Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1875, Page 7

—_—_—«—«—<—«—XK—¥—X——_s— AFFAIRS OF STATE. Proceedings of tho MTlinois State Legislature Yesterday. The Copperas Creck Bill Ordered to a Third Reading ta the House, Tho Houso Passos Mooncy’s Bill for tho Protootion of Miners, Tho Senate Election Committee Re- ports, Recommending tha Un- seating of Marshall. Tho Chicago ani Union Dopot Bills : Read a First Timo in the Senate, ILLINOIS, correnss © Spectal Diswateh to The Chicane Tribune, BeniNorreLy, March 19.—Tuo bill appropriat- ing tho earnings of the canal and $70,000 for tho complotion of the Copporus Creek dam was takon up thia moruing, and, after a characteria- tiospesch by Plater against tho bill, Mortitv’s amendment (providing for submiesion of tho appropriation, if passed, to ratiflontion or rojoc+ {lon at tho polls) was tablod. Connolly then moved to acrike ont tho opact- Ing words, and followed with o slarpattack upon tho bil a4 a fraud supported by a ring of gtabbera who wouldn't now, pormit the vyoico of tho people to bo heard against it, Io concluded by warning mombora that they ould have thoirday of reckoning with thoir con- stituents for their votos on thie bill. Terrington rotorted ina seathing rpsooh on the ut:-inprovomoent song that tad beon sung by tha xentlamau from Coles (Connoliy), aud which came fram tho unenlightened regions of tho Btate, aud which uow opposed this {mprovement in tho interont of tho whole Btate. Aftor a further debate, Connolly's motion was lost—nyes, 57; noos, 74—and the bill was ordorad to nthird reading. MINING BILT Tho voto by which Movuoy's Mining bill was Tost waazrecountdered, and, without dobate, was pasuad by the Houso, Just to nccommodato Mooney, ‘and without’s prospect of its over pasting tho Sonate, ‘ho bill provides for the aprointmont of a Ohiof Inspector of Minos, to hola 18 oflico for two yoats, at a salary of $2,500 ayear. and of Gye Assistant Iuspectors, those ditli-g it shall bo to inupect oll mines, svertizate na dients, and onforen tho rezulatrona provided by the bill for the safety of ininers. Suvi The vote by which JucUoy’s Bill, conferring nya County Judges the power ot Justices of the Perco, was lust, waa recouslderod, and tho bill paower?, BTATE LOUSDALY. 'Tho Judiciery Committeo reported s bill pro- viding for the ‘appointment of 6 commission to act joiutiy with « like commievion appointed on the part ef the Stito of indiaua, fur the vettlo- mont aml marking of tho houndary-lino between the tno States, from tho Wabash River to Lake Michigan, PETITION, Maun presented a petition several rods long, from citrzons of Cook County, againat niodificas tion of tho present liquor law, o Be Dunlap's bill, authorizing County Boards to havo a congus taken 1 1575, was ordered to o third reading. The cliof feature of tho bill is that it provides for the appoluunent of a Com- tmiseiouor to recolvo 81 for onch 100 inhabitants tnumorated. whieh, ju Cook County, for tho thece eet work, would amount to about 400.000, APPROPRIATIONS. ‘Tho bill approy 2 &74,huu per annum for the Tustitute for Feeble-Minded Children was ordered to a thisd reading, ‘Tho bill making ap- proprintions for the Bouthora Normal Univer- sky ont Carbondale was taken up and considered by sections, and smendad by cutting tho appropriation for salarics and or- dinary. cxpontes from 322,000 por annum to 15,000, and for tha Nbrary from €2,500 tu £2,600." Tonding consideration of tho bill, the Mouso adjourned, Tno foaturo of the dobate wos tho offort of the Opposition, wuder tho Toudership of Mister, to cut duwn tho sppropria- tions for suclaiuing thix echool for the educa tton of teachers. ‘WIPD'A BILL for tho safe keeping of public monoys, roquirlug tho jnvertment of all Lalauces iutha State aud County Tresoury over $25,000 in United States honds, was ordered to n third reading, THE CHAMPAIGN UNIVERSITY, The roport of tho Nogents of the Champaign University was laid before the Senate, {t shows that the recolpts for tho yoar 1874 from tho wule of products of the Univoruity farm wero 29,293.19; amount in hand Dee, 1, 1874, $5,296.26 ; total, 814,660.95. CONTESTED ELECTION CASE, Tho Committee on Llectioun repurted in the Scliriug-Marchull contested eloction caso of the Tifcouth Bonatorial District (Joliet), funding Rearing entitled to tho cont, whioti roault was arrived at by rejecting 160 votes gs tilogal, in which 149 wore counted for Marshall aud 7 for Sebring on the original vote, Steolo and Thomp- ton, of Coolt, submitted o minotity report, in which tho poluta aro mado that tho law regu l.ting the mannor of conducting such contests ‘Wow not complied with by the contostant; that the testunouy was vot taken a8 prescribod by law, and does not justify the report of the ma- joni; that the alleged facts set forth in thoma- urity roport as found by tha Committoo woro not eo found nor did the Committea entertain fny such proposition; nor aro the frote ag ro- cited in tho ninjority report; that propor teati- tuony offaiod Ly the contentant was rojected; that tho teatimony takon vhowed that Mturshall, (ho sitting membor, recelved 4 majority of tho logal yotes cast. ‘Tho minority report concluded with the pregontation of s revolution doclaring Marshall duly olected. A yolummona roe port of tho testimony was yubmitted with tho mani arity report, but tho Opposi- fon, without affording an opportunity for ite oxumination, sought toforco a voto on the adortion of the majority report, for tho sake of gaining an additional Opposition Senator, and Mnseating & Kopublican, Consideration of bath toporta wag finally mado a special order for phuraday, when tho oppoaeien. will find geetifine ion in flguring away the majority of twelve b: which Marshall was clected, if Scho Citizeos? Ansooution Municipal I 0 ana’ Associution Municipal Incorpura: ton bill, which paseed tho House yestariiay’ Was to-day road tho fint time fo the Sanate, and ra- torred to the Commltteo on Municipal Affairs, ‘THU, UNION DEPOT DILL, Nertington's Union Depot bill, which passed tho Houre yastorday, was read for tho frst tine dn tho Senate, and rolorrod to te Commlttea on Mailronds, EVISING THE REVENUE, Cagoy’s resolution for tho appointmont of a comtniswion consisting of four Senatory and tive Represontatives to propare 8 revivion of the Moevenue law, and report to the next Goueral Avsombly, wae the subjoct of animated debate in the Beuate botwoen the opponenta of any at" tempt at genoral raviston and those who boliovo the prowont cumbious, unoqual, and expensive vysten 18 not the beat that can be devised, Sholdon led off against the resolution with's motion to refer to the Revenue Committee, Lowt—ayes, 12; noow, 29, Murphy followed with an economical amend- ment, Miuteing tue pay of the Commisuloners to iy ch, at 5 por diom, which, aftor consider Milo discunsion, was lost,--ayaa 10, noos 25. if ‘auiold offered an amendment providing that : '@ ropart of the Commission abould bo made to the Governor, and, after Leing printed by him, luid before the next Genorad Assewbly, Ln aup- port of his amendment, Canflold mad | q lo » clear aad : sompralenaive argumout, exposing tho do- ent for a hotter, ya Meth and the necosuity soaech, ho sald that, if “prlntad an 104 ty fa amondmout, tho required vommission would got befora the-people andthe paswod upon by thew when the me: noxt General Ausombly came to be slertes . a Sid not behave tt poewiblo for the General As Sembly, whilo in session, to pertoct a revision, Hf would roqulte moro reecerch aud detiboration than the Assombly could give, The Presont Revenue law, when pausod, bad boon doomed pore usoly perfect, It hae been foul wo fall of imperfections that it has become a stench inthe nostra of the peopla, It haa beon fonud to tax somo property four times. It wan fall of toop-holen,—in sliort, it had proved s Rigantio fraud, and its reforn) was an imperative nocos- a ee further dobato, Murphy renowed hin amendment Ine slightly modified form, but [dontical in snbatance, to Hmit the pay of minm- ‘bora of the Comission to 5 per diom for forty daya, which was adopted—yeas, 25; nova, 19 and killod tho rosolution, which was thon lost— yeao, 12; nave, 30. ‘Tho frlonda of the resolution gonorally voted noto defant tho niggardly economy that would in all probability havo defeated tho objects of tie resolution If carried, Tho rsaolution will shorty by renaswodl. ————— MICHIGAN, THE LIQuOn QUERTION, Srectal Dupateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune. Lanarxa, Mich,, March 19.—The dobate on the Prohibitory Liquor law was commonced tp the Senate this morning. Sonators Webbor and Moro, Democrats, apoke againat tho law, and wanted itrepealod forthwith, Scnators Fancher, Boies, and Gray, Hopublicans, ware opponed to the repeal of that aot anti! somo tax bill was peefected which sould tako {te place. An at- tompt by tho Domocrats to ropeal tho Probibitory law wan defeated by the Ropublicans. Tho lat- ter then reconsiderod tho action, taken seater- day, dofoating tho two bills taxing and rogulat- tag the liquor trafic, Thoso bills woro again re- ferred to tho Judiciary Gommittes, snd the Viquor quostion was malo tho special order for noxt Wednosday afternoon, In tho Honse thia afternoon Mr. Pottor, Dome ocent, of Borriou, moved & resolution that the vbibitory law ought to bo ropealod. An at- Tempt to tablo tho notion failed, but thio wholo matior wag indofinitoly postponed, ‘Tho wholo action in both Housea was an at tempt by the Democrats to mako capital, ‘Pho Governor approved a numbor of bills, among which was one organizing the Township of Frazer; amending tho act relating to tho booming and rafting of logs; prolilbiting tho unoof paplitha and con) olf on raltcoad cara ; amending the charter of Groonvillo; and soin- rorating Big Rapids. ‘ho Horiso passed tho bill reorganizing tho Tonth Judicint Cireult and ostablishing tho Twonty-frat Circuit, Senate bill 79, amending tha Primary Schools Jaw, was passed by the House, Tho Houto did s jarge amount of work in Committeo of tho Wholo, Appropriate resolutions wera adopted by tho Toure concorning tho death of the Hon. G. G. Brickioy, lato member from Van Buron County. ‘The Bouate passed tho following bills: Organtzing tho County of Toscommon; ro- penling tho Inw relating to private companies for tho improvomont of causa and harbors: roin- corporating Xpellanti; croating the Superior Court of Grand Rapids, —j— SOUTH CAROLINA, A YETO DECLARED VOID, Cuanreston, 8, O., March 19.—Spoakor Eitiott, of tho [ous of Represcntatives, rulos that Gov. Chamberlain's voto of tho bill to aottle tho floating dept of tho State is yold, tas bill having become oa law vy the Governer's failura to return it within the ocillud time. ‘Tia viow boing opposad by tha overnur's = wportera, the matter was reforred. te the Judlaars Committee, who report that thoy sro unable to agreo upon the status of the bill. —_—— OHIO. NUW BILLS, Cortsmva, O., March 19.—In tho Houso to-day bills were introduced to forbid managora of e%cuses, monagorics, and shows, to advortisa any animal porfermanos or porformer they do notintend te oxhibit; to make it the duty of Doarde of Education to specify appropriations. PINANCTAL. GOLD LOOK-UP IN NEW YORK. New Youxk, March 19.—Tho Times, in its Tmonoy article, noya: “Tho bank statement Saturday is oxpectod to shaw tho continued locking-up process of tho gold cliquo, but, of course, being artificial, it is not liloly to accom- Pllsh the object sought tobo attained. Groat efforts will bo mado to get tho reservoof tho banks bolow tho legal limit, by keeping avout 910,000,000 in gold off tha markot. The tactics ofthe gold clique, if continued much longer, will rosult in increasing Jargoly the supply of gold of this polut. Alroady gold ia pouring in Trom California, aud more ison tho way from Cannda and Eutope. .Itis catimated that $12,- 600,000 in gold bale has arrived horo from San Francisco fince’January, Fram sit sourcea tho banks oro likely to gain gold in futoro, and tha gold clique mey learn to their sorrow that tho thei co gold famine in tina country is not ucor at hand. FAILURE OF A NEW YORK TEA-HOUSE, New Youx, March 19.—The fallure of Gross, Marsh & Co., ten and coffee morchants, No, 99 ‘Wall atrect, ig announced, The firm hea been iu business thirty-five yoars, and always stood well, but the recent ahrinksge in teas, tho dis- turbance from tariff dieougsions, oud fluctua- fiona in tho gold market carriod thom down. Reports from good authority put down their Jiubilitica nt not less than £500,000, whilo tho total assots aro estimatod at $460,000, —Accord- {ng to anothor account, tho liabilities aro nearer 600,000, on which the firm offor 60 por cont, FAILURE AT LA CROSSE, Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, LaCnosse, Wis, March 19.—Bcharpf & Pfand, hardware and stove dealers of this city, have gone into bankruptoy. ‘Thia was an old, oxperionced firm, but having 814,000 on thelr books whon the hard tines camo on, and oallec- tious boing slow, thoy wera unablo to moot large payments duo this wook, and the above ia the result.” The firm ta regarded as a square one, and it is hopod they will bo able to resume soon, eg CASUALTIES, EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, Soectal Dispatoh to Phe Chicago Trinuns, McOneaon, lowa, March 19.—A ewitch-ongine of the Chicago, Mitwaukoo & St. Paul Road, at Prairio du Chien, blew up this sfcernoon, badly injuring tho fromanu, Frank Phillips, by breaz- ing his shoulder and bruiwing bis head. The cause 18 unknown, ‘THE RIENZI, MISS., TORNADO. Meurnis, Maroh 10.--Iho Common Counell Isat ovening appointed a committes to solicit ald forthe aufforers from thotoruadoatRionzl, Led test accounts reprogant that tho greatost distress prevalle thers among those lett homeless. ‘The damages aro catimated at 8150,000, FROZEN TO DEATH. Sreciat Diepatcn to Tae Chicago Tribune, Kanamizoo, Mich,, March 19.—On Wedni last a farmer named Henney was frozen to d on bia way to mill. oo KANSAS CITY COOPERS, Special Lnepatch to Tas Chicaco Tribune, Kanvaa City, Mo., March 19,—The coopers sro. on astriko, and It looke aa if it might prove of lengthy duration, Thero are ovor 200 mon in the moremont, and thoy demand an incroaso of 10 cents per barrel. Boverat tights bave occurred to-day, aud moro violeuco 18 fearod to-morrow, Dre Bncons Semi-Contennial. Correspondence New York Tribune, New Havan, March 10,--A Now Hayon aud- {once has not witnessed sinco the War so im- preasive a apectacis, nor lstened to an address involving go many varied sourcos of powor, as wore afforded at the Contre Church yosterday afternoon, on tho occasion of tho colebration of the fittieth anniversary of tho installation of the Tey, Dr. Leonard Bacon over thst church, The service cocurred at Bo'clock, and the great church was woll fillod. The pulpitand com. munlon-table wero tastefully drevsed with flow- ard, aod over the doek, agaiuat # black, inp bordered background, was tho logeud [no flowers; ‘1825. Thom that honor Ale I will honor, 1875." ‘The exercisos consiuted of musio by the choir, tha reading of appropriate Boloo tlons from the Bible by tho Kev. George L. Walker, D. D.; prayor by Rev. Dr, Dwight, of Npringfleld, Mads., thi ging of the hymn, “How firin a foundatlon yo saints of the Lord," avermon by Dr, Bacon, prayer by Dr. Walker, closiug hymn and doxology, aud the Lenedic- tion by Dr. Bacon, Ju the evoalog thero was recoption at the church parlora, Dr. Bacon was fy admirable health, aud dolivered bls addresses with » vigor and tendo: 8 which suffered not tho interoat to fora momont, iis toxt was Paalm ixzi., with special stress on the words, He Sod, Thou hast teaght mo Seon 0 youth.” on la rex ag ono of tho ableat of Dr, Baocou’y efforts, WASHINGTON. The Non. J. De Ward Nominated as Successor (o Mistrict-Altor~ ney Glover: The Lattor’s Friends Still Working for His Retention. Other Republican Caucuses to Consider the Louisiana Resolution. Tho Democrats Threaten to Fight the Matter to the End. Tho Wheeler Compromise Movement at Prosent Under a Cloud. THE SENATE, THE NORTHERN 1,LINOI8 DISTRICT ATTORNEYAHIP. Syecrat Dispateh to The Chicaaa Tribune, Wasutnotoy, D. 0., March 19.—Tbhe nomina- tlon of Jasper D, Ward to bo United States Dia- trict-Atsorney for the Northern Diatrict of Lli- nol was nent to tho Bonnte this afternoon, It will doubtless be confirmod to-morrow, as it is not usual to hava the nominations of ox-Con- greasmon tio avor more than ono day. Glover, by declining to rosign whon oflicially requested wo to do, has been removed. Since tho an- nonucomont in Tra Trinuxe, that Glovor would bo requested to resign, tho latter, through his bis brothor-in-law and old partnor, Burton 0. Cook, *has repeatedly tolegraphed hore, auking ‘that tho appointment of * bis aucecssor ba delayed, In o recent telogram ho sald that ho undoratood that the change way not to bo mado until duly. Nothing of that acr$ has ovor been intimated of the White Jougo or hmong those concerned in tho matter. ‘To-day a tologram was rocolvad from Cook, stating that he thought an arreangoment could be made, It pppears that tho only arrangemant that has been hougbt of hora ia the Sppainement and con- firmation of a eucceasor. ‘lelegrama from Cook liavo arrivod hero to-day indicating that ke is coming to Washington himsolf in Glover's in- toroat. THE MIBTORY OF TIE REMOVAL of Glover covers a potiod of two months, His ill-health and consequent incapacity for duty, tho. individual complainta of some lawyers, and the Gissatiafaction of the Dopartment of Justice and Internal Rovenuo Burcau with Glover's courso, havo been the causes of tho change, It baa boon ropeatedly romarked at tho Internal Rov- enuo Butout auu Departmont df Justice that tho office of Dutrict Attornoy in Northern Ilnois was oxceedingly dilatory in pressing the interests of the Goverumont in impoPtant cascy, fy _bring- tug aulta totriatandconcluaion, S2nator Loan, in view of theao roprescutations, made the drat more fora change. THE FIRST CANDIDATE. was Tlolldrup, of Rockford. Me was indorsed by soveral of tho Congressional delegatiar As tho application was objected to by others, it waa suygostod that the place suould ba givou to Ward. ‘Thia proposition waa favorably racoived, An appilention siguad by tho entire dologation of both Houses ror Ward was filed with tho Prosidont four weoks ago, ‘I'he Prosident im- modiatoly determiaod to rnako tho change, bit it was decided to keop the matter quist until Gon- gresa adjourned. On March 11, tho Prosident directed the Attornoy-Goneral to request Glover's rosignattan, This waa done, but tho resiguation hae notarrived, Ward's confirmation is cortain, COMMISBIONEN OF PENSIONS, Honry 3. Atkinson, of Nebraska, nominated to-day to be Commiasiogor of Pensions, waa chosen by Becretary Delano, who formerly koew himin Ohio, Atktnyon fs a aan-in-law of ox- Renntor Tipton, but haw boon the lattor's political enemy since the Grecley movemont, Ho was formorly Lieutonant in o Nebraska rogiment. Ex-Gov, Yorham, of Maino, and vevorsl ox-Con- groasmon, were candidates for the place. ‘TUR LOUISIANA JUDarsiIr, Tho Sonatu spunt nearly tho ontiro day in ox- couti¥e seusion, considering tho vomfnation of Dou Pardeo to bo United States Jndgo for Louis- jana, Mr, Weat opposed Pardeo's confirmation inaepeech of much hittornces, Ho’ charged that Pardeo waa morally unit for the place ; shot during tho War, while operating in Louisiana undor Gen, Banks, be took advantage of bis post- tion, and engaged in various speculations, in- cluding destine dealings in cotton with the enemy, For that offonse ho was triod by court- martta), aud oognitted for lack of positive avi- donco, Yot West sard his guiltwas apparent. Woat said he had mado spplication at the War De- paraent forthe rocords of the court-martial, nt thoy ad beon misplacod or stolon.. Ho charged that Pardco's confirmation was boing greaiaa by political fobbors aud sdyonturors at Now Orleans, who aro mainly responsible for tho turmoil ia Louisiana. He donied having any porsonal motive in opposing Pardoo. " Wost eomplained that be had not had a single Fodorat appointment ia Louisiana, and charged that that businows was monopolized by Casoy, Packard, and othor mombera of what he called the Now Orloaus Hing. Wout said it waa significant thst Casey, Pacinrd, and others bad beon for wooka lobbying for Pardo, and working among Democratic Senators. Ben- atora Sherman and Thurman dofonded Pardeo, who they sald had boon a reapoctablo eltizen of Olio, Logan opposed lila coutirmation, and bo- Novod that thid array of ovidouco waa sufliciont to socure bis rejection. Without disposing of tho mattor, tho Senate laid tho cake over until to-morrow, ‘Tha Democrats moatly favor Par- deo'd confirmation, It is evidont that 1f ho is to bo confirmod at all it will bo mainly on acconnt of Democratic votes. AN INVESTIGATION. Day bofore yeatcrday tho Senate confirmed ono Nolan, to be Chiof Examiuor of the Patont- Ofice in placo of Clarke, removed. Yeaterday tu exoontive session it was stated that tho Prosidont hod beon imposed upon in tho nomination, and that it had been mado for tho advantage of apatent-firm. The confirmation best then recousidered aud tho nomination re- jecte [1'0 the Associated Press.) MRNATE PNOCEEDINGS, Wasutnaton, D, C., March 19.—In the Senate, tho resolution submitted by Mr. Boutwoll on ‘Tuesday authorizing the Special Committea sap- poiutod to 1quire into the several branches of the Civil Service, with a viow to tho roorganiza- |, tion of the soveral dopartmenta thoroof, to silt during the rocegs, aud seud for papers. ote., was agreed to, aud the into exocutive sosslon. eraons and NOMINATIONS, ‘The Proaldont sent the following nominations to tho Houate to-day: Henry M. Atkimaon, of Nebraska, Commissioner of Ponsions, vico J, H. Baker; ox-Oongrossman Jaspor D. Ward to bo Attoruoy for tho Northorn District of tilinolay Jobn ‘I. Cox, Mocelver of Publio Bonoys al Little Hock, Aric, After coniirming the forogoing nominations tha Sonate took up the nomination of Don A. Vardeo to be Unitod States Diatrlot Judge for Louisiana, wud debate onsuod, At4 o'clock the doors were reopened, and tho Senate adjourned till to-morrow, CONFIRMATIONR, Tho Sonate confirmed the following pomine- tons; Postmasters—Joseph Brooks, at Little Tiock, Ark., vica Jameu 8. Pollock, romoved: Georgo H. Keith, Minnespolis, Minn,; James Goodspeed, Jolict, 1il,; John P. Cunningham, Glasgow, Mo, James H, Baker, to be Burveyor-Ceneral of Minucsota ; Isaac 0, Peaker, Unitod States Dis- trict Judge for the Woatern Diutrict of Arkan- saa; Ieury LB. Brown, United States District Judgo for the Eautorn Distriat of Michigan; Da- vid P, Lowe, Chief Justice of tho Suprome Court of Utab, vico MoKean, remaved; William B. ‘Truaz, of Ilinola, Agent for Indians at Moques Puenlo Agoncy, Arizona; Georga W. Dennison, Moglatoe of tho Land-Ofiico at Little Rock, Ark. 3, Ml, Doubleday, itogtater of tho Laud-Ofilce at Harrison, Aik.: Altrod A. Tufts, Heoolver of Pablio Monaya for the Camdon Land Distrlet af Arkanuaa;Alonzo 8, Prather, Rocelver of Pub- Ho Moveys for tho Harrlaon Land District, Ar- kaneas; Alfred S. Hawley, Rocelver of Publio Monoys for the Wrenits Land Diatrict ; Daniel » Wagstal, i Y Distt of Salina: Kenena, U2 Mowev# for tho LOUISIANA. TH YULLINGUUYSEN RESOLUTION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasnrxaroy, 2, O., March 19,--The Kepublican Senators assembled in caucus thla morning to tocelve the report of tho caucus Committes on Louisiana, appolnted yosterday evening, The Committes had onty to report that they could wok agroc, which waa to have been expected. ‘The caucus adjournod to meot after execu- tivo aesslon “this evonlng. The evonin; eaucus continued two hours. Fourteon dl(feren rewolutions were presentod, It was diwovered jonate went, that onty ono of thesn conld command tha sup- port of most of tha Republicans, It wan found that for this all except three Sonators would voto. ‘That resolution was drafted by Conkting, and presented by Botttwell, ani provided in aubstanco that th action of tho Progident in pravervlag peace, proventing disorders, and in auataining Kellogg a8 tho Executive of tha prosent Btate Government, Js approved, ‘Tho Tosolution was so framod an to OANEFULLT AVOID COMMITTING ANY AEXATOR to the recognition of the valldity or legality of the Kellogg Government. ‘Ihe diroct question as to who would vote for the resolution was not put, but an informal canvaes showad that it could command tho support of all but threo, ‘The dixoussion was chiafly conflued to the advisability of presenting any resolution. Upon this thera wan & great differonco of opinion, ‘The argumont teed wan that it was impracticable and unnecesrary ; that in view of the united determination of the Demncrate to oppone it by prolonging the soasion, and tho fact thats considerable number of the Republicans mora compalled to leave tho city, the revolution aught incur the dauger of defcat. THE DEMOCHATA have agreed need themaclves that thoy will decline to pair will any Republican who sup- ports thia resolution. ‘fweoty-cight Dumocrats havo agroed toromain. Ono of them nays to- night that if tho resolution {a presonted the twonty-cight will each occupy a doy, ‘Tho agreomont of tho Democrats uut to nair, it seoms likely, would, bofore a voto could bo roached, deprive tho rosolution of its majority, Daves, Catmeron. and Hamlin have already loft. Four more Mepublican Senatora nrosummonsd home to-night by businens and family illnona; 80 that the caucus to-morrow may decido not to proceed further with tho rosolation, and that 9 final adjourn- ment of the axocution ression will then tio Lind, The indications aro, however, tha: If tho Iie- publicans cnn bo kopt hers the rexdution will rocead, Inguch caso tho session with doubt joua be prolonged two woeks, ‘THE WAREELER CoMPROMtsE. Advices received hera to-day aro unfavorable for tha success of the Wheoler compromino, It was partot tho planto hava tho Loyislature count the roturns of 1872, ‘Tho Constitution of Louisinna provides that the Logis- {ature shall = canvngs — those returns, aa Congresa doos tho Electoral College vote. ‘This haa naver been done. The Conservatives claim that these returns show Penn was elected. ‘Tho Consarvativos placed in tho J.eginlature by the Wheoler compromiso would havo enabled them to show this. In thts way they rropoxed ta make Kallogg United States Sanatoraud Penn Lioutonant-Governor and practientily Governor, Pinehback and other Republicans claim thoy will defoat this, [To the Associated Press.) THE CAUCUSLA, Wasittxatox, D, C., March 19,—The Canens Committoo reported that thoy wero unable to agroo Upon any recommendation aa to Louisiana, and the whole matter was loft open for dis- oureion. A number of proporitions wore aug- gosted by individual Senators, but nove of them Beomed to moot with goneral accoptanco, snd it ig understood that about half a dozen of those presont signified their determina- uon to oppose tho adoption, by tho Sonste, of uy resolution which mey ropora to recognize, cithor directly or indirect- Iy, the legality of the ro-called Kellocg Legisin- ture, Among these Sonators are said to bo Ed- munda. of Vermont; Ferry, uf Connecticut ; Chriadinor, of Michigan; aud Dawce, of Maser~ chusetts, In the sbsenco of Senstora Wav Inigh, Wright, and Sbarov, tho Republican m Jorityis 20 amall tha‘, if six or Beven Hapa cana voto with the Demvcrata, tho latter will co trol tho action of the Sounto on thin question. Tho Republican Souatora held au adjourued meeting of thoircsucus thia afternogn, contin- uing an hoor and s half, Soveral propositions rognrding Louisiana wera mado, and flually tho caucus agreed, with but two dissentonta, to résolution substantially the samo as Sonntor Frelinghuygon’s, but diferent in THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES THE PENITENTIARY. Report of the Investigation by the Honse Sub-Com- mittee, Accounts of Cruelty Practiced Within the Joliet Bastile. Allegations of Irregularity in Supply and Labor Contracts, An Unsavory Record of Speaker Hainos Oharitably Ignored, Sreetal Disnatch to The Chicags Tribune. Berisoriciy, W., March 19.—The Foniten- tiary Committeo this moruing reported to the Jfouso tho testimony takon by the Sub-Commit- too, consiating of Representatives Mareh, Jar- voy of Knox, Mulkes, Jonea of Jo Darices, Jennos, Siler, and Rankin of Henderson, ap- pointed to investigate the mansgomont of tho Penitentlary, with the report theroon of the Bub- Committee, In their report, which fa uvaui- mously concurred in, the Committoo say: ‘TUE REEF CONTRACT. Your Committeo fad grose irrrgularities in the farnishing of beef to the Penitentiary under the con- tract of Rappsl & Co, This contract ¥sa eutered into Nov. 0), 1874, between Happal & Co,, of Jollet, and Penitentiary ‘Commissioners Cauiiue, Vane, aud Bouthworth, for 315 head of calily deifvercd at atich times and th such quantities ax auould be required, tho cattle to be " goud fat native atecrs and cows (uot less than one-thirl to be Dative), strictly butchers! stock, weighing £02 fhe aud upward,” for which waa to bw paid $3.65 per owt Uve welglt, ‘Tne avideuce shows that up to'Anguat, 1874, th cattle received wero not fn accordance with the contract; that the larger proportion were cows, and over one-third of the wero with calf; that the caitls wero aud thin and mot auch aa are called ““butehe that tho average welght of calves with bag taken from tho cows Lutehered was 6” pounds; that muny of the steors were not uativo, Lut Cherokeo cattle; that, mauy were trubed ond when Killed were covered with putrid sores ; that some auch beevos wero thrown away, but othora were fed tw the conviete, In some furtanees the meat being wo utrid the vonvicta could not eat it, ‘The evidence farther shows that many of the extti¢, fustead of being recotved *twelvo honta off food atid water," aa re- quired by the contract, were driven from an adjotulng pavites to the scales, "The evidence ulav mhowa that the Warden of the Penitentlazr (Maj, J, W. Wham) hind knawledge of the quantity uf the Leef wo furaish- ed, ond that no rebstements or deductions wero made, ‘Tho report farther etstes that since the ap- Pointmout of the present Warden, 3cClousbey, ‘all bad cattle Mave boon rejected, and no bad boot" has beon served to the couvicts, Way, ‘Tho Committes directs uttention to testiraony submitted rhowing that eomo 34 tous of clover “ was bought of John Kernan, of Joliot, at 73 per ton, which was go rotten that it lad to be thrown away; also, come 100 cords of wood, at 5 per cord, bought of E. D. Gorham, of Joliet, which was half rotten, Ibia was in 1873, when Wham was Warden. ‘THY CIGAR CONTRACT, They also report, with relation to tho cizar contract, that itwas mata Sopt. 4. 1siy, with J.C. Yulter, for the manufacture of 40,000 cigars por day by twachinory, at $375 por 1,000, contract, to run from Jan. 1, i971, to Jan. 1, 1676, Fuller and Reid James, as Fullor, James & Co., asxumed the contract, and oporateil the prison labor con- fracted thorounder uutil Nov. 12, 1873, whon the Commissioners mado an order “ratifying tha contract with thom and extending it for eight hrasevlogy, approving the netion of the Preei- Gent on Lobidann affairs, aud oxprosuing the opinion that he sould continuo to sustain the Kollogg Government. Tho question to bo doter= mined. at the adjournod caucus to-morrow is, whether the Republican Senators will remain in sersion until tha resolution can be actod on by tho Sonate. ——— THE TOBACCO TAX. LETTEL OF COMMISAY T; DOUGLASS ON POINTS OF INTEREST TO THE TRADE. Wastixarton, March 17.—Tho folloming latter from Commissioner Douglasa to Gov. Bagloy, of Michigan, 1s of groat Interoat to the tobacco trado: ‘Taeasuny DerantMent, Orrice or IN7 Rev. ENUE, Wavinxarox, D, Uy March 16, 19i3.—sm¢ L Have receivod your lettér of the 14th fist, written, as you stato, In Uchalf of the tobacco trade, end at thelr foqueat, in which you propound several inquiries in sogatd to Special No, 16u, fasued Marcls 8 1975, con- ferning ebanges by the'act of March 3, £575, {osthe “Schedule of Articles,” ete, aubjoct to tax under ‘the Internal Roveute law a4 amended, You inqutre, first: * Doos the Special intend to tax tobacco packed and on tho 2d, 4 centa 2 Bocond, “ Did the late Tax bill become a law on the 2d inet?” Third, “Ys Wt moant that tobacco aod and ‘shipped ahall pay 4 ects adaitional 2" In reply to Utero several inquiries, T have to state (hat, according to » osrtifled cupy revetved from the tate en deg the act entitled, “An act to fur- thor profect the Rinking Fund and provide for tho exigencios of the Govorumont,” was approved by tho Pronident ou the 2d of March, 1875, ‘The bour of the day at which bissignature was afilaed fs not aiven, ,and i$ 4s not regarded as material that it should be fgivqu or knowa; tho act by ita enacting clause fe mado jo take effect from and after itaqsasazo, Now, tho Suprome Court of te United “Htates an ‘de- at By elded hen a atatute js 10 tako effect from fits paasago tho day on ‘which tho act {8 approved ja to be included, and further, thero ‘boing no fraction of a day, tt has been decided that the act relates to the fint moment of the day on which it is approved, and sw if it were then approved, fitch Ing the decisions of the courte, I was not at liberty toglveany other construction to the law, snd const ently beld, aud have so instructed the Collectors of faternal Rovenue, that all tobacco, cigars, aud efger- otten atsmped, auld, or removed, or’ stamped without detng sold aud removed, on tho sl day of March, Bs horetofore in uso, were insuMticiently: ‘th stamped, nnd tat. the tobact woatamped could not be regarded as entitled exemption provided in the Srst proviso to tl section of the suid act of March 3, viz. the increase of tax uorein, provided for ehall not spply to tobacco on whic the tax, sccording to the existing Inw, shall have bern pail when this sct taken offecl.” In other words, that tho law im question took effect from the first moment of March 3, und consequently it is held, aud 0 Bpocial 150 mesne that all tobacco, clgars, and cigar- ottes suld or removed on the 3d day of Alarch, a well sa those sold and removed subsequently, muat be taxedat the new rates, and that when stamps of tho old issue have been attixed sincu midnight of tho Di dsy of March, oven if the guods Lave been sold pnd delivered, they must be reported to the Col- lector, in ler ‘that tho additional tax may Le nse |. Were it o matter of mero policy, or a matter deponding entirely pon my own volition, Imight be wtrougly jacliued to relieve the manu. facturers from the embarrassmonte {n which they Lave placod themelyca in thoir efforts to anticipate tha last monient whou they could put their goods upon the market under the old ratos, knowing, as they all did, that a new tax bill was behdiug, which might at any moment become law, which must in auy event roceive the President's signature and become ‘a law on tho 3d day of March at the furthoat, if it was to ro- seive bis approval at ull, the 3d day of March, 1875, bo- 3 day’ of the existence of the Forty-third #, Ido not, however, in this matior feel my- cigars, aud. clgarettea tho ig Congres aolf at liberty to gtve a construction to a nice quesiion of law different from thab which the conrta hay given, ortoreliove tha trady from any Habilitfes wich tho Jaw bes imposed upon ther, Very reapecttu! Nye Couuabstloner, 3, W. Dovatasi Hon, John J, Bagley, Detroit, Mii —S—— NOTES AND NEWS. PREYONAL, Apectat Dispateh to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Wauurnaton, D, CO. March 10,—Piuchback is to have a reception by colored people in Cinciu- nati and Now Orleans, Gov, Oglosby will take part in the Connectlout campaign, COMPLAINTS YROM ARKANHAS, Complaluta have beon made to tho ‘Attorney General that United Btatea Marshal Ja . Fagan, of the Westorn District of Arkanaae, years, from Nov, 1, 1873. On Dee. 30, 1873, this Contract Was disccusinued, and another coctract mado with James & Co, ruuuing eight Years from date, which contract was for the manufacture of hand-made instead of by machinery as under tho formor contract, Ihe evidence shows that whilo tho samo Iavor waa employed, tho earnings of tho Tenitentiary un- der tho latter contract was about 1.000 por month loss than under the formor, thus making n toa to the Penitentiary of €1,000 per month. At the timo tho. latter contract was made tho original contract had two yenra to run bofore its expiration, and over seven yonra by tts oxten- siou." Tho report continues: Your Committeu therefore stato: 1, ‘That tho Conintsoners acted without authority of jaw ju letting a contract Lefora thu expiration of & former contract for the eame labor, 2, ‘That the Cominfestoners had ‘no right by law to gztend » contract beyond its origiual timo of exptra- on, 3, "That the Commitaionera had no right by law to recelve ne acoutract then in’ force, oF to ach [change tn partics to Whe ?} contract, gross irregularity for the Comuniatouers toinakoa new couttact at nlors to the Penitentiary of $1,C0) per month, when a contract waa in force that waa earuing tha Pontiantiary $1,000 per month more than the one ontered into, ‘Tho vvideuce shows that no Hint waa pliced on the number of convicts leased under the cigar contract, aud that there tat! been eine ployed an sverago of 150 incu per day at the rate of 2) cotta per day for each convict’s labor. ALout one-balf of there convicts were able-bodied ineu, Under tho [other] contracts able-bodied convicts brought an aver- Bye of 7U cents fur each day's Labor, The evidence also shows that (ho able-bodied convicts leaned under the elgar contracts contd Wave been eared to other con- fete atanaverago of ubout 70 cents fur each day alors sw 5, Tho Commities would further report that a con- tract waa tuade with J, H, Winterbotlam & Co,, ledie ing about 165 convicts for couperage work, This con- tract expired ip the month of January, 1874, when tho Commiusouers oxtended it until April 2, 1879, without advertining the labor as required by law, and at the #ame time made a new contract with J, H, Winter- Dotham & Co,, leasing from teu to tbirty-fve meu un- Ul Aprit2, 187, G, Your Committea would further report that in March, 1873, the Commissioners mads a contract with what was known as the Iiluols Car Company. Under thie contract, bulldings (shops) were erected by the Company, the Penitentiary furnishing convict-lavor aud the stone need for building, Before the Compan; got into operation it gave up tho contract, and turned ever tho buildings erected to the State, and was te. leaaed {fromm the contract). It appears from tho evle dence that the Company now owes the State for con- yict-labor In the erection of buildings an aimount sual $0 1,890 dase! labor at 70 ceute per day, making IT GOEK EAKY ON MAINE: ‘Tho report, it should bere bo ad:led, does not state, but tho testimony stows, that E. M. Hainos, now Bpoaker of tho Houso, was one of the leadiug stockholders in tho aforesaid Lill- noise Car Company, FINANCIAL. 7, Your Committe woull further report that the evitlence ahows that sinco Aug. 1, 1H/il, there bias been adeposit in the State National Bauk of Hpringield, of tho fumtsof the Feuftentiary, au average of $10,100 per month, and 40 other banks an average monthly depoalt in the aggrega ‘of $10,002, That sinco tho IN Of Atigut under the Wardenship of Maj. HR ‘W. McClougbry, there bas been received on auch deposits, Miterect at tha rato of 4 per cont per annum "for the frat rix month, and "6 per cent, siice that time, ‘That from Aug, 3, 1873 to Ang. 1, 1874, tho Penitentiary recotvad no {aterest on thote devoaita, ‘The evitence shows that the State Hone! Hankin which those doposits woro principally made, paid interest on other deporita av atatod above, It laalao shown Ly the evidence that the thea Warden of the Yonitentlary, Maj. J. W. Wun, was infurined that thia bank would Day itereat om thote depouita, ‘ut none was demended by him, GDATUITIES. The Committes report ay an irregularity, The payment of €200 to D, I, Mason after io bad ronignod a8 prison physician, It appoars from the evidence of Maj, Wham thet this money was paid ont of Penitentiary funds to bim ase gratuity, and with tho knowledge of tho Gov- ernor and by the ordor of the Commiastonors.” (Zhia was 1m Maroh, 1874.] cnveliy, With regard to treattucnt of convicts the Com- mitteo report: We find that prtorto Aug, 1, 1874 (dsto of appoint ment of McCloughry ag Warden), thoro were misuy {a= atances of extreme cruel truatient of conalcta, “That dt was customary to keep convicte many daya ‘in the “ solltary,” aud chained for hours to tho riug-bol and giveb during that time one-half of « allco of brea: has appointed late ox-Confedorste rufllans aa Doputy Marshals, and that thoy sro paying off old scores by committing outrages upon nelgh- bora who, unfortunately, served in the Uuion Anny, Marshal Fagap served au General in the Confedorate Army, and naturally feals moro kindly towards bia late companions In arias than to the hated Yankees, ———_+___. FILES. IN CHICAGO. Thureday night some maliciuus person placed s picco of Manuel cloth, eaturated with kerosoue, after lightlug it; into tho hall of w two-story frame building, No, «894 Archor avenuo, owned by Stra, Phelan. who ofcupied the upper floor as wresidence, - ‘The plot to burn tho louse was discovered, and the tire put out without giving aualain, The first loor of the building was occupied by Charles Kaufmun aa a shoo store, The alana from Box 6517, at 0:90 o'clock yoa- torday morning, was occasionod by fire breaking out in tho two-story frame biniding No. 210 West Randolph etrost, owned by Il, Sivgletan. Tho damage amounted to $100, A defective chimnoy caused the blaze. The greenhouse of W. B. Farrell, tho woll- known floriut, located at the cosuor of Forty- second street and Lake syenue, wau yoaterday morning almogs tutaily destroyed by fire, ‘and ous plut of water each twenty-four hours far food, «, ¢ » The svidence shows tbat iu somo casew con- ets ‘havo been knocked down by very Leavy canes, and otherwiso inhumauly treated, » 4. Thi i- deuco algo shows that ibis trostaicut fn some casea ro sulted 10 {usunity of other permanent ‘The Commuittes would further report that thy avi shows that since Aug, 1, 1874, (hy dixcipling of the Penitentiary bas boon muck better than preceding that tiie on account of diticulties and waut of barmony to that thuo exiting between the prion in cousequence of such dilticultioe, it ap- Posse tint about duly, v7é, MleJ. J. Ws Wht (thon ‘arden, now one of the Penitentiary Commissloners) 1 Hall from the position of Deputy Wardeu, whereupon the Commluslouers removed Ma). Wham from the position of Warden, aud the Governor thereupon removed Uommfratouers' Haine and Canita- stus, sud appointed Mj, Whats as one of the Gom- auteslonors, ‘tLe Commissloners thereupon appofuted Maj. BR. W, MoCloughry as Warden, who reapixiated: Capt. lialt'es Deputy-Warden with the cousens of the Conintasioners, % THE INDUMAN HALL. From Wham's testimony toforo tha Com- mitteo, filud with the roport, it appeurs that Uoll was roappointed before ho (Wham) was ap- painted oue of the Conmnivsionera, aud that ue (Wha) had siuco said to the other Commis wionors that Hall mus? bo romovad, ~ It fs claimed by BfaJ, Wham that he removed Capt, Ilall sa Deputy Warden ou a of bin (Esty) erucl treatinont of convi wh for other srrvgitarl- tee... It ia claimed Ly the Commisrionors that Maj, Wobsd was removed (or trregularitice, La efiee and failure to properly discharge the dulles of office, which ‘appeart in the tealimony, all of Which facts were known to tha Governor, ‘THE GOYERNon. ‘The report furthor statos : Your Committes would farther report that, learning that the Governor intended to remove Maj, What from the omce of Commissioner ou account of his jnving given evidence before another Committee of the Jagiiature, they summoned the Governor to ascertain that fact, but he deciined to anewer, giving am bis rea xon thathe would not say what be intended todo in hin Executive capacity, Of theee diferencerand dif~ cuittes between the nrlaon ofictals, your Committee would make no recommendation, and report the ov dence In relation thereto because it bears on the ation of prikat qimcrtion of prison discipline, and if continued may ‘Tho testimony reported as to tho treatment of perenaasa by Capt. Hall, the present Deputy Warden, prior {to bia removal by Maj, Wham, {s most voluminous. Besldes an fnvoatigation into thedeath of convict Blanchard almost im- mediately after punishment (report of the in- vYeatigation of which mado at the time was pub- Muhed in ‘Lun Tarnoxe) as to which the Com- mittee elicited nothing new, much testimony wan takonaa to other casos. The chiof wit- neanes in this regard wero William J, Dooming and Jamoa J. Jeftries. SOMK OF THE TESTIMONY, From the tostimony it appears that Deoming, tho guard in charge of tho ‘'solitary,” was some months since Sischarned on cliarge of complicity in a plot to effect tho oacaps of Dilly Forroater—nsa to his (Doeming’s) guilt or inuo- conce of which considerable teatimony was fnci- dentally taken. ‘Ibo following {9 taken from Deoming's tostimony before the Committea: 9.<—e you know of ony olher cruel treatment of a i know of the nee of the ‘taack.” ‘The anck in about 23¢ feet long, 2 feet wide, and G inches thick. It welahs 5244 pounde—was filled with fron bara and worn onthe back of the convicts for hment, Some men wero compelled (0 walk round the H aolitury " with it on their backs, under guard, for ten or fifteen hours, Uthera were made to stand’ handcuffed to the wall with Ikon their backs, . . . . . Bone were puntrhed as follows: One bandeuff on one wrist 23 Jotued thraugh the ring-bolt and fastened to the other, Homo of thei In tat cundition wore the sack, Q.—What was the effect on the conyicts of this kind of treatment 7. A.—Pbsrical demorallzation. It effected permanent injury, Some wont to the Intang Aaylum from this treatment, William Dunn wore the sack with ball aud cheln, and remained in the hospital a month, Ho bad Leen wearing the sack 9 week, For mouths he was not ablo to raise hia hand to take a drink of water. A convict nsmau Dian wore the sack for & few days, until bo was used up aud taken tothe hotpital By the order of Capt, Hall, I bucked and gegued this mau forelght hcurs. Ho had never been punished before, having been there for years, The man wae insane te- fore the punishment, “This was tho day before he was taken tothe hospital, The way be was bucked and Ranged be couldn't tonch the floor, When the man Jnede any nolse, my orders wore to throw water io lle ace, I DONT SINK ANY MAN COULD RECOVER ee auch treatment, This occurred iu the apring of In the care of William Gross he wss punished by the order of Capt, Hall for " playing off or * playing tho fool *—tha quextion was, teas afcol: didu't know anything; couldn't read or write, He wat poised in Auguat, 1973,—8) hours {handouffer) to the wall, administered ten hours each day and Jald the rest of tho time on the flag [eicns flonr?] without ® Ulanket, He waa not able to walk ‘wlen I tock him out of tho aolitary, If, Holden, No, 6030," was punished by order of Cari, Molt,—to the wail (handeuifed) 83 hottra ¢ to the ficur’ (handcuffed dows) 61 hours; sometimes tha hands mud sametimes the fect (fastened) to the floor, ‘hia wan in August, 1373, Samuel Lvaqui—He ia regarded by all the Kee; 4 ‘ith an smult on hix rs ae j¢ fainted from the ring," pt, Hall ordered me to give John Auen in ile water, Ue (Allen) was deformed 3 hiv charge war short work, Ie was to have broad ona day, ealt-and-water the next day, Thie was a {ree quent mode of punisbment, The second day Hall superlutended the order biinself, Tho next day Alien tried to hang bimeelf, Teut bint down; be was black inthe face. I informed Hull. Ho wa “Why inbow” 1 “alin tet him hang, “ ee ing off,” William Hines waa erazy—is now in the Ineaue Io- rite, ‘This was {nthe spring of 2@v4, ‘The charge was } wanting medicine.” MALL, STRUCK INE WITH A EATY CHAT twice; he (Hines) wan chalaed to the wall tires or four Uays; be was voter punisned before—then re imainod “upestalre;” then waa acnt to the Inean Asylum, 1 think his mind was afected be! ra mado worse, and he arentually bocame insaue from harsh treatment, 1 know Thomas Conally was punished by Capt, Hall in 1873 and 1874.8 groat many times for “*ahort work,” became fooliah, antt was ecnt to the Insane Asylum. ‘T think he waa Made foolish by this treatmout, Soine. thea ho was punished ten dsyaat a time, aud many other esten of the above kind 1 know of, Q.—Did the prison physician visit these convicts dur ing the punisbment described ? ‘A.—Sometimes he did ; the physician never thought it his duty to interfere with wnat the Deputy Warden {ifall) thought wan neccssary punishment. . . ‘The Doctor vielted the solitary when Hall wished Lim {oj ho waa obliged to visit the “solitary " every day, and did fo, Q.~Did the Warden know of these punishments f At don't know 5 the “ StrstATA "WERE REPT COVERED UF, and T don't think te knew of them, to know aa hn wan Q.—Did ‘yon inform the Warden of any of these pubigamenta 7 A.—No; we report to the Deputy Warden, who au- thorizes the punishment in the Peultentiary, . * Twas in cllarge of the “ solitary "four years, Jcsoph Jetreyn teatited: I was a “wupernumer- ary"? guard af the Penitentiary last winter, for about siz monthe, About the 12th of last December I saw Bleeper—wha wan thev, and now fe, Asslntant Doputy Warden—knock down ‘with bis cane a convict by the pame of Rodair, Mo punched bisa first with us ‘cane ont of the cart bell-houre, and then krozked him down and atruck bim several blows with s large beavy cane eld in both hands, ‘TN BLOOD CAME OCT oF itis (RovAIN'A) EARS. Isaw him sbout seven di: fierward, when he camo from the “solitary,” to bis cell. His body was Diack and bitte, and thero waa a lump on bls head an Dig as a hen’segg, Tthink Hodair was not » sound aman, I think from'what 1 beard that his ofeuse wes taking nalico or moro of bread tp bie coll than be cuuld eat, Sleeper was the pian who had charge of Williams, who died in the bath-houte, Sleeper was remored from the Reforta School at Pontiac for cruelty tochildren, Inaw Bleeper under the infuence of Mquor while on duty, BTEPTEN REED, the present Keoror of the uolitary, testifiod to about an equal number of similar cruol punish~ menta inflicted upon the convicts by tho order of Deputy-Warden Long, MeJ. Wham'a appointes aftur Hall's romoval. DEBMING CNRALIANLE, Decming'’s tentimony was wealoned by the production, tirat, of an aftidarit in which he mado substantially the same statements aa io his tosti- mony beforo the Comunitteo; and socond,of anoth- er affidavit, in which ho ovasively quasi-retract- edthe former afdavit by stating that it would not have been given but for throaty of exposuro of jus participation tn the Dilly Forrestor affair, which threats wero mado by ay. Wham. Bo- fore the Committeo, Doeming, im explanation, wworo thet the tirst alldavit waa truo; that he woutd uot havemado It, howevor, but for fear of Wham's exposing him a4 tothe Forrester plot, and that ho gavo the second afidavit becaugo of threats made by tho Penitentiary Commission erd of prosocuting him for thi fair, agent LATE LOCAL ITEMS. A. L, Dorne, an employe of William ©, Curtis, wan arrosted yextorday and charged with larcouy ag bailce iu appropriating bia employer's money. ‘Tho two surviving Malinskl children, Josophe and Ehzabetha, are sill! improving, aud it is now quite probable that tho former will soon bo able to tell somethig which will throw some light on the late horrible tragady, A woman named Annio Toning and lor infant child died rather suddenly Thursday at No. U5] Uuttertold street, and the fact was reported tu the Coroner, who held an inquest. A pout mor- fom oramination resulted in showing that the mother died of pusrperal fever aud the child of convulsions, The Coroner hold an dagusil yesterday ou Ede ward Goodrich, whowo body was found lying in a» stnblo at tho Union Stock Yards. A post mortom examination alowed that apoplexy bad caused death, aud taatimouy rovealod tho fact that do~ coaued had been an excessive drinker, A vor~ dict in accordance with the above facta was soudered, Polico Sergt. Johuson, of the Madison Btreat Btation, was tha reciplont of #uptended gold- hoaded caus Inet ovoning, the giftat his platoon, Justioe Scully wade tho presoutation wpoech in woll chogon terms, aud the Sergeant replied in » manner expressive of the genulno good will which exisia between Lim and his mon, ‘The cane is appropriatoly inuoribed, and will prove lasting memonuto of the bappy ovcawon which marked it giving, — MICRIGAN JUDICIAL NOMINATION. Spectat Corresponnence of ‘he Chieaon Tribune, Nirzs, Mich,, March 18,—Yesterday * fow Domocrata of thie city wounn Fre Muzzy for Judge of the Becond Judicial C! Maney ‘H. Coolidge, the Republican notminvo, and the present Presiding Judge, was appoint- od, little more than a year ago, to NM the va- ancy, aud wi fow days ago, sominated b; tho Ropublicaus without adiswonting voice ; aud, could there have boen ® {roa expres- sion from the majority of Demucrate, there would lave been no nomination mado agamet him, Ie bas Loen triod aud found not ting iu any of the requisites of an ablo dye. Ho ta temparate and industrious, honest. and fiugal with tho public funds, aud lookw after the iutereste of the peuple and the sndiy dual. ‘Tho ableat members of tho Bar of the State hayesatd of him, “He fe the bost wud fair- aut Judgo in the, Btsto.” lie ia not an office. accker, uelther Who s politician; aud he w, both morally and iy, Bove reproach, Klin ‘ad he a fool or not, He ( FOREIGN. John Mitchel’s Uliness Vakes a Serious Turn. The Attack on the English Expedition in China, CREAT BRITAIN. A PENFUMERY MANUPACTONY BURNED. Lospox, March 19.—The porfumory manufac. tory of Eugene Kimmel!, No, 96 Strand, and several adjoining buildings, wero burned this moraing. JONN MITCHEL BENIOUSLY ILI." A dispatch from Newry states that Mitchel fs worse, Mo ia sinking fast and his lifo is despaired of. Belgium and Portugal havo ratified tho postal sonvontion. a FRANCE, WHEN WILL THE ASgExOLY mssonyn ? Panis, March 10,—The 3Ministers stated ata meeting of tho Bureau to-day that tho queation of dissolution twas aubject sololy to the decision of the Assembly, but that it would bo dangerous to foreign and domentic relations to fix the dato Jong before the event. THE FERSANENT COMMITTEE REPUBLICAN, Tho coslition in the Arsombly which anpports the constitutional laws haves majority of olevon in the Permanont Committee appointed to ait during the recess, —+—. SPAIN. THE CANDISTS DESONALIZED, Pants, March 19.—Cabrora's convention with tho Alfonsiste hag proaucod a deep impression ae Caines fovaral oficers suspectad of favoring Kin, Alfonyo have been irreated at Eatella, oe —-—= ITALY. CARDINAL M'CLOSREY'S WAT, Rome, Match 19.—Monsignor Roueettt, tho Ab-legate, intrusted to take the borrotta (hat) to Cardinal McCloskey, of New York, snd tho noble guard, Marefouchi, boarer of the oficial notification, lonve Stome this evening for Paris ou their way to America, ———— GERMANY. TUE ECCLUAIASTICAL BILL IN THK PRUSSIAN DIET, Benin, March 19.—In tho Landtag to-day all the clauses of tho Ecclesiastical bill wore adopted, and tho bill passed to a second reading. INDEMNITY DEMANDED. ‘Tha frigate Ariadne has boen ordered to Swa- tow to support the domand for indemnity for the plundoring of the bars Furst Bismarck. ten CHINA, YRONTIER THOUDLES. Loxpox, March 20.~A Calcutta dispatch to tho Times says that the Indian Govornmont ox: pedition sent ont to survey Weatern Chins, # member of which was recently murdoroi. has arrived at Rangoon. An attack was made by tho Chiness frontier officials. In the tight forty Chineso wore killed, and many wounded. All commuctestion with China, on the froatier, bos been stoppod by large bauds of armed mon. Strong suspictons oxist ag to tho instigat- ors of the attack, hut tho proofs are st preacut insntiiciont. Tho King of Burmah is sending 4,000 troopa to the Arscan frontior. ———_— THE WEATHER, Wasursorox, D. 0., March 20-1 p, m.—For tho Upper Mizsissipp! and Lower Miseourl Val ley, tho Northweet and the Upper Lako region. fulliug barometer, increasing mortuweat t wouthweat winds, warmer, and partly oloudy weathor, LOCAL ODSERVATIONS. UHtcaco, March 19, Wind, jet Wher. IN. Ub, brink...) ,01/Lnow ‘Cloudy, Cloudy. vos Cloudy, oo. Lasnow La Minimum therninmeter, 14, @ENEBAL ONSERVATH Cy Fort Garry}39. Fort Gibson (zy, vigjclouds. Keokuk,... 29. ‘ar|Cloudy. -{Clear, cloudy, Cloud MISCELLANLOGE, Snecial Disnateh to The Chicaca Tripune, Sprivariery, Il, March 10,—Thero hes been but ittio intorinistion fu tho suow-Atorm of yus- orden. and thia afternoon the storm increases, and there ia full 12 to 15 inches of snow on the ronnd, ‘Che oldest inhabitaut doca not remem- fer auch 8 storm at this senaon of the ves Railroad travel is greatly interrupted, and it iv doubtful if traina can fo out to-morrow moraing atall, ‘Tho snow has drifted badly. ‘Special [nepateh ta I'he Chicuua Tribune, Tactgonvicse, Il, March 19,—Tho anow-storn, which ceased laut night, waa rouewed thin noon, and hns continned incessant and viclon there being this ovening 8 or 10 inchen, and more coming, Tho street-cars are unablo to run, aud traing aro generally delayod. + Spectat Inavateh t2 The Chicago Trioune. Cuauraton, Il, March 19.—For tho past twon- ty-four hours a povore suos-storm hes heen rox~ ing here. The suow is about 18 inches deop, and still falling. Iu consequonce of the storm, tho traina on the Ludianapolis, Bioomingtou & Weat- orn are many hours late, those oa the Central road being about on tino, Special Inapatch to The Chicano Tribune, Danvitee, Ill., March 19.-—Tho snow-storm which bogan at about 9 o'clock yuaterday morn ing cansiutuod almost without cossatlon wntil 2 o'clock this morning. At noon It agatn cam- mencod, aud has snowed stcadily all tho aftor- noon, with no prospects of its cossing. About 19 inches of suow covera the ground, aud tho outlook for the deepest snow of the winter fs splendid, The western trains are all bebiod time, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Sr, Jox, Ind., March 19,—Owlug to tho cold weathor for tho part forty-cight hours, the water in the St. Joo River has began to fall quite rapidly, and very unoxpectedly. ‘This hay isd mora tendoncy to wash out under tho abutmonts of ‘the bridges that cross the river than the bigh water. ‘This morning 4 heavy storm of fie anow commencod, and hss, np to # late hour this aftoruoon, bad no abatemont. It is dtifting badly, and, it te thought, may dolay traing gumewhat in tho large cuts. ‘This storm will undoubtedly caugo some trouble when it comoa warm agaia. About 9 tc 12 1uchea foll durlug tho day. Special Inepateh to The chteaga Trioune. MoeGueson, Ia., March 19.—Tho first train thle woek comes through from St. Paul to-night. "Yraing on tho Calmar Branch nro atill fast in tho anow, Ono train, sogtnlhing forty-eight passen- gers, is complotely coverod with snow, but is woll supplied with provisions, Thros other trains on this branch ara fast, but mth no poy monger, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Queenstown, March 19,—Steamship Jaya, from New York, how arvived, New Youu, March 19.—Arrived, steamer City of Montreal}, from Livarpool. ie CLOTHING. FoR MEWS BoY’s CLOTHING! GO TO THE GOLDEN EAGLE, 138 Madison and 144 Ciark-sts,