Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1874, Page 8

P ——— THE RAILROADS. — THE ILLINOIS LAW. 8pectal Dispateh to Uhe Chicags Tribumé, THE ONI0AG0 A ALTON AUITS, 8emnarnLn, Moy 25,--Tho Alton Rallroad cngoe in siill exolting groat interost here, more etpeolally among the lognl fraternity. It is argued that tho courts will hold that the pspor filed by the defondant’s attorneys was an notual apporranco in the enusoe, and, by 80 appenring, thoy walvod tholr writ of cortiorarl issued out of If it 1s mot, it i furthor argiod that thon” thoy aro emitled to mnko such objections as would ontitle thom to abillof oxcoptions upon quostions arising out 'heso nro intoresting tochnical questionn, and thoir solutfon il go far toward sottliug tho atatus of this caso. Tn tho moan- time tho coungel for tho people intend to sus out an oxocution and lovy upon the property of tho United Btates Coutt. of tho teial. tho Cowpany at once. et MISOELLANEOUS, JOLIET & NORTHWESTERN, Tho Joliot & Northwostern Railroad Compa- ny, which has Iately beon incorporated undor tho gonoral iaws of this State, will construct o rond from Jollot, X1, whoro tho Obicngo, Rook Island & Paciflo, the Chicago & Alton, and tho Joliot Division of tho Michigan Central moet, north~ wost to Aurors, Ill,, snd thence north to Genova. Tho distance from Joliot to Aurorais about 20 miles, nnd thonco to Goenova 10. Tho new Company hopos to induco the Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad to extend tho branch from Geneva to Batavia southward cight milos to mcottho new lino at Aurors, and to use it a8 an outlot for through freight intor- chianged with the Michigan Contral. Tho lino from Aurora to Joliot, the Chicago, Buvlington & Quinoy, Intendod to build a fow yonrs ago ns a ent-off for the interchauge of through freight without the ncooesity of pnssing through Ohicago. Tho valuo of the lino would dopend simost on- tiraly on the disposition of this and the North- westorn to uso it NAILROAD EARNINGS. Tho carnings of the Michigan Central Railroad for tho first woolt in May woro: 1874, §142,186; 1878, §140,003; incroaso, £2,183, or 13¢ por ont. o T'he enrnings of the Ohicago, Milwaukeo & Bt. Pnal Ratlroad for tho sccond weok in May wore : 1874, $220,000 ; 1873, $166,042; incronse, 03,958, or 4l per cont. Tho enrnings of tho Chicago & Northwostern Railvond for the first week in May woro; 1874, §278,768) 1873, $221,060; auaroaso, 816,004, or 73 por cont. /{'En enrnings of tho Dotroit & Bay City Rafl- rond for tho year 1878 wero: Passongors, 858,~ 810,91 ; froight, $183,765.42 é other souracs, ©7,210,60. Total enrnings (82,498 por mile), #109,407.00, Oprating. oxponses (56.93 por cuntg, §119,390,42, Nob ournings (1,009 per Tailo), §87,410.61. FABT FREIGHT. The Baltimore & Obuio Ruilrond hns com- menced running a fast freight line Wostward from Baltimoro, aud has madoe arraugoments for closo connections with other roads. The train lenves Baltimoro ot 9 p. m., roachos Cin- cinnati on the mornivg of the third, that is, in 56 howrs, and Chicago tnd 8t Louis on the fourth day, or in 80 hours. TOLEDO, PEORIA & WARHAW, On yestorday tho Toledo, Pooria & Warsaw Ruilroad changed time, running one passengor train ench way daily. 'Cho .west-bound train loaves Stato Lino at 10:26 a, m., srriving at Gile man ut 11:47 2, m.. connecting with the Illinois Central train which leaves Chicago at 8:15 a. m., and rorches Peoria ab 8:50 p. m. Tho cast-bonnd traiu leaves Keokulk, 1a., at 7:15 a. m., arriving uk Chioayzo vin the Tifinois Contral at 8:53 . m, 'Tho officors of the Chicago & Northwertorn Railroad have roturned [rotn their trip to Wis- cousin, Thoy stato that the Grangers nro mak- Ing but little trouble. Yhus far none of the agents of the Northwestorn Rond, exuopt thoxe montioned in yesterdny's dispatches, havo boon arreated, but ordors ind been given to ol the local attornoys to boil thio men out a8 fast ns prrested. 1t was understood that the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Raeilroad — would withdraw the bail of one of thoir - agents nrrested dny before yesterday, and that & writ of habons coipus in this case would be seut out of the npreme Court of tho State to bring up the question of the constitutionality of the Lotter law. ¢ ANNUAL SIATEMENT OF TNIE INDIANA & ILLINOIS CENTIIAL RAILUOAD COMPANY, Special Duspateh to The Chicago Tribune. Ixpraxarouts, Ind,, May 25.—The Indiana & Illinois Central Railroad Company filed a atate- rmont of their transnotions_for the year 1873 with Lho Scerotary of Btate to-day. Capital stock an- thorized $3,000,000 ; actually paid in, 82,000,000; paid for right of way, $80,0005 pnld for six st~ Iion buildings, 812,000; pnid for six engines, $51,470.65 5 paid for cars—four passenger, four bnaun_;go, soven xail, pud 2562 freight—$233,- 102.67. Indobtedness—TLoans on material, $948,417.07. No dividends; no engine-houso_or shops; elght miles of track completed in Indiana and operated sinco July 1, 1873, TUE ATLANTIO & GREAT WESTERN LEASE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonk, May 25.—Jumes McHeury, tho Finglish railrond oporator, who negotinted the Ieaso of the Atlantic & Great Westorn Railroad to tho Lrio Company, has ongaged passage to Englund on ono of tho stoamers that sail next Wednesday, A meoting of the stockholders of the Atlantio & Great Westorn Ktailrond is to be Dold here June 25, to consider and act upon tho lease of the read to the Brie Company, ——y— NEW YORIK Brooklyn Eraunds—Dysterious Disape renrance~The Lucen DIvoree Caxc— ‘Rhe Charges Against Watson Webb —Strike of 2us=Drivers. New Yong, May 25.—Tho investigation oontinued in secret by the OCommittco of the Bosrd of Education in Drooklyn on the subject of united classes has’ revealod 1t iu glated, soma startling facts, which fully Jjustify the windom of conducting the investiga- tion in private. What hns been dovoloped, it is further statod, will make necessary tho examina- tion of overy chool-toncher in the oity. DISAPPEARED. Charles I. Thorne, Jr,, the actor, has myster- fously disapponred. A noto was roceived from him “at the Union Square Theatro, on Saturd; atternoon, stating that o was too ill to appear, 1t was subsequontly reported that ho had sailed for Burope in the steamship Baltio, LUCCA’S DIVOLCE, Judge Donohue hng denied the motlon of Paulino Luccn to restrain her former lus- band, Daron Von Rhaoden, from contesting tho decree of divorce obtained by her in Lhiy Stato, on tho 'grmmd of ndultery, and grants the motion of Yon Rhaden to sfrike outthe answor of Lucen to his pleadings that lio has. himeelf procured & divorco in Borlin for aban- donment. JANES WATION WEIB. Tho following is an oxtraet from n tole- pram recoived on Saturday, by bLis son, from Gou, J, Wat:on Webb, who' iy in Hurope: * Lot any fricud of Bocretary Soward, or of miue, in Ooogress, domand thot all the oor- respondonco in relation to the Carolina af- fair ho sont to ths House. It will ofilclally domonstrato what follows: The olaimant i the Curolinn cogo Ympound that certain Yrazilinns should collect the claim and roseivo all over 25,000, In 1866 I submit- Led the proposition to Bocrotary Soward, for s approval, In 1867 the clsim was paid, after stunding mnour twonty yoars. I sont 25,000 to Mr, Bownrd, together with the clnimants' original outhority to _‘yuy the balangs to his ngents, which I did. ~Sooro- tary Seward formully approved, saying: “You- have shown much enorgy and ga- gnuhy in the adjustment of ihis claim. five” years afterwurd Scoretary Fish and Akerman docidod that Drazil was not lia- bl that Dolk, Buchanan, Maroy, Cass, and Heward wero all wrong, and I was onlled upon fo refund the money paid to the claimants’ egents. Iwill bo hoine as soon as my health will permit.” BIOADWAY WITHOUT "HUALS, . Tho stago-drivers struok this morning for an advanco of wages from 83.60 to 83 a day, and Broadway Is utageless thus far to-duy, Hleavy tain provailed nll tho forencon, and tho atages wero much missod, s OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Quersstows, May 25,—Arrived, stoamship City of Chester, from New Yarik, Tricaverrnia, Moy 25—1ho steamship Ohlo hay arrived from Liverpool. New Youx, May 26,—Arrived, ateamship Spain, from Liverpool; and ulso arrived, etenmship Guuthe, from Hamburg, NEW Yong, May 26.—Tho steamship Idoho, of ,Wiltims & ‘Guion'a Lino, from Liverpool, is {nuhoro opposite tho Surf flotal, st LFire Island, :lnlt‘lc]the Dassongors ure being landed on the h, New Your, May 25,~Steamer Idaho, provious- ¥y reportod ashoro on Fire Island, got off safoly 8t huit-pant 4. Hor presongers, 425 in number, who luuded, will zeuoh this city by tail. No shot and himself ture of ho and ono Almon Thomas wore walking along tho streot whon they wore accosted by Patrick MoWecnoy and threo othora, to blows, head with a bottlo fllied with whisky. o re- torted by drawing his pistol and shooting, tho Dball taking offect _in tho lowor part of McWee- noy's abdomen. Purkor contends that McWoeenoy and lis party weroe druuk, Thomas escapod un- THE .CHICAGO. DAILY TRIBU hero in the mornin, Nonrnt Porx, Quabeo, passed hore, CRIME. Wintormute Murder Cnso, oftor the frst firing, and rushing into the oourt-room afterward, In at- ‘tomptlng to wrost it out of McCook's hand the revolvor wont off aud shot tha witnoss in his Land. Six months aftorward, in March lnst, the witnoss took n &iucu of the bullet out of hin hand with o jack-kn{fo, Oh lis cross-oxum- inntion, tho wittess ndmitted that ha wont to work with an ax, n day or two aftorwnrd, and that, o few doys aftorward, ho disnppeared sud- donly, without tolling tho pooplo whero ho went. Ho bad slnco thon boon in "Wisconsin, until short time ago, when ono of tho defendant's coungol wont thoro, paid his fara to here, sud promised to pay him $i o dny and his oxponses, Tho samo witnoss said “that MoeCook did not have his hands up whon ho came into tho room aftor firing tho firat shot, contrary to the almost unbroken touti- mony of tho othor witnosses on both sides. Tho foundation was laid on tho cross-oxamine- tion to impesch his testimony by four dif- foront woll-known oltizons, to whom it 18 #ald ho showed his hand after the shoot- ing, and declared that Wintermute had o istol aud that tho witness waa hurt in try- ng to take it away from him. Another witness, who went with Wintormute when ha wont to the hotel saloon, swore that Wintermnto spoko to nobody on the way, thus contradicting squaroly the atatemont mado by Oharles G. ‘Wicker, Presidont of thie Dnkota Southorn Rail- rond Company, a8 to o hoated conversation be- twoon Wintermuto and MoCoolk, about a olgar, Ho gavo his veraion of tho bar-room dificulty, showing that McCook was the nqgroaaor. An- other witnoss gnvo o similar vorslon of the af- fair thore, and also testified that in the carly stage of tho meoting, whon Wintermute offered n resolution, McCook was in tho mecting and said ton ‘}mruou near by, *Now you'll seo somo fun,” and that MeCook immediately wont out. ‘Thié 1a tho only testimony au to MeCook's boing in tho mooting at nll beforo ho waa shot at the door, Testimony was given by eox-Gov. Ed- munds, who was the Chairmon of tho meet- ing, and othorn, in rogurd to its disorderly character, Auothor witness tostified to hearing abullet whistlo near them, iu tho baok end of tho room, and flxed tho number of shots at six or sovon. 8tlll snother fully corroborated tho atatemont of the affair 1 the bar-room as given by tho prosecuting witnosses, Thus far tho tastimony givon by the witnesses for the de- fenso has’' boon vory contlioting snd con- tradictory, in many cases in tho most important porticulars. Yaxxrox, D, T,, May 25.—Noarly all tho evi- donco in tho Wintermuto onso to-day was of a medical naturo, Hovoral physiciany testified as to the character of tho wound on McCook, and the condition of Wintermute after tho fightiu tha saloon, The evidenco was couflicting, snd but fow clear polnts made. Mr. Swott attempted to in- troduco tho insanity dodge, but waa successfully rosistod by Mr, Brown. Mr, Bwett gave notico that thera would be little moro evidenco by the dofonse, and the improsgion is that the cago will £o to the jury Friday or Baturday. 5 Shooting Affrny nt Lockport, 11l Speciud Dispatch to Tha Chicago Lribne, JorieT, Mny 256.—About 11 o'cluck last ovon- ing o serious fracas occurred at Luokl:ou, this county, in which Deputy-Sherift 8. ‘atricle MoWeene; Parker e in tho nbdomen, sustaino & govere frac- tho skull. Parkor states that Words lod whon MeWoeney struck bim over the hurt. MoWooney's story i somowhat different. He claime that Parker, whilo Polige Conktablo somo timo sinco, gave him and his party offouse, and that thoy in roturn threntoned veugoance, &o., which wns sought last night, MoWeenoy haa boon very roticent and will have vory liitle to any about the affair, I;ath parties wero promptly placed under ar- reat, Parkor was taken to’tho calabooss and McWeenoy to his home, where the wounds of. both woro promptly dressod. This morning Dr. Dacon succeeded 1n probing MoWeounsy's wound, and fu extracting the buliet, He pronouncod the wouud not neces- #arily dangerous, &8s none of the intes- tinog'wero injured, but that donth might cnsuo {rom inflamation, which was liablo to sotin at any time, Marker'sgskull-wound is not serions, After recolving medical attention the partics woro arraigucd tlis morniug for a hoaring. l’rinrlk?ln\'uivnd an examination, sud was com- mitted, Shooting of a United Stntes Siarshal in Kenuessco, Nasuvinve, Moy 26.—Deputy United States Marshal W. D. Hildroth was shot near Hilsboro, Coffeo Counly, on_Friday, by & man_named Thomas Jefferson Banders, for whom Hildroth had n capins trom the Foderal Conrt, and against whom (Suuders) a truo bill had been found by the Grand Jury of that tribunal for being one of a party to an alleged Ku-Klux outrage in Coffee County. It is alloged that Sandors und others firet atiompted, some o ago, to capture a man named Coleman, Fafling iu this, they weut to the houso and whipped o colore man named Ben Patlon for boarding a negro schoolmastor. They were aftor tho schuolmas- ter, but, failing to anLpru bim, they whipped Palton ' for shelteting and fooding tho man who taughf tho negroos. Tho shooting affray botsyyeen Ilildreth and Banders occurred within a short distance of Coloman's house, at 1 o'clogk on Fridny aftere noon, Sauders and Colemin were neighbors, Hildreth aud Coleman (the Inttor having boon deputied to aesist in tho cnq‘tm'u) had Leen on the lookout for Sandors, who hed been hiding in tho bushes for two days provious. Thoy had gotten on ndors’ truck, and had ‘followed him to _a molut beyoud Coleman's Thouse. Hildreth having no wenpous with him at the time, inslated thae Coleman should i{lvo him his revolver, sa lnq that ho would follow up and keep on Sundors' track, while Coloman went after two shot-guns at his houso. Banders being armed with a double-barreled shiot-gun, Coleman told ITil- droth that ho wounld beat a disadvantago should Baudors offor resistance, and further urgad that he should not go forward until tho guus woro obtained, but Hildrotl, boing somowhnt eager not to lows sight of Sanders, wont on. _Gotting within henring dis- tanco of Sanders, JHildredth communded” Ban- ders to halt, informing him thatho bad - capiay for his arreat. With this Banders shot both of tho londs contained in his gun at Hildredth, who fived twico in roturn. Banders prossed forward upon Iildredth, who finding that Sanders meant to kill him, at tempted to rotreat, falllng from mortal wounds & short dlstanco uway, Sanders foltowed after himand shot at him a third time, Hildreth had hardly fallon to the grouud before Bandor's siutors, lpji‘nllud ab the bloody deed rushed up ¢o Hildroth, and, ono taking his hend in her lap, both commenced londly to bewail his fate, and, at tho same timo, attomptod to ne- sange his sufferings as best they could, Cole- man arrived lLero on Saturday night and re- ported the ahootiug of Hildrath to the United States Murshal, Coloman mays that Hildreth cunu‘f: rocover. BSanders has ot yob boen cap- tured, An Alleged Unprovoled Murder, Swectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Lribune, Boston, May 26.—A romarkablo case of what nooms to bo an unproveked murder, was brought to light in a singular woy to-day, aftor a spnco of ten woeks, Sunduy night a roportor of the Daily Advertiser ontered into s desuliory oonversatlon with ~ Willlam N, Bpencor, a mun who aopplied fur a lodging at the I'hird Prooinet Police Btation, and Spencer uve him the details of what ho vallad case of fin\vnrl"l\t murder on the 13th of Murch last at the Bridzowator Stato Worlihonso. ‘Lha roportor heard bin story, and to-day wont to Bridgowator _and asked the Superintond- ent, Capt. Nuthan Leonard, Jr, about tho affalr, Capt, Leonard sald ho had heard of it ouly a fow days ago, but ho had not inveati- atod it. At the roportor’s roquost he callad up barles Clark, ono of tho inmatod, who, in the presance of theto two, and the phiysician of tho 1bstitution, told the story of the murdor, Tho violim, Edward Dollurd, was about 60 nrs of age, homoless and frioudloss, who had {rukuu his thigh_while serving out a sentonce of ono yeur. Ilo was still in tho pital wien the soutenco _expired, and wus allowed to remuin, Dauiol Lesyy, an attendant, was angry at having fo 1ift bim onandoff the bod, and #o kioked him onos or tiico on wevorsl ovcasions, On Maroh hos- «hmn’o done {o the stonmer. Bho is expactod d‘n‘nn_dl, NMny 95, —Btoamships Polynesian and Dominion, from Livorpool for The Evidonco for the Defonne in the YAnnTON, D, T\, May 25.—In the Wintormute murdor trial on Baturday, tho foroncon was noarly consumod in tho examinntion of a wit- nesn known ns ' English Ioto,” who sworo to being st tho mooting nnd to atbompting to take a rovolvor out of Con, McCook's hand 12 Lo took him off the bed and threw | conmo in_ thin city of municipal jobbo him on to Ll{n' floor Bo that tho old | burated, -ddinutolgn general con uelnnj. MA;yy' man criod. ‘his mado Lonry angry, [ of tho cofton and ocarpot fnotories In tho ond ho Jumpod with all “his strongih | Ninotoonth Ward wore flooded aimost to tho first on to his chost, ~ Olark and Loary finally piokod him up, hut not until Loary h:{l l(lnk’qg him agaln, o was thon unconscious, and flve min- utos nfter ho had boon put on the boed ho'died. His donth wan suppored to have hoon tho ronult of hin 'bokon thigh, am nons of hi nasoclaton, from fonr of furthior violence, darod to sy anything about ib, Tho doctor was not eallod, "and know nothing about it. When tho roportor oallad, Loary had not boen suspond- od, nlthough the Su,mrlntnndonz bad henrd ru= mors of tho afrair, Thoe Superintondont snid he ntoxy, and a Iargo amount of machinery and atoolk dostroyed. Beveral porsona wero strnck by lighte ning and sovoroly Injurad, ono lady in the south- Wentorn nectlon of tho olty belng roported killed. Tt 11 ansortod that thnpmgnble ({mflznu through~ out the olty will smount to abovo 010,000, Hov- oral troos in tho violnity of Mit, Plonssut woro blown down, paesongers on the stroot-cars in tho distriots montioned, wora compelled to stand on tho seats, and thoro woro overal fustancos shero obildron rode on the roofs, shiould ruspond bim to-day, howover, and tho CASUALTIES. Bonrd. of Stalo ;Charltioa Wil havossigato It a6 CASUALTIES. * " Investigation of tho Williamsburg Supposdd Murder Onsc. Disastor. Dosox, May 35,—Yostorday, ot Weymonth | NonTmanerow, Mass., May 25,—Tho jury of Landing, Mass,, tho body of an unknown wom- an, apparently about 85 yonrs old, was discov~ ored in tho watar, with hor hond 'wrappod in a earringo-robo, which was Hod with a clothea-line and fastonod to a hoavy taillor's goose. On re- moving the robo, a bullot-wound was found 1n tho hond, It is flmu;{ht amurdor wns_commit- tod in Boston and tho victim carried to Woys mouth by rall. ’ Fatnl Result of & Shooting Affray, LAxoAsTER, PA,, May 25.—Julius L, Shuman, mombor of tho fegiolature} who was shot b ‘Willmnr on 8atnrdny, died this morning at his rosidonce in Washington, Liononstor Counby. inquest into the causo of tho Willinmsbirg ros- orvolr disastory met to-day. DMr. Choney, gatos keepar, and hia fathor test{flod to tha dlscovery of tho loaks long ago, A momber of tho reser- volr company wis notifiod of the condition, but attributod tho leakago to springs, Nothing was dono to strongthon the ros«rvofl: fter tho cxaminntion of sovoral witnosmom, Colling Gravos, wha rotlo down the valloy alarm= inr tho villagora as ho went, toolk tho stand, and told in o modost mnnner tho story of hia ride. which agroed with the acoouuts alroady pub- lished of his afforts to snve life. Myron Day, TUE FORERUNNER OF THE FLOOD to Loods, gave an account of his exporlence in attomvting to nlarm the paoplo in timo to escapo tha c‘:)mlnsg vfium. i . G, Bpellmnan, Bocrotary and Treasuror of the Willtamsburg TNtenarvoir Com ANy, Was noxt Altoged Incondinries Arrostod, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Sournt Bexp, Ind., May 26.—Iho polico ar- rontod, this aftornoon, two young men called, and tortifiod that intorview Evan ‘A. Chelfout and I"mnyl? onr;,, nl‘::r?gg was ' briof with Ouonoy whon tho with sotting tho firo_which burnod the houso of | lattor ~cmmo _to toll ' him. that thoe reservoir had Lroken, Ho did not detain him. Witnoss mado continnal attompts to avold tho suspicion of !.mrh:“t had any spocial au- 5y O. Major, as roported in_Tuy, Tninuse of this moning. ' They wero hold in 81,000 bonds, thorty or responsibil in the construc- FOREIGN. . bion | of s | dnm,h n:du betrayed & strong reluctanco ol whoth FRANCE. he thought the wall thigk epough crna:.n fi’: Pants, Moy 25.—Tho announccment of the sucooss of the Republican onndidato in the De- partment of tho Niovre, was incorrcot. Bur- gong, & Bonapartiat, was oleoted, receiving a In:njorlty of §5,000 over his Republican compet- or. [ had, ho sald, nothing to do with {€; he owned a sliaro in the Company, but 6o emall n_one that Lo did not waut to press anything, nud he gave way. 1{ ogomrrad to thom thet tho dimensions of tho outlet pipe wero changod from 18 inches in diamotor, ns originnlly intonded, to 16 inches, e hins alwayn bioen on the ground whon ropaivs have boou made. BO1VINGS ADOUT THEZ DAM. Ho navor oxpressed any misgivings about tho strength of tho dom at the timo of building, but be confessod that there had been times whon ho had dono so since thon. In obediendo to tho jury ho re-read from tha records of the meeting whero the Roservoir Company in- atruotod A. T, Lilloy, ageat of tho Nonotuck Billc Company, aoll s momber of tho Reservolr Company, to consul with D. W. Bond, of North- ampton, a8 thoir legal indlvidual liability for damngos in case of ¢ho broak- ing away of tho dam, and to take such mangures o8 wag necosum’x‘._ Ho denied that there had boon, ot that time, May 14, 1867, any talk about danger from tho dam, but ho understood that {t way m consoquenco of that meeting that tho County Commiesioucrs visited the dam. Loxpox, May 20—5 a. m.—Tho Times this morning announcos that Princo Arthur has been mado Duke of Connaught and Lord of Strath. xsnnln. snd, also, recoivod tho title of the Earl of ussex. THE NEW FRENOH OABINET. From the New York Evening Post, Gon, da Clssoy, tho nun|1m- of "War aud Vice- Prosidont of tho Gouncll (practically Primo Ministor), i n man 64 yoars old. He fought in Africa and in tho Crimos. His military popular- ity was, howover, won chlofty during ‘tho Gor- man war, in the courso of which he took a peom- ineut purt in the battlos of Borny, Rezonvillo, and Saint Privat. Ho waa ono of tho leading men in the dostruction of tho Commune, and captured the Forts d'Ivry and Vanvros, Ho hins occupied the post of Ministor of War almost evor ainca. ‘lhe Duko Dooazes, tho Miniater for Forelgn Affairs, was in offico undor Louls Philippe ns Bacrotary of tho Embassy in London, and as Minister in Spain and Portugnl. Sinco 1848 Lo has takon no part in publio affsirs up to tho timo when a numbor of rural votos in the Gironde sont him to the prosont Assembly. M. Mogno, the Minister of Finance, is o bar- nistor by Yrommlon. aud was first elooted to the Assombly in 1843, Binco $hon he was Under- Becretary of Finauce in 1840, Ministor of Pub- io Worka in 1851, Minister of Fibanco in 1854, inistor without o portfolio in 1860, and mom- bor of tha Privy Council in 1863, Ho has nover withdrawn from public life, was alwayn considored to bo an indopondont Imperialist, and has token an active part in the framing of all the financiol lnws and oporations which have beon brought out in Frauce sinoe tho conclusionof tho war, Q L. Bugene Oaillaux, Minlator of Public Works, i an enginoer, and has boon nt tho hoad of & pood many railways, During the war ho wna momber of tho Munioipal Council In Lo Mans. Hia political opinfons are unknown to us, M. Louis Grivart, Miniater of Commorco, is known only asa barristor, su Orloanist, and a Dlvul.y for Ille-et-Vilaluoe. 'Tho Viscount de Cumont, thie Minister of Pub- lic Instruction, is a clorical journalist, Ho was the propriotor and editor of tho Union do I' Ouest, & peper which supported Archbishop Dupanloup in his polemio ngainst Louis Veuillot. His roal namie is Moncut, but it - has beon changed for Cumont. AL Adrion Tailband, Minister of Justice, is & Logitimist and p lawyer, Ho was an nttornoy S)rocumur under Louis Philippe, and was ismissed during the revolution of 1848, Napo- Toon admitted him to the Dench again, and In 1869 Lie was mndo Prosidont of the Chamber, The Marquis do Montaignac, Minister of tho Marine, is an old Admiral, who was conatantly at nea uplo 1840, and bns boon & momber of the Admiralty ever since. Ha took part, together with his present colleagie, Gen. do Cisscy, in thecaptureof tho fort Vanvres andin the gencral destruction of tho Commune, Uron the wholo, the now Cabinot of the Re- pub fo has not one Ropublican mombor in it. The 8:-cflommaemu color of tho now Ministoers is tho Orlennist. Aocoldentaily Shot, Speofal Dispatch to The Chicago Lribuna, JANESVILLE, Wis,, May 26.—A Ind named Oharles Hatton was sccittontally shot by his brothor, & boy 12 yenrs old, yosterday about @ miles west of here, in the Townahip of Plym- outl, The lad unfortunately shot is 16 yenrs of ago, Tho chargo ontered his chest, Panninz through one lung, and tho caso is critical in tho oxtreme. It appoars that tho guu was londed, and was bolng handled by ono of the boys, when the othor entored tho room and received the con- tonts in the manner indicated. 3 Run Over and Killod. Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Lribune, BroowiNaton, Iit., May 25.—At the Chicago & Alton Dopob this morumfi, abont 9:30 o'clock, tho switoh ongine at the Chostnut streot crossing ran_over and mangled the bady of Thomas White, soction man.. The Donver express was parsing north, and tho decensed was looking at it, and did ot notico tho switch-ongine backing up until ho woa struck. The body was noarly sovered by tho wheols of the tender aud the drive-wheols of the engino. The decossoed was & man about 60 years old, and bas a wifo. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune. Berotr, Wis,, May 25,—G. B. Qovite, froight- conductor on the Wisconsin Northern Railrond, foll from tho top of the cars yesterday, between Rock City and Davis, Ill,, aud was instantly killed, the wheola passing ovor his body, cutting itin two. Ho was not missed from'tho train until it ronchod Durand. 1o leaves a family in Freeport. Fuatally Burned. Special spateh to The Chicago Tribune, 81, PAuL, May 26.—Noar Rochenter last weelt, N. Bently, & young farmer, with his brother and auothor porson, went flshing with o largo supply of whisky. At night they camped on the river bank, going to sloop by tho fire stupidly drunlk, Noxt morning Nathan was found in s stable in Rochestor, most of his clothes gone, and the front of his Dbody, from ncck to abdomen, burned to & crisp and baked. He Lad, evident- Iy, frequently thrown himself into tho river in his agony, but, though sensible when found, ho could not tell whoro or how he was burned, or how ho camo to the elty. Ilis comrades knew nothing about the aceidont, but thought whon thoy woke hio hnd got up and gone home. His injuries aro fatal, —p GREAT BRITAIN. Nrw Yoriur, Moy 25.—Tho Court column of the London Times recently contamoed a notice, in formal aud loyal phrascology, that “the true aud real cause of the absence of the Duchoss of Edinburgh from the Jast drawing- room vwa4 that Hor Royal Highness hed hopes of an evout which would add to hor hnnEIneus aod that of the Duke of Ediuburgh, and the announcement of which would causo general joy in the Kingdom." “Thiy statomont,” says a London letter-writor, “caused a great buzz, but tho next morning thero was o still groator buzzing, when it was announcad, by requost, that tho authoritativo and courtly paragraph of ihe duy before had been printed without the knowlodgo or authority of tho Duko of Edinburgh.” LoxvoN, May 25,—Tho Lank of England and the Stock hxchnugo nre closed, to-day being o noliday. Carecloss Iandling of Guupowder. Snecial Duepateh to The Chicugn Tribune, Inpanavorts, Ind.,, May 25.—3Mrs, Mary Gopbardt, of this city, put a small quaulity of gunpowdor in nstove to clesn it, holding the bottle containing the oxplosive over the stoye, in which was o smoutdering ‘fire, An explosion followod, blowing off the woman's arme, tonring tho roof off the building, and smnshivg things gonerslly, Tho recovery of the woman is con- sidercd doubtful, R=ori—— ITALY. Rorr, May 26.—Tho King hns rofused to ac- copt the resignation of the Ministors, They will remmnin in oftics and intfoduce new financial monsures. The ParHoment will soon be pro- e rogued. Fatal Accident in o Conl Mine. Speciul Diapateh to Ths Chicauo L'ribune, Wirnkessanse, Pa., Doy 26.—1'his morning aé 9 o'clock o frightful accident occurrod at tho No. 2 shaft of tho Baltimore Mine, While making tho doscent of tho shaft, which is 150 feot deop, tho rono broke, and the buckei, containing two mew, was thrown to the bottom. Edward Scan- dlebarry was hlulautlf killod, nud James Froth- way seriously injured <THE INDEIANS., ‘Threntened Outbreak in Orogon, 8an _Fraxcisco, May 25,.—A dispatch from Onmp Warner, Oregon, snys the inhaobitants of that locality are much excited about a thrent- ened Indian outbrosk of Ocheo’s band. y have beon ordored to lenvo, and many families have alroady sought protaotion from tho small garrison at Fort Warnor, Abandonoed at Sen. e New Yonr, May 25.—A Norwegian bark re- o THE WEATHER. orta on the 8d inst., latitudo 46 dog, 46 min., ongitudo 43 dog, 49 milu., passod an abandone Dritish steamor of about 2,000 tons buron. - [Note—Perhaps the T'rojan.] . Wasmnaroy, D, O,, Biny 25.—For the Uppor Lako Region and the Northwest, gonorally clear weathor, onstorly to southorly winds, risiugtem- oraturo in tho lnst-named’ district and falling aromotor, HKillod by o Falling Tree. Apecial Dispaleh to The Chicano ‘Tribune, Rionvoxn, Ind., May 26,.—A young farmer, named Willinm Gray, was instantly killed by a troe falling on bim whila chopping cordwood, about six miles from this city, Inst Saturday. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. 1Gi10aao, May 26, 1874, <} K Iour of ob- 11 & |prrection andl rinen servation, g force of wind, ¢ POLITICAL. & ST o S ©nll for a Prohibition Stute Convons 0/ G to Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, BrooyiNatox, Ind. Mni 25.—T'bo ofilcial call for the Prohibition Stato Uonvention, to meot in mass in Durly-Hall, Bloomiugton, “Tucsday morving, Juno 30, ut 10 o'clock, to nominata candidates for Stato Treasurer and Buporin- tendent of Publie Instruction, to appoint a State Ceutral Committes, and transact such other business as may como beforo tho Convention, 9:00 p, m. alm, 10:18 . .. 60 | 0 |B., gontle', T3Maximum (Lormomofor, 74, infmum thormometer, 60, GENERAL OBBERVATIONS. L] M Statioh, s o Chicago & Altoa, tho Illinow Coutral Brock'eldge 0|8, E, and the Bloomington & Lafayetto Ruilroads will Cal ! 79| Caln roturn delegates for one-fifth fare, and the In- Choyenn 69 B, g dianapolie, Dloomington & Wostern Rallroad Shloag 28K gonkl will rewrn thom mml. e oxll is eigned by QOlovelan ao|N John D, Huggard, Chairman, Davenport , o1[N., e Denve 748, Kondull Connty EKcpublican Convons Do 65 o, ouluth,, o Snecial Dispatoh to T'he Chfeago Tridbune, ;»:3 Sfl,'.'g’., -‘}2 Yomruvicug, Ill,, Mny 25.—The Republioau County Central Commitico mot at Yorkville last Heokak Haturday, and issucd acall for a County Con- LaGronso .. 6910ulMau e 20,04 O8N, W, light, Loavenw'th, /20,89 70!Catm, veution, to bo hold Baturdsy, Juno 18, at il BB[8, W,, ankvllfe, to siend delogates to the Ropublican i Stato Convention, Tho Nepublican” politicluny o1l Y, i, aud party Mausgers are very anxious concerning 60]8., gentle, Gloar, i’fifi,’;{,’;‘;’fi' the party in this county, and well S e Ty fm= T SUDDEN DEATH, ASpecial Dimpateh to The Clicage Tribune, Brunars, Mich., Mn{ 26,—On Bunday after- noon at 4 o'cluck, whilo the Rev. lsass Ayres Was almni; alone in his chair, death came to himn nstantly {n the shapo of apoplexy, He died srithout tho prasonce of a singla member of his fumily, as no ono was in tho house except a littlo son, aged 12 years, who was in another part_of the hnfidu. and I} wag some time bafore his doatls was dicovored, DAMAGING STORM IN PRILADELPHIA, Spectal Dispatoh to T'he Chieaga T'ribtine, Punaverrina, May 25,—The most severe raju-storm, accompaniod by thunder and rapidly Intormittent flushon of Iighlnim{ wituessod n this wootion for yours, occurrod this afternoon, The varlous mills and establishments in the northwostorn part of the clty wore flooded to o depth of two Lo three fest, and the streets lit- torad with thoir contents, Business was ontirely at a stand-still. The oulverls, as s mattoer of TUESDAY, MAY 26, IR FIRES. (Continned fram the First Paxod totho corner of Chntham, nnd on Ohathinm to MoDonald’s iarness shop woro sll frame build- fogys thon commonced the fine briok row be- lnglng to Nathan Durr, In _which was tho grocory store of Johnston ; also Walter Cumingry Smnnry. Clark Wallaco's drug store, anil tho 8t. amoa Hotel. 'I'ho uppor sforics of all thona butldings wero used for millinory, drossmaking, photograph gallories, and dwellingn, TIHE FROPERTY-OWNERS, Tho prineipal Trnpurtrhn]dnm aro ot follown : Malu streot, south nido—0. Wilcox, R. I, Plane, King & Konyon, Mauz O, Tn(lor, Kiog Puardy. Main stroof, north slde—Munger 0. Wiloox, Tuchsnan' County Dauk. OChatham stroet—N. DBurr, To the A asaciated Preea) Dunuqur, In., May 25.—The biggest firs ever known n the Btate of Iowa ocourred this morn- ing at Indopondence, destroying tho heart and businoss portion of the town. Tho firo broke out nbout 3 o'clock, in a frame building, A high wind was blowing at the time, and swooping ovorything beforo it, taking both sldes of the principal stroot, destroying forty-five stores and business houscs printing-oficos, and two hotols, Tho lona is estimated at $600,000, covered.by insurance in about onc-hialf that amount. ono bank, two THE TOWN 8 eituated in the valloy of the WuBsinpunicm River. It is an outgrowth of tho Dubuquoe & Bioux City Railroad, and hns grown very rapidly ond prosperously durlog its brief exisionce. It contalog bt prosont about 8,000 inhabitante, T pringipal stroets sro Mafn and Chotham, tho Inlter londing from the formor to the denot. Main stroot was compactly built up with stores and_ business warohouses, many of which were of brick, Outside of thouo atreots, the town was built up frregularly with dwnll(ng-hnuaom Tho business buildings wore almost all of thom built botweon tho bridge and Walnut straot, to which pofut the firo oxtonisd. Datween theso points it {s eatimated tRat 1liere were from forty to fifiy stores. R Tho town also oxtonds to tho swest side of tho river, but theroaro faw noumcs in this division of tho town, aud it Ia uét thought that any were burned. Two milos wost of the town the new Btnto Insnne Asylum is building, & handsome structure, now partially ocoupied, and not touchod by the flames, Tho firo wns mainly confined to tho counccted blocks on Main stroot and thoso fow rosidouces Hh“’" ‘wore 80 noar by an to bo subject to tho smes. . Mossrs. Barohart Broa. & lzrindlar' typs foun-~ dors of thin cily, recoived orders from the pro- ristors of the Congervative, whoso ofllce waa urned, to immediazoly ship shem new material, 84 thoy Intend to go right on, They said nothing about their losses, Indopondonoo 1s known as a vigorous and ¢nergotio place, and it is confident- 1y oxpeoted that it will bo robuilt at once. A roporter of Tue Tninune cnlled yostorday ot tho general ofilcos of the princival fire insur- ance compnanies and lonrnad that tho losses in the Indpendencg fire wore hold principally by tho Hartford, /Etna, ¥inme, Gorman-American, Pheonix of Brao\il{n. TRoyat, "North Americnn, Tiromen's Fund of Californin, Livorpool, Lon- don & Globe, Imperial, Btate of Dos Moines, and othor loedlng agonoy compsnics, At Buffalo, N. Y. Bpecial Dispalch to 2'he Chicaao Tiribune. Burraro, N, Y., May 25.—The Vulean Iron Works, in this city, wero Burned to the gronnd, The building was an oxtonsive mnchine-shop, and was occupiod by tho following-named par- tiea: 1Ir, F, D. Cummer, manufacturor of st~ tionnry ongluos, loss 650,600, insurance §20,000; Nolan DBros., manufacturers of tools, loss 62,000, partlally insurod; MoVicker & Ross, makers of wood-work machinery, losa bolween $3,000 aud $4,000; Mr, F, A, Colson, pattern- makor, loss 31,200. The building was worth about $10,000, snd was insured for €8,000, This is the_most dostructive firo that has og- curred in Buffalo this rosr. Incendinriom is supposed to have been tho cause. A terrific rain-storm prevalled at the timo of tho confla- gration, At Central Oity, Col. Denven, Col., May 21.—A destructive confla~ Emuou is raging in_Ceutral City, Col. T'ha firo rolto out at 10:30 this muruinfi‘ Ovwing to tha scoroity of wator, and to high winds, tho firo spread with great rapidity, A fire-engino wag sent from Golden City on n special train at noon. This aflornoou s portion of the Donver Firo Dopartment, includiug a hook-nud- dor truck, a Babcook engine, and forty men, left for Central City. The fire is spreading in the direction of Blackhawk, which is in great danger of being deetroyed unlews the wind changes, The fire is nt presont confined principalily to the business portion of the town. At Norfollk, Va. Nonrorx, Va., May 25.—The United States ‘bonded warehouss on Molbuil's Wharf burned this avening, aud 200 bales of cotton wero destroyed or badly damaged. Othor propertyin the store, including liquors, cotton gins, and general mer- chandise, was saved in o damaged coudition. Or- igin of tho flre unkuown, At Wallin Station, Ind. Fonr Wayng, Ind., May 25.—A. G. Lyler's sawmill, at Wallin Station, was totally dostroyed bx fire on Saturday morning, at 1 o’clook. Loss, about 86,000 ; ineured for 1,000 in tue Citizous’ of Nowarl, N.q. My Lylor contemplaten re- building immediately. At Baitimorc, Md. Barrrvone, May 25,—A fire to-night in_ tho crookery and cutlory houee of Samuel Childs & Co., dn‘inlgefl tho stock to the extent of £50,000, Insured. SPORTING MATTERS. Hlighflyers at Jeromo Paric. Nrw Yonx, May 26.—Tho racing stablo of H, P, McGrath has arvived nt Jeromo Park, It comprises six horses—Tom DBowling, Anron Pennington, Jury, Aristides, Chesapenke, and Calvin,~ Tom Howling will run. in tho mile- aud-throe.quartor eelling race, at Jorome Park, on the fourth dsy of the moeting, carrying soven poinda oxtra, Hohasgrownintoa fine-looking horse, standing 145¢ hands bigh, Tounington is in the Belmont stukes, and his owner hiis backed bim to win §10,000 in that raco, Aristides s in the Juvenile stakes at Jeromo Park, and on Saturday McGrath took a bot of §2,000 to §300 that ho would win. Calvin and Chesaponke are outered in the 2-year-old stakes at Baratogs, but Lifve. no ongagements at Jeromo Park, 8. D. Joues' bay iilly, Ban- pamon, hus arrived from Illinois, to run in tho Withors stakes, tho only engago- ment that she has ot tho coming meetlnlf, nud her owner thinks so highly of lier that Lo re- cently took o bet of 8,000 to 3050 that she would win hor raco, It was reported on Batur- dny, at Jeromo Parlk, that Col. MeDanicls’ stablo ot horses, ut Saratoga, were suffering from aick- nesw, and thut he would not bave_snything ta runat the Joromo Parlc muang.\ John Hunter lias offored to match Kingbolt Agalnst any of Mci(lruth'u 2-yonr-olds, 1 milo dash, for 810,000 a gido. g ARKANSAS, The Logisiature Engaged in the Ime peachment Business. Lirrre Rooxk, Ark,, Moy 25,—Tho Senate to- day passed & bill to prevout the lssuo of any moro Btate and railrond bonds. The Souata pasgod the House joint resolntion providing for the adjournment of both Hou.us on Thursday noxt-to the flrst Monday in Docom- ber. In the Ilouso, the Commiitee on Impeaok- mont roported articles of impoachment ngainst 8tato Auditor_Wheclor, Chiof Justico McClure, Asgoolato Justices ~ Stophenson, Searlo, oaud Bonnett, Cirenit Judges George A Kiogson, Willum _H, of Immigration and Btate Lau W. 8, Otiver, Slertff, and J. G, Holand, Clerk of Pulnski County; Bouton Turner, hlwrifl. and J, H, Tander, Clerk of Faulkuor County; Shorift Nickots, of Hot Bprings County ; and sevoral athor oftioials connaoted with thio late rabeltion, ‘Pho nrtioles agalust McOlure and Wheolor wore the onlx oues aated an, both of them being im- peachod by a lurge mujority. There wern only unino dissonting votos in the caso of Whoolor, The remaindor of the cason aro to Lo acted on to-morrow. Tho Iouse pussed the bill antborizing the {s. suance of §200,000 in 10 per cent ton-yoar bonds, to pay tho uxgeuuos of tho Inte robellion, ’:m Ion, James Drooks appesred on the strovts to-day, as usunl, —_——— A NOVEL STRIKE, Svectal Disbatch to LThe Chicago Tribunes, Lotrvo, O, Dby 2B.—At Liflin, On & carlous strugsle Lss begun betwoon tho oitizohs and the Lutohers. Tho latter threatened that if the pro- posed ordinanco excluding tha slaughter-ouse from tha city lmils was passed, to rofuso to soll ment any longer, The ordinunce was passed last week, aud part of the butohers immodiately elosod thoir shops, while the nthers raisod the prico to 14 conts per pound, On Saturday these two jowued in the strlle, and now all the shope in own kiave thelr shutters up and crape upon the Gray, Commixsioner da; door-knoba, while n fow boar Incriptions an- unnnolug that tho owners proposo to.,' fight it out on that lino if it tnken all summer." Those of tha Tiflinitos who do_not livo by hroad alons bave to rosort to fluh and salt moats to piece out their repasts. R S LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Tivo Thousnud Dolinrs Damngos. Covrumnus, 0., May 25,—Tho Common Plons Court to-dny dooided tho suib brought by John TFitzpatrick aginat tho Littlo Miami Ruilroad {for 320,000 damages, giving the plaintiff $65,000, Fllzgntriok was in the omploy of tho road, snd lost both Jegs by renson of his falling from a moving train, It was clalmed by plaintitf that 1he acoldont was caused by his stopping upon sn ungound bonrd on tho platform, which threw him undor the whools of the car. . An Accommoidnting Judgos Spectal Dispatoh to The Clitenao Tribune, Yonnvive, TlL, May 25.—The Kondall Gounty Olrcuit Qourt convonod to-dny. Immodintoly atlor calling tho Court to ordor, A. B, Smith, of Onwogo, presented a rumluu, mgned by nearly all of tho Bar, requosting an ndjournment of the Court till the Jsnunry torm, assigning ns arcason that thore wn3 no prossing business to Lo disposod of, at lenst nothing that wonld warrant » sossion durlng the busy farming soason, Judgo Wileox, belng quito ill, readily complied with tho roquest of the Bar, and dis. missod the grand and potit jurors, saying that he would koop court opon iong enough go hear and disposo of nocossnry motions and ex-parte business, CAPITAL AND LABOR. Riotous Strikery nt Point Broeze, Pa. nartal Dispatel to ke Chicago Tridune. Pmapreeuts, May 26,—Tho striking coopors Tatoly omployed by the Atlantic Petroloum Re- finfug Compony at Point Broezo, omulous of tho riotoun earpot-weavers, havo ngn‘n renowed their attacky on the hands at worl,” Duriug tho last wock, isolatod instanoces havo ocourred of work- mon boing waylaid at o distanco from tho works and sevoroly boaton, tho cowardly asunilauts oscaping unreecsmlznd. At an early hour this morning the strikera congrogated in groups in the vicinity of tho works, snd throats were freely indulgod in against thoso at work. A posse of olice wero dispatchad to the spot, and it {s be- ieved that thoir presonco saved bloodshed. From tho oxprossions used by the riotors it way ovident that thoy intended making an indiscrim- inato attacl on the hands as thoy loft work for diunor. Soveral of tho ringlesdors wore ar- rested and hold for trinl, e e SUICIDE, BAx Fraxorsco, May 22,—A young woman of ill-reputo. named Alico Tennant, shot bersolt through tho heart lust night, on Waverly place. S‘k:n recontly soparated from hor husband, in this city, Terne Havre, Ind, May 25.—A young mnr- tled woman named Magple Ferback, committed anleido by teking morphine this gfterncon. The cruelty of hor husband was the oause. iR it ol QUEEN VICTORIA'S BIRTHDAY. TorraLo, Bay 25.—8t. Goorgoe's Benevolent Socioty, of Hamilton, Can,, arrived horo this morning and ‘joiuod tho Bulfalo socioly 1n cole- brating tho birthday of Queen Victoria. ‘Fononrto, May 25.—The anniversary of the Quoen’s birthdny ia obsorved a8 & goneral holl- day throughout the Dominion. — e FROZEN OVER. Qurnro, May 25.—Lakoe Beaufort is atill cov- orod with leo, g ROCHEFORT. Bivr Laxe, Utah, Moy 25.~Hanti Rochefort lott hero for the Eust this morning. Connccticut Statistics, Frony the Hartford T'imes, Thao roport of Mr. Hoadly, the State Librarian, on tho roglsiration of births, marringes, and denths, and aleo in rolation to divorces, for tho yonr 1878, shows o total registration of 14,087 births, o gainof 282 over tho previous year and 4214 por cont moro than were roturned in 1863 Tho marringes in 1873 wore 4,81, whioh ia 182 lesn than in 1872, Of tho marringes where both parties woro of Americon bivtl, there wore 2,768 ; whoro both wore foroignors, 1,818; and where one putansnnn‘.ivn aud tho other a forcignor, 576, o deaihs number 9,822, or 148 loss thau in 1872. Of divorces 457 wore grantad ~T70 from Hartford County, 107 from New Haven County, 67 from New London, 71 from Fairfleld, ote. Tho womon are oftencst tho aggrieved party, and of 457 applications 274 were poti- tioned for by the wife and 183 by the husband. > e e e ‘Tho Mennonites, The® Eastern Budyet of May says: *Gen. Totloban, the defender of Ssbastopol, has been sont by the Emporor of Russin on o 1nirsion to the Mannonitos, with the object of doterring thom from emigrating to America. It appears ihat tho Emperor intended from the first to grant speolal privilegos to the membors of this sect with regard to the now mililary sorvice law, but that hisintontlons were misundorstood by the ofticials, and that tho Dlcnnonites conse- quently determined to emigrate. Thoe conace- siony now offered to them are moro extensive than those made by Prussin under similar cir- cumstances, ‘TheMennonites in Prussia were simply drafted to the sanitary branchos of the army, while in Russia they aro to bo employod oxolusivoly In military hoepitals, specially ‘sot apart for the membors of their seet.” DEATHS. MORTINER—May 34, Edward Bortiner, Jr., of pneu. ‘monin, agod bl yenrs, 10 mouthy, snd 21 days; Tungral from redlonoe, No. 738 Wast Congror ‘Tuosday, Mnl 6, at 10 a'clock 8. mi, Frionds of tho ily aro fnivitod, $2"Dovonshire, England, papors pleare copy. MAYNARD—Monday morning, at 1:45, aftor.s lngor. ing and painful {lincas, Julia, rolict of the late Joha Mnynard, E'“fl" l}lcd 78 yonrs nnd 2 months. Tunaral to- ity (Lusdag), May %, Trom her Inte rost- donoe, 78 South ‘Sangomon-st., at 3 p. m. lends aro {nvited to attend. TAVEN~The fanoral servicos of the Iata Prof, Josoph Havon, LI, D., will take plnce at the Union Park Con. gregationnl Chureh, on Tucsday, May 26, at 1p, m. Dssninnn SRPOROREE o o For Upwards of Thirty Years MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been usod for childron with never-falling success. It carracts acld- ity of tho stomach, rolleves wind colic, regulatos the bow- ols, ouros dysentery ond dinrrhen, whathor aristug from toothing or other causos. An old and woll-triod romedy. Tor all Purposes of a Family Liniment, TI# HOUBEHOLD PANACKA will bo found {nvalus. bin. Tmmedista roliet will follow ils uso inuil cases of pain in tho stomach, bowels, or ¢ldo; thoumatism, colio, ins, und brutscs,For into oxto: or Ohildren Often Look Pale and Sick T'rom mo other caueo than baving worms in tho stomach, BROWN'S VERMIFUGL COMFITS will destroy worms without Infnry to the ohitd, bolug porfoutly WHITE, and fran from all coloring or other injurious fngradionts usu- ally usod {n worm proparations, Sold by all druggists, 25 conts box, v DORION SALES: e By 0SGOOD & WILLIAMS, Auotionors, AUCTION SALE Of tho Entire Contents of the .EUROPEAN HOTEL, At 081 Btato Btreet, Friday, May 20,at 9 1-2.A, M, Wo ahall offar to tho prbllc tho entira contents of this olopantly furainhod Botol, couristlng In Parc ot ook Tirfineolu, Vapostry, Velvot in, nnd ‘ntiter carpots, 1in pxéaliont ordor, | Parlor sets 1o beat of ton an Mr-oloth, good a8 new, Chambor et of fing walmnt with oholacat marble N‘I‘FJ. HBodatoads, Bureaus, and ammadas, . Table _and - Bod-linon, " Pillaws, " 15l ¥ A“at:s:tk Dllfléll-mlvl’;’l ‘Illl;fl;tflrv, with Al rockory, Complo chon outn! S Rt By N. ¥, HARRISON, oize: THE BALANCE OF BTOCK OF PICTURES, 185 STATE-ST. UNDER PALMAR HOUSH, ‘Will be BOLD TO-DAY, 5t 10, 2 and T4 o’clogk., Groatest Bargains of tho senson. = | r IIA“]‘(IRON, “‘}L’-‘l‘_‘;'!“;';, By THOMAS & CO, ABERDEEN HOUSH, B34 and B30 West Madison-at,, syot ufl salo of niodern houvoliold )y v ! g.fl‘fi‘x’,‘?v’m,(‘ifi“n‘-.h“\i‘l-. Gt eaimasin, o W EEAGE RS £ el o SR vt s C AUCTION SALES, By WM. A. BUTIERS & CO., AUCTIONEHRS, 108 HAST MADISON-ST, ‘I'io only striotly Commisslon Austion House In Chiongo. Sale of Miscellaneous Books (FOREIGN AND AMERICAN) TURSDAY AFTEINOON, May 26, at 3§ o'claok, at ony sroom, 108 Kast Madlson-at, WA, A. BUTTERS & CO., Austlonsers, ONTINUED SALE. QEO, T. GLASKR & 00, Entire Stock Jewelry. 11 ind e ol g R B SPHOCLAL SALH 0l Boots afid Shoes. L 03¢ o'clock, at our nalearcoms, 'he ansortinent ognaints of & vor) Wadnan 1,11 May 27, ndfsc dontrahle ling of goods for Aon, Toust, onat. and Childron's woar, alsne ro Nu, w Wi, A BUTTERS & CO,, Auctionoors, SPECIAL SALE OF Ladies' Gold Goods kinds, Wadnondny Afternoon, May 27, at3 o'clock, Madinon.st, M. A, BUTTERS & CO., Auotioneors, (g And a'aln tast, X f ) i } anoy Goodn, Th , ot Btora B Tt Madis s0ld fu ‘quantitjes to By A OF ALL KINDS PSDAY Moraing, I ur ealosroom, 100 W, A, BUTTRRS & GO., Avotionecrs. EARLY IN JUNE ‘WE SHALL SELL AT West Lyons, Botwosn Lagrango and Minsdale, Lench’s fubdiviston of of the north 83 nores of tho I, X of the S, K. i( of Keo. b, T. 38, R, 13, in Lots and b-acro Blooks, Dus notice will be given of this sale, ‘WM, A. BUTTERS & CO., BTy = By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Great Special Sale. Wednegday Morning, May 27, at 9 1-2 o'clock, AT OUR BTORR. 100 BSots Yight snd Heavy, Binglo and Double Harneas; b Heavy Lumber A lnrge stook of Billver-Plated Ware, China Dinner and Ten Beta. Genoral Morchandise, otc., otc. AT 10% O'OLOCK, By order of R. R. JENKINS, Asslgnes, 3000 POUNDS RILLTKINICK TOBACCD, Will ho snld in lots to suit. AT 11 O'CLOOK, By order of BRADFORD IANCOOK, Esq., Assigneny STATIONERY, Blank Books, Etc., Etc. AT 11} O’'CLOCEK, A Tt of Bird Cages, Gnflew,‘Elc. Hold by order of JOSEPH WOLF, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioneors, #4 anil 85 Handolph-at, Fronch On Triday, May 29, at 2:30 B. I, we shall offer for sale AT ATTOWEOIN, atour salesrooms, Nos, 8t and 56 Randolph-at., tho fok luwing CHOICE SUBURBAN PROPERTY: AT AUSTIN (on), " Tivo Inte, Trontiog Som o front lots on Church, and conventent. AT bolng W slroy o Oloth Dinon Hsre.d uial fucturets is el ine (BI ‘aro, K ottagp and 1. Oatalognes ready Mond; B0, FY GON % ngey, 1o olos o'elock. In Samplos and Dupl Uataloy signors) or a e :n ‘VIED‘N FTRE: lars are S £O, T, GORE & COnr Oorner of 8:30a. m., tHouss, Carpots, Stayo: artiolon tno groat ba By BRUSH, § Batos Rooms, 41 and 43 South Canal BARNES HOUSH FURNITURH AT AUCTION, Bouth Oanal and Randolph-sta., anil continuing until the ontiry f roumn is ‘sold. Parlor, offios, kitohon, and Janndry firniturd, coffaa-boll ) Van's foffua-bollor, (platad), Van's pat sbort, the e At 2 p. m. Thursday, May 28, We slall sold a4 110 Souty [fvyao-st., botmaen Adams asa oncoe, ¥ Stallton, o Busingss 1/ Also, & lot of a pul e, By HODGES & € At _Our Wareroouw, (i ON TUESDAY, DAY Wenlilaella largo o Shog wro loaving th'ulty .y 00 the yromlaos, 2% i al ing T SHERIFI'S SAL 1 shall ot ant bt e fon sang P ues, fncludlog h i oy, road, auls it ooy i rty-geventh and . A 34T & e IE &3O ol TR.ATD Ot Geo, ¥, Glasor's Gonoral Stook of [itel Jew wrdoy morniny, May lio whols will bo. BUTTERS & €O., Auctoncors. Donirablo Dry Goods, Dross Goods, Parae xols, Londios’ Buits, Mon’s, Boyn’, and Youth’s Olothing, ¥'ancy Dry Goods, Notions, Fino Tiino Whips, &o. Thr n:lflv.‘nnflf:ty 38, at 0} o'olook, at our saloarcoms, T + A, BUTTERS & 0., Auctioneors, SPECIAL SALE. Hats, Gaos, and. Siraw Goods THU, Kaat o trado only. 8 Plna-av, * Al of them nour tho Baptish 'DIZ PARK— e od Fnrd»n\'.)g\:xl?htqmnr lot (cornor_ Savont: 0, with ink viaw, Tncreasing [ valuo rapidiy.. T 8OUTI ORIOAGO-Nino lot A ' TnSeo. 16, T 07, Fo 18 Enu lots In Allen's Addition, Torms and other oation to b 165, il all porfcct. aztionlazs may bo levrnad . B g A 183 Clazk-at., Koot 9, BLISON & PONEROY, Auctloncars. G will show the Austin lots frea of cost 1ot soring thom buforo day of saloe - - 0o 90 By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabash-av, DRY GOODS! TURSDAY, MA’ ¥ 28, walo af bry G d s, and s B g o o & full 1i 'aps and Tur) ! Mon's and Boys' Qustorn-mada Canimoro, Straw, and oods, Laces, ilutfilngs, oto. Ai to which the attention of manu. d. Also hardwaro, Cutles ‘ancy Goods Iugrain CARPERTS. U 85 and 70 Wabashaav, Peremptory Auction Salp of 18 opon aud top Tuggtes, 2 Do gorate, and 8 sots Hor- ototy, oo TUMSDAY, M G50, ¥, QoM % o’ co., 63and 70 Wabashiiv, 1,000 Gases of Boots, Shoes & Stipmers Atelvwlll bo sold at Auation by chambar, dining- 3 fnatuding orin 35 gaus Riire DeTAAY Aok 4t (ha HAricy odts o o e BRUSH, KON & COw " 1yoar old, pon nud ilain Housrhold i RUKI, 5ON .y 38 West Yakeet. 20, AT {0 A, hi.y 2 feitshon: Pioios, Oism- FURNITUR® Ozovkory, Qutlery, oto., oto. Al . "Coma sary and so 03t Bo ol Ak 1 HOBERR W b0 Ao A Rare Ohanco, s aha)l sl at auation, 144 Houth Waod. House and Lo~ faot front by 195 fest desp, runn| ut. Must bo snld oupoed at the ussortmont of r-room, sad g Lo mont ko 3 g