Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1875, Page 1

i { * by ¢ Thicane Dailn Teibune, & = - 4 17 i ¥ i & VOLUME 28. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1875. N §FIBER 151, i 3 fvately to- atternoon by & sub-commit- | in ve doubtful, The Ways and Means public denial of thy o CONCERT. .. WAsHlNGTDN Dy o OTal TaTostigatiug Contmitton, | Gomuattes. mill boyond o read BA'T'NG BEEGHER. dehnne?:z?m:md|i'nt€3‘x‘:f§{u:?§pfin;r ’7‘.,5‘,;3[6;'“ to the:s £ apers, thoy nover came bt 1o has, to-mght, however, ro.nestad the Bub- " v onc] through mo. s TWO MILLION FIVE HONDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS! e distributed at the Fifth and LABT i 'Cnnenfl. in aid of tho PublicLibrary of Ky. FEBRUARY 27, 1875. Positively no Postponement. CONCERT ON 21TIL, O1¢ . Money Refunded! Positively Last Chance! Positively Last Concert! Apply to TITOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent, Roulaville, 1vey oF 81 swATTS & €04 Reom 47 Motrovolitnn Black, corner LaSalie and_Randoelpheats,, Clicngo, TURS, FURS! FURS! CLOSIHG -0 SALE OF our choice and #olocted stock of FRESIZ MINK, BEAL, sud other FASHIONABLE FURS and PUR TRIMMINGS, Tho public know our experience sa MANUFACTUR- TRY and DEALERS in Fine Furs, and onan d upon every srticlo being s Tepre- s:’:’;“dd. 'VDVa will aoll our Furs at & GREAT SACRIFICE for tho noxt Thirty Days, FOR I, A SMITH & CO., 161 STATE-ST, $500, $1,000, $1,5600, 32,000, $2,600, Aud othor suma to Joan for three years en Clicago Real Mstato, TOURNER & MARSH, -ST. A fow thousnnd dollars on first-class Oity Real Es(l,am qoau%?, TONEY TO L0 ©On Clitesgy proporty At 8 jiur cent por sdnum. wgeswauted, LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Jank, Chamber of Commores. PROPOSALS. CONVICT LABOR TO LET. ILLINOIS STATE PENITENTIARY, CouAARANILK OFYLCE, JoLakT, Dee. I, Thid, The nmlunlwud. Comtnlssionors of 'the 1llluois Rtate Panitontisry, offer the labor of from 5 to 100 conviota, to tug Lighestbidder, "Icse mon aro sound, able-bodied, and adanted tomost. iny or all of labor: amplo zhop-room will he for. Tihiod, and steam power at a reasanablo rata, 1€ required. “hp diaciplino of tha Institution {a ozccllont, and willba maintainpd at i1a prosent wtandard. iida will ba apancd at 1o'elock on the26th day of Jana. ary, 1876, sad will bo recelved up tothat hour, “Contsacts ay'ta ru ot oxcooding elght joars, " Farly bid mut ba sutliclont bond in tho ponal Mort. wecompaniod by 8 good and n ot 86,000 With approved suretles, conditiancd thet & taiall be entored into I accorilanco with thia bid arty making tno sama 1f it sball ba accurded hiim. Louds {n sultablo amonnt with approsed suratios will be rauired ur {atbul perlormance ot contca ho Commisslyuers £osorvo the rikht Lo rofoct any bid which, in thelr judgmont, s not fn the lnferesc of the e fartlior Dictiealnes, inquire of elther of the undor B izicd, o o 103 iardon, 1o W. MGCLAUHRY, at the i Ll WONDBURY, M. TAYLOR, JUHN K, BOUTITWORTIL JOSERIUW. WiLas, Commisonors. - IRON WORKS, GLOUCESTER IRON W(}RKS, GLOUCESTER CITY, AVID 8, BROW, Pros. JANFES e R N st “Whis Oflice, Philadoiphia, 6North Bovonth-at. Cast Tron Gas and Water Plpes, Cast Iron Flnnga Heat. fox and Bleam Pipos ton Vaives for Wator ur dias, P EIRE IR OERANTS, Gns Ilolders, Teloscopic or Bingle, Cantings and Wrought Iron Work of all kiads, for Gas AR e A 10 Pr Cent DISUOUNT on all Garmonta orderod of ws durlng Janu. usry and February, 1635, EDWARD ELY & CO,, Importing Tailors, Chicago, IIL JESTABLISHED 1851 ILIX. Tho undorsignod bave this day formed & copartnenship nnder tho rn uamo of Jamas Forayth & Co., and will tarry vn tho wholasale grocery buslnoss st 97 aud 99 South Waterat, JaMIS FORSVTH, SERoN e N E kB ery, L 16785, g N COPARTINERSIIIP. The andersigned will contfuus the real TRy Hr R e ey e i bader the firi name and styla uf Uole, Newoll & Mosher, Trom tuts date, CUARLES 1. COLE, 1A RTED P, N ,Chioago, Jan. 18, 1875, WL WILLIAM it MOSHER. DISSOLUTION. The copartuorebip beretolore exlsting undsr tho name of A.Thm & Dro, fa thia dey dlssolved by mutual consent. The buslnoss whi be ecntinued under the name of George Bebun & Co,, who aro suthorized o eollect and pay all abta. WANTED, SEND YOu PHICK GUNRENT 10 A, K. BURKHARDT & Cu., bauufactui isporters af American Iur Skin FURS ; Cincnaatt, Wo cusront H a7 the ‘Amer- ca. Hbippiog to us direot will save tho proftaof uiddismen, And Lrlog prowvs cash roturna. MISCELLANEOUS, OPTICAL GOODS, Drowing Instrumenta, in oases or sopnrate Purves; Index and Boxwood Rules. Mual ¥ closcd out, BANKRUPT 8TOCK., __82 STATH-ST. STORE FOR RENT, And Fixtures for sale st 8 bargain, st 38 West Madlson. M., botweon Pourls aad Ravgauion, 101 650 weok, loolud~ (g Buaday, Newspaper Correspond- ents on the Pacific Mail Stretcher. Personal Encounters with Members of the Com- mittes, How Dawes and Beck Were Brought under Sus- picion. Some Extraordinary Speci- mens of Reckless Jour- nalism. A Recusant Wiiness Presented to the House in Contempts | Roderick Random Butler Lia- ble to Ixpulsion. The Litile Tarill Bill in a Fair Way of Being Defcated. PACIFIC MAIL, BLAUGNTER OF THE INNOCENTH. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune, ‘Wasnvarox, D. C., Jan. 19.—I¢ was explann- tion day in the House, The publication of the names of cortain persons alloged to have beon on the Dillon fist caused such of the porsons as are now fu Congress to sieo this morping to per- sonal explauntions, Theso were Storm, Hsys, and 8ypuer, Mr. Btorm made a very indiguant donial o8 regards himeolf. His atatement scemed to carry comviction with it, Btorm, howover, proved tobe s good witneas for the newspaper correspondonts, if they, 88 now eeem probablo, aro to be put on trial betore the Committos for their dispatches réspectiug the Dillon let. Mr. Storm 8oid that at the timo the Inveetigation was com- menced In tho Yorty-sccond Congroes he was juformed that the bookkeopor of tho Sorgeaut- at-Arms, Dillon, bnd produced beforo tlie Com- mittee n memorandum of tho initials of mom- bors who, abont the timo tlho passsgo of the subsidy, Les had §1,000 bills changed at tho offico of the Bergesut-at-Arms. 'Tho drift uow neoms to boto prove that wo such Jist was presented, and that no sums of monoy of that megnitudo wero evor chinnged at the oflica of the Bergesut-at-Arms. JONACE MAYNAND, OF TENNESOEE, was also a witness to the oxistenco of famous Dillon list. 1o eaild Doyd Win- chester and others, who wero charged with reeeiving sich large sums, did st the time appear beforo the Committco on Ways and Means, of which ho himself was then n lfitamher. aud refuted the chargo of the Dillan 8t If the Commitice on Ways and Means expect to prove that Dillon did not present list to the Commeittes in ovidouce; that he gave no ovi- denco, and that ovidonce line, consoquently, not been suppreseed, Mr. Storm and Mr. Mlaypacd will be valuable withesses for the correspondents. + §YPHEN, OF LOUISIANA, with » good deal of bluster, ackoowledged that bo at times had a8 Inrgo o sum.as £20,000 on deposit with the Borgosot-at-Arms, and that o doubtfoss had had a 1,000 bili changed thoro, e demesbhe\wve!. that ha rocelved any monoy from theo Pacific Mail Company, and turned bis persoval oxplanation 1nto & somowhat oluborato plea for tho restoration of the grand old flag to o ocean, and nll that. ays alfo deuied the story. Dan Voorheas is expected lioro to deny tho report abont himself, REN BUTLER MEASULED LANCES WITIf JUDGL HOAR on aceount of Whitelaw Roeid, and was worsted, Judgo Hoar introduced & resolution of inguiry 04 to tho fact whother tho privileges of the Housa had nat been violated by tho arrest yesterday of Whitelaw Reid, at the lustauco of ex-Gov. Shep- lierd, while Reid was in_ nttendauce upon Cou- gress a8 o witness, Lutler clioso ta vent bis 8pito agaiuss Roid and newspapers genorally by o very foebla argument, but Iloar's resolution was passed sgainst Butler's opposition by a largo mejority. Therols nowa law which prevonts the srrest in civil susts of persons in n'.gam\huee upou Congreas a4 witnessos, 1t is aupposed tlat thia law doos not cover criminal cases. CIARLES A, WETMORE, correspondent of the Alta California, was to- day examiucd Iiy tho Committce of Ways aud Moaps in the Yacifle Mail investigation for re- fusing to anawer one question, and waa_directly roportod to the Ilouso for contompt, Tho ques- tion which Watmora rofused to auswer was oue roquiring him to give tho name of tho person who, Wetmore had alleged, eaid that a check on account of this subpidy could Lo traced through the banking-house of Fant bhere, to lopresentative James D. Bock, The] dispatches of Weimore wero ovi- dontly written without_careful deliberation, and probably cannot be substantiated, but the snn- mary and sovers actlon of tho Committes in Wot- moro's case has oxcited very unfuvorable com- meut, and was not sustained by the IHouse, Wotmore elmply asked for tweuts-four hours' time in order that ho might seo tho persons who vommunicated $ns story to him, and discover whothor bo could roveal the nama without s broach of confidenco, The Committee refusod to geaut himthis privilege, ordored his immediato arrest and his proscutment ‘hefore the bar of the iToase, aud indisted unon directly committing bim for contompt without he answered. The witness eutored 8 formal protost to the summa« ry action of the Committus, and contrasted it with the numerons precedents which liad beon set in the case of other witnesses, ‘I'his protost had its effect, for tho sontiment of the Houso was evidontly ngainst tho Committee, A risiug vote upon o motion grautiog Wetmora's request for the poatponomeont of a day passed, and the question was finally postponed by an adjourn. ment, Bomo of tho mombers who favor Wet- more's request ssy to-night that thoy ao not at all approve of the saverity of thae trestment of the witness by tho Committoo or of theconspicu- ous exception that thoy have mads in hls case, and that thoy do not think the roputation of tho Ways and Means Comumitton need any extraor- diunary mossuros which Lavo not hoon rosorted toin the caso of the entire Covgroes which ls asmailed by Irwin's acts, THE WBONG MAN, Tepresentative B, I, Chittenden, ot Brooklyn, this morning ross o & personsl oxplauntion, relative to a statement In Tux Ciucado Tainuxx of Fridey, Mr. Chittonden eaid: “1 do not suppose that ‘I'nx Cnicano ‘FRIBUNE Owes mo any grudgo, noither do I nu{pwa that tho Hart- ford Post, which is quoted by 'U'oE TSIMUNE 8y tho suthor of the words just road by the Clork, is in any degree unfriendly to mo, but I wish to sssure thoso very influontial jouruals that they bhave for onoe wmistaken {heir nsn, If° thers fs snybody bouriug w namo in _auy wise complicated witl the Dacifio Mait buaivesa it is not Simeon B. Chittewdon, fatber or son, both of Brooklys, aud fest in cloaniug ny own_skirts 1 should sevus to rotloct upon others, I will stop just hera; but, a5 the Chairman of the Commmittee of Ways and Monus s present (Mr. Dawes), if ho bLus suy information bnulu‘i iteotly npon the point, perhapy o will givo It to tho Honsa in this cou- nection,” Mr. Dawes #atd he lud su afidsvit from Lucius E, Chitlenden sdmitiiug thatlLe bad rocoived the money. 8 B. INGUAK, of tho dntor-Ocsan, Was to have been examined Committco to give Lim & apecial hearlog raily fo-morrow morninz, ayhe will immedistely leava for Chicazo, oit acconnt of the liquidation of tho Cook Coutty Natiunal fank, Tho Sub-Commit. ten will then examinn him. It In sald that Ine- Diatn yeceivel £10,000,—not $7,600,—and tiat ho tiuw givon out that o proposey in iy investiga- tion to take care of higikelf, no matter who elie hurt. o Vi the Anenetated Press] ALOTHEN BALRY WITNESH, Wasmyaton, U, (., Jan, 19, Tl Tooses Com- mittoo of Ways atd Moans, sihich hu been making the investization into thel'acifle M»il subaidy bus- incaw, had belore them to-dsy Clarles A. Wet- more, 8 correspondont, who #aid bo bawed his published stalementa on circumstances that were upparent to ovorvbody, hut he had no personal khowledga of tho direction on the park of men- bers of tho Committee, Alter numerous lnterrogations, to which the witness dld not give satistrectory replies, hin din- pateh, dnted Jan, 4, was tead, in which it was £nid Chat leading members of the Committee, particularly Daswes, and Beck, and others, who wero porticularly sovoro in denviieing Irwin nnd calling for an investigation, lind bocoma gin- golarly vilent, or slow fu pursuit of the facta, Mr, Beck—Did you oyer hear mo uxe a word of denunciatton of Irwin? 1f ko, toto it. Witnonsreplied that ho obtained his impression from whut took place before the Committoo and Ilousn of Reprenontatlves, from sddressen aud #peeches, and from the action against rwin, Mr, Deck—Yon namod me. Witness—DPerhaps your voto indicated it. Tt was an imiprossion from tho ovideuco erested in my mind. Mr. Beck—Thero is not a word of teuth jo it Fiavo I, ju any phope or form, done anything to lot up on Schimaker ¥ Witness—1 was so informed in Now Yorlk sev- oral times, Mr. Beck—1lave I failed to axcertain any im- portant fact from Schumaker Witness—I only lmow he has not boou called beforo tho bar of tho Houso, Mr. Beck—Did you not_Luow Schumaler i3 agaiu to appear beforo s ? Witness—1 donot know, Deck—Ilove tho Committee failed to ok the questions they onght to have asked ? Witvens—I do not know ihat thoy have. Yieeli—Do you nos know tho [fact that Schu- maler i gtill p witnesa 7 3 Witneas—I was told 1n New York at the At. lautle & Pacifio Telegraph ofiico (I thinlk by ono of the clerks) that he had soon Schumaker in town, Lis baving boon repurtod as ZoNs away, Becl—Wbat is the significance of thal state- mont ? Witness—Bimply an inferonco that tho Com- mitteo had pot found out where bo wad. Witness had beou told that the Committoo re- fused to examine Irwin aa to tho stock opera- tions, and Lryin told him that Dawes hadtorn ant 8 page of tz evidercs o that wnbject, "Tho reason assignod for Lecit'w easy treatment of Schumalor was that the latter was &« Democrat. A chicek wag naid also to have been traced o Decis, Bleck—T want the man’s namo. Witneas—I think 1t ean be verified by Fant. Beck—(Hvo ma the man's name. Itis u lio. Witnoas—It waa not stated Lo mo 88 o facs, eod 1 didd wot stata it ay o fact. PROTURTING REFRESENTATIVES. TIn the House this morning Mosers. Storm, By- pler, and_Cbittenden denicd, indignantly, tho truth of the char;ges that they Lad been impli- cated in tho Paciiic Mail subiidy scandal, Mr. Dawea sajd ho had au atiidavit from L. E, Chittendon, of Now York, that ho was the por- gon who bind recoived tha monoy. [Laughterd T'elegrams wers niso read from D, W. Yoorhees, of Iudiana,-and Boyd Winchertor, of Kent! protesting nzainst the allegations mado {hom in conueetion with the Pacitic Mail subsidy, and requesting to bo subpienaed. WHITELAW REID'S AUREST, E. T Hoar alfored o rosolution for tho ap- pointment of o select committoe to inquire Whother the privileges ol tho Liousa hwve been violated by tho arrost and dotontion of Wi Iteid, at the suit of Atexander IX. Sheplerd, whila Reid was within tho District of Columbia under s gubprena fram & comuittee of tho ouso. Mir. Lutier (Mass.) opposcd the resolution, and Mesara, Hoar, Xelley, aud Dawes ndvocated it, At tho close of tho discussion, My, Butler moved to lay tho resolution on tho tablo. Neg- atived—ib to 102, The resolution was then adopted—yeas, 16 nays, 44 ; and the Speaker appointeil us snch lect Comittoo Mossre. T. I, floar, Lalo (N. Y.), Orth, Ciymer, and Sayler. THE WITSESS WETORE, Nr. Dawes then Lrought beforo the Iouss tha refurai of o witness to auswer questions put him before tho Committes oo Ways and 3leans in thio acifle Mail investigation, * The witness was Charles A. Wolmoro, correspondent o I tha Aita California, and othor Calfornia papers. o hiaa mentioned in Liw dispatehes that thors wero strango rumors about Beck’s connection with tho subsidy. On his exanunstion, ho aliuded to tho rumor 08 being one aboul the iracing of a check from Fant, o tankor, to Brek ; but ho refused to give the namo of the party who mentioned it to him ; thereforo the uatter was brought befoto the 1louso, After an indignant speoch from Ar. Beck, o rosululion. was adopted that witness be pro- duged as the bur of the Ilouse. The Sergeant-at-Armu soon appeared, having Wotmora . chargo. Witness, having baen aaked by the Speakor whother Lie was prepared to answer the question, voplied that o was not, and askod timo uati to- morrow to determiue’ whotlier ho could righte 1ully do 8o without breach of contidence. i, Dawes offered & resolution declaring wit- ness in contempt of tho House, Mr. Houghton advocated tho granting of thoe timo asked by witness, and movod o postpous further considoration of tlhe maiter until to- morTow, Mr, Cobb moved to adjonrn (which would bave the same sffect on withoss). ‘Lo mwotion wuy carried, and the House ad- Journed, P — THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BEFORT OF TUE DOAUD OF ENGINEERS ON THE SUBJLCT OF IMPROVEMENTS AT 178 MOUTIL Wasaisozoy, D, C., Jan. 10.—Tho Becretary of War gent to the House to-day the repors of the Board’ of Engincers appointed to proparoe plans and estimates for tho deopening of ono or more of tho natural outlots of * the Missieaippl River ; and also for & canal from tho river to the gulf, After a thorough oxamination of tho en- tiro subject they say there is no doubt a desig. natod point of the Sonth-Pasa would Lo bost, ag it would give au unobstructel water-wey' to commerce, in place of tho nerrow and obstruct- od one, If tha question of cost and maiutenancoe o cousidered there is for tho St, Phillip’s Canaltho cstimated sum of £11,504,200 agaiust 87,042,110 for the Pass. While the Board are of opinion that a canal can bo buile at tho estimated cost, thoy recommend that tho Bouth Poss of tho Mmaiuulp;vl bo impraved by o plan which they submit. Lhoy further recommoud that ¢ Con- gross declde to open ono of tho passea of tho river, tho eutira sum neccossary accomplish tho work bo appropriatod st ohco, or in soma way be made available. 1f the mouih of tho river is tn bo improved by joities, the work when Legun should be pushed a8 rupidly as possible to its eutire complution, st NOTES AND NEWS, THX POLAKD (AG-LAW. Speciat Dispateh lo Tha Chicago Tridune, Wasmnaton, D. 0., Jan, 10.~The House Judiciary Commilteo lo-day conuiderod in sscrot sosalon the bill of William Waltor Phelps ope posing tho ropeal of the Poland gag-law. 1o ia reported shat the Committes voted to tabls it THE CENTENNIAL. Mr, Goshorn, Iresident of the Contennial Commiasion, Wil to-morrow present his seport to the Hecrotary of the Interior. The roport will show that the succoss of tho Centunnial is assured, Noosid is arked from Congress oxcept an appropriation of §400,000 to bo used as pro- miums at the inatitute fair. TIE COMMENCE LUREAU ECHEVE, The Bonste decided not to cstsblsh & new Duveau for the collection of transportation ata- tistios, but to maintain the preseut Burenu of Statistios, giving it largor force. An sdditional approprintion of $20,000 was mado to give the Burcau of Stasistics eularged facilitics for this purpose. The Housa outirely owmitted the appro- priation for this Bureau. TUE LITYLE TABIFY BILL. The probability of the passage of the Likle Twl® MU o elther House he sdditiona!l taxation requented by the Prosi- dent's mensago, An examination of the condi- tiow of tho Treanury show,that additinunl revenus in abuolutely uecessary, The Commitiee will prob- sbly begin evoning nessjons within a day ortwo, tho day sessions to bn devoted to investigation, el Lhis evening sorsions will bo held to coumder basinoss connrcted with the roveaue, THE KUOK FOBT FRAGD, The Honge Cnmmitteo on War Claims will con-~ tinne tue investigation of thae alleged Buzg Fors claim. The Kecretary of the Tronsnry has sent 10 the Housn the roportd of tho special agents in tho case, with & large amount of docuinentary evidence. This evidence, and tha letters of the the Hocrataries of Warand Traasurydaro hikely to defeat tho confirmation of Gen, Bhiras 10 ho Commissary-Genoral. Ehiras was ‘the officer who pasaed tho clmm, The Bub.Commitice of tha War Cluima Commiltoo is inetrucied to preparoa_ Will for the provention of similar frands, Judge Lawrence is of tho opinion tuat in view of tho painful digelosures fn this cage, Congressmen shounld bo prohibited from proses cuting clatms befora the Department, 12 ik like- Iy that ono of the results of this investiyatinn will bo tho recommendation by the Commitioe on War Clajms for the expultion of Raderick A.Butler, of ‘Fanuessee, on account of his o~ plicity in'thin tranmaction. WINTELAW BLID'R CABY. Whitslaw Resd appeared in the Polica Conrt 1his mum\u%{ in compauy with W. W. Cor- caran, H., 8, Knufmau, and other gentlemen, sud hia counsel, A, G, Kiddell. Messrs, Corcoran and Kaufinan gave bail for bis sppearance to-mos- row tn o charpo of criminal hvel, sud the party then loft tise court-vaom, TUL INDIAN APPROPRIATION RILL. The Houso spent couriderabic ttmo to-day upon the Indian Approprstion bill. The debate wiw reary and tirckome. 'There was but oue fealure of intercst in That was the discuss- jon of the nld Chocta claim. This claim has & peenliar and romanvtic bistory, Congress had been trying for thirty years to find out whether it was & fraud or not, sud has not vet decided. Newspapor gossip to-night is tuat enry L Smith, formerly of tho Chicago pross, will voon tuke charge of ihe Drook! Union, Lowen's old paper. {To the Ansortated Press AYPHOPRIATIONS, Tho Jouse Comwittos on Appropriations to- day agroed 40 inciude tiio followini ftotns in the | sndsy civil appropriations bill: For rofanding 1o States their expenzes in raising volunteers, £297,000; for the coustruction aud mainter of military tolegraph lines, especinlly in Tex *ow Moxico, and Arizona, 263,600 5 for the pab- tiou ot the ollicial records of tho War of the linbellion, $30,000 ; for the collection of bonnty, prizo-money, and other elsims of colored soldisza (boing o continuation of the work of the It Freedmen's Bureau) 315,000 ; for the I'reedmen's Hospital, 845,000, Fho Committoo also, afier conaidorablo discus- tion, voted to move sn amendiment to the pend- fug Indian Anpropriasion bill, to inwsrt the item of §207,000 for intercst due on tha Chickasaw National Trust jund, APPOINTHE: Edward 1. Latham haw tiecu sopointed Inter- 1! Revonne Storekeeper for ths Seutlern Die- triet uf Ohio. T NOMINATIONS, Tho following nominations wers ront to tho Haato: James 8. Lotsford, Unitad States At- tornoy for thio Westorn District of Missouri ¢ Jehn I, Xnight, of Wisconein, Rtegistor of tha Land-Ofiice, Bayfiold, Win.; Thomay L. Frec, of - Joni., Agent for the Indinns of the Sac and Fox Agency, lown. Poatmosters—J. Boyle, Dloomfield, In.; I1. J. Willote, Michigon City, Ind. ; E. Whalley, Prai- 1o du Clion, Vis, INTEDNATIONAL FOSTAL ARRANGENMENT, At the Cabinet seesion to-day the postal gre rangements with Canada wero comploted and o copy will b forwarded to Cauads immediately foi Lo proper slgnabures, HOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. The Senate contirned the following nomina- tions: Robert C. Kirke, Collector of Internal Reveuno, ‘Thirteenth Dintrict of Ohio: John C. Lieghorn, of luwa, Regiater of the Land Oftice, at Dal Norte, Colorado. Lostmasters—I'rank Clendenning, Morrison, 1l ; 1L Foulds, Lanark, 1L ; A, Fabning, War- ren, Ill, ; L. Groves, Mosico, do. ; C. J. Raw- lings, Wheeling, W. Vi, 17 reau'ar reeord of Conarassional proceedings will Ue found on the Third faga) ) CA&.‘;ALTI DICH A BROKEN RAIL. Bpeetal Dispatel t» The Chicago Tribune, Wixona, Minn,, Jan. 19.—An castern-bound passouger-train on tho Wivona & 8t. Peter Jtoad wos thrown from the track by a broken rail, 9 milos west of Rochester, at noon to-duy. Two cosclies turued over'on their side, but the lozo- motive and bagrage-car went across tho break anfely. Threo passovgers were slightly bruised. Nothing sorioud. KILLED OY SNOW-SLIDES, Sarr Lk, Utal, Jan. 19.—Snow-slides in the canans oceur daily, and almost hourly. Albert Bickney was killed by a snow-ulide in Bummit Cavon on Saturday. Willism Stansby, Buperin- tendent of the Cooper Mino at Big Cottonwood, is nuppored to hiavo boen caught in tho snow- glido that destroyed tho Anna Tunnel several days ngo, 88 ho has not beoun seen sinco, Tho body of Jackeon, killed at the ValleJo oro-louss by & snow-shde, has been recoverod. AUBNED TO DEATH, Special Dispatch to The Cluengs Fribune, Derporr, Micln, Jan, 19.—8, Cornwell, who lived about 114 wiles from Vessar, Tuscola County, was burned to doath ycsterday in an outsido cellar, where ko bhad kopt a vessel of coals buming. o sgems to havo been mado unconscious Ly tho hieat and to have fainted, falling over tho coal-veesel, from which hin clothes canzhit firo, When found ho was entirely doad, sud bis body ‘burped to a crisp. WENT DOWN WITH ALL ON BOARD, Lonboy, Jan, 20—5 8. m.—Tho Dritish stoam- er Dorar, from Odesea, for Cardiff, is eupposed to have gono down with all on board—tweuty {n nuwber. ——— ey CANADA. Polfticnl Complexion of the New rarfinment—Proposition for Itecie procitys Speeial Dapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Tonosto, Ont, Jan, 19.—The Globe's classifi- catiopof tho members returned differs somowhat from that Egave last night, and s as follows ¢ Gavernment, 51 ; Opposition, 33 ; Independont, 4. This, sa will bo sacy, includes two constitu- encies in which eloctions sre mou yet held, Kwgston, which only a few days ago returned Sir John A, Macdoanld, on this occasion re- turnod Robluson, Ministerialist, by & large ma- {orty, proving thist e Jolura poraonsl popu- jarity rather thau political prizeipie saved him, 1his njority was only 17. Neports sre to the offcct that evesthing went off quietly, {Te the Asweialed Press,) TonoNto, Jun, Members ot the Doard of Trade intorested in tho tea trade hold a mooting, and praded resolutions that o memorial ba for- warded to tho Primo Minister, asking lum to use tha influeuca of the (loveramont with that of tho United States for the purposo of Laving the dif- ferontial duty of 10 por cont, at present lovied on teas and coffoes going from Canads into that country, romoved, and, ponding sach removal, {hiat thio differontial Quiy of 10 por cong bo re- placed on thowo srticles comiug from the United States into Cauads. — e SAM RINDSKOPF'S * HONOR® Svectut Diavateh to The Chicags Tribune, $Tapso¥, Wia, Jun. 10.—~Quite » lively little row was {n prospect at the Park I{otel to-day. Princo Samny Rindekopf, whois horo a3 o mem- ber of the “Third Houss," approachied Benator chuotte, & German, from Maultowoe, with o ro- queet that he vote for tomo lMayor law whick Is soou to coma up i the Logislatdro, Aftor cou- vermug o {ow woweuts, tuo Benaver informed tha Priuco that he did not care to hiold a cauverss- tion with a man who bad so uairowly escapad being an inmate of the Peniteatiary. ‘Whis brought forth hard words in sbunduuce, iater- spoised with fiat-shaking. What scemed likely 10 be & firat~class row was preventod by the {n- terference of frisnds, who parted the Bouator snd Priuce. The affawr creatod » good dealof excitoment tor the tizie being, The Cross-Examination of Moulton Does Not Shake His Story. The Spectators Bring Their Dinners to the Court= Room. An Operator in DMince Pies Acquires Sudden Promi. nence. Mr. Beecher Addresses Mr. Dorris, and Gels Snubbed, CONTINUATION OF MOULTON'S CROBS-EXAMINATION. Srecial Dispateh to The Chacago Tribune, New York, Jau, 19.—The cross-gxamination of Francis D, Monlton was continued to-day by ex- Judge Porter, aud secmed, in somo respecels, as an indirect opeving of the defeuse. It rolated ainly to bis sequaintauco with Mre. Woodkull, Ine futimate relations with Mr. Til'cu, his ac- counts wth Mr, Deccher, and bis finsncinl fa- terests in the Golden Age. Evidence coperruing the indictment againut’ Lim and tho sctticment of 3igs Proctor’s auit was ruled out, A LUNCH-DEATING AUDITORY. Tow who enter in the foresoon leavo the room hefora the hour of adfourument arrives, Many spectators come provided with lunches—notably those who occupy ecats in tha galery. De- tween 1 and 3 o'clock o the afiernoon, bam-sandwickes and mince-pics are in great demand, and when tho supply of thero articles fails tho bungry spectator is obliged to satisfy Lisappetite with a measuro of roastud peanuta. UPOS WIAT MEAT DOTH THIS FIE-MAWKER FLED THEM Y After tho principal chiaraciers in the great suit, the ancient vouder of picy who haunta tho Court-House rauks nest in lmportance. This high-strupg pie-man bhas become & pars of the trial now, and he brooks no familiarity. Ilo ad- miniatered, yesterdar, to & prominent member of Plymouth Cuurch, = crushing rebuke. v These mluce-pies are very bad,” re- marked the church-momber in question. “VWerry bad, sir!" replied thoe pie-man; “ hut they'ro not half as bad as the laugwedgeas vou'se besn o listcning tonll day.” This pie- mau, on the first day of the trial, waa tha ek st 1ap in $ho court-room. TEN WOLEX 1N COURT. Thers wore ten ladics in court yesterday. Mra, Beecher, as usunl, sat boside her lusband, sod on ber left wes the wifo of Col, Doccher. Mrs. Tilton oceupicd her oid scat by Mrs. Shearman, with Mrs, Field aud Mrs, Oviogtod. In the reas of tha court-room wero tiwo clegantly- attired lndies who attracted considerable atten- tion, owing 10 tho fact that their names couldn't bo ascortainet by tho other npectators. In the gallory were two ladios, one with & young and rather pretty faco, the other au elderly parson, fashionably dress.¢, Tiey did not scem in the least ombarrassed. On each sido and behind them woro rod-shirted wmen who oxpectorated tobasco-fuice, nud duriug the recess crunched peanuts and commented on the trial in coarso Iangusgo, Tholadics were evidently snimated by feelings of curiozity quite as strong as thosa of their neighbors, and so they Bat in their scats without leaving them once from 11 o'clock iu the wmorning until 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, Their powers of endurance must bave been sadly taxed, for tho air in the pallery was froighted with im~ purity, and, besides, tho ladies partook of no re- froshments, despita the reproachfal glances of the sncieat pic-man. EX-SUDGE FORTER TOO BQUARE. 1t the object of a cross-cxamination isto drive the witness tuto a corner aud worry him until his words are turned agaivst bimsolf, tho do- fense wero singularly uneuccessful yestorday. and ex-Judge Porter bad bis time for Lis paiuvs, 1f, howover, the object of tho cross-cxamination in to let ip side-lights and to chango tho aspect of thie salienc poinla of the controversy, the de- fenso woro singularly suocesstul, and ex-Judge Porterhada pow atmosphere for his pains, Zealos admlrers of Mr, Becclor, who expected to seo tho witness flioch and lus testimouy ehrivel aud erack under a hot fire of cross-oxamination, went tolunch and subsequontly to mupper with impnited appetito and temper. Mr. Moulton smilod when he took lia scat, svsiled all the way througl, aud, when he rosa to get his overcoat, emiled sgain as he whispercd to s friend that it wos easy to tell tho truth, o was not disconcerted at any stago of the praccedings, but played with his handkerchict with an es- preesion of amusemeut on his face, aud wag cu- tirely at his ease, ond, 88 many of Mr. Tilton's friends claimed, was tho best witnese over seen in Court. TUE POSSIDLE INTENTION OF TRE CROSS-RIAMI- NER. Dut it waa s cross-examination in name rather thau in kind, Ex-Judgo Porter made po effort to confuso bim. Questions werd put to him ju a pleasant voico and in a courcoous manner, and, from boginning to end, thero was au_utter ab- seuce of the vulgar arts and cunning dovices by which a lawyer aggravates the torture of tho vie- tim in the chair aud casts suspicion upon his sords and sets, "Ll Jury-box has becoma satu- rated with the thoorics and inferences of tho plantilf's ~ slde. Obviously tho dofonea wanted to furn on tho eldo-lights and chaoge the color and rolations of the evidonee, Mr. Moulon, in effect, was uecd sy & witness te oreparo tho way for the presontation of the defendant's case, aud tho eross-pxamination was conductad, therefore, after tho mannor of & direct oxamination, This will be readily illustrated, Alr. Maulton, hith- orto intrusivo, bas appeared in tho licht of Mr. eocher's friend, dovoting himsolf with untiring zeal to lis serviea from Dee, 20, 1870, to midshmmer, 1374, Ils has been intro- duced ta the juey Mr. Beechor's contldential friond, wio remained truoto him until chiarges of blacimail wore mnde. Whe da- fenze, on the othor band, introduced Ar, Moule ton aa the schoolimato aud lifolong fricnd ot Mr. Tilton, going fishing with Lim i the summor, im to Narragavsott, visiting him fre- taking him T queatly, ding with him, acting as bis banker, holping him when the Golden Age was started, lending him monocy, canducting tha nogo- tiatious for tho award of %7,000 ‘to him for the abrogation of tho Bowen contract, sympathizing with his viows i regard to wom- an-sutfrage, snd jolning him in hus attentions to Mia. Woodhull, "Again, Mr, Tilton bas appearod &3 8 man who could havo crushed Mr, Heechor, but who was unwilling to expose hiny, T'he let- ter of Mr. Tilton **to s friend in tho Wost ™ was called cut by the dofcnso to show that Lo bad dopouuced Mr. Bowen as drawing au assassinzting dagger upon Mr, Beecher, and that hio had 1oganded the Woodhull publication ax o wroug and an wsulg to bis wifo, Tio ra\lly whieh Mr. Tilton wrote to Mr, Howon's notice of dismigual, 1t was shown, Was put ju type i the oftico of tha' GGeklen Age and sent to Mr, Bowen and 3r. Beccher, Again, tha proscoution bave introdnend Mr. Moulton as an advocala of tho - policy of milenca 8 ovory stago of tho controversy. ‘The defenue guestioncd lim closoly in regurd to his futimacy with Mis. Woodnnlliu order that the jury might infer that tho firat public nocuser of Me. Beechier had de- tived Lints from Lim. talked to hor unon the subject of tha scandal, but denled that bo had desoribed tha nmol &cono ta her, ax ghe bad aubsoquent { rapre- mented. Mr. Boocher, according to the plain- side, invarisbly shrank from making s Ho admittod that bo bad |, a public reply to the Woodhull publication, bt Bt 3r. Moniton bad conmneind ehonco’ Tn theso and other respects, tho cross-oxamination was an mdirect opening of the defenso, Birictly as & ctoss-oxsmination, howover, it wad not effective, and ex-Judgo Porter disap- poimed afl who ligteued to him. lia wou too deliborate in Lis manner, ton inditect in hin quentions, aud too cantious in his tone, o asked threa questions when one would have werved 88 well, aad he did not soem to be muater of the caro. ‘I'ho conngel in the cake attract qnite as mnuch attention now as plaintill azd defendant. Every conaultation in narrowly watched by tho specta- tators, and in oftcn iuvesied with a sigoilicanco that it does Dok poseeus. A nyTR The recesawas marked by an incident which re- mavesalldount concerning ex-Judge Morria' fenl- ing inregard to Mr. Bencher., As moou w4 Judgo Neileon anmounced thet the regaiar inlermission would he taken, M 4 ptepped over Lo Mr. Jorter and eall ntion 1o ono of the an, Bwvers mado by A, Mr. Beecior, obyerys ing Mr. Morris i conversasion with s counrel. addressed a Jocnlar remark to him, bug Mr. Tiltow’s couusel dehberately coutinwed ! his couvorestion with ox-Jndge Jorter, Lieocher withdrew with ihtened enlor, "I'hondore Filtn preak severcly of tho pastor of IYlymoutis Clurel, in prisate a4 well an in public. (7ot 0T, NEw Yong, J aminaticn of Francia D, Mo preatar interest, if posible, e " story, and dosa not hesitats to ! ton haw Leguu, | 1 Lo be taken | morning crowds besieged tho entrance to the Trooklyn City Court-rouin, Lut fox minuies were required in which to pack the spaceallotted to the public, cuce the doors were openied. Coungel wera wll carly iu their plsces. Mr. Mal- | ton and Mr. Tilten arrived together, and Mr. Licecher and wife, accompauied by the wilo of iheir son Frederick, entered precigeiy at 11 o'clock, andz au court \was beinz; formally opaned Mre, lield,” Mra. Tilton, Min. Slearmau, aud Mra, Raymond occupied their acenstomed pla When tho jirors were cailod, Wiliam 11, 1 waY mikeing, and nearly ten mmnten were wast- ed waiting g arnval. Ad Booitan he took lis goat the croes-axamiation of Moultun was cosl- twned by ex-Tudgo Porter. Witness said : Mz, Beecher was in the halit of vigiting moe about twice n duy, during ourin. tunacy, but ‘lilton was oftener. on nud I went frequently on fishing excursions together, and virited tho watoring-places, [ visited Norra- gatsett with him in the summers of 1463-'0. Wo togetier. [ wasid evmpathy with Tilton iu tha Womnn's-Rights movement. and visited New- port to attend_a mectuye wih him. I acted a3 couneel for Tikion n hia dealings with Mr. Eowen. The coutrict Let: “Tilvon and Bowen wes settled for £7,000. From June, 1571, to May, 1873, I roceived various eums from Leeolier, 1 all about &6,000 or #7,050. I think I Lave: met Mrs. bier threa or four titmes ; never ad her. sequaintatice with her was slight, 1 havo met s, Morso several times; wo were Mr, | vomo ctiress ) ¢ ix- | Beocher, whi Julge Morris 1a 6 firm beliover iu tho truth of | 1 thinlk fhis bappenod on twe occasions, and of in tbe scandal trial : and from au early hour this | have rot unfriendly in our relations. 1 met Mra ITvoker onco in Mareh, 1971, While T was acting 18 tho mutual {rieud of these parties Mr. Beceber sometimes ncted on my motion, and 'fitton sainst it. I did not hear of Victoria Woodhuli's statement from Tilton before it appeared, sod did uot suprove of it. THE WOODITLL. Counsel read o letter from ‘I'ilfon, written * to a complaining friend,” and wituesa £ai : It way deposited with mo by Tiltou. I keow Mrs. Woud- bull; et Lier first in the epring of 1871: 1met hier first at Ler house ab New York; the next meotivg was at Theodora Tilton's bouse, shortly after April, 1871z I could fix the timo of meet- ing her by the carde publishad in tho World. It was shorils after the card waa published, Bofora. that interview I never saw her. The recond in- terview took placo & day or two after the firat, 1 bad & conversntion in Alrs. Tiltou’s prosence, 1 saw her after that from time to fimo; the last ume in the apring of 1474, I tlenk it wes it her nouse in Sixteenth vtreet. When I et bor The- odore Tiltou was with me, I way nsunlly theors i tha evening with Ler (Mrs, Wooduall). I never was in the samo house 1o which eba was ataying over night, and I mev- er traveled with her thaz I can remem- ber. Eome of tho interviews lasted an hour, 304 others two hours, 1 have made state- ments to Loy with 1egard to etories against Mr, Deecher, andalso witl regard to Tilton. Inever meutioned the namo _of any lady in connection with Tilton to ber, Do notsnow that 1 read all of ier published statement. end do not remem- Der what part Lomitted. Got the general drilt of it, however. Never told her I took a pistol to Beecher, and demanded Mre. Tilton's Jetters :uder pain of instant death. ltemember mow that L did read that portion of Mrs, Woodbull's miatement with regard to tho pistol scene, Beecher asked ma it T remembered that part of the scens with the pistol referred o in tho slate- ment, 1 told him I diduot, and he answered thiat neither did he. 1hadno couversation with ‘lilton about Boccher's prefiding at s lecture to Lo delivored by Mrs. Woodbull, Never told “Tilton her letter to Leeckier camo at my request. ‘Lhink I was ot Tilton's on two ocenzions when s, Woodhull was thera, Nover fonnd Tilton at ler house, when ho did not come with me, and bo gonerally laft with mo. Ldisnpproved of the Iacon letter, and was against ite being mado publie, Advised aganst Tilton's eccond &taterwent, tho one gencraliy called the swors statement, 1do nog know how Mrs. Woodhu!l got tho pistol, but do kaow tha affair nevor oceurred, I repasied what occurred at Becchior's on that oceasion to Titton, Con- demued Boeclier for obtuming the tetraction of Ar, Tilton's, £eo Tilton, nor to communicato with him through pio, Advised eilsuco on the pars of Beecuer in relation to the Woadhull publication, Al.sough I never read, 1 had a full knowledgs of ity con- tents, obtamed from people who had read it T onl¥ read all that portiou projudicial to Looch- er, ond relatiug to wyself, Noue of tho changes in tho card publisied by Mr. Beecher intho Breokivu Eagle wero mado by me, They were mado by Kineells, the editor, {Couneel read tho letter which stamps the atories acaingt Becchor as falee,] 1 do not know why theso changes were mady but they wero all the work of Kinsclla, Tohl Docehier I thouglt it was a mistake to call an nvestigatiog committeo, In accordance wi the view of my legal adviser, Qen. Dutler, I1e- fused to lot Deecher have copies of the letters sud documents in my band. GEN. WUTLER WAS 3Y IRIEND and adviser, but was nover paid ay fco by e or my fitm. 16 was counsel {or us_ agatuet the Custom-Houso ¢ but ho was counsol for deyne, Special Agont of the Treasury Department, 18 advico begzn to mo when this controversy be- gan, Wo liad a controversy with tho Uovern- ment at the time, but Lo was not instrumental in miTanging 1he matter. Jayue and Incver cons forrod about Licecher's affairs, wo converscd about them. I have paid fees to counel who wera ougaged by Ailton, but 1 never contributed to the oxtaut of publications from time to time, pover paid augtling, nor promiscd suyihing, BULED OUT. Counsol hero souzlit to show that witneas Lad been indicted, and was_pursued under a civil wuit for statomenta wado by Jum, but theso tho Court suled could not bo brouglt in as evidenen, 3r. Evarts argiied that witness waa an jnters cuted party, as o was implicated In oll theso euics, wud they wautod to show thut wituess was Lostilo to defendant. Tho Caurt anuounced that witness had atready shown they wore hostilo when he said theie friondly relatious ceused ut a cortaiu dato, anl rulod all theso statomonts olered and suits growing out of thom ap not adwicsible, Coun- sol then offarad each soparately, and thov woro in turn ruled aut, aud oxcoption taken to each ruling, Hoceen. TIIB HOULTON-DELCIER COBULSPONDENCE After rucees, Moulton resuuied his place on tho witness-stand, : Witness contlyued: The roply to Boechor's lettor for tho documents oas writton in my Do not remembar ever adrising Teacher not to ¢ | ‘The latter of € 4, written by Mr. Beschar to Monltan, sl £ r the papars and documents in his poaseesic %3 . also read, ntating that they bad been place=2 1l euntody for na{n keeping, and that e (B, Z 2 did not axk for thom ne eaua wherob aght hurt Tilton. Lx-Judgo Puises, holding up the paper, asked tho witnoss il that was a correct tranacript of tho account of his firm wih Theodore Tfitofl. The witness stated tiat It was o correct capy of tha swholo transactions of Tilton with Lis firm, ‘Iho total debics in the account wer 2,931, the credit total being tho kafn amonnt. Tha witnoss L aaid this wow o correct wintawment o far as he 10 aceonnt was offered in evidonco by ez Judye I'orter, PAID BY BEECHER, i paid out by wit- ered in evidanco aud ‘road. ©d from 1571 to 1574 he had paid out ta ton, £ Theadozn au, te the Nav, A, tende, and the lev, K, €, eattio, sumag g trom #25 Lo ©1,000, whicl lattor wa give fo Tilton in 1873, tho total Leing £0,078, Wilneas continied : Thess tems iwero talion from my account in tha ledger. Theve wore iy winms whiet I reesived trom ich I alnost immediately paid out. them I took no emorandum. my leduer iu conrt to-murrow. 1 will'produca Thera nover waa any time an account between my tirm and Mr, a | Sisonhier, avd it only appearcd on the fem's books deposited thera by ine personally. On ong of thewe sines, of whizh 1 took no momoran- dum, I thiok tue omount was £300, and prokably on tho other occasion it mught baen £30). as I think it was a larpier muta on 1be Iast oreasion. The 85,000 ra- cher did . On ono_oc 9 in cliceks withs 1 ot outer iuto this ccived trom B s n Tilton depositod 20,000, ntris K 10 v In the wpring of 1571, ] paid 3t'in cash, Lont Tilton 4000, which wag pat oll repnid, $ifton pencrally camo to_the firin wien ho wanted to draw money. On_ Dec, 1 do not remember wha! bution, but tl 47, 197, I saw Tilten, when ho mid he wa3 going to see Howen and os b for Lis proofa of Decchier's guilt, ia never consulicd mo theu about his relations with Rowen or ubout his probable dismirsion, 1 do not remember if tho thivg wap proposed by me to bodoue. Tho next interview that I re- metwmber with Tilton was Dec. 30. There never Wi 4Dy conversativn between us i eitlier of thove interviews a8 {0 procuring & statemont from Bowen, At ouar interviews Tilton eaid ho had no doubt the charges preferred by Bowen o1 not go West togother, nor vikit Wasbington | against Beecher wero true. Tijton, prior Lo this, had waid tat Beecher preached to bis mistresscy mouth Church, This was in the jatter purt ¢t 1370, Tilton did not give anyof tho names of these mistregecs, 1 dil not” believe this statement, My wire, at that time, attended tho church, nnd si6 ceased to attend shortly sfior tha facts of the case bacame known to her. ller uswmo i still on the rolly of thoe chnrch, Wo had « pow up to 1872, which [ paid for. I never had been a regular sttendaut ut Plymouth Chnrch ; was thero last on the evening of the report of the Committee, I do pot remember when Ilass attended diviuo worabip there. Hobinson, my wife's uncle, attended tho church. ‘h.\x s point tho Court ndjourned for the e 14 CHICAGO. The explosion of a gaa meter in tha shoe stora of Henry Foreman, No. 133 Twenty-second gtreot, at4:20 a. m. yesteidsy, caused a firs alarm and gome damage to firo spparatus, but nove ta the building. A fire occorred In the basement of No. 878 Tabesh avenue, at 7 o'clock yesterdsy morning, from an_overlieated fnrmace. The damage amounted to #30. Johu H. Davey is the oce cupant of tho premiscs. 4 Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, whils' tha gaefitters wern at work thawing out the pipes al No. 708 West Lake etreer, an explosion took Tlace, tearing up the kidowalk, and breaking all tho windows in the building. Beveral of the doors were nlso blown off thelr hinges. Tha damage amounted to »1,000. No person was in- sured; L. F. Buuyay, Esq., is tho owuer of tha building. : AT BROOKLYN, N. Y, New Yors, Jan, 19.—To-night s fire broka out in the grocery store of F. L Baldecker, cor- ver of Hoyt and Pacific streots, Brooklyn. The flames orignated in tho bascment, and soon en- yeloped tho entiro etructuro. There wero dve families in the house, Bal- decker and hia familv, wlo occupied the secoud floor, escaped, Mre, Blood and two wone, who ocenpied tio third floor, jumped from tho windows. .lrs, Blood was ILilled, snd tho two sons fatally injurel. Two floors woro also occupied bv Timothy MeCormick, his song, lattick and Joho, sud dnughtor, Ellen. John escaped, but his futher aund brother wero wufocated, whilo Lis nister was fatally injured by Jumping from,a window. A pumbor of persons Wore periourly wounded, and uthers slightly biarned in endeavoring to escepe. Loss by tire, 20,000 AT JOLIET. Special Dispateh to The Chieano Tribune, JotaeT, Ill., Jan, 1%,~Tho store of Delaney & Mackin, cn Chicago sreot, in this city, was buraed this moruing at 2 o'clock., Tt was occits vicd as o grocery store and saloon. The ostl- mated loss on atock and building by the fire is 25,000, Iosured to amount §3,700; in tho .ancawhire on stock, §1,000; on buiiding {n the artford, $1,900 ; anu o North British and Mer- cantile, 21,500 on stacl Sloau's bucksmith shop, which 8tood adjorniug, was torn down to save other proporty,us it vasimpoesibloto obiain sulicient wator to work tho steamors, The fiva s supposed to have origivsted in some kerosone basrets. AT NEWELL, IA, Special Dusnateh to s Chicagn Tribune, Stovx Crrv, In., Jan. 19.—The livery aud sala stable belonging to Stott & Busl, at Newel), Ia., about 70 mites Trom hore, hurned at 3 o'clock thia morning. Nino hotsce, the entiro stock of har ver, cte,, nud four carriages burned. Lows, ; insurancs, $2,700, Tho origin of the ‘0 is unkuowa, AT DRIGHTON, ILL, Special Dinnatch to The Cricao Tridune, Astoy, Iil,, Jeu, 10.—Last Fridsy morning, Mr. William Bean's rosidence, at Brighton, wog eutircly cousmwed by fire. Lo, §600, On Sunduy sftornoon Maj. W. W. Dliss' 1ce-houso, nt the same placo, was burned. Lioss, 1,700, Tusurance, 860 NEAR AFTON, WiS, Bvecial Diepateh to The Chicagu Tuibune, JavesviLee, Wis, Jas. 19,—Tho dwolling hougo of Johu Holtr, 1 wila north of Afton, Tock County, burned, with ity contents, on Bun day motuing,whils tho (wimily were abuont, Lost sbout §2,000. No inaurance, AT SECOR. ILL. Pronss, 1L, Juu, 19.—Tlo Waodford House st Secor, 1iL., was debtroyed by fire this aftornoon Toes, $40,000, Insuranco light. Tle origin of tho lira {s unknown. . A NEW YORK FAILURE. New Your, Jun, 19.—Tho Times saya A, A Belovor is the nome of tho broker whose failure was reported yestortay. Mo was o formol vartner of Rufu Haieh, and ono of the heaviost utuck upeculatora an the stroct. Lt ia estlated Lio was *long™ of 40,000 sharcs, at from 79 to 82, Mr, Selover offored to comprouiso for 2 yer cent of hia liabilitios, enthated ut $750,000, but without avail. g TELEGRAPRIC BREVITIES. study, Aug. . Ido not romembor who wrote the latter, but I siguod it. [1uo lotter was pro- dused and bandod to witness, who read it care- fully throvgh,] ‘Tho witnoss identisled it as the ono’hy huw, Nr. Boagh objected to the introduction of this lotber a3 evidenco. 1o quoied a long exfract from Jogal aubherity in suppor: of his objection, Mg, Buach said ba wonld object to it or any part The nioth sunusl meeting of the Iowa State Horticultural Society iy HOW 1 tedion ut Lurhugton, la, ‘Tleresa very good attoud. anca from all parts of the State. The Prezi- deut, G, B, Brackot, wade his sonual addrosy this sftornoon, followod by tho addross of wels como from Geu. A. €, Dodge, Mayor of the city. T'ha display of applos aud greeuhiouso plants 15 of it which would lexd to the introduction of | E90S Boocher's icttor. Couusel thon read n letter declaring that hia ‘(Moulton’s) reasou for Loldiug tho papors was ‘T'hers was & ourling matoh ay Dotroib yester. day, iu which Nutislo aud Milwsukeo “played ayniuse each other, and Detrolé and Orchard to provont one party from fujuriously using tho | Lake contested, Buffalo made 19, to 18 for Ail. doouwents against him, sod also that Tiltou bad | woukee, aud Dotroit 26, t0 10 for Orchard Lake, been refused accons (o those papers. Tho contest s for the Bordon oup and dhe chamn ¢ Witnoss salds Dy whatover means satd lotters | piouship, snd will be yesumed to-uay,