Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1875, Page 4

LOUISIANA. Kew Orleans in a Fearfully Demor-- alized Condition, Two Republican Legislators Kid- napped by the Conservatives. A Mode Adopted to Obtain Control of the House. Kellogg Makes a Fair Propositicn to the Congressional Commiitee. THE FEELING IN NEW ORLEANS. A LEGISLATOR KIDNAPPED. Special Dispateh to The Chiceoo Tribune. New OnrEaxs, Jan. 2—The Democrats havoe strack 2 new plan for preventing the Republi- csos from organizing the House next Monday, ‘which ia. to kidoap Republicsn members. To- day ten men in & couple of canizges drove up to the stopping place of A. J. Causen, colored Rep- zesontative elect from St. Thomas Parish, en- tered and placed revolvers to Causen's hesd, sod ordered him to * go with them, and make no dawned fuss about it either.” He ‘was | en by the Senator on the Senssorisl irsue in this J CRIMINAL RECORD, Markbam, of Mamtowoo. The Seoatcr oxpluing | placed in one of the carrisges, which rzpidly drove off, and the last that he was seen be was in possession of the men on boarda steamer, which at 4 o'clock left for St. Tammany Parish, Itis probable thatthe men were mem- bers of the White Lesgue, and that they will keep posscstion of Cagseu til after the organ- izauon, 1t has been threatened in St. Tammany Parish thaz)f Causin ahonld take his seat in tho Legis- latuco, woich 2 cuptested by s Democrat, be' wouald be killed, and it is possible hLe has been spirited awey by people from that parsh. * ANOTOER COLORED KEFUBLICAN MEMBER, Cain Sartaine, from Cusroll Pansh, who, left his homoe on u trawn which aniived this evening, was uot on the traip when it came in. It 18 feared 1bat e bay Leen captured by the Leaguo on bia way down, thorzl there 18 u0 positive evidence. | His diesppearance is regarded as very mysterions, to say the least. L A DEMOBALIZED CITY. There never was a city more demoralized than New Orleaus isuow. Yestarday there were nio less than twelve shooting and cuting affairs, teveral of which resulted fatally. 'Tue police tinve Leen 8o ineflicient snce last Septomber that sverybody trnvels armed to tho tecth. Yester- fay bewg devoted to coovi v, RNy were ouder the influenco of liquor, and were shooting Lrearms rocklessly. Some of the most wanton 1wd inexcpeabie shooung occurtod that caa ve imagined. A negro boy 10 years old was shot sad killed on Dauphiine street by a partially-in- loxicated man, wiso Louk tho pistol away from the boy. Tho boy followed the man, ging fcr s plsything, and caupbt hold of his leg, wben the mun drew a revoiver from Lis pocket wd hot the boy dead: This case is & zample 5t many others. ALL SORTS OF ROYORS tro in circnlation to-day. 1t was reported abont sown that the body of Judge McAriLur, of the Firet Jouicipal Cour:, s Republican, who has 20w been missing mearly a wook, was found in New Dasin with & pistc bad hole thruugh the bead. Tlis prove] false, and the Judge is still miering. 1t was aleo stated that colored Briga- dier-tieneral Barber Liad boen sbot, but this ¥yo proved 1alse, ~ 1t is currently roported that Usited States sol- iers will bo quaricred 1a or close to_tue State House, notwithstanding the White Leaguo say ey won't stand it. TAL LEGISLATCRE. 1t Jooks now us thongh the Conservaiives Fould yiot the orgavization of the House, and sbae case they will not want 1w fight, but if thev dought the day was going against them there is %0 doubt in thie minds of the best informed peo- yic that ther wonld pive Gen. Sheriden an op- Portunity zo show, what he is made of. THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE tock testuony nine hours to-day, aud are taking * vast amonut of evidence. [The pubbeation of yestorday’s testimony is deforred uutil to-morrow.—Ep. TRIBUNE. — KELLOGCG’S DEFENSE, IS LETPER TO THE CONGHESSIONAL COMMITTER. Nw OuLeass, Jan. 2.—The foilowing letter rem Gov. Kellogg to thio Congrossional Com- mitiee Was delivered this evening : . New Oreaxs, Jan L. Hon. Clarles Foster, Chairman ¢/ tis Sul-Cusimitics on Lowsiana Agate: Stu: Ibave Lven informed by one of the counsel sgaged 1 the investigution Dow {a¥ing place befurs four Committes tha: you have determined not to - tlude the election of 1672 within the scope of your in- restigation. Vernut 1no respectfully to suggost that, e guestion whether or not Louifiana wan carried @i Jepubliczy pasty in the eloction of 1872 has been e privclial dispuied point which for two yeas M8 apitated the State. Beligiously bebeving that I nus elcted by s majority of the voles actuslly cast at that eloction, T hsve strhiggled to discharge Lhe duties of My omco amid dificues such as few men bave been called Upon t0 encounter. Nothing but a senze 5! duty has kept me ut my post during all ticss weary Bonths of obliquity and misrvprescutation, Becently [ telegrapbed to the Prewdent urglug that ¢ Committes of Congress be sent bhers, be- Geving that such copunitter, being on the poud with power fo tend for persous aud #apere, could ascertain the right of the question £o far 11 and the Goverument I rupresented are concerned, { win mtenseiy anxious, snd 1 think justly 8o, that iero abould ba some solution of this diffcuity, ‘I be- Deve au iuvestizatian, that would Lot cost many daye, ¥ould recaunably eatisly any imjmrtial mind whetber 1 was elected in 1672 or Lot; but oven by taking a gen— wal view of the cate, 1 think sometling might be dong W elucidato the question, For iustauce if the Com- Eliee WCTE L0 tate Lhe NAVITA of 1812, 8 made by voth Bourds, aud coutrast them with the returna of lis yoar as mede by the Returning and as tictied by the Democratic party, with such facts and dctaiin 28 1 tlank could be reudily obtxined, I believe a rigkteous conclusion could be urrived at. The census sud relative registrazion of whites and biscks, and rei- Mive vote 1 1872 cnd 187, would thiow much Hght on the nater, exd T eulmit that the re tuins f:0m those Democrutic parishes, where, by the Fusion count of the former Bosrd, we were allowed pur ressonablo minority vote in 1872, but where o Rejublicau Vote, OF scarvely one, was permitted to Lo s jivoperly Lo Cousidered. Ibave (Y 0 exuzine in detail tho returus o 1872, a6 mado by the Fusionists. Theso retarps ara proliabiy scceptabie, and their agtienticity or genu- ‘meneus is susceptible of proof. Allow me to suggest, a8 another mode Likely to aid in teacking a couciueion, that tle reiurns of 1632, as ade by the Fusion Bourd, be takien sa correct, when- sver they do not widely differ from tha returns' of the Lyuch Lioard, and where they do 80 daffer let tho Te- turns from tliese szme parishies this year, an claimed by the Democratic Committcs themsélves, be taken as xpresenting tho vote of 13i2. Fur instance, tako the imeury-eight parises whire bolh Buards zeturn the e cadidates 0 fhe House, and sdopt the returzs of ti:e former Bourd. Then, for other s wbere the 1wo Boards differed widely, take tue vote this year a8 returned by the Democratic Commitiee, Ibe Comuitiee s40uid conmder the retarns in which, 3 10any cases, tio Republicans wexe not credited with iheir fall vole, but weto deprived of vVotes actually st by weaus of frandulers practices, £ can bo sasily thown. Tueso aspects of the cxse, with olher evidence procurabie, will, I belfeve, g0 very fir to elucidate tho 7guts of tlis controversy. iseifeving that the Committes you represent 124 tho colfdesce of the country, I, spesking tor my- scif, il glaly sbide by ita decialon, if it can coi- wsiently g0 into this mueh-disputel question of the uction of 167, with the ficta and_figures, and other {Foofs Lelieved to be avallable, X feal very strozgly e noceasity that this important question shoold be Ietaruiiued 1 rome decisive manner, and s is my snly excuse for presuming 10 offer these suggestions © sour Cou.muition. Fermit me 10 8dd that 1 trust the Opposition will b rwzraed a full opportunity before your departure to ke good aumuic, at least, ¢f the many allegations of azldituistranion and corfuption they have constent. scul sLroed with zegard 10 myself. Tho rocords of ¢ Siats ere eusy of scoens, aud 1 will cheerfully af. kad " evory posaible facility for n inquiry, both Worongh and complete, tv the exd that it thsy Le ‘Duwn Row moch 1y Adminfairation is Justly caarge- Ll with the nuny evils conplained YVers s scufaliy your obeleat serv (Blgued) l'.t| Ezitnac. POLITICAL. TIB WISOONSIN SENATORSHIP, Special Dupateh to The Chicago Trabune. Foxp po Lic, Wis., Jan. 2.—Jus: before ad- fourning to-day, the County Board of Fond du Las adopted the following resolation : ZPesolted, Dy tho County Board of Fonddn Lac Dounty, that we respecifuily ask the Legilzture of Fiscousin 10 go ovta.de of the rings of mere politi- sians cod elscs » stalesman of undoubted intogrity to :ho Sanaw of the Di.ited Stated in place of the present mcumbeut, We aal: it for the Nation's guod, and that ¥ 1ight seem thit the integrity of our gruss Biate of Fizconudn is foundod upon & Touk. The Board stands niue Republicans to seven- leen Demvcrets, showing that a considerable namber of Democrats stood by Senstor Carpen- =r. Speciol Diepatch to The Chcago Tyidune. - Osaxosm, Wis., Jan. 2—Tmothy O. Howe, United Siates Senstor from Wisconsn, has jusé ‘written 8 lstter to the Daily Northwesiern, of taia aity, in ro.ly to 80 arlile written by Judge Gazry in sadd paper dononnsing tus positioa tak- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBI NE SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1875.--SIXTEEN PAGES State in bis letter written tothe Hon.J. D. that this was only & pnivate letter, eetting forth hiis onn opinious to a privata citizen,and was not intended to unduly influence the people. PACIFIC MAIL. ! Testimony 'l‘akén by the Investigat- : ing Committee Yesterday, IThe Board of Directors in Ignorance Concerning the Subsidy Ex- penses. Irwin’s European Trip Suggested by Stockwell, Xew Yorx, Jan. 2.—The Pacific Mail subsidy investigation was resumed to-day. Mr. Kasson was the only member of tie Commuttee present. BENRY CLEWS testified that he was g Direcior of the Pacifio Mail Company, aud thought he went in under the Stockwell administration. He was not a member of the Exccative Committes in Febru- ary, 1872. Had no recollection of & resolution rassed authorizing the expendiiure of money for s snbeidy; d&id not know that Irwin lLad been employed to procure a subsidy uitil after it was obtained ; had no Imowledge of the means ueed and the expenses incurred to obtain the subsidy. e was a member of the Anditing Committee after the subsidy was ob- tained; did not know of any sccounts audited relating to these expeoses; never knew of auy movey expended by Irwin until the spring of 1873. The wituess was of tho opinion that all knowledge of the expenses incurred for the subsidy was studiously kept from the Board 'of Directors. He thought that Stock- well was 8 Jarge gainor in the spring and a loger in the fall of 1872, in his dealings in Pacific Mail stock. No koowledge came to the Directors, 88 & Board, of the money epont to ‘procure tbe subsidy until after it became a law, =ud when the Boayd did learn the fact, 1t was a matter of surprise to them. ; AR, LOCKWOOD, whose father was Chairmsn of the Executivo Comusitice of the Pacific Mail Company zt the tume of his death, in February, 1872, testified thet bis father aud Mr. Billings were opposed to Stockwell's sperding mouey in theso opera- tions at Washington. The witness found au entry in his book, BSept. 4, 1872 of a check for $200,000 chaiged to the Pacific Mail Steawsbip Company. There was no other check of the same amount on that date. The check ‘was on the Orioniul Bank. Mr. Hatch was rccalled, He said he could find no trace of this check in the booksof iLe Committee on the same date, H. B. LAIDLEE, of the firm of Lees & Waller, bankers, produced tho correspondeuce which passed between lrwin and the firm to which the witness belonged. Iv related to the purchzse of a sight drait on San Fraucisco for £13,000. A recess was here taken. While Mr. Lockwood was giving his testi- mony, Mr. Burchaid, of the Committee, entered. TESTIMONY OF A. L. PHELVS. After tbe recess, A. L. Phelps testified that he was Becord Vice-Presidert of tho Facitic Mail Compauy. He entered the servico in 1664, 2nd rewmined there until May, 1873. His duties were confined entirely to thi ina and Japan branch of the trade; was .General In- spector _eod Buverintendent of that branch. Had no Lnowledge of his own about thie money expeuded for the sobsidy, Was told by Stockwell that mouey was spent in Washiog- ton. Stociwell said he supposea if thero was & Congresaonal investigation iuto the matter, ho would have to send Irwin out of the country. ‘Tuought this was in September, 1S72. Witness Lpew that after the pievious seesion of the Legisluture, when the subsidy had faded to be procured, 1lrwin told McLean it conld 1ot Le obtaingd withont the expenditure of half a million doliars. McLean reported this at & meeting of the Board of Directors, whenit was promptly voted down. ADIOULNMENT. The Sub-Committee then adjourned to make their report to the full Committee at Washing- ton on Wednesday next. UATCH DESIRES TO EXPLAILYN. 1In the course of the eession tu-day Mr. Hatch 2sked to reply to an anonymous publication that 8ome checks for money paid in_the subsidy busi- ness had psssed thiough tho banking-house of Rujus Haick & Co. ‘The Chairman declined, and said Hatch would have every opportunity to snewer when Irwin had been examied. DIRECTORS’ MEETING. ‘The Directors ot the Pacitic Mail Steamship Company had & protracipu and animated meet~ ing this ovening, The business was not made public, the Directors saying to reporters, in an- swer 1o nquines. that they were minaing their gn ‘busineas, and the newspapers should mind ous, OBITUARY. Capt. E. B. Ward, of Detroit. Derrorr, Mich, Jan. 2.—Capt. E. B. Ward, the grest iron master of the West, fell dead of spoplexy on Griswold streot this morning. Cspt. Ward was born in 1811, while his parents were making a ghort sojourn in Canada. Shortly afterwards they returned to Wells, Vt., their home, and nine years afterwards came to Michi- gan, His father was & lighthouse keeper on Lake Huron, and the boy’s first speculation was 88 u partner io his 1ather’s fishing ope.ations. When 13 years old be commenced as cabin boy on a lske mchoomer, and soon after went into the employ or his uncle, Samuel Ward, 2t Marine City, as clerk in his extensive warshouse, end subse- quontly was sdmitted partner with him, and 1n 1850 camo to Detroit and went ioto the marine business, which prospered uoder his capable mauagement Lo a snfiarining degree, and he grew wealihy rapidly. He established ® carrying trade on a small scalq botween Chicago and De- troit, and when the Michigan Central Railrosd was completed he started a [ing of Btoimers be- tween Bt. Joseph and Chicago. Capt. Goodrich, now one of the proprictors of the Goodiich Line, was 8 gteamboat clerk in the employ of Capt. Ward, in 1855. Of late years.his has been withdrawlng from this interest, snd brunching out 1o various di- rections, chiefly in manufaclures, with occs- rional tonches of specoiation in silver mines in the Lake Superior district and in Utah. 1lis chief occupation of late was iron manufacturo, Le being largely interested in mills at Chicago, Milwaukee, Wyandotte, Toledo, and other places. He also turned bis siteution to the lumber trado, aud owned vast tiacts and Jarge mills on the western shore. He was tho principal owner of tho American Glass Works at St. Louis, ‘Lhe courage and eneryy with which he attacked all wanper of bueiness was murvelous, Some his iron works have, in the genaial depression of the last week or more. slacken: in their operations, but ho never despouded, sod always as cotidont of the uitiniate presperity thereof. He married twice, and his second wife with seven cbildren survive him. His widow, s nieco of ex-3coaior Ben Wade, was with her frionds in Ohio whea he died. The Cororor's jury decided that death was cansed by apoplexy. His festate is escimated ut from 5,000,000 to $10,000,000. ———— CINCIENATI BUSINESS ASSIGNFMENTS. Special Dispateh to I'he Chvicage Tribune. CrxciNyaty, Jan. 2.—There were soveral as- eignments to-day of well-knowo business houses. Thbe largest was Willam Wilson McGrew, the well-known joweler. Thia houss was established in 1805, when the city nas a village. The Liabili- tiew ave Jarge, but are not yet stated. ho croditors are Exatorn, in New York mostly, THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL. New Yorr, Jan. 2—For tbe Tilton-Beecher trial, expected to begin on Monday, subpenas were served on witoesses to-day, aleo on 505G c:tizens drawn as jurors. s There i8 o smail pamphlet containing s resume of the scandal, and_entitled *‘Crime in High Places,” being diswribated. It is moetly made up from documenia slready g.mbunheé, and isnot favorabls to the Dzecher aide. THE WEATHER. ‘Wasmmvaroy, D. C., Jan. 2.—For the Upper Lake remion and the Upper Mississippi Valloy, pertly clondy weather and occasional light gnorw, followed by rising barometer, nortuwestern nods and low temperature, In tie Northwest and tho Lower Missour| Val- ley high barometer, low temperatwme, winds mostly from the northwest o northoast, and genarally cloar weathiaz, i R R : Cenfession of Hickman, the Murderer of the Cihanski Family at South Bend. { A Family of Five Persons Mur- dered in Lee County, Miss. Minor ltems. THE CTHANSKI MULDEZ-HIGRMAN'S COSEXS. | - SION. Jonathan Hickman, convicted, at South Bend, Ind., of the murder of Thomss Cihanski and his wife, and entenced to State’s Prison for lifo, has made the following CONFESSION : i Being under sentence ior life, Ihava conclud- i ed to make a clean breast of this murder in all ite details. If Bennett bad not told, I would never bave broken silence, but would bave gone to the gallows first. I was not & bad boy in my younger days, and never had & bar! name until” after I began to run with the | Bepnetts. I was taking DBennett's part that led me iuto tho singing-schoo! serape mou- tioned in the trisl. Ienpett was the nstigaior of the murder, uud had tied to gain my consent tohelp bim do it threc or four weels vefore it was dope. He also tiied to get wmo into other doviliy. o wanted me to Lelp him kill Eii Wade fer Lis wonoy ; had been at me all summer for that purpose. We first agreed to tho murder of the Cibanskis on Tuesdav mght, the night be- fore we did it. I siaved at Boonett's that night, when we bad the conversation resulting io the agreement, 1would not hear to killing Wado, nor the Polanders cither, for a long time. We talked Tuesday night about two fours aboat Lilling the Polanders. Beuuett smd ho wasu'c pouitive, but believed they bad money in the house. Ismd that kind of money wouldn't do us any good, to which Bennett replied that it was 18 good 98 any other, and that tney wero * only damned Polanders, anyhow.,” Y nover did thiok much of Polauders, Tte plan pro- posed by Bennett was, that bo should stay with me all night at my bouze; that we should get up when the rest were asleep, go and do the mur~ der, and get Lack without aubody Lnowing that we had been gone. We aid so0, gowg to bed with our pantson, aud getting up about10 $ o'clock, when ali wware asloep. We liad not been asleep. The lsmp in the room was burnivg dimly. Ou petting ontside we went down theroad towara Fenton's. 'The distance to the Polauders’ was about 2 miles. i We took off our boots when pars way thers and left them for fear of mukiog tracks. Tho light at Fenton's was burniug, but there was no light at the shaoty of the Polancers. Their two dogs barked at us loudiy as we came up. They were in the shed outs:de. We carried each a club about 8 feet long. Both were cul on the way by Beuuett, and we each trimmed our own club. Tommy's door was partly open, and the window was also open. 1id not hesitate much at tho aoor, but both walked in. Beunett walked up to'the bed, aud I weat to the ido of the room. 1ho old manand bis wife woro both awako; we could hear them talking excitedly to themeelves fn their langusge. We said noc a word to them, but I said to Benpettin a whisper, * We'd Latier let this job out,” for after gotting there I did oot waut to do_it, Benuett replied, “We came lere for this; don’t let's make damned fools of ourselves by going back with- ont finishing the work.” We could toil then from toe sound of Tommy's voico that be was raising up in bed, wkon Lennett struck him two or three blows, not enough, however, to preveat bim from getting out of bed. Donnett then sinrted out of dours, Cihanski following, when I strack him with my club two or threa times. “The old man managed {o get to the door, and there Bennett, who was waiting for him outside, i gave him a dlow that brought him down, and a second one a8 Lie Iay on the ground that crushed in his Lead and finisbed him. I theu told Jim we'd better leave this, or we'd bo caught. He ihought there was nv danger. At this stage 1 leit and went to the road leading to Feuton's. but socn thought better of going, knowing that I was already 1 for it if we should bo detected. So I went Lack and found Jim over the old wom- an in the potato-patch. He had hold of her, and strock her in the stomach with bis fist, saying, * God damn her, I've finished ber.” I did not go cloge to ber from that on. After that I went in, and by tbe light of matches Jooked a miuute for money, but found noce. Bennstt thon wou: in and searched five or ten minutes, using matches tosee by. Heclained that he dido't get any. Bennett next weot to the haystack and gathered an armful of bay, which bo seton firain the Louse, and upon which Le piled somo bed- clothes, both tho old man and his wife still lay- ing ont of doors. After lighting the fire, he dragred their bodies into the hoasa by tha heels, | Tdidn't berp bim, except when draggiog tho old| tmen in, his head’ cvught in the door-sill, and I lifted it over. He dragged the old lady in by the heels last, and Iaid her by the old man, 1 began to feel sick of the businees, and said, “By God, Jim, let's get out of this quick.” “Yes,” gaid he, “but let'sa thrown them on tho fira flrst, and be sure of tbem. He then tumbled (hem into the fire, and piled’ chairs, benches, and moro bod-clathing on tnem. I was standing meanwhile in the door- way. Wo then left, going back to the main road, thenco toward Bush's about 10 rods, got over nto s hitle patch. then juto Fenton's orchard, through the orchard and 0 on home, pickingp our bocts on the way. We were mot gone, 1 think, over an hour and a balf. We ran, going Lome. and managed to pet into bed without swakiog any of the folka, My father and mother both toid the truth on the witoess-stund, and neither of them knew anything of this story un- til Bennett's coufession was made, DOING BUSINESS ON THE ROYAL BENGALESE PLAN. [ Srecial Dispateh to The Chicaao Tridune. B, Louis, Mo., Jan, 2.—0n the 21st of No- vember last, two young men reoted a modest little office &bont 6 by 10 feet in area, and start- ed in the commission business at No. 1180 Broad- way, under the firm pame of I. A. Stanwood & Co. On opening their offico they received: numerous cantigoments, and appeared to be doing very nicely in a bosi- mess way. They also had a bank account with the Capital Bank, corner of Fourth street and Fraoklin avenue. Tbis bank-account consisted of o emall doposit, against which they drew checksas longasit lasted, and s little longer. Their modo of operating was simple aud sur- prisingly successful. One of the firm traveled in the country and bought produco, pay- ing for it in checks drawn on the Capi- tal Dook. He represented that he was traveling for tho firm of S:anwood & Co., No. 1180 Brosdway, under ihe Girard House, and the pecnliar assurance or cheei with which he made this high-sounding an- nouncement won the entiro confidence of the countryman who had produce tosell. Vvhile the traveling member of the firm was send- ing_in his consignments, the otLer was as busily engaged in converting them iato cash, Last Saturday the affairs of the firm reached & crisis. They issued all the checks they could nogotiate, aud, about 10 o'clock at night, re- moved the few romaining goods from thoir storo to 8 wagon, and flitted, ~ Since then there has been a constant search, vigorously procecuted by a large number of peuple, for the ab- #conding merchants, but ug to the pres- eut time nothing has been heard of them. Every day of the past weok Their cbecks have been presented at the Capital Bauk, sud every wail brings anxions inquirics {rom the country from people who dou’t under- stand the thing yet. Their victims are very numerous and some of them have suffered to quite a lirze amount. Ope farmer writes that he bins sold them $400 worthof * truck ;" another is out £100, and tho sum total must bo quito & snug little amount. A CLRRK SHOOTS A BURGLAR. Special Vupateh to The Chizago Toibune, Lxrpanoy, 0., Jan, 2.—A burglar entered tho hardware store of J. W. Lings at this plsco at 2 o'clock this moming trom a window in the sec- andlstory, which he reached by climbing on o porch. After taking a quantity of knives snd pistols, in attempting to open a money-drawer, the bell-alarm awoke a clerk sleeping in & small room in the rear of tho sccondstory, who watched Lis movements for some timo through large batehway in the floor. As the barglar was aluut to ascend the second story with his books che clerk suot bim. Tho brrgiar fell, and the clerk passed out of the 3cond story aud obtained an officer, but on his return the burglar had gone, leaving his hat and skoes, aud blood where hefell. e made hiswayto & hay-stack near town, bet was forced by pain and cold to So into a house, whero he was arrestad. The shot entered the kide of his head, paseing downwards,’ aod out near his jaw. Eis pame is Willam Meeker. Mo hasbeen sbout hore for seroial’ | Coroner J. dars” His examination will take place Monday. Late.—The prisooer is not oxpected to live. THE INDIAN TERRITORY MURDERS. Vovrrs, I T., Jan. 2.~Lverything was quiet last night, acd uotil 3 o'clock this afternoon, ‘when uews came that the mob wore at Pryors | Creek sgnin last nigbt, and killed threo.men, suppcsed to be persons whom they captured yesterday, If this 1s the case, we anticipate troutle all ronnd, as Hatches, ove of the men captured, is Sepator from this district, and will uudoubtedly have revenge. Aiayor Robeson Lies bean reguested to come to prevent fight, if possicle. : *_THURSDAY'S FIGHT. 87. Louts, Jan, 2.—The Democrat bas 2 letter from Tailaqusb, I, T., which gives the following version of the affair roported last Thursday night from Chetopa, Kau., as having occuried near Chowton, Cherakee Nation : Jacit Doubletools, oue of the leaders in the Iate riot at Taliaquah, aed Thomas Cox, a white man, brought o losd of whisky into the ‘Territory from Kapszs, and had procecded 88 far as Pryor's Creok, whera they wero met by Doputy Sheriffs Konsin and Coiston with 2 posse who had gono to gpill the whieky under the laws of the Cherokeo Nation. Doubletooth aud Cox resisted, and a fight en- sued. Cox end Doubletooth wero killed, and Kousin and Colston wounded. The latier, after being wounded, fled to the brash, aud Konsin was takou homs by the posse. Wash Mays, another ludien, who witnessed the fight, and who had an old grudge against Colston, gathered s party of friends, pursued and overtook him, and riddled This body with bullets. Maya end party then fled to Chantean, intrenched themselves in a Ing- honso aud deciered they would not be taken alive. The Shentf of the district ot last uc- counts, was orgunizieg © posse to capture them. A FAMILY OF FIVE PERSONS MURDERED. Vicesporo, Miee., Japn. 2.—Last Saturday night Rickard Borum, of Lee Cointy, bis wife, two children, and a little negro boy, wero mur- dered, and their bodies consumed with the build- ing. Such of the remains as conld be found wera talkeu to West ifoint forinterment. In- tense excitement oxists there, but there is no clue to the murderers. THE MOUSNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE. 8arr Lace City, Utab, Jaa, 2.—A statement published hera, purporting to he a description of the Mountain Meadow magsacre, by Rachel, wife No. 4 of Johu D. Lee, stutes that at the time of the massacre, Leo was living at Fort Harmouy, 8 an Indien farmer under Bigbam Young, who was then Governor and Superiutedent of Indian af- fairs in this Territory; {hat these emigrants poisoned & spriog at Corn Creex, and an Indian and some stock died therefrom; that the Indisns then rallied, followed the train, and, notwith- standing all the efforts of the Aormons, tno party was surrounded by Iudians; thot, after several days’ fightiog, Lee ioduced tue emigrants to surronder their arms to bim in two wigons with which he ‘started for Cedar City, teiling toem to follow for protection, soon after which ho beard firiug and scunds of the massacre. Tke statement comes thiough Lee's attorney. UNPREMEDITATED MURDER. Specwat Disvalch to The Chrcago Tridune. Axros, Ill., Jan. 2.—About 2 o'clock on New Year's morning a murder was committed on the American Boutom, in this connty, under the fol- lowing circumstances: Mr. Conrad Wolt and Hr. Fritz Kuhl, wealthy German farmers and near neighibors, had been out several hours sheoting the old year out under the windows of their noighbors sud indulging in a good time generally. Neither of them were intoxi- cated, bat ooy had some nusundorstanding with each ‘other, and both became angry. Iinally Alr. Kubl picked up an osage oraugo limb about 4 feet long and rtruck Mr. Wolf a terrible blow on the back of tbe head, crushing n the skall, and causing destn in o shuit time. The murderer made mo attempt to eecape. A. Miller held an iuquest on tho remaine yesterdsy, and a verdict was ren- dered in agcordanco mitix the tacts. Lhe Corouer did not acrest iv, Kubl, or reqaire any baii from lim, but mccouted his promise to mect lim at Alton Juactiou this morning and proceed to Bd- wordsville. Both Kuhl abd his victim are regorted to have been quiet aud peacacble men horetofore. Both bhave large families, who are in great trouble on account of tho tragic occur- renco. CASE OF THE PRIEST GORDRMANKN. PHRADELPHL, Pa., Jan. 2.—Ex-pricst Gorde- mana, etter the boarivg upon a writ of habeas corpus, was remanded to-day for trial for em- bezzlement ot thefunds of St. Bonifaccus’ Catho- Tio Chur A TERRIBLI DISCLOSURE. From the Moaoc (Cal.) Independent. John Xartiu, an old Mexican who hives s few miles below this place, kns a emall garden-rench, on which is situated a tino spring. A few months since, thus spring rot supplying sufficient water to irrigate s garden, Martin employed some three or four Indiuns, nnd began to clean out &od enlarge it. After digging down & short dis- tanco he fouud an immenss quantity of loose rocks of alf gizes, which he proceeded to remove. Aftor doing 80 he found several buman skele~ tons. On makiog this discovery the Indians became somewbat excited, and expressed 8 desiro to stop work; bui, afier much persussion, Martin succeoded in getting them to work again, and iu a ghort time took from the spring _sine skulis and othor boues be- louging to the humsu frame. The Indians re- fusiug to work auy lunger, aud the water coming in so fast, bo was compelled to give up work for the time. Martia is coufident thav tbere are sovernl more yet in the spring, and as 8000 28 possible will remove thewn. Those taken out were bariod a ebort distance from the spring. ‘b ulls are evidently those of white persons, of all ages and sexcs,—infants, chrldren, and sdalts, sides theso were alvo fouad glass bot~ tles and otber couveniences msed by emigrants in camping; ulso a quantity of flint arrow-heads, such as are used by the Pit Rwver Indians, and in one of iho skulls wes found s wplic bafl. The Indiave profess to be wholly ignorant of the matter, yet all the circumstances givo evidence that an emigrant train was murdered bors many years ago, and that the Indisns are the anthors of it. A SENSATION SPOILED. Corvarnus, 0., 31.—That most exceflent mur- der ahd cremation item that has been making such o sensation here for the past week wus ut- terly spoiled to-day by the unexpected return of the supposed victim, Jacob Neiswander, who denies that he was murdered, and says bs laft howe because of family troubles. PROBABLY MURDERED. Sgecial Dispatch to The Chican Lriduns, Ispranavors, Iod., Dec. 51.—It is now be- lieved that Sherman, the man found dead in his store yesterday morning, was murdered, instead of having committed suicide. He was seen late the night before in company with an unknown man, aud was koown to have bad considerable money, which was not found on huis person. The case it being investigated. OASE OF SPENOE PETTIS, THE FORGER, From the Coston. Journal, Dec, 23, Somuch bas been sald of laie concorning Sponca Pettis, it woald scom that anything con- corming this weil-known and accomplislied crimi- nal would bo Like the re-embellishing of a true story; but in view of the strenuoua cfforts being made to awaken sympathy for him and obtain his uoconditionsl relesse from the prison-keep- ing of thia Commonweslth, the following briel sketeh of his lifo, not bofora published, will ba read with interest, and carefully pondered over, by thoss wishing justice meted out to avery criminal: 18 EARLY LIPE. Spence Petiis is a Virginian by birth, of a re- spactable family, and ia now about 48 years of age. Petlis County in Missouri is so called in honor of an uncle, who was a lawyer in St. Louis. Tho braach of the family to which Patia belong moved from Virginia to New York Ciry, and Pettis bad from carly youth the scholsstic ad- vantages of the Empira City. Dauring Spence's school life hig fathor bocame infatuated with & woman with whom he lived in an uregular way. A dissolution of the family was the result. Spance rewained in New York with his father and the new housekecper, to whom the elder Pettis was subsequenily married. Tho mother and sister took themselves away, and _tho sister, now tha only ono of tho two remaining, is sup- posed to be Liviug in Culifornia Stats. IS 1NCLINATION TO A FAST LIVE. Dettis way varly inciined to lead a fast life, and sought as his companions tucee who iad proved thewselves cunning, daring, and inteliigent 1a Mty violating the lsw—such a3 counterfaiting, forgory, and the robbory of bauks., lloolaimse o have been a student of the University of Vir- ‘Rinia, of Yale College, sud of Columbia of New York City. It 18 8aid that his bad acts made his stay in oach verv ghort, if ho ever had auy foot- hold in these institations. At any rate ha devel- oped powers which made him a professor in the arts which bave led to his fate. He is strong pbysically, bold in his conceptions, has showu extraordmary ‘executive ability, and has drawn around bim, from lue earliest steps in crime, peopla who huve been considered tho smartest scoundrels of this and other countries, GAMELING AND DRINKING. Like all other criminals of his class, he hag beeu fond of the gaming-table and drink, squan- dering therein hundreds of thonsands of dollars. Hig fame fifteen or twenty vears sgo was snch a8 to make his nawme fsmiliar in police circles for the length and brendth of the Jand, His deeds —bank-robbing and forgery—were 80 noted that New York could no longer bold him, aod about fifteen years ago he lott for Eogland. 11§ ADVENTURES ABROAD. In England ho got in with expert accomplicos, and enfimeumd some high-handed crimos in his line, wiich compelled him togeave that couutry, following, as he always claimep, his axiom, **Ab- sence of body is better than p¥esence of mind.” From England he went to France, and tnoro bo professed to be sindying chemistry and mechanical engineering, and patented while there a breech-loading gun. The fact that no working model of bis juyention was ever put to any practi- cal use, the doduction by detectives is that he used this patont a4 an istrodoction into society. His atay was not long, 28 ho did not succeed in his purposes. JOME AGAIN. He next returned to New York, having allowed sutlicient Linie for American charges against hin to die out. aud Lis accomplices to suiler the ponalty of the several offenses. Ho waos rarely tinsted by his confederaies, as he was known amung them as ono who would, to save himvelf, ““put them in tho Liole "—g tarm used by these yeople to desiguate o man who was noi to be fally trusted. This well-kuowafact would neces- sitate his being the “originator of nearly every plan which was to accruo to his benofit or it which he was interested. BOME OF LIS LARGE OPEBATIONS wero exceptions to this rule, however, and ho was permitted o sbare in the disposal of the counterfeit $50 legal tender and 3100 compouna iuterest note, which were euch excellent imita- tioue, iseued in 1864 It will bo remembered that the plate backing the $100° compouund inter- €5t noto waa au electrotype from a lend impros. sion, surreptitiously obtained from the National “Treasury. Theso exiraordmary connterfeits are the work of **Loug Bdl,” previously known in New Haven as Willinm E. Brockway, & plate pnnter. For this artistic feat b was arrosted, convicied, aod served o sentence in the Peni- tentiary. Now heis o Wall street broker, bav- ing money, and passing under a2 assumed niame, by which he Las figured lately in some domestic iufelicity. NOTED CRIMINALS HIS CONFEDERATES. In tins logal tender and compound interest note job figured Pettis, ** Lttlo Hanl;,” Danicl Carle, alias ** Dutch Dan.” who broke open a safo in o laige tannery in Norway, Me., and for wluch Pettis bas gerved four yeas at Ihomaston in that S:ate, wheére at preseat is confined Lang- dou W. Morse, anotber of the party, for robbing the Lime Reck Bank in Rockland, Me. ; Charley Haight, who bLails from Saco, Moe., was also of tue party, and 18 now at Thomaston; Josh Danicle, from Boston, also of the party, died while ho was awaiting sentence. Ig tho Lime Rock Baok robbery Petlis was not “in,” a¢ he hod peen excluded on account of his duplicity. The last job where this eutire party was together waa uear Altany, N. Y., in the wincer time, when they suspected that Pettis had * put up a job onthem.” His purpose, they divined, was tha *“xiving away” or * Little Hank" to the officers who were laying in wait for ¥OROERY IS SPECIALTY IN CEIME. This business of safe-ourglary was not his special field. Ho merely kept up the association and participation to enable him to cunirol the disposal of the proceeds of these villung, and for this reason he is oftenrated and calis himselt & curbstone broker in Wall seroat, New York City. , Iis great forte was forging bank checks, and the detectivos say ho has no equal ix ts or any other country. TUE BOWLES CASE. He has always prepured the checks, and at- touded to all the tinancial manipuletious by which these justitutions have been successfully de- frauded, and his hand and co other made the check by which Matthew Bowles & Son were de- frauded out of §5,000. It is true that he did not present the check at Bowles’ counter, but Pettis woll knows who did it. and 1t was not done by the Bank of England forgers, and the man who aid it is known to others Lewides Pettis. THE CONBPIRACY AGAINST THE NATIONAL BAKKS. When the great foigeries weie being perpo- traled in New York City, at the starting of the Natioual Banks, about tho year 1863, and during tuo years 1883-'61-'65, Pertis was tne wmaster spiri of the graat couspiracy, aided by Walter Pattorson, S. Clair, and otuors, who were sab- sequently arrested, tried, znd convicted, and who. during theic tiwe of imprisonmeat, in- formed the oflicers of the Government to en- able themy to give information against Bpenco Peutis. ® : A CASE SIMILAR TO PETTIS'Y Walter Pttoison, in Sing Sing, wrote to_the principal banks in New York City, proposing a systew of checks to prevent forgeries in that and other largo citics, promisiugto give infor- mation agaius: Pettis’ and other companions in order to gain his own release, which was uusuccess ful. At the inatauce of the baukers he United States Marshal forthe Soathern District of New York, accompanied by the private steno- grapher of Jay Coole & Co., visited the accom- plices of Spence Pettis, The result of those in- terviews were mado pablic and cleacly establish- ed thojvidiainy of tbis master spirit, who now desires to excite sympathy and go: off on the Plea of reformation. WEO ENGRAVED THE CHECK-STAMPS. ‘These investigations establisbed the fact that an engraver and printer, by the nawe of John A Olmsfead, of Nassau street, Now York City, made tho plates and forms from which wero printed all tho checks used by Pettis aud his coufederates in their mauy forgeries, including the checks upon which Bowles & Son were smndled out of the §5,000 in bonds. He also engraved the spurious sesla of the Baffalo & Ene and New York Central Railroad bonds, and eugraved the fraudulent certification stsmp- checks which were exolusively in the custody of ‘Pettie, and by bim alope spplied to the varous checks upon which the great sums of mouey were obtained. And this Olmstead, the sccom- plice of Pettis, sdmitted in the lato irizl, under oath, that he cut tho forged seals of the New York & Erie, New York Coatral, and the Buflalo & Erie Railway, ‘The first wife of Brockway, before mentioned, is tho aster of Olmstead, and Olmstead’s firat career in crime, it seems, commenced with “Duteh Dun,” For him he tempered all the tools used by the gang in the burglanies in the banks, and i# koown as the man who first tem- pered the drills for “ Dutcb Dan ” that drilled into the first Lillie safe, a great esploit some some fifteen or twenty years sgo, 04 it was then regarded us burglar-proof. Petus. being one of the gang, in this way became acquainted with Oimstead. WIAT PETTIS 18 WANTED FOR IN NEW YOBK. And this mun Olmstead was the principal wit~ neas in ths lure trial of e railrond forgeries in New York City, whom the jury refused to beliove, tliey standing eloven to oue for acquit- tal. And tiis effort to obtain the release of Pottis i simply au effort to have him corroborate the testimony of Olmstead. - TIS VALUE AS A WITNESS. Pottis® character is 8o well known to every officer 1 the Unitod Btates who is responsibla to the Governmcut or some corporato authority, that not one of them would come forward an swoar taat they would beliovo him under oath. THE NEW YORK INDICTMENT AGAINST HIM STOLEN. Pettis' audacity and villisuy may be better wunderstood by referring to s paragraph recently published, which representsan interview betwecn Limsel? a0d a reporier, wherein he states that there is an indictment fo New York City against him, and for which ho intimates that ne is willing to accept a five years’ sentence, when he fall well knows that he himself or his accom- plices stole the oriminal indictment which he refers {o from the Distri:t Atiornoy's offico in Now York City, and that now there is KOT A PARTICLE OF EVIDENCE AGAINST EIM in that Btate, And hence we have his plea for an uncondi- tioual pacdon. _Providing be is released 1tisvery questionable indeed whother any lawyer or %fllcer would be abio to couvey hin: to New York ity. HOW IS CONFEDERATES REGARD HIX. Tt is chiarged that he cannot show for himsolf that he evor earned a dotlar bonestly io Ins life, and he s regardod by nis companions &8 one of tlie most cousnmmate dissemblera in the profes- sion, assnmiug a most pitcous and pleading alti- tude while in duranca, or for purpose of decep- tion, and when at liberty the most arrogant, scif- sufficient, and self-definnt villain ever in prison in the New England States. The autioritics of New Englaod baving bim now in custedy for ontrages perpetrated on their ci.izeps will not give him up till thesa facts are thoroughly inveatizatod. ~ ———— A Burlington lass gave a wordy, egotietical gentlemon & strony hint the othor eveniug. She took advantage of 8 pauso In his talk tosay, *‘Thero is & loakags i the gas-pips somowhare Ism sure” WASHINGTON. Increase in the Public Debt and the Cause Thercof, A Boitch of Unauthenticategd Treasury Rumors. Vinnie Ream Obtains the Contract for the Farragut Statue. TREASURY MATTERS. TOE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. Sgectal Dispalch fo The Chicags Trivune, ‘Wasuiseroy, D. C., Jan. 2.—For tho first time in very, very many months, the debt statement shows an iffrease of debt. The increase of the dobt during the past month was 38,759,967, The princinal canse assigned for this increase is tho remarkable diminution in the volume of customs receipts. [To the Associated Presa.\ TIE EXHIZIT. Wasmxyarox, D. C., Jan. 2.—The public debt statcment for January contains the following itoms : Six per cent bonds Five par cent bong Total coin bonds, . Lawful money deb Matured debt. . Legul teuders, .. Certificates of deposit. Fractional curren Cain certificates. Total without interest., ‘Total debt.. Total interest, $2,340,614,208 39,124,417 degouit.. Debt less cash in the Increase during Dmux:rmnrmrr Docrezso siuce June 30, 167 Bonds fesucd to the Pacific Rallway Com psnies, intercst payablo in lawful moncy : Principal outstanding. Interest acerued and not yet pai Intereat paid by tae Unitad States. mwlex:f reprid by travsporiution of Balance of intercst paid by United tisea. FALSE ROMORS. Rumors were in cucuistion tc-day that Treas- urer Spiuner, Aesistant Treasurer Tattle, George B. McUartee, Chief of Burean of Engraving and Printing of tho Treasury Defiartment, had rs- signed, but thoy and othar ‘Lreasury otficials dony that there is auv truth in the reports. The Drewdent was at the Treasury on Thursday and bad a long couversaiim wita Gen. Spinner. Tnis probably gave rise to tne rumor of his resig- nation. 5,691,838 18,723,358 S S —— NOTES AND NEWS, Special Dispatch to e Chicago Tribune, GES, SMITH'S FUNERAL. ‘WasmNaroy, D. C., Jan. 2.—The funersl of Gen. Morgan L. Smith occurred to-l.;. Dr. Tiffany, formerly of Chicago, in the fumeral sorvices, was permitted to quote President Grant as bis authority for his tribute to the bravery and martial qualitics of the deceased. The fuuera} wag nuder the charge of the military, and salutes were fired at the grave. ° THE PARRAGUT STATUE. Gen. Sherman has given his farewell adhe- eion to tho side of Vianie Lesm and Mrs. Farra- gutiu the long-pending contest conceruing the execution of a marble statuo of the great Ameri- can Admiral. The Commission consisted of Seoator Robeson, Gen. Sherman, and Mrs. Far- ragut nerself. The two latier baving decided tor Vinnie Ream, this youug woman will roceive thoe cominission, nntess Congress rofuses an ap- propristion, [To ths .4ssociuted Press.) ARMY SUBGKONS. ‘WasnrsaroN, D, C., Jan. 2.—The President has approved the act of Congreas providing that as much of tae acs outitled = An _nct reorganiz- iug tho_several stalf corps of the army,” ap- proved June 23, 1874, 88 applied to contracs sur- weons, be suspended untu oshierwise prouided by law. DEATH SENTENCE. Attorney-General Williams hes declined to recommeund to the President the cummutation of the eentence of AlcCiish Tmp=ou, tho Indian con- victed of the murdar and rovbery of u white mag 12 the indian Tomitory, snd seutenced to be Lauged ou the 15ih iusc, LEVENUE-CLERK ARRESTED. J. K. Moore, forwerly clerk in the Internal- Revenus ofice, who about a year 2go, it1s al- leged, abstiacted checks from that onico and was arrested and seat to Philadelplua on a charge of forgery, buc never tried on the charge, was re- arrested to-day. f CASUALTLES. THIRTY-FIVE LIVES LOST. Nzw Yorx, Jan. 2.—The following particnlars of the lusg of the steamehip Thomas Brooks on the soathern coast of Cuba xre received by mail. Tho steamship left Santiago de Cuba on Wednes- day, the 2d ult., and struck onm a rock at a point called Morillo, abost 15 miles from QGuantandmo, at 8 o'clock the same night. The steamer backed off and sunk in ten minutes in deep water, taking down with her thirty-five people. About as many more escaped to the shore in the only boat suc- cosafully launcned, and on pieces of wood, otc. The coast has been carefully sesiched for othier survivors, but none Lave been found, -The steamer belonged to Saotiago de Cuba. GRASSHOPPERS. ‘THE DESTITUTION IN BUTLRR COUNTY, KAN. T'n the Edilor of The Chicugo I'ribune: Croaco, Dec. 81.—Having been selected by the people of Batler County, Kansas, to go East and solicit aid for tno destitate, I left home on Tuesday, Dec. 21, and arrived here on the 25th. Upon my arrival hers I found that thera was o grand ‘ Gizasshopper Concert” to be givenin this city for the benefit of the Kanaas sufferers. In order that & proper understunding may bs bad of the calamitous destraction of crops, and the reason for tho' existing destitution, a brief history of settlement and improvements made in my (Butler) county will uot bo oat of place. Butler County lies in tho southern part of the State, about 120 miles from the Missouri State line, and comprises ahout 1,450 square mi es. The population of the connty in 1870 was 2,500, and in the spring of 1874 it was 9,500. Tlis in- crease being made within four years, aud at loast one-half thereof within tho past two yoars, itis evideut that thera are comparatively fow old farms, or farmers, in the county, Whon wo coasider tho tfioanciul reacurces of the immi- gipnts, a8 & claes, we find them not ovorburdened with a supply of this world's goods. Mooy have barely enflicient to reech thke ‘land of promide,” and others may have enough to enter a homestend or Km—emvt a quarter-section of land, build a small ouse, purchase a team and farm-utensils, and then expect to maue a living out of tue virgin soil. Thws latter class largely predominates. Thoy have beeu struggling aioug from oue to three yeary, Living from hand to mouth. Many huve maught buu corn-itesd, bacon, and a few veetables,—wearing the clotling they had once cast away in the Last,—sver bopivg for * that good tice curing.” Seed-time aud harvest have regmiarly come, and they have made the best possibic nse of the same in their weak condition; and, during the iast geed-tine, Acros pon acres were planted to the various czops, which Were carefully culti- vated, and a0 abundaut barvest was contidently auticipated. Never did crops progiise o lerger vield. “Man proposes, but dis~ poses.” Bofore the small grains wers ready for the 'wmickle, the chinch-bug appearcd, and destruyed almost the eatire crop of spring whesi aud oats, and & portion of the corn. Scarcely had this pest .dissppeared ere thelocust came upon the scene, devouring what the clunca-bug bad left. In tho short space of four daye. tho felds, onco rich with promise, were tcerly bare, stnpped po: only of the golden grain, but aven the straw and stalks were devoured. ~ T'hus was tho growing food for man 2ud beast utterly souilulated. Nothing wagleft to roward the laburer. The farmeis had uo longer aoy expectations upon which to basc auy hope tor provisions throagh the winter, «av5 what tuoy wirht earn by day's labor. Bat the dinaster was genaral, engalfiug shoost avery inimdnal farmar; aud, as tho enlire counuy was btill laboriog under the depreasiug aXeuls - by oo L bro of the financial crisfa of 1873, thers was no pub- lic improvements in process of construc-: tion, and no demand for labor from individuals. Thus were they berett of the lash hope of earning the support of their familiea, ‘Ihen came p] iog and calenlating how they: mignt meke tg: Zogr Iast 3 ]klmw they could geb their maat; how they might turn, aud patcl and dan their clothing to isLe R mmh:'a season. Bat alfin vain. Afi destitute, in the follest acceptation of the term.. Neighbors are doing what is in their power to relieve their wants ; but it is impossible for them to supply all wants, Necessity compels us to come to you, beseeching, 1nthe name of auf- {fering humamty, that you will open your stare- houses, and out of your apundance supply the needs of your suffering brethren oo the frontiar. Believing that yoy are not only willing, but deairous, to relieve the wants of the pioneer, we come unto you stating our wauts, not in the guies of beggars, gnt ) | the creatures of circumstance, and make known the list of aruiclea required, not only to sustan life for tho predent, but to enable the hanly frontiersruen Lo n;ml 10 their crops, and cultivats tho same, in order that the settlement and dew velopment of -this young State may continng and that all things may tend o the glory u:i bouor of this grea: nation. ‘The men and women of the frontier need flour, meat, bed-clothes, clothing for their famie lies, 'seed-oats, secd-corn, seed-potatoes, and garden-sceds. They need fead for their texms in the spring, or another year of destitution must follow and the frontier abandoned. ‘The destitation ig great, and noone can realize it unless they will do as I have, and others in our county. I know of families who are living on one meal 2 day; others on shorts and milk; others on shorts alone. One-half of our women and chil~ dren are without a ehoe or stocking to wear. In canvassing the couuty, families wore found with three to five children, and the ouly articla of clothing those chiidren have is a Aour-smek. Bat why write any more ? Kansas gent Chicago over §21,000 in cash, beaides stores of clothing. flour, meat, etc., when she was in distreas. Now our countryis devastated, not by fire, but Ly **’hoppers,” and we appeal to you :0 help us. All aid, whether in money, clothing, or pru- visions, for Kansas, dolivered to William O. Ludlow, Post-Otfice Department, will be seat to such pointe g8 are most destiiute. Hoping that everybody will buy a grasshopper- ticket, and that our peoplo will get the desircd relicf, I am, very reepectfully, D.J. ResEs, Loreua, Butler County, Kaa. STORIES TOLD BY A KANSAS FARMER. Correspondenze of the New York Sun. Near Topeks, Eno., I talked with a farmer who planted a thousand acres of corn, but did not gather an ear. Last year he sold corn for 17 cents, and this year he wus shipping it from Towa at §1.25. He eat on the ba'cony mourning tho ntter destruction of his crop. * How did they come—the grasshoppars " asked. . * They came like a shower, sir,” he replied. * They came in a great shower from the west. They filled the aw. They darkened the gua. ‘They covered the stalk of corn uotil it wag black, Then they ate every leaf, ate the aialt Yes, *TWhy, don’t you eca that 1,000 acres of corn out there now?' o imed—** standing like broken whip-stoci:s 2" What else did they eat 2" I saked. *“Why, they ate every leaf off of the peich trees, ato the young peaches. leaviug the stonze, aud there stood my troes leafloss, bearng s czon of peach-stones. They ate little cottonwood limbs ao inch thick ; they ate my beets, turr:ips, and onions clean down into the ground—nol lowed 'em out, leaving the rind—ata cigar stucs, sir, and—" **Hold op!” I said, ‘that's too much; thatis *But it’s the solemn truth, sir. Why ons nighe I sat on the balcony with the engieor of the Santa Fe Road. The hoppers bad piled up aguinst tho west gide of the housro three fcet thick. Itwssa crawling, stioking, nasty pile. Tho balcouy was covored. 1 threw down a quid of tobacco, and the hoppers covered it and wta it up ina few minutes, and, when I put my fo.t 0a 8 pile of them, tho rest vailed in and muothe smashed ones up. Wby, when I wertto buid iy tires this fall, the stoves wouldn't draw, aud, on exuminiog to learn the cause, I found the flues full of hoppers, They filled the air with 8 horrid stench. They 'covered the pools and eprings with their poisonons groen excreecence, and made the cattle eick, they made the hens and turkeys sick, aud they farly made me sick. Why, 1've seen thewm ga thick on the rmilroad that they'd stop a srun— gteaso the track till tho locomouve wheals would roll ovar aud over.” *What became of them?" I asked. “They flow east. They always flew 1n the day- time, aod ate at uight. ;‘L\ay weut thirough my cora’field in agdsy, ud tho next day they ¥ere 2 half-mile to the east.” “Aud the trees?” 3 “Why, they all leaved ont agsin, and many cf them biossomed over agnin, aud tried to lcor fruit, 2od did bear 1t till the frost came. In m troes you'd sce desd peach-stones and pio blossoms—all together. Oh, it was a moa:nfal sight, sir—d.eadrul!” and the farmer drow a long sigh, — The Fair Mexicans. A writer in Lippincott's says: * The Mexican women look thewr best in & ball-rooct Their black eyes, black hair, and vinte teeth glisten 1n the light; they are dresscd i tho gayeet of pgay colors; pondercus ornaments of gold, strongly relieved Ly their dusk complexions, shed around them a rich barbaric lastre. Not that tuey eschew ad- veotitions meaus to Llanch their sun-saadosed tints. For daya soma of thosonoras or sendritad havo worn a mask of & white clayey mixture 0 give them nn ephemeral whiteness for this o:¢ae sion, Those who could procare nothing eiss bave worn & pasty vizard knesded of com:on clay to effect in some dogreo & Liko result by ro- tecting their facesfrom the sunand wind. Shcu'd vou visit New Moxico, and 28 you ride along ai = ly inthe heatof midday meet a sanorits w1 Zazes at you with a pair of jet-black eyes throurh a bideous, ghastly mask of mud and mortar, d3 not bo frightened from your saccustomed Fio- riety. The kenorita is preparing her foilelte ¢ EflL The New Mezican cannot be conside:cd pretty, generally speaising. Inartistio symme:ry of feature, in purity of complexion, they aro it to bo cumparetr with our country-wwomeu. Th::'a can bear tho searcbiug lizht of day, when deii- cacy of detail can be distinguished sud Appro- ciafed. Those look their best w the aruteil light of the ball-room. There the blue-lscé hair, the brilliant black eyos, the well-h‘uaday‘a brows, th e magnificently white and rogular tecti, the richly-devaloped forms, produce = genersl effect bofore which our bionde and delicate best~ ties soom pale and fades. But the Mexican's coanier skin—her lei%ié basane—is too plaialy vis- ible 1 tho light of ths unn ; youshould seehet only by the light of the lamps. It is doubtless 1ather from au instinet of coquetry than frod any other feeliog that in the daytime the M-;hr can women shroud their dusky traits in the fo of their yobosas, leaning only oue piloc eye & look upon the outer worid.” — e New York l'raducu Jlm:&:‘:- Special Disvateh to Tie Ciscatn Iyibuns. Naw Touss ue wn—Quiet and itboch change ; sales of 7.100 bris, at $4.00@4.50 for superfod St $4.00G4.95 for extrs do, $5.0U@S.15 for-holcsy $3.20@5.05 for fancy do, $4.0064.60 for superfib Western, $4.75@ 5.60 " for commou fo wedium exird Western, $3.1035.€0 for choice do, $3.60@6.25 fof e to chuice wuuod wxfin Wuhbrn e ,";22 ) for common to s g bran round hoop Obio, ss.fs'}gs.es {%?nmda brands, $5.008 6.10 for common 1o fair extra St. Louls, and 8.00 for goed to choite do. Southern flour quistand sieady ; Bales Of 430 brls, at $4.90(@5. 45 for comman @ fair extra, angd $5.90@8.25 for good to chofce do, Ere flour quiet ; wales of 150 bris at $4.1035.35. CoB meal steady ; tales 200 bl 1t HL20GL.C0 Tar Westerdy 2nd £2.75@4,50 for Brandywine, WHEAT—Firm, with - falr ex) snd_modents home trado demnand ; sales e{sof:;-‘hmtn.mw for No. 3 spriug ; SL11@1.14 for No. 2 Cuicago: 11 @LI4Y for No, % Northwestern ; §1.13@1.163 for X 4 Ailwaniee ; §1.203L33 for No. 1 spring; L 1.35 for ungraded Iowa and Minnesots sgriug ; $L20@ 51.20 for winter red Wostern ; $1.39@L32 for amsst do, and $1.30@1.37 for whito Westcra, Trz—Quist at 9:@0e. Barrxz—Dull and nnchanged. BALEY MaLz—Quict and nuchangnl, o ConN—quiet and steady ; sales of 54,000 b33 (o7 oid Webatern miced, vAbat, sad B fo 06 Western mixed aud sellow. Oura—Steady ; seles of SLOJD bu_st EXATI0 I for white Weslern mized Western, snd 10672 Potiroalh sk S04 fof old mars s SH30. far o 0 ; $17.00 for extra prime; $19.00 for prime m;-l-" e T e tra do, s quiet at ). Tignor Bm—fln?bu{g‘e!db § $.06@21.50 for prtt mess; §22. 23.00 for luc hw—?fia; sales of 200 tca at 13 11-160 for priné WitsEY—Steady ; svles of 150 brls at 99¢ ’fx 5:‘:% Ocrax FretunTs—Tners s compar.tively e T o sl 10 s oz & T grain at Xd ; London, sail, ?f?lg?k\;u;%mgmnam;omu,nn,mfl 0 to AIl, at 23 10%d, Recrirs—Walsky, 857 krls; flour, 1564 b gom mesl, 125 aacka ind 100 rls? nhdf!plflma e H 2,147 pkgs; cut_me: S B ges e, S35 phge’ lar R i eare, 193 shcka hfli‘n; e ? 11,660 bu corm, talla Xga; wh % Bnj cate, 15, boda, 2o s malt 125 b Duxsaxs Lous—0x t )4, wiih Laie idwinter finds them - m !