Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1876, Page 5

WASHINGTON. 'fim YViriual Abandonment of All Busi« mess In Governmont Build~ Ings Ordoreds Tothing but an Immediate Congres- slonal Approprintion Will Arrest the Mandate, The Ominous Rate at Which Contrace tion of the Curroncy Progresses. Plerrepont Alleged to Have Sold the Government 75,000 ‘Worth for $600,000. A Few Figures from the Tariff Bill Now Beforo the Committes of ' Ways and Meons, The Government Insane Asylum Alleged to Be Another Nest of Thioves, s XTRAORDINARY, ALL GOVEDWMENT LUILDINGS TO DE WITZOUT OAl, WATER, AND ATTENDANCE. dpectal Dispalch fo The Chicaan dribine, ‘Wasninatoy, D. 0., April 2.—The Becrotary of tho Tronsury, a8 tho rosult of a Cabfnet do- oision, has sent to all persons having tho chargo of Government bulldings the followlog ciroular rolating to tho appropristion for facl, light, and wator: Tour attention ia called ta the fact that the sppro- priation made for fuel, ligit, and water, and miscolic~ cous floms for public huildings, for {hie fiscal year ending June W, 1870, is uow nearly exhinuated, and, in connoctfon thorewith, to $ac, 8,610 Itovised tatnles, whitch provides that fio Departuient of thu Governmeut sball expend in any ono fiscal yosr any sum in excoea any sppropriations ‘made by G for that. flscal year, or involve the oot In mny ooniract for the future payinent of money n oxcess of auch appropristions. Vouarn lmm\x irectod to strictly obsorve tho provislons of 110 sald rection, and to incur no expouditurva of on: kind whatevor on nocount of ihe Department whlo would bo 8 proper chargo sgainst -thio appropriation roforrod to, and $o that end you wiil shut off gas snd ‘water In tho bulldlngs under your suporintendvnce on roceipt of this circular, and disclarge il the cn- glncors, Iaborers, and oilier empioyes wiio bava boen yald trom this appropristion. 1, M, Brustow, Xo Prrou ror. Unlees Congrosu shall tako some immediato action, tho reault of this order will be o groat uational misfortune, Tho lights in the Now York Post-Olfice will bo sliut off within a day or two, in obedienco to this order. 'T'his wiil com- pol tho cossation of alf night-work in that oflic, whero most ‘of $ho malls aro made up ot night, The samo rosult will bo apparont fn o fow days In most of tho leading citice, unlces “an immediato appropriation is msde. 'Tho law ia mandatory, nnd the Admivistration has no alioruative.” Tho atten- tlon of the Appropriation Committoo was throo weeks ago calied to this condition of affairs, but nothing has been dono. Tho Governmont officials n{ that next yoar, whon tho niggardly appropriations now proposad by the Oemocratic ousa giva out, tho Goveramont will bo erlp- pled In o similiar manner in nearly evory do- partment of tho publie sorvico. S —— CONTRACTION, THE RAPID RATE AT WIHICH IT PROCEZEDA. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns., 3 Wasnixaros, D. 0., April 2.—The amount of greonbacke doposited with tho Tronsuror of tho Unitod Btates during the month of March by National Banks desiring to withdraw tholr ciron- Iation and reslizo upon thowr bouds amounted 0 $6,304,000. This fu the largest contraction of the curronoy which haa ovor occurred during o singlo month undor tho provisions of tho Bankiog act of June 20, 1874, Tho immodiato effect of these doposita of logal moncy for' tho withdrawal of National , Dank circnlation 18 to produco a contraction of groon- backe, Ita ult{mato offect {5 to roduco the vol- ume of National Banks In cicoulation. Tress- aror Now, who, beforo assumiog his presont po- sition, was Presidont of a Natlonal Bank, and is familiar with national banking business of tho country, is undoratood to estimato that tho con- triction of tho curroncy undor the Banking act of Juue 20, 1874, during tho romalning nine months of the prosent calondar yoar, will bo over $100,000,000,—in othor words, whilo tha nominal yolumo of bank-nota elronla- tion now nnuundlng’l; ©352,000,000, {t will be reduced by Jan, 1. 1 to $253,000,000, Tho estimato of Comptroller of tho Curronoy Knox ls undoratood to bo somowhat emaller, though, in his opinion, it wili reach $50,000,000 or £60,- 000,000. This procesa of contraction, which s BOW going on at such o rapid rate, isa vory striking commentary on the wisdom of the Congress which passod tho Banking act of 1874, aud whoao objoct was an oxpansion of the our~ vonoy, —_— PIERREPONT. I8 XTE OROOKED, T00 ? Speclal Diapateh to Ths Chicage Tyibuns, Wasnixorox, D. 0., April 2.~There iaa prom- 180 of atlll another scandal inveatigation growing out of the conduct of the war. Aum offort is pow making to order an Inveatigation iuto the sale to the Goveromont in 1865 of two old stoamers, the Empiro City aud the Xlilnols, for £600,000. Itis sald that theso vessols woro potton hutks, not worth more (han 976,000, One of thom, it s gald, - went to the City of Now York for hospital purposes, nod hds ovor slnce boan practically useloss in the ontor bay, The stoamors woro owned by flarshall O, Woborts, and the salo was negotiatod by Edwarda Pierropont,then sttornoy for Roberts, now Attorney-Goneral. Tho charge ls mado thas some curfous thinga might bo Joarnod about the dtatribution of tho $600,000. Gen.. Meigs, Quartermanter-Gonerai, protcsted ngainst tho Enxnhnu of the vesscls, and Lis testimony, It expocted, will bo the basia of this new in- vestigation, — 4 MEXICO. VICISSTTUDES OF OUR CITIZENS IN THAT OOUNTRY. Bpecial Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribuna, Wasnixorox, D, 0., April 2.—Col. Schicloher, who representod tho Drownaville Dietrlot of Texas, has roceived dispatohen from his cone iituonts in regard to tho rovolutionary move- mont now In progress at Matamorss, but they tontaln almoat nothing in addition to the par- Heulars published to-dsy by the Associated Prosa. Ha explaina that Gon, Labarra, come manding the Moxican Federal troopa at Mata- woras, La loviod two forcod loans npon the citi- £ens of that town, the second within a fow days. Bomo of the foreign restdonts, including Amor- ican citizons, bave refused to pay the soms loviod l:ton them, and among them was Bustend the man who, on Thursday olght, a8 punishment, was placod o top of the parapst wall In Matamoras. Tho ooly sotlon wl our Government can propeyly take in the romises ia to dumand that our citizons dolog usinoss in Matamoras ahll nol be troated with ¥lolenca or eabjected o tha imposition of Hlogal toxes, Gon, Labares, in making forcsd loan, e In return, orders Upon the Mexico Custom-Houss ' for ro- mission of dutfes equal 1o amount $0 130 por ceat of tha sumoallected, and, should the Padamm.dgzo;nmsn; bl:ohnuoc:adub b these doul onored, but |f, l‘:bolhud in dlplonuu: cirolew, the Yevolution: la sucoeed in owrduowln;"lmdo‘n Govern- meat, they would bo worthless, Prompé moss- “’.“ will b taken by our Government to proteat o 84 £ax as it can be properly done, S———— NOTES AND NEWS, Wiy u:grmmnm 71»4 ‘Wasmarox, D, O., April z—Gov."::u, of Misslasippl, according to recont loformation, bad & specifio objoct In reslgning to ayold tno 8ffect of impeschment, which, under the Con- stitution of Missisaippt, forever disqualifics from Lolding office. The acceptance of his roeigna. tlon 'snd the diamiseal of tha impoachment pro. makod & polltical fature stlll possible ©cesdings f0r Ames iu that Btato, This Gen, Batler, Amoe' | publis, fro . our than! fathor-in-law, and othora of his friends, give as °the trae roason for Amen' resignation, [TILL MONE FRAUD AND MIAMATAGRMRNT, Tho charges against the managoment of the Qovernment Insauo Asylum sre very grave, Tho invostigation in dovaloping stattiing facts. It has boen shown that, whils the avarago nutn- ber of fnmates of the hylnm haa hoon ovor 600, thero ware but iwo physiocians to sttend thom. ‘Fhe modicinea wore adminiatorad to the patfonta by ignorant attenannts without the supervision of aither of the physicians, and at such timos a3 nalted the convenienco of the sttondants, aud it often happoned that one party swallowed the medicine proscribod for anothor. Pationta wors froquontiy boaton, cuffad, and ironed, without noceasity. Tha witnossos almost unanfmounty ngroe that the food was ofton scant and une wholesome, bosldos tha fact thiat Nictiola, the Buporintendent, sold laud to the Govornment for asylura purposos at an enormous advance on tho prico o patd for it. Xt has hoon aliown that ho rafned vegotablos for tho Asylum at tho rate of &1 por'heed for eabbages aud oxpondod 810,000 in fartilizers to raise 2500 worth of vogotablos. Nichota has o fino houes, luxuriously furnished, koops poveral carriagos and Lorses $o tnatoh, and gives ologant dinnors, MINIBTER TO ENOLAND, 1t 48 qulte woll understood that the nama of E. W, Sioughton, of Now York, haa boon so- rioualy congidered in conncetion with tho En- glish “‘mission, Daua’s recont publicstion of osaip connectod with Btoughton's domestic lifo a8 had tho effect to dostroy hia contingont chances of appointmont, ‘THE BAVR DURGLARY, Thare is a poseibility thal the eafo-burglary myutory mey bo explaiued, The Judiciary Co m mitteo and fha Attorney-General havo lad th | oaso undor conslderation, and i1t has baon agroed tbat, #f Col. I, O, Whitely, ex-Chlof of the Hoerot Soryleo, givos tha Committeo all the facts in connection with the conspiracy, ho shall bo puaranieed immunity from proscoution., At tempts hayo boon mado to drivo away tho wit- LO8HeT, DR, BILA# DEED, lata Bnrvoyor of Wyoming, is hore undor mub- pana to explait contracts with John Dalano, in connection with survoya of ceriain publio lands, S, Beovenn, Iteod's formor clerk, {8 oxpocted to- WOrrow. 170 the Associctsd Press) THE IRESIDENT, ‘Wasmnarox, D, O.; April 2,—Prosident Grant, althiough oot confinod to his bod, koops hia room, and fa rocofving no visitora, Homo of Iia fnti- mate friondn eay his sickness 18 owing toa ro- turn of poriodical nouralgin. TILE TOMBRTONE CONTRACTS. Gon, Molgs, whu has bocn in Washington a ‘wooli, will bo summonod bofora the Iiouss Com- witteo ou Military Affaira ta testily rolutivo to the tombatone contracts. TITE TARIEY DILL, ‘Tho Committoe of Ways oud Monns {nllumny complotad ita aclion on tho clauscs of tha Morri~ von Tariff blil relating to fron and stecl, tho only amendmouts to which are tho following: Tho insortion nfter “pig iron” of the wordn * yplogel eiron iron,” but the Committos hua not. yot fixed tho duty ; squares of iron and stocl 3 conts por pound; wodd scrows less than 2 inches and moro than 1 inch in langth 6 conts, aod 1 inch or lesa in length B conts a pound, Tho duty un wood scrows 2 inches or over in longlh has beeu changed from 6 to 4 conts a ound. No amondmouts have boen made in ead. On Tucedny the Committeo will consider the copper provisions, GOV, MORTON. Gov. Morton to-day recoivod the fall text of tho rosolution of tho Republican State Conven- i.lon of Misaissippl reforriug to himsalf, aa fole ow : Reaotred, That, {n behalf of thoso wo represent, wo tonder our gratitude to Senator 0. ' Morton for tho intercat hio lino manifested i the protection of Bouth- ern Nopublicaus in ticlr porsousl freodom, aud in fla sacred right of froo spoech, and that he ia’ ontitled to aud our gratitudo for bis davation to those principles, THE REAL-ESTATE POOL. Tho stotomont that tho Committee on the Real-Estate Pool examiued no witugssea Satur- duy boeause all desred to bo excusod is an orior. The Hou, Cliarles A. Eldredgo applied Friday to bo oxamined Baturday, but was told ho would not be ncoded. Lldrddgo informed tho Com- mittoo that bo knew all ‘sbout tho pool, boiug ouo of its five mombers. 1Mr. Hillyer, one of firm of Bunderland, Hillyor & Btowart, whose purchago of proporty is spocinlly alfuded to fn tho subpana duces teum gorvod on Kilbourn and Latta, also roquosted o bo hoard. In his noto to tho Committes Hillyer saya ¢ I will statolo you generally that this property, con- atsting of ‘unimproved lots In tho norchwestern part of tho city, nnd of which the purchass prico was obous $650,000, belongu exclusively to Mr, Sunderland and mpsolf, nod no eno clse bax aver, dlroctly " or indirectly, had oo intercst in it, or connection with s, oxcept tho small intereat onco held by ox-fenator Htowart, aa explained by him {0 the Invostignting Commitica of tho lnst Congroda. The titlo to this property was placod in Afr, Latta ns "rusteo aimply for the aske of convenience. Nolthor of us had any conuoction with tho pool fn which Jay Cooke was infercstod, or with any other pool or parties ‘whatever, TOE GALIFORNIA LAXD OPDIOE. Tho Ilouse Commitico on Public Lands will probably eond o sub-commumitteo to Californin after tho l‘:munnt aosalon of Cougross to inquire into tho nlloged frauds intho California Lond Ofices. TTE FORCE DILL. Bonator Morton will to-morrow {otroduce n bill to amond the act to onforce the Fifteanth Amendmont to tho Constitution and remove tho objoctiony to the act sot forth in tho late do- clzion of tho Bupreme Court. FRAUD DY UNDERVALUATION. Inepaleh to New York Herald. Wasnryarox, D. C., March 26.—11, A, Brown, formorly conneoted with the Customs Ravenue Departmont of tho Unitod Btates Troasury, cites tho following confrast of tho imports and ox- ports for tho past four years, and therefrom do~ uucos tho {nforonce that tho frauds practiced upon the Governmont by dishonest importors, by undervaluing their involcos of goods, nre of gnomnua magnitude: Yoars Imparts, Exporta, $040,358,710 §571,089,467 663,410,007 077,280,044 5OS,8SLAE 710,938,302 553,906,163 035,527,301 453,610,774 $2,691,123,204 The figurea above include spocie. Tho infore oncoe drawn by an ordinary ‘person from tho abovo atatomont fa that tho balanco of trade wao largoly in favor of the United Statos, But when it'is borne in_mind that during the yoars mentioned over $500,000,000 of United Statos bonds wore sold in Europe, the procesds of which have not fonnd thalr way to this country, bug have romalned abrond, awallowed up by oar indobtednoss, tha thing bocomes o little obscurs, and suggests the idoa that if our exports weroroal- 1y $175,208,420 grentor thon our exporta during the four yeara quotad, we Liave boon doing a vor foolfeh thing in paying {nmlfinors money whon {t should bo pouring into this country’ instoad. ‘Tho anomaly 1a explalned, however, by the fact that the business of undervaluing morchandisa {s oarried on so Iargely that statlstica have be- come of comparativoly ematl value in dotormin. ing nny question relating to tho balanoco of trade. ‘Thoso who are as all conversaunt with tho facts aro wall awara that tho Unitod Btates s still drawing upon the outside world as lorgely as over, and ¢hat our {mportations are stiil groatly in oxcoss of our exports, statistica to tho con- trary notwithatanding, ~ —_— MILITIA ORDER. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Bemxovieny, Ill, April 1,—Tho followlug or- der was promulgated to-day: Brarx or InLmeols, AvJuy, IXBAL's Orrioe, CANT-O ) Senniormein, 11, March 81, 1876.~OENERAL ORDES No,1i The Walscka Rifles,' commandod by Oapt, M. ol {1 Ninth Tllnols Dattalion TUn0s Siate MR A the line ofticors of {hia Lattalion are requeatod o meat t Danvills, Vermilion County, on Thursdey, Aprl 6 st 8 p m., ot {he Losdquarars —of the Danvills Guards, for tho purposs of slecting field and staff officers aa follows : One Aajor, one Adjue tant, and ono Quartormarter, 0no Assiatant Surgoon, snd ‘Olisplain, conforming in principle to Genersi Or. der No. 3, from {hese iquarters, under data of Dec, 31, 1678, The Adjutant-General of this Slate will bepresent to msaist work of arganization, mfuwmumwwmm-nd regulaiions and unts form will become proper subocts for iscussion and ldlapuan at \hdll nl‘n”o‘n“li’f 1y ordor of the Govarnor = 1, trixaun, AdjutsotGenerst, MORTUARY. Bpacial Duapateh to Ths Chicgos Tribuna, Pronus, U, April 2.—~The Church of the Messiah wag crowdod this aflernoon to witness tho funeral sexrvices of the Hon. Joha Hamlin, whoeo death ocourred on_Tharsday night, The sarvices wero conductéd by Dr. Oibbard, ot Ohicago, who waa n lite-long friend of Mr, Ham- lin, &lw city polico foroe, the Counoil, Mayor Tobinson, the clty officers, and the 01 Settlare’ Bnolet{ marched ¢o the church {n's body from the Ojty-Hall, Tha remains were iuterred in Bpringdale Comotery. e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, QuezxaTowy, April 3.—The steamer Iliinols, from Philadoiphin, has arrived. Bosrox, April 2,—Arrived, the steamer Biberls from Liverpool. Nxw Youx, April 2.—Arrived, tho stoamer Re- m Liverpool 4 * "THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1876. FOREIGN. The Home-Rulers Will |Call Viotoria Empress if Bhe Will Liberato the Fonians. Recognition of the Necessity of Turkish Intervention by the Great Powers, Abyasinia Wants Bomo Moro War with Egypt Whon Fathor Nilua Bubsides, Abolitfon of an Ohuoxious Press-Gag Tmposed by Buffet, the Freach Ex-Minister, Conaiderable Fuss Made, Over Bls- marck on His 82d Birthday. Soveral Denials of the Recent Rumars of the Czar's Falling Hoalth. CREAT BRITAIN. A TIADE, Heraid Cable, Loxpox, April 2.—ITomo Bearotary Cross has, ot o privato conference, givon the Home-Rulo mombers of Parliament tacitly to undoratand that in viow of lholr support of tho Royal-Titles bill, o1l Fonian prisonors, including milltary ones condomnod by court martial, will ba roloased. O'Moagher and Condon, 1, is thouglt, will be re- leasod in any ovent. TILL EMPRESS OF AUSTAIA loavos England to-morrow, TIlE WIIOR WILL FIGIIT TO TITE DEATTL Tho Observer anys it in reported in political olrolen thiat tho Governmont Intonda to aunounco to-morrow its abandonment of tho titlo of Em- E{fi"‘ but will peraovere with the Itoyal-Titles ** Whipa " have boen issued urging tho Liberal Peora to bo fn their acats Monday to support the Earl.of Slaftesbury's motion for on addross to tho Quoon praying hor not to sssuma the title of Emprasa. DEAD, ‘Witliam Nichotson 1lodgsen, momber of Dar- liamont for East Cumberland, and the Ifon. Frodevick Walpolo, member of Parliamont for Northifoli, aro dead. LIGUT. GAMERON, tho Afrioan explorer, srrived at Liverpool to- day in tho stonmor Cou, Thoro was s largo crowd at tho docks, and ho wes loudly chosred on fanding. Ho [« in cxcellent heallh, ———— EGYPT. FINANCES. Loxpon, April 2.—It 18 rumored that Mr.' Cavo's report shawa tho tinsaclal situstion of Erypt not dosporate, a8 tho books of the Khe- divo domonstrato tho receipts of tho country to Lo moro than sufllclent to pay tho laterost on the dobt ond einlung fund. Tho floating dobt awmounts to about £14,000,000. Provision can bo mado for thia by ralalng taxcs and inoronsing the income from tho ports of Aloxandria and Ismailia, Tho roport consnros tho oxpondituro on unproductivo railroads and large industrial ostablishmonts, Msny of tho lattor, particularly tho cotton snd sugar worke of tho Khodive, are belioved to hava been workod at o loss. - TIE ABYSSINIAN UNPLRASANTNEUS, Lonooy, Aprit 3.—The Times Aloxendria’dis- patch eays tho King of Abyesinia sont envoys asking “for penco, and . slterwards mado impossible domands fot & tromty of commorco beforo tho peace was slgnod sid the paymont of war oxpenses. The Egyptinns sro fortifsing the stroog positions commanding rnunm. Thoy will gorrison theeo and withdraw ho remainder of the u'nngs during the rainy goason. It is enggostod that noutrsl territory bo formed to %‘uront §futurao collisions botwoon Abysgivia and Egypt. It is roported that Prince ‘Tigro boa rovolted, moving on Adowa. Many porsons favor tho idos of placing Thoodore’s 8on on the throne, uader guarantoe. e GERMANY. BISMARCK. Loxpox, Aprll 2.—Priuce Bismarok celabrated hia 624 birthdny Saturdny, .and was porsonally congratulated by tho Emperor, the Crown Prince, the Diplomatle Corpe, the Federal Council, and the Ligielative Doputios, sorensded by tho band of tho Imporial Gunrd, ond rocolved congratulo« tious by telegraph trom tho King of Bavarin. XOE CENTLNNIAL. Tho Gorman Govornmount intonds avpointing 88 membors of jts jury at tho Philadelpbia Ex« position Iforrs Krupp and Borsig. A YORTHCOMING REOAL INTERYIEW. Benuy, April 2.—Tho Vossischa Zeitungipub- lishos o rumor that the forthcoming intérview betwoon Quoon Victorin aud tho Ewmperor Wiilinin i3 for tho purpone of concluding a trenty for a ceasion tothoe German Empiro of the right of the Duke of Edinburg a3 heir presumptive to tho Duchy of Baxo-Cobourg snd Gotha. VON MOLTKE. Loxpoy, April 3.—Tho Dally Tr.‘legruc'h'.v spoctal from Borlin intimatos that Gon. Von Moltke will prabably resign his office sy Chiof-of- 8tall of the army nt tho concinsion of his fur- lough, and ba auocosdoed by Gon. Wartenslobon, e i RUSSIA, Tz OZAR, Loxpoy, April 4—It appears the Ozar Ia go- Ing to the Palaco of Yalta, in the Crimes, on bis usaal anoual vistt, and not to Malta, @TRE YROSPECTIVE DOINGS, Br. Prrensoona, April 2.—Tue programmo of the Ozar's journey i8 officially announced, His Majosty gocs to Ems at tho end of April, so- Journing at Borlin a fow days ou the way, From Yins ha gocs to Jugenholm, and afterwsrds ro- turne to Russla for tho mllitary maneuvres. During tho summor ho will go to Helaurgfors and noxt to Warsaw. Aftor reviowing the troops in varioua Lgllum, ho will accompany the Em- ross to adis, whonce ho will return to St. otersburg lato in tho antumu. Tho Emperor of Brazil aud tho King of Danmark will vieit the Imponal family during tho sammor, TIME CZAR IN 400D MEALTH, Loxpox, April 8.—Tho Russian Tolographio Agency doclares all roports of the ill-health ot tho Czar, bis journoy to Malts, oto., wholly un- founded, — FRANCE, A DEAL IX GUANO. ‘Loxpox, April 2—The rumors that the Bo- clotie Generale Laa concluded an arraugoment with tha Poruvian Government i reference to the Guano contract, and Poruvisn securitiss Liave advauced to 29, DUFYET'S OBNOXIOUS PLESS GAG, - Loxoon, Aprll 8,—A Paria dispatch to the Times roports that tho Governmont haa sont clroular to the Prefootd candaling tho (ostruo. tlons lssued by tho Iate Minlster Baffot which grantod tha arbitrary power of withdrawing li- 000504 from bowspapor sgonta ff thoy sold pa- papara not approved of by tho authorities. M4, RIOUARDSON. ‘The fuoeral sorvices of Mra. William A. Rich- ardson were porformod at Parls Wednosday, The body was embalmed, and awalts ths arrival of Judge Richardson for trausportation to Mas- uachusetts, CUBA. A TRAGIOAL COURT BOENE. Havaxs, April 2.~In ono of the courts yes. terday, after an angry controversy over a claim, the aarquis of Argudio, aa he was leaving the room, atruck Bonor Banchez Iawagua. The lat. u:‘rnlled & rovolver and suot tho Marquis, who died this moruing. Tho parties are woalthy and woll-kaown, ——— PORTUGAL. A CENTENNIAL, LoNDoK, April 8.—A telegram to the JDaily News from Lisbon announces that the steam transport Indis has sailed from the Tsgus with a oargo of exhibits for the Philadelphis Exhibi- tion, The steamer is to touoh at the Axores for additicnal contributions, —_—— TURKEY. TIX PIC DOGS DANXING. Loxpox, April 8.—The Daily Telegraph's Dare lin dispatch asys negotiations .for the paciSica~ tlon of Horzogovina are now regardod aa having fallen throngh, Tha Powors serjously contome plate armed Intorvention. If this should prove unavoidable, they will give natice of thair fn- tention to minintaln the peaco of Kurope, ——— ITALY, DEAD. Loxoow, Fog., Apri) 8.—A dispatch from Romo to the Daily News announces tho death of ex- Doputy Lobbis, the sttempt to asaasainate whom excitod tho wholo of Italy soma yoears sgo. ——— WHISKY. LOCAL COSSIP. MENDY WEATERIAN, chlof of the Pokin Whisks-Ring aud boss of tho Pokin Alcoliol Works, waa in town yeaterdsy, fmpolled by & desiro £0 800 tho Chicago boya and cxchange oxperionoos. o hiad o consulta. tion with Col, Kinnoy and Judge Miller, but did not ollcit even the smallest crumbas of comfort from thoso oflicora. It in now aunonncod that THE FRPISINGRR CARE will pot comn up until Tucedsy, Gon. Hawloy aud Mr, Murphy, tho dofendant's counsol, are in toswn, and will epend to-day in consuliation with Mr. Storrs, who hsa also been rotained in the caso, with the view of golting evorvthing in rondiness to proceod with thatrial to-morrow. Tho henting of thix coso will no doubt consuma tho pgroator portion of thiz week, and it is nov prabablo that tho argnmonts in support of tho motiou for o now tHal fn the Pahlman and Rusl cas0 will como up until the Froisingor matter in notiiod, alihough tho Dintrict Attorney may dosiro to havo tho mattor disposed of to-day. Mr. Btorra ins not roceived any notico, however, to auch an offoct, and {t Is not aupponed that he whl be unduly hurried to state what he Laa to sy why & naw trial shonld be grantod, —_— WASHINGTON. DYER'S TESTIMONY, Wasmyaton, D..0, Aonl 2.—The specisl Committeo on the so-called whisky fraudasin Missour} oxamined yestordsy Col Dyer, Unitod Btatea Distriot Attornoy at 8t. Louis. Tho ox- aminntion laated about throo hours, and was oxbaustive, It was, howover, rathor disappoint- ing totha Committos, a8 Mr. Dyer now acoms 1o thiok that all tho suspicions ho frankiy ad- mits Lo at onetimo ontertalned of overybody at Washington, cxcept Becretary Dristow and Sallctor Wilson, wero fironndlusu. Tho tosti- mony taken by tho Grand Jury was given to tho dofensa by o juror namod Fox, one'of tho two who afterwarde camo hore and gavo tlhe teati- meny away, uzetting in somo wav Lis son ap- Fclnmd tasomo ofiice. Col. Dyer loft for 8t, Lonts st ovening. Mr, Kuott informed Lim that ho would boe noedod agaln in & wook or ton daye. — MISCELLANEOUS. NEW YORE CITT. New York, April 2.—Rumored crooked whisky frauds, such as rocontly created such excito- maont at the Wost, havo boen discovered in Now York and Brooklyn, and Governmont officials aro taking stops to prosocnto cortaln parties. Hoyaralscizures of books aro roported, made on tho ground of falsificntion of ontrios, and the ovidance of fraud is 8o patent thattho cases have beou reforrod to the United Biates Grand Jury, now in gosslon. MILWAUREE, Specfat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mizwavkeg, Wis, April 2.—A" lettor receivod boro from Judge Cato, Ropresentativo of the Eighth District of Wisconsin in Congress, states that tho Whisky Invostigating Committoa will roceivo toatimony in tho Milwaukoo cases, and dosires that tho namoa of witnessacs be eent oa. BEECHER. Plymouth Church Being Gradunily Driven to the Wall~An Impnrtisl Invostgntion Inevitable, Spectal Diapatch to The Chieago Iridune. New Yonx, April 2~Tho great scandal has nasumed & now sbiapo, which may provo import- a0t in a faw woeks and rosult in # now investigs- ton of Plymouth affalta by s Commisaion not appolntod on the'plau proposad by the late Ad- visary Councll. There are two phaacs of tho movement, both of which are very petplexing to Becechor and his frionds, The first phaso ia thia: Bowen offorod to prove by Mru. Bradshaw and Mra. Richards tho oft-assorted declarations thot Ara. Tilton confessed to them her ropeated sadultory’ with Beochor, justified, as she claimod, ou the ground of hor husband’s infidelitics. hIr, Bradshaw oppesred boforo Plymouth Exam- inng Committon with bis wife's afidavit to this offoct, nod offorod to toll all ho know in substantiation of it.: 'This exposed Bowon's plan to tha Commltteo, which decided, on the suge gestion of Olerk Tilnoy, that Mr. Bowen must first entablish the trath of bis own, not Tilton's charges, and thus hoaded off tho sehemo, for Bowon uad alresdy betrayed tho fact tbat ho cunnot provo his own charges. Tho mattor reats hore for tho preaont, but, of conrse, whon it is decided to go to the sccond of BDowoen's_charges rolntlug to the Tilton matter, theso afidavits will como up, and bavo to bo disposod of. Alrondy tho Commwit~ too rocognizo this offer to ~ ba 80 ‘sorlous that thoy aro already doclaring that Mrw, Tilton must have bren insano whon sho mado such confession, The sccond pbasa of the I;‘:wmmt troublo {8 this: For moro than o woel post Prof. E. 0, Bmythe and Prof, Moad and socothor mombar of tho facnlty of Andover Collogo Lave boen in Brookiyn examinlog varioua witnesses, mnot ouly aa to what they know, but a8 to thoir will- ingnees to tostify hofore tho Commiselon coflati- tuted by tho Advisory Counsol - [t will be re- membered that tho primary condition of that Conusol was that somo person should make him- solf rcaponaiblo for tho charges within sixty days, The inf&ulxy of Profs. Bmytho and Mend was with a viaw to assuming or Retting somo of tho witnessea to assumo rosponsibility for tho chu‘;nn. Without oxcoption ; Moufton, Mru, Moulton, Mey, Bradshaw, AMr.and Birs. Rich- srds, ond all tho important witnossea do- ciarod omphatically that they would mnot testify -+ boforo ftho - Commiselon ealied by ‘the Advlnor{o Council, but would tell all they lonew to a Butual Council called by Andover, or a committas sppointed by An- dovor, to investigate. Prof. Smythe also vsited and conversod with Mrs, Tiltan, and flnally Lvlu: bor husband, with what result [s uo- DowD. —— INDIANAPOLIS. Gront Wit nnd Madncss—A Good vestmont—Late Rallwny Neowws, Speewat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. InpiaNarorts, Ind,, April 2.—Ool. Jobn P. Baird, of Torre Hauto, a brilliant lawyer of tnat Bar, was brought to tho Insans.Hospital yestor- day, » commissfon baving ordered his confino- mont tharo. Tho causo of his insanity is not atated, Jonsthan K, Gopan, who purchased the Wabssh & Xrle Canal at Torre Hauto In Feb- ruary, hing sold that portion of it lying botweon Lofayotts and Mastern Indiana to_partios in Fort Wayne, llunflmton, Peru, and Loganaport for 103,000, s pald §85,500 for it. Yrc:ght ratea o the East nrs vory mach nn- sottled. Live-atook ratoa dropped on ‘Thureday, and a goneral war now may be looked for at sny timo. Tho troudlo arises out of tho domand, by tho Grand Trunk, of the privilegs of making lower ratos than' tho other through lnes, A mooting will bohold bers Thursday in the interost of the proposed double-track narrow- gaugo raiirosd from New York to 85, Louts, with oranches to Toledo and Chicsgo. The moeting wull bo a largo affair, —— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Brooinaron, I, March 80,—Cattle-fosdera throughout Central Illinols are experlencing great difticulty in gotting feod tostock. Cattla have dons no good for the past month, loeing weight rathor than gainlog. Thousands of dole Inrs worth of stock was killod by the soow-atorm Monday n!ght in this sootiou, BosTon, Masa., April 1.—The bill for tha taxs~ tion of chi propersty was rejecied in the House by a large majority. Br, Laous, Mo., Aprit 1.—Ten car-loads of ma- chinery, focludiog engines, boilers, eto., were ulupwf from here yu&rdu for Ban Fri destiuod for Nicholawskl, Biberis, where thoy will ba put lato oight ateatboats that are being built st that point for tho Amoor River. Corumnus, 0., April 1.—Ia the Honsta to-day & bill was introducod directing the Commission- erof Insuranceto revoke the certificates of thosa lite insurance compsnies doing business g:) l?‘hlo which ssscss taxcd upon thair polioy. lore. Derrorr, Mich., April 1.—A dlspatch from Mackinao reprosonts that the pmnpg:h for the exrly opoening of navigation are not favorable, as the 100 is heavier than it was a fortnight ago. LouisviLLe, April L—The famons ores Ballankeel uas beea retired from the turt on ao- count of an adliction caused by opizootic,dle osunot egain run with sny show of sucoens, Ballankoc! had an excellont tocard Isst year, aad 8t ono timo 260,000 waa offered for him snd was rojocted by his ownar, Wiluan Jonniags, of Lnisville, ‘WILKESDARRR, April 1.—A reduction of 310 per cont in tha wages of brakomen of the Lehigh Valloy Hallrosd, caused tho men at Sugar Notch and Fairviow to striks, Thoy atoppsd all freight and coal tralns, but let pasacngor traina pass, The railrosd authorities obtainod warrants, and the ring-leaders were arrestod, sinca which tims B0 trains havo been dolayed, 8r. Louis, April 1.—bix bundred and fifty-fiva thounsaoi! dollars in ellyor comn, below tho denom. ination nf ono dollar, have been receivod at tho sub-Trenaury fn thia city from the Pacifia slope, during the past munth, to be used in the ro- Bsamption of specfe payment. Spectal Duraleh 1o The Chicass Tribune, Bruuixazoy, I, April 1,—The Penitentiary Commisnlonera contracted the convict labor to Huiskamp Broa., of Fort Madison, to-day, st 46 centd b day per head, Thoy will mannfacturo :mufl! aud alicos, and will employ from. 65 to 100 iands, New Onrraxs, Aprit 2.—Gov. Kellogg hag se. copted the resignation of B, T. Dosurcgard, an obuozious colored tax-collactor of Baton Rougo, sud appointed Ilonry B, Babbjn. b S sy A A SECRET AFFAIR. Councluslons Arrived ut by & Very iy Coterie of the Unwashed o Ine dioun, Speetal Diapateh to Tha Chtcago Tridune. IspiaxapoLs, Ind., April 2,—When the Dom- ocratic Stato Central Committoo waa reorganized soveral wooks aga, & caavasa of tho Hiate wag or- dered to dotormine tho relative atrength of tho candidatoa for Governor. Last Thursday night tho scouta cama fnto this city to report, and, as they woro all aoti-Laudors mon, the utmost sacrecy was preserved. They arrived on oven- ing traipe, held a night seagion. and departed osrly in the morning without regis- toring tholr nomes, nor giving oy sipn of their presonce. Tho proceddings of the mesting havo loaked out, howover, and will be givon in the Journal to-morrow morning. Tho reports showod that Holman would receive tho olnost undivided support of the couuties ia the noithorn _and southicastorn parts of tho Btate. Niblack will carry | tho _south- woatorn, No following waa found for Landers at ali, save 10 & fow central counties aud in apota throughout tho Btate whero Greenback Cluba havo boon organlzed- It was the general fm- progsion that Holman wanted the nowmination on tho first baliot. Upon the matler of his accoptancoe it wan the goneral fecling that ho would and must socept, but in tho event that ho aud Niblack both drew off, Judge Danlel Turple, of this city, will bo nominated, ‘Turpio will be the candidato for Lioutenant-Governor if Holman or Niblack is nominatod, Inapy caso Landers will not be nominated. 'TboConvention meots on the 19th. CRIM A DUTCH FORGER, &peelal Duoateh to Ihe Chicann Tribune, BT. Pauw, Minn., April 2.--Ilenry Voo Hovan, socused of successful forgery, in Iollend, amounting to sbout $100,000, was brought hore undor arrost jast night, having boen caught at Wilimar by Officor Driceotte, of this city, and Deputy-Marshal Robineon, of Now York. Von Hovan, who was o cattle-dealor in Holland, bo- cama baskrupt, sud concealed part of hia prop- erty and fled to this country, reaching New York Jan. 2, and arriving here in Fobruary. His forgerica being discovered, he was found to bave saited to Now York, and information was accordingly ent to Dutch agenta in this coun- h{. Col. [Kioln, Datch Coneul hero, frightoned him away from the city tso weoks ago by mentioniog his nomo in his presonce. Tho city polico moan- titno woro watching bim, uncertain of his 1den- tity. Whon Robinson arrived last Sundsy, bis idontity boing establiskod, his rotrest was soon discoyered up the St. Paul & Pscific Road, and his arrost followed. A writ of habeay corpus was obtained for Von Hovan last night, roturnable to-morrow afternoon. A warrant wes also feeucd againat lobinson for kidnap- jog. At 9 this morning Von lioyan was placod Ffl charge of Bheriff Bocht, ponding action of tha court on tho wrlt of habeas corpus and the charge of kiduapping. ASSASSINATED, Lowsvinie, April 1.—3artin Van Buren Bouth, 8 butcher of Frankfort, Xy., was assas- einatod thore this morning by an unknown per- son, The assassin entored tho market whon full of poople, and fired at South through sn_ aporture, Lilling him almost instantly. Bouth was enterivg s charge in his momorandum-book when killed. The au- thoritics followed horso tracka to the bouao of a buteher named Watker Stephons, whom thoy arrcated. Btephons had proviously made @ throat agalnst Bouth, bocauso of tho latter's suo- cesd {o eaking & moat contract from hum, Otti- ors were arrostod, and grest oxcitoment is ro- ported. MUNICIPAL WICKEDNESS, 8r. Lou1s, Mo., April L.—William H, Swift, tho Clorlk of tho City Council, is nleo among those who woro indicted yestorday. Hoe is charged with perfury. It Is oxpected that mord indict- mentg will bo found in a day or two, lnvolving other city officinls, The bribory charged in theso cases ia for recoiving monoy in conuoction with tho passage by the City Council of tho chartor for the Northwoatorn Htroct Raflroad, not tho Caas Avenue load, as provionsly stated. A RIVER MURDER, Vickspona, Misa., April 2.—Chris Jones, Cap- tain of o forry-boat, waa killed to-day by Col. Martin foary, snd others, Jonos was Keary'’s son-in-law. “Kearv waa badly injured by olub- bing inflicted with'n guo., ARRESTED. New Yonr, April 1.—Jamoes E. Gray, who ab- sconded four yosra ago with a largo amount of monoy obtained from momberu of the Btock Ex- flhnngo and banks, wos arrested to-day in Lon« og. . A DREADFUL TRAGEDY IN MAINE. E GanpiNen, Me,, April 1.—Isaac Page this morniog killed big wife who had just given blrth to a child, and thon killed himsolt, “ MOLLIE HOLBROOK. Naw Yorm, April 1.—2lollis Holbrook, of Chi- eago notorlety, and Mary King wore arresied to- day whilo shop-lifting. THE WEATHER, Wasmaron, D, 0., Apri| 3—1 a. m.—For the Upper Liske rogion, falling baromoter, ecasterly followed by westorly winds, oloudy weather, and rain or enow, with stationary tomporaturo, LOCAL ODEEBVATIONS. Quioaco, April 2. Time. _|Nar, (Thr 11y, , Wind, [Taln [\vmm 6:53a, m,|30.11 2, Oloudy, 1118 s, m.i22.97) 3 'Lt rain, 2:00 p, m.{29.01 Thr't'a, 2:53 po . {20.89 Lt,rain, 9:00 p, m. 20,48 0RgYs 10:18 p. mn,{29,08| ¥ 0ggy. Maximum thermomeler, 39, Minimom, §2, GENZHAL OBSRRYATIONS, Cuicano, April 3—Midaight, h!' 1Bar, ‘Wind, Hain|Weather, Stattatica of Scacland, London_Timdes, Tho Registrar-Gensral reporu that the birthe xggum in Bootlsod fn tho year 1878 wero 123,693, or 85.4 per thoussnd of the estimated wpuhllou 3 tho deaths were 81,785, or 23,4 ger thousand ; and the marriages were 25,921, or 7.4 per thousand. All thres ratios ara above the average of the proceding ten years, bus the ex ooss {s groatest in the deaths, thoir averago be- iog only 22.2 por thousand. The birth-rate is almoat 1dentical with that which the yoar's ro- turns from England show, bus cho death-rate ls 0.6 per thousand higher than that of England. The mean of fifty.five stationsof the Matsoro- loglosl Saciety ol Bootlsud shows & relnfail of 89,08 inchea in the yoar, which ia 0.16 incli sabovo the aversge of the ing ninetoen ysars. ‘The roturns show » range of tompersture from 4 dog, at Woltles, Roxburgh, in Jaauary, to 83.7 deg. in July at Baxry, Lorfarshire, FIRES, The Town of Fairmont, W. Va., Visited. by a Big Conflagration. DRY GOODS, VL & SISO WILL OPEN THEIR NEW STORE, 105 State-st., (LATE LINEN BTORE]}, Between Washington & Madisou:sts, TEIS, Half the Business Portion of the Place Dosta;oyede--Loss, 125,000, Record oft Minor Catnstrophes of the Kind, AT FAIRMONT, W, VA, PrrTsnora, Pa., April 2.—A Falrmont (W, Va.) spectal to the Amiociated Prosa of this city says 8 deatractivo firo cccarrod thoro early this morn- fog, twonty-two bnildings boing entirely de- strosod, Many othars wero injurod. The fire waa undaubtedly thie wotk of an incendiary, originat- Ing botwaon Bwisher & Carpenter's 'store and Pondorgast’s saloon. The eutire buatneas blook from Bridgo stroct to Jefferson stroet on tho south aido of Main stnzet, and every building but two on tho north sitle Wore burnod; alsn a aumber of bulld’mys aloug Dridge street, Fol- lowing are the lossea: Aunio Turney, two bulldiogs, 6,000, insared $3,600; Fleming & Powoll, propriotors of tho West Virginian, 83,000, insured. $1,000; J. E. Flomiog, grocery, £2,600, insurenco €1,000; Jamea O. Wataon, building, 2,000, josurance €800: A. G, Ifall, book-store and Post-Ofico, £2,500, Insured £1,200; F. M. Fleming, dwolling, $3,000, insured $000; Maris Hozsndt, millinery, ©1,000; no insuratico; Eils Loftie's, millinery, %1,200, no insurance; Jana Laidley's heira' building, 5,000, insarod §2,000; F. M.Flem. ing, boot rind shoo store, 4,000, insurcd #600; E, C. Kerr, shon stors, 23.000, insared $1,800; John fichu pbach, bakery, #3,000: 1sured 81,800 ; Mre. ¥itzgorald, dwelling and notion-stors, £3.000, o injurants; Btone & Bubont, bard. ware, 26,00 ; insared 82,000; Monahan's heira, threo Lutdings, 86,000, no insurance; A, It McNear, furnitueo stors, #3,000, no insuranco; J. W. Lo anco; Jobn Yisher, dwolling and moat- shop, £3,000. no sutance; ¥, Chriatie Taylor, 2,000, no flosuranco; Brock, morchnmt, $14,000, Ineurancs anco; Bwishor & ‘Corponter, merchauts, $18,000, insurod for 6,00; Dr. J. H. Drownfleld, dwollivg snd offace, £3,500, {nsured for £800; L. O, Chester, two+ dwellings and grocary, £5,000, no insurance; Forman's photograph™ gallery, 1,000, no {nsuramse ; Index newspaper, W. P, Caopor, pmprlslor.. 22,600, no insuranca ; AL A 0, Comerford’ ge, ©3,000, ineured for 81,000; Charles -Corbin, oigars, £5,000, no iusurance. A number of other bulldinga wore damaged to tho extient of £3,000 or £4,000. The t.nmfinu roschea fnlly §125,000. The total {nsurance is $29,800, divided as f lowa: Posbody, of Whoeling, €8,800; Frank- lin, of Wheeling, 2,600 ; German, of Wheeling, £9,000 3 Etna, ing, 82,000 ; Fauuil Hall, of Hariford, 81,600 Pounsylvanis, of Pittabarg, 4,000; Hartfo of Hartford, 18,060, torribla shock to this gencrally-thriving plase, WieerLing, mont, in this Blate, this mornin, Tho firs broke out place, at 4 Had tho wind boon blowing tho wholo town would have boen consumod. Twenty-threa buildings were totally destroyed snd o numbor of others injured. Tho Poat-Offico and a por- tion of tho mail was burned. The fire 18 sup- poeed to have been the work of an incondiary. IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, April 2—~The New York Club- Houge, corer of Twenty-fifth streot and Fifth avonue, woa partislly destroyed by firo this ovonivg. Tho wupper part of the build- ing was complotely destroysd. The low- or psrt was damaged by water. Tha loas ia stated at £30,000 by members of the Clab, but outside parties putit at a much lowar figure, some 23 low as 815,000. It is fully coversd by fosurance, Lizzie Mulligan, a domostio omployod fo the buitding, bad o parrow escapo from desth, Bhe was discavored on tho root wildly waving hor Lands and calliug on the throng below for sssistanco. Fire Commissiop- or Voorhies and two otber gentlemon nscended to the roof of tho houso through an adjoining Luilding and rescued the girl in a fanting con- dition, and partly asphyxtated by amoke, NEAR DOSTON, MASS, Boszox, Avril 2,~Tho fino summer residenco of 8. W, Gslloupe, of Boston, known s Ocoan View Cottago, near Phillips Polnt, Bwampscott, was burned to-duy. Loss, £40,000. Insurance, §27,000. Itie supposod to have boen incendia~ 13, IN_CHICAGO, A still-slarm of fire, caused by tho oxplosion of a¢an of keroseue in the grocory-storo of Carl DBruggaman, No. 204 Milwaukes avenue, was taken to Eogine Compauy No, 3 at 9:15 last ovening, Damago, about %10, AT BAY CITY, MICH. Snecial Dispateh to L'na Chicaao Tyfdune, EAsT 8A6INAW, April 2.~Parker & Lloyd'a fur- niture manufacturing shop at Bay City was burncd yosterday. Loss, £300; no insurance. AT CALAIS, ME. Carats, Mo., April 2.—Tho {ron-foundry of W. E. Slayton burned last night. Loss, £25,000; innured, 0,000 —_— CASUALTIES, RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Spectal Duvalch to The Chicago Tridune, McGnroon, Ia., April 2—Quite a sorioua seci- dent occurrod last ovening on the Decorsh Branch of tho Chicago, Milwsukeo & St Paal Tailrond. Tho track spread, and tho passonger conch was procipitated down an embankmeat. ‘Thore wéra twonty or:mora passengors in the car, Bix waro infured, two soriously, Ars, Robort Btears, ot Conaver, thigh brokon and Injured interually; 1I. A. Chiase, two_ ribs broken and body soveroly Lruised ; John Hulvereon, of Bos. cobel, sevorely injured internally; Mra, John Tulvorson, lurgo cus acroga tho forohead ; Miss Wolcott, of McGregor, gash across the oye, not eorioua; Charles Iarris, of Anamoss, body brulsed, but nothing serions, Others were in- ired slightly. The passengers were taken to ecorals and cared for., TWO MEN KILLED, New Onrrans, La., Aptil 2.~The holsting ap- paratus of a grain elavator on the leveo in the Bixth District, gave way to-day, fatally injurin Jules camuon%wu ‘Lhomas Iayes. ¥ injumiig FIREMEN INJURED, BostoN, April 2.—¥our men wers injured by a breaking 1sader at s small firo on Olarlestown Neck to-night, — OBITUARY. ' Pmuioeremma, Pa, April 1.—Flizabetn T, Greentleld, the colored singer, famous throughe out the country some years sge, under the name of the * Black Bwan, ” diod hore yeaterday at the age of 68 yoars, Bho was Lorn & alave in Georgls, but was manumitted while a child. OmvoiwNatr, O., April L—ndge D. K. Pste, formerly & fiominen& lawyer, and ons of the first sottlers in Clucinnati, dled yosterdsy, aged SHERMAN AND ROBESON. New Youg, April 1.—Gon, Bherman sod the Booretary of War, who wero in town to-day, msde a vislt to Fort Hamilton. The buaincss was rily ofioial and partly complimentary, There l:v. : full drovs m‘-’pwuun of troopa. One dollar sxpendoed now in purchasing s bottle of Ty Erperiant by thoss Lroubied with & shsbt cough or boarsegoas o ore (iroat, may tave ihe z- pense of a doctor's bill, A neglocted cough often enda tn Consumption, 4 alight intammation of the Lining of (e whisd ubs, thi wsial sympiocas of which are sre throst sud a pain fn the {requantly loads to bronckitis, A day's dolay may entail montha of suffor- Ing. Detter try 8§ anoo Jayne's Expoctorant, a stand. ard retmody, whoso oasaiive pro havo boen tast- od by thousands. e ———— "BUSINESS NOTICES. ‘Throat Affections and Iloarsenosw— All sufering fyom feritation of the Throat and Hoarss- nees will be agreaibly surprisod st the alwost jw- modiste reliel afforded by the use of * Hrown's Uronchial Troches.'* —_— Burnett’s Ooconino te the best and chuspest balr-dressing 1o thy world, tt, produce-dealsr, £3,000, no fnsur- 83,0007 Thomas L’ondorg ast, ealoon, $2,000, no insur. Fire & (Macino, of Whesling, $8,000'; of Wheoling, 2,000 ; Citizons, of Whesl- Thirteon families aro renderod homoless, “The disastar will prove a W. Va., April 2.—Tho fire st Fair~ i destroyed about one-half tho business portion of the o'clock, Tho town swas not propared with either hook and Indder, cngine, or bucket-brigades. MONDAY HORNINE, APRIL 3, When they will offer to the public an entire new stock of: DRY GOODS AT PRICES THAT WILL INSURE A SPEEDY SALE, 105 State-st., Between Washington and Madison-ots, RICHARDS, SHAW, FITCH & WINSLOW. 70 MERCHANIS, ‘We are now offering a stock of Dress Goods, Gloves, Hosiery, Shawls, Fancy Goods, Notions, and Spring Woolens, which in its adaptability to the wants of the country trade cannot be BUrpass« ed, and our prices are such as to command . 'the patronage -of all cash and prompt short-time buy- ers, and no merchant should visig this market without an examinna “" PRINTS, “Selected styles,” at all times, in full open stock, DOMESTICS. Popular Brands, regular agentsg prices, Corner State and Madison-sts. OLOAKS AND SUITS, CARSON, PIRIE & €O, ADISON & PRORIA-BTS,, Havo just opened a ‘Work<Room for the manufacture of Oloaks and Suits, superintonded by Herr Rosenthal from Borlin, who will guarantee my‘ tire satistaction and & perfect fit dom overy instance, Oloaks and Suits made to order, also outting and fitting done at rea~’ so‘gx‘;abie pricos, = @ havo nowon hand a e line of Cloaks and Suits made glyo Herr) Rogenthal, which the ladies are cor- B AL g aghmoro Clo at 85, 8, and 8§10, the handsomest’goods bves shown in this market for money, A nice line of Btuff Buits at '15, $13, 15, 418, and $20, and upwar which oannot be surpassed for atyl and cheapness, Carsan, Pirie & Co, Great WestEad Doy Gools B, MADISON & PEORIA-STS, : BUSINESS CARDS. THOS. WATTSON & SONS, * 140 North Delswaze-av., Philadelphia, EXPORTERS AND, COMMISSION Trinldad Aspbattum, COrude & Eafined, by the sargo 4 Y T ot td A LeUlar veasals for e ook Tat mad)