Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1874, Page 5

A NEW GRAIN-WAY,. The Richmond Conven- tion Has Searched Many Days for One. What They Have Found Is Not Sufficient for the Purpose, Buta Practical Plan Has Been Furnished by fir. Dobbins. —— Steam Transportation on the Lakes and the Erie Canal, Report of the Conmitteo on Res- olutions---The Windom Scheme Ap- proved. Metal Currency the Result, Not the Cause, of Com- mercial Prosperity. Tigh Tariffs Naturally Produce Strife and Bitterness. Our Shipping Should Be Resurrected... The Govarnment Should Build a Freight Railway. STEAM ON CANALS, Srecial Dispatch to Lhe Chicaoo Tribune, Ricuonn, Va., Dec. 4.—The moet interesting hing in the proceedings of the Conventiun was the reading of a paper by Mr. D. P. Dobbins, of Buffato, on the reform in transportation practi+ enily mado by tho New York & Erie Caual, Aso Batter of general i sito thu pocple of the ‘West, I give tho paper iz fa.1 RICHMOND, Va. Dev. 4, 2874, To the Gen'lemen af tha Concer ‘Athough lle, Lam bore, delegated Trade of Hie City of Butulo, X.Y, to and rapid tr feunter’ss tho City folo is, ab Use Sout of tho gium. chain of iakes, the heud cf tue great Exfe Cunal, that great plonver of chezp traneporiauoa, ond baving hot mnulions upon mfilons pasa through thelr lends going exstward 26d going Weslward, wo club sume kuuw:- edgo of transportation, It may be of some interc the geulleawu of the Conveniien to £ hut a gieat change fo being worked iu tho tran tion of ‘pro- duco from Chicago and other Weetern nite ports, h tue great Inkes tu 15 and throug the wud iiudsen ‘ork Vily. But 10 elnce our f niall vorsals, eatryny a cargo of Trou YouuG 16 Sy,Gud Durbels cf Wwhert or corm, and inuking the trlp fron; Chicago to Bavcle in from eight to ten diya, Kaw wo havo large straa bargo:, carrying from £0,000 to 60,00 yusliel towing “a consort barge or twa, exch wis tnuel or moro than the steamer, nnd ig tho trip in front » four to tive cu: rata f frdgnt potd the formor Ferscla wus trom 10 to 18 conte per Dunkel, ‘Che rate of the lkter duciug 18k avercgel 435 conte or bushel on whut, havo a yrest Mereses peed and a great ‘Tc 4atoor frelgist, wud ei of this by Hroduction of steam wituin the luat Aro or fuur years, Aud now comes AL crease in the mmount of grein atid produce movement $2 the reutord frcia the eat West, uranyl reapaeliy cf the Exiu 1, ond’ Loats as tion monaged, aud. woi uy er or tanle power, to do tue work, aid oft queer al 2.0 tones were sought cut, Tw St York, Deiteving her calls ered gr iy tan wan doveioved by tio unirant 10 duerca a prize of £1€0,090 ror tke meas wucceseful aud aconomic.l introduction of eienm, or any povor ather than sulias', on camila of tho Stite, ‘Tila Drought out tho BLCCESSFUL AND ECOxOMicAL INTRODUCTION oF sins by Wiliam Basterand otizert, and to-day wo havo a Bho sue cf twelve Baxter eeaers oa tis Erle Canal gud Weare enabled to nvstiro the che trip from 1h orl: fu eee tho haually consume: It ut thy rute of Iv ¢ y9, WS uygaiaet ms bovuraLoats, 4 per mii.w Tors um-power, ua rgaiust 5 wvbis per malic, tho usu coat a towing a bont by ‘hers or mule ower, aud that tho taty of frelht haw con Feduced from 29 aud 25 cents per bushel to 8 and 10 cents per bueuel, Hero is cheup anil rapid trane- portation ia actual vjerstion, mud now that steant bas proved a success tho LegisLatirs will most casuredly EDI TOLL fvo or thsce cents on the unsbel ef wheat, will bate tom out the canul {07 or 8 facy of wator, Jop off the lateral, nsviera cunaly frovt thy mafu trunk, end do Away With tho useicny nna coutiy Weigh-locks, end by so dolug evable stueuieie to fucteasy taele epead with She sumo parrer, cud. trans) ort wheat ftom Buffalo to Rew York ut froin Gto6 cents per bushel at & profit, We thus will baing New York within teu days of Cli: gogo by water, uid give you transportation ut about Iu cents per busbel of wheat. Che capacity of s cnnat is etermued by tho TINE OF LOCKAtH or the nuniber of Lozts thut ean ba lockad in a given Hine, Novy, tho Baxter steamer eau yasa through a fork: in from three to sve 1am ‘Tils would slow the ps-rago of nea hh tre ail dele on for the arrival York, each k per day, as tho locks anal, andninie i pozelbla eanul-bouts defly in New with goin, and each beat earry! ay wany buohtls cea whole ipats of ewre “ean curry, Ween xn the New York Coutral, ths Ele, and tho Penntyivanis Rafirozds combined Aver ded trains Of cars loaded with grain In New Yorn? our dundzed boats can carry shont 8,000,060 bush 33g of w wuleh, In welght, {8 00,000 fous, All this iu poraiv!o to necomplish of tho Erle Caual by the general introduction of etexm, end with ho other exreusa to the State oF Now than the cost of closing out tho debris or accrotion at the bate fom of the caval, and givlug the boats the legal coyth of 7 fect of water to navigute sn, New York fe without great terminal faciliticr, Our bests furnish these fsewitics, ox they holl the ged until sold, umd DELIVER DIRECT INTO TUE site for foreign export, thus envivg the cort of storage end an extra tranefer, amd dolug away wth tho ueccesty of grading, aa tho {dential grain shinped ju Cufeazo in deiisered on bills or lndiug Im Now: York, Tn 1874 there were abort 60,000,000 pushels of grilu recolved du Buftulo, 45,000,660 of which wore hipped east on tho Erle Canal, {suntsto hice already elevator enpnelty 40 bandlo and have repeatodly haudled 3,090,000 onan els of greu per day, So tho great Jazvs and Exlo Canal route are ou the ws of CsNUYING OFF THE PALM FOR shenp snd ropid transportation ; nud I now say to yon, gentlemen, who haya been advovating other water- routes, improve them and introduco sto°m generally, and yo uy Will accuro cheap and rajld trensportie oH (Signed) D, P, Doznma, Noswtustanding the tromondotts defoat of Tom Scott yertorday, n'Taxay dologate this mort. fog introduced anothor rogolation in bobalf of aubstd zng the Southern Pacitle, A delegate from INinvis iustantly moved to lay tho resulu- tion on ue tuule, Lt way aecordingly tubled by an aiwioet unanimous vote, THE COMMITTEX ON RESOLUTIONS made 8 final roport. The rosulution may bo sum- piarized as embracing ; First—A recommundation of the four grant wator routes recommended by the Sonato Com- mittce, and the Hennepin Canal, Second—That n motaltio currency ta the rouult, pot the cause, of commercial prosperity, snd that this Inet is to bo brought about by choap transportation, intand and oceanic. ‘hen we shail have speclo payments, aud papor will dis- appeat. Thi d—That this ts also tho only trno means of protecuons of domostie fabrics, and that high arife avo naturally productive of strife and bitterness, ‘That the shipping should bo rosur- Fourth: rocted, . fiyth—Tho laws of thy States shontd oxprosuly provide agninnt cortain railway abuses, about ag recommended by the Windom Committes, Sizth—That Government ought tv construct a tilway for freishts Letwoon the gratu-growing rejions of tho Weat ond tho Atlantic seaboard, Thezo ato tho main proponitions af the pint- form. Init there isa gront deal of good wenro, showing that the Convoution bad learned sane thing by the dobatos of yosterday and last night. This must bo credited to Musara, Dore aud Uttloy, of Ilhnols, and rv, Potter, of Iowa, CLOSING TLocLEDINGY, A rwolution, introduced by Mr. Doro, of A THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1874--TWELVE PAGES, — Iillnoia, naking for a reduotion of tolls on the Erio Canal, and suggoating & camunitter ty vobont tho mattor noxt winter to tho Lozula- ure of Now York, was carried by on almost unsnimonn voto, Mr. Vornon, of Cannda, made some romarks on transportation in gonoral, but though thoy wore jtoatl, no romslt waa accomplished thereby, ‘At 10 o'clook the Convention adjourued wive dio, the victim of cold wator and the champion of “tho raglen oanawi,” ‘The fing) Mnoral coremony was a. steamship submdies, written by Shellal Supoouts and slenedd by John Roach. thora never hus bevn a fiver tinuco than this, [fo the Aseoctated Press) Ticnuonp, Va., Dec, 4.—In tho Cheap Trans- portatten Convention to-day, all tho substitutes for tho 1oport of the Committeo on Water Routes wore withdrawn, and Col. H. 0, Cobolt, of Vir- fini, offorod ag a ampromizo a roxolution recognizing, in addition to (lis lines of transpor- tation recommended by tho United States Senate Commitics on ‘transportation, tho propocod Rock Island & Hennepin Canal in Vimols, con- Apor on argor, 1 necting tho Mirsiesippl with the Iiinols River and Canal, and tho chain of water-ways to tho Seaboard a8 n projeut of giest merit, and urging upon Congress the necorsity of speedy construc. Hon of the work. ‘This resolution was unam- moubly adopted, ‘Tho resolutions by Col. Frohel, of Georgin, showing the necessity of cheap tranuportation to improvo finances, wore adopted. ‘Lhe railroad men came to tho front, and tha rest of tho session way spont in disensaing the advaptagos of railrond transportation, and in hearing an ablo paper from Engineer Groono, of Now York, on stoant canal-bonte, Tho namo ot the Axsocintion was changed to “Tho Amovican Board of Transportation and Commerce.” THE NIGHT BEASION of the Convontion was addreesed by the Hon. J, N. Vornon, of Canada, on \rator-transportation, Tho Committes on Rosolutions reported a Algest of al tho rosolutions proviously passed on tho subject of cheap transportation in tho form of a momorial to Congyess, togothor with « petition to the Now York Logis- Inture for a reduction of tolls on the Erio Canal to tho lowent postiblo rates, and a recommendn- tion to Congress to build « ship-yard in tho East, and 9 steamboal-yard inthe West, Tha report was adopted, and committcos appointed to regont tno momorial to Covgress aud the peti- jon to tha New York Legislative. OFFICERS ELECTED Tho following oliivers wore olectod for the on- ating verr: President, the Ton, Josiah Quiney, of Massachuactis; Viee-Presidonts, John 1. Henry, of Now Yorit; Col. C. 8. Currington, of Virginin; John ©. Doro, of Miinvin; J. Nolson Harris, ‘of Kentucky; Charles Polzat, of Alabama; Gov. Booth, Gov. Gurtand, ‘of Arkansas; Col. W. ‘Green: wood, of Colorado; J. a. Nerth Carolinn; 8, D. Hloridn; dna, Sinith, of Georgia; Y. of Indinna; Col. 1, 33, Smedley, of Iowa Burwell, of Lotisinus: Stephenson Archor, of Muryland; Charles Francia Adame, of Mas: eluvetts; William Windom, of Minnesota ; Gen. A.J. Vaughan, of Mississippi; R. L. Bonner, of Missourt; Dudley 1. Chava, of Now Mnmp- shire; M.d, Jamogon, of New Jersey; Georyo B, Porter, of North Caroliun; Scab Vanco, of North Carolina; D. W. Atisen, of South Carolina; William Maxwell, of Tonnessco ; 7. G, Bluine, of Maine; Lymun Minckley, of Vermont: 3B. Kitchan, of Went Virginia ; the Hon. Mart “Car- penter, of Wisconsin ; Daviel Chirk, of Oregon ; James Bailey, of Ponusylvania; Joho Davis, of Kangas; the Hon, Sanmol Shellabarger, of Ohio; J. B. Johneon, of ‘Loxas; NIL, Milroy, of Washington ‘Yertitory; E. B, Crows, of Dakota; I. G. Capredt, Joln "Rosy, Wal- ter Shandloy, aud Mcj. Fist, of Mowtreal: Gov, Jewoll, of Connecheut; Elisha Dyor, of Rhodo Inland; tho Hon. 2. C. MeCormi of Arizona: Goy. Cochran, of Delaware: ‘Treas- urer, I. B. Thurber, of Now York; Seerotary, It H Bergnuon, of Troy, N.Y. Au able paper by John Joach, of New York, on ship-building, wos rend. Boae further business of no public interest was cunsaeted, and tho Convention, at 11 m,, adjourned sine die. CHIC, Yesterday's Proveed ings in the Leglse ead tare Convmnvs. O., Dec. 4.—In the Heuse this, morning, Lilly wero introduved to clcet School Boards on tho first Monday in April; to divide tho State into school districts of not moro than threo countics cach, nnd fur ihe appulniment of District Exumiaors, with power to issue teachers’ certificates for ive years; to reduco the fees of county and townabip oftivers about 33 per cont ; to pruinbit the shooting of quail between Feb, 1 aud Ost, 30; to establish Lownehip, serieultura), and ntatistical libranes, ‘A specisi commnittes wan enpolnted to investl- gate tho Soldicrs’ Orphans” Home, under Dr. Jenner's taunagement, In the Seuate a bill was Introduced providing that suite on account inay bo prougut before Justices in the townebip of eithor tne plaintul or defendant, providivg both purties xesido in the samo comnt; In thu onso this afternoon billy wero intro- duced to authorizo County Commiesioners to pay judges and clerks of election not exceeding 83 por day; to take from tho village Ceuncils tho right to prohibit tippling-hounca, A resolution providing for amonding the Con- stitution allowing woman suffrage wao laid oa the table to print, In the Sennie a bill was introducod authorizing tho Supreme Judges to divide the Stato into dve districts, ono for exch Indo. —— LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS, Sree Lirpateh ta The Chaceco Pribune, New i, Dee, neat—Little wita done at the opening of ‘Change, but holders were firmer ander the moro fryoraliie Liverpool advices and United errivals, ‘Clio market closes lower and imegalar for pring, but steady for wintor, thouzh quiet. Sbicpors hold off. Froight-room isstill scarconnd wanted. ‘he sales are 181,400 bu at S1.1U@L.11 for No. 2Chicagospring, HUTS @1.08 for No. 3 Chi EL AGL1S for No, 2 Milwauixco, 8 1 Nini 26.21.27 for red Wenlern, 31.28 for :mbor do, . L387 for white Michigan, snd 21.90 for umbor do, . Barloy is better, and tho offerings modorate, Sales of 17,000 bu Stato at $1.70 for two-vowed; $1.55 for four-rowed; and $1.50 tor commou Cavadina. Barloy malt is dull and heavy. Oats aro firmer, and mixed quite active, demand is in part speculative. 1 498,000 bug new Ohio mized nb 67 @lido on track, and G9}7@700 afloat : white .at 0@7te; Wester mixed W@7Ddo, allout, and L@w}4e in store; w at 1034071} 70; Stato mixcd rt G8@Oue, on tra of California ; rR Tho The gales aro ey and WG@HfCe, siloats white at W@to; and We Did far prime No, 2 Illinois, in store, at tho close, Itve is qaiet but itrm, Corn is ‘ongcr, but lees activo. Shippers haid off, Cla is stronger, and 95e wes paid allunt. ‘Pho sales aro 63,000 bu; beet Western mixed at 89@9Lo how taxed, eflont, and Ugo for yellow; Westorn white a: 88@dc ; Weutorn yollow at 88@3i0, anti old in storo at 980, The pork market is yory quict and tume, Sales of 1,500 bris old mess at 00; now do is held at 921.60 for January, and 221,70 for Fob- rusty. Lard quite, active, and rather weaker at th» clozo for the fururo, though pretty strong on the spot nt our inside figures. Bales of 250 tea city ab 195¢@18370 ; 60 tes rofihed at 1Ys@ Lidge; GSU tea Wosteru steam at 13 3-10@Mo, tho latter for choice, Vor tuture dolivery wo herr ‘of 2,750 tea, ‘roller Decomber, nt 18% @137{e, the inside prico laut might; 5,000 tox, dellor January, at 1374(@Lc ; 2,500 tes, sall- ac Pobruary, at M@1i}i0; 2,750 tes, #eller Maroh, at MJs@h: 1y¢0 Bid, Frolghts—Rates for borth-necommodation ave strongly upheld, will a good inquiry for room, out ouly resulting iu a hmited burinesu, owing to the scarcity of avallnbie conveyance. ‘Tha eharteringt bustneud ty fairly active, und the ves- sels ongaged obtained vory full rates, ‘Tho sup- ply of tonnage is cliofly from the petroloum and cotton interssts, for Europenn ports, Whisky—Lbe market im steady ut yostorday’s advaneo, with a fair demand, Silos of 150 brie ot $1.00, -1G0; seller six months, OLIVE IN TROUBLE. Scecial Diavates to Tha Chicago Tribune, Dasvinsy, 1, Deo, 4.—Tie property bolong- ing to the Olivo Logan troupe was seized by tho oflicora hore to-day for dobt. It sooms that Olive had agreed to dolivor a Iecturo here last winter undor tho menagerie of Mr, Jones, lnwyor of this city, When tho evening for tho lecture arrived tho Iccturogs was nut forthoom- jug, and Mr. Jones was never able to got any lind of natinfaotion until to-day. ‘Cho dabt was paid, and the show gous on, ee OCESN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Antwenr, Deo. 4.—Steamer Vadorland sailed for Philadelphia to-day with 700 jussougors. Qreuxstown, Doo. 4.—Stoamahip City of Lon- don, trom Now York, had arrived, al Doo, 4.--Atrivod—Steamship Elvedu, froin Gago ii Qunesstows, Deo, 4.—Bteaniabip Java, from Now Xork, bas wasiyods FOREIGN, An Animated and Trenchant Debate in the German Reichstag, Caused by a Proposal to Recall Ger- many’s Representative at tho Vatican, Admirable Conduct of Bis. marek Under Fire. Boisterous Manifestations of Ap- proval aud Disguat, A Thorough Investigation of the Emma Mine Company’s Affairs. The Argentine Peace Confirmed. GERMANY, NO LEGATION TO THE VATICAN. Benrin, Dee, 4.—{u tho Reichetng to-day a lettor from tho Chancellor of tho Empire, Prince Bismarck, was read. It anuounecs, in tho namo of tho Emporor, and in accordance with tho do- cision of the Federal Council, that tho sum for tho muintenutice of a German Legation to the ¥atican is struck ont of the Budget, The Deputies from Alsaco nnd Lorraine sent a wrilten notice to the President of the Chamber that, in view of tho condition of their country, they cannot serve in tho Committes on the Al- gace and Locraino Budget and Loan hill. Both communications were referred to the Committees. In tho course of the debato on the estimates for tho Committee of tho Federal Council, Horr Joorg, ono of the Bavarian Voputies, snd a mem- bov of tuo clorical party, mude » vehemont and bittor ATTACK ON HISMARCR’s FOREIGN POLICY. Ho remaried that in cousoqacuce of Rueasta holding loof,the Chincellor had made a fiaszo of is attomps at tet vaniton in Spaih, Lo wished to know whethor the Commuittes of the Federal Couuell, whieh, according to the Constitution, sed for thoconsideration of questions of for- sign policy, performed any tiucti PRINCE BISMARCK LENT! that allimporinnt diplomatic dispatches were communicated to the Committeo, which sot whenevor sinumoncd by the Prostdont. Nothing. was concealod from avy of tho tedorntod Goy- ernments. He omphaticall;rozelied tueinsinua- tion that the Ledoral represcutasives did not adoquately protec: tho rights of tho yarious Sates, ‘There bed never been any idea of intor- vening in the atfairs of Span. When anprized of tho murder of Sehimdt, ho eatd to himuclf, auch on thing” would nob ave bap pened to a British, French, or Amori- ean vitizen, LHe remembered tho humiliations formerly impuscil upon the Germans, and con- sidsred the time hed arrived to avenyo such wrongs. ‘Tho only way of belding Spain waa to recoxnize those elemonts in the country which were disposod lo reetora publie order. Russia was loos affectort by Spanish concerns than Gar- anny. Fie respected the decision of Tussin as a pewer with which Geunany lind lived in inti- mate friendship for a century. “Lf,” continued Bismarck, * your darts aro directed against that fisudship, they will migs their aim, Lean quict- ly _vear the chatge of ‘iiasco.’” iteterring tu un avsortion of Horr Joerg that Kullmann was 8 madman, Bismarck replied : "the uot a madmau. You don’t want to bavye anything 1 common with Kulimann. That I comprokond; lut io clings tightly to your coat-tuily, I asked Kullman why bo wishod to Iulime, He unuwored:: On account of church lawa and beenuse you insulted my party,’ I asked which purty, aud he replied: © * Lue Con- tre, or Ultramontanes.’” Great tumutin the Chamber. Lismorck continued: You may thrust Kull- mant away. He nevortheloga belongs to you.” Hore tho House burst into cheors, which wore loud and loug-continued. As the appluuso subsided, cries of Pfui” wore heard from tho Uttramontane benches, Tho President declared these exclamations un- parlictontary, Prines Bismarck—I have no right to consuie such oxclamations, (“Pini is an oxpression of disgust and contompt.) I. myyelf, am nota atraugor to theyo feciings, but hope Iam too polite. lo ko express them, Herr Windhorst, au Ultramontano, roge and anid that, in his epecch from the balcony in Kis. alugeo, after Kullmaun'’s attempt, Lismearoit gaye the stgnal for an attuelt on the Centre, It wey wrong to incite ono party agniuet auvthor, ro drifting, without that, towards war. e Bismarck’ repolled the accusation. Ito pointed to tho continued incitement in tho Ul- tramcatane press, and to evonts which lod to the attomps of Kuthnnam on his life, and added: “Were I to beliove half of what the Ultrumon- tane papers eey agaiust me,. who knows whut 1 shonid do?” bi Lasker dootnred Windhorst's remarke about inciting to way unworthy of a reprouenta- sho of tha peapte, Tho Presidest called Lasker to order. I¢ us roported tant the Deputies from Alsace and Lorraine wore so incensed at Bismarck'’s speech of tho 80th ult. that they’ threatened to withdraw from tho Reichstag and quit Berlin, but tholr friends retuonstrated with aud induced thomfto nlay. Loxpox, Dec. 6-6 a, m.—Tho Daily News" correspondent in Berlin telegraphs that the de- hate in the Reichslg continued unti! n late hour, atid geoucs of great excitement. The evening papers insnod oxtra editiouy after dark (a sign of unurnal enterprige) giving reporty of the pro- cocdings down to adjournment, ‘THE YON AKNIM TRIAL NOT POSTPONED, Bann, Dee. 4. ‘ao report tint the trial of Count Vou Arnim ling bean poutponed is Incor- roct. Anapplication of bis counsel for a post- ponemunt hay beau rejected. — CREAT BRITAIN. THE LOST STEAMER LADDAT, Lonnos, Deo, 1.—Tho Mesurs, Siamons write tothe Zimes explaining the loss of the steamer Laplak. ‘Lhoy way that the heavy sea which car- ricd the two bontyu away algo tore out tholr davits, causing oponinga in tho side of the steamor, through which the water camo in suf- jicioat quantity to oxtinguish the flrog, and when the machinery ceased to work the ship was belp- Joss. TRE EMMA NINE SWINDLE, Mr, Looko, tho Seeratary of the Emma Mining Company, having refused to produce the boovits and papsrs before the specinl examiner, Vice- Chancellor Malina, on Lehelf of Mr, Askew, the petitioner for winding up the Company, ordered their production, romerking that the caso wns ono roquiring inveslignuion, and it would pe senudalous to tho administration of justice If the petitionor had. uot the remedy which Le sought, and that the principles which might ap- ply in winding up a bono fide voncern could not apply to a company which hay suddenly broken down after chormous eums bave been cbtained from sharcholdors upon tho faith of statements which 40 all appearances wore ultorly untrue, Lonvoy, Dee, 4,—Twenty rittes and bayonets with amamnitiot have beon seized in Cork, and ono man arrested, f Fivo frosh eases of small-pox aro reported in tho Liverpool Workhousa among tho steorago pasueugers of tho steamer Abbotufo: Lonpos, Dee, 6.—6 a. m.—Tho Lorelgn Oflice bas a dispatch from Adon, duted Nov, 28, stating that Dr, Livingatono's journals have roachet Zunsiborin wafo hands, diy Arthur Hamilton Gordon, formerly Goyor- nor of ‘Trinidad and Munritlus, has ‘boon ap- pointed to the Governorship of the bij: Tulands. FRANCE, COMMENTS ON MAU MAIOS'A ADDTESS, Panis, Dee. 4.—'ho nowspapor organs of the Topublican party think that tho mosange of Preaidont MaoMalon to tho Ansombly Is directed agaluut tho Logitimiats, whilo the journuls pub- lished In tho intereat of tho Conuorvatlves bo- Hove it iu pointed toward the Radicals. ‘Tho publis gonarally is fayorably impronscd by tho mosenge, Panis, Deo. 4,—-Tho gonoral impression Is that tho mevsugo of President Maoahon hav made uo abange in the political situation. ‘Tho Logitl- mista are firm in thoir refusal to voto the consti- tutional billy, A mucting of the Loft Contre to-day rejected @ propoaition that inimedinte discussion of bills 4 be moved in the Assowbly, aud resolved to await j tos initiation of tho Right Centro and to Gove ernment. SFAIN. A MUTINY, Mannip, Deo, 4.—Thero was 6 slight mutiny at this olty yentorday by o battalion who rofused to obey au ordor to proceed to the north, Tho domonstration whe soon auppiersed without hloodahed, and tranqullily was reatorod in tho barracks, ‘ho dotachment subsequontly pro- coodod for thoir destination. A CARLIAT LEADER SHOT, Tho Carlist lender Sohnuo, who was captured whilo travoling in a railway traln to Cordova, was shot yontorday at Altacots, having boon adjudged guilty of axanasiuntion and robbery, Lowboxt bea, 4,—A tolegrum to tho Stavitard from Madrid snys thitty arrests hoya been mado in connaction with tho recont mutiny. ———— THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC, ‘THE INSURGENT BURRENDER. Burxos Aynes, Dec, 4.—It is officially on- nounced that Gen. Mitro, having been defeated, and finding himself closoly pursued by tho Gov- ornment forces, proposed torms upon which ho would capitulate. His proposition was rojectod, and ho flually surrondored unconditionally with ‘his army, and pence jing boon restored, In the Province of Bucnos Avros tho Govern- mont troops aro in parautt of Arredondo, whoso advanced guard line beon defeated. — INDIA. ‘TNE BOGUS NANA SAUTR, Lonnoy, Dec. 4.—A apecial to the Times from Caloutta sev: “The Government ts satlefied thatthe Gronlior prisoner ig not Nona Sabib.” Tho same dispatch atates that Yakoob Kohn is in close conflucmont at Cnbul, — ITALY. NO CONCESSION ALLOWED, Roxx, Doo. 4.—The Popo absolutely rofused to recommend tho Bishops imprisoned In Brazil to resign thelr Seos,ns a moasure for s recon~ ciliation of tholr differences with tho Govorn- ment, DISASTERS. A British Ship Goes Down at Sea with Twenty-six Lives, Four Persons Killed by the Bursting of a Pnoumatio Oylinder, Record of Minor Accidents. WENT DOWN WITH VHIRTY LIVES. Havana, Dec. 4.—Tho Spanish coasting steam- or Thomas Brooks, from Suntingo de Cuba for Guautavamo, struck yesterday morning on the Morvillo, near Guantanamo, and sunk immediate- ly. About thirty lives wero loat, BUI? BURNED AT SEA, Loxnos, Dec. 6.—A ship, supposed to be tho Ponting, from Sundoriand for Bombny, hasbeen burned at sea, aud twenty-six of hor crew por- ishod, FELD INOW A THIRU-ATORY WINDOW. Meuruts, Dee. 4.—Heury Hendrixon, em- ploved on the Memphis & Littlo Rock Railway, formorly of Chicago, while intoxicated last night fell ont of the th tory window of his board- fp tonia, ‘No, 12 Mais acreet, and waa inatuntly kitied. STRAMER SUNK, New Ornzaxs, Deo. 4.—Lno steamboat Sa- Ying, fram Shreveport for Now Orleans with a car- go of cotten nud lot of engar, stuck oa euag at Creal’s Bend, and sunk iy 40 feet of water, The bont will probably prove a, totnl loss, «The cargo will bo saved in a daniagod condition, Tho bont ab $15,000. Loeured in New Orleans SION OF A PNEUMATIO OYLINDER, t, Minge., Deo, 4.—A terrible acel- deut ocewred this afternoon noar Sladex’ Forry, whore the Old Colony Railroad Company aro constructing a bridgo acroes tho Taunton River. While tho workmen wero ongaged in sinking a pneumatic eylinder, which is to form the portion of tho picr of tho uppor flange of the nir-lock, to whicu the lower was eocured together with, tho cover was blown off by tho pressuro of air in the cylinder. Hight men were on the vylinder at the time of the explosion, three of whom wore killed ontright, oue fatally injured, ona Bo- riously, and three escaped uninjured, WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. Specrat Niopatch to Pha Chisuan Trid:ne, St Pave, Mion, Doe, 4.—Partioulara of tho burning of Mrs, William Landts, at Lake City, on Snturday last, wero received to-day, ‘Tho fam i consisting of Mr, and irs, Lundts and two children, were aroused at 4 d'clock by tho house burning, and all escaped but Mrs, Landts. Sho entered tho houso again aud was euffocated, ‘The hunband tried to revene hor, but contd not tind her, aud was badly burned about his head m the offort. = When the fiamon lighted up the room her body was discovered, avd otiorts wero made to keep the fire from it, which wero only partly snecossful, tho body ‘being ebarred all over, When sho roturned into tho Louse, she grasped some clothing, and turned toward the door, butsuffocated and fell lehind the door into acoruer of tho room, ‘tho day of ber doath was the twelfth anniversary. of her murriage. PACIFIC MAIN. No Suecesser to Mix. Saige Selected as we flenvy Muth dn the M#ricu of Ke Specral Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, New Yorn, Dee, 4.—Trono W. Park says that tho revignaiion of Mr. Sago from tho Pacific Mail management had nob in tho least affected the Panaun Railroad, or its relations to tho Pa- ciflo Mail Steamship Company, In their inter- sts thoy are entirely separate, and no chango in tho stoanwhip management could offect tho railroad, Tho namos of savoral prominent men hayo beon suggested for Preeident of tho Pacific ‘Muil Stoumelip Compauy ; amonglothere, those of A. A. Low and William H. Guion. ‘Those tao fontlomen rejected tho position, and tha Jatest candidaia way Rufas Hatch, prosent Man- aging Director, Under tne pressure of general distrust, secompanied by hoavy silcn, the prico of the stock fell olf from 4414 to dU4y, Tho Au. iting Comaittes of the Company, tho reported the tinanetal condition of the Company on Sept. 13, have, in view of§tho derogatory nowspapor stories, published a circular declaring that this report was true in overy partioulur, oxcent in rogard to texas due, which wore then in dispute, ‘Thess amount to $191,000, which thoy ullego have been paid, Se THE WEATHER. Wasnrnatoy, D, 0. Deo, 4.—For tha Upper Lato Region and the Northwest, partly cluady weather anc arens of rein and suow, with eouth or west winds, and ‘alight changes in-tom- perature, Si LOCAL ONSERVATIONS. Cuiwaao, Doc, 4, Wiad, [Rainj Weier, Js1Ba, im, Sat p,m, | 363 p. mrs} 9:00 p, an, 10:15 2D, ~ Maxtuauu thermomoter, 47% min GENENAL OLUERVATIONS, Curcado, Dec, 4—-10:18 p,m, Davenporl,,0, Denver iB unto, 8,, gentle, HON, 1, Ugh. 87]8, W., Bontle| Ksiandy. BulH, We, frosht, Light suow, lear, "Threatening Tight rain, s1iGloudy, Sivet,. Light onow, dy. frost, A resolution will bo proposed in tho Clty make that olty a county by itwolf, Council) of Grand Rapids, Mich,, Monday, to | THE EXTREME PENALTY.. Hanging of Hiram Smith at Watertown, N, Y,---The Crime. . Two Friends with Ono Sweetheart “One Murdered by the Other, Smith Arrested as an Accomplice and Convicted on Circumstans - tial Evidence. : His Innocence Stoutly Protested to the Last---A Possi- bile Mistalce, THR EXEOUTION, Bnectat Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Deo, 4.—Hiram Smith was hanged at Watortonn, N, Y,, to-day for complicity in tho mourder of Charlos Wenham on Jan. 6, 1873. Last night tho Governor tolegraplied a final do- cision not to intorfero, Smith was tried in Juno, convicted, and sentenced to dosth Julv21, Grent efforts were mnde for s commutation, buta brief respite nlono was secured. Eo has DENIED IS OUILT FROM THE FINS. and has comported Limeolf lie ® man, cating and sleeping well to tho very Inat. Hig spiritual adviser, the Rev. J. W. Rubonm, apent the morn. ing with him. At 12.80 p. m. Bhotif€ Babbitt conductad him to tho gallows, which bad been raisod in tho jail-yard, Aftor roligious sorviccs, the doomed man made a speech, calltug Gad to witnoas that he waa Innocont, ‘ho ovidenco agalust this man was little moro than ‘lreumatantial, anditis by 10 moans im- protaule that his nine is anothor added to tho long, ead list of innocent victims of evil clroum- stances, Tm chime, Wovor wasn stranger story connacted with a murder, and soldom in rocout times bas evidence beon moro of tho ciroumstontial ordor than in Smith's case, Nosrly throw years ago Charles Wonham, tho murdered man, and Charics Sutherland, his friend, were warm frionds, in Jove with tho samo girl, and living in nejgh- boring towne. Wonham posaessed a little monoy gaved from hig enruings, with which he decided to go to Onlifornin ond grow wealthy, Beforo starting he recolved ‘a letter from his friond, requesting an intorview. Wenham met bis friend, und arranged to go to Cloveland instead of California, Suthorluna of- fering to drive him to the dopot in a cutter, On Jan. 7, Sutherland caliad for Wonbam to drive hit te the depot. Tho trunk was put on tho euttor, and the friends drove to Carthago, where tho trunk was deposited at o hotol, ‘Tho two friends went out driving In tho cutter, and, ato conaidornblo distanco from town, wert mot by a. third person, much disguised, who jomed them, Tho three men wore soon in the sleigh that evening. When the cutter returned thero wero only two, Wonham was missing. Suthorland took posacssion of the trunk at Carthago, and thoro tho mattor onded, It way given out that Wenham had gono to California as ho intended, and therefore bis absonce aroused no auspicion. Not long afterward, before a thaw hou como, a farmor Uving near Carthage observed tracks in tho snow. Thoro was blood sprinkled about, and the trackof a cuttor, Ho noted thouo marks and aroused tha neighborhood. A bnut wos mndo for tho evidence of a murder, which was rewarded by tho discovery of Won- ham's body, which had been pushed ‘through a hola In the ico into o small creck, and toft thoro, Ittouk tho citizens of Carthago hittlo timo to connect Weuham's disappearanco with Suther- land's visit, and eubsequont possession of an unusual amount of mousy. One cold, stormy night & posse of policomon started in # cuttor for his house, and there arrested him for tho murdor of Chatios Wenham. Many of the clothes of: the murdered man wore found in tho room in whieh he slept, besides other evidoneo of his connection with tho crime, all of which were carefully noted by the scrutinizing ofticors of tho Inw. But astrango fate was in store for tho homicide, which rondered their vigilanco nnayailing. When the enttor bearing the prisonor reached the scone of hig crimo, the guilty wretch shuddered and died, Tho cutter brought to the jail the body of tho murderer, but that was all, ‘Tho law was apparontly satisfied that rottibution had overtaken the guilty, aud the matter would hivo rested bul for tho portinacity of tho Carthagin- jan, ‘Choy put detectives on tho scont, and al- lowed thom to work up tho cago. ‘The idonttty of the third mombor of tho eloigh- ing party was yet to bo ostablished. ‘Ibo fuct that ho was flush of money: after the murder, and absent from homo on that night, started the doteutives. They ontrapped him mto potty thofts, and Jed him to pass couvterfolt currency. ‘Then they planned o bank robbery, and, by doubting ‘his courage, lod him to assure thom that wan who had taton 2 hand in a murder could bo trusted with o Uttle affair of that kind any day in the weok. ‘Phe matter was given to the Grand Jury, and a true bilt found against Hiram Smith for being an accomplice. in May his trial commonced, and in June ho was convicted. Every. offort was mado for the comtutation of bis kentonco, but, excepting a respite of threo mouths, without aya), ———— FIRES. IN CHICAGO. Tho alarm of fire ot 10:45 last night was caused by firo breaking out in the enginc-room of tho tnnnery, Nos. 40 and 42 Wost Division ntroot, owned and occupied by C. G. Wortzlor & Co., who loge by damage to building about #500, Loss on stock and material on band about 881,500, Thov are inaured in the following com- panies: National, of Philadelphia, $750 ; Mer- Cantilo, of Chicago, $750 ; und Aelvile, of Now Jorsoy, #1,500. AT LEBANON, DEL. Doven, Del., Dee. 4, fac- tory and jelly works Os, ab Lopanon; Dol., woro burned ast night. ‘Tho lows is 260,000; fully insured. The origin of the firo is unknown, . AT WILTON, N. He 4: Witox, N. 11, Doo, 2.—A fire in this village to-dny destroyed Wallaco'’s Block, the Wilton Savings Bank, the Poat-Ofics, Mawonie Hall, the Whittug House, and other buildings, Loss, $100,000 ; largoly covered by insurance. A BUEWERY BURNED, Specrat Disnateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Dusugut, Ia,, Doc. 4.—Ambruse Gleed’s ale brewery, in the southorn part of the city, wan Geniroyed by fro this ovoning, ‘the building contained about 60,000 bushols of malt and bar- Joy, a large portion of which was burnod, ‘Tho loss eaunot bo less than $10,000; insuranco about $15,000. — TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Tho Episcopal clorgy of Iowa moct in Des Moines to-day, ‘Tho Order of Patrons of Musbandry, Spring Lake (Mich.) Grango, held their regular annual noniversary yestorday, at Horticultural Hall, Spring Lako, by holding s fostival, 0. W. Dodge, of Miunosota, has boon award. ed the contract for tho lavor of 100 convicts at the Fort Madison, In., Ponltentiary, at 60 conte por day. Boots and shoes will bo niado, Tho Cincinnuti Board of Councilmon yestor- day adopted a revolution instructing tho Mayor to communivato with the family of Chief Justico Chano, and requost from them his romaine fur iutermont in that alty. Suporlutendont Walling, of New York, yestor- day inntricted tho Police Captains tocntorce tho lew prohibiting theatrical and muxiea, exhi- bitiony on Sunday, excopt in cuses where places avo seetrained by injunctions, Tho preking of Stowart Bros. of Council Blut, this season, aggregate in twenty dayn' work, from Nov. 8 to Deo, 1, 19,500 hoad. ‘hoy wilt swoll the amount to 20,000 or 25,000, ‘The totul packed in tho city in Novembor was 20,000, Judge Zane, of Springtlatd, TL, haw rofurcd to dissolve the injunction whioh wns wsnod some time ago restraining tho city offcers from ox- pondiug money in violation of few or iesuing warrants whon thoro ia no money in tho treasu- ry appropriated to pay them, Mr, J. T. Allen, Presidont of tho Nebraska Hortloultural Sociaty, yestorday recoivod « wilyer medal from the Ponnsylvama Horticultural So oloty, With the following inscription: ‘* Award- od to the Nebraska State Horticultural Socloty for collsction of fruit, hept. 16, 1874." The cana of Coavius G, Whituoy, of Pokiv, against somo twonty oltizona of Mason County for malicious prosecution of him whilo Btato's Attorney of the Twanty-first Judicial Distriot, waa decided {n tho Circuit Couct at Jacksonville youterday, the jury awarding Whitnoy $5,000 damages. . ‘Tho Govornmont Engincora nro making 9 pro- Mminary survey of tho Missivalppi River, bo- tween Alton and tho mouth of tho Illinole River, ‘Cho object istonscortain what improve: monts aro necosanry in that locality, In ordor to oblaln a banis for auking Congrogs for an addl- tional appropriation. * Ex-Doputy Wardon 8, P, Evans, whoso ohargos ngainst Werden Jnckinan a few months ago resulted in tho rovignation of the Jattor from the Minnesota State Prison, has boon tulkon tothe Stato Asylum dangerously insane, with hia health faat failing, Evans las been noted for years for eccentricity, and wan stnpected of partial insanity during Jackman’s trial, ‘Tho regular annual Convention of tho Indi- ana Univeraalists ia now in sossion at Mt. Vor- non, Tho Rov, A, Boule, Prowidont of tho Women's University Association ; tho Rov. Ty H, Pullman, Genova, Sccrotary for tho United Btates, both of New York City; tho Rov. J. 8. Cantwoll, editor of th Star of the West, Cinciu- nati; tho Rev. W. W, Curry, Secrotary of Btnto; and tho Rev, I, J.Vator, Secretary, of Indianapo- lig, and sovoral othor prominent divines, oro in attondance, AGENTS OF EVIL. Their Work Is Too Often Bloody, Bold, and Resolute, Some of the Latest Specimens Are Submitted Below. A Terrible Retribution—Triple Elope- ment—Outrage in Catifornia. THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR, SHOT 1118 COUSIN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lancaster, O., Doc. 4.—An altoreation oo- curred this ovening between Hugh and Robert Hardwick, cousins, on tho farm of tho Intter, in Berno Township, about tearing down & hog-pon. After blows bad boon paayed, ugh ran to the houso, snatched up a gun, and shot Robert, who followed him, teeting off ‘Lis chin and loaging a bigcharge of shot in bis right shouldor, ‘Tho wound will probably prove fatal. Dr. Lurnor, of this city, was simmoned to attond the wounded may aud loft lum ina eritical condition. Hugh Hardwick bas not yot boen arrested, but will be, in all probability, bofore morning. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUIOIDE, Special Disnutch to Tha Chicago Trioune, Cixcrsxati, 0., Deo, 4.—Thero was 9 dosper- ato attempt ut murdor aud suicide on tho bridgo over tha Ohio River botween this city snd Now- port at an early hour this morning. Botweon 1 and 2 o'clock @ young man, named John Knege, connected with a well-known German family, ns iit of jealousy outicod his mistresu, Mila Woods, aservant girl at No. Georgo stroot, to the middlo of the briage. Knogg swallowed a big dovo of landanum, and thon attompted to throw tho girl over the railing into the river, ‘ho girl fought him degporatoly, scratching his faco, and tenving out bis hair, and at last maungod to on- vape. - Tho young man was captured, and bis life saved by the prompt work of physicians, MILWAUKEE'S COUNTY TREASURER AT HOME, Spocttt Dieputeh to The Chicauo Fribune, Miu wausxr, Deo. 4.—Edwaid Ehlers is said to bo oither at homo or in 4 friend's house seoking reporo after his troubles. Thore is some talk about arresting him, but nothing has bean dono yot. Tho surctios on bis bond nro Harrivon ‘Tndington, John Blask, Joseph Phillips, Francis Bergenthut, Edward Havkett, Carl Buseh, Pred Kuetmoyer, Tred Millor, John Follonz, William Swain, and Charloy Maniwitz. EXCITING SORNE IN COURT, Special Disvatch to Phe Chicagu Fribune, Drs Motxxa, Dee. 4.—A son of Johuron, tho murderad man, ontered tho conrl-room this aftomoon, und, approaching Howard, ou trial for the murdor, aimed a terrible blow at his hoad with a briok, which would have crushed his kuil hod not a bystander warded it oi. ‘Thoex- citemont was iutenso in tho conrt-room, but ordor was restored and the would-be avengor was taken to jail. . WHOLESALE POISONING CASE, New Yonr, Doc, 4.—A Scranton (Pa.) dispatch says “Awan named Ludwig, bis wife, and thoir infant ebild wera found in bed yostorday, the pareuts dying from the oferta of poisol Tho wifo died’ withiu an hour, without return- ing to consciousness, and tho husband survived Jong enough to sny that thoy had beon pivon something to drink, but refused or was unablo -totoll by whom. ‘the child is still living, but suforing.” MURDERENS SENTENCED, New Youk, Veo, 4.—Albers Jackson was found, guilty of murdor in the teat dogras Inst evening, aathe eecomplice of Jarvis in tho murdor of Samuol Jones, at South Oyster Bay, Long Island, ond Judga Armatroug immediately son. tenced both Jarvis, who was convicted two days ago, and Jackzon, to ba hanged on the 15th of January, CONVIOTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. Special Disputeh to Phe Chicaao Tribune, Kansas Crry, Mo,, Deo. 4,—In tho Criminal Court to-day, Albert Jones, who killod Pinto Logan at Independence, Mo., in Juno, 1878, was found guilty of manslaughtor in the third de- free, sud sentenced to six mouths’ imprisonment. in tho Stato Penitentiqry. es CLEANINGS FROM THE MAILS, Brom the sun Hrancisco Chronicle, Nov. 97. Aveporter of tho Chronicle, in an interview with a passenger who arrived by rail from Korn County yesterday, learned tho particulars of an outrayo that for inhuman bostintity throws into tho shada all the recorded: acta of Italian or Grook brigaudago, ‘Lho locality of tho outraga idabont 26 miles west of Sumuer, tho present terminus of the ratlrond running towards tho Panamint country, snd about 5 miles off the lina of the roud. About six months ago man named William Payton, from Illinois, with his wife, a flno-look- ing woman, and a boy about 9 years of ngo, set- tled upon a Govornmont tracé near the point indicated. Last Nridsy morning Payton, with bis hoy, took his team and wont to n placo about 5 miles distant from his residence, loaving jin wife at home, On his roturn, st about 6 o'clock in the ovoning, he was astonished to tind that his wife was migsing, Tho netrest neigh- hor was nearly o milo from his rozitonee, but Payton sounded tho alarm as soon as possi, and Koatch was immediately commonced for tho missing wito and mother, On Suuday afternoon whe was discovored in almost a dying condition in pravino about 6 miles fron her residence, and from her was luarned tho horrible story of her sufforings, About an hour attor hor hugband left homo on wriday, a party of tive Moxicans or Cahforninans rode np to the house and ake for a drink of wator, and, a8 Mrs, Payton entorad the house to procure it, two of tho mon dismounted, Whon sho returned withthe liquid rofroshment, sho was suddenly seized, bound’ hand aud foot, and pluced on the horao of ono of the unmounted partles, ‘Che two mon then imauntad, aud tho wnolo party dashod off at full speed, mating for aravinoia the foothilla some miles distant, Aftorabuut threo hours’ ride, in whivh tho poor woman suffered not only grent pbysical pain Srom the Uphtuesa of her bonds aud the woy in whiely sho owas borne on tho horse, but indeseribablo montal agony from the foar of what hor tute inight be, the party arrived at a place which gaya indications of boing an old camp, and whore there wore somo oxtra horses and uw quantity of provision, Hare the party dismounted, and than commenced a hollish orgie, which coutinued un- til Sunilay wornlug, ‘Kho narsative of the wif forings of the helploas woman who had beon dragged from her home to gratify tho unuatnral lust of these dowons cannot ho denuribed, aud tho wildest imagination caunot coucetve of 4 snare uwint erie than was thove enacted, Not onca, nleroly, bub repeatedly did ouch of those fonds in human form sulijoct thelr woak, strug- gling vietim toa namoless outrage ; and, in gd- ) Hho was beaton with choir tiste and lashed with their ridlug-whipa, until tho bload flowed down hor boily, At an onrly hour on Banday morning tho sooundrela broke camp, aud, heading tho poor woman down the ravine upon whieh thoy had Teen located, gave hor several “euta” with switches, aturtcd hor off its one direvtion, thay siding off in another, For soveral hours sho wandered, blindly staggoring and stumbling along, wutil at last, almost fumfeked for want of footl, und nearly dead from the injuries eke bad rocotved, sho fell ina taint at tho point whore hor husband discovered het in the altornaon, ‘Pho poor wontsn was talon to the nearent rogl- donco, and recived all the onre and at! soeulblo, but on Monday morning, vio ee Surneas: dene fens iors a Was oxtramoly doubtful jn real, ae vive tho injuries slo has 19 country in which this unparalleled outs ‘wan porpatrated Is Rpareoly watlod, but all of the avaiinble forces of the region wore soon aflold in search of the porpotrators of the crime, Tha roughtncss of the rogion and tho small mass of the pursuing foreo aro puch, howover, that bat littlo hopes aro ontortainad of capturing them, A TERRIBLE RETRIBUTION, Fron the Sonora (Cat,) Independent, Nov. 21, On Saturday morning Inst, tho citizous of Co- Jumbia wero startled by a torrible occurrence. Tt spponra that carly on "Saturday morning Thomas Wnys proceeded to the cabin of Adolph Parrou, a Fronchiman, aged 60 yoara, callod him from his bed to tho door, ‘and with- ont warning, shot him through — the heart, Irilling him instantly, Hays give Limeelf up to tha Constable soon after, but was ovidently rolonsed by that oficors as hoe waa arrostad lator in the day on a warrant of tho nct~ ing Coroner. ‘Tho cnuse which tod to the crimo is umid to have boon information given to Hays, tho night provious, that his daughtor had boon disebarged from school for immoral conduct, and. that she bad heon seon it criminal intercourse. with docosded n fow doya provious, As ho waived oxuminstion bofora tho magistrate, it is presumed that ho prefore to lonve tte anse to the. Grand Jury, before whom ho has givon bonds to appear. ‘The ago of the git! is variously stated at from 18 to 16 yoars, and the evidence warrants the belof that gho did not unwillingly atop aside from tho path of virtue; but whethor the do- consed was tho suthor of hor ruin or not fa not in proof. Tho ovidenco shows that Parrou wasn moral monttor, and moro dangerons to be at large in the community than a wild beast, No home waa safo from tho terrible seourge of his proaonce, and tho revord of hin crimon makoy one blush for humanity, Ibis plainly ovidont that the man must have been fasang, and that holed indulged his bavor passions until tho mania had control of his whole ueturc. Yo us itappenta to bo the strangest part of this wholo terrible business that lis neighbors, who had bean cognizant of his actions for threo or four yoars, sould not have had him taken caro of. A ‘TRIPLE ELOPEMENT. Hrom the Neo York Lanes, Nov. 29, Ono of tho most oxtraordinary elopementi Intely recorded is the main topic of gossip amon; tho poople of tho City of Orange, N. J. Bevo! qnonths ugo John Haines became agent in that aity for a sewing machine compuny, placing bis wifo and two childron—one 3 yoard aud the other 10 mouths old—iu a boarding-houso In Caldwoll, a suburb of Newark, and, tn ordor to be noaror ta his placo of business, procured accommodations for himself in the houno of a Mrs, Smith, who keeps s hoardiug-house ou Snydor stroot, in Orange proper. While roviding thero ho became ac «uainted with tho handsomo wifo of @ well-to-d¢ carpenter, named Goorge Roach, who resided in the neighborhood, tis attentions to hor finally became go niarked na to clicit unfavorable com. nient, and Roach forbade him the houre. ‘ues day afternoon last Haines visited ius wifo in boa Caldwell homo, Ho told her that ho dosired hor to live in the samo house with himsolf, and had made arrangemonts for hor accommodation in the houso of Bre. Smith. Ho wished her to move down on the following day, and in order tbat the Inbor of moving ntight bo ag light as poseibloe for hor, he would take their two ohildren with him to the houso that afternoon. Mra. nines gathored and packed up the clothing of tho little ones, and with thom and their baggage ho wont away. When Mra. Hones wont to Mrs. Smith’s house on the following day sho was oa tonishod to learn that neither hor husband nor the children hind been at the house since lis vieit to Caldwoll, and that ne prep- rations had beon mado for her ontertninment Bewildored and unable to understand what thie moant, sho wandered back to tho Orange Rail road depot, and met Mr, Roach, who was in # high stato of oxcitemont. Ho informed hor that her hnaband and the children, accompanied by Mra, Roach aud a woman uamod Koso Morrill, had gono to New York ona Morris & Essox train, on Tuosday night. Neithor Mrs. Roach uor Mr, Haines has beon sinco seen in Oraugo. Roach armed nimself with a six-khooter and started out in search of his wife. Ho declaroa that ho will shoot Maines on right, ‘Tho fact that Roxo Morrill accompanied the flying party iniieates anothor elopomont. A min named Verndon, living in Eost Orange, gomo time ago disappeared from his home. Hig wifo had been provionsly afflicted with heart gigoage, and tho shock produced by hor hus. band’s ‘flight has brought hor to the point of death. Rose Merrill oud Horndon aro said to have boon yory intimate, and it is supposed that sho is on her way with Haines to join him in Canada, whithor, ii enid, all tho parties have fied. ‘Cho affair has croated a groat sensation in the two Oranges, whero oll tho parties ara woll known, OBITUARY. Covxom Burrs, In., Deo. 4,—Col. Alvin 8, Grosvenor, of this city, died this ovening at tho ago of 68. Io was sn carly sottler, wealthy, and enjoyed a largo cirolo of acquaintances through- out the West. ‘Tho wifo of Alesandor G, Cattell Cate Unites Btates Soustor} dod; Nov. 80, at hor rosidont near Caindcn, N. J, 3 —Dr. John A, Huntor, a Ropublicnn momber elect of the Penusylvanie Leginluturo, died, Noy. 29, ab his residence in Lecebburg, Arm- atrong County, —tTho Rey. Francia O. Wainwright, o son of tho late Bishop Wainwright, of Now York, died at tho Retroat In this city, yestorday, of typhoid fever. He was formorly Rector of a parish in 8: oga, N. ¥., aud was thrown from a carriage, striking upon his head, which produced a por- mauont injury of the brain.—Zartford (Ct.) Times, Dee. 1. —Gen, Jamos Piorce, who died at his residonce near Sharon, Pa,, on Wednesday morning, was one of tho wealthicst, oldest, and most conspicu- ous of tho iron manufacturers of the Shenango Valley, Efe had beon ill but a fow days. Mr. Pierce was ono of tho ‘Trusteos of isuchtel Col- lege, at Akron, O., and o liberal subscriber to- ward its construction, Last spring ho donated tho handsome eum of $10,000 to ondow a womun's professorship, es l'ho Rey, T. J. Thompaon, Prosiding Eldor of tho Wilmington Districtot tho M, E. Coufer- onco, died at lis residence in that city. Nov. 30, Mr. Thompson was born in Dorchester County, Maryland, March 19, 1803, bolug at his donth in the 72d year of hia ago, He had beon in i~ health for somo timo. He hud sorved as Prosid- ing Elder in tho North Vhitndolphia, South Philadolphia, Reading, and Wiloungton Districts of the Piuladolphia Conferonce, and sinco that time ho has sorved in tho samo. capacity in tho Easton, Dover, and Wilmington Districts of the now conforencd, filling tho Inttor ut tho timo of his doath, THE HON. 1, 8, SENTER. Correspondence of The Chicauo Lribune, Atrpo, UL, Dec 2.—Tho Hon. H, 8. Senter ied at G o'clock Inst oveniug, having beon ate tucked the previue evening with inflammation of the bowols, sutfering very intoasoly until bis death, Mr. Senter was one of tho oldest citt- zons and most prominont morchants of this place. Ie reprosonted this district in tho State Souuto two yenrs ago ; and his labors as member of the Revenue Commutes were highly oulo- gized. Ho also was. prominent candidato for the nomination bofore the Independent Cone grossional Convention this full, His sudden doath has cast 1 gloom over fhe whole commue nity, and all justly pay tributo to bis Ingh sense ‘ict integrity. His wife and chil- hio for thor health, and it is fenred by trionds that bis wife's lito with bo ondangered, by the shock thas such news will giva her. LATE LOCAL ITENS. Edward Matono, fcroman in Millor & Cooper's distillery, nevidontally dropped a revolvor from his pooket while changing his clothes at bis Doarding place, No, $19 Elaton road, last oven- ing ut 6:30 o'clock, and ono of tho charges ox- _ ploded, ‘Tho ball struck him in tho right bronst, inflicting a serious, and, it ia thought, facal wound. Dr. Lund attended him, but could not find tho ball, ‘Cho infurad man was romoyed to hig brothor's hone, No, 871 Curard streot, ue ape hae artes 10.0.7 Miravaunue, Wis, Vor, 4.—Tho Grand Lodge ot Odd Follows elsctod tho following oflicors to- days M, A. Grand Master, Uheodore Radolt, Lo. Crouse; RW. D. G. Muster, J. V.Jones, Osh koa; R. W. G. Warden, J. W. Oscrandor, Jet- fervon; 1. W, Q. Secretary, L, B, Hills, Maule json ; 2, G. G. Trousuror, David Adlor, Milwaue leo; RW. Chaplain, EB, Fone, Milwau- Hoo {th We Ge Jeprehoutativa, 0. Yon Veoh. ton, Jr, ee eee THE PROCTOR-MOULTON SUIT, New Youn, Dee, 4.—Tha formal order poabd poning the Proctor-Moulton sulé till noxt Wodnesday was outored in the ofico of the Clerk of tha United States Cireuit Court to-day, Ibis Baneart that Gen, Butler will conduct tho de- UBD, Ifthe Titton-Doochor caso comes up ov Tuer- duy, the Proctor cade will probably go over, os tho some counsel ure onguged in both casos,