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E e e e —————— , — ————— — — FOREIGN. Conflicting Acconnts of Recent Battles fn tho Tarkish Provinces An Organized Movoment to Dethrone the Prince of Servia, Prossurs Dronght to Bear to Provent a Ropluro Between Turkey and Hontenegro. Warrant Served on Minister Schenck in Connection with the Emma Mine Affair. @erman Catholics “Endeavoring to Com- promise with the Imperial Governmont. TURKEY. A TUREISM YICTORY REFONTED, Vierwa, Jan, 27.—Tho Nicue Freie Press {s tnformod that tho Turka yeatsrday achieved n signal victory over tho iusurgonts, forcing tho toad leading from Trebinje to Raguas. The ln- urgeuts retired 1o disordor. A LATE TURKIAN DEPEAT. Taavea, Jan, 27.—The following nows {s from Blavouio sources: A fotco of 3,600 Turke at- tacked tho insurgents wear Duzi, on Tuosday, Aftor briaf engagomonts, tho insurzouts left their intrenchmonts and set firo to Dobovtele, pear Trebinjo. Aun insurgeut relnforcoment of 1.000 arriviog on tho pround at this tuno, tho Tuarka wero cut off fiom Trebiujo and cuapalled Jo reixcat to Driua. ; A BRVIEW OF TUE SITUATION. T.oxpox, Jan, 27,—~The Times publishes alet. tor from YVienna which givea tho following do- taila of tho tnsurroction {v tho Turkish prov- Incos, Pekopaulorics baa {agued & finnnul order taking undivided cummand of the insurgent forces, banishiug Ljubobratics and il forelgn wuzxiliarios uudor pain of deatn, This i intended to emancipate tho insurrection from tuo fodu- cence of tho youug Sorvian party which is sutag- onistic to Moutenogro, aud free it from jdentification with tho political and national wombiuatious of the South Sclavouts politiciavs, OF DOUBTFUL EXPEDIENCY, Tho IVeiner Presse roporis that during s in- surgent altack on a Turkish camp nesr Neum yestorday, three Turkish men-of-war anéhorod off Xlek and usexpectedly opeued o violent cannonade on the lerzoyovinians. As the ves- sels wero iu Austrian waters ot ths timn, theic action canssd consdorablo swiptise. The rosult of the attuck 18 uot kuown, BEVIA. LoxpoX, Jan, 28—5 a. w.—A spooial from Vienua roports that cowmittoss have boon formed in seven Servian towus, including Del- grade, which opouly aguate for tho dothrogo. mont of Prince Malan, WEDNESDAT'S FIONT. A Magosa correspoudunt of tho Times tolo- graphs that it js impossille se yes to obtsin m slear 1den of Wednosday's engagenicot on tho Lrebioje road, 1t is certaln, however, that the Herzogovinioua wero uutianked and driven off the road, bat [boy weie uot pursued, mor did thoy snfler serious loss. . A tolegram frowm dtagna to the Timcs says in ho attack npou the Turkish camp wear Kolek, the ivsurgents destroyed 8 viliage held by furks, A Turkish frigate thon opeucd a can- snado on the attacking party, which retired af- 1or half an hour's fizing. Lussos not knows. AID ¥OIl TUE UEDZEGOVINIANA. The municipaiity of Moscow rocsutly resolved Yo nend a second coutribution of 6,000 in aid o tho sulferera from tho Herzegoviyian lusur- rection, The Czar has refuscd to porwmit the money to bo Rent, althongh ho sacctionsd tho Arat contribution. 1t s said ¢hat tho agents of tho Nussian Am. syador aro urgiog teo Losuisus to join tho in- surrection. AUETDIAX ORDERS, Loxpoy, Jan. 28—6 s, m.—A apeciel from Vienna reports that tho Austrian froutior au- thorities bave forbiddon tho forwation of bands iu Crotia 10" aid tho Insurgentd. Ordera Lave beeu iesoed to-disarm and mntern all Insurgents who croes the frontier inlo Austrian termitory. Btrong dotacumunts of troops will bo sent to Dalmatia to the spring to enfoico thosa oraers. TURKEY AXD MONTENEGRO, Loxpon, Jan. 23—6 a, 1a.—The Rossian Tole- graphic Agoucy bas reccived o dwpatch from St, Petorsburg saying: “So far tho snniunce- ment of the Moutenegrin Gazetir that tho Snl- tau is resolved 0 deciare war acalunt Montono- gro is unconfirmed, ‘Tl relationy, howover, bie- tween the Princo ayd P'urto sre in a atata of great tonston, The Powers will oxercio atrouy pressure on both sides fo prevent a conlict xhin.h threateou to block the wuik of pacitiza- on. ZNOLAND'S TOSITION. The Times' Berlin corrospondont writes that England’s reservations in her accoptance of Au- drassy's note rofer to tho arrangemout of the sgrarian lawa and galo of tho Crown lauds to v.tlagors, All tho Powers bave reservou liberty af sotion In cads either tho Sultan or rabels ro- Joct tho reform propositions. —_— d GREAT BRITAIN. BUEFYIELD TRADE, Smermery, Eng, Jau. 27.—At the annual mooting of tho Chiambor of Commerco of Shof- flold, yosterdsy, the Prosident reforrod to the startling decline of Amorican trade, and eaid that neitbor Bhaflioll nor irmingham would over bave such su Amerioan trado a8 they lad formerly. American aud Gortnan manufacturs era were pashing our goods into a coruer, and, by introducing machinory for the production of articles of equal quabty to those made by hand bere, biad becowme successful compotitors, . FAILUL£3. Livenroor, Jea, 27,—1'wo or threo compara- Hyely ummportant failuroa Lavo followed that ot Hamucl Radford & Som, gram merchauty, Unoasinees continucs. TUE ENUA MINE BWINDLE, LoxpoN, Jan. 27.—The Daiy News is in- formed that writa wero yesterday served on Gen, Behionck, tho Amarican Mnister, Atbert Grant, the poted finuncier, aud othors, now or formurly tonnected with tho Einma Mimnye Company, Tna Tintes in ita tinsnciul article wuys tho sharge made sgafvet tho Durent United Statos ’sble Company, of ng withihold from the Jtock Lxchangoe information thut the cable was brosen, 1 a scrious one, and thould be clesred ap to tho ratigtaction of sl interented. We think £ right to mantion thut tho statoment wade by 18 v wtonday on tho sulhority of the Chanman 12 the Comi sy 8 poritively contradicted. The FELATY a4 wo 810 juformud, not received toh aciatges till 5w minutes past 11, o was known Lo the Cotapany sbuit ki hour earhe: ACADLIAL HONORYH, E. Large and Lynienco Alms Tadems, the wtist, bave becn ehcted associntoy Toyal Loadémy. DD, Lieut.-Gon, Menry William Stistsd, C. 1N, 1a fead. Ho was the firer Lievtenant-Goveruor nder the Dumintou, g GERMANY. CHULCH AXD STATR. Cowoone, Jan. AT.—The (uwclle of this oty taya: **Notwitbstanding tue reiloratod dentals » Ultramentane journals, wa lesrn frowm Berlin shat the Cstnolio clergy and laymen aro nsing Abeir iniluance with the Pope to obtain his sanc- ton for a formal subiniasion (othe Falk lawe, n the conildent hope that, though outwardiy sceopting they will Le abls to doprive them of Jeir chicacy ugsiust fbe Church. A pamphlat 3 sunoyoced from tha pon of Flerr Heichons orger, ono af the most prominent leaders of o party, which is uuderatood to be imteudea dear the way for lhnzfxmpoud compruInIre, Savarian Jfaeler diciater o shed from Berlin to discoutinue the exemption rom couseription utherto accorded to pricats i theological students, “Ihe Zvilung says that it the pext couscription & fully ordained Japuch!n pricst sud & uumber of wtudvuts wiil o requirud tg come. TUX NEW COPR BILL. Beauw, Jan 21.—fu tho Reichsiay to-da: smeudments to the peusl code wure coualdered, [uo clvueo 1mposivg lpemluaw ou fetnbers of io clause directed ajainsl Aoi8 incitiyg hoatility botween different clasues, aad abiackiog uationst wstituious, wero zo- socret Bocletica, and t] dung saye the Uavatisu War bas boen striugeutly sdmous od. “(}onm Von Ealeuburg, Minlater of $ha In. tazior, deolazod that the atm of the social dewmo. THIS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1876 crath was 10 ostablish & Rod Repnblic with Com- munism and Athelam, The new pravialons ware raquired to obviata the necessity of eoms day dramiog the sword, VICTORIA'S VIAIT. Loxnow, Jan, 23.—A Berlin dispatch aaya it fs expeatod that Queen Viotoria will visit the Im- perial Court while she {a in Germany. — FRANCE, N FIAK AT DOULOGNE. Bovioawe, Jan, 37.—A firo in thie city de- stroyed the refreshment and waiting rooms of the now Internstional Railway station, The freight and Custom-Honso departmonts were saved. The loss in Loary. “ol LinEnty," XT0. PaArts, Jan, 27.—M, Brogssl, Donapartist, has been sentenced, under the provisions of the new Pross Iaw, to fina and imprisonment for dlstrib- uting, without proper authorization, iuvitations o » mass for tho Iste Emperor, Panis, Jan. 37.—Four officors of tho army have bosn cashieroad for attending & funeral sec+ vice at Amions on the soniversary of the death of Napoloon 111 DIED, Pantg, Jan, 27.—Froderic Lomaitro, the actor, i dead, agod 77, THE RECOVERY OF MRS, PARAN RTRVENS' DIA- MONDS, Galignant's Messenger, Jan, 1. A vary oxtraordinary locident oceurred at the Court of Assizes of the Scine on Monday. A woman of about 40, namod Laporto, was boing trisd on an accueation of atoaling a quantity of Jowelry, worth 250,000 france, from Mra, Paran Stevens, an Amworican lady, who had boen Iast yonr temporarily reslding In farnished apart- ments ip London, In May last the l\‘manur, who 1iad rosidod a cousiderablo timo in Bugtaud, and speaks tho language, entored the service of the prosocutrix &4 lads's maid, sud soon obtalued tho confidenco of her mistross, who lutrusted her with tha keya. On tho 23th of Juune, Mra. Htovons and hor dsugbtor were going out to dinner, and toid the priscuer that she need not sit np for them. In fact, they roturned home Jaio and wont at ouco to hed. Tlhe noxt morning the mistroen was informod that Laporte liad gous out roon nfter hersalf and bad not returned. Bhe hastencd to bar jewol-box, and found that the principal part of “her diamonds wora gone. Bho &t oceo gave information to the police, and a ro- ward of 5,000 franca wau offsred for infoimation, Lut nous was obtaiued until, la July, the Freuch police arreated her in Paris, but could not flud any traco of the missing valuables, and tho prisoner porsistoutly assertod hor sunocence. At the trisl sha maintamod the sawe attitude, and, as no matotfal proof was forthcoming, sbho was_apparently about to be acquitted, whon & sndden movemont in tho court excited tho at tion of the audjence. M. Tournter, advocato, entered, carrylug a lady's bonnot-box, and fol- lowed by two young women, Ile addeessod the Judge, snd recounted the followiug circup- stances : ** Mile. Cazat, who is the governosgof my childron, was seut this moruiug by wmy ¢ife to Autouil, to ask for tho claractor of a 00k about to be engaged by us. Thore she calkd an a drossmaker named Ifeinen, and, in the jourse of convo:ation, spoko of tho presont trill, and mentioned tho nams of tho prikover, ‘Tie other exclaimed, *Laporto!l why, I Loow uer; sho loft & box with mo somo time awo, ard I hava uot koon hor since; supposo it showd contain tho Jeanis #' After a little consuitaton thoy do- cided on At once taking o cab and duylnfi of to inform mo af tha ciromnstanco, This U oy did, and [ now introduce thom ta theCourt.” The Judge ordorod the box to_be opeiod, aud ono of the ushein of tho Court, having .orced the lock, drow ot the jowel-caso with )& coutentsa com~ plote. Naturaily groat commotbn foilowed. Tho prieonor cast uno agiated ghnceat the proaf of her crimo, but remainedothorwiss immova- ble. The Canrt comg limerded the two women on the intslligence aud prauptitude which they bad displayad, and told them that they would uot go unrowaided, as they #oro entitiod belwean them to tho 5,000 francs (lered for the dincovory, ‘Tho case then proceeded, sud the jury found the prisoner guilty witlout exteuuabing circum- ntancon. Bho was sortencod Lo ten yoars'im- prisoument, aud afterward for a similar period to tho surveilianee of tho police. — ROME-. HPALY AND THE VATICAN, & Roxr, Jan. 27.—Cardinal Simeoni, Nunoio at Medrid, has made a roport on the Spanish elac- tions, tn which lio says the Govornwent of King Alphonso Liss bosn compellod to accept tho alli~ ance of tho defondsrs of so-called roiiglous lib- erty in order to accure palitical victory. ANTONELLI, Loypoy, Jan. 27.—A telegram from Romo nays Cardiual Antonslli is in good bealth, APPOINTMENT. Cardinal Bonsparte bas beeu appuinted Camsr- lingo of tha Bacrod Uollege. —— CENTRAL AMERICA, A WAR DMNINFNT. Panasa, Jan, 37.—War i imminent botweso Guatemaln aod Ban Salvador. Doth countries are arming. A Governaent Commission has boen appointed to oxamine the Panama Railroad. Heavy saits for o violation of contract hea bosn begun, Ths Columbian Uovernmont threaten o domand tho alrogation of the contract. SPORTING. Meeting of Western Turfimen in This Clty: Changes in the Rules to Bo Submitted to the National Association. Propositions Suggested for the Beneflt of Horsemen in This Scetion. Booond Bhoot Botweon tho Prairies snd Konnicotts, WESTERN TURFMEN, A GENERAL CONSULTATION, A callwas [ssued Jan, 8 fora convsntion of Wostorn turfaicn, to be held in this city yester- day, and tho objeata of tue gathering, rather dimly eet forth in the document, soemad to be to oonsider revisions and changesin the cods of tho Natioual Association, Tho call closed with the warning that, 1f tho Convantlon failed to scours the sadoption of thelr recommendalions at the Nat{onal Conventlon, it would take steps to fort an indepandent Association, Drawn together by this cali, aboat 100 horee~ mon met yesiorday afternoon in ono of the Pal- mer ffouse spartmonts and procooded fo business. ORGANIZATION. Mr.W. 8. Frasior, of Chicg;0, called the maet- ing to order, aud nominated Qen, R. . Rowett ss Towporary Chairmes. The nopiuee was elocted, and_Mr, Kollun was wmade Temporary Becrotary. On taking tho chair, Gen, lowott snid that o suppoand there way no nocessity for much sconing bofo © they got down to business, aud ue theiofore dewanded what was tho busi- noss on hand, On mution of Mr. Frasier, s Commitieo on Parmanont (rganization was voted aud appoint- od by the (ueir. It cousistod of Bilas Law, of Tndiaua § O. 8. MoNed, of lowa; D, J. Lobin- son, of ‘ticlugan; W, 8, Frasier, of lliinois; aud W, droduead, of Wiscousin. ‘'hoJommitleo reported the following lst of goutlmeu as permanont oficers of the Conven- tion snd they were duly eleciad : Dpraident—Gen. J, 8, Biogletou, Llinols, ‘Vice-I'reaudents—Gon, 1t, W, Howelt, Linots; 8. A, Frowne, Michigan. secretary—D, L, 1all, Kansso City. ‘Ausistant Secretiry=3, L. V. Calarvell, On taking the chair, Gen, Bingleton thanked the Conventiou for the houor they had doue bum, o boped that the proosodiugs would bo guded vy wiadom and moderation, Alr. Roblua.n, in reapouso 1o au inguiry o8 to TUB ORJECTS OF THECONVENTION, satd that the horsensen of tho West bhad bean for sowe time disconteutod with tho rulinge of tho oficora of tho National Association and the quustionnble coustructtun put upon cortaiu rules and regulations, s well a8 sowe thingd which Lad Loon dono under the Chteago compact, “I'hey wishied aud bopod that tuo causs of she dutileulty should be remuved, aud they boped to accomplish this by urgiug the propar weasures oo tho New York Couveution. The horsemen of (hio West dosired, tho speaker said, Lo take such action as would resturo the groater part ol tho lvises now auspeuded, provided that should meot tho wisucs of tho mufority of tho parties in tuierost. Tho rules relating to ostrios would also noed rovision and smeudmout, aud ihat idea would foria a thiting subject tor considoration. Bome action should also ba taken u regord to tho aunual feos, s0 that they could be redaced Bomewuat, 50 that the mumbessbip might be - oroased, and mang uf tho BUIAlET B88uC. 4w0LB now kopt out wmigle be let fu, Under Art, 10, tho govornors of the Aatioual Association had discretion Lo dx feow, sud thoy Lad, i ths oplu~ fou of Wostern meu, fixod the fecs ot 100 lurge s sum, snd 1t waa thorufors tho opinion that all discretion sbould be abolished. Uuder another aniclo tue powor to name s Secreiary and {ix ks salary had beon assumed, and au expeuditure of about 83,000 & year bud been ncurrod for various purposes, 'Llis, it was thought, might be cut down taabout §4,000, and tho Becrotary's ealary could be casily ro- duced feom #3,60J to a more modorate sum., Further, it appeared to tho speater toat Harde ford Liaa too many oudicers, and thers might bo a more aquitablo division with good results. Lhere WorD als0 Lu0 miany EuspeuRlons, aud busimues gray oat of thom. It wus Losed to reduce the uaincsy Ly lesseulng the nuuwber of theso sus- peusious, ~ Agaiu, it Waa proper to Rirange #o thar the Tressuier would Liavo to give bouds, so that no oflicer could, o8 now, draw_ checks ot will, sud witbout soma control. It scemod rroper nlso to arrauge 80 that the Becretary abonld bo ineligiblo ta membership ln the Board of Appoals. Ayain, tho speaker Lopod that some mothod couitl bo_arranged for tho sotilement of Western difietences by Western men, sud for tho constituting of a Wastera Board of Appeals, with appellate jurisdiciion from the refesoes n tuo difforcut States, COMMITTEES, — AUSTRIA, PROFOMED BEDUCTION OF TR ARMY, Vienss, Jau. 37.—The Committes of the Re=tcharath has passed s resolution in favor of tho sppeintment of o special committee to con- nider tea question of roducing the army, and ul- Hmataly yropose an international copgrems to ({!l!cum thw question of a general roduction of OrCoH, ——— SPAIN. ANAY MOVEMENTS, Bax BEnasTiAN, Jan, 27.~Additional troopa have bLeet. sent to Guotarea, The Carlists are concontratirey lurgs furces at Astoara to cover Azepitis aad Tolusa. Firng around Hornani centinues. 3 s ! HINA, .ING WAR PIRIY, Loxpax, 1 74, 37.—P'7ivate lettors fron paval officers on &3 China etation ropresont that, though tho €4 nesn 1 oulty hins blown oves tho general be - uf atwuns the European rosidentd In thiat tho Cei ptiald are Lent on fighting, sooner ur Jater. Too ¥ dauzl has wont & man-of-war to vach sresty b 1o protect British intorosts in CaBQ Of &1 el fenc, L THE WEATHER. 4 WasmINGTON, ¢ ann, 25—1 3, m,—For tho New Tuoglsud avd 304 1o Biades, pardy cloudy, worm- or during the day, with wackeast to suuthwost winds, probabiy fullowad by hght rain sod fall- ing barometer dur. i tho uipht, Tor lhe Lake r -ion, increseing cloudiness and northexst to weus hwest windd, shght changes in temporature, and UL uow or rain o tho Upper Lako Ragiou. Lovtee Rocg, At Tan, 27.—Heavy raing during tho paat fow Cava Lave dune cousiderable Uatauge. LOCAL D ELVATIA Citicano, Jan, 27, " Msunium term, uESlllAhc Brack'r'ge..| Duvenport, Denver, 14, snow, (loudy, La Crosse, . M Ya AMAERICAN GOODS FUR ENGLAND. Farn fives, Masa,, Jao, $7.—The agent of tho Bordou C.Ay M, just relurnel from Eug- land, reports tiuding » Letter ma: ket thers thal du Abig country, and 85,00¢ pleces por weoks will theretarg Lo oxporied by hug wils. Thinty thouxaud pleces bavo already busn alipped. THE NEBRASKA AGRICULTYRAL FAIM. Sreeial Lrapaleh 0 S'ha Chicava Tribune. Liscows, Neb,, Jan.27.—The Etate Agricnl- tural Bociety meg bero to-day und electud the Houo. Mosey Stocklng Prosident, aud Major D. H, Wheolor, Heciptary, Tt was docded o hold l.hdl-lr Bep, b-tkLh;tl:‘oln. -‘nd _t:l wake eatrs opdesvors (o wako the conlennial fair apythivg ever Leld hero. g digee Ar, obingon further moved the appotntment <t two committees, tho first to euggest chauges in the rules, and snothier on tho judiciary, Gen, Rowott moved to add twe Comumittaes— one ou grivvances aud anotlior o suspensions. Mr, Sandera thought that the last two Cowm- mittees would be useless, inasmuch aa thoy would havo to travel over the same grouud as tho ather two. After some further discunsion, tho four Com- rittecs were voted, und mude to counist of the following gentlomet : Juitie WY, 8§, Frastor, Titinota; D, J, Noblnson, Micuigan; William Loowts, Tllinuln, Grierances—D, J, lobindon, Micllgan; R, W, Bows ett, 1iinol Has Tam, Indlana. Ttesnon ‘of tie Ruies—I, L, Sanders, Tlinolns 31, M, Muise, B, H, Vaugban, Michiganj M. Robison, Towa;j Jumes Caidwell, Judiana, Suspensiona—0, J, Uimwock, Tilinols; W, J, Neeloy, Tiinots; J« Sulth, Tiuols, BT ELXPOITULATES. As soon &y the Comumittess wuro aguounced, Mr, Simith, of Larlvitlo, Lil,, jumjed un and vig- orously piotested agsivst the appuintmont of oithur” Mr. Irasier or bunsclf, saving that the formor ' was utierly unfit for tho positiun for roa- 8ons which be wouki give if called o, Without waiting to liear Alr, Smith, the Com- mittoes wora aphrovod, sud tho Convontion ad ';llnmml to meot at T:l p. m. at tha same Plaa, ‘I'he Convantion rexssomblad at 8 o'clock. "l Do diret urder of busiuess wad W fecoption o COMTTILE BEFORTY, Tha Commiltee un Bunpensions roeported rec- onunanding that asromate Momburs have the powar to uffect comprouuses 1n oses of non- paywent of entrnnco feow, otc., and tuat Loy vaorciso a hboral dierotion, Adopted, Tho Comunttee ou Judicisry roportad, racom- monding that the Staten of Michizan, Indiaus, Hlinols, lowa, Wiscousin, kentucky, Tooneasco, Nevraska, Kansns, Minuesota, and Missouer con- stitute tho Westeru Distriot of the National As- wociation ; that & Bosrd of Jirrars, conssLing of five porsons, ba appointed, and have jurisdics tivn on all queations ansing in tho district, and hlw‘runor to adjust poualtied, liko the National Bnard of Appoals. ‘Lha renort lad to an animatad dissussion, and was flually sdopted, Fhe Committes on Oriovangos asked uutil Bnoon to-duy 10 completa ite yupurt, £'hie Committve un Bevision of Jtulea toporied in taver of amending Itulo No. 2 wo that the en- tranca foo shiould bu paid fu all casss in sdvance of tho commencomont of tho race; to amund Itule No. 6, ®> that ouo-helt of the peualty for fuiliug to nsme thu podigres of tho horeo should go to ths Natioual and the atber half to the loual Associstion; to mmend Halo No. 24 »0 that mowbers of o Basrd of Appeuls whall not be ehigibla to act as judges; to suiand Kute Na. 27 o that po horde can bo deelarod distanerd for failure to get to the dis- tance-post whon there is no dietance judgo; to atuend Hale No. 47 o that timo mado on ice ehiall not Lo acceptod as & rocord § to autend Kula No. 51 sothat when s ** susponslon " is sunouaced from onu cialion to another that it sbal) bo By Linding as if it hind come fromtne Natipnal Arsociation ; to umend tho general rules so that $bo second horss 1 eacls taco shall bo timud, aad the time shall coustituto s racord, Tho raport was fully discussed and finally sdopted. RUNNING MACES. Gen, Rowett jutradiced a rorolution providing thas In ali rusniug races the rulos of tho Lexiog- ton, Ky., Assucistion shouid govern, sud asked ity adontion, Adujted. Ale, ¥razior thiiodu:od o resolution asling tuo Nutional Awdociation 10 s potut the Loard of Errors of the district. Laid on the table, Ar. Robunsow, of dlickiun, introduced s reso- tution, which wes sdopted, commending tho wansgemont of the Turf, Feld, qnd Farm aud Bpirit of the Times, afior which the Convention adjourned until 10 o'cluck morniug, ———— PICEON'SHOOTING. THE PUAIRIE AND KENXIGOTT CLUES, Tho return watch betweon the Prairie and Kanvicott Cluba of this clty was hot yeuterdsy at Doxtor Park in the presenco of wome 200 epociators. Yosterday’s shoot was fhe mecond of sorios, the first having beon won by the Pratriss after a bard struggte aod by good shoating, The reverse was the osse yesterday, there bsing but a poor abowing for sportsmen genorally 8o good at tho traps as she membora of theclubs named. The conditions of tha matoh wero that each olub should show tweive each to shoot at 10 singles (“}J“"' rize), snd 5 pair (18 yards), Kennioott os to govern, Followivg is the score : BlaRins Douber, aRles. . 7.2, Ketmman,{111110111 T101011 N— 19 Wilmarth Jd 1 3111010 10— 14 }l o;r a1 10— 9 oY= epstotees-fut fehuttier, Totatlissseriess sisasamasarsersenrsessessascarnsdi0 *Owing 10 the fact that the birds ilva ont, e two mon on esch texin were ane pair ehort. This ma 00 difference with the maich, howaver. Mr. E. 0. Waller, of the Gun Club, sacted as reforeo in a generally satisfactory manuer, ‘The membara of the dofeated toam take thelr dofeat good-naturedly, and attribute it largely 10 tho fact that Mosara. Bilaby and Juason, twa of their crack shots, were unablo to be preaont. The third and dociding match will be & vory in. torosting contoat, — BILLIARDS, HRITUN—BLOBAON, Nrew Yonrg, Jan, 47.—~The bilLiard match, three- ball earom, 600 points, $500 aaide, betwoen Blos- son and Hoxton, rosultad aa follows: Soxton, 600 ; Blosson, 482; wiunar's averago, 15 15-39, Boxfon's highest run, 73 ; Bloason' CANADIAN GRIEVANCES. The Desiro of Our Neighbors to Navie gate Without Clinrgo tho Canaiwot ¥rivote Citizens of 'Fhis Conntry, spscal Drapaleh te The Chicago Tridune. Otrawa, Jan, 27.—The Govornmont ia atill without an official reply from Secrotary Fiah to the protest against the refusal of tae United Beatos authoritios to allow Canadian vessols to pavigate the Champlain Canal. It is Lolioved tho Unlted States will rotuso to Interfore, on tle ground that tho cansls boloug to the State of New York, an that the navigation of tho lind- son ia not Included in the Washington Tresty. 'Cho quostion will thoo*anso as to whethor the Otutawa lmnbor trado, and Inmborman unnernll{, esnufford to back the Dominioa Government It thov adopt the same policy as tue United Btates, and ahut down oo American vesscls navigatin) sho Ilichelion and Ottawa Rivers, This wifi prove a quostion fcr the lumber trado, and ocs thoy will bo callod upon to considor befure the closs of tho comiug sesaion of Parhamont, CASUALTIES. THE CINCINNATI ACCIDENT, #vecial Dupateh to The Chicago I'ribum, Orvoranaty, O., Jan. 37.—Aftor thoroughly in- veatigating for the causo of the accident ou the Dollimora & Ohio, and Mariatta & Cincinnad Ratlroads, fo this olty 1ast Sunday, whereby an engioeer sod freigbi-train went through n Fink truss iron bridge over an avanus, tho Corouner’s jury to-dsy gavo a verdiot as fol. lows: Wa belleys the same was caused by the breaking of tbe azlo of 4 driving-whool, siriking one of tho quartor-posts near the east abubment, causad the brmkln‘l of the name and fulllug off the bLridge, and, stich belog the cass, and the acaidens uusyoldable, we £ind 10 one to blams for the saie, This finding i most important to the rallroad Intercata of the country. Tuis accidont had ex- cited the keonost apprehonsion in the minds of rallroad mauagers, who bavo beon substituting {ron-trusa bridges for tho old-fashionea wooden structures, Telograms and letters of inquiry havn been pouring in here from railroad-mon of different States ssking 1f it could be possible 1n this mild wintoer for s new brldge of this kind, and one that has been regapded ejual to any atraln, to give way under the worght of a logomotive s and 2 fow cars. A BRAKEMAN KILLED, Bpectat £2isvateh (o Ihe Chicago Tridune, Omasraion, T, Jan. 37.—A freight-train con- ductor named . I, Brokaw, a resident of this city, was crushod at Tolono this morning, while coupling osrs, and died almost instantly, The cars wore standing on & *Y” and tho switch had not baon turned right, so that the bumpera 1an by each othor. i tived long enough tn say: ‘*1 saw it was wrong. but [L wan too late." His remaiun will ba taken to Salew, IIl.,, to-mor~ row, for burial., He leaves a wife and one child. FATALLY KICKED BY A HORSE. Taxcory, Neb, Jan. 27.—Hobert Dabel, a promiusnt citizen of York County, died yester~ doy from the effects of a kick in the groln by & horae on Bunday last. Decoased wes & German, and had held sevoral Important ofiices at diffor~ ent times, 1le was very much respeoted. . TINANCIAL, BOSTON. Bosrox, Jan, 27.—Creditors of Jordan, Clark & Co.'s clathing houso, hich was recently com- pelled to suspend on nccouunt of falsification aud defalcation by San’ord, their bookkooper, mot {o-day. Thelr liabilines smo-int 1o $390,132, aud their assots to 3351, Ths books havs boen kept in ¢uch s m: thut 1t {s unposaible to ariivo at tho exact facty. NEW <ORK. Nrw Vonk, Jau, 27.—1he creditors of Edwin Toath, tho acter, mat yesterday, and declarod & dividand of bi{ per cent. The Ausigneo af Turnor Brothors, bankers, haa decided to declaro a disidend, not in cash, but in Blovmsbneg & Weatern Railroad bon s, which the firm held to the smount of §1,000,000, e SUICIDE. Avecial Dirpated to Th Chicaro Tribume, Drraoir, Mich,, Jan. 27.~Perry Bpaulding, of Nortt Plaine, lonls County, commitied muicide by banging to-day. Ficaocial® troublea aro charged pith the avent, Apectad Diapaleh to The Chicagn Tribune, Daxnviiry, DL, Jan. 27.—John Amen, all tor unrequited love, look 20 graing of wtrychnine thie afternuon a4 thin place, and died withia furty munutes, sgpecuat Dispateh fo The Chicato Triouns, Dunuquk, Is., Jan, 27,—4 man named William Paul, s talor in Now Wino Townuhip, hangea himself in & pubtic bouse. T'lio decomed desired the Shenl not taiat the uawapapers wmootion whai Louss ho made bia oxit (rew. b it i THE BLACK HILLS. Speciat Duavatch to The Chicaso Trfoume, Laxcovry, Neb., Jan. 27.—Large bodies of men are pasaing through here every day bound for the Dlack Hilla. A party of twanty-five ia or= snizing here to etart the last of February, Sovoral prominent citizens ave included iu tho unmber, ———— . GEN, GORDON GRANGER. Byactal Dinaleh 1o The Chicaro fridume, Youvisvicry, Ky, Jan, 47.—Gen, Qordon Granger's vomajns arrivod at Losinglon to-day frow New Mezlco, and were yoseivod with be- coming military bonors. I'wo companies of Uuited Btates jroops are now iu Louwville, and will procecd to Lexington to-morrow uud escort Geu, Grunger's remains bo dhe grave, PREPARING FOR THE NATIOHAL CONVENTION. Cincissary, 0., Jan. 37.—1he Hamiltou Couns ty Republicsn Xxecutivo Committeo haa vngaved Pike's Opora-Ifuuse for public mestings duslug ths week of this Juns Couvoution. et e Chiingso Asncendency, Now Yore Herard, Ah Biu in Chiness moans Mr. Victory, IE years henco, vomo Yaukoe, enoling tho utinost vask of $Lo Biera Novads, will ury, +* Ah i, where fa thy vicjopy 7' and 2,000,000 Laldhoadud Ayatics witl patiently rige aud vay, +*Wa sre klumin ' Faller Allahauy thiea bund Yousen mivre. Twen- himeelf on STATE AFFAIRS, Yestorday's Proccedings in the Iown and Wisconsln Legislatures. Gov, Kellogg Gives Another Chapter of Ontragoes in Louisiana, » Bills Introduced in the Ohio Legise lature, I0WA, RoUsR. Ders Mores, In,, Jan. 27,.—In the Iouss to. day, s bill fixlog the compenaation of the Becro. tary and Trensurer of the Schiool Board at 1 por cent of the echool fund, passod to ila second reading. Bills wers passed to o third roading com- polling oxpress companiesto keop posted in their offices a schedulo of clssslfication snd chargos on_their looa within tho State, and pro- hitfting sy daviation thorafrom; also o bill providing that the fees of fence-viowerasball be pald by the parties employing them ; also a bill granting 5 por cont of all monsy received by » township clork aa iy foes ; also a bill to fix the compenaation of County Treaaurers ; also a il providiog » lovy of 3 mills on the dollar for bridges, citiea being exempted from tho opesra- tion of the bill ; alro & bill to grant lands to the Tows, Dakots & Dlack-[lills silroad to Algona, along the forty-third parallel to the Minsouri Niver; nleo to enable cities and towns aiding the conatruction ou & yoto of tho major- ity of tho voters; also a bill providing for toach- efa of normal Inetitntos oach yoar inench county of tha Stato; a'so that all’ priated con- ditions in fusurance policies slall bo printed In type not smallor thau Jlong primer, and smsller typo usoed sball bLe evi- dence of fraud and vitiato tho policy; also that the intemperanco of tho insured shall not relenso lifo insurance companies from lability on proof of habitaal intemperance of tho insurad, when the mek was taken: nlzo to establish o Board of Rajirosd Commissioners of threo per- sons, with bonds at $26,000; aleo probubiting non-residonts from acting as administrators or executors in this State ; also to allow Solionl Di- rectors to barrow from one fund to pay the debts by another. ‘The bill providing for the aloction of Town- ship Angessors outalde of citica whero tho citles lie 1n ono or more townships, aud to repeal Sec, 890 of tha Code, was passod by the Houso. Resolutiona adanted by tho Catholics of Beott County in opposition to the amondment to the State Constitution relatiug to the S8chool Fuod wore road, and a matlon to print was lost. Tho rasolutions wero Istd on the tabla, PENATE. In tho Sonats the resolutions of the Cathollos of Heott Connty wore road and roforred to the Committra on Constitutionnl Amandmants. Benator Murphy mada a strong spoech agafnet tho resolutiona, A substitute for the pill to punish_ throo-card- monte men was offered, and tho whols mattor reforrod. Bills wore passed to a second reading makin, » land grant to the Jows, Dakota & Black Hills Rbllroad Company ; aluo to spprapristo $31,720 to the Btats Agricultural Collego; aleo to pro- vide for chango of venue on preliminary exam« inations; also to regulato the eale of illuminat- Ing oll; also to appropriate £5,000 to tho Biate University. The Houss bill empowerlng the Commlesloner appointed by the Government to sdminlater oaths and tako testimony waa passcd by the Hen. ate. ‘Tho bill increasing the Judges of ths Buproma Court to five, tho additional Judge to be sppoint- od by the Govornor, to hold office until the noxt kenoral eloction, whon he is to be olected by the mmplo. waa taken np on its final passago, pond- g which the Senato adjourned, ki o< e WISCONSIN, LEGIBLATIVE PROCKEDINGS. &vecial inmalch ta The Chicaon I'ribune, Manisox, Wis., Jan. 27.—Both Housos to-day concutred in a rosolution instiucting our mom- bera of Congress to opposo the bill of Boaator Bargent restoring to tuo United Btatos lands graoted for railroads, tho condition of which bas lapacd; which would include the 8t, Croix lsnds. TNemonatrances againat dammiog the Chippowa River Lolow the Lead of navigation were pro- sentod. ‘Tha Benate spent most of the session discuss. ing a memorial to Congross for the investiga« tion of Judge Oata's right to a geat in the Mansa of Ropreasntatives, which was adyoeated by Bonators Flint snd Barron, aud opposed by Bil- verthorn and IHudd. Iudefinite postponement was rofused by 10 to 9, sud further consldera- tion postponed till noxt weok. Tho bill appropriating $25,030 for the proper reprossntation of Wisconsin in the Coutonnial Exposition was ordored to a third readiog, aftor » spaech by Henator liudd. Iiesolutions were adoptod asking the reyisors of tho Btatoies to report progress ; alno asking tho apinton of the Altorney-Gieveral as to what should bo dono in thoe matter of the snit againut the West Wisconsin Ilailway to forfail its char- ter on accouot of thochbange of route from Tomah, Bills woro introdnced amending the law ro- llt!ni’m froe high schools; rolating to o pon- toon bridgo at Prairio du Chisa, Bills passod nmending tho law to encourage t‘h\a ,},’,'1'“ ing of narrow-gauge railroads; rolating u. Patitionn wero prosonted for the sbolition of the office of Uounty Buparintendant of Senaols ; for an sdditiousl sppropristion of 1,600 au- uually tothe Btate Ihatorical Socloty; foc tho ra- poal of all laws exowpting peoperty from taxa- tion; for a chsnge in tho systew of advortising the galo of lands fur dolinquent taxoa. A resolution directing an invostigation by the QOommittoo of Waya aod Mosns as to a more ad- vantageous location of the Htate Prison was lost by a ie vote, and snothor for tho appoint- mout of w Coounisston of five by the Govarnor for a Like purpasoroferred to said Committao, A resolution wstrusting our wombsry ot Can- Rroes to 1utroduco and snpport a bill for the oqualization of soidiers’ bouuties at $3.93 per month, after short spaachos in its favar by Fogg and Waltors, way rofetrod to the Uommitias oa Federal Itelations, ° ulin wern {utrodizeod Lo presoribio tha license fuos and cherges that insurance compunles do- log busincys ta thiv State shall 1.y, and exempt~ tog thelr perscnal property from taxation; to rostora tho [aw for the registration of pleatora in &l parts of the Heate. TIE 188 ANK HOBPITAL, _Tho Truetoes of tho Hoapital for the Insans, hy a clovo vote Lotwaen Dr, I3, I, Bowghton and Dr. R. M. Wigginton, who hag actod sinco the death of Dr, MeDitl, havo appointed the formor Buceriutendont of the tuskitution. Bines oome tag haro, five yeam ago, ho has devsloped mark. ed ability as & phyaician, parttonlarly in the apocialty of troatment of the jvesuo, aud in otuer qualidcations for tus Buperiutendanoy. 1o wes regarded proterabio to any ona amang the physiciaus spplving from this Htate aud abroad.” The appointmnant was an entirs sure Frllo to him, s neltbor be nor Dr. Wigginton had mado applicatlon, 1t was vxpiestod by many that the latier would be Appnlutml. el e LOUISIANA. BECITAL OF 01.1) 0UTRA GRS, New Onvrxass, La., Jau. 97.—Tha ouse, hav- ing passad rosolutions suking Gov, Kellogg for information tu regard to the troublesin the panalies of East and West Foliciuna, East Baton Rouge, aud Bt Holoua, the (iovaruor has sens & lengthy moasags, in which be sayu: T Liave the LOBUT V6 transmi) hierewith such facta and ofticial reporta 58 La¥a comoto my kuowlsdyw ur ary in wyrouention, A diw\irbed condiiion of affalrs begen fo masifesl {tself 10 the Parlsh of East Fuliclans eas) {n tne summer of 1415, Tho Varlsh b sbaut twenty tiles, bordieing ugon the Jaxippt, sud -Qhiuiou, tue Wriuh-seat, ts distant only & fow wllea from cuunties i Missiasippl which s thas lhllna warg ‘wumeuulymdl:&mod. An oleclion camne palyn wes fn progresy nefgh TEliEy exclantent end Uiovarhe, orio8 Histe v& Here [follows correppontouce betweon the Executive sud Par.ah oilolok, moat of whiok hay been published, Thio Goverior ka, Avout thls Umo, dobin Gulr, forverly @ wembar of tho Houwa of lepreacutabives froutthe’ Yarlah of Fasy Veticlana, the ou, i, 1t Bay, proatst melaare of tan Houso from thet Parfeh, wnd T, M, J, Clark, Recorder of tha Pardsb, walled upou me, in the By fo-Houes iu 1L city,and reprosentod that they bad \osu compeli {0 dev from their houios 1n Flioiana, snd wure toreatesud wilh death 1f \ay returned views with goutluuen of {uuence and promivenca Lkt parish, 804, 1 the early part of Auguat, when I Iy 1ha Bats for & whort time, T bad eVEEY AaaUTALCG [rOMhom that Dot wauli. Do Dressrvod, Babsequently lann Guls s arreated, chiargod an ‘sccestury LelOraihe fock of pobamug br, J. W. sudy while being taken fowstis Olutda by e agpoy “nd w poase, wad ahob % gl by au srmad mob, aister-iu-law was Langy “jg duxwu Courl-ouso Hquare, X Luvo bab wcably vy, clal Information of ths very ssrious dlsorder in West Talictans pariahi, Hera follows a dixpatch from the Bherift of ‘West Feliclana, do:ailing she bLurning of gins aod stores. Tho Governor saya: . The complaint appeared that the keepers of cauntry nlores purchased slolen mesd-cattan from Degroes, resort being had fo the torch of the inceudity to remedy this allegad oavil, Equally lawlesn means wora siopted in reprisal by the burning of gin-housrs, etc. Murh valuable property has Lean destroyed In this manner, aud some worthy eftizenn have been rene dored homeleas or driven away. Tho Bhorlf irected to _exl all " mesns At his al for the mainienance of publio order and for that purposs, to call upon all lsw-aulaing citizens ta Aniat him, Tho disorders prevailing in_the Fell. clanas extended to the adjoiniug Parish of Easb Baton Rouge, Correspondence botweon officials again fol- fowa, The (overnor says, mith rogard to the toported disturbance in $he larish of Bt. Hetouay 1 hava no'ofctal Information, snd no official re- porta of any of the circumstances connecied with those crimea that have been taads o the Eteoutive Daparte ment, nor, 10 {ar as [ am aware, has any fndiotment found or any Jegal investigation been leld. iy OHIO. YESTENDAT' PIOCEEDINGS, Corwitnus, 0., Jan, 27.~In the Senate to-day Monahan's bill to imposo a fino of 250 for pro- fane swoaring or personal abuse, whathor spoken or published, was defoated. In tho Benate (bills were introduced to make Audltors’ tax-tseds valid, and to 1ucroass the penalty for child-stealing from fivo to twonty yoars, 1o tha Tiouse billa sroro 1ntroduced to allow sompetition In the manufacture avd sale of gas3 to amuthorizo corporations to issuo coupon or registerod bonds, or botb, and ex- chiauge ona for the other; toamend thoact regu. lating feos of conntv officors, 80 aa to Incroase foss of Coroners holdisg inquesta; to reguiate chargos of tslograph companies. . A rosolution was offerod for tho smeondmont of tho Btate Conatitution so aa to abolish the' Graud Jury system; to extend the torm of County Auditors to threa years, A resolution was uffored and reforred in- dorsing Gougreas for eharing thoir oflices with ox-Confedorato and Union soldiors. s KANSAS. 'WARDEXN OF TIE PENITENTIARY, Bpectal Dipateh ta The Chicago Tribund, Lrivexwontit, Kan,, Jan. 27.—The Governor has not yot appointed the Warden of tho Biato Penitontinry, located at thia place, Iopkins, tho presont inoumbent, though a very faituful aud honest oficer, is uot on_the hest of terma with Qov, Osborne, and his chances for rosppolutment aro thereforo unot great, It is rauiored in offoil clicles thas T, Y. Joboson, Btato Senator from this county, will bo solectod by the Governor, Every prominent newspaper in tho Btats Laa declared for fopkins, and it 18 poskiblo that Osborne way be foreod against hia will to zeappoint bi e KENTUCKY, CENTENNIAL RRPRESENTATION. Louisviwie, Jan, 27.—Tho vili to provido for tho roprosontattou of Keutucky at tho Contoue il Exhibition, which was rojactod by tho Low- er House of tho Loxislature yestorday, failed to vaas tho Sonato to-day. Bath flouses will prob- "bly reconsidar their action in refusing to pasa the bill. Tae Courier-Journal's Franlfort epo= oial indicaten that auother bill, which will appro- priato about $10,000 to vards Kentuoky's ropro- sentation, muy pass both Houses. “'HARD TIMES IN GERMANY."® To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Brruevinee, 1ML, Jun, 23.—Iu the number of tho 20th of Januaty of your valued paner, I find an article headed * Gormsn Hard Times.” I sm not dispored to deny your statament that tho panio in Germany and tho ceash in business aro very groatly owing to wild specutations and immonse ovartrading, not traceablo at all to any lossos sufferod by tho depression of American socarities, But that much of tho commercial distress prevailing In Gormsany at preeent arises from the fact of those securities Laviog hecomo not only lees yuluable, but altogether worthicss, is also beyund doubt, ‘You blama the German peoplo for haviog bo- como excitod at this loss, and for Laving been unjust toward! tho American peoplo; and you adviso thom to reflect that nations, hko individu- aly, make their own mistakes. You continuo; 1t Germans havo loat monoy in homo aud for- elgn investmonts, it is becsuso thoy woro not shrewd aud oareful enough. Thers aro good Amorican sccuritios and bad ones, just tho samo a8 thero aro good and bad stocke.” Of courss you ars aigo right iu that ; but lot mo tell you, it {8 not that which has ombittered publio opinlcn so much emeongst tue Germsns, and created & considerable prejudice against our nation. It ia not private ptocks and aecurities avout the lowa. of which they feol thomsolves justilled to complain, but what moy be cailed public stocks and publio ob- lgations, which have, in many Instances, been wholly destroyed and uulliied by the docislons of our Courts. That is what, i1 some dogreo, i::«fly bas eranted their uafavorsblo opiuion, et me illustrata; ‘There ia a city In 1llinolk, fur many years can- nectod with n gum. commercial cenire by ano railroad. In 1870, & company having a ratlroad in tho county, atarting from that commercial i)oln;, deasirad to oxtoud it to tho eity iu ques- lon. It opened rich cost-fiolds, and crestud a moet favoratle compotition, by which theoitizens have mwico bad their faros and rates reduced fully oune-half, This Compsoy applied to the city to take §60,000 of its stuok., Tho city had power b{ ugunnl law 80 to sabscribo, subjoct to & voto of ¢ voto passed in May, 1870, The vots was taken on the 26th of July, and resultod largoly in favor af the subscription. The bouds to pay for tho stock woro issued to tho Company upon varions onerous conditions ag to tho npusdy camplotion of the rond (whioh increasod speed cost the Compsny nealy onc-Lalf of tho subecription), as to putting mirects in good condition and lmving tham; all which condiions wero stiiot- vy complled with. ‘tho Compauy butit a’| depot aod machine-shops; upon which, aud their track in tha city, and rolling-utool, they pay taxes alizost squal to tho amount of thy foterest pald by the oty on tha bonds (&4,000). 'Tno roal estato in tho hmmediaie noighborhood 1n tho olty roso over 100 por cent in value, and its ownors pav tho additional tax, 81x or soyon miles of country along tho raitroad adyanged frow 100 to 200 por cenc in value, ft boiny all conl-land ; which docraased tho county tnxos lnl the cltizous of wsid city to & very groat oxtant. 'Iliose bonds woro all auld In Uormany, They rocito on their faco tuo lusw authurizing the city to subscribo ¢ wlwo, tho fact thet the people voted Lhe wubacription. The agoent weile jng tho bonds ssted the fact that the cuy had no other dobt, and contalned somo 16,000 of honeat and most thrfty prople. Now, how ehrewd, in vour opin. fon, should the man be nut to be takeu in by those repicsutations, ulively truthful, and wade by haoorable mon? Can suy more cars bo requirod to satisty onosolf of tho susuriy of the mvesimant ? And yot, a voar or so aftor the bonds wore sold, the city having paid the futereat, those Gorwan boudholders “had to bo wformed that thio Bupremo Court, in sume othor case, Lad, by a divided Coust, doclded that & upeoial amendment to tho Conatitution had beon adopted, and, although the now Con- stijution weas to go luto foroo ouly on tho Bth of Auguat, the special provision whioh forbado subserjutious to raitroad-stocks by alties or couution wont iuto furos ou the 2d of July, when the poopla voted oun the OConusitution, at nuca‘} and hsnoo thisl any vote tukou afier the waid date wag of no forcs aud ¢Muck, and bonds m‘tand in purisanos of aad yuie wore ufterly voi Probably mare than fifty eimilar procecdinge, in caeep of cities, towns, aud counties, toll under the bau of that same deciw.on, which, by many very able lawyers it tho state, bias Loau pro- nowicod py no which I, to sny the least about 1t, & most forvod and uuuatursl conwtruotion nf the law, Now, the citizens sro perfectly willing 2o go on and pay ndaatmast bonestly contracied, far whioks they received s valuable consideratiun, wy avau thu atock ia warih soma 20 per cont, aud may i tune cama up ta pary but suy wierioper 10ay to-morvaw briug thy oave luta {hnuounu, s rob the bolders of their bonds, Bowa otber ducisions of our Courty Lave cramipd the greatost astonighmont u Ewope. Laws vomnetiues fwouty, or evel forty, years on Lo ntatate-Lovka, uudor whitch Inrigo oslatcs haye passud, biave beou decidod uncoustitutional in quite recont timos,—euch ks lawe sllows fug ~adwmivistrators or guardiaus 1o Aol lands, which was formerly, o pealy tbe Hintes, considered” & lowitimate 8l caorclav of logislstiva power; by which doe clvions valuabla tracts of Jands bave beon takeu swey from the owuord, who bad paid for them 89 Buts of tmouey. We tust recollect, right here, that lu oo otuer cauudry fo tho world, even nhier they have wriiton Gaustitutioue, bave the Qaurts aver assumed to hold a law rogularly daued Lo bo wncontilutional. 'The dociriue (n Uropo i (sod wus atouo timo vyea favored —~, here by many statesmen and jurists), tha} u,t Leg:a'ature in the only propor judge whothar Iaw is In_accordauce with tho Conniltntion or not. In_ England, it 18 trao, thery in no written Conatitution, but thorais the Magus Chatts, tha potition of right, the declaration of rizht. the act of mottlemont, which are all coy., sdered fundamental laws of Engiand, as mueh! as we conkider our Constitutions fandamontal. 1aiva ; but the Engtlah Courts, in ali their plont.' tudo of power, bave novor assnmod to bronounce au act of Parllament unconstilulional, The Courts In Europo prosume that, ia their Log. lative Asssmblios and Upper liousos, thora 1 ay nuzh, and s great deal more, of logal wisdam than in one Circult Judge, or even a Court of Appenls consisting of from three to soven udgos, g . 11 wo will falrly reflect upon this atriking differonca ju the admluistration of justic hore aod in Europe, wo will be loss 1olined to bisme honest holders of onr publio securitios wlhen they sco tuomsolves at once stripped of (he earnings, in many casos, of & whole hard-apent life, by snch declsious as I have indicated, and foel aid oxprens in unmistakablo terms a cortain bitiornesn at tho mode and mannor in which thoy hiava bosn stripped of thoir property. & A Grnanx, POREE PO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A RESORT FOR CONSUMPTIVES, Ta the Editor of ‘Lhe Chicago Tridune » BANTA Banpana, Cal., Jan, 16, 1870.—Allowme tho apaco of a fow linos in your valusbla papor, to mako s0.a0 atalemonts for the benofit of con. sumptives, In Boptomber, 1874, whon I Jived In Chiesgo, I was quito dollcats and mickly, and was ad. vised to go into tho comutry for o ehort timo to got strongerj. but, as Dlluok would have i, I got hemorrhago of the lungs,| and lost 8o much blood that I hardly got baok to tho city alive. I recavered frowm tho homor. rhnago shortly, but was always wosk, and confined very much over aftor. Soptomber, 1876, Prof, J. I, Ross told me, aftor thoroughly examining mo, that Iwas conmdorably advanced 1o con. suwmption, and advised me to go to Houthern Cal- 1fornis. I then ssttled my business, aud, on the 1stof Novo.aber, left Chloago in mesrch of my hoalth, Qoing over tha Biorra Novada, [ got the start for mora homorrhages: stopped at Bacra. mento, and, from woakness arising from my loog Journoy, suffored moro and fearful bloeding. After sehort ravival I went to San Francisco, whore I experioinced still moroe bleeding, and wag zdvlaod by several phyalciaus togo to Santa Bar. oy Inspite of much bleeding from the lungs, I boarded the steamor Mohango for Sants Dar bara, an, as goon a8 I broathod the aalt water, my lemorrhaga etopped; but I was vary much afraid that it I got wca-sick it wonld kill mo, Tho Mobango is a great roller, but I atood the voyago well, and arrived at Saata DBarbara sale, Tho hotel thoro was well Alied, and I biad to take & room on tho third floor; and to ascend two {lights of atairs, sick and wosk ns Iwas, was bore riblo for me, and gave me mora homorrhagos, The attack this timo Iastsd for alovon days, buk the sptendid weather and plo t surroundings sgon causod mo to rally. Evorything looka so nico and groen, tho gardons boing full of flowera, To the west, north, snd east, aro high mountaius; aud, to the 8outh, tho I'a~ oifis Ocean ands its Acattered islands; the viow iresented boing ona affording mneh enjoymoun ln s lover of Nature, When I loft Chioago i weighed only 134 pounda: and, when I reachod lioro, I weighed loas, on acoouut of tho long snd bard vorage, Now I weigh 160 pounds, attos Junl seven woeks, Oul if Icould go back to Chicago. and mak( it o businosa to go around aud Lell those trouble with that terrinlo disoase to go to Ssnta Barbara, or almost any part of Southoern Callforols, an¢ get curad] Of course thosa who ara in the las| stages of consumption will ouly como hera ¢ dio; and thoir friens will perliapa say, * Mz Ho-and-s0 wont thers too for hia health, and died.” I know of one case, & young man who camo here fot tho penofit of his health, nad who, fiutu vory good appetito and galned very rapidly; but hoato too much, sod finally uot dyspopsia, which, of courso, made lLim sickor; and then ho went hono snd cursed the couatry, saying that it did not agreo with him. 1 any, [f any ono is troubled with any disoass of tha Iungs, lot him come here ju time, and he will offect & pormanont cure; and if the disenst o of old standlug, bo will at loast prolong his life. Now a big hotel is just about to bo thrown opon to the public, and thera will be amplo nc- commodation 8o that pooplo oan como hora with thoir familics, and fuelat hotne. Nobodv necd grumble ahout bigh hotel bills or bad board, Evorythivg is good hero, and the boat accommo- datlona cost but &3 por day, or from 835 to 850 o poople, The ordinanco for such - por month, Joun TmpLen, — UNION TREATIAENT OF REBEL PRISONERS, o the Kditor of The Chicago T'ribune s Circaao, Jau, 22—\ Member of Congress from Georgin bas seon fit to revivoa question which it was thought had boen put te rest for. avor. AcIloft my homo In the South sad sorved in tho Unltod States army during the War, I truot that my rocollaotion na to the treat meut of prisonery-of-war is not 8o bad as that o Ar. Caultteld. Among other things, Southen Cong on chargs onr Qovernmonl with th groat crime of treating prisoners-of-war witd crualty, and imporing upon them ucnecessar nordships. Now, that they havo mado thii chiargo a8 a matterof fact, I thlok It timo that the soldiers, and otlicry who saw, should tell what thoy know, I was on detnehiod mervics at Fort Monroa durs Ing tho wiutor of 1803-'04, that being & part of Qow, Nutier'a connand. Tha Genocal was also Commizsloner for the Exchange of Prisoners, At Point Lookout, Md., thero was a Iaryze camp for prisoners-of-war (sud thero woro thousands of prisonara at that point), and that poat also was a patt of Gon, Butler's command, The Gon- oral visitod thiat camp during that winter (L can- uot now recall tho dsto); ha rode through tho camp, talked to manyof the prisoners, and aslod after thoir heslth and comfort, and if they had onough 43 eat. Thoy all expresscd thomsolves as bolng woll” satisfled with tho troatmonk thoy wero recetviog, and many of thom sald that thoy wore receiving much bettor ratious than thoy had received whils with thelr regiments in the Southern army, In fact, they could not eat all tho rations that woto tasued for thom by tho Govornment, 8o thero wos un accummulation of rations ; 1 heard the Genoral tell some of them that ha hisd given an vrder for thoso rations to be exobangod for something mora appotizing than common Gov- ernment rations. On many occaslons 1 have boen_on board the flag-of-truce bLoat that conveyed prisoners to Oity Poine for exchango; aud I always saw hoalthy, etroog Oonfederato soldiars, all ready to tuke their places in thoBouthorn army; whllo our soldlers, roceived fn exchange for thom, wore rocefvod on stretobors, and were only 4t for the howpital or the grave. 1t cannot be sald thas tho President of the Bouthern Coufedoracy was ignorant as to the mauner in which our soldlors were being uand; for, n{;m uoder hly oycs, aud tho oyes of the Oonfederate Congresa, our soldiers were being starved and punishod to death on Betle Ialand. ‘W. Taoxruon, Formerly Pirs\ Rerzesnt Company i1, Becond Norik Cavoling Unlon Volunteers, Ifow the Baby Kangaroo In Fode Iu ahinost all boaats, and in man slso, tha air- ;ma-nuo or windpipo (which admits alr to and rom the Junga) opens inlo tha floor af tho mouth, behlud the tongus and 1n front of the opeulog of the gulles, Eaoh particle of food, tien, anit pasaod ho the gullat, passca over tha eulrance to the windpige, but is prevented from fulling Into it suud “0 l:lulll-\r death Ly choking) by tho action of a emall cartilaginous shlold (tho epiglottia). ‘Tule slueld, which ordinurily atands up in front of the opening iuto the windpipe, bends back and ocomes over that opening Junt when the food is passlye, sud wo, at the night moment, alnost always provents food from * going tho wrong wuy,” lut, in tho young kangarao, tho milk ceing introducoed, not by any yoluntary act of tha youug kaugsroo itaelt; but by tha inJectiug action of 'its motlr, 1t 34 evidons that, did uch & stata of thingy qb- taiu In v as hine boon just deseribed, the restlt would bo sposlily fasal, Did no wpecial pro- vislon oxist, tho young one wust jofallivly bo choked by the intrusfon of milk Into the wind. plpo. it tharals & spooial provision for the zunnk kiaugaraa; the \‘p‘]nr part of tho windpipa or luyuxg. iuatend of lylug 83ty uy, aud as i 1ost beaats, widoly separatod ‘from the hinder opening of tho nostrils, is wneh raised, It v in a0t 89 clongatad 1 the youngor ksugaroo thut it iegy righ “lu {uto the hindor ¢ndl of the nasl lmuuua. Wwhidli mubgaces it {u thie way thero 4 o {00 entrance fofalr from the nostiile into the widpipe by & pavssge shint off from tho cavity of the mouth, _All tho tima the milk can fycoly pass ta tha back of tho moutl- aud gullot along dach pide of thistelovgated laryux, sud thus breathivg sod milk jujoction cau go ou simultangausly, without yisk'or inconveoience. —[&t - Georgs Mivard in Popular Science MUondhly tor Fedruary, e Tho flag-abip Penaacola, Rosr Admiral Alm somnanding, arpved st Bau Prauclsco on wad! ney or § rulse of nearly & yea! the Hawalian Ialinds M:I o I.L'o' M!{lw:n‘wfij

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