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: : THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ae a aes wan in order wan that to table Jones’ motion to take up the motion to reconsider, . FRIDAY, MARUH 26, 1875. sig ible Jones matin | WASHINGTON, bination has been formed to dispose of thosn TORNADOES, oes ekb-gloyemmo, Justified by the uso of ckb for b | weather provailing in bis Territory, and the pros- in “cockburn.” pl for lin "neraglio,” oye for & in “keyed,” and mme form in ‘crammed ;” pbnatlalchm, justified by tho use of pb for bin “cupboard,” uall for | in “ victuallor,” al for @ in domain,” and chm for m in 'drachm;" thtleisgm, bbesteofpmy, for similar reasons, In fact, anys Pirman, the fonr sounds in tho word **bloyme’ conld bo justifiably polled {u 49,680 wavs. _—— ‘They have insursoco suits in San Francisco, and thoy go atthom with # portinactty which would make princely fortunos in tho bricklaying or flop-selling lines of industry. In the case of Hanxan Lee agalnat tho Guardian Mutual Life Inanranco Company of Now York, counsel for tho plaintiff has grown old and woary in the suit, Tho enge has beon givon tos jury for tho fifth timo, the amonnt of money involved being ouly 25,000. Andatill, we aro told, Mr. BULRELy, tho wlow's connscl, speaks with unususl do- clamatory energy, which in California must indeod be nergy of no common ordor. “God knows,’ Mr. Bunxzcy points out to the jury, “I wish I had novor undortalkon tho caso; God knows I can take moro money hooing corn in Santa Clars County"; and when at Inst oxhaustod, both in person aud timo, the Court tells him to eit down, hocries: “I witleit down, Qontlemon, tho decision of tho caso rests with you, and thank God it does.” And still tho dismal prospect ro- tnatna that Mr, BunKe.y will bring tho matter up yetagain and again, —_+—_—— One of tho Legislative Committeo in Boston who authorized tho lavish oxponditures for the funeral sorvices over Canes Susmscn has written acardinoxplanation of his conduct. Ho says the Committee did not wish to cover Susmen ‘up; and thoy hired Conristouncovor him, That waa truly @ worthy undortaking, but scarcely o tremendous ono. Gzonaz Winttast Contis could woll afford to porform It as a labor of love. ‘Tho Committeoman, having toitchod the eubjoct, iu impolied to gay that if tho newspapers would publish ovo of Cnantes Susnxen’s spoochos every weok instead of tho Dsrcuen scandal, which teaches nothing but corraption, the noxt generation would bo wisor than tho present one. Perhaps, But Sumxen’a wisdom would bo oproad out protty thin, ——_—__-____. A vein of fino frony is strack by o correspond- ent of tho Boston Journal, who writes of tho “Now Doparture in Art” Intely mado in that city, Hesnya: “'Tho old masters acom to ua now, from our presont atandvoint, to have Jacked the osuontiais of breadth, dopth, tone, texture, color, and sentiment, whon brought side by sido with tho school just omorging at home, An instance Las just come to our knowl- edgo where an oxport haa producod in juat threo minutes what must at loaut bo allowed on all hands to bo wromarkablo work. Wo havo this testimony, as to timo, from tho Jady who hold the watch. . . . Thla is indocd an ago of miracles when ovorything muat keep pace with lightning and steam.” pA ra Teeally, tho ctymology of * blizzard ” ia not so hard to ascertain ag it soomod to be at first, A corroapoudent in yeatorday’a paper said ho hoard the word uacd in Penneslvanis and Olilo forty yeara ago in tho senso of asinglo and blinding wtroko of the flat. And tho Burlington Z/awkeye Suggests thar * blizzard” fa. product of * the Tawa of natural aclection a appliod to tho {nner consclousuosa of = man faclng a northwest galo of driving suow with tho moreury at 40 dog. holow zoro." Tow beantiful and simple! Tho otymologist who caudo nothing wih this cow is acarcoly worthy of the name. ————_____. It ia only a mattor of law, wo know, but it scome Ilito awful profanity for the Grand Jury which indicted Wintetaw Resp to speak of bim na “ta porsou of an envioue, ovil, and wicked mind, and of # most malicious disposition,” whilo In tho same breath approving ‘tho good namo, fame, crodit, and roputation of ALExKAKN- vrn R. Sneriznp, a good, posccable, and worthy citizen,” ——_—-—____ ‘Resolutions condemnatory of United Btates Senator Menntuon, and Foquosting bitn to resign, hava been introduced in tha North Carolina Leg: slature, Merniaon has somowhat disappointed his Republican supportera at homa, but ho is not the kind of a man to rosign on alight provo- cation. The Sonator is an original Cousorvatlye- Domocrat, olectod by Republican votes. ———_-—____ Mr, Eaton's speoch on Stato Soveroignty is so much of an automaton that the nowspapera say it eponke for itaclf, Allhe coos ia to open his Mouth and let it glide out. It comes back agein safoonough. Nobody oleo wants it, —_—______ PERSONAL, An obeso momber of the late Grand Sary ia taking his before-broakfast cocktail without sugar, It looks aq though Sankey would don that neck-tio after all.—Zosion Post, Abandon it, you moan. 7 Max Mansrzrm hag tired of tho importod Variety, aud is going to manufacturo his own prime donne, Wuirztaw Ter can find o enbstitute in Mariznont. It was the latter who did not ad- miro Bose Suzrnen, Capt. Dick Tuomraon, Ceneral Travoling Agont of tho ‘Toxas & Paoifio Railroad, is a guost at tho Shorman Housa, Misa Eprru Fisu has beon distinguishing hor. wolf in privato thoatricals at Washington, 8ho will make a good catoh. “Fortunately for tho victim,” dayne Kilkonny Paper, *the bullot struck her oa the centre of the forehead aad glancod orf,” Joux Ruaxr will not patroniza the steam -cars Decanso he mot with an accidout, This ts tho frat news that he has quit railing, Bishop Bravtprxa, of Colorado, baa deposed the Toy, Jouy 0. Fituan from tho ministry eo the ground that he is an unfit man, B, Grarz Buown has boon spolling in & match down in Aiesouri, Ig it surprising that he waa sont to Guatz in the vory firat round, ‘Tha remains of Col, L. P. Sanozn will leave A San Francisco for Joliot on Runday noxt, and Will roach thelr devtination on the 271h inst, Tho municipal authorities of Romo are about to ntrikea modal in honor of Ganwarnr, with the warrior on ono sido and the Capitol on the other, A. T, Brewanr ta eatd to be about to build a big hotel in Washington. 80 Many things are. said about bim that nobody cares or beliovos what Ta nald, e Lovarztzow declines to be made & member of tho British Auwociation of Spiritnaliate, He faye they cannot convert him by hook or by Crooxes, Bpolling-achool victors should remember with cautious humility that tho Count and Countess B. Taz Kizwicz are still in tho country, and are af table to como Wont at » momont’s notice, While Sntoxtox, the New York Associated Pros Acent, tells Eastern audtoncos bow he Rathora bla news, the rival segoolation gathora it : Hs him. Regardes the Mexico massacre, ‘The Washington Siar is caroful to announce vatuat tho statue to Wizsam Kina that Sinroxs js soulping in Romo ia in honor of the first Gor- peraor of Maing, aud not of Dire, Kia, of Min- WELL, pastor of the Pres. om Thirteonth alrect, Now " ore oa 0 Reet ees 5, THe was formerly 6 pautor of the Welah Pr, ama esbyterian Church at At the urgent request of the man; Bihe Paciflo Hotel barber-shop, the ana ot the White Btovxtoge will uot Pormlt the nine to practioa on tho vacant lot oppoalte the hote}, on Oarprn, editor of the Salt Lak Deseret Nee, Baiauax Youxa's ‘organ, fata the Speaks in glowing termy of the mula | AFFAIRS OF STATE. — perity of the people, Am 81x is becomint civilized. Ho was matriod in Sacramento, on Wadnoaday, to Miss An Tor, whom the Jice describes ne ''n littio nlmond-oved horror, on tho shady #ide of swect sixteen.” She muat be a protly plaything, And now tho ecandal is that Lady Dover's impecnniona rolatives stole her fowela in order to fqu007%0 Moro Monoy ont of hor wealthy Lord, who married her and pald £60,000 of hor father's debts. Mow history reposts itaet?. Gen, Bonnitu is ovidently a Hebrow, Ie de- clinca to allow losfing in tho armorics of his command on thoSabbath, But ag Sunday in tho day of universal roat, ho will not objoct to vie- itora hanging round the placea on that day. Tho Graphic has publiahod a portralt of By- Ron's “Maid of Athens" aa abo is now, and the 8t. Lonia 2epudlican ia noteurptiaed that ha cried, “Give, oh giva me back my heart!" Tt iptimo who “took the rest” he proseribed for her. II, W. B, also stands for Hnxay W. Datnwrs, President of tho Juvenile Guardians, who fs yo- ing to aun Haraipay for libol, The herinicas old ex-operator witl regard thoso fnitiala aa black lettera for tho romatuder of hia uumeaning ox- intonco. When A. J, and B. B, heard of tho lon. J. Proc- ‘ron Kwott's locturo on ‘The Bodo Statesman,” ‘8 blush suffuaed thelr cheoks, and thoy looked at each other with that benovolont oxprovsion which often accompanies consclous but modost euporidrity, Mr. Wasrrpey, the Englishman who lost $2,000 in a bet that the earth waa flat, has taken rovengo by libeling the winner, who turns to suohim, Mr. Haurpes's views cf things are ovidently formed upon a pernicious habit of in- trospection. Ilexny Sturt, o realdent of South Bond alnce 1829, died yestorday mornius, Ho was in his 87th year. and had beon married over elxty yeara. Ilia wite and eight of thoir clovon chil- dren survive him, ‘hore wore but five white settlers in South Bend previous to 1829, Miss Lint Beeny, an aristocratic English belle, is tomarry Mutu CoomanaSwanxy,oIlivdoo of high rank, ‘The bridegroom witl logo casto, but will have the honor of being th? firut of luis raco who has been Hindoocod to commit the enormi- ty. We hopo tho lovers will be Mutv-ally happy. Mrs. Bursiast's quiot gossip about women shows what tho dear creatures may oxpoct of ono another when women journalists become Important Proceedings in tho Illinois Lower House. Tho Registry Repeal Bill Lost for Lack ef the Constitutional Majority. Much Disorder Attending the Dis- cussion Relative to Re- consideration, The Copperas Creek Dam Appropri. ation Bil Defeated on Third Reading. The Douglas Monument Appro- priation also Refused, Tho Senate Discusses tho General Appro- Priation Bill All Day. The Liquor Question Still Being Debated in tho Michigan Legislature, Commonts of tho New Orleans Press on tho Lato Call for an Extra Session, ILLINOIS, DILL IN THE INTEREST OF LABONENS, Arectal Diavatch to The Chtenaa Tribune, Brrxarienp, March 25.—fhe morning hour way occupied in amonding to donth &ticknoy's Lien bil,—a trades-unfon moasure,—providing that whon tho amount claimed by any laborer, workman, or mechanic tobe duo him doos not oxceed the aum of $60, tho said claimant may bring his action hy a summons for tho amount of bis claim—without provioua notice—bofore any Justico of tho Ponce of the county or city, moro plentiful, Mra, 13, hoa @ trick of saying Against the owner of the prontisca np- the most disagrocablo thinga about women that } on which said Inbor has been por have appeared in print for many yoara,—at least | formed, tha contractor or sub-coutract- since Mra, Stowe made her chargos agaiust Lord Bynon’s aister. Asn Extza han been intorviewod by the Now York Sun, and said that, reared in Mormonism, abe had regarded Barowax Youna aga yoritablo prophet, second in importance to Goi alono. Whon she learned that he wanted to marry her, the thought was o8 awful as thongh her own father mado tho proposition. Ans Exiza has bravely outgrown her fear of Bntatrasr, At tho maturoogoof 22 months, Lypra Tow- aunp, of London, manifosted the quality of an, netross and great clovernoss in olocution,” This fa tho laat pieco of transatlantic puffery, Miss Lypm Mowann fs but 9 years of age, ond will probably not play Lady Afacbeth for a yoar or two. Hor managers havo shown gront prudenco in working up bueinnas from tho cradle, A Dublin founding was hurriedly christonod Many, but {t aubsoquently appeared that an or- ror of sox had beon made. ‘Tho Board of Guar- dians of tho Home was called, and in golomu conclave those dignitaries resolved to call the youngster Epwanp. He ia now on rocord os Many Lpwanp, it being tacitly admited that to drop the feminino numa would bo to loge his identity in tho inaccosalblo records kept on tho othor ido of Jordan, Euiza Weruensnrz happened into Now Or- leaus, Lot the Picayune toll the etory in its In- imitablo English; ‘ Porlape loss in tho interest of the public than {na snonking dosira to form the acquaintance of the pretty blonde, a Picay- une reporter, yesterday afternoon, found himaelf making # most agreeable pilgrimage through tho corridors of the City Hotel, and, having paid formalities their duo, ontered tho shrine of tho Indy horsolf.” Lappy formalitios! Thoy at loas: ean boast a distinction which fow Now Orloang {netitutions can claim, AlLLondon manager wan telling rathorn poor auecdote, without much point in it, to the mem- bers of hia company assombled in the &reou- room. Moutof them sycophants, thoy all luugbea loudly at tho foabla jost—I bog Pardon, all but ono. Tio dull dog who refuacd to laugh, and. who looked profoundly misorable, waa nt loat nudged by his companion. “Why don't you Igugh, Tost; why don’t you laugh! Don't you seo the Governor ja looking ut you!” “Lot hhim looks, you fool,” was the anawer, * dou't you know I ain golng to loave on Saturday?" A poor woman, bound for 8an Francisco on a Union Pacific train, was obligcd to loave that: train on tho 2st ult., and bocame amotherat Papillon Station on tho 22d. The conductor at once tolographiod from Papiion; “Hp weighs twalve pounds, and ble namo ia Gzonar Wasitnatox." All tho passangora in the coach, upon hearing the aunouncemont, gavo threo cheors for Gronae Wanutxatox.” ‘Thon they chipped in aud bought # little hatohot and went it to tho youth, bidding him aleo follow the oxamplo of his illustrions Banicaako, Tuxopone Tuowas has caused a vory disa- grecablo oxcltement in Washington, During tho Performanco of a vory intricate picee of music, lho was annoyod by the chattering of s little clique of ladies who wero alring thor bad French to the diaguet of the audioncy, . ‘Tnzoponn boro or, jointly or soverally; snd if said action be commenced within ton days after tho said claimant eball baye quit work upon tho premisos, whatever judgment he may obtain shall po a Iton thereon, whothor such amount bo due tho contractor or sub-contractor, or not, or any provision of this act to tho contrary notwith- standing, by filing a trangcrint of such judgment in the Circuit Court of the county, as provided in Hoo, 98 of thia act, without being required to pay tho clerk of said Court auy coxts whatever, until the satlefaction of said judgment or dismiesal of ssid Jion; and any num. bor of persons, not exceoding four, may be joined in the game action as plaintiffs, and thoir reapectivo claims adjudicated ond decided by tho Justico trying sald cause, and he shall give separate Judgments for tho amounts cach claimant may show himself entitled to, which shalt bo Jions sa aforceatd on aaid promisos uolil paid; and the Justico shall euter in the Judgmont in said caugo on additional sum of #6 in favor of*tho plaintiffs, as coats for an at- tornoy’s feo; and if an appeal be taken by tho dofondant or defendants, tho Circuit Court, on aflirming anid judgment, shalt add $20 thereto in favor of tho plaintiff or plaintiffs, o8 an at~ tornoy's foo in uaid Court, to bo taxed as costs. ‘Tho offort to amend the the bill to death failed, and, ina fitof good nature, the House ordered itto athird reading without material amond- ment, though nobody really approves of the meaaure, PRonaTR, ‘The bill authorizing County Courts to aot off tho widow's homestead and dower in tho samo Procesding was pasecd, and now goca to tha Governor for his signature, COPPERAS CREEK DILL LOBT. Tho Copperas Creek Dam Appropriation bill was lost on a final passage,—yoas, 05; naya, 68, Mr, Storm moved to reconaldor, stating that be did eo for tho purposo of offering an amondment to strike out tho appropri- ation of $70,000, leaving tho appropria- tion to bo simply of tho carninga of tho TMivoia & Michigan Caual for tho complotion of thodam, Tho motion to reconsider the mo- {ion offered by Starr roferring tho bill to the Appropriation Committee, with instructions to amond a4 atated, and roport forthwith, wa car- ried, Tha defeat of the Copperas Orcok bill wan owing to tho dofection of Democraty, disruated at tho failure to pasa the bill ropouling tho Neglatey uct. Jones, of Jo Davicau, on the Ro- publican side, lod the tight against the Copperas Crovk appropriation, and did more to contribute t ita defeat probably than any other mombor, TUL DOUGLAS MONUMENT, Tho bin Sppropriating 360,000 for the complo- tion of tho Douglas monuntout ot Chicago wae up ou a third rouding aud was lost by 60 Yona to GS nays, | ‘Tho bill was defeated by the votes of the Bourbou Democrats, who, to this doy, have not forgiven Douglas for his speechos iu behalf of tho Union, THE REGISTOY HEPEAL DILL DEFEATED, The bill to ropoal tho Hegistry Inw was next talon up on s third reading. ‘Tho provious Quostion was forthwith callod aud tho call suse tained. To tho chagrin of tho Opposition the bilt waa loat, recolving lens than the constitu. ional majority, the yote boiug as follows: Xraa, Tferrington, Armatrong, Pi Mursoy (Cafboun), 1 Aruldeon, Bates, dares m the {infliction as long as he could, and thon, aud- | Heuecn, iene, Pant ; douly ailencing the orclicatra, oxclaimed: “Wo Belscoe, He Htankin (St. Clatr), cannot play If you tall, If you choose to atop, | Gherttitwooa, ota Hogers! wo will go ne Tho ennouncement wag re- etn ik, puters coived with loud applause, but tho ladies wore | Gondlon, ateys ely H Chris K wives of well-Lnown politicians andawore Ioade Grouuuile, Hernbaw, arian, ordin society. It only shows that in musical ree fa) Jaudetyan, Feecsll, a “ 4 mattors ono loader must bo eupromo, Dune (Cook),’ MeCoy, ‘Thompaen, ALancastor, 8, ©., polygamist was sontencod Eredeubagen, StcGrath, Whornton{Fulton) tu tho following ‘worda: + Janay Mantix, the | Gebel Middiowwerth, Walt, Court is crodibty informed that you bare six Gilmore, Mouvnoy, Wentworth, trives now living iu Lancaster County, ‘The law | riuuell Neots (Adams), Wiicox, 9 does not tolerate such a monopoly, but the Court | Irate’ Nelson, Whaaiy out! 2 recognizes, as a mitigating ciroumatauco in your are (iamaiiton), O'Nale, Yood, cao, tho fact that youdwall in this vast solitude | {219% Faken, bil aa and you may theroby Lave beon improssed with ‘ wats, tho belief that you live in patriarchal timoa, aud saiiton, Gordon, Moore (Saraball), you may thua have multiplied your marriages to | Shall, Gundy? Nowe! relieve tho loneliness of the situation, The | Harker, “Mall (Edwards), Doane, * Court, therefore, imposes upon you the mitdest | Here J ecacndy phillies, sontence permitted by the statute, ono month for | Hoydston, itubtard, (esztom) tautvan, onch wife,” Brose’ dameys ot Honea, NOTED ARRIVALS, ‘ 4 ite sherman House—J, A, Lyon, New Yorks. John Reta, | Genie TousetaaDavteas, alee (tadlson), Toledo; ¥, E, Wood, Ciuciunatl; 0, A shiaous, Fort | Guews Jones (aasac), ‘'Splcer, ‘ Wayne; JF, Micks, Michigans W, 2, Jounson, Now | Glut - 7, York; ‘Gon, ‘Stoneman, Low Anycies, California: I | Count rs, Btewart, Hawyer, Wisconsin; A, Carswell, Fund du Lao; tou, | Grated, Lindetborg, —‘Tulbotty DO, Calder, Balt Take Clty; UE. Hark, ew, York Gator sf Maun, Thompson, e angor, lalna; ‘I, se = ¥ un, aibwat ; th Fine ee, roskpart Der, Neuiedus, ae ew Yor! wont HousenJ, Be Ham Francisco Rev, H, Crowe, Sly Paut} On Ge at Dunlap aoe Weeedh, ‘nan, Bt, Loute Hoiden Parl Loloit ; William | Fox, MoWhorter, Wilton (roquote), a, ¥rench, Merritt, Wintar—<7, sieon, | Goodrich, Moore (Bureau), An aualyals of tho yoto will show forty-nine 1. B, ‘Palner House~Altred | Domocrats. twenty Indopondents, and ono Mo- eae Alea machusells; Charles Percival Fableay (Houry) Voted ayo, and that alzty.two 3 'e e ane, 4 Bualth, New York; Soonte o ell yy iar a public; reo Independents, and tro Dem 4 ne, Albany 5 Ocrats yotod no, if. Foster, Springfield + Wilts York; M. 'r, ‘Drown, sites Doatub ; “0, F, Jenks, New DISORDER, Morritt gavo notice that he would enter a mo- tlon to roconulder, Clatin taoved to reconsider, Joneu, of Jo Daviess, woved to tako np Olat- 0's motion, Moore, of Adama, objected that, as the House Was acting under suspeusion of ‘ite roles, tho mosone speeetious 5 ork | uzch Nowe, Nobruska'L, Loouard, Loulsville; Joli G, Hrady, Portisud, tes W.W, Router, New Lurk ; B. F. Hauman, Pitabury; Leonard E, ‘Curtis, New ork’; 1, H. hompson st, Lou! ean T, Pliny Gt. Naylor, WIL, Graugir, Norteieo, England} UL Hi. tifcer, Collingwood wood motion could not now be taken up, Bettouy: i yaten pinta cee oe After considerable diibustering, Hpeaker son, Now York; Charles V,'G; ‘ Haiuos decided that the motion of Jonge to take Frank J, Jones, Cinclunaty ington Irving, | UP Olatlia’s motion to reconsider was in order. Aeuraate yd cB Me Yatrlek, Onula; J. af. | Merritt moved to Prooved to @ voto on the ee ores 6 os a4 ne lets Coloreda; | motion to take up the motion to reconsider, : Lenten! py, Coluurn, To- | Connolly moved to table, with the motion to ledo; Putuam, Connectlcut, Szmner' Pian, Row Yorks i a 1 Boats ys ore, Lamout 4B. Cauta, Minneapolis; Miller, Lawrence, 63 Danie! ella, Wad. blckaly Wovens Poing '! Selaey aun aut glands Jarvis | reconsider the motio acon vreeriex | 72 prea iaes ation to reconsider the motion Cummingu made the point that the motion to reconulder was uot bofore the House, oynwe- quently the ouly part of Oauaolly's motlon which Hames so ruled, Connotly—I tmade no such motion, and I ine sint that, if tho motion is to Le put on my roe sponribility, it be put as I mada it. I moved to tablo both motions. Hatnen—Iho Chale rejected what was Rurplan- age, and put the motion of the gentleman. Connolly insisted that the mn¢tion be put as ho inado it, or not at all, Hainea interrupted, to answer back in his usual wtyle, repeating his utatemont about aur- plurago, L Connolly —Will the Chair sit down and pormit mo to bo hoard? Haines—Tho Chair has tho floor, and will not laten to puch language, Connolly—Tho Chair murt listen to snch Jan+ Baage, tintess the Chair will accord mo iny rights on the floor, [Creat oxcitement.] Haines—Tho Chair cannot permit such ro- marks to bo sidreased to the Chair, Connolly-—The Chair will have to lieten to just such language, if— Armidat tramendous excitement, which threat- ened to culminate in a yoneral row, Hainos ine terrupted, and ordored tho Clerk to proces} with the reading of the noxt Lill, which the Cleri: did. Ly thus dropping tho subject withony putting: tho question on Jones’ motion to take np Cafe lin's motion to reconnider, Haines poxtponed the voto on the lattor until to-morro:s, which. siven the Opposition another onportun: yto drm up votea for tho repoal of the law to tovent ro. peatiog, which they are doing to-niyut, THE BEATE, was occupied tho entire day in tho discussion of Miver's amendment to tho sroneral Appra; tion bill, which was ordered to a thiid readituc, THE 7-88 TAX. The clerks in tho Auditor’s offices are now at work to solve tho problem of how much each county will get of the 7-36 tax. It will be nome ‘Tho following {ime bofore the lint is complote, totals ara complatedt: Amonnt of such tax lovied, Abatemente, ete. Atnount enjoined from collection... ccs... Total amount collactod by town aiid couniy OMNCUTE. 6.06. Enjoined in Cou Amount collected and in Stato Treas eurcaao. Franklin Movoagh, tho Hon, R. E, Goodall, F. If. Winston, and the Hon. J. D. Ward arrived hore this mornin to fool aftar tho Citizens’ Association bill, which now is in tha ordor of aecond roading ‘in the Bounto, 10,0 8,059.08 C. %, Farwell, —— . MICHIGAN. L(QUOU THE LEADING ToPrc, Sxecial Dtepateh to Lhe Chicaoe Trioune, Laxsrxo, Mich. March 25.—The Senate passed the following billa: Making sppropriations for tho Deaf, Dumb, and Bind Asylum at Flint; Appropriating $65,000 fora stone cormicn and balustrado for the now Capitol, and $10,000 for ‘copper roof, Tho Senate passed, by 29 to 3, Hennte joint rasolution No, 4, striking out of tha Constitution the provision forbidding the Legislature to licevae tha liquor traffic; sleo tho bill providing for a Board of State Medical Cenwors, ‘Tho fate of this bill in tho Houeo ia very doubtful. The Housa transacted some unimportant business in tho morning, and devoted the remainder of the day to tho consideration of the liquor traftic, and tho Dill regulating 1t and repeating tho prohibitory law. No definite action waa bad about the mat- ter, Thero is vory little doubt, from conversa- tion with Mr. Remer to-night, on tho action of tho House Special Committee ou tho Liquor Traffic, that to-morrow the Houso wil adopt tho amendment to the Constitution doing awsy with the restriction upon the power of tho Logialature to regulate and licenso tho liquor trafic, There scoms to bo a clear ma- jority in the Houso in favor of this measur, and it will bo movod by Mr. Romor to-morrow morn- ing, ‘Tho House was moro densely crowdod with ladies and gontlemon to-day than at any time sinca the Senatorial olection, and the interost wasintenas. Applause waa frequent, aud was with difliculty restrained by the Chairman. —+——_ LQUISIANA. PRESS COMMENTS ON TILE CALLED SESSION, New Ontzays, La,, March 25,—Commenting on tho call of the oxtra ucasion of the Legista- ture, tho Times says: “Wo regard tho oxtra session 8 simply affording an opportunity to do now what has boon neglected in tho past, Evorything doponda wpon concert of action and 8 dutermination on tho part of those having tho inatorial intorests of tho State at ieart to nee an adjustment carried in good faith by both pare thes to an agreement, ant Sone nosling allt prevent tho reformation to gain which this ar- rarigometit ia made,” Tho Picayune ssyn; “The subjects of legis- Intion gelected for pracedoues in ‘the ordor of business aro cortainly of importance, and, if Appropriate setlon aball bo taken upon thom, much good may be accomplished. ‘Tho soveral soasions mut nob be mado the agency ora Pro- toxt for a revival of partisan xchenios, or for the perpatuation of party conflicts. It should bo dovoted kololy tothe task of adjuating po- litloat difforoncea and enacting neccasary mens- ures of reform." : _- MISSOURI. THOSE MISSING BONDS, Sr. Louis, afo., March 25.—Dispatehes from Jofferson City soy that whatever of excitement orinterost oxtuted thoro regarding the missing Tpor cont bonds has ceased, the opinion boing Senoral, porticularly among those who aro best informed, that the mixsing honda were burned by one of the Auditing Commnittoo years ago, but no record was mudo of those destroyed. “Tho rogistry in the State Auditor's ofiico shows that thesa bonds had beon redeemed aud cauceled, and it ia dofinitely knowa that no conpous bo- longing to thes bonda havo boon presonted for paymont, —_+—. OkIO. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Cotunuvs, O., March 25,—1n tho Senate this iternoon, n resolution was adopted for eub- mitting an amondmont to tho Constitution as to hora authority sball bo givon for lovying s Special tax on «doga, ‘Tho Sonate bili to allow new railroad companies to increnuo the capital stock toon amouny auli- clent to comploto their roads was pasgod, CANADA, Telegraph Difficulty with Newfound- Iund—Welland Canal aud st. Lawe rence Lmprovemonta, Ortawa, Can, March 26.—Tho Cable bill, as amended by tho Sonate, passed the House of Commons yoetorday, A Petition was presented from’ Yoronto that tho duty on tex do relmposed until tho United Statos ropeal thelr discriminating duty. Bevon- tuen Senators Lave entered s protest azainst tho third roading of tho Sfarino Electric ‘Totograph Lill, on various grounda; principally that the withdrawal of tho exclusive priv: logo from tho Atlantic cable ta a qitestion to be settiod botwaon tho Newfoundland Governmont and tho Legia- lature, and the Anglo-American Com} any, aud it is unwiee to cocrce tho people of Naw- foundland by a threat of non-intercoursa into the alternative of pro-emption, and because such Jogtelation ta partial in. prohibiting any intor- chango of messages batwoen the exis Cana- dian companies aud a company enjoying a 1n0- nopoly in Newfoundland, white varmitting it to boa favorad company with all tho world ; also, becanse such legislation {a ox poet facto, main~ (sing no existing rights, and is calculated to af= foct injuriously our credit abroad, ‘Tho bill to pravout ertotty to amimals on rail Toads was passed to o final reading. One hundred and ten mowburm af Parllament havo elgned a petition te tho Govornaont to Lavo the Welland Canal deoponed to 14 ‘foes, and that tho Hiver St, Lawrence bo surveyed, pith & view of securing w similar dopth in that iver, —_-_—. FINANCIAL “ SHORT, Special Dispatch to fhe Chieagn Tribune, Sour eno, Ind, March 25,—It has been to- day ascortaiuod that the Baris, father and son, of the Eagle Company, aro whort in the um of $9,610, The Company have publisnod thoir forced rotiroment from the concern, They so far taka the matter vory coolly, and have rathor hitompted to brave It tinpugh by wayiug thut all irregularitios were wuscoptible ‘of explauation. Opportunity haa beon given them to oxplaiu, but they bave failed, Other matters aro coming to ght against them, one being near 21,000, MISSING. Oxana, March 26,—Mrs. J. A. Tiaosen, the lady who Jumpod trom the Unlon Pacitio train night before tlast, waa from Vallojo, Cal., en route to her mothor’s at Bath, Mo, Her husband ia living at Vallojo, ‘Two brothers tive iu San Francico, and one in Central City, Col., namod Newcombe, Sha hav not beou found, despite the Gearon Of She railroad einployes, The Recent Increase in Revenue Receipts and the Canses Thereof Denial of Rumors Concerning Al- leged Treasury Changes, A Large Issue of Bogus Kansas Bonds in Circulation. Notable Perversion of Facts In Andy Jolmson’s Recent Speech, TREASURY MATTERS. CUSTOMS RECEIPT, Speelat Dispatch (o The Chicago Tritine, Wasutxatox, D. C., March 25.—Tho recoipte from customs thus far for the current mouth aro about $10,000,000, and aro oxpeatod to roach near- Jy §15,000,000 by tha end of the month, This is fally up to the custome roceipta for the corre. sponding month of last year. A considerable sum will bo realized this month from tho in- creared duties on sugar under the act of March 3, Some invoices of eugar were orderod m an- ticipation of the iucreased duting, bat were not got affcat in time to bo admitted under tho old rales, THE RECKIPTA FROM INTERNAL REVENUE thus far for the current menth roach about 29,- 600,000 and will reuch $10,000,000 by the close of the {mouth, This iucroaso in internal revenue Tecoipte is attributed to tha large quantities of spirits aud tobacco withdrawn prior to the paves agoof thoactor March 9. ‘I'he receipts from the tax on apirita will matorinity fall off for the two months next Sawin Musil the stock now on hand, and not liable to be increased in tax, haw hoen ditioved of, ‘thera will bea material ro- duction in tho mannfactura of spints, Lost covrons, In connection with the call of €30,000,000 of bonds for the winking fond, several queacions havo been ralzed ay to tho lout coupous, The Department has docided that all the coupons must be doducted from the par value of tho bond, and the J-ws borne by tho owner of tha bond. — ‘There is no wav of preventing tho poy- ment of a lost or stolen coupon, THY NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM IoUxE. A Board of Special Ayonty recently sent {0 New Orleans to inspect the CuslomeHousa thero recommond 4 reduction of $141,000 in the aunual expenditures, CALF-IAIR Goons, Tho Treasury Department has mado arrange- monta tochango tue classification of calf-bnir and cotton goods in accordance with the results of tho recout microscopictoste. Thoqueation of the propor clasmtication of these goods Las lung been in dispute between the Department aud the importora. Since 1869 these goods have been imported st au average duty of 30 por centun ad valorem. ‘Lhe mixture of wool disvovorad by anictoacdtie tents changes tho claasitication, and makes calf-air goods liable ta duty as ‘wool goods at GOcenta per pound and 90 per centum ad valorem, ‘Tiils change 1 the clasnitication of hair will, itis thought, add 1,500,000 spuually to the customs revennes, [10 the Ascoriated Preas,} EECRETANY BUISTOW. Wasnrnatoy, D, C., March 25.—During Bec- rotary Bristow’s absence from Warhiugton, re mors haye beon circulated that he inteuda to re- Bign his position and ontor upon other pursuite, but the most iutimato frionds of that gentleman deny the truth of the rumor, Ex-Senator Chavd- Jor “bas been mentioned au his successor, but ho recently declared thera was no ollivo in tho gifs of the President that ho would accept. SPINNER, Treasnror Spinner enid to-day that his visit to the President yesterday bed oxclusivyo reference to business for private parties, tho particulars of which bo freely related, It is inferred from his conversation that, while ho ja not ovor anxious to retain hid position, his retirement from it will not bo immodiato, GOLD AND DONDE, According to intolhgeuce received here, tho current prico of gold will soriously inter- fore with the arrangemonts made with the syndicate to placo tho 6 percent funding bonds upon the European market. It is bolieved atthe Treasury Department that, uulesa the price of gold falls, thero will bo no further aub- scription for the bonda by the syndicate for many montha to come, and that even the re- matuder of the &25,090,W00 aubserioed for two montha ago, but not yet doliverod, may not bo taken, —_+—_— THE EXPRESSMEN'S JOB, NOW THE DEPAUTMENTS WERE DEPRIVED OF THEIR STAMPA, Special Divateh to The Chicaoe Tribune, Wasntxatoy, D. C,, March 25.—T'he offect of tho surreptitious increase of the postage on thira-class mattor known as the axpressmen’s job” will bo evidently moro far-reaching than its quthors had anticipated. Tno oatimates for the appropriation for tho official postngo stampy for all the Govern. ment Departments were based upon tho old law, of Icent far overy two ounces of third-class mattor, A great portion of tho Department mail matlor consists of third-claes matter, Tho effect of tho change inthe law in favorof the ex- pross companies will consequontly bo to reduco tho stamp appropriations for atl the Dopartmonts by one-half. The appropriation for thia Purpose Will be oxhanstod in aix mouths, instead of ono year, ‘Tho Vost-Oftice Dapattment cannot Rive any Dopartinont a credit fur an additional Amount of stamps, as theroTisa penal statute which probibits any Departniont from expend {ug in any fecal yoar any sum in oxcoss of the appropriation made by ‘Congreas for tho flucal year, or from Involving tho Goverunent jo any sontract for tho fatura payment of moucy in oxcoss of such appropriations. In somo Depart- ments, whore there are largo ApRropriations for oxproasage, tho mall matter will bo sont by ex- presy iustead of by mail whon tho stamp ap- propriations are exhausted, paternal NOTES AND NEWS, THAT MEXICAN EXCURSION, Spectal Ditpateh to Lhe Cheauo Tribune, Wasuixaroy, D. ©., March 25.—Tho states monty that the Sonatoris! excarsion to Mexico hag roferonco to annoxation projects are the wildest canards, The moet prominont Persons who will go havo been noted for thelr consistent opposition to all filibusteriog echomos, ANDY JOINON, in his spocch, attached groat importance to the action of the Government in the mattorof tho application of Goy. Lrownlow for troops in Johnson's administration, of which Gen, Grant had knowledge. It turns out that vohn- son's facts aro wrong, and thavo facts wero tho starting point of bixwpacch, Goy, Biownlow hover Applied to Coen, ‘Thomas for troops, but Capt, Hoydt, the then Sorgeaut-at-Atms of tho Tennossoa Lower House, did, Hoyat iy an oill- corof the Sonste here, and has tho eriginal dooument showlug Johnson's pervorsion of fact, {V0 the Associated Press.) THE ISTHMUS CANAL. Wasmyoron, D. C., March !5.—Commander Lull writes from Panama that tho vioinity of the railroad there oifers the best location for au ine ter-ocoanic canal, THE LOUISIANA JUDOESUIP, Marshal Packard, Mr. Paidoo, und Col, Fish, of Now Orleans, vinited the Vrosident to-day, on the subjact of his power to appoint Pardee, or some other perion, ay District Judgo of Loatal- ana, but the probability is that the afiico remains Vacant until tho noxt session of Congress, as it was suld in exocutivo session that the Dresidont has no power to make an appointment until that timo, Abtho laut hour, ox-Sountor Pratt, of In- diana, was suggosted to the President bs the Comuilttes ou tho Judiciary, ‘Tho President waa avaurod that Pratt would “ba conirmed, but tho Preidont adhorod to Pardoe, whove uomina- lon was laid on tho table, bOGUS KANSAS BONDA, Reprosontations Lave been mado to the Attornoy-Geueral that bonds lave beew im. proporly waned for certain countios in Kauwas in which the United States bas large tracts of land, aud that this bonded indebtedness discourages: immigration, Itty Ghiarged that iogal bouds to tho amount of $600,000 fave boon iasucd for counties in that State which havo no population ; that these counties ara Comanche, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, aud Clark, in tho Southwestera portlon of the State; that thoonde aro claimed to bo issued for indebtednoss incurred i the construction of bridges, echoolbousos, and Court-Houses; that these’ countivs ary on the Indian honting-grounds; that the counties have boon unlawfully organized ; and that the outiro trapsaction rosultiug in tho isauance of the bonde t froudulous, “Ib is said that ® come in Chattunooga, Teun., Hodnowuy ou bis way home frou Fiorids, whither lie hed gone for boalth, bonds, Tueso cherges, and many of like na- ture, aro made by citizens of Kanaag, now here, who ore ondoayoring to induce tho ‘Attorney. Goneral to take some action in tho matter, al- though what he can proporly do {* not mado ap- arent, Thore is no farther evidence in thin matter then the charges of theso particn, The Menonttes, who are making homea around thers counties, aro said to ahua thom for tha reasopr named. WANT TO NE OIVINIZED, A dotegation of Wiscourin Winnebago Chists arrived hero tiona, and at the members inigut become cill- zene. FIRES, AT FORT Dopce, 1A, Soretat bispatch to The Chicago Tetbune, Fonr Dopay, Ia,, March 25,—A firo broke out in the dry-gooda house of (. T. Riddle at 3 o'clock this morning, destroying the entire stock aud tro buildings, one of which was ‘vacant, Tnsurance on stock and buildinga, 812,600, a8 fale lows: Pheonix, Hartford, @2, 200; Hartford, $2,000; ‘Utna, $1,600; Phonix, New York, £1,509; Con- finentol, £5,000; Gorman American, National, Milwaukeo, 21,090; 21.000; German, Ireoport. suppored to be tho worl 81,000 ; Westchester, es coai-mines, 6 milea from this city. Loas, 000. AT EAST SAGINAW, MiCH, Special Luepateh to The whreano Trinune, East Saaixaw, Mich, March 25.—'l'be hotel Property of Meury Gamblo, of this olty, located on the State road, 3 milea west of tho city, aud t. Allen, was burned lest night. $2,605 occupied by Lons, £5.200; insurance on tho house, on tho furniture, $800. Specut Disvateh to The Chteaan Tribune. East Saotvaw, Mich. March 25.—A dwolling Anthony was destroyed by the family barely escaping Insured for owned by Damnd 8, fire this morning, with their lives. Lora, €2,000; $1,600 in tho Home Insurance Company, AT ADRIAN, MICH, Speetat Dnapatch to The Cateano Trioune, Apitax, Match 25,—A large barn belonging to Daniol Wolch was burned between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning. The flames epread to Laon & Sona browery, which was damaged sey- eral hundred doWars, A valuable horeo and cow together with buggy, cut- It was the work of an incen- dinry, Lows about £1,590, Insurance, &400, in perished in tho barn, ter, and harness, the Etna, AT KENWANES, ILL. Spectal Dianateh to Lhe Chrcaue Tribune, Gara, IIL, March 25,—A flro which destroyed tho conl shaft No, 1 of the Lathrop Coal & Min- DL, about ing Company, broke out in Kewaneo, 4o'cloci this morning. Loss, $4,500. IN NEW YORK, New Yous, March 25,—Diatz's lantorn factory, atroot, and Dickinuon's tiu warehourer, in Cliff have been burned, The logs is £200,000. AT FRANKLIN, #4, H. Coxconp, N. H., March 25.—The Winnopiseo- feo paper-mill ut Fronklin, burned last night, Lous, %5u,009 ; inaurance, 210,000. AT FALL RIVER, MASS, Provipencs, RI, March 25.— lant night. Tho logs is £10,000, AT SEDALIA, Mo, Sepauta, Mo., March 25.—A fire hore oarly this morning destroyed Property worth about 220,000, Insurance amall. CASUALTIES, A FATAL FALL, Correspondence of The Chicags Tribune, Menpora, Ul, March 21.—Yosterday, while Airs. Coin was down in her collar getting aomo- thing for dinner, her child, a little girl of 15 months old, crawled to the sido and fell in,atrik- ing on ita bead and broaking ite nock. Lifo was The poor woman is noarly extinct immediately. frantic. It was he only clitd. DROWNED. Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Havana, Il,, March 25.—On Yesterday sfter- noon, two mon named W.C, Bryant and Frank Burgett, wore drowned in Thompson's Lake, the boat thoy wero in upsot, and both drowned bofore help ar- near Havana, Whilo buuting, rived. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. Speral Dispatch to The Chicayo Trioune, East Saginaw, Mich. March 25,—William Donahuo, an omploye at Johneon's camp on tho Chippewas River, was inatantly killed [esteriey by a falling tree, which crushed in his exuli Deceased rosided at Burnt Rapids, Ont, STEAMER REPORTED LOST, Sax Francisco, Marc 25.—It is reported from Tacoma, Washington Territory, that the steamer Ruby, crossing Puget Sound from Beattlo to Part Madigon, went down with all ou board in a gale, Tho Phelps dramatic troupo were among tho passoogera, The report tacks confirmation, CRUSHED TO DEATH, Svectal Diapatch to The Chicaoa fribune, Fonr Warxe, Ind., March 25.—Lowia Basil, a atitchman on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayno & Chi- cago Railway, was crushed to death while coup- ling cara this moroing, {a the yard in this city, MUNICIPAL, DETROIT SCHOOLS, Special Dispatch to The Chicaas Tribune, Dernort, Mich., March 25.—Tbia oveuiug ths Board of Education, by n vote of 15 to J, recon. aldered the voto of the last mooting, by which the gtady of German waa iutroducod into the ‘The Board thon adopted tho minority report, saeluding it from the oan tho Jaut meeting the motion to introduce it into the schools was carriod by 9 to 7, in the abapuge of 18 auap judgmont creatod considorablo indignation, common school, mon = xchouls, by to 7. At six members who wero all opposed to it. aud now the Board has raversod itu action. GRAND RAPIDS. Apeciat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Gnaxp Havips, March 25,—A largo aud tmpor- tant association of citizens to-night organized a Tax-Payors' Avgoclation to considor aud diucuss all matterstouching the rights and intoroala of tho city, D, P, Clay, Prosident of tho Newaygo Railroad, was slectod Prealdont ; ex-Ald. 8. I. Baldwin, Vice-President ; ex-Atd. W. H. Powers, It yro- amond- monts to tho city chartor now bofuro tho Legiv- lature at Lanslog, with a viow to changing somo of them, and adjourued further action till to- ome prominent citizens want Becrotary, aud A, X. Cary, Treasurer, coedod to business by considering tho morrow night, ta dofest action heretofore bad by the Common Council, and the discussion was hor, BILLIARDS, ip of Amore Gamo for the Chumpiow ich ot Tammany Hal—The Ohio Championship New Yonu, March 25.—Tho third match gama of billiards for the Delaney emblom and tho ebanplonship of America, st tho threo-ball Fronch ganio, waa played to-night ot Tammany Hall, between Cyrillo Dion aud Vignanx,and was wou by tho lattor in the winuer's average was 12, was 80; Dion's, 119, Vignaux’s highest run ‘Louxbo, O., March 25,.—A billiard match for the championship of Ohio aud 9500, bolwean Cartor, of this city, aud Gallagher, of Clevoland, was won by tho former. Scoru, 400 to 315. ee THE SUSQUEHANNA GORGES, Naw Yon, March 25.—Npocials from Renayo, on the weat branch of the Susquehanna Mivor, atata that the foe gorge extends from there 14 iniles below, but no dangor to thut plice {4 fear- ed, and the ico above ix doit, while thut below is Leavy, and rests on the bottom of tho river, :At Lock Mayen, about 7 miles below Ieuayvo, an {ce-chanuel tu being cut, in hopes to save he town. port, over 200 mon wero at worl: cutting ® channel GO fect wide; and ures have been taken to provent dam- ry ackwator. At auton it iu believod, the river is forming a now chanuei ————_-.—____= An Ilinolean named Browuoll died suddenly night, whilu 7 to-lay to requost that the tribe inight be {trmitted to dissolve ita tribal rela- £1,000. The fire in of anincondinry. An- other firo occurred fast ntght in a boarding-honsa ‘ourteen ten- erment-houses wore barned in Full River, Mose. The Recent Hurricanes in Goor- gia and Louisiana. Many Persons Killed, and an Immense Amount of Property Destroyed. GEORGIA. Augusta (a) Comatitutionalist, March 21. Yesterday afternoon, a report was rapidly Sproad on tho atreots that the Town of Thoin: Son, on the Georgin Railroad, 37 milos from Au- ilota, Lad boen visited by a tornado, and thal thero wero many casualties, The hurrleane or tornado Sppeared to have struck Camak about 1 o’ctock P. m., tirenty minutes provious ‘to the time at which tho dowi day-passenger train was duo at that station. The coming of tho tornado wan anticipated by many Persons who paw it approaching, Lut {t swooped #0 suddenly and witn suet force upon tho do- yoted villaga an to provant tho inhabitante from escaping, even if they had aplaco of rofugo, Every house in tho village was demolished ina few minutes, including tho depot, tho large hotel, and several cara standing on tho railrond- * track. Not a bouso was left standing, tho tor- nado reoming to «weep down everything tn ite course, It apparently ettask the #ronnd About a milo abovo Cama a fow minuten past 1 o'clock p, m., coming from the direction of Watrenton, on the Macon & Augusta Katlroad, After leaving Camak tho hurrieane xeemed to havo talon a northeriy course, then turned to the caxt, touching Thomson, about 10 mules botow, on tha Georgian Railroad, We did not Jesin the extent of tho damafo at this place, furthor than that roma houses wern blown down, aud a number of persons were halied, ‘Tho caeualtics, a4 faras wa could learn yes- terday evening, wero considerable. At Catal, tho night-watchman in tho employ of tho Geor- fis. Mailroad at that poiut, namod Thomas Gear ing, attempted to reach o Louse near by to ca- cape the storm, but, finding it fropossifle, took refuge under a freight-car standing on the track, Joaded with 10 tons of guano, When the t rnado struck tho car it was overturned by the force of the wind, and the man beneath was crushed tu = death by the great weight fulling upon him, Edward Skiuner, a fireman on the road, was aluo injured, Lis ekull snd one arm being broken hy tho falling of the depot, in which bo waa stand- jug at the tima, At tho time the train pagsed Cama it sas thought thoro wero two nerroes buriod beneath tho ruina of tho depot buildiug, At Thomson it was satd that nino persons were killed,—tho names, as far as known, being. noted as fallows: John Stovall ond wife, Mr, Benson, threo childtou of J, E. Benton, and two negroes. ‘The storm seems first to have taken a northor- Iy direction betweon Camak and Thomson, and afterward proceeded cast. Then it apparently adcended to tho clouds and passed south of Auguata, crossing the Contral Raulroad botvrecn Allen's Station and Waynesboro, — It also atrucls the Port Noyal Railroad boyond the river, bat did no damage further thau blowing dowa n uumber of trees, Itiv reported that 2 terrible storm occurred yosterday in the neighborhuod of Mr, John Briggs’ place, up tho Savaouah River. Alvo, tims threo negroes wera killed in consequence Of this riso, Anapateh to the Auauata Constitutionalii Tuoswox, Ga. March 20,.—7:55 p. m.—Ata quarter tol o'clock to-day, thick clionds were ean gathering in tho uorthwent, which in a vory few iiuntes becamo xo augry-looking aa to ni- tract tho uuiverssl attention of the citizens of ourtown, Searcoly had the awful night paseod Lovond the view, when mossengers bezan to ar- tivo from different directions, bringing sud news of devastation of property and los of tife, and ashing for help. Our citizens, somo mounted aud some ou toot, husriod towards tho geeno but to tlud dead bodies, wroels of houses and foncce, and, for tho distance measured by tho hurricane, ull the treos felled, Among tho casualties reportod np to data we report the following: Jetin ‘I, Stovall's reai:leuce Mown down, and he, i is thought, mortally wounded ; his wifo-nlgo wounded. “WF. W. Mor- fan's residence biawn down: a daughter seri ouoly injured, James A, Bensou's residence Blown down: a negro man killed and uegro ebild moitully wonuded. John E, sumtu'e houres all blown away, excopt the dwellag and giu-honso; two negroes were killod and several koriotely injured, Additional diesaters ara con. stantly being reported, ‘Tho mail-carrier brings nowa of dreadful asters at Appling aud vicinity, J 8. S. Hutehinson, Salon Roe sneveral others, wero dest: George Darcey's houses woro mother, Mra, Darcey, killed. Tho houses of % Geotge’ Graves! house blown down, and hia mother serionely ins fred. Dr. Bailov'’a house, st Appling, waa nown down, and his later, Mies Maggio Bailey, kitted, and Miss Malone goriously injured, Ono end of tho Court-Houso was blown away, LOUISIAN, . Nav Orleans Pieuyune, March 3, Friday last, the country near Smilthland, oa the Ouachita Rivor, betwoen Lone Grayo and Tiay’s Point, waa visited by a tornado, which, for terrific forocity, Las no parallel in tho history of tho Btate. A largo black clond, from which omitted light- ning, crossed ovor tho face of the heavens, and sitnultancausly came a lunibering noise, as that of an earthquake, which set tho whole conntry iu terror and confusion, ‘Tho peaple now appre= hended a mighty storm, oud busied thameolves {nu precautions for personal safety, and the Loraes and cows tlod indiscrimninatoly like atrlck- on things, Tho storm soon came, anid tora a passazo through tho pive-tree forest, lovoling not ouly cvery treo in its corse, bit tosring up the little bbrubs and bushes that beaut its way. Atl the buildings, the fonres, and enttlo, at Ray's Yoint, wero scattered all ovor tho country ; aud Smitutand wes razed to tho ground, ‘Io’ tor~ uado cleared the forest near Ray's Point to 4 width of perliaps moro than 800 yards, and ran iftioth inning, Who toa distance of 1 milos below Sinithland, west ofthe Ouachita River, and, rung into the Bwaiups, was thera lost, ‘The destruction committed is concoived to bo torriblo, but its actual oxtent 14 yot unknown, Dead animals lay mites away froin tho path of the tornado, and tho only ovidencoa of previous juman habitatious in tho line of its march were things weattered along the ground and on the treo topy. ‘Three persons aro known to have been killod, Ans. James Adair and two childron, ‘Iho low of hfe is expected to be much larger, and tholosa of Property appalling, but the oxtent isas yet un- sown. NEW STRAWS, - FRENCH CHIP, ENG. MILAN, &c. Spring Styles! 2c WEST MADISON-ST, WEBS THES. __ FINANCIAL, x $20,000 Cook County National Bank Dopos- its at par, wanted in ox change for timber lands within 100 mi. oa of Chicago, B. TP, CLARKE & CO., Room 4, No, 123 LaSalle-st. wn OED PAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SATE At 75 cents per 100, In the Counting-Room of thig Office.

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