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tho form which consonts to evary mood of grice and dignity, which can be simple without belng yulgar, clovated without belog distant, aod which 8 somothing nefthor ancient nor modoru, always now and incapablo of growing old.” Tho Moxican authoritiea now in power are go- Ing to ercct & etaiue of Coruxnus In the City of Mexico. Thoy'd bottor make him big enough, 20 that tho next Government, inftead of knock- ing hitn to pleces, can rent him to bill-posters by tho equaro foot. Uuelo Sax ls fsuing & new coin for the Paciflo const. It ia & £0-cent pleco, which will be equivalent to the Californian **two bita” It i3 worthy of noto that tha Cauadian Government Is engared in calling in this coln as buing of no pracitcal value, an_incentiva to disloucuty, snd & mource of confusion, The Lawronca Amerfcan thinks that the emer- gancies of & day'a weather may now bo provided agniuet when you come down-town in the morn- ing Ly bringing with you the followiog arlicles: Ond puir anow shoon; ditto, rubber boots ; linen dysters bufalo overcoat ; straw hat ; fur cap g pal-leal fans car-muffs, and 8 mixed aggort- ment of remodicsfor sunatioto, froat-bitton ca1s, summer complaints, chilblaivs, etc,, ele, Trwouly-five hundred dollara was the remedy given by a Dntish jury for the damagoed affcetlons of Mles Nioutisearz. Sho lnd never mot tho gallaut Captain bub oncoj but when she learned that ho led sajlod for the Caps of Good Hopo sho wroto hor love. Naturally, tho Captiin aoswered, and so it wont on fiom lotter to louter, tjli it reachod the jury as above. Daxa swoars that tie fanot tho only man who's gong to get buit to this matter, sud zccusen Judgo Hoan of atealing from him that juke on tho stylo of tha Loxington circular, that the 1.exington peoplo were murdering the English to make uw for thair failurato do so o bhun- dred years ago. The joke'is too good, judging by the Sun's maximum wit, to havo ever becn porpetrated by snybody conneeted with tho Iutitution, A most extraordinary declsion, oven for the latitude of Now York, was that rendored in tho Coart of Bpocial Bossions, yestorday mornivg, when Tuoxas Senors was soutonced to fivo days in the city prisou for haviog boxod his 0- yoar-old boy's ears, in punishment for somo act of disubedience. Tmoxas, Jr., in his indigna. tiou at tho indignity, rushed off to s police comt and secured & wartant for the old gentlo- man's arrest, on the ground that ho had beea Lrutally bent by Lim, ond, though thero wes nothing in the boy's appenrauco to ludicato that 1o hiad beon diseilined any moro than ho de- gerved, and though his mother appeared to tos- tity that bo hadu't boon illtreated, tho astute Justicea sent tho fathor to prigson, Next thing, wao shall bavo infauts getting out injunctiona agalnst their pas and mas spavking them at all, —Springfield (3ass.) Repubhean. TIOTEL ARIYALS, Palmer Hotse=D. D. Curtis, Pittaburgs W, D, Will- snbs, Veorin s Auson Low, lavana; W, X, Howard, Yitwbiagg ; W, V. Dunbar, Wheoling 1. If, Nicol, B, Toulny Francia James, Boslon; W, B, Thornburgh, Bau Fraucluco; Nelson Willlams, Minheapoils.; L. Baruard, Bugilo 1V, Hiphord, dontesal; Georis Forbes, New Yorks N, W Wells, Nobraska ; br, J..G. Toble, Colorado s ‘P, F. = McQuiliun, Gt, Faul Geargo W, Dickinion, E. I Robérls, Bosto ¥athan 3. Fogarly, New York: Buafeit Beits, Thliadelpity; © E.' K, Kent, 'Doston....Grand Pacfe~C. D, Cazetiore, London | B, A. Mcroy, Do ton { E. Allen Lowery, Connecticuits O, E._Surkbam, affaio ; Cuuden L. Carter, C, W, Genyon, New Yorl Marcus Borup, 8, Paul; 8, Chamberlain, Clovelanc 14, A, Gardner, Detroit’ W. H, Key, Jr., St. Loud Danfid Courtwiight, Ban Frinc.sco s Deujumin lra it Peorla; Wleda Caatwriglt Adum “Teavo, New York:d. 8. Warner, Erle; Join MeDononght, gt. Faul : John Allen, Gounocticut ; Alok Melnlyro, Dire Shermun_ Houwe —Qeorgo D, - Rundall, 3. Bla Thladelptla ; G bert Torroll, 1, 8, iirmard, Lo A ndon; Jemes Watson, Pittoburg s J. E, i New York; George Raudall,” Clovoiand ; William Leitel, Aontreal ; d. Anderson, London ; James ¥, Sedgwick, Albany ;' 3. 1, Gault, 5t, Paul:'D, P, Bxuthwick, Now York'; O, O. Whifuoy, Pekln....ivemont House—T. T, Mobro, | Wales, Doston; Gcorga G, B: Lell Btowsrt, 'G. W. Thorne, Naw Yor! Burbngton W, Eddy, Worces| New Urleana; Clitford "E, Bmit win, Canadu ;'J, W, Goodwin, T L 1) dike, Clncinga®t’y Airn, . L. Argle, Rochoater § 11, M. Clatke, Loston, THE COLD AND THE CRODS. ILLINOIS, Specinl Disvateh ta The Chicago Tridune, Dwionur, 111, April 18,—All farming operations have boen suspended for thres days, owing to the very cold storm of wind and snow, which hias {rozen tho ground to such an extent as to wake plowing impossible, Foars aro entertained that tho oat crop, which was just ready to stop ap and out is serlously injuroed, As yot no raln of any consequenco hia fallon this spring, and the ground Is as dry =8 the newspapers would bo withoat eight or ten columng of tho Boechor scandal, Tho wheat crop {a Macoupin, Oreen, Bladlson, and Morgan Countiea is groatly injurod by tho govority of tuo paat wioter. In mmny places largo flolds aro being rlowed up, Fuuit of all will prove a total fuilure, WISCONSIH, Spectat Insvateh to The Chicaco Tridune, Osnxosu, April 17.—Tho meroury bas beon & dogroen below zoro, with & stif wind biowing, which makes {t almost a3 uncomfortablo as at any me this winter. Tho thaw of last wook had softoncd tho {co ln the Wolf and Fox Iivers, so that tho high wind cleared it all out. Naviga- tiou in tho Wolf River will be resumed on 'Luose day or \WWedneaday, unloss the logs looke fn tha aiver provent it. Lake Winnebago i nlso clear of lce, Tho opening of navigation comes a wock earlicr than last year, coutrary to expcotation o IO e Bipateh to Th Chicaro Trib pecial Dispatel e Chicago Tribune, LaCrousg, Wia., April 17.—fce formed in tho Miselealppl last t 80 thick a8 to troublo tho tranafor boats at (his pomnt. Tho very cold weather moderatod to-duy, and to-nlght the sovero wind of tho pass thrce days subsided, 1;5“'1'"5 the Misalsxippi cloar of 1ca nocth of Lake ‘epla. loWA. Speeial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Davesvont, Ia., April 17,~For the last throe days tho woather has beon uuusually cold, the tbermomoter last night and the night bofore bo- fognt zoro. Buow foll yoeterday aud to-dsy. ‘Tl frostn hiave preatly Injured the fruit pros- Docta, and early vogetubles iu some parts of the county bavo boen killed, 1t is still cold and cloar, . TENNESCEE, Meurns, April 17.—Tho ico and frost lsst night will not affect tho cotton orop, as very lit- 1o bas bean pianted in this scetion, Nauuvirre, Toon,, April 17.—The cold wost ¥ind still provails ot G p.m,, rendering great unensiness anoug the farmors and fruit-grow- e, The fraoze will be woie sovers than last might, i L OHIO, Orxcrway, 0., Anil 17.~Teports from Ken- taoky, ludians, and Obio show that the weatbor duriug the last two days has Loen (he coldest of the senson known in years, tho thormometer ranging from 12 to 26 dogre es below zoro, Early ity i m\ul_y?:;? ‘:‘h“-::uht to bo kiltey, and tobuouo so~ MICHIGAN. Bvectal Diepatch to The Chicaco Triduna, GRanp Havey, Mich.,, April 18.—Tho rocant 0ld woell is roported to have done considerabla wsge Lo the wmaller frults, eapecially atraws “:nlu, which laitarexop wil probably b ot % GEORAIA. , TLANTA, On,, Aprit 13,—~Thero was & killing g:ké J:; ?:wtl.‘ doin% sorioas injury in Georgia Oline, It ia yoars, *Truck™ ruu'u'uuuzhl?ndll‘;xm:x‘xfi...’ e VIRGINIA, Nourorx, Va., Apnl 18.—J¢ snowed here lsat night sud to-day. The cold S08p bLas killed the fruits and early . T v getables, Tho loss to tracks DIDN’T PAY, 8pectal Duvateh te The Chicaga Dzs Mornes, Ia., April 18.~Elllott & Kent, Ownars of the Eln Qrove heid, sold at Dexter Park s few days ago, sy they conld Lisve madoat 10,000 more bad thoy wold the herd in [ Ioway aud the sale of Miiton i Ldbarty makes thom lhhlll‘@. it WASHINGTON. Exbibit of the Fatness of the Office of District Attorney at e Capitals Stench Still Exhaling from the Ring Corruption of By-Gone Days. Tho Present Celestial Loveli- ness of Things in Now Orleans. Tho Acapulca Massacre--~Ofiicial Re- port of an American Naval Officer. THE DISTRICT. " LIREMAL " FEES. Spectal Dingateh to I'he Chicavo Tribune, ‘Wasittsazon, D, C., April 18.—An oxamination of the affarrs of the ofiico of the United Btntes Marshal of this District shows that that oftlcor 118 au extraordinary smouut wllowed for tho ln- cidantal oxpanscs of his ollico. The act toes- Lallish & Polico Conrt for the Districl of Colum- DLia nllows thio District-Attornay almose unlimit~ ed cantrol over tho questlon of the incidontal oxponses of Ilus oflico, and Ia in dircot conflict, and 8o expressed on ita face, with tho act governing tho allowsnco of thoso Incidental oxponeos in ovory other dis- trict in tho Unitod Btatos, Thoe fecs and allow- ances of all othor District-Attornoys, oxcopt tho Dietrict~-Attorney of tho Bouthern Disirict of Now York, ato uader the controt and allowanco of tho Attoimoy-Genoral and the accounting officers of the CGovernmout, During tho fiscsl year of 1874 tho District~ Attorney's office alono oxponded §33,498; tho cost of meintainlng the offica of United Stotes Mnrshal and D.strict Attoruey at Wasb- ington, with 131,000 na tho population roturned by the last census for tho District of Columbla, oxceeds that for similar sorvice v all tue Now Fogland 8tates, New Jeisoy, and Delawaro to- gether, which had a population of 4,523,980 in 1870, This statoment would seem {ucredible but for the figurce furnished fu the ofileial roports_of the Attoroey-Gonoral: For Mar- shals, District Attornoys, clords, rent, Com- miselonors, and muscollancous—>alno, §13,57 ; New Hampshire, #8,6¢ Yermont, §13,218; Mauraciugotts, €48,730: Rboda Island, 811,736; Cannecticut, $2,493; Naov Jersoy, 820,130; Del- nwaro, $1,075—eight States, 8147,166. For Mar- shal, District-Attorney, Clorks, Commissioncrs, and miscollansous, District of Coluaibia, £120,« 985, Deduct the oight foregolny Statos, §127,~ 165; oxcoss for the District, £2,840. CINMMINAL FAVORITISN. A coutinied oxamination of the books of the old Board of Public Works showa that thero was a great deal of cortuption in the method of lovyiug special taxes 1o this Distrlct. It is medo bvident that wlile, 10 many cases, private xuput{ was neseksod for special improvemonts rung befors the imi rovements wero tinished, tho tax-gatherer did not make his appoarance in othor localitias where similar improvements wero beiug made, The reason for this seems to Lo that tho latter ptoperty L louged to privieged dividuala, A curiouw feature of thesa irrogu- larities ia tLat all theso unlevied taxes have long sinco boen pladged on oxcessive asscasmouts, Eight por ceut futercst i3 duo on them since 183, and it scoms protablo that less fortunato citizeny, In their capacity ns goneral taxpayers, will be obliged to make goud the dolicionclos caused by nogligence and favoritism, ‘ S e’ LOUISIANA, THR PRESENT MILLENNIUM. Speetal Drspatch to The Chieago Lribune, ‘Wisuxarox, D, C., April 18,—Congroseman Whoeler, of New York, arrived Lero this marn- log on his return from New Orleans, Ile saya thet tho adfustmeut 8 & tiiumplant success, and that thero ia good feoling on every band, ‘I'ho condition of aftairs in Now Orloana 1s more bogpefui than it appeared whou tbo Ilouse Com- mittes went thero last winter. The compromise In tho Legislature hss been adopted in good fulth and nnder cireumatances which will com- pol its observanco. Whoelor Is Informed by lending cltizons of Now Orleans that thero Lns beon no such good feeling minco the War a8 now exists. Thero waa B0 littlo oxcltoment at tho rosting of tho Logtslatura that even the prosenco of a policoman was not nocessary, Tho substantial busincss mon have bogun to asaert {homselves, and it {8 largely to their fnfluence that the suo- cceaful adoption of the compromise fa due. Hithertr tho busiuess olemeuts of that Stato Lave mob beon an Impoitant factor in rolitics, Tle businesa classes are now verv hopaful of the results of peace. Wheolor is ndvised of sovoral busivess ontorprisea which were mado contin. fienz upon tho adoption of the compron . 'here are everywheio indications of s business revival. Thoro bave beon more trausaclions In real ostato In tho lsst fow weeks thao for montha beforo, The eloction of the new Speaker ia considered a significant Indica- tion of thoe aincority and good faith of tho Domne ncrate. Wiltz oppased tho compromise from tho beginoing to ths eud, and voted sguinst It, but Lis own party voted ngamst him for Spenker, aud for & Domocrat who bas steadily aupported tho comprowise, On tha Republican sido, the strongth of tho adjustment eutirely overpowored all opposition, Pluchback, who laft Washington breatbing threatonlngs and alaughtor, was com- polled toreliuquish his opposition, owing to lis tuability ta intluence his own uoz:rlo. Gov. Koi- logg and Blarshal Packard worked earnestly for the compromiso. Tho adoption of the amond- wents to the Stato Cunstitutioo, whloa fixesa limit to tho rato of taxation, and tho fuct that ono branch of tho Btato Legitlaisture s Ropubtie can and tho other Domociutio, scom to rendor impossib'e further robbery of tho people by polit.cal rings, and to furmish another foundation for the hope of jucreased prosperity. —— THE ACAPULCO MASSACRE. BEPONT OF CATTAIN QUEEN, OF TUR NAVAL BTEAMER GARANAC, 5 ‘WasmnaTox, April 10.—The Navy Departmont hias recoivad a communieation from Capt. Quoon, commanding the United Slates steamor Saranac, dated Acanulco, March 27, he blaving boen ordered thither to {uquire intotho circumstances attondiug tho doath by violenco of su Ameil- g can citizou. Capt. Queen reporta that about the 16th of March, Frocopio O, Diaz and other residouts of Acapulco, oll nativen and citizenw of Moxico, organizedn congrogation for roliglous worship according to the P'rotestant croed, Tho meetinga wero hold on Snudays and othicr daya in tho houso ot Diaz, aud were strictly of & privato charsctor, Disz and somo membors of iy flock wore occasfonally stoned by the populaco and otherwlse annoyed, but sustalnod no serious damege to thelr perdons, Oun Docewbor lnst the Rov, I, H, Hutcbinson, bead of the Presbyterian Mission fu Mexico, was solicited by tuo cougragation to ho coma thoir pastor, and to orgauize the congropa- tion In’ & 1nore furmal manver. Convertd were added to tho churel, aud in alf tho soclety num- bored sixty-eight persons, mostly hatives of the couniry. l’roulxlufi took placo, and prayer-teet- ings were bold at Diaz's residence, They looked for » sultable building for church purposes, and soon rented ous which had servod sa a Homan Oatholio Church, was subsequonily used by Fronch invadors, and was then ocoupled as & moroantilo warehoune. ATTAGK OF TUE ASSASSINA. The chapel was formatly opeuned In January last, Mr. lutebinson ofiiciating a4 pastor. Ou (he 25th of tuat month, after the wervices, the congregation retirad without sny feara of injury from their enemles. Mr, Hutchinson did nut at that time attond the chapel, the wervices boing conduzted y Mr, Disz. ‘Tlhore wero presout thirly or forty members, A wivutes after 8 o'claok in the even. ifug, as tho ocongrogation wore singlug tho laut bymn, & disturbance waa ocoasloued by ajarty of Moz oans urmed wih macheles and wuskets, From the testimouy adduced on tho oxmmivati:n futo the disturbiauces, only mix or eizht of these arinod mon enterod tho bunding, 1! thirs remaluing outeide for the purpose, it i fow oald, of tinishiug the Protestanis who should ate tempt to oscape. ‘I'te struggte iu the chupol aid not coutiuue more than eht mhiuutes. Shots were fired, bu the principal damsge was done by the ‘Fhe Protestants, ulier the assase THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1875. alns retired, barricxded tholr chapel as s meana of protaction from tho forco outside. Tho mill- tary commandor aud his aids soon reached tho apot and were diractly followed by forty motliern from tho garriacn. Tho Dintricy Judwo and hia Seerotary also appoared upon the acena and or- dered thiono insldo to open the domu of tho chapel. This tha P'rotestants rofused to do 1ne 4l thoy wera ssaurcd tho party so ordering waro thelr friends. THE 8CENR WITIIN TUF CHONCH, Tt was thon ancortainod,according o offieial in- quiry, that thes mon and one woman kad bren Aillod, aad eloven men wounded. Among tho number kiiled was & colored man named Henry Morris, » barbor and & pativa of loston. His body was fearfully manglod, the Lead being al- most sovered fiom the bod v, Ife had frequently been warmed Ly his frionds not to Ro to tho meetlngs, as thore wero roasons for belisviug that b{ [ doing ho would placo bLis life indanger. A woman wau kitled by a bullet passlng through ber head, and n mao was found in B dvlng condition, This wan was ouo of tho atlacking pa:ty, and was sliot by Dinz, who was badly wounded, havivg rocalved aight wouuds, Mr. Hutchinscn, on the avening of the attack, on beiug ndvised to remove to other quartors, want totho Culiforuta ITotel, A Moxican guand was ront thoio to proteet him should an attempt bomada on his life, By advice of the United Btatea Consul hio went on’” board of & vessol and uaited for Ban Fraucisco, A CATIIOLIC PRIEAT ACCUBED OF INSTIOATION, Capt. Queen eava the msjority of the peoplo of Acapulco influonesd and “approved tho extor- mination of Lo Protestanta. - Ho haa reason to baliove that tho teaching and influence of the Roman Catliolic curate instigated the assault, In his sermonn ho never condemned the outrage. A potition has been prosented to Gen, Al- varez, the Governor of tho State, asking for the oxpulsion of the Protestans. Evou if it should apponr that the cu ate was implicated the Goy- ernor would not have the necoweary furce to wustalo bim in the inquiry, Nothtag had been done to bring the offanders to punishment. Any energotic stops to tuls ond would have tho offect of incrogalug tho oxcitoment and occsgioning fresh outbrenks. A formal accusation was pend- ing against the curate, but thoro seomod nuo prospoct of bringiug Lim to account, owing to tho presont unfavoinble condition of affairs, s e e NOTES AND NEWS, FIED GRANT, Bpeciat Disvalch to T'ne Chicaan Tribune, WasitNotox, D, C,, April 18.—Fred Grant has had better Juck with hia army salary than most young officors, It is nuthoritatively annouuced horo this morning that ho has purchased a por- tion of the Owen ostato an Vermont avenne— quite » valuable tract—and hina contracted with Doss Bhepherd for the conatructlon of & row of rosidoncos upon tho same. The namo of the ntchitoct who 18 prepsting tho plans is given, Fred's frionds stato that ho Les quito money enough to ontor nto the bauking businees, aud s by no means & poor yoang man. FISIL INCUBATION, Prof. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner, is engagad with 8 large forco 1n batching out youn, shad along tho Carolina coast. 1o will proceed poithward ns the ecason advances, aud 1wtouds to bateh out 2,000,000 youug shad in the Potomac during May., Of thcee, soveral huudred tuon. saud gwill be transported Went to stook rivers in the Mississippm Vulley. SARTORIS will relurn from Eugland tho latter part of May and s;:ond ths summcr at Loug Branch with the President. REMENIAL. The marriago of Bivan Lathrop, of Chicago, with Miss Helen Aldis, daughter of Judge Aldis, of the Southatn Claimu Commission, isaunounced for Wodnesday uoxt, LEUESIPTION AND EXPENSES. T70_the Associated Iyeas.) Wasntyartox, D. U, Aput 18.—Iu view of the rotiroment of Uen, Splunor from the offigs of Tressurer on the 1st of July, it has been dotor- mined tu ns#ess upon the several Nadcnal Banks tho oxpenso of redocming and sssorting their nates st tho Notional Bank redemption agoncy on tho 1st of Moy, ingtead of tho 1st of Julv, as originally tntended. It will probably bo some wocks afier tho latprox, boforo tho apportion- mont of expuuses aro completed. The aversge chaige will not excend & quarter of 1 per cent upon the amouut redevmed aud sssorted, but the assessment upon each bank will vary from tho averago_according to tho donomi- uation of its notes, If tho averago denomioa- tions a1o greator than the goneral avorage, tho expensos will be leas thau tho average, sud vice versa. GEN. ILUNT. In the yoar 1872 Gen. James G. Dlunt swas ar- restod vu o charge of couspiracy to defraud tho Government, and at the trial, ‘which took plsca 1ast fall before tha Circult Court of the United Btaton for tbo Westorn District of North Caroli- na, ov adverso verdick was rondered. Motions wore thon mado by tha defondsat, first for a now trial, ou the ground of error in admitting and excluding tostimony, and atso mladirecticn to the jury 1 tho cbavgo of the District Judge, snd, secoudly, in ariest or judgment, fortne reason that tiie judictmont did pat in fact orin law sot forth any crimiual offcuse, These ouons were argasd bofors Judges Bond and Dick st Greonsboro' last Lhursday, whon tho Court sustained the motions, sud “orderod the dischargae of the defendnnt, who is now in Wash- ington. The. Hou. Matt H. Carpontor, tho Hon, James 11, Leach, J, H. Gillpatrick, and Jobu N. Btaples oppesrod for Blaut, and United Btates Dinttict-Attornoy Lurk, United States Assistant Auurufl'n LErwin, Woodwio, Dall, Koogh, and McCaiklo for the Governmont. —_— CRIME, MONTE-MEN. Specilal Dispatch (» 1he Chicago 2ribune. Dunuque, la, April 18.—The gang of thrae-card-monte swindlers who were arrosted at Indopondonce for robbiug an hooest but curi- oaity-aocking Gorman out of 850 and swindling numerous otlier pagsengord, Liave been made to fool tho grip of the taw, Oue of tho parties wes finod $50 and costs and sont to Jall ; two othors ‘wera imprisoned for thirty days, and tho fourth way roleasod to go and toll the nows. This is tho first punishmont inflicted, sud tho ofticora of tuo differsut rallvoads upan which tney have beon operating propoeo to follow 1t up until the entles gaog have boon cloaued out. CRIMINAL ACTION FOR LIDEL, Omarceatoy, 8, O, April 18.—The frut criminal prosecutiou of o nowsnapor for libal over known in Bou:h Carolina bogive to-morrow at the fu- stance ot ex-Congressman Dowon, now Sherift of Chiarleaton, Mcssrs. Risrdon and Dawson, of the News and Courder, uro to be tried upon in- dictments for publicntions extending throngh gayeial yoars mud covering charges agsinst Bdwen of frauds, bigamy, forgery, and {nstigat- ing murder. ‘ho Indictments based upon publi- cations fmplicativg Lowen 1o murdor will be .‘:r.md firat. Groat publio futorest 1s felt ju the 88, END OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. &nectat Dupatch i The Chicavo Jrwune, Wasuixutos, D, O, April 18.—Gen. Ross, who committed the murderous assault upon his old comrade-iu-arms, Gen. Sutton, has boen sont to tho fusano reylum. It was tho unanimous ver- dict of tho phywiclans, after soveral d smination, tbut Ross is insano, Sutton bimsolt made an alidavit thas he was convinced that Rloea must be insane, a3 an augry word biad never paesod botween them during tuelr thirty yoais of frioudly comradostsip, MURDERERS CAUGHT, Spectal Dispatch ta The Chrcaso Tribune, Kansas City, Mo, April 18.—Willam Blanche ard and five pals wore arrested this moralng for tuo attompted murder of David Neolswanger. They wero caught in Wyandotto, and a mob of twonty mon surrounded thom, For a timo Iynching was iuminens, Blauchsrd I3 onoof tho moat hardoned criminaly in tho city, aud his az- xeat lu a fortuunte ons, i FORGERY. Nxw Yorg, April 18,—Caroline Pells, arrested Baturday for attompting to pass » forged chock ©on thre Nassau Bank, purportiog to be drawn by Wardeu, Mitchell & Co,, of Bpringfeld, 0., was 8t tho Tomba Police Conrt to-day aud held in 20,000 ball for examluation. ‘Llie prisonar sald sle was from Vienus, Austris, aud stoutly ss- aorted bier tnnoceuco, MURDEROUS ASSAULT. New Yorx, April 18,.—Willam Murphy, an Irisk Iaborer, while jatosicated last night, st templed to murdor his wife, Lor sistor-in-law, sud s fellow-laboror, ‘o blows, iuthicted with ahovel, sro aerious, but not necessasily fatal, —_—————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Bax Faaxcisco, April 17.~8ailed—The Pacitto Muil uteamer Cuins, for Yokobaws, Nxw Youx, April 18.--Arrived—Steamers Be- public sod Egypt, from Liverpool. Futanseein, Apnl 18.~Arrived—iteamar Illiuols, from Liverpaols CASUALTIES. Another Eseape of the Mill River of Iassachusotis from Its Proper Bounds. Destruction of Between £100,000 and $#200,000 of Froperty. Tho Prospeot o the Union Pacific Porten- tous of Frosh Disaster, Dostox, April 18.—A tromendous flood, with dieastroun results, occured Iaat evening in the towns of Westbam snd Norfolk, sbout 25 miles distant, by tho broaking away of & dam which ro- strains the water of Whiton's Pond.therource of tto 3Mill River, This fs & small river, uot ovor 25 feot broad at Jow water, but runing with o stroug current,mostly through meadow land and omptyinginto the Charels River at Medway, At this time an immonse hody of water was con- fined in tho pond by the dam, about 160 feal in length, at tho Wrepham and Frankhu County road. Tho sudden bursiing of the pond throngh this dam hurled a tremendous flood upou the lands bolow, sweeplng away mills, bridges, country roads, and damw in it courso, and causlng damage to the oxtont of Letwoen ©100,000 and $200,000. Half a mie Lelow thia mill was tho saw ana grist mill of tho Flliot Felt- jug Company, knowu =8 Fishor's Mill. 8och waa the force of tho waters on reaching here that it burss the 30-foot dam and carried along tho mill portion of the eatablishment ss though 1t wero & toy-ship. On rushod the waters throo- fourihs of & mile through tho fow landa to whora thare were located the woolen aud shoddy mila belongiog to the Feltiug Company. Both onds of tho dam wero woshed oway, and be- low tho mills =& Jarge leap of coal, deponited for ure at tho mill4, Bavaulf' roda further onthe great dum ot the Eliot fejting mills was mot ; this, with the road from rho mills to Fisuklin Centro, benoath which the river ruws, offercd o substantinl re- sistance Lo tho ruslung curtent. The road, how- ever, woon yielded, nllnwmithu full force of tho wator to strike agatuat the long dam, Mean- while, the inhabitsats of Frauklin aud Wrent. ham rondeied valuable asplstance tothe watch- man at tho miils in opening o place in the dam, hoping to savc & portion of the same. Thoir lavors were Bucceesful, aud although &0 feot of tho dam wero carried ammy, the milla wera saved. Down the stream half a milo furthor wns the track of tho New England & New York Rairoad, some 40 or 60 feot above the river-ood. Beneath this tho water usually pouged by an srclied culvert abous 10 or 15 feet i width, lero the waters, with scewmingly in- croased force, forced out tho stovs cuivert agif it ware constructed of pebbles. So tiim was tho embavkment of saud abovo tho culvert that it stood apparently 1atact for tho apaco of an hour, and then, undermined, it caved in for a distanco of 160 to 200 feet, formivg an {m- assablo barrior to tho waters above. Whon tho rosd-bed sank, s freight train was within 100 feet of the place, though not in motfon, But a great volumo of water had al- rendy passed tho raflroad and Lurried on to the achisvomout of ita groatoat feat, fiftyrodu Lolow, 2t the City Cotton Athila. Tho mill wis originally = tarce-ytory woodon building, but latterly was anlurged by tho addition of A wing on each” end. The Lridge over the cvuntry road succumbed and then the water, obtaining a firm hold of the building, lifted it aud seut it crashiug to the moadow volow, Bo thorough was tho work of demolition that the cupels alone romaloed atanding u‘)ou tho plain. The machinory and watorwbiocl shared tho fato of tho structure, Tho witgs were loft standing, but so badly wrenchou and undermined that they ure proba- bly ntined, and will bave to como down., Down tho stream agnin about biaif a milo wus anotber coun:ry road bridge, near Xivgsbury Pond. This was snapped from ita foundations sloost at the approach ot tuo waters, and carried away. On the lovel space betwoen the road and river the watera apread out and ceasad their work of do- struction, Tho last bridge was swopt away about 7 this evening, Uno bods wns swopt down 1 the flood, but it was supposed to be that of a man for somo monthe misaing. As far a8 known no lives wero lost, but the damage to property is vory largo. No houics were swopt away, 38 thoir location on the bauks way auch that tho water dud not ronch them. Tho fol- lowing ara the lossesns far ss oscortained @ Whiitnoy's dam, §4,000, Eliot Mills, $10,000; Town of Norfolk, $5000; Nuw York & Now England Railroad, 816,000 City Mills, £50,000 to #75,000, A lerge numbes of peisons wore k){xmwn out of employment by ti.. [all of the City 8. CRUSHED BY SAW-LOGS. Special Ihsvatch to The Chicagn T'ribune, Last Baa1Naw, Mich., April 18.—A terrible ac- cldent occurred at Georgo Hanpiman's camp on Rifle River, by which John Paulon was killed, and Daniel Bullivan badly injured. At about 6 o'clock on Friday evening the men wero at work breakiug rollvays. Toore wero four logs to- gother, and theso two men amxi snolbor were picking at one of them with their povyt, whea tho other throe started axd caught them. Paulon was go badly crushed that ho lived only abont fitcen min- utes, Bulliven and tho body of Panleu wero brought to this cily on the train down on tho Jackson, Lausing & Hagiunw Rallroad last ovene log. Bullivan wis romoved to 8t, Mary's Hospi- tal, and modical aid procured. His wouuds oro very sorious, Theis is & bad fracturs of tho bones of "tho palvis, snd a rupturo of the bindder. The lenth of timo betwoen the accidont aud madical rolief rondens the casa much worso thau it wonld otherwise have boou. Bullivan husbean & reuldent of thin city for two years and orlyinally come from Maina, He i% n smglo man, Tho body of Paulon was falion to tho Morguo, and an inquest beld, exarination diselosed ho tho fact that tho baok of tho deccased had been broken in two placos, and tho jury returned a verdict that he eame to his death accidentally by thie rolliug of loga over his body. It was ascer- tamed that be formerly lived {1 Quaboo, tlat he wus nbout 20 yoars of ago, slogle, and had no rolatives hore. ITHE UNION PACIFIC FLOODS, Oxanta, Neb,, April 18.~Tho eitustion on the ‘Uulon Pacliic {s unchanged for tha botter, Tho water {s rapidly rising, 'Cho weather horo and throughout tho Weat is very warm, aud the snow i rapidly molting, but thors s such a great quantity of it vot that tho water will doubtless Lo much highor, 1t is not probable that pas- wengors aud muls can bo gotton through under » Woed, BURIED IN AN AVALANCHE. Br, Louts, April 18,—Three miners, Patterson Martin, Chuistophor Joluson, and I'atrick Mor- gav, were dugout of a wnow-alldo in Cherokee Guloh, 4 mites from Qeorgotown, Col., you- terday, Tnoy had Leon dead movers! days, and were found ‘in thelr bedy, indicativg that the slida took place in the night. LPOISONED FRUIT. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune, Des MoiNgs, In., April 18.—The family of B, J. Boott, » conductor on the Reck Itland Road, wore noisoned, & fow days ago, by eating plant which had beon prossed in tin cany, Me cal aid was promptly procured, and they sre uow rocoverod. ' ACCIDENT TO A TURNER. Special Daapalch to The Clacaao Tribune, Enix, s, April 18,—~Charles Btein, an employe In tho Erle City Iron-Works, had his head and skuil swaslied In yeuterday by s pieca of timbor from & lathe, }e still livos, but is not ex- poctaed to recover, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Special Lispateh to I'hs Chicage [ridune, Benixaniery, 111, April 18.—Joun Ward was ranover mnd killed laat nigut by a wwitch-on- Kiuo on the Chicago & Alton ltailrond, near Cook street. Ilewas drun& and lying down on the track, RESCUED MARINERS, New Youx, April 18.—The ship Dauntless, Capt. Wilbur, trowa #fan Frauciuoo, brought Capt. Jamos Hammond and crew, twonty-six in pum- bor, of the British sbip Coruwallis, wrecked ou Pitchard Inlaud, Ean A S ease of Paymaster Hodzes, ‘Tke Norwalk (Coun.) (azelto rolates tho fol lowlug incident *'Ilie wife of a defuuiting ofl- cer called upon Presideat Grant laac Uocember to huaploro the telosss of Lor Lusbaud from the Aluauy Peniteutiary. Bhe told tue Prosident thas, erushiog as tLo sorrow waa to hursclf, she would by 0 bearit, bub that every ‘Thoe K without an oxception, since her husbaud's incar. eoration, her four little ones had coma to her beduide with the tearful Inquiry : *Will deat pars como homo to-day?' *Thia ploa of my childran wlil, I know, ero long drive mo into insanity, And now," said she, *my littlo unea bavo varid their agonizing questioning, with & pathes that is mulgnulux. to **Won't pa como homo Chrisi- mas?"’ 'Madam, I will consult the Attorney Uoneral, and do whatever I can for your hus- band, with Lls approval.’ *1I know that will be uneless,’ nald the priof-stricken wife. *Iliade. cision will only be adverse, aud I may ans wall go home and tell my children at once that their paps can’t como bomno, and give up in despaic.’ * Wait & momont,’ aaid tho Dresident, and, mt- ting down, Lo hastily ponned a note to Attornoy- General Willlams, and, nervously handing it to FOREIGN. The Bill Abrogating Rights of the Cath- olic Church Bigned by the Em- peror William, Destruction of a Public Garden In Glass kow by Indignant Pleasurc- Seekery, Tiness of Garibaldi at Romo, her, satd, *Uo aud tell your childron that their papa shall como bomo® Christmas!' Aimost fainting, tho woman was carrled from the Execu- tive Oflica with the open note in lier hand. On oxamining it, It was found to Lo a potemptory order for the immodiate releaso of the husband and father. Dut tlue sas not nil. Al ovor thoe page were gieat blots of the President's fast- falling tears an Lo wrote." ——— THE BORDER OUTRAGES. Report of n Committee of the Citizens of Brownsville, Tex. The Mexican Minister's Charges as to the Personnel of the Raiders Refuted. DBnowxsviLLr, April 18.—The following fa the repoit of & committeo nppointed by ® specia mass-meoting of tho citizens of Brownarillo. The membors of the Commiites were all Union man, and threo of them are goveral officera— Col. Hayves, Collector of the Port ; Cel. G. G. Davla, Deputy Collector of the Port, and Ed- ward Downoy, Postmaster. Tha report was unsnimously adopted ¢ The Hon, J. L, liaune, Chairman, and William Rely, Fecrtary of the muss-meelina: Your Commilt- tee, 10 whom was referrod the subject mutter of the alieized atatemeats of Sonor Mardacat, Mexican Minis- ter to Waahington, in regard to the border troubles on the Itio Grande, {viz., tlLat they are 39 moch the work of Americans s of Mexzicany, and that American citi- zena disguised as Indisun xnd Mexicsnn frequently raid upon settlers, and that the more daring of the partieu engaged in thess froquent ralls are ex-Con- fedorsto moldlers whu, ruined by the War, tnd doprived of | lus wupfort of aisvo lsbor, prefer the life they are lcading to earuing an honest livellhood), aro salfstied that Henor Marical ban been' misinformed, and grossly doceived a8 1o tho Lrae coudition of affairs on this frontier, and that bio bas tlus uuintentiouully, probabls, douetho American citizens of this fronticr great wrong aud in. Justice, ax can b earliy proved by the most undoubted toalimouy, The tme given your Committes ia too ahort to prepare a full refutatio of its unjust ueper- alons contatued fu the corraspondeuco of Beuor Muris- cal,and_your Committee would recomer:d the ap- polutment of & Committce ta collect facts and submit them 10 thie consideration of the honorabla Kecretary of Btats to refute the charges of the Mozican Miuister, In the meantiine, your Commitice subinit (ho fullow. ing roaume of facts wihiich are tusceptible of the clusreat provf : JArst—~That, for at least ten years sinco the closs of our clvil war, there has not been n Muglo ect of ko3 tibty, dovasion, plunduring, or Siibusicring apainat thie flepullic of Mexico from tho Republcof Fexus, Dor any oot of a ringle person even pusaing from thiv 10 L other sido of tue Hio Grande with any wuch in- tent, sud wa challenge any sciotiila of proof to tne contrary, Second=-That, for the last ten yoars since tho close of our civil war, rulds of voluntecring partics from Muxico to this slde of the Iilo Grands Luve buen cou- tinuous and persistent, and these plundering partica bave drawn from our stock-rauches hundrede of thou. sands of atock, Tney bave committed mur- der, robbery, ' end ~ areon, aud, agaiust ropsated complints made ‘to the Mexican authorities for thelr rendition fo the hauda of justice, a deaf ear has been turned, Wa cito the followliug re- ceut and nolorious cases: The roblery of the atoro at Penescal, and the murder of the Morton brotluers, and IL 2 Asbury, of the store at Los Alemos; the murder of Mr, 'Fulton, Postmaster at El anse, snd bis clerk ju Hidalgo Couuty.; the murder of Vidal La Hille by Ricardo Fiores, near El Iastill ; theattempted assausination of Cupt. King and a party of friends, nesr HanFernando, sud the murder of ouo of bLis frionds ; the munder of Atezander Morrell, in Staple Gounty, snd many olhers which will Lo dotatled bereafier; sud lsstly, tho recent raid of s party of 160 or 150 men in & body near Cor- pus” Clristh, which Land captured and beld as prisoners many poisons, 1nciuding threo ladies, and ‘which finally surrounded the Town of Lloma on their return to Mexico for the Lurpose of robbery, from whicn (bey were only deterred Ly the prosencs of & forco of United Gtites soldiers. Tuo yproofsof the extent of the robberies committed by theso plusdering rajan exist in tho report of the Frontier Commission, 10 which additional evideuce can bo added, Third—1hat the charge that thous crimes havo Loen comitted by Coufedorata roldiors disguised s Aexi- cans and Indlans, and renderod desperato by the lois of thelr alave property, is an abaurdity on ita face, 1uto which the Mezicau Minister could only have beeu led by fgnorance of tiifa purt of Toxas, In the first place, tlhiers were never auy alavos weat of the Neuces worlh mentioning, The Ctensus of 1660 slowed the totul number in this vast region, equal Lo the Btate of Pounsylvania u extert, o havoouly numbered 257, ‘whils weat of the San Antonio River the number did not exceed 3,000, Tuere aro only oight Americans who wero ex-Confederato soldlers in the County of Camervn, and west of thie Neucos there are probably not ifty ex-Confederate soidicrs, and those wonld “hardly dis- gulso themaelves o prey ou thewr own stock, Thia charge is alaolutely 1alse, for no American has ever Deex caught among the many captnred, nor fa there known bo & single one in sl the_ frontier States of Mexicos and wo cualirnge any proof or nuine of & glu- gle indiridual aubjoct to the charges, (Blgnod) i Epwanp DawsET, Chalrman of the Commiitee, MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Laxstxo, Mich,, April 17.—The followiog bills ‘woro favorably roportod in the Senate: Houss bili 890, authorizing Bay City to sesess for the Fourteenth strect sower ; Houso bill 406, rein. corporating Schooleraft ; Houso bl 82, reincor porating Ludiogton ; Itouso bill 101, amending tha charter of Eaton Rapids ; Houso bill 275, su. thorizing dlasection ; ilonse Ll 404, rovising tho Prison laws; Sonato bill 86, organ- {ziug Glsdwin Couunty s House bilj 439, relative to offenses ngainst publio justio ; Mouse LII 77, relative to tho tak- {og of depositions ; House bilt 270, concerniug tho collection of Guew ; Nouse bill 295, permit- tlug Chioboygan to 18sue Londs ; Hlouse bLill 105, authoriziog Commisaioners of Highwass to pur- chaso plank roads ranoivg throngh the respect~ ivo towns; louso joint resolution 80, asking Congresa for relief to soldiers ; Houss bill 638, amondipg divens soctions of, the Compiled Laws; Houss bill 437, for the uflnllticu of jails; Miouso bill 630, authorizing Day City to asress certain taxes for tho Fourtconth stroat sewer, “I'bere being no work on tho oraer of third reading, aud but lictle iu tbe genoral ordor, the sfll‘“f adjourned until Aonday evuniug at8 o'oloclt. A comnmunication waa vocolved from the Gov. ernor spnonacing that ho had approved tbe hill smouding the charter of Beolaud. Benata bill 161, swending Bec. 7,63, concerning offeusca sgalust pragerty, was recoived from the Senato snd amended Ly adding a section making it uu-~ lawtul to break into fieighs cars. The Lill ms amended was paszed. House bill 819 was received from the Scoato, The blll autborizing tho tasuships, cities, vil- Isges, &o., of tho State to issuo bonds for tha payment of pailroad-sil indeLiedness was amendod by the Houste so as to authorizo the huml;uph\ng of tho -lEnnturel on tho bondy. The louse noncopcurred. ‘The House also nonconcurred In tho Benato resolution providing for final adjournmont on April 27 atso fu the action of the Bouate reduc- ing from 81,000 4p €500 the amouut npzmprlnted for au oxbibltion of AMichigan fruit at “alcago 1875, Both bills wero tablod. The Committeo on Muuicipal Corporationy re- ported & nubstitute for tho bill eulargivg the corporata limits of Dotroit, which was placed on tho order of third reading, ‘Tho lut-tentioned ziud:ru then put upon its floal passage, and ta~ e A mesnage was recelved from the Governor sonounclog that e hed appraved the following billa; Liouting the taking of flsh in Oceana County; fmnposiog on Ilint soms of the bonded indebteduess of Lurton; makiug appropriations for_the Heform Sohool ; amending tho charters of Imlsy City, Naahville, Reed City, Bliddleville, end the Ciy of Tiatile Creelk; smond- ing the act concerniug the return snd wettlemoct of taxes by County Tivasurers smendiug the act for tho uniform asseratnent of xrn[)myx concerning the mestings of Behiool iatrict Boards; autborizing the Siate to bore row money for an_examination of Kt. Jowoph Harbor; for the relisf of Joseph Ii. Bmith ; u- thorizing tho Town of Lafayotto, dratiot Coune ty, to iesue ditcli-orders ; exempting prvate bur- {al-grounds from assessment, The Dotroit Gas bill was reccived from tho Booats with su smendment suthorizing ¢ho pooplo of Datrolt to vote eimply ou the question whother bouds sbal! bo lesucd or not. The Honse cononrred in tue smendment, . ‘Tho House agroed to uctiou of the Com- mitteo of tho Whole coocerniug the substitute bills oa the Liquor traftic, except sato the bond in the bill. Tuey were placed oa tho order of third reading. CERMANY, GLBMANY'S LAST NOTE TO BELGICN. Losvox. April 18.—The Borlin Government, In ity Jast note to Belgium, raye that Germnoy 18 about to alter hior laws, with & viow to the bet- ter vrotection of forelgn countries agafust any futuro denigns of Gorman subjects, asks Hol- giom to imitate ner example, and adda that it is deeirablo that an uaderstanding on tho subject e establishod with sl otbor *Etates equally in- terosted. Anu Antworp journal na{n Germany is destrous of eeftiing tho” question by au Inter- pationa! Congress. 1048 TO TUE CIORCI OF JER LATK COSSTIIC- TIONAL RIGHTS. Loxnox, April 18,—A special dis Daily Tclegraph “avnounces that the Emporor William las signed the bill withdrawing tho Btate grauts from the Catholio Church. TIHE PRESS CENBONSRIP, The samo dispatch reports thut tho editor of the Fermania, & journal connpicuons in its on- poaltion to Princa Bismaick, Lns beonarrosted, and Lis oflico soarched by police. —_— GREAT BRITAIN, TIGUTEOUS INDIONATION, Gr.asoow, April 18.—A serioas riot took place to-day at the openiug of nomo pleasuro-grounds inthe suburbe of Glasgow, A stand on mluch were 1,500 poople gave way, and procipitated the enliro maaa to the ground. Thirty persons wero injured. Tho visitors, ludignant at the careless- newa of the proprietors, deatioyed everything on :}:a grounds and burued tho barricades arouad em. ——— ITALY. OARIDALDI ILL. Loxpox, April 19—6:30 a. mn.—A dispatch from Romwa to the Daily News reporta that Garibaldl is 4l and confiued to his Led. —_— FRANCE, AAC MATON DECORATED, Correspondence London Times, Panms, Thursday, Aprll 1.—Marshal Mac- Mauon waa to-day Invested with the Ordor of the Golden Fleeco at the Palaco of the Elyses. At 9 o'clock the Margols de Molins arrived at the Yalnze in n 6tate carringe. Io wore the dress and the wlite cloak with & red cross of the Order of Calatrava, and round his neck waa the collar of the Goldes Fleoco. Tho Vicomto do Yeja and Benor Frowller, the two Secretaries of Embasuy, followed in another carringo. As the corlego entered tho court-yard, the Une- bandred-and-thirty-htty Liwwo Niegiment, who woro drawn up as d” of honor, presented arma, v a8 nold o the talon du Hemicycla, whero wers assembled the Chapter of Knights, cousisting of the Duc e Noalles, the Sarshal's *godfather:" tho Duc de Nomours, to Duo d'Aumale, the Prince de Joluville, and the Duc d'Ovsuns, ‘Tho Marshal was accomynnied by bis family, tho Duc Decazes, the Comte de Chaudordy, sod Gen. Vinoy, Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor, Tha Marshal, {o reply totho usual questione, said that ho accepted the otder which tho King of Spain wished “to confer oo bym, whereupon the Marquia de Molins inveated bim with tho collar, The Maraba!l theon took tho oatlis, and paid the necossary feos Lo the Vicomte do Voja, fur oveu tho King himsol! is not exempt from thom. At balf-post 2 tho ceramany was over, and the 5 Ish Ambassndor loft the Elyece with the samne slate na before, M. Thiers, who was invited to bo {-rmlcn: a8 8 Kulght of tho Order, sent word to Mershal MacManon that he would conto if s plosonce waa necessary to completo tho, Chap. tor. As it bappenea, (hero was 10 necessity for it; but tho Marshal is said to have been much gratitiod by this nct of courtesy on the purt of s Presidential predocessor. FNGLISIK JICGIBA TO PARTH, Pants, Aprid 1.—"Thoro sro cerimn seasons of the year nt which Pars is invaded by the En- girh, Their arrival can alwoit be calculated to & day on tho calendar of tho hLotel-keepers and restaurateurs, apd their advent ia tho signal for the shopkeepers in tho Palaiy Royal to exposs tholr highor-priced and generally most unesla- ble wares, and for tho kiosques on the boule- varda 1o favest in a larger nupply of English newspapera of all shades of politics and price. 1t in_for the benofit of these travelera that ** English spoken ™ stares st ono out of almost overy window in tho Faubourg 8t fonoro and Rus do la Paix, aud that advertisoments ju- difforontly worded and ost idiomatically French try to attract the Briton by stiempted "deacrio- 1008 fo hus pative tongae, An English Iady, for instance, rately comey Lo Paris witbout boaring Lack with Lier ome trophy of French millinery. For hor, therefote, do the dressmnkers sing the praises of ** unoqualed confections and tixed- prico boouets,” ‘Tno ariist who appeals to os- thetic tastcs by anuouncipg ‘*Articles of I'uris,” should, perhaps, bo judged rather by lua gkill with tho pou than with the spolling- book. However thi may bo, it is certain that tho traveling Engllebman liken to nos theus littlo tributca to his country's greatness, and no- hers Is Lo to Lo found in greater force at tertimo than in the better-known quarters of Laris. 'Uhis year bas proved mo excoption to the rule, and the Northern Raiway station iy #aid to Laye poured over 2,000 Em,-1 ishmen into the French mettonolis, During the last fow days passeugors by tho Calais aud Dover route pas leflclfiy doseribe how (U0 human Leinga weto crowded on to one eteamer, aud othiers, possibly better sailors, complain of the lack of reilway accommodation provided for them on reaching tho shoics of France, IHers, however, thero is cnough apace for all, and tho Englishusn, with his Baedeker in one hand aud hin phraso-book n the othier, mny bo mat at overy other etep, Tho Luglishmau abroad can- 1ot be mistaken. Itis noteo much hLis diess, for this i8 carefully copied by overy Parisian who riden himsolf on Lis appearance ; his spoech, [udood, betraye bim, buteyen if he holds his tongue uo ouo could doubt Lis nationality, Aua Frouchman latoly obreerved, an Englishman brings England with hun—s Frenchman leavos Fiauco a3 Lhome, g THE WEST INDIES, TIE ALLEGED RIOTS AT HT. THOMAS, New Yonk, April 15,—A lotter from Kingston, Jaroaics, of tho 6th, complelely explodes the re- porta of the negro inwurroction at Kt. 'I'homas, inthe Bost, The cane waa set fire to by sparks from a locomotivo, and to o schoouer by an in. cautious application of a light to a cargo of ruw. DISUTRDED CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN HAYTI, Haytien sdvices eay tho Euglish gunbosts at Port au Vrince are making s demand on tho Haytien Governmont for reclamation, which they bave bituerto failod to pay. Thespring rnins Lave get iv, and there aro excellent pros- pecis for tho coming coffes crop. Affalrs are very much disturbed. ~ Sovoral Ynmunl flod to the British aud American Conaulatos for protece tlon, and remain safo ngalust arrest by the Gov- ernment, VALMASEDA'S FATLUNX IN CUPA—ALLEGED WiLe LINGNESS TO BELL TUE ISLAND, New Yong, April 15.—A Havana lsttor of the 10th fust,, says Gen. Awpudis was brought back o Cubu by Valmasods, aud appointed Goveruor of I'uorto Priucipe. 1le bss altoady shot two Cubans, aud orderod sixteon mora to bo assae- sinated. Ha has been nolified by the Culinn commander of tuat distriot that no more lives of Bpaniards will be savod beroafter, Valmaseda's campaign does not seom to accoroplish much, sud old Spaniarda say that another proposition of Bicklos to purchase the islaud would be more avorably rocoived now, Cartagens aud sovoral sll towns and many estates near Cartsgona a been burued rocently. ‘Tho celeLrated oa- tato of Mouje, iu the Cardonus District, bas been bumm}. aud the patrfots bave occupied Macaqus, {n the tich jurisdiction ot Colon, ~An attack on Cardooas la daily expiooted, occasioning cousiderablo oxcitement thero. — AUSTRIA, MONUMENTAL INAUGURATION, Corvespondence London Times, Panis, Apsil 1L—At Triesto the monnment erocted to thamemory of the Emperor Maximilian was jusugurated to-day in tho flue square called tho Joweph Platz. From the square, which i womewtiat irregular in sbape, a flne view is to be biad of tho splondid Joueph Molo, the sea, and tho picturcaquo Castle of {ulm whichi Triesto possesses overlooks tue Miramar, The only Matz, It is callod the Palazzo Revoltells, and waa bulll by the late well-knowa banker of that | 5 name, who left it to the town, and it la now nsed a8 the public museom. The estal of thy Maximilian monument is surmounted br two blocks of marble, the lower ono being octagonal and the muporior one oyliudrical in shapo. Belence, poetry, aculpture, and industry, all pub- fects in which Maximillan took an iniercat, ara ITopiesented by omblams and medallions placed Lotween tho ailegorical figures_which adorn the #lden of tlio octagonal pillar, Tho Iast words of tho unfortunate Princo ara Inacribod on & seroll which runa round the ornaments of the uppor pedental at the back of the monumant. The City of Trleate I reprosonted with the royai host ot Miramar bolding the comacopia of plenty and distributing charity, The miatue whicl sure mounts the who'a represents tho Emperor in the unlform of an Admiral, Ho I In tho nct of sne Juting, aud the cxpreesion of bis faco s smilivg aad pleasant, —_— MEXICO, A TLOT DALKRD, New Yonr, April 18.—A Montovideo letter of March 2 roports the discovery of s conspiracy for tho assasaination of tho Promdent and hia Ministers, and tha arrest of many of the most iniluontial members of the Cunservative party, fftecn of whom, Including reveral lead- ing journalate, hava been embarked on tho nn- Himll&n&k Puig {x:lr hl'uinhnflont to Havann, but who, 4 penoratly thought, would go to the Unitod Staten for Auynylnm. t’ Lk —_— NEW YORIK. A Coilege of Music, with n Million Dotlars Endowmen and Waguo: and Thomas=The Elevator Men, New Yomg, April 18,—Tho rumors of a pro- posed Colloge of Music, cndowed largoly by un. kvown gentlomen, aro verified. A well-knosn merchant of New Yurk, & bachclor upwards of B0 years of age, baa given £1,000,000 and signed 8 will bequeathing all tho rest of Lis estate, vals ued at 84,000,000, cxcapt 8 lifo Interest in aboul £250,000 of cetato to soveral, rolatives. The chartor hos already passed one Lranch of tha Lepisiature.=The Trustces bave not yot been selocled, but tho names of Corneliun Vanderbilt, W. B. Astor, D, A. Kingsland, Dr, Elmer, Ches. D, Tiffany, and Mr, Witthaus nre mentioned ay probablo membors of the Baard. The callego is ta be dedicated to tho daughters of Amorica, but fa ‘not to excude males. The building will oceupy a sito of 300 by 200 feet aud the groand ia satd to bo that ocen- pied by the Hippodrome, Au effort whl bo made to sacuro Iictard Wact er at tho head of tho in. stitwion and Theodore Thomas aud Doctors Pparco and Damrosch re mentionad a8 mem- bors ot tho faculty, Work on the normansnt building commeoces noxt fall, but tho sehiool will bo aturted befors that timo in towporary quorters, ‘The International Grain Elovating Assoclation yesterday decided to appoint s committeo to confer Wwith the sub-committea of the Cunal Doard in chiarge of the subject of a reduction ot canal tolts, If the latter Coramilteo will givo o guarantoo that tho proposed reduction of 33 1-3 per cent in tolls, or 1 por cont o busbel on grain, shall tako offect, tho elevator men eco their way to a roduction In tarminal charges. Tuomana Clavke Luby dellvered n pancgyric on John Mitchel at the Hippodrome to-day. T THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS. Hannsnuna, Pa, April 18,—The Bhoriff of Luzerne Couoty, after s conforence with tho Qovornor, has decided it inexpedient to with- draw the troopa from Hazlotun and vicinity, Tho Governor concurs. —_—— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Elgiu watch-factory bas clased for s two monthe' vacation. This will throw about 8t0 wveoplo out of employment, Au unasual great flood is expected on tho Red Rivor of tho North, tho upper waters being already hiph aud overflowing the bauks, whilo tho feo from Mourehead north lina not broken up, The carnlags of the Union Pacific Railroad for the first fiftecn days in April amousted to €354, 652, su Increasa of about G0 per cent on tho esrnings of the same period lust yoar. P g Au the livor {9 esstly disordere), snd a grast: doal of billons distrees apt to prevell durlug tho spring, Dr, Jayne's Sanativo Pllla are of seasounble efticucy, un thoy rentoro tho Uver to iealthy action and remave all Lilousness, “Tt Pays to Trade on the West Side.” CARSO, PIRIE & (0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS,, Offer an unsurpassed assortmont in their DEPARTMENTS OF LINENS AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, In which are somo Attractive Barzaina, Blouched Table Damaaks of our own ime e:rhmgn. in cholco qualitios and designs, ry chonp, Flnont Ttish, Gorman, ond French Damasl Table Sats, Cloths and Napkina to match, plain, colored, and volored borders, B-4 Henvy All-Linen Bleaohed Tablo Dame sska from 6500 yd upwards, Heavy Brown 'Pablo Linens from 300 up. 56-8 Damask Napkins for 860 doz.; &n oxtra bargain at $1 per doz, Fringed Linon Damask Doylies, 500 dos. Bloached Linon Huck Towels, 10, 13, 150, and upwards, Linon Loom Huok Towols, from 7c up. Marseilles Quilts, Our own importation, beautiful patterns, ond great lmrqumn {rom $1.00 upwards, a » on A largo lat rich Quilts at $3,00, $3.60, $4.50, specially choup. 300 pos White Piques nt15ayd, worth 350, A very large awsortment and full lino of ali maokes and grades of WIITE GOODS al. w%u on hand, hite Cloakings for Childron in great va« A now and complete atoolk Embroluerod Piano Cover: trnmpsu.fia up, gl RICHMOND PRINTS, RICHMOND PRINTS 1N New BPRING sTTLES OF “CHOCOLATES” FANCIES, TIOKETS NOW IN STORR AND REOBIVED AILY BY J.V.FARWELL & CO. CEIICAGO. SHIRTS. s SOOI . Hlogant in Desl, : Supory 1o Workmun: ITTS “gnivessiic 171 Bouth Olark.it. —_— FOIL 3ALE FOR SALE IV PHILADELPHIA Th orgrtiat Opera-Hou roat; la the be {a e ! Co dal: aocomuiodating ta. W Spensibts burehasste Address L. DEBERER S tatr 5uiiedt Sories hlaveaih 854 JakscD-etins :

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