Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1875, Page 2

——. WASHINGTON. The Hennepin Canal Project in b Bad Way. ‘ Mr. Burchard, of Illinois, Vigorously Opposes It, The Chicago Mint Scheme Also Despaired of, A Warring to Importers from the Ways and Means Commiltee. Present State of Forwardness of the Appropriation Bills, THE HENNEPIN CANAL BI ITS PROBYECTS IN THE ours, Special Inarateh to The Chieara Trsbune, Wasutxetox, D.C, Feb. 6.—Tho Hennepin Canal bill was discussed during tho entire day, and an adjournmont was had pending a motion to table it. ‘Che prospects of its pa\sage ara not as hopeful as they wero aweck ago, Tho pro- tracted political fight of tho last tvay weeks has sa embitered tho Democrats that they seem lixely to voto almost s unit against tho bill, They were-not pleased when Maw ley, of Rock Island, refuned to low them to nso tho bill as a foot-pall to defeat the Civil- Tights bill when it had the right to the floor, ag against the latter bill, ‘he mos! tormidable op- position, however, has como from the Ropublic- aun aide, if the oxhibit of tho condition of tho national ‘Trensury mado by Mr. Dawes, and on the motion made to table by Gunckel, of Ohio. Tho bill bas fallen upon peenliarly evil times, and its moet carnest friends to-night adniit that the yote will Le very close, M'CHARY, OF TOWA, advocated tlre bill as ono of a series of measures calculated to bring reliof tu the people, No ona single menanro could settle the important quos- tion of transportation. le showed by atatistics the advantaro of water transportation, and claimed that this mode was not only the cheap- ert in itself, but hy cumpelling competition with railravin, had the effect to redivo rates upon parullet rowix, Mo claimed that this canal was duo to tho prople of the groat Northwest, in order that they mivht bo placcd on an equal footing in tho mattor of transportation. Mr. Cotten, of fowa, presented s memorial from tho Northwestern Cunal Convention, Leld at Clinton, Dec, 22 Inst. The memorial requested iat other routos ba surveyed before the work on the Hennepin Canal is commences. Ifo ar- gued that although the coet of the proposed o: tension would be but 24,000,000, the ontarge trout of tho locks on the Michigats & Mina Canal, aod the improvemont of tho Llinois Riv- er, would invaly A TOTAL DITERE OF O¥EI $20,000,000, James Wilson, of lowa, insisted that the worl was imperntively demanded by tho agnepltural interest of tho Northwest, apd said that it would bo bettor for Iowa to aswumo the worl than to wait teu years for its completion, 'Fho presont eust of living, ho maintained. fy dne ta the great cost of transportation. EiNa If, Roberts op- posnd the menmtro a4 tho entering wedge of n siysntic and costly scheme of internal tmprove- Byyuts, Mr, Burebvard made TBE STRONGEST *.PPECN, AGAINST THE DILL. Be offered an amemmentzreqiiring full exam- fuation and surveys to detcrmme the most fen blo route to conneet the Illinois River and M sitssippi ebove tho rapids, Te said that, by ing the Missirsippl River at Fulton, the over tho Summit level would bo reduced 25 or JO foot, thereby waving considerable expense of courtruction; also, that tho length uf tho feeder, . if the feeder eliguid be required, ould be materially’ shortened, and it would shorlen tho time from Chicago to all points on. the Upger Mississippi Lever. He was emphat- ically opposed to this caunl ruuning to Rock Asiund, and wonld pot say that that he would bo in favor of it even if the chango in logation iu- dicated was mado, for tho reasons that tho ques- | tion of improving aad extending tho Illinois & Michigan Canal was not a new ono to bim or the peosio of Itinois, Ho showed that tho Consti- sulional Convention of 1870 opposed loaning tho tradit of the Stato for caval improvements, and etuted tho voto on that qneation in tho Conven- Hou to be 49 for aud 11 against the articlo of tho Constitution on that subject. Ho claimed that the canal would not be able to divert any considerablo portion of the agricultural pro- duets from the established railroad lines, and that at the best possible showing tho caual tolls wonld not amount to 1 per cout interest por gunum on the cost. lo referred to tho CONT OF THY ILLINOIS 4 MICHIGAN CANAT, and the talls received, showing that its averago annual net carn have not becu to excocd '4 of 1 per cent per annum on ita cost. MMe admnitted tet lis colleagues from Chicago might favor this project, for the reason that it might perhaps briug to Chicago a swell portion of tl products of the Norhweat which would otherwise sock market through Mil- waukeo or St, Louis; but ho douted that it was good policy for tha United States to appropriate Jnonsy for the purposo of asalsting Chicago at the expense of tts rival citios, Ho said that tho Wirconsin and Fox River , improvements aud the = Mlinois aver improvernonts turuished sailigient compoting: water communication between _ tho Miesiewippi pad the Jakes to regu'ate and control the rail road tariff, if there is any virtue in that theory, Hie way opposed to interfering with the water- powers of Rock Jtivor by taking from that stream & portion of ity water to wapply a canal sinumit, Mr. Holman, of Indian, of course objected to tho bill, Mr. Hawley, vf Illinois, con- tended thnt the work was demanded by tho Northwest as a whole, with great unanimity. In reply to Mr. Burchard ag to tho taking of tho water of the Rock River from the mannfactories, Ho watd that wasn local oppoxition to a great publio work. Ifo theu pro- coeded to argue that tho work was a national ove, aud entitied tu the support of the Uoyern- ment, {t connected the great chain of lakew which unture had plocod in the heart of this country with tho waters of the Misslesippi. MR. DAWES made 8 very offectiya spoech against the bill. Ue raid be did not oppose the moasure upon its qority, but ay 6 member of tho Ways aud Meaus Committes ha wished to know where tho money was coming from, His speech was the frat offi- cial statement thut haa beon made on the floor of the condition of the Treasury. Ho raid that the oxtimates of the Tressury had boon recelyed, which showed that thero would ko a doficit of B20,000,- U0; that thera lias, in the tout forty days, beon adimtnution of receipts below these estimates of 3,500,000, and that if the revenues continio to deeroano In tho game ratio 250,000, will be nocousary to make ood the dolicit Lefure July 4, A LATER DISPATC Speciat Dispatch to Lhe Chi Wasninctos » Oy » 1—Tho fricuda of the Heanepin Canal bill sro much disheartened at the present outlook, ‘The fact that the Iili- dois delegation ia not united upon it, oud that Burchard hus wo strongly opposed it,” has weak. ened tho friende of tho Lill from other sections, A further canyaes of the Demovratio side muke it provable that the Democrats, with few excop- {fone, will unitedly oppose tho bill, ae ge es ° THE NEW MINT. CHICAGO'Y CHANCES OF VETTING IT. Spectat Dieyutch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnarox, D.C. Feb, 7.—The Chicago Mint bill-comes up for argument to-morrow iu the Honate Vinanee Committee, There fa great opposition to the bill from the Roprerent> atives of Omaha, HE Louly, Cincinnati, and even Indianapolis, Leading cltizoua of thexo several cities have been writing preat mnmbora of letters to theic respective Cougressinen, urge ing them to socuro the location of the Mint at their own citles, Sho triends uf tho Chicago bill sre confident that if i¢ could Lo Fetus from the Committro it would, urdoubtedly pass the Benato, Yho troublo fe with tho Vi- nanco Committee, which scams to je very conservative upon the — Bubjeet. Bomne of the inembers of the Committos who aco oruouully iu favor of Chicago ure Lumprrad 7 he demands upon them of citios within their owncountituencies, ‘Thoxstrougest point i fayor of Clicayo is the oficial recommendation of that city by tho Mint-Durector nnd tha Seerctary of the Trousury, Who former, after very carefil atudy ued rgport uponthe advantages of the woveral conteudlug cltics, bas decided that Chi- cage is much to be preferred. It seems possible that if any Mint bail be luomed iu the Minuinwipp: Valloy at this sension, Chi- tago will be golected = for 8 ito, ’ THE CIICAGO DATLY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY & 1875, but it fa quite porsible that, In ylow of ths con- fleting domania, the entire Project may be de- fentad. ft, Louis has an especially strong dely- RAlion here, ee ee TAXATION, THE WATS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, Sneciat tisvatch to The Chicano ‘Trond, Wasmixatox, D. C., Feb. 7.—The Committes on Ways ind Means had a protracted session yeaterday, when tho subject of taxing sugar was thoroughly discussed, Objection was mado to putting }4 percent on the lower grades, as it would soriously unterfero with the business of the rofiners, ‘Che Secratary of tho Treasury was re- quested to furhlah the Committee with rtatistiva as to tho numbor of pounda imported pay- ing duty under the different grales, which, information will bo realy for the mecting to-morrow morning, Asn party monsuro, tho diffetent votes taken showed con- clusively that taxation in any direction was ob- gerionibls, and, if rovenie must bo obtained, imports a4 well as homo productions ought to be equally taxed, ‘Tuisrevived the q:tostion of tax= ing tea aud coffes, which 14 the moss unpopular of the prapositions, In answer to thir, it wan contended that tho taxation of toa and coffee could not possibly be more objectionabia than tle inereaso of tho tax on whisky and itobacvo, though no conclusion was reache:L, tho Conunittes, pending tho receipt of tho statistical information asked from the Treasury Derartment, The impression ix that ten, Rad eoffee, av well ax tobacco, will be included inand bill renorted to tho House, Night res- sions will bo held until tho Dill is rondy, and tt is thy desire of the Chairnian ta be able’ to report the Lill nok later than Thuieday noxt, mn, Ufa the stascerated I BTATEMENT RY TI: WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTER, Wasutnoton, D. C., Fob. Membors of tho Commnitteo on Ways acd Moans ray that erro- neous reports of tho action of tho Conunittea and their yotes on various toples have gono out to tho press, to tho ecrious injury of trade, Theroforo tho statement is authorized that no formal action has been taken by thom on auy now duty or tax. Tho wholo aubjevt is still un- Bottled, es NOTES AND NEWS, Spectal Diaputch to The Chtcano Tribune, PROTECTION AGAINST CLAIMANTS, Wasutnaroy, D, C., Fob, 7.—Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, has introduced a bill designed to pro- yent abuacs in the prosecution of claims. The Sugg Fort swindle has been the special occasion of tho bil, It provides that uo claim which shall not have been paid within tio years after it Las acerued shall not bo patd, unless pablic notico shall bo given containing full de- tails of tho claim, It is mado unlawful for ony Congressman or othor Governmont ofiicer, either while in office or within four years thereafter, to be counsel for any claimant againat tho Goyern- mout before any Department or Congross. TIM ALABAMA TREATY, It is learned that the British Government will consent tat the Jeing Commission shall sit at Mlulifax, under tho Alabama Treaty, to adjust the fishery question, coroRAno. Tho T'resident sent to tho Bonste Saturday nominations of s new Marshal and now Judge for Colorado Torritory, This is understood to indicate that the agreemeut for tha change for Governor for that Territory ts to be oxecuted this coming week, aud’ that Col, Johu Routt, of Illinois, now Second Assistant Postmaster-General, will certainly bo appointed to that position. The President bas asked Gan, MeCook, now Governor of that Torritory, for his resignation, but it has uct yot boen recolved, PREPAYMENT OF NEWSPAPER POSTAGD A FAILURE, Tho returns at the Lost-Odica Department from the advance payments of newepaper post age fall very far below tho estimates, aud show thot tho sniual reecipts from that source will bo auch less than waa expectod, (20 the Associated Pres) ‘THE AVPROPBIATION 11.63. Wasutsoroxn, D. C., Avril 7.—Tho following in tho #tate of the acveral Appropriation Litls + Tho Navy and Vortifieation vily have become laws, ‘Lhe Consular und Diplomatic bill will soon bo presented to the Presidout for his signature, ‘Tho Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Appro- priation bill bax gone to the Committes of Con- forenve, ‘Tho Indiau Anpropriation Lill, having hoon rejected on account of the Choctaw clause, was acut back to the Iouso Committee on [n- dian Affairs. Tho Army Appropriation bill ig in Committee of the Wholo on the Btato ot the Union, ng nro also tho MMili- tary Academy and Post-Oftice Appropriation bill, Tho River and Jarbor bill, the Detl- cioncy bill, und tho bill making appropriations for sundry civil oxpenses aro in astate of forward- nest, but have yet to bo reported. Douides there, there aro other billa of a public character and much misceilancous business to bo trans- acted which will soon neccssltate night-scssions of Louth branches. PRESIDENT OF THE BENATE PRO TEMTPOR. The clection of a now Sovator to succeed Son- ator Carpenter will necoesitate tho election of a new Trevident pro tom. of the Sonata for tho Forty-fourth Congres. Vieo-Presidont Wilson being from the East, it is claimed that the Pres- idoucy pro tom. properly belongs to tho West, Theroforo tho namo of Senator Forry, of Michi- gan, as Leon prominently named in that connec- ticn, not only on xoctional grounds, but because of his qualitication for the position, ALAUAMA AFFAIRS. Attorney-General Williams appeared boforo the Select Committeo on Alabama Affairs yeater- day an was ivtorrogated ag to his sounding troops into Alabama last fall, It sppearod he had had no correspondence With the Governor of thnt Stato on the subject, but acted on information from other sonrcos, VINCHDACK, Morton, Conkling, Howe, and West held a meeting to-dny, aud decided that Vinchback should be soated. Conkling waived his personal objections, AN APPEAL FOR AID. ‘fhe Grasshopper-sufierers in Fanson County, Dako To the Lililor of The Chicauo Trigun Rosepave, Hanson Co., Dak. ‘Tor., Hob, 1— We, tho undersigned, Hanson County Rehof Committeo, in making this appeal for contribu- tions of provisions, clothing, nud seed, for tho roliof of tho grasehoppor-wufferors of this county, would gay that we are nearly In tho conire of that portion of tho Northwert vielted by the de- youring grasshoppers. ‘To speak of the facts of destitution esused:theroby in detailg is un- neeeseary to tho public; wo ask for only that which will keep our people from sfarv- ig, and exstain them until employment can bo obtained or a cron raised. Muimanity impels ua fo this act, It has not hoon through the lack of industry or ceonomy that wo are destitute, ‘Cruo ploncer plnelt, anda hope of “weathoring tho storm” with the ald of dudividnal friends, ayo deterred us from making an earlier appeat, That childien ery for bres:l, and poople go near ly naked, ln thin laud of plonty, from no fault of their ou (inloxe braving tho hardships of pio- neor lifo for the xaku of s homo wo pay call our peor should be termed o fault), is a fack too woll known, Moro than half tho settlers of this county camo from Cileago within the past two yeuta, and feo! Lat this, their frat apyeu! to thoxe nt howe, will nat go nubeeded, It is not onr intent to imposo upon tho goneronity of the people of Chicago, who are noted to by among tlie frat to rospond to. an appeal for help; but there aro wmany who hayo frionds and gequaiutauces hero tLat will gladly respond, and others aro ready to contribubs jwhon they canbe assured that thelr donations will reach the deserving neody, - Wo wish to stato that not one dollar receivad by this Committca is to be exnondail for servives. Wo ara GO miles from tho nearest raltrond station, aud vo have teams ta freight all aupplicy seat to us without chargo, axcept for fend und. osponman on ‘ho road. Ax yot sro havo not received aid from any yuureo, Our poopie aro in want of provis- jons, clathing, aud goed for next crop, Hlour, pork, and beana, and such seed ad wheat, corn, oats, rye, and potatoos, can Le boughs in Yuk ton cheaper thin they cau bo went tous, Garden- geod, such a8 onion, Hout, enrrot, parsnip, tutmp, ayuashy, etc., in small packages, ean bo forwarded cheaper by mail than in any other way; and there are but tow Eastern istmors whe haye beon favored with on ohundant crop but what van spare a@winall puckago of seod without miss- tug it. Contributions of clothing, provisions, eto., In barrely or Loxos, cau be went fico of freight by thost Lines of railroad by marking “ Lteliof for Grasshopper Kufferere, Hanwon County Relief Committeo, caro Col. M. Wooley, Yankton,” Donations of monoy iu ney amount over §o should bo rent in registered letter. Heceipts will ho given for all sume of money or parkugoy to the value of 25 counts or more, ‘Chose who prefer to forward aid direct toan individual saiforer Wall Le furuished names on application. Other vity papors aro respectfully requested to copy, £4 We are without paper or wtamips to fur- High thea with copies, osern Wayatan, Treasurer; dn, Dastezs, CL. Marroox, A.J. Pansat, Sooretary. Munvon County Helle? Comniittes, Hoseparz, Wanicn County, Uok., Feb, 1, 1975, ARE WE A NATION ? The Old Question of Stato Rights ina New Form Morton’s Proposed New Pian for Presidential tilections, To the Exlitor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, Feb. 6.—As enforcing the doctrine of your recont artiela on tho proposed dmenhd- ment to tho Constitution, altering the manner of electing tho President of tho United States, your roaders inay bo interosted in the foliowing sta- tistics, of which, having just had occasion to compile thotn for another piirposo, { soud you a copy. rable showing the percentages of the popular and a Electoral votes for exch candidate in the L'resitential electionn ninco 1818 ¢ Papular Birctorat tates vat Treckluridge Demo Coustitnuunal Union. 4 Gl, cleven States not vollng— 1: Rept Domeerat.rvesecces ate 1869, thea States not Foling— Republican Democrat. “*Me, O'Couor's Voie not considered, Agianco at this table shows that at any rato tho Electoral College systom doca not, in ita ro- sulte, exhibit tho populay will; and tho discus~ sion may ag well be directed at once to the point whother or net it ia desirable that the popular will should provail in tho selection of President. ‘The framors of tho Constitution thought not, necessarily, and devised a plan whieh did not work ag they expected, Could they have fore- socu tho merely nominal functions to which the Electoral Colleges would bo reduced, it is safe to way that the plan would not havo beon consid- ered. hoy wero willing to intrust the election of President to persons choson for that purpose, ‘They surely would not bave imtrusted it to Elec- toral Colleges constituted na ours now are, it only needs, however, such a contingency of would have occurred had Gen. Grant died, in stead of Mr. Greeley, in 1572, to compel the Col- legos to maka the cicction, to sxy nothing of tho ehanecs of their taking it up out of thoir own heads without waiting for anybody to dio. Had Mr. Greoloy and Mr. O’Conor together secured a majority of tho electors in 1872, who can tell what would bave happened ? But, howovor fairly the oloction may, ho con-" Gueted, the votes of tho Colleges may not, aud in fact usually have not, givon ovon a ronsonablo gppronch to tho popular expression, It is al- most impossible that the two showld coincide, In i843 oyer 10 per cont of tho votes cast woro for tho Free-Soil candidate, who received no Electoral vote. In 1863 Gea. Grant was elected by a bare majority of the popular vote (52.71 por cent), although he received a large majority (72.79 per cent) of tho Eloctoral vote. In 1860 Mr, Lincoln waa elected by less than 40 por cont of tho popular vote, and thers was a civil war. There sro two sources of unfairness in tho present mothod of electing the President,—the cholo of Electors by % gauoral tickot, whereby tho minority in the Stato is doprived of ita duo weight in the nation; and the concession mado by tho largo States to thosmall,in grauting to all States two Electors each, in addition to tho numbor to which their population ontitles thom, By tho proposod amendment, tho injustice oriaing from the source first named is mitigated by distributing tho inoffective minorities among the Congressional Districts, so that at least no largo geographical area will bo deprived of ita voice in the election. Tue method most ob- viously fair, and, aa seoma to mo, tho, wiscat, is to give cach vote ita propor force by alowing it to bo cast directly for the candidate preferred. ‘This probably cannot now be accomplished, on acconnt of the unwillingnves of tho small Statos to forego tho advantage given them by the Senatorial Electors, and by their bolug ni- Jowed ono Congrozsional District voto, regardless of their population, ies ter i This inequality ia considerable batwoen tho Jargest and smallest Htatos, diminishing, of course, ny between any two Btates, as they ap- proach equality in population. - In tho olection of 1872, not considering tho voto for O’Conor, the Btnto of Delaware cnut 21,321 votes, equal ton little moro than three- tenths of 1 percent of tho total voto cast; but tho three Electoral votes to which the State was ontitled were a little more than eight-tonthe of 1 per ecnt of tho total Electoral vote, thus giving tothe Stato of Delaware, in that Prosidential olection, almost three timos tho woight to which hor population entitled her, Of course, this undue Importanca of one Stata must lw compensated by the aacrifico of somo of their proper iniluenco by tho Jarger Ktates. New York, in tho samo olection, cast 824,017 votes, or 18.87 per cent of the whodlo; int tho 83 clectoral votes of that Htate wora al- moat oxactly 9 por cant of all the votes of tha colleges, showing a sacrifice, on tho part of New York, of more than ono-quarter of ats legitimate intluence, 2 * dfunilar reanlts will appear on’ comparing tha influenco of any of the large with that of any of tho wmnall States ; and, in case of tho eloction do- volving on the House of Represontatives, whore each Stuto has one vote, the disproportion is as great as it can bo, having beon purposoly Ho are ranged, it seema, to doprivo the larger States of any motive for throwing tho slection into the House. [Sco Madison's notes, Sopt. 5, ot Bot} Much was said inthe Convention that frames the Constitution about the tendency of voters to prefer citlzous of their own Stutes for the Prost- donoy, and, as it waa recognized that thoro wos a difforence of intereat betwoen tho largo an small States, and between the Northern aud Southern State, in the fattor case aygravated by the Northern haying o greater nuinber of qualitied votors in proportion to population than the Houthom, the method of election was ar- Tanged to preserve tho influeuco of States, as such, as much ag possible, Aud this brings me to the matp object of this communication, which 1a to call attention ta the fact that thoro neems to bo bordly a eingle toplo of intercst to the wholo nation which does not opon the question of the respoctive rights and Towers of tho states and. the Union, oituor what thoy are or what thoy ought to Le, ‘This particular cage affords us on oppor- tunity to judge something av to tho degree of attachinont to the State, ay opposed to the Union, whicl wan believed to oxint at that time, and compare it with tho feolings on the vame point now provalent. The debates in tho Constitus tional Convontion show that,unless the members were uch iniataken a3 tu public opinion at the time,—which cannot fur a moment be supposed, —there wav alocal fooling so strong a8 to re- quire spevial constitutional safeguards for tho protection of tho weaker States, whereas, to-day, so far aginy observation onables mo to judge, considerations of a lucal uatura do not affect 1 per cent of tho voto, 1 do not know a single yoter whom 1 think hkoly to yute for a candidate, otherwise wnacceptablo, on account of 4 reste denco la the samo Staty. Nor dal beliove that any considerable munber of such yoters exist, ‘Phe fact that residential candidates usually ro- coive the vote of thuh own Htara is to be attributed to tho fact that it is a sine qua non for such w candidate to bea man who can carry Lia State, of which proof is apt to bo required in the records of the last election, by xo much, then, lot ua bo thankful to trace our progrovs tuwards the unity of a Nation. Nor is the other evidence so crere hens that wo can afford to dispouse with straws lite thls, ‘Pho telutive position of tho States aud the Union ia by no means a res adjudieata, Buch was douo by the War; much hus been dono in other ways tostrenython the lead of the Fodural Goveru- tout, by drawing the Lands of Union cloger ; but the tnain ynestion is yet unsettled, Ay to tho intentions of the framers of the Covetitution, or tho legal eifect of sho inutrument itualf, there soon to be asimuch to say on ano sidu ay tho othor, 1 know of no fact which bas not its opposing fact; no argument which may not bo mot by one equally strong; and I can geo in It only s question which tv yet to be decided by the poople. ‘The Demucratio platform of 1463 mada a distinct spproval of tue wo-called dtevolutions and many of their cbnroutions aluce have tod thin approval, and all have boeri ready: todoso; dnd the Whig and Menublican party, though perhans pleiged tha otter way, hive given many indications that it was not at all tino heat to easy teo mitch about it, Now these resolutions say, into many words, that the Netionat Compact ia botwran the States, na such, in éieir sovereign capacities, and that if tho Federal Goverumout assitte porwors that, in the option. of auy Stato, aro not dologat~ ed to ft, suck Btato has a rieht to pre- yent their oxetution within her borders, and of the occutenco of this, each State, Ana Leh contracting patty, ia tho ultimate and solo judge, ‘Thora revofutions wero dratted wider tho diraction of Mr, JeMorson and Mr. Madi#on, end tho report of the Intter on the Virginia reao- Intions waa ospecially clear on the puitt sbovo named, id Now lioro ia a question distinetly made. On tho one Fide it is clatined that, in disputes be- teen tho Stato And Foderal Governments, each Btate is its own judge, On the ator eide,that tho Supreme Coyrt of the United States is tho arbitor, aud on the two rides of this quertion tho moat eminent jnrists and statesmen aio al- mort equally arrayed. How the mansos of tho people stand can bo jndgot approsimately by n glance at tho tase four slections, pramining that in 1860 the Dong- Jaw Domocracy distinctly aNlrmed the tight of the State to bo itgown judge,—thnt is, in aifect, tho aight of secession,—by roadopting the platform of 1856, in which tt is'aMtimed ; that tho Breek- Juridge party did the eame: and thnt thoro is littlo doubt that most of tho aupportora of tha Ticll-Everett ticket wero of tho same bellof. Bineo 1860 the principles of tho party in this ro- spect have remained tho samo. The record is thi: Queation—" In case of disagreement between State and Fodoral Governmants, shall each Stato bo its own judgo, with rigbt of supporting itida- cisions with force (neconding to resolutions of ‘93), or ahall tho Supreme Court of tho United Btates bo tho arbiter 7” Vota: in percentages of the aggregate votn cast: 1800, For the Slater—Datglas, Democratic? 29.37 + Br Hige, Demucratle, 14.11—47.45, Add By! ett, T2605, For Supreme Court—Kepublienn Majority for right of secession For the States—Demoerat... For Supteme Court—Repul Majority for Court........ - [But the seceded States did not yote,] For the Suuter—Demoerate, Yor the Court—Hepublicau. Majority for Court... (But three wuconstructed 1972, Yor the Stetes—[Aberal- For the Gourt—Kepubi 1864, A729 SORT sevevsesess GAD did not vote.) it, Ad, Majority for Court, Thoeo who wish to seo tho power of the States and tho Supreme Conrt paar drawn out, aro referred to Mr, Calhoun's epeech of July 26, 1531, and bis other works, ‘the point covers tho wholo question of tha right of accession, and ought no longer to bo Isit undecided. Yet tho oxporienca of the pat Proves thut upon this most momentous question, Wf broschod in an abstract form, tho citizons of America would divide in almost equal numbers, In the one caso, whon thero lias arigon tho practleal test of the theory, there was at tho North what scomed to be almost a univorsal up- rising in favor of Union. Yet tho vote of the North aluno, in 1964, sbowad no less than 44.00 per cent of voters pledyed to these disun- ion sentiments ; nor do I believe it povsible to predict what would bo tho rosult of anothor sim- Ine trinl of our mstitutions. In view of theso facts, and of tho fearful im- rortanco of an authoritative vettoment of this question, sould it not Le wire, rather than to protong ‘tho discussion. of tho "Stato rights quostion” in the present indofinite way, to reduco it tom moro concrete form, by proposing a Con- stitutional Amendment which should go to the rout of tho matter by providing that in alt cases« of dispute botiwoon tha States and the Union tho Supremo Court shall decide what tho Inw ia, and their decision bo final? ‘To which should bo added a provision fur bringing theso questions betore the tribunal by other moans than sults affecting rights of property, ELT. AL NATIONAL VS, STATE SOVEREIGNTY, To the Lditor of The Chicago Prioune + Cutoago, Feb. 6.—I have road your articlas on State Boveroignty with considerable intercat, Your argument that historically tho several States havo nover been indopendent or savor- eign, I consider too etrong to bo refuted. A glance at the origin of the Amorican Revolution ix enough to satisfy ono of that, Tho birth of the American Nation is usually datod on the {th of duly, 1776. Tho truth is, it bad ite origin whon, m 1774, Massachusetts recom- mended that a Continental Congress should bo conyened lo deliberate upon tho state of affairs in the Colonics, Tho recommendation was heeded; and, on the 4th of Septembor of that same year, dologates from all the Colonies, savo Ceorgia, assembled at Philadolphis. fome of these delogates wero appointed by Popnlar Con- vention, and somo by the Popular or Iopro- soutativa Branch of tho Legislatures of tho Colonies. Tho meoting of this body was the Inylug of tho corver-stone of the American Nation, Ilere was a ravolutionary corporation, tho nucleus of tho futuro Nation, asscmbled be- fore tho Colonics had yot thought of sopuration from the Mother Country. In deciding the question, Wore tho States over separutely sovorci¢n ?—ft is iinportant not toloso sight of the character of this assombled body, ‘Tho neaombling of snch a Congress shows tliat tho people of the Colonics fclt thomsolvca one peoplo, The manner in which they then styled themuolyves tn these more formal acts proves that, among tho Colonists, thare was a wide-spread feeling that they woro a political unit, They did not call themselves dolcgates apnointed by the Colonies, but “the delegates appointed by the good people of thowa Colonics,” Mr, Justico Story, speaking of thia Cougress, romarks ; “Thus was orgasized, undor the auspices and with tho consout of the people, scting directly iu thelr primary, soverelgn capacity, and with- out tho intervention -of the functionarios to whons the ordinary powors of Government wera doleguted in tho Colonies, tho first Gonoral or National Government, which has been very apt- dy called the Revolutionary Qovornmont, aluco, in its origin aud progress, it was wholly con- ducted upon revolutionary principles. ‘Tho Cougreas thus assomblod oxercised do facto and de jure a sovereign authority ; not as the delo- fated agent of the Govorument de facto of tho Colonies, but in virtue of original powers de- rived from the people,” Of course, until the timo of tho Declaration of Indedendence, the poople of the several Colonics cousidered themselves subject to Groat Britain, But the feeling that the Colonista constituted one people breaks out ovon in the instrument by which their indapendance was procialmad. Hera Bro the words; “ We, therefore, tho representa- tives of the United States of Amorica [not of tho Statos or Culonios), i Genoral Congress assein- bled, . . . are freo and indopendont Statcs,” —independent as-united States, not of one au- othor, but of Great Britain aud all other soy oreign nations, Thoso worde cannot possibly moan severally independent, By this act of tho Revolutionary Congres, the Calonies, for the firat time, became Statou, Before that time, thoy wero not Htues, It was the Rov- olutionsary Cougrees, which reprosonted tho people, that made them States; aud constitut- ing them Btates was a revolutionary act, As an ablo foreign Professor of Amorican Ilistory haa , by thisact “Tho one people of tho unitod Colouios dixsolyod its political connection with tke English peovle, and doclared that a porfectly indopendent pouple would constitute the United Btates of America,” Tho Doclaration of lude- pecaee did not constitute thirtoen sovereign tates, but tho representatives of the people slociared that the Colouies hithorto belonging to Engiand should tako thelr place as a Nation, to bo knowa ay tho United States of Amuorica, among tho people of the South, Ilstorically, thorofure, tho States wero nover soveroigh, a8 you have shown in Tug ‘TRiBuNne y nor had they evor any status other than that givon thom by the Nation, Natiovaist. Sa Re ee ae Electrical Phenomonons #rom the Inuo (Cal) Indepenient, A very singulur eluctricsl phenomenon oo- curred at Mr. J. N. Rose's Louso during the so- yore windstorm pn Thursday. While the women wore ruparing divas, Mru, Rose's little boy di- rected his mother's attention to what he called » butterfly huimming over the sheathing under the cooking-stave, It proved to boa ball uf fire, which rapidly paesod back and forth and up over the stove, buzzing liko a small galrauic battery. | ‘Tho pots aud kutties on tho stove were su heavily charged that in taking hold or touching avy part astuunuing shock was cxporienced. The ball of tire coutinuod to play for about eight minutes, aad cooklug had to bo suspended for an hour, ne A @edal Examination, Tn Bacrasuento one day tho people were puz- zled and smuusod at svcing tho polive compel every Chinaman to stop and show the bottom of hiw feet. The officers would hold up the foot, after the manner of « horueshoer, and critically examine the sole of the shoe, ‘The explanstion was that ® whos-stora had been robbed by Chinese burgiare, aud the dealer's stamp waa on all of the stolon goods, . THE COURTS. A Clerical Applicant for Divorce. a Judgments and New Sults. THA CONFLICT oF JURIADICTION. Judges Drummond aud Hopkins Lave not as yet decided the case of Edgorton vs. Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Railroad, involving a con- thet of jiirisdiction betwoon tho State Court of Wayno County, Ind., and the United Btntos Cir- cult Court, which they woro engaged Triday in hearing, It may, howovor, bo foreshadowed that tho decision will be in favor of tho jurisdic- tion of the Federal Court. pivonces. Fridotica Bloch Milo. a bill asking for a divorce from her husband, Ernst Blech, on the ground of cruelty aud desertion, Stonlion W. Champliv, who saya he is, Con- Grogational ministor, Mllod a bill against his wifo, Martha P., formorly Martha P. Smith, asking for a divoreo on tho ground of ecruclty and im- potency, Mr. Champlin states that le marriod Martha in Jane, 1870, at Beloit, and soon after necepted the paatorato of a church at Generce, Wis, Ho lived with iia wifo uns til February, 1871, when = eho loft. him. Soon after ils =o marringo = Mra. Champlin began to neglect her church du- ties, asa Christian and hia wite, and attached herself to tho Spiritualists, against his ¢xpross wish, thua reflecting on him and the roligion he professed, 80 that he waa obliged to loave his chureh, Sho also showed her spite by writing on piecen of paper language that hurt his feel- ings, and thon leaving such papora whore ho would necessarily find them, Wherefore, com- plainant thinks himsolf abundantly entitled toa diyorca, Catherine M. Clancy says hier husband, Pat- tick Clancy, is in tho habit of abusing hor shamefully, avd sho wanta a divorce, Sho also wants an injunction to prevent him from dispos- ing ab his polato-patch und 360 which ho bos in bank, + Alphonso Prevost reprosents that hia wifo Je: sic is in tho habit of getting drunk, and he dis- likes such conduct wo much that he wishes to part with ber. UNITED STATES COURTS. Foun, William, and John W. Lurgess, and J. Ti, Guddard sued Albort Pick for $1,500, Goorga Murray, Gr. We Slauson, aud J. 1. Kel- ley sues J, D. Young and Joremiah Iyan for Luo, ee ‘The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Compa- ny tiicd s lurge number of bills against various parties to restrain them from infringing ils pat- out for-making caustic alkali. * ~ BANKRUPTCY ITEMS, + William C, Lincoln dled a voluntary petition iu bankraptey, showing his Habilities to Le 73,- 794.15, mostly forlosses on grain, whilo his as~ gets aro only 23,800, in lund, 2 SULERIOR COURT IN MRIEP. ¢ Hugh Maher sued HL, Chambers, ’ W.W. Loyington bogau o suit for $2,000 against W. B. Piorce, D. I. Putnain commenced o anit in treapass ogainst J. dl. Daviy, N.K. Davis, Fraucis cy a Jusopu Lawler, sud Patrick LFullabeo, laying damages at $15,000, 5 ‘Tho samo party also bogan a suit in replovin Against the same parties to recover some fixtures at No, 109 Suuth Clark strest, valued at $3,000, Uonry Ludwig sued Luchlau and Thomas Slc- | Lachlan for @1,000. * giRcurr court. Willard, Dacon & Co. tiled a bill against Michaol vais to be relioved from paying town taxos on $15,000 of personal property they do nut own, ‘Vhe Singer & Talcott Stone Company and about fifty others fled a bill ugainss Jon Lotoy, ‘Town Collector of taxes for town and school purposos in Lemont. CROINAL Count. Alexandor Miller, tried for the larcony of a robo, the property Of tho late Sorgoant Garrity ; verdict guilty, and remanded for soutence, "Toney Foster pleaded guilty to tha Jarceny of afoather bed and pillows from Salina Parke ; romanded for sentence, Janos Kelly pleaded guilty to tho larcony of clothing from John Brason and Angust Kloukor ; romauded for sentonce. Charlos MeCarthy, who was jointly indicted with Kolly, waa acquitted. Frank MoCluskoy, tried for tho larceny of ci- rary and liquors from Charlos Workmeiater ; vordict, guilty; under age, aud sentenced to tho Itoform School. James Jennings and Charles Brown, tried for tho larceny of twelve pains of gloves from adapts Levy; vordict guilty, and seutence sus- ponded, : Peter Malloy, tried for the larceny of a robe from Robert ‘Lhompson; verdict, guilty, and remanded for sentence, Olivo Nelzon, tried for burglariously entering tho promises of Ciuurles Raliegh ; vordict, cuilty, and time of puulelimont fixed at iiprisonmont in tho Penitentiary for two yoara. Vhoman Igo, tried for robbing Michael Matow- ska; verdict, guilty, and term of punishmout fixed at imprisonment in the Penitentiary for five year. ~ THE CALI. —9, 10, 11, i4, 15,17, 18, 19, 20, to 35. 5, . loonn—d, 4, 5, Juno Ituueus—153 to 180, Juver Pooru—4s6 to 68. Juvox Ture—G3 to 80, oxcept 71, 78, 74, 75, 77. JODaMENTS. Surenton Count—Conressions—Henrietta Dakar ys, Dobvorul Hunofan and J, T, vorcoran, $397,50.—E, F. Bwest ve, If, 8. Eberhart, $177.04, Jupar Gauy—G, L. Otte va, A, O, Stedinan, $320.20, $1,601. a. 4, Molvill et al, —B, L, ilull va, M. Fy Late, ys, @, A. Purntim, $1,328,10, Van Bankenateyn Vv Mendelson, $130,70.—Maucal ‘Talcott va, Os *» Driavoll, $349,:i Jpton ct al, ve. d.E, Deill dt, $184, and Noburt aud Miry MOB LAW IN COLORADO. Tho Wigheltanded Dongs of n Seit= Stylod 4 Committee of Safety %Citle zens Strung Up by the Neck, and Others Ordered to Skedaddies From the Denver News, Feb. 3, Judge Dver, Probate Judge of Lake County, arrived in the city Jast pyenii Ho loft Fair- play Monday morning, aud rode his pony to Den- var. Wo was met, suortly attor his arrival, by e News reporter, to' whom bo rotated, in easy and pleasing lauguage, tho exciting particulara of tho recent tragio occurrences on Challt Orock, Yrom bis recital it if npparont that tho lower end of Lake County is ut the mercy of a mub, who aro responsible for tho roign of terror pro- vailing thoro at present. + te Judge Dyer stayed at J. G, Erhart's Inst Tuos- day night. Io had been down into tho San Luis Yulley, and was going to Granite to hold court, Bunt Wednesday morning, a8 ha was proparing tocon- tinuo his Journoy, four men, armed with guns and revolyors, and mounted on horses, ap proachod and ordered him to sccompany thom, ‘They acted, of course, without a show of authority, and carriud their point by force, tork- ing the Judge a little when he demanded to suo tholr warrant. tie was’ taken 5 milos and lodged in tha Chals Creck schoolhouse. * To was not alouo, for othora had been’ gobbled up in the same way, and tho victims were iucroasius, i nitmbore all tho while, > ‘Lhe prisoners were removed from the school-housg to 8 log buildin; noar by. All through - Weduesday an Thursday F tho crowd % of + victima { wera hoy were being continually augmenting. pathered in by the guards from all directions, ‘The mob had runners out all over the country, ‘They wero after everybody suspected of believ— jog “Elijah Gibbs innocent of tho murder of George Harrington. , Citizens wero marched 9, 4, aud 6 milos, “ovor hills and through the anow, ond lodged in this impover- ishod calabooxa, It waea sort of “round-up,” stmilar to the cattle * round-ups” in the stook. rowing districty. * During Wednesday and ‘Thursday about thirty citizens wero brought iu aa piisoners by the mob, wee ” i Meanwhile au itiquisition, was in progress in another cabin vlowo by, ‘Tlie court was run by 8 lot of follows styling themuclyes “ Tho Com- mittee of Safety.” Wwelve men wero iwpanolod os jurors, Lhere was no Judge, aud all wero oqually oficions, Among tho so-called Jurors were Benjamin Smith, ~ Heviamin Schwiauder, William Craft, and Jamos Detmlug, the lato County ‘froasurer. John: D. .Coon and Joulaky Weston played a loading pait in tho prosovution, Tho ‘cabin was crowded with ho friouds of the court, most of them armed, and a guard stood at tho door, with s sun in bis hand. The victims were examined singly, and each way sivorn to soereoy, not only as pertained to the prococdings, but 28 to who constiluted tho jury, court, aud tribunal, ag well as tho audiouce, Anong those who were arraigned on Weduesday aud ‘Thursday wore Judge Dyer, J. G, Evhart, Prod Bertschoy, a Mr. vans, Frank Anderson, Elias ,Gibbs,(fathor of Kijjah Gibby), ‘Thomas Morgan, Leslie and Ernest Christison, Williaa Tuchardson, ir. J. N, Cowan, Thomas Fletcher, Jessie Marion, Thomas Gillilan, Lewis Cowan, jergon Geary, John aud Milton Gubbu, (half-brothers of {tho wlayor of the vigi- lantes), anda Mr. Marding, ‘Theft! H others, are fibre Indsaged Land 1 years. Me, Erhatt {ga promlnint aud much-rospectdd citizen, who represented the county {ni tha Legislattire tivo terms, and lias fillet the poxitidh of County Commirsioner several yeara. Frank Andorson faa rchool-teacher, and Tred Dertrchey is a con+ table ; but tho mnt paict na rospoct to position: The principal object of the inquisition was to arcertain whether the prisoners rympathized ie Eujah Gibbs, Judge Dyer was asked if ho thoudht Cibbs innocent, and he replied om pbittently tat ho did, Some of the victinis Goclited to duewer cortain queatidna, and thoy were ordered by tho. court to bo lung ip by tho neck until they could anawer more cheorfally and willingly, Atmong thoro who wore brought to time in this way wero Willian Richiutdson, Jessa Marlon, and Anderson Geary, ‘hoy were raised from tho floor eoverat tlaies, and wore finally discharged. Judge Dyer was discharged from custody Thuraday ovemng, but, finding his pony frono, was, obliges to remnut in the nbighborhoud overnight, and the next morning ho was hauled up before tho sham court agam. After con- situing rome time in tho re-osamination of hin caro, ho was handed a written sontondo, of which the following ia an exnet copy ; Crack Cnken, Lake Count, Jan. 99, 1878,—Judge Dyer: You are herehy notified to restan your office as Probate Tadge, and leavo this county within thirty days, By order of the Comuiitteo of Safety. ‘Lhe Juuge's pony haying been restored to him in the meantime, fhe rode over to ‘Trout Creal Friday evening, and waa accommodated with lodgings at the houxo of 9 fricnd named Datney MeQnade, Saturday morning ho started for Fairplay, but was soon halted by a couple of armed guards, who, notwithstanding he produe- ed hia passport, in tho stapo of au order to * git,” wero determined to hand iim over to the inquisition, Upon promising, however, to go straight lomo, ho wan allowed to pnes, aud fe contiutied his journey to Mnirplay. Ono of tho men who stopped him is named Diedrick, who is anid to haye derertod from the army. ‘The Judgo, hearing that all the roads were Fanrded, to pre- yent any ono from cecaping and reporting tho condition of alfaira, took to tho hills and pinories, and. by avoiding all ratchos and wtn- tions, reached Fairplay Saturday night, limsclt and pony panting with fatigue. Judge Dyor thinks there arn sbont seventy- five persons concerned in tlie reign of mob rule. ‘Thoy aro all residonts of the lowor end of tho county, and tho strictest measuros wore enforced toslut ont communication with the ppoplo of ColiforniaG ulch, by guarding the highways and arresting any one who attempted to pasa. Miss Minnio Simpson, step-daughter of tho elder Gibbs, was tamed by a guard while on her way to tho Post-Olico, and a fettor which ste held taken from hor, ‘Cho mob have also seized and deetroved the record of proceedings in tho ox- amination of Elijah Gibbg for the killing of the vigilantes, John Gillilan, an old man who fp so- riously ill, got Lis walking-papors tho day Judge Dyer got his, Judge Dyer will lay the foregoing facts before His Excolloncy, Acting-Governor Jonkins, this morning, accompanied with a requost for exoc- tive interference for the restoration of ponco on Chall Oreek, and tho protection of law-abiding citizens, CASUALTIES, FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT, From the New York Ieraid, eb, 6, Near Norwood statlon, on the Hompstead Brauch of tho Southorn Ratlroad, about midway between Valley Stream ond Hompstead Villazo, is a elulcoway through the ombankment, on which the track is laid, through which water 18 eatricd from the upper to tho lower side by means of aconerete sower-pipe. In tho rain storm of Wednesday, which ragod with great sevority in tho afternoon on the gouth side of Long Island, heavy bodies of water collected at various points, the ico and the frozencondition of tho ground proventingits flowing off in its natural channels, aud ono of these bodies of water caused a wash under tho track at the point indicated, tho sewor-pipe being of insufficient capucity to carry it off, As soon as tho fact was ascertulnod a party of trackmen were sont to re- pair damages, ond tho break was, ay supposed, putin a condition of safety, This very spot, howover, was tho sceno of a terrible accident im tho ovening—a crash and an oxplonion, lnvolving the lors df four, and porbaps six, lives, the wounding of a number of persons aud the com- plote wreck of o lovomotive, a tondor, aud a Paxsenger car, In anticipation of tho arrival of tho 7 o'clock train from Now York at Valley Strcam, whero poavoupens change to the Hempstead traia, Mr. ohn J. Barr, the Assintaut Superintendent for tho Southorn Railroad, to make guro that tho track was in 4 proper condition, ran the train over tho road to Hempstead Village, no norsons but employes being on board, viz.: Eli ‘horpo, roadmaator; D, Rancour, conductor; {James Beott, engineer; Barney Callahan, flroman ; Benjamin Carman, brakeman, aud two track- men, bosido Mr, Barr “himsolf. Upon arriving at the point of the provious “wash,” near Norwood, it was noticed that a large body of water had backed up on tho uppor side of the track ; but tho wator was dis- churging through the sewor-pipe, the embank- ment appeared to be entiroly eeoure, and tho train puxsed ovor it in safoty, proceading to Hempatoad. + : Aftor a dolay of only a fow minutes, the party started to return to Valloy Stroam, backing tho trata down, tho Passongot-car thus boing iu ad- vance of the tender and engine. ‘The ouyine was what is knownas a '*doublo-onder,” and calou- dated to run cithor forward or backward with equal facility. Mr. Barr wassoatcdin tho forward part of the car, and the othar employes woro eflhor on or near the engine. Ho thinks that a speed of about 25 milos on hour had boen attain. od, whon suddenly, at the point indicated, ha felt tho car dosconding, and instinctively braced him- wolf to moot a shock, and an inetant aftorwad be heard an explosion, and immediately lost all conrciousness, ‘Lhe car had run into an imn- mense gully, cut by the rushing water, somo 12 feot iu depth and 40 or 50 foct in length; the. tonder .. bad ». followed; the ongino had toppled ‘over snd crushed through to tho water, in sudden contact with which tho boll- or had oxploded,' carrying doath on overy side, and blowing the car a8 woll ag the engine itnolf juto «million of fragmenta, ‘he ongineor was blown 50 or GO foet way, where his dond body wan sttbsequently found horribly mutilated, The road-muator, the froman, and the brakeman wore alvo instantly killod—tho former, at-the tung, being iu the car with Barr, aud tho latter two at their posts of duty, he conductor was bariod under the debris and droadfully injured ; ono of the trackmen was hurt nearly as bad, an tho other was woverely bruised... meh ‘The oscape of Supt. Barr trom instant donth Appears almost miraculous, - lie remained in= acnsiblo for sovera! minutos, and, upon reviving, found himself partly iu tho’ rushing water and bisedibg profusely from wounds in the head. Ho oxtricated himeelf as soon ae posible, ana, ball blindod, bogan groping in the piteby darkneas in, waarch of his companions, Tho first man lio tound wasone of the trackman, whom ho ay- sisted out, and, finding that he was nob badly hurt, dispatched him for assiatnuco, ‘Iho cries of the conductor noxt, attracted bis attention, Lie had - greab ‘ dilliculty * in rosouing him, working without holp, but at last frood him from tho wrecks and lald Lim upou the embaukinent. ‘Tho other trackinan was even in a worse position than thd ¢orductor, sud Barr found it impossible to release him, thoagh wurk- ing fuithsfully 0 do go aud urged to exertion by tho pitiful appeals of the sufforing mun, wading to his middto in the chilling flood. lad, y impossible to release this mao, Barr concluded it best to remove tha condustor to & more com. fortable Place, aud taking him upon his back catriod him to a: housa- nearly halt a milo distand, where ho was recelyod and ton- dorly carod for. Barr then retuthod to the aceno of the wreok, whore by this time holp had ar- rived, sand under his’ diroction tho wounded (rackman was reloaged, sud the bodiow of those killed were recovered, arr thinks ho way at work at the wreck nearly an hour bofore he had any nasistanco, ‘Tho casualtics wore then found, to bo as follows; ‘ Inatantly killed—EM Thorpe, road-master; Tomes Scart, ongluosr; Burney Callhhan, fire- mau; Beujamin Cowan, brakeman, ° Probably fatally wouhlod~D, Rancour, con- ductor (aitics reported dead); atrackman named Parsons. Bevoroly bruised—John I, Barr, Assistant Buperintendout; a trackman, name unkuown, Mr. Barr's body is almost cuvered with bruises, and ho recoived several sovere knocks on tho head. Hoe was about lily pusinews to-day, Low- ovor, ag usual, ‘he mou killed wero all old employes on tho road, audatl, with the exception of Callahan, word matriod aud loaye familica, A TRAIN WRECKED, 5r, Louis, Feb. 7,—Aw the eastern-bound ex- prese-train on tho Missouri Paciilo Heilroad passed. & polut 1}g miles this sido of Ounga River Drldgo, 115 milos + from St, Louis, at o'clock this morning, it encountered a broken tail, and the smoking-car, one passen- Ker-coach, and & sleoper jumped the track and lid partly down the embankmout, badly wrock- ing two of them and moro or loss Injuring somo twonty persons, but nona seriously. A wrevk- ing-train and plysicians wero immediately wout to the scene of accident. All the passengers wero taken to Chamois whore the wounded ro- = colvod caroful attention. One conch was edmblotely over, ‘Thoso burt mug ae outéide of the Btalo aro a Mrs, I O'lsien Yo Tbdiana; Row Murphy, of Mompbis; and’ fy Kmart, of Mobile, Lossibly thera are other Whugo names were hot learnod, bd SAD RESULTS DOF AN EXPLOSION, Cincwsxart, O., Feb, 7.—A Garetie Speck says tliat by explosion of & holler in 5 daw-fnlll At Gbrihintown, 0,, Sesterday, Potor Schneider was —_inetantly Killed, nind alk others badly wounded, | trp CH whom will probably dic. Portions of the bnila, and inachinory wore biown a distance of Roveral hiundred feet. ‘Tho accident 1s attributed to low water in tho boiler, FROZEN TO DEATH. Special Dispatch to The Chicagd Tridune, Towa City, Feb, 7,.—During the lato storm a boy was frozen to doath while driving a team Lome from town over a bleak prairio. Whon thy team roachod hoino they turned into the bar. yard, whore the boy was found in a altting pos, ture frozen stilt, with tho lines in his hauds, RUNAWAY, WITH FATAL RESULT, Bnecial Dispawh to The Chicago Tribune, Any Annor, Mich, Feb. 7.-—Charlos Huta, afarmor realding near Belo, was thrown from bis sleigh last night near this place, by biy horses running away, and had his skull go go. sutely fraatiirod, that ho tied this morulng at 4 o’clock, FATALLY SCALDED, Spectal Disnatch to The Chicago Tribune, Detrios, 0., Fob. 7.—A child, 8 yontn of age, the daughter of William Robinson, tyhile aitting close to a stove, yesterday morning, was torribly eealded by tho leg of tho stove coming out and upsetting a ooffeo-pot, filled with coffeo, oye or, causing hor death this morning, KILLED BY STEAM-CARS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Isptaxaro.ts, Ind., Feb. 7.—A son of Joby McClosky, » baggago-master at tho Union Denot, agod 10 years, wax rin ovor by a frelght-train yostorday wnod instantly killed. —— CRIME. | ‘THE GREAT BOND ROBGERY, New Yon, Fob. 7.—Davlel Horey, Joby Sweouoy, and Jamos Drew aro now under arrest at police headquarters, charged with havin becn cohcorned in stealing » safo which is said to havo contained over $500,000 in bonds ang money from the Adams Express Company on tha 24th ult. Horsey and Sweeney werd in the employ of tho Company, “The aste is now atid to havo contained, besides $39,000 in South Carolina State bonda and Vir. glule consolidated bonds, ore package of $75,000 in greenbacks, another of $35,000, another con, taining $26,0U0, and other packages with con toute vais from $15,000 to $1,000 each, bring. ing tho total amount to @530,000. Itis aluoal. leged that $75,000 ta greenbacks were recovered yesterday, aifd that Supt. Walling bas reccived information which will lead to the recovery of noarty all the stolen money. DOOMED MURDERERS. Speciat Diepateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Onauraion, lll, Fob. 7.—White and Consens the murderers, received quite a number of calls to-day in the jall. White thinks he bas made hia péaco with all his fellow-mon, and awaly his doom a8 ®& passage into heaven, while Cosons romains qnite indufer ent, <All anxiously await the execution of the demand of justice, A very alight, if any, hopa is entertained of the granting of a super sodeas by tho Supreme Court, aud, convequontly, tho Shoriff commences the oraction of the scale fold to-morrow. —_+__ OBITUARY, JOSEPH O, EATON. Cixomsati, O.. Feb. 7.—~Information bir reached horo that Josoph O. Eaton, the cele brated portrait-painter, well-known throughout the country, dicd at Yonkers, near New York, yeeterday, Ho was formerly = resident of thu city. BRIG.-GEN. WILLIAM HAYES, Boston, Tob. 7,—Brevot-Brig.-Gen, William TIayes. U. 8. A,, died to-day at Fort Inde pendence, CHARLES ANDERSON PELHAM, Loxpos, Feb, 7.—Charles Andereon Pelham, Earl of Yarborough, diod to-day, M, DATIOEL, « Pants, Feb. 7.—M. Datioel; a prominent Logit imist Deputy in tho Assombly, is desd. i} PURGATORIAL. PRIESTS. Bauriuonx, Md., Fob. 7.—The Standing Com mittee of the Protestant Episcopal Churca for the Diocoso of Maryland has pre sented the ov. Joreph Atolcey, Reator, and the Rev. GB. Porry, Assistaul, of Mount Calvary Church, to Bishop Whittingham, on tha chargo of using prayers for tho: dead involving tho doctrine of purgatory. Tho act domplsined of was tho reading of a commendatory praset for the dying at tha burial worvice of tho late Rov. J. B, Morse. It is expected the trial will procced at ouco before an ecclosiastical-court. _—— , OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Pryxourn, Fob. 7.—The steamor Silesia, trom Now York, bos arrived. Loxpoy, Mob, 7.—The steamehips City of Brooklyn and Novada, from Now York, have ar rived out, 4 New Yonr, Fob. 7.—Arrived, steamora Eri from Liverpool; Greece, from London, an Ethiopia, from Glasgow. Ban Fuanotsco, Fob, 7.~—The Auatralian Stes Navigation Company's steamer Cyphrenos sailed to-dey for Syduoy, vis Honolulu and New Zeer and. —_-—____. A BLOODY GHRISTENING. At s christening party lass night st!No, 79 Wait Indiana strest, five brothors named Cornelius, Miohaol, James, Thomas, and Patrick Grifin got into srow which resulted in the atabbiug of James inthe neck, Thomas in the hand, Patrick in tho right arm and head. — Chickons at Ten Cents a Shot, trom the Marquette (Mich.) Journal, A wook or so ago three Marquette sports wert down to the Dutch wettlement on a deer hus which wap to last to last several days, Thoy put up with * Louis,” au’ agriouttural residont of ths locality, whu occnsibnally entertains the sportive Nimrod, and aa tho allotted time for tha cuss had draava to # close without that dogreo of sur ecas they had hored for (they had not in thee day's hard tramnping cen 6 solitar: deer), they proposed to Louis, as they gat by the fire in the avening, that in tho monilng, bafore thoy st for home, bo should put some of bis chickons 8 distance of 30 rods and allow thém to shoot at them for a compensation. ‘Yah, dat inh all right,” said Louis, “you gif me 10 centa efetY shoot, and yeu you kill hin he ish yours!" ‘Ibi arrangement,completed, the sports rotired with anticlpatious of fun in tho morning. So, altel broukfast, they settled their bill, had thoi fead brought up anil bitched to the fence, and all sf Tangements made to start right off as soon they had cleaned the Dutchman out of sil bis chickens at 10 cents apiece, While the sport were fixing up & “rest Louis took 6 fxe roostor under his orm aud statted for # stump about 30 sods distant, After tying him securdld ho toturned, and, putting s board across thé rain-barrel, commenced to fske change Young Preston laid bis {mproved Romingtes the notth aud blazed aay, but fle mmejoetit cbanticléer didn't evon turn fils hoad or wit bis oyobrow, ividently Prostoti tad missod. A sinile of pity for the iifestgcianoe of their Lo rodo beamed on the facos of the othare as 1s timor adjuated hig piece and fired. * Beate all ho reniarkod after 9 pause, aa the roaster LH no sign of bving hit, Satterlee, Jr., laug! jong aud dowd a8 threw ie welt upon the plauk aud poared through tht globes of hia fancy Henry. Watch ‘ia aa —bang! They watched Lk . ond ovidently 1 waa watching them, and wondering what st thutder they wero trying todo, ‘Ti nest i” rounds were firod without muols comment by # aporte, and his niba never fluttered, ‘Then 5] wot gome hot water and cleaned thelr guna rod ata target. Ib was onsy enough to bit target, bat whon it cama to that rooster " cel wasn't there,” Finally Zavtimer hit upon § 1% py idea, Iiw gua was double-barroled—one rl i aud the other for shot, and ax ho quietly ale iu atxteou buckshot, and leveled over the plans! smile of sardonic awootnesg i}uminated bis Hee ures. The report was terriffo, and the head of tbs rooster droppad down bosido tho stump, ba ae bimself stood up toro yot in all the pristine m4 ty of formor days. It waua wight to see! Bibaen and without @ word, those three young men oy tered their outteraud drove away. Louie iy Killed the roostor the night before and fruz0 “4 harder than the langusye those young dulged in on thoir way to Marquotte,