Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1874, Page 5

TN GG AU DAID T TItIUIVET IIOIVIIIE T LIV FOTaEy o FIRES. ;l Large Cire ih Indianapolis Yester- " terday-~Two Business Blocks i Destroyods The Loss Estimated at $300,000 or ] $400,000---Partial List of Insurance. Other Flres Iteported Yesterday. Tire nt Indianapolis. ' Specral ispatch to The Clacano Tribune, Invianaronis, Ind,, March 31,—Ten minutes Afler 7 thin oveniug firo broke out in Commorcial Row, an immense four-story iron-front brick businoss black, owned by John 0. Wright, Will- iam Mansur,"and J, IL Vergen. Within two miunatos after tho discovory, (ho flames burat through the roof, passing rapidly from end to ond of tho block. A strong wind bloning froln Aho wostward nided tho devouring olemont, aud for timo it was thought nothing could kave the Daily Journal building adjoining, Energotic measuros proved successful, and the building was uninjured. Just across the styeet stood the now hotel, 50 foot front and 100 deop, aud threo storlos high, This bullding cought tiro several {imes and the flames woro extinguished, Iiually the heat from tho burning block opnosite drovo tho firemen from their post, and the flamos awept luto the beated building, which waa gutted in a vory few mioutes, 'Who walls, boiug strong, stood 2 THE AWFUL HEAT, confining the flnmes, and provouting them from ronching tho aijoming Luildwge. The Lol was owtied by lobre Shoots, of bk city. Bis- ol & Cy., of Now York, hold 100,000 iulorest, Murtindule Block, opposite the Post-Oflice, was noat agsniled. Tho ivemen fought well aud wucceeded in squelohing the five after tho upper ctory bad burned awny. This block was occu- pied by hnif n duzon second-rale starcs, noarly all of which woroe totally destroyed. During the firo tho wind veored north, throutening u fright- ful contugintion., Conls flow nemly & m .« raining__down on tho stroets und hon: tojs, The strong walls and enorgotio action overponered the fury of the elemont, ssviug the city from o diwastor ko that of Chioago, LOSSES AND INSURANCE The hotol aud Mercantile Row wero just boing gompletod. Tho loss on the former is estimated ot £140,000 ; insured in tou Lastern cowpanies for § 600,000, Loss on tha row, $110,000 ; only $5,000 insur- soco, in the Hartford, of Gouncctiont, Losa on_ tho Murtindale Dlogk and con- tents, 00,0005 insuranco $20.000 — in the 'Howo. of Now York, #10,005, and €5,000 cach in i Commercisl' and Natioual, of Huorttord, ‘Ihe total loss excceds 8,000,000, Lo fargest tho city has over oxpe- 1ieuced. 'Thore ure various rimors as to the or- igin of the fire. Ono s that it was weendiwy ; anotuor that it caught from tho sparks of tbo Journal oflico cnimmey; still snother that it onught fiom o stove used in drying plastor. ULhare wora probably 60.000 peoplo in thovicinity. No accideut is roported at tuis writiug. [70 the Assoctatel Press,] IxpiaNarouss, Ind., March 22.—The most de- structive fire that Las over occarred 1n this city Licke out sbout 7 o'clock this oyvening m the uow four-story block of buildings known as MERCANTILE TOW, on Penusylvauia sireot, botween Markot and Olio. T'he Lxzchange Block, which coumsted of #ix store-rooms almost comploted, was outively destroyed. Trom tho Exchange Block the fire oxtended rerosy the sirect to the Bheows Block, on the comer of Obio anit Pennsylvania streets, 'This was aléo a now block of ten lavge stores, rooms td botel sibove ready for ocenpution, The next bulding in the conrso of the tiro was THE MARTINDALE BLOCK on the commer of Penusyivauin snd Market strects, of nine stores und a vumber of ofticos. which were entircly destroyed. From theuce thie fire cuntinued to Chuffec’s livery-stable on Wubash stioet, and sevoral swaller buildings in thoreor ot Marundalo's Block destrojed. At Lialf-paut 8 the fire i apparcatly under control, #ud will probubly not extend fusther. AMOUNT OF LOBS cannot be ascertained ut presont, but it is esti~ maed at between §300,000 aud 400,000, SECOND DISPATCIL, Inoranarorts, March 22—10 o'clock.—The fire ia enrirely under control, The following is o Pavial st of THE ESTIMATED L.OSAI J. H. Verjen, on bunding, $60,000; no insurance, Joha Wrght, on bullding, $6,000; inew— cuso, §5,00. Willinm Mansure, on building, £15,000; wwurance, $5,000, W.' L Slicets, on Building, 376,000 ; E: B. Martendaio, on_build- ing, §10,000; fully insured. "McCuno & Son, tou store, goody wmostly suved ; loss fully covorad by msurance. A. A. Scott, loss 1,000 ; covered by iusurauce. The following aro also among tno losors, but thoamount of thuir loss and msurancecanuot be escoriainod fo-oight: Charles Donuie, drug storo ; Smith's_chomical und dyo works ;' C. 'L Muyer, oil paintings; W. R. Kodd, boots nud 8Loes ; offico of the Homo_nsurauce Compauy of New York ; Dr. A, E. Pucell, acntist; Dr. IE. QGood, dentist; Clark, merchant tailor; Trontmav's gamo dopot; M. O. Killop's mor- cautile sgoncy ; B. Murtendale, book publisher, 'é‘ne firo was undoubtedly the work of an incen- iary. At Iauna, Ind. Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, HAaNNA, Ind,, March 24.~Tho residonce of W. W. Doaison, of this place, burned down at 8 p. m, to-day. The buwlding’ aud contouts ore aimost o totel loss. Tho fire is supposed to hovo caught from o parlor stove iu the absence ‘of the tamily, and when discovered was boyond control. The ostimated loss is $1,0005 no in- surance, . At Upper Sandusky, O, Specaal Dwspateh to The Clicaqo Tribune. Uprrn Banpusky, O., March 22,—At 2 o'clock to-day, 8 fire broke out in a dwalling-house owned by 8. WV, Holmes, and mnuried by John Griflin and Jobn Perrive. Tho building was al- moat eutirely destroyod, The loss s ©800; ine eured in the Atna for $600. . At Bucy: v O &pectal Dispateh to 7he Chicago Tyfbune. Buoynts, Obio, March 23.—The residence of John Shorer, better known as the “0ld Toli- gute” property, oue mile west of here, wag on- tuely destroyod by fire thls aftornoon ; causo, o dofectivo flue, 'ho loss iy $2,500; insured in the Mutual, of Mt. Vernon, O., for $700. The Iapgood Plow Worlis 87, Lous, Mo., March 22,—Tho loss on the burning plow woris of Iapgood & Co. Inst night is £45,000, Ineured in tho Franklin for $3,100; " Orlont, B1,050: Gormanis, 30,100 Home, of New 'York, £3,100; North British, £3,100; North Amorican, §3,480, A largo waros hiouso ‘filod with finiehod plows, adjoining the burned factory, was saved, 3 In Chariestown, Mass. 0sTON, Mnou., March 21, —Bhortly aftor noon a fire broke out in the Tuoker Mz{llm'lu(.ul’iug Company's shops in_tho Btato Prison, Charlos. town, which were entirely consumed, with their contents, Loss, §200,000; partially insured. The conviots wora et dinner af the time, and were locked in a largo hallin the east wing, thus provonting oscapo, BosToN, Mass.,, March 22.—~The walla of tho -burned buildings at the State Prison have boon ulled down as dangerous, Tomporary build- ings will be orected for uee until the proposed pow prison is_built, Meantimo the Btuto loses 3300 per day by the idieness of tho convicts. The Tuoker Manufucturing Company lose 8200« 000 worth of utook and manufectured goods, be- sidos buildings and machinery to a large amount, Tho insurance I8 not yot ascertained. At Montron) ; Losy, 60,000, MoxrneAL, March 33.—Queen's Hall, and the tlock on whioh it was located, burned hore last night; iusured for 900,000, The loss to the pro- priotors is oatimatod ot about &B5,000 or &6,000 Above tho lusurance, S LR TELEGRAPHIC DREVITIES. ‘The New Lugluud Freedmen's Aid Soolety hea yoted to witd up itw sreira, Since April, 1804, tho Nocloty haw roceived and oxpouded over 8360,000, and bay supported soventy toachors umflg‘:xg g.w Cnl":? peopl :‘1 of n;u Suénh. @ Dermocratio noj Orogon is G, A. Laflov?.. ba. 14 ONGTEsh 101 —Tho bridge over the Red River at Fulton, Atk, was finlshod vesterday, and tho trains of ’.\mx hm;l:n': ‘I-t":nmnoglnnd will horoatter yun $o loxakana 4 M s Py Ruliibat of osidrskir Havd b e chiargod by tho Lrie Oompany. Tho roason is not siated, but it is bolioved that all, or about all, the old omployen are to 5o, o etop of suar valied be a colony from the Umted Sintos at Inxpan, Moxico, in ropro- sonted to bo sunorlor in l!lln’lllv aud quantity to that grown fu any othor dlstrlet of the snmo size Iu tho country, —The [unoral of James Bylyestor, tha gym- nnat killod in Chirty-fourth Stvoot Mhuatrs ou Thursday night Inst, took plneo from tho Lattlo Olureh Aronnd the Corner (Church of the Trausfiguration) to-day. The remnius woro ine teirail nt Evorgroen Comotry, Tinst Naw York. nnd woro attonded to tho grave by o Jurgo num- ber of mennuimml and amateur notors, ‘I'ho flut of_tho sorios of meotings whicl the Fronch Canndians proposo holding in fuvor of nmnesty to Rlel and othors, was hold at Bt, Jean Daptiate Villego on Friday night, Tho attond- nnca was largg, - Tho Mayor of the villago pro- wonted sovoral rosolutions, which were carsiod. STATE LEGISLATURES. MIOHIGAN. Sveetal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Laxs:NG, Mich., Barch 21,—The Houso agrood to tho Senato provision that no Blato or county official or any peteon holding the uflico of Trus- teo, Commiesionor, or Inspoctor of any Stato institution, orof any charitable'or cducational institution whien recelves appiopriations from tha State Treasury, shall bo eligiblo to a seat 1 tho Logislature, “Lho time for the comploting of the Yarquotte &B glnoklm\u Railrond {g oxtonded till Dec. 81, Thio_seotion regulnting tindes taught in tho Btato Prison is rotained by both Houses. Twonty thonsund _copies of the Coustitution are to be published, and each Michigau nows- paper publishiag it sball rogoive $26. Ono Commissfoner of Uighways s ngroed upon. l.:1'hu Constitution wne rend by sections in tho two Honsos, und ddoj.ted in the Ilonse by the roquistte two-Ihirds vote, Io theBenato nmoud- ments wero adopted fu ono or two mattors. The Constitution wns then adopted in tho Sonata by a two-thirds voro. » Both Housoes linve adjourned sine die. L e MISSISSIPPI Meypins, Tern,, Maroh 22.—A special to tho Avalancho says o fmiding bill bus paseod the Mississippi Logislatura, It provides that when warrauts of §60, or o multiple thereof, aro presonted, tho Trenswor sbhall take up and cancal thein, and fusto o bond or bouds bearing dnte on the January or July procoding tho issu- ance, and banring 8 per cont iatmont, payable somi-ennually in curroncy. Bix sorios of bonds af £250,000 ench uro Lo bo issued, and o ay.ccinl tax of 1 mill on tho dollnr will bo isaued cach vear, unttl, aud including, 1881, and an addi- tional tax of 2 mills ou tho dollar is to bo levied in 1876, and tho unbeomwuc years up to, rud fu- cluding 1831, or until the interest and priucipal aro paid, CAPITAL AND LABOR. The Striking EFreizht Laborers. 22,—Representatives of the Erie, Penveylvunin Coutial, and Now York Ceutrnl Ronds, yostordny sproed to coucedo nothing to the stiiking freightmen. They will puy no mora than 1745 conts per hour for ten or more hours' dmly lnoor. New mon willbe put ou to-morrow i the placa of all who don't ro- port for duty. ‘I'he strikers eay thoy do nov in- tond to hava recourso to violenco, and that they made use of nouo townrds the Italians whom they dispersed vesterdny m: ruing. Animmonse tiantity of fieight Las nccwnulated, chiotly at cng Dock, Now dersey. “Cuo froight-handlers emploved at Tong Dook bv the Erio Railway have rofused to aceept the torms offered by the Combany, and the Iattor have made arrangements to put abous 500 new men at work to-morrow morning. They will ba Hakon over tho sivar in barges and will bo supplied inside the yard with their noon menl, 8o a8 to svoid the mccessity of iheir going upon the strects, whero they wonld probably be subtnitted o the nssaults of the strikors, Tho Company bns ealled upon the Mayor and Cliof-of-Polics of dessoy City, and Shenf? Teinhardt, for o forco necossary £o pro- toct now mon, and a platoon of from fifty to seventy-fivo mon will bo datailed to pratect thd yurds ‘i, the morping. Ic w ssid thore are 8,000,000 worth of freight now awaiting trans- portation at Long Dock. The Company also suffers heavy loss from inability to ypceive freight. The New Orlcans Printors. New Onvzaxs, Morch 22.—Tho Printers' Unfon to-day pused resolution Foducing tho prico of composition to G0 conts per 1,000, e proprio- tors will ndiioro to their rosolution to pay ouly 60 cents from ond afier March 25. Tho indica- tions are that all the printors belonging to the Union will atriko to-morrow, CASUALTIES. Bridge Carried Awny. Ponrraxp, Me., Marel 21.—About 025 feot of o tomporary wooden bridge st College Rapids, near Watorville, where the Maino Central is putting in s now iton bridge, wes rwept away by ico yosterdny, carrsing down ono span of the iron’bridgoe with 16 to the bottom of tho river, Burncd to Denth. Special Inevatch to The Chicgno Tribune. BarrLe Cutes, Morch 31.—Yestordsy, while Mru, Aoner Juno, of DBodford ‘Townsliip, was kindling o fire, her clothes accidentally iguited, und, bofore assistanco could bo rendered her, sho was burned 8o.badly that shoe died this morn- ing at 6 o'clock. ° Hor limbs and body wera badly msfl!i‘m‘u , some portions being burnod to sorisp, Tho gad ovent hus enused much mourn- ing among thie many frionds of Mrs. Juno, who was widely known and highly respocted. Killed By a Falls Special Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribune,) Tast SAGINAW, Mich., March 22.—Johu Roa- sor, u resident of Sazinaw City, in jumping trom tho ovening mail, Saturday, While tho train was in motiou, fell und struck his hend against a tie. The injurics are stch that the man will not re- cover. Strange Accident in Nevada. Bay Tnancisco, Cal, March 22, Booth foll under the cara at Virginia, Nov., dny, ond both his legs were cut off, A young maa who witnessed the accident faivted, and his Lair, which was jot black, tnrned iustantly gray. Bothmon probably will die. LOUISIANA. Injunction Prayed for by i3ondholders Disalloweds New Onceans, La., March 21.—Tho suits brought 1n the United Btates Circuit Court, be- ftore Judge W. B, Woods, by J. L, Mcflull?', of New York, and Btein Brothers, of Liugland, boldors of Louisiuns bonds, against Auditor Clinton and othar Stato oflicers to compel the collection of Stato taxes to puy interest on the faco of their bonds nnd onjoin the cuforcomont of the Punding bill, was decided to-day, Judge Woods, in an elnboralo written opiuion, bold, flrst, that no mandatory injunction could issue to compel the Stute ofii- cers to do nn affirmative nct until o {inal docree that an injunction to compel n lu\ar of taxes was a mandetory injunction. Second, tho Circuit Court could not issue an injunction inequity, Dbecauso & mandumus i the proper logal roniedy, und, nlthough the Court could not issue o mandamus until » inal decree, that was no roa- won for intorforonce in equity by injunction. Third, that, though the Court might tnjoin a Htate ofticer from doing an injury to & third por- son under an unconstitutionsl Stato law, as the wswt ageinst a Btuto oflcor to ouforon a contract of tho Blate was ecither a Buit agninat the Btato, which conld not bo en- tertainod, or o wuil sgainst nominal parties, without intorest, and should be dismissed, Tho restraining order was_therofore dismissed, and tho injunction prayed for rofused with costs, Tho Judge intimatod that tho cases wore of such importance that thev might pmfefly be tukon at once to the Supremo Courtof the United States, e RAILROAD NEWS, The Jowa Pacitic Rallroad. Speral Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune, Dusuque, In., March 22.—J. K. Graves, Pres- ident ot tho Iowa Pacific Rallroad, bas arrived Lowe froa Europe, aud states that bis nogoti- tions for money to construct the road woro sug- cossful, As soon as tho bonds can bo printed in Chlengo, snd forwarded to Ruvope, the money will bo forthcoming. Tho road will bo com-« ploted to Fort Dodge by tho 1t of Auguat noxt, ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 8an Fnaxotsco, Cal., March 22,—There s no nows of tho stonmer Colima, Captains here bo- lievu stie 18 making way under sail, Loxpox, March 22.—Asrived Out—Bteamships It;}y nn’? Bm& uf“}lllr 1hi 'm:d Nsblz York, D . New Yorx, Mav . —Artivod—Stoamer Da- ilan, Teoi Grizovie FOREIGN. Thoe Emperor Wiiliam Determined to Maintain the Strength of 1lis Army. Baron Schwartz Gazetted Ausirian Min- ister to the United States. Arrest of the Cure of Santa Cruz on the French Frontier. GERMANY. Benry, March 23.—The Gonorals of tho army ut prosont in this oity, waited In & body on the Emporor William to-day, snd congratulatod bim on renchivg his 77th Dbirtnday. Tho Emporor, in {ho course of his roply, roferred to tho crisis which was hanging over tho army, and deelaved that he was detormined to maintain its strongth, nud theraby fueure tho peaco of Eu- ropo. i g o . AUSTRIA. : VieNyA, Maroh 22,—The appointment of Baron Schwartz, Penborn, to bo Austrisu Min- jutor at Washington, ls gazotted, — SPAIN. Bavoyng, March 22.—Fronch officors’havo ar- rosted the Cure of Buuta Cruz on tho froutior, and brought him to this city. Mapnip, March 23.—A decroo has boon pro- mulgnied establishing & Nutional Bouk, and granting it n movopoly of the isuo of bauk- notos; nnd compulsorily incorporating with it all othor banks in the country. In roturn, tho now Lank ngrees to advance to the Govornmont 125,000,000 pesotas. Bavonne, March 22,—The wife of Don Carlos Ling beon deliverod of & deughter. Loxvoy, March 23—6 &, m.—A disputch from Spain_to the London Hour roports that an am- mumtion-wagou *exploded in Marshal Serrano's camp, and fifiy men wora killed aud wounded, Loxpoy, ‘Mnrch 28—5 a; m,—A specinl to the Standardy dntod Bautandor, Sundav, says the first_movoment of tho' Governmont traops for tho rotief of Bilbao, by :wav of Bilbuo Tivor, was a follure. It waa found imposetblo to effeot o |analng, and tho expedition roturned to Buntandor. —— GREAT BRITAIN. LovpoN, March 21,—Gen. Sir Qamet Wolas- 1oy disomonrked at Fortgmouth this morning, and'is expeeted in this city this afternoon. An immenso orowd hne assombled to wolecomo him. ‘Ihe extraordinary rise in the ’(‘lu\mns,'f'eutur- dny, causcd great damage in Lamboth and Roth- orbithe. Bewers burst, and tha floors of many bouses were forcod up, diowning soveral chil- dreu and horses. At Wappiug, tho lower storics of honses wero filled with water, business on tho wharves was sisponded, and numorous families woro compollod to sbandon their bousos. At Woolwich, the fires in 1ho gun factories woro ox- tinginlied, and tho stora-sheds wore floated.-"Im- bankments have been erccted to proven n ro- otirion of the inundation, which is approhondod o-day. Disrnoli to-day rofused to raceive & deputation which caino to ask for the 1oleane of ti'o Foninos, Gon. Wolscloy arrived this sfternoon. His recoption at Waterloo Station was a peifeet ova- Limli]. An immeuse crowd of peoplo Lad sssem- led. Tho Houge of Commons t:-day passed a bill appropriating 4,000,000 for the Ashuuteo oxpo- dition. Mr. Andorson gave notico that on Moniay noxt ho would ask tho Government whethor it was willing to co-oporate wilh the Uuited States in fixing eailiug tracks for vessols crossing tho Atlnntie, Dunrty, March 22.—Mr, O'Donnel,{the Home- Tiule caudidato, ia elocted to Parlinmont frow Galway. Loxbox, March 23.—Tho Post says it is proba- nable that Gen. Wolseloy will be rewarded with thorank of Major-Goneral, and & ponsion of £7,600 per sauum for two lives. —_— CUBA. . THAVANA, March 21.—The Pose de Ouba hag in- formution of the kLiiling of tho insurgont Col. Tiolivariv Poralts, aud sixtoou of lus mon by Spouish troops. < Senor Villamil, Intendonte of Havana, has ro- sigued. Sonor Manos is his succersor. iairo and Vose de Cuba deny that Capt. Gen, Jovellar has forwarded his resignation to Spain Bince the presont Govorument came into power. ‘o poopla comment ugou the coming of Gen. Concha and the mannor of his appoiutment. CRIM Sentonce of Pettis, the Notorious Eastern Forgers Special Dispateh to The Chrcagn Tribune, Bosrox, March 21.—The caso of Spouco Pottis hos nt last beoo disposed of, aud _to-night lo i an inmato of tho Stute Pricon, Pettis was ar- rested on the 17th ot August, 1871, for boing nc- cossary to tho fact of o forgory by whioh bouds_to tho valuo of $5,000 of the Noxth- orn Pacific Railrond wero obtained trom Mattbew Danles & Co.,, in this city. Trom dovelopmonts sinco the affair, it has boon necertained that the forgory wes committed by Austin Bidwell, who is now BERVING A LIFE RENTENCE for the Baul of Lngland forgeries. At tho first trial of Vottis tho jury disugraod, bt ot o uuly- soquont trial tho noxt yoar ho was convicted. A 1motion for o now trial was mado and supported Dy sevoral aidavits goiug to show the innocouce of tue nceused, but, after full deliberation, Judge Dacon donied the motion. Binco that time strong offorts have beon made by Now York par- ties to induce the District Attornoy to ABANDON THE OABE 3 against Pettis in this court, and sllow him 10 go to New York and assist in cunvicn% ur- tics engaged i heavy forgories of railroad bonds and stocks, ho_ beinz familiar with the fucts, but tho District Attornoy dis- rogarded ' the grent pressuro brought to bear against him, “having mudo up his mind thot the interosta of justice required that Lottis should bo punished for the crie of which ho stood convioted. T'ho prisvnor is o GRADUATE OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, is 8 thoroughly educated mun, ana tho annals of came will hardly furnish his equsl in ovadg justice iu_qases whoro thore was a moral cor- talnty of lug guilt, but whero his Luowledge of the law onsbled bLim to cover up his tracks. Pattis once roferred o man to a Oeprain of tho Now York polico in reforenco to his (Pottia’) charactor, and tho roply was, ** Toll Spoiice Pettis tuat for fif- teon years I Lave boen trying: to_got him into Sing-Bing Prison.” Pottis is belicved to have beon engaged in * HUCCESSFUL FORGERIES on tho Park Bank, iu New York, and in othor operations whore a considorable sum of money way roalized. Ho was an sgsooito of Aus- tin Bidwell, and George Nacdonald, hoth of whoun gro siorving life-sontencos in England for tho Daunk of England forgories, Judgo Bacon, after alluding to tho high grado of of- Touso, suid thut the conspirscy of Pottis with soma of tho most dnogerons men the world oyor Jmow, in ondeuvoring to undermiue the confi- dence of tho commiercial community, cslled for THE BEVEREST PENALTY tho law afTorded. Tho Court thon scntonced Poltis to 10 yoars in tho State Prison, ono day Lo }ni)znlimry conflnewent, and the residuc at hard labor, Incondiary Fires at Miche Special Dispatch to I'he Chicago Trilune, Easr SioiNaw, dich, March 22,—A short timo sico, » number of iucuudinry flves in Bugi- naw Oity ncourred so nearly simultanoously, and under suoh pooulisr civcumatunces thut tha grontost oxcitement prevailed, the Improssion fll’lllll.\lnql that o systomatio effort to burn tho uity bad beon Instituted. A spoclal meoting of the Common Couacil was hold, and a 10ward of 81,000 was offored for the dotection: aud convie- tion of uny of the partios implicated in any of tho fires, Two or threo inciplent fires huve Dnen discovered since thom, bub fortunatoly In time to provent & widesproud con- flagration. Yostorday, two more attempls wero made, but witlout sorlous results. Ioles hud been bored fnto a houso fnto whicli oil hud bean poured, and raga saturated with oil were found ubout tho premises, In the caso of soveral pro- vhzu firea the hose of the Fire Departmont was out. : Sentenced to be ilanged. Loumvirie, Ky., Maroh 22,—Goorgo Miller Alfred (colored), ‘convicted of the murder of Dr. Grauvillo Alftod, in Waehington County, Ky., Lias beou sentencod to be hanged May 1. Enst Soginaw, Murdor of One Hoy by Auothers Speaial Diepatoh to The Chicage Tv(bune, . Drrror, Maroh 92,~~Four boys -went Qo & fitiating wpedition dowti the tlyi wiq. oat Tort Wayne thoy sliot n bird, and commonced Wll‘lfl'mfl each ozhior over the hoad with tho dond bird,” Jobn Falvay, agod 16, aud Richard M- Evoy In tina way commoncod to quairol, aud whon Molivoy {inlshei au onorgotio throshing of Falvoy, the lattor i tho hoat of passion oaught up hia gun and shot Malivoy in the broust, Me- Evoy died without o strugglo, Tify-two shot wero talon from lus Incoratod broast, rgiurios in Goshen, Ind. Snectal Diupateh to ‘Ths Chicaao Tribune, Beeides tho bugglaries of Friday niglt, already roported to ‘L'z ‘I'ninuNE, tho housos of soven mora of our citlzons wera entored lnst night, and other valvables taken. MNr, O, P. Tacobs and TFrank Dofreos werc the hoaviest logors, Thoro Is uo cluo to tha thioves. A Dosporndo fitleds LoutsvinLe, March 21,.—0, B, Berlhonaus, tho noted Kontucky desperado and fugitive from Jjustice, wus shot and killed in his mountam ro- coss somo timo ainco, by & party of ofiicors at- tompting his orcest, . _ A 830,000 Defalention in Now Yorlk. Nuw Yong, Maich 33.—The Sunday Mercury soys Acthur Boll, head boolk-keoper of R, A, Macdounald & Co., patent-medicino doalors of thin city, bnd_dofzaudod bis cmployors noarly #10,000 by falsifylug figures in the books and obtaining chiecks for stamps and morchandiso on which hochaugord the word ' ordor ™ to “benror.” 1Mo is snfd to binvo invested much of the monoy 1u tho puralinso’ of o houso and lot, and nlao of n woll-stocked grocory. 1o has beon nrrestod, confossed, awl given up hiy proporty, valued . at ©14,000; also, four Bavings-Bauk deponit books roprosenting doposits aggropat- ing 82,000, A relativo fy nid to have nbtainod pare of tho stolen monoy, and used it in the pay- ment of hls dobts. T{.lu dofaleation was brought out by tho dlnuavure hat anotuer omplove had robbed the firm of Botweon £600 und §1,000. Stetsciwride Murdor. 87. Lous, Mo.,, March 23.—Tho verdict in tho Contiovillo butehery was rondorad lnto lust night. Lt is to the alTool that tho Btetzonrido family eamo to their douth from blows, cuts, -and atabs inflictod by b porson oc porsons unkuown, Froder- ielk Bootz und John Afichen,who had beon arrested on suspicion, wero rolonsad aftor the vordict wis ronderad, but subsoquently roarrestod by ordor of Bhorist Iughes, and wors to-night lodged in Bellovillo Jail, The faneral of the murdored family took plnco to-dny. It was attended by 1,300 people. Whore is seill grent oxcitoment in thio enighiborhood, and no means will bo sparod to fortet out the muidorers. New York Police=Oiticers in Trouble, New Yonk, March 22.—Oilicors Fitzpatrick and Touhoy, charged with Laving beaten Josepl Iollman, wero yontorduy dischargod by tho Cor- onar on EL10,000 bail ench. 'Lhe cobdition of Kollman ix still procarious. Burglarics at Goshon, Ind. Special Disputuls to The Chtean Tiribine, GosuneN, Ind.,, Mnrch 21.—Tho 1esidonces of goven of our cltizons woro entored by burglars lst night, and robbed of mouey, clothing, and watches. Loss not yet known, The thioves are stail at large. A Woman Cutsth ronts of Mer Two Daunghters, and Then Her Owne Lexmngion, Ky, (March 20), Dipatsh to the Louisvills Courter-Journut, . A fearful tragedy was euacted in Scott County to-doy. DMrs. Elizrboth Scuucoe, whoresides four milos from Goorgetown, on tho Fraukfort Piko, cut tio throais of her two littlo girls and then cut hor own. She liadl been troubled with hys- torics for o week past, and was undor medical trestment. This morning hor husbaud and his tather, who slept in tho sume room with her and hor two children, gob up aud_went out, loaving tho rest of the famuly in bed. Soon afterward two grown daughters, eleeping in the ad- joiniug room, were awakenod by ~the noise, aud found their mother loaniug over the bol-rg, and asked her what sho wanted, 8ho said nu¥i- ing, and rourned to tho shed-room whero sho slopt, Imdediatoly one of tho chitdien was honrd to seranm, and the girls, rushing into tho room, found the two children, Lula, nged 2, aud Willio Kute, aged 9, with their throats cut, Lheir seronms brought Mr. Sconce to tio house, and when he arrived his wifo hnd out her own thront nnd was specchless, although sho made the ef- fort to spenk to him. Dres. Adams and Wron woro enmmonad a8 soon a8 possible ; but Alre, Sconco bad sovored both jugular veius, and, daspite taeir efforts to save her, sho ditd. The youngese chid is in a 'eriticn. econdi- tion. The next ous, Willic Kato, is considered out of dunger, mithough severely cut about the thront and haunds, The outting was douo with a 1azor procured out of o box in tho passago way Lotweon the two rooms. Mrs. Sconco is a duughtor of James Williams, of Bourbon County, s boon married_twenty-ono ynrs, sl is tho mother of five children, 8ho wwas a pious, imdustrious, practical woman, and lived Duppily with Ler family and noighbors, Two of her sistors died about the =amo age of heart discase, and this joined to hor hystorin filled hor with gloomy forabodiuge of a sitlur fato, and no dotbt causod tho tomporary aberra- tion'of mind, during which the dood was.done. 8he dressed hersolf neatly and complotely be- foro committing the fesrful act. Sho was about 40 yeurs of age, and Ler husbund 60. The fami- Iy Was mueh rospected in tho neighborhood. CHARLES SUMNER. A Memorial Neeting in Memphis. Mearpis, Tenw,, March 22.—The various colored sucioties of this city assombled at the Court-Houso Square this nfternoon, and formed a procossion ay_a memorial to Senator Summor, and murched through the principal stroots, ne- compnnied by Muvor Loaghs, und s fow city and Government ofticialy, and proceeded to a hall, whero an oration was delivered by Edward Shango, colored Wharl-Mauster, uud othera, Tho Tire Dopartment was requosted by the Magor to Join the procesulon, but rofused. OBITUAR) Dr. Max F. A, Hofhman. EvaxsvitLg, Ind,, Mareh 21.—Dr. Max I, A, Hoffmany, late Socrotary of State of ludiana, sud_for the last throo months County Physician of Vanderburg County, died at 8 p. m. to-dny, of emall-pox. Dr. Brady, the Patent-Modicine Man, LoumsviLLe, Ky., March 22.—Dr. Lewis Brady, well known as & “largo manufacturor of patout medicines, diod iu this city this morning. — i THE WEATHER. ‘WasmvatoN, March 22.—Probabilities—L'or tho Northwost, the Lalkes, aud thenca to the Lower Missouri Valloy and Obio Valley, north- westerly aud mortherly winds, falling tompora- furo, rising barometer, aud gonerally clear weathor. GENERAL QUSERVATIONS. Qiicaao, Murcl 231 8, m, Wind, |Ruin| Weather, Stution,” Dar,\Thr| Breckinr'dg{29, 04 Calro.... ... 80,24/ 1 Clonr, Glear. Clondy, HiTd LaCrosso, Lenvenw'th, [ Marquotte. Mitwaukes, 40,27 Omala,. 4 Pembin Tolodo., Yuukion, 1IN'W, fro 24|N, W, bui 20{N. E., frosh.. 0[N, W, fresh,| 35N, W, fresl, 23|N,, freal,.. MIGOELLANEOUS REFORTH, Pratrsyourit, Neb., Murch 21-—A heovy snow- storm is provailing ot tais writing throughout Nebroska and Northorn Jown, The farmors had commonced socding already, —‘Chis storn will sob them back in” their epring's work thrae waoks, e CANADIAN ITEMS. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Orrawa, Murch 91.—Sovoral mombors from the moro distant proviuces have arrived at tho Oupital. Tho formul oponiug of the new Par- linment takos pluce on Thuraday noxt, Liout,-Ool, French is horo makivg arrango: monts for necuring au addition to the north- mnst mounted polico forco of 160 moro cunata~ o8, ‘L'ononro, March 21,—The Ontarlo Logislature will praroguo on Monday, * T'hio lust of the victima of the Ureat Wostorn Railway disastor hus been idontificd as o Mr. Marlatt, of Thorold, Lo Tuglish stockholdors appolntad to vislt Oangda and cxamluo the working of that line nlnd its branohes, are now fulfiling thelr mis- slon; 5 SUICIDE, Speoial Disatoh to The Chioago Tribune, Eumf;, %).. l’fi’mh ax?'—'xun." ‘;fggm, & 8hoo- malor’s wife, of Centrevillo, this county, hung lorsel€ e ‘moralng, Lnsauity ¥Mid to ba the i v THE BIBLE. Thirty-Third Aunual Meeting of the Ohicago Sooiety. Report of Books Distributed Dur- ing the Year. Addresses by the Rev. Dr. Bartlolt, Judge Mooro, and Othors, Tho Eleotion of. Offiors. The annual meeting of the Chicazo Bible So- ofoty was held yostordsy evening in the body of tbo Tirst Prosbyterinn Ohurch, Judge 8, M. Mooro, of the Gook County Huperior Court, Prosident of the Bocloty, was Chairman of the meeting. After tho ususl proluninary businoss, tho Cuinl rman called upon tho Secrotary to read Liis roport. THE SECRETARY'S RELORT. It showed that during tho year tho following railronds had_beew furniwhed with Bibles from thie Bocioty: Lihuois Contral (Chicago Bravoh), 18); Chicago & Northwostorn (Wikconsin Divlsion), 160; .-Ohicago, Danville & Vin- connos, 48, 'Total, 887, Who ronds sup- plod by othor socloties woro tho Iliuols Central, by tho Btephonson Countv Bible Houloty s Oliiengo & Northwestorn (silwaukes Division), by tuo Lako Connty Biblo Rociety ; Gulonn Division, by the Winnobago County i blo Haclovy ; Lown Division (Chiotyro to Omiulin), by tho Whitosude County Bivle Sooiety ; Chicayo, Turlington & Quinoy Raliroad, nud brauches, by thio Aurors Biblo Socloty ; Chicago, Rook Islana & Puoifie, by the Rock Istund Bible Socloty ; Rockford, Itock Inland & 8t. Louis Road, by the Warren Uouuty Bible suoiuby i Chicago, Alton & 8t. Lows and tho Woetora Unlon, by to MoLoan County Bible Hociety and the Cur- roll County Bible Society. The num- bor of 2 Bibles placed ~ in different vossole comiug into port during last shupping soason wus 1,127, at a cost of ©702.24, Bibles were also distributed to tho ditferent hotels of tho clty, in an apgrogate numeer of 1,151, aud at a cont of 995261, 'Thirty schools have drawn 006 Bibles and 1,271 Testamonts, at n cost to the Buclety of 9653.40. ‘Tho totnl expendituro dur- ing the yoar amonnted to 37,6UL19, and tho batance of eash on Land, after tho your's Lraus- setions, wos $698. = ELLCTION OF OFFICERS, Aftor the roading sud adoption of the Sccrotury’s Toport, - the election of ofli- cory for tho curront yenr was pro- cocdod with, ond 1esuliod us_ follows: Presidont, Hon, W, W. Farwell ; Vice-Presidonts, i) cith, Jobn Croghton, A. Shaw: Treaus urer, C. B. Nolson ; Secretary, T. I, Carter; ceutive Comuuttos, the Rov. Messrs. Gulick, Towors, Thompson, Chawberlaln, and MoKown! JUDAE MOORE. Tho meoting was theu addroysed by tho Olair- may, who spolia upon tho wondrous boautivs of tho Bibie, 'The ‘lughest tributo thut could bo paid to the B.blo was that 1t was tho Word of God. When that was said mll wnd snid. Ho was wsuwo that all would do their duty In scattering biondenst God's Holy Word, ‘ho nccessity for thie inoreasod ovory day. It was the Biblo that paved tho way for seionco, art, sud civilizatiou, snd 1t only poiuted 1o tho futuro and vhowed what would bo fn tho world to come. There woro moro.ausnilnts of tho Bivlo ovory day; but that ehould malko ite botievrs stick all tio closor fo ic. o spoaker explained tho intornul ovidonces of ti inspired naturo of the Biblo, und instanced sovoral por- tions of tho Old and Now Testamonts iu support of his nrgumonts. 1lo thought all tho pooplo of th cicy, of this country, and of tuis world ought to wse _wll - their encrgics in seatloring the Dible from ono ond of the world to tho other. The Goapol earried with 1t evory imagimublo blessing, and if men were moved by o botter impulse than tho wish to decreaso erime fur the State's snko, for this alone it was worth whilo to aid in its dwstribution. M. SPAVFOID said thnu ho suppoked that the meeting was called for tho purpose of oblaining mcrensed activity i the sproad of the Bibte. Ho lad nt- tended the Suilors' Hospital a fow days before, aud had convorsed with several pationts, Hero he had met with & Beotch sailor, the son ot Bi- ble-loving parsuts, who pointed to his broken leg, and stated that it bad proved the menvs of hig conversion, s it_hiad cuused Lim sinco Wi ar- rival at the bospital to read tho Bible. A study of the formerly-despisod ook soon led to tha snilor's conversion. The spenkor rolated otnor oxnmplos of couyersions brought about simply By u perusul of tho Holy Bock. Ho thougbt thie alove of the Biblo was o necessary ingrediont of. true patriotism. Ho ~roferred to the prospeots of Drotestuntism in France, which he thought wero much brightor than would appear at ficst sight. Out of n Corps Logislatif consigtivg of 700 odd mom- Dors, 75 of thom were Protestants, and many of tho most important branchos of Lrouch industry wore in tho bLands of Evangelical Protest= ants. What was wanted to improve tho pros- peot of uiltairs was the distribution of Biblen over the country, which it was probuble the leg- islution of tho Ropublic wou!d malko fea sible, The spenker asked whero thoro wns moro necessity, howover, of sproading tho Bible than in this country—than in Ohicago itself. 'Lho vicas of Bnblinth-bronking, intemporance, and wiidolity which hod not giveu way, although atiacked in many ways, would ho found to vau- ish boforo n wider sproad of tho Bible. L'ho sponkor thought that tho daily press would bo tho better for a closor study of the Holy Word. 1o reoniled Burko's sayiug, thet o love of chiv- alry waa tho Lost sufoguurd of & nation, which Lie pronouaced to bo false. Instoud of this, it should bo that the safety of o nation ley ia its luve and roverenco for the Biolo. TIE REV. MR, BARTGETT Bnid that the roport siatod that the Onicago branch of the Biblo Suciety Lnd eirculated 8,000 during the pass your. Tho total amount cireu- lutod by tho present Society since 1t boginning was 90,000,000 We would liko each one of thesa Bivtes to bo uble to como forward nnd tell its own story. Ho mald ono poculiarity of tho Bible waa thut it alwoys _cronted contro- vorsy., Yut it amoug the Indiaus, in Chiua, Japan, suywhoro in fuct, und it would bo_fouud that it would prove in each placo u sticror-up of what wns good thore ngainst what was evil, Seieuce, which was bogotton by the Biblo, ought not to turn back to sting it. Art, litoraturo, governmen:s, all wero unotiug mozo nor less than the Biblein a differont shapo. In thus way it bad been the doveloper of mun, nud the corner-stone of our ciyilization. 1o snid thut tho Bible was incxhaustiblo, Commant- uries upou commentaries hud beon writton upon is, but the Biblo intuct remainod, bacause it wus as doop as God, Ho looked for new disooveries in the Biblo, bocause be Luow that 10,000 conseornled goholars wore over looking for something new therein, Dut, ovory now and then, somebody sturted up wud oried # Let un kil the old Bible, it has fil‘own Bray- headed,” " 'They brought scionco to boar against it, but all thoir attucks ouly strengthoned tho intluonee of the Old Testument in the World, Plio Bible a8 o mera book waus nothing. It mist be used to be of any service, There wero 10,000 men with tho Biblo_at their fngors' onds, yeb who had not recoived any benofit 1rom its teach- s, s After the singing of the doxology, and pro- nouncing of tho benediction, the moeting nd- Journed. ——— A Washorwomands RRiches Xnke Flight Suddenty. From the Jolict (1UL.) Lepublican, Mareh 21, On Friday lust, ouo alrs, Mury Kelly, o woman wio bay spent a gront portion of Lor hfo beut over u washtub, stopped b tho residonco of AMaurico McCurthy, -Jiving near the Solar Btove Worke, in this oity. rs, Kolly was prosty gon- erally knowu, but it was not lnown or dicamad that sho was any more than tho poor washor- womau she protonded to bo, Dircctly aftor hor arrival ne McCarthy's, it appears sho secrotly do- poutted a hittle package iu & manure pile on tho pramlsos, said to contain 5,000 in gold and 15,000 in curroncy. On Haturday, Br, McCur- thy, saye roport, was heuling munuro from tho pile in question, sssisted by Lis souund Mr. Simonds, Mr. Simonds, in digging, caine acrows un awkward puckago, which h threw to tho boy, MoCarthy, with the remarl, * here is a bundle of money.” The boy pleked it up, examined it, und thon tossod it to his futher, wh on the eatt. Tho fathor oxamined the package, and discovering that it was inoney, pué for the houso to soerate lt. In o shorz whilo Mrs, Kel- loy missed ber monoy, snd acoused Me- Oarthy of having it. Yo deniod the chirge in toto, Mrs, Kelly thon took tho ad- vico of wsomo friends, and applied to Justico iTondrioks for & search warraut for Me- Curthy's Frumluuu, and ot the snwe tine entored complaiut againat’ MoCarthy, charging bim with bheving stolon tho mouoy. 'The papers wera elnno in the handa of Constablo Wheolor, who Wednosday evening nrrented McCarthy and put himin fall, Upon searching the promises ke found [ MoOariby's Led & sall packaye of fisos 0 wad ibting" tional curranoy, tod with ploce of muslin, TTo sliowed blio packnga to Mrs, Kolly, when she rea- ognized it as hows at once. On “last Thurday Mrs. McCarthy and daughtor wore undor nrrost, but woro eubseqitontlv ro- Jonred on, thoir pacsonal recognizances, On TFri- duy the paitios appearod boforo Bquire ou- dricks, whon o hearing wns gualbwuml until to- dny, Saturdy, t 9 o'olock. n defuult of ball }\ln]‘n’{thy, \vnlo, and daughtor, wero romandod to_jail, Thisfs tho most singulor ciroumstance we woro over ealied upon to rocord. Mra, Koll: has lived In this oity for a numbor of yonrs, au has worked from house to houeo by tho day. She fa an jinorant woman, not oven nblo to sign hor namo. Hor hugbund 18 living, but hie hus nol. Tived with her for o number of yeurs. How slio onmo {n possession of #o much monoy {8 un- kuown, but the prcsumkulauls that sho inberitod it. Bho is very roticent about tho,whole affair. It appoars that up to o fow m?m ato tlic monoy hnd beou in bunl, Bhe drow {t Inst week to in- vost. In investing it in wmanure she has boon for from succossful NEBRASKA. Indian 'Froubles—A Murder. Special Correspondencs of The Chicago Tribune. GkN0A, Neb,, March 19, 1874, Throo mon wore trapping in Boone County, a short distanco from their famllics. Tho other moraing fivo Indians came to thoir cabin and tried to pnes off for Bioux ; but the men mnde placed thom owa thatthey wore Pawnocs, and guve them sowothing to cat, and thoy wont off, ‘I'woof tho men wont to attend to their traps. Tho Indiaus eameo camo bacls, and shot tho man through the lioad who wna attonding tho cabin. Lheso pols of tho Governmont took all of his clothing off and stood him up v tho end of tho cabln, Tho Indians also tool all of tho blankets aod furs. Tho mon that was killed leaves a wife and fivoe childron, Iis namo isTarlton. Tho pots stole some horses, sud wonb into Antelopo County, just a short dlstanco; and hera they used tho scalping-knife on two more of our citizens. Our papors do mnob print thoso outrages, and 80 wo have to appoal to Tue TinuNe for spaco to norrato them. Tho citizons of Boone County have orgauized into o body, and pre- pared to lull any Iudian that comes into the county, Theso Pawnoes will not bo spaved. I will give you tho caues of all the Indian trouble, snd whero the mismanagoment was. Lagt eummer, tho Pawnees wout on their hunt. 1t nad been customary to send o white man with thom, on such occasions, to seo that they did not got into troublo, or commit aoy depradatiuns, it was usual to employ av expert. Tho one that fillod this plnco, & yonr ago, wus * Toxay Jack.” Tno last ono that filled this place was & youth that had been iore but & short time, Ho did uot know anythiug about the country, and nover saw a bultalo before e went on this hunt, There «vore plenty of good mon who could have boen hind to go on this bunt; but that youth was o favorito of the Agont. Ho roceived 8100 o month for bis uorvices. The rosult of this huut was, that 100 of tho noblo rod men wero killed, wnd they lost all of their labor that was porformed on the hunt. Al of their prop- orty was left oa tho battlotiold until it was worth- loas, 'I'ho Agent went to work, and got 215,000 for them from tho Bioux Indious' aunuities, This caused torriblo dissasfaction smong the Bioux, and tho result has been, a8 wo al} know, a continual row, Lhoro would bo a8 much senso in our sonding men to China to toach John Chiunmnan lus own laogunge, as there s in gly- ing Qunkers charge of the Indiuns. ‘I'hero has been's horriblo murdor on Taylor Creek, in Colfax Couunty, this State. Wo learn from Mr, Frank Eller the l'nllowlnf particulors: ‘I'wo brothors,—lohn and Polor Ilelmos,—who rosido on Laylor Creck, about fouctcon milos northenst of Columbus, woro assaulied fast night, botweon 7 oud § o'clock. Tho_older Drother, John, was killed, and tho othor so beaten that ho will probably not recovor. “Tho Intter, aftor coming o consciousnoss, walkod from his housb to Mr, Ellor's, about a foucth of a mils, ond informed him of the affair, 1fr. Eller went. with two neighbors,—Jobn Lichts and Michnel Schlusser,—ind found the murderod man lylog upon o bod, wich bis hond boaton almost o o jolfy. Tho murdercrs used clubs. They camo i upon tho brothors while thoy wpro outing sup- por, and immodiatoly commenced bonting thom. 'Pao brothiers told thom to take nuything they wishod, but to spare their lives. There was about 880 in tho house: but it i not yet known whether it was taken or not. Tworovolvera ara missing. P. Durris. —_— A RAILROAD EXCITEMENT. Ilinois Central vs, Toledo, Peorin & warsat From the Gilman ([iL.) Star, March 21, On Mouday and Aouday night, Gilnan wit- nessed thio nost exciting scones over occurted in, the bistory of tho city. Au_oscitomont bofore whicii the #all of Vickburg, tho assnssination of Liticoln, tho dofeat of Grosloy, sud the money ponic palo iuto insignificance, ‘I'he esnos cn- netod in and about tho dopot, nnd at tho office of Cyrus Shiun, will bo long remombered in tho minds of our eople. ‘Somethiug likto o month ngo, Cyrns Shinn, roal ostato ngent, doing busivess 1n this city, aud o large land-ownor in Kansas, proposed an oxeur- sion to that State. He oponed correspondeuca with soveral roads for tho purposo of socuring low rates. He. finally acoopted o proposition from tho 1llinois Central to carry passongors from Gilmun to St. Joseph, ifo., and roturn, for §21.60, At tho final complation of the contract, tho tlinois Ceutral required Mr, Shiuu to guar- nuteo tho sule of al least fifty tickots, As this was nob montioned iu the proliminnrics, Ar. Shinn refused to ncutipt tho_contract, aod ne- copted one from the Toledo, Peru & Warauw Ruul- wiy, by way of the St Louis, Kaneas City & Northera Ruilrond, in which to muaber of tick- ots to bo sold was not stipulated. Mr. Shiun printed his oiwculnrs by the thou- sends, ndvertisod extensively i all tho papors aloug tho routo in Iiliuols, and took every logit- imata step necessary to socure a goodly numbor to ncoompany Lim. = Ona duy last wook, two mon, ono by the namo of Thompson, roprésont- g 'tho_Atlautio & Pacifio Ruilroud, aud” the offior o MIr. Riloy, reprosonting the Illinois Con- “tral, seattered handbills_ through the strocts misropresenting Shinn's time-table, and offerini tickots via the Iilinois Coutral and St. Louis Pacific to 8t, Joseph and roturn for 818, Lhis was 98,60 less than Shinn's route, Tais natur- ally raisod o broeze, and tho cosual obsorver could seo, if he did not **euill in tho air,” thuta storm was browing. M. Shlan has not been idle, and was busy during tho latter part of last woek fn informing the oflicers of the 1onds over the routo of hiy exoursion of tho situation in Gilwan, sud was promised relief, On Sunday it wus gonerally undorstood that the rates would open vn Monday morning at $18. On Sundsy Thompsou ‘* with o " appeared ou our stroots, and, ulthough a hitle Tollow, ho was as saucy and as gritty us little fol- lows usually aro, cspeelaily from i, Louis, On Suuday night kuots of wen could bo seon on the streot corners, and the ail sbsorbing themo wus XKanuns aud thoe morrow. A On Monday worning Mr. Riloy, of tho Illinois Contral, atrivad, aud, shortly after, the goniul fuco aud portly form of Goorge Hall, P wouger Agent for tiw Bt. Louis, Knusny Cily & Northern _Railvond, wns sesn on our stroots, ‘fhe Ilinois Central estublished the rato ot $18, The Toledo, Pootin & Warasw fol- lowed uutt._About 11 o'clock th Contral olYorod ticitots for $16, but buyors hold back for u great- er reduction. Tho Peorir, acting on tho dofuuue, followed kuit, but still no tickets wore_sold. At noon the Contral took n tumble frow 15 tv $12; the Poorin followad puit. 'Tho oxcitemont bognn to grow, and engor crowds followod the agants about, loping for 5 less rato, Shortly niter tho Contial snnounced to soll tlokots for §12, the Toorin drupyod to that prico. ‘Thoy concined ut thot rate without any sules until about § o'elook, when the Congral took unothor summer- sault und roachad $10, with tho undorstanding, if tho rates would lower, they would refund tho difforenco, - Abont thia time things becanie 8o warm that the Peoria routo entublinhiod & tickot otlics in Shinn's ronl esiato rooms, nad roduced bicaots to the Coutral's wrice, §IU. Quite n number of tickota wora sold at this figure and cousideruble intorost wus msuifested. The new oflico wos run by My, Goorgo Lull, ono of the finest mon whoovor soratohod 8 lu-u on a railrond doslt, Tho new office aggravatod tho Contral mon, aud amid the oxaitemont tickots rapidly foll to 31, thon down to 88, und in thoir denperntion resohod $7, Tivor time tho tikets fell o dollar tho ticket- holdors domanded of the Coutral o doltar buok, L'hin hurt, but up to this time they fuithfally kopt thoir word, Tho crowd was eagor for the frav, aud overy man aud hoy hunted b poeltat-book for his looso change, and thoso who wore fortunate enough to chnse ¥7 into vue cor ner bacamo tho happy possessors of o tioket to Nousas and back. TSagsoratod roporfs wora put in circulation, and tho crowd would wandor trom one ofileo to anothor, Tricos hung ot &7 for u long while. A numbor of porsons woro prodout inteuding to purchuse tlokols, buctho ageuts kuow (hut thoy wanted thom for speoulation and rofasad tosell tothom. Bug litslo vus golog on until somo timid {ndi. vidual auked yuat “thoy would sell him a tiokob ona way for, Ho waa told it would ho 817,00, o thoy would goll him a round-tickot for 80, This was_tho sigual for s grand rush for tickots, oudnlarge number woro sold. Evory uew comor wnd pounced upon by tho Contral mon aud noatly devoured, When tho 9° o'clock traln arrived from tho Noith there was a Indy among the paesongors in- tonding to take tho Pooria route, She had writ- ton to Mr, Bhinu to avo hor ticitet, Tl infor- mation gol out, nnd, 08 hoon e sho_stoppod upon the platform, sho was sarrounded and bo- sioged in such a mannor that, had she beon other than a cool, calm, and dotermined woman, she would Uavo faluted § ns it was, sho stood the flory idenl with truo womanly courage. It was for somo time doubtful who would hnyo possa- slon 3 at lnst somo friends who had come to tho dopot to moot hor, esoorted hor through the orawd, amid_ tho ‘torrific tumult and frautio attompts of tho Contral mon, On hor arrival ot Sbhion's oflice sho wans moro dond than nlive, and her toilot cousiderably dlsnrranged, Tha placid countonancoof Mr. Georyo Iall,the tickot-ngont, aud bor frionds, assured hor that she had passed through tho onfy diflloulty, and “tho bulance of hier axcursion would bo smooth and plensaut, At this time tho Cential runners offerod tickots to St. yonoph nnd roturn for 85, and about twen= ty-five wore bought by parties to speculato on. M. Iall followed sutt and gave the Indy a ticlkot for 86, and wbo folt hersolf woll repald for tho littlo unplonsant episudo by having 8106.60 moro after buying tho ticket than she expocted. But this thing wos quito nuprofitable to the Central mon. Whon they reduced the ralo to £5, the porsons who hiad paid & highor rate on promiso of u rebato surrounded the runucrs and asked for o dollar on each tickot, ‘¢ Give me mino taller,” was the ery; but moat of them cried in vain, About this timo, tho “lttlo gritty fellow” from 8t Louls,—above spokion of,—bogan to nddress Mr. Shibn in o vorunoular peculiar to the conlinos of that moral city. 'Tho languago was foraible,but not poctioal. The situation was guite ludicrous; Bhinn ovor ulz fost, and tho littlo gritty follow . betweon four sud five, Wind 18 chenp m Ht. Louly, aud consequomily the *fittle gritty” chiop lud n supply. 1io was reminded, bowever, that he was not in 8t Louis, and that ko had better tio up his wind for home cousumption. Lo closed his potato-trap and took a_ back seat, whero hio punted liko a sick duck dying with the dyspopsin, A good-looking farmernrrived from the North, To must havo fult honored sy the denutation of o hundred surrounded him as ho stopped on tho plattorm. Ho wasg escorted to the dopot, aud nlmnr}f’ bosought to buyn ticket for IKavsas. Ho did not want to go to Kansas, It mulo no differenco. Iloy, of tho Contral, waa on one sido of him and Shiun on the other, and the cagor crowd hinlloned aud yelled as it suited tho suuntion, At lust the man wus driven into ono corner of the depot, nud from sheot oxhaustion sank on n soat. nn, and ho was compolled to call or more air, _Our reporter looked around for the * gnitt littlo fellow,” with tho hopes of gesting a supply, but ho was still pantimg ou one of the seats, sud way of courao unuyaiianlo, & Riloy took the strauger by tho arm and led him up to the ticket-oflice, while the crowd yelled all sorts of nowo, sandwichod with **Go with Shinn," *Dou't buy ot tho shysters,” “Thoy will soll you nn emigrant-tickot,” ** Keop your hand on your pocket-book,” ** Look out for piolt- Puc}mls." eto. Riloy was oxhausted ; Shiun was rosh a8 the moment ho ontored tho strite, Tho 4 ritty littla follow " could ot como to Riloy's ald, "Pho stranger, amid tho enthusiasm of tho lookers-on, planted the money aud cunciuded ie £0 to Kausas with Bhinn, Tuen camo cheor aftor cheor foy Bhinn, and Riley and tho **grilty littlo fellow™ from 8L, Louts, ingloriously vauquishod, loft tho sceno and retired to their comfortubly quartors nb tho Redtiold Houye, to dream of tho uncertaintios of running o mon down in his own town. About this timo a number rushed to the offico and :eclum.\ tickols to St. Joseph aud retwrn {for §6. As tho clock struck 12 the seloe of tickota end- ¢d, the train nrrived, and thone propared to loave stepped aboard, and, ns Shinn nscended tho roue car, thrao rousing cheers wore *givon, and o apocch called for, ~Mr, Shinn thankod the citi- zeons for the honor, and gaid it was the prondest momont of his life, aud smid renewed cheors tho Lrain doparted. ‘Thoso who tntended to go to Kansas by the Peoria routo haye tickots, and have eithor gono or aro going, 'Lhe tickets sold on tho Central, with ono oxception, Wero bought ou spaculation, aod i less thun twelvo hours from the time they were Hold four-fifths of them were on galo in the trects of Chicago, ———— A LAUNCH. efal Dispatch to e Chicago Tribune, E.\sip’%mmw, Mich., Murch 22.—Yostordn afternoon wo fine schooner hargos wera Inunche fiom Crossthwaite's shipyard, urmed respective- 1y, Chung and Eng. Thoir moasuremont is not completed, but thoir tonnago will approximate 750 tons ech. They nre designod for tho Chi- cngo gruw trade. Thoy are owned by Jokn Kolderhouse, of Buffalo. A Curtons Cases A curious ense is reportod from Nowton St Cyres, neor Exotor, England. Fourton ynars ago tho son of & farmer thore assnulted s police- man and ubsconded. Ho was fined by tho Mag- astratos in bis ubsence, the aitornstive buing soven days’ imprisonmont, Foar yoars ngo, ho camo to attoud his mouhier's funersl, and an at- tompt was then mado to arrcst him, but Lo eluded the polico. Last week his futher died, and the man como ngnin to attend bLis funeral, ‘Chig timo the polico arrested him in the churoh- yuule and ho is now undargoing bis imprison- mont. —_— ‘The Popas An Amerioan in Rome rccontly attonded a Papal sudienco with bis protiy, piquant wifo, who nttracted tho Holy Futhor's attontion i “Yotro_finnncoo 7" askod His Holinesa of tho husband, looling o Jittle roguisbly. , 1o 1 exclmmed Ir, Binak, * It is mv wita "+ Ol [ ropliod the lioly Fathor, lwughing, “wono spoak English horo.” DRESS GOODS, &o. IT PAYS TO TRADE OWN TELH WEST SIDE. MADISON AND PEORIA-STS,, . IR & (0.5 Retail Department. BARGATNS IN DRESS GCODS. Lot of 5-4 Black French Cash- meres, all wool, at 75¢ per yard, greatly under value,. Blaek Al s of the bLest and finest make, imported, at special bargains, beginning at 256c¢. Lot of neat and desirablo style fabries for Misses’ school-dresses at 20¢, 25¢, and 30c¢; very cheap. New spring shades in Poplins, Mohuairs, Lustres, Cashmeres, Ser- ges, Dingonals, ote, at attractive prices. CGheap Dress Goods Table, The assortment of Dress Goods on Tables Nos, 1, 2, and 3, at 20¢, 256¢, and 30¢, contains many bar- gains heretofore advertised, to- #ether with more seusonable goods lately added. Choice New Spring Parcales, CAMBRICS, English and French Prints. Best styles in the city, Madison & Peoria-sts. Runvers and crowd surrounded * \ l |