Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1875, Page 7

Pere aed eee THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIT 13, 1875.-—TWELVE PAGES. : —$—$$—$<$< $< $ “BORDER WARFARE IN 1864, Awful Conflicts Between the Jayhawk- ers and Querrillas. * The Sack of Centralia, Mo., Told Fully for‘the Pirst Lime. A Red Page of Iistory—Tho Torriblo Fight at Singloton's Barn, “Tho Most Mereliess Rattle of Border Warfare ---Nearly 800 Men Slain. Pensions Awardod tho Famities of Unicn Sol- dlors Butchered at Centralia. Brectat Correspondence of 7'he Chfcaan Tribune, Taxes Cin, Blo. March 0.~—Ono of tho last acta of tho closing Congresa on Thursday was tho passago of a bill “granting pensions to tho widows and cbildron, dopendent mathors and fathers, or otphinn brothera and sisters, of those noldiors murdered by guefcillnn at Contralin, Mo., In 1804.” Tho language of tho act seems to in- dicato that oven at this Inte day the National Legislature folt tho proprioty of making all pos- silo atonement foreoma PERMIBLE DEED OF BLOOD, To the general public this baro mention of tho set, which is dll tho notice it has rocelved, will eat] back adiin picture of tho most ranguinary aceno in tho bordor warfaro of tho Southwest, But tho story was never half told, and those who reen\} distinctly {le published detaila of the butchery, ae it was then called, havo heard but ono aide, and that illy-deecribed, Tho Contralia affair wns tho fitting conclusion of the Liaok-flaz warfare instituted by Jenvlaon and the Jayhawkera on one side, and by Quan- troll with tho gnerrillas on tho other. Quantrell iad as his Licuteoants Todd, Auderson, and ‘Taylor, snd onch ono of them, after serving an apprenticeship with Quau- trell, becamo the Icader of a band of bis own, Of tho four, Taylor is the only one now living, Mo lind an arm shot away in ono of the guorr.ia fights; tho sight of ono oyo was in Jeopardy for montha by a bullot through bis faca; one minio ball went through hia right lung; auothor through the tight thigh, snd on “gnothor occasion he recslved a ehot through Ue temsining arm. Battorod and mained ho atill {lvou,Jeading s quict, retired lifo in one of tho Ine tortor towns of the State. Quaatrell was hilled in Kontneky. Solong as ho Jed bis guerrilina through Missouri, Kausas, Arkansas, and the In- Qinn Nation, ho was on vantage ground, In Kentucky ho twas lost, and, boing surprised and taken atadisadvantage, went down. Dill An- flerson was kijled in Ray County. Ho was rid- ing down tho road toward tho Mfenourl River with his baud, whea ho camo fll upon a brigade of infantry. In accordance wish bis DYSPENATE TAUTES AND TACTICS, : ho ordorod his little band to chargo, and boro down on tho line with his pact of dare-devils at his heals, Tho lino was brokou, aud part of tho bushwhockers rodo through. Anderson, how- ayor, was loft doad on the ground, shot through ind through with thoso deadliest of minor projectiles, ths minio-balls, Aflor tho skir- i into tho mith, Andorson'a body was’ taken Yown of Michmondyn photographer was hinted ay,and a number of pictures of the dosd guorrilla woio taken. One of theec, showing tho despera- do’s broad athletic Ogure and great whaggy beard, {a now kept as awar solic in tho Stato Do; art- mont at Jefferson City. Georgo Todd, the ro- . matuing one of this torribls qunrtet, wont fror this city when tho war broke out and joinad Quantrell, Ho afterwards had o band of tis * own, and met lie fate leading a wild and rockless + one of Jonnigon'a Captaing in’ tt sharzo upon the rear of tho Second Colorago Cavairy, during tho raid mado by tho Prico troops In 386%. A Sponcer riffe-ball stinck him Tall in tho jugular-vein, wud the desporado @ropped dead from hie horse in tho mids: of the charge, with ared jet of tho life current apoat- lng from tha wound, Jenuicon atsu had his Lieutonavta—Cleveland, Moutgomers, and Gora. It would havo beon Atting if the Jayhawkers and guerrillas could lave met often, but such was not the case, Thoy siura terrible focs, every man of them vorsed in wooderaft, and plalneraft, porfoctly at home in tho saddie, and export marltsmon. Each proved on the unwary and inexporionced of sither side, botuiagana he Aung with the ruthleasness of sav- ayea, aud scouting altoruately over tho border countios of thros States auc tho Indian Nation. Only once, I think, was theron fuir, square, mintcticd mecting between Javhawkers and Guerrillua, 1¢ was on Nov. 22, 1861. EMMET goss, yamous Tif. teonth Kansag Cavalry, othorwiscetdowe as tho Jayhawkere, was, previous ta the War, a sober, plodding iodustricua farmor, living noar Hick- man's Afills, Mo, Tho commencement of hoetilities seamed to awaken n dormant elomont of ferocity in tho man's nature, Ho joined Jennivon, aud in a month waa transformed from B plain, oesy-going farmor mito an avenging Jay- bawkor, Ifo killod with tho samo apparent si faction 2a do the most untamabta Indians, retribution for the sack of Lawrouce ny in what has since become famous ae “Ewing's Order No. 11.” ‘Lue order directad tho wholosalg dee Population of Case, Batcs, Vornon, aud Jackeon Counties, as being tho haunts of tho guerrillas and the homes of thelr sympathivors, Cosa was et tho head of one of tho bands ta whom tho exeoution of this order waa tacitly committed. Iie Loaated in bivouscthat bis own baud bad pt the torch to fifty-two homes within tho * Imlts of theso counties, aud teed to say ho waa tired of killing, Goss was 25 years of ago, a brawny, broad-shouldered, and hard-nated frontioraman, swaggering in his walk, 6 foot Ligh, with straggling rod fisir, and oyo aud features which told of deeporate caurago. Oo this 22d doy of November, 186$, Gors and @ band of thirty-two Jayhawkera rode northward ‘at an onay trot on thoir way up from tho vicinity of Osne Hill, Ark., where they bad been on& foray. On Cabin Creeks, in Indiau Nation, tho came fullupon Taylor with twonty-soven guorril- las. Taylor was just recovering ficia tho wound which had loft him an empsy sloavo, Thora was no flinching. ovh mdes propnred for the chargo, and then camo together will ALITTLE DLACK BTREANER Suttoring above oach dotachment. It was a ive miouten’ dght with the revolver, a shower of Pelting bullets, and thon tho whole thing was ovor, Of tho thirty-two Jnyhawkers, twonty- nine wero dead in ‘the grax when the smoke clearod away. bree survivors, ono escared through tho ficotnoss of bis hori another, a negro, was taken along with the gu villas ag 2 servant; the third, on the vorge of tho pan with consumption, waw sent northward to ear the news. Gore fought to the tast, and, loally, reoling in his wa:idlewith tho blood gush: Ing from throo or four terrlbto wounds, ho camo {eco to faco with Jesso Jamou, ‘Tho latter called out to tho Jnyhawker to surronder, aud ont through tho clouched tooth came the responue : “Nover,” It took two moro bultots to finish tho leador of tho Jaynawkors. ‘the lev. N. P, Gardnor, the Chaplain of the Thirteonth Karecs, Was ono of the victims in this termblo combat. The renka of the guerrillas wero tarribly tuin- ned, aud they went on thoir way southward, tucre Landful left to tell of the sbarpeat, short. , eh and bloodiest of the fow fair bordor fyhte, THE CENTRALIA MASHACKE Wasallogather s difforent' sort of an affair from this laatdeacribed eucounter, On the 26th of Beptomber, 1864, LI Audunion, who had been roaming about through tho cautral countios north of tha Missouri River, suddenly swooped down from Monroe County into Boone. Ia hod ‘With him 260 men, whom ie led acco facties of the quorrilles, Goorge T oho Sbrelikil, and Darul Pool were with Lim as eul- opdinates incommand. ‘Todd's doath hay boca chemy, doscribod. ‘Thrailkill wos killed in the ie Mexico whilo Gorving uoder Juarez against the French, Pool is» ranciman in tho Southern part of Now Morlco. [It is a noto- Worthy fact that hardly any of they quornilas evorreturued to thelr old bomoa iu Mivuouri.) On the night of the 36th of So vembor, Auder- sou and his party eampod quietly at tue barn of 21. G. Biugleton, a ‘woaldn farmer, 3 mules southeast of Contralla. On fhe morning of tha 37th the guerrillas rode into Cenitalia, sacked thetowo, aod then gathored at tue dopot to await the arrival of the St. Louis train, duo at 12 o'clock, Thero wera govorai datachmontu of Union soldiers on tho tralu, a fow with arm, golng up the road on duty, but most of them un. armed and gong home on wick leave and {ure lougts, ‘Cho yucrrilias Uned the platform acd, Ss tho train drew up, the scidiare ‘caught gilmpycs of tho wlouched hute aud matted beir cluovitable bolonrings—of tho bnahwhackers, fhoso wio had aims crowded to the windows and platforms, and, as the train slowed down, eeut lh volloy of muakotry into the teeth of the Ruorniias, ‘The response ceme from tio ro- yolvera, and, in a few minutes, tho {iro plackened from the train, and tho whilo handkerchiols tluttored from tho windows In token of surrender, Tho train wan cleared of ali the hying, and the soldicrs Roparatod froin sho civtions. ‘Enenty-four of tho Federals had sure vived the murderona fire of the revalvern, 'Slicso, with ono citizon who wore 9 Boldior's blouse, wero LED OUT IN SQUADS AND BHOT DOWN. Then tho town waseearchod again, and overy man against whom tho clargoof Umonisin could bo raived wos killed. The atores, with their cons tents of grain and morchandise, were burned, and overything which could in any way give sauce cor to Fetorals was destroyed. ‘Then tho train was Rot on fire, 8 full hend of stenm tutnod on, tho brakes loosoned, and away tho ainowing cars: dashed at frantic speed down tha rond to Stur- geon, 15 miles weazward. The depot was fired nud destroyed, and a gravol-train, coming up bo- fore the work of tho guorrillas was dono, mot tho namo fate. Sinving compluted the work of devastation and done all that entanic inponulty could ruggost, the guerrillas withdrow to Single ton's barn and awaied the consequences, An- derson had loet s number of men in the fight at tho depot, but his forco wan tii! 260 strong, ‘Tho news of tho esack of Centralia acon reached Paris, jn Sonroo County, Just north of Contrajis, whore U09 Union cavalry had been in camp, un- dor command of Maj. Johneon. ‘Thess troops were wpecially dotalled to look after Anderson, aud had been on several ecouting expeditious fn 0: search of the famous deaperado. pronght his detachment down to Sturgeo: there pained coniirmuation of the fato whit overtaken Contralia. In tho middle of tho afters neon Jobngon aud his men canto uso tho strick- en town on a sha'p trot, WITH FACEY BET FOR THE CONFLICT. Tio askod 8 fow questions, gave Ins mena shore roxt, aul then prepared to atart for Hingloton’s barn, ‘he people of Centralia wained him that hho was going cut to atteck no ordinary fue, and advised him not to give battle, Its reputation aa a soldier, however, was at stake, and they inight as well havo talked to the wind. As the troopers drow up their gaddle-girtha awl looked to their wespons, Jolneon, with ect lipg, or- dored tho sinra and strives taken down from the littic standard, and in its place attachod s square of ominous bisex clolh. As his column formed in lino to Ieaya Coutralia., 3 young and beautiful gil rau ap to him, and. geaaping his bridla-rein, bovought him, wih ntreaming eyes, not to Ko out, saying that elo bad just had presentiment that, if the Uaiu troops met BUL Anderson's guerrilla that day, very few of them would rotura ative. t Jolngon paid uo heed to her words, but thraw forward his scouts, and rode out of tho town. His akirmishers returned with the nows that An- dorson's mon had toen at tho barn, fed their horwea, and thon fallon back into tho timber. | Back of tho ban was a ridgo of open ground of ensy ascont, and beyand the plain, at the bot- tom of this, tho,timber in which the guerrillas had takea refuge. As tho Federale canio up tho ridgo iu column of fours, they sero met by a acoating party of ten from tho quorriltas, under Jobn Cheailkil, who showed fight. ‘Tho Fedor= als galloped quiciiy into lino and charged up tho hill. ‘Lho scouting p: : a Flushed with AN OPENING snmisit, tha troops bro.e thei lino and camo to the sum- mit in the confusion of a charge, Thraitkill had gone down the devcent and reformed his little party. ou tho prairia beyond. ‘The Federals fanaa, roformod, and thon trotted gontly dawn toward ths ecoutlne guorrilas, who maintained aneven dinteuce, rotranting only as thoy woro uisued, Fading in finding Anderson's men baberad tho hill, as they had evidontly expected, tho Federul troops wero thrown off tuair guard, aud Johnson bud trouble iu keaping hia Huo as he went down the decline, ‘ho Federals had got within half's nile of tha woods when sud- denty Anderson aud his mon rode out inte view, huddled together aa if in confusion, und dis- mounted, Jolisou, unacquainted with gacr- mills tactics, was again ato lors, and hatred too, Uofora he could recovar and adopt s course of action, tho bushwhackers wera again in their saddles stratched out tuto two long lines, with a wido spaca betwoen, nud waltiny thelr horses slowly, with loose bridis-rome, over the pruino toward Jonson's force. It was absut 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, and tho guerrilina had the slanting sun cn they Lacks. Johnson rode atong lis live, gaye tha usual {ustructions of “keop cool,” * fire low," indsocn. Tho dis- tanca botiveou tho two forces had been cut down to 600 yards, and Johnson bad the osdor of * stondy, forward" ou preliminary to tho charge, when the guerritias, with thoir trained hocken, withont nny intermediate trot or gallop, broke from @ wallcintoa iull wild rup, and camo DOWN OM THE UNION RANKS LIRD A WHIRLWIND. The Federals bad uo tino to advance, and were takeo at tho disudvantago of adeud halt, ‘tho Uulon traapa got in ono volloy, which omptiod four enddles, and then camo the terrible merei- Jee firo of the rovolvoia at closorange. Blaj. Johssou went down, with his black tlag, among tho foremost, shot through the boad, 8 hundred and elahty-threo of tho Federals fell dead from their saddles before tho front wae Iwoken. Ln tha pursuit which followed, fifty moro wero feft dead on the rond from tho battlo- flald to Svurgacn. Othors wero trailed to their Iiding-places iu tho wooda and killed. Out of all thoue $00 troopa only a bare scoro reached places of safely, Andorson lost only four men, thoso who foll in tho charge, ono killed aud threo disabled and thrown from tho anddle. Noarly all the dead wore abot through tho brain, No prisoncra wore talen and uo woundad word Hatton the fold of battle. And now, ten years and moro after this Crightfal occurrence, on at~ tompt 18 mado to do at loast tardy justico to those whose lives are still embittered, and who aro still {mpovorished through tho deaths of tho brave victima of tho most werollovs border bate tle of tho War, > LATE LOCAL ITEMS, A desporato encountor ocourrod in tho cafe of tho Adolphi Thostre just aitor the closo of tho ertormauce last night, A mau name! Jamoa Conley tendered tne bar-kooper n tom @1 bill in Regiment tor some drinks, and it wa» refusod. William Tracoy was wtauding by at tho timo, aud made somo ramarka oxprosaive of contempt at hill, Conley'’a action in tendering the bill. Worda led to lows, and = =Tracay picked up 8 seltzer bottle from tho counter and struck Coutey over the hond, smauhi- ing the bottle and onttiug his bead badly, Tben ho jabbed tho neck of tho ugly weapon into Conloy'’s faco, and cut lim in the most shocking Manner, and cauged the biood to flow in streame, Richard Higham, Georgo Mobride, and Waltor Jonnings took pait in the snclos, and, with tho chiof combatants, wore arreated by Odlcer Bon- ton and locked up in the Armory, Conloy'a wounds wora attondod to, No, 68 North ‘Tha equalid don of Boston Kate, Deuplaiues street, wucre ** Keno” Auderson and othor parties concornod in the Wilcke case Lavo boon frequentors, wae raided Iast night by tho police, ud tho miseravla keeper aud soveral deaoyall aud faded-looking femalo inmatoa ar- routed. ‘ J.B. Encone, of Groon Bay, Wis., strayed into tho fuld of Nelli Ellorton, No, 878 Clark stroet, youcorday, and it cout Lim 880, which, ho suys, Aunle Fouter took out of his pockot while bo waa making love to her, Ho caused the arrest and incarceration of bot womon, FATAL YALL, 3 Charles Walsh, ns vsloon-keopor at the gonth- weut comor of Van Baren and Qlork streets, aud an old resident of Chicago, fell down staim whilo cumlug from bia apartmont over tha aatoon last night, about 10 o'clock, and brove bia neck, Ho died in about on our after the accilont. He waa 82 yoary old, Duriug his rexideuce hero ho had acquired cou- adorable wealth, and kept a comparatively quiat vlece. Holeaves@ tamily, who are at preaont ou 8 farm of deceawod in Will County. Coroner Dictzueh will bo notitled to-day to hold an in- quest, * —_~-—__—_ TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, A suit for $10,000 damagos epainst the Panld- ing Furnace Company, at Autworp, O., has boon begua by Sirs, Cathorina Kephart, the widow of @ nan killod by the recont explosion in tho worse, Jt ww claimed that, at tho timo of tho ex- ploulon, incompetent persons wore in charge of the eugine, The “Color Guard” bas beon playod at Bpring- field, Il. evory night this weok, ‘Sho charucm tory of the play bavo boau sustainod by mumbers of tho Governor's Guard, Last night the ladiew of Springtield, through Mise Emma Hickox, » leading actreas in the play, proaentod tho Gor. ernot's Guard with a maguiliceut flag, ‘Luo s0- ception speech was mado by Gov, Uevoridgo. peak e dant Haak ities BUFFALO LIVE-STOCK MARKET, Dorvavo, March 12.— Gartex—Lacelj te, {acluding 16 cars reported to arrive, 1U,UJU; last receipts througu consignments, The are bare uf stock, with excepiton of » few odde aud cnda, BUREF AND Lastus—Hoce!pts, 1,800 bead ¢ total for tho week, 17,400 Lead, Murkel slow aud raging; ast revelpts through ranging at 8d to 10d lbw, sales, 16,000 at yesturday’s pric couslcumenta | Westera alioep, $5.75i7.00, 2,200 ; total wit RAILROAD NEWS. Addroes to tho First-Mortgaga Bond- holders of the Peoria & Rock Island Road. The OMcers Want the Rond to Rematn in the Hands of the Recelver. Other Roads to Go into tho Ke- duction of Rates. Polfoy of tho Pennsylvania Oompany, PEORIA & ROCK ISLAND. ADRIAN TO THF FBT-NORTOAGE KONDLOLDY A short timo ago a clreular ireuod by a com- mittoo of the bondholders of tho Veoria & Rock Istand Nailroad waa published iu Tue Tumuxe, which reflected sevorcly on tho managemout of the road, aud rocommonded tho foreclonuro and saloof thoroad, In reply to that cireular the Prenident and the Goneral Solicitors of tho road have now published an address to the firat-mort- Bago bondholders of the rozd defending their management, and recapitulating tho leading facts connected with the falture of the Peoria & Rock Island Kailcoad to pay tts interoat, and the eppointwent by the Umted States Court of a Receiver. ‘The managers, aftor roviowing all tho moas- ures flus far taken by tho vanuus committece appointed by tho stockholders and bondbolders to examine tho afuirs of tho Company, go on to utato that iu the early part of last Octobor euit was commenced by Veeder G. Thomas ot al. aganet the Poorla & Rock Island Iuitroad Com- pany et al, forthe purpose of rorevlosing the motgago, Atlerwards other bondholders were induced to join as complainants in snd #uit. Every effort waa mado by tho ailicora of the Com: pany to delay and defoat this suit in Chicago. All the otiiceis of tho Company wore exceedingly Anxious to carry out an azrcenient recommended by tha bondholders, which was considered ox- tremoly fair and hveral toward the Company. In ante, howovor, of afl tha Compnuy could do, tho guit at Chicago way pressed, and the appoint ment of a Itecoiver jusieted upon. After hear- ing tho factn, the Court decided thar it wasn caso in Which ‘TIT: RICKITER SOULD BE APPOINTED, and allowed 2ll parties to suggent tho nsinos of pergons thoy mijbt desire for that positiou. ‘Cho Company sliggested the vamo of J. i, Hilliard, Deticving that bls appzintment would Le perfect- ly satistactory to the bondtholdote, as tho Commities had indoreed Mr. Hilliard in tho most Hattoring terms. To the appointinent of Str. Uililard tha camplainanta mado no ob- foction; but, o: tho contrary, favored his solec- tion for that position, A Receiver waa uot _Ap- pointed iu the intorest of the Company. Tho Company preferred to. catry ont the proposed agreement, by which tho bondholders would re- teva ouly’ bait tho ct procoads of the rout. ‘Lhe momonta Recelver wasappointed, the bond- holders become entisled to all the net proceeds, It was boliovod that tho bondhotders wero will- ingtbat Hawilton and Uilhard, the Provident and Suparintondont, shontd bo protected in thoir indoreement made to raise monoy to poy juterest on the firrt-mortgaga Loudg. The Company, in. consideration that such indoseements shoul’ bo protected, agreed {ine all the rolling-stock and personnal propercy belonging to the Company, should be turued over toa Roceiver, ‘Thuro wis A sznious QuesTION whether, under tho laws of lanois, the mort- Haga Beeuring tho fleat bonds cmbraved the roll- ing utoca, Under the old Constitution thero was no ‘question, Dut tha Couatitution of 1870 pro- videw us follows: ‘The rolling atoct, and all other movatte property Belonging to any rullrusd company or coruoration fi [ls State, steal bo considered permoual property, und kuuil be Hable to uxecution aud sale in Iie same ‘mane uer as tho personal property of Individuula, aud tho General Ascmly shall vase uo law exewpHiug any auch property trom exevulirn and este, Under this action of tho Constitution it was e'aumed that tho rolling-stock of the Peoria & Mock Istand Railway was uot. im any mannes, held by the deed of trust. In ordor to sot this weation at teat, the complainants in the suit at tent wore wilting that an order of the Court should be made to protect tha indorroments of Hamilton and Wulinrd.to an extent not to exeocd €50,000, provided all the Tolllng-atogs sad moro- ablo property of the Poorta & Rock lvland Hail- woy Company, amounting, in tho agereente, to at lenst $176,000, whould be, by tho Company, turned over to the Coutt's Receiver, thus setthug the question and putting at at rast forever. ‘The manngera believe, under tho cirenm- staticas, that tho cutjva adopted was the yory bext for nll parties concerned, Mr. Ihlliard took pocucesion of tho property, under tho order of the Court, ou the Ist dny of February last, aud tha reault, xo fur, shows that tha best courko lias boen purauca. Tho gross earnings for first week in Februe ary, ltd, were, $3, For the second week, For the third week, Making a total of....ssesescees $44,715.09 Tho grove earuinge for fret week in Febru «ary I $ 0,139.00 For'thus ud we 6,057,093 Tor the third week. ,430,09 Making a total of,....f006 $2190.00 Showing a difference In favor of tho Company of 8,281 in threo weeks. And furthor, tho busi- ue#s upun the road is increasing evory day. In tho fudgmont vf tho managers, the roxd will earn encurh during tho present year to demen- strate its ablilty to pay, without troublo, the Iu. toreut ucon ‘tho first-mortgazo bondu. TO ACCOMPLINE THIS it fs only necceenry that. tho not earnings shall awounl to $11,000 per mouth, ‘boy willamount to ,more than that for tha present year, From the views exprossed in tho circular feened by tho Bondholders they earncstly and ontlroly dissont. In thar opinion, there will bo u6 necorsity of forcclowure andsalo. ‘Lbo holdora of first-mortgage bonds ask only for the prompt payment of the interest, aud, if’ payment can bo senured within a short timo, uo reason for foreclosure aud wale is soon, Foreclosure, salo, and reorganization would be at- tended with great cout. Avale under a deerea Of court wouid doutroy the present charter-rights of tho Company, and a now company would havo to bo formed under tho gonotal laws of Lhuols, by the terms of which the Company wontd bo compolled to fix ita rates in accordanco with tho whim of tho Legislature, In such a cor Poration no eciwiblo man would fnvont & dollar, Besides, tho foraclcuuro, palo, and reorganization, would be attonded with iunumeraolo dolays, -oxationa, and grat gout; during all of which tine tho property woula bo thelawfal pt oy of pretended protectors, In tho circular alluded’ to, bondholders sie re- quested to ign a powor of attoruey, tering, makes tho attornoys, Momount of ite oxecution, the masters aud prine cipala, instoud of gorvauts and agonta, Under this pawor of attorney the Committea would havo absolute control. In order that nothing might be tacking to securely te the handy of the bond- holders in this most remarinble pawor of attor- ney, it id, i express forins, declared to bo irie- yovable, ‘Tho only changos madé in tho proposed picement by the appointment of a Mcceiver, aro, first, giving sll the net profits, inutead of half, to the bonduolders ; und, sovond, patting tho proverty in the protection of tho United States Court, Inutoad of Joaving it in tho caro and custody of the Committco, In tho Judgment of tho managors, thoas Shanes aro not Of & character taba opposed b: tho bondholders. Bofore tho Court all bon holdora will staid upon on equality, Any abuses ou tho part of tho Heesiver cau ba at once cor- tocted, aud the power: of the Court can, at any to, bo mvoked for the protectin of ali, ‘The proseot Receiver has given bond, with suuplo security, for tho faithful porformanco of his duty. Ho ig, ju all respects, woll qualitied for the position, having becu a fuatlest railroad man for moro thau tweuty-fivo yoara, Thoy know of no man beiter qualified to take ohare Of tho proporty in ity prosont condition thau Mr. Uiliard. We will report to tho Court every month all monoy revived, and from what wource,—all mouey expended, aud upon what account, An abstract of auch roport will Lo sent to the bondholders, ao that a. will know, from month to month, just what fs bemg done, Ju conclusion, thoy ask ull holders of tonds to allow tho Recelyer reayouaule opportunity to domonstrate the aoility of the Peorin & Rock Jalaud Railroad Company to pay tho Intorcst Upon Its trat-mortgage bonds, oe JEWETT AND SCOTT, BECOND ATTEMPT AT MEDIATION, The Philadelphia Jnquirer publivues 8 corre. adondonce Letweon Preeideut Jowett, of the Erio Nod, and Col, Boott, rolative to the present war, The first letter, from Mr. Jewett, is wimilar to tho one sent somo days ago to Mr, Garrett, ee erteaponslense thon cootinucs : ADELPULS, rch 1, WIE, J, Preeulent bite hhathday Windsor dik ne which, by its from and after tho Jeacett, wa Yorks ceived your telegram of to-tay, and quite agren with ths nuiggentions, You know me weil enough 10, be mire tere 8 nothing porson.! with mo in nuyextatlig controveray, I presume, trom tin tone of your mea- nage, you have rent ono Of Srtnuilarclorarcter to Mr. repular, sober nea of enow-ahoes, thay nea the for fun, and the young people get up partion walk by moonlight over tho snuwy elds, and otherwizo make sport with thom, ‘They havo in Garrett, Ifhe, en the part nf the Kaltimore & Ohio | thia city a enow-khoo clab—the Stadacona— Railroad Company, desiree such reference, ib will | that cultivates the use of them ns a fino art, pein {ive mo pleasure on the port of thie Company to agree | up matches, races, aud that wort of thing, Best tof, Allour Company wall ex Inthat, whenanad- | Saturday there wan oA race given | funn eat ee ee ang aud thin club ot which thore wore sesnrui jw acted ni ard o ors, ond H paper roe sgred upon should provide for tne | pHzea dietriLuted—to pay nothing of a» largo amount of fun. Tho races cawe off on Enplanada, under tha patronage of tho Mayor; and the military band was on band to make tho affair atill more Imponin, spectators was on han id & vaet amount of fun reunited. A raco upor snow-ehoca, which aro very much liko a pair of basket-covers, 1 foot wide by 3 tonz, cannot be a very gracoful affair; and may casily afford the spectators more fn than tho performer: for thera is every dangor of tripping and fa'ling head foremost into the snow, with a poor chanreof getting up, till somo ‘one clae has won the raco, - ROLINK XPERI Fighting the fire-Fiend. Detroit Pree Presa, Mr, Bolink ownn and rune # cooper-shop near the jfoneo of Correction, and, ax he keena a dozen mon at work, ho fy hoitnd to have his sho} thn on “sytem.” The cthor day ho was read- appointment of an umpire ta actile any questions that might artee $9 the fature, and T would much prefer {hat the Viiladi Iphia, Wilmtngtou & Bale thners Railroad Company ebowd te a perty to it, thus avoiding all possthte outhreake Urtween the companies, Tha competitive trata and general intetests” of our Company bn the Baltimore & Ohio aro too rest tote subject to the antagoniatna and whims of thoughtlean official ection wlich Ieade to violation ufengazementr, Twe settle now, it te my desira to bave tha basin go rlear and 90 perinanent that all auch eviln may be avoided in fu. ture, Tam murait {9 the intecest of the peo; le, an patrons, anil the owners of tallway propery? pisos that this should bo offortod at em early dayy und you may eowider that ft wll not be the feult of this Gumyany If remedy fa Hot promptly fount, ‘Tuowas A. Ecort, Meddent, Rreat concourse of Kew Fors March & (878-07, Hott, Prevt ten’, Pluiatdyhias Vhoye you wit not su poss toe 1 wad ty ony way privy to Lhe pitlicatinn of ty rarren aronienca Letween myself and Wrestdent Garett. wax Loperul of duing come seul, wetnous auy dentro for pulile prominehice as w medi. Ms 4 I —— Ing 9 newspaper articla In regard to Pinranerpnta, March 5. 1375.11, | tho prevention of contlagrations, ‘Fle sr- Rattray Companys Thave yonr tnesra ty | ticle advised , employers to Isy ont «Md not understand that yon had anytht do with the pobitfention Of the corresy.onde rs whatever to re betwveen Taavearieuduretetsoen | when a tite wad dircoverod Inthe shop, and drift his bands futil they untemtoo) it, He bought 40 fect of Lose for tho penstock, dee tailed aman to uso it in cago uf tire, aud then instructed each other man and boy jnrt what they should do when an alarm waa given, Ons war to roll out barrols, another to eave tools, another to throw staves through a window, and each one knew exactly what to jump for. ‘Thin was all right, and Mr. Bolink hada good mind to cancel jus ineurance policies and depend upon his local live-brignde, Before taking this step, honever, it occured to him to give his Programmo atrial. He linda little curiosity to soo if his employes would apring to their ports avcording to iustractions, and he studied out a plan. Yestordsy morning he passed up-staira, kicked a pile of wbavings together on au old pleco of zine, touched a match to them, aud the next rainute ran down stairs crving out: «The shop ison fire! Fire! tlre! fire 1” The man who twas to use the hose grabbed it up, threw it ont of the window and jumped after it, shouting “fire!” until bo wai heard three blocks off, Tho tan who was to save the toola throw on adz sud bit Mr. Lolink in the buck, and thou tut him again with » draw-shave. Ag Mr. Bolink was pawing around on the door, the man who was to #ave the resdy-mnodo work ° | rolled five pork barrels over him, kicked in the heads of three more, wud then dug out through the back door, One nian saved s pices of board G foot lone; ancther took up a stave and broke two windows befora he tled, while a turd thes o haminer at tho clock, ultered a wald eliiel, sod Idcked opou the aide door, Tu two tnin @ regular bs tie of what should fo dono Whled etal ee an Ly ie by telegraph from the american, nt wy ropts theres Tuosas A. Beors, editor of the Baltimore to. Patreanetenta, March 5, 1 i, Provident Line Hasticay Con ‘Me Dian Binz Taeo $n the papers thix morning pome telearaphic correepondencs that evens to have ceemed between Bir. Garrett aud youself on the euy;e 1 of Feconciitu differenes that have Leen, a, you well Know, solely created throuth tha acthin’ of str. Gare ret abd his oflleces In violstiny tue rata and arcung*. ments that they arsed to and plidged themeetyee t> ninintain in good faith, ‘Tits was the reason, and the only reavon, and Mr, Garratt certaluly Luows tt, for any action that we hivo taken, Even then wo thade horeductlon whataver 1 froight atid passenger trans« ortation untit ho openel the war. ty. reiluce Ing rates ot all polu'a where he thongit St could affect other roade, Ils whole movement wil Lo found to be without JurtiAcation Ly ull though!fal people, and especially by bia own ntoctholders, woms to Le Fomowhut of a contrast Letween tile vi exprersed on tho part of Is Compane in reply to your tnessage und those expressod by Me, Garret evening I recetved an duquiry tr fF American, an follows? UaLrisonr, Mi March 4, 1375—Col, Thomas Ay Scott: Wo have for’ publiestion ecrrespondcuce het tucon Prestdenta Garrett and Jewett in reiation to the ritlroad war, It ia rumorod you have hit siinilir cor reapinndence with Me, Vanderifit, Wall he glad t have it to publish with Mr. Garrett's, E, Tutto: Editor of ihe Ualtimore 1 merican, To which T elmuly reptict ns fuilown: “aitapeupatd, Mateh 4, Lob py Edvtor Ba'timare Ameri an, Lattin ineseage of inquiry Juet receleid, 1 ha spouded with Mr. Vauiderbilt on the nul to, If President Garrett desires to er aad, no tive polley ea now developed in lita war npo cn tho shop wea. clear of every. Fallecad ‘property. of tho. country it meaty Me | ona but Mr. Bolink, and he waa crawling ont ime there is a much more business-like mole | iromameng the Varre!n. hen tteamer No. 6 than that of resorting to the pres in the | came galloping down, ‘Tho sinoke was rolling mauner indleated = by your telextam, Thin | up through tha roof, the bora wero yelling Company ty willing at all Umes to consider any quea- rat ! tion that may arise between it and ttm vetapelitare inva | fT; aud the semen wore detenained to save that cooper-shop or perish in the attempt. friendly spirit, having ia view tho objeci of prorerl 7 “ Protecting the nareholders suit the lnseneséa ee | AMC. Toliuk heard them eallinst out to it them panies THowar A. Scorn iretien's. | hore around brar,” and to “play ber up to five,” and be got to the door und shoutod : these ia nu tie here!" cried tho pipemen ; ere's yer mincral water!" L's only a joke, goutlemen; there ia no~" Mr. Boiink was uhouting, when the stream of water litied him over tho barre's, ont of tho back door, there lo xat down ova broken shave- hore uttil lua cooper ehop had beau tilled with water, aud the shavings bad burned ont. Dur- lug the afternoon, yeaterday, lus wholo forco were engayed in emptying the Larrels, wringing out diaw-auaves, hanging brond-azes up to dry, aa otherwise getting Shia shop on 8 working ania, e actions of With these farta before you T trust thit thin Company will meet your entire approval, We shall devote our time to Lidlding up tho trattic of Tine and alow Mr, Garrtt to pucske hie own fitalo coures until xuch tue as be may think Yours very truly, Tnostas A, Scott, Preaidgont. MISCELLANEOUS, REDUCING RATER. It is wndoretond that (bo Tikaois Central Rail- roal mide, yesterday, 9 reduciion in fares on through tickets from St. Louis to New York, It is also rumored that next Monday this road will mato osimilar redsetion between Chicago and St, Louie, Owing to ,tho railroud war betweon tho Pennsylvania end Baltunaero & Obio Maile roads, the pasdonger businesa of this road lias severoly euffered, and beno this ne- tion, ‘This will undoubtedly forca the Chicago & Alton itailroad, which 1s also But ing, co reduce its passenger fares. It docs lool aglf next weok the war would become geueral on nearly all the MHues lending ta the ast. ‘The spting trafic is vow bezimung, ond unless tho fares avo reduced the Pennasivenia aud Balti- moro & Olio Rullroads will gobble up ail the business, Tho mauagera of tho Michigan Cen- | tral Railroad oro at Dotroit at prenent, and thou vwit to that city is bolleved to have vewstiung todo with the roiuction of passenger rates by that road, ——_——-___. THE WEATHER. ° Wasntxotox, D. C., March 12—1 a. m.—From the Northwest and Upper Lakes to Misgourt and Koutucks, low ; rosaure, oecational rain or snow, warm, clesting weasher, and variable winds, LOCAL OLSERVATIONS. Unicago, March 12, eves e Hay ENIW AL, euOWw ‘Staton, fier, | Car ther, [Tun Cloudy. ‘Light ‘snow, } Eigut chow, THE ERIE OAD, The negotiations whieh fur some time havo ‘boun pending between tho Eile Railioad and the New England companies wera concludod Laat Wodnesday, and tueir object, wiiel was to so cure a through uubroken lino for Eastern freight vin the Frio Wen scented, ‘Te ronte cheren by the combination 18, coming trom, the West, oer the Ezua auc sty branebes to Nowburg, thence Across the river to Fisbiitil, tho teronnus of the Datcbees & Colurabia Road and by that line and its many connoctions *to ull ‘parts of New Engiaud. Tho crowing af Newburg will bo affected by means of a nowly-ciganized thi 03 & As 9 | We, light, iene, E,, fresh | Clear, ferry company, which, with an entirely now out- Aol Nay Rentle, »."Cloudy, fesse: fit, Witt be alle to transfer all freight without MISCELLANEOUS, breaking bulk atthe river, The meeting puare Sarr Lane City, March 12,—Tho snow-stides antocd the support of the combination to the now ferry company, aod in return received a coriccazion that nll vard would be travsferred at Acortain epeciiiod toll of a reasousblo amount. At the samo time x division of tho tniiffa of tho through line was agreed npon, ench company accepting a certuln proportion of the reevipis, TOLEDO, WABASH & WESTLIN, Lant Treslay a cat] was facucd for a mooling of tho stockholaers of tho Toledo, Wabasi & Wontern Unilroad, for May 12, to consider msas- Nres fur tho thancial relicf of the Company, Tho following propoeltions ara recommanded : Firat—An fnereass of the common capital tock in Tig Cottonwaod canon have Leen froquent of Jute, and at proxent the cauon iM impaseabls st one placa, tho road being covered tu a depth of G0 fect for noarly a Srectal Dieyaten to The Chicaaa Tribune, Kansas City, Mo,, Marcel 12.—The ice moved down tho river to-day withont damayoto the rail rond bridge us wan feared. ‘Tho river ts clear up tu Leavennorth, whore tho ferry is running. Special Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Maprox, Wis., March: 12.—It Lina boon thaw. fog convtderably bere to-day, but there ure no present approvengions Lereabouts, Muresa, M. 'T., March 12,—Weather wild aud $5,000,0-0 5 oF, . 4 ‘Secoui—Au iuereaso of the preferred capital stock | Pleawant; snow dieappearing fant. B50.) oF, ee Third—Moking cash assonstnenta on tho prosnt | an Kncident of the Duy Wo Celobrate. capital stock of a sum etatitent to Myuidate the floating dobt and the yas .u: coupons uf the Caw- pany. STOCKUOLDENS OF THE PT At tho annual nieces: Bt the Pounsylvanin Rail hotd at Dhiladolphli Isat ‘Tuosday, tho Iuveutigating Committee ap pointed last Octabor mate a roport, submittiog the following reaolutions of instructions to the Diroctora: » Kesorred, That the peticy of tue Company horeafter, io Ita relations 10 other coinpanfea low controlled Ly ity uball be, fa ull cages where it te important for the {nteresta of tho Penusylvanta Matigoad Company, elther to consolidate or effect loasew on just ternie to both parties, giving preferenco to the plan #0 KUL ceesfully adopted {8 many invtances by yuur Company, of leasing rosds to be worked at cost, Uiereby avoldlng mauy complications, and further reboviug your Urcasury frou the neccsulty of holding larto amonute of securities, which they are now compelled to Acop iu ordey to retain control of the rouda, thus al once relosring securities which whould be_uppiled Bur inton Hawkeye, Tho anniversury of the birthday of tho Kathor ef bia Country was duly celobrated by two bora who will bo second editions of the immortal G, W. if thoy only go on, They aro good boys, model Burtlngton voyn, in fact, aud it does pot detract from thoir goodness that they Lavo a fow, eny two or throu, human faulis and faliugs, Yesterday afternoon it was noticed that toy wero ummually good. They staid in the house aud talked avont Washington, and how he broke tho mulo aud girdled tuo sausafraa tre, and how good lo way, and what a pity it wan ho Lad no middle namo, Along in tho afler+ hoon their wother sont thom to the church, Whoro thero waa to bo a fostival, with a basket fied high with swoat Lome-mado bread and cold borted ham end roast chicken, and ouo thing and unoiher, hes tools bold of tho basket and plodded paberly aud goodily tonard tho church. Au they atartod op Filth atroet they saw a boy IA MOAD, kholdee of aa heroufter recammonded; that tho Dircters | coming toward thom whom thoy kuew. Ho ba ond they arw hereby tustructod to conform | wax the sou of a neiglbor, the ilack- Hoot ear Cae Sue panealliated marge eouth’a boy, with whom thoy had a feud coeds Of atten ing. Fe f v avalula for sale 40° tio vient of all buterueata, | Of loug standing, For on divers ovea- vious Lo Lad caught those good brothers out, separately, and had rudely abaaulted thom, au fairly poufided the hair off thelr heats, Ho was w little too healthy for either of the Loss alone, but the pair had sworn ta make it livaly for bun if ever thoy lighted upon bin togother, 80 av soon ay thoy sew bim they put auwn tho basket and gave chaga, Ive girdod tp hia fons and fled, Lut tha bore overliauled him after a chavo of about two blocks, Jlo wasexhaused with his run, and the brothers climbed him without @ moment's hositation, and wattled Lim right morrily, the while ho yelled, till he was Ulack ju tho face, ‘Then the victors, joyous returoing from tho inp Tovemnents, and real-estate purcuases, fur tho Lone elit of the mortgaged premires, ‘That the Directors ahull, frou tie to time, se!l auch avallahlo securlites as may not be roquired to pay for Lottermente, etc., a8 abovo, the procucds whereuf shall Le invested In the vouds of the Gurpany,Alint tuey way be canceled, in} the Temutning securtica the suoner reloamed from the lion of the mururiyca, ‘That in our opinion the policy ub ovo established will yonder unuocessary any farther issue of bonds tinder the wort jo WithOut the f rmal approval of the stock. holders fret bad and obtained, except the £5,000,00) already {axued, or arranged (o be fewest, und tho boule appropriated under tho mortgdge to pay olf oxiatiug bunds aw thoy may mature; aud, wasn't eneh chickens anywhero inthe State of Towa outaide of that baxact.” And then the younger hold tho cdge again and the older chipped oe aud the younger saw him and rataod lim, and then the older came in, and the younger staid right by him, aud they told all manner of things and: complimonts about and from all manner of people who were at the chnrch, until the good woman, astoninted and delighted at hor anddon populari- Ra determined to go te the acciable, «although #ho had not intended tu dono, She went, aud ho looked in vain for her cake and ham and chicken, She returned home at_an early hour and roused her young Goarro Washingtons from tho Wns ora a ea ol childhood, Zhen ne hed thelr aubnrbs with a No, 4 shoo-tly ali por, ‘Tho reat is too awful ee ee “ — DR, KENEALYS RECENT ELECTION, A Triumph of People Who Oppose Kouschold Sufirage—Popninr Dene oustration in Favor of the Fichborne Claimant—Dr, Kenenlys Quarrele sone Characters Correnpowtenes of the Nar York Tribune, Loxpos, Feb, 18,~Veople who dent like Hourehold Suffrage and the [allot bave been tor twenty-four hours the happiest of mankind. Tho alection of Dr. Kenealy for Stoke-upor ‘Trent. and of Me, Johu Mitchel for ‘Tipperary, xivea them, thoy think, tho right to go ahout with o triumphant “TI told ygu so in their mouths, And among well-to-do }ieopio in general, whether reforniera or nnti-roformerd, arintocrats or democrate, ‘Yorics or Whigh, the tno elections have certainly excited deep disgunt. Dr. Kencaly comes tu for Stoke by neatly 2,000 majority over his nearcat opponent, a Liberal, and (so-calied) workingman, Mr, Walton, It is to Lo remérked, howover, that Mr. Walton is of tho wlnta workingman species. Ho {4 really a sort of architect somewhere near London, and wau not supporto: heartily cithor by tho Liber- als proper or bytha workingmen for whom he prencoted binself asa champion, At the fast election bo was at tho bottom of tho poll, tho berongh then returning one Liberal aud one Conservative. Dr, Kenealy did not stand, it { haps need- lees to stato, ay cituer Liberal or Tory. He may be called the Arthur Qitov candidate, aud his party 1a eimply the Orton-Kenesly party. His elesiicn {¢ a ponular demoustration in favor of the claimant and his counsel, It in a proof, if any proof were needod, that multitude of Ene choline. still believe Orton to be ‘Tiebboruo. fis cause always had heorty support in the prov. inees, malaly, I think. among tha ignorant clasues, though not among thom only, ‘Ihe ax- teaordinary weekly paper which Dr, Kenealy edits, the Engtishman, is entd to ho circulated priucipaliy out of London, fa the Nurth of Ene gland particuiarly, Its violerica may soem mild- need itaelf to men tho make o pastime of kick- ing their wives to death, At any rate, Its popu- larity was not dimimebod by tho ferocity with which it assailed overybody who haa had the misfortune to dippleave ite editor, Ido not mean to join in the almost equally savage ener- ky with which they aud kociety in general have retaliated on Dr, Keuealy, He isa mau who bas thrown away a good opportunity, not from luck of ability or cnliure, but fram feulta of temper. His bearing ot tho triat was unprofessionnl, aud {t hes grown far wore since, but his anger was hot unprovoked. I think it wos the Lord Chief Justice who Lereu, and whether be began or not, his conduct during 9 great part of tho trinl was unworthy of his posi- tion nnd of the reputation of the Ene gtish Lench for iinpsrtiality, Ho waa more French than Engle, takiug siden distinctly against the claimant, ‘Dr. Kenealy could have miade all thin apparent without using hard words. But he «o mismanaged watters that his profose ional carcer waa pretty much at an end with the couclusion of the Jichvotua trial, Lis dixbancl- mont and divbarmieut were no great pecumary injury to him, for Lis relations with the courts had beccmo such that & solicitor could hardly intrusta caure to lis advocacy, Ko with the canceling of hiv patent ay Quecn's Covnecl,—an act of duubttul leganty. there being no legal in- auiry into the facts on which tho Lord Chauccl- lor proceeded, With every step the ronse of jpjars, sunk deeper mto Dr. Keneaty's mind, and be finaly threw off evorything Ike self-control. ‘he notion of acouspiacy azainst Orson and bin nelf got possession of hi:e. Ho ind no thought of anytlung but the claimant's wrongs ani his own, Whev he vaned ho would got into Parlis- ment to proclaim them uabody paid much at- tention to hia threat. Down to tho very day of the polling his candidature was regarded aa o joke by tho best iurormed politicianu in London. Sumi went so far na to way ho would not be ad- mitted iuto the douse if elected. Lut I pre- sim thers is no ground for rejecting him, Ho can hardly bo pronounced in- capable of sitti becsueo ho bas sand hard things. about tho Mouse, such ov that it its mass of corruption, How he vill bo received by hiv fallow-membera is a differout question. "The general teoling sooma to bu that he will be cut and went to Coventry, and tunt uo- body but Ate, Whalley will recognize him. They would certainly do much better to treat him with polite coldnees, Luou'teco the use of giving such 2 mau a now grievance. It isdoubted what couree he will take, whether he will conform ta the habits of the Honse, and content himsalt with Parliamentary luaguage, or attempt to ro- peat in tho House the ettremo exprenaiona ho employs in bin paper, In the former caso he would soon become Insigniticant, think Ute ill- wishors; in tho lawter be would tind him. self in the cuntody of tho Hurgeant- at-Arms, Taat awful funetionary would bold him til be had purgod himself of his contempt, and till bo had pat the fees of his commitment, ‘Theso would amonnt to tho respectable sum of £920, which it iv thoaght Dr. Kenealy might find sdificulty tu raising, But all that would ouly take him sioro w martirthan over iu tho oves Gf his supporters, Au for putting him down by ordinary nicans, auch asteaving tho MHouso ot making a dixturLauce—as inthe casa of Mr, Auberon Herbert—succosa is very doubtfal, I heard on old member of Parlianv-nt eav yester- day tuat tho eupposud ofticioucy of tha House to extinguish bures or nuisances was ovorrated, “Kenoaly will bo sure to bost usin tho long run," oxelaimod he dolofutly, Stokoe, which baa suddenly mide iteelf famous by electing Dr. Kenenly itu ropreseutative, iy a borough including within its parliamentary lim- its Hanley and a unmber of other towns, all to- othior going hy thopama of tho Potterios, In SCH, it had levs than 3,00 alectors, Mr. Dive raoli’s Heform bill of 1867 extabilshing House- hold Suffrage multipliod iis constituency somo vix times aver; the number of ite inbabitouts outitled to vote being now moro than 10,000, Obviously tho increaso must bo smoug’ the poorer classox—poopla who lived in housos worth less than 250 8 year—the old qualiticn. tion—and bo vote now from tho more fact of occupation, irrespectively of value. All or near- ly all theso now yvotors belong to tho wago-oatn- fugelavs, Aa etninent momber of Parhament has Leon led by a consideration of there elicutu- stances to compose, as ho sayx, 8 poem on tho election, 1 baltovo I have the honor of being the firat,to give this work to tho world: " per- mitsion, of course. It ta uot long; and tya8 follows: e “Tian Mir, Disraelt Choee Br, Keuealy, ‘To another membor of the Houxo I yenturod fast night to offer my congratulations on bis neweolengue. Ho rather vcowled, aud retirt- ed: “You're vorv much mistakon if you tuink that's origival, Everybody I have tnvt all day Jong bas said oxactiy tho game thing." Fdon't know when au election has mado such a sensas tion, It ia jested about dippantly; but it is alao the Rpeaker conld recover from enrpriso at an wusworn momber holding forth in Parilamonteto stop him. Mr., Brand then entering into the longest oxpomtion holies given trom the chair, ezplained that practice nover Urokon dutiug nearly two couturies coult not ho dutregurded, and announced his determination to seo it carricd out, At this the Mauss cheered heartily, and shouts of “No” frov all tinrtera fullawed tho Spenker's {ntinia~ ton that the Houro might, if it pleased, dixpenno with the rule, De, Kenoaly. with fis old Fertiuacity, again nought to spoak ax Mr. Disraoli rove etosa beside him. Again tho Speak- er intervened, and suggosted tha Propriety of a withdrawal until tho matter waa sottled. Nothiug abevhed, the Doctor bowed turned sharp round, and carried ble um brella out of the House. Many members cheered luatily as be retired, and indulged ins hearty laugh when the Premior, with apt intor- pretation of the feclings of ‘tha House, ox- presaed an opinion that there could be no doubt of tho identity of the honorable gontleman, On this ground, and becaues of elrenmstances of tha case, Ito advised a relaxation of tho rule, His intluence waa anficlont to change tho humor of the House. ‘Tho member for Stoke being rent for, waa duly sworn, and, beg preseuted by the Clork, was received by tha Speaker, who shook him by the band in tho customary farhion, ‘Che Doctor went round by the Chairman, and disappeared just as Mr. Gorst, tha Tory member for Chatham, was tri- umphantly escorted to the table by tho tivo “whits.” whilo bis party greeted him with ac: elamations, low, ——_~+—____ Antemperance Amouz the Cinsses tu Kugland. A meeting was held at Willis rooms, in Tone don, Ib, 10, uuder the Presidency uf tho Earl of Hhaftesbury, K.G., to consider tho devirne bility of establishing w Lome for tho treatmont Of persons addicted to intemperata habits in the uppor and middie claeves, ‘The Chairman wan nupported by Archbiehop Monning, De, Bore rows, Preeidont of the Hoyal Collego of Iivale cuatin, De. Wood, Dr. Drysdale, Mr.’ Robert Rao, Secretary of the National Temparaneo League, and other gentlemen of influence. Tho move. ment, which originated with the Jato Dr. Dal- rymple, has becn brought before the pub- lic on ite present form by Mr. Careston Holthouse, “who opened the proceedings by reading a number of letters which hod been received from Sir Jawen Payot, dit Meury Thomaon, and Sir Williaa Gull, and ether members of the medical profeasion, who cordially approved of the homa which It i= propoed to establish; partly by voluntary con- tributions aud yprly by sutseriptiona in shares of £25 each, Me announced that promiaes in support of the movement bad Leon received from variuns fontionen, lucluding dtr. J, W. Camp. bell, £500; the Rev. H. Wilder, £500; sir Rutherford Meock, £100: Mrs, Dalremple, £100; Sie J. Pagot, 659, Mr. Holthouse thou went on to epoult of tho discave of dipsomania, and aald that thero wero mauy pergoue of tho upper aud midile classes who were not babltval drunkards, but yot who were subject to fits of dipsomauis, If theao petzans could be recetyed into a Muina whera they would havo the Peaper, medical trent. ment their cases required, thero waa not the leastdoubt but thatio a large number of iuatancer acuro might bo effected, — In the Home ho pro- posed toafford puch facilities for recroation aud employment as might be found beneiicial (c the patients, and he had wo doubt thot, at tho matter were considered by the public, it would meet with thefrcordial approvel and eupport. At tho samo timo Lo could not conceal from then: tho deairo of thoxe he had acquainted with the facts to have some kind of legiiative control over their patients. Sir Georgo Burrows moved the first resolution, with reference to the catab- lishinont of the Home, and said that it wasa melancholy fact that the vice of Sutemperance was inerensing among the upper and middle clases, Dr. Wood seconded tho motion, and confirmed tho statement. Otber resoutions uccessary to tho formation of the institution vere spoken to by Archbishop Manning, the Rev, Dr. Fro: Dr. Drysdale, Mr. Erocst Hart, and Mr. d tho frgoceallies closed with a voto of thanks to Lord Shaftesbury for presiding. Better See ete Capture of a Whale at tho of Long Island. Correspondence Tirvaklyn Union, Bag Hannon, L. 1, March 1.—A whole was captured of Amavansett, about 10 miles from here, aud in the Townstup of East Hampton, iast Baturday, | Afteran exciting chavo he way rat harpooned by Joshua Edwarda, and tho fluishing death stroke was given by Charles Edwards, It 1a @ right whate, which, it is cstimared, will yield irom thirty to thirty-five barrele of oil, ‘Thig, with the bone, will make tho whale worth from $1,200 to 31,500 te the hardy sportsmen who captured him, Itis not uncommon for whales at this scasou of tie yoor cnet End to make thelr appearance on the south sido of the eastern ond of Long Island in their search for food. Two or three, beforo thia one, have boon chased tila winter but mado their escape, Sev- ers! whaling clubs oxiat in tho Townabips of East Hampton and South Tampton along tho ocean beach, sommoeed mostly of farmers, Each club owns ite nbale-bont, rowed by six or eight mon, and all the wecessary tackle for harpoon- ing tho whalo and auchoring tho carcaso to the shore whilo ft is baing cut up and tho blubber tried out upon .the beach, tha product being shipped from this point to the Now York market. Each clib keops a loolt out for wholes at this seaxon of tho year, aud when ono of these merino monstera ports, that is, throws a column of water thitty or forty foot into the aur, or shows his huge’ black back above the surface of the water, as ho doee when he occasionally comes up to broathe, an understood sigaal Is givon, of.en a basket on top of whigh pulc, or a chimney of a house, whou tho club gathora, tho boat is launched and mannad, and the chase commences, ‘There sho spouts!" and away the excite! crow pull for the spot, After dicappearing aud coming up soveral times the boat gets, if they aro fortunate, ncar tho whale wheu ho comes up to breathe. Now is the por outoun moment that precedas tho Lut. tle. Cantiously thoy approach, til tho man in the bow hurls, with all his might, hia uplifted harpoon Into the whale. Instantly the onsen back the bont go as to keep away’ from the on- raged :nonster, Tho whulo goes down and tho tine, tolled in the bow,. pays out #0 rapidly as to make tho wood amoke where it tonchor, If the line wlickens before or atter it fa paid out, thev fea) themselves at Lis morcy, for if he turae upon them they know that, by o singlo stroke of bia toil, bo may wmauh their boat and toss the frag. meniy in the air, aud if theirs iu tho ouly boat engaged in the affray they know that this means. doath, for thrown inte ies-cold water Lor? iniles from shore, thoy must become chilled and rorist beforo help can comutothom. If le darts off with the boat fn tow at such a rate aa to swamp it, their only resourco ly to attach » buoy to the Hno, ent it, and lot him go, ‘his is frognentiy dona, In this way a whale harpooned by thoes Hampton whalomen last wiuter evan 20 miles before ho diod, He was rocoyerod aud towed back to the beach by a schooner. A Plot tor n Pinyweight. Woskington Capital, We remamber s tradition of the Mac-a-Chovk Valley that would bo woll to commence with, Aftor the fight, and destruction of the Indiau towns in that locality, ono of the volunteers, wandering in the woods, saw tho hoad of an Ine dis peering at him from bebind a rock, and without o wheroas of avy length anda resolution quito as brief, brought his gun to his shoulder and fired a shot that tumbled over the fuquivi- discunsed vei bravely. Aud itis a grave thing. ‘Tho Hench, the ar, the Throne, Society, every- thing that ia uppermost in England, bavo uae dertakou to outlaw Dr, Koneuly, Hu goos bo- fore ® populous constituency with thia ban on him, and more becauso {t ison than for any- thing olse, the constituency returus Lim to are iaimont, opana to lum‘ the doow of ‘the beat club an Loudon," and gives hia right to ait atnong au assembly of gentlemen and’ to apeats whoto ho caunor bo. silenced, It will probably Wnrxxas, The interouta ef your Company may beun- favorably aifocted Uy the yresence of uilive wiockuold- ore iu the Pennaylvan‘a Company ; therofore, bo it Kewlved, Thet we recumumeud ‘to the Ditectora to adopt such moavurea oa will, fn their Judgment, eweure the Vounnylvatda ftallroad Company tho atevlute and exclusive control of the ywuilcy of the Fonuaylvants fray, with light stops sought tholr long aband- oned train, imagine their dismay when through tho gathering twilight gloom they saw somowhap leva than 160,000 doze, half Lured in tho bavket, dividing and devouring tho wutlor #tores con. tained therain, There was cious litle left Company, 3 * hen the dogs were driveu sway, and tue boye A soriea of tesolutions wero thon, atter debate, | Cent homa ‘oxcceiiug eorvontuls Dut hopervl adopted, including tho following + Tholr mother mict thom at the duck, aud tool tho Reotved, That tho aiid roport aut resolutions an- noxed thereto bo aud tho sue ure hereby referred ta the fucoming Hoard of Directors of the Fenusslrunis Ualiroad Company, with lastructions to carry ous such, Of acid rosulutiona, iu who'v or in part, aa in their ud ane aball befor the Lest interest of the stock- erupty basket from their hands, in Wie did you give the baskot tu?" sho i od Mra. Foathoratone, doar ma," roptiod the old est Georgo Waslungton, “Aad what did sho way?” sskod their mother, for Mrs, Fouthorssono la wn authonty iu church foutivals, "Obl" ohorusad bath Moorge Washingtona, “eho valdit was tho nicost basket that had cou inall the efternoon.” And," added the younger George, fooling that ho wasn't ding hiinwolf juetica if bo didu't #otin eo indopondont stateniont, ' Mra Lum. plicys avid pho would give anything in tho world if she coull make such white bread as Het $ bho said it wee wonderful Low you douo through tho wnow—nos to the bottom, but til “Now, did sho say that?” cried tho dolighted you can't got auy further down, Ju wugar-mat- | womau, tor at the last sociable Mrs, Lamphroys ing tlue, which ts before the anow ix gong, thore | said ber broad wes lio basawoud wlabs. iy Wo otuer way of gottiug round but ou suuw. “And Mr, lerib,” criod the eldor G, W.. shoca, This, however, ts tue caso in Vermont | fearful lout bis younger bruthor whould tind Our Northern Btates, In addition tothe | favor andbe exalted over him, “sald thore Bnoweshoes. lebcG letter to Ashtsbuta Kenting, Snow-aloes aro a Yependence hore that wo would raroly think of resorting to; but a this country 10 inan expects to travel off the beaten roads without thou, ‘Taoy are in fuct _iudispon- sulle iu the woods or iu the folds, Now and then tho wnow will bo orusted over and you tay walk auywhere upon the surfaco; but thts fa ouly occasional, and at other tuios you must do- pond upon the mow-shors to keep from ukiae occur to others than Mr. Lowe that tho necessity of “educating thoir uow tasters” ia Growing urgout. G. KENEALY IN THE HOUSE, “Correspun tence, Yew York Wurl, Loxnos, Fob. 20.~When Dr, Koncaly entered the lobby, branding his umbrelle, every ous whrank away trow him, and it waa soon whispored about that thoro was to bo a “eeme” in the Houga, for the roaeon that, out of all its 698 mombers, two could not bo found who worg willing to dixgraco themselves by introducing Inin to tho Speaker; and it in an inulspeusable proltohuare to a mouitor’s ad- mizeion that ho should bo thus tutroduced. Ono anembor alone was ready to vouch for De, Ken- ealy—tho bold Whalloy, ft had boon thought that Mr, Nowdesate would be lw other sponsur; bus ho slinked away and would uvt como tothe front. Dr. Keneuly. thon, was loft to bis own dovices; aud ontoriuy the Houso, ati! with his uinbrotls sud bla big parchment, hu took a Wout under tho gallery, Prasently the Bpoakor callud npou newly-clected membors to comy fore ward apd taka the cath, Upon this Dr. Koneaty arcge and marched boldly up tho room along, wll clinging clouoly, bowever, to bis bat, bis um. brelta, aud bis parchment, Sir Erekine Muy, tho went towards Liu to recoive tho cartificate cllon, When the Speaker intarpoued aud out the uocussity for iutioduction, Dr, aud fairly lus before poiuts Koncaly was propared with an auswor, opened an argument vpon the pol Hye aboriginal. ‘To tho hunter's horror he found tho victim of tho femalo wex, with a papoose strapped to hor back. Horemoved the babs, and he and his companion buriod tha mother, Hoe carrled the dufant over a hundred miles to his log eabiu, on tho bauke of tho Olio, and adopted the boy, Ie grew to manhood, a shy, wild foltow, with no tavte for civilized pursuits, and o loye for the wots, ‘Pho situation waa not ploagant, for the youth- ful Lo was expooted to work for hin living, und the labor was of the hardest. I'o make mutters worge, ho lad tho mivfortune to fallin love with his patron's daughter, a beautiful girl with no end uf suitors, snd as an Indi jo thowe days was regarded ay little better than # bogro now, dis love-malang did not prosper. Hbs Tove waa noon piightod to another, and og tho weddity day drow near the young Indian disappoare ‘The warrlaye camo of with its usual rougt merry-moking, that cousluted of rido-whooting, raced, and wrestling during tho day, and dsucing aud druking at night. ‘The married cou, lo had rotirod to the biidal- chatober, that made ono end of the double log cabiu, aud the rnarey snding sont iouel all uight, ‘Tho vext moruimg the twa vo latoly uuitod for lifo wore callod to breakfast, ‘Tuey did not ro- spond, for ths vory vood roason that both woro dead, being found murdered ou thelr bridal couch, All know who the ayouger was; bnt to loave na’ doubt upon that bead a wawpan belt, workod by the poor girl years Lcfore, was found upon tho tloor at ber foet, But ho was never beard of aitor. Jv sccmed to vanish inte night and mem. ory. ‘Tho pour father, recognizing the hand of retribution, toox tu drink, aud was returned to Cougress, "Ha it remembered ws a member of tho Comuitteo of Waye und Afeaus, sud accumu. Jated quite s property out of subsidies and Iu- disu cuutracty. Ho ta spoken of to this tiny by au aged, sed-nosed, Iife-iusurauce sgout as that “ bloody old Brown who was «Jackson man with a bad breath and s worse temper.”