Cincinnati and Pitteburgy, and Chicago aud Pittaburgh, TIE PLEDGES FOR DRUGGISTS ond phyafoians to slgn wore brought up, The majority of the Pittsburgh drug-stores are noth« ing but’ aftor-midnight drinking ealoons. The pledge aaks druggiats to eoll on phyaleian’ pro- seriptions only, and the phisiciave plodge them- salves to prescribo liquor onlv in casos of sotual necessity. Tho mattor creatod much disoussion, many not thinking thom far-resching enough, and demanding further promises, mauy of them impracticable, Tho wholo mattor was finally Iaid on tho table, and the Executive Committeo, which moeta on Saturday, ordered to settla it by proparing s plodge for adoption on Tucsday aftornoon next, at tho mooting to bo held in Dtr. Iftx;uzor‘n Cburely, on Diamond and Ross stroots, —— OHIO, Special Disnateh to T'he Chicano Tribune, AT OLEVELASD, 0. CreverAnD, 0., March 10,—The temporance movoment to-dny resulted in one of tho most disgraceful scones of mob-violenco ever wit- noseed in this country. A party of Indies, fif- taen or twenty in number, were engaged in work on, the Wont Blde of the river, followed sbout by the usual crowd. A tho af ternoon é:ram'uuued, . tho crowd aug- monted and becsmo noisy and uproarious, About b o’cluck, domonstrations of violenco bo- camo g0 throatening that the ladics started to withdraw, when they wore st upon by n mob. Doolittle, Superintendent of the Cloveland Columbus, Cinoinnati & Indiauspolis Raiiroad 8hops, In tryiug to protoct tho ladio, was knocked down and terribly boaton, Othiors who interforad wore also BEVERELY ANDLED, A small forco of police on the ground was overpowered, aud not until several relays wero called and the Polico Buporintendent arrived could tho mob bo kept buck, The Indios fiually woro drivon off tb their homes in carrages, Nona of tho ladios wera soriously injurod, though soveral rocoived slight kicks and bruises, The portionof thealty in which the attack ocourred has alwaya given tho polico trouble, The population ia chiofly of Gormans of the lower olass, The affair will have a tendencyto accclorate the movemont hero, as public sentiment is thorough- Iy aroused at thio lasults heaped upon the ladics, who are tho wives and daughters of first oiti~ zons, Thero is considerable loud talk in the vieinity of a riot to-night, but no turthor trouble is apprehendod. There isno remarkable pro- fress inthe movement in othor parts of tho city. ; |Tvthe dssoctated Frew.} CreveLaxDp, 0., March 19.—TIhis aftornoon sixty ladies loft tho Tirst Daptist Church, tho headquarters of the Tomperauce Leaguoe, snd marcted to Ontario streot, whera they found an inmenss orowd awaiting their arfival. Tho ladios visited the saloon of D, Price, who re- ceived . them courteously, but would nob allow thom to eutor tho _saloon on account of the crowd. Bervices wero hold on tho sidewalk in front of the saloon, From hero the ladies went to Frinkuor's Wintor Garden, s large lagor-boor &sloon, whoro they wero invited into the ssloon, and prayed and song for somie time, On lauying this placo, they oncountared sn immense mob, and were 8o rudo- ly trontod that thoy abaudoned their original programme, which embraced _visita. to- night on ton ealoous, and morched to tho rooms of the Young Mon's Caristian Asso- clation, In front of this building servicos were hold bofore sn audionce of about 2,000, On tho Weat 8ido threo bands of about fiftcon ladies onch startod out. Two of the bauds made s numbor of calls, und were respoctfully roceivod by all. Tho third band, which moved up Penrl stroot, was followéd by = largo snd disorderly crowd. Tho lndies were aguniled with yolls and insulting remarks whon thoy attomptcd to peay or sing, ‘mud tho crowd, whiok hind bocomo Inrgor - and mora excitod as thoey moved along, finally bacame entirely un- manageablo, The ladied wero throatened with violence, and at one place twoof them wero quite sovorely injured. A number of gentlomon who interfered in’Lebalf of the lodios, wore badly beaton. A policoman wag struck on the Liead with a brick while attompting to keep the mob buck, and ia vory seriously injured., Tho Indios finuliy reachod their homes in safoty. The result of tho day's work is very discouraging, aud its bolioved that tho plan of praving ab saloons will bo abandoned. Much indlgnation is exproaxod by citizous ab the sotion of the mob, aud if tho ladios coutinuo thoir work thoy will not lack pbysical support. AT CINCINNATI, CiNorNNaTy, O., March 19.—Slroot-praying in large banda was commonced in the lirst waid by tho tomperance women to-day. Five t.mperanco meotings woze hold in the clty to-night. i s iy MICHIGAN. DETROIT AND ANN ARTOR, Special Dispateh to The Chicano ‘I'ribune, Derrorr, Mich,, March 19,—To-day tho ladics observed fasting nnd prayer for the tomperance cause, ‘T'hero was no lot-up on the wsaloons, againgt which thoy have for saveral days direct- ed thoir efforts, Platt's Hotel has closod its bar, and Hayden has closed for tho present, at loast. The prayor-meoting to-day was oboeered by & telogram from Aun Arbor, stating that the war Lad been insugurated in that ciy, i s ILLINOIS. AT QUING Special Dispatch to 1he Chicago Tribune, Quixoy, 1ML, Maroh 19.—A moating of the tomperauce poople was held hero to-night, nt ‘which it was rogolved to delegate to the women oxclusively the wholo bueincss of suppressing the whisky tfaflic, The Iadics appointed a moet- inge for organization on T'uesday next, aud on Eh’\érsdny a temporance prayor-meeting is to ba old. AT SPRINGFIELD. . Special Dispateh to L'ie Chicaao Tribune, Srnixarierp, Il March 19.—The ladics be- gan thoir crusado to-doy in enruest, A lago prayer-meeting was held at tho First Presbyto- rian Chureh, aftor which ninoteon ladies started on a tour of visitation, They visited first the Leland saloon,where thnyprne'ed, sang, and cons vVersed with tho proprietors. Thess gontiomen said they must knofiupuu their snloon or coaso to Ieop hotel. Fhey next visited the places Lopt by Wolgamuth & Flood. Horo the crowd rushod into tha saloon, sud prosacd up 8o closcly oa the outside that ‘o large plate window was broken. Mr. TFlo said that, as & business transaction, he wanted ly;ny for his win~ dow; and the lndics agrood to pay him. They visit- od conseoutively thon Hiller's,the St. Elmo, Ray- burn's, and the 8. Nicholas, No conquest waa mnde, though Rayburn aid he would like to quit, if ho could do anything else. Tho ladics held a meoting wilh the drugpists of tho city, all of whom agrood to conso wolling whisky for other than medicinnl or mechanical purposcs, excopt Gliddon & Co. snd John Fish- or. This is a groat trinmph. A preliminary meoting was held to-day to_got up & People's Roform ticket, and another will be bold in o fow days. Tho Hou, Willinn Juyno, and Obed Lowis, Esq.,, hsve boon prominontly montioned for May —— - KANSAS. AT LEAVENWORTIL, Leavenwonrir, Kan,, March 10.—The tempor- anco movomont here §s becoming moro aetivo, Iho Indies have visitod two or wore saloons every day this weol. Ta-doy s visit was paid to the Continontal ilotel, whore they wero rofusod admisgion, but held a praver-mooting on the sidewalk, At a Qeuman beor-ssloon thoy were aunoyed and joorod at by an immenso crowd, but no violonco was offored. The ladies formed a line in front of the bar to provent sell- inge whilo the meotiug proceeded. As thoro woro only twonty-two of them, the bar was too long, and beer way dispeused yigorously on both onds of the countor. ‘lo-night, at tho masg-moeting, s large orowd was prosont, Jonnison, a mnotod gambler and esloon- keoper, addrossed o crowd, arguing in favor of intemperanco and against teototulism, ITo favored going to the fountain-head and olocting temperance ofticials to high places in Congross, oto. Ho spoke bittorly againat the United States Collactor, who rocently made a strong tompor~ ance epeoch, olsming” that tho Collostor mada Lia living b uiguhnfi nitod States stamps with tho blo g the widows and oyphans of ‘druuk- ards, MAINE, AT BANGOR, Baxgon, Mo, - Mareh 10,—Ladiés conueoted with the new temporanco movemont mot to- night, aud adoptai s sorios of rokolutions neking that the prohibitory law bo strictly enforcod in thia city,” I this is not done, they will resort to prayer as has been done in tho Weat, Py NEW JERSEY, AT ELIZADETH, Euizangrn, N, d Matoh 19.—The meeth 1aat ight #0 sxprosa "ladiguskion st the Geemes demonstration last Sunday against tho Sunday Inw was tho lnrgest over scan in this cicy. Olorgymen made nddrosses, Resolutiona wore adopted declaring that open and organizod ro- slaisuco to tho Sabbath law by habitual violators, nummrtml by alargo and formidablo elomont of infldolity, inapires alarm for the permannnoy of tho Christlan Sabbath, and ealling on al' good ‘n‘xuznna to foraake party aflihations and put it lown. LOCAL OPTION LAW. TaextoN, N. J., March 19.—Tho Local Option blll, limitiug tho gnostion of liconss to bo do- torminod by the logal votors of tho Btato at largo,. lias passed tho Sonate. —_— MASSACHUSETTS. AT WONCESTER, ‘WonorsTer, Moss,, March 10,—The women's tomporanco movoment taok a now phaso to-day, Without previous announcement, four bands of ten or twelvo womon cach startod out and visit~ ed many promiuont saloons, nlanhng and praying wherover thoy wero allowed, and urgivg tho own= ors, barkeopors, and spoctators to sign tho I\ludgo. Thoy woro gonerally woll treated, bub bLolr apposls mot with no marlod success. —_—— CANADA. Jottings from 'Toronto=-The Lumbers ‘F'rade at Ottawis-The Nova Scotan Asscmbly. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Tononro, March 19.—The Woelland Caual is to bo drained of water on Monday noxt, to permit of ropairs being made, Tho molders of tho town of Oshawa aro on & striko against & reduction of wages, A man was drowaed ina still full of whisky yestorday. A lifo-prisoner in the Provinclal Penitentiary attempted to lull & fellow-prisoner yesterday by striking bim on tho head with a stono-hammer sovoral times. An investigation as to bow such o thing was to happen whon there are so many guards and keopers is probable. A most brutal outrage was yosterdny por- Pulrntnd in tho bush near Guelph, by o fiend in human shapo upon a littlo girl 6 yonrs of age. Iio was observed ontering the bush with the child in bis arms, but managod to offect hia es- eapo though his pursuors were within a few yards of him, ¢ ¥pecral Dispalch to The Chicaqo Tribune, TUE LUMBER TRADE, OrrAWA, Ont,, March 19,—Thero is moro activie tyin the lumber trado this wook, as American buyers are arriving every day tomake purchases. Contraets for tho enmmer havo boon mado by somo of tho Chaudiera mill-owners at the fofs lowing ratos: Stocks and sidings, $17 per m ; utrips, $4 t0 $4.60; culls, $. Somo of tho lat- ter have been sold as low as $8.60. American buyers have been o backward that somo mill- ownors have made contracts for cutting doals for the DBritieh market at £27 10s for firsts, twoe thirds of that smount for ecconds, and one- third for thirds. THE INDIANS. Liout. Col. Powell, Buperiutendent of Indian Affairs in British Columbia, ishero to receive in- stiuctions from the Goverumont os to tho policy to ba purened in doaling with the Indlans of tha Pacific Const. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. NOVA BCOTIA BUBBIDY, Havirax, March 19.—T'he Nova Scotia Legisle~ ture are now considering the resolutions boaring on the queation of an inoroased suosidy. Tha chiof clouso thorein is this: *‘‘Punt in tha opinion of thin House, the increased subsidy to which, under the Dominion act of 1873 thig provinco is cntitled, was caloulated and allowed on 9,186,000 granted by tho act of 1806, and not upon tho hum of $8,000,000 mentioned as the p{nlléa!;lg debt of tlus province ia the union sob o A ST. PAUL. Action by the School Board in the Scandal Cuse--Public Xndignutionss Judicinl Resignation, special Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune, Br. Paur, March 19.—Tho Board of Educa- tion last ovening rofused to adopt oithor the mae Jority or minority reports from tho Comamittee, both of which ontircly cleared Prof. Taylor and Miss Tinkor, the school-teachors, from the . scandalous charges made sgainst them; and adopted & resolution notifying- Taylor that ha was dismissed from servico for showing par- tiality to younger teachors in the division.ho superintends. This was done in secret sosslon, all tuat is known of which being that there was an exciting session, and much quarreling. Laten.—The Board discovored that it must givo thirty days notico of dismissnl, and amond- od ita rosolution accordingly. Tho' newspapers to-day obtained and publish- od tho full evidenco taken in the matter, from which 1t appoars that a groat scandal was tound- ed on tho carcloss gossip of two little girly and Jealous uttorances of two old maids. The Public Voice adds that theso were circulated and used by Supt. Gage, who foared Taylor rs his rival for tho City SBuporintendency of Schools, There 18 a goneral focling of indiguation, and potitions that tho Board eball rescind the dismissal or poatpono till s publio invostigation is had, se ang circulated by men, women, and children, and signed by overybody to whom presented. Numerous citizons™ have tenderod ample pecuniary assistance to attornoys or tho Professor aund Miss Tinker for ' the prosccution of all éoncerned in ero- ating and _circulating tho slandor, inclading the Infer-Occan and 2'imes of your city. Tha poueral expression to-day is that noither should envo tho schools, but that gl their slanderers should, and the Board is censurod for uot sa doewding, Chiof Justice Ripley, on account of ill health, touderad his rosignation to-day to Gov. Davis, who will not fill the vacanoy till the next Janu- ary eloction by tho people. Prosidont Ilsley, of the Lake Suporior & Missisgippi Compauy, arrived last night, expeot~ ing while here to complote arrangomonts for tho return of that rond from the North Pacific Com-~ pany, holding it by lease, to tho old Company, FIRES. At Modac City, Pu.,and at Beaver, Pa, Pirrsnunai, March 19.—A epecial to tho Cluronicle from Modoc City, Ia,, says that tho oil-tanks struck by hightuing yosterday, burst at 1 o'clock lust night, tho flamou spreading in all diractions, burning tho well owned by James Adoms. 'The tanx and ol belonged” to tho Union Pips Company. A hardwaro storo and & number of dwellings below the tank wero burnod, Itwas fearcd for a time that it would talo the wholo run. The iron tanks bolow Trut- man well, with all tho rest, on tho run, will be & total loss, It in eostimated at ©32,000. Tho Union Pipe Company pumped about 500 barrels outof the tank whon their connections burned off. The report that sovoral lives were lost {a incorrect. At about 3 o'clock this morning the Argus and Radical Dowupnpor building _in Boaver, Da, ‘was destroyed by fire. The building had sovor The cstimntad loss is 925,000, This will causo & susponsion of the Argus and Radioal for u weok or two. . % At Dos Moines, Ka, Special Dapateh to The Chicago I'ribune, Dgs Morxes, Ta,, Maroh 19,—Tho residenco of M. J. €. Savery in this eity was burued thin morning with much valuable proporty. The lowor story was uoarly saved. Loss, $10,000; no ivsurance. ocoupants. At Benver, Po, Special Disputeh to_he Chicage Tripune, Tocursren, Pa., March 10,—The Argus and Radical building, in Beavor, owned by Col. M. 8, Inay, wos totally dostroyod by firo at an oarly hour this morning. T.oss ostimuted at 840,000, on which thoro is an insutance of shout $12,000. ‘The origin of 'tho fire iw not known, In Lhilndolphine PrnApELruIA, March 19,—Tho apring faotory of Ingall & Boovey buruad this moming, Loss, $36,000 ; fusuranco, $10,000. —_———— MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Larayerte, Ind, March 19.—Developments to-duy throw cousiderablo doubt upon the suppos sition that Benjamin Moorhouse, mentioned in yestorday's dispately, has boon murdored. Tha misgmg mon's cont and hat wore fouud a mile sway from tho rond and river, with numorous hols cut in them, but which common gonsn shows woro not mado whilo on tho person of any one, Tha supposition is, theroforo, that Moor- house Lias abaconded, aud hau ‘takou this means tomisload tho people, Thoro is no apparent raflu;mhhawavlnr, ldu;'thla movement on hig part, 88 his lunneial and family affaira seom goad condition, i fepei —_— nJUSTIFII\I}LI‘Z HOMICIDE, Latrie Raok, March 19,—In - cation yentorday at Ln\viubu.:-xl:‘,mmmtlin:\]:r:y County, Prosecuting-Attornoy 0. 0, Ried shot and killed anothor lawyer named Hill. The dige bute aroso in tho court-room oxor the trial of & oaso. The Corouor's inquost diach Rieg, nm-nmuuumnmu:nmm t:gmfi&: