Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1875, Page 3

WASHINGTON. The Hon, Edwards Pierrepont ‘Will Succeed Attornoy- General Williams, Au Exiraordinary Flight of Rumors Accompanics tho Ap- pointment, Parties Discovered Wazing Fat on Departmental Waste Paper. A Brief Chapter on Moicties---Who Es- capo fhe Provisions of the New Law. Bill King'’s Cnso Before tho Grand Jury. ‘THE ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP. EDWANNS PIERREPONT MR WILLIAMB' SUCCESAOR. Speeial Dispalteh to TA¢ Chicuyo Triluna, Wasnmsaton, D, G, April 38,~Edwards Piorrepont inthonew Attornos-Ganeral, 1o lias ben nominated by rumor for ncarly overy position of thie Cabinet during the Iatalx yoars, and at last luas rocelved o place, Ho wax cliosen ot thaapecial Cabinet mecting on Monday Iost, snd bin telegram of acceplanco wan recolved at the Whito-Tome Jato yesterdsy avening, Tho mys- tery in connection with that Cabiuet mecting fs fully explained, aud tho restons why Uristow, Wilhama, and Delano wero sbecnt aro now understood, Jristow was oway from the clty, De- lano, the Tresident thomght, was olaa sbeont from tho city, aud ke was onnsequently not asked, Delsno had then intonded to Teavo for Ohle, but postponed his trip until tonight, Williams, a8 hian been (1o custom on stmilar accastons, was not Invited to & meeting called tn determtno his own successor. The President some timo ninco EBTAULISUED TUIS PRECEDRENT 1n ble Cabinot meetings, Wheu Gov, Jewell was select- ed, Creawell, though presont, 1mmedialely withdrow from thie Cabinet meoting when that fople wanreached, Ttina matier of Cabinet conrlesy that an ontgolng Minfater sball not havo & voico in tno chofcaof ks suc- cersor, Pierrepont's nomiuation gives atisfaction totho Cabinet, and surprises tho politicians, Thera nzo several Ttopublican Bonators here, and thoy to-night state that they fail to neowhereln the saloction of Plerrepuut will givo tho Administration political Mrcnall, - Al congode, howaver, it in fn tan of emitont Irqal abliity, of unimpeachabls intexrity, and of fuo fawmily ond soclal atanding. It was _detiditely understood at tho Cabinet meeting on Monday bo- twoen the Prosident, Mr. Fish, and all the other Cable not ofticers, that {he aelection Of Plerrepout from Now Yorkshoutd not bo contdercd to hava ANY NEFERENCE WIATEVLI TO MIL. Y141, "o Jatter will remain fndefinltely, notwithstanding thiero will bo two Cabinet oificors fram ona Hiate, The Tresident enco i two_ Cabfict allicers fron siaks hureits—Boutweil, Heerotary of the Tieanury, and Tloar, Attorney-General. Lo frieudn of the Force bifl will Le much disconr sgedl by the appolntment of Tiorreyont, Tie i known Dot Lo e in Favor of that kin of fegistation for the touth, and in_his Loulshnn speech ut tho Shorkian Indigmation meeting fn Jamitars, was Very 6overe npol whiat o called 1ho policy of Attoinay-General Williams towardn Loufsiana, = It s tbis fealuro in Ticrsepont's poiitical record which tha Bena- tors hero sra wnaba to undorsiand, They omehiler Plorrepont’s ppceels against Willisma ne a uitbr, sinea Willlams never 0ia_ cuything n na witlont the apyroval of the President, They tint I selecting Pletropont, 1¢ -ccton 4o be putting 1he Prestdent in the position of chovslng & mau who Lne Dot HOSTILE 70 A TROMINENT FEATUDE OF TR AD- MINISTRATION TOLICY. Others snalntahi that s fact of iLif shows that the Pr ot e 2ot the polical amabltion it whicl he i# cr=ditsd, and {1t his conld in ho way have mora e the thind-term wensation (lan by choos~ “rpont, who In kown to o bostila to suck o Amonvp other Dimors it is said st Conkding Aud Plersapont 1vo nufelndly, (70 the Asearinted Prev,] CONBRAYONDENCE, Waszraaron, D, €., April 22,~Tha following 18 the Ptt-ror resigmation of Attornes-Genoral Witliams, and 1hin rerly of the Presidonts DEranTyMosT o Jrs1ior, Wisnmatoy, D.C.) April Frentdent~Sm: 1 herebs resign thn offico of oucral of tho United Slates, fo tako offect 1 proximo, 1 cannot digsolvo aur offielat res chont thanking you for tho many ncin of Iriondsbip and confidence with which yon Davo bon. ored me, and exprowing for you personslly my very Mgiiem regard sud estomn, Very reapectnily, (Sr1nc Gronar: I, Wikzas, CUTIVE MANSION, WATINGTON, D, C., April 12— Tlia Hoi Georga I, Willlans, Altoricy-Generat I:fled faten—Biaiy Gin-In accopiing suur signation af tho allies of Attorney-Genernl of {ho United States, to tiko offect an tho' 16th of May, 1575, ca tenderod by 3ou letter on tho 224 of Apri, slaw o to expresu iy anpreciation of the abiity, zeal, ond eifictency witn wrbiely tho trust confidedd t0'sour chargo has heen pur- formed, My sincoro frlendsbip sccompanles you in 1ha newy field of lifs you hiave chosen, and my best wiatiet for your wusee, Very rospeelfully, (@limed) . B, GraxT. —_—— 0ODDS AND ENDS. A BXUG BPEOULATION IN WASTE PAPER. pectal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasnINGTON, D, 0,, April 23,—For some years thero havo been chargen that the wasto paper at the Capitol wan_diaposed of In & very curlous way, Dy orderof tho Postmaster-Cenoral, Bpecial Agent Menderaon zo- contly fuvestigsted the oharge that such material was conveyed to junk shops in Unlted States moil sacks, On Monday ha discovered tho fact that ono Fudge, an employont the Capitol, hanled mattor away Ly the cart-loul tos Junk shop, whero it was disposed of for tittlo or yotbiug. Me. IL, questioned him oa to what hio rocetved for Mondsy's load, and Fudge roplied Mout §70. Io nsked him {f that was ono of bis por- quirites, and ho replied in (o nezative, saying thas he tiurned fhio monoy over 10 the elorks, doarkeopers, e md they gavo him 80 cents per loaq fo vcy tho wasts paper to (ho jumk shop in a Gavernmont wagon, duly markod as & United States mal wogon. 'Hendereon informed Lim tha, v far os the use of Government wagons and mall facks wero_concerned, the businoss miist bo broken ap, when Fudggo grew nbistye, and deuted the right of tho Post-OfMee Dapsrtinent to interfuro with trausace lions ot the Capitol, Henderson fually took Lim before tho Posimuster-General, who reprimanded lifm sharply, and gave bim platnly to undorstand fint {ivo protien o carryliug on bl apsrations, 0 1at a4 1t involved Government property belongiug to tho Post- Othice Dopartment, must be stopped at once. Hels pou foitnd o large Bumber of Unfted Hates mall sach nttho junkshop, It i@ but just tosay, in hebalf of the Hergos Arma of Loth Houses of Congrees, aud tha elerl tuat they dlsclatin all knowiedye of Fudyo's transuotions, wud ask the Departieut folreak aps! ‘oporationi R MOIETIES, WHO ARE TII: FAVORLD ONFS? Speclal Dispateh (o Tha Chleaga Trilune, ‘WasmnoToN, D, O, April 28,—1t sppenrs that all the laws giving moleties o informers have mut Leen repealad, It was goneraily snpposed that the Molety law ropealad all moloties, but it fa found it relates ox- clpsively to thoss derivod from violattons of the cuse toma_ rovenue laws, aud does not includo tho Lost~ OfMes and some of the bratiches of the sorvice, In the mection of tho Postal Code" relatiug to fines, penals ties, and forfeltures, 1t is provided that all penalties snd forfelturos imposcd for any violation of the law Mfoating the Doet-Ofico Department shall bo récoyerablo ome-lalf to the e of the Forson informing and prosccuting for the sanie, Tho uumber of casce where pensliies can bo imposad {8 nuite numerous, The Hpeclal Agenta axe nearly all, at one period or anothor, entitled 1o moletics, Tha larg- b sume which Lave boen raid fo any pers in. {ormer's fee went to Anilony Comatock, the ugent of Iba Young Men's Christiau Assoclation, who 14 ene £az0d in preventing the tranaminston,of obaoens liters. ture, Comatock claime] that all the molotios he has recelved go 10 the Young Men's Christlan Assoclation for usclul purposes, The mofely systow {a atill in force IN ANOTHER BRANCIC of ts Treasury service, Thoro is Bteamboat law whick has been o bilterly opposed by Meaniboatmen, (hat gives inforiers ouc-lulf of any beaslty for fullure of stoamboat companies to pro- vido auy of the numerous patent sppliances which wero lobbled fnlo that bill, Informers ars alto en- titled to oue-balf of auy penaity collocted under the Lawa relaling (o the transportation of parsengers to or from aby forelgn countrios, 1t was wanifestly tho :l;l.:lllfla% fl &" Moloty bils {0 repaal sl} mumm A o " pr i i fl'h {he m“». :lrxnlx::.. seferted W are stll pre- . - NOTES AND NEWS, LAND wauRANTS. Wasitrearow, D, O,, April 24,—Thore arestill e ineluing in the Geteral Land otfios updeliversd nearly 300,00 patenta foragrioultural lands, Of this number alwut 15,000 &ve from 1linols, and quite as wany from udisna sud Mlssourl, Among thcm sre pstouts signod Ly every l’ruhl»):t. from Monres to Linouln, ;flu 10nious wisigned for the (auny e mhmflmm:u nrnlhuu patents In cousider thelr & 1€ Ly havo tho Fecelvorat ‘ol 1o’ cuss, 8210 the Land- O Ol tu.q“:‘l“? - requen cancels thaws dupiicute ruoctpis, aud patents {0 new partics. HEARES Baian thy i Souumsstoxen avrsow, anvy M, Atkinso new Commisai . unl.:ylnnd Licre thls ovening, i -mofl:;::m o the Prezldant h»nwlrmw. o culers upou a bureay vercun with spplications for incredss of pedaions, nadat 0 Liare are sltesdy law of 1004 71 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, APRIT, 20, 1875, —_— Y 4,000 applications for increass, which s fally 23 eentin cxcees of the facilitios of the ofice for Arannaction of hurlnees, THE MPTIO RYATRM, Infarmation han beon receised hern that one ree nit of the conferenroat Paris,relative (o the establinh- mont of (e motrlo Ayatems, s aw agreamont to_organ- 1ze, at & mntual expenso, ot tho City of Paris, sn futer- natlanal bureat of welglits anid” meaauror.’ Mioiator Warliburno ropretentod fho United Btates, This sgren. went will waon ha presented to the representatives of tho difTerent conntrica for signaturen, 17 tAe Avsactatet Ivere, | . A WARNING TO TUEASURY CLERRY, Wanitixatox, ik, C., April 28,—Th: Bocretary of the Treanury hos fwitiod & efrenlar prolibiting clerke amd oftior_empioynon of the Treasury Dapartmont from any information relative (0 vacancies, under 'y of rauoval, AVPOINTSENT DY THE TRYAIDENT. Tho Preridont bas appointed Ms), Hoberi Macfae- Jay Commissary Getteral of Hubsistence, vico G Hlieras, doconsied, Maj, Macfeeley {a o native of Pennagtvants, and fn at present on tho ataf of Lisut,- Qen, Bherhlan, in Chivagn, TILL KING'S CASE. To-dey the Orand Jury of tha District took up the cars of Wiltiamn B, King, with {he vinw of Snnuiring into tho charge of perjury sgainat him preferred by the Commiites of Waya and Meana fn the Preifo Ml ieanehp Company inwenifgation. The follow. Ing wttueuas wefa examinedt ‘Tha Mons, anry L. : B ntees, A, €, Rerr, Thomas Ellis, Dumont Clark, 1, 8, Garr, (heorga B, Cos, and 0, 1. WeDougall, ~Tho sume inonses for Akdcn b, Stockwoli nnd 1t B, Trwls were roturted * in Lurops "—not found. RIME. ABORTION, &peeinl Dlspaleh o The Chiengo Tribune, Qurwer, I, April 29,—This afternoon Mrs, Dr, Ingram and Dr, Smith were arreated for the alleged erimo of performing an oborllon npom Auna Rlcker. The footua of o founle finfant w found foday in & yard adjoluing the ofico of fthowo doctors, which fact led to thelr srrest. From tho evidenco In possesrion of the authoritics it apyears that Anna Ricker came to thin city from Memphle, Mo, last fall and obtalned omploymont af the Farmers Holol, Buo went away @aring the winter, but returned after au abscnzo of a forv woeks with two young mon from Carthage, Mo, coch of whom climed to Lo her husband, They wero brought before {he Police Conrt on a clinrgo of vagrancy aud_compelled ta lonye the city, Thogirl han siuca sworked In various placcs n Quincs, ol fs supposed to huve boem taken' o the alleged nbortionista for treatment some timo last wick, A, J, Hunt, an omplosea of the Farmers' 1ourne, lias leen placed in Iall, chiarged with Lefug the father of tho child snd Seith Laving boen fustrumental i procuriug the abior- tion, s Ifckes divappiared Iast week and cauot ound, A COLORED PREACHER KILLS HIS WIFE. Tolspateh (n tha Phtladelphia Timee, WiLstixaTox, Del, Apeil 26—Taat night John Andrew, pastor of tha colored Methiodist Episcopat Clinrch ot Guorgetown, Susacx Couuty, after conclud- Ing bis korman went home, and, §tis supposed, had o quarrel with hin wife. Tiie nofghbors Leard loud tafk- ing, but aa it was no 0w tiing they did not interforo, “Tlls moralng thioy found Sfex. Audrow in the yard of lier Touse dead, her liead liaving been nearly blown off by 8 aliotgun, which was fonnd f5ing at her feet, Her Iaband bud disappeared, ond (ho Shorff and o posse of mcu hayaninca started f purvult, and feol sure of capturiug him. Androw 18 n mulatto, about 30 years ol G feat 6 inches bigly and corapactly built, Tlo anite fnteligent, but 1t 18 sald hun o temper boyoud control, atid for oo timo paxt hia bornt A unen- viable charucter, Early (hix year o orsaulted » man I tho church for somo’ trivial oifeusy, and e cauno near kilijg him with chatr. DES MOINES CRIMINAL HE'WS. s Rpecial Diepateh to The Chieage frilune, DesMoings, In,, Apri} 28,~John Littlo, who sho tho negro Tait, at Newton, Bupl, 26, and 14 lu supposed alifed jn the murder of Meary Mailaud the samne night, 20 miles west of Nowton,was arrested this morne fog fn Warron Cotnty, about daylight, Bince tho urdor ko has beon In Texas, Mexico, and over the Wet, roturning abput 8 wook ago to hin Lrother-ju- faw, ' 1o was expecting to start west at dayiight this morning, Te 3ys Lo killed the uegro in self-defonne, and deuies all knowledgo of the murder of Mailand, but tho preof agninst him 9 strong, Tiio (41t or 1 anclt, for emberricmont, closed at o'clock, and the Jury iro still out, PAROXYSMAL, Epecinl Disnateh to The Chicavo Tribune, Dra Morns, La, April 28,—The Town uf Leno, Taylor County, was convulaed wilh o paroxysmal eple s0de the other day, A man who safd his namo wes J, 10, Talbott made his appearanco ne ngont of tha Linr- delte Organ Company, and took quartera in o privats famiily, Soon aftor, tho husband discovered an un- uaual’ inferet manifested by hia wifo in organs and tho orgau-peddlor; and, inonoof their paroxysmul eifervencencos, he husband muddenly camo I viow. To haniled tho emationat wifo s yarkago of monoy, anid tald ber o travol, which sho did on tho first train i ond ou fhe santo {raf went tha organ-peddlor, A di- vares suit will Lo the finalo of ten yoars’ warried lifo, A PARDON. Speeial Disvateh to The Chicago Tribuna. Rangaxzr, 1, April 27.—Peter Thomas, the woundl- ed negro burglar who was sent to Joliet throo woeka ago by Judgo Pillshury, on & two-years' scutance, has been pardoned by the Governor on tho supposed rep- resontations of the prison authorities that Thonius s ncripple sod & burdon mpon tho Btate, and that ho Lad friends hero who would care for him, Iu was mecordingly hustlod out of tho Peuilentiary yoster- duy, and dumped npou the platform at this atation, o helpless, pitialile object, Iie remained in the depot all nighf, bt this forenoon he waa ramovod by of tho aitiortis, 00, Bomo ‘Thomas bas no clain on Kanka. A \YOMAN OUTRAGED, Oguawna, Ill,, April 39.—A most Lrntal ontrage was committed by two rouglia of {his city lo-doy onn young lady from Abingdon, Til., who wax walking on ihie rallroad towards Stgetown with a malo companion, Whet about 3 mutles from this fown {ley wera over- taken by Whitehead nnd Brooks, who Liad followod thiom from bere, Fach jn tirn fiold a revolvor at tuo Ticad of the man whilo tha olher outzaged the woinsn, The tady returned ta this ity and cutered complalat, Whitehcad was_ arrerted nfler 3 hort Lut excitin ciase, aud lodged In Jull. Brooks fled, ond t ot large, TWO DOOMED WRETCHES, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicaya Tribune, . Tenny HAUTE, Ind., April23—Durgers, the mur- derer of obbins, the Vandalla bridgo walchman, who will suffer death at Efiugham, 11l, on the 18tk of May, expresses grest contritfon for his deed, and fa pro- paring bis soul for death by religlous pursuits, having given up nll Hores of escape. Casey, the wifemurdror, who suffors at Tarls, Iil, on Jugg 16, alil doggedly persita fu hia innocerice, nud rofuses to converss with auy ono, It I8 not probae Dl that Casoy will bo reprievod, TENNESSEE LYNCHING CASE. Mesters, April 33,—A negro namoed Dan Whlle attempted to ravish o widow lady living near Raleigh, in this county, on whose plantation he was at work. er crios attractod the attention of Licr son, at sight of whom tho negeo flod, but was aflerward captured aud taken o Hartlolt to awalt trial, Last night he was taken from the jail by n party of disgulsed nien, oar- riad to the woods, aud hung 1o a tree, CRIMINAL AGTION FOR LIBEL, Special Divpate ta The Chlcago Tribune, B1oux Orty, T, April 29.—D, T, Gearharr, the de- faulting ex-Treasurer of Cherokeo County, and who clafmed thers was conspiracy botweon himsslf and tar of the Cherokes T'(mes, fo dos was arrested yesterdsy st the In- n for lilol, aud placed under $100 HORSE THIEF ARRESTED. Special Dispatch to Tha Chleade Tyidune, Crastratu, 1M, Aprll 28,—0, Widisms, who re coutly ran away with 8 vory toam from thio aiables of W, T\ Jeffervon, of this city, was captuted by Dtectivo Iiltenhouss In_Tawrencebury, Ind, snd put in tho county Il I Urbans (bls evening, * Williswe repte- rented himuolf Liero ns & deloctive in the employ of tho United Btates Becret Bervice, BURGLARS AT LINCOLN, ILL, Special Dispateh fo TAa Chicayn Tridune, Laxooww, Ill, Aprit 29, —Durglare have been very louty hote of late, and ot Bunday lasb the carpanter shop of Jacob Bwitzer waa cotered and about lufli dollars worth of tcols stolen, ‘The thisves wers hear: of in Bpringfield, but not canght, —_— THE MINNEAPOLIS TUNNEL. : Apectal Dispaich fa The Chlesna Tribune, fir, Pavy, April 28.—The Dimpatch thls morning pubiialics s {hreo-column account of tho situstion af tho Falls of 8t, Anthony, from which it appears thiat 1is reports herotofore telegraphiod from Lirs 3 {0 tho alarm eaused by tho break v the tewpotary works for the preservation of {lie falls and pregent water-power Wors correct, but thisl tho brask ks been ucarly stop- 1l by employiug 100 men night and day, aud no uriher prosent dangor is spprebiended, The break occurted op tho east side ata place wherstlio lime- atone is but 17 0 18 Inchea (Lick, aud washed a holo 10 10 20 foet across through the debomypiosed rock {0 the old tunnel, emptying below the lower falls, S THE CRQFS. Hpacial Dlrpateh to The Chi¢ago Tribune, Lavaxa, Mich., April 28,~From tha goneral tons of practical farmers, in this vicinity, the wheal pros- pectis not so favorabls as lasi spring at (his time, ‘Tha drought of Iast fs1l atill continues, Wheat sown on clover soll turned under, or new ground, will pro- duce s falr crop, Urass Lus'not started sutticlontly for furuers (o discontinue feoding. ~Abont oue-thlid of tho alock look Door, - Buda on’fruit troes Lave Dot started unmh Lo fudicate fruit jwrospects ; Lut sos farmers predict s failure, A good raiu would make s agroseblo clinge from the present prospecty, Special Dipaled to The Chicayo Tridune. Kiwsas Cit1, Mo, April 28,—A terrible hall storm pavaed over Wie clty st muldnight, 18 {s foared that mfimommhufiwtmnmmnmw FOREIGN, P Bismarck Pushes His Plan for Prussianizing Belgium, John Bright Has (lis Joke About American Protectlons The Fortnightly Summary of Ohi- nese and Japanese Noews. French Press Comments on England's Attitude Toward Germany and Belglum. Terrible Fuss about a Very Small Female in Russia. GERMANY AND BELGIUM. DISMARCK AT WORK. erald Cable Sprefal.) ToNpow, April 29,—An arrangement has been made Delween 6 leaders of tho Libersl party fu Delglum and Princo Biamarck, Tho latter, by the nppilcation of diplomatic pressure, undertakes to Lring abont tho downfall of the clerical Ministry, The Tiberals, theu returning to power, aro to make lown o suppresa tho publication of ~ views unfavorable to (Le Germon coclesfastieal policy, The Liberals would fntroduro compnlvory military _ service, n0d establish new fortificatfons, consequently the Liberal Weleian papers support tho ltest demand of {ho German Cabinet insisting on tho avertlirow of thn clerical Qovernment, This means the Prussianizing of Delgium, THE FRENCH TPRES® OX THE POSITION OF EN< GLAXD. VAR, April 14,—Tho Comatitutionnel sayn *The English Government han not wished that tho Prusso-Belgian tncidont should finiah without express- ing ita view of the matter. Tt comies, it in true, pome~ what ate, but {t §s euch an uncommon thing tosee En- flaud taking part {n o Continental question that tisa cause for addressing cungratulations to her, Lord Russell and Mr, Glailstono had so accustomed ug to 8 yollcy so stgolutely personal and undetacled from in- terents of self that thio mere fact of reeing England intarfera 18 for ua & vory signifcaut fact.!” "The Moniteur kags s interpellation of ihie honorable member of the Liboral party wen perflous, for the auswer medn to fuim mnight citlier have compromised the Mininter if 1t glanced too castly on the independence sud noutrallts of Delglum,—principles door from all tima to tlin Tnglish peoplo,—or bave singularly alarmed Ltropie i it fusistedl on mora than was nocessary, The Lnglith TPremisr drow bismsolf from tho danger most adroftly by saylug oll that wos wauted and uothiug that was not. Morcover, {lio effect produced in Parifament. awl in the couutry s een excolient, and wa can Judne of it thls worning by the way in which the i Uritish press apreeciates the words uttered Ly Mr. Disracll, e revtll, althouglh it wmors particnlarly uffects Land, ought nol, Lowever, to bo_indificrent taus, The continustion of goot fecling which uxists betwoon France and the United Kingdom doubtivoy docs not depend upon the existence of {hie or that Mimlstry. It has o more polid bavis than the matoten- ‘power of 1o proaent Cavinet, But wo slso thinc that it in o good thing for Eaglani tobs for tho amoment governel by {ho Consersativo perty : and 1lin futoreat s sufliclent for us 10t 10 retnudn Sndifer- ent o tho Lapyy Iatie whilh Sciterdny'a siting Liad for Mr, Diaraell and hfs colleagnen.” Tio Ordre “ Tl auwer of Mr. Disracli to the interpellation of Mr. Owen Lowis has becn euch ns was penerally ex- Jected—a feat of calcnlation and s manifest desire to nttcuuato as far 08 possiblo tho bearing of tho Pruseo- Telgtan incldent and to_reassure E everthes leas, tho First Lord of tho Tressury, prosehied Mr, Lawls for his cxaggoration, finished hix apecch by n plirase which indieates o resclution on tlio partof England to watcls eventa elogely, The mero fact of tho oxcltement produced fu England by the Prusso-Belginn Incldent conatitntes a wurning for Germavy. England, who for long affected 1ot o fn- torcst herself i Contincutal affairs, has just shaken off ler insnlar torpor, Iu 1870, governel by Nr, Gladstone, sho passively asslated at tho ducl betweon Yranco shd Germany. In 1853 she pronounces in favor of Belgium. Bho cvinces o resolution o look seriously upon the dutics which her position ¢f guar- anteo of Bolgian neutrality and tndopendence imposes on her, 'Tho prospect of the annexatlon of Delgium by North Germany lla her with prident alarm, Englsud docs not wish tha magnificejit part of Autiwerp 10 bo canguered poma day by ruskis.” The X1Xme Siecle sska fronically 2 #51f Dalgian neutrality wero serlously menaced, if, for inatance, there wero ouly 600,003 Pritesians armed to tho teeth on tho Belgian fronticr, would the Qov- rnment_bo ready o fulilll its dutics tawards ita sove crelygn, whore sentiments toward Germauy aro well- kmowny #audte erveal™ "Tho France, alluding to Me, Disraoll's expression of # Srjondly romonstrance,” says ¢ “Ono tay guess oll the Irony ond nrchness whioh this word *friendly in tho mouth of the sharp aud wilty statesman, and appifed o 31, do Dlsmarck, con- coaled. Wi rom liere that curve of tho lip Wo can see which {x customary 1o him, and that peculiar tosa of {ho head which all who hava Licard Mr, Disracli kuow well,” “Thn Repullique Franeatse sasn: #7Tlio feeling 18 B0 sirang, 50 deep, 80 _{mpertou that we wiil mot discuss how strango ft mighit Jin Loento hoat Mr, Disracli, ono of tuo leadvrs of ¢ Tory Party, in that EngiAnd unattacked, unccnquerel, pertiaps unsaiallsbe nud invincible, Fpsking from 1o Luglisn tribunethe langusgo with which the Liborty party—tlis Maushester school—ls o bitter) reprosched, ~ Tho tolograph and tho ne un that tho end of the Premior's ape with applause miuglod with_fronical lsughter, Mors thun abo.neunber of (b Oppovition Lud. reason, 1n fact, to laugh, Mr. Gladstono would have field lengusgo nat different from that of hfs rival, M, Diaracll, Luttheso are matters which coucern En- glaud, TIIE DUCHESNE CASE, Destas, Aprll 13,—The fact of tho Delglan Govern- ment causing, after tho last German note, a judiclal {nquiry $o bo instituted into the casoof the ‘allogod would-bo nssasain Duchesue, whion any such inqufry wwas proviotisly rofdred on- tha plea that the Delgian Tow id 1ot admit of taking proceedings, Las made countderablo impressfon here, The notes exchanged beiween Germany and Del- ,glum azo about to ba publislied, There i 5o allusion 'to the press in the German noto. TUR DELOIAN CIAMDER OF DEPUTIES, DosseLs, April 10.—In to-dsy's sitling of ihe Chame Yor of Deputies, 3, Dumorticr saked the Government for information respeciting the diplomatio notes ox- changed botwsen Germany snd Delgtum, Comts W'Aspromont-Lynden, Ministor for Forelyn Affuirs, repliod that tho questivn had not the [mportanco which M, Dumorticr attributed toft, 1Is could tiot, howover, improvise n reply (o the questions put, and, thorefors, proposed to the Chamber to adjourn the de- it on "t subject WAl next Friday, Tie liowa agreed (o thls course, Teplying to T, Viemincks, tho Minteter satd that in tho notes addrcasod to Belgtum thers was not a word implying any demand for & mod- {fication of tiie Belgian Constitution, VIEWE OF THE OERMAN PRESS, Denurw, April 13.—Ito North German Gasetta of {his oveuthy publisiics an articlo wherein {t agaln dis- curues the noto sent by Germany fo the Belgisu Gor~ ernmant i Fobruary, which, 1t aays, {8 miscouslrued by the nowapapers of lum as AD attack upon tho berty of tha press of tiat couutry, Tie artilo addes T fa roception of that amicalAy-worded. dispatel by the Bolgium nowspapers will prevent the Uerman Governmont frow earrylug out tho inf wo_hear it iad entertained of closiug the discusslon, and will, in fact, render ita contiouanco noceausry, ‘A, Disacli's reply {0 the queation of 3, Owen Lawis relative to the recent correspondence between Germany and Lelglum {8 mentionod will sppraval by the North Gertan aud ANalonal Guzetlcs of thi et ing. Tholstter journal expresses salisfaction st the ‘moasured aud sonsible ferms i which the Premior ro- Kreue Zelfung ssys the German Oovornment L) l:{:qhm.l In dauiery, 1874 and or tho sccesaion of the presont Cabluet, 1o ade dress Delgiuta upon the faol of the Ultratuontane agi. tation going on (a 10t Kigdom, Englaud both ties decliued to remonstrate with Belgium, ————m GREAT BRITAIN. ¢ JOMN BUIGHT GLOWS FACETIOUS, Loxpox, April 28.~A% the recoption giyen to Oheval- for, the distingulshod FronoH ec.onomist, in i~ minghsm, this evening, Join Dright made some re- marzks on free trade, in (he coursoof which he mad it was ludiorous for the United Blates to invito fareign ‘manufacturcrs to competa at an eabibition when s protective tarif provented them from competing in Amarican marks PARLIAMERTARY ELECTION, Lowpox, April 28,—The Marquls of Tavistock, Lib- eral, lins boon elected to Pacliaent for Bodfordshire wlthout opposition, . 'Tho Prince of Wales was justalicd Grand Blaster of o United Grand Lodge of Masons at the lto{.nl Al- Lert Lall to-day. A large concoumio was prosen! Lonpox, April 29,—At a mecting of the Town Coune cil of Kidderminster yeelerday tho Becretary of the Gare pet Mauufaciurers’ Avsociation stated thiad the carpet manufacturers xlnnr‘ll{ throughout the Kingdom had decilod not Lo send thelr products to the Pulladelphia Exhibltion, becatss of the existence of & prohibitary tarilf, and that & memorial {o this effect would be for- warded to the Dritlsh Minister st Waslington, —_———— CHINA AND JAPAN, TRE PACIFIC MAIL BTRAMER'S NEWS. Saw Fuancisco, Cal,, April 95,~The Pacific Mall steamship City of Peldug arrived this aflernoon, ‘Ble left Hong Kong April 1, srrived at Yokubama on the 6th, and loft ou the JULl, Dad wealbor off the cosst of Japaz, and & rough sea sl tho way Lome. Bho brings Blsughal dates to Masch 31, and Hong Kong April1, 1t waa reporied from Corea thal the Eribessy which visiled Peking last Xovember 10 iBquire sbaut the 5ee -4 xult of thia Japaness negotintions wera sdvised by the Chinese Government that tho troating between Corea and the Wesfern natione would now ba nxpedient, but that Japan ahould bo excludod, Thia is belleved to b i1 consquenca of Chilneso drritation sgainst Japan st the te, Tho Coreann had provionaly Leen falsely warned by China that Ameriea, France, and Japan wera combining for an attack, and had contequently made great praparations for the event, hut, on recelpt of & sccond tncosage, the extra lovies of kuliicrs wero disbanded, and tho King deelared bin willingneas fo_treat, although st fitat ntrongly oprosed by hin Ministers, It fa now belleved that Corea will Torpond. aMrmatively 10 the next appeal for intercoura Tho anthorities of Fukien show {Liemaclvex alive to the necessity of increased intercourao with Fortnos Conitaledoer Bliow, who_petitioned in Janus tho Vicorny'swiflicinl renidence should be clianged from Fukien to Formoss, now sddresses & memordal in the thronn snidni the removal of all restrictions on trado with and_eniigration {0 {hiat inland, This docu- ment reveals the remarkabla fact that ail the Chinws wern hitherto forbidden undor heavy penalties to enter thn territory of the mavages, irada or futer- also thist atono posts linve slways o tho aboriglual territory Legiua, ew cvidence i afforded that China never cone *avage Forinors. titlon, & decren has been fsnod suthorzing colonization. Tho Turifia Mafl stuatmabip City of Peking mads tho ko frum Yokohama to long Kong tu 3 days, 16 hours, The Rumisn Minlster 1n Peking [n sald to have ap- pled for a revision of tha treatica betwecn Nusafs and China, Tlia hranch of the Doutschie Bank at Bianghsl will be diseonthuied next June, Tho abip Adventure, carrsing the Tiritial marines formerly statioued ab Yokolama, left Hong Koug for Natal March 17, Tho present liend of the family of Confuelur, naw in Teking, 18 10 receive o tablet from the Emperor,which, aceording to custom, 1 bestowsd. by each rucceeiiug mousrcl o be deposltad in the Coufuctan Yemaple st The frigate Yangwm was abont ta start en_a_crnine round thu world, under command of Gspiain Tracey, of tho Lritish uavy, “Tho diMcultica Teapocting the telegraph Iine from Facloo to Amoy aro ewled by the Chiuove oftering to itircharo tho work an far ax completed. Tuln i re- Hurded as s genorous proponition, the Dinieh Teio- @rsph Compuny hinving cleatls commenced oyerations without dusauthority oF permisetor, The Cliiniove state that if indomaity is asked for [ronerty desiroyed by mob, they will ot anly refuse iut will wittdraw the present offer, YoxouANA, April 10,—A Guvernment notification Yon Leon frmucd, auliorizing Jaganens mubjects to seut contributlons to the Australlan Eapoaition next Aulir, Berthirs, Minfster of France, safled for home Mareh 50, to bo absont one year. It is understood that bis departire woa In consoquionce of tho cons vletion that the Japancss Lad indefnitely postponcd tho revision of tho ftreattes 1f 0, Lia action is premature, The Goverument {5 naw neatly ready to announce 1U4¢lf preparon far revision. Tucqraph recelpta 10 Jagisn for the sear endiag last Deceinber wera $118,402. Clinries Lowlos, of the French banking-bonse, lias Juat siited Japan for the | urposcnof Mmaking rratge- Inout# for the sotilmnent of Japanese claims previoun 10 tho Feojenivg of tho hutse i Genova, Dentache Tlank bratels in Yokohatns i to close, Iu conecqnenice of tho stagnation of hasincss, 1o Tl Britshs Legation 4 now poruiszcatly estallished n Yeddn, Hhida and Tshil, two officials of tho Forolm OMce aud Tolegraph Burcat, start next wock for Lumsia to attend the Telegraph Gonference, Teleitraph dirpatchos from Bhongbal, April 7, aliude to thie massacro of forelgmurs at Tirn Taiu. The Japanedo Government hna advices on {hio sub- Seet not el mado publie. The Japatise Comelnstoners sent to Biam lant win- for have fulfiled thedr socret orraud and returned home, i 1;{:?;'111 ven Hollonben, German Charge, has arrived n Yedds, Japancse officials connoeted with the recent mission 10 Peking, l-mp!m(lc:ll{ Tepuliate the recent assertion iu the British Rouse of Lords that Wads, British Mm- futer to Chilua, took an active part {n tug eattlemnent of tho dispnte lictween Chins end Japsn, Farly in tha negatlazicns Wade made advances to the Japaneso Commiesloners which were peremptorily declingd, Tater tha Chinoss proposcd to snbmit the queation by arlitzction, which was again formally refused, Wade's fricudly otlices toward tho Chinese are admitied to bo Dusalbie, but hie was never admitted to Japanese confl- deticr, o dkd 1o pitezmpt to ofer thiem counsel st sny peiod, The inseatigation ia continued respecting tho alleged murder of an American named Pearce on Donin Isle and. Nothing devisive fs clicited, Heveral ofliclals have beon spocially commissioned to inlt Peliing i referenca to newly-raised questions of tributes demanded of Lew Chiowans by the authori- tes of Fuchioo, Mesnrs, Capron, Wasron, and Casecl, Americans, ware piresented to {hs Mikado o the occaston of with: drawing {rom the Jopaneso sorvice, ‘The festival at Nagaraki, in_commemoration of evouts in Formosa, commenced March 21, and cou- tinued threo days with great spirit, —_— AUSTR!A. DON ALPHONSO IN LOW ESTEEM. VisxKa, April 28.—Violent demonstrations have Deeu mado against Don Alphonso, who {s resting ot Gratz. A mob attempted to oater Lis villa, The police srore called upon to protect it, and sevors! rioters were arreated. —_—— CUBA, - PROCLAMATION. TavANA, April 28.—~Captain-General Valmaseda has fssued o proclamation offering pardon to reb- els who surrender beforo May 30, 1875, Tho pardon fs unconditfonal for all oxcopt descrtors from {he Spanish force, who will be Tequired to serve In the vanguard of tho army until the cnd of tho war, Tho proclama- tlon declares that * enough loyal bayonets remain in Bpain (o make those Spanish soldiers bite dust who continue {1 close union with jneurgents shedding the Llood of thelr former companions aud brothers.” s GERMANY, ANOTHER DISHOP UNDER THE DA, Drarax, April 28.—Legal procoediuge kave been commenced by tho Prussian Govornment for the re- moyal of tho Princo Bishop of Brelau, for,violation of tho ecclsainstical Taws, THE CNOWN PRINCE. TEnviv, April 13.—~The German Crown Princo and Princess go straight {o Monza, whers they will, per- liaps, rocedva a vislt from tho Itallan Crown Princeand Princess. The Crown Prince travels incogultoas Count voa Lingeo, — BELCIUM, MINEDS' RIOTS, BnusazLs, April 23,—The troubls with the miners at Charlorol continuos, snd scrious riots are reported. e SPAIN, TEFATATION. BaxTanpzn, April 19,—As a final sct of reparation for the Qustay outrsge, the Spantsh commander at Quetaria, on tho arrival of the German fleet off that point, fired a aaluts of 21 guna, —— RUSSIA. MANIYESTO FHOX THE KATPEROD, PARIA, April 14.—The Emperor of Russia has fasued the followiug manifesto s # Dy the grace of God, we, Alexander IIL, Emperor 2nd Autocrat of all tho lusias, King of Poland, Graud Duksof Finland, otc, On tho $5th day of the present ‘Tmouth cf Morch our wellbeloved dsughter-{n-law, her Tmpenai ilighness the Cosarcyms, Grand Ducness Mary Feodororna, wifs of his Imponal Highuees the Cosarewitcly el Apparent, our woll-beloved son, braught 1utd th worl maug&umna 4V us 8 grand- Uehyhter, who has ecslved fhie namo of Xeai, - Wa welcomo this _{ncrease of our Imperial family as a now grics of Providence for us and for onr Empire, and in anyiouncing it to our falllful subjocts we are convineed that thoy will ratso wil us fervent prayers t0 God for tlio Lappy growili end prosperity of the new-Lorn Grand Duchess, We order that everywlers i title of Imperial Mighnews sball be given to our woll-beloved " qranddaugater the ew-bora Grand uokiens, Qiven st 8, Pelersburg, tho 23th day of Marchof the year of grace 1675, aud in the twenty-firal uf our relun, ALESANDER." ‘The date of this proclamation s of course sccording {0 tho Eastorn Calendar, . i AP THE PAPAL QUESTION. NEW AND VIGOROUS GEBMAN LAWA. Pants, April 13,—The Cologne Gazette says: *Bo far as we are concerned, we repest we not only hope, but are confident, that sirang but prudent di- rection of Gorman polioy will proteot us for a long 1ime tu come froms the misfortunc of s new war, But 10 attaln tils end 1t will be neceasary to observoat- tontivaly all {hat may thresten or endanger peace, The anawer sent o the German Lisbopw proves that Prince Diamarck {s determined to reslat encrgetically all hierarchical pretensiony, and the information wa gathor from all wides proves that dusing the prossut soesion uew and vigorous laws agalnat tho pollcy of thio Cathiollo Ohure wil bo Jaid befor this iouse.” Tiexean, April 18,—Under & bill o Le fumediately fntroduced by the Goverument sll Pruasian convents must ba withiu alx wonibs,—thoss the aocu~ yanta of whichi keop schools or aticnd hospltals belug allowed a reapite which niay be extondod 10 (o Feats, Thelr sutire property will Le scquestered, Thoss juonks sud nuns who brouglt auy properiy (4 the conventa upon entering Holy Orders’ will have thelr oue; baok, while those who aro oo old or luo Vouk o' work for thelr sustenano will be peustonod, A PAYAL AUDIEXCE, Rouw, April 18.~Tho Popo has given an audicnco fo & groat number of farelyucrs of il nationalitics, They were hoaded by Priuce Windlechgratr, who mad sii sddress, exprepaing the sentmante of tho Uatliol of every country with regard Lo the religlous, political snd soctal quoslions now sgitating Burope. ' Ho abao- lutely denied, and_charactorizod sa » calumny, the statement that tlio Pope sud the Bishops lisd altered thie Faithi st tho Vatican Council, Thie Popo In his ro- ply welcomed thege declarstiony with visiule satisfeo- tion, THE ELEOTION OF TUE NEXT POPE. Banuw, Aprl 10,—The Pesth Miulvterial Koezerdeek says Oount Audrassy submitted to the Itallan Minls- taisat Venios a drsuglt sgrecment relative 1o the eloction of tho pext Pope and the attitude o bo obs served Ly both lowers on that oceaston, Though framed with dus consideration for the views of Ger~ mauy, the draught was based upou tho principlo that there wad no nmazwum Dotween Germiany and Ansiris aa regasded tholy foward the Vailcan, AFFAIRS OF STATE, Proceedinge of the Michigan State Logislature Yesterday, Report of (he Committee Appointed (o Investigate State-Prison AfMalrss | - Some Tit-for-Tat Courtesy Boiween Georgia and Tennessee. MICHIGAN, TUE UNIVERSITY. Esecial Dupateh to The Chieago Trifune, Laxstia, Mich,, April 23, ~Tho Benate parsed this morning the Lill creating a school of mines at the University, and approristing £21,000 for the next two years to carry out ts provielonn, 1t includes in the dopsrtment insiruction in mining, engincering, metal- Iurgy, and architectnro and desijn, The Lill will bea 1aw ax 800D 28 signed by the Governor, KILLED. ‘The Senate defeated tho bill forlidiing offcers and omployos of rallway corporations to be intareated in sub-corporativus, THE LIQUOR RILL. ‘The 14Nl tazing the lqnor trafic was taken up in the House this morning, and the first quection was on concurring 1 the amendment adopted by the Henate, fixiog & uniform tax an aclling apirituour liquors of 160 per annum and £00 on malt liquore, Tho amend- meut wan not concurred—yuas, 31 noys, b4, Tha next omendment paaced upon was that by which the Senate atruek out the rrovidon that theee taxen shull Lo fu diou of athorw, ths llouse LAl forbidding municijalitien from ~ lovy: iug any oiler taxes upou the business, The amendnient was 1ot cuncurred In—yeas, 41} nays, of, Tho amendment that county inatead of munlcipal of caru shiall collect the tazes waa conctirred in—yean, 51§ no naye, 44, The other amendments which wero o spechal tmportares wera convurred in—yeas, nays, 0 THE APPORTIONMENT DILL reported by the raniority of the Honsa Committen {n yursuauce of ntrictions from the Hotse un o barts of 14,560 yopulation wan paseed L tho Uouse i taoru= ng. TAEZ REOCLATING LIQUOR DILL, a8 smend:d by the Ketate, was aiso considere by tho Honse this morning. The question was {aken on eon- curring i all the wiendments except the une striking out of the bill the sectiou rereatingtho Vrobilitory Taw. ‘Tliare wero 10 yens and 23 nagr, and (o taend monta wore Lot concurred in, Ou the quetion of cuneurring {n the amendment striking ont the ect(on rapealing tho Probibitory law, thicre were 45 yeas and 45 uays, 50 tho auenduent wan tot coucurred in, The billn now go back to the Benato to. ace If they will ro- cedo from their action, ‘TUL BENATE. The following were reported adverzely or with- out mcommendation and tabled: Hcnate bill 32, 1 pay bouaties to.solutoers 1 s ate War, - luuse 11l 700, to amend the lsw relative to ornaments] shizde troca; 'Houso bill 4 the dfainage of ewar Thw Henats conearmd in Tlonse amendments to the following: Beuate bill 53, Lo pay troops emploged in Montealm and Marquette Conntios in 111 Henate bill 184, to diside Laat Tisy; Oranil Traverre 00, fntn elace tion districta; S:nate bill 1.2, for tho expuinu of tho «xhibition of Michigan producta at tho Centennlal: Sensta bill 102, for the protsction and _presersation toxnabip records; Benate bill 143, to amend zelativato evidencs The following was possed : THouse bill to sstablish & achool of mines at tho University, & (o 11, The follawing were pasacd : Henats joint resolation 23, requiriug the Auditor-General (0 crodit. certalu noncsa to hn County nf Inabollas House B30, to amend the charter of Grand Rapide; House bill 1%, fo to amend Kee, 1,056, relative to amend the sct relativo to rural cemutories; IMouse Uil 202 to omend 21 for tho reorganization of he rallita: Turces s House bill 137, to convey tho titla tocertain lands to Mary 3. McDermott ; Tivuse Uill 483, rolative to the Jacksod plauk-road i Howse bill 145, ta smewd the charter of Detrolt, relative toatroct opemings; Sawate Dill 250, to repeal the act to sllow townshipa to borrorw oty to ol in bullitng gravel nd piauerouds; Fenate manuncript bill to limit the time for the pay+ 1nent of the Trewury of Nllcs ; Houso b tha clarter of ¢ Ttapd avking Congress to admis milling twine frec of du Houre Hill 310, to amend the Pish law; Tours Joinl Fosolution No. 20, 1n rlatio fo Uie Dawey aevct i ost—11 to 17, The House concurred in the Senato rosolution relat- ing to postage, Jioutaa LiIJ 108, reapportioning Reprecentatives, was pansed, ‘Tho following were passed ¢ _Sanate bill 141, smond- ng ti0 Iaw relative fo ejectment s Senate bill'5, rcl tive to the organizatinn of Gladwin County ‘bil) 180, relativa to foreclorure by advertisonient, Tho vota by tehieh (e tone concurred in tho Sen- ate ameudments to Howsa Lill 141 was reconsidered aud tho amendments were coneurred fu. Benate Jjolut resolution No, 21, for the rollef of Luther Smith, was favorably reported upon, Tho following were laken #p upon motion and passed: Jlouso Il 92, for a State Hospitalat Aun “Atbor ; Tousa bill 219, smendlng Soe, B ot fq.e relative to tho amount thot may Tatwod for achool trposcs. il Fepmlsting and taxiog Houor bills are thun fually possed, ey will bouigusd by tha Governos st once, TDANQUET. 3ir, Liviogstone, Reprentutative from Wayne Couaty, entertained the Legisiaturo nt 8 banqust last evomuyg at the Lansing Tloure. Tho anpper contained cvery- thing ioe, tn botl solids and Hquids, Syevchiea were made by Gov., Bagley, Licut.Gav, Holt, and many Benstors aud Represeniatives, THE STATE-PRIBON REPORT. The Special Commlttes of Investigation on the Siato-Priann eame o tho follawlng conelusionin We tind that tie punishrent Ly tho lash abd on the crous fiasbeen abaudoned 19 1ot [roper puniviiacat for uso, and yet there has boen 1o Tule or reguintion, otber than the discretion of thecgent, defning the eharacter or amonnt of punfstment. e donot be- ileva that such u largo diarretion stotld bo tuvemied in auy man, Thess convieta being in the State-Trison, overy prommplicn 18 against them ; thelr nouths are sulstantially cloged, for, being undve tho will of tho agent, they aro kely fo remaln silent under atmost any infliotinn rather than complaln anid take the Hak of belug visitod with o sttll morv savera punishiont, “The emloves, Keepert, quacils, ec., about tae prisor ars forbidden by the riles adopted 'by tho Inpectors from speaking outsida the walls of raattors which transpivo In tho prison. W think it would b au tm= provemient in th rogulationa If a¥ery kooper and guard were at Mberty to repart to the Iuspectors every act of tho agent which was an Infraction of the genefal rulcy of the prisop, and especially should this by the duty of thie Deputy. 'As 0 tha clothing of tho convicts, wo nd {hiat it 1a neuticient for cold weattier, and thaf the prisan physician called sitention to_ this fact, Lut, fn- Hread ol miceiing the cordial co-operation of yie ngent o romedy the deleieucy, s wat rogunied 1é un inter: ‘meddior with that whicli'was nono of bis busiacas, 83 far n wa can loazn tho dutics of tho Chaplait and of thoPrison Phyuician havo bven earefally, faitbfully, and cousclentiously perfurmed. W Loliova that tha food of the convicts {s ampla and_wholesome, It 16 1 opinion_of your Cumimissioners that men who have {odged in the'prison atmospicre can hardly bo re- ganded as in good condition for Iabor whou they enter fibon tholr day’adutiea tu the sliop, and wo tfak the {uterest of the Stato would be promoted by adopting pch meane as will make the rest of the convicta in Thelr calle & miattor of fuvigoraton rathor tian of pros- tratfon, At flie Logislaturo of thif aession bas panscd a Ul for tho Tegulaion of tha Btats Irison, your Commissioners will mot eulurgo this Jepott by further particulars o recommendations, but wetrust 1he lostimony which haa been taken by the Conuittes will b carcfully vead by every wmeinbir, and wo belleva that tho Investigstion will riot bo withs ot good results, Your Commiites belleve it tliose 15 charge of our Btate inatitutions should syer Lear it nind thiat ons tnan han no gl over another sxvept g givea by law, aud that Af tho ayent of e hisia Priton, or any Stles oflcer, exceod it ithorly, o ula Bimself ouislds tho ‘Trolection of law. Wo ho- Jieve the Inspactors to bo good aud trus mew, wlo 1iava & sincero deslre to promote thia tert intereats of thio fitato and of tha convicts, but wa think thy have atlowed too much discrotion to the agent and, from whiat e loarn from thein, we are of opiuion thal they sgroe wiLhi us in this regard phobidal TENNESSEE, GURLRNATONIAL NMIGU-HORSE, Beacinl Dueatehta The Chiraze Tribune, NasmviLex, Toon,, Apell 28.~Two montha sgo Gor, Smiil, of Georgla, refused to grant a requisition from Gor, Porter, of Tenncsace, for & man uamed Kuight, on tha slleged ground that tho sggrieved parties had aned Knight {n Georgis, To-day Gev. Torter refussd to it »_requirilion from Smith for & man psmed Hatntore: ff-fll e . bitith fecogulsed his req- ulsition be would recoguizo ono from him, ——— LOUISIANA. TUE STATE AVINTOR, New Onumixy, April 28,—0ov, Kallogg to-duy tn- atructed tho Attorney-Geueral to inutltute a sult agatnst Auditor Clintoa and his sureties, stating that though the enate bad failed (o sct on the charges fatran by (e toute of Lioprcssniativon be deunied JCeiRht that an finmediato aud thorough Hiveetigation should be bt of sy slisged tmalfessanco ou the part of th Audltor, e o THE HOPPERS. Sparfal Dipateh ta The Chieaga Tribune, 81, Paus, April 28,—Grusbopper eggs in Becker County, on the Northarn Pacific, are zeported do- stroyed, uearly all, by worms from a quarier toa bhalfe inch long. Tho smaller ones aro white aud the Lurger oues tinged wit brown. To Dl Earih County, Mia, nesota Vallay, most of tha exgs are said to bo rob and Nlh:lngi'lh- Drolonged cold, wot weatber, In th e o e ol ol pramialng oy overwidming sound, " 31010 i Tod Wood, el Audicine, sud Lao qui Parla unty. SUICIDE, Speial Dipateh to The CAicuge Tribune. Davexront, Is,, April 2%,—A man wamed Quiston Beott, an old restdent of this clty, cowmitied suicide Ly baking laudanum esly this morning. Ue wes drusk atthe time, e had made soferal evious sttempta 10 take hfa Itfe, e ravos & wifs sud chillr: {al Diapateh (o The CAleaga Tribun Hr, PAUL, April 29.—Young Anderaon, living near Tteddivond Tall, axparfenced religlon st a rovival meete ing Iast week, ond ptald {00 long for afler prayers, so 21ady accompanying him thought, snd abe " walked Nown with anotlier hea, whereapon Andocsan houiht sraenie for dog, took 1t firuseif,and died on Fridsy af- Srestal Divpatel, ta The Chicngs Tellune, RIOUX CLry, Ta,, April 24,.—The man who waa fonnd drad on Mink Crect, near Lemars, Monday, was named Dasid Cardwell, The Onraner' fnqueat heid to-day developel tue fect that ha had Aot his hores with & rifie, and aflerwards shot himself with a pistol. Carduwell was 2 bachelor, and owned considerable peo; erty. Hin money and other valnables wera found on the body, The caimo for tho suicide ia unknown. CASUALTIES, ST, PAUL FATALIT! Epertal Dispnteh (n The Chicogn Tritvns, BT, Pavt, Minn, April 29,—A 3-year old danughter of Hermsn Zwea, of thia clty, with otber very amnall children, on Baturdsy made a bonfire of slaviugs, at which her dresn eaugit fire, and fatally burniuy her from the knses to the neck most herrivly, Eddie Carson, ¥ yoarn old, galug ta wchool in thn Slatis Ward, fell thin noon at’ the schoolhouse stos, and died of beart diecase, FATAL FALL OF A SCAFFOLD. Prrmantuo, Pa., Aprl 28,—Shortly siter 10'clack this afternoon tho scaffolding fell from a threcatory Tiousa at tho corner of Bmithfeld utreet and Soventh arenue, while otio_ carpenters wern ehgaged at work n 4, uhd Thomas A, Bodeo was Instautlv Liliad, snd Willlsn W, Imoplrey apd Walter Guthrle ‘were scriounly Injured, BURNED TO DEATH. Crxerawatt, 0., Ajril 23,—Lmma Ryan, 6 years old, wan buried to death to-night, A little brofhiar knockod 8 coal-ofl Ismp off the table, and the litUs girl undor- Lok ta smother the flames with Lier drese, Her clothe 1ng took Bre, aud burned Lier j.ast recoguition, POLITICAL, MINNESOTA TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES, Spectal Diroateh ta The CAfrazn Tribune. Br, PAUL, April 24.—The Central Committea of the Flats Temperauco Alliance met yesterdsy, and, resoly- 1ng to 2ct s o separate political part, declded to call o convention fo nomainate a full Btate teket at Minneap. alis, June 23 next, At other tenporance mosiings tho Wouwan's Temperance Unjon wun formed, and » stock company was organized to taka the Liverty Hladr, A mouthly temperance papor recently started, and pube izl the same weekly, THE MASSACHUSETTS TEMPIRANCE MEN. Bosto, Muss, April 23,~The Btate Temperance Allfance tn-dey adopted an address to (b peaple, urg- {ngthim to take advantage of the clausa in the new Liguor law affording local option as & grotection against the Neensed saio of lquor, GEN. BEAUREGARD. IXis Ikeply to the Objcction to ¥5is He= g Envited to the Proposcd Eratere mzntion ut Chiengo. Correspondense Cineinnali Commereial, NaeuviLpr, Toon,, April 26.—Gov, Ioster to- day received the following letter from Gen. Leauregard, in respouso to ono sent to the latter about & wack ag T, April 23,—Dran S : Tour fa- o1 Deen recelvod, fuclosiug tlie form of au iwviiiun sdopted by 8 geucral meeting of thio rnidlors, raliirs, end citizena of Cileago, to be sent 1031l who recognize the American fig sa an emblem of natiouality, wntivided aud nudivilable, to attend a ind rounion of a1l the soiliers and eaflors of fhe inited Ktalon, to bo heid At Chicago May 12,13, and ¥ aud’ fnquiting Low much trutli thero {4 in the remarka of & certain Gen, Frank Sherman, wha wbjectad o the {nvit Aica Leing sant 10 fuc, 18 1o wia not fu favor of oxtending au Wisttathn to's 1 whn had sald be was in favor of shooting all prisuners taken tnder tho Amorican flag' 1 had hoped that tlie parsions end enmities ocensfoned by tho late werp replaced by Lindlier foclings, but i¢ secms th, are hearta still rancorous enough o be e¥ar suziama to #i1r a1t fnto w tame the dying embers of the War, Ju this scction of our country such oxbibitivne of antmority are conined to {hoee who, during the War, wore furiliest from tho enemy, gathering up tho spoiis 51 thip wako of tho cuntendinig aruier, ' fa uot ilis den, Frank Sherman ouo of thoio despleable charac. el ™ Not from any regard for ench winily declarations, nor for the matl M enaugh to Huk 12 such busy pandering ta populyr paseions, butout of rapect o Ingecif and 10 that causo whose Lign axd boly pirpoee fstory wilt nome day vinlicate, T will vrs Lrefly 20d frunkly wisto the Doaition 1 tovk in_ regard o tio conduct of the late civil war, a3 _coneorned Fedcral prisoners, After the imitle of the firet Manasess, When 1t was reported thut W Fadotal Govarnmeut re- ured to recognize Confoderal Drisoners us * priscie €rn of war,” that Clirintfan hero sud ablo saldiar, Gen, Thomna 4. (Stanuwall) Jackson, aud myself, advoeated thrat the Confederate Governmont should’ then pro- claim & war to the kuife,” neither seking nor grants fng quarter, We tnoreover thought thut the wer would thereby come snaner to st end, with lers dentruction, finalls, of life and proverts, W thought, ala0, that siich & mude of worfare would fuapire great- erferrer in the armed fnvaders of our suil, and redaco greatly the number of army fullowers, bummiers, eic., who wero over the cursy of all armed invasions, Bubsequently, when tho Federals ks pe: certain portlons of the Soatl, atul developed a vystem of warfare in_ thelr operations in Loutslana, Missie nippd, knd Virginga, nud tho foexcusalle burning of Atlaita and Columbia, and the dasiructsvo mareh of Gen, Sherman throuzh Qeorgta and South Carolius, whose track wasnarked by mmoking ruine sud black. el ehfinnoys; 10 the suggestion uf Gen. Hallack, to deatzuy Churleston and spriuklu salt ou ita site, that nut even grara should grow thercan, to which Gen, rruan replied that no it woull Lo needed, a8 on 13 moat reliablo corpe formed (he Hubt wing of b arwy, ol thet it slwass dld {ts work thoroughly ; to tho devaptating march of Gen, Sheridan through 'the Shenandoal Valley, relative 1o which ke reported to thoGeneral-in.Cliiaf of 1ho Unlted States. Atinies that Wg crow flying over the country would have to carry its ovrn rations,” buthe did et say what became of tho old mien, women, und children who then lived in that fertile valley, Witk regard to the mortality u!dlvrllmnl on both aides, the Warlington [uton (Badicl) of Oztober, 1868, contatned the followiug articlo: * In roply ta s revolation of the louse of Lisyroicutativos, calling upe on the Becretary of War for the numler of prisoners of either slde held and thet died during tho War, makes the following report ¢ unber of Unlop pri oners—Sauth, 3 dfed, 22501 3 number of Co federato pri ortb, , 29,484-that i, two of the former ous of every twenty-two, and two of the latier out ¢f every fifteen, Comment 18 hero unnozessary, in view of (ko condition snd resaurces of those' iwo sectloms of enuulry. Bo, dinmetrically oppoacd to (b one practiced by the Confederatos when they fuvadod Maryland anyd Peansylvania uoder thelr great commander, ‘Gen, 1t, E, Leo, and § ssw the enactated forms and wreteh- ed canuftinn of our returced Bouthern prisoners, 1 again advocsted the holsttus of the black flag, wilitng at any time to forfelt wy lifo1n the deadly wiruggle, Notwithsianding these views, T slwaya treated iny souers with Lurnanity snd proper consideration, 1 o fortuno of taliiig 1auy thousands of thew st Manarsan, Bbiloh, Charleston, Drury’s Bluff, Bermuda Hundrady, suid Poteraburg, wost of wiiow ate, 1 sup- pose, still’ alive, aud con (aud certalnly would) teatify 10 thie fact, Aftor tho fall of Fort Sumter, fa April, 1861, T granted 1o iho garrisun tho same considerate terma which T liad nered efors the sitack, Through my intercessions the Federal surgeons and ministers of the Gorpel, taken ot Manaeeas, wers ree lezsod without exchsuge by the Confedsrata Governs meut, The day after that batile, ouo of the Federal ofcers (whose friends I dmew in Now York) appiled t0 e for s small loan for humself and frieuds, which I furnlshed at ouce from wy private funds, It was Laithtully returued, Bhortly after the battlo of Shiloh I sant, under » cartel, acertain number of ablo-bodled T oners to Gen, Ualleck, who, sovern\ woel turned su equsl number of couvalesceats Lania to Fort Pillow, The ofcer fu comm: refused 0 recelya thom becauss several of them were Just from small-pox bospltal, Oen, lallock falled Bterward to make good the exchange, At Charlesion 1 autnorized Adwmiral Dahlgren to weud supplica of clatlsing, ete,, ta ihe prsuuore wo Yiad takou from him; thosa supplioa were svrupulously asued (o theni, At Bermuda Tundreds, in May, 1847, when passin in front of & large body of Feder:lprisonars, who b gallautly defended 8 posttion which I eousidered in- dispensablo tous, I took off my hiat to thotn, aud thoy answered this salutation with cheers, T&ll’ilc-;l{ s I desired the effects of the War to fall on all armed fnvaders of our country, I wanted excmyted from tliem the non-combatants,—~ibat is, (e old tuen, women, snd ebildren,~and wi alsu that private {‘many. uot contraband of w! d not needed by hie coniending armies in the fleld, should Ue entirely irotected frow seizure or destruction, Such would JiAve heen my courss had T penotrated with an army into Federnl territory, unless it were in atrict retalise t1ou for waterlal deyaitires Uy tho Yedaral forces from this civilized mode of carrying on (o War, 1 re- matn, dear air, yours mest sru EAUREGAND, P, T. I To Ilis Excellency, Gov, James D, Porter, Nushville, Teun, —_—— HYMENEAL, Rprectal Dispateh ta Tha Chleage Trllune, NEW Youx, April 98.—Mss Minufo Murpby, davglie ter of Tom Murphy, well known from his prominenco 1n politics hero and & Collector of {hio port, was mar- ried to-night by Oardinal McOloskey to Benor Do Rivas, 8 wealtliy Cuban, and a broker in thiscilys "Tho ecremouy taok place in 61, Siepbon's Churcl, snd was of & rasguificent character, ‘Adam liadeat, former tecrotary to Gen, Grant, and author of the life of the Lresident, will by mar- Hled tumorrow to Miss Ntles, b6 Uranimercy Fark teh o TAe CAfe A e, DA b teator Alotiillans dsuglter Katis wan."uarricd ioday o J. I, Hoals, & young Tover of thin ey, Tho hisypy couple leave tils aftar- Houn Tor an extanded Eastern tour, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Niw Vi April 23.—Arrived, stesushipa Tlolsatl e iurg, o5 Fracon, o Livese pout, xpoy, April 28, —Steamehlpa Mougl, from Now Yoru oua tivarutan; from Prtlaud, Bavearrived out, (o, Aprcll 28, —Arrived, steatnship Mantoban, oW, Naw Y‘gn. April 38,—Arrived, steamer Abysaiuls, from Liverpool, Tvidune. a2 SPORTING NEWS. Defeat of !Vignanx by Garnler at o $1,000 Game of Billiards, Six Hundred Points Finished In Two Hours and Forty-five Minutes. Turf Matters, BILLIARDS, OARNIER DEFEATH VIGNADX. Spacial Dirpateh to The Chleago Tribune, Nrw Yonw, April 28,—~Tor somo ressdn the gocd fortuns of Vignauz, tha billiard-playor, haa foreaken him, To-night kio was tho worat-beatan man who has playod & match in New York for years, CGarnfer was 1h3 victor in a gamo of 600 poinis, played at Tammany 1tall, for §1,000. Thouzanda of doliars clianged Lands on the reaull, The game was the quickestorfrocord, ronsuming but two hours and forty-five minules, Garnier's play rtcadily increased in brilllancy and finleh, caling out round after round o spplanre, and, when ho fially clomed the - game, the bulkling fairly shook with the tumalt of approbation, Many suppossd that the gamo was for tho Delaney chomplonabilp emblem, Vignausz for fuited that by faliing to put up hin part of tie stakes within the ‘required time, and so the gama was for mioney only, Ouneen 0,17,0,5, 041, AnITER— 1,3, 41,79, 3, 1, 27, 25, 8, 46, ) 30000 4 (R 45,0 1, 36,0, 4% 8, 5, i 0,1,0,11,0,0, 10, i3, 3,4, 1, 8% 8, S {7a the Asineated Drasr.\ Yon, April 36.—Tamtany 1all was fillod toe anl excited crowd fo wilness tho billiard nzichh Letween Viguaux and Garnler for tha champlon- suipand §1,00, Thoe pame was plsyed on a Grilith tatie, fitted Tiih tlie Dolaney wiro-cuslions, and was 600 joindr. Pt Tiermg, of Cinclunats, was tho reforee, :tiing at the wiart wan thres to two in fator of Vignanz, Tho e was wou in the foriy-izth fne ning by Garaler—scors, Glf) to 263, Lighest runs—w uz, W, Garnicr, 10} — THE TURF, THL JULY RACEA AT CIEAMPAIGY. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Crrassratay, 1l,, April 29.—A horso falx will be held air grounds, near his city, July 1,2a0d 3, siz hundred doilars are offered for speeds ENGLISIT RACES, Toxpoy, April 24.—The race for the[,000 gulness stake to-lny, st Newmarket, was won by Cambello, BPRINUFIELD RLOOL-IORSE ABSOCIATION. Speeint Dispateh (o The Chirago Tritune, RrarearizLD, 1., April 3,—~The Springfield Dloods Horav Association decided to-day to hold thelr spring menting for mcing, Leginnind May 24, o continne thres days. A number of Face-horaca arc now on the ground in training, GALVESTON JOCKEY CLUD RACES. Gavnyrerox, Aprii 29.—At the Jockey Club races, second day, the first race, Tetay wtakes for -yoar- olds, 2-tniix heats, rosultod as follows : Bam Harpar. Col, Neligan 1 1 20 “Tn first hoat waa a good start, Harpor leading the firet quarter. Befors reacking tho hal- mife, Nellgan closed nup the gap, bots runulng close to the last quarter of the reccnd mile, Taryer slightly in 1o lead, Tt whip was used free! on Neligan, Harper underapull piseed the strivg, winnlug the heat by bwo lengths, In thesscond heat ilurper took the lesd and maine falned tho wdvautage, coming in casy winer of the heat and race by four longths, * Time, 3247, 3:41, Beoant raco, purso $200, nifle and ono-elghili dash, sixstarters: Bandy Walton, milly Willigmson, Mig: nou, Juo, M:Donald, Minnfs Loe, aud _Winuetred, Altar womis delay thoy “got _off . together, Jiefurs reaching the stand,” Winnefred took tha lad, Minule Leo & > secs, ‘Mignon tlird, holding this position to ths lnst quare ter, whien Mignon took the second place, Winnefred leliug under the string two lenglhe, winning fn Wether elrar and delightful, Larger stiendsnos than yosteray, ——— MICHICAN SPORTSMEN, ATETING AT DETROIT. Speetal Dispateh ta The Chteato Trituse, Drrnoit, Mich,, Ayril 23,~Thoe sportsmen of Mich- 172 Loid & Couventiun hero to-day, and organized a Btate Assaciation. Coustitution and by-laws were adopted, snd I, P, Toms, of Detroit, was clocted Prestent ; Edgar Veeks, of ount Glomens, Becre- tary; aud G. C. Cadiman, of Deirolt, Treasurer, ‘These wero autliorized to sttend as delegaten to the National Conventicn st Cleveland fn June, The next Convention of the Slate” Assoclation willba Lald at any RAILROAD NEWS, THE UNION AND KA’\?gés PACIFIC COMPRO- Specipl Dispateh to The CAleagn Tribune, WasuixaTos, D. C,, April 28.—~The compromise be- tween the Unton Pacifio and thoe Kansas Paciflc Rall- roads 1 likely to be brought to tho attention of Cone gress. Homo of the Wentern Senators who aro here »inte that this sgrecrocnt is & manifeat violation of the charters of botl theso rosde, and that it will certainly be broken up fo Kome way by Congress, Thoy clolm d {ncrosscs Ti that it createn o monopoly, thorstesina manuer forbidden by Cong: THE UNION PACIFIC ALL RIGHT, OMAlLa, Neb., April 29,—At balf-past 1 this afternoon tholast Lroakon the Union Paclfic tosd was closed, near Green River, and all trains waiting st that paiot passed over the new bridges east and weat, The two emigrant (ratua which left Omaha Sundsy with over 1,600 passengers have gono throngh without transfar- Ting; ulso, eaprees tralns leaving bero Monday noon, Thero i uow o Iterraption o tho regulat movements of trains between Omahs and Ban Francisco, The river a: s point lias fallen sbout 2 Luchos sice lat rhit. RAILROAD SALE. Davexeost, Ir., April 20,~Tho Albls, Ruoxville & Dea Maines fahroud, which is tho key to tha great Tows coal field, wao 80ld_ to-dsy at Ottumwa, with olt ita praperty, to ex-Gov, Merrill, of Des Moinos. It is s2ld Lo by (u the C,, I. & Q. Interest, which socures & rallroad to Ruoxville this year, and connection at Des Moines, Tho Hon, J, 15, Grinnell Lad spent 2 large amaut of money on tho linc, it is #aid, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION, Tostgw, April 29.—A meetlng of merchants and prominent citizens wan held to-ay for tho purpose of organiziug on & permanent bails au awoclation to secure chaap transportation to and from Uonton and tho \West, An adjourucd meeting will be held My & toadopt s constitution and perfect organization, —_——————— RELIGIOUS, CONSECRATION OF BISHOP JAGOAR. PrutaprLenu, April 85.—The Church of tuo Holy Traulty was crawied to-day, on tha cecasion of the counccration of fhe Nov, Thowas A, Jaggor, D. D Bishop of the Dioceso of Fouthern Ohfo, In the, chancel there was o grand array of church dignitarics, Includiug efght Biskops, Desides s large number of clergymen from this and other Dlocoses, *lusle was furnished by o large chorus, under {he direction of the urfiunlu'. of iho curch, t 11 o'clock a loug procession of prieats entered the chuped, foilowed by tho l.\blhn‘relet‘!. ‘with his uttend- ng chaplains, the Itev, Dr, B, Lggleston and tha Mte, Thiomas'J, Yocum, and affer Ilicwo tle Biahiopa of Dieliware, of New_York, Pennsylvanis, Long lsland, New Hampalire, Nlobrata, Autigus, and the senore AUle Blkhop of Kentucky: "Tiho urwiiing Hishop have 1ug entered the ohurch, and thy ranks opeunl alteg the Bisiops marchod to thetr places withu tho chane col, the clergy following tu their asaigned places, After the usual morning services, al Lishop Lit tlojobn’s sermon, and the addrcsres to the Dishope eloct, Dr, Jaggr, eatod in his cassock sl sochot, prev sentéd Ly bishop Voiter, of New Vork, sud lision Btevens, of Venunylvaula, to the conscerstor, the Tigh Rav, Bishop Rmith, of Keutucky, The testimonials of Dr, Iagrar's election aud other papers wero presentod Dy 1he ltev, Richard Gray, the Prealdent of tue Standing Committeo of the Dioveve of Bouthern Ollo, and, the testimoulals Lelng satisfastory, (ho Episcopal cath was diministerod aud takicn l:{ Df, Jagaar, liis pul aXe mlustion as to hta call, dootrine, and duties followod, 204 be was then veated in tle'rest of tho Epiacopal hiabit, with the usual scrvices, After the Communion, the conpregstion was dise wmissed, The offeriugs, which were very large, will be devoted fo the Woma's Aualiary Bosrd of hiasions, {u Peunsylv ———— OBITUARY, Mabniy, Ayl 29,—Lord Habart, Governce of this Prustdency, s dead, Loxpow, April 23.~8lr Gillery Pigaté Pulans, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, dicd to-day, CoLuxnus, 0,, April 25,—Tho lon, Abraham Bim- ‘mans, an old restdent of Noble County, for iauy years County Treasurer sud Seuator and Bepresentative of his dlatrict, afed suddznly at Caldwell yesterday, sged €3 yeara, :{lw Yonx, April 38,~Mrs, Sxrad J, Conway, of tha ll:mulgyn Theatre, died to-night st ber residence in rooklyn, Y Sutctat Dimatek to Phs Chieaao Tribuns. BLOOMINGTON, [ll,, April 28, —Willium 1fotterman, ane of tle otdiut Naldeats of Towanda, thls county, arning yoars, CiNcINNATI, A"fl"‘.\d.—umr- Stearus, & lawyer, aud Grand 11igh Priest elact of tuo Indepeudeont Order of 0dd ¥ellows of the Blate of Olio, diod to-day, HAN Francuco, Aprid 23.—D, Riker er, of Now York, s caliu padsaiger of e’ Gity of 7 on Lhie 27th tnat, THE MISSOURI nivzn.hc Apsetal Dispatch G The Chisga Tribuss, ' 12, Apsil ‘The tiver bas Oallea 38 furhen siuce st gtk ool