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2 WASHINGTON. Full Text of the Hawaiian Re- ciprocity Treaty. The Canadian Treaty Ke- jected by the Scnute. New Assignments of Revenue Supervisors. The Sortico to Be Thoroughly Puri- ficd, Animated Debate on the Civil- Rights Bill, Messrs, Butler, Cox, Lamar. and Cain the Chief Speakers. RECIPROCITY WITH HAWAIL FULL TEX! OP THG TREATY, Svecial lnspateh to The Chicago Iribune. Wasatxaton, D.C. Feb. 3.—Tho President hos sent to tho Senate tho reciprocity treaty with tho Hawaiian Islands, which was sucued in thia city on the 30th of last month. Ths follow- Ing is the fnll text of tho convention Tho United Atatos of America and His Maferty the King of the Nnwatian Ietsnda, equsliy antiated by a Goeice to strengthen aud propagste the friendly rula- Hons which havo Leretofore existed botween them, and to consolidate their commercial intercoureo, have resolyod to cuter {nto a eonyention for fommercial reciprocity. For this | purporo tho President of the United States has cone forred fult powers on Hanilton Firh, Socratary of Stato, ond his Mujetty the King of ‘the Hawailan Islanuis, bas conferred. liko powers on the Hou. Elishu H. Allen, Chicf Justice of the Supreme Court, Gian- ceilor of the Kingdom, member of tho Privy Council of State, Ilis Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary snd Min- feter Plenipotentiary to the United tates of Amartea, and the Ion, Itenry A. P, Carter, member of tho Privy ‘Council of State, His Majesty's Bpecial Commindoner to the United States of America, and cold #enipoteu~ farien having exchanged full powers, whivk are found to be iu due tortu, Lave agreed to the following artl- ces: Anticie 1, For and in consideration of tha mghts snd privileves granted by His Majesty, the Kituy of tho Mawatian Inlandy, in tho nest succeeding urlicles of this convention, and as an equivalent thereof, tho United States of America hereby agree to admit all the articles nained in the followiug schadule, tho auma Doing ihe growth, manufucture, or produce of tha Hawnllan Islands into all parta of tho United States free of aw SonepuLe—Rawhide, castor oll, patnta, w etables, dried aud uudriod, preserved und uuy hides aud ekins, undreesed, rice, raudal, seeds, rurubbery, trees, brown and’ all other uni sugars, meaniug hereby the grades of the su, the Nawatian Islands, and kuown fn the ‘Hau Fraucisco and Portland as Bandwich Islnd sugars; sirupa of sugar cane, melado and molasses, tallows, Anr, 9 For and in conatderation of the ri and privileges granted by the United States of Arter— iea, in the proceding article of this conve:ition, and as an equivalent thereof, His Msjeats the King’ of the Hawaltan Telands, agrees to admit ail thu articlen named in the foliowing schedule, tho samo beh growth, mauufacture, or produce of the Unite of America, tuto all the ports of the Hawalian freo cf duty: Scurpuie—Agricultural implementa, animals, beef, ‘bacon, pork, ham, aud ail fresh amose lor preserved mests'; bonta and snora; grain, 1 mest, Uread, snd troadwtuits of ali kinds; Lricks, stone, and coment; butter, chesae, Ind, tallow, Lilien, ‘eo the nayal stores, {nctuding tay, pitel, revin, turpen raw and ‘rectied, vopper, ‘and | compox:tiut sheeting; ‘uails aud bolts; ‘cotton and minu- focturos' of colten, bleachod ond unbleached, and whother or not eslored, stained, painted, cr rinted; egxe, fish nud oyeters, and all other crea- ures living in the water: fruits, uuty, aut vegetabien, Fiete.drled or undriod, preserved ir unpronerved { ardware, hides; fure, ekitw and pelts, drvesed or une drevaed ; hoop-iron, nuils and byits, tacks, bed-springs, ice, fron and atecl, sua manufacturus thereof ; lumber and tiniber of all’ kinds, ewed, cived, and manufactured in whole or in part; machinery of all kinds; engines and parta thereof; oats, bay, payer, stationery, and books, and all munfactures of ‘paper of of paper and wood; petroleum aud ail cils for lubri+ cating and iiliminating purposes; plants, sirabs, trocs aud pecs; rice, sugar, refined or untedued; soap, wool and monnfactutes of wool other thant made clothing; wagons, carts for to purpoao of agri- culture aud drayage; word aud mauufacturys of wood snd imetal, except furniture, either upholetered or osrved, aud carriagen; textile manufactures made of a combination of woul, cotton, silk, or Hnen, Anr.J. The evidenco that articlos proporod to bo mimitted jute the ports of the United States of Amor- ica, or tho ports of the Hawatian Isinnds, freo of duty, under the first and r:coutl articles of thy J:onventlony, aro the growth or inamufacture, or produco of the United es of Atmertca or of the Mnwalian Ialands, reepectively, ehiail bo established in auch ruler, and regulations, and conditions fur the protection of the roveime aa the two Governments may frum time to fame respectively proxcribp, Ant. 4, No export duty or chargez shall bo imposod in tho Hewailan Telands or iu the United States upon any of tho articles proposed to be amitted into the port of the United Btates or of the Mavation Intinds sader the dret aud gecund urticles of this couveue jon. ABT, 5, Tho prosout convontion shall tako effect an soon a it hall hove beew approved cud procl.lmed by Tile Mujesty, the Eing of the Mawailiu Taine, ou shall havo been ratided ond duly pruckimed on the rt of the Government of tha United States, and the ws required to curry it iuto operation pasuud by the Congrees of tho United Statcy of America, auch susent having been given and the ratiticatinns of the conyven- tion having been exchangad us provided in Art, 0, Tho convention shall remalu iu force for goven years from the date at which it may go into operation, and further until the expiration of twelve mouths after elther of to high contracting parties shall givo notice to the other of its wish to termiuate tho wame, each of tho high contracting partica Velug at Uberty'to give suck notice to the other ut the end of wid term of soven years or at any time beforo or thereafter, iT, 6, The preaont convention shall be duly rati+ fied, nnd the ratifications exchanged at Waslington. City within eighteen wnouths from the date thereafter, or earlier if possible, In faith whereof thie respective plenipotentiarics of the high contracting partica have signed tho presout cenon, and Layo atized thereto oue in duplicate at Wasisttgioh, the 30th of Junnary, in the your of our rd 1875, (Seal) Hasti-zron Frat, {Seal} Bursts i. ALLEY, [seal] Hexuwy A, A. Canten, ‘Sho Presidont alo sent to tho Senato, with tho treaty, letters from Dr. Young, Chiof of the Bureau of Btatistics, and Socrotary Bristow, showing statistics of tha trade betweon the Unitod States nud the Hawatian Islands, aud tho latter favors tho ratification of the treaty. TREATY HEJECTED. The Senato, in executive session thin after- noon bad before them the reciprocity treaty be- tween tho United States aud Canada, “The treaty, having but fow if any friends, wae xe- jected without division, ——— THE HENNEPIN BILL, MM, CAULFIELD PUTS 418 FOOT IN IT, Sneciué Diapateh to The Chicage Tribune, Wasurxurox, D, 0., Feb, $,—Lbe Hennepin Canal bill was in great port! in the Mousa to-day, A blundor of the Democrats brought up Butler's CivlleRights motion na the regnlar ordor. ‘The renult was that the passage of tho Civit Righty bill in some form was rendered certain in twon- ty-four hours, and, gurious as it may appear, nothing could dofent thig except the considera tion of the Hennvupin Canal improvement, The Parliamentary position which gave to the Mennepin bill the extraordinary power was this: ‘The Honnepin biil, by a suse pension of the rufey, hed been mado the speclal order for to-day at 2 o'clock, This gavo that bill the bighcst parliementary sight. Hawley, of Ilinois, um charge of the ill, had at 1 o'clock absolute cominand of the floor, sod could havo dizplaccd tho Civil-Rights bill. ‘Tne Hennepin Canul bill is not embraced within the operation of the new rules. All the filibis- tering powible uuder thy old ruleu, of. which laut week furuivbed au iustratuon, could there- fore havo boun revorted to ugulnat the Menuepin Canal bill, and conseyuently, by ite poculiar po- sition, agaiust the Civil Kights bill, with the ADUITIONAL ADVANTAGE TO THK DEMOCRATS that, while under tho uow sule they could not Uiibuster the Civil-Rights Lill, they could, under the old rule by which the Heuncpin bit! was con- trolled, fizbuster the latter to tir ent of the session, ‘Ihe Domocratio loaders, after thvir biauder by which the Civil-Rights bill was brought up, were quick to ace the uso to which the Hennepin bi}l could be put. Hawley, of Nock telat, aldo discovered his perilous pom. tion. ‘fhe Democrate immediately coucluded to vote agutvet tho postponement of the Hennepin bilt, in order wy proveut the passago of tho Civil. Rights til, Sd accomplish this purpose, aud without his own kuowledge, thoy UrED BERNARD U, CAULPIELD, | Hoe was geolous for tho Honnepin bill, but bis zaal was without the parhamentary kuowledge which willcome with time. Ho opposed Hew loy, and Inainted upon immediate considera. non, Hawley, howover, carried his poiut, and succeedod nut ouly in postponiug tio bill with- ont tho Joss of any of ite Important sights, but eonforred upon it AM ADIITIONAL PRIVILEGE, which it did pot hava under tho auapehaton of tho rules, Ifo entered a motion to reconsider tho motion to postpone, This motion is ons of the highert privileges, and can bo brought np at any timo after the Civil-Rights billis disposed of, ond must ba considered until final action is taken, whether it bo ena day or more, ‘The bill, under the former conditions, bad the right to the door for only one day, : _o THE TREASURY. RYECNTH SUPERVISORS TO CHANGY STATIONS, Special Dispawh ta The Chicago Tribune, Waentxaros, D. 0., Fob, $.—The Secretary of tho Treasury has Iseucd an order making tho following tranafers of Suporvisors of Internal Revenue; Supervisor Sutton, of Philadelphia, to goto Bt. Louis; McVonald, of St. Lows, to Philadolphia ; Hedrick. of Iowa, to Chicago ; Munn, of Illinois, to Now York ; Powell, of Ohio and Indiana, to San Francisco; Faulk, of San Francisco, to Richmond, Va. ; Perry, of North Carolina, to Iowa: Hawley, of New York, to Bos- ton ; Sewall, of Boston, to Cincinanti ; unt, of New Orleans. has just boen appoluted to his place, and will be permitted to ree mam according to bis fitat ssaignment. The Supervisors are directed to be at their new headquarters on the 18th inst. To each Supervisor will be assigned twu special agents other than those who baye heretofore served with them, Tho eames of these latter. with their new assigumonta, ne not attainable, ‘Tums ardor in made at tho request of Com- nis-ioner of Internal Revenus Douglass, who iLitd propriety upon Mr. Richardson, but without offect. Secrotary Bristow, however, not only nad tho senso to perceive the benolite that will doubtless result from the change, but had also the backbono to issue the order, Tho changes are announced as but tem- porary, and aro mado sulely to sccure greater etiicicuey in the iorvice, In his new field, eaci Maporvisor will tind himself FREE FNOM ANY STANDING ALLIANCE of ¢ politival or purely triondly sort, and if the measure ts productive of good results, it will posmbly be some time before tho olticers are ehanged back again. It was mentionéd in these dispatches Jast tall that thore waa a disposition to wot rid of Supervisors altogothor, a8 somo had coma to bo little moro than active wira-pull- ers for the Senators who had scoured their ap- polutment. ‘This chango of stations will obvinte, At leant forthe time, any ncces#ity for recom- mending that tho oftivo bu abolished. TH SINKING FUND, ‘Tho Ways and Means Committeo hold a mect- ing in Secrotary Bristow's chambor thta evening, where Bristow in atul sofforing from his sovero end dangerous sprain, The full Committee was present. ‘fhe Hocretary yava his viows of tha Jaw with respect to the provivions of the eluking fund, Ho considered that o strict conatruction of the law made it neccesary (o appropriate the noceceary amount gach yonr, irrespective of the aggregato of the reduction ince 1864. ‘The amount cf bonded intorest and debt reduced in tho fuur yours of Grant's sdmicistra- tion ts about £300,000,000. Somme of tho Commuttee insisted that this is all that was con- templated by the act of 1362, Bristow clainied, onthe contrary, that tho amount must be sp- propriated each year. ‘The amount ucceseary for the coming yoat is $91,500,000, ‘I'he Committeo requested the tigures, which were promised to- morrow at 10 o'clock. Divoreity of opinion among members of tha Committes is great, but A majority reem to think this Lill ia absolutely Tho interests are so manifold that. Fornittes could vearcely come to an agree ment if w tax bill was necessary, and tho season is so far advanecd that such a bill could scarcely be parted, if agreed upon. The Democrats are dinposed to consider the question from a pagty Bluudpoint. NOTES AND NEWS, EXTENNIONG OF NAVY YARDS. Special inaiateh to The Chieaoo Tribune, Wasurnarox, D.C., Feb. 8,—Dhe Secietury of tho Navy had a hearing before the House Appro- priation Committeo to-day. Tho Committeo lave decided to carry out his views as to the ex- tensions of navy yards, which will tend to con- contrate the naval work at throa grea: yards— League Ivisud, Maro Inland, and Pensacola, RECEIVER OY THR COOK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK The reports that A. H. Burley is not to bo Re ceiver of tho Cook County National Bank are un-" founded. Lis commission waa yeatorday for- warded. It was dolayad for some days to avait tho arrival of tho forinal protests of the notes. ‘TUE CHICAGO MINT, Tho Bonate Fiuance Coumutteo has fixed Mou- day for hoaring tho Atpumoute of the Chicago delegation in favor of tho Mint bill, Nouator Logan presented in the Sonate tho rosolutions of the Chicago meeting advocating 9 mint, aud had them read. LHe urged speedy action thoreon, ‘TNY LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD, Oficial inutormation has been received here from Now Orleans that tho Committco thers eu- lirety agree with tho Foster Sub-Committee on the question of the Returning Board, 110 the Associsted Press.) PACTLIC SIAIL, Wasmxatox, D.C,, Fab, 8,—William M.Tennoy, now of Coming, Is., but in the spring of 1873, General Manuger of the bauking house of Jay Cooke & Co,, vas before the Ways sud Means Comanties to-day, investigating the Pacific Mail subsiuy bupinces, aod identified two checks for £59,000 each, and cach drawn by the Brooklyn ‘Ernst Compauy, May 30, 1872, on the Marine National Dank of Now York, toona Schumaker, and also reco, ed two certitleates of deposit igaaod by Jay Cooke & Co. to Schumaker, Juno Saud June b, 1872, for $90,000 aud 00,000, re- spectively, Tho first certiticato of deposit was doubtloss rotired by the issuance of tho second certificate, tozethor with a cash payment of 240,000, Mr. Tenney will bo oxamined again, when the books of Jay Cooke & Co, are tu be produced. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, ‘The Senate contirmed the following nomina- tous: A. W. Post, of Lowa, Consul at Sautiago, Capo do Verdo; J. if, Knight, Koxister of the Lnnd-Ofice at Bayileld, Wis. Postimasiers: HH. Graven, at Wiawatha, Kan.; James Ji, Fedder, Yoru, ind.; H. Brown, Anderson, Ind.; Jobu Kats, shelby, O.; 0. He Ormsby, At- lanta, T.; W. J. Manson, Centrovillo, Is. ; J. ¥, Vaughn, Lawrenceburg, Ind. ; Tim Scanlon, Houston, Tex.; James Noward, Mount Storling, Ky.; J, latchell, franklin, Ky.; John E. Erri- der, Muucfo, Ind.; Wiltam Craddock, Kuox- yille, lowa; Samuel Davenport, Bluffton, Ind. THE POSTAL TELEURAPH LU.L. The Houso Committoa on the Judiciary to-day ayreed to report favorably on Gen. Butler's Postal Terograph bill. a CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE, REZOLUTIONS. Wasutnaton, D. C., cb, J.—Mr, Clayton aubmitted arerolution requesting the Dresident tu transmit to the Benute, if not incompatible to the publio tutercet, auch information as is tu bte possesion, and not hero- tofore traneniltted to tha Henale, respecting affairs in Arkansas, together with such ommendation ay he may dee proper in reference thereto, Mr, Jubuaton objected tothy latter part of the reeolution, calling upon the Proddent for the recommentation, and pon his inmotion that portion of tho resolution wus stricken out aud amended, It was agreed to, TUE KALAKAUA RXCEDTION, Mr, Cameron called up the ilouse Lal eppropriatiug $25,000 tu defray the expenses of entertaining King Kulakuus during bis receut viait here, LILLE PAUEED. The Senate then passed a large uumber of bills re- ported by the Cummittee on Pension, THE CHICAGO MINT PRosECT, Mr, Logan (itl) presented a resulution adopted by a meeting of citizens of Obicayo in favor of the paesaye of tho till to establink a braach miut at Chicago, Iu. ferred tu the Committee ou Finance, Bir, Logan also introduced o Dill wuthorizing the ro tirmment of Gon. W, U, Emory, U, 8, A. wilh the rank aud pay of a Biigudier-Geseral, RELIEV DILL, ‘The Mouse bill to provi-le for the relief of persons suttering from the raveges of gruasbopy era waa read, butubjection was imady to fle present consideration, and 4 was referred tw the Counutivo on Miktary aire, OPPORED TO RECIPROCITY. Mr, Morn (v4.) calicd up the resolutions of the Veruiont Legisisture protesiing agli the ratte tiou of ths proposed Canudiny recipructty treaty, aud adureseed the Scvate in oppositton to the treaty, Sir, Hersey presented resulutious of the Legislature of Minnexots Tn favor of the preliininary survey of the runty for a caual from the navigahle waters of the St, Croix iver to connect them with tho Bay of Su. yerior, Referred, ‘After executive seasiou, adjourned, NOUSE OF REP The varivus propositions requlsiny; nations con. sors mado by many tncmbers, ont Mr, Butl fualsted on the regular order, which wap thy iMouse would uuw consider his motion to der the vote of the jast wessiun, by which the cuits bill was referred to thy Judicliry Commit tee. The vote Feaulted—yeany 1475 nays, vi, “She question tha was, Shall {uo refurcuce be re- contidered, sud it wae cartlud—yeay, 151; nays, 93, A 6; cial’ order haviug prevlowialy been ‘avalguod for 1 o'clock tesday, buing the bill for’ the constriction of the cuusl connecting the waters of Lake Michigan aud of the Miinole, BHasivtipp), aud Bock Juvers, the Clivilelcgute bill was sbout fo pass over, when bir, Mavley (IU,) who had charge of the Canal bill, eald he did not want It to stand tu the way of the Civiteltlghte bite and he asked that it be postponed till this day wee! Mr, Dawes opposed an asaignincut for thie day week, stating that all tho Approjulstiva bila wuss Le con- FEBRUARY 4, 1875. . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: "THURSDAY, shlored witbia that time; also the Tax and Tarif? bills, {fC taey wore to be considered at all, and that the po- ceraity of the Garernment did not permit him to can- sent taauel arrangement an was proposed. Me, Hawley (IU) therenpon moved 3 pastnonemt tutil the day. aficr tho Civilights bul Aayreed to=1id to thermipon withdrew his motion to re- cousitt vote refrering the Civil-Rights bill to the Ialiciary Committee, and the question’ was then on ordering tho tall to bo engrossed and read third time, He ceked the Speaker whether the previons Jan on tt contd be accouded to-ttay uncer the new adapted yesterday, The Speaker said ft oould be by ® majority of twoethirds, ‘Mr, Butler said he rather deapatred of getting tira- thirds wajonity, and hie went on to state how he pro- posed to:nanagethobill, Ito would first yield toa motton to substitute the Senate for the Mouse bill, Thin be wnat yield to Mr, White (Ala,) to offer a aubatitute, Thon lie would yield ton motion to ainend Ly stetking relating io achovls, Tn this way all hades of Republican opinion might have (hetr ideas voted upon. Mr, Cessna thereupon offered tuu Senate bill ae a sulatitute, Mr, White aleo offered a subetitute of Lis own. THE STORMY WINDS, t iepeeed ch | ATT Sorts of Weather Blown Upon the Country» A Tompestuous Day in Ohioago-— The Outting Cold. A Bigger and Colder Algnospheric Wave Coming from tiv2 West. Mr. Kellogy moved to amend tho origival vil by | Regular and Special Weather Reports striking unt everyihtug rolaling to schools in the firet section, ‘Mr, Dhutlor pave notice that he wantd tet the debate on the tail run all day, a8 long aa thy House choose te ait, and would move the previoun question at 1 o'clock focmorrow. Ho would dividotho tloig equally betwee the friend® and oppents of the manures Mr, Butler during liv remarks reterred to poritonn of the Southern people as banditti, Loresthieves, and *, why rode around at night in disguise ond uniformed, Mr, MeLcan, of Texas, asked Mr, Butlor why he had called the Southern peopl horwe-tileves aud bandittl. Bir, Butlor sald Le had only applied bis remark to the minority of tha people thors, There wore ax got mien South as there were North, and there were as bad men there as there were anywhere, (faughter,) Ife only applied hiv remark to the men ‘of the South who wont sround at night murdering neqrocs, nnd to those who jtustitted thun in it, aud he waa againat Loth those cean mado a remark tnandible to any except person #0 to hin, but which turned out to bo that the member from Marsachunetts waa tie only rour~ dcrer that he knew of on the flgor, He bad mur- dored a man In Now Orleans, Afler Mr, Butler bad yielded the floor this remark of Mr. McLean's was reported to bin}, when he again took the fluor, and characterized Mr, McLean's lan- Guage ag Linproper, Ungentemanty, and ruflanly, and mald the time had gous by Whew such languaga could atfect him, Mr, Lamar asked the Speaker whether this hnoguage of Mr, Butler was parliamentary, ‘Mr, Buller—I have applied itto nobody, I say the day has gone by when that kind of langunge cau af- fect enybody, Mr, Rundall—The whole thing does not amount to abucke, Let it go. Mr, Cox to Me, Hutler—Don's make sny fuss abont that,” You are beaten at homo oud we are all right here, Mr, Dutler—We are all right here, too, ‘Mr. MeLean—The gentleman (Butler) spoke of the Bouthern Trople os banditti, horse-thieves, and casassins, If f misunderstood, 1 withdraw my re- maak, but if I dld not misunderstand, thea I reiterate iny remark, and do aot retract anything. Lot him uuderatand that, Mr, Butler—Uan it be possible that any man on this flour conld hav understood ma as saying that n'l the ‘euple of the South were murderers or horse-thicvos? ald that o minurity there was altempting to rule by auch meaus, ‘After a scene of excitement and confuston; the ob- Jectionablo words used by Mr. MeLoan were ro duced to writing ond read, when tho speaker ruled them ont of order, and remarked that f¢ he sd heard them " uttered, io would necesrarily haye calted the gentleman to order, Mr, Meloan—I adiircesed tiat remark to the gen; tleman Limeclf, uot to the House, The Speaker—Tho gentleman Las no right whatever todo that. ie ain Hider 1 think 1 ought to te permitted to state” that had understood the remarks *o far from taking olfense at being told that I had huug 9 imau, 1 should have glorted in it, and tho trouble with the country is that Tid not Latig more, tn T ought to bave, (Applaise, and cries of * That {x good." Mr, Lamar insisted that the Speaker should rte on Butler's lapguago characterizing McLean's as ruf- | Sanly. Tho Speaker remarked that the gentleman (Butler himac!f) must know tliat ft was not parliamentary, Ar, Butler pleaded that hia words were a charactor- ization of the languago oud not of tho man, ir, Lamar asked the Speaker whether 3 momber had the right to characterize the language of another ua improper and rutllaply, Wo mae the point from uo other motive than (hat of regulating the decorum and proprietioa of debate. ‘The Speaker remarked that {t waa unparliamontary, no matter what the provocation was, Mr. Butler—Which of the geutleman’s (iIcLoan's) associates called him to order? Mr. Glover—Which of tho gentlemen's (Butler's) aagaciates called lutm to order? Mr, Cox—Thompson (An allusion to Butler's suce ceascr), (Laughter.) afr, MeLean—I Lave withdrawn my remark, and 1 inquire whother tho gentleman (Butler) hae withdrawn is, Mr, Storm—This thing has gone fer enough, I in- aint ou the regular order. Mr, Wutler ylelued tho remsinder of bis hour to Mx, Lynch, who procgedud to advooata the bill in a written spvech, Ie declared that the colored poople did not want righta; they had enougi already, What they wanted wos protection iu thot public rights, If un the way Datwoen Missisxippt and Washington be passod by rallrosd through the God-foraakuu B.ates of Kentucky and ‘T'enncaweo he wae not treated a8 6 bunian being, but as 9 brute, and was compelled tooceupy a smoklug- car uight ond'day with drupkarda and gamblors, If the colored people wera not protected iu thelr yublio Tights thon our boasted elvilization was » fraud, Atepndlican institutions a failure, tho social wywtom a alegrace, aud religion 8 farce, Mr, Pinrk argued agalust tho bill asa violation of the principles of tha Constitution, Ho characterized the proposed legislation as vicious ‘and hurtful. There Lid not beens single instance brought before Cope gress of any Sonthern Stata denying colored citizens auy polities! privilege jor immunitics, This bill however, thought to establish social equality. ‘Tho great dunger was the usurpation of tho Geperal Govern- ment, both in a civil and infiltary seuss, and the only anfety was Ju coming back to old parzics, ‘The House took 3 recess till 7:30, the evening seselon to be exclusively for debutoon the Civit Rights bill, EVENING BESKIUN, There was nn immonce crowd in the galleries to Haten to the debate ou the Clvit Hights bill, but only a {ow members Were prosunt, Mr, Parker (ifv,) wae in the chair, Messra, Storm and Whitehead approved the bill, Mr, Gain advocated it, and eneercd at the ides of thors being bad blood between the races at the South, when the statistics ahawad that thore ware over 700,030 mutattoca in the country, That was pot much) evidence of bad blood, [Laughter.) If the negroes would only couse to Le Hepublicans and would vote the atraight~ out Domocratic ticket, there would be no bad Uelsween them. As to'soclal oquality, bo derided it an a bughear, Why, sald be, do you mupiose that I would iutroduce into my family a class of white men whom I sea in tho country? Do you suppous so for by Tolegra:j h. OFFICIAL REP() RTS, PROANOSTICS YOR THIF) REGION, Speci Inspatch to The Chia aun Tridune, Warutnatox, D.C., Fob. .3.—In ‘Tennessos and Oblo, tho Lowor Missouri .s nd Upper Miasla- siopl Valloys, and the Northwa st, stationary or rising brromoter, northweat to 1 southwest winds, clear and cold woathor, In thio Lake rogion, weatorly winds, rising baromet s+, partly cloudy weather, with local snow, LOCSL OBIENVATICY ‘8. 1h ncAGo, Feb, [Ear Tar ie “Masimunt thernume GENERAL ODSERVATIO 8 8. C4 124G0, Tob. 8, ind, he Pir Pip baa te 21s.W., high..t. THAW, bight... |. O9—101N, We. beials|. 205] BN. Ey Ught.?. Fucanaba ...29.5)| IN. Wa, brink. Omaha 262) —9,N. W., frosk. Bil aN, LCloudy, Mit Wi Light snow, Geir, jClear, iGtoudy, =! Clear, 3.8 BIW.) briale. cloudy, tho'sal_ ails. W., beh Yur, IN CHICAGO, DE AnSTINUA. The weather yesturday provoked stome very haveh and unfeelivg comments upon 4 ho aagaci- ty and reliability of its managemont. People of Profano proctivitios swore outright, 9 ad others of mildor sud more subdued temperan » snta Wwon- dored really why tho weather dopartr 3 ent could not be conductod on the ides of a " hs q spy medi- um” or ta golden moan,” whercby it ¢thould bo alittle colder in summor and a little +s ormer in wioter. Whilo not a3 extremely cold a s somo of the days which havo caused thermomet tt cal mer- oury to fairly hunt its hole, it was r sully one aocia | activity of wakefniness to take notico of \ of tho most disazreonblo and tempest: 1 ons days of tho season, Tho high gale which, } s2ginning at to'clock in tho morning, prevailed «brough- out the day, sharpened the nipping 1 ér intoa myriad daggor-points, which wore drive 1 morci- legsly through tho thickest clothing u wtil thoy seemed to piarce and congeal tho it siermost marrow possessod by the human frame, People who retired at a moderately en ely hour tho night previous with an abiding faith 10 the contiunity of the “ warm spell,” and acc ndingly roduced tho ‘drapery of their cc ucles,” wore arouscd toward’ morning with tho clatter of window-framos and a , gonu- eral noisy asninittion on tho ! part ofevorything moveabls exposed to the wir #1, and found thes hhad pains in the jointa and ‘¢ enuf- fles " in the nose, but whon thoy aroused =f em- solyes and were sufficiontly infusod wit b. tho any- thing, discovered tho windows frostod t. sickly over, and other obvious indications of an 9 thor * cold snap.” But tho torrors of the windy @.orm wore only to bo rantized when they veu hired upon the atroets, The wind howled aroun B tho cornors, stopt through streets, alloys, and v acant places, and aeemed almost determined to Rorco its way through every opposing door and wir dlow. Travoling in cortain directioua was gr watly facilitated. All o person with tho wind at; bia back had to do was tostiffen bis logs, hold Hout hia bands in readinoss to catch himself, sand slido along. A great number of porsons \ tere thus geutly aud gracefully wafted slong { prs block ‘at a time. Tho only disadvantages lat this beantiful and easy mos of locomotion } Wa- resscd vias that people were constantly be #og earriod past theirdostinstions, For instar 4:0, copla would start nt the corner of Madison a ad Bocthorw atreaty to go to Joe Watkins’ fors o “fry,” They wonld bo blown down to Washit dy- ton wtreat, and would then be obliged to toil i he boriousty back. . It wan indeod one of those dnya when t bo cream that mantles thecopartnership drink, Tc e1 snd Jerry, seems neyor #0 rich,-and the savo: 2 aroma of the hot Scotch ssoms never so temp b- ing, and an unusnal dovotion to tlrese bovo + ages was oncofthe featurea of thd day. Hc tt drinks wore looked upon aa the only thing # egpablo of restoring their natural warmth t > shivering frames, and the saloons were orowdo 2 in _conacquence. #, During tho draadfa! gale, approhonsions ot? fires woro natural, and people were keenly alive one momout? Why, sir, there are men who occupy | to the possible destruction which might bo on-- pluces on this floor, for whom I hnve And yet I ahoutd be very eareful duce them to my family. x fLauguter,] 1 sbuuld be afraid that the old hablts ac- quired beyond Mason end Dixonw-lae might sre turn and {with great dramatic‘ effect] stir up bad blood, {Laud langhter,] Mesors, Harris, Hino}, and Tlapler pote in rap. rort of ‘tho bill, afr, Lamar made a Sgainst the bill us dissatrouu to the puace, prosperity, aud happiness of the people, | 7, ‘Adjourned, great, roapect, oe CASUALTIES, SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT, Oxana, Nob, Fob. 3,—The westward-pound train on the Midland Pacific Jast ulght was thrown down an embankment by a broken rail, near Bonnett, Neb, The baggage and passonger cars were completoly wrecked and several pay- | wora blown down, flag-staife and cornices on sengera wounded, The following aro the names of theso hurt; Dr. N. B, Larsh, badly bruisad; G. B. Schofield, severely burt ; G. W. Covell, head Druised ; Mary Hall, dangerously injured, and rocovery considered donbtfal ; Miss Judkins, of Drownaville, shoulder dislocated; Mrs. Raymond, slightly burt, ‘Tom ityau, the conductor, waa seriously jujured. ‘Tho brakeman, whoso namo could not be ascertained, also bad bis shoulder hurt, The passengers were takon to Bennott on the engine, BURIED UNDER A SNOW AVALANGHE, Queney, Feb. §.—To-night an avalanche of snow from Capa Dismond came crashing down on a two-story wooden hongc, occu- pied by 8 family named Gibson, Ik complotely demolished the building, burying # family of siz in number, and a child in the ruins. to 41 o'clock only the body of Mir. Gibson had been revoyered, that the zemuinder of the family ara also dead. STEAM-CARS VS, HORSE-CARS, Spectal Dienatch te The Chicqae Trioune. Minwauser, Feb, 3.—A South Sido passonger- car was rug iuto at 6:90 o'clock thie morning by a St. Pout locomotive, on Reed-stroet crossing, ‘There wero six mov ond a Loy on the oar at the tine, but, owing to the locamotive going very slowly, the car was vimply shoved till it was crushed against a house, ‘The only man seriously injurod was the driver, wha minzy die, KILLED IN A DRUNKEN ROW, Crxverany, 0., Feb. 3.—A drunken row oo- currsd in a saloon iu Wellington, O., last aven- ing, during which an old man named James Hives was killed, ‘Ton or twelve porsons aro une doy arrost, awuiting the result of the inquest, EIGHT PERSONS CRUSHED TO DEATH. Quzzec, Fob. 3.—A large piece of rock fell to» day at Capo Blauo, crushing number of people, So fareiaht bodios haye been found. No pare ticulars received. ee THE HOOSAG TUNNEL. Bpaixonkcp, Mass, Feb. 3.—The rails opnnected through the Hoosse Lunuel to-day. 1) It is supponed | Northwestern and Milwankee & St. Paul Roads tailed by an alliance of wind and flames. Buti bow Ishoula intro- | thoy excarcised great precaution, and the day’ aseod, howover, without any fires of serious imensions. Bix of tho fira-alarm lines wero broken by the violenco of the storm, but the * broaka” wero guarded until proporly repaired. At tho Western Unton office communication rief protest | with -New York was out off for some hours. People bogan to manifest 9 great anxiety at the pajufal prospect of losing the day's roport of the Beecher tral. Many of thom bad decided to read the proceedings of the Isat fow days over sgain, whon thoir gloom waa dispelled by the announcement that communication had boon restored. Tolegtapbio communication with the West was temporarily broken, but the wires were for tho, most part socn repaired, - ‘Tho storm was accompanied with its uaual in- eldeuts,—hats rotated through tho streets, sigt few buildings wero brokon,—but nothing of a sorious naturo bofell, A vossol broke from her moorings at Yan Bu- ren street bridgo yesterday morning, and now lies across the channel, frozen in the ice, ‘The roof of a barn in rear of No. 1012 North Clark atront was blown off yesterday afternoon, causing damage amounting to @500. G. E. Adan owna the property, ‘YI RAILROADS. Owlng to the atorm tho trains from the Wost and Northwest arrived many Lours bebind time. Tho freight-trains on tho Northweatern, BMil- wankeo & Bt, Paul, and somo other toads wero entirely disarranged, and the telegraph bad to bo brought into use constantly to prevent col- lisions or accidonts. All the traing coming in fromlowa, Minucsuta, aud Wisconsin reported a foarful suow-storm prevailing in that section with the snow drifting very badly, Ou the no traing wora running last night. On the Chicago & Alton, Chicago, Hock Island & Vacific, and Ulinola Central the freight-traing have ula stoppod running during the night. Aw far as heard from no accidents of auy kind bavo ov- curred, and, a8 the trains move very caustiousl In this weather, snd the Western roads aro all in first-olas# condition, nono will probably hap. pon, AT THE THEATRES. The effect of tho blustoring and loy weathor af lost ayening upon the thoatros was demoralizing in the extreme, They all suffered. The mati- neds, ay a general thing, were mere molancholy slams, ifooloy'’s wau light. The Adelphi wag not large, Gardiuer, at the Acadomy, thought half a duzen too miscrable 5 house for a perform- ance, and quietly aud detiberatoly diamiszed his patrons with an iovitation to cone again in tho uvyening. Porhaps of tho matinco porform- ances, that et tho Minstrels was the most amus- ivy. ‘Thore were but two peuplo in the house. ‘Thoy Lad bought their goats aud taxon them, and thors they sat, awaiting tho mae of the curtain. While sitting upon the edge of auxicty, they wero cagually approached by e well-dressed gentleman, who asked them what they were doing. Doing?” said ono, “waiting for the performance, of course.” ** bd uu suppose there isfa matineo to-day?" inquired the stranger, with no small amount of amuse mont. '' Matinee ? Oficonree, day, isn't it,” 'Cortatnly," resnonded the atrangor, ‘You must be "trom tho country. "They don't give Weduoaday matinags here. You'd batter got yonr monoy back if you wanted to see the performanco this afternoon.” And they went, and it war known round town in an hour that “thoy wera turning them away from the Minsirala in shoals.” . . 0. Tho houses wore thin im the ovontng, too. There were not moro than 150 peo- plo at MeVicker’a to see Mra, Rowors psy, Margaret Hiimore in © Love's Sacrifice.” 1) Aa heavy comedy, with tha comedy clorsont of elophantina proportions. It was played, hows ever, with spirit all through. ‘he 150 persons who really carcd onough for the draims to bravo tho terrors of such a night were woll ropaid for thoir psing, . . . Tha Adelphi andionce waa larger than could have bean oxpected, even by Iooking at the institution aan haven af rafugo to keap warm in and amoke a cigar in quiet and happy forgetfulness of {ho storm without, Tho main qttractions of tho week aro the Boisaot fam- Thin te Wodnee- ly, in thel brilliant traposa— porform. ance, and “Baby Windloy.” Shia is a mite of a child, some = ~—syoara old, who comes upon tho stage with thatmaturity and eolt-ponsouston of any of tho Tom Thunsba, Minnio Warroys, ar Commodore Nutta who made such a pronounced sonsation in days gone by. ‘To goo this little midget tmasquerad- ing in the attire of a hoavy swell, and singing “gharactor conge" in gaudy uniform, address- ing the audience in a wancy, piquant way, and finally playing upou the musical glasses, ie sutli- ciently amusing to merit tho familiar term “cunning,” which commenda it to the athor nox for whom this evening is doyoted under the title of “Ladion’ Night.” . . . Evon ‘* Magnolia” suffered keenly. Tho warmSouth- ernatmosphore which envolopes the picca ta com- forting, however. Seon toe ILLINOIS, AT FREEPONT. Speetal wrspatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, Freerront, Ill., Fob. 8.—Tho throatened thaw ia indofinitely postponed, tho. weathor having turned a somersault to-day, and the morcury having suddenly tumbled, A stiff gate from the northwest is blowing to-night, AT LA SALLE. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, LaSanrg, ill., Feb. 3,—An intensely cold and terrifically violont gala from the northwest has been blowing here since last midnight, csusing an slmost total suepension of outdoor work snd business, In consequence of the oold weather the pigeon-shooting matches botweon W. TT. afason, of this city, and Georgo If. Coleman, of Pera, and that betwoon tho aditora of tha Mendota #uile- tiv and the Lasalle /’ress, and tho genoral shaot- ing tonrnment, all. of which wasto have taken rlnce here to-day, haya been postpoued to tho 10th inst. a ees WISCONSIN. AT La cnossz, special Dianatch to The Chicago Tribune, LaCnessz, Wis., Fob. 3.—This haa been the atormicat day of tho winter. From 10 to 12 inches of snow hag fallon the past thirty-six boura, The wind is blowing hard,—part of tha timo a galo,—working mischief to railroad travol aud tho tmaile, On tho Southern Minncsota Road, the passonger train that loft hero this morning turned back from Lanosboro. No train from the west on tha’ road. On the Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Rond, the train from the south, due hore at 4 p, m., was suspended at Dubuque, On the Mil- waukee & St. Paul Road, the train from tho oast, due at 11:30 a. m,, is not hore at G pin. Freight trains on this road are suspended. ‘Lhe wind is blowing hard at thia writing, AT DELorr. Sneciat Dispatch to The Chieaan Tribune, Burorr, Wis., Fob. 3.—The most terrible storm of this season has been raging boro siuce early yesterday morning. Nearly a foot of snow foll yesterday, but it was not vory cold. To-day it has not snowed much, but it turned cold in tho night, and a fierce, cutting southwest wind has beon blowing all day Jon. Trains on tha Chicago & Northwostern Itnilrond aro all blockaded, with no Reodpans of getting any- whoro to-night. Two trains are in the drift 20 tmilos north of here, unable to got cithor way. — s IOWA, AT DUBUQUE, Special Diavatch to Tae Unicago Tridyne, Duunqus, In., Fob, 3.—The storm now raging is one of the most sovero avor. oxperienced in thia sootion of the country, and bids fair to sur pass thefamod winter of 1872, All of thorailroada have susponded operations, the outs in many places being filled with snow to tho dopth of 10 or 13 feet and packod solid. Thero ara no arrivals or dopartures of trains to-night. Tho Iowa Di- vision of the IlHnois Contral Road ia the groat- est autfores, and traing aro banked in snowdrifte all stong the line. A froight-train la bottom-side up somewhere between Warren and Nora, whilo the passengor train which left bore for the west Tuesday night 18 stuck f{aat two miles wost of Jesup, Thirty passongora are aboard without faod or fire, and no prospect of gotting any. Offers of §50 for provisions from the noarost farm-houses on tho routo were refused, as no one dares to brave the storm, The cold is intenso,’and groat suf- toring and loss of life is auticipated in tho wostern counties. The Richinge-Bernard Con- cert Troupe aro gnow-bound here and unable to moot their uext ongagement. AT sioux ciTy. Special Dispatch w Tha Chicago Tribune, Broux Ciry, ob. 3,—Yesterday’s storm con- tinued till this forengon, It suowod, blowed, and drifted all night. The temperature was 16 bolow at 7 o'clock this morning. For the tirst tine in tho history of thie city the trains on atl the railroads running in hero wera abandoned for tho day. We shall not probably recoive any mail before to-morrow night from any direction, Tho storm was the most soyero of any this seagon. A great doal of suffering on the prairies and amoug homestead sottlors must ensiie, To-nizht the wind subald- ed, but ia growing colder—17 below here at 6 P. m. at M'anzaon, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoGnecor, Is., Feb. 3.—Yoaterday and last night it snowod continually—the largest storm. of the season, Trains are blockaded on the Chi- cago, Milwankeo & St. Paul Road, All trama were to-day susponded, ‘Tho .wnow has been drifting badly all day. Tho blockade may Inst for some days, —_-—. NEBRASKA, AT OMATIA. Oxana, Neb., Fob. 3.—Thg terrific wind-storm ihich commencod at Choyonne yesterday morn- bog snd here yesterday afternoon continues with anabated fury, with the thermometer ranging below zero. It has now moderated somewhat at ‘fhoyenne sud North Platte. There ia groat suffering ariong hs voor people Weut. Nu loss of life has yet boon reported, The Ohicago & Northwestern ¢) due here to-day is weather. bound at Marshall, Lowa. —_—— : KANSAS, AT WICHITA. Spectat Dispatch te The Chicage Tribune, «Kansas Cyry, Mo., Fob. 9.—A special to the J. jurnat of Commerce from Wichita, Kan., states th wt a severe storm passed over that place last ni ght, causing great sufforing among the peo- 15. Oo ¥oman, In returning from a neigh- bo F's, frozotodeath « fow genie from eeveral ho qses, One man was brought in from a cattlee tra 42, frozen to death. It is feared that much aut Goring provaila slong tho border. Tne same sto ria on tho lino of the Kansas Pacific Railroad dot a! ned tralug. _ DAKOTA. AT SEVERAL YOINTS, Special Drepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Sry ux Crry, Ia, Feb, 8.—PFrom Dakota re- Portes are recoived ag followa; At Tort Randall, stort a severe ; not much anow; Iébelow, At Yank- fan. 4 joy, the worst atorm fora year; sbout a foot ov; ‘suow, and very high wind; 16 below, At. Yani 16 20, the snow drifted badly, and blockaded all th ot ‘oughfares ; 20 bolow, At Vormilion, ex- trom oy "cold; 44 below; high wind; suow piled upin a ll directions, —_—-— MINNESOTA. AT ST. PAUL. HA etal Dispatch ta The Catcago Tridune, 8. .2 aut, Mino, Feb. 3.—A light fall of snow, sx ‘companied by strong wind, bas provallod wince ym sterday moraing, ‘Trevolou the rail- toada im interrupted. Tue Chicago train this moruin,g was erght hours late. ‘The storm is raging 10 -night with increasod fury, and it ta growing: colder. * OHIO. av TiVeLet 5. ve stal Dispatch to ‘I'he Chicaae Tribune, Tiynt, O., Feb, 3.—Very bigh winds Lave pre- yalled bian3allday. This afternoon » portion of tho Ohio Stove Company's Worke were unroofed, domg couslderable damage, ae INDIANA. AT INDIANAPOLIN, Specrat Dispates to The Chivas Tribune, Ispraxarotta, Feb, 3.—Sovore cold weather and high winds provailed to-day, interfering con- silorably with business and train FIs, IN CHIGACO There wore six firu-alarms and as many actual rea yoaterday, and not a little apprehonsion was feit in iusuranco circles in particular and among citizens in genoral. The great yale which blew renewed the ald fira fovor and caus- ed many anxious inquiries during two of tha fires, which were visible from nearty all parts of the city, Following are accounts of the big and little blazes : Thomost throatening conflagration which has occurred since last July, originated last evening at 5:20 o’olock in a large framo structure used na a hay-prosa and owned and oporated py Honry Frieabey, and Iucatedon Maxwwoll atreet, Nos. 413 to 419 inglusive, The hurricane which blow spread tho flames with groat rapidity, and in a short timo aftor tho alarm was given from Station 865 the greatest consternation provailed among tha residents in tha immediate vicinity, gnd preparations wore mate by many families and storakeapers for a basty romoval, The hay- press was n structure 150 feet long and about 80 wide, and 15 or 20 foot high. It was all ablazo when tho firemen brought their streams to bear upon it, and Marshal Benner and hie ssaociates: turned their attention more Hineoty to prenent- ing tho spread of the tira. Notwithstanding tho extreme cold, and conaequent difficulty of band- ling hose and apparatus, thero wore twonty-tiva streama kept in activa play, and in loss than an hour all feara regarding tho sproading of the flames subsided, Besides tho hay-presa, there wero four other larga frame buildings do- stroyed, togethor with acveral sheds and other outbuildings, ‘The fira originated in the roar part of tho hay-pross, and it is reported thot an employe carefeasly emptied somo tighted tobacco from his pipe, and caused it. ifr, Freisboy’s loss on the building amounts to $5,000, and ho hoa an indemnity of only $1,600 in the Globo Insurance Company, of this city. lis lass on atock foots up §2,500, and he has no insurance to cover it, ‘fhe two-story frame building, No. 421, ad- joining tho hay-progs, waa destroyed. Mr. T'ries- bey way alsothe owner of this structure, which was valucd at $600. John Staffen used tho promises as _moatimarket. His lors on stock je $100. Thera was no insurance on ¢ither building or etoak. . No, 423, a fraine structure accupled by Patrick Roach asa shoo shop, was burned. Mr, Friesby owned the property, and places his loss at about ee no insurance. Tha occupant’s losa was ‘Tho fire oxtended oastward to No. 411 Maxwell atreot, burning a frame building owned and oc- enpied by Jolin Hemplor : loss $70 @ insur- anco €000, in the Merchante’ and @Moclanica’ Company. 4 No. 409 was algo destroyed. It yas a two- story framo, owned by Poter Boar, and valued at ¥3,600; insnrance unknown. Jacob Wal- werts and Josoph Botzler wore tho tenants, Their combined loss wae $300; no inenrance. ‘Tha flromon suffered aoverely from tho.cald, many of thom freozing thoir hands, faces, and eara ‘he occupants of the burned dwellings wero aldo subjected to much hardship an ao count of the cold, und the difficulty of floding other quarters, Tho alarm from Box $15 at 11:18 a, m. yostor- day waa caused by fira breaking aut in the three story framo building No. 632 Woat Madison atreot, Tho structure was damaged to tho ex- tont of $1,500 ; itis owned bys Mr. Morgan. of Kentucky. Mrs. Collina and Mrs, Wilke oconpled the first “floor, Mra, Hall and Mra. Edgerton tho sqoond, and E, A. Trask, the agent of tha build- ing, the third. The howsohold offecta ware dam- aged to the amount of $1,000 ; no insurance. A dofective fluo caused the tire. The residents in the vicinity were groatly alarmed during tho progross of tho fire, and were fearful that tho ‘yIricano blowing at tho time would sproad the flames beyond the control of tho firemen, who were promptly on hand and active in thoir ofe forts, the report of an evening luminary to tho “contrary notwithstanding.” A ‘frame ocottago, No. 86 Vernon avenues, owned by D. H. Halt and eccupied by James H. Duston, oaught fira yosterday morning at 7 g'clock, and waw damaged to tho oxtont of 8100. ‘Tho property is fully insured. A dofective flue ‘waa the couso of the fire. Through some unexplained carelessness a fire occorred in s room on the third floor of the Pike Block, southwoat corner of Monroe and Btate streets, at 10:15 o’clook Iaat night, but fortunate. ly did uo serious damage bofore extinguished, At 12:10 o’clook this morning a fire broke ont in tha two-story framo eae No. 55 fulton street, owned and ocoupied by Henry Phillips a & provision house and bam-curing establishment. Loss, about $1,000 ; insurance not known, ‘Thoro was somo constornation again yesterday morning in the House of the Good Shepherd, on North Market strect, near Hill, caused by a» slight Gro, which was oxtinguished before any serious damago resulted, At 8:80 o'clock yesterday afternoon @ slight fire occurred in the ano-stary framo buildiog No. 554 Twelfth etroat, ocoupied by John Purcell as a coal office. Tho alarm of fire from Box 712 at 12;15 this morning was false, AT OSAGE CITY, KAN, Sposiat Diapateh (9 The Chicago Tribune, Kansan City, Mo., Feb. $.2-A speciat to the Journal of Commerce from Osage City, Kan,, atates that tho coal mine at that place took fire at noon to-day at the bottom shaft ‘from a fur- nace, ‘[wonty miners wero bolow. people were aroused, and in groat excitement rnebed to the mine, bringing water pails, tubs, eto., anda railway engine brought ® portable watcr-tank, The fire, baing taken heforo spreading, was soon extinguished and tho minora taken out nearly suffocated, butall alivo,. Damege to the mine about #500, AT EATON, 0. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Eatox, 0, Fob. $.—Last might a firo broke out ina building owned and occupied hy M. F. Btephens as a dry goods store. The second story was used by Sliber & Frooman, lawyers, and the Globe printing office, and the third by J. F, Whiting sa @ store, where the fire origin- ated. Stephens ia insurea in the Coopor, of Dayton, for ‘$3,000 on stock, and in tho Aiins for 5,000 on building, Whiting had 8600 in the Miami Valley, of Dayton, Tho greater part of the damage was caused by water. Amount of joss unknown. AT TALEQUAH. IND. TER. Musreoaog, Ind, Ver., Feb, 9.—The office of the Cherokee Advacate at Talequah burned laat night with allita contents, Loss $7,000; no inaurance. The Advocate was the organ of tho Cbecrokees, being furnished free to Indlau sub- scribors and maintained by appropriations by the Natloual Counctl, The lost Chervkee type will bo dificult to replace, AT NORWALK, O. Srectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Nonwatx, O,, Feb, 3—Thosresidence of E, Ward was burned this afternoon. Loss, $1,200; fully inaured. A galo was blowing at the time and it wan ads ‘the Holly Wator-Works prevented sproad, AT JOLIET, Apectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Jouzz, IU., Feb. 3,—A small: teuement house pear the Solar Stove Works, tha property of John Cranghwell, was burnod last night. The house was yacent. Loss, $100, No juuurance, ; AT BOSTON. Boston, Fev, 8.—A fire last night in the block Nos. 165 to 171 Broadway, South Boaton, destroy- ed the stocks of theoccupantsa and damaged the building €25,000. Insurance, 349,000. AT GREENWCOD, NEB, Omawa, Nob., Fob, $.—The railroad atation ballding at Greenwood, Neb., was burned to the ground this morning, togother with its contents. Sl chalet | Buitalo in Dakota, : From the Yankton Press, A largo herd of buifalo are reported to be win- toring in the vicinity of Doyil's Lako, betwoan Fort Totteu aud Jamestown, on tho Dakota or James Rivor, Estimates put the uumbor of these monarchs of the plaina at 1,500, ‘Thoy go about in one herd, aud from the best calculation havo wandered from the region of the hoadwaters of tho Saskatchewan, noarly 1,000 miles distant. Tho story wcoms almout ineredible, but it is vouched for by settlers on tho Red River who were at Totten receutly. It is also stated that Government drovers, who were on thelr way to Fort ‘Lotton with becf cattle, lost a large number of ein wtock by the latter stampoding with the uffalo, FOREION, Rapid Progress Mado on tho Constitationgy Bills in the French Assombly, Tho Earl of Hartington Succeeds te the English Liberal Leadership, FRANCE, TNE CONATITUTIONAL NILLA, Pants, Fob, §.—In tho Assombly to-day consg, eration of the Ventavon bill was continued, Finuso 3, making the Minfetors reaponaible for their goneral pollgy, but holding the Presiden, responsible only in caso of high treason, wag passed, ‘Tho clauge declaring Vorsallles the neat of ey, ecutive poner Was paged. Tho glause provid ing that, in the event of thy vacancy occurring in tho Presidoncy, by death oy othorwiae, the Obambers siiall mest immadiarg) and a council of Ministers shall exorcisa oxen, tive powers ad interim, wag passed, The amendment reported by Da Favra yaaten, day from the Committes of Thirty, making pro. vision for revisions of the Coustifdtion by both Chambare assemblod in Congress, waa adopted aftor tho insortion of a proviso that (hy Congrous shall decide concerning 4 t4. vision of tho Constitution by ay, absolute majority, and that during the term of MacMahon such revision can bo entered upog only at his suggestion. M. Paria, a Monarchlat and momber of thy Committes of Thirty, stated that the power ot rovision granted tha Assembly extended to thy form of Govornment, The consideration of tho bill in detail having been completed, a motion was mada thi) the House proosod to wate on a thir reading. Tho motion was arried,—jy yeas to 181 mnaye,—and to-morrow wy appointed for taking o flual yote on passin, bill to a third reading. v au Tho DIM providing forthe organisation of; Bounto witl come bofora the Agsembly for a tes ond reading on tho 11th inst. —_—_.—. GREAT BRITAIN. TUE LIDENAL LEADERSHIP SETTLED, Lonpon, Feb. §.—Tho Marquis of Hartingto was to-day elected leador of the Liberal party, BILLIARDS, Lonpox, ¥ob. 3.—The billiard tournamen closed last avoning. J, E. Jtoborts won Pees AME AL rod Bontsee te eae ofa A mesting of the Liberal mombera of Parl. Mont was held this evening, and waa attends} by 137 gentlomon, Among thoge prosont wes HH. ©.’ Childers, Cowper, Temple, Lewis, ¢, Dillinger, W. UH, Gladstoue, Goorge J, Goschof, Henry James, Robert Love, & J. Mundelia, and Dr. Lyon Playfair. Joho Bright presided, and, on taking the chair, aud although a parliamentary loador was necossaty, still each momber had a right to reserve auch {p. dividual liberty as honorable mon required, 4 rosolution accopting Gladstano’a rotiramont wu adopted. The Harquis of Hartington was uni imouely elacted loader of the party. a SPAIN. ADNY MOVEMENTS, Manni, Feb. 3.—CGon. Moriones announce the ratiof of Pampolnua. Tho Carliate, In an engagemout at Otol, hove been defeatod. ADVICE FROM THE POPE. It is reported that the Popobas written to Dor Carlos, expressing his sympathy, but advisioy him to reconsider hie determimation to contin the War, as the dignity of the Catholic Chur haa baen vindicated and the rights of the clergy recognized by King Alphonso, Mapnip, Fob, 3,—Gon. Loma bas defoated and captured the Garlist loador, Gon. Agana. pebrahse tL ah CENTRAL AMERICA, DISTURBANCES IN ASPINWALL. Krnostox, Jamaica, Feb. 1.—Disturbances an reported in Aspinwall, ia conseqnonco of ths imprisonment of Dr. Pigott, a British subject. A man-of-war has boon ordored from this pon to Aspinwall to support tho Dritish Conau!, who has boon asaaulted. —___>—____. CRIME, A MURDERER'S SENTENCE COMMUTED, Speciat Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune. 81. Louis, Mo., Feb. 3,—Tho fate of Michsel Scanlan, whose execntion had been fixed fer noxt Friday, for tho murder of his wife o Christmas ave, 1873, excited a great intorest sd auxioty in this city among # larger and more 1 specteble class of citizens than any one woud) imagine who knew nothing of Scanlan excep from tho reports of the trial in the city paper. Tho principal witness against him was hie littls daughter, a child of about 9 years, who yas pres ontat the death of her mothor. I¢ is claimd that the child had beon tampored wil, and prompted by othors to give the teatimooy whe did, and that Scanlan, although he bs! beaten his wife pevoroly, was guiltieas of bir death, which wag tho-rounlt of accident. The inquest on doceased doveloned evidences of tht boating, but the cagse of doath was found tobe the penetration of tho skull by @ pieco of a chins cup, Itis claimed that this piace of a chins 0) yas on the floor, and that sho foll and steuk her bead on it. If thot were wo, it ia at leas almost cortsin that tho fall wan produced by 8 blow from the billot of wood with which Ser Tan was boating ber. Taking evorything ints consideration, there seema to be ground {or reasonable doubt as to the orime of Scania amounting to murder in the fret degree,—10! anly crime on our calendar subject to the dead penalty, Scanlan had ben for ‘yeara in the ea ples, of the St. Louis Transfer Company, when he bad gaincd a reputation for industry, & briety, and feueral rohiability that any man might be proud of, His position brought fim inte contact with moarly all tho Feading ‘buh neaa-mon of the city, whoso contidonce # good will ho'enjoyed. This accounts for tle interest which haa byen taken in bis fate, a the efforts which have been made iu his bebull. Agreat many good citizens, therefore, will glad to loarn that these efforts have been cro: ed with success, assis indicated by the follor ing dispatch from Jefferson City, rocotved at 46 o'clock thia morning : To P,P. Tunsey, Hibernia Savinga Bank, St, Lows Seanlon' sentence is commuted, and will be downto night, (Signed) Joun J, Freewittus DEFAMATION OF HEBRAIG CHARACTER. Svectat Dispatch to Tha Chicage Tribune. East Saatxaw, Mich., Teb.. 8.—George ¥ Hughes, publigher of the Midland 7¥mes, %H arronted to-day upon a orimipal charge for Abel preforred by J, Seligman, better known as "Lit tle Jake," one of the most prominent clotbits morchants in thie city. The libel consiats of © article published in the Times on Saturday characterizing * Little Jake" sq the messtt avindter tn Michigan, and cautioning poople nt todo buginess with him, Hughes was unable? procura the ball, fixed at $1,000, and was com mitted to await the examination sot down {0 Monday next, QUEER RASOALITY, Bpeotal Dispatch to ‘T'he Chteago Tyibund. ANN Annon, Mich, Eeb, 8,—Charles Mert, & produco-dealer in Eaton Rapids, thie State, * brought here to-day, charged with sending § telegram from this place to parties Rapids signed by s produce firm in Eas! nae nerenlige tortakera ot of pork which ws held fot tho Hast Saginaw parties, according? the sae whereby Merritt gained and the atorn {ous $175. Ho ig on bail (n the aus of #9 for tridl on the 18th of Febraary, A LEAP FDR LIBERTY. Apectal Dianateh to The CAtcaco Tribune aA Rucituonn, Iud., Feb. 3,—As the Bheriff # deputy were guording a prisoner, ume es known,,on tho Chicago train lastnight, sbe near New Castle, tho prisonor leaped from, of train, which was runuing 25 miles eo boar. ihe train was stopped as soon as posalble, Lie Prvoner had a good send-off, aud wad a f he officers spirited race ay the train more FORCIBLE RAILROAO POSSESSION OF PROPERTY. Snectal Dispatch te Phe Chicago Lribune. ik Prippsuuna, Pa, Feb. 8.—The Vonussiva® Railroad Company, through their aot Hampton Daizell, cama into the Common Pi i Coart this afternoon, and charged the Colon Conduit Company employe with holding fo ie. Povacusion of railroad proporty at lowers 1) Thirty beuch-warranta were iasuod ant #1 executed to-morrow. ‘Trouble is apprelen ‘i STOLEN BONDS REQOVENED. New Yore, Feb. 3.—Ibe €35,000 in Boutbers bonds lost by the Adame'Express Company #8 been recovered iu this city, 2