Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1876, Page 5

WORSE YET. - The Second Day’s Exposurcs Bear 8till Heavicr on Scheneks Lyon Brings Forward Another Batch of Statistical Allegation, Showing How Schenck Held Stock Just Long Enongh o Gef the Premium. Benator Morton Makes a Can- did and Sufficient Ex- planation. His Services Were Sought, but Not Obtained, by Stowart. Lyon's Dealings in Mines with Sev- eral Prominent Chicagoans. How the Lattor Sunk Much Wealth in tho Consolidated Gregory. THE INVESTIGATION, LYON'S HTORY CONTINUED, Speetal Dispateh to The Uhicago Trfbune, Wanmxaron, D, O., Fob. 20.~In the Emma Mino invostigation to-day, Lyon testifiod that Park eaid to him, just beforo tho suit botweon Park and Davis wae about to come on, that Behenck was o Iawser af very gront nbility ; that In looking over the papers in tho cass, Bchenck had discovered a point which had been overlook- »d, and which was of vory great importance to him, 8ir Boundel Palmer waa barristor for tho ottier gide, nud tho caso was to go on bofore Vico-Chancollor Mellen. Bchonck was to sl on Sir Roundel Palmor, and say to bim that Le know the partica to this sult vory well ; that Park and Baxtor wore vory fine gen- ticmen, and vory srealthy, whilo Davis waa bank- yupt, and Park said the probabillty was that Sir Roundel Palmor would not appoar whon the caso comoup. Darkaleo romarked that Vico-Chan- ollor Mellon would bo very likoly to hoar of it #leo, Lyon eald that the moxt day Lo went to tourt to_&eo how tho plan worked, and Bir Roundel Palmor did not appear, Ilo did not know whethor Schenck bad soon bim or not, Lyon eatd Lio nover had any doubt that Tro- nor Park supposod that ho know that BCMENCR HAD RECKIVED $10,000, aod related moverat incidonts which led him to this conclusion. Ono of them was that, at one time, Park spoke of tho difficulty which Gen. Behonok experiencerd in attempling to five upou bis ealary of 817,000, and sxvused bim for a do- slro to mako money lu other ways, Park, on that eccaston, eaid Behonck ™ bad haon obliged to pay %700 for a siuglo .dress to be worn by ono of tho ladies of bis family ¢t the Queon's drawlng. ¥oom, and that tho dress could ouly bo used on oo occaslon, At anothor timo, as Park was oing out 1o piay o game of cards with Behonck, jyon romarked to him that it was unfair for Park towin back from Holeack all the mane which ho hnd made in the Emma Mino, Parl roplied that Schouck did not lose much money ; tunt bo was A VERY GOOD MAND AT POREN. WWhon Park undertook to induce Albort Grant 1o tako hold of tho Emma Miue, Grant rofused anloga Bolionck abould bocome ono of tho DI- tectors, DPark told Lyon thst ho himsolf was oot much acquainted” with Schenok. but that Benator Btowart wne, and ilat he had givon Btowart 2,000 sbaros fn ordor that ho ml&ht 80+ oura the servicos of Behonck oo the Board, On tho 4th of Juno, 1873, tho mino caved in, snd has nover ainco boen repaired. On the Gth of Juce Lyon recoived tolegrams sunounciog this fact, and subsequontly roceived maily moro tolegrams giving particulara about it, butat the mame timo tho Lmma Mining Cowmpany was unable to get any nowa, and ' DENOUNCED LYON'A TELEORAMS AS DOGUS and scot for tho purpose of depressing tho ntock, Anderson, Chairman of the Board of Diroctors, ovan suggestod that Lyon had sub- #idized tho Cablo Compnny, ‘Thio oxplauation of doloy twas that Hussey, mannger, Mas instructed : fo communicato with Tark o Now ! York, oamd Park, of oourso, sent no Information of the cava to London, Boon after tho caving Park visited tho mino, aod on his rotura to Vermont, on tho 2ith of July, 1872, wroto a romarkablo lotter, fn which ho deecribed themine in the most glowini lerme. o satd 1¢ waa much richor than ho ha pxpected to find it, and thoughtif every sharo- holder could seo tho mino the stock would soil at £100 por share, All tho dividenda naid amounted to £305,000, Bubsequently Park attached tho mino aud all ita gropum 10 rocover tho £90,000 advanced or dividends, and It was recently sold for &9,000 10 satisfy & judgment rendored in Lis favor, (2'0'the Ausocrated Press,) BENATON BOR1ON'S BTATEMENT. WasiuinaToy, D, O, Feb, 20.~The Committes on Vorolgn Afiaita this morning rosumod ita invostigation -of tho Emma Mino spoculatioo. Benator Morton apposred, snd was sworn st hla own roquest, Hoenfd that he bnd peen in the eeport of the testimony nn allusion to himsalf, and ho thereforo wishod to stato that some five or #ix years ago, in 1871, on Lls way homo after tho adjournmont of Cobgress, Senator Btowart came to him and Bpoko nbout the case which was then pending iu tho Court of Utab, Btaw- vt said that porhaps the parties might wish to employ him as counsel, and brought 1u & gentle man whom he prosumed to be Mr, Lyon, a Witness now presont, Ar. Stewart Informed bim that {€ ho wshould ongago fn the case he wonld receive n large feo, if successful, Bonator Morton thoughi that it was for his desired professioual Rervices aud of such & char- acter aa ho conld accopt ; that Hawart wauted to meot Morlon at Salt Lake City, and Morton In- forued Lim he would meot Lim thore if Stowars would moufy hiwm astotho time, Afterward, from what Btowart sald, o wauted Morton to Baslut in having Judge Mokoaw removed, rathor than ta rendor professlonal services, v, Aloe- ton saw, in a Balt Lake vapor, a statemont that ho aud othora hiad united in & roquest for the roe moysl of Judgo MoKeun, but Alr, Morton eaid I‘lao‘lmd notling whatever to do with that sub- ot Mr. Lyon, in responss to s question by AMr. he ded not meat Alorton at Bait aud Morton nover had any councetion ntter under cousidoration, Lyon then resumed tho testimony from yea- terday, asy1 . o JSk Yiog, smong other things, that Goen, BECEIVED 300 BtARRS in addition to e 600 previously owned by him, Which eold for £29 a wnare, or- £3 prowium, af- tor the «K‘uul: of the mioo bad beon magmifled. Prof. Billiman was st Lake City with Willlams, 20 English Direotor of the Emiua Miue Compar ny. btewart left the sesslon of the Senate in tuo winter of 1472, and s0om theroafter tho fa- mous_telogram signed by Bllliman, Wiltints, sud Huzzey was soul to Loudon, ropresontiug that largo bods of ore bad beon discovered 8 the Emma Mino, This was cousidercd very remarkable, Tho telogram was made pub- hio on tho mamm(f of the Gth of April, 1872, The new disooverios were reprosented at 8,000 ton, or §16,000,000. fons, worth 2,000 that in conversstion he- i The ;nt;(m :lcllatedl weon Park and himaclt, ark Tor Gen, Bchenck o live. (m‘.'l'l..ta;:lx I: 't'::.r ml?: Bad to buy dsosees for membery of e Faaally which coat 8700 aploce to go to Qnoen Victoris's duwinfl;lfit‘)m. sud tho dress could be worn only once, Pt 3 DID NOT DLAME GEN, 6CENCE for wanting to make money. At auotl Fark mald he was going to haye [y unlf" :’m: with the General, who was & good poker-playor. Wituzes tostitied that Albort Grant, promoter of the Emms Miue wpeculstion in England, jo- formod him that ke gave Sonator Stawart 4,000 Bhares of stock to become a Diroator himself, and to asalst fn iamnx Br. Behonck's name on tlia Board. Park fuformed wilness that Fisher, of Vermont, an intumate friond of his, owed 48,000 wterllng for services ren- dored in a Jand-grant, which, perl Pé, was dige »ased of in nquund. Fark waated Gen. Bobonck to give Fishor an opporlunity to make some- ¢ , ad Hohonck lr;?:rm A sald he found bor & very valushla man. Fluher wrota ar- ticles for tho London Mln(nf .Imxnlnl,‘fuylnx vary large prioes for their publication, sod thoy ‘wero oxtravagant In praiso of THP. RICANERY OF THK FMMA MINE, aod of a moat extraordinary character as to mis- represontation, m Juns 4, 1872, the Emms Mine literally caved in, or collapsod, and Lay not_since been ropaired. When Btowart was asked how they conld eatiafy the Euglish atockholdera for the nan-production of ore, he repliod that was casily managed, ‘They could say that the snows of Ulah wero so dosp as o prevent hauling, but thay could maka up for lost time during tho summer, Lark wrots to Aniderson, connocted with the Comnany, on the 29th of July, 1874, aftor his return from Balt Lako City, that whilo Lo ox- pected to see fn tho Emma Mine largo heds of oro the sight of thom went far abovo his ox- poctations. Thero waa no roport concerning the vaat products of tho mine, but what foll far short of the truth. On suoh falso ropresenta- tlnlr‘n tho stock 88 a consoquonce advancod. ocesa, AFTERNOON RESTON. Tho Commlittea met in the aftornoon and de- clded to continno tho investigation, Thoy hava summioned ox-Bonator Btewart, who is now in Califorpis, apd T.V, Park, who {s in Bouth Amorica, 'Tho Committeo will examine in a day or two tho testimony of Gon. Hchonck, takon in Tugland, concerning his Emmr, Mino connoc- tlon. Tho investigation will s thorough, and full,;opportunity will Lo givon to Gou, Beheuck and ‘hig friopds to ba’ hesrd on the sabject, — ” LYON. TIE XIND OF A MAN UR 18 IEPORTED 70 DE. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'rbune. Racing, Wia, Fob. 20.—James E. Lyon has not beon a rasident of Racine for s numbor of yeats, At presont his hoadquarters are supposed to bo fn Now Yorl, but ho visite bis very oxcol- lont family hero about onco a yoar, Ho ls aman of Lrilllant fiuanoial ability and*indemitable en- orgy, and bas boon oogaged in mining spacula- tiona ovor elnce tho afivot minlog faver broko out fn tho Weat. is claims that he was ono of tho originnl owucrs of the Emma Aino I8 correct bsyond quostlon, and his goneral statoment be- fore the Congresslonal Cowmmitteo ia bollaved by thoso who know him best _whilo in this city. Bioeo his rovorse in his Wostern speculation, howovor, ba hiaa led & rathor nomadio lifo.] —_——— HIS OLD CHICAGO PARTNERS, FRANK PARMELEE. Tue Tipuse's Washington dispatehos yestor- dny contained n synopais of the interesting tes- timony glven by James E. Lyon before the Congressional Invostigating Committos in ro- gord to the Lmma Mine, with which Gen. Behonok and other “high- officials aro so uo- ploneantly connocted, Mavy of the old Chicago citizens remember James E. Lyon, aud, in order to find out something in rogard to Lis previous caroer, 8 TaipuNe roporter yosterday called on Mr, Frank Parmoles, with whom Lyon was formerly oconnected in partnorship undor tho firm-namo of James E, Lyou & Co., from 1864 to 1866 Mr. Parmolee was found at hia barn, corner of Jackson and Franklin stroota. Sald tho ro- portor, after oxchaoging the usual couttosios: ¢ Dfd you xnow Mr, James E, Lyon?” 4 Yes, 8ir ; and, o faras I kuow him, hoisa protty equaro man.” * What 18 your knowledgo of him#" ‘‘Twmot himfn Colorado in 1863, Ho then owned tha Gregory Mino, in Central City, Gilpin County, whore I first gaw Lim. Ho bad's good thing then.” Did you know him boforo that 2" No, sir.” * Do you know anything o€ 118 rREVious MISTORY 2" *¢ Only what ho told me.” * What was that " * Well, it's about this: Up to 1859, and for somo yeara provious, Lyon Lad boen in tho commitsion snd luuiber business in thia city. Ho was an unlnmnu(nf, pushing sort of a man, and whon tho Cotorado fovor broke out ho sold out Lis traps snd started out tradlng gaods over the Eluna aud prospectlag, aud o ¢ way ho got 0ld of the urogr'm-y Lodo.” m"m'n bow did you become connccted with im 2" “I enw ho bad & good thing 1o Contral Olty, 80 David A. Gage, Charles IL. Moors, a frisud of mine in Orloans, N, Y., sud myself, bought an interest in tho Gregory Lode, and formed & co- ‘v;rmz_:‘mmp under tho, name of James L. Lyon 0. *s How long did you work together 7" “Two ysars—from 1864 to 136¢." +* Wors you succesaful " “ Yus, In o measnro.” +Did you develop the mino 2" *Bome. Wo sold i4 to tho Gregory Minlog Compnany, of Now York, for $500,000, uklug " portion of our pay in atock, Thia was in '04.” *Wuat did you do noxt 7" “ Well, wo got & Dr. Juhoson and put up BMELTING \WORRS at tho mine, which we sflerwards sold to the Gregarjy Compaoy, which was thon named tho Consolidated, aod is 50 known now.” + Were the smelting works a success P % No, sir, Thoy were a failure, but not untit aftor we had consolidated.” ' What swas tho cause of the failurs 2" #A lack of ekilled labor. It was not Mr. Lyon's fault, or mine, or any ano elue's, oxcept & Iack af knowlodge of how to run the works." *Did you lose anything on thia ?" “Yen. It was & loaing spoculation all around,” g Mr. Lyon worth anything now 7" iy .A.'dl(. Ithink a good deal is down in the Emma Mivo now,” Do you know anythiog about TNE EMMA MINE " 4+ Only what I read in the papors,” 11* Do you kuow anything of Mr. Lyop's con- nections with 1t?" ' No, air, I think ho was badly bitlen ; that's LA * Did Lyon act square with you ?" **Alwasn; und bo was a very good-hearted mag, too," What doos David A. Gage know about this thing?" “0, T doo't know; ho'd tell s long atory prob. ably, but he's poor 8a to dates,” ‘Thiu cloacd the interviow. ML DAVID A. GAGH admits to & briof but {ntenso scquaintanca with Mr, Lyou, *In 1800," enid Mr, Quge, * Lyon, Charlea H. Moore, of Albion, N, Y., and George AL Pullman owned a mino, Frauk Parmeles wout out there, and, aoting on his_adyico, I followed him, and together wo bought Pullman’s slaro. Lo owned one-third, - Moars one-third, and Lyon owned ono-third, _Aftor our purchase of Pullman’s share the fitm bocame James E, Lyon & Co, tho compan: compol of Moore, Parmoles, and mysolf, In 1867, we connofidated with other mines, calllng it the Grogory Consolidated, aud put the stock on the market. ' In 1867 the concern built some emolt- ing worke, and ou the whols concern we lost ust $100,600 aplece, * I slways found Lyon to be a_very vislonary, wild, extravagant man, full of schemos, Hewas smart enough, but very rockloss, and in genor- osity with other people's moosy ha bad no squat. 1 novor know the mao until Parmeles induced me to roin with him, but I afterwards found bim to be o apeculator, with all that term implies, Lo was always in achomes and speculstions, and wau oxtravagant and visiouary to the exsromo, ** Lyoo told mo that Lo waa the discoversr of TUE EMMA MINE. o sald he had n{aonnd it, and that he know it to bo good, At that time he washiaving torriblo trouble with it, and ha told me that Henry H, Baxter and Trenor Park wore trying to beat him out of tho mine. lls ‘soomed ' de- torminod to keep hold of i, snd sald he would compel thosa fellows to mettle with him in somo way that would ba porfectly satis-. factory to bim. 1le told me then that ha had nnfilgad the sorvices of Senstor O. P, Morton and Henator Btowart, of Nevads, who, ho waa sure, would protect his intoresty and soo that he should cowe out all Alihh **That was tho last 1 over saw of Lyoa, but T nubsequently learned from other partics that Lyon claimed to bave coms out all right; that Lo biad settled ur with Park and Bazter oo the understanding that the mine should be &old in Europa for four or Syve millions, of which Lyou was Lo rocelve $500,000, and Stewart $100,000, tho Iatter amount to be paid aa tecs, Whother this echeco was ever carriod out or not, I only know frow the papers, My ides of the Emms Mine s that jt was only a ‘pocket,’ rch enough as far au 1t went, but not goivg far enough, Ithink thous fellows found it wss a ‘pocket,’ and, having ‘aalted the Lole,’ put the mine on tho European market and Kot the best price they conld for {t, Iam con- viscod ldxn:.lh- snrltgu: :‘l:o:agd it lm:n it to bl.l n ‘pocket,’ and that tho job was se$ up 4o sel the mine to the best advautage.” 4 ['*A pocket " s tho miniug term for a shallow lead, more or leas broad, ** rich as far ay it goes," but promisng notblog beyond its own actual urladiction, ting tho bole™ ts the classio or Introducing “storo” or purohased quartz into » locality 10 which 1618 not indigenous, or {rom which all that over grew there has pre- viously bosn anaked out.. 1f this explavation CHICAGO IBUNE: WEDNESDAY, doos not fully conyoy tha ides, ask some miner who has beon stuck on & **salted clana” to des fino the torm, aud notico tha oxpression on bis viaaga =8 Lo reaponds from tho stoulder. | MR. GKORGE 2, PULLAAN doea not dony tbat In yosra gouo by he, too, re- Hed upon Mr, Lyon, ‘It was in 1860," matd Mr. Pallman, *'that Lyon, Moore, and mysell wont into partnorship, not in minfog, but in Fon- oral business, merchandizing, miiiing, and the liko. Tho mine camo Into tho hands of the firm #ort of a3 acoumulations, you know. The part- norship oxisted until tue “spring of 1863, when my intorest was traunforred to Mansrs, Gsgo aud Parmeloo, Now, that is all I koow sbout thln thing.” ** \What {3 your improssion ns to Mr. Lyon's lnmfllly 2 dekod tho ropo:tor, **As to tho Emma Mino,"” renponded Mr, Pull- mao, I don't know snything oxcept what [ hava read. I roally don't know suything of the mattor of my own knowlodgo,” * “*Bat swhat is your improsalon e to Mr. Lyon's intugrity 2" ' Now, Davo Gago or Frank Parmelos can toll Eou all about tho purchase of my interost, and 0w the miue cama out. You see, I didn't know anythlug aboat [t aftar I quit.” “ Yog, 1 know, but what {8 your impression ag {0 Mr. Lyon's Intogrity and honoaty 77 ** I am vory sorry Schenck got into tho Emma businons,” respondod Mr. Pufiman, ** but I can underatand Just how it was, At that timo it was fashlonablo to give sharos of miniugestock to yrominent mon, and elevated {hem to soma dig- nitled position In the Doard, and I holiavo that was tho way Behonck got fn, but I blama bim for golng in as & Govornmont official and oot naa privato citizen.,” ** But, Mr, Pullmau, what {s your imprension of Mr, Lyon'a honoaty aud fatogrity 2" **It'a cold to-night, {an't it 2" saked Mz, Pall- man, a4 ho bowed tho roporter out. RAILROAD NEWS REDUCTION IN FREIQHTS, As sunounced {n TreTainUxE of last Sunday, tho ratiroads leadlug from this city to the East hiave rodatoed thoir rates on grain 6 coots por 100 pounds, and on flour 10 cents per burrol, A afmilar reduction Liaa also been mado on pork, shoulders, hams o barrols, and ofl cake, - This reduction waa forced on the pool linos by tho action of tho Sonthwestern and cross linos in ignoring tho ratos cstablished at tho Grand Paciflo Hotol about two weeks sgo, and con- tined to out as much as aver. 1t L bolioved that tho present roductionia sufficlent to koop tho cross-linos from catling noder. If, howevnr, should continue to go below the rogular farifl rates, another reduction from this city will undonbtnd]y bo decldod npon befora long, It bas thus far boon tho goneral opiuion that tho Penneyivanis and tho DBaltimore.& Ohio Railroads were moatly respousiblo for tho out- 1agoons discriminations made in favor of tho Bouthwestern roads, It now, Lowever, turns out that Vanaerhilt is moro to blnmo * for it than any ono alse. * It ia well known that this rallrond magusto has convorted the Now York Contral ntoa four-track road atan immense oxponse, Thus far ho bos, howover, been unable to mako the inveatment s profitabls ono, a8 a double- track rond can cosily earry all tho businoss that 12 gots from tuo Northircat, and hence his ef- forta to turn a portion of tho Bouthwestern bue- inoss also on to the Now York Contral, Atthe closo of tho Grand Paciflo Hotel meaeting, tho Chairman, Mr. Jamos Bmith, sont dispatchics to sll tho Baatern railrond manngors, sexing theic co-operation in mmintaloing tho now rated. ‘Iho dispatchos were promptly answerod by the mlnnlfre of tho Etfe, Ponneyl- vauia, sod Doltimore & Ohio Randa, who prom- ised in empuatic terma to do_thoir boat to bave the now rates maintsined. Tho New York Cen- tral alone did not vouchsafe o reply, aud this fact created a suspicion in the minds of tho wanagers of tho Chicago roads that thore was somotbing wrong. Thoy had not long to wait to find out tho causo of tho Now York Contral's:silence. It Hoon transpirod that the Indisvapolis, Biooming- ton & Western was not adberiog to the now ratos, and waa outting all around, aud houoo got nonB all the businoss. A littlo furthor iuquiry revesled the, fact that moat of tho contracts over tho road twore mado by tho Whito (fast freight) Lino. This line s princi pally & Vanderbilt concern, and runs over tho Indlanspolis, Bloomington & Waestern, tho Cloveland, Columbus, Cincinnatl & Indian~ apolis, the Lake Blioro & Michigan Southorn, and tho New York Contral, ‘Tho Toledo, Wabash & Wostorn, aléo one of tlo principal cross-linos, and whioh was cutting rates almost as badly as tho Indianapolis, Blaomington & Woatern, nlso males direct convactlon with the Lake Shore & Aichigan Bouthern, and the Now York Central, Thus Vandorbilt mansged to got wot only tha bulk of the Northweatern bueinoss but also of tho Southwestern, Aod tho roason why e was so anzious that tho pool from this eity should bo muintatned is oxplained, Tho ‘other Eastern railroad m:n-gnm. howevor, do not proposa to al- low Vanderbiltto hoodwink them any longor, Thoy bava demanded sa explanation, sud he la tryng to throw the blamo on theatouidora of othore, Ho now claima that if any concessions wora made to tho Illinois cross-linos by any of his Macs, it waa done by Mr, Jolin Newell, the now General Man- ager of tho Lake Shora & Michigan Southern, It hizs long beon said fa this city that Mir, Nowoll waa tho principal advocatn of the outrageous discrimination ngainat this city by the pool Tines, Tlho explanation of his course is, that ho was merely earrying out thoe orders of Commodore ‘Vaudarbilt, aud it is still tho general oplnion that such waa the caso. Ie s understood that Mr. Nowell hug boon summoned to Nuw York to ex- lafn mattors, Whether he will succeed or not 8 a mattor of conjoclure. Many are inclined to thidk that Vaudorbilt will eacrifice him to nllay tho bard feoliugs of tho othor Eastern raitroad maguatos, and saveral prominent raliroad mon aro slready montioned as hiis possiblo succossor., PERSONAL, Mr. Honry B. Lodyard, who has beon appoint- od QGonoral Buperintendent of the Micbigan Central Railroad in placo of Mr. W. B, Btrong, who has rotirod from the sotvice of tho Compa- ny to sssume tho’ chargo of the Chieago, Bur- lingtdn & Quincy, {8 in tho city to assume con- ol to-day, Mr. Lodyard, although yot young, 1s an exporiencod railruad man, baving held the pouition of Division Superintendent of tho Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy for saveral years, and durfog tho last year hiss heon tho Assistant Gous ornl Buponintondent and Chtef Engineor of tho Michigan Qentral. Though his headquarters will virtually bo in Dotroit, yot Lo §ntenda to bo In Chicago most of the time, and when o ia absent Mr. C. O. Wheoler, tho ablo Ceneral Frolght Agant of tho road, will have fall cuu~ trol of thio husinoss at this ond. Mr. E, J, DBrooks, (leneral Frelght Agent of the Louisville, Now Albsny & Chicago Railroad, which ruos vis Now Albany to Micuigsn Cflz¢ as in tho city yestorday couisulting with Mr. C. 0. Whoeler, Gouoral Freight Agont of the Michigan Central, rogarding the lutercango of freight busluoss. THE_TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, The Bosrd of Trado Committee on Trans- portation has sent the following clroular to the membera of tho Grocers' Exchange, Lumber. men's Avgociation, prominent business men, and merchants and manufscturers, inviting them to ameating to bo hold at tho Doard of Trado building Thuredsy, for the purpose of arganiz- fixg the much-talked-or Trausportation Asgocien on Tho Committes l{mflxud by tha Prestdont of tha Board of 'T'rads to taks {uto conaideration dfscrimiua. tious sgainat Clicago by tho raflromls contoring in tbis city, wauld be pleasod to hava you moet them on Ehursdsy, Mareh 3wt 3 pm. st tho Dirsciors' Moom of ‘the Loard of Trads, for tho purpous of or- anizing & Tranaportation Amsdelation, combining the commerclal, suricultura), snd manufacturiug intere esta of aurcity, They would bo pleased to have you tako auch {niorest Ly your presuco as will fnsurs Piompt sction, thal ibfe clly may have tbat protoction te husiness abd locallon auubi to gusrantes, and to that end the Committea deaire & full roprosontation and prompt attendanco, E. I, BTRVENS, Chistrman Board of Trade Commilteo. ILLINOIS CENTRAL SUBURBAN TRAVEL. The Ilinols Contral Railroad, always suxious to provide for tho comfort of its patrous, hay just made snother improvement which will un. doubtedly be approciated by thoe poople lving in the suburbs along the line of that rosd. Here- tofore the road hna sold no less than 100-ride sccommodation tiokets, Thoe pooror olass of travolora were unable to buy eo large a number At s time, To accommodate tiem the roud will hereaft ride commutation tickste to tho suburba at the same retes in proportion as are chargod for the 100-ride tickets, as follows Chicn‘ro 1o Fairview, 25 rides, 82 ; to Oskiand, 25 ridea, 34 to Forty-third atrest, Konwood, Hydo Park, and South Park, £1.50; to Wood- iswp, Parkside, Oskwaod, sud Grand Crossivg, $2.16 ; to Kenaingtos " d ¢ o Hlumlh, .Bf i, $4.50 ; sud to Wildwood NQ REDUCTION, Nzw Yoax, Fob. 29.—President Jowalt, of the Erle Raflrosd Company, has {ssued an order for. bidding soy ageut or employe of the Oompany wsking froight for tha West at any redaotion on tho tarift, quashing all verbal Contracts thas bave been made for transportation ab reda rates, aud ordering that no contracts in future shall be made at lass than the tarift charges. FOREIGN. Fugitivesfrom the Carlist Army Still Pouring into France, Don Carlos Will Take Up His Abode in England, Thirty Thousand Troops to Bs Im- mediately Sent to Ouba, Bosnia and Herz;agovina Ro- iect the Porte’s Proposals, Twelve Thousand People Rendered Homeless by Floods in Hungary, M. Le Franc Appolnted Minister of the Interior by Muc. Mahon, Russia Formally Aunexes Khokand to Her Dominions, SPAIN, COABT-QUARD AEIZURE. GieparTAR, Fob, 29.—Yostordsy s vessel of 1ho Bpanish const-guards selzed an English trad- ing vessol § miles from biere, Tho merchsut- man's crow rogainod possossion of thoir ehip, and brought hior into Cibraltar, with a prizo crew from tho Girasda Const a5 prisoners, DON CARLOS. * Pante, Fob, 20.—Don Carlos, accompanied hy Conto Caserta, loft Mantoon yesterday evening for Pau. It (s roported he intonds going to Ene gland. CARLOR AND THE FMENCH AUTHORITIES, LoNpox, Fob, 2),—When Don Carlos arrived at Puu, the Profoct inforaed him that he could not allow him to resido even for a short timo iu his dopartment. Iie added that the French Government would pormit him to sojourn tem- porarily iu nome town in the north of Franco, and wuggestcd among others Dioppe and Dou- logno. ‘Tho Profoct placed a wpecial train with n saloon carringo at tho dispoanl of Don Carios to takie im with Lis family sod auite, if ho do- sirad to bo accompaniod by them, to the frontior or to & placo of residence In the North, ‘Tho nccumulation of Carlistrefugees near Pau biny abligod the local authorities to mako special arrangeinenta to convey thom to tho interior of France for intorament. NAVARRE, Tho flighit of Dan Carlos uas thrown tuo Car- liat population of Navarre into completo stupe- factiont, ‘Tho submissions sre 80 numerous that it 48 impossiblo o0 calenlatothem. Alfoneists arg raturnfig to thoir homos [n Navarre to find them outirely dovastated. ‘'l rallroads and telo- grapls aro being rapidly repaired. The Alfon- sist troops aro pursuing tho remnants of tho Navarroz battalious. Gen, Aorrionez ocoupied sll passes at Puerto Velnto. b a CONCILIATION, Modrid journaly onergotically insist that the Government must now remove all causcs of din- content which might lead toa rencwa' of tho war. BTILL THEY COME. Loipoy, Mareh 16 o, m,—The Times' Paris dispatch says : § Lettors roceived hero give cn- rlous secounts of the spectacle prosented on tho Bpanish frontier. Whola banda_of Carlists entor Yraoco at 8t. Jean Pied de Foit, and agk to bo iotorned. Bomo refugees arriva_uttorly destitute. Othors bring Lorses and mules, which scll for a baro triflo, a8 hun- dreds of animals have been thus sold within a fow days, ‘The battalious of Navarre, Alava, and Guipuzeon Lave disbanded, Somo of the men bave nskod for ammnosty. Olbers have entorod France. geverally at St. Jean Pied do Port, whouco thoy aro sent into tho interior in various dircotlons et tho oxpouso of the Fronch authorities. ‘The oflicers accompanying Don Carlos scom to bo woll suppliod with moncy and arma. Catlos bimsolf does not appear to be depressed. Ilo Dotrays noithor despair uor thirst for ravengo, ‘Tho News' Paris special says Don Carlos will arrivo in Paris on Thursday and proceed to Calaig, swhere a yacht {a waiting to convey him to England. ¥OR CURA. 3anin, Fob, 20,—~Thirty thonsand man go to Cuba immadiately. Thore will bo thros days' festivitios, with ball. fights, ou tho entry of the troaps into Madnd. 1SALELLA, Mnrch 1—0:30 a, m.—Tho News' 1 6oya thio Epanish Embassy at Paris positively dony that Iaabelin bas any political motive “in visiting .Spain, Bho roturns nt the roquest of Alpbonto. Itis statod that Innbella will o to Caravanchol, near Madrid, ;{mnm:lhtely after Alphonso’s return from the orth. GENTLE PEACE, Loxnox, 3March 1—5 a. m,—A tolegram from Cadiz to tho Zimcs, ABYS n proclamation has been published thore doclaring that the Kiog, bis brave arny and Govornmont, with tho patriotic co-operation of all parties, have put an cod to tha curno of alvil war, Alphonso and part of the army will make a trivmpbant entry into Madrid at tio end of the vrogent woek, ‘Lhero 18 grest rojo‘cing in Bo- villo, Cadiz, and tho entiro South. The streota of Cadiz aro flluminated evory night, and a pro- cesuion with bands of music are parading. Dusi- ness {a suspended, and thero is & geueral holi- day. %illv thousand soldiora will go to Cubsto quell tha lusurrection. —e—— GREAT BRITAIN, DEPORTED IBREQULARITIES, Loxnoy, Fob. 20.—It {s rumored that some scandals in connoction with tho Liverpool cot ton trade will shortly bs msde public. Thore bavo been two or threo failuros of brokers ro- cently, nud, in tho caeo of ono of the bankrupt flrms, it 18 slloged that somo very questionable traveactions woro brought to light, They are roported to have bought cotton freely for their owu account, giving tho spinners’ namos a8 pur~ clssors, ‘Thoro ara othor serous allegations against them, and the two partuers aro bolisved ta bave decsmped, THE BUEZ CANAL TURCHASE. Tho Tinies, in un_ editorinl, says: * We hear with much rogrot that Hir Daniel Tauge has coased 1o be counected with tho ditection of ths Stz Cansl Conpauy ss teprcecutativo of the Lnglish tutereata therein, The important nharo whfizh Bir Dauiel took in the formation of the caual, o sharo acarcoly socond to that of M, de Loeaopa bimsolf, and tho fact that ho hias beon tho ouly Euglishman promiucntly connected with tho enterprise, rondur bis dismisasl by the Freuch Adwministration eapecislly inopportune &t & momont whou thero are too many Eughsl x-ollt{umnn on the watch for signs of the Come pony'a diuregard for tho tnterest of this conntry and ita stalts in tho canal, EXCITING ELECTION. Loxooy, Feb, 20,.—An oxciting_Parliamentary eoloction was Lold nt Ifarsham, Bussox, to-day, to fill the vacanuy caused by tho unsesting of Hurst for bribery, Brown, tho Liberal candi- dato, waa rotumod, defeating Sir Harding 8. Qifford, Bolictor Goneral, by fifty-four wajority, MINIBTER BOHENCK'S 1OBITION, Disvuteh to New York Heraud, Loxpon, Feb, 26,—Tha Daily Newes made the followiug aunouncoment this morning: ** We aro informed that Gen. Bolionck 18 nos likely to xotire from tho oflice of United Btates Mininter to this country. Tho Presideut has not required bis reaiguation, and Gen. Hchonck is, 1t Is_said, ropared to dofend his conduct in the Emma ine affair beforo both tho Euglish courts sod the American Congress." TUE LONDON HEASON INAUGURATED DY THE QUEEN. ‘The London season was fairly inaugurated thls week by & Court hold by the Qunonbln Bueking- Lam Palace. Vast crowds gathored to grect Her Majesty and the Princess of Wales, a4 tho drove from Usddington station to the palace, Miois- tor Kchenck and tho Alisses Schenck were pres- ent at Court, It may 1nterost your lady resders to dosoribe the dressos which wero con- siderod the most elogant. They wore: A glen black pouli de scle, en train, trimmod in brocaded gauzo and Bpanish Inge; 8 diamond pecklace, veil, and plume. Another was & black taffets, ea tralu, over & black tulls dtess trimmed with white byacinths, & wreath of byaciothy, tulle veil, aud plume. Another was aich poult de nolo traiu of pale anaas, & talle d the same tint trimmed with sbaded of oak MARCIT 1, 1876, S — o o2 o — it ———‘——-—' - The vaat area of the Lall was thrown Into gloom Ly unpropitions wosther and the ususl sombre alilre of a British audioncs. Tho royal party g in mourning for tiae Grand Duchens Mars, of Ruseia, Tuo musical programme, which 4ss chietly by forelgn composers, gave umbragn to the Anglomaniace, and tho Brtish Urchontral Hoctety declined 1o tako partin what & paper calls *'The Duke of Fdinburg'a practieat Soke.” ‘The early depatture of Her Majesty bofora the ffi'“mm dsmpenod tho enthusiasin of the au- ence. —_—— GERMANY. TR GOVERNMENT RAILWAY ACRZIE, Lowpoxn, March “1—5 a. m.—The Beriin eor. reapondent of tho Standard telographs: **1liear from = relinble quarter that tho Government, in spite of the opposition of Bavarla, will within fortnight introduce in the Landtag a bill giving it parmission to acll the Prussian railways to tho Ewplre."” ART FESTIVAL IN JUNICH. Dirgaleh to New York Iteratd, 4 Loxnox. Feb, 20.—Tho Bunich srtiste havo Junt celobratod a grand art fostival. at which the wediing of the Emporor Charios V. was repro- sonted in costume, Thero were 400 patticivanty inthe prozesslon and 1,000 persons altogethor took part fu the porformance. Kaulbach's son representod tho Emncror aud Mme. Piloty the ‘Empress. Tho costamea wore made from sketchoy supplied by artists, No costumes wero sdmittod without having been first approved by Ru Arustic committeo. Among ths historical ersonagas who were called to itfa woro Albrecht Duorer, Holbein, Hans Bachs, Ulrich Von Hat. ton, Gootz Vou Berlichivgen, Tetzol, Electors, Princes, warriors, prelates, monks, citizens, Iadios, and maidens of the eixteenth ceniury. Kwng Ludwig bimsel! was eupposnd to havo boen present in & mouk's garb, Tho Amoricun colony {mt ina full appearance. It was a true art festival, sncli aa_Munich Laa not seon eince the days of Ludwig I, L — TURKEY. REFORMS REJECTED, Loxpoy, Feb, 20,—A Vienna secial eays the Herzegovinian chiefa have telegranhed to the DBosnlan Jenders that they will reject tho roforma recontly nroffered by Turkey so loug anthe people are not consaltod, They wish 10 act fa concert with tho Bosninps. In North Bornio tho amnesty decroe has been published, but the inhiabitants refuse to accept it. ELECTION B1079, Banguinary affrays occurrod af Kragnjevatz and Bomondris, in Borvis, during the Cowmnunal olections, The fomenters of the disturbruces are Lolsting the rovolutionary flag. ANOTHER PEACE IBOPOBITION. Y.oxpoN, March 1—6 8. m.—A Derlin dispatch anya the agent of the Russian Boclety for Aud to bick snd Wounded IHerzogovioians s, with the spproval of the iusurgouts, framiog & memorial for prosentation to the six Powars. The pavor recommonds tha union of the fnsurgent dis- tricts with Montonegro under a svatem of perfect sutonomy, but eubject to the soveraiguty of the Torto, aytho only accoptablo solution of the diflcnlty. Tha Jusgolmen of Dosnla particu- Inrly apposo the Porto's proposal that Christians sud Mahommodons bo oqually represented in tho Execative Committeoy, and demand that they Liavo & $wo-thirds roajorif ——— FRANCE. GAMDETTA TALES, Lyoxs, Feb. 29.—Gambetts, io a speech hero yesterday, sald the Republicun prograiamo was poace abroad and progress at home, Io arged the nocoseity for & concihatory policy, end de- clarod that tho Repnblic stould be opon to all who come to it sincerely. INUNDATIONS, Panis, Fob, 20.—The waters of the Seino aro rising, and tlio plaing noar Paris aro already in- undated. TILE NEW MINIRTED OF THFE ISTERIOR. Lonvox, Match 1-58. m.—The Standard's Paris dispatch roports that M. Casimir Periere haa flually declined the Ministry of the Intn:ior, aud M, Lo Frano bes scceptod It. A, Wallon will rotain the oitfolio of Publio Instruction. ———— HUNGARY. > FLOODS. Loxnox, Feb. 20.—A spocial aays the accounts of dovastation from inuudation in Hungary are beart-rend{vg. An Lundred manufsctorics and fitty other bulldiugs &t Now Pesth bave boen undermined and fallen. It la foared that when the waters rotire, vast number of nouses in Buds and other places slong tho river sill fall, Twolve thousaud of the 18,000 inhobitanta of Althover ato homelexs. — KHOKAND. ~OB TUE LAST TIME. TLoxvoy, Feb, 29.—A dispatch from Tash- kond, dated to-dsy, announces that Ituseis bas incorporated XKhokand among her possessions, Gon, Scobeloff bhas beon appointed Govornor of the now province, to which tho name of Ferghan {9 given, The ox-Kban of Ruohand romains st Tashkend until further orders. —_— CHINA. TIIE: GNOSVENOR MIASION, Buaxaual, Fob, 20,.—Mr, Grosvenor, Secretary of the Dritish Legation, and party arrived at Bachanoy the 23th of January, where thoy met tho British escort, which [a to accompany them to Yunnan, ———— ACHEEN, DEATI OF GEN. TEL. Tnx IIAavE, teb. 20.~Advices bave been ro- ceivad hero snnouncing the death by cholers, at Aclieon, of Geu, Pel, commander of tho Dutch forces, CASUALTIES, THE INDIANA TORNADO, - * Evaxavirre Iud., Feb. 29.—Private advices to tho Journal indicato that the storm, which way B0 destructive at Princeton Sunday night, visited Henderson and Christlan Countios, Ky., dolog immenso damago. 1t passed over both counties fn » northeasterly direction, commencing in Christian Connty, about 8 milos sonthwest of Uopkinsvillo, snd leaving & pathway of dosolation albout balf a mile wide. Tho barns sod out-buildings of N. Payno, Albert Wallace, Nilleolu Mason, Wesh Henry, Mr. Weat, Iiartman, Embry, Buckner, 1loosocr, Heory Dell, Thompaon, ~ Qraves, Hitouve, Vaughn, McKee, Couke, Ilayes, Cobb, and Gray, wara deatroyed or injured. Two negroos wora kitled, and severnl persons wera seriouely injured, In Hendorson County a littlo girl was killod, and soveral porsons worc seriously in- ured, A great many made miraculous escapes. Noeatimate of the losses bas becn made. FATAL FALL. CrxerNNAT, Feb, 20.—Mrs, Ma ry Aon Thorn- tou, aged 72, foll from an clovator in the build- ing corner of Fifth and Main streots this aftor- noan, & distacca of only 8 feat, and died in & fow hours, Deceased was ona of tho plonoors of this ?i‘y' and had recontly celobrated ber golden wed- ding. A MINER FATALLY INJURED. Bvecial Dupateh th The Chweaoo Tribune, Broouinaroy, Ill., Feb, 20,—John Conklin, & miner iu s coal-sbaft at Bloomlington, received probably fata! injurics to-day by the roof of the mino falling in on him, —_— THE WEATHER. ‘Waguinotox, D, C., ¥ob, 29.—For the Upper Miselastpps snd Uppor Lake roglon, stationary or rizlug, followed by faillng, barometer, north- gt winds, colder, oloudy weather, ¥ LOCAL OBEKBVATIONS, Quioago, Feb. 29, Wind, |iiain [Wether Bar, Thrilu, 30,5 .—ao| 10'W,, 2t T4 W), light. 23] T7.W,, light.. 25 €ON.E., Ire V0 733 p, m3041 SOOpm, S0y 9T} A1 KL entli 10:08 p m30:33) 0] TONL D wentle.. a3lmum thermometer. 2, Minkmum, 17, UENEHAL ODSERVATIONG, ifFs ".‘U Cloudy, Falr, i 7 1r A N W Fombioa.. .| 30,41 ~13! ‘The Tressurer of Illinols has paid out, from Aug, 1, 1876, to ¥eb. 3, 1676, 84Y4,607,66 fus [t n local ponds registered In the Etate Au- itor's Ofios . -STATE AFFAIRS. WISCONSIN. BENATE. Spertal Dispateh to The Chieags Tribune, Mantsox, Wi, Fob. 29,—Tho Senat to-day iad two seasinna and quite & protracted debate. Tho chiof subjoct was the bill relating to trea- via<ses on Btata lande, which proposcs to trans- for tho power to appoint agonts to protect the Htato lands from the Hemocratio Commisaionors of Htate Landstothe Republlean Governor, ‘Te discnssion occupied most of the morning sudpart of tho afteruoon ecsslon, and fiually tha bill was ordered to 8 third resding. It was clalinnd by the Democrata - that the bill was un- coustitutional, in that it proposod to take from the Hecretary of Btate, Treasurer, and Attornoy- Ueneral power conferrea on thom by the Con- Atitution, they baving been invoated with the right to goll thess lands, caro for the fauds dorived, ete., and wak conirary to tho paet practico of the State, It was rephod that tho Conatitution was always invoked when & Nemocratic ofiicoholder waa in danger of belug disturbed, and denjod that thero was anything wrong sbout this bill, It waa claimad that, under the Reform adminis- tration, a jarge amount of monoy waa pald ot for protection of State isnds, whila but littla servico wan performed. Everybody hed entira contidsnce in tho Governor aud falth that ho would appoint good and eliciont mou. ‘Tlio Bcnato raconsidered its advarao vate, and orderod to a third readig, aftera mpeoch by Bonator 8chueite, tho bill to repeal the law to exompt from taxation printing presses and printers’ matorials to tho amount of 21,500, A commubication from the Hon. T. C. Pound was presonted, protesting stronzly sgalvst tho Taseago of tho Chippowa Della bill, and luviting mombora of the Benate to vimt the place of the proposed improvement at hiis expense aod ex- amino for themsolves a4 to ita proprioty. The Comuuvitteo on Foderal kicistione. I ane awer to tho juvitation of tho Mayur sl Council of Atfauta to vielt Georgis, mode a leagthy re- nort, secompanied by resolutious returning thiauks, and that all who could go give notice of the fact &t v carly day. . ‘Tho Judiciary Committes lately reported nzainat the bill “providing for verdicts by juries wot uuonitcoun, and a Select Committee to-day roported in faver of n resolution proposing to amond tho Coustitation to tho eamo end. Tho bili to uid the Northern Agnculturs! As. sociation was [mme-l. with an smandment pro- viding for printing ite roporty instead of appro- pristing mouey. Billa were killed to tax expresn and talegraph companica and to compol tha Wiscausin Ceatial Ttetlrosd to relay ita track from Meuaslin to Ap- 2nate bag ordored to a third reading the Lill aushorizing leaslog tho Isbor of couvicts in tho Staie Prisun. TIE ANSEMDLY spent tho first part ,of tLo eeegion in routine worlk, A resolution was offered looking to reducing the expenses of tho State Expenmental Farm counacted with tho Univarsity. Mr, Booth, from the Committee on the O'Brien bribery resolution, ropurted in favar of iudafiaite postponnmeut on the grouud that the ovideaco left room to beliove that the Clerk eon- vorsed with might have misnndersiood tho Mil- waukeo Court Crier, and his iutoations have Leou bouorable, The prompt report by the Clotk of what he considerod sn improper ap- proach {8 commonded. Byme forty bi:la wore passad, muinly local, in- cluding,—for protection of life and property in this State by raquiring certticates of qualifica- tion from enginecrs of steam-works; to ap- propriate to Patrick Griffiu §210, Taylor 8. Hay- hurst €260, and Ansloy Gray #6843 for conteated- seat expenses ; to smend the Gamo laws in re- gard to bighways aod bridges, sud relative to town officers. A Lill to provido for the payment of a certain award and adjusted secount of Calking & Prond- fit, on an old printing clsim, appropristing a Lalance claitned to be due undor the act of 1874, was rofused s third reading—3y to 42. Savaral bills woro considered fu Committeo of the Whale. Tho Benato joint resolution ta raiify tho amondmaxt to the Coustitution proposed by last winter's Legislaturo, 80 a8 to allow oach county to decide whether County Hasrds of SBupervisors hould bo compored of mewibors elected from distriels or from towns, was summanly Indofin. stely postponed with leas than tive minatea' con- eideration. An amendment was offered to the bill waiving tho forfeitures of the North Wisconsin Itailroad {or ita failuro to build 20 miles this yoar, nud tho bill went over till ta-morraw. Bills wero kilted appropriating 21,000 each to the Sonthern and Central Wieconsin Agiicuitu- ral pnd Mechanical Arsociations. Tho Committeo of Confercuce on the Cen- tennial Appropristion bull has agreed to recom- mend 220,000, PRS- REe lowa, ILOTBE, Des Morxes, Ia.,'Feb. 29.—In tho House, bills were passed to a eccond readivg to tax dogs, Township Asscesors to moke roturns of all dogs in tleir districta; to pauish tramps; to punish pereons attempting to break out of conuty jalle ; to oxompt from execution manuscripts of su- thors and models of inventora; to organize Cook County from the enst part of Poitawatto~ mio County; to authorizo citios of 20,000 popu- Intion to levy n tax of not moro than 1 millon o dollar for mscadamizing the streets; limiting the amount of schicol funds loaned to ova per- aou to #1,000, and no loan to be made to county officers ; Imovld!n;: that action on debts agatust municipal eorporations shall bo brouglht in tho county wherg guchi corporations are sltusted. The joint resolution providing for no investi- gstion of the mansgemeut of the Ansmosa Poui- tontiary was piesented, pouding which tho House adjourned. EEVATE. The Fonato passed Lills fixing tho weight of & bughel of coka at 38 pounds ; also that tho com- penaation of School District Treasurers and Sec- retaries shall bo 1 per cone of all the monoy re- celvod by them, not including tho amount from their pradecosson. Bills wore passod to a second reading to pro- hibyt the ssle of liguor noar the limits of eitics not now prokibited by law, : A bill providivg for tho organization of tho Btato Ponitontiary at Anamosa under tlie Btato law was taken up, peuding which tho Senute ad~ ourned. ! Bonator RNothiert was this afternoon chosen President pro tem of the Senato., Tho Ifouse tabled the resolutions for a com- mittea to {nvestigato the Annmoss Penitonziary mauagement, The balanco of the afternoon Bodsion was Bpout on tho Capital Unuishment bill, An amendmont was adopted that a Judgo may, at hig dizerotlon, comnute the punishment to imjrisoument for life if tho samo is recoms mendod by & majonty of the jury findiug tho verdict. P LOUISIANA. TUE IMPEACHMENT PALCE. New Onuxaxs, La,, Feb. 23.--The following parsgraph from the loading editors! in the Pica- yune falrly indicates tha provailing sentimont bere rogarding the impeachmont procesdings sgainst Gov. Kellogg: * Thaimpeachmout farce g over. 1t wasnbrief and beautiful pioco of low comedy, in Lwo acts, and as many scenca. The scons of the first act was in the Lower, thel of the sccond in the upper, Houso of the Gen- oral Ausombly,” A WARM TIME EXPECTED. New OnLEANs, La,, Fob, 20.—[ndications sro that thore will bo & lively timo st tho Stato. House to-morrow ovor the impeachmeut busi- ness, The talk among Couservatives id that tho 1louse will in & budy procoed to the Senats and domand the impoachmont of Ketlogg. e et FROM THE CANADIAN CAPITAL. Svecial Disvateh to The Chicaro Tridune, OrTaws, Ont, Feb, 20,~The debate ou the pudgot was resumed to-dsy, sud is beiug ex- citedly conductod by membars of both partiens, An smendment was proposed by Mr, Irving, Minlsterialtst, to tho effect that an incroass of 10 por cent suonld bo made in the tariff, This proposition, however, was peculiarly worded, and it will be & ratbor difiicult matter ta cou- atrue it into 8 voto of want of confidonce, if car- rled, Altbough many supporters of (he Gov- eramont aro going aver to the Opposition, de- feat is still vegardea ae Improbable, - It {4 thought, rather thau be defeated under suy clr- comstauces, the Miufetry will back down, No wember of the Governmont has spoken, To- ight the debate was adjourned. Commodora Vaudorbiit and aon have been in the city two days ou busincss connected with the Canada Hoatnern, Tuo Committao to inquire futo the causes of the commercial depressivn in Canada had & sos- lo, bus g0t 0o further than reading & letter 10 rovo that nrotection in the Unl ; E;::( dotrimontal to the pm:ml‘;u:f. lhh'lal r5. ‘To-morrom, being Ash Wed business wii bo susponded o U Publia CRIME, THE GRAND HAVEN ABDUCTION OASE &pecial Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Graxp HAvEY, Mich., Fob, 29.~Bince the re markable domonstration on Thursday night, when Mra, Trottor and the abducted child were brought from Canada, an unparalleled ezcite ment has prevallod in tho city. To-day, the cass of the Peoplo ve. Mrs. Harry W. Burwell, obarged with tho abdaction, wae called. The examins~ tan was held in tha Court-House, 20 a3 1o so- commodata the crowd, the majority of whick wan ladioa. A brief raviow of the caso will be intercsting : Bome two monthis eince, Willard A. Trotter dis- covored that Mra, Trotter, to swhom ho had boon married threo years, bad a husband Lviog in Cliicago, unmeil Mosher, Jau.81 ho took his Jittle daughier and placed her in tho hands of Lis eistor, Mrs. Honry W, Burwell, wifs of s woalthy lamborman hers, who took it to Green villo, whonce tho father carrled it to Ohio, and floally to Osnads. 'The wholo clty was roused. Monoy was raised to enable the mother and offis cera £0 go aftor tha chuld, and ablo counsal vol. unteored to prosecuto tho sbduciora to the full axtont of the law. Tha child was found af Thorold, Caunds, tnd prellminary steps werc tukon on & weit of hinboas corpua ; but, sided by influcotial parties, lm:ludlrui1 & Momber of Pare liament, our Sheriff and tha mother oscaped from Canada with tho_child, and, arriving bare, were recoivod with a tromondons ovation, Iu tho oxamination to-day, Messru. Lowing & Crasa and E. Daxtor roprasantad tho proscen- tion; L, G. Parsons and G. C. Stewart, of this city, and Mr. Fizgorald, of Grand Raplids, the dofense, ‘Tno case Lus beon argued with marked ability and carunstness. The motlon to dismisa mado by the defenso was decided by tho Court iu tho niozative, aud tha cawo postponed for thir ty dava, or tiil March 23, to secors depositions and other evidence necossary for farther exam- ination. Tuin will also have tho offgot of quiet- ing the oxcitoment, £3 that a faie examination msy be bad, uninfiucaced by the popular feols ing aud clswor, FORGERY AT LOUISVILLE, Lovisvitre, Kv., Fob. 29,~1¢ Las becoms known Lera to-day tunt Charles J, Brent, hook. keopor of the Fals City Tobacco Bauk, commit ted forgery last Thursday, Bront disappested on that day, bat, as Lo sent a tolegram from Cincinonti toa friond hero that bo had gotten married by eloplng with s well-known I?:luvflll balle, bis absenco axcited no suspicion. 0 lady was in Franlifort at the time, and thoroforo the marriago report was belleved, To-day tho bauk officers discovorod that Brant had clipod & rog- olarly-made-out chacl from tha hank's cneck- ted it for 215,000, and written tho name of the Merchants' Bank of New York na the ono wishud to bo drawn on, This chock Breut pre. Bented to the Kentucky National Baok of Lowas- ¥illo for collectiou. Iu rotura tha Istter handod bita £7,400 in cash and the balance in » clieck spafnst bin own bani. Hrout had been con- sidercd au excollent young man, and his fall has preduced evusiderable comment. A FERFECTLY FIENDISH DEFD. Prrranvna, Pa,, Feb, 29.—Urederick Myers, saloon-koeper, corner of Third avenuo and Mare Lot street, committed o brutal useanlt on Adam Doran, aged 55, about 11 o'clock this even. log, by leating a poker red-hot and etabbiug him fu the right groin, the poker poue- tiating toward the abdominal region a distance of Gor 7 inchoa. Tho nssault was eutirely ug. provokod. Alyers was arrested and hold to awalt tho result of Doran's iujurios, CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. St. Lom¢, Fob, 20.—F. B. Curtls, who hm boen managing a largo retatl ciothing houss hora - for two or threo yeard past for a Byracuso (N. Y.) mannfacturivg firm, was arrested yesterdsy for tho allegod embezzloment of £19,000, aud ade mitted to bail in 85,000, The particulara of the cano have not tranwpived vet, but it i said that Cuitis will probally be abla to explain the dise crepancies in his accounts, 3 SUBORNATION OF PERJURY. New Yong, Feb, 49.—Augusting R. McDonald, & cotton cloim agent, was arrested in Brooklye to-day on a roquirition from tho Govornor of Ar- knngng. McDonald i8 charged with subornation of perjury, through whicl, It is alleged, the Goverument was swindled out of £200.000 in s «l:::m:nr;;r catton oaid to have been burned {n thd 0 war. TO BE HANGED. £, Loris, Feb. 20.~Georgo Deering, & yonng man just convicted in the Washington County Court of murdering a man named Beckett, soms months ago, at o ball 10 Kingston Townsbip, was Lrouglit here to-dsy and pluced in Jail for aafe keepivg. Hloia to be hanzed April 7. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Specta Liavate to The Cireago Tribune, Detrotr, Mich,, Fob, 29.—The body of Mrs. Tanoah Claxtan, which wna buried fow daya ago, was exhumad te-day for medical examina- tion, it baving beon renarted that the lady was poigoned by one in attenda THE GIRECT OCEAN CABLE. New York, Irob. 20,—Tha steamship Faraday arrived ot the dircet cabla yestorday, pleked It up and buored Lotlf ends close together, and is now awaiting favorable weathor to splice it, FINSNCIAL. MoxTurar, Can. Fob, 20.—Tho Redpath Bugur rolinery Lias suspondad, oud 300 hands are thtown out of smploymont, Rroschtrl,—The nanal symptoms of this dis ary cough, sarensas of the luugs or throat, hoa neas, duticalty of breathiug, bectle fever, » apitting of pul-gm or matter, and souetimes blood, Tt ia an in- ymmation of the fue akin lining the inside of the wiiolo of the wind tubes or alr produces & tlon, fever, and dificulty of Lrva ! ¢ i » spesdy ug free' nod €asy expectoration, and effects Qure, 'BUSINESS KOTICES. 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