Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1875, Page 5

now auch rigid temporance lawa asa quartor of a contmyngs. Ono-lalf of tho clergymen of Boston wers in tho habit of drinking wine. Another spenkor, ® clergsinan, thought it dis- heartoning that, out of 300 clargymen requested to take part in tho delibarations of tho bods, only forty had givon soy reply. Buch xcondition of affaira would truly bo dis- troveing, but for this ono fact. ‘The Sucioty ia composed onliroly of proltibitioniate. Prohibi+ tion is an acknowlodgod failuro, Alt efforts at fomperance roform bavedt upoa the theory of prohibition aro wasted, Tho popular will is op- posedtott, Toway thatthe causo of tempor- ance hag sown no progress in Massacbusstte iu tronty-five yoars is to admit thin, but to seause tho clergy and othr of indifferance to the prey- alonce of oxcessive drinking beoaure they Lave abandoved a theory of repression which expori- ment ha shown to be worse than asoless, Is to display nn ignorance and obstinacy wocthy of fa- natics only. SES Seat a Tho St. Louia jail has long been considered one of the strougost aud bast protected in tho ‘United States. So secure is it materially that escape from it can ouly bo effected by the conn!- yonce of tho jailera, It is consequently just to gesume that the liberation of Pzren McCantNey and lly companions the other day waa koown of beforshand by the Chlof Jailor. McCanryuy was @ voteran couuterfoiter, who under Col. Wirtiry's administration enjoyed an itnmunity from molestution which conld bo accounted for upon but ono hypothosia, and that one by no means flattoring to thoex-Chiof of tho Seoret-Service. Previous to MoCantnex's cs- capo ho wae visited by one Baan, formeily amember of Wutriny’s Secret-Sorvico corps, through whose agenoy the scheme was puccess- fully matured. Col. Wasapuny’s action in im- mediatoly causing the arrest of the Chief Jailor, through the co-oporation of United States At- tornoy Paraick, of &t. Louis, on the charge of connivance, deserves tio commendation of the entire country, The eucceas ha mat with in got- ting Tos BacLann scutcnced to the penitentiary for thirty years probably was not forgotien by the counpirators. PERSONAL, Astr Srentpay’s osn-can died a natural death. ‘Tho monstrosity only gasped at the best. Tho Hon. Ina E. Draren, of Prairio City, Towa, arrived at the Grand Vacifle yestorday, It may bo briofly said thet misfortune has B. I, Antex, the great Dea Moines financier, Lucy Hooren saya Mme. MacMauon is not only “dumpy,” but that sho actually has » mus- tache. Tho copyright of the works of Micueter waa isposed of to MAL. Levy Brothers, as 86,000 francs. Prince Tontonta, of Rome, has tired of his pictures and other objocts of art, and wants to sell out. Gantnatpr, Victron Hugo, Kary Brtxp, Lovis Buane, Gaunrrra, and Caste.an, ore coming to tho Centennial, Bixty thousand Japanese in Yaddo aro study- ing the English languago, and tearing thelr hair over ite torturing idioms. Mr. A. Baonson Atcort, of Concord, Mass... teacher of philosophy, is a guest at the Palmer House, and will remain in the city ten or more daya, Pasquixo has 8 sketch of Vicron Exanven, tho Pope, nud Cantmacor sauntering arm in orm along the stroeta of Rome. The Millennium, aure enough. Honace Wartg, of Tre Ontcaco Tarmuns, and wife, eniled from New York in the steamer Cym- bris, for Europo, yesterday, to bo absent from one to two yeara. Cincinnati girls refased to kiss thelr bosux who were shaved by female barhors, and so the Chicago onterprise was starved to doath by tho prudos of the Queen City. Misa Marmpa Fnurenen arnved in the city yesterday froma succereful locturing tour, and ts stopping at the Patmor House. She is en route for the East to ill engagemonte. Thore is ono thin-skinned member of tho Royal family of England. It is Prioco Leo- TOLD, who was born without an epidermis, and is too teudor to live. So ho [s going to die, Itis reported that tho Order of tho ‘Thistle, mado vacant by tho death of the Duke of Monr- Ross, is to be conferred upon the Marquis of Bure. Theso are bona-tide Lords, not bulls, by the way, ‘Tuers is aald to have been discovered in North Carolina & ‘broathing cave," the suction of which is eo groat that it draws in living animals, Itseoms to havo sucked in a newepapor-man.— Boston Globe. Suankey, the murderer, who escapod from tho Tombs, is in Havann, He ifl-troatod the woman, Macorz Jonpay, who effected hia escape for him, and now she has betrayed him. The Cuban guthoritics will probably surrender him, At Nantes, in France, the Davexvonr brothers Gavo their usual exhibition, but tho knots were tied by an old oallor. The result was not as ‘usual; imatead of five minutos, thowe knots amused tho spirits for juat half an hour, Iftho Rav. Marwews, who is lecturing to Nobraska upon the * Mountain Meadows Massa- cro,” claimy to have written the account of it pub- Mehod firat in ne Curcago Turnpne, and copied ex.ens.voly, tho Rev, Maturws ts a fraud, A Lombay Fakir covered himuelf with ashes, lighted a emall fire, and, hanging himself by the hoela to # tree, swang like Conpent's pendu- lum over the flamo. Fakirs in thia country get thelr “roasting” in tho nowspapere Tucuday norulngs, Anup haa just died in Parle at the age of 90 Yoars, whose teeth wera completely renewod » fow years ago, Tho same phonomenon occurred When sho was 47 yoars of age, and again at 63 she had found horsolf in posscasion of @ por- fectly new and regular sot of tecth, The Journal saya: Thoro are fellowa who say that it would be no mattar if the country did Get out of water and haves long drought thiy winter, but what will they aay when wo tol! them that the tax on whiaky is to be advanced to $1 sgallon? There 'Suuaan nature at ite beat. The ex-aditor of tho Bridgeport (Conn.) Lance got an ides that Banyow, the showman, had married another man's wife, and told P.T. 3B. that ho would be ailent for 95,000, And when the warrant was served on him he blub- -bered as it in alloged Dezouve dia before Mouze Tou, ‘The Superintendent of tho Auguats, Me., gas Worka, discoutinued his Reunstios Jearnah ne cause that paper said bis gas wae poor. As thet gentleman did not know Signxt, and bad nobody ‘defend him in the papers, ho took the rival Le and read it by the light of s kerosone Pay Rerrauy, hotel-keeper of Wostminater, id., with a friend, ohopped a dog to plocea, and Pat Seven bullecs and forty-four buck-ehot into aes ‘The aviinal was found in Retoze'’s room, hen they hunted for his carcaus for goup and woe Jol not a trace of it could be found, = ie that dog wag a phantom, @ Italian journals report the dlacovet Ty, ee ‘aye 880, at Reggio d’Emilla, of thirty orig- Azsaueen te Qvicctanpisx addreasod to Count sa ioc ALaguzzr, GulcctaRDINt govern- s. nes a eeageeenes bebalt of Pope Lxo q ae lottors wil ay {nterost to the students ot Tictant tins ith characteriatio modeaty, the 2 ted to complete the caut of ‘ts play ceca mentioned in ite columns asin rele: the newspsper-men of the olty, Towupy omisalon, the following, “Bopora, lackeys, eto, Mr, Coates Noxtuvr, ay Mr. J. Botawsin, Mr, frantay etd eae patie LL, Mr, Sau Breziy, and the An extravagant woman ruined ber bh boasted that she bad nover wet foot pa Omnibusor atrast-gar; wore Incen aud Gamonday nd left Luin hopelessly baukruph Whsa he drowned himself, and left hor without a penny in the world, sho suddenly approciated her past wiclorinags, and rozolyod—to marry again ad 00n ag conveniont, ‘the Athenazen thus advises young men about to commut the enormity of making a play: A gautlornan shaittd not be presented na acobting angtliy a hidy ha eearcely knows; young Tadles abonlt nol, Whatever thotr Wisappoiutment, tell thele hosts they ero oid and ugly sand peopte 1% goveral in pinyit nlould conform ta those bablin of bebayior aint apeech which suclety laa found indispensable to tte own exintcnco, Without wishing to be personnal, we commend the above to our local Ronzntson-BouctoauLr, ‘The Scandal City has heon at it again. Tho Rey, Micitazn Mickey, of Brooklyn, a Catholic priest, has got himself into trouble by a clun- doatino correspondonce witha» young girl in a Dboarding-school, by driving a fast horac, and by embozzling 25,000 of monoy collected for the erection of anew church. ‘Tho father of tho young pitl produced a bundlo of Ictters, told bim tortep down and out, and threatened to drive him from Brooklyn, Tho erring divine is “in sotreat.” Tuoxas Dunree, who haa jnet beon olocted Chief-Juatice of tho B1prome Court of Thode Island, makes of the Logislature the somowhat ramarxable request that, boforo ho takes his seat, the salary of tho office, which is now 26,000 s yonr, or 91,000 moro than that of the Associate Justices, may be reduced to 24,600, Lecauso, he says, tho Agaociate Justices have olmout as much work to do asthe Chicf Justice, and ho thinks that $500 is difference enough botweon the two, Ho nas delayod tailag hia seat for tho express purpose of making this requaxt, as the sainry of the Judge cannot be changed during his term of ofdce, aud go tho Logislature haa passed an act reducing tho salary to 24,600. Dr. De Kovgn, tho nowly-clocted Bishop of the Illinois Diocose, arrived in this city from Maclno yesterday afternoon, and fa now tho guest of his brother, Mr, Joun De Koven. He comes bere solely for the purpose of conaulting with tbe latter gontioman and a fow other public- spirited citizous of Chicago about tho restoration of Taglor-Iall, the portion of Incine Cotloga re- contly destroyed by fire, Dr, De Koven ia deoply interested in its rebuilding, and comes hore, ns he has reason to oxpect sesistanco to~ wards repairing the lose, His visit hag no rofer- enco whatever to the Bishopric. The question of his acceptance of tho office to which he bas been elected lina not been sottled, and it is stated that he isso far undocided that hoe can givo no jutimation es to what his ccurae will be. Mr. Sanrson was selocted to fill the place mado vacant by tho suicide of tho formor city editor of tho Ties. ‘they applied to tha Bank: of Engiand to give thom the beat man possible, and it gave them Mr, Sasrpson. Ho was trusted to the utmost oxtent; his offico in the city was his own, sud bo was the absolute autocrat of his own department. The tomptations placed in his way wera probably too strong for ordinary few and blood to rosist, and the Times is uow re- solyed that no other man shall be subjected to the samo temptations, Thue, although Mr Sampson's successor, Mr. Crus, was also recommended by tho Bavk of England, thoy have closed up their city ofiice. Their monoy article ia mow dated from “ Printing-Houso Square,” and I beliovo arrsogemente have been mado by which it will be practically imposible to “poe” Mr, Causp.—London Letter. Tho enous Printing Company are at work getting up a directory of Chicago in 1839, There aro sume 80) names upon it, aud the few otbore will probably be supplicd shortly. Petru Page thon lived at No. 150 Clark atroot, near landolph; J. Youna Scamaon ot No, 105 Lake streot; the Presbyterian Church was on tho cor- nor of Clark ard Washington streets; and the Mothodist Church on tho corner of Washington and Clark ; the Tremont Houso whero itis now ; and tho Western Hotot away distant from civili- zation on the corner of West Lake aud Canal streets. DBensauin W. Raytown was Mayor: and Judgo E. 8. Witutaxs kept a grocery atore, and was Recorder; Joux O. Haines was clork for Gzoncr W. Menatnt, dry goods, No. 166 Lake atroet ; Lint was brewing ale at the old place ; and Atuent Drickrxson was porter at tho Oity Hotet;L. D. Boonz was practicing medi- cine ; sud Snag B. Coun was a trank-makor. MOTEL ARRIVALS, Palmer House—F, W. Lotton, St, Lou's; Georgo Burrell, Boston; Mi. F, Maloy, New York; G, a Cowles, Iuwa; D, Sabin, Minnesota; Isidore Me: ors, Ohio ; O, If, Ford, Now York; B, Kapf, Phitadle phie; L. £, Reod, Bt, Paul; c. W. Campbell, spring- Held ; W. Dowon, Drookiyn's W, Procese), New Yori; T. MH. Walsh, Detrort ; C. Hy Jac Ohio... @rand Pacyle—J. Ul. Warner, Mtwbur; james H, Eimore, Grant, "Davenport; James Qui itteumg? 8. ae uincy 5 a itteburg : 5 be Surrelt? Loula; Yanserpoi, Kansna} U1, M, Allen, Leavenworth; Ht. P, Nye, New York; J. T, Thomyson, Nobraska City; Wiliam Gintormenn, Cincinnatl; E, J, Wickvon, Uties,. thermamy Havxe— Pesrvall Smith, Philadelphia; T,O, Alen, New York ; G, W. Cobb, situcral Paint’; Frank Mal, Deu— ver} 'H, Lovg, Now York; Joba Ui, Smith, F, D. Hughes, New York ; John Asay, Jr, Glurgow, Seat- loud... Zremont Mouse—W. N,' Ualnes, Baltimore 5 Bon ©. Ohristopuer, 8t. Louis james Grifith, Oin~ cinustl; J. M, Egner, Galesburg; J. H. Linaly, New York; W. A. Wentz, Bultimora} A. Warren Kolrey, Bt, Lule} W, 8, Btovens, New York; J, I, Gago, Har cite; X. 0, Cosbinan, St, Louie, — DEPROIgT, Momeopnthic~Legislative Excursions Special Dievatch to The Chtendo Tribune, Dernoir, Mich. Feb. 11.—Lhe Dotroit Ho- meopathioc College hold ita graduating exorcises today. The address to the class was deliyerod by Prof. Clemo, Tho graduates ara: George Vin- cont, Bullett High, Luman Godfrey, Frank War- ren, Aaron Jenkins, Tremont Soans, Albert Grant, Wiliam Griswold, Warreo Houghton, Jaaon Bteale, and Everett Weed, oll of Michi- & Willlam Socly and George Dart, of Now ‘ork; Elizabeth Noble, of Ohio; Wilham Rob- erts, of Vermont; Robort Mcfavish ond Alor- ander Clark, of Canada; Bary Jones, of Wash- Jugton), Wilber Thatoher, of fonis, valedictorian, Tho logislative oxcursioniets have airived. and thia evening, after a formal reception by Mayor Moffatt and the City Government, visited Cov. Bayley and tho Hon. G, Y. N. Lathrop, who kept open house in their honor. Se TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Afiroon the night or the Sth destroyed the rouldonce of Afry, Baughman, at Lishou, Noblo County, Ind. Loss, 62,500; insurance, $600. Atn meeting of the patrons of tho Milwaukee Art Gallery Inst night, committoes wore appoint- eto pay of dobta aud obtain charter for an Art Aupociation, Large numbers of pictures aro Laut, waiting to come forward, and they will be at once aent for, Yesterday Btato Traasurer Shaw, of Indiana, received @ communication from some Engitsh bondholders of prenky-ava Wabash & Erie Caual bonds, in which they demanded payment in full, Tho amount involved is over 6195,U00. ‘Tho Hubbard House at Nlaux City, one of the lorgest aud fiuost hotel buildings in the North- went, which bas beon closed several montha for the purpose of introducing improvoments, was leased youterday to Col. J. J. Suaw, ovwnor of the Merchants’ ote), at 8s. Paul, and will be opened iu about thirty days ————--_—. THE NATIONAL GRANGE, Omantystor, & 0., Fob, 11.—The National Grange yenterdsy authorized the Executive Committee to select the location for cttices of tho body, and to losso tho necessary buildings, ‘The sotion with reference to the loan of mouoy by the National Grango to State Granges was go amended astomake the loan free ot interest, ‘Two additional members of the Executive Com. tmalttes wore siocted, viz,: ‘I. D, Chaso, of New Uampebire, and John T. Jones, of Arkanaas, for three years each, D, W. Aiken, of South Caro- lina, waa ro-elocted for throe years, and William Sauders, of Washington, and &. B, Shankland, of lows, held over, maldng the Committeo Ave inall, An appropriation was mado to-day for the Granges of Kansas and Arkansas. i NEW YORK FAILURE. New Your, Fab. 11,—Jobo Haviland & Co, importers and dealers in fruits at No. 267 Wash- {ngton etrost, have suspended, No staternont hae been meade, but persons outelde the house Ri ye liabilicion at tr 'Le cauue of the saup a Qovorioration in aud bad debits, ——.—____ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lrvzsroot, Feb, 11.—-Arsitvod, atoamabip Hel- vetle, from uality and price of truit, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1875. & BROOKLYN. Mr. Evarts Giving a Small Grist a Long Grinding. His Obdurate Indifference to the Learned Judge’s Prayer to Cut It Short. Possible Completion of the Cross-Questioning To. Day at Noon. Gen. Batler to Enroll Under Tilton's Standard When Congress Adjourns. Interview with the Woodhull at Leavenworth, Kan, YESTERDAY. Brecrat Pisvatch to the Chicrao Tribune, Beooxuyy, N. Y., Feb, 11,—Of all the vilininons woatbor with which we hove been afflicted, this winter-weather of to-day was, by all cdds, its yery worat ond most intolerable. Firet, it rained; then it snowed; then it frozo; then it rained again; than it snowed again; then it frose spain,—nud #o on, @a capa, from tho tising of tho aun even to the going down of the i sama, AN ODORIFERODS ZA3t, In spite, however, of rain and snow and froezing, ono of the very denscat crowds which evor beset tho City Court attended to-day’s pro- ceedings. A ganeral impression prevailed that, al the end of the crogs-examivation, Evaria would ovorwhelm tho witness with some question which would leava him prostrate. Tho demolition so long and so causelesely postponcd was thought to be in abeyance morely for dramatic offect. In proportion to the sanguine oxpoctancy of tho crowd was its disappointment whon to-day turned out to bo the very dullest and most pointicua of | Ml tho lagging serics, You can imagine the at- mospheric effect of 500 damp and steaming per- fous, oll wearing rnbker overstoca, berte:s' pomade, and wet overcoats, pent ina room 20 foet square. Tho very Judgo on tho beuch wus choking, and great waves of fotid vapor rollod out into tho corrdora whenever tho doora wero opened. It was hike taking a public Tukish bath in company with 10,009 decayed umbrelias. Jf the vonsumptive juror really iutends to slide out of the tiresome business on the ples that tie air in fatal to bis lungs, he had better avail himecif of tho very noxt occasion which resombler tho stifling unwholesomoness of to-day. Otherwise, ho will stay at home iv dead earnest. BEECHER, Been dimly, asa red sun throngh a November fog, waa tho visago of Deecheor this mormug. If ho is in training for the witness-aland he mus:, for onco, at least, bnyo abandoned his procopt- or’s syatem. Instead of the healthy pinkuess to which his color had been reduced, be Icoked to-day just oa epoplectic and blowsy oa ever, A hearly breakfast, perbaps, occasioned the flush, which was apparont to avery one. Coincident with tho return of his purple was tho return of his morriment. of tho court-room, whenever thore was the slightest excuse for laughter, Beechor laughed. Tiis mirth was not infectious, for everybody cise looked unspeakably dull all day. MRS, BEECHER cannot stand much moro of tho excitement, suspense, and tediam of the trial, Wer days are few unless she speedily tako flight to the balmy Southern oir, away from which this year sho eponda her firat winter. Her foatures are sorely piached, and the suppressed fire which lately gleamed io her eyo seems to have burutitself out. For her tuo spectator cannot but feel pity, if not genuine sympathy. ‘Mra, Tilton and Mrs, Field woro the only other familiar womaa-faces presont, there boing but two othor Amazons to represent their sox, TILTON was in no better health, though in ob- viously better humor, thanks tv some dis- ciplino enforzed, £ believe, by Leach, He bas abandoned tho old habit of prod- ding Evarts with grammatichl corrections. ‘Tho wound be thus fofficted was small and un- necossary, though it ovldeutly made the savazo old barrister amart. From the momont of his counsel's instruction, Tilton has ceased to ro- tort in such a fashion to the questions of his ex- aminer, and, aa a consequence, the procoedings to-day moved along without much judicial Jubri- cation, Evarta was animated by o munifoat desire to cloge tha cross-examination and get ont of the caso before twonty-five thousaud dollars’ worth of bis time shall have boen exhausted nud shall Lavo left hia clicnts in his debt, Tho gloominess of the day without filled the court with ite MELANCHOLY PRESENCE, Everybody saw ovorybody else throngh a for darkly, Tilton loomed up like a monument dimly visible in London smoke. Evarta was a biack strosk on no leaden background. The Judge rominded one of some Indian idol, hugo aud portentous, wrapped with clouds of franlin- conve, We know that he was ugly, but wo folt that ho was great, and, though tho odors which begit him woro not of Arabian savor, but rathor born of ONATHAM BTRERT BLOP-SHOPS, all eyes rogardod him os tho tigh priest, if not as the deity, of tho templo. In the ori- fice overload flickered a falnt clrolo of gas-jota sot round like a cathorine- wheel, snd mocking the vaporous dimnoss with their sleily glaro, [t was like a villazo meeting at nightfall op tho edge of an ugue- breading anamp. ch WEARY, BTALE, FLAT, ‘Tho cross-oxatnination to-day was inexpreeal- bly dull aud tedions. 1¢ dwolt for along time upon the tripartite agreement and the considern- tions which led Tilton tosign it. Tilton's stato- ment exactly corresponds to that of Bowon, which T roported to you somo tlie ago. iH. D. Clatlin, who seomp to havo beon a moxt industri- oux agent of Bocchor, and who was chosen not without reayon to serve upou Beochor’s Iuvostl- Rating Coumittos, valied upon ‘Luton aud urged to ign his consont not to roext any of tha steries which Bowen had told hun to Beocher's detriment, ‘Tilton naturally demund- ed that, if he should make such a plodge in the character of & mere ropoater, at least Bowen, tho originator of the accusations, should do tho wama thing, and ho refused to sigu the ayroc- mont unless Bowou signed, for two reasons, — frat, because, by so doing, he would aaynmo the reaponsibility of taving originated, instead of having reposted, Bowen's charges agatnst Beech- or; and, second, becanse it would lixowise por- mit the inference that the story ugainat Beechor which he had bilmys!f authorized iu an original capacity, und bad not merely retailed second-hand —uamely, the story of Beocher's criminality with ‘is wife,—would seum to be retracted in the game manner as these stories which he ropeated from Bowen's Lips, EvaRTa’ opsEcT waa to show that hiv refusal to wign tho agroc- mout was due to Moulcon’s interferenve. When Bowen was urged to sim it by Claflin with the plea thet ho (Clatlln) fad once holped Bowon over a chasmof bankruptey, he tinally consented, ‘Then, aod not till then, ‘lion sigued it, ‘Tho orginal compact was that no copiey should be wade of the dooument. Wilkebou, ab Heeakor’s auggoution, duplicated it, and, at =® ~~ =proper —eriaia, Bout i to the morning papers, Beecbor himeoif violated bis obligation of secresy by showing the original covounnt to ‘I'homas Kinuella, of the Kagle, who, 10 ono of Lis lettera tu his iitress, laiely pub- hed, boasted of the fact that bis whilom enamy had been obliged to aue to him for protection. To that letter aud that boast Tilton alluded. One of the objects of the cross-exemiuatian to~ day mas to prove that Fite caubres eign the tri- partite agreemout wu @ bad obtuined his 97,000 from Bowen, ‘TILTON'S COMPLIMENTS TO ‘Wilkesou Wiixraow, jae tue aubbor of that atory, Fixing hia oyes on the ceiling’ and Wilkeson, & short, epare, haired, and) white-bearded gentleman gold apoctacles, iat under the Judgo, ‘Tilton toantied that when Wilketon said that hi N= teetad Jlton (ovtung his collal the fuee), Wilkeson Hed, Wilkenon looked whole voiume of responre, but raid nothing. HOWEN AND RINPELDA, Then Tilton was pumped as to his connection with the publication of the Bowen letter. first in inday paper, and afterwards in tho Brooklyn Jagie, “Thaye already explained how that pub+ Hention waa made by attaches of tho Eagle to a divers poptlar ‘attentiou from oa dis- kecna in the outekirts of the in which = Mrs. Kinsella assaulted eld, atzd proclaimed to the thirty ganing on that the father of hor nine dausbterd was in adulterer. Kinsella fled to Albany, aod dul not return until Bowen, by the publication of that fetter, was compelled io drop agsroscyo warfare on Kizsolla, and Lis debaucheres in the public achools, and take to defending bimeelt, HOW THE WOODIULE KEPT UP APPEARANCES. Jt was now timo for Woodhull to bo brought up onen more, and Tton, at Evarts’ reqaeet, dee seribed her houre and furniture. ‘Tus audience was much edited to learn tuat, though it way a,| maguiticent hove, all tus rooms but tyo were absolutely unfurnished, The point of tho crova-oxaminuation — just iere had s delicate reference to tho number of Leds in the howe, A little squabble about the date when Moulton surrendered the papers fu Keeping to Tilton brought the moining seselou to su end, 3M, EVARTS IN No ittnnT. ‘The afternoon was zealonsly wnt tedionsly de- votud Ly Jivatts to the reading of sunury pare sages from ‘Tillou's story, with connected in- quires a8 to whether bo still adored to them, whom initials roproxented, ond a mass of euch apparently guperiluows aud uncocer«ary detail. dudge Netlxon besought Lvarts to conclude the xnuination by the hour ef adjournment, arts stubbornly refuxed, thougis a promise was fot from him tuat ho would dreg 1¢ no far- ther thaw to-morrow, BPECULATIONS AND OO3BIP. By noon to-morrow there iv overy prospect of Tilton oscapmy from tus clu'ch of tho defense, and Iapeing once more into the kindly guidance of dircet examiuntion, ‘Iho reditect’ wul prob- ably not bo concluded till Monday ovening. ‘Cuosday morning bo will have to submit to a re= crose-examination, aud it will probably be Wednesday afternoon before tha next witners will tale the stand, That witness will probably bo Fiank Curoenter. E have beea informed by very creditable authority that, diroctly after the adjournment of Congress, Gen, Butler will ar- rive here and take part in the prosecution, ‘Til- ton’a har in by many regarded as more than 9 match for Beechor's, and works together in por- fect harmony, With Butler tu offect Tracy. the siiif's cabo will certainly sot be dencient in Docron Sxstax, Te the Associated I've: THIPALTITE AGREEXLEST, 1,—Notwithstunding the sidewalks this morn- ing, the ‘Ydlon-Beechor tial in the Broukisn City Court-room had as crowded an attendance to-day agon any previous day, Mrs. Tiltou avd Mre. Field wero preaont early, but Mr. Beecher and his wife did not arrive until 2 short tine after tho proceedings begun. A fow prelimio- aries having been settied by counrel, Mr, ‘arts continued the crosa-cxamiuatiou of Mr, ton. Witness ssid: I bave no copy of tho draft of ths tripmitite agreemont, {Ho was handoda pamphlot.] I do nop kuow whecher this is s ecapy of tho original dratt of tho agreomont, though it purports ta be, 1 could not swear that this is tho exact phrasovlogy of tho original draft. I thivk that the tripartite covenant, ne put into my bands for signature, way in tho handwriting o£ Samnel Wilkcson, aud I have ap Inpression that tho draft was written by him to. I think the original draft was read to me io Meculton’s study in the presouce of Mr. Clailin, Mr. Wilkoson, Mr. Moulton, and myself, I could not eny whether this was at achatco mecting, nor can I say whothor it was in the morniug or evening thatittock place. Lcanvot say it the Taper showu ine then was prepared for iny Kig- vature, My recollection is that Clatlin asked mo aday corso after, that, if Buwen withdrow bis ehatgo in writing against Beecher, I would not Snead them ang more. Luaid if Bowen would sign the agreomout, I WOULD SIGN IT TWENTY TIMES OVER, Toxpreseed my behef then that Boweu would noteign the covenant, Ipickeu up a pen and made # motion with my hand as if siguing tho paper, aud then stated that if Bowen would ate tncb his name to it, I would ign it as often as thoy desired. ‘Cho witness went on to explain that in a moro extended examination of the agreement ha saw the paragraph be was asked to sign, ond, as it waw not im the terma bo do- sired, Re rofused to attach bis name to it unless it wns modified in somo degree. I do not re- member reading all the dacument, but I read a paragraph roluting to Bowen, whou I uttered this oxclamation, The witvess continued : What preveuted my signing it then was becauso) =Mr, = Bowen's =onamo_ owas not attached {o the clause prepared for him. I oxpiessed my willingnoas to sign it, but did notsignify my intention. I do nut remember guy poraon eaving, ‘Don't sign it first, ag Mr. Bowen may not sign it.” Mr. sloulton olay have said this, but 1 donot remembor if hedid, My impreasion is that Moultou eaid he thought Bow- en would not sign, avd Clafin, clenching hia hand, ead, "Bowen bas got tosign it,” Ido not know who tool: away the paper from BMoul- tou. ‘ I vaw tha paper cgain when Iwas expect- ed to sizn, but I do not remember the day or the hour ;«but I think I eaw it in Wilkevon's office, in what was then the North Pacific Raiload of- fica, and it then lay betwoen us, but I do not re- mowber if I called for it. Icanuot say wuethor Ithen porused or considered the document, I do not know whethor it was thore or Walicsou's oliice on thot uceasion. Ido not remember the date when the draft camo into my possession, aud was made the subject of my chaugo. ‘TIM: AWAMD GIVEN ME. was Bowon's choce for $7,000, Boulton was thete thon, buc I do not think I bauded over tho check to him, but porhapa I gave the chock a day or two after, for depomt, to Fravk Wood- rut, Ihave no draft of this proposed changs in my possession, but Wilkeson has, It was left in bis possession, I do not think I composed a paragraph, but took a portion from that of Wil- Kegon, and it reads o I inserted it. Ido not re- tnembor that I eigned it at this interviow, but I vemomber the parties were not togethor when they signed. I thiuk, however, that Bowen sign- ed it tat; I did second, aud Mr. Beocher last, signing over my name. This paper was not executed in duplicate, but only one copy was signed. Wilkoson had several copies = prepared ~— for ublication, This signed copy waa given to Horace B, Claflin, I do not know if any person was presont when I asigned it. 1 cannoteay if Wilkeson, Btorre, Clathn, or Froeland were then present, Possibly stoulton may have boon present, but 1 do not remember tho ptnoo or timo at whlch this paper was signed. I canuot now remember who got tho paper after it waa signed, Ithlok I got a chock frum Bowen ou the night of the signing of tho arbitration. I did aot sign the arbitration without getting the check, but obtaiued it halr ap Lour alter my name waa written to it, though Wilkcgon wud to tho contrary bofore tho Inves- tigating Committec, Mr, Lvarta asked counset on the other side for the production of the “truo story,” but tho proacoution had not brought it into court, aud proiuizod to do so after tho recesa, ‘Tho witnoss continued: 1 put in type tho Bowen letter, with comments, about the end of March, 1672, I discusued it with Oliver Johnson boforo it was put fin type, 1 whowed the alipa nt this time to Moulton, Sfx. Boceher, and wy counsel, but do not remember showing it tosuy other poraaus, My improssion is that uo othor peruon waw it until sfior the Woodhull publication, in November, 1872. 1 ahowod it to Wilkuson before the tricartite agroonmiout was prepared; in faot, itformed part of that covenant. 1 do not remomber i I showed it to him before the arbitration was spread upon, Ido not know the time that tho arbitration was agreed upon. I bad then A QUIT PENDING AGAINST UR, LOWEN {none of those courts, Mr. Ward began it in my ubsenco, Ido not know if it wasa suit, but it was Subuleiantary progoedinga at law, if you call that s auit, ‘Ihroa alips, I think, wero printed of the article, Quo of them went to Wilkeson, and was put into tho tri- partite agreement; one, I think, incam~- plete, waa picked up by a printor, and ono rems:ns vow in my possoasion, with Mr, Johu- son's wmendments. I think i had @ complete ulip of my own, besides the ane I showed Deecb- er, which made the fourth. 1 thin theo slipy were atruck off ut two different timow, 1 do not know if the pe composing the article bere was prover vod, aned Jubn Lurmou ove of these bhipd bofore the Woodhull publication, Ile was an intimate fiend of nine, end I often consulted with bim about my atfai T never remember eaying to Harmon thatIdid not oure what he did with it, I committed it to his care, to uso aa might seom beat to bia in bis diecrotion, 1 satd to uim thut | left it to pis judgnient and care, 1 went to lis houge with 1@ He was wot thore, and I loft it for bim in a note conveviug this r quust, of which T do not now know the pbrascol- ogy. Mr, Mokelvoy, of the Layis, ASKED ME TO SNOW HIM TIIG BLIP, which I think be hoard of through T put it tnto the latter gentleman’ gives to MoKelvoy, af Harmon judged it right. ‘Tubs whip was published about five or siz mouse alter tis, aud E saw is ie the { whilo- | threatened to be published in the Eagle before in" thin, and I wont down to the oflice to have it nuppresscd. I knew Mr. MeDermoit. Ho used to be onthe Sunday Prese, I ont certain that Mr. McDermott dit not tell tne of this Lefora it wan published. Hn called to reo me in the Golden Age ofiico after, 1 raid be was the man that published it, and T ordered him out of tho ofiice. Ido uot nodarstand that the copy given to Harmon was the means of this publication. I heard that Beocher ehowed the tripartite agres- Inent to Kinsella, which was the teavon of itn pabheation in the Lagir, I donot xnow which Harmon's «lip is now, but I tank it wau returyed ‘ith Harmon'e letters, THERE ALY, ONLY TOUR COPIES, either complete or incomplete, of this slip, that T know of. 1 think [attended Plymouth Charch all the way down to tho apring of 1970. Ido nat remembor how many times I wont there in 1863, probably cight or nine; nor can £ recollect how often in 1467. I never passed but ono night at Mra, Woodbull's houne, but_ generally left there abont 11 o'clock at might, T never stayed thero until the small hours of the morrine. went through the house o1 one occasion wi-h ber, apd found thet all the rooms wero Lare, exceyt the room she oceuried with her busoand. ‘This was shortly afler my acquaintance with her. On the lower floor only the patios was furuished, Rlio told ine her hours had heen calied a houes of il. repute, and ale toot me through it to show me it was a bare, empty house, That was onoof the circumstances that led ma to beliave she wos o troduced woman, I nover bear: it was ever fur- nishod during tho period of my requaintanco with her. 1 do not remember that anv lettora or papers came junto my bands from Monlton after tho Bowen publication. Iwent to him before Iny sworn statement wan prepared, and aaked hifn to aco some of the papera im hrs possession, T never copied or reccived copies of any of these decumonts which was in Mr. Moullou's pasion, Tor us was very angry when 1 asked him, aud re- fused ine, Tho Court here took the cuatomary recess. “TRE TRUE STORY.” After the receaa, Mr. Eyatts continued Tilton’a cross-examinatron, Witness bad afew favors in bis band which ho handed to Mr, Evarta, and said: “This isthe firet draftof the ‘True Story, and isall that I liave been able to find, Evarts thon read portions of the ‘True ‘y and asked witnoes if be remembered tic paris read. The reply was geterally that he did not. remember tho ptrascology, a4 it weass long ago. but be was of opiion thst, in substance, his btatninent was the same a4 read by the counsel. Mr. Fullerton objected to the reading of this paper and getting it ite evidence. He agued that st could not ve read anJ tlacod in evidenvo until ft was shown that the orginal was pos in thoir posereion. Mr. Bench contonded that it must be shown that the other sido lost the original document, and mado n eearch forit before they could iniro- duce this secondary evidence. Judge Now'aon ruled that Mr. Evarts could continue binreadings. ond it was resumed atthe point where the interruption oceuried. At a certain point in this reading witners, whecling around in his chair, faced the Court. and requested Judzo Neilson ta instruct him what anawers he suonld make to the questious if he had written so and ko courte of years azo, His memory of what he had written go long waa not very clear, aud ho did not wish, unwit- tingly, to swear falsely, ‘The witnovn wae, ot bis onn roquert. allowed to say if what wan read t» him war like, or similar in any Gearce, to what he had vwiitten in his statement at tha’ timo, atd Mr. Lvarts ree 1 his quatations, to nearly allof which he pot ans sor that witness did not remember any such puraseulogy, or that it was something like that, Mr. Evarta read the account of the interview inthe statement between Bowen and winners, and in which tho former stated that tho Initer should damand Beecher's retirement from Piym- outh pulpit and editorship of the Chrisiian Union. ‘the witnesa replied that he romem- bered something Jike this, avd ba also recollected incorporsting bia domand foc Beecber'a i retiroment = =in’ tis = ‘True Story.” One portion of the statement rend can- tained # letter from Mra, Ehzapech Cudy stav- ton toa friend, aftor the Woodhull putdicstion, eeclaring that tho words put inio her mouth by Mra. Woodhull were all false. Tho witnors continue I bavo known Mr. Jackson 8, Schultz. of New York. for some time. We waa a subscriter for tho Golden Age L never remember saying that Beecher wns ro- sponsible for my quarrel with Bowen, or tiat THE WHOLE PLYMOUTH CHURCH PEOPLE WERE HYPochiTes, and that if I wished [could blow their roof off; but I remember Oliver Johnaon making the Jatter statoment. I had an interview with Schultz in tho latter part of 1871, iu company with Woodruff, but I never used any such ox- pressions. In » converention with Schultz, I said my wifo was as pure ox the driven snow, and aganangel. I know Mr, Southwick. Ho was ono cf my contributors to the Golden Age. Inever remember eaying to him that I know Mra, Woodbull to be a8 pure on an angel, If I did esy ao 1 must bave beon "chalng.” Tho Court hero adjourned for the day, Mr. Evarta sonouncing that he would close the cross- examination to-moriow morning. THE RECOVERED DOCUMENT. Tho production by Mr, Evarts of a copy of the Trae Story" crentod quite a sonastion, as tere- tofore it wan ginerally understood that it was destroyed, Fullerton, counsel for plaintitf, ob- jected to the readingvof it, and Beach waid: Tho objection, sir, assumes thie form: that thoy are now giving secondary evidence of an inatrument tho losa of whicn they havo not proven, Tacro is no evidonco but that tho originals exit in their posgestion and in the poseossion of some person over whom ther bavo apparently a Into control, and, until they prove the loss of the instrument, they cannot rosort to this mode of proving it, Judge Neilson—It has not boen traced to their possession, Mr. Beavh—TIt has beon traced to the posses- sjon of Mrs, Tilton, Judge Nellaon—By whom it waa destroyed. Beach—By whom this witness was informed it wos dostroyed, but it turns out that a portion of it was afterward found by this witness afier Mra, ‘Tilton loft his house. Now, whether or net sho Ja in the porsersion of tho other portion of this original document does not appeur, Judge Nellson—He might have it and it could not be found, Mr. Beach—That they don’t show; they havo given no proof of the loss by tracing it from tho hands of tho person into whose cus- fody it was originally put. Ie the original = instruinent Is “lout and thera is a copy of it,—an authentic copy of it— the possossion of which they don’t diselaim, that iy the Lest weeondary evidence of the cunten' Now, our objection is only, that without any ot tlia proof giving thom license to introduce ace- ondary ovidonce, the course now followed by tho counsel is improper. Judge Neilaon—I think, in view of the clrenm- stances, that the paper was in the handa of Mrs. Tilton, and understood to have been aestroy and there iaanmall portion fnally found, and only a portion, and thia witness ig ignorant of sny more. Ho may take this courso, whethor be bas got the corract copy or not. Socege ea ae THE WOODHULL'S GABBLE, A XANGA ZbIroR's INTERVIEW WiTH VICTORIA, The notorious Victoris O, Woodluil, who pro- foavos to know oll about the eeeber-Tilton im- brogiio, was lecturing in Loayenwoth a fow days ago, Tho editor of tho Cumiercial inter- viowed her, tho result of which ho thus rolatea: Tho editor could not refrain from iutroducing the subject and asking Mrs. Woodhull how the affair would end. Her answer waa very prompt. “Phe result will ba unfavorable to Ar. Boech- er, but, my dear sir, the whole trial is nothing bute farce, Frank Moulton hoy buen on tho witnoxd-stand now for two woeks, und with all the slirmishing and digging he as ovaded the whole truth in this matcor at last,” z ‘THY WHOLY TRUTH, “But, Mra, Weodbull, what do you moan by the wholo troth 7” “T mean exactly this: The parties who figure in that trial aro ot the ouly ones interested, Frank koows moro than bo wants to teli—moro thav he dare tell. ‘Lo one who really knows tho dopth of this scaudaious affair, tue testimony of Moulton fa but the morest foam, “Dut the lawyers bavo worked shrewdly to get tho truth out of bin.” “Yor, but he bsa worked as herd to koep it from them, Both sides aro in duty bound to keep the whols truth of thia oiatter th tuo back. ground, IP INVOLVES MANY FAMILIES besides those of Beecher aud ‘Tilton, and in other cities than Now York aud Brooklyn,” “Whodo you sympathize with in ‘the trial? Whish party do you bope will wiu 2” “Tom for ‘fheodore, although ho {a as guilty aman as Beecher, I fuol coufident thas he must win in this trial, f have notblog againat dir. Boucher, but, kuowing the facty awl do, I de- test Lim, because be has dolivorately told what ho knows to be a tle.” “But has not Tilton publicly contradicted severul statements that you have made 7” * tle guys that he did not write wy biography, but be told an untrath, Ho did write it, overy line, and Loan bring facts to prove it. I sean! ‘Mr, Theodore Tiltou, when ho takea the wituesr. stand, to tell tho truth, tho whole truth, aud nothing but the trath, If he dooa that, thee will bes oummotion which will shake the social Th was f world frum oeutre to ciroumferouue, But ‘tbo Sincere rere ey dore will not db it; ho dare not; he will cvado at, ag did Fravk Moulton,” CAN TILTON HE DIGORACED. “ Bat why-uvade it, Mrs, Woodhull? Can he #zraced any more than ho has been?” 0 “Cau he? Yea, ho can; aod with Lim dozens of othera who now tremble and quiver from morning til wight for fear the undercurrent— up dep, of this affair—sill work ita way to tho surfise ‘Theodore will not stand 8 cross-ox- hike Moultun, He {is not cool “1 ain somewhat surprised {nt you were not retained uaa wilt ad you first published tio ty knew so much about tt,” Teason they do not want me. Tknow too much aboutat. 8a does Mra. Cady Stanton and Sivan B Antuony, Thoir testimony will ot be aout after cither, “How about Bowen? Don't he know a trifle more than people give him credit tor knuw- ing i" “Now you have struck the key-note of the whole trouble, Bowenis tho Mephistopheles ; the demon who stands Lack with a red-hot poker and puuchos the others on to deaperate deeds, Ub! I want to see that tan Bowen on tho stand. His testimony will be richness persoulzed,” = ANOTULH INTERVIEW. , Tho reporter of the Leavenworth Times also interviewed her with the following result ; ‘i tebe Wall the whole truth be brought to ight 2 alta, W.-—-No; not atithoofit. They are not trying ta bring out tho truth, ‘Tilton is jumt as much afraid of the truth as Beecuer, and is try- 1g to #60 with Low sinali s part of the truth he can carry his case, Rop.—That scans atrange—why should ho not Want to bring out overs thing ? Mrs. W.—Not at all strange. They are all in the ramo boat with Beecher. That whole crowd have been living in the name wdv—in accordanco with what they believe—for years past, and the trath would expose the witale lot. Kep.—Do thoy all uclicyo as you do om these mattera? Mrs. W.—Certainly they do. but haven't moral couraxe enough to say 60. ‘Tho uniy difference Let ween us is that 1 advocated the doctrius of FREEDOM POR THE AFFECTIONS, holding that they cannot be controlled br Jaw, and that any one who sete fully upon froedom tust be acting purely; while they outwardiy hold cn to tho old svetem of law, making it sub- rorvient to their pubhe reputation, when secret ly tucy adupt therule of ireeduw, which double Practice cau never be pure, Reportor—You include Moulton among those that believe in your theories ? Mra. W.—Frank Moulton! Of course I do. ‘Tho wholo lot of them fndores my theory in every varticulir, and nothing keeps them from waying 80 publicly but TELL TYPUCRISY AND MORAL COWARDICE, Justas Mr, Beecher aid wen he was on his knees at inv feet. at in tears: when 1 advised him te come ous like a man, and make au. opan confession of the whole thing, said he, I kuow I ought to do it, and if bad your courage 1 would do it, Lut J can’t—f£ am o moral coward 1” if te had made such a confeusion at that time (ho whole thiny would have beou over aud for gotten long ayo, aud everyoudy would thiuk r of him to-day. ep.—If the trial now in progress fails to Leng out (ho whole truth, it will probably nover 3 tuld ¢ Mis, Wi—Yes; it will, I am proparing a» starement now which vill be given to tho publi at tho proper time, which will show tho world that what has been told thus far lar been but the bexinuing of wlong wory. Why. I tell sou there is 8 whole volcano in thin thive, end what uaa beon given lo the public thus tar is bat TUE stUKE THAT PRECEDES THE KASETION, It iy sioulderiug yet, but 1: will ours: uu w2 (ue proper Une esines, and as lit will tring to View peopie who have uaser yo: been dreamed of in counecticn oib the maiter Rep.—Wuli you te callod to toutify at the prew- ent trial? Mra, W.—I think not, I don’t think either sida wants me. I know too much about the ease. If £ should be wanted, 1 would not po. unless undef compulsion, for do not desire to mako my statemeut nniil tha ‘proper tine comes, and then i bball give it to the world: one of the best lawyers in the United S:ates iv now compil- iug tt for me, Rey,—Whv don’t they call Mrs. Stanton ? Mra. W.—For the samo reason they don’t call mo, Sho knows too much.abuut the case, Rep,—Wiil Mise Avthony be called? Mra. W.—Indeed ebe will not. Susan knows all about it, and they know she docs, and if they pztheron the stand, they know thoy would get tho wiole truth. She doosn't know how to tall a lic. and if yoa swear her to tell tha whole trath, thatia just what she will tell. Tnia trial will not develop ansthing new,—it is not desited by any of the pari.es that it should, LOUISIANA. Wext of the Conservative Compromiso tropositionwit fs Not Accepted by the Congressional Committees New Ontxana, Feb. 11.—Tbe following is the Conzervative proposition of adjustment aubmit+ ted to tho Congressional Confinittee Ferat—The clection of 1572, uow before Congesa, not to be ineluded fn the adjucten nt, Seernd—The election of Treasurer and members ot tho Gourral Assombly of Isi4 t) be submitted to Mesre, Loar, Woeel:r, Frye, aud Meranall, tt being distiuely underratco 1 that those returued both by tae Returning Board and Conservative Committee to be ascepted aa Jegally elosted, 7hird—The House of Representative to be organized do novo ou the basis of the Con Fourt ‘ntativer, when organ P. Kellogt, Acting Guvernor, and the Senate ax constituted hy the s¥vrd of the Com- mittee, o mesazge inforndag them that the House fa organized, and recdy to proved to business, Pyfth—Tho Conservative Menibers to sign an agroo~ ment that, while not approving or recognizing tho le- gality of the Government Known as the Keltoy ernaiert, we agroc not to ‘beenuse of Lis pust political act tained by the President, Suth—The members of tho House of Represents- tives returned by tho arlitratlon not to be chauged, excopt by death, realguation, or expulsion for just catise, Secenth—Senators returned by the arbitration to be aeuted, 'Lhia proposition was adopted by a vote of 69 to8, aud a comumittoe appointed to baud it to Mr, Wheolor, Tuo Committee loft on the morning of tho 9th sor Mobile, with the profositions in their pouk- vis, aud that night the folluwing reply was re- ceived : Monty, Feb, 9.-7o the Hon, John Young, St. Janus Hotel, Chairman: Propositions not accepted, (Signed) : W. A. WHEALED, CASUALTIES, RAILROAD COLLISION. Borcial Dispatch to The Chicago ‘Tribune, Orrawa, Hl, Feb, 11,—This afternoon at 2 o'clock a colusion occurred at the crossing of the Chivago, Rock Inland & Pucific Railroad and tho Nox River Branch of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Neilrosd, A southeru-bound froight+ train on the latter road, evidently running vlowly, ran into tho third passongor-car from tho locomotive of tho afternoon expross of the former road, golug east. The air wna filled with acloud of fying enow, 80 that noithor ougincer saw the other until within too close proximity to wevent the accident. Tho ongivo of the reight-train waa thrown from the track, and the pasaenger-car somowhat smaxied, Charios Vrouks, & braxemen on tho avsouger-trait, bad an arm broken, but no other porson on eithor train waa hurt. Who, if any ono, wad to blaine ia not settled. All tho trains wore boliiud lime bere to-day, in consequoves of the snow- deta piled and being pilod upon the raitroad tracks, ‘The storm is somowlat abated this avoning, but tho anow is very deep even where uo drifts have come, A BROKEN RAIL, Br. Lours, Fel, 11,—As tho Little Rock ex- prose-train on the St. Louis, Ion Mountain & Southern Railroad waa pausing a point 2 miles north of Bismarcls, 3:30 o'clock thia morning, a sail broke oyor o culvert, and the mail aud bag- wege-car, aecond-clasa car, and one pagsenger- coach wore thrown from tho track down the em- bankment, No one was killed or seriously hurt, but T. A, Dorsey, exprens measengor, received a severo hlow on the chost from 9 wafo falling ov him; Dlargarot A, Chew and 8. 43. Fitch, of Yarueraville, Ky., were braised in the tacos N. 8. Glassout, of Hot Spring, Ark., hart in the Won aud four or five othors wore slightly In- are BODILY ACCIDENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kansas Crty, Mo., Feb. 11.—A conductor on the Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Rail- road, named Sueider, fell from his train yestor- day at Lawrence and broke one leg and bis col- tay bone, 7 ee ——— SUICIDE, Omawa, Nob., Fob, 11,—A dlapatoh from Lara. mio City, Wyoming, utatew that av an iinmigrant trola bound west was leaving Table Rook Ate. thon to-day a paseooger namod Charles MuF'ar- ‘and, of Addison, O., shot himsolf through tho haart. Ho wad much under latlucuce of dquor, He ts oti alive THE POLAR WAVE. Where ft Has Penctrated and liow It Has Affected Men and Business, Railroad Travel in Iowa and Wisconsin Almost Entirely Suspended. IN CHICAGO, So far a8 porsonat discomfort ta concerned, yoatorday was tho scrercst day of the entira wioter. Tha low temperature was aggravated bya piorcing northwest or weet wind, which drove tho light snow heforo it in clouds, blindiog the eyesof trarclors, and forming drifts which interfered materially with walking. Tho etreat- car companies, however, kopt their cara rnning, and the West Side one especially way un- remitting inate labors,’the now Suporintend- ont proving, in this first day of trial, his fitness for bis position, Owing to the tempara- ture, the attendance atthe theatres was yory emall, and “down town" waa deserted at an earlt hour in the evening. She fale caurod more trouble to the railroads than tho heavy enow-ntbrm of the dag prsviow. The suow ou all the lines was drifting adly, and in some pluces it piled up 6 and 6 fect deep, causing much delay to tho trains, All tho freight trains etopped ‘running in the after- hoon, aud mill not venture out again until this morning. Tho paasonger trains on tho roads lending to the West aud Northwest were as Withdrawn io the oveniug, oven tha regular Milwaukee trains preferring not to utart out. Tho incoming trains were all many hours behind time, and eoveral which wero duo did not arrive at all. Tuus far no accidents have been foporte ed, and It 1s hoped tliat ndno have happeucd, towa, Special Dispatch to The Chisaqn Tribune, Crpan Raving, Ia., Feb. 11.—It bas boon blow- fog Laidallday, The north and south roads tunpiug here aro again blockaded with snow; also the Chicago & Northwestern, Westof here Taports indicate that the drifts are bad and it will dvubtleea ba a day or two before trains aro again running. Sreial Dispatch to Tho Chierug ‘Tribune, Biovz Urry, Ia., Fob. 1.—Tho Dakota South- ern & Sioux City ead v1 Ratirowis’ traina aro now runuing with reguiarity. The Illinois Central and Sioux City & St. Paul Roads aro still blockaded, and it will be some days before the latter road can clear for tho passage of trains, Weather .o-night. clear and cold, Special Inarateh ta Lhe Chicago Tyitune, Meungson, [a., Feb, 11—Another turfiblo etorm passed over this section last might, sod again filled the cuts with snow. No traing are now being rua on the Clinton, M. & St. Paul vor Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Roads, The train which lett hee for St. Paul yeatorday moruing remained on the prairié west of Lausing from yesterday at 3p. m. until this evening. ‘Tua parecngers were broneht back to Lausing in weighs, The B,C. & M. Road ia will blocked aud hatle to retuain 80, Tho weather continues very cold. Itis now forty-tive days wince wo Lada that, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunvave, In, Feb. i1.—All raitroad offtras tious are again suspended. owing to the stoma which raged on the Nao of the ruad weet to~ly with great fury. Tuo cuts aro drifted full, No trains loft for any point to-night, The river rokd trains are floimdering through gow-drifta, one train being stuci at ollevue, and another at Uarper'a Forry. Sho Chicago train duo to might will net arrve until morning. The mere cary wus 10 dearees below zero"at 11 p. om, Ameemtt Disruten to Lhe C dribuse, Des Moises, Ia,, Feby 11.—The storm I:na do- layed trains norih and west of hore to-day. On the Fort ule Hoad thoy were abandoacd. On the Ruck leland they are four or five Lours be- hind. Tuo wind las now ceaved, ard they will tg-nrorruw. ba Ail night, ; Wisconsin, Special Tnapalch to Lhe Crrcaca Tribune, Manisex, Wis., Feb, 11.—A heacy wind to-day. hoa drifted suow bauly, ond truins are all Leliind again, several passenger traius being swfapoudcd. Special Iusnatch to The Chieraa Uribune, , Mitwavuer, Wis., Feb. 11.—All trains on overy lino leading into the city have been susyeuded orsnowed up somewhcre en route. Country soade are all blocked up with drifts, and we are entirely without co:mmunication with tho outer world, oxeept by talegraph, ‘Specrat Liapatch to the Chrexao Pridune, !aCnoase, Wis., Feb, 11.—Tho storm of yeas terday and to-dey seems to have had a lag range. ‘Lhe morning train on tho Chicayo «& St. Vaul did uot reach bore till to-night, ‘Trains co that road are pispended. ‘Traita on tho C., D. & M. sre olso suspeaded, with the train from the south, that should havo been hero this afiernvon, at Dubugne. Oh the Southern Minnesota Riilway trains that lett here this mocving onlv got to Rushford. Reports. Zrom that road west of Laneaboro kaya thar the wind is now blowing a gaic. Iu this city 8 betow zero is the highest tho mereury Las reached to-day. Specral Lispateh to The Chieaso Tr inune, Fonp dv Lac. Wis., Tob. 11.—Tho roadi Ieade ing to the cite are blockaded an badimas thoy were last week, ‘Iho wind haa blow) a perfect galo winco early last night. IANA. Suectt? Déepateh to The Chicago Trioune. Font Warne, Ind,, Feb. 11—A heavy soow-storm provaile in this focality oli laat ni;:ht and part of to-day, ‘The snow is badly drifted, and all trains are moro or less delayed. On the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw, and Grand Rapids & Indisoa xoade, uorth, the snow ii very deep, aud some trains arecomplatoly bluskoed up, Tho snow here is” about 16 inches deep, aud the thermometer is faving rapidly. Sreciat Inapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Sour Benn, Ind. Fob, 11.—Tho drifting rnow aud extremo cold Has hearly caused o sue~ pension of businoss hore to-day, The Chicago & Lake Muron Railway abaudoned ita trains this morning, andthe Lake Shore is running but light trains, which aronceessary to keep the road open. ‘The reports frbm tho East show » worse conditlon than in this vicinity. MICHIGAN, Special Dispatch ta The Chvcago Tribune, Gnanp Haves, Mich., Fob. 11.—Anathor ylo- tent wind-storm contmenced Inst night, and bes sinco continued, with varying vidlence, Wind wost, with light enow, The woathor romaing very cold. No tralua have arrived or departed on the Michigan Lake Shore Railrona since Woduesday morning, ‘Tho first train wince that time on tho Detroit & Mitwaukoo Railroad ar- rived thia afternoon. No more are oxpocted un- til to-morrow morning, Tue maximum violouce of tho atorm ix 45 milea au hour, Special Diavateh to The Chaenaa Trthune, Demnoit Mich. Keb. I1—Snow drifted on the Detroit & Milwankes Nond to-day xo that {5 was dapensible to run, aud all trains wore oao- col MINNESOTA, Special Dispatch to fhe Chicago Tribune, Sr. Paut, Minn., Fob, 11,—The Sioux City and McGregor railroads aro both biockod again to day bg anow-drifts. — i OFFICIAL REPORTS, Wasumaton, D. C., eb, 11.—For tne Upper Mismesippi aud Lower Misiouri Valloys and the Northwest, falling baromoter, southerly winds, higher temporature, and cloudy, or partly cloudy, woathor. For the Lake region, atationary, and higher Daromoter, westorly winds, backing to wouthwdst, higher tewporaturog, aud partly ofoudy woatifor, with local storma, sy LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Uurvcago, Time, [Bar jThr[ttyy Wind, ia 40 74.9, W. brisk, BAB. W., brivk, 8, W.. brisk, 8:00 p. 20:18 Bt Maximum thermomoeter, 23; minimus, & GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. ‘Gur2aa0, Fob, 10, Station, | Bary Thr; Wind, tain! Weathers 89.83) 23), 0) Marquette Milwaukee {30.15}