Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1874, Page 2

¢ POOR WHITES. Iont of Those at the South Are Now in That Category. Thottgh They Do Not Scem to Be Par- ticularly Poor in Spivit, Ebullitions of Southern “Chivalry” Toward Colored School- '+ CGtirls, Abstruso Calculations of the New Or- feans Returning Board. — Bellogg Arks an Investigationses Thoe Conserviative Pros granme. . i Govs Ames? Messago 1o ihio Misslssippt Legislature. LOUISIANA, WHTTE VERSUS DIACK, Special Dispatel to 2'he Chicau Tribune, New Onteays, Dee, 17.—Tho Lilliputian war took quito w scriour turn to-day, nnd almost pre- clpitated n riot, 'The igh-School Loy have Deou visiting the differont schools, and compol- * Jing tho colored scWolurs to withdraw. Yoster- day & body visited tha lowor Gitls’ 1igh School. A commltteo of fivo visited each roomw, oneact- Ing o8 Chuirman, ond made o litlle speech, de- Hlaring that colored childron could no longer at- tond that school, and, if uocoysary, forco would o used, AR b consoquetice, twonty-cight col- ored girls packed up their books and quiotly Joft. 'To-dny moveral achools wore visited, snd o similar programmo gono through with. At 'tha Kollar Hehool "eome colored childron _wore _ {hus ofected, n'nd they Sumediately Tan down to i, Androw's School, situnted eloso by, whoro all the scholara are col- ored, noid gave an olurm thas tho whito noya nora coming down to cloan thent out, Whispro- duced no little excitoment. UL COLORED ACHOLARS Joft their sehool ns tho High School boys wero emerging frow the Kellar School, aud a fight en- gnod, in which the whito boys temporarily got tho worst of it. During tho meleo tho pareuts of both whito and colored eamo rushing for tho yurposo of getting their childien out of the nf- fuir und the lighting beayme goneral. An alarm hott wan yung from Cronan’s foundry, calling tho whito ~peopls togethor, and 1t ik said tho colored peoplo, who aro numoerous in tho weighborhood, yang the Keller Markat bell. No firie Lok placo, probably owing to tho fact that thoy were afrard of killing tho children. Ono €OLORED MAN WAS XILLED . (Engene Duclwlange), belug ntrick on the head | with w club whilo raunivg anay from tho crowd, end Iis neck broken. A doubtful story is told Hntho foil and byoke his neek whila roundng, and that will probably b the Demooratio vorsion of it. Capt. Veone's seeton of the White Tesgue appeared on the scene, and the = fighting wes soon over, Ostousi- bly owing to improlublo roporta _that tiio colored people threatonod Lo burn the Xellar School, that portion of tho city it being aatrolod Dy a detail of the Whito Lenguo to-night. Tho solorcd prople aro vory much excited over gchool afairs, Dut uro careful not to kny much about it. 120 the Assuctated Lrews.d 1001 MUDDLE. ;. 17.—The studonts, of tho Contial I 00l to-doy uppeared at tho Lower Girls' High-Sebool to comjiel the romovul therefrom of a nmmber of colored pupils. A committco of five eutered tho school, anu stated tho purpose of their visit, threaton- fng to nwo foreo if necesenry, - All tho colored Irls present promptly and quictly left tho build- fix , aud tho boys roturned to their own wchool. il. ia bolioved that the Seliool Bourd will ostab- lish sn additionnl Ifigh-School for coldred childron, thus obviating further trouble. BOW DETWREN CM0OT, HOVH. Tho row between white and colored eohiool boys, at Xellor Murkel, this nfternoon, tormi- nated in o genoral meleo bobween whitos and Dlacks in the ncigbborhood, Result, a colored olicomnn badly burt by being struek in the Freiut by a negro. witl a elasing pin, and o pumbor of persons bruised, During the oxcite- mout a negro man fell dead of honrt disouse, TNE RETURNING BOARD, Tho Roturning Board is trying tho lato Chief Clork, CampLoll, charged with tampering with the roturns and testimony, but thay cannot rovoib. When the Lafourcho returns weyo be- g canvagsed, somo imporiant textimony filed by tha Conservatives wus found to bo missing. Mr. Whitnsor roquested that the Conseryatives Com- milteo bo aliowed to imepeet ol {he papers bear- ing on parishes coming bofore the Noard, undor protost, provious to considering them, in order it tioy might seo thut all the testinany was prosout. - (ov. Wells abjected, saying it would dotain tho Board too long. ; Mr., Whitaker thon presented ovidenco proving ihat tho siguatures ou tho Sabine Purish returny wern forgerics. Fho Board has declded upon returns from twenty-threo parishes, beside tho Firet and Sec- NEw Ont.; ond Congresstounl Distriety, aud will promulgate thom. ‘Thes ¢ in Mouss: Indicals, 33; Conservatl A I tho caso of J. B. Elam, praying Tor o swrit of nundamus to compol {ho' Lelirning Buard to ive, canvaes, and compilo tho rotnrus of De- Boto Parish, Judge Iiawkins, of the Superior Dietrict Court decided that he had no jurisdic- tion to Iasue tho mandamus, as kv coull notcomo {0 any conclnuion whother thoy wero tho proper yoturns or not, the Returaing Board having been constituted for that purpose. KELLOGG DERIRES INVESTIGATION, ‘Wasningroy, Dee, 1 ho following telo- gram was roceived ot tho Iixeentivo Mansion laut eveniug, and, by direction of tho President, was roferred to Speaker Bluine : Nrw On Dee, 16,—L vespectfully ask that you will 1w your infiiienco to securo the eazly depariurs for 1ouislnua of the Seleet Committon aprolnted yus- terday, Iam confident thal su investigation, thorough snd_complete, will viudieate the policy of sour Ad- Tintutration, il tvengthen tho Kepublican party, snd will plues the Stato. Goverutent of Lowlslana m'a suoro just light before the conutry, “The prescuce of tho Commitien hero at this junctirs will alao go far to pecurs order, aud, 1 hipe, contribite, n roimo degree, f0 bring nk:att 3 golutfon of our dlficultivs, (migned) W.2, Kerroua. THE CONHERVATIVE PROGNAMME. Gentlomun of prominence, from lLouisiana, who mrrived liero Inst nivht, say that tho Conser- vative pirty, to which they ara nttuchied, cloarly elocteq n mujority of the legislutive nud othors of their candidates at tho recent cloction ; that ho Conuervatives are anxiously awaiting the ro- portaf tho Returning Loard, whivh thoy din- frust, surd suclyis tho feeling among them that, shonld the Bonrd reject any ot tho roturng with fho vion solely of giving the necendency to the Ropublicans, the Conservatives would undertuke, 10 tight themsolves by force of srms. ey THUOVH IN NEW OULYANS. " #rom the New Orleans Timed, fec, 15, Qnartercd in the eity, thoro uso ut prosont ton companies of tho Thirtcenth Infunt) fivo ‘sompnnics of the Twonty-socond Infuntre; at Jackeon Durrucks thers uco fous companicy Third Infauty ; two compavics Lwenty-econd Infantry, ous company Kitat ‘tho foro- yoing likt aggregatos twonty-ono eampanios of fafantry and ono compnuy of srtilery, e, MISSISSIPPL. EXTRA BESSION OF TIE LEGISLATORE, JACRHON Misn, Dee.. 17.~-The Log- ity mssembled 66 naow, Nearly alj themewnbors wero presunt, 'Che Governor sent in his messnge, claiming thut the presont condi- tion of uffairs wan bLrought wboul Ly violent white men for palitieal purposes. 1Mo uys: At this moment thy Btats and unty mutboritios oro succosefully resistod, end tho freo nction of . ofticinls is impossiblo, Armed {usurgonts prooure orders for local eloction, with the intention that the ballots bo cast in sueh s reign of terror tlut tho will of the majority may bo thwarted by tho minority. Insurgents hiave deliburately and knowlngly ontered itto the srorh of rovolt, and wo must fuco the fiets as thay oxist. [ inwwrrcction is succoasful, it must roduce the mejority to tho will of tho minority, and that minotity, which moeans ower by foree, mukt retain it by leginlation ns ]:nrfih and ernel ns the first acts of violenco ; i ‘which easu ono ruee will hn_ doprived o the rights, and will bo vomnndud hack to ag wnfor- tunato s conditio ) authoy evor kuow, or ulio compolled to vinuder, aeokivg frecdoin ratlior Hhun homes, 08 18 now' the eaio with many of those In other Btatos, He maken recommondnations to tho Teglula- gare, but when it is remombored tiab the mujor- fy of tho Lousa o blacky, aud the Goveruor's | ty for tho dist of Docem wholo mosango is an appenl to the projudicos of tho majority, its goueral tonor eantiot Lo mis- Laken, ~ Ho clonnquy rc:(noiung tho Logislaturo to tako stops_ to arrost inburrection in Warren County, snd provont simllar . oconrreuces, and sayat "1 ventura Lo oxpress tho hope that thoro are but fow of onr fellow-vitizona wha will not eheorfully roapond to any demund made upon thow.” & “'ho Leglslaturo don't ecom to know how to grapplo the problem pregonted thom. Probably thoy will ask_tho United Sintes for troops for Vickaburg, I'robably ihoy will repoal tho law authorizing speclal olestions, thinking to defont apeclul election already o;durml inWnarren Coun- g — CAPITAY; AND LABOR, A SIGNIFICANT TETTER. Bueclal Dispatehs to The Chieago Tribune, Priravesria, Dov, 17,—1The fallowlng loltar '\ was reeetvedd by Mayor Stokoly this morning: WHlam Stakely ¢ Bue: Tho workiojtmen of thia city that. aro slmost slarving to death Liave furmed an assocution to elfler liave wark or fakie eatisfaction out of such nion as you, that I« rohbiug the chty of overy cent it {s worth, You 1avg ot ono cliance for your Jifo, Thot chiaiieo tiiny " Tiso af your infieico fn Cotinell and iry it do something to nilovinto onr rutorings, Licwaro! for wa arou earnest, By order cf the i Srowre At P, 9.=0u onr Centennlet bulldingy, instead of put- ting cllzent to work, ey pho on tlia 1talians becatro they eatt make them Work for alont nothing. Took out for #Dubhing? and # MeGlue,” who will take you when you lcast ozpect. Tho letter is givon litorally, It mny bo noces- sary to explain that Tubbind {s the contractor for the Contennial bulldings and - McGluo s tho con- tractor for huilding our Liast Lark reservoir, "I'ho letter fu ronlly wignileant, in yiow of tho uuwmber of unemployed nen in tha eity. 11 'EONGBIHOREMEN BACKING DOWN. New Yons, Dee. 17.—Yho 'Longshoremen's Union has anthorized lls wombors to accept 90 conts an hour for day-work and 40 conts for night-work, Theso aro the ity proposed by tho ship-ownors six weoks ngo, when the Ylong- Aioremen struck, PORK-PACKING. Rusiness in 'This Line in the Yest ‘Whiy Neason Cryeryxast, O, Dee, 17.—The Cinclanatt Price Current, tho loading suthority upon hog- pucking statintics, will pubiish to-morrow morn- ing a very full preliminary report of tho porke packing in the West, Returns havo been re- coived from points which packed lnst somson umo-tenthy of all packed at intorior points, Tho aggrogato packing Lo dutes ranging from tho Yth to tho 16th of December, al 279 puints, is given at 1,100,000 head, ngnivat 1,007,000 lnt season,— nu inereasn of 93,000, These points packed last season o total of 1,887,000 out of 2,084,000,—the wholo number packed at intorior poiuts durlug the scason of 1873-'74, Tho svoragoe wolghts iudicato a folling-off of about 21 pounds per bead, or 10 per cont, from last sea- san, with fully n corresponding decreato iu yield of tard,~ No estimntes for the season aro given, as it {8 designed to furaish such in- formation tio weoks later, whon such eatimates imu 'llm moro satlsfaclorily and reliably caleu- nted, "Tho packing av tho six principal clties ia given at 2,010,600 to dato, arsivst 2,070,000 Inst year, Intorior points 1ot heard from pnckod Inst on- ron 186,954, Bhould theso points show & corro- umelmg incrouso this aeason, the total packing at interior points in round numbers is 1,4000,000, and, including tho six loadiug citics, will aggro- gate 3,400,000, sgaint 3,230,000 lnst yoar. CASUALTIES. BRAKEMAN KILLED, Special Duspatch to 2'he Chicugo Tribune. TLoxpox, 0., Dec. 17.—James Mulling, o brake- man on aloenl froight train, In trying to goton tho train this morniug whilo it was in motion, missed his hold, and, falling uder tho cahoosa, lind both legs cut off. Io survived his injuries about four lours, SUFFOCATED BY COAL GAS, TorrrANp, Me, Dee, 17.~—Samuel Payson, Postmnster of North Warron, and his wifo were found dead in thoir bods {his moruing, suffocated by coal gns. Anvther couplo wero nearly dead whon discovered. SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT. FArnisnuna, Dec. 17.—John Clark, engineor ofatho Water-Works, was Lilled, and a laborer soriously injured, to-day, by tho pressuro of tho water forcing off tho cap of & 20-inch main. FELL 1N FRONT OF A TRAIR, Special Dispateh to The Chicapo Tribiae, Banxesviuik, O., Dec. 17.—Dnniel McPack wag lutled to-dny at Qualer City, O., by faljing in front of a pussing train, 1o waa Iitorally cut to pieces, KILLED BY A FALLING ROOF. Pantg, Do, 17.—Tho roof of tiie Market Ifall, in Augnes, foll under tho weight of rmow, yostorday, and saveral persond wore killed znd injured. THE WEATHER. Wasutxaros, D. 0., Dee. 17,—Tor the Upper Tako regionaund tho Northwest, closr or fair seathor will prevail, with south or west winds, decidedly tow temperaturo, and slowly falling barameter duriug tho day, LOCAL OUSLRVATIONS. Cutoaao, Dec, 17, an; IWther, Olondy. Sloudy. +{Olear, 500 . 0 \iClear, 10:18 ) thermonzeter, OENLIAL ODSERVATIONS. Qitteado, Dee, 1i—10:18 po . Statn iruel'rlggd Cairo, NZ Wi brisk, N, frouh.. .. 3.0 gontle N cuuaba .. il b, Yort Gibaon|s0,48) 3 et it Cloudy, * Clear, LATE LOCAL ITEMS. Weiduesday night, Ofiicor ayor tools jn ous- tody o man whom ho found Iyiug at tho corner of Bedgwick and Goethe sireots, lahoring under delivium tromene, Ile was placed in a coll, and yestorday foronoon way found dead. The Coroner held an inquest, and o vordict of denth from exposure nnd tho tro- mong was vondered, T'he nnmo of deconsod Vins sbsequently ndcerteined to bo Tames T, Sontgomery, and tho Lody was ideutified by his Wifo. Ha was anowspaper-carrier, aud hud been nddiotod to tho use of intesicating drinks, 1is uga was 67, nnd Do leavesn wifo and {hreo children iu pood elreumstaneas, William Johnson and John Tinn weve arrested yostorday on tho ebatgo of larcony and Jockod up 1 Nortly Avenuo Station, ‘ho lutter ig & sou of Edwnrd A. Tinu, o real cstato dealor, Mving at No. 020 North Clark strent, aud in au obsouro purt of tho busement of thy howse Dotectivon 1loi zoman, MeGarigie, aud Simonds found the Ly Larreln of whinky Iately atolon so boldly from in front of Bhufleldt & Co.'s liquor store, corner of Fifth avonuo and Adams slrecks © guantity of Tusrness, and: o suddlo, o coll of ropo, soveral Dlankots, and other proporty, The prikunera ara young men, of sbout 20 years, aud huve reppocte ablo counections, 2 - GOY. ALLEN'S POSITION, Cotusus, 0., Dov. 17,~Intimato friends of Cov, Alen suy thet Lis poeition on the Dom- ocratie Prenidontial quention i thiu 1 Io noither sooka nor would decline the houor of o nomi- nation. Hin lrionds st sottln that; but ho wants_{t distinotly undorstood that Le will not allow himwelf to hio usud o8 neatspuy 10 furthor Lo Intercstu of nuy othor candidate. e CROSSED THE RIVEDN, Spectul Dispatch to Tl Chivupe 1'ribing, AfrnwAvkks, Win, Dee, 17.~Mrs, Iteutach, wite of Hugo Loutkehy u printor omployed at the (ermaniu ollieo, connultied guoldo thiv wlter- noon by taklng o largo dovo of worpliue. Do- amestio wtolicity the cauue, BLACK SHEEP. Move About the Lynching Scrapo at Des Moiness Morton, the Alleged Grain. Briber, Held in Custody. iy Case to Come Beforo the Indiana supreme Court Wo-Day, Renowal of the Torrible Vendetta in Williamson County. Charley Ross and His Abduolors..-Tho Burglars Identified. Miscellaneous Sinners, BY TELEGRAPH, CRIME 1N 10WA, Apecial Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Des Moixes, In., Deo. 17,~Within tho past four years Des Molues has been tho scens of aix brutal, cold-blooded, heartless murders, and three of them porpretrated within tho Ingt year orslx monthy, Tho apathy of the publis to this ntata of things was astonishing, uutil lorror quickly suceceding horror in tho murdor of John- #on, Ellon Barrott, the lono, though abandoned woman, and Mr, Maltand, who lived alone on his farm n fow miles from tho city, nronsed tho peo- ple to n realizing senso of the crimes committed In their midst, and a dotermination to pursuo the perpetrators of tho blavk deods to dotection and bunighiment. The foarful increaso of murdor in our midat sinco_tha abollshmont of cepital pumshment by our Logislature; the difilculty, through tho ennning and professional ukill of counsol, to con~ ot n Tuurderor, syen whon public apinion was satfufied of his guilt, no doubt had it influchuo in producing the stato of aairy which onlmi~ nnted in the hunging of Howard, ‘Lhose, ndded” to his dofiant aud blnsphomous manner whon recolving montenco, and hiy threats to shoot the Judge who sontenced hLim, ronsed to n stato of fronzy and reyenga the mob, who, thronghout ™ his trial, could scarco rostaln iteolf from ftu deadiy purposo. Auosher causo which senled tho doon of tho condemned mnn wag, without doubt, tho action of his coun- 50, urging upon tho Corrt rnothor trial, and tho Ruunlhillt,v of nn apponlto tho Supromo Court. Inddencd o theso mon were, the mind of each worked to a frenzy for vengeauce, tho dark dood in tho binckness and eilonce of night was aucom- plithed, and tho spirit of Clarles Howard, the countorfoiter, licontiate, and murdorer, without #liriving, wassent into tho preseteo of his Malor. ‘I'he torriblo fato of the wrotchad mau can bub awnke commiscration in tho hearta of ail, Tt }mflmulu thnt our next Logislature, roading tho ossons of thio hour in tho foarfully Inorensing Tecord of orime, will restoro 1o tho statutos of tho Stata tho lnw inflicting capital punishment ; o Inw abatished in basto sud under a pressire brought to boar upon it, to suve tho lifoof Blan- loy, tho Story Couuty mmrdorer, ovor whoso head tho fatal nooso was at tho timo dangling. Itis roported to-day tlint Ioward, bofore his summary oxecution, mado confession of the murdor of Johnson, also of a man ot Clinton, and his former wife aud childron. Tho report is {rom reliablo gources. Robert Graves, tho negro under indictmont for tho murder of Mrs. Barrett, bas confossed tho decd. Ifo killod her for rovouge, becnuse ho rofused to pay Lhim 25 cents ho claimed for work dome. 1[0 rapped at thio door, aud when sho cama ho killed ler with o hatchet, dragged her up-stalrs, ravished ber porson, and thon robbed her yoom of clothes, & voll of moncy, aua o, gold wateh, 1iis confession has heen veriflod by tho finding of tho articlea whera ho stated ho disposed of thom. 5 Tho #ame night Howard was hung, tho Vigi- lante at Mitchellvillo took o man named Kirk- man, suspacted of firing & baru, nud wero about to ‘hnug him when they were persusded to de- sist, i MORTON'S PAPRRS FILL Bpecial Dispateh o The Chicago T'ribuns, Ixpiaxarorts, Iud., Dee. 17.—The prpors in tho casa of Morton, tho alleged grain-briber, of Nowton County, were filedto-day in the Supremo Court, nnd it was expected tho, caso would bo beard thiy alternoon, but it is postponed until to-morrow. Oral arguments will bo made by ilio Ion, John 1, Cofiroth, ropresonting Morton ; Col. R. T, Dahart for Ray, tho Illinois Stato Agont ; and by Atty.-Gon. Bagkirk, if necosaary, fo maintain ‘the intercsts of tho Stato. caso nttracts considerablo attention, but tho general inforenco is that Illinois and the Grain Tnspoctor aro unduly excited. opeetal Dispatels to T'he Chicago Tribune, TLaraverse, Ind., Dec, 17.—~Tho counsel in tho Morton (the Kentiand grain-dealer) caso pro- ceeded to Indinuspolis to-day and presented their motion for now procoediuga,—Col. Deliart, iu bo- half of tho Itlinols oflicors, and J. B. Cofrroth, iu behalf of Morton. 'They first waited on Gov. Ifendricks, and onch sido presonted tholr viows of tho vaso to 1lis Excellency, Tha Governor held that tho honor and reputation of tho Btata of Indiana wers at stake, sud that Morton ought to bo immediately romauded, ssying that Lio had no right or cuthority to order Mr, Ry to re- main ono moment longor in Indiana with his prisoner; that o only mado tha requost for Tiim to do so, aud v, ltay was uuder 1o obliga~ tions to respect it; thut the case mmst bo pre- rented to the Supreme Court at once, or Morton vent to llinois. hoy next wont bofore tho Su- prowo Court, where somo general conversation was had, but the case not formally presculed. At 9 a, m. to-morrow thoe casa will bo called in the Bupreme Court, and the poluts of orror in tho rulitg of the Lowor Court argued. ‘I'hera iy no doubt that Morton will be sent to Ilnoia, PROBARLY MURDERED, Syretal Dispateh to The Chicavo Tribune. Crxernniat, O., Deo. 17.—Lawrenco Sohultz, o salosnan wn tho ewploy of Barbour, Stedman & Horrod, of this city, hay beon missiug sinco Do, 2, undor ciretmstanees that polnt vory strongly to murder, IIo left thoe city tho day after Thanks- giving to mako o trip in Indisna, o visited Groeusbury, Napoleon, and other places, taking orders, 'I'he lnst placo ho visited wuy Datesville, Tho flrst intimation of his being missing was latters comiug from morchunts esking why theic orders were not fllled, This lod to an_investigation, and the dircovery wuy mindo that ou tho night of Dea, 2 lio voturned to this city on the train (hat araved ab 11 p. m., ot oub with & fow frionds who had como part of the way with Ivm, and started home, carry- ing some quuils, 1o did not reach homo, of coirse, and 1o reasonablo oxplanation of lis abronce, oxeopt that ho was_murdored, can bo civen, Ilo hnd but nbout $160 ou his porson, 1o was u man of stondy habite, sud wua ime plicitly trastod by his eniployers. UOWARDLY ASSAULT, Srecial Dispateh to The Chizago Tribune, Dasvinre, 1L, Dee. 17,—~The clrcumstantos connected with tho stabbing aflray, telegraphod you yesterdny ero about ag follows: Catteral, the paron stubliod, and Goeorge Cumnings and Lis two sons liad some littla difticully early in thudny. Intho evening, as Cattorsl was walk~ ing home, the Cumminggos passed him in o wagon, Ad soon af they obkerved him, tho wag= on was stopped, and the two loya Jumped out, loaylog tho old wun to hold the tewn, Thoy at- tacked Cnttoral with knives, inflloting four wounds, Lo in the hiead, one i the arm, and ong o little bobind tho collur-bane, reaching into tho hungn. After Catteral fell tho boys, apnenr- 1ug to bo well subimficd with thelr work, doliber- atoly got into thoir wagon amd drovo ofl, - Tho tricjwora nrrested by Bherift (irezory und Ofticers ord and Dunkin nbout throo hours afler the occurronce, in o loeation known as Hungry ol T, whont. & vnitan. Trom the elty i, fand tho Lwo sons 6ro now in prison, tho futher \mlnu digchurgod. Tha wounded mon {8 in w evitioal condition, with not much hope of Lis recovery, DRAWING TO A GLORIE, Special Duaratels to Che Chicauo Trivune, Mantoy, Wis., Dec, 17.—Iu the Rivdskopt rovenuo congplrucy trinl to-duy, o fow witnosses waroe introduced to show tho good roputation of hoy for truth and veracity, 4o robut tho un- Tuvorablo tostimony for tho detunse against s Govornmont witnois, Assistant Distrlel Attor- noy MoKinlay then mado a strangs and strafghts forward argumont for the prosecution, pointing out tho Inw and piving tho facts boaring in tho cuo, fnull!ylu(; its contreo and elaiming ciat tho consplenoy Lo dafraud tho rovenuo was fully proyodh ‘Lo rotnindoer of the oy Wns occite prod by ho Ifon, (4, 13, Hmith for tho dofenso, partielerly Rindedapt, Ho wan quito denun- clatory of the proscention, and argied strongly to show that thoro had boen ho conspiru no roal oritae committed, Judgo brmmur and Orton follow for the defense, sml McKinlay ;:Inuus, B0 838 10 glvo tho case to 1o juey to-mors oW, BRUFAL MURDER, Muskoaxs, I I, Dee. 17.—~A brutal murder was committed noar the South Cauadian, on tho Missourl, Xaneas & Poxas Rallrond, Oherolis Nnution, on the 14th inat. Georgo Archor, nwhito man, having Chierokeo righta of cltizonehlp, who bad boon et work for Itusuell MouKinnoy, o halt-bread living, in tho Cherokeo Na- tion, and who {s now undorgolug trial for draon, was murdorod on Monduy lnst, Re- Kinnoy ind beon drinking and strucks n boy on Lo Lead with n gun, Soon uftor, on being re- monttratod with for his brutal treatmont of tho hoy, lio aid, *Ob, I will fix that oll right,” toak down his gun 'and deliborately #hot Archor, bronliing his nook, and hilling Lim ivstautly, Tho murdoror Is 641l av large, TILE TWERDIEABEAS CORPUS GASIL New Yonr, Dee, 17.—William M, Twead was takon from prison to the Court of Oyor and Terminor, on a writ of hnbens corpus, this motning, and the Warden's return was traversed a3 Lo tho sentonco having expired, tho illegality of subsequent sontences imposed, & waut of Jurisdiction of tho Court which tricd him, and that tho jury woro nat Impannoled according' to Jaw, Counsel suggasted that they be allowed to stato what thoir proofs were, and thon to hand thomt in and have the Court pass upon thom, bavo p certiorari on tho 28d, and got t]m case to tho Coutt of Appeals by tho frst Monday in Jau- uary. Tho caso was mfiuunmd to Tuckday next, to givo the Distiick Altornoy tine to consider whothor ho would demur or joln issue, and Twoed was romanded Lo prisos. " MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION. Puapestuia, Dee. 17.—The Jotut Special Committoo of the Holoct and Common Councily appointed to investigsto tho conduot of the Donrd of Heallh fu giving street-cloaning con- tracts, mado a roport lo-dey showing o frightful nmount of corruption;in the Bonrd, In fact, it appears from this roport that tho Board of Ilealth hes beon run fov yours solely for the purposo of rolbing the City Troasury. In the street-clouu- ing conteacts uivards have bocn ahaost juvarinbly mndo to tho highost biddor iustead of tho lowest, au required by law, 1t fs shown that contracts wero awardod nearly to_the amount of 3400,000 above the jowast bidy, Tho roport conolides with a resolution for thecomplete reorganization of tho Bonrd of iealth, DELIBERATE MURDER. Mexrms, enn., Dee. 17.~—Jumes Dillard, a colorod boy employed on tho stcamer Jobn B. Maude, was shot nud fatalty wounded to-day by James Dovay, carpenter of the boat. Tho Iattor was ot work in tho whool-house, when Dillard threw some water overhoard without knowing Doyny was in the wheol-house, somo of which foll on Dovay, who wout to Lis stuteroam, gob B pisiob and shot tha boy. in thio back, o thon, it iy thought, jumped aboard tho stenmer Gloncoo, just backiug out, aud made hia escapa, Dillurd residos hore, THE WEISE ARSON TRIAL. Special Dispateh to The Chicavo 'ribune, Mirwavictg, Dec, 17.—~Tho Weise aruon trinl was ot finishied to-dny, as expected. The ovi~ donco o fur does nob conncet Waiso with the crime. ‘T'ho cross-questioning indicates an in- tontion to prove that e discharged employe of tha sailrand. to which tho bullding belongod wwa tho iucenainry, SHOT AND ROBBED. TarTie Rock, Ark., Dec, 17.—About 2 o'clock this morning four masked mon rode up to tho. Louse of a farmer living about 12 railes north of Clarkville, ju Johnson County, and, oftor shoot- ing the farmer and chokiug his wife, robbed him oF €600 in ourrency and mado thair oscape. A posso of citizous startod in pursnit of tho rob- hrm,t oud wore closo bohind them at last no- counts. WIrE-MURDERER SENTENORD. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Lribune, IxpiaNAvoLts, Ind,, Deo. 17.—George Mortin, who killed bhis wifo at Cloverdalo about threo woela ago, was sentonced to the Penitentiary for Iife n¢ Grooucastlegto-duy, and sent immediately to the southorn prison 8t defforsonville, Lo pussed through this chty this ovening. COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED. Nasnviteg, Toun,, Dee, 17.—Bob Drury, of MoKenzio, Tenn,, was arrested and sont to Mem- phis yestorday for passiug countorfeit monay, 10is fathor and mother, who hind beon assisting him, mado their oscapo. Thoy lad succeeded in assing lurge amouuts on furmers aud others in fhnb naighiiorhood. A HORSETHIGF PLEADS GUILTY. Suectal Disputets € 2 Chicavo Trivune, Nonru Vei Ind, Dec, 17.—Royal Fancett pleaded guilty to s charge of horso-stealing in the Circuit Court yesterday, and was_sontoneed to two years in- tho Stato Trison (South) by Judgo Dorksbire, STORKS IOBBED, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune, INDIANATOLIS, Ind., Dee, 17.—A burglary was committed last night ot Jamestown, Doone County. 'The hardware storo of Willinmson & Osborne and the grocery of Steelo & Co, wero entored and robbed of emall awounts, THE MURDERER VOGT EXTRADIOTED. New Yonsi, Deo. 17.—Carl Vogt, tho Bolgian murderer, hat boen exiradicted by United States Ministor Gutman, and tho warrant signed by tho President, Ilo eails for Europo Snturday in chaigo of a detective. ——— BY MAIL, GHARLIE ROSS. Hrom the Xew York World, Dec, 10, Yestorduy afternoon Walter Itoss, Chaslio’s Drother; o Mr. Calluban, who saw the kidnappoers with Obarlio iu their possession ; and Mr., Lowls, Charlio's uncle, arrived at the Central Office from Philadolplis, and wero et by Mr. Munk Lowis, Charlie's cousin, Thoy hud como to sco it Watter and Callaban conld idontify the doad burglurs, Walter is an interesting littlo Ind avout G yoars old, erect ad a dart, vory intolli- gout, and quite talkative. UL RENAING IDENTIRIED, Abont £ o'clock the Philadelplus party ronched thio Morgue, and proparations were mado to show the bodies of Mosher and Douglas, by covoriug them up to tho neelk, Fo us not to shoek the tad. Whon ull was_ready the party wont down into tha vault, and wore pluged” with thoir backs to tho lght. Tho coflin coutaining Moshor's body was firsb brought forwerd, asnd placed in the llght in a slanting position. As nsoon 2a littlo Waltor was nitowed to fook ho took " lou{; wtavo, nud exclaimed quiokly, * Why, thero he is—that's the man with the noso, only when I saw him with Chilio lio hind spocioeles right back hore” (pointing over his cars), Cal- luban also [dentificd Moshor, but not gocarofully nn the boy, as when he saw him at Germuntown tLasher put a handkerchief up to bis faco, hitin- tention_being no doubb to conconl his noso, Mosher's corpro was put back end Douglas® body was broonght forward and pleced in a slenting ponition. Walter's identitieation was fnstun- inbons. Wiy, anid ho, turniog round to his unclo, * that's the man who gave Charlio and mo candy, sud who drove the wagon, That's the man,” Callahinn bod no bositation in identilying Douglay, who was not disguised when the ab- duction tool pl TUE DURNLANY FIIENDS VISITING THE MORGUR, Tonter in the day two womon cnllod and looked upon the bodics with cousidorablo sxprossion of fooling. 'They wero tho firnt in all the loug llne of visitors whouttored n word of commisorabion at tho hiard fate which hud befallon the marnud< orn, Ono_of the women was drowsed in doep black, and used ber tougue protty froely in Loratlng those who had slaln the en, * No watter what thay did, 16 was not right to shwat them down liko dogs,” she wuld, The othor wonn gt nothasg, but looked Jong wnd onc- nautly ot tho two stiff nud sturk flguros, A tail man secompanied tho two women in su uncons cerued Kort of way, bub uelthior of the trio gave thoir numos nor thelr connection with tho cuse, repolluy wll offorts ta wain information, and shortly nfter they hod lote o third woman nr- rivod and askod the koopur oxcltodly whethor n wouplo of wowen lud Leen thora befora, Hho luokad at the bodics und fofl st onco, Sho wuy recognized ns u sistor-iu-law of tho doad lestlor Mosher, DOUILAS' WIFE VISITH 'TIE CORONLN, Tho wyslorivue (rv of two women sud ouo ‘THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, DRECEMBER 18, 1874, 1nan who virited thoe Morguo, upon loaviug wont directly to tho Coronor's offce, it thn Court. IHouen, lore thoy auked to soo thoe Clorenor. nnd Gorvner Whitehill, the only ono provont, nvked their bueluess, The womon thon nniit they wern intorested in tho ntrglura shot at Bay Ridyo, nud nahod Uit tho body of Donglus ho fen thom for futormont, ‘Tl Coroner wishad' to know tholr rolutionshiy, whon the woman fu biack suid sl was tho sistor-i-law of Moshor—Mry. Gil- bort Mozhor, who hud heen {rying for sone tina Dack to wiial Supte Walling i tracking out tho Ty Bochiors T Us lateiont, M wEA supported by the mnn, who throed ont to be Ofiicer Tawfor, No. 1,401, of tho_linchor squad, Tho second womnu wag Mru. Douglan, wifo of tho dead ihdul, ®ho wws welt drevsed in shawl and bod; and was very reticoent, The Coronor, a3 noon as ko did- covored who Ny visitors were, endesvared iu overy woy Lo find ont what infornution the wonion possensod ahont Chntlio Ross. Thoy ovadud his qiestions, aud swomod, chicfly con- cernod abont their dead rolutives and what eould Do dono towards giving them decent burial, Mrs, Donglas nshicd about the $45 found in hor hus. band's pockots, whothor the eould have It or not, ‘I'ho Coroner informod her that in order Lo got poanosvion of it shio would ' Lo under the necos« slty of * taking oul administation papers oun hoer husband's estate, snd going through other formalitien, “I do not wmnt the money, but only sl it to go_toward paying for Lo funcral,” shio natd, Al efforls to got tho sit- uation of her residoneo fuiled, aud, boyond tho rematk that sho stopped in Stanton street, sho wonld not go. **'Phere is shate enough in it alvendy, withont goinyg any further," snid Mre, Douglns, Douglny « loaven o boy uabout 0 yeurs of age, whom his mothor was vory anxious #hould know nothiug of the digrace of his fathor. While Coroner Whilehill was discussing tho matler, Coroner Joues cano in, and ut ones took Mr, Douglas into hiu privato room for furtherexamination, Sho then hecamo mors commimicative, but resisted oyery etort to gain iutonnation from her abont Clarlio Lloss, Sho would neither sey aho know nothing abonb it, nor givo what kuowlodgo slio might huvo pou- feencd, * 1or chiof anxiely was toget her hus- baad's body us koon na pousible, und givoit o decent, quiet hurinl”! Coroner Jonos nid sho couid not bavo_it; that nrraugoments had al- rewdy been nado to doliver both tho bodies to tho students of tho Long Islnd Collego Hospital for dlssostlon, nceording to Juw, Lhis at once alarmed Mre. Douglas, and sho begged pitoously that sueh ndisposttion sliould not ho made. Sho expreesed her willinguess to do anything ehio could to provent such i lssue. s, DOUGRAS INOMISES TO TELG ORETH, Sho ntill held back wuy referonco Lo hor rowi- dence or hor kuowledgo of tho wherorbouts of the Ross boy. Tho Corouor assured Lor that tho inquest would no doubt Uriug to light whero the boy was, and that anytling she know she might as well tell him at onco. If sha did so, he would do what ho could to accomplish her wish us to her husband's body, Mra, Douglag then wenb moro in dotail into Lor family history. She and her boy lived with hor paronts, who knew noth- ing of tho charucter of hor husband, Bho was nfraid that if she testificd on tho inquest her folks would turn her out of doors, and lenve hor and hor child uttorly without support. Bho aid sho would run away rathor than testify. Lhis Coroner Jones sufd shio could not do, s 8ho was watelied, and would not bo permitted to loave, “ry to o Lo Now}Tersoy and #ee if you rro not provented, if you doubt my word,” s, Douglas, sceing that sho was hemmed in on all sides, sicoumbed to the pressuro, and proni- ised to tell all sho Lnow at the imquest, In further conversation, sho gave s number of poluts beariy dircctly on tho Ioss disappoar- ance, which mnkes tho Coroner feol contident that before tha inqueat is ovor La will bo ablo to fix_tho present whersabouts of Charlio Ross, if ho is not bronght home before, 'Uliis information tho Corouer requeets shall not bo made public Dofore tha polico have an opportunity to work it up. Iioth the women spenk of Mrs, Mosher, the wifo of the burglar, as hoving deceived them, and eay that sho bas left her rosidence suddenly, and thoy donot know whoro sho as gone, Be- foro leaving, n subpena was #erved npon Mrs. Douglng to nppenr at the Inquost, aud aho also consontod fo Jonve hor uddross with Coronar Jones. Sho then roturnod to Now York with her companions. T DOY AT CHESTER, 1LL, Cleater, T, (Dee. 10), Disvateh to the St Louia Globe, "o focling in Chester rolating to the capturo of Charlio Rous hos been intensa during thopast week. As relalod in tha Glole, theve wero mauy points of resomblanco, aud it &semed apparout that the clhild was tho veritablo Chartlio Drowstor Ross, Tuceduy, Mr. James Ttows, *u uncle of tho child, arrived loro by t| 100N +. aitt, and was immodiately shown tho Loy, aud the mooting was prolongod for an hotr of more. Attho end of that iima Mr. Rous ad- mitted that bo was, to uso Lis own languaie, stumped for the tirst time_sinco o had beon en- gugel in soarch of Charlio Ross, nithough ho stutod that his lirst impression wasthat it wasnot tho boy. 'Lhe boy from tho firsk porsisls that lis namo i Obnrlio Drowator Ross, und when shown the photographs of Ins parents by thio unelo, tho boy dircctly oaid, * Thig is mam- ma,” and ihis is * papa,” indicating the photo- graphy, 'Pho photographs wero aftorwards pit among o lot of otkors, and the boy readily ludi- cated bis mn and pa. Putting theso Lo facts_togothor, tho nume, and the boy positively indicating his parouts, cuses o shadow of doubt to atill bany over the engo, Mr, Ross loft for home to-dov 3 and, nl- though ho stated pouitively that tho boy hero is not Charlio Ross, left ordars for the boy to ha detained until ho could reach P’hilndelpbia, aud know what further stops would be takon by thoso ot home to inyestigate tho case, thus leaving the matter in donbt, A DUPLICATE OF THE TOSY OABE. Lincaln, Neb, (Lee, 30), Disvatci to the St, Lot Dento- HOME B t, Copsiderablo excitement provails at Nobraska City over tho mystoriou disappearanca of littlo Jobuuy Noville, & S-yom-old Loy, who Lns been missing sinco Saturday ovening. While playing With somo ofher childron in front of hiw paronis’ louso, o man drove up in 8 buggy and asked him if bo wented to tako n ride. Lho littlo boy climbud into the buggy, siveo which tme ho bos nob boeu hoard from, It is bolioved to bo s duplivato of the Churlfe Itoss case. Croat oscitomont provails, amd tho caso hus boon given iuto the hands of dateofives, TIE WILLTIAMSON COUNTY VENDRTTA. Carborittale, 1L, (Dce. 15), Correspontence of the Cairo Bulletin, Tcople had eupposed that o reformation biad takon placo in Willismson County, 06 thoro Lad been no murders committed for tho past soven weoks, snd but fow shots fired from ambush for nearly o fortnight. Ocensionally ono of our citizous wonld veuturo to Murion without firat making his will and appointing Lis admiuisirator. ho Jong 'period that eclapsed sinco tho lnst murdor gavo us great Lopes that an mmistico had been entered iuto which would last untit after the holidnye. But, smidst our rojoieing ovor the prospects of speedy civilization, our joy wag brought suddenly to anond on Saturdny night last, A largo armed forco entercd our city about 12 o'cloek nt night, 1 search of a doctor to o ot onco to the yesidence of Georyo Binnoy, ox- hortl of Willlsmson County. About 9 o'elock in the ovenlng, he, his wife, und u son of Willisi indway, woto keated ub tho tably playing domiuey, whon goma ono upon tho war-path approachiod {ho Louse, and fired o doubla-bar- rolud shot-gun Jonded irith luck-shot through tho window. ‘Tho sbot took efect in the mus- clon of Mr. Bisney's right nrm, above tho elbow, carrying away neatly nll the flesk, and leaving the bavo Loue, Soveral shat cutered his body, but a largo portion of thom passcd throngh his vout end shirt-bosom, completely viddling bis garments, Young Iindmun recolvod some of tho sbob_iu his eide aud neck, aud swwor ways thut lio died yesterday oveniug about 4 o'cloclr, Ho wes apendi 1t only sbout 14 yeurs of ago. Mr. Bisnoy's recovory is considered douhtful, Blsnoy was n strong sympathizer with tho Itnu- solly, nud bittorly opposed to (hie Butleniv fam- ily, Whero this will ond, God only kuows, Tartles havo visited Carbondulo and ordored divortly from Bt, Louls doublu-barreled shat- guus, swenringg vesgeaneo, aud boldly declaring tht tho, fup has only bejgun, I will koop your renders Sosted,—will “report sl battles, uud tho number v? killod and wounded, ~ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Powrrasp, Dee. 17.—Avrived, Prugsla, from Liverpool, TrisApgLena, Dee, 17.~Arrived, stonmship Tlinols, from Livorpool, Nrw Yons, Dee, 17, Tilsia, from Tiambuvg New Yous, Dee, 17,— from Liverpool, New Your, Des 17,.—\irlvod, steamer City of Now Youk, from Liverpuol, gt et s R ALABANMA FINANCES, MoxTaoyeny, Ala, Dee. 17,~Tho (lovernor hus gppointed Yo W. Lawler and 1% B, Dothen, Commibsionors to tako chareo, anid akeertain, laniduto, and adjust tho logel labilitios of the Btute ot Alabams ou bouds indorsed by tho Htate, &pud coupons on the swimng, sud wako a re- port {o tho Logislatuco. steamship —Arrived, stenmubips Titly, from Liyerpool, rrivod, steurner Rusia, the evening with Sisuey, 1lo’ GERMANY. Common Fame Says that Princo Bismarck Will Resign, But It Is Urobable that o WIiIl Do Nothing of the Kinds Very Likely He Tendered a Resignation, Which Was Refused. The Occasion of His Diccontent. DISMARCK 1Y A HOTE, Branm, Dee. 17,16 is vamored that Diomarcle rogards tlio action of tho Roichstag, in voting, to uphold ita dignity, that the Constitution ghould bo amondod to provent tho arrent of & Deputy during tho Heenton, &8 oquivalont to n vote of o want of conlidency, and will resizn, -1t is furthor anid that, iu consequenco, the rosolution will bo maditled, Bunuiy, Deo, 17—The Post of tlils elty to- day oxpresson tho hopo that Dismarek Tus not delinitoly daciderd to resign from tho Govern- mont, but Adds that, howover l\cllflum\)ln ek o docigion by the Chaucotlor wust bo regurded, it woull not ba productive of imminent dnoger to tho Blato, 3 Tho J(reuz Zvitung nays thab rumors of tho Chaucollor’s rosignstion emaunted from his.intl- mato friends, wlio nny that the Princo declured that ho was woarg, and. that it was fmnoauiblo for Dim to govori with the prescub majotity in tho Reichutug, Auother roport glven 1err Denzin, & Doputy in tho Mofohutng; uy anthority for tho etutemont that the Princo intendy _tesigning is portiolio intho CQovernment, lerr Denzin annouuced that Blsmarcl,in view of the vaecillating mnjorie 4y in tho Lelchstag; wonld bp forcad to rosign, Deuras, Dog, 17, —DI'rinco Bismarck had on in. torviow with the Emperor {o-du) Tumors of bis resignation aro still ropeated, but in .somo Parlinmentary cireles it 14 reportod that tho difi- culty has boen complotely uitled. Tho oplnion in almost unanimoualy held that yeatordny's action of tho Heichutags was not o voto of want of contldonce, and it is considared cortuin thb ovon if tha Chancoltor hns tondered his resignation tho Emporor will tot nccoph it Toxvox, Dee, 18—0 8, m.—A special fo tho Morntng J'ost from Berlin soys: It is poxitively asmbrted (bak, Princo Dismarek toudovod his remiguntion, which was refused. ITo alterwards couferred with tho leaders of tho Nutional purty rogarding tho future conduck of aifairs in Par- liament, aud an undoratauding wag yocured. WHY DURELL RESIGNED. mis Complicity in tho IEobbery of EBankrupt ksiates—fio Onred Not race Impeachment—"rhe Judge and Llis Confederante, Nerion, Denounced by @ Congressionnl Commitioc, New Orleans (Decs b) Corvespondence of the New York Sun. fho intelligenco of ths resigention of Judge Durell was received hore dey Do~ foro yesterdsy, and, although it bad Deen auticlpated for somo iime Ly our party leaders, it wvas, novertholess, nmoat acceptablo pleco of information to every honest manin this part of the conntry. Of courso, this resignation bas boen foreed from Judge Durell under tho al. teruntive of impeachmant befora tho Sonato of tho United Statos, ‘Chis triul, nll well-informed porsons know over since lnst Winter, when tho evidonco fu_ lua’ caco was cowploted, Judgo Durell would not iava tha courago to face, T seo hio hios enid to n_ correnpondont in Wash- ington thet ho has been mndo the ** victint of patty exigunoy.” I ono nonso this is truo; but what o shumelul admission fof him to make, thet ho, & judicial oflicer of tho United States, shoult have so condueted himsolf as to have put it in tho power of his party frionds to extort his res- fnation uuder throats of impeachment | Judge Duroll places this action of his party ngalust him on tho ground of that colobrated order, which Lo lssued in November, 1872, nuder which {ho Stato-1fousa in thin city was soized by Uited States Marshal Packard, to provent its occupas tion by Gov, MeEunory and tho lnwfuily-olected Togislubure, Judge Durell ia roported to have kaid that his party friends, and the very mon in whozo favor this ‘order was granted, Lad * gone bucl on him.” Thig is very probable. What else could ho have expected from such men? Ts it not gonerally tha case that, whon politicians Tiwve mada tho use they desire of thoie who be- loug to thom, thoy mnever hesitato to sncrifico thean when a waerifice 18 necessary 2 An_olll Bolder in tho United States must always bo pre- pured for his decapitation, Like a soldier, whoso busivess it is to dio, the offiee-holder should nlwavs bo propared to dio politically. Dut what business has a Judgo, whosa torm of ofiica is for lifo—i. 0., 4 ior—to do the dirty work of n political party, und thus placo Dimself in the poswer of tlut party 2 What synmi- patiy can Judzo Durell, or any ono in o similar position, expect, even from thoso bo has hene- fited, after placing his charactar for ofticial fnteg- Tity at tha marey of {ho party of which o ia a momber ? What right bao a Judgo to meadls iu polities ? i Judga Durell knows {ho disingenuonanesy of his roported statoment of the cuuse ol his re- moval ; for an euforeod resigoation is rewoval. Pho -principul_canse, L nocd huardly say to tho iutelligent readers of the Sun, is biy connection with 1, B, Norton, Goneral Agsigneo in Bank- ruptey Cases ot Now Orleans, ard complicity in it aots of wnlfensanco in_ thab erpucity, Your readors are awarc that the Committeo of tho Ilonso of Loprescntatives nppointed to investi- gato tho chiarges which hnvo bogn proferred azaingt Judgoe Durell, made to that Lody, a few days beforo thoy ndjourncd last sumnier, o ve- port in which {loy recowmmonded his impanch- ent, Tho following oxtracts aro taken from tho re- port. I have nover scen them in print ¢ On the 26t of November, 1867, L E. Norton wad ap- potuted # Onicial Assfgues iu Yahkruptey ” by Judgo Durell, by an order sitcrad on {ho récords of tho Cowt,” Tt was manlfeatly tho pmrpose of this ordor to forco all bankrupt cstates fnto the bands of Nurton, Under its provisions o tovlk posscealon, lmmedlalely upon adjugication, of all nasets aud cuinte of Lauli FUpS,—t tato'that waa mortgaged for all or moro tlian §t wat worth, s well as personal nesels, 1y it bo was appoiuted Astlguee in ol caoes ndor Soe, 19 of tho Bunkrupt Law, i advance of auy proveediugs belng fllod, sud whibout regard (o clrcumatances or locality of thio eatate, _Ald, tmler ity provisons, no e whom tho creditors might select nn Aruines, Novtos e LFiSE Upon tent, wiling or unwilllig, and Juy fuge, by virtue of his uppoiututent os Odlend Ausinee, alréady procured norserslon of o usscly und citute, Lo wusablo to contzol the entlzo musgement. of suclt estalea "Ihis oxtraordinnry dedor 14, u ltself, cntirely incons slstent with Lhat care for ihe xighls of dobior sud ereditor which muat bo expected from and requlred of tho juticil oflicer Lnving those vights fu churge, Phgsuant 10 this order, Noxfon becane custodian in in baukruptey, - Ly charges wero aate, st scem to have Leen gen- sorh thio estate, In_cuses whey ‘o Doned i pursnance of law was required of uim by tha creditors, e churged 2ig per cent commission {0 tho catate for Aling b3 boud to sceuro Lis owu ollelal sldelity,—In _onu caso revelviug $1,230 ou tils necount slone, ' In casvs whera redl eatats wan moclgaged for ita full valne, Do required ‘from tho partics luterested by puymeut of Inrgo sumg of Moey, Varying srom £500 to over 6,000, 16 soeitvo tho releaseof thio property 1rom tho binlkrupley proceediugy—nll of which ko Kopt by way of comjeusation for his sorvices, in no cuso putting suy purt of ¢ fnto the stsols of (o xe- Kpeetive estutes, Murton muude au arrangenont it tho suetlonsers whoo mado males of baukrupt praperty, by virtue of which o divislon of tho fecs und ehor, tinneers wag inade hetyieen thens and Norlon, this Nortou recelvad, au ia nhown, moro than §20,000, Whewo facts, White they fndicato u_gtaty of miost 6x trwordinary admintaration I tho ofice of Assiguce i Lankruptcy, sour Committeo could nat traco diveetly £0 tho knowlidgs of dudgo Durell, nlthough somo tes- thmony was given tending 10 show such knowlodge, “Clio manner 1 which Nortow wos managing_ theso ufe falvs, und tho exlortlonato chargen b wis daking, wore' (ho subjoct of sgvero cltioh i 1o nowsps- 1ors of the Uity of Now Orlanr, “ha most intinite woclal selntions exluted botweon dudgo Durell and Norton durlug wll of this twes Jiiddo Durell wpent Tuch oF lin o at Nostows oo In the Olty of New Orlesns, 'They traveled Notthy tozethor Ju tho sutawer, aud spent muck of their (e togother whilo Nortll, roturning Suutl ppoin togotber when {ho sumuer wis over, Lhe fucti, 50 hotorlous, 1 Tegand to tho mmmgenient vt sueh fuporiad (st s those of (o baukrupt es- tatea, vhon balien fu councetion with the ovder lorii- Defoso referred to, Jead to the ovitablooneiution 1y your Commaltted that dudgo Durell neust huve beon coguzant of tlom, and thirefors & carcph pazty theteto, or thut hy wos grosily nogligent I tho dis- cliaryo O bls otliefal dutica, so Liat, geavigiio vit da= £, Jtb coammes wudor o Jko coudommation. "ho Comnnttca thon o juto & lougthy oxam- wmtion of tho colobruted * midnight ordor,” aud charucterizo 16 ny “nu order without Jurisdic. tion, and withone color or anthority of Inw, and an attempt by a Foderal dudgo Lo warp tho con- trol aud powor of u voverelpn Stato, nrd to wsaep it at utimo the wmost enstieal nnd davgerouy,” Thoy coneludo ay Lollown fuch action, from whatever motive, i at varknces with overy prinelvlo of goea gorerutent, is coloulited to ronfatind and mubvort (o diatln on_hotworn fitato andd Federal Guvernmentn, wid o overthriw i Canstitution fiaelt, without whi. s nelther Jud o Disrell nor auy ollier g e any vightful, withority wiiat- It cotuet s daugevous, o lagrant, mo it o wwholly viithout color'of rigity and foliowesl el kerlouacanseiuonces, docs ot constitite o Ligh e ad ndademicanor, 'for which the Tndgo gulity thereof shouid 1o seratuned sud tried, It ke 16 3 that 1o conduck enn, iy yeapreet for tho Judfe el oilice, and the eacred thitaoter of Jidicial aithore 1y, throtghout this natiots, make it more ceentinl that e eyt SO BB rebuied, nndwlrouteages and unvearranted soumptiona of yower broug) ety primument, l‘ g four Commitice, Uierefare, rocom; s }."“gu' it wend the adoption eenlved, Thn vl [£. Durel, T ok Gotied of o Tinitod Hinton F'the otk ot T fetanm, bo fmpeachied of Wigh erhnes aud wladenieite ors tu'ofice, ole, With such n Jidgment pronouneod agatnst him by tho Judiciary L}g;nnlltlva of tha Ikimo, thero could Jutvo been litle. doubt In the tind of Judiro Duroll, aud thoss of his advisers and “friends, thab tho Sonate would tnke tho saing viow of tho ovidénco hoavd by tho Committeay aud ho hay acted wisoly for himeelf in nob fusiste ing wpon o (¥el “nnder “tha impeachnient preeess, The evidence, if it lnd been necousary, could have been mado mueh etrowgor than thad lcard by the Conunitleo; and hin convietion would finve boon nimost o corlainly. Losldes, Judge Durell's gituntion fn New Orléans had bo. cowo most painful to Limsolf, and tho publia condomuation was such 68 to-multo it ovon dangorous for lim to resutne bis oflico. IHoig beliovad to liavo saved nothing from bis snlary, and, untess ho has nvived ab tho ago which ei- titles Lim to tho rotiring ponslon aliowed by lox to Julges who have servod ton yonrs and ure 50 years of pge, his condilion” ina peouninry sonko fs not enviable. Ilo waa ap. )fn!uln}l tooflico Iu 18f, Norton {8 undoubtedly yory waalthy now, nnd ought to take caro of hig friond Durdll, for: ho has buen a fast friond to Dbim. Norlon was worth little or nothiug when lio came to Lionisiana iu 1863, D'rovious to that tine ho had boen in the practico of tha law and o politiclan in the Htato of Naw York, His friends claim thit it was through his influonco, to yome ostont, that Judge Durell was appointed sud conflrmed in 1507, Lt I om satisflod there i little trath in this, * Thosa who know of Nore Lon's gatheriugs in the Asslimen's offico otimato Iiis wenlth nt from $00,000 to £500,000, Laat winter and spring 16 was common talk hore that Iln)a hr\]xll npexiut 270,000 gr &xic.‘vinno in the cause of urall, and to prevent an adversa ro Committoc. RIS Ny M — HORTICULTURAL, &pecial Dispatch ta The Cliteago Tribuns, Towa Crry, In,, Dee, 16.~Tho Lastern Iowa Hortieultural Socioly not liere to-dzy. Tho nte tondooes wan falr. Au oponing addross on Torticulturo was rond by the Presldent, I, W, Lathrop. By a resolation, tho National Pomae logienl Socioty was invited to hold its noxt sese slon in the City of Chicago, and a committes of threo wan appolnted ad delogates to that moote ing, This Committeo was instructed to collest and oxhibit specimens of all tho fruits in thiq district on that oceneion. Programme for ovens ing : Rovielon of the applo list, and an essny on Poology, by Sumuel Foater, followed by dize cagsion. A HOVEL sulT. Syacial Disyteh to The Chicago Triduna, Ispranaronts, Ind,, Dec, 17.—A peouliar casa was commoncod to-dny in the Buperlor Court, Oliver D. Stout, o lending citizon, whoso wifa loft him o fow months ngo ond commenced an action for divorce, sues his mother-in-law, Mrs, Dary Taggart, for 840,000, Hoalloges tho dame agos {0 huvo occurred through an alionation of Lis wifu's affections, by meavs of coustant, wtondy, anil contrived fumnuations. A houvy forea of lawsers appearon cach side, and the cago will bo contested inch by inch, st atad e THE WISCONSIN LAND-GRANT. Special Dispatch to Tha Clacago Tribune, AMAb1s0N, Wis,, Dec. 17.—Argumont hay boen had boforo the Governor this afternoon {n regard to issuing patents to tho North Wisconsin Rall- road Company of Inuds for its 40 mniles of com= plotad road. Cal. J. C. Bpoouor and tho Hon. 8. 1", Pinnoy apponred for that road, and B, J. Ste« vons advocitol tho elaim of tho Portago Road ta u gelection from tho indemanity Bimits, the lattor making tho fivst aud elosing argumeont, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. J. F. Wilton, eon of Judge Wilson, of Olney, 111, wns married in Cinclonati Inst night to the daughiter ot Dr. B, D. Wheolor, Tho wedding wa privato, but waa marked by rich presents. Tho bridal party left for tho South, Deothqven's anniversary was colobrated by a coucort by tho Ciucinnnti Orchostra last night, in which tho flest part of ‘the programma_was cotmpored onlirely of Loolliovon's compositions. Migs Julin Hivo played concerto in O minor with grent succass. I'ha unexpendorl balanco of tho approprintion for the now Lilinois Stete-Ilouso, amounting to abaut 360,600, is oxponded in this mouth’s esti« mates, ‘Lo work will gouncquontly cosso on tho Duilding noxt weel, and remuin suspended une tllanother appropriation Is ade, Tho fall examination of tho Acadomical Dew partment of the Free Schools of LaSalte begun yesterday afterncon, nud will be continued {hrongh to-day in_Girook, Latin, and algobra. "Fho pupils evinced o high degreo of proflcioncy, wrougly sslesting tho oncellenco of thewr teachors, 5 A county temperanes convention of fivo days' duration, attended by twenty-fivo delegates fnom vatrlous ym‘[u ot LaSalle Counby, clused its ues. pion in LaSullle Wednesday, A county te perance o'ub wag formed, to lhold threo ses- pions aunually, tho firsst to Lo hold at Ewrl villo on tho sovond Tuesiny of March, 1875, skl st Fompeli Reproduceds Jeronu a Puario Letter, In tho Sallo des Conferences do Boulevard des Capucines an Italinn artist, Sigeor Giscomo Tuttuyzi, has just arcanged au_oxhibition which uffords tho tomporary 1lusion of u strollthrough Yompoii. Both thooyo andthe imagination aro aliko deceived, Dy means of a eyutem of photo- renlptured viows curofully colored, and tho bold~ negs of whosg reliof li preatly enbuncod by the wiy tho atificinl Jight ig distributed, ns aiso by tho utio of & wagyifler, the vigitor iy transported right into tho midst ot this disintorred city. Tho belt of trees waving in the wind, tho green turf ouclrelin tho walls, tho mucky pall which over- hings tho Jlne-tinted slopes of Vesuvius, tho whitoelond.; dotting the heavens, thodeopshadow cast by the columuy sud projectivg stong-worls, all go to mako up, asit were, wliviug framo for thoro interosting romuing, whicl sorves to accentunte (hoir own fmmobiliky, and t‘hu deop #ilenco which reigna over the place. Thus tha general ofTect is stactingiu thoostroma, and tho Tums of this onco wealthy commorsial ““5 are mado to show us bones that liv bloaching {1 the ehwreh-yard. 1t yeminds oue—save for tho dull iy ho of tho lime—of tho low stylo of urchi- teeturo, coustanlly eut np by gardens, which ia common {liroughout tho Last. ‘This suito of roproductjons which appear before one i their natural dimensions, shows in duo order both the tivio nnd trianguinr. forume: tho Dasiliea,—a rectungular ‘court whero Justico was adwinig- iered ; tho Way of tho Toinbs, with ita border more kuguestivo of grace than sadness ; tho tragio theatro, tho Lacksronnd of whore stage (in liow of ond drop) ws tho biue waves of the Mediterrancan ; tho Villa of Diomedes, whoro oil wn discovored in tho amphorw, or anciont piteh ery 3 tho Tomplo of Fortuns, noted forthobeauty of it columuy; tho bobitutions—tormed of Cornellus Rutus, of Faunus, or of tha tragio poet-—whicl sve supplied tlo most curlous and bost-progoryed froscocs to'the Naples Ausoum, {lo strcet which leads to: HMoerculunoum; tle ‘Tomples of Jupitor, Vouus, Bercury, sud of Iris; atd the Pautheon .of Augustus; tho publio Daths, decorated .with colored Lnsereliofs; tha comio theatre ; and the vast amphitheatro, upon sihoso plled-up tlora 50,000 citizons and country folk could runge themselves, 'phat’s YWhat Lve Boen ‘Telling Bmily. Canedn’s bright aud sonsible Governor-Gen- eral, Liord Dutforin, has given to tho Dominion Poulilo & new bysword, which has epread with eleetzio rapidity Trom one end of Cannda to tho ather, On his voyrgo out, being ealied unon by tho emigrants to nddroes them, ho alluded to thia \thuo, which had grated harshly on bis odrg 4 4fo hnd {bo misfortuue of having too many ehildren, Lord Dufferin snid: “T remarked that pew haps no better iden conld be given ‘of the diffor. enco batween the old country and thoir new homa thun by the fuct that whoreas in England u Btragglimg man might be ovorweighed in tho Lattio of lifo hy a tou nunierous fwnily, in the Innd to which they wers going » man could searcoly bnvo too many ohitdven, Horo I was applanded lustily with a ohieorful accompanimont of Inughter oleo, whon I wan further grooted with ats improving thump on the baok by n stale wart young emigiant, who eried out * Righe, yo aro, vy that's what I'vo hoon tolling Lunly.' “Uho Canadinng L gat np 1ho slang phruso, it what U'vo boen folimg Tauly,” having hinl Y50 uheelata mnin. Tllar b -gotut (18 onudaof the orgpuperd, il o biio hota enerswhora, “Fhat's what 1'vo boon tollin Iumli)y.“—- Harper's Mlagazine, H