Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1876, Page 9

WASHINGTON. mteresting Scraps of Ante- Rebellion IEistory. is, Mason, and Butler Plan. 0a¥%% g Treason in 1856, mont’s Llection Was to Be the Signal for Secession. Dishonorable Course of the Then Hon. Secretary Jeff, ‘3 verg Weak Attempt to Fasten a Pen. dletonian Charge Upon Bristow. sarsh Will Return to Wash- ington on Tuesday. fhe Testimony in Spencer’s Case Be- comes Somewhat Entertaining. 4 story of a Subsidized Darkey Who - Obtained a Sinecure. ANTE-REBELLION HISTORY. JUELY GEISTS FEOM THE SECESSION MILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. Wisernros. D. C., March 18.—The Demo- pats within the last three weeks have been very qosious to establish tho precedent that a civil eScer can e impeached after resignation. They e als0 recontly reaffirmed, by » unanimons site in the House, the pernicioas doctrine of fais sovereigoly in the very form in which it s alwaye threatoned the integrity of the [gion. There can bo no doubt that the united (afederates in Congress believe now, a8 they Zin 1850 and before, in tho sovereignty of ! yo Gtate s & political entity, which i @ suthorized st any time to withdraw ! o the Union. * What such a belief has 110, and may lead to, may be learned from te following letters, which were written to Jefl Daris, the originais of which have come into jon of the editor of the Republic here, wdare to be placed 1n the Confederate archives. These letters show the deep, deliberate crime of wesion. The Democrats in the Houso this sy week have declared for the doctrine in be- tlfof which Jeff Davis was seeking to destroy s Union 28 early ae 1851. The following les~ gn fo Jefferson Davis from promunent enepirators, never . before published. fow that treason was constantly in e men's minda. It will take another genera~ tion at least to eradicate it. In the meantime tisGoverment sbould be sustained and ad- zmistered hy the loral and true men of the Re- pebic. Th following is PBOM A. BUTLER, Tnited States Senator from South Carolins : (Confidential] grosxrasDe, NEAR EDGEFIELD, June 16, 1851, —Mx Jus CoLosEL: Our people are very much in earnest, tat thereis fear of division and intestine contest, 1zissme has been made befors the people making it Eperative on. our Convention a put South Carolina = the irial of ssparate secession, How will Ehamove affect the party of true men in your Exs? Will it help you, or will it impair the strength wigiertero with the onward movements of the State- tzhisparties in other States? I believe this State wxld be induced to make any sactiice for the com- Emeause of those who contend that the General Gov- | cmmtis 3 confederacy, and not a consolidated *§ Grsmment. If itis of the latter character, then the bxthern States are doomed to degraded sub- cimation, They can_ hold these tighis by B other teniro {ban suffirance, Should Sxih Carolina move alone without the mistance from her neighbors of co-operation, ehe €, I fear, make 8 vain sacrifice. Give me your rion, confidentislly, 2a to the course she should Frue 80 far as it may affoct the interosts of other fxthern States. A. P. BUTLER. Ool. Jeflerson Davis, Mississippl. On this letter is the FOLLOWING INDORSEMENT, ‘§ inthe handwniting of Jeff Davis. The letter vill be photolithographed in thas the handwrit- gmay be proved. INDOBSEMENT. & P. Butler, United States Senate, Edgefield, 8. C., ie 16, 1851, To Col. Jeferson Davis: Soutd Girlina’ yery much in earmest, but there Sierof dimsion. An issue has been made befors the ‘yople making it imperative for her Convention to put £s Stie on the trial of eeparato secession. How il euch & move affect the causs in Alwsissippi, 24 woald it help or impair the strengtir of tho State’ s men in other Statos? Fears South Caroling will ikes vain sacrifice af she moves alone withont the woperation of other States, Apposls for counsel and Eggetiona. Important, 3. M. MASON, o Virginia, is not less enthusisstio in 1856. Eitletter shows how deep the treacherons plans wize, and how four years befcre the first out~ trak the conspiraters were legislating to maka Weeszion essy. 3ason writes: S, Near Winchester, Va., Sept. 30, 1856.—Mx Dus 6m: T havea letter from Wise of the 27th full i‘.;fm' ‘He says the Governors of North Carotina, Carolms, and Loaisiana have already agreed to Serendervous at Raleigh, and others will, This in T most private ear. He says further that ¥ had offcially requested you to cxchange Virgima on fair terms of differ- £a3 percussion for filnt muskets. T do not Iow ihs usage or power of the Depariment in such Qi butif 3t can be done even by liberal constrac- B2, Thope you will accede. Was there not an appro- Fhiion a3 the last session for converting flint nto fevurion arma? If 6o, would it mot furnish good M for extending such facilities to thoeo States? Yoginis probably has more arme than other Southern s, 20d wonid divide in case of need. Inaletter yto » committes in South Carolina I gave it ® my judgement in the event of Fremout's fhe Gouth should not pause, but proceed e to immediate, absolute, and eternal separation. Ernace T am 2 candidato for the first halter. Wire Enbis accounte from Philadelphis are checring for 3 Buck in Pennsylvania. 1 hope tley banot de'us- b Valect salse. 3. 3L Masox, Aviz, BoJeff Davis in 1865, Secretary. of War, was g the percossion muskets of the Unit- #3iates for Virginia flint-lockis, by » liberal con- 0 of an appropriation bill, and in view of Delerna] geparation. This letter was rezarded ¥ t enough by Jeff Davis, Secretary of L, to receive the fullowing indorsement in his dwriting : LY. Mason, Winchester, Vo, Sept, 30, 1856, to A ester, Va,, Sept. 30, 1856, 12 Duvi, Solretary of War, enuets’ the Secretary i toexchange muskets with Virginia. Says in iof Fremont's election the Sonth should mot but rroceed at once to immediate, sbsolate, and Sl srparation. So you ee I aw candidate for the balter, Important. %0 montha Jater Buchanan had been elected. tat the plan of the conspirators then was can EGathered from an Tl . ANONTYOUS LETTER TO 2 . ¥ Dasis, signed ** Senes,” wiich Jeff Davis led 28 very important, and indorsed a8 foi- P INDORSEXMENT. Aonymons «iSenex,” Memphis, Nov. 1y 166 of Buchanan' only a temporary trlumph. it amailabls 1o the Sonth. S0 constitute the Cab- £ rotain the einews of power—the War, Treas- Y124 Navy Departments—in Southern hands, that, | lgoetel s black Republicsn President 1 1660, i gaSovemment muas not pass to them. A Napaleonic : ‘“"mmun; onid bocaled for. Grsb pame. ' e Suggests the names of Csse, ‘oucey, ¢! Us Cabinet, Very suggestive. 4 eagentiel parts of this letters are these: R1s, Tenn., Nov, 18, 18:6.—2Lhe Hon. Jef D ir'Dayn B s I congratulato you o3 1ho Teoeatly achieved by the Democracy of the 1t is bt a temporary triumph. The fanatical o the North in 1660 will sgain bo i the feld. w in the midst of a revolution, but a decisive t2 be fought, Our Constitution daes not The privilege of slsvery guaranteed to 6 bane of contention, and heaven and ught {o bear for its abolition, We bave nmph, Let us so constitute Mr. et that the sinews of power will bs 6 event of the election of a black Re- . Seo to it, you Southern men about that the Departments of the Tressury T, and even of the Navy, are retsined in hands, for if a black Bepublican s elocted Government should not be permitted to power. A Napoleonic demonstration Therctone, 7 pepent. 1ot certuln Depariments ‘repeat epartment v 10 trup Southern mea. — [y BRISTOW- Ty ATTEMPT TO BLACKEN IS BEPUTATION. 5, 2Decial Diapateh tn The Cliscago Iribune. i m‘:‘!nqxn:, D. C., March 18.—The sensation New York Herald of to-day in regard to W has fallen flat here. The story 5B g 7 25 T e e = - by -soveral: disreputable: patsien hag | direct promise, bub THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCIH 19, 187¢—SIXTEEN PAGES. 9 ‘m: bawked about privately for the last three weeks, and although it appears aa it written from Louisville, Ky., it is perfectly woll knonn that it was prepared in this city. In substanco it is charge that Secrotary Dristow got a claim of 2108,000 adjudiicated iu the Court of Claims, receiving therofor ome-bnlf of the amouct, acd 818,000 besides to wse cor- ruptly fo prevent tho Government from appealing the caso, and this was coupled with an intimation that the claim itself was fraudu. lent, Thoro is nothing secret in this case, &3 it s argued openly here in tho Gourt of Claims by Gen. Bristow when ho was in the practice of Lie profession, and ll tho timo be Lold no Gov- ernment office, and the cage is revorted at length in the pioth volume of the Court of Claims Teporte. s . THE cramd in brief was this: In the spring of 1874, after the battle of Nashville, when Gen. Thomss was preparing for a sudden sud oxtensive move into the South to co-operate with the other armies, he found it necessary to procure s thou- eand mules, with the least possible delay 1n order to sccure the prompt departure of bis army. This purchase was put iuto the hauds of a large Kentucky firm, whose agents wero spread over a largo portion of the countrs, who bad great facilitica for performing this business. Thoy immediztely gathered uo a thousand wules, had delivered 2 few, had some others upon tho train, and the rest in their possession, when Richmoad surrendered, and the Confederacy collapsed, and the mules of the various armies woro . THEOWN UPON THE COUNTRY. The Quartermastor declined to reeive the males not delivered, and they depreciated greatly upon the hands of the ownera, snd the snit was to recover the differoncs intho price for which the Goveroment agreed to_receive them sud the price at which they were finally disposed of. Inthe Government arguments there wore 00 iutimations that the case was fraudulent, nor was there any intimation of this character in the dissenting opinion of Judgo Drake. The Court sustained the claim in a strong de- cision, Judge Drake disenting on tho ground that no written contract was made at the time, and the further grounds that no order of the Commanding General bad been issued which would authorize the purchase of supplies in the open market without advertisement. The Socre- tary had nothing whatever to do with any work in tne Department pertawing to this claim, nor did be ever enter any of the Departments in connection with it. e simply arzued the case befare the Court of Claims, and bhad nothing to do with any other featare of it, and for this he received A FEE OF 10 PER CENT, the ususl fes in this city for services of this character. He had nothing to 'do with any of the papers connected with the final settlement of iho case, nor with the papers pertaming to this demand, and bis name does not appear upon any of them. REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURY, of Kentucky, states that ho is thoroughly familiar with the character of the geutlemen who made this claim, aud that ~there is no doubt whatever that the claim was a perfectly just and righteous one. He further- mora says that this is the ooly 0359, 80 far as he knows, 10 which Mr. Bristow over appeared in the Court of Clsime, and he indoraes the state- ment that Mr. Bristow notified the claimants in the case that he would do pothing to help the claim through the Departments. ks e oy BELKNAPISM. THE XABSHES. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasmNerow, D. C., March 18.—The Demo- crats will not much longer be able to chargo that the Government secured tho escape of Marsh. They will be kept busy in oxplaining that they themselves did not, for they will be confronted by both Ir. and Mre. Marsh on Tuesday next. The fugitives whom the- Clymer Committee thought afe in Canada, the Administration will huve brought back here. The Democrats are now seeking to make it appesr that they have endeavored to obtain the rendition of Marsh. The ‘trath is that the Admin- istration had perfected the mnecessary ar- rangements a weck before the Lemocrats took the first steps. The Adminisiration has now perfected all its plans for the return of BOTH MRB. AND MRS, MARST. The Attorney-General received a dispatch fhis aftornoon from bis agent at Montresl, stating that he will arrive in Washington with the Marshes Tucsday next, There was for some time & question whether immunity should also ‘be offered Mra. Marsh, in view of any evidence she might give, bt after aday's telegraphic correspondence, like immumity was granted to both, if they will roturn together. [To the Associated Press.) A LITTLE LATE. WasersaroN, D. C. March 16.—Yestorday ovening the President received a communication from the Judiciary Committes of the House of Representatives, asking that proceedings bo taken to gecnre the return to Washington of the witness Marsh, now in Canada. This letter was referred by tho President to tho Attorney Gen- eral, who informed the Committco that proper steps Liad alreaay bsen taken to secure the at- tendance befors tbe Committes of this witnees. and that slready sn agent of the Department was in Montreal Wwith this object in view. Late laet might the Attornoy General received a telogram from his agont, sunouncing that Le had been in conference with 3farsh, and that the Iatter was perfectly willing to return here, but required an additionsl guaranteo that ho would be safe from embarrassmonts, and that what he desired was the issue of & full pur- don, in which cass he would immediatoly come. After a conference with the Presidont, this was determined upon, and Atty.-Gen. Pierrepont telegraphed to that effect to the representa- tivo of bis Department. The pardon will bo rezdy for him to take to Marsh early next wook. The Government officer will leave Montreal to- day for the purpose of obtsining it, and will re- tarn at once with it to Marsh, who will, on ite receipt, proceed hither without any delay whai- sver. The Attorney-General was with the Ju- diciary Committeo to-dsy, and stated this fact to its members. THE PENDLETON-EOWERS MONEY. The House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department are in_scciet sossion to-day, and from the intimations of Democratic members it isbelieved they are cobsidering the propriety of again putting George H. Pendleton oo the stacd, Tho disclosures made by your correspond- entin yesterday's dispatches wore telegraphed back here lagtnight, and were the eubject of much comment. The Committes caunot avoid probing the Pendleton matter to the bottom, and any atiempt on the part of 3ir. Clymer and bis associates to shield Mr. Pendleton will only mske the matter worse, as the trath cannot moW be suppressed. It is believed that if Mr. Marsh returps he will be able to throw much hght on the Pendleton claim. A number of persons have sought to learn from your correspondent how he came into possession of the facts given in the dispatches yesterday, and applications have peen mede to Democratic members of Clymer's Committoe to know if they bad taken such evidonce, to which a negative aoswer was given. There is reason for bolieving ‘that Mr. Clymer knew of the story abont the pasment of 530,000 to 3rs. Bowers by Pendleton through otlier persons, fully two weois ago, sud vet ho failed to try to ascertain the facts. A Inember of the Cabinet said to your correspond- ent to-dzy that be had_ressoa for believing that the statement was_strictly true, and that a tull investigation would show it ':‘:’xb:A ;:. WHAT GEN. BABCO! . Lawaexce, Kan., March 18.—A Standard re- porter visited Surveyor-General Babcock to-day, and in reply to the reporter’s interrozation rel~ ative to the Ft. Sully tradership, tho Goneral stated when all the facts in tho case are known it will be found that the transaciion was purely of a business nature, and cannot in any way be made to refect upon kimself, Durfoe, Pecls, or the Adminiatration. —_— SPENCER- HOW HE OBTAINED HIS SEAT. Wasam¥aTox, D. C., March 18.—The Senate Committeo on Privileges and Eloctions tbis afterncon continued its investigation of the charges concerning Semator Spencer’s election by the Alabama Legistature. Bobert Barber, a Clerk of the House of Delegates of the so- called Court-House Legisiature, which elected Mr. Spencer, testified that the latter promised to bave him appointed Marshal when Gen, Healy's term should expire, This promise was mado long after he had begun tolaborfor Spencer's interests, aud was a vol- untary offer. The night beforo Spencer's eloc- tion witnees 8 KEPT GUARD OFVER TWO COLORED REPURLICAN MEMBERS, pamed Carson and Maur. wbo were foared to be disafected. and not unlisely to go over to the So-cailed Capitol (Democratic) Legislature, and break the quorum at the Court-House. He staid at their boarding-house all m[."ht, axd in the morning took them to Spencor’s reom at the hotel, nhere, in Stencer's presence, Lo told them tbat Spencer had made up his wind to give them an ofiice. Spencer £aid he couldu't makea i there Was & Boute Agency Yacant on the Western Railroed, and they should Ybe provided for. Question—1Was anything said esout how they should voto? Answer—Thero was 10 conversa- tion on that point. They subsoquently went to the Court-Houso nnd voted for Gen. Spsucor, but tboy hau becn instructed to do this by tho Con- ventions which nominated them. Witness bad understood they had been of- fered 2,500 to abandon the Court-House Legia- ture, and go to the Capitol. Witness was asked if Spencer gave lum any money touss on tho journoy Le took to Lownder County, ~ To thia question, ex-Senator Carponter, counsel for Senator Spencer, objected, taking the grounds tbat no proof can be given before the Committee ehowing that any one had been bnbed; that bribery was punishable by the State. The witneas was directed vy the Chair- man (Senator Morton) to answer the queation, and ho did so by stating that Senator Spencer PORNISIED ONE OF TIHE PARTY £300 for expenses. The reagon they went there was to defeat o man named Stanwood, who was an enemy of Spencer’s. oore, the colored man who was elected in bis place, was also intrusted 0 go into other connties and induce persons to run a8 indopendent candidates, the expenses of tho canvaes to bo paid by Snencor or the State Committes, ho forgots which. Remembers that Spencer told him to go. A nombor of let- ters written by Spencer and Hinds in relation to the oflico mentioned wore then identified by wit- neas and the offer made to put them in evidence, Mr. Carpentor objected to the letters, arguing that no conspiracy has as yer been shown be. tween Sneucer and Hiods. Senator Morton sa1d the Committes hiad decided to sllow the lotters to go in as evidence. After roadiug the Jottcrs Mr. Carpeoter said he would make auother objection, that the let- ters were irrelevant. THE FIRST LETTER FIOM NINDS to Barber, dated May 6, 1873, eet forth that ho would take care of frlends tirst, and that ¢ mat~ ters look cheerful for all expecting appoint- ments, and I think it in my power to put out Hesley.” The uext lelter was sim- ilar - in import, adding that he would like o got the °fall mame and address of every Republican member of ths Legislature, as lio desired to scnd them some important documents, &c. The next lettor in- closed & temporary sppointment for Barber in the Custom-House in Biobile, and telling him tho Republicens were sure to carry the State, and that they were going Lo realize a big roll. Mr. Carpenter again objectod to the letters. Gou. Morgan said he would show that this temporary appointmont was given to Barber to sopport him until he received a better ouve, and that it was understood that he was to render no sorvices to tha Government whatever, Senator Morton said for the present the letters received would lay on the table, and if they were cannected in any way they would be ad- mitted. Gen. 3lorgan to the witness—Tell us whether you asked Senator Speacer for the offico which ho promised you, Mr. Carpenter—To that I object. Serator Morton. after argnment, said the Com- mittee would allow the questicn to be askod. Question of Mr. Morgau —After the election of Spencer, did you ask him for a Marshalsbip or any other office ? Answer—Yes. Mr. Bpencer wrote me that I should have it. 1have a letter from him stating that I should have tho Marshalship. [Witnesy produced the lettors.] They wero received by me ayesr after his election. I have tried to forget all abont this matter, and [ am hero againet my will. It is very unpleasaut for mo to ive this fostimony, and although I was nov or- erod to bring the letters hore, I have brought them for the purpose of sustaining my testimony and character, as I understood that au attempt would be made to break them down. One of tho lettors from Spencer, dated Nov. 2{, no year, saying : “Healey's time s=oon expircs, and yon shall have the place,” aud that the oifice wonld be worth 3,000 & year. The letter adds that in casa the United States Governmout has a war with Spain, Alabama will coms in_for s gonl share of patronage. a8 ho (Spencer)is on the Military Commuttee of the Senate, and can thus get many offices, telling Barber that he could got him a good place in the army if he wanted one. Senator Morton eaid for the present this letter srould also lie on the table temporarily. t!\llrl. Carpenter objocted to tho letter going in at ull. ‘The witness aid he was appointed as In- spector of Cnstoms nt Aobile, at s salary of $2.50 per day, although be never applied for 1t. Thinks that Senator Spemcer got the ap- pointment for him. Never went to Mobile, and never rendered any services, but drow bis' pay. Held tho position for thres months. JONES. The witncss having mentioned a rumor ho had hesrd that the Democrats offered a mem- ber named Jones &300 to leave the State- House Legislature and break its quorum, was asked whetber Spencer did nob givo Jones money to remain. In reply be stated that, in the presence of Spencer, ho once proposed that it would be well to offer Jones £2,500. or anything clso, to prevent his going, but Spencor did not consent to any such Propo- gition. It was agreed o gend to Lowndes Coun- ty for a certain intimate friend of Jones, which was done, and this friend’s influcnce kept Jones aiet. = The witness was then asked what he know about aoybods’s offering a JIr. saneell an'in- ducement to leave the Capitol Logislature, 80 &8 to break the quorum. The question was objected to, and a long discussion ensued as to whother it is competent iu this investigation to inqmirc into the organization or non-orgavization of the State-Honse Legislature, which did uot elect Spencer. The Committee closed their doors for consui~ tation, and finally, by o strict party vote, decided that 1t would not be competent. ~ When the de- cision was announced, Gea. Morgan, counsel for the memorialists, insisted that a great wrong had been dono in ruling out this branch of his case, and ho asked that the whole matter bo re- mitted to the Senate for its opinion on the ques- tion involved. Tho Committes then adjourned. ———— NOTES AND NEWS. FERNANDO WOOD. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, Wasuseron, D. C., March 18.—Fornando Wood for twenty-fous hours has been in a very desperate condition. There wae an abscess in hig throat which threatoned to close the wind- pipe before it broke, and the local surgeons bad despaired of reaching it. The emineat surgeon, Sayre, arrived this morning from Now York, and immediately undertook the extromely dangerous task of lancing the abacess from tho inside of the thraat, near the carortid artery. The opera- tion wos successfal, but Wood will nocesearily benn invalid for from six months to s yesr. Mr. Wood will not be an eloment in _tho politics of the House for the rest of the session. OFFICE-BROKEBAGE. It bas beon discovered that a nobby hotel clerk here, by ingratiating himself with Con- ressmou’s wivos, and thus securing their hus- oo infinonce, bss boen doing a thriving busi- ness in office-brokerage. DENTAL. Charles B. Farwell authorizes the most em- phatic denial of the statement that be or any agont of his ever offered Washington Hesing €55,000 or any sum whatover to withdraw as a candidate for Congress. SENATOR BOUTWELL denies in sl its deiails tho report that he wrote 2 letter to Henry Clows which directed Clows to ‘eena 360,000 to the Republican State Committen for election purposes, and promised to reimburse him by secret information of gold sales to be mado by the Treasury, which would enable him to gamble saccessfully in Wall strect. [Tothe dasociated Press.) KILBOULN'S CASE. Wasmyoros, D. C., March 18,—When Hallet Kilbourn, the recusaut wituess, vesterday ad- dressed a letter to the Speaker of tho House re- minding him of his duty under the 104th sec- tion of the Revised Statutes, the Speaker had already propared the certificato required, and it was at that time ready to be sent to the District- Attorpey. Kubourn made the domand that the certificate roguired be given by the go that be might = enjoy to 8 zgee({y and public ial. Dut, according the interprotation .‘,E‘:in u’;‘ tho law by v Spesker and his advisers, the certificate doos mot rolease Kilbourn from prison. 'This must ba done by the Honse, it being held that, spart from such certification. the House has the right to pumsh for contembt. LVER DIVKOTENENTS, Jembers of the Michigan, Wisconsin, Mhupasota delegations in Congress were befare the Honee Committes on Commerce to-day with reference to appropriations for rivers in thewr respective States. the right i ufllfl.’ the House Dis: udgo Buckoer, Chairman o T s- triJct R ommittes, left to-might for his lome in Missour, to bo sbsent about ten dars. During his absence tho duties of Chairman of the Com- muteo will devolvo on Mr. Neal, of Obio. ASSISTANT TREASUREES. S The House Appropiistion Committeo basiug strack ont tho appropristion for the salary of tbo Assiszant Treasurers at Cinciooati aad Cbi- ecazo. a proposition will be made to the Cm?m_\t- tee that, if the office is continued, the €3l mci of their offices will be made up by tho citizens of the tio towns. FOREIGN, } Servia and Herzsgovina Using .Evary Effort to Obtain Arms, A Strong Outside Influence Serves to Restrain the Former Province. Alfonso to Receive o Magnificent Reception in Mudrid, Tho French Parliament Will Act Prcmplly in Removing the State of Siege. A Ministerial Crisis Imminent in Ttaly. GREAT BRITAIN, VESSELS MISSING. ‘Loxpox, March 18.—It is feared that the Brit- igh ship Lake St. Ctair, from New York for Glas- gow, and the bark Walton, {from New York for London, have been lost with all on board. BRENT, Charles Brent, under arrest for frauds on the Fall City Tobacco Baok, at Louisville, was arraigned yesterddy and remanded- until moxt Friday to await tho arrival of the American officer. WINSLOYW. It i3 not certain ihat Winslow, the Boston forger, will aail from Liverpool for Boston on the 21st. Tho warrant for his surrender has not yet been received from the British authorities. Datactiva Dearborn reccived & letter from Bos- ton, which seems to turow the pecuniary re- sponsibilits on him if he takes Winslow's family homo.- It is uncertain, therefore, what will bo dono. The decisicn will probably ba arrived at Alonday. TILE RIFLEMEN. Capt. Macdonald, of the Scotch Rifie Team, writes that six membera of last year's Scatch Licho Shicld Toam, all who aro ablo to go to America to participate 10 the Centonnisl matches, intend to shoot for places in this team, sod at least pine other fist-class shots are ready to compete, No shut, & resident of Scotland, ‘who can go bas beld back. The deputation of the Irish Ihfle Association, which interviewed 3aj. Leech in regard to the organi- zation of an Irish team by that gentleman, in- cluded nearly all of the 1875 international team. Capt. Mildmay, Secretary of the National Ritle Association, thinks tho action of the Irish team definitely settled in tho negative the question of the TRritsh Association’s representation, though Sir Heory Halford bas not yot roceived a reply from Col. Gildorslocve to Lis communi- cation asking that no team should be acereditod unless under the auspices of the Nationsl Ride Asaociation. MONEY AND STOCKS, Loxpoy, March 18.—At the Stock Exchangs to-day another failure was snnounced, that of » jopber on the English railway market. Hs lia- bilities are said to be considerable. Business hus beon very inactive in all depuriwsnts, but few of the movements in quotations were important. Euglish funds bave been steads. Home rail- wava have been dull, the aiterations being prin- cipally downward, Foreign securities as a rule have boen firm, but the amount of business transacted bas been very limited. Tio discounts market has been quiet. Money 8Y¢ to £ per cent on Government collaterals. —_——— TURKEY. THE DEMAND FOR ARMS IN THE PROVINCES. Pantg, March 18.—A dealer 10 war materisl, who has just arrived from Vienns, saya that ho gold last week = monntain battery of eix guns to the Herzegovinians, but tbat the Austrian suthorities will not allowitto be shipped to Trieste or any point in the direction of the scene of the insarrection. Ho also says thatno ope can get cartridges through the Austrian lines now, Yo hassold some small arms sod ono field-battery to Servia. Servia desires to obtain ten more batteries, but has no money now, and that the Government is very snxious to pur- chase & large quantity of emall arms and artil- lory. He thinks s domestic foau will be en- forced for the purpose of purchasing such. The belief obtains at Vienna that -Servia will soon deciare war nnless Russia briogs & powerful and diroct pressure to presant it. TURKISH LOSSES. Loxvox, March 13.—A Ragusa letter stotes that a surgeon of the Turkish army. Intely in charge of the hosnital at Gubells, estimates that the Turkish losses in Herzegovina during the insurrection bave been not less than 85.00) men, » Jarge proportion of thes dcuths resulting from maladies, the gravity of which ie jucressing. Thn exbaustion of the funds is such that no at- tontion is paid to requisitions for tha most es- sentisl artictes, and even for medicines. The sick dio chiofly from lack of proper austenance and remedies. TUE GREAT POWERS INTERVENE. ViExsA, March 18.—Rumora recontly cirenla- ted that Servisn troops were eutering Turkish territory are unfounded. On tho contrars, the Powers have succecded in averting such evont- uality. S FRANCE. BLANC. Parre, March 15.—Louis Dlano has decided to take his seat in tho Chamber of Deputies as the member for the Thirtesnth Arrondissement of Paris. THE ASSEMDLT. Pants, March 18.—The Rappel says the result of the vosing yesterday in the Senate showa tho Itight to have a majority of 14. POLICY OF THE LEFT CENTRE. Paris, March 18.—Bathmont, in assuming the Preaidency of the Left Centre, madoa spesch approving the Alinisterial programme, and favor- ing the proposal for the immediato abolition of the state of siege. 1o concluded by egying that the Left is conservative and 1n favor of a moder- ato policy, though it is essentially necessary that the Republican party shouid preserve its oicy. Vensariies, darch 18.—In the Chamber of Depaties to-day Presidect Grevyread a lattor from Gambette announcing that of the four towns whence he had been returned as deputy he elected to ropresent Paria, Lociroy has de- cided to reprosent Aix. T Tlouquet moved that the state of siego in Paris, Lyons, and Marseilles be immediately raised, and urgency was voied, by a large ma~ jority. O o Say, Minister of Financo, demsnded crodit for 1,750,000 francs for the relief of the gufferers by the recent innudation. e SPAIN. HOW ALPNIONSO WILL BE RECEIVED IN MADRID, Cap1z, March 13.—King Alphonso’s eotry into Madrid will be mado on Monday. Therewill be three deys of public fostivities. Tho King will enter at the head of 25,000 troops. A To Deum will be sung in tho Cathedral, and o triumphal crown will bo presented to His Majesty. Inthe afternoon & dinner will be given to the soldicrs, followed by fire-works, illuminations, bull-fights, and the distribution of medals and crosses. A hundred masses will be said for those who were killed in the war. IN TIE CORTES. Mapgip, March 18.—The Chamber of: Depn- ties bas adopted the address in reply to_the specch from the throne, aftor an anunated de- bate. Tha vots was 276 agaist 30. ———— MEXICO- BORDER WARFARE. Speciat Dispatzh to The Chizago Tribune, New OnLEASS, La., Alarch 18.—The following is & special to the Republican from San Antonio, Tex., of to-day’s dato: The following telegram was received st bead- quarters this morning from Fort McIntosh, via Brownsville : #On the night of the 1Gth inst. & party of thirteen Mexicans crossed over from this side of the river and atwcked the revolu- tionists. Two of the revolutionists were mortally wouoded. sod one severely. One of the wonrded men died this morning. The river is fordsble in many places, and it is utterly impossible to prevent mounted med {rom cross- ing. There are a great many usarmed refugees on this side. ULENDENIN, “3fsjor Commanding.” Col. Potter, 2t Fort Brown, adds: *I doo't think that the commanding ofticer at Fort Melu- tosh can carry on: the instractions from the War Department of the 10th inkt. wizhout cavalry.” P b iTALY. MINISIERIAL CHISIS. Rexe. March 18.—The Chamber of Deputies to-day discuesed the Grist tax, upon whica the Left had resolved to_attempt to overthrow the J, Ministry.. Finally Signor Mioghetti, Minister of ! azain:t 191 Financo, moved an adjournment of the debate, which proposition waa rejected by 242 votes It is consequently expected that the Ministry will resign, Signor Minghstti will annouance :he conrzs to be taken by the Cabinet Alonday next. —_—— GERMANY. FINANCIAL. Brariy, March 18.—The weekly statement of the lmperisl Bank of Germauny shows an jn- crease of specie of 16,053,000 marks. DIED. Loxpoy, March 18.—Ferdioand Freiligrath, the German poet, died at Canostadt. in Wur- temberg, to-day. Ho was nearly 66 years old. CRIME, ANOTHER DELINQUENT TREASURER. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune., EasT Sacivaw, Mich,, March 18.~Oxn 3arch 6, John Larkin, for nineteon years Treasurer of Midland County, and who had resigned in Feb- ruary, was arrested, charged with tho embezzle- ment of .county funds, = ehortage of $22,774, having been discovered .in the year 1876. Larkin was admitted to bail in the sum of 815,000 and a committco of the Board of Super- ‘visors who commenced the work of overhanling bis records find o bad stato of uffairs, the de- ficiency extending over n teries of years, The Cotnmittoe finished their work to-day, snd ey the total amount of Larkin's indebtedness to the county is 354,006.39. It is nlleged that large E:lm! were used for election purposee, poker, ate. AN ESCAPED GONVICT KILLED. Savr Lakg, Utah, March 18.—Phelps, one of tho convicts who killed the Warden of the Peni- tentiary and escaped a few days ago, was shot by Snoriff Halliday, of Santaquin, Utab, last evening, nearthe terminus of tho Utah Southern Raiiroad. He was meb by that officer, who commanded bim to_put up bis hands, when Phelps fired at the officer, but missed Lim. Tae ofticer fired twice, ono Bhot passing through the fugitive’s lungs. Phelps was taken to York Station last night, and pat on a train this morn- ing for Sait Lake, but died on the wey. Two moro of the prisoners who escaped wero still at large this morning, but have probably been cap- tared by tns time, as tho officers were then on their track. . A BELGIAN MURDERER ARRESTED. 1npraxarorts, March 18.—United States Mar- shall Jobn Robinson, of New York, arrived in | thie city to-day, baving in his custody Henry A. T. Commond, whom bhe arrested near Rockvlile, Inq., for the alleged murder of Doter Remy at Trench, Belgium in tho winter of 1873. The prisoner fled that country after committing the murder, and for the past six months has besn located at the place whors the arreat was made. OMAHA ITEMS. Qaxana, March 18.—Rienard D. Carry, convict ed of assaniting Edward Rosowater, editor of the Bee, was sentenced to four yearsin tho Peni- tentiary. Morsan Clayton, convicted of robbing a demi- ‘monde of diamonds and money, gets threo yoars for ench. Sparks, convicted Of robbing a safe, got one year in the Penitentiary. RUBENSTEIN GETS A REPRIEVE. NEW Youx, March 18.—Rubenutein, sentenced tobe hanged for the murder of Sara Alexander, has been granted n stay of execution by Judgo Brady until bis cageis reviewed by the genoral term of the Supreme Court. A PRINTER_SHOT. Mrypms, March 18.—J. D. Bell, proprietor of the People’s Defense newspsper, at Jackaon, Miss., shot and killed Augustus Carey, a printer, to-day. Carey was on the point_of leaving for Mowphis, and the difficulty originated in the settlement of his account. Ball way jailed. — CASUALTIES. A TRAIN IN THE LAKE. Special Disvatch to The Chicann Tribune. Mruwackes, Wis, March 13.—A northern- ‘bound freight-train on the Ailwaukes, Lake Shore & Western Line, leaving at 7:10 this mord- ing, mot with an naccident a quarter of a mile from the depet, the locomotive, tender. and two cars sliding off the track bodily into the lake, carrying with them George Webber, engincer, and _ Jobn Lynch, fireman, whose dead bodies wers found under thewreck in 4 feet of water. The track is Inid on light piling aod filled in with earth and stone, aud held together by heavy timbors, forming a breakwater. A very hoavy sea washed away the soil from tho piles, and the eohiro mass parted and fell oif Like rabbisk. Webber had a wife and one child and Lyoch a wife and seven children. A temporary track was finished by 3 p. m. end trafiic resnmed. Thousands visited ahio apet Anring the day. BLOWN UP. Serrxarreep, March 18.—This afternoon sn operative in the North Coal Shaft, while at work in one of the rooms, waa blown up, the explo- sion being occasioned by eome misdirection in the blast in an ndjoining spartment. The vie- tim’s arms were biown off, aud he_received ter- rible injuries about the chest and back, and is not expected to live during the night. it el el S THE WEATHER. WasmNGToN, D. C., March 19—1 a. m.—For the Now kngland and Middle States, generally clar and cold weather will continue, with north- erly to northwesterly winds and rising barome- ter. For the upper Iakes, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, increasing cloudiness and temperature bolow freezing, except in the ower Miasouri Valley, winaa shifting to easter- Iy and sontherly, bigh but falling barometer, aud lizht snow west of the Mississippi River and in Minpesota. LOCAL OBSERVATIONE. Curcaco, March 13, Wind, iRain 'wi'mnr Time. [Bar.|Thr Hu.| 6:58 5. L1032 11:18 . m, 30.38 2:00 p. m.131.30: 3 30,40, ‘Mazimum thermometer, 22. Minimurz, 10, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cu1caco, March 18—Midnight. Station. DBar. Thr| Wind, Rain Westher. 2975 15'X., hig Lt. snow. 13| G’N., freah. Lt. snow. 15) 1ls:, fres THE PHILADELPHIA CEMETERY CASE. Puaperrmia, Pa., March 18.~In the Su- preme Court this morning a peremptory man- damus was granted, ordering tho interment of the remains of Heurs Jones (colored) in Mount Moriah Cemetery without unnecessary delay, and without the interposition of any further ob- stacles by the cemetery authorities. The funeral promises to be one of the largest and most im- posing knowa here for a long time, and several very prominent citizens will be the psll-bearers. Io thecase of Blrs. Jones' sister, whose inter- ‘ment it is proposed shall take place at the same timo, no action was taken in the Court. It is thought that no opposition to ber burial will be made by the cemetery authorities, and no litiga- tion will take placo. —————— . CONDON. New Yorg, March 18.—A mecting was held at the Cooper Iristitate last night, with & view to influence the United States Government to secure the ralense of Edward O'Meagher Condon, the TIrish-American, who is under imprisonment for lifo in Great Britain. The meeting was large, but no one of epecial influence was on the plat- form or in the audience. All the great ones of the town were at tno dinner of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, or of the Kpights of St. Patrick, or some other of the numerous socinl gatherings last night. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yorg, March 18.—The steamship Abys- sinia, with ex-Minister Schenck on béhrd, has arrived. Frrsmixg, darch 18.—Belgian steamer Au- gaste Andre, from Auntwerp for New York, is de~ tained at this pors in consequence of some de~ fect in her machinery. " SPORTING. Chicago Ball Players Getting Up Muscns lar Development in Gymna- sium Practice. Programme for the Oentennial Rifle Hatches—Shell Ghicago Send A Team ? The Grand{ Central Trotting Circuit—-- Dates and Purses Agreed On. BASE-BALL. THE CHICAGO CLTB. Tho members of the White Stocking nine who are 1n the city entered into gymnasium practice Iast Mondsy in the Athenmum rooms on Wash- ingtou street, and have regularly put in about four hours per aay sicce. Thoy bave now work- ed off the first gorcness, and are 2s mimble as cats,—all except Peters, whose way of getting up aball is fitly compared to that of & sparrow picking up a worm. Aodrus, the new man, shows signs of much more than average ability, and his throwing is very favorably spoken of by all who have geen bim in practice. The missiog mombors of the team are due protty shortly. Hinos will arrive to-night, and Bielaski and White Monday, April 8. ‘The uniforms for tha niue, now being made, will bs of the eame general pattern as Inat yoar, except that there will bo no word **Chicago™ embroidered or cut on the ehirtasof old. The many-colored caps have been agread onazsa feature of the dress, and it will not take long for people to make up their minds whether they like them or not. Like all novelties, they must take their chances for public favor. The Chicago grounds are yet, and will be for & month, in dismal ehape for plar. No club can Ro oo them with anything ke eatisfaction much bofore Muyl. Stll a practice game will be played Aprit 22. if the stato of the weather and grounds permits. THE RULES. . The * League Book,"” containing the constita- tion and plasing rules of the National Leagno of Yrofessional Ball Clubs, was expocted to arrive yesterday, but_will hardly get along until to- morrow. Tux TRIBUNC'S copy arrived last night. Itis a handsomoly-printed - volume, aboat the size of Iast year's dime books. Itis setin brevier type—much larger than formerly nsed for like publications ; and, owing to tho fact that thero 18 nO extraneous matter, it bas bat 40 pages. In- etead of being subneaded it is supplied with side- Dead titles, like a law-Dok. Tho pledge of or- ganization, which seems a sort of Declaration of Buage-Ball Indopendence for the Centonnial Year, is 83 follows : Ve, the undersigned. Professional Base Dall Cluba of the United States, by ourrepresentstives in conven- tion assembled, in' the City of New York, this 2d day of February, A. D., 1370, lamenting the abuses which have insidiously crept into tha exposition of our National Game, and regretting the unpleasant differ- ences which have arisen nmong onraclves growing out of an imperfect and unsystematized code, With a view of relieviug ourseives from tho incal of promoting harmony and good- ourselves, of elevating and fostering our national sport, and of protecting the intercats of our players, hereby pledge exch other that we will withdraw at ance from the * National Association of Professional Base Ball Players,” and we hereby announce that we have this day organized ourselves intoa * National League of Profossional Base Ball Clube.” The playing-rules are far simpler and easier to bo understood than any set heretofore mada, aud are freo from any bewildering explanations such 24 the Pirate of the Game used to attach to Lis publications to swell their size. Evidently the work of ravision was intrusted to men who had a clear idea of what langnage was to be nsed for. Inasmuch as this column bas already con- tained an epitome of the amendments to tho rulee. the comparigon of the nmew with the old in minor points is left to the reader. GAMES IN JUNE. Before the Western Club managers—and es- pocially the Chicago authorities—narrange for their seasoa's play, it might be well to call to their mind what has seemed to pass theatten- tion of managers in past vears—the proprioty of baviog some games in Chicago 1 June. It bas been the enstom to play the first gnmes here and then hurry off Eest by June 1, leaviug the best mouth in the year forthe gama whaily without sny exhibitions of 1t in Chicago. It i8 to be feared that the management do not sofficiently appreciate the fact that the very bost patrons of base-ball in the city are those people who o away for the hot months, and who are likely to depart in fl‘n carly part of July. Itisfor the interest of tue Club ay well as for the people that June be given to games hore, ncd TAE TRIDUNE i8 sure that it speaks the opinion of sall loveraof the game when it requests the Chicago Club management to srrauge, if it can, for the Eastern clubs to come Weat befors the Westorn cluba go East. THE MUTUALS. Chadwick, in the New York World, comes ont very strong in favor of the now Mutual nine, and ptedicts great things of them. He says : 3Ir. Cammeyer ha3 secured the services of o pro- feasional team stronger than auy which has played on the Tnion grounds since Ferguson’s tesm were inwthe field. The new professional nine which is to repre- sent the metropolls ta the champlon contests this gez- s50m i 0no poenessing the playing skill to put them in the van in the race for the pennant. Thera i¢ mo questioning their ability to win nearly every gamo they play agalnst the strongest teams in the aAna. Whother thoy will exert themselves earnestly to do what they are fully capabls of remains to ba wen. The team has Hicks for thetr catcher, a player who'can throw swifter and straighter than any catcher in tho atena, and bebind the bat he has fow equals and no superlor, excepting White, who by his quist way of doing things and his being ignorant of grambling is alone superior to Hicks. ¥or pitcher they have Mathewr, a player in the position who, in thorcigh command of the ball, in his pice, in his ‘peculiar side- curve delivery, and 'in hjs Selding skili apd powers of pinck and endurance, bas no superior. But ko use these powers to advantage it is requisite ihat ho keep free from his known weakness and train for tho ses~ son's vork. The romainder of the nine will be Start, 1b. Craver, 2 b. ; Nichols, 8 b.; Booth, L £.; Shaug les; c. f.; Bovd, r. f.; Hellinan, 8.8, Ttis ex- pected that Cassidy, now of tho New Havens, may also be engaged, aud, if he is, Booth will probabiy act as tenth man. - Chadwick concludes his panegyric a8 follows : There remalns but one thing to place this tezm at 1ho head of the best in November next, and tlat is to train thew into plnying together in full accord and ta piay only for the widlo all the time. If this can be done, then thore is 3 good chanse for the pennant to como to Brooklyn, and if it did profewsionalism in the metrop- olis would once mora rank as high as it did whoa tho old reliable Atlantics stood at the head. IN GENERAL. 1t is now snnounced that cBride will be tho leading spirit of the Centennial Club. The National Association proposes ta ignore the League, and again the weight of the guat oppresses the ox. In the Hartford Club, this season, Allison nud Cummings will work together,. and Hartridge snd Bond likewise. The California team that proposea to make a tour East will spend the larger portion of their time in Philadelphia. A Mr. Concannon is quite enthusiastic over the Philadelphias' prospects this season. He ongbt tobe; he has lost about all his players, and can now get into any frame of mind he pleases at very emall expense. The Louisyille Club bas besn sitting under the photographer's hands with good results. A copy of the group picture of the nine eent here shows them to be a fine, large, nnd hardy-look- ing team. Thanks for the picture are extended to 3Ir. Charles E. Chase, Vice-President of the Louisville Club, by the gentleman sbove whose table the gronp hange. The Secretary of the old Professional Asso- ciation is sending broadcast invitations to at- tend the next meeting of the orgsnization to be held in Philadelphis. Tue TRIIUNE sugrests that it is noworthy the honor huog out in the fol- lowing paragraph of the circular addressed to it: “That entering tho Association will be a pe- cumary advantage to the many fine semi-pro- fessional clubs who were last year deprived of the benefit of entenng the Associztion, no one will deny, and you cannot do better than to take adsantage of the opportunity mow offered.” Tur TaisuNe Club scorns the Invitation; when it joins any organization it will be the Leagus; nothing lower mill do. . —— THE RIFLE. THE CENTENNIAL MATCHES. The official announcement by the Centennisl Commission of the interpational rifle matches at Creedmoor is as follows : Under the auspices of the Unite] States Cent Commmiasion, the Satioasl ‘Tils Resocaton” of s Tinited States will arrangs and conduct » series of rifie_matches open to all comers of all nations, and concluding with an international long range match for the championship of the world. The contest will take place at Creedmoor, L. L, near_New York City, on the ‘well equipped ranges of the National Rifle Association. The Centenniat Commistlon will award medals and diplomas tothe winners in cach match, in addition to certain prizes and trophies to be given by the Associa- tion, which will bo epecified hereafter. A list of the officors of the Asaociation and s scheanle of the matches are hereto annexed. Carrespendence maY beaddresped ta Gen, Alexander Howahip nmong —_— e e— . Shaler, eresident, or Georgs 8. Schermerhorn, Jr. Secretary, National Rifls Association, 93 Nassau siroet, New York City. Joszex R. HAWLEY, President. PEOGRAMICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS COMe Competition ToSnart. g Yteh ompetition I.—Snort-Rangs Match.—Open to sil comra; distance, 200 yards; posiiion, standing; rifles, any ot exceeding ten’ pounds weight: minimam pall of trigger, three pounds; breech-loading rifla to ba loaded at the breech only; ten shots: mo sighting shots, Entrance, $2. Comgetition 1f.—~fid.Range Match—Open to all comers, distances, military rifles of 50 calibre or over tobe used at 500 yards; other riffes st 600 yards: rifles, any, a3 above; position, sny without artiicial Test; ten ebota: no sighting ahiots, The prizes in tha forogoiog mutcien will be subsequently sanounced. ranco fe, §3 each distance, Competitors may enter for both distances. % Competition [II.—Intsrnational Long-Range Mateh Jor the Championship of the Worid—Open to rifle- Imen of all countries, Conditions—Teams—Esch team shall consist of eight men. Jembers of the various tearns participating must be native-born citizens and restdents of the countries they respectively represen! except in the case of teams representing a provincial territory of a Government, in which csse s residence in the province will be susiciert, provided the member i% & native-born sabject of the parent country. Rifles, any, not exceeding 10 pounds weight: minimum of trizger, 3 pounds; breech-loading riftes to bo at the’ brecch only. Distanoss, 00, 500, and : yords. Numbar of shots, thirty &t each range by - competitor ; no sighting shots. daich to last twa days. Competitors to fire fifteen shots ot each dis~ tance tpon each dsy, commencing at §00 yards. Tomtion, any, without artificial rest, Entrance fee, none. Previous ice—Competing teams shall ba allowed the nse of the rango for ono week previous ta these matchies, but on the days of this match o parson: will be allowed to shoot or the range st any of the dis~ tances prescrited herin except os a competitor. Cag:4ins of tho competing tesma shall select two ref- erces, and the referoes 50 chosen ahall appoint an um- pire, whose decisiou in al cases shall be fnal Prize, an American Centonnial trophy; sach trophy to be shot for ir each subasquent year, Tpon the same terms, it the country of the team holding jt. at such tme »né place as said team or 3 majority thereof spall prwsivha, Sights, targots, markiog, and 8coring in the fmag.ing matches to be according to &A% printed regulstt,as of the National Rifle Associatidn of America. - The fourth annual prize meeting of the National Riflo Association ill commenco frzmoliately upon the conctasion of these matches, Durirys this mevting there will bo sev.. cral all-comers matches. Thero ia yery little doubt that the Chicago Rifle Clab will send o team to compete for the ‘prize at20) yards, and perhaps one for the mid- rangegirizes. 5 Fr— THE TURF. THE BIG CIRCUIT. At tho meeting of delegates from differsnt as gociations in the ‘: Septilaterat Trotiing Cir cuit™ at Rochestor Tucsday. the saven associa tions in the circnit wera ropresontcd, with th exception of the Hampden Park Associstion & Springfield, Mass. 1t was decited to offa $25,000 in preminms at each of tho saven mset- ings—makinz & totsl of $175,000. The entries for the whole circuit are to close on July 18 The name of the Association was changed from the * Septilatoral " to the ** Grand Cantral Trot- ting Circnit.” The 5 per csnt forfait rute, which originatad with the Hartford Assosiation, wa+ adopted by tha Association. A ralowas adopied providing that all races not finisued op account, of bad weather by Saturdasy of tha waak of say meeting shall be “deciared off, anl tha entranzs money retarned. Tho time of tha differcat meetings wili be as follo: Cleveland, O., July 25 to 23; Baffalo, N. Y., Aug.1 tod: Rochester, Aug. 8t6 11 ; Ttica, Anx. 15 to 18 Poughkeepsie, Aug. 24 to 25 ; Hartford, Aug. 2€ to Sept. 1; Springfield, Sopt. 5 to 8. Tha pursea are to be uniform atall of thesa msat- ings. SSIPPI. The Inipcachment Rusiness. Mewems, March 18.—The Appeci's Jackson,. Mias.. special eays Gov. Ames will make no ap- pointment to fill tho vacancy created by the reeignation of Lieut.-Gov. Davis. The appoiut- ment would have raiscd a compheatad legal question, and caused trouble. The Governor's connsol advised him not to anpoint. The trial of Cardozo, Superistendent of Fdu- cation, is postponed until after the trial of Gov. Ames. g i MACOUPIN. Spectal Diepateh to The Chicaqo Triune, SerrsaFenp, IIL, March 18.—In the United Slates Circuit Coart to-day, Macoupin County again appeared as defendant. Ex-Treasurer Jobn W. Woils held io his hands an amonnt of money, being in excees of the amount neces- earily used for current expenditures in the sear 1874 This he was notified not to pay over to the county by tha bondhol@ers’ attorneys, and the Newark Savings Ins:itution 2nd John J. Nathan now ask a rule on 3r. Wells, who_stiil holds the money, to pay iticto court, that it mar be applred oo judg- ments already obtai: Gov. Polmer aud son apooared forthe juayment croditors, and Gen. Jona L. Rivaker and tho Hon. C. A. Walker for tho county and tho respondent. Afser » lengthy argnment, Judgo Treat took the case under ad- vigomeunt. e SUICIDE. Speeiat Disvateh to The Chicago Tridune. FasT Sao1vaw, Mich., March 18.—John Henry Wilkelm, for tweaty yoars a rosident of Sagiuaw City, resorted to a novel moda to rid himself ot kuman existence. Yesterday he was found in his barn lying on his back dead. Appearances ndicated that he had loaded the right barrel of s dcuble-barreled sbot-gun, detached from the stock, with powder and shot, placed a cap on the nipple, and, placing the muzzle against his heart, discharged it with a hammer. Death must bave ensned instantly. Deceased leaver property valaed at ©10,000. He hsd beon do- preased for gomo time. —_——— TELESRAPHIC NOTES. Ponr Jepvis, March 18.—On londay nex coal-trains will commence ranniag on the Erie Railway, owing to tho rewnmption of labor 1 the coal-tields. Port Roxax, S. C., March 18.—About 300 ot tha Western excursionista arrived lals this eveniog from Augusts, boinz deluged by the night up-passenger train runn'az off the track wosr Brunsop's. The party leaves by steamer for Savaunah ot midnighs. Sr. Loms, March 18.—Nearly all the tickat oftices of the Missoun State Lottery were raided by the police to-day. and all tbe tickets and other property pertaining to the lottery bnsinoss taken to the police headquarters. New Yomrg, March 18.—The proclamation of peace in Spain was celebrated to-night by a ban- qnet in Dolmonicos. The Minister of Spain at Washington and other representative Spaniaras wore present. *The Islands of Cuba and Perto Lica always ia Spain and for Spaio,” was, with other toasts, entbusiastically applauded. Senor Jose Ferrer de Gonto, editor of the El Cronisla, responded to the sentiment, ** The frieudly 1slations oxicting between Spain and America.” A S — Rygicne for Smokers. The followinz are Dr. Borthand's precepts and advice to rmokers : Never smoke moze than threa or four pipes or eigars 3 dav, and, if it is posai- ble, limit yourself to two. It is unwholesome te smoke on an cmptv atamach or immediately bo-~ fore or aftor a meal. Vhatever bo the mode of smokiog, direct contact of the tobacco with the mucud buecalis (mucons lining of the cheeks) aud the teeth must bo svoidod. Cigars shoul be smoked 1n an =mber, ivory, or porcelain monthpiece. , _To smoke, by relighting them, partions of cigars that have been extinguished, together with the system of blackened mod juicy pipes, constitates the surest way of being affected by nicotine. Every smoker wounld do well, if he conld, to rinze his mouth after smoking. A for- tiori is the same precaution apphcable to chew- . ers. For the same reason it wonld be well to subject pipes and bowls in which tolacco bas been burned o frequent washings, either with cther or with water mixed with alcohol or’ vinegar. It 18 dificult tochoose between the different ways of smoking. I give preference to the cigarette, by reason of itsslight quantitative importance and the paper, which interferes with the contact of it contents with the buccal mucous membrane. But torealize all the desid- oraia. it would be necessary to have the papelito made of fiax thread, and fo abstain from the practice which has become the ne plus nltra of 1ts kind, retaining the sapiration as back of the mouth, 80 a8 to pour it out of the nostrils after- ward. i The premature babit of smoking is certainly Thartfal to childhood, and during the adolescent period of organic evolution. The economy can- - not bug suffer at this period from the nareotio inflaence, be it pever Eo elight, aod from tho ealivation which is insepara- ble from this act. All persons cannet gmoke with impunity. Thers are pathological counter indications or idiosyncrasies to this habit that it would be imprudent and calpable to infrinpe. Diseases of the lungs, of the heart, chronic affections of the mouth, nose, eyes, throat, and stomach, ave the results of the present incompatibiities. The awing of apart- ments where smoking hss taken place should ba well attended to. To sleep in rooms whore to- bacco-smoke exists slowly constitctea a grawe.! iufraction on the elemontary laws of bygisoe