Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1876, Page 8

L i {Blgned) WHISKY. Soltcitor Wilson on the Testimony and Choracter of De- tectivo Boll v Mo Thinks He Is o Person Generally Well Btocked with Montal . *® Rosorvations, put that s Story Concerning Bahcock, ' Luckey, and Bradley, Deserves Conylderatio Munn and Wadsworth to Bo Tried Noxt : Month, i ',Frcyalnger'u Case Not Yot Ended-Ward fo 3 Appear To-Day, BELL. WOAT BOLICITOR WILSON ITIXKA OF JIM. | Spectat Diapateh to T'he Chicace Tribune, . WasuoTos, D, 0., April 10,—Bluford Wilson, Bollcitor of tho Treaeury, teatificd bofora the Clymor Committen thin moruing, that Le firs met Bell in Boptembor or Octobor, 1874, Lol was then an applicant for tho position of Chief bf the Becrot Kervico, and had some strong tocommendationn from the military commandors under whom bo had served, but Mr. Wilson did not fool satisfied ihat ho was just tho man for the position, , Question—If there wera mny reasons why yon iid not employ him pleaso stato thom? Anawer ~Pogsibly my whole counectlon with Mr. Boll |s best explained by tho papera which I kmught bere about tho middlo of December last, fy attentlon was called to him, I think, by a Jattor from Ar, Dyor to mo, but thore were somo proceedinga ou liis part ju thia city that oxcitod fny wuspiclons and led mo to suppose that ho might bo a spy upon Mr. Dyer's movementa, and 8o, on tho 18th of Decowmber, 1 wrote Col. Dyor a followa s * And now o word of caution. You havo made mistako in trusting C. A. Iell, e hax beon Brnmmfluu to know that you bave beon epdeavoring to implicate the Prosident, and it {s - possiblo that lio may roturn to 8t. Louls, f Lo doos Yut your best man on him at once, od you will soon seo where be truins, If lig 1alls upon you dBu't let on that you' ausjicet, but (on't trust him, snd have him watuhed.” hlOn tho 10 of Fabruary I sont Me. Dyer this jogram: 1 *\WWasminaTox, Fob, 10, 1876.—To D, P. Dyer, Tnited Seates Atlorney, 8t. Louls, Ao, : Doll has 18t been' in with a remarkablo story about aving boon um{:loyml by DBabeock and Juckoy to stonl your “ovideoco; mays tilegrams woro sent or received Lubcock fn fhe namo of ‘D, ¥inch,' or ¢Bull Jinch’; that oxpross packages with noney camo lo 1'4n city to A. C, Dradloy for deilvery. It inay be well t look into thin, “ Jruronp Wisox, Solleitor,"” "o aame day, or probably the day after, I reevived Ao following (zom it * 61, Louss, Mo, Tob, 10, 1876.—The Iion, Biuford Thison, Selicitor, Waainglon, D, C.: If you tidnk tiat 1cll told the'tratis send bim heroatouca. When ore tho ‘Fincl' telegrams and exprosa packagos sout? htters look well horo. Blgned) 1, I, Drrn, District-Attorney,” ' which T respondud 8 foliuia 2 - WastiNaTON, D, O, I'eb, 15, 1878,~T0 Luclen Fiton, United Stirtcs Al'lm-n:r, St. Loufs, Mo, s That xian Bas Clandler's commisalon jn his pockot, Has en tu Jewell's seryice aud in Gon.Graut's during the Tubellion, and ald yon good sorvice inthe ifoga caies,” You shonld oxamine Lt with great caro pud Julgs of his teuth. Of courso his testimony would bo 3] 10 tho defenso if truo, and fn that event It would Dea big mistake not to gwear Lim. Igued) « BLyrorn Wissox, Bollcitor," ‘0 which I rocetved tho following reapouse : ir. Loy, Mo., I -Liusord Wilson, So- fefor of the Trexsury, Wasiington, D, C.: Wo do not trt that fellow Bel, of whom' wo epcke. Wo will un no.evidonco of which wohave s strony doubt us of this, ;&mml) 4 EATON, on the 16t of February I recolved (hia dispatc s #7. Louts, Mo,, Yob. 16, 1876,—/luford |Fuiaon, So- Hetor of thé Avcaaury, Washington, . C.: Aftor sn hoir of exunination of that man, Dyer and T decidod emphatically that wo wold only usu hiin in robuttal Afat slt, 1ls story, althoughi probably true, wanld ,be doubted gravely, and throw discredit on the (l falth of the prosoution boforo tho publio. riadhesd fully concurs in our docision, which ha3 o roceivod in the light of your dispaicls 5"" ) Eston" Jo that X reaponded : “VasunatoN, Yeb., 16, 1870.—To Lucien Enton, Brestat United States Attorney, $t, Louis, o, : 1ol eutirely coutent with tho concialon reachiod by your- #elf and aasociates, My objoct 18 accomplishiod In so- euring for the matter iho careful consideration which ¥ot secn to havo given it, (Signed) Lruroun WiLsox, Solicitor, Mr, Wilson sald Lo was prefudiced ugatnst Lol bo- #aws ho admittod that bo had Leon DETUAYING DYENW'S CONFIDENCE, and it was not possiblo to tell whether Lo’ would be truoif thoy put him on o stand. ‘horo was much inlis story which would bo deemed linportant, aud probably reliable, but he trusted implicitly du the cowsselat 8t Lonis, It was bis fupresalon at one tiro thot- Shorman, Assistant Districk-Attorney fn Nov York, was usod’ in tho mamo way Babcock de- mnd £0 Uso Jioll, to obtain thio Jage correspondeuce. opinion,” huwever, Lud boen somowhist modiS fied since Ho remombered meethng Bol ' cuo morning at the Lxeouiive Man- sioy, and el (old himy soms rowarisble hirgs about Avery, and the {udicatious o had given ©f bis disponition ta turn Btale's evidouco, Avary, ace cordag to Boll, considired bimuelf un abnsed inan, Aia frionds of {ha Whisky-Riugr bad uot stoad up Lo Bizana they hud prowmissid t3 doy aud ko was dispossd then, ©TRLL ALL ME KNEW. Thit atory mads au dmpression ou Mr, Wilson's miud, sl ropuated 1t to thia Seeretary of tho Lressury, sud ufterwards o the Prosilent. At 4o tins Bt told him this, alzo showed Lim his commisston from' Secretary Chandlor, sud {lo cypher - in Luckoy's bundwrlting, Mr, Wibon zaid b urged Boll to go to the President and tell alsm all ko kuew, sud be sald b bad boen trying £0 s tho Iresident for that purpove. This wuns about tho 10th of January, . Ho lud two conversations with ell und popoated Wosuliatauce of ot 0 tls Prot donl. 1le regarded Bell as a Uitle imagnative, but Lo via siwaye couslstent in ono thing. 1o wlways represcnted that La wus for Babeock untll Lo bevamo HATISFLED TIAT IL% WAS GUILTY, andthen Do {hought it was his duty (o Lis otd Com- manier fo lot bim know the truth.” 1lo never asked for sy mouey, aud mude no propositions that fooked atway, T D ST. LOUIS. . A'DONALD, Spectal Dispatch o The Chicann Tribing. B, Lous, April 10,—Cen. John BleDonnld ‘was brouglit into Court to-dsy to recelvo his son- tenco, Owing to tho abscucs of Judge Krum thisceromony way dulayod ¢l noxt Thuraday, Thero is great pullio soxioty to know what the punishment of tho plucky ex-Suporyisor is tobo, 1t is considerod cortain that Le will got at Jeast ten years in tho Panitontiary. Ho wes convictod on elght counts, and cun Lo sont up for throo years on cach, making an aggrogato eontounce of 24 years shounld: Judge Dillon desire to bo govero, McUonald has been chinracterized ns the pluckiost ringstor thus far involved in tho tolls of tho slaw.- 1lo sustained the charactor woll in the court-room to-day, his Leasing boing buoyant and oven jaunty, os of old, McDonald will” make o strong appoal 10 b permitted to Boryo his torm of imprisoument in tuo County Vall, but thore is no reason to bolieve tho Court will oxtond him mny favor not conferrod on oyce, THORPE. Thero {8 no doubt that 8, D, Thorpe, the con- wiclod ex-Storekeepor, haa loft the country. Your correspondent was shown a lettor froma well-knawn party {u New York, addreszed to a citlzen here, in whick ¢ dx paids * K'saw Thorpo just beforo bo Jumped,” : JOUETT, In {he Unlled Btales Uourt {o-day, N.8. Ohoutug, Bocur..y ou tho recognlsauce of W, 'R, Jouett, vne of the wuvlufi distillers, broughit Mr, Jouett into court, daiked {0 bé discharged from bis rocoguizance. Mr. Noble, counsel for Jouett, stated that Mr, Jouelt Bad showis no disposition to run Amay, But bl bonds- mun hid seen £t to-relleva himself from the ro- #Sponsibliity, Br, Jouett bad just roturned from a buriness teip to Kentucky, and this was so sudden thst 4o had not bad time to procure snother bond, Judge rum, who scted for Alr, Chouteau, stated that 1 was ROt (hrough any feat that Mlr, Joustt would run away that Ar, Choutoan withdrew from the bond, bus vo- £atao his own bualness afairs wado it necessdry, 3Lr, Joueit wag Jlacod in clargs of tho Marshial with tha Tuderstsnding that he was to Lo accommodated in the fuatler of seauring s new bond, Mr, Nobl beelug that tha defondant would'ma anpt 1o " fosway, Jouettiss counsin of Ji Cascy, the ‘Tealdent’s brothor-lu-law, 1t Js & matier of genieral beliet that Cosey was a pariuver in Jouelt's distillery, \hnu’h Casoy donled tho partuenablp, clatiuing that bo Saly loancd Jouott money as & personal favur, JOYCE, A apecial from Jefforson City statos that Col. Joyeo's Miorueys are prepariug su application for & wrlt of beas corpus upon thie ground that his seuteuce was Llega), becsusa it subjected him to six montha more vrisanment than the mnaximum peualty prescrived tenco woa thres aud n‘;;lt yeanw' s guarau. MAGUIDE, n Maguire still appears an the atreet 0 e800rt, (hough Lo ls nowivally in charge of -Calloctor Co: 3 Il:?flwwu. Tettingwell axsumes the responsls o U] # By 1ility of koaptng him out of Jall untfl he lesrns what the f'residrnt {s going to do sbout the potition for pordon, 1iia Excellency's pleasure tn tuat matier fa oxpected to L officalty known here Thursday er Fri- day, " Prinied copiea of the potition heve been indus. triously circulated to.day, and & mnliitude of igners from among the best huslnens sdoured. * | DABCOOK. 87, Toui, Aprit 10.—~Districl-Attorney Dyer stated to-day Uiat (f the new point raised fn the McKes cans i8 enetained by Judga pillon, ha will go before th ie- trict Court, eall for {he apyeacance of Gen, Babcock ta answor n'the oridinal indictment sqainst him 1f 116 docs nol answer, aak for a forfeitura of his and tist a caplas be Jaaued for his arrest, sl gty CHICACO, . DANN MUNKX, There was an unnsus! prologie to the pro- caodings yesterday morning In the United Btates Court. Laforo the arguments in the ¥roysinger cane bogan Judge Bangs Informed tha Court that ex-Bupervisor Munn was present, and de- sired to pload to the Indictments against him. Mr. 8. K. Dow, one of Mr. Munn's couneo, was also prosont, and, upon being Intorrogated by tho Caurt a4 to the ploa the dofondint wished Lo ontor, Mr. Muap, in his strong, manly tonos, roplied, Not guilty.”' Tho next thing to be cousldorel was thé time for tho trial, Judge Bangs u{uorvlng that tho Uovornment was ready o go on with tho caso at almost any time, Hohiad learucd, howaver, from tha counsel in the cax thit Col. lugersoll, the prfucipal counsel, wan absent from tho city, aud would not be fiero befors tho 231k {nst, 3 A a “Mr, Dow safd they would bo ready by tho 4sth to Lave' the day of thetrisl fized. The defoudant was really azlous for trial, bad deairod to have It como oIf just an woon ax possiblo aftor his conuncl's return, Jadge Blodgett anked tlie District-Attorney if o Lad ¥ mOra casos Teaty for trial, District-Attornoy Dangs sald the now trial in the Corcoran_ Diatillory caso would_probably como noxt, o thought the Government would bo ready én s fow days, b e Ji2ge Diodgott thion remarked that ho woula let the Muun caso go over, diamias the present jury at ihe tlose, of tha Lre shuger trlal, and call 8 niew Jury in May, He desirod 4o fulsh all'these wlisky triais at tho May torm. . Mr, Munn sald he was satisfied with this, and Lo 1ad 1o donbt that he would be ready eatly in May, Alr, Blorra then informed the Court that and bond, PILL WADSWORTIL would be toplesd thin morning, and he wanld like fo Lave thie same understanding nbout the trial of hiscanoy - Thia Court roplied that Mr. Wadsworth's case would alno go over until o now Jury Buould Lo called st the May term, ‘The Court also said ho would tix the exact day for the trials thia morning, - | 4 - YOEYAINOER, ‘Tho rest of tho day was given up fo the closing r- guments in tho Froysinger aud Boaverns case, br. Mnrphy, counsel for' Beaverns, taking the lead, o spokountilucarly 1 o'clock, whon Court sdjoarned, Mr. Storra consumed neariy all of tlie aftarncon's ses- sion in nuiskiug the cloalug ‘spcecl for his client, Froy- singer, ond Mr, Boutell will cluso for tho Guvernmont this worniug. 3. D. WALD, It was announced In yesterdasy's Tninuxe that the Hon, J. D, Ward would arrive {o the city yestorlu morning rom Detroit, and -personally contradict al rimorssato his hgrll;g decamped, And, suro enough, Mr, Ward came, ‘Alh, Stanford came with him, as Tux Tnincse said he would, and the two proceeded to titelr Liomes, which are quito near each other on Ashland avenue, AMr. Ward romaining there all day, and Mr, Stanford paylag but little attentlon to busi- ness, Alr, Ward was etill {1, and kopt his bed yestor- dny, A roporter called at the gentioman’s_realdance during the aftornoon, but was told that Alr. W, was too fllto bo moew, Bir, Btanford, howover, Lopes lio will De better this morning, and nccordiugly sddressed nots to Judgo Bangs yesterday stating that Mr, Ward Foud appeas thia morning sud ofler the rogulrod TUE ‘' MALY MERRITT " CLADM, Tho Milwaukee Commercial T'umes hisa been for tho lmt ‘week attempting to mako a sonsation by charglug Lut-Becretary Bristow wan interested in puehinga clafm of the schooner Mary Merritt agsinat ‘the Gov- crument, The Yumes statod that Mr, E. E, Johnson, a lawyer of Milwaukeo, bad made the statement, Mr. Jolinson was at tho Craud Pacifio yeasterday, and the opportuulty was takon to ask him about the réport, and Lio atated that tha arilclo in the remes was a {ulso. hoad mndo out of whole cloth, Ifo went to Wash- fugton on behalf of tho ‘ownor' of ths Mary Murritt who was scekiug to bave the order of conilemnation ogainat {he vessal set aside, A call was made with AMr, Carponter on Mr, Bristow, wien the Intter said inat, 23 o had been tho former attarney for tho clatmant, 1s could not rightly lisve sujtling fa do with #¢ then, Application waa then made Lo Bolicitor Wilkon, which was succcsaful, Mr, Jobtson further donles thist any reporter called on liim with referenco 10 this matter “until aftr ihe srticle waa printed, or that hio wmude tho wlatements o Is credited with Laving made, 5 e NEW ORLEANS. TARTICS ARRAIGNED, New Oneeans, April 10.—Twonty-two porsons bLeretotore indicted by the Grand Jury wero ar- raigned this morning, somo upon old and othora upon new eounta by the preaent Orand Jury, on the ehiargo -of conspiracy to ddraud tho Governmeat.: Dadl, $5,000 cach, ———— MISCELLANEQUS, MILWAUKEE. Spectat Dispateh ta The Chicage Triouns, Mrwaukee, April 10.—In the Nunuoemacher oasg Judge Dixon comploted the addross to tho jury, and tho Coort adjourncd till morning, when Judge Dyer will sum up. 3 WILKINBOX. Bax Fraxosco, April 10.—Charlos B, Wilkln- son, late Colloctor of Intornal Revenue ‘for the ‘Westarn District of Alissoar:, was arrosted boro Buturday, and was to-doy remanded to the authontica of Minsgiirs. Tie atatos that La will pay ovory dollar he owes the Government on etamp .acconnt, but will 1ok plead guilty of consplracy or embezzioment, e TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. New Yonx, April 10.—Tho striko of laborors on the Delawaro, Lackawana & Westorn Ratl- rond hiag onded by most of the men returning to work at tho old rate of 81 por day. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. SrniNerirLp, I, April 10.—Tha Beerotary of Btato to-day made his somi-annual report of foos recolved for tho six months onding April 1, BlLowing recepta of 83,555.50. Oroditors to-day flled & petition ln bankruptoy agalust R, B, MoNeill, F, U. McNoill, and Wiil- lam M. McNeill, of Paua. Qeorge Conpland, of Alton, haa filod a volun- tary petition in bankmptoy. Tha Murphy Ventilalor & Blowor Company of Chicago roceived a license to-day to organize with a‘capital of $20,000, Tho cérporators are Francis Murphy, Albert L. Bwith, sad George M, Kimbari. Poytmastor Crano, of this city, was confl- deuced out of %23 lust Soptembor by Lell, the famoun witnoss who tostiicd bofors the Con- grossional Benato Committee of Investigstion. Svecial Dispateh o The Chicaro Tribunies Biexpora, 1ML, April 10,—While farming op-, eratlons comnenced horo ou Haturdsy last, it was only to-day that tho whole farming com- munity ot fairly to worl. Evor{mlun m cous neation with plunting s belog put through with & rush, Owing to tho alnost impassablo con- dition of the roada this winter, thoro has beon o great stagnation In trade, and now farmors are 00 busy to mako any visible improvement. siiecial Dianateh o 4 he Chicuan Trionne, * BrooyivatoN, i, April 10,—E. M. Princo, rotiring membor of tho Bloomlugton Doard of Lduoation, to-night, beforeending hisconnection with the Board, offered a resolution, which wan aldopted, asking for an investigation of the charges against the Board so ofton repoatad by tho Bloomingeon ZLeader, that tho Board, or mombons of it, had accepted a bribe of &3,000 to mako a change in reading-books two voars ago, and requesting all pervona concernod 1o make statomonta as to the faots; alio o presont tho matter to the Grand Jury. Special Dapuleh to The Chicago Tribune, WixoNa, Mion., April 10.—~Tho oo, John Lamborton, of 8t Poter, waa in town to-day, and roports -eudluf; operations already beguu (n tho Minnesota Valluy, In Brown County the work {6 woll advanced. In Nicollot Oounty the farmers began wsoding Iast woek, A gontle April rain, fallowod by clear skies and warm sun ta-day, i8 very beneficial for gottlug tho ground in gooa condition to work. T'ho Republican publishes a statemont of tho whent in store at the openimg of navigation be- iweon Wioona aud St Taul inclusive. The sinoupt sggrogates 2,000,000 bushels. C1NcINNATL O., April 10.—A1rs, Richard Jones, of Dayton, Ky., whilo lsboring undor a fit of temporary inesnity, jumped from w ferry-boat intothe Ohio River and was drowned. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. QueensTowx, April 10,—Thoe stoatnship Baltie, from New York, has arrived. New Yonk, April 10.—Arrivod—Stoamships Amerique, from llavro; Ifelvettia, from Liver- pooly 1d-uo, from Liverpool. LavenrooL, April 10.—Bteamslip Egypt, from Now York, has arrived. New Yook, Apnl 10.--The low rates for froight to Euvops and tho difiioulty of obtaju- ing paving freights from fhis port havocon- bmes to cuuse twu of the oceau lines,the Inman sud White Htar, to chango the time of leaving Neow Yorl, and aftor Msy 8 to ruu altoruately, oxcopt evory {fth week, at which time ouly each Jino will dispstch & sleamabip for liurope. It is understood that the National snd Williame and Quion Linoa tutend to make similar reduc- tious {n tho sailug of thoir vossels, b st Dristow was not heard of asa Prealdential can- flduel two yuum auo. bixt noithor b:r Alfiu\mm ncoln or Qon, Qrans tyo years before Lo was nominateds oy 1nll UlICAGU CTRIBUNE FOREIGN. Lively Times Reported on the RRio Grando Border. American Citizens Wounded By Shots Fired Across the River, A Sharp Fight Ietween American and Mexican Troops. Qreat Brifain Will Take No Actlon Concerning the Geneva Award Surplus. Austria Throatens the Military Occu~ . pation of Sorvin. MEXICO. THOUNLE NCAR HOXAE, Bpecial Dupaleh to The Chicage Tribune, New Onreaxs, La., April 10.—Tho following 18 all apocial to the Nesr Orleans Republican: 8an Axtoxio, Tox., April 10.—The command. iog oficors at Fort McIntosh reports that tho Mexlcan authioritios at New Laredo, on tho op- posito bank of thoe river, have begua collocting forced loans from tho morchants, regardions of nationality, and iocludivg Amoricans, A lottor {0 tho Herald bers contsiua nows of o fight bo- twoon Awericana and Moxicans, 1n which threo Moxicans nnd Lwo Amoricaus wero killed or mor- tally woundad, Tho fight was sbout branding cattlo, snd occurrod on tho 3d inst. | Laten—Tho post commander st Fort Moln- tosh han just roported that at daybreak this morning, aftor fighting two Lours, the rovoln- tionista wero ropulsed. Many shotacame to this ride, wonnding ano man and two women., The figut sooms nos over, but 4s yet ro communica- tion cau bo iad, a3 tho bonis are onthe other sido, An appileation Iins boon mado by an Ameriesn merchant in Now Lonedo, in Moexico, to tho comauding oflicor at Fort McIntosh for prolecs tion to cuable him to BESIST THE PAVMENT of tha forcod loan on morchants made by the Moxican autbioritios, Lho post commander has beon instructed to remaln gtrictly noutralin all that trenspires on that side of tho river, snd that merchants doiug business fn Mexicg went Into businoss uver thero aware of tho custom of lio conotry in regard to loviea duriog revolu- tions, and that tho United Statca Lind no mcro right to soud troopa to New Laredo for the pro- tootion of such morchants than it had to send them to tho City of Moexico for s similar pur- Posc. PEPPERED B3I The Republican bas rocoived tho following ad- ditionat specinl: * ¥ BAN ANtoNio, April 10.—Tho following telo- gram has Just been received by tho S8an Antonio Herald, from Fort Mclntosh: ~At tho roquest of the Spocial Doputy United Biates Maruhal, Maf, Henry O. Morrinm, Twonty-fourth United Btatos Infantry, commanding the post, placed a twelve- poundor on tho bank of the river this morning. At 1 o'clack tlus aftorncon tho Mexicans oponod s hot firo from Now Larodo on our guard on the river bauk, and they wero compolled to with- draw. Thoe fire waa thon concontrated on tho gunnors, whoreupon Liout. AL Saxton throw two shells into Now Laredo from his twelve- pounder, which silenced their firo on Amorican citizons aud our soldiora, U'wo mon and threo wowou kre badly wouuded. {29 the Aasociated Press.] MATAMORAS. Qavyestoy, Tox., April 10.—A Brownsville specinl to tuo Golveston Newsgays: * Lho tak- ing offMatamoras, o weck ago, bf tho Diaz pmr, thereby pinoing thom in posscsalon of the Whoie Moxican border, leaving a foewor no Iedernl troops nearer than Mouteroy, rovolutionary news, Dinz maintaing the stict- o8t ordor in ‘tho eity, Laat night he shot threa soldiors for insubordiaation. pointmonts to all municipal oftices. There sre 10 preslimos aa yet. Hosoems to bo woll backod, . financially, from outside sources, ia strongthe: ing lus position, and accnmulating aring, smmu- nition, snd stores. 1t1s probable thathe will goon prganize o force aud make o move in tho flmcllan of Montoroy, Fucro is said to be thero with about 700 men.” A A lotter from tha revolutionist, Travino. says that e mot aud routed Ardivez at Anaquita, with 600 mou, 200 of whom turned over to Trevino. A nrm't i8 eurrent that Corlina has boen shot, but ié Iacks confirmation. OUTBAGE UPON AU AMERICAN CITIZEN. LanEeDo, Mexico, April 10,—Thore is great ex- citemont hore bocause of the arrest of Mr. Diamond, _an American citizen, in New Laredo, = Mor., by Pueblo Quintano, the commander of the Iedoral forces of dexico, Quintano domandod money from Mr. Din- mond, who rofused, when ho was f{mn- prisoned, with tho sesuraoco that if tho money was not forthwith coming he would be shot,” Mr, Diamond sent for the Commercinl Agont, who protosted against such an_outrage, but without offect. When Lo crossod to thia gldo and reported tha facts to Maj. Morrinm, commauding this post, Maj. Morrlam, with the Unlted States Commorcial Agsnt, recrossed to Now Laredo, ond interviewed Quintano, who slntad that it Dismond’s storo was brokou :fi:nu aud robbed, ho wouldn't ba responsivlo. 'ld. Morriam aslkod Quintano if he stated that ofil- ciully, or a8 a threat. Quintano roplied that he did not want to tallk about it. DNMerriam told Quintano that ho wonld bave his command fo rendiness o protect Amorioan citizens. Quin- tano naid: ** Do a8 you damn please.” Dismond was releasod, . AMERICANS WOUNDED. A rovalutionory party made s wove on New Larcdo, and attackod Quintano nt . daybroak thiy moroivg, and after fighting two hours wore ro- pubied. Thoy ronewed tho atiack, aud wo now can hoar tho continned roll of musketry und soo dead soldiors lying in tho atreets, from this pida of tho river. Btray bullots, coming to this eide, have wounded three Americen citizons—ono tman aud two women. The wounded sre crossing to this side, While writing, avother Amorican ling boen woundod hero, Dlaj. AMoerriaw, tho oom- manding ofiicor at this point, {8 trathing a guuy” proparatory to shell Now Larodo. A MEICAN DATTERY BILENCED. GaLyEsToN, April 10,—A Lorodo kTuxu) Bpo- oial of tho 10th, tu tho Galveston Aetos, says : At the requast of the Bpocinl Deputy Umted Htatos Marshal, Maj, Merriswn planted a 13- pounder on the bank of the river this morning, and at 1 o'clock this aftornoon the Mexicans opancd a hot lire from Now Larcdo on our guard &t the forry, and thoy were compollod to with- draw, ‘Tho fire was thon concentrated upon tho guunors, whersupon Col. Boxtou throw two sholls into Now Laredo, Mexioo, from his, 12- pouuder, which sloncod the Mozican flro od our soldiors aud Amorican citizens. Two mou and threo wqmen of thiy ity woro woundud, oue badly. WARM WORK. LAneno, Tex., April 10.—A wpocial to tho Gal- veston Netes says the Mexican Ioderal troops opened fro on the United Ktatos (iovornment troopa at 7 o'clock to-nignt, the Uoited Htatos troups roturaing tho firo with 12-pound howit- zers, shelling New Larodo, Mox. A Lot fight iy iu progreus. —— FRANCE. IN PARLIAMENT. VensarLrrs, April 10.—-Tho Senats to-day adopted a motion Introducod: by the Committea on Amnosty, that there ba no discussion of the amnesty question in the Senate tilla declsion Lias boen reachiod on the subject in the Chamber of Doputics, The Scnate then adjournoed ovor for the Eaater holidays nutil May 10. The Chambar of Deputies annullod tho eles- tiou ot M, Rouhor, In Afacelo, in cousequence of tho lotter of the Prince Iwperial opposing the candidature of Prince Napoleon, who rau agsiust Rouber. The Committeo on Elootions consid- erad this letter an afirmstlon of tho dypastio right contrary to the Constitutjon. ——— GREAT BRITAIN. TIHE UENEVA AWALD, Loxpox, April 10,—In the liouse of Com- mons, Mr. Dourks, roplying to tho question of Filions about tho unoxpended balancs of the Genova award, sald tho Arbitration Commisaion would eit at Washington untll July next, whon tho question of surplus will bo decided, The Enghsh Government had made no roprosenta~ tions, and had 1o luteution of takiug any action in tho natter. DREADSTUFFS. Loxpow, April 10,—The AMark Lane Ezpress says 1t o stated that a full crop of wheat must not be expected, ‘I'he acroago under wheat ap. pears to be about five-savenths of that of 1875, aud tho qnnum{’ of wheat dold in tho conutry for sowlng Lias been cousidorably less than usu- al. ‘Tredo has beon of a very limited charastor tho past weok, aud tho tonmiporary adyauoo fo (Lo prico of whea! has beon Jost, Mullers and causea a dearth of o has mado ap- emeculators are alike awaiting the futurs courae of buniness. Tiis roinrn of dniloess s not surprising, ‘constdering tho heavy atocks reported at’ Livorpool and othor large pbris, tho figures vhowing that, although thos Atacks in Londos hiaye declined atmoat » third mace the ond of tha yoar, vet olaawhore, and eqecinily st Liverooot, suppliea havs' equaled the cousimption, and thoro lisa beon no diminue tien of slocks. Btill thoto l{pum to be mumM- clent firmnens in wheat at pressot prices to pravent & vary matkod 'doclino, and any geoat chisuge either way seamn improbable. ———— TURKEY, MONTENEGLO, Raataa, April 10.—1t is siated that the re- victuallng of Niesco, through Monteunogro, failed bocauso Montenegro 1ofused to ansiat the Turkish Conanl &t Ragues, who weut to Mon- tonpgro to obtain the nccoseary transporiation, A DRUBH, ConeranrixorLe, April 10.—The Governor of Dosuis telographs that the troops defsated 1,600 {nsurgonts near Madon laat Baturasy, killing sixty. ‘I'he Turks lost five killed, AUSTRIAN INYASION THKEATENED, Loxoox, Apnl 11—8 s, m.~The Ruski Mir assorts that Prince Wrede, Austiian ropresonta« tive at Bolgrado, a few dayn sgo threstenod that tho Austrinn and Turkisi troops would occupy Borvia if she declhrod war against Tarkoy. Princo Milan sekod Wrede to ropeat the throat in wntiog., -~ Wrodo immaedlately complicd, Prince Milan_lmd tho wriltou cowmunication hefora the Ministers aud the -Parliamentary Committoe of eighteon members, who uuani- mously advised him to psy ne attention tott. A Vienua dispatch to the Times reports that s mob mado & warllke demonstration in Ioss grado ou Bunday, sod insalted two employes of tho Austrisu consufate. ‘The polica did not in- terfera, Austria ordorod hor reprosenta- tive to domand satisfaction. g Prince Milau, tu an sddress to s nopular fes- tival on Suuday, eald: **If tho Turke atlack ua wo Liave suiliciont force to ropol them." — CENTRAL ASla. THE NUSSIANS 1¥ KHORAND. Br. Perensouno, March 21.—Tle Russian In- valide of to-dny publishes the following : Telegraphlo edvices aunounce that perfoct order rovails in. fhe mowly-formed Govrunient of Farge 2o, Khokaud s visibly rocovering from the terror and loss caused by the civil war, Trade has within a very Urlef period attained st extcoeion which ¢ nover scsnod under the rule of tha Kiiau Kutdojsr, Hus. sian influence has penetrated beyond the Rulruise tor- ritory 88 far a8 Kartegin, {he inlabitants of which dellverod up Fulat Hog, the peendo-Khan, to the troope sent fn his pureult,’ Falat Deg haa now undergone the extrdme ponally of tho law, having leen hangod at Marghilan, the sceue uf hLis greatest crimes, and where, amoug other barbarous acts, Lo murdered six Ruasisn prisoners without the alightest cause, This Just punlalimout liss not fallsd to pro- duco a deop smprossion, At the most populous and stragatically important points of the naw government of Ferghaua. garrisons have been catablished and ad- ministrative suthorities installod, -Khokand, tha caple tal of tho former khisusts, will aiso I'6 tho capital of tho new government. An onvoy from the Ameor of Kash- gir {s on his way to Khiokand. 5 HUNGARY, THE DANUUE FIOODS. Vienna Letter to New York Ilerad, The whole oxtont of Jand undor water at ths preecnt tima is about G0O aquara miles, jucluding 1,600.000 acrea of tilled or arabla land, which means ruined hiarvest hopoesacsiculated at 9,000,- 000 florine. As to the loss and damage accruing to the whole country, 16,000,000 to 20,060,000 will hardly suflice to ropair it. Not & sunbeam las boou’ visiblo for threa wooks. Fiftcen thousand pcople, who have lost shelter and Lome, are beiug fod at public oxpooss, 7,000 at Buda-Pesth alone. Many of them wore owners of houscs, which Lavo beon leveled to tho Rroand or aro now tottering to thair fall ——— GERMANY, THE ARMY. Benrry, April 10,—Arrangoments are fu prog- roza looking to an increass of the artillery in tho Gorman army, and a bill to that offect will be submittod at tho next ecssion of the Reich- atag. —_— ROME. SPAIN AND THE VATIOAN. Roxe, April 10.—Tha Vatican has received a noto from Cardinal Blmeonl, tho Nuncio pt Madrid, stating that Spain proposos to enforce tho Concordat of 1851 if tho Vatican will not oppose tho olauso of tho Constitution relative to Uberty of public worship, THA ITALIAN CADINET. The mombora of the now Cabinet have boon ro—Auloclcd to Parliamont by noarly a unanimous voto, WEST INDIES, THE CRUISEL OCTAVIA. T AvANA, April 10,—~The sixtoon men captured on board the steamer Octavia were delivered at Torto Rico on tuo 27th to the commander of the British gunboat Eclipso, which sailed immedi- ately aftermards. Deatination unknown, CRIME, . ¥ILLIAM C, BARRETT A FORGER, New xork Eveming Foat. Inquiry was mada to-day by & roporter of the Fuening Post {n regard to o publishod report that Mesars. Kunhardt & Co., the azents of the amburgAmerican Packet Compauy, had boen swindled out of $10,000 through a forgery alloged t0 have beon cominitted by Willlam O. Barrott, Bir, Kunhardt confirmed this report in evory partioular. It appoars that fn the autumn of 1874 Mr, Barrott was counsol for this firm in suit for datnagos brought sgainst them by Will- {am Ivos and Jotin Wators, the owners of tho vesnol Harriot Livsloy, on acconnt of a collislon botweon that voseol and the Hamburg steamer Hammonis, There wero soma nogotiations for s vettlomont, and on the 8thof Novomber, 1874, Mr, Barrott informed Kunhardt & Co. that b3 had arranged to sottlo tha olaim of the libollants for $19,000. On the following day ho showod them o paper which p) ried Lo be acopy of & ruleaso of all claims by tho libeilants, and was cortuiod to bo a oorroct coby by n paper beariug tho pignaturoof George F. Boits, Clerk of the Unitod Stotes District Court. Kunhardt & Co. then gave him a cheok on the Com Exchange Bank for $10,000, payablo Lo Messrs, lves and Walers, sod supposed that was the oud of the mattor, - BSoon aftor Mr, Barrett's rocont doparturs for Europu the flrin wero astonishod by receiving » legal notico that this old cullision case was about to bo bronght to trial, On investigation it waa found tual thoro was no record of tic 19,000 cheok in the books of Roddold & Iill, Mr, Barrott's former partners, and that thoy hud no knowlodgo of tho transaction, Mr, Redfiold thon visited the lawyors for tho libellants, and ascortained that thele clionts woro uot in this city at tho timo tho check was ENJ. Their names had boen placed on tbo back of the chack, howaver, wod it had boon deposited fr tho Nassau Bank by Mr. Barrott, who is nos charged with huv‘ing forged the indorsement, The eheck went through the Nassan Dank to the Corn Enhtmm Bauk, by whom ji was paid. Nr, Kuuhardt said thia mornlug tuat be should lostituta logal proccedingstorecovar the amount from the Qorn Exchavge Uank. Novin W, Butler, to whom Mr, Barrett com- mitted bis affalrs when he foft for Europs, said thin morning that he could give no infurmation in regard to this case, as he had ouly just heard It roported. CRIMINAL NEWS FROM MINNESOTA, Spearal Dievaloh to The Chicaro Tribune 87, Pauy, Mlun,, April10,—L'bo State SBaprome Qourt fn the appunl case of (eorge Luuton- schlaoger, convisted of the murder of Ulrica Lick, wich tho death-ponalty prescribed by tho Jury, baa remanded tho case to tha lower court with 1nstructions to procsed in swarding judg- ment and sentonco upon the verdict. No white wan bas over beon bhauged n thu State under sontonce of tha coart, One whits woman, Mra. Bilanski, was hanged on a sentonco for ths mur- dor of her liusband in Verritorial days. Br, Pavr, Minn,, April 10,—)oro than a year ago Goorgo Lautonschlaogor waa convioted of cold-blooded murder in this city, The caso hay boon hung up in the Bupreme Court until to- day, whon & flual docicion was rendored diroct- ing that the extrome penaity of tho law (bang- iug) be intlicted on the criminal, A Bwedo named Lindgeist, s Minneapolia murderer, to-day pleaded guilty of murder iu tho tirt degres, and theroby saved bis neck from the gatlows, a3 tho law in this State doos uot sl- low the hanging of murdorers who plead guilty, THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUX. Speclal Duapateh to T'he Chicaga T'ridune, Oanpoxpary, Iil, April 10.—At Merion this mornlng Judge AL O, Orawford oponed tho Cir- ouit Court. The criminal docket conslsts of elght murders, two mauslaughters, and numer ous other jmportant cascs. Samuel Musio; W. J. (Yollow Bill) Craln, and James Norris sre called for trial, charged with being accessorion “Neal, of Frankiin County Kn.Klox notoriety, LULSDA L, APRIL 11, 18/0, 1o tho lato Williamson Connty vondetta. Aaron nate as to bo the gnardians of the poopla’s intar ants [o times past now fecl that in them this truat will bo continned for & forww yoars longer. Among tho most prominently montioned persons who have the oflice of Bheriff in view, aro Jamea Goodhoart and Jomeph -Ator, of this city, and Louis Zelgler, of Chenos, Goodhoart 1g the presont incumbent, and daring kia torm of oftice han provon himselt {o bo & very compotent sbd eflicient oflicial, Ator " [s "ome of QGoodnoart's proscnt aeputios, who thinks he knows sufliciently of tho dutfos of tlie oflloc, and that his acquaintance with the poople in extens Bive anongh to como out _as a candidate himaeif. Zeigler 1a a well-known Gorman, who reaides at Chenos, and is genorally acquainted throughout McTLuan County, Il was a candidate for the Legislaturo two years ago, but was **scooped™ in the County Convention, falling to receivo tho nomination tor {hat position. Bliafortuno has not only overtaken him in politics, but he mot with quito o sorious loss aboat twelve months agoin having bis mill destroyed by fire, upon which ho only hiad & pmall amount of inauranucs, and ho did not recover the entiro mmount of this, F;l)'mptlhy may be a strong elomont in Zolglor's favor, but'it will requiro some of the boat electionecring wkill to get ahead of Good- hoart, who seemingly stands the botter chance of boing the nomines of the Couventlon, For the oflice_of Circuit Clork moro than tho nsual number of aspiranta ate bofore tho paople tho most prominent swnong thoin may be men- tioned : Warren C. Watklns, Maj, J. M, MoFar- land, B.T, Dolloff, aud IL B. Jiusecll. Dolloft in the prosent jocumbent, but is unpopular, owing to littlo ncts of ofliciat crookedness which bave charactorizel hin administration, and. ag there fa n strong probobility of his belug .was srraigned this afiernoon for trisl on 8 chargo of murdoring Willlam Bimmors, in Baling County, from which county a cbange of venuo was taken. Tho trial {s now in progress, The officors no longor henitate doing their duly through fear, honco the lay, docket., The Grand Jury s a woil-nnlected one, and will not stop tha good work which in wiping tho blood-stalued crimas frow our Btate's south- orn connties. Tho Jogal fratornity ate thoro in full erray, and a largo aumbor of poopla in Marion mantfost great fear as to Mumic's fate, It ia well known that heis on the ramn charge l(_z;r which Aarsliall Crain rocently forfeitod hin life, THE BLAIR KIDNAPPING CASE. Spectal Jnsvateh to The Chicage S'ribune. TLancory, Nob., April 10,—John 1T, Biair, the mman who tas kidnapped from hero Iast fall, sr- rived homo to-day. 1fo has a tbrilling story to tell of his experienca aftor leaving here. o waa takon in charge by four dotectives and per- auaded o go to Doston lnstead of Chicago. In- atead of golng to Boston, ho waa taken to a pior in New York. le remonstrated and attempted to eaeapo, but a revolver was placed at hia Lead and ho was hurried on bosrd. Tho Captain ro- fued to listen to bisstory. At Liverpool Lo was eorved with a warrant of fraudulent bankruptey, triod at tho Asstzes and had npo sttorney, sene tenced to eighteon months' Imprisonment, part of which Lie sarved at biard Iabor, sud finally was roleasod upon ropresoutations of the American Consul sud migning an sgreowont not to prose- | indicted by the Grand Jury, why sery cuta tho Euglish Government. Ilis expenszes | maturally ho will recelve the grand po- wore paid to America, Toley, of tho firm who | Jitical ~ bounco from tho bands of arrested fiim, was kicked out by the balanco of the firm, Blar proposes retalinting upon his perseculors. g A CANADIAN HORROR. Bpectat Dupatch to The Chv:ato Tribune, Loxo Roan, Oat., April 10.—Tho Inqueat on the remaing of Alrs, Ward, who was burned to deatl in her dwelling tn (Caledon Last, is con- oluded. Tho vordict isthat sho camo lo hor death by tho act of her husband, Tho evidenco impliea that Ward firat murdored his wifo and then set bis houso oo fira, Tho woman'a body apooara to bavo been bLorribly mutilated, A rigld mearch Las failed to diecover the head, whbich had apparontly boen sovered from tha body by a large butcher knifo which was found uodor & pariially burnt mattress. Lis former frienda ana supporters, Warren C, Watkios, formerly a wealtby lumber-morchant and member of tho Logislature, but moro rocently Deputy-Shoriff uniler Goodheart, is one of the most popular candidates yet offered for Clerk, and his extensive acquaintance, both in city and county, will bring to him overy advan- tage in securing tho nomination. Russoll and McFarland, residonts of the country, ars both well-known and bighisereapected goutiemen, and will make a very lively tight for the ofice, ny weil as any yet named in tuls connection, Candidates for the Legislature arc quito sumerously meutioned, and beforo the time in which nominations sro mado no doibt seyeral other aepiring individuals will bo added to tho preannt list of candidates. In connection with tho State Senate, reveral well-known citizens of this city and county are epolten of ; among them sre John M. Hamuton, o young and sucoessful lawyer of this citv ; the Hon, John Casey, of the eastern part of McLean Couuty, who has pre- vionsly represented tho poople in the Htate Ben- ato Wwith abflity; and W, G. Gopen, A prominont attornoy of the Bloomingion Bar, a8 well a8 o very activo aud ardont Repub- lican, Itis dificult, porhiavs, to predict which of tho above-nuatned gontlemon will receivetho nomination, as all of thom are favorably known, and Lavo Losts of personal friends and ac- quaintances who will strive hard for the succees of their particular candidato. Tor tho Lower House, tho present candidates sre the Iion. John F. Winter (who was elected two yeara azo), Thomas IV, slitchell, Bepjamin ¥, Yuuk, of {hia city, and Franklin Henderson, of Towanda, Fuok will mnke a strong rice, owing to the popular aud eficiont mauncr in which ho eerved the city as Mayor for the period of four puccessivo avlministrations. Winter 8 s young man, and, whilo s member of the Lower House, gavo Lis constituency general satisfac- tion, and in all probability will Ee renominated aud elected. Brauie, ——e « JUSTICE VINDICATED.” e ‘The United States Supreme Court Des cides the Osnge Lond Cuscs tn Favor of the Settlars, Torees, Kno., April 10.—Tho United States District Court convened hers to<lsy, but dis- patchos from Washington, announcing the do- cision of tho Bupremo Court in favor of tho Qseage settlers, drew, all attention from It United States Mmrnnf Peck recoived dispatehes from Benator Ingalls, Jerry Dlack, and Judge Lawrence, asnouncing {he rosult and congratulstiog him. Cov. Galter, for years President of the Seottlors' Lesguo, waa recipient of congratulations from alt sides, Judga Disck's telegram coucluded za follows: **Bhaupon honored, Pock glorifled, justico vindicatod, truth tnomphant, sotilers protectsd, the Lord God omnipotent, reignest." Font Bcotr, Kaun., April 10.—A epecial from tho Osage Miesion says: ** Tlho poople hore are wild with excitemont over the uows of tha do- cision of tho United Btates SBopreme Court of tho Osago ceded land case fn favor of tho sce- tlers, 'Thia decision securea tho homes of 3,000 familiea. Threohundrod gunaliave been fired, bella ringwng, bontirea burning, and {flags flying, and Bpeechies wera mado this morning by the 1an. W. 8, Simons and other champions of the kot- tlers’ cause. Alayor Stoddart has issued a proo- CHARGED WITH BRIBERY, New Qnueaxs, April 10.—Joln F. Barrets, Jr., was arrestod upon afiidavit of V. A. Ryan, charged with attempting to briba Lieut.-Gov. Auntoine, DBarrotl was bailed in £250. Tho bribe with which Darrctt {s charged with offering An- tolne {a sald to bo $20,000 15 conneclion with tho impeachment of Gov. Kellogg. GUILTY OF MURDER. New Yonx, April 10.—Tho trisl of Andreas Fuchs for the murder of Willism Simmons was concluded to-dsy in Brooklyn, The jury found the prisoner guiity of murdor in the first dogres. CASUALTIES. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Bpectal Dispatch te The Cracago Tridbune, WiLxessanue, Pa., Aprid 10.—Thoe Lehigh Vale ley miduight oxpross-train from New York met with on accident last night, the passengers al- moet miraoulously escaping with their lives. A rock weighing sevaral tons bad rolled down tho mountain and lodgod on the track, Tho train struck it while running at full speed. Thoe eu- gine was thrown on the mountsin side, while wo passenger-coaches wero burled down ab em- bavkment a distanca of 25 feot to tho Lehigh Riyer. A slooping-car in the rear remalned on the track uninjured, Tho groatest excitement provailod amonsr tho passengers, about ten of whom wore badly injured, and, to add to the fright, the cars tvok fire from tho stoves. The woundod were taken at onco to Wilkesbarre and Mauch Chuuk, and aro doing woell. THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD, Mzaremms, April 10.—Roports from Chicot and Napoloon, Ark., state that considerablo damago was dono thore by the flood. Plantors aro using overy exertlon in that reclon to protect tho levoos, whidh are still intact. The roport of a declino of 14 jnchos at Cairo to-day gives assur- ance of an early docline biers, and the Lopo that tho waters will'soon bo off tho cuitivated lands and enable plantera to make a crop. LEAVENWORTH ITEMS. Bpeciat Dispaten o The Chicaas Tribune, Leavexwours, Kan.,, Aoril 10.—~The body of » woman named Mery Leo, who formerly resided in this city, was found to-day in the sand-bar lamatiou appointing Baturday of this week as a day of genoral rejoicing over tho deoision, It is expocted that 10,000 people will bo present. about & mile abovo the city. Tho causo of her death is unknown. A wmall boy named Maurico Kerr, rosiding on the outakirts of tite city, was kicked to denth by & horse this morning, A Memento of o Georgia Cyclone, Sarannah News. A Talbot County geotleman has o Jarge block of ® pino treo, into which a plank was dooply driven by the forco of ono of the harri- canos, or cyclonos, of last sprlufii Tho phnk, which was sbout ag foch in thickness and € inches in width, wag torn by the fury of tho storm from o Louse. It waa noteplintered or shiverod Ly tho colliaion, bat eutered tho body of the tredas cloarlv as if it had boon s picon of sharp-edged fron drivon in by a manl. The torce nnd velacity must have been tromendous, On one &ide tho block had boon cut to the dopth of sbout 8 inches, without roachin, tho ood of tha plank that entored the treo. It probably oxtended to the depth of at losst £ inchos, and did not split the troo in the least, 1t is undorstood that this wanderful meuento of the power of the wind will be sant to cho Sigual Borvico Burcan, whoro it will give beholders & faint idos of tha forco of a Georp:a cyclone, S g The country press of Illinvis, on tho Demo- eratic sido, is just now shrisking for Dnng Daviy for Prosident, sod tho pauticians in the East, by all accounts, have somo thought of him. Tho Pokin Timews, tho Rackford Journal, tho Cairo HBullelin, sud other party organs, doclars that he iy tho vory man to save tbecountry, Dat tho Kooknk @ate Cily (Republicau) about hits the nail on the head whon it eays: * It is not prob- abla that the g;lrl will ropeat the experimont of 1872, Judpe Davia nover was a Domocrat. And {o eell out 8 great party that does exlst to get the vote of an {maginary third party that dossn’s exist, has consed to bo s protitable venture in Americav politics,” DYNAMITE. 81. PavL, Minn,, April 10,—At Mioneapolis ‘yesterday, & Frenchman named Dostillo, at work breaking up tho ico in tho Mississippi, wog blawn to stoms by n pormature explosiion of dynamito, Only amall picces of the man could bo found. —_— PMRES. AT JANESVILLE, apecial Disvateh to The Chicao Tridune. Jaxresvinre, Wis., April 10,—About 8:45 last nighe a fire broke out in the City Hotal, a large unoconpled frame building, near the Chicago & Northwestorn track, and being fiva blocks from tho river the Fire Dopartmoent was usoless, and the bullding was totally deatroyed. It was ownod by Charies T, Wilcox, The building originally cost §10,000, but for some years haa bocn yield- ivg no* ront, No ijnsurauce, This city as ro- rds protection against fira is far bolund oveu lis smalleat vilagos. It has but one euglne, and no cisterny, #o lhat any firo ono or two blocka away from Xock River slnost always resalts in a total loss, Tho De- artment Lias no loso-towor ; thurefore the wot Eosa rots on tho oarts aud bursts whonever used. Tho fire-bolls are good-sized diuner-bells, and can only bo hesrd a few blocks, and talien al- topether the Jauncsvillo Fire Departmont is a di graca to sy place, AT MAYSVILLE, KY. CiNciNNATs, O, April 10.—A firo at Maysvills, Ky., last night, destroyed the stock of plows of W. W. Daldwin & Co. Loss from £25,000 to £30,000, with mmall fosuranco, The bwlding was owned by Mrs. Calbouw, whouo losa iy £12,000; insured. AT WOODSIDE, ILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tridbune, BenryareLy, I, April 10.—Tho Past-Oflice and principal store at Woodsido, about & miles wnuth of liero, was burned early this morniug, Loss £1,600; insuranco, 050, AT KEYSVILLE, N. Y, Y., Apeil 10.—A firo st Koyaville, N. Y. sicrday, dostroyed elght stores, Thoe losy is 260,000; insured for £30,000. IWLEAN COUNTY. A Lively Campaign in Progress. To the Eitor of The Chicago Tribune; Brooainaroy, I, Apnl 7.—Nover in the his- tory of MoLean County has tho desire for oftice been 8o great as itis to-day, Dall times and tho waot of active employment brings (o public notice various individualy who are busily cogag- od in mapping out the campaign, and tula too, in s manuor that meota with the most sanguine ox- pectations of oach particular candidate, Tho township eloction jush passed wng one that way vory warmly contested, mlthough thore did nobt exlst any party opposition, and only w fow persona camo into tho arena as iudopendent candidates, roady to buck agaiust the regular Ropublican nomiueos, but, very paturally, were dofeated by majoritles difcult to ba swallowed by thoe ordinary mouthtuls taken by disappointod and badly-uscd candidates, Of coureo, thers doos uot exiat any foar that tno party will meot with dofeat of any kind st the approaching election, This would bo s very uaressonablo thought to entertaln in a county whero first tho cradlo of Ropublicanism was vocked ; but, 8till, the orgsuization must bo kept porfoct, for tho political movemonty aud streugth of tho lundopendents might prova something now wuulooked tor, aud wigh this view the party manipulators and oftice-scekers aro busy proparing for tho coming full eloctions. Tuo candidates for coun- ty eftices are in most casos thoeo prosented for zo-elogtlon, snd shods who aye beou b9 foktus If you hava a discharge {romi.hu noso, of~ fourive or othorwise, partial lous of the sense of smoll, taste, or Loaring, oyea watery or weak, feol dull and stupid or debilitated, pain or pross. urs in the head, tako cold easily, you may rost nesured that youhave she catarrh, Thousandsan- nually, without manifesting hart of tho above symploms, terminato in consumption, and end in the grave. No disoase is 80 common, mare doceptive, or leas undorstood by phystcians, R, V. Plerce, 3. D,, of Daffalo, N, Y., {a tho pro- prieter of Dr, Ssge's Catarrh Remody—n porfect specifio for catarrh, *cold in tho hosd,” or cae tarrhal hoadache, - AMUSEMENTS. THE QOLISEUM, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, And overy evenlbg tis week. In ddition. 1S the Wonderful SIEGRIST BOYS and all of thn Pavorites of last week, thio minsgimiut havo engaged at great oxpenss the Wondor of ths World, FRANK A, O1B- BONS, the AERIAL KING, he embodiment of daring, race, snd perfection, in %is Mirsoulous Champlon fuunclnz aud Trapaze Acty niroducing Musia in the ‘Atr, aud concluding with bs\ew and Orlginal Sonsa. tion, (vorer Leforo atiemytel by auy”arel tn e world), entitled Tho AVALANIHE, or BLIDE YOk LIFE, desccnding with foarful rajdity, whilo suspend- g by’ ano fool, bead downwars. fein ho sairsmo Belght of tho theatre to the stagey - digtance of 75 foct, Na advance In prices, 00LEY'S THEATRE. MAGUIRE & IIAVERLY Jo H. HAVERLY,. THE TAMOUS UALI'E’UHJI}A MINTRELS Evory It aou ooty st HIURdn ot es, Moturn of Clicago's favorite Comedial LILLY RICE. BILLY EMERSON, DEN COTTON, my 3 1y, KEMBLE holdlog thole respoctive positions, Olyinl e wiiceous of E. M, HALL, thy Bauo King, Doclag it of BANFOID pbd WILS0N, All thoold brilley o, ined. . N emember (o popular Wedueaday Blatine,, - MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY nighta ooly,| EDWIN BOOTH In Bbakspearo's historical tragedy, LIFE AND DEATIL OF KING RICHARD IL, supported by su exeallent caat, and every sitention to Qutail, Thursdsy, Ar. Booth as 8hylock uy, Mr, Mooth_ss Othelloy Balli;ll“:il Matines, T and Kulhanins and Il Apostate . . A < ' T AMUSEMENTS, =t ; ADELPEI__THEATRE. ALL LADIES' NIGHTS for ihts week only, After wecks of preparation, TNOLE TOM’S CABIN 5 Or, Lifo Among the Lowly, In soren aclaand thiseon Tablean, OMARLERTION- o en or ANLINGTON JUBLLEE S1NOENY, tha Toehet Bhaons of Gen, E: oo, will appescin thetr original Bongd, Dricts, and Tlantation Belodlen, Gargeons Boenid Effectn, "An Allegorieal Traustormation. Boend gf Surpinsing Boleadoe, oceupyiag the avice depih of the stage. A Grand Oifh, TASLTE & AVERY, s fe Pl Uymnsate. TOMBY RYAN, 1rish. Comedian. stinees \Wednesdsy and Saturday.’ Popalar Friccs. MoCORMIOK HALL, Centennial Popular Concerts, Oponing Night, Thursday, April13, Miss Jorsica Ifankell, Mles V. 1 Polgrom, Mr, B4 Hehultzo, Mcswra, Wi, Tawls, M. Elctham, N, Lodo- chowskl. Admisslon, 25 cents, Tickels on aale al Root & fiona" Musie Company, and Lyon & ealy's. TRINITY M, E. CHUROH, *” Indiana-gy., hest Twenty-fouriteat, Thires Lectures on Californis by O, I, TIEFANY, + From Exst to West,” Ficat {cctute, Tuenday svene ing, April 11, * The Indiaon. Mormons, and Chilnens,’ Becond Laciure, Tueadny eventng, ApHl 18, **A Day in Californis,” Third Lecture, Tucsday ovening, Apri 25, Ticketn 'for mala & tho Church, For tho Berlea $1._Bingle Lecture, 60 conts, " RAILROAD TIME TABLE, KRRIVAL AND DEPARTORE OF TRATNS Fxr ol TANATION OF REFERENCE MANRS.—F Satnrday ot o g Baniny axceptad, $Mondar otoptad, | Ar. uodar st 3w s, m. § DAl CHICAGO % N"JNUI':IAE!TER‘C RULTINL alaliayio oy £ abutmog Niglt | ¥ ationova Jako Exproy tGenevs @~Depoteorner o T nd Rinzi $—Depotoorner of Uanaland Kinale. and foot of Tieentyasenrdent, southeas corner af Randalph, il via Main snd Afr Lino). Tty Rrprows oy Enlamazon Acouinmoda (datly, Nighit Eapron GRAND HAVIDS AND SUEREGON. Morulog Exp Titghe Fxyros, *SundsyEx. 1*Satardaysnd Sonder B2, § CHICAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS. Py Mol eyl b A s R 7 ar Sadlionat, OReer: At Devot, and 123 Teando r KavtasQftrand Danve £ Hprinafiold &, Lout, Bpringfiold & Tozas I'eoris D Xprese. i acah Rail Htrustor, Lacon, Washingten K. Jollet & Dwtabif Aca mmodatla LAKE SHORE & HE HIGAN SOUTHERN. ‘Stralger, 0 Baturday night, &'uu‘ Leavs, Arvie, Mafl, via main 1120, ... Bpecial N, Y, f2pross..... Atlantia fixoress, dasly. Michix. an _ Accouimudal Night Hxoress., CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAILROAD, . Cnlon Devt, eornar Madivon and Canatests, Ticket Oftes,’ 63 South Clark-at., opponile Sherman Houte, and at Depol, Lease Arrive, ‘Wisconsin & Minaesota Through| - o} %9:45 & m. | *H:00 p. e 4°5.05 po . {*11:008, m 049 p. m.| "M p.m. Tickots for St Paulani xproa 7 ‘Wircansin and Biinueiota Kight| Lassougor..... aveis Al trains ran via Milwsukeo. Minneapollaars good sither vis Madisan and Pralrle du Chien, or vla Watertown, LaCrossc, and Winona. o SERTERC ot ot 7 Tl Leave. Arrive, Orleans Ex, Springfeld, Pooria, and bpringheid Night Fxpross... Peorta and Kookar Expros: Nnbugan & Sfoux Oi Gliman Passenzer, CHICAGOD, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD, @ Lake-st,, India: oot fout Rasar, and Sisteeniheat,,’ Pttt an Sisteanchatee Teksl Qiear 63 Glarkat andatdepals, = T, DRCAS, sevaeere Anrors Paseensor.... Mendota, Otcawra & 31 Aursrs I DR ‘Avrora Paums Dibnage & SiuxCity Kz, m racitio Nluht Kev, for Omatia,.|110:00p, . ansas Ulty, Loavenwortt, i lelwl Bt Joespn lixy rove Acoammonation| Dow rove Agcammndnile “lix, Bundays. TEx. Satarday, gifx, Monday ERIE AND CHICAGD LI Reket Offces, 83 Clarkeity, corner af »J\E,m. Pulmer HHouse, aw'at Depot, 123 Michigan-are, carner itatison Truind leavs From Fxposition Building, * lLaare, Arrice, 8 m. | 80w m 5:03p. m.d 9100, m. ars ta Now Yok = PITTSBURD, FT, WAYKEX CHICAGD RAILWAY. Armice ah i o $:00n. nu e 5:15p. m. con ARSI R AR et ot 7 BALYIMORE & OHI0 RAILROAD, Traing leave srowm rear of Erposition tuilling and oot af Twentydecond.at, —Devol oornsr Midisom-st mnd SHlehuanos Gy aficer o behanas, - Cuy ofies, US Clarkethi, corner of Waske 3 Arrive, Morning: Raprou ey Acconsgodation, 800 m . 0 p, m. Feapron i o0 b TiDally, *Dally, Bunday CHICAGD, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, t Van Huren uml Shersia Thekat e T e Ao ofee) i Leans Quaha, Loavouw'th & Atchison Ex| 1000 5, Poru Ascommodatla -[* 80 . m. NistExpress, oo 1£10.00 0. B0, FOR SALE. SODA WATER APPARATUS, For tho manufacturing of Soda Water, Ginger Ale, Wines, Mineral Waters, Bead, Root Bier, cic. Also ottling Machines, for’ corking and flllug; Marble Dispenting Aprarstus fof ihie Couator, on ew priaci- led, Bend fur Catalogue with reports of judges on Apparstus, WILLIAM 0! Cor. Blm aud Frankin-stu., New York, Tho fncat stock in elty, Bavo money aud ‘f4 buy them at BTEINA DOLLAL STORE, 104 Rast Madison-at, —_— . ST BARLOW'S INDIGO BLUB. 1ta morits aa & WaN BLUK barg been fully testod and indorsed by thousauds of Bousvkeepers. Your groces Quglit {9 bave i oo sale, _Ask him for it. D, B WILTBKEROEI, Proprietor. No. %33 Nortts Booond at. Puiladolobls. THOS. WATTSON & SONS, 140 North Delawaro-av., Phlladelphta, EXPORTEHS AND COMMISSION MEROHANTS, Triutiad Avphalium, Crude & Refiued, by the cargo o 111 lota o auit. Regular vessels for ho Weut India ports 1K .\IA:II uuqua R‘QOHBEQCKU“D.\I!IUADI‘\- uatloiaun lodgars in ewly iied-ub private oty ad A LGS Rurblhke Wiicolin 11 LEGAL. eyl 1L TREASURY DEPATRMENT, \ Orricx ox UowIrTuOLLEM OF Tug QUMNTXOY. A WABUINOTON, rl, ), 8, 154, Dinyrns buriag cluims agaiost tHe Fourth Natiunal ALL ¢ Ol lcago, 1L, are hareby notiled o vressnt the e to siaks’ Lugal proof therol withis thrs m‘“fif&'m .0 fhstmao, Mocalier, sk tha utica e N ol say xnox, Gawptrollv of tho Uuxrsacy, \