Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1875, Page 5

WASHINGTON. The Post-Office Depariment and the Fraudulent Bids. Postponement of the Decision TUpon the Enforcoment Act. Inobility of the Government to FPro- {ect Itsclf Against the Paclflo Railroads, Tho Ooaneotiont Elootions Carried by Dom- ocratio Nataralization Frauds, THE POST-OFFICE FRAUDS. . THE ACCORKSN Spectal Disateh to The Chicace . Wasuixotox, D. C.. Apiil 10.—J. J. Hinds, the contractor implicated In tho rocont Post- Oflico frauds, gave bail to-day. The warrant, which fa somewhat peeuliar, was aworn out by tho Obiol of Special Agonts of tho Post-Offico Dopartment. It scoma that “on the 20th of Fobraary, 1876, J. J. Minds did offer and give, or procure to bo offered oud given, to Cheater M. Colt, tlion and thero an officor of tho Poet-Offics Dopartment, tho sum of §100 to influenco the action, and with intent to indnce him to doan act in violation of Lis lawful duty in procurlng the filing and indorsement of cortain false and fralalent proposals for tho mallfservico.” Hiads lus DEFISITELT DECLARED RIS POSITION. Ife denies thnt Lio was counceted with anycons spiracy to cheapen tho matl service or that he evor bribed a clerk for that purposo, ho haviny attemnied o assint Postmastei-General Jewol i his landablo attomnta to dimiuleh the ox- cnses of tho Post-Oflica Deparimont. Thls Elnu; claima cannot bo held a crimo by tho ro- viued statutes, The clorks Chaonel and Van Vleck aro also to be eniminally proaccused, Thoy are punishable by tho samo’ etatute which puvishes Congress- mon for tho Receptanco of bLrbes, The penalty 1s threo timeatho amount of the briba-moosy and not more thay throo years npriscument. {10 tha Awio:tated Presa) TUE ARRESTS. Wasniraros, D. C. April 10, —Wasrauts have faened for the arvest of James Yau Vieck, lato Cleik of the Sixth Audiior's Ofiico, aund F. L. Cbannol, Cletk in the Contract Oitico, implicated in the postal frauds rocently discovored. Van Vleck was yoatorday removed by order of the Beciotary of tho Tioasury, Tho order for Chane nol'a removal has not yer beon issucd by tho Toat-Ollice Dopartment. Colt and Floyd,” who confessed their participation in tho frauds, nro held as witnessea mgainat potsons _who poraistod lta denyiug thow rmlt, Tho warrauts for the “arrest of Yan Viesk aud Chinunol sta basod on nlidavits charping thon with conspiraoy, bribory, and ao- cepting bribea, Tho pepalty proscribed is fino aud imprizonwent not oscoeding thiee years. "I'he Poutroapter-Gouoral bins Issuod " an order that no employo of (ho departmont shall ex- Libit any recurd or papor of the depariumcat to, or bold communication during offico-hours with, any contractor, or agont or attornoy,of cone truetor, oxcopt upon the order of the Pcawe master-Gonoal, Chief Clerl, or Cllets, of Duvision. —— NOTES AND NEWS. BLOWNLOY TO ANDREW JOUNBON, Scecanl Disvatch to The Chicagn T'ribune, Wasursaroy, D, O, April 10.—Parson Brown- low has been engaged for gomo time in propar- jug an soswer to Andy Johnson's speech, which 1t is underatood will bo printed simultaneously in the Parson's Ruozvillo papor, and tho New York Tribune. Its publication Is looked for with great intereat, as Brownlow gocms to have given moro than ususl care aud thouglt to its prop- Rration, THE FREEDMEN'S DANK. Tho Troedmen’s Bank Commissioners have fofinitely decidod that, under ths construoction given tho faw by the Attoruey-Genoral, thoy cau- Dot resipn their trust, and wil continue, al- though tho"o soome to be uo presout prospuct that they will recoiva any componsation. Tuo Iaw provides that they shall bo pald out of the neaots of the bank, but thus far thoy have not been abie to coliect assets. ‘Lhe prospec: for tho payment of oven a emall perocnrage to tho depositors s1a vory gloomy. TIE NEW PENSION COMMISSIONER, A tolegram was recoived Lo-day from Atkinson, tho new Commitgionor of Ponsions, dated Barugosea, Mezxico, stating that ha will enter apon the duties of his oftice about May 1. CUANGED 1118 MIND, Vico-President Wilson bau again changed his mind, He Lass docidod not to go to liuropo, rlthough Le bad ougaged his pasaage for Apwil 17. He (hioke toleavo the country would bo » bad precodent for a Vice-President to set. WISE MEN'S ULUNDERS, Some very amusiug additional blunders have been found in thenew rovised statutos, 'Tho chaptor upon thie War Departmont bas many so- rious eriore. Tho followlng laws have beon omitted irom tho 1ovision: Tba law whioh au- tborizad tho Premdeut to assign an acting chief o s military bureau tho law which allowed wlisky to futigus parties in ceitain cross-cases ; tho lair which mado boans a part of tho army ration; the law which forblds the drawing of Governmont cheoks 10 boarer; tho law obich tized the firat sasstant Ju the Orduanco Burosuj tho Isw which definea the dution of ~cortain clerks o the War_ Dopattment. 'The statutos also give Lo Prosident the rlfihl to appoint two-aud-one- liaif persons to tho Ailitury Academy every year, and provide thet a miltinman must appear upon paade with & match-lock, a post-fire, a cer- taiy number of Hiuts, and & par of butlet- niolds. AN INVESTIOATION ADANDONED, The investigation into the slloged abuscs in tho Qovernment workshops st the Navy-Yard bas been sbaudoned, apparently from the fact that tho Examinivg Doard aud tho prosecuting witnesces wero 1o Able to sgrec upou the man- ner of conducting the caso, It 18 mald tbhat the - porsous making tho acousatious denired that tho {nvestigation should procecd upon the following cuuditions, which couditions . Jore notv aceeptour Firut, that witnceses should bo oxsmined uudor oath; second, that ouo of these wuo mado tho sccusations should hava the ?rlvllnga of cross-examinlng witnesses; thivd, Lo production of such doouments belougwy to :Il.\l:lfl:vir‘:::fi;;: 8 thoso makiug the ucunul‘:ll:- fDeccasary; fousl taat the Board ehould st with open {l‘uon. 5 GUSTOMB BEQULATIONS, The Becrotary of the Troasury to-day promul- gated tha now regulations governing tho trans. portation of morchaudlsy to, from, and_ through o Baiuah posscasions in North Amorics under tho troaty of Washinglon, These rogulations very materially modity the existing reyulations 82 (0 tue ehipinent of goods ik bond frum the West to Csuads, All goods coming from Cane ads for oxportation must be oxamined at the fruotler, sud cannot go through to certain sen~ ports, a8 hins beeu the custom under woal, with- out ation, THE PACIFIO RAILEOADS, ‘Tho Attorney-Goneral, it {s waid, has decided that the Goveroment cannot lastully enjoin tha Crutial sud Unfon Pacific Rallioads tyom payivg 8 dlvidend on their nock bofore tiey have pald their obligations to the Government, 1 ana fimuun was practically luvolved in the Credic obilier case, at Hartford, last yoar, The at. Seution of the Treasury Nopartment was receut. iy called to ths quostion of the expediency of at. Lam)tivg to enjoin the ‘r‘-yuunl of thoso divie suds trom the fact that the Coutral Pacitio 2 alieady declarod & 8 T cout Qividend, There was good p:nlhuril y for the atatement tbat the Ugion l’ulflgd wbich owes the Unitod Biates about st .Ooohnot ons cent of the prin: or jue ¥ nlnt of ahich hag been paid, was about to ‘u ate lixe dividend. Thora secms, Lowovor, 0 be insuperable logal objectiond to tho 0 that the tovernment stiall enjoin nl-l:n.unt. Tho Congressmen who are Lore e{: ict that both of tle Pacific Ruilroads, in W of thair :lt\’nu“hmup" anythlog ta the 08RL ofering to pav dividends 4o pockbolaben, will moac kafy b g to” ex: 1848 Deat winter glalation at tuo banda of THR ENFOROEMRNT AcT, .h’l;h- ‘Hupl_em Couzt, it now scoms probablo, not decide upou the Euforcement act a | o, Tacre doubiless are xome palitical raas Sous connected with (Lis proposed dolay, The m‘;‘h a: JE: linu:cw:‘fl b actaie confident that U W) Lo Bave guod Opatanisies forgsnbile otlor, fou, Lelieve ¢hat {b will tloual. In 0o event cun uoul after » Pieaicontal Tharg are ndiostionn Lt sonne’ t ‘h hdicatioun (Lal eomie of ¢ |« Bal lax-pagare of the Dutsiol will w:llla eraonal tax fmposed by the Iast Con- s:’ -:t:: lg mako retarn under It, on the ground that tho interpintation of the Commlesioners is conirary to the Intontion of Congreas, THE CONNECTICUT RLECTION, Congressman Btaricweather, of Connectient, who is biere, cousidara that the principal causo for tho Ropnblican defest in that Blate was tho exceanive naturalizationn. Tho Democratle Lege ialataie Jast year changud tho naturahization Inwa and gave every Police Magistrate authority to paturalize. Hilhorto thin powor Lind been con- fined to tho courts. The Polics Maglatrates ave purely political rppointments. Bofora tho eloc- tion they sat day and night, naturalizing alt Democratio voters freo. A considerabla numbor of theso naturallzationn wero fraudulent. FRED GRANT TO GO INTO HURINESS, ‘Tho Sunday Herald publiehes the following, spparently upon authority: * Llout.-Cot, I\, D. Grant hasmade arrangements toreaizn from tho sorvice noxt fall, to enter nto the banking busi- ness in Wanhington, Tho firm of which s be- caines & member will ba known as Bherman & tirant, tho sevior member boing Joln Shorman, Jr , & nephow of General and Benator Bherman, and who ia now engaged {o business with II, D, Cooke, Jr., & 8on of ox-Gov, Cooko. Tho pres- ont firm will be disaolved by mutus! consent April 10, and tho naw firm organized May 10, al- though Col. Grant will nut give the bumness his porsonal attention until sfter hin return from the oxpedition now fittiog out under Gon, Custer for the Yollowstone.” MEXICO, A caroful inquiry In official sources showa that thors is absolutely no reason to aniicipato any troublo with Moxico on account of tho border raid. The diplomaiic relations between tho two countriea aro a8 thoy have been for two years, Lo the Assocrated Press, ) APPOINTMENT, Wasmixasox, D, C., April 10.~The President has appointed Niichard Civbs, of New York, Lnvoy IExlruarllnu: and Miolster Flenipoten- tiary to Peru, THE MARINE DAND left to-day in tho Uulted Statea stoamer Tsla- 00sa for Doston to (ake part in tho DBattle of E-sflngwn Centonnial, i RAILRO. NEWS, . THE SOALPERS' BILL. Efforts are belug made to induce Gov. Bov- eridgo to rofuso to sign tha * Scalpers' bill" which hsa just passod tho Logislaturo. It is clalmod by the Daltimore & Ohio Iallroad ofiicials that the soction compelling rallroads to rodeom tholr tickots not used by pissougors nt tho full prica Lias lately boon lusorted to compel them to redoem the lzrgo amounts of tickots now in tho haunda of scalpora and spoculators. Should the Lill becomo a law, the Daltimore & Ohilo will undoubtedly m: s still furtbor re- duction in the price of t. to Philadelphia, and Baltimoro, and Washington, and thus got evei with tho other lines, 1t s bolieved that large amounts of mouoey wers oxpendad to carry this measura through tho Logislaturo. The sealpers claim that tuo bill is uncoustitu- tional, on tho ground that thoy Lavo as much 1ight to desl in railway lickots a8 mo:chants Liavo to doal in morehiaudine, and Loy will con- test it In tho sourta, The railroad companios claim that the bill is «na of the bost messuies evor passed, as tha scalping ofiicos were nothing more nor losa tban fonces whoro dishonost clorks aud couductors could dispuso of thoir spolls. Deaides, tho scalpers bad boen sendiug circulars to =l tho country editors, oYoring to buy their thomaud-mzle tickots, swhich had beon iven for their petsonal uso in lieu of advertis- ng. Undor tho uow law theso tickets or froo pauses could not bo disposed of, ANOTHER WAR. A bitter war bas been mnugurated between tho Panama Railroad intorest on the ono band, aud tho Union Pacific and Pacifio Mall intorests on the athor. Attho time wheu Siduoy Dillon onterod upon the administration of the Paclfic Mail Steamship Company nlmost tho firat act was to cndeavor to nrrange n working busis which would Lo goneially eatisfactory. Whilo the represcutatives of tlie soveral companies sgreod that such an arrangemont would dasirablo sor thoro was cuch a8 conthet -of ~opinion wus to what would he a proper divislon of profits that tho confaronce wag broken off, and at tho an- nua! election of Diractors of the Panama Nail- road Compsnoy all Lbe Pacific Mail roprosoutu- tlvos wero dsopped from tho list. Alinost tmmo- diately after the organization, the Faunma Com- pany passed o resolution giving notico to tLo Yacific Mall Compnny that, at tuo oxpiration of ulaety duys, tho prosent contract regulating tho division of prolits would ba sbrogated, The Pa- cifio Mait Directors causod word to bo sont to tuo Panams Comvany tbat they would watve uinoty days’ wnotico, proferring that tue contract slould Lo avroguted immodiatoly the intensfon being to sbip the Chinoso freight over tho DPacifio Rallroad, instead of by way of tho lsthmus, as wvow, allowmg iho Paclifo AMail Steamship Company one-lnlf the recoipts for freight botwesn Cbiba and New York for all the frelghit thus carried. The Panamn paople throat- en tho 1'2~fic Mail peoplo with o rival Lioeof atoamors, Ich sbal borun o the interest of tbo Panawa lailroad, Tao Dircotors of tho Union Paciflo Railroad Company eay thuy sra vory much ploased with the conditlon of alfairs, aa tho rupturs vetwoon the l'avama and Paaific Mall Compantes wiil send all the froight over the Pacific Railroads, 1uatoaa of ovor tho jsthmus, sa besstofore, ‘THE DETROIT & MILWAUKEE, Dernorr, Micn., April11.—0, O. Trowbrldgo, of this city, bas been appomted Provisional Io- ceivor of tho Dotroit & Milwaukee Railway, with tho consent of ail paxtios conncoted with tho finsacial tronblea of that corpotation. Ho will at once pay off the omployes, and on June 15 the courts will consider tho propristy uf sppolnt. iug » pormanent Rocolver, 1Tems, Mr, L. W. Towne, Gonersl Buperintendent of tho Haunlbal & Bt. Josoph Railroad, has ro- signod, and Mr, P. W. Diow, Assistant Genoral S‘upnrinlondvut. is temporarily filling the posl- tion, ‘ . Tho earnings of the Michigan Bouthorn Rall- road from Jao, 1 to March 14 woro £2,456,000; last year for the ssmo perlod thoy wore 83,492,~ 852, » decreasa of 970,062, or 281¢ por cont, Tho Tllinols Central Railroad bas juat {seued tlio following taniff frum Chicago to” Dubuquo, Dunlelt, avd Galona, which is 5 conts lower thau thoold onos Firut class, B0 cents; socond class, 40 centa; third olass, 85 conts; fourth ;l;::fisuuu. and grala 20 conta per hundu.d MORTUARY. Imposing Obsequics Attending the Burial of Father Ilamtiton, ot Lae fayecitce Bvecral Dispateh to The Cheago Tribune, LavaverTe, Iod,, April 1L—The funeral cero- monles of the v, Father Goorgo A. Hamilton, of Bt, Mary's Church, in this. city, to-day, wore very imposlng and Imgoly attonded,—probably tho Jargest fuceral over witnossod in Lafayetto, Trains ou tho Tolodo, Wabash & Western Rail- road brought friends from Forv Wayne, Lo- gaosport, aud Dulphi, sad the L, N.A. & O. Raitroad from Crawfordsville were crowded. ‘Tho church wus draped in deep mourning, the aitar and surroundings being & mass of biscl, Solemn poutifical roquiem mass waa o at B a. m,, the usual high maea at 10 a, the funoral proper took placo sl 2y charge of the Rt.Rev. Dieugor, of Bishop of this dlocese, aseistou by soveral priests from abroad, Tho Birhop also delivored the fuveral ~orstion. Amoug tho motablos from other cllies were Father DBenoit, Vicai-Goueral ot Fort Wayne ; ¥atlier Bosson- ors, Vicar-Qeneral of Vinceunes j the Rev, J, L, Bpaulding, of New York, a relative of the do- ceased ; the Rev, Fathers Lawlor and Helioo, of Lflq;u-[mrt‘ and tho Rev, Fatlior E. . Walters, of Crawfordevulo. A procossion formed at the Hall of. the Mibernians about 1 p.n., partioi- pated In by all the Catholio socisties of this oity, and soversl from Loganspmit aud Craw- fordaville, Tho differeut Sundsy-echools and members of the congrogation, with banners and musio, merched to St. Mary's Church, ‘The streots loading thereto wore crowded with {woulo, only s small portion of whom ble 0 ubtain an entrauce, The surrounding yard and streels in the vicinity remamed crowded duijug tle sarvices. 'I'ho remaius were placed o & vault s YRR u:::.umuly under the altar of Bt. . —— EXCURSIONISTS. New OnLEA¥S, April 11.~A Galveston (Toxas) party of 150, the membois of the Misourl Valley Press Asacolation, and prominens cltizens of Kansas, accompanied by ¢ number of ladies, arrived lust oight.” The objeot of thelr vialt bs pleaswe, aluo {nformation as to relations with Qalveuton, and the improvemuut of tht Larbar, 1;|;1‘.“w toru Wovemout tuwards the Gulf ju Lut il L:unl i daa" Bl goonplisiaaat s THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1875, FOREIGN. No Prospect of an Amicable Under- etanding Botween Germany and Hor Catholics. The Present Constitutional Rights of the Church to Be Abrogated, Boynton, tho British-Uhannel Bwimmer, to Attempt tho Feat Again, GERMANY, TRR DISCONTENTED DISTOPS, Bentty, April 11.—Tho Roman Catholie Bis ope, soon after thoir conference at Yulda, xd- drossed & petition to the Emperor William in porson, remonstrating againat the withdramal of Btate grants, to the mamntenance of which they declared that tho honor of Prussis was pledgod. Theyalaoproteatad against being required toobey uncouditioually the Stato Jaws, The minikters authorized by tho Emperor have roplied, ox- prossing regrot that the Blsnopa sbould object to ovey laws which aro always oboyod in oiher couutries, and addiug that the Bishops would Linve proserved tho Fatherland from peace-dis- turbing coufualon it they bad remained faithful to their own convictions and to warsiuga which thoy proclalmod bofore the Vatican Council. PRACE ABSURED. Tho North German Gazetle, s eemi-official Journal, eays; ** Tho article of the Baihu Post contans much in oue rotpect, but s combinod with such anxious views that wo must contra~ dict it. Our intornational relations sre by no moans 68 unfavoraulo s represcoted. While the roorpanization of tho Fronch army fs disquicttug, it does not atm at thorolid catablish- ment of French forcos, but 1e uudortaking for obvious purposes, ‘I'ho J*0s! ovarrates tho in- fluence of tho Papal party and tho Jesulte in Italy and Austris, Thelr power is Lappily fu- sufficient to prejudice good understanding be- tiwoen tho soveroigns or nations coucerned.” The Gazethd thinks the vame may be emd in regaid to Frauco and Germany, MORE FARDFLS YOR CATIOLICITY. _ A L1 has been intioduced in the Lower Ilouse of ilin I'russian Diet to abrogate the cluuscs of the Constitution which grant ludependsnt ad- miniatration of ecclesiastical affairs and unim- poded {ntorcourse of religious associations with thoir superiors. Tho bill restricta the freadom of clerical appointwents, and makes thoir con- firmation indiepensable to their logality. g “oun_rarez,” Lonnoy, April 12.—Tho German Prince Im- porial will go to Italy as annouuced, but the - tention of ufficlally vlating King Vietor Eman- uol has Leen abandoned. ‘I'bo Daily Netcs unya it is {nformed that ho deeided uot to visit tho King st tho special request of Prince Bismarok, —— GREAT BRITAIN, AWIMMING TUE ONANNEL. Loxpo¥, April 11,—Panl Boynton dfd not malto tho entire distance to Boulogus by swim- ming. T was laken on board the press stoam- er shortly after 6 o'clock yestorday afternoon against hld own wish, within 8 rhiles of the const. ‘I'io wonthor hied bocome boistsrons, the night was clomny in, sui the pilot declinod thora- sponsiblity of guiding him after dark. Doyn- ton Lins declded to xepeat his attompt to swim across the Cannnol. UE COULD JAVE DOSE IT. The Quoen and tho Lord Mayor tolegraphed their congratulations. 'Lho reportor publish a joint declatution that Boyton's deaisauce was volely onfng to ther remoostesoco be- cavso of the incrensiug darkoess and tho roughness of the Channsl, Mo fully proved his poirer to succead under oidinary olrcumstances. ‘Ibo doctors cer'ify that o woa sb'e to paddis nulg xx bours louger. Lo was nol visibly dis- turba DISHANCE. LoxpoX, April 13—5:30 a. m.—Bismarck is ox- pocted soon 6t Saudows, Isls of Wiglt, wiuther ho comes for tho beuotit of ki bealth, FRANCE. . THE OLIVE DRANCH, Pants, April 11.~The Monifeur (semi-offcial) declaros that Frauce is unanimous for peace e o paramount nooossity, She is not oouspiring wealuss aovoue. The French press genorally conour in this opinlon. —_—— SPAIN. TOX DLACK FLAG. Tams, April 11.—It is reported from Estells ihat the Carlists shot cight Aiphonsist prisoners on the Tth 1 n reprigal for Carlists assassi- uated near —_— POLITICAL, CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Hanrronp, April 8,—The total vote for Gov- ernor on Monday was as followa : Charles R, Ingersoll (Dem),. Janies Lioyd Ureeno (Rep).. oury D. Binith (¥ro,).. Total (including 14 scattering) Domaeratlc plurslity, Dewmocratlo wajority. Thu total vote was: Domocratio candldate; Iopublicau tanaldu Prolibition candidat Total yole i Btate, Democratic plurall 3 Dewmocratic inajority, ; eene 1,978 * The £rohibition vote ie almost wholly drawn from the Republicans, The total vote for oy oruor is larger by 1,684, and that for Congress- meou by 084, than any previous vuto in tha Btate, ANALYSIS OF THX KECENT LANOE GAINB OF THE DEMOONATS IN CONNEOTIOUT—HOW QEN. AW/~ LEY WAS DEFEATED, Hrecial Dupateh to New York Times, Hanryonp, Conu,, Apnil 8.—Tho full vote of tho oity of New Biilai, the homo of Mr, Lun- ders, the Democratio Congrossman-olect, dia- closes Bomo ntereating facts in cunuection with the vole of certaln wards in Hart. ford, 'Making the voto of tho Third and Fourth Distriets thore, fu which the same low yolitical elements control as in tho Fifth and Bixth Wards In Hariford, it appears shat the total Democratio vots in the localitias in both placos wea 2,145, or 1,066 moro than Mr, Landei's plurality in tho whole distrlce. Tho plurality in theso disiricts was 1,420, or 931 more than the plurality of the entire district. The twu districts in New Iintain give over 60 more than the J»lumluy which eloct- od AMr, Landers, and tho two districts in J{nuord Rive 87 moro. Outside of tho Fifth and Sixth Warda_tn Hactford, and the Third and Fourth in New Dritam, Mr. Laudors, in tho district, 1a in & minority of 1,043, Outside ot the Bixth Ward {u this city, he s in a minor- ity of 8704 giviog bim the Sixth Ward and throw- ing out the I'1fth, hoe ia in a mivority of 484, Give tog L ovorything but the I'bird District in New Bintain, hismiuontyis301 ; and eroditing bim with tho whola voteroxcopting tha Fourth New Britain District, hig minority ls 242, 1fa bas rocoived & mioority uf tho votes of the district outsido of slthor of tho four *'bully wards" of Hartford and Now Dritain, Uon, Hawiey has tho satisfaction of knowing that Lofs the cuoice of & very lurga mu‘foruy of tho intelligent voteis of the district, and was anly defeated by the bruto foroo of ig- noranco in the lowest” wards of two citles. hat thero were great frauds n the Btate by the Democrats, by naturalization and coriificate votiug, is apparent from tho jargo in- crease {u the Democratio vots, which foots up over 7,000 more than lass vear, whou extra ef- forts woro rude, but when the old Registry law neponj aud, of its goin, mors thau 5 por cent is In tue vots of movon oities, Domocrats % & story horo that Copgrovsman Baruutn, who was in Hartford on Tueuday, lofc 10,000 with tho Btats Committoo to defeat fIaw- oy, bocause the Courant Lud sttscked hum on tho back-pay business, RHODE ISLAND ELEOTION, Provinexcr, Aprit 8.—Full rotums of the . Btate election give the folloming vote: ¥OB QOVERNOR, 3 X omi'u,’p.m' O o u: . a».z. m‘l‘p‘?‘dn'la‘:llznruur-flfl"u 00, regular Repu Flarce, Denocrater, THE BLACK I1ILLS, A Pony Express-iiad Nows for she 3 Tiners.’? Bpextal Dispateh to 2he Chicago Tribune, Broux Cury, Is., Aprll 11,—-A pony express be- tneon this city and the Dlack Hills bas been siarted, Joln J. Chepmau s the plonoer, sad slazied om ibe frsd Liip yestezday, He was well mounted and equipped. e isan old Rocky Mouatsin rider, and says be can make the trip out and back in fiftaen days. Tho Asaistant Adjutant-General of tha Dee artment of Dakota yesterday sout ths following ologram ¢ 7o Capt, C, W, Foster, 4, Q. N, Sfouz tfty: You may lforin_newspapers tizat tha whola military force of (he Department will, If Decexsary, Le used (o pro. Yent tho” invasion of the Black Hlls’ by unsutborlzsd parties, and 1o expel people siready there, A rumor, which could not be traced to & re- liablo mource, was current yosterday that several companies of cavalry bad lalt Fort Randall to intercept tho expeditions now an tho way to tha Biack Hilla from this place. dlany strangors arrivo horo daily, fit out, nnd start to overtake Gordon's and Androwa’ expeditions, now ou {he road, which wilt be no diflicult mattsr, as the roade at present aro in a fearful coudition, sud tralns peceeaarily move siowly, —_——— BEECHER. Facts and Gossip Aboent tho Great Trial, The Plymouth Frayer-Mecting, WATER-TYGHT COMPARTMENTS AKD IS, IDirvoklyn Eugle, April 9, A reporter of tho Eagle approached Mr, Beecli- er just ns the adjournment was orderod Ly tho Court. Mr. Beooher sat, with a amile on bis countenance, ewinging around in tho witnasa- chair, sud & knot of nawspaper-men and othor friends gathersd about him. Roporter—kir. Beecher, it looks to me as tboagh thero waa & Pruvidence in tafs, Mr, Becolior—There in a Providouce in every- thing, my bni. Reporter—I thought this morning that, this bewng FPriday, if you should Trusu au oxciting day on tha stand for you it would perbaps interforo with your prayer-meoting this evoning, Mr. oecher—Ob, no, sir; that would not make tho lenst differcoce in tho worly. Iam Liko one of thoso steamers bullt in water-tigut compartmonts. Ifonoof them gets smastied and fills up tho rost aro nll right. 1t does not mako 8 bit of differonce on that account. 1 thigk now I will tako » rsmblo among the book-shops. ‘I'bis trial has beon hke bash'to me. You kuow liasi ty_very good occasionaily, but when you Lave had it for tifty or mixty daya right slong it hocomes a littlo tiresome, AN IMPORTANT POINT." New Yurk Sun, Avrii 10, It isnot probabla that 3r. Beccher's direct oxawmiuntion csn bo concluded befoie Taesday night, unless an _sdversio roling by the Judgo shall custall hia _testimony. The **important poiut” that Mr. Evarla referrod to yesteroay mornping s likely to Lo the subject of & con- troveruy nay Diymoutli Church's dealivgs with the scandal. The defenao Intend to havo Mr. Boeclior disavow responsibility for the juaction of that Lody, aed to go moro fully into ex- pfllunflons than tho othor sido will be willing to sllow. g MR, MEACI, New York Tribune, April 10. Nothwithstandivg tho well-known fact that Mr. Donch Liss beon sufforing fron a asvera in- diaposition during tho puat week. his abmenco 1rom the conrt-room yestordsy at once gavo rise to o rumor that he 'had withdrawa from the caso, A Zyibune reportor called upon Ar. Beach during the aftornoon, and inquired whether thero was any truth in the story. Mr. Bench wasso unwell s to bo confined to bie bed, Lis trouble bolug severo nouralgic pains n tho lead, an il ment from which bo has frequently suffered. ‘This attagk was coused by a cold caught from tho draughts of cool air from this open windows of the hoted courtsrcom. Iu reference to tho rumor of (s withdrawal, Mr, Boach enid: It is foulishlv untrue, I mado aa effort to pro- coed to tho court-room this morniug, but 1wy uneuralgic pair was too severe, and 1 Ajd to sleld.” It iw oxpected that Mr. Deach will be 3(115 to coutinuo his work in tho case on Mon- ny. MDA, WOODHULL ON TNE WAR-PATIL No. &0 Broap Strger, New: Yong Crrr, Arril 7, 18i5.—70 the Editor of the Philadilphia Times: In a recout number of the Times thero was published a reputed iuterviow, said to havo takou place botweou your Brouklvo ucandal cor- respondent and one 1homsa Cooke. In this iuterview it ia allaged Lhat Coocke charped me with betng & **compound of crime,” and otber things ; & prol onal **blsck-muiler,” family- broaker, and s beiog muiity of an women. tioned “pumber of ofenses againat puri ty and morality,. Now, these are sorious charges to bo brougut agsinst anybody. 1lnvesa right to, and do, request somo priof of their truth., If this Cooko “knows 'V hat Lo speaks, he can publish his knowledge §n your columns, in whichtlo charges woto published. Uutil the proofs are produced 1 ahall be compolled to malntain that this Cooko is a malicious libeler and liar, aud 8o I procisim him, and defy him to estal lish oven one of his intamous charges, It in also your duty to forco him to sulsl 0 ~ what you havo published of big authority, Wuat ho wald was spoken > your correspondent, ho (Cnol:u? pernaps nover thiok. . 1ng 16 would find its way into the papora. You huve published it to the world, =ud Idonot kuow hiow mauy papors liave wgled 1% upon your authonty, Ihavs soma iights tha: men jouinal- ista onght to rospoct. If they fail ta do so, ft 1a my duty to remind them, o8 I nos do yon, of thoir neglect. I provounce tho charges false, infamounly falso, aud roguess that this charac- tenzation of them be mrdo as publicly promi- nent ae they woro mada prominent, or elao that proofs of them bs advaoced, Vioronia C. WoobnuiL, BEECUER AT TLYMOUTI MBAYLI-MULTING, New York Sun, Aprid 10, + + + Horoaclied for his Bible os_soon ns the tuno wa tinlehed and opened to Matthew. Thon he said** When our Lord was on_exrth ho astonished good poopls vory much by His caro- lesanwes and want of pradenco ju tho company tbat Ho kept.” **The imjiession was thon,” contioued Mr. Beecher, ** that good men ehould alwaya be found with good mon, and uever else. whero, Our Master waa noc solect in 1l com- pauy, aod there navor gathorod such s crowd about Him ms jn - Judea—a flouted, raggod corrupt throng of mon sad women, aud, fn tho Jjudgmont of the Safuts, 1lis conduct wus cousidered very ropre- hensiblo, for e allowsd them to come up to Hun aod touch Iin, and whon He went to sup, 2a thoy took their moala in tho Eastera couutry, He actually went mto followehip with them, and tho lookers-on could lardly contafn their plous rage. ‘Theso associations with the humble gave riso to many scones,” and Mr. Beccher turned over tho loaves of the Dible and citod instances, sll to prove that Chriat wauted to work with tho mulitude, with & boart like God's heart, filed with tender for- besrance for ail mon, supplying to them that which they hiad not. * ** Go Liear what e moau- eth. 1 will have humsnity, vot religiousnoss, in tho {nterprotation of ILlis injunctious. When you 0omo to pray and offor an‘acosptable gife to God, sud hear that somebody {8 suffering somwe- where, it is tar mors important that you should go snd apposse tho suffering than to stand whelo you are, When you have dons your duty to sulfering meu, then God is ready for you. 1don's WAt you utif thon.". ‘I'uore are a number of men who think that Ploxy i & substitute for hovor aud worality. dhere aro mauy membery of the church who thiuk becausa they have pioty they neodn's al- low the little moralitics to trouble” them * they aro very good, and, of courso, very smportant; but, liko frivgo on a wsilk shaw!, you could get aloug without ). 1 have been s gicat reador,of Curistian nowspapors, and I havo umoticod that when & man is careless about the Atonement, sud says something abont tuo Triuity, ar drives out on Bunday, or enjoys bimselr, or'an't exactl, strict about lofaut baptism, they disson bava long urticles about the wroug: the evily, but whenavor thoy cuu e sgoivet & minister thoy don't like, soa what wmoan littlo stab they will jive him. Let ma teil you some of myown oxporicuco, When 1 was ia Laudon with Brother ilolmo of tho Daptist Church, who is often takea for mo—ho lovks Iike mo, aud IhLope cty a gieat dosl botter— bo betng s Daptist and I a Congrogstionalist, wo uaturally wished the hesr Bpurgeon, aud Holmo wont after the tickets (you baveto buy tickets to chuich over thera), and we went to hear Mr. Bpurgeon, A sbort timo aftorwards triend {n Brooklyn seut moa slip cut froma well-known religious nowspaper in Loodon, say- lag that “rocently Ward Luechier came into our ofiice, and, uot thinking that Lo was kuown, begsn to falk about having taken tiokots to Bporgoon's church. ile ivstituted au inquisitive comparison between Mr, Bpur- Rgeon and hiinself, snd wo gave him womo remarks hat did uot seem to sult the reverend gentloman, and he bioked out and wout axay.' Grace wasn't uppormost in me whon I sald tbas. I do't think I am mean man. but I do Late tLat which is mean, 1 went to Holmo to weo what it wesut. I eald, * Holme, ;0uare the milain in this plot." 1 showed bumi the paragraph and ho eaid, **Wall, now, I do reinember that I was down fo that ofiice, sad did compate yoo and Hpurgeon” I told bim to go baock to London and strsighten § out, e saw the wan wbo wrote the ')lfl‘tlpg: sid asids Do you knowms, aic? " 116 sal upposs £ do * Who do you.thluk S am P ¢ Ward Deechor.” ‘‘Not s bit of it." Now what do you thiok he,—did make haste to may that be had beon mistaken, and that ho wishod to take itallback? Well, ho didn't. Ho put & mean little two or threalines in Lus snaliest type way off in onc corner of the &:par. This was n righteous man, & pious man, whom the Lord Jesus Chulst would may, * Your plety atinks. Go home and get rid of it, and untl you do don't coma to see mo.” Woll, I know a groat manymon who ars awn cousing to that editor in England. If thore ia any man on God's earth who ought to Lo s just man, a good man, & man of honor. it ought to bs tho editor of a newapaper who can say what he pleases un- contradebled. who should bo afrald to do an in- nq,rbxfé. whon it e a Christian sct, should not eald, m not apeaking this Lecauns of anything that I bave noticed recently or felt, for men in the delugé, I reckon, woro not hurt by auy one drop of water whon thev had such pusts and showers and chatges of it that it madoe little difference to them whotlier it was moro or lens. {Laughter.] But I want to say thst itls not iour prousuess, ot your scrupilousness about ecping tho Babbath, or wiiting in a journal all your insmdo thoughts, that will Lring you Lalf 28 near to God &6 a ponerous and gracious hosrt and bumanity for all men. —— FIRLES. AT MILLERSTOWN, PA. TrrosviLLe, Pa., April 11.—Tuo fire at Millers- town, Pa., at balf-past 3 thiw morning, broke out in the confectionory store and faro-bank of a man named Biuestioe, and in two hours de- mtroyed the building. It s 1mposel- ble st presont to give tho loss, but it will pot be less thau $£100,000. The most important lossca wero Mcienny DBrothers and Uoley's Building, oil (-mduncm; the Oorman National Bank, 8. McBrido's drug-storo, A, Tul- mags's pajut store, aud the Hogan Opera-louse. Q'ha other Luildings were principally raloons aud small tenoment builii Swall fusurance. IN NEW YORK CITY, Nrw Yomx, Apri! 11.—This moming a fire, originating in & collarof tho fivo-atory ateno ‘buildings Nos. 67 and 69 Worth street, spread to the lower floors of XNoa, Gl aud G3 Worth street, and No. 62 Lcouard mireet, causing a losa of $320,000, sa followi Loss on building, £10,000; damage to tho stoc of Goorge Turnbuil & Ce., dry goods, §200.000 ; Wendell, Hutchiuson & Co., dry gocds, $50,000 } Park, Goodwin & Co., dry goods. £50,000 ; Parker, Wilder & Co,, dry gouds, §10,U00; ali covered by fasurance. AT CINCINNATIL CrvcixNaTi, O., April 11,—A wopposed incen- diary fire alout I s, m. destroyod fivo or six buildings embraced in Coultry & Malone'a pot- tery for ths mavufscturo of Rockingham and yellow wars, near the corner of Dayton and Whiteman stroets. The eamo firm were burned out sbout & yearago. Losw, $12 0ud; insurance, £5,000. Fout eugine-liorses, after boing de- tached from a sicatner, run BwWay, Berionsly iue juring the driver, AT BUENA VISTA, IA. &pectal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dusvque, In., April 11,—At 3 o'clock this morning a desiructive fiio occurrod at Buoeus Vials, a small town on tho edge of Ciayton County, destroviog tho storos and dwelliug- house of B. and E, Meuth, and tho saloon snd dwelling-honse of A. Wachandorf, Mouth's losa is piaced at about €10,000; Wachandort's, £1,000, ‘The Clinton, Dubuquo & Minnesota Railroad depat waa only saved by a scratch. The origin of the fire rewains & mystery, AT ESSEXVILLE, MICH, Earr Stomvaw, Mich,, April 11.—The drill- bouso to Carricr & Co.'s salt block at Essexville, DBay Conoty, was totally destroyed by fire yes- tordsy. Loss, £4,000 ; no ineuranco, AT CHAMPAIGN, ILL, Spectal D.spateh ts The Chicaus Trioune. Cmaxratay, I, April 11.—Tho dwellog-house belonging to John Seigman waa burat jast night. Loas, 21,000 ; fnsurod in the ZEtos of Hartford for §700. CRIME. A HORRIBLE GRIME, 8. Lowss, Apnil 11.—Tho Republican basthe following apecinl from Kaosas City, dated yos- terday: Doujamin L. Jossio was convicted at Wyandotte, Lan., yestordsy, of mane slaoghter in the first degres, for caus- ing an fofant boy to be loft out in tho cold to perieh, Jensie belongs to one of the oldest families of Clav Couuty, aud his wifo i worth §50,000. Tho cluld, which was frozen to doath, was bis own, borue him by his 16-yeas- old daugliter, CAIN_AND ABEL IN BLACK, LouvwsviLy, Ky., April 11,—In McCracken County, Keotucky, last Friday, two negtues named Harrigon, btothers, became engsged in o quarrel which endad by one brother striting the oihior upou tho bead with a heavy bickory atick, inflicung a fatal wound, The murderer was arrested. OFFICIAL CORRUPTION. CreveLaxp, O., April 11,—Detectives Rowo and Franlr, of thia city, who woro accused of re- ceiviog bribes from crimluals, teudered: x{fir htad, reaignations yeatorday, and tuey wero ‘T'ue lovostization of tha chargos made sgaings the Police Depariment is still goiug on. STADBBED, Sweetal Disvateh to T'he Chicaao Tribune, Camo, Iil, April 11.—Clacles Daniols was stabbed and instantly kilied by A, C. Morgan, last night, on tho steamer James Kylo, below Hickman, Doth wero ocolored, and ruslded io Bt. Loms, Morgan got asbore st Hickmau and encsped. BURGLARY. Coruvxnus, 0., April 11.—Tls stors of John Marzeiti, au Italian frult merchant, was enterod by burglars laat night nud 8CC0 in monoy stolon from the clothing. A clotk was nsleop in the room, A mob of burglara Luve boen worzing tho city for somo days, THE TURF. QALVESTON. GavvzeroN, Tex., Apiil 11.—Active propara- tione aro Lelng made for the spring meeting of the Galveaton Jookey Club on the 27th inat. BOSTON. Dostox, April 10,—Tho proprietors of Mystio Park aanounce & purse of £10,000 for the reaond snoual atallion vaco, open to all stallions of A aud the United State: Pt el N THE WEATHER. Wasmnarox, D, C., April 12.—For the Lake Region, the Upper Mississippl, and Lower Mis- alsaippi Valloys, local rains, with cool and partly cloudy weather, north to west winds, and ristng baroweter, Speciat Diepateh ta Ths Chicago Tribune, Dusvqox, Ia., April 11,—A hcayy snow-atorm from the northeast has proveiled all day, znd tho Rrouud iy cavorad with 4 inokies of wnow, bus weltiog rapidly. Sveciai Ltapateh s The Chicaae Tyibune, 8100 Cixv, 8., April 11,—Stormy weatbor to- Tuq Big toux” i falliug. The Missouri 1a I rising, _Crop prospects are not very tlatter- ing. ‘Tue Niiuols Central Road got a. train wnuflx hero Jast night, ‘Ibo St Paui Road ox- Pecta o get trains through to-morcow, g THE MEXICAN BORDER. ,zp. Gavveston, Tor., April 1L,—=The News' Brownaville special says it Is yoportod that Clark and his men killed French Louls and a man nsmed Torros st Laprairis, on a chargeof abusing womon, It bas not boen verified, sod o doubt witl not be. Cant. Clark returned with hla com- mnnulmon!ny \nurulni; It is repostod that the men [mplivated with tho raiders are coming to gril No delails rocelved, ‘The rafders complain of Gou. Cortins, Ho atlow: thom §2 a Lead for beavos, and #4 for cach horae thoy briog fiom ‘Loxss, Thoy sav thoy are com. lied to tako these law biices because he fits em out, aud thoy must sell lo Lim, st OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEW/S, Bax Francisco, April 11,—Arrived, the A, 8, N. Company's stcamer Miksdo, from Bydnoy, vis Auckland and Honolulo, Nzw Yoax, April 11.—Arrived, stesmer Olty of Richmoud, from Liverpool. Lowpox, April 11.~1Tho steamsblps Cambris, trom New York, and Peonsylvsala, £rom Philas delubls, bave arrived out. Naw Youx, April £1.~Thy sleamer Baitls Las aarived from Liveipool, bavo bacn THE MINERS’ STRIKE, The Troops Not Likely to Be Immediately Withdrawn. Fire and Flood Doing Millions of Damage in the Mines, Sreetal Duyatch to The Chieago Tribune. HizLeTON, Pa., April 11.—Lato on Baturdsy night Bherif Kirkendal arrivol from thp county- noat and establichad hin quartors st tha Mansion Houne here. Ile met Gen, Lottaand a number of teading operators of this oction, and the lat- tor told thoir side of tho tala of allegod outrages and violoace that the miners have commit- tod alnce tho sirike wad inaugurated. A num- ber of statements were presonted o the Bheriff, and every influence was brought to boar upon him to induce him to retain tho troops in the county, Theso statoments will ho sworn to to-morrow, and &t that tme the miners .and citizens who a0 proteat- ing againat the Invasion of troops will Le given a chance to dispute the chargea made by tbo operators, Tho question of the withe drawal of militia {8 now the leading topic of dizcuanion in all qoarters. Tho operators to a maa aro protesting againet the proposod evacua- tion, while J. €. Finch, editor of the Daily Netws and & womber of the Legislcturo, isthe atandard- boarer of tlo miners. As to the neceasity of tho predonce cf troops, there is & wide diversity of opinion, 1t is koown that what outragos Lave beon committed caunotbo traced toreepects ablo and law-abiding meu among tho strikers, bLat that thoy are duo to tho law- less and wicked spirits over whom the Union bas no control. Instancls of onbreaka and depredationa caunot bo denled, and they aro oc:urriug at froquent intervals in thoso localitica whare no :militia sre doing guard duty. Gen. Lotta was prosest at the conference on Baturday night, and lstened sttentively to tho mass of ovidenco that waa presentod by tho operators, Lato in tho night ho took a special trala for Harnsburg, Tho further presenco of thio troops now rosts entircly with tho Sheril, aod Gov. Jartranft has thrown the roaponsibil- 1ty of their occupation of tho county upon his shouldera, Tie stated to-might that tie law of the Commonweslth must Lo sustained at auy and st cost, sud that bo 18 determined to prevent further violence and destruction of property. Itcan be pretty safely predictzd that the militia will not be withdrawn at present, a8 tho best element among; tho citizena of this city s uviting with the operators in tholr efforis to retain tho miltia. Tho miners do uot appear to be disheartoned at the outleok, but, oo tha otlier Land, are mora obstinately inclived, The fact that the stock of coal nt the seabourd fs Lelng rapidly oxbausted gives them grenter courage, and to the probabil- 1ty that tho operators will bo compelled to come to termd by throatonings of a coal fawnoe poes o great way fo cheer them ep. Thioughout tho Schugikill and Lebigh bazina the men ars porfocting abor unlons, and in thego sectiona tho striliers prescut & sohd ond nuprokon trout. At'Tamagua aud Sheunudoali lodges have been inntituted, withio the last fow daye, nurbening 0,000 men cack, Iiners are sa’reticent that 1t 18 difficult to bell how mattera are workiug within their ranks, Tho Bensvoleut Unlou hins & numbor of purchasivg sgenta in tho ficld, who are going from ouo potnt to southor rolioving )l casen of destitution that can be found. Alerchants generally aro continy- Ing their credit to minora of the bLetter class, All the men are being ecouomical, with the view that this great straggiowill continue for mouths. To-day Gen, Osborne and Col. Benson, of tho Phitadelpbia Roegiment, with their respective otads, visited isolated outposts at Eckley and otlier points, for the purpose of inspection. At Eclley, Col. Clark reportod that there har been Elv]ml-firing overy night that tho troops have cen stationod thers, Theso shots Lavo been nimed at men detected prowling around the worse in that vicinity with evil desigu. Some- times the tire has Leon returned, bug, thus far, 10 serious reault tins beon known, Atthe Iligh- tand Colliery, last night at a late hour, a volloy of shots woie firod into the engine-louse by partien couealed, the intention being to kill the ougineer and fireman. No ono was hurt, Flooding of the mines still conticues, and in- calenlable damago ie resulting, The mivers de- cluve they wonld bo takiog bread from their mouttis if they should fire Lroakers and devas- tate mioes, aud Lhis points towards rutlians_who are engaged in this g} ocies of outlawry, Groat ‘trexchow Colliery, at Audenried, has been so ut- terly tlooded that, if tho pumps were started un to-morrow, it would take until SBeptember to ompty the mines, This condition of affaira re- saltod from tha engineers boig driven from the pamps, ‘I'hie foen that the minc-owners now have to contend azanst, together with tho turbulent strikers, aro water and fire, All through thia repion, water iu playing sad Lavoo, ond, if the miners should suriender to-nlght, it would ro- quira mouths to place tho property in workiug order In the ttockion mine, tho flames ara raging with tromendoun fury, and eproading iu all directions. Buategy bas been oxhousted, and tho ouly thiug now that can extivguish tho fire is water, und, when this mine {s flooded, all othora tlst connect with it must bo filied, " At thie lowest calculation, Jcea by this calamity will awmount Lo Lalf a million. I wos informed to-nlght by reliable suthorily that a stronz dslegation ot miners have bisen sant to proyed upon the semi-bltuminous col- lieriea of Wesiczn D'enusylvania to etrike and mako this atruggle a complate stand cut, Also, offorts are befog inado to provent any transpor- tation of even coal-dust fruwm this region, Tho operators are serivusly troubled at tho constant uso by furnace-owuers of coko and semi-bitumis uois coal, To-night all raports that have come in for the dav sliow that that theeo bas been no violouca in the county duriug tho Iast twelve hours, —— CASUALTIES, TEARIBLE ACCIDENTS. Special Dupateh ta The Chicaon Tribune, East Saarvaw, Mich,, Apri} 11,—Thomaa Mar- shall, » gardener, was run over and killed about 10 o'clock Fiiday night by a froight train on the Jackson, Laneing & Bagluaw Road, at Bagloaw City, Ho had boen out to mako purchases, got intosicated, and was roturning home, The head and face were crushed past recognition, ono was cut off, terribly msngled, mnd tod from the body. Tho othor waa cutoff, aud wao attached ouly by the clalbiog, and ona arm aud hiand wero crushed out of alt somblauce to tus originalehape, One ibigh-bone wau driv- en into tho planking so that It was pecensary to tuke up one plank sud eplit it bofore the bouo el s bs removod. Coroner Ballard hold au incusst, The oupincer of the freight traln Luow notlung whatever of the accldent. He bad scen no mau oo the track, and had hemd no ouscry, and the firut uoultication he bnd of tho fact that s doalh had ocourred was o telepram which overtook Lim on tho road, nfimz blm if he koow aoythlag about it Tho Corouer’s Jury returied a verdiet L accundsuce with the facts &3 thoy ap- pekred, bt Iifd wo blame to tha rallway com- pany. Drozaxod was 51 yours old, aud loaves s wifu and two childron, Joahua T.1lotson hud hia right log erushied, his loft arm brokon, and_soven coutustons on his Liead at a rollway on Tiitabawassce Friday. He died at Sagluaw City yoaterday, RUN OVER AND KILLED, Anzaxy, April 11.—~Patrick Correll, of Jones County, Is., was Lliled to-day by arailroad train, fulastessadldiaie. St JOURNALISTIC. Spectal Diapaloh o 4'he Chicago Tridune, Br, Pave, Ming,, April 10.—Tlo Pioneer and Press, moruoing papors of this city, will appear to-morrow consolidatod undor the pame of the FPloneer-Press, Josepts Wheolock, of tha Press, alio Postmastor, chief editor; David Blakely, of tho J{oneer, sasociato, The balauce of the editorial force {a solocted fzom the two papars, ¥, Driscoll, of tho Press, will be buslness man- sgor of the cousolldated paper. It will ba Io- publloan in politica, leaving tho Demacrats withs- out the preteuso of an orgsn at the Capital and this city with but two dailles,—the muruing JFioneer~Prees sud the Iatter Independent, s N P The lungs sre straloed sud racked by a U songhy (! yemmral syt wited: (AR i B O eciove. resoudyfor gt 204 % o ‘v Coika: s0a wharta s bemahaid 6200k va tis Duhaousss el Lioustial urgendy 2 5 OPENING. CRAND OPENING THE GREAT WEST SIOR I7 Gools. Honse - STILL FURTHER ENLARSED. CARSON, PIRIE & G0, Madison and Peoria-gts,, Having taken in tho romaining Stores in thd block thoy now ocou« py, invito the public to visit the same Next Wednesday, APRIL 14, WHEN THEIR PREMISES BE COMPLETED, u.ndWILI‘ Eoening Dispalch, the OPEN FOR INSPECTION. This Mammoth Salosroom is now ono of the largest and finest in the country. On this occasion, also, thoro will bo n GRAND EXPOSI: TION OF NEW AND STYLISH MILLINERY, And other Attractions fn Spring Geels, CARSOI}T, PIRIE & CO. MILLINERY. OPENING. WEBSTERS WILL OPEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, ANK TIUURSDAY AT 124 State-st., A Large and Elegant Stock of “Millinery Goods” CEOICE: Feench Tgorted Flowers, Laces, Straw Goods, Ribbons, ETC., ETC., ETC. C.H. WEBSTER & CO,, No. 124 State-st. RICHMOND PRINTS. RICHMOND PRINTS ™ xxw SPRING srTLES OF “CHOCOLATES” FANCIES, “GRAY'S” AND E.” TIOKETS NOW IN STOIR AND RECEIVED DAILY BY J. V.FARWELL & CO. CEIICAGO. PARASOLS, fflo, WANNHEINER BROS, 298 & 300 West Madison-st,, ‘Wil open to-dsy 1,000 NEW Parasols AND SUN UMBRELLAS In Berge and Gros Grains Silks, with all tho novelties in Topas, Poarl, Ivory, and Ebouy handles, The stook is one of the largeat in tho cily and tho prices very low. They will alno opon a graat bargein in Black Castmerss at $1, worl $1.50, and 2 cases Cold Poplins at 30, worth 0, 500 dozen Ladies' Pancy Ties, in all mw colors, at 30c and 506 LAKE NAVIGATION. For Grand Haven & Muskogon, THE STEAMER MEINOMINIEX ‘Wil Lasve for above-usmed ports Mondey Evening, April12,at 7 o'olk, Omce sad Dooka £ {t 3 Dogka foot M =hlu,!5—c£'~ BUTLIY, Sup't. ' (19 GENERAL NOTICES, State & County Taxss, Oreicy oF THE COUNTY TREASURER A! CouNTY UsLLECTOD, Aueld 10, 1818, The Btate sud County Tazes of Cook Couaty fur 1§14, and oo forfeltod propacts for brlor yoars, can be Sle Ulice. Tul¢tos cuts ovst 0a each Lot will be addsd sitheo-day, agu farter cosiaay toy ecca i " ™" ExJitiola Callustat of Cauk Gouoty, T STORAGH. Ohatges=Low T olese Budd T B s B 1 'H‘l?flu#m'nnfl BTGRADH RRSOMIDRE .