Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1874, Page 2

' THE CHICAGO DAILY 'i‘RIBUNE: THURSDAY, D LOUISIANA. Tho Efcetion-Returning-Board Make Their Final Report They Give the Republicans One Majority in the House of Repre~ sentatives. Four Conscrvativo and Two Re- publican Congressmen Eleeted. She Conservatives Enter o Formal Pro- tost Against the Dooision, TRE RETURNING JOATD'S REPORT, N&w Oneeaxs, Dee. 23.—~The Sub-Conimittoo sppoiuted by the Consorvative and Domooratio parts to witness tho canvassing and eompiling of Lhe returny by tho Iteturning Board, to-day pro- mulgatad tho returns of the election hold Nov, 2 for Congressmen, State Lreasuror, nnd membors of tho Legielature, certifying under onth that the statements and ecommiations wore compiled by them from sworn duplicate relurns in tholr posscaslon, and huve been by thom comparad with the duplicates fu posseesion of said Bonrd, and correctod thereby, and corruspond to tho compilution and canvass, poll by poll, sud parish by parlsh, made hy said Doard, and thereforo certify and declaro tho following were duly and lawfully olected; Four Couservalive and twoe Republican Con gressmon ; tho cloclion of Moncure, Btnto Treasurer, by 4,851 mnjority ; and tho olcction of seventy-ono Congervative aud thirty-sevén Topublieans to the Legisiaturo. Carroll Parish is cxlcmuml from tho count of tho Returning Bontd, Tho Conservative Committee withdrew to-day from tho Board becatso of its arbitrary ruling. afr. Arroy also withdrow, and will glyo his seu- 308 to-morrew for his withdrawal, Tho Board to-day canvassed tho relurns of Tberin and Terre Ionne Parish. I'oll 1, which guvo 308 Consorvative and 6¢ Republican votes, wns thrown out, counting iun Jtopublican fu place of o Domocrat, In ‘Torro Boune Pavish, olls 3, 8, 10, and 11, fiving 626 Compromise and 83 Rtepublican votes, woro thrown out, counting in two straighlont Itepublicuns in piico of the Compromise candidates, antdefoating Gaodo for tho Seunte, ‘Tho roturns, ns compiled by tho Doard to dute, givo tho Conrorvatives 46 and tho Republicuus 47 members of the ilouse—ona majorilty for the Ropublicans, Thoe Conserva- tiven aro despondent, and the Republicans jubil- ant, over tho resnlt. THE CONSERVATIVIS FHOTEST, ‘The following is the text of the protest ontered by tho Couscrvative Commitleo, which tho Board allowed to ho filed, butrefused to hiewr road in their prevence: “The undersigned Committee, on behalf of tho Conservative Domocratic party of iho Slata of Tiouisiann, beg leave to present the followitue finul protest ngninst iho naction of the Doard in refusing to decide wpon and promulgnio the returns from tho parishes of |Avoyollcs, Loesicr, Ascension, Assumption, Carroll, Concordin, Natehitochos, Red River, and St, Tammany, and the contempluted rofer- enca of the same to the Leglalabure.” 3 ‘I'he protost hero exhanstively roiterates in for- eiblo terms the grounds whorein the Ioard failed folpertorm its duly iu_relation Lo these parishos (beretofora published), and says tho nctlon of ihis Bourd thereforo iu ko reforriug con- tosted cades, as intimated by them, to the Legislature would Dhe ~unwarranted by law and Dy tho llu{)rm'cdonlml. hameful, and_Uisgraceful procedings of the Jiynch-Bovee Bonrd, Nor has tho illegnl action of the Board been confined Lo the improper con- eidorution of subjects in Lho manuer of its pro- cedure, but its do ns feomm {0 bo guided by no other will thun party interest, In the cusc of tho Parish of Do Soto, the Bonrd decided not to receive aud canvass duplicate original returns, “Iyicol by law with the Clek of the District Court, n8 it would oom, for the very purporo of supplving the loss of thowe for- warded through the Hupervisor of Registration shou it way establighed that the latter had beon fraudulently msdo nwny wita by u dishonest ¢ Buper of Rogistration. In the easo of whilo fraudulent and - forged returng were rejected w0 fur 88 they voncerned Tiepublican candidates, they woro recoived sud counted neainst ol Domocratic candidates, In tho caso of Avoyolies tho Board wont outsido of tho relurns to canvass, uud aliow u round majority of 150 in favor of tho Ttepublican condidntes, baring their aétion on estimates und conjecturcs. =~ Lu tho caso of Natchitoches, Asswuption, Bt Tummuny Red Xiver, aud other parishes, returns Trom ~ polls invaviably snd « Inrgely Coneervative havo beou rejected on insutiolent oxparte testimeny, coutradictory in its nature, 60 a8 to give Republican majoritics in parisboes nuquestionebly Consorvative, In most of theso cases tho Republicans have been ullowed toiutor- volato ovidence after the testimony was closed, 8o a8 not to allow of ils rebuttal, aud evidence filed by tho Conservative Committoo hus boen abstracted or purposely misinid so as not (o bo belara the Board 1n its doliberations. Iu ull of these deliberations the Doard scems to have sen guided by no fixed rulo of right, it bhas varied its nclion so a8 to Erunmla Tiopublican intercsts and _defoat onsorvative majorities, tavolving itsell in a mass of contrudiction, and opposing rulings which offer o clew to it comprehension save tho stendfayt devotion to the purpeso of return- ivg Republicans, whellier thoy huvo boon olccted or mol, Nnt o minglo protest dled by this Commitles has heen sue- tained, ulthougli it i notorivus, und established by irrofutabls testimony, that in muany of the parishes of the State the United Btates army, under the direction of tho Chair- man of the Heuublican Btato Coutral Committoo, was used on election day to intimidate Conserva- tivo voters und drivo ihem from the polls, 'The Commitleo now think {6 their duty to declaro that they are roluctantly drawn to the concluwion that . this™ Hoard a8 o court of clections, for such it s undor the decigion of the Supremo Court, hay entered into a corrupt and revolutionary couspirney with the prosent usurping Governor of the State, to over- surn. ihe duly-olccted Gonoral Assembly of the Stato and to substitute thorefor ono ol'its own ation and munufucture, For theso rensony 8 Committes feel now compolled to withdraw i furthor participution in tho councils and deliborations of this Board, In dolng so thia Committeo deems it to be the suered duty of the people of this State to solemuly protest against o deciion of the Board as revalutionary in affeet, if nob in it design, of over- aurning tho logatly-clocted Tegislaturo of the Joople by suncidering o o partisan minority of persons volod for thu power of deciding who shall eomposo tho majority, I'he responsibility for such o slop, siriking at the rooth o our form of government, ag it docs, i & grave one, and such usurpation has always roacted in a torrible munner wiorover 1t hus boen adopted in Amerles, and this Commitios Lrusts that its gravity has beon well woighed by your body, ad it alone boars it, a8 thi "Commitles can shara no vareof the burden by oither continniug ils con neetion with your body, whon lending s secin ncquieecence by 1ts continued presonco, Haviug oxhansted by this flund protest, as o fnst means of resistanco Lo this vevolutlonary decisfon, un wo rogard it, the Commities now rotives, leuving tharesponkibility whoro it belongs, tocomploto itd duty by surrendoring ity trust to the constituency whom 1t repreronts, and plucing bofore the peopln of tho State and Union in Ith proper light tho action of the Jourd and thin Coiuittoe for them 10 paes on, us o politieal coutt of lst resort to Judgo the eaure of Youisisua and devids the thoreof, quastion and deeree the rnuzcguenc (hgned.) R W R W mme = TELEGRAPHIC BflEVITI?’.S. Thoe winter in Utah thus far hinsheon unusnally mild, and minivg is uudisturbod by snow, The Vinnden Art Union drawing took pluco yes- torday at Milwaukee, Tho winuing numbers will he published to-day in the Milwaukeo pupurs, Pho Iish Commissionors of Michigan wont to drayllng yesterday to placo in tho Aw fable Itiv- or 48,000 salman brought from California, The finnicy uro gixty duys old, 'Fhe Hon, CleosgoJerame, Beuqulu"\'ul‘ tho Mioh- igen Ktate Fiudy Comminsion, arvived at Funt Sage innw on Tuesday night with 48,000 salmon fioa Californin, which are o bo placed in Au Subils Ttiver, 'Tho fish aro 60 duys old, nuddurtg tha Lnlu‘? Journey from the Uncifle slopo ouly threo ed. ‘I'he Miohigan Bonrd of Hiute Commisnionors for tho locating and building of an additional Anylum for tho Insine havo urpoluml a. M, Welln an_Huporintandent, and alno Bocrotary of tho Board, to recoiye an anuual compousation of £9,500, wineh tins met tho approvalof tho Gov- ormor, The Fond du Tac Nible Soclaly, now in nesslon, has olected the following oficorn: Drosidont, John 8, MeDonnld; Vico-Uresidont, G. W. Hoxe muth s Secrotary, J. 1, Lauser; Treasuror, T, O, Tlubor: Lxeeiliva Comuiitteo, M, D. Moore, James Bawy, V. O, Pottibono, C. A, Rider, Prol. Ifutchins, Frank Parsons, lleury Altpuss, John Weber, and Dr, Patchun, The new Board of Trade of Wausau, Wis,, has al Jenglh organizod, witl tho following ofiicera ¢ Tho Mon, D, L, Pluner,{Presidont ; August Kick- Dusch, Vice-President; J. A, Jones, Boerotary: Conrad Althou, Treawiror s 1, T, Plumor, Auig Kickbuseb, J.'A, Toues, Conrad Althen, dames MoCrosgon, M, Dufly, and B, . Parchor, Ditect- ord, for tho cusuing year, 'I'ho ladios of Naclno, Wia., churchos have or- goamzod committees of veltef for the follows: Racing Collope—Mrs, Falk, Mra. lin, Daptist Ohnreh—Mrs, G Q. Iirskive, Mrs. 0. I, Fountnin, Mra, T, A, Beaugrand, Miss Ma. ria Humphroy, Bt. Tuke's Church—Mra, May, Mra. 1lurlbut, Mrs, Moughton, Mrs, Tomiinson, Alrs. Lawton, Mrs, Ctinrles Fouutain, Prosby- torinn Church—Misn E, I3, Porter, Miss N. An- drowe, Mrs, Dr. Tillapaugl, Mrd, O, A, Woed, Mrs, N, U(l\lmm. Mus, 1, Q. Willinms, Congro- gationnl Chureh—Nrs, 8, 1L Sago, Mrs. Iarr, Mre. Bowers, Mre. K. Adams, Mrs, Sponco, Mrs, J. XK. Sherman, Mra, L, 1, Parker, Mya. Belunid RUELIGIO US REFORMERS, Cuthotic Protest Against the fteliglous Txeremven in Voo at tho Wisconsin State iseform Schooke Special Dispateh to The Chiaao ribune, Mruwauger, Deo, 2.—'Tho question of tho liberty of tho Catholic elergy to ofliciato in Stato mstitutions bas long been egitating the peoplo of this State,—undor tho surface. The matter now comes up for public considoration in the fotlowing cirenlar-lottar of the Bixhop: Triscoran Resihnxow, MinwAuksz, Deo, 19, 1874.— Rev. Dear o have hard willt pain fhat the Cathiolic Loyauin_the Rteform-School at Waulealin, {n our diocene, nrd dended the religions instruction and exarciues 31 huemony with our religlous bellof, Tho Catliolie priest 38 not ndmitted iu tho Reform-Sehool i1 the eapacity of o pricst; and oy heen fold by fha Preslient or Mauager of' the iusiitution tht no fn- Ntenetlon or service shull bo allowed, becatwo (¢ i agalust law, sud that no sectarinntsm b tolerated in that sehiool, Aud yet the Protestunt religlon is the ouly religlon taught there, and (Lo obly ro- liglons servico In that institution iy Trotentnnt, wiilch both Catholio aud Protestant boya nro ehligad to at- teud. When we consider that the Catholic bays ticro confined number about 150, wothink it our duty to protest ngalust this outrago aainst tho freedom of re- Tigfous proferalon and woralip, Inctoxed you will ind two poiftions ; one to bosgnod ery pricst, and the oflier by Fothe_of (he wmost nt_mombers of the pavish, When eigned, pleaca sund them fmmediately to tho Very Rev, M Kundig, V. G, Milwaukee, Wis, Tonx A, 1, Dlshop of Mitwauken, M, Ruxora, Secrotary, The Buperintendent of the Reform School has stated his viows in the following letter: WauKssit, Wik, Dec, 16, 1874—The Kev. Thomas Faagn: Youe favor of blank dute, muking $nnuivies whether *n Catholie clergynuan woulil be permitted to attend to thio splritusl wants of the Catliolio boys,” &e,, 14 duly received. Threply, T will kay: Wo hold religlous servico on Lord’s day and cach ovening, and (quoting from our roport) wa curdlully invite cleryymun nud prieatn of retorm, withont reganl to denomination_or creed, to addvess the children, During tho year Protestant dnd Catholle clorgymen liavo conducted thieso services, ad 1l way Lo ¢ spiritual wants ¥ of sll huve beeh ot~ tended to, Inunswer o your eccond inquiry, relating to sfck- news and dangier of deatl, I will only siate what haa aceucred durig tho ning yeara of any ndmintitration, SHeverak Cathollo boya have heon oud have ox- preseed » wish to co n Catholle clergyman, and in oyery inetance (hoir wishen have been clicerfully com- plled with, "Fi0 unafen of tho past will ho continned, All rolig- four teachers are equally wolcome to ndwiutster to the spiritunl’ wants of our fmmites, Very respectfully yours, 8, D, Huxpliexsos, Superintendent, "Tliceo lettors are slmply tho carly indicntions of a porsiblo storm that hing boon brewing for years pagt in this Staf o aica SO WALAKATUA, Efly Elighiness Visits New York Citys New Yonx, Dee. 23.—King Knlakana nrrived hore from Washinglon this afternoon. 1fo was met at tho Jorsoy City dopot by tho resident fawaiian Counsel and Aldermanic Commitico. The Chalrman of the Committco welcomed the King, and exteuded {he houpitalitics and froodom of tho city during his stay. His Majesty ropliod in a brief speceh, and tlo party then took tho boat, and, on arrival this side of the rivor, tho Independent loop of eavalry way drawn up in lino to reeolvo the distinguishod guest. 1lendod by o detnchment of mounted polico and the eavairy, tho procestion proceoded up’ Courtland stroot to Broadway, thence to Fourteeuth strect, aud along Lilth aveuuo to £he hotal, wharo the King was received by Mayor Vaneo aud & number of prominent city ofticials, ‘The Mayor tondered tho hospitalitics of the city to tho royal visitor. Tho Ring minde a briof responeo, and 1lis Mojosty and suito retired to thotr roows. The dinner was ontiroly private in ite charactor, only membors of tha Common Coucil partaking it with tho King. Subgequently thero was nn informal recgption, and a humber of Indicy wero introduced, Ilis Majoaty was next serenaded b the Seventh Reghinont Band, and made n brief ad- dreas, rotiting nmid the choets of the large throng. o will bo givon a sleighride through Central Tark to-morrow, vistt the Normal School, Pro- ducoe, Cotton, sud Stack Ixchanges, and Cham- bor of Commerce, The Committoo had arrangod for the King to visit Lootl's Theatre at night, but he preferrod the Black Crook, and tho pro- grommo wus altered, Brittiant Wedding in Fligh Life nt Freoport, 151 Suecial Disuuteh to The Chicaco Teibune, Treevonr, 111, Dee. 23,—Tho social event of the sousion was the marriago this evening of Miry Adn ‘Fhorne and Mr. G, W, Whileside, of this city, The wodding ceromony wag porformed in tho First Methodist Bpiscopal Church, Tho Rev. 1. £, Clovelsnd ofiiciated, Tho cliurels was packed with the friends of the bride and groom. Abn Inter hour a recoption was Leld ab tho plewsant residence of Mr. J. W. Snyder, Prominent smong those prosent were O. 1, Bidwell and lady, J, I\ Klecknor and ludy, Al M. Mayer and lady, the Itev, I . Olevéluud and lady, N, I Taylor and ludy, T, D, Wilcoxon and tndy, Georgo Ttuston and ludy, W, B. Thomay and lady, K. Stibgen and Iady, Miss Cuddie Miller, J, DaWitt Congdon and l:\.d'y. Miss Jeunio Monrd, Biss Lizzio Sweuntzill, Migs Stibgen, aud Mies Nettio Willinms, 'Che bride's gifts woro numerons and coatly, Tho genial hospitalition of Mr, and Mrs. Snyder rendered iho oceusion ono of much enjoyment to afl. Bilt e N CASUALTIES, YRIGHTFUL ACOIDENT. Speelal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Crpan SrnriNas, Mich., Doc, 2—A terriblo ac- cidlout oceurred yestordny morning in {he big pino wouds, 9 mites wost of here, at Diriugs & Yox's Inmbering eamp, causing the death of Daniel Yerks, & roeldout of thin city, The men wero folling tecos In gangs, Yerks and com- panion were chopping o large pino troe, which on falling brake in two near tha top, The limba foll on Yorks' houd, ‘breaking his seull, neck, Loth arms, and ono legg, aud tervibly mangling the bady, 1o was 21 yenrs old and nnmarried, o . New Yous, Dov. ig dispatch i recolvod Lo-day by the Dircotors of the T'ne citio 2nil Uolpany in relution to' the loss of tho stonmor Jupsn Hoxu Koxa, Deo, 92,—Drownad, Chiof-vook Cusock, Missing, Enginecr Bennett aml Quar- termnstors Hntton aud i MAILWAY DISASTERS IN ENGLAND, Toxnox, Daec, 28,—1y a collision hoetweon rail- way trafus this morning at Blacknun, Tanen- shiro, noveral poracna wore killad aud injured. A coltlslon this morning on the railway ni Dud- ley, Worcostorslive, enusud Lhe suvors wounding of many porsons, VERSONS DROWNED, Do, 23.~Tho bavk Norge, from Now York, Nov, 10, for this port, has ayelved with two survivors of the erew of tho hurks Ame ity. Yho lutter foundered on u Yoysgo from Dhiladelphin for Autwerp, nnd cightoon of Lor erow wora drownail, FOUR MEN KILLED, * Nrw Yoni, Dee our Tnhorers wera Kitled Lt niyh by n bueket hroakiog whilo thoy wors sreonding & shatd at the new sulroud caunel b Burgen, Nod LITTLE JOKERS. Their Amusement Is Too Often at the Publio Expense. The Laws Thereforo Provide for Their Supprossions Some of the Funny Fellows Who Have Lately Come to Grief. . AN APPRORTATIVIE OITY OFFICIAT, CrLuveELAND, 0., Dee, 28,.—~At a specinl mooting of tho Fire Commlssioners of thiy city, held lnst evening, tho charges proferred against Chiof Engiucer Iill wore read. ‘Thoy chargo the Chiof with a wilful noglect of his duty in cortifying to tho corroctness of bills, when sueh wae not the easo; misapplying and approprinting city funds 1o hig own tse, matilating the Looks of the De- partment for tho purposs of conconling tho amounts rocoived for tho eala of city goods; | ncting n8 nn ngont for m private concern in solling hoso; testifying falsoly beforo the In- vestigating Commitios; pormitting woodon buildings to bo ereeted within tha fire-limits, and rocelving componsation thorefor, Mr. 11ill had pruymrofi no nuswer to tho charges, but asked that the plaintiif put in ita proof, when he (Inll) would onueavor to disprove tho charges. Tho Donrd went into eceret rossion, during whicli Iirat-Aceintant Chief Bennett and Third- Assistant Rebbeck wero honorably nequittod of tho charges preforved agaiuet them, and n reso- lution wna ndopted requesting Chiaf I1ill to re- pign, his resignation to take effect Wednesduy, Dee, ab 12 m, I'ho Board of Tire Commissioners held n #peoinl meoting this evening. A communication from Chiof Fuginoer Hill ws recoived, in which he states that, 1ok belng awarefot any tostimony offered to suntain tho charges brought aainst him, Lio conld uot offer testimouy to disprove thom, and theroforo dectind to resign, ns ro- uested by the Jonrd lnst ovening, A resolu- tlon was thon adopted discharging Chief Hill for incomymicney, and placing tho Dopartmont in the hants of First Assistant Xingineer Dennett. It ia thought that tho Chief will refuso to abido Dy fho devislon of the Buard, and will carry the matter into the courts, SENTENCE OF A MURDERIS: Special Dinputeh to T'he Chicayo Tri . Br. Joxy, N. B,, Dee, 25.—Angele Poulin, tho Acadian murderess, who was to have been execut- cd at Dathurst, Jaw. 5, for tho murder of hor husbund, Xnavior Poulin, on Caraquette Island, lus lad kor sentonco commuted to imprison- ment for life, 1lor sox and the {nfluence of the clergy saved ler, though impartial public opluion declared her the more guilty of the two murderors, Olivior Gallian, her paramour and partoer in the murdor, was hungod at Bathurst on {he 20th of October. Ifo died firmly, con- fossing hin crimo on tho ove of excen- tion, though ho laid all his guilk on Mrs, Poulin, Whon he last eaw hor slio asked him if he bore hor any ll-will for bringlog him %o his dentlt, IIo answered that God would wot- tlo all that. So unpopulnr was tho daath penal- iy that tho luborers who wero charged with crecting the gallows on which Gallinn was to be oxecnted were hooted at und compelled to aban- don _thefr worl, whicl tho Shoriff and county oftloials hiad to complete with their own hands, Nrs. Poulin still maintained her inuoceneo, and bor ignorance, indeed, of the slaver of her husband after tho oxecution. On tho 27th of No- vewber thoe ehild with which sho was preguant by her oxecuted paramour wan born, her hang- ing having beon doferred Ll aftor its birth, UTED, CRIME IN KENTUOKY. LouisvicLe, Ky, Dee. 89,—Dotectives to-dny arrested James Curran, alins Jimmie Popes, and Josoph Nolan, nlins Jim Scott, supposed to Lo noted bank thioves, who have operated eox- tensively In Now Yorlk, Chicago, and othor cities. A specisl to tho Courier-Journal gives an ac- count of o futal shooting-niizay in Mercer Coun- ty, Kentueky, yestorday, in which two men were killed and one wortally wounded. A quarrel aroge in the wmorning nbout & dog, in which Isniah Gabhert shot a wan named Daniels in the leg, inflicting o fiesh wound. In the aftornoon Joo Davenport, Town Conslable, assombled n posse and wont to arrest Gabhert. On tho approsch of the posee, (inbhert and o man vamed Ilerring fired at Davonport, but without ofect, Daven- port ther struck Gabliert on tho hond with an iron shovel, and Iorring shot Davenport through thoe bedy, killing him instantly. Gar- Iand Davenport, brother of the Constable, liore interfered, and was shot and killed by Horring. Tho latter thon eecaped, and is suppodod Lo have como to Louisvillo. Qablert's wound is mortal. Beat, the man who murdered the Postmastor at Laueastor, Ky,, on Monday night, ie sald to haveo proviously killed six mon. 'L'ho quarrel in this fustance aroee ontof n controversy in ra- pard to the ownorslip of land, Best is utill ot urgo. CONFESSION OF RAILROAD ROBBERS, Muxrms, Toun,, Dec, 23.—Last week William Kingsbury, Jordan Ivey, Van Iiaifield, Teury Wood, Carey Young, and Vincent Potty (all col- ored) wore arrested at West Point, Miss, for the systematic robbory of the freight-cars of tho Mobllo & Ohio Rallroad. All of thom are prom- inent colored men, Pettybeing the CountyTrens- urer and Ivey au Alderman. Lheir modo of op- orations wus for ono or two of the gung ta forco an entranca into the cars while stopping at West Point, and to shut thomselves in o car until the train had sturtod, . thon to throw off tho cotton, merchandiso, cte., which was gathered up by the othiors and taken to Ivey or Petty’s stores, where tho marky woro destroyed and the goods or cot- ton sold, Thoy have been operating for a long timo, aud it ia supposed that their robberies smount to many thousand dollars. On beiug arrested Kingsbury mndo s conlession, which led to tho arrest of tho othors, several of whom mado full conleasious on being arrested, Petty was nrrested 43 an AeceNBOEY, tivo bnlus of stolen cottan belng found in hig store, Il wavo Londs in 9500 to answar beforvo the Grand Jury. § A VARMER FRIGHTFULLY BEATEN, Special Dispitteh o Lhe Chicago L'ribuie, Miuwaukee, Wia, Doc, 23.—August Schall, o Menamoneo Falls farmer, was brought to the fherill's ofilco this morning frightfully Loaten, and suffering so violently that he had to bo talon to tho County Howspital, s story was that ho hud stopped to water his horsos at o sn- loon near the Wauwatosa cross-roads, when two voughs rushed out and boat him tit ho way nenscloes, probably mistaking him for somae ono clie, ‘I'ho ofticers found the assauit hnd beon commitied by Louis Giesa sud John Kepper, farmors of the neighborhood, who claim that Gies and Schall quarreled and fonght over a 1oil. Kappor wont {o the nssistance of Gies und compolled Schall to mako off, and only acted in eolf-defouse, Hehall may die, A GANG OV BOY-TILIEVES BROKEN UP, #neciul Disputeh to The Clncago Tribune. Br. Pavr, Misy,, Deo. 23.—Tho polico have dls- covered s gang of Loy-thicves, who had torndown an sbundoned slaughter-house, and with tho um- terlala constructed o shonty on tho western edgo of tha city, wliero they hud a stovo, cooking utonsily, beds, and blankets, ond meb nightly, Hoveral recont potty vohberies in the upper purt of tho city havo beon traced to them, Thron wors urrestod yeaterday, and two, uumed (ieorgs Hebliof nnd Riehard Smith, eentenced to the Kte- form Seliool, Tho third, nutaod John Precton, escaped throngh the help of hig mothc: ving Doen pormitted to g0 Lomo Lo beo bis dyiugg bls- ter, "L'en other boys were included in the gan, whaie rabbories the ynnt fow weeks liwe amounted to hundreds ot dollurs, CHARGED WITIH PEIFORMING AN ATIORTION, Speed Diswateh to Lhe Chicuao Tribune, Sr. Tavn, Mivn, Deo, %4,—Dr., Loy, & yonng physlcinn of this elty, who cxmo horo two years ugo from Canndn, was arvestod this evening on w chuvgo of proeuring an abortion on Jonny Willluny, v mulatto girl, TFailing to find beil, Jeoy was Joeked np, {0 bo brought Loforo the City Conrt to-worrove. ‘L'ho girl, who has boon for pomo time wuder polico wurveillunes, wan dungorousty slek at tho timo of tho alleged orlino, whicth was osposed by other women of hor fomily to the County Altornay, who insti- tutos proceedings, 1oy s but littlo known oute pido of the I'rench population of tha city, bhut romo surpnio ia folb ub tho nesusation being mada agaiuss hin, 5 HORRIBLE ALORTION CABE, Dunveue, In, Deo, L—A horebla easo of ahovtion and death oconrrod lust weet: nb Hump- ton, Frankiln County. Tho viellm was prd, MBER 24, 1874, TIven, who connonted to the oporation, which was porformed by a drunkon doctor and her husband, resulting In hor donth several hours aftor tho oporatton was complated, or, rather, inflicted. Drs, Ivos camo fo sufliciontlyto know hor terrible condition, and, in ber agony, serentmed fonrfully, and tho doctor again adunuistored cliloroform, and, whon o found she was gasplug for breath and,dylng, he grabbod hor in hisavma and carriod tho lifeless Dbody abuut tho room, trying to restora life, 'I'iore has boon & preliminary ox- aminntlon, and Mr, Ives aund the doctor have hoth boon bound over for their nppesrauce at tlio noxt torm of tho Diatriat Court. PARDON S8OUGUT 1Ot A NOTED FORGRR, New Yonx, Dec, 28,—Tho potition of the Qov- ornor of Massachusotts for tho pardon of 8ponce Pottors, tho forgor, has boen signed by the Prosldents of tho Block Exchango, the Iirlo f Tiailroad Compnny, the Wostern Union Tolo~ graph Company, the Now York Contral Rallroad, tho Chiengo & Northwostorn Railrond, and the Tourth Natloual Dauk, and by nearly all tho bankers in Wall streot, as well ny tho officers of muny banking corporations in Doaton, The signers_ropresent about 100,000,000, - Pettors hins mado some astounding disclosures, and thoy ore Lo bo mudo public after his case is docided, AN ABSUONDING DEFAULTRR. Snecial Disnutcle to I'he Chicugo T'ribine. Mrxsraros, Minn, Dec, 28,—Publicity is Just givon to thoe defnleation of B. F. Spafford, contldential bookkeeper of tho Vietor Sowlug- Machino Company of this city. A defaleation of £4,000 waa diecovored in August last, but Spaf- ford hes provented disclosuro by prom- jues fo mnke good tho logs, llo has now absconded. It Is mscertoined that ho had been guilty of similar practices bofore in Illinois and ofeowhere, 1lo 14 assisted by his wife, & sowing-machina aperator, A PETTY THILY KILLED. Snecial Dispateh o The Chicago Tribune, Cinekvizne, 0., Dec. 23.—On Monday night nman by the namo of Tunis Frank stole somo lard from s man named Laville, living about 2 ‘miles from hore, and Lid it in a corn-field. Last mght the thiof wont to got it, when o party of men watching it tried to eapturo him. = Ho fived on thorm, when a mnn nawnod J. Weinbrecht aliot Lim with & musket henvily londed with ohot, killing him inatantiy. SENTENCED T0 THE PENITENTIARY. Special Dipateli to The Chicauo Trioune. XN, 0., Doc. 33.—To-dny tho following por- song wero sontenced to tho Ohio Penitentiary : Augustug Wardworth, on a cherge of burglery, pleaded guilty, and sentencod to four years; Mosos Willinms, for sienling hoga, oue year 3 M. Blizzard, for cutting with iutent' to Kill, throo onra, (A To~dny tho jury rendored a verdict of man- slanghter against James Ward for killing Charles Lounm last spring. MYSTRRIOUS DEATHS AT MILFORD, N. T Bosrox, Dee, 23, —Thero fa much oxcitemont in Mitford, N, IL, over an inquest upon tho body of Mrs, Major, who died enceinte uunder suspi- clouscircumstances. Her husband is suspeetod of liaving caused hor death, also of his children and & Kister of his wifo, who was nlso thought to have been encointe by him ot the time of hor death, ‘I'ho whols matter is boing investigated, SHOT BY HIS FEMALE CLIBNT. BAN Fnaxeisco, Dee. 23.—Mases G. Cobb, o prominent member of the bar of this city, was ehot to-day, and probably fatally wounded, by Mrs. Smyth, o client. Caunse, business troubles, At & o'clock Cobb was alive, but thero was no hopo of his recovery. It 18 belioved that the womau is insave, CONVICTED 01 MANSLAUGHTER, Crxcrvyaty, O., Doc. 23,—The jury inthe Daniels murder cato, after being ont forty-sight hours, returned a verdict of manslanghter, and tho prisonor was soutencod to the Pevitontinry for ten yeora, FATAL STABINING AFFRAY. Special Inapatch to Phe Chicaao Tribune, Dernorr, Mich., Dee. 23.—Willinm Davis was stabbed by Terry Files during o grog-shop affray at Bellevie yostorduy, aud his wounds are pro- nounced fatal. POLITICAL ITEMS, The Prohibitionists in tho First Connecticut District have nominated Dr, E. . Lyou, of Now Britain, for Congrbes, A Jancsville dobating socloty hns decided to re-clect Carpenter, and is now looking about for a vietim ta make Qovernor noxt fall.—rond du Lac Commonncealth, The Democratic programmio, in New York, which inclides Jeremiah McGuire, of Obomung, for Spenler of tho_ Legislaturo, alxo cmbraces Francis Kornan, of Utica, for Sehator, Justnow it appears to bo moving on swimnngly. It is hardly worth whilo for n cowmitieo of the Ifouso to wasts time listoning to arguments in favor of grauting further nid to tho Northesn Ducitie Railroad, Jay Cooko & Co. have had alt the favors they deserve.—ZHariford Conrant. Tho Yrohibitionists of Now York buve run miad, snd pow declarg their purpozo to maintain n separato organization at n)l local clections, Thoy can do the causo which thoy profess to support very much hnym in that way, but what goad they can hope to_rccomplish we are unablo to discover.—Zoledo Llade. 4 No more national aid to railronds; no more canal aud railrord jobs," #aye the Loston Jour- nal of Commerce in copitals. It the mewbers of Congress aro aware of the sentiment of tho country they'will not require this adinonition to bo made ko™ prominent. ‘The comment is uni- vorsal oxcent amony lobybists: * No morerid to corparations; o moro subsidics."—Porlland (Me.) Lress. Tho Illinois Legislaturo will meet ab Spring- fiold, Jan. 6. ‘The temperance pooplo avo be- coming nlarmed at the effort boing mudo by whisky-doulors to sovure & rapesl of the temper- anco luw, and are dovising ways to dofeat tho of- fort, Numerous and lengthy potitions will bo prosented to thac body, xml{lnF that the law in ity present shapo bo rotuined. Tho members-clect from this district avo closified ng follows on w volo to repenl: Tor repenling, one; ngninst, ono; doubtful, one. Whiis thoro is no doubt thut u sorious effort will be made to repeal tho Tuw, wo hardly think thet it will carry.—ZLlgin () Adeocate, The Democraty of Now IHumpshire are vory much divided concerning their nominee for Governor, Judge Roborts, Chief Justico Cush- ing, and tho Tow, Warren ¥. Danioll, continue to bo tho lending numes. The real coutent in tho Democratio runks is on thorailroad quesiion, Judgo Roberts being tho choico of the Poorson wing (Auti-Coneolidationists), whilo tho railrond Intorests are ondewvoring to naito upon fomo ouo_ who can defeat Roborts in the Convention, Every day mukos it more cortain that tho Hon, Charles 11, Bal), of Excter, will Lo tho nomiuco of the Republican Conven- tion, A atrenuous offort is making insomo quuy- tors to induco the Itopublicans to nominato Nathaniol White, of Concord, the Prohibition candidato, but thus far $he movemont has failed to guin wany adherents in thoe Nepublican ranks, THE WEATHER. Wasusaros, 1. C., Doo, 25.~Tor the Norih- west and Upper Lalke rogion, cleor or cloaring and colder weathor will provail, with brisk west- cily or northwesterly winds, and xising baroms oter, LOCAT: QUST:RVATIONS, C " Maxlum thermaimetcs, i ALNERAL OUSE] QoA Dey, Clear, Sloudy, Clear, iinir, Olondy, Gicar, alr, iy, 13 adys T, tarry. ‘L, Cbeon Kookl Toaveny! FOREIGN. p New Light Thrown on tho Von Arném Papers: They Define Germany’s Position on the Papal Succoession, An Answer to Gladstone’s Pamphlet by onsignore Capel. GERMANY. NO NELLIGERENT MOVEMENT. Brnurs, Dec. 280.—Tho German war-vesrels Albutross and Nautilus have not heon ordered to sock eatlsfaction from the Carlists on nccount of iho brig Gifstav affair, BTILL IN TRISON. Lonnoy, Dee, 24,—5:30 a, m,—A Berlin dis- patch in tho Fost avaorts thst MHerr Majunke, aditor, and momber of tho Neichatay, whous ro. Ienso wus anuounced & fow days sgo, is still in prison. THE TOPL'H BUCCESROR, VIENNA, Dec. 23,—The Neu Freie Pressestaten that tho documents read in tho secrot sonrion of tho Aruim tetal explained tho polisy of Gormany in regard to tho appolutmeut of n successor to Topo Plus IX. ' —_—— FRANCE, ABSEMDLY INVESTIGATIONS, Tams, Dee. 23.—Tho Assombly has ggroed to fho roport of tho Committes recommonding tho postponomont of tho declsfon on the validity of M. Burgoen's cloction in Nievre, pending the I'arlinmentary inquity concorning the alleged Bonapartist Committco of Appeal. M. Rouber muliutained tho validity of tho election, and again denfed tho existenco of the iilictt Com- mitteo of Appeal to tho people. le said tho Parllamentury inquiry wasnow proposed becawso o judicinl investigation had failed to find grounds for the prosecution. 1o dealared that tho nation wonld find means to ro-ostablish thoEmpiro if it 80 desired. P GREAT BRITAIN, CICTICISM ON GLADSTONE'S ANTIPAPAL PAMPULET. [Herald Special,} T.oxpoy, Dec. 23.—Monsignor Capel hns pub- lishied o pampllet in roforoncs to Qladstone's “explanation.” o eays Gladstono’s pamphlet rosembles Dr, Hchulto's work on *The Power of the Pontiff," which cnables Capal to ure Mon- signor. Fessler's anwwer, ontitled “True aud Falso Infallibility.” — RUSSIA THE ASIATIC EXTEDITION, Loxpoy, Dee. 2t.—A specinl telegram from 8t. Totersburg to the Times says tho diflicnltics wifly the Turcoman tribes in Khiva have boen sottiod. 'ho Attrak Ixpedition ham returnci without fighting. Tho Turcomans voluntarily reletwod thirty prisouers, e , JIM FISIK’S BESTATE. Sults of Creditors Dissntisfiod with tho Statement of the Executrix Maase EAske From the New York Tribune, Dec, 3% Leltors testamontary wore issued on Jan. 1, 1872, by Swrrogato Iatchings, to Mrs. Taoy 1. Tiek, the widow and exceutrix of James Fisk, Jr. Onthe 10th of the following July Mrs. Tlisk caused nu invontory of tho estate of hor lusband to bo flled in tho Burrogate's ofilce, From this inventory it appeared that tho appraized valuo of tho testator's ew- tato was $007,248.61. On Aug, 92, 1872, the executrix issued n notics for croditors of the cetato Lo present thelr claims for sottlemont, 3he nubscauently filed a statoment to the' effect that #he hod made sules aud cotlections to tho nmount of $55,527.16, waking o total valuo of tho estate, a8 then existing, of £062,775.76. Trom the samo stulement it also appeared that tho nmounts paid by tho executrix to creditors of the estato, will alleged losses sustained by her, sdded to Jarge sums for which suits had Dee brought ngainst Lho estate, nggregated tho amonnt of §1,104,080.62, loaving an apparent do- fleit of S141;801.86, Sovoral of the ereditors of the cstato and two of tho Jegatees, beiug dissatisfled with tho stato- ment of the exeentrix, on the ground thnt sho hiad made unwarranted and unauthorized pay- wonts, bad allowed improper claime, and had not usstl duo diligonce in collacting dobts due tho enfnte, objected to tho statomont (which was in the form of o repart) being confirmed by thoe Swrrogato, and an Auditor wag appoiuted by tho Surrogule to talo testimony as Lo the modo in whicl tho oxecutrix had diechatged her duties, and yestorday moruing tho case camo on before the Auditor for a hearing. Tho oreditors roprosented were Mossrs, John F. Cole, Bonjamiu W. Blanchard, W, & J. Sloan, Drooks Yirothers, and tho Misses Rosio 0. Morao and Minnio I*, Morso, both of whom wore lega- tees undor tho wiil for an annnity of $2,000 each until mueriago. Mr. Wallimn 1L Morgan appear- ed for Mouery. Colo and Blanchard, and the ox- ocntrix was ropresented by Mr. James M. Lall, Mr. Colo is ereditor on a note given him for 500 by Nir. Fislk, and Lo also claima £2,800 for ser- vices rendored to Mr. Fisk, for whom ho Lad netedns private scerotary and as manager of the Grand Opora-1Touso, It wes flonlly arranged to tako an adjourn- ment, tho creditory in the meantime to file writ- ten objoations. An inspection of the etatement of accounts mado by tho cxeculrix shows thut tho wateh- chnin at.d jowelry of Mr, Fisk romatwing in hor posscssio aro valuod nt $3,000. Mr. Fisk's original intorost of £8,000 in the stallion Ju; Gould is got down umony the **lost nssets, A bill of Jumcs Trving for 2481.79 was paid by tho exceutrix. on Feb, 29, 1872, and in May, 1877, she Iao recorded o paymont o Fiold & Shearman, hier hustw.nd’s counsel, of £20,000, Amoug tho suits poraling agninst the Fisk estato ore thros * Blacl 1'ouday " eases broughe by Albert Speyers to recayer au aguregate amount of §550,000, and two ity by Lolon Josephine Manafleld, one to rocovor $21),000 and tho other #35,000. The ox- ecutrix rodites in her statement that she believed thege suitis to bo unfounded, nud that tho amount sted for ennnot be recovered.: Mr. Fisk Jeft ull his property to his wife, oxcopt 100,000 worth of stocl_of the Narragansett Stonmship Company to his sister, Mrs, Mary G llooker, and nunuities of 23,000 anch to his father, Tames Tisk, and s mother, Love C, sk, and of $2,000 to the Misses Morso, ——— THE CHiOP.fiO TIMES ON “ENGLISH SOCIETY.” 2 the Rlitor o L'he Chicaaw Tribune: ©Ouicaao, Dee. 22.—Vill you kindly favor me by inserting in your valuablo paper tho follow- fug romarke ? It is no wondor that the voracity of tho Chicn,go Ttmes' **special corvespondents ™ shoutd be sa frequently questioned, for I hesi- tuto not to siy that n moro contemptiblo artiole, or ono more:flagrautly false, wan nover written than the onmo upon * Buglish Socioty™ in the Times of thys 10th inet. Thd deseription ot tho + Londun p xrty " composed of artists uud litera- ry men, (o which ho states ho woy an fuvited guost, s &3 obviously uutruo as to boe worth challenglng, Liveryono who I8 couversuut with men arul women of truo gonius know how gimplo and@ wnafectod thoy aro 1 specch and mannor, A snob might uso tho idlotic drawl ha charges themy with, but no other. Tancy tho Downger Dk bess of C—— ¢ dozing Letween tha courses, and ‘wiking up with o slart that shook tho dishes wpon the table," Our “rpecinl cor- sespondont ™ must havo been laboring undor a torriblo detu nion, dopend npou it, for, Instend of dining with the snid “Dowagor " of 200 pounds avoivdupois, ho bus mistalion the cook for my Tady, 1 pavo no doubt, that, inthe kitchon, ho T wi sed tho sconoe 8o gruphically doscribed. Fgiluh gi vl 8 wro < pink-and-whito slmplotons, blonde-hiniveth, blue-nyed ninuies,” whoko *in- tolloctuul roe a urees ara oxhuusted in ton minutes by o stop-wadeh,” Onr *spoevinl correspondont ™ cannot hide hisspleon, Tho bruthis, o podan- tie, illiteral nmiorican counin huy nov received tho ntienty rom those Boglish jgnoramuzes biw poeition 4 **apecinl correspondunt” to the Chicayo Zint i1 ontitled hia to, ‘Flioso “ pinke nnd-\vfmu uiny plotony " sro, fvam Lis own ver- slon, ladies s ¢ ousiomed to spond a portion of ovary year in b ravoling upon the Continent; con- sogontly the §° bolong to the highesaud weelthior clignes, whe t, ns a matter of course, thoy woukl bo for - ¢tt of the reaeh of owr upoulnl correspondon L " From childhood they hove as wovericesn 1. lies of tho nighent cultirg aud re- fincraent § no | ming ov exvensa is spared in thoir training ; not g I allo to uterforo with their stated bours for atady ;o ovot thess very girls aro yo doy lorably ignevans it they hardly know anything an to Gladslono™s cnreer, nud, ng to Tyndalt and uxley, thoy nro noted “horrid,” Iam glad to bear it. ' Torhaps thny might have knowit more of Faradny, Urowstor, aid othor great mou, who wora a eminont for thair ploty a4 for thotr inteltestunl powers, T cnu well wi- dorstand tho attitude nesumed by onr Lnglish young frionds {owards such nn nerant, cmpty-hendod coxcomb, If they wero not particularly conversant with tho writings of infl. tlols, thoy wors with gond manners, and what constiuted o entlemnn,” 1f thoy nre “plole-and- whito simplotons,” they are shirowd enough to repel fwmpettinont intruaion. I rathor think onr **special eorreapondent " lias no rosgurees to ox- laust, und they found it out ; heuca tho reti- cm[‘“lfir"‘Lnt“l:“"m?f'n " will not tako up timo and spaco by dwallin; upon tho residue of our *spacial cé{nunalo‘kxg ont'a" obsarvations, ny thoy aro as’trivial nn fulso, I have ontered my protest agalnat the moro nweeping nesortions, is an act of simplo Justica lo nlargo number of Anglo-Americans, who crnnot but feol Indignant at puch a display of douso iguorance, stupidity, and bigotry. ALBION, R G MR, BEECHER’S MORTGAGES, The Prencher’s Blouse on the Fleights Heenraty for i 515,000 Loan, ZTroms the New York Sun, Deo. 22, The two morlgages, ono for $10,000 nnd tho other for £5,000, mado in favor of the Drooklyn Savings Bunk on the rosidence of tho Ntov. Honry Ward Beocher, at 124 Columbia Helghts, wero yesterday cancelled from the records of tho Register's oflice in tho King's County Courte Ifouno, and & new mortgage bond for $16,000 in favor of tho United States Trust Compeny was Ieft to bo copled into tho books, "fho 810,000 mortyago was entored in 195, and in Aluy, 1878, an additional £5,000 was added to ity as "Mr. Beecher tostifled, to pay ths black- mailing domands of Moulton and Tiltan, but ays those gentlomen aver, to support the Golden Age. 1tia n privilego that the Lrookiyn Savings Banlk resorves mallng loans that it mny eall them in o yeor or at will. 'The bunk oflicers for somo reason not mado known, determined tocall in the lozn mindo to Mr, Deecher, and gent him such n motico, and negotiations wera nt onco opened with the United States Urust Company. Mr. J, A, Jolinson, of No. 24 Exchaugo place, searchod tho titlo of M. Ieechor's propetty and advised tho lonn. Mr. Beechor's bold signnture s ab the ond of tho mortgnge, and boneath 1t is tho smallor- written namo of Bunico W. Boceher, Lis wifo. 1t baw just come to tha surface that tho mort- gugo mado by Mr, Deecher on his honso in Moy, 1873, to pay the 5,000, was never signed by his wife, and that sho did not know of ils oxistencs until shio rend tho mortgego paper in the Sun lost summer. The bond” bore Mr, Beecher's sig- nature, and tho record of the Register's oflico has Mra. Boechor's namo aflixed to it, but the chiof searcher of tho ofiieo told a reporter lnst mght positively that Mru, Beochor did not sign tho papor. Ieanco the allegations of Mr. Beech- er'n ncousore, that ho told u falsohiood to hiy wifo Lo procure her signature to the mortgago for the motioy he suid ho wished to pay for ‘Lilton's si- lenco, goos for naugh, in the development that neither hor conseut nor her namo vay givon to the transaction. Mr. losen Webster, tho President of tho Brooklyn Savings Dank, snid last ovening that it was utb tho request of Mr. Deecher's counsal that the mortgage was takon up, and that yesterduy morning ho signed the satisfaction pupers. o said that tho Cashier lad transacted the busi- neko, and that persoonlly bo did not adviso any of the officers to call in the mortgage, as he felt that it wag on good property, THE HENNEPIN CANAL. To the Elitor of Tho Chicuno I'ribune: Criytoy, In., Dee, 21.—[eaw a vory sensi- ble article in your newspaper of tho 19th inat, on tho subject of tho Heunnepin Canal. While not approving of tho General Government going into a general systom of internal improvemonts, —for théy nro, as a genoral thing, ouly an ox- cuso for robbing tho uation of twico or thrice thelr coat, to be divided Lotweon o lot of potiti- cul bummers,—yot, if Congress should wmuko an appropriation to build the Iennepin Conal, Rock Island is certninly not the most approprinte plico 1o torminate tho canal ; for, boiug situated at tho foot of tho ropids of tho Mississippl River, 99-100thy of the freight that would or ought to go through the caunl must pass up and down thoso rapids, which are #o dangorons and oxponsive fo got over by bonts that thore is not a stenmbont- ownor on the Mississippi River but would rather run his boat over 80 milowgof tha river in any other placo than over thoso rapids, Congo- aquently, if the canal s to bo built ot tho cost of thonation, it should bo builk whors it would do tho greatost good to tho grentest nnmber, nud that would bo from tho motth of the Meredosia, just sonth of Albany, Ill, whero thero is nlmost o natural water-way o great port of the distanco to llouncpin ; and, at that point, the canal would como into tho Mississippi above rapids, and con- sequently savo tho navigating of that danger- ous and oxpensive part of the river to 99-100ths of all tho freight that would ever go through the canal if builk. d, nlso, it would do sway with tho mecesmty, in n great monnure, of baving o feeder from the Rock River at Dixon, robbing the water- power on (ha Rock River of a Inrge part of tho watcr necessary to drivo its machin- Iy, Bhould tho canal bo bnilt to Rock Ieland, it would be of no practical bonofit to any part of the conntry, except Rock Island, 1L, and Daven- port, Lu., u8, for all up-river freights from Chi- cago and the East, it wonld bo much cheaper to £hip by the way of Tulton, Ill, over tho Chicago & Northweatern Railway, and trauship at thot oint, than to ship by way of Roel lsland by cunnl, Theroforo, wo cortainly must oxpect of our Represontatives thut thoy will woll and thoroughily examine these routcs boforo appro- prieting the publiec mousy for the bonofit of & small portion of the community, who havo nl- ready been fed on tho public pap pretty weil. DynricoLa. ~—— GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Col. MeCluro is still nogotiating for tho pur- chuse of the Phuladelphin Age. Johu Allen, of Pierpont lManor, Jeiforson County, N, Y., has just beon clected Justice of tho Pence by tho liepublicans for the {hirtconth h;rm of four yenrs cach, Syuire Allen is 82yeary of ago, Qov. Peclk will eull an oxtra session of the Vermont Loegislature to convenoabontthamiddle af January, to detarming whother the Stata will malko an sppropriation for robuilding tlio Reform Behool recontly burned. Thus pleasantly and prottily does the Arizonn Miner vofer to o Territarial contempornry: *'he Bummor will be attended to in due seavon, de- spite our repugnance to bandying words with uueh g filthy, cownrdly, low, “drunkon, brutal olcomargarine-producing bonst.” Clovelandors witl bo glad to learn, throngh our special dispatches from Waslungton, that tho vrospeets of the brenkwaior appropriation ave fuvorablo. Tho Government Eugineor osti- mator tho cost of tho bronkwater ab 1,230,000, and thero is reason to beliove that Congross will provide for the commencemont of the work upon 1t noxt senson,—Cleveland Leader. 0. T., Brown, inventor of Brown's type-setting machinery, died, on YFriday night, in Salden, Mase,, at the residence of bis brother after four wacks' illnosa of softoning of the brain, Ha hus given Lwelvo intenso yenrs o his iuvention, It did not live to see the succoss or recviva tho Lonor that mny follow from his work, A roport In golng the rounds that Gew, I, 11, Heath, formerly cditor, and wo beliova the founder, of tho Northwest nowspaper of this city, had died rocontly at Lima, Peru, Thisis s mintake, Tt wag u brother of the Genoral's, as we nre rellably informed, who died in Dern, Tho (ioneral is keopiug a house of entertainment in Colorado, aud hasnot becn tu Lloru.—Dubugue Mrs, Anna B, Evans, of Fort Dodge, In., has sued ninoteen #nloon-keopors and snloon-prop- erty-owners for £10,000 dwmnges for having muide her busband o dvunliard, Tho Hon, Jobn F, Duncombe 4 vne of tho Inwyors for tho pinintift, Eho Missenger says that one of tho defondanty, Mr, X, U, Dyane, * wus formerly & Yroeiding Eldor of tho Methodist Churelr, and hindd undor him, in the espacity of clreuit-ridor, ox-Sonntor HUarlan, of this Statp.” Tho Oswogo (N, Y.) Palluditon suys Mrs, Alen, wito of Judgo Allen, of the Court of Appeats, 0 eilk deestt to bu made fn Now Yotk xpressed to hor when {inlshed, As the Aresmaker was about to doliver the paclngo ut tho uxl:\'mm oftice, o tine looking man stopped up ond apked i #ho had fiulshed that dross for Nra, Judgo Allen, Bho sald sho had, and was shout to forward it to Albany, * Well," aald ho, S am dudgo Allens mud Uk groing rigght to Al- Lany und will_doliver it to s Allon,” The puul.\::;u way given to blm and—that iy tho laut of ie! Mra, Mary ‘Irnov disd rocontly st tho poor fuvm in Barro, Musy, Bho vus componly kuown n8 Crazy Mary, and haa been s pauper on tho town for over gixty years, 1ler nwo was nob er- actly known, but wan supposed to bo over 100 yeard, Bho was early marrled, and her husband and n young child “died of o fover, from which she cycaped with her reanon impaired, and boe cnne & pauper. She was in hor ently Hfo blghly nocomplishied, and in lior later yonra doveloped au oxcaeding fondnoas for children and_flowors. A family named Lelth, incinding Mra, Lelth, nged 67, hor son Louis, aged 20, aud anothor son Willinm, aged 20, all living at No. 191 Hickory siroet, aro now sufforing sovorely from tho dis- ease known ws trichinosis, caused by eating porle or snusago infosted by the rapaclous anfmutenln called trichina splkalin, In additlon to thoro above numed, n dnufihlor of Mra. Leith, Mra. TFigher, who lives fh tho samo honss, up-stairs, and o sistor of Mrs, Fisher's, who lives at No. 452 Willinm sirect, are also suffering from tho divonso, Hoalth Physlcian O'Brien hae chinrgo of tho casos.—Jhuflalo Commercial Adverliser, WALL STREET, Tho tFaliure of Wright, the Wabnsh 4 Bull P—gle is Lxpelled from the Stock Bxchange-Othor Fallurcy. svom, the New. York Timen, Dee, 22, Mr. XL, R, Wright, whowo failuro on Saturdny was announced in the I'imes of Bunday, ap- ucnrcd beforo the Gloverning Commitleo of tho tock Iixchungo yosterday, nnd told n story which, for Ylnm and unvarnishoed impudence and herdiliood, has nevar boon equalod, ovou in Wall stract, whero fmpudonce scoms to bo looked upon as ono of the cordinal virtues, . On Friday, bo sald, when he ontorad tho Stack Exalinnge, ho wag carryiug 1,800 sharos of Pacifio Mail, Wa- bash, nod otier slocks, his bank account was overdrawn £200, hig marging were used up, and, iu a word, lio was thoroughly baukrupt, ‘Lho stacks b wns carrving wero on account of ong Col, o customer, who profossed to ba nble to fnd o place for them, but instond of doloy this, Lo asied at the very last moment whothor thoy Liud boon sold, saying that he thought it wus a custom an Wall street to sell out stockn nssoon 54 tho nurgin_gunrantooing them hud boen ex- haastod. M, Wright continuod: * Of the stocks ,1 was carrylng thoro wera 600 shares of Wabash. Inis stock closed woak on Friday ovoning, nnd 1 conceived tho fdea that I might g0 into the markot on Haturday morning and stendy it by purchases, in tho hgnu that o rally might tako placo from _which I might roslize n handsomo profit. I was.a desperato man thig morning, 1bhad a father, mother, brother, and sistor to support, was 51,000 in debt, and hnd notbiug I could eall my own but my sent at (ho tock Ixchango. When I weut onn 'Ohsngo on Saturday I did not oxpoct to buy more than 2,000 shares, but my purchages hnd no offoct, and I kopt ou buying untilIheld 16,200 shares, I sold 1,200 sbares in ono lot. This ualo I gavo to Mr. Doucher, who has been very kind to me, baviug takou down my purchases as I mado thom,” (Wright bought 1,300 shares of Douchor and gave him tho 1,200 shore sale {o make him siecure,) - ‘I'ha Govoraing Committoa expolled Mr. Wright on his own statement by the following resolu- tion, which was adopted by & uusnimous voto: Wirnas, It appears from Nr. 1L R, Wright's own statement that on B:m\r(\n{mhut be bought 16,200 sharen of stock when Lis bunk account was already overdrawn nnd ho know i wus bankrupt, theroby in- tlicting a hiavy lo3s on this ansoclatlon ; theroforc, Jiesolved, That My, 11, R, Wright bo ‘and s beroby expelied from the Now York Stock Exchange, ‘Thoro wero no new davelopments yesterday in tho matter of the failuro of If. N. Morgan & Co., butter and produce dealors, of No. 87 Warren stroct. It i8 genorally belioved that the liabilitics of tho firm will nob excoed £100,000, though somo small firms to whom they wero debtors will no doubt be soveroly cmbarrassed, + The fuiluro ju gouerally atiributed to ill-advised upeculation, . Tho failuro of the firm of Fysohe & Comings, brolers, was announced yoaterday on the Stocl ILxchango, but no ostimate of their linbilitics cowd be obtatned, though it is concedod they are not very heavy. e ey A VOODOO CASE. ’ ZLezington, Ky, (Dee. 11), Dispateh to the Louisville Cottrtermfournal, The casoof tho Commounweslth va, Fairfax Douglass tor killing Willis Prico came up for ar- gument to-day. The caso ts a very curious ono, and, illustrating as it docs in strong poiut of viow tho peculnr superatition of tho negroos Lknown ag Voodooizm, will attract goneral atten~ tion, The plea of tuo dofendant that hie is nog only not guilty of murder, but that what ho did wad in gelf-defonse, is based on the provalence among his raco of tho superstition roferred to. Tuirfax Douglasa is o negro man of unmixed blood, aud npporently about 25 years old. s faco i4 not wanting in intelligonce, nor s thoro auything sinistor or inaleyolont about its expren- gion, Io sooms to have borne a fair character wmong his ncquaintances, aud to have been ro garded og ot loast of wvorago industry nnd stand ing. With his_femalo acquaintances ho sppenrs to Lavo beon decidedly n favorito~with ono ol them too much o fuvorito for her or his penot and happiness, Tast sunyner, necording to the evidénce laié before tho jury, ho cugaged himeelf ta o giv named Jeunio heade, und in duo tinio was ic havo been married to lier, Another dusky maiden, however, ono Lottic Taylor, upon whoss suecoptibilitics bis manly charms had made too deep an improssion, wos resolved that tho nuptials ehould nover como of 1f sha could prevent it. Sho was anxious to win him for herself, but detormived if that could not | bo done that bor rival should not bave him. In this stato of mind sho sought out ong Willig Price, whom shoe boliayed capabile of aid- ing her in the oxeccution of her purpose, Thia Willig Prico, who scons 1o have boen an Obi man, or whatover It Is callod, entered into her plans. 1In tho presenco of ono of the witnesses who tea- tified in tho case, he furnishod ber with a bottle of peculiur shapo, containing n liquid of eomo sort, at tho bottom of which thera wers soma rusty pins or needles, For this he way paid 22. It waa to bo administered in o cako to the recu- sant lover ; and the conjurer promived that the oifces wonld bo eithor to aitach him to Lottia ‘Paylor, or ¢ fix bim " o that ho could not marry Jonuie Mende, : Unluekily for tho conjurer, the fack of his un- dortaking to_‘“fix him” omme to Douyluas' knowledgo, Douglass. ko ho says aud &0 his lawyors contonded, fally crediting tho powers of Prico fo accomplish what ho professed himsolf capablo of, bolieved himeolf in perid of Lin life or of sorions bodily harm_throvgh charms and wachluations. 1n self-defonsa, therofore, ha sought the conjurer out, aud, finding Lim at Morgan's hemp-factory, couversing with several other negroes, struck him over tho Loud sgrin and ugain with o base-ball bat; nor did bo de- siag until ho was seizod and held by threo of tho bystanders, Prico died in consoquoencs of tho Leating some duys afterward, Amnong otlipr things, the jury woro instructed by the Conrt that 1f they wero of opinion that tho prisoner bolioved his 1ifo oudangered, or that ho wans in scrious bodily peril from Prica's machinations, and that what lio did was with the purpose of self-protestion, they ehould not find him gulty of murdor, 'I'ho jury, on tho conclusion of the argumenta of the counsel, rotired to its room, snd, afioran absonco of some tme, retmrned o verdict of mnilly of mausluughtor uguinst the prisonor, TFrirfux Douglaes, fixing tho penalty ut ‘Tourtoen years in tho Poutentiary, - OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Toxpay, Dee. 23, —Stenmships Ville do Parin, Spain, and Elysie, from Now York, bavo arrived out, Nuvw Yonx, Dee, 23.—Arrived—Steamships Assyrin, Lesging, and Javn, Nrw Your, Deo, 2—Arrived—Steamor Wost~ pholia, from Hamburg, —— ‘Che e © Hlammond. irom ¢ Galesbury (1) paper, We havo received (ho following communieas tion from tho clorgymen of thia oity, with s ro~ quest to publish. IEisin roply to a fow ques- l&mm asked in this paper two weoks ngo: PRoviDENCE, R, I, Deo, 10, 1874, apary Ergey Galeshurg, Gl AUSIIL 2 Yotra Of (ho 7tl Hist, {s thia moment cnlosing tho novispapes wlip concernlug the . P, iammond, T swill not delay reply, bub Lrlcily tako (ho questions in their order, ‘Lo the rst—"the Rov, E. I, Hammond did spend yomo tima in this eity tu'the full and carly winter of A, D, 1871, conducting moctings which woro largely attetided {If stmflar (o thoss lia 4s mow condneting al diulenbrg, T cannot toll) ; thoy wera mootings of much futaront atid ppuront good, o tho second—I_am quite suro Mr, IT, wus noves nduressod, i nwotlg ur clsewbiere, i’ ko language {o that of e question, by uny out, el less respicofnbo eltizen, Whilo fiero ho apont mich time in auy anilly, boluy abacut very fov, it any, nights, and al\ays coruing Liomo lmmadiately't tho'closo of the oveniug sorvice, Liin wife was with him & portion of tho time, and his wholo benriug waa that of un earnost, Chisinn man, eugaged mout earncally (and we o« Ueved an iestly ne earneatly) n tho Masier's work. "o {ho Lrd—3lo loft the oity at- the time appaiuted to micet provious engigereuts, Tho numbors_whe went fo fha depot upon Lis doparturo to sy ¢ Faro~ woll 7 wero fo 1ny mind conclusve evidenco that La viaw mtioh hefoved and reapeoted fop Lis works sali, Xt Gometli—T danbt if o spout any o i pace “This wan dono for him by willing Linds g p 13 worlk with Lis worda o gument aod exhorfation, Ulrletian elicon ov 0 LA g0 ©° neurd, Mr, Mummoud Was looked wpon il respeeted Whilo 1 our ety us un honest bt work, wh Bl oy, aeeuiished gou; work 1 one uwaied it blessod 'by Ham' by whom w teuat Lo gt cailed, Very truly, ehe, oo, Jayrg AL, TALOOT