Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1875, Page 2

THER CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1875. timo it waa eetabliehod? A.—Whon was it one tablishod ? Q.—That's what I wan going to ask you [Ianghe ter, Don’t you reeotleet the Christian Union had boon established before your engagement mith the Jnedepenient? A.—My impression is his contectlon waa with tho Church Union, whioh wan turned into the Christian Union, but Laon't know which namo it then bore. Q.—Did you know that before that a paper had beon ptarfed in tho West in opposition to (the andepenbat? A.—Ldon't think one paper ever hurt another, sir. Q.~-Isut the Adcance was started by. nome dineatixfaction with the 2ndepencde Tho Adcance, as I wnderstand it, was tho regular organ of Congregationaliem, whila tha Independent hed cat loose from that denomination. ‘ho Congregationnlis! cxisted in Lorton, but she denomination had no organ 1 New York, ‘Thatla the best expiauation I am ablo tu give of tho matter, WiloM MN. TILTON TOLD M18 TROUNLEAR. Q.—You have stated that, in an interviow with Mr. Beecher on the duth of Decomber, you nd narrated to him, as comnmtmnicated to you by your wife, cortniu relations betweon her and him ? A. —Yos, sir. Q.—You snid this commnnication had come to you in duly, 1570? A.—Yor. Q.—Batween July, 1870, and Doe, 90, 1870, had you spoken im any terma to anybody in regard to Felations between Mr. Boecher aud your wife? A.—Yos, Bir, Q.—Have you named all the persons in your diroet examination to whom you told thin? A— Iu my direct examination £ told the namos of persons to whom I told the wholo truth. Q.—Did you to any others? A.—Yex: to tho members of my family. [Ruefully.] Well, 1 suppose I must call my mother-in-law a member of my family. Q.—In that same interval you had, in general terms of imputation on Mr. Boecher, used severo Janguaga? = A.—Lhave spoken soveral times vory Dinntly abouthin. Soveral plrasos of mine wore brought back to mo, and, though 1 did not recognize them, J suppose I said them. Among them was tha statement that Mr. Beecher reached to his mistressos. 1 euppose I sid ot. Q.—You said forty mistresses, A.—I won'tbo Bccurate a8 to tho unmber, Q.--To whom did yournako the remark? A.— I think to Mra. Alorso, and to Mr, Richards, probably. Q.—Leyond theso statements, had you mado any ate:cments to others # A.—I wouldn't ko to uswer, becanwe J was not for domo tino un- der the rostraining iniluenco of Mr, Boulton, and may have spoken to many othor persons, Q. jo you remembor your attendance before the Church Committoo? A.—Yea, wir. Q.—Did you not aay on that occasion, in ane ewor to thin que-tion, “1 ask what offonse you stated against Mr. Beccher to Lowon ?" that you camo to give the truth and not fragments of the truth; that you had said that you had a personal reasou for not going to Plymouth Chureh; that you eharged him with maklng unhandsomo proposals to your wife? A.—i did not mako the Just part of the answer. F ropudinted that part ‘of the report in a card to tho papers, Q.—Waa tha sum and gubstance of what yon stated tho chargo that itr. Beecher had mata tnhaudeomo proposals to your wifo? A.—Yes, sir; to cvory one oxcopt Mr. Johnson aud Mrs, Diadshaw, .—When you first apoke ta Mr. Monlton, wasn't ell you told him about flr. Boochor and your wife that Mr. Doecbor had mado unhand- eome proposals to hor? A,—Yos, sir, thot was et! I told bim then. Q.—During the samo examination, In answor to a question 'as to whothor you had not frequont- Jy asverted the purity of your wife, did you not say, “I have always had a strange tovhnica! nso of words that convoyod that Im- rewsion" ? A.—Yes, rir. 2 always conveyat tho impression that eho was a good woman, and, if Icould ueo worda that would convoy that im- pression around tho world, I would do it, Q.—With the idea of ropresenting hor aa pure ? 4.—Yeu, with that deliberate design, ‘At this confossou, mado almost with prido, Vbat he had doliterately xocriticad the truth to dave bia wilco, Tilton looked sadly at the bowed form of Elizaboth, Her oyos sought the ground, and she would not return bis mournful yazo ‘The cross-cxamination onded for tha ay, afters brief rosurroction of ‘lilton's intorviow with Beecher ot Moulton’s houso, with an in- quiry into tho physical condition of Mrs. ‘Uilton at tlio time of that intarview. ‘During tho afternoon ‘Tilton lost his tompor, and roplied with no Jittle uctimovy to Livarte’ loss considerate quovtions, ‘the report of tho erors-oxaminalion shows tho variouv passnges- atarius between witness end inwsor, There wero 8 very avidont irritation in ‘filton’s mind, and oddly onoagh, great iroseibillty on the part of Evarta, Adjourumont put o xtop to tho con- tovt of wit, angi the ausiouco rotirod with Btronsy hopes, nob unlikely to bo gratified, of & fiold-day to-worrow, Poswibly because there was B chance of ‘Lilton’s crossing the fron- tler of obscenity thi morning, no less than seven new Indics, in tho laugnaze of tho ballot, axgisted at to-days' performance, Mrs, Tilton, as usual, huddled up in lee of Bra, Fiold, who towered over her like & ship of tho line over an oyxter-boat. At her loft woro two sinall, old ladios with white puffy hair and very engaging expressions, Lohind thom were two eloyantly-drexted females, who did not even luumor the coarsert sense of decency by wearing voile. Thoy barefaccd through all the 9videnes, and upon ‘neither horoine's sallow cheeks was thera a blush at ony hour of the day, ‘Three very pretty womon, in’ keeping of a Tipe matron, bat inn blooming row in close and plenstug’ nelehborhood to tue report- ers’ tables, ‘Two wore cuit brunettes, the third agolden-haired girl, whons bright oyos shone wickedly through white guuzss, Theso watched tho steuographers with much interest, eyed tho plaintiff as if ho were the fashionable tonor, frowned on tho Jearned Judge ag if ho were the hoavy villain, aud generally doportod themselves with o tirm sense of the propricties—as if thoy weront theatre, Behind thom. occasionally peep- ing ovor the heads of the crowd and disappearing again like cork in tho sen, wana charmin piqtant brunette, who was attired he her ais- ters, ip Juxurious silks and woal-s Perched upon a tablo in the auto-room, and boldly indlé- ferent to the staro uf malo spectutory, wasn young lady who seemed to revel ina shower- futh of ealacious suggestion, ‘Thesa mato up the fominine attondanc Docton Syntax, —_—-——— BEECHERIANA. IN TROURLE, sMewo Yqrk Correspontence Boston Jonrnat, While the partios in intarest coom to be having a good timo in court, with hand-shuking, intore chango of sulutations, and an occasional burst of Jaughiter, there uro many homes in and around Now York that aro filled with dismay whilo the trinl gocs on. In one of the woalthioxt homes on Murray Hill there ia a young lady nearly crazed with the incidental mention of her namo in con- nection with this caso, Sho is very tatented, Denutiful, the {dot of her homo and her friends, Bho took a deep interest in tho woman question in ite early stages, raore from the impulse of o bonevyolont naturo than trom tho desira to bo prominent. blo thonglit there ought to be somo opening for women who lad brains and talont, and in this movomont sho thought sho saw eomo chance to elovate her kex, Sha had no idea whera thig thing would dritt, nor what sontimouts wonld bo agitated under the pretence of ole- yating woman, Slo got out of tho company as Boon as porwible, but having touched pitch’ she was detilod. Tho thoughticns use of her nano in court haw filled hor with torror, and she weups day and night lest the threat bo ‘carriod out of putting hor on tho stand, nd VICKSBURG ITEMS, YVioenuna, Fob, 8.—Poter Casey, Postmaster, died suddenly of congestion of tho brain. ‘Tho bond of Poter Crosby ay Shorif® and Tax Sallector, was prevented to the Bourd of Super. qigora to-day, ‘Lhe Board will act upon it to- morrow. swe The Siamese Kings. ‘The London Yaity News anyws “Tho Biameso Kings have accumplisbed, appurontly with suc- cous, that opciation which we uaed to be old might bave proved fatal to tho Niamose Swins—they have eifected 9 veparation, ‘Lhe two Kinws queireled, und the liret Kau get- ting the better, the kecond a to army, disbanded his forces, und took retuge in tho Briti consulate, Tho two Kings of Siam ore not twin and equal pawers like the famous sovereigns of Brentfurd, or sume of the Homan Emperors, in cases where two brothers agrood to go share and share alike inthe buvinens of grove ernment, Nor aro thoy Jike Ferdinaud and Isabella of Spain, or tho *Archdukes’ of tho later days of Spanish rule over tue Nevherlands, ‘The socoud King, in fact, is only w ror of first wubjoct, who has, deed, 9 lattlo Court ond Minise ters, and an army of his own, and is exempt from the duty of proutrating Limeelf before the iirst Kiug, but cannot make uny applicatun of the State revenues without the permiision of hie’ chiof, Porhaps tho system of Goverument say be dosoribod as 8 yuod dou! like*that whivk pre- yailod in Japan down to the receut revolution Jrom which go many reinarkably results havo PROMISE OF PEACE, Tho Louisiana Conservative Compro- misers Encounter Much Opposition, They Are Denounced as Traitors and Threatened in Divers Ways. An AllL-Fight Session in Canens Debating the Wheeler Propesition. That or a Similar Proposition Likely to Carry. A Message from President Grant Urg- ing Interference in Arkan- sas Affairs. The House Likoly to Adopt tho Policy Recommended by the Investi- gating Committeo. LOUISIANA, THE COMPROMISE AND ITS ENEMIES, rectal Diapateh to ‘The Chieaas Tribune, y Outrans, Dec, §.—Tho oxeitement which was causod by the adoptian of tho whole com- promise plan by the caucus of Conservative membors of tho Logisinturo bas continned to- day. ‘Tho opposition to the plan fs based on tho recognition of, and acqniosenco in, tho Kellogg Goyernment and tho present organization of tho Honve. Tho Domucratie momvers had an ex- tromely alormy sctkion this morning. It wns tho firal wossion open to the public which thoy ato beld sinco tho 4th of January, Many mombors took ocension to reply to imputations as to their honosty and integrity, which had been cast upon them by Melnery and other spoakera at the mecting on Saturday evoning, Tho fight is botwoon city and country membois, Hopreeontative Kidd, of Jackson Parish, offered tho following resolution aiming at Melnory, Ellis, Jones, Ogden, aud other nun-compro- nileeré; Wirenras, On tho nfght of the th inet, at {he manse meeting ut Clay's statue, certain violont and intem- persto doclalmera too’ oveaston to point out and py Cally signalize for dentuclation aut abuso highily- Terbeetwite, houoruble, and Houest men of this vale ous; therefore, be tt Resoived, That this caucns, knowing that these gene tlemen, in common with the tntiro cavers, have acted from the kext ani yutrext motives, denotnco in tho most inmeugured terms this reckless nud violent con~ domnation of ourmiembers, and we will, upon ull ove casions, unanimously sustain our members against any and il much uncallod-for oud unmerited tmputse tions of their motives oud abuse of their action, Nopresautative Bowor, ono of tha Democratic city mombers who voted for compromino, said on Saturday nights *L was held wy to public exe ceration, ayd the peuple, after exciting speeches cricd ot, ‘Tang him! hang him!’ I would gay to thom come on, and you will soo who swings firet, J think the action of the speakers that afternoon unpontlemanly, and I think it wae wrong in Gov. Mcknory iu ‘holding me up thus beforo the public corn." Koprevoutativo Iall, alea Democrat, of Or- loans, and who was named by MeEnery in hig spoech aa having woted for the compromise, eaid : “Lhad not thought at any umo of iy Ifo f would bo held up as 6 traitor, and when Tyco that govoral frictids of mine retuse to recoxnize mo; whon { sco nion who xigned that call, wham L knew to bavo stravelod with Warmoth: whon such man hold me up to contempt, I feel that I bayo o right to speak thus of tho mattor, and dosiro that paople should know all, oud that all tuincancus bus dove herctofore should bo published.” 5 Whilo they were in scasion, H, Marr, CHAIRMAN OF THK COMSITETE OF KEVENTY, appeared at the uoad of a sub-committee of that organization, asking dofinite information ov to what tho Legivlativo Caucus had really done, and presenting & resolution etropely condemn- ing tho compromise plug ax publishod. In his rowarks he said: No action can’ possibly do us more harm than this atsompt to denatlonalize thix question.” The caucus finally closed its doora to the public, snd remained in secret soasion romo time, aud fivally adjourned till 7 o'clock this cyeving, without action. Thoy will tako final action to-night. This he- comes neccusary from tho fact’ that the Con- gressional Conmitteo leaves to-morrow, untows it becomes necessary for thom to yo inte tho ine veatigation whieh the plan proposes. Detmooratio membors complain eveatly of OUTHIDE PRESSURE AND INTIMIDATING AGENOIRS whieh gro broughet to bear against thom, ‘Their trionds refuse in Komo cases to recosnize them on tho atrect. The Bulictin fairly bristion with ine dignation, Tho lending article thisevoning is haad- ed, ©The Proposed Assausination of tha State.” It ‘declares that bribory und corruption exist, and that moucy has been employed to carry tho: menstiro through the caucus. Some monbers dculare that thoy will not bo bullied or badgered out of whit they believe to be right, and doctare thut thoy will not take the doclarations of the mass meoting in Now Orleans as the voico of Stato. Others bLaye backed down and will to- ight vate agalust tho compromise, SECOND DISPATCIT, Srectal Disyawh ta The Chicago Tribrne, New Onceass, Feb, 8,—Lha Vemocratic Leg- ielative cancus fs still in gersion, ‘They bavo had w stormy debate, and decided to punish Me- Enery by ignoring tho election of 1872 altugeth- er, At 31 o'rlack the Committee wan avpointed to draft resolutions, and srastilfout. Tho prop- onition they are now considering differs in uo matorial wonso from thet originally adopted. "Lhe Congressional Conunittes closed its doors to-night. aud lenvo for Washington at 8 o'clock to-morrow morniug, Judge Wheeler will, how- over, romain a fow days, in cava the Conserva- tives adopt his provision, for the purpora of 3 sisting in carrying it out, ‘Tho propo- sition will probably bo enrried, Tivo moro country amombers Layo decided to vote for vonmprorivo, au It will havo a good majority. Whether it ean be carricid ont romains in doubt. It will requite the votes of about ton Mopublic~ uusin the Houso to seat the Democratic con- tostanta, Speaker Hat tho would tho feporad by the compramtvo, invors it in some shane, and statod to-day to ‘ne ‘Taruse correspondent that he bolieved that cnongh Republicans would support it to mako it mtccosmtul, Bovoral Democratic tombers haye declared thor dotermination to roinnin outvidy the Logivlature without regard to what (hur cauens may decide upon ; but Leonard, ‘loader of tho compromixers, thinks thoy wilall uct toxethor, If thoy should fail to du vo tho Republicans would bo enublod to ree tains their inajority. ‘Tho roport of the Congressional Committes will bo tothootfoct that tho Conservatives clecteit amnjority to tho Legiainture, but that thero wns intimidation in tho Stato, Mos#ra. Hone, Wheeler, and Iryo will agreo, and Marshall will take a iwinority report. THIRD DISPATCH, Bpertal Disputed to ths Chicago Tribune, New Ontcans, Fob. 9, La, m.—The cancna is still in wonniow, ‘Tho Comnitton has reported, aml tho report in under diseimeion. Will pre ably axieo to & now proposition before mourning, Doves Lot dufer inatensally from ald, [Vo the Asecrated reat) husons, New Ourrans, Fob, J—1:30 a. m,—At the Con- Borvative caucus no reportors wero adunittud, but it iy said thoy reeoived tuenight a propuaition for & compromide vigued by forty-two members of the Halu House, oferiny tu saat all those return. od by tho livant Jt i inderitood that tha Ropablieans wil not submit to anything that will divturb the present organization of ther House, ‘tho Couaervative caucud is now con- sidering A resulution for oun — adjourn> ment, which is to bo submitto to tha Congressional = Committoo. ‘Lho text ot this resoliutiun fv not obtamable at this hour, but tt cither requires the restoration of tho dthof Janusry statue or the svating of ull the mon.bers elected, leaving the iuturniug Lvard out cf tuo question. PaNED, r New Onirans, | 2:00 as. m.—Tho compromira renoliiting has bean postpoued iu tho Conservative caucus until 10 o’cluck to-day. CAND PHOS CONURESIMAN MARSHALL, New Ontxaus, Feb, 3.—The Hou. 1.8. Marah~ ali, iu & published card, eave: "1 notice that the city press, in discussing the propositions already pprung. It is not improbable iat out of the preseut quarrol iu Giam aud tho tzut uf the xocond King to the protection of the Brith Gag acomplete readjusitnont of the somowhat ous w) ALCL may urtuy,”? made for tho readjustment of the grave quer- tions sriving out of tho extraordinary iuterfer- ence of the military pawer of the Federal Gov- orunient in the organization of the Legislature of Louisiana, aswume that these propositions were made by authority of the Congressional Committee now in soneion in this city, ‘Thle ins mistnko, No sorsston of nail Coinmittos has ‘boon called, or had, for tho couridoration of that subject. For tho action of individual members of the Committee thoy aro responsible as indi- viduals only.” NONRARIONAL INVENTIGATION. “eb. 8.—lefore the Congres~ sional Com today, James Bucknor testl- “ied that sho White League was organized for protection. becatse information had beon ro- eoived of the forination of a Black League, Tho affair of the 14th of Xeptembor waa the impulse of the honr. ‘The fight waa brought on hy tho police, who refased to allow tho withdrawal of arma from a steamboat, At that time the orgsn- Jzatton numbered nine companlors The members aro principally bueiness men, City property now could scateely ho mortgagod fur ono-eighth of ite former values, W. W, Howo swore ho has ved in tho city rinea 1463. Was in tho United States Army. Has beew a Judgo of the Supreme Court Bone! of tho State, Roxigned tn 1h70, Always acted with the Republican party, Comfng hore as a United tates roldier todo all tho damaso ho could, ho naturally did not expect to be received on a social footing, nor afterwards, until the pasefans of tho War were somewhat asauared, He had never heard of n well established cana of rorlal ovtracive agaist nny resident of Northern birth, Nover anw a more peacoftl election anywhere than tho last in Now Orloana. ‘Tho prexout commorcial dullners 1s duo to tasation, polition! quarreln, ete. ‘Iho Gatling Gun Con- vention, when Warmoth was called ont by a Paeker Republican Convention held in tho Cus- tom-[Louse, was the commoncament of the Lou- inians Goubles. Witness, with o great mang others, then felt that nothing could bo done, | tt waa untural for people to get angry whon thoy felt that they bad been swindled. and they nat— urally felt no disposition to push their bnsiness ar enjoy life, Property now ‘does not frequently pay for the taxes and repsirs, Anscenmonts had been exceralve, ‘There had been persistent efforts to obtain relief in this direction, many going before s Judge and showing that the ap- yraisement waa excessive, Tho election in 1864 was unfair, beeause, when the election was held, Republicans acted wrongfully in staying at howno and refusing to vote. Thoy wore in reality in no danger, Witness voted thon tho Republican ticket without danger, The Repub- licans agrocd not to voto to invalidate tha elec- tion, anil that the fact might ba brought to bear upon the Government. "Cho Returaiug Buard Jaw was, in his opinion, invalid, Chaso Fonner sworn: Rosides {a the clty, Ts an attorney at Inw. New Orleans has dopreciated so much in hor value that the Intter may bo raid almout to have been annihilated in three-fourths of the State, and ft would be impossible to fix an appreetable value upon property. Iu 1868 tho people were hopefitl, and had been 0 sinco the War, Property then had reached ita highest value, The subsequent onormons decline was occasiuned =by = ignoranco and —_corrnp- tion in the “Logielaturo, Tio Inttor was represented by men who enmo hero to use tho State credit, ‘Though taxes wero now more than twice as largd as ever before, and wero di~ yided among tho legislators, tho people would still havo retained hope, and excaped ruin, but for tho fact that machinery was croated for per petunting this power. Laws wero passed to rivet and make stronger tho terrible Governmont un- der which the people wero groaning. A Spocial Court way created to construe favorably every jaw. In tho pohtleal situation the poople felt that they had such a notwork woven around them by muskets, police courts, and other meshes invented to keep them from escaping, that thoir despair naturally alfectod valuoy. Un- dor such a stato of affairs as have oxistod elnco 1868 no capital would be invested here, Woe need a goud Government, and our prosperity in nesured. Republicans, as such, are not onlras claed, William Alozander (colorad) sworn: Is Presi- dontof a Conservative Club, Believed that the time hud come when a change in ollive would be beneficlal for his race. Consoquentty ho, with many other colored men, voted the sluto ticket. Members of hisclulwero aubjectod to all sorte of outrage from Republicans, some of which resulted in death. + ARKANSAS, TNE -PRESIDENT'S NECOMMENDATIONS. Wasursatox, D. O,, Feb, &—Tha following is tho Prenident’s meesage on Arkansas affairs: To tha Senate nf the United Stater: Herewith I have the honor to send, in accordance with u reeolution of the Souato of the Sd inat., all tho information in my posccesiou, not heretcfore furs nished, relating to affairs in tho'ftate of Arkansas, ‘will venture to axprees the opinion thut all the testi- mony shows that, in the election of 1872, Joseph rooks was lawfully elected Governor of that Btu that Le baa been unlawfully deprived of ti waessiun of bis ollico since that timo; thut po 4u 1474 the Constitution of the Stato was, by violence, Authuidation, and reyolutionnry proceedings, over~ thrown, auil’a new Conetitution adopted, and’a new: Btato Govortunent established, ‘The proceedings, IC pernittted to stavd, practleally ignore ull rights of istnorittes tt all tho Btatos, Also, what Is thera to prevent each of the States rocoutly readinitted to Fed- erul relations ou certain conditions from changing (heir Constitutions and violating thoir pledgor if this action in Arkanus ds nequiesced in, I respectfully submit wwhethor « preecdont so dangerous to tho atability of State Governtnont, if nut of National Government also, eliould ha recognizad by Congress. I saruestly aulc Hat Congress vail tako detinite action fn this mat- tee, to reiteve the Ezozutive from acting upon ques- tints which showld bo decided by the legislative branch of the Government, si U. 8, Ganz, (Signed) Excouitvr MaNarox, Fob, 8, 1875, SENATORIAL CONFERENOE, After the adjournment of the Senate to-day the Republica Senators held a caucus to con- sider tho Presidout’s nivakage on tho subject of Arkansas affairs, ‘Thera was no hannonlons action, some of the Senators being reluctant to commit themsslyos Lcfore thoy havo lad timo to examine the documents, which havo not yet been published. Tho Arkansas Senatora wore anziouw for as prompt actionne thestute of public business would parmit, and desired the mater to be sont to the Committeo on Priviloges and Llsctions for an carly report. ‘Tho matter will take that direction, ‘The opinion obtained among Repnb- lican members of tho House is that, apart trom whatever tho Bonate may Go, tha House will support tho report of tho Sonate Committea, and take no uc..on in tho premises, in accordance with its reeommondation, THE WEATHER. Wasuixotox, D. C,, Feb. 8.—For the Lako Region, stationary baromcter, westorly winds, lower temperature, gouoraity clear weathor, with occasional loval snows, 4MCAL OBSERVATIONS. Uurcaao, Fob, 8, Wind, jain] Weher. Wap £0001 vase. yooees [Clea ii. Time. {UA ea 1, ~o, Pm; 8 pe 1 A] med ~ Maximum thermometer, 6; motniat GENERAL OMSERYATIONS, Cnr3aa0, Feb, 8, Wind, 19,N., qontlo, W, ‘iN, W., fros! Pri AW, frow Cheyenne, y We, fi renrolN, Wo, Urlily fre Wess votaned. C 1/N,, gentle...) gentlo,.. JaCraiae,, Leayenwil to Lhe Chicano Tribune, eb, 8.—Tha lowa division of (ral Railroad is now open to iy uu tho regular passengor train arrived there layt night with a heavy mail from Wostern pinta, ‘Tho suow blockade is rated, but tho woathor still ecntinues very cald, it being: 20 dogroca Lolow zero this morning. Spectal Mapatch to The Chicaaa Tribune, Avnona, Ill, Fen, 8—No mora continnous cold weather has been known in this section in forty years, ‘ho fara near this oity are wwurin- ing With prairte-chickons, 9 circumstance not known in twenty-flvo yours, Suecial Dispatch to The Chteaao Trioune, MeGnreaon, J5,, Feb, 8.—Tho snow-blockado on the Chicago, Milwauteo & st. Paul Railroad botween hero and St. Paul continues, No trains through from Bt. Paul sluco last Tuoaday, and it Isuncertain whon tho truck twill be open, Lho Burlington, Codar Rapids & Miunesote Railroad from Vostville to Cedar tapids hau been com- pictely blockaded eince last Monday, aud there la no presont prospect of opening tho track, though overy effort is boing mado to clear tha track of suow, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, — ¢ Dexoit, Wis., Feb. 8.—It was 41 below zero horo yestorday morning aud 80 Lelow this morning, the coldest eter known, aveotul Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Mapiwon, Wis, Fob, 8.—The woather con- tinucs fearfully’ cold. Sunday morning the thermometer i this olty marked 98 degracu be- low, and this morning 22 below. STATE AFFAIRS. _ An Idiotic Usury Bill Tabled by the Illinois House. Bradwell’s Bill to Make Notaries Public of Women Adopted, Proposition to Forbid the Re-clection of City Treasurers. An Emergency Clause Added for the Benefit of Dan O'Hara. Proceedings in Other tures. Legisia- ILLINOIS. HOUSE, PAGER. Speeiat Dispaten to The Chteaao Tribune, Srntxoriecy, Ill. Feb. 8.—Tho groat question of more pagas to run of errands for members and reporters, after all tho pothor that bas been mado about it on tho ecoro af economy, was taken up this morning, and disposed of by tha paesogo of a resolution, reported from tho Com- mitteo on Rules, authorizing the Speaker to ap- point nino additioval pages. ‘Tho intelligence has gono forth to turn every mother's son in Bpring- field into 9 place-hunter, aud already tho little politicians aro at work organizing their preesuro for the position with alltho fnceso of older small politicians. 2 TONACCO-SNOKING. Another great question which waa brought up this morning was loft unsottled, and the pras- pect {a will vet riso to n lively contest bofore it shall bo dono with, hat is tho question of smoking in tho Hall. By the 51st rule, smoking ia prohibited, . Nobody observos that rule~that is; nobody who carea to smoke—during recoss, But tho conscientious persons who ofiiciato as doorkeepers, janitors, ett., atirregular intergals disagreoably remind smokers during recess that smoking ia prohibited, ‘Thereupon tho ? smokers nforesaid yprofancly adviso doorkoopers, janitors, etc., to go to the ad—l, As the doorkeepora, janitors, otc., atirregular intervals continuo to remind smok- ers during recesy of the mle, somo of the latter, nettled thereat, procured a report from tho Committoo on Rules recommending tho abrogn; tion of the rule, This was construcd as licons- ing smoking during tho session, and the cnemics of the weed, in quito a flutter, wanted to know if they wero to be smoked out, Tho smokers only dealro to smoke the non-smokers out st re- coss, and so ‘explainad. So, by gouorsl consont, tho report was referred oack. Usuny. ‘The Monso this morning gave decided oxpres- sion to its viows on intoreat and usury laws by promptly tabling Parkor's bill. ‘This ts the Lill which Oxed the legal rato at 7 per cont, aud made tho penalty for contracting for moro than that forfeiture of tho entire intorest aud 265 per cent of the principal, Whon tho most is said against this House it can't be sald thoy wero so ignorant as to dndorso any project of such sort for making monoycheap,—the which should boa put down to tho credit of the Mouse, which thus far has yery little standing to its credit, a Ps Tho bill requiring Junticea of tho Ponce to make up a full record: showing the testimony in cases appealed to the Circuit Court was, after some disctnsion, lot, the prevailing sentiment boing (hat to require of Justices anything of tho sort would bo to impose upon thom a duty which iu most cases thoy would be incompetent to per- form., FEMALE NOTARIES. ‘Tho womon's-rights folks triumphed In e- curing tho paxsago of Bradwoll's bill authorizing tho Governor to appoint womou Notaries Public, Tho Hepahlican, members generally yoted for the bill, which encountered slight oppasition from overy quartor, ‘Tho only point mmade againat it was by Miller, of Cook, a re~ markably unobtrusive momber hitherto, who in- quired whother thero weren't mien evough com- petent to bo Notaries Public, ‘AN IMPONTUNATE SKERER APTER OFFICE, Once more Emanuol Dofratos was brought bo- foro the House ns a candidate for ono of the su- pornimecrous offices, thia tina on recommonda- ion of the Committee on Rutos, that he ba ap- winted to take mombors' mail to and from tho Post-Ollico, ‘Cho report was promptly tabled, and Defratea romaing hero to turn up again whortly aia candidate for Appointment to some 22-n-day placo, which it would scom ho has by tai timo fairly earned by his porsistont caudi- ROY. SPEOIAL FINDINGS, Abillroquiring juries in civil casos to make special findings on tho fact or facta in {nsuo, when cither party shall demand It, was intro- duced by Herrington. The bill providos that tho special findings shall be returned into court and entered upou tho record with the general vordict, in caso of inconsintency betwoon tho findings and the verdict. 'The former shall gov- ern, ald upon them the judgmont sbail be on- tored, ‘TENM ONLY FOR CITY TREASURENS, Torrington atvo introduced a bill making tho City Treasurer ineligible for a second term, ei- thor by election or appointment. An omergency clouse is addod providing thay the bill shall take eifoot upon ite pasiage. AGAINST EMPIIICS. Another bill to oxclude quacks from tho medi- cal profession was offored by Callahan, It makes it unlawful for any porson to practico modicine tu the State who shall not have firat at- tendod @ full course at a medical school or haya beon granted oa cartificate by somo State or county medical society, ‘A DANGEROUS BILL, Tho bilt {otroducod by Jones, of Jo Daviess, rolative to textimony in criminal casos may open tho way to gotting at testimony to convict the amblers, lt provided that in investiga fons beforo “Grand Juries or _ trialy of criminal casos, no witnoss shall bo exctacd from tostifsing on tho ground that tho auswor might crlminate or disgrace himself, or render him infamous; provided, that, veforo ho bo ro- quired to tontify, tho Court shall ontor upon the recordan order roloaging him from lability to prosecution for the matter testified upon, such ordor to bo a bar to any progovution against ili for such matter, OMANGE OF VENUE, ‘Tho Houso also fusion a bill giving to de- fondants in erlminal cases before Juaticop of tho Lenco tho right to change of veuno, BENATE, BEDIVISION OF TUE KTATR IMPRODADLE. Gale's project for dividing tho State into 170 counties was disposod of by the roport of tho Jus dioiary Committce recommending that it bo tabled, which was dono; #0 thero will be no gale for the now map of LNiuois, and no prospect for tho perabieious towns that wanted to be county goats, ‘ MonTaAara, Waro introduced a bill to provide against the fraudulent cancoliation of mortgages, eto., givon to secure pes of nogotiable iustrumouta by requiring the mortgager before canceling tho mortage of record to make oath that the debt haw beon paid, where, and to whom—this to guard avolust cancellation by o mortgagor aftor ho Lus aewigned tho note, ote. ‘TUE APIHOPUTATION BILL, ‘Tho Comuittes on Appropriations reported the General Appropiiation bill, It appropriates tho following sume por annum: Governor's office, 10,300; oftics of the Secretary of Stato, $20,600 5 Auditor's ofiice, $14,200; ‘Troasuror's attico, including burglar-proot vate, 812,600; Buporintondent of Publio Instruction, $4,000 ; Attarney-Genorat, $4,500 3 Adjutant-Geueral, 1,200 ; Secretary of the Fund Commissioners, £1,200; Custodian of Field Nolew, 8,800 ; Board of Public Charitios, $5,500; State Board of Equalization, €8,000 ; Sepunaes of State suits, #200; fugitives from justice, 85,000; conveying conviots to tho Ponitontiary, $15,000; convoying juventle offenders, $3,000 ; pri paper, F4U,- 000; Supreme Court, $9,850; public printing, 985,000 ; public binding, 610,000 ; interest on school fund, $1,057,000; Bocrotary of Btalo- House Commissioners, $1,500; Commissioners of the Southern Invavo Aaylam, $5 per day; watchmen and janitors for tho now Ktate-flouso, 4,800; intorest on tho Btate debt, $88,000; Lwilrosd and Warebouse Commissiouers’ oflico, 915,600 ; rewards for fugitives from justice, 83,0U0; copying laws, $3,000 ; distribution of Tuva, $500 ; heating, hghting, aud water for the new Btato-Llouse, @11,500; for exponses of standing commuttees, traveling for the Htate, 2,000 ; printer export, $6 por day ; and @ nec- easary sim to pay the per diom and expenses of the Thirtioth Genoral Assombly aud ite em- plogos, Tanren, Arosolution was offored by Murphy, and Inid over undor tho rules, Fegaoatitig tha Governor to Isy before the Senate the report of tho Mail- road and Warehouse Commirrion mado in Fob- rusry, 1874, rolative to tho alleged deticianey in tho accounts of Chict Grain-luspoctor Harper. ‘This will bo remembored in Chicago o8 a ynbjoct of investigation Iaat winter, and arog. from % confasion of. Harper'n individual and oficial accounts at tho bank, and war adjustnd to tho sat'sfaction of the Commissionors without the loss of @ doliar, MISCELLANEOUS, THE ACEPUALOUN AMENDMENT. Tho Independonts to-night aro in caucus on the 7imes acophalgua Constitutional Amondtuent, At present It ts referred to the Committes of tho Whole, ‘Sho rulos make no provision for euch w Committoo, consoqnently the acophalons amond- qmuont cannot be cousidorod until a motion to go into Committeo of the Whol upon it be carrie, Haines ix filled with a speoch in favor of the loy- ernment without s head; so is Herron; so is about everrbody who iy stuffed with a slump specch. But certain of the Indopendonts, who either are Republicans and don't know it, or, if not Republicans, aro not, realy to aily themaoives wilh tho Democracy, lonrued that! the speechos to bo muda in favor of tho amendment would ba do- nuneiatory of the National Administration, aud would probably wind up with the rogular old Tonrbon stump-speech, and they accordingly eutered their protest, aud gavo notice that unless the programme was changed thoy should voto ngaint going Into Commltton of tho While, and if beaten in Uiat thoy would call the provious question and shut off tho wtump-specehar, Tho object of tho canons to-night is to offect somo compromise whereby the Independents who ara not Democrats will pormit tho acanhalous amond- ment to bo culled up and the Bourbon Btates- Right speeches to be shot off, ‘THI COUNTY COMMISHIONENS’ BILL. County Attorney Rountree reappeared here to- day, it i understood, to lobby against the County Comuilssionors' bill, which changes tho election of Commisetonera from tho fall to spring, and would shorten the tine of some mombors of the present Board. His efforta will, however, not Jevven tho chances of the passage of that or any othor bill ho oppozas. HNVIBION OF THE REVENUE LAWS. Tho House Royeuue Committeo, which has under consideration the subject of an ontire ro- vision of tho Revenue law, has appouted Bogue, of Cook; Hubbard, of Marion ; and Landrigan, & Sub-Committee to analyze tho Penunyl- vania systom and collect data ds to its operation, and report to tho full Vommittoe. ‘Ibe leading features of what was supposed to Lo tho Penuaylvania plan were almost ununimously supported uvtil it way found that under it Iauds wero not oxompt from taxation except for Stato levios, and that thore was no Stato levy for school purposes, ‘I'hon it was thought that tho Commitice wanted to learn the details of that syatem, and the Sub-Committeo was appolntod. Tt is understood now that a majority of tho Comimmittes wiil penbably: report in favor of ntriking out the Btate levy for school purposes and onnotiug in lieu thereof a law requiring cach county to MARE LEVIES FOR 6CIOOLA in cach echoul district for not less than a apecl- fied term atnually, This, it fs stated, would mako it practicable to reduce the lovies for Stato purpouos, including the complotion of the vow State-Louge, to about $1,600,000. ‘Lhat amonut itis proposod by the friends of the new schome to rave by levies upon the grovs earnings of railways, oxpross, insnranco, and transportation companies, and in the capital stack of ‘incorpo- rated compunios, not paying dividends, such aa building associations, etc, sud on bank divi- dondy. “What other roventte may bo required it iy tho plan TO RAISE DY LICENSE-TAX ‘on wholosato and rotail dealers, the professions, and manufacturing compautes. ‘Che Sub-Com- mittoo is now engaged in collectmg data on which to framo a uchedule by which to raixo tho necossary amount. No definite plan has yot beon auggestod, and it is hardly likely that tho dotails will be settled for some timo, though thoro iso genoral disposition to got the question bo- foro the Houso by bill at tho carlicat day practicable, Ono of tho points as to which, thero will probably bo mitch discussion” Is a6 to the oxomption of rail- roads from local taxation, and subjecting then only Lo Stute levica, ‘There may also bo a quos- tion as to the striking out of tho State levy for school purposes, Lutif that bo wot dono ths amount to bo raised for State purposes will ba uo great that the whole project will, in all prob- ability, bo dropped, Se WISCONSIN, BILIS INTRODUCED, Snectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Manton, Wis. Feb. 8.—In tho Sonate thiy morning, & communication was recolyed froma the Ilon. David Atwood, Comnilesioner of the Centennial Exposition for Wisconsin, urging on tho peoploof this Stale tho necousity of forming aBtato Agsociation to furthor tho interests of thar Exposition, and urging that action bo taken by the Legislature. A bill was introducod by Benator Potter in rogard to the abovo mattor. Billa wero also introducod to authoriza John Edwards and othora to build ond maintain a dam on the Wisconsin River for log- driving purposes ; providing for a Bonrd of Stato Centounial Managers; relating to the charter of the Village of Shullaburg ; relating to tho char- ter of Milwaukeo ; for tha roliof of joint stock companios. Ditts wore passed for tho prosorva- tion of fieh In Doll Creek, in Lake Ripley, and in Kenosha County ; in rolation to ssscesmout and collection in Bfarathon ond Lincoln Conntios. In tho Assombly to-night tho bill allowing the Wisconsin Contral Raitrond to atraighton ity Hno from Portage to,Stovons Point was passed with- out a disweuting voto. Tho Itailroad Committees of both Wouses will mect in open sossion in the Assembly Chamber to-morrow afternoon to hear the momorial of tho Chicago & Northwostorn and Chicago, Milwau- keo & Ht, Pant Rallrond Oompanios, road and domonstrated by Mr. J. W. Midgoly,* Genoral Avaistant Suporintendont of the Chicago & Northwowtorn Mailroad. Railroad Logialation fs likely to be lively this weok. Con. J, Il. Howe, of the Northwestern ; J. 0, Gault, of tho Chi- cago, Milwankoo & Bt. Paul; Angus Smith, and othor railroad men, are already hero, and others aro expected to-morrow, ‘UK NEW WISCONAIN SRNATON. Frum the New York Bening Matt, Tho following Isttor, from the Hon. T. 0. Pound, iately Lioutouant-Govoruor of Wisoon- win, will be read with interost. It speaks for itwolf s To the Eiitor of the Evening Mail; New Yons, Feb, 6, 1875,—Observing that the comments of the Republican press of this city upon the result of the Senatorial contest in Wise vonsin aro genorally prejudicial to the naw Sona. tor, Angus Cumsron, and boing a rosldout of that Stato, aud knowing Senator Cameron woll, I fvol it my duty, as it is my ploasure, to yive tho nublio the facts relative to him. Tho Bonator is woll-known throughout the Stato which bas wo widely honorad him oso man of unquestioned intogrity, unblemiahed moral: charactor, highly accomplished, of eminont ability, a promlnont lawyor, and an oxperiancod and distingwisnod logisimtor, He has served two terme in tho Wisconsin Assembly, during ove of which ho hold the honorable position of Chair- man of the Judiciary Commitioo, the othor that of Speaker, He lias also roprosented hix district two terms in the State Sonate, aud there, tuo, Doing Lonorably_diatt od by being Chalr- man of the Judiciary Committee, composed of eminont lawyers, aud President pro tem. of the Senate, During this publio aorvico it was my pri- viloge to know him intimately and to noto bly career, Ho was active, prominent, ofiiciont, ablo— by many rogardod ae p leader, and by ali highly respocted, Although his olection is tho rosuitof 8 coalition of Democrats ond diseonting Repub. livang, he is novertheloas, aud over bas been, 4 staunch, actlvo, consistent, and ' rook-roated Republican, The platform anuouncad by the Demooratic caucus was not political in ite char- acter or in any way initial to the priuciplos of the Republican party, While 1 have had no part in thie heated and bitter contout and haya no word of disparagement for Senator Carpenter, I deom {t but Justto say so much of the incoming representative of my State, whom I bolieve te pousesd, in au cminont degreo, the cesontials of troo statosmanship, and who neoda no achooling at the National Capital to fit him for on efliclent and honorablo dischargoof bis duties as Renator, Very respectfully, ‘Tuap, O. Pounn, INDIANA, HOUSE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranarowis, Ind., Feb. 6,—This morning, tho Sonate resolution asking Congress for au appro~ pristion for Wolf Lako barbor was stoppod iu ite mad carcer by refvrouca to the Judwiary Com- mittes, Kennedy, of Montgowory, said the proposition flavored of a job, aud he wantod an investigation, In the afternoon, reposta fram standing committees were submitted, aud the bill passed to change tho times of courts in Floyd and Clark Countiog, A Lill limiting sppropria- tfonn by County Commitsionern for public im- provements to one-half of 1 por cent, unlose by vote of the poople, was recommitted, with tustrnetiona to make tho amount of the specified sum per year, @nd to strike ont the provision for popular elections, ‘The Morgan- rald Claim bill, providing for prying 982,000 to losora of proporty by that raid, was debated, and referred to the Committco on Claims. Wille woro introducod to proyont baggage-smashing ; to consolidate benevolent Institutions undor one Hoard of control; for imapscting and licensing steam boilers; maxing tho aslorics of tho Direct~ ord of tho Northern Prison $800 por year. BENATE, A. bill pasred to allow Michigan cy to im- prove her harbor at city expense; a bill failed hy 2 votes to provido m® Buporior Court for tho City of afayotte. Dilla . wero introduced providlug. for o Board of Public Printing, compused of the Governor, Secrotary, Auditor, and Treasurer of Btats, who will employ an oxnert to ovorece all printing and binding, and compel the contractor to execute work in ad- cordance with the torms of tho contract, and the printing to be lot by public bidding to tho low- ont bidder; changing the boundary of Scott County: for tho appointment of n Board of thraa Directura to have control of tho two Stato Prisons, at asalary of $1,000; for the taxation of shares of National Bank stock in the county whero tho awnor renider, and not necessarily at tha location of the ban! th KANSAS, ILIA PASSRD YESTARDAY, Special Disvatch to Vhe Chicaga Tribune, Torrxa, Kan,, Fob. 8—Tho legislative pro- cocdings to-day wore without epecial intorost ex- cept in the passage by both Houses of tho bill anthorizing countica to issus bonda for rollet pucposes. The bill provides that bonds may bo issnadin certain specified quantities and the procoeds used to purchaso eced, grain, aud feal for stool, ‘ho grain thus procured tu po sold to heady porious ona year’s timo. The House passed the bill submitting the Constitutional amoudmont for bionnial sossions of tho Logivla- ture, and recommondod tho pansage of the bill ropoaling tho law which prohibita the offering of jveutamy for trial of speod at Stato and county airs, —_—+—. OHIO, YESTERDAY'S PROUEEDINGA. Conuunvs, O., Feb. 8.—In the House to-day ® bill was introduced to prohibit mombora and ofitcers of tho Gcnoral Assombly from accopting railroad-pasecs, gifts, or commutation service not offoreil to the public. Tu the Honate, the Senato bill to repoal that portion of the School law which aliows pay to &chaol-teachors whilo attending teachers’ inati- tutes, and to fix tho prico of logal adyortiviug, woro passod, =< WEST VIRCINIA, LATEST BALLOT FON SENATOR, Hontinaton, W. Va., Feb. 8.—Thbo ballot in the joint ecasion of tho Legislature to-day stood: Camdon, 25: Walker, 25; Stovenson, 10; Cumparton, 18; Lisir, 4. SWAMP LANDS. A Controversy in which Cook Gounty isan Interested Party. Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sentvovienp, I. Feb, 8.—A controversy be- tweou what is known in Chicago ag tho Wolf and Hyde Lako claimants fe going on hore to-day bo- foro tho Register of tho Stato Land Ofilco. ‘Tho matter in controveray arincs out of w claim pro- forrad by Gilmati & Co., of Washington City, to tho aud in quostion under a pro-omption claim, ‘This claim rests upon o stated fact that this company woro tho purchasors or posscusors of some Sioux script ivsned years ago undor an old act of Congress, and that this eeript was uged in pro-empting the lands. ‘I'he adversp claimant is the County of Cook, repro- resented hore by Ienao Mt, Witt and others from Cook County, who have a-contract with tha County of Cook for a por cent upon the vaino of landa secured to the county as swamp land, ‘Tho matter will ba fully investigated before tho Regiator, and may develop othor claimants upon tho funds of tho Rogister, Tho dood or warrant of tho Governmont will issuo to tho succcasful claimant, Thevase will occupy a wock or more, Endeavor to secure the State Foir~ Leetnre—Social. Special Disvateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Garesuuna, Ill., Fob, 8.—A mass-meoting was held at tho Opora-Iouse Saturday night to con- sider the propristy of petitioning the Btate Board of Agriculture to locate tho falr hero for tho years 1875 end 1876, Acommittce was appoitt- ed to deviso means of securing ‘tho necessary subscription. Tho committeo in meet- ing to-day dovided that the sum of £80,000 should bo rni ‘Tnero will be a meating of citizona at the Opera- Moyso Friday night noxt. Thore is much on- thusingsm in hotel ayd railroad circles, and among wealthy citizens with proporty interonts, Murphy, o reformed drunkard, loctured at tho Opers-House to-night to an_immeusa audionco, At the eame time young Galesburg took pos- seasion of Beldon’s payseuger-louso to colebrute Minnie Boldon’s birthday. CRIME. ‘THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERS. Nuw Youu, Fab, 8,—Swoevay, auo of . tho clerks who was arrested on tho charge of com- plicity iu the robbory of tho Adama Express Company # woek ago yostorday, has turned Ktate's qyidence, aud on his testimony day his agaoolate clerk, named Harvoy, was hold for tho action of the Grand Jury, togothor with & Man named Etriok, tho latter on the charge of reociving the stolen bonds. James Drow, the fourth suspected person arrosted, hag beon ro- loauod. Tho oxact amount stolen was €83,000 in bonds, $80,000 in cash, and 300 in diamonds, All but $2,000 of tha property has boen ro- coyered. TOO POOR TO PROSECUTE, Spseiat Dienatch to The Chicago Trioune, Br. Paun, Fob, 8.—Tho Swedish Pioneer of this oity publishes a letter sctting forth thatDan Sullivan, who last winter brutally murdored ono Johnson, {s purposely allgwod to go unpune ipod becanse tho oflicers of Burnott County, Wisconsin, think tho county !s too poor to bear the expense of his arrest and prosccution, MURDERERS GRANTED A SUPERSEDEAS, Special Dispaten to the Chicago Tribune, Ouamvatan, Ill, Feb,- 8.—-Greas excitoment and disappointment provails over the granting of the puperiedesa in the caso of the murders White sud Cozons, Thoy received tho news of thts grant with that utmost Indifferouce which thoy have manifeuted ever sinco their capture. ALLEGED MURDERER DISGHARGED, fir, Louis, Mo., Feb. 8.—The case of Mike MoCoole, the pugiliat, charged with killing Pat. soy Manley, Oct. 29, 1874, was dismissod in tho Criminal Court to-day, and the defendant dis- obarggd from his revognizance for tho want of prosecution, the State being unable to find tho principal witnesses against Lim, THE MEMPHI8 EXPRESS ROBBERS ARRESTED, Meuruts, Fob. 8,—Jobn Ward, alias Hall, aliaa Blakeley, and Wenry Johyson, colored, two of the men who robbed tho express messenger a tew days aluce, bava boon arrested, aud haye die ‘yulged tho names of thoir ausociates, THE NATIONAL BOARD, Withdrawat [of Several Insurance Companics—Causce of the General Disutfoction. New Youx, Fob. 8,—Three insurance compa- pies,—the American, the Morchants’, and the Gebhard,—bavo withdrawn from the Board of Underwrltors, and {t is reported that 8 number of others have withdrawn, Among thoso most positively announced as having withdrawn, is tha Standard, which, like tho threa companies above mentioned, is of good standing ip inaur- ance circled, Prominont inauranca officials stato thet the efforts of tho Lxeo- utive Committoa of the Board to ro- store harmony of fepllog, has apparently had the offoct of widening tho breach, and it is expected thut, before the noxt rogular meeting of the Board, tho number of resignations will ba largely mereased, One member of the Ex- ecutive Committeo of the Board of Under- writers, who also is President of an Ineurauce compauy, Bays that he does not ase how the Board could hold Loueiter. much longer, The oblef causa of the disruption of the Moard of Underwriters is the fact shat a disregard of the a a exlablinhed rates has invaded ths Roara of tp. guranco Lrokors, whioh co-operates with (1 Hoard of Underwriters, and a momner of the former Board saya that he has heard of Intended rexignationn of mombara frame" had resigned, FOREION. King Alphionso's Army Continues Ils Yip torious March, Two Carlist Leaders Said to Have Been Killed by Their Men, SPAIN. THUR CARLIASTS IN FULL. RETREAT, Daronnn, Veb. 8.—Tho Alphonsist troops bay entered Histolin, ‘Tho Osrlist chiots Mondri ang Argonz woro killed by their owo men. Don Ua, Jos has ratreated to Vergara, in Guipuzcoa, Lonnox, Feb, 8,--Dispatchos from pain dg not confirm the report of tho capture of Eutelly by the Alphoneists. The Carliste claim thatthe havo regained tho ground they lost in Gulptzcos. that Gen, Loma has been compotiod to abnuitog Zarawz and Guotaris, and ia hommed in at Han Sohsstinn ; and that the Alphonsists havo Log 1,200 kilied in the ro¢ont ongagemonte, Biapnip, Feb. #.—King Alphoneo will rotary fo atailsid on inturdave hi jon, Jovollur takos chicf command of Anny of tho North. mt « ne, FRANC! RLECTION ITEMS, Pants, Feb. 8.—M. Valontin, Republican, hy been electod to the Assombly from Seino-e,. Olao, ‘Th o 3 pene. vee no choica in tho Cates dy —— AUSTRIA, DESIRES THE GOOD WILL OF GERMANY, ‘Viexna, Fob. #.—Archduko Johann, Balvato of Tuscany, an officer of tho Austrian army, hy eon ordered under arrest, becauro, in 5 pamph. loton military reorganization, hho violontly attack, Germany, and declares that war botween Au. tria aud Germany is impending. reine nab CASUALTIES, DIED OF HIS INJURIES, Special Liapatch tn The Chicago Tribune, Canuiste, O., Feb. 8.—Pater Shuter, one of the mon who was scriously injured Saturday la) by the boiler explosion in tho stoam saw-mill of James Van Tilburgh, at Germantown, 0., died at 1o'clock Sunday morning. James Van Ti. burgh and Philip Reprogle, tie other two seri. ously injurod, aro unconscious most of tho time, and it {8 thought thoy cannot recover. Thesax. mill is total wreck, ‘Cho buildings in the in mediato vicinity wero somewhat damaged by the explosion, ‘The loas is heavy. It is thought negligenco on the part of thase omployad in th mill caused tho explosion. A colloction amount ing to neprly &300 bas beon taken up for tuo ben oflt of Shutor'a family, - RUN OVER AND KILLED, Spesiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Doexnvgove, Ia,, Fob. 8.—A horrible accident o¢ curred at Independence, Buchanan County, I, Sunday last. Elijah Chitesder and his wifo, ax aged couple, residing af Littleton, Perry Tonm tr: Lorrd, and know eattainly of ono Tuomber wis ship, wero on their way to Independence toa | tend tho funeral of Mr. Chitcadar's brother, Whilo crossing tho Burlington, Codar Rapids & Minnesota Railond track, one mile north of town, thoy wero rup over and inatantly kitted br ao pasting freight train. Doth wero well knom and highly-rospected members of nocioty, and their tragic death creates tho most intenso sor. row at Indepondonce and in tho ntighborhood where they lived, JUMPED THE TRACK, Special Dispatch to The Crteaaa Tribune, Quincy, Ik, Feb, 4.—On Saturday night tat an accident occurrod on tho ifaunibal & Bt, Jo Railroad, which resulted in slight injury to four passongers. Aptho enstward-bound passenger train renahed Clarance Stasion, 69 milos west of Quincy, a broken rail thraw two of the coaches from tho track, one of which turned over on tht yido and was draggoa along the ground fors short distance, There were six persons in the cur, but four cf whom wore injured, and thee not seriously, 18 the train was very promply stopped, THIRTY-FIVE HORSES BURNED, Prrrenuna, Pa, Vob. §.—Dantol Dompsey's , stables, at Bennett's Station, on tha Wont Penn asylvanuia Raiload, wera burned at 6 o'clock this morning. ‘Chere was s largo number of horses in the stable at tho time, and tlurty-five of then were burned to death. CAUSED HIS DEATH. Special Dtapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Denvgqve, Fob, 8.—Charles McGovern, tht brakeman who bad both his legs ont off by ss engive on the Clinton, Dubuque & Missowl Ttoad, Saturday night, died at nvon to-day, ORYBHED BY A LOG, Inpramarotis, Ind., Fob. 8,—J, E. Mosler, while inapecting some gay-logs which were te ing unloaded at Emory’a will, Ohio atroet, ta this placo, to-day, was crushed in a terrible man ner by one of the logs roliiug over him, Hisr covery is doubtful, SHIP ON FIRE. New Onixans, Feb, 8,—Tho ship Princeton, cotton-laden, act on fire by lightning about tro weeks ago, is again on fire in thehold, shels Yeing towed to the city. WESTERN MICHIGAN. +—— Great Snow-Storm—Drought—Pesch Prospects. Corresnondence of The Chicago Tribune, Granp Raprpa, Mich., Fub. 5.—Tho snow atorm in thie seotion ix in some respects tho most wovere over known, Since early Wednesday mormng, the blinding drifts have boon burliag about incessantly, making the country-roadsim- passable in many places, and complotoly vetoing the rnuning of traine on some of tuo railrosis from this city. One rond In particular—thé Grand River Valley—has not beon able to get * train ip or out of tho city for throe days, Bom of tho cars of this rood lay in drifts of anow 10 and 12 foot docp, but s fow miles from thixplace| and all offorta to relegse them from their su0#- bound fastenings are unavailing, for the contint aldrifting tila the cute ay fast as they st opened, Some of the roads manage to kee? traina moving somowhere near time, by baviok suow-plows conatantly passing over tho track vushed by threo or four ongines, Fifty miles south of hore, I understand, the oro having vo troublo; and just ao it iv cast 0 this polut, and not so for distant; whilo north 100 miles and moro, the snow 1a 8 fect deep 02 tho leyol, and still coming. An all travel 1s out off in that section, the peuple there must be Go tent alone in the wildernewa. All out-door wor Keoms entirely pusponded, for mon cannot er duro this toriible wind, so thick with blindg snow that nothing can be seen about you. Bus neous on the atroota in leld vor until the sua shjoos again, aud store-clorks have nothing be do but dust tholr shelves and huddle sbout ira. Wostern Michigan {# suffering for the waot Lf wator, Aralin-storm we have boped for a the oarly fall months, but nothing of the nie has been given,—no mors than a light sprit tod —and now one-half the people aro disappolutt! whon looking down in thelr wells aud cistern trying to soe their expecant looks reflected to them by water. the ‘Tue fruit men of the western shore ee State claim that the cold thus far hes nob ee govaro enough ta injure the growth of the oan ing asasons and, if such be the fact, chicas sf can this woawon indulge in Afiohigan’s pear) 7. hoartlly es ever before. G. 0. FINANCIAL THE B, F. ALLEN ESTATE Special Diapatch to Tha Chscago Tribunt. and Dea Mores, In., Feb, 8.—One hundr ta thirteen croditors of Ar. Allon filed sla Nad to-day, representing about 100,000. o beon decided to adopt the Trustee a closing up the estate. There will bos again,to-morrow. IRON WORKS COMPANY IN BANKAUPTOT: Special Dupatch to The Chicaae Tribu plot Mu.wavues, Fob. 8,—A potition in banka ot waa filod here against the Depore eae Met a Greon Bay, to-day, Blanchard & Arno'd, ity, and balf a dozen others, being #! he pattie. {og bred ra aod holding prer sh al f aid one-« promissory pot : Ere otaled to be between 940,000 ana 690,00 , ‘