Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1876, Page 2

—_— e —— POLITICAL. Gathering of Sorchead and Non« dencript Log-Rollers at Decatur, Iil They Will To-Day Go Through tho Conventionality of Demanding $100,000,000 @reen- backs, Lights of the Candle~Power of Haines that Wish to Shine in High Plooos, A Gathering of About the Same Bulk Coming to a Head at In- dianapolls, The Chicngo Contral Republican Club's Polioy Concerning Distriet 0ol ored Orgauization. Anotlier. Ward Invites tho Council to €ali an Elecifon for Mayor. TiE ILLINOIS "' FARMERS.” THEM STATE CONVENTION, £orefat [nepateh fo ghe Chicago Tribune, Dreaton, I, Fob. 15.—About 150 delogatos 10 tho Indopendont Convention, to bo held to. worrow, havo nlready nrrived, and about tho e humbes, it ks sxpecied, will reach bore in the mornlig, . M. Hmitl, tho lcader of tho party, arrived yesterday, and has boen all dny with tho delegutes who arrived this forenoon Trom the adjoinfuz countien, Thero 18 a gron doal of iguriug for tho Governorsbup, Slewart, of Kondall Couuty, 14 aliead te-night. Morritt, of tho Bpringtiell ffezister, fa horo lobbying for Lioutenant-Governor, The othor eandliatey o Roilwny-Conunigefoner Drown, Ifagz of C. Allon of Crawford, and Famu- v ATHES WOULL TAKL! 1. M. Uainen, of Lake, iuhero jooiing altar tho Attorney-Usueralzliip, but wonld tako the Governornhip, i olfored. For Becrelary of Btate, ouly tvo candidatas sro aamad,—oagh- ton of Marion ; and Thotoss Wolf of JieLean, IGen, McConnell, of Spriugfield, scems vo far to Tiave no competitor for the Stale Trennurership, Wioves, of Lidgar, 11 promiuently taentioned tur \Auaitor. Gwynn, of Eftingliam, and ¥, A, Hoft- wuan, Jr., of Lool, ara talsed of for Attarnoy- *QGeworal, For Lieutonont-tiovotnor the ouly reaudiilaton 50 far mentioned are Gen. Binglotun, of Quiney, Charles Brawis, of Jo Dsvicye, aad «Jnmes Ailew, of Aloaandor. About tifty of tho defegates licld an informnl {caucus this alternvon, A commiiee, conmnting of A. B, Anderson, Membor of Congreis from ‘tho Ninetoouth Distiict, who arrived this morn- Aing from Washivgton: Allen, of Henry: tlongh- tou, ot Marion, and Ricks, of Christisu, prescut- ®d a ueries of rusolutions, which wore dikcivsed at length, They domznd’ honest mon i oftice, wand the efection of all who biavo beon connectod ith officl fraudu; ratroochient 1u the public rvice; the repoal of tho Nationsl-Curronoy mot, snod the aubstitution of gracubacks for mationnl currency; the greonbaoks to ‘b Jogal tondera for all publie and prival debta oxcept tho rl-domruon of Goverumeut bonds which are payable in coln; the repeal «of the Bhorman Resumvtiou act, nud tho eunct- oot of a barlit for revenne only, The trave- portation question was briefly alluded to, recog- wmiziog the right of tho Nntiousl and Htuto Governments to control and rogulate railwaya. Charloy Voorhiees bae n packetful of resvlutious -demanding 400,000,000 mora grecubacks, Ilo Sl offer thom to the Convention to-morrow. In s uuderstood that J. M. Allon, of Aloxnnder, ‘will be temporary Chiairnan of the Convention— Ao all probability mil bo ita perinanentono, Can- [Rresaman Andorson will bo appolnted Clisirmau of tho Qomnmittes on Platformt. ‘Llero is somo talls of giviog tho Troavnroiship to » Gorman, Lut no availablo candidato of that notionality has Yet tutned up, 100-NOLLING, Tho leading hotols s1e 1o-night full of delo- gstos, nud outside politiciavs mo lovlyiug aud rading for their respective candidates for tho Gubernntoris] chalr, $bis being tho ouly ofico Tur which thero in much of antiuggle. It ia probablo that rosotntious wiil Le mtroduced to- morrow protesling against tho compotition of ronviol Jubor en publlo knvrovements iu the Biate, nud oppostug tho olection of auy vne to tuo I'vo: Jdouey a second tinme. e INDEPENDENTS OF INDIANA. A SHALL, CONVEXLION, Kperial Dispated to Tha Chieaso Tridune, T¥pmanarota, Fob, 15.—~The call for the Inde- pondeut Hints Convention contewmplatod 1,351 delsgates, From presout appearances (hers will ‘Lo probably 450 hictu to-morrow, all told—miem- bers of tho Conveutfon, sympathizers, and look- crs-on in Viouns. Tho proliminary mootings to- night woro gonerally shmly atsendod, and some distrlots had not wnough dologatas to Ml tho oficas of tho Couvesllon, Tho genernl alk at hotols iudicatcs the nemivation of landers for Govornor, aithough ho will havo sumo opnosition, but it 18 1ot concenirated, Tor Beoretary of State, avery county appeats to bave n candidate, but Noff, tho prosent Dewooratic incumbont, will probably ro- ceive tho nonunatlou. MMendorson, Auditor of Btate, wilt bo dropped. W, O, haw, a Demoorat, will be unmed for Htate Trensurer. W, W, Conner, prosant Adjutant. Genetral, will bo nominated for Clark ‘of tho Buprome Court, A number of old party haclie, ohietly disappointod oftico-sockers liko Uooding and Anvon Wolcott, of White Caunty, are among the motbers hera to-night. ‘Tho Dem- ocratic olement decidodly predominates. Tue Convontion will bo a sore disappointmont to the m“l:agln, who expooted an ovorwhelming turn- i ———— THE CENTRAL CLUB. MEETING OF TiE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, The Exccutive Committco of the Central Re- publican Club bield a soeslon last evening at Leadquarters, northoast corner of Lake snd Olark streots, Prosidont William Aldrich cocu- plod tho chair, sud Ald, R. B, Stono actod ay Bnoretary, After the adoption of tho minutes of Inat mooting, Mr. Root, from the Comunitteo on Ward aud Town Organizotions, made a re- port upon the crodentisls reforred to them, and ecommended that tho following-named dolo- gutoa bo sdinitted ; Niuth Ward, Jobn Btophons, Tohn F. Boaolon; Bocond, Fraucls . Warren, Lincolu Dubola; Firih, It. W, Ricaby, J. L, Woodward; Llghteonth, John 8, Malle Ole ’Lsndick« 0, gon; Bovonteontl, U'bilip Stelnmuller, Martin Horu; Thirteonty Ward, Jacob Urows, L. . Disbos; Twolfsh, Monrou Hoath, D, J, Avory, 1u regard to the \wo Clubs In tho First Ward the Committos reported beok both sets of ore- danum‘ and loft it to the Ezecutive Cummittes t0 coneldor whether tho Cluba wero regularly vrganizod, and whotler twa Clubs should bo al- luwad in sy ono ward. COLONZD CLUBS, In regard to the Colored Ulub the Commitseo .y Your Commiitos bavo Lisd bofore them for consider« 8tiou the credontals of L. B, Whity sud 0, P, Kmith, dulopatas 1o tho Grand Councll from the Fourteentl) Ward Colored Republlcan Club, The constituslon does uot seen to conteriplalo tho otganization of more that one club in & ward, 18 lauguago ia aa follows : x0,, ‘Chers sball Lo organised, with such ofticers 28 abiall be duterminod by the Hepublicans I the sev- ce3l wards auil Lown uziliary club, to_be kuown whd dusiguaied ae the — Ward Auailisty Republican Oluby uyois thrco. daa’ notlos boiug given fa thy L yubifean papsca, Wers miote than one club allowsble In esch ward, a0y luconsidersble Doinber of persous might organ- ise, whereby s fw might Lave an unduo ropresenta- tiod fo the Qrand Council, sud tho elty bucome Hoods ©d il an imzaeuse pumber of weak sud _jusufMciont Dautlings, adding uotbiug to e atrenutls of tho pariy, Lut, v the coulrary, giviug occasion 10 uscless bickcrs inge sud Jeslousiea, "If Uioro 1s anything i the old patriolio waaim, that * L union there is mrength,” it wuat readily occur (o the Eaecutiva Comittes that (o divide up tho power and mreugth b party fn 8 ward b s puwml of clube il wot guiy bo the srsucation of usticed siuais, but will {3 sbort Liuie degenurato ity w0 Sealiation at all, Tho letlar and sytiit uf, (he sete tou quoled 40 Bot sesw L0 2Bction suvh a condition sfluire, Bus there 1 8 more radical objectlon to the club n Quastion, T4 is osganized by and cumposed of colorvd THIE CITICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, men, The Republiean_pasty has nathing ta do with iha color of any mast, The Central Clulila organized 0 ptomota the principles of tro lu%m-llcxn pmv‘— on0 uf which & thad no taau stail be proscribed be- oausa of hia color, nationallty, ur teligion, Upon thia troad principle wan tiio piarty founded, and H 1o man shiall be proteeibed on account of (heee, we kiow of n why sny should oujoy imminitles uther 0 enjoyed by all and wiih oll,—not separately, but In common, i Hepmhiteans wore gratiied when this ban was ree mayed and the colared man per:nitted (o step forth out of darkness futo Hght, and wo welcomod biu ao a mlm’ ‘wo know him now as s . The white men anks and ts nothing moro. Every suiliary club Is open to Elm. 1t admiix all who deafre to Join atd co-operste in tha Isbors, The colored men wauld ceriatuly hsvd rosson o compialn [ the name of {ho Central (b wero changed to tha @ Gook County Central White Mon's Republiean Cinb.” All legal volera of whatever colur, former aandition, nationality, or religlon, who Dedleve [ tha principlos of {Lie Hopublican party, are welcomo to Joln us, They eomo 83 cliirrns—as men mimply, with equal rights, Dul just Ao long a8 (e cclored soan recognize and presses A distiuction himselr, ho will find it very dificult ta censure thons who take lim &t hiz word, and Leip him to keep up a distioetion perhaps o his discomfort in tme, Your Oommittee, therefore, roport back thie eredentials for auch nctlon thereen as thoe Excoutive Comnillee may deem penper, This docs uot debar other Republican Clabs Uelng organized I aty ward, hut they cant havo no repree sentation in the Grand Couneil. 'Tho report closed with a rocommeadation that l"nuxlllll’{clllln organized sball make an sl- phabetieal list of mombors and their residonces, and goad coples to tho Central Cjub, m order that {t may bo linown who the Ropublicans are. *Theo roport was receivod, THE FIRST WARD DRLFOATES, " Dr. Blutherdt moved tbat Joan Lyle King aud Willlam 18, Richnrdson bo recognized ar tho roguiar delegates from the [irst Ward Club, thelr croduntials beivg stgued by J. G, Kulcket- bouker na I'reaidont, Carried, Ar. Root offered the totlowing ¢ eeaived, That anly oue Clab be organized in each ward or towty, and’ that fu tia erganizition of tho same the questimy of color, natiouality, ot religlon uot be conaldered, Thio rosolution was adopted. REGISTUATION, Mr. Root nleo presouted tho following : Resolved, That the Committoe on $ard and Tawn Organlzation be and they aro hereby direcled lo i f esth Ward Clib a bistik aiph hall Lo enrolled tho namo and rerldence nf each hor of tho Ward Olub, Ziewiced, ‘That encl Ward and Town Club bo and Is Liersby requestind to €0 amernl ts constitution tuat no pereon ehall be ellgiblo to votoat ay cluy meeltng wWhose nauo s uot s crolled. Anothor liet of delogates from the Firat Ward s presentad, namivg Honry I, Lewts and Veiltinm Al flontgowmory, which wag [id on tho table, wmem! Iy ALY, NAXN, “from tha Commitleo ou Speakers for nost Tuos- day ovaning's meotiuga, stated that . Joseph Nedill hat) conponted to speak, aud & number ot othera had been writien to. Thoro would boa number of firat-clasa speakers in attondsuce, lu- cluding Souators Logau aud Ojlesby, Mr. 2, K. Boaeh moved that o wajority of tho membors of the Cuinmiltee constiinie o gaorum. Relerrod to tho Committeson Rutes, Tuo meeting then adjournod until Tuesday ovomug, whon & maes mosting, for which grand ahd nmple arrangoments are Luing made, will b Liald at Republican Hosdauntiers, g MINOR MEETINGS, THE CERTENNIAL CLUD, A socond meetivg of o fow of tho Republicans of the Weas Sido was liold last ovening at Jus- tico Salisbury's afiico, the object Leing to Hsten to the ruport of o pecial committee appointed to Lako tha heccssary steps Lo crgenizo whut £hatl bo known as a Centeunial Bojpublican Ciub, Jualico Salisbury oceupiod the chsir, Tho upeaial Committeo roported lu favorat enlling the Club the West Chicago ltepablican Centeunial Club, aud namoai tho following ofiis cots: Couteunlal Commaudoer, W. I, Thomp« son; Vics-Commander, O. L, Mann ; selior, Alyin Balisbnry s Vico-Counsellor, [EATH Socrotary, H, Ltackwell 3 ‘Lroasnror, Jouu Toffman, Tho Commistee alae ruygested thnt o Vice-Uounsciler bo appointed from vack of the vlno wards of tho West &lde, 'I'he report was odopted, and tho Commitico wad Instracted to appoint the Vice-Counsoilors sud nform thom of sheit appoiutiient. . T'he Chair, in auswor 10 » questton, stated the object ol tho Club Ju a guteral wey to bo Lo nild Blatue and Oglasby for the I'reaidescy aud Vi Preswdency of tho Unitod Htates, It was o put- posc of the orgaulzation, also, o form Contl. nontal compauies, sunilar to the Tauners of 18G8, and, whilo ho boliecvod Blaloo would ba uominatod, i1 his was not, the orgauization would rafly to tho support of swhoover was, ‘The meetivg then adjournod until Saturday evouing. TUE SEYENTIE WARD, ‘The Seventhy Ward itepublionn Club mot last evenig at Mo, 601 South Halsted streot, the Prosident, lenry Yalk, iu tbo chmr, sid Otto Hagfse uctinie as Secretarv, Moesrrs, Dlahoile aud Rie), from tho Firat Precinet of tho ward, wero addod to tho Ex- centive Commitiee. Tiuo Bocretary read tho ragolution pnseod by tho ‘U'welfth Ward Ciub, 08 published in yester- day's Tuwvuse, calling for mn election of a Mayor at tho next iunicipat election. It was unanfmonsly carried emid deriglye shonts, and Mesers, Vandorpool and lagist were appointed o commitieo 1o weit upon tus Couueil nt their noxt mecting, and wform them rogardivg the action of thu Ciub. Mr. Nigsol read a resolution passed by the wammo club rogarding the attempts belng made to saguro tho parden of Georgo Hamiltos, o fraudnlent voter, uow at the Connty Jall, Tbis alko Wag unanimouniy carried, and” Messra, Nige tol, Teglmoyer, and “liodum were apposnted to lay tho nction of tbe Club befose the Guvernor of tho tato, ‘I'ho Club intend to find puitable hoadquarters oiz talstad stroct, nnd, o the watd s wo large, it fa desfgued to okl suxillary meetings in dif- [urent plages. ‘Chs noxt regular moetug will bo held on the fiest “Puosday th Marceh, and fu the meantuno ansiliaries witf ha orgaunfzed stong tho DBisek rosd and at other points. e MISCELLANEOUS. BT PAUL, Spectut Dievatch tn Fhe Llicazo Tribune, B, Pavy, Minn, Fob. 16.—Tho Hepublican Biato Committvo to-day dircoted a Btato Cone ventlon to bo called May 2f, 'Tho Legialativo caucus bad suggestod Maroh 3. Bo far na prefor- euce swoug caudidatos for tho Preaidency was concernod, the result is favorablo to Minlater Waehburno, of Ililnois, in preferenco to Blaino, Itis reported outside hero that she Minucsotn Congrassional delegation havo asked that an entlior dato bo flxed, Your correspondent un- derstauds, howover, that convonlence in cireu- Iatlugzthe ¢nll to remote parts of the Btats was tho principal considoration in demmlnlnfi thé date, but kuuws tlat, cantrary to roports lisro- tofore sent frown this Biate, Washburne hins tho wrongest following amoug those Lepublicans already tinsily declded ou n tirst cholce, MLUNEADOLIN, Avecial Diematen (0 L1 Chicago Tyibune, Minskavovws, Minn, Feb. 15,—~The ening Mail to-tay yublisied nolitical interviows with 8 largo nuinber of pronuuent citizens and bum- ness men, Tho provailing seutiment is fu favor of Washburne for Iresidons, with Blajno ns the second choico. Nearly all will support Grant for a third torm, if nominated, Al favor a mau frow this o1vy 1o Buccesd Kiog in Cougross. Sveatd Diopah to ha t pea v Yhe Chicado Feitine, Toso bu Lag, Win, Feb, 15.~Tho nocond As- sombly District delogatos to the Ktate Conven- tlou are the Hon, Jawnes Coloman and the Hon, Daus O, Lamb, Tho delegates from tho Eighe teonth Heuatorfal District aro the Ifon, if,’§, ‘Yown and Maj, Georgo W, Cartor, 'Thoy are all favorablo to tho nomiuation of Mr, H{mlli. [ aro tho Ropublicans gouorally 1u Fond du Lac County, ORUKOSIL,. Special Dnevaten to Xs Chicaso Tribune, Ostxusi, Wis,, Fob, 16.—=T, 5, Allen and Ii, 1, Jacksou wero tu-day elcetod dologates Lo the Hiate Conveution from tho Firet Assombly Dis. trict of thus ounty, 3 TEXAB ELECTION. Qarvestoy, Feb, 16.—'I'ho cloction in this city rnmd oft uumtl?" A full voto was polied. The Jemocratio Htalo ncket was carried by o largo majority, Tho returns from tho jutorior aro weagro, but fudicats tho succees of tho entire Democratic Btate tlcket, Canunot got full roe turuy beforo Lo-marrow, A NUNICIPAL PLECTION, ‘TirusviLLe, P'u., Fob, 15.—At tho annual elece tion to-day, D, II. Miichell, Ropublican candi- date, was clectod Mayor by 113 majfority. ‘I'his 14 the tiret Ttopublican Mayor in this city in three yenta, ———— THE ILLINOIS GRANGERS, Brecial sisvalch o The Chicago Triduns, Beuvoriewy, 1, Fob, 16.~Gov. Glenn are rived hiere to-day, and took up his hesdquarters within reachivg distance Ly telegraph of Lhe Farmers’ Couventlon at Deeatur, B, H. Mer- nitt, of Lho Stule fteglsicr, and Seeretary of the Democrativ tiate Couiral Commiftes, han yoro tervierd tu-dsy ag Gleun's winister plonipotone tiury to the Granwerd, sud will try wnd got him nomiosted for UGovernor, even it Lo (Jiessiit) Law (o withiraw as u caudidats for Heoretary of Btate to sccowplik {5, FOREIGN. A List of Reforms to Bo In- augurated in the Turkish Provinces, Winslow’s Arrest and Exaciinatien In Bow Street, London Hig Wife Is in Holland with the Bulk of His Plunder The Alphonsists Gain Another Victory Over the Carlists, IKing Alphonso’s Specch at the Opening of the Corlos. Rumora in London thot Dlinister Schenck Hns Beon Recalled. TURKEY. REFUGEEY, Viexxa, Fob, 16,—Nogotiations aro progross. ing tavorably bottvoon Count Andrasey and tho Torto for asauring a safo conduct o Bosnianas nud Horzegovinianz who have taken refuge on Anstrian territory, The prospoct is, that = spoody nud satisfaotory eonclusion will bo ar- rived b, CROATIA AND DALNATIA Loxpo¥, ¥Feb, 15,—A spocial from Borlin re- ports that military measures are being taken {o Croatin aud Dalmatia to propare for action in caso the jusurgents refuse to lay dowu their arma. THE PROTOSED REPONS, ConsTANTINOPLE, Fob, 16,—Tbe following of- fielal communication [s publishiod **T'ha Sultan, with tho objoct of ending iho ovils provatling in lerzegovina uud Dosuis, aud in accordanco with tho friendly advica of tho QGrent Potwers, conllrms tho provisious of his rocent firman, aud ordors tho oxoou- tion of tho following mpecial reforms in tho tusargeut districte: Tirst, completo liberty of worehip; second, reform in tho sya- tem of taxation third, aslo of wasto lands to needy fnlinbitants with facilities for payment; fourth, institutlon of mized commisslony in the Capitals or Herzegoviua and Bosnla to insuro thn prompt execution of roforms; fifth, zug- mentation of the suina nrpllad to tho works of pabiio utllity in o proportion to be fixed by ad- vica of mixod commissions, T'hoge spocis reforme are granted for tho wol- faro of thoso who, having boen mistod by por- fidious counsols, dosie tu return to obedionce. For thovo persons o goneral amnesty is pro- olnimed, Haldir Effendi, formerly Embasaador, has heoo appointed I'resident of Bosnin in tho Mixed Commisslon, and the Albanlan Vassa Effendl, Dresident of the Commivsion for Herzego- vioa. They will agsutmo thelr pusts itimadiately. ————e WINSLOW. TUIS HOTARIOUS PARTY 1N 113D, AMSTERDANM, Feb. 15.—The Amcican Consud at Rosterdam tolograplis: ** Winslow hns been arrestod fn London. Ilo declares thal bis wife hos more monoy than sho admltted. Al will bo seized and delivered to me.” Itorrznpax, Fob. 15.—Winslow, tho fugitive ferger, 16 not in Hollaud. Mia socurition will va deliverod up, if tho woman consonts, Loxnox, Feb, 16,—Winelow was arrested herg to-day, formally arraigned at tho Dow Htroot Polico Caurt, aud vemanded for a weak, Bosror, Feb, 15.~Tho Herald's spacial from London suys that Winglow, whon arrested, nsked to Lo ront to Amorics inmediately. Iio suid that all tho money in bis party was his wife's, amount. ing to $6,000. Nothing waa rocovored. lo Baxed that tia wifo bo lot alono, o said that ha lett evorything in Boaton in tho Liands of bis at- turaoys, and appoared to bo preatly alfooted, He ssid tio intended to go to Portugal or Brazil. Ha dentes havisg suy cosh or bonds, and says that nearly all the nowsbaper accounty ara errouce ots. Loxpoy, Teb, 15.~It bna beon nscortained that Winslow, the Boston forgor, went to lot- tordam, aud disemborked thors. 1fo wis tracod from that city by detectives. Ho wan arrosted ot o hotal whate he went to Inquira for luttors which lia had ordored to be Torwarded tuoro. Laoxnoy, Feb, 16.—In tho Bow-Straot Polica Cours yesterday, Col. Ghesebrough, on bahalf of tho American Logation, produced sevoral telo~ graphie dlepstehios, jueludlug one authorizing him to obtsln & warrant for VWinelow's arrost, ond avother slating that o truo Ll of indiotmont for forgory lad boon found sgmunst Winslow In Boston, Winalow asked whottier, if ho admitted tho nuthentlcity of tho telograms, he could be sent to Amorica immodiately, The Maglstrato explained that ic was pocessary to awaisn formal applleatton of the Amerivan Government for his surronder. Tho law thon proscribea a fort nlgm',s dolay to glyo tho prisonor opportnalty to oppoAl 'alicarnondepcoed that thoy tomd nothing relating to the charges at the prisonor's Jodg- inga. Twnalow sald ho proferred to bo sout to Amaor- fea a4 soon as pussible. —_— SPAIN. ANQTIER CARLIST DEFEAT, MapR, Fob, 15.~It is oificially announced that tho Carlista wore complotely dofeated on tho 13th by (fen. Quosada in the formidable po- dltlons which thoy occupicd at Elguots, Don Carlos and his forces fled towards Villa Real and Bumarrarags, porsued by Quesada. Tho latter poeged the night &t Vergars, Gon, Moriones Lins occupied the Carlist hue of fortifications aud enterod Zumaga. A dispatoh from tho Alfonsfat Lieadquarters at Elorio, dated Mouday, roports that tho Care lists loat over 400 privateajaud many ofiicers in the cugagomant of tho 13th, ALYIfONSO'S BYEECIH TO THE CONTES, Tho Corted was opeucd to-dsy by the King in person, The King, addressing tho Benutors and Doputies from tho throne, said: “'fhe ill- adylsed Princo who js waging oivil war has been reducod to powerloesless, and can obtuin no advantages, 1aball speedily rmcuefl north to contribute to tho restoration of posco, + 8y reistions with foroign powets aro friond- 1y. Negotiations aro being carried on with tho Unitod States iu & friondly svirit, and (hoy af- ford roanon to hopa tor & promps and aatisfac- tary sottlemant. * Represoutatives of Spuin ot the Vatican are ongaged iu rogalatiug pondjog questions lu the nanner required by tho futeresta of the Church and tho State, * aly (ovornment will lay hofore you n siate- mont of tho tinaucial condilion, which Loy boen mich impaired, Tho conclusiou of pence, which iu fortunatoly noar at hand, cau aloue enable us fo procure the nHecossary sources of reveune in order to romedy the cxlntmli evils, ‘Through your patriotiem tho budget will bo balanced, aud ull pubiio creditors paid aa far as wuy be pousi- blo, without neglecting tho developuwont of the productive farces of tho nation, ““Uur honor and rights sre threatened and even {,nopnmmd in Cubs, whither 33,000 troopa bave con went siuce ny sccession. ‘Tho Cuban war hins not prevented tho ewmaucipation of 78,040 lsves, Wao shall upliold tho futegrity of Cuban tortitory, Tha spoock concludos ax follows : ** Inasmuch 88 the provinces of Disoay aud Alava sud tho greator part of Navario have boou roduced to obudionce, us tho Carhists aro hemmod In againat o Lyrences, and s tho Cuban fvsurrection dally becomes more fesbly, my shiort but diflonis velgn has uot boen witkous avall for tia publio good. **The offorts of Bpain to preserve hor placo in thio world show what she will accomplish whon her nluufim 18 10 longer wasted iu {uterna) sgi- tation, feavon grant ber » specdy recowpense for our pawful sacritices,"” During the delivery of the wad fraquently grooted with chi paezags about tLo emmncipati choers wero loud and long-coutivued. — GREAT BRITAIN, ZLECTIONS, LoxpoK, Feb, 16.—Tho Viscount irehisbrook was olocted 1o Parliamient to-day from Hunting- ton aud ted-Menchester, Ho favors thoe anion of Church and Hiate, &nd religlous teaching in tue echodly. Lospox, Feb, 16,—Viscouns Crychiton, who secently aceepiod the oftce of Juuior Lord of #posch tho Kin, nd, nnu§ ho Treanury, lins bosn ro-sloctad to Patlintont from Ennlakitlen, ‘Thomas Blake, Libotal, was to-dny returned to Parliaumont from I.eominator. HUIENOR, The Morning Star saya: ** Rumora liave besn afloat for tho past few dave, to tho effoct that tolegrams Ivo baon passing batwoen Prosidont Grant and BMinister Hehenvk, concerning tho Intter's resignation. Somo of thoss roports dis- tinetly atate that Gon, Bchisnok has boon askod to rosign. and others that tho Prosidont haa telo- grr.mhcu”(lm, Hehonck that ho lntends to stand Y bl E)NTRESS OF INDIA. Loxnoy, Feb. 16,—In tho Hlonno of Commons this °""""Ifi Disraoll moved a bill enabling the Queon to take tho atylo and title of the *‘Em- preas of India." 1NBTRUCTIONS TO MINISTER \WADR. Talographia instrnotions Liweo Leon eent Lo Mr. Wndo, Britishh Ministor fo Ohina, to support Gotrmany's claim agatust China for the plandor- ing of the German schovnor Annn, off Koo Chow, last Septcmbor. A porllon of the do- tuchiod squadron haa beon ordered to China for tho purposo of sercngthening Wade's hands, but tli016 18 no ronson to bellove that nuy causs for Lostilo demonstrations wiil ariso. CONTURADICTED, The Globe is authorized to eontradict the ro- anm\ remignation of tho Du'to of Abereoru g Lord Licutenant of Lreland. DIAMITENA AT BFA, Ltvearoot, Nov, 15.—Dasters~to shipping coutlnuo to be roported. Yhren stwmon from a Yronch bark wero picked up In aty opon boat aftor drifting about a week withont food or water, ‘The vessel snd tho romsindar of the ctow wors los Tho American brip Konnady Lind three mon washod overboard and drosvucd, i ROME. TAPAL LIDRRALITT. Tone, Feb, 15.~The Yope hoving graotedn dispensation for tho marrisgo of tha daughtor of tho sculptor Btory, a Protesiant, with tho Commenidators Poruzzi, a Catholic, sbvd o brother of tho Syndic of Florence, the gramtis mentioned as a rsmarkable excoption to ttwe ralo, nover before braken during tho Pontificata of Plus IX. Home of tho extremo Ullramone. taniuts aro highly disploasad. i osiiion GERMANY. THP, RATLWAY BYSTRSL. Loxpox, Fob. 16.—A Dorlin dispatch says tho Limperor William liss asgentod to tho cession of the Irussian railwags to tho Empire, —— PAms, Fob, 16,—DBaron Sequlor, sciontiat, Ia dead. SERIOUS ATFRAY, An Attnck by 'T'wo Gormaus f.ends to thic Uss of o RRovolvur with Bunigers ouy IRcunlsne 4 Betweon 7 and 8 o'clock last ovoning o ehoot- ipg nffray ocourrod noar tho corner of Rush and Oaliwood Btroety, in which Obarles Diottich and Charles Wolff wero dangerously swounded by August Drureh, ‘Tho throe tmon havo wntil ro. cently boen cumployed at the brewery of Basch & Brandt, and boarded togothor at the corner of Rush and Cedar stroots. Somo timo ago a bitter fooling wae engendered bLolweon tho men on accouut of wome trivisl differonco, - fn which Dlotrich snd WolT wera are royed agaiost Druroh. -+ This feoling, through tho intorferonco of friends, las never rosuited fn au optn rapture, though Drurch was constantly appehensive of oo attack, nud consequontly svoided their sociofy, Somo timo ago Wolff nud Diotrich notifiod thoe landlord of the boardiug-hotso that thoy wouldnot romala unlgsa Drareh \rea wout away, and the hoat not Loeding tholr domanda tho twaln loft. Xt scoms that they bave been iu the habit of circulatiog roporta aflecting tho courage and manhood of Drurch for some timo, and made threata that they would kill hum on the firat opportunity. Tho men all room at the browory, sud duriug Iast weok Districh and Wollt ruined tho bed on which Drurch slept. Tho foromnn was ade viaed of this, ond upon agcortaining who had been guiity of tho dopredstion notifled thom that {hoy must pay for it. Thov rofused and wore dicchargod, “This Liad the offect of inoreass ing their animogity toward Drurch, and thoy re- peated the threats that lind alroady beon made. _ Friendn of Drurch warned him of tho intou~ fiona of his nusailaats and adviesd m_ to arm bimaelf, Yeslorday thoy callod at tho brewory and told Drurch that they intended to kot oven with htm last night. Accordingly whon ho loft tha browery to goto his supper be obsorved them on the lookout for hls coming, and, roturn ing, armod himsolf with a wenpon, 1le again atarted for his bonrding-honse, and to swold tho prospoctive attack, sttompted to_cross an ad- Jacont lot. When be biad reached a poimt equi- distant botweon Oakwood and Rush acreets, Diotrich and WolZ overtinuled him and sabl that they wanted eatisfaction for thor dis- chargo ; that thoy would &ill him. Ilo told them to sland off aud leaye him to purano his way home. At this Dietriely mehod op and dealt him s blow fn the faco, from the offects of which ho mfigorml, bat re- covered himaolt bofora it could be repested, and, drawing nis rovolver, dischorgod the con- tonts of two barrola at bils advordary, one of which struck bim in tho right portlon of the neck, narrowly cseaplug tho jugalar voin, and inflicting a ghastly wonnds. \Wolff came to his roseno and mado o eortio on Drurch, who fired two moro shots at him nlo, owo of which struclt on tho sight slde of his lead, cutting tho soalp and prazing the skull, Thoy then votrented, while Drureh roturned to tho Lrowery, Informed tho forcman of what lad takon place, and oxpressed the intontion of da- livoting nimselr np to tha polico. Detcetivo Holimck, who had heard the firing, arrivod soon after, arrcatod Drurch, sud lodged him in tho Cbiengo Avonuo Btation, ‘Che wounded men mado their way to tuo Lor. rabea Btatlon, where thoy srrived in an oxhauated condition, vonsoquont on the loss of blood, nud asked protection, Thoy wers made a4 confortable ag tho limited resources of the atation afforded, and o physican called, who dressied their wounds and pronounced thom of o aangorous character. I'hey oto all young men, ubmarrled, and of good ropute amoug thoir nesociates, Drurch adimits tho nhnouufi aud regrats it neoessity, but cinims to hnve been forced to 1t in defenso of bLislife. o will bo oxamiuod thia moraing boforo Justice enfmaun, ASUALTIES, S!X PERSONS DROWNED, Cixcixwamy, O., Fob, 15—Thoe Comwercial's Qoleonda (1IL) #pecial of tho 14th, vocoived to- day, esys: ‘¢ Bunday’s storm blow dowu sovernl bousos and barns udjoining the town, aud cap- sized a sall-boat in the river, drowmng five out ot iho six occupants, Tha lost aro Jamoa Bliore idan, Wilitam Lsurs, Frauk Michan, William Fourbach, aud Gus Feldinor, Otarlos Quoon, the ouly survivor, was resoued h{ parties in a okl 4 miles bolow Golconds. Mot of tho tost wero weli-kuown citizous of (he fown,” eminont A LITTLE BOY RUN OVER. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicayu Lribune, Jovurer, ik, Fob. 15.—A uad accident occurred lisre this ofternoon, About 515 alittle boy uumod Willio Crosson jumped on @ western- Lound frelght on tho Nock Isiand oad, and tell underneath, The cars passod over hia right uruwy, near the sbouldor, aleo across tho right foot and left leg below the kuoco, It fu fmpossl- hle to operate on him, Lis injuries aro s bad, De. U Richarda and two othor physicians ssy ho will not survive till morniug. KILLED BY LIGHTNING, Evanaviug, IlL, Fob. 16.—A son of Robort Cuuners, aged 11 yoars, was killed by lightnlug in his father's yard, 0 miles aboye Uraud View, in Bpeucer Couuty, Ind, Of flve other ohildren playiog with bim, four were knocked down, and ouo serlously and two rovorely shockod, DROWHNED, Syerial Dispateh Lo T'As Chicage T'ridunt, Derworr, Mich,, Fob, 15.—A young man named Tlonry Svran waa drowned whilo skatiug to-day at Otter Lako by breakiug thiraugls sho ive. INSURANCE AT SPRINGFIELD, Specal Dupatch ta The Chicage ‘Trbuiie, Seuisovikty, I, Feb, 16.—Thero Ls & rumor, which comws origlually from Chicago, that eome Insurance eompanies are talking of withdrawing tholr riske heiy bocause of our municipal troubles, indcad by the Mayor’s coup d'otat dise eliargiog the polics aud firomen, but, s the tire- tuen are vo.untarily sorving just tho saine es when paid, thearo §s 0o ruason for thy insursnze compatiod 1o \wishraw, Huch w coursewould be vegerded vn w throst mmilar to the ouo Chicago was onuo snbjucted 10, and the companies woald 8000 ¢t bzoii, a8 polictors vl cighu, FEBRUARY 16, 1876, LOUISIANA. Ifclloge’s Lnewmles Concoct ' An- other Scheme for 1Lis Destruction, A Logislative Committeo Recommends that Ho Bo Impeached. He Is Charged with the Misappropriation of Certain Stato Moneys, But the Governor Makes an Apparently Sntisfaotory Explanation Thoe Domocratic ' House Ividontly Proparing to Rosist Invasion. One Kundrod Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms to Do Appointed. ¢ Syecial Dispaleh 1o The Chicago Trioune, Nrw Onreixs, Fob, 16.—Abont tho poorest attompt yob to croato an oxcitoment and work up tho logislatora to o piteh which wonld ifuduco them to impoach tha Govornor and Htato Trena- urer, and precipitato a contlict botwweon tho two partics tu thus State, whs mado to-day. A com- mittoo was appolnted Ly the Ifouso at the com- moncement of tho sossion to invostigato tho bouks and accounts of tuo Stato Auditor and Treasuror, aud to-dny a ropart was mado to the Housp closing with a rocomumondation that Gov. Kollogg and Btato ‘Trensurcr Dubuclot Lo impoached; that Assistant At- tornoy-Goneral Dibble bo"' tumed out of allico, and that J. i, Oglosby, President of the Louisinoa Nationn! Bank and tigcal agont of the Btate, Lo prosacuted criminally, The roport was aignod by tho two Damocratio membars,— J. Aldidgo and Delix Vourhiea. A minority ro- yort digsontiog ontlrely from tho conciugions aud recommendations of the majority was sub nitted by tho Ropublican member, L. A. Buaer. ‘T30 grounds on which theso iwpoachmonts, ete., ares basod are that, during tho Iatter portion of 187.4, oertain moveya wero tranaferrod from cer- toip findsin tho bands of tho Stato Troasurer to cestaiu other funds without warraut of Jow. TIE FACTS aro that ot tho timo of tho Heptomber insurree- tion in 1874, the metropolitan polico had not Leon paid for sovormt months, and tho polico wera on Ao point of disbanding, leaving tho livos and property of cltizens unprotected. At tho same tima?, thoro was 1o the Btate Lrossury A 14 BOD AMOUNT OF MONBY to tho credit ot tho intorest fund, which would 1o} bo required.for sevoral months, In view of theao facts, and of tho oxtromely dis- turbed *condithn of affalrs, it was agroed by the Ststo Trossurcr to nllow an amount to* Do tiawsferred - from tho futorest fund' (o tho pelico tund, ample security boing givem for its repaymont. Tho smounts have long tinzo been transforred baok to wir respectivo vYunds. Tho intorest eredi- tora did not wait & day-far thelr monoy—in fact, it wan paid eomo weeks v advauce of the timo it becawe duo. This forms TUE BUM ASD KUIBTANCE of the offonse. The oaly charge agalnst Qov. Koilogg and Asmataut Attornoy Geweral Dibble {5, that they nrged tho trausfer, ‘Tho majority report, boforo making ite rocommendations, con- tatns this paragraph : No direct foss to tho Btate can be traomt from nil thieso trreguiarilios, aud, fu fairnean to the Troshurer, the Committoo begt to stata thy caah balancs on hand fi:;“(‘:;u 16k of Jauvary, 1876, 18 in conformity with the 'Cho minority report says : Homo of o acts complained af may Lave been fre regular, but tho cundition of things wiich Inditced the Btate oicers to takio tho conrse they did hsve Leen Lrouglit about by violatlons of law #o mual mure ftagrant, oven involving the loss of Iife end_coutinued auempts to subvort or evorthrow tho State Goveris ment, that the publie exiyency thou dunsudud and Linasince justitied thefr setion, A CHANGE IN POLICY IMMINENT. When tho recommendatlon of the majority of tho Committoe will be adopted and the Govesn- or and Stato Treasurcr be imposched, In very doubtful, ‘Thoro is ue doubt that, up to o fow days, it was intendod by the lasi~litch leadors in 'thio Honso to impench, but the recent discourag- ing sdvices from Washington to the effect. that Bpooker Kere and others high in thoe councils of the Democraoy disconraged agitation iu this Hiato, havo o danamug intluence, It will res quire but oleven Domocratlo votos {u tlo House to defoat lmpoachmont, snd tho leading Ropub- lieans claim that thoro are at loast fiftaen Domo- crata who will voio agaiost i, Yo ground on whiich tho action 18 propoued to be takon iy alto- gothar tao weal. TIntns Assoctated Press.? THE IMPEAUIIXENT UUSINDAS, New Onuxard, Feb, 16.~Tho roport of the Houno Committes appointed to investignto tho books of the State 'Lreasuror shows that 3108, 600 of tho lutorast fuud hnd been diverted, but was subsoquently restored, Aftor a long ac- countof tha dotails of the traussctions, the Cammittos snys : No>direct loas to the State can bo traced from all thiows- irregularitivs, sud iu falrness to the Troasurer Jour Con.inittee heg_to state that 1hio cash balauce on wit nd on tho 1sbof January, 1570, 1 in conformiily ih the Looks, The fuveatlyation reveals, however, tho atatltng fact that o publlo fnds Lisvo Leen tan- pered with by the highvst omMicials of the Btate. The ovidowes whows plainly thst & leavy preasuro was brought to boar upow tho Tressurer by Willlam Titt feBogg, Goverilor of Tonilana; by Henry U; Dibbie, Asststant Attaruey-Genarsl of the Stats, sud at that Ko scting ae Attorney-Gencral; by Jacol Mawkinr, Judgs of the Superlor District Court of the Parlsl 0 Usleatis; by Alffed gy, tio'Attaracy for thy Metvopolitan’ Doard of Poilce;: and d, I, Oglesly, e fscal ogent; and’ that under elr ¢onbined influence 'the Tressurer suc- ouimbed; bt - slthough " your Gommilice uro inclined 1o Jovk upon this pressura na palliativo to wome oxtenti of tho Treasurer's conduct, yot thoy do ot belleve t Lat b cut pload it in extenuation of Lis olliclal acts, Weere suck o departuro from tho dutles of yublio office_countonunced, & dangeroua precodont Wotld be establi hed that would opots 4ho daor to vio- lationa of law dn¢ uuprincipled men, whotwould tiua sbuso discretio;y .8nd power at thelr pleasure, Your Gomuittse, theza’uro, though eatiafisd of tio*gullt of ‘Antotnd Dubuelef, Lulisvo be was Loudivs an a mere usinmacit by other partios, who were Teady, {€ ead Lo, t4) make him o neapegoaf sud to cast upou 'him the cuttn) odtuw of the transsctious, Your Commiltion Lavo nwo umulsted sutticient_evidenco to eAtabliah tho fact a3 Antoita Dubuclot, who has thus Qisposed of tho Hiatm ) unds without watrant of law, ia fea guilty then Willi saa I'itt Kellogg, the originator of thio whulo achero; b T, Jucob Hawkius, dudge of tho Buperior District € urtof Orleans, who ned his 1niinence ta onconrage’ 1'ho nefarioun decd; Heory O, Dibble, then Aoting:.\horuey-Goneral, who sdvised tho untawful act whisn bo' lauld ‘have gasrded the §utereats of the Btat ¢ 1ees guilly thau J. 1L, Oglos- ly, the fiscal ageut of 1 U Matropolitan Loard of Po. Ued and Preadent of (i) bmuk, ihe doposiiory of the ‘Stato funds, wholont by eTicial aid to'a diveralon of the funds, of whicli ho w: ¥ keeper under the law, aud 8a ¢ will appear received © pecunfary compensation of §0,040 fur intereat aid ¢ Auimbssion on o luau mado out ¢f the Blata funds by 14 o Hlalo Troasuter, Aftor carctul oxanination of he facts Of the cose, sfter welghing Lioucstly and delibuwn tely the evidenca sdduc. e majority of your Co.wi niitoo huva reached the foilawing couclislon, Ty o) v salisiod tit Anfoino Dubuclet bas Violated tho 1a w,. sad thiat be should bo impanchad, £or tho followliig 1 oi 4o, $0-it} retTochtieo ho did, i | b Mnth of' Octolier, 2874, Issue, without proper wat, 1,214 frown the Auditor, aud o violstiun of Hoo, 870 Tie vis ud Btatutes, tho fol- Tuwlug chiocks agaiat the Slate fuds, to-wits (Uera follows o list of the cliecks, nw) ubors, siaoual, aud doteu, drawn,] ‘I'bo roport conclades: The majority of your Committss 8ro ratlsfied (hat William_ it “Rellogg, Governcr ol Taoutsiana, bns rossly violated the law, and ghoutla' be Impeached, “m::w‘ by threat, promlse, and ofli v aiue, he fndaced Antoind Dubncict, Stata Tresyoror, Lo« Lvert from the interest fund in 'Oclober, 1574, the e im of $33,000, and in Jauvary, 1815, lke sam of $30,000, out groper warrsnis from tho violativn of . T of @ 0, i of 1874, koown as the Funding bill, and” 3ee, BI0 of the evised Blatiica, . “The 1aajurity of your Cotnmittco are vatlaficd that Heary O, Divble Las growly violaed ibo law in dsraltioh of s duty, Wlat dcting sa A tortiy-Lon- eral of tho Biote, Iu the absenco of tue llou. A, 1, Ficld, Altoruoy-Uoheral, bio advised the #iste Treas- urur,’ Aulalue Dubuclot, to- divers from t.io Iuterost tuud of Loul withiout nropor warrezts, I Uo- {abor, 1374, th of §33,000, aud §a Jaua iy, 418, s muns uf $30,000, 10 violatlon'of Beo, 7 of 4 ci o, 3 of 1814, known as {by Funding Lill, and Bec, 810 of (Lo Rovised Btatutes; sud your Commlties woul'd suggest Ahat sriicles of [mposchmuent bo fmimediately di‘awu s the law requires sunst Willisw it Kello g, Gov- gruor of louliin tod Autolos Dibucles, "Blus Troasurer, and tush, by Joiut resolution, Tiwry G Dibbls, Assistant Altoiney-Ueneral of sy, b0 addrossed out of oflicu; that the Hou, A, P, bield, tho Attorney.Geueral, L lostructed to iu witute eriminal proceedivgs sgaiust Alfred Sbaw and J, M. Ggicaby [Gra vialation us barlfeid erantiiaof Buve iy of 5t %0, 3 of 1074, kuowa o Hho, Fandibg WL, an thak minons Lo dovised to compcl 3. 1 Ogleaby o 2% tors 4o tho Morrop.clitaa Board of Yolics ks supyo! 5,64 fllegelly tebareed by bim as comiabsion wut Julezest ou the lvan of §93,uit 1undo by the ’l‘(rmmul m +| ont of the intereat fund of the Bists to the Afetropolle tan Joard of Police, Ilenpoctfully submiited, 5 Jutea ALpIbus, Chalrman, | Fxutx Voories, The report was recoivod and ordored to bo printed, A rosolution anthorlzing tho Sorgeant-at-Arma to appoliut 100 assimlanta paased. 1t i8 undersood that a. maotiog of prominont White Loaguo officorn was held last nicht to de- 1ail 100 tmon 1 anticipation of the adoption of tho rosolution by tho 1louro. KELLOGA'S ATORY, (lov. Kellogg prives to tho Aasoaiated Prosa, as Din explanation at the report of (ke Aldige Com- mitteo, tho tulhwln;g! statoment : After tho White Losguo riok of Hopt. 14, 1874, the coudi- tion of affairs was such that the colloction of Htate and cily tnzes was virtually susponded. Tho polico of New Orhiasua woro some montha in nrrears with tholr pay, and threatonod to disband sltogethor, and leavo tho property of tho cily to tho mergy of tho Iawidas elemonts then in tho nacondant, The fiscal agont of ths Hinto waa also tho flscal agent of the policn, and had o vor: largo amount of State funds tn kis Liands which could not [n any ovent wbo callod for for sovorat months. To meot tho.prossing publlc emor~ poncy, tho Uovornor and State Trensuror au- thorizod him temporarily to tranefer to tho polico account sufficiont "Stato funda topay a pattion of the arrcars dnos tho polico, 8o a5 to ratain thom on their -boats. Tho fiscal nagont took aa wecurity o lion pon all the uncol- lected taxes for police purposes, and also ware rants {gsdod by tha Siato for sorvicos which tho Kallm hl rondored to the Staito aa militia. Tho talo wad mover jeopardized to tho oxtout of one dollar by this trundler, gud, as a mattor of fact, as shown by tho investigation of the vary Commiztoo who made the repoit. Evorydollar advanced by tho Siato wan promptly ropald out of Lhe firet texes col- lectod for polico purposcs. Tho Couforonce Committes ou: the eclection bill are still at work nod will probably aompro- .migo upona Bonrd of Canvassers whihout judi- | cial powers, fustead of the Returning, Board, 3 —_— A CRIME. 3 4 THE MENDOTA POISONING CASE. Special Uispateh to The Chicaga L'ribune. Mrxpora, Feb. 16—l tho oxcitoment in re~ gard to tho Grubo polsoning oase scems to in- cronsg, now that the fricuds of Grabo aro trying to brlug tha matter befaro tho Grand Jury. An insignificant paper, called the Chicago Morning Courier, has boen publishing a one-sided version of tho story, and, as Tue Trnuxz is always willing to do justico to all partios, your corro- epondont will eend you, for tho bonefit of the many readors of your reliabio paper, Mrs. Qrubo's (now 3lrs. Sohortaer’s) vorsion of the story: M. Grube saya that she nover met Schogtzor until et Moy (1876), . while sho was on o visit to LaSollo. Then sho tvan introduced to Lim by her cousin, Mra. Erlenborn, Ha nover was in tho house fu this town but once, and (it was during hor hus. band's lifotimo. 1le stayed bot n fory momonts at that timo. Grubo wasan habitual drinker, and gonernfly was intoxicated. When in that Btate he was a perfeot brute, abusing herin the moat ehameful and ontrageous manner. Grubo afton lind dounnm-tromens. Ho com- polled ber by throats aud sbuse to moke & will that, to case slo died first, ho would ges all of her property. Whon sbo macried hita her father gavo Lor 810,000 ps n dowry, Bhe unovor made uny suolh o romark as puiting avyibing iu lila coffon, Bho aleo #ays that alie nover Baid, *Oh, Frauk, forgiva me,” whon she foun that ho wns dend, "It was near threo months after bis death that she married Bchertzor. Bho also nays that tho statoments published in the Courier are falso from begiuning to end, and that sho will suo that paper for libol s soon b th= excilement is somowhat abatod. She and ber huaband both say that, if & representative ever comes up to LaSallo, they will give Lim o hot recoption. An old and now almost oxtin- puisied custom of tar.and festhering will bo ravlved, and he will bo carriod out of town on & rail. '[ha peoplo in Meudota are all projudiced ugnjost bor, whilo tho peopte of Ladalle, bhor protent homo, nre all in hor favor. Thoro i no doubt but what thie articles In the Couricr will hutt that shoet more than thoy will ever hurt Bire. Grubo, or Mrs. Echertzer. FEDERAL COURT AT SPRINOFIELD, ILL, specral Disnaleh fo The Chicaan Tridune, Benixarery, 111, Fob. 16.~Indictmonts wors roported by the Grand Jury in tho District Court to-day s follows: Miles Hart, for ateal- jog from tho Post-Oiles at Paxtou; Napoteon Lyon, for being nccessory to Milea Klart, sa above ; Houry Uole, of Danville, for baving in porgession and passing econutorfelt mouoy, Iies Har¢ ploaded guifty to stealing the ocons tents of monoy-lotters ot tho Paxton Post~ Oflice, aud wau gontonced to tho Peiteutiory for a year, Thomas G. Ord and J. W, Thomp- non, herotofore conviotod of passfug countor- felt mouoy at Calro, wore sentouced to-day,— Ord for tivo yoars, and Thompsou ono year on each of the two indivtments. BRUTAL ATTACK, Suestar Dispateh to The Chicauo Tribune, Q:taua, Nob., Fub. 15.—Ddward Rosewator, oditor of the Evening Ice, was Lrutally asssult- od carly this ovouiug by o colored man named Curry, keeper of a low gambling-don, striking him a numboer of tiines with s slung-shot and disfignring Lis faco fosrfully, It is feared his ukull is fractared, Rosowater i iua vers crit- {oal condition. Cucry is m jeil in default of 285,000 bail. It rpponts that abouta weck ago the local columu of tho Ziea reforrsd to Currv's place as.s don, neithor stating tho kind uor the owner. Curry mado It the causo for this nttack, TWO MURDERERS SENTENGED, BeLvieng, N. J., Fob, 16,~L'strick Ward, for tho wurder of Peter biors, in Phillipsharg, - in Moy lnst, has Leon souteuced to bo banged on tho 2fth of March. Jobn Ritter, who murdored bis two childron in Haockottstown in October last, ploaded guiity of mnrder in the second degree, snd was sontenced to Btato's Prigon at hiard Inbor for twenty years, on each of two fudictmonts, A MURDER TRIAL. Spectal Dunateh to The Chicaro Tridune, Havaxa, IIL.. Feb, 15.~T'he trinl of Dan Me- Allister, of Poorls, for tho murder of James Eads nt that place in April, 1875, and brought There by a chango of vonuo from Peoria Couuby, is now fairly progrossivg, Tho Ilon, W, W. O'Lrion, of Chicago, is tho principal connssl of tho detente. COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS. Covuatnus, Q,, Feb, 16,—A Couvention of pub. ligliers of tho county newspapora was hold Loro to-day to discuss measuros of roform fu officlal county printing. After cousiderable disoussion rogolutions wero adopted doclaring that the pros- out uystem of ofilolul advortising biss abuacs, sad entall injurics which dewmaud reform, and re- solving that in all casos whore tho oficors of any connuy of the Btate are dirsoted by statuto to publish any notices, proaiamations, exhibits, or other mattors of publis intorost in ouu oy moro papors in thelr respective counties, said directlon should bo a0 modifiod as to roquire smd ofticers ju faturo to pablish anid wasttorin papors of enchi of the groat polition{ organizations in cach county having $ho largest bona flde circula- tion in sl co\ml{. A spocial committeo was appointed to drafta law in socordance with tha above, and yresent tho Bamo to the General Asssmbly for ita con- sidoration, —_————— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. A vory hieavy wind storm prevalled an the At- lantic comst yesterday, IMspatclies from the Enateru Biaten roport s wevero galo, sccompanivd by sleet and snow, Tho telegraph wires ware prostrated and coneideroblo damago dons to ekippiug. The historio olm on Boston Comman, above 200 years old, was blow down by a high wind, ~An immeneo crowd of relic huniors sn\lix- erad ta secure pleco, p Youjs J. Jeuninge, until the prosent tim editor of tho New York Z'imes, has boou vir- tually dismissed from tho position by Georgo W. Joues, who owne now over halt the etock of the concern. Jones ctalma that Jenoings was cudoavoriug to sell tho atock told in Lils namo to Alr, Morgau, who lsan advocate of Conkling's wlection 0 tho Presidency, aud to whom Joucs 18 opposed. A Mr, Ford oditor of tha papor, —————— . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, ¥eb, 16,.—Bteamships Pereire, from Now York, Marathon, from Boston, aud Caspian, from I'ortland, Lave arrived out, Punavervsu, Feb. 16,—Btcamship Peun. aylyanis, from Liverpool, Lau arrived. New Youu, Feb. 15.~8ieamships ‘The Quesn md‘d City of Paria, fcom Livorpou), Lave ar- nived. Bovrraurrox, Fob, 15.—~The uteatnship Oder, from New York, hag arsived, uow ihe respousible B ATFFAIRS, 10WA HOUAT, Drs Moixes, Ia., Fob, 16,—The flouss yesten day atternoon passod tho Joint resolution naling Congross to construct tho Ifonnepin Canal; g bill pravidiog for tho caro of the ttidaws of famllios of docoased soldiors outaide of poor. housas; providing for tho payment of short. Liand court roportors on tho cortificates of clorks; requirivg Hohool District Tresaursra to make aunual roports ; providing for tho olection of Mayora of citics of the firat class biontially, and of tho second class snouslly ; that Lills of pag. ticutars may bo takon na avidonco of claims. ‘This morning, bills wero ‘uuod to thoir Boce ond roading, providing for olocitons for tho ro. location of county-seats on the petition of onp. half of the logal voters of n county; a hill rolating to partition fouces ; to omposor Town. ship Trusteca to talie land tor camotorlea. The LIl authorizing citior o tho firat-clas, oxcept thoso under apeclal chartors, to oxton, tho corporate limita, was pasacd. 'The woman-suffrage amondmont was post. lvmmd to the 23d fnat., at 4 o'clock, nwlnfi o the iinoss of tho Attorney-Genornl, who liad ro. turned no opinion as to the lo Illy of thé pro- vious legislatiot on this question. The bill providiog that in assignmente In bavkruptoy State and county taxes sball bo paid firat, and in fuli, was passed, The bill known aa the ** Compulsory Educae tlon bill," for childron botwaon g and 14- yonrs, was takon up, ponding which tho Houso ad. Journed, ¥t SENATE, 2 In tho Benate, bills woro pasacd to tholr sccond roading, to aid_in tho fiudiog of estrays; to chango tho boundarlea of Montgomery snd Yot tawatomio Counticay to defiue the dutles of ‘County Troasurera; to sulhorizo tho paymont ot county funds through baoks or othor Connty ‘I'rcasurars, on tho order of tho Stato Auditor; %o provido for tho oloction of tawnship oflicaraj to i;»mvldu panishmont for malicious mischisf, + The bill providing for the taxadion of chitrcl proporty oocupled the mornhing hour, The bill provides that no property of roligious soclotion shall bo oxempt from taxation, exoept such ag iy ownod and osoupted for public worship, and nof for pacuniary profit. Tonding the dobate tho Senate ndjournod. A joint mooting of the Hailrond Committeer will bo held ta-morrow ovening, o agreo ona plan of logislation, —y>n — WISCONSIN, RATLROAD COMMISSIONER. Bpectal Dispatéh to The Chicaao Tridune, Mapisoy, Fob. 15.—Tho Covernor has ap. _pointed John I’ Ringston, 8 prominant lumber- tann and former logislator of Juncau County, a Railroad Commisajoner in place of George IL. Paul, of Milwaukeo, term oxpired. TN THE ABSEMDLY to-day o romonsirance was read against taxing churches, schiools, and life insuranco companies, A bill was possod authorizing counties, towns, citlos, aud villagen to guaranteo the bonds of narrow-gauga rallroads; to authoriza tho arrest, by conductors or othor railroad mon, of gamblora on railroad cars: to sccurc future advanoer upon morigsges; authorizing the correction of conveynnoes of reslostato in certaln osses ; to provide for tho ndjustment and taxation of costy 3 relating to the publication of delinquent lists, and requiring s poper to have beon establishod tvo years bofore bidding thore. for ; suthorizing the taking of dopositions whon tho dofendant is sbeent., The bill was killed providing thiat graduaten of the Stata University should bo entitied to Stata teachors’ cortificates nfter a year's successful teaching. A resolution woa offerod for s Committes to lnvmlfiu the chazges that one Timothy O'Brion, of Milwaue koo, approached the Clerk of the Houss by offer- iog money it o would chnn§o tho journal by fnserting cortain words which would do- stroy its offoct, snd subvert it o his ~ own personal suds. Soveral _ bills. wore considered in Committeo of tne Whoio, and ordered to a third reading, This afternoon tho Committee ou Lumber and Maoufacturing noard arguinents in tha Assowbly Cusinber on tho constitutionality of the Dalla bill—J, C. 8loan for, aud George B. Smith and Gregory againgt, THE BENATE adoptod a resolution of fuquiry as to tho cost of tho Weet Wisconsin Railway, and, after hearing a spoech by Sonator Wolch road, postponed hia reuolution of fuguiry in regard to "the compara tiva rates of froight botweon ploces in the inte. rior of tho State and on tho Missiesippl River, After a protracted discussion, tho Lill passed to reduce tho tuxes oc tho railroad pone toon bridge st Dririe du ion, sombly Dbilla_ were concarrod in to lo- ralize tho road of tho West Wisconsin Railway Company from Warren's Mills to Camp Douglas ' to comypiol counties, towns, cities, and villagoa to carry out the pravisions of tho act for collection of gtatistics from towus, villages, and citios, showing the amount of tax rased; to oxtend thae time (or proving aud filing claims agmust tho Wiscousin Railroad, Farm, Mortgege, and Loud Company. —_————— GEORGIA. TMUGAING TOG CONATITUTION. ATLANTA, Ga., Fob, 16.—Tho following roso. lution wos to-day unnnimously agresd to by the .House of Ropresentatives : WiErEss, 1 has been chargod an the floor of the United States Benato aud by a portion of tua public pross of the Northern Hlotes that ftis the daeign of tho Leglslaturo of Georgia to sbrogato or abridge tha privileges or righta now enjoyed equally by sl citl. zens of the Btato under the Conatitution of tho United Btaten; thecutore Ige 1€ Tesoleea, AB thio menso of this Gensral Assems Dbly, that tho oqual politics! righta of olt citizens of 116 Hiato rogurdiees of race or previous condition, aro permaneutly fixed nnd secured by tho Constitution of thio United $itatos, which {8 recognlzed by this body 28 tho supremo law of tho land, and thiat no abridgment oF interfereuce with thuso igbla, is propossd, or ecn- tempiated, or dosired in any uctiun of his Goneral As. ouibly, OF by Llie reopls wiom we represent ; and thot any and all leginlation fn coutravontiun thoreof, elthies by'the Legislature or by couvention of the pooply, would be null a vold, Lieaalyed, surther, That the political rolations of all clasecs {n {his Statd bave been aarmoniounly adjusted upgn the basin of Lie prosent provislons of o Gonztls tution of the Unfted States; that peacy and good- feullng between tho maces provails tiroughout the fitate, and that it 13 nelihor tho dosiro por 1o the in- tevest of the people of this S4to to reapen thires ques. tiown, which hiave Leen thus permauenuy settlod bue yond the pawer of agitation to disturh, EAST LIBERTY CATTLE MARKET Eaet Lipcnty, Pa,, Fob. 15.~CATTeE—Res ceipts to-day, 595 head, or 7 cars through and 23 cara for eala here; supply vesy light, also the domand, yot thero {s n light advanco In pricos, say about 3¢o all round: bost, B8C.00@6.504 medium to good, 35.00@6.00; cowmmon to fair, 84.00@4.00; bulls, €2.78@1.50. I[oas—Iccelpts to-dny, 132 fead:; Yorkers, £8.15@8.35 ; L'hiladcipbias, 93.706‘;;8.90. snEer—Rocolpts to-day, 2,100 head; sellicg at $LOV@4.20. MODDY AND SANKEY. New Yonx, Feb. 16.—~Tho Hippodromo was crowded to-night, Tho services svoro opened by singing ** Coma, thou Fouut of overy blossing.” tho congregation joining. Mr. Moody took for his text o portion of the 22d verso, Srd chaplor of Romans, * For thoro Is no differouce,” and from theso words doliverod a vory improssive discourso. Tho prayer mwlinfi au tho closa of tho servico was Iagely attended. CLOTHING, CASTET ‘WILL PURCIASH CLOTHING Less than evor offered this sea- son. Wo wish to make room for Spring Stock, Rdwards & Browne Cor, Adams and Olqu.