Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1875, Page 2

& MONDAY, JANUARY It, 187 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE THE STATE CAPITAL, Tho Hungry Office-Secker—-Exper- ionces of an Amateur Lobbyist, Tho Springfield Roy asa Place-Hunter eHow He Operates: Report of the Commissioners of the Penitentiary. A State-Prison Population of ce A Uard-Shell Democrat to Move for Separate Schools. From Our Own Corr _ Benixcrinp, HL, Jan, 9—T have encountered him,—P-kuow I sbould,—the veritublo NUNANY Orr I was thoroughly proparod for it, having at ranged in my own mind exactly how I wonld rebuff him in tho carlior stages of Ine attack, Of course he would becin with # vories of slow approaches, Io'd offer mo a cigar; but I kuew there would to no encrittee in dcolining that, for atgood cigar is a thing unknown in this town. Ho'dsinvite mo tu drink. That, too, T could virtu- ously resist, Having beou advised that the “drinks ‘here are woine than the cigars, and fatal fo nwn not gifted with cappor-lined stomachs, T've virtuously sworn eff. Ho'd yoluntecr valu- able isformation, Lut I long sgo diacovered that no valuable information is volunteered nntil\it is ao etalo n% to “bo valueless, and that tosgot tho nows it must bo bunted up. ‘And, in‘short, Lo'd extend a hundred burden- nome courtesies which I wouldn't havo avcopted for pay. Thad rovolved it all, and would cut him off in the incipient stagos, before ho began to noliest puffs which I couldn't give, and per- sonal efforte in bis behalf which T wouldn't make, ‘And here bad five days parsed, aud not once had tho hungry oflice-seekor, with bis air of ravenous greed, approached mo. I was dissppointed, 17 BURT MY VANITY to discover what au inconsoquential personage 1 was, aftes sll. Of course, though, that was, in fact, knows tome, all the while. Bnt here all Huis enmo hungry horde had straightway diseov- ered that fact. They knew, every ono of thom, that Iecutun’’ peddlo away s hairs weight of Tie Tamuse's aufluonce, if Ltried, ‘They didn't offer ma their cigars, villainous a6 theo were. ‘hey didn’t invito moto drink even the doadly potions hero dealt out over tho . bars. Bmith, of Bungtown, who carries tho vote of his plcayune precinct, and tho Egyptian Joneses and Browns, who discus politics at tho cross-ronds Rroceries oyt on the broad. “‘perairic,” were the Histioguished individuals pon whom tho cigars and drinks were bestowed, Smit, Jones, and Brown, had influence with the metubers from their goveral dietricte, Iwas just beginning to wonder if thoro badu’t, after all, baon some pro- Hinions lymg about tho Luigry oflice-seaker. Waa the epecies extinct, or bad the world grown ‘ho Specker had been ele ctod, and tho Tlouso bad just adjourned, and 1 wight relight my rigar, and smoke vtway while I wrote np my notes, I looked for a Vago. ‘Tho only tpecial privilege accarded correspondonts hero, Un know, ix to order 2 Pago tornn of orrands fhe correspondent should do for himself. Not Page to bo scon. The little rascais had probably rushed off to dinner, as goon as the adjournment ras announced, leaving Inv Enmcne correspon- deut and all the other correspondents to run after matches for thomselycs waen they wanted $o fire up cigar-etumps. No, TUERE WAS OSE, “ Jaat at.my ‘left, looking out the window discon- solately, as though there was no dinner for him to go to, A. bright-looking quadroon he was, yonwumptive-looking, and secdy, and bungry,— woking a8 though ho wero going to cry, Lut was tfaid’ to, 1 motioned to “him, ifo cama round to my right, and IT asked for a match. In turning (Lat with my back to the Speaker), I eaw what Lad bocomo of those same Hitlo rascals, the Pages. ‘Chey crowded arquud sho Speaker thicker than flies round the cork of wmolasses-jug in August. Among them wero Dther bosa who wero not Pages, but who aspixed tobe. ‘Choy wero unwed with theiz letters of In troduction and petitions for theit aypointment, ite like tho older pluce-lunters who besiege tho Heads of Departments aud Bureaus at Waah- figton, They were urging their claims with auite as much adroitnoxe, and nearly a8 much ‘sapurauco, a4 do the yotorans of the placc-seok- ara at the National Capital, The sickly, aby, yeody quelroon had not the conrage to press his. tlaima; and that, aud uot dinner, was what he folt like crying about. He returned with o match, und Icaued against my desk, xorrowfully acution, peril of being transformed into 8 lobbyiet of the most dangerous type. “From politics to” < is the rooat rathor will bo when rognes in ofics ara duly prin {shed ; and tothe Penitentiary will bo directed the attention of the Legislature inn fer days by: tho report of the Commissioners, It shows the total number of convtets, ov the Ist of December Inst, to haye boon 1,53,.of.mhom 1,013 wero un, tive-horn and $10 foreignors, Tho lattor, claueed accoitling to nativity, Nore aa follows: Ineh. 101; German, 90; Engle, 60; Canadian, 61, Col- cored convicts, 166, ments: For second term, 83; forthird term, for fourth term, 43 for fifth term, 1; for eixtn term, 1,, And, of the entire number, more then 10 per cent have served out tera as convicts Dofore their present sontencs. 33 washing and tailoring, 24; hospital, house, 80, Female prison, 15. inthe court solitary, G. of pri tobacco, candles, eto. districts aro sy areely settled with colored childre: tmeen the ages uforeraid—O aud 21—as to render sep atato schools for colored children impracticable, it rhall be the duty of tI on to provide a scuicol ata polut must conv greatest uiunber of colored, achool-cilldren in said dlstsfet, each district contributing to the corte of each ‘school fo proportion to the relative nusber of colored. school children ft contains. ji : pyeing. the place-seckers who wer getting in their claims aud bawling their friends up to the Hpeaker's chair to olectioneer for them, * “Anybody to speuk to him fur you?" said I, ooking foward the Spoaker. “ Got aletter to him or anybody to recom- mend you?" “Nd,"—with a slight quiver in his voleo, Yorthwith thon und there I joiued the lobby, and, with just o4 much oxsurance a3 though Tov Trmuxe ituelf was backing me im it, and aking @ great Agbt about it, Twent to lobby- lng for THAT SAME TIUNGUY OFFICE-BEEKER, Rpcakor Ialues hss notas yet put ou the severe Kenatorial air that freezes you out, and he didn’t rebuke me, though the Siniths, of Bungtown, who stood waiting thefr turn, glared at mo sav- agely, Tho Spoukercould giveme but a few wecoude, Lut he eaid ho'd rcmember my office- seckor, and the little follow, happy thoront, weut pn his way rejoiciag, eat down to enjoy that groatest of earthly Jururies,—the couscioneness of having dono & wenerous oct which it didn't cost any pains, or Lroublo, or money, todo, aud which was ‘ns cany to do o8 louys ‘nodone. tl waa just wetting about reckoning how many of the sins scored against me the Recording Anzel would blot out on thay account, whon I was boset by a throng of thege little politicinng,—a_placo-lunter every ynother’s boy of them, Because the Npeaker bad let me futerript one of tho Bungtown Huiths, and had listened to me for full tou sec~ onds, tho littia placo-huuters sot me dun ag one POSBEMSED OF INLTLUENCE, ; Whe rascals euw that I had turned lobbyist, And wanted mo te speak a word for them, ‘They would remember the noon-train for me, aod would carry my disvatshes to the telegraph-of- fico; and ona of thom even pruimiged to keop no in good cigars, I uot id*of them fluatly, and resumed my yeribbling, with » vastly-increasad sense of my wy consequence ay a person of influence, Inn Kew minutes i oxpcrionced that divazieablo son- yacion of feeling that some one Was looking over hy shoulder. “I dropped my poueil and looked ap, with a gram * Well, sir nd there, loan- he on & crateh, rtood a full-bloaded ogra, of iho precise typo developed by gonerations of Muvo-labor on the sugar-phuitations aud in the witourtield, Ho held Lis cap in bis hand, aud jad ovidontly been standing there quite a while waiting for me to lou up. ‘He © thonght maybo I'd bo kind enough to WRITE A PEW LINES FUR LX,” pe aaid, slowly, with plantation accent, + Cortainly | what should L write ¢” Well, he didw't know; but bo bad beard womo way thatthey wanted a roan tu help the man at the dvor,—swecp out and cloan the spit- doons, aud etch.” WREICBED LODUYIST THAT I WAS, VUnnderstood, promised him my support, and, ree panizing his mos uvailable * claims,” told him Ww let the Speaker soo hus crutch, ond be would be all right, and be hobbled up to the Bpoaker’s thair. ‘Iho mout porsistent of all the placo-hunters ‘TUE AVEINOBTELD Loy, From the banker's son down to the picanin- pic of the colored wasliwomau, the cherished mepdeatin of every ong of thou ts to be a Pago. Df that ho droama the year round. Lor that be beeps limeelf tn trang, a4 the voteran politi Fians say, the year round, Ho laya the wires sultivuting the. good xracos of persons of ine fluence; audbe builcy up bis claims with us qiuoh adruituess an thegcteraus. He leans to tol of Lis widuwed mother sud little woters ; that Le wants to makes little money to xo to seébvuol with; that his father wus billed in the War; that Liv mother ig xick, and all that,— which he learns to tell iu mont effective style to the ppeaker, the Hyewker's wifo, © and the of thi politicians, Bhs. Bosker Hainer, who ia a big-hearted, micberly woisan, is taeir Gc jpsertl object of pore loap frum tho bridge, ara ‘heuer, the wife of Christian 1 maker, aud tho dunghtor of Johu Widmer, of No, 3) Horman sirgot, gave birth tos child about 8 your ago. The child died. Griof uaseated roaxon, and Mrs. ‘Thouor became # mauviac, bho wauted to follow her child, waa tired of lito, and often oxprosygd # desire to dio. About glut wouthe vitice she was removed to the Ine wane Asyluin ut Utica, from which sho returned about two months age, muck better, but atill suffering from ber miwlady. Oue peculiar phase of her insanity was that sho shunned aod disliked her husband, though without cause, Since hor return sho acted in a rational way, and yas allowed to walk out, though always in cot pany with some ane, Laat evening, sho left her incr, Aftor walking about thoy r nor of Atwater aud Clinton streets, where Julia paid we wanted to go down to seothe falls, Her sister accompanied her to tho ratiroad bride. They walked up the vouth wide, aud. as the pe- cular tanner in which Julia acted ber wister suspicious that she coutempluted uuicide, she tried to persuade hep to Icave the bridge’ ‘They pavtod to thy uorth sido of st and had roacbed the east end again, when Juli turn- ed suddenly, placed her bunds upon tho railing, aud tried to jump ayer, Barbary tried to hold Ler Lack, atid implorel ber to desist from ber attempt; but, with ono wild exertion of her frenzied power, phe broke loose and jumped to tho icobelow, Julin sereumed and the men ap- ‘and, I iavé no doubt, is alteady in HE PENTTENTIANY atural transition in the world, or Of th fe, tS aro women ; 49 aro sentenced fer life; and, of tho: whofe uumbor, Cook County senda upwards of 25 por cont. The averago Jength of sentence (excluding the life-convicts) ig about 4 years and 1 monthe. OL tho whole nuraber, 145 were rontonced for murder: 34 for manslaughter ; 172 fo. burglary ¢ 63 for burglary and lareony 1 Bht for Intoenv : 87 for aesantt with intent to kill and motdor: 1! for rape: 27 for assault with intent to commit rapa; 379 for othor offenses. ‘Classifiod according to THEAN OCCUPATIONS: thera were: Famers, 239; laborers, 9693 clerks, 80; carpontera, 87; shoomakers, 40; stonecuttera, 28; tenmatora, 23. ‘According to religious profession, there wero: Catholics, ¥8); Methodists, 81; Preebstoriany, 2; Lutherans, 52; Baptiste, didn't prateea to have any religion. 49; and 808 who Thotr dozres of titeracy is shown by the fol- lowing etatement: Can road and write, 1,026; i, but not write, 1275 can neithor read te, 200 ro hrindrod and eighty-nino are classed a3 x of temperatabatate, aud 76! a4 drunkards. During the year, there wero 139 recommil RECEIPTR AND EXPENSEA. For the two yoars Inst past, the current ex- penses have been paid from tho receipts and Isbor of convicts, hesidos payment for repairs of buildings, machinery, etc. amounting to #5458.16, During this poriod, $22,702.48 bas been expended for improvemonts, aud thero is row n balance of £12,520.83, besides sbsistence and clothing supplica to the valite of $54,769.50. 'Vho bills rereiyablo, deducting convict moncy on deposit and salaries, amount to $44,141.15, From May 10, 1873, until Dec. 1, 1874, the ro- coipts oxeceded the oxponditures (oxclusive of pel manent Improvementa) £33,099. ‘The convicts aro employed as follows:* Cigar- making, 167; barnevs-making, 35; tono-ent- ting, 234: shoomaking, 346 ;" coopering. 183; butts, binges, cte., 93. For tho State : Maclinery Department, 463 ontside, 4 In the alaters, tchon, 18; Warden's yard, 28; tore and farm, 17 ; ‘the Commissioners discuss at length. ‘THR BYSTES OF DISCILLINE, and state that the only severe punighmont in- flicted for violation of the rules is ‘solitary con- finement in a largo, light, and well-ventilated cell, with pino oor, ona scauty dict of bread and. water, until submission aud abedienco aro promised 2nd asaured.” For slight offeneos, tho ponalty is deprivation wex,—auch as taking away the ration of ‘Phin haa beon the syetem for the past few months; and the Commissioners report that, in their opinion, it will bo found suflicient. Upon the subject of the punishment of criminals, the Commissioners suggest that thera should bo son- teuces for an indetinite neriod, dependent upon their good behavior aml giving peoof of being tc to bo turned at largo with vafety to society. ‘An to nid to discharged convicts, the Commis- sioners recommend that tho Stato furnish soma agency through which, atter worving out his torm, the convict may ‘obtain honest employ- ment. TLey lao reeominend that the long-term convicts, who Jost all: theit “' good-time” record for an offenne against the divcipline, under the law as it etoodup to July, 1872, ave their" gaod timo ” restored in the discretion of the Comimis- wioners. COLORED KCHOOLA. Swectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. SpnixgriEtp, Ii., Jan. 10.—To-morrow, Al- brisht, of Jacksou, s Democrat, will introduce a Lill to repeal the Mized-School act of 1874, which makes its penal offense for any Schoo! Director or Board of Edneation to oxclude any colored child from the public schools, Albright’s bill provides that if shal! bo tho duty of the School Directors to provide xeparate schools for colored ebildron. Bro, of any mizetl. schoolz, then no sypatate .echoul fur colored childxen need be established, ‘Whenever a majority of all the legat voters choo! district dhail, by vote, decide in favor of fea. 4. Wheuever two or more contiguous Bhs achool-olticers of ch districts eutent to the ‘The enlightened . Democrate will attempt to pravent the introduction uf Albright's Colored- Kehool bill, which, if introduced, wwill provoke n Dittor contoat, Lt, mean Bourbons to gsin the nacondency. The report to-night is that Meritt has agreed to postpone the introduction of bis Louisiaua-Outrage revolt tion for a fow days. 8 auother effort of the ge SUICIDE OF A WOMAN. Sho Throws klerself into the Genesco River, and Passes Over tho Lalla. From the Rochester (N. ¥.) Democrat, Jan, 8. Shortly alter 8 o'clock last night # wild cry came from tho lips of o woman standing on tho east und of the Contral Railroad bridge, which crosscs the Goneneo itivor but a few yards above the fala, Thero was a0 one thero but herself, for the night was cold, the wind blow strongly from the gulf below, aud the mist and anow foll ina very uncomfortable way. ‘ho bridge isa vory cold and desolate place during 8 winter's storm, Meoring tho cry, ‘thomas yan, a flagman, hurried from hia shanty at the foot of Wutor streot, and a brake- man fone qat ‘from Foll’s saloon noar by. TI ing piteously as sho. Raza ats dark igure mov- ing: downward in th eame: up to hor and epoke ube turned and fled screaming down the railroad track. Thora was no necessity of asking any questions, however ; two plapuly visible facts told that a terrible trag- edy wae boing, ouacted, that s hyman being waa standing at the door of eternity. against the sky, sud only a few foot from tho edge of tho falls, stood « femate form. No word was uttered by her ashe steadily spproachow the brink, aud uo word was epolion, save a still cry of horror frou tho two witnessed, 95 shethtow out her arms and went down with the whirling waters to her dceuth bolow. Upon the ico just below tho bridge were the marks the sulcido mudo whgn she took her mad leap. Bho liad jumpod over the railing, falling upou ber bands and kuecs, got up, aud walked dolitorately ovor tho ice to where the curicut ewopt by. As tho ho girly was Sysriuging Lor hands acd cry- water. When tho mon “Faily outlined had water ig wot very deep now, she must have passed slowly toward tho falls. ‘The girl who had run from the ecene hurried to the houso of her fathor, Johu Widmer, No. 30 Lorman stregt, and gave tho sad tidings in an excited manor. A crowd was soon on the apot. ‘Lho father, brothor, and husband of tho wuicide wont donn the ivy, dang to holow the fulls, b ; to postpone their soarch until this morning. erous path which leads wit Ware, however, compolled ‘Bhe {acts of this inclancholy caco, prior to tha follows: Julia euor, a cabinet- ome in company with her sister, Barbara Wid- whed the cor ‘eudoradt eared. ‘The rr ft hos beon warrated above. years of aga, respectable, nud eceaced Was Leloved by a larzo circle of frioudy who! will mourn Her trag) hi ° ie dea ISCONSIN. — Tho United States Senatorial Oontest ---Carpenter vs. Washburn. Men Confident, and rpenterites Sanguiues The Washb The Correspondence Between Gen. Rusk and Gen. Washburn. Tho Cutlook from an Independ- ent Standpoint. THR RENATORIAL CONTEST, Specjal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Minwagaee, dan, 9.—On Weduesday, the 13th inst, the Legislaturo of Wisconsin assembica at Madison for the transaction of its annual buei- ness, tneluding, among ite other duties this year, the olection of A USILED BTATES BENATOR to auccaed Mutt H. Carpenter, whose term of office oxpiroa on the 4th of Maro. ‘Tho House —or tho Assombly, as it is called in this State— consists of 100 mombers ; the Senate numbering 33. Of the 33 Konators, tho Republicans havo 17, to 15 Reformors and 1 Independont,—giving thom a working majority of one in that body. Of tho 100 mombera of tho Mouse, the Re- Bors, alltold. Ib will thas bo son that the Republicana have a clear majority of 27 on Joint ballot, which rondors their victory certain in the approaching contest, provided thoy support in open Convention tho nominee of the caucus. ‘Tho onty question that is novo apparent in the mivds of the Republican party is whethor Mr. Carpenter shall become hia own successor, or whether another, and, as many believe, a MORE PRUDENT AND JUDICIOUS MAY, ‘Ex-Gov. Washburn, whose services to the Nopublican party have beon gratefully acknowledgol by threo succassive in Congross and ano Gubernatorial Chair, is Mr. Carpontor's com- shall take hia place. atorial contest of 1869, the Republican party who are pressing HMr, Washburn's claims aro among the best aud moet influontial citizens of tho State, aniong his supporters here, in Mr. Catponter's own home, may be tound tho following promi- nent Republicans, 13 a sufficient guarantee that, aga man, he stands yory Ligh in public estima- tion ; and that, 28a momber of tho Republican party, he has tho ontire confidence of Lis own party-friends. Among names CONSEICUOUS IN BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CIRCLES Inamo a fow: E. I. Broadhead, U. F. Isley, A. Finch, Amos Sawyer, Henry Vink, C. OL. Sayer, Mi. B, Wilkins, A. M. ‘Thompson, Jon Man- chotts, H. If. Camp, Fred Ilsloy, Wiltiam ML Brigham, William Fink, A.J. Langworthy, 0. E. Brith, O. J. Ualo, J. B. Durand, John J. Orton, E. D. Holton, D. G. Rogers, George W. Allen, Allen Jobnuon, OC. IL. Hamilton, 0. L. Viorce, J. J. Hagerman, Irving M. Henn, Robert Hill, H. M. Finch, John 1, ‘Tesch, If, H. Y Chapin, J. B. Shaw, aud many othor prominent men, including bankers, lawyers, merchants, manufacturers, and capitalists, all of whom are opposed to the re-clection of Scnator Carpenter and in favor of Washburn + although soveral of them would be willing to tako up a Mew man as & compromise can ‘Lo guy porson familiar with Mi tho above list of influential highly indicative of.tho strong public current which scoms to be setting in AGAINST SENATOR CARPENTER. Thofrieuds of the Senator, while admitting that tho lesding Republic posed to hix re-election, " tho magres of the party are with him, and cite, iu evijleuce, that the six Ropublican members from Blilwaukee County aro all for Carpantor, Lut this clain is disp Those gentlemen of iwaulee politics, names woubl bs iwans of tha'city aro op- nevertheless claim that ated by the pledged to Car- with possibly one more in his favor, ld give a divided dolegatiou, One of itlod in writing Lo voto against this writtea pledge haviug been tho canvass. Similar plodges waro ‘bifears nominees in Othor localities ; many of the membors tho six is’ comm Mr. Carpenter 5 exacted during givon by Repu and yet, strangely enough, thus committed against claimed for him by his friends io m logislative list on this question.. One thing ia c er's friends will tind themsolves egregriously mistaken in t iso many candidates for legialative honors have willfully deceived their yoting’con-" xtituoucies by giviug pledgos which they never intended to keep. "The coutost between these two prominent.can- culations, or ¢! BECOMING VENY ANIMATED, goniewbat acrimonious, Mr. Car- de claim that Mr. Washburn sol- in cage be was nominated and ke _no Souatorial and, at times, pentor’a frion emnly agreed that, elected Goyornor, ho would mal contest at any time against eithar Br. Carpenter or Mr. Howe; and even threatqued, same few wooks eince, that they would publish tho letter in which he so plodged Limvelf. Gov, Washburn saved his opponsute this trouble by publishing it himself, making hia own comments thereou. Whe letter which drew from Gor. Wasb- burn this written pledgo first saw public light in yesterday worning’s News (said paper claim Democracy, which would not be vory willing to of trumpets, its organ of. the many Dornocrat aud with a flourish hinks it aettlos the question against Gov, Washburn, while the frion that it will help lum yory decidedly in the con- ‘As the .Veiws 18 outside of the Republican its commonte will have but little weight, til less weight when itis known that its editor is nursing an old grudgo against Mr. Washburn because he, when Governor of tho State, yetoad s billin the passage of which tho ‘News editor felt & doop juterout,—an interest of ulars involved in an old of the latter claim wume thoaHands of im. ‘That this cont burn's pledges nay MAVE A PUDLICITY GREATER than can be obtained in anyof the pavers of the the two letters aro hereby inserted. Gen. ‘9 who has bean ro-olocted for a third torm, representing tho Soventh Congrossions! District Of the State, seems to have beon chosen as the medium through which Senators Carpen- il Hows conveyed thoir desires ta Gov. Waebburn, and through which ebannel Gor. Washbum responded to their requests : GEN, J. 3, HUNK TO GEN. C. C. WAGUBURN, Desa GrnenaLt 1 think, if matters you cat be nominated for Guv- he Della Lill was such troversy respecting Goy. Waul- are arranged shrewlly, sinith’soourse on t inated without drag thot he ewutiot be nouil and there is a ge suo inté {he canvasy, throtihomt tue State that oll such snags should Le Kenator Pettlt, of Kenowha, who is « caudi- ‘Liontenant-Goyernor, and » Dells nan, de siresto form a combination with your forces, “‘ quthDella people will do anything to beat Hmith, Ho Juclga Pettit, boluit jntorest, wil}. «pit up their i tt would be a good pottey for you to write a letter aunuunculy that you will not be @ candidate Howe ws 1873, or Carpenter jn 1875, ‘They aro both fnendly to you now, would havea teuduney to muke them gv iutu the con~ Bawyer, being & g ‘Me is a big worker, aud con~ o Fifth District Tore than any one . OF course, you *understand that, 12 ersmen and Benutora will tuke uu Interest in your St will largely control all Federal oiltces won't objact to Pettit for Senati# wyarnat tewt with a vin, y would like this, trots affuira to th oucouclide to write the letter, write it to me, willahow at to Howe and Carpeute: particutars, Maku i¢ as Lf nothing had fu really afraid of Beuntor ayainat him. of the btate will your belng a candidate for inks that the western part be cluimtug something, buv of the Feawous he la auaious for your Hominstion, ‘A partinal of the foregoing letter of ona face, to eay the least, viz. ‘bet at wae INSTIGAYED BY HENATORS HOWE AND CALLENTER, who, tearing that Mr. Washburn night be # fore midable candidate in furure Beuatorial elections, gyusht to make bim Governor that ho might bo ‘{uduced to reprerd all inclination for Sena. torial honore, which most men are supposed ta iburo responded to the Rusk letter in the following manner ; GEN, WaSHBUUN TO GEN. RUBK. LaCaowse, Apsil (7, wil—Peur Generals favors of the 12th have Leen A capriduty Gar Cgvermen. 7S coval off ms late colleagues ane tho leaditig men of ie Btate, 1 aol eetgeay iu a nomination that dil Hot have to be fongnt for, hut any other £ would not have, 'As to the Kynajersiip, vou cart may that FT ahall never contest for that purition aquinal ether Hote or Carpenter” of there gentlemen, aud J on't care to tenet tte wt am to beacandidate for Governor, [had rather thet tho ptess in the eattern part of tho State ahold initt Ale the movement, if they ary sodiapored, -T-hope- to Rea you hero Lefore long, when T can moro fully talk +|:tueso gaattera over with you, Draly yours 2c, Wastrntns _ The Carpenter men claim that Cov. Waehiburn is bounden by tho abavo plodge to resist auy effort that may be mado fii his behalf for tho seat now occipied by Carpontor. ‘Tho detibarate jrtigntont of the yotere of Wixconain will hs, thint neither Senators Carpenter and Howe on the ono hand, nor Gov. Waeh)ucn on . tho other, have any right whatever to parcel out the of- tices which TUE PEOPLE ALONE have the right to give or withhalt, and that Gov. Washburn is no more boundon by such an exacted or impliod pledge than if ho nover made it, a far os tho psople. and tho public interest ara concernod, In point of morala, it would bo a fitting rebuke to the mon who mado tho propa- sition, to neo Bonator Carpentor beaten in tho contest, conveying the wholesome Jcsson to politicians that the ofices throughout ouc Jan wore oreated, not for bargain or Falo at tho handa of ambitious men, but for the benefit of the people. + ‘To tho complication of the Senatorial contest aro now addod tho legal difticnitics In which THE SENTINEL, Mr,.Carponter’s organ, finds itself placed. Mr. ‘thomson, of the Adoertisen, ‘has instituted pro- ceadinga againnt the proprictors of that paper for conspiracy,—slleging that he hed a controlling intorost in that paper a little over a yoar nyo; that an issné of 10,000 additional stock was inado, oatonsibly far tho purpose of rolieving that paper from financoal embarrasamont, but in Foality, a8 he aftorwards loarned,-to depore him from his position as éditor-m-chief ; and that ho bos boen sctiowsly damaged in consequonce of much conspiracy. ‘The case is now in the courts, and includes complaints, answers, injunctions, niations to dingolvo, contempt of court, change of venuo, and yarious other pliases of'a-logal contest which a bitter porsonal warfare is over certain to engender and boget. Of course, this aftar, in which Mr, Carpontor is considerably mixed up, doos not add to hia strongth, ond may do much foward securing his defeat. Heavy pressure ia boitig brought to bear upon many of tho members supposed to bo Carpenter muon, by their constituencies, to induce them to CHANGE THEM TAGE. Tho Walworth County Senator, who was counted certain for Carpeuter, has been heavily peti- tioned by leading and influential Republicans of his county, inclading the Hon. John ¥, Pottor, asidng him to support Gov. Wasbbura; while s potition of a thousand Republicans of Dane County haa wrought a change in the position of Judge Bryant, tho Senator from tho Eastern Distiici, who is now plucod among the opponents of Senator Carpentor. + It is asserted that there will boa boltin case of the nomination of cither Waahbarn or Car- pentor; but this is oxcoedingly improbable, and the Democrats necd not flattor themualvea that thoro is the least pousible chance for ono of their mumber ; not that many of the Republicans love Carpantar: or Washburn less, but that thoy love the Republican party more. ‘Tho situation may be BUSGIED UP THUS: Senator Carponter's friends, slthough less hopo ful than they were s month ago, still claim bis nomination in caucus by a majority of from 5 to 10; while Goy. Washbutn’s friouds, more buoy- autand hopeful thau over, claim his nomtpn- tiou by at least slve majority, throwing out all tho doubttuls. ‘The Executive Committee of the Young ‘Mon's Ropublican Club of this city have unauimously declared against Mr. Carpautor, aud this is hav ing its influence among the Republicans of the city. > Thazard no opinion as to tho result, merely iving tho outlook as ft appears from an indo- pendout ‘standpoiut. ‘The Senator and ox-Gov- eéruor aro Louth utroug, mon in their party; aud, altbongh occasionally o heated partisan of oither caudidute will declaro his proferenco for o Democrat rather than that his favorite shonld suffer defeat, thore is not the lenst donbt what over that tho caucus uomince will receive tho nnanimous voto of the party when the cloction in open Convention takos place, ‘Tho ideo, which has naw become quite prav- alent, that E. 3. Washburn our Minister to the Fronch Court, ia to bo tho standerd-bearor of the Republican party for Presidential honors in 1876, cannot fail, incidontally, to greatly atronghen Gov. Washburn's chances of success jn tho ponding Seuatorial contest. Montien. Sp COUNSEL IN THE SCANDAL SUIT. ABrithant Array of Lcgal Talent—Pe= cnlinritics of Manner. From the New York Grapht:, Ibis grand array of couneel. No less strik- ing than the faces of the distinguished plaintiff and defendant ara those of tho men to whom they have intrusted the conduct of the suit. ir, Tilton, at his position at the ond of the counsel's table, wears a flushed face nud troubied look. Mr, Boecher, who is tho better actor, np- pears amillng aud confident. 4 ‘On the Wouch is Judge Nolleon, looking, with hid broad, beardloss ‘tace and firm-sct jaw, not wnlike his Jamented — distinguished relative, late of tho United tates Sue premo Court. Ho seems | stora and relentless, but in the conduct of the case has been notably considerate, not only to the coun- sel, but in tha courtesies ho has ‘oxtonded to the largo panel of jurymon and the spectators. ‘Tho counsel fre ranged in two rows, vory near- y in their ordor of prominence, on cithor side of the long table already montioned, At their head; on tho sido nonrost the Bench, sits » tall, gray-hairod man. fits euro is erect, and his -facd, whitch ia bald and Roman in its contour, do- rived additional force from his keon, gray eyes. When ho takes exception toa point, as he fro- quently does, thoy have tho gleam’ of polished eteol. This is Willinm A. Beach, Next to Mr. Pvarie ho iy the oldest man at tho tals. Ie ix the senior couvsol for Mr. ‘Tilton, and will sum up tho easo for the plaintiff. Willam M. Evarts sits opposite, After nll, and notiwithatanding the numbor of counsel on each sido, it f@ expocted to bo a crand dnol ba- tween these two. ‘hore ig no trace of humor in hig lean, wharply-cut features, but his wit is tho edge of ‘s razor whotted in oil. is language ts necurate, and in the turn of every sentence ho oxhibits his masterly scholarship, just asin tho poets ‘he raises ho ahows bis comprehensive nowledge of the law. Wo spoke threo days in pumming wp the caso for Prosidont fobngon in tho grest impeachmont trial, and is corlainly iifiell upou teraake a riotablo effort in this caro. : Following Mr, Beach in tlie list of Mr. Tilton s advisors {4 ox-dndge William Fullerton, Judge Fullerton’s physical characteristics aro short- nous, & ‘tendency to corpulency, ands flushed Tace’ In debate he is deforential in lia phrasos, Lut foarless ta assuming his positions. Tharo is a bitter personal antagonism betweon him and Cen. ‘Pracy, artsing from an old grudge, ‘Tho latter led ‘tho prosecution when ho was im- neached for misconduct as a Judge upon tho Bonch. Ho never has beon ablo to forgive Gen. ‘Pracy for his continual reforonces to “this fol- low, Fullorton." Ex-Indge John It, Portor isthe man on tho Doceher side who fa relied on to win the sympa- thies of the jurors. Ho wits easily in his chair ist baci of William MM. Evarts, with his long, piack cloak thrown over the back, and appoars to be taking no note of what fa golug on. His close-cut, crisp, black mustache sud his rod cheoks iz) au othorwise pale face vingle him out amoug the ather counsel, although he has not yot apoken. Gon, Roger A. Pryor is from the South. Al- though he earaod 9 wide reputation thore, until hia connection with thisease he has made nowip- nal effort here, Upon the occasions in which he has taken an active part in tho ox- amiogtion of jurors he haa displayed sreat force Of argument aud orstory. When a beging to speak his voice is velvet in itu softuess, and his bands Lave a plastic marc- meut, as if ho were fashioning hiv argumont in the alr, but when excited hig style oppropehes thet of s camp-nieeting cxhorter. lio has a copper-colored, wharp-featured foco, beardicss, and full of nervous action. His straight black hair is like that of ‘an Indian, anda handsome Garibaldi cloak swings loosely from hisshoulders au he stride into court, Gon. B. F. Tracy, of Mr. Beecher's counsel, has an fron-gray beard cut whort, ligo that of Prosident Graut. His face fa serious, and when he smiles it iy a bad omen for Lis opponent, He te uarcastio rathor than witty, Ho bits noxt to ‘Mr, Evarta, with whom ho ofton advises. [ois Btilt aupposel to retain the confidence of fr, Beechor notwithstanding hia failure to advance his caugo inthe Proctor-Soulton suit, ‘Ex-Judge Saiquel B: Morris is the confidential friend and adviser of Theodore ‘Tilton. He iss ehort, stout, pugnactous-looking gentleman, with wavy brown hair alightly apriusled with gray. Ha arguce esrnestly, even impetuously, ond with aawivging etylo of geaticulation. Ie aud Mr. Shearman—liy vie-a-vie ucroes the tablo—aro tho working men on their respective vides. Ifo fy ut home in the Brooklyu tourts, where he has atuassed wealth and reputasioy ia criminal prac- tice. ‘Thomas G. Shearman is a little man, with thin Fager deold, twakliugeya, Hohas along Lash, “pithy, wall-combédt beard, w! Thave ied my rontest with Bott’ h be freaneutly attokos, \when Mr, Beechor doos sot follow Mr, Shearman into court it is cartain that ho will not appear, - Mr, Ahcarman doos nut easay to aon uct tho defonee, ‘but i8 content to play the gconbto tho grand army. is strongth is not Epparont in hia features or physique. Io is alwaya rising with some now stggostion or th- axpectod notion “Jiat ab tho critical moment. His raven tp shar ‘and han inetallie ring. *Ex-dngb Mortis’ partner, Mr. Pearsall, bas takon an avtive part in theses, Ho isthe youngest man retained on oithar sido. | iis quostions in the examination of jnrors exlublted Jegal aonmen and oxtousivo local knowledge. Short curly brown hair, @ quick eye, and ner- yous movemente ara his distuguiahiug cliarav- teristics, Ho is oC patina wize, but is dwarfed the contignity of Mr. ‘Tilton, who sits imme- diately behind him. Jobn 1s. Hill, of Mr. Booeher's connroly fs short aud stout, with a low, bulging forehead, wearchivg cyes, and puffed checks. Ife siatin= muished himeelf in tho examination of jurymon Mackey yexterdiy. His mannorisins aro of an exaggerated kind, Whon badgeriig the -unfor- tunate juryman, ho would lower his hend ant Jook savagely trum pudor bis brows, or he would inflate Lis chest, lay his head back, and with cheeks tiskeudad and eyes fixed upon the poor mat, world Uhrow his index tingor at him when- aver a clinebing qnostion was put, His place at the tablo is bosige Gon. Tracy. He leans javily back in his chair, nnd whilo apparently asleep fe intent on what is occurring about him, THE WISCONSIN GRANGERS. ‘Tho Patcons of Musbansiry and Rail- ‘rom Logisiation='Khey also Gave Wheir Views ou Educational ie- sors Bneciat Digpateh to The Chienao Tribune, Mavison, Wis., Jan. 9.—The Wisconsin Grange of Patrona of Husbandry, in scesion hore four daya this week, adopted tho following resolu- tiona, at the same time,expreesing the hopo that in legislating for the regulation of railroada the present wivter such action would be taken ag would recuro the grost advantages already gaiued, and promote cheap transportation, while still affording adaquate eecurity aud compousa~ tion for all actual capital omployed in railroad enterprises: Resotred, That the thanks of the industrial classes: of ihia Btate ato due to the Inst Leyisiatytre for em bodying in tho form of law the sentiments oxpressed in cortain resolutions passed at tho lant annual session of tke State Grange, upon the subject of railrond leg- jalation, ‘Resolved, ‘That itis a source of just prido to ua that Wleconsin has takodt n leading part in the inauguration of remedial ‘measures to correct abuses of fucorpo- Fated monopolies, and vindicated ite position Bypjudl- clal decisions in the highest tribunal in the Btate, Heaoleed, That, standing on the solid ground of as cortained law, upholding the saverelguty of the people a3 to the control of their own interual affairs, it eould bo the policy of the Btate, by firm but carefully con- nideted legislation, to carry out the work it bos cou- menced, with prudence oud Justice, with a ainglo pur- pore to the preservation of pubiio credit and the pro- toction of individual rights from the domands of ex- tortion and rapacity. ‘Resotved, That wa take this occasion to manifest our gratidcation, at tho results cf the judicial controversy gtween' tio railroads aml thy.State; to express our thanks to the Btste officials for the énergetio mauner in which the suita were prosked forward, und to tho courta for the marked ability and exhanstive re- nearchea with which their decisions wero mado, Ktate School-Suporintondent Searing, having sont in a communication calling the attention of the Grange to certain educutionnl reforms advo- cated by him and indorsed by the Btate Twach- era’ Astociation hore last wook, viz.: ‘Town high-schvola like thyte of Maina; township uni- formity of toxt-books ; tho eligibility of women to school-oftices,” the communication was ro- ferrod to a committes which reported favorably, and thereupon tho Grange gave its iudorsoment to the propositions aforesaid, ‘fhe Executive Committee of the Grango will bo jn soasion hove for some Gays arranging busl- noss mattors “for the good of the Ordor,” ond with a viow to influenomg leglalation, CASUALTIES. KILLED. BY THE CARS. Special Dispatch,to The Cincayn Tribune, Inptanarous, Jan, 10,—Charloa Clark, = In- borer, was run over and horribly mutilated yer. torday by a Vandalia switching ongino. Ho was caught while on the track whoolivg barrow, ro- turning from selling pigs’ foot, at which the poor man mado s living, Lo had tost bis oar by acci- dent, and the frost ou the cab-window proventad the ongincer from seeing him. Ho leavess wife and four children. FREIGHT TRAINS SMASHED. Hpectal Vispateh to Lhe Giiewgo Lribune, Fe. Warne, Ind., Jan, 10.—Early this morn ing, tho second section of an cast-bound freight- train on the Wabash Road ran into tho first scc- tion, which Lad stalled 2bout 4 miles wost of hore, burning the caboose and totally domolish- ings heavy freight-eogine, A stock-drover and the condystor, who were in the caboose, hada narrow caeupo.” ‘Phe drover had almost all his clothes burned off, but escaped injury. Tho trock haw been blocked ail di MISFORTUNE ARD IGNORANCE, rectal Disnateh to The Chicage Tribune, Noutm Venxox, 0., Jon. 10.—Mr. Meyers, while butohering hogs yesterday, accidentally cut bis arm with s knifo, and bled to dev. & fow hours afterqard. FROZEN TO DEATH. Detnort, Mich., Jan. 10.—Lbis morning Abra- ham Croton.ras found.dead on tho.strost. It is ppowed he froze to death. a A TEXAS & MEXICO RAILWAY, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Waguinaton, D, C., Jan. 10.—Ofilial advices have been recolved from the City of Mexico canflrming telogtaphic reports of important railroad undertakings in that Republic, A con- tract,was signed botweep the Government and a Now England company on the bth of December for the construction of railroad from Mexico to Leon, and, on the 12th of December, another contract was eigned with Edward Leo Plumb, representing tho Internatlanal Jailroad Compa- ny of ‘Texas, for the construction of a road from Leon to the Rio Grande, to connect with the In- ternational Railroad, ‘This will make it necossi- ry tb construut 1,030 miles of railroad in Voxas to the City of Bexico. A Long Bugyy dtide, From the Norwich (Conn.) Lulletin, Agentleman from our diatgyt sister Btate of Kansas is visiting in {hia city for few days, who drove all the way from Kansas to New Jiampsbire in a top buggy drawn by a single horgg., This ia Thomas ,JI, Kinpoy, of Wolls- ville, Kan. Mr. Kinnoy lott the fertile soil of tho ‘gardoti of tho West on tho Sth day of Octo- hor. Ho carried only what baggaye ho'could stay away in tho buggy-boz, traveling thus in Tight murching. order, “His horuo was @ native ‘Kaussu 4-year-oll colt, wired by the celebrated Gon, Mitehell, which roilowors of tho turf havo often hesrd of, They startod out in the early morning, and travoled three daya without incon- syouionce. ‘Shen, for the firat timo in bivlife, tho Lores was shod. Later ou the siges were takou off avd reset, qud afterward eu route ho was shod « sovond time,” ‘This was all the yhoo- ing hecossary, Tho roads were all sorts, of course, and ole or twice, on account of rain aud athor causcs, Mir, Kinney bad to stopover for & day or go ab a tine. But he mat with no acci- dent, and accomplished the whole 1,529 miles in fifty-nino dayy, arriving at Charlestown, N. TL. otk horse and hinwolf, in tho very best’ condt- De : An Old Mouse, Tho residence of. Meshech Weare, the first President ot Now Hampshire, from 1776 to 1784, iz ina state of food ropair and ownod by a Mrs, Dow. ‘Cho halland chamber of state remain in {he onaial wood, colured-by age. ‘wo sides of Le Preswulynt’s ouazaber are avyered with heavy wall-paper hyng on the wood by nails, aa wae tho ancient (custom, Home of this is in good coudifion, and of unimpatred color. ‘The ceiling is plastered with & substance made from pulyore ized olam-shelly. A fww unciant articles of fur- piture and # table mado by the Preuidant's father, alishow an oxcollent utate of proservation, ‘he work of tho cablgot-maker of tho woventecnth Century seems more enduing than that of our own day. ‘Tho Chiof Magintrates of Now Hamp. wire wero slyled President until the adoptign of tho Cupstipution in 1702, as ha ae A Wempn Speechless for Porty-Twa Years From the Leltoy (M. Y.) Gazette, Katharine MoCall, of Caledonia, eister of Johu G, aud Laure Motall,.at the age of 22 year,— up to which tie sho guuxeried luke olber ig, —all at anco cousad Le apowl, ay fox forty= wa years Las not spoken a word, wati) Sunday, Dee: 90, when her kpeech roturued, and she now convorses moderately, but distinetly, No reason fv given or kuowm Why this wonderful reosvory of B Woniay's speech after bq pay YwaLy Of DAKE towimie lilo, FOREIGN. Tnoroasing Difficulty of Forming -a Ministry in France, Nothing Can Be Done Till tho Consti- tutional Bills Are Disposed of. Don Alphonso’s Answer to the ‘Address of the Spanish » Grandces, The Captain-Goneraldip of Cuba O:- fered to Valmaseda, SPAIN. NIARER WouE. Mapnim Jan. 10.—ing Alphonso hae loft Barcotous for Valencia, where he is expected Monday evening, ‘Thence he gocu diract to Madrid, and will arrive Tuesday... A Nitty ‘CAPTAIN-GENEDAL OF CUBA. ‘Lhe Counuil of Miuisters lps t dered to Count Valmasods tho officeof Captain-General of Cubs. Valinaseda will not agoept the post unless he is grunted reinforcements of 20,000 men, which ho deoms indispensable fur. the effectual auppression of , tho inaurrection. Should this bo promised“ him, he will go. t6 Cubs, bht, before his departure, will propose a plan for ite efednal enjottoipation of the slaves in the island. THE CARLISTS GETTING INTO GENUINE TROUBLE. Lonpox, dau. 1U.—The Poet's Berlin spe- cial dispatch says a livoly correspand- enco is in progrens betweon the Cor- mau and Spanish Governmouty in regard to the outrage by Carlists on tha German vessel Guatay.*[t is rumored that the German cor- yattos, Victoria aud Louisa, havo beoa ordered to bo in readiness to provood to chaatige Carlists it necessary. DON ALFONSO'R REPLY TO THE ADDRESSES OF THE GRANDEES AND NOUILITY OF SPAIN. 'The following is tho reply of Don Alfonse to the congratulations addressed to him by tho grandocs and o large part of-the nobility of Spain: Thave recetved from Spain a grest number of con= geatulations upon the anuiverary of my birth, and Fome from countrymen of oura now resident in ‘France, I desire to convoy to you—s6 well oe to all those who have congratnhited ‘me—the exprension of my gratitude and glso of iny opinjoys, All who have written to mo show thomeelves equally con. vinced that only by tho re-eatablidhinent of the Gonatftutfonel Monarchy | cau the oppression, tha uucertainty, nnd the the crtol diatutbaners experienced by Spain be put an end by the majority to, Tam toll that this is recogatze of our conipatriote, and that before long all those who ate In good fulth will be with me, whatever may have Deon thelr political antecedente, undpretanding, that they have to fear no oxcluaion frou a now and n= prejudiced moubreh, or from & ayatem which ix int posed to-day precively bocauso it represents union and Peace, I know not when or how, wor if thia hope ts to Ho realized, Tean only vay that’ T will omit uothing to make myself worthy of tho difficult mirsion of re- estabiivbing I, our noble country legal order and po- Titiesl Hiberty at the samo time as concord, if God in Tish “ls dealgns confides it to me, Ii virtuo of the npontaneous and rolema abdication of my suguat mother, whose generosity fa ouly entisted by her te, fortune, T ant tho sole representative of monarchtcal th Bien, ‘Thin right rests upon the levis lation of wger, contirmed by all tue precedents of history, nndit is indlvsolably united to the repre- sentative Institutions which navor ceased to act legully tlurlug the thirty-five years which passed from te be~ Biining of ty soother's reign, wutil J, boing still child, trod with all my family, 4 forelgn roll. ‘The ni tlon being now arphiued of ail public rights, and in- definitely deprived of her libertics, tt19 natural thot the should turn ber eyesfto her accustomed conalite- tional rights and to those free iustitutions which haither provented her from defending har indepond- cneo in 1813 nor frum coucludiny: in 1840 another ob siinate civil war, Sheosed to'them many years of conatunt progress, of prosperity, of credit, and even of some glory ; years which it is not easy to blot out from thememory when there are still so’ many who havo known thém, For ull thero roasons it in, doubtless, that tke horeditary aud ropresentative monarchy alone ius dence, since she regar which no substitute can Bpsin with — conf. it as the euarantes (for ound) of Lor rights aud Interests, froin tho working classes up to the Lighest, Yn the meantiuo, not only hes everything been over- drown, which existed in 1867, hub also everythin which it haa heen attempted: te'create since then, If Ta hava al Iahed. the Constitution of 1345, that which was formed 4a 1869 upon the basis ne longer existing, of the monarchy hus also bron ubolshed by facts, TC a Junta of Scustors and Daputies, uncoue alituied ty’ any legal form, decreed, tho TeepNbie, the only Cortes cot:vokeit willl the deliberate Intention of Qttablidhiby | (ayslom wore very Ao Ciawolved by the bayonets . (as garslaon of Biadrid, AM politira qnestions aro thus pending and oven reserved on the "rt of the present rulers, to-be freely stoclded iu tho tutnre, Fortunately, the hureditary and constitutions) monarchy ponsenses in its principles the neccwsary flex Ybility, and tho needful conditious of sticcess, for the aoiuiicn in conformity with the desires aud interests the notion of ail tho problems involved in its ro- *Thlishment, Let 1a one expoct moto decide sny- thing hastily or arbitrarily, Without the Coztes Span- fob Friuros never triniuctod serlons business in the aneleut tlmes vf the 1onsrcby, and the most just rule of conduct will >t he forgotten. by me tn the prownt State of thi za, mud whon all Bpanlacds ara alvcad jued to pardamenuury proceedings. When cases shall nriee, itwill be easy fora tracelicarted Prince ands free ‘people to undorstand each other, aul to aires uponit the questions which may Lave to be decided, Nothing do? desio so apuich a that our country should be truly free, Yo this the bard lesson of these tinea must powerfully contribute a lesuon which, if it cin bo lost upon no one, can be ao least’ of ail upon the honest and laborious men of the eople, who lave leon victims to pertlious sophie {rive of of absiird delusious, All thut we are wilnons- fog, shows Us that the grestent aud most prone raiy nalioue—where orde:, Huorty, aud justice ura beat inited—are those witich havo the greatest respect for thelr own history. This, in teuth, does not provent them from observing attentively and following with pocuiro, Blops the progressive tarch of civilization, May, then, Diving Providence grant ons day that the Spssish popla may be aninated to follow thoie cx- auuples. “Por my part, Lam fudebted to my mistor- {uno for boing in contact with the mon snd things of modern Burope, and if Brain does not obtain s porte flon in ft worthy of her history, aud at the same time yndopandant and deserving of ryinpathy, it shall not be my fault, Whethor now or iu the future, Le my {ato wbatat’ may, I shall not cessato be a truo Spau- iard, Hor, ko all, my anceators, a trite Catholle, nor us anon of'ray time, truly Uberal, Yours, etc. ‘Auvoxeo Dr Bonnon, Youxtown (Sandhurst), Deo, 1. eae ages FRANCE, A NEW MINIBTHY NOT LIKELT TO BE FORMED AF VRESENT. 2 Panis, Jans 10.—ho Dake de Broglie has informed Prosidont MacMshob that he will not he able to organize a Ministry until the Ansom- bly comos'to a decision with rogard to the con~ stitutional bills. The Presidant to-day communicated to the Council of Ministers the resulta of interviows bad with vyorioua party leadors, and re- quested the prosont Ministors to romain in office until the Assembly comos to yote on tho gonalltutional pills and ® now Governmont fa farmed, — Ait acceded ta this re- quest cxcept M, Chaband La Tour, Miniater of tho Intorjor, who will probably bo roplaced by M. Grivart, from the Departmont of Commerce, Ite hoped that the Army bill will bs dixposad of in tue Ausembly by ‘Cucaday or Woduexday, And thek cousiloretion of -tho, coustitutional Dills will homediataly follow. Tho Mintotory will take no part in the debate, A NEWSPAPER STATEMENT, Pants, Jan, 10.—The Hien Publique says a pro~ posal iu favor of a dissolution of the Assonbly higg ben nimorously signed by mambars of all woctiona of the Left, — CUBA. TREATY UATIFIED. Hayana, Jan. 10,—Advices from San’ Domingo to Jan, 1 roport that tho treaty with Heytt has boon ratified. * GALVESTON, Boesolutions of the Excursiomists within Her Gasew GanvesTow, Jau, 10.—At s monting of the joint dclogstion from Omaha, Couucil Blufts, Pisttamouth, Nebraeke City, St. Joseph, and Atehison, 11 was unanimously ‘Revised, Firat, That Galyeston, soonge of lator, je Heat a? be cue uf tho most fuportant seaporty 8 world, é eruiai-That this is {he best, natural, and true out- Jetfor ubthe surplus products uf tuo Northwest, Which wo reprcwent, ‘Phird—That bia’ city contains ample capacity end sufiviont facilities to sccommmodate the trade at pres- en}, and we focl contidept that, as the commerce of the! country Jucreaaes, #0 will the capital aud facilities increas, ‘Pourth—That upon # careful examination of the comuuergial facilitley, wo fad that the (mprovement of the harbor by the deepeniug of her channel ou the js tio ew must Lsporaue urate wow to be accomplished, and that we do bereby pledxo ourselves individually 44d og a body to cv-operato faithfully aud indastriously with our friends of Gal youtop for she yocompLennent of this ond, Pifth—That it te expected by the ditegation thak each one of Sty members will uso hia ulmost en— doavor w advocate th claire of Golreston for ker Just proportion of Hederul aud comumorelal patronage, and to establish, {f porsible, atan early day, @ permite nent moreantile tntercarrno, Sicth—That oa hear y tender IIa Honor, the M: als Leatffiel skin o pate anit all ut If City Clit, t wears ralarge share of our pleanureotlr mort ry handdome reception given Ua, aud will rolurn.to uur huwas. fouling conduens that, on tho face of God's grocn oarth, (here ts nob a amore hospitable people, + . The entire dologation leave this morning for Borne, via tho International & Great Northern fond. wh eae He CRIME, MURDERQUS ASSAULT UPON A WIFE, From Ue Rochester (N. ¥.) Cnion, Jan, 9 In tho ‘Town of Parma, night bofore last, Joba Kano, & Well-known farmer, made s murderous awsault upbo hia wife, inflicting {njurles from which sho will probably not rocover. ,__ From Mr.-Bimou Marahall, brothor of Mra. Kane, who,haa reoived a graphic description of ‘the tragedy from tho daugtor, 10 years of ago, wo hava ny raluute doscription of the ovants preceding and attending tho deod. It appoars that Kane's little boy commenced crying, for somo trivial causo, when tho mother told Lim to wtop or she would seud him ont for hig cobs without bis suppor. At this Kano selzed a castiron stove-hook and throw it at his wilo, broasing {t upon her head. ‘Ho thon clubbed hor with au iigly stick of wood, whou sho foll to the floor, dropping at tho same time hor youngest child, a babs of 1 year, which sue was holding tu her army, She exclaimed, Lhe baby!” and one of thuchildreu.picked up the infant. Tho brutal husband coutimied to, bent his wife, and sho, nearly Insonsible by tus timo, could only five uttetance to» pitiful and prolonged “O—h 1" as exch blow fell upon her hod. ‘I'he childron crled “Run for geandma”—Mre, Kane's mothor, who sliyos 8 short distance from tho hougo, Tho poor victim seems to Lave attompted to get out to flea to her mathor's, but did not xuccocd. Sho tuo ‘yefugo in tho pantry, whithor she was pursucd by tho infuriated brute. Hore tho bloody work was finished, Sho must have been atruck in all, at lonut twonty heavy blows. ‘While this was going on some of the children ran to Alrs, Marshall's (Sirs. K.'s mother) and nlarmed ber, She hurried to the house, aud wag met at the throsbotd by a cbild, who cried out, “Sfother is dead! Mra, Marshall pushed opeu tha door, when a horrid wight mot her. gaze, ‘The tea-tablo, upon which was epread. the dishes and victnala of tho evening mepl so, buddenlyinterripiad, was beapattered with human blood, the cluth, tho plates, and everything being covered. Blood also bedaubed tho door, the chajre, and the window-casings. But no human boing wos to bo seen. Mrs, Maraball called, * Whore is my darling child?” ana, following up the question by proceeding immediately to tho adjacont pantry or kilchen, sho found Mis, Kane prosirate’ upon. the flaor, weltoring in blood, Stepping back, sho met Kano coming from the front part of the house, ‘A ra Marshall said: ‘Kano, is this a mur- er?” Kane ropliod: I think it is.” Kane thon left the house, proceeding across tho lot to a neiglbor's—Mr, Martin's—to whom lie sald: ‘Martin, take care of me; I’ve killod my wife.” Wo should also state that, in addition to tho atova-hook and pieces of wood with which tho boating was dono, a large Inifo covered with Loud was found in the siuk. Thero are cuts in the head of his victim that might have been mado with this knifo, and itis quite likely they were, Mra. Kano, inher delirium, often exclaims, "Tho knife! tho knife!” which would load to the be~ Viet that this weapon had been at least brandish- od in her aight. ‘Phe pools of biood on tho floor indicate that the poor woman foll to tho floor throojtimes, and a8 ofton rove and struggled to os- cape the fary of the flend. Tholittle girl says that when he bad her on tho floor iu tho kitchen ho stoad with his foot on bor ugek aud pounded hor head. ‘The frightfully-braised sud swollen con- dition of tho nock fully corroborates this. ‘The unfortunate Sirs. Kane sill remoing une conscious, , Nhe was enceinte, and this morning, as might bave becn oxpacted after so torrible an. ndsault, a miscarringo was the result. For- tunstoly o physician was in attondanco at tho tine, and nothing more #enous iinmediately on- sued ‘Thero is but little probability that tho woman's lifacan bo saved. Indeed, her recoy- ory would ben miracle. Hor head is boaten toa jelly, ay it were, aud ber neck, limbs, and body ure black and awollon with bruises, KILLING OF A RAVISHER, From the Durant (Mfiss.) Advertiser, Wo learn that an awfal tragedy took place about 12 miles south-southwest of Loxington, last Friday, Our information is that on that dsy Mr. Boone, o man of small family, com- menced to move from the residence oceupicd by him on the lands of J, M. Stewart to another on tho promisos of J, T.. Arnol:l; that while ho was absent with tho firat lond of furniture, when no was with hia wifo oxcept hia httle 3 ord year old boy, & negro man commonly known in tho ueighborhood as ‘Uncie Jerty,” oud who hag heratefore korap a guud revutation, cu- terad the yard, ostensibly for a bucket of water, nod wont lute tho house under the protonse of wanting to pitebase of Mr, Boone a,lot of hoga. In roply to his protondod offer to purchase, Mra. Looue infogned hin thet ber husband was abe sent, and oF the probable time when he would roturn,—stating that when be did return + Un- cle Jerry” coultl talk to him shout tho trado. ‘This soomed to bo just such a, stats of afsirs as “Uncle Joiry” bad hopot to fiud, for ho immediately drow a kuifo, sud declared is intention to cub Mrs. Boone's throat if she did not submis horself to big desires, A scuillo then eusued, the woman and tho brave jittlo boy fighting tho blaok fiond o8 best they could, aud all the while invocing, af the tup of their voices, tho aid of the absont husband and father, ‘Yhat aid was nearer than any of themthought, for while the wifo lad boen thrown prone upon the floor, whero, though bruised snd bloedit sho still resisted, and while the ell, although be had ‘beon Iruocked down o time or two, alill fought fur bis telovod stop-mother, tho noise of the roturuing wagon, driven at a furlous rate, was boad by the mtruggung partiow, aud cangod tho would-be ravishor to run away before ho bad accomplish- cd ius fiendish design, Mr. 3. fullowed afser tho scoundrel, and, aftor soins delay, eatnoup with hu, but by some means uf othor © Unelo Jerry” snado hia escapa aftoy bojug captured. Subsequently he was re- captured, aud then taken intu the presenco of Mra. B, and the ebild, both of whom fully ideu- tjtiad Lim as tho nogro that made the aitack ‘upon the lady, ‘Ho was takon a short distance from the house, and then end thero shot to death by the outrag! bhuaband and father, dtr. Boone, fearing that he might bo attacked by tho colored people of the neighborhood, Las run off, but wo understaud that those samo col- ored poople, hike tho whites, approve his act ia ling tho ‘inan who attempced to violate tho person of his wife, and have instructed his friends to say ns much to him, aud that he can safely returo to his issilly. Tv the houor of the colored people be it eaid, thy uuually side with (he whitos in a caro lke is, ’ INOENDIARIJSM. Sectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bioowxoroy, Ul., Jan, 10.—Mayor Funk, by proclamation, offers ® reward of $100 for the rreat and coaviclion of the porson or persons who bavo been sctting tire to vacant residancel in Bloomington quite frequently of Inte. = ~ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. BAN Fuanctsco, Juu, 10,—Arrived, United Statos rovenuo steamer Itichard Ruah, from hew York, via Rio ‘Lalcahana, Valpariso, Naw You, Jan, 1 rrived, steamer Bolivia, from Glasgow, Lavenroot, Jan. 10,Tho atesmor Mauitobaa fron Lattimore arrived. Queessrowy, dap. 10.—Steamahip Abbots ford, herelufore reportod dinabled, waa towed into this purt to-day sorfously damaged. She was iu callision with the steamer Penueylvanis of tho American line; both vessola bound fot Philadoiphia, Loxpon, Jan, 11-1 a, m.—Bteamor Kathlese Mury, from Odvses for Vatinouth, has bean leat it ge, and 20 pei drowned. —_—___—_ BiG CHARITY BALL. Creveann, O., Jan, 10.—Arrangements fo tho grand elisrity calico ball, to’bo given nett } ‘Nhunulay evening for tho bonelit of the Del! f Reliot Aesociaticn and the Wilson Btrect Hor | pital aso ooupleted. Over 5,000 invitations have been ieaued. 1b te helievod that this bal | Will bo tie grandest affais of the kind ever bel in the country. a Auother Female Lawyers Mies Carrio 8. Burnham, who bas been ated | ing Jaw for threa years in Philadelphia, proved eq Ler application before the Hoard of Lawyet ' of that cify the other day for the sus] exegy tin end sdmiveion w the Bar, ‘Tho Hoard 4 chued tareceiye ber appiuation, as they coal! fiud no precedunt far it, bab pepinised te lay Bf batter bofere the court.