Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1876, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 28, IS76—SIXTEEN:PAGES. . furnish certified copies which would be legal evidence in spy.court. and conid allow the Com- mittee to inepect the originals atthe Depart- ment. Bat that, as he was also made by law the & 1 ian of these orizinals, he responmble custodian of o orizinals, he FOREIGN. The Basque Provinces in Spain g:oer.srtmlez;‘r. Fibe Setgmrs added 28 8 Threaten to Secede. reason vt from the law, that 1L Clerkof the Committes to whose care he had Leen reguested fo intrust the records uad re- cently been diemisged from the Treasury De- y-artment for drunkeoness. Bocrefary Bristow aud Postmester-General Jewell hava thus made the same issue with two different committees. as thie same is true of the Fost-Ofice Committes with which Jewel! has the issue. The Clerk of that Committee was dismissed by the Post-Ofice Department. } :BLAINE. A PTLL EXPLANATION PROMIRED. Speciat Dupatch to The Chiwcaco Tribune. . ‘Wasnxeroy, D. C., April 22.—Mr. Blawe will, on pext Monday afternoon, aek the House for Queen Isbella Bides with the Vatican in the Religious Controversy. Another Flight of Contradictory Rumors Concerning Turkish Affairs. German Railway Companies Desire to Com- promise with the Government, Seventeen of the Margary Murderers permission to make a perzonal explanation. in ‘Will Be Executed. v which he will make anawer to tho various charges recently made against himin counection With PR = o 3 railrosd matters. Ho intends that s explana: i, tion will cover the entire grounds, and believes it will be a eufficient and sazisfactory answer to ol accusations againet him. He esys that before bis statement appears jn the reguiar Congreseional procecdings ho ehall com- mupicate mo - hint of its nature to suy person, Mo has delayed them long in order that bo might obrain cortmin documents neces- siry to the statement which were difficult of Beeess, and he savstaat after Ius statement 13 made the Democrats are at libertv to investizate ims 2t then pleasure. He claims to Lave no fear of Harrison or avy of his accaters, and bas oulv wanted nu opportinuty to first make Lis u- gividual oxplauation. g THE FIVE PER CENTS OF i88l. ¥R, ERISTOW REFOSES TO MODIFY NIS RECEST ORDEE FOlt THEIR SALE. Diepateh to New York Trvune, ' ‘Wasmvaroy, April 20.—The Ways and Means Committee at its meeting to-day took up the resolution offered by 3Ir. Howitt, of New York, yesterday, aod referred to them, citing the cir- ular of the Secretary of the Treasury wvitiog scaled proposals for the 5-per-cent bonds of 1331 in 143 of not less than £500,000, to be paid for in goid, amonnting to £5,883,000, and to pay the judgments of the Court of Alabamsa Claims, 1nd proposing the following for adoption : Jiesolved, That in the opinion of {his House the Sec- retary of the Treasury should withdraw bhis safd cir- eular, and offer the raid bonds for sale in suma of 1,000, or multiples thereof, and receivo proposals and Jayment therefor in legal-tender notos, Mr. Howitt appeared and gave his reasons to the Committea for submitting his resolution, which were that to receive bids for sums of not g8 thao haif 2 million of doliars only, and to sxclude all others than bankers from becoming purchssers ; that sbould the Treasury withdraw ihe valoe of bonds in goid from the markef, it sould be known to be for tho -purpose of pui- :ing it ont for the purchase of greenbacks, in wbich the award is to be paid, ana would thus neke it posable for speculators to make & cor- 1er, first in gold and then in grecnbacks ; and # the time when the reserve of bonds is lower ban ueual, and with a constantly decliniog av- rage, it might lead to a financial crisis in New by A Sub-Commiftes of the Ways and Means lommuttes, copsistiog of Messrs. Hill, Han- ek, and Kelloy, wera appointed to call oz tho ecretary of the 'ireasury and coofer with im on the subject. They at once went to 20 Treasury Department and presented Mr. - lewitt's viows to Alr. Bnistow, all of which he uid had been considered before the circalaran- ounciog the terms of sale had been issged. He leo informed the Committee that be believed o highest and Dest bid msde would be by per- oons who would propose to take the whole mount, and who by securiog all the bonds rould be abie to_control the market. He de- lined peremptorily to make auy change in bis ader. No action was taken upon the subject EL the Committeo sud probably noxe wili be kea. 8Ax SEBASTIAN, April 22.—The Junta of Gui- puzcoa held a very stormy sitting vesterday, ‘whicl: terminated in the refusal.of the deputics for 3au Ssbastian to further participate in the debates. The nhabitants and many depaties, ageclaroif the fuorosare in mnywise curtailed the Basque provinces will seize the first favor able opportamty of definitely geparating from Spain, and proclaiming their independence un- aer foreign protection. FINANCIAL. MADRID, April 22 —It 18 understood that Senor Salveria, Mimister of Finaoce, will propose in the Cortes the legalization of Treasury opera- tious under the Republic. - ISABELLA TO THE FOPE. Roxe, Aonl 22.—Ex-Quoen Isabella has written a letter to_the Pope offering to inter- vene with her s0a, King Alfounso, in connection with the religious question. THE BUDSET. Alsprmn, April 22.—The Minister of Finance presented in the Cortes to-day the budget for" the financial vear. The revenne is cstimated at 663,000,000 pesetos, aud the oxpenditures at €54,000,u00. One hundred and soventy-two mill- ions are appropnated to the national debt, avd 157,000,000 to the War and Naval Departments. The budget also inakes provision for payment of over-due coupons. SRS TURKEY. THE PEOVINCIAL SITUATION, Bentrs, April 22—It is understood that Tur- Ley bas refused to continuse bher negotiations with the Nortbera Powers &ud prolong the ar- mistice, under the impression that the aliance between the Emperors has become weakened. As the sapposition proves to be unfounded, it is hoped that the Porte will consent to farther negotintions, & courss which is also being preesed by England. CoNSTANTINOPLE, April 22.—An Imperial de- cree ordera the formation of a camp of observa- tion st Scutari. for the purpose of watching Montenegro. The rumor that the Porte had dectded to declare war against AMontenogro is oofounded. ’ A TCRKISH WARKTSG. CoNBTANTINOPLE, April 22.—It is understood that Montonegro has been notified that usless she maintamms strict weatrslity. Turkish troops will immediataly croes tho frontier, THELYING TUBK. Viexxa, April 22.—The sccuracy of Monkhtar Pasha's statement that the Montenegrins par- ticipated with the insurgents 1 the Inte en- gagements 18 contestod, as the Prince of AMoo- 3" egro recently renewed his offer to revictnal Nicsics. PROPOSED INTERVESTION. BEBLIY, April 22.—Tt is again proposed that in the event of all other meaus of restoring peaca in the Turkish provinces failing, ‘Austria should interfere forcibly. ' v B " MEXICO. TIHE SITUAJJON AT LAREDO, GarvestoN, Tex., April 22.—The XNews' Brownsville special says the following official dispatch is just received from Laredo to-day : Fort McINTO$H, Aprfl 22.—Quintsna resumed Lis position in New Laredo thus morning with about sixty men well armed and mounted. The following letter was sent to the American merchants, including those who have taken rofuge on this side of the river : By order of the Military Commander of this pla Forace prleredito 8 p::’ befora said. Ailitary Corn: ‘mander immediately; failing in which, military action will be taken, Independenceand Liberty, 0d) i Juax RoperiGuez, Date, Municipsl Headguarters, New Laredo, Mexico, April 22, 187G The Revolutionists have gone to join Narango at Aljer. On the sbove being mads kmown to Gen. Labarra, he zent from here the following tele- gram to Col. Quincans : New Laneno, Mexico, April 22.—On your own res- ‘ponsibility I order yon not to force American citizens or other foreigners to pay prestimo or any forced or- derx for money. On you depends all that may happen in this military district. (Signed) Laninaa, e GREAT BRITAIN. PATAL GUNPOWDER EXI'LOSION. Loxpox. April 22.—An explosion of powder to-day during the operations in the railway tun- fiel in course of construction near North Glamor- gan, South Wales. caused the roof to fall, bury- ing all tho workmen. Thirteen dead bodies and a number of wounded have been recovered. The search continues. —_— NOTES AND NEWS. FAEEDMZN'S SAVINGS BANK FRAUDS. BpecralDuspaten to The Chizago Tribune. Wasmineros, D. C., Apnl 22.—The Honse Jommittes on the Ireedman’s Saviogs Bank 188 had its evidencs prinfed, and the report of he Chairman will be presented to the House 1ozt week. The Committes has succeeded in * inding what bas not till now been found,—evi- tence to sustain criminal charges against sev- aal officers of the bank. It bhas been proved biat three of the Actuaries of the bavk, one of rhom succeaded the othor im offics, were o the habit of lJoaning the money of he baok to District contractors without wy cepital of their own, ibe Actnaries receivivg & share of the profits roceived ‘rom their contracts for the abuse of their wuets. One of these men was Eaton, now dead, \od the cther G. W. Stickney, who remains here oed will be dealt with. The Committee also liscovered thata colorod man named Boston, vho was for eome time the Cashier of the bank, vas guilty of various forgeries, and he will also 18 dealt with. The Committee will sLiow & vast smount of mismanagement and frand. THE CONGEESSIONAL LIBRART. Tze Joint Committee on the Library had a nesting to-dsy, and decided to recommend the mmediate beginning of & new baildiog for the Library of Congress, and the Chairman was di- rected to draw a bill fo be reported to the Sen- ie. The question of location which has delay- +d action from year to year, was comprowmised, wud the xte of the botanical garden, jus: at the Toot of Pennaylvania avenus, was chosen. There aave been two propositions concerning the situa- sdon of the library. Judiciary sguare has been wivocated by opne ciass,’ and by others op- posed, because they decwn it too far from the Cavitol. ThisIatter clsss had desired to havo a square of grouud porchased adjoinizg the Cap- ol ground on the east, end this bas been op- pozed on sccount of the coet. The botapical sarden meets the views of those who desire the ouilding should be near the Cavitol, and of the sther class who oppose the expense of & mew porchase of ground, and the scheme of a naw building accordingly has botter clances of suc- peas than ever before. B (7o the Associated Press.) ¥RIENDS O¥ AVERY AND MAGUIRE. Wasnixerox, D, C., Apal 22.—Quits a strong preesure has been brought o bear u;on Attor- vev-General Pierrevont to induce him to favora- bly congider vetitions for the pardon of ex-Col- lector Magaire aud ex-Cuief-Clerk Avery, who are under sentence for counection with the St. Louis WWhisky Ring, aud to recommend the Presi- dent to grant the pardone. Therais one singular nnd noticeable fact 1n connection with the ef- lorts fo sccare thess pardoas, and that is that they sre urged solely by the Democratic deleaa- tion from Missourl. Inthe case of Maiuire, Benator Bogy besded the delezation of Demo- cratic membera who waited upon the President wnd Attorney-Geoeral. andin Avery’s case the delegation was headed by both of the Demo- trauc Seuators, Bogy and Cockrell. Thus far oot a gitgle Republican member has united in recommending the pardons, but tbe movement & being_evgineered exclusively by the Demo- trzts. The matter i3 occasionng comment. TUE INDIANS, ‘The Honse Committeo on Indian affairs to- lay agreed to recommena an_immediste ap- wopriation of £50,000 to provide supsistence ior the Arizona Indians. HALLEIT KILBOURN'S CASE. The Kilbourn habeas corpus case has been ad- lourned to Monday, a3 Mr. Voorhees, who is 1o dose the argument for Kilbourn, was not ready o proceed to-day. L, TEDRICKS MUST RESIGN. The Commussioners of Internal Revenus to- fay, Dy directiou of the President, wrots to jupsrvisor Hedricks, askiog his resignazion, THE INDIANS. OF INTEREST TO GOLD-SEEKERS. Specwal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune.. LravexworTH, Kan,, April 22.—A dispatch received tere to-day says that night before last aman, wife, ind three children were murdered at a place 100 miles ‘rom Custer City by the Indisns, The authorities st Fort Leavenworth are believed to be in posssesion of nformation which, if made pullic, would stop ali ion t0 the Black Hills,~ Great trouble from the Indiang is apprebended. Sz, Leums, Mo., April 22.—The &lobe-Democrai's Leavenworth gpecisl says news from the seat of the Indisn troubles in the Big lorn country is to the ef- fect that the Cheyennes have broken up into small wding purposes, A party of miners sad a fight with cne of thess roving bands day befors sesterdss, in which one Indian w2s killed snd two miners wouuded. The miners held their ground and Arove the Indians off, THE MINNESOTA NEWSPAPER FIGHT. Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune. - Mposzsrosas, Minn., April 22.—The Minneapolis Tribune was not fssued - this morning. The dead-lock rull exists, The St, Paul partiey have just obtained 1 injunction which i3 expocted 10 Le served mo- mentarily, i ELECTIONS, Loxpox, April 22—Duff, Conservative, has been elected to Parlisment from the north di- vision of Norfolk. ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEX. Queen Victoria and Priucess Deatrice,” with their suite, srrived to-day at Windsor from the Contwent. e GERMANY. THE TEPERIAL BAILROAD ECHEME. Berury, Apnl 22.—The Directors of the vari- ons railways of Germany not belonging to the Government have published » joint memorial strongly adverss .to and denving the necessity or practicability of the Bismarck project. rod proposing as an aliernative and preferable reme- dy for existing defects an Impenal Railwav faw, regulating the powers and dutioa of rail- way comparies throughout the Empire, IThey snzeest the creation of eeparate Imperial Courts to take coguizance of railway questions. bt i BARBADOES, BEDIOUS DISTURBANCES. & ‘Barnavoes, April 22.—Very serious distur- bances bave occurred throuzhout St. Joseph, St. Thomas, St. John, Bt. George, and St. Michael parishes. Estates have been pillaged, fields ‘plundered, and fires frequent. The situalion is 8erious, e INDIA. TOE MARGARY MURDEREDS, Caxrcurra. April 22.—Sevonteen of the persons implicated fn the murder of Mr. Margary, of the Eaglish expedition, are to be execated at Bahms, in Burman, Msy 5, in the presence of & Dntish escort. ——— FRANCE. PROPOSED LOAF. Pazms, April 22—A losn of $24,000,000 will shortly be issued by the municipalicy to com- plete the Boulevard St, Germain and the Avenue de 1'Opera. CANAL TOLLS. The New York Scnate Adopts a Reso- lution Fixing Hates as Last Year. Duspateh to New York World. Axrnaxy, Apnl 20.—The Senate adopted this evening without debate the resolntion fixing the canal toll-sheet at the rates of last year. The vote stood 19 to 9, and was reached without de- bate, the only opposition showa at all consisting in a motion by Senator Doolittle for an amend- ment to the resclution putting the tolls at the same figures as in 1874, timber to be in the same ratoas lumber. The amendment was lost by & vote of 1810 9. The easy victory achieved is & source of some surprise even to the friends of low tolis, In the canvassing. befors the vots it was found that sixtesn Senators were out- spoken in their support, and four more conld be connted on when needed to pass the reeolation, pat it was not anticipated that it conld be passed without debate. T — IRREGULAR BANKING. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mapisox, Wis.,, April 23—The result of the three days’ examination of witnessea for the prosecation before United Btates Commissioner Braleyin the case of George M. Wheeler, of Chicago, Presidont of the First National Bank of LaCrosss, is to establish that Suitor, former -| President of the bank, as appears by hisown testimony, took $122,000 of the beoks funds 3 Resmits of a Tour of Personal Observe- for hie own use, giving his own ps- . d al account over- s 7 . e Ry, O o Bt s it |- tion In:THat Unguiet Country. drawn - some $12,000. bapk statement showing fhe concern to be’| sound when it was hopelessly bankrupt, and they were sworn 3o try the Casnier, who testified that. he did not know the pature and extent of Suit~ or's transactions with Yhe bauk. During this time the bank ststement was passed by tho Bank-Examiner, tho note of * whose brother, in- dorsed by hum for $1,000, was found among the baok assets. Tho examination resulted in re- ducing Whecler's liability from $20,000 to 215,- 000, in which latter amount he was held to bail to appear foy trial in June, uitor’s bail 1 the civil proceedings was fixed at 000. Criminal procevdings are threatened sgainst fum. ANOTHER LUNATIC. One Sergt, Prender Pretends that Xe Ix Cognizant of Great Erauds in the Treasary Department. Sr. Louts, April 22.—The Zimes will publisk to-morrow some statements made to one of its reporters by Sergt. George Prender, in charge The Diaz Revolution, Its Progress and Prospects--«Diaz and Tejado Con- sidered as Men and Poli- ticians, - Diaz abnapreaantx_n‘ive of the Olerioal Party —Hia Deceitful Promises, The Climate of Mexico---Not & Good : Place for Invelids, From Mr. Oscar Lennox Misch, who has juat roturned from s six months' tour threugh Mex- ico, Central America, and the South, a TRIBURE reporter bas gathered the following interesting facts concorning affairs 1n our neighboring Re- of the Bignal Service station here, be- | oyyc Yiovico, Mr. Miach, though absent on & fore he left for Washington last might, | 4o ¢ ooieh ang ploasure, possessed official where he will testify bofore the Com- | g gocial privileges which permitted bim to gald wittee on Expenditures of the Treasury | u ;ore than ordinary insight into the political, Department, -Prender was Public Debs State- commorcial, and eocial affairs of the countries ment Clerk in the Treasury Departmont under Secrstary McCulloch, and bis statements are to the effect that while so enguged he dwcovered great frauds were practiced upon the ‘Govern- ment ; that each public debt statement reported visited. Tho narrative of ‘Mr. Misch is repro- duced a8 nearly as possible. When first entering Mextco, in November. 1875, at Vera Cruz, THE COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL OUTLOOK i b that was not ::“Duayhmxa ‘wfiiloT‘fim“meh:mm;Lg was | wae comparatively clea-, and the port of Vers paying 3 per cent for money to | Cruz was the econe of much activity. No Mex- can in any way or shape identified with the rul- ing power would have dared to admit even the possibility of a revolution serions enough to be considered worth the interforence of the Admin- istration. As I went North a few days later from Vera Cruz by the railroad which connects thatcity with Mexico, opinions regaraing the polttical outlook becama more guarded, and shouldera wero occasionally shrugged whea the name of Porfirio Diaz sna Lerdo de Tejado were men-~ tioned in common. This wzs on the line of the railroad whose trains are couvyed by com- panies - of Mexican soldiers to protect them from the attacks of bandits. Off the line of thbe railroad, when the * Hefe Tolitico ” Provincial Foucho could not supervise ‘personally the politica of his subjects, I found the name of Disz to be o tower of strength. Ia Oaxaco, the birthplace of Juarez as well a8 of Diaz, the smoldering enthusiasm for Diaz and Catholicy was more than evident. Oatside of this Province, which on account of its fertility is a very prominent one iu the confederation of twenty-seven States-and one Territory which comprite the Ropublic of Mexico, with its 743, 948 square miles of marea and 9,343,000 inbabitants, Disz 'was even 88 eatly a3 last November. fomenting revolu- tions, and so successful had he been in his endeavors that the Administration had seot all ita available troops and such Generals a8 Escobedo and -Corella to suppress them, but without snccesa. Day after day, NEW FPRONUNCIAMENTOS, which are nothing less than roserving to one’s eelf the right to opposo with force of arms the meo: temporarv necessities. He also discovered tbat huudreds of thousands of dollars of Gov- ernment mooey was placed In the hands of confederatos outwde tho Department, who loaoed it back to the Government a8 _individual funds, and drew interest on it. While pur- sning these investizations, Prendor was informed by a clerk in the Redemptiou Bureau pamed Richardson that 1mmense frands were being perpetrated in that bureau ; that fortunes wore being made by re- porting money destroyed which was proserved; that only one-half the woney turoed over for de- straction was actually destroyed, the otber balf being divided among the perpetrators of the (rand. Prender reported these factsto Gen. Spioner, who was Treasurer at the time, but the latter declined to investizate them, saying he did not believo frauds were being practiced. In March, 1869, & Congressional Ratrench- ment Committes was examining alleged frauds in the Treasury Printing Department. Prendér wont to Mr. Edmunds, of -Vermont, who was Chairman of this Committee, and faid all the facts before him, and asked an investigation. Mr. Edmunds roplied that the time of the Com- mittee was oo short to warrant an extended ex- smination, and nothing was dove. After Mr. Boutwell became Secrotary of the Treasury, Prender, who at that tims had retired from the Treasury Departmant, informed him of the discoveries he had made while clerk in the Department, aod the Secretary promised to in- vestigate the matter. Shortly after this & man named Fox, who had also been a clerk in the Redemption Bureau, called on Prender and stated he had been appointed a detective by Secretary Boutwell to work up these frauds, and wanted all the papers and evidence he had in his possession. Prender declined to give them up, except on an order from Boutwell. Fox lelt, but returned in 2 little while with a lat- ter from the Secretary asking for the documents, aud Prender gave them to Fox in the s prosence Of & Witness, who know | existing Government. and rob less muscular their charncter, and who i ‘now 1n | men or political opponents, appeared in Prov~ Washington. Afeantime Richardson had retired from the Redemption Buresu, snd located in Albany, N.Y. Fox visited him, and soon after- wards Richardson, although a Democrat, was appointed Assistant Postmaster at Albany, and no investigation of the frauds was ever made, Prender will probably testify before a com- wmittee at Washington “on Monday, when it is expected this mattor will b brought te light. CANADA. The Worms Extradition Case—Priestly Prerogatives — Trouble Anticipated from the Sioux. Special Dizvatch to The Chicago Tridune. [ MoxTREAL, April 22.—Ir. Carter hss sent to Englznd to have the Worms extradition case laid before the Secretary of State on the ground that tha Dominion . Minister of Justice exceeded his porers, < The City Council Iast night passed an ordi- nance abolishing Sunday evening theatrical per- formances, The ice has shoved clear from- in the front* of the city, and is gradually squeezing down into Bauchervitle Bay. All fears of flooa arbover. - The Bien Public says it i8 understood that the jndgment rendersd by Judpe Rauthier; of Que- bec, who decided that a priest. could not. ba punished for that which ho bad said from the pulptt, has been disapproved of st Roma. i Dispalch to The Chicago I'ribune. QuEsEc, April 22.—The ice bridge at Cape Range, above this city, Temans quite firm. Should it not give way before Monday, an at- tempt will be.made to destroy it with gun cotton. Sveciat Lisvatch to I'e Chacage /ribune. ‘ToroxTo, Avril 22.—Fears aro expredsed lest the Sioux Indizns, pow being pursued by the American Geverala Crook and Custer, will take refoge in Canadian territory, and lead to inter- national complications with the States. The Globesays: **If we allow -the Sioux to retire upon us after s depredation, we shall be bouud to restrain them for the fature, aud to do this we must haye a force in the Northwest, In other words, we must rolieve the Awmericaos of the care of the matives of the northwestern Territories of the Union. We do not think it follows that if these Indians are forbidden to romsin in British Territory they will be harshly treated” by the Uuited States. The question requres - much consideration, aud we are satisfled it nill bo st proached by tbe Government without popular fallscies or wtérestod renresentations being permitted to weizh in any decisions 8 to the policy that £hould be adopied.” Sveciat Dispateh to The Chicano Tridune, Port CoLBorNE, April 22.—The can of nitro- glycbrine lost overboar! from a vessel Iaet fall y men emploved in blasting rock at the en- trance of the barbor was found tbis morping by divers who have been searching for 1t all winter. The recovery of this dangerons element was at- teaded by great expense and labor, and every ono uow feels relieved. CENTENNIAL. PHILADELPHIA ITEMS, FPurraverenna, Pa., April 22,—Presidont Grant is In the city, baving srrived last eveniog, for the purposs of seeing the présent condition of the Centennial gronnds, This sfteruoon the new buildings of the Acsdemy of Fine Arts, st the corver of Broad and Cberry streets, were opemed with ap- propriate and impressive ceremonies. The Hon. Theodore Cusler was to have delivered the oponiog address, bat on his demth the Rov. Dr. Furness was selected. and he pro- nonnced an able and interesting oration ; after which Storev's statue of “ Jerusalom” was no- veiled. Tue bailding 1s & very handsome one, and 18 the largest building devoted to artistio, educational, and exinbiting purposes in Amer- ica. Thespring exhibition will commence on e Thou toamer In e Portuguese steamer ia, bavinj :o;r:lhceh; I:_fi:tug:isc ((J;n:inuinldammflf:slgua‘:: I ntire atock of Porin; Centennial, arrived hera m-d:;‘.me Eo0stor e _— NAVIGATION ITEMS, MACKINAC. Derrorr, Mich., Aoril 22.—The weather st Mackinao to-dsy was warm; thermometer above 70. A steamer from the eastward reached there this afternoon. The ice in the neighborhood is broken up, but etill remains firm toward Wau- Roshanes, inces remote from the Capital, and while in the City of Moxico no newspapoer would dare to ad- mit even the existenco of a ferment, members of tho Mexican Congresy were shot whilo fravel- ini from Queretaro to take their seatsin the Na- tional Council ; and yet the Government took no official notice thoreof, and the nowspapers kept perfectly silont on the subject. The Catholic tids, a shrewd observer of passing events, is TOE SPONSOR OF TIIS DIAZ MOVEMENT, and looks upon all the success of these revolu- tions as tho success of Catholicity. Gen. Diaz, in personal conversation, disciaimed sny inten- tion of lending his services to robuild the for- tunes of the Church; yet his admitting that hia monatary ageistance came mainly from Cathouc sources, and the fact that the Catholic clergy cousider him 1n the light of a favorite son, show that all his protestationa are simply political capital for use in liberal commuvities. “The clergy rule the Indians and negroes, who com- pnise eight-nintha of the population of the Prov- inces of Mexico, and where the clergy is strong- cst the Diaz movement is in greatest bloom. DAz isan insignificant-looking man,who does not show anyof the scars he has received in battle, for hie has been one of the most successful of Mox- ico’s Generals. Like Santa Auns, whom I visited at his home in the Calle Zuleata ia Mexico, he is brave and intrepid, bus, unlike him, he is neither barbarous nor vindictive. His pluratity in the elections of 1863 over the present Presi- decp Lerdo de Tejado, was very large, yet as long as Juarez, who was elected then, was President, he was on the most friendly terms with his Admivistration and continued s0 until Juarez’ death, Then Lerdo, the present Executive, at that time Chiof-Justice, and at tho eame ime, under Mexican laws, Vice-President of the Republic, came into the Yresidential chatr, and by use of the execative power easily caused his onn re-election w 1872, MEXICAN CLECTIONS. That this is very easy to_sccomplish will be seen. In Puebla, Governor Vargos-Romero de- sired the success of a certain maa for hugh office. ‘The law declares the first six men who on elec- tiou wmorning shall enter the hoaee whers the election is ordercd to be held shall bo the judges of the election. On this particular oceation Governor Varos simply concealed in advance especial frienas on the places of holding the polls. Naturslly the Governor’s friend was triumphantly elected to one of the highest.posi- tions i the great State of Puebia. Yot the Hefo Political and Governor Vargos, who re- ceived me in his boadoir in special andience ia his nightgowa, spoke to ms of the purity of tho ballot-box. Mexican Governors have vass powers. - 3 DIAZ CLAINS that a fair election in a contest botween himsslf and Lerdo would be out of tho question, and he 18 taking a, to him, rather well-known way of foreing bis desires. A few vears ago, he started & revolution sgamnst this ssme Executive, and 80 successful was be that notmany doys after its inauguration he had taken all the inter- vening country and stood at¢ Chepultepac, the old castle which overlooks Mexico City, and was readv to take Mexico itself. Had he advanced st once, the presont revolation would bave beon avoided, for Lerdo and bis Cubinet bao flown, and the people of Mexicowonld have recetved him joyfally. e did not, however, know of Lerde's fizht, and detayed his entree till next day. It was then toolate. Troops had meannhile arrived, and Diaz was forced to retire and leave the country in hot haste. Since then, though he bas returned uomolested to - Mexico, he has kept quict. He pretonds that his idea is to place Joso Iglesias, the present Chief Justico, in the Presidential chair, THE SUPREME GOVERNAENT OF MEXIC® at present is composed of President Sebastian Lerdo de Tejado and seven Cabine: Ministers, but of the soven Ministries two are vacant, the others beiog filled ss follows : Juan de Dios Arias, Acting Becrelary for Foreign Affairs ; Francisco Mejia, Becretary of Treasury ; Manuel P. Izaguerre, Treasurer-General (s distinet port~ fafio) ; Blas Balcarel, Secretary of the Interior ; sud Gen. Mejis, Becretary of ‘War. The port- folios of Justice, sud one called that of Goberni- cion, are at present vacant. None of these Min- isters are men of note, and with the exception of Genp Mejia, who has risen from the low estato of a farm-hand to his present high position, they all owe their portfolios to either political or so- cial influence. THE PRESIDENT is a man of small stature, about 55 years old, with an_intelligent cast of countenance and a decidedly dignitied bearing. Thougl he under- stands but httle Eoglish, his kuowledge of French is extensive. He received us with mach grace, and expressed'the best and most sensible opimops concerning the United States that had been vouchsafed during all our journev, and it PORT OF ERIE, Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tridune, EsiE, Pa., April 22.—Five armvals and four dapmu;:ehuz.‘ Receipts, 50,000 bu corn. Sobr Eliza Allan left for Port Colb - dny with a 1oad of hard coal, the firat -‘;:il;;e‘gx this season. flf:zzfglcn‘d’“ vestels aro expected to ar- | ig evident that Senor Lerdo is both ansias g ly. ready to facilitate trade between Mexicoand the —ch Uoited States. Hia opinions and knowledge of E. our insututions wero very thorongh, and con- Special Dusvateh to The Chicaso Tribune, Mrwaugee, April 22.—Mary Daley, a yonng married woman, who has had domestic tronbles and took to drinking, hired s boy to row her on the lako to-day, and when some distance out, waved her shawl, and jnmped into the Wa- ter, singiog, and was drowned. vinces nne that a8 Juarez’ Secretary of Stato, as Chief Justice, and aa President, he has been more friendly towards us and more in harmony with us than has been auvy ofticial before him, not ex- cluding Jusrez. He has, however, mapy bitter enemies in bis own party, and.thongh he has done more to foster commerce by granting con- cesgions for over 1,000 miles of Tailroad, build- patty in Mexico, headed by Archbishop Labas-_ ! commercial treaties, ho has besides commenced the establishmont of & navy, the first veeeel of war baving arrived at Vera Cruz during my,visit. Desides, he has established schools and colioges; and, a8 he mmself deciared, would protec: the fresdom of religious worsbip. During his 8d- ministration, forcign commerce has increased very much, . It amounts now to over £55,000,000, and when it is considered that eight-ninths of the popalation of Mexico are noun-consumers who live wall contented ou the fruit of the country, and that the staple prod- ucts of Central Alexico are wheat, cattlo, cof- fee. sugar, and fruits, the amount of the for- eign eommorce i8 not insignificant, for the wants of the Mexican, whose food 18 more spicy than varied, and whosa climate does not call for much bodily covering, are very few. Thongh socially he is very courteous, he is nevertheless very un- trustworthy, and it is the worst gort of policy to beliove in_the protestation of Mexican friend- ship or agsistance, ME NEVER MEANS WHAT NIE SAYS, and kis stereotyped plrase, ‘‘Quien Bsuve™ (who knows), is wused by him for reply to all kinds of qnestions. He is consti- tutionally opposed to sayirg what ho means, and I bave many times been informed in auswer to_questions which required direct replies, *“Quien sauve.” Outside of this peculisrity, a Mexican is acharming companion, and the zift of conyeraation scoms born to him. Were it not for his love of exaggaeration ana his perfect cou- tompt for everything not Moxican, whichis pain- f uly conscious in his manoer, he might vie with the French in tho vivacity snd attractivences of s society. TAE CLIMATE OF MEXICO I§ VERY VARIED. Commencing at Vers Cruz, where the heat is intolerable, we Qudn-lly ascend the mountains aod find at Cordoba and Orizaba, in the Torrs Templsdo, s climate that is in every way delicious nod invigorating. The mode and mavner of living hers 1s very simple, and, foran American, rather unpleasant, As- cending further to Mexico City, which is about 9,000 feet above. Vera Cruz, we find the climate very changeuble. ‘The nightas necessitate blan- xets, and the days very hight clothing, while the poor drainage of the city, and the missmas of the surronnding lakes, make Mexico » very un- bealtby place of rosidence. Physicians do wrong to send patients to Mexico, for in all my convereations with the medical fraternity, none of the prominent ones adyvocated exico City as & resort for health, and outside of Mexico City, or Puebla, or Vera Cruz, the chances of obtain- ing either plessant lodgings or acceptable food is vory scarco; besides subjecting oneself to the chance of meeting prononciamentos when least expeoted. . ‘The Provinces of Coshuila and Taumanlipas ara the latest that have declared for Diaz, aod prooonciatas here {lourish extensiveiy. Diaz has now imore than one-half of Mexicoin his fa- vor,aud there is little doubt that, with the masses at his disposal, Mexico will soon ba ruled by Porforio Diaz instead of Lerdo do Tejado, and in this change will be seen the downfall of progress and enlightsnment which Lerdo is the disciple of. WHISKY. THE CANADIAN SOJOURNERS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicage ILrioune. DrrrorT, Mich., April 22.—The crooked whisky men who are domiciled in Windsor ‘wers con- siderably astonished this afterncon by the sud- den grovping in of Supervisor Matthews. He They wa .ccompanied by Col. Kinney. intervlewed Root, ex-Deputy Collector at Chicago, Conklin, ex-Supervisor at Milwaukee, Distillers Ackerman of Pekin, and Stephan, one of the B8t. Louis crooks, who left that city between two days. All the parties refuse to disclose the details of the iuterview. Howaver, your reporter has as- certained that it embraces the cases of Dan Maon and Phil Wadaworth, who are to be tried in Chicago next month. Matthews snd Kinney left this evening for Grand Haven. Hence they will go to Milwaokee. Amoug tha eunergetic in- habitauts dsor is J. P. Wilson, of St. Cloud, Minn., who arrived thers yeaterday morning. He is a doing a Congressional inves- tigation concerning Government transportation contracts in Minnesots and Dakota. He would itke to go on to Washington, bu is afraid lest he should be gobbled by the Congressional suthori- ties. and forced to give away his friends, Mer- xiam & Wilder, of 8t. Paul.” He has joined the ‘Whisky-Riog at Windsor, and all of them ara doing the pest they can to be bappy, but they are all anxious to get home. NEW ORLEANS. New OnLrans, April 22.—In the Fohrenbach crooked-whisky case Col. Jas. Brooks was called to the siand for cross-examination. Titness examined the books of John R. Beals, Store~ keeper. They wore written up to Apnl 7. Lon't koow whether they are. correct or mnot; find that the distiller farled to make the eutriea re- quired br law ; failed to make euntries of sales and fermentatious. Examioed some books of William W. Lodd, Gnuger, aud found the Gaug- er's report false. Toad certified to the tax being pmd on tweaty-two barrels, when witness has the stamps in his possession for those numbers uncanceled; got them from the Febrenbach distilterr. The 8to- ekeeper’s books were kept upon the 1dea that nine tubs were ruuning, notwithstanding three bad been shut off. When witness seized the distiliery he found cetain peckages of epirits in an out- bhouse. There was no compliance with the law ou the barrels. Warebouse stamps were found that had be en ueed before. 'They had paste on the edges, buc not the contre, Todd reports that he withdrew twenty-two packages with certain serisl pumbers. The Storekesper tostitied that he received them in due form, He also reports that he released these pledges. The gauger reports tHa: he sffixed tax-paid stamps on them priorto the re- lezze. All thia munet have been falss, for the witness bad the stamps of these numbers in his posseseion, aond Todd, the Gauger's, signature was not'on them. SPRINGFIELD, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SPRINGFIELD, April 22.—Ihe resignation of Col. Asa C. Matthews, Supervisor of Internal Reveuuo, snnonoced in last Thursday’s Tain- UNE, was formally entered on record in his oftice nere vo-dav and loywarded to Washington. United States District-Attorney Roe has re- turned from Wasbington. sod was questioned there touching soma ridiculous yarns that have been pot np by the Whisky Riog touching Solicitor Wilsoa's couduct of the office when ha wag District-Attorney here. He is charged with complicity in the escaps ot Poto McCartoey, the notorious counterfeiter, from the County Jail here in 1872. The fact ia_that Pete was released on application of the Department of Justice, aud gave ample bond which, when he didn't reappesr, Wiison preseuted, and the mouey forfeiture was paid in open court. A more ridicalous charge is com- plicity in the whisky-ring, but this is too pre- posterous to note,that Wilsnn sliould have relent- Jessly prosecuted the ring 8 he did, if thoy wore his_irieuds. Col. Wilson will bo bere himself on Monday or Tuesday next, and will find out the exact source of thiese FArns. WILKINSON. 8r. Lous, Mo., April 22.—C. B. Wilkineon, ex-Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Joseph, Mo., was arraigned to-day in the United States District Court 4t Jefferson City, Ao., and plead not guilty. He asked that the case be continued, to give fnm time to propare for trial, but District~ Attorney Bottsford objected, and the case was #o¢ for the 15th of May. MILWAUKEE CONVICTION. Special Dispatch (o The Chicago Tribune. Minwaukee, Wis., April 22.—In the case of the Unitod States agatnst Salentine, rectifier, to recover unpaid sssessments on crooked whisky, the jury agreed on a verdict at 3 o'clock this morning, finding againet the defendant in the amount of $6,500 —— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Spectal Dispalch to The Chicaco Tridune, SrRINOFIELD, TIL, Apnil 22.—The temporary injunction some time since obtsined by Hon. N. W. Edwards, of this city, sgainst the city, pre- venting expenditures beyond the municipal rev- enne, prohibiting the issuing of city warrants when there i8 no money in the Treasury to pay the same, and prohibiting the increasing of in- debtedness in anticipation of the ravenue, was to-day mado perpetnal by Judge Lane, of the Sangamon Circuit Court; sitting in chambera. The city will probably appeal the case. Their creditors to-day filed a petition in bank- roptcy sagainst August Herpich, of Delayan, Tazewell County. ANN ARBOR ITEMS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna. AxN Ansom, Aich.,, April 22.--Two United States detectives, Meesrs. Alathews and Kinzey, were in this city yesterday under special ordera from Sccretdry Bristow, to look after some slleged crooked revenue matters. It appears from the court records that B. A. Beal, an ex- tensive, publisher of this city, in a law suit two years ago,. swore that the profits in bis business amounted to about £25.000 more in a given time than he returned to the Revenue Collecicr ; this exclusive, too, of large proffts on monoy lent. After some in. quiries and 2 conference with 3Mr. Beal, the de- tectives departed, leaviog no intimation of the step they shounld take. Mr. Beal ia about to be sued by Prof. H. Dong- Ias for libel in_connection with the University defalcation. Damages, 330.000. ————— FIRES. IN_CHICAGO. A bundle of shavings caught fire in the one- story frame house No. 170 Hickory street abont 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and before Engine No. 28, to which a atill alarm was sent, could ar- nive, the premises were damaged £150 worth. The house is owned and occupied as a residence by Mills Coruell, and is uninsured. The slarm from Box No. 42 at 2:40 was cansed by an incipient blaza on the roof of a two-story frame No. 674 Btate street, ocoupied by J. Cook 88 a dye-house, which was extinguished before the engines arrived. Damages nominal. The alarm from Box No. 621 at 6 o'clock st evening was caused by the ignition of the roof {from a dofective flue in & two-story frame at No. 19 Cornelt strest, owned and occupied by Franz Koch a3 a dwalling, Damage nothiog. The slarm from Box No. 61 at 2:05 o’clock yestorday morniog was caused by fire in the ground floor of the three-story brick No. 183 ‘Twenty-second street, owned by J. L. Newmann and occupied in part by Emstein & Jacobs as a clothing store. Damage to stock, $300, inaared ; to building, $40, uniusured. Cause of fire sup- posed to-be 1ncendiarism. . AT TARENTUM, PA. Prrrasvne, Pa., Aprit 22.—Intelligence was reccived in this city this morning that the Methodist Camp-3eeting Groundsat Tarentam, Pa., have been destroyed by fire. The fire broke out about 12 o'clock last night, and as the cot- tages were all fraie jthe flames spread with frighttul rapidity. The Tarentum grounds have been owned by the Methodists of this vicinity for many yesrs, and the coltages, bolonging to the members of the church in this city, are pumerous. The grounds probably contsined 130 cottages, which wera genarally of four or five rooms, of neat architectural design, and many completely farnished, except with bed- clothing. e only buildings saved, according to present advices, wers the tenant-house, oc- cupied by the Buperintendent, and the Camp Hotel. The firs wiil prove a very disistrous one, and may seriously interfere with the ar- rangements for tho Nationa! Camp-Meeling, which was aonounced to be beld on the grounds in Angust. Theorizio of the fire is at present unknown, busis supposed to be the work of an incendiary. ‘The loss is sbout €50,000 ; the in- surance abott $20,000. * NEAR DESPLAINES, ILL. Special Duvatch to The Chicaao Tribune. Despramves, Il., April 22.—A fire occurred this " afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 2 miles north of this village, on Jthe Coous estate. A large flax- mill, wich machinery and five stacks of flax, were totally destroyed. Tho residence and barns were in great danger, and wers with difficulty saved. The loss is $5,000. No insurance. Csuse of fire upknown. 2 AT WADSWORTH, O. + Wanswoerrn, O, April 22,—Chandigr .Bro.’s machine shops, located here, were barned at3 o'clock this morning. The fire is supposed to bave originated in the boiler-room. The loss is estimated at $30,000; insared for $26,000. AT PATERSON, N. J. ParensoN, N.J., April 22.—The Arcads was burned Isst night, involving a loss on the build- ing and to the oconpants of $75,000; the insur- ance is $22,000, CASUALTIES. THE SNY OVERFLOW. Qurxcy, TL.. April 22.—There wags riss of 4 inches to-day in the Sny, and the entire country adjoining that, and as far down as Hamburg Bay. in Calhoun County, is pnder water from 2to 14 feet. Thers i8 a slight deline in the overflowed district above the Snv. A portion of the Say bridge, on the Cnicsgo & Alton TRoad, 4 miles east of Louisiana, was washed out on Friday night, and to-day St. Louis traios were abandoned. Reports re- ceived to-night state that gangs of thieves from the river towns ars visitiog the overflowed dis- | trict for the purpose of robbing the houses that have been abandoned by the farmers. There are rumors of a fight between the farmers and thieves near New Canton, in which one thief was killed and several burt. The report, how- ever, is not contirmed. The river at this point fell 8 inches to-dav, and stands to-night 16 feet 8 inchea aboyo the low-water mark. b DROWNED. Special Dispatch to T'he Chicage Tridune. Raorve, Wis., April 22.—A ead sccident oc- carred this afternoon which resulted in the death by drowning of a little son of G. L. Lostevin, of this city. The boy was playiog on the dock near” Fish Bros.’ wagon factory, when -he lost his bal- ance and fell into the river, and before assist- ancoconld reach him he sank to the bottom. Hiy body was not recovered uutil he had been in the water about an hour. * FELL FROM A CAR. Spectat Duwoatch to L'he Chicago Tryune. ‘WasurvoroN, D. C., April 22.—Charles H. Couch, a prominent cattle dealer of Elkbart, foll from the top of a box car on a freight train tins morning, and was crushed ‘between the wheels and instantly killed. DIED OF HIS INJURIES. £ ‘WaEzrine, W. Va., Aoril 22.—Joseph F. Apde- griff, Cushier of the People’s Banlk, of this city, who sustained the fracture of = Lmb by being thrown from a bugey this dsv ono week ago, died to-dav from the injuries rocoived. Io was a prominens and highly respected citizen. SUPPOSED TO RS LOST. Roczrort, Me., April 22.—Bark J. G. Nor- wood, from Galveston o Bramen, is supposed to be lost with all on board. RAILROADS. BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPID5S & MINNESOTA. Special Dipatch to The Chicago Tribune, CEDAR RaPIDS, In., April 22.—The Receiver of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Rail- road bas notifled our City Conncil that he has received authoritv from the Bondholders’ Com- mittes and the Uniled States Court to construct permanent shops here this season, provided the city will draio the slongh near where the shops ar3 to be lacated. A meeting of our busi- ness-men has beeu held, aod it is thought that the amount required will be immedistoly pro- vided, for the plans are already drawn which show that the shops contemplated will be on s Iarge scale, one building alone being abcut $00 {fcot long. = g o THE WEATHER. WasmzivaroN, D. C., April 22—1 a. m.—For the Upper Lakes, northeast and southeast winds, stationary or higher pressure, partly ciondy and warmer weather. LOCAU OBSERVATIONS. Cx104d0, April 12, Time. |Bar.iThr Hu,| Wind. _|Raln We'thor 6333, m.!130.05| 55 609, W,, gentlow..... Clear, 11:182. m, 298] 65 fres - Clear, 2:00 p. m, 2098 60, ~[Clear, 3:53 p. m, Clear, 9:00 p. m.30.00 57| 35N, E.. freeh. Clear, 10:18 p. m.130.3L 51] 35N, E, fres Clear, i GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Caicaao, April Z3—Midnight, Station, Wind. Bar.| Thr] 4|N. ., briak. 50/8. E., fresh. 61 E,, fresh,. 61|E., brisk. Calm.. 22l o5 .| 53| Yankton..... 29,80} Eo e e T e RETURN OF ORTON FROM CUBA. New Yomk, April 2L.—The Western Union Telegraph Company’s cable sip Prof. Morse arrived yesterday, with President Wullam Orton, Dr. James O. Green, and A. 8. Downer, who have been to tho West Indies on a tour combining Business = with pleasure, Tho steamer arrived at Havans from New York on April 4, and on the mext day demanded §300 damages, but s o T Sely #ocond Havana cable, which had been ppap, WWM = ; MEXICO l'ingdochandprotecfing barbors, and meking she procesded to piok up and Tepatr hy ¢ . one mile from ita landing and eight miles 7 Havana. This cable was lai mngGD. i‘: ;::m 60 to 80 fathoms of water. By the evoator ™ Apnl 9 it was in perfect working order, nsfi: L been grappled, for and spliced. The m.mf next spent two or three days in Tecoveringy u,' beavy shore end of the first cable, lnid in y5o7 and ‘then proceeded to Key West. The st home was made in seven days from Havany a four days fram Key West. aad CRIME, PASSING THE QUEER, Svectat Disvateh to T'he Chicagn East Sao1vaw, Mich., April 22.—Two men, strangors in the city, civing their namey as James Johnson and John Flsck, were arrestaq this evening ia the act of money. In their possession was found 824y n counterfeit and $235 in genuine National Bang carrency. The counterfeits were all 25 Dot 6y on the Merchants' Bank of New Bedfard, and pronounced by the bank officors aa danges. ous, - CUTTING AEFRAY, i Spectal Dispatch ta The Chicaoo Tribue, Carpoypare, 11l., April 20.~-A sarions culting affray occurred at the Fiene Hoase, on Weat. Main street, in this city yesterdsy avening, 5 man named Mike Kilarney cutting Angust Fione, nephaw of the proprietor and clerk of the with a razor, inflicting wonnds waich will prob. ably prove fatal. Kilarney escaped. CANDY-PULLING WITH WHISKY IN T, LousvinLe. Apnl 22.—At Bowles Harris', Ml Creck, Estelle County, Kentucky, night, ‘what was intended.for a candy-py bad rather s tragical termination. The young men in attexdance, BAYS 8 Courier-Journg special, imbibed too freely and enzaged ina row, kiling Thomas Fletwcher. " Particalars natknowy, * HELD. LoumsviLte, Ky., April 22.—James ‘Wilinnson, charged with committing frsads te tha amount of $5,000in New Orleans, New York, Nashville, and elsewhere, and arrested hers by 8 detective, waa presented bafore the Court to-day, and re. maoded to jsil antil the arrival of 2 New O» leaus officer. 3 INDECENT ASSAULT.. . . . Special Dispatch to The Chizaao Tribun’ GuzLpy, April 22—The Rev. G. C. Moors, of Moorefield, was tried st the Police Coatt to-dsy on & charge of indecent assault on the person of Mrs. Jackson, colored. He was committed” ;ge;iu ot the next Aasizes, bail being re. AN UNFAITHFUL WIFE. Srectal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribums, SPRISGFIELD, I, April 22.—A Mr. Wiss, of Vincennes, Ind., was heré to-day’in searchof i fugitive wife and her paramour, and found th¢ former in & low bagnio. Bhe bad with husband’s watch, valued at $200. b h’ POLITICAL, THE - BLUE JEANS ” CEMOCRACY, . Evaxsviug, Ind., April 22.—Ths Demosrsty held a meeting at the Conrt-House to-night tg ratify the nomination of Joseph D. Williams and to organize s Blue Jeans Club. The meeting wag respectable in numbers. A committes wag appointed to report st & foture moeting. A considerable number signed the list of members, The maetiog was not specially enthusiastic, - A proposition to adopt Blue Jeans asa badga of membership did not succeed. Thomas E. Gax vin was Chairman. 2 5 —_— - A WILL CONTEST ENDED. Qurxor, IIL,, April 22.—The celebrated Robbing will case, which has been in the courts for the pasf fmy yoars, was enced in the Cirouit Court to-dsy with s verdict sustaintng the will The first trial resuiied against the will, and the cate was taken to the-8u- preme Court, when the judgment below was reversed, and the case gent back. The eatate was ons of ths Inrgest in the county, but a large portion of it has ‘been eaten up by court costs and lawyers’ fees, THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AN EAR New Youx, April 21.—A man named Bates, of New- ark, went into 3 barber’s shop in Jersey City to g shaved. The barber, Christiat’ Lutz, accidentally 1 his razor alip, and cut off one of Butes’ exrs. ‘Baks compromized o —_— . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Loxoox, April 22.—The steamships Assyris, Chios, and Colombo, from New York, have ar- rived. . . P 4 Delnsion Exposed by tha Filcros . scope. i Let us instance snoble servica rendered. onr common humanity oy the microscope. ;. ° * How often.’like some spectagular scenssina dramsa, do we find in the pages of the Old-World history passages of deep pathos and fierce pas- sion, and both, alas { occurring as the offspring of religions superstition. ~ So thers wers mir- acalous apparitionsof blood, one while in raing from the Heavens, and azain 10 spots in tbs dwellings of God and of men. Of coarse thes .were portents of most dire signiticance. The re- cital is too long, for even in Chnstian chronicles it covers a thousand years, In 1252, shocking to tell, while ministering at the altar of his chorch at Bolsena, & Bohemian priest -was seized tue terrible temptut.on to doubt the transubstan- tiation of the wafer which he had just conse- crated. Horrified at his own gult, the celebrant of the mass behald dropsof blood cozing from the sanctified Host. All were awe-stricken af the miracle, and the Church instituted in com- memoration the fenst of Corpus Christi. Suck was the pious legead. In the fourtcenth centary, when Heinrich von Bualow had destroyed the villiage snd church-of Wilnach, as if to show that Heaven was at the sacrilege, oight days afterward the Host on the aftar was observed to be stainea with drouvs of blood! - Near tha close of that fourteenth century ap- peared Raphael, a wonaerful man, with o genjus sublime, with passions groveling, and withal s celigiousuess that made him feel and pass for devoat. In the mow celebrated stauze of Raphsel in the Vatican is that miracle- of this panter's genius ** Miracolo di Bolsens.”. Iu exhibition at each feast of Corpus Christi inteos siflod the Oburch’s cunception of -the so-called miracle which confirmed the faith of the Bobe: wian priest. Unhappily the bloody portent re- tarned ; the Host was again spotted with gors. Tha zeal of tha ecclesiastics became invane, for, borrible to reate, thirty-eight innocent Jews were buroed at tho stake. For what? For crucifying the Lord afresh, for torturing the ‘Host until 1t bled ! > ) 1n 1824 the **blue Moelles * was horrified with & rain of sapernacural blood ; and again in_ 1 this wnuatural gore fell from Heaven, And now Enrenberg takes the matter in hand for sobet investigation, and the microscope alone is to determine for the superstitions of men. Thif great man dissipated the miracle entirely by ex- citing wonder in another direction, for he s nounced that these bloody rain-drops were com- posed of real living organisms, but so minute was each individual that it nould take over forty billions of them to make one cubic inch. Thus tne microscops has done away with thess grim portents of & thousand years. This suow and bloody slime have now their distinctirs place and pame among organic things, They are microscapic vegetables—uniceliular plants. " I the Arctic regions Oapt. Ross fonod this not soned soow extending in masses of. miles. He brought some bome, and the able botanist Be Brown prouounced it Algarum, genus. Itis car ious to notico the controversy of so many bl botanists, with their diverse iudgmanu. after a while ali came back to the judgment of Brown; and Agardh, the able German algologish ave this, the lowliest of the alge, the nawd ‘roctococcus nivalis. > (5 But abou the drops of blood! This also. tbe microscope has determined to bs an algm, 304 bears the name given it by Awardh, Paimeld cruente. Its strocture is even aimpler than thst of an oidium. The name, though not rom is significant. Palmells, means a vibratioa 0 quivering, and is here suggestive of that &e< mulous movement of which a great clot of co8g- ulated blood is capable. The entire ramei cates the significance “ of quivering gore,” 1 Eugland the popular name of this fuogont slime 18 **gory dew.” It occurs as shinin red £ilms or thickish blood-red stains on damp walls of cellars. Boinz a upicellular plant. when tha cellf are mature thero is a flowing together inid Yiscous masses, which look and feel unploasaa! like ciotied blood: Presenting also this of gore, though not 8o decidedly, i8 tho L@m alococeus sanguineus of Agardh, . Though moist to the touch, this has pob tho gelstinons character of palmella; hence the bloody illd- sion is not 80 vivid—Drof. Zockwood in Harpera Magazine for Aay. : ._A neighboring church bas got a oumarrphg in the choir and & patented chandelier. 'l mads otker prepsrations for an active work grace.—Liaibusy News, Passing countertyyy - on Satarday -