Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1875, Page 5

naideration of his grand and auccesaful ete to dofent tho Forco bill. But hie tariff views cannot bo so oasily excnacd. Tho Nors ia bt no moans satisfied on this point. In our opinion, Mr. RaNpatt would fairly reprosont his party in Congress. A back-pay-grabbor and a» high-tarli® attorney {a noes bad type of a Demo- cratic Reformor, ‘Tho judicial olection in Michigan this year fs an ovont of soma importance to tho peoplo of that Stote, It will take placo Monday, April G. wo Suprome Court Judgos, twonty-ono Circult Judges, and two Rogonts of tho University, aro tobochoren, The nominations aro about com- pleted. Doth parties united in nominating for re-olection Judgo Graves, who hag ocoupred a seat on the Supreme Bench for many years. For tho soat made vacant by the olco- tion of Judgo Cnnisrtaxcr to tho United tates Senate, the Republicans have nominated Teaao Manstoy, 8 nativo of Iroland, 85 yeara of age, Who haa been Acting-Attorney-Goneral for ®yonr past, The Domocrats have offered for tho samo position Lyarax D, Nownts, # lawyor of ap~ proved atanding, All tho preaent Circuit Court Judges except thoso who doclined to serve have been renominated. In nino outof the twenty- ono districts there will be no contest, and in threo tho fights wit) bo'tripartite, Interests aro so mixed up and divided thay tho elcction will havo littl ‘yaluo as & teat of political feclink In the Stato, PERSONAL, 8, 8. Cox must havo bls little joke. been onlivoning Marper's for April. Bisbop Jonn SHanr and tho Ion, W. Jex- nrnau, of Salt Lake City, passed through Chil- cago yestorday on thoir way homeward, Fecuter is playing again. His Cincinnatt physicions soy that it is olther a miraculous cura orafatal folly. A wook or go will dotermino. Benator Cawznon, of Wisconsin, loft Waah- ington Inst night for home, Senator Logan will leave Waxhington for Now York in a fow daya, “Jensic Juve" says that Kastor bonnets will bos very pala cape au lait chip. By tho way, isn't it about time to change “ Jonz" to October? Viotrtra Convitix will bes mombor of the Lypra Tnospson buriesque party. Thero is nothing lite having « capable papa to look aftor ouo’s interests. Mies Many L. Bootn, oditor of Harper's Ba- zar, id suffering from as painful and prolonged attack of inflammatory rheumatism, combined with n plouritte affection, Jrses Hoyt, of Now York, was on 'Change Youterday. As ‘tho man who mado $150,000 ip commissions on the Srunais corn deal Inst sum- ier,” ho excited no little intoreat, The Now Orleans Picayune gracefully says: “Tho much-abuaed Lypta Trosrson wont to browso on her native poaturos.” ‘This must ac- count for the alocknesa of Lor calvos. If Brains is “tho closost-mouthed msn tho country haa produced in late years,” na ho is quoted to be, how Ja it'ho uses those big soup- spoons 60 doftly at Parkor'a?—Boston joke, A. Grinznt, of Untonville, Nev., thioks he has fallen heir to a $3,000,000 eatate in England. Tho authorities think ho is quite harmless, and ratlier uamor the fanoy, which is shared by many. of his cousins. Hoonny’s organization at Maaornn’s Theatro in Bau Fraucivco will havo to competo with Day's at the California in Juno, As the plot de- velops, Hootey's beard and hair neod closer at- tention. ‘Tho first porson to be flooredin an Indianapo- Nis spolling-match was Prof, Bent, of tho School Journal, Whea tho word wos put to him, poor Bett was tonguc-tied, and, not unnaturally, had to bo tolled by somebody else, ‘Tho San Francisco papora aro ayorso to con- fusing names. They like to bo partioular. Tor instanco: tho Alfa says that Josrra Euxntcz, who was charged with larcony, was not Mr, Yosser Estznicr, He must hayo boan Aira, wz ° Bee what encourngemont crimo gives to un- dertakers. Doxixco Earrano was recently Wangod at Sacramonto, and all bls family ore dying of grief and shame. Murdorers with familics whould sea that juries aro, properly packed. Cardinal McCroskry will be compolled to po About the streets with at least somo portion of Lis clothing a bright scarlat. Maxwina, of Lon- don, anid thiu requiremont causod him the ut- most annoyance until his countrymen were ac~ customed to ft. The Cleveland Herald! tells of & family whose house was struck by lightuing. Not only was the furniture consumod, Lut tho family was mada crazy, ‘Thie sort of lightning seldom strikes, but ite effects aro neunlly tho same, as the Wash- fngtonian Domo can tentify. Franxuin MacVzaou, Prosidont of the Citi- Zena’ Association, accompanied by the Hon. 0. B, Fanwetx, J. D. Wann, F. H. Wineto, and R. E. Goopert, loft for Springfold last ovoning to look after the Goenoral Incorporation act. ‘They do not oxpect to roturn until its pasaage 1s secured, Gronor Witxes haat lost boried Sansrrane under a mud-leap, Ho shows clearly, and with- out suy apparent echanco of contradiction, that the bard olther was, or was not, a Roman Cath. otic, Tho reader will thorefore be prepared to dlecontinuo bis patronage of tho Shakupearean, drama, Tho Nev, Mr. Gay, whovo souaibilitiea wero so shocked by Truton’s locture in Indiana, sworo that he had received no pay for coming to Broo! lyn togivaliytestimony, According to “ Garn, Mr, Banny, a reportor, saw Mr, SREANMAN give nm a roll of bills whon he thought nobody ob- forvad the act, Anseng Havssare would bavo been delighted at tho publication of his aounct, “ Rayounaut," inthe Timea the other day. ‘Thero were four atauzas, with twenty-six errors in them. To auy Fronchnian thoy wero indescribably rofroshing. Indoed, oue Fronchman supposed tho poem a German acrostic, Mang Twary wonld rather starvo than loatare, Mann hag recently acquired a strango habit of Boing to bed abont 8 o'clock. Foreign viaitora who mot him abroad snd remombor bia convivi- Wity ot that time regard this as ® romarkablo pieco of humor, which ia not ag agrocable aa aome of his utterances. Tho Cincinnati Enquirer has as fighting edi- tor. Ho wroto up a chickon-fight at Louisville, and published tho namos of Participanta fn the dotting and drinking, Tho Enquirer published tho fact that ho was a hard man, and the appil- cations from Loutsville for hig name and addresa havo diminiahod 09 per cont, ‘Tho Rochester Democrat, iu uttor deflance of Judge Neitson's request that the press would abstain from projudging the case, declares that. ‘Suxopone's midnight waudoriugs in search of a Bott spot remind ong of the old lady who poarohed & long time for hor spectacles and flnal- ENDS OF JUSTICE, Tho Crimo of Murder Expiatod on tho Gallows at Potts- ville, Pa, ; Hanging of Joseph Brown, Who Killed a Man and Wis Wife Three Years Ago, A Dotailed History of the Deliberate and Brutal Transaction, A Young Lawyer of Elgin Ileld on a Charge of Embez- zlement. Profesiional Gamblers Tako Him in Hand and Lead Him to Ruin. Additional! Facts Regarding the East Te has Boston Murder Mystery. Minor Oriminal Items, HANCED. JOREPH DROWN, OF POTTEYILLE, PA. Spectut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Porrsvitte, Ps., March 24.—Thia elty, tho Copital of Schuylkitl County, which has beco rendered notoricus for Inwless acts, haa been the scone to-day of much oxcitoment, conse- quent upon tho execution of Josoph Brown, Notwithstanding the fact that numerous brutal asaasainations lave occurred within the county during recont years, thore has boon no hanging sinco 1847,—Jamos D. Riggs, s colored man, suffering tho penalty of the law in August of that year for murdoring Charles Guudar, » Gorman. Evor ince last evening strangore havo flocked into Pottsvillo, and Juat provious to the xocution tho stroeta wero crowd- od with poople, Notwithstanding tho torrible fury of the snow-atorm in and sround the jal and Bhorift's oftice the acono presented boggars description, Huudreds of porsous applied for permits to wituess the ovont of tho day, but none woroinsuod outaide of o fow to reporters and such officials as nro required by law. At10 min- utes bofore 12 o'clock Brown wan BNOUOIT FROM 1118 OBL, and, accompanied by Sheriff Wernor and hia apiritual advisora, ths Reve. Stoin and Kine, passed into tho jail-yard, whero the scaffold was erected. Thon followod tho reportors and othors. Rerching tho scaffold, Brown mountod atoadily, and avalted the approach of his ininisters, who soon aftorwarda camo upon tho platform, ranging thomsolves at tho oagt sido of the condomuod, Sheriff Worner stood just be- hind Brown, * Tho Rova. Stein aud Ktine offerod prayors, Brown reposting the worda with them. ‘Tho miniators then left him, Mr. Ktino staking him by tho hand, sad saying: ‘ Good-by; God bless you." Tho Shoriff adjusted a whito cap upon the prisonor'a forahoead, quickly ascondod tho seaffold, aud s minuto luter tho prop sup- Porting tho trap was pulled, and BUOWN WAS SWUNG INTO CTRRNITY atten minutes heforo 12, tho body remaining sus: Pondod about fifteen minutos, a twitching of ho arms and logs being noticable. About two miuutea after 12 tho romains wore taken down and placed in acofin, A post mortem was soon afterward hold in an out-houso of the jail, whon it was ascortainod that Brown had beenstrangled, Ho will bu buried tn tho jall-yard, the people of tho region whore ho formerly rouided rofuaing to allow tho burial in that saction, Thero isa wetl-authenticated roport that Brown was an illogitimnte won of Pat Hester, the noto- rious King of tho Molly Mnguiros, Iramediatoly after tho exacution tho Jail doors Nero thrown onon, and hundroda of peraous viowod the gallows, THE CRIME, The tragedy waa committod on Sunday night, Fob, 25, 1872, aud tho victims wore Daniol if. Kramor, a farmer of reputed woalth, and about 60 years old, and his wifo Annotts. ‘Tho couple rosided in an isolated locality, thoir humblo man- sion being 900 or 400 yarda distant from tho roal- donce of the nearest neighbor. Mr, Kramor was & frugal farmor, and by industry apd tho prao- {Ico of rigid oconomy was Isnown to have nccu- mulated a considerablo amount of monoy, Shortly before hia death Mr. Kramer lind fatlon heir to $700 through the doath of » rolative. No ono know these ciroumstancos more thor= oughly than Joseph Brown, s rolative, who fro- quontly visited tho houso and conversed with tho {umates, Ontho Monday morning follow- ing tho bloody tragedy, ason of Mr. and Mrs, Kramor, who rosidod in the vicinity, visited tho house of his parents, expeoting to find them in thelr usual health. Ie opened the door leading tothe sleoping-room of his mother, and was horrified to sao her strotchod acroas tlo bed In a dying condition, and « z ‘THE FLOOR GOVERNED WITIt DLOon, with other evidencos of the porpetration of erlme,—doats, chost, and bureau ovennd, and a portion of theircontouta thrown about promis- cuoualy, The mother of the blooding victim was in the houso at tho timo, but sho was unable to give any information concerning the tragotl ” having neither wituossod nor heard of it She was 00 yeara of ago, suffered from Ronorsl prostration, could not boar, and ‘was almont ontirely doprivod of her sight, which accounted for Ler ipnoranco of tho terrible crima which had beon committed within a fow foct of horroom. Tho son hurried in tho dircotion of a paigibak to communicate to him his dtacorory, and ine Inne, about 300 yards from the housa, hho found ‘THE CONTSE OF IIIs FATZER strotohod acrous thy road, Nor tho dead ‘body wasa heavy oak club coverod with hair, tho instrument used by the murdoror to sccomplish his double purpose of murdor and vobbory, Tor a fow days the murdor was in- volved in groatmystory, but the rash movements Of tho asussalx, ond tho declarations of tho dying woman, goon lod to tho arrout of Joaoph Drown, thon aged but 18 qoutes According to the ‘tatomenta of ta Kramer to s number of rolla- blo witneexes, tho youthful murdorer came to the housa abont cual, and, aftor couvoraing with her for # short time, he struck Lor from tho chair in which sho had beon altting, ond inilict. od the injuries from which sho was wuffering, She was ENGAGED AT IER RVENING DEOTIONS— roading a prayor-book—whon the flond stealthi- ly approached bor, and committed tho bloody ausault. Sho was uvablo to give tho clinrcter of the weapon need, having boon beaten into ine wonvibility ina short timo, but from tho nature of the wounds tho gonoral bellef waa that tho club that dispatched the husband sorvod a simi. lar purpose in the cago of the wife, On the night of the murder Jouoph Brown ar- tived at the realdouco of his parouty, about 0 ly-found them on her own hoad, o'clock, soon after which ho retired, ‘Tho WOoTRL ALRIVAts, Hoxt moroing, after viewing the corpyo of Mr. iramor, one of hia — yviotiins, Grand Partfo—J, N. Abbey, Vulladelphis : Wi F, Moeder, Guiana; Thombs 2 Kiumtalle. Ouekes juawett, Connect! . D, Wadsworth, Dakota LW. La LM. Fis! ho took the train for a neighboring town, paying hilw tare in aitver, at » time when that cirvulating medium was very scarce, Subsequently ho ox- af, Want “ er, Davenport changed « conuldorablo amount of silver for cure 0! Fox, ‘Cheyne Join 0, Xo es, His Lol ae Tonoy at two diforeut bauks fu tho town, ‘These ¥, Ouborn, Cinctngatl: A, Strouse, How Yorks Osers | COUrostancos, couplod with tho fact that Mr. 2 hebbelte, Ne «Palmer Houve—L, Latin, | 82d Alra, Kremer had boon the possessors of this rs on ra ae sraatto, an wich; W, W. Hcerlett, Kon- | kind of money, srousod u strong auspicion that H.W, Nelecns aiitc, Datrolt Serauel Froud, Wiuonay UNOWN HAD PERPETIATCD THE CLINE, Thorias Hyat, Rares My HU. B, Stout, Neuraaka; | The euepicion waa changod into absolute bolict Milburn, Ne ify Tappa Hoyloas Fs de | in hw guilt whou tho dyivg doclarations of Mry, x B, Owaus, Glens Pulley O°” Tee vite ee | Ktamor wero made a day or two afterward, With Palmer,” Bostouy Hough Coloradas d, nient He Detroit; P, A, dwasey, boston; J, 8, * 2 F 4e—Joha Davol, a rors Pontiac. .,. ve this Information in thoir possosslon, tho authori ties arrexted Brown on tho charge of murdor, Ho Was tirut indicted for tha killing of Mr, Kramer, ny EL. storey, Kaus ors e PRA T Kansas Cit: iL, Bemple, | Tho tris! lastod sevoral woeky, aud excited much iow York} aeoxehae es cantlas, Ve One er, | interost io tiv community, with the sympathy Pittebaray Ww, "a! ls har largely in favor of “the youthful pria- B neduites, “Hurliigion sherman | 009% who wloutly denied " having par- eM, Panforth, ‘Dubuque; Capt A it. | ticlpated ia tho orlme, In manuor he i WG. Swan, Wutcousin; “David At. | was atolid during the trial, and whon tho vordict wale Jeena, Maalacns 6 Aut i | of guilty wou pronounced ke mauifoted no per- "alles ‘Anata AIC eeS 5 As Sbra- | ceptible emotion. Bome quoutiouable ovideuce Cleveland ; W, it Graves, Now York; W. having beon admitted, bis counsel catriod the irditer—Janios E, Boughton’ case tothe Bupreme Oourt, which tribuns! rue Qeormge B.C vill A versed the actlon of the lower Court, lu July, Balumore, Md, 3 MW. 0, Jones, Detroit: Thom. | 1873, Brown wau Wi O45 pH, Zeston, hs, Pani, INDiotED FOR TUB WuBDER oF ues. KNUNTE, me, after a Goverlug nearly four blood and | TILE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH wooks' timo, ho waa sontenced to bobangod, At tho trial it was shown that lravwn had made con- tenslona of bis gulit to aconstabla and o foilow- ptisoner—to tho latter through the foft-pipes of the jail. Tho dying statomonta of Mra, Kramer ‘wore nlao admitted in ovidence. ‘The prisoner’a counsel again appoaled to the A1j.reme Conrt for a rovoreal, but withont aval), tle Court hold- ing that "before revoraing a second timo a Court should fcol antisfial that a anbatantial o ror haa been committed "—not a technical error, ‘The next move of Brown's counsel wan to mako application to tho Governor for pardon, ou tho ground that the record had uot boon proper. ly cortitiod to tho Stato Department. At argue mient was made boforo the Govornor aud tho Attornoy-Gouoral n fow montha ago on thin question, tha burdon of which was that tho Criminal Court, in which Brown was convicted, having bean abolishod by the new Conrtitution, the Clork of tha present Court could not legally cortify the record, The Attornoy-Choneral do- livered an opinian in apposition to this view, aud Gov. Hartranft ISSUED A WARRANT POR THE EXECUTION of tho murderer, threo yours after tho commission of the crime, Sinco then tho prisoner's counsel have {Invoked tho assiatance of tho Supremo Court in saving thoir elient from the gallows, but that tribunal de- cided abont two weoks ago that the position of counsel was not tenable as regarded tho cortill- eation of the record, All hope of Jife having fled whou the Governor tssued his death war- rant, tho murderer showed deep contrition of spintt when informod of jis fate, and confessed to having committed tho crimo for which bo was convictod. Aa ho bad implicated a fow com- pauioes. fn lita former confessions, hostated that ho alono killed the aged couple, Mora recently Jown oxhibited an uncontrollable and violont temper, driving tho ministers who sought to give him spiritual aid out of hia colt. ——_.—- FLEECED. BAD EXPERIENCE OF AN ELOIN LAWYER, Spectat Lrsrotch to The Chicago Tribune, Exon, IL, March 24.—The good people of Elgin were surprised Isat Friday to learn that Jobn G. Kribs, a lawyer well known in the city, nad boon arrested upon tho charge of embezzling money teocived from notes, mortgages, and claims {ntrueted to him, ng an attorney, for col- lection, Io was junior mombor of tho firm of Botsford, Barry & Kribbs, and tho businosa of the firm is quito large for small city. Itwas soon noisod around that most of tho monoy-used was collected for the firm, and some ratued by note of the oriminal, who had secured the indoraement of econiiding friends, un, EnIns ja a young man of fair intollect, who baa resided hore for some yoara, Ifo gavo faithful attention to tho etudy of law, was admitted to tho Bar, and foon secured n fair office practice, Aaa local potitician, until within two or threo yoars, he had become parsably well-known throughout the county, Severs! years sinco hho marriod a vory fino young lady, oue who posyessed unusual energy, sud, stimu. lated by the assurance of hor sid, John began to acquire proparty, aud bid fair to settio down into. fu attorney of fair practice, and ostablish o thorough reputation forthe responsible duties of an oflice lawyer. About two yoats since his wifo died, and ho acem to ecttle back from tho path ho had been traveling. In a fow months his friouds wero pninod to observe that he waa be- coming lax in his soloction of assuciates, aud many, 4 year ago, quiotly withdrow their busiuesa and iricudship from him. ‘Che men whom ho choro a4 frionda wera of the “sporting” clasu, and soon John began to drink. In a little time, from o leadiug Good Templar, be fed in another way. TO TELL THE WHOLE TORY, it ts neceskary to go back a littl, Some six years ayo o young tnan in this city recelyod an inherktauco of avout $12,000, A gang of our sporting mon dol:berately went to work, made a drunkard of him, and then plucked him of tho Inst cont and turned him ont to tho world, to bring shame upon a wife, child, and 8 large circle of acquaintancos, and now he "'twista fron” upon a froight-train. Aw he never vidueated " upon tho crowd, noth+ ing was dono. Now, for the second odition. Your correspondent has excellent reasons for stating that about ton mouths ago @ similar (though not entirely of the same_peraonucl) “ crowd" was formod to ‘equoozo" Kribs dey, a it was discovered that he contd be ‘in+ duced to drink and gamble. The ring, {t ia claimed,’ consisted of two operatives in‘the watch factory, two saloou-keopers, & general buimmor, and one or two othors ‘The work was carried on successfully and sys- tomatioully, but may regult difforentiy, It is alleged that Krbs has been plasing cards whon ho wae ao dravk that one of tho partion had to hold him in tho chair, aud thon those fellows played for tho monoy ho Lad, knowing it was not is own, and that INNOCENT MEN MUST BUEFER, ‘Tuo business continued until tho victim wes sucked dry, nod then camo the denouement, aud termble bins ft boon, ‘The total sum done away with is about $6,000, of which 28,000 will falt upon tho law firm, and the balance upon trustiug fnonds, including mother-in-law who could ily spare @600 from hor careful savings, to contribute to the ghouls wigo hauut tho etreota, It is sald that one mom- ber of tho law firm has mvon tho gamblers notice that tho money must be refandod, or there'll be 8 row, aud that offorta aro being mado to chip up at loast 9 portion of it. Itign shamoful proceeding, aud should be forreted to tho bottom, Kribs fa kept under caro of a Doputy Sheriff, in ta oftigo of tho ilrm, while su oudeavor is made to STRAIONTEN OUT AFFAIRS and ascortain who las fost avd how much. It is not likely that tho whole cago la ready for public use, and it may be that parties yet unknown will bo implicated, It hay boon known horo for long time that 5 nost of gamblers oxisted who Hyed upon the groauics whom: they cuutd ropo iu, bubin ouly those two Instances hays plans been Jnid for so oxtonslve a ‘stake. Whothor the city authorities will evor (ako moaguros to ron- dor fenbling 8n unhoalthful owugoment, ia a problem yot unsolved. + THE DAILY RECORD, THE EAST BOSTON MURDER, Spectat Diapatch ta The Chieago Tripune, Boston, March 24.—The dotectivos have ob- tained a trace of tho murderer of Mrs. Biogham, whoao tragic fate 1n East Boaton on Monday af- tornoon has creatod much excitement throngh- out the cityand nolghborhood. Mrs. Blugham Was about 80 years old, comely, accomplished, ud bighly respectod, Bho was the danghtor of the lato Doacon William I. Lovejoy, of this clty, and tho widow of the Rev, Samuel Bingham, at one timo pastor of a church in East Boston, and ® son of the Roy, Jool 8. Bingham, also woll known in this vicinity. Sho lived with Lor mothor and an unmarried ali+ tor, The circumatancos of hor death wero fo Pocnliar that it wos a question, until after tho vordict of the Corouer's uty whethor she had boon murdored or bad died in & fit; but the au- topay dincovered unquestionable ovidenco of brutal violouco that could not have boon inflict & fall or by horself, In atrug- ghng her mouth bad beon crammed full of kravel from tho cellar bottom, and gravel stones Were found tn the kitohon sink whore the water Way running, showing that whoaver committed tho dood tnd washed his hands thoro befora Boing out. ‘wo valuablu rings, one a diamond tog abo waa kuown to havo on hor hand, were lutesing, ‘There waa no evidence at any attompt Bt capa, Hor siwter wna iu the louso all te sftornoon on the gucond atory, Mra Minghaa wow with hor until sla went dowa to angwer the door-bell. ‘The theory is that & tramp who had visited other housoe in tho — noighboriood, —protending —_ to bo sent to inspect the w Ipex or fras-metro, was admitrod by her, ‘That she woot with bius to oxamine the metro in tho callar, and that ho, Bopposing she was alone ju the hauso, attempted. torob her, ond, meotiag rosivtavce, Jullod her before accomplishing Lie purpose, Thera wore Several bruises and cuts on her hand, and marka of choking on bor throat; 4 broad’ contusion, caualng wavero internal injurios above tho right thigh, a if the murdorer liad prowsed hin kueo on her there, Tho missiug riugs soumed to afford tho most likely moans of discovering tho murderor, and that hay proved to be the cave, forit In already discoyerod that they wore wuld ino esloon in Salem, and tho police have @ full doxeription of the man who offored them, There fa now ovory probability that the murdoror will bo spoedily overtakon. ‘Cho tings bayo been brongut ta this city aud identiticd ag tho ones Worn by Mra, lingham. Lvery police otll- Cer aud constabie within 100 miles hos reveived special fuutructions iu the mattor, aad tho arrest id expocted tu bo made to-night. MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, Spscust Duvateh to The Chicaw' Prioune, Panis, Ii, March Q4.—Au exciting murder trial has occupied the Circuit Court here for two days, Judgo Davis, of Danville, presiding. The case Was given tothe jury thig afternoon, aud tholr vardlos was given in o few minutes, Auding tho prlnonor guilty, and fixing tho penalty of doath, Tho verdict meots with general approval. Tho criminal, John Cancy, is aman 33 yearn old, Io cut hin wifa's throat with a razor in the mont heutal manner in a fight Inst Auguat, They wero traveling through the country at tha time from Indianapolia and Torro Haute, looking for alocation. Ha bearaa bad countenance, Tho asntanco will bo prououncod in the morning, MUADER TRIAL AT CHAMPAIGN, Spectat Disnateh to The Cktraon Triiune, Cuanratay, Ill, March 24—The prosecution of John Lytle aud sone, and Collins, for tho murder of Burch, in April last, in an angry con- tontion, bas boon craating great oxcitemant hero ince the commencemont of tho trial, on Thura- day Jost, The jury took the care at about 6 o'clock yosterday, aud oro atili out at 7 this evening. A RAID ON THE MONTE MEN, Swectal Dupateh to The Chicaun Tribune, McGneoon, Ia, March 24.—James Huthbun, tho three-card monte-man who was on trial laat week, was azaiu fined £30 at Postville, {a,, to- day, This gang have been robbing many une auspecting victima between hero and St. Paul. Efforts are being made to cloan them out. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED, New York, March 21.—Several members of a gang of counterfeltors havo been arrostod in Boston, according toa dispatch from that city, and the papors fonud in their pousession haya put ofttcora on the track of othera of tho gang in this and othor citios. ‘THE AUGUSTA, ME., MURDERERS, Avavsra, Mo., March 24.—Tho exceptions wera not allowed in the casea of Wagner and Gordon, the condemned taurdorora, ‘They lave, how- et bean roprieved until the last Friday in und. MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGreE, Crxcinnatt, March 24—J, M. I. Davin was to-day convicted of murdor in the second do- gree, for killing Policoman Bird at Jackley'a circus in Soptomber last. ——+—_.. CASUALTIES, NARROW ESCAPE FROM INSTANT DEATH, Speciat Diapateh to The Chicavo Tribune. Aromteon, Kan., March 24.—An accident oc curred about 10 o'clock to-day on the Atchlaon & Nebraska Railroad, in this city, by which two men named Samuel McCracken and Poter Wag- ner, mochanlca in the omploy of tho American Bridge Company, of Chicago, wero eenously if not fatally injured, ond ono of the shops of tho Bridgo Company demolished. As tho switch ongine on the Atchison & Nobrasks was pulling a car loaded with wheat from tho scaler, the track spread and threw the car off tho track, the coupling broke, snd all was pro- cipitated into the carponter-shop of tho bridge, 8 buitding standing by tho sido of tho track on the rivor-bank, The tomporary building immodiatery zavo way, and car, lumbor, and men were hurled don tho bank, By s mit- aclo the mon were faved from inatant death, two hoavy timbers falling across each othor sad forming « protection that was baroly sufficient to keep thom from being erushed to death. Inall tho masa it was tho only place where instant death was not inovitable. Wagner hod threo ribs broken, and somo internal injuries that aro very dangorous, McCracken 1 hurt loss dangor- oumy, THREE PERSONS DROWNED, Special Lispatch to The Chicago Trivune. Keoxux, Ia,, March 24.—Yosterday a farmer named Jobo Williameon, who resided near Do- yer, in this county, undertook, in company with his gon and bis ,two grandchildren, namoa Frank and Maggio Maxwoll, aged rospostively 16 and 17 years, to crosa Sugar Creck in » tWo-loraa wagon, The stream was vory much swollen, aud tho floating ico was running thick and fant. ‘Whon about half-way acroas, the horses, wagon, and occupants wero awopt rapidly down tho stream by the ecurront, ‘he son managed to swim ashore esceapo, but Mr, Will- Jameon and his grandchildron were all drowned. Tho horses, both of which wero drowned, and the wagon, wore found lodgod about a milo bolow that point last night. ‘The poopte of that locality turned out on manso, and gro soarching for the bodies, but up to this timo no tracea of thom have been discovered. SELF-INFLICTED INJURY. Speotal Dispatch to The Chicago I'ribune, LaSanuy, Il,, March 24.—H. L. Coffoy, a echool-toncher, about 25 yoars of age, jumped from tho wostward-bound accommodation train on tho Chicagp, Rock Istand & Pacific Railroad, laut ovoning, a8 it was voaring Utica, and sus- taiuod s bad compound fracture of both bouos Dbolow tha knoo of hia left leg. A FRIGHTENED HORSE. Special Dispatch to J'ha Chreage Tribune, Oamno, March 2.—An incident occured in Kentucky, opposite thia city, this evening. Mr. G. B. Straughn, with bia wife, was driving, wher the horse took fright snd avorturnod tho car- isge and throw thom, each of the occupants getting a log broken. COAL-MINING ACCIDENT, Sheetal Manateh te Lhe Chicuge Fridune, Wrrxesnanne, Pa. March 24,—This aftornoon Anthony Rotham was smothered to death by being buried undor a masa of coal-dirt at tho Espy Coltiery, Out of respect to the decossod all tho omployes quit work for tho day. SHOT, Des Mornes, Ia,, March 24.—William Clayton, Jr., of Dallas County, was found doad on the road oar his residonce this morning. Io bad boon accidentally whot by the guu with which he was hunting. THE GEORGIA CYCLONE, Avausta, Ga., March 24,—The citizens hore havo contributed $0,000 to tho aulforora from tho tornado, which haa desolated aevoral coun+ tles of the Stato from the Ghattahooches to the Savanuali Kivera, poet SCHOONER CAPSIZED, Wasmtnatox, D, C.,° March 24.—The oyster schoonor Little Jotn capwized and eunk in Choaspoake Bayon Monday. Thros men wore drowned, KILLED BY A SNOW-SLIDE, Bart Lake, March 24.—A snow-alide to-doy, 12 miles uorth of Brigham City, Utah, killed two men, —_—>—__—_. RIVER NEWS. ‘The Stato of the Grent Ice Gorges in ‘tho East. Witxxsnanny, Pa, March 24.—There is no chango in either this or the Ransom gorge. Auchor ico lias accumulated at tho northern ond of the latter, making st noarly 20 milos in Jongth, At Tuckhanuock the river ia opeu al- most from shore to shore, while at Pittsburg it is frozen so wolld that hundroda of people crousud on it to-day. At tho formor placo the ourront is awift, while at Pittaton tho wator is atill boing dammed up by the Wilkesbarre gorgo, Tho Tuckhannock bitdgo narrowly cxcaped de struction. One of tho piers is badly shate tered, Tho ice-breaters are all torn away, aud when the Mig Isleud ico como down it is fearcd tho structure must go. Tho Wilkeabarro Company hayo had mon at work to- day strongthening the piors and abutments of their bridge by iron and other meana. ‘ho Dol- aware & adaon Company, which owns the railroad bridge 8 miles below liere, the Walkes- barre Bridge Company, aud the City Council, havo under couridoration a plau of binating the foot of tho gorgo, Persons residing onst of tho mountains reported to-day aver 3 fest of snow on the ground, Lowinan's ond several othor large crooks drain tho diatricta whoro tho suow is so docp, and outer into the Busquelanns north of hore, Tho latoness of the #onson will orange a sudden thaw. Whon {t does como and tho volumy of water iv poured futo the river by thexo strcant, thoro will be mold if not uuprocedonted cise. Pout Jenyia, Marol 24.—Work on the bridge {a go far advaucdd that if the weather continues favorablo the Ene Company iutend running tring ovor it ou Hunday next, sud through trovel will be resumoz immediately. The situa: thou down the rivor fy unchanged. Mexvut, Teun., March ah ‘he Tennessce River haw fallon quflclentty for trains on tho Memphis & Lowusville itailroad to resumo their logitar runuing, Tho first train wont through beasts ‘The road-bed was not damaged by the overflow, —_——— ATTERIPTED SUICIDE. New Aunany, Ind., March 24,—The Ledyer and Standard thia evoning contains an account of an attempt ou the part of Mra. Borden, wile of Goologist of Indiana, to com- mit suictdo at her residence in Providence, Clark diMicultion batnoen tho lady and her huspand, which had been mado public through the courts and public prints, which may havo probably Jed her to the rash act. Prof. Borden was about loaving home yesterday evening to virit this city, but the conduct of hin wife arouned his Buapicions, and ho remained at home and watched her, Sho went to her room, locked herwolf in, and took a large dose of opium. Her huaband lnally went to her room, and, with the aasistauce of tho servant girl, burat opon the door, and found her in o stupefied condition, A pliysician waa summouod, and the proper remedies applied. It ia belived alte is now ont of danger, Mrs. Bordon is a highly edneated and accomplished lady, and in her trouh'e, whether real or imaginary, hos the sympathy of a largo number of people in the neigliborhoou of her reafdence. Dea Moines, March 21.—Mra, TL, Washburn, widow of the late Capt, [. A. Waahburne, at- tomptad suicite to-day by taking Iaudanum, Sho was found tnxenstble’ on tha bed by her daughter on returning from echoul. Dospond+ ency caused by the refusal of an insurance com- pavy to pay a policy un her husband's life was the cauro, EDUCATIONAL, The Michigan University. Anecial Dimatch to The chieara Tribune, Asx Annon, Mich., March 24,—Tho twanty- fiftle aunual commencomont of the Medical Do- Pariment of tho University of Michigan waa hold to-day at 10 o'clock a, m. at University Hall? Fully 2,000 people wore axsembled. The dogreo of M. D.was conferrot! upon sixty-five graduates, twelvo of whom were ladies, Tho address to tho graduating class was delivered by Prof. R. C. Kedzie, M. D.,of tho State Agricultural College, upon the subject : ‘Tho Office of tho Physician is tho Prevention of Disease.” Tho frightful provalence of disoase, owing to most obvious causes, was pointed out, and ateo quickly disease bad disappeared when theso eansea woro removed. Ho raid thero were two conditions of success foro physician: thor- ough proparation, and a confidence in the pub- lic, It waw also necessary for a young physician to be thoroughly imbued with principle, Be not afrald to show to tho public what you renily aro. ‘Tho addrens was replete with sense and wit. Tho sixtoenth annual commencement of the Law Departmont was held at 2o'clock p.m. A larger number wero iu attendance than in tho forenoon. Tho degreo of Bacholor of Lawa was conferred upon 136 graduates. ‘Two of thero were ladies, Miss Mary Perry, of Coldwater, and ‘Miss Ellen A. Martin, of Jamostown, N.Y. The addross was dolivorod by the Hon. Charles 8. May, of Kalamazoo, upon tho subject of trial by jury, The speaker hastily traced the history of trial’ by jury, and its advantages and jostice. It swan auperior to any other. The character and qualitios of a Judge wero minutely traced 48 the chief jowols in tho crown, ‘The advocate then recoived hia attention. The advocato, tike tho poot, Ia born, net made, No amaunt of learning will mako a great advoeate. The tne juryman should be sn eloquent man, and mist have a complote mastery of facts, Tho teinmpern- ment maker tho juryinap. ‘Tho statesman in not an advocate, Daniel Webster was coforred to as an example. Tuo addross wan well received. Tho oxercincs passed off with the usual interest. Many ctni- nent men honored the claag with thelr presence, The Alumni meatlug of the Law Department was held Inet night at the Low Iecture-room. Two orations wore delivored, with other exercigas ofs siollarcharacter, ‘Lhe noticeable featura of the evening was the oration of Mr. II. C. Btowart, of Juckwonviile, Ill, A banquet fol- lowed thesa exercinea at the Cook Hotel, with the usual onjoyment of supper and toasts, At tho aamo hour, at the Grego:'y House, the Alumai of tho Medical Depsrtmont met and of- fected an organization for the purpose of bene- Siting themselves and their profession. ‘The en- thusiaam at this first meeting bespoake great ine torest in tho work of this fraternity, The Asso- ciation is to mect nonuaily the ovening before rhe. Law and Medical commencoments at Ann Arbor. —— SHORE-HORNS. Sale of tho Beltovicw Mord nt Dixe ony Ete Special Dispatch ta The Chicaao Tribune, Drxow, It, March 24.—'To-day occurred the great sale of the Bellaviow hord, owned by Will- ina Stewart, of this place, A lorgo crowd from all parts of the country wore here, and consider- Ang it as tho first sale of tho season, and an ex- tromely cold day, the salo was s grand success, Bighty bead brought over 220,000. The follow- ing ia a Het of the highest prices of the day, with purchasors, etc: Lady of Racine, one of the finest Mixa Wilys on thia coutinent, to Cul. It, I. Austin, Sycamore, Ill, $1.50, Miss Wily, of Belleview, ber caf, same, $0, They aro both grand anf{uala, Lard Wily, another of Lady's calves, to A, Powors, Dizon, Il., $1,480, . Duchess Lousu, ald to be gne of tho fuest Louans, q went to Col, It, H, Austin, at $1, Lonans Thorndale, rnell, Dwight, Ill., $300, ‘piloom Hath 4.0, Latunan, “wrauits dare, I, " Ea] Duchess, Bf, MeWalbams, Darlington, Wie, Caroling, IT. F, Brown, Minneapolis, Minn., $810, Morello, RK, H, Austin, Sycamore, UL, $425, Hazel Queon, safd to be one of tho finest show-cows in Aicrica, $775, to Greeno & Morton, Cedar Lapids, on ponns Lee, to William Chambers, Rochelle, JUL, Roxy, to Mr, Van Patten, Stowart, Tll,, $150, Elsiv, to W, Chambers, Rochelle, 11, $419, Hautah, 10 Princeton, Hawke & ivore, Polo, I,, 170, ! Yiolet 2d, to William Chamber, Rochelle, 111., $109, Lily of tho Vallvy, to William Chambers, of tuchelle, 1, $500, dutepliine, to F, A, Show, Dixon, Ti, Luilloa, to T, Hyshes, Meriden, 1, $5 Goid King, to 1", Hughes, Neride . Mary otu, $349, {0 W, W, Tilton, Dizos, Ill Maris, to Leonidas 0, Doment, Dixon, Tl, $300, Hope, to Col, Austin, Sycamore, Il, $155, ‘Tany, to W, Ohambery, Rocholle, Ii., $156, Motel, to O; Deinent, Dizon, i, $500, Joretiog, $300. puxeof Thorndale, to Wiliam Neol, Paxton, Ty Champion of the West, to Gcorgo’ Deatand, Dizon, ‘The above include thomoat of tho sales, oxcopt ® fow old cows and young male sod fumule calyos, whioh sold at from &300 to $125. Yow more succossful valos have boon made'iu Amorica, overything considerod, and it gives a glorious prospect for tho great short-Lorn fu- ture, THE LABOR QUESTION. A NATIONAL CONVENTION. Pmttaprrpui, March 24.—Tho Invitation Committee appointed by the Anti-Monopoty Convention bas solectol tho frst Suesday in Soptomber noxt as the time, and Cincinnati aa the placo; for holding tho proposed National Conference of reprogentative workingman and ——————— A COUNTY-SEAT WAR, Special Dispatch to The Chicauo Tribune, Des Mores, In., March 2$.—Laut fall Adair County voted tochango tha county-soat from Fontanelto to Groenfield. Owing to some ques- tion as to the voto, an injunction rostrainiog tho romoval wag granted by Judgo Call, of tho Bu- Prome Court, which was reviewed by the full Honch and dissolved. On Monday, citizous of Greenfleld romoved all tho contents of sho Court-House from Fontanallo to Greenfield. The gameday tho Judgo of the Ciroult Court opencd Courtat Fontauclle aud dirootod: the Sheriff to produce the rocords aud dook- ot before him, Ho went to Creontloid for them, and they rofused to wsurrep- der, ‘The Conrt-Houve thero is guarded y 800 men who haves brauy cannon, Fon- tanelia bas about an equal numbor of mon there, Both sides aro dotermiued to win. Tho Sheriff came huro to-day to domand atdof the Guyornor, buttho Governor wasabsent, aud haa been telographod. No outbreak had occurred when the Sherif loft there. [ETo the Associated Press) Des Moinys, Jo, Murch %i--The Adair County-seat tight assumed a violent wlape Mton~ dsy morning. A majority of votes waa cast lant october roinovo it from fontanclle to Green- jold. ‘Pho roaidents of Fontanello carried tho matter into the courts, whero it now [s, Afou- day, 300 armed men forcibly removod all tho county records, tho Troamry, eww, to “Green- field, and defied tho Court then iu vaeaton to re~ tako thom, Gov, Carpontor orderod Adjt.-Gen, Baker toquoll the diswrdor, Ste loavoe to-day, pe TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Tamed Millor, a wealthy farmor near Decorals, Tn., uas beon missing since Nunday last. ‘Tho party of Iudians editors reached Afont- gomery, Ala., yesterday niorning from New Or- Jeans, Gen. A. 8, Badgor has boon sppolnted Fiscal ‘ County, by taking opium. ‘There bad heen somn | how | Agont of tho Now Orleana Board of Polico Com- mursionore. Gov. Bagloy, of Michigan, has pupalnted Th B, Shauk, of Lanalng, Agont for fughatn County on the Hoard of Penal, Pauper, aud Charitabio Institutions, The Irish citizens of Louisvilie held s fargo meoting Inst night to exprosa sorrow at tho death of Jolin Mitchel. Appropriate apeeches Woro mado and resolutions adopted. Col. Roger J. Page, Mitchol's son-in-law, was prosent, Thero is n noticeable acaroity of coal in Wilkesbarto, Pa. ‘That city is obtaining ita on- tiro supply from the Expy Colhtery, tt Boing the only cue working near thera, ‘fo’ conl-dealera find it impossible te Bupply the rotail trado, and considerable suffering Las alroudy rosultad. THE BUACK HILLS. . LO LIKELY To FIX THE MINERS. Specttd Dispaten ta the Chicas Tribune, Stoux Crry, In, March 2t.—Conniderable anxiety among frionds hero of the Siaux City party now in tho Black Hills was caused by aro- hort yosterday of a letter by Dr, B, Y. Sholby, of Dakots City, from hia nophow, A. 8. Bhelhy, ona, of Prof. Marah’s party hunting for fosella in the Tadino country. ‘Tho letter ig dad Crow Butto, on White River, D.T., March 14. After giving 8 deaeription of tho various character of foanils lately discovered, Mr. Bholby anya: “I have been among the Northern Indiana for the last two weeks, and lived right in thoir villages, and from what I could learn from them thoy are going to mako n heavy attack on a «mall mining party, Tuo Indians ‘gay the party are éamped touth and near Bear Butte; thai the purty consists of about thirty meu, a woman, and Keven wagons, Lame Antelope croseed tho White River with s large party on tho 10th of this month, woll armed with neodla-guns.” Mr. Bholby bad no knowledge of any white peopla mining in the Diack Hilla excopt what lio tearnod from the Indiana, but tho deecription and loca- ton given by the Indiana leaves no doubt out thot the Sioux City party is referred to by them, THE MILITARY, Spectal Dienatch ta The Chiease Tribune, Omana, March 24.—Information baa been tele- grapbed Gon, Ord of soveral parties of minora leaving difforent points for the Black Hilla, In reply to a telogram from one of tho minora who recently camo ont of the Mille whother be would be permitted to return with reioforcoments and rovisions, Gen, Ord says: “Troops from Ft. aramio and hostile Indians have both gona for your miners. For their ankes, I hopo “tho troapa will reach them first, as the military ardera aro simply to bring in the party, contine the loaders, burn the wagona, and destroy the outtit.” Gen. Ord has been author. ized to put all his cavalry nt once into the Sioux country on which tue minerd are trespassing, and to omploy fifty Indian scouts to nuvise the cavalry of the sdvent of minors, His orders aro to remove tue partios, arrest and confloo tho leaders at the nearest militury post, hurn their wagons, nud deatroy thoir outfit. A Black Hills ‘Transportation Company, capital $30,000, formed hero yesterday, propose to Jeavo the railroad at Sidhos, Nob. FROM CHEYENNE. Special Dispatch to The Chiergo Tribune, Cuevesse, Wyo, March 24,—A number of strangers have collected here, Moro aro arriv- ing. Their destinotion undoubtedfy is tho Biack Hills, A party of flvo hina loft, Aw far ascan bo ascortnined, acompany of cavalry, Capt, Whit- man, loft Fort Ruenell to-day in pursuit. Capt. Mix, of tha Second Cavalry, started for the Lilli yesterday from + Lara. mie, J. Newton Warren, from Custer Valley, gives glowing accounte of gold, uudowbtedly exaggerations, ‘The poople from Chicago to this point whom 1 have spoken to aro jusanely outhnsiastic, IE am convinced, from porsonal observation, that nothing will sat- isfy them but o free exploration, so important na to involvo a larga concentration of troops, and 9 possible contlict, Mr. Warron saya it took the Gordon party eighty marching days to reach the Hille. Warren wow fifteen days coming here. THE RIENZI TORNADO, Several Persons Killed nnd Many Wounded—Lows of Property Over 100,000. Corresrondence of the Vickaburg Herald, Tinyzt, Miss., March 18,.—{ write to give you some account of the tornado thot visitod the ‘Town of Nienzi on the morniog of the 15th inwt, During all tho earlior part of the night there was ovary indication of a storm—tho wind blow in &tfal gusts, now and thon the rain fell in turronts, the atmosphero was clove and hot, ond full of cloctricity, while all tho clomouts seemed to bo at war with cachothor. At about 2o’clock in the morning a cloud was observed moving up from tho southwest, and another from the northwest, Thoee ovidently coflided somowhero; in all probability noar the Louse of Jordan Li. Reos, 234 miles ‘southwest of town. A huge cyclone Wau formed, which moved at o tremendously tapid rate, whirling in wild commoticn, rolling its black massea along tho sky and arth with a ferrifio rush and roar, crushing atl the large timbers in ita course, and finally atruck our beautifnl Uttle town by tho voutlivest, moved across tho central part to the northeast, and Hwopt houger, fences, and everything beforo it, Cries of distress were heard; immedintely the Methodist church pelt (tho only ono loft) rang tho alarm, aud soon the more fortunate of our townsmen wero on tho theatre of doatruction, rescuing the bodies of dead and wounded from tho fallen timbers. It was a scene of wild and honrtronding descistion. Forty-two honees, besides churches and the academy, wero blown to pieces, and in nearly overy inatanco completely destroyed, not a wtick of timbor re- maining. Tue very foundations wero takon up and carricd away, Ifragmonts of broken furni- ture, crockery, bedding, and wearing spparcl wore scattorai all over the face of tho oarth, ‘The bost bullt housea wero ag chai before tho wild screaming monster of a atorm., ‘Tho hoavi- est articles were carried away. Largo planoa wore blown out iuto tho yards, Balos of cotton were moved, and many things have Hot yok beon heard of. The mighty storm-god rushed on and parsed away. ‘Tho rain bogan to ponr in tor routs, and the living arose, and, by tha light. ning’s fearful glare, looked ont to seo what wan onee a chaumingly beautifal town & suapolesa heap of ruins, a Wo have but ono church loft (the Wothodist), and that tg hadly wjured, With sadness I chironiclo the killing of the fol- lowing: Jordan 1. Roes and his little girl; Por. tor Walkor, and Misy Mattie Lalmor ; Mr. M. 2. Armor died last night, and his wife will probably dievoon, Those lived immediately in town aud near by, Others farther out in the country were killed “and wounded. Of the many othora wounded in town it is hoped none will ite. dt is truly wondorful to noto the many miracu> fons escapes, Whole families oxcaped almout without a sorateh or bralse, while thoir houxex wont to pleces above thom, and tho air was illled with the hiseing missiles of death, Tho loss of proporty ix outimated at over $100,000, Many aro loft eotlrely destitute, tholr cloth- ing, supplies, hoaschold and kitchen furnituro, togother with houses and fences, all having beou snept away, Our neighboring towns aro saud- ing prompt assistance, ‘Tho nnfortuuate have gonato work with commondablo encrgy to ro store thoir brakon fortuncs, but thoy must have auaistanco from abroad, LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Mr, Perry, of No, 670 North Wolls stroet, stipped and fell down on tho walk at the cornor of Clark and Uuron streatw last night, aud broke bis right log above the anklo, Tho Coroner's jury in tho caso of Richard Barnos, the young mao who was shot by Ofticor Madigan Sunday night, returned o verdict of fustiflable shooting and exonerated the polico- man from all blame, Jamos Conlink was the name of tho party. tho had the $500 diamond pin stolen from him inthe houso of Carrie Watson, by Alico Gray, and it now appoary that the young woman out it oub of aaleavo-button. —————————— Emigration from tho United King» dom. ‘The emigration roturny of the Dritish Board of Trado for 1874 eliow that 242,014 por- foun lof tho United Kingdom for placas out of Europe, Tha uumbor exhibited & conuidorable docreaue from that of 1873, viz.1 801,612. ‘The United Btatew was the dustination of 143,101 por- wons, 25,450 persoss wont to Britlul North Amarica, 69,959 to {ho Austrian colonies, and 13,415 to verioua otber countrios, Out of tho 341,014 voyagers above moutlonod, 116,400 wore Ruglish, £0,340 wero Scotch, C0496 wore Irish, 34435 wera forolguerd, and 6,277 " undistine guished." Tho docrease in tho nambens from the provious yoars iwobleily uoticoable in the foreigners, who, fy 1873, uumbered 72,187, tho ¥ nudietigutabed, "who vumbered 10,060, aud the Inub, who numbered 83,692. Of the total unaibor of paswengers in 1874, 16 must be noticed that 39,251 wera catia, aud 201,763 utooraye, but the xeturus do uot sdistinguish bowwoon the hous de sottluns and ordiuary travelery, CONTENTS OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUTE Tasuod Wednesday Morning, March 24, FIRST PAGH—The Reacher Teint: Proceedings fram AVounesday, March 17, to Monday, Mareh 22, Inc‘ j BECOND PAGR—The Beerher Trtat (continued) : Tuceday's Proceedings, A Learenteorth Seandal : Tho Pondory-Meneloy Bhinoting: Affair, Anvtrew Johne: Mis Insane Speech in the Benata, Origin of Wert Tho Chaldean Account of tho Creation and Falt, - THIRD PAGE—verques: Beanan and Incldents at tho Eiesontton st tie Famous Mandiey a Bketch of Ells Ca- 5 ry Wateres i ante Nestea Reports of tho Fluade tn the FOURIM PAGE—Patortates Androw Johntony The Dogmatic Behool Controversy; The Civil Rights Laws Southern Fully Third-Term Nonsonse; Origin of the World: Polltleat Heorganization in Arkansas; Tho Hlack Mills Folly; Good Words for tho Grangers. FILTH PAGKR~Edlortals (continued): Paragraphs; Pees sonals, Nace of the Werk: A concise summary of tho world's nats, The Mack Mitte Sens from and about the alleged Eldorado, RINT PAG fack-Salees TAst ot thosa to take plaes before Juno J; valaable antmals to bo disposod of, A Hint to Furmere : Boet-pnoking for tho Rogtiah mark The Held and Stable: Colt; Paralsela in Hegs, ote. A: rleulture : Report of the Mlcbignn tate Huard, Wort Female cab-drivors; Leading,ideasin reuard to deci Items, Hvmnraus Meragrapha: A collection for popular reading, Sparks af Sclence: The Tapo-worm: Sago an’ Taploca, Yoetry: Tho Rell of Grindelwald; The Gen- eral Chorna; Iseyond Itecall, SEVENTH PAGE-The Land of the Greasers: A lecture on Arizona and New Meriro byan attache of tha Wheelor expedition. Maw tam War Cured: A story. The Farm ond Garten: Exposing Btock to Btormes ‘Trimming Mocls of Farm-Horsn; Sprihg-Dounz, oto. Rigisrir PAGE—The Weekly Finaneintand Commeretat forte, [Katee coptenin atnglo wrappers, for mail_ng, can be obtalnod at Tite, TRIRCNE: counting-room.] a Dr. Schenck’s Standard Remedies, The standard remedies for all dissases of tha lang are Schonek's Palmonto Byrup, Bchenck's Bea Weed Toule, and Schenck’s Mandrake Pills, and, if taken Lofore the Janga aro destroyed, a apoedy cure ty eftoctedl, ‘To these three modicinos Dr. J. H. Schonc’s, of Phila. delphi, owos hin unrivalled succces in the ‘trostmont of Pulmonary diseases, The Pulmonte Ssrap ripens the morbid matter in tha Jungs; nature throws ft off by an eaay otpeciorstion, for *hoo tho phicem of matter is riposel cough will uae itof, the patleot has rest, and the juugs begin to ol. To onable the Pulmonic Syrup todo this Schenok's Mandrake Pills and Schenck’a Soa Weed Tonic mist be {recly used to cleanso the stomach and liter. Xchenck's Mandrake Pills act on tho liver, removing all obatrue. thons, rolax the gall bladder, tho bilo starts frocly, and ‘the liver is soon rellevod. Hchenck's Sea Weed Tonto ts agentle ctimotant and alterativos the alkall of which ft 1s compotod miing with the food and prevents rouring, It assieta tha digestiun b tonlng op the stcraach toa healthy condition, so that th? food and the Palmonte Syrup will make good blond: then the lungs heal, and tho patient will suroly got wo!l {i caro Is takon to prevent fresh cold. All who wish to conault Dr. Schenck, olther personally or by lottar, can dosoat his principal afica, corner ut Sith aud Arch-sts., Philadelphia, every Monday, Schenek's medicinos aro sold by all drugglats throught cout the country, SILKS, ATTENTION 18 CALLED TO THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN PRICES OF SILKS, Being a Still Further Reduction From the LOW PRICHS st which we have been selling those goods. BLACK SILKS. ; Comprising richost and finest rrados of Bon. i net's, and Guinet’s, and other first-class Lyons makes, , Tomer $6.00 quality, mest superd goods, now... Former $5.50 quality, very rich and elegant, now Former $4.50 quality, Cachemire sublime, now. Former $3.50 quality, rich Satin lustre, now = 2.50 Former $3.00 quality, au elegant article, now..... 2.00 Gray lot of heavy, rich, Satin-finish Black $4.05 ~ 475 - 325 Gros Grain Silks at $1.50, formerly $2.35 ani 50, Black, all-silk Gros G: id, sightl: quality, now si- OT" Grains, good, sightly Colored Silks. Line of rich Lyons Gros Grains, cholco shades, rogular $3 quelity, marked down 3 Lino of Lyons Gros Grains, good shados, $2 quality. now $1.50, Assorted lot poe sites formor $2, $1.75 and S150 quality, reducad toS2, pnasa uhados. Tino of Bark Paney Btripo Shiks roducad to 75 ots. ‘Line of desirablo Fancy Silks reduced ~ CARSON, PIRIE & CO, Madison and Peori caaannrwnie PEANOS, WE BEG TO INVITE THE ATTENTION Of the musical pnbdilo to unr prosant smnporb assurtmont 1 of ail grades of Pianos, including wany now aud vlogant Pattorus of STHINWAY UPRIGHTS. Buch has beso the unqualified mocers of these poors instruments that. there x sonroely a manufacturer Fiance who Is not at Present engaged duction of Upright but na tha Stelaway alony haw stood. the test of twa, inall olimates aud seasons, purchasors nuwuld beware of kavasting thelr money in niere ornort- mental Uprights, In uhoo Bteluway all rine tn Avaldod yan cant make st » Buit you obtatn that bleh whl lust a Hfotimu, ‘Tha bighoat musical ausharl- How of the wortd avo unanlinuusly renderod their ver dot In favor of tho Kteinwuy, in Ute pros IRON WORKS. The Corrugated Iron Comey, Manutacturors of Btunson’s Nouble Plate Corrugatod IRON DOORS AND SHUTTERS, i st top and bottom, orragstat irs, heatie Tegndue ‘na live ites for atve'pirpwees. Ratirna’ aha eee aE Oe TUG ATED IOS COs a sid th ja routing, plate oF 0 xated doors and for tro: tale thelr own moauironvate by folowing the givon in our afreular. MOUNTAIN SUGAR-CORN. INJUNCTION DISSOLVED As toall pervond selling MoMurray’s Cora, People in- toreat protectud. No 9 cout per can Itoyalty to the Blaine Tuy Combluatlon, Moantain SogarCore at depot here, $8 per dozon, in Lota of twenty-tive Casos and upward, LOUIS M'MURRAY, Proderick Olty, Md, WIL Topp, Agent, 8 South Water-st., olty. WHILson & EVENDEN'S OIL TANKS, ay MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 49 West Lake St, OIICAGO. 197 80nd for Catalogue. TRUSSES RUPTURE. RELIEF, COMFORT, AND CURR. Baki PBT Ms COM eed JESSE TRUSS, Adonted nT eaiveute ae fo PUT LETE BUTMAN SPAKE Ore eee fig Culeayo, inawifucturors of Truinay Litas Bucgt fruuvuts tor Defarm'tios, ate, suletul edjustansats Bailfsctiun avasantead.