Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1875, Page 5

WASHINGTON. gpeculation Still Rife as to the Fate of the New Chicago Custom-House, gome Law Quoted in the Matter of That Marvelous and Mag= nificent Biunder, Offiial Oomstruction of the Law Under Which Chicago Be- come o Port of Entry, A Munchausen Story Perfocied, and a Patent Applied for. Political Troubles Apprehend.- ed in New Hampshire. A'Thrifty Treasury Exhiblt. THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE. TItE LAW ON THE RUDIKOT. Byectal Disoatch to The Chicuno Ivibune, 7asninaToN, D, C., Alny2.—Tlore {ssomadoubt whothier tho walls of the Chicago Custom-Houso will bo torn down until after the meeting of Cengrees, whatever the decision of Bhormau and nis nesoclate engimeer of the Bupervising Ar- chiteot’s ofiico. A paragraph was inserted in ona of tho avpropriation acts and bocame & law which sdmita of a construction that would pre- yent dismantling tho walls withont the spocial suthority of Cougress. That paragraph is in thase worda: And horeafter no raoney shall be paid nor con- tracta mudo for puyment for suy sito for a public building in oxcess of tho amyunta specifically kppro- pwisted therefor, and no movey ahiall be expended upou any psm!l\:\mll\ll.nx{nn which work has ot yol Leen sctually begun until atter deawlugs snd spocifica- tloas, together with - detafiad eatimates of tho cont thercof, mhall huve Leen modo by tno Bupervixiug Architoct of the Tressury De- rtnent, sud said phos snd estimates aiall. liave a1 opjToved Ly tha Hecrutary of the Treasury s and all spproprintions wado for the conntruction of such bulldfoge ahall bo oxpouded within the Umitations of the act authorizing tho simo o miting the cost thcreof ; and 1o clisugo of ssid plan fuvolviog xn in- crvane of expeuns excceilivg 10 per cent of the amount to which said butiding wus Limilod shall be ullow.d or puid by any officor_of the Government without ths spedal authority of Congreiw. 'Cho loat clause of this paragraph fs the one which 1t I8 believed muy be propeily so construed w3 to inhibit any ollicor ui the Governmeunt from ganuming tho tosponsibility for so vast an ex- penditure as the raziug of those walls without tho pocifio diroction of Congress. In anv evont, tho Secretary of tha Lronsury would be obliged toperio .ally sssume such u respousibility. Iu could not rest with tho Sugwrvhsmg Arclitoct, who in but a Luresu Bupeiintendent. If fho dobato upon tho adoption of tia E&mguph is to be its interpreter, the corebary of the Treasury will scurcoly bo willing to direct the = dismantling of . tho walls, The Chairman of the Comuittee on Apyropriatious, in presanting the ymngnfih n“eh was mado in oraer by susponsiou of tho ruloa, said: * Wa praposo by this that heroaltor no monoy shall be expended, o contrnct eu tered into, no fndebteduces theursed, no account audited by any accounting obicer of tho Trous- ury, until plans aud specifications aud detailed eatimatos havo boon mado and approved by the Empnr officers, aud I bope this will stand s tho m‘gloca of protective loginlation wa have thus far adopted in this branch of the public service,” sud thers cortaluly was uo contract entered into for tearing down tha walls, gt e e CHICAGO AS A PORT OF ENTRY, MW TREASURY CONSTRUOTION OF TIIE LAW CREAT- TNQ INTELIOR PORTS OF ENTAY, Bpecial Diwateh to 1ha Clucazo tribune, ‘WasmnixoroN, D, 0., May 2,—The fallowing eoficial oxplanation rolative ta the recont decision estb tho aot crosting_lnterlor ports of entry, wiuols has boen misconstruag, ia an authoritative ststoment of tho Treasury position Thbe sct of July 14, 18:0, mokes noclisnge in the status of any port thereln mentiuned, It slnply deslg- utes certalns ports, some of whick wore thew, aud stiil roaunin, ports of eutry, and others of whicl were then, and still romain, poris'of_delivery, as porta from an 10 which tzansportution, uuder the sonditions of safd et conterred upon tmportors tho privilg 1t st conferred ufion importers the or, 1t may be concedod, thie Hght, to At tmeds atly, without “sppruisement and_hquidation of du- 4 th port of frst urrival,” merchundise dostined for an Interior port, Inatead ot catering it fn ware- hiouse at such first port, aud_ subscquently withdraw. 1014, after wpprafsement, for transporttion in bond, Tho Revenuo act of March 8, 1875, {mpossd upon ertatn apecified imports on {niroased rwie of duty, ard upon othor fnports not apocifed, s virtual fa- cioiee, by repealing tho reduction of 16 per cent from specificd rates theretofora allowed, Hence 1t bocamo Yoconarry, In order to determing (ks operation of such fucroars, 10 e upon this question, What {8 an_im. sriation within b0 meaniug ef f{ho sct of 707 becauie, If the tniportation s 2ot _complete oo arrival af the fft port, s transported under that act, wriving at the firat port Loforo the Taasago of the act of 1813, but uot arriviug st tho fu- tarlor port of dustination tndll afterwards, would be aubject to the fncreased dutios sttahing'under tho Twt-named act toall fimportutions msde on or after fsrch 3,1873, It tiereforo, became s question of vital conaoquetice, botls to_the Govornmeut aud the Jmporiory, to ascertain precisely ihe operation aud effoct of thio net of 1470, 0On refercnce to tho twanty-ninth acction of that act, Which is_ro-euacted &y Bocs. 2,00 and 2,091 of the Tievised Blatules, it will e perceived that il apeaks of the merchundise which may boimuediately forwarded &8 having been linported at the port of (it arrival, aud dealmed for cortain other porta to which 1t may ba trausported ta boid, and ss belug miibject st tho port of deatination, lo tho same oxamiuation and sppraise- mut as would lhuve beon required st the yort of original smportation §f cuterod for consumpe ton er warehouso at thst port, Pluiuly, thereforc, Abere wax 1o tntent to changy the fundsidntal rale of onr revenne systemw, recogulzed by wore thou one de- lalon of tug Bupres Court o tho United atas, that = importation Is complete on arrlval of tho importing yeasel within the litmits of & port of entry, with intent $o unlcad, (3 Cranch, 963 ¢ 1 Gall,, 400,) tento that such goods {mportion on arrival st any other port ‘wiera hey may bo unladan a socond tiine, s wholly without foundation; and it {8 pluin that the only safe xnd conautont rulo which can_bo adopted with rrgard %0 them {a 0 treat honi us fmportations ot the pori. of finst arrival, ublect to such, aud only such, ditics a8 aes {inposed by Hevenus o Turisf acta then in force, Tho lattor of the alary of, tie Treasuy fo i Fint Audon unler dute of Aprl 1476, wilh refereice (o the oporution g st of Murh 8 1873, siiply look ~the round ibat ¢ apylicd olly o fmportations mads ou and after that dxis; that all imporiatious must be re- anded 88 complels on nile of & purt of entry with tnlosd ; and that sny previous decislon of Depariment couflicting therawith imust necossarily bu ovarzuled, This, of course, ia incompatible witls tho Lew of 1 Sonatruictivo® voyage of tuportation tormi- Batlng, not at tho port'of fivst arrival, but at the port of fnal destination,~ such * voysge® embracing, 8 & part thereaf, truns;rtation by ‘rail of goods un~ oa from the import ng vossol, A% an obvious cousequ-uce of this decision,—e de- Hulon which we foel coufident will bu sustained’ by tho Caurts,~ihs qusation of aliowancs for damage on tle Yoyage' of hwporiation aswaes sn eutiroly now Pbasa. Under the libers! rullug of ! eury Do- ariment berelofors prevailing, the suspension of Which soens 10 biuve awskoued tha 1o of the Ohicaga poriery, 8 merchant at the lutorlor port could clain for dsmags Incurred, not am{ on the_ses-vosrags, but f“flnuuuuunmmum by land, although {he ot of 190—4n sct paased when tiere was no such thing as portation in bond—provides for nuch allow. duce only " aa dunags _nenrred # duriny Ris voyage,” on aprlication at *1he port whero su merolandlie Lss landed,—not at auy port to which it miay bave been subsequently traaforred, . ,“m 940, 2,021,) Buch l&p\lullo must be @ade within (oa daje alier such binding; snd it 18 :mln an‘unmhum expect from the Qovernment nt l}‘fl poriod shall be indefuitcly extended, as it practically bhus beeu, w0 s to Iuclude the tine oo supl; 4 In rusportatio, during which the percent- o of original damage’ tmay b largely lucrosed, arsonne :fl:u‘:: ‘?gnluulz. 8., Sec. 1,064) makes = 4 0 goods tranuportad in bon with reepect to damage tnotrred Guring such. trans: by, Fostrictiog tho allowanoe L dsmage oo T peieuial B or oler csaualy, e peca u the Bocrutary of 1ho Tress- 21y 0 0bacrve Lo dlainction betwsen dasigs oeeurs oy S searradion, from ceuses Bocers and da; ¥y castially during suleequii teaaportation Whet reliuf can be atfurded, under the act vl 1670, th relerence ta damsgo-ailuwunce, i & subjsct for scusidaration sa le udicuied by (ne'tanor of Lhe De- m ch under dataof the dith Beiiing bih Hiananies, the%ouh sty wus- st pormi's & delay of ten gage st tha port ot ) wrrival » 9 ht'I‘on “ dl.ha.. mu r the law( and, shu armrarm it s emard o falet, Th uaononid Pesauis Lsall a0 ous o clulos oa (e part of Lbsfiue porter, whetlior o wiil watvs such clalm fn order t nvail himself of the right of immediata transportation, or waiva the Iatter right to sccure the former one. ‘Tha queatton ja not without diflcultics, but i may be rafely aasumed that the Deaprtment will act sa 1t erally in the promises towarde sl partiss concerned an a faithful adbirence both to the letlor aud spirit of thin Taw wili allow, The most that can be sali In, that, if the law pre- monta an impracticability which cannof e overcome, tho propor remedy in In furiber legialation ; but It 18 unjustto make the Bacrotary of the "Tronwiry reapute i for WAt may prova (o " Anothior gourco of complaint s the & defect in the law it- urpennion of fter & perlod importation at first port, This, uf course, reisles to wilke drawels © for consumption tinder the aet of 186 (R. 8, 2%0), sud in only n logleal seqnence to tha sclnni of the Departmant in fiiny, secording toite undecstandliyg of the law, the thiud whots such impatation miat o deatued to fisve bean comploted, I ta conclusfon ba right in the ous ¢ ftmurt alko be'in the other; aud, by the stiun rule, the Justico or Injuntice of the cnlnp"lnh made on tue subject must be Bually determined, — MACKINAW, A NATIONAL PARR, Bpecfal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiixotox, D. O, Mav 2.—Touriste who contemplate spending o portion of tho summer in tho Northern-Lake region may be interested in knowing that they have soms rights now on tha Island of Mackinaw, and will not bo com- poiled to regulate their motioun by the willof & Drill-Bergeant, All Ameriean citizena have nc- auwred this right by ho bill which passed the Inst Congrena, sotting apart s cortaiu portion of the Island of Maokinaw, within the Htato of Michigan, as a Nativnul Park. The substautis| provisions of this bill, as 1t bocame s law, aro thesos Allof tho Island of Mactinaw now held by tho United States undor military rescryation, or otharmse, except the fort snd 1t4 more imme- diate surroundings, ia withdiawn from settle- mont or sale, aud dedicated to tha purposes of o Nationnl Public Park, This, as tho biil runs, is stfor the health, comfort, aud pleanure, and for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” All tuis Is to be provided by regulutious to he drawn Ly the Becrotary of War, under wnoso oxclualve control “the Publio Park in placed. Thoso rogulatious areto piovide ior the pres- orvation from mjury or epoliation of olf tunber, mineia) dopos ¢+, natuis: cu fosities, or wondors, within the P rk, and thei- retsntion in thoir natural oconditiou, The Secrotary inny, in nis discrotion, graut leases, for butlding vuipases, of small rnmct- of grotind, at suchi jaces fu tho Park aw uhnll require the erection of buildings for the accumnmodation of visitavs, for terms not oxceeding ten years; all of the procceda of tus lenwes, and alf othor revenues uonived from any source conaected with the Park, to Lo expended, under lus direction, in tho monagemont of the sumo, nnd 1n the con- struciion of toads and bridle-paths thetein, Ilo shall provide against the wantou deatruction of rome or fist found within the Patk, and agoimat their capturs or destrucsion for anv purposes of nno or profit, He also shall cauro oll persons trespascing upon the same to be rumoved. e NOTES AND NEWS, cnoAlsa, Apecial Dispatch to T'he Chwaoo Tridune, ‘Wasmnaton, D. 0., May 2.—The Houthern Ropublican Senators who ara hero soy that if .Plerrep: ut, aa Attoroog-Goneral, shall choose s conservative courao, thoro will not be a South- orn Ropublicau voto in the Electoral College in 1876, These Benators maintalu tust thore can be uo succousful party polioy towards tho South ezcept that which was 8o long followad by the Iate Attorney-General. They clalm to have information that Plorropout will pursus differont courss, and that his earlior Democratio wraining will not potmit him to follow too closely in tho foolsiops of Mr. Willisms. For thees rensons, thowo Senators tako a dospondent viaw of the Southeru political outlook. Mennwhile, Dotestive Hester is no longer smployed by the Doparimont of Justice. aav. UENDIICKS, of Indlaus, sccording to = private lotter re- coived here, will attend the Mocklenbury cele- bration, to bo held at Chartatte, N. C. A REVOLUTION I3 MECHANICE PUOMISED. A coveat for o novel invention hLas boen filed n¢ the Datent Oifice. It 18 for a posw motive puwer which 8 to Lo a fort of cold steatn generator from water and mir, Tha inveutor olaims that it will supersedo coal snd woud for all purposes oxcc‘n for warmth and cooking, and that it will revolutionszo tho pres. ent aystom of motivo powor, Tha sciontitle ex- ports who have examinod 1t stala that the invens tion is entiroly practieablo and will be patonsed. THE SOUTHEUN OLAIMH COMMISSION will it unul June 1, one wonth ator than usual, “'hoy wil gve the month to tho exsmination of the small claims of poor people. J0Y ¥OR DEMOODATIO HMEABTS. A dispatols from Harrisbarg. Pu., to Forney's Chronicle says that on blondsy the present Aud- itor-Goneral and Burvoyor-General, both Repub- licans, will bo supsrscded by two Dewnoorats,— Towplo na Anditot-Gouersl, aud McCandlos us Beeretary of [nternal Affairs, 1nto which tho now Coustitution has roorganized the Laud Ofiice, which Iattor was originnily orgacized by Wiliam Ponn, A large nuwbsr of cloris wil be romoved to make room for a solection of Demoorais, an immensa number of whom hava applied for places, It will be the firet timo In tune yesrs that the Domocrsoy huve controlled s Btate ollice, NEW HAMPANIRE. The New Hampsliwe Cougicssmen bero say that, under & curious provisivu iu the Appurtions wment law, about forty moio roprosentatives havo boeu vlected to tho Loglslature thau over Lefore, aud more than will ve sealed. Tho Republicans claim sa undoutted majority, but the Clork of tho House is a Demociat, and can 80 arrange tho roll as to give tho Legmluture to tho Democrats. The Ropublicans ute now cousidonng what course to adopt ir the Democratic Clerk shallact 28 & puitisau, A GRATIFYING EXTDIT, An analysis of the debt staromout shows that the Troasury oxclusive of cofu certificates bus now In its vaults $71,420,000 1u gold, ‘Ttne 1 16,000,000 more gold than tha Troasicy Lad st this time last year, Tho total goid and currency, counting gold at par, aggregats 11,760,000 mora cash in tho Treasury \bav wus tbero Mayl of last year, The Hecrotary of tho Trossury mil coutinue bis policy of hoarding gold uutill it shall bocome necessary Lo mell gold to buy currency, There in at prosent gold onough on hand to meot the requiremouts of the stukiug fund and pay the July interest, with a surplua of sov- eral mulivns, f “thero should bo o more to- ceipts uniil July 1, Last year, at tus time, at the ond of the tonth mouth of tho flucal year, tho debt hud bocu roducod 1n the year batlittle more than $2,000,000, Tho roduction at the ond of the touth month of this yoar s ¥11,000,000. ‘Liis statoment is beiter than sowmo of the lead- {og ‘Treasury ofticors had expooted. QUL POLEION VINANGIAL AUENTS, The Boccetary of the Treawury Law recelved from the mausgors of our uow loan & ciroular which abows the ditlculties encouutered by the Byudicate in negotiatiog onr loan at par. ‘Lo Ras- sian Uovernment t4 sbout 10 put upon the market & loun of §45,000,000 at 4& !}ur contun, runnjug eixbty-oue yerrs, which s oiforcd at 92, Tho negociators of cur loan hLave tsken the gteator portion of this losu, and expecs to- ne- gotiate 1t immodiatoly. ‘Lhietr voutracs terms for the wale of ous bouds are par aud 3¢ of 1 per cent commisslond, YELLOW FTVER. (To the Asiociuled Preas,) ‘WasmmioTon, Moy 4,—A letier recolved hera from tho naval oficer at Port lloyal, who fs in diroct cummuoicstion with the sssistant wure Reousat Key Weat, says thero hiave beeu two more deaths from vellow fever st that port, and soveral now cases have appeared, FIACAL. The Bsctetary of the Treasury han glven diroctions to the Assmisinut 'l'ressuror at New York to moll 5,000,000 gold dur- ing the mouth of May aw .follows: 81~ 000 on the first sud’ third Lhursdays, aud u.boo,ouo on the secoud sud foarth Thursdays, — LATE LOCAL (TEMS, The body of » man, supposed to be one of the thres fishermen drowued fu the luke in the storm of Baturday off Thirty-ninth strest by the awawmping of their smack, was found youterdsy and seut to the Morgus. The deccased was uot Identifiod. A boy of 8 years, named John Abbott, was shot iu” tho knee by some uulwown porion last evouing, about 7:50 o'clock, whilo stauding on tho corner of Eightoouth and Cuunl strects, Tha cauwo of tha aho: ting iv uuknown, but is tbought to bave been mocidunts), The Isd was utiended by a puysician, and afterwand rcmoved to hus boms, No. 728 Bouth Caval atrest. — BASE BALL. Ricawonp, Va,, sy 8.—Lssa ball; Doatons, 84; Waskingtous, 8, , THE CHICAGWO TRIBUN RAILROAD NEWS. The New York Central and tho Erie Canal. There Will Be No Competition for the Grain Trade. Sagionw Valley Rondse--The Burlinglon & Nissourl River, THE NEW YORK CENTRAL, The managera of tho Now York Central Rail~ road contradict the report that their road pro- pones to compaze with the Erio Canal inan at- tomnt to obtain exclumivo possession of the grain trade. The Geuoral Froight Agent of the rond staton that the rates charged by the Combany wero eatablished from 10 endeavor to compe'o with the cana! ; thoir rates being governed and regulated entiraly by circmmatances, If bigher ratas conld b commanded thoy would boe esked, aud uo attention givon to any parailel freizht line, oithor eanal or railroad.. In the construction of tho two extra tracks betwoen Aloany and Ruch ster, Commodoro Vauderblit foresaw tho total inadequacy of the old 1.no to carry aat- fotactorily L tha shippers the innoen-o smouut of freight that waw recoived, The extin tracks were conutrneted from vo deniro to tncreave facil- itien for competition with tha ecaual, but to sup. P|)’I\VNI': in tho proper trannfor of froluht. Tho four tracks would probably be extonded to Niagara Fallep a short timo, "To tho froplit trains 25 por cont s now added Lo the poser of the engtnes, and tho same per centago to tho cArTying c:\qa«:lty, aad th s 13 oquivalent to an {ncrease of 33}/ ror cont of train sorvice, Tho charge fiom Chicago 1 1oes now thay the cansl chmigea of laat venr. Tho charge upon gram from Buffalo to New York {4 f centa and less per bushel. Tho raton are praded as if no caual oz~ ixtad o tho vicinity of the ruad, RAILROAD CONSULTATION. A meeting of tho oflicots of the Cria Railroad, Groat Western Dispaich, and Erie & I'scific Dive patch was Leld Thwmwday at St. Louis, for the purpose of meeting the neocesitios arsing from the roceut consolidation of the twe dispatch companios, Under the consalidation, which takes offecs May 1, Mr, IHL. R, Duval will be tho Uenatal AManagor, with headquarters at New York, All contracts made by the Erio & Pacilie Dispateh wiil be carried out by tho consolida~ tlon, and all claims against the Erlo Pacitie mill bo sottled by Mr. Buesell, as beresoforo, Thia couroliation i8 a very importiut oue, nod is & portion of a scheme of the prosent Erie man- ngement to double its prosout facilitios for ear- rying freight. ITEMS, A collision occurred on the Pitteburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad near Juwood, Ind. Two frolgbt trains were runuing In opposite directions on tho samo track and strick each other «ith full forco. Boveral cars and ono cabooss wera completoly demolishod and both of the engtuea badly aamagod. Five of thoemployes wore seriously injured, ono of them hoving his arm broken. The pames of ths [ojured men could not be ascertnined, ‘Tho anuual moeting of tho atockholders of the Missours, Kansas & Toxas Nuilruad Company for the election o Diroctors aud the transaction of othor burinces will be heid at the oftico of the Compauy, in Parsons, Kan., Weduosday, the 10tk of Alay. SAGINAW VALLEY ROADS, Special Dispa'eh to The Chicago Tribune, Easr Sacinaw, Mich., May2.~Railiond mat- tors aro the main topic of discussion In the Sag- Inaws. Last summor s company was formed to oonstruct a railroad from Bt, Clair River to Chi~ cago vin Baginsw and Frultport, styled tbe Chi- cago, Boginaw & Canads Rsilroad. On this route thore in at present in oporation a line of road botwoon Saginaw City and the Villagoof St. Louls, 80 wnilos loug, styled the Baginaw Valloy & Bt, Louia Road. From tho westorn terminus of tho latter road the Chicago, Baginaw & Canse da Company have 40 milos of road graded snd rosdy for irom, to Lakoview. The iron for the samo has booun purchased of the Cloveland - rolling-mills, and paid for, to boe dolivered on or bofore Junol. The eamo Compaoy hava algo eovstructod a bridgo across tha river at this point, snd obtalned right of way and a graded track through East S8aginaw. On the 15th of Beptembor last sa agreoment was ontered Into by tho Execntiva Committecs of the Chicago, Saginaw & Cnnada Company and tho BnginawValley & Bt. Louis Company, by whiok the formor road had option to lease or purohese the Baginaw Valloy & 5t. Louis Road (if pucchased, at £300,000, subjoct to a bonded dobt of 2450,000, if lonsed ut €54,000 por anuum). This agreo- mont was subjcoc to the Chicago, Baginaw & Cannda Company obtatning right of way thiough both cities and bullding o bridza acruss the river here, all of which hay been carrlod ont. Tle nxvoment was signed and ratifisd by the Chlcago, Hagloaw & Canada Compaus. For years cerialn capitalists of Kaginaw City hLavo opposed ovory entorpriss cal- cuated to bonefit East Bazuaw, aud, cou- | trolliug tho Sagloaw Valloy & 8t. Lows Road, they ignored the sgresment entored into by tho Executiva Comimitteo of both roads, and called a moeting of atockholdora at Saginew City yes- torday to vote on tho oxtonsion of that road, nde- pendent of the Chicago, Baginaw & Canada Rond. I'be meoting waa llrueh attended, sud it was votod to incroass the eapital stock’ of tho Bage inaw Valley & St. Louls Road to 550,000, and extend tho road from Bt, Louia toGrand Rapids, tho castern torminus being Sagioaw City, A minority of the stockholders Loily contosted tho action of the majority, but did not coutrol sliares ennugh to fnfluence the meoting. Railroad-mew and copitalists frooly express tha oplnfon that tha Baginaw Valloy & Bt, Louls Company do not roally intend to oxteud tho road, but Lluff off tho Chlcego, Sagmaw & Canada Company to got bottor terms. Capt. Craw, ot the latter Company, left for tho East yestorday to purchase a eonstruciion train, "avd, na #oan an it arrives, atrack will bo laid from Bt. Louls to Lako-View aud also through this city. Cupt, Craw eays tho Chicago, Baginaw & Caoada Qompany have tha alility and will construct an indopeadont tine from hero to 8t. Louis, A NEW IOWA ROAD, Bpeciat Disvaloh to Tha Chteago Tribune, Davenvonrt, I, May 2.—Tha Albia, Knoxvillo & Doabloines Railroad s not baoen vold to Gov. Merrill, but that Cowpany has just comploted o contract with him to build and Lave in running oider tho road from Albia to Kuooxville, .la, by Jaouary next. Ar, Morrill is Indoreed by the ofiicers of the Chicago, DBurlington & Quucy, and tue road will bos Lranch of that rond. An tojunction was gotten out agalust tho Company by tho Ion. J. L. Urinuell, who haa 840,600 in the neyw’ project, but this claim will be settled by Mr, Merrill, The oficers of tho Albia, Enoxville & Des Molnes bave alreaay indorsod the Merrill cou- tract, snd fftcen dnys aro_allowed to recuive that of the otlicers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy a¢ Loaton. THE BURLINGTON & MISSOURI. 8pecial Dispateh to Tha Chicaso Iribune, LixcoLN, Neb, May 2.—The Duilington & Missonrl waa yeatordsy In running onder, The first (hrough train for & week passed over toe day, Mora trouble fa anticipated with the June rise of the Missouri River, e ep R A SINGULAR HAPPENING. One of the most singulsr occurrences which baa ever taken place in this city came to notlce yestorday moroing, Leury Kenuedy, a young man of 25 years, who bas boon w loug time in the employ of Poter Ragor, tho propriotor of the Twelfth Btreet Ommbus Live, aa & dnyer, was, with bis voblcls, imlssed st Lesdquartors about 9 o'olock Saturday night, and swearch wee instituted for him. Nolhing was loard of hun nor the horses and stage until yeatorday morning at 2 o'clock, whon Offleer oll, whila patroliing bis best, discovered the omunibus on tho edga of the river st the foot of Morgsu atrest, aud the Lorsea suspouded to the pole, parc of thelr bodlos beiug submerged in the water and their bLeada out. ‘Ihe harnoss was entauglod abous them in euch s maoner as to show tuat they were choked to doath. ‘There wae 10 person near at the time the ofiicer was guunt. and ho reportod the malter to Sergt. 'Donnedl, who dlspstched meu with grappling- huulnrdnyunmo of dragglug Sbe sives for | ' the bodv ot Kenoedv, it being supposed, in tho abeenca of any testimony to the contrary, that bs Liad been drowned by being thrown Inta tho walor by the sudden piiowing of the homes inwo the river, The eilnrts of the patrolmen avalled wothiug, and {ho search waa sbaudoned, Keunody, whou 1aat eeon. was fn- | toxicaad, and must have dellLezatoiy drove b team Into the river, or it Alravod o mile from the stags ronte. No lldmm had been bad of the man up to laat midnight, aud it is foared that he haa boen drowned, CRIM L, CLASSICAL TMIEVE:mCIOERO IN A PAVWN: Disvateh tothe Plalaielphia Times, KEw York, April80.—In the cargo of the steamshin Olympla, from Glasgow, wera four cased of atatuary from Rome. Twocontained onchi & varo, ono contained A bust of Cicoro, and the founh a bust of Charles O'Conor, All four of the casos woro atolen from the pler, and the Company offered = ro- ward. This morning, at DBay Riage, tho placa at wlich the burgias Aoshor and Donglass, the supposed abdnctoraof Chuiloy Jioss, woie killeq, 8 Lox was found floate ing in ths water, It was takon ashore, snd the thick covermg with which statuary i shielded whew khipped Laviog_beon torn off, & Lunt was revon ed, and it was final ¥ idontifled ae that of Charles O'Coner, and auLsuquently as one of tho pieces of statinry which hiad bLeen stolon, It 18 nupiposed that the rver thleves, who probably stola the packazes, opeued them, nnd wben thoy naw the face uf the groat lawyor thov coucluded that Iis counfennnco was so well known tbat it would e ititicut to pawn it aud so nailed itup apain aud threw it overboard, The American puhlic are lews familiar with the leatures ol Cieero, and it and the vases will doubtless find thur way to pawn-shop unless the reward offered yroves to bo & greater wcoutive Lo thoir etun, ROBBERS CAUGHT, Memruts, Tenn., May 2.—On the fth of last Jrouary three masked men eutorol tho Southern Express oflice at Cornoy, Ark., on the Cairo & Fuiton Railroad, and domandod il the money and valuabies from tho agent, who gave them his watch and £200, fucluding s hundred- dollar i} sent by & lawger from Dreaden, Teun, The roblers then left. Binco then Bupt. Williom Willlame and Routs-Agent Acce liave boen quletly at woik trring to trace the robbers, In n few wecks the identical €100 bill was found in n country sture in Bouhern 5Mis- sourt and traced imck to Corney Lo & widov numed Moutg ‘ery and 8 msn named Jncunow, The Iatter was nrresed. and imnlicated Bud Montgomnare and Ben Halo, The lattor confoused tothe robbery ot the express-oltice, aud thal Jackaon was she_leader in this and numerous other robberies. While belng taken to jail by 8 guard of five men, Jackeon threw his overcout over the hoad of the noarest guerd and ran, and, thongh tired ot soveral tines, succeed- ed in making lus oecanc. Tho othors were placed 0 jml to awalt trial. Snpormtendent Williams thivks Jacknon 18 Bendor, tho chiof of the Gads Hull rabbers, IN TROUBLE. Xuw Onneaxs, May 2.—1V, 8, Calhoun, at one time n well-known Red River plaoter, but more receutly & notorious Grant Varish politician, was yesterdny convioted of forging and publishing a deed of aunittance, whereby ho attempted to do- fraud Ohvia Williams (colored), bis tormer mis- tress, of 2.0,000. Oplulon 1 freely expresscd thiat Caltioun kuows too muach of Lowlsiaua poli- ticiana to servo a term in the ponitentiary. NEGRO RIOT Bavaxyam, Gs., May 2.—A riot occurred at Darlou, Friday night, oconsioned by nogroes at- tempting to rescue a colorod magistrate who had been nircated on & beneh wareant, About twen. ty shota were firad, wounding the Bheriff, two whites, and u negro. PRELIMINARY HEARING, Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Dzrnoir, Mich.,, May 2.—Thomas, the mur- derer of his wife and daughter, was arvaigned in tho Police Court youterday, pleaded not guilty, and was committod for trial, MORIUARY. The Obsequlies of Mrw, F. B, Conway, ot Brooiklyn. New Yorg, May 3.—The funaral of tho late Mta. T B, Conway, manngeress of tho Brookiyn thoatre, took place ta-day from the Church of Our Liather, Brookiyn, and wsa attended by many woll-known citizoos of Now York sod Brooklyn, and by most of the prominent actors of botlh cities, Tho floral offerings were profuso aud of most exquisite designs, Moat of the thoatres ljlotnad in docorating tho casket and pul- it with flowers, Tho following acted ns pall- gunmu Mayor Iuuter, Lestor Wallack, Judge McCus, Wm. 8. Kiugsley, Josoph Prootor, Judge Froy, W. J. Klorence, and Max Q. Wood. Tgn remalos were joterrod in Greonwood Cometory, THE WEATHER. Wasnrsaton, D. C., May 3—1 a. m.—TFor the Upper, Misaissippl sud Lower Miseouri Valleys, Lakes Michigan and Buperior, falling barometer, southerat to mnortlesst winds, warmer, clondy weather, and possibly raiua_sstending severe lo- cal storma in Mivsouri and Jowa, 2 GENERAL ONSRIVATIONS. Cittaa0, May 2, Weather, ltain Stal Dreckenr'ge, Oieyenne. Ft, Garry, 20,00 Tt, Gibson, 20,82 Milwaukoo .| 2, Clear, QOmaba .. [20.87) 40 N, E,,'Trosh,, fcavy raln, | .04 3,99) III|N. W,, fresh,|Clear, i,00] 3 4., fresh. ... [Cioar, s Yunktow., .. |29,40] M]fi. k.. froah, [L'ght ralo, J15 LOOAL OBSELVATION, vuiico, May 2. Wind, fime, ‘I’-!r‘y7'h1|ll 10:13 p, m. Maximum Uiermomelor, 46 minimum, 27, OaAKa, Neb, May 2.—Water frozs to the thicknesrs of lufi?' hnlf an inch In this section Jast mght. A light anow, mingled with rain, foll all tho afternoon, but did not lay on the ground long, 1t is el very cold and raining. Specual Dinvateh lo The Chieada Trioune. Broux City, In,, May 2.—~Tho temporaturs thia morning was 24 degreca, Tco formed noarlv half an ineh thick las: mght, It commenced ralning at ncon and continued until 8 o'clock, It is now suowiug hard, A WATER-BFOUT, 81, Loviy, May 2,—Dispatches from Mneko- oo, Tndiny ’]‘amlu", unys & water-spoot burst ‘riday near Houey Bpring, which was followed by the poversst rain-siorm for many ynars, iildyos and colverts wore washed away, and tho tracls of 1ho Miusouri, Kangos & Texas Railroad, near Eik Creok, submerued aod undermined, Thete was noloss of life, There fs reported tu Liave been great damago done to property. A Dox’s Itomorse, The fallowing futeresting lettor I publisked in the London Spectator: ** Bog accnatomed to walk out before break- fast with two akty torriors, it was my custom to wash thelr feet io a tub, kept for the purposc I tho gardow, whouever the weather was wot, One wmorbing, when I took up tho dug to carry hua tothe tub, Lo bit me #o soverely that I was obliged to lot bim go. No souner was the dogat biberty than he 14n down 10 tha kitchen aud hid hwolf, For threo duys he refueod food, do- cliued to go out with any of tho funuly, aud ap- poarea very dejectod, with a distressed snd un- usual exprossion of countenanco, * On the third morning, bowevor, upon re. tuening with tne othor dog, I fouud him sittme by the tab, and, upoa comlug_ towards bim, ho immodiatoly Jumpod futo it aad sat down o’ the water, After protendiug to wash s legy, he Jjumped out 03 happy as possible, aud from that mowent recaverod hiw usual epliita. “'Lhere appoars in this tnstanes to have boen » clear Procuu of geatonluy, wecowpanied by acuto foaling, polflz on 1n tho dog's misd from the moment ha Lit me uutil be hit upon a plan of shawlnr: Lis regrot aud wakipg roparstion for bis fault. It ovigently occured to Lim 1 at- tached great jmportauce to this foot-bath, it hecou'd convince ma that bia coutrition was siucero, aud that ho was willing to aubmis to the rocess without a murmur, I should be satiufied. 'he dog, fu this case, reasomod with porfeot ac< curnoy, and from bls own promises deduced [ lagitiniade sosciualoa whick hha resuld MONDAY, MAY 3, 1875. FOREIGN. The Last Bclgian Note Highly Satisfactory to Everybody. The Priendly Relations of Great Britain With Hayti Endangered, The Cubans Reporfed as Succesafol in Late Engagements, | CERMANY, THR LAST HELAIAN XOTE. Brrutn, Blay 2.—The snswor of Dalgium to the last German note has Loen roceivod, It in courteous fu tono, and merely tukes notics of Germany's action in 1egard to the revisoin of the peoal laws, and In no way returne to the sab- jeet of the firkt reply, except to resorve for a futnre time the adontion of & re-clution in sc- cordance with the friendly aeclarations conutatu- ed in that teply, Lozpox, May 3—6 & m.—The Datly Tele- graph's special Trom Borliu gayn the lust Belgian uota is conwidered =s lnghly satisfactory, and terminstes tho controver«s. A GERMAN EXPOSITION, An addreea to the Ewperor Viilliam prasing for Lis sanction and patronnge ter the Itnperial German lizhibition, to be beld 1n 1874, 18 in cir culation tlus city. HAYTI. BLRIOUS DIRIUUDANCES, KmasTox, Jamates, April 24.—Itnmors of an alarming nature have reached Liern from Port-au- Princo. There bLas been some distarbnnces at Port-su-Paison on jthe north mde, and the Entlsh Consul was essanited and wounded. The commander of a Bnitish gun. boat wished to bowbard the place inuwediately, but was prevented b tin woauded Cousul, sho tas wnce armved o Kingstun oo tho gunbost Swaltow. Commodore Lvons Lere han scutau Btesmer-nf-war to Port-an-Princs to demand ex- 1 lvuations and indemnity for tho outrages une der jeunity of immediate retalistion upon tha Town of Port-au-Pawon for the iueult to the Dritih tlag. PO —— GREAT URITAIN: NOT DFAD, Loxpox, oy 8—6 s. m.—Tha report of the death of Stephens, the siculptor, is promaturoe, Mo iu etill hivang. THE INTERNATIONAL CODE CONFERLNCE. It ia reportcd tuat Ruesia Las with great enroestaess urged Eugland o wond dele- gaten to she International Code Confer- ence at Bt. Petoisourg. 1f Eogland porsists io her tefuea! it 18 probable thar tho wholo project will be diopjed in nccordauco with the advice of vthor Powers, il ok CUBA. CTIAN GUCCESSES. Jauarca, May 2.—Tho Britisu gunboat Dryad, from Bt. Jago de Cubn, Lrings news that the in- eurgenta ate roporied Buccessful 1n one or two engagewauty, and are burning estates, —_— SPAIN. BLOCKADE BE-ESTADLISHED, Mabnmp, May 2.—The biocirde aronnd the proviuces occupied by the Cariista has been ro- entablushed. —_— THE DISTANCE OF THE SUN., PTUST COMPUTATION OF THE FAKALLAX ¥ROM TRE TRANSIT OF VENUS, Tha following letter Las bo.o sddiessed by Prof. Alry, the Astronomer Royal, to the Lon- don Dady News : ROYAL OBSERVATORY, Guizxwics, Loszoy, Aprll, 1%i6.—8im: 1begtorend you thy following extract from a letter jurt received from M. :.I’Abbalfie: I niay Interest You to learn that Pulseuz has given us the'irst French results for the nun'a pansilez, uslug the obsorvations of Peking sud Panl, all made with ob- Joct glanwen of 216 mulllimeters, Tha parallax is 8,679 soz,, withs glasses of 162 milliineters used by cther ols NOrYErs at ¢no sawne atatlons, the tenth s the siume, aud o hupdredth Jess by one'or inounits” ) am, sir, your obedient servaut, G, B, Ay, —_— THE PAP:L QUESTION, B A VISITTO TIIE POFE, Panry, April 19,—Tho Rhefniuche Courfer gives the following account of & vialt by & German lady to e Popos “At thie hour fzed for the Audience we repaired to the Vatican in our lest clotliow, and aftor wo had waited pretty long in company with about 200 persons, tho Holy I'siher at length uppeared in white robes aud red sllppers aurrounded by n_number of high Church diguitarica, All fell upon thelr knoes, bo did we, e at ouce began his journce, and spoke vivaciously with every one, A% hi approched us I hoard Lt ake o joke, but he passed on without epcaking to us, Incrodible s 1t may sppesr, an Euglih clergys man aud be wifo, ho' wers sondiag la front of us, handed Hix Holineau tho plioograpta of thealr children tiat he might Lless then:, which scomed to givo 1uls Holinees great plcasuer, “whereupon be looked at tao cowpauy, evidently well pleased, aud €x- claled, * Putte dnateai Whon be bad finiied his round o took up Lis position fn (ko middio of tho walon and medo a apcoch in Frouch, In which ko Hiank- el us for comingin such great uumbers, cspeclally thoso who hed ¢omo from Frauce, Ho said Ly knew indoed a Pope iw olways an interesting object, *but thuss,! Lo added—and hero he poiuted -espocialiy to vome smong us—*do nat boloog to my family, 1 am an ol nunlmbut not & broken reed; my podtion s efrong for 1 have rignt on my side Tho wholo speech ecemed o be |rticilacy ditected o Uie Germans, and aw T leerned later the Pope's irritation had Leen cansod by the fact that om Lifa entrancoa fow Germusns had thonglt Ot to remuain scatod with croased logs, \Whilo speaking, tho Pope lesued upon his stick, but atherwire t‘m appearwl quite strong, aud hin voice' particulariy fa il pvers ful, Tuo splendor of his forsuer days has boon cliledy tarnisbed by the loss of hiv Liack, red, and yeliow ody-yunrd, who, with thair halberus, produred n not unfivorable'and Anlique appearnnce; but new, unfors nustely, the Chamberiaing uo longer wear the Spanish dress, bilt & civilian uniform. Even the Swiss Quarda can wear their unitorm only Inside the Vatican, Out~ xide 1hey are ooked upon o enomle : CASUALTIES, POISONED DY A DRUGGIST, CorLuxaus, 0., May 2.—Rictard Connpott, an Englishman, assw-maker by trade, wos futally poisoned to-Gay, end died o great agony @& fow lhours after, Connett Lad been il with fever for wome days, but was potting better, To-lay hle nurss went to a promivent physician and was givon a roseription caling for 32 ouncea of cas- or ofl and 1 drachm of turpentine. Tlls paper wag taken to o drug-store, and, all au§h very plalnly writton, ‘the drug-olerk misundoretood it, and. instead of castor il put up Crotou otl, ‘The sick man soon after took half an ounce of this terrible mixture, and was a cutpso in & faw hours. DRUNKEN RASHNESS, Pirrenona, May 2.—Two Godfroy brothers, of Now Florence, Penn., who wore in Johnstonn yesterday, atlempted to board tho fast line eant, to order to catch a wast-bound freight at Cone- maugh, Ono of them succesdod In getting on the train, Tho other, it s sup- posed, missed bla footing. {oll under tha whoels and was iustantly killed, Whon bis brothor ot to Conemanh, snd found his brother wan nat ou thie truin, he started back to tind hiw, when, it 18 supposed, be way utruck by s froight tram and instantly killed, Dotn bodios were found this morming. The men are thought to have beea intoxicated, SELF-SHOT, Bneclal hapatch fo The Chicamo Tridune, Ducaron, 1L, May 2,—Whilo golig home at balf-past 10 o’clock, and vear Willum Leutner & Co.'s furuiture factoty, William Martin came to the couclusion that & couple of fellows wero doggiug bis footstops, In attempting to take & ainall piatol from lus breast-rocket the thing dlacharged its contonts into his left lung, The cage {s not gonerally cousidered dungerou William says it was an ucman‘lflbn: some ara 80 uncharituble 28 to exproas the belief that he meditated suioide. BUANED TO DEATH, Bpecial Dupateh o The Chicaco Tridune, Lixcory, Neb,, May 2.—A horrible accldent occurred & fow miles south of ‘Plsttemountls day bofore yeaterday. A. B, Evans wos ougsged burniog stubble in » fleld, The fire caught on the dress of s S-ycar-old duughler, who ren scresouug in the’ wind until all ber olothing burned from hor. Bhe lived six hours, perfeoctly couscious, pationt, aud ocomtortlng ber paeats. Her body was hurued to & crisp. THE OLD, OLD STORY. Bpectal Inapateh ta The Chicago Tribuna, LaNcoun, Neb,, May 2.—Yeuterday David Wal- worth, uesr Nebrasks City, playtully polatod & gub at Jeuse MeNeal, The weapon dischargad, - in MoN SR Qb BN ol s wers lifotime fifenda. Walsrorth ianearly inssne over the rosult of his foolirhuess. RUN OVER AND KILLED, Br. Louis, May 2.—A young som of Barnay unter, of Greanfield, IIl., one of the largest Mock-deslers [u the Weat, was run evar and :E;ud by & train near Brunswiok, Mo, yeator~ 3 ———— FIRES. RELIEF FOR OSHKOSH, Bpeetal Dispatch o The Chicaas Tribnd, Mapmsox, Wis,, May 2.—Tha followiog sppeal in aid of the Osbkosh firn-8uorers his bean 15- #ned by tho Oraud Worthy Chiet Templar of this Blata: BUN PrATnIR, May 1, 1996.—T0 the Goad Witkonsins " G Uiethers Ao tiotora of vLiin pees suttercd gront loss by the recent fiee, TLey need w sistanco, Meney will by necossitien, bt 1a ac rompily, and s-ud our cenitrilutions ta Nelwon Gill, e,y 8. D, G, W, 0. T., Orlikish, Wit,, who will rd thnt they are properly distribited, A amall donstion from each lodge will prove us frienda fn need, Tiropokk D, Kakovse, G, W, 0, An English paper Iatols reccived hora etated that somo 227,000 ralaed in the City of Liver- pool for sufforers by the Chieago fire, but do- clined Ly tho Ittor city, remained on hand in Liverpool, unaprropriated. WEh a view Lo se- curiug thia o a1d of Oshikosh, Gov, Taylor hisa tranrwittod the following dispateh @ Ma1s0N, Win,, May 170 Conrul Patrehild, Licrr- poal, Tinginnd : Oslikish in achies, Reported Lore fund ataed i1 Liverpaol far American firs-sufferers still un sypropris 1t bo securad for Oabkorh? W. R, Taxrox, AT HILLSBORO, 0. CixcryyaTy, May 2,—A special to the Qaselle a0d Enqutrer reortaa firo at Dillshoro, 0., at 1 o'clack this foranoon, eat<ing a total foss of about $23,000, Tho princiy al tosors are Jobu A, Smitl, In whose Luliding the fite originated, loss £10,000, fully {nnuced s snd J. J. Browa, drueg.st, loss 83,000, insured £4.000, The ro- msindar is divided amoue a number of suffor- eis who loso amall amounts, The ongin of the fire is unknown. AT MONTPELIER, VT, MosrreLies, Ve, May 2.—Total loss by de- structive lire Haturday marniug. §114,000: about €03,000 1oanred. Thia and tho late provious fires s dentroyed abont one-half of the bum- ness portion of the town, but a new holel on the #ita of the old Parilion and blocis of stores are in rapid prograzs, and meny of yestorday’s ruf- fererw are mekiue arrpagoments to rebuild dur- ing the coming aummor. AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA, JacreosviLie, Fla, May 2—The extensive stenm saw and lumber mnlls of Eppinger, Nue- sell & Co, wero destroyed by fire laat aight. Losy, $100,000; ouly pattially iusured, AT LONDON, ENG, Loxvox, 3Mny 2,~-St. James Hall, at Liver- vool, was destroved by fire to-day. Loss esti- mated at £150,000. IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 345 st 9:30 o'clock Iast night was occasioned by fire in the two-story lmm:’ l:'uildii,ug ‘);"n. 74 Bluo Island avenue, onne: atrick Carraner, and e Birs. Mary Luko na a aalosn spd f'?auf,f;,p dirind on buildiog, 200, atd on couteuts, €500, Cause of fire unkoowu, OCEAN STEAWSHIP NEWS, Bax Fravcisco, Cai,, May 2.—Sailed, the British steamer Mikado for Sidney, vis Hono- lulg, and Pacific Mail eteamor Great Ropublo for Hong: Kong, via Yokobams. Loxvoy, May 2.—The atonmors Ollo, from Philadelphia, and Buovia, from New York, have arrived cut. Bostoy, May. 2, —Arrived—Steamors Satavis and Lord Clyve, from Liverpool. THE INDIANS. 81, Lou1y, May 2.—The Repullican's Kanras City ppocial eays : ** A council of all the Indian tribos in tho Indian Territury will be Leld st Okmulges to-morrow. Indian Agent Hosg pasrod through here to be present. An attemst witl bo made to coucitiate all waslike Indi nd restoro peaco without bloodshed. Matters of great importance will be conaidared, and good ro- aults are looked for,” e e THE VICE-PRESIDENT. CrxoiNNaty, O., May 2.—Vice-Presidont Wilson roinaina at Loxington, Ky., the guest of Gon. W, Preston, until to-morrow, when be loaves for tho West. ————— A Pinguc of Iints. A Rangoon correspondent of the London Timen writes Lo that journal as fotlowas * Whilo Bengal haa lately struggled through a famine crisie, the Kurens country, Iving on the continos of Burmah proper, has narrowly escaped a crisis of tha samo kind, but in this watanco raty, and not drnufihg were the cuusa of the scarcity. It appears that certain parts of Burmab are period- teally visited by a piague of rate. Hosts of them march xcross the country, and attack tho roots of the crons and tue grain n the villages, and actually drive out tha poputace, and cause whols villagos to ba doserted by thoir_depredations, Such & plague had appeared near Tunnghoo, and some sufforing had arisen in consequence, but tho Goverumout appear to have provided foed for those fu want of it, and all fenr of famino is now nvortad. A forestor, but a fow wooks aince, a8 big was golng to visit the toak foresty rented by a largs thrm in Bombay, witnessed the paxsago of an army of rots as they creasod the Bictang. Ho waa at tho tioio gliding down stream o his boat, and the boatmeu called his attention to a Iargo blaok wass swarming down thehighbanks, ‘T'hess turned out to be rats, and a8 thoy swam acrose the river they Lop: ® kind of millnry formation. 1le roprevented their numbers to have Leen myraide, 1ley passed closo to the boat, mud were Iargoe tiold-raty. The late Dr. Masou, in his book on Burmah, mentions the plagnoe they were to the country, but antll their doprodations had spread to such s large ex- tout as thoy did Iast vear their praseuco wam ignored. ILappecars tlat thoy gonerally keen pear hilly oountry, and scour the plains at :fil!flll'fi whea tho nuts or fruita in the hilla fail om. " A San Franclico Romance. A tragic occurrence in Ban Francisco was founded on incous:ancy io love, but the usual conditions were roversed, D, K, Meok, an in- surauce egent, did not beliave in formal mar- nage, but hold that the mutual consont of the partios was o sullicient maiital bond, e form- ed a unlon upon that basis with Miss Labor, the daughter of his business partner, and du two years thoy lived affectionately together. Nob long ago tho wife loft {heir bome without warn~ iug of her intestion, and declated that as thero hed boen no mariluge ceremony, and as el » isd orasud to love her Linsband, sho was not tound to liva with hun any longer, Meek was hoarte troken, 1o implorad bher Lo retnro, hut she coldly retorted that she was not his wifo, He consulied Iawyers a4 to the possibility of compelling her to bo faithful, Lut thes told Lim that aitliough tha marriage was 18 biuding sn any in tho rogard of the law, & wifc could vos ba forced ta live with her busband, Ho thereuron swalloved Isuda- aum, and the firxt doso bomng pumped out by & prosy dactor, took another and diod. Ho left Liis sentimenta in a lettor, us follows: * [ staked my all o7 your proniss to moarry o, and I have loat, 1da notcha.go you, mv doar, but forgive you with all my beurt. "I will be charituble with you, and think you thenght and believed 1t was tor the test, I only hope such iathe cuse, Oh, my darling ! nevor do with auother s you have di ith me. Never ngain promise to marry s man uuleas you intend to do so, Only think of me, who loved yon sodearly, and wonld have diod, and does, fur your sake. I loave my bedt wishes for vour future welfare and bhappiness, Mey God blesw and protecé yom, and keop you fron sin snd berm,” ndlche’(’clll‘fll“l. low apirits, and no a; amu of the indicatiouw of s Liliuus sttack, o tarpld Hyor, Ds, Jayno's Banstive 1ils il wap pestar the lver to action, drive sll syiop- toms of biliousuess from the system, and aaiat brioglug sbout » regulsr sction of (v Lowsls. ¥ORSALE, ] FOR SALE IN PHILADELPHIA, The Seveutlias Opora-Hon-e; lob Wl fasts warble 110t 10 1w BOReL 0T (he <11y, Aud. 00YGDleat Of ‘AGors Uy Boro-cary § apleatid oupbriunity fur iavestmont 1a shorfisticluila, frbmuoig i Moo ebaash. Addsom L owmor, aost Bormor Llovontt aad JeMurtonetar, Phisdort ADVERTLING, C. A. COOK & CO.,, {Buccessars to Couk, Cuburn & Co.) Cor. Dearbern and Washington-Ste., Chicago, S The Oldast, Larysst and Mot Complets ADVERTISING ACENOY IN THR WEST, ) 2 DRY GOODSs. _ CARSON, PIRIE & (0, MADISON & PEORIA-STS,, Havo just oponed an immenso age sortmont of the most Attractive Novelties in tho following doparts ments, at Interesting Prices. DRESS GOODS (First Seetin.) Large lines of New Dress Goods, cholca Bpring Shadoes, on Tables Noa, 1, 2, and 3, a1 20, 26, and 3re, alt much undor value, 100 pos, DeBege snd Camel’s Hair Novels tien, atylish shades, at 25 to 450 yard, 50 casos Attractive Now Spring Droan Fae brics and Bultings, In most elegant shades, lowror than over offored hore. Tiew Shades Liyona Poplina at $1.36, nover retallad below $1.75, and quite squal to Irish Poplina. Great Bargains in Black Goods Dopart- mont this woek, SILXS (First Seetion.) Continued scle of Gunet’'n Lyons Blaole Bilks, from tho lato New York Auation, at 50 ta 780 yard bolow lowest prices ol whare. Pricas range trom $1.25 to $3,35. Soveral casos ologant now Fanoy Bpring 8Bilks, in cholanat styles and sffoots, from 730 to $1.40 yard, 25 per cent belaw value, 13 cases now Black Grenadines, singlo and doubla widih. all wool, and all silk and wool, h; latost and most dosirablo meshos, vory cheap. PRINTED FABRICS (2d Seetin.) 5 cases choice new Imported Cambrics nnd Oretonnes at 25¢, worth 40 and 45, Elegant new Foulard Parcales, Fronch Jaaonots and Organdien, Tiness & White Cos (dth Secfiun.) Seven cases alightly-smoked and wet Tow= elings, trom New York firo, at & slauglhtor, Alao, lot of Flannels, alightly smoked. MILLINERY (ki Seeton,) Beveral onsos Missos’ and Lindies' SBhade }Iu':.‘afi #t 36c, somo of them reduced from Large and elegant exposition of styliah Mliinery, greatly below Bouth 8ide prices. Bargains in Flowers. RIBBORS (Rront Section) Tho largest job lot of Ribbons evar oponod hore. 150 packeges French Bolled Taffots and Gro Grain Ribbons at half prico and lesa A gront bargain, Bargoins in Sash Ribbons, PARASOLS (Front Section,) - Very large assortmont, 1atost handles, bosi es, Great West Side Dy Goods Honse, Madison and Peoria-sts, T RICHMOND PRINTS, RICHMOND PRINTS I¥ NEW SPRING sTTLES OF “CHOCCOLATES” FANCIES, “GRAY!S” AXD “E » o TIOKETAE NOW IN KTOIR AND RECHIVRD DAILY LY J.V.FARWELL & CO. CEIICAGO. SHIRTS. BIGN. " Huparh ln works ma; uship. Faultlosslo it HARRIS & COBB, 171 8, Clarkest. L L 0 3 CounTe Thrasvnen Anh T"yf.uma:‘} ook ['0uNTY, HLIN0Is, Cuicaua, May 1, 1613, o sacordango with an act pruv u k g for tha refonding the Biala tax o1 a3 ba 9ol sali containg mnong o'nor provisiune tho fufliwing: POreUL OF GO iog u peid any parlion of Any p tho fiate taz aescesod fur tho yoor 1523 1 eacoss ur 314 thaveot, upoa Drasenting hi ur iin tax-recaipi for 1879 cuv. aciug the samo o the Conaty Trommme of e coutily ‘el 1pe sucht tax was puid, | Quualy roasurar of sug sonnty suall rofuud ‘L snch porson or eJrpuralion Amount b Wi ur it pald ia oxcass of 295401 thu Ktate w1 of 1653 contatncd be such recolnl, indoralag the aount paid ‘on wuc roceint, and sliall’ atvo .uku from augh 1az-payor s sepacate rositps fur wounat paid, 4 providos fors publie nutice in ono nawane 0.0 &6 Bua. vd:f«d‘l: the caunty (or unu mioull, aud w secorduncs will tha sare, natioy (s huroby g1y oo that paravas sutitlad e a v g alSra, e Pi3io &8 AR08 ou Son atper TINIY 0 AL Notice fo Stove Havaficturers and Dealers. QUALTEUMANTED GENEDAL'S O¥FiQ W i ‘hfl.* f % A S L Pt 'fiflf.' {o i K iibsieite 10 robata undur the law ven wavd the sama b thls County Truasuraraf Couk Ovunty, i1, ‘ANIRGTON, D, U,, Aprid 46, somajn ia sessloa a russouable lnagtliof Lk, to e«mljut lmlno- lo Bituniinoos oua), sud tively, vl to send to Ouaha, o Tor pUtpouos statod. suagetione ter ey b 10 offur lor tae cunstraction uf siaves adaplad espocislly to woot 1ha wan s of {ho army, liwoma of Ulliours' quarters to be heatsd sre lllfll}l’ Couklug roquired for abaul tifiosn feat squ Ortioars' usd pre ol Il Taretoss. for sas Sontutn roetos f differon frony (nnersll) of large »lzoto hosl tham. | h“el u; detachmouts b H neral otive, wnmlnla‘ B e e e eia A seiire: f Gun riagey, Vrojec.iles, 1] N A Al idon, eto, A calalngue of et fa sk il oruitod o AvBHL a4 e e I‘Sfl: l‘)ddufiz:m: Now Yoig, or 8% 1B of salc-on aceept- i S s et B1iatad priss, bo be do '+ Ghajer of Goduanten