Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1875, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, ods to Chicago choaper by the Baltimdre & Ole than by fe. Boston & Albany. There permed to ba one drift of opinion among the morchanta of Tostonand Albany, and that was that the Boston & Albany Road’ wanted to get tie Inrgost amount of protit out of the smallest amaune of bneincrs, Mr. Jones’ remarks rankled on Mr. Phillips’ mind, and, after he had concinded, be asked him how ho got tha idea that ho favored tho road. Mr. dover replied that he was at the hearing & Tow daca aco, ated, listoning to the questions atk- el by Mr. Phillips, ant not knowing who ho war, he had conclided hé waa tha counsel for the Boston & Albany Railroad, (Laughter.] Mr, Iteed, of tho firm of Nash, Spanking & Co, large sugar refiners, had no por oual gricvance against the Bosxtan & Albany Railroad, but, when it camo to th matter of rates ov froights Went, he did net think the read had done al it. contd, In 1874 Lis firm had sont. Went, to points beyond Bnffalo, Of this only 745 tons had gone over the Borton & Aibany, c.2 tho balance bver the Baltimore & Olio, the National Dix- patch, and tho different lines working over the Eric. It aoemod to him that, by novo of those routes. could such facilitixs be afforded as the Boston & Albany Railroad. . Mr. Edward Kemiblo sald that the Western agents hnd wo tncreased the rates that when the robate of Sconts was now mado, thero still ro- mained a diverimination of 6 or 10 cents against Toston, He aleypoke of shortage, and gave one caso showing that on threo cars loaded with grein atthe olovator in Chicago weighed in by com- pauy's ageuts and sealed, there had boon & joss of about #150 to his firm, When it was welgbed pnt in Howton he mado a claim upou them; the agent acknowledged it to bo 8 clear nse of shortage, hut the claim had never been pard, and it was made three years ago. Ho thought the only remedy waa in a rysteru of guaranteoing weights. The road should bo compelled to make up overy pound of shortage withto a reasonable period of the loss. 6,445 tons of freight. —e CREDIT MOBILIER. WELI-DEYINED EXISTENCE OF THIS PARASITE IN TWO WESTENN ROADS, Special Disnutch to The Chicago Tribune, Boston. Bass, Feb, 16,—It is known toa few persone thats iivancial thunderbolt ia to fall in this city, and itis bard to ace how itean help burting somo ono. At the adjourned anoot- ing of the bondholders of the Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota Railroad Company, avd tho Chicago, Clinton & Dabuquo tailroad ~=Compaay, to-morrow, the Oom- mittee appointed a fortnight ago will roport in substance that thosa two land-grant roade issued bonda to the amount of $25,000 a milo, with tho promise that a contract should bo mado to build tha road and equip it for tat, Betore thoso bonds were issued, the Directors of the road, J. K. Graves, of Dubuque; J. A, Rhomborg, of Chicago; J, M. Walker, of Chicago; J. 1. Joy, of Detroit; Nat Thayer, d. M, Brooke, aud Siduoy Bartlett, of Tiostou, bad associated themselves as a con- struction company, and bad assigned to them- selves all the valuable land-grants and all tho yrocecds of the bonds to be issued, all this without tho kuowlodge of any or tho bondholders. ‘They then built the road at @ coat of €40,000 a mile, tho road not aving paid in @1 of stock. Besides this, Gravea gpout #270,000, raised by tho aslo of these bonds, in buying iron for the Iowa Pacific, and thore aro still about $1,000,000 unaccounted for. The Committeo 18 yery reticent, but your correspond- ent gleaved these facts. —-—— FREIGHT AGENTS, THE BT. LOUISANS AGREE TO REFORM, ‘The Gonoral Freight Agents of St, Louis, ac- cording to thoir own admission, have always been very unreliabia customers whow the main- tonance of freight rates was concerned. Thoy could never bo reliod upon to keep an sgreoment any longer than it took thom to sign their namos to the document. It is oven related that, ata mooting hold at tho Southern Hotol of that city & week or two ago, a cortain Goncral Freight Agont left tho room as soon as he had signod his name to an agreement that rates should bo 60 conte, and mot somo shippers, with whom he {immodiately made large con- tracts at 40 conta, Of course tho work of ‘that meoting did not amount to anything, as the other agents, a8 soon ag they found out what thoir confrere had done, went and did like- wise. The reputation of St, Louis was anfforing soveroly from the distrust with which its freight agents wero looked upon abroad, Toeay * This isa St. Louia discrimination,” sheant the worst hind of a “cut” trom tho regular tari rates. Finally, 8t. Louts has becomo sick of this stato - of aflairs, and brought considerable prosuure to bear upon its freight agonta to reform thoir ways and become ax honost, upright, and relin- bie as Chicago freight ageuts, whoas word was ax gool as an oath any time, and who nover weut Lack on an sgreement unless they were furced to do so by thelr St. Louis brethren, Tho St, Louis freight agents have therefore held g incoting a day or two ago, for tho purpose of torming s Freight Agents’ Assooiation, and to tuke such jesuures ag would ro-catablish thelr stangling and reputation in tho eyes of the world, Tho following 1s their own report of the pro- coedings, which must eatlsty everybody that tho freight agents of St, Louta aro in earnest in their endeavor to emulate the honerty and re- lialihty of our Chicago freight agonta: Un motion, J. 0, Noyes was elected Chairman and W, Dunean Seeretary, The maintenance of rates Irom Bt, Louis having for no longa Hime proved a failure, the Geteral Freight Agents and General Agonts named Lave now resolved aud ugreed on the following plan for tue thture maintenance of ratca, sud do, Ly this documwut, express to each other contidence and strict fuith from this tine forward, é ‘On inmotion, {t was agreed to form an ageociation, to be culled “St, Louis Freight Agents’ Agsociation,” and. to be compoxed of General Freight Ayenta reprosent- ing Esstern lines, On motion, J, G, Hoyos was elected President. It was ugteed thata meeting of parties Ler named should bw held in St, Loulw every. Baturday, whom mat- ters of interest to all could ba ‘diecusued. On motion, ft was agreed that when sny Goneral Freight Agent ehull bring a churge sgainst any lino here named, for cutting or inuuy way evading tho syraed rates und classifcations us ugreed to from time tutime, the General Freight Agont of the Ine 80 nc cused wliail prove to bho wutiefaction of all partivs ip~ ferented that his }iue has or hus not quue as charged, Ho «ball, {f requested to do xa by the roajarity of inetnbera’ present, make asfidayit us to the truth or falsity of the churges presonted, Adjourned, — MISCELLANEOUS. QUAIN ON TRACK. In rogard to nnlosding grain on the track in Chicago, the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company has issued the following circular: Hereafter urain in bulk conslgued to be deliverod on trick 1 Chicago or Milwaukeo will bo churged same as gralu going to clevutors, The Gemusrage charge for the detention of ears {uuntoading will bee $3 per car per duy, oF any part thereof, for any time over twenty-fouf houra ufter arrival wt Chicago or Mil- waukev, Cara consiqued to be dollyerod on track, aud afterward orderud to elevator, will be churged $3 per car tor delivery wt elevator, BONDUOLDEWS IN COUNCIL, Ameeting of tho first-mortguye bondholders of the Groat Western Railroad Company of 1859, aud the IMlivoja & Southern lows Railroad Com- pany, was held last Saturday at New York City, Over £800,000 of bonds wero reprosentod. After & Iniof discurxton, the line of action embadied in tue tullowing resolution was agreed upon ; We, the uuderaigned firat-mortgago bondholders of und tho *Great Wentern Bailroad Company of 1859," of the Lliinois ds Boutheru Iowa Hailroad Cor Doth of tue Slate of lilinots, holders of the nu bounds respectively wet opposite yup Dunes, being de. Alrous of protecting our intorests and seeing that the euruitiyy Uf there roada are wppiled sccordiny to prior~ Aly of ties, aud net devoted to payment of doating gett in vieereuce to mortgage Yeu, hereby wppulut Mearry, Uirlkwoid, Brown, aud Baldwin a committee to apply by juiclal proceeding fof te #ppolutment of » Aocelver to curry oyt thy above abject, und to coysult with the Directors of the ‘Toledo, Walush & Westerns Company, aud utber tywl-mortygsge bondbolders of the road, felutivg fu the miatier, EMSUN AS. » Mr. J, 0. Clark, General Manager of the Illi- noi Qeutral RaHroud, who hea been personally auperintonaing the removal of the snow blook- ade from the youd im that section, will bo Lome. aguly to-day. Mr. W. BP. Moore hag been appotuted car ao countant pf,tho Chicuyo, Burlugton & Quincy Trailrowd in place of Air. 8.0, Annabel, whe bas been appointed to a similar position on the Michi. gan Cuntral Hailroud. * Mr. F, E, Morse, Genoral Western Passenger Agent of the Lake Bhore & Dliokigan Southern Nailroad, bas returned from his Cahforms tp, Ua is greatly improved both in poalth wud wpirity. ANOTHYE INDIANA BAILWOAD PROJECT. beectal Disvateh ta The Chicaao Y'ribune, Bouru Benn, Tn FB ‘A meoting of a number of leading citizens wau held last even- ing with a view fo buildjng a railroad from this city to Plymouth, Inu. Qne person offered’ to take oue-sixth of the stock pycomsary ta build the road ready for the jron, sud other good offers were made, but vo doliuite action way taken. ‘Ihe interouts are such that the goad will probably be built this season. of MATTERS OF STATE, ' A Waste of Words inthe Tlli- nois House. Interesting Debate in the Senate on the New Interest Dill. Gallant Defense of the Rights of Foreign Capital, Toxt of tho Dill to Prevent and Punish tho Seduction of Girls, Other Legislatures in Brief. ILLINOIS. HOUSE. THE MECHANICA’ INSTITUTE AND THE SCHOOLS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaas Tridune, Sprinovtey, Ill., Feb. 16.—Tho memorial of the Chicago Board of Education, praying for an appropriation for the establlshmont in that city of a freo achool for dgaf mute children, was pro- sonted this morning. President Richberg, of the Board of Education, and James (hog gin, Attornsy of tho Board, are hore to aid in securing such appropriation. Messra, Richborg and Goggin aro ala hore in tho intorost of a bill to be introduced fopoaling tho act undor which tho Mechanice’ Institute was or- ganized. This, in order to fix tho legal status of that defunct concorn as dofunct, that the city schools may receiyo tho benefit of the Peck be- quest, now amounting to about $126,000, mado primarily to tha Institute, and upon its digscon- tinuanco to the public schools. Aunons, Potitions signed by about 1,600 citizens of Avyvora aud vicloity wore presonted, romoustrat- thx wcainst tho pasange of the bill abolishing the City Court of Aurors, and praying the passage ot a Dill requiring the jury feos and bailiffs’ ealaries for that Court to be paidout of tho County Treasury. The question as to the Court in ques- tion is simply this: The people of Aurora want the Court if the county psys tho expenso; the people of the rest of Kato County ara will- ing Aurora should have the Court provided Au- rora pays for it. CLAFLIN, At half-past 10 o'clock the special order was the roport of the Committce on Elections on tho case of Claflin, of Du Page (the quoation of whore cligibility was raised on the ground that he had not resided in his district for the con- stitution term). The House was thon ougaged jo the consideration of billa by sections, and Clatlin moved that the report bo mado the npo- cinl order for to-morrow, in order that the con- sidaration of bills by sections might uot be in- terfered with, ‘Theroupon Rotan offered an amondmont in- structing the Committes to report at as carly 3 day ns could be dono. Ifo abjeoted to this thing of domandiug investigation , as had been dono in this case, and naming witnesses in Mississip- pi aud Now York, and thon ordoring the Commit. tee to report without investigation. He wantod the Committea to haye fall opportunity to in- youtigata the quoation of the eligibility of tho momber from Du Page. That geatloman had insisted upon e thorough investigation, but now aaked a report bofore an investigation bad been bogua. Glafin stated that he understood tho Houso had already instructed tho Committee to report, and that was all thoro was for the Committes now todo, Tho Ifonse wanted laid bofore it tho facts atroady before the Committes. He undor- stood, a6 a matter of fact, that tho Committee did ‘not propose to make any further investization, being satistied with the afidavita alroady sub- mitted sa to his (Clatlin’s) rosidence. After further discussion,’ Merritt moved to tablo the amendment, which would carry the original also, and dispose of the whole question. Clatlin—Pbat's a dirty, coutemptiblo trick, Merritt—You can’t say that outside this hall. Lerrington called attention to the unparlis- mentary language of Clatlin, and demanded that tho latter apologize to the House. Claflin atated bis langungo was not addressed tothe Chair nor the Hous, and wasa sido ro- mark that didn’t moan suything, and the Speakor (Chmmings in the chair) paid uo rogard to Her- sungtanla demand, While the vote was boing taken, Albright rozo to call attention to the forty-first rulo, against a momber yoting on a question in wine ho was Intorostod, Albright bogan with saying that, if the gontleman from DuPago hadu’t modesty euough, nor decenoy enough, to keon from voting, he would cita the rule onbim, Albright was called to order, and the Speaker, Cummings in the chair, ruled that the language could nut bo entertained. Tho amondmont was tabled by 60 to 57, and now the Committee can investigate Clallin’s qualifications without limit, or, which is more probable, can smother it in committee without invostigation, and thus gave the case of Gebring ceutet was referred by the samo regolntion) from veatigation, The point to tho whole discus sion ts, that it ia believed tho Committee do not intend to report on the Claflin case, since to do g0 would require a report on thacuso of Gobring, Democrat, whose inoligibility could aot ba con- cealed. ‘A LOYG DEBATE ON THE INTEREST QUESTION, ‘Tho afternoon sesuion waa occupiod in a dis- cussion on Stoele's Sonate Interest bill, provid- ing that, when any written coptract, whorever payabjo, sbull have been mado in thig Stato "bo- tweon a citizen or corporation of this Stato and scitizen or acoyporation of any other State, such contract may bear any rate of tutercat al- lowad by law in this State. Mooney moved to strike out the words ‘shall have beon"—this to prevent tha application of the bill to contracts already made aud to maturo. In thé discuusion that followed, Callibau op- pored the bill as unconutitutional in its ox post facto provisions, 1t was not to be conuidercd sa & reincdial statute, since tho rate of interest was a matter of contract. “Lhe contracts mado could not be uttered by law. Tt was the act of the parties thereto, and, when completo, was final. Nothing could by taw be added to or taken from the obligation of the contract. By an old established rulo of law tho law of the place of contract was incorporated in and be- came part of the contract itself. Ex post facto logiviation could not take it out of the contract. Jradwell oppoxeil tho omendmont as in tho intorost of local monoy-lenders who wanted to exclude compotition fram other States. ‘Their trno policy was to invito foreign capital to the Biato by placing it on an equal fuoting with local capital, # Branson charactorized tho amendment ag in dorogation of conjuion right and common hon- esty. It would pinco tho Stato in the degrading attitude of attempting to nid in defrauding nou- residents who, in good faith, bad loaned money ia this State, In tho course of his speech Jusye Liranson made somo reference to the insinuation that had beon mado that thora was a lobby hero to procure tho padaago of this bill. TUR GENTLEMAN YOM MARD'N ABKB AN UN- WASHED QUESTION, At thia Plater asked howfmuch the gentloman (Bronsun) got for making his speech, Bron- soneaid; ‘In answer to that, 1 hava only to way that when any gentleman by & question im- Puxns wy houor as that quostion implies, he does that which rouders him tuworthy # seat ‘upon thiw door, and which he would not daro do outside this chamber.” Continuing, Bronson argued that the Lill, so far as concerned tho ro- traction clause, was only to onforce performanca of contracts Lohoved to ba legal when made, but about which there was some doubt under tho present Iaw. McCoy followed, borinning with w repudiation of the Insult offered by Plater to Bronson, which ho charactotized ay au outrago that should not pasa gunoticod. For his side of tho House (Opposition) ho would way that euch outrages coming {yom that sido whould nof pore un- noticed. Vor himself, no matter from whence such gross insult to anymensber came, ho should condemn it, MeOoy then, addrevving himuelf to the question, said lo wad opposed to the amendment becauso it was designed to ‘open the door for tho repudiation of debts, the payment of which had beon contracted to be paid. Ho was apposed to any repudiation by tha Nytioual Government, tho Ktate, or citizens of thoiy cantracts. Afier further debate the House adjourned before reachiug » vote ou the amendment, alias SENATE. CHICAGO MEASURES. ‘Speein} Disvutch w The Chicese Tribune. BPRINGFIELY, Ill, Fob. 16.—Keboe introduced Bill 800 and the other bills prepared by the se- — = eot Committee of the Common Council, pub+ lished in Saturday's Tninunr. THR MOUND CITY MONUMENT. Arosolution waa tutroduced calling upon the Commissioners of tho eoldiors’ mounment at Mound City to report whothor a contract has boon mado for buikling ® monument, what hae been palit thercon, aud what pay tho Commis- siovers have received. “ MUPERINTENDENT OF ASSESSMENTS.” A bill to provide for an lection of a Saperin- tendent of Assessments to apply to Chicago was intraduced by Robinson, It provides for tho ap- poiatment of County Snperintondonts of Aa- sensmenta County Boards may appoint such oticers and deine their dutios, Which are to ox- ercivo substantially the samo suporvieton aver State and county assersnionts 28 aro now exer- eixed aver city arsesmonts by tax conmission- ers, including the corroctian of errors and enngtl= zation of nsyassments. ‘Lhis biil is intended to pr ilo the necessity af abolisiing townemp or- fenlaation in Cook County, which is now urged, by the Citwens' Association, but opposed by Bonator Robinson, of the Seventh District, by Providing s battor way for correcting the ovils complained of hy tha Citizenn’ Aysociation. and at the samo tine prosorving to the county towns tho bouelit of township organization, ae Saas MISCELLANEOUS, MAINES NEATEN. Sneetat Dienatch to The Chicaan Tribune. Sprtnariciy, Ul, Feb. 16.—The Opposition Committea Chairman wero not willing that Haines shonld evonomizo by striking the uamea of thoir olerka off the pay-roll, and to-day obliged him to restore the names. Tlainca was judixposed to-day, and did not appear at tho House until afternoon, and, not bemp ready to mako his grent speoch, nada no effort to havo tho Houxo go into Committee of tho Whale to- night on the acophalous amondinaute that seams now indelinitely postponed, — THE PRINTING CLAIM, PETPION FOR MANDAMUB, Special Dievateh to The Chicaso Tribune, Bentnarietp, It., Feb, 16.—L1t would seem un- nooeaeary to enter into any of the history of the investigation of tho printing contract, as devel- ored in tho investigation made by Judgo Brad- woll's Committoo Jaat winter. It was fully re- ported at tho timo, and it will be romemberod that the roports of the Committes,—majonty and minority,—withont belng adopted, were ro- forred to the Attornoy-Gonorat for an opinion as ta tho basin upon which settlemont should bo made with the Public Printer, and that tho At- torney-Goueral concurred in the view of the majority of tho Committeo that six- teen paxes constitute a form undor the law, and that the maximum price of 100 impressions in cach of the five classes waa 25 conte, It seeme that tho Commissioners wero at a logs with ro- spect to certain adjusted accounts, and in reply to thom, the Attornoy-General says : As to any past transactions and accounts which the Commigsioners of Publio Printing have fully settled and pald under tho construction given to tho lyw by my predoceasor, a8 stated in your letter, Ido not re~ gard it as within my province to advise the Commis. sioners to reopen uch futtlement upon the mere ground that my opluton of the proper construction of the law differs from his, After tho Public P’rinters had received the ad- vantages of full pay, and they had boon charg- ing under the above doviston up to Dec. 1, 1874, tha Commissioners of State Contracts proceedad. to eettle with them upon the basis of tho report of the majority of the Printing Committee, 20 far as sustained by the opiniun of the Attornoy- General, but under the new scale of prices thus adopted the Public Printors received in round ‘numbers $6,000 less than they would have received under the prices which they had heen charging. Now come D. U. Phillips and E, L. Merritt, and petition [lis Hunor, Qbarles Zane, Jndge of the Circuit Court of Sangamon, to award thom a perernptery, mada mus to compel the Commissioners of State Con- tracts to pay to them, the said Printers, tho $6,000 aforesaid withheld from and of them, and. the Commigsionera are ordered by the Court to show cause, at aome day not yot fixed, at tho Court now in session, why a peremptory writ of mandamus should not bo awarded on the pati- tion. ‘The Attorney-General is now engaged oa his reply to the petition, aud will file his an~ wer in & fow days. <5 PROTECTION OF MINORS, A PROPOSED AOT TO PUNISH TUR HENUCTION OF GIRLEy To the Edulor of The Chicago Tribune Ontcado, Fob. 16.—I wish to call the atten- tion of loginlators, now assombled at Bpringfleld, to the following bill for the protection of minors. Every citizen who ia, or ever oxpocts to be, the fathor of a young girl, shoutd be inter- cated in & law of this charactor; and every civil- ized and Christiavized commypnity should bo sup- pliod with somo meana of punishing thoso who aro moant to ba punished bya law of this noturo, ‘Minors are now protected as far ae their righta in relation to property are concerned ; but little orno protection is given by the State to tho daughters of its citizona durjng thoir minority, and while their minds aro immaturo, in rolation to tha subject coverad by thialaw. Tho Stato encourngea murder, and violations of the peace of acommunity, by not previding 9 punishment equaling the crime of seduction, Tho father or — othor relative has no regourco «but to punish tho criminal with hia own hands, But evon the protection of afather or relative msy be removed on account of many rossons, and a minos daughtor may be left without any protection in tho community. Want of means to support horself may force hor into the employment of a man who, practicing decoption and giving promises, may seduce hor while yot unqualified by hor immaturo yoars to moot his atrongor influenco, The crimo je hia who ig of full age and roponsible for his acts, sudsho is tho mbjoct of his priminality, the Hamosathe minor who is swindled gut of big property by the atrouger will of an adult. Tho law restores tho property ta tho miuor in this caxe, considoring the incompetency of tha minof, Fallowing out the’ wamo spirit of the law, protection should bo given to the daughter who is seduced, during the incompotency of hor judginent, during her mipority, Tho way thiugs Bre now, the man goes on in life as if innocont, whilo the viotim grows up to find herself an out- cast, and is punished for life. Munch evil bas been dono to yonng, uupro- tected minors through the want of s proper con- uldoration on the part of adults of tho natural immaturity aud positive incapacity of thoir minds cto fully understand the uifference that will bo mado jn thoir futuro lives, and their ab- solute banishment from soctety, subsoquent to their abandoning e lifo of purity. Tho daughter of 16, no mora than the sou of 16, has the judg. ment or discretion that comes with moro matura lives. 1f she is not supposed to be ablo to man- age hor property thon, if Jono in tho world, or uatnrased from her family, do may also be con- sidered an buing unable to protect her person, and may be induced, oasior than when of ago, to commoneo a life of shame, through thu influenco of au unprincipled adult. Bearing in mind that the girl who is thus #o- duced while e minor cannot sto or be sued, can- not mako any contract that ix binding, and stands bofore the law ag on idiot, aa far ag hor responsibility ia couverned, why docs the law not step in and protecs her person aura hor minor- ity, as wollad her proporty? The law is really 8 law for the benoilt of parents; for the minor thus wronged is tho danghtor of a citizon living, oronowbo isdead and not able to ehiold his clifld from the hands of the seducer. ‘Cho parent would consider the calamity ax great to. havo hia ohild robbed of her virtuo auto pave her robbed of hor property, Let those who wre Ko abxious $0 find a way to restora the ctring take some effective ineasuro to provent the augmentation of thelr ranks. Yours truly, A Patuen, AN Act for the further protection of minors, + Ha ab enucle For tho further protection of the minor children nf citizens of the State of Iinols, and for gli minora living in this State or hereatter residing in or passing through this State, that, if a fumuule, be- ing s minor, eball be svduced by a man of full aye, o enticed to cohabit with o than of fyll ogy, through groans of iurriags, or for apy emolunient, oF rough threats, or by the exercive of arbitrary paler ‘on bis part, of on account of ber being au employe, or ou accouphof bis having ber uuder liv iinmedlate contral and tutlucnce, waid iniuor shal] be consltored frrespousibla, on account of her belay upder ago; aud the man taking odyantago of ber while a noyor aud irresponsible ehall be deemed guilly of seduction, aud 46 offcuding agstust the peace, happiness, gud doines- Ue wecurity of the Stale, and shall be punialed by fup of yot loss than $800 nur mora than $5,000, sn: fiaprsoued for a term of not Iesy thay one inonth nor mure than $wo years, ‘ ‘This act shall bo 1u force from and aftoy itw passage,, Sage cate OTHER LEGISLATURES, MICHIGAN, SENATE, Special Diavateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lanaina, Mich., Feb. 10.—The Seuste to-day pasded the following billy: ‘fo amond the ebgs- ter of tho Village of St. Joseph; to amend the charter of the Village of DMidland Qity; to o~ Rhuize the County of Boraga; to provido for tho distribution of acts of Congress and State statutes, The bill proporing to admit school children from oue district to another, was lost by Dto iz. “GALVANIZED” INON CORNICE. A resolution was adopted by the Sonate ro- questing the Capitol-Bu.lding Commissionora to inform the Senate what tho cost would be of putting a stone cornics on tho Capitol instead of tho galyanized-iron cornice proposod to be ured, and also what the reason is for using a galyauized-iron cornice at all. Such cornice docs not soem to give satiafaction to many of the mombors, PRAYERS. A very great numbor of petitions wore re- cotved, both in tho Sonate and House, of which many prayod that tho Prohibitory Liquor low might bo mado moro stringont, and othors prayod that tho law creating tho ofice of County Snporintendent of Schools might bo repented, A petition was introduced in the Houso by Mr. Daly, of Wayne, charging that, for many years the Datroit Savings Bank had defrauded its dopositors of large sums of money duc them aud being tho protits of tho business of said bank, which was many yoata agoa mutual institution. ‘The potition shows that it was afterwards pipes nized as a regularly-incorporated bank, but that tho aot of incoryoration contained a clause guar- anteoing the rights of depositors. ‘Tho peti- tioners aro and havo boon for many yeara de- positore, and ara undoubtedly seeking to obtain ® general overhauling of tho affaira of tho bank, which is.one of the largest bank- ing institutions in Michigan. It haa incur- red much onmity since the great financial distress of 1873, iv which it temporarily sus- ponded. Depositors have been paid all their de- porits, but.an inventigation tuto the affairs of the bank is desired. A Special Committee of Five waa ordérod, but has uot yot been ap- pointed. ORAWTI OF MINING INTERESTS, Mr. Hulbert, of Honghton, and fir. Preston, of Calhoun, have introduced separate billy for tha incorporation and rogulation respectively of miving aud mautffacturing corporations. It is dosigned that the law concerning theso two classea of corporations shall bo kopt entirety diatinot in tho futuro, and therefore two distinct billa have boon introduced ooncorning them, in- tonded to abrogate the law existing at presont concerning then. THE THOROUGUNESA OF MR. TIALLAN. A larga part of the day was devoted by the Touen to the reading of private bills concerning yillago charters, clieily aud vory much to the disgust of most of the members. Mr, Hallou, of Saginaw, inristed on each bill being rend through, as bo had a right to. HOUSE. Tho Houso passed the joint resolution re- questing Congress to amend ths Soldiers’ Homo- stead law by granting soldiers additional priv~ ilogos; nlgo'a resolution aking Congrosa to to~ move the Chicago & Michigan Lako Shoro Rail- way bridgo at St, Joseph; also the bill to incor- porato tho Village of Hancocl. Sees, MINNESOTA. UNITED STATES BBNATONIAL VOTE, Special Dispateh ta The Chicage T'ridung, Sr. Paut, Minn., Fab, 16.—Threo moro ballots for Benator were taken to-day, oxhibiting no siguificant change from yostorday. Lochren's voto was unchanged, excopt by two abseateca; Wasbburn’s yote ran up to 44, and foll back to 40 ; Cole's vate fell from 35 to 93. Efforts are boing made to bring wut a Liberal Republican on whom enough Republicans will unite with tho Democrats to elect, with but little chance of success. LEGISLATIVE, ‘Tho Sonate passed o bill authorizing apy rall- road company todetormine sud change its gauge. ‘Tho House passed a biN requiring railrond com- panios to recoipt for grain by weight, aud be teaponsible for full delivery. TAILNOAD LAW-MARING. Two Railrond Commissioners met togothor Inat night and heard arguments on the situation and proper disposition to be mado in theSt. Paul & Pacific oxtousion lines to 8t. Vincent and Brain- ard, Delano, of St. Paul, advocated a declarn- tion of forfeiture, and conferring the road and grant on the now Company ofganizod by tho Duteh bondholders, if willing to carly completo the road. Crookp and DeGraff urged persistenco in tho lion upon the lands given thom by law last yor. Heard, attornay for the hondholders, olaimed DeGraff & Oo.'s lien was unjust to bond- holders, and argued that the grant should be ox- tended without projudico to bondholders’ prior rights. Senator K. Nolaon, on bohalf of the peo- ple along the line, urgad that the bondhollersand DeGraft & Co. should he compoiled to harmonizo, the latter receiving a lien upon ‘a sufficient por- tion only of the Isnda to securo their advances for building, the bondholders giving assurance of prompt completion of the road, elge tho Stato should dispose of the road as best it can to secure its early complctian, The subject was finally referred to a sub-committco on which members locally interested arc in amajority. a WISCONSIN, REGULAR PROCEEDINGS, Special Lisputch to The Chicago Tribune, Mavison, Wis., Feb, 16.—The Assembly has done n good day’s workin Committee of the Whole to-day, going throngh a porfoct griat of bills, and afterwards ordering a large number in- qofnitely postponed ang to a third reading. Among tho latter was one making wowen oligis- bio to holding schoal offices, Tho Senate had a long discussion on the reaa- ution Instructing the Judiclary Commuittes to report # resolution in regard to bieunes! spasique, It was finally adopted, and tha Committee {n- structed to report the resolution to-morrow. The appoiutmonts of William Starr ond Jona- than Evans were contirmed as Normal Regents. Among the bills concurred in last night were tha following Appropristing $9,000 to tbe Soldiers’ Orphous’ Hame ; €57,500 to the Insano Avylutn, Madiyon ; $23,000 for the Industria! School for Boys; 163,700 for tha Northern Hospital; $18,000 for tho Blind Asylum ; #7,600 for the Suporintondout of Publio lroperty for station- ory. Tl Judiclary Committeo have beon holding a seoret session thie oyening, taking teatimony in rogard to Judgo Small’a impeachment caue, The tentimony will probably be through with by day after to-morrow. noctaL. Tho logislative party iu the Asaembly Cham- ber to-night promises to bes grand affair, and the gocial event of the wintor, A largo number of invitations are ont, and many people from dif- ferent parts of tho State have arrived hero. ‘Tho report of tha Committeo to invoutigato the Houge of Correction was mada ta-day, and shown thas the chair-factory has mado a profit of $70,503 wince ity outablisumont eight yoara ago, —— INDIANA. REGULAR PROCERDINGS. Speefat plepateh ta The Chreyag Fribune, Tnptayaroxt, Ind, Feb. 16.—Tho Senate haw spent tho entiro day py tho}Jofforios-Laxter con- tostod caso from Wayno County, in roading tox- timony and in dobate, The vote woa to have boen taken at 10 s. m. to-morrow, but ag 4 join} convontion is to be held for the election of Trus- tees of tho Aaylum, Prison Directors, and State Tyibrerian, tho vote was postponed yntil 6 p.m. Thore are half-a-dozen apeeches to be made by Icading Senators on both sides. The House passed bills to keep open and main- tain streets at the publio exponse; to incorpo- rato cometory organizations, ang to appropriate $3.00 ayoar for a gaological gurvey of the ata. Billa were indefinitely postpon ed providing for keuping up roads by taxation instead of penal aprvica, . ‘The raport of tho majority af the Special Com- mitteo on Lorinlative ppartloninent was suyb- mitted. Whilo the Republicans wil oppose it on constitutional srouide that ‘tho Legislature has no power to rodistrict the State at this time the Reversal impression Is that the bijl ins no spacial- Iv glarivg ivroguiaritiog, but is reagyonaoly fair. ‘ho Will will hardly paws tho Seuste, aud the only effect will ba to veto possible important Jogiwlation in other directions, on the midst of the diacuasion on tho bill con- tinuing the ollice of County Superintondouts, thé House adjourned. ‘The Republicans canvassed to-night on the of- ficorg to be voted for to-morrow. ‘Tho hope lw indulged that Mrs, Orion may beat the Demo- cratio nomineo for Ktate Librarian, soyeral Dom- ocrata intimating their insention to vote for per. The Independents, however, have noyinated Mrs, Emile BR, Dyer, of this city, and if thoy vote for her tho Domocyat will bo elected. —— DAKOTA. HER WOES INNUMERODB, Special Dispatch ta The Chicaue Tribune, Sioux Crrv, Jo, Feb. 16.—A faw dayq ago it was discovered hat, by a section of the law pasyed by the last Legislgture ip Dakota, the Exemption Jawa of the Territory were sepesled, jeavjug 49 Proteqtion whatoves ta pargopsl property from solgure and pale npon execution or other proces of court, Tho news of thie discovery hes spread since Saturday morning !aat, whon it tranapired, and baa carrled dismay toa groat many, causing considerable exeitement and —_ indignation throughout the erritory. In Southern Dakota the excitomont is intonso, and culm.natod last night in a mocting at Yankton, where an immonsa crowd gathered at the Cottrt- House to givo oxpression to their foolings and adopt resolutions to be prerontod to Con- groea for reliof, Among the apeakers wore Gon. Beadloy, Dr. Burloigh, Bartlest Tripp, George IL, Hand, Bocrotary of tho Torritory, aud Judge Brookings. Mr. 1. 9. Parmor wae mado Presi- dont, and Mr. Huarria Secrotary. Resolutions were unanimously adopted sotting forth that, at ite Inst scasion, tho Dakota Legislature passed anact to provide that tie conveyauce of home- steada should not Le valid without tho wife joitiod in making the samo; that threo sections Woro illogaliy and fraudulently added to tho asia bil before its fiunl ‘passage; — that one of theso added eections had blanks left therein, ant theso blanks wero fillad by a well- known haud, so thet iz repeals all oxemption Jowa nnd amondments thereto mado by previous Legisiatures ; that the taw was passed by falso pretense, but it was understood to be in further- ance of tho purpose of the Exomption law that, by the passage of this law, the people in timoor calamity and general enffering aro loft without protection from prossing creditors ; that its of- evts aro dishonrtening and destructive of vital intoroats of tho Teritory, already crushed by un- procedented iliMlcnities, and they oatneatly pray Congress at the present rersion to relieve thom by setting aside eaid act of tho Logisiaturo; that tho autuor of this premeditated and villatn- alts ontrage upon tho rhthts ond boat intoreats of Dakota ‘Yerritory deserves to bo hold up to tho exocration of all good citizons. —-—— KANSAS, FRES AND SALATIEB. Spectal Dispatches The Chicago Tribuns. Toxexa, Kan., Fob. 16.—Lne Senate devoted most of the day to the matter of fees and eala- ry. Abill was passed to discontinue the foo sys tom in cago of County Clorks, and fix the sala ries of such officers at $700, $1,000, 1,600, $2,000, and $2,500, according tothe number of peoplo in the county. ‘A bill to reduco the salaries of State officers and mombora of tho Logislatare was recam- mondod for rejection. A motion was made in tho Hause this morning to rescind the former action on a yoxulution to invostigate tho ox-Sccratary of Stato, with » view to bringing tt again bofore the House. A lively debate enuned, and tho motion was do- foated, thus loaving matteza in the hands of the Committees on Retrenchmant and Roform, with instructions to examina the charges and report tho result to tha Houge. The afternoon seusion of tho House waa oon- sumed in consideration of the billon assessment gud taxation, —._—_. LOUISIANA. PAY-BILL VETORD, New Onveans, Feb. 16.—Uov. Kellogg sent ta- day into the Legislature his veto of tha Lill ap- propriating #180,000 for per diem, mileage, and contingent oxponsea of tho Goheral Assembly, Ho alleges that this ig $50,000 more than necos- sary, aud that soveral of the provisions of tho bill contlict with tho recontly-adoptod constitu. tional provision limiting tho debt and expenres of tho State. The Conservatize caucus rot this morning and wont into exccutive session ta disoasa tho ‘Wanbington telegram abont adjustment. The House anstained tho voto by a voto of 16 yoas to 41 ngys. THE NATIONAL GRANGE. Resolytions on Transportation and Other Subjects—f hye Next Mceting to Mo Meld tn Chicaga. Cuantestox, 8. C., Feb. 16.—The National Grange Inst night adopted o rosolution favoring the specdy complotion of the Washington monu- mont in the City of Washington, and carnestly rocommendul to cach Stato aud sypordinate Grange iq the country to make auch subscription as they can, either by a contribution from the funds of tho Grange or by yoluntary offerings of membera through tho Nec. retaries, in accordauce with the torms of the contingent pledge adopted by tho Bociely, and that the action be prompt on tho part of cach Grange; also a preamble and resolution declaring that the early complotion of the Spart- anburg & Asheville Rallrondj a link in the Chi- caga & South Atlantié Railroad, 1s domanded by the sgricultural interest of the country, and tho route Is recommendad to the favorable consid- oration of the Order. Arcaolution was adopted declaring that the National Grange indorges and recommends the rosolutions adopted by the Atlanta Ag- neultural Congress last May, whic! resolutions ask for the constriction by tho National Governmont of a systom of woter-ways, so that unrestricted channels of trado shall bo opened not only throughout the entire length of the Missiesipni, but connecting that great river with the Atlantic Ocean by way of tho lakes, by the Oblo, Kanawha, and James, ‘and by the Tonnesseo and Savqungh Rivors. A resolution was adopted Girecting tho Execu- tive Committoo to make arrangemadts for hold- ing tho noxt session of the National Granyo in Chicago, whoro there mecting will be held, if tho expense to the Grange do notexcoed the expnso of meeting at St. Louis. A separate Tortitorial Grange for Nebraska and Idaho was authorized. 3 A Committéo was appointed to present a memo- tial to Congreve on the subject of the Toxas Pa- sific Railroad. Arcsolution was adopted returning thanks to the poople of Charleston for thelr unvarying and continuo kindners, ‘Tho Grango thon adjourned. a THE WEATHER. Wasnrsatoy, D. O,, Fab. 16.—For tho lake regions, falling barometer, southwest winds, and snow, followed by rising barometor, colder, wost and northweat winds, cloudy or partly cloudy weather. 4QCAL, ORSERYATIONG. Untoago, Feb, 16. Time, [Bar| Phe: Wind, Harn] Wher. 6:53. a, m,100,40, —5 IIB, W., gentle .. 218 9, mp, 30. Tals, fresh 0 p,m, wed" 19] y 53 p. m3,{30.1ab 10) 30.08) 20 ~Maxipium thermomoter, 22; minimum, 8. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cuttsado, Fob, 15. Bar,| Tar) Wind, 0.3 5]3,, Ghayenne., ot a5/L,, Fresh. Cincmuati,,{80.23] 8018,, fresh, ., gale yy, brisi| 08 Qlouay, Goudy, Cloudy, Marquette... Milwaukee , Clear. Omaha . Cleat, Ur'ekonr'ge -03) lear. ‘Toledo, ¢ ‘Threaten’s. Lee ea RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AT LOUISVILLE. Lovievitue, Ky., Feb. 16,—Louluviile is in the midst of a roligious revival of unprecedented in torest and importance, \ndor the preaching of D. W. Whittle and singing of P. P. Bliss, the famous Evangelists of Chicago, Whittie is 8 non-rectarian, teachin, ony faith in Qhrist, dropping all — donomiuatioual diatinctions, ‘Thousands of people frow all Protestant denominations are daily drawn ta him, and day snd night the Public Library Hall is crowded to overtlowing, thore being amon tho crowd every day many penitent porsons, aut conversions are pumeroua. ‘Thesa union meat- ingy haya been in progress ono weok, and ara hkely to continuo xeveral weeks Jonger. The programme each day is: Union Prayer-mesting @t noon, Bible-roadings in the afternoon, ant union mavs-mocting as night, TO THE MEMORY OF M. L. DUNLAP. + Special Dieputoh ta The Chfcaag tribune. Srunavivry, Hl., Feb. 16.—Tho Ilinols Stat Board of Agriculture to-day adopted the follow- ing resolutions iy mammary of M, L. Duulap (Rural 4): Witxuxas, It has cong to our knowledge that Bf. L, Dunlap, of Champalga, haw lately been removed by “efregiveds Tia} tbe Board recountzoe the spteligent festdved, reco ny jer AGadustribue etferts of Mr, Duulsp in belt of th cultural and judustrial interests of thie Btgto, ap appreciate the loes euatained in bis death, Hesolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the faurual of thla Loard, and soapy oo aaaly of guy deceased {5/4H0 FOREION. John Mitchel’s Rebellion Record Likely to Keep Iim Out of Parliament. - John Kenoaly, the Tichborne Counsel, Eleoted to the Commons. A British Steamer Goos Down at Sea with Twenty-one Lives. Chinese and Japanese News Sum- mary. GREAT BRITAIN, LOST AT At. Loxpon, Feb, 16,—The writiah stoamor Georro Battors, for Gibraltar, 18 supposod to have becn lost with twenty-one porsons on board, MITCHEL, 3. P. John Mitchel has been roturned to Parliament from Tipperary, without opposition, A ALM VOR KENEALY, Loxpox, Fob, 16.—Dr, Kenealy hns been elect- edto Parlinment from Stoke-on-Trent by 2,000 tonjority. JOUN MITCHEL'S CASE, In tho House af Commons to-day W. Hart Dyke, Consorvative, moved for copios of tho certificate of trial and conviction of John Mitchel in 1818; of the official notification of his escape, and proclamation offering a reward for lis ap- plchension; also for copies of a dispatel, froin the Governor of Van Diman's Land. relativo to tho granting of a ticket at leave to, snd tho subsequent — ercapo of, Mitchel. Mr. Nolan regrottod that pearly all the Irish memburs had left the House, belioving that bueiness was over, He called atteution tu the fact that the Government did not orrast Mitchel when ho was in Ircland last year. Dieraeli gave notica that ho would move next 'Thuraday 9 resolution declaring that ne Jobn Mitchol has been adjudged guilty of folony, and wontenced to transportation; as he bas neither endured tho penalty nor reccived pardon, ho fg incapablo of election to tha House of Com- mons, and that fresh writ of oloction be or- dored for Tipperary County. Iretand, Mr. Sullivan, member for Louth, warmly at- tackeil the Government for the precipitancy of its action. Io stated that eminent Irish logal autboritiog supported tha eligibility of Mitchel to Parlinment, Sir George Bowyer, momber for Woxford, pro- tented against the course of the Govorument, ‘Tho motion for a Pipeetion of the papors was adopted by a voto of 174 yeas to 13 nays. Nr. Dyke then moved that the debate on the papera bo fixed for Thureday noxt. John Martin, wember for Meath, gavo notico that he should move to-morrow for additional papers, regarding the cowpasition of the jury and nature of the proceedings at tho trinl of Mitchol. which ho said would show the House the charactor of that transaction, Mr. Dyke’a motion for dobdte on Thursday was adopted. , 6 SPAIN. GUEDRILLA OPERATIONS. Mannip, Feb, 14.—T'hp Carliata on tho north- erm cosst bave again fired on steamebips ou- gagod in the telegraph cable servico, Tho hoadquarfers of Geu, Moriones, the Commander-in-Chiof of tho Army of the North, have been established at I'uente La Reina, in Navarro. Gon, Laserena has beon appointed Chief of King Alphonso's Military Cabinet. r Pauta, Fed. 16.—It is reported that tho father of Don Carlos, Don Alfonso and othore, raiscd largo sume in London last week, to carry on the war jn Spaid, Gon, Cabroras arrived af Estella to-day, and it in snid that he will take chiof command of the Carlist forces. Lonpon, Fob. 16,—Tho Spanish correspondent of the Mirning Post eaya Cant.-Gen. Concha, of Cuba, wil} probably bo appointed to the com- mang of tho Army of the North on bis roturn. ——-——— CHINA AND JAPAN, FORTNIGHTLY SUMMARY OF NEWB. Ban Francisco, Cal., Fob, 16.—The Paciflo Mail steamship Alaska arriyed this morning. Bhe left Hong Kong Jan, 19, and Yokohama on tho 24th, Sho brings 852 passongorg, fifty-flye in the eabin, and 1,378 tons of morchundlao. Hono Kona, Jan, 18, agqd Suanastar, Jan, 14.— Tho verdict of the court of inquiry hold at Hong Kong ih the case or tho steamship Japan oxon- orates Capt. Warsaw and all his officer, except the Chief Engineer, who is censured for giving the order, “ Ryory man for himself," and atlow- ing the largest boat, in which he was the only Buropean, to leave the slip partly filled. Tho fir is declayed ta have beou caured by tho spon- taneous combustion of coal. Capt. Warsaw bas slnco vigited the locality of tho disaster and dis- covered where the remains of tho ship with tho mails and specie lie. A sorious ‘iro accurrod in Canton Jant 3; 160 houses worp burned. . F. Sovard, United States Consul-Genergl at Shanghai, nag boon offered a Danish decora- tion, in tokon of the friendly services rendovod to Donmark. Chinase officials at Fu Choo still affect to hold ahtharity over Low-Chuw, noatmithutanding the | requneistion by the Central Gayarumout at Po- king. A mesenger from Low-Chew to Fu Choo has been compeiled, ‘with the crew of his ship, to porform submissive ccremonias at tho Cua- tom-House of that port. Thia courao, if per- sleted in, will certainly lead tu complicatjops be- tweon China and Japan, as the latter Empire de- claves she will no more permit the Chinoge to humiliate her subjects thon Formosa savages to slaughter them with impunity. Yououassta, Jan. 94.—Phe United Btatos ship Bonoseey, Capt. Kaatz, arrived at Yokohama jan, 21,7 - ‘ho semi-official announcement is made that in May next the Japanese Government will call ip al] tho Kinsaten, or ald style of paper monoy, aud roplace it with new ‘freasury-notes. A rumor is received of a fight in Formoga bo- tween the Chineso and the savages, in which fifty of the latter were killed, but iy not generally credited. ‘Tho |roy steamer Darlin, Intely rugning bo- tweep ports on the {ulend wen, Pander Japaneso management, was destroyed by fire, aud her crew and passongera are réparted lost, Particu- lars have not been recoived. Otoari and Kawage, two subordinate officora in tho Foraly Alico, haya been gent to Hiam to in- vestigate tie expediency of estgbliuking diplo- matic and commercial relations, A. G. Batos, of Washington, died in Yeddo, Jay. 13, by necldental suffocation from charcoal, Baron ge Schaoffer, the Austrian Minister, has salied for Siam, to which country, as well as Chips pnd Japan, he ig accreditad, Farthquakes were folt on the morning of Jan. 15{in twogepsrate movements, cach of which Tealed nearly four minutes but po damage on- sue “The English and French troops, lang main- tained wt Gokahams, in dafiayco ‘at the wiebes of the Japauoso Government, sre now making preparations for thelr immodiato doparture, Emall-pox fontinyel fo prevail to au auenal extent, and many foralgners are pulfering, Among thom are soldiers in the ‘arin Pap. ‘ The’ steamships recently purchased by the Japancue Government for trausporling troops to Formoua, etc., aro to be used to establish a regu- Igp ipail lino betweey Yekobama snd Shanghai and will poplace the past-oftice wervico now fille by the Pacillc Mail Company. 4 ship will bo dispatched weekly, commencing Feb. 3, with tho fokio, The Manu, formerly from New York, touched at Wellbs Kobo twenty-four hours, at Sinionags- ki ois hours, and at Nagesiki twolve hours, Private investigation respecting the conduot of the Chief Engineer of tho steamabip Japan was held July 23, at the Pacitlo Mail oftice, ‘Tha re- wulsa are not made public —_-— GERMANY, vp MOLTKE ILt. Lomnoy, ¥eb, 17—5:80 a. m.—A Berlin dispatch to the Daily News reposts Gap. Vou Moltke as seriously ul, A LARGE BATCH OF DOCTORS. Apectat Diapatea to The Chveago Tribune, Kroxys, Ia,, Feb. 16.—Tho fhistioth peasiqn of the Colloge of Physicians and Sycgeans of this city closed to-day, and the commencement oxoroldcs were hojd this eyenipg. The Cojlege ball was crowdod with epectators, gud znuch in- toreut in the exercises was manifosted. ‘Tho de- gross ware pouforrad upon phaxreduating clave by Pal. F. B. Gilleste 3. D.. sand the valedicta- ry dolivered by Pat. As MY. Cy Fpeuter, M.D, The Tieng ove Kb naesey of wrasupions ©. Tirsol!, Do Witt, In.; J. Sulia B. rows. Groenwoo bap, Dorby, Ine; J.T. Cav A. Barr, 7) rR C. Gamble, Downing, M. Gross, Millapring, Biduoy, Mo.; de W. Huncklo, Pairtiold, Ins We th, kuk, Ia,; J. E. Henry, Fermonut, Ma, the De NCBI 1. Joslin, Anamosa, fort, Mow; N. H. Laird, d. Mc¥adden, Stiles, Ing C. ¥ M. Parcha!, Ecat Melroae, Madisonville, | 3Mo ville, Mo.; B, Fy Shrove, Troy, Stout, Nowton, Kan, Mo. ; Torro IMaute, Ind.; D. A. Stanton, Mo; J. ML Yorrttl, R.A, Terrill, Warren, Turner, Now Virginia, In. ; Whiteheath, troville, gfa.; T, P. Wiseman, William Wilson, Matco:n, ad. I. In; C.F. ‘Dawson, Hannibal, Mo. ; Downe, Mt. Hope, Mo.; C,. IL Downtain, Mo.; RIL Edincott, Peru, Kane: Wo Giasgow, Invy J. Ne CQuodson, Tol ‘Mo. ‘Mina. ¢ Hutchinson, Sidney, Mo.} J. W. Tnteht Harter, Fairfoli, In. Prauktur Y. Metanzas, Kan.: J. Miley, Beloit, Kan. Mitchell, Huntington, Ind. y 7. , Patit, Station, Ind.; TD, It. Pelton, Sianville, Neb, W. W. Nout Nobert hodman, 7 W. Haisionee 1) A. W. Sandora, 1) ‘A. Shipman, Sterling, Nob.; W. Ke aang “annals, Os 0. 8, W. BU : William BP. Worthington, Gor, Durham, Mo,; Ta. Ttanorary Destee Noberte, Brookfield, Mo.; ad’ eunde Colma, TL; Md. SR, Banting. bury, Ol sro, Cantril, Inca TE, Clare Seed . nn Milan, ~ Pordieg, ones Mout itt or nso An itilie weet 1M i Metlught \ ey, Valnug +0. ts, Unions TW, Bt. Jon: A. Th, Smith, Winterset, Ia.; ‘L.J. Tyner, Mem phis, Tonn. CRIMINAL CALENDAR. Two Murdorers to Be Executed at Thomaston, Me., on the 20th Inst. Throo of a Band of Vigilantes Killed by Their Intended Victim, Record of Minor Crimes. TWQ MURDERERS TO BE EXEQUTED, Snecral Anapateh ta The Chicaga Tribune, Boston, Maga., Feb. 16.—The execution of Maino murdorora, Wagner and-Gordon, will cor. tainly tako place on Frislay, tho 26th inst. The rofuual of the Leglalatura to plalich tha denh penalty removes gll chanco for hope, and thy two condomned mon will be executed in the State Prison yard at Thomaston, hotwoen the hours of 11 and 12a, t., by Shoriff Torroy, of Knox County, who is hora ia town. boon in his coll sinca Inst fall, clings to the idea that somethiug ‘Wagner hy and still is to Inter. vene to eave him from the Eallows hotwith- standing the Sherif! and War him tat thera is no pousible hope, lon Rico peaura Ifo eatsant sleeps woll, manifests no epecial cancorn for his fate, and hos not oxprossed any wish to see 5 ministor for spiritual cousolation, Ho atill ae xerta his iunoceuce, and endeavors to cast sux picion on Mra. Hontvont, tho third woman wbum ho half killed oftor ho jind murdered two others, Ho has written several lottera to his mother ia Prussia, and bas bad sovoral lettors from her. iy is belloved that ho will meot his fate atolcally, and yot m9%e any confession. Gordon, the other murderer, clung to tho be lief that ho would cscdpo the Fallows until be was Inet wovk informed of the ro ‘usal af the Leg. islature to abolish tho doath penalty. He wu then notified by the Wardon that ho youst pre hare ta mest hid fate on tho 26th inst. complotel; hope, and Ho wu overcome by this withdrawal of al at onco took to his bed, and paceed 4 wakeful night, Tho next. day he appoared prow tratod, aud for the firat time since ho showed deep fooling. Ho much garrow ~ on account mothor, asserted bis ifnocenco, his sentence ‘exprossed ot hie end wanted the execution postpouad six months, but be ws gee to understand that he myst dismissal ope of ogcape of postponamont, and prepare himeelf for the execution. no request for a clorgem may complotely break down exvention approaches, orders for the construotion of the Ho hae as yet mais . Tt fs thought be a8 the hour for his Shorif Torrey bea giyen ‘gallows for the execution of. both murdorors at tho seme time, and ho will be assigted by “Deputy Sheriff Gross, who hung Harrig 9 fow tyon ago, The pxceution will im the, prison yard, at whore it cannot Reveitnnseod from walls, aud ‘only th take place & past ongelde the io twelve witnosses provided for by law, bosides tho guard, will bo ‘present, ‘Thera havo bean many applications to the Suerif to be admitted to the prison-yard to witness the oxecntion, but that ofticer refusea all requoels outside of the two poygiciane already aalected, chaplain, snda fo! eredited, actual reporters, duly INDIAN MURDERS--A NEW LAW. Yannton, D. T., Feb. 16,—Some two monthi sinco two Ponca Indigna wore shot, and ons of thom killed, on tho Yankton Indian Reacrygtlo by Santeq Sionx Ipdiang, Offenses of thit kind, committed ‘by one Indian on another have not heretofore boon punished io th courts, but, under the Jato revision of tht Unitod States laws, the Attornoy-Gencral bold that the United States suthoritiee have jurisdie tion ovor all offense comm ted in tho Indias country, whothor the partios implicated are, it art erin whole, white men or Indians, sate In casos Whorethe offense has been committed y an Indian who has boon punished therefor by the local = law of his tribe © in casos whore, by treaty stipulation with th tribe, exclusive jurisdiction over suck offenses has beon vested in tho tribe, This interpret tion will apply beyond quostion whore depreds: Hons are committed by indiang af no tri h on tl 4 Up 080 of another, and, in accordance with ia- structions from Washington, tho United States Attornoy baa commanced proceedings agains the two Santeo Indians ju thjs case with a viet to poplubion them for murder, 5 bey boing now ha custody of tha military autboritios st Fatt Randall, Each tribe may punish, as haratofors, for offenses among ity individual members, b: there has beon yo meany of punishment unl now where members of ono triba have beso Killed by thowo of another. ‘This step is of arett imnortance in tho directlop of briuging Indi undor the authority of the clvi} Lay, VIGILANTES WARMLY RECEIVED. Sir. Lovis, Feb. 16.—A wpevial from Topekh Kan., eays; Near Hotona, Lake @ounty, Cob on tho Sth inat., the Vigilantes wont to house of one Gibbs, and, on hia refusing to && liver himself up to them to be hong, ther flroto the hquse, in which were women, and saveral childrgy. throngh the flames, with a throo of the part when the rest took to Gibba had recently bean acquitted on murder, and the Yjgilantes proposes Gibbs leant oad and woynded & a Athale ‘heols sud td bbe, $40 ed om) ‘a charge dt oj to takes sutamaty appea} from sthe decision which him atlioorty, i BEATEN AND ROBREA. RR Special Disnate lot in the cast pert of tho city that he will cortainly dio. It ia fu ho was yabhed and beaten insensible, 42! in that condition, ——_——_»—_—_—_—_- h to The Chyeaog Tribune Sranarrenn, Ill, Feb. 18.—Gearge Lowy * colored man, waa found this morning in an oP? ao badly trove poned thst d lal TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Miss Nagle, 5 young lady of Indiananollt fatally burned yesterday, while pouriug over @ ainggivh fire. Ex-Judge Erastus Foote died yeatorday m aged 76, of pnenmon® tho Mil ing at stitwrarihog was once Presiding Judgo of Mynicipal Coyst, aud City Attarpoy. ort He ack Tho wife of Wm, Huffman, of New Durlingtet Groene County, O., shot heraalt ‘yeatertay a revolver, Woduing death almost ins ‘Temporary ingaulty waa the cause, i rn the ae rHay, gohan Mayer, a5 pul Counell and Behool ‘Tha contestants for tha llinois have beep reduced to Galeqhurg, ans carried ¢! dropped dead on the sidewalk Monday night. apd it was @ regurrenceg which iq have catjaed his death. Grand apie. Nich., has alrly. Within the Of tha: olga have Ween opene Richard ira Complaints havo Leon made through plate that the Mayor was vot doing that tt was in his province to revoke ott Decatur, and tho Board of Agriculture in ssoret session consiqertng the prop" 8 citizen of Bpringseld, in that th To hed an pitesk appused ry her ae of ast bbirty doe a tus eilf- taatlfe olactian at Titnaville, athe tig. at, was fo"! ‘oy! ig, Domocrat, af To Board by 148 majority. Btste i ro Doe ogitioa® clty of 0 pul tie Guys tho licens ” of such galoans ; and that he aught te 0 Yeeterda: three galoon-keaperg tg the Counci} rooms. promising ta abandon 10 bugin gi canpg Hora tq bo pripd tlaly OrHing ftaruoon Mayor Housoniso, Png Were b Tua oe i | q | { Siti: F