Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1876, Page 6

if 1 4 \ 4 3 4 i i § 2 RNMEN ME Dayar a8 ‘He Leaves.London, Review .of the English and Conti- nental Grain ‘Trade. Turkey Offers “Strong Inducements * to Refugees to Return, The Red Republic Proclaimed in Sev- eral Distriots .in ‘Servia. Programmo-of the Liberal Majority in tho 'Fronch Atsombly. An Entire Reorganization of the Ministry to Be Demandod. Don Carlos Flings a Final Manifesto Across the Border, GREAT BRITAIN. CENTENNIAL CONTBIDUTIONS. Sovtmautoy, March 8.—Tho United States Steamer Franklin,now hore,till procoed to Cher- bonrg, Franco, probably tho Ioat of noxt wook. From thoro sho will go to Gibraltar, whero sho will transfor tho worka of art for the Philadel- phia Contonnial Exnibition to the storeship Supply, ‘Tho Franklin's orders oro to bo at Gibraltor carly in April. TE COTTON TRADE. Livenroor, March 3.—Tho Livorpool Collon- Brokers’ Circular. says the market bas beon do- prosacd throughout the waok, and though to- day (Thureday) tho tono was slightly steadier, quotations of every description shows further decline. Amorican doscriptions continue to bo vory frocly offered, and a further decline has talon placa of one-cight of s penny in medium, anda farthing if ordinary qualities, but goo middling and middling foir grades aro un- ghanged. In 80a Island cotton business has again beon vory limited, but tho price is un- changed. Bueloces fas boon moderato in fu- turos, aud quotstious aro about one-eighth of a pouny below thoso of last week. ‘tnt coTTON rRAuDs, ‘Lrvenroot, Match 3.—It ia stated that tho Liverpoo) Cotton Brokers’ Association hayocom- mencod an investigation into tho naturo and ex- tent of the transactions which members of tho Association mav havo had with William Poors & Bou, prokers, charged with fraud. It bas trana- pired that Robert Mann, ono of the members of the dolinquent firm, 18 Liontonant Colono! antl Justice of tha Poaco for Southport, Cheahiro. THE ORAIN TRADE remains inactive, tho short supplies being bal- nnecd by a poor condition vi samples, ahd a dragging business. Yesterday's markota woro slow for all articles. Wheat and barloy about maintained their pricos, but oats and maizo wero rather lower than tho rates current at tho open- ing of tho woek. , Tho dehvorica of homa-grown whoat during tho past month havo been sbout 20 per cont under tho ayeraga for the past‘ten yenra, ‘Thore aro now on the pagsaga to Great ritsin about 6 million quarters of whoat, At the beginning of March tho quantity was rathor over 1,500,000 quartors, At Paris the market fluring the wook hag beon firm for ‘whoat and dour, Jn Mark Lane to-day fino wheat way steady at provious pricos, ‘Ihore existed somo Hight demand for secondarysorts at the ald rates. Generally, however, trade {a poor, Flour un- changed from Monday. New sorta neglected, especially forsign, of which o largo quantity was offered, | Maizo ntondy a¢ 27 auilifnge $ pened, ox ship for American. Livenroot, March 3,.—Tho whoat markots are gonarally dali. but for tho week caunot bo rated secheaper. Fine dry qualities fully support their value, but thoro is no rogular quotation for Aneound gnalitios, of which tho bulk of our home deliyorics still consist. Foroign romains inactive, but without progsuro to acl. Maizo in fair demand for consumption at rathor iow Jigures. Woather mild for the season, EAYPTIAN FINANGES. Lonnon, March 3.—Mr. Ondo has mado his report on Egypt and hor finances. Eo oriticiaos the past Egyptian Adminiatration. Ho mentions splan for consolidating the debt through tho eubstituting of Britieh’ for Fgyptinn crodit, Mhoreby tho {uterest would bo so reduced that Egypt might bo in a position to repurchaso the canal shares without burdening the country. But this would bo impossible, because’ othor .Governmenta would opposoit, He, thoreforo, Buggerts the convorsion of. the dobt into 7 por cont stock, which would leave the annual gur- plug £2,000,000, SciteNOK. Loxpox, Match 4—5 a. m,—Tho London Hour has tho tollowing: ‘Wo understood -that o writ roturonblo in tho Queen's “Bench was served upon Mr. Behenck, United tates Minister, yestorday, at tho instance of the Emma Mino Company, The Writ was sorved ag Mr. Schenck was ontoring the train st Easton Btation, Nr, Schenck referred the officor to Lord Derby,'* —_——. FRANCE. DON CARLOS, Rovroanr-evn-Mes, March 3.—Don Carlos has s deferred his departure for England until half Past 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. PROPOSED LEFOnyE. Panis, March 3.—At 9 meeting of the mom- bera of the old Left Centro to-day, tt was ro- Solved to maintain the Loft Contro as a distinct party in tho coming Asgombly, and to romain satishod with tho rotiromont of Ministers Uaitot and Demeaur, bnt to demand « complete recon- atrnction of the Cabinot and Administration Btaff and tho adoption of a frankly-liboral policy, A programma was adopted, declaring that the minimum of uecersary reforms comprises tho appolotment of Mayors by-Muulcipel Councils, except in. Inrgo towns; {ho modification of tho University Education ‘law so as to restore to tho Stato the oxciusivo right of conforring egrees, aud deprive the Diocoxo of its recontly- Rrauted corporate capacity, ‘The programme duea not recommond 1 gonoral amneonty, but proposas the sppointmont of a now Committes of Vardone, whosa daty it suiall bo to reviaw tho indictmenta and ovidonco against p@litical con- victs. M, Cassimer Horler, who exactly ropes sents tho- views obovo sot forth, haa had a Jong conference with BM. Dufaure, at which tho terma of tho Ministerial programmo woro diecuased. No diNiculty arovo, tle subtoquently had an intor- ‘iow with*Marehal MacMahon, tho wirhey to act entirely an Constitutional Pronideut, leaving to tho Chief of tho Cabinot-the selection of Blinisters in. conformity with tho ideas af tho majority iu the Chauibers, A DELIGIOLS VIEW, Tho Archbishop of Waris, in 9 lottor to the clergy ordering -prayera for tho now.Avsambly, ‘deciaren that -tho accomplishment of the pro- ‘Framme of some of tho members of the now exisature, for inetanco thu exclusion of ro- agion from education, and acparatipn of Charch \nd State, woutd bo oquiyalout to the destruction - franco, * At tho openjng of tho tomporary chapel eroct- 12 on tho sito of the National Church to be built n Montwarte,tbe. Archbishop said tho republic peu either sayert to Catholicism or not en- ure. . e OLN SCANDAL. Tho news from Washington causes scnastion here,. Suma -of. the ovaniby papors oxprosy ro- grot at tho scandal}, aad doplora the decadence of politica! morality ia the United States, : A MANIFESTO FROM DON CAULOS, Doo Carjos received at Boulogne » deputation ‘et ‘160 Legitimiste, who presauted an ad. Arcus, To hay jesued a mauifasto to Span- axis.in which he says: ‘Desiring to stop . Mgodshed, I forbosr continuing the gloriouy, but st tho prevent fruitless, struggle. Beolny . the sufferings of my voluntecrs, and superiority of.aumbers aguinet them, it becomes wocasuary to sivatho the sword, £ will.never eigo 2 cos ‘promise, ‘My flag remains folded until the mo- inent which God shall ix ag the supremo hour of redemptjon." .tn.un eddrogs to. bis soldiers, ‘Don Carlos con~ -gratulates «: on the hervivm they Lave dis played, and bids them uot to abaudon hope. + Carlos ia under the constant surreillauco of wai tole nome of ‘Garis tls he rotal nt eo inte takin; i “France 18'16,000, asides sree Loxnox, durch 4—5 o,.m.—A Perrls corre. spondent ofthe Times pronounces ourtaln tho ection of “Duca” Audiffret Pagguir President |} “Chamber of Depntles. MM. Prosldont of tho ' Herlen Sate °° MacMahon and Dufaure may bo takon as imply- ing his acceptance of tho Ministry of tho In- terior, PRINCK NATOLEON'S ELTCTION. ADDRESS, Pants, Veb. 19.—Tho paper are flooded with of tho Bonato, and Jnlos Gre election addrerses, Princo Napoloon’s, at Ajao- clo, is in theso terme: Thieistho frat time since the fall of the Erupira Ahat you are callod npon, in presonce of an organized Government, to exnreisa your soveroianty. Loffer myself for your euffrager, I owe it to sou to speak tho truth, and I wiah fo oxplain how f, 9 Na- poison, inve for .an antagoniat 21, Rouher, who hiss placed’ himself at tie head of tuo Imperialist party. The. roton fn, that am convinced the namo of Napoleon onght to bo sneouret, and never a pretext for augmenting our disrensiope, In- apiring Tuysclf with the spirit of Napoleon, y to oni tho form of government is nut in queation; tex- inte; I ncceptitfrankly, And yet who could any that Tacccpt the Republic through ambition and paronat {nterort? Tt has taken from mo eventual rightar dt has violated my Wberty by espelling moj: in ma At diareganta my rank of Gencral; and ‘Jam a anark fot tho hoatility of fhose thinkitig thoratelves sta inont authorized reyrorentatives, My constant dovo- {ion for Napoloon IIT.,—my Sovereign in wrospority, Iny fend te. tolefortiine,-ant m@y-atfoction. far. Ms eon cauhot be called in question, “f derpizo intersated calumnice, Heck the really true motives of my con- atct in profiund conyictlona formed by the teach- ings of history, inapired by -my respect for tho -repore of ‘Franoe,"\Thoto who by birth or the will of tho country hava -bean placed near the Executive have still mote Jmporativo duties than other citizens, Abstantion 4s not allowablo for them, \vbat T want, a8 you know, tn the organiastion of our Domocracy. Ontatde ‘that ‘T sea na salvation, ‘Tho national sayoreignty ia tha taels of our public law, T tituk ia direct exprosaion Ja @ principle apd a su- pronto -Fexourco belonging to Ho party. It wou! ive tho Executive deop rots, enabling tt to walk tero- fitels ina Democratle path. Trespect the form of gov- erhnrent without any bitlernces, Provided ft lustires un, order, Jusites, oud liberty, fly adversaries aro always reactionary. Aa forme, if sour suffrages send moto the Amcotubly, I shall alwaya bo Democratic and o par Haun of progrese. I rbal) ot tho same tling bo the en~ ergetic. defeuler of your disretardod interests, Tho atrogglo ta forced on me, I nccopt tt. Chooss between the nan of Jerome, the wephew of Nepojeon I., tim who haa nover sundered Lia intorest from yours, aud Patranger to oar iaiand, who cotes hero to force bim- Bolf on two arrondissementa,” Ttinay be mentionéd hero that the Inst num- ber of M. Rouher's Corsican organ, tho ligt, has becn eoized for pnblishing Napoloon Lfl.'a Wilhalmshobo prootatnation: to tho {'rouch poo- plo in 1871, accompanied by -comments volio- montly attacking: the Goyeramont. A prosecu- tion is to be instituted against it. GANBETTA AND NAQuat. With reference to.tho econo: botwean Mf. Gam- botia aud M. Naquet, at Maractllos, it appears that 31. Gambotta . was. publicly asked whother, in Anguat, 1870, aftor tho, fret dofoats of tha French, ho did not rofuas to tako part jo nua tompt by M, Naquot, at the haad of 5,000 or 6,000 , porsons, to proclaim tho Hepublia by surrounding the Palals Bou bon, in which tho Legislative Body was then eittmg. Ho replied that he novorgat a tot till the 7th of Septembor—threo dave ofter the fallof the Empiro—whon bo gava him. a post ho had caljed to solicit, and that ho anw nothing of 5,000 or 0,000 menin Augnat. M.Nao- quet wos then sent for, and ropentsd tho chargo, his inferenco’ from it boing that MM. Gambotts did not nt that timo wish for tho Ropnblic, but tho lattor dis- claimed all-kaowlodge of such an -incidont, At axecond mooting in tho evonivg both of them spoke. BI, Gambetta urged'a policy of concord and moderation, and explained his roasona for boing a candidate ot Lille, Bordeaux, Marsailles, and Parts, 3 Niet, on tho othierhand, tool for his modol Led Rollin’s — attitude under Louis Philippo. . Gambotts rojoined by declating that the timo for Irreconcijables was past, ropublic boing al- ready catabliehed, and that .tho choice was bo- twoon o practical and Govornmental policy.and.a obimorical addimprachcablo one. Asked whother he would sgroo to abide by tha docisions of tho Contral.Committes, ho said ho,was nat tho man of a cotorio, that he belonged to all tho aleatora, and had no pledges to give, Ilo was then adopted as the candidate by 52 votes againgt 45 for M. Naguot. ITALY. MATROLONIAL. Rowe, Match 3.—Nogotiationa ara ponding for tho matriago of tho Duka of Goneva with the Arehduchess Mario Christine, daughtor of the Archduto Charles Fordinand, of Austria. SPEECIt OF GARIDALDI, Disatebes to Lonion Timea, Rowe, Fob. 11.—Two Liboral journals, the Teverta and tho JSlersagliere, and s Clerical papor, tho Voce Della Verita, wero soquoatrated last night for publishing a spacch mao by Gon. Garibaldi tho day before (Wodueaday), when assisting at tho inauguration of the Oom- momoratiye Tablots erected at Porta San Pan- orazio in memory of those who foll in dofonae of Rome in 1819, ‘Tho Goncral said: ‘Yes, it was, in truth, abendful of bravo men who fought in 1849; all bravo fellows. Yam moved wucn Tthink of them, I would remind you also of Col, Modicl, that he, too, was ‘there, It'wan @ fight of heroes. I remember that there was iightin evon upon tho roof of # houno; tho French on ono side, tho Italians ou tho other, ‘The oncmy thomeclves hava Lean obliged to confess that ft wna at sovero cost they conquered. You havo canso to commemorate this day. In the evening of tho sth, betwoen Il and 12, we bad proclaimed the Republic, To-day, tha th, St was proclatmed on tho “Capitol. Remember tho glorious triumvirate, - fa ats living, Tamember him, I I invita you even to fond him a tolegran. I havo always been tntransigenfe. Brought w Repablican principles, through having served the Re- ypnbliciu America, 1 could not chenyo my opinions, only I thought in’ the poatthat it wae necessary to muppress our Tepublican sentiments, because, | in order tounite Italy, the Monarchy waa wecossary, But not for thiv' have wo renonnced our Re publican’ principles, As Republican . principles aro the principles of honest people, taera cannot bo an honest Governmrnt which is not Repub- Ucn, However, wo ore obliged to get on by compro- inites, which the force of citenmetances demand, do not tell you to<lay to make a rovolution, Wo must sdapt oursuives to tho times, Nevertheless, Vinwloato progress to tho last gaups Keep your- selves in tho path of progress, Do not fot yours aolf bo weakened today; tho country groaue under depredations, tho unjust acts of the Govern~ ment, When we compromised with tho Monarchy, wo rilght havo oxpected from It that the country aliould bo wall governed; but It is not. ‘Tho Bf also completo {18 course; but tho G: Yolignars of to-day «fo nothing but ncceforate ita fall. ‘We require coustalicy, my brethren—what the English call ateadinoss. ‘TUE MANNIAGE OF THE DAUOITTAR OF ATORY THE HCULPTON, Tome, Feb, 12.—Pivs IX. haa made a romark- able oxcontion to the rulo he hay nevor befora broken during hia Jong YPontillcate, by granting 9 dispovastion for tbe marriage celebrated “here on Wednerday, batween Miss Story, Protestant, tho daughter of W. W, tory, tho woll-known aculptor and author, and the “Commondatora Voruzzi, Catholic, brothor of the Byndia of Floronco, Tho Roman Catholic motrlago waa firat celobrated, but without mass, in tho arborin! Palace, by the Acting Yarrocco of St. ‘Boruardo, under Inatmic- tions from tho Holy OfMfca, The wit noseed for the bride wore Vrinco Tommaso Corsini and tho Marcheso Dajatica; for the bridogroom, Bignor Maldint Poruzzi, Syndic of Floreneo, and Count Paniasera, At midday tho civil rito 848 performed at tho Capitol hy bignor oncnth Binals of Romo, when the Hon, George Moreh, United States Miniater to Italy, and tho Nev. lt. 8. Nevin, D. 9),, rector of the Amoricon Fpiseopal Chnreh of Bt, Maul in Romo signed for tho bride, and Count Vanissers, Prefect of the Hoyal Palace, ani tho Commondatora Mariguol, for tho bridegroom. Homo of tho cx- tremo Ultramontanes oxpress much digpleaa- uro at this act of tho Popo’, which camo directly from himsolt after loug, and, to the partics interested, vexatious deys had beon caused by tuo clerical “ring” wnloh abuts in hte Hollness, It will bo remombercd. that Grogory XVI granted ouo dispensation for a mixed marriago to bo celebrated in Nomo,— that betweon a Homan Catholic lady, Countous Lontivoglio, and o Protestant goutioman, Mr, Middleton. —_-+—. HUNGARY. TUE FI.OODE, New York Herald, March 2, ‘Wo loarn from the Jatest telegrams regarding these destructivo jnundetiona that thoy Lave causod imenvo devastation aud distrevsing loss Of life in the Valley of the Upper Danube, ‘The audden molting of tho winter snows over tho vast watersheds of tho K[astern Al- pino end Uarpalhian Mountain systome ‘tuss swollen the rivers which derive their waters “from these regione, cauelug them to overflow their banks and inundato tho low Jands. Wo havo not as yet received any infortuation regarding tho effect of tho Februssy thawon tho yolumeof tho Rhine watery, buts telogram from Paris informs us thatthe Reino has rison to s flood leyol, and that tho alluvial plaing in tho" yicinity of Paris aro already under water. ‘Tho dovastution which has beoo causod in Auatro-Hungary, and particularly at Duda-Poath, on the Danubo, lias not beon equaled wince the gecat Hoods of 1833, Buds aod Posth are witu- ated on high ground at opposite sides of tho tivor, and are connected by ® great suepaysion bridge. which spanu the varrow river chanuol bebwean the two cities, The Lown of Althofon. fy @ suburb of Buda, and bulls on tno THE ‘CHICAGO: TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1870-TWELVE PAGHS low ground. ‘Lula placo jhas bean almost deatroyod by tho floods, tro-thinta of its antira population of 18,000 pooplo jbeing rendered homoless, ‘Lhe Danube -at :Buda-Pesth forme tha only ontlot for tho vant volnmos of tlood wator which havo pourad down fram tho wator- shods drajoed by thoziver and ita tributaries weatward ,afd northward. Tho narroi.chan- De) is tho gatoway through which those wators oscape intoitho Lower Danubo. point, than,.a gorging of tho waters ‘has taken placo,-and tho floods, aa through 3 qreat élaloe~ ‘way, runh downward with realstloee force, awoOp- Ing everything botore them. According to telo- grams from tho dosolnted districty gront feara fro ontortained forovon tho bulldingy whitch haya withstood tho floods up tho to prosont timo. Tho walls, sithongh sapped by tho ‘waters, ora alxo supported ‘by them to some extent. ‘Whon tho waters subsido tho aaturated substructures will bo unable to sustain the suporinenmbent weight uf tho bnitdings, and their destruction is almost inovitable, ‘The transfer of air volumes of “high tompern- {nro from tho American to <the European cotticent by the natural eastward movomont of tho atinosphero is, in nll probability, tho cause of tho audden thawing of tho enowa, which produced tho tloode. This theory is supported by evidenco-rathor curionaly obialaed on tho Alpine stummits, A party of tourjats succooded in Realing Mount Biano in tho muddle of Jauuary Inst, and found that tho jeraprenbre of tho nir at tho great olovation of 19,000 foot won bighor than that of the vnlloya anil low tands, ‘Chie lends to tho infor- ence that an upper strainm of warm nit overlay tho densor and colder surfaco Atmos- phore, and caused tho} snows ot groat clova- ‘iona to melt. “Thus a vant qnantity of water ‘was procipitated into the valleys, Whothor -thia warm air is to bo cratlited to our side of tho At- tantio or to tho moro proximate cuntinent of Africa remains a quostion to bo solved by Enropean observers, ‘Tho lensing of the anddon thaw suggests no othor cause than tho one above referred to, —-— TURKEY. REFTOEES INVITED TO HITURN OME, Cossrantinotin, March $,—Tho Porte has no- tified the Ambaegadors ofthe ganrantocing pow- | ‘ort it will remit tho titles for ono yoar, nnd all | otuer taxes two yoarn, to all rofigeos who ro- turn to their homes. Spocial ofiicists will bo ap- | pointed to protect thom from outrage, and farms | and olurchos will bo ropaired at tho Governmont | -eXxpanso, BEEVIA, Loxpowx, March 8.—A tologram from Athons saya distatbancas in Servia ato reprogentod to have assumed a.norios character, Tho Red Rapaldle has boon prooloimed in domo districts. Bolgrade fa still unmovod. LATEST, Loxpox, March 4—5 a. m—A Raguan dis patch to tho Zimes, says a doputation of insur- gents has boon summouad to that city to madt M. Rodiok., It is gonorally thought that bis misaion to induc refugees to returu’ home will “prov fruitless. Tho Prince of Montonogro seorns foctined to co-oporate in tho worlt of pacification, if nesurod that thisis really tue will of tho powors. M. ‘Tarliok is authorizod to asauro him on this point. Tho Times’ dispatehou from Athons anys it fa estimated that there aro 17,000 Horzogovinian refugaos in Dalmatia, 4,000 iu Crotia, 13,000 in Montonogro, 7,000 tn Servia, aud 60,000 rcattored along the frontiers. ~ —_—— WINSLOW. WE 19 HELD FOR EXTRADITION. Loxpor, Eug., March 3.—Winulow, tho Bos- ton forgor, was again brought to tho Bow Strect Polive Court thia morning, and formally .com- mitted for oxtradition, Tho point about Wius- low's belug.committed on soparate charges of forging and uttering is important, After Bir ‘Thomas Haury had said in Court yoatorday that ho had not rocelvad tho necossary notifleation from the British outhoritios. tha American Le- gation, rememboring the fiasco in tho case of Lawronos, tho atfoged fraudulont Custom- House Agont, withdrew tho application, previ- onaly sent to tho Foreign Onlce, naking for tho extradition of Winslow ou tho charge of forgory, aad to make everything certain, substitated au application asking for bis oxtradition.on charges of forging and uttering, Winslow will now await thodogal time,.cightoon days, boforo bo- ing.surrendorod.to Mr. Dearborn, the Amorican officer. te AUSTRIA. MUINISTER ONTH BANQURTED, Viesna, Match 3.—Tho family af tho fon. Godlove 8, Orth, Amoricau Alinistor hore, depart for Italy this week. fo will follow abortly, aud make a hurried tour southward bofore sailing for America. Last evening Gon. P. Sidnoy Poat, United States Conaul, gave Slinlatcr Orth acom- plimontary dinner at the Hotel Motropolo. ‘The room waa decorated with Amorican aud Austrian flage, and portrnita of : Providont Grant aud tho Etwperor.aud Emproas of Austria, There wore about thirty guests, including prominant Ameri- }- cans, and such Austrians as had beou in special persona! and sovial relations with Mr. Orth, Hpeeches wofo made by Baron Lederor, Coueni Post, Miniater Orth, and others, Mr. Orth will havo private audionco with the Emporor to-day, : ———— f CUBA. A CAVALUY FIOnT, Havana, March 0.—It is officially roported from Tomas do Gobaro, Fob. 19, that 800 Bpsnish cayalry, whilo scouring tho country, mot 600. monnted insurgonts, commandod by Maxomo Gomez, Tho Spaniarda hardly lod time to draw thoir sabres, A.hand to hand com- bat followed, Issting an hour, at tho ond of which time they remained masters of tho battlo- fold. “{hoir joss was twenty-six Kified and thirty-three wounded, Tho loss of tho enomy ia considered at loast half. Captaiu-Genaral dJovelisar resched the scene very noon after.ho hoard of the fight. ‘This is the lirat engagomont Me consequence which bas taken place for a long 8, —— SPAIN. . QUEEN ISADELDA, 0 Panm, March 3.--1/Hurope Diplomatique states that Queen Isabella will-etay only short tims in. Madrid, and then ohoose Seville or Gravada ax hor rosidenoo, PImacy, A kelerran trom GApraltar says tho prizo.crow of. Bpaulvh guards at Costa who peized Britiah venue! and wor Gubaoquantly ¢aplured by hor crow and brought {uto Gibraltar, Layo beon com- mitted for pirnoy. . JAPAN: PEACE WITH COREA, Lospow, March 3.—A .tologram has been re- | coived by the Japancao Logation hore from theiz Government etating that the treaty between Jopan aud Cores was sigued on.tho 27th ultimo. ——_—— CERMANY. YON ARNDI. TLoxpoy, March 3.—A dispatch from Barlin states that Count Vou Amim has Instructed his lawyer to inform the Judgo that Lois ill, and Uttlo inctined fa defend himyclf against tho HO) chargo of big! z . > —t__. Hitto Day in Jnpan. Alottor from Nagaskl, Japau, printed in tho New Orloaus South western Prosbytertan, says: “On the 15th of April was tho great kite day for Nogagki. ‘Tho Japancso aro very fond of kito Heine and displays grostdoalof skill, ‘Iho kitog have no taily like ours, and oro made of two. pisces of bamboo, croused, covered with {hin but very strong Japaueso papor. ‘Tho pao- plo all ausowbled ou tho top af * Komplre,'o lilll About 1,100 foot high, and the air was thick with Kdtes, Sovorsl hundrod kitos wero in tho alr at the samo tino, and tho great aim of each opera- toris to so manenvro his kite auto cut the string of tho othors, Yor this purpose the first couple ‘of hundred {cet of ktring from the kite is cover ed with revin and pounded glavs, Sometimes four or fivo kttos would got foul of oach other, thon tho thing was olthor to got your kite efear or cubtho btringy of tho othors, ‘hon again, having cut 6 kito-vtring, ft was wonderful to Boo thom catch this detached kito, away up in tho alr, with shelr kita ail capture it, the vautvereally accopted rulo being thata kite belongs to yout {ust 40 long ag ou can kop it out of somebody oleo's hands, “ho Jups nover got angry ubout atch things. It would havo heen hard to find 20,000 or 390,000 peuple suywhero clus in tho world to, enjoy thamuolves xo much and with noshing disagreaanlo attending it." pal mere oe ee TY Crookud Gas in Brovklyn, New York Tiuus, A now nource of trouble deomy to have over- tokon the Brooklyn gas companion recoutly, which threatens to add matorially to thoirformor complications. Suspicion has for somo time pro- vailod that there was somathing Wrong with tho meters, and in order to wottle tho matter, a wan who was at one time in tie employ uf one of the companios has ately, beon engaged in teuting tho meters, In doing thia lo has romovod soveral of thom from diferent housea and taken thom to New York, where they Lave beop iuspectod by the Btste Iuspector or one of bly doputiey, Eery motor tosted wae-foundto bo wrong, nome being 10 por cent too fast, somo 19 per cant and rome more. Ono instance {s mentioned whoro -n prominent builder snapected that hiss moter wan wrong and had it tosted, when he found it waa 13 per cout -too faut. Ho demanded a rebate for tino yours, thd tino which ho bad-used tho dofective motor. Tho company whon shawn tho certificate of the Btato Inspector, offered a robate for five months, which was rofased, and:tho man futonds to sud tho company for 0160, — ROCKFORD. Bho Corning Municipal Uiectlangrhe Andy Crusndors née n Told AWator Tloket~A Sanctuary Raptined in WhiskysOnetrnge on n Nefarm Chub-Atinck on tho Catholics—Stnto Colobration of Odd Ecllowahip—Lont in Bockiort—An Aldarninn in Love The Becchor Matter-Lonp = Your Party-Olls Podrians . Svectad, Dispateh ta The Chteagn Tribune, Rocxrory, Il., March, 3,—Aa the moanioipal oloctions draw near tho oxcitomont rolative ‘to tho Hqior qnestion bocomes groator. Party pol- ities navor Lave intended themeelvos much into our City Governmont, but this yoar ovorything will bo disregarded ozcopt tho mafn feauto, whethor Rockford -nball bo a liconso or anti- license clty for tho coming municipal year, Tho tomporanco ladies hora have dono a good doal of good during {ho past two yoars,.aud.havo beon the moaus ot reforming numbors of drunkards, -bnt thoy aro now.abant to give up -this.whole- somo influence by 1sunching into tho .muddy waters .of politica, Like tho -ladics of .tho Brick Lane Branch of tho -Grand Junction Ehbonezor'Lomporanco Association, thoy havo got thoir Mr. Anthony.Ilumm, who, after repoated- ly whispering-ho'd no‘or consout—consonted ” to hocome candidato for Mayor. Thé gentle ‘| man who. has thus stepped into the cold-wator | Lont is Mr, Lovl Rhoades, Providont of tho | Nockford Watch Company, and a momber of.tho firm of Rhondos, Uttor .&.Co,, paper manutac- turer. Mr. Rhoados Ja a .radical tomporauco nian, and would vote for probibition ;.couge-| quently all tho Jady.crusadors havo rallied round | hin. Cho opposing candidate for. Mayor on.tho || lcouso platform will bo Mr, John R. Porter, tho! woll-known chomist aud druggist. Hoja gan- loman eminently qualified for tho position, | and ig aman of intogrity und otorling worth, "ULE CROPPING OUT OY DAD L1OOD, ‘Tho roaulta of this pending-fight is soon every dsy iu numerous ontcroppings of tho worst uaturo of map. ‘Tho oddnosas of tho mothoda, wed to yout apiteful fecling alouc makes it’ worth mentioning at this time. Laat weok some | ono sprinkled a hottlo or moro of «whisky .nll, over-the intorior of tho First M. E. Gburchi jnut.prior to a tomporanco montiug, aul -whon‘ itho water-trinkora ausomblod thoir olfactory organa oro xractod with tho smell of “tho! crooked” and tho auditory scomed like a sanctified eatoon., Again ut the mootiug of tho Reform Club (consisting of 150 raformod-drank- ards) dome scamp emptod a bottle,at WIHIBKY INTO TILE PAIL of wator in tho ante-chambor. But tho culmin- ation of these proceedings were ronchod this weak by the distribution of somo maliciogs ‘tracts containing the moat malovolent aud ylaked aconsationnagalost tho Catholles and their pricata. ‘ho Catholics called an im- prompta meoting ot onco, and it was there alleged that = Mr. 8. MM. L. Honry, tho head and front of thoCrnsadors, had distributed theso slips, ‘This go .cnraged tho Catholica that tho St. Jamos Catholic Tomper- anes Society threaten to withdraw thoir votce from firs, Henry's party. A .committeo of Catholica wa appointed to walt on the accused Jady, who-vory: promptly -and omplatioally de- nicd the impoachmoent. ‘Lhe offair remning o mayateryy ant bas cauaed a groat doal of oxcito- ment. A GRAND ODD-FELLOWS' CELEDRATION, Tho next matter of local intoret ia the com- ing coloration of tho 57th annivarsary of Oad- Foltowahip in Amorica, which will take placo in this city April 26, No Ices than 125 lodges in Northorn Iinois and Southora Wisconsin have been invited to tako partim {t. Special trains will bo ron st rodnoed rates, and no less than 8,000 Odd-Follows willbe ropregented. A grand bangnat will be prepared, and tho Lon. Joun H, Oberly, of this State, will dolvor tho address, ‘LENT IN NooRYORD, Ash Wodnonday, tho tirat day of Loot, was obsorved {u Emmanusl-Church:by roligiona-sor- vices worniog.and evening. A goodly numbor of our people hayo commonced to keap tho apa fon of Lont, during which their Master fasted. in tho desott, and havo already bogun to stop feoding, loak sorious. think of their sins, and tulk upon noting excopt it:be Of God and ordinance, As ifithay were in heavenly trancos, ‘The’ following clergymen have kindly con- neuted to bo present and assist the Reator during Lent; ‘Tho Rov, Messra, Wallnco and Dunbar, of GJanosvillo, Wis., tho Hoy, A. J. Dowing, Galena: tholtov, Dr. G. F. Caahman, of Obi- cago; the Rev, W. W. Eeterbroake, M. D., of Elgin; and the Rov. Dr. G. M. Everhart, of Kenosha, Wis. BOOTAL MATTERS. Tho bpproaching wodding of Ald, Healy Perry, arich widower, with Miss Ihompson, a young and fair lady of tho Rockford Seminary, is much talked of just now, aud furuishos tho social world with ite chief topic, It is not known when the wodding will come off, as it has beon postponed on account of the il-hoalth of the ridugroom. THE NEECHER MATTER. Ono of our Congrogatioual ministors (a ‘eup- porter of Bogcher) is highly indignant to thiak thut Mr, Jamea Lucas, of Obicago, sont him, among cthors, _ lithographod letter of remonstranco and kindly. instruction relative to tho lato Advisory -Conncil. This gentloman esys: ‘Thera yas nevor any busi- nesa hud go mauy self-appolated doctora a8 this Brooklyn buaiuess,” and he epeaka traly. It would ‘bo weil it these self-constituted judgaa on both sidea would Leod the motto, “Lf thou ‘Laut auy wiedom, keop it til! called for," OLLA PODRIDA, Gon. 8, A, Hurlbut, M1. 0, for this Distriot, re- tnrned-to Washington last Friday. 'Yho Hon, William B, Allen, Internal Rovanuo Collector for this Dixtrict, spent two days boro | Inst wock, Ho was oxamioing Graham's now distillery, which will be started fn n few days. ‘Tho Spirituahats are holding regular Sunday moetings horo now, ast ‘ueadoy a very admirably arranged leap car party wes givon at the residonco of Mra, B.! Fisher. The young ladics who matnged tho af- fair woro Misses Edna Skinner, Bena Hronokle, Mattio Vardy, Mate Brencklo, Josio Savoy, Mato Savay, Inoz Hakor, Minnio Mforrfll, and May Manning, It was very succesesal, ‘Phe children of the celebrated Jacob Knapp aro going to fell ont and romoye from Nockford, PEDESTRIANISH. . Tho walking match at McCormick Hall baa noarly rorchod its clouo, tha time allowed expir- ing this oyoulng. A latge crowd was in atteud- anco last oveulng, mainly composed of Gormans, who hayo all through attended the walk in num- hors, boing attracted of course by the fact that tho pedestrian ia of their nationality. Tho ‘prospect jx that tho hall will bo filled this sftor- upon and avening. Laat ovening, at tho claga of tho fifth day, Behmeht had walkod 404 miles, leaving him an even twonty-four hours to cover 06 miley, Tio was in good wpirity, and confidont that ho could gain a fow minutes each hoyr—ouough to givo him rest and carry bim through. Whothor he succeeds or pot, ho will have mado an oxcolont record for pluck snd ondutance. Mies Wickers, tho formato competitor of Bchmoht, holda out well, and will como near maling her 350 miles by9 to-night, if she doen not-quito succocd, oo Gone Washington's Coach. Frow a Paper ou “Truro Pariah,” in Sertbuse for larch On this spot, whero tha hungry riders of Hleasonton aud Stowart loaked around in vain for ‘tgrub" and forage, Where tho last of tho FV.’ bad atood sad bewniled hly dosotato dields and fallen fortunes, tho Mount Vernon eoach, driving four, with Uvoried conchman pod fooimap, and with tho sucieut army of do Hert- burn embJazoned On tho pauel, bad drawn up amidst crowd of powdered beaux, who always came to chutch early and wore over ready to vio with eogh other for tho honor of banding Mrs. Washjngton from hor ¢oach, This carrisge, which Barrington, or somo other diatingushod Irlaumap, would hayo called ‘a specumon of Gothic architecturo on whoola,” was built to order in London, and for & louy period worved oy 8 wodol after which thogo old Colonial swella hadtholr equipages mado. The runuing gear sud lower ucctlou of tho body wore cream calor, with gilt moldinga; the “top bampor” maboge any, With greon Venetian blinds, and tho interior Nuwwhed iu black leathor; two proat “head lightv" on tho box gorvod at night to let tho curious traveler kuow that a person of quality" ket + amang the cmdora, was on tho road, and alded ‘Went ‘Ford to koop his boatings on tho dangerous bighwava not yet smoothed by tho magic hand of McAdam. Out groat prototyno ropublican afso had hia coat-of- arma on the door panel, fully embiazoned ‘avd “tricked.” As tho creat ts emblazoned on a ducal coronot, wo tony porhsps accent the story that those are tho armoria! boarings of William do Hertborn, © Norman :Dsron, ttho saa ‘lord of tho manor of ‘Washington inthe thirtoonth contury. “On the four side panole wers pictnres represonting tho seasons, ‘Thin conch camo into tho Upaaaaeleneat Fiber. ‘Meado, of ‘Virginia, who, with one eyo to business and tho-other to charity, hadit ont np and rnold in pieced at n church fair, CASUALTIES, yt ‘THE BURNING OF THE STEAMER ‘MARY BELL, Vieksburg Sentinel, Bed. 93, "Tho Mary Bell landed hero yosterday at 12 m., with 163 cabin ‘passongors, oxcurefoniats for Mardi Grag, 4,720 balos of cotton, and abont 14,000 agoka of cotton seal, .8ho took on farty cabin passengers hora, ant backed down tothe cotton yard to take on 'l,200 balos of cotton After about.1,000 bales had “boon ‘taken aboard, nthalfpast 2 o'clock p, m., fire wes discovered abooting up from .tho.rear of :the. front -atopa, Tho flames apreatirapidiy, aud soon .onvdlopod the front part of-the boat, ‘Tortunately a grant number ofitho prssongera wera .on shore ot tho timo, or-tho loss of life woutd:have boonfearfual. It is Lolieved tbat -evary ono .on ‘board :on- capod, althongh ‘tho ‘bout was envelopad in flames tu ilftegn-minntos aftor-tho tlre was idis- covered. Tho-pansengors. lost all their rane, and tho boast, it is thonght, willbe a total:loss. Tho origin of tho fire ia a mystery, but is: sup- posed to bo'the wor): of-an incentilary. Hho cost abont $170,000, and was instred for £65,000, ‘Tou-pixtoonthe of her was owned by: italph iets, son of Capt. J. I’. Hicks, aud tho: balance by tho elork, Mr. Alfrod Grisuom, and Richard Sinton, of Now Orloans. | ‘Bhe-lort St, Louis on:hor frat trip Oct. 16, 1876, Hinoe that-timo she has beon ® porfect auccoas, this being hor tenth trip. Kho carrlod into Now.Orlosna ono trip over 10,000: ‘bales of cotton and woe, tho ‘largest load vor carried ‘into ‘tho ‘Cregoons ‘City by any stoambont, Sho had tro beat-paying ‘trip nboard whon tho accident took place that sho ovor-had., Whon the ifiro broke out-tho-Par- isot Lino -steameryl'allahatchio wae lying along- sido loaded with cotton which was boing ‘trans. ‘forred ‘to ‘the Mary Boll, [twas thonght for aone.timothat this boat could noteacapo, and, when tho ohimnoy of the burning -boat fell, it ernahed:a-portion of the front-part of shor boiler deck, and some of the crow had = narrow o8- capo} sho was cut loose, and with tho assistanco of ‘tho tug Bigloy was'towod beyonll the reach of ofthe conflagration, Iu front of the ‘burning |} boat waa the Big Sunffower, of tho Parisot Lino, which was movod -boyond reach of thio; flamea without any injury, ‘Tho Tire De-!) r; iment arrived soon ‘aflor ‘tho flameni o out, bub the -boat burned so-rapidly that: oro ‘waa no ‘hope of saving ‘hor. Thoy | have full charge of tho wronk,.ant wilt probably, save about 1.000 bates of cotton in a.badly.dam-; aged condition, About 0 .p. m. they .anccacded: dn-sautthing the hull; tho stern swung out from ‘tho-bank and snolt-in deop water ; the bows up agatust the bauk and above water. Over the sbaok part-of tho ill-fated atoamor'was .2 lot of ‘beof cattie; somo young mon ino sliffmado on effort to aut thom-out, ‘but.wore drivonoff hy:tho flamoen:boforo -thoy.conld comploto their objoct ; they succeeded, howover, in -seving a fow, tho othara Wore ll.on ‘fro whan tho:whoal-house tumbiod Into the. vor; a far.more got.into tha nivor, but do ‘badly burnt thoy could not imako tho shore, :‘Tho.total loss will probobly:amount to over $600,000, a FOUR PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. A-hotol {ull.of peoplo in Le Mars, In.,.camo vory near being-roasted tpo.othornight. ‘ho hotel was a small fromo -bullding in the suburbs of tha torn. “Bomo Iste,pettestrians saw tho firo three-quartors of s milo’ off, and wont to it as Fapidly os-posalblo. Whon thoy got thoro overy- body in the house was naleop yot, in ignoranao of tho fact that their passage to tho ground was olready cnt off by.tho flamos. Tho potlostrians alarmed the house and broke in the doors. “Sov- eral poopie oveapod with painfi.scorohos. “A fam- iy named Niosmoyar, cuusisting. of.o.man and wifo agd aix small childcen, boarded in tho houso, Three of thocbildron, tho olilost B34 yoars old, wora.sleoping with their fatbor and mothor. Two of thom svoro slooping with Mr. Nior- moyor's Diind: brother in tho hougo, and ono was sponding the night away from homo, Mr. ‘Niermoyer jumped-ont of bed and get out of tho honso iu.a doliriam of fright, Ila blind brothor, with groat prosonce of mind and nople devotion, pieked up his .two little bed-follows, aud taking ono-undor each arm mado his way,to tho burning stairs, Tho-stairsfoll with him in his descent, butbe hold fastto the chilnron aud bronghe thom safoly out of tho fire. All thico of thom wero burned but notxcrioualy, Airs. Niormeyor and hor throo helpless vabios porished in tho damos, ‘Their reniaina woro found all In a hoap Mr. Niormoyor is now a hopeleas.manioc, It in ern 0 was:bowil- dorod by the alarm and:loft bis wife and chikiron, not knowing what bo dit. Tho blind brothor. who saved tho.lives of his little chargo of chil- aren ig an oabjqct of univorsal admiration in Lo. Mara. _ FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT, Special Diapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Kronvx, Ia, March 8.—Samuol Noynoldy,. B young man obout 20-yoars of apo, wae fatally dnjured by tho accidental dixchargo of o gun whilo out hunting near this placo to-day. Ho was climbing a feuco whon, through carelessness in handling the guy, it wont off. Tho shot took offect in the right xido of the Lond, plowing its way throngh bis skuti, blowing out's portion of his braing, and producing a ghastly wound. iio died thia. afternoon. ao Vw WENT To Pieces. Wasutaton, D, C., March &.—Tho Signat Rorvioo reporta that an Italian k, bound for Baltimore, which wont ashoro noar ‘yhoo Tutand (Georgia), on tho night of March 1, wont to picces yeatorday, and. lost nivo of her crow of thirtoon, Tho iife-snving crow attempted to. board tho bark, nnd every man was drowned, Six bodles have been? rccovercd and nino aro still missing. BROKE IN TWO, Toteno, G., Marah 8.—This afternoon as the troight-train on tho Baltimore & Ohio Natlroad ‘was crossing tho bridgo at Delaware Bend, noar: Deftance, tho train broko in two, throwing a car from‘tho track, ‘Tho rear partof tho train on the east epan of the bridge wan procipitatad into the siver. Conductor Keoch .ant:two brakomen ware poriously and probably fatally injurad, FROZEN TO DEATH. ' Uptetal Inapatch to T'he Ohucago Tribune, Basr Sarna, Mich,, March 8.—A mon named Frank A. Mason, omployod ins lumber amp at Bradford Lake, Otsego County, started on Satur-_ day Just to visit eome trappers 10 milos distant, and hia body was found Duosday, 234 miles from hia destination, having porishod with tho cold. psueeek AoE TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. ‘Tho Governor of Illinois yostorday reappoint ed o5 bis own successor Olark Lipo, Woat bido Park Commissioner, ‘ ‘The Supreme Courtof Dakots commonced tho March term Thnreday st Yankton, Chiof Jus-) tice Shannan presiding, A brilliant assombiogs mot at tho State Oapl- tel in Lincolp, Neb., Thuradsy evoning, and, presanted the Hon, en Barrows, tho newly-ap- polntod Cousyl to Dublin, with » gold-hoaded cane, o——. «6° GRAIN IN CANADA, Tororo, March 3.—Ono million ono hundred and twenty thousand bushels of flour and grain sro uowstored in this city against ‘half that quantity last yoar. Tho stocks of flour and cain in Ontario Jia estiinated st 1,600,000 uebels, Some twonty vosuels aro loading Ico at Kingston for Toledo and Cleveland. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Queexstown, March °3.—Arrived, steamship Jaya, from Now York. New Your, March 3.—Arrived, ateamehips Hindoo, from Mull; Qity of New York and. Chinn, from Liverpool. New Youk, March 5.—Arrived, steamer Gel- lort, from Hambur; ——__-____— A SMALL FIRE. The alarm from Box No..754 at 7:25 o'clock ‘youtorday morning was caused by the discovery of ablaze in the Home of tho Good Shepherd, corner of Morket snd Hill etreots, Damego to bullding and stock $600; fully insured, Congo of fire not known, Gas Companics in Trouble, Sew York Sun, ‘Tho oxaitament over tho faujty gaa meters of the Diaoklyn gaa companica Ju apreading rapidly and widely in Brooklyn, and tate Inspector John Burns, of New York, ts busted constantly in teating those instruments, Mr.William 1. (ile bert,.of 425 Union -atroot, who was formarly om- playod in tho offfao of (ue Citizens’ Gas Gompa- oy, bogan the movemont on the 8th of Fobria~ Ro by taking the métor of hie ‘brother-in-law to tho-Jospector for examination. “It was found-to register 9 per cant too fast, Thu:motar of Atr. Hugh Boyd, of 85 Tompkins pleco, which had boon in uso’ for thirccon, yoars, was 13. per cont font. Mr. Boyd domanded $223.87" for over: charges, but a compromise wan offectad ‘for s'lonn amuutt, Among tho sixty or soventy consnmors whohavo had thoir motora tosted, only itwo .or theao of the instrumouta «rogisterod traly, Among tho housckeopers Arlo aye found.that thelr motera arc wutrustworthy, the follow- {ug are somo of, tho most intluontial porsons + Willinm ‘H. ‘Hagard,‘287 ‘Baltlo strcot, motor 10 par vent-fast; Afr. Allon of Boamon .c Ailon, of Const and Union atrenta, metor & por cont-fant : Wilham Waahburne, 165 Pacific straot. motor 7 per cont fast; William ‘Taylor, Jr., 925 ‘Union atroot, motor 6 percont fast; the firm of Jour- ueay &Burutam, ‘on Atlantic ayonuo, had & thirty-Hght motor.in their storo for trelyo yoars that has registered 3 per cont oxcass. ‘Thoy ca- timato their ovetchargo for thot timo.at 2600 or 00, . 1. St, John, of 157 Clinton stroct, no- ticed that‘hia mas -bitla had fnorossea to an un- “reasonable oxtont.in the paattow.months, reacii- jog oe igh p4325.8 month. flo canaod a now metor to be put in, and big bills docreasod to 8.70 8 month. Ivapector Burns enya that a motor registers slowor instead of faster in tho | Japtio of-timo, aa tho machinory:bocomos cloggell, H anddt-follows that’ tho motors thotjlave boon found.to bo.faulty woro alll} more go when tho; woro irat.put i poe hana pints RAILROAD NEWS THE POOL LINES, From dispatohes ireccivad. hore yontorday nf- tornoon-from:tho Gonoeral Frelglt Agonts of.tho yarlous’ Eastorn .roads in ‘thts city, dt appears thatthe Gonoral Alanagora, who “havo boon in beagion.it Now Yorls during tho Inst tow tlays in- | svoatigating tho charges mado against Vandor-} bilv-rosds of-cutting-ratea or paying. drawbacks ito thoir Sonthwoatorn conneatious, againat .tho | -oxpress stipulation af the.pool, have declded to wmako anothor offort to maititain peace in.tho family, Whonglitwas ipraved .bayand.s doubt | ithat-Vanierbilt roads:bave baon outing rates, as | obargod in Tas Tnx, yot tho Commodoro was magoanimously forgiven on the promise ithat ‘ho ‘would not do it again, Tho:Managons ware undonbtedly induced to bo -6o ‘onicnt.bo- causa .most of ‘hem aro ax deop in! the miro. as Vanderbilt .i9 in tho. amid, ‘They aro all trying to gobi, aboad .of ono ienother, and nono of them aro) -ovor-ecrupulous regarding the means to obtain 'this.ond, :8o it is roported thas tho Pittsharg & Yort Wayno Railroad is at prosont turning over muoh of its froight at thia -point to the Balti- moro & Obio Railroad, which.takos it to Maus- -fiold, whoro it is transhipped to tho Pittaburg & ' Fort Wayno. Itia a-factithat tho Baltimore & ,| ‘Obio.is just now taxod to ita utmost capacity, while tho othor roada havo bot little todo, ‘Cho reason assigued for this action is.that the Pont~ srivanin Railroad wishos to choat tho pool ant of a .portion of the catnings. Tho ofliciala af tho road claim that the freight thoy sro giving tho Baltimore «& Obio ‘at pron rent is Jive stock. ‘They give it to thom becaiue:an ngrooment oxista -Lotwoon tho.various lines, -by which tho live atook ship~ amonts ahould booqually divided among tho va- tious roads, And-os tho Maltimoro &.Olio had.not yat had its.share, the fruight wos turnad-ovor to ‘thom. If this ia e0, it igo far moro,reprohonsi- ble.orrangoment than bas yot como to light. Jn connection with thin, it is roported that tho ronda hire a contract with two of-the largost shippers in this.city, by which the latter aro.quarantood favorable ratos, ao that thoy will ont kick againat the above arrangomont, All sinallor shippers, showevor, aro. forced to poy tho present high tar- iff rates, nod are.thus placed at a diandvantago, ‘Tho ‘railroad ‘magnates, at theit.conforance in Now York, docided that.tho,rates ho fixed on the vtrunk Jinos leading. out of Obicngo on tho basis of. 40 .conts, tho prenent xate; thoso from athor points to be bassd.npon-that. Ra- garding tho ‘Western grnintrofile rqbate, wluch jaltimore ond: Thiladolphin have been paying, itho ratOwaa roduced from 8 to 134 conta, ‘Now. thie would be all vory well if tho rates would only bo maintained. But there ia.good.roason to hoeliove that tuoy will vot. ‘Thuy far vo.ngroe- mont for- maintenance of .freight rates ling boon kopt any longth of time. In fact, latoly most of tho-tariffs chavo -beon bration bofore they waut into effect. fo it was with tho late agroamont mado at tho Grand Pacific Wotol, in thin.city, .ond Bo it.will:be this time, Whilo undoubtodly ordors will now be issued-to the Rad Ling, White Line, and all tho othor fast-froight’ linos that’ bavo boon cutting rates or paying drawbacks .to desist from thoir notion, other monns will undaubtodly bo found by whioh tho discriminations sgado ogasingt this city during tho pant winter. can sho kept py It ia. well-knowa fact that much of tho froight contractod for by tho Dotrait & Milwaukoo ond Grand Trunk Reilroads ot from 5 to 10 cents leas than-regular-tariff rates is boiug shipped ovor tho New Xork Coutral to Now York. Von- derbilt:has now.signed tho ngroomont to take uo Western froight except at the tariff ratog, docs ho mean:to rofuso tho fraight affored by ‘these hase hhoroafter? It is hardly probablo that.ho will, LUMBER. ‘It will bo romemborad that a .meoting of tho Freight Agonta of tho roads loading to tho ‘Michigan lumbor-rogions was hold atthe Grand Pacific Hotel in this city abont a month -ogo, when « uniform tariff on lumber was solomuly agreed upon, ‘Among other things i¢ was agreed that no road aliould allow moro than; 20,000 pounds of lumbar to bo loaded ono car, It vow tirna out that tho tariff so solomu- ly adopted nt thnt thac has ahared the fate of alt othor railroad agroemonty, It was broken ql- most a8 soon as it came into offect. Tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Nafiroad, a pnrty to tho contract, has continued to load 22,000 pounds, which has disturbed tuo rates all through Michigan, A meoting wan hold at Cin- ciannti yoslorday for tho purpose or Bro uy, mattors and waking auother agraoment. Tho’ rosult has not yat boon fearned. LUMBER FREIGHTS. i Cincinnati, March 8.—A mooting was hold at; tho Grand Hotol to-day of Froight Aponts of! north aud south railroad lines botwoon the Obio! Rivor and Lakes, to fix rated .on lamber south: Hightoen roads wero ropresontod, Lasolutions woro adopted making tho -ratos :binding until; cbangod by a aubuonuont meoting, ee Moutikity of Natives of Ondin -to -tho, Prince of Wales. Detht Correanondence London News, { ‘Thro waa very wuch that was pleasant in-tho: Prince's vuwit to Lucknow. In the coromony thero wana moving pathos which touchod every heart, ‘Tho danco jn tho Obuttor Munail was pretty, foyuus, and scoiai, and if tha rosidonts | ‘opjoyed It as much as did ‘tho visitors, they had ' alinppy time. Hut thero is no mannar of uso ini evading tho avowal: thot the native population of the beautiful capital of Oudo wero iudifveront , tothe Prinoo'a preseuco with an “ostentations sullonnesa that was cloquont of disaffection. ‘Sho local officers scarcely attempt to deny what is obvious at s glance to tho stranger, that Lucknow {6 kept down by tho passive oxtibition of our superior strength, and -tbat Lucknow, if tho chance offered, would ‘bo -at our throats! opoin with s orael, prompt atoorlty, ‘The nativo | city teema with inhabitants, but only moro band- tuls of tho lowor clauses of natlyos carod to look on aa‘the Prince pnauod, and eyon in tho-oyes of +} theao there wos a bad giauce, How many of the most avowedly turbulent and Asugeroua iohabitante of Lucknow wore, in an- ticipation of the Prince’a visit, uacaromonious! “puckorawed" and placed in'enfo custody, -witl “the anbaistence monoy of 9 annas a day,'l havo not ascertained with cortninty. ‘It is sura that a large number wero 20 -soquestered, I alould uove liked somo opportunity of Judging of tho aspect of those thus disposed of when I reflect on the truculent appesrance and manner of go many who woro left at large. Contrary to tho advico of cautious frieude, ‘I made a porogrina- tion of the native olty ‘by-inyself, and if black looks and furtively-hostilo gostures could alay, L should not be now alive to pen these lines, At Oswnpore, where ho stayed for 4 fow hours on tho afternoon of Monday, the 10th, tha Prince oxporionoed-no greater cordiality of reception or greening at tho hands of tho native population, A Lenp-¥ear Purtys Dtrolt ¥¥e6 Pree, : For some titne past tho cornor of St. Aubin and Olnton avenuos has boau“infested during the oveninge with a crowd of boys ranging'from 19 to 17 yoars of age, who took itupon them. solyea to insult podestriany, supeciaily Jadtoy, ua they passed. “‘I'heso procesdings became un- bearable, aud Thursday ovening seven ‘ladies, eagh provided with a riding whip, marched Iejadroly to tho unplogeant locality and wore ac- cactod by tho usual crowd. ‘Then onauda lively chawo, each lady salocting a victim and following him untd captured. According to tho planu each indy was to roturnto the corver of tho Byoulee with thelr victim, aud upon counting noses It was found that cach oue had madoa auccoasful chase, ‘ho whips wero then brayzht into Seon next five minutes a sorted of ‘well-exqcuted ‘bowls indicated that tho work was boing wall done, Upon bel; at liberty the hays tore givon to unfloratant thet tho dose would bo ropoatadl as often au Decosyary until the pationta wore curad, PLYMOUTIL TILGRINS’ PROGRESS, A_Trustworthy @heco of Prophecy, Tho Euturo-of tho secoher Scandia, Something Rolinbtoe in Rogar to 14 —Gotting nt we Bottom Foon, 3 Albany Koeniny Journal, Notn : For the ounvonfonce of those who ity not. axpoct to surylve boyond tho thrao Keore and ton yoara named by-tho Panithist as 8 full term of a sound tifo, aud who sould ho oxecedingy roinotant-to pu Bray without being put inte posseraion of the bottom facts of tho grea Urookiyn troublo, wo fave had proparad, white they yot tabornscle in tho flesh, the “following diary. Its statanionth may bo wnroucrvediy ralicd on, a6 it was proparad by an ominent ate. Jistioinn, a disciple aud proteys of tho Menura, Eddy, of Chittondon, Vt, who ronda tha {uturo as readily sd.tha advanced pupils in tne high achoola read the exarcisos in tha ‘Third Roader, ‘This is important if true, iH 1976, Fob. 24—DPlymouth Churels, by and with tho afivico aud -congent-af tho Atlvisory Council, nud in tho fliterout of {ho dincovory of tho én tom facts, appalut a committoo of throo tq solect & commiasion of five, the duty of which Commission shalt bs to-recotvo and oxanino al) cliarras against tho pastor which maybo pro. sontod within sixty days. - 1377, Deo, 31—Cha Commission of Five ap pointed by tho Committoo of Throo in Fobrnary, 1876, unanimously roport in favor of the creation of a committco of fivo to ho appaldted by a.com. tnission of thrao, which shall bo chargod wy tho daty of oxamining tho avtdenco talon by the Cominisaion of Kivo spuolnied hy the Commit. teo of Throd, and of doducing thorofrom thy bottom facts of tho caso undor considoration, 78, May 10—Honry 0, Bowon arpiare ty sprint offoring all new subserlbors to tho Inde ‘pendent a copy of bia now qnid thrilling wok, ontitled * My Exporloncos in » Brooklyn Dastilo, or Prison Ljfo at Haltiday's.” 1890, July 4—Tho Committeo of Five request! of Plymouth Church the powor4o aond far(aprag able) porsons and (noway) papora—and cigars aud othor comforta, Roquost granted. 1886, Dec, 25—The Comsnittas of Tivo pressnt cortain findings wiich, nt thdir suggention, arg roforrat! to tha Court of Appeals for-an-extrajus diciol opinion. 6 1899, Doc, 31—Tho Conrt of Appoals rondor 3 vory oxtra-juiioiat opinion, iu whigh they.take ferunlaatle grounds against tho anfon of ‘Church and State: thoy also call tho attontion of Ply. month Ghurch to thopoet's hno— . (On every height there les roposs, and suggest that tho wrtor-bo prosaontod for Atbel, sinca tho rocord shows tat ropore doas uot io on Brooklyn Hoights. 1904, May 23-~-A now Advisory Council assem: blow in Brookya, “i 1818, July 24—Tho Advisory Counoll makes deliverance atrongly urging Plymoyth Chureh.to begin do uavo. 1016, July 24.—Tho delivoranze of the Adri- sory Conncl! being sonouncod to tho pabli¢ through the prone, every mombor of azid Coun- cil, by order of tho Soctaty for tha Prevaution of Cruolty to Man, is murdered in the very coldea, blood that can bo procured, 1982, Sopt. 4.—Tho Brooklyn Bottom Faeta Investigating Soctoty of the United Statos, with chapter In oach city, town.‘nud village of the country, 18 formed, “They anuounco, in » plat orm adopted wt a mase-mooting hold at .Coopa Inntitute, and on the transparencies borne ia their procession to and from the hall, their in tention of gotting at the bottum facta within wixty days, 2016, ob. 4.—Tho Now York branch of the Brooklyn Bottom Facts :Bociety of tho United Statos petition the Logialature for tho appoint: mout of a nou-partisau Commisaion to dind out Just whot thero in, also just what thara s6n't. in tho charges proforred agaiust tho Into Ror, Honry Ward Beecher, 2085. Marsch 4—Tho non-partisan Commission appointed bythe Governor mako their first re port to tho Logislaturo, in which thoy.rocom- muond:that the Commisason be forthwith.paid of and disbanded, and that all thoir functions be -transforred to tho Regents of tho University, Iho report waa agreed to nod its recommenda tiori adopted. ‘4149, Nov. 17—The Regonts of the Univer ality conault with Mossra, U. O'Oonor Lvaris aud Byvarta -O'Conor in rogard to a country with -Which tha United -Statos has x0 extradition ‘Lroaty, : 2142, Nov. .18—The Regonta of tho University toko,passago for ILoltand undor.asaumad namest 8 Goverumont stosmor purus the resuol having thom-on board and brings them back, sud tha Attornoy-Goueral sorves s mandamus ou them yequiting thom to forthwith raport the bottom facts initho Baccher scandal, 2142, Nov. 19.—Thp Rogents of the University ‘prosont their report, & buiky dooumant, covering 1,000 pages of Loplscap, of evidence, aud a pars- sgtaph warmly.favoring.—in fact antreating tht diamedigta reference uf the wholo subjeat to ths CanatiBoara with powor fo raport completa. 9193, April 1~Mark T'vain—a lineal dercnndan! of tho ancient humorist of that name—addresaed wa-lattor.to tho Uartford Courant iv rogard to tht ‘most fosgibio method of gating at the bottom -facte of the Teccher rcandal, Hosuggoates thal 6 Committes or Commission campaued of prov ‘fogsional divers would bo {ho wort of. orgsnu» tion moat ‘likely to fod tho bottom facts and ‘bring them.to the aurfaco,. ae ¢ 2343, Mey 23—I'he Canal Board, in the matte ‘of tho sboitum facta of the Lrooklyn seandah ‘Tooke & proliminary raport, ehowing by Ao eatis -Biates af compatent enginoors: that, if: all of -Brotbor Sloarmau’s {oars bad fallen into tho Erlo,.tho.wator would have risen 19 teet 44 inches. ‘Tho raport concludes withthe rosigne tion of all-tha members of the Board, 87, Aug. 13—Ehe Springfield . Republican of this morning, in double-lcajled leador, com \Plotoly covering the oditorial page and consid+ werablo.groungd, argos that the task af discover ing the bottom favte in -the Beecher xoandal be roforrad sto .O. EF, Adame, of- Massachusetts, ‘Tho Aepublican anys Mr. Anawa hanorably AvenmH & great name, and that his ttnesa for -the task is shown inthe fact that ho dias jas somo.in from finding the long-sought north> ‘Wout paauaga, : 2234, Jpn, 1—Mr. O. -F. Adams, to the ‘[griof and conatoruation of the antire country, publisbos a lotier in tho Boatou Aduertiscr, d& Clining to agdopt tho appaintmant af Botton Facts Commissionor Extraordinary, teniderod him by Plymouth Church, at an annual valuy of $1,000,000 gold. dir, Adame .in bis lee ster, speaks in distrustful forma of bin ona abilities, aud iudtostes lis sonso of Tangnitnde. of the duty aought to hbo slay upon him, in the agsertion that, hanged if wouldn’s rather take a contract to ran for the Prosidoncy, with the Springhold Nepublican ft his backer, than touon it. # 4310, Bapt, 10—At o Jargo and eutbnsisstit meating of Plymouth Ghurch, atalegrana is pre parod and gont to all nationa aud Jungdoms of tho savage, barbarous, half-sivilizod, civilised and onlightoned world, calling upon al! mod ovory whoro to como forward wilbin !tho pet 600 yearn with Lad Buggcutions they ny bare 10 offer teuding to throw light on the botcom fect in the Baochar acandal, At the samo .mecting. ® committer, consisting of 100 discrgos persuat from-avery State in tho Union, and 50 divzrot peraopa fram each of (ho torritorios, aud 2) discreet from each of tho principalitics aud powerw of the Old World, ia sppointedavish power to appoint the right wart of Conunisaion, sul Commisgion to hiro a roatly telanted datecuT® Ib ia furthor made tho business of this detoclire —who, it is atipulated, is to give his whole ms to tha busiuess—to got at the Lotter fate, 2350, Aug. Dy—Ehe wholo ranud world is wored to an ccatasy of bligg thie morning by the ob noyncomont that the Bottora dacty Detocure is roady to report all the potion: facta, 2350, Aug. 10.—A mooting of #Iymouth Chard Ja bald to recojve tho roport of tho Bottom Facts Detective, His appearance on the ptatfann 1 # signal for an emotional outburst, the bole al, dienoe applauding for nino consecutive hour aftor which tho great chole magnificently. chaos the losson.for the dsy— ‘"Dhoy alao serse, Who only atand and—walt, When order is rostorod the Bottom T'acta De tective clears bis throat, aud is on tho point o unfolding hla tale, when a great nolve outside like tho voice of 20,000 cannon tet off coneum rontly, arrosta him. ‘ho detoctive pauses while adoacon goes outelde to soa what's up. 110.4009 returns with Lairou endand tho thrilling € uouncomant that tho nolse was the crack ol doom. Doom is atill cracking as wo go bo probe —— Burned to Death by n Wetcore An intelligent black boy was grudging along & highway at night in tho vicinity of Pelcstla . ‘Yoxas. ‘Thera was a nogro women riding & bore fn the same dirpotion the boy was going. dine fatelligent black boy reappoared jn Vale at that night ont of broath and aa palo pa be re! et. He gald be saw a pall of tire como out A 0 aly aud strike the woman and get hor ablaz. "Pho hore ran awey with the woman atlro 0D an back, and he ran baok to town to tell the peor what had happened. Tho people wont to dent. after forther partioulars.of sho curious inci ei ey found tho women lying on the growud, wi) all her clothing burned off, but with life one in her to tell thataho had boen. atrack in val breast by # ball pf fro. ‘Tue hores wan fore Wish bis mane sigged, and the woman died Wa noxt day. The people think eho was hit by | motor, =e ieee