Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1876, Page 5

BEAUTIFUL SNOW. Xt Descends upon Chicago in a Deluge, And Puts a Temporary Stop to Busincss: and Pleasure. Feeling Picture of the Sufforings of tho Belated Pedestrian, What the Strect Railways Had to Oontend With, The West Sido Company Alone Kept Running AU Day and Night. \ce-Crusted Rails, Driffs, Broken Cars, Crippled Stock, and Other Mishaps. Delays of Railway Trains Enter- ing aud Leaving the City. The Dispatchos Tell of the Storm in Tlinois and Othor States. YESTERDAY'S DISCOMFORTS, ‘THY LAST EFFORT OF MANCH. ‘The snow-atorm of yesterday was tho wildest fad florcost of tho season, From a little bofore Bin the morning until half-past G in tha oven fog tho afr was thick with fakes and drifting Bnow. Tho wind camo from tho northoast, blow- Ing stiffly during tho foronoon, and after mid- day almost a gale. It was fearful. From almost every direction the storm acemed to como, From the sky an houso-topa it foll, and waa thon canght up egain from the frozen ground snd whirled in great oddioa and columne through the atreots. In long, thin, slauting shreds it flew across tho slippory pavomont, drifting in for a moment, only to be caught up and drann upwards, and then to fall in olouds and maasnes, From tbo sidewatke’ the houso-tops were al- moat hidden, or, when thoy woro rovealed Ina momont’s full of tho wind, ono exw great hang. ing drifts that tho next gust detached from their Trail festeuings and sont whistling through tho air. Tho window-panes tnrncd white. Along tho cornices and copings huge ridges appeared Qnd disappeared, and camo again, Whorevor thero was a moment's sholter there was o drift, until the wind came swooping down, and tho baro ground wes manifost again. Early in tho Afternoon the wind sottied into a steady, half galo from a littlo north of northeast. Thon tho auow bogan drifting in carnest, and bogan drift- ing toatay. On the east side of tho north-and- South etreots it lay thick and hoavy, while on tho lateral atreots piled up in hilla with curved crosts, aweeping down to the base in fong reaches, Samo of tho drifts on the North Hide, south of Ohicago avonuo, wore 2 and even 4 foct in hoight. Along Clark Street, on both afdou of the bridgo, it Isy fairly level, —_ but. within 200 foet,from that thoroughfare, in some of tho Jess froquentad stroota, it drifted to a hoight of S feet. On Doarborc, North State, North La- Ballo, and North Wells, it lay hoavior on tho enstorn sido, while oa Chicago avenue and tha ‘more oxposed streots north, tho sidewalks wore ea cloan as if awapt with a broom. The weight of the storm wae folt from North Avenue up thoroad.. Thero wore huge, unsoem- ly black patohoa of ground, edgod off bya thin white surface aweop ing up into a huge drift, iu somo instances nourly 4 foot high. ‘Through Lincolo Park, tho branchos bont wearily ovor hugo banks of sno‘a, and down through tho old grave-yard, the cold, white drifta rose up like immense tombs. The lake-drive was almost bare, the wind ewnoping the snow through the pe and into the roads beyond. At the curve in Clark atrest, just above North avonuo, a huge mound of snow rose up, barricading the stroot and completely onjoining trayol. > IN THE BUSINESS rontTion of town the constant tramping kopt things in w somow hat better shapo, In the South and Weat Divisions thoro waa not tho same difiiculty to be encountered 23 on the North Sido, but thore was moro or leas inconvemence, At8 o'clock tho cars in tho North Division had coasod run- ning, and had yiolded tho track to the strug- gling anow-plowa, On the Wost and Sonth Side Hines the teama wore doubled up, and the cars managed to get through at long intervals all dny. At Qo’clock slcighs woro on the atrootu, peggiag thie way and that, and by dark tho thorough- farea woro fairiy filled with cuttora. ‘Tho obstactoa to whool travol threw a largo and struggling publio upon their legs, Podas- trinniem bocamo fashionable, if not altogothor Rracofal. During the day all who could atay indoora utayod right thore, but tho streets ware alive with a slipping, crawling, mixod up masa of humanity, bobbing along under umbrollas, snd fighting for tho perpendicolar whereof man bonsts. Now and thon a spine was temporarily crippled, and one or two hundred piug hats porished ovorlastingly. ‘Tuo sidewalics were in some pisces romarkably alip- berg. and tho snow manifeated an inolination to stick to boot-beols, and snd wero tho rosults, Is was no uncommon sight to soo AN MAINZNT AND LESPECTABLE GENTLEMAN testing his wolidity, and it wos not looked upon fs at all ont of tho way toseotho Gorman elo- ment, as exemplified jo a stout constitaent thereof, roll into s anowdrift and crawl out foot first. Soro and thoro a pair of friends would atart @ foot-race, with a view to tho promotion of circulation. Hut the contestants, after a briof but orciting offort, making part of the dis- tance on their loga aud tho rout on their shape, gave it up, and planged along with manya groan and corse. An intorosted spectator of one of theao wndeavors was e Libernian, with a baskat on hisnurm, Laboriousiy ho followed the com. otitora, until» stop on a cosl-holo covor hited is legs and dropped tho rest of him, and then from ot the basket camo tho poal of » clock, slowly tolling the doath of that Hibornian's inter- eat in overything above his waist. Tho *buses came into lively demand towards evening, and did a good business, Thoy were crowded inaido and out, the outsiders happy in the deilicato attentions of tho Plsddier pedos- triang, who sent mauy a snow-ball aud ewift to tho aching oara and noses of the ‘bus patrons. * Stalling * waa more honored inthe observance than the breach, and it wes tho oxereia every ten minutes for afl bands to got out aud pueli, leat tho night find them buricd beneath the snow. On Ubicago ayouue, noor LaNalloe, a Sedg:wick-streot ‘bus stuck fast for twonty min= utes before a single soul offored to got out and Ughton tho load, Finally thoro sss a goneral diserobarkation, and tho last thoso paasongers saw of that ‘bus was ite divappoaranoe around a cornor somo thros squares off, ut at 7 o'clock the wind had almout diced out, and the snow had atopped fallug. Walklag aa better ay the roads becamo trampled, aud at 8 o'clock, when the utare camo aut, the storm become an old story, with tho dnfta scat- tered hore aud there, to romind one of the wild, tempestuous day that bad come in with # whirl- Wind and gone out in tho atarlight. —————— INTRAMURAL TRAVEL. THe STUKET HAYLWars, No branch of travel sufforad moro severely by yesterday's storm than did our street railways. ‘They lost hoavily by not being able to run their full quote of carw, and horses and rolling stock Were damaged indiscriminately, Snow-plows Were not proof againat accident, and not a fow ‘Woro laid up during the day on acoount of broke en dhovels, brooms, and handles, The snow nd wind did not abate one jot until after night- fall, when in a moaauro tho storm wubsided. ‘THE WEST DIVISION RATLWAY, This net-work of roads fared os ily aa any yeaterday, and {t required more than Heroulean Sorts to keep even afow care running ia the sarly pars oftue day, This Company operates the Madison and Rando jp etrest tines, Blue Aeland and Milwaukeo avenues, Indians and Van Buren streota, Clinton and Jetferaon Atroets, and the Humboldt Park Brauch, connecting at Mil. ‘wauk¢o ayonue, Buperlotendent Lake was up betimes, and at 4 W'elouls yesterday moruing, before even the anow= bide ough of ebping: bs bad his anow-piows ready, and started thom down-town. At this hour the wind was bluwing almost a hurricane, and the snow was drifting and forming groat mounds on many portions of the diffor- ont xoctions of tho road. Tour horses wero attached to cach plow, and with every machine alargo forco of mon was sont. The groatest dificulty was orporionced io starting, and, aftor being onca under wav, it was hari thon to keep ths track, Thosanow-plows mado sovoral trips before tho cara wore sontaut. Ag fant an mon could be obtained, thoy wore hired, and, with shovols, wont to work to aid in keap- ing the lracka in pansable condition, TRP BTREKT-CANS woro atarted from thodifferout barns at tho regniar morning bour, four horses boing ate tachod tooach, Aneéxtra man wna also put on to manage the brakes. Tho drivor tad bis handa full to manage his team, and as the snow boat in on tho platform and gathored about his fest, and blow into his face, bo was almont bilndod by the storm, and had ecarcaly 8 chance for a foothold upon the platform. ‘The tracks wero covered with » hardened anow- aboll to the dopth of about half an inch, sud tho care slipped off and on eaally, and were in con- sequence not kept upon tho track, In many pieces thoy ‘wonid got stoliod, but the horses would genoraily manage to pull them out, ON MADINON BTREET the drifta were creatost from ‘Troop and Eliza- Doth strects, ant along, by Adato Union Park, Horo it roquirod the greatest oxortion of tho snow-plows and mon with thoir shovela to keep avon the )ines of the track in view. Upto o'clock in the morning the cars managed to mako trips {rregulorly at from ten to twenty minutos apart, as fortuno favored them, and sometimes thoy ran a5 wide apart os forty-fvo minutes, Evorything that was possible waa done to keop the roads open; and Supt. Lake cauuot bo too highly praisod for his untiring offorta In trying to accommodate tho public, evon under tho most adverse circumatances, and in beating the other roads ontofalght. Llo waa at every point along the lino during the day, horo jengaging a ferco of fifty mon, and shortly attor at another dispatching snow-plowa . and lasing out work for tho aliovelere. Again ho could bo found at another point sending tolegrama to re- Nove cortain drivors and giving jostructione how cars on certain streots should bo run. Alto- gether, the Company engaged over p $00 EXTNA MEN duting the day, and will cot at loast 500 extra banda at work early this morning to sid in on- tirely cloaring thoir road, so that traffic may bo rosumed as ustal to-day, Ono of the four-horao teams of a Madison atreet car, aftor having beon unbitchod at tho corner of Btato sud Randolph atreeta yesterday morning, ran away and caused quite a0 excitoment, ‘tho driver, with pras- once of mind, hold onto tho lines, ond finally succecded in stopping tho animale just os thoy trore turning the corer of Madison atreat. Ono of the horaom was hurt to soma axtont, but not sorionaly, THE NANDOLPH BTREET LINE experienced the same dificultica o8 that on Madison stroat, with, pothaps, a little moro added. From Elizaboth te Sholdon strects tho snow drifted in great mounds, which mado it yory hard for the plow to sven como within sctaping distance of tho tracks. Tho horuca tuggod ana mon worked, but all scomingly to little avail. About 9 o'clock yesterday morning ono of tho care coming cast on thir stroot broke a wheel from baying beon ruu on the pavement aftor it wos thrown from the track vear Carponter streot, Attempts wero made to raplace it or to gat it out of the way, which proved fntile. Care Wore at thla tine coming along In rapid sneces- Fion, until eighteen of them, each with four horsos, woro stalled botwoon Carpontor and Elizabotb atroote. HOW Til% ONSTRUCTION WAS REMOVED, The vehicle with the broken wheol seeming immovable, novel way was taken to gat it out of tho road, in ordor that travel might bo re- sumed, It waa broken lato what might be termad kindling wood and thus gotton off tho track, the threo whoaols of the truck only boing saved. On Randolph streot, also, near tho same spot, one of tho soow plows broke down, but tag suficiontly ropaired to bo taken to the stablos, ON BLUE ISLAND AVENUE the snow drifted hoavily to Harrison stroot, and the track was kopt only partially clear under vory adverso circumatances. Tho trip on this ling was made irregularly during the entiro day. Tho Humboldt Park branch lino cara wore withdrawn during tha iattor part of tho sfter- noon, travel being very limitod,and it proving mporalbie to koop tho drifta from covoring the trac! THE MILWAUKEE AND INDIANA BTRERT lines suffored with the rest, but cars wore kept Tunning on thoso thoroughfares notil 8 o'olook last evaning. Van Burewretroot cars bed also much to con- tond with ia tho vicinity of the stables, noar ‘Shroop stroot, whore there is considerable open territory, Cara were run on this route at frrog- ular {otorvala all doy. Besides the accidents above mentionad, the Company had tho platform of onoof its Yan Buren atroot cara broken, and two snow-plons badly damaged, tho handles to several of the shovola being broken, Thoy bad roluys of drivora ready to replace tho benumbed mou after onch trip. Tho Wost Division Railway Company withdraw nearly all their cars shortly after dark last oven- ing, and roplaced them an nearly aa porsibio with tholr omnibuses in order that their plows Might be aot at work, with tho addition of a largo force of men, to make tho road passable by this morning and havo everything ronning again in spple-pie order. This corporation, more than any othor, did ita very ntmoat to furnish conveyances to the public, and it do- sorved the fullest mood of praiso for its efforts, sinoo it alono keptita regular night-cara run- ning. ‘ong the sidowalks of the gavoral Wost Sido Inca the snow had drifted uo badly that poaos- trians who had beon nnsuccesstal in finding conveyanco took to the middle of the snow- cleaned tracks, which offored tho boat footing to the wayfaror, TUK BOUTI DIVISION NATLAAY. ‘This Cdmpany operates tho linos on State Btreot, Wabash and Indiana ayonucs, Cottago Grove avenue, Archer ayenuo, and Cottage Grove avenuo and Clark atreet. Thoy en~ countorod the same difficulties as tho Woat Di- vision, but probably not to ao grest a degros. Tho corporation atill runs some of its bob-tails, but all ita cars aro supplicd with conductors, and tusJority of the vehictos, now glory in little plat- forme upon which two men can stand—if thoy have small foot—without troading upon each other's corna, THE BNOW-TLOWS wero atarted out at 6 little bofora o'otock yes- terday morning. ‘Twonty-socond streat, Cottage Grovo and Indiana avenues wora partinlly closned, but on State stroot, sonth of ‘'wonty- second, the snow drifted inhuge heaps, the open prairie thore giving the atorm full scope, The first carn started from tho stablos at 0:15 a. m., tho large ones having four-horse toame attached. to thom and an oxtra man on tho platform to mauago the. brakes, Tha amended bob-tails, which usually consent to be drawa by one uag, Were attached to two borsos, tho driver boing deemad auiliciont to mansye team and brake to- gether, ‘fhe several Hines of cara mado irregular trips ti11 0:15 a, m., whon tho State atreot cars sul sided. South of ‘Twenty-second strect tho wtroot ig unpaved, and, though coverod with enow, it is almout bottomloss with mud, The Isy of tho ground hero is also quite low, and tho snow drifted in, forming imutengs and almost IMMOVABLY HEAPS. Car aftor oar wee thrown from the track until the line woa ontiroly blockaded, aud thus travet was suspended. ‘Tho suow-plows butted againat tho nings of snow iu vain. Saveral offorta wero mado to pull ttom through, but Lt seemed ax though the very toama would sink out of aight through snow aod mad, At (asta gang of mon with sbovala woro sot to work, and they cloarod out @ road guflidiont to allow tho snow-plows to go through, and thus by 3 o'clock tho red cara wore once More running, though at very irrouu- for intervals, Aft day long the Wabash, Tudinua, and Cottage Grove nveuno cara were kept moy- ing, at times ranging from twenty minntey to tivo houre apart, av they conld be gotten through, fo Archor-avonuo cats ran irregularly durin, the day, the entira line being badly banked with soon, Shortly aftor 8 o'clock fast ovening tho South Divielon Company withdrew all thoir cary, and no mote tripy were mada dunog the night. ‘They will reaume running regularly thfa morn. ing. and will set a large force of men ab work to cloar their tracks, As in othor sections of tho city, open ote and the eldowalks had large drifts of suow piled up on them, and betwesu tho car-tracks Wau the onty place upon which anything like comfortavle foothold could be had. On State wtreot tho reila aro covered with # thick mass of ice, and the track js in about es bad @ condition aw could asibly be, On Wabash and Indiana ayenucs te atate of the tracks iv a little better. TUM NORTH DIVISION RAILWAY. This corporation oporatos = mans of lines starting from Clark and Madison strecte, end branching ou ou Lincola ayonue, Larrabeo and Bedgwick treats, and Clybourn and Chicago avenues, and baa algo a abort line on Walla street, This Company, though it saffered no more than the other Jinea of trayol in the city, compartir, by loaa effort ee scoommodate the pub! @ Auperintendent started out suot-plows early la tho tooening, bul they tule THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1876. ed no mako anything like a clear track. The Company kant cars running at irrecular inter- vala from ita stables to Madiaon and Clark Btreots until noon, whan about half of thn care thon running wore withdrawn. As ot the South and West Sifea, touble taatna woro attachad to gach car, aud a force of thrao men allotted to thom—a drivor, man nt tho brake,and conductor. THY WEILA STRKET CATA tore entirsly withdrawn at noon, though but two or threo trips had up to that time bean made on thia thorougufara, On Clark stroot, botwoon North avonte and Wisconsin stroct, on the eastern track, tho svow had drifted heavily, and was G feat in depth st noma points, Along this routo over 270 men were set to work digging away tho snow-banks, but an fast a4 thoy threw the snow awav to one side it drifted back again. Still, thoy xopt nt work faithfully, thongt it soomedt to 10 avail. Tho trips of the ears became moro dificult as the day wore on, anid at 3 o'clock ail wero withdraio and placed in tho Company's harn. In front of the graveyard A MUGE RANK OF BNOW was piled up by tho wind, which was added to by evory guat, and inen wora cloating it way Inst evempg. From North avenue to Schillor streot tho raila aro laid in rather low ground, and hore acruatof ico had formed on thom, which it was dificult to remove. A gang of mon wero at work at thio, picking it off, last ovaning, Alter tho storm cloarad away Inst night, tho Company seta Iargo force of mon at work, and hope to roaumo running at rogular intorvals this morning. On tho oaat nile of tho North Side streots running parallel with Clark, tho snow drifted immonsely on tho sidowalka, and in somo fig wad plied up to the dapth of 4or 6 foot, t will take covsidorabie shovoling to make uidewalks suything hio pavaable ay. ——e——s THE RAILROADS, A OENERAL DELAY. ‘The railroads have boon congratulating them- aolvoa on tho sbsance of Kevuro frosta and dia- aatrous auow-storms this winter. Noarly evory season boforo thia thoy havo bean aubjoct to un- usually hoayy exponacs during the months of January and February, owing to auow-atorms and accidents occasionod by broken rails, otc. During thia winter, up to yesterday, not a single railroad leading out of this city was subjected ta a cont's expense on account of storma or frosts. Thoy havo, however, boen congratulating thom- gelvos too goon. Tho anow-atorm which com- mencod horo yesterday morning about 3 o'clock waa one of the sovoreat known in this seotion for some timo, aud wos by all odds the worat ever experionced st this season of the yoar, ‘The trind was . BLOWING A GALE from the northeast, which causod the anow to drift badly. Thus it continaod without abatemont all day until aboat 6 o'clock laut evening, when tt cleared up, As far as canbo learned, tho storm extended over nearly tho whole of tuo Lake rogion and tho Upper Mississippi and Lavwar Missouri Valleys, ‘Tho fall of soow in alt diroctions wae vory hoavy, oxcopt io Wisconsin and Iowa, whero tho wind is reported to havo beon quite severe, but the snow-fall light. Tho storm seoms to have beon most sovere betwoon Bloomington, Springficld, Champaign, and Gil- msn, where the snow-fall was Ho heavy and drifted so badly that tho traing had diticulty in pushing their way through it, thuugh aided by snow-plows and soveral oaginon. TUE CHICAGO & ALTON Tallcond haa euffored sevorcly thus far. Tho storm wad sharp along ite ontire line os far as Moxico, Mo. ‘tno greatest troubie, however, waa botweon Springfield and Dwight, where tho snow drifted in somo apote as high as 30 and 40 fect. Tho night traing bouud for Chicago man- aged to plow thoir way as far aa Bioomington, whoro adrift waa ouconntered tuo high to get through, and at tho Jatost advices the trams still romainod there, Threo engines wore dis- patched to thoir nid from this city during tho day. ‘fho trains duo hore at ¢ a. m. got hore st 6 p.m. ‘Lhe south-bound trains got through all right with but Uttlo delay. ‘Uhe day-traine wore dispatchod on timo yesterday morning, but conld not procosd further than Bloomington, whoro thoy wore stopped by the blockaded incoming tralps, Esch tran that lett here was drawn by throo engiuos. ‘Tho froight tralns on thts line havo all stopped running. No traing of any kind loft last night, either from Obteage or St. Lonia, the obstructions at Bloomington aing too serious. ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Tho Illinois Contra! Railroad slao auffored go- yeroly. Tho storm oxtended ns far south on the Chicago Branch ay EMagham, siden the tain line waa soverost betwaen Decatur aod Freeport, Along this line in Iowa theta was no suow, but tho wind was blowing sharply from the north, The 8t. Louis train duo here yostor- day moruing oxperionced groat difficulty near Champaign, aod arrivod hore fiva hours behind time, Tho Gilmau train was three hours late, ‘Ybo passanger-trainy leaving this city wore all dispatched on timo yoaterday morning with two engines attached to them, The freight-trains have all stoppod ruaniog. The suburbac trains arrived and doparted on tine, Tho track be- tween hero and Groud Junction was kept clear by meana of auow-plowa and no difficulty way experienced. Tho mail which should arrive at 7:55 p. m. was kopt back avout half-au-bonr. ‘Tho groatest dificulty was found with the tratus on tho Kaukaieo line, Tho train which lofs Chicago at 10 2. m. yesterday got as far as Kan kakoo and wag there forced by the dogth and weight of tho suow togivo up thotrip which shonld extend to Ometuuatl. The train was headed for Chicago and rosched the city et about 9:20 last night, Tuo usual train from Cin- cinnsti did not loavo that city, ag the road was announced aa impassable. TUE OUICAGO & PActVIO Naitroad hos been complotely demoralized by the gale, which raged with auprecedented fary botween Higin and Byron. ‘Tne Byron tram, due Lore st 10:45 yosterday morning, way svowed io 4 milos wout of Elgin, where it etill romaing. Throo ongines worse sent to its aid yentorday. ‘The Llgla train arrived hore nearly on time. The return train was tho only ono which loft on this sroad Iast evening. ‘Tho froight trafna bava all boon withdrawn. If tho storm coa#os during the night, the Company expoota to have evary- thing im rauning ordor again to-day, Less troubie waa oxporiéoced ou THE CHICAGO, LOCK ISLAND & PACIFICO Nallrood, The passenger traina dao bere yos- torday morning ariived all on timo, aud, as for aa could be learned, the trains were moving rogalarly in all directions. ‘Tho froight traing wero aluo kopt running during tho day, though lighter than waual. In the even- ing, bowover, they were withdrawn. The sturm oxtended along the ontire lino ve- twoon hore and Davenport, and there was considerabie fall of suow, but in uo place driftod #o badly as to obatruct tho running of tho trains, Weat of Davonport thore was but little snow foll, but the wind was blowing a gnlo from tho north, On tho Houthwestorn Division of thia road, tho atorm was yery Hovore night bofore lagt, and much trouble Waa oxparieticed. One of tho trains bound west stock faut in {ho spow and was not rolievod until morning, ‘Lhe ovonivg traina left here on timo. ‘THE CHICAGO, BULLINGTON & QUINCY Nailroad hav also been wufferlug wore or less from the woverity of tho gale, Lut managed to keop all its regular trains running during tho day, One of the incoming passungor trains a rived one hour aud o half jato, which wos tnain- ly owing to the fact that ono of tho ongines broke down, ‘The other niorniog traina ar- riyod nearly on timo. The Towa train wan ono hour fate, Tho treight-traing kept rune ning during tho day, but ununually light and ir- regular, Allthe traina left Chicazo nearly oo time, and as far as hoard from were moving atong without ranch dificulty, avorything pouul- blo boing done to keop tho road cloar, ‘ithe storm extendad all slong tho tine as Yar ag tho Bulesonri River, and thore was considerable of a anowfall, but the drifts, which wore heavy in nous places, could be easily removed. “The night train was au hour lato, striving at 8:40, CHICAGO & NONTHWESTERN, The reporter who called at the otlice of the Chicago & Northwoutorn allway for Informa- tion as regarded the effect of tho atorm on that line, repaired to tho office of the General Supor- insendent. Horo a boardiess youth who ocaupioa a donk loading to the “ Grand Mogul’s™ room, haltod tho reporter, The sockor after informa: tion inquired for the Suporintendent, si fiat do you want?’ grully inquired the youth, ‘Tho reportor atatod what he doslred to find out, but the exalted position of the youth mate 4t nocoguary for him to decline to noticy ordi- nary Diortals, and ho airaightwayolothed hinself io pompoaity and pertuces, ‘he reportor, baving reosived the rebuff, cou- cluded to try some othor source in order to pain the information dosired, Ho repatred to the Dispatcher’s ottice, whuro bo was treated with, courtesy, aud every opportunity given to edify the rondera of Tux 'Turuuxe, It waa etated that tho Btorm was rathor local in its mature go far aa tho main lina wae concerned, aud only ex- tended uorthwout some 76 miles, aud did not de~ Isy the arrival or doparture of psssengertraine to any wreat oxtent, ‘The Gousre Lake line was not blockaded. At ase rs gad Genes the: sag wea pyeas inch prb, ani ough it was cold thors, the Mora bad Wubsided. Al MoHaory ,l) wad now. fog somo and drifting badly, but not enough to bothor the traing, From Dundeo a diepatch wan received stating that it wan snowlog but hictlo thors, but that tho drifting was great, and the weather sromug colilor, tha snow-banks In places baying drift from 8 to 0 inches in dopth, From tho main Ilse roports wore recoived as follows: At Fulton it waa cloud: id windy, but no snow was falling, This was as far aa tho storm had extended, Coming erstward, word waa received from Ashton that the woathor waa clearing. and no snow tras falling, Tho wind was blowing hard, but the waathor was suill- clontly warm to cause aslighttuaw, Tho depth of anow-fall was butavont 2 inches. From Blackborry word was sent that ft was snowing aod blowing hard in that ricioity, with tho wind from the north, From the Junction word wan received that thero was a slight thaw. Not exangh snow had failen to mate bad drifts, In fact, it was a very light anow-storm thera, ‘At Elgin tho storm wan pretty bad, and drift- ing all tho time, the grade being covered. and trains dolayed, the Chicago & Pacific Road being complotely blocked. From Rochelle east and west, trains departed on time, thoush, of coursy, they oncounterod the mont severo portion of tho storm. During the day but little frelzbt waa dispatched caat or, west, and trains which ar- rived or depatted were drawn by two and threo engines. All the passengor-trains left on time, and tho arrivals wero but littlo behind tho or- dinary achoduls, ‘This road probably fared tho buet of woy railway baving its terminus in toia city. ‘The ronda leading from this city to tho Rast did not suffer aa sorcraly an thous running Wost ond Bogthwest, though tho storm also raged with great severity aluug the entire length of their fives. ‘boy all bad, howovor, their hands full to keep tho roadbeda clear, Tho avoniug PaAssengor trains on all the lines leading to the East feft hore on timo, and, as the storm bas coaned, no furthor dilliculty is expected. TUR LAKE HUOUE & SICHIGAN SOUTHERN Tailroad-traing arrived ou time yoxtorday morn- ing. The fant mail-train waa but one minato Inte, ‘Tho froight busivuess was light, but the trains kopt runuing, though irregular, Thera wase fall of about 11 inches of snov along thia Jive all the way betwoen Chicago and Lalorte. Enst of LaParte tue suow-fail was rather light. ‘The running of the trains ou THE BALTIMONE & OMto Railrond was but little interfered with, and the morning pasuonger trains all arrived on tine, ‘The freight trains ware vory irregular during thoday, and at night wera entirely withdrawn, ‘Kho storm extended all tha way to Slanufiold, O,, but was saverout botweon this city and Vat- paraino. ‘Tho managers of THE VITISBURG, FORT WAYNE & CHICAGO Railroad managed to keap their tracus clear all day, and the trains wore coming and going al- Mort as noar on time as usual, ‘Tha freight trafiic, like or otber ronda, was excendingly ligat during tha day, and no trafoa were dispatched. Surion the night. ‘Tho suovw-storm on this tine oxtended from Chicsgo to Croutling, and east of that it wos raining, THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL Railroad aleo got through without much trouble, ‘The threo trains due boro yeeterday morning arrived all withia ton minutes of tho regular time, Train No, 2 was delayed about fifteen minutes by adrift at HydoPark. Tho train dug at 8:10 p. m. wad alxty-five miuates bobind. Tho outgoing traing all left on time, but used two ongines between bere and Calumet. The freight trains were light, aod moved irregularly, There was a snow-full slong this lige all the way to Do- troit of fromahalf toons foot, Conuidorabla dificalty was also experienced on TUR MANKAKEE LINE, Tho morning train was ono hour and thirty-five ininutes late, and the evening train throo hours, Moat of tho delay was occasioned at Kankakes, whero tho storm was very severe. Tho passon- gor trains for Cincinnati left hore on timo, but uothing bss been learned as to how they wore getting along. Tho only toe which did not suffer from the storm was ‘TIE MILWAUREE & GT. PAUL. Natlroad. Tho storm oxtonded only about 20 or 80 milos north, and there wero no drifte to om- barrage tho traing, Mr. A. V. if, Carponter, the Gonoral Paasenger Agent of thin pal who ar- rived here yesterday trom Milwaukee, says tho storm at that point amounted to but very little, and thero was no trouble anywhere on his fine. Last night's train was in on timo. PITTABUNG, CINCINNATI & BT, LOUIS. ‘Tho Pitteburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Rail- road (Pan-Handlo Routo) sufferod also from tho offocts of the storm. ‘I'he Chicago Division only oxtonds to La Porte, Ind., and from that polat to this city tho storm was roported os raging with great fury. Tho syorage fall of snow up to lo'clock youterday afternoon at LaPorte was 12 inches, and tho wiud reported ag strong and tho snow drifting, Iho Night Exprots, duo in thiy city at 7:30 yostorday morning, did not arrive until 8:60, one hour aud twenty miuntes behind timo, Tha accommodation trains woro dis- patched during the day, but did not leave on time, Tho only train which arrived accord- ing to schedule was the Crown Point accommodation. The frelghts which ar- rived were light, aud they wore drawn by extra ongiues. Paasengor-traing wore gotton roady, but oxporienced the grostoas difi- culty in departing, tho snow sticking closely-to fies and rails, and causing extes friction, mak- Ingithord to movo trains. As far as froight- trains are concerned, none wore diapatchod esat~ ward, and late in the day tho rogular oxpresa- tralns wero got ready for departure. Nune of tho trains, except tho one above mentioned, ar- rived on time, and as a couscquonce but little business waa tranwacted, Happily the tele- graph-wires wore in good working order; with this exception this road sutfored with the oth- ers, ON Tie LAKY, Itia not likoly thatthe storm has done much ifspy damage on tho Iske. Owing to the cold and unploasant woathor during the lest two wootta the onaning of navigation has been con- siderably dolayod, and but fow vosselé are now out. About lalf a dozen small schoonors and scows left hore during the last two deyy, but as thoy bad ample warning of the impending galo, for twonty-four hours provious, they have un- doubtedly put into some port on tho weat shore, ‘The steamor Moasonger, from Hentoo [arbor for this port with about (wonty passengers on board, waa caught in tho gale aud tossed about but nat damaged, She oxperisucai considerable trouble on mating tis barbor, but finally eame in about threo boura behind time. —— THE STORM ELSEWHERE, SYUINGYIELD, ILL, Spectat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Srainayucp, il,, March 29.—The heavy reins which bavo visited this vicinity of late wore suocooded at midnight lost night by s violent snow-storm, (he snow continuing to fall nearly all doy, uutilit bad reachod nearly 6 tuchee on tho lovel. The accompanying wind played haroo with telegraph lines. Tho storm iucludos the heaviost fall of enow since 18%4, Tho atrooty and eidowatka wero blocked with drifta in somo places nearly 2 fect doop, The stroet-car lines have boeu blocked all day, aud the snow-plows in ondeavoring to closr tho trnok were stalled. Reports from adjacaut points make the atorm even More severe, and tho country roads are all blocked. Passengor-trains on all linss wero do- layed, and no freights woro scout out to-day. ‘The Obicago lightning oxpresa on the Chicago & Alton, dua at 4:60 «. m,, did not arrive until 4:15 p.m., having gotoff the track near Bloomington. Tho other trains arrived on this road double-honded, — but yory little = behind timo, ‘Luo Wabash trains came in double-headed | and considerably _ lata. ‘They roport a foot of anow an the Illinois bet. toms, aud railroad tolograph Nusa are working badly oo tho Spripgtiold Divuion of the Obio & Mississippi Road. ‘hore is no snow south of Flora, or vory little, but north and west comsid- erable dilliculty was experionced in breaking through, ‘The Springfield & Northwostorn have B train blockaded 40 mites north of bere, and ran only one train out to-day, There is some cosaation of the storm this d the later trains ste reported as u LAFAYETTE, IND. Areeval Diswaten to rhe Chicaca Tribune, Laravtrte, lud., March 29,—A violovt etorm, the woveres; of the winutor, bas boon raging for the pant twonty-four hours, bringing everything in the sbape of outdoor operations, nxcapt shov- sling suow, tos wtaud-will, he Toledo, Wa- bash & Weatern trains are nosrly on timo, Froeighta are runuiug ligbt. The Loulsvillo, Now Albany & Obicago tralns ara on ume so far. Indianapolis, Cincinuat: & Loutevillo trains sroon tine, Passougers arriviug here by this road this afternoon allssop here. Trains on the Chicago, Latavette & Cincinuati are discontin- ued. ‘This lsttor road is getting the full * bane efit” of the storm. Tbecuts are all full from 5to16 foot. Tho Peoria express, due here at 0:30 this soorning, is snow-bound at Earl Park. Tho morning oxpresa from Chicazo, Kaukaxss route, is at Kankakeo, and will probably romain there till morning, Five or siz freighta are suow-bound at different pointe on the road. Al} she locomotives of this road, save one at Kankae kev sud one bere, are iu the auow, oftoers of the road aro exorting Overy Herve to clear the road, bub there ete pros ashok tralne gete bsing anow-bound at Rankin, and all tratna going west havo boen discontinued, LINCOLN, HRD. Special Meath te The Chteaea Tribune, Lixcouy, Nob., March 24,—Tuo aeverent anow- atorm kuown hero in yoats commenced Saturday and ended this morning, Unilroads gonerally wore blocked. Tho tiain weat un the Burlington & Missouri was abnudooed here to-day, Tho Atchison & Nebraska failed to comein last night, in consequence of which thore is a serie onacoal famino in the city to-day, ‘There hae been more snow this mon*h than in the sama month for twonty years, To-day it has bean thawing rapidly. Croeke aud rivera aro hour. ing, and to-morrow, doubtioss, many bridyas and dama will bo cattiod sway, Jioada are fto- pasexble for the firnt timo in veven years, FONT WAYNE, IND. Soeeial Disvateh te the Cnreago Tribuns, Font Warne, Ind., March 24,—This morning stout 1 o'clock snow began falling, and bas been falling constantly aver since, Trains ou dilfereut railroads contering here have been cou- siderably delayed, although no accidanty ara re- ported. Tho suow fa naw ftom 12 to 16 fuches dedp on & lovel, but in many places ina been drifted into banks several feot dcop, owing toa uwtrong oset wind which has prornilad during the entire storm. Moro snow has fallen during tha Iset aiztoen honre than iu tha ontire winter pre- vigue, BLOOMINGTON, Tht Apecint Dievaten to The Chteazo Tribune, Buountxarox, IH, Maret 23.—A dreadful phow-storm raged here all Liat night and until 5 to-day, covering tho ground ons lovel mitt 18 tuchea of snow, Drifta havo blockaded the sido- wolka and roudered Incomotion of all kinda ime possible, ‘Klin morning overy toed leading to the city was blocked, and to-night on all except the Hlinols Central trains have been abandoned, The tratus of the Lafayette and of the India- dapolis Mead are quowed in at various points, with but little prospect of cacape soon, AT THE TART, New Your, March %.—This afternoon a heavy rain-storm set in witha bigh wind, which, at midnight, f{acreased to am falo, ao. companied by thunder and __ lightning, At Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia tho atorm waa vory violeut. At tho lattor city, the now depot of the Passengor Strect-Railwar Company, occupying noarly asquare of ground, at tho corner of Twolfti streot and Susquehanna avonus, was blown down. J.oxe heavy. Ww. TLL, Warsexs, Ut, 23.—It commenced mnowing hera fast cvoning about 9 o'clock and still it continues most flercely. ‘The snow ie z fect deep on tho level, while the drifta sre no Jesa than Gfest. A numbor of awnings in this etty wore crusted to the sudawalk beneath (he woight of snow, Stock in the country ts suffering ternbly, as it ia impossivle to get into the tielda for feed, Considering tho scason, it ia tho moat remarkable suow-storm ever known in thie country, ATSEICA, March MENDOTA, ILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicana Tribune, Menpora, 1, March 28.—Owing to the drift- ing snow-storm of last night aud to-day, the pasvenger train from tho south on the illinois Central was four hanra bebind. Most of tho traing on the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney had twoongines, aod Were woil on time, but the Mendota accommodation, duo hore at 8:30 p. m. irom Chicsgo, had only just got in at 11:15 pm, KENOSIA, WIS, Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Kexosua, Wis., March 23.—The ecow Bine Belle of Manitowoc, bound north, waa driven by the gale this morning into tha ice-floo that skirts tho lako shore wt this point. In attompt- ing to make tho harbor sue struck tho north pier, ataying a holo in her side. Tho vossei auc- ceeded in makiug the harbor, but ia rapidly fill- ing with water, A steam-pump will arrive from Ailwankeo to-morrow, TUE MIssIsStPPE FLOODS, Muspnis, Tenn., March 28,—There is sot- tled conviction in the minda of tkose interested in tho rivor battom, that a disastrous ovorflow ia inevitable, The water this evening is within 2 inchos of the dangor-line, and scant 2 fect no- low the oxtrome high water. Rain and snow folt this morning. It is clearing this evening, ‘Thero been a stiff gale all day from tho ne CANLINVILLE, ILL. Special Dievateh to The Carcuga Tribune. Cantinvitts, Lll., March 38,—The heaviest fall of snow we have had this winter visited thre section of tho State to-day. I'wenty-four inches of snow and still falling. ‘The fruit-orop in this pat of the Btate has boan greatly injured by tho ste cold woather. KANWAKEE, ILL. Spectat iepateh to f'he Chicaoo Tribune .Mankaneg, Ill, March 28.—The storm oom- moncod abont miduight, driving bard from tho northeast, Passengor trains on the Ilnois Cen- traland Kankskee Lino are al} belated to-day, and run with double-beaders, The drifts are a dozen fest deep tn places. DANVILLE, ILL. Svectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Danvinzz, Ul., March 28.—The soverest snow- storm of tho senaon has boon rsging hore since Bo’clock thia morning, Allthe tralna on the different roads are delayed. Theodora Tilton, who was to lecture to-night, could not make the connection, MAST SAGINAW, MICH. epeciat Disvatch to ‘Phe Chicaco Tripune. East Sacinaw, Mich. March 28—The worst storm of the soason raged all day, snowing and blowing s parfoot gale, ‘Trains on railroads are Jato, and etreet-railways are blocked. The wesath- et.ia quite cold, Snow 16 inobes deop. THE NEW ENGLAND YLOOD, Boston, Mase., March 28,—It is now thought that the destruction causod by the frevieta in Worcester County will amount to $500,000, while there is reason to beliove throe lives have been lout,—two in Clinton, and oue in Wobstar. PEORIA, 11de a -Pronta, March 28,—The most violeut snow- storm kuown in this section for ten years has been provalliog bere all day. All horee-railway lines havo upended, and but fow trains have come into the city to-day. Special Diepatch to The Chrcavo Tribune, Exaston, March 28.—Tho Grand Trunk Rall- way, below Quebeo, ts blocked with snow, sad will not bo oponed for some timo. The time-ta- ble on that part of tho road is cancoled, CALDONDALE, ILL, Special Dupateh to The Uascage Tribune, Canponpats, Ill,, March 28.—A severe snow- storm provailed in this vicinity to-day, It has besn bitter cold, the wind blowing as gale from the north, BT, LOUIS. Sr. Loute, Mo, March 28.—A snow-storm sot in abont 10 o'clock last uight, and continued all night and, with brief lapses, all day to<iay, Clear and cold to-night. INDIANAYOLIB, IND. s Inpiaxarouis, March 24.—A severe mow storm, north and west, last night and to-day, Pasaongor traing aro mostly on time, but freight Bre considerably dalayod, CANADA, Speciai Dispatch to The Chioage Tribune, Monrnuar, March 26.—The heayiew snow- atorm of the season is prevailing throughout Ontario to-day. THE WEATHER, Wasmuatoy, D. C., March 29—1a,m.—For the Middlo States, clesring weather In the south~ era portion, and rain or auow in the northorn portion, followed during tho night by colder northerly or northwesterty winds and rain, For the Uppor Lake rezion, Uppor Mississip- pisnd Lower Miasourl Valleve, clear or fair weather, with slight changes in temperature, northerly winds and rising barometer east of the Missouri Valley. LOCAL OMSERYATIONS, Uuicago, March 93, Time, (Bar, (Thr au ‘Wind, pat | we'tane “G83, 0.12912, 23 100'N, B., briak,.| 03 bty ap ‘3, 100,N, brink, ‘n'y antw 26) 100" aif 100 28 10) risk. 28} 100] N.WW,, brisk, {, “Vdaximum thermometer, 35, Minimum, 36, OENERAL ODSEDVATIONS, Curcano, March 23—Midnight, Station, Dar. Thr) Wid, Wain] Weather, Cheyenne... S6|N, W., brisk. Bismarck a4] atl Ft, Garry..ey Ft. Gidaon, Keokuk, LaCrosac, 7) freab, Treats.) QCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. QuerNstown, March 28.—Steamships Celtic, from New York, and Indians, from Phuadelphia, have arrived. Read Fone, Merch, pe Arrived —Steamallp ria, frow Liverpool. LyMours, March'28.—Steamehip Elopstock, from New York, has arrived. TURPENTINE, Fe Wrusan nN. Match $8,—Bpirits pentine ‘aula Hyer FOREIGN. Disraclt Expitning Victorta’s Ab- sence During the Session of Parliament. The Spanish Cortes Considering tho Drait of the Now Constitution. Programme of the New Italian Mintstry Read in Parllament. The Altempl to Concitiate the Turkish Insurgen!s an Entire Fallura. Five Hundred Lives Lost by Ship- wreck in the Arabian Soa, GREAT BRITAIN. THY COLLEGE chiws, , Loxnox, March 24.—Tho latent betting on the inter-university 6oat-race ia wix to five in favor of Oxford. TUE DIRECT CADLE. The annual meeting of tho Direct United Btates Cable Company waa held in the City Terminus Motol, Cannon ntrest, at noon to-day, and passed off natisfactorily. Tho polcy of the Directors iu matptaiuing an independent organi- zation was muiutaived. Tho Directora express the opinion that a second cable {s ossontial to the stability of tho Company, + THE Wy, To-day, in accordance with notice previously given, Mr. Anderson, momber of the Houso of Commons for Glasgow, questioned the Gorerp- ment as to tho abeenco from tho country of Her Majeaty during the session of Parliament. Duraeli, fo replying, said tho last preceding absence of a monarch during Parliamentary ses- tiou waein 1472, Tho present journoy of the Queen, bo waid, was stnetly ao domestic affair, Evory arrangement had been made to proveat any inconvenieuce tu public business. THE WIYLEMEN. Sir Henry iIalford enye bo has recei ved lettors from Col. Gildorsleove'aud Maj, Leech ta relatoin tothe propcred international ritle contest jo America thiy searou, but they da not alter the situation, ‘fue Scotch porvist in acparate rep- resentation, so thn Xeotch and Irish teams will AO, but thero will probably be no English team. DRENT. Charlea Brent, accoved of frauda upon tho Falla City Tobeeco Beuk, Loutevillo, Ky., waa agalu brought upon a remand st Low street Police Court to-day. The depositions of Lovi Warren, President of the banit, woro read, atat- ing his belief that Brent bad forged a check for 6,000, A warrant was produced suthoriziny Ofiicer Wiluinaon to take the prisoner to the Unitea States. Eugono Warren, son of the Prosidont of tho bani, identified Brent. Tno iatter declined to make any Btatetnent or ask any questions. Wilkinson, with prisoner, will prob- ably sail for New York Aoril 13, NAILROAD DISASTER. Gtassow, March 23:—To-dey the bollor of a locomotive attached to s construction train on the Glasgow & Southorn Railroad exploded. Fivo persone were killed outright and nino wero badly injorod. THY NEW NOYAL TITLE, In the House of Larda to-day the Duke of Buceclouch emphatically denied that ho Intended to wecond the Earl of Shaftesbury's motion for an address praying the Quoon not to assume the ttle of Empress, AN INTERNATIONAL QUESTION. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bourke stated that » communication had been sent to the Spanish Governmont relative to the aaizure of theabip Lark in Cuban waters in 1872. De coed not yet make koown'the nature of Spain’s roply. . ITALY. * PREFECTS NESIGNED. Rome, March 23,—The Profects of Rome, Milan, Turin, Pafermo, and Naples have re- signed, objecting to serve under the party of the Lott, EAD. Frorence, March 23.—Tho suit brought against Larkin F, Mead, tho Amorican sculptor, by a former employs, concerning the Lincoln monn- ment, which waa origivally decided iu favor of the defendant and subvequently appoaled, baa again resulted in «complete victory for Mead, TROGRAMME OF THE NEW MINISTRY. Rome, March 23,—In tho Chamher of Depatics to-day Primo Minister Defretis announced the Programme of the new Miniatry. It hss been moatly auticipated. Tho Government will intro- duco measures relative to tho railway convon- Yention, which will alm a: tho separation of the Italian aud Austrian systema and the purchoso of the Upper ltalian linss. The Goversmont, however, will only work the lines tomporatily. Tho Ministry will continua to act with the wemo prudence as the Iste Governmont io regard to its foreign policy; will carry on the work of tho Iate Government relative to the army sod navy, It ingends to be neither aggroasive nor hostile to the Church, but to hold aloof from any idos of conciliating it. The Government pledges itsclf to observa existing laws, reserving, however, tho iy ind to jutrodnca moasures for farthor securing liberty of conscience and regulating tho administration of ecclosiastical property. Bignor Defretis, in concluding. his explana- tion of the programme, said the Government ought not to bo a mere party, and would thoro- fore scoept the co-oporasion of all, He ap- peafed to the Chamber nat to obstruct the Cabi- not’s frat attempts. a MEXICO. THE GIEOx OF MaTAMORAS, Qatrestoy, Tex., March 23.—A spocial to the Galveston Netes, dated Brownsvillo, ‘'ax., March 27, just received, says the Government troops had two fights this morniog—one with Navarajo, and one with Arola, Thora wero 500 of them, Gen, Navarajo hag 250, and Aros about forty. Arola bad chargo of the wholo party and got neat- ly whipped, Navarajo lost about twenty killed, Arole about twelve, and the Government about ‘ireaty. They brought in about fiftcen prison- ers, Yoatecday the National Giuard of Matamo- ras commencod organizing. ‘ney hed olected officers of four companies when Gena, Labarra and Taldo made thoir appearance and insistod upon thoir right to nominate officers. Ronor Tountz read tho law to thorn and told them the election waa proceeding according to law. ‘Tha reault waa @ discontinuance of the clection. ‘Tus Guards shouted ‘*Dosth to Labarra!” and burrabed for Dias. Thoy broke up in disorder and went home, Gou, Gonzales fs organizing and drilting rovo- futioniste to-day, Soine of tho Dinz men came near Matamoras and tired into the town, ‘The peopte wre still teolug to this side, Gon, Taro wrote to Gon, Labarra to retire iu tho di- roction of Monterey, stiould lo be unable to make bead ogainst lay, ‘Pho avenues of re- troat are now closed, aud if Diaz acta promptly he will win Biatamoras, and then tury upon the columa marching from New Lorace. attack from Dias ie expected hourty. Judge Maergaini aod other prominent mon left Bintamores to-day and came over to this side, — ee TURKEY. CONCILIATION IntrossraL. Lownon, March 29—5 a. in.—'ThLo correspoud- ent of the Times at Ragusa telographa ay fol- lows: “The Conforence between Baron Rodich sad the Turkiab officials is conaiderod a complote failure, The Turks refuse to give any guaron- tooa of pervonal socurity to the rofugces, and show no desire to eonciliste thom, or to pro- ose scceptable couditious of pacitication. £ fave conversed With Ali and Wasss Effendi, aud find them absolutely nuable or unwilling to appraciate tho dauger of their position. In olti- jal crcley hore conciliation 1» considered hope- love, ‘I'he roporta of inwurgent dofeats are faluo. No band bas boeu driven sorouy the frou- tler by force, Oa Suuday the Turks entered a Christian village, murdered three men and four wonien, and brought thelr heads to Belek in tri- umpn, —— SPAIN. RELIGIOUS LIVERTT, Mapnrv, Marob 28.—In Congress yesterday, Prime Mintster Canovas dol Caatillo read the draft of the Constitution, similar to that com- piled last yoar, Ho also read = Roysl decree authorizing the Minteters to sabit the consti tutional queation to the Cortes, ‘The Bonate continues to diecuss the address in reply fo tus Royal speech, the hiner fhe ous liberty forming the principal tha debate, ‘Tne Epcos declares tas Oortes will appreve the principld of religious toleration. Tha Vath can will be compelled to accept if, % The £epana saya it 1s authorized by the Papal Nanclo and the Archbishop of Totedo to dey the etatomout that the Vatican ever gran’ Senor Sagasta’s Miniatry the least concession in retatiou to the liberty of public worship. ATKAMER PXPLOsION. Sax Benastiax, March 29.~The Spanish ateamor Livira exploded to-day, and asnk off the * pasvages. Many porsuna on board were killed or wounded, catnotia uxrrr, Loxnon, March 23.—A Madrid diapatoh eays a petition in favor of Catholic unity, signed by the Papal Nuncio and Spanish Biacope, wae pre sented to the Cortes yosterday, Ieee ——-— FRANCE. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, Pants, March 24.—A decros of Marshal Mfao- Mahon promulgated to-day annonoces incident. ally that a univorsal international exhibition wil! shortly be held in Pans, i IN PARLIAMENT, VERSAILLES, March 23,—In the Chamber of Deputies a grant of $350,000 was unanimously voted for tho rettot of sufferers by the racont ine undations. Tho cloction of M. Gavinl, Sonapartist, io Corsica, was annulled, : Mivister Dufauro stated (hat be wonld con- sider whether Gavini should be proasented for frlogs placard promising the return of the Esapire, ITEMA, Lospos, March 29-5 a. m—Tho Times special from Paris sara MM. Pillon, the eminent reel achoiar, is deand. Tho International Extubitfon will be held in 187.1 or 1879 at tho latest. Profecta of the Seine and poker have bean appointed members of the bormanent Exhibition Committes. —— RUSSIA, TME PROPORED REGRNCY. Loxpox, March 29,--Tha Telegraph saya edl+ torially : " We belleve the facta concerning the Czerazo that Le is seriously HI, and bia phy- vicians hove recommended = Jong s0- Journ at Ems, afterwards in Switzor land. It 1s therefore probable that publio convenionce will render it neccesary for tho Czarowiteh to oxerciva tho functions of tho Emporor during his abuenca.” The Fimes Berlindiayetch ass+ the prospect of aregeney in Huseia excites mueh apscolation hore concerning tho probsble relationg of Russia and Germany, because of tho anti-German tea dencies of the Czaromitet, —— iNOIA. SITTPWHECKED, Loxnox, March 23.—Advicoa recotved to-day from India report that tho steamship Jowad, from Shebr, wea wrecked in the Arabian Sea. Sho bad aboard about 690 pilgrims, chielly Per- Fiana, who wore bound to Bushire. Three ma ue eae to be tha only survivors, baye reach ode! » —— CERMANY; A GRAND DINNER. Bentrx, March 24.—Tho Russian Ambassador in thie city gavo 5 grand dinnor yesterday, at which tho Emperor and Empress of Germany and alltho forelgn Ambageadars tere present, Tho rumor about the Czar's tomporary retire- ‘ment wan nos mentioned, And it requires con- Grmatiog, ———_—- TUNIS, ‘THE LATE ATTACK ON TUM ITALIAN REPRESENTA TIVE. Loxnox, March 28.—Rocent advices from Tonis state thatthe Itahan Consular Judge, Pullga, ‘was soriously burt in the attack made on him oa the léth inst. His condition in oritical. SENATOR THURMAN, ‘The Attorney of the AUiantic & Pa cific atirond Exculpates the Ohio Statesman from Oharges of Corrupt Action. Br. Lovrs, March 28.—The Times to-morrow will publish an interview with Judge Baker, at- tornoy of the Atlautic & Pacifia Railroad, in ro- lation to a story rocontly cirowlated stating that Sonator Thurmags, of Ohio, waa the paid agent of that road, and that his iofluonce and vote in favor of the paseaze of bills beforo Congress in 1872 and 1873, giving that road immonso land grants inthe Indian Territory, had been pur- chasod fora certain sharo of the proceeds of the nale of theso Janda, Jadgo Bakor stated that tho Atlantic & Pacific Company never bed two billa before Congress, Thoy did, howover, favor the bill changing the namo of the Indiag Territory, bat Mr. Thurman was opposed ta them, and fought the bill from firet to Inat. Baker attended to this matter himaelf, Mr, Cof- fin never having had anything to do with it, but ho (Baker) remained in Washington on this busiuess unc legal complications here brought him home. Baker was very amphatio in sayiug that Thurman naver, in any manner, hed coonection with the Atlantic & Pacific Road, and was nover consulted about its affairs, Tho man who started thie roport ig nawod Woodward. Ife ropresented himaelf AWB nOWspAper correspondent and procured a» pasa to Jefferson City, and that is tho only trans- action he ever had with theroad. His atory of beiog confidential agont of the Compsoy, thore- fore, Hg a fabrication, as well eaall his other atate- mente, CASUALTIES, BURNEO TO DEATH, Lovuvmiz, Ky., March 28.—Mary Pylo, wife of Jobn Pyte, ongincer on the Ohio Iver we Magnolia, mot with # horrible doath, The woman is subject to epilepto fits, and, while suffering from one of these, act fire to bor clothes, A noighbor digcoverod her in flames, but was unablo to gain admittance to her room till too late, sho falling dead as he entored. The entire part of bor body from the emall of her back to the shoulder biade was rosated apparently to the depth of 2inchos, The skin of her throat and nock waa cooked dry aud rolled up into little sorolta, while hor lips, eyes, and noso wore so burncd and ebarrod a8 to bo unrecognizable. Hler halr had caurht from tho tlames arising from her (are mouta and bed literally burned off. Tho frons portions of her body wero burood until thoy pre~ gonted abrown or baked appearauce, and the fleah upon her arms and lowor limbs appeared in wome placos to Le cocked to the bons, BOILER EXPLOSION. New Your, March 28,—The boiler of Bauere bier'a extensive tool factory exploded to-day, en- tiroly demolishing throo brick buildings and do- etroying a large amount of property, One mam was killed and aix seriously injured. RAILROAD ACCIDENT, Inpranarouis, March 28,—In solliaion between two freights ou tho Vaudalia Road, an eagine and twolve cars wore badty damaged. J.The fire— man, named Robinson, had a foot takela off. No others wero bust, ~~ Headache, languor,and melancholy generally springs from a disurderod stomach, costiveness, or a larpl liver, Escli may readily be removed by Dr. 1), Jayna'e Sanative Pilla, 8 fow doses of which will be foand te stimulate thu liver and stomach to hesltpy action, re- move all biloastess, and produce regular ew wustions of the bowels, “BUSINESS NOTICES. Sore Thront, Cough, Cold, and simi-, lar troubles, If sudored to progross, resuls in serious ulinonary affections, oftentimes incurable, “ Ti rown's ronchial Troches" reach directly the seat of O29 aise ease, and give almost instant relief, paceman aches Rurnott’s Coconinu allays trritat ten, remorea dandruff, aod gvigorates” the aetion of the ‘capillaries in the highest deqroe. SEWING MACHINES. “A DECIDED ADVANOE* Zudges’Weport, Amer, Ina, Walz, Nav WILLCOX & GIBBS MATIC BILENT BHWING MACHINE. Awarded the grand “Gold Modal of Program,” of the "Atuerican ‘Iusutute, Nor. 1679, and te" Boock Logecy Modal,” of the ‘Franklin Instsbate, Oct, $878, a HA IN Teo ota sea OBARAOTERIS' TIO FEATURES, a PA Rn =