Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN' ATURDAY. MARCH 27, 1875.--TWELVE PAGES, : AFFAIRS OF STATE. - Tho @pposition Cracking tho Ad- journment Whip in tho Illinois House, CEG teh They Have Hopes of Extorting a Trade from the Re- publicans, * Donglas-Monument and Copperas- Creck for Rezisiry-Re- peal Votes. Williomson County Criminal Affairs Discussed the Whole Afternoon, Kehoo's Bill to Expedite the Collection of Taxes Passed in the Senate. [ist cf Gubernatorial Nomina. tions Sent to the Senate. - Opinion of tho Attorney-Gencral Con- cerning Judges of Town- ship Elections. The Michigan Legistaturo Proposes a Liquor Amendment to Its Organic Law. ; Tho Obio Legielaturo Aimsa Mensuro at : Toledo and Hits Cincinnati, (LLINOIS, 1.040 TALE ANOUT ADJOURNMENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 1 Sentyorinep, March 20,—This morning War- voy, of Knox, tool his turn at introducing o ror olution fixing tho dato of adjournment gino dio, naming April 6. as tho day. Armstrong rominded tho mombers that the Goneral Appropriation bill, and those making appropriations for the judicial department, and other important moasures, wore to bo disposod of, and could not bo considerod within that timo, * Adjournment ainue dio on the Sth of April meant aspocial sossion, Io wauto to go home at tho. carlioet practicable day, but ho did not want a spocint calted seasion. Moore, of Adams, sald the only business to be dono wau not to pass the Appropriation bill. ‘Thore was a bill providing for the collection of taxes, which was of no less importance, and there wero othor moasures nocessary, ‘Those who Introducod the resolution did so intending that there should bos callod sesslon—in atating: * which Mr. Moore undoubtedly hit upon tho troth, After the failure of yostorday to pags the bill repealing tho Rogistry act, Morritt opon- Ty doclarod that nothing fartbor should be dono « at thia sosaion. ‘The Citizens’ Assocation bill : abould be stopped in tho Sonate. Boguo's Bank Examination bil should be killed, and nothing that anybody wanted put through should be put through. That was to be the roward of tho Houso for failure to pasa tho bill reposling tho Togistry law. « In the dobate that followed, Hise sald ho wanted to havo it put on record who waro dotormined to faco a special or called sossion, which was the solo abject of the rosolution. Io wanted to + know if tho Chairman of the Keyonus Committoo was ready to have tho Honso adjourn without such amondmont to tho Rovenue law ns would enable us to collect tho taxes levicd. Under tho presont dofective law taxes could nat be colloct- qd, as overybody know, and whon ft was simond- ed the City of Chicago, at loast, would be bavk- rupted without such amendment, Cronkrite offered an amendmont fixing tha date of adjournmont for April 10. Lost, Aftor further dobate, a motion to table the renolution was lost by 53 ayes to 76 noos, Terrington moyad to strike out April 5 and in- acrt All Fools’ Day, Wammond moved to poatpona consideration of tho motion for one woelr, Bradwell moved tho previous question, Condon, of Cook, said ho was surprisod at tho action of the gentleman from Cook (Bradwell), who knew that tho Corporation Counsel wan hore now to ask the passage of a law to onablo tho city tocollect tho last lovy. It was kuown “that the whole $3,000,000 would bo lout without noine such act, Herrington asked if Condon supposed that the mombor from Cook (Bradwell) would voto nny- thing ia tho {nterosts of the poopie of Cook County against the dictates of the caucus, Soudon stopliod that he thought Bradwoll would, Cumnmaltige took the floor and mado a bitter Apcech against tho Cook County dolegation, o8 Preventing the roport of avy bill tion of taxes, Iige retorted sharply, denying the chargo against Cook County. In the midst of tho do- bate that followed, Nelson, of Jiatdin, got the floor, nud said that, in view of the performancoa ere thls morning, ho felt called upon to sn: that {f tho members wantad to " fax” onc! other ho wanted them toadjoura to a grog-shop, ood thero flax it out at thoir own oxponse, aud notatthat of the Stato, IIo know there wore mombera hore who nevor bad thelr bauds in tho publla ‘Treasury before, and who prossod the motion becausa thoy know that.if tho mn- tion carried until the Sth of April, tho Tlouse would be engaged in such disgracofil partotmancss ag thoso of the last few days, noth- ing would bo done, aud an extra session would bavo to be callod, which was what they wanted, He wanted the ouso to finish ita businoss and then adjourn, Hammond's motion to postpone consideration of the resolution to adjourn was put and core riod,—yens, 69; nays, 6Y,—anud so the motion was disposed oh [he whole porformance arone ont of the effor! of Merritt to bully the frionda tho of Glonens Creek ana Douglas Monument bills to uy pork the bill for the ropoal of the Rogisity acte in which ovent his programme was to reconsider tho threo bills and pass each of them, ‘Tho Postponemont indicates that ho has hopeu of Carrying out this scheme, Span of that it ig yet too carly to bazard any prediction, BAILEOAD DILL PAasuED, ‘The bill empowering rallroad companies opor- atiug roads undor Jeane to purchase the eam wan taken up ou third reading and paased, an Bow goes to the Governor for bis approval. COPPERAS CRERE. Immediately thoreatter the Appropriation Com- Mittes reported back the Copperay Crock Dam bili with amondmont, accordisig to tha inutruc- tions of the House in the reforonce yostorday, atriking out the appropriation of $70,000 ont at the Btate Treasury, aud leaving only the surplus ;eatnlnga of the Minos and Michigea Caual -uatil July 1, 1877, to be appropriated for the completion of thedamat Copperas Creek. Dunne, oF cae olfored an amendment to the Com. i stoe's amondmont, making the » propriation pependent Mpon the reduction of toile to Lasalle onebalt the present ratos, Lost. After Gite bore renga i, but as amanded by ef ry 05 ayes to 16 noc, non foin! hind seeding. WILLIAMSON CO} g w The bill appropriating 3,000 for the arrest of he Williamson County ontiawa was taken up, Wilcox offered an amendment providing tict the appropriation be expended whorevi throughout the State, the local authorities wo: Unable to secure the srrevt and conviction of derpetratore of crimes, Nelson, of Williameon, aid be understood the object of the sisusdinont, was to defeat tho bill; that this, he was. advised, was becauno of hia objection to adjournment on & Patrick's Di le had wot done thst out of disrespect to Ireland's Patron falot, but because oh objected "to holidays at the public expense whon there ‘wea Dusinesa to be deus. ‘Lhe Btate’s Attorney for tua collec- hed beon driven cut of Willlameon County, enc tha papor thore that lind dared to donaunes tho outlaws lsd boon silenced iy threats, Jf, be- enue ho had abjected to adjournmont ov St. Patrick'a Day, moinbors proposed to revengo thomsolves by defeating tho bill to bring mur- dorery te Justice and suppreas ontlawry, he was Willing that they ehould do no, After tite whole Aftornoon liad” been consumed in efforts to amend tho bill to death, in order to avenye Netl- son's insult ta Iretand’spatrou aalnt, tha bill was ordured to a third reading. COLLECTION OF TAXES. In tho Senato, Kelhoo's ‘ax-Coilection bill wan taken up on third reading nnd passed. It pro- vides that, on an application for judgmont for taxon, 1% eliall not be necesnary tor the oflcer making the application to mato afidavit ta tho delinquent, wor shall it bo necessary that his re- turn to the County Coutt contain the valnation of tho property, but {¢ shall be anfiiciont that bo mako an oficial return stating in aubatauco that the Hat in this rogard by him pesseatted inn cor- roctlistof tho lands and lota dolingquent for tnxos, special taxon, aud ppocial xasossmonty, for city purposes, with tho amount duo on oach tract respectively for stich purposes, sccording to tho rottirus of tho City Collector of nuch cfty duly mada to such oficer, according to lav. Italo provides that no appeal shall be allowed from any judgment of the County Court agninst any property returned as definqnont under the act, orceptin cavon of apcciol assessments, unless the party appoaling from such judgmens shall fist doposit with sich goneral ofticor au amount of imoney equal to the amount of judgmont appealed from, ombracing accrued costs, and sbail alyo give bond, with security, to bo spprovad by tho County Conrt, in an amount to bo fixed by the Court, witiin » timo to bo limited by tho Court, coniitioned that ho will prosecute his appoal with effect, and, in caso of failure, wilt pay to anid city all damages, inter. cat, nnd costs, which tho city may lave sustained by such appeal. Upon tho sflirmanco of raid Judgmont in the Buprome Court by dismissal of such appeal, or by dismissal of a writ of error mado, @ supersodosa, or othorwise, judgmiont ahal) bo rondered in the Supremo Court against anid appollant for tho uso of tho city for the oouts in the Supreme Court, and for intorost on tho original amount of such judgment, and for 20 per cent upou atch judgment ay damages; and no writ of orror shall bo atlowad to operate aia supersedons until the party applying thoro- for shall firet have complied in subatanco with the conditions as above required in appenis,to bo procented by tho Judgo or Conrt allowing such snporsedens. If such judpginent so stayed by appeal ¢r supersedeau bo royersed abd not remanded, thon said ofllcor hiolling each doposit shall restora tho game to the party mating such deposit. If wuch Judymont be wholly atiizmod, or aftirmed in part ‘and reversed in part and not romanded, then such officer holding such deposit shall firat pay cut of auch deposit the xntount necessary to satisfy auch judgment a8 affirtaed or modified by tho Supreme Cotirt, togathor with all costy, and interont, and damages for which such dopositor is liable by tho waid affirmed or modified Jus ment. and sball pay tho balance, if any, to euch dopositor, aud if not sullic:aut, execution may Is- aue for tho balance from tho Clerk of tho Snpromo Court or of the County Comt, as tho cagomay roquire. If such Judement bo rovera- ed and remanded, then such deposit shall await tho final judgment of the County Court, and bo disposed of by the order of said County Cours as justico may require. ‘NOMINATIONS. Tho Governor sent in tho following nomina- Hong: Trustecs of tho Noitharn Iunono Asylum, Edwin if, Sheldon, vico C. N. Holden, tovm ex- wired. Stale Board of Education, Sumucl W. Moulton, of Shelby County, rosp- pointed; B. 8, Canby, of Tichtaud Coun- ty, vico Walter L, Maro, term expired; Georgo IT. Olarit, of Cook County, roappoiuted ; I. di, Wat, of Livingston County, vico Win- field 8. Coy, torm expired; J. OU. Kuickor~ boekor, of ‘ook Connty, vieo John H, loster. Btate Entomologist, Cyrus Thomad, of Jackson, yico William Leo Harton, Conmnissioner of Building tho Southorn Insane Asylum, Mt. Malone. ‘Irustoo of tho JSuatitution for tho Dhnd, Graham Tee, of Morcer, reappoiated. Canal Commissionors, Joseph Utley, Horace G. Anderson, Willan ML. Brainerd, the present in- cumbents, CONPINGATION, Tho nominations of James M. Bradley, John Swoeny, aud Uearge H. Holloway, a8 ‘Trusteas of the Soldlora’ Orphans’ Home, woro conlirmed, ‘TIL GoVvEnNon's EXPENDITURES, Tho Salect Committca on tho Governor's Con- tingout Fund roported fuding tho vouchers filed therefor to be corroct, ta which thoy addod that they mubmit that the continzoncios contemplated by theuct mating thoappropriation woio thouc of ao public nature, but that it tad not been so ox- ended by the Governor. They found, nluo, That it hay bean oxponded just a heretoloro by other Guvernors, ‘Tho report concluded with — roaolution dectaring that the Levistaturo should spocify the objects for which the fund ia to bo expended, TUE CITIZENS’ ABIOCIATION MILT was made the apevial order for to-morrow. TOWNDUIY ELECTIONE. Tho Attorney-Uouoral hay written the follow- {ng opuslon: Sratz or Inzaxoty ATTonner-Grnenat’s Orvicr, Sruinariip, March 25, 18.5.2, Jk Mes*hersun, Hayy Stute’a Attorney, Doualas Caunty—Dean suet Your totter of the 2ith ‘nat. fs hefore mo, in whieh yon Toquest my opinion ad to whether, under tho Town- eulp Organization law of 1374, tho Buporvisor, Ancexs. or, and Collector, aro required to sit aa Judea of election, with tha Moderator, at town meatiugy, or arhetbor tho Moderator elected by tho votent proxent for that purpore, togathor with tha Town-Clork acting va clerk of the lection, eau lawfully Lold auch eloo- jons, ‘Tuo question was submitted to mo a fow daya since, aud, after a careful oxssulnation of tho atatutes, I reached tha couclusion thet the Moderator and Town. Clerk had power to hold auch elections, and that it was unnecessary that tho Supervisor, Amessur, and Collector, should sit with them, : ‘Tuomlath pection of Art. 0 of the ‘Township Organ!- il Collector of the zation law of 1874 tn an follow “The Supervisor, Aetessur, a1 town shall be, ox-ollicio, Judges of all elections, except asothericlas urovided by tai.” (Rov, Btut., 1), 1074, Bec. 66] The rolution of the question depends upon the meaning of the concluding words; “eicept ou otler= wito provided by law’ iat 18, whether it js otherwise provided, as totho olcctfon of town ofticcra nt town micetings, We find upon oxemination of Art, 7 of tho Projont, Fowusin Organization tow that It Foqulres.n odorator to be chowon at auch town meeting, who is to proaide at the election, and {n vested with the xamo power, and ia subject ‘to tho aime ponaltics os other ‘judges of election, If thero fs moro than one polling-place, tha statute provides that “clectors preaunt aball choose froin theit number ono Ansintant loderator anit ona sanistaut clerk for cacts additional pallot-Lox, (Tbh, p. 1,071, Ses. 7%] ‘The Town Clerk fu required to utes tement of the result of the canvass upou tho minutes of the proceedings, suit read the same to the meeting, which is declared a sufficient notice of the clection to every person whose namo Liane on the poll-lt, Tn sti thia we find no recognition of the presencoof auy other Judges than the Moderators, The formor law ald not require any other Judge of tho election than tho Moderator at town mectings, Ido not think that tho preacat atatutes: should be construed as changing the law in this par- (cular, Sco, 6 of Art. 6 of the present Township Organizat‘on law cited aboyo, scema to have been taken for Bec. 1, Art, 18 of the Townabip Organization Jaw of 1861, wa of 18:1, p, wid). That we Ianguage substantially used $n the law of 2661 Ww: derstood to mean that the Supervisor, Assomor, and Collector ehould be, ex oilicio, Judges of all State and county elections in. thelr clive towns; aud not that they abould alt with the Moderators as Judges of tho election of town oftie: it town mieotluge, Myoplnion fs that this clause should receive the same {nterpretation whore {t occura in the ‘Townshi Organization law of 1834, In other words, Hac, U, Art, 6, above quoted, docs not aire the ofiicers therein named to aft with the Moderator at town mect- ings aa judges of the election of town officers, bo- catize tho statute ‘ atherwise provides"? an to anich elections, Neapectfully, Taxa K, EDAD —_———. MICHIGAN. ‘BILLS PASSED AND APFHOYED, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Lanaina, Bllch., March 26.—The Governor has signed bills sa follows: To create a Suporlor Court in Grand Mapids; authorizing Judges of Probate to require new bonds of executors ; ins corporating the Village of Bllesfeld. ‘Tho Senate passed bills regulating the aale of railroad-tiokete ; relating to powers of executors; establishing a Normal Bebool in the Upper Peninsula; relating to laying out Stato roads, and sevaral private bills. CONSTITUTIONAL . AMENDMENT. The House thia morning passed, by 01 to 5, tho resolution for submitting to the people an amend- ment to the Conatitution striking out the section prohibing the Legistatare from discussing the liquor trafic. The resolution, having passed tha House and Senate, will undoubtedly be signed by the Governor, Ite provisions ore as follows: Ttesclved, Dy the Senate and Mouse of Representa. tives of the State of Michigau, that the Constitution of sald Biate bo amended by striking therefrom Bec, 47, Art, 4, Legislative Department, which prohibits the Legislature fr0i a geal of lens eentbe any art Sutbortaigg, the ‘Ary ‘of ardent spirits or lie foxlcating §Uquors, subantted to the oa ee ot hie Btate at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday sucoseding the first Mouda; November, in the year 1616, aud the Secretary of Hiate ts bere yreguls to Rolice of the same to the f the 6 {o the countios in the State la pow by Law roquired to do in ano of an clection of Gover; ¥> = townships aud elite his Btate pball prepare cr the reception cast for and againet said stnculmeet, Each eon voting fou wlriking out ald Jac, Sy Art. 4, Legislative Deparment, shall ‘Dave written OF printed om big ballot the words 9 esars for (aa nein 0” OTs mTOR A weritte:: ar pd = ardent rnteits or ¢ther ine rel perton vet ng ayaine? ado ble batlot tha. we At Tlennse for the sale of nt apirtls orf cating Nquore_No.” ‘The ballot half 41 »! fo exnvassed snd roturia made ns in ole: Govot uur and Lioutonant-Governor, MUACELLANEOUE, ! ‘The Houno passod bills facilitating the org: ization of co-operative asaycianons ; snict! tho act for tho collection of ntatintica Uppor-loninmils mombera #5 por day number of privato bilis, ‘The Iona, 1n Cominittesof tho Whole, agraed ton bill roguisting the liquor trafle, aud repenl~ ing the Frohibitory Liquor law ;. also a section rondering the owner nnd lossor of property leaned for liquorenelling lable for damages re- sulting. ‘The. STouse aftorwards concurrod, but an ate tempt to paas tho bill under a suspousion of the rules failed. ‘Tho Honso at once adjourned. Somo bill to rogulate and tax will undoubtedly go througi:. ae ee KANSAS, ‘THF GOVERNOR AND Th COUNTY NOUDA. Sosctal Inapatch ta The Chicago T'ribune, Torexa, Kan, March 26.—Tho statemont tele- graphod from Washington, to tho offect that Gor. Osborn line gono East to nogotinte $600,000 or £600,000 of fraudulent county bonds, han cansod quite aatir here, Tho facts seom to be that abont $150,000 of bonds wero isxnod Jost summer by throo southwostern counties then recontly organized, and a ring of local scoundrals einbezzled them. In ono instance, tho bonda wore regularly voted by tho people, In anothor, thero was bub o mere protenuo of legality, and, in tho third, thero was not yen 9 shadow of honesty. The bonds wero {gsued undor an act of tho Leg- istaturo authorizing tho funding of county ii. dobtednoss, the pawsage of which was procurod with evident intent to porpotrate theso bond awindlos, ‘ho State officers charged with com- plicity in the uchome asacrt that they did nothing Sxeopt to act on certain papers an the law ro- quired thom to do, and that they had no author. ity to po belkind those papers in search of fraud nad fllegatity, ‘Che Governor's friends atato in his belalf that, when apprised of tho fraudulont character of the bonda axt Novom- bor, ho did sverything in his power tu prevent thoir sale, but that they were disposod of in spite of him, and that tho allegation mans against him from Washington is intended to wealten and defeat him in his efforts to secura tho removal of an obnoxious Ludinn Agent, that being bia onty business in Washington. Thero srem to have boen somo ton or tielyo men on- aged in procuring aud negotiating the bogus Hones, most of thom sorving in ofllctal capactity jn tho suvernl countios named, It fe alteged that they had odvisers and abcttors among Kansas politicians and brokers, but. the proof 40 far adduced on this point is only circumstantial, ‘The whole matter will, doubtless, go into the conrts for adjustmont, Torexa, Kan. March 26.—Tho friends of Gov. Ouhorne authorize, in bis uname, an eniphatic do- nial of tho chargo made trom Washington, through tho Bt. Loma Globe of yesterday, that hus basiness Kast [a to doll fraudulent county bouds. ‘They stale, furthermaro, that only tio of the conntios named in said dis- patch linve over tesucd bonds, nud such as woro Teatro sore nogotinted months ago, and that tho Governor denounced thom os fraudulont ina lottor to the tiseal agent of tho State tn Now York, and to bankors in other citics, a8 long ago a8 tho lat of Nuvembor Inst. plea See OHIO. PILLS PASSED. Corvinus, O., March 24,—In tho Bonnto this pftorncon, tho following bills passed : Sonate Iyit fixing tne compoaouation of mombors of tho Gonerat Araombly at 2500 por year; House bill to ompower Yownehip Trustees to inereana road tax from 1 mill to 114 mill; Houso bill to ro- quire County Commituionsrs to make public ox hibit of their transactions. C. B, Flood, of Columbus, was confirmad as Supervisor of Public Printion. In tho Houge, tho motion by which tho bill to authorizo all clergymen to hold sorvice in public institutions was passed was reconsiderod, ‘The Honse adopied a substitute for tho Sonate amendment to tho judicial article of the Con- stitution, ‘tho Sonato resolution to so nmond the Con- stitution ag to ullow a spoctal tax on dogs was adopted, Spectal Disnatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati, March 26,—Thero is 5 commotion era over tha blundering porformauce of tho Ohio Legislature, which ycxtorday togislated our Board of Aldermen out of office without knowing it, hy passing a political bill for the Democrats of Tcledo to that offoct. =e SOUTH CAROLINA, A VETO. Cnanrestox, 8. C., March 20.—Tho Lepisla- tnre adjourned ain dio to-day. Gov. Chambar- tain voroed tho bill to declara the full fntont and meaning of tho Funding act of 1875. The main ground of tho voto is that tho bill iy not in harmony with tho settloment of tno public debt undor the Funding act, which tho Governor, in accordance with bis pledges, fools bound to sustaln, Tho vetoed bill pro- posed to require tho intorest on ths old bouda and atocks af tha Rtata ta be funded up to the date of tho funding of such bonds and stocks, whilo undor the Junding act the imtorcet is funded only to January, 1874, ond is pad {o money from that dute. Gay, Chamborlain declared that any such change would retard tho funding or consolidation of tho old dobt now going on with gratifying rapidity, Tho Govor- nor alao eays the duty of standing firmly by the present settloment of tho public debt fs para- mount to every other consideration, ‘Tho volo was sustuined aftor o sharp dobate, all the Consorvativea but one votlug i pe yn ‘otlug against ——_-__ CASUALTIES, FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. Speciat Dievateh to Tha Chicano Tribune, Menpora, Ill,, March 26.—Yostordsy morning August Wugoor, boarding at iho Jefferaon Houso hero, foll downestairs, striking against the catch of tha door look, and tore both sidos of tho undor Up ao that it huug down from tha chin, split the upper Mp from the left corner of tho mouth to the centre, which also hung down by o slight shrod, tore the loft nostril in a similar maunor, aud knocked four front tooth out, ‘The face Pratsnts & whooking spectacle, and the man has been dolirious from the sevority of tho shock, THEY ALL FELL IN, Apectat Disnateh to Tha Chicagn Trioune, New Yong, March 20.—Col. Bates and James Clark, of Dakota City, while bringing the mail from Bargeut‘’s Bluff, about 6 miles down tho rivor by toam, when near the easat abore, broko through. ‘Tho men saved thomselyos aud with difllculty roaoned tho horsey and wagoo, but ‘Wore unable to eave the mall, which was drawa ‘da bls ico and pent dong io stream. ast Kht the samo team crosue samo pli wilt e load of 1,000 pounds, Earns nee CAR-COUPLING ACCIDENT. Bveciat Dispatch ta The Chicago tribune, Guano Rarips, Mich,, March 20.—Horaco Book, a brakeman on the Graud Napids & Indi- aus Railrond, was so {pjured by being cruaned botweon the bumpors of froight-cars, noar Clam dite yosterday, that Lodiod tis morsing in this FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT. Speciat Inepatch to The Chicaan' Tribune, Lincory, Ill,, March 90,—A young man named Colboy Ponce was accidontally killed at Rocky Ford, about 6 milos from hero, Ho was out hunting. It is supposod that he struok bia gun ageiuet something and dischargod it, DROWNED, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Farerost, Ill, March 26—A man named John, Dolan was found dead this morning in tho mill- Tace on tho lowor edge of town. Ia {a supposed to bave fallen, while Intoxicated, into the water during the night and drowned. He leayosa family. *_ ACOIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF, Avec Dispatch ta The Chicacn frtoune, JaNesvitie, Wis. March 20,—A young man named Olyde Antisdel accidentally shot Linselr in the right ith da, wae J sartat i & shot-gun yeatorday, aud ———_.-___. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Font Warxy, Ind, March 20.—A man named Choice, from Ontario, Cau., attempted to com- mit auicide this morning by Inbaliog chloroform on the street, His aingular actions being no- siced, he wan taken into custody aud bis life mayod. 3 be ranged je seeres te [heve boca temporarily de- {HE BLACK HILLS. ——<—<—— A Wistorical, Geological, and Geo- graphical Sketch by Gem Sheridan Father De Smet’s Old Story of the Mountain of Gold, arly Indian Reports of Aurif. erous Wonders. Contrary Facts Demonstrated by the Custer Expedition. Military Arrangements for the Intercep- tion of Adventurous Miners, Trapquanréns Minttany Divisio or tur Mia. souut, Cutcsco, Murch 25.—Gen, We 1. Sher- man, Headquarters of the Army, &t. Louis, Mo. —Genenan: In reply to your question, What do you know of the Black Hills?” I respecttully submit the following remarks: Dy first knowledge of tho Black Hills waa de- rived from intorviewa with the late Mather do Binet, a noted Catholto missionary, whom [meat many years ago on the Columbia River, in Ore- gon, from whom I bsard.tho Indian romance of Bimountain of gold in the Black Hilly, and hia explanation of that extraordinary und delusive story. To Indinns, frontiorsmon, and explorers, tho Black Sills country 18 much moro extenrivo than that particular locality brought to the notice of the public by the recent explorations of Gen, Custor; and gets its name from tho black, scrubby charactor of the timber which giows on tho sides and topa of the mouptalns and hills, lt comprises the whole of the country bounded on the cast by longitude 102, on the south by tho Sweetwater and Laramie Nivers, on the west by the Big Horn and Wind Itivers, aud ou tho north by the Yetlowstono Rivet, This ls really tho country of the Black Hills; but emtraved in it aro several localitios called “Black Hulls." Yor instance, tho “Black Iltlls uf the Laramie,” tho “Linck Hills of Powder Wiver," and the © Black Hille of the Schyenno River,” the latter heing the locality in which Gov. Custer mado bis roconuoisynuce Inst summer, and about which thore is Bo much speculation at the presont timo, and within the bounds of which, {t is suppoeed, by n largo number of people, is to be found the Fathor do Smet mountain of gold. Father do 8inat's story was, that whilo living with the Sloux Indians, he was shown by them nuggets of gold, whied they informed lim had beou obtained at different poinis in the Black Mile, supposod to da frem tho bods of the Big Horn, Rosebud, and Powder Hivers, and from branches of the Touguo River; and, on his rep- resenting that such yollow motal was of tho greatest value, thoy told him thoy knew where thero wis a mountain of it. Subscquaut investi- gation, however, proved that tho Indian moun- tain of gold was nothing moro than a formation of yollow mica, stich a8 may bo found in a num ber of places in the abova descrited country, J had scarcely given the story a thought aftor this, until about throo years ago, when I hap- ce to ba'in New York, and it was thero rought to my recollection by a prominent cen- tloman, who asked mo whore Pathor do Smet waa to bo found, and jusisted that some ono shoutd bo sent at once to get from bim tho secret of tho gold mountain which would pay tho ua- tional debt, ate, After I bad informod him that it waa an old and oxploded story, hin ardor cooled, and the ox- citemont about the “mountain of gold" again subsided. a Et no bappened, however, that the Back Hill country was embraced 1m my military command; and, (wo yuars ago, it became appareut to mo thntamilitary post in the Blavis Hille of tho Shyonno would soon become neccesary for tho proper protection of the settlamonts iu Nobraska from the raids of tho Sioux warriors, who al~ ways, before thoy commouced depredating on the frontier, eecured o safe placo for their fami- hes and villages in the locality mentioned. Do- Hoving that theso Indians would never mako war on aur settlements so long a8 wo could thronton thoir familica and villagou in this remoto locality, abounding in gamo and all that goes to maka In- dian life comfortable, and, with this puroly military object in viow, the order waa givon for Uso Custer reconnoisennce. The discovery of particlea of gold by alluvia) washing noar THainoy's Poal, on tho oastern stone of the Black Hills of tho Shyenno, fol- Jowed and brought to tha surtace the Mather de Smot story for tho third time, ‘The Black Hills of the Snyenne, doscribed by Gen. Custer, aro situated between tho north and south forks of that river, ono of which is known as tho Bello Fourche, the other the South York; and, although I havo the utmost con- fidonco in tho statemont of Gon. Custer and Gen, Forsyth, of my staff, that gola was found noar Harnoy’s Peak, I may anfcly say thoro hae not boon any fair teat yet made to determine ita oxistonco in largo quantitios, Tuora is not w territory in the West whero gold does not exist, but in many of them the quantity {6 limited to tho “color,” which is aa much 28 lias yet beon obtainod near Harney's Penk. The geological specimons vronght back Pd the Custer expedition are not favorable in- dications of tho oxistenco of gold iv any great quantity. Still it may bo there, but, na tho treaty of 1869, duly ratinad, virtuatty decds thia portion of tho Mack Hills to tho Sionx Indians, there is no altornative but to keap ont treopassora. But togo back tothe Father de Smot infor- mation, thore is not much doubt of the correot~ ness of his statement that gold exists tn large quantities in the Black Hills; but much furthor weat than tho Black Hillsof tha Sbyonno I have seen nuggets from tho Big Horn and ‘Tongue Rivers, oud many specimens from near Fort Stambaugh, in the Upper Wind River County, whero mining hoa failed fom wont of wator for alluvial washing, and from lioatititios of the Indians; and I lave good reason to boliova, in fact dt {a quite cortain, that gold existe in the Owl Crook Mountains, in the Lower Wind River, and in the hoad-watora of Powder River and the Nosobud + all these lo- cslitios boing, undor the general meaning, in the Hack Hills, and outside of tho Sherman, Augur, and ‘Torry treaty of 1809, excopt ea far na tho privitoge to hunt gains. It has been my intention to communicate much information this coming summer to the Government on tho abovo described country; and, as the Indinns have no absolute right to the soll, thoiemay bo but aie difieulty in extinguishing thoir hunting vileges, a purpose, Hf you do not object, to open up tho Yellowstono River, by sending Gon, George A, Forssth aud Col, Grant, af my staff, up tho Yotiowstone to tho mouth of the Dig Horn, as soon na the ica breake, which will give tho low~ out tide of wator, having already socured o stoamboat to mate this exploration, If Gon. Forsyth in successful I will send Gen. Custer, with a command trom Fort Lincoln, across the mouth of Powdor Itiver, thouce up on tho south bank of tho Yellowstone, crowing Lowder River, Tougue River, Rosebud, and on to the mouth of tho Big Hara, ‘This country is a8 yet entirely unexplored, and the expedition may deyolopa very valuable aurif- erous section, and mako tho Fathor do Binet story, to somo extent, truo; but Lam of tho be- Mar Mat the mountain of mica haa not ohangad 0 xald. wi 0 send an expodition down Wind Rivor, through tha Owl Creek Alounteiug, from Yort Stambaugh, via Fort Brown, to the mouth of the Big Horn, and will bring it back through the parka about the bead-watera of Dow- der iver, visited by Capt. Milla and his command Jest summer. ‘These parks are for beauty fully equal to thovo described so rraphically by Geu, Custer ae oxisting iu the Black Hilluof tho Shyeuue, L may aluo vay, from my own knowledge, that tho valloy of the day aid Little Po-po-agie, Little Wind River, an Main Wivd River, can’ ecarcoly bo excoltod in beauty snd fortllity, while the student of Na- ture will fod thet tho most extraordinary up. heavala of the earth's cruat probably to bo found on this continent, Eam of the opinion that thle country is gold-bearing, but of its abundance there can only be w conjecture at provant, 1 feo! quite contident of our ability to provent the intended treapags on the rights of tho In- diaus, and the cavalry and infantry in the De- partment of Dakota are being moved at the provent time to the most available pote, to carry out my directiuna of Boyt. 8, of lsat your, Wore it not for those precautions on tho part of the Government, there might be « ropotition of the California Gold Beach and Gold Lake bum. bugs, with a still greator auferiog, sa wmany of the | pereony so crazy to go to the Black Mills nev think of how they are to oxist after they there, of hiow thoy could return in creo uf tail ure, If they will only watt for further information from tho Government, which now eeemato bo desirous of making concensions to mect these new interests, thero will bo no one moro willing than myaolf to ald in ascortniming their valuo, So far aa the troops aro concerned, I will pro jeo activity Iu tho present omorgency aud & con- acientious performance of duty. Should tho point from which the miners start bo so remote as to make it Impursiblo for our scauty force to watch them, we can oc- cupy the two or three gaps in tno Black Hills and offectually oxclucd treepagsers, Very ro- epectfully, (Signed) 2. H. Bireniwax. Lieutenant-General Commanding, es TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION. The New Yori Hernid Beaten Nndly Excitement at the Cincinan Zoas Jogical Garden—An Enraged Liotiess nt Large in the Murti. Cincinnati Commercial, March 25, Tho ponsation on tho northeasteru hill aub- urbs yostorday aftornoon aud last evening waa the news that acaptive animal of the leonine each ioe had broken from ite cage in tho Zoo- togical Garden, and waa wildly roasting at largo. ‘The story at {iret vounded so much tke the olf menagerio-advortiscmont dodgo that it waa not belioved until 1¢ was snnonnced ofliciatty from the polico-rtations on the hiilx, ‘The particulars of tho oxciterment a18 as followa: About 3 o'clock in tho atternoon a Loy was leading a donkey {n front of a cage in the “buf+ falo houso,” in'which wos contlued s two-yeare old Honews, a fino specimen, recently purchased from the Groat Eastern monageric collection at Lebanon, @. The savage animal, in a fit of tago, bounded against the bars, which yielded, and totitfrea, It immodintely boutded on the donkey, which tn the cnsot was turuwn to the ground. ‘Tha boy who waa loading tho boast wan scratched on tho hund with the claws of the Honess, but otherwise escaped unhurt, and tan away. Tho poor donkey was terribly lace erated bout tho neck and tho hinder parts with the claw and teeth of the honess, but gaining ite feot turned upon and seized with itn tecth its aesailaot ond shook it viciounly, At this tho lionces quitted the donkey aud bounded away throtgh the park. Soon the nots of liber- ation spread, ania crowd xathered, but Boon diepersed whon tho tioness putin an appearance. Livut, Cody and two or tice volicemon from Corryvillo District Station Lappeno" ta bo in the park at the time, and a council of war wag held. ‘Yuoy debated the question whether they would shoot the animal on the spot or capture it alive. ‘Thoy surrounded it, but the circlo was very wide. A4 the circlo grow Jess in diameter, the lionens in the middle, growing and snarling and leaving about, tho officer coucluded neither ta shout nor capture alive, They got uot of that vicinity as quick as they could, ‘Cho panic spread. and a tumultuous skedadidlo from the park was made. Spectators atato that the appearauco of the ca- caped animal was mort futione. Excited with its freedom, it would etand for a fow minutes with glariug eyes and open mouth, lashing its eides with ita tail and uttering wild, hissing cries, aud then spring into the alr, Ina hort space of tlio the lionchs had the whole park to itself, Later in the evening a numberof men and boys assombled from tha neighborhood, With pistols and guns, aud with the consent of tho Zoological Garden authorities, started in on a gonuine hon huut, ths object bong to kill the brute, a4 it was apparent that it could not bo taken alive. About 6 o'clock it waa found in an open spaco Romo distance from the cago from which it escaped. With a shot-gun, heavily loaded wit buckshot, Patrick McAvoy, a carpen- tor, fired two fonds ut tho animal; ono ehot nutssed and the other took effect in the animal's side, from which it soon foll upon its side aud died, In theclosing fight tvo men were thrown down and burt, thotigh not seriously, Altogetaer the sensation was a huge success, though the Zoological Socicty has to moarn an oloven hundred dollar animal, Lieut. Cody, of Corrsvillo Station, gives the following version of the alfair. Ha happened in the park during the afternoon, bia object bo- ing to onjoy tho landscape aud the other siroota of nature. His errand waa one of peace, and ke was rathor thinking of Join Robinson's domea- ticoted olephant, than of a ilery, untamed lion. Suddonly there was a rusk and commotion; coat-tails stood out, inviting o@ gamo of carda upon them, and there eppoared ujon the scone a general disnosition to got away to some other piace. ‘Cho Lieutenant. way in tho: act of turning hig mind to au earthquake, powder explosion, defeat of Mayor Johnston, or womothing like that, when he aaw within 20 feet of hii the cavse of all the row. It stood in.an open plot—how ft caine there ho could not toil—Iashing ita sidox with its caudal appondayo, glaring around with flery eyes, aod bissing and growling in aterriblo manuor, It wonld spring savagely agatvat a treo, as if toseek rofupo inits branches (the Lienteusnt forgot at the time whethor or not lioua clitabed tress), and failed, and, falling to the prouud, would go through the enmo snarling, hissing, clawing, losking per- formancea, Aw the Licutcnant stood ponder- ing what to do, a man camo rushing part him in derperate retrent. Tho mau was in uniform, with pistol in hond, aud club wildly clashing by bis side. Tho Lioutenant, badly ovough scared himself, called a halt, nnd told tho man if over ho had occasion to ehow truo courage. that timo bad arrived. Tha pohceman, flourishing his pistol) abont bis head, and letting it off occasionally, dashed down the hillsido and disappeared over a fence. ‘This was about Jo'clock in the afternoon, Licut, Cody reported down iu tho city n fow minutes afters o'clock. A fast lino of street-cars run between tho Zoological Gardou and Yourth street, but tho Liowtenant ways that it was thought improper by the polico to hurt the lion until the Zoological authorities were notitied and consent gained from them, Tho terrible von+ geanco of tho Society for the Provention of Cruces to Animals waa also tuken into consid~ eration, FORTHRR PARTICULARS, Cincinuati Gazette, Muren 20, The donkoy hero ia sbout throe feet and a halt high, aud bis enrs are about as long as his body. As ho stood iu his stall yestaruay, be ex- hibited a countenance pensive aud sad, but withal Jnteiligant. Ho did not soom to realize that be was the admircd of all betolders, but ato his oats in blisuful ignorance of that fact. Ho ia vory eeveroly wounded, baving been bitten completely through the ham, and his sides droadfully Jacoratod by the terrible claws of the lioncas, — But with proper caro, which he is re- ceiving, ho will got fit for sorvice again, When the lionevs first rent asunder the bars of her cago, and fastened hor tecth and cinws in tho back of Ler unconscious enemy, the donkey didn't roll; ho deliborately turacd his bead sround and caught the lioness by tho back with hia woth, aud shook her a8 a dog would a rat, only not quite so rapidly, It must not be sup= posed from this fact that the Honers was a small one, Sho was full-grown, and weighed at least 250 pounds. The donkey held on until his hold broko, aud then tho lionees made tracks in one diroc~ ion, while the donkey tlod in the other, The attempt to capture the donkey by the attoudants drove him into tho vicinity of the honcss again, Bho crouched and madoa spring, but the donsey was too mauy for her, and planted two good kicks on hor skull, rolling hor ovor down an ein- bankment, Thoy had twoor throo other skir~ mmishes Lafore the donkey was captured and led to his stable, in all of which the donkey was vic- torious, It was very oxciting sport, the attompt to catch the Honess alive, and many ludicrous scones wore ouscted, the chiof of which wero frantio ondeavors to get in somo other direction from that taken by the lonoss, ‘Ihe first attompt so soduce hor mafoaty back to horcago was mado by Mr. FW, Rutz, the keopor of tho ganimals, He advanced very cautiously with » big club in his hauds, and commanded hor tn ® stor voice toliedown, Now, Mr. Ruts had taught hor to Ho down at his command while ‘who waa in hor cage; but, rojowing iu her nowly- found freedom, sho disdained hie au. thority, afr, Rutz had got to within porhaps 20 fect of hor majesty, when elie allghtly talsed her back, and displayed 6 cornor of her Ite tooth about 17 inches tong. This Mr, Ttutz construed into wn {uvitation to rottre, aud le accordingly skedaddlod faster than s man usually leayey # menageric, A number of at- tempts and fafluros similar to the above were made, and, a4 8 lant resort, word wae vont to tho clty, and tho services of four or fivo men who had formesty traveled with the monugorle to whiob (ho Honess bad belongod before coming into possousion of the Zuological Bocicty were so~ cured, and with.them came threo policemen fron Corryville station-house, Hy this timo.the nows had Leon noised abroad, aud a largo crowd of mon aud boys surrounded tho grouudy, In ordor to seo the fun froma asfo stand-point, a number of boys climbed into the trees aud jooked eagerly on, bowling Wko youu wavages the yhile, ‘I'he circus meu aud uo police formed a circle around the lioness, at a very respocttul diatance, llowover, armed with pistols and bludgoons, and, by gradually cloving iu ou ber majesty, thonglit to drive ber {uto hor cage. ‘The circle closed several times yery gradually; but it bad a» of eulargiug remarkably fast at any unfavorable wymptom. Ono of these un {ayorable symptoms was ber jumping up about 14 fect Into a large locust-tree. Goys Lavo al- ‘wayu boon taught in tho story-books that Hous ‘ | the ; OF the auther'a theory, and slid doen from toe Hmb trees, hut propably tha author y-buaks didu't reckon on Honoenes. ‘Tia boys had an ocular deruonatretion of the fallaey poselies aa though ‘they were specials grossed or aaick transit. Mer majesty did ot re- minin long Iu tho locuatetreo until she fell out, This enraged hor, and she began tearing around at euch a rate that the guard, polico, circna anne boys, aud other spectators fucontinontly After tho had become partly quiet, the cir cumyenting party rotumned. tte time rein- forced hy reversal men with whot-cins. One pio~ emit bravely Miraneot to within 150 yards, a A wmall-sized Smith é& Wesson ‘on-ahiootor, delivered a broadnide of one bare tel, and thon retrentrid to hia fortifications to watch tho effect of bin artillery. For all ho know, it might have etreck the lonces to & vital pot, for sin didn't tovo. Soma- what emboldened by her witdden censation of offensive warfare, tha attacking party made ouother advanco, and corntaenced, throw: ing clubs, and stones, and other muixsiles, some of which struck her majesty, and she retreated. to the tup of o high grade, end sat down at 2 place overlooking the rustic ocingon building, Shieh is tho firs of the permanent imp;ove- ments xeon on entering the patons, aud is called the baffaiohowne. We coma now to tho serous part of the iton- hunt, which came very near terminating fatally to one of tho employes, Johu Nordheim, tho ight-watcbiian, aod Mr. Haupt, foreman of one of the laboring gangs. Ap it wax, tae two men wore eaverely bitten ond Incorated by tha teoth and claws of tho infuriated bonet, Recognizing the necesmty of having so pre- cious a boast esther captured or killed before night eet in, John Kearney, tho Superintendant of the garden, sent uver to Clifton for Patrick Meas amember of the Cineinuatl Shooting aud Fishing Club, who fine the reputation of be- ing a capita) markeman, and fs tho possessor of 8 tino double-bairolod breech-luader--to bring his weapon and kill the lioness, Mr. MeAvoy, although nota lion-lupter, lias bad great expe= rience among the grizzlies and panthers of tho Rocky Mountains, and is a man to whom fear of wild beasts is unknown, IIo complied, and wont to tho gardens, Perched on top of the embankment, and watching for a favorable momentto sprang, wag the queen of bonate, With both barrels of his pun loaded with no heavier motu) than ordinary No. G bird-shot, Mr. AlcAvoy advanced, Ten feet inthe rear of McAvoy was John Nordberta, the night watchman, alav with a double-barreled shotgun; and 10 feetin the roar of Nordheim was Mr. Haupt, armed with a revolver. ‘To the right of tlis lice was Mr. Kearney, the Superin- tendont, alao with n double-barreled gun. ‘Lhe Iino advauced until within 50 fect of the lioness, whon whe suddenly crouched, and gave one spring, which took her fully 0 foot down the embankment toward Mr. MeAvoy, Jie was roady to fire, but the loncas, a8 soon an eho atrock the earth, seemed torebound likean India- rubber bal! directly for Mr, McAvoy's bead, Wale sho was in the air, her mouth was openod to the extreme of distension, her oars wore thrown back Jovel with her head, her buge pave were spread to the utmost limit, and her terrible claws, exch liko the beri of au eagic, were curled. downward ready to strike Into the flesh of hor victim, Mr. McAvoy dropped, but the honees went ou over lis prostrate body and atrack Mr, Nordheim, knocking him down, and fustenlag her mereiless teeth im lig thigh. Ln un instant sft, Meavor w hin trusty gus to jus show tho prostrate Norduicim was between him and tho Yioneas, and he was obliged tu clange his position bofore he cuuld ehoot without daager to Nozd- hela, Stepping to the other side, he delivered ono charge. which struck the liouess avout the middle of tho back, tearing away a portion of the backbone, but not disabling her. After one or twompro yiciuis bites the Horfess deft the prostrate form of Norducio, aud, with a terrible roar, sprang upon Mr. daupt, and crumbs ed him together as tuough he tnd been paper, and it was thought that every bono in hus body was broken, Sue fantened her fangs in bis thigh aud ber claws in his abdomes, and in bsll ayecond more tho unfortunate man would ane daubtodly have beeu divemboweled tad no: Mr. MeAvoy. this timo with a snzo ai, not more than 4 fect from tho feruvious Least, sent a toad of Lird-shot through ite heart. ‘The lioness fell. over and died immediately. Yesterday morning the carcasa was brouyit to the city and given in cbarge of a taxidermist to proparo for preservation in the rooms of the Sa- eicty of Natural History, 10 which it was offors by tho Directors of the Zoological Soeoty, “From the tip of the nose tothe ond of the tal the carcage measured 734 feat, It is said to have boen the largest )ioness in. this soction of tho country, Sue was boubt. together with a rou, at Sherift’s sale, aud cost the Society about. Nordheim and Iaupt, although palatal wounded, are not dangerously 40. Tuoir wounds aro entirely ip the flesh, no boucs or iniyportaut blood vessels being involved. Jn jJaslico to the boy who was leading tho donkey when the attack was made, wo will stato that Le has stopped running, aud was yesterday at bis post of duty iu tue gardens, THE MISSISSIPPI TORNADO. Five Persons Killed and ‘rwenty Se= xavnsly Injured. Rienzt (Miss) Correapanitence Memphis Appeal, Although much has beeu publisuod regarding this devtructive tornado, much of its history yet remains to be written. Jn the main tho burried roports wont to the press nro correct, but till tho half lias not bocu toll, Thero uro a yreator numbor of houses destroyed thin lise been ro- ported, and then tue partial damugo to cthors will swell the total damage to 9 largo amount. In this town and vicinity, o fair ecxti- mato of the loxs will appeosiinne 100,090, ‘Tho hotel, Mothodi#t Church, and the stores escaped with but little iajury, but the must of the boet diwelling-howsos and churches are totally deatroy- ed; also the colored population suffered o- yorely, losing churches, school-bonses, aod fifteen or twouty dwolliugs, Persons out- tido the track of tho siorm reprosent it as being territis bopond deaeriptioa, Tho lightuings tlavhed inceavautly, ‘The wholo cle- ents of times sewed one solid sheet of fama. Balle of solid tio would increnso to grent wizo, then burat, preseutiug tha appearance of a showor of fire, But fow of the sufferera dis covered tho upproach of tho storm until about the timo it cama upon thom, ‘The roar ing waa. indescribable. Tho earth rhook for milog ou cither side, The track of destruction was lout a quarter of o mile wido, thouxh much damago was dono out- sido of this limit, Whero theimain force traval- ed ovorythiug wus utterly demotishod, save now and then the wind whirllag around would leave a treo standing, and, in two instances, the whirls passed around houres, loaving thom securo, but tloaring away the outbulldings and everytuing elyo in itncirclo, Large trees wore twistod out of tho ground and carrled away; tombstouos of solid marblo wore broken, and marble nionuments destroyod. Largo houaca wore liter ally blown into splinters; upper floors and cejl+ ingé, sud somutimes lower Hoors, wore carriod milos away; boards, shingles, and fragmonts from town ate said to bo scattered 20 to dv ules distant, ‘The offects in the way of literal do- struction cannot bo exaggorated, In this inimoe- diate vicinity tacre wero twenty-five whito fain- Nea sud fifteeu colured fanuiles, cooprians atofalof moro than 200 porsons, who wero in- mates Of the dwellings destroyed, aud utrango to say, but four wero instantly killod, dnd ouly ove —Mr. M. B. Armour—hay since died upto this time. Not more than twenty others wora worl ouuly hurt, and hopes aro now ontortained that sven the worst may recover, ‘he force of the storm Inated only from threo ta five seconds of time. Lfeltsbont threo waves or whirls, sud all passod on, First my house moved directly north 12 fect ; thon bursted, flying right and Toit, ‘sections of the walls falling iu of riging into the air, and tho fury wes past, leaving my- golf and family on tho floor with wome bedding and a vorioty of rubbish, all mixed up ‘prom\s- cnoudly, Furaituro all blown out and broken, yet n bis feet, and Unfortuuately none of us dangerously burt, Dr. J, At. Bynuin's residenco, with sbout #IX rooms, ® compara- tively now and strong frauia Louse, waa blown clear to the floor, aud the Hoor removed wevoral foot, leaving tho whole family unhurt, Judge Arnold aud many othors fured shioilarly, as t6- garda both Louscs and families, 31 1. Are mour's residence wae also a lurgo and gool house, Bills, floor, aud all wore moved, carried over dont down treew, 10 [cot above tho ground, and torn to plecos, leaving tho villa ‘at about 100 yards = distauco, Tho husband, wife and mix children woro scatterod and lott from 60 to 100 yarde, whore thoy wero altorward picked of moro or lega njurcd—some of the childrou #) lightly, and the wounds of Sir, A, ouly a8 yet proving fatal. Tho floor of (he room iv which J. T. Johnuay and his wife and two children wero eleoping wav blown 100 yatds, aud tho ondy of tho wlcep- ors wtucg deep in the ground. Mr, J. was thrown out on the ground sud badiy hurt; bis wifo, with tho bebo in lor arms, was thrown into the vard on a foather- bed, aud, what 13 moro astoutshing, little Ohar- loy.—the “ big baby,”"—who wea wlosping in ble little crib, was found lyiug on the bed boulde his mother, and bis tittle ocib 30 yards further down the bill, bursted into (ragmonts. The wind was followod by a heavy raiv,whiok did great damage to ucattered, ods, bot ale caused great auffcriag to tho housolous people. s J, M. Mfantmx, CRIMINAL MATTER. Decision in the Gibson Conniy (Tenn,) Ku-Klux ,Cases. An Unsuccessinl Mutiny in the In diana State Prison, Miscellancons Criminal Records THE TENNESSEE KU-KLUX 917£8, Memrnie, Toun., March 26,—In the To-Xioy caxcs from Gibson County, Judge tunivua segs terday naid be was but the organ to: Volise.ng, (ho judgmout of his brother, Beltard, befory whom theso cases wero argued; that the cuden liad communioated, by letter, his convlusions, only withont tho reason for judgement, ard ha would, theroforo, bo responelblo for the Iatter himaelf, Ho wbould say, in sequicecing fu tha decision, that sixteon uogroes srero chatged with crime, atrented and imprinoned by the State of Tenncrscs. The counts ou the indictnant, whieh nro sustained, charge the dofemlanta with conspiring to provent tho Btate of ‘eunesneo fro-s extending to them an equal prow tection of its Inws. Among other acte to effont= uate their conepitacy, 1% is averred that thoy vid~ Jontly took them from tho priean, intending to take tho liven of all, and did, in fact, murder a portion of them. Lhe Cone! th OXPTOES, terms, forbids tho Htate to deny to any eftizon an oqual protection of its Jaws. Shoufd armed forces surround tho Lepiniatute and terrify it inte passing a gtatuto in violation of this provis« ion, no ona wonld doubs but thst such connpiracy would be punishable by Cougreesionnt lcyisine tion, It would bo a combination to cauza that to ba dono which tha Nationni Constitution declares shall net te dons. Conapiracins which overcome tho fale sod forces it to deny the equal protection of laws aro punisiabie, while violence by 5 citizen against o citizou is not, The onty doubt here is whether = conspiracy which acta upon the authorities of the county 1s deemed one which acts upon the Sisto itaclf, “Tho State is looted upon as an indivisible political corporation, and represonts, in its soveraign capacity, in ita taunt plenary senso, overy civil department of its Govorhment, A conspiracy to prevent tho oqual protection of tho laws, whon thoy aro in process of actual execution, in any department of pub- lic justice, is beld to bo ons to provent Buch protection by the Stato itself. It acts lize other corporations, and only turoligt its organs, = <% affords the protection of its Iswa only through its courts and constabuiary, and a couapiracy to prevent thelr action in tho protection af citizong hold to bo within the laws aod Coustitution, MUTINY AMONG CONVICTS. Jervenvonvitve, Iad., March 26,—Lighty cone victs in the State Prison, ot work in the foundry, mado 8 bold and desperate sttompt to cecapo at 3 o'clock this afternoon, Thoy enddenly quit work, overpowered tha guard, aud — blinded thor, and — succoeded In partially cutting 9 bole through tho outer wall, wheu n goneral nlatm was given, ‘Tho outside guard rushed to the rescue, and, on top of tho walls, forcod tho convicts, a¢ tho muzzles of thoir Spencer rifles, to dorist from further attempts at Seon nt Tho lendera in the sohuplragy were promptly doalt with, and all 13 quiet, THE MEMPHIS EXPRESS ROPERS, Mesrius, March 26,—Matt Morris, allat Pitts. burg Matt, the Inst of the quartotte engaged in the express robbery hore the 1st of February, arrived hers this morning, and {s now in jail. As tho four men have alrosdy boon indicte?, they willhnvo a speedy trial.and it fs generally{belioved that Morris and Johneton will pay the ponally of their crime upon the seaffold., “Jobuston, who was at first bold und datlant, ies been completely down sittco learning that his offense {8 punish. nhle with death, and shrieks aud yolla lio a wad man, THE EAST BOSTON MURDER. Boston, Mave,, March 26,—George l'emberton, acctsol of the munler of Mrs, Biyghnm, wna siraigned in the ast Leston lus cipal Court to-day, and fully con mitted for murder. immenso crow! was in attondance, and the prisoner was excorte to und from the court-room by m giard of #ixty police. Intenso excitement exists in Ev a ton, abd a strong Inclluation to appesi to lynch Jaw seemed to pervade tho alagues, IN THE TERRITORIES, Sant Lake, U., March 26,—Jack Deegan, con vieteu of grand larceny and mavslaughicr, wie recently escaped from the Deputy Marahal hero, having been recaptured in Californis, was this imorning rentenced to twenty years’ imprison- ment and a fine of 3200. At Virginis City, Mont., Patrick Rock was con- yieted of murder In tho first degree for billing Patrick Kelly. ‘Phis ix the first convictlou for murdor in the firat degroo in Montana, CRIME IN KENTUCKY, Lovisvitie, March 26.~—A querrel ocanrrcd botsreen two men in Nelson County, Kentucky, a few days ainco, in which Bam Hahn cut Merritt Lefiro with o knife and Lefire took up a spado and split Mabn'’s bead opon, killing Lim inatantly. Latest uows from Todd County reports all quiet, These prisoners will bo brought np fur trial to-morrow, MEXICAN BORDER OUTRAGES, New Onteays, March 26—A Galyeagon Veres' apeelal from Corpus Christi, 23th, 8 p. ai, vaya s “+ A large body of armod Mexicans attacked rev- oral ranches about 7 miles from thie city thie oyening, robbed one store, and tovk trovist Amorleana prisoners, Tho invasion of this cir ig apprehended, Tho escltcmout is inlesie. AY citizons are i arms.” COUNTERFEIT COUPONS. New Yonx, March 26,—Somo weeks ainco, fity countorfelt coupons wero divcovored on thacoc- oud mortgage bonds of the Toledy, Wabash & Western Railroad, sinco which time thirty-saven morocounterfeits havo been etopped. All thecec- ond mortgage bonds aro reglutered at thoaltiuo of the Company in Now York. A meeting of tr stockholders will be hold ut ‘Loledy, May 12, RIURY, Svectat Dievateh w Zhe Chicaga Trinune, Font Ways, Ind., March 20,—Joln MH. Me Cauley, for somo yenrs 6 prominent bat and dealor in this city, Was to-day bound over in ¢! United States Cirenit Court to anumor (he chiar of porjury, whieh bo fs alleged to Lave com tod in some bankruptey traneactlon {avot soveral thousand dollars’ worth of couds. PARDONED, Spectat Itapaten to The Chteuge Tribune. Lanna, Mich. March 20,—Jdenen Ag vietod of rapeln tho Hecordet's Court of! trolt, and soutonced to Imprisoument fer life, Lat beon pardoned by Gov. Dugtoy. RAID ON A SAVINGS BANK, Wasuinaton, D, C., March 26.—A rortio of s gaug of thieves on tho Poorly Mavlacra Tas: thls oon roxultod in the lova of a niuinbey os rapoor rata ‘at 612,000, but which are of yall (o the thioves. SUANDAL, vio WOODHULL AND THE BEECHER GAFE. New Yoru, March 20.—~Victoria Woodhull bsi written a denial of the truth of some of tho nd settions mado by the colored witaccs os who fostifled in the Deecku' trial on- Thursdsy. She says ‘Tilton novos stayed in hor houso but one night, and that war when bo wrote hor biography. Sho voyor tout Iuuch with bim at Delmonico’s or Kortz’s ; neve? liad a conversation with auy negro on frae-love or cutked of maing $100,000 by the publication of tho seandal in the progouce of any wituernrr, ad alloged, She also says ‘ono of the cored nwa was discharged by hor for unsruatworthiaces, THE LEAVENWORTH SCANOAI., Suectal Disvateh to The Chicaga t a Kansas City, March 26.—The Heunt Times publishos an interview with Bre, £ ty, of Loaveuworth, whoso charmazet am - old lawyer to Jove-wakipg and lotter-wrt.c ¢ which she denles over Laying any crit: olation with Pendesey, aud doclares bc! .:- echomo of Lor fathor to ruin ber, GEN, AUGUR AT NEW ORLEI"” New Opeuans, Match 20.—Goa. C. © has arrived from Toxas, Ho will {ate cr tationed in this viclulty of tho done Lmory leaves for Washingt: Saturday afternoon. Mens