Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1876, Page 1

The Chicagn Daily Teibune, s | VOLUME 29. FIRE INSURANOE. TTWENTY-SIXTIX ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Tharter Oak Lift Insarance Company OF HARTFORD, CONN. January lst, 1870, HAZEL GREEN. Tales Many Stretches Beyond the Most Elastic Credulity. The Atmospheric Eccentricity that RRORIPTS, tums rpostved 1a 18IS, 2,00m.048.78 Lately Listed to Cross the . recelve T41,388, a) M:lununmusfls’ SIRaY0L yroa B d ArmDech o BELAIRLTY . Ff-':'% i gfl,{gg,% Doings of & Force that Onffs the ifii‘? 8%}:;5,!2: bere. Untamed Keely Motor into Pourility. janoral Kxpensos, fodit Faxes Trvonty-thres Houses Ground Finer than Sample-Grists from tho Mills of the Gods. 20,1 ) :{ (st $13,042,448.60 LIABILITIRS. . ponia 12,288,370.00 Bomast e s vadliiad h100.00 ; $12,487,800.00 $1,454,677.09 A Great Flag-Stone, Weighing a Ton, Rides on the Top of the Column for Nearly a Mile. Sarplas.. R WIgaIN, P e aat. & T Y oo Frealdent and Treasu AT ixzu.{x) Two Horses Are Watched as They Go Up tho Column to a Height of Sixty Feet. 1119 The Terror of Puny Humanity in the Vicinity Painful and Pitifal. E CARRIAGES. A ‘We_aro selling at greatly re- duced prices, LANDAUS, LANDAULETS, + « (LARENOES, COAOHES, O0UPES, and GOUPELETS, Our Patont Oountorbalancod Front FIVE-LIGHT LANDAUS & FALI~ ANG FRONT BERLIN COACHES ‘arotho loading Carrisgos of tho day, land, for boauty of design, simplic- dty, and thoroughness of construec- tion, ero unsurpassed, The Falling Fronts to both are nicely counter- ‘alanced by a Spring (which ar- rongemont is Patonted*), and oan with esch bo lowored and raised with the fingor. . . ‘Wo guarantco our work to be FIRST-OCLASS, and to please in every particular, |_*No infringement of our rights, under the above ‘Patent, will bo allowsd, H. KILLAM & 00, 29 Chestnut-st., New Baven, Conn,. ), 0. TEN BRORKR is our Agent in Chlcago. ORGANS. BURDETT - ORGANS. The Modol Reed Organs of Americal These Instruments have attained apopu. arity upparalielod in the annalsof the Organ fT'rade, ‘I'he invontor, Br. Burdott, has de- voted over s quarter of a contury to tho im. rovoment of leod Organs; beginnin, he roed board itsolf, ho has added orl dovice to devioo, 50 modifyl) bring the Durdstt up to iia present unap. proachable standard of exaellenoe. &2 Illustrated Oataloguea mailod fros, LYON & HEALTY, OGENERAL )fOILTHWEBTEBN AGENTS, Stato and Monroe-sts. OHICAGO. MARBLE MANTELS, MARBLE MANTELS. Our arrangements for manufacturing ore anch that w6 can offer Mantels and Grates on tho most favorabla tarma of any houso in the West, Buildersand Deslers wil find our atock large and complets 1 both Awmerl- can and Itallenibfarble, Call and osamine atock at our Warerooms, Michigan-ay,, cor. Van Buron-at,, or address us for cataloy Yumber Tops and Furni- ture Marble at apecial ratos, BCHUREMAN & AND MANTEL €O, Michigan-av., cor. Van Duren-at. GENERAL NOTICES. OITY TAX REDENPTIONS. Untit April 10, 187% the pramium on re- i1 £ Tax Sal tifl ST AR e ha followa; T ostes held by the Avacial Dirpateh to Tha Chicago Tridune, Gavzxa, Til., March 12,—Hazel Groen s sot- tling down, and, to o corfain oxtent, recovering from the excltemont incidest to tho horriblo fa- fllotion of Friday. It is absolutely impossible to picturo the scono which was sa suddenly shiftod in the contro of the littlo town. It your corro- spondont were to falthfally portray tho appear- anco of a narrow strip running disgonally through tho contro of tho town, Tie TomuNE WOULD DE LAUGHED AT &8 porpotratiog o stupondous hoax upon it readers and tho country., A photographer, with spoculation in tho eyos which , he did glare with, underiook to Impress s coun- torfoit of the scono to-dsy, and finally gave it up, aa It would tako o hundred views to pro- sont avon tho faintest ides of tho wrock and wasto, Iazol Groon s situatod oo o elight olo- vatlon, surroundsd with ravines from which the ground rises and falls, but at no timo to tho hoight of the village. It ia quite a popular ro- sort for pleasure partios, and, henco, people from all parts of tho surroundiog country have frionds at **tho Greon,” as it Is called, and, dar- ing tho summor, visit thero. It has always beon RNOWN A8 AN UNLUGKY TOWS. 'Threo years ago nn oxplosion of nitro glycerine lifted Jim Magor 40 foot into the alr, and epoiled sn applo-troo in lotting tum down again. Bev- oral barsh storms havo done moro or lesa damage, and when, two weeks ago, tho ecarlot fover attacked tho town, carrying off an aver- 8Ro of throe childron a day, it occurred o the good peoplo that something was wrong, acda protracted meeting was held in the Primitivo Church, and invocations offercd that the sconrge might pass away. Duriog tho scssion the ques- tion of tomperance came up, and a plous brother domanded of the Almighty that He opea Kis vials ot wrath upon the unjuat spoculator, and purgo the romantlc Jittle summer-rogort of thas seotion of the serpent. THUE WOBLD AND THE DEVIL IN GLEE, Tho whirlwind littod tho stveple from that church and carriod it thrae miles and a balf, and the sons of Bollal eay thoy have never sold so much whisky since the lnaugurstion of the town, The unregenerato claim tho catastroplo to bo & robuke from God to those who condemn whisky, and thoy sigmficantly point to the dismantled church, and recommend the doscons to conflno furthor exhortation to limita. which do not in- clude tho bung-hole and two flugers. TUE THING ITPELY. It is now dofinitely ascortaiued that the whirl- wind rosulted from a collision betweon two soc- tions of a cloud which had divided and coms to- gothior agaln. Tho olouds joined, and a lovg oylindrical shaft shot down. The cylindor was about 120 foet in ciroumferonca and 70 feet in hoight, It struck tho ground s milo southwost of Ifazel Groen, and, plowing & furrow 600 foet long, 4 foot wide, and several feol doop, acemod to absorbthe earth and rocks. As it moved along in & northoastefly direction, it looked like A CLAY-QOLORED COLUMN whirling with iucredible apeod around a central vaouum, It was a solld mass of heavy rubbish. Occasionally a rock or atlok would whoot off at n tangent sud was driven into the ground, until the awelling stretch botween the polut of cane tact with tho earth and the odge of the village 18 a diminutive grove composod of pieces of scantling, hugo rocks, and tho branchea of trees. They are driven fato the ground with their heads pointing i all dircctions, demon- strating that it was a whirlwind, and that the countorfeit grove rosulted from offahoots from the outer circumferonco. COMING TO TOWN, As the cylindor eama up the siops, the rush, and yoll, and whire of the column—sounding like the rush -and shricks of the wind on the &0a, and }ke the thundor of guns—stiracted the attention of the peoplo of Iazel Green, aud they flooked to their doors and windows. Bteadi- 1y 1 oamo on, sometimes bounding 50 feet into the alr, then rushing down again, Intwo min- utes It deacendsd on the little hazel grove just southiveat of the town, Tho trees wore snatched up by the roots and whirled 00 foot into the air and aupported there. MOST INOREDIDLE, The cap of the column was a stone 8 fest long, 4 feot wide, and 3 foet thick. This stone was held in its position while the column covered a space of tbreo-quartors of & milo. Just be- twoen tho grova and the town, 250 feet from eitbior, tha column balted and spun around over o small space, aud then recommenzed its march, 'Tlio air was flllod with the yolla oud lamenta- tiona of tho people. Nover befors bas such & tornado reached so far norib, ‘yet so fearful and threatoning was the coming column that tho pro- phetiosouls of tha people scemod to warn thom of tho danger, and those who wero uot paralyzed dived iuto their cellars, snd there, shivering, awaitod the doom they folt must come. TUE BMASU EMPOATIO. Tearing off a corner of a framo house, the column rose soma 30 feet into tho air, and there, Lovaring for an instant, fell perpendicniszly up- on the roof of tho Masonlo Hall, a atone bulld- ing. ‘The stracturo was mashed flat. ‘This was at 4:30, and » moetiog had been‘called for & o'olock, half an hour later, Beventy souls would have beon sseembled in the upper portion of tho building. Tho next houso was of framo, sud ocoupied by Mra. Richards and her family, A daughter-o-law and her two children were saved by the scantlings sbove them, while the reat of tho family wore killod outright. THREE 0AKYS, Bnila of 1876, for city taxes of 1874, 6 per cent, “Bno of 1874, for city taxes of 1873, 30 per ! Ba'!.e of 1873, for aity taxes of 1873, 80 per oon! On April 10, 1876, and on the 10th of syery pmflmu}!lmr Pl'nonlh. an additional sharge of five (6) per cont will bo made on the prinoipal of all Tax Cortifioates B, 8, HAYES, Comptroller, Obteago, March 10, 1470, EBA FON BTRANOKIS AND OITIZENS— DIN Dastixs, Warkiixs, and MoxmiiL from heprinclpal Citlos Btatessad U 4 W s e _FRBB | e o S R ORIN: BLACK HFILLS. 1 want & lady with $200 Lo go with me to Sioux Oty T Cheyenne, {o start a restaurant and saloon. Ad- Sreas LIOWARD, Box 32, Brovoort House FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION. The coparinenhip herooforo exlating betwasn the undorsigned under the Arm naim of J, Hoers & Co, I Bereby mutually dissolved {rom and afier this date, Ohlcago, Maschi , 2470, J, BEELS The undsreigned havo thlg day sssoclsted thom- selvos together for the transaction of the Merchant Talloring and Gents’ Purniabing Goods business une derthe firm pame of John Boers & Co., st the old 3tand, 43 Monroo-at., undor the Falmer Liouss, whore ihey would Le happy to seo the old patrons of the boube of 4, Xisers & Go.» 424 4l athers who will favor s with » call, 0, March 0, 1876. JOIN BEERH, T. W, WADSWORTI. The books and sccounls of tho late concern will be Tound at the stors of the new Arm. COPARTNIRSIIIP. The copartnership beretoforo existing under the firm Yams Geo, 1, Walker & Co., consisting of Ueo. 1, Walker snd 1, O, Bcntony, is thia day dissolved by mu- Jusl consont, " Goo, 1L, Walker will tmeet all Liabllitios M the firm. Chicago, March 11, 1876, REAL ESTATE. NORTH SIDE RESIDENCES AND SITES, FOR BALE—COholce Resldences, rangiog from 33,600 10 50,000, du (he most deairable locations of the North Lide, ou favorablo terms to buyers. 1 some nstances Rlior iy choios 01a 0 e FelatipeLsrssit s , many on cipal atrcels, sume Ipeclal bargaing, R iy 102 Washingion.st, MILLINERY. GRAND OPENING Monday, Tueaasy, sud Wedneadsy, March 13, 14, aad 15, « COX. oo CO., Munufacturers snd lmm’r‘h:. Al ! 156 and 128 WABABH. AV., beg to ioforim the a1 &h\uln-n at large that they make & grand display of 1ty Imported Trimmed Hals, with the fines b A fryiog-pas conialning thres oakes wason b ‘unn choapest line &f Flowess in the stove, aud ths f77ivg-pas, stlll contalaivg ‘Iouor Judge O. L. Davis, who held that the CHICAGO, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1876. the cakes, was found a mile and s half north- esst of the villago, Twenty-slx Louses were carrled beyond the ken of mortals. Whers they went, no ons can tell. The track of the column is filled with sawdust sod bita of wood, 23 thongh a saw-mill had belched out a haif- finishod lamber-yard, Tho treca for soveral miles ara fillod with ehairs, bits of farnituro, catpats, clothing, bits of window-shades anc lhouschiold ratoriala. A, LooNrY waa sitting In hor kitctian, The houke disap- poared as it touclied by the magician's wand, and the crushod Lody of Mra, Looney was found 400 feot off, strippod of clothing nnd with the akin peelod off hor back trom tha neck down. Of tha rost of those"Kiilled, of which a former dispatch fally informed you, mothing can be #aid, bovond that the bodius were fonnd not loss than 200 feot from whers thoy started. There were soms - MIRACULODE EROAPES. A boy ond girl wers found out on the prairle, wandering about holplessly, They were in o hongo of which 1o account” has been .rocelved. ‘Thoy romember being lifted into tha air, ang, when found, wors nearly s quartor of a mile from whero tho houso used to bo, badly brulecd nnxfl unable to accouns for thoir condltion. Prob- ably o ~ " TITE MOBT REMARKANLY SPECTACLE was that of Dr. Kittoo's horaos. An hourbeforo tha storm arrived the Doctor had boen soot o for . to attend a mick mag somo® 8 #miles off, Ho _retarned word that he would not risk hia horses over tho provailing bad roads, and in sixty minutes those ramo horsos, barn, buggy, and Larness wore lifted 60 foot into thealr, and the iorses dropped ot loaat 100 roda from tho former sito of the barn, Tho column was then & huge mues of dobris, and a spoctator says that the horsos went up through tho cantro of she column, whirling oround po swiftly that thoy looked as if torn in plecoa, They wore found utterly unbraiaed but stone doad, nnd nov more than 10 or 20 fect apart. Tho incldents of those Né—-. PPARNTUL TWO MIKUTES (for the whola affair did not last any longer) would fill two pagesof Tue Trrmune. From tho southwoat cornor of: tho town to tho come- tery, which Is in tho northweat, thera is n track, #Ay 80 feot in width, which Jooks na though a railroad had boen 1aid out. Iare and ttuoro is o hole, such ns yon will moe whero a man bos started to build o louss, has walled up his cellar, and ¢ then falled. Seat- terod sbout . these { holes ) nro masses of . splinters snd sawdust. © Just across the maln stroet stood n wagon-shop. Every vostigo of tho building Lias disappearod, and in its place atands & pile of wagon Lubs and tics, A faraituro and coflin houss a fow hundrod foet boyomd was carriod 4 milos and demolisbed, and the coflins distributed among tha inhabitants of tho township. A coffin handlo was picked up OEVEN MILES AND A ALY NONTHEART " from IHarel Green. On oishor side of the road, and just on tho line of tho storm, stand soms of tho dismantled and uoroofed houges. Bomo of them wero moved from 20 to 100 feat from their foundations. In eovery instance the sides were stuck full of huge spliniers, some 3 foot in circumference, and driven through the sides of the liouses with apparontlv reaistloss forco. Thoroad for 600 or 800 yards is utterly impaasable, and is covored with “debris, some of which is spattered with blood. At 10 o'aloci tols moming * THE FUXERALA toolk placo, and tho dead were buried in thd little comotory., Tuo , villago hearso bhad beon carriod off by tho wind. , Of tho Rich- ards family thero wero five,' all buriod fn the same grave. - Mra, T. H. Edwards snd her infant wers placed in the snme coffin. Tho othor three wore Brs, H. Richards, Joshun Richards, and Liszio Richards. The othors wore Mrs, John Looney and Alfred Jackson, buried in the nosthwost of tho comotery. Tho coffins used wero draggod from tho wrack, and, though battored aud acarred in the contost with the wind, wore the bost that could be obtainod. The funcral waa fnoxprossibly sad and impros- sive, and even tho accomplishied Doacon who do- manded otornal damuation upon all who were not lixo unto himsolf forbore to point & morsl 25 tho cortogo passed undor his rod noso and drawn lips. 3 DEATIL AND DESTRUCTION. Iazel Green will vevor be resurrectod, Tho building of & uarrow-gauge railroaa strikiog » town somo 2 miles distans, bas killed Lazol Groen, and thoro will nover bo su offort to make it anythlog of o town sgalu. The inhabitants ars horror-strickon, aud thay entertain a sort of aversion for tho villago, and, boforo many yoara Lave followed the storm, thero will be but a wante to mark the efto of tho romantio little town, with horo and thers somo chattoring old msn to describa tho fearful visitation that cavered tho prairie with wreck, and tho wreck with blood. THE CENTENNIAL. ALABAMA LEGISLATURE. MoxTaouzny, Ala., March 11.—The Alabema Logislature, with two-thirds Domocratic major- ity in both branchos, botors adjourning sino dis, wpanimously adopted rosolutions reciting that “as tho represontatives of a patriotio con- stituency, which roveres the virtuca and tra- ditions of tho horoos and sagos of tho Ameri- can Rovolution, and estecms as encrodly dear all that portalus to their honor and glory, tho Genoral Assembly of Alabama deems it propor o daclare hat the ecoarrence of “tho first Contannial of tha Doclara- tion of American lndependonce 8 a fit occasion for rejolcing on the part of sl tho pooplo of the United Btates, aud thorsby oxtends thia Rrooting of fraternal good-will to all the peoplo of avery Btate sad Territory of tho Amorican Union.” Tho resolutiona “slac declare tlat + thore can bo no moro nppru])rlntu way to com- memorato the birth of the Hopnblio” than for every Administration of the Qoverument, Fod- oral and State, to uphold tho prosperity aod ad- vance the glory of our common country; and to this end it'fa tho duty of every citizen to frocly and faithfully contribute his aid.” SPANISH ARRIVALS, Nzw Yonx, Maroh 11,—Lient.-Col. Marln and & datachmont of tho Engincer Oorps of tho Bpanish army, who have coma o construct the buildinga for Spaln ou the Contennisl grounds st Philadelphia, arrived hore yeaterday, and wero recoived by the Spanish Consul-Goneral, Bonor Joso Ferror do Colto, the oditor of £l Cronista, and other distinguished Bpaniards, In tho evening, Col. Marin was ootortained st din- ner in the Grand Central Ifotel, while tlo trno;»‘u woro givon s bauquot in the Hotul Es- panol, —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Onoox Iavzx, March 12.—The steamer Call- fornla, from Glasgow, tho 4th, for New York, was boarded at 8 p. m, to-day 5 milea southwest of Millet Tload. Tho Master roporta that his vossel on tho Tih lost the blades off her propol- lor and had to boar up for repairs., Iio has em- ployod o steamer to tow tho Callfornia to Quecustown, QueexnsTowN, March 12.—Arrived Baturday, the Idabo, from New York. MoviLLz, March 12,—Arrived Friday, the Co- lumbis, from New York. ew Yorx, March 13,—Arrived Saturday, the N) Elixlh, from Q(lasgow. = AvTIMOLE, Dlarch 11.—Arrived—Blosmahip Nova Scotls, from Livorpool. LABOR AND CAPITAL. Orevziann, 0., March 12.—On March 1, in accordanco with notico given Inst February, the coal operators of tho Tuscarawas Valley rodncod tho price for mining coal 10conts por ton, Nearly ali of the minora rofased to work at the reduced rriu. aud many of tho mines aro now idle. A iko redaction was made last week in other dis. triots of tho Btats, and resulted In & etrike of the minors. An offort to compromise th it tor accomplizhied notling, aud the prospoots ara Lat the miues will be idlo along whils. No vlolenco ia reportod. e e FAILED YO RECOVER, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, Danviey, 11, March 11.—The case whereln Josso Harper sucs A, G. Bmith, judge of elso- tion, for €25,000 damsgoa for numbering his ballot at tho munlcipal election last spring, was docided in the Circmt Court yesterday by his Election law requining tho numbering of bal. fots was constitutional the purity of tho bal. lot was paramount to its secrecy. The prosecu- tion will carry the case to the Bupremo Court. The Belknap Wretchedness Grow- Villalnous Probabllity that tho Robher His Oounsel Disgusted to Think Ho Reo- " WASHINGTON. ing Still Bloro Intolorable. Cortainty that All the Splurge About Impeachment Will End Farcically, Will Even Escapo Crimlnal Prosccution, signed with 8o Littls Neces- gity for It. Explanation of What Sot tho Washington Fe- malos Agalnst Mirs. Willlams, ™ BELKNAP. THE INPEACHMENT FARCE, Bpectat Disvatch to The Chicaan Tridune. Wasmixarox, D. O,, March 12.—The Demo- crats havo undersaken a now line of dofense for not impoaching Belknap. They now claim that, whilo it i8legal to impeach a civil officer aftor resignation, it is 1noxpedient and unnecessary. Dy his voluntary oxit, thoy claim that he has made n virtual confossion of his guilt, which in a fact fu (tsolf auficlont to placo him beyond the hopo of political trusts in tho future. Thus his romoval from offico anda practical bar to holding fature trusts aro socured, Moreover, the impoachmont trisl would ; bo long, todious, sand oxpensive, and * would so- cura no practical resulta boyond thosa slroady obtained. The indications are that the Democrata will attempt to break their fall by rophistrios of this sort, Bome of the most re- spectable Domocrats aro now frank enough to confeas that tho impeachment procoodings yore burried forward with a viow to thelr effect upon tha cloctions In New Iinmpshire and Connectiout, and it was not intended that anything should bo accomplished in Congress boyond aonsational offect. Tho investigalion of the Judi- clary Comuittos iloto the Delknap matter, in ‘order to fortify tho {mpeachmont articles, is making no practical progross. The apathy of the Committoe in this particnlar s very siguifl- cant, It suggesta that prominent Democratic names Liave boen or aro likoly to bo found. A Josding mombor of the Committes says of ita action: * There has bean & halt ealled v a good many things [atoly.” . A PANCE ALL AROTND. It is stated on good authorily that the Grand Jury caunot find any Indictment against ex-Soc- retary Belknap in tho absonco of Alarsh, tho principal witoesa. Tho Assistant Diatrict Attar- noy states that tho evidenco prosentod thue far to” tho Grand Jury la insufliclont to warrant it > ta : bringiog o an indictment, and it's more thau probable that, uoless Marsh can bo brought_back to teatify, it will be impossiblo to punish Dolknap through the medinm of o corimioal prosecution. Tho baste of the Chair- man of the Committoe on War Expenditures to bavo the principal witnosa stop out Is likoly to rosult in baiking tho endsof justice. Becrotary DBolknap's counsel is reported aa saying that, if Lelknap had koown tho character of the Demo- oratawho wero investigatiog bhim, he noed not bavo mnlgnedA Tho Committoo on Expondi- turca in tho War Department have somo now testimony ngalnnt'nnunnf. and havo surdmoned huvoulw testify tonewly discoverea transac- ons. (7 the dasociated Press,) WAITING FOR EVIDENGE. ‘Wasnmvarox, D. 0., March 12.—Boma days muat elnrso Lofors (ko Committeo oo the Judi- ciary will bo prepared to_roport the articles of impoachment againsy Belknap. No natorial testimony, if any atall, has been takon sinca +thnt of Marsh. Itis sald moro than a woek ago that six or scven.porsons in the vicinity of Marsh and Evans’ late trading-post wore sum- mouod, and thelr arrival may soon bo expectod. In responae to a question rocontly of & mombor of tho Judiciary Committeo, ho said proof conld bo procared indepondeutly of that of Marsh to abuudantly support and prove the charges al- rendy mado, . GEOLGE H. PENDLETON will appear boforo the .Comuittue on Expondi- tures 1n tho War Dopartmont ta-morrow. —_——— THE WOMEN'S QUARREL, HOW IT STAUTED, AND HOW IT LEAT WILLIAMS OUT OF THE QIOEF-JUSTIOR'S GOWX, Srecial Dispalch to The Chicags Tribunt, Wasminaron, D, 0., Maxch 13.—Tha Capltal publishes the following about tho Lamar cotion- claim : Lamar, ince dead, liad cotton elaims belng sdjudi- cated that amounted to §500,000. Thesu clafian wero decided In Lamar’s favor. ¥rom this decision sppeol was taken to the Supremo Court. As tho cass turnod ou thia nppeal, a teat cado was argued Lefore the Sue yrome Court and docided in favar of the claimants, Attorney-Genersl Willisma negloctod or rofusod 10 dis- mmisa tho sppeal, Lamar left Now York for Washing: ton, saylnw that hs could afford o expend $0000 0 wecnro tho dismissal. Arriv- ing in Washington, Lo emyloyed Denjamin ¥, Dutler, and then went in_scaroh of Judge Louis Dent, Iie found the last confined by sickness, Lamar spproacliod Mrs, Dant, stying he wislied to retein ber husbaud, and tendered b a wrilien cotract in which 0 agroed to pay $33,000 contingent upun stnis. 8alOf i1 appeal.. Mra, Dout 6ald hor husbaad wis 400 11l to approsch on business, but &s Attorney-Gen- eral Williama was in the habit of calling, she would consult bim. The Attorney-General calked, was con- sulted, sod advisod Mrs, Dent o accopt (he roposition, 88, sooner or later, the ap] would ava 0 bo dismissad, and her husband might s woll socurs tho {oes wa any other siloruey, 8o Mrs, Deut closed with Mr. Lamar, A fow daya after Mre. Grant callod on_her aister, Mrs. Dent, aud sald that Mrs, Williama had complained that brs. Dent was croating scandai in tho attempt to use the family {ufluence to zove the Attornoy-Gencral in tho discharge of his duty, Mr,Deat, od, returned the contract to L. mar, A short ‘timo thereafter the sppeal was dis- misaed, snd Lamar returnod to New York, roporting thooxpenditures he was called upon to mako o secure ing an carly sdjustiment of his ciaim, Mrs, Dent was maturally {ndignant at the result, sud hroughit sn in. fluenoa to bear that ended tt, Attarney-Qoneral W! betog foroed from tho Cabizet. NOTES AND NEWS. PRIVATE BECRETAULEA. apecial Disvatch te The Chicaco Tribune, ‘Wasuminaron, D. ., March 12.—Tho New York Mercury announces, iu ita letter from this city, that a large numbor of prominent Congressmen bave privalo secrotarics who' aro paid by the Government under varlous pretoxts. It saya: our correspondent also learned that a young moan off the pay-roll of the Tresaury Department at thorate of $2,000 & year has, for nearly two years, been detatl- od as private vecrotary to Benator Camoron, Ho doew nothing elss, {s mnever at tho Treasury ex- copt when ‘drawing his salary, aud in this way the people of tus Unlied Htatos aro tazed to sy for the yrivate secretary to a Scuator who, moro than any othier, can afford to have ons for Limaclf, Thore a6 other Sonators who aro favored in thio same The private secretary of Sonator West, of Louls- cloek in the War Depariment. Anothor young man from the Indian Bureau flls the same position for Benator Wright, of Iowa, and snotbor from the \ar Department is socrotary for Scuator Logan, of Iiinofs, Al theso men aro pald by the Trewsury though they perform no publio service, Hooretsry Lriutow kiiows it, yet he doclinc to (uterfcre, EXPORTS OF FHOVISIONS. ‘Wasuixaroy, D, 0., March 11,—Tho Chief of the Buresu ot Btatistics furnishos & statement of the exports of provisiona for tho month of Fob- ruary. From DBaltimore, $13%,000; Loston, 81,248,082 Plhiladelphia, 31,025,930 ; Now York, 26,241,000 ; Now Orteans, £43,073. TUE NAVAL INVESTIOATION, Mombers of the Committoa on Naval Affairs aay thoir oxaminatlon js genoral s o contracts, and a1 {o_ allowances by Secretary liobeson of claims which beeu zojocted or dis- allowed by Mr. Wolls, hws prodeccssor. o latter gentlemau was Lefore the Commities several hours Saturdsy, sud may bo rocalled, Ex-Assistaut Bocretary of the Navy Fazon will also testify. Auch of the present inquiry relatea to subjects Lefora ths Comumis- too of which Sargent waa Chairman four years. EAUMA. The Committee on Foroign Ralations expect to examine ox-Bonstor Biowart ou or before tho 20th of the prosent month couceruing his cou. nection with the Ewmwa Mive, Itis expscted Minister Hohenck will appoar bofore the Com- it a5 800a &3 Lo can roach Washivgton, The zoto of tho Committes asking for the sctual date of the resigoation of Bchonck, and ali notes and telegrams iu the samo connection. from the Committeo on Appropriations, reporiad & bill appropriating $100,000 to supply the de- ficloncy 1o the sppropristion for eertaln Bionx Inaiann, Affairs, roported a bill to equalize tha bountes of soldiers of the Iate War. Committes of the Wholo, and mado the spoecial arder for Thursday noxt. This bill fa the ono that was origioally Introduced Ly Mr. Thorn- burgh, citizens of Lawrouce County, O., in favor of one kind of monoy for all purposes, and that Trestury notes aball bo mado as valuable as gold by boing made {nterchangeable for Government bonds, Teferred, Tureau from the Interior Department to the War Do- distillors agaiuat any law changing Wi tax on whisky, * order in tho Senato this morning. Departmect of Btate has not yet anawered the s ‘THE RECORD. noyae. Wasmxozox, D, C,, Barch 11.—Mr. Atkins, Mr, Cook, from the Committes on Military Referred to the Mr. Vance (Obio) presented the pelition of 3r. Jenta Introduced m bill to transfer the Pension pariment, Raferred, Mr, Banning prescoted the protest of the Cincinnsti Eeforred., 3z, Margsn (30.) offered a resolation rolating to the wranting of lands by tas United fitates 1o the Southern Pacific Itaflroad Company, and the condition, disposi- tion, and title of eaid lands, Refarred. THFE LEGISLATIVE APFROPRIATION DILL. Tlie Houss then went Into Committoe of tiis Whols, rith Mr, Cox i the chalr, on the Judiclal and Legiala: tive Appropristion bil, and Mr. Wilir, who b unt concluded his speech yosterday, resussied tho flour and #toka in favor of an honost currency aa tho ouly safety for hanest tac, e, Townsend (Pa.) apoke on the Tepislative Appro- pristion bill, alluding to ita economia proporties and Mr. Bandsil's vote for increased salary at tho Last sos- son. 3r. Randall replied in subetance that as the peopls had condemned that messurs, he sccopted the verdict, 3r, White—Do I undersiand tha gentieman to sy ho renlized tho fact that the country condomned his vole on the back-salary queation 7 31r, Randal—It is ‘nono of your busincss what I roalize, (Laughter.) Ibave made my siatemont in that canneetion, 3fr, Whito—Does not the gentleman belleve that the Dback-salary countryawoutd bo botter pleased IF that were refuniled? Mr, Itandall—That s nons of your business, cither. {Laughiter.] When Ido aught hicrs that dees not bo- come s representative, the eoplo will take care ta con- sign mo back to privato life. 1 took that salary, Tha Law gave {t 1o mo. My pooplo havo approved of mo since, and {t docs not Lio fn _tho power of any miser- abis tnan horo [aughtor] to talk sbout my conszlence. Mr, Wilson (Ia.), in coniection with the appro- priatious for tha Agricultural Bureau, spoke of the im- portance of the flax-growiug intereala in his State, which he naid would be scriouely Interfered with if 2r. Morrison's tarift bill sliould becomo a law. Jr. Iinnter mida a speceh on the currency question againat tho resumption of spocto paymenta until sfter i caucallelion of tha putllc debt. and tn sdvocscy of te bl fotroduced by bimself fo establish & unifora Fata of interest at 6 por oeat throughout the Uulted Btaten, The Houss then adjournod, STATE ATFAIRS, WISCONSIN. LAST DAYS OF TUE BESEION, Bpecial apateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, MaorsoN, Wi, March 11,—Buelness bofora the Legielaturo aod men to do it bave been growing small by degroes and beautifally leas all day, and by remaining pretty constantly in aes- elon and grindiog 0s rapidly as possiblo tho grist was pretty woll run through, and about 10 o'clock in tho ovoning & resolution was adopted by tho Assembly ¢o wstop business at midnight and finally adjourn at noon Ilonday. The Sonate, howover, finding lator that it could not bo done, oxtendod the time for doing busi- nesa to Monday at 11 8. m. aud adjournment to Tuosdsy noon. TUE REATFORTIONMENT DILL. The chiof mattor of interest Lns beon tha bill roapportioning the Btato into Sonate and As- sombly Districts, It was taken up a8 the special A sharp die- curalon ocenrred on tho third reading and passago of tho bill, It was vehomsntly opposed by Sena- tors Barnoey, Silverthorn, Iudd, snd R. E.Davis. ‘They had a great doal to say about the dictation of DBoss Koyos. The bill was ably defonded by Senntors Darron and Potter, claiming it was mado with groat caro. It was natural and prop- or that tho apportioumeut be mado to sult tho Republican parly in power, instead of the Domo- ceatic minority, The bill waa ordered to a third reading by a vote of 20 to 12, the rules sus- pended, aad tho bill passed. - - Ta tho Assembly, the Uil was taken up this aftornoon. Aftor baving been read the firat and second timos, Mr, Comstock moved that all rales futerfering with its congideration and pas- roge bo susponded. This was sgrood to with but one dissonting vote. T'ho bili was thon read at length, aud tho Bpoakor doclared this the third n:ndlnF of tho bill, cutting off all amend- monts, greatly to the disappointment of some Domocrats, HBome of them wore disposed to re- bel, Yut were soon convinced that they were in a fix by their own short-sizhteduess. Heconsidor- ation was moved, but refurod by a voto of 36 to 49. Mossry. Loct and Chiarlton protested against tbe bill as *“ous of tho grossest wrongs ever porpetrated,” “a coucoction of iniquity,” and other complimentary chatacterizations, and gave warning it would rocoil on {ta authors, The bill ‘was thon passed by a vois of 41 to 86, and the groat work of tho sossion was done, TUIOUGH BOTII HOUSES. Both Honsos adopted a joiut resolution in ro- lation to tho Hospital for the Insane, suthoriz ing the Bocrotary of State and Treaaurer to con- strno tho appropristion to cover January and February, instead of time from Aarch, as the act roads. ‘The followlng bills wers concurred in by both Housea to-day, besides & considerable number of minor importanca: Lovyiog Btato tax of $383,~ 829; for the botter protoction of lifo in theatros, concort-hnlls, lecturo-rooms, asnd public school- housea ; to further provide against the injury 1o property and life on rallways; to organize tho stato Board of Charities aud lieform to cstab. iish tho ealaries of Becretary of Btato and Treas- urer at £5,000, and Attornoy-General at $3,000, without focs ; to provide for the incteasa of the echool fund incomo by sn annual Stato tax of ono mill on the dollar, TUE CHAPLAIN QUESTION % was discursed in the Assombly this evening whh the usual display of choap wit and jestiog at saored things, = Nesidont clorgy weore juvitod withiout dobate, A resolution was offered thus evening to pay thom 81060 in all, aod this gave occanion for discussion, in which it was stated that some of the officiating clergy bad exprossod an indisposition to rocoive suy pay. AN ETO waa receivod from Gov. Ludington of s bill authorizing a tax to ostablish a market in tho Firast Ward of Muwackeo, which was sustained, with but ono vate for the bill ovor the veto. PLINTER'S MMTESIAL. Much time in the Assembly was ccoupisd in disonssiug a Senata bill ropeallug the law ex- ewmpting 81,600 of printer’s materal, concur- zrl:i'm Sli;l which wes tinally rofused by a vote of THE ABSEMDLY AT MIDNIGHT adjourned to Monday, loaviug considerable business on hand. Tho Benale was engaged till after midnight o o contest over some Milwaukes matters, in which much feoling was shown, oapecially ovor tho Court-crier's tull, —gi—y 1OWA. LEGIALATORE, Dea Morxes, BMarch 11,—The Benate last eveulng passod billa to enablo countios to dis. pose of proporty in cortalu cases; al:o, provid- Ing thal the mochanlo Jien shall Lave preferonce over any prior morigago; also, to provide for two chairs of homeopatby at the Btate Univorsity. ‘The woman-sufffage amondmont was n defested—23 to 22; aa was aleo the Lill to ap- propriate €30.000 for tha publication of White's Geologieal Roport of Towa, ‘I'he Houso this morniuy passed thoe bill to au- thorizo tho transfor of money raised by s epocial lovy of taxes, aud unused for threo years, to bo trausferred to tho govoral fund ; alzo 10 provide for the clection of City Assessor iu cities undor special chartors. Tn the Sensto this morning tho bill Aypmpna- tiog 224,600 0 tho Fors Madivon Denitoutiary, £43,000 to the Anamoss Penitontiary, eu..w» to the Blind Asyluw, £4,350 to the Orplauy’ Home st Davenport, 850,000 to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, 340,800 to the Ieform Behool, §26,820 to tho Agricultural Collego, wau passed. P-ndl:imu Btate Usnlversity bill, tho Senate adjourns BELKNAP'S SUCCESSOR, Judge Taft, the New Socretary of War, His Personal Appoarance, Peouliarities, and Character, A Stable, Steady, Judicial, Solid Old Man. Ho Knows Nothing of Xilitary Affalrs, “But Will Do What Is Right,» From Our Ouwn Correspondent, Crxcixnars, March 10.—Yeaterdsy I wont on 'Change, and to my surpriss, for they aro a quiot, close-calcnlating lot, tho merchianta of this city, foumd them in a state of the wildast oxcite. ment. Thora was stamping and clapping of hands and surging to and fro of the heavy men of Cincinnati, rod yelling and choering and such & bubbub generally that had it boon on the Chi- cago Boerd, I could hr G swomn thoy wore run- bing a corner, and I w > red whether tho staid, subetantial dealers o Emngu bere, doparting from all their traditl §~ wera doing that same, Pressing into tho ¢ & —thero wore 800 or 400 men on the floor—1 that thoy contored around somncbody who w' ~\ adergoing the tortures of that poculiarly A © can fnstitution waich for- cignern torm ls S -shake. Amidst rodoubled confusion he ¥ hurrled to the Prosidont's stand, and, as° & sounted tho stops, I saw that AH JUDOE TAPT, tho newly-appoiu.2d Becretary of War, Though pass €5 years of age, ho does not look more than 060, and woll proserved for that. Tall, snd of etaiwart framo, easy eroct carriago, and qulot solf-possession, broad-shouldered and large Itmbed, not too atout, but of heavy bulld, weigh- ing tnll 200, his fino physiquo tells of the rupged Masanchusctts stock of which be came, and of the atoro of good Lealth he devcloped on tho farm amoag the Groen Alountains in Vermont whore ho was born and passed his boyhood. Whilo la fos sards ho rotuined his thanka to his follow-townsmen for tho impromptu ovation of which by accidental prescace on 'Changs had Leeu made tho occasion, and in _response per- haps to the frequont shouta of * He won't spec- ulate in post-tradorships,” and * 'There'il be no stealing whon he's around,” remarked to tho ef- fect that bo didn't claim n mouopoly of honesty, 1 biad opportuvity to tako A PLN PHOTOGRATT OF 1D Large, strong features, of Labitually phlegmatio exprossion s full bigh forclioad, over which his straight black bair, thin sud slightly tinged with gray, wos smoothly brushod; doep-set, Lright dark eyos ; Leary, firm under jaw, show- iog, 26 an old lawser hera who Las often prac- ticod beforo and sgainst him, expressoed it, that #WWhen Taft hos mada up his mind, though ho's slow to do It, ho is mulishly stubborn:” and over oll o guiot, ruminative air, that would not illy-bocomo a boukish collere Professor, snd in- dicsting that, though a Yapkoo fograined, by descont, educajion, and brecding, hio lacks fu toto the Yankos mervous temporament, and is neither caslly arousod nor hable to act hastily woen stirred up. Indoed, ns his whole ap- arauce and maoner discloscs, and as every- IZSa, who knows him will toatify, ho is of tio type whose self-poisa could scarce bo disturb®d, end, undor tho proatest pressure, would yot proceed with his wonted deliberation. Fm- phatically, a8 waa cchoed around tho room whea bo had finished lis littio eneochy, ** A BOLID MAN." aud that phrase in the mouths of Cinciouati's solid men who wero tuere about him siguitles & deal more than fwmponderability, —stability of character, stoadiness of purpose, judicial temper, aud integrity which nobody kuowiug him could Tu;zhuu. all which i3 charscteristic of Judge date, . , ao acquaintance dating bacls to the time wheo, a raw tyroat the bar, {occaslonally—semi-occa- sionally might be more aczurate—appoarsd be- fore lis Court 1n some small causo, and was ao- cordod 0a patient Leariug s thongh 1 really uu- derstood tho law, and not infrequently, to the salvation of my client, was helpod out by his quiet suggestion, 1 called ai his Iaw-officr. It iovolved no {emerity, howevey, todo ao, einco ho is» man of sitaple, unprotontious habits, and a8 approachablo a4 any one I koow, llo was buslly engaged in arraugiog his busincss, toparatory to going to Washington, and turn- ng bis laro practice over to his sons, who lavo been lus law-partners. On my cougratulatiog him on boing called to the Cabinot, be stojpe in‘l‘;{u writiog and, looking up with a quiot #mils, sald : *Ic's abont tho laat thing I expocted,—io be called to tho War Department. I don’t koow eosthing aboat milltary affairs, and probably must reckon myself lucky if I como out of oflice in 28 gaod plight a8 I enter it. But," Lo added with quict assarance, **I shall try to do what is right, sud I mean to find out what 18 right, I fon‘l. know sny other way of getting along with % Tho words wers charactoristic of the man, and comport preciscly with the catimate of bun by the people of this city, smoug whom ho bas dwelt for nearly forty yoars,—diroot sud straight- forward in character, Iaboriously attentive to de- tails, consequently slow to act, almost plodding sboat it, but INFLEXINLY TONEST AND YIRM when his miud is mado up. **Ho ia slow, but ha is eafo,” eaid a leading Cincionati editor, who hau knowan Judgs Taft iutimately for years. “1es is non-combative, sud in minor matters would be disposed to defer to thoss with whom lLo has to doal, wimply to avoid unpleasant jars. But whon his mind is made up he is courageons to his convictions. If you kuow the history of tho Bible-in-the-schiools case which ho “decided while on tbe Douch, you wust koow that, Tho caso was really a sim- ple one. Reading tho Iiblo was pari of tho reprular exorciso iu tho city public schools. Tho Bchool Board sdopted a rulo striking that out of tho exercises. Taeir action waa followed by tremeudous oxcitomont in the Protestant church- es, aud an injunction was epplied for, 1o rostrain tho Board frum carrying iuto effoct their rule excluding the Biblo from tho schools, 'Tho uestion was simply whother theto was any- thing in the lawa or Constitution making tho reading of the Bible In tho schools compulsory, 80 that oven the Board couldn’t excludo it. But popular prejudica was excitod to whito ho: the *no Popery ® cry was raised, and Richa Bmith, editor of the Gazelle, and who 8o sdwires Tatt that somo time sinco ha talked of theJudzo far the Preaidency, wasone of the potitioners for the fnjunction, Two of the throe Judgea of tho Bupertor Court united in grauting the lo- Junction, TAFT BENDERED A DISRENTING OTINION, in whizhho not ooly docided that tho Dostd might exelude tho Biblo from tho schools, but afirmed thnt thero was no recogoition of re- ligton in tho laws or Conatitution, nor aught in tho ordinance of '87 that made the Bible a toxt-book fn tho schools; sud that it was an mvasion of tho liberty of cousclonca of tho people to forco roligious traln- ing in tho Protestant faith upon the children of Catholics, Jows, aud non-bollevons. Such was tho stato of feoliug Liers and through- out tho Btate, that it required some courage for him to do that, though subsaquently zhg Bu- premo Court of OLlo aftirmed bty docision, wThat decision,” contimuod tha Cincinoati editor, ** cost ‘Taft the nomination for Governor, Whon tho poiut was mado that he bad ruled the Viblo out of the schools, it was fatal to his chances amony the rural Iiopublicans; and the point was mado against him because he hadn't taken tho prina to conciliata the clique of man- aging politicians who control tho Uincinuati %imice," It was teported also ihat tho Judge's wou, Charloy, bad said he'd profer thoir opposi- tiou to thoir support, The result was, thoy icked upon Gov. Hayes, who, whilo an able andt rreproachable man, {8 not generally couaiderod ‘I'aft's equal in braine, and, working on the preju- dicoea excitod agaiust Talt oo the Bible question, thoy slaughterod him in the Convention.™ It is noteworthy in this regard that n UI8 CELEDMATED CLYVELAND BFEECI against the divisloc of the publio school fund,— w‘inuh epeach, it 18 said, first attracted Drosi- deut Graut's attention to Tafc, the latter aflirm- cd aud malutained, a3 well as dofended, tuo dootrine of hits decision in tho Hiblo cavo,~— nauiely, that (he scparation of Church from Hiate was, and should be continued, abaolute, i order that thero sbould ba freedow of vou- scionce, and shat any attompt to introduce re- 1In tho afternoon, presuming someshat upon . " NUMBER 200, lgious teaching would ba fatsl to the uhooi Tarad to o iiar aciatin st beavobad by 0 bittor sectarian strife Dpro the Ghegan law, ho eald ¢ 2 .vu 4 But . Lal us, howaver, take avery means of making l{';nwwn: k the come beyond il chancoof ervor ec misake tit ichool system is & our republi state, B0 it £0 call 1 +godloes * oF o peemes wata. 1 18 not lkely 10 tahiver* ho schools, will go_ far i destroy our reapect for the diacration or ners of (hoso who sy such things. The feectol dis” sition of one portion of God's crosttres to e Al the reat, ama chatim Lo ba e om .(.mfi"éi“n spring of the Deity, is too common 1o bo efective, - In an earller religions controversy thatagle tated Cincinatl, though in lesser degres, Judge ‘Taft also boro a prominent part, Thatwas whon tto philogophic liboralism of she utterances of the pastor, M. D, Conway, since well known sa & writor, bronght sbout a split in the First Unitae risu Chureh, ont of which arose a protracted liti« gation, Throuphout Judgo Taft was one of the moat influentinl and etcadfast supporiors of Couway's courso. - By the common verdlot In this community in which for noarly forty years ho haa held apromi- nent position, Judge Taflt is possessed of QUALITIES IN THE RIGHEST DEGRZE COMMENDING nx to public confidenco. He is deliberate, not with the nlownoss of dullnces, for Lo is & man of braina, Lut with tHat judicial temper which weigha well the wholo case beforo arriving at s conclusion. 1o i3 alke fncapable of haety judgment and rash sction. His moral per- ceptions are quick and his moral courago une doubted, and ho will not bo_easi; swurvnf from bite own convictions, and is lenat flknl apon any conaideration to compromiao In any degreo with his nenso of right and justice. Alltn his life and charncter 18 an nauranco that ho will be o 8afe man 1n tho Cabinet.—safo, not becauss of his political tact, but, better, becausa of his comprelienave graop of miud, bis clear-hoaded, firm, dispansionate judgment, sud hia moral atamina.r His old ncighborm, I perceive, do not suspect him of belng & atateaman according to the vaguo popular notiona of what constitutos a atatesman. Uut what is of more moment at thia Jjuuctare, thoy know liim to be such as I have described. IUE TTAB DEEN A STANCH NEPUDLICAN sloco tho organization of the party, in which, as o delegata to tho Fremant Convention in 1856, hg took part. But bo bas nover been » radical par- tisan, and porsonally bas had litsle share in politics, his attention boing dovoted to bl Targo law practico. For n quarter of a contury ho has bean s leador ot tho Ohio Bar, and until he wont upon the bench bhad but once boen & candidate for offico. That was in 1856, when. on the first Republiean tickot put in tho fold in Oblo, ho ran for Congress in the Cincinnati dls« trict, and was defeated by Georgo H. Poudleton. Ho is » man of scholarly tastes, and atialnmenta that entitlo him to tho degroe of LL.D., can- ferred upon bim by Yalo Collezo, of whicls he ia one of the Iay Trustoes, and has dovotod his Jeisure to gencral Litoiaturs rather than to poli- tics. 1lis sppointmont to the Cabinot, howaver, Les etimulatod tho ambition of Lis frends hers, ond alresdy in s qnict wav thoy recall that Le was a tutor at Yale Colloge while Judge Plerrcpout, Chiof Justico Waite, and Wiltiam M. Evarta wero students thore, and aro basy specnlating on tho Judgo's prospects as a Prove dential candidato. Oannrnie. FIRES. AT WENONA, ILL. Byecial Dispateh to The CAlcago Triduns, La8arve, 11l., March 12.—Thero was a destrno. tivo conflagration ot Wonona Iast night. Scott & Bochior's grocery stote, & two-atory building, which waa alio occgpied by a dentist, a photog- raphor, and a barber, was destroyed, togother with most of its contonts. Damugo was also sustaived by Taylor's now brick block, and s stock of clothing, o stock of books and notious, 2nd the Post-Ofiics. Total fosn, about 85,000 on buildings and $7,000 on goods; ingurance, $2,000. AT NEW ORLEANS. New Onurass, March Il—About 3 o'clock this morning, during a thunder-storm, the suip Majostic, Capt. Gibbous, owned by Thayer & | Lincoln, of Boston, and ber commandor, load- ing for Liverpool, with 3,500 bales of cot:on on board, was struck by lightoing. The cargo wan 8ot on fire, and the ship was more or loss dom- aged by fira snd water. Damago to vessel eutimatod at $5,000. Damoge to cargo will- probably exceed £30,000. AT MEMPHIS, Mexrms, Tonu,, Marcl 11.—A fire at 8 o'clock Sunday morning, in tho basemoont of Johnston & Muon's fancy etore, badly damaged thelr atock ; also a portion ofthoe stock of Taylor, Jay ;f.nt:n. adjoining. The origin of tho fire is un- known. "IN CANADA, 1 CaLEpoNIa, Ont,, March 12,—A fire here to~ day destroyed the Calodonln Flouring BMills, owned by McQuarrie, Thorburn & Munro. The mills contaned 80,000 bushels of grain, Total losa, 850,000 ; insured, 829,000, FINANCIAL. THE DULUTH BANK. Br, Pavr, Minn,, March 12.—Tho faliure of! the First Nationa! Bank of Dulath, anoounced a fow days sgo, turny out to bo a bad one. The beuk owes £30,000 to depositors and €52,000 to holders of drafts, eto., for which it has little to show in tho way of avallable nesola, Tho fsilure occasions tho grestost distrosa awong tho people and tho busincss mon of Do~ luth, all of whom aro ill able ta stand thelr lossex ot this particular time. J. L. Dodge, of the Na. tional Lank of Groat Darrington, Masa., is sald to bo the principal stockbolder in the bank, and & heavy loser, CANADIAN ITEMS. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicaas Triduns, Tonoxto, Ons,, March 11,—The Hon, Alexan. dor Morrls, Qavernat of fanitobs, has arrived horo en routo to Ottaws. Laat yoar 1,077 persons aud 1,937,028 pounds of freight were carriod over the Dawaon Rost to Red Lilver, o largo proportion boing Government omployes, surveyors, and othors, with thelr sup~ plies. Altbough tho srrangomont with the. Monses. Carponter, contractors, has been can-: colod, the road will atill be used. Tho Govern- ment bavo found it to bo indispensable, indo- poudeat of the acrvices it may have rendered lmmlgrnuou. "spectal Disvateh to The Chicaco Tribune, MoxTneaL, March 11,—2Ir. Carton, an extens siva ship-builder of this city, ia building two rovonuo cuttors for the Fronch Government. A sectional loating dock ia also being constructed: hera. T'hio offects of the notorions Dr, Worms have boeu soized by the Sheriff, and wil bo sold by public auctlon, Specral Diepateh (o The Chicaon Trdune Qurnec, March 11.—Application will bs mada. to the Logiglature to changs tho tax of 8300 on, tusurance companles to a tax_of 8100 and a contage on thelr promiume, Unless ths oxisting law s chiaugod throo companies havo decided to withdraw from Quebso. Special IMapatch to The CAfcaay Tribune. 87, Jouxs, N, B., March 11,—I¢ {a betived thasy thero is enough lumber piled on the docks here {0 load forty 1,000-ton ships. The bulk of this ‘will have to be removed in tho spring. SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Bwecial Diavateh to The Chicago Tribune, Braivorieup, 1ll, March 11.—Tho BSecrstary of Btate to-day isstied s license for tho organiza- tion of the Aux Sauble, Grundy County, Quarry Company ; capital, £50,000. Corporators, John Reed, W. 8. 3cMicken, aud M. Haley, 1a tho United Btatos Ciroult Court to-day, s declsion was rondered in the case of the Nowark Bavings Instituto ve. Panhorat, the Alacoupin Bupervisor, which was tried yesterday, The do- cislon was for §033 Io favor of plaintler, and thls makes the Bupervisors of Mscoupln County, who refused fo levy ataxto pay tho ‘intorest on the Court-Housa bonds, persooally liable to the bondholders, wnf Liave sufforod by their noglock of obicial daty. II{ tha cass of Robert G. Hervey va, the Illinols Midland Railroad, sult waa bronght from Edgar Couaty, 'The Court refused to take ji io- tion, . John Karer, of Cbampaign County, pleaded Iznluy to tho chargeof violatiog the Reveune, 13 w, sod was floed 28 ocosts, Judge Drummond returned to-day to (Nm(7 /