Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1874, Page 1

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WEATHER STRIP, L . liod by roliabl Tl bouk B domest pricos. Applted E{ Jultablo we- th Olark gty 25 South 29 ‘Wo wish to pirucure tonauts for tho winter for two _oota- n stono 1ront hauses, in purfcet order, ou Rush-st. E.n. 3ot bf Benurio s ardor 1o’ doso will roat i AL & gr9AL saorillos,, . D, KERFQOT & CO., e ¥ Kase Washinglon-sh, e Chiconn Duily TETbune, CHICAGO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1874. HARD TIMES. They Come Home Firsgt to the Labor- ing Men. The Policy of Reducing Wagés Being Generally Pursued. How the Miners’ Strike in South- ern lllinois was Brought About. The Men First Cheated, Then Traduced, and Final- 1y Oppressed. A Hard Strike at Fair Lawn Colliery, Near Scran- ton, Pa. Riotons Proceedings at the Nel- sonville, 0., Mines, Another Conference of Puddlers and Iron-Manufacturers at Pittsburg, Eastern Railroads Reducing ‘Wages and Retrench- ing Other Ex- penses. The Southern Illinois NMiners? Strike, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Corinevicrg, Madison Co., Nov. 18.—As stated in my dispatch of yosterdsy, the conl- miners’ strike in this district has onded for the present. I say presont, becauso Ido not believe that the reduced price for mining has been ac~ copted without a montal protest, and resolution to eeizo upon the firat favorable opportunity to forco tho price up again to 4 conts a bushel. Tho mon gonerally wont to wark yeatorday morning, and, so far as I could lenmn, accepted 8 cents. It i8 6a1d that in o fow inetanced they aro recoiving, o8 boforo the strike, 4 conts per bushol. With oll tho investigation which I have given the matter, which has not beon a little, 1 have been unablo to fix noy of the outinges which ‘bave boon oharged to have beon committed by tho * Union * during tho strike upon tho per- sons and proporty of mino-owners, upon this organization, It may bo that individual mom- bors of the * Union * were engagoed in some of them ; but this is donled. Al tho property de- Btroyed would not reach $100. THE MOST SERIOUS GIATGE is that some of the miners, night before laat, rolled a loaded car from the side-track on to the main treck of tho Cairo Short-Line Railroad, and caused a collision botween it and & coal- train, which, however, did not result in any loss of lifo, and did but little damago. Btill, if it was the work of tho men, it gave evidence of the same abandoued heort ns though life had boon lost and proporty dostroyed. 1 do not pre- tond to decide the question. Good mon of ligh cburacter believo it to hava beon the work of the minors, and baso their conclusions upon tho fact that the coal in tho coal-train had veen mined by ** blackloge,” and.as the * Union” was unable to cause theso men to ceaso work, and thus cut off tho supply of conl to St. Loui s, they choso this moans to doit. I sny this is the theory of honest, fair-minded men. On tho contrary, it is assorted that, if thore had been 0o striko, tho proscuce of tho car upon tho track would bave been accounted for by bo- ing blown from the sido-track on to the main track by a high wind which pro- voiled,—3 thing which not unfrequontly happons, This charge, and that of sotting fire to the conl-mina of the Bluff Mining Compauny, aro oqually well maintained ond diaputed. ‘Phere is no position to support either, and thoy alono rest upon the circumstanco that tho coal- miners wero on & etrike, and thus the motive is found. Ido not menn to spologize or justify the strike, but I nm forced to tho conclusion that, in this instance, the proprictorsof {he mines are as mich to blama for it as aro the miuers thomgolves, It wns XOT A STRIKE FOR AN ADVANCE of wages, but to maintain tho same wages which thoy hind boon_rocolving for almost a year past. Thia alono thoy asked, notwithstanding the prico of coal hed advanced, and was stil ad- vancing in tho market, aud its production cost the proprictor no moro than when sold at a loes and still remunoeretive profit. Advertisoments ad been insorted in mining nowspapers in Ohio and Ponneylvauin, stating that miners wete ro- coiving 4 conts # bushol in tho Bolleville Dis- trict, ond that thero waa ‘' room for and moro minors wantod. This bronght into tho district botweon G500 and 800 miners. Tinmedintely upon their appesrance, notice wns served upon the oporating minors that wages mast come down to B cents, a8 labor was plonty, and #ame of the propriotors had alrondy seourod men for that price, and othors conld not com= pete in the market unless thoy roduced also, Thus tho atrike bogan, and from thoe beginning tho large oporators hnve been indifforent about ite tormination. Indeed, it is snid that the very mon who dosignod to reduco tho wages, and who first gavo wmotice to that offoet, had Iargo quantitios of conl stored in St. Touis, on which they havo already realized an advance of from 12 to 17 cents a bushel, with a fair prospeot of an incronso, Thoso things huve forced upon my mind the conviction that TILE PROFAIIITONS ATE NOT TIE INJURED PARTIES thoy protend. to be. In saying this, I do not bhold tho mivers blameloss, The strike continued Lnut iwo wooks, nud at last tho minors nd to submit to tho reductlon. 'Thero aro in this district 2,000 minors, and their average earning is 83 per day, ‘Tho stnke has, thorafore, baon maintained ot & loss to thom of £0,000 por dny, or m grand sggrogalo of £72,000 for tho two wooks \vEInh thoy remnlnad idlo. Thoy violated tho law by going on the premiucs of porsons ongaged in corl-mining, and intorrupting their employmont by intimidating their workruon, if not by actual forco of Arms, by the ooercive peisunsion of nuwmbers. In anothor insiance thoy baroly escaped, ir encagio thoy will, being guilty of a conepiraoy, to injuro tho trade of auother, Mr. Xloos, a lurge operator, hnd also, in conneotion with ;his mimng businesd, a brewery, Thoy paesed reso- Tution it thelr lodges not to drink any of his beor, nor* would they allow it to bo sold by any ouo in thio Intorest of the “ Union,” unless ho immedlately discharged his blaok-logs from hiy mines, TUE STATUTORY'PROVISIONA under which these soveral lawless acts con bo pumshiod are found iu Sections 168, 159 and 100 of tho Cuminal Codo, pago 870, and Soo. 46, pago 358, Thoy are, Hoeo, 1681 1% any two or more jiorsous shall combino for the purpoxe of depriving {ho owner or_posseesur of prop- erty of ita lawful uss and miausgement, or of prevent- ing by threals, suggestions of dauger, or any unlawful moans, any porson from Bolng omployod by or oblain- ing omployment from any such owner or possossor of ropetty on sich torma o tho parlien concorned may Afree Upon, auch persons a0 offending shall bo fined not oxeseding $500, or confined {n tho County Jall not oxccoding six monthn, Boo. 169 ronda ¢ It any person -h-lwvmm. intim{datton, or un- Inwrul Inforforonce, neok fo provent any otie poroi frow working or obtaining work nt auy lawful busi- nean, on any torms that ho may sco fit, Biich person so offending Afll“ bo fined not oxceediug $200, Hao. 160 is as followat ‘Whoover enters a coal-bank, mine, abaft, manufac- tory, building, or premises of another, with intent to comnit any injitry therolo, of by means of threat, in= timidatton, or riotous or other unlawful doing, to catteo any 'person employed thereln 0 loava his om- loymoni, aiall bo Aied not exceading 3500, OF con= x‘\;;gx I the County Jail not oxcacding six months, or h, Boction 46 If any two or more persons couspire snd ag o= othior, with fraudulont oF malicious futente wrong- ully and wickedly to {njuro the porson, chiaracter, ‘businosn, or property of another, or to do ‘any illegnl act fnjurious to the publio trade, they shall Lo deomed gulty of a conspiracy ; and overy such offendor, and Svory porson convicted of conspiracy at common lv, ehali bo fmprisonod in the Penitontiary not exceodiug thireo yeats, or fiued not oxcecding §1,000, INDICTADLE FERSONGS. Mr. Knispol, the Btate's Attorney, and Mr. Halbort, omployed by the county aithiorlties to nsaist in prosecuting, iuformed mo’that they had no doubt that Morgan and soveral othora would be indicted under the first thiee sections, und thoy hoped to get in a count under tho forty- sixth seotion. 'They, howeyer, tinnk it will bo difioult _to prove tho offensc, as tho nativo miners havo, in slmost every inatauco whero visitations to mines wore mnde, put forward the strapgera who have collected hore todo the work, Thoy were unknown and cannot easily be idouti- fled, Mr. Knispol hopes to make n casp, and in- tonds to prosccuto tho offonders with vigor. During my tour of invastigation I mot Georgo Kinghorn, the Presidout of tbe Illinois Minors' Arnaficmhon, and from bim I lenrned somothing of the EXTENT AND TURPOSES OF THE UNION. ‘The extent is national, and its purposos arc almost purely bonevolent, It is truo that they aro plodgod to stand by oach other in insugura- ting or maintaining strikes. Avatt from thisit is benovolont. Tlns Stato s divided into eloven distriots, ovor which & local Prosidont presidos. Tho Brotherhood officors arc & Heerotary ond freasuror. The subordinate [district officers ara roquired £0 repurt the condition of tbings in thoir sevornl districts annually to tho State of- ficors. 'I'ho Btate Convention this year is to bo lield in Springtield on tho first Tuesday in Jauu- ary. Thoro wro borne ou the rolis of tho State lodge tho namea of TWENTY THOUSAND MINERS. This _distriot is composed of tho Counties of St. Clair and Madion, and contelos of tho wholo numbor about’ 2,000 miners. At the mass-meoting held yestorday the majority of the number wore presout. I min- gled quite froely with tbem, and as a gonoral thing found thom vory intelligont men. Mr. Morgan, tho Proadoent of this district, wos n candidate for the Luwor Houso of the Logisla- turo at tho last oloction as sn indopendent Ro- [vlublicun, but was bonton by s small mujority. 0 is an intelligont man, and a very forciblo poaker. AR, RINGHORN is an Englishman, 31 yenra old, and out of that timo bLns worked twenty-seven years in coal- minos, Ho has now, however, boen elevated to the posilion of Postmaster of Wost Beiluville. Ho i one of the finost talkers I ever heard—a natural orator. ORDERLY MEETINGS. I wos struck with the precision and mothod with which tueir wass-meeling wes conducted. Thore wore no useless motions, and no arquab- bling about tho partioular mauner tu which any- thing should be done, oxcept that tho right way waa ndopted, sud not mtorrupted until the cop- clusion wag reached. Oceasionally somo one would proposen ** sidor,” shich I undorstood to monn an amendment to'the origiual proposition. Tmust rapont myzolf, to say that u more orderly, quiot set of mon I nover snw, A 1n pursulng my inquiries I ¥ad nccasion to ox- amiuo the STATISTICE OF MINING in the district, and round that it containod 808.~ 00) acres of cunl fand, Lho ooul i3 situnted at o distance bolow tha surface uf an averago of 100 foet, the oxtremo dopth boing nbout §00 feat. ‘'hore are oighty shatte, one slope, and tour drifts. The vein of conlis on un averape B}y feat thick. As boforo stutad, the men omployod uumbor 2,000, 1,800 befug in 8t. Olair, and abont 200 in Madigon. 'I'ho yearly production s 1,817.- 960 tous of coal. The capital employed in St. Clair County is $600,590; in Madisou, $200,000. CONCLUSI0N. Tho strike onded beeuuse, under the presont 18w, the * Unicn " wau townd ineffectual to stop work in tho mines. ‘Tho men have a wholesomo fenr »nd a prover respect for tholaw. It was found, thereforo, that tho propriotors wero fill- ing their mines with ** blacklogy,” over which the ‘“Union” had no coutrol, nor could thoy uxer- cine any control over thew, and that, unless they should sccopt torms such a8 thoy could get, they would soon bo withont oven tho mcans of n scanty support for thoir Tamilies. 'l‘l.\a{ therofore wisoly resolved to go to worle, As looked upon tho faces senrred with powder, or limbs maimed by premuaturo ox- plosions, I could not but think that this clusy of men, whose lives are in constont danger, shoud at least have an equal sbaro of the profits re~ sulting from the prothuct of labor and capital. Iam 1nclined to think that our law is a wiss one, and its provisions, wisely onforced, will eertninly check, if it doea not ond, steikes. Whilo this is truo, 1 beliave that tho coal-minor should not be subject to Lho arvitrary will of his employer, but should huve his right to a reasouable componsa- tion guaranteed. B, Riotous Domonstrations by the Miners at the Fair Luawa Collicry, Near Serauton, Pa. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, For soveral days fears havo beon entortained that & riotous outbreak would occur at the Fair Lawn Colliery, near Scraunton, on account of In bor troubles at the Fair Lawn Coal Worky, and yortorday tho affair culminated in o collision bo- twoon the two factions. ‘Thocaude of tho trou- Dle is, that the employes of tho Company Biruck some weeks ago, bocause they wanted five cars of conl to constitute a day’s work, iustead of six, s bofors, snd to be paid tho old rato. Tho Company refused to comply with the domand, and accordingly elosed thoir colliery. A short timo ago a miner namod Dugger took tho contractfor working the mine at tho old standard of wagoa, Yestordny moru- ing Lo drove up to the Fair Lawa colliery with a gang of miners for the purposo of golug to work, when they were confronted by a crowd of per- hapa 200 excitod men and yomon, who greoted them with the opithets, *'blackiogs,” ** Molly Maguires,” ana_go forth. Threo of Dugger's men bocame frigttoned and flod, while the ro- mutndor proceoded to the slope. A scono of wild confusiou theu occurred, Thomas Arch- bold, of the Fair Lawn Company, brocoeded in pearch of those who had heen intimidated, and overtoolt thom near tho breakor. With drawn pistols thoy marched to the stopo, amid tho joets and insults of tho maddenod orowd, Stones wero [reely hurled, and in the oxcitoment 1t was feared that blood would be sbed. A woman, with an oath, throw a lump of conl at Archbold, which, fortunatoly, infasod him, ‘The miners, 8t last, succecded in entering the siope, and began work, On coming oub in “the aftornoon iho workmen wore meb by a lurger orowd than in_ the morning, who gave vont to proans and hisses as tho soven * blacklogs " took tuoir place in the wagon aud drove off. Tho Gompany had taken procantions to prevent any riotoun demonstru~ tion, aud a Doputy BhorifT,with » posse of polico were on the ground, Tho erowd hld not sttem, nuy violonco other than fnkulting tho mon, whi they say, aro tuking tho brond out of their months, Tho strikers do not boloug to the socret orgnuization kuown a8 the * Molly Maguires,” to ‘which all tho orimen in the miniug rogions are, perhaps unjuatly, attributed § but, on the con- trary, tho mon who are attompting to work are suid to bolong to that mynm\mm fratorvity. Grent Di sfuction Among the Pitisburs ddlers nt the Position faken by tho Previdont of the WUnione spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribuns, Prresnura, Pa, Nov, 18,—Tho puddlors’and fron manufacturors sub-committoos' hold an- other conforouce to-day with closod doort, ‘I'he press was not admitted, but it lenked out that there I8 groat dissatistnction among tho puddlors to the position _tuken by Harris, Uresl- dont of the Unon, who holds out ‘for the pro- vatling card yato—33 por ton, Bomo of the puddlbrs look vpon a reduction ay bettor than no work, and will consont to the $5 proposition offored Ly the mannfacturors. Thus goneral atrilo will be avorted, The pressuro brought to hoar on the puddlers by tho workingmen fuother Lranchon of tho trado {8 in & meature the caugo of tho docision of & portion of tho men. Raduction of Wuges of Employes to e Mode on Severnl Eastorn IRaile ronds, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, New Yony, Nov. 18.—Rotronchmont sooms to bo tho provalling policy with tho raiirosds. The Now York Contral aud Hudson River Railroada have orderod aroduction of 10 per cont of all day-laborers, and 1,500 workmen, or nearly ono- sixth of tho wholo numbor employed, have boon dischargod. Tho samo reduction in wages has been made on the Harlem Road. Presldont Jawott, of the Erio, says that the managomount of thut rond has boon engagod In rotronchmont for somo timo. Ollicers aro mow cngagod in oqualizing reductiona in tho varlous dopart- ments of the lino, and, when tho worl is - completed, the reduction in wages will amount to 16 or 20 per cont, The pumbor of en employed, too, has beon cut down. Tio oflicors of tho Pennsylvania Railrond eny tho samo wages ato vaid on that line as pofore tho panic. On tho Dolawars, Lackawnnna & West- oru, wages aro 15 per cont lowor thau bofore tho piml aud now further deorease is contom- plated. Itiotons Prococdings nt the Nolsons vilie, 0. Mines, Coruamus, 0., Nov. 18.—\Word comea from & reliablo sourco that affairs at tho Nelsonville oo minos aro far from quist. Foroveral nighta tho oolored miners and those in sympathy with thom havo beon fired upon by mon in ambush. Last night n mall carrior was fired upon, and his Dorso killod. Windows in the storo owued by tho oporators aro nightly broken. Furiher troubles are apprehondod. SOUTHERN BREEZES. The One in Arkansas Dying Completely Away. Milton Sayler Rises to Explain His Reporied Statements, He Thinks Mr, Poland Was Hasty and Rude, Another Appeal from Smith Recelved at Washington. Louisiana Affairs. ARKANSAS. BAYLER TELEGRAPIED FOR. Speciat Diaatel to The Chicana Tribune, Xarrue Rook, Ari,, Nov. 18.—The bill author- izing Gov. Gurland ta offer a lavge reward for Smith and Wheoler passod both Housos of the General Assombly to-day. Garland’s friends telographed to Cincluuati last night for Mr. Sayler, momber of the Cougros- tlonul Comtnitteo, to como bero, Mr. Sayler re- plied this mornng that he would bo here on Fri- day. Al reports that tho people aro unanimous to sustaln eitior Bmith or Garland aro false. Party lives are clearly dofined, Tho Democrats aro unznimous for Garland, and the Ropublicans and Brools Liberals are anxious for tho rocog- nition of Smith. TENFECT QUIET PREVAILS, ond thore i8 no likelihood of troublo, ns Gar- land's militis aro masters of the situation throughout thu State, and would promptly sup- pross auy domonstration in favor of Bmith. Smith's attornoys eay thoy do nob oxpect any decision by the President until Fridny. They think the delay in_actlon 1y for the purpose of couuulllu;: with Judge Poland ; that tho Con- rossionn) Committes now here will necessnrily ave to pass upon the question of which is the trno Government in_Arkansas, and it is highly probable the I'residont desires to make his decision conform to the report of the Committeo. ARREST FOI MALFEASANCE. Cnpt. Gibbon, an old Union man and Ropub- liean, was arrosted hore to-night for malfcas- nance fn office while Justice of the Porco ovor two vears ngo, ‘I'he party making tho arrest said ihey intonded making ton or fifteon moro arrosts to-night. Cupt. Gibbon has since boou released on bail, 8MITA'S WIEREANODTS STILT UNKNOWN. T7athe Assosiated Pres.) Lirtre Rock, Nov. 18.—1ho Henate to-day passied » bill anthorizing the Gavernor to offer & roward of 1,000 for criminala, As soou a8 it hocomes o law, the Governor wiil offer & reward of 31,000 for tho A\)nwhmmiun ench of Smith nnd Wheeler, Notilug has been heard from thom. Evoryeffort will bo mude to find and bring them to punishment., ANOTHER INTERVIEW WITH REPRERENTATIVE BAYLER, OF THE CONGRESHIONAL COMMITTEE. Specral Diapateh to The Chicnao Trbne. Crxcisnatr, 0., Nov, 18.—Tho Hon, Milton Sayler left to-night for Little Rock, Ark., cn information from Washiogtou that lis presence thero as u member of the Congressional Com- mittco of lnvestigation was necossary, A reportor of the Commercial bad converaation with Mr, Saylor, shortiy before his departuro, Reportor—Mr. Hayler, I understund that you aro indignant over what you have been in ‘Imy Cuioxco Trioye and Cinclunati papors relating to what Mr, Ward and Judge Poland, particularly Poland, ars reported to havo said to the Little Rock reporter of THE TripuNe. Inssmuch as the origial article in the Commercial is tha ono that scems to have brought about this disptay of spite, which wne writton ou information obtained from you by myself, I would ltke to kuow what you have to say noout thoe matter. ‘Mr. Sayler—You lnew vory well, sir, that what Tenid had 1o tondoncy, eithor 1a languago or Bpirit, to draw out wuch FoApONsO 28 you Geo hera in this chpping from Tux Tnmune, Reportar—1Thas 18 true, Mr. Bayler, and I will add that what wos writton in tho Commercial liad no such tondenoy; but what do you sy now 2 Mr. Bzyler—Youremember vory woll that what X stated to you was said in advanco of any quos- tion arising In councction with the claims of Lionut.-Gov, 8mitli; that I spoke to you upon the racaipt of a.dispatoh from Judge Poland to tho uf!cc! that it was not necossary for mo to go, juasmuol: a8 thoy would romain only until the Intter part of tho wook, and that when I enid tlat my axcuso for not'having started for Av- kansus was basad on tho fact that notbing fur- thor would bo done in tho case, I moeant simply that nathing furthor would be dono of any im- portauco in taking testimony in Littlo Rock, Toportor--Yos, sir. Mr. Saylor—You romembor also that I eaid uathing in rogerd to tho acion of tho Committeo, nothivg with rogard to its prob- able report, and nothung whatover in yogard to tho intorferenco of the Prosident or Congross. I think I mado tho remark simply as un oxcuno for my nob going to Arkausas ; that udgo Polund hind tolegraplod mo thatit wasnot sacy forme to go, and, as I siated to ut “tho timo, becnuso the Awssuciated Tresn dispatchos statod that no additionnl or [mpoarwant teatimony was to bo tuken. 1 only want to say that Mr. Poland had no right tosay what 1 had stated was impertinent until Lo know tho facts, und that fn my judgment he in old onough and has had suftielent oxporienca not to have me.do auy such siatemont, it ho did maka it, about a fellow-member of tho Commit~ teo without first advising with his follow-men- bovd 4 to whother tho statements on which ho based Lis vemarks wero correctly reported to hiwor not. As to Mr. Ward indorsing the views of Judge Dolsud, I lave ouly (o say that Mr, Ward was interviewed Jast summer and oxponded couslderablo itk in expluining away tie ramarks of hi fntcre viows, and_1think thereforo he ought Lo hnew how it is himsclf, I wisli fo say to you that I Lohiova you corrcotly roportad what I stated to youns totho bettor condition of uifuiv in Av- kansay, but un you know, and aa I know, I had o intention whutaver, in tint hiterviow, fomato any romarks s to tha sotion of Congrous or of tho Prosidont. I know vory well at tho time, of courso, that a roport would bo made by tho Committeo, I knew vory woll that tho mattor would como up at tho noxt seesion of Congroes, and any romarka au to anything further boing done woro based upon the sotion of the Committoo at Littlo Rock. Of course, if Ihed Linown at tho time of the intoution of Gov, 8mith, I would have said nothing of the kind, becauso his actlon nocossarlly onforcos addilional nction on tha part of tho Committco, AROTHER APPEAL FROM BMITI. Wasiinaron, Nov. 18, —Tho Drosidont w-doy recoived another long tolegsam from Licut.-Gov. Bmith, of Arkansus, rociting a now point cone tained in bis rocont proclamatlon, and asked, in sddition, for early nction on tho part of the Gonoral Govornment. Tho tologram was ro- ferrod to tho Attornoy-Goneral. CATID FIOM HEXATOR DORSEY. Tho published dispatchies purporting to have been rocolved horo on Monday sud Tuesday aglits by Bonator Doreoy, _from "IL. M. Coopor, Bocrolary of tho ~Arkansss Ropubs lican Central ~ Committon, and others, were mot rocolved by Dorsoy, hig namo hiaving been falsoly furnishod to the pross 8 tho Eursnn who reccived thom, and ho dis- claims the rosponsibility of thoir statoments. Al e LOUISIANA. ., ALLEOED ELEOTION FNAUD AT NEW ORLEANS, New Onueans, La,, Nov. 18,—E. Boau, Super- visor of Rogiatration for Do Soto Parlsh, was braught beforo United States Commisstoner Craig on au affidavit chargivg him with having, on (lio 17th {nst., at 14 Dryades atroot, concenled and destroyed cortaln atntements and cortificaton of elaction, and substituted in thoir places cor- tain false, forgod, and fraudulont statemonts and ?‘crtlnpngos. {hndncogus?]% ‘wuivnd m:) examina~ on, aud gave bond in 0 appoar boforo tho United Btates Circuit Court. ol THE RETURNING LOAUD—A CONSENVATIVE MEM- - ER INTEXDS TO RESIGN New OnvneAss, Nov. 18.—Mr. Arroyo, who was eonted yesterday ns member of the Returning Board, now says that tho responsibility is too Fgroat for only ona Conservative momber, and if anothor 8 not appointod within twanty-four homs be will resign. The returns from 8, Jumes' Patish are boing cauvassed to-day. WASHINGTON. Marylnnd Ship-Canal Projoct~Socicty Items—=The Proposed Abolition o the Marinoe Corps. Special navatch to The Chicano Trivune, ‘Wasnixaron, Nov. 18.—A new ship-canal pro- ject will bo urged on Congress at the noxt aes- vlon by Baltinore intoroats, The propaeition is to cut & cannl 80 feet wido at tho top and 40 foot wide at the bottor, and 25 foot deop, across tho Maryland ,Peuinsula, connccting tho Cliesa~ pouke and Delaware Bays, The Na- tional Commorciel Couvention of 1871 indorsed this shomo, and asked Congress to have tho routo surveyed. The Jongth of the canal will bo about 17 miles, and would cost, ut a rough estimato, €6,000,000 to §8,000,000. It would shorten the distanco be- tweon Daltimore and Now York and New Ln- glnod ports about 200 miles, aud would, it is claimed, mako Baltimoro as accessiblo to ocean commorce a8 Now York. From prosont indica- tions it appeara that the Baltimoro & Ohio Rail- road will take hold of the entorprise, und give ‘materiel aid to tha offort to socuro for it an np- propriation from Congress. BOCIETY UOSIP, The card-recoption given to Col. Fred Grant and hig brido ot tho White-House luet night wns & grand offair. TFive Lundred invitations wero issued, and the attoudance wuh very largo, comprising ' tho oloct of tho oficial socioty of Washington, Col, and Drs, Graut attonded Mis. Fish's firet recoption of tho season this afternoon. Mr, and Mrs, Bartoris are expected to arrive soon, to remain durmg the winter, and apart- monts have boen fitted up at the lixecutivo Mansion for their occupation. THE HOURE APFROIRINTIONS COMMITILE finighed the consideration of tho Legislative, Judical, and Execntive bill to-day. The amount it nppropriates is lea in tho negregato thun that appropristed by tho bill passed at tho lnst ses- sion. BANITARY REPORT, At a meeting of tho Bourd of Health yeeter- day, tho Honlth Oflicer aubmitted n roport show- ing that in the last veur there has not bes: slugio cano ot small-pox or epidemic diger: this discriet. 0 THE MAMINE CORPS. Tho proposition to abolish tho tztiine i Thas crested grest consternation In niciely ¢ire in Waabington. 0 oflicers are i i maud on socinl occasions, and Lheir v. would create a convulsion in fashionable appronching in gravitv to a rovolution, ‘I'horo nre fifty-four unuecessary oflicers In the or- guuization, TIUE CASE OF SATANTA, H 110 the Jxvzated Lrean,] { WasnuNaTos, Nov, 18.—In xogard to the re~ cont dispatch sent by order of tlio President to thio Govornor of Toxas, it is stated that, without forniiug or axprowsing iy opinion us to whother or not Sutanta had violaied his parolo, the Presi- dont and Seoratary Dolano, foating L mipht bo oxoouted _bofore the ovidence could Do fully collected, considered 1t morely, just to “dolny his esecution. It s to- duy nseortwined that during Gov. Dav incumbency tho mentence of Batanta commuted from death to imprisonment for Under this commutation Lo hus latoly | plnced in the Texas Penitentinry. REVENUE. i Recoipts from customs for the week anding it Nov, 14 woro as follows : Boston, $315,620 ; Now York, 91,646,563 Philadolphin, $102,256; Balti- mor, % Now Orleans, for tho week end- ing the Tcls, 500,131, : RO L PLANTS FOR THE SOUTH, The Comminsioner of Agriculture snys: **‘The demant for sowmi-trapical 1ruits for experimonts in tho Soutborn States is vory great. The Chi- nese tea-plant i8 espaciaily in domand, and muug thousnnds of young plsnts have boon distribusel tho past yosr. —_——— CASUALTIES, . ‘Tho Pittston, Pty Disnster, Speciat Disvatch to T'he Chicano Pribune, WILKESUARRE, Fa,, Nov. 18.—Tho lutest from the Plteston dissstor is the following specisl to the Daily Record this ovening : * A largo forco of men woro employod during the wholo of last night in searching for the bodlos of the two minors buried under the fall of tho roof ab tho Sonoca BSlope yestordny morning at 736 o'clock. ‘Chis morning the body of Elins Davies was found. Ho was torribly mutitated about tho lower part of tho body. Iiis hoad was eut, but not badly distigurod, by 1eason of his falling nonr & coal-car, which proveuted the ool from striking his bead, Up to 6 o'clook to- night the body of flenry Jonkins had not boen found, ‘Tho sosich continues.” Fell from o Triine Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Drs Morses, In., Nov. 18,—A brakeman on the Obicago & Rock sland Xtond, named Charley Cutmings, foll from tho top of a froight-train seing through hers this evening, aud sustained njurios whioh moy prove fatal. Tho Empire Disnster ant Now Orlenns, Now ORLEANS, La,, Nov., 18.—The divers of the bell-boat Osage, who are examining the wrook of the Bmpite, this morning saw wedged In the frolzht on devk some ton or twoelve deck- hauds, Tho divers wore unable to gain admis- slon to the state-rooms on account of obstrue- tions by frolght. 1t is now bolioved that the loss of lifo will reach botween thirty and forty. Oue Lody was recovored to-day,—that ot adeck-hand, Two Porsons Burnod to Death, LouisvitLy, Ky, Nov, 18.—A spocial to tho Courier-Journal from Mount Sterliug, Ky., says a fivo broko out in the gas-works of that town this moraing, and, whon extinguistied, thobodies of & nogro man and an Irish boy, namod Queon, era fotiud, lifo being oxtmet, 1t s suppusod that the fire origiuated from tho burning of o tank in tho heating retott, e s THE BRODKLYN SCANDAL. New Youx, Nov, 18.—Tho suit of Theodoro Tilton against Houry Ward Bocohor has beon uot down tor Deo. 8 NUMBER 8s. CRIME. © & & £+ Burn and Rob a Town in Missourl, AP freg, S " - b e of the Conspirators Now in Custody. 5& i1y 3 f2 Pteiiminary Examination of One of the Wellshoro Bank Robbers, The History of That Daring Exploit Told Afresh, All but $8,000 of the Express Money Lost at Cincinnati Re- covered. A Banquet Given to the Police . Officers by the Com- pany. Murder and Lynch Law on the Amite River. Forging of Northwestern Railroad Bonds. Particulars of the Plot to Burn and Itob ‘Lown of Kuobnostors Mo. Special Dispateh to The Chicado Teidune, 8r. Lous, Mo, Nov. 18.—From tho Knob- nostor Local, just published, tho following par tieulars aro taken ot analioged plot to burn and sack that town a fow days sinco : ** Last wook wo woro unable to give tho partic ulars of the plan to burn and rob the town, ye: wo aro able this week to givo THE FULL PARTICULATS, 80 far a8 the authorities, who have the matte) in bond, doom i4 prudent. Wo withhold sonu impoxtant facts, to reveal which might interfor with forroting the whole gang out. They wo- to firo tho town in soveral places simultanoousty noar the Zocal office,-in the unocoupied stablo o: Porter & Jackeon, sud again in tho other stablc of tho samo Hrm. Thon,as Mr. Pegley, the night oporator at the depot, would bo likely t¢ givo tho nlarm, thoy wore to rauh hers and quiol him, rob the depot, and, whilo tha peopls were fighting the fire, thoy would rob the stores. Iaving comploted this part of the pinn, they woro to leave in o northorn direction, rob the deaf and dumb Thorntons, then go to the Missouri River, drifc down In the boat, and strike south THROUGH THE COUNTIY RODDING. Tho vight sot was vory dark and the wind blowing a porfect hurricane, The cug wet in frout of E. B. & . Tuylor's grene A0, v WYL for action, but some of the = oud a8 thoy needed arms ‘1 pona the mattor until tic Ono thing was lackin - braiug wero nri I, drammer for & wh : Veir fortile ioinpivis theirneod, A wle house in 8t Louis came on tho . i tefr Lus satchel, which was filled with re:is-iv, .nives, axes, eto., at the dopat. e ivuc, oged thioves eaw tholr appor iumt i ) v d it to the beat account. As the Wi 1 gtenl tho satchol LED TO TUE DISCOVERY af “ele otbor plans, wo will give tho particulara, all, tho thiof-catchior, was vorking late s oftied, and bappened to' go into tho ware- 1 ..om witbout n light. Ife heard ono of the doort i working back and fourth, as though somo ona was trying to work on tho pin that fnstened it 1Io ropinced the pin, and went futo tho oflico giving tho mautter no more thought, much lest thinling of thioves, s bo did not suppose thoro wag auything worth stealing in tho wareroom. " Goiug into the room again rhortly after, ho heard the pin drop, saw the door wshied noisolessly back, and in stopped Nolson Wright, ull asked him whao bo wuntod there, and bo answored that the boys wero baving a hlll;:h o‘l_d timo outside, and he (Wright) came in thero for THE FUN OF THE THING, Hull told him to get out of there livoly, and when ho Lind gone ho fustened the door agam. This oceurrod Wednesday night, tho day after the clection. Hull beingt ansious to bear {be reposts from the olcetion, camo up town, and stayed for the votes to be couuted, Thinking that they would not bo flnished that night, he started for tho dopot, and, whou opposite Sulli- vau's saloon, e saw throe moun coming up the streot, npparontly earrying something heavy be- tweon thom, Whon thoy saw b coming, they took the middle of tho streot. ‘TILIS LOOKED BUSIICIOUS, and, a8 thoy passed him, ono of them, whose name wo witbhold for reasons boforo gi\'ou‘ spoko to lim. 'This scoemed to arres his suspicions, but ho recognized {wo of the party at loast. ‘Iho next morning the gatchel was gone, and of coursoc he know whore it was, Boveral purtios wero asrest~ ofl, and all lot looso, oxcopt Gntes, Ford, and Wright. Nonrly all tho contonts of the eatchol wero decured, Bo by the purest accident and through the onergy of Hull TUE TOWN WAS BAVED, and also probably human life. Ford and Wright, beiug unable to give ball, are now in jail at War- ronsburg, The wholo town was in's flutter of oxeitement, and ominous throats wero uttorcd o+ ut tho efficacy of Judge Lynch, but we ura 2.\ that bocter conuols” prevailed. Ono of tha + sposed the plot afterthey had been an- rest. ' orstealtng the satchel. Ho is now as licgu. W W visboro, Pa., Bank ILobbery. +/ Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, i 1A, Pn,, Nov. 18,—Early on the 17th of Soptowber lnst, five od an entranco into tho resi- denes of ['rosvt. * Robirson, of tho First Na~ tional Benic o \¢. ‘lsboro, Tioga County, Pa., gogged ad 1w bis family, and thon come pelled tho Y 0 with thom to tho bank and open the .« « *hoy robbed of $50,000. They thon took hint hue . hume, BTOLE I8 DAUGH ™ ii | I1NulB-RING, KISSED WIS WIVE, who fainted, and tii ro b to which gray horsos wers cliedd, 'Thoy weut - towards Elmira, N, Y., and “oi iaward was of- ferod for thoir capture. "l alinivcroatod groat excitomont in Wollsboro. it o tacn dotostives have beon sotively engagei nn iievane, and ouce niore Llnkorton's Doteotive Apvncey Lus diss tancod the publio ofleials, Lonyamin Franklin, Superintondont of the Pinkoitun Aganey bere, n fow days ngo arrostod ono dactwes 1. Lalley, whoso name has appeared onco ¢ Luivs Lutire i conueotion with orimiual chinrgen, sud toshiy Tio was arraigued bofore Ald. D{'ml Beitlor, when masker iuen wl atwo oarriagos, TH¥ FOLLOWING FAGTH in counoction with the Woellsbovo bauk robbery woro developed. v, Silas 2. Billings sworn—Loeslde in Gaines, Tioga County, . Am tho ownor of mortgago ponds of tho Union Pacifio Railvond, and some 7 per cont bonds of the eamo road, guaraniced by tho Btate of Missoml, Kopt thom at tho Tivst Nationn! Bank ot Wollaboro, Tloga County, o baulk was robbed on the night of the 16th of Boptombor, About #80,000 mn bonds und $28,000 in ourrency woro taken, Tho 50,000 includod tho special deposlts, X losing $20,000 in bonda