Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1876, Page 5

¢ian and thirty-one pedesirlan statues. The atter will reprosent parsons who diatingulabed themaslves for their loyalty to the Government daring the War. Among theso will bo Ionry Ward Boocher and his wifo, if Plymouth Chiurch ean bo Induced {o pay thecont of tho metal. It e boon proposed that tho casting of Mr. Baach- or'a statpo should bo dolayed, *to await furthor devolopmenta.” Tho fraudulont Dossie Tarnor, who has been “gecturing in Michigan and the wille of Wostern Now York to such audionces sa God and Nature usve placed in ber hands, bas como to griof. ho hos boon undor coutract to a Mr, C. I, Bher- 1onn for #5600 por weok and her exponaes, but sho has recoived only 22 all told, Her misfor- tunes having heen bralted abroad, an omnivor- pus bird of proy—n country reporter—swooped gown upon her and devourod hior. Bhe is ropro- sonted ans being a lody-like porson, 6 feet high, 175 ponnda in weight, and 35 yoars of ago. Sho 18 now a8 full of grief ae years. * James Russell Towell, a loving observer of animatod naturo, has callod tho attentlon of Boaton poople to one of the plienomons of this pemnrkably mild winter in that vicinity, 1fo han uoticed that n number of night-horon have not sot migrated southward, Nuttall, an authority 1o such matters, says that these birds generally feavo tho North in tho middle or towards the end of Octobor. What makos the fact of their stay moro surprising is, according to Mr, Low- ell, that the coldest weathor of tho winter came In Novombor, and tho Charles Ttiver (tholr foed- ing ground) has boon twica closad with ico. ;. Tho manner of the publication of Campboli'a ,“liohenlinden™ is relatod in tho momoirs of ‘Georgo Ticknor recontly publisbod, The story rune that Campboll was onco traveling ina stago-coach with Mr. Scott. Hoing aeked to ro- poat samo of Lis own pootry, Campbell eald thero was one thing he had written but never printed. that was full of “drums. and trumpets, and blundorbusses, and thunder,” aud ho didn't kuoow if thero was anything good infit, And then ho ropeated *' Hohonllndon.” Bcott liston- od with tho grontest interost, and when bo had tlnished broke out : ** Dut, do you know, that's dovillsh fino ; why, it's tho fincat thing you ovor wroto, and it must bo priotod.” TIOTET, AURIVALS, Patmer Mouss—E. ¥, Hazard, Buffalo; J, M. Wheel- tog, Milwaukeo; I G, slaclay, Montana: ' J, i, Dra foand V. If, Ring, Dea Moinos: J. J. Blover, Mom- 3Lle; Theodoro Why(o, Denver; E, B, Drury, Logsns- port; V. T.Jenkins, Boston: F, E. Taft, Newbury- port, Maas, J, X, Warrnm, Clncirinatt; Bpincer Clam- T sl Lako City: 3L Dyeue, L il Ballo,...Grand Pacific—Gen, Judson atrick, New Jorsey; Alr, " end Mra, Scott-Siddons, Lendon; J. B. Hall, Columbus, Ohlo: the llon, Joehus Btark, Milwankeo; It, 8, Bte Mo.: G. O, Kimball, Muskegon : 3, O, Grabiam an ‘A. Ohristie, Fort Garry; the Mon. T, I, Ralaton, Vir- pin{a City;d. B, Heardsley, Rock Island; g, akor, Now York; Dr. L. O, Honns, O'oveland: 0, Chickering, Now York: T. Ponflelit, Haunilal, R 2, G, Winter, Washington; F, I, Clarke, B, Faul. ... Trement llouss—The Hon, A. H. Morrison, 8t Joseph ; the Ilon, G. O. Dat« Lako Cif s A A. Grifith, Frooport R L: 8. 1. Hicks, D, McKnight, Towa; the o W. I, Hurlburt, 8alt Lake; I, IT, Foster, Iartford; owman, Now York; D, O. Hsakin, California } 10, W, Walton, Pittaburg. ... Sherman louse—vaul J, Sorg, Cincinnat! ; A, A, Adams, Pittaburg s Charlos I, Rsymond, Uosto: E. A, Hcrsoy and R, F, Herary, Biliwator's L, I, Hopking and H, D, Convarse, Oblo ; ©, 3. Hillard, Titisburg ; Thoodora Packsrd, Bostos , 11, Bush, Washington; P. D. Drake, Rock Tsland 3 8, G. Hunt, R, 8. Baker, Rock Isle w vous, m“m‘d = 0. Gates, and W, POLITIOAL NOTES, Oddsare in favor of the Ropublicans in the Now Hampshire campaign. Tho New York Trib- une says 5o, ‘The New York Herald continues printing pre- postorous rhymes on Mr. Conkling's name, No man, however wise, likes to bo mado fun of. Mr. Halstead nevor gots really mad and writes & throo-column articlo untit ho Lias brooded for about » month over tho rascalities of the District Ring. Then he does make it hot for thoso thloves. . Mycre, the Paris circas sgont, tolographs to New York that tho story that ho amliorized Qratiot Washburne, son of tho Amorican Minis- ter, to hiro baro-back riders {s wholly maliclous and falso. The Cincinnat! Gazeffe printe n four-colomn blography of Gov. Hendricks, It givesbhim “a war rocord af which any Rebel might bo proud,” and saya that ho fa * tho prince of good follows xocially, but a political coward,” In tho back roglons of Indians, whore tho Democrata still voto for Gon, Jackson, it s tha common bellef that Jim Blaine {s s nigger, whoso pelitical principles are summeod up in & belfef that all the white folks should bo trans- ported to Alaska, Mr. Dann is looking with a good deal of Intar- st to 800 how tho so-called Independont Hen- stors—Cameron, Cbristisncy, Mobillan, and Booth—will voto on the Appropriation billa. o will fnd them generally on tho Republicen side, whero thoy belong. Itia a joks smong the New York Democrats that Bristow Ia golng to romove tho Prosidont. 4 How," inquires tho middleman, ' ean Bristow, who is only a Sccrotary, romove the Prosident, his superior afficor?” * By becomiug Prosidont bimsolf,” anawors Bonos. Congressman Landers, tho flannel-monthed in- flationist of Indianapolis, has €5,000 of National- Laok stook fo his wifo's name. To formerly ownod tho stook himuolf, but transforred it to his wifo whien he discovored what » grinding ‘mouopalist he had becomo, #Judge Poland has regalned his popularity in ‘Vermont and will probably ba re-clected to Con- grosa at the noxt olection,: His district cauno afford to loso him." His bluo coat and braes- buttons, unimpeachablo lotegrity, sod pig- hoaded viows of things In goneral have beon 1nlased in Congross this wintor. The Rev. Dr. Bridgman, of Albaoy, ove of tho moat thoughtful as woll as ono of the mose fufluontinl and boloved dlvinea in New York Btate, han given his volco unequivocally for the taxation of church property. 1le believes 1t is as woll the right of tho Stato na tho intereat of tho chiurches that they should Lear their pro- portionate shara of taxation, Henry B. Payne, tho only Domocratio member the Wostorn Resorve has had fu Cougross for Iwonty years, s becoming renowned as s trimmer on tho financial question, ouly in- ferior to Thurman, Gontlemen of this strnpo tiould commit to memory Macaulay's panegyrio n Halifsx, the princo of trimmors mud good tellons, It might como bandy if called on to sxplain in a political couvention, John Russoll Young, who has boen writing very entertalning letters from the Bouth to the Now York Jierald, mourns Lis fuability to find \ny Democratlo nogroes. 1lo says tuo political wducation of the negroes at present einbraces a teutiment and a fact, Tho sonthment {8 Lin- toluj tho fact is Grant. Mr. Young' inquiries aave convinced him that the hunger of the blacka for education fs as keen as evor, “Iam told,” he writes, * that the negro is as anxloos to read and writo as Lo used to b to own & yel- ow cravat.” . Tue Now Yotk Times' Washington correspond- Jat, & careful man, s onoe of 1o persons who be- love that Mr, Bris'ow will be ronuested to retire ‘tom tho Oablnet at the close of tho Dabcock trisl, Bristow, if forced into rutirement, might sscome @ more formidable cundidate for the “rosidency than bo s now; but, on the other Asnd, Gon. Grant will Lavo some reasons tooffer ‘or his ction that may affact: the Becretary's rop- Atation for political sagaclsy, though mot hig tanding ¢ & msn of boror and discqrament, Theso is as yot bappily no eridence of sny dis- :l:uamnt botweon the Prouldent and the Beow etary, — JOURNALISTIC, . Lovtsviie, Ky. Folx 20.—The Courler- Journal was this morning issued from the com- Pauy's now and clogant building corner Fourth \od Greon strests, This etructure is by far ibo handsomest in Loudniville, and ls pronounced tbo largent, finent, sud Jyowt arracged uowspapor Olice in tho United Btates or i tho world, Xho iper way printed ou ' double Bullock, which is “: {mnudmuu s over sof up south of FOREIGN. —_— Elecctions Throunghout France of DMembers of the Lower.: 1louse, So Far, 25 Radlcals, 21 Moderate Repnb- 1lcans, 10 Conservatives, and 4 Bonapartisis Chosen, Louia Blano Electod in Four Difforent Dis- triots, and Gambetta in Five, Last-Ditch Demonstralions of tha Brave but Vanquished Carlists. The Oity of Medrid Illuminated, and Rejoicing Genorals FRANCE. THE FLECTION OF DEPUTIXS. Pams, Fob, 20.—Elections for membors of tho Chambor of Deputlos wors held throughout Franco to-dsy., Io Paris the rosultis as follaws : In tho First Arrondissomont thoro was no choice, and a second ballot {a peccesary, The candidatos wero Daron Ilsusamano, Bona- partist ; Tirard, Nepublican ; and Maillard, Rtadi- cal. Tirard kad doublo tho number of votes polled for Hausamanu, sud fell only 600 ahort of & majority over both lis compotitors, In tho Socond Arrondiasemont M. Brolay, of tho Left, 18 elected, In tho Fourth Arrondissomont M. Borodet, & famous Radical, {u olected, and de- foated M. Vautrain, tho Consorvativo Ropubli- can. In tha Eighth Arrondissement tho Duo Do- cazos reecived 8,810 votea; M. Chaffour, Repub- lican, 3,612; and Raoul Duval, Bonapartist, 8,492, A sccond ballot s therefore necessary. Besancon, Nogent, Toulon, Poitiers, Chatel- horault, and the Seocond Cireumspections of Boulogne and Versaillos, have rotarnod ono Re- publican oach. Tho Departmont of Vicans has chogen four Donapartists, Bt. Donls has re- turnod Lools Blanc, making tho third constitu- onoy which hag elected bim. Scean and Bazlera have returned Radicals, A socoud Lallot will be nocosrary lu the Ninotoonth Arrondissemont of arle. In the Ninth Arrondissomont ex-President ‘Thiers is roturnod by n large msjority. In tho Fourtoenth and Fiffecnth Arrondissoments no condidate has a majority, and a second ballot is necessary. Tho following aro clocted in tho various romaining Arrondissomonts : M3, Bris- son, Marmottan, aod Floquet lellnlln), Col, Denfent, dofender of Belfort, MM, Clomoncean, Unmbetta, Loais Blanc, and Gmrpu (Ropubll- cans), M. Blano 18 suceeeaful in_two Arron- dissomonta. The clections in Paris bhave resultod entirely _in accordanco with the lst jvspired by AL Gambotta. Rouen, Carcassoune, Dijon, Naotos, Ver- eaillos, Tienues, Dolo. Duniterquo, Noving, Pau, Baro due, Rheims, Molins, Vesoul, and Limoges, all of which towna contain soveral clectoral districts have, so far, returned ono Ropubhcan candidate oach. Montpelier bng ro- turned two Ropubticans, Lyona and Lilla throo Republicans oach, Belfoit and Nismos ono Logitimist oach, and Nico one Ropublican and oue Constitutionnlist. Gumbotta recoived 7,000 votes in Marscilica nsn‘mll 1,900 throwa for the oxtromo Nadical, Naguet. Gambolto is_also elocted Iu disteicta in Dordosux and Latle, Kecond ballots, 1n which It 18 expected RopublicRn candidgtes witl be emccossful, aro mocessary st Salnt DLtoione, Havre, and Brost. Duc da Cazos is olocted by s largo majority at Docazevillo, in tho Departmont of Averon. 3. Ronanlt, who rocontly resigned tho Profactship of Polica, is returned from Corbell. B, Buffot, Miniater of the Interior, was dofeat. ed at Commercy, Toceiving 1,27J votes against 2,015 for his ld\'un!m'g. who is a Repoblican. Jules Grovy Ia elected, but tho name of his cou- Btituency I8 not wriven. A socond ballot s neces- sary in theThird Arrondissement of Paris, whore Bpnllur. one of the editors of La Republigue Francaise, hends the poll. Boulogne rowurns ono Monarchist and Calais ono Republican, LoxpoN, Feb. %0.—The Parla_correspondent of tho Times telegraphs : ** M. Dufaure, Min- istor of Justice, 1a electod, Ttoturns @o far ro- colvod oloct 25 Radicals, 91 Moderate Itopublic- ans, 10 Consurvatives, snd 4 Bonupartists, Gam- betts ia elected in fivodistrictsand Bland fn four, Pans, Fob, 21,—Arrasand Roubaix roturn Re- publicans, Gambetta is olocted in the Becond Circumscription of the Dopartmout of tho Nord. —_— SPAIN. ALPHONSIST VICTOMIES, Mavrip, Fob. 20.—It 1sofficially rovorted that, at the capture of Fort Montejurra, noar Estolis, on Friday, tho Carlist loador, Gen. Calderon, was takem prisonor, Tho onemy's loas was hoavy. The Alphousiate lost 300 men, Hexpave, Fob, 10.—~Large bodies of Carliste naro concontrated fu tho neighborhicod of Lesacs to omposo Gon, Martinoa Cawpos, who onterod Vera this (Baturdsy) morning. Tho Toport that the Alphouosista bavo ocenpicd Echalar and Pounplata is conflrm- od. The Irench authoritiea have interned 400 Carlista noar Bayonno, Tho membors of tho Carlist Junta of Castile, who crossed the border, have alvo boen Interncd. King Alfoneo is ex- pected to go to Toloss and Han Estaban. Tho Alfonglats bavo captured Ludarlaza and Los Taola, and all tho heights around Vera, Toxpox, Fob, 91.—A tolegram from Madrid to the Times stotos that the Spanish Govern- ment hes soot & circulor-dispateh to its ropro- pentatives abroad aonouncing tho cap- turo by the Alphousista of Monte Jarra and the occupstion of Carllst positiona above Vora. ‘Lho digpatch admita that the combat was asngulnary, the Carlista fightivg with groat valor. Tha Times' correspoondent with tho Car- lints acknowlodgoa their linos wore broken on Fnday., Thero wers groat rojoloinga in Madrid 1ast night, and tho city was illuminated. COUNTING CIIOKENS, Maprip, Feb. 20,—As soon na the Carllst war 1a ended 40,000 moldiers will bo dlapatched to Cuba. A DATTLE 18 oxpected at Tolosa to-morrow. NO DATTLE. Loxpoy, Fob, 21.—A spucial from Yittorl datod Friday, says the Carlists wore withdra {ng their artillery and resorves, and lttlo rosi ance was oxpocted from them noor Tolosa. COUNT MONTALEMBERT'S ' SPAIN AND LIDERTY.” Correspondence London Times. Panis, Fob, 8.—Tho prool-ebeots of tho mce- ond part of Count 3ontalombert’s * 8pain and Tabarty,” which is boing publiehed in the montu- ly Dibliotheque Universells of Lausanue, have been cowtnunicatod to mo, This work, it will bo romemberod, was wrntten by Moutalembort ill!t afterthe fall of Queon Ieabolln, 1o wea nduced to suspend its publlestion in o Paris ro- viow, and sent ® yproof to Mather Hya- clutiic, anthorizing him to publish it sftor his doatl, It is & warm and ofton cloquent ples for civil and religlous liboity, BMonialembert voho- montly denounces Despotism and thoe Inquiale tion, tho two vampires, as ho calls them, which 60 utterly orneliad Spanish liberty and thought that the tocovery of tho nation from ita degra- dation cannot be contidently counted on. Ad thougth foreseolns tho fatlura of the Republic, he regrots that lsabolin's son was not proclaimed fn 1868, just w he ro- grotted that tho Comte do Chambord was 1ot proclaimed in Frauco in 1830. e condomne Catlism, little thinking, probably, that another civil war was imponding, and noticoa the strange anomaly of tho old law of female succession bo- ing dofondod by modern ideas and intercats, swnile the now Balio law was supported Ly retro- grado pasaions and tho partisand of wpiritual and tomporal despotium. 1o sdmits that tho fnqui- gition stitlod Protestantism in the germ in Spain, but urges that it procured for it the sympathies of outraged humanity, Com- Ultramontane ~ dosonp- a8 the laat Christian Government in liurope, ke comparos Yier with Queon Victoria, aud ashs whother En- gland is not s Christian Governmont, Ho de- fonda liborty of worship, oxpressiug a conviction that Protestautism would make no proselytes in Bpain any more thau in Italy, and adding that onemies of the Church and uf morality kad uo pood of that liberty to disseminate their princi- ploa. 1o warmly denounces tho suppreasion and confiscation of roligious ordors by the I'ro- visional Governmont, lnl)nwlnfi a procedent cro- ated b{ Queon Clristina an partero, and urges that such violence furnishos poteat ar- gumenta to the advarsarios of lberty and tolora~ tion, —_— TURKEY. WALLIEE, Brronapz, Fob, 20,—Lhe Minister of War has 1saued an order callwg ont all men botween the sgeaof 8D and 60, They are direcied to report 4 tho noto gi THE CHICAGO thomselves to ths Milltary Conncription Come uutteo, TNE ANDIASSY NOTE, J.ondon Times, I'eb, 6o Atter baving boen communioated to tho Ottos roan Qovernmont at Constantinoplo, the noto of Count Andrassy la made publio, It is s docu- ment. of great longth, writton in nsomewhat nopular style, aa If jutended to bo road and un- doratood by thie whols world, and ita oxnrowsions have a frankness and dircotucss not gonerally ansocisted with diplomatic composition, Tho nota doen not contaln & word to suggost any principle or deslgn at which tho Parto could take offenso s the Anstriau Government aud {ta allies troat the Sulian as the undoabtod mastor of hin dominions, and it is assumed that ho will remain so. ‘The inaurgenta havo tskon up nrmns againat hLis suthority, and it is tho mission of tho threo Emires ta bring this lamantable rising to an end, The Porte Isin- vited lo co-onerate In s work from which it will reap the chiof benofit, aud to recognize the friendliness of the Powers who havo ssrocintod thomaolves 08 poacomakers, Yet, with sll this decornm of principle and addross, somothing peromptory showa itsolf in tho composition, which can liardly cacspa tho gdhoral roador, and witl cortainly not orcaps tho Government to which it is addrowsed, 'The Impression which vun [n that those from whom It amn- nates wish tho immediato partiea to thoe disputo to undoratand that tho three Powora have a pal- fcy, aud have not ntorvencd for nothing, 'The ucoru of tha roforms moy be limited, but thoy will lio pursnied oven at tha risk of _depatture rom tho traditions which hevo hitherto obtained in dealing with the Ottoman Emplro, The nolo boginy by recapltulating the chief in- cidents of tha mediation up to tho present timo, ‘Tho threo Courls of Austna.llungars, It and Germauy, after haviug exchanged viewn, havo united £0 omploy in common their offorts of pacification. ‘The othor Governmonts readily reaponded to the invitation of tho thres Powora to act in tho samo @onse. Tho Povera used their influnncoe to localizo tho conflict, and to losaon its dangors and calamitios by proventing Servia aud Montonegro from participating ia tho movoment, Frrthormore, the COebinots havo offerca tho Turkish (lovernmeat tho good offices of thair Consular agents to aid in {m.c!rylnn the insurrection. Iu doing this they ook caro o respect tho dignity, rights, aud au- thority of tho Boverclgy, The dologates wero comminsioncd to take away from tho insurgents avery fllusion a8 to assistance from without, and to oxhort them to disporso after maling Lnown their wishes and complaints, The Powora resorved to themselves only the right Lo urgo on tho Turkish Governmont thoso domands of the ingurgents which scom to tuom legitimate. Tho Cablnots restricted themselves to counseliug tho Porfo that it should mako uso of moral an well as military mosna, Buch, sccording to the note, wora tho intentions and position of the Powera, but thoso Liavo beon altered by tho course of ovonts. 'Iho moat importaut evonts, necording to this view, seom to have boon the nblicaton of an unauitable schome of roform y tho Porto, nod tho porsstenco of the inaur- rection. If, ns has beon avsorted, the Russian Ambnesador at Constantinoplo snggestod sud fuepired the Firman of Dec. 12, the throo Pow- eora take little account of his work. *'Unhisp- pily,” aays the noto, ** their Lopes Liave been de- colved, On tho ono side, the roforms vublisbed by tho Porto do not wcem to have lad in view the pacification of tho popu- Intions of tho Insurgent provinces, oor to be suficiont to sattain that casential end. On tho other, tho Turkish arms lave not succoeded in_putting an ond to the insurzac- tion,” ‘This is plain sponking, and 1t pives it tona to the remainder of tho note. Tho Porto is enid to hava_ promulgatod general }mnclplcu which might bo mado tho basia of reforms throughout the Empire, but which had no special rolation to tho giievances of the Christiaus 1n Herzegovina and DBosnia, It bocomes necos- eary, therefore, for the Powors to point out what will bo practically effective aud will mako ossiblo that pacification which tho Turkish arma I:l\'ll bosn unabla to produco, Then comes tho oxposition of tho rofoyms wich the three Governments have ngreed to demsnd, aud to which tnoy have obtalned the nssont of the Western Powets, The reforms aro: TFull re- Jimous liberty ; the abolition of the farming of tho taxes; 6 law which sball guarantoo that the prodact of the direct contributions of Bosnia and Herzogovina sball be cmployod In tha intor- ert of the Proviuce itaclf; the institution of a Bpecinl Commission, composed of an aqual num- Der of Musenlmans aed Christings, to supervise tho oxecution of the reforms; snd, fluslly, an improvoment ot tho position of " the rural population.” Those recommenda- tions, or rather these domands, aro euppoated by srpuments which would be con- vincing, oven if thoconclusions bad not already boen for the most part admitted by the Porte. Thoe sgrarian eystem, Lowover, hns been loss consfdered than _any other spocial grievauco of tho Provinoo, and it deserves o notico, sinco it 18 probably the most powerful of nll the causes that bavo producod tho jusurrootion. Tho moat unfortuuato feature of Iriah soclety is found in anoxnggorated form in tho rovolted provinco, “The awnors of Jaud aro of onumll&lml, thoso who cuitivato it aro of anothor, Almost all tho Iands which do not belong to tho Stato or to the Moaques aro fn the honds of Mussulmans, swhilo tho laboriog clnes conaistd of Qbristians, Tho agrarian queation {8 complicated with re- liglous antsgonsm. Tho oblest part of the noto is that in which tho-justico, the reason- ableness, and the necossity of tha reforms pro- posod by the Cowers aro oxplained to the forte. ‘fho tooor of the azgumnents might nimost bave bean noticipatod from tho numerous discusstons of which these nnhappy proviuces liave boon the gubjoct. Tho wrongs are too palpabio and no- torious to give wuch scope for uovnh{’. Aftor this Count Andraasy tella tho Porte what Lis Govornment und thoso of the other Lowers think of the actual situation. This part of tho documont might disagrecably affect tho lenst suscoplible Government, Tlis undofined prom- isca of the Turkieb Government, says tho Aus- trian Minister, can only ralso aspirations without contenting them. On tho ather Land, it is catab- lisued that the arms of Turkoy have not suc- cooded in putting an end to tho ipsurraction, The winter has suspended action; the epriuj will seo it ranewed. Tho couviction i8_genor: among the Christiang that in the spring Bulgaria and the Cretans will swo!l tho movoment. It oy bo foreseon that tho Governments of Borvia and Montenogro, who already have bad & difll- culty in kooping thomselvoa out of it, wilt bo unable to resiat tho currout; undor . the influ~ ence of ovents, and of the public apinlon of thoir country, thu{luonm to lLiave famlliarizod thom- selvea with the faca of taking part in tho ultu‘r glo aa Boon as tho snow molta, ‘Yho throo Cabl- peta think that the only chanoo of avoid- ing mow complications i3 to bo found in & manifostation iesuing from ali the Powers, and establisbing thefr firm rosolution to arrost the movement, But to address the Princos and the Obristian population, the Powers must bave facte, sud not programmos ; for thore 18 a dosp- ly-roofed mistrust among tho Christians with rogard to overy promiso of tho I'orle, struat engendored by tho fallure of formor Imperisl deorocs to improve thelr condition. Thoe part of thls very direct appoal which will create most surprisc is that which rolates to the oxpec- tationsof thae Christians aod tho assumod inten- tlons of the provingos which have bitherto ro- malned nominally noutral, It might be supposed that tho threo military Empires would lave no groat difieulty in ohecking Servis, or prevontiny the flawmos of “ravolt from being carried futo Bui- garia, Nor would thoy If tha two neighbors of ‘Turkey choso to tako thio chance of creating bit- tor discontents among their own population. Lut to mprch into tho disturbed districts m order to Lsud them avor to a £'aaha, In reliauce on a goo- oral proclamation of reform, is o policy which the Austrian and Russian Govornmonts, with alltheir authority, might embarrass thomselves by adopt- fug, At tho samo time, wo have a right to oxpect that when the Porto assents to the reforms demanded in tho Auatrinn noto, and the liberty of tho disturbed province is placed boyond s -dnumhfl su ongsgemout to Furops, the two Powers which have the ost {nflusnce in thot n:filun will nse thoir bost offorts to restora tran- qultlity, Tho slx Powera can act upon Turkey ; but the mysterics of Blay smbition are known only at Vienns and Bt, Potersburg, A BECHET PATAGRAIL Dispat:A ta New York leraid, LoxpoN, Fob, 17.—1 haye the hxrxlmt suthor- 11y for stating that the folloning s the- toxt of tho socrot Enrugra h insorted by the Queen's Ministry in the articlea of adlosion to tho Aus- trian noto to tho Porte: **'Tho Bultan to send a specisl Commlselonor to tho jusurgonts. 1f the jusurgenta reject the ‘proposals for peace, tho Austrian Goverament, nt tho Porto's expense, will make s military oo~ oupation of tho wuole territory of tho insurroce ‘tlonary proviucea for eix montlis, whila tho Britleh Govorument will eend & divislon of ity fleet to crulso in Turkish waters, snd in the Adriatio also." BUBSIAN INFLUENCE IN ROUMANIA, Tioarn by s private dispatoh from a high source that “Gen. BouvaroX had an ioterview with Princo Chiarles of Rouwmanla, st which {t was lsuod thiat tho latter shiould take an ecarl opportunity for yefusing to pay the Turkly tribute; and that, upon the Porte teking stepa to ouforcs its rights, a Russisn force of 150,000 men would occupy the province. —_— GERMANY. HCCLEBIABTICAL. Loxpox, Feb, 21.—A dispatch from Berlin re- porta that the Ecolssinstical Court has definitely summoned $he Bishop of Munster to appear for TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21; 1876, trlsl on charges which Involva s penaity of daposition from his Beo, Tho summona was posted on the doors of the Iplscopal Palace bacauso the Bishop was abaent, THE ULTRAMONTANES, Beneix, Fob, 4.—Ilerr Augnst Reichenaperger, an ominont lesder of tho Uliramontans party in the German Parliament. has publiabed a concili- atory psmuhlet, (o which ho rocommonds n vir- tual withdrawal of tho new Eccleniastical niat~ utes, or olse direct negotiations betwson Boriin and Rome. The former altornative heing out of tha quostion, the pamphlct haa probably hean written to indicato tho Inclination of the Papacy to affect n compromiso. It is high tima for somo ntich arraugement, unlesa the lRomau Chnzeh in Prosain s to be doprived of her fow remaining Bishopn. TRUBRIAN POLAND, Pan, Feb. 4.—A mosting has Leen hold at T'oxen to patition tho P'russian Hcuse of Lords against tho bill ordering the use of Gorman iu -FI otticial correspandonce, reavlutions, and docu- monts, ‘Tho petitionors nrgo that 12 por cent of tho Pruesian population in non-Gorman ; that tho Volos wero oxpresaly promised thoe uso of thalr lapguagn; that the present syatem of edu- cation will not, as wasoxpected, eradicata it, aud that to fino local authoritica for umng their mothor topgue would bo & grosa lnjustico, The mooting alao doclared its attachment to Cathnl- iclsm oud ita respect for Cardinal Lodochoweke. Y g ITALY: TIE DAPTIFTELY OF DAVENSA, Rose, Jan, 31.—Tho attention of the Govern mont has beon called to the condition of tho celobrated Daptintery of Ravenna, o monument of tho highessimpartsnce s regarda tho lilatory of art, Thoe mosaica of the fifth contury it con- talns are rapldiy perisuing, and, in Idet, tho building itaclf in threatouing ruin in consequonco of thodamngo It haa recolved in past timew ond tho gradusily increasing Injury it is coutin- usily suffering from the damp, cansed by the very low lovel on which it staude, With a view to savivg the Daptistoty fiom further injury, a roject Lins boen prapared by tho Cotnmer:dators nactavf, Chief of thhe Dopartment of Civil XEngineers st Ravenoa, which has_just rocorved tho spproval of tho Miuister of Pablic Works. It 18 proposed aftor sl tho roquisite procautions bave beon taken, to raive tho cdice bodily to tho modern lovel by moans of a number of groat screws worked sim- ultancoasly, new foundationa to bo buslt beneath 18, This will bo tho fitat occasion of this means of ralsing buildinge—common in the United Btaten—boing wput inte operation in conucction with an ancient editice, OANIBALDT AND CREMATION, Panis, Feb. 8,—Garibaldi Las given bis adhe~ slon to the Italisn Crowation Hoclety, **To bo hurat after death,” romurks tho Pnpal otgun at ltome, **1a & eign of civihization 10 tho eyes of tho modern Pagana.” — GREAT BRITAIN. THE GIOCERIES MARKETS. Loxpox, TFeb. 10,—~Miuclog Lano markets bave wot undergone auy slteralions tbis week. Transactions have been mado ouly to & modorate oxtont, Yesterday thero was a rovival of the demand by rofiners for West Indios sugar, Bev- eral parcols of crystallized sugur which were rold by suction renlized firmer rates. Tow brown sorts, of which tho supply is large, heve mot quite maintainod their provions valus. TReflned sugar met with ready buyers for crystals. Plantation Ceylon coffee, by wuction, Lhas sold with cooslderable apirit 'at ngher rates for colony sorts. _Active fvados aro stoady. At a sale beld by tho Netlier- laud Trading Compaur, Woduesdey lnst, pricos wote gonerally botior, but this tavorablo resuit hae oot caused any imirovemout ju common kinde hefe, owing to full nnpuhnn suill offoring. Somo fortuer coutracts have been made in new c‘rop Durwmah 1ico to arrive et current low quota- tions, ———— RUSSIA. NO ANTI-CUINESE ALLIANCE. LoxpoN, Teb, 21.—Thoe Russian Telegraph Agency publishes s dispatch stating that no alli- aoce Lss been formed botweon Ruasia, Gor- many, Englacd, and tho United Staiea in regard to China, but the usual good understanding bo- tweon thio powors 1 more emphatic by roason of tho position 1o which the fo:eign resmdents of Clioa aro placed. AFRICA. THE GORDON EXPEDITION. Loxpox, Fob. 21.—Intolligenco has beon ro- coived from the Qordon Expedition to Dec. 10, Qordon conglders two-thirda hia work dono, Ho bas eatablished numerous mil stations, CASUALTIES, THE DROWNING AT GOLCONDA, ILL. Currespondance St Lowa Glabe-Demacrat, QGowcoxpa, 111, Feb, 14.-—About 4 oclock yes- terdny afternoon this town was visited by & storm of wind and rain, destructive alilo to prop- orty and life. The ‘‘oldest iuhabitant * cannot recall a similor experionco. For a fnll hour the clouds wera thieateniog, and suddouly the storin swepl by with tho roar and fury of o hurricaue, sweoping evory obstacle {n its track. The south patt of the town sufferod most. Tho rosidences of Mrs, McGown and Goorge Booz were unroof- od. and that of Mr, T. W.Wotliarbeo demolished. togethor with his blacksmith elop. Stables and foucon were ovorywhere blowu down, sud trocs uprooted nod carriod many feat, Tho sad fate of six stalwart youug men who woro alling oo tho river caséa pall of gloom over the town. Thoy had boou out all aftornoou on the broad and ewift Objo, sporting on the waves in tho merry breoze. While eailing slong the Kentucky sliore they saw the storm comiug, and bastened for the 1llinois bank, but when about midway of the river a terrific guet toro tho eail in sureds snd caprizod the boat, ‘L'he wind ond rain beat upon them, aud tho wavea were ikotho hills, Olinglog to the overturnod skiff, their fingers grippod in tho seams, tho curront hurried thotn on, and for s moment they Wero morry, but in leas than five ioutes Gus Feithouse and Willism Faubusach, aftor vain strugglos, sank to riso no more. 'Then it wou tho othors realized thoir poril, and with criea for aid tuoy mingled prayors to God, Oa thev wera borne, ovor aud anon dasbed from tho ekiff, and rogaining their hold, uwtit they had gono 4 miles, crying, Atrug- ling, praviug in_the cold wavos, wheu William owry eaid : "** Doys, wo will all bo drowned at the skif; I shall make for the Kentucky shore,” and etarted, but went only a ittlo distanco and perished. In fiftesn minutes. Frank Mechan, growing woaker. snd twive eaved by hia companions, roauosted thear to tako his watch, and, if eaved, give it to his wife, but he wont down leaving 1o memonto. T'lio survivors, seeing tho approach of a steatm- boat, wore encoursged, but their crios and #Croams wero unavailing, and when thoy saw tho boat pass, Jamos Bhor{dan's strength was gouo, hope fled, aud lifo departed. Darknoss roigned, the waves rocked tho sole murvivor. On he wont, his strengeh fast failing., His fecblo voico pior¢od (lio winds and roachod tho shoro, ‘Throo tramps, in B ekiff, mado over the waves to the Qdyiug, sod found 'Obacles Queou lying on the baw of s boat, rendered unconscions attho sight of reliof, and he was picked up more dead than alive, A farm-liouse, 8 milea from tho scono of the accident, was soon reached, sud in u littlo white an oxpedition, headed by J. H. Hsll, trom Golconds, in search of the miving, reacued the apot, and Quaon, recovering, related the sa: fato of hia friends, und his own delivoranco, which ho ascribos, nat o bis own strongth, for he way ono of tho woakest of tho party, but tothe mercy of God. TORNADO IN INDIANA. Dispaten lo Cincinnati Commerclat, New ALsany, Ind, Fob. 16.—Dotween 4 and & o'clook, Bundsy evoniog, » torrific and destruc- tive oyclone passed over a porslon of Wasbing- ton County, coming from the southwest and going norihoaat, Tho following particulars wora receivod to-day: About 8¢ miles south of Balem, {t stmox tho farm of Lowls Smith, unroofed bl barn and wll out- bulldings, and elightly damaged bis dwelling, Isas0 Richardson's barn was demolished ; Will- fsm Allen’s housa wos unroofed, snd ‘wood- housa torn ta plece: awson Lyous' houss wrecked, Josoph Mo) barn uareofad, Mr, Groes’ house unroafed, Mr. Muunden's houss, uu- *roofod, Samuol Knowliag’s baru blown down, ous mule Lilled, sud other stock ceipplod; William Johnson's large barn uworoofed; Josl Detuy, 1,000 peachi-troes torn upi Thoinas Nicholson, houso blown down, wife shghtly hust, aud two children scalded by the stove turning aver; Wilt- fam Nicholsou's barn blown dowu, sud one horde kilted; Wiley Jones' house plxflr destroyed, fioodn blown out, scattered, and yartislly burned ; enjamin ¥. Nicholson's bouse dewolivliod, & larga bara unoroofed &nd almost cowplotely wrecked, horses and agricultursl implewonts damsged, and a largo orchard grestly dumazod s the loss will probably reach 2,600, All slong i4a course fondes wure destroyed, coro-osibg de- mollahed, poultry killed and terad, forest- tcoea uprooted “and twistod off. 'Thers wore many narrotr oscaprs of porsona fiom death. ‘[0 money valuo of propo:ty dostroyed s large. DEATH IN ITS MOST FRIGHTFUL FORM TLouiavitLe, Ky., Fob, 20.—A doath as hortl- be probably asit is nossiblo for man to suffer occurrad at Lagrange, Ky., at 11 o'ciock Batat- day night. The victim was Joun Fionegao, an engincer on the Blort Line Ruilroad, whon: tho Company considorod ono of tho bast mon at tho timo. Finuegan was on n freight train, an axle broks, ood pracipitated the engine and cars down o elight embankmont. Finnegan waa by some moans caught fars by tho machinery, aul beld #o that his companlons coitld not ofleot his releade. - ‘Two utreams of Lot wator poured upon his face and body from a brolen boiler. No reliel could be ex- tonded to ths sufferer, and., after mont horrible agony ho becamo wincensciova and soon died, 'Tho ekin from bis faco and hody pocled off befora hin own eyes, When phyeicians from Lonisvillg arrived, Finncgan was dving with Lis tougua almoat dropping off from the effects of tho liot water which had forcod itsell into his moutd L RIVER DISASTERS, Nrw OrLEANg, Fab, 20.--Lbo sleamboat Mary Lowry, from ed River fur New Orloavs, with 1,200 bales of cotton and other ficight, took fira at Carzoliton to-uay aud burnod to tho wator's edge, A small portion of tho eargo wos turown overboard ~ and maved in & daoagod condition. No livea wera lost. “Tho total loa iu nbout §10,004; Insurance not kuown, ‘Tho wtosmboat Lutus No, 3, from Jef- ferson, Tex., for Now Orleans, with 1,000 Lalos of cotton, rank on Lass Cusrled, Tho bont is Lotiaycd to be a total joss, Tho cargo will bo eaved in 6 damaged coudition. RAILROADS, CENTENMIAL TICKETS. Mr, Bamuel Powell, General Ticket sod Pase senger Agent of the Chicago, Butlingtou & Quincy Railroad, bas sont in advance of tho publication of the repuiar procesdings of thie Tickot Agents’ Couventlon at Louisville tho following rules re- gardiog the sale of Centennisl tickela totho varfous Geuoral Ticket Agents {n tie country: First—Tound-trip tickela to New Yock, good fur quing und relurhing Ly fhe fanis route, 1nuy bo gold Trom Uetrolt, Tolwlo, Ciuveland, Cresie Hing, Columbus, Clucinuath fnthe territors east of Gmuks, und nt competitive ‘polnts wouth uf the Ohio River, ot w reduction of not WOre tLul 25 er ceut frain Cunveution 1ates. Sezond—livund-r.p tckets to Piladelnlitn, good for thirty deya, golug and returning by the sa‘uu Touts, 1may bo suid trom_ Dotroit, Toicau, Cleveland, Cre 1ino, Colunbus, Ciuannatl, and points west theroof, in tao territory esst of Omala, and sl compeitve poluts south of the Ohfo ftiver, st {1 les than the Taund-trip rates to New Yorls, g ra—tiound-trip tick-ta lo Philadelobla, via New Sork, good for thirts days, going und returuing by the samne route, may be kold from atroit, Toledo, Cleve- laud, Crostliue, Columbus, Clacinnatl, aud polits went thereof, in the territory cast of Uinihia, sud ut cons- Fotitive poluts routa of thy Onfs River, at §1 more 10an the rouni-trip raies to New York: + Fourth—From tne territory east of Detroit, Toledo, ud poiutn weat thereof, T Clavelnd, Creutline, Columbun, aud Cinclnnatl, tho Laals of reauced rates aud tao lmit for yound-trip tickets sliall be ixod by the trunk lites and connec- tions, sud from_competitise Jomts betweeu the ttunk lMuca 1t 0ald territory tho rates fo Yutladelputa, vis Now York, shuall Lo 3 more than tho rates to Philadel- Pphis by th's direct or short liue, P fr—=Taat sll terminal lHaen be requested to trauo exenreion or tourista’ tickets from Philsdelpbia, New York, Baltimore, and Washingion, to Weatern aud Boutliorn points'and roturn, ot wamie rates aud under restriztious ss govern east-bound excurson oul, th—That all rafl lines makea reduction of mot 1o thun 25 per cont upon Coavettiun rates for rodud- trip tckets, ' S.ch tirkeis 1o Lo yood for passage nat mcrs than thirty iaya from date of laru Heventh—Tuat in aduition to rouu fng sud returning by same route, tickel o2 route to roturn Ly suwther route, ut such points as x\:l)l Dext serve the convinienca of visiturs to the - it Hylti—Connilering the wide cxtentof territory traveraed by American raflways, much of 3t but thiny populated, tho woderate rate alrcidy catablished Ly edule and the liberal reductions uow extended es- pecially for thy benelit of vintors (o the Exhitdtion, 1hat thic rates horeby eatablislied ba unifornily required from individusl passougers or from comaiderubic Yodiea of visitors travedng togetler, whether organ. ized or not, Ninth—That tlckets with s inted face, the subject- ‘mator of wilen abll be uniforu, by all 'lines outaidy of truuk ues, and o accordanice with the form of tickets submitted Lerewith, snd that the dute of lsaue e mado to appear pisinly, in fuk, on the face of each contract, fo addition fo tho ctamp ou the biek s auch lines 8 'doen 1t ueccasary 4o provide for tho sighature of the purchaser. Tenta—Tuat If any road shall make any less rats {hian those eatablishied and agreed upon for this Cen- tenufal busincss, ail Huoy repreacuted in thus Atvocta- ton shall refuse 10 accept the tickets of any such road, Etventh—That the regular excursion tickets be plac:d on sale not earlier tusn Aay 1,sud bo contued until the 31t day of October, Twe fU—That 1t 14 the sense of this Ansociation that no lino eau Issue cxurdion tickets unlets toy partici- Tt In the reduction upon the busis eatablislied, I'hirteenth—That the Unsia ot rates for round-trip tiskets, golng by ons route sad returniug by another, sbali be at similir reduction us is wade on ticketa go- lurntng by tho same routs. ip tickets go- Lu 1saited by CHICAGO & LAKE SUPERIOR. Special Diepateh to The Chicage 1ribune. Jaxesvinry, Wis, Feb. 19.—W. H, McCarrio, of Eugland, has beon the guost of tho Dayia Houss for two days. 1o s visitivg tho city on 1mportaut bueiesss counected with {ho Chicago & Lake Suponor Air Lioo Rallroad. Ho is » ropresentative of certain capitalists in En- gland who havoe been appealed to for wonsy to build tho above road. Bofors making any iovestment of this kind thay soot Mr, McCorrio to tho Umted Statos to inquire lnto tho charactor of tho road and the prospects of it success, He 18 making a thor- ough investigation of the matter, aud secms to think thoro 14 & good show that tho road will be butlz, and, when comploted, will prove success- tul. Work alopped on this road In 1874, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC EXTENSION, Tho oxteneion af ths branch of tha Chicago, Tack Island & Pacific Railroad from Wasbington to Oskalocss, Ia., will bo opeusd for bumueas to-day, The distancos of the now line aro na follows: Sigourney to Delts, 7 miles; Bizour- ney to ltosebitl, 143 miloa; Higourney to Oska- louss, £5 miles. Biation ugonts in Iowa will bill to theso poiuts, using ratos in lowa Division toriff which took etfect July 1, 1874, Local aeents iu [1linois and Missourt’ will uso ratos on wileago sheots in tatif which took efect Fob. 20, 1843, PEKIN, LINCOLN & DECATUR. Speaaat Disvateh (o The Chicazo Trioune, BprivarieLy, 1, Feb, 19.—The decres of sale of tho Pekin, Lincalu & Dacatur Hallrond was filed this morning, snd that ealo will tako placo after duo notice xud publication. REORGANIZED, New Youx, t'eb, 19.—The vondlolders of tho New Orleans, Mobito & Toxas Rallrosd Compa- ny met to-day, aud 1eorganized as the New Or- leans & Toxns Railroad Company. FIRES, AT GALESBURG, ILL. Epreiat Unspateh to 1ha Chicago T'ribune, Gavrespona, 111, Feb, 20.—A tonaut-house on Kellogg street, owned by E. Kpear, of this city, way partially destroyed by fire Saturday avenlug. Iusured to the full amount of damnge. At 7 o'clock this morulng the slarm was again givon, tho fire boing in & largo smoke-houso kil ed with meat, on Enst 3lsin utreot, and ownod by Nels Lofquist, a leading butctier of this city. Lofors the engiues coulid bs mado to work it was completely destroyed, Losa cousiderablo; io- suranco light. i THE IRON-WORKERS. Pirresuno, Fob, 20,~Tho 1rou and steel work- ors of this and othier sections bavo offactod a co- operative trades uniou, adopting st their con- furonco yesterdsya conatitution and by-lawa by which thoy will in futute be governed, and which, it iu bolloved, will insure harmouious ac- tion betweeu dilfurent branches under all cir- cumstsoces, The assaciation will be kuown s tho International Awalgamated Ualon of lrun ‘orkors, and 6 said to bs a very atrong organlzation. _— FINANCIAL. 87. Lavty, Mo., Feb. 20.—A temporary injunce tion was issued by the .Circuit Court yesterday rostraluing the CGuardisn Baviugs Bank from furthor trausaction of business. A Hoceivor STATE ATFAIR WISCONSIN, TIE RAILROAD DILL. Srestal Dispateh to I'he Chicavo Tribunt. Mapisow, Wis,, Feb. 19,—The couteat over tho material amendment of tha Potter Iaw regulat- ing railroada, which bas boen the leading festutn of the aession thua far, sad roached its climax this weak, was ended this mornivg by the pass- ngo, with amendments, of the Assembly Vsnco bill. 'rogress has baon reported from day to day. Tha bill passed tho Assembly Monday evon- 1ni and was roforred to the Ntallroad Commiltes of the Sonato noxt day. It was reportod back, sfterhearing viaborate argument, Thursday aftor- niona, by (s Committee seatorday, seven ont of nino of its membern recommending its passane. The Sensto dovotod most of the- day yesterday to it coumderation, it belng vigorously oprosed Dby Senator Pottar and others, and waa ordered to & third reading, witl hit one Sonator ausent, by = vote of 23 ti U, a4 alrnady reported. ‘To-dny tho viil was agun taken up. Benator Lotror mand ho liad opyosod thy measure, but ng it wae avidentiy to pars hio desirod 1o have it as perfoct as possibla. As there sppearad to be no provision for the compensation of the Commia- sioner, or for & clerk, ho moved to add a gaction providing a compeusation of 33,000 yor sunum and #3 por day for traveling oxponses, to fur- nish an oftice, aud to employ o clork at 1,200 per annum, and Atationery ta a0 xmouat not ex- cocding #400, Ahis was ndopied, oa was alad an amendmont, Ly HSenator Larrou, that tho term of oftice of tho Commiaeionrr rhall besin Feo, 15, and that nominaticng in the vear tho terin was to expire aliall be sent into the Sennte during Jasvary. Anctber unimpurtant ameid- meat sras adopted, and the bill wid then passed by the followlng vote: Ayer—Senatnrs Diker, Haraes, Nareon, Biai, Campe 11, 1, N, Davis, Duwo, Iuer, Yifut, Huiboway, Itiuer, Jacobs, M Farland,’ Mitchicll, Novine, Reed, Liounds, Ryan, Silverthorn, 3ud Wil Ve It. E, Davie, o bill, with Hudd, tor It, and A8LmAG, 4. galir sty Tue bLill was then mesxagod Into tho Asaem- iy, which promptly concurred v all tho Senuts amendmenta witbout quostion, amd the rarosd Tuukmjolcodu tha biil went to the Enrotiug slerk. OTIER DUSINESY, Tho Sennte nmonded tho Assombly rosaintion grauting the Halla to the poor poople of Flsdi- son aud the Legislature t) hold & Centennial partv, free of chargo. on the evening of tho 2:.d of February, by substizuting Wiezonsin for Mad- Ison, and 25th for 224, and adopted it. A bill wau yassed Lo {tcorporats the City of Piattevilio, and adjourced till Wednesday 1oraing. Iho Axsembly, under saepevwon of the rules, concurred In o Henato billto amend a law of 1372, #0 u8 to mako moro elear tho powcrs of railronds n regard to nght of way for mide tra &e, Tho Spesker prescnlud tho roport of L. I Forues, Lumber Inspictor of the Ashland Diu- trict, stating that 1,421,919 feet of lo2w had beon nealod stierein daring the season of 1575, Anun- ber of bills were covmdered in Cotmittea of the Whole, and ordered to & third rending, sud the Astembly adjoursod to Wedneaday evening, The Capitol is slmost deserted this oveming, few membois or ofticorn of either Honsa remain- fog. The Demactatic side af the Assembly was very thin this morniug, and ot adjournmont thcre were nat Lalf of thio mombers pres ‘The Belocs Comuntize to whom tuo chargos sgaioet Timothy O'Brien, Court-Crier of - waulos Couaty, of aitomptiug to bribo clerk to utier a bill in Lis intoreet, Lave summouod bim toappear aud testity bofore the Committee, which will mect noxt Wednesday oftertioon, ‘I'ic delegates to the Repubiican Couvention, eo far ns beard from, aro mamly in favor of Dlaine for V'reident, but the geueral fecling wo far exprossed 18 agninst inutracting delegated to the National Convention. _— PENNSYLVANIA, TOE TITTSEURG LEPONM-KCHOOL. Prrrsnvng, Pa., Feb, 20.—~1he Legiulalive Committen which Las been engaged for some waa aluo askod for, but no sction was taken on thot part of tho peiition, The Gusrdin Bauk ia rather n amall convern, and becamo somewhot crippled by tho falure'of its President, L. J. Riielly, some thne sgo. e ———— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Prrvoury, Fob, 20.—Tho stoamer Wleland, from Now York, has arrived. New Yonk, Feb. 20.—Arrived: The stesmers Balier, frow Bremen; Harder, from Hamburg; and City of ichmond, from Liverpool woeka iu investipatiug the affairs of the Reforn- $:nool at this placo finisked 1ts labora yeator- day, oad_ will probobly lay its teport be- tore the Legislatuie dunug the coming week- it Is not knowa what the teport will be. but it is prosty genurally beiteved that the Committee rogard tho cbarges of ciueliy to the inmates and mismanagement woll sustained, aud that thoy will rocommond that no micro aporapria- tions bo made by the Ntate unul thers i1a a chaugo of the officers of the Board offected. CRIME, WINSLOW'S EXPLANATION. London Telejram to Loatan Heratd, ‘The Herald ropresontative, aftor Wicelow had boen remanded, visiled bim in tho Clarkenwell Houso of Detention, where Le la confined. The unhappy man did not at firat recognize bis visit- or, but shook handa in & listless wav, averting his eyeds. Ho was somewhat disinclined to con- vorse at tho omtsel, but cagerly inquired for newa from Doston, and seomod anxious to learn tho state of publio opinion concerniop Lis capo. When told that it was generally balioved he bad taken away a largo amount of property, he roplied: * 1 did not expect thie: I can clear myself of these chargos. All the funds of every kind wo had nith us when we loft amount- od ouly to 86.000, and most of this amount be- Jonged to my wife in her own Hght, being tho prockeds of the male of such of her privato elfects ny were savud wlion onr house at Auburn. dalo was bmned. Tho money my wifo's mstor had waa given her by lier uucle. "I, myeolf, had but £400, 1 did not ralss moucy on the nolicies of inkuranco on tive house, as i8 reported ; that story is falao, except that oue of tho policios waa transferred to socuro o debt, 1 hear they have seized everyihing from my wifu at Notter- dam." Hore Winslaw bogan to weep. Winslow, during the srialo of this conversa- tion, was, as beforo hinted, much affected, aud wopt liko a child whon slluding to s wife and the mieery sho must endure, Ile seemed to think moro of the disgraco that would full on his family then of hia own. He begged that hia wife be not loft pevniless, and entreated hi viai- tor to use whatover futluence hio conld commanid to havo her seut home on the samo steamor thut returns Lim to Loston. In parting from tue Hjeratd correspondont, ho sud : ¢ You are telu- graphing to the Herald, Say that T uslk Muau- chugetts to_remembor my kovices in tho ary and navy., Tell them not to condomn moe until thoy bavo hoard mo, It fs not justice to cous demn » mun uubeard. “Fell iy friends to have courage. I will yet clear iysolf of theso charges. They will not sce mo suffer wrong," A HEAVY BLOW. Special Drsvaten ta Tne Chicano Tribune, Laxr: Fonesr, 1ik, Feb, 20,—A butcher named Jim Burko and s farmer named Joseph Keefe haviog had some difficulty last night, agreod to tight 1t out. They drow off their coaty, and, be- foro tha bystanders could interforo, thoy drow back to etrilie each other. Ieef ot iu tho first blow, aud felled his antugonist to tho ground, wliore Lo lay insonsible. The bystanders carricd bLitn to bis bome, and summoned Dr. Henderson, An oxamination showed that the wkull was fractured above the loft cvo. Othier plysicians have bosn to examine Durke aud give the opinion that the mau must die. Accordingly, a warzant was siwworn out aud placed in tho hands of the BuonfY, who, accompanted by a Consta- bie, proceeded to the rosidenve of Keof, 1 nule wost of Lakae Forest, aud took Keef {u custodv. He went quiotly with tho oftivor to Wan! whore be waa lodged fn jail. Kocf i a well do farmer, and haa beon rounrdod as inolounivo, "Tlho opinion iv thas hio was forced iuto the figl Doth of the meu are young, FIENDISH QUTRAGE. Sgecial Disvaten to The Chicaao Trivune. Dea Maises, Is., Feb, 20,—A fow nights ago, young woman wag walliug slong tho highway, at Ited Oak Branclh, Montgomery Couuty, when she was acized by four meu, gagged, carried under a bridgo, ontraged, sud loft 1 ou.{nsonsi- blo coudition. She finally camy to cousclous- ness, aud reached ber bowe. Tho scouudrols Lave not boon dwcovered. ‘The law restoring hauging 1o Towa i thu especial urder for nest Friaay before tho llouse, and it 4 ‘gmllyinu to kupow that & majority ato iu favor of it, aud that rapa Wil be claszod with murder, A KEOKUK MURDERER, Special Duavateh 0 The Cateags 4 ribune, Keoxvs, Is., Fob. 20.—In tho Distnict Counrt yeatordsy Alphoneo Eston ploaded guilty to tho wurder of Willlam Dorrin, o this oty, on Christmas day, and was sentenced to tho Peni- tentiary fors term of teu yoars, The murder wauy & cald-blooded aud atroclous one, but tha fact that {c wes committod In & drunken franzy was successfully urged In mitigation of the offonyo. MURDERER ARRESTED, ® Suecial Duapatoh to The Chicado dnvune, TupuanaroLis, Feb. 20,~Yestorday M. @. Pali- ley, the murderer of James Redwino at Fisher's Btation, Hamilcon Oounty, in Decembor last, was eatad [n the hills in Kentneky, 100 milas sonth of Cincinnati, by Bharift Jesap. STABBING AFFRAY. Pirtanura, Pa,, Feb. 20.—At sn early hour thin morning, while engaged In n quarrel in » house on Mulborry alley, I'ateick Ferry stabhed Mathow Lang in the abdoman with a cane-knifs, inflicting prol nt:‘y fatal {ojurics. Ferry was an rosted aod looked up. A CLEVELAND SHOOTING AFFRAY, CrLEVRLAND, O., Feb. 20.—Cotloib liottenges and Horman Felslow got into a quarrel last night in o ealoon on Croton strect, Felshow drow & ravolver and shot Hellenger, scrioual. and probably fatally wonoding him, Felshow was arreated. THE WEATHER, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Feb. 31— 1 s m,~In the Upper Tukew, Upper Mississippl, nod Lower Missouri Vailar, low Larnmoter, brisk and high #outh to cast winds, shifting to cold porthweat. etly, cloudy weather and light raina tnrning fota KuOW in tho northera vortions. followad by rising barometer and vartly clondy weather, 1u tho Lowar Lakes and Middig States, falllng barometer, 1ucreasiog northeast to soutbreast winds, rising tomp.crature,aud iucreasing cloudi- nons, unceecded by ram or snow in the former, and possibly by rata during tho night in tho late tur, rectat Disvateh ¢ The Chieano Trivune, Stoux Crrv, Ja,, Feb. 20.—In the vicinity of Sioux Falls, Dakota, n large ?uanllty of apring cat was kowe.l Jnst week.” If the weather con- ae warm, wheat In that rection will bo nearly all i tho grovud helore tha It of Iarch. Tbo #eason {8 six woeks carlior than udual. The farmars of this section are plowing nad gettiog realy for snwing. : LOCAL ONSCRVATIONS, wineasn, “im 30, 1 114 AL OLSERVATIONS, i31cAna, Feb, 20, 1876, Clerr, 101 Clndy, Lok, SUDDEN DEATH. Srectat Disnateh to The Clikeazo Tribine, Des Moisss, In., Feb., 20,—Last Sunday even: ing Bamuol Chambers, living near Bartlott, Kou- Buth Counts, went to the barn to bed bis azock. Not returning, rearch waa made, when he was found in tho barayard on bin knees, his faco on th ground, and Loth hands nider bis fave,— doad. ilo was ono of the eatlieet koitlers and one of tho wealtblest en of the county, and bighly exteomed. As his brothor nnd piater died {untantly with hoart disoase, it is suppoasd alkc cause produced his death, wirs. Goodrich got & verdict azninat Sloomings tow. 1., Saturlay for £5600 for injurios t0e coived by a full on the sidowalk. Anew trialis asked for. A Cotp Sres A SwaLi Arram—Most negleet ft, Who mindaft? Yeta cold rasy v consumption, stud taon fullwh almokt_certuio_d Better take a'cold fr tiwe Ly using Dr, D. Jaynws Lxpestorant, the well-kuown stand:red remcdy for coughy, colds, canmnmpiion, esthiua, bronckits, and =l pulmouary’ comylaints, and your cold will disap- ear, L well us all apprchension of dauger. BUSINESS NOTICES. Wilhor's Cod Livor 011 and Lime— The great popularity of this aafe and eflicacious prep- arativa i Mlone atiFnutable (o s fatrinsie wortls - 1 tho cure of Cauglis, Colds, Asthms, Nronehitis, Wioop- ing Cough, S:rofuluus Himors, atid wl O)nvumptivo Symptom, it bst no superior, i€ equal, Lot 6o one neglect the early wymnptoma of diseass, when on ogent 10 thuw at hand which will slieviste sll complaints of tho Chest, Lungs, or Throat, _Manufuctured ouly by A, Wiluor, Clewlat, Boston,” Soid by all drugglsts. g Ml A Joy Yorever. ‘There was an ald woman who lived {n a shoe; Hur old nachine troubled ber 5o Bho ditu’t know what to dog But sbie took it Lo the oflice, 150 Btate strsat, And cxchangod for & Domestlc,™ When ber Joy was complete, — Neglrcted Couchs and Colds.—Fow are aware ol the fmyortance of checkiug o Cough or +#Common Cold ™ i fin first stage; tnat whick in the beginning would ylekl to * Brown's Bronchiu Troches,” if neglected, often works upon the Lungs, DRY GOODS, &o. bolden Opporfuniy. GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! BETATL, DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, PIRIE & (0, Madison and Peoria-sts, In addition to othor bargains horo« toforo advertised the follow- ing aro offorcd: LINENS & HOUSEKEEPING GOODS 200 s Irish Linon, of colobrated make, shightly smokad and'wet at o recont firo 111 Now York, will be sacrificod at about halt rico. 380" %ox Tloached Muclk Towels, all linon, 10 nud )2 L-4g each, 850 doz Linen Damask and Huck Towols,’ 160 ; would bo choap at 40a, 500 dox hoavy Linon Damask Towels a3 2803 wortt 37 1.0, Our oatire stock of fine Towola groatly re. od. Tariains tn Towelings and Crashos, 250 dos, Linen Damask Napkini at $1; worth $1.50 doz. Lurg”«‘xn!l '1:!:1 and Fruit Napkins, 500 doag wor 2 Good Bleached Linen Damasks, 5003 usnal price 700, Unbtenchod Linon Damasks for 35,40, 45, and 50 ; sold rogular ior a6, 60, 00, ind 756, 12-4 hoavy Hedsprends for S'; Worth ¥1.35, 100 Mareolilos 11-4 Quilts for $1.35; formere " Iy &3, 200 Mersoillos 114 Quilts for $3; worth ad loast $3.756, & Our 5 Rich Quilts reduocod to $4, anulnl Burgaing in Bwmbroidered Piano and 'Table Covors. FLANNELS AND WOOLENS. Goad Whita Flannals 150 yd. White All.Wool Elnnnnh.’flflux worth 300, Tino Whito F'lannels, 230; a bargain, Ve'r'y3 gham Rod Flannels, plain und twilled, . at36c, TLotolextrafing Gray Suiting Flannels ro- ducad from 75 to 'lnvm Oheclk Shirting Flanne!s from 30 to 400, Biankets grostly reducod. Bml:nlcts. Tor Boys' wear, 400 yd, worth 89 aud 600, Qassimares, all wool, 66, 80,000, and $1 doclded bergains ; izreal.'{y'rndueud. By Oansimoros, splendid styles, from §1 to .50 ¢ worth 30 per aont more. Hundsote styles 0-4 Osssimores reduced in prics one-third. third. Bargaina in Coatingsand Hroadoloths. Cloaking Boavers inblack and cholcoe shades, rouuly reduced, ofi{nu;x Ila and Fur Boavors very cheap, to oloso, COTTONS&COTTON SHEETINGS "At N, X, Agonts’ Prices, GOLDEN OPPORTONITY Meadison & Peoria-sts. |