Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1875, Page 5

ig one of the resulta of the polloy of nolzing tho suffrage by violonce, it is not a vory encouraging one, PERSONAL, eae Axroxso’s birthday present to [eapELLa waa ® pair of doves, Janavscnne and troupe arrived yostorday at the Sherman House. ‘ Mrs. Ti-ton has Seriptureon ber side, inas- much aa it reeds, “As you ‘wo, so’ shall you isp.” Cataoauy {a bunting bonanzas In Mexico. Tho beaute lave got rcnroy Intely, he finds, ond tureaten soon to becomo oxtinot. Lylng and stealing som to bo alwaya in order eu two subjecta—the woight of tho baby, and the tiret umbrella that comes handy. Nowonder tho Sultan of Turley is called “The sick mon of Enrops.” Ho has 700 wives enough to make him tho sickont. It in not generally known that Mra. O, F. Maxuen, of Hooley's Theatro, fa tho once famous Crana Dianen of the English stage. The dsy for tho inataltation of the Prince of Wales la fixed for Aprii2s, Would not the ist ‘of April have bron moro appropriate ? “Tf,” saya tho Now York Jierald, "it wasa puro klea, it cannot hurt the tostiniony; if It was {upure, it canuot holp Mr, Bercnen.” Our exchanges aro worrying themselves now about Hanakava. sud wondor how he dodges hia wife's cross-cxamination, Why not v:co versa. Any gentieman wanting to etart adaily maga- tine of 100 pages or more can fiud plenty of material in tho waalo-baukot of Tar Tainoye, On Saturday evouing ex-Vics-Prosident Corrax + willJecturo in Bloomington on ‘Armataat Lin coun,” for tho boneilt of the Odd Fellows of thas city. Brothor Hairwonn ia famillarly addraseed by the California miners as " Old Pard,” aud is iu wore distrova to learn what thoy mean by {t.—Ex- change. ‘This Ie the form in which they say tho dispatch fret camo: ‘Emperor of Chios dead; Prince Kono will be Rogont; hoad physician of the Court decapitated,” Little Fror wants to exchange his speckled ben for a sailing yeusel, becauso she only lays une egg at a time, trhile tho abip can be made to Iay-to at any time, Danizu Manin, of Scattloboro, Ala, agod 76 Years, was recently married toa little girl of 13 years, resident of Jaspor, Tenn. Tho cold anap ‘was too much for him, * Mr. E. B, Jaqurri, Chiof Clerk of the Genoral ‘Tioket Agent’s Oftice of the,Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Iailroad, is suffering severely from porloatitis of tho foot. ‘Mr. Brows, tha omacinted Sexton of Graco Church, New York, oats hia namesako’s troches by tho hatful, which io his way of colobratins > Lent. Ho gathors thom in, Paorine Lucca was supposed to havo made s mark already on the lyricstago; but the manager of the Ducsi Thoatro, Brunswick, offers ber 3,000 of thom tosing in * L'Africaine,” * Witire Wintsn, of tho Now York Tribune, is tho guoat of Joz Jeryersox, and {8 onjoying the luxury of a wiuter oa his plantation. His fall- ing health made 4 trip South s nocessity, Lrpta Tuosrson is sick, An exchange saya she hag boon compeliod to give up acting alto- gether. This would be something like tho " Woonnurn's forawoaring respoctability, Prof. G, A. Youxa, of Dartmouth Colloge, passed through the clty yesterday on bis way “home from Pelin, Chins, wherohe mado somo * very successful observations of the transit of ‘Yenus. Andianapolis Herald: “A elate pencil insert- ed in Counsolor .Benwiaurn's ear, soventcon Yoaru ago, bas just been oxtracted. They aro 2? now boring his feet with the expectation of striking = ‘ slate.” This time itis Trrormy Tontas Corznmacnn: + Who sorvod undor the Firat Naroroy daring all ef hivcampaigns. Tuworuy folded tho mantle ef bis couch about him in the Bourbon County Cy.) Poor-Houso. Gov. Commaox, of Indians, will lectures in " Bloomington on the “Amorican Citizen,” on + Batarday ovoning, for the bonefit of the Method- iat Episcopal Church of that city, whoso new houso of worship in to be dedicated noxt Sunday by Bishop Anpaz.ws, . It roally ia not astonfaling that Brooklyn eler- Rymon fulminate against tho thostre and tho dance, as snporttuous amusements, whon within the sacred shadow of the church the game of Kiss In tho Ring” inyitos the close attention ‘of paator aod flock. Mr, E. 8. Wasnoonn, <Aesistant Genoral Freight Agent of tho Chicago, Burllugton & Quincy Raitrond, Lasboon appointed City Freight Agontof the Michigen Central Railroad, Afr. J. F, Goppanp, late Gonoral Kroight Agont of * the Hannibal & St, Josoph Railroad, how boon * appointed Asmutant Genoral Freight Agent of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. A lawyer rose to addrose Oblef-Justice Ware the othor day with his ovorcoaton, and the Judge, after consultation with bis aseoclates,made dimtake i off again, Hero isan unlooked- for point on which to got tho views of candidates for tho Supreme Court, A gontloman from Texas Would deraand tho remaval of cost and oat as % Pe and, then what would Pan Cozzens & Co. iu Tho death of Wittras Spniag Hart, Judgo of the Common Pleas Court, at St. Paul, which oc- curred on tho Baltimore & Oblo care Wednet- day, co-niog from Maryland, creates general aor- row thore, Ho was s native of Baltimore; went ‘to St.Paul in’ 1834; was olected Judgo in 1807, and, Uist year, unanimously ro-olected. Ho was S grent favorite with both the Bar and tho paoc- pleat’ St. Paul, He was nbout 42 years old, and loaven a wifo and fivo children, Tho yacanoy oo- Voaioned by hia death is required by law to be Wed by eleotton the second Tuesday In March, ‘Tho many friends of Mr. W.L, Faworrr, 60 Movny years identified with Tnx Tuinuns, and at wrewen$ financiat editor of the Inter-Ocean, will bo pained to loam of the death of his Kittle Waughter, Heren Pzann, familiarly known uinong her playmatos ae “ Gyrsiz," which oo- currod Woduesday, A wook aga yoaterday tho zhild wes pluying st home, and in running stroch Ler hoad against the edge of a» door with such furco that she could not rally from the stock. Disosso of the brain snd stomach wero auporinducod by the accl- dont, and notwithetandiug the fact that whe bad the best of medical ouill aod Duraitg, tho little one dicod Wednesday foro uoon, She wass bright, handsome, vivaclous vbild, s groat favorito with her Playmates and with alt who kuew her, Mr. Faworrr will ro- celvo the heartfelt aympathy of = large eirolo of pir sagunlotanies in this now aflliction ‘hich bag ao suddooly derkenod his funeral wervicos will Ve hold this fens arid volouy, at 0 Fare nee ne rosldence of the family, 117 South MOTEL ARRIVATS, Pali ner House—George N, Bandura, Now Yorks N, 2. Me Neal, Davenport s Aie Ohtralluy'Se Louey da Wools, Bt) Lauts F, 0, Attams, tat Jali. of Torvntos’ O.'a, ivncll, Gleveland Hye, Pullederphias “17, W. Wagner, Minneupal ¥.4, Mauniug, Woston; Frank 0, Adsins, Clovelan ¥, ivtinger, Vutladelpiie; FA, Wlebsrdeon, ios $245 Chittes Duteles, ocheuter} 0-H. AicNell? Day man, New York....Grand Pacite . Budislos D.P, Jennings, Syracuse; 8 Tati te a Ege pvigetee id BM Ofowell, Yroodiyns Ne Caton rane fe Hameo, Depa _Heuemta Morrison, Toronto; 8. 2 quatics BYortler, Mbutyeaty George”e! Prentice Gucinials Viton eis Balincre: Garza Gane! Aitcltl, Hl. Loulat G, Wa Hoaters Me geet § fone F Hell Hi Loular a. Us 8. Aes, Sherman Hocbester Terry, Biaroom, ® N, Crosby, Boston Hanchard, Bt Lot ‘Tremont P.O, %.G. Cat, Pusladelpbio; Xrle; BH, Johnevu, ¥| ei, oH We by Pall Biss bral, raed bee WASHINGTON. Final and Honorable Settle- ment of the Virgin- ius Dispute. Presidentinl-Electoral Bill Passed in the Senate. The End of the Dead-Lock in the House Over the Force Bill. Tho Republicans Reach It at Last, and Thon Adjourn, Radical Amendments Offered by Messrs, Caunon and Moar Incidents of the Protracted Session--- The Speaker Severely Tried. The Ends Jetty Billand the Tax Bill to Be Amended in the Senate. MATTERS OF INTEREST. TUX EADS JRTTY BILL. Speciat Dispatch to Phe Chicago Tribune, Wasixerox, D. O., Fob, 23.—The Sonate Committee on Transportation this eftornoon considered the House Eads Jetty bill, and do- clded to roport it fevoratly to the Sonate with womoe ameodmonts, The amendments reduco the aggregate nmount of tho appropriation from $3,000,009 to $5,250,000; provido that tho jetties shall bo placad in tho south pass instead of tho nonthwest pass, and place the work under con trolof tho War Dopartment. Tho amendments practically embraco tho origiunl House bill, with additional securities for the Governtaont, TRE VIRGINIUS INDEMNITY. Tho Prosidont to-day received au official dis- patoh from Caleb Cushiug, from Mudrid, ctating that tho Viginius indemuity papors baye poen formally transferred, aud that tho entire quos- tion is xottted ontbo basis of a paymant by Spalu of €5C0 to tuo family of each victim, Tho Spanish Minister called upon the Secrotary of Bato this morning and prosented to him an au- tograph lottor from young Alpbonso, in which tho latter states that ho has beon called to the torons by scclamatiou of the Spanish pooplo, oud desires thatthe United Btatcs will accept the proffer of his frlendship, PRESIDENTIAL ELEOTIONS. ‘The Sonate discussed Sountor Morton's bill for the repeal of the twonty-second jolut rule and providing for a naw mode of clocting Proatdent and Vice-Prosident, until 9 o'clock this eyoning, and pavacd it, It wastobo expected that tho Democraty would endeavor to defoat a bill which Bropoyss to tako wich great power from thow hondy. Accordingly they sought to pro- loug tho dobate, both for the purposo of defeating Morton's proposition, aud to give tho Civil Rights bill fess chance, In this thoy woro ausiated by a fow Bopablicaus, ‘Thurman Limuelf, however. was abliged to admit that Mortou’s bil contained very wise propositions, Tho bill provides for tho repeal of tho Isw which permits (ho oloctaral vote of any Stale toba rejocted by a single objection in. alter Iowno; acd provides that no State can be disfranchisod without the joint aoiion of both Houses. The Democratic Souatora, secing that the Mepublicany were do- termined to sit Morton’s bill out the cotira night, wbout 9 o'clock consented to yots, whon the bill was passed TUE CIVIL RIGHTS DILL, Tho Sensto hues alsodecidod that the Civil Rights bill shall be takon up to-morrow, and that eftor 2 o'clock au Saturday dobate shall be Nwited to five minutea’ speechos. ‘This will fur- nish Wwenth-siz hours for debate. ‘Pho irionds of tho bill oxpoct that it will pana Saturday af- torncon, Souator Carponter ia expocted ta spoak against tho Civil Rights bill, —<— THE FILIBUSTERING ERA, TWENTY-NINK NOUNS’ HILGR IN THE MOUBK, Special Dispatch to Tha Chieaus Trioune, ‘Wasurxatox, D. C., Fob. 25.—Tho Honso this morning prosonted the usual indications of @ to dious, honted night-sesslon, ‘The Spoalor, in tho patty dross in which be was first appiised of tho filibustering, stood weary but alert, gavel [o hand; tho languid clorks droned out tho long, tiresomo roll; members, from their improvised beda upon sofas, the floor, and chairs, foobly ro- sponded in voices husky from tho duties of tho night. Thare woro fow freak fncos; thore was no change during tho night in tho pate Hamontaty situation. ‘Lhe now milo was found’ oct to bo nppllesble to tho motions that wore mado. The motions toadjourn, aud to adjourn to a day cortaln, wore, porforco of the new rolo, abandoned, but rosort waa had to equally ofliciont dilatory moth- oda, Tho Demociat present dectinod to voto. ‘This disclosed tho absence of aquorum. A call of tho Houve was then movod, whon the Demo- crata did yote,and @ quoram was obtained. ‘Thie provented a onll of tho House, aud the mame procosses wero again ropeated. Thero wore TWO CAUSES FOR THE DEAD-Locr,— the inability in the House tocompel mombors Present to voto, and the abseuco of s quo- yum of Republican mombers. Tuore wore enough Ropublicany in the citys bat choy bad not suiliclent interest in the pending measures, or wero too fond of tatilug thelr oaue at tholr tony, to surrender themuelvou to tho fatiguo of « night-scapion, or lad not hoon advised of But- lor'y intonded trick. ‘Tha prewouco of 144 Ro- publica atany timo would hayo relioved the ead-lock, nnd’ doubtloss havo pravented the Democrats from boing successful in farther dila- tory motions. About 5 o'clock this morning. ‘THR ONLY NOTAULE INCIDENT OF THE ENTIRE NionT ccourred, ‘The anvouucoment of the vote ons motion for ® cull of the House slowed that 142 mamkors revponded to thelr namos, Cousna, Geu, Butler, and others immediatoly urged that tha Bpeakor should declare the presonce of a uorum, and on these grounds tho roll-call jemonstrated tho pressoce of 142, ‘The Speaker ‘was prosent, and Bam Randall, who bad declined to voto, liad just made « rootion which farnivhed record avideuce of his own presonce. That mada the 144 neceasary to completo the quorum, Upon that ‘statement of fact & uumber of [opublicans, in much exe citemunt, insinted that the Bpoaker ubonid declaro tho quorum present, Mr. Btuiny, in a five-minutes speech of romarkablo force an fire, doolinod to accado to thiy roquost, Ie sald that bofore s roll-enll Lad boon made tho Bpoakor, mm hig discretion, could dectara tho presence of @ quorum, but 4 roll-call having gen had, tho Speaker could-not go behind it, The deolaration of the provonce of & quorum under axactly similar clroumstancos lind, lie sald, frequontly baon the bawia of stupendous legiulu tive frauds, ‘To establivs such @ prucedent would be to create ® rovolutivoary poiut, and to place the House on the briuk of wvolcano, He MAD A VERY YORCIULE ALLUSION to Louisiana, Speaker Blaine bea soldom been Placed in a more embarrassing position than that which bo has ovcnpied duriug the Isat thirty hours, Hoe had mot boeu apprised of Butlor’a intended trick by which the Appro- priation bill was to be [aid aside and the Vorve bil Peeented. Is rulings croated some bitter foeling on the part of tho porcion of hia political friondy who desired tho bill assed, and who, knowing his own Lostllity it, were more censorlous; but Diaino vindicated his impartiality PA a penicar at the ris of offeoding party THO vOROE BITL. Tho friends cf the Force bill, after a continous ous scuvion of thirty hours, aud « uuries of Sil bustering motlous, which ‘required forty roll- calle, succoeded in having that bill brought be- fore the House, The waceess of theso filfuunters fog moveuients hae uccesioned unfavoruble eom- aont upon the operations of the new rule. ‘Chis commoutix not well founded, iuswmuch as the new rulo doas not appear to baye been dosigued, $0 provent the motious which were nade} but to al Teel patie cere 02) & tooasure Lise Loon brounht, by whslever dusana, before ibe Hous, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1875. ‘The Mlibustoring, which boa ocenpiod tho last thirty hours, occurred in bringing the measuro before tho Houso. It was offoceed by an oxyo- dient of tho minority which no oxisting rulan can provont. It craw ont of the {not that the Domo- crats on any important motion prrsiatontiy de- clined to vote, and from the furthor fact that owing to a trick on tha part of tho manators of tho Forca bill a qrorum of Republicana mas not presout., The Domocrates by not voting SECURED TUF AUBENCE OF A QUOKUM, and immediatoly aflorwardy, by voting, prevont- od a call of the House, ‘Iheve wotions and those resulting from this manoeuvre, occttolol tho en- tiro thirty hours, Tho chief point which the Democrats seom to have gained fa the delay of thirty hours in nending the bitl to tha Bonafo, if it can bo passed at all, G0 far as votosin tho House go, the porristenco of tho Democrata in dilatory motions hay tendad to unite the Repnb- licunu, aud hae gained somo votes for tho bill which wonld have been cest egainst it bnt tor this waste of time by tho Democrats, It is cer- fain that thero will bo AVERY YORMIDARLE OPPOSITION TO TIER JI1L.L on the partyof;some Republicans. Ao indica- Hon of this fas given in the notice of tho amond- ments of Judgo Hoar, of Mnesachusotle, and Caunon, of Utinols. Tho lsttor, who ts 8 mom- berof tho Alabama Commitica, and but for whone pro forma consent the Force bilt could not have beon reported to tue Mouse, gave no- tice of an amendment to strike out the thirtoenth section, Tila is the section which provides for the suapension of thowrit of habess coins. Judge Hoar gavo notice of an amond- meut to olrike ont the fiat, second, and fourth sections, and said that ho othorwies could not yote for the bill, The#e rectionn relate to the puniaument of conspiracy for su atteinpt to overthruwa Stete Gavorn- ment, and tothe provision for tho puniehment of registration ofiicera under tho laws of tho Btato. ‘tho amendment o# to the fourth rection isnpparantly made on constitutional grounda, it ig probable that the Force bill will bo brought ‘0a final voto, and that it will pass the Touse by aamall majority, though perhaps ina moui- ified form. Tucro sooma to bo Iit- tlo probability that, with practically but five remaloing day can pais tho Senate and becomeantaw. Tho fournel of tho thirty hours’ proceedings must be rend to-mor- row, except the reading is dispensod with by unanimous consout, by suspousion of the rules undor a two-thirds voto, or by adjourning pend- ing tue reading. ‘the Democrata certato- ly will not convent to the former, and tho Republicaus, who think the passage of tha Force billin more dangerous than anu oxtra sceuion, may onito with tho Democrats to provent two- thirda. In such avent the reading of the jour- na! wonld caugo the loss of anothor day, —-—_ THE VICKSBURG MASSACRE. OUTLINE OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES nE- voRT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wannrnatox, D.C,, Feb. 25.—Gen, Hurlbut han propared tho report of the Vicksburg In. vestigating Committee, and will present it to- morrow to the full Committee for approval. Tho roport ls lengthy, and is maialy confined to narrative atatomenft of the masuncre at Vicks- burg. This narrative shows, in a yory tartling manner, the spirit of lawleasnoss which prevails in the South, and of which tho Vicksburg maszacro was but one man- ifeatation. ‘hore woro ovidencas of intimida- tion everywhero, The white poople wore thor- oughly prepared with their caso. The blacks woro anvilling to teatify. It waa not until after tho widows of ono of the murdored men, with tho courage born of despair, bad told hor painful story, that bravery enough camo to the reat to toll the facta which fur tho fear of tho personal danger they had concealed, - The ovidenco makes it conclusive that for weeks prior to the minsaacre, the negroes bad boon vlog in fear of doulli or danger. Tho Taxpayora’ Loaguo, and the People's Club, of Mieuiseppl, are under the control of a military organization called TE WHITE LINZ, Tho purposes of that military organization aro, ret, to make a consus andonrolinicnt of all tho white men. of tho Stato; socood, to eflect & miltary organization of tho whites; third, to wet aside, by whatever moana, tho election of colorad mon to office, and to nullify in practice the cnabling and anforcamont acts of Congress ; fourth, to allow none but whico mon to he olocted to oftice or to hold office, Tho narra- tive of the Vickaburg maauacro is tha history of tho oxecution of theso purposos. Tho Commit- toe find that two white men snd twonty-nino Dlacko wero killod, more than half of tho lattor of whom were murdered to cold blood. TEXAN GYMPATIDZERS, Gen, Hurlbut produced ono dispatch in con~ neetion with the maszacro which hxs uot before boen published, It was sont hy J. G. Gates and A. H. Mason, from Trivity, Toxas, to the Presi- dent of the Suporvisors at Vicksburg. This President happened to be ncolored man, who presonted tho original diapatch in evidence, It raat + Do you want any men? Can ralenn good crowd ‘within twenty-four hours to kill out your niggory, Gen. Hurlbut ccnciudes that the condition of affaira in Micoissippi is due to the fact that the whites aro unable to accept tho resulta of the wor, He recommonds the passage of the Korco —=—— THE TAX BILL. ITS OUANCES IN THE SENATE, Special Dispatch to The’ Chicana Tribune, Wasntxotoy, D. ©. Fob, 35.—Tho Senate Finance Committea to-day docided to ro- port tho new tariff bill favorably to the Banato, with «few vorbal amendmonts. Theso amond- monta are mainly confined to the sugar section, Mr. Dawes, late in tho day, wont to tho Senate to urge tho Finance Committea not to maka vorbal amendmonts. Ho arguod that the slight- est verbal chango would bo fatal to tho bill, as it would compol its return to the Hougo, whore, in tho first inctance, tt passed by an exccodingly email majority, and two-thirda could not bo of~ tainod for cotcurtence in a verbal amondnicnt, however insigniticaat, The vyorbal amendments of tho Benuto havo alroady defeated tho bill re- Inting to tho fprics in the matter of the punieh- mont of Bill King, ‘Lhe House did concur, but the bill became a law too late to dofeat tho stat- ute of limitations, —-— NOTES AND NEWS. ‘THE MINT QUESTION. Speetat Dispateh to 7’hs chicago Tribuna, Wasmixatox, D.0., Fob. 25,—Adam Smith, Chairman of the Mint Committee, leaves for Chicago to-night, Ho bay abandoned tho ex- pectation of socuring favorable action upon tho ‘Dill at this session for tho want of timo, The .Yeaolution roported by the Finance Committee roquires jnvealigation on the part of the Prosi- dent, which could not be mado during the fow Tomainiog days of the ueasion, ARIANSAS, ‘Thero are indications of a renewal of tronblos in Arkaneas ia tho ovont of the adjouramont of Congresa without somo definite action, Ono cf the Arkanaay Ropresentatives to-night received thiadispateh from a trustworthy source, dated Taitle Rock Jolt Davis iw hore consulting with the Garland Gov- ernment, This dispatch is conflrmed from several soureos, The purpose of the information ap- eure to bo to convey the fdus that Jef Davis 4s xecommonding » resort to force on tho part of Brooks, in caus the Ward rovolution rovoguizing Brooks sould pase ihe touse, and the Prosi- dont whould racognizo the latter. NEW ILLINOIS WAAUIERS. Cartor IT, Harrison is the niunt onthuelaatio of the now mombors hero, Ho is note to ha out- dono by Beruard Caultictd as a student of logis- Jaton. He site in the House daring overy hour of evory eoxsion, He cooupied a scat during tho sutiro ‘night session of yeutorday, on the Demo- ratio aide, ONTCAGO NoTABLES, Dan O'Hara and Col. Cleary are spending a day or two hero on their way to Now York. Lewser Horton is tooking after somo cesce in the United Btates Supreme Court, Vo the Astociated Press} ousroms uxcRIPTs, Wasuixaton, D. ©,, Fob. 25.—Customs roe faints for thy webes eual "i Fab. te a a tale owat New York, @9,289 259; Boston, Philadelphia, 625,764; Haithnoro, iis.408, Charles A, Woodward has boon ‘appointed Ine torua! Rovonue Btorokeopor for the fourlh Dis trict of Todiana, aud Oharles W. MoRoy for the Vourth Tennessee. ANTRONOMICAL, Tho following facts huyo boon furnished by tho Bailthuonlan Tustitutes Prof, ¥urester, Bor- Mn, announces the discovery of @ plauot of the twelfth maxnitudy ia 0 hours, 86 minnton, right ascension; 19 degreas, 48 minutes doolination north, with motion north 1 deyree daily, ; TOLAKE CAPTAIN. Notice is givon by the Lirht-Houge Board that on and after the openiug uf navizution, in 1475, a ny will ba anes from tie frawe ey my gently @ on of the wate p wntrenes 6 Cliv. harbor, Shin’ ig plane An exeioivation of the trait buds sear Kalen mue.0v, Mick,, vincy the thaw, ehuvs thet all the peach anv sweet chorry bade ach Sour of the old borcon on the onet baacon No, 1, abandoned, eee CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, SENATE, Wasntxaton, D, C., Feb. 26.—Mr. Hameey pro- sonted the eredontiols of Samuel J. R, diosil- Jon, United States Sonator from Minnesots, from March 4, Resd and placed on file, DISABILITY BILL, Mr. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Committoo, reported favorably on the bill to remove the po- Iittes! disabilities of Robort W. Johnson, af Ar- kanvaa; Jamos M. Marlon, of Nashville; and Jamos Mf, Hawes, of Covington, Ky. Placed on the calendar, pier known an TRANSPORTATION. Mr. Windom cailod up the resolution aubmit- tad by bim on tho 2d inet., instructing tus Gom- mittee on Commorco to inuert in tho Hivor and Harbor Appropriation bil] snch sums rain thoir judgment can bo judiclously and econotnically expended during the noxt fiscal yoor in tho improvemont of the mouth of tho Misulseippi River; tho coonection of that river with tho Intes by meangaf the Pox and Wisconsin! Improve. tment and Hennepin Canal the matdy completion of the improvement between Lakes Siperior and Muron, end Sakes Moron and Erie; the thorvuzh aud ayateia~ atic improvement of the Oblo and Kanawha and ‘Ten- neaven Rivers, ‘Mr. Thurntan oppored such appropriation in the Preecut condition of the uolional finances, Me, Windom agreed thot thera wav wut one of those improvements toat would not pay the Government un hundrea fold, Pending the discorcion, the morniag honr expired, and tho resolution vas lala over, PRESIDENTIAL, RLECTIONS, Unfoished business, being the Lill to provide for and regutate the countivg of votes for Proident and Vice-Prealivut, aud the declsfon of questions arisiag thereon, wan then ezlled tp, ‘Mr, Mrett moved to lay {aver informally, and take up tue bill amendatory Of the act granting peusions to sildlers of the war of 112, and the widows of deceawad Boldlers ; aid to restoze 19 the Fennaion tuita the names of persons utrickon therefrom on account of uisloy- ‘A sircussion followed, during which Bfr, Hdmunds said if this motion provatled, and the r Forder wan thus broken iuto, ke would feal himeel! leved of all responsibility ta regard to the Civil Livhta bill, ‘The Senate, by o vote of yeau 29, nasa St, refueed to Isy anido unfinished bnainess, and conaideration of the bill was proceeded with, Ar. Tuurman moved to amend #0 a9 to provide for the appoluiment of two letters on the part of the Hen— ate instead of one. Agreed to, He also moved to amend #0 an to provide that cer- Uncates of clectorat votes shall be oslened, presented, and acted upon in the alpbabet!eal order of the uamee Of Staten, beginning with the Ictler A, Apreud to, Ne alto aubmitted an amendment striking from ti ‘Orst aud third sections the clauses providing that any other questions pertinent fe tho object for which the Louse are nseemblo2 may be submitted and detor- mined in like manucr ap queations which may ure coucerning tho otectoral voter, Agreedto, Saveral amondmensts of w verbal character wero agresdto, ‘A lengthy discursion ensued upon the general pro- viatons oft! bill, which was ipartictnstat in by Mossra, Bayard, Sburman, Edmunds, and Merton, On mottun of Mr. Wright the seco! section iu re~ gird to duplicate returns from Btato waa amended #0 a8 to read, “ That thore!urna only from such State be counted which tho two Houres, acting separ. ate, shall each decide to be the true and valid rotu At 4:60 Mr, Morton gaid, to tea: the sense of the Bens ate, be would move that a recess be taken from 5 till T0 oretonk Fe m,, with the understanding that this bil) should be fafshed to-night. Mr, Edmunds maid after thie bi could be dirponet of be propoved to move to take up the Civil Migate bul, and, speaking for himself, though bo hoped with ‘tho’ consent of tho majority, le pro- peed that those opposed to the bill should avo ull the time they wanted to discuss it till 5 o'clock: to-morrow afternoon, Then, if thare were amendments, thoreconld be a'short discussion under the five-minute if rule, nud then the Senator having charge of the bill come tare a balf-hour to clove tho debate. ts erraugement Ho did not wish toapesk on the Clril Rights bil, ask dental vote shoult be finished, Benste could take up the Sieamboat tho Civil Righta bill whould override evorything elso, then be had no hope for the Steatnboat bill, eno propered, Mr, ‘iounds said thera was nothing left but for tho Sonate to go on wud do the bunlness it Lad to do, ‘Mr, Morton withdrew his motion for s reccas, Consideration of the bil ta ing of the votes for President and Vico-Prosident was Yerumed, and Aft, Mersimoa spoke in oppouitton tote that it ed tilt) the noxt session, and then olny msde a low'at this nostlon, should be postpone brought forward early in the arasion, Ho argued Tho biM, having been considered in Committee of tho Whole, was reported ta the Senate, and thu mond. ments made im Committes agreed to, Mr, Edmunds offered asa substitute the bill intro~ duced “by him on the 2th of Januury leat to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President postponement of the Ponding tho decision, West, front the Committee on end Vice-Yreaident, Rejected, peEatou moved the Indofinite Bill, Rojected—yeay, 143 nays, 3 Trensportation Joutes, submitted, saan amendment to the iver pnd Harbor Appropriation bill, Mi bill for the improvement of tho mouth of the sirpl River, known ox tho Eads bill, with ameni~ menta which reduce the amonnt from $8,000,000 ,000; kelects tha South Paas for improvement, Snatead of the Southwest Pess, and provides that the work chall Le under the auporintendence of the Seere- fary of War, cod that tho depth of channel sourced to $5,250, for ahall bo required to be maintained permanent advancaof paymont, Ordered printed, ‘Tho discussion upon the bill to regulate the count. ing of voles for President and Vice-President pon cone ore ‘the bill time’ and passed—yeas, 23 5 tioued at some length b; tou, Logan, Stowart, ‘Sherrasn, and others, wos then read a thint nays, 20, Edmunds, Thurman, VIL DiouTS. on Edmunds moved to take up the Civil-Rights bill, fed to, instinda? wali biti now being before the Hanato, he at the Senate adjourn would subinft the proposition to-night, unioea it mufted the convenience of the op nents of the Lill that goneral debate should 2 stock Baturday afternoon; und that “aniendimenta "offered alapon under the Getninuto rala the Senator iu charge of the MH then to have s half-hour to close the debato; and bo futerposed outéida cf No objection Ueing made tothe Proposltfow of Ale, Edmunds, if was sgrced that a vote that no other mesaure should the morning hour, should bo taken on Eaturday, Mr, Sherman gevo notice ‘Tax and Toric Dill on Saturday, bill wan disposed of, Adjourned, MOUSE OF NEPNESRNTATIVES, PILLDUSTERING, Mr, Butler (Maew,) {# tho louder of the Republican Hide, but, while the roll wan boing called, Mr, Cesann, h rat Liowtensut, tak} 7, aud augthening Is forces, adail, seconded by Be, 8p: “i the chair througuunt ly te many dinieult point Yelock, At thin ‘Tua Hpesker efestod, Lr, Horeford then offered the following 3 Reroteed, The Henate coucurriug, that the House adjourn to the Ist of Murch, ‘The Speaker decided stout of order, Wo refused to {nan appeal from his decision, and ruled that the roley, which haa boon mado by Mr, Coburn, Ualy two motions can bo entertained, viz.2 the motion to adjourn, and a ontert WUug mution was to euepuud the motion ( adjourn to a fixed date. Mr, Eldredge then mated to adjourn to Saturday, upon which tle yous and nays wore ordered, ‘Tho revult of tho catl waai. Yeux, 8 5 nays, 174, ‘Mr, Quburn then moved to take up ‘the F upon which Mr, ciation, aud deniandod the yous er: again ordared, ‘The vote sioud: Yeas, ir, Eldredge then moved to reconsider the rule which tho Mouse agrved to consider, and demanc the yeas end nays, which were ordored, Mr, Etdredgolagnotion waa Giafeated—yoas, 101; nasa, Si, read, 65,—siudl thu Lull was then taliew up au ‘Afier the Dill bad been read, ervation of{uew oficers, 1s should Srat Cunmilttes of the Whole, ‘The Sceck and Nibigck sppoated. Mr, Conger movod so Iny (he appoal on the table, upon’ which tha syra and nusa were denianded, at, 1425 LayH, OC, r, CoUura rose at 4 nclock to open the dobate, but remarked that tho time which lin ocenpled in getting ready hod bean a lovg, and every ono was BO Warn out that t seomed almovt imposible to go on with the work neceswary for the bill this weniug. would, sield “to Lave’ aunie amendments olfere Awendienta wore theroupon olfered, or aut Fenton, Measra, Bucler (heas,), Csnuon, Hawley, U8.) and 2, I, Hour, ‘The ainendinent of the latter @ lo strike out tho Amst, secoud, und fourth sections, of Sr, Cannou to strike out the thirteenth seotion, then ioved an adjournivenh stating #0 at the requost of isony members who Led boon eitting ty the ball for over twenty-nine hour Without sleep and without regular mosla, ‘Adjourged, ——S a PICKPOCKETS BAGGED. Pickpeckets wera activo in the crowd which gatheted around tho Neliof aod Ald Bociaty liuilding yeuterday atternoon, and the police cap> tured three young men, ono of whom, Joe Gid- oon, Was been to put bis band in close provically, fe a Feutlenian's ‘pocket, fhe other to, jane urphy and George Cornell, wero sunictes. The piisoners were looked up in the Ory SS eeneeemeenl ANOTHER NEW YORK FAILURE. New Yonr, Fob. 25.—Wheatly, Williems & Co., suxarrefluary, suspendod this meroing, chorribs, epples,and Lardy dara ere Ol) right, Cenensudvuul faite dines : ‘tuizmen paid he could not consent to any such ¢ had twico spoken elaborately ou the aubject, and would now leave i$ to others, Ife oped when tho bill in regard to counting the Presi= a majority of the DI, otherwise It would bo lost, If it had been decidedelsewhere that He was uot Willing to outer into any such agroement oa the regard tothe count- oou till that he sbonld call up the y, after the Olvil Rights ibs plies, Fallyiny ‘The Opposition wan fed ty eattou, deciding tantly arising. On hour tho deai-lock continucs, ‘The timo fs consumed mainly in calling the.roll on rootion to appeal, Lay ou the table, reconaider, ete, A inuttou toadjourn having been mado by 8 memberon ‘tho Democratic atde, Gen, Butler raised the point of ordey that it wua & dilatory motion, Tho Bpeakor ruled it wau uot, and the yoaa ad nays were taken on the question of adjournment, The vote reeulted : ‘Yune, 00; nays, 154, Sotho motion to adjourn was rv Mall, Mldredgo ralsod 8 quevifon of vousidt bays, whlch wero 4103 naya, 32, ae ir, Niblack medo a polnt of order that, inasmuch aw it provided for the considered in jor refuscd to entertain the polnt of order —$—— res CRIMINAL MATTERS, A Reprieve of Four Weeks Qranted the Thomaston {(Me.) Murderers. Trial of the Michigan Body-Snetchers at Flint. THE MAINE MUROERERS, A REPUEVE OY FOUR WEERS ORANTED, Specral Dispatch to The Chienga Tribune. Tuomastox, Me., Feb. 25.—Legal ingenuity haa found 8 erack tn tho psnopty of law aud jus- tico, and Wagner and Gordon, with the shadows of doath almost upon them, bavo four weeka more allotted them, and how much moro no one but those deop in the myntories and technicalltica of jurisprutlence can conjecture, The fecling of the commuuity 1s that justice in trifed with, and tho administration of law turned into» farce. Tho gallons upon which tho murderers wera to xtand Lo-merrow will be completed to-day. It in in the quarry edleining the catriace fectory, and wank no far beneath the snrrosuding countiy a8 only to by neon by thoso duly adialitud, WAGHER TAKES 114 HITUATION COULLT, and ia not affoctod in bls wleop or appetite. He haa s puperatitious boltef that the Lord will pull him through this tight place, Haessya he ball not bolleve Le shall be hanged when he stands on the drop with the noose about hisneck. He says the perpetrator of tha crime will raina at the last momont and save Lim, an innocent raat. If tha worst should come, he sary, be ban but ona death to die, and thore ian't auy ure to rank & fuss about it. Ho thiuke Gordon in very tonl- ink totakeonso, Thiasocond reapite will edd materisily to his salth that bo was not born to awing. CONDOS TAG ATEN NAEATING DowN since he was placed in solitary, and bas ecarcely eaten ov slept, and he presents a pallid und base gard appearance, as ithe hed already suffernd s hundied deaths. Ho gneves over hits nina, but doclarex that tho murder of his brother's Cainily ja notin the cataiogne, Mow in betier phytacal aod mental tone to-day, and is evidently makrng an offort to mest the doom he aupposes awaits him. He saya it ie not for himsalf that ho fais ro bad, but for iis poor mother, whom he thinka his doom will kill, aud for the disgrace that will be outalled upon his family connections. The.o la CONAIDERADLE SYMPATHY Fou GORDON, beesuso of hin friends and bin present tendhr feeling fortiem. No one feola for Wagui doos ot teel for himeo!f, aud has no frit side the Atlantic. Judge Danforth bas ordered « notice for » hoaring, and Gov. Dingley has granted o mo. vrfovo until tho last Friday in Alarch. ‘Ihe prin- cipal question involved is as to the constitution- ality of the Isw which authotizes the Governor tofix the time of execution. It is claimed thus fixing tho time is a judicial act, @ part of tho renteuce, and that, juaamuch as the Constitution lodges the judicial power of tho Btatein the Supreme Judicial Court, snd such of the Courts as the Logirlature’ may establish, tho Logislature las no authority to confer juai- cisl powors upon the Governor. This quesiion applios to Gordon's caso, as wollas Weguer’s, Notice of the reprieve wau tolographed to Sherif? ‘Terrey this morning. while the reprieve wou con- yoyed by a special mossonger. ‘The bearing will tale place in Knox County within two weel:a, at the rogular term of Court, Judge Visvim’ preside ing, ‘The fac of oreprievo being grantes WILL BE 21ADE KNOWK TO TNE PRISONERS this afternoon. Tue information from them thia morning is to tho offect that Gordon is quite calm, whilo Wagner foots confident that he will escape the galiows. Tho case, when made up beforo Judge Virgin, wil! thon go to tho Law Court in Slay, at this city, and ft will thea be doclded whethcr an iujunetion on tho petition made will be granted. Iu cave an adverse do- cision 14 rendered tho case will be carried ng to the United States Court, — ee THE DAILY RECORD, MURDER CASES AT DUBUQUE, Sptctal Dispateh to Whe Chicago srtoune, Donvguze, Ia, Feb. 25.—Donn, the victim of tho stabbing affray on Wednesday night, ia rap- {dly sinking, aud will probably die before morn- jing. Hio assailant and probablo murderer, Drace, after committing the dood, crossed tho river and mado for hig homo at Fairploy, Wis., where ho was arrested on the samo night by Sheriff Liddy, of this city. When the nows of tho arrest becamo known, twon- ty-flve or thirty of the most desporate and abandoned cbaracters that Fairplay con turo out assomblod together acd swore tha: Bruce should not bo taken, but a gui ne Of B BIX~ shooter in the honda of tho Shoriff brought them to their senses, aud thoy coneladed to respect the majesty of the law. Arriving nt Dunleith, Bruco became improssed with the cou- viction that the prococdings were hardly regu- lar, but ho was ipally peruuadod to come aloug, and Ie now safely lodged in jail, Ho claims that ho committed tho act in self-dofonse, ‘The trial of Wagner, the murderar of Rhom- bag, is Btill dragging before the District Court, and tho testimony will not bo concluded forsowe days yet. ‘Tho dofengo hare adop:ad tha in- sanity dodge, oud havo clearly ‘establiebed the fact thst the murderer, when o boy, fell from a garden wall and tof his skoll, ‘ho prisoner is a smal stolid- fosking German, with 9 lesdon esat of countenanos, aud a convex forehead, snd was appaseutly nover troubled with co extra burden of brains, Hosaya tat bo prefers Lange to imprisonment for life, but, unfortunately, if conviction ia secured, owing to the laws of the Ntete, hue wishea canuot be carried out in this reapact, THE BOOK-STEALING CAFE AT OTTAWA. Speciat Diepateh to the Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Hl, Fob, 25,—fhe tral of sird Bick- ford in tho Cireuit Court wos proceeded with, Court has not alivacn boon very Strictly juardod against raids by lawyers. The defenso intro- duced testimony vary brief, as fotlows: A fal- low-boarder with Bickford had frequently seon Dickford’s law-booke, but eaw no books branded Tilnola Law Library." Shoriff MoIntire re- ceived and presented to the Court a vyol- ume of the Illinois Reports which had beon sent him from Deshtoinos, Ie, Mr. Cnl- Jahan, of Chic: identified it ay one bowna by Mayors, of Chicazo, It bore tho name of *“Bekford" on tho inaido, also of *B, F, Kauf- mon, DesMoines, In.," and which had been sold Ly Miekford to Callahan & O9., and by the latter to Kaufman. It wae not branded “IUinols Law Elgar ‘M. H. Bwift testified that be had sold to Frank Trower, now deceaeed, copies of Giloisn & Beam mon’s * Tiilnols Reports.” E. KE, Walbridgo sworo that he bad occupied an offlo with Bickford for s long thme, aud never saw books with the Ilinols aw Library brand on them, T. J, Wade swore that he had boarded Bick- ford for about nino months; was famillar with B.cktord's room aud the books, and never saw Mlivow Library books, J. A. Qhlliam tostifed that he had been very fotimste with Bickford, — traded vooke with him, bought and sold him booke, knew hiy deak, novor aaw books brandod Tilivols Library ; owed Lim an account, and fave him note; know that Bicktord bought lav- books, Winois Roporty, at different tines from different parties, ‘Thomua 8, Bowen testified that he had been for soveral yoars avaociated with Bickford prac- tleing law ; know of defendant having bought Taw books from different persons, and from hime acif, and with him as partver; bought five HHl- nois Reporte on trom htm ; froquontly loaned hins wall sum with whiots to buy books} the tooke he bought from bias had no stamp or brend on; whon susy went toto partnorship thoy Lad duplloate copivs of inany books, and Dick ford sold bie, but to whom he docs not know, § wad » cuminon thug for him to entor the Supromo Court Jibrary,, even in 1871, after thu Court had sproad an order forbiddlug: the taiiog of books fram tho library; that be had taken books without loave of any ono while the Supremo Court was fo weasion; thot he bud a key which opened a basomont door which” gavo socccsa to tho entire bulld. jug. He had beon there on Sundays, aud‘eraivlod Girough the window in 1871 on weve eral occasiony, some times taking books and somotimes not, Hoand Bickrord had books be~ longing to the Law Library, which wore taken away. The clark sent around to the law office t puiuer them up, He bad frequonily seen } Y ookty in Bickford’s posseusion with the brand of the Illinois Law Li BODY-SNATCHERS ON TRIAL, Hpecial Wispateh to Ths Chicaae ‘Trtoune, Hast Haginaw, Mich., Fob, 25,.~The trial of the two McNamoes, charged with body-suatoblog, te iu progress ac Flint, and croates mauch oxcitu- ment, . Tho old man was convicted of tho charye lass evevidg, tha jury belng ouganbour, The frialof wha eon {fs golug on. The tesmony rary. elicited shows tint tha old man and bia two sons, one of tham a medi- cal student at the Micbigan University, have been ongagod in the Lusinesa two or threo yearr, tha bodies resurrected belng abipped tu theron et Aun Arbor. Amorg tho articles Ine troduced an eriaence on the part of the peonla Sro Lozen iojwhich remeina have boon shipped to Aun Arbor; also, clothing found at the privonor'e house which was recognized as having heon placed on Lodieu by the parents of the doccased. CRIMEIN UTAH. Bart Lane, Feb. 25,—Charles Williamson and Jolin Smith wore each nentencad to-day to soven years in the Penitentiary for atesling a note from a dead man, Philip Bhafer, for tho murdor of Yan Valkon- borg, near Sandy, about a year ago, was given the choice of being riot, Lanzod, or galllotined, a8 provided by Iaw, but, exprenrin; a tHe, waa noidonecd to bo henged nwa ore SUIT UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT ACTS. Lovisvinny, Ky., Feb. 25.—The trial of fifty. one persons, residents of Owen County, Ky., for conspiring to pravent a Deputy United Slates Marsnal from execating » process of court, is now in progrons iu the United States District Court in this city, end is exciting preat interest thronghont tha Slate. Among the wo cused partica aro the Polica Judge and Promont- ing Attorney of Owen County. A HORRIBLE CRIME. Loriavitzz, Ky., Feb, 25.—Tho Courter-Jour+ nat hoa Information of «# terrible crime in Green County, Ky. Mins Green Hutebingon, of that county, recently gave birth toa child of which hor sister's husbund, Edward Woodrdga, 1s said tobo the father, ‘fhe child was murueted, and Woodridga at Inst accounts was in jail, Tuo condition of tho woman ja critical, and gieat ex- element provails in the cumnunity over the affalr, a ARRESTS FOR ASSAULT, Correspensence of The Chicago Tribune, Moxxxa, Ill, Feb. 24.—Tho arrest of P, J. Buaw, his brother Charles, and Charles Werth miller, for assaulting Frank Farnsworth, near Joliot, has croated quite 2 excitement. Tho accused declare thoy are not guilty of such an outrage, Tho inhabitants of thin place were greatly wurpritea whon tho arrest was mado ; for Werthmillor and P. J, Shaw are well Lnown bere, aud Chorlea Buaw, formerly of Maino and lilt California, hay the oppoarance of a gon- leman. ONE OF THE GENDERS IN CUSTODY. Sax Fuaxctsco, Fou. 26.—A dispatch from Floronce, Arizona, atatoy that “ tue man recently arrested aa Bender, the Kaneas murderer, ,ca- caped the gnards on the 17th inst,; wandored in tho mountains for four days; was driven by starvation to come in, and was recaptured near hore, Ho gives bla name us Honry Diosch- millor, Ho is vory roticont, Ho answers ox- actly the description of Bender." RAILROAD NEWS. Sait of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & Bt, Louis Road, It Wants the C., C. &1.C, te Per- form Its Contract. BILL IN EQUITY. ‘THE FITTSDURG, CINCINNZTI 4 BT. LOUIS TH. THE COLUMBUS, CHICAGO 4 INDIANA CRNTRAL, Inpranapouis, Ind, Feb. 25,—Sait haa beon entered in tho United Btntes District Court by tho Pitteburg, Cincinnati & St. Louia Railway Company againat tho Columbus, Chicago & In- diana Contral Hallway Company and others, to olicitlog the fact that the library of the Supreme - compel tho upocific performance of an agree- meut, dated Jau. 92, 1869, aud an agreoment supplemental therato, dated Feb. 1, 1870, aud in tho altarnstive such rolief aa thoy may be eu- tilled to in equity. ‘Tho following is a summary of tho wotice sorved upon the President of the Columbus, Cincinnati & Indians Centra! by the Pittsburg, Chicago & 8t. Louis Railroad Com- pany: Wuenxas, ‘The indenture of the lesso between the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Hallway Coin anys Jessor, aud the Pitteburg, Cincinoxdl & St, Louts Hatiway Company, lestoe, duted tho 42d day of Janu. ary, 1089, wes staended by supplemental agreoment Letireen tbe same partios, dated lat day of Fobruary, 1870, whereby the Columbus, Chicago & Indians Cen- tral Baltroad Company agreed to aud undertook to an renge, provide for, adjust, and clasify all indebtcd- ness osisting on the Ist day of Bebriut y 1870, wo that $15,8210U0 tuereof sauid be represented by bonds toare G7 Ter cent futercst, tocured by tnorigsge on the estate and property of said Columbus, Chicago & Indians Central Iuilway Company, sud tuat all other indebtedness of said Railway Coippany, all payments or sdvancemants lo on or for interest, oopatruc- tion, maintaining the rusd, accounts, expenditure mado by the Pitsburg, Cucinnati & ut, Lous Hall. way, in excess of recolpts theretofore derived from the business over said read, abould bo repro~ sented in a bond of 7 per cent intoreat, entitling the Holdezs to a note eccured by murtgege, and to be con- Yvertible into preferred capitil stock at 7 per cent ine ferent at par stany time within pficen yearv, which fesued bonds wero not to exceed $10,000,000, aud ma xepeived by the Pislung, Siocanal i Se O38 tailway Company at par in payment claims, ete., nw required by said jaace ; and Waentas, Ov the 26th day of April, 1870, the Colum. ‘bw, Chicago & Indiana’ Central Company, hy ubolders, ab indenture inurigayo or decd of trust to Avehibald Farkburat and John 1s, Thomyaon, Tiustes, to socuso the asuy of convertible bonds Bub exceeding $10,00u,000 to be used and ppulted #q an to ronke the donded debt other than asd weve bonds of thi Colmnbus, Chicago & Indian Central Rallway Com- pany conform to thelr sgroentent of Pab, 1, 1870, by ‘which tho bondud debt wes reduced $15,821,000 o8 ro— quired by the terms of the aupplemental agrooment; ax Wueracas, Four yesrs and nine montha have olapsed alnce ibe date of tho supplemental agreement, yot the Columbus, Chicazo & Indiaua Central Railroad Com- pany has not complied with tbe corenanta in sald Agreemont, and by reascn thereof suits Lave been ine stiiuted againut thera by the holders of certain obliga- tions prior to tha date of the onginal rgreement, aud a dscrow having been reudered by the Circuit Court cf ‘the United States for the District of Judisns for the aalo of part of tho demised pretnieas, $2,770, and the road Letween Iichmoud and Newcuntle for unpaid dobte, $754,500.44, whereoy the Pittuburg, Cinclouatt é& ‘Bt, Louta Cowpauy xa leasees, aro iu imminent rizk of being ousted trom the posseasiou of sald property, and arobaving legal proceedings inatituted against then for rents und profite derived by their mauagemout of the line of railway of the Columbus, Ohicago & Ine Wans Central Company, or portions thereof; und Wuauess, Tho duttes of the Piiteburg, Cincinnatl & Bt, Louls Railway Company, whio they reuiain pose seasors of raid property derived from the Columbus, Clurago & Indiana Ceniral Batlway Company, as wall 4 thesr obligations oe conmsnon cerriery to provide eafo allway oquipment and proper factiitios for the trans Action of public business, have roquired and will To quire a large expenditure of money, sll of which, atnounting to moto than $1,000,000, {8 Jeapardized anc gedaugeral by reiton of the derault of the Columbus, Chicago & Indians Centra! Railway Conipany not cow. ising with tbo terms of their egreemout ; therefore, you cre hereby notified that unless your Omnpany jhall ou or before the lat day of Jauusry, 1976,carry out and falAll {u good falth your covencnt und sgrooment: ax net forth iu estd amended lease, the Mttsbuy, Cine cinnat! & St. Louis Keilway Compauy will institute proceedings to compel the specitio perforimauce of the agreement of Jai. 21, 1809, and tat suppluneutal theroto of Feb, 1, 1870, etc, sqelatod, for Pitsburg, Cincinnait & Bt, Lonts Ra- road Compau; (LULA fe pre Vice-Preaitent. ‘The let of Jauuay 1875, having oxplred withont your Company having carried out and fuldlted the covonent, ute, ea referred to iu sald notice, the Pitte- burg, Cluciunatt & St, Louis Railway Conjuny hereby notify you that thoy bere, thraugh ¢auncel, com mopced the jroparst of & bill iu equity to compel the specific perforinance of the extvting lenses, altar pativeof such relief as thoy mzy boentitled toin equity, which biil it Ja the intention to filo in sume court of competent jurisdiction without delay; that, under the circumetauces, the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & Bt Loule Itallway Comput are advised ih iw thelr duty to deciius, and they hereby notlfy you they do decline aud refuse to nuke avy payments undor said Joase, iu gn amended leuso or otherwise, oxcopt under much ore dor aaa court of computent jurisdictlou may make in tho preintxes, defining the legal and equitable 1 and Mabilil of the fetues, Lut pending the sul sion of suid bill to aslit court for ita decroo, will makoan advrnve to your Company, if desired, Lut under protest, of $24,436 to meat cortaln coupons nia~ furiog Fob, 1. Otir Company bolde itself roady at ull (mes to account to auy court of oumpetant jurlsdlo~ Hon that may hive ¥ carulug thal may buye been recelved {rou Your Prop since tho ist day of Januar: . (higned ty)" Winitaar Witaw, ViowPresident, Attest, W, Hf, Dames, Heeretury. ‘Tho first notice is dated Oct. 37, 1874, and the socoud) Jan. 26, 1875, at Pitteburg, Pa. Matthows, Itsmuey & Malthows, Clocinaatl, apd Houdricks, Murd & Hondricks, of ludiauap- olig, for plantig, and MoVonald and Butles, of Sndlanayolis, for defendant, See IN KANSAS CITY, A NOW MIAsOULI Rosy, Sveciat Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune, Kaxnas Cit, Mo, Feb. 25.~-Tho People’s Com- mittee will call on tho business mou of thia city to-morrow, ta wolivit subscriptions to the atook of the Mixaousi Central Railroad, Jt ig intended to builds road from Joplin, Mo, to Baxter Springs, Kaw, thus giving direct onnnection be twoon this city and Joplin, by which the grest lout intereata’ an be more quickly developod. Only $12,000 fa requirod to iueure its building, MELTING OF MAILWAY OFFICIALS, All the al Passenger Agents and Gonoral Baperittendents of the roads centoting hora met in thla city to-day to consider various tmportant Staatore: cutting down rates, appointing Dopot oe MISCELLANEOUS, ‘THE NATTLE ROYAL. ‘There is no longer soy doubt that all the East- ern trunk lines will within a short timo becomo involved in the war now going on between the Pennsylvania and tho Baltimara & Obio Nall- roaca. Under the Saratoga agreement, no ous of the throe trunk hoes can cut rates oponly without violating Ita ptovieions, ‘Lhe Peunpyl- yonia Rallrond rolls local ticketa froin Now York to Philadelphia for 23.25, nnd thon charges only €12 from Philadoipbia to Chicago, thus making tho price for the wholo trip only $15.25. As tha Now York Contral aud Erie Roads chargo $22, the plan adopted by the Pounsylvania Ralirond in virtually a» violation of the Saratoga com- nact, und = may yet be so regarded by the other trunk Ines, Nothing new happonod yesterday, and the situation remaina the wating, © The Perusslvanis Baltroad still keors ‘np ite ratos from thin vity to the East. ‘There i#, howover, a probability that a reduction wit he inade to-day or to-morrow. The Baltimore «£ Oisio Railroad has beoo distributing ® tare number of hand bills announcing the reduction of ratus on its loo, all ovor the city, Tho Com- pany ie still doiug a very large aud in consoquenco the other lines leading to tho East complain of atarge feluing off in ihe solo of their tickets, Feeight-rates from this oily to tho Eaet aro still maiutaned Ly rll the ligex, including the Baltimozo é; Ohio, and there ts no prospect es yet of an immediate reduction, ILLINOIS RUADS 1M HANKRUPIOS, According to the Springilelt Journal, the tole lowing HNnoia railroads have passed inty tho hands of Receivers within tho leat fow moatlza : Raitroata, Gilmen, Clinton & Springfield, puanonee traffic, f Bpringfleld & Northwaster: Cafro & Vincennes... St. Toula & Boutheantern, Tameroa & Chester. ...... AAT vouitagtom Toledo, Wabial & Wester: wort ae Wi te, Ble m Totals ser seseaccenee 2018 Tho Chicage, Danville & Vincenves fa now to be edded Lo the list with its 108 miles, incretue ing tho to:al mileage of the *Itocerversbu)”* roads to 2,186 miles, ar about one-third of tho mailer of railroad track in the State. Certaitily this is nota iattering outlook for the railroad intereré in [Uinols, and indicates anything bu: Hourishing condition of aifairs. TRE ATLANTIC 4 GREAT WESTERN. ‘Tho New York Tribune tag tho follosiog in regard to the cotnplications attending the failtre of tho Atlantic & Great Weatorn Railroad: Sir Jon Swinburne, the Eoglish Baronet, whovies deen sneer in protecting tue intereate of Epglis scockbo.ders woul: are involved in the complications nitending thy rsilure of tho Atlentle & Great Weatru Tatlrore, bas returoed to tiiwelty, Hts return follo wy meerios of legal operations in tho Wert, tho effect of which ban been to revivo tite atoria of hostility “be- twoen Jamey Molfeary, the ruling epirlt of tho Allautic & Great Western, and the Amerit au munayers of Ccmpany, Gen, Devereatix, ond LM. From what can Barlow, Jearnad i¢ sppoots that Bie Jobu Swinburne is 6 of the Travtees of the “Rental Trust * morscy uf the Atinutic & Great Western Railroad, ‘Thia mc rt- igo wan created to enable tho Atiantlu & Great Nestor Railroad to eectire certain railroad provurty, Included iu thu property thr.s scoured were the Cle se land & Mahoning Halircad. ‘by leave), the Chenat go & Allegheny, sud the Penns, lvauis Petroleu: Titkolu Valley Ralirads, “The two Inxt ronda te Ail incotuptete could not’ be leased, aud therefore Atlutic ke Grect Weatern Conmpany obtained cout: Py fecuriuea malority of the stock, ‘the stock 3 lodged at:road with the Trustees, and when divides Were declared ou thie atock the money thus obtained was cevoted to paying the intorest on the rental trust nde, Wurm the Allie & Grest Weetern failed those Paymeute cessed, std Bir Jol Swinburne was ent over bere by Ins roustituenta to look after thelr inhir= cota, Ho went to Crevolaud aud begun proceeditige for tho sppolniinent of s Itccelver fn consequence of tle failute of the Atlsutlc & Great Western 10. pey $530,000 overdue, This anit fuvolves hie forfelture. of tho feaso, It waathouglt that the enmplicauour of the winaller rosds ralght he eatintactoriiy adiusied, md tho sunual alectloux were deferred for that purpose, ‘The negntiations, however, did not rosult favorably, sud blr Jouu Yvinbusue, with the stock whlch coutrollea xa Trutes, proceeded to tuetall new Hoarda of Directors, as follows: Roca, of ing. the A Shenango Alegheny Ratroad—J, 0, biladelpsbis ; Mr. Derickeon, of Mecitvill Noosoreit, of New Yo:k; Sarnucl C, '. D: lin; B, Wick, of Youngstown ; BD. A. G, Franklin; Gen, iiiude Koper, of Meadville; J.C, Rockwell Tresuurer, tr, Derickrou, The Poun- sylvania Voirolvim ana ihe Pithoie Valley Dircetors ate tho tame as those of the Shenango & Aliccleuy allroad, with the exception of the Frestdeni, wuo in Gen, Hinde Roper; ‘Treautrer, —, Tho ‘Mercer Mining and Manofecturing Company, tho stock of which was also held to secure the rental trust bouds, Fas aloo given the following Board: T. H, Wella, of Youngstawn ; J, 38, Hredin, of Franliliy ; P. W. Wado Roper, of Meadville; John W, Olarz, of Meadv lle; J, C, Rockwoll, of Philadelphia; Mr, Desickwon, of Bicad= ville, BR, B, Roosevelt, of New York; President, J, U. Rockwell; Treasurer, Mr, Derlckaon, ‘Those choctions bave uvolved entire changes fo the sdrinistration in the several companions, ‘Thos aro understood to be in accordance with the wichos of Jamies Melfeury, who {4 apposed to be co-operating vith Grininurne, Whether this ts trie or uot, certsin- ly Sir Jon Swinbarne’a friends and sdrisers cre t attorneys of Mr, Melfenry in this country, aud Afeasrs, Buipman, Darlow, Iarocaue & Macferlaid roprenuit the Atlantis & Great Western, or the Berlow-Duvernux Snterest init, Coming close upon these operations is the announcoment of the withdraws! of the rolling sthek from the Geveland & Mahuning, the Shenango & Allegueny, tha Peanaytvanie Petroleum, and the Pit— hole Valley Hailroads, aud their practical abandonment of the trio lastnemeu euterpricea, ut least for tho Preeent, ‘Tho Unitod States Rilling-Stock Company, which Bas fitrotstiad mcet of the Lvcomolives aud cars tothe Atantto & Great Western Railroad, kee climes against the laiter for over $1,000,000, All'tho stock on, the smaller roads menticned abova ‘was furnlhod by the HulitngStock Company, and the result te that tho withdrawal compels thelr practical abandoamont, as they Lavo little or noatock of thelr own, ‘THE OMICAGO, DANVILLE & YINOENNTS, ‘svectal Dusrateh to Lhe Chicaae I'ribune. Jartet, Fob, 25.—Tho following is the cave of tho Chicago, Danvillo & Vinceaues Railroad Company 88 It appears on tho docket up to to= ny: Stephen Ongood ya, Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Rediroad Company—Dill for tufunction und Recelyar 5 Honry Cruwiord end G, D. A, Yarka, attorneys for complainunt; motion for tha apneintment of a Re eelvury motion susttined; Henry B, ermmond aud olin B, Bruwe appointed Becedvers, bond Jn the awn of $130,000, with Winslow Bushell, Join A, Brown, Jou Vs Lazlor, rancts B, Hiuckley, aud” Willan Rirley ox surety; ecalversuwora in open court bond nd approves, Appeatance of WB. Fordlck, J, D, Fish, James W, Elwell, Wellam D, Judson, and Amus Tentiey entered by 1.’ Walker and £, Fuelpy, alturneya, Blosion by defeusa to remove causo tu tho Tederal of Nortu- ara Division—dented, H, Phelps enters appearance for the Chlesqo, Danville & Viucennen Iallroud Cow~ pany, and given notice fa open court to plaiotitf, Slo- tion fo yacute urdur appointing Tecelvora, Cross nio- tion (allowed) to worye copten of papare on counsel for phintitl by Eriday noon, Heariuy of raoiton to vacuta ert for Monday moruing next, Appearance uf Bank of North America entered by Cooper, Answer and crow bi Med, Leave to sinend original bill and other parties dofendants, FREGUT RATES BENTCED. New Yoru, Veb, 25.—Deputy froght agents of thothree tronk-liues running Woet of thie city have boen notified of tho reduction of the ratus mando on sugar and coffee only, a9 follows + To Chicago, 30 conta par 1U0 pounds ; Dario, O., 26 cents; Indisvapoliv, 23 conta; St. Loui conte; Columbus, 24 cents; Cincinnati, 33 cente Louisville, 89 centa; Quincy, 43 conte. AL other points rate on a basis of 35 cents to Chi~ eoxo. This order is for car-loada of 18,000 pounds and upwards, for one cousignee, of the #awe dato, and willbe oo way-billed. It i Neved by mezchents that this reduction of rates on thiv claws of frolght is merely the beginniag of the lonoring of all rates, WINCONHIN LEGIGLATION IN COMMITTER. rectal Lispatsh to Tha Chicago Pribune, Mapison, Wit, Fob, 25.—There was ov imter- esting ueusion of the Ratirond Committoe thie afterioou,wheu the Comtmivaioners’ bill was pre- souted aud diecussed; two atmnondmonta baying beou oifered and advoostod by Col. Howo w seoure rowunerative rates till the ronda have beoa appraisod and olasuitted, Memarke wore mado by Commissioners Hoyt and Oaborn, which wore regarded vory fair and moderate by ralle yoad men, and stoned to with attention. Dr. Wizht, of Milweukeo, aud Gon. G. B. ith, spoke in favor of fair and liberal treatment to the Sallscede, and such modification of existing Jawa a8 should relleve them from any {ojustice, ‘Tho Committca thon went tuto privace to deliberate, g ——_——_.»_____ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Portuinn, Mo. Feb, 25.—Arzived, Moravian, from Liverpool. Loxpoy, Feb, ‘Steamship W. A. Schottes, from Rotterdam for New soi re Home toPlyme outh with her propeller divabled. Steamship Valerian, from Philadelphia, bas arrived out, New Yous, Fob. 25.—Arrived, ateamatipa Al- erip, Idsho, sud Gaelic, ont Liverpeoh, and eutiuy, from Homburg, Naw Youre, Fob, 25.—The atcamship Queev, from Eiverpool, for Now York, iu auhore ad ey BCD, Fob, 20,—Steamship Zaplopid roam meee ee arrived. in