Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1876, Page 2

FOREIGN. Queen Victoria's Speech at the Opening of Parlinment, Disracli Explaios England’s Object fn Putchasing the Canal Shares, And Gives & Brief History of the Nee gotiations to that End, Tho Attitade of the Goversment on the Bostern Question Defended, Turkey Fully Accepls the Conditions of the Austrian Note. And Relies on the Powers for Moral Aid in Pacifying Her Provinces, The Spanish Royalists Masters of the DBasquo Provinces. GREAT BRITAIN. OTRNING OF PARLIAMENT. Loxpor, Feb, B.~Tho Quocn opened Parlla- ment soon aftor noon to-day, but did not read her apoochin porson, [ler Majosty did tnot go 1n etato, nod, althongh tho woathor waa dull and cold, thousanda of peoplo lined tho #trcels through which tho Queen and hor attondants passed. By command of tho Quoen the ususl ringing of tho bolls uf Westminator Abboy nnd 8t. Margarot's Ohurch was onilttod, in coneo- quonco of tho {liness of Lady Augustd Stanloy. THR QUEER'S GPEEOM, The following is tho text of tho Queen's aposoh Mr Lonps AND GENTLEMER ¢ It |8 with much satistaction that I again resort to thio advice and assistance of my Parhamont. My rolations with all forsign powers continuoof o cordial wbatsctor. Mo insurrectionary movemont which during ho lnat six monthe lias boon maintained in the TPurkish Vrovinces of Bosnia aud Hervogovina, and srhich tho troops of the Sultan have up to tho prosent time been uhablo to repross, has ox- cited tho attention and Intercut of the great Eu- ropoan Powers, I have considored it my duty mot to stand sloof from the oforts now being mads by the allied and fnendly Goyérnments to Pring about s pacification of ths disturbed dis- *4tlcts, and I liavo accordingly, while respactiog the indopondence of tho Purm,‘tolnnd fn urging on the Sultan tho expediency of adopting suc moasures of admiuiatrativa roform as niay ro- ‘mova all rensonablo csusca of discontent on the part of his Chrlstian subjects. 1 bave agrecd to purchsse, subject to yonr eanction, the shares which belonged to tho Ehedive of Egypt in the Buoz Canal, and I rely with confdence upon sour enabling me to com- plete the Yrankaction, in which the publio tater- ©sts aro Gooply Involved. The ropresootations which I addrossod to the Chiness Govornmont a8 to tho attack mado in the courso_of the last yoar on su oxpaditlon gant from Burmah to tho Westeru provincos of Chins, kiavo boon received in a frisudly spirit. The circumatances of that lamented outrage are now tho subjoct of an inqguiry 1 which { have thought it right to roquest that o membor of my diplomatio sorvico should tako part, L await tho yesult of thia inquiry in tho firm conviction that it will be so conducted os to lead to tha discover: and punishmont of tho offenders. L'apers on ail the abave subjocts will be laid bafores you. I am deeply thankful for tho uniuterruptsd ‘hicalth which my desrson the Peinco of Walos bus cn]o{«] during bis Journey through India ; and the hearty saffection with which ho has boen roceivod by my Indian subjeots of all clagsos and racas paaures mo that they are happy under my ruls, and loyal to my throne. At the time that the direct Governmont of my Indian Empirewas tranaforrod to the Crown, no formal sddition was mado to tho stylo and titles of the Sovereiin. I huve doemod tho present a fitting opportunity for flu{plylng this omission, and a bill upon tho subject will be prosontod to you. Tho humano and enlightsned policy con- wiatontly pursusd by this ocountry in putting an end toglavory within ler own dependoncies, sud in suppressing tho slave trado throughout tho world, makes it fmportant that tho action of British national ahips in the torritorial wators of forcign Btutes ahould bo in hisrmony with thoso great privaiples. I have, thorofore, givan direc- tiona for tho tesuc of a 1toyal Comunlysion to in- quire into all treaty cugagomonts aud other in- tornational obligations bearing upon thus sub- eal, aud ol fustructions, from tune to tims iesu0d to wy naval oflicors, with & view to mecor- tain whothar any stops ought to be takon to gocuro for my sbijnand their commaudera abroad groater pover for the mniutenanco of the right of porsonal liberty. A bill will be laid boforo you for punishing slave-traders who aro the subjocts of nativo Indian Princos. Thoe affaits of my Colonial Ewmpive, tho genoral gronuemy of which has contiuued to adyance, ave tocofved o dsrge share of my ntioutlon, Papers of mportauce and _ intoreat will soon be 10 your hands, showwng the proceodinga with renpect to the couforoucs of tho South African eolonies and Btates, ‘fhie murder of o high ofticor of tho Btraite pottlemant whilst activg in » noighboring Malay Btate, and tho disorders cosulug on that out- e, hLavodomanded the 1utorforenco of my roops. I trust that tho operatious which wero pnorgotically conducted, though .not without tho losy of somo valuable lives, have restored order aud ro-established (ho juat influence and wuthority of this couutry. Gontlemon of the Houso of Comiuoua: I have directod tho entimato for the year to e propared wnd presonted to vou with out delay, My Lords and Gentlemen : Bills Tor rogulatin an ultimate tribunal of appoal for the Unite Kiogdom, snd for (boameudmont of tho Mer- ohant-Bhipping laws, will bo immediately sub- itted to you, Legislation will bo proposed rolating to nui- yorsitios aod primary oducation. Your atten- t1on will bo called also to a measure for promot- {ng econoniy and olliclency in tho mandgomont of prisons, and at the wamo timu elfecting tho xollof of local busthions. Othor Importaut moas- ures, os tho time of the svssion permits. will bo introduced to your notico, and I Eruy that your delibarations may, uuder Divine bleastng, reault in the happiness and contentment of twy peoplo, Tho I'nuocss of Walcs, the Duclioss of Edin- burg, tho Marchloness of Lorne, and the Prin- coss Doatrice accompauled tho Queeu, The TLord Chaucollor, Lord Cairng, read the Quoen's wpoech, NOTICE OF MOTIONG, Soon aftor the r--mllufi of iho Quoen's spesch had boen comoludud, Bir Btafford Northoote, Ohancellor of the Excusquer, announced & resu- Intion for tho next Monday to cover the purchase of_the Khedivo's Buoz Canal shazes, Mr, Goschen, momber for the Uity of Loudon, \ve notios that Lo will nak the First Lord of o Admirslty on Thursday next mhieu he ju- Lends to mubmit the papets relating to tho loss of i{er Majosty's stowmship Vanguard. Me, Plimsoll will to-morrow jntroduce tho wmended Bhippiug bill. ‘Tha Goverament Lias given votlco of marine lusurance sod merchant shippiug bills for Tharsdsy. ‘Che debata on the sddross in snawer to the Queon's spsach Lisy openod. 'Llie attendauce iy “:.' full, all tho leadivg mewbors belng pres- [ DEDATE ON THEK ADDRLNS, Tu the House of Conimons, during the debate on the address, tho lhrqu'(u of fartington, Liberal loador,sald, in raference to the fugilive- sinve. clroalam iesued %y the Admiralty, shat ‘althougb the conutry did not wang its efiips to be medo n(y'lmnl for “tho deatituto, tho discro- tlon of thelr sgpmumandears should not be inter- fored with. Ife trusted thu presont ociroular »would be enspended pendivg tho result of the foquiry to made by tha 1lo{nl Commission, ke was not disposed to raise objactions o the preliminary stepa takon by tho Government In regard 10 the Esatoru cuestiou, Jer Msajesty's Ministers had doubtless dono Aheir beat to maintalu the integrity of Intkey. Neyertholeus, be thoughy the uol{cy indicated by Mr. Valmerston had not beeh scted upoa. T'he House, however, would awalt the produc- tion of the pap: before pronounciug any definite opinlon, urked the Gaverumeni Lo ozpiain tha purchase of tho Huvs Caual vhares sposdily. 1o thought It would have becn bot- mlh 6 advice of Uarlsmoeut had fitst been on, snd questioued the soundness of tho pui- chase commercislly sod politically, = I{e wiabod bo kuow biow {¢ ovuld secure s ferrupred pasuage to Indis, for ho spprohonded that, i Jass of war, the Khedive would ab once closo 11 CHICAGO. TRIBUN WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, Aho canal, Tlo roquested that oxblanations bo glven of Oavo's mission to Iuay‘l:. Diataeli apoko iu revly. On tho sabject of tho fuglitvo-slnve cirtulars, he eaid it was theatrong deaio and intention of the Govornment tn dis- courago and abolish etavery wherevor posaible. He contended that the Governmont had given an earncat nuplmn of thin degira hy what they had alteady dono in Africn. Ilo admilted his reaponsibility for the ilrat ctrcular, though ho nover saw it o did not dafend it for nmo~ mout, Itsrocall bad satisfied the country, aud hio wonid not dwoli upon it further, Tho sec- ond cirealar was, howover, prepated by tho Lord High Chiancellor, and contalned an acctirate dafls nition of tho Iatv, Tho ciroulas waa réndeted necossary by tho acta of Eoalish officors on for- cign coasts, entalllfif legal notions and the pn{. ment of compeusations by tha Governtaont. 1o deprecated tha auggestion that the Qoynrnment ahionld have [saund [nstractions seorotly. The Ttoyal Commission wonld not mfl{ Inqtitre into tho prossnt siato of tlio law, but flso wes whera it t8 ndvisablo to alter it, and Low by nogotiation altetntion conld ba effected. The lnquiry wodld Lo ftoo and open. With ceference to Ierzogovina, Diersoli do- olarod tho Oovornment could not have neted otliorwiso than 1t did. A refusal to rocommond tho Porta to givo favorable conaideration to tho Austrian proposals would have placed Eapland in an undesirablo stato of {solation. It Lu- gland bad refused Lo agreo to the noto, tho Sul- tan would nocessarily At once haso refécled it. Then kngiand would havo boon in an unploas- ant position, which would have foltowed if fur- ther quostions hnd nrigoh a8 to whotber wo should stipport _tho Sultan In rosistanco to tho otlior powars, 1f England had proposed a con- foronco, its only courso would have probably boo t6 adops tlis vory suggostions contalned in tho Austrian noto, If tho present proposals shonld 1ot prove successful in Bottling thio com- pliention, Eogland would bo as free a8 to tho fu- turo s showns boforo tho Austclan hote was wrilton. Dierncli then turned to tho subjeot of ths Snoz Canal shares purchago, 110 douied that tho Govornmout lad eaid snything about tho Esst- ofn guestion in connectiou with tho matter. e remyinded tuo Houso that important questions affccting tho canal bad been the sabject of an internntiounl conforence during the oxintence of tho lato Govornmont, Ho stated that when the Governmens was_firat offored tha Khedivo's ghares thoy replicd thoy trero diaporod to sssiat tho Khedive, but not purchaso the shares out- right. “Lhio Khodive replied ho wonld if possi- blo keep tho shatod. Tho nows then suddenly camo that a Fronch socloty waa willing Lo pur- chaso tho sliares for nearly four tnillions stor- ling, but under oncrous conditions. ‘I'he Khe- dive, accordiny to a promisc ho sd ade, of- forad Eugland tho rafusal of tho sboros. It was not o matler to hositate over. Ou tho 20th of November, _1875, tho Froncl Lagandor nsked Tord Dorby whather Do thought England would tolerate the purchnsa of tho shores by & Irench compaty. Lord Derby ropliod hio did not think the Euglis peoplo would view with satisfaction the poséos. slon of all the caual shares Ly France. Aftor tho transaction wos cowpleted, tue Fronch Am- Lassador arked why Lugiand bad bought the %hlms. The roply mado was tho samo ns eforo. In regard to Cave's mission to Egypt tho Promior only folt porailted to sayivwad ox- pected to produco rosuits Which gave overy pros- pect that English intorests would be adoquatel, roprosonted {n the moungoment of the canal, Tho Kbodive's aharcs, Lo addod, woro purchasod in timo of Imuco. 1l considered tho purchate gavo additional gecurity to the freedom of jntor- courso with Indis, 1lo doclined to enter upon an explanation a8 to what England wouid do In thine of war, or what might bo the clrcumatances of tho Lovant-Mediterranean, Lngland had o largo forcain tho Mediterravean, end strongholds which she would novor relinguish. Ior nolicy then was not sugressive. 1ie waa confident the purchinge of the caual shares would command tho approval of tho country, s it tended to rafntatn tho integrity of the Empira Disraoll, on conoluding his specch, wss much obeared. Mr. Gladstone followed. Ilo expressod gen- oral approval af tho Government’s doclining tho policy of abatention in regard to Horzegoviua, Hovoral Home-Rule members spoke. Thoy comploiucd that the Governmont neglected the intoronts of Irolaud, nud asked for the roleaso of tho Fenian aonvicts, ‘Tho aduress was ngroed to. IN THE LODI. Inthe delato on tho addres ia the Ifouse of Lords, the Earl of Derby, roplying to the speech by Earl Granviile, eald ¢ * Wo bave evory mo- tiva to insist on only what ia strictly reasonabls from Ching, but we cannot go back from what o bave domanded. I sinceroly hope Chinn will 1ot be gullty of any evanion to sbiold the guilty.” 1An rogard to tho Insurrcction in Ilorzogoviun, Lord Derby admitted that approheusions wors probably not witliout causo, thatif the contest wore not promptly suppressed Sorvis and Mon- tonegro might jow tu 1t, sud general confusion ensuo, which would reopon tho whola Eastorn quoation. A wor of thut kind would fufallibly becomo o roligloua war botweon Mussulman and Christinn, liven if no actunl coulict ou- sued, feolings of animusity would bo cugender- od, which wonld probably not Lo coufinod to Yurope, but wonld cause us trouble in suother part of tho world, There wore grave reawons for Bingland'a agreelug to the Austrian note, and s repoated somo of thoso roatons. KENEALY ONCE MORL. New Yong, Fob. 8,—A dispatoh from London sayn that Aome excitoment was enusod around Trafalgnr Bquare by an attompt of tho Magnn Chartista to escort Ronenly to Wostminster, this beiog frustrated by tho police. —— TURKEY. ALT TASTIA Vinxxa, Fob. 8.—A Russian special says that Ali Pusha, Governor of Ilorzogovius, fa shortly oxpeoted at Raguse, NAVAL JEALOUSIEH, Tho Tarkish mon-of-war off Kieck havo pro- teated against tho supervitlon of thoir boats from Austrian mon-of-war iu Kleck harbor, 1t in roported that an Ausirian squadron had boen ordered to Klock. WALLACHIA, Buctanest, Fob, ,—The Chawbor Las voted 4,000,000 pinstres for army nquiwm-nt. During the dubate on tho question, tho War Minlstor ro- peatod Lis sseursncos that the (overnmont's policy was pcific and noutral, TIE PONTE'S REPLY TO THE ANDBABSY NOTE. ConsTaNTINOPLE, Fob, B,—Tho Dorte’s reply to Andrassy's noto Las been dolayad, tho Grand Vizier dowiring to add that the I'orto takes noto of the promiso that in considoration of the adaption of tho reforms by ‘Larkoy, tho Pomory will land tholr moral suppgrt to thie pacification of Who rovoled distriots. 'Lhe roply has boon sabmitted ta the Bultan, and will be dlusnlulmd to tho Luropean Conrts without furthor doloy. LATEST, Toxpoy, Feh, 9—i n, 1,—The Ttnesian Tele- Er:mulu Ageney reports that there is roason to oliove that tho Bultan, whon he forwards i reply to tho Austrlan noto, will simultancously grant nn armisticu to tho insargonts, A Vienns dispatch enyn the Eurepoan Consuls at Mostar have received iustiuctiots to usgo- tinto with tho Insurgents on tho bavis of Audras- B8y's proposnls, The Porto is propariig o elrenlar to the Powery, l?mllsv]nll)lfl\! of the activity of {tho In- tornational llevolutlonary Committos at lia- uba, B s ropctied that tho Servian Miniuters hiave aeclarod their intention o resign, Tho Esfok, the organ of the Premier, nayu that tho Skupt- dchina is resolved to go tu war with Tatkoy, e T SPAIN. A OREAT BATTLE. Loxuvan, Eng., Fob, 8,—1ho Curllat Commit- too of this city liayo published the following tologram from Hendayoe, Bpain, dated yesterday (Monday) ¢ 4 A great battlo waa bogun Baturday betwoen tho Carliste und Alfousint nmsln bodies, Hatur- day aftornoon, when this irtolligonca was dine pat ched from tho lleld of botile, tho fight was progressing. The Csrllsty’ Josnss were inoons alderable, nnd they held all thicir positions. The froupy wore showing gront contideuce and en- thuslanm,” NOTALIAT BUCCFESES, Mannin, Feb, H.-~The Ruyulisia are now com- plete mueters of the proviuces of Divcay and Alava, [ECOSSs- S, MEXICO. v TERSECUTING PAUTRATANTS, Qity oy MEexico, Feb, 1~A mob recently stoued the Protestans church fu the Plaza of Ban Yeruando, in \bis clty. Protestante in Acapulco srs rapidly in- el in pumbers sluce tho asssssivalion of Mr. Richardwou, ey GERMANY. VOX AnNIM, Fronesce, Feb, B.—Tho Count Yoo Arnlim hay sent & medical certificato ta bis agent at Berlin, 8 1 provf that Ly ilt-hesith preveuts bis return to Gerwuby, —~—— SUICIDE. Srecial Disvateh to The Chioage Triduns, U, Fob. BowHLobb, Ir., 0 Co Kuox Couaty, commilted sulclde oh Haturay night last by taking Iattdnaum. A morbid deprdenion of spitiia is sald to Havo bien thae cause, hecial Disvaleh ta The Uhteand Tribune. Ltavexwonss, Kan, Veb. 3.—=Willidm Hnrt, confinod in tho Stato Penitentiary st thin place, attemptod to comnit suicldo yeardrdny after- noon by hauging himsoll with a sheat which ho tiad i hin cell, 16 ia confined for wifesmrder, and §a roported by the phyaiciaun to bo ineana. Only for ona -of tho gunrds ho wontd have pub st end to himoelf, o, \ BIGAMY, Speelal Disvated to The Chrcago Tribuné. Rocrronp, Jil,, Fob, 8.—Sovclal circloa were o tittle Atartion this aflornoon on Loatiug thot a gontloman who saltled In our midat five months AR, atid who was rosiding o 1n mode In the most fashiouablo part of tho city, had turned out & bigamist, and that o was nrrosted oatly this morning by & BheriT from the Stato of Now York. The slory 18 thuy bricfly told: Yie was mattiod fn Munda County, New York, throe years ago, by which marrlage ho lind two chll- Uren, Six months aince bo deserted bia firat Wifo, married a young girl in Hornellaville, N. Y., snd proceadiog to Rockford sot himuelf uj s a groat muglcian and piauo-tiner. 1o live In style till tha Sherl put an ond to bis gran- deut thls morning. His sacond wifo, who 18 & young and Linndsomo girl, knew nothing of his first marrioge till this morning, when A, D. smith, ber husband, was srroatod. Sho fainted, and quito o scons eusued. Thig tunerof rianos, nnd high-toned reamp, lefe Rockiond handenflod with tho Bnerill of Now York Btate to-day at 12 o'c‘lnch. his socond wifo romains horo doati- tate, THE DRIGGS OANG, Speeiat Dupateh to Tha Chiedao Tribune, Benigoristy, All, Feb, 8.—The conclusion of the trinl of Mrs. Driggs end the Btadfeldts on s chargo of conapirncy with Nelson Driggs in mak- ing and paseing conttorfait money waa conclud. od intho Fodoral Distrios Court to-day. Tho §ury returned « vordics of puilty aa to Charlos Bindteldt, but disagreed os to tho old Stadfeldia and Ars. Drigre. Tho Jury wero diechargod. A motlon in. arrest of judgmoent fs entored by da- fouso in Nelson Driggs' cans and thot of Chatlos Stadfoldt., Another cass comos up for hearing to-morrow, charging the wholo Driggs gaui with baving countorfoit plated fu thoir posses- gion. In tho casaof Winfred D. Richardson, charged with robbivg tho Post-Offico at Holle- flower, McLean County, in July, the jury re- turned a vordict of not guilty, aud tho prisons or waa diechargod. CUSICK, Epacial Dispateh to The Chicamo Tribune, Kaxsas Citr, Mo, Feb. 8.—A man oamed Cusivk, with lmlf o dozen allnsos, mentioned in tho Associated Pressdispatches as hiaving robbed a jewalry storo of A large smount of goods on Moniday, was arrosted to-doy. Tho robbory was committed in broad daylight, and wna of the most daring charscter. Cusick is a woll-known burglar snd professionat thiof, oud has served threo torms {n the Missouri State Prison and ono in Nobraska. BRUTAL MURDER. Srecial Dirvatch to The Chieago Tribune, Drpuque, I, Feb, 8,—At Laporto, Ia, Tagt svoning, Samucl Pray, sgod 21, stabbed and killod » yovng men named Gus Emorett. Dray and some other roughs bothered Emerott by puiting his hair while in church, After meeting Emerott told ono and ail of them that, if they wanted snything of bim, to tako it out, whoroupon a young rough atopped up snd was Xknockea down by Emercit. Pray then sprangat Emerott, atabbine hint it tho Joft lung. * fle ox- pirod in vight minutes ntter, Pray i in dustody INDIANA LYNCHING CASE, CrxciyaT, Fob, 8,—~The Commercial's Bloom- ington, Ind,, speciol says a body of musked mon appearad at tha jail thero at 2 o'clock this worn- ing, otorpowered tho Shoriff, sccured tho keye, sud shot and killed o prisoner named C. A Marghon. Marahon was convyicted of mur- der and sonteneed to itnprisonmont for Jito threo yosrs ago, but the Suprome Court recently grant- on himi o pow trial. The mob loft a letior with the Storllf ordermg tlio prisonor's attornoy to leavo town within thirty dnys, HEAVY FORGERIES. New Yonr, Iob, 8,—Perrin H. Bomnor has boen arrosted in Drooklyn, eharged with forgo- rea in Califoruls smoubting to ovor £200,000. He was an ofticial in tho Baptist Chureh, and covercd his tronsactions with hls profossed piety, Thq Rev, Mr. Parshall, tho paator of hia churels, loarsed of somsg of Hummner's trans- actlons, il At onco tho latter pluttud to ruin Lim by accn-aln(f him ot aaultory, wlich oharge Jod to M. Uarshall's lenviug his palpit. RURAL TREATMENT OF THE SOCIAL EVIL. AKrecial Dispaleh to The Chicauo Tribuns, Dunugue, la, Feb. 8.—Suuday ovening tho quist town of Nashun was tho theatro of quite o riot, A man and woman have been keoplog o house of {ll-famo. Tho citizeus gatbered, tarred and feathored the man, aud gave tho womann treo thdo to the mill-pond, where el would Lave :'ccem:d a treo bath but for ior piteous plead- g THE CRAIN TRIAL, Speetal Dispateh to The Chiedao Tribune, Camo, 11, Fob, 8,—The "Hon. W. J. Allen deliversd tho closing argument for the peovle to-day in the Cirain tilal, and the Judge read hus chiargs, and gave the case to tho jury at 4 o'clock p.m. At7no verdict lind beon ronderod, Tho gancral opinion sooms to bo that the Jury will convies, and_givo them about tweaty-fivo years fn tho Btato I'rison, ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. Loumsits, Ky, Fob. B.—A spocial to tho Courter-Journal *ttom Nicholasvills, Ky., says James A, Evans, a highly-cstcemed cltizen of Jossamino Connty, wos called out of his houso st 14 o'clocik last mght Ly an nnknown nssassin and nliot, the ball entering bolow the right nipplo, and boing cnt out by surgeons moar the spiunl column. Livaus' coudition is very critical. FATAL INTERVENTION, Las Annus, Col, Fob, 8,—Charles Knst, Deputy Bahriff, was sliot and kitled oarlythiamort- ing by a negro named Charles Holland, Kast wag attomptiog to quell 8 meleo amony #omo nogro roughs, lollaud was captured 8 miles south of here, snd biotght in this afternoon and lodged in {ail, o has confeseed his gullt, and tliere i1 strong talk of lyncbing nim, ANRESTED IN SAN FRANGISCO. 8ax l'manemsco, Fob, 8.—~Cbristian Meuka, aliay Motr, arzested ou a telogram from St. Louls this morning, was turnod over to tho custody of tho officer whu hrou,im. too requisition from'tha Uoveruor of Misourl, THE WEATHER. Wasmyaros, . C., Fob, —1 a. m.—~In the Iako region, Uppor Mimiesippl, and Lower Mis- souri Valleys, folllng barometor, castorly to woutherly winds, warmer, clondy, aund ralny weather, turning into suow ia the porthern por- tivnm, Iu tho Middle and Lastern Rtates, falliug bar- omuter, southeast to northoast winds, and partly cloudy or‘clowdy weathor, with lower tompora- tura than on_ Tuosday, aud possibly light snow in Northorn Now England, bus thenco southward rising temperature wud possibly light rains, Sreciul Diesateh to The Chiedgo Lrwnne, BAN Fuawvikco, Fob., B.—A hoavy storm of wind and rain has provatled’ for thu lnst twenty- four bouts iu this city, aud she northern und central portions of tho Biate, Crop prowpecia arv oxcollent. LOCAL ODHERYATIONH. tnicaoo, ¥eh, 8. Wind, B, B, gentl 8. K., gentl i 1e:18 . 142l 9 “Maztmum therm nmeter, 99, Ainbaun, 8, WENERAL QUBERVATIO! Cu13400, Vel 3. AG #=Midusght, Wind, Taiu, Weatler, e ar. “0ilCloudy, guntlo. .o |.eer.|Cloudy, v, o|Foggry - THE BROOKLYN SCAMDAL, fleochor Compires Bowen to the Viper wifel Tastened on St, Panl’s Hand, Bowen, West, Dunean, and Others to Sond a Protest to the Advisory Cowell, What Shearman Has to Say About Bowen's Relations to Beechot. The Plymouth Exomining Uotamitte's Opinfon of Bowen's Oharges, THE COMMITTEE THINK DOWEN'S PEPLY EVASIVE. New Your, Fov, 8.—The Exatninlog Commit- teo of Plymonth Chutch mot tommight for the purposs of hftording Honty U, Boweh an oppor- tuaity of substantinting the alloations contained in hin reply to B, V. \Whito, againat tho Rev. flenty Ward Boechor. Iowen sont in @ communicalion siating that ho Volioved he had made a full snd complola answor to White's griovances. 1f, lowevor, tho Committeo thought otherwise, ha would glve tho matter further attontion, IIa roquested that Whito giva hint fn writing the oxact qlics- dons ho wishes to have answered, ~Tho Oommitteo considerod tho reply of Towen ovasivs and unsatisfactory, and hayve cited bim to appear Tunradsy ovening noxt and proseut & roply to White's griovauces, oud produco the proot of duarges niado by him (Bowen). It Ia Bald that, it Botren doos not ;ilvo a satistactory roply at tho nexs session of the Comuilttos, his cave will bo prosented to tho church. ACCEPTS THE_INVITATION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago T'ridune, MisspArolts, Miny, Feb. B.—DPlymouth Church, of thia city, hold & meoting Lhis aven- ing, and atter consldorablo discussion accopted tho coll of Brooklyn Tlymonth Church to pat- ticipatoln thio Advisory Councit. T'ho Rov. 11 A. Stingon and Judge A, H. Young wero electod delogntes. . Only one membhet npraauu the ae- ceptanco of tho lsttor missive. It is undoratood that Young atrougly favors Boecher's lnnobencd, Tho cliutch took the gronnd that if they did nob nccopt the call a rofussl would virtually commik thom a# belioving Boecher gulity. CHURCHES DECLINING TO PARTICIPATE. Bosroy, Feb. 8.—Whitefield Ohurch, gt Now- burgpott, and tho First Chuteh, of Stratford, Qonn., dectino tho invitatlon to join tho Plym- outh Church Adyisors Countil, Quixuy, Iil,, Yeb. 8.—The leun Cougrega- tional Cuurcli of ihis city has decided not to participate in tho Brooklyn Council, BEECHER VS. BOW/EN. New York Herall, Fev. T Porhnps nine-tonths of the three thousand peopto who crowded Plymouth Gburch to tho doors yosterdsy oxpected that 3Ir. Bescker would ‘make somo alluston to tha lettot of BIr. Bamen, nod, altbough the groat preacher did not direetly nlludo to his troubles, theso curious and oxpoctaud pouple wora not tisappointed. Mr, Baccher read from the ninth vereo of tho twouty-seventh chinpter of Acts to tho fifth vorse of the twonty-vighth chapter, whoremn s par- rated tho shipwreck and oscopo of Paul. The rendiug was charaoterized by grent dramatio toreo, atd Ih intonation aud gesturo tho spesker gavo n poculiar significanco to tho parrative. I'he_etory is strikingly adopted to tho present condition of Plymoutls Church, and the siggoy- tive monner in which It was read gave to it n meaniug 6o numistaknblo as to sond n ripplo of oxoitoment through tho sudisuce. This soon wubsided, howover, and the Intter part of 4o Jesson waa listonod to amid a silonco iy which tho fall of a pin could haye boou beard, Taul, it wili bo romembered, admonished tho conturion not to ship to Crete, becansa tho voy- ago would bo with muels hurt and damago not only of the Iading sud tho ship, but alro of thoir lives. 1o admonision was disregarded, how- over, and the ablp was lost. Just before tho aurandiug of the vossol Paul again admonishad the Tu“ o upon it, tehing tho conturion aud the soldiors not to dosork the voasol, eaylog, * Bx- copt. &l‘."" abido in the sehip you cauuob bo soyed.' o Mr. Boecher ot tuis point soemed to roach!s climax in lus wondorfut elocution, and thoro was no misundorstanding the lesson ha mesnt to convey. ‘Lliosnbacquens story of the loss of tho ship and the safety of her passongers ovie dontly made s striking impression upou his flock, which wos deepened by tho rendition— tone, oxpression of faco, and ~gesture sssisting—of tho oonclugion .of the tale, tolling _ how, sftor the shipwrecked onos woro lsudod on the Islaud of dalita and s firo bnd boen kiudlod, Panl laid o bundle of sticks upon 34, whon a viper como outof Itand fastoned itsolf upon his band. Aud thon Mr. Beochior, with a force of delivery in which ono seomed to hear tho murmurings of Lis own trenoborous frionds and tho accusations of hie oveu onemiok, rerd the oxclamations of the bar- bariany sgaingt Faul: This mnnis o mardoror, whom, though Lo liath cscaped tho soa, yot vene caneo suiforoth not to lve." Tinishing the esson Lo enforced his own iunocouce by clos- ing the book wud uttering in omphntlc touws, “And ho sliook off tho beast mto tha fire aud folt no harm.” Mo reading was not accompaniod by n word of cominent, bug it earriod witd ity its own losson, ond recoived in tho miuds ot all A now interpro- tation. Mr. Boschorgwas tho apostlo, Plymouth Church wan tho nh‘)n ihe great_scandal was the sen through which iv had uuuml. and Ileary C. Bowen was the vipor Whicl to sting the man of God. AR, BEECHER'S NEW STUMBLINC-BLOCK. New York Sun, Fel, 7 William F. \West, Ohacles €, Duncan, Heary C. 1owen, and othors, who beltevo in their pastor'a gullt, are faid to ba considering tho subject of & protest to be sont to tho Advisory Qonucil after ita deliberations have bogun, agalnst tho divwo- ution of the Council without a thiorongh Investi- pation tuto tho charges sgainge Mr. Noechor, Tue Council will epen its sossions ot 2 o'clock on 'Tnosday, Fob, 16, nud wil continue in sen- sion untlt about I'ilday. Tho doluzates aro to Do entortaived in the families of liymouth Churel. cawe out of thoflro SHEARMAN ON BOWEN, o Naw York I'vibune, F'ed. 7, In convereation ou Saturday, ‘Thowas Q. Bhear- man said thatin making Mr. Howen speak Mr, White had accomplishiod just what he wishod. The very object of the procoodings Liad boon to got Mr. Bowen to tell what ho kuow sbout the seandal, X don't seo,” continuod Mr, Hhear~ wan, **that there is ony tudlcation that hio knows anytbing tmoro than what ho gathers from mere goualp. Ilo sooms to rely main~ 1y on Mrs, Monlton aud hor ststemonts fu oourt and olsowhiore, Mr, Bowen expresses his williugness to teatify buforo * a proper tribunal.! This s ovaslye langusga. But Mr, Bowen in al- ready in s tribunal, Ho placod bLimeolf thero whan he cowmo fnto Plymouth Church. There could bo no more repular tribunsl than the Chusch hie helped to argantze. 'Phie Cburch or the Ixamining Comnittce ls the praper body for bim o _appear bofuro, oud 1am snre cithor of them will give hit any opportunity he may do. 8Ira to prove suything 1o nay kuow of his own k‘mlwlu'!gn. sud to corroborate {¢ with othor toa- timony.” 1In the letter-missivo already seut ont tho fifth clasd of membars mentioued is admitted to refor to Mr. Bowon, Lhe Isuguage ls s4 follows: “ Motubers who aro generslly ranortod sud bos & charges or insinuatious of gross immorality sgalut othor metbers of the Church, and who dochine aither to attlnm ot deny tho truth of auch ub;um or_ wuch charges when properly questioned by suitabla brethiren for tuo pake of tho purity ani posce of the Chureh.” Mr. Shoarman said tho casa of Blr, Bowen stwonld be puraugd "—lu what mannor he did nob intimate ; but, swhen asked if tho ohurch would delsy action in thu camo until afier the Adyisory Council tiad Leon held, ho usid, ! Mr, Bowon by bis fate letter haa ouangad the posie tlon of Liu affairs, and 1 caunol esy what will bo done now.” o Bomo time abous 1863 Mr, Bowen wroles letter to Tieodors Tilton which hus been known astho * Woodstock Lotter.” On Jsao, 1, 1871, and fust atter ho had beou removed from tho editorship of tha Jndependent, Mr. ‘Tilton wrote s letter to Mr. Mowen, which coutalued thy tollowing ¢ 1t waa during ho early pard of the Rebelliou (it recollect sright] when you arst inthnated o me hat tho Kay, Hehry Ward Deecher bad commitied acte of dulfsry f it yom_shosld s i, b Nould e dgfv;m lflox:fllyfl? "From 1 tmg ae whard refértnocd 16 ihie subject wero iy ety and 0 { nm-anmnlexl with the azhiditiun of & deops ReA ey td yous lienrt, 1n b lettey which g1 aite e dftsted 16 dne froh \erlnlqu, Jitale 10, 1863, rdfarin €0 Maih Btibjodt, yot Al s L sametimed feol that st bhesk llehee, —tlat 1 muel na Jonger muftet e n dimb ian, and bo made to lear a load of grict most tnjhetly, One tcord from ma teothd niukd @ revnltition—throughout Christencom, T had aluort #aidl, nnd yon ke i, 4 o« You have justa littlo of Ahe evidonco trom {he preal toime in miy posnea- vitm I Ain hot purduisig a phantom, but solemnly Lraading over an awful reality,” On tho 2Gth of Jio- cember, 1470, nt an nterviow i your liouss, at sthileh M, Otver Jolmaou il T trecd presout, you aioko froely and Indighatitly agaitist Alr. Botehier aa an un- rafg virltor among (he famities bf his congregat Youniluded by, name {0 a womu, How & witlor whono huslssnd's deaths Yoil find B Qobt Srue bastesed by liia knowlodgo that M, leecher had maintained with her an $oiproper fntimaay, Moreover, as if to fease no doubt on tho mind of ¢ither Mr. Jolmson ot myaclf, ymi fuforme] un that Mr, Heectior had mado fo yrunanhr«mun of his guilly; and had with feird tinplorod your forgivenesn, Mr. Shearman fnid on Saturday that he had seon thd Woorlstock lettor, amd it contdined na montion of Mr, Dogelior's nawe, nor anything Trom which it could bo inferccd that My, Beoch- or wad in Jr. Bowen's mind when ho swroto, Morcovor, it was withth Lo moriths of the dato of thut latter that Mr. Jowen wroto at consldor- nfi!a Ienglh to Mr. Xovoliot, daylogy, rmotig ather thivga : My heart elinim to you, sid will, dnd, God illing, it atiadl until my work on earth In dnisbed, Ob, for ono breath from fhe beaverly Inid which wouli awecp away every heart.-bAFHiee fiotweent tn] A8 God In my e, 1 have besn always, everywhore, your trio Triond, Tho Infiuonoes which have been at work to drive you from mo, and not mu from you, have beon Falpabios yet 1 haty ailently awaited fis will of Uud, the time has tumo fot mo to gpoak, mid I now eay that, whoever has sald or dono that which ha chilled your feelings tomuv of to uh metbet of my fanily, Tine dona o tnoat (hfahiohkly wicked act, witholt'n shnddow of a causo be reason othur than mallce, Mr, Shearman doutinuod: After the timo whou Mr. Bowen now claims to havo had ine formation afTecting Mr, Bueolior’s_charactor, ho made tum editor of the Independent, and con- tinuod him in that capatity for lhreo years. Long after the tripartito ngreemant rumors irero afloat that Mr, Jowolt had frur!ucuuy mnid lo could not speak on tho merits of tho eeandal, aa Lio wad In honor bound to romain silont. Theso rumors cotiing to tho éar of Mr. Bocclier, hio wrote the following lotter to My, Dotven: Dran 8 : Tleatn trith régfot that you feol your- self bound in Lonor to be eileut under acvoro atlacka mado UpoR you, beeattan ths facts nvcossary to your clearanco cannot bo used withont fnjury to mo. I tiefoby fully ezonotato you from any obligatlod, real or enpiponed, that may bind yoli to Mistice, snd, 't o fat 88 I am oohcernad, yolt sre entirély at liverty to 1o any facth I yOur posseaslon fecensdry to your full defonso, I Am, redpectfully yonts, Ileany \TAnb Beecuen, *CRUSHING-OUT THE REBELLION." “New York Trioune (editorias), Feb, T + . . Weheono way out of this complica- tfon, unless Plymouih Ofinreb, eithor jthrough tho Advigory Council or through somo othor agoncy, can Bubmit the ‘Filton engo to & much moro scarchlug inveatigation than 1t has over yot teoeived, or than Bit. Booshor's friends have ovor scemed willing that it shonld recoive, By the result HI sucli on Inqniry tho Bowan eharges would l)mhnhly atand or fall, But that auy such trial will tako placo, or that it is dosirablo on public gronnds that it ehould take pinco, wo do not beliove. 'L'ho church has adopted the policy of ernshing out thoe roboliion, and_Mr, Bowen ia linoly to bo tho toxs viétim. No doubt tho church an go on {n this eourss until 1t has shut ot of flacommunioh overy man and woman who doubts the (nuocence of tho pastor ; but, it each successivo stop Is to bo followved by rosuits such ok thoso of tho movement to discipline Mr. Bowon, tho procésa ot olitdlnation will havo to bo carried mnch furtlior thau tho Noeohor party now okpoats it to go. TRAILROADS. THE BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEE'S REPORT, 1t is gonorally concedod by tha railway men in this city that the report of tho Board of Trada Committen on Discriminntions, which appesred in Tne Tarsuse of yesterdny, was eQ conciso and convincing that bat littlo room for doube is foft that tho discriminations mado sgaiust this city by tho Enstorn pool wers ne bad, if not worso, than hierctofore charged, All the man- agors of tho rallroads loading from this city to tho Weub who wlhrb spokon to on Lo subject said that thoy had not yet had euongh time to read tho report with that attontion which it de- served. From s hasty pernsnl of i, they wero convinced that 16 would havo the effect of stop- ping the discriminations againat this city, and givo n new impotus Lo the bitslnoas of thoir linos. oy ha during tho past fow montls lost o grost denl of monoy by the falllng off of thoir business, Thoy. had dono all they could to bring business to Chicago, but t0 0o avail, na they wera unablo to compoto with tho baulrapt eross-lines, whose connections pro- tuted with thot, whilo the pool Hiod réfuscd to pro-rato from tois clty. Now, howover, sinco the morchants aud sbippers of this city had taken tho matter in huud and presonted tha caso g0 ably and graphically totho pubtic, thore could be but Hctlo donbt that the lines lesding from this elty to the Fast would tslio some moabures to pacify the sbippors and placo Cileago on tho same tooting as compoting points. % Nouo of tlio mnnagers of the Lastern pool lines wero ju tho city yosterday, aitd honco thelr opiniony regarding” the roport conld not be loaruod. ‘Shors Js, however, but liltle dohibt that tho ¢asiern magoates are considerably slarmed, and rosdy to place thomeelves in puch o position u# not to lose cnlirely the buginess from this section, and have it traneferred to the Grand Trunk Rallway, which s gotting mors popular with our shippors every doy. Mr.J. F, Joy, tho Prosldent of the Michigan Contral Itaflroad, Is uow fully con- vinced that ho imade n mistake i joinltg tho pool, nslng rond bmm euffered moro than 8 othor from the falling off lu busiuess, la fa now in_New York cousulting with Commodore Yandorbilt aa to tho best way for him to pursio to got out of the difllcnlt{ and regain tho conil- detieo of our shippers. 3ir. Btrong, tho Gonoral Huporintendent of tho Michigan Central, nlso left for tho Enat yestorday, to aid Mr. Joy n his efforws to couvinco the Commodore that bio Liasd pursuad tho wrovg policy, sud that Mossra, Scott and Qurrott had for once gob tho best of him. In councction with this it is ruwored that the other Eatern rallway mauagors, aconting tho daugor, Lave also gono to New York to ado whether o dissolution of tho pool cannat be Yr& voutod, aud to this ond thoy doolars thomsolves roady to make largo coucossions in favor of Chitago and VandorLilt's roads, 1tis, howoror, & gencrat maylng, thata_burnod child dreads o fire, an it in oot likoly that the Uommororo will allow himeelf to ho bamboorled by his Southern antagouiets, It s no lougor doubtful that the dnys of thh poal are numboered, aud thut ore long Chicago will bo horsolf agnin. At o meuting of the Chicago Loard of Trado yestarday afternoon, o volo of thankn was glvon to tha Commutlco on Discrimluations for ita Iattint and offlclent Iabors sinco its appolnt. nont, abort a month ago. 1t was also ondored that 5,000 copies of tho repart of tho Commlitos bo printed {u pamphiet form and distributed among the merchants of tho city, The voinmit- too wa3 contimtnd in existonce to takeo tho necos. sary utepn for the foundatiun of w 'Fratsporta- tion Assucintion, a4 rocommonded by it. THE NEW OMAHA LINE, Mr. Clark, Genoral Superintendent, and Mr, I, B, Viniug, Goneral Froight Agont, of tho Union Pacitic Railrosd, lefs this aity yoelorday for Now York nttor having been in cousultation with tho General L'rolght Agouta of the thres Towa pool Hues for threo dags. At imwmonsa of- fort was mado by tho throo roads to induce the Union Paciflo to brosk its agreoment with the now lino to Omabin fately forued by the Chicago & Alton, the fit. Tonis, l{nness City & Nortliern; and Bt, Joo & Couticil Biufma Railroads, Noth- ing, Lowovor, was accomplished, tho reprosouta- tivos of the Union Pacitle claiming tiatit was nut within their power to do saything io this mattor mithout tirst copsulting 3r. Dillon, tho Prosident of the road, They prowised to con- Bult Mr, Dlllon regarding the matter, and give a definlte anawer wlien they returned, ALr, James Bimlth, thie Goneral Froight Agent of tlso Uhicago & Alton Hatiroal, Bayy he is vol lu tho loast afraid that tho Uulon Pacifla will go back on the agreemont it mado with him a shorb tlme agn. ‘Iho contraot saw made with Afr. Siduey Ditlon bhimself, and that gontioman i greatly in favor of tho new lino. This agroes with_tno statemont uerotoforo wiwda that Mr. Jay Gould is at the bottow of the now mave- ment, and shat ho engiusered is for the purposs of getting cuntrol of vne of tho pool luies, o &3 to jurm & through lino from tho_ Attantiv to tho Tacitio Ocesn, The throe lown puol hiues scain 0 bo alarmod regarding this now rival, and moy- lnsl hoaven and sarth «to drive it from the fiaki, 1t 1w claimed that they sre wmaking through rates from New York to Missouri River polota for nearly thename figares as from Chicago, 80 a8 to provent the now line from gotting any Eaut- orn business, 1t is, howaver, vory doubtfulir the new lmocan be duven from ‘tho fleld s loug us Mr. Uould cliwmpions its couse. HANNIBAL & BT. JOE. Apscta) Dipateh bo The CAtcago Tvibuns, Quixcy, 1li,, Feb, 8.—~Tho freight earnings of ths Hannibal & 8%, Joo Baitroad for January are and for the mme month rehorted at $01,0 sbowing au jucrsdso of Indt yoar, €41,000, asn,00, ! B SN = RELIGIOUS. FATHER TAYLOR. Spectal Menateh to The Chieaao Tridune, Distant, 1L, Fab, $—Fathor Taylor made such o deap fuprossion upon his nudience last night at the Metlhodist Church that ho copgont- o o speak ngatn thls aftornoon. His sub:jout was India Misstons, ‘The rallway, in his opin- fon, waa dolng a groat work i Christinulzing india. A Brabehin wiil jumpon s train, pile his baggngo all aronnd Litd g0 that ho wiit 1ot como In contact with other casto, Xhis situa- tlon dnos not Iast long, for, a1 yooh o8 tho train bocomes crowdnd, tha tratheguatd shoves i the paseongern sud over s tun baggage, Lralis inin, casto, ahd all, Buell Incidenta aro of dnily occurrenco, ITe thinks that the ‘wut- loox of tha Iudia misslons was hover moro opotul, aud that thé Pagana will bo bronght 1uto tho kingdom of Chrlst largely throngh the instrumentolity of tho Pagana thoimsotves, el egeapha, keroweno, Yankeo elocks, and Awatican doat aro all dowg st Inimetino work ih 1tfling theeo two hundred and forty raiilions from dark- noss futo light, Father * Taylor niakes his miesionn and work aélf-sustainiug, s lecturo was full of ancedoton and thrilling Ingidonts connected with his misston sork, o also pang sovoral sonjea in_Caire, Talmala, snd Hindoos- tance, Ilo spestks Lo-night ok Uardnor, I 1100DY AND SANKEY. New Yonx, Fob. 8.—The Inrgo hall of the Ifippodronto wns filled to thie doore to-nlght, on tho oceaslon of tho second ravival mooting of Moody sud Saukoy. Moody took for tho suibjeot of hls discontae tho account of a man sick with palay, which he illuatrated with many aftacting incidonts, After this followad an carnast mr. plieatfon that God would do sttange things In this clty, and that thoe stroams of salvation would ilow out from It to all tho country. A sevond mootig of prayer was then held. A young men's prayor-meoting will bo hold on Thurdday night iu tho smaller hal UNITI)" N. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tonrr WAvse, Lud,, Feb, 8.—~The Usnitatian Confarenco, composed of delogates from Obio, Michigau, Iilinois, Indians, Wisconsin, dnd othor Wostetn $tatos, convonad hore this morn- ing, aud was_openoil with dovotional exorcises by tho 1tev, J. L. Joucn, of Joneswille, Wis, T'ho Tiov. Robiort Coliyor, of Obleago, defivoréd tho opening Atldross, 'Flio day has boon dovotod to ogxays nod rormona by tuo londing mimsters presont, ‘To-night n missioninry tnectiog i in progress, ‘Tho Conferoco will adjourn to-mor- row pight. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Pho rish Uitizen states that Jamos Btephons, tho woll-known Fonian leader, s not dead, a8 recontly roported, bit-da in good honlth and re- siding in Paris, In a breach of promiso suit yestordny, in tho Vermilion County, 1ll, Circuit Court, whero Nangy Mullen was plaintiff aud Mr. Jackson defendatt. Tho jury awarded £2,600 damnges, The sult was brought for $5,000. ¢ Another public meeting of busintss men wag niold ot Davohnort yestorday to protoat npaiist the reponl of tho Iowa Railrund Insy. long serios of resolutious waa adopted, and a com- mittos of thros appointed to convey tuo rosolu- tions to Do Molves. 0. N. Harrington, l'ormcflr drug clork in Chioago, lately clerk nt thio Morchants' Hotal, St. Paul, wito shot himsolf whilo under tho in- {hnance of llquor just nftot & quatrol with his wifo on Thuteday morning 1ast, wiil not recovor. o bullet was romoved yestordas, siheo which tinto hie hss sunk rapidly. Tho City Clotk of Ttockford, 11l,, hine present- ed his sunual report of thoweesiptn and oxpendi- turos dutibg tho lnst fidcal yenr. Itis o very sntlstactory document, add Bhows thnt outsida of tho Water-Works Indebteuncas the princlpal dobt {8 ohly 102,000, The Waler-Works in- g&s';:ledllmua wwolls ths amount to noarly $310,- The Wieconsin Acadomy of Arts and Belences began ils nohunl mooting last uifihl at Madison, A oulogy on tho lale Prof. Laopham, I'rosdent of tho Acadomy, was dolivered b'( Dr. Hoy, of Racine. It was followod with focling tributes by othor persons. A paper by Di,_J. W. Hoys on +'Formal Commendation ot Government Ofil- cors " was read. ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWE. Loxpoy, Evg, Fob, 8.—Tuo steamshilp Not- toridaim, from New York for Rtottordam, bas put into Gravosend, and is coaling. Thasteamships Scotian, from Baltimoro, and Republic, from Now York, arrived out, . Nuw Yonr, Fob. 8.—Arrived—Steamships Co- I(]nlmh\xu, from ITu), and Btate of Virgiula, from Asgow. Bostox, Feb, 8.—Arrived—ftoamehlp Datavin, from Liverpool, d Tianwe, Fob, 8,—~Tho steamship Biato of Penn- sylvanis, from Now York, lins arrived. —— SOMEWHAT SENSATIONAL. DostoN, Masy, Lol 8.—~Thoro is quito » gousation in Nowburgport over tho marrlage of Jamos Partou, tho author, to his step-usughter, tho samo being forbldden by tho stotutes of thils Reato, 'The bridegroom learncd of his status the mornlng aftor the weddiog, and to provent further scandal loft hils bome In charga of his wife aud tobk Youms for himself at o boarding-house, 1le will apply to tho Logisla- ture for a epecinl aot sauctioning bis marriago. Rt e s b WISCONSIN AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. Special Mepnlch ty The Chicago Triduns, Mavisoy, Wis., Fob, 8.—The Btate Agricultu- 1al Conventlon openod in tho Assumbly Cham- ber tohight, President Eli Btillson, of the Btato Agrloultural Hocioly, occupiod tho chair, Sydney Myors, of Olicago, ocoupied tho ovening in bwo houre' tallt on finauce, chictly dovoted to tho ad- vocacy of nu_intorconvertiblo bond and note schiomo, 1Io bogan with a largo audience, which pradually melted tilt fow wero loft whon Lo conoludsd. o _— CENTENNIAL ITEMS. Coruataus, 0., Fob, 8.—The Htato Oentonnial sducational Cotmitteo met hera to-day and adopted o resolution requesting the Stato Cbn- tounial mansgers to miake au eppropriation of 1,000 to orect threo sample school-buildings u{mu the Centonnial grouude, provided other sitates will coutributo an saditionsl amount suillolent to oreot such buildl Rt et i e HEN CONVENTION. Kpectal Dispatch, to The Chicaqo Tribune. Cepan Ratng, I, Yob, 8.—Tho dnunual ox- hibition of tho Iowa Poultry Assoclation opened liero to-day, and tho colloction of fowls is tho bost that hos over boforo boex oxbibited in thin Btato. This belug entry-tlay the attendanco has been small, but % ly hoped thint to-taorrow Lthe fair will bo liberally patronized. —_— FINANCIAL, Mpecial Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Broosminutoy, Il., Fob. 8.—M. Heilbrun, clothier, of Vloomington, Las asalgued to I G. HOBVO!. Tue condition of his affairs Is not oW, Tho Prino Direct Cavte Tetegram ta New York Wort Loxpoy, Meb, 6.-Un Tharsdsy st Quaen Vietoria entorod the boudolr of hor unmarried danghtor, the Priucons lleatrice, and said, ** Beat. Tice, my dearost, you waut Lo gob wal , dou't cou?” 0, don's I, just,” ozclaimed the girl ‘enthuglastically, *and IUs loap-yoar, too, IHao- Sloutrive’s Morringe, rayl But_ ssy, mo, who's tho himi" “ltince Lows of ' Dattonburg ropliod hor Majoaty, “That'it Lo awfully joily,"” eald tho Princess; *‘Louls is auch & swoet nauio,” sud she bogan scrawling on the blotting-pad 15" Teatrico Dattenburg,” aud wou- doriug how would look in whito. Yeaterday n\o:nfnv, wlien her august mother again entorod Her Hoyal Iighness’ apartents, sho found her daugbter In toars, toars ol iodignation zather than of griof, ** Why, drat tho child, what mils hor?™ said Her 3ajesty, * O, ma," cried tho Y'rincess, ** look at this," and sho poluted to tho Tollowing itom In tho Tines: Cavourra, Fob, 4, —Princo Louls of Lsifeaburg, while pig-atiokin .+ fol) and broke biu collay bons, Tus sad evout Lina cast » gloom over the commuuity, \ell," gald tho Queen, ** what of TN 4 \What of that?" eohood the daugnbler; * whad of that? Witk all due defereace ta you, ma'st, 1 will bave no Princo Lonis in mino. 1 thought wo had come down low enough whou poor Lounigo married into & grocer's family; but a butcber, & man that nakes Lis living b muhu? horrid pize—not much, Alexandrina Victoris,” sad kicking off Ler mother's crown, with the rewnark that shet was the sort of hais-pin sbe wasg, ber Iloyal lighnoss betook hierpelt to hor bedroom aud gavs wey 0 teats, FIRES A Destructivoe Conflagration on Broadway, New Yorlc Thirty Valuablo Buildings and Thelr Contonts Burhod, 'fhe Loss Esilmatod at Four and a Halp Milltons, Tiscellancous Lessor Blazow, —_— IN NEW YORK, New Yonr, Fob, 8.—A fira broko oubat 6:20 this ovening at 126 dranil”dtrsot, which proved tho moat doutryctive for yosrd, Tuo firo burng through tho entiro blook - bounded by Grand, Howard, Dtoadwny, and Crosby -strots, nlto. gothor about thirty bulldings. , Tatal loss estis matod nt 84,000,000, Umte firh, Unabin, Deun. dorott & Co,, Iace dealsra, oatintnto therr: losu at €1,10,000, Five bulldiogs on Broadway wore saved, and all on Graud 8txoot excopt No, 125, whers tho flio broke out, 'I'wo flremen, Darld Uhito, foremnn, sud Jobn I, Haah, asnistanl wero killed, and snvoral othots injured by faliln; walls, At ono tima 1t wwha féarstl this “hoart of tho city weuld burn, There ivoro groat crowde and much oxcitoment. Tho fire wos complatoly under control by half-paat 10. ‘I'ho following 18 a8 _corroct o lish of the bifil. fnga destroyod and losses causod ad ihild he obiained to-nighitt Nos 444 std'416 Broadway, belonging to Losghor Whitomati ; loss on nmcl{, about $250,000. The second floor way occupled by Luidoker, Wattrous & Dovuton, fangy ‘umdu‘ Lioas o atook, £150,000. ‘Lho third floor by William 8mith & Co., gonts' furnishing goods; losy, £200,000. The fouith flovt by Zldonbook, Hohwab & Co., manufacturors; loss, @50,000, 'glm fitth floor by Posk, Kratuor & Co.j lote, 70,000, - Nos. 448 and 400, first. floor, Calline, Drum dotto & Co,, clotbiug loss, ®300,000, Bamo floor, M. Bolomon, olulllhl[-i', loss, 860,000, Sees ond tloor, A, G. Oushing ; lora, £100,000, 'Third aud fourtt fioors, Hohontbnd, Whildhexil & Co,, clothing ; loss, $000,000. 1fth fldor, Slthsony loge, £30,000, . No. 462, firnt floor, Totwers, Gnaton & Co, shoes, loss, #70,000, Hocond floor, Pholps & Crovsdell, Bmith, atid,Charlus Arms, all jowdlors, lons #30,000. Lhird and fourth floors, Georgs B, Bhortridgs & Co,, clothing, lokd $200,000, Goutineutal ‘Hlotal, Charlos Meroditt, lods 75, ‘Thto umbors onr Gand stroct were a5 followsy No. 126, Pattulo Houso, Fonigati & Sumith, loss 810,000, Bedond floor, Utizamskl, turs, loss, 80,000, o 127, Willlnm Theyer & Ca., eitka, los €30, 000, Becond floor, Bilveratone, 820,000, ' No. 129, Knuffman & Co., cignrs, nud Tullot,’ I)An:yus & Co., importors of cloth, loss not ascer- tainod, “Llso total lods on atock is not far from §2,000,~ 000, and thn losn on buildinga will add another nillion o this sum, Tho fire s the nost do- strnctive in this olty far fifleon yenrs. Ila origin not sacertsined, Tliteo firomean wore klllnlfld. and fout serlously injured by falllug walls. AT BENTON HARBOR, MICH. 81, Jowsen, Miol., Fub, 8:—This worning nbout 5 o'¢lock fire wa# dlacovordd in tHo larga three-story frame building, in Beuton Hurbor, known ag the-old Kirby Mill, ond in spite of sl effortn tho strncture, with contontd, was altmost wholly cousumod. Fortubately thiore was no wiud, or tho whole villago might havo fallen a proy Lo tho firo-fiend. ‘I'he Luildihg wds orected in 1808 by Jamon Kirby & Bous, of Chicago, Lor ovor two years it was used a8 o Jonralll, theo clonbd aud Hnchinery foutoved. The promisos wero lonsed and oceuplod diting tho pnst year by Ingham, Lostio & Co, msnufscturors of frult-packages, wiiose loes on macuinory and stock [s placoed at about #06,000. Tho bulldiog i valuod at about ©5,000, and fs ihenred in 'ilu Underwritors' of Now York through B. Plune wmaer, of Dentdn 1lktvor, for $2,000, Tho Blild. mi and grounds are mortgaged fo Mrs. 8, 8 Brnkerhaft, of Now Yorl, ropredentad by H. O, Bpafford, of Chiciro, to tho nmount of 88,000, Mosara, Ingham, Leslio & Co. will at onco take stopa to resumio work, AT NORTH LANSING, MICH. Nonrn Lansiza, Mich, ¥ob. 8,—The Minors Wall Hotiso bero was birnéd yosterday, The loss 1u §18,000 ; tho jusurance $0,000. AT LOUISVILLE, LousviLLr, Ky, Fob. 8,—A ‘fifd to-tight 1t tho laco stute of Dora Blunfis caused damage amounting to 87,000, ptincipally on she stook. Fully fusured, Thofiro caught from an ovos lheated stove. IN OHtCAdo. Tho nlarm from Box No. 46 nt half-pastd o'clook last ovonfug was caueod by tho alscovery of firoinon unoccupled frame bara {o thio roar ol No. 1896 Arnold streot, ownod by 3. J. Riply, which was totally consumod, entailing a loas of £100 ; unltedrod. Tho flamos commubleatod lo & two-slory ftame bullding adjolniug, oceupled by Thomas Sherwin es & rostdouce 4 also to the framo building No. 1898 Arnold etreet, owned and occupied by Daniel Vau Sleklo. Sherwin sustained a losa cstimated at $1,300, and Van Bicklo £300, on which thora was ub lnsuranco, The firo is supposdd to kave beon the work of an fucondiary. ————— CASUALTIES, RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Spectat Dtanatch to T'hs Chicaan Tribune, Orrawa, 1L, Fob. B.—A foarful accldont hap poned at Blioridan, & station on tho Fox-River brauch of the Chicsgo, Burlivgton & Quincy Rallroad, & fow miles north of this city, yostor. day, loory Williamson, s respoctabls, sobor, aud welt-known farmer, had deliverod 4 wagon- Joad of hogs st tho statlon. Whilo gettiig inte Lils wagon to go homo, his horses suddenly started, and ho not belng fully io his wagon, they woro boyond bis control, They dashed ot o furious ratd to tho rallrosd, whore, running into & cattlo-crossing, they were suddonly stopped, ho falling between thom. ‘Tho lincs caught lis artm or neck snd tho horsos eped forwatd, dugfimg the wagon, salready s wrock, altor thon), With tha unfortunato mag beneath, a distauca of 100 yards or morc. When they tworo stoppod the man was doad. DNOWNED, i Bpeeidl Dirpatels to I'hs Chicago Tribune. Bast Baumnaw, Mich., Fob, 8.—Tho body of & man was found in Saginaw Rivor, 4 miles below this city thin motning, all under watar exospt the shoulders, 'The body was that of » man atiout 33 yosra of ngs, Ilgm bair, aud stont bullk. A jold watch and &1 in currency wero in the pook- ots, but 110 papers or memotands by which ho could bo Idoutified. Au Inquost waa bold and & verdict rendered In sccordance with the facts. "lina body bind ovidently boen in tho wator some 010, THE CINGINNATI DISASTER, OtxcrxnaTr, ¥ob, 8.—~Tho funoral of the T.oosch brothers, Augustus and Frodorlok, sod of Cornelins Urowloy, who were killed in the Robloson Opera-Houso disaster on Baturdsy, took placo yesterday. 'Thoro sab & large attond. anco. 'Tho frionds of Mai Hunzi, noothor vio: tim, orrived from Alton, 1il, last evening, and rotirned with tho body, ‘Cho Mt 6f uamos of tho injured had boen considerably increased, bus thore wore no mote fatal caa —_————— WISCONSIN DAIRYMEN. Bveclal Dupateh to Tha CAtcago Tyibund, . Four Arrixsox, Wis., Fob, 8,~The tenth an nusl meatiog of the Northwostern ' Dairymen' Assooistion opsued hero this ovening with s Jarge atiendance, both from this viciolty sn other parts of Wisconsin and Iliinols. Dr. D, Willard delivored an appropriste sddross © of wolcomo. Reaponded to by Dr. B. It, Blone of Elgtn, Iil,, roviewiog the history of the As pociation and the progrees of Woslern dairyiog At appropriate tribute was pald to the memor! of 1L\, Hiug, of Rockford, 1lL, tho fret Pres: dont of the Asnociation. Inthe temporary sb sonce __of Prosident Fowille, Vico-Prosl dout Hitam Bumith gavo an addtoss. I M. Thompson, Hocretary of the Ilinoi fitate Dairymei's Assoclation, followed with fow romarks, Tho Beocrelary, G. K. Morrow rend his anaust roport, which was of cousider abile longlh, sud mado several suggeations. « Committon’ was sppoiuted to aid in tho oxbil bition of Northwestorn dairy products at thi Centounial Esposition, ¥ ————————— % Mr. B'f”"'fi‘“';,.'a yaaxflnwt ‘cn&:;n ;:mll); uque, In., droj ond yobbor! wl&ln nhni' Lis fimum.