Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1874, Page 5

1Mk VHIVAGU DAiLs LannloUlyau, A UL OGLLLL ’ U U T B I THE RAILROADS. . Wisconsin Shippers and the New Railroad Law. Trouble Botween Shippers and Preight Agents. Tho Chicago & Alton Case=--A Counter Move by tho Commissioners. [mportant Suit to Recover on Railrond Aid Bonds. Miscellaneous Railroad Matters. THE WISOONSIN LAW. THE PENDING BUITH. Up to last ovoning tho ofiicors of the Chicago & Northwostorn Railway bad not received any official notico of the quo warranto suit institutod sgainst tho Company by tho Attornoy-General of Wisconein. Saturday lnat thoy rocelved s letter eclinlng their proposition to mako » tost onge s the United States Court, BERVIOE OF THE SUIT yince commenced, is oxpooted to bo mado to- motrow, No immediate action {8 probable, tho Qeneral Solloitor of tho Company, tho Hon. B. C. Cools, bolug now in Boston in consultation with Judge Curtls rogarding the futuro courso of neticn, Tho Itailroad Commisalonors hava distributed their schodules of freight-rates at tho various stations nlong tho sovoral lines, and alrendy thippers aro domanding tuat thoir frelght bo saken n tho ratos prescribod. ‘I'rouble aud au- noyance are inevitable, Tho railrond ngonts are ‘nstructed to TOLLOW TITE GOMPANY'S SCHEDULES only, wlich nction is constituted & misdemoanor auder the now statute, A DIFFIOULTY AOSE ' festordny at Bangor, in LaCrasse County, on tho ting of the Milwaukes & St. Paul Railway. Bev- eral grain buyors desired to ship at the Commis- sioners’ published rates, 5d, upon the agent's Aeclining to nccopt thom, thoy throntouod to nr- yeot bimn under the lnw. The agont tolegraphed for instrictions, and, it is understood, reccived tho roply that, it the throat was carried out, all tho traitm V/0ULD RE RUN PAST THE BTATION withont ctopping. At Bangor, the Madison ox- tension of tho Chiengo & Northwestern Rallway runs parallol with the Milweukee & 8t, Puul, bub tho policy of the Companies rogarding the new fuw will boidontical. Mattors are begiuning to ussumo a decidedly warlike aspect. i . RAILROAD AID BONDS. In tho case of tho First National Bank of Win- ghester ngaiust the Town of Aurors, & decision was made yestorday by Judge Blodgett, 'The nc- Lion was brought by tho plaintiff to racover on wome railrond bouds issued in bohalf of the Fox River Valloy Rallroad, Tho defondant slaimed that thoact of iucorporation of the Town of Aurora was invalid, The allogation is that the act of tho Legislaturs was not read the throe tinicu on throo difforent days, 88 required by law, vefore the bill was passed, but that the bill was amly read by its titlo, s tho journals of the two Houses shiow. I'he plaiutiff replies that the original records of tho Houte wore destroyed. It n[]-.lpenn thnt the originul minutes were taken to the printors, md thero cut up into ocopy for the differ~ sut compositors, and when the mattor was set up tho orlginal minutes were Jentroyed. 'The ongrossed copies, it is alleged, e not competent evidence. Hocondly, it is stuimed that, a3 the Legislature had amended iho net, it had thérofore recognized it as legal, tnd it doos not lis in the mouth of tue defend- wut, aftor nving enjoyed tho benoflt of the act, 10 quustion its logall tIvl. "The Judge hold that tho dofendant's ploas vora bad. A munioipal corporation was, like an udividual, bound by some of its acts, and it #ould ho subversive of all rights to allow & mu- pal corporation after having scted under thut law sud issued bouds, to disavow its wn acts by esying that tho law was illegal accunge of such & secret and undiscovered de- fect. No evidence was offered to prove that the pasrago of the bill was irregular, and it would Yo inequitzblo to cumpcl the plainti to face such negalive proof, 'Lhe issucs would, there- loro, be found for the plaintiff. —_—— MISOELLANEOUS. TRAIN ACCIDENTS. Tho following is a list of train mocidonts in April on roxds running to and from Chicago : Larly in the morning of the 4th, nine cara of 0 cast-bound freight train on tho Air Line Div~ sion of tho Michigan Central Railrond, broke o botween Vandalin and Threo Rivers, Mich,, iho roar car being a sleoping-car, which was 4oing totho ehops for repnirs. Before a flag could be put ont, o following froight train ran into this broken off saction, throwing the sleop- Mig-ear over on_its sido, when it oaught fire and wuy burned with two cars of graiu, On the 4th, at Dayton, Ill, on tho Fox River Banch of the Chicago, Butlington & Quiney Ruilroud, = passengor train ran through a mis- placed switel into tho head of s freight train, Uamaging the ongines & little and severely i jwing the passonger ongiue men, who juniped. Ou.tho 23d, on tha Lake Shoro & Michigan Boutliern Railrord, nmear Hudson, Mich., two eavs of n froight-train jumped tho track, went fiown o bunk, and vere wrocked. Ou the niglt of the 23d, on the Chioago, Rock Island & Pacific, noar Altoona, In., thore'wns o butling collision botweon two freight-traing, by which 2 number of cars were wrecked. On tho oy nin;i' of the 28th, on tle Chicago, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul, at Hastings, Minn,, three wars of a freight-train were baoked off the go ovor the Mississippi inio the river ; it i stuted through the carelessness of tha engineer, U the avening of tho 29th, at the junction of the Toludo, Wabash & Western aud Chicago, Bulington & Quincy Railroads at Camp Poiut, 111, the engino of a Wabash express train was hiown from tho track by a defective switeh, ihe fiup, ine ran some 16 fact from the track and apaet, _On tho aftornoon of the SOth the engino and iz cars of a froight train left the track, and siaut into the ditch near Elnwood, Ill,, on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's Pooris Branch, = DAILROAD EARNINGS. - . 'here Is soma improvoment in railroad earn- ings for the mouth of April, and about half of the ronds reporting show an inoreaso over the namo n:onths of 1873, The Central Paciflo, the and an incresse of 4% in tha total oernings, Tho laud departmont of thin Company roports for Aprll, snloa of 247103 scren, Conntruotion fund bonds for §16,787.40. Tha casli collections for the month wore $81,~ 818,00, REDUCED BATES, Gonoral Ruperintondent Sargont, of the Michi- gan_Contral Rallroad, had much fo suffor from parties who wera cunununlli' nppl(mg for ro- ducod ratos of fare and fraight, which domands Te was unable to comply with, To rld himsolt of the sonii-doadlionds, ho lins ‘:rnpurou the fol- Jowing circular lotior, whioh is handod or sont to each applicant: Dian Bin: In roply to yours and the numorous ap- lications for reducet rates of faro and frolght, I bej 1083y that thio arrangomenta of $hix Company with othior lines, sud tho praction for sovoral yeats past, in %o raiice only ou the occuslon of the Michigan Binto Agriculturul ‘Annual Falr, Any doviation from thin J fivitoa innamorabls applicationn from all points anil for sll puryonca, Wa cannot raduce for all, and any dinorimination In favor of the minority and ogainst the mojority of tlie applicattons could not fail {o moot with' tlsappolnt- ment and dissatisfaction ; hence we find it necossary to adhere closely o tlie rule which wa liave adopte On tho occunlon uf tho Biate Falr, wo reduca on all our roada to half rates, and carry sl sulmale and fraight to and from the Falr free, providing the aul- 1mals or articlos of exhibition do not clange Lands, FSeR ey THE ILLINOIS LAW. ANOTHER TIASE OF THE ONICAGO & ALTOX OASE. Special Dspatch to The Chicago Tribune, BrniNarieLp, 1il., Aoy 18.—The attorneys for tho Board of Railrond Commissloners, ex-Gov. John M. Palmer and William M. 8pringor, Esq., made o counter-move in tho Chicago & Alton Railroad sult to-day. They notified the attor- noys for the road, Messre, Stewart, Edwerds & Drown, sund Mesers, Hay, CGrcone & Liflor, that on noxt Wednosday thoy would move the Court in tho Bangamon Ciroult to fix & doy for tho trial of tho caso. Attornoys for the road propose to disregard tho notice, on the ground that the case s nol now undor the control of the Sangamon Cir- ouit Court. Bhould they, however, not appoar, the attorneys for plaintff will attompt to push the case to judgment, although in taking this couraa they Incur tho penaity of a fino and im- rigonmont provided for in the act of Feb, 28, 871, It provides that aftor the writ of aertiorarl 18 sorved, and the caue dooketod, any furthor atop taken will subject the affender to fina and imprisonmont. Incase tho papers in the Stato Cowrt sre not sont up, the pnrt{ taking the ‘benefit may call upon the prosccution, and re- uire him or them to fils a new declaration in tho Fodoral Court, aud in caso this is dons tho procooding may bo nolle prossed and thus ended. In gonversation with Iowa enmings, THE ATTORNEYS OF THE ROAD, thoy appenr porfectly contont, no matter low the case goes. oy say, firat, the cnsois bo- yond the juriadiction of the State Court. Soc- nd, In case tho Unitod States Court, upon & hearing, takes juriediotion, they are just in tho position thoy desired. Third, in case the Court xotuse to take jurisdjetion, they will appaal the question to the Bupremo Court of the United Stn&cl. So in any ovent thoy are on the right road. THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIRF alloge thnt the wholo procceding is a dodge to gain time, and defeat an early sottloment of the ql:xeutiuu. Thoy do _nob “object Lo trying the onss in tho Federal Courts, if i could be justly and lawfolly token there. The Fodoral Courts are commou-law courts, goy- orned by the same rules of evidonce ns State Courts, and the ?nrymnn are taken from tho pame clags of citizons, The result could not, therefore, bo differont from thatreached in the State Court. The objoct, us is plainly to be seen, thay say, is not to reackk & trial, but use evary mesns to avoid one. The opinion here among Inwyors is divided with reference a8 to tho question whether the Foderal Court will take jurisdiction. It is Btatod that Judge Drommond Las decided in n oasa oxactly similar, the particulars of which X could not loarn, that the Federal Court had no jurisdiction, and that an order was made re- mitting tho caso to tho Btate Court. v an sl MILWAUKEE, Mansonic Ncception—Street-Car Com= pany to Kcorganize—Another At tompt to Mo Made to Arrcst the Xn« mates of the Soldiers’ Home. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Mrwaures, May 18.—The Kilbourn Masonic Lodge was roopened to-night with suitable core- monies. * The lodge-room hias been magnificontly improved, and i now second to mons in tho United States. The ofticers are holding & public roception. A company proposes to take the abandoned olty ear-track aud run it in Chicago style, with doubls tracks, two bLorses to the car, and oars ovory five minutes. The intention is to extend the system to By View. The Mayor mede his annual inspection of the TFiro Department this evening. The Department was found to ba in an efilcient state. , Tne Sherift has received s communication from the District-Attorney. desiring i to ar- vast the two inmates of the Sotdiors’ Home for whomt a warrant was issued, and whom the Com- mander refused Lo give up. 1t will probably be executed to-morrow. ‘Tha Sheriff will take with him En!u comitatus, and if that fails, will call upon the Govemor for troops, The Cammander g instructions from Washiugton to protect his moen, and will attempt to doso. Both sides have taken a determiued stand, and neither will give way. The posse will be unarmeu. MADISON. Representatives to the Socinl Sclence Convention—Thoe State Univorsity Examinationy. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Manpisox, Wis., May 18.—The Wiscousin repre- sontatives to the Social Science Convention and Couference of State Boarda of Public Societies, in New York, this weelk, sro H. H. Giles, of Madigon; Mrs, W. P. Lynde, of Milwaukeo; ex- Qov. Nelson Dewey, of Grant County; and Mrs, A. D. Hendrickson, of Wankeshs. Alr. Giles left thin morning. The following named gentlemen have boen ap- pointed to attend the annual examination of the tate University classos during the wesl preced- g the commencement: The Rev. W. . Whit- ford, Milton; O. F. Black, Esq., Richluud Cen- tra; Prof. James MacAlistar, Milwaukeo; the Tev. Arthur Little, Fond du Lne; A. A. L‘pou- cor, Borlin; B. M. Neynolds, LaCrosse; the Hon, 1. W. Hubboll, Oconto; Regent Bearing and_ex-Regant A. L. Smith, of Appleton ; -and . H. Gray, of Darr. Ex-Senntor Doolittle will deliver the address bofore the University law- class, Monday, Juno 165, and the Hou. 8. Colfax at the Univorsity, before the Literary Suclotles, Wadnesdsy evening, June 17. —_— - THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmyarox, D. 0., May 18, ‘or the Upper Chicago, Milwaukae & 8t, Paul, and most of the ruwilroa ly in Illinois, are the ones whose returns wee uoticeuble for s balance on the eide of in- oroase. Beveral of the most prominent compa~ Km“lh“: not yotflreucrwlu:hoir enrnings for pral, und among these aro the Erie &lors & Micbigan Southorn. S gnilake “Thie oarnings and expenses of th ] dlls Patreattor ek warey e Unlen'Exe 1874 1879, I Larulngs.. $87,020,16 $108,200.09 .- P T Expeunes, .. 363,080,50 530,800.10 88, % Not exniige $347,045,05 $377,450.48 ... $20,610.78 8% TFoy the threo months ending Maroh 81 the re- port iu us follows: 15'74 1873, Ing, Peret, 04 $1,724,014,04 $191,716.70° 1137 071,995.10 ~ BUBOOBY B3 Notcirw'gs $001,730,03 $761,010.22 $109,117.11 18§ The axpouses wero 63.45 per cont in 1874 and 66.94 per cent in 1873, Tho earnings wore ¥1,858 per mile in 1874 und 91,641 in 1878, Tye earnings of the Central Pacific Reilroad for tuo month of April wera: 1874, $1,182,000; 1975, £1,190,400; 1872, B49,808; incroaso, 1874 over 1878, §4,681, or 3¢ per cent; incrosso, 1874 ovor 1872, §162,402, o 1.;‘})5 er ‘cout, For the fu‘\l"mbfl\h! onding April §0 tho reportis: 1874, £5,607,020; 1878, 89,060,680 1575', $2,080,491 inorease, 1674 over 1873, §10,400, or 3¢ per cont; :,u:?un, 1874 over 1872, 677,005, or 22)§ per cat, Tie earninga of the Ohleago, Milwaukeo & 8y Paul Rulwoy for tho first el in May ware | 15474, §200,000,; 1673, §184,108 ; Incraasa, 900,407, or 495 por aent, ! ‘Lhe trafio dopartmont of the Illtnois Contr: Uailroad roporte enrnings for April as follows ‘nl In llinote, In fouq, 0 nles: 463 wned, 1108 e, 400,210,00 § 0,610,00 §N2,800.00 UHOTLTE — S7,834,00 1u8,456,78 ,375,00 1,030,00 0,454.24 70,025.00 4,088,70 79,410,76 Total, Aprll, 4. G, BLT0 $115,00.00 3980, Rarn'gs, April, “18, 431,06.80 frtitony i at . ‘This Ls an inoronss of 0}¢ per cent ln tha Ijlis nals earuings; & dodseses (par téat in the Tako region and tho Northwest, partly cloudy ‘eather, southenst to southwoest winds, station- ary to rising temperature, and falling barometer. LOCAL ONSERVATIONS, ‘Cuioado, Msy 18, 1874, [ Direction and) fares of wind,| Weather, ~Anpyungy [rmaetz ‘hermomoter, 613 mintmum, GRNLELRAL ORSERYATIONS. Oitoauo, My lfl——li m. STV 5.'E., genlle|s it leag Clioycons Clevelaud ;. |20.05! Clncinnat 22 L,.| 't ¥Ft, Garry, Tt, Gibsgn." Milwuukes,, arquatto,, ol Trembius, PROPOSED SUSPENSION, g, Pa., May 18,—The Ka; le snnounces m\VaDl-lf:lculmn!u‘t’umr‘; alon,of that wi [ gperations by the olose ol ":\.&l hrowing 1,000 people aus of em~ READ) that the aity, s woolt; h ARKANSAS., All Quiet at the Late Seat of War. Gov, Baxter Will Take Civil Action Against tho Insurgents, Bittor Feoling Between the Brooks and Baxter Partisans in Wash- ington. AT LITTLE ROOK. IN THE LEGISLATURE. Lirree Rook, May 18.—In tho Honate, to-day, & bill was pasged chouging the name of Clayton County to that of Wilshire. In the Houto, s bill was introduced to chaugo tho name of Clayton County to that of Anthony. Notica in tho House of ® bill to chnnge tho namo of Barber County. The House passod s resolution providing for a specinl committes to investigato asto whethor any ofticers of the Btato have boon ongaged in armod insurroction against the legal Btate Gov- orument. A stmilar committes was appointod fn the Bonato. A joint resolution passed the Journmont sine dio on tho 28th. A bill passed thie aamo body changing the time for Lolding the Bupromo Court to May and No- vembor, the noxt torm to bogin in November. A Iarge numbor of local bills wera introducod. PROCLAMATION. The Governor to-day lssuad the following : EXsQUTIVR OTFIOR, STATE OF ABKANSAY, Lurrrs Rook, Arl, May 18, 1874, Wiengag, On tho 10th day of Aprl, 1874, marlial taw was by e proclninied in ~the Counfy of 'Pulsski, it consaguience of the oxistonce of au arnied insurrec: tion, under the aulliorty vested u me 48 Govermor by {ia Constitution and laws of this Stato, sud on the 11t of May, 1874, said praclamation of wattiul lw was re- Yoked [n oa far au_nol to interfere with tho moeting and proceedings of the Legislaturo; and Witeneas, The rmed insurrectionists are now dis- peraing snd many persons aroat large who are notori- Surly gullty of trenson against the State of Arkansas, 80 jt58 ot desfrablo to proceed ngalust then by milfe fury law, naw, thorefore I, Elisha Dsxier, Governor of Arkousias, do horeby furthor. yavoks suld proclsmation ‘of martlsf luw oo far us to permnt the arrost an datention Dy oriminal process from this Civil Mayistrates of all jarsons clinsged with tresgon againat tho Blata, i the ite insurrection, but nothing in this proclamation ahall fntorfore withs the carrying out of any aud all Inllitary orderu from tho hondquarters of thie State of ‘Arkouts or from any loitiuata wmilitaty sutlorl 1n testimony whereof, wituoss my Linud and the ‘of the State, ailixed’ st Littla Jtock, thin 18th ds May, A, D, 1873, Evmih BAxTin Gavernor of Arkagazs and Commonder-in-Chtf, (Seal] By the Governor, J, M, JOKNbON, Heoratary of Btate, TROOPS OOING MOME. . A large number of tho Drooks troops left to- day, also soveral companios of the Buxter forces. ‘Shoratary of Hinte Johneon lus cbarge of his ofice, aud- in cloaring it up. Tho two Datls of the Legislatuve are also being oleared up and ropairod. Benato for ad- THE DROOKSITER still keop sontinels around tho State-House, It is expected thoy will ba taken away to-morrow. AN _ANGRY JUDGE. 8. Lows, Muy 18.—Judze McOlure, the Ohief Justice of Arkausns, and Col. Oliver, the Bhoriff of Pulaski County, Arkensas, have srrived hore, on'route for Washington. Judge MoClure ssya thatall the statements upon which Atty.-Gen. Willinms predicatod his opinion in the Brooks- Baxtpr oase ro false, from beginuing to end, ‘and that the courts of the State, iucluding the Suprame Court, have never hnd ' undor ajudica- tion the cnses erroneously made up by Williams. With rogard to the presont condition of affeirs at Little Rock, he says the situation yemains unchangod, and that Brooks would never surrender to Baxier's forces, but only to the Federal authorities. Brooks would continue to Do recognized ns the Ilmwful Governor by the State Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney Goneral, and, in fact, by all tho Exocutivo officers excopt Johnson, the BSeorotary of State, nud that, if Mr. Willlame ean dictate who is Governor against all the Executive ofiicers, and sgainut the de- cisions o ithe Court, then thoroe rapublican form of The whole question wil gress, HEFUGEES. Menpms, May 18.—Capts, Van Desand _and Bavago, late prisoners of war under Gen, King White, in the skirmish near Neiw Gascony, have arrivod here, having left tha Btate, the former having resigned his seat as n member of the Legislatura. no longer & fiuvernmem in Arkansee, be brought betore Con- e i IN WASEINGTON. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. ILI-FEELING BETWEEN TIHE FACTION LEADERS, WasuweTox, D, C., May 18.—The Arkausas war has stirred up o great desl of feeling among the prominent men'of the State who are lere, oand the Baxter adherents aro particularly thrent- oning, Xt is nsserted that the checks givon, by Senator Dorsey to members of the Arkansas Legislature for and in congidoration of their votos caet for him to bo United States Senator are in the hauds of Gon. Albert Pike, who isin this oity, oud who s o warm friend of Baxtor's, 'These ko proposes to use against the DBrooks riog in cose an apportunity is olfered. Many of theso chocks Lave never beon paid, it issaid, Thore ave in- timations that much of the vast fortune with which Dorsey has been credited is moonshine, and that the financial diflicultios in which he {8 involved are equally as troublesome as those of & political nature, which threaten to drive him from the Senute. {20 the Associated Pre ‘Wasmxatox, D. C., May 18.—Capt. Rose tole- graphs from Little Rock that everything isquier, and that both pattios have signad an agresmont for disbanding their troopa. Cept. Hose had ‘been telegraphed, from tho headquartors of the Department of the Gulf, to recognizo Baxter as Governor, and_to” deliver up State arms in pos- session of the United States forces to him, . CANADA. The Dominion Parlinmont-Mesting of the Dominion Xranch of the Evangelical Alliances Speotal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. OT7TAWA, Ont,, May 18.—Two or three of tho most important monsures of the session remain to bo disjfored of. The Canadian Pacific Ruil- way bill will be discussed on its socond roading, sud its third rending will thorefore be deferred for somo time yet. The debate ought to lave buen taken on the introduction of tho resolu- tions, but the Opposition rofused. 'The Election bill slso nwaits its third rending. Lt 18 not im- probable that a bitch may ocour on one or both of thiess measures between theSennteand Housa of Commons, such having already oceurrod on o question of comparatively littlo moment, nanely, the rendjustment of & constiluency, It is probe able thut the House will not be prorogued bo fore the 1st of Julfl. Lient.-Gov. Archibald, at prosent the guest of the Governor Genoral, Wwa again examined be- fore the Northwestern Committeo yestordey. No new facts wora In'anfim to light. “Tho Military Collego bill hos passed its third ronding. 'Tho College will be situated at eithor Quebao or Kingston, both imflitary stations, MoNTREAL, May 18.—At & goneral wmeeting of all the Batonniers of the Province of Quebev, tho Hon, A, A, Dorion, Q. 0., Minister of Jus- tice, was clocted Datonnier-en-Chef, and B, O. Monk, advacate, Beorotary of the General Coun- cll of tho Bar of tho Vrovincs. Arrangements hava been completed for hold- ln(z in thin city next October, n Conforence of thé Dominfon Branch of the Evnngnllonl Alll- auce, to which lending ehu‘ggm n_and laymon of our various provincos, of Great Britain sud of the United States havo boon invited, ‘l'onoNto, My 18.—Chlef-Justics Wood is to o mnda the reciplont of s presont and & public dinuer by the people of Brantford, before leay- ing for Manitoba, P MR TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIZS. The Obyistian Church, in Danyille, 1L, was dedicatod day before yestorday by Prof. Thomas, of the Northwostern University of (ndisnapolis, —Robert Townsond, a well-kuown lawyer of Omabs, died In that cily yostordey. —The clection yua:oxsny in yoardstown, Ill., in regard to the hog-law, rosulted in 130 majori- ty for keeping it up. —A curd from the son of Gon, Wobb calle for n saspension of tho publio judgment In rogard to the Dragilian scandal in Uongross on Batur- duy, until the Geuoral, who is now in Europs, shafl return, sd Lo will at onco, to make Lis com- pleto dofundo, —The wwnu Allen, so_severely atabbed at Sagl- naw_Oity, Dlioh., on Soturday, los in & oritical condltion, Hs 1nado his will on Baturday evon- g fot foxe o Rooldonta, wf ABSCRWOLIEI 8 ‘morning, amination woa held dny boforo yestordny, the re- sult of which is not known, 'ho body of an unknown man was fonnd in the river at North McGrogor, In, yusterdny The body wna so docompoted as to ronder {dontification imposgible, Liaving lain in tho water thros wooks, Itis supposod ho was nooldontslly drownod. —DMra. MoDonnld, a Indy equostrian, belonging tonolrous tronpo, whilo driving four_ horses ahroast in tho Falr Grounds, at Aurora, Ill., was thrown a distance of twolve foot, whilo the horaes woro going ot full speod, With tho excoption of n brulso the face, however, she escapod in- ury. 4 zx‘hc management of Jofferson Park track, ab Poorls, 1il,, s arranging a fino gerlos of xaces, hoginniug June 17, Tho pursos range {rom elfid co%mo, and will attract & large number of horaos, not only from tho mmmediate neighbor- Lood, but from distant pointa. Kidnoy Dillon, Proslilont of tho Union Pa- cific Railroad, hine gono wost, with Kovoral other oflicials of that Rond, on s tour of inspoction of thoir own and _oconnecting linos, Another ob- Incl is to dovelop tho coal nnd iron flelds bo- onging to the Union Pacifio Company, and to g oling-mill for tho purposo of making the Company's rails. THE LABOR QUESTION, Workingmen’s Mectings in the Larger Cities Yesterday, They Demand the Enforcement of the Elght-Hour Law. New York Workingmien in Council. New Yonx, May 18,—A mass-meoting of tho Workingmen's Contral Council was held at Coopor Iustitute, having for its object the pro- toutntion ngninst the violation ofjtho Eight-Hour law by the officers of National, Btato, and Municipal Governments, and the autrage porpe- ira ted at Tomplans Square on the 13th of Janu- ary last, The greathall was tolerably well filled, but very little onthusiosm manifested itsolf. A seriea of resolutions were sdopted urging the calling of conventions in various States nud distriols by a1l organizations™ having for their object the nmeligration of condition of those who onrn their by honest labor; bread tho demanding the fmmediate removal of Buporvising-Architect Mullettt,of tho Mreayury, and his subordinates, for violating in- stoad of anforcing tho Iiight-Hour Inw ; insisting that Congress tako immedinte aotion and restoro to the navy-yards activity by cancelling all con- tracts for ships and ropairs, snd Linva all auch work dono by the dircct agency of the Govern- ment superintondents, and deyise means where- by siored, und the carrying of tho Unitod States the commorce of the country shall be re- muuls be done by American bottoms Doaring the flag of the nation. Workingman’s Mocting in Colum= bus, . Corvupus, O., publishod in'tha city papors, about 400 working- nen met at Nnu%mon all this ovening. Sam- el L. Leflingwell was chosen Chairman. Reso- lutions were sdopted declaring in favor of the _substitution of arbitration for strikes by alaw which insurea justice to both employes ond employers; favoring tho onactment of equitable 'pronfice lnwa; for the enactment of s law to ocompel chartered cor- porations to &n.y their employes nt lonst once month; sud for a law giving mechanics ond laborers s firat lien on their work, Indorsing the platform of the National Industrial Congross, and favoring co-oporation ; Tocognizing in the ballot-box the .g-ml ngency through which wongs can bo redressed, and abrogating all Jaws (hat do not bear equully upon capital and labor. . Resolutions wero also ndopted denouncing Suporvisiug-Architect Mullot Tor extonding the contracts of. parties who do uot observe the Fight-Hour law, ond denouncing tho systom of convict labor; Tavoring the establishment of co-operative 8hoj classos; devouncing demagoguos; favoring the cutting loose from all Fo tical workingmen, and favoring o protectiva tariff which will better protoos the iron iutorost of the country. Workingmen?s Meeting in Cloveland. OLEVELAND, O., Mn{ 18,—A largo meeting of workingmen of this city was held this_ovening at the Bublic Square, the object of which was & discuasion of the cight-lour system. Spooches wore made by the Hon. 3L, A. Toran, Prosident of the Coopoers’ International Unfons; Johu Felroubstol, Prosident of the Machinists’ and Blooksmiths' Union ; Robert Schilling, Progident of the National Labor Union , sudothers, Reso- Jutions were adopted condemning and ssking tho resignation of the Senators from this city “for their acllon on the bill introduced in tho State Senate to punish strikers for interforing with laborers who refuse to quitwork. Con- siderable enthusiasm was manifestod. Miners? Convention in Ohio. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. OaNAL TFortoN, 0., May i ~veution of minors hore to-day for the purpose of organizing s Miners’ Union on_the plan adopted by the minors in England and Scotland. They Liave called o maes mecting in Akron noxt wook. In San Francisco. Sax Traxcisco, May 18.—A vl largs meot- ing of cight-hour mon avas held to-night in Hortioultural Hall. Addresses wero deliverad by Prof, Carr and others, ‘Resolutions againgt the ropesl of the eight-hour law were adopted. Workingmen’s Mecting in Buffalo, Burraro, May 18.—A large aud spirited meet~ ing of workingmon was bold at the old Oourt- Housze to—uifiht.‘ ot which action was token in- darsing tho declaration of priuciplos of the In- dustrial Congreus recently hold at Rochestor. The English Workingnien. Y.oxpoy, May 18.—Mossrs, Dixon, Hughes, Morley, aud Macdonnld have informed tho Nationnl Lebovers' Union that thoy ave in hopes of arranging the simultaneous withdrawal of the “]ockout” und the cessation of the strike. Tho Union tavors their plan of adjustment, In Bostom. BostoN, Mass., Mey 16.—A mans-meeting of 1aboring men was hold io Faneuil Ball to-night. ‘Fha atfondance was not large, the hall boing only Lnlf fllod, Resolutions passed denouncing Mr. Richnrdson, Becretary of "the Trensury, and ullet, Suporviving Architect; enlling for the SUolition of the contraot system on Governmont work; cundemnlug the putting down of Iabor atrilion by militin, and domanding eight hours na & full day's work, FIRES. Ohurch Burned ut Champaign, 111, Specral Disuatch to The Chicuuo Lribune. OuaneatoN, 1., Muy 18.—Much excilement exists amony the colored poople here on ascount of the maliclous and repeute fll‘inF of the Bap- tist Church, whiob finally resultod in {ts totul destruction’ two nights siuce, The wall was korosenad, and the fire came moar destroying & man slueping in_the houss to guard the romains of o fostival held the evening previous, Sowmo partisan strife uxisted in thesooloty to which the malice s attributed, At St, Lounis. 8. Loow, May 18.—A cigar-box end tes-caddy factory, in tho lower part of tho city, was burned last night. ‘The loss s 817,000 partlally - sured fu home oftlven, Soversl adjgcont bulld- ivgs wore mors or less damagod Ly five snd water, making a total loys of about 20,000, At Kingston, Jime KivostoN, Jam,, Bley 18.—The stores of Blevers & Co. and Repbuin, at Jaomel, hias been desiroyed by fire, Loas estimated at $500,000. LOCAL ITEMS. A meeting_of the stockholdors of the mew Cemotery Waldhieim wau hold guatmlny aftor- noon ot re's Hull, ubout 450 peysons bolng prosont, Mr, A. 0. Hosing, the President of the Board of Dirootors, onllod the moetiug to order, nnd statod that they bad met for the pur- pose of adopting o constitution and _by-laws whioh tho Directors had propered, and ‘whish the Soorotary would resd. _ Whon the Beoretary Dad done readiug, o short dobato fullowed, after which the constitution and by-laws wore adopted as rond, ‘Lo meoting thon adjousned. Ohlef-Dotcotive Ellls urrestod & man named Jomes Biwnmore youterday sftornoon for the larceny of u dismond piu at tho P'almor Houso somo Lwo montny eince. The Firomen's Bouovolont Associntion held thelr auuunl maating last evening for tho elec- tlon of ofilcera for fhie ensuluy year, The fret ballot_cesulted tn the foll lnu"nhnm; imh dent, Thouine B, Aliler Yico-¥rsaidant) B Xi May 18.—In anewer to m oull s and storos by induntrial 18,—Thero is & con- Ooortuey ; Treasuror, C. N.'Tlolden ;. Bocrotary, Donnis J. Bwanie. About 0 o'clock 1aat uvonlnf(, aman nomed A, 0. Trlodlandor foll from tho top of an_omnibus af tho cornor of Larraboo and Divielon stroots and was badly injurod. Hlo bad both oara cut off, and was Injured in the abdomen, Ilo was tlion to the Aloxinn Drothors' llospital snd proporly carod for. % A firo broaking out In a two-ntory frame bufld- Ing, 1274 Wabsali_avouuo, ayned by Jomos il ligan, and ocoupied by W. 8, Iarle a8 & dwalling, B 4 thio alarin from Tox 113 ot n quattor-past 11 o'clack yestorday foronoon, Datungo, $20. Insurance unknown. During the audtion last avening at Chambors' jowelry-gtoro, cornor of Madison and Clark Btroots, while Mr. Uhambers waa exhibiling some fino watchos, & boy in_tlio crowd grabbed oue and ran off with it. 1o was pursued aud caught in tho stairwsy of 146 Clark stroot. Mr. O, E. White was noarly wild sbont 2 o'olook thin morning. He rushed into the Con- tral Station and informed Station-Keepor Rickey that - one Jamos Hall Liad sold bis- (Whito's) Lorse nod buy ‘i'y for §140, and hind abeconded for Onnadn with the Eraceoda of tho sale. It is more thon probable that Mr, White hns by thls timo come to tho conolusion that Do is out just 9140, Eorly yostorday morning tho billiard-room of Doty & Rhincs was entorod by thieyos and robbed of seversl sote of billiard-balls, some sllverwaro, ote., to tho value of §160. A vory bold robbory was committod yosterday by ouo George Lyon, o woll-kuown tbiof, and hia pal. Thoy hired an oxpressman to convoy a box for them from Wushington streot to tho Illinols Contral depot. Then they wept o an alley in tho rear of Clark & Gowan's storo No. 6 Washington wstreet, and loaded on to tho wagon = box _containing somo valuable trimmings, oto. Mr, Gowan chauced Lo bo looking out the window, and saw the op- oration, Ho ran out, but the wagon had turnod into Washington etreet, nnd was golng Lo- waords State. Ho followed aftor, and sce- ing Oficor Dittengor, called to him to stop the wagon. Ho did 5o, and the thievos ran off, Officer Moad opportunely coming along, started in purauit and caught Lyon. Darrow, the oxpres:man, sud Lyon were takion to the Armory nod looked up. e SPORTING MATILERS, Pniladol= 'fhe Rostons Dofcot the phins, Spectal Dispatol to The Chicago Tribune. PrivaprLeniA, P, May 18.—The chismpion Tod Stocking Base Bull Club, of Boston, made their flxst appoaranco in thin oty to-day, playing 2 game with and vanquishing. tho Philadelphins. There were about 800 porsons prosent to witness the contest, which was a very poor diepiay by tho home organization, but & remarknbly fine flelding and batting game on the part of tho Hubbites, Mr. Bielaski, of the Baltimore Club, actod as Umpire, and his rulings wers very deo- footivo in n majority of instances, Not & bage was givon on eithor side on called balls or wides, the delivory of the pitchora on eithor sido being oxcollont. The Bostons did some terrifio Latting in tho socond, fifth, and ninth innings, Tho Philadolphis Club appeared with Radeliffo t firat baso and Holdsworth ut third Dbase, but the latter fumbled so much and throw 4o badly in that position that ho was changed to firat bago, aud there Lo did not do much better. Radeliffo'ployed third in protty good stylo, and Tabor at right fleld with a fow exce) tions, The gamo was for from interosting, tho Quakers sliowing the Bostonians to tnke the lead st the staxt, and rotain it throughout, 8, nking brief- ly they wero outbattod, outfloided, and out- layed ot every point, fine runing fly catches by Y57k and Egglor, snda line fly by Fulmer boing the only rodeoming featurcs of the Quakors play. "I'he following is THE 8CORK ToSTONH. TiiApELE AL, (7 B E G, Wright, 2| 1] 1||Eggler, e fun.eaes| 3[ 2] © Wl 1 9} 2| soldsworty, b2 1t 2| 7 af 8 0|Pulmor, 8. feoveei| 2] 11 2 4l 1| [Cravor,'sd 1. 1t ol & af 1} aff¥ork, 1. 1. 0] o) 0 O™Rourko, 1 2] 2| 1j|vabok, T, 28l 4 Tenls, 21, 1] 1| 1lluadeire, 3 011 Hall, o, . 1} 1| aliticks, . of 3|2 Bobafer, 2| 3| ofjCummitngs, buies) 9] nl 2 Total.. +0+i16110] 9} Totol ...oevens] 710119 789 30 6-16 03317 on, & 5 Phildetphis, 1, 'wo biours, Unmpire—Mir, Blelusl, Baltimore Oldb, Dions=Duly, The following mccount of the grest billlard match batwesu Oyrille Dion and Maurice Daly, taken from tho New York Sun of the d6th, will be read with intercat by those in tliis cily who take an interest in the game: A game of caroms for $2,000 Lictwsen Cyrille Dion and 3faurice Daly opened ut 8:25 Lust night, Tummuy Halt belng dlf dlled with filerostud apectators, | At o start i wus {nsuferably dull und slow, the firat heise huiga oggregating only 14 for Aaurles and 41 Tor Cyrille, - it in tho nintl Daly got the red sud (Wit toguiher th the southiwost corner of the lable, und, aftee cosxiug them about tho Adld for & while, improved his score by 24;'and In the next inuing uwdded 13, plucing Lim 8 pothts slicad of bis antegonbit, T the fourteenth, after Daly hnd mudo 11, Dion scored 16, wnakiug Guring the run o nunber of remark Able draw shots, - He turned the st hundred in bis fwenty-second inning, stinding at 103 to Daly’s 9¢, Duc o the bwenty-seventl thoe status of “uffairs watt matechilly cLanged, Daly's kcore belug 136 to Diow’s 108, The play ot this stags of the game wis dull and spinitleby, a largo proportion of the speclators whowed arnistakiable sijgus of sleopiness, sud the only butting {one wos on thie probuble duration of the mofeh, five 1o one being frecly offered that it would not ba decided Hufore 8 o'elock, Occrsionally & protty shot would Vary tho monotony, and the more uervous of the look- erv-on would rub their eyes snd try to spplaud ; but Yo offort way soun abundoned, At :gs, after 1 hour and 19 miuutea’ play, the score siood : Daly, 1483 140 ; and nefther player had reachod un Bversgo of 5, Fifteon minutes lator tho two umpires, Mutthew Siowine oud Nefl Bryaut, wery swestly sltmboriog, d tho falotest suspicion of u anore anuounvod thut Oliris O'Counor was listening to the music of the sphoros in vome far-off_corner of wuuny drosmiund 3 When suadonly Diou shook himeolf, and by slmost Superhuman effort rolled up 28, and rounded the Second corner of tho string muid u gontle xipyle of up= planse, BNt iise close of the forty-second inning Daly was only 183 to Divn's 208, but in the forty-third liv skiowed that tho last two houts' doze had dotie Lim good, for start~ ing the Lells In the cornor and nursing them skiifully hetnude 5 wcore of 94, which, but for un unuppy Sreute, might huve bewn 260, In the nest iuufuig v inade 21, to which Dion repiied with 46, The scora wWab now, Daly, 698 ; Dion, 34 ; the plyurs wore wide awiko, and thu spectators were beginubug to Lrigaten D, A the opening of the next fining Daly was even With iuis opponent, ud st tho close of the Arty-nfuth, Huving mide rui of 8, he was 423 to Dlon's 374, 1o luiter then rau 14 and 65 to Duly 2 and 11, making the scor 30 to 443 1n favor of Dion. "For the tirst ime the fntercut in the game waa gen- orule A diiforence of ouly 7 poluts o noat the cioke fadsoated thet thuve was yet to be tight work, Daly Wont i for 60, whicl geb him ar in_advunco, and fol- Yowed this wp with 8, 2, sud 24, to Dion'a small runs ot 4, 3, 7, nud 3—the store stunding, 620 to 468,—Daly Wheud. Dion then added 23 to his tally, and was only 40 bohind, Tn bis wixty-saventh inniu ho esemad to Do thoroughly slive to tho fmportancy of exerting inaself, and fn._executing the splondid run of 8 Lu played with slull and norve such aa hie lind nover bo- Fora exhibited, The most dificult shotn were mudo With ease, und seeming imposnibilities viora overcomo o8 if by the ald of muglo, "Tho oxcitement over the gamo was now intense, Daly was 40 behind, the sora bejug 663 Lo 523, Aftor oech hod scored @ ¢, Daly ran up 10 by delivate pluy. Tlien Dion followed with 10, which lofi him within 37 of game, In hin weventy-iirst inning he soored 24 aud biippad up on an exsy hot, ‘Daly lind » fieavy task bofore Lim, but he grapplod with {1 waufully, and by Judiclous play ran 38, Every- Tiody was on tiptoo, Dion pluyed and miszed. Daly followed, uud the question aroas whather he aid or did ot count, Dion eialmed e count, Tho hall yo- Gounded with the yelta of vxcited mou, seme ehiouting for Daly ogo on, others for Dlonto giva up, Foe Heveral Jniuiien a fow wns imminent, but the good Hetao of Obris O'Counor provided agatiat dangor, He Thlod that the players whoulil striug forthe pliy, Daly wou, played, aud missed, Dion pisyed aud ‘inade i Joluts, Which gave him' the gawe snd tho wakes, Ucore, 600 to 674, Dlon'u average was 8 1-5; his hest runs were 20, 34, 28, 20, 40, 55, 8, ‘Dot bost runa wora 24, 29, 38, 50, 84, i of game, 4 hours und U5 minute, CASUALTIES, Four Men IKillod by the Breaking Away of Dom Bulichoend. Snceiul Dispateh to The Clacago Tribune, Osnnosy, Win, May 18.—Tho bulkhesd in QGarduor's Daw, on the Uppor Wolf River, Shawano County, gave wuy last Thureday night, oarrying off niuo men, of whom four woro Killed and tho rost ronched whuro more or less bruired, Tho names of the killed ure Nathnniel Paxks, Jarry Onssy, Nicholas Notts, aud Charlos Maku- ka. The moen_wore on the dum, attempting to raise the flood-gates, when the acoxlent bap- paui . The body of Cusey hoa boen, yecav- oro Canal Gutes Oarriod Aways TuoraLp, May 18,.—tho bark Erie Ballo oar- ried anay four gates of Look 23, Welland Canal, e “I::WLD‘- will 250 4o days o yopals thy THE MILL RIVER FLOOD.. [Continuad from the Becond Pnge.] to-morrow, and proscontod with more aystem and thoroughnoas than bofore, Tumorn of trav- olors and paddlors ovortaken in tho instant flood aro inslated upon by eyo-witnossos, and eloken- ing odorn arlao from tho honps of ruins, THE BUPERINTENDING ENGINEERY NOT RESPONSI- nLE. E. 0, Gardinor,_olvil ongineer, of Springfleld, ‘who was employed ns a purveyor durlng the con- struction of tho reservoir, told e roporter of tho Republican to-day that no onglnoor's pian was acceptod (ulli-ln the construction, add that the ongincer-in-charge waa entiroly subgorvient to n committes of the company owning the wator- owor, who frequently modified his suggos- ions to meot their notions of economy. Home of the work was dong without the oversight of an engincor ut all. In ihio mattor of the muoh-talked-of stone wall in tho centre of tho embankmont the contragt did not call for oight foot in thioknous at tho baso, bute thickness of between five and six feot, which wus what the Ik?ubllcml’n roporter Tound to bo tho nctual fact, ‘This notion is strongth- enod:from & momory of tho singular wording of tho specification, which begun y providing that tho-wall should bo two feot thick st the top, incrensing in thicknoss to & corlnin width at thio baso, rather thun vice vorsa 8 5 usual. TILE CONTRACT DISREGARDED. Btill this contral wall was considered of little moment by the l!nll!unf Committeo, 'I'te main or ontiro strength of the dnm wns supposed to Do in tho thick onrthen bank, and one of the Committoo oven soborly Buggosted that an eight- inch wall of brick would answer every purpose. Tho idon was that the principal oflico of this wall was mainly to provent tho burroving of wator animals_through it, or its perforation” by sticks und timbors, . Briggs, of Springfleld, and Stato Rail- road Commissioner, who was tho first to make & Dbid for the construction of the resorvoir, wne also interviowed. His catimato proposed to ‘mnke tho cost of the work betwoan 990,000 and 100,000, n. snm so much lurgor thon' the Com- pany wero willing to pay that his plan was - mo nm? rejoctod, and he had mo farthor intorast In tho aflalr. WRERL THE RESPONSIDILITY BELONGS, 3r. Briggs places all responsibilily on the ehonlders of the Building Committee. Asto tho theory that tho masonry in the heart of tho ombankmont was & matter of secondary im- portance, that Mr. Briggs eaid dopondod on cir- cumstances, Tho earthworlk, if honest and Hlawlow, would, accidenta ssido, probably have furnished tho roquirita strength, DBut thore waa slways & chunce of itaperforation from onecauso or another, and tho objoct of s central wall, was that of & bronkwater, Thia wall, if built of good material and fairly entronched in hard-pau, should bo an eloment of strength. If, howaver, loosely constructed aod not deoply 1aid boneath the shifting surfnco, then thera was the proba- bility of the water ultimately insinuating it way benonth it, and as the volunie incronsed and the ppaces widoned, this wall would bo- come worse than usoloss, To one of theso onuses, Mr. Drigge n\mfiaeka, mey Do traced the fatal woakunoss of tho Williams- burg reservoir, Thisimpression way omphosized by somo nesortions made by Mr. Briggs when on » lishing excursion to the resorvoir four or fivoyears ngo. Ho noticod that considerable wator oozed irom tho base of tho dam all along its Jongth, evidently cansed by the heavy pres- gure on the othor side, and he called Gov. Hay- den'a sttontlon to it, utterlng words of \mrn(u(i, nnl‘ll;.;lllug bim that if the dam did gooff It wor SWEEP BVERYTHING ON 1T8 WAY into the Connecticut Rivor. Indeed themore intelligent waoslo down the valley, Mr. Briggs nyg, havo lived with the shadow of this disns- tor La\mtlnz them for years, Gov. himeelf, was particnlarly nervous about it, snd any casual conversation concerning the reservoir Haydon, ~wan noarly always xccompanied with some allu- gion of prosentment, Some one, & while sinco, auked Hr. Skinner, * What do you have for ox- citement up hero, nowadays?” “Woll, e suld, “wo occasionally bhave & freshot ; then there is a general alarm thet the resorvorr has broken loose,” A FAMILY BWEPT AWAY. The sweeping away of four generations in one family was among ihe uncommon incidents of the flood at Lecds, as follows: IMra. Dunles, & woman of nenyly 80 years of age; her daughor, Mis, Robert Fitzgernld, aged 46 yeara; Mio, Fitzé!ernld’u ‘son, 8 youth of 21, and four young childron of the same woman, nud, finally, the two little children of Jobn Clancy, grand- children 6f MMrs, Titzgersid and groat- grandchildron of Mrs. Dunles. Mrs. Claucy, by the way, diod a yoar ago of consumption, Ho that Clancy is now bereit of his whole family, T, L, Jomos, the owner of the woolen-mill 2t Williamsburg, was in New York on Saturday, and rocoived news of tho disaster but & fow ‘hours before the time at which HE WAS TO HAIL FOR EUROTE, o lnstened home imncdiately, sud will defor iis aoticipated journey for the prosent. o Lad but s fow days since placed in his stock- houso u_sufficiant amount of wool to feod the faotory during the entive swnmer, all of which wau dostroyed, 'The factory proper was greatly domaged, and much_timo will be required to place it in running order again, A Jumes hes, a8 yof, taken no mction toward repairing his menufacturing proporty, but is devoting bis whole time to the xecovering and burial of thoso in whom he was particularly interented, some of them haviug been in his em- ploy for mauy years, Indoed, th featurs of the catastrophe which affeots Mr. James is the loxs of his Superintondent, Ar. Birmingham, snd tho foreman of his mill A NEMARKATLE ESCAPE. As mnrvelous an experience as any vaunted, was that of thewomen of Belectman Quigley’s family, who ware closuing up their broakfabt- table” when tho water buret in &t the collar- door. MMrs. Quigley, her two handsome, spright- ly duughtors, aud a’ schaolma'am visiting thom, ughed up-stoirs to the sccond story of iho 1L, part on which they were, and thence watched tho tremendous spectacic. Thoy hed bardly roached their harborage when tho’ front part of the house was wrenchod off a8 swiftly and ensily 25 one would toar n paper, and tho floor gaped wide beneath thom with the fierce strain. They srw the great brick mill tremble and collapse like n child’s house of blocks, and the okapol rise and sl like n bont around tho point just bolow. there utrike and fall to piacos, They suw a noighbor floating past on a roof, oxtendod their hands from a window, and aided him to es- capo to their rofuge. WHAT EMOTIONS THET FELT in that hour of waiting they can mnever very cloaly tell, oxcopt that they thought the noxt moment they, too, would go, They did not talk Yory much, nor did they sing, eud thelr prayers wors not utterad aloud ; it was & sonton of mute expectaucy and not o muach rosignation a8 stunned and dendencd acceptance of fato. The fate, Lowover, puseed them by; tho wave thutuso lightly tora away the heavior main portion of thie housey, and dashod into splintors their grent barus with all the contouts, spared their slighter structure and loft them wafe. When, short- ly _nfter, they were at work: in tho mud-heaped confusion of their house, the girla wore almost bystorically goy with tho renction from the fearful atrain upon their norves. Mr, Quigley, frum the bank, a fow rods olf, watohed tho destruction of liy home and proporty and tho_onvironmont of bia tunily, in un ngouy of anxiety impossible for thoso who read this to appracicto. 4 BUMMAILY OF THE LOSH. The Repullican of to-morrow morning will print the following summary of tho loss: The josa in Williamsburg Village is sbout #100,000 ; Skinnerville, $148,600 ; in Haydonville, 300,000 ¢ renervoir, %30,000; ronda and bridges, from 875,000 to SIBO‘UflDi total in the town from 050,000 to £076,000 inNorthampton. Tho loss was fully 160,000 st Loods, and $12,000 st Tlorence, The damsge to roads is less thanit wasat Willinmsburg, but that to meadows s muoh more, A GAD DLOW, The dosth of_the entive Birmingham family, consisting of Honry Birmingham, his wife, and theos Qaughters—Mary aged 18, Tillie 14, and Cwarrie 8—will creute & wido gep in .tho social life of Willlkmsburg. = The ecir- oumstancos conmected with tholr oato are painful in the extreme. Mary was ‘p, tencher inous of tho -Northampton echools, and, as was hor oustom, lnd come honte to spend Baturday and Bunday. When the alsrmof the approachng flood was sounded, sho was mt work _ ssslsting hor mother in_ hor housohold —dutios. Her slster Lilio had but. just ot up, whilo Carrio, the pot of tha housshold, was tll) astoop m hor bed, dlr. Bkmlnvhmll, who was Suporin- tondent of tho James Waolon Mill, had gone to bis work, wnd did ot dlscover tho appronching wavo until - i¢ had neared Lig rosidence, wituated but s short dis- tanca nbove the fastory, Had he romained fu tho building bis life wonld hLave been saved, but with the tioroo determination charsoleristio of the mat, Jie made o dash for his houss, intont on waving his family 1f posaiblo, but as he noared the doorivay the torront was upon him, swoop- ing away tho houso with ita iInmates, Ggorgo Robort, & brighc 11 of 18 oberts, & it L the mtviving ‘mombod of lEnmnlxy ot a‘lun?::; Toborts, Enginoor on tho Now Havon & North- anpton “nfimvul. won oarrlad wome distanco with tho rest of tho family houso, snd, whon that broke, elun to momo ' dobrls, and wos | carvio with tho torrent nearly a mile, whon he wau res- oned by Jamos Toruythe, Tho faotn connactod with hls escapo which he onn cloarly reenll nro that ho floatod vory noar to the embaukmont, but beforo o could make s landing he wns carried mto the ocurront. When flnally taken from tho water ho was ntnrnum by oxhinuntion, but sgon recovered, and {8 now in his uuusl honlth, He hins been kindly cared for in tha {amily of Thomas Nash, whoro he will romain for the presont. TR RCENK UP AND DOWN THE OIAOTIC VALLEY was vory dismal in yostorday's rain. 'The crowd was thin, but conatzntly on tho move in alf rorty of conyoyances sud on foot. The habilual naturnity of the Yankea lantorn-jaw took in a new dojoction, Amid the gloomy surroundings, and it was casy to discern from the counten. ances of tho femalo paesengors of tho joltig vehilcles, that backacho vas ndding now bittor- ness to (lo oocaslon, The yoad, na nb prosont travoled, ls lnld out upon tho Indian plen, and winda mbout in the smoothest places, somotimou in the strenm, womotimen out. Tho = stroam itsolf contivuea quito full ond muddy. Thoro {8 vory littla stz among the Inhabitants, In fact tho iuliabitants aro scarcoly rocoguizsblo smid tho mass of strangors, and whon tho latfor stay sway the onco busy valley will seom desolate iudeed from the sudden logx of 300 aouls. . (To the ‘Assoctated Pressl New Yonx, May 18.—A Northampton (3ass.) dispatoh on the Humpshire, Mass,, dinstor, on Snturday, says that on tho west branch of the now Bill River is the Goshon reservoir, largor by nearly one-half than the burstod Ashfleld roBeryoir, to which it haa always been rookonod inforlor in atrength, Itis owned by the sama ‘mon whose own fortunos thelr own resorvoir hax ust wracked. The poople of the valloy sent up, nturdsy, thros measengors in quick succossion, to get_tho' gateway of tho Goshen Nesorvois openod nud_left opon till the dam could bo ox- amined nnd strengthonad, if nocesunry, Tho fzato-keopor ? in thoir MEFTSED TO OPEN 1T, nnd finally, on Saturdny night, the agont of the water cumpnnfi went u[iain porson and compolled him to let off thoe wator. Hora thoro aro two reservoirs, one aboye the other, an tho samo line. The lower and Inrgor one i8_twolvo yenrs old, and tho Iatter is & now one. Tho poopld of the Mill River Valloy have promised thomsolves thnt no want of care shallmalo possible suoh nnother overwhelming dlsaster. SEARGIUING FOR THE DEAD, BeninapiELp, Mass,, May 14.—The search for dend bodies has boon going on all dey in Mill River valley, and will be ocontinued for sovernl days, and perhaps even weoks, ‘The moudows ore 8o deoply covored with debris that it is fosred that many dond bolies liave yet boen undiscovered. A number have beon recoversd to-day, and it is now thought thutgn!turdl\y'fl ostimato of 200 lves lost moy fall bolow the sctunl truth. The ox- tont of the disaster increason rather than dimin- ishos, and it is a8 yat impossible to givo the full and relisble estimato of tho loss of lifo and prop- orty, At Haydenvillo to-dey sisty familios np- pliod for nid. The whole community is moving in tho work of roliof, nnd overything than cau witl be dono to alleviato loss and suffering. — RELIEF MOVEMENT. 4 IN NEW YORK. Special Dispatch to The Chicngo Tribune, New Yonx, May 18.—Tho Sile Ansociation of America hins offerod to rondor assistanco to all thrown out employment at the manufacturo of silk by the brenkingof the roservolr at Will- jamsburg, Mass, Manufaoturers and denlers ix Dbraes in this city lolofnplmd to-day to Mre Goro, of the firm of Haydon, Gero & Co., ta draw on thom for 32,500 for the relief of the op- oratives of his houso who wero brought to want by tho flood, Tiwo thousand ono hundred aud saventy-five dollars were rased to-day among the merchouts of the city for tho Willlamebury aod Leods sufferers, and it will bs sent to-mor- row. No one asked to give rofused to do sv. Dore will be raised to-morrow. IN BOSTON. BosToN, May 18.—Liberal contributions ara ‘muking in Boston ond this vicinity for the roliof of thoso suffering from the Aill River disnater, Among the earlest contributions was a 3600 check from Gon. Butler. A committea of tho Massnohugetts Togiaiaturo, appointed to inves- tigate and raport upon the Mill River disuster, ith & view to oxtend the necessary aid, startod on their mission to-day, AMayor Cobb has called en informal mosting of citizona at the City Hall ho-;nonnw morning to dovise mensureu of re- of. —_— SUICIDES. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Myao JuncTioN, O., May 18.—Yesterday, & LaGrange, 0., & young man named Worthingto: oo committed suicide by shooting himsel through the back of the herd ; cause unlknown. CLEVELAND, O., Moy 18.—Eligabeth I. Pier- son, aged 20, committed suicido yesterdsy, tak- ing strychnine. Cause unknown, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Trivune. Quixcy, 1l1., May 18.—A Gorman named Kling hanged himeelf Dere this morning. —The da- consed was about 50 years of age, sud the Cor- oner's jury rendored 4 verdict of suicido caused by dissipation. Special Digpateh to The Ohicaqo Tribuns. McGreaog, Ia, May 18.—John Chaldal, & Norweginn, about 30 yoars of age, latoly in tho employ of Flomming Bros., lumbermen, of North McGrogor, committed suicido by tsking chloroform. 8lighted affection on tho part of & young lady Was tho cause of tho rash not. ol i GCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lirvenroor, May 18,—Stenmships Indiann and Vatorland, from Philadelphia, and Celtio and Algeria, from Now Yorl, have arrived out. New Yonk, May 18.—Arrived—Stenmships Oity of Richmond and Baltic, from Liverpoal. QueensTowN, May 18.—Bteamsnip City of Brussols, from Now York, has arrived. Nuw Youx, Moy 18,—ATrived—Stener Atlag, from Liverpool. PurnAbeLpnia, May 18.—Steamship Pennsyl- vanis, from Liverpool, hea ntrived. 10 ALL, PARTICULARLY INVALIDS, SPRING is & trying wenson. Indioatlons of slokneas should st onco b attondod to. Fatal disoasos mey ho oausod by allowing tho bowels $o become constipated, and the system to romatn In & disorderod condition, until the Qisordor hias time to dovelop itsolf. An ounce of provontion 1s worth & pound of ouro, fs on old and trutbfal saying, Thereloro, wo adviso sll who aro troubled with the complaints mow very provalont— hoadaohs, tndigestion, dieordorod liver, want of appo- tte, nausos, or fororieh akin, to”tako, without delay, Sohenck's Mandeake Pllla, Wo know of no romodyso harmloss aud dacislve In its actlon, Itatonoe strikos st tho root of the disosso, aod produces o healthy tono to the systoin. Pooplo novor noed suffor from any disease arblug from a disordered condition of tho liverf thoy would (ke thls excollont modicine whan thoy fool the firat fndioations of thowmalady. Famillosleaving homy for the mununer mouths shuald take thres or four bozos of theso pills with thom, Thoy have su almost Instantangous effact. Thoy will rolfovo tho patient of headaoko 4n ont o tmo hiours, and will Taptdly oloanes tholvor of surronnd. ing bile, and will effeotually pruvent & bilfous attaoks Titoy are sold by all drugafate. The Confessions of an Invalid, Published an » warntag and for tho henefit B e, evous Dbl oters Mipe L the Iusng ot sellente. Nrues, "Adirom Nae e e Shoettun, Kb oo HATS. A A AN, GHARLES A, LEWIS & C0, 251 MONROE-ST., - OTFFER 50 eases Silk Hats, lato styles ot $24 to $48 3 dozent;y ' 50 coses Ladies’ and Children's Trimmed Hats at $3 to $12 a dozen, GREAT REDUCTION in ordor to close out the Go; e?}lggfi%g gz cto.’s stook, purchase o5t. at halfits AT SARATOGA SPR! as. CRAND. NION HOTET, Tt i, o8 ak g fi“""fl,““‘.‘.‘, R &ufln isolttan Hotelor