Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1875, ‘one himself rigidly, allown play only to a median hingo In tho region of his hips. and. to omphn- nize apoint, makes auch a profound walanm to the Bench that you dread to seo bim trap his head between his own knees and remain snap- flint like a jack+knife. As he argues he rolin a jurgling stream of words out of his mouth ata Rpeed go tremendonsa that the stonographers touch awooning point. As ho rapidly nears tho end of # senteuco, the inflection rises, and, when the portod is on the tip of his incexsant tongue, he bolches it with a shrick. The physical exertion of his rpoech Jeaves him dripping. A constant flourish of his handkerchief to his brow is ono of his favorito punctuations. Yet. for all his oddity, Gon. Pryor is a most imprés- sive speaker, Tio Southern passion which gicams from bis ove and rings in his tongue has: A prodigious effecton his hearers, IIa ix wo Brink, #0 fiory, ka doaperatoly in earnest, that. ho it only for @ invinent, he cau convert evou skep- | ticiam to Is own faith, Tt ia in this particular that ho differs so widely —and xo successfilly—from Mr. Evarte, Evarta recites: bis authorities as if he wero blundering through a law-catalogue. Pryor chauts his hko @ Noraoman shouting dir a1 MRA, TH Mrs. Tilton, wan and weary, creeps into the room Lotween that doughty pair of constables, —Mendames Field aud Shearman. On the grim and manlike face of tho former is a look of atolid obedience to orders. Sho ought to wear the chevrons, 48 sho does the carriage, of 2 Ser- geant-Mnjor. If she did, with what rapturo would Stanton aod Anthony shed gratulations upon her presence! The fashion of tho day prexeribes & Lov suggestive coutraction of skirt. irs. Mield's npproavh to hor seat is» perpetual menace of her skirts’ lacorstion. Such a atride waa never mneant to distend a petticoat, Poor littlo Elizabeth ‘Tilton is as dowdy, us dismal, as pitifully dependent upon her keepers, as Oliver Dwist iu the prosence of Mr. Fang. She sinks inte her chair, shortene her neck, sud screcus her pinched features with a fan. MR. BEACH hes done a good deal of fighting up to the pres- cut time. A ploasant gight he is to the eve, with bis broad, high torehead, lus clear Greek nose, his bine eyes, and the pure white of his hair and whiekers. He dresses in raro taste, wearing a suit of clorien! black, with a Byron collar, a nilk searf drawn through o gold ring, and one mas- sive seal npon his litilo finger. Ilis voic both soothing sud impressive. Its deeper notes aro ox rich as the tones of anorgan-pips. His upper register is uever shrill, but possesses 9 certain whistling. chilling atridor, like a wind from the North. An old-fashioned preciseners rounds off his sevtences. His rhetoric is architec- tural. Ho builds bis speech in reguiar aud definite proprotions, inserting an adjective there, chtecliug a phrase here, and sparing no art that can make it ponderously beantifal. Dignity of maunor, dignity ot presence, dignity of diction,—dignity in overy figura and ‘iu very novition,--is tho doiniuant characteriotic of beach. Ho loves those graceful and cemeutive mauncriama of hin profession which are fast fading into mere traditions. The frequency with which ho poises his sentences upon a “Bir,” or * Your [iovor,”’or ‘+1 venture to aub- ait," shows clearly exouzh how thoroughly ho anderstands the art of polished oratory. As for gevtures, he uses none, punctuating with the Bugera of bis tight band. Is bo dealing with axsumplions ?2—lis right hand, with its. foro- Gnger curved, Lends back to almost touch bis shoulder, Is he didactic?—the right arm half-erosses his breast, and“ tho eloquent fore- finger olrikes, like a clock-hammer, to his left. Does he demoustrate a fallacy ?—ho leans for- ward, with his left hand clouctied on his hip and. his right arm straight os a rifle, Aro his tones pitched ju a vax aud pleading minor?—he clasps his hands, and thoy throb up and down, up and down, with his pulso, Ho gives ont magnetiem aa oroso exhales perfume. Dovron Syntax. TOOK TWENTY DROFS OF ACONITE. Special Dispatch to The Caicago Tribune, Pirpaverrurs, Pa. Fob, 3.—Peter Bentel, agod 1? years, died audJeniz on Sunday evoning. Ho was employed as an approntice in the drug- store of Charles C. Spaonagel, No. 1607 Ridgo avenue, having annwered an advertisement and accepted a position about six months ago. Last Sunday waa his day off, and he went out in tho afternoon, but returned about 6 o'clock, and complained of feoling bad. Ho said be had a recipe for a romedy, aid ho intended to put it up. In the store tho heavy poisona are locked up, aud tho minor onos are kept together on a shelf, which is known as *‘dan- gerous.” ‘Lhe apprentico has frequently beeu cautioned not to meddle with this abelf, “At tho timo Bentel said ho was going to compennd the mixture Mr. Bowors, a clork, was iu the slore, but waa busy in the front part, and did not pay any attention to tho charactor of tho drags used by the young man. Tientel filted a tumbler about half full, nud then drank the contents, Ifo thon sat down. Mr. Spannaget, who was absent. at tho time, returned shortly afte:wards, and no- ticed that Bentel was drowsy. He questioned him, and was informed that ho had taken a mix- ture, ove of the component parts of which was ten drops of tincture of aconite root, Mr, Spaunagel told nim that was poinon but that ton drops, or evon fifteon drops, would. uot burt him, Jentel went ont, and «oid he wes going to vec his father, who is a physician resid- ing on Eloventh etrest, near Tace. When he got back he eaid his father. had gone to Norris- town, Ife went up-etairs shortly before 8 . o'clock, and in about twenty minutes Mr. Bowers had occasion to go into his room. He found Bentel lying, on tho bed in an insensl- dio condition, and nt once _notifled Mr. Hponoagel. Dr. Gerhard was sume moned, and, upon examining the young Tan, said thes the poison had dono its ork, and it was too late for tho action of any remedy. Dentel died ina few minutes. Coronor Goddard hetd an Arnon in tha cage this, morning, and it yecl in evidence that Bentol bad acknowledsoid that he had taken twenty drops of aconite. ‘The v ict of the jury was death from accidental polaoning, PACIFIC SHIPWRECKS, Ban Fuanetsco, Fob, 4.—Information reached this city yesterday that tho brig Hattie Johnson, on atrading cruise amongst tho South Pacifio igiands, wont ashoro, and became a total loss, on the Island of Santo Prior on Noy, 30, ‘Tho crag wero saved. The vessel hailed from this port, x The fato of the missing achooner Emily K. Taruhain haa boen at length ascortained, Her huil is reported ashare, bottom-up, between Coos Bay ond Crescent City, faving evidently cap- wlzed by a squall so suddenly that oll on board perishud, There wore eleven porsons altogether, pagsengers ond crew, GURSTING OF A WATER-MAIN. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao rivune, Sourn Lenn, Ind, Feb, 4.—Tho large water- maiu, submerged in the river, that supplies that part of tho city lying ou tho east sido of the river, burst this afteruoon, and in a few minutes amptied the standpipes and all the wator-maing, and for a few hours the entiro city was without water. By means of a sminilcr main laid across 1 bridge the cust wide is again enppliod, aud the sity 18 Once more all right in its water protoc- non, RUN OVER AND KILLED, Special Mitsputeh ta The Chicano Lribune. Escanana, Mich., Fob, 4.—Whilo clearing the track of snow on the Marquetto, Hourton & Ontonsoan Railroad, near Neganuee, this morn- ing, with throo engines coupled together, the cab of the front ongiue was carried away, and took with it tho fireman, named Conners, who was thrown under tho wheols aud instantly killed, FALL OF AN ELEVATOR, Bpeeial Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kansas City, Mo., Feb, 4.—'tho West Side Kansas City Elevator gave way this afternoon, dumping o large amount of com on the ground, ‘The bins that broke are uald to havo contained 200,000 hushols, Other parts of the olevator ara ft way also, aud further damage is feared. ew elevator, having been put up laut wummer, PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO A MINER. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicano J'ribune, Lasarry, Lil., Feb, 4.—Michae) Caton had just deacended the LaBalle coal-shuft, ia this city, yesterday, to go to his work ea a miner, when a large lump of coal felt from acar at tne top of the shaft, badly briging bis left eluow pa ine fiicting ucompound fracture just abovothat joint. DISASTER TO A DANCING “PARTY, Monruvat, Can., Feb, 4.—Tho wall of Queen's Hall, burned last spring, was blown down taut night, and, falling shrough tho roof of Hazard's assembly-roome, carriod down ta the store be- low a portion of the dancing floor, together with the dancers. Sevoral persons were serlouvly in- jured. . JUMPED THE TRACK. Naw Yorx, Fob. 4.—A train on the branch of the South Side Railroad, on Long Island, ran off STATE COUNCILS. The Illinois Legislature Really Beginning to Work, The Quandary of the Au- ditor Respecting the 736 Tax. The Citizons’ Association’s Bills in a Precarious Condition, Report of the State-House In- vestigating Committee. The Hennepin Canal Project Warm= ly Indorsed. An Hybrid Constitutional Project from the Times” Office, Proceedings in Other Legisla- tures. ILLINOIS. BENATE, TNE ILUINOIS CENTRAL LANDS. Specrai Duputch to The Chicacn Tribune, Srnixarte.p, Ul, Feb, 4.—The bill to compel the Illinois Central Railroad to make ealo of its Iauds at public anction, pursuant to the provis- ions of ite charter, wes reported back from tho Committee on Railroads with tho recommonda- tion that it be referred to the Judiiary Commit- teo, which was done. ELECTION CONTEST. ‘The Committee on Eloctious, which has been investigating tho Schring-M arshall contested election case as to the Senatorship from Will (Fifteenth District), asked leave to refer the cave to a Sub-Cormmittes of throo, which was granted, with power to the Sub-Committeo to compel attendance of witnesses. DIvORCE. ‘Lho Prealdont of the Senate Iaid before that body aconmunication from tho Judges of the Supremo Court, made pnrsuant to Soc, 31, Art, 8, of the Constitution, recommending an amend- mont of tho law relative to divorce, so as to limit the right to tako tho caae to tho Supreme Court to two years from the time within which the decreo wan rendered, ond for that time to prohibit the marriage of cither of the divorced parties, ‘This the Tudges recommend to profout the hardubip which bus occurred when, after a decree, either of the parties has married, and tho other bas afterward, on a writ of crruz, seenred @ reversal of the decree in the Supreme Coart. LANDLORD AND TENANT, Tho Judges alyo revommond that, in casce of ejectment, tho Inw be so atnended as to require the teunnt in poseaelon, whan sued, to give no- tice to the landlord, actual or constzuctive, of thut fuct. ‘The Judges submitted with their commanica- tion bills embodying the amondmonts by them rocormmended. That in relation to morrispe af- tera decroo of diverco has beon rendered makes the porson so marrying withiu two yoars nfter the decroa has been reudered (untesa Lue decroo has been confirmed by the Suprema Court) guilty of bigamy, and punishabla acccrdingly. Marrisgo ponding the prosecution of a writ of error on a decreo of diverse ia also mado pun- ishable as bigamy. The communication nud ao- companying bills, prepared bg the Judyes, wero referred to the Judiciary Committoo, which, at its sezsion in tha afternoon, inudefutsly post- poned action on tho divorce amendments, Liquor. Leo, Murphy, Buebler, Cantfald, and Dow were appointed on the Corutittce on Licenses (liquor), This Committco is Lelioved to favor a Liceneo jaw imposing moderate reatric- tions on the lHquuretraffic. Lso, Chairinan of this Commiites, introduced as bill re- pesling Chap. 45, MNevised Stactes,—in other werds, repealing the Temporaaco lnwin toto. In liow thereof, tha bill provides for the ivsuo of licente to vell Hquor on payment of alicense-feo of $4,000 per year, Tha Dill relieves the eeller from liability for damages because of salo to an habitus! drunkard or a minor, unlegs the ecller make the sale knowing the buyer to be a minor or habitual drunkard. Tho bill provides that the lnvdlord of premisea wherever liquor is sold shal! not be liable for damages because of illegal sales, ctc., mado by the tenant. THE LOYPT KU-KLUX. Parish introduceed a bill appropriating £10,000 for the arrest aud prosecution of the Williamson County outlaws, In the Honso it is underatcod the appropriation will be cut down to 3,000, if allowed at all. Tho feeling scems strong in that body that tho proper thing ia to Ieave the Wiil- iamuon County murderers to go on killing each othor till they all are exterminated. aunons’ waags, Tho dill making tho fecs of Jurors in Courts of Record in citica payable out of the County Troasury was passol. ‘ULE EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aapitoful attack upon Gov. Boverldge was made through Hundloy's resolution introduced to-dey, It recites that, whereas tho I'wenty- Kighth General Aesogsbly appropriated $6,000 for furnlehing the V:xegtive Manson, the roport of the A-ditor shows Mat $9,000 was oxpended for thas purposo, $3,009 of which was from an- other turd, tho contingent, ‘The resolution fur- therrecites thint the Constitution probibite the ex- penditure of money appropriated for one purposa to another, and requests the Governor to furs nish a sworn etatement, accompanied by vouch- ors, of uny and all moneys used and paid out of aang fund wubject to tis order, and to whom paid —the wholo vasis for which iv that, as tho youch- ers roforred to show the cost of furnishing the ixecntive Mansion wos 0,000, to pay which 3,000 was taken out of the contingent fund. ‘Tbo resolution was laid over undor the rules. THE RAILROAD AtD TAX, The Govornor transmitted to Both Houses the foltoving communication fram ox-Troaaurer ltutz relative to the 7-30 tax-grab fund, which ox. plains isuelf: BrnixariKen, Feb, 9.—T7o His Excellency, John Li Heveriduc, Goreruur of ftinoes Your Eaceilency in awaro that, at tho expiration of ny term of ulllce ad Blato ‘Treasurer, there wax tu my handn w large wumn of money collected under the nct of 1860, known ou the Grab law or latteoad Funding act, It is generally un- deretood that, in the cage of Ratnsey va, Holger, the Supreme Coutt of tis Blate docidod that {he money Wun unlawfully collected, After the rendering of that decision, demands were made upon nie for portions ‘of the money by a number of municlyulitiey, by many pervone holding suuleipal bonita ingied in al of railroad, and by many per sone from whoin tho funds had Deen collected, An ine Junction wan also served upon me, ieaued by’ the Cir uit Conrt of Bt. Clalr County, prouibiting ame from Paying over vo imuch of sali’ fund ow eid county chimed, to any person whutever, A great diversity of opinion’ e: among lawyer to who owna tho niuney aud what must'be doue with it, Dam advised by Merere, Hay, Greene & Littler, and by Mears, Hote Jukon & Knapp, whom I consulted upon'my duty aud Jiabilities jn the matter, aml who have furnished me with written opinions, that it is # matter of grave doubt whether, after such deruandy have been made, 1 could diveliarye myself Uy paying ib uver ta my alice cenror, or whether cither biv securities or ming cond, betmuade chargeable with dt. Under theee circum stances Taig advieed that the funds {u question aro not State funds or public funda, and that, having not bee lawfully collected, they wero never lawfully in the ‘Treasury, Under’ thee circumstances, over tomy funds, retafuing for the prescnt the suin of #13 whitch, us > belteve, will by suillelent to cov, amounts enjotued in’ my bands aud demanded from big by various claitnants, If the tow bo ag Thave been ad\ laud, thero eaivts no law of tho Btate defining iny duty au'to auch balance, aud slthough I am ansiuus to turil the ‘same over’ to my wuccessor, or dispose of the eeime ux the law-making power wall direct, T can do nothing safely until some additional legisla: tlon baw been devind, What that leglsiation aul be inns not for ive te auggent to Yur Excellency or the rol Assutubly. At the sume thiue, Loarueatly re- © General Ase track last evening, and thefengjncer, dreman, ea couductor worg ited, i quest Your Excellency to urge upou' the weimbly the prompt passage of such a law as shall en- able me to pay over to my accessory ff It enn be done, understand, and protect mo in wodving, fo nob with to be exposed to an attachment for eons femnt of court, or to a multitude of auite hy different claimants, each ineieting that my Mobility war fized when ‘the demand was mado tpon ine, 1 trust that, If this mintter ean be rottled ly logietation, tf will ba done ns noon as yosaiite, Thott tho money now, and am at all timer ready to mevt auch Ioginiation ax tho Legulature iu ita wisdom may adopt, Lam, el (Sigued.) Enwann Rury, Late State Treasurer, THF DEAT AND pUMN IxetITtTE. In respot so to Alvright's joiut resolution call- ing npon the Suporintendents of Stato inatitu- tons foricports of recvipts other than from appropeiations, number of employer, etc., Xne Ternteugent Uiltotte, of tho Inatitutton for the Deaf and Dumb, lins transnitled to both Hourss: sreport showing tho total receipts of that in- stitution for the labor of inmatos for tha year past to have boon 3.996.685; numbar of em- ployes, 52; aggregate ualaries, $22,880 per ane uum, tho higheat 22,000, that of the Principal, ‘THE FIFCI TIRTRICT CONTEBT OF ELECTION. Bonatora Brower, Lee, aud Thompson, of Cook, have been appointed by the Committee on Elections a Sub-Committco to hear the tos- timony aul repors upon the eontented-olection ecaco of Gehring and Marehall in the Fifth Soua- torial District. x HOUSE, ‘THE STATE-HOUME NEPORT.. On the opening the House, this morning, the State-Houao tigation Committea mado the following roport : Your Special Committee on matters pertatning to the new Ktateslfouso bave hat the aubjert referred to thom under investigation, and report that in their opinion it is not prudent at this time to give publicity. to the details of the work done by them or the ling of procediire hereafter, ‘Chat about the time of tie organization af this House, W. D, Richardson, who has a contract with the State-llovo Commiseioncre, aud aluo with the Penis tentlary Commnfasoners, departed for Now York and lina not yet returned, ‘That in tho judgment of your Comtttten wall Rich- anlson is a very important withers, uid honk! appear befor: tem and testify under cath with reterouce to the mubject matter of thin juvestigation ; and, ax at resent advised, without sich evidence fir’ beiug jaken, your Committee cannot justly report their opinton in tho prettecs, : Your Commiitco have learned the namien of several important withicrses. some of whom it was deatgned tocxaming under oath to-day; and, by unanimons aelion of the Committee, I havo beon instructed to ask anihority to employ a short-hand reporter in Hot of the clerk heretofore allowed, to report the testimony to be taken? aud turther, {0 reapectinlly requost at extensfon of the fimo granted the Committee in which to complete their Inbore, A. R. McCoy, Chairman, RICHARDSON, On motion of Starr of Peoria, the report was concurred in without’ dissent. It is currently ro- poited here that Richardson wout away to avoid testifying before the Committec, and-that ho will not return until after the adjournment. It is also stated that ho is in debt to the Penitentiary on his labor contract to the amount of $56,000, instead of $19,000 ns originally reported. ‘THE MENNEPIN CANAL BILL ponding before Congress was the subject of an animated debate this morning. The Souste ree- olution instructing our Nenators and requesting our Iepresontatives in Congress to vote for that Moasnre, was brought up for coucurrence of the House. McCoy offered the following substitute: Warnzar, Every politiral orgautzation bas declared ogainst the granting of subsidies, and against divert— ing the public treasitre from its ‘legitimate channels, and belloving that the people sre not prepared to in« sugurate a general system of canals to be built at Gor- ernment expense; therefore, Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Sen- urring, That the policy of passing the Hen- iu Canal Vill’ and all other sehetnes to abstract oney from the public Treasury is hereby seriausly condemned, Domont moved to table tho substitute. ried—79 aves; 43 noes, ‘The provious question was ordered, and the resolution wad carried by 75 ayes to 48 noes. ANEW ELECTORAL SCHEME, A Joint rosolution was introduced by Mr. Her- rou. inetructing onr Senators and requesting our Keprerontatives in Congress to proposo the fol- lowing amendmant to the Constitution of tho United Statos, as a substitute for Sec, 1, Art. 1; ‘The executive power shall be vested in a Cablact, the chief of which shall bo styled tne Executive, an shalt be coven by the House of Reprasentattves from tho members thereof, upon the ucmiuetion of the Speaker, or anch oflcr person not q member of tho aw as Congrem may ty law designate for that pure pore, He wivell retire fram office and pive pisce to his nuceesaor Mpun a Voto of nou-confdeuco by both Nouscs of Caner, provided that, upon such yota of non-confldence, bo shall havea power, | in hig diseretlou, to’ declare 8 dissolulinn of the Honso of Kepreseutatives, and theroupon members of a now Howe of Representatives bu elect en, as Congress may by law provide; but the Excen- tive hill nut dinsalva tha Mouse of Represmatatives upon a dechration of no-confidence attired by tha country ta the return of a now House, Beforo enter- ing on the duties of his office, tho Exec the futlowing oatn of affirmation: rialutem anil observe the Constituifon and a Inwe of tho United States.” Wherever, In the Constl- tha word *Prealdent” now stands, the word ecutive” eball be wubstituted, and all seevlous, clauser, or parts therenf, imconsletout with tis amend. ment sre hereby annulled cud declared vald, Herron’s resolution alzo instructed our Sena- tors, etc., to propose tho following amondiment as asnhatitate for See, 2, Art. 1,of the Constitu- tien of the United States + Aro. 2, The Mouee of Ropreventatives shall bo com- poseit of membora chosen by tbe people of the several Hates, te serve for tho term of three years, unless the tern be eudad before the expiration of thi'ea yoara by a dlaxolution of the House, as provided In Art, 1of this Constitution, ‘Tho cloctors of Reprecentatives In cach State shall Have tho qualification required for electors for the most numerous branches of tho State Lexdlature, ‘Tho proposed amendment is andoratood to have cmanated from the Chicngo Times ofiico, andto embody the sacephalous governmental policy of that sheet. ‘The resolution was ordor- ed printed, and, on motion of Spoaker Halues, who Just befpre had called Cummings to tho Chair and taken the floorte work for the Honnec- tin Canal resolution. it waa ordered referred to tho Committea of the Whole by 75 ayes to 43 nocy. ‘Thin reference oxeitod some commont, since tho rules do not provide fora Committoc of tho Whole, though, by parliamentary practico, the House may st any time resolve iteclf into such Committes. TUE UNION DEPOS. Tho Committes on _Nailroads reported back Herrington’s Union Depot bill, amended so as to authorize two or more, iustead of threo or more, to unite for the purpose of establishing a Uniov Depot, with the recommendation that 1t should pase, This Is tho bill herotoforo reforrod toin this correspondence as granting to Union Depot Companies, with consent of tho carporate authorities, tho right to condemn any roal crtate needed for depot grounds and approaches, and to fay tracks upon, over, or under streots, and to build a depot cver, upon, or under utreatu, MEVENUE. Kaso introduced s resolution actting forth that tho present Nevonue law is very defective, and uceds amendmont, and providing for a Joint committeo of five fromthe House and threo from tho Scuate, to be styled the Special Com- muttes on Revonuo, which shall revise tho Rey- sone Jaw and roport their revinion to both Houn Tho renolation wan tabled without de- hate, indlcaiing the disposition of tho flouxe to lot the Ganeral Roveuno Jaw stand as it is. Toon wn, PLATER, Plater introduced a Ono-Littlo-Indian reaoln- tion, reciting that the Intorior Department man- agemont of the Indiana hay made mendicauts aud murderers of them while appropriuting tho Indian appropristions to traders and ofticlals, and instructing Senators, otc., to tse thoir inthi- once to have Indian affairs placed undor tho con- trol of the War Dapartmont. Plater attempted to get off a epecch on Lie rosalution, ‘This pro- yoked the uproar and laughter usual when ho takes tho floor, and Jod to an adjournment be- fore he could got off his speech or action be taken on the resolution, Car- MISCELLANEOUS, BAD FOR THE CITIZENS’ ABROCIATION, Tho conferences to-day between ex-Corporation Counsel Tuloy and i. 1. Derlckson and the Cook County delegation and tha Committees of both Houses on Municipalities developed serious obstaclos to the passage of the Citizony’ Associa. tion bills. In the gret place, it ls now mauifest that Kebos, Halpin, and | Monan cannot be counted on to support oither bill, The goneral nnpression in well-informed circles is that they may be connted on ovon as determined opponents of the bills, In the next placo, tho bills, having beon drawn up with a viow to avoid tho clause of the Constitution agasiuut special legislation, interest the Represontatives from tho smaller cities, Aurora, Quincy, Vreoport, etc. None of theso appear auxious for any amendments to the eu- erai Incorporation act, or to anticipate tat their citice will conform to aud be incorporated thore- under, but, viewing that es poxsiblo, they ara desirous to have the amondmonts adapted to the special wanta of their respective places. Naturally, thoy want to fully canvass and bear fully oxplained each of the provisions of tho Citizons" Association amendmentain dotall. The conference this oyening indicated that, to meet their views, what are the chief provisions of tho bills, #o far as Chicago ia concerned, will havo tu bo eo framed as to apply exclusively tothateity, The Reproseutatives from the other citlea atata that tho machinery of the City of Chi- cago is tuo cumbrous and expensive for their towns, aud they don't want it. 1f tue bill be mioditied so aw reatly to apply only to Chicago, thoy don't caro apything about it, to use their phrase, Mr. Tuley oxpresses himacif as of the opinion that this can be constitutlonally dono, nd ia canvassing the bills with Represontatives from tho lerser citles with a view to meot the wants of their rerpective places without total reconsideration of the billy; but, if this oe done, there Is nothing to indicate that tho mem- Dera from those places will caro enough abont the billa to. give thom tho active support neces- raty to Recaro their passage. If, at last, tho Cook Connty delogation should not mite in sup- port of tho bills, there is smali prospect of their {| paaange, even if amonided to meot the wants of the lessor citics, Kehoe, from bis position as Chairman of tho Senate Commitice on Munici- palities, anjoys avery opportunity of delaying action or of smothering the bills in Committes, should Lo bo so disposed, WOULD DE MARTYRK PRO NON PUNLICO. Charles Courtuey is hera xecking an appoint- ment as Park Commissioner to fill tho vacancy created py the death of Colo. Millor is hore aleo looking aftor an appointmont—either to (l that vacancy, or that which will occur in tho spring. M. B. Bailey has Leon here sumo days on the same miesion, NUD ON IEStNO, Tho Enening Journal'a Springfiold (1U1.) cor respondent telegraphs to his papor ng foliows: The Hon, 1.0. Hurd being here, T have taken ace easton to call upan Lim and fet hls views about the Onicago Jail controversy and the selling of beer, The Inteeview wan ax follow Heportor—1 eco Mr, Hering says yout "stole" into the revision the clauas prohibiting jailera or any other Perrone fienishing liquor to persons in fait, Mr, Hurd—L suppose he saya that hecausa tt aulte his purpose ; or perhaps he badu't the (me to ud out the truth, oven if it would have answered as well, The truth ts, the change iu the Inw to which be alludes wan made Deforo the revirion of the chupter on * fuls and Sailers.” Tt was made in 1472, by a distinct act, amending tho old section, which allowed liquor to bo tu furnished, I ivecorporated {t Into the reviaion with stantially as Tfound It, amd {twas again pasted by the Legialative in 1874, I nm aorry to ren that when oman geta to bea great leader, and bax to manage €o many matters—the polities of the Stato, county affaire, elty affairs, the Legislature, the whinky busiuess, the Snuday matter, the County’ Jail, aud 3 Uttly something concorning everybody's buainess—he in obliged to mako 9 great many foow statements; hut I don’t ree why he shouldn't be forriven when ho has so many things to attend to; and then, you know, le has those 20,00 German voter to tote’ ubout aud shake at the head of auy party that ball be eo nauglity ng not to take hia wine advice on any given mubject. 1 muat say I four that if, In nddition to all these ardvons and imperative duties, he were held to tell the truth in regard to auch » Hitle matter af thin, 1 would kill him. "We are not far euough advanced in this Stxto to act alaug without bis great wisdom, aud Zam not only in favor of letting him nay what he likes on all ocousions, but Einsist bo shall be Interviewed on all occastons, and ripon all porsible aibjects that ma: interest the public, even doen to the best way to loa a mob on # Coinmou Council, ee WISCONSIN. ILIA, ETO. Special Diavateh to Tha Chieato Tribune, Maprsox, Wis,, Fob. 4,—In tho Assombly, two remonstrances were presonted against tho divis- jon of Clark County. ills were introduced to repeal the Jaw exompting printers’ matorial fcom taxation ; amending the Liquor law of last winter; appropriating to the Madison Insaue Asylum $1,000 for machinery, and $83,760 to the Northern Asylum for the completion and furnishing of the building. LOOKING TO ADJOURNMENT. A joint resolution cutting of now business after Fob, 10, and for adjournment on the 25th inst,, was concurred in. MISCELLANEOUS. Potitiona wore presented praying for an equalizution of taxes. A resolution relating to Congressmen nnd Senators was tabled. Bills wore introduced relating to tho foes of Registers of Decds; to provide for increasing shelving in tho Historical-Socioty rooms; to transfor mlscellancous books from the Btuto Library and appuint an Aseistant Librarian; relating to the assessment and taxa- tion of proporty, and to specify clonrly what sbnll be exompt; to Jegalizo policies of insurance issued for terms of over five years; to repeal tho laws of 1878 relating to statislies of proporty oxempt from taxation; relating to statisticn for use of Btato and County Boards of Assess- ment Tho Pottor-law rosclution came up aud was amended so os to declare that the principles of tho Potter law ought to bo retained in Iegislation, and waw passed by & unanimous vote—99. A memorial to Congress for improving lake and river navigation to tho occan was adopted. DOOLATTLE. A resolution was passod granting tho ueo of the Assembly Chaniber ths -vaning to the Hon, J, BR. Dootittle, who will -1decss be Legislature op tho politizal quostions c. tho day. THE CARYESTER VOMIT. Many Democruts hore aro tarribly cbhagrinol at the corrao politics have taken. Republicans aro happy ta the fect that thoy have o sound Republiceo aud all are united on him, THE SEXATUN-ELECT, Special Inspatch ta The Chiegoo Tribune, Fonp pu » Wit, Feb. 4,—On tho Senatorial qy-stion the £eening Commioneeaith ays : Among Democrats there fs a wile difference of opinicn, Somo are satisid withithe remilt ; others are bitter againet thelr partisaus in the Legini.turo for uot oticking for a Democrat, snd sainy uf dem aco rorry at the defeat of Ourpentor, The Republionns Generally find much consolation in the fuct that & Republican {naterd of a Democrat was clertal, and they aro not mourning ax much over the defeat of Carpenter as they otherwiso would, Tho Liberal Bepublicany, those whe went away from home in 1974, 60 far as we can hear, are Areatly pleased, While we are free to say that there is an abrupt descent montally frum Carpenter to Camer- on, we are well anaured tht the latter will bo the peer of parhaps a inajority of the members of tha boiy to which ha haa been xo unezpectedly returned, Wo re- gard him ag an honest man. He has heen a consiytent Republican, ancdin well-known to pussos excellent comton sense wud fair talents, ——+ KANSAS, PASSAGE OF ONASSHOPTER MILLS, Spreial Drepateh to The Chicauo Tribune, Torexa, Ken., Feb, 4.—In tho Tonko to-day the Grasshoppor bill was passed by a two-thirds vote. Tho bill appropriates £95,000 for tha pur- chase of scod, grain, and feed for horses, In tha Bonato a bill wos pasacd authorizing coun- tios to issue 10 percent relief bonds, ‘This bill provides that the bonds shall bo sold at not lees than 90 cents on tho dollar, tho proceeds to bo applied to tho purchase of wheat, corn, oats, and potatoes, which shail bo given in atnted qnantitica to parties spplying therefor, such parties to give their notes for the amount, due in ono year aud drawing 10 per cent intorost. ‘Those bills rotlect the prevailing viowa in tho two Houses, and the prospect of reconell- ing them is not very hopofnl. Thea Legislature lind now spent half ita regular Keasion, and not @ Bingle measnre has got through or bean perfected for alleviating the distress of tho frontior ret- tlors, with the exception of a bil passed this afternoon appropriating 6,000 to tho Slate No- het Committea, to pay freight on donations of grain for general distribution, Steger MINNESOTA, INTER-STATE WAILNOAD LEGISLATION. « Suectal Dievateh to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Pavr, Feb. 4.—Tho Sonato passed a Dill providing for a Legislative Committce to visit Madiaon with a view of procuring reciprocal railroad logistation and cheaper freight-carringo from Minnesota to Lake Michigan, LIDRARIES, XTC, A Dill aluo passed for the protection of libra ries aud reading-rooma, making tho mutilation of books or documenta a misdemeanor punieta- ie by fino, TUE QUESTION OF REPUDIATION. In tho aftornoon, on a proposition to add 500,000 avres of the internal-inprovement lands to the permanent achuol fund, the quoation of the repudiation of the railroad bonds of 1858 came up. Senator Borry, of Winona, made a strong argument in favor thereof, Seuator Drake, of Bt. Paul, mado a etill bettor aeguinent m favor of submitting the question of the Btate's jiability on those bonds to a court or to refureos, and held that tL the Btate takes such achion it is Justly charged with ropudistion. in the Huuso, a bill extending the time for paying ratlroad taxes waa killed, THY ALLEGED RAMSEY CONRUPTION, Tn tho Lngervon bribory cayo, two reports were mads, The majority roport submits tho oan- dicting testimony without recommendation, ‘Tho minority report declared proved the vbarge that Dike offerod Ingersou $500 to vote for ltamssy, and recummonds the Mousa ta take aotion ac- cordingly, Bofare tho reports were made Inger- gon apuke to a question of privilogo, aud, aftor remarking upon the difference batweeu bis and ike's statomonts, said: ‘I took this action of my own resolution, without the advice of any one, Thad hoard of rumors of corruption float- ing about, and recognized that corruption bag obtained in high places. I dreaded the action that it seomod iny duty to take. I knew I would be suspicionod, aud my statements discredited ; but I determined to conscientivusly perform my (uty, and to pears to the world, in the language of Sovatur Kamusy, that bribery in Senatorial campaigns is both improper and dangor- ous, aud, if I prove wo much, I shall prove that, whatever the perscns! consequences to me, I shall not have held a vest iu thia body in vain.” Crosby, of the majonty, offered » reso- lution declaring Ingorson’s charge of bribery Bustained, which wan mado the special order for ‘Tuesday next. THE AENATORIAL VOTE. In joint convention to-day ous ballot was takon, Davis galned two votes from Lochron and ono from Ramsay, ‘Tho latter gained ons from Lovhren and one fromthe senttering, A proposition to take up a pew man lias been sib- mitted to tho Dnvis men from the Hamaey aide, buc the former, having brought thelr candidate up to 32, mill hardly accedo to any satisfactory conditiova. —_+—_. MICHIGAN. GUBRRNATONIAL ACQUIRSCENCE, Speerat Ihepateh to The Chteaao Tribune, Laxaixa, Mich., Fob, 4.—Tha Govornor to-ay approved tho following bills: To chango the name of the Lutheran Church at Bainbridge, Allegan County ; ta requost Congress to improve the Harbors at South Maver, Alpena, Eegle Harbor, 8t, Joo, Benton Harbor, Now Buffalo, and Saugatuck, and to improve Pino River; also the rorolution requesting Congress to pstablial anow United States District Court in the Upper Peninanla, ho resolution requesting Congress. to equalize soldiers’ bounties, aud tho Lill to chango tho nams of tho Lafayotlo Society of Detroit. CLERK APPOINTED. Mr. C. 0, Chaim, of Washtenaw County, wae appolnted Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling Clork in the House, VACATION, Tho Tlouse determinod, finally, to tako a ro- cess from tho afternoon of tho Sth of February to the ovening of the 15th. Tins “cratun,” Dilla wore introduced, both in the House and Sonate, to-day, in regard to the taxation and regulation-of the liquor traffic. Thoy are iden- tical, and differ from tho formor bills introduced in being covsiderably moro favorable to the liquor-doaler, It is understood that tho now Measure proposed will recoive tho support of the Committee on the liquor-traflic in each House. Their object is to tax the busi- ness sufficiently to produce a considora- ble revenue, and to drive out of oxistonco the lower classes of saloons, and yet not caugdo a monopoly of tho business to rosult, for the bonofit of afew men. 'Tho preciao sums to be lovicd apon dealers are not yet agreed up- ou among the Cormmittcon, HOUND FINANCES, The bill providing for the Board of Fand Com- inissioucre, as amended in tho House, passed both houses to-day, The amendments do not chango the bill materially. Ita objoct is to authorize the Board te buy np a8 many of the unmatured State bonds as con be secured at fair rates. UNIMPORTANT RAILROAD LEGI8TATION, Tho House passed the bill amending tho Rail- road law of 1873, but the amendments adopted aye not of much importance. Tho railroad leg- islation of importance is yot to como, EDUCATIONAL, The House in Comnittos of the Wholo agreed to the appropriation ef $17,300 for the support of tho Normal School for cach of the on 1875. ond 1876, ‘Tho sum of $1,009 nsuafty paid for inanrance was struck out of the appropriation— amovemontin the direction of tire State's in- suriug its own buildings. THR CLAIMS OF TUL UPPER PRNINBULA. The Sonate, in Committes of the Whole, agreed to tho bill for cooatructing s prison in the Upper Peninsula, At presonut the State Prison at Jackson contains 100 more convicts than it can properly accommodate, and urgently noads relief from somo source. INN-KEEPERS. The Honeo passed tho lew for the relief of hotel and inu keepers. They can limit ther liability by keeping safos and posting up notices, and penaltion aro provided against thoso per- sons, who try to defraud thom. ‘i eae Pana INDIANA, DAXTER TO HOLD 18 BFAT. Special Luaputeh to The Chrcaan Tribune, * Iyptaxavoris, Ind., fob, 4.—Tho Senate Com- mittes ov Elections hayo decided to repcrt in tho contested case of Jeffries vs, Baxter, and will submit their report on Monday next. Thero will bo two roports, one from the majority in favor of Baxtor, and ono from tho minority in favor of Capt. Jeffries, A careful count of the Senato indicates that Daxter will retain nis seat, ‘The legal count unqnestionsbdly gives him a ma- jonty of 5, : THE ACERNITY OF TIE LIQUOR-DISCUSBION. Speaker Tnrpie's speech against tho Baxter Dill nnd in favor of the caucus Licenso law wns one of tho bitterest and most vi- tuperative sddressea over heard. He «o- nonneed tho fadica engaged in tomperance work as slanderors of characterr, and tho days when potitions wero heard by Commissioners’ Courts as the dovil's holiday. — His legal points were strong and well supported, but the mannor of his spacch tras no bitter that it called forth the applaneo only of bummers in the lobbior, HOME BLOODY-CIASY BURINESS, In the Senate this foronvon nearly the whole seesion Was cousumed in a discussion on the resolution to admit Gen, Buckner to a seat on the flocr. A rosolution had been adovtod ex- tonding that courtesy to Senator-elect Burnside, and a Democratic Senatur proposed that Buckner ho also admitted. Tho ayes aud nays wero called, reantting + Ayes, 40:" nays, 3. Friedley, of Lawrence, voted aye, becanao he wanted the Democracy to huve a representative, innsmuch_ as the Repub- Hicans had secnred one, and Thompson, of thia county, said that Buckner was only distinguished fur lus attempt to destroy the Govornmont, and ho would seo Tum to the devil before he ahould havo his vote fora seat, In the Senate, in the afternoon session, both Generals appeared, ant made briof spocches of thanks for the honor, and Gen, Buckner romarked that, if two men like himself and Burnside could bury past diffe ences, and moot as friends and businoxs-part- ison iu cortninly ie thought all other men could. MEMONTAL, Arosolution in memory of the late Superin- tondant Hopkins was onanimously adopted, THE LIQUOR DILL PAeSES THT MOUSE, In tho House, tho debate on tho Lomperance Dill was continued until half-past 4, when the provions question was ordered, and, under that pressure, the bill passed,—ayea, 66; nays, 3,— a party vote, Threo Republicans wera in favor of tho bill, and threa Democrats against it,—the Litter Locauso thoy beliovad the licensc-fee too high. WEST VIRGINIA, ANOTHER PRUITLESS BALLOT FOR SENATOR. Mouxtixarox, W. Va., Fob. 4.—The ballot in Joint acaion to-day etcod ; Johuaon, 27; Walk- er, 22; Brannan, 15; Price, 15; acattoring, 6, we a tne TWO MORE FOUND, Special Dispateh ta The Chisaaa Tribune, Pirtsnuns, Pa., Fob. 4.—The #5,000 gold book has boen found in this city. Two copiow are at Egan's old book store, on Fourth avenue, Egan isan antiquarian book-gatherer, Ho will soll the copies for 210, and be glad of the chance. He says tho roward offorod ik a fraud, a delitsion, and o snare, ond that the oaplea of tha book in existence numbor about 100, An old gentleman uamed Dawson dropped to the ground dead, on Beventh atreet, botween Clybourn and Sycamore, Milwaukee, yesterday morning. The Michigan State Poultry Association held itu annual meeting at Detroit yesterday, but it was so alimly attended that the olection of ofll- core was postponed until the June meeting. Tho railroads in Minnesota are beiug uncoy- ered of enow and regular traing are promised in all directions to-day. A massengor train Icaving Minnesota near noon Wednosday Was sovon hours coming through to St, Paul. Tho emall-pox ia raging at McLean, Ill, to such on extent that all business has ceased for the time, Hix deaths hava occurred in as mauy days,—threo adulte and three children, Mayor Funk, of Bloomington, bas bon telographed to wend burses to wait upon the sick, ‘The Industrial University, at Champaign, was inspectad yesterday by the Committes on Btate ietitutions from the House of Hepresentatives. They weomod highly pleased, and expressed thomselyes as fully’ satistiod, and eve sur- prised, with the workings of tho institution. thoy visit the bondale Normal choot to-day. —_—_.—___ A Combination Fans Sava a Paris fashion writer: ‘A novelty faa fan, the handia of which forme « pocket-handtuerchiet holder. The idea is ingenious, Of course, tho haudkerchict which igsues from the holder muse be rich with lace and delicately scented, Somo fans have also a tiny scent-bottle inserted in the bottom of the fan-handle. Aud thus a fan bo- comes # haudkerehiet, scont-bottle, and fan fin ove, I come too lato to recommend this as a Christmas box or Now Year's gift, bot I may atill montion it iu time for Bt. Valentino's Day,” LAW-BREAKERS, Some of the Morrors of a Massa- chusetts Baby-Farming Institution. Infants Kept Under the Influence of Narcotics for Three Days, Year-Old Babies Beaten and Bruised in he Most Cruel Manner. Foarful Mortality Among the Little Ones as the Result of Such Treatment, Particulars of a Brutal Murder Near Towanda, Pa, Record of Minor Crimes, BABY FARMING, MONRINLE CNUBLITES PRACTI Spceial Dispatch to The Chteagn Trivune, Boston, Fob. 4.—Tho baby-farmmg caso in Ualiiston hay assumed a new importance on ac- count of tho awenping verdict of tho Coroner's jury, rendered last ovening, Tho verdict, which Was tinanimous, was in the following terms : That Thomas McMahon eatne to hisdeath on the 18th day of November, 1974, by an exccasive use of laudauum or other narvotica, administered to said Thomas by Mary Reynolds, and by coutinued abuse ond cruel treatment at the hands of sald Mary raat nolds; also that the dente of tho 5: James’ was hurtened — by tho excesmve uso of landanttin administered by Mury Reynolds ond by the abuso ond noglect of the sald Reynolds; also that the deaths of Mund, who died on or about dan, 10, 1975, and Frediyn Pierce, or Applo- ton, who died on or about Jan, 17, 1975, wero liastened by the improper ee of laudanmm and neglce: while under the eare of the sald Mary Reynolds, We fur- ter Hud that Nelson and Mary Reynolds, by reason of natural disposition, iimpropor habits, aad entira want of proper conyenlences as to bullding, necessary “accommodations and applisnces of ell kinds suitable for =the =—burinesa in which they ars engaged, are entirely incompetent persone to have the caro of children, and for theso ronnons, in the opinfon of the jurors, they should uot receive the countenance or support of any humane or charitable persona or Institutions, {ho examination of Nelson and Mary Reynolds in the District Court at South Framingham is not yot concluded, but will be to-morrow morn- ing. ‘Luo prieonera wore accompanied in Court by ussel Sturgis, Jr., of this city. Mr, Sturgis is one of the managers of an institution known in this cityas tne Tem- porary Home, a place whero abandoned infants ara receive: and cared for until anothor place in found for thom. ‘this is one of tho high-toned charities of the city, and under tho patrouage of our moat respected citizous. It aeoms that the managora of this institulion have beon in tho habit of farming out babies to the leynolds family, and so aro deoply iutorcated in showing that it was 8 fit place. ‘Tho chargos of murder, presented whon the defendants wore arraigned a fow works ago, were withdrawn, and a charge of manslaughter in tho case of the child McMahon substituted by the Governmont, Mra, Chochan and Mary Colby, who had worked at tho Reynolduos’, testified that Bre, It.'s treat- mont of tho McMahon child was extremely cruel. ‘Tho child was supposed to bo a little more than ayearold when he dicd. She whipped him almost every day without cause, Two weolks he- fore the child died ste began giving it a mix- ture of equal parts of sweet tincture of rhubarb, enmophor, and laudanum. At ono timo this was given every tio hours, from the effects of which fis slept threa days, and could only be awakened by shaking. The child was whipped the day before he diced. Thesama medicine was given to other babies, who directly afterward appeared tobodying. Itwns in evideuco that the nur- gery was bare of comfort, and the whole honse ithy and dextitute to tha last degreo, Mr. and Mra, Reynolds wore nomotimes intoxicated. Tho undertaker and ono of the nelghbora tes- tified that thero were blue marks on the boy's neck after be died, which Mra, Reynolds said wero cauned by fits, She told them the child died of cholera infantum, diarrhea, and fits, ‘There was much moro evidence, all to the same offect or worse. Physicians testified to tho dangerous character of the medicino, if given in such quautitias as stated, to infanty. ira. Tt. tontified that the institution was chiefly support- ed by charitable donations ; received about 8500 amonth, Sho said the child was sick on necount of teething. Sho had givon tho mixturo with gront succesa when he hed diarrhes, She bogan by giving threo drops, and increased tho doso to vine, Sho would not acknowledge haviug given moro than four of the large doses in twenty-four Loum. Sho said she often whipped him by slapping when ho persisted ir sercaming, for ho was bright enongh to know better, She acknowledged that her husband had beon intoxicated on two oocastons, and suid she bad thought of giving up the businoss on that account. Shoe did not think the childron would be bettor enred for at any othor place. A good deal camo out incidentally touchin; tho treatment of other ehifdren who had died. Tho rovelations are enusing much shame and in- diguation in this city aud tha neighborucod. ‘ A BRUTAL MURDER, Towanva, Ta., Feb. 1.—A fow miles from this place, in Asslam Township, thero is a clustor of half a dozen houses, ocenpled evidently by the families of farm or day Inborera, Ouo of the hougea mentioned had heen for years tho dwolling of Egbert Sickler, an aged and harmless man, For somo time past thero bad been living with bim a young married couple named Powors,—Stantoy Powers and hie wife, ‘Powers had long been ono of the despor- adoes of this section, In the other houso, across the lot from Sicklor's, livos the tamily of Jnle ” Powers, a brother of Stanley's, and bearing an equally bad reputation, On Thuraday last old Sickler and Stanley Pow- ers came to Towanda, ‘They wero hero ali the alterugon making purehasos and drinting rather freely, ‘They got ready to start home about dugk, both being tho worse for fignor, Powers' mito faye they roached home about 7 o'clock. The atd mon sat down in chair. Powers was quarre!- some. After kicking tho chairs over as fant as he conld he pulled a bod aut into tho centro of the room, and, jumping upoy it, danced about on it asif ho wos trying to break the bet down. ‘This ecomed to malo Sicklor angry, and ho arose aud ordered Powers to stop hin noiso, “I am housoholder here," he waid, “1 have had eaongh of this.” ‘Lhis oxaeporated Powors, who jumped trom the bed sud knocked bicklar down, Tho old man regained his fot, whan Powers felled him to the floor with a chair, cutting a large gash over his eyo, Sickler reizod a butcher-knifa that lay on tho table near by to defond himself. Powers, who is quick and vory strong, sprang upon Bickler and woaud his arm abont him, pin- ning both of the formet’s arms to his bilor, Vowers throw the old man on the bed, and, hold- ing tho hand which had tho knifo, began to pound bim, Sickler cried for help aud for ineroy. Mys, Powora was afraid to render any aid, or go for auy, Jule Powers, who had heard the nolse of tho disturbance, came runniug into the house. Seving the useless kuifo in Sicklor's and, he exclaimeg, **]'ll murder ny, man that draws 8 knife ou my brotuor!" After beating Sickier until ho was nearly souscless and was covered with bloud, tho two brothers took off hia shoes and stockings, and, tying s rope about hie ankles, aragged bim out of the house and through tho snow to Jule’s house, The old man begned for motey, aud offered them all be bad in the world to bo wet freq, ‘The crios of Sickler in tho house had brought several of tho ueighbora to the ucene, but when tho brothera dragged their victim out by the rope they all tled in fright to their houses, They took Sickfor into Jule’s house. After this they dragged him ont through s wood-hougo, and then around the tot for some time, cutting several paths, and staining the enow with blood, ‘They then dragged Sickler back into bis own house, and subjected the old man to the most fleudish tortnres. ‘Tere is no doubt but that thoy hung him up by the neck, and tortured him by burning and pluchiog hita.” Thore are marks of @ ropo around a Leam, and the mark of « ropo plainly around the neck of the murdered man when his body was found. Tho news of the murder reached this placa the same night, and whon the brothers were arrested and brought here foars were entorteined for their safety, but they were got into jall, aud now awalt trial, HELD TO BAIL. Speciat Pisputeh to The Chicano Tribune, Prrtsnvue, Vob. 4.—Arrests were mado this morning on warrants issued by Judge Btar- ritt, of the Common Pleas Court of this city, of three more men engeged in Inying the Conduit ‘effects of whish it was found they diod, waa firs Company's connecting of!-pips {n tho culvert Wost of the Ponnsylvanin Railroad Company at Powern' Thun, According to tha now Constity. ton Judges aro authorized to sit aa Justicos ot tho Peace, ‘The men were broueht in a ppoctal train and had nx hearing, which caused great excitoment. Tho Court was crowded with apectators. ‘Tho information charged the met with riot, After a hearmg, thirty of the part ¢ wera hell. Dr. tfantottor, of the Conuit Con, pent, bailed Hohert Wileon, Robert Galway, ang i. Gordon in 21,090, but desorted the othors poor laborers, ‘Tho Conrt sovarly cousured the Conduit officers and discharged tho balauce on their own recognizance, CONVICTS INDICTED AND CONVICTED, Srental Dienatch to The Chicaao Tribune, Forster. Ub, Feb, 4—This morving Warden MeClaughry, of the Penitentiary, brought into the Circnit Court two convicts against whom in. dictmonts lad been found, romoving thejp stiackles and transforring thoir caro and custod, to Sheriff Arnold. John Brown, a brutal-looking £ negro, who was aentouced to fourteen years im. wisonment from Quincy, Adams County, for murder, iu the year 1872, was the first arraigned, ‘Tho chargo was au avsault with intent to kil], Some six weoks ago the prisoner made Bdeadly assault upor the foreman of bis shop, Mp, Charles KF. Sawyer, inthe aloe factory of y, Sole & Co., aud was only pravonted from muy. 5." dering his second victim by the interforence of i: an employe of tho State aud Mr, Bawyer's fo}. low-workman in the shop. He entered tho plea of guilty, and was sentenced to three years’ age ditional imprisonment. It ia said of tho prisoner that ho recontly amputated one of his finger with a hatchot and coolty drank bis blood, think. ng that he would thoreby escapa from twbor, Peter Lawrence, a prisonor who Iately escaped from the Warden's house, snd, in order to make hia escapo porfect, he broke opens gni tran, appropriating the clothing and some ex inmoney. Ho wns tndictod for burglary and larceny. Entermg 8 ploa of not guilty," Mr, T. 11. Wutchins was assigned by the Court ty defond him, Ho received one year from the jury, SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE, Spectal inenatch to The Chicago Tribune, Spninarieny, I, Feb. 4.—This morning thig community was startled by = report that an aged couple, Dennis Ryan and wife, living in tho east part‘of the city, had peen frozen to death; buts subsequent oxaminatlon into tho facts showed their death was probably the result of murder and suicide. ‘The partics ore anid to have beon very dissipated, and lived a quarrolsome life, Tho opinion prevailn that tho arsenic, from the administored to the hushand “by the wife withont bis knowledge, and ‘snbeequently taken by her to ond lor troubles. Both wore doad when found, and no positive evidonca has yot been found which will furnish s different theory as to the manner of their death. Its supposed by somo that another party did th polsoning, but this fails for the presont, for nq motive for suck an action can be found. EXCITEMENT OVER THE WINTERMUTE CASE, Special Diapateh to The Chicago tribune, Sioux Crry, Ia., Feb. 4.—The following pls card was circulated on the strosts at Yankton this afternoon: INDIGNATION MxrtiNa.—The people of Yankton Cgnuty are invited to asnemble to-night at 1:0 o'clock, at Stone's Hall, on Capitol atreat, to give ex- preston to their indignation at the courve pursued by corrupt majority of the Bupreme Court in leiting Jonse in our midst the miscrable assassin, Deter P, Wintormnute, in utter disregard of law and of every citizen's nately. ‘{Sigued) Justice, It will bo remembered that a decision granting a now trial, aud relessing the murderer, Winter. mute, on bail, was rendered Inst Saturday ty Associate Judges A. H. Barnes and d. P. Kidder, thay being a majority, and Chief Justice Shan non dissenting. A BRUTAL HUSBAND, Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Saxnusxy, O., Feb. 3.—Jamos Phalon, a boot nd shos dealer of Docatur, boat his wifo this morniug almost to death, Thoy havo bees married only threa weeks, ond in that timo he haa boaten her fearfully four times. Ho wey arroxted, charged with assault with intent ta kill and in dofault of $500 bail oa sent to jul ~ REPREHENSIGLE CONDUCT OF OFFIC@im Special Disvatch to The Chicaso Tribune, -Joxtet, Ill., Fob. 4.—Passongers on the $rain from Chicago this morning report that, just be fore tho arrival of the train at Jolist, tho Cook County officials, in charge of prisoners destined for tho Penitentiary from Chicago, counten- pee the froe distribution of whisky among the con’ a ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. Sax Fuaxcrsco, Feb. 4,—An attempt was made on Tuesday night to throw a train from the track on the Los Angeles & San Fornenio Railroad. A log sas placed on the track, and the switch wedged open with rocks, Owing io the slow motion of the train the attempt falled, SENTENCED--SHOOTING AFFRAY. Banz Lane, Utoh, Fob. 4.—Georgea H. Nort , was to-day sentonced to one year's imprisonment for shootiug Dr. Bredmeyor at Bingham, Utah Thore was n shooting affray at Sandy to-day, s+ braveman on the Little Cottonwood Railroad fring throo shots at s conductor without effec, A Romarkahlo Trialh th = From the Palt Mall Rrdaet. A millworker has beon convietod of whistling at the Provost of Muvselburgh. The name o! tho miscreaut is McWatt, and full datails of the lamentable affair were given by the Provost at tae Musselburgh Polico Court last week, whea MeWatt was charged bofore tus bailics on the bench with the offense he bed committed. It seeins that on the evening of the 8th tnat, the Trovyost was passing along the strevt not the station bridgo ot usselbargh, whoo ho met MoWatt with anothor young man SLES a yett nei nate Seater ti rags MecWatt and bis pn peat gt both “com monced s Joud whietlng.” Tho man who joined in the ontrage a) to havo fied conscienco-stricken immodiately after coromitting it, but MoWatt was Joft in the hands of an Inepebtor of Police, who hsprily waa on the spot, aud the Provoste, with all the dignity of deporiment to be expected in al authority, ‘wens down street ugnin.” Willil be believed that Inter in the day MoWatt, 09 meoting the Provost, repontod tho offense? On this second occasicn tho Provout met McWatl face to faco on the oatskirth of a crowd retum ing from some racos. MoWatt * was whixilivg at tho piteh of his voice, au if,” added the lr yout, ‘to make me koock lim down.” Tix Trovost did not make this complaint aa P10 vost of the burgh." Ho spoke, as ho or plained, “as a private citizen,” maintaining * “that this yvonth, who docs not py x taxes, had no rght to inauit a privste citizon,” and be wuilty of bobavior likely = ; tn lead to “9 breach of che Por, inoter | words, calouloted to provoke tho Provost to pies iuto him. MoWatt'a defonss was aingulstty wonk, ' Ibis," he said, ‘very eotdom that wali the streot without whiutling ;" and ot being rominded by Bailio Adatngon that be bat: heen requested once or twico by tho polico su the Provost to “atop it,” he replied, + If thochtt like that come into tho Provunt’s head, its uo my fault," monning, no doubt, thet he had no actually intouded to whistle at the Provost. The punishiuont inflicted ou this mixerable so may strike some persons as being almost t00 severe, Dut it must be remembered that to tow} a Provont to commit an aggrovatod sasaull ls 00 only @ thoughtless but aiabolical act, McWatt was caatioved ‘not to do it again,” and thos endod one of the moat romarkablo trisle modern days. Breoch-Loaders in Europe. The Horsenzeitung says that twouty-six difler ent kinds of breech-londer are now in iso {athe various Karopean armi Many of a though belonging tothe same ayxtem, are ne in different pultoras, euch ag the Remington 1 4 in Sweden, Denmark, and Groece; tho Vetter rillo in Switzerland, aud Italy; ‘the Sailer ia England, ‘Turkey, aud Holland; andthe Drv: in many, Roumania, and Montenegro. of ritle with the smallest calibra is the Vetierl. 10.4 millimetres; next comes the Votterll the poating rifle, 10.5; tho Peabody, 10.5; Amuler, 10.5; the Berdan, 10.0; aud the Wer . 10.9 willimotros. ‘The oulibre of the new Gir rian Slauser rifle, aud alaa of the Werder nia ag nsed by tho Bavarian anny, is 1 ml motres, while that of the old Dreyse rife ‘lie 15.4, and of the Italian Cassano rifle, 17.5 mictres. ‘The writer thinks that tho bost re uscd in Europe for military purposes are the Mauser (German), the Werder (Havarian). ihe Hordan (Russian), the Gros (French), HY ide Bouumont (Dutch), ‘The Austriau Worndl rr and tho English Martini Henry have, ho ard heen surpassed by more recent systorns. Las ather hand, the now Dreyse ritlo, which A oe tried in the school of muskotry at vo dai, to regarded as being in mauy pore yy oy superior to the Mayor, ‘Tho avernyo replat © fira of the above rilles is twelve shots & Wid including tho time occupied in taking elm ARETE By