Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1875, Page 2

trodneed to tha principat members of the House. Postmaater MeArthur is hora to socare, if pos- #ible, additional Jottor-carriera. Lo the Asnoriated Press] NOMINATIONR. YWasmixatos, D, C., Feb. 17.—Tho following nominations wore sent_to_tho Souate to-day: I'ot tmastera—Mies Iaa ', Blalr, Waterloo, Ind.; John N. Runyan, Wareaw, Ind.; Mrs, H. B. Adamn, Pontiac, I1L; Charles J, Main, Canton, 1iL: Comly Towneend, Salem, O.; George W. 0. 8amuol B, Hick- 1 Peter 8. Patton, Burling- Deatrick, = Doflanco, wan, Coffossille, Kan ton, Kan. THMIGRATION. The Tlouso Committes on Foraign Affaira to- day azreed Lo report n bill anpplomentary to the acts in rolation to immigration, which secks to revent the importation of women from Chins, apan, or any Oriental countrr, forimmoral pur- poses, the violation of the Jaw to be visited with eovere penattics. REVENUE APPOINTMENTS, The following onnlntman of Internal Rev. eonn Storokenpara havo bron mado In the First District of 1llinola: Juline Robettson, (leorge R. Dyer, and J. W, Stoinmetz: Jasper A, Vaugh 8 appointod Btorakeeper in the Eiglith District of Kentuck. THE MIXFD CLAITMS COMMISA10N, Tho mwarding in gold of over £197,000, made Ly tho Britieh und Ameriean Mixed Claima Com- miskion to Augustis R McDonald, a subject of Great Dritain, but for some yours a rosident of Louisville, K¥.. has been vaid by our Gov- ernment, This claim was Lrought for jonsea eustained in the burniug of col- ton during the lata eiyil war, and was tho second largest clm adjudicatod by the Iatn Commigeion, 'Tho claitn was originally for 2,600,000, Witnicsacs wero oxamined. suil tho testimpny covera 6,000 printed pages of the records of the Commitrlon. * AN UNKNOWN RUICIDE. This aftornoon an unknown man, sbont 40 yoars of nge, Jumped from the second ontsldo zallory of tho domo of the Capitol, and strnek Bend tirat om thio Foof of tha main building, 150 feet Lelow. The Coroncr will endoayor to aecer- taia his namo, THE WIOMING GOVERNORSIIT, Qen. Thaver, uf Nebrasks, has telographed 1l accoptanca of the (lavernorship of Wyoming. . ——— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. BENAT AnNY ) . WaAsTNOTON, D, O, Feb, 17.—Honator Logan {ntro- Queed & U1l cstalliFhing rules and articles for the government of the srmfes of the Unlted States, Re- forred. THF PLOBODY ACHOOL, Mr. Flowe called up hin notleo to reconsidor the vote by which the il fo grant o sito for the Peabody Bebond aL St Augusiine, Fla,, was paseed, Tho vote Dy which the biil was passed was reconsidered,~geas, 313 neys, 23, Messrs, Boreman, Gilbert, Tewtn, Mar- Fill (VL), Rargent, Bhernian, Sprague, and Tiplon vot- Ing with tho Democrats ogainst ‘rozonsideration, PINCHBACK OAHE. At the expiration of the morniog hour, the cone Fideration uf tho resolution for tie admission of Pinchbuck an Seuator from Leuislunas was resumed, Mr. Murton reqiieated tho Souata o utay licre witli srnment, until tho guestion was disposéd of, of Councetlent, hope:dl that the apposl ‘epariieid by the Renate 3 £ inefst upon o (e udjonrnment somid 'deprive km und Kewalork of hearlog on this important suboct, nt ten resumed the floor aud concluded hiy couctnsion of Mr, Sargent’s retnarks Mr. ) took tho floar, aud, I apeech of ifteet 17 011l to the Semators ot to set a preceden 10 Republican jostitutions an tho ad- i whose credentials were signed by Htlo to vilico of CGovernor was ac— oired by frand, perjurs, end tsurpation, Ho had Distened with pain 10 the dixeussion in thin Renate, r¢ members of the dominaut party lad beou 4 ling from tho record of proesluyery timea os an e for similar afrocities to be perfected Uty the Republfeun part; 1ie aprealed to Henators o weie of the maju and who entertsined views he content with giving n silent 4 tuinst tha proposcid notion, ot permit fied = precedent to be established, Jle vou if the members of this body would vate ac- ing to their bunest convictiuns it would not Lo cs- tublisked, M, Stevenson apolie in opposition to to resalution, Lut rome lenyth from testimony taken by mitttes of 1he Benate fu 1873, snd the report iereon, and asked 3f wo bad reached the day on lownward path of Ameriean freedustititions when tar was to be sworn fn upon erede 1y sgned G trer who oltained that ofties by frand, nentieg upan the setion of Durell aud the ~Gen, Wiliiame, 3 n, West, sald: Tne Swnalor I Ho ¢1d Nero smile when tome wi Jaruiz, o (Staveuson) never kunew a glinstly crim- inl. whin th triath was brought home to kin, that b tid not tonl, Mr, West safd he smiled at the Henator's (Ste- s foword M Lowriuna sinil wouaows) iguorance, 1o then stated that, on Lio T6ih of embor, the Goveruof of Lowistana (Wermoth) had | disregarded an or- der of tho Foderal Court, snd it was for thi reason that 1ho Attorney-éneral Lud nent that dia- Jatel (o Marabal Packurd to_enfurce tbe decrees af iho Unitisl States Court, The Sestor (Steveusom) ¢ 1t sy that Jio (West) stood hers'to defeud eimittaly, Sir, Sicvenson sald ha did not say the Senator atnod tefeud crimiuals ;. but hotwould Gay now, if ho zrd, Cascy, and Direll, bo did defend v in the gallerics and luugh- . R uadv, [Loud applus ler on tizo loar, | Contining his argument, Mr. Stevencon sxfd he tomored the peopls of Loulaiaus for thelr defenss of thesr homas and firesides, Supposo there was a fraudalont clection in Loutelans, had 1 e to (his that tho Premdent of the Uuited States bal o right to interfere in any Stato whers frauds stioude:d an oleotion 2 Ho srguad st suma length as to Lo coustitntional powers of tho Trosidont, aud Legged ators to cllug Lo that old Jnstrument. ' o bad no dblro to exciudo vy mun from the Chambor ou account of color or previuny condition of sorvitudo. All Lo osked was that tho Constitution and liwn Lo enforced, e would may, unon his tocusdility o 8 man and tenstof if thess continued Violatfous of the Coustitution were not wtopped, our Herties could not be prorerved, couclunion e resd from s apecch of Heury Winter Davis, 3 {0g 1f wo muat fall lot us stand Leueath the rrach of the falling Dicpublio and bo buricd {u the ruium, In Mr, Howo obtalnad the floor, and yielded to Bp, Morton, who moved that the Henato taku u Tecess til 7:90, 12 Jamiiton (o.) moved to adjouen, Lest—yeas, 2 3 nays, B3, “Fue muljon of Mr, Morton for n racess was agreod Inyeus, 453 vaye, i3 wid (o Heuato 1ot a revech il EVENING SENRION. Upon reassembliug, Mr, Wiy resimod : The Lag- lature which decired Keliviss Grvomor and sent Piochback to the Senute wan the lawiul Leglslature of Lowsluna, Kellogg was eleeted tGovernor, The real Democracy of Louviefans slid not waut 1o tnumph in the election of 1472, When thoy wanted a Governor Tor uso lust Beptember, thuy put McEnery to bed aud called npon Punn, Mr, Hamilton (M) moved fo smend tho resolu- ton Ly fuwseriing the word “uot” after the word ¥ Le,” ko JL would Te: Resolved, That . B, Pinchiback bo not wimi ed, ete., ete, Vawey moved tho Benato adfourn ; lost, yean, 23 Days, Go—Aleorn, Fonton, Hamilton (Tex.), and Tip o Voiiag with'ths Desioerats Ju favor of aljourn- went, Alroen end Hager apeko agatust (he resolution, At 130 6, m, Mr, Hager is still speakiug, with no prolatility of u vote to-night, A wuoiiol t adjourn way defoated at 2:16 by 11 to 30, HOURE: OF REPRESENTATIVES, PUSTAL TELEGUAPH DILL. Attha evetuig maxoi s, busber of bills were ro- poptud trom the Juidiciary Cutatmiticu and pussed. Al was veported to calablish certain telegraph Unes in the keveral Stutes aud Territories as post rouds, and to regulate the tranvaiselon of commerclal and other intelligence by telegraph, The bill huving Deen read, a point of order wis made Ly Mr, Wilard (V1,) nnd supported by Messrs, Handull “and Garfleld, {hat i¢ shoald receive its et cousideration fu Com~ miftto af tho Whole, Tl Hyeaker ovorrulod the polnt of order, and Mr, Matler (Mass,) proceaded to espluin und advocaty tho Lall, Mo referred tn the fuct thut stneo the reporting of the W] Ineeasges wero sout betweon Nuw York and Washington ot bulf the previouly existiug rutes, and s aeked 3 reporting o bill did s0” much good 4 four- teen dayw, what would bo to effect of (46 passngs of a 140 ould bring thowe felegraph companies to Lhetr w Tn connection with the fourth seetion of the Lill ch requires the turdi! rates of chargod toall newspuper aszoclations 10 the Amsociited Prews on tho Ist of Junuary, 1875, ho apoke of the exclusivenoss of the Now York Assue wiulil Prees, utvler whick no Now York papor could be extabushed becauso it conld uot get the uews, o sufk that the Western Unlon Tolegraph Cuml\:m bad a bar- ats with the Assocluted Press by which oll nows wont !bzuuuh the Aesoctated Presw, and overy (iapateh wun golord $0 st Ik, Ho called 'om Mr. Albrght (Poun.), & member of 1he Select Commiltee o Alabatus Affairs, 1o relato bis experience on tuat potut, Alr, Albright stated it us u noticeable fact that no agent of tho Asuovluted Ircas over cullud ou any of the majority Jucuibers of thut Commiites in Alsbania, wle hough news was sent 1o the munm( w comlng from that Committes ut Molile, When 1t was_cousiderod proper tLat some of the facts ulicited bufore the Colu~ Juittes should bo furnished (0 tho pubiie, snd 4 uf patch was prepured by s gontleman tu Mobile gra focte furuishiod by the Commitics, that wan hud tuld uem thab that diepatel wonld not go over tle. wires, The Conumtten hid auaired him to present 1t to tho agent of the Assocl- aiedl Vress, and touay that it contalued ngormtion of Tucts which had beon teatitied to efora the Commil- tec, Tho divpatel was headed, * To the Ayout of the Aseociated Vress,” but Lo declined to send it, Mr. Brouberg~Did you ofier t puy for that dis- atch 7 i FATE, Aluright-sNo, afr, becauso it 18 understood that the Askiclated Provs sgents are desirous of getting fu- formation wiich they vould send over tle country but the next dey aimost the upposits of whal was sttempted to bo furulshed to the Awmeoclatid gentles Tros was bent over tho country us & Pert of the tes- tiony taken befere tho Alalatia Cowmitte, 1 kuow that Lwportant Guwrsiaent nivesagvs, aduciing viove aueuts of Lroupm, were kuows Ly cilizens beforo they were known 1o the oteers, Mr, Butler (reauwing) said that be was not au enewy of tolgrapbio communtoation, but be was a declared und duterinined oyamyof sll monopolies, il el 0B duviis Lt Lale KTuAb Qrgel TOF 10 15unsuls- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. TITURSDAY, wlon of intelligence should bs, and remain, & manopoly, Nr. Diarco (M was_withiu t ) angedd bils collssgne whethar it wntitutional power of Cungress to provids that the nth soction of the bill (fixing pen- altles for diviging telcgraphic iutolligence surropti Hinnsly) sliould e Tetronctive, ro as lo punish persons who fntercepted_and divalged dispatches sent to and cromt {lia city year ngo this very day ? Mr. Butler—1 do not thiuk it i, As my colleague a wot n lawser, 1 can oxcuss him for puts ting o_question 'of thit kind, " Mo does not know Detler. {faughter.] Whatevor wan dono one year nga by anybody will be anawered for anywhere, If the gentleman moans any sort of nsin- uation, why does lie not spoak out, patticularty as It 13 the Qirst apeech Lie over mudo since b bas been in Congress ? Mr, Plerce—It will not be tho last, i M. Butler—I truat it will be, unlosa tho othera nro beticr, Mr, Merriam (Now York) remarked thint tho bill em- hadied ona of the most moustratia propasitions yre- ceniedto the House fn many a day. After ho read thie il n ew daya ago, he came to the conclitdon that its title should be * a bill to eaablo & val telageaplie 1ins to partake of tho profita of tho Weatern Usijon Telegraph Company without rendering any nerslca therefor,” Mo sent fo tho Clerk's desk and had real o long communleation from Mr, Orton, Prestlent of the Wostern Union Teles graph Compuny, criticlzing the detalls +f the bill, dectarng (¢ fo be a flagrant viclation of tha general understasdigg of what constitates fair play, and sac:tinge that fts Jitcoduckbreand that of tho other measures hostilo to the West:in Unlon Tele- graph Company, wis desmed to aflect reaits {n Wall Wtreat, ni ot with avy sincere desire to bencfit tho ublic, p.‘lr. Butler_mosad the previons queation, but tho omne refieed to second #,—89 to 77,—not two-thirds in the atrmatiye, as required by the new rul Mr, Potter (Ky.) charscterized tho bill sdinary one introduced in_Congres « _Theno telegraph lines wera not the prop= erty of the United States, They lad neitlier been Luilt nor subsfiized by the Government, nor even by nuthiority of tho Government, but by perminsion of State4 anid_individuals, In no singic instance was eny telegraph company indebted for ita existenco to the tovernment, and yot it waa proposed that Congrers shiould tiko posscssion of that private yraperty, and shiould manage and eoutrol it, and flxlhn‘!rlmu it. 1€ Congress conlid do that, it contd fix the pric flowr ond regnlate the cost’ of hoote, ile wan sur- prised that o Wil au_revoluttonary and extraordinary should have bien presscd toa voto within the firit honr, and shonld bave receivedd the mipport of & tias Jority of {10 wentbera on the other slde, ['This fs a1l of fhio report that hud been received at tne Lour of going to press,—3ip, TIRINUNE,] FIRES. AT DES MOINES, Srecial Disrateh to T'he Chacaoo Tribune, Des Morxes. In,, Feb, 17.—About 1 o'clock this moruing tho gas works oxploded with o Joud cresh. A workman was charging o puritlor, whon the explosion occurred, from what cause ia unknown, Four men were in tho puii. fying rooms, snd were thrown about 30 feet into the etreet snd coverad with brick and debrig, but strango to uny ouly ono was hust, and ho but shghtly. 'Tho building was torn to stoms. Tho city is now in darknoss, 170 the Assccinted Press,) Drs Moises, lu, Fob. 17.—At a quarter to1 o'clock this forenoon tho large gasometer of the Des Mownes Gas-Works exploded, andin a few minutce the whole worls were on firo, and are now burning ae wo wato, It is probablo that alt the buildings will bo consumed. One man iy mivsing, and 1t 8 feared bo was kilied, nud @ cavored by the debris, Tho wholo fire dunart- ment in ont and working with atl powsible ouergry for tho supprosion of the firo. AT FARLEY, IA, Spectal Dispalehfto The Chirao Tribune. DuntqQue, 1a.. Fen. 17.—About 7 o'cleek thls morning a firo broke out in the machino shops of the Dubuque & Southwestern Railvoad, at Far- loy, nvolving a loss of $25,000 to 30,000, Tho firo originated in tho carpenter shops. Theso woro entirely eonsumed with their contonta ; also » splendid now passenger conch, froighl ear, and o lurge quantity of seasoned limbor. Tho eu- ginc-houre, storo-room and blacksmith shops were ulgo destroyed, but tise machine shop was suved, Thero was no insurance upon the prop- erty. Tho eff'ect will be to throw u large number of laborng mou out mployment, AT GALESBURO. Special Diayintch o T'he Clacaqa Tribune, QGauesnukg, ill., Feb. 17.—At abont 1 o'clock this sfternoon, the dweiling houre of 11 IR, Ban- derson was discovered to be on fire, The alarm waa promptly given. and by tho excrtions of the Firo Department it was oxtinguisiied. Lons on houso and fursiture, abont §3,000. Inaured in thie Continentul for 1,00 AT NORTH ROBINSON, ‘O, Spectal Dinrateh to The Chieaan Trioune, Bucvres, 0., Feb, 17.~'Tho grist and saw-milla owned by McClintock & Fatter, at North Robin- #on, thia county, wore destroyed by fire this ovening, Lows, 312,000, No fusurance. AT BAY CITY. Apectat Dispatch to The C'nicado Tribune, East Baa1NAw, Mich., Feh, 17.—The residence of Juroph E. Whitnoy, of Bay City, wou dato- agad by fire last niglt to the cxtent of §600, In- wured, AT MIDLAND, MICH. Svecial Dianateh to The Chicado Tribune, Ea8T BAGINAW, Mich,, Feb. 17.—Ihe black- smith and wagon-shop of Samuel Sias, at Mid- land, was burned this mornlug. Loss, #1,200; no insurauce, AT CLAYTON, IL L, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicage Trivuns, Quixcy, 1., Feb, 17.—The greenkouaw of Col Gilbert, at Clayton, suffercd by fire to the amount of §1,500 lawt night. S s ORDER OF THE IRON KNOT. Specral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Derroir, Mich,, Feb, 17.—The National Con- vention of the Jowieh Order of Kesher Stel Bar- col to-day elected for Grand Saar Jacob Tosen- lieimer, of Cloveland ; Deputy (rand Haar, Ja- cob Troat, of Cinclonatl; Grand Nassl, M. Co- Len, of Memphis; Grand Soplior, Theodoro L, Dovid, of Loulsville; Grand Gesher, 8, Biair, of Cleveland; Grand Troasuror, Josoph Daviy, of 8t. Louts; Grand Cohon, N. Strauss, of Cleve- tand ; Grand Shomer, Charles Youngman, of Bt. Lonis; Grand Bhomer Iissposach, L. Lie- breich, of 8t. Louws; Genoral Committes, 8, il. Cohen, N. Htrauss, and B. Scmpliver, of Cleveland, nud B. Mover, of v~ ausvillo; Committes on Appeals, tho Rev. Dr, #, il Bosnenschoin, of Bt. Louis; Jacob Froat, of Ciucinnali ; Adam E. Bloom, of De- troit; M. Cohien, of Momphis; B, Meyers, of Evansvillo ; Jacob Rosonhoimer, of Cloveland. T'he Urand HBaci-cloct is ono of tho foundors of tho Orplhan Asplum of this oity, and ranks nmony tho most prominent Hebrews in America. Wi election was uuanimous, The Lodge ex- u.mflaed its gratilude 4o tho Hou. I, Peixotte, uited Btates Consul at Houmanis, for hisn do- fonuo of the Jowd inthat country, and appro- priated a certsin sum for tha foundation of a fund for e asylum for aged nnd infirm follow« ors of tho Jowish f2ith, Lhe Lodge yoted to hold its mext moeting at Bt. Lows, and ad- Journed. ——— THE METHODISTS AND THE GRASSHOPPERS. Svectal Ihapateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Broux City, In., Fob, 17.—At a rocont moeting of the Northwestern Iowa Conforonce, with the approyn! of Bishop Haven, a paper was adopted sotting forth tho noedy and destitute condition of alarge portion of their chavges on tha fron- tier, and resolving that & Comnnission be ap« poluted, consisting of tho Prosiding Elder aud one laymso from cach distriot, with Qov. Carpenter a8 Chairman. The Rev. J, M. Lozier, the Beerotary, waa appointed to visit tho Mothodist churches East aud solicit contributions, Yostorday ovens ing tho Conunission wus in sesélon in this city. In the alsouco of (lov, Carpentor, the Rev. Oure presidod, Becretary Lozier made & roport showing that ho had collectod 0,000 cash, and 0,000 packages, priucipslly wear- ing-apparel. The latter, belng much woro than required to moot the wanta of destitute preactiers snd their fawilios, was gonerally dis- tributed smong the Jyraeshoppor-sullorers and othiers who necded ussistunco, At tho sossion yosterday, it wus resolved tht iu the distribu- tiou of funds, in considerstion of the efforts of tho Rov, Mr. Lozier's labors] Bast, 1,000 be givou bis vhurch ut ¥ort Dodgo, aud th onually divided betweon tho districis of the Con- ferenco, exoopt that tho North Pacifle Ditricv receve 200, A resolution of thanks was ten- dered to tha Iov, Mr. Lozier, and bo diffatent railronds for froe trauspostation, aud adjourued ut a lute hour siue die. PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. PuieangLrnta, Pa., Fob, 17.—Jamos L. Maz- ehall (Dowocrat) was elected yesterday to i} tho vaeancy ln tho Stato Leyislature caused by the doath of William A, Fugan, The Helect sud Cowmon Qonudile are Repablican, FOREIGN. John Mitchel Proposes to Fight It Onut on Any Convenient Lines King Alphonso's Proclamationa to His Army and People, Speeches Mado at the Recent English Liberal Leadership Meeting. CREAT BRITAIN, MITCHEL' ELECTION. Losnox, Feb, 17.—Tha eloctors of Tipperary (froland) have adapted s resolution doclaring that in the event of Jolm Mitchol's olection Deing annutled they will agan return bLim to Parlisment. It is roported thiat Mitchel will re- fuso to take tho oath of allegiance, and that the Iome-Tiule membors of Parliament will refuse to support bim, because the policy ho proposes is difforent to theirs. TR POLAR EXPEDITION. Mr. F. J. Reid, late naval contractor, wilt move in tho House of Commons thut the Ad- mirality be instructed to postpono for one year tho Y'oiar oxpedition now Orgawizing. with a viow that tho Austrisn and othor Crovernments may £0-0pOrate. MUTCHEL 1N EARNEST. Mitchel doolares ho will run again for Parlia- meut in the County of ‘Lipperary il his election 1 aunullod, Sbould Le be defeated thero, he will continuo fho coutest st any placo whoro o D'arhamontary election 1 to bo hoid. He is most enthusisstically recoived by the people of Tippe- YAry. THE CHOICE OF A LEADER POR THE LINERAL PANTY, Ou Wednesday, Feb. 3, » meeting of the Lib- eral party 1o the ouse of Commous was held in the librury of the Iteform Club to nomiunte s suecessor in tho leadersbip to Mr, Gladutone, Mr. Cowpor-Tomple proposed Mr. Bright as Chnirman, Mr. Bright thon took thechalr, aud wad roceived with foudwnd prolonged choaring. 1fosaid: Gon- slomen, I neod Liardly say that L was very much startled when the suggestion was first madetomo that I should presido over this meeting. I have boen a good long while now in the Hovsa of Commons [1tear, hear], and with all deferenco to those whom I now see bofore me, I may sy that whon [ was asked to oceupy this position I felt, under all the circumstances, I was not at liberty to decline the invitation. —[Cheers.] 1 conld not but feel that I was bound to render auy amail servico which was in my power Lo tho party with which I have beon o long sssociated, and tho principles which £ have all along held to bo truo and necossary to the well-being of the country, _[Loud cheers,] Our objects as a party are, 1 think, woll cuough known. Wa aro, an & party, I tako it, tolerably unanimous with re- kard to the objects which wa think ought to be achieved for tho goed of the nation ; sud I can- not help thinking that it would be a pices of proat guad fortuus to us it we should show that wa are alyo inwnimous as regards tho means by which they aro to bo cartled out, [Loud choers, ) For myeolf, bmust say that after the dircussions of the lnst two weeks 1 have had groat confl- dence ju the soundness and tho wisdom of the conclusion tn which this meeting wonld come [cheers), and I may add that Lhavo alwo very groat confldence in the future of tho party with which we are connected. [Lond cheers.]” With respect to tho object nf our meeting I Lave only ono okservation to make, which is this, that al- though we aro hero for the purposs of soloct- inga Parlismentary leader, you wo_lnow and recoguize pericctly well, each of us for himself, that we will nat by so acting thereby impose fet- ters or burdens upon ourselves, A Parliament~ ary leader is, of couree, neccessary, according to our views of conducting volitics, But we each and all of us reserve to ourselves such individual liberty a8 _houoratle men uecesearily require. [Cheers.] Wo aro ready to makoall tho encrifices which muy bo uccessnry for party unity, or which muy bo demanded from honorable men, and which honorabls men can malke j but, aa I bave saud, & party leador is necossary. 1 thinl that il weact on tbis ruloand bearin mind what I liove urged, we shall find that wo shall boe able to act under such n leader as may bo choson, and that thers will ba no dififculty whatever on tho part of any individusl member with respect to particular paints. I beliove, howover, that wo sl agroe, and desiro, if possi- Dlo, 1o keep beforo oursoives this consideration, tinat unless we are united upon some broad gen- exal organization, it will be impossible for any party whatovar to carry out tho object which It Las in view, Without that general unity the momentum of ery would be destroyed, ita power would be destroyed, and ic would become, not a disciplined forco for the earrying out of greab objects, but s more mob for tho purpose of _ratifying the eccentrici ties of, and, am sorry. to say, the vanity of individuals or of particular gections. [Loud cheers.] But, while I hopo that wo shall bo able to-day to show that we are unanimous about our lender, wo shall also be able to shiow that ther romuins yet, as I bollove there does, o groat consolidated Iiberal party in Parfiamont aud the country. Ido oot kiow that 1 ucod say auy more, I think I shall best consult your wishes 1f I simply call vpon thosa goutlomon who are prepared to move resolutions to do Ko, [L.ond ehoery.] JMr, Whitbread, who wos received with lond and prolongod clicers, said: Mr. Chalrman and Gentlomen: I sk Jouve to mave u rosolution which, 1 think, comes strictly within the busl- uees which s abont to come before this mceting., That resolution {4 in these words: *That this meeting desirea to oxprees lts deep acnse of the groat loss which the country has eustained in the rotiremont of A, Gladstons from tho loadorship of the Lib- oral party,” [Loud chsers.] 3ir. Iaweott secondod Mr. Whitbread's rosolu- tlon, and it was at onco carricd unsmmously. Mu. Charles Villiers, who, on prosenting him- nolf, wun olso received with lond cheers, then nKnIm. and finally ofTered the resolution ** That the Marquis of Hartington be requested to underinke the leadorahip of tho Liberal party in the Houso of Commons.” Mr. 8. Morlay seconded tho resolution, which was carried unsuimously, Lord Fredorick Caveudisk, who was recolvad with pralonged oheoring, then eaid: I have come lore, eir, in my brother's name, to sayafov words with fespect to thoe subjoct which you have now ro unpnimously decided. My brother thought that, consldering the dig- ousions which have latoly boon taking place upon this subjact, it would be best for him to abstaln from being presont at thie meeling to-day, [Hear, Lear.] I have no authority from bim to state what answer he will give 1o the very flattering and unavimous invitation that has just beon ad- drorsod to him by the party with which he Lias beon ko longconnootod, To those who know himit is uunucm‘un{ to sy that the position which you have done hlm the lionor to coufer upon him is one that has never boen wought by himgolf, [Cloers.] I beliove that no man in this room weuld have been moro rejoiced had your unani- mous oliojce fallen upon oo other gentleman than my brother would have voen, [Heur, hoar,] Mr. Morley, in the brief remarks he Las wade, referrod to tho difficulties nocessarily besolting tho appoiutment of a loader to auoceed Alr, Gladstoue. I can assure this meeting that the Marquis of Hortington ls not unconscious of the dlitficultion and the labor to bs encountered in tho taek of leaderalitp, even in the most fuvor- ablo circumetancos; but he s wull more conuclous of encounterlng theso a8 the successor of $hut great man uuder whoee Jendorsbip 1t has boen bia pride to serve #o mauy yoars, and whom Lo has always beou so glad” and 80 proud to follaw, ([Loud clieers.] Only thosa who know my brother beat can be aware Liow extremely dittident Lie feals as to his abilities and qualiticatious for porformivg the tavk you huve 8o gonerously ivvited him to un. dertake. Had ho uot felt contident of recoiving that support which tho leader of s great party muy naturally caleulate upan nuh‘luilmm his folfowers, ho might have hesitatod before ao- copting such & trust, [Cheers.) With the ass surauce, howeyer, which this unauimous meet. ing cannot fail to gtve him of » united partv, I do not doubt that Le will asgume tho position you huve offerod hlin, [Choeis,] Tom certmm, further, thet bo will consciomtiounly, walch- tully, od prudently devote his utmost strength aud ubilities to your service, just as he was pro- pared to have doue bad your choice fallon npon Mr. Farster or eny other maun whom you might bave eolectad, [Loud cheers.] Dr, Lyou Playfair moved that a cordisl voto of thunks be given Mr. Bright for bis couduct in tho chair, which wau carried with acclamation. Mr. Bright, iu acknowledging the compliment, #aid: lu risiug to thank you for the rosolution which s just boon passed, I may, porbiaps, bo permitted to suy 8 single wurdy. I trust 1 may be allowed fraukly to wxlmm my ou- tire and bearly concurrenca in the judg- wont to whith the mecetlng bas * just come. There iw one httlo ubr‘su!lou which hsy beon made Liere and there ta the gro tiow which las been carried, upou which 1 feet dis- It Lias been sald thed tho posed to 8y & ward. Marquis of Hartington is & member of & powerful fanuly, aud that ho is & kingman of Larl Gran- villa,” Bo bait, Ithink woin England have not vet quite como_to follow thoe custom which pre- vailed i ono of tha Itallan Republics—L think it was Plorenee, This custom was that & man was obliged to disconnect himeolf with the uoblo clasa befora ho coulld accept ony oftico under the Htate. [iTear, hear.] With respect to the Marquis _of Huartington's porsoual connection h Tarl Uranville, I du mot myself know how near it is, but it Is Just Bo mear as this, that Guor peoplo (o not vomember it. [Laughter.] We must sny this, however, that thia connecsion of his with Larl Granvillo hns beon of the very proatost ail- vantago to the Marquis of Hartington in hiw public earoer and party conuectivn. I (‘mtu agreo with what has voen anid by Mr, Villlers, that tho individual mombers of tha patty wero often obliged to fight groat quentions, a8 he and othera did upon the Cora laws, 1 well remom- bor the Corn laws, and there aro mauy hiero who nlso murt do wo, when lalf-a-dozen resoluty membord of tho party at ono time eat on ono boneb, But at the present moment it ought aiso to be borno in mind that thero wan also thero a young man who turned ot to be Earl Granville, e had not been educated upon tho quostion 86 wo had boon ; ho was not pledgod so distinetly 10 it a8 wo had beon: but, notwithatanding that, 1 am proud to ay that ho atways gave his vote in favor of froe teado, |Choors,| ‘That, I say, was conduet not Jeas honorablo to himself than it was houorable and usoful to tho party with which lie has been so long connected, [Choess.] Lord Lrederick Cavendish has ufolmu of his brother In torms of gaod taste, which must com- mond themsolves to our approbation. I agroo with him 1o whut ho bas eaid, I also ngroo with what has been said—that it 18 a great compli- ment indecd to pay to any man to osk Inm to becomo lendor of the Livernl party. [Loud cheers.] But whilo I say that I likewiso fully rocognizo this fact, that I canuot con- ccive nuything which is,—~and must necevsncily bo—= greatar burdon thau that of holding tho position of loador of #o great & partv. Gentle- men, tho position of our party, if wo look around, 18 not one which affords altonothor tho most pleasant prospoct, But Lord IHartington, in boiug so voung a man, possceEes greab ad- vautegos, which will enable him to more suc- cesafully dischargo the duties which wo have in- vited him to assume. e is, Iam happy to say, T trust ho will loug contintie to bo,—in robust health, [IIo bas plenty of courage, and ho bas, moreover, what in the morih of England is called Llardbendeducss. [Loud cheers.) 1o in o very sousible man, and only requires great occasions to bring out his great good songo. [Cheers,] 'That hoing Ao, tho posi- tion wo hiavo now offered him will bo ono that will give him the oppertunity not only of peraon- al distinction, but of conferring vory great sorvicos upon his party. Imay say that I look forward with considerable, L may eny with very great, coulidence, to his future, and " to the suc- cess of the party in futuro under him. [Cheers.] My own impression is that we bave dono tho right thing at tho right timo and in the right mannor. [Loud cheers.] If therobe any here who know tho sentiments of our late leader with ru- spect to this quostion, T think they will agreo with me when I by that what wo Luvo done will probnbly mect with his sympathy, [Cleers.] I only Liope that the Liberal party in time to como —nud I trust that timo will not bo a remate time —will, under our now leader, accomplish somao groat things for tho intercsts of the country, Which thinga I trust may fahily be put in com- etition with what has beon done by our lato eader, [Load cheers.] Mr. Bright concluded by thankiog tho meetiug for tho Louor they Liad paid Lim. . The procoedings then terminated, occupied forty minutos. —_— SPAIN. PROCLAMATIONS LY KING ALPIONSO. The Kiog of Spain has {ssued two proclamn- tions, tho first, nddressed to thoe poople of tha Baaquo Provinces and Navarre, and tho vecond the Army of the North. The following is tho text: Inhabitanty of the Nasque Provinees and Navarre : ‘n roturning to thin country, now 80 unfortunate thougls equally beloved by all, 1 feol no_ geeater desire thun thiat of peace, I havo always beon leas saddenod by tho long absouce to which I havo been conatrained, tlian by the spectucle of_the ravages, inpoverislnent, and dishonor Inflicted of lato on Spafa by o elvil war as erilo a8 it i sanguinary, 1 hove mscended the thronoan 1 deslrod—ibat Is, without a drop of bluod helng shed for my causo. It you bor the way fo iy army it will Live to tuht, but T shull witness tho coui- bat only with profound pain, 1n thoso valleys atready dovastated, n theso farmu and villages ajready ‘o, i1 all this country which nra 10w waterin tho bigod of your brethren—a_ conntry which I fove an any uve bors on Bpanish sofl must do, 5s one who spent umong you the happy days of hfe childhood, and who know = yon pesceablo and fros, bhoppy und joyous,—worthy, in short, of tuu envy of your ~ follow-countrymen sud | of forclgnors,— iny fuolings aw » 7ol Bantard and Kiug would ot ol Iow 110 10 tolerate n ugeless war like that which you aro woglug agaiust tho rest of thouation, What For- son o you Torcontinutag it 7 1501 took up arma (0 obey thi suunarchical faith, yuut bebold in o tho legitie Imato representative of & dyhusty to which, at & former time, your loyal henrts swore everlasiing’ fdelity, und whlch'was us loyal us possible tomant you p i3 tbe moment of its temporory full. 1¢ religlous fuith put arme in your hands, you belwid n me u Gatholls King, ke his aucentors, vecoguized everywhore hy Cardinals and plous prelated o the tho ropalrer of thio injustico hithorto exporlenced by tho Cluurch, oud ason of its Ormest supporta in the future, 1 um ulao, it is trite, and sbull always bry o Conetifutional King; but yon Who have 0 whrm an itinchment for your onclent lfucriles, can you supjort tho "cvl deslra_which " ds clurishod of depriviug oher Spoulorids of the legitimate Lbortios to which they are accustomed? Icannot imagine it, Everything, on_the coutrary, leads mo to beljuve tha you wilt not boslow in laying down tho aris with Whielr you sre now Oguting sgainat the moxarchical right 0 which you wwore Adality, against _tho Church ever represenfod by Hs Princesnnd prelutes, and against the country, Lay them down ind you will save me the pain of seclug Bpanish blood hed in tho two camps 3 Jay them down, snd you will thua in th most elicaclous mauncr afd tho falthful Island of Guln In recoverlng the opuloncoln whiels you i 80 largely sbarea's lay thom down, uud you will iimn- modiately begin again to enfoy all tho avantages you posscased for morothan thirty years ander tho sceptre of my mothier, aud prosporlty and cheerfulncas Wil “reappesr’ as 1f by encsutment in _your mountnius, ‘The sons will to the srms of thelr fathers; tha frult of your _efforts, toll, and labors ' will bo again Jacred ; and, fostead'of the nolse of artillery hy which vou are uow areused, you will hear the whistle of tho [ocomotivo revound fi your mountaine, which never counad £o bring you the riches und all tho aplendid giits of civilization, ‘Before unfurling my flug on battlo- Helds, I wiahed o prosont myselfto you wih tho oivee branch in iny hand, Be not deaf tothls fricudiy yolce, which i thut of your legitiniate Kingl Sulitiera of the driuy of the North ; Tt fs not ambition or youthful love of glory that T pea to you to-daylfor sbnegation snd endurance, 1 thut to-morrow I shall auk your blood, No; I ek yon for alt thesa wucriticn in order to reatore peace., L ave from o dlstance followed wilki sdmiration your weurlsoiue campaliue, S which you havo fully proved yoursolves the worthy knicerasors of your fatbers, I now ‘come to your raiks with tho desiza of rendering inyself wortby 3180 of glorlons Alfonaps, 1oy sucestors, aud I bopo to show thut I sm 0 if T And an upporiumty, But those who conf s alvo, and befora freah battles aro ongagod i by my ordora I have, av you know, addreasod o thewn silcetiouats aud ‘congillatory words, Let tus responsibility, then, of all tun innocent bioad which may be shod fall an fhoss Who wero not willing to listen (o them. By ro- mainlng deaf t0 thom, aud prolonglug this fatal war Without smotivo—withoul pretoxt, eveti—ihioy keem to soorn the fraterual Lunids which Bavo unitod them to You fur vo many centuries, und to tako Mitlo uccount of your coaruge, - Notla sus of the anclont Kingdoins of‘Costly and Arrigun, bruve Dasquos and Nevarrews, fullbful wh 'yon shouil ba to your cotintry, the time’ has cowe to prove to thoen who think thus thelr unwors ¥rom the suminit of those mountain in having fmmediately _roturn by arms thy error, ‘which your advorsarios ars sbeltering themeclves, your duty s soldiers sud your honor as Hpaniards summon you'to s docleive wiriggle, Letus cugago in it, then, aud conquerl God Wil certainly protesh thosd who 1ight ta reatore pescs und to live peaceable ond fres in thieir fulds sud hearthy, not thoso who' willfully direct their arms aguinat tho rights of thewr legtimuts soy- erefyn, the lterests of all the provinees of the Mone arcliy, the Jiberty of olber Bpaniaras—in s word, sgufist the country, Follow your fiag with coufidence, whicli will lesd Yois to victory, aw it lixs so muny times done; and, vince you ato all Velerans, It is for you to teach'your King to ight aud couuer, Both proclamations are datod Peralts, the 32d of January, ———— CUBA, A BECENT FlONT, HavANA, Feb. 17,—0n tho Gth Inat,, & Spanish column numbering 365 was sttacked by 400 Iu- surgents, commanded by Gunzaleoz, uear Mana- cas. 'The Hglting way desperate ou both wides. ‘Pho Bpaulards retreated after a loss of 150 killed, wounded, sud miesing, ———— GERMANY, THE ENFEIOR ILL. Loxpoy, Fob. 18—5:30 s. m,—Dispatchea from Berliu report that the Emperor Willlam Is in< dlaposed. It is donlod that Gou, Vou Moltke's illuesy i meriouy. ——— . A LOUISIANA FLOOD. Laxs Cuanres, La, Feb. 17.—Heavy ralns have prevailed I this soction the past few days. ‘Php Caloaviau River lu very high, sudutill riviug. Koveral large buows of timber broke looso, and 4,000 logs Liave goue adrift, Tho overland muil is watetbound. A HEAVY BUSINESS FAILURE, Nzw Yong, Fob, 17.—The straw-goods house of Vise & Co. suapended to-day. Tleir indebt- eduess {¥ placed at about 81,000,000 FEBRUARY 18, 1875. " WISCONSIN DAIRYMEN. Resumpifon of tho Scsstons Aban- doned in the Jannary Cold snaps A Manifest Feeling of Satisfaction With the Condition of the Interest. Speetal Diapatel to The Chicagn Tribune. T'r. AtxinsoN, Wis, Feb. 17,—The adjourn- od meeting of the Wisconsin Dairyman's Asso- ciatfon mot ak this place to-day, The niesting was called to order by Bocrotary Hoard, and, in the ahi+ence of President lazen, Q. C. Olln, of Oalland, was elocted I'realdont pro tem. . W. urohard, Es., in the welcoms addres, spoka of tho growmyg intorest in dairy mattors, and thought that much occanlons wero of the greatoat valuo to the commuuity at largo. Ilo wau glnd to #oe tho dairymen como togother, and would apsuro them of the full and open hospital- ity of tue poople of Fort Atkinson, ond o hoped that the members of the Asrociation would go forward and huvo a successfal conven- tion, ‘I'he subject of making and markoting butter was openod by Mr. O. I Bixloy, of defferson County, 11 said that Lo kept warm and clean stablos and \lid the milking himsolt; had kopt twonty cows during the season ; got the milk in the usual way, churning in about twooly minutes; did not wash his buttor; srited with Ashton #alt—1 ouney to the pound ; sat it away for twonty-four hours, when It wae roworkod, practically packed in pails for markot, aud sold for 33 conts per pound ; fod his onwe clover, hay, bran, and sngar-beets ; cows had yielded 1% pounds of butter por day; ho Lind received $53 per cow for tho sonson. Secrotary Hoard thouglit peopte did not un- derstaud tho truo privcipla of washing Dbuttor ; it was in forcing the buttor from milk with tho lcast labor, and not the overworking the butter and ivjuring tho cream ; ho had seen 300 sam- ples at tho State Fair, and but threo in the lot but wera overworked. r. Bixloy thought It would pey to buy corn at 68 cents por bushel, and soll butter at 35 conty por pound. €. J. Millard bad kept twenty-four cows dur- ing tho reason, and thonght it paid to foed woll; his cows Dbnd paid 863.00 each dur- ing tho seagon; had averaged 420 pounds per hend wold hik butter from 25 to 45 cents por Jmund; thought a wintor dairy would pay host ; did sot I%e to mill dusing fly-timo; had noticed that, if ha did not feol well, the cows did not pay woll. Hers Dresident linzen made Lis appearance, having been delsved by n snow-bound train, sud procoeded to deliver ‘bis nddrass, of whish wo give a briof synopsis, He saya: Wo binvo madu steady and rapid improvement, toth in the quulity and quantity of our duirs-products, "Lhis iu tho third time we Live had an_opportunity of meetiug aud greoting our brotuor-duirymen in con. voutfon where we sre ull mutually interested, roclally, educationally, und fnanctally. The aim ol s ool dajryman sbould Le o oxeel o tako tho first rank fu bis professfon, In order to doan, first selo-t the best dalry cows you cau Pmslhly fnd . giva them good, comfortable stables, yurd, snd pasturea s plenty of runuing water fecd, both sumwer and winter: milk them st rogular stated thnes ; get good millers, s thore is more in good millkers than nost people are awaro of ; feed well—as & rula tho Letter cows ure fed {ho better they will puy. ‘Tliero lian uot Leen a keason in twenty yeats fu Wisconsin that such o dslry would 0t pag well for the capital and Jabor invested, nui, in iy opinion, thore will nat bo for twenty years to come. The fuctor Dbutter aud_obeeso of the {mprovement in our duiry products both In quality ond quantity, aund "hes proved @ blessing to the datry husbandman, rogulur system of manufacturing ins Ueen the rincipnl _causo THE KILLING OF A SrEllggCEfl LEGALLY JUSTI- Correspondence of the New York Sun, Nara, Cal,, Feb, 6,—Lhe closing sccnes of the trial of Muybridge for the murder of Harry Larkyns woro of & romarkable charactor. The jury retired at 11 o'clock last night. It was the geuoral expectation that they would return with avordiot of acquittal within an hour, and the spoctators who bad througed the court-room all day waltod to hear {t; but as the hours rolled on, and the sound of loud and earncet diacus- wion continued in the Jury-room, they slowly dopartod to their homes, and Muybridge was taken baok to jall for thio night. On rotiring to their room the jury stood flve for conviction ond soven for acquittal, This moming & #econd batlot was takon with the same result. T'ho difference between thom was on ths quos« tion of ineauity. Iew, if any, bolisyed Mny- bridge indane, but the majonty contonded that ganu or inenno hio wos justitied in killug Lar- Xynw for having seduced his wife. On thia broad ground they finally all met, aud thon the only quarrol was in regard to the form of the vordiet, whather 1t abould bo eimply ** Not guilty,” or “Not guilty on account of insamty,” Upon this they dittered longest, tho majority contend- iug thut Muybridga was not insnne, 'Ihey finally carriod their point, aud at noon to-day & verdiot was resched. Tho Hheriff was apprised of tho fact, and he secretly notitled the Judge aud counnel. Muy- bridgo was thou takien into court, sud the jury having resumed their seats, tho Clerk called their names and theu !n‘?mx‘cd. * Gentlomen of the jury, bave you agreod upon o verdict 2" The foréuman arano snd foplied, Wo lvo, ut tho anme time pousing to the Clerk a slip of paper. The Clork unfolded it amd a ailence like the stillnoss of denth, and read its contents. Then lio passed it to tho Judge, who read it, and ro- turning it to tha Clork, *Goutlomon of the Jury, 18 that your verdiot ‘Tho Foromau—It is. I'he Judge (to the Clork)—Racord the verdlot, Mr, Clork, The pen of the Clork flew nervously over the paper for a few momants, whilo all eyes wero fastonod upon biwm, the prisouer sitting like a statuo, his oyes fixod in a stony stare, and uot a muselo moving under the teusion of oxcitoment, Buddenly tho pou of the Clerk coased moving, aud, sriving, the scribe eaul, reading from (he Loolr, Gentlomon of the jury, Halon to your verdict as it sands recorded ;" ** Poople ve. Muybridge,—We, the jury, find tho defendant not umlt{.“ At the sound of tho Inst momentous words o convalsive gasp escaped the prisonce’s lips, and he sank forward from lua chair. 'I'ne mental and norvous teusjon that sustained Lim for daye of uncertain fato was removed iu an in- wtant, and ho becamo ae holpleas as & now-born babe. Mr. Ponderyaat canght him in his arus and thus prevented bis falling to the flor, but his body was lmp as a wou cloth. His emotion becamo convulriva and frighttul. His ayes wero Klavey, his juws sol, and bis face livid. The veius of his handy and forehead awellod out ke whip- cord. 1e moauved and wept convulsively, but uttered no word of pain ar rejoicing, Buch o display of overpowering emotfon has weldom, it ever, hoen witnossed 1n s comt of justico. The llnmlfiua- of fauliut; soemed suddenly to lavoe beou Hifted and the long pent-up torrent of emo- tion to have burat upan the man, sweeplug all bofora it, 1fa vocked to and fro in his chalr, 1lis face was absolutely horrifying in its contor- tlous as convulsion succeodod convulsion. The Judge discuarged the jury and bastily left Lhe court-room, unablo to bear the sight, and it be. came nhecossary to recall him mul m}.‘uanuy to finish the procesdings. The Clerk hid bls Iace in hin hundkerchist, whilo the prosscutiny attor- noy and some of the jurers hurried away toavold tho upectaclo, Others gathered aronud o calm :ho prisonor, and all of them wore moved to 0RTS. Muybridge at last, by s powerful effort, con- trolled Lis emotion, sud in fitteon mivutes wun able to go upon the stroet. Tie Judge was then yoculled to the bough, and nn mation of counuel for the dofonse, Muybritge was formatly dis- charged from custody. lu tho meautima tho uews of the acquittul had renched tho street, whereit epread rapidly. A I“E« crowd gathaved in front of the court-room, aud as Muybiidgo de- sconded the steps w frao mun, thoy cheered vo- cifurously and long, Ilo was surrounded by the crawd, evory msn of which seemod anxiols to copgratulato bim first. Then thoy went olf ta find tho jurymen and congratulate them. The town was never before in such s state of fover- ish oxcitumont, Nothing but the verdiot was discussed. 'Lho watinfuction with the verdiot way very nearly unanimous; buta fow, while adinittivg that Suybridge should uot be severcly puntshied, contendod that Liw sequittal was ju do- flance of law, and would eucouraye otters to deeds of blood, A sort of provincisl pride on their vido was involved 1u the watter, aud for the good uamo of the county thoy sald thoy folt sorty to owmieide o unpuvishod, but these were iy au insfguiticant winarity. ‘Ylao verdicl i3 w sort of new depariuro in auch casen, an ndonment of the insanity theory, undar the dixguine of which homicide for tha canng anvigued in this caso bas so often bhoen Justified by American juries. Un ratiring to tholr room lhu,jury wota given four forma of vordict by the Judge, Ono was guilty of murler i tho firnt degroo, punishiablo by doath, and anathor fixing thy peualty as imprisoumont for life. & thitd of not guilty, and the Inat, not guilty beeauro of defendant's insanity. They woio vory polutedly instructed by the Judgo that, it Latkyns sodiiced dofendaut’s wifo, tho defend- aut was not Juetifiod in taking the Inw toto his own hauds, aud slaying tho wedncer. Tho de- fanee, rocognizing this as goad law, sot up tho thcnr{ tht ttefondant was acting undor an- irre- sintiblo pageion or tnrane impnise arising from the discovery of his wifo's infldahty, Tha Jury disearded outivoly the theory of in- ranity, and, meoting tho caso on tho bare feauo left, acquitted the dofeudant on tho ground that ho wan furtitied in killlug Lackyns for seducing his wife, 'They say that if their verdiot was nov in accord with the law of tho books, it is with the law of human nature 3 that, in shoit, under almilar circumstaucos, thoy wonld havo dono an Muyhridgo did, and thev contd not eonscientions- iy punish him for doing what thioy would have dono themnolves, THE JAMES DOYS AGAIN. Specin! Dispaleh to The Chiexan Tribune, Kaxsas Crry, Mo., Fob. 17.—Pablic futerest in tho Jamon boys sonsation haa beon aroused agaln by an arrest made yesterday, noar Inde- pendeaeo, of ono Ilines, suppored to bo con- corned in tho robbery of tho Wolls-Fargo Ix- press-car whon 30,000 was scoured, A Depusy Maratinl wont to Mrn. Barnos” houso and arrost- el Hines, ITe was roturning to Indepondenco when he was suddeuly confronted by threo armod horsctnen, the notorious Jeosse James loading thom. By aid of suporior forco and loy- oled revolvers Hampton was furced tu deliver up his prisoner. All disappentod, Irnving Hamp- ton unbarmed, but without Lis prisoner. ARREST OF HORSE-THIEVES, Brectal Disyateh to The Chteago Trabune. Hrrixarienn, 1L, Feb,17,—It haw longz baen sus- pectod that a gang of horse-thieves mfested Illi- onolis, a littlo town in thin county. Sometime ago the arrest of Capt.Greon, a hitherto respect- ablo farmor, waa roported in thoso dlspatches, Ho was charged with horae-stoaling, and wae thought to bo the leader of the gang, Six othor pactics woro arrcated to-night, and brought in horo, oharged with various crimes, Thoy are Benjamin Crane, Taylor Dickinson, Charles Tteid, obert Pate, Honry I'cet, and Jolu Io- gan. Tho oficors having them under arrest profass to have sutlluicnt proof 1o hold thom il and send them to the Ponitentiary, INDICTED FOR MURDER. Svectal Digpateh to The Chicano Tribune, Quiney, 111, Teb, 17.—At the present torm of the Cireuit Court, tho Grand Jury prosented an indictmont for murder aeainst Charles Wellor, aliaa Waltor Nobioson, and Coney lart, charged with Killing David Galoupo, it ihis city, on th Wight of Fab, 0. " Llart Is sull at Incgo, N BURGLARS ARRESTED, Spectal Inspateh to The Chicaao Tribune, WAugEaAN, Iil, Feb, 17,—William Reamor and William Batir, two tramp farm-laborars from Elgin, under the pretense of looking for worl, entored the residenco of Lowis Fisher, near Wauconda, stealing therefrom a watch, They wero arrofted at Crgaial Lake, confeesod tha robbory, wera commirteil by Hiram 1. Burrott, J. 1%, and are now safo in Waukogan Jail, CASUALTIES. DEATI{S BY FIRE AND FREEZING. During the terrible snow-storm of the night of Feb. 3, whon the wind upon the prairies blew & hurzleane, und thio meroury in the thermomo- ter stood at 80 to 35 dogroes below zern, a terri- ble and fatal nccident oceurred in Windsor Town- 8hip, Clayton County, Ia., the particulars of which wo flud in the EBlisdor Jonurnal of tho 10th. Mr. L. Richmond, on retiring for the night, buils & large fire in the store, to keop the houso a8 warm ag possibla. About midnight ho awako to find tho houso envoloped in flames, tho rafters alroady falling in tho shapo of blazing braude upon tho heads of himeolf aud his chil- dron,—he scems to have had no wife, probably being & widower. He drew on a pair of socks, aod awakened his children, but notin time to kavo one of them from being burued to deaih. Tho rest ho told to go to tho stable and croop In among the hay while he, wearing noth- g but his deawers and socks, ran half a milo to the nearent neighbor's to obtain help and a tenm. The children, with nothing on but tho nizht~ clothes fu which they slapt, wont to tho stable, but found that the know had driftod against the door to sucn an extent that thoy were unabls to open it, and wero compelled to remain outsido, oxposed to tho pitiless storm until the return of their fathor aud a neighbor with o team. The latter was procured and yoturned with all Laste ; the children were vlucod in the sleigh, but one of thom was 8o frozon that it died on the way, whila two othera wera woverely injured and baro- 1y escapod with their livas, Br, Richmond wan soverely burned whilo attempting to rescuc tho child that was burned to dentl, DEATH FROM LAMP EXPLOSION, Spacial Dinpateh to Lo Chicago Tyibune. West JevrrmsoN, 0,, Fob, 17.—A termble death by coal-oil ocenrrod hers this avening, As tho wifa of William Stratton was attonding to her domestio dution, & small child upsat the tho conl-oi! lamp, 8he picked it up, and it ax- ploded In hor hand, throwlng a flame of firs over her which eonaumed bor clothes and causad ale oAt justunt death, Bhe was found wbortly af- ter hor doath by her husbsud. Tho “child "was too young to give tho alarm, or rolate the minor particulars, FROZE TO DEATH. Specral Dispatih tn I'he Chicauo Tribune, Oxana, Fob, 17.—The bodies of two men, named MoIntosh and De Cavalier, were found on the pralrie and brought into Choyonne to- dny. A month ago they atarted to walk to a rancho, 20 milea digtant, lost tho trail, and frozo to death, AUN OVER BY A SLEIQH. Special Dupatch to T'he Chicano Tyidune, OrtawA, I, Feb, 17.—Froddic, a bright 8- yenr-old hoy, son of J.J. Withrow, was buried hore to-day. Thae funorsl was largely attendod. I'ie lad was killod instautly cntmll‘ny at Cornoll, Livingaton County, by bd’ug run ovor Ly a sloigh, TRASONIC. Spectal Dispaich to The Chicago Tridune, Miwaukee, Feb., 17.—A Btate Conventlon of Royal Arch Masons in this city to-day olectod the following officors for the ensuing yoar: J. IL Xvavs, Plattovitle, G. IL I, ; N. C. Bwaln, Milwaukée, D, G, I, D, ; Olivor Libboy, Groen Day, (i K. 1 Prodonick Ring, Jr,, Ls Cromse, G, 8,3 D, 11, Wright, Madison, G, T. ; J. W, Wood- bull, Berlin, G. 8.; the Ilev. J. Nritton, Fort Atkineon, G. O.; M. L, Youngs, Milwau- keo, U.L.; Calvert Ewuala{. Miueral Point, € ©, and 1L ¢ Evoan Coolid, Wapaca, G, I B, ; E.4. Elfiott, Milwaukoo, 0. 3. 3 V. ; AW, Balg: win, Janesville, (. M. 2 V.; Haterleo Clark, orlcon, G M, 1V.; L. Darrett, of Milwaukos, The Grand Councl! of Iigh Priusts alected the following atlicers : Vrasident, M. L, Youngs, Alil- waukey ; Vice-President, Olivor Libhay, (ireen Bay; Treasurer, D, H. Wright, Mudison ; He~ corder, J. W, Waadbull, Borlin ; Conduetor, W. C. Bwain, Milwaukee § Herald, Thomas Forbes, Milwaulee. e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpon, Feb. 17.—Bteanwhips Ville do Paris, Caledonis, and Oder, from New York, aud Sa- marltan, from Portland, arrived out, New You, Feb, 17.—Arrived—8toamer Oity of New Yorls, from Havaua. —————— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, A proposition {4 under coysideration by tha Board of Education of Now York City to make oli}igatory the study of Uermon i tho public aulioals of that city, and moets with futluential opposition. ‘Tho oriminal doctet was resumod In the Cir- ouit Court at Ottawa vosterday, William Ksuff, B youvg wman about 20 vears of ogo, ls on trial for tho larcony of $306 at Mendota, ‘The Buproma Court of Indisus hag declded thst Hquor-gollors, uuder pormits granted by the Daxtar law, solling on elestion aays aud other probibitod days, are not linkle It lquor is not drank ou the prcaiives, Judges Buskirk and Dowuey dissentad, A consultation meetiug af citizens of Hamil tou aud Marivn Conutios, Ind., was held yestor- day at tho Board of {rade in ludianspolis at which the necessity snd advantage of the Indianapolis, Delpll & Chicago lailroad were discuesed. No aquion was takes, but a move- mont will be insugurated acon to secure dong. tions. Doth parties in Towa City have called thelr Con~ voutious for the nomination of city ofileials ey waek. ‘Lo olection will be held the firat Mon, day 1 March. g Maj. S8wann, of Gon. Popo's staff, in axnaoty, at 'Lopeka to-day to arrange for tha distri utlon of tho supplies recontly votod by Covgress to the groyshopper sufferord, Over twenty-flve couploe, unm{)rlllng ey, bors_of tho principal kocial circles of Gran taspids, Nich,, viated the aleamer Mintcannly of tho Mifwatikeo Jino,—which len ot on Lajq Jllchlfznu. frozen in the ice,—on Monday gyey, ing, in two largo sisighs. Danoing, sy games, And an oystor supper, were tha ordoer of tho evoning. —_— A RUSSIAN FETE. Tho Fenst'of the Epiphany, Tho correspondent of tho London Tliesy 5t. Lotersburg, writiug o tho 19th of Janusry, HRYS ! ' Yeatorday was & great day {n tho Diagsy Tmpiro, it was tho Oth of January, according tg Ures ol wtslo, the Feant of tho Epinfiany, and g witers were Lleased in_overy place whers ‘op. thodox ! Christiaus reside, From tho frouting of 'russia to liamuchatkn, and from Arkangelye "Tashitend, the whola of Russia was ocetipled yas. terduy in au opon-air corsmony, which fs, per. haps, the most pinlumm}\lu of thoso customy in the Eastern Church. In Bt. Petorsburg, iy prosence of tho Emperor and of the fmpony family naturally ndds much to the grandourf the proceadiugs, and it ia 1o exaguoration to s that one-tnlf of tho ‘mxmlnm)u of the oity by erowded together on tho quays, the hridges, a tho [ruzen river, to havo ovon a distant sight of imposing crromonial. Workmen bave beon busy for the last weey erceting & wooden tamplo on the ico of the Nery just in frout of the priucipal entrance of the Winter Palaes; the dome had been pointed 5 lovely biue, and golden stars wore to be soen o it at first, but suow again covored it, and yoster, doy only that eide on which the' sun’shon unliowed' Its bright colors. The cold was great— 20 below zerv, Contigrade—nnd many paopl thonglit with dirmny of the Em{mmr @x]osl Limself toit, with baved hoead, during the con nocration of the water. ‘Tho advice of wise phy. sicinus provalled; a portion of the service wy pertormed fu tho cliurch of tho palace, and oy tho ice itsell 1lis Majesty was reprenented by the Cznrowitet und the othar Uraud Dukes of fi imporial family, Tho church inmido th Wintar Palaco is of considerablo aize; t rank n8 & Cathedinl smong Ruskian clurchos, and 3 numorons chapter and stall of pricts aro taciied to it. When [ outered it yestorday thy sorvico lad already couwnnenced, “tho sun wa ahsudug brilliautly on the goldon arches and pik Inrs, and tho wholo _spaco wan fillad by e croa) of ofilcersin full droxs and Coure oificials 1 most gorgevus costumes, 'The singing wasrely lovely s i uo other Rusuien oburel oan tho haw mony of the Groek Liturgy be heard to auch pex fection as hayo—tho best tenord and bass voice in the Empiro are selected for this choir, aud thy training s under tho direstion of ocmiven mnsiciang, Irom tho church we procesded through several halls, where troops wers dran up ready to be reviewed hy the Emperor, tor ido saloon, whore we waited till the procession Lad formed and was ramly to loave the I'als aud proceed to tho sbiine on thu X As wo wore shown from Lhis room fo the Nicholas Hall, which laoks on the river, s sygain passed through the different detachinent of tho regimonts of tho Guurd ranged nlony ths walla of the immonse halls of *Bt. George,' of tho * Marsbaln,’ and of *Arms,’ These wure, of course, picked men, but etill tho nuwbor wa Iarge, and except amony our own gusrds,[ know of no other Eurumm army whore such s array of giants could be found. From tho win dows of tho Nicholaw all a capltal vinw conlit obtained of tho ccrewony on the Neva, The Jznrowitel, tha Grand Dilos, thousanda of ol ficoes, all bavoheaded, and without cloak or fun hiding thetr full dress unitorrs, filled thie teg: i H ,vlo on the ico and the surrounding nlattorms {§7 The Metropolitan, assisted by o numerous -t of pricsts in glittoring robes, bewsed tho o of tho tho Itegiments of the Guard, and . waters of tho Nuva, and, under sslvos of sr. lery, the processiun roturned to the Palaco. “In_the moantima the doora of adjofning loons had beon openod, and erowds of serva: worae socn busily arranging tables for a dejeune Somebody whispered to me not to go nwayae any accownt till after lunchoon, aa there wo bo soma of the colobrated caviare of the Dor Cossncke. This caviaro is made espocially for this occasion by the Coesacks of tho Don fron tho rop of tho sterlet, not, like other cavisre, from that of the sturgeon. It is made with et trome core, and thon seut to the Erporor for this feast as tho chorcont production of the Den, Totoro the gucsts eat down the Emperor himeell wppearad, spoko & few words to the Ambass dors, and tloa passed on, followed by tho Grand Dulies and & numerons’ stafl. Tho caviaro de served its repucation, and the dejeuncr which followod was worthy of tho Palace.” But among all those thousands of oflicors there wers only threo (adies,—tho wives of two Ambiassadors and tho danghter of s third, Ilow the scene woud have beon improved if thero had,beon a proper adunsture of tho fair sex!" BARN Uil S"flAl’PY FAMILY, One Memner Eats Another. - From the New York Sun, Two lions, twa leopurds, and a tame black pae thor hava for rumsmonths hoen kept in one ts3¢ in Larnum's hippodrome. ‘Tho lious sro eepi rated from their’ companions through the night Ly iron bers, but in the duytune the Las s g\l~1c|);yd:u\vn, aud the anunals torm a ** happy fame iy )No sooner woro tho bara lnken ont yestenlsy morning than the leopard made a epring for the Emuhur'n thront, ‘Fho panther was young, bt as muscles woro like iron and bis skin ag thick a4 Hote-leatlior, and ho struck the leopard 8 with one of his fore-puwa that Jutd Lim epravk ing on tho floor of thie cage, In an iustaut the loopard was on his feat again, and tho animis utoud face to face. For fully a minute they glarod and growled, and then, with & whock bt nenrly turned the cago on its wide, they met agaln, esch trymg to grasp tho other by (he throat. Tha omployos of the hippodroma, nttracted by the mnomsof the contlict, tried, with bars s spoary, to soparate the combatainty, but without aval, Heasoned mpears woro enppped iniwe 1ka strawa, and ovon the kecpor of the auimslt dared uot approach tho cage. “'uo Jeopard, with an unoxpocted spring, fisd himsolf on the pauthor's back, and, taking 8 looso wkin on tho buclc of the Inttar's neck b tweon hin tenth, gavo tho panthior a toss sgaink the nide of the cuge thut bent the thiog ird bars nearly double. For = minyte thera ss groat danger thut alt tho bousty in the cs® waonld escapo. 'Lhe top of the oage was hrok and the floor wassplit, Bug tho battin was ovi for the panther, without a souud, slruck $e tloor of the cage, lifoless, But tho loopard was not satisfiod with (be dontls of his antagonlut. No g0ouar was Lo com vineod that Lo could approuch with safoty b3 selzing the pauthor's hoad botwoon his fore paws, ha gavo him a tesring with the sbarp olaws of Lin hind foet that noarly stripned tbe wlin from bis body, Then Lo bogan with bit teoth, aud bofora the cmployes conld interfert voarly haif of tho doad pxuthor hai been oaken by tho leopard. $ - ‘When at lenzth n sufficient foree had heen 00 leoted around the cuge, the keepor, who tamed the pruthor, onterad the dan, Thore upod tha floor lay hlw pot's widky biack skin, almost & tive. His body. not yot cold, quivered § cyes glared, 0 loopsrd_croiiched in 8 coruet of tha cago, satisfiod with his meal, The loP burs wero soon ropluced aud the lau’pnd wag pié vented from doing further minchief, " At the aftornoon porformanca tho leapard ™8 60 wnrully that It was doemod unsafe for he tralnor to entor the cnge, but tho bars were bep in tholr places and Ro moro damago wax 4ot ————— —— A Tough Ikorse-Yarne Baya the Virginia City Enleyprise s Wo yests duy overheard Pap Pryor tollipg his niece B " tho following ** hows-yarn "+ * Vou pover st 13 Ilonoy Lake, Kate 7" asked Pap. * No, uuclei you know I have nover been out of lhln lTG A wince Larrived hore from Bt, Louis." . o onough. You anght to ga ta §aney Lake K o you'd see & fine prinutive people. Th_lll!')“)_’ har are much tho saina as back yander i <05 souri, in places, u know thut black boss A mine,—~old Bam 2" " Yos, uncle.” 4 Plack coul, sin'Git#" + Yos, uucle.” **Not 8 ®i% Lr ou him?" I believe Dot “"“na, #\Wall, tho Just time I waa up at HOY Take I rid bim, snd seod that Loss turn a8 < 83 suow in loss than one hour." l"d“d’mxt clo, How wagit?" ' Wall, I gropped t® of taveru up thar, aud put oid Ham (o the uis It was & rousin’ great log stable, au bim loose in thar all by Limself. and that stablo & feed-trough du out of & lfl‘BuM o1 about 30 feet long. finrou Toaving the ‘s:m ia throwed an ear of corn iu the _lmu‘xh to time order that be_ might nibble at it till it Wse 0, for bim to git his tegular feed. About 88 onn afterward [ csme baok and aida's, know S Losw, He war as white s ashesp & G0y, + s bair had tusned white in thel thine? vl be w4 all in & foum of swost with ear of cora.” e - . T e g