Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1876, Page 2

) i ! ducsd the Rey, Mrs, Sophls Gibb. Bbo ia & rather propossensing 1ady, of perhaps 25 or a7 oars of_age, with rogularly cut fosturcs, brown alr, and rather bright oyos, which denoto botl firg und intelligenca. Her movomonta are grace- fal and easy, though ratlier nervons at firet, Bho was attirod Io plain biack, with whitedace collar and ecarf. Bhe sthted that ehe appearod _ beforo the audl- ence with a groat depreo of raluclance, and only in the interest of hor supporters. Uan tha suocons of tho meating tho missionary work, iu » great monsare, deponded. ' Bho stated that tho Associstion wasin a grnll meanuro limited in ita good work by 1ack of funds to carry it on. Tho Stats Asrociation had worked with great efMolenay, sc far aa 1t had boen able, hut the work tas only in Ita infancy, Thers were scores ana bundreds starving for tho word of God as éxpounded by their Church, waitlog snd ready to give the missionary welcome; and besklox woro mauy indlfferent ones, who conld bo gathered in, too. B8te then statod tho nooenily ©of tho churches enlisting ‘in the osuss, and the organizing of 1adies’ suxiliary missiouary sseo- elistions. Bhe enumeratod briefly tho work dono Iast year in varions parts of the Btate, and nota. bly in Bycamore, whore a floutishing congrega- tion had been founded and & bandsome church built, She mads an earncst appasl for mousy to aid in the good work, Mrs, Marah paid » fliting compliment to ihe Ttav. Mrs, Glbbs who, she said, had socceeded in doing & great deal of good work, notabl Kycamoro, whers, throogl her exertio 030 chureh had been buils, which was fres from dobt, and all this waa dons In fiftoen montbs, Tho Nev. Sumner Ellis thon explained tho Cliristian miseionary work, and also appesled oamnestly to tho pooketa sud hesris of the audionco, espocially tho former, for smmaunition wherawith to carry on Lho war, The Rev. Mr.” Hanson waa calicd npon, and raisod his volco in behal? of the osuso. Ile urged moro enthusissm and missionary zesl, and suggostod a concantration of the misslonary worl ; Tho Rev. Dr. Ryder thought it was unneces- pary to do any moro_talking, but instead he would sing ** Hotd tho Fort,"” but as he couldn’t niog alone, he wanted tho cholr and congrega- tion to sing it for him, which thoy did. Mra. Marsh then said that they had prob o concontrato the work, snd wanted to or iza a clnb of fifty at §35 sach to form the nucleus for a permanont fund of $20,000 to aid in oarry- tmgion the mistlonaty work. Bha subscribed 50 Lemmelf. Tho colloction was thon takon up whioh reaulted quite satiefactorily. paskissill vy ELSEWHERE, KPIACOPALIAN, Bpeetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Prorua, IIL,, Fob. 6.—Bishop McLaren preachod tt BL Panl's Churoh to-day and confirmed Wwolve candidatos. This ovoniog bo vleitod St. Tohn'’s Church and confinned fonrtosn persons, making twenty-six in all. At both churches full tervicos appropriate to the Dishop's visit wore teld, and large congrogations wore prosent. HROKUR, 13, Epecial Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns. Krokux, Is., Feb, 6.—Very satisfactory and encouraging progress is belng made in tho re- wival-work hero. Notwithstanding it bas boon going on for the past fivo weoks, thoro haa boon no falling off either in attondanco or intorcst. On the eontrary, both bave been 8o well main- 1sined that it has boen determined to continua tho mentings anotber weok. A prayer-moeting Is conduotel overy morning from 9to 10 o'clock, In tho ovening uplon servicos are hold in the largest church [n the city, and a dowu-town mooting ix hold in & vacant storo-room on Main siroot for thoso who eannot be induced to go to tho Ohurch. At the concinslon of these moot- Ings an inquiry-meoting le held whero those who have become aroused upon the subject of ro- ligion are persoually instructed by a large corps of ministers and h{mun nagigoed to that duty. Ths gathorings thia evening woro among tho {argost that have yet boon held. —_———— THE CINCINNATI DISASTER. Later Acconnts Decrenss tho Numbe of Fatalit CiverxraT, O., Feb. 6.—Information to-night from thoso Injurod at Robinson's Opera-Houso yestorday is favorsble. Ars, Honry Koasler, ro- portod doad, is atill lviog, and will recover. Conslderable prominenooe is given ton roport that tho slarm waa etarted by plck-pookots who ex- pooted to profit by this, but thisatory isgonerally discredited. THA FIRST REPOBT. [To the dasooiated Press) CiNOTNNATI, O., Feb. 6.—Dusing tho perform- snco of the allegory of * The Great Republic,” »t Robdinsop's 8 ra-fHonss this aftornoon. a portion of fho pillars supporting tho gallery gave way, procipitating s number of tho ocau- ants upon the Dalcony below. The allegory has gncn upon the gtage of Robinson's Opors-louse for the past two_nights, under tho auspices of he Cincinpati Relisf Association. Tho procecds were to ba apilied to_the relief of the suffering poor of the oity. The verformers, numboriak noarly 600 ¢:hildren, wers taken from this publio schools of the oity; sod, asthe object wasa vorthy ons, and those who took part childron of (A rosidrents of the city, [ VAST AUDIKNGES WERE PRESENT covad:h proseiation of tho allegory. The cous or this afteruoon I3 Prnphluua and 10 v, being no sossion of ublio schools, the 1o/ n00 audience in most part was composod of 1 men sud clildron. Abgyt half-past 2 o'clock, eaile the groat houso wa¥ donacly packod ane -6 thousanda of cbildgen among tho audienca wore at tho beighth of their enjoymont, some boy in tho gallery, dsroggh mischief or fgno~ Tauce, ' g EE CDT o¥ FIBE, 28 tho red llgh!?u the colorod fires tsed in the plece flashed out from the wings. Every inch of the theatro was occupied, and tho douse crowd wos pressiog sod eurging about tho stair-ossos and in front of the doors, Homs ouo in the sudience took up tho ery of fire, and it wan re-ochoed from noar the daor by some onae who caught o glimpse of rod glare from the stage. Thoro waa sn immodiate Fush for the front doors. A child was pustiod down the stops snd ecresmod. Iminedistoly after, a man thrust his arm_through a window, 2ad tho scresm and the crash was enough o sot 4{ho panis in full force. TUK BOENE WAS A TERRIDLE ONR fa the narrow vestibule leading to the street. The people in the rear, mad with fear, prossed upon thoaa {n front, shoutivg and cursing. den, torror-stricken, atrick down belpless women and obildron in front, orolimbed over their heada 10 the topjof the staircase, snd Jaruclpiulud thom- solves upon the scrosming and bloeding mass of chiidren and women, in tho hallway, The acone in and about the Opora-Tionso atter the accident was heartrending. ‘Tho news of tho catastrophe apread like wildtiro over thocity, and frowm every dirsction came people hurryiug . to tho sosne until the ubuun ‘wors impaseablo. 1 Thers are many couflictiug storics as to the ongn of the panic. Tho building waa filled from parqueits to Pnllerj with a denee mess, who not only filled all the seats snd alslos, but crowded tho stalrways, and hundreda wers out~ side sosking to galn edmiasion. Bebind the sconen wore ¥IYE NUNDLXD BOTIOOL CHILDREN, who were Lo take part In tho performance, Aatho time approsched for tho comimeucsinens of the exarclaes, & calcium light in the gallery flashed sts glaro upon the atage. and immedistoly tho oryof firo was raised, The sudience becawa pinlo-stricken, sud s rush waa made for the slairways. Bomearesald to bave leaped from the balcony ufion sha crowd below, The lowor gircle of the Loase is but fow bove tha level of the streot, but tho stops ar row, sud soon becams blocked by tho surging crowd instdu the bouse, Mullitudes wero preasing for the and , in the panio women were overtbrown and trampled to desth by the panio-stricken crowd. Tho scene beggars description. Tho alarm rapldly spresd throughont the city, and those who bad wivea or children thors burriod forward to thelr roscue. A few herolo men placed themselvos uear the doorway and eu- deavored to sysure poopls thore was aud sn effort waa juado frotn the stags the mad career of the affrighted audience, but quist waa not restorad until A XUMDER WERE TRAMPLED TO DEATIT snd many seriously injured. Those alle to walk ¢ ouce made their way homeward; those moro serionsly injured were taken 60 tho Nioth Hireet Hiation-House aud to the Commercial Hoapital, and the doad were gatbered in one of the ofiices of the Opera-Hounss. Up to ¥ o'vlock \o-night the following bad been raporteds ¢ XILLKL AND INJUBED 3 Mrs, Alfred White and ber son Hsrry, sged 13; Mra. Naucy Clark, reportod to have disd from bLéart dineass, caused by excitement; August svd Fred. Loesch, two brothers, sgos 8 wod 10; Hattle Leslie, age 12; James Orowloy, Anna Mai Rienzi, of Alton, 1L, who was friends horey Miss Feronica Mausais, Mro. Houry Ressler, wuffered a tavera concanslon of the brain, aud {s reportod dead this evening. One nokuown woman dead, *__Among the injured are Fred. Hirasborg, Misg Pumphey, Master Harry Bliss, and a child e taforhaica wil probably Inctesse th r informstion will pro! increaso the namboer of {ojured, v v been recoverod from the Jabin colliery. aarth is constantly falling in, and the aearch for liviug and dead proceods slowly and uador cir- cumstances of great dangor. Toason to of political affairs, that the Dritleh Government m:man to strongthen itd uaval forco in Chinose waterd, THE CHICAGO FOREIGN. European Aflairs Further Complicat- ed by a Chango ia the Aus- trian Minlstry, Tho Possibilities Shorn of Their Worst Aspects, However, by the Reteation of Andragsy, Warlike Demoanor sud Martial Armas ment of the Principality of Roumania. Categorical Statement of Five Reforms Promised by the Sublime Paorte. Tho List of the Killed in the Bel- gian Colliery Bwelled to Two 1lundred, Cardinal Manning Rejects tho Iden of a Fusion of Catholics and Ritn- alists. AUSTRIA A CRISIS IN TIIE CADINET. Loxpox, Feb, 6.—Tho Berlin correepondont of the Times saya that, nccording to apparently cor- rect intolligonco from Prague, thoe Vieuna Cabi- net in on tka point of resigning, and a Ministry under the Presidency of Count, montans, Tyrol, remembored, whon a change was! first rumorod, somo months ago, the somi-oflicial journel, the Provinzial Correspondenz, apprehianded as a cou- requeoncs & sorious estrangemnnt betwoen Ger- man, in oftice tho worst part of those apprehionslons is happily_unfuifilled, yeb Austrian “Conservatives ‘and Ultramontnoes to- warde Cerniany and Tu from that of tho outgoing sdministration, o now and disturbing elomont {8 suddeuly naded to tho political situation. e, an Ultra- proseut Covernor of its place, It will be apd At will take and Austnia, As Count Andrassy remains a8 tho polley of rkey (s very different NP S BELGIUM. THE MINE EXILORION. Br. Etiexxe, Fob. 6.—Bo far, 70 corpaes have Tho WOUSE, Loxpox, Fob, 7.—A dispatch from Bt, Etienno reports that 200 miners wero killed by the ex- plosion in Janer Colliory. —_— TURKEY. DIPORTANT PROUIFES. CoxaraxTiNorL®, Feb. 6.—The Porte to-day dlspatolied to its Ambaasadors at the Courts of tho alx guaractesiog Powers & reply to Count Andrassy's note. Tho reply announces that, in conscquonco of negotiations with the Ambassa- dors of the threo Northern Powers, the Porto Dhas resotved toapply in tho iusurgent districta the five lending Poinll of Aundraasy’s schemo, namely, tho establi the modification of tho systom of collecting {ithes, tha granting of fecilities to agricule turiste, the application of a portion of the rovonuod of tho insurgont provinces to local - provements, and the appointment of a Mixed Commission of Mussulmans sud Christisus to watch thia oxccution of these roforma. shment of religious hberty, NOUMANIA RAMPAXT, TLonpoy, Fob. 7.—A spocial from Vionns saya tho nawa of warliks preparations in Houmanis oxcites unessiness, 1t I said that Princo Chsrles wishes to renonnco aliogiance to Turkey. ] Roumauian army hias 140 pleces of artlilery and 100,000 Chassepot rifloa coming from Prussia. The U:F" Presse roporta that Koumania has compl: Turkish camp at Widdin 18 a permagent monaco, ned to the Kuropean Powers that the compolling her to maintain Inrge forces in ordor to preserse Lior digaity and independence. HONGARY NOT IX GOOD HUMOR, Tua journals of Pesth complnin that Russis [s fomouting ingurrection in Bulgaris, and assert that » Russian officer en furlough commauds ono of ths rebot bands in Bosnla. —— CREAT BRITAIN. GENTEXNIAL THEATRICALS. Lowpox, Feb. 8.—A theatrical performsnce wss given st Drury Lano Thoatro Saturday af- terncon for tho bonefit of the Centennial fand. ‘The house wan crowded, and the procesds wero noarl; contributed to tha fund by Amerlcan actors now in London, 82,000 A thousand dollars wers also TUE DUITIST NAVY IX CHINESE WATRAS, LoxpoN, Feb, G.—The Obscruer eays it has beliave, in viow of the unsetiled state Tho Obsercer sava that tho Britlsh frigatoa Nar- clasus, Immortalito, Newcastle, aud Topaze, will sml from Bombay in & fow daya for Hong Kong. MANNING WILL UAVE XONE OF IT. NEw Yori, Fob. 0,—A cabla spscial esys Car- diual Masuing pronouncod as unfounded the ro- port that he will support the achemo of a union of Ritualiuts with tho Roman Catholio Church, EOYPTTAN RAILWAYS, Loxpox, Fob. 6.—A telegram from Rome says there is reason to bellove that the terms of the troaty for tho salo of tho Lgyptian railways to a0 English company have boon rottled, and it is #aid the contrace will bo signod noxt week, —_— SPAIN. THE CANLISTY WEARENING. Maonm, Feb. G6.—It is ofiicially announced that 165 Carlists of Biscay and Old Cnstlle havo asked for mwuesty. froah batterios on tho licights of Banta Darbara, aud tho Otelza Jmparcial statos that Gon, Ques- oda 4 marehing towards Durango, Gen, Rivera Lau placed 4 Mapnip, Fob. 6.—An ofticlal dispatch dated Durango, Fsb, B, reports that Gen. Quesada hiay occapiod that city, meeting with no reaistance, n, Loms lisa arrived sy Quernico. 'The Car- lluts hiavoe retreated towards Azpeitia and Azcol- tia. Gen, Martinez Campos ia fortifying his po- titlona at Daachariols, whero he has seized o Carlist cartridge manufactory. Rumors which have provailed of s conveno between Carlos and Alfono aza enlirely nnfoundod, CASTELAK, Loxvox, Feb, 7.—'Chn Times' dlspatch from Parisstates that Bonor Caatelar, who L been visiting that city, left yestorday for Madrld, Io- fore hin doparture, he hnd s long lnterview with ex-Proatdent Thie —_—— FRANCE. ELECTION CONTESTS, DPag1s, Feb, 6.—Louls Bisuo hes announced his intontion of coutestlog tho eloctions for tha Chamber of Deputies in the Fifth aud Thirtosnth srrondissomonts of Faris, VICTOR NUAQ Linadeclined an invitasion from the Irreconcilable Radicala to contest the Ninth arrondirecment sgainet ex-Presidont 'Clicry, THE COMPLEXION OF THK NEXT ABSEMDLY, Tants, Fob, 0.—Tha Bien Lublio eays (hat ne- cording to tho caloulatious of the 3liuistry of tho Intorlor,the Government anticipaies that 253 Republioans will bo chiosen at sho firat ballot for the eloction of Depution, and that the Cou- servatives, fucluding (ho Movarchista and Im- perialiaty, will oumber from 220 to 238, | — SOUTH AMERICA. YOMEIGX INTERVENTION, Bexxos Ayres, FPob. 3,—The Argeutine and Drazilisu Delogates will coaso to hold authority over Paraguay in fivo months. ANNITRATION, Tlo dlaputo In rogard to territory betwoon Parsguay sud ArgentinesHStates has beon sube mittod to Pramdent Graut for arbitration, -—— CGERNANY. LEDOCHOWHRI. Loxpox, Fab. 7.—~A Vienna dispatch states that Csrdinal Ledochowski will vewsin eome timo st his brothor'a cattle, in Moravin, Polish membera of thu Austrisn Koichsratl will veud o delegation 10 vieit the Cardival, INCORFURATION OF 1.4 New Yurk Tribune, Tho Pruwsian Kingdom recurcs 400 equars miiey uf tesritory wath about 5w, 000 luhabieaty, uend. hv incorporating Lauoenburg, 'This duchy was acquirad jotntly by Priesia and Austris “from Demanrk 10 1864, T 1885 Austris gave up hor claum in favor of tho Emperor William, who hins amce governed tho littlo Biato s Diko of Liauens burg, with Prineo Bismarck ns bin Promior. soparate (fovernment being needlees, tho duchy now becomoa Prussian territory. ————— RUSSIA. AN INTER BZA GAX. Dispateh to lioston bes Toxnox, Feb, 3,.—Tho Honate of Finland Las voted the num of 600,000 marks townrds tha con- struction of n canal from tho Whito Sea to the Baltle, ANOTIER GRARD-DUKF, XICTIOLAR 1IN TROUBLE. New York Wond, Tho namo of Nleholas will shortly come to bo thought a synouym for unughty in Reioma, All tus world has besn scandallzed by tho dsplor- #blo fate of the Graud Ditke Nicholss, a nepliow of tho Emperor Alexander 1L, who brought Dimgelf into such notoriety with an Amorican adventureas from stald anda” rober Thiladelphia. And now anothor OGrand Duko Nicholas, the Emperor's brothor, has [allen from graca, This (irand Duke (8 not n boy Jike Iis nephow, but o man of 45 yosrs of nge, & disbinguishod Roldicr for a Grand Duito, and Inspector- Cleneral of the Unusslan Enginenm. For momo years past ho has been keoping up “rregnlar” relatfons with a certalu Mme. Chisloff, whoso ostentationts ways havo shocked the proprioty of St, Potersburg, ~ At & grand dine nor rocontly given by tho Imperial Guards at Moscow Mo, Chisloff weut 80 far a0 to sood a complimentary telegram to tho ofticers from B, Patersbnrg with a toast. It scoms that thislsa rivilege roservod forthe Imporial flmll{ and Tio ligh-horn oldicra of tho Guards could ot put up with dme. Chislofl'a Impertinence, 8o thoir Colonel formatly complained tothe Etapor- or, and tho result is that “wlile Mmo. Chislo 1iny been sent to Lior scat in tho country, tho Grand Duko aa boon ordored to tho Crimen. Ha in pald to havoe lariabod 8,000,000 er 10,000,000 roubles upon this lady during as many years, STATE AFFAIRS, WISCONSIN. FATURDAY IN TUE LXGISLATURE. Spectul Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Mansson, Wis., Fob. G.—Both ITouses of tho Logislaturo did covsiderable business to.day bo- fors they adjomtned ovor to Mouday evening, thongh they were rathor thin tho Iatter part of the sossion, tho Assembly only mustorivg G5 votes on a Blate Prison appropriation bill which required 60 (o voto on it in ordor to pussit. A special traln for Milwaukso via Watortown loft at 1:30 p. i, and mauy membors availed thom. selvos of tho accommodation, Tho leglsiative balls woro almest desortod this afternoon sud ovening. %, REXNETT VR, ORAY. The Assombly Committes on Priviloges and Electiong reported to-dsy on tho contest for the zeat from tho Nortbern District of Iowa County, oconpied by Ansley Gray, and claimed by Joseph Bennott, The majority of the Committoo, Messrs, Plint, Noft, and Qriffin, report in favor of Mr, Benuott. Tho county canvasscrs roturn- ed 1,035 votes for Gray and 1,033 for Dennett. It is claimed in the Committce’s roport that six illegal votes in 1iighland, of aliens who wera not naturalizod, and Lad not even doclared their in- tontions, shiould bo rejectod and deducted from Gray's voto, aud that Sue vote cast io the Town of 1dgewsay for J. Bonnott, wiitten on o Re- form ballot whoere Gray's namo was scratchod, rojacted by the town canvaesors, should Lo ad~ od to Donnoit's vote. With theso ocorrcetions, Tioanstt bas 1,034 votes: Gray, 1,099; giving tho formor 6 majority, The report states thac Mr. Gray clalmod four illogal votes cast for Bon- nett, who, on tho other hand, claimed many noro of that sort for Gray, but, 8s tho ovidence ‘was only socondary, tho Committoe did not allow it, Tho minority of the Committoo, Mensra. Wiltso and Horst, reported that thers was no good ronsan to go back of the Jocal canvass, and tbat Mr, Gray waa entitled to the sont ho bolds, The mattor ia tho special ordor for nexs Thurs- day afteiuoon, & < IN TUE SRNATD thoro was quite » sharp debate on printing 250 copien of the maomorial to Congress saking an investigation of the right of Judge Gaorzs V. Cato to hold his seat in tho House, which, after baving boen discussed several timos and smeuded gomownat, was sdopted by the Sonate to-day, Bepator Silverthorn (Dom.). Laving intimated that a groat deal of unnccesenry fuss had boon made, and time occupled ungroimbl.v in considl- oring the matter, Sauator Drown rojoined to tho effect that eleation frauds were no light mat- ter, that such frauds Liad broken down the Dem- ooratio party muuy yoars ago in this State. Dy Iraud, it was attempted to force upon the peoplo a Govornor they did not eloot, The quostion camo before the Bupreme Court, and the msn who was olocted was placed 1n the Executlve ohalr by virtuo of ndecrcoof that Court, It had Leon remarked a8 o curious coincldence that tho Democratic party, bofore it went out of power twonty yoars ago, was to attempt to elsct & Gov- ornor by frand, and, on ita first roturn to power 2gain, it had put & man who was nob elected tn- 0 Congresa by virtuo of frand. While a conslderablo uumber of bills were in- troduced aud passed in both Housos, tho fol- lowing are all of general intorest : In tho Sonato—Bills wero iutroduced to fur- ther provide against injury to life and property, by, railwayu ; to smend” Chbap, 40, laws of 1809, relating to protecting raliroad lands ; to provide for more eficlent E:nmcnon from trcspass on Btate lands and timbor ; to furnish Bibles to tho gevoral penal and charitablo institutlons ; to pro- vide for the proparation, publication, and distri~ bution of the reports of tho geological survoy wlhen comploted ; providing for the botter oare of )ympum ‘and destituto clildren. o important bille passad, In the Assombly, thero was introduced su amondmont to the Coustitution so s to make tho echool ago 6 to 20, inatead of 4 to 20 yoars ; bills providiug that tho location:of an anaual town mcoting moy bo sottled by ballot; requir- Ing that 'Urustoos of tho Houpitals for the In- #ane shall live in tho district of tho hoapital to which thoy are uppointed; roquining tLat Town Supervisats shall grant liconses for the salo of liquor when applied to by properly qualified per- song, HAILROAD LEGIWLATION, ‘The bill for tho amondmont of the Pottor law la made the special order for pext ‘Iuesday, 'l'hax:nunl opiniun scoma to bo that it will pass tho Assembly by » good majority, 'Lhere have boen a number of vomonstrauces ageinst any. thivg of tho eort, but tho members soom to think tlat the welfaro of the State will bo sub- sorved thoroby, and tLero ls oo concert of motion or oifootive arganization of the oppositiou, TUL AVFOL FIONMKNT GONMITIMK ate liaviug a good doal of difiloulty to map out the now Benata aud Assembly Distriols patisfao- torily, and are not likely to roport for some davs yot. 'Among tho fow thingd scttled is that Mil- waukeo I to have threo Sonatory lustead of two, nr uow, aud the samo numbor of Assomblymou— loveu. ‘I'iero hiave heon large dulogations hero from tho Chippowa Valley tho past wedk, from Obip~ powa Lalls ugaluat, aud from Ean Claire in tavor of, paesing & Dells Dam bill uignin, aod the eppo- wition woom iather anxi vilile ils friouds clatn that they have o sure thing, P | IOWA. Housz, Derg Morxes, Fob, B5.—At the ovening sesslon of the Ilousa Jast ovening, the bill was pasced to reorganize the mausgewont of the Anamous Ponitentiary, by abolishing tho Commissioners, the Warden to manago it in connoction with.the Executive Councll, Iu thoTlouse to-day bills were passed to m second resding o oxclude, at tho request of the dofend- ant, all porsona frow the court-room dorlng the prelimiuary examination; providing for the con- fluomous of Insane convicts in tho State Lunatic Anyluml providing for building oulverts and brudgon ln rosd diutricts ; glving the Preaident of 8 Behool Doard judiciol powers to investigate {rreguluritius in schiool divtriots y providing for a jury whora the Bheriff or oflicer of the cours is projudiced sgaluet tho defendaut ; crestiog o Htato Doard of Lxaminers of Teachors for BU cortificates; providing that abe atrocts of cases sppealed to the Bupreme Court may be amoended before being finally sub- mitted to the Court ; t0 require all county oflis cora ta roport rucoipts and expenditures o tLe Board of Bupervisors; o require officera sttache iug crops or property where | oskession cauuot be takon to 4o noticaof levy mitl tno Clork of tho Dustriot Court; providing for the prblica~ tion of (ho gencral lane m Lwo newspapers in each county, 8¢ oue legal rate; Lo change the number of Bchoot Direotors iv indepondent diu« triots from six Lo ive; to fix tho fees of |Conuine bLies ; tat no record of ® court ehall be altored or impsired except by order of the Court. “The bill to pay the cout of tho Btate Reform Ackuol pasacd ; also, a bill to probibit Road Sue vorvisora from cutting dowu (recs in highways or tinber fiou inclosed lauds, without the con- pout of the ownory, [or Fosd Purposcy; nlso sov- oral private bils, TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 187G, POLITICAL. A Milwankeo Paper's Assnults upon tho on. 1. IB. Wash« burne. The Deservedly High Esteem in Which Ir, W. Is Held by Germane Amerioans, Messre, Sherman and Hayes Defonded Agalnst the Charge of Delng Trimmers, Somothing of the Truo Inwardness of Ohfo Politios, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, To the Editor ¢f The Cliteago Tridune : Hapisox, Wis., Fob. 2—Br a groat many Re- pnblicans, the present courso of the Sentfnel, our leading RRopublican ‘paper, Is lookod upon with disguet. ‘Thls continuod warfaro upon st Jeast ono of tho mon who is named for tho ex- alted position of Presidont of the United Statos i 8o malignant and persbvering that it reaily bocomes jutolorabla, I moan theao little mean, airty attacks upon the Hon. E. B. Washburna. Qod knows, perbaps, tho resson for this war- fare ; but, o tho ayes and miuds of fair-miuded mon, it is cortalnly not intolligiblo, I will not tako the sroublo to try to fathom the rosson for tlio course of the Senfinel; but I must say that the Sentinel cortainly makes no frienda by fis courso, nor does [t etrengthon the Republican party by its action in this Btato, I may bo woll auangh to discnes the merits of tho candidates; it may bo woll enough to point out doficencies, It such are presont; but to try to wound sod harm o giant with ping, only ng;immles, and shows the mosunosa of tho Senfinel. Now, Mr., Editor, we hava surely to eelact for tho noxt Prosidontial candidato a man whom wo caon cloct ; m man who in froe from all counec- tlons with jobs and corruption; a man upon whom all those elaments which have boen es- traoged from the Republickn Bmy can unita; & man who hias & reputation of being bonest and economical ; and a man who roprosents the ad- vanced hberal idons to which the conntry mora and more leans. Who is this man ? say, and [ thivk thonssuds with mo will sav the same, it s E. B, Washburne, of Illinois. His proud cog- nomon of the walch-dog of the Treasury during & timo wlien thora was,” perhaps, more accasion for peculation and Jobs than ever beforo and #inco, still lives in the hearla of bis follow- citizoon; bhis noblo efforts In Lringlug forward tho full his home State, his affability of maunors, his stralght forward way in overything, his high statosmane ship as shown during bia long sorvico in Con- gross, make him undoubtodly ono of the mout prominent candidates. DBut thero i still snoth- er qualification which should bs taken into con- sidoration, and that is o qualification which nona of the other candidates possess. It isthe high ostimation—yes, venoratiou—with which hels regardod by tho Gormann olemount thranghout tho Union, Mr, Editer, you trawsled, o few years ago, through tho Old “Worid. Yoit have seon Germany, aud bave had somo occasion to study the cliarscter of Leor peoplo, You cortaiuly found that many & little trait not uuderatood or approciasted by the born Amoriean iu tho charace ter of the'Germans, aro laudable ones ; sud one of theso traita iu gratitude to aman who has shown kindneus to thoir countrymen. Aud this no Aworlean haa dono to such a dagreo 25 E. B, Washiburao duriog tho siege of Faris. Ho, like % lhero of old, stood his ground ; when overybody loft that could loave, ho stald, for uo othor roseon undor tho sun than to ox- tond his holping Laud to sufforing humanity, And {his gnfforing Lumanity was composed almost exclusiveiy of Gorman wokmen, dopend- ant porbiaps upon daily labor, and ofton not abls to leave without pecuniary aid, The holpin, hand of this great man was ovor ready to ald an to help, to furnish money; and ha did ail Lo counld do to ameliorato the condition of theso or, unfortunate peoplo. This action of Mr. Wasliburno was promi:ad only by kiudnosa of boart; It is imposaibie-to atiributo it to any sollieh or otber motives, . And, bocauso of thiu Do is, in my bumble opinion, to-day the first choice of avery Gorman-Amorican for tho Preai~ deucy of tho United Btatos. I hava tnkon paivs to ascertaiu tho sontimont of somno of my conn- trymen hore in Wisconsin, and I muat say that very often I was astonished to find such & pro- nounced preforonco for Lim, L' conclude, I will only sy that this is writ~ ton without oxpoctation ; it ia tho slwple cxpres. sion of ouo for thonsanda: and I tbink it mignt bo well to act 80 In maling a nomination aato drasw tho solid sapport of our large German afe- ment. Cua. W, SHERMAN AND HAYES--SOMETHING OF THE INWARDNESS OF OHIO POLITICS. To the Filstor of The Chicaao Zribuna: Caicado, Fob, 5.—Tho communieation in your {sauo of Saturday, signed * 0. A, Willard," at- tempting an interprolation of the leltor of Benator Sherman rocommonding tho Ropub- ficans of Oblo to support Gov. llayes for tho Prousldency, is 80 vory unjust in its statomonta aa to call for a roply from some one better in- formoa in Obio politics, and who 15 a friond, not ® covort enemy, of tho loading men of the Ro- publican party in that Siate, And I will appeal to you, Mr, ¥ditor, to confirm ino in tha stato- ment that I have a right to spoak with eouie su- thority in this mattor, \ The laec paragraph of Mz, Willard's letter sommarizea his allogations 6o woll that ft is all T uoed quote, o says: Thera can Lo 0o other explanation of Bountor Aliers man's letfer recommending Gor, 1layos 34 a sullable candidate for tho nomfuation of tho Republican party, oxcapt {lat ho expects 1o La lifted over Gov. Hayss® thiouldors into the position he mo taiich coveis, Tie 100 thin; it's not s trinmer that tkio country wants for iis next Presidont, Lut & portiiye, wise, aud able atateanian, whoso breadit and depth il cniable bim to riso above the cuuning of a shrcwd politiciat, Those who know the Hon, Joha 8horman well will not seolt beneath the languago of his letter for any hiddon or sinistor meaning. It is ono of the characteristica of this able and successful politician to spesk frankly, Ifa i not crafty. His success and porsonal popularity in Ohio aro due to his menly course in political life, Hiw lettor meats precisely what it eays, 1t in hou- ostly for the muppors of Gov. Ilayes in the Nntional Conventiou, and for reasons that ars obvious to thore familtar with the politica of that Biste, Tho campsign iu Olio Isst fall was re- Ratded by politiclans everywhore na of groat— of uational—importance. IL vot ouly involved tho honesty of tho peopla of the United Btotes, bant 1t _olso offored an oppors tnnity for tho Repnblican party to re- gain” ground 1t had lost, It it should win, & cantwuance in tho control of the Govern- 1mout would bo poambln‘ if v shonld Icse, it would bo folly to contest the campaign of 1876 with tho Dowocraoy, It was apparsut to most Obrorvera tuat the Itopublicau candidato for Uovernor, it triumpbaut, could be made s strong competitor for $he Presldential nomiuation, This was o well undorstood beforo the Ohio HBtafo Convention that & number of the friends of Benator Bhorman, who wore aoxious to see him at tho head of tho Prosidontial ticket, oon< ferred tlogether and agreod tha he whould be askod to permit his namo to bo used for Gove eruor. I'havozcason to believo that the mattor was jresentod to him, and that be peremptorily refused to be n candidate, and for reasons hlfihly honorablo to Limself. Ila Liad been clected » Betator by the Republican party of Obio, and be had no right to sacrifice the interests of that party to further his own ambition, If he wero to accept the nowination for Goveruor, he would have o rosign bis sont in the Senate, and, a Domocrat belug (ioveruor, 8 member of that palitical party would be sppolnted to 6l the vacanoy,—thus lvlnsl Ropublican Biste two Demooratio meinbers in tha National Benato, 1¢ls not necossary to rehoarsa the story of the Ohio Hiate Convedtion, or of tho campalgu, Bullice it to remind your resders that it was & political contest of vational importance ; mnd that it was conducted by Goy. Hayed, on bobalt of tho Republican party, with miarkea nddresa sud ability. Ilewss plain snd outspoken oa ovory vital question, and it was remarked that, wherever ho went, he wade votes. Ho did not abuse his opponents ; Lo did not revive past issuoa g o did wot Him on suy wmsue but, in & plain, stralght. forward mauner, convinced his hearera of the soundness of his views, and of the provriety of again lutrusbing the Repablican party with the diection of affairs, lfe won a moworablo vie~ tory, with the aid of othor distinguisked wen and of the press, What had boon foreseen Las foliowed. 1le, Lelog the leader, Las become & cowpetitor for Presidentisl honors, Aud Butberford 1), Uaycs would make o strov) candidate. 1le is » man'of whom tho State o Oblio msy well bo proud. Linis o character well-rounded, strong, evenly-Lalaaced, and sliogether sdmirable, o posdessos ¥130g cone resonrces of victlons, but does not offend {n pi Ho in courageoun, firm, but kindly Tis doen not bolong to tho e atatesmen, but is a man of practical common senso, _In norenao ia ho a trimmor, Ile lina noror abandorted any principlo 1 ho hns naver bargained for any placo; and he has never given his Influonce, directly or romnotely, in favor of any corrupt achomo, or for anv action of quostionable utility. o ia houcat and ablo in ublie afralts, and puro 1n privato lifo, o hng fionnml ovory position hio hay ever neld, and would honor the White-House, an he would rop- ronent afl that is Lest In American politics. Gay. Hoyen enterad the military servico ently in tho War,—in 1861, Ilo aorved foithfully and with honorablo distinclion, He enlisted from patriotia motives, aud not with o view to political ndvancomont. 1io did not Importuno the Execn- tivo Dorartinont at Columbns, or tho War Da- partment at Washington, for promotion. 1o ro- mained i the Held continuoualy, and rofused to leavo bLis fellow-soldlera for apy purposo. Thoso who were undor his command will remember iwith gratitude how lkind, and frne, acd faithful, ho and his Lleutenant-Colonel (aftorwards Brig.-Clon, Jnwes M. Uomly), were through all tho searie somo years of war, It I romembor correctly, thay reqiment furnishied more volerans to re- onlizt at the clome of the throc-yoars® sorvice than sny other. Foseibly tho Twenty-ninth (tlio regimont of the gallant Edward ¥, Noyes), wan ahead, but not much. Iinyes' bravery, ekill, and devotion were bighly reganded in the army, and bonorably recognized by the Govern- oont, A8 tko promotiona after battles will testi- ty. Whilo Gen, Hayes wason active duty (he was always on active duty), » number of his friendn (smong thew tho writor), sollcited the use of hin nomo for Congress in the Socand Ohjo Dintrlct, Thave not bia reply at band, but it was, 1n substanco, a4 followa: T cannot coosent. Any nmn who swould loayo tho field st this jmportant stapa of the wat for an ofiice would deserreto be shot.” That 19 Hayos—true to duly. Permit me to rofer to ono other faoct toconfinn the good falth of Benator Bherman in suggesting that tho Ropnblicans of Oblo aliould rally round Ayes: When Sherman waa r. candiidate for ro-clociion to tho Banate, he had a number of competitors, among them the Hon. Juha A, Bingham and tho 1lon, J. M. Ashley. [t wna soon domonstrated In cauous that Bherman would receivo tho nomi- nation, and, unless a break could bomade In the arty, ho woilld bo blocted, 'Thersupon Jim Ruuluy and tho Demoorats conspired. Tho lat- ter would support an unobjectionabis Republie- an it the Lrenls conld ba seanred ; nod, aa Xnyes was prrsonally popular, ho was geleoted ay the man who, in_ Uonvention, could defeat Jobn Bhorman, Cerialn indepondent Ropnblicans had indieated that thoy would voto with the:# Domocrata for Hayes, ‘The. laiter was walted npon by o Commitice, and tho useof 1is namo iu connection with tho HSepatorship so- lecited. Hayes flrmly but courteously refusca, and Bhorman was re-elocted. 'Thia waa manly and bighly honorable, Few men in tho country wonld refuee o seat in tho Senate of tho United States if it conld bo obtainod nt the sacrifico of [ Fnrty friond, This, of itself, is reason sufliclont why Honslor 8karmau 18 for Gov, Hayes for Proa- ident. 1t in an honorable ressop, and then why eeck for a siniater ono ? I havo thus, Mr. Editor, occupied o much of your valusble space to vindicato tha frood names of Ohio's trusted nons, being intercated tn them and in the honor of my Btato, I Lave to thank you for oxtending such courtesy to one who is #pendiug 8 few days in your boautiful clt{). ¢ 110, HAYES AND SHERMAN, T ths Fdtor of Ths Chicago T'ribuns : Cmoaao, Fob, 6.—In reading tho lotter of Mr, O, A. Willard in Tne Trinose of this morning the improssion was loft on my mind that ho moant to inainuste that Gov. Hayes, a3 woll as Honator Bhorman, was & trimmer. It issafo to say that no man who knows Gov. Iages, bo ho friend or encmy, sill moke-such an intimation or declaration ; and the montion of the Governor's name in councclion with tho Prosidency should not aubject him to auch im- putation, ‘Whilo Gov. Hayes {s» shrowd nod politle man, his ocnrneatness and honesty, his disponition to stand by his own couvictions, tho straightfor- ward way ho has of meetiug troublosome ques- tlons, and tho doclsion hio bLas shown in d!spos- {ngof thom, havo been qualiticsno prominent in his cheracter na to cause the insiountion that hefs & trimmer to Lo resentod by bis friends, al- thongh thoy may xot favor his nomination for Dresident, Gaov, Ilnyes has novor Leen an offico-seekor, Offico sought bim winlo ho was io active eorvico in tho army, and he declined it. Three timos the peopla’of Ohio Lave clected bim Governor, not only bocauo bo waa an availablo man, bul becauso ho wasa represontativo Republicau, Each timo bo wasopposod by an able Domo- cratio loador, and cach time the political gitua. tion was a critical ono. Iho plain truil s, that Gov. Hayen is & man of great decision of charactor, is a well-batanced man, closo student, and, withal, o mas of mora than ordinary modouty, Mr. Willard bolioves that he has mastored Henator Shorman’s lattor, Idoubtit. Thero bas always boen a sharp a]vm‘a“inn to Beoator Shorman among Ohlo Republicans, This opposition conterod for a time on Gon. Schouck as opposing candldate, In 1§71 thero waa detarmined opporitlon to Shertan ; but this opposition was divided. Looking for & candi- date, the bolting Nopubilcans and Demcorata fixed upon Guv, Hayos. Bhermen's frionds at onoo admitted tho i:mvxtty of the sitnation, While thoy wera considoring Dow to moot the now combination, Gov. 1layes publishod Lis positive declination, and the oppoeition woro all st sea akain, As it was, the beuntorinl conteat was one of the most oxciting ever seou*in Olio; sud tho loaders of tho opuosition claimed that tho scheme to unite the Democrats pnd_boltin, Ropublicans on ex-Gov, Cox was only dofentes Ly a abarp moveuvro, Bo thia as it wnay, Son- ator Bherman Lad reasou to romember tho act of Qov, Hnyen; and bis lcttor, mosn what it may, wag undoubtodly moant to etand in Obio a# & raturn for tho kindnoss of 1871, Asou- other correspondent haw suggoested, it may Lavo boou put out to diearm Hayes in anticipation of tho next Senatorial contest, Bonator Blicrmon is_cortainly & sbrowd poli- tictan, but hia rocord is not that of a trimmor. Vhother bis lctter was well-timed or uot, the futuro will show, yeu SAM COX OM THE PRESIDENGV, Washington Dwupateh to New York Worid, 8. B. Coz, of Now York, amid ttho manifold dutios aitendant upon Lis rols in the recont nm- neaty and Military Academy debates, bas had timo to think about the Presidency. Ife frankly acknowledges that ho haa not given the subject that carcful considoration which bocomws a statesman of his advanced yoars, but bia views oro 88 valuable as thoso of miauy othor mombera of tho House. Mr, Oox unbosomed himself to s carrespondont af the World to-dny ns follows #Mr. Cox, T shonld liks o Iuow your viows of tho approsching Prosidontlal campaign,” " said tho correspondont. : #Wall," replied the geatleman, fastoning his plercing ‘ayew on thio correapondant and aveaking 1o a low, ‘modent, confidential tone, “1'll to you what it Is, I don't bothor my head muel with mattors outsido the Ionso. My work 14 lero. 1 waat to reconcilo the Domocratio party, and in o short tims I'll have it In good working order, Now my district is in the mnalu In favor of Uonkhing tor the Fresidency, and ['ve got one of tho Loet districts 1n the United Stator. It cone taina 11,000 Dewocratic majority and 3,000 lte- publican voters, who will*'vote for me every timo I am nominated.” *Dut the Vrenidency,” eaid tho corrospond. oot. “Oh! yes,"” alghod Mr, Cox, and thon blueh. ing Jike o achool-girl, he timidly inquired it the correspondent remeniborod hiy amncsty vpoecn ? * It will never bo forgotten,’* wag iuo reply, and then 317, Cox etsrted ‘F“n' Looking at the floor and gently patting his Loot with hig cano, he seid: ** Just cftor 1 madoe thatspecch my constituents detormined that Counlthng should, Lo nominated for the Presidency, and I ahould be placed on tho tioket as Yice-Fresldent to Lelp Conlling out. Ihave no desiro tagrup tho baublo of ompty political fame, sud becomo Vico-Preeident, ~ My fiold is fn the House, and here I ahall remain, unleea 1 yleld to the winhos of my wife, who wants mo toretire from publio Iifo. * 1 wrota to wy constltuents and told them ta deaist. They unnderstacd how I foel, and I bolievo thay hiave ccased to press my namo," #\What do you think about the Wostern men talked of for the Presidoncy 7" **1 tnink that tho talk about Hondricks recolv- ing the nominstion is bosh. He ls fouith choico and & good fleld agmuss him. In my ea- timation, Ailon 18 the leading candidato. ‘thur- wan follows him, Pendleton next, and then Heudricks, Of course, you can's toll. Nobody cantell, I can't tell. * Aud, so far I know, hero s only ono that can tell, and probabilitios taze that ho won't," TIPPEOANOE COUNTY, IND, Bpeciar Disvaich to TAs Chicago Tridune. LArayerzk, Ind., Peb. 6.—~The Republicans of ‘Tippecanoce County met In convention yeuter- day eveniug at the Court-1fouse iu thls aity, The Coovention was called to ordes by Thomas Undor- wood, Chalrman pf tha County Central Commit~ teo. Jndgo Grogory was callad to tho ehalr, and mado ' few appropriato romarks. Rosolutions tvoro adopted roafitming falth {n tho Republican porty, tho importauco of ils mission, and the glory of its history ; pledged to Inbor for its nuceoss 3 fndoraing O. P, Morton as their cliolos for tho Presidency; recommending to the Hiato Convontion the IHouw, G. g Orth a5 o coudidato for Covornor, and the 1fon. D, P, Viaton, - of Lafayotto, ns n tmulhlnlofar Judgo for tho Suprome Uench from this District 5 uxpmueln‘( coufidoncs (lnt the titate Conventlon will, in tho _exorcine of ita duty, mzka a cloar, ox]-ll vowal of tho posi- tion of the party on all quéationa of publio wol- fore, which will ba accoptable to the Ropublicans of tho Btate. A newUentral Committo was A[)- pointed, and It waa left witlr them to decida In what manner and how tho pomiuations for county oficors will Lo made, Delegaton wore sleo sppainted to the Blato Convontion, Tho (:[ou'veullon was harmoniouely large and enthu- ainatio. ITEMS FROM CHAMPAIG', Cuaxratoy, Iil., Fob, 5,—At tho solicitation of o largo number of porsonal frioude, and epcour- aged by the warm eupport offered him by his brethren of the pross, Georgo Scroggs, the able cditor sud propriotor of tho Gazelle, published in this clty, han dorided to allow his namo to go hoforo tho Republican Btate Convention ssa candidato for Secrotary of Btate. Mr. Scroggs has been conected with joncnaliam from hia bovhood, baving sorved Lis time as dovil, typo, pressman, foroman, and editor, with only a ro- spito of four years, during which time ho was In the Union army dolng hia best to help kil Robols nnd proserve “tho Unlon. Mr. H, enlored tho army A8 o privato soldior, sud whon mustorod out held tho commission of First Lioutennnt tn the Ono Hundred and 'I'wenty-lfth Iitinofa Volun- teere, 80 that his claima to the ofMica us a soldior reat upon no honorary commission, It bios been rumored hat 1, Gardner, o prom- inont baukor of this city, is o candidato for Au- ditor of Btato, Lut such ia not tho caso, a8 I havoe tho bost of moans for kuowing. FROM THu LIGHTNING-MAKING RZGION, spreial Drspatehs to T'he Chicago Tribune. ‘Wanmxaton, D. C., Fob, 6.—Ex-Oov, Ward, of Kew Jorney, who baa beon fn the clty for sav- eral days, gives a vory satisfactory account of the political situation In his Btate. ITo eays that, unloss thero should bo somo vory reckless mismanagement on the part of tho Republican loadors in Congress aund fu tho Btato, tho Stato will glvo a handeome rajority for tho Ropublic- on candidato for the Presidonoy. Tio aags that tho porformancen of tho Democratio majority havo patistied tho wavering that tho safoty of tho Governmont and tho prospority of the peo~ plo rests in the Republican party. i " ORIME. MRS. TUPPER'S CONDITION. Dispateh to Iies Moines Reqister, Mont10xLL0, In., Fob. 4.—Very litilo donbt ro- msins any looger in tho minds of any ono here of the insanity of Alra, Tupper. All pussivle kindness and sttontion aro shown ber, bat sbo remajns in o atate of oxtromo prostration. Bha haa slept nono for thirty-six hours, and ia con- tinually talking to hersoif and woeping, Borie ous feara sre ontortalned for tho resuit. Her mind soomy terribly shattered. Ior daughter Kato will arrive from Marohalltown in tho morn- 1og. A lottor from Mrs. Tuppor's brotlier, the Rov, J, Wheatoo 8mith, D, D, of Philadelplus, way received to-day, which greatly strongthens tho theory of hor Insanity, The brother, aftor stat- ing his inabthty to holp her financially, says: I+1 suggest what I beliove to bo tha fact, aborra- tion of tho mind, Her birth was promature. In girlhood she was a sleep-walker. In lata yenars, whoen liviug in Neswton, she wandered off 1uto the woods in an unaettled and confused atato of mind, in tho day-timo, and was brought home thoroujshly chilled sud beside herself. The con- ntaut siraio of mind in the work to support ber family ina boon onough to set a dozen women crazy. To all this I ean testify upon oath.” SABBATH STABBINGS IN OINCINNATI, CixcinnaTe, 0., Fob, 6.—Early this morning two nogroes, Chiarloy starshall and Jobn Wiilinms, liad a quarrel io a raloon on Broadway, resulting in Willioma being fatally stabbed with o dirk by Marsha'l. Doth woroe bnd clisractors, ‘L'o-uight Thomas Andorson, colored, entored Stloglor's naloon in tho same neighborhood. o claims Lo was st upon by n erowd. 1o drow o knife and Intlicted a wound G inches long In Doony Taylor's nock, cutting withln on olghth of an inch of the jugular veln. Andorson was om- ployed in a notorious bagino next door. Tay- lor's wound i nqe nocessarily fatal, A DRUNKARD KILLED. Lowmsviute, Ky., Fob. 6,—~John Bood, alles Jack Barnos, for ton years a roustabout of Lau- ioville, was fatally stabbed in front of n esloon to-day by John'Tenan, nstock-trader. Lach was drunk, nnd thero seoma to have beon no causo for the stabbing. Bond originally como from Baltl- moro, and alnco his reeidonco hero nas beon o harmless drunkard, Wore all bis suspouded indxmnnul for drunkonneaa to be put 1o forco, his time to sorvice In the work-houso would be over thirty yoara. THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUX. Special Dispatch to The Chicugo Tridune, Cannoxpate, Ill., Fab, 6.—Yostorday mora- ing, beforo the adjournmont of comrt at Mur- physboro, & motion for a new trial in the O'Brien, Tickoy, and Allen caso was takon up and ovorrnled by Judge Orawford, who cen- tonced ench prisoner to it months' Imprison. ment and n fine of $500. MURDER BY A DESPERADO, QGronaxrowy, Col, Feb, 0.—At 11 o'clock Saturday night a desporato charactor named Jack Jonea whot and killod Barney Ilounds, a citizen of thia placo. Jones was ciasod some distance by the Marehal, and finally brought to bay by a sliot In the lag, e attampted to take his own lifo, but falled. Jooca Is pow in jail. HEAVY EMBEZZLEMENT, Dea Soines (1a.) Reafster, S4b, 5. About eight years since Mr. Poter Myors, one of the earlicst sottiora of Folk County, and for s long timo vromiuent 1o Dos dloinea, loft hore and removed to Carthage, Jnsper County, whero bo engaged in bauking. From time to timo ro- ports cane from theto tbat tio was proapering in businoss. In addition to his bank ho was the roputod ownor of somo valusblo load mines in tho vicinity of Crrihago. % . Hin 1ust visit to Dea Molnes was mado four or five days sinco, whon he had recorded a deod convoylog to hits wifo some propoesty on Chost- nut streot in thin city, Tho decd was dated Jun, 43, Binca thon be rematucd in DeaMoiunos unti Wedanesday ovening, wheu Lo departea, but to whiat placo deponanl saith not. Dut he departed woun $00 s00b, fur Lofora bo had gone thero ure rived boro tho Shori® of * Jasper County, Mo., with & warrant of arrest for hum, ‘I'hoBhoritl givos the following items of accusation 1 Mr. Myors, as befors stated, was a baoker ot Carthogo. About two weeks since thoro wos somothivg over 960,000 o deposit, Ono morn- g Mr. Myers went to the bank, took there- from that amouunt of money, leaving in tho safe only 8800 for the Casbler's uso, and left tor Do Moinca, Heveral times sinco be has writton t0 the Casbicr that he would re- turu at oo nppomwd timo, put always failed to appear. Linally soms of the depositors became suspicious, and wore clamoroua for hin roburu. An investigstion waamade, and the fact that BIyers had takon sway such s large amouut aud hiad left so lttle was mado public, Theu attachmonts were laid on all the proporty inreach, ‘Lwo hundred credilora comuenced BUts, A warrant was sworn out, and, as sgon 2a Myers' whereabouts could be discovered, a requisition for him way obtained from tha oy~ eruor of Bissouri and duly Lonored by Gav. Kirkwood, Bhorlf Jendnickson came to Dos Moines, bnt was uvable to find bim, ‘Then the aity polics were taken tuto coufidence, They contluued the vearch and fonnd where he had bosrded, but did not fiud tholr man, His trunk and olothlog were thers, and an unpsid board- bill, but not Myors. After a fow days’ search ' 1hio Bhoriff reovived a telogram from Ottummwa stating that & man avewering to the dosoription of (he wished-for Laukor had been arrestod at that place. This wes speedlly followed by auothor alipateh, snuouncing that the men WB. Ar. Myers woa forruerly Pension Agont In this city, and was tho firmg to Loud that offics in Des Moiues, At ono tiwe be had coneidorable property fu the county, but haa probably dis. l:ocud of sl of it, the lasc transfor, appateutly, avivg bosn made (o bin wilo laat WJI. TRAGIC AFFRAY. A Divorood Husband Undortakes g Schome of Revengo upon I Buceesaor, o Aftacks Ilim In {he Dark, and Shot. Deads At 12:15 thia morning A dosporats and faty effeay occurred st No. 182 Wesson streot, |g which & man namod Ed Campbo!l was shiot doag by Joho Hosch, As usual & womau waa by causo of the tragody, yet sho avors it wy dono in molf-defense. Bomo Ewo yean ago tho domestio infelicitios which nag provalled botwoon Campboll and his wifo ware mado tho subject of &n appeal to tha soarts, and n decroe of soparation wad, after dus pro. coss of law, rendorod. Boon after Mg Campboll was unitod In marriage with Haach; aod lo-day monron the fato to which sho luy Loon commitied. Bincothe tnarrisgo with Heach Mra, H, haa bean mado the objoct af annqyanet * by Campbell, who svailed Limaeit of evory o portunity tuat prescnted itaolf to troat hor'in s mannor that waacaloulata: toprovoko her disike and aronsatheire of her hnsband. Thesconsof thy tragedy 18 a losr, unpretentious two-story houss, tha firat floor of which I ocoapfed by Heach an{ hia family, the uppor_story boing allotted toy family uamadl O'Dsy, John dlooro, the laudlord, ontoring in the rvar. Last ovening at 7 o'clock Campbell visited the premises and interrogate Mooro asto the whoreaboutd of Mrs. Hoach, Tho object of his inqulry Lapponed to bo Absenf vieiting _ & rolation, “and remarking tha ho wonld call again departod. Ho falfilied big promise, and abont three hours later propouug. od tho samo quostions {o Mooro. IHescly, wlhe keops a saloon on Haluted street, had not yet returuod home, and Camplell took up bis quar. tors in an oulliousc on tho premiscs to aml) Lis coming. Soon nftor Mra. Hoach beard throo shots fired, sud, going to the door to mscortan tho cang was met by hor husband, who, anknown to any ous, had arrived, Ho told her what hie had dong, exhlbited his band geshod with & Koie, from which tho blood gushed in streams, andasked hor to sasiat him in dressiog bis wound. This sho did, aud inaieted that he sbould eithor romain or proceed ta the statfon and aurrendor himeolt ey doclined to amccedo to hor roquest, and, statiog that Lie woull go to a surgaon, lefi tho houso. Othera swhowerain an adjoiniug yard relate that thoir attontion was aitracted by an alterention in tho fuclosnso attacled ta No. 182, and hoard some ouo call out from the out-houss, “I'll fix you now, yon —," afler which tho fitfog teok placo, Officor Lowardeon, who was traveling that boeat, heard the reports of four shota, bo "f" and hastenod with alt poeniblo apoed to tho lacality from whouco thoy proceeded. On outering the yard bo inbaled tho smell of ponder, “and after a soarch found Campbell lying nnder a stairway loading from tio second-gtory to the yard, gasp- fug for breath, snd ovidoutly in tho throcs of doath, Ilo procured » light, which wwas oasily obtained, au the nolghbora had heard thoshots and were on the alert as to_tho causo, ond found -the deceased donbled up, the blood ooziog from a wound@fin the loft Lronst above the bhonrt, sud broathiog at intervals, DLr, Inns was summoncd immedistely, bub Lefore ho was able to respond death ensued. Tho officers then turned their attention to goouring the murderer, but he lad fled {ho scons, and at § oclock tuis morning had pot boon takon, Mrs. 1leach: wan takeu to the Cbicago Avenus Btation, whero slio relatod tho foregoing account to Tz TntouNe roportor, Sheisn comoly ap. peariug woman of pleasing addross, aboul S0 yoars of ago, aod told her story of trisls, abuse, and insults sho bad beon obligod to endurs from Campbell in & man- ner that carriod convietion to thoss who hoard Ler. Campbel {8 gaid to bave been o drunken, shiftless brate, the onemy of all who diffored from him, and paticularly of the woman who was formorly hin wifo. His body was takon to the Morgus, whero an fnqueat will bo held to-day. —_—— THE KIRBY WILL, Csxcisxaty, Fob.'8,.—Procecdiugs woro coms monced in tho Conrt of Common Ploas yoster« day by tho Hon, Ii, B. Banning and wife, Donn Piatc and wife, and Clinton Kirby to sot aside the will of tho Iato Timothy Kirby, whic, it will ho romembered, made provision for a number of the illegitimato chlldron of tho teatator. oSt el S The Grand MModern Gormaun Protos type. = Whon wa speak of the Qerman of the present day, wo have oll of ug, uncousciously, tho grand modort protolypo in our minds—tio man of blood and iron; the Hammor-man; the Thun- dorer ; tho Batesark ; tho Dismarck—tho groat typ!cn‘l herolo figuro, that will go down to future ages cologsal, momontous, immortal, e, the groatost, comes liomo . to tho emallest, to mou's business snd bosoms, iu # specisl manner; the lkoucss of, him Langu in tho humbleat bhut; but” for bhim Hans and Michol had not laid dawn their lives in Fronch mire and clay ; bat for lim food were not uo dear, nor windows 8o many, nor wives 80 fow ; but for him taxes had not beon o rigors ouy, nor monoy 50 scarco. Yot hiois the Idol of the populace—of that populaco whick, eros whilo, stoned, lampoonod, caricatured, and rovilod bLlm; of tha: populace thab was nothing moro then mud-sons at his feet, on the vast fleld ‘of the Fatherland. Now ko relgus suprome ; onco showed for thom is bocome tho cnem, portion ; the peoplo aro grown his willing inats monta ; Lo has known bow to read tho signa of tho timos, to solze tho chances of tho moment, ! to wiold and to weld, to mold tho old ordor of things into a now order, to root oot the ropube lican rabies, to crush down thie radical nrlril, to grasp tho uetional mind, to lhold the uation’s hoart, to vonturo, to sncieed, (o daro, aud to do, The national vanity, the popn- lar piido Linvo beon flattercd by lus miraculous successen; suroly s gratoful pooplo will foster their horo, Their good old Emporor i well enough, but even he had not haen but for Biss marcl. He, gallant old koutloman, has acruplos, hesitations, tendernossos of consolance, rogrets §. is mot much other than any private man—him we do_uot specially care to go out and greet, As for Princos, clothad Iu soft yaiment, dwelling n King's palacos, thoir namo is logion ; but tie wan, der Emzigo, the only opo, uniquo; Lia like not sgaiu to be sean {his side of cternity § s prophet, and more than o prophoi— bim we will worsbip, bofors = Lim wo will fall down. A gigentic masa of ail {hat mako manhood, Lo carrios & high look with him; fire and reality, 83 well au blood and jron,t aro in tunt groat iigure and Inr brain, He Theaks, ani (¢ in au though tho klug of bensts soat lus leonine roar Lofors him through the forests of which hoe is lord, Tho orator, erst 50 eloguent, sosms now but froth and fribblo; the attompted g¢pigram of the penultimate patriot dsindles into mero mpite; prudence bo- comoa podantry; warnipg, tho mumblings of blind sonilo leadera of the blind; thront, the mere futilo mquosk of poovish iucompetence. ‘The littlo enoers huve struck oo low, thoy fall unheaded at his feot ; he will not ntuol). 10 notico them { leb them Ha; but frum his height, Qod-liko, dos wonfo, he will pour forth his laya stream o acathiug oloquenbe, which, by meroattraction ot ;invllmon. tonchios its destination in the infinlte luts beneath him, Thia etinglug tongue, this arrogant intolloct, this ruthless will, thid keon daring, and yestless swbition, what are thoy but tho outcome of tho ugoe? In him you nco the typieal Qerman; tho guerrc-mau j the war-mang the gar-man—the wholo man § sy, rather & demi-god nnfathomable, tormble. There 18, in alt modorn history, no figure like this figs ure, no mind like this ‘miud, unless it be the briet appanition of » Mirabean on a background of unaccomplizliod destiny. A mgu for men to fear; for womon (o love; for, braide that primoval (ltanio force, thore dwells anothe er twao in him in strange and striking conirash ‘with the Briarous of the Iribuno—a goutle, go- nial, humau-hearted man ; witty, wluniog ; love 1ng the soft sound of womon'a voices, the beaus ty of bright eyes, tho quo of childron, the yel« lowiug woods, the setting sun. A Triton, fudeed, bat not among minuo: groat Uene eral,” says Froudo, 86 out of & npatiou” of cowards, no gre slatesman out of a nation of fools.” “That the mute Moltkes and bashful Hismaroks of tho Father- land are many, wo may be sure; but hlnlor( i3 caroful ouly of the type, Looking at such & mau as this, surroanded by such men g theso. we who era but wspovulators of the drawma sre nlmost tewpted, since finite man csunot go oo ufinitely, to ro-ocho the prayer of Parsculsus, snd ory: “Aake uo more gisuts, God, bus sloe 'Yate the raco at onos ! "—Fraser's Magazing. Thera seems to be much gufferiug la Wash- Ingtou this winter, A wonian, who was seldoin soen 1n the sireot last winter unless sbo was riding in a landosu, sccompanied by & footwun sud two poodle-dogs,—this woman was sctually 800 & fow days sgo walklog, leading only oue Qog § oud I§ waa & vorc-oyed dog, teol -