Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1876, Page 9

& THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. ZIND AND FLOOD. e t fre Tornado Did for the Quiet Yillage of Hazel Green. Wis, w mee of the Storm - Laden Cloud as It Approached the Town. ] lecomt of the Work Performed it it Al I Stad There, Houses, Barns, Fences, and rees Torn into Frag- ments. 4 Family of Four Persons Crushed Be- neath Their Ruined Dwelling. guplete List of Deaths and Property Tosses Cansed by the Visitation. mgabethtown and Hasson. Mo., suffer from a Whirlwind. imusoh fimoads Badly Crippled by Floods. i n HAZEL GREEN’S MISHAP. {2 6RZAT WIND'S DOINGS THELE AXD ABOUT. : Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Gaxa, 1L, March 11.~Comiog up from the patbwest on the afternoon of Fridsy, there v 3 dense black cloud, spparently about 500 s sbovs tho ground. The barometer was fah- kg The westherwise men of Hazel Green ssied ona to another that a storm was treving. The clond moved slowly, dropping prer sod lower, & dirty lead-colored aspect shora it, & close, oppressive atmosphere under- sath. 1t looked like s epring cloud at first, 1od seemod & Bort of tattered, propnet coming > town to prognosticate bad wWeather. TACRE- Ciss under its southbwestern limt it vs pled up in massive, . rugged pountsins. Its centre bellied down ndepresd out ina sort of inflamod gray color, vilathe mpper snd portheastern edges were fimghed off apd r3gged, 28 though the affair b COMING YFET FIBST yithits tronsers worn out around the bottom. Seathwest of Hazol Green is a small zrove situ- 14 sbont a quarter of s mile from the town. The trees wers barren of all excopt the dreary 1pect of winter, and as the clond cams up the tranches were revealed against she dull and swbrs front of the approaching horror. is it came nearer, the grest mass of dond meemed to spread and contract. Itbolged oot at the belly, and then rolled up apin, shooting great masaes of smoke-colorod tifts from centrs to circumference, and then wutracting to centre sgain. rolling 1z circles, a8 i some stmospheric monster were in dire agony, o struggling and writhing to rid itself of its intepse, unbearsble pain. Never befors had fucha phenomenon been presonted to the eyes of the astounded Hazel Greenys, and they witched the tossing and contortions of the at- \acking mass, without s thougbt of tho issue, withont & fear that they might b the objects of itssearch. Wrenching and twisting in its pain, THE GREAT CLOUD CAXE ON, erelling and fading, mow & desp dueky hue, spin turning 8 grayish pale, deopening and tiding, contracting and swelling like some bugs beast in the throes of sn antagonist, yes uiterly dprived of sny power of eelf-sssistance, until stapoint sbout & half-mile southwest of the pove it wwas rent in twain, asif it had been in Ibor-pain, and bad finally yielded tho child. As themother and infant parted, the latter spread off northward, and tho former to the south wi enst. As thoy widened the distance bebween them it seemed 8a if tho sides nearest ch other were perfectly straight, and exactly yanalle], while the farther sides bellied out and drew the denser elements into great boiling, weething masses, black as ink, relieved in the middle by an ashen hue 88 if they were the off- g of soms volesno. Betweon them was a loog, clear streak of natursily blue sky ; aronnd ther the heavens smiled unconscions. As the tvaclonds approachod the town there came s 1ow, hollow swell, A LONG, DEEP-DBAWN SIGH, ks thatof the ground swell. Deepening as they approsched the grove, the eound grew into awid discordsnt roar, sud when, st & poiot about & quarter of a mile southwest of the grove, the two masses cama together, there was a deaf- eing crash aod yell, #ad in another instant Eazel Groen was strewn with the debris of fallen houses and epattered with the biood of its ihabitantd. The point of attack was a corn- ehed, almost in the centre of the grove, a littls %o the nortbeast. Two cylinders of compressed A, operating opposits in their circles, a3 maintaining & central vacmum, de- wmded upon that corn-shed, which shot up tirongh the middle of the cylinder and fell flat Yithout a single splinter left joined toita fellow. 1 Bimight from the grove the cy)inder moved in Mnorthesstern direction, s massive cylinder 500 feet wide and 35 rods in diameter, whirlng in posite concentric circles. The path of the tlmder lay in a northessterly direction. Tesr- g through the grove and over sho eplinters of e corn-shed it STRUCK THE EOUSE OF JOIN FUNE, * ons-story wooden etructure, demolishing the toof and seottering it Lrosdcast. The mext s fnline was that of Mrs. Farley, also of %00d, and which wes totally demolished. Mrs. Fucley, half deafencd by tho moise and fesr of *bat was coming, fled with her two dsughters to tbe cellar, and the house was complotaly dé- Dolished, lesving the floor sbove the three ¥omen the only protection between them and tho ‘o¥fol borricape. At this point the cylinder Younded several feet into the sir, and, descend- Ing, bounded again, ang, striking the Odd-Fel- oms'and Masonic Hall, & huge three-story stone R LITERALLY TORE IT 1N PIECES, %attering the debris, and leaving the struc- tue o shapeiess pile of bricks and mortar. Actogs from tho bull wss a largo Etone rosi- €ence owned and occupied by 3irs. E. Richards tud ber family. The fsmily coneisted of Mra.. s, Miss Lizzie Richards, s beautiful Youg 1ady 16 years of sge. Alrs. T. H. Edwards, %d her infagt child Mrs. Edwards was the ter-in-law of Mrs. Richards, and had run OFer for a friendiy visit. Thoy were all seated @ the sitting-room, Aiss Lizzie npon the foor slaging with the baby, and the elder ladies wera Bgaged in selecting 2 dress from tome samples Shich Mra, Edwards bad brought over. The ;‘;“"‘M descended upon the roof, crashing EILLING THE WHOLE FAMILY INSTANTLY, 00 when they were taken out Miss Lizzie had ‘bababy in her arms, and Mrs, Richards held the bloody samples in hor hand. The threo were crushed to shapeless masses, a0d the Babs was beaten out boyond afl somblance of bimunity, - ! Northeast of Mrs. Richards’ house was & barn, Bin the barn-loft was Mr. Edwards, gon of Jobngon Edwards. Ho was instantly killed, {hile Thomas Magor, » young man who Was on I“‘ \;lm floor of the barp, was terribly ' Wabour the face, and while 1ot {Segrguly tatured i disfigured for Lifs. Tho barn was cut up into tooth-pick: horse inatantly kilfed. B pndx-fing Across the atreet from the Richards houso, the wooden building ocenpied*by Levi Eastman ‘:'ns rackeut and chattered as if unders the fira of sn bundred gune, and the out-houses on the prem- idos totally demolished. Mr. Eastman was en- gaged in perusing a newspaper when the whitl- wind struck his home, and was thrown violently frow bis chair and against a partition, while his wife was thrust throngh 2 hale in the west end and npon thoe gronnd ouside, though fortunately escaping serious injuries. Mr. Eastman had made ail arrangements for & contemplated over- land trip to Jowa, and had intended to start on Monday noxt. The disaster of last evoning has interfered with his plans, howerer, and bis 60~ tire putfit purchased new for the journey was WRECKED BY THE WHIBLWIND. Just above Mr. Ezstman's house was that of John Looney, which was lifted from its founda- tion, carried 100 feet, and dashed to pieces. Mra. Looney, who was washing dishea, was carried with the house, and was subsequently found in the debris, every bone in her body broken, and almost mashed flat. On the castern ontskirts of the village, and in a path from thirty to forty feet wide, bouses, ‘barns, shops, outbuildings, trees, fences, cte., were scooped up and scattered into pumberless piocee, leaving a groat swath of demoralization, involving a loss of thousands upon thousands of dollars, and eorrow which cannot be computed. The large snd handsome e RESIDENCE OF EDWARD THOMPSON is utterly ruined. Tho inmates were all asgem- bled in the sitting-room at the time, and with- out an instant’s warning the timber camo cragh- ingthronghupon them from every side. Mr.Frank Thompson was in = room in the second story, and was thrown to the ground in the vard out- sude, sustaining a bad cut on the head and seri- ous braises oh the right arm. Miss Dora Thompson, a sister of the last-named gentleman, was buried in the ruins, from which she was ex-~ tricated by ber brother, who, regardiess of his own injuries, heroicaily saved tho life of tha little girl. Shortly after she was extricated tho whole mnss settlea and would heve crushed her bat for the conrage of her brother. J. Jackson's house was then disposed of apd not a plank or stone left to tell where It staod. r. Jackgon's son, aged 14 years, was killed in- stantly, and Mrs. Jackson seriously injured by falling timbers. A pair of horses in Dr. Kitloe's barn wera LIFTED 60 FERT INTO THE AIR and then ehot off in = tangent 20 rods, when they fell bleeding and doad. They,were standing side by side in tho barn, and when they felly, they wera only 10 feet apart and ~still® occupying the swmo relative positions, the nigh horse on the nigh side, and tho off horee on the off side. As they spun in the air, spectators forgot all fear of dapger in watching the whirling horses, whosd shrisks could be heard above tae yeil aud roar of the hurricane. From Dr. Kitloo's, the whirlwind traveled due east, passing over the cemetery, dsmaging & large number of slabs and moennments, snd cove ering the mounds with boards, limbs, pieces of furniture, and clothing. Oa it wout, hent upon its mission of doath snd destraction, until reach- ing the residencs of Thomas Allen, which it LIFIED A I¥ IT WEKE & FEATHVE, sud, carrsing it & short distauce, dashod it in piecee, killing Mr. Allen and his son, agad 12 Sears, instantiv, and badly injuring the other members of the family. A public meeting of the citizens wais held at Crawford's 1iall sbout § o'clock in the evening, to take into coneideration the overwhelming die- aster which had overtaken the village, and to dovise ways snd means of relieving the dis- tressed. 3ir, Jobn L. Crawford was called to the Chair, and Mr. Robert Haves elocted Secro- tary. On motion, a Polico Committeo was ap- ointed, 2nd the following-named geutlemen se- ected to draw up A DETAILED STATEMENT OF Ti¥ LOSSES occasioned by the whiriwind : The lev. Lawson, Jobn L. Crawford, John Muflect: Kobert Hayes, ‘and Thomas Anthony. On motion tna follo ing Aid Committee was solected by_the chair: 5 William Jefirey, Wifl- eil. ‘The funeral's of those killed will take place to-morrow forenooa at 10 o'clock. ‘The folloming is - "A CORRECT LISTOF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED. Killod—Mrs. E. Richards, Johnson Richards, aged 18 years ; Lizzio Richards, aged 1G-vears; Jra, T. H. Edvards and chid. Alfred Jocison. aged 4 years; Thomas Allen and son, sud Mrs. | Jobn Looneg njured—Joseph Clementson, leg broken : Edward Thompeon, hip injured ; ciild of Frad - Plude, arm broken; Aoands Morcom, hesd ! cat ; Thomas Magor, badly cut in the faco! | $ire, Tregonin, arm injured ; Josoph Magom, elight injury on the head ; child of William Fid~ dick, bead cut ; Dora Thompson, arm injured ; Mra, Josoph Jackson, iojured; Alrs. ‘Jemes. Edwards, face burt ; James Troganzs, injared elightly ; Frank Thompsoa, arm bruised ; Mliss Eiize Rolds, badly injured. Several in the Tamily of Thomas Aflen "are reported as badly injured. . THE 1053 ON PROPERTY i {s estimated at $40.000 or £39,000. The follow- iog are the princinul losers : Edwards estate. Tock store, containivy the Yasonic and 0dd Fel- Jows' Hall, losx, £2,000; Mrs. Fairley, houee, £1,000; Fred Plude, $6,000 ; Joseph Clement~ son, house and ehop, 4,000; Will Fiddick, house, 2600; Levi Eastman, house. £1.500; Mrs. E. Richerde, house and barn, £2,500; John Gribble, barn, 8100 ; J. Masov, picture gallers, 5950 + Afrs, Oats, honss, $750 ; George Wesier, house. 603 ; Matc Thompsod, house, 32,500 5 M & E.Thompson, furniture store, $4,000; Ydwsrd Thompson, house, €2,0005 John Tooues, house, 81,000; Charles Schabacker, shop and contente. 32.000 ; Primitive Chburch, 20,000; J. ~Jackson, = twouse, SLS00; K. Andrew, house and barn, 3700; Ars. Hobbie, Louse and barn, $1,200; J. F. Edstman, barn, 5400 ; Coris Noltie, barn, 5200 Dr. Kirby Kiv- Toe, bouse and bazz, $2.000. PARTIAL LOSSES. Tho following suftered & partinl loss : James Treganzs. Richiard_Tregoning, James Austin, Goorge Drodericls, James Jobns, Mra. N. E. Col- Tins, Dr. Egloff, Arthur Gribble, Joba Gribble, Allen and J. M. Chendler. ) The following parties have suffered partisl loases on their houses sud _barns: Jumos Tro-: ganzs, bamn ; barn belonging to_the Primitive Parsonage; tho dwallings 0f Lichard Trepan- ing, James Anstin, Chiarles Schabecker, George Brodenck, Joseph Johuson, Mrs. N. E. Collias, Dr. X:gloff, John Gribble, J. M. Chandler, Arthur Gribble, Walter Henry, Thomay Andreve. TAZEL OREEN 1 ia a small country village of & thonzand iobab- itants, sitnated 9 _miles northwest of Galeus, and just over the Wieconsin lino. It is tho cen~ tre of & valuabie land minivg district. in thoe Jittlo cemetery now covered with the ruins of Lumble bomes is the grave of the poes Perci~ cal, whose discolored beadstane is splached with the blood the more recent victims ol n periodical visitation of God. - OTHER STORM WORK. IN HESOURI Speciny wisoatch 1o The Clocago Tribune. Quxcr, 1il, March 11.—The Whig has spe cinls from Monroo, Mo., which etate that yes- terday sfternoon sabout 4 o'clock onmo of the most violent and destructive storms over known occurred in that vicipity. It came from the sonthwest, ond did it work in sbout five min- utes. The little Town of Hassard, on the }Ils» eouri, Kansas & Texss Railroad, & few miles east of Monsoe, suffered severzly. A farm honse on the odga of the town was blown down and three persons killod. In tho same neigh- borhood another house was blown down, apd two persons sre reported Lilled. The train west on _the Dhwssouri, Kansas & Toxas Road wes detained several hours at Haseard on sccount of part of the station bemg blown down on the track. The villago of Eliza- bethtown, sbout 7 miles from Mooroe, was totally destroyed, there heing only & fow houses left standing. In one family pamed Pearssll threo persons were killed, the mother ‘and two daughters, A great many IOro ard in- fired, some of whom~ canmo: Tecover. dlem Were running in terror through the streets, some of them crying like children over their misfor- tunes. At C aliforaia. 3Mo.. noximdnnl:\]:}? ghm:\p;nt tdo roperty was done, but noloss of life is reparted. D orin crossed the Hannibal & St. Joo Rail- road at Wither's Jill, between Palmyrs & Han- pibal, Where a Waterspout oceurred, causing 3 fearfnl flood. The train men 8AW the storm at 3:30, but it was 4:15 before 1t etruck the road. The track was blockaded to some ex- font with trecs, aud buildiogs in the icinity sre reported demolished. Owing to fho damoro dono thero was & good desl of difticults in running trains, telegraphic Communication being interrupted both bstwoen s city and Haonibal, and between Haunibai o8 Palmyra. o lives aro reported lost, bat s Tarzo smouat of property was destroyed or_in- Jored. A gentleman who arrived hord from Pal- Tuyis to-day ays tho storm raged there with geavinl vicence {or fifteen minutes. There was ’| Mupn & Hurst, composing the firm of a sevore hail and thunderstorm in this city, bt not much damage was dooe, WIBCONAIN AND MINNESOTA £LOODS. Special Duvatch to Tie Coicaan 1 ribitnz, La Crosss, Wis., March 11.—No trains in or out of this city to-day. The bieavy rains of yes- terday and tho thick ice that formed Iast night completely blockaded the rosds again. The dif- forout railroads centeriog here are in a worve condition than before. The Chicago & St. Panl Railroad Company's winter bridge, that crosses tho Miesissippi at this point. in being pulied out to-day, the water having risen 80 85 to rase tho caps and stringers. Tho water is 8 feet over the Compsny's track on the jslands. Tho dam near the bridge was slightly damaged last night by a heavy flogt of ico pressing against it. The Southern Minnesota Railway lost another bridge just west of Hokah yesterday. The wateris 10 foet deep at Houston, Minn. ~ A farmer's houss at Tolodo, on Pine Creek, Miun., was carried down stream yesterday apd dashed to pieces. The occnpanta had just moved out. The Mis- eissippi River has risen 2 feet since Iast night. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Chizago Tridune. Sr.,, Pavr, Minn., March 11, A severs rain- storm prevailed below Lake Pepin veaterday, washing out the St, Paul & Chicago Railroad at laces betwoen Kellogsr and Weaver, and near Tinneiska. At the latter place the water rose 4 feet over the track, flooding the hotel 3 feet decp on the first floor. But for the loaded freight-cars in front the floating ice woutd have crushed tho building. The track and telegraph lines will probably bo repaired by to-night. Svecial Disvatch tn The Chicaan Trivune. Mivwavsse, Wis., March 11.—Painful reports continue to comein respecting dovastation by the storm on Thursday and Fridaynights. Three miles of track on the St. Paul Road Was washed awsy between Salers Mound Junction. and re- paired again, washed out on Friday, and serious {asinl‘i?s gccubrmd nlong the whole line. Freight raflic has boen temporarily susponded, but pag-. songers are transferred and u:‘;‘: on.ad, L Sperias £, SIS TEING STROLE., pecial Dispatcl to he Chicaga Tribune, Pegry, Il, March 1i.—During the heavy storm of last eveniog tho lightning siruck the residence of A. Ritmullor, residing sbout 2milos south of the city, instantly killiog his son Ja- f(:cb and severely injuriog overy membar of the amily. CLINTON CODNTY, IA. Crryrox, Is., March 11.—A tornsdo, 30 rods wide, did immense damsge io ashort spacs of time in the northern pars of the county yester- day. It blew down the barn of Thomas Watts, injuring two men, killmg considerablo_etocts, and wasting & large quantity of grain. The loss is 83,000. It slso completely wrecked the Boure of F. Dowling. badly iujunug bim, and bresking his wife's leg. Fences and trees were blown down, and there are reports of other dam- age expected. % e e FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN. A MORAL LECTURE. Loxnoy, March 13.—Tna Times has a loading article on the exposure of ofticial corruption in America, After n review of tae facis, a8 far a8 known here, it concludes : “On the whols, we coannot but feel that, even thengh the investi- gation or prosecution now pending should not prove futile, the impression on the public mind must be that a nice sense of honor and propriety does not prevail in the official world of the United States.” THE LOUISVILLE FORGER. 1In the Bow Strest Police Court, yesterday, the solicitor of the London Bankera® Agsociation ap- peared in behalf of the Falls City Tobacco Bsok, at Lonisville, Ky., to prosecute Brent, who is charged with forging a draft for $15,000. The detective who bronght Bront from Queens- town deposed that £56 and 8 draft for 29,000 francs were found upon him. THE BELGITX BANK FRAUDS. A men sospected of beine: conuected with the ambezzlement of 6,000,000 francs of the Bangue Qe Belgique’s funds, aad arrosted at Queens- town yesterday when leaving for Now Yorl, is . Kind, the Secretary-General of the above- mentioned inetitution. The Pall Mall Gazelle correspondent writes tuat the bank’s shares have Qeprecisted 12,000.000 francs since the frauds becsme known. This bank should not be con- founded with the Banque Nationale, which does the Government's business, occcupying & position analagous to the Bank of England hore. LIVERPOOL COTTON FRAUDS. Livereoor, Eng., March 11.—The Cotton Brokers' Association yesterday heard the resalt of the investigation concorning the dealings of its members with absconded brokers. Five mem- bers wero soverely ceasured for deslng with iltiam Peers & Son, without sufiicient inquiry. The Tresident of the Association said that if they Ind not from time to time sssisted the firm, whiich was known to bo in a critical condition, it would have collapsed long ago, and these scan- dals would have beeo avoided. Tho Courier s3ys tho meeting was large and excited. Thers was & decided expression of opinion that the Oommittee had not gona far enough in merely censuring, and similar viows are algo expressad on *Change. THE GROCERT TRADE. TLoxpoy, March 11.—The_ woek has been ons of anintorrnpted quiet in Mincing Lane. Prices show some further reduction, but at the c.ose there i8 & little better fesling apparent. ‘The rather large supply of plantation Cey- lon coffes.on public fale found buyers upon lower terms than last Friday. The de- mand hes been steady throughout. For- eign remains dufl, prices of common sorts still suwowing a downward tendency. At yeaterday’a salea of sugar, prices in several Cczs08 roled favornble to buyers. Privately, low sugars are moro salable; white Bongal rice Gl at full rstes. The tes matkot has been without improvement. All kinds of spices have been difiicult to sell. 4 MEXICO. TBE PESDING BEVOLUTION. Special Dispatch to The Chicaso Tribune. New Oxveaxs, Marck 11.—The Republican will o-morrow morning publish the following special : San Axroxto, Tex., March 11.—A Iate telegram says: ‘‘Ihave just learned that Parros is now at Reynosa; that Peoa left Reynosa this morn- ing. Ho stated thathowas going down the river. Tt3s supposed b6 is going wast, unless he is try- fug o eacape to Brownsville, where his famuly ive,” 'All quiot as Camargo. Cal. Gonzeals, of the regalar cavalry, is in commasd with 200 men. Gen. Parrot was at Resnoss on the eveniog of the 1Gth. The revolutionists left the moruivg of the 10th, It is roported they wers 500 nmn% Notbing has been heard from them since. It is not believed that they are marching on Mata- nioras. ‘Another diepatch says thero is resson to be- liove that the revolutiouiats will attempt to re- take Camargo to-day, the 11th. Col. Potier telegraphs: “I do not believe thot sny organization of parties to disturb Moxico has been made on this aide of the Rio Grande. As far as I can learn tho parties com- posiog these organizations belong oa the south 8ide of the river.” R o Other telegrams state that single individuals have gone over to the other side of the river under extravagant prowmises from the Cortins 20g. Sf): Fraxcisco, March 11.—A dispatch from Gan Diego says & letter from Guaymas mentioos an engagement botween the Sonora State troops and rovolutionists, in which the former were de- foated, with the loss of nearly 100 men. —_—— GERMANY- FATAL LAND SLIDE. Loxpoy, March 11.—A laodslido, last night, at Coateant, » smali town on the Rhine, in North- ern Germsny, eausod by the recent heavy rains, buried eight houses and twenty-six persons. WILL LOOK AFTHB THE GHINESE PIRATES. Beaux, March 11.—It is officially snncunced ihat the German squadron in Chinese waters ) be considerably reinforced for the sup- pressiox of piracy. INDIA. ALBEBT EDWARD COMING HOME. Boxmay, March 11.—The Serspis, with the Prince of Wales and his snito on board, has gailed from vhis port for England. After calliag at Malts, where a serios of grand t{}m};fipnu xm; jso at Lisbon, the FPrince ol :?::ug fgilm:m:e; direct for Portsmoutb, reach~ ing there abous the 20th of April. —_———— PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. TIRATES PUNISEED. . Mapnr, March 11.—A dispatch was resd in Congress yesterdsy announcing that the Spanish squadron had defeated the Soolcs pirates of the Philippine ITelands. CUBA, . TOPACCO CLOPS DESTROTED: Havaxa, March 10.—The eatire tobacco crop n the Remedios distriot, with rare exceptions, lost. BELKNAP. Caleb P. Marsh, Mrs, Belknap, and the Tomlinsons, An Authentic Narraiive of Their Career in Cincinrpati, Marsh's Crooked Work During the ‘War of the Rebellion, How Miss Tomlinson Was Wooed and Won by Bower and Belknap. Bower's Jealousy of His Wife Leads to His Death. Sad Experience of a Post-Trader at Fort Concho, Tex. District Prosecuting-Attorney Wells Despairs of Indicting the Ex- Secrefary. MRS. BELKNAP'S ANTECEDENTS, AN AUTHENTIC NABRATIVE OF MER UPS AND DOWSS OF LIFE. From Our Own Correspondent. Crxerxyati, March 10.—~Mrs. Bower-Belknap, Caleb P. Marsh, and tiaa Tomlinsone are well known here, and there is no end of apocryphal stories told on questionsble autbority and with high imaginative embellishment zbout them 21l Down-tovn men hore remember Marsh about the outbreak of the War as a confidential clerk in the great hardware houso of Tyler Davidson &Co., which fof pumber of years &id a heavier ‘business than sny other house in any line in this city. The firm iu those days was composed of Tyler Davidson, who, baving amassed a large fortune, had gone to Europe in hope of ,improy- ing his health, which was much broken, and bis brother-in-law, Henry Probasco, the same who out of his millions presented tho city the bandsome Davideon fountsin, which, at Munich, cost him £100,000, and who, in his pelatial resi- dence at Clifton, has the finest and moet expen- sive private collection of paintings in the West, and perhaps in the country. Earlyin the War, baviog msdo more money than they know what to do with, and auxions to be relieved of the cares of active busineas, the firm took Marsh in as s partner, aod be soon be- came the mamsging mas of the house. TUnder his managoment the firm supplied to the armies of the Southwest axes, picks, shovels, hamo-chains, and saddlery hardware to the amonnt of millions—much of which was fur- nished uot, on contract, but eold outright to meet the exigencies or suppoeed exigencies of the service, which transactions, by the way, sware tha subject of inquiry, among other things upon thecourt-mertial of Quartermaster-General Crain, for some time stationed at Nasbville. TUE PROFITS WERE ENORNOUS, snd 28T am told by s_well-known Pear} streot busincss man then in employ of the firm. Marsh's share of the profits for 036 yesr was 2100,000. Somo time aftor the War ho withdrew from the firm, drawing out for his interest £200,000 cash, and removed to New York, where he cutered the furniture fiem of Herter & Co. asa partaer, and_subsequently becsma membar of & contracting firs. Here he was known a8 2 keen, cold-blooded man_of business, sharp at money-making, unsocial, but smbitious of social prominence, and & man who, 88 thosa iu the firm here now toll of him, had not an intimate friend in the world. His wifois remembered as the bright, pretty, petite daughter of Esquire Baldridge, one of the old-time merchants, who failed more than & quartec of a cantary ago, and eaded his careor 8s & Justice of the Peace. . What her social am- bitjon may bave been after she left hers, I can- ot vouch for ; but £hoso who knew her apoke of her asa woman of decidedly domestic tastes, who, to plense her husband. when his fortune was_at its flood, joined him in_his ridesina nobby turn-ont bebind a spacking team. Aarsh, ho is credited with aspinng to fall recognitson in the CIRCLE OF THE ANCIENT ARISTOCRACY of this town—the Groesbecks, Loogworths, Pen- Qietons, Lytles, Straders, and Andsrsons—itis said waa quietly suubbed by ibat osloct coterie, and i disappointinent, perbaps, explaiua the repu- tation he left behind him among those associated with bim in bnsiness, as a reserved, unsocial follow, without friendship. He somowhat affect~ ed bookish tastes, and was & tritle vain of his hogaistic attaipments, it is said, though what these were nobody secms to bave koown. Janifestly, from sil thac is told of him, Do was ‘cut by the social shut-down on lim bere 8s & ‘shoady parvenn, and with his mooey sand his_decided money- making talent loft for New York, to amaes more mouney and buy his way 1nto apper- dom, and tie snubs he received here did mot in the least soften his parvenu hautour, as o story told of him illnstrates:- When he was making money Tastast, like tho rest of the shoddy parvenus, he made his home st the Burnet House, then tho aristocratic bostelry of this city, and for those days ®grand botel. Among the bonrders were Eliss L., or as he is FAMILIABLY STYLED, * BOLLY " LEWIS, Lewis is a distinguisbed, 85 also a privileged character at Cincinnati, and has been for many yoars. Heis x man of fine educatiun and cou- sidterable cultare, hsa dabbled in_poetry some- What, was brod o lawyer and graduated—za pro- fessional gambler of the high-toned Southivest- ern type, sud hie elegantly fitted-up Iair of the tiger has long bean one of the sights of the burg. By his prodigal liberalits, he s scquired quite » Toputation a8 & public-spirited citizon, Dis latest freak being the presantation of & costly communiop-gervice to tho Rev. Dr. Moore's Tabernacle Church; and, slto- gether, be is recogmized by protty much overybody in_ Cincinnati as & first-rato fol- Tow, thoagh be will play cerds,” and nobody of tho stylish guests st the Burost House ob- jocted to his making his home thera; that is, pobody save Jiarsh, who did complain sbout 1t to Tom Saanders, the proprietor, who would not Jisten to the sugges:ion that he give Lewis notice to Jeave. Ssunders told Lewis of the complaint, however, which the latter treated as beneath his notice, 3nd now, I learn, philosophicaliy re- marks: *Soch sro ‘the desl’ in life; that shoddy upatart loat bis appetito when he' took his meals in the dining-room fhere my wife and 7 took onrs, Now he's a self-convicted britar 3nd thief, and & fugitive from justice, while I remsin hore in enjoyment of tho respect of my Tellow-citizens who would be ssnamed to b cenght in hus company, and b rouks beneath even s desler in stockedjcards.” arsh's reputation in business circles hero was that of 3 *sharp dealor, bnt asquare one.” Fiis firm, however, was altogotber too strong to profit by broach of mercantile faith, but it s remombered that avout the time the Crain coart-martial led to ingniry into the epormons purchases made by that Quartermaster without advertisement for bids, Marsh discovored that it Was an ioviting season for & trip to Europo, which he made. And there was that about him which makes his old scquaintances among the jobbiog houses here wonder how it conld have bappened tbat Caleb Marsb, close, cool, and calculating a8 he was, ever conld have told about the Fort Sill business. The Tomlinsons, THE FAMILY OF MRS, POWER-BELENAP are also well koonw here, snd thero secms notbing_noteworthy in it all either. They Kentackiaos, not of the Dlue-Grass were aristocracy, but of humblo station and poor living at Harrodsburg. In early days the father satisfied tho Dlue-Grasa aris- tocracy thathe wasn't in Kentucky phrase of tgerub stock,"—that by pinciing ono of them inn duel. Dr. Tomlingon, who figares in the Belknap affair, from what I gather here, was an obscure country physician, Wwho never would have boen heard of outside Lis own village but for his entanglement in the ecandal John Tomlinson, just after the War, wos "o clerk st the Spencer Houso here, then & fevorite rcsort of Southerners, and aftorwards was clerk at one of the sammer-hotels at Pat-in Bav. ' Ho was given to dnok and fast life, and generally was of the roystering Kea- tucks type, which is all thes is remembered of him hero. The brother who was appoiated to the posi-traderabip in Arizona—Ft. McDovwell I bo- liavo—was for somo time after tho cloeo of the ar a salesman in the tobacco house of Maddox Bros.. of this city, in which capacity he attracted Dot enongh attention for apything in particclar to be recollected abont him. John, who accom- l very early. -| of our_latter-day Becky Sharps, and how ehe peaied tiis brother to Arizona died i that region some time since. “Tho breins and brightoess of the whols Tomlingon family,” as a lesding Pearl streot men here gaid, who kuew them and hor es- pecially, “boloogs to Mrs. Bower,” now Bol- knep. ~ * She was & super beauty of the finest Reuttcky typo when she camo hero,” continued wy informsnt. * Tall and of quesnly presence, with voluptuous figure, sparkling eyes, ri color in_her cheeks, and full of charming vacity. Sho wonld have been ¢alled loud, but that she had the Kentucky epirit, and no man would bave darod take liberties with her. The story of ber being an educated womau is all noosense,—her schooling has been of the meagerost kind, aud in na sensa was she an edu- cated woman; sho had seen nothing really of society, and, as for dress, had been accustomed to the modest tailets in vogue among the middle- classes et Harrodsburg." But she was con- scions of her besuty and proud of it, and burned with an ambition to reigo on the top- round of tha soctal ladder. Hsving been poor and pinched she, wes greedy far riches where- with to gratify her regal tasto. Her marriage with Bower— '*OLD JOIN BOWER,” as they kpay him on Pearl atreet,—gave her command of reasonablo means, and ber first ox- poriences in moderately-fashionable circl Jobn Bower, whom the veracious Uli Perkins Las beon spillig ink in describing 28 & millionare Confederate Colonel with 3 rummy nose, who took brandy-smashes at Saratoga, wss & Steady-going clerk- Iy soul, mever worth $50,000 m his lifs, and who never gerved save fu a hardware store. He was a junior partner in the wholesals hard- ware house of E. G. Leonard & Co.. of thia city. I have faken tho troublo to be particular abont it, for in all my lifo I never collected a tithe as mich gossip about. any woman and her bolong- ings, and I thoughtI might 86 well be conscien- tious in it. John didn’t sport & rummy nose, waan't addicted to brandy-smashes, and alio- gother among the solid wholesale mon of Pearl: stroet enjoyed such repatation that fow if any of them would have hesitated about comploging him aa cashier. At the time of his marrizge John was not lesa than twenty years the senior of his dashing beauty of & wife, He enjoyed & good income, and, hike clderly Bone- dicks geaerally with dashing young wives, gen- erously spent about his entire income, then sev- eral thousands sunually, on the wife aforesaid, of whom, after the fashion of clderly Benedicks, .| HE WAS INBANELY JEALOUS thongh in justice to the lady it should be ndded that whatever thoy mmay eay &t Washington, her reputation here is wholly umblemished. Bower introduced his young wife into societ here, lavished his money upon her,_ tool bandsome spartments for thomat the Burnet Honse, aud to the fall oxtent of his mesns, which, thongh not smple, wore not cramped, gratified her desire to shine in society. And he didn’t take to brandy-smsshes nor brag of bis eecvica in belialf of tho **loat cause,” for which Lo ‘had not served, though he was a Bourbon Dewocrat, and continued an_efficiont, reliable business-man. Whilo the firm was st tho flood~ tide of its prosperity. Jobn, with hls handsomo wife, who had been quite a reigning bello in Gin- cignati gocial life, went on a visit to Havann. It wasn't because of ill-health. Though he was growing cldery, and the society-life upon which he ombarked to plesse his wife proved wearing, John wasn't in ill-health, and went to Havaoa Dot to recaperate, but for a pleasara trip for his wife. Mrs, Bower enjoyed the trip bugely, add- ed largoly to the list of her conguests I believe, purchased some elecant toilettes, and. that done, they set out for the return to Cincinusti. The passage to Kev West was stormy and at times the snfety of the steamer was despairedof. With his society, dissipations, apd jeslously of bis wife end perils of sen combined, John_sickened, !ll?dd twoor three days after leaving Key West, od— WASHINGTON. Uncle Gideon Welles Appears Before the House Naval Commitiee. He Fails to Mest the Expectations of the Corruption-Hunters, Argument of the Nonse Committee in Favor of ‘an Equalization of Bounties, The Real-Estate Pool Inquiry Encoun- ters a Stubborn Witness. Another Night Session of the Democratic Finance Cau- cus. No Conclusion Reached, but the Hards Seid to Be Gaining. THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. EX-SECRETABY WELLES CATECHISED, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasusaroy, D. C., Mareh 11.—Gideon Wellss, former Secretary of the Navy, was examined for two hours to-day by the House Committes on Naval Affsirs. His examination was not limited to the Secor claims, but extended to & consider- able number of the claims which havo been re- opened since he rolinguished the portfolio of tho Navy Department. As to the Secor claim, ho reafiirmed his evidence given before the Bisir Committes in 1872, and insisted upoa its entirs correctoess. The Committes evidently did not obtain from the witness as mach as they had expected. The Committee hoped through Welles to obtain evidence which would enable them to create the suepicion that thereisa deficit of 32,000,000 in the Navy De- partment acconnts. The accounts of the De- partment wera all covered intotho Treasury afcer Welles loft. This was done tn _accordance with an old ruling of the Treasury Department. The covering_iacluded all the War balances. There seemed to be v . TRCINICAL Di2CIEPANCY as the rcsult of this process. Tao Democrats called Welles to prove that it was an actual ons. Ho has kept full detailed copiesof all the state- ments on financial affairs congectod with the Navy Depsriment daring his udministration of it. These are contsined in 12 volumes, From these he showed, to the dismay of Democrats, that the apparent deficit i not actual, and that the accounts entirely agree. Welles suggested to the Committee that a chsage should be made in the law relative to the reopening of claims. o sxid ho made it & rule when Secretary never to reopen a case which had been rojected by his predeceesor, Ho belioves thal law should bo passed forbidding any Cabicet officer from reopening any rejected case, mnd giv- ing the Court of Claims jurisdiction to hear arguments for reopening such cases, Altogether the sword of the Lord and of Gideon was not a very zood Democratic witness if they cautioned him not to disclose anything he statod in Committee. pas s R FLASH IN THE PAN. A FEEDLE ATTACK TPON REISTOW. Special Disoatel: to The Chicago T'ridune. Wasnrxeros, D. C.. March 11.—The malevo- lence of party conflict and partisan meanness has at last attempted & blow st Secrotary Bris- tow. The whisky thieves have been striking at * SCARED TO DEATE” probably, as a Pearl street chum of his told me- Ars. Bower remained at Key Wost until the ro. maing were embelmed, and returned with them to Cincionati, followed by » Florida planter. who, Bmiften by her eharms, waited not for her to dofT hor svidow's weeds, but fervently pressed hia suit, until afcer a scason of flirtation, ho was jilted and returned disconsolate to the land of the everglades, Shoruy after she wentto Ysshington to become an inmate of the fomily of Secresary Eolknap, her sister then being his wife. As for the .y e o SF fatiine; thas bava bedn groasty, | B inafleciually, acd every diarge they Bara exaggerated. 3ir. E. G. ‘Loonard, well known | made has been disproved. Now the Smons sholesale hardware men at Chicazo snd | Democratic paper printed ab Cincin- nati, called the Enguirer, has attempted to besmirch bis name with no purpose except to make a little pacty cspital, because it fears he has commended himself too highly to the masses of the people. At outragcous statement was tolegraphed from hereto that paper last night, tho point of the charge being that the Secretars had allowed & cotton claim, amounting to $180,- 000, with undue haste, and bad been paid there- for $25,000. The statement ia susceptible of THE MOST ATSOLUTE DISPROOF by renson of the fact that the Secretary has not silowed since he came iato tho Department cot- ton claims excecding $60,000. He never was in- terested as attorney or otherwise in any cotton case bofore he came into the Department. The judgmenta of the Court of Claims are paid by the Secretary 23 a ministerial act, to which he is directed by the law, and in conmection with which he has no official authority or respousi- bility whatover. By arulo of tho Dopartment Now York, and yet in_the trade hero, tells me that for a yoer after her Lusband's death Mra. Bower continned her interest in the firm of E. G. Leonard & Co., and at that time drew out for her share of tho business about §15,000, which with $15,000 insurance ou the life of Mr. Bower, constituted her entire fortuno. As for the romuntic story of her devotion io the cause of the Uvion, atfentions to wounded goldiers, etc., it is all sheer fabrication, though possibly she may have been confonnded with Ter eister, the wife of an Iowa Colonel, since decossed. She was in the carrent slsng, ¢ A WED-IOT REBEL.” Trwo of her brothers had served in the Rebel army. and the story published in Tge TRIBUNE of hor forming tha 2cquaintance of Belknap by applyiog to him in their behalf when ‘prisoners in our hands, aod under his charge a8 s Union ofticer, is _probably correct. Her story as summed up by 8 gentle- man here who was itimately acquainted with ‘her. and associated With her husband for years in business, is that sho was A TANDSOME, DASHING BELLE, who married old Jobn Bovwer to secure such so- cinl position 28 very moderate competenco would buy ; whowas illiterate, but proud, quick, aud ambitious, sud improved her advantages to the utmost, snd was'mistress of that indescribsble queenly grace which ensbles & beantiful woman to hide even her igsorauce, and to sudaciously overpower criticism a3 often 8s she made & fauz pas, snd, a8 her experience wideaed, she learned to avoid blundere. '0f exquisite besuty and grace, charming man- ner and ifluitable selt-possossion, she entered gociety to win tho topmost position ; she seems to ‘have been s sort of Kentucky Becky Sharp, and how she won the topmost pasition sfter tho style days after they are rendered. So undue haste is impossible. R BOUNTY EQUALIZATION, THE COMMITTEE'S ARGUMENT, Srecial Dispeten to The Ciicago Tribuns, Wasumgroy, D. C., March 11.—The Honse Committee of 3ilitary Affoirs, in its report in favor of the bill equalizing the bounties of Union soldiers, say that in their opinton the oqualization of bounties is eminently proper and just, sud a donial of it operates 58 o groat hard- ship npon thonsands who served their country with great fidelity. Gross inequality of com- peusation for services rendered hsa fallen Leavily upon seversl classes, viz. : Upon those toppled from that herght, averybody now knows. Uanpzra. | who were first to respond to thecall of duty: SR thiose who were t any tima bonorably discharged CURRENT NOTES: from gervice before the expiration of their FENDLETON. term of enlistment, and upon thoss Whose Special Dispateh to The Chicaas Tribune. Wasmisaroy, D. C., March 11.—George H. TPendleton has arrived here, and is eager o be investigated. He snys that all the stories pub- lished about him are false. It is possible that he does protest too much. Notwithstanding s zeal to_ be examined instauter, he io- sigta_that Gen. Doynton be first examined. Pendleton says he can effoctually crush out the slanderous stories. The Commit- too declived to bear bim until Mooday. Mesawhile it is hinted sround tho Capitol that ho proposes to privately rehearso his testimony to the Democratic members 8o that they may Iuow jnst what and what not to ssk him when on the stand. _1t is not creditablc to the Demo- crats that tbe Repoblicans on the Committee are compelied to watch their Democratio associates to prevent auother secres meeting gimilar to that at which the Marsh testimony was concoct- od. Suggestion is made tha the books of the Kon- tacky Central Railroad have beencooked. Mrs, Belknap, t00, in a published statement, comea to the resone of Gentleman George. She says: «T pever had & son from Mr. Pendleton for sny holp in ny matter. Of course I heard of tho Kentucky Central Railroad, just s aoy lady in Washington bears of suy claim which excites public attenton. Mr. Pendlelon was interested io it, and bocanse he happened to b o friend of miné, people malicionsly connected his success with my position; but I never had one cent nor my husband either.” 3 [To the Associated Press.) TP-HILL WORK, WasmxatoN, D. C., March 11.—District-At- torney Wells had an interview with the Attor- ney-General, recounting the difficulties in the way of procuring an indictment against Beltmap. Gov. Wells eaid be had seen all the members of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Dapartment, and caonot oblain from fhem any testimony. Marsh baving fled, be canuot be reached, and, as the case now stands, Fo cannot gat an indiczment. BELENAP. The Judiciary Committeo are not maling much progress in obtaining evidence to strangth- on the case ageinat Belknap. They have exam- ined one witness only, and obtsined nothing im- portant. Thes have summoned E. T. Bartlett, who witnossed the contract between Marsh and Evans. enlistment was intermediate between calls for troops. Among many others bonnties have been refused in each’as the following : Where such. by reason of disability contracted inline of duty, the soldiors were provented from serving out thair foll term of enlistment, or where ther wore promoted duriug their term ; where by failare of the mustering officer correctly to date their onlistment ; where, in some of the States, the enlistmont was for a period of less than tarelve months ; and where, thoughin the service at thedate of & particular call, they were not mustered in until sfterwards. That such dis- criminations are unjust is manifest, and they o BUOTLD BE CORBECTED, and it rests with Congress to provide a remedy. The ralo of copetruction adopted by the Depart- ‘ment, perhaps a8 a question of law, cannot be denied, that, no matter for what cause the sol- dier failed to serve out the full term of enlist- mens, a loss of bounty was the consequenco. The object of the bill reported by the Com- mittee is to relieve against this hardship and equalize the benofita of the tounty Ssstem bg giving to the soldiers. who were homor- ably discharged bounty at the rate of 3100 per annum, Which is evidently the abject of the law providing bounties for the period actually served withont reference to the term of enlist- ments. It is a time when the embarrassed finan- cial condition of the country and the paralysis in business may well cause the Representativea to reflefit serionsly upon all measures involving large appropriations of monay, but this is not a sufficient argnment sgatost the passage of this bill. The Government, in respect of these bounties, 18 & DEBTOR, sng, while she may fairly essmine into the justice of patticular ~onses, yot duty and good _ faith require her to pay them. The Government is better able to pay theso just demands than those entitled thereto sre to go without them, Ths report id drawn up by Philip Cooke, an ex-Rebel Geperal from Georgis. and if it passes it will take 320,000,000 oat of the Treasury, or_fully as much as it is poasible for the Democratic Houss to reduce the Government expenditure, 5 e THAT REAL. ESTATE POOL. * DIGGING FOR THE BOTTOM FACTS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasmoros, D. C., March 11L—Hallett Kil- ‘bourn wsa to-day before the House special com- mittee to investigate the real estate pool, and again declined to deliver to the committee hia books showing the trausactions of the pool, and upon whose account the transactions were made, After listening to an argument by Judge Black, couosel for r. Kilbourn, the committee decided that the books must be produced, and gave the witpess matil 10 o'clock 2onday to produce them. If pot forthcoming at that time Mr. Kilbonrn will be reportea to the House, and a resolution introduced directing him to be brought before the bar in contempt. Tho Democrats bavo bsen vory muck misled & . LAID OVER. On acconnt of members having other commit- teo meotings on Monday, the Committee on War Expenaitures will not meet agein nntil Toesday, on whick dsy Pendleton, Gen.Boynton, 3Ir. Bonovean, and Mr. Casselberry are expected to %pll their (itele atorice. The members of the Committeo io _private talk as though they were heartily sick of the job which they have on band. THE STRAITS. Afacresaw Crry, Mich., March 11.—Theice is 18 inches thick, 9 ioches solid, and 9 inches porous. It bas not moved any. No water in sight. It is imposeible to tell when the straits willopen. If warm weather holds, will apen even theso judgments are not paid till ninety | their information, or they have a big thing_im the real-estate pool. The opening of Kil~ bourn's books is expected to disclose all, and if there 1 sny thing wrong on the part of any pablic officer the country will bear it. In the mesntime Kilbourn & Latta get s great doal of gratuitous advertising for their business. TTo the Associated Press) KILBOURN OPSTINATE. Wasarsatoy, D. C., March 1l—Kilbourn stated to-day to tho Investigatig Committes that besmdes Jay Cooke & Co.thers were fiva others intorested in the resl estate pool, and - that they Liad put S$5,000 each inio tho pool He declined to_state whoss_inierost he pur~ chased, though he said he paid 35,000 for it. Ha Topeated that if it conld be shown that the Gov- . ernmont we31n any way interested ho would be willing to make the wholo matter pablic, but would prefer not to eay anything uptil he conld consult with Judze Black. r. Glover, Chairman of the Committes, said the Committeo did not want to axtract anything that is not_connected with this pool. Ha said that Jar Cooke, McCuliongh & Co., were in- debted to the Govarnmont 51500000 He had been intormed by the conunsal of Mr. Lewis, the : Trustee of Jay Cooks, that the Government would ot lose anything. Mr. Glover said the . Committes thought otherwise, and that witness would have to comply with their decision, and * answor questions asked him or take the conso- quence.” The Committes know that Jay Cooke, McCullongh & Co. were indebted to tho pool, and in that way the Government uas an interast. * Mr. Xitbourn—We havo settled with Jay Cooke & Co. Mr. Glover—And wo say that that seitlement ' does not cover the Government's interest. L Jir. Kilbourn—Well I have had counsel hers, and it is proper for me that I shall conenlt him - before I answor, I desiro to consult with him in relation to the books, documents, papers,: etc., called for by the sabpeena duces tecum gerved npon me. = Mr. Glover said ¢hat this matter was now be- fore Congrass for three voars, and that the Com- mittes had concluded to finish it np in the next three days. There was nothing to provent ths Committee, if the Witness snswered promptly, from finishing it up in ten dsys. It Was even possible to conclnds it in one day. Another meeting of the Committee was held at2p.m. Mr. Kilbourn appeared, Accompanied by bis connsel, Juige Black, sod reiterated bia, statoment that the pool was parely o private aesocantion ; that no public money was involved; . and that the conduct of no public officer of the Distrct or General Govarnment was involved in . its transactions. He was given natil 10 a. w®. on Monday, whon he will b required to submie s direct reply. without arguwent, as to whether e will or will no¢ aaswer the interrogatocies put to him. v e THE FINAMCE QUESTION. A MWD NCT TO CRACK. Sperial Dispetch to The Chicato Tridune. Wasisoros. D. C., March 11.—The Demo- eratic finuncial cancus is stll in sossion at mid- night, and it is reported that 1o conclusion has yet been resched, mor is it likely that o finsd vote on any propoaition will bo had to-night- The attendance is meagre, and thero is great Iack of harmooy. It would scom as if the ma- jority of tho party was Lecoming tared of these ‘select financial dshating clubs. . 3 (o the Assccutod Press.) Wasivaroy, D. €., March 11.—The Demo: cratic caucus met to-night at tho Capitol. Mr.' Lamar tendered his resignation as Chairman o sccount of sickuesa, bnt it was not accepted, Mr. Clymer being selscted as Chairman pro tempors during the abseace of r. Lamar, who will re- turn to Migsissippi, in accordancs with the ad- vice of his physician. There was a long discus- sion on the financial question, Sonators Bayard, Eston, Thorman, Bogy, sod Kernan, sed Rop~ Tesentstives Raudall, Reagan, sud Luttrell sd- vocating hord mones. No question wea taken. There gesmed to b n clear comprehension of the isues insolved, and a greates disposition to amive a2t & satis- factory result thsn hss been hitherto manifested, tho tondency bemng toward hard money, Landers and Holman being left almost alone in the advocacy of extrame Views as to soft money. Tho opwion was generally ex- pressed that the entiro nationat debt should be paid according to the pledgesaf the Govern- ment in gold. and in consonance with the prin- ciples of the Democratic party. The caucus adjourned until Wednesday evening next, when a full attendance is expected, and a vote will ba {aken on the resolutions pending, namely :_the, majority and_minority reports of the Joiot. Committes. There wero about 100 membors present during the evening. . ———— NOTES AND NEWS. THE PENSION BUREAU TRANSFER. Svecial Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tribune. . Wasmixatos, D. C., March 11.—One of the most important changee in the Civil Service pro- posed ana likely to ba carried through the Housa of Bepresentatives is tho reorganization of the Pension Bureau as » branch of the Wsr Depart- ment. The Avpropriations Committes has al- ready provided for the transfer, and to-dsy the Committee on Pensiona reported abill providing the method for the tranafer of the Burean from. the Interior Dapartmeus to the War Depari~ moat. THE CHICAGO SUD-TREASTRY. ‘Troasurer New has wnitten a letter to Farwall, recommanding that the Chicago Sub-Treasury bo not abolishod, v is proposed by the Appro- pristions Committee. Farwoll will endeavor te provent its abolition. g _ FARWELL-LEMOYNE. A decisian of the Sub-Elections Commiites iu the Farwell-LoMoyoo case is oxpected next week. POSTMASTER M'ARTHUR ia expected here Doxt Wweek to adjust the losses in the Cook Coanty Bank. Letters received hers contain s2ssurauces that McArthur's accouats will be eatisfactorily adjusted. notwithstanding tho somenhat sendational stories to the con- trary. Postmastor-General Jowoll msye that thers is nothiog against MeArthar. 5 __MORE MCHNESS. ‘ An investigation now pending threatens ta dizcaver s prominent Democratic membar in ya- pleazant relation to the old Choctaw Fand job. . FREEDMEN'S BANK. The special Committee on the Freedmen's Baok mot to-duy to hear the report of tho ox- Derts designated to examine the aciounts of that unfortupate inetitasion. The ecxperts ro- ported that, after 3 critical examination of the books for thirry-six days, they were unable ta find ooy particular fact worth the while of the Committee 0 inquire sinto. For this valuable contrivution to Democratic campaizn literaturo, the experts were paid between 2600 and 8700, and wero discharged. The truth is, thers 13 very little to be said or discovered respecting tho Freedmen's Bauk that wzs not disciosed in. the Republican investigation of laat year. 170 the Asnciated Press.) WaskrxaToy, D. C., March 11.—The jurors 12 the case of Amberst H. Wilder, Indian contract~ or, of Jinnceots, agaiast William Wolsh, of Philadelphis, tried 1ast week inthe Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, before Chief Justica Cartter, units in o card'to dectars thas the jury unanimously agreed that the evidencein the case fully and completely exculpated Mr. Wildar from all charges of {raud in act or intent; bronght agaiost him by Mr. Welsh ; that it left no impatation of fraudalent conduct in relation to the matters in %u&!hon an Apy afficer or smploye of the Indian ures, and that the only guestion ou which we differed in opinion was whether r. Welsh, b; his positions and motives, was chargeable witl malice in the publication in question, or whethor e made the pablication in the light of the case 23 nnderstood by him at the timo with pute motives and from a sense of public daty. TO CONURESSIONAL BORES. 1t.-Gov. Antoine aad other colored citizena of Louisisna baviog telegraphed their regrets to Mr, Ferry, the President of the Senate, that be had issaed orders excluding Mr. Pinchback fzom the ffoor of the Senate, Mr. Ferry responded by reciting the forty-seventh rulo, under the ope:a- tion of which ox-Goy. Balawin, of his own Btate, hod to gow the gallery. Mr. Ferry concludes his dispatch as follows: My vots 34 Sonsfor was given fo admit Pinchback 553 Senator. The Senate denied his admiseion. Az presiding officer, my duty was to execute the: ‘will of the Benate impartially. The partiality of the law formerly was the bane of tho colorod race. The impartishity of the rufe now is tka law forall races. While I preside in the Seaato, its orders eball be administered Withoat partial- ity to race, color, or condition, believitg impur- $ial adminiatration to ba the highest tribute. TR NEW SECRETARY OF WAS-, Judge Taft, sccompanied by Secretaries Robe- son and Chandler, called this' morning on tha Prosident nt tho Executive Massion, and thero ot Chief-Justice Waito, who administered the onth of office, after which tho new Becretary of War proceeded to the War Departent, aud be- gan the dutiea of his ofice. He was engaged Sanng the day in making the scquaiotauce of the olficers in chargs of various bureaas, nearly all of whom had busioess requiring aitention. On Monday the officers of the army i Washing- ton will make a formal call on the new o- tary. \hen are oyes not eyes? Vihen the wied maxkes them watar.