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

———— » Poor soldter,” and to chargo tho Preaident with troachory to his old comrades booauso he lad de~ termined to veto tho bill incase it should pass the Senate, Tha truth is, aside from tho merits of tho bill, tho Democrats can havo no claim on tho gratitude of tho eoldiera, Evory Domocrat- fo Sonator voted againat it, Nona tho loss do wo rojalco that tho Prosidont vetood tho Dill, and that asuficient number of Republican Senators voted agulnst it to ineuro ita dofcat. ——_—+——. Homo of tho papors in Midnesots, having no- ticed that the adjournment of Congress was apeodily followed by tho convening of Brr1 Kia, venture tho surmise that Kixo will ad- Journ again when Congress convoncs, and con- vene again when Congress adjournes aud so on until the crack of doom, or the downfall of tho American Ropubtio, or bia own uohappy demiac. Doubtless, thia fa moro pleasantry, Col. Kina hag nothing to fear. from the Democratic Con- grees, of which tho Hon. Joux @. Scuvstaren ia an influential member, os Tho Iowa Stale Regtater camo down rathor hard on Congressman Kasson for having said in bis report on the Pacific Marl busluosa that Doorkesper Bory had reaigned, ‘Tho truth fa tliat Boxp sat at his seatin the Houso on tho Inst day of tho eession, attending té tho final wants of mombers. Dut tt is not so cortalo, aftor sll, that Congrousman Kasson is wrong. Boxn’s resignation may have boon offered aud takon under couaideration. —_—-—_—_ Anewspaper published somewhere out in the paokwoods saya: ‘The frionda of Dr. De Koves in Chicago throw up the spongo and ac- knowledgo thelr champion beaten.” Imagino De. Locke, and Canon INownes, and Judgo Orta, and tho reat of those dignified High Church pooplo “throwing up the sponge "1 re Tho St. Paul Press notices a handsomo obitu- ary notice of Micimt ANGrLo, fourteen columusa long, which appoared in Tae Triouxs March 6, aud saya, “Miomarc appoara to havo beca o tolorably smart man.” It should bayo said MicneEt; that is the choico Ltalian, Anywny, thero is this comfort in the Now Hampshire election. If it was nota reaction, it wap at tonst o “stand-off.” ‘Tho Democratic action must cease before the Ropublican reaction tan bogin. Itiu something to reach 8 stage of pquilibrium, Manzachusotta baa tho mining fever bad. A. farmer who ownces 9 pasture noar tho CHipsaN and Borxron mines holds it at $100,000; s year ago ho would havo parted with it for €300 or 8400. Noxt year, perbapa, ho will rogrot having been so stiff avout a little mattor of that kind. ———_—___—_—. A Michigan odstor, after noticing and sardonl- eally admiring tho figures got np by the Chicago Times tor ita Saturday odition, says: ‘It's a great pity that so long as f+ costs so much the Times iau't a bott-r prpor.” Bure cnough. * Candidates to the succeasion of Sonator Wareur, of Iowa, sro os thick aa grasshoppor- eggs. ‘Tho ones most prominontly noticed oro dass T', Witso:t, Gov, Canrenten, Congress." mau Kasson, and tho Rey, Mr. Hanran, Since tho price of whisky haa rison, the Dem- ccrstic politicians in Kentucky are hopofal of potting a Convention togather that will roally amonut to somethin, PERSONAL, Prndonco in always admirablo. Mr, MoVieren has just put up his storm-doors for noxt winter. Gen, Suenwan’s diury ia to bo published im- medintely, Instead of boing withhold until aftor ‘bly doath. 2 Ia it truo that J. A. Banses ‘walks the stago Yiko an animated tobacco-sign"? The Detroit critics any BO, Lady Anrnorowntz has painted a picture of the Princoss of Thulo” for Viotouta, at the roquest of the latter, ¥ Albany boys writo Sunday-schoo! essays on “the late Mr. Jonau, who was swallowed by a ‘whale in threo days.” Among tho Board of Visitora to ‘West Point for Inno, 1875, 1s Prof. J, F, Kettoaa, of tho , Northwestern University, Chicago, Gen. Douptey, U. 8. A., was ot Champaign yes- torday arranging with prominont cltizens for aid for tho destitute poopie of Nebraska, Prom her elif! upon tho stringed instrument, and not her desire to carve dead Congrossmenin marblo, Vinnie Reaxt is called a Harpy. According totho Globe, St. Louis “not only admirea but loves Nertaon "; but Lf tho Democrat i# on authority, it is bocaugo it “cannot oppre- ctato her.” Benxert’a London edition of the Jerald, with a ciccntation of soveral millions on tho Conti- Rent, does uot seem to havo mado a vory pro- nounced sonuation yet. -Mra. M.A. Liyenvore lectured at Grand Ia- ven, Mich., last night, in the Citizens’ Lectuto- Course, Loforo the largest and moat appreciative @udienco of tho eeason, Boaton chailenges Bena by holding » dumb- olmale fair. That must bo tho only fair which Atisnot palnfut to attond, whero tho reluctant dollar is not wooed in words.; Dn. Joux 31, Woopwonrs, of this city, wan Yesterday conflemod by the United States Sen- ato as Supervising Surgoon-Gonoral of the Ma- Fino Hospital service under tho now fav. ‘Tho way that Southern saloon-kcopors oyade the Civil-Rights act and kcop out Sauno js to put up osign, Drinks, $5, subject todiaconut.” ‘Vho discount for whito men is $4.85 por driak, Whon an able oditor writes a glowing oulogy on virtue, and asks to have it put into tho Hinancial column, ono nsturally inquiros whether he etill Lotougs to Vlymouth Church, and if not, why not ? Nitason lisa been ordered to # warmor cll- mate, Houzeaup tay If thoro is a warmer cll- el aan ie has been in for tha past two yoars 10 woul ea somo kit sheeiste ind gvographor to tell Lim ‘Tho Btilwaukoo Times hopes Chicago will not Bayes flood. Not that tho ‘Times exes a cent for Chicago, but because it would start DeWitt ‘Tataagg on another sermon on The Hand of Providenco.” ‘Taaor giggled all over because in nine daya' sross-oxamination Movxton said “I don't recol- lect” 805 timos, In four hours Ovinaton made tho same remark alxty-elght tlmos, and Tracy Still suickered, Boucioautr has refused an offer of for the exclusive uso of bia new Tien “ Bhaughraun,” for five yoars, tho author's ger- Vices to be included, Heisthe most fortunate Playwright alive, “ Bo-s0" and "doar fathor” bave even mado their appoarauce fn the commercial reports of Tax Cuctaco Tninune, ‘The dryost of dry read. ug, markot quotatlona, cauno$ withetand the Brooklyn lnfection,—Durlington Hawkeye, Cwances 0. Wurrrursey, an old and Pproml- not lawyer and writer on Jaw subjects, died in Bt. Louls on Wednesday night. Mr. Wutrrex- Bar Wont to Bt, Lonis from Conuoctiout: thirty-six eal ano, and attained an eminent position at School Inspector to urchins « Ni bow many can you count?" "Jom “ Ono, bwo, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, teas! Tospecior “Good, Jomixr, go on." loumer (alter a momant' “ queso, Ring, acs jent'y thought): Jaok, The Episcopal Church of Qlove Snot fortunate, Its prevent aoe the ee Mr, Epaxaton, has beon arrested for theft; his prodeceasor atepped down and out » convicted bigainist. And yot that congrogation Togards the uxE briat with the utmoxt indifforonce, Aconductor in Burlington, le., was recently made happy by baying voted to him a badge at a faiz, Belg called upon fi (el huatlad upon ie for a epeech, ke Jounny, j for a momont, he ejaculated ‘ Tickote,” and ri tired. It wasso offective that a boy yelled out, “Ob, go knock yourself down, old top,” Tho notorious mulatto, Aanon ALPronia Bnantey, quondam New York Jnil-bird, oxpetled from tho Georgia Sonate, moro recontly dla- barrod by tho Savannah Saporlor Court, in at proaont trying to mako himuelf tho Moana of a negro oxodus into Florida. io more nearly resombles tho Moses of South Carolina. ‘Tho ceutonplal of the doath of Wannen ia near at hand, ond tho following verso has been pro- pared for tho ably-edited obituary departmout of the Philadelphia Ledger: Upon his awfol shoulder Ile took his hlunderbin 5 Aud Lo waa thar at Dunker Mil), In tho thickest of the musn, A Modoo. warrior happonod to bo ‘attending sorvico in a Lexington, Ky., charch, aud was much snnoyod by tho manner in which tha boys atared at him. At Jast lus pationce gavo out ; ho seized ove urchin by tho hair, and twisted his hoad ferociously toward the miniatar. The romainder of the divine’a diacourao was listonod to by thn congrogation with rapt attontion. Bomo nowspaper accuses Con, ‘Tracy, of conn- sol for dofonasinthe Brzonmn caxo, with being unready for battle during the War. The Graphic dofonds him againet tho ineinuation, dectoring that ho has charged at the head of hia column on many bloody flelds, and aftor tho battle has often been geon sitting under a tree combing tho can- non balls out of his hair, The certificate is thought to Le sufliclent. Lizate Feuuens, of Jorasy City, was arrested for enticing Frank Vonzs from his home. Liz- zie ia n blooming Jassie of 20, nnd Vora a gawhy Ind of 17, When asked why he wont to her par- ente' house, I'naxx said ho never got any plo or pudding at home, and Lizzie gave him all ho wantod. Lizziz aald sho took care of Fnaxk Lo- cange she loved Lim, and nobody clee did, Tho Judgo reserved bis opiuion, *'A fool for Inck,” overy timo, Everybody in tho Wost will be rejoiced to know that Repratit, ef Dostou, has been dragged into tho Bexonen business. Repratm, who hag yoar oftor year peravcuted the unfortunate West with the atalest, stupidest, trashiest lot of tooturera that ever bored a much-onduring people, Rep~ Patn, the remorseless lecture fend, Reprarit ag boon overtaken at last with righteous retriy bution, ond the West may attuve its Larp to poalma of rojoicing. Tol, do riddlo ol, tum di day! (Break down, by rojoicing locturo-goors,) —Burlington Hawkeye, “A Boy” sonds us somo lines commencing: “Oh, where have you gous, Tuenrsa Bunks ?* and askeusto publish thom. For obvious reasons, tho request is declined. It pains us exccedingly to think that oven tho childron of this community aro no excited by tho spectacle in Court as to covet publicity for thoir sentiments in tho news- papors, To our youthful correspondent, in par- ticular, wo would say that we nover know of a boy who willfully mixed up in a scandal lke this, but what some other boy was sure to lick him and tale his marblos away—Zrooklyn Argus, On Thureday a white man and tio nogro men —all woll-drersed—outercd saloon on Broad street not for from the theatre, and tho white mau called for threo brandy cocktails, Tho industrious dispenser of spirituous comfort briskly compounded tho tlulda and set before tho nogroes two glaxscs. ‘I called for threo glazsoa,” sald tho white man, * Yes," replicd the barkecper, “I’m sotry wo cannot nc- commodate you, but wo only soll to gentlo- mon.” The negroes grinned and imbibed, and then followed their oxaaporated friend and brothor to the stroct.—Richmond Exam- iner. Tho Now York Clipper haa the following: “ Atthe Brooklyn Theatre, Feb, 23, Mrs, Many E, (Ava) Gannis, widow of tho Inte Rov. Mr. Gannis, of State Strect Congregational Chureb, mado hor debut fa ‘* Holono” as Sle, De Bran- tome, Onber first appenranco ale recoivod a kind welcome from tho audionco. Hor dresses wore rich and 1m good taste, At first alo ap- Dearad somewhat nervous, but this wore off dur- iug tho eccond act. Hor enunciation was dis- tinct, and her acting showod careful study. Thero woro numerous delays throughout tho play, resulting from lack of reliearsala and changing of dress. Atthoondof tho third act sho was called boforo tho curtain and was pro- sonted with a basket of flowers. Constdoring that plo made bor first appearsnes, after only one partial and ono full robearsal, she merits praise and kind words, if her imporsonation can- not be called success,” HOTEL ARNIVATS. Tremont HouseOyr ¥. ert G, Weir, Battimoi Tiheluatrom, Chucinn: G, Brower, Now York; P. Merritt, Kauwas; Edgar P, Ill, Now York; M. Mt, “Aylwin, Ontario,...Sherman Hoviee—Judgo'O, E, Dyer, Uacino; W. 0. Wright, Fresport: D, E, iiills, Akron, O.; J.’ K, Van Viecty Omsha; N, I, Scott, Wheoltig; D, Rankin, Ohio; J. ©. Harris, Pitthburg; William White, Utieas Frank Lawton, Philadelphia} Dy L, Murray,’ New Vork.... Palmer’ House—W, 11, Hrown, Vitteburg yd, O, Noriii- tnp, New York ; J, O, Graft, J.T. Chaulfout, Now Ore Joans ; Floyd Chunoy, New York ; ¥. 8, Hunt, Texas; WH, Brown, Pittsbhirg: Col, i, B, Dorkely, teh: mond; Anderson Cobb, Nebrasta i. P, Johnson, Bt, Paul; stobert G. Drank, St, Louis coro E, Hoxirw, Memphis; D. Kine, Deuver ; i, Ullman, New York; A, Conto, Miwaukeo; A, if, Wheeler, Mitwau- koo : 1, 0, Barnum, Now York; J.'M, Oleotf, Tudian- seal Grorge MH, Knowlton, Albeny;' FE. DP. Grecley, lowa.....Grand Pacte—Gen, James Oraig, Missouri Join 4, Cook, Pekin 5 dames V, Mahoney, Rook Island; Johu ‘1’, Dickwov, Baltimore; D, 2, Locke, Toledo; BR. Gloncairn, Denver rel Potter, Detroit ; J, Helpensteln, Ne York; D, ther, Texan; G. L, Wolsvy, Nebraska; Robert N. McLaren, bt, Pauls itobert Moore, 6 Louis; Jndge 3.0, Duulery, Nebranka G:ty: A, D, Leach, Grand Rspids: Warreu Colburn, ‘Tolodo,... akinners—The Mon, T, Thomas, Baraboo; H, O, Cook, Now York;" ¥, O'Drlen, Louisvitio, Ky Tho Hon, J, 0, Do La Verano, Jersoy City; John L, Syme, Green Hay; J. P, Githona, Phil- aueimuias George W Anderson, New Orlane Georan Lneel, La Croaa; W. Bead, Baltimore; and Wille fain Taylor, Hpringfeld....Gardner HowteE. P, isle and family, Duftalo, N. ¥,; H, P, Esrl, Belmont, Zo- gland: the Hon, ‘T, ‘W. Thomas, Lansiug, Mloh, ; John Canfield, Manisies, Mich. ; G. Vunaifer, Hooris ¢ jG, Hinith, Paris, Brace; W,’ M: Crittenden, Halts miro; J. Binclir, Boston George Hf Carvou, Bra —— THE WEATHER. Wasminatox, D, 0,, March 12-1 8, m,—From the Northweut and lakes to Tennesses and Ar- Kaneas, low pressure, warm, partly cloudy woathor, Northwosterly winds and occasional suow or rain east of the Mixslevippl, AOCAL OBSERVATIONS. UuicaGo, March 11,44 Wind, dtarn} Wither, ‘Time, "(Bary Phe ie. 05. Cloudy, Cloudy, Cloudy, Maximum thermometer, 44; minimum, 90, “ENEUAL OBSERVATIONS. Curzago, March 11, Slaton, |lar. tary Wind, | Weather, jftara Ghicaqo,,..|29.co] sa] W., freakt,..|Oloudy, | 20 eung.,[uscca) au[s,,’€rewb. ij 65] ae ‘., bri} TaCrouse, [zs AMibwaukes «2 reckenr'yo 29, Yantion.e ac! Yort Gariy.s3949) Fort Gitwon|29 Teayenw'th [2) Keokuk. “9 Cloudy. wha ...,129,02] 2\Galt ..., «|otear Pembing,‘ho'6al “3 feeal, ‘MINCELLAL Guaxp Waven, Mich., March 11.—Tho heavie Sst uuow atorm of the seauou prevailed here to- dey, Itclearod ot to-night, Trains on the rail- Woro dolayod several bours in consequence, Special Divpateh to ‘she Chicago Tribune, Aurow, Ill,, March 11.=-Abous balt-past 4 thie afternoon, the ice-gorgo inthe Misussippi River, Just above this city, broke loose, and the ice iu ruebing and cruablng past the lovoo at the rate ofS miles an bour, ‘Tho gorge m the Missouri aud IUivols Rivers atso broke loosa this after- noon. No damage done at this polut. i ~~ Judge Joho W, Longyear, of the United Statew District Court, died at 12:20 last ovening at his reaidence in Detroit, Mich, He kad boon ja excellout health, and wea on the Bench to-day. He rotirod about balf-past 10, aud a little before 11 was seized with anglog pectoris, of epee mrasuek ihe at was SS years: on Dense five yeas . ‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1875. FOREIGN. MacMahon Accused of Yielding to Bonapartist Intrigues. Verdict of Guilty in the Mordount Divorce Case, John Mitchel Again Returned to Parlia- ment trom Tipperary. Minister Cushing Makes His Bow to King Alphonso. The London Times on tho Bill to Organize the French Senate, FRANCE. MACMAION AND THE LONAPANTIBTS, Loxpox, Match 11,—Tho Times’ Paris corre- spondont Kays: ‘MacMahon, by yielding to tho intrigacs of the Bonapartiate, ond refuslug to mako the Duke d'Audifrett Pasquier Miulster of tho Intorior, bas dealt a deadly blow at the un- rosorved respect which all partioa previoualy en- tertainad for tho head of tho State, MacMahon yesterday wrote n lettor insisting that Buffet should enter the.Ministry, Tho Duke d’Audif- fret will probably bo elocted President of tho Assembly, THE TAUSAGE OF THE DILL ORGANIZING THE . SENATE. ‘The London Timea of Fob. 25 anya: Tho Lill organizing the French Feunte hes been passa by 444 votes to [l, “It ia diiticult to romst o tozling of satonlsument and incredulity upon tao ro- ceipt uf this announcement, Something more than paesing wonder overcomes ‘un when wo are told that the Versailies Assombly, which until the other day could make up its mind to nothing, and was lucapahin ofencrgy except iu resisting any step that aliould facilitate tha establistinent of the Republic, baa to-day consented to that Republic, and by vote of noarly two {0 one aspproved the Second Chamber waich in to completa, ita orgaulzation, The traneformation ia slmost too sudden, Wo aro ready to give all possible credit to tho oml- nont members of the Right Centra for thelr apprecia- {ion of the logic of facte; we applaud more than ever tlut endowment of common sonse which tho “fou furleix "lua ebown biunsclf to potseas rst amoug French politiciana; but, #till our are not uu. mixed with snxicty, M, Gambetta {5 right in caution- Ing hia fclends not to be precipitate tu trusting to ap- Potrances, Let us not cry before wo are aut of the wood.” The eatno practical wiadoin fy ouforced by M, ‘Titers and M. Grevy, . Nothing can bo better thant tho preeont sppoarance of things; but how often havo wo ‘and thoxe who have gone before ua been oxcited by hopes which afterward proved illuory { ‘Tho fear of tho Empire bas consolidated the Repub- Ue.. Speaking aa Engiixhinen, we aco nothing in this confevsion to voashamed of, ‘The Hunoveriau dynasty was not popular for long years after It wae seated on the throne, Tho nation did uot_understand tho Incl. dental advaningos of having a Ring who reigned but did uut govera, aud who was so far removed from Their rympathien that ho did not even understand the language of lis subjects. But the terror of Ja- eubitinn was tho rafety of the House of Brunswick, Wo roto this day governed by a constitutional law Which had its origin in the well-grounded beliet of Parliament that popular iguoranco must ba defendod. agalnat the error of truating once more to the political judgment of s family that ad twico been proved and twico found wantlug, Wo cannot, thereiore, deapair of new nystem bocnuxo tt has beon nvowedly promoted by the foat of an Imperialist restoration, It may wor! despite this dublous origin, and we ure not quite sury ‘whether it has nota better’ promise of continuauce on account of it, The Governiment of Franca is henco- forth contided to a Prosident, « Senate, and n Legis. lative Chamber, Tho Vrosldent has beou nominated for a term of seven years, but ho hiss no power to Foot or negative auy egistution of the two Chambe ‘Ho may intitnate his doubts or bis dissatlafaction d dug the progrose of leyislation; but if Souste and Av. sombly agree, ho has no alternative but to restyn or acqutésce. So far thera is no harm im tho arrango- ment. The President, whoover he may be, baa the powar of uppealing 1d whut be thinks may be the potter seuee of the Legislature, and tho Legialatuee tany disrogurd the appeal, The strength of tho pro- ed Couutitution lew in the maciinery derignud Tor tho election of Doputica and Beuator, I’ tho field wera » fabula ruaa, and we wero called upon to conntruct two Ohambers aftor tha manner of the bo Bloyex, wo might dovive something Lottor than what bas teon adopted—and wo might devise some- thing worse, ‘The wise courve is not to dwell upon such critfcintas, but to take what f4, aud try toim- prove it by dogrecs as experince perstiades tha sense of the people it can bo iinproved, ‘fhe Deputies are clocted by that broad suffrage which cannot now bo contracted; but it fsa mattor of satisfuction that tho attempt which was made to cut up—after the fashion of tho Second Hmplro—‘ho departments futo circon- scriptlous, each returning one mombor, han beou de- feated, ond alt the ropresentativos of n department sre to bo electod together by the acrutin de liate, It would avo been will bolter if, by the iutroduction of tho cumulative vote or ‘ome similar method, tho membera for each department liad represcnt- ed the divisions of ‘opinion within it, 60 that the Chamber should reflect the political aspirations of France; but iu rojecting the policy of subdividing departmenta soma guarautea has boon pro- served for the represautation of diversities of opinion, In the samo way, it would be vory dificult‘to exprezs perfect satisfaction with the condtitutlon of the Sen- ute; but there ia nothing that eannot be tolerated in it, and fla imperfectio.s appear to be of nature to counteract the faulta in the construction of the Cham- Wer of Deputies, Out of 300 Henstors 225 aro to bo chosett by tho departmonta, and one-third aro to bo ro- elucted overy tres yoars, 'Thoso Souators are to bo eluctod by the Conseils-Generaur, which aro ut prozent Conservative bodies, and, thougti thor character may Dow iltle changod whe! tha finportanco of ta new duty with which thoy are charged comes to bo tn- derstood, ita probablo they will atilt repreaent tho Jean noblo elements of tho Frouch uation, It 13 ob- ‘vioun that this inachiucry has been burrowed from the United Bintos, though with slight approctution of tho origi aud churacter of tho exaniple, The Wost- orn Itepublic {s, a8 its name imports, an agglomeration of vemi-indepondent commonwealths, and {tw Kenate wields an authority which fe due to t purer foeling ist it reprovente thiu untow of equal federated powe era, Tha j¥reuch departinents are administrative Giyintoua without diatinetion of history or of pupuler sontiofent, aud thelr representation ins Sonate ie an artificial device,having no sunetion tn pre-existing popu lar ideas, With these 435 departmental mombory ato to bo folued seventy-fira olvcted by the Chamber of Doputios, aleo by serutin da liste, “Tt was at Orvt pro owed that (ha Prealdent atould solect thes aup- plementary members, and wo do not believa there would ve any material differenca $n (hele composition Whethor tho President of tho Chamber were iuveated, ‘with the power of nominating thom; but, Laviug an eye to the futuro, it is impormbio not to soo what an audition would bo made tu the authority of the Ben- sto if those additional members wero the croam of tha Assembly, choven from all partica by the opera. tion of tho cumulative vote, ‘The alm of thoew who aro most zealous in eststilaiing Senate being to inake ft aa powerful a8 pousible, they havo overlooked & means of giving it strougth to whfch some mit object on the groutud that it would mate ft too strong, —.——_. SPAIN, MINISTER QUAUING PUEXENTS 116 ONEDENTIALA, + Manni, March 11,—Calob Cushing, Minister of the United States, to-day progented his ere- dontialy to King Alfonao. Io said he had boen instructed to strengthou tho bonds of friend- ship betwoon tho two nations, and to convoy to the King tho wishos of the Amorican people for tho prosperity of Spaiu, Me ‘alluded to Al- fonuu's prodoceasors on the throno, aud partlou- Jarly to those sho wore iltustrions for their fur- thoranoe of tho discovery aud civilization of America. He hoped tue King would imitate thom, and give peace and ouligitened govorn- mont to Spain, THY VINOIMIUS A¥FAIN. (Heratil Cable Spezia.) Pants, March 11.—Tho convoution betwoen Spain and the United Statos for the agttlemout of the Virginlus affair was siguod at id on the 5th inat., and will bo ratified to-day. ——— GREAT BRITAIN. THU MONDAUNT BCANDAL, Lowvoy, March 12.—-Lady Mordaunt bas been found gully of adultory, BLECTION 1N TIPPERARY, Cong, March 11.—The 'arllamontary clection in Tipperary passed off quietly to-day, About One-third of the constituency—including tho Homan Catholic olorgy and leading tradesmen— abstained from taking any part iu tho eloction. Slooro, tue Conservative candidate, had posted Prthted notices at all the polling-places, atating iat Mitchol waa ineligible, aud all votes cast for him would be void. Tne counting {u not yet completed, but it iv estimated that Mitchel haa a majority of 1,000, ‘THE BRISTOL BTEEPLE-CUABE, Lownoy, March 11,—'ho Hristol Royal ateople- chase to-day was wou by Plrynie (late Cath- eine) Fleuriste, wocond Dake of Cambridge. ——— HAYT THE RECENT WIRE AT PORT-AU-FEINOE, New Yorx, March 11.—According to sccounts from Port-au-Prince, received yosterday, tho fro which occurred at that place Fob. 11 was still moro divastrous thau tho telegraph sunounced. Tho entire northemn portion of tho city was swept by the dames. Four hundred houses Wore opusumed, and the losa to property Is cail- mated at 62,000,000. Tho property was chiedy owned by foreign residents, composed of Bn- pishmes, Germans, Fresh, and a fow Americans, and wan insnr- ed in eompantes in Eurapsan cities, moatly in Amsterdam, whero =the loa falla’ very heavily. No Amorican companics Iont anything by tho tire. Tho com- buatibla nature of the stractures and the Ligh wind caused the flames to spread with great ra- pldity. At times dozen soparato fires occur- red. In soven hours from tho timeof tho break ing out of tho firo a spaco of about ono-balf a» mile aquare had been covered by the flames, By blowing up buildings:and leaving nothing for tho firo ta fed upon, it was finally stopped, J. 3. Mopburn, an American merchant, lout his life, Jo had resened isla wife and children, and had went back Into hia bazaar to ondenvor to nave some of Iie goods, While there, he was nur- rounded by tha flames and inubie to escape. Hin dend body was found after the fire, in » woll in the rear of Lis storo, —- AUSTRIA. PROPOSED ROYAL MEETING, Lornoy, March 11,—A special to the Aews saya the Emperor of Austrio will meat King Vic- tor Emanuel at Venice next month. RESIGNATION ACCEPTED, Viena, Marcli 11.--It is said that the Empe- ‘ror baa accepted tho roeixnation of Miniutor Schwarz Soubora at Washington, —— GERMANY, DELATIONS WITIE KPAINE, Lonpox, March 12—5:30 8. m.—Tbo Berlin correspondent of tho Maily News reports that the Gorman Governmont in irritated at the con- duct of Spain in the Guetav affalr, and nt tho clerical leaning of King Alfonso's Ministora, Io adds: “This feoling will flud expression when the now Spanieh Ambnerador presenta his cro- dentials to the Emperor.” ——_-—_. CUBA, ARRIVAL OF CAPTAIN-GENERAL VALMASEDA, Havana, Marck 11.—Count Valmagoda, the nowly-appointed Captaln-Gonoral of Cuba, ar- rived to-day, aud was received with the ugual coremonios, A reinforcement of 1,000 soldiors algo strived from Spaiu. ITALY. A BPLFCH BY GARIBALDI. Garibaldi recently delivered tho following ad- dress to a mocting of worlingman in Nome: Sons of labor: 1 am happy to find myself in tho midst of you; yousroall my fellow-workinen. The titlo of workiaminat I consider to ben more houorable ous than any other, I have travelol over a reat por. tion of the world, and in overy country I havo visited this truth bas been manifest tome, Out of every 10) emigrant wiso make their woy to America ninety-nino Sind employment as workmen; ‘while, on the other hand, Mterary men and men of Louk learning are often’ put to great atzalta, aud oven obliged to abate the workingman’s table, I atm naw on old maz, wud can work no more, but 1 can give you advice, Guee upon a time the Kings of France bad thelr sons taught o trado, ana I advise you to follow the oxaiuple of those Kings [lauguter}, and tench your sons to work, D2 not bo led away by the mere ambition of ralalng them ton higher grade of no clely let thocarponter teach his son to bea carpenter; the biackamnith, a blackemith; the brick-layer, a brick= layer, I understand that you’ desiro I should epeak to you regurding politics, I’canazy but little, for T ain Bo orator, but thoxe are in error who say you should take uo part in politicr, Dolittes aro the business of the many, and aa we aro the many, and the others aro tho few, thes are household affairs to us, and we ought to pay atlendou to them, ‘The iitnstrious patriot Ben- edetto Cairoll haa brought forward a bill an Parliament for the oxtonaion of the electoral nutfrage. Igivoth . meaaure iny {ull support, ond when, ua I trust st wil, It becomes law, it will, Ue your duty, to miko good urs of it, Some ure fuclined to thick that, cooled by ancing years, I am less of a rovoiutionfet than in former days; thin is notso, My fdeax havo in uo way change! since 1819, Understand me, Iam always n revolutioniat when it ja a question of destroying evil that good may entur, You will oxpest mo to ray aome- thing regarding tho’ rellgious question, T should bo sorry to nay anything to offend the moral reutiments of any one, but Itome fa about to enter upun a uew cra of civilization, and wabstitute tha truo religion for that whieh fs iying and suporstitious, |The, Papacy, in all truth, I must ey, hna beow o great anstrument of civilization in past tines, ‘To {t we ows tho preserva- tion of many anctont monuments of art snd precious tuanuacripts, watch but for its ection would Lave per- Inhed; but it lind ocompliaacd ita work, fur "hour “bas pas and its aniniss fers must shortly follow thelr prode- ceavorg, the gacritioers to Jupiter, Venus, sud oller favo gods of pagaulun, ‘This will fcllow in due courso by moral mvana and without violence, from which Iam altogether averae, I believe I have sald all thera for moto way, I am no orator, as I Lave said, nud have to thank you for tho attention with which youthave Hrtoued tome, Ihave tothank you also for huving'called mo from may hermitago at Caprera to come among you once more, A lsat pices of advice I havo to givo you, and it ts not to forget the grand lessons of Listory, Our ancestors in ancient days car- ried civilization tothe furthest Hmita of tho known world, aud wo must saok to fullow thelr example, Ono of tho graniost periods of Homan. history was that, when Hanntbal appeared before tho walls of lome, our aneators, defested in many — tattlee, nover loge ‘courwto, ond conquermd = in tho end, When Hannibal ndyanced to the Tory gato, the ground upon whitch he eucamped was soldiat double ta value, und he was wondorstruck to wos troops marched out from tho other side of the city aud dispatched to Spaiu, We as tho Romana your foro fathers worvatesdy, Undaunted, unilinching, per. sovering, Tmitate the English of modern day ‘ond parlcillarly in the rarious purpose they throw iuto all they do; th what they call ateadiuess” [and here ho awed tho Engiteh word}, In my opinion, tho Eu. gilsh boar a greator rexomblatice to the anclent Romans than any otter inodern people, Nothing daunte them ; whatevor they destro to arcompiinb, they go about {t with au earnoat, stesdy will, which schlom folla in ob- faluing its oud,’ They aro over vonten down by nul fortune, Yollow in their footsteps, ‘This is the a fice, T hava to give you aa your friend rother,. your oS CASUALTIES, BURIED ALIVE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Graxo Raping, Mich, March 11.—John Keogh, a woll-digger, was caught in a well which caved inia this city ycuterdsy afternoon, and burlod 40 fect doop. Ifa body was dug out, but incessant labor for noarly twonty houra did not roach it until $ o'clock thiu morning. He loaves salle and throo children {a dostitute clreum- stances, COLLISION ON THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, Osvex, Utah, March 11.—The Contral passen- Ror train ran into an emigrant train at Monu- ment, about 8 o’clock this morning, damagod ono ongino and tho cabocso, and threw one omi- grantcaroff the track, No ono soriously hurt, Couso—parsonger train ohoad of time, and tho omigrant train breaking in two while taking » aido-track, CHILD BURNED TO DEATH, Special Duepatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Wruxesnanne, Pa. March 11,—XMre, William Thomas, o colored woman, living in thia city, went away from the house for a few momonta, leaving hor two small childron alone, In hor ab- senco, their clothing took flro; and on ber re- tur, ‘sho fonud tha boy, who la years of age, burned to death, and tha younger terribly, though not fatally, burned. P ‘TRAIN ACCIDENT, Spectal Disvateh to Tha Chicaco Fribune, East Saainaw, Mich,, March 11.—A, Boyd, & flremau on the Jackwon, Lansing & Saginaw Road, was knocked off his locomotive at State Noad Station this attornoon and seriously, if not fatally, injured, RUNAWAY, Svecial Dispateh to The Uhtoaao Tribune. Gnanp Rartoy, Mich, March 11.—LMrs, E. Ry Huntley .was so seriously burt by a runaway toam, which ran over hor last night, while driv- ing on one of tho pilncipal sircota of the city, that there aro grave doubts of; hor recovery. RUN OVER AND KILLED. Pirtssuno, Ya,, March 11.—Tbis afternoon, Catherino Barrett, agod about 35, while gather- dug coal along the track of the Cleveland & Pittwburg Rallroad, noar Wood's Run, waa run ovor by H stitollogeengine and instantly killed, BLOOMINGTON ITEMS, Spectat Luapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Broomnaton, Lil, March 11,—The Nlinoia Wesleyan College has uotocted Mr. W. 8, Mar- quis to deliver thooration at the inter-collegiate contest next wintor nt Jaokuonville, Chatloa Muuros, brakemau of the Chicago & Alton Road, hay been awarded by the McLosn eabias Court $650 for getting hlg band crushed making coupling io ty. Tobu Mutin’ pe ivowmss Grove,” BleLewn County, hes been micsloy slnco Monday, on which day he loft hia ome expecting to returu that olght, His frieuha think ne bas left for Colorado. De sola his house before leaving. No reason is avsigoed for hia leaving, . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lonnox, March 11,—Tho steamehips Parthia, from New Yorks Hocla, from Boyton, and Boan- dicavian, trom Portlacd, have arrived out. New Youu, March 11,~Arrived, atoamor City of Loudon, from Liverpool; Abbotsford, from Antwerp, i h 31.—The steamer Bolivia, Moyittx, Maro} from dew York, bas arrived: INDIAN ATROCITIES, Incidents of tho Horrible Mas:acre at Smoky Hill, Kan., in September Last. Revolting Revelations Made by the Zwo Girl Captives, Their Pitiful Oondition When Brought to the Cheyenny Agenoy, Blood-Chiliing Account of the Murder of tho Parents and Brother. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wremra, Kan,, March 11.—From o courier direct from the Choyento Agoncy, 1 got something like au accurate history of the massacre of the Germaine family on the Smoky Will, near Bheridan Btation, Kanvas, Sept. 11, 1874. Tho names of these massacred were: John Gormalno and wifo, Stephen W., James C,, and Rebocea Gerrnaine. ‘The two captive young Iadies, Caroline and Lizzie, agod respectively 15. and 19 years, were brought to the agency last week, and will leave there within a few daya to Join their younger eiatora Adelaide and Lucy, who were recaptured by tho soldiers laat January, aud are now at Fort Leavenworth. During their six months’ captivity they on- dured overy apecies of torment known to savage dovila, and now return from THE HIDEOUS EMORACES OF TRE INDIANS forlorn and haggard in physical appoarauco, and mentally on the vergo of insanity. Caroline, the eldor of the two recently relenued sisters, is & young Iady of fine intellectual accomplish- monts,'who still retaing tho traces of natural beauty. Bho is described by the courier aso wmodium-sized, sleuder young woman, of tho Diondo type, with light hair and deep, expreneive blue oyes. When he saw her emerge from the ambulance, Aho was ‘THY MONT FORLORN AND PITTADLE APECTACLE of intensified meatal snd physical eufforing that ever human eyes gazed upon, Since her body has beon in the pogacssion of the most lecherous monsters on earth. she ig only 9 wreck of her formor eelf. Sho is now encainto, and may not bo able to leave Fort Leavenworth tur her homo at Blue Ridge, Ga., before her confinament. All the torrible seanes of the revolting captivi- ty aro vividly photographed in hor memory, and sho declares her ability to identify, from among all tho Indians abo met, thoninetoen savages who so brutally murdered her father, mother, and three other mombers of tho family. TUE ATORY OF THE MASSACRE, aa told by the littio girls, differs somewhat from the account given by this young lady. Sho rece ollects that hor fathor and brother were tostant- ly ehot and tilled while attempting to got out of the wagon, but that her mother was murdered with no ax after repeated violation of her por- sou. An older sister, an invalid, was literally ravished to death by tho demons, although her corpas was mutiiated aftor death. Four fomalo members of the family were car- ried away. Tho two children, Adeinide nod Lucy, whose recapture waa related in Tux Car. cano Tamnune, fared better than Caroline and Lizzie. During tho captivity of tho lattar thoy woro traded from ene band of Indians to another, the paymont for exchange belug mado In ponies, At ono period, when tho baud met a Moxican train, tho older sistermzde au attempt to escape, but was quickly recaptured. Subsequontly the Chief whoso mistress sho was tried to barter her for a number of ponies, ‘Tho bargain was nevor cousnmmated. but 1 compro- mise was effected under which s Moxican greaser was perniltted to pass the night with ner, Lan- guago ia inadoquato to describe THE REVOLTING MORTON OF THF CAPTIVITY; snitice ittosay that itwasa daily and nightly succession of heart-rending trials, similar to thoao already described. ‘Towards tho closing weeks of thoir captivity, Stone Calf, into whosa,cosecesion both ladies woro traded, yrew more oumauo in bohavior to- ward them, sud, with a desire no doubt to often tho recital of tho ordoal through which they passod, gavo them forty buifalo robes and o pumber of ponics. Immedistoly after tho taaassere in the Smoky Hill, the Indians with thelr prisonora made rap= id flight southward, aud shortly joined other Lands in tho rogion of tho Staked Pining. ‘Through all tho dreary months of a rigorous winter, in a bloat and desolate country, the un- fortunate women were oxposed to hungor aud thirst, boaides being compelled to uudergo forced marches by day and pight. Itisonlya miracle that thoy are alivo and sane to-day. There is a hardly odoubt that Medicino Watur, of the Choyenne tribe, wan the Chief that commanded tho maseacreing party, and it iy binted that mgorous offorts will be mane to punish bim and all the warriors of tho arty. a Fragments of silk drozses, and other articles of clothing. indicate that the Germaine family was well to-do in tho world, FINANCIAL, ‘THE STAMP-TAX ON BANK-CHECKS, New Yonx, March 11,—On March 4 F, D, Tap- pau, President of tho Gallatin National Bank, tui city, addrowecd in bebalf of himself and othor bankers a lotter to the Commissian er of Internal Revonuo, asking hia doolslon of tho following quostions ; 1, Are notes, drafts, and tecceplances, when made payable at n bink, subject tos atampetox of 2 cents, und if so doea tho tax apply to notey, drafts, and ao: coptances drawn or accented prior to Feb, 6, 1870, and which have matured and sitico been paid? 2, Doca the tax apply to chocks drawn by a bank ‘upon itself for the purnone of psylog itn own divideads, snd the dividends, coupous, or interest of otter core porations a, Are checks drawn by » Stste, county, or elty gor- ernment on a bank subject to this tax? ne ‘The following 1s tho reply of the Commis- aloners T reply to your specitio questions : 1, ‘That if there is uny understanding betwoen the bank and the maker of notes or accoptor of checks, drafts, or orders payable at bank, that ail such notes'and coptances shall be pald by tho hank and charged the account of makar, iriwer, or acceptor it same manner es ordinary chiecks would be, «lich notes and acceptances are considered Mable to a ‘cent tax as vouchers for payuient of money by the bank, ‘This applies tonotes, dratts, vte,, made, drawn, or aocopted prior to ¥ub, 8, 2873, when pald by Lank ‘on or after at da 2, Nia tax applies to checks drawa by » bank upon {tuelf for the parpose of paying tte own dividends, coupons, or interest of other corporations or other payments, 2 Checks drawn by Btate, county, or city oftcare tn tholr ofelal capacity upon’ publis bonds deposited {u a bank areexempt, if such bond are kept separate from xt Private account, it not belug within the ins tont of the Luw to tax a publis treanury, Teferuure to soiny other questions Twill add, with uently proposed to this ollica: ‘That ordore for dividends are subject toa tax i€ drawn for a definite aud certain mum, but uototherwlao, An ordiuary cor- fificate of deposit used in the ordinary mauncr f¥ not Usable, Interest coupous ora cousiderod axempt, Dilla of exchange, foreigu as woll os inland, when ‘drawn upon a bank, makor, or Trust Company, are leld fest fo th ta, whotler payablo ut sight or otherwise, uplicates of bills, orders, etc,, ste Hable tha wane as tho originals, Rocoipts not relatingta bauking bual- Nove—for inslauce, fur renta—are viempt, Very ro- epoctfully, 3, W, Dovatass, Commissiouer, ‘Bo- in the RECENT MEW YORK FAILURE, New Youk, March 11,—Wheatley, Willams & Oo,, sugar refinors, who fallod a fow days ago, lave met their croditors and talked with them on tho subject of thelr iudebtodness, ‘Tho Ha- Dilitieg of tho firm wore statod at 3667,000, while thelr nesota were variously estimated at from €250,009 to 2556,000. Tho outstanding notes of the firm made up a total of #U24,000, Thoir cash susots wero statod to be 814,000, Tho rofinary was valuod by tho firm at €317,000; but ot auc- tion the peabeble ipsiee naw would bo from 100,- 000 to €160,000, ‘The firm bad retnoa 24,000,000 ponnuts of wogar in 1874, all of it at an average lows of 18 cente por 100 pouuds, The fim thought of paying 50 cents on tho dollar, in this way: ‘Twenty ceuts at the end of one yoar; 15 conte at tha ond of two years, and 15 conts at the end of three years, SUSPENSION AT BOSCOBEL, V/I8, Manisox, Wis,, March 11.—NcSpadden & Co.'s bank, at Boscobel, Wii, how suspended, wth ligbilitiog amounting tv $200,000. Its assote are $00,000, Many poor people will suffer by this failure, —____— SUICIDE, Epectal Correspondence of The Chicayo Tridune. Rrscezgagy Sratioy, Il, March 10.—Sfat- thew Sbaps, of Campion, Kane Coucty, LL, 4 shot himsol? with a pistol on Taend: inet. He bad been aick for more thau ay 8 diseaso of the throst. For soveral months part his recovery was despaired of. While tho family wero at thelr dinner a report of a pistol Was heard. Avs hts brother opoved tho door tho pistol was juat dropping from hia hand. flo ox- tended hishandto bis brother andsald, “Good bye, Leroy, Iam going now,” and immediately ox~ pirod. Hoe was about 82 yeara of age. Ho aerved threo years in tho Union ees was takon prisoner and confined throe moaths in tho Rebel petsonn at Andoraonvillo and Bello Ialo, where ne lost his health. On the day of his death ho suffered intoure pain, and oxprosged x wish that he was dead. Ho wan an active and industrious mechanic and a firm temperanco man. Tio Jeaves & wife aud two childron to mourn huia Joss, SATANIC, rot Danville, Ill., Exhibits to the World the Champion Fiend, Relation of the Cruelty of an Un- lynched Stepfather, Other Oriminal Matters, PASSING BELIEF, Speciat Dispaten to rhe Chicago Tribunt, Danvitue, lL, March 11.—A terrible and dis- Gunting caso of craelty toa child has just boou uuearthed in our city, in which John Tront and hie little stepdaughter, aged 6& years, are tho agtora. Tho testimony elicited at a preliminary trial yesterday (Trent Laving been arrested the day previous by Doputy Aboriff Hooton on s complaint of one of the neighboring womou) wont toehow tho most brutal treatment of tho child by the stepfather, Upon tho examination of the child’s body by the suthorities, its head was found to be simost bald, ita hair having been plucked out by the roots by Trent in hia rage. Its uttle body was covered with bisck and blue spots caugod by blows from the hand of this monster. The bot- tam of its feet wore almost solid blietera, caused by being bent back and slapped with a flat noard, Its eyes wero red aud inflamed from tobacco- juice haviug been squirted into thom by this brute in human shape. ‘The skin on ite wriate was broken aud tom by boing jorked aud swung from side to side end around in a circle, Bomo of tho witoogses testified that Tront would keep tho little innocent thin dancing up and down for hours at » time for his own amusement, and, if the child would coaso, ho would apply the strap, aud this kind of cru- elty would continue ttl the child could dance no longer, and would sink down overcome by ox- haustion, Frequently, during tho coldost weather of this winter, the child has beon locked in » cold room, with scarcely enough clothing to cov- er ite nakedness, and forced to remain thus for a half a day at n timo, Ono witnoes testifiod that on tho return of — the {father on ona occasion, ie the child to oat ita excrement, ‘The child's nother, whois n feeble, weakly woman, in her examination before the Justice, showed great. foar of her husband at times, her whole boay be- ing ins tremor. Considerable excitement ox- ists, and thero is some serious talk of lynching him, though itis hoped that botter counsel will prevail, Ji0 was placed under £1,600 bail, in de- fault of which he was committed to jail. A DIXON SENSATION, Speclat Dinnatch to The Chicago Pribune, Dixox, I., March 11.—Thore ts great excite- ment in this city to-night occasioned by the fol- Jowing train of circumstances: On Monday last, Potor Newcomer, 2 resident and farmer of Waasung, 5 milos distant, visited this city, During the day he drank whisky with numerous acquaintances, and became intoxicated. Ho had in hls pocket $600, and showed it in one of our ealoons. Tho last seen of bin waa nearly at 10 o'clock p. m. with one Wallace Atwood, who is regarded hero ag a hard customer. Officers and detectives aro on the track, au no doubt oxtuta that Nowcomer haw been foully murdered. ‘The disappearance of anothercitizon of thiacity, ‘Thotoas Kennan, following so closo, makes mat- tera ‘look still worse. Kennan left his house on Tuesday morning, came to town, got drunk, and was inst seen ot Mathor Horn’s saloon, Kennan had only 220, and it iv supposed ho has been murdered and thrown into the Rock Rivor bogethor with Nowcomor. Tho city abounde with thloves and desperadoes, mado worse by the lard timea aud ucarcity of monoy. Arrange- monte oro making to-night to offer s large re- ward for the recovery of their bodies and to flod out the supposed murderers. Both meu haye Jamilies, ho are nearly distracted. ALLEGED INCENDIARIES ARRESTED. Specral Dispatch to The Chienoy Tribune. Larorre, Ind., March 11.—Charles Snell, the man arrosted yesterday for incendiariom, ay re- ported to Tux Tamoxz, was to-day put under bonds of $3,000 to appear at tho April term of tho Laporto Circuit Court. Failing to give bonds, ho was committed to jail this afternoon. Quincy Orr was arrested a9 an accomplice of Snoll, and ja charged with firing xeveral buildings. Tho proof appears strong against him, To-day the court-room was crowded with excited citizens, If tho prisoners are found guilty it will go bard with them, PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, Epeciat Dispatch to ‘Phe Chieago Tribune, Guanp Raris, Mich,, March 11.—Mr. Honry Ledyard, who camo here from Big Rapids, is in Jail waiting tho notion of tho United States Spocial Detective Sullivan, of Dotrolt, on o chargo of passing a counterfeit $50 dill know- ingly. Deputy Sheriff Dole arrested him within twenty minutes arter no yinsecd the Dill, THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT, Sreeial Duavatels to The Chicago Tribune, Toteno, O., Merch 11.—W. W. O'Brien, book- Keepor for tho firm of Epkor & McNamee, whole. uate whisky-deolors of tha city, and formerly a Captain Intho Dritish army, hag left his placo rather abruptly, and bis accouats are found to about SY abort. He las eince been soon in Canada.» MURDERED AND CAST INTO A WELL, Special Dupateh ta Tha Chicago Tribune, Kansas Crry, Mo., March 11.—Jolin Lynden, a woalthy stock-dealer of Ellawortb, Kan., and who haa beon missing for somo time, waa found yeutorday in a woll at Balina, where be bad Iain for somo time. Marka of violence showed that be had been murdered, ——_—_>___ STATE INSURANCE STATISTICS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicavo ‘T'rtvune. Srnrwortesy, Ill, March 11.—The Auditor, fa tho coming tnsurance report, will show a total of promlum receipts from Hlinols business of all fire and marino Insurance companies in 1874 of €0,65,443.99, Tosses included, same: time, @4,425,897.09, Estimated axpensos, 10 per cont of receipts—81, 433,20, Total toasos and ox nBos, $6,990, . Not sin over 1873, 164,319,10, or a gain of about a6 i cont, To- tal premiuin recelptu iu Iliols in 1874 by non- Stato fire and marine inanrauce companias, &5,543,257.43, Lonsoa incurred 83,054,060,17 ; the eutimated exponses boing 30 per cont of re~ coly or 91,002,977.23, ‘Total oxpensos aud loss, 85,017,53' Loss by thouo companies in 1874, $74,279.97, a PORK-PACKING IN THE WEST, Ororsati, O., March 11.—Tho Cincinnati Price Current, while not prepared to publish = full dotailed report of the packing in tho West to-morrow, will present a briof utatemeut show- ing that tho total number of hogs packed In tho Wost from Nov, 1 to Marolz 16, is about 5,550,000, agatotia total lant ecason of $3,410,200, ‘The Btatea in which thore has been an incroasa in nombors aro linols, Iowa, and Kentucky, ‘The prorugo not welght of hogs ta abont 334 pounds jegs than Iaut year, and tho crop in pounds abont equals inst year, fu lard tho average fall- ing off is about 1 pound por bead, A full de- tulled report will be tsyued by the Price Current iu a few days, thore belug voveral interior pointy yet to hear from, which have been estimated-in arriving at tho above coucluslon, SONS OF TEMPERANCE. Bpectal Dupatch to The Chavo Tribune, Bors, Wis. March 11,—'l'he Grand Divislon, Bons of Tompersuco, hold suothor and closing public acssion of thelr aemi-annual meeting this evening. There was a vory large attendance, with good speeches by balf s dozen speakers, and xruaela| bya ba pan aaastette, A astern re wade coud 2 sevors wee ti low Bnd prosy: THE BLACK HILLS, Tho Mililary to Ruthtossly Crash Out Exploration, A Transportation Company Formed at Sioux City, Ia, Rosy-Hucd Reports from a Miner in that Country, THE MILITARY, . Sreciat Dispatch to The Chicnao Tribune, Br. Pagt, Mion., March 11,—Gen, Torry, com= manding tho Department of Dakota, was inter~ viewod to-day upon the Binck Hills question, and sald the ordors issued by Gen, Sheridan last fall atrictly enjoined him to prevent, oven by ro- sort to forco, tho occupancy of the Black Hille by whites, There bad not been withdrawn or motified. Ho regarded them still in full forco, and should deem it bia duty to oppose the moro+ ments of any partics intending to encroach upon the reserved terrilors, He wa ono of the Commissioners who signed the treaty which re- serves tho Diack Milla for tho Sioux, and noys tho treaty sacredly binds the Government ulter- ly to prohibit tho occupancy of any part of tho reservation by whites tilt Congress takes action modifying or repcaliug its confirmation, Tho Genoral alao expresses hia ontite lack of faith in the oxiatenco of paying gold mines in the Black Willa, hia opinion belng based on both ollie and Snotlaiet reports, ere tuo Bigck Hills country o) 4 - Capt. Fisk, of this city, who led two parties to ahs iy Zeot end jac, ies Feeaived. dnndreda of letters from Minnesota deeirin thom to the Black Hille, By eee lesa opecral Dapateh to Phe Chteano Tribune, Ouana, Neb.. March 11.—Your correspondent is avsured by Gen, Ord that tho Black Htils will be thoroughly occupied hy the military. lodian. runners have beon sent out and all intrudi minors will be expelled. ae MEETINGS, Speciat Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Stovx City, Ia,, March 11.—The Bourd of Dis rectors of tho Sioux City and Diack Hills Trana~ portation Company held s maoting here to-night. N.L. Witeher was clocted President, and an Executivo Board, consisting of Col. J. A. Savyer, N. L, Witcher, and Fred T. Evang, was appoint- ed. Tho ontiro stock of the Company, $100,000, has boon taken and the books closed. Ticke' for passago aro now 2eady, and the Company is prepared to contract for freight. Witehor and Evang will givo personal attention to forwarding trains at onco, Id Hennecy, of the Company, is vow receiving daily about a hundred lettors of inquiry from persons contemplating going to tho Black Hille thia spring. Ata meeting held at Yankton to-day a com- mittae was appointed, consisting of Goorze H. Hand, Sccratary of the Torrftory ; G. W. Kingu- bury, editor of tha Press; W. Tavior, oditor of the Herald ; ox-Goy. Edmonda, Mayor Potter, and ex-Goy. Falk, to procure a statement to President Graut urging the necessity of tho im- medisto onening of the Black Iiills country to whito sottlement, The following resolution waa adopted : ‘That all the cities, towns, and public men of the Northwestern Bates be fuvited to co-perate with our People in soliciting the President of the United States osske such immedisto alton us ts An ls power look. z to the immediate opening to white peoplo of tuo country known aa the Misc Vid LETTER FROM A IAINER, Minneapolis Tribune, March 9, Through tho courtesy of Mrs. B, B. Logan, of this city, wo ara enabled to lay boforo our read- crathe two valuable letters Intoly received by hor from hor huaband, Mr. B. B. Togan, ane of the twonty-fivo men of tho Sioux City party who succeaded in reaching Custor's Pari, in the Black Hills, Tho arrival of John Gordon at Sioux City, and his statoments, have boon tale~ graphed over the country. Theso lotters cou- dirm his etatemants, and are to be relied upon an coming from a man well known in this elty, oad ogpocially in Eau Claire, Wis. for sound judg- mont and strict reliability, {lo is 60 yoara of age. ES THE FIRST LETTER, Crster's Park, Buack Uri1, Jan, 31.—We left Sioux City onthe 6th of October, and start- ed with twenty-biz men and siz wagons. . . Wo arrived hore in Cuator's Park on the 2ith of December, Though wo wore roventy-nine days on the road, I think wo had exiremo good luck, We swerw obliged to have out # guard mout ovory night. Well, wo are horo, and younaturally ask “How do you like it?” Vory well, oo far. In tho ilret place, this isavery fino climate, Up to tho let of January we had no snow, and it was very warm, Wo commenced our stockade on tho 28th of Decomber, and flulslied it in ono week, We built. our cabiue inside, elxin number. Aftor that 6 Inches of snow foll, and wo had two weeks of cold weather, It is getting warmer now, and the snow is going off. It looka like apring to-day. ‘Tho cattle and horses are doing well. Thore ig plenty of foed, Thero is plenty of timber and good soil and wator in all of those valloya, It ia Yory mountainous, but parke aud valloys abound, As we expected, wo found no men in tho Hilla; think our party is the only ono lore, Wo have “progpected very little, and that vory near our cabins. The indfcations aro that there sre ‘good diggings her, if wo can but havo tho privilogo of etaying horo throngh the summer. It would be folly tur thig umall party to remain hero loner thau April without help. Tho middle of April ie ag Jong as our provisions will Inat, We must have, heip by that time or leavo, Trocked out some gold yeatorday, and to-mor- row will got oma moro to sond homo by Mr. Gordon, in order that people may koow there is gold hero, . I think thero will be a large immigration hore in the spring. They will bave to como early to hoip us. If we ouly had tho provisious, twenty men could hold this stockade aainat all the In- dians that could como againat it, THE KECOND LETTER, Custrn's Pank, ¥ob.1.—... 1 think when this country is tully devoloped it will prove to be oll that Custer etated it to ba in bis official ro~ port. I know there {a gold hero in paying quan- ities, Ihave washed out this afteraoon with rocker about $1, ‘That samo dirt in the apring, with a sluice, will pay from €10 to €15 per day for cach man, And as for silyer, I think hava some very fine specimeda, Ihave always adopted a role while in mining countries to adviao no man to come and leave & good-paying business with the prosvect of doiug butter. Ican toll them what I think of the country, and then thoy can do as thoy pleneo. Tam satisfied that the Lilis will boa good place for business and money-maxing. Iwrote you in my tirst letter how long we woro in getting here—seventy-nive days, We had to gos rowud-about way in order to evadé the toilitery. We travoled in all about 650 miles, A ftralyght ‘course would have taken us some 400 ea. —--- Gor, Bagloy, of Michigan, hag reappointed J, Webuter Cl Nd amember of tho Btate Board of Agriculturo, and bas appointed M. H. Gard, of Casa County, in placo of Oramel Iowford, of Olivet, Eaton County, MEDIOAL. TAPE WORM Itemoved in Tto 10 hours, without fall. Tn addition to the largy oumber woo understand the cause of their distros and gradual decling, luudreds of verona aro Sraueing out & wrotchod oal.tiapo—DYINO BY INCHES froin what they suyposo to be dyeperala, Dat what really the effect of thie TERIULE PARANITI stumach, ‘Those sufloriug rum wy unnatural appsitta, meuk stoiuact, judigustian, week mental state, s lutters ing scusstion aruuud the heart, poor myaiory, porrcas del od dimness of sight, uccasionsl dizziness, 20., are advised’ tu cull before thelr syateia becomes reduced youd recorary su these,ara atuua of the prominent (ndl- catluons of TAPL WON. My oure fs PE rT dT avoid the starving process, aud dutala the tent Ft rt bi ri ny ris teeta Pe cau ati aia ma : ‘Advieo troy Te, it. BRUADDENT, Inoved the. (Ginafinn aly 6 nw days longer, : MISCELLANEOUS. Oe lorcet oeetme tte tea eee ed GRAVEL ROOFING. 1 eee org ate tiny Bast Stonesyates Bryan lock. mw OPrLoE. Len Onvies or THe HattO., kittesun iat Avy (H ‘bi Ne To eT tockholdars of the Baltimore, Pittsuurg & Ubi r Tt ‘Divi bi pialiway Co upany (Iiingis Division) are rept polle Rea ‘snutua} inooting for taal pot of eald Gombeng wil Sti teotlte of ibe Cosapean cee ius