Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 30, 1876, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. District Attorney at Milwaukes, £500 for pre- senting the case before the Secretary of the ‘Treasury (Richardson). Witness paid oo officer in WasLiogton §any monev wbatever. Noue of the facts inthe article ;n the Milwaukes Times were furnished by w tness. ME, NORTHROP BEING RECALLED, and asked who bronght bim the brief, answered that Col. Goodwin gaid that the brief of Gener- al Bristow in the Mary Meryitt case was all they pesded, as if wonld throw Bristow right on his seat. A fow davsafter Mr. Heuz said Weiss positively declined to fornish the brief. One | Rignt the brief was braaght to the ofice by a messenger from Mr. Katzhausen, & Milwaukee lawver, bat bow i was brought sbout witnees L ?"f'a:am:fxs Mr. Katzhausen one of tha at- sorneys for the Whisky Ring in Milwaukee ? Mr. Northrop—I think he is. ¥ Northrop then explained that the Times was not s Whieky-Ring organ, but !npfion_nd the \Whisky Ring prosecutions from the berinning. Henz was the most active man fo secure the publication of the article. = Briston—Wnat otber position in Milwaukes than that of detective did Henze hold ? Answer—He was Presidens of the Central Democratic Committee of the city. The Chairman (Ely)—Well, thal fiscreditable. Weiss—Well, to make the story complate, 1 will siate to the Commuttce that' I am now President. [Laughter.] DARITS LYNAN, i charge of the Navication Division of the Treasury Department, made a written state- ment covering all the official proceedings in tho sase, with Assistant Secretary Hartley, and con- clnded that such cases might be compromised wben there was po intentional fraud, and this was in_consonance with the viewsof Solicitor Banfield aod of Bluford Wilson. Tue witness sxplained the matter to Acting Secrotary of the Tressury Copant, dunug the absence of AIr. Bristow, ana the Acting Secretary issned a war- rant-of remission. The witness kuew of no money or any valuable thing given or promised to any oflicer of the Depariment for services performed in the matter. —_—— COOK COUNTY NATIONAL. THE CLATM AGAINST SPENCER. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasemsGroN, D. C., April 29.—A. H. Burley, Recsiver of the Cook County National Bank, H. B. Monroe, his sitorney, with Spencer, of the City Savings Institution, and Judge Beck- with, his attornev, spent the entire day with the Comptroller of the Currency in examining the papers of the Cook County Baok; and Spencer's papers with reference to the Lisbility, if "any, of Spencer, to the Cook County Bank. Every paper in the case was carefully examined, and all the sircumstasces connected with it explained, and counsel on both sides heard with respect to all the circumstances. Comptroller Knox, after earefal deliberation, has arrived at the conclu- tion that Spencer under the law is not indebted to ihe representatives of the Cook County Bank, rod Comptroller Enox has accordingly recom- mended not at all THAT ¥O SUIT BE BEOUGHT. This undonbtedly concludes the matter, as whatever action Burley might take musy finally be spproved by the Comptroller. The decsion of the Comptroller is to be reported to the meet~ ing of the creditors of the Cook County Bank, which 18 to be held Tuesday next. Receiver Burley leaves for Chicago to-night to attend that meeting. . Thus decision of the Comptroller is evidently based upan the opinion that Spencer, at the time he s0ld his interost in the Cook County Natiopal Daok to Allen, did not_know that.ihe latter was insolvent, although it was alleged that the money with which Spencer was paid for bis in- terest was taken from the dsposits in the bank. The arguments of the attorney of Spencer Ybefore the Comptroller disclosed acts not hith- erto known in_connection with the which were presented to the Comptroller to-day for the fitst time were A SURPRISE both to him and to Burley, the Receivegy It has beon frequently charged that Aflen todk money (rom the deposits in the bank to pay for the stock purchased of Spencer. The investigation of the a&ubject by the Comptroller shows that this could not have been the fact. Spencer eold to Allen 2,650 ehares for the gross sum of €812,000. Spencer exhibited to the Comptroller apers showing that this stock was bought by Exm with different fands, and _did ne: come out The 2,650 shares of the deposits of the bank. tius sum, Spencer were sold for §$312,000. Of and his sttorney were ablo to TRACE EVERY DOLLAR by the original vonchers. Twenty-five thousana follars of it was inpaper of Speucer's dno to ono of tne Bowens, which Allen took up. Sev- eaty-five thoussnd dollaia was in 2 note of Bnencer's to the State Savings Institution, which Allen paid. Ooe bundred thousand dollars of it in cash was from tte Des Moines house wlich was charged on the books of the Cook County National to the accountof that bank. gLty tbousand dollars more was accounted for tu another piece of paper. which was submitted a8 paid, and the remaining $32,000 was all sccounted for in vouchers. ~‘fhere were vouch- ars for the entire §312.000. The Comptroller seemed satisfied from the exhibition of these vouchers that the psymenimade by Allen to Bpencer was - OUT OF DIFFERERT FUNDS trom what has been generallv sanposed, ‘The second point of cousideration was the uaraotee made by Spencer of the collection of .65-100 of the paper then 1o bank. The attor- nets of Spencer biere prodnced = fall release, but offered to make good the guarantee as to a0y of the origiual paper epecifically guar- snteed which might still bo in posses- eon of the Receiver. Spencer claimed to be able to make good that guarantes as to the paper which it covered. 1t appears, bowever, that the Receiver has nope of the paper,it having all been disposed of by Alien AT A RUINOUS SACRIFICE. Among the paper guaranteed by Spencer was $100,000 of Ssm Walker's, indorsed by Potter Palmer. That paper was paid, but Allen took 2ddi jonal paper without Palmer's indorsement, which ia not covered by Spencer’s guarautoe, ‘The Comptroller, upon s full statement of the fact, gave Receiver Lurley specitic written in- ‘structions that Cook Couuty bad no claim, snd that no euits would bo brought against BSpencer. : s —_— THE CHICAGO MARSHALSHIP. & . TOURTELLOTTE'S 8TORY. Speciat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WasnrNerox. D. C., Avpril 20.—The Caulfield Committes recalled Tourteilotte this morning, eod subjected him to a rigid examivation. The drift of his testimony was the same a8 that of vesterday. Doring the period of from eight to eleven years ho endeavored to recall the amounts of money paid to him by the Marsbal on acconnt of his services as Deputy. -Hecould . pot swear to the amount received during any one ot these years with definiteness. He thought that the sum in any year did not exceed §1,000, and was not less than $750. Ho hsd no memor: .lum, Do cash account, no aeposit books, or any- fhing to refresh his memory, and if he ever dia 3ave any such memorandum it was destroyed by ‘e Chicago fire. Hs ceuld ovly stats IN A GENERAL WAY .‘rom his recollection that the smounta which he vas credited with having received, as shown by he emolument returos in the Department of fustice, were larger than the sums whicl, testi- Iyiog from his memory, he was convinced that .be received. Tourtellotte admitted, however, ibat be had eigned blank vouchers for all the money charged to him, and acknowledged that he sopposed he was estopped by his -signature. It is the custom in the Marshal's office to bavé the deputies sign the vouchers in .blak, for the reason that their contracts with the Marshal for services are based upon the total result of the year, In Tourtellotte's caso ho ‘was fo receive 50 por cent of the amonnt of fees earsed by the Marshal, provided that the ‘agrregate fees for the vear exoeededthe amount allowed the Marshal by law. Tourtellotte was not dischiarged, but was held for further exami- Dation. [7o_the Associated Press.] Wissarsarox, D. C., April 29.—S. H. Tourtel- lotte, of Chicago, was befors the Committes on Ezxpenditures.in the Department of Justice to- ‘dsy, and testified that he was connected with the offico of the United States Marshal for the Northern Iilinois Distriot, from 1865 to 1873, as & bailiff and speciat deputy. The salary smount charged it the emolument account to the wit- ness was wuch larger than he ever received. He pad taken a memorandum of the figures_on the emolument sccount in the Treasury De- ent. For the Isst eix mooths in 67 the emolument sccount purported to sy the witoess £3.205, but_he only received E750 ‘besides his bailiff-fees. In the fitst half of 1868, the account purports to pay mm £3,533, while he received abont £1,000 only. Inthe Iast fix months of 1863 the acconnt shows B1,782, but Ke received only $750. The witneas ' blask recsipte for the sums, and fiods that fib gockipts are filled aut to agees with the emolument account, The witess had made | a demand upon J. Ruseell Jones, the Alarshal at that time, for money, and his auswer was that he was surprised that the demand should be made upon him. - When Jones w28 getting ready o go as Ainieter to Belgium, he sent for the witness, and told him that, as they bad po settlement, he bad instructed Mr. Cotes to give witness $1,200 for the fitet year, $1.600 for the sccond vear. and £2.000 per au- oum for the balance of ‘the time, aud asked the witness if that would be satisfactory. - The Wit~ nesa said it would, if he oulv got tne money, but 1t had never been yaid. The witness wrote lim 2 letter, four mouths ago, ekivg him if he was Eoing to atand to his :;fleemem, and Joned said e Was surprised at such & question. STATEMENT BY THE HOK. J. RUSSELL JONES. A Trisuxe reporter called upon the Hon. J. Russell Jooes last night, and, daninzalong con- versation, Mr. Jones made the following state- ment : ¢+ Daring the early part of my incumbency as Marshal, il . George L. Webb was my Chief Depuiy. Afterwards Mr. Cotes, now dead, took his place. When I lett in 1669, I turned tbe of- fice over to Marshal Campbell, who retained my employes. bad always regarded Mr. Cotes 28 a reliable and trustworthy man. ‘1 dido’t suppose when I left, and I don't suppose now, thatIowed any man, woman, or child a_dollar, or that I bad any outstandiog obligations or promise of any kind, name, or Dasure whatever. 3ir. Webb is now in the city, aud is s man of ‘unquestibned capacity, and 1 have yettohearof the first thing againat his honor, Ibelisve him to be as honest 2 map a8 there is in Cook County. He bad entire charge of the office business, prepared all the retarns aud settlements with the department for my sig- nature, and it was impossible for any crooked- ness to have occurred without bis Eknowing it, and I regard it as utterly impossible for him to bave been a partr to auything that was not per- fectly straight. The same, L think, may be said of Mr. Cotes, who had charze of the ofilce after _Mr.a“c';bb left me up to the timo I went abroad in 1869. “The statement that my deputies earned larger sums than were paid them 18 trne. Tho salary of a Marsbal is fixed by law at £200 per year, and the only way he can get any mors than that is by serving processes himself, or by get~ ticg a portion of his deputies® earnings. For in- stance, the Iaw authorizes the Marshal to allow a deputy 75 per cent of the fees earned by such deputy. The difference between the 75 per cent and the amount allowed the deputy goes to ‘make np the Marshal's compensation, which can in no event exceed $6,000 per year. ‘The gross enm recerved by me during the eight vears I was Marshal (from 1861 to 1869) was $13,012.43, equal t0 $5,330.30 per year, or $4,958 less than I was entitled by law to receive. “Mr, Caulfield is fully apprised of the char- acter of his witness Tourtellotte. There i8 prob- ablp oot & more unmitigated sconndrel in this community. No one who knows anything about him would bslieve him under ocath. Before starting to Washington he was ssked what was taking him on there, and his reply was, *Thers are men here who can & great deal better afford to pay me 4,000 or §,5,000 than have me go on io Washiagton." *I am credibly jnformed that he lives princi- pally on blackmail, Thers are plenty of people 1in town who know of this man's performances, aud it is not improbable shat the whole com- mlnni:y will know of them bofore he i8 much older. i - After hearing the testimony of Mr. Mun- 50, who wes my depaty for eight years, Mr. Caulfield told a Chicago gentleman a fow davs ago that the only evidence of irrerularity he bad discovered during my administration of the Marshal's oftice was the custom I had of send- ing writs out to ba served by a special deputy, and charging mileage where the writ wss sent and retnrned by mail. My understanding is that this is done by all Marshals and Sheriffs. The mileage allowed by law is but 3 cents & mile each way, which is less than the average railroad ratos in these duys.” s BLAINE--MORTON, MOEX EXPLANATIONS. Svecial Disvatch to The Chicags Tridune., ‘WasHINGTON, D. C., April 20.—In the Honse to-day Alr. Tarbox, of Massachusetts, had in- tended to offer again his resolation instrocting the Committee on the Judiciary to investigate the purchase of Aakaneas bonds by the Union Pacific Bailroad Company. At the personal request of Mr. Frye, of Masine, he postponedits submission. Mr. Frye asked him to postpone it until Taesday, and assured Mr. Tarbox that if he would do 8o the friends of Mr. Biaine would then make no oppasition to it. JORTON. [To the Associated Press.} ‘WasmeToN, D. C., April 23.—The friends of Senator Morton express themselves confident ihat be is able fully to meet the recent charges against lus 1otegrty in coonection with the $250,000 be recerved from tie Government in the spring of 1363. Of this amount he ex- pended as Governor in behaif of the State, £133,302.91 for military purposes, for which the State seitled with him, and this amonut was paid back to the Government by setting off a like amount from the paymeant of the eotirs sam dus to Indiapa for sdvances made to the Government in the_ beginniog of the War. The balance of the £250,000 he did not use, but returned to the Governmeant. . Settlement was entirely closed with the Gov- ernment Nov. 18, 1865, A few davs ago Re, ro- sentative Springer called atthe Treasury De- pariment snd wished to examine thbe War ac- couots of Senator Morton while he was Govern- or of Indiana. The Secretary declined to per- mit such examioation unless Senator Morton or eome friend’ for. him should be present, and informed Sepator Morion of these facts. Morton then called upon Mr. Springer and said be had no objectionto the examrustion of his entire War exoenditures, but desired to be represented on such examination by a friend. Sewator Morton immediatelv telegrapbed to Gen. Stum, wha was Cbief of Ordoaace, aod to Gen. Terrell, his Literary Secretary, to oome 5o Washington, and both of theso gentlemen ate now here. Morton will take early occasion in the Senats to fully explain the transsction, ana afford ali neceseary facilities for & cumplete ex- awination of the subject. o Wy FARWELL-LE MOYNE, THE ELECTION CONTEST. Bpecial Ivalch to T'he Chicaco Tribune. .WasaNgzoy, D. C., April 29.—The election case of Le Moyne va. Farwell was discussed the entire day withoitt reaching a vote. The follow- ing members have indicated their intention to epeak upon the bill: G. Wiley Wells, Black- barn, and Burchard. Mr. Harris review- ed the case, and claimed that -the question upon . the alleged frauds m the First Preciact of the Twentienth Ward, the vote of cerfain inmates in the Poor-House, if allowance were made for the frauds in this precinct and the votes of the Poor-House in- mates were counted, as he insizted ehould be done, LeMoyne wonld have the highest number of votes. Mr. Brown (Eausas) said that there was much fraud in the precinct. He referred to the pumbers on the ballots being duplicated, and triplicated, and quadrupled He further claimed that the inmates of the almshouse had no. » resi~ dence eutitling them toavote. He admitted that by the laws of Illinois paupers were en- titled to vote, but claimed that their place of residence was where they resided be- fore being seut to the poor-house. ~ Alr. Chavin Thompson (Alassachusetts) contended that the pauper acquired a residence at the poor-house, and on that residence was entitled to vote. - Mr. Baker (Indisua) contended that the vote in the First Precioct of the Twentieth Ward was so tanted with fraud that it should be wholly ex- cluded. — BLUFORD WILSON BEFORE CAULFIELD'S COMMITIEE, Bvecal Dupalzh to The Chicaso Tribune. WasamNaroy, D. C., April 29.—The Caulfield Committeo this afternoon examined Bluford Wilson, Solicitor of the Treasury, relative to the charges which have been made against him in that Committes by detectives of the Whisky Ring. These detectives have made three charges against him: First, in connection with the re- leass of Pete McCartney ; second, that while Districi-Attorney he received $3,000 for releas- ing the Pekin whisky cases; third, that he chirged Iargs snms for milesge when he never traveled. L. H. Bradley, %ho was Wilson's Assistant District Attorney, and Rosette, his predecessor, were examined. From fhe testimony of these two witnesses the entire case fell through. From their testimony it appeared that there wag XOT A BHADOW OF PROOF to sustain the charges. Bradley testified that, a8 Wileon's old aesistant, he was acquainted with the entire inansgement of the office, and that if there was an office houestly condnced that one wae. There was not 8 thig that could reflect on Wilson. Rosette testified that he was acqmainted witn the entire managemsst of the office, and that his stténtion had never béen called to the slightens matter that conld be regarded as derogatory to i Wilson’s chnuoc;r or retlecting upon the man- | agement of his office. gAt the close of the testimony, Barney Oaul- field eaid to gentleman that he was convinced that these cases against Wilson had been set up by derectives seot to Springfield, TIL. and to Wasbington. by the Chicago Whisky Ring. Caclfie!d seems fo be GETTING FICK OF THE BUSINESS. There i8 no doubt whatever that the Whisky- Ring detectives fave bean au the Lotom of the { whole affair, and that Cauldeld’s Commit- iteo has been wmsed by them &3 an 'instrument of malce a8 well 83 & olitical machine. kvidence piven in the ‘ommittes shows that Chicago detectives wers huutiog the records at Springfield to find poiuts in these cases agniust Wilson. There are very serious intimations that the Whisky-Ring de- tectives are not to have everything their own wav in these matters, and thav the severs criminal 1aws against slander, with their im- Pprisonment pepalty, may be put in force against some whose malicious s'anders can be elearly proved. ——igeete CLEMENTS, HE HAS LOST LIS OFFICE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago I'ribune. WasnrxeroN, D. C., April 29.—Secretary Chandier testified before the Real-Estate Pool Committes in the matter of the Macon Pepsion- Office. Thefollowing is an ontline ?( the testi- mony: On the 1ith éf March, Ebart sent a let- ter addressed to 1Mrs. Boggs, which has been before . published, threatening that it she did not uee her influence to have him appoiuted as Pention Agent that ho would expose sn arrangement that he had with Agest Clements. This was not the nature of .his lotter, but was the clear intention of it. The same day the letter was received by Mrs. Bogge she forwarded i to the President with the information of the fact that it showed what Ebert was doing, and called his attention to the fact that Ebert was levying blackmail. The letter, it sppears, was received the 13th of - March. On that day* THE FOLLOWING LETTER was written by diraction of the President : ExeouTive MANsION, WasHINGTON, D, C., March 13.—DEAR M. SECRETARY : Fataer directs me to say that it has just come to his notice that the Pension Agent st Macon, Mo,, haa been paying a portion of his salary to some one rendering no service in his office. Will you immediately have him notified that if such is the case, or he is guilty of snything that is ot logitimate, it will be regarded as good grounds for his femoval. Yours ‘respectfully, T. GraxT.. : On the same day the Becretary addressed a Ietter to Clements, calling his attqution to the charges made in the letter of the President, and DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE REPLY. On the 120th of March, no reply having been received, the Prosident directed the Secretary of the Interior to nominate immediately Clements’ snccossor to the Pension Agenoy aé Macon. The Secretary roduced ~ the records of tho case before the Committes, which showed that among the original indorse- ments of Clements’ spplication were that ex- Seoator Honderson and Congressman Benjamia, of Mississippi. On the application for reap- pointment are the names of Anderson and Congressman Parker, and Stannard, and George W. Fishback. —_—— NOTES AND NEWS. GOLD AND SILVER. Sveciar Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tridune. ‘Wasmxorox, D. O., April 29.—Gen. Banks will offer in the House on Monday & bill to utilize tho product of gold and silver mining in the United States. The object of the bill is to provide a circulating medinm nolimited 10 quan- tity and incapable of fluctuating in value on a stablo paper currency, which shall be at all times absolute representative of value. . (7' the Associated Press.) REFUNDING THE NATIONAL DEBT. ‘The question of amending the existing stat- utes in raferenca to the refunding of the na- tional debt, which comes np in the House Com- mittes on Ways and Means pext Toursdsy, will be certain to develop a wide difference of views in the Commttee, It is thought that a majority are favorablv inclined {o the principle involved in the Senate bili anttionziog the extension of the limit of the 4}{ per cont bonds to five hun- dred miltions and tha change of the time of redemption from fifteen to thirty vears. The Committes have already agreed unsnimouely, however, that the Senate bill shail be ignored. upon fhe ground that that body had no juris- diction to originate such a bill, so thatif the House Committee couclude to authorize a 1!¢ perceat thirty-year boud, they will do 80 by adopt- iog Wood's bill inatead of the Senate bill. Some members of the Committes, headed by Morri- s0p, the Chairman, are ooposed to any chaoge n the existing statate. Col. Morrison says that in his judgment the Secretary cf the Treasury can now negotiate a 4 per cent bondif ke 50 wishes, ana that 1t would simply ve throwing the natior mapay away io put out & 43¢ per cent thircy-vear bond, when 2 4 per cent tnirty-vear bond could be sold for par in the market. He says that a 4 per cent bond free of taxeais a better investment to-Gay than the most of im- ®broved real ostate, and heis opposed to the Gov- ernment paying 41¢ per ceot for money when private borrowers, offering pood security, essily obtan it at 4 per cent. He does not think that any chapge in the creditof the Government bas taken place since the oriyinal Fuoding bill was passed, and believes that the calcalations then made that by the time the 4}¢ per cents bad been placed, a 4 per cent long ™ bond could be disposed of, will prove to have been fully justitied, if the Government will only make the offort to megotiate the 4 per ceat. The act passed on Julv 14, 1870, aucborized the issne of $200,000,000 5 per cent ten-year bonds; $300,- 000,000 41¢ per cent fittesn-vear bonds, snd 21,000,000,000 4 per cent thircy-vesr boods. By the sct of Jan. 26, 1371, "the 5 per cent bonds were' increased to £500,000,000, and the 4 per cents to &700.000,009. . The Seuate bill now increases the 43¢ wer cents to 2500,- 000,000, and lengtuens their term to thirty years, and reduces the 4 per cents to $500,000,000. Mormison concedes the probability of the Sen- ate. or rather Wood's, bill prevaling in his committee, but claims that it wiil never pass the Houso. He is equally 28 much opposed to ex- tonding the term of ecither the 4ig or 4 per cents now saathorized, and insisig that the entire scheme of funding now provided by lawis feasible and sufiicient, withon: any chaoge or amendment of any kind, HAYS. Congressman Hays, of Alabama, was exam- ined to-day by Scott Lord, of the House Judi- ciary Committes, relative to bhis alleged sale of a West Point cadetship. His' dofense was that he made a present of the appointment out- right to his friend Lulley, the attorney of this city, who does "a business in cadetships. He denivd that he ever raceived any money for the appointment of the ecadet Beardslee, and when asked to explain his signa- ture to the certificate 1n_the War Dopartment that Beardslee had uved in Chatham County, Georgia, at least a year, be denied that he had ever sigaed or ever seon that document., ke Lt g THE RECORD. HOTSE. WasaNgToN, D. C., April 29.—Mr, Haurlbut, from the Military Committes, offered a resola- tion discharging the Committee on Mihtary Affairs from forther inquiry iuto the charges made against Horace Boughton, ita clerk, for the reason tbat if the investigation was pressed 8 Iarge number of witneases would have to be summoned from Toxas, and, 88 the wrong- doings, if any anch occurred, belonged to s ro- mote time, he wonld be now barred from any criminal prosecution. Adopted, Ar. Morrison introduced & bill i relation to the storage of fermented liquors. It provides that Sec. 8,315 of the Revised Btatutes be swecded by the addition of the following, viz.: Any brewer baving cellars or vaults not on the brewery premises, but described in hia annual notice to the Collector a5 used in connection with his brewery for by Horage of unfinished fermented liquors produced by him, may remove such fermented liquora in an unfiniskied condition to muck cellars or Yaults, or from thence fo the breweryin packages ik thoay, nan'a;mmg used 1 Zor formented liquors, muc - Perumils mentioned i hid scotgy r P *HATPS OF ZARWELL-LE MOTNE. Alr, Harrig, the Chairman of the Committes on Elee- tions, called up the contested-electi Moyne ve. Farwell, from the Third Cn:nmm;n:I‘DE 1.;1:‘ of 1ilincis, a majority of the Committes support. m:i:‘h;c\l;{u Le Moyne, and the minority those of rown ke in sapport claima Farwell, the lung)n.zg:n;u. - ety o* Mr. Thompson followed, supporting th o i it o ut action, and” the House —_—_— LOTTERY DRAWING. NEW Oruesxs; La., April 29.—The drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery commenced at the Opera House at 9 o'clock this morning, and 8t ten minutes befors 10 o'clock ticket No. 12,332 drew the capital prize of $100,000 in gold. The ticket is in the hands of the Chicago agency. No. 15.453 draw $50,000 1n gold, No. 9,178 drew &20,000. _ The tickets drawiog the &0&({:& and £20,000 prizes were both sent to famous Holt estste, which has just been thrown out of the English Court of Ctiancery. The es- tato has been in litization since 1709, and is valued at £16,000,000, QuEBEC, April 29.—The weather having mod- erated Iasz night, an attempt was made to blow ap the Cape Rouge ice bridge with gun cotton, which, although not_successful, materially ‘weakened the mass, and made a rentin it nearly & quarter of a mile in length. To-day at 4 p. m. the ice commenced to move in a body, and iz gradually working down. It is expected that by Monday the river will be clear from Montreal to the Gulf. ° CENTENNIAL. The Commissioners Decide to Close the Ground on Sunday—gForeign Ex~ hibitors Indignant Thercats Svecial Dispateh {o 7'he Chicago Tribune, PoruApereria, Pa., April 20.—The aciion of the Centennial Commission in deciding to close the Exhibition Grounds and Buildings on Sun- days has caused more excitement than Philadelphis has known any time this year. Not ©0 much among the natives, either. They, as a rule, are a quiet people, inheriting the staid and moral® deportment of their Quaker ancestors, and they rather approve the measure; but to the large class of foreign- ers and residents of other cities who are already swarming ip the hatels' and lodging-houses the announcement is as disagreeable as it is unex- pected. Around the Continontal this evening crowds aro discussing the gituation 60 animated- ly as to produce quite the appear- ance of an indignation meeting. The French and German exbibitors are- partico- larly incensed. Du Sommerard, tho chief of the French Commission, staied to your cor- respondent that the order closing the grounds on Suonday could only be regarded asa most 'marked discourtesy to the foreign visitors, who would be compelled to waste just one-seventh of the time set apart by them for the purpose of sesing ths exhibition. In view of the fact that the expeuses were to be 50 extravagant, be did not think it right for the Commission to force their Puritanical ideas upon the people at large. ‘The question came befora the Committes by & report prepared by a committes consisting of Mesers. Corliss, of Rhode Island, Sweenoy, of Woest Virginia, Grifliths, of Ohio, Doanaldson, of Idaho, and Guroey, of South Carolina, setting forthi the precedents established by previous ex- hibitions, and clhiming that the best intereats of FOREIGN. The Turks Make Another Attempt to Revictual Nicsic. A Desperate Battle Reported to Be in Progress Yesterday. The Recent Conference Relative to the Papal Succession. TURKEY. FIGHTING IN HERZEGOVINA. Bacuma, April 29.—The third attempt to re- wvictual Nicsic has brought on an engagement in Dugal Pass, which still continues. AUSTRIA, BUSAIA, AND ‘¢ THE SICK MAK." _ Dispatch to London Times. Boriry, April' 13.—The reported speech of Gen. Rodich at the Suttorina Conference having created considerable dissatisfaction in Russis, was immediately contradicted by the semi-official Journal de §t. Pelersbourg.” This contradiction 18'called utterly absurd, nonsensical, and false bv the &t Pefersburg Slavophil journal Mir, which bas long been blaming the Russisn Government for sssisting Austria in preserving Turkey. The hopes of the Slavophil party that they may overcome the reluctance. of the Russian Governmeot to tho immediate dis- memberment of Turkey are on the incresse. ‘The Pragus Czochian jourusl Folitik says that Bervin has been - plainly informed, of Tussia’s determination to protect ber ‘from Austrian coercion: in the event -of her gowg to” war with Turker. The Prague Czechian Narodni Listi asserts that the Russian Envoy at Vienna has given the like assuraoce to the Servian Minister Marinovic, and shat the Russian Agent at Belgrade, though officially op- posed to the war, is, personally, not 80. Ger- man papers regard this Lews a8 & proof that Russia is plaving & double game in Turkey. There are, however, reasons for assuming that the Russian Government have grounds for ‘wishiog to pat off the fall .of Turkev, and that the language held by Russinn Slavophils ig ingpired by the conviction that the advocates of tbeir own ardent opinionsin high guarters will carry the day after all, a8 the obstioacy of the Herzegovinian insurgents cannot be ac- counted for except on the assumption that they have reason to rely upon the sssistance of iofiu- ential Russian Slavophils. £ A French review entitled ‘*Rome,” and print- ed in thay city, bas published some Turkish dis- patches of 1870. In some of these, Kbalil Bov, reporting to Asali Pasha a conversation with Count Andrasay, saya : *The Count first of all complained rather warmly that IHaidar Effendi bad under- stood nothing of -what Le had eaid to him. His ides, be said, was that Austria and Turkey shonld seek to _avoid a war, but that, if they were forced to make war, it waa necessary to make it—s outrance—so a8 to insure a dura- ble peace, and that such a peace could ouly be obtained by a rectitication of frontiers, not unlz on the side of Asia, but especially of the Blac) Bea—namely, the recovery of all the Mussulman territories on those shores acd the reformation of Poland.” v Iu thesa dispatches Count Andrassy is repre- sented as contemplating the restoration of Polish indegnndeuce and the oonquest of the Eastern and Northeastern shores of the Black Bea. Itis anticipated that the 1nfluence of the Stavopbil aad anti-Austrian parties at St. Paters- burg will be strongthened by these disclosures. servea by the proposed innovation, and the re- port waa discussed for several hours, and finzlly adopted by a vote of 27 to 9. : On Monday will come up the equaily import- ant question in regard to the sale of liquors on- the grounds, and this was talked over in an nn, wieldy way by the Commission on Thursdayf aod was roferred to a_committes consisting of Mesors. Atwood. of Wisconrint; Latfobe, od Maryland, sud Peters, of Georgia, who reporto in favor of sllowing such sale, and it was finally referred back to the Committee for fur- ther consideration.: This afternoon, and the Exhibition Buildings and the gruumln present a chootic appearance that is dsoouragiog to the chance vimtor. Nothing is complete. There are no arrange- men:s in the main-hall. Almost the entire area is covered with huge mountains of uopacked boxee, which the fcoble efforts of the few em- ployes seem {otally incompotent to handle and roduce. Itis positively beyond doubt that the Exhibition will be far behindhand on the open- inidny. NEW ALBANY, Ind., April 29.—The large plate —_—— glzas manufactared by the Star Glass Company, ROME. of this place, and the largest one ever made in THE PAPAL SUCCESSION, America, and of superb gize and finish, designed oxpressly for the Indiaua besdquarters at the Centenuisl, was unfortunately broken to-day in the process of boxing. e e = THE BLACK HILLS. "STORY OF A DISGUSTED GOLD HUNTER. Specat Dispateh to Ths Chicaao Tribune. Qurxcy, IlL, April 20.—A young man named James McCane arrived in the city early this morning direct from tho Black Hilis, and gives a discouraging account of tho condition of the winers iu that country. He started from Cen- tral Obio about the middle of Jauuary, and made the jourcey to the Black Hills in an émigrant wagon. He remained there until sbout three weeks ago, when he became com- pletely discouraged at the prospect of gettivg any gold,’and utterly disgusted with the incon- veniences of life which :he had to undergo. He reports that hs was only. one of huodeeds of miners who deserted tho Black Hills at the samo time, they flocking into Custer City from tbe interior and returning to their homes as rapidly ‘as circumstances would permit. The price of flour was 820 in gold; msugur, 50 ceats s pound, and other articles in “proportion. Ifany miners, himself among them, were convinced;that gold had not been discovered in payviog quantities in the Hills, orif it had been the danger from the Indians wag too great to tempt any of them to go where it lies. While there were plenty of rumors of rich lodes, it Rouz, April 29.—Respecting the recent con- ference between the representatives of some of the great Powers, and influential members of the Bacred Colloge, with a visw of ascertaimng the best means of ending the oconflicts be- tween the Church and the various States, it ap- pears allusion was made to the porsibil- ity in the event of a vacancy of elect- inz & Pope (favorable to conciliatory policy. The Cardinals raplied by pointing to thoe continued excellence of the Pope’s health and consequent improbability of a speedy vacan- cy. Inconclusion they statod that the respec- tive Governments would be convinced that, con- sidering the noiverszl nnanimity of the Catholie Churen, the fature Pope would in no wise alter the present pou’%v. - FRANCE- TRADE-RETURSNS. Parm, April 14.—The ofic.al returns for the first quarter of the present year show the de- clared value of the importations to nave been 915.500,000£., sgainst 851,000,000f. during the firat three months of 1875, Thay comprise ar- ticles of food to the value of 179,000,000¢., nat- ural products and materials used in manufac- tures to the value of 550,000,000f., and manu- factured articles to thevalue of 145,000,000¢. The value of the exports amounted to 806,- 000.0001., against 997.000.000F. in the first quar- ter of last year, comp g manufactured arti- cles to the value of 145,000,000f., and prodsncs, articles of food, etc., to the value of 330.000,000¢. was = GREAT BRITAIN. not often that any one was found who bad been PATLURES. lucky eucagh to pick up a nugget of any valae, Alarge number of those who have rushed to the vicinity Lived. entirely upon th game thoy shoot, winch, fortunatelv, was pleaty. McCuve recounts great suffering among the miners during February and March on account of the deep snow. " PROTECTION WANTED, OxanA; Neb., April 20.—Gov. Thayer, of Wy- oming, bas arrived here to confer with General Crook relative to military protection to be afford- ed o the Black Hiilestage live, He waats some of the stations on the route thoroughly protect- ed, especially Red Canor and Hat Creek, the for- mer 18 very deop. and travel has to pass throngh it. The Indians crawl up its sides and shoot down or throw rooks apon travelers. ‘The Gen- eral has promised all the help possible, and sn oraer has been issued to that effect. FIR AT PEKIN, ILL, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicaco Tridune, PERIN, IlL., April 20.—The residencé of the Hon. J. B. Cobrs, situated in the southern part of the city, was entirely destroyed by fire this morning. A valuable private library, a great deal of silver, sll the jewelry, clothing, and far- niture were destroyed. The total loss is $11,500. with ap insurance io the Hartford Company of $4.500 on the house, $800 on the furaiture, and £50 on water fixtures. “*AT HAMILTON, ILL. Specfal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Kroxur, Ia., April 29.—The flouring mill of 8. A. Candron, at Hamilton, Ill., opposits this city, wag entirely destroyed by fire this after- noon. Loss, $4500; po insurance. The fire ¢uught from s defect in the smoke-stack, Muxceester, Eng., April 20.—The failure of @illam, Long & Co., commission merchants, with linbitities at £49,000, and Ward, Brother & Co., merchants, with liabilizies at £21,500, aro re- ported. Loxpox, April 20.—The failura of snother |- stock-broker i8 reported. —_— GERVIANY. . ALSACE AND LORRAINE. Beruv, April 29.—A decree is published re- storing suffrage to the inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine who, while electiog to retain French ortionality, are domiciled in those provinces, THE BAILWAY BILL. The Imperial Railway bill passed its sacond reading in :he Prussian Chamber of Deputies to-day—206 againat 165, " —_— CUBA. QOMPLICITY WITH BMUGGLERS, HAvVANA. April 20.—The collectar, cashier, and appraigers hnve been imprisoned, charged with complicity with smugglers. S MARINE ITEMS, VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. Bpecal Davalch to Tha Chicaao Trvune. Porr Horox, dich., April 20.—Up—Schooners Emma C. Leighton, H. N. Foster, P. 8. Marsh, F. C. Lelghton, New Hampshire. ? The propellers City of Toledo and City of New York, of the Northern Transit Company, the first hoats through the Btraits, passed down 8% 1:20 this afternoon. Anather boat of the same line is in sight ontside. Porr Hurox, Mich., April 20—11:50 p. DowN—Propa St. Albans, Raleigh with Winslow, Superior with congort, and Columbian. Up—Props Nashus, Dubnque and barges ; schrs M. J. Wilcox, Arctic, and Irig, WiNp—North, fresh : weather fine. The tog Winslow, with a steam-pump and hawser, left this sfternoon to rescue the schr Goshawk, ashore at Grabam’s. The Goshawk is bound up, coal laden, FORT OF ERIE. Special Disvatch to Tha Chicado Tribune, Erie, Pa. April 29.—Props’ Gordon Campbell, Apme Young, Thomss B. Scott, and schr J. 8. Richards, took out clearances for Chicago to- day, and will leave so-morrow. Schr B. Prime lofc for Milwaakes this ‘sven- ing. During the month ending to-day, five for- eign and twenty-nine coastwise vessels have en- tered with cargoes of grain, amounting to 5.6,274 bushels. Exports for the same time wera 1,600 tons of coal. ; No charters to report. . LAKE HURON, Bpeciai Disvatch to The Chicago’ Trivune, Cor1iNawoop, April 29.—The steamer Sey- mour arrived from Owen Sound this afternoon, %hks first ari-;va! 6({ tibe ueg;on]. She roported the ake quite cloar of ice, 0 lea it texs I‘.lsle. [y o vea this place for —_—— CANADIAR ITEMS. Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune. MostREAL, Cs0., Apnl 29.-Grand - Trunk freight trains are daily bringing immense con- signments of flour from the West, and, as soon a8 the river has fallen stfficiently to allow work being resumed on the wharves, heavy shipments will take place to the Loster Provinces, which, according to latest advioes, are in want of all sorta of faod except potatoes. - - 1t is stated that John R. Holt, a bookkesper of this city; has been declated heir af iaw o2 the Se AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA, ‘WirriAnsront, Pa., April 29.—A fire here last night burned u> 12 acres of manufactured whito-pine lumber. Herdio & Mayoard, Ren- stead & Flyon, and Hubbard & Lookey are the principal sufferers. ‘The eatimated 1083 is 8125,- 000, the insurance, $75,000, & AT HAMDEN, CONN. Nrw Havey, Conn., April 29.—Eennedy's screw factory in Hamden was burned by sn in- cendiarv this morning. Loss, $60,000; insur- ance, $33,000. & S8 (95100 4/ maus ——— THE FOURTH AT JOLIET. Bpectal Dispatch t The Chicago Tridune. Jouter, Iil., April 20.—The Chicago Socond Begiment ; the LaSalle Light Guards ; the Mar- reilles Guards ; the Morris Grays; the Dwight Guards ; the G. A. R. Gunrds, of Wilmington; and militia companies from Braiawood and this city, recontly organized, and the Joliet Light Artillery will participate in the sham battle, which i8 to be one of the features of the Centen-, nial celebration here,- on the Fourth of July next. The latter company numbers sixty-threa men, snd has lately purchased four pieces of artillery, six-pounders, with carriazes and com- vlete equipments, from the United States Arsonal at Rook Island. E — TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. BosTow, Mass., April 29.—Ths effort to pass the Parton afarriage bill over the Governor's veto failed in the House—veas, 88; nays, 114. Corvxzrs, V., Apnl 29.—Owing to the failure of the ffinance Committee of the City Conncil to mske any provision for the payment of the rotice, after the Ootncil had autborized them to do 80, the Police Commisatoners to-night issued an arder dixectiog the Buperintendent to disband both the pubdlic and the exhibitors yontd be | his forcs on Monday morning, which will lezys the city at the mercy of bummers and thieves. dpecal Duvatch to The Chicago Trivune. SPRINGFIELD, IiL, April 20.—The expenditures of the Btate House Commissioners of all ao- counts to this date sggregate $,125.550.80, leaving about §300,000 to complete the buildiag and furnishing. : . Specwat tnapatch to The Chicaga Tridune. 8r. Pavr, Minn., April 20.—B. L. Rosser, H. H. Brackett, and M. M. Fuller bave been awarded the contract for furnishing beef to the soven frontier posts, - incinding Forts Lincoln, Buford, Totten, and others. Prir i o B0 The. rovenus, dollso- roRIA, [IL, April 29.—The revenu tions for April ingnia district were ' §544,684.49, » gain“of $420,930.75 over the "ssme month id 1875. Svecial Disrateh to The Chicao Tyibune. Towa Ciy, In,, April 20.—The Board of Su- ervisors to-dey opened bids for & mew iron ridge over the fova River at tnis point. The sward wos mado to the Canton, Obio, Bridge Company. There were some seven dr eight bridge companies reprasented here from several points in half a dozen different States. The bridge is to cost somothing less thag $15,000. . CRIME. HORRIBLE RELIGIOUS FANATICISM, Correspondence St, Louis Republican. NEeosgo, Mo., Aprit 25.—Last Saturday night in the neighborbood of Thurman's- lead-mines in Newton County, Mo., the atteution of some peighbors was atiracted to the house of the Rev. Mr. Lynch by loud and unusual noise in the way of shouting, singing, and praying, and upon going to the house the doors were discovered barred on the ioside, admittance was refused by the inmates, and the doors were broken open, when the shooking spectacle of a nude man and woman stood erect on the floor. The man proved to be the Rev. Lyach, & minister of some peculiar sect that approximates Mor- monism in all reapects except they hold it to be wrong to bave more than one wife; the other, the woman, was ascertaned to be Mr. Lynch'a wife's smater, about 20 years old; upon the bed a plank was lying on which a bea tiful child 2 years of age was lying cold in death with its skull mastued in. ~ Lynch, the father of the dead child, told the intruders that his child had for some time beon pos- sessed of the devil.and that they had de- stroyed and cast ont the devil in obediance to the special injunction of the Lord. At the time he and his sister-in-law were chanting hymns over the pale face of .tha innocent babe, its mother and a man whose name I conld not learn were down in the brush near tbe house shrieking wildly and prayiog to God. The Rev. Mr: Lynch and s sister-in-law were taken 1nto custody and brought to' this place and todged in our County Jail. 1 repaired to the jail this morning and had a long interview with the prisoners, especially the young woman. She wounld converse freeiy on all subjects except the murder of the chi'd. She was born in Avkensss ;- bher name is Celia Lavina Treace. She is now 20 years old, and is reslly a bandsome young woman. At 17 she became the mother of & girl child, mnow living with one of her sisters in this county, and some two months since sha added another illegitimate to her family. S8he say8 that a distingmehed minister of their church at Neosho County, Ean., made a slight departure from the recognized dogmas of the true church by adding free love to the original doctrine. That she was misled by bim; that eaid divine 18 the father of bor ' boy babe, mnow 2 montbs old. The child ia in joi{ with hor. So far ehe re- fuses to eat. Bhe suys that she will not eat for forty days .and nights. - I told her the child would starvé. Sne replied that' the Savior of the world was in the Alount that long and lived afterwards. The prevailing opinion here is that the prisoners are crazy, and their insanity is confined to religious hal- lucination. Mr. Lynch seems to be familiar with the Old Testament, and insista that he was fulfiliiog the requirements of Scripturs when be killed his liitte murl. It is an offering to God for sin. He linagines himself Abrabam, and feels that be must prove his faith in God by sacrificing hus chid. © - The examination of the prisoners was held before Joseph Hewitt, Esq. The defendants made no defense, and were committed for mur- der. The mother of the dead child 18 afilicte with the same delusion that seems to have failen upon the prisoners. HANGED, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wisneza, Man., April 28.—The Iroguois In- dian, Loms Thomas, convicted of the murder of Henry. Coroell at Rat River, last spring, was banged at 8 o’clock this morning. He retired at 7 o'clock last mignt and slept till 11, when ho arose and partook heartily of oysters, after which he again retired and slept soundly till awakened at aun oarly hour this morning. He met his fate unconcernedly, but -appeared weak and trembling on his road to the ecaffold. After repeating prayers, he said: ‘¢Frionds, I am sorry for what I have done. 1 don't feel afraid * to die. I hope you will all excude me. I am goiog to ses my Father. This is the last time you will bear me speak,” He made a long confession yesterduy before the authorities and repsesentatives of the press. His statements are very conilicting. but all implicate two per-. sons named Touroné and Gandry, as giving him the gun with which he shot Corneil, the other helping to throw the body into. the well. I Thin is the second exocuiion witnessed in Winoweg since the first of the year, the other being Augus Aclvor, who suffered the extreme penalty of the law on the Tth of January last, ° LYNCHING OF HORSE-THIEVES. The Pusblo (Col.) Chieflain gives the par- ticalars of the lynching of two horse-thieves near Dodge City, onthe Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fe Railroad, last Saturday night, The two men were taken hy a mob to a patch of woods on Saw-Log Creek. They were blind- folded, their arms pinioned, 2nd placed io the centre of a circle. “Then oneof the * vigilants ™ pulled a Testament from one pocket and a bottle of ‘whisky from the other, and exclaiming, ‘- Here, boys, "is peacs for the dead and consolation for the living,” pro- ceeded to read a chaptor, while the bottle was passed from mouth to mouth until its contents were axhausied. At the conclusion of this in- teresting ceremony, the thiaves were stretched up to the limb of & cottonwood tree, face to face, their feet almost touching the ground. Both were buried on the spot in a shallow trench, sud ¢hen the avengers refurned to town, woll eatisfied with their day’s work. The names of the unfortunates are Cole aud Callahaun. The father of the latter is a minister at Topeka. HORRIBLE MURDER, Special Disvatch to The Chicdgo Tridune, QueBEc, April 29.—The Villsge of St. Here- dine, County Dorchester, is greatly excited over a cold-blooded murder committed on Thursday by Miss Labouillier, & seamstress. Bhe had been employed to do some sewing for Alrs. Daniel Mlurphy, and requesting the latter to pro- cure some article from the cellar, Mre. AMurphy bad only descended a couple of ateps when the girl drew a revolver from the folds of her drees aad fired four shots successively into her body with the muzzle of the weapon touching her clothes. The unforinnate woman fell into the cellar, and died almost instantly. The murderess, immediately after the commission of tho deed, gathered np all the valuable articles ghe could lay her hands upon and fled, but was arrested last night on the Levis and Kenneboe train while endeavoring to resch this city. ST. LOUIS ITEMS. 8r. Lowis, April 29.—C. D. Affleck, cashior of the Bremen Savings Bank, in the northern part of this city, disappeared to-day, and from wome circumstances in the case it is suspected that he committéd suicide. A partial examination of the accounts of the bauk- developed nothing wrong, excepting the overdrawal of the account of Tonsot t}:a dupz;ui&mé Toui ‘5o em) of the 8t. Louis i & Southeastors Nallioad got st s wltereras on a construction-train 1n East 8¢t. Lonis tnis at- tornoon, and one of them named Patterson Pplunged a large pocket-kaufe into the feft breast of another named Pat K; wennd. yan, intlicting & mortal MURDERERS . Special Dispatch to z‘n‘i‘}.vmxj;E&m SpRINGFIELD, Iil, April 29,—The Sheriff of ‘Wayne County to-day makes application for a Teward of 8100 offered by Gov. Palmer ia 1871, for the arrestof Wiiliam- Head, charged with morderin Wayne County. Head has been ar- rested. Gov. Beveridge to-day pald H. L. Albright, of Murphyeboro, $200 reward offered m,?g,:.'.p. ture of the murderarof Valentine Tabor, in 1874. THE SPALDING COURT-MARTIAL. + 8ax Fraxcsco, April 29.—In the Bpalding court-martial, Admiral Rogers, at the request of the accused, to-day telsgraphed the Secretary of tho Navy, asking that the release of Epalding. from closs custody be left to his gis commanding, onthe gmnndm!!had:“:xgg g chargo which, if proved, would have sea; (oY 0 prison, has been dtsproved. ® him A HORRE-THI Spectas Dasateh by 1 ey Erorux, Ia., April 29.—Antoine Kneaht, horsa-thief who was captured here o waa taken to Nauvoo to-day. In @rossin, ty river on a ferry-boat at that place he m.m‘ purpose, - i tecomplisned by et Dl H nal “Aicago T Kexogaa, Wis., April 20.—Ths xm:u o Harvey Durkes was entered by burglary ™ night, Tho thieves succeeded in ‘making qujty haul of silverwars and fewolry o tho yay '+ £100 or more. No clew as to who wers m' of petrstors of the theft hasaa yet bean flisfmpx:I £k BANK POBBERY, CINOINNATL, O., April 29.—The Westery Gen tan Baok was robbed of 91,700 about 100D to. day. - Three men entered the bank, twaof whomy :].:ig;ged :ba ;zl!a_n.tln;t;é: z:vrt _tha clerks, while tha ird sncceeded in Tactin, desk. Al escaped. 8 t8 Eooy o N DEATH SENTENCE. Disvateh to The Chicaga Tridune, BURLINGTON, Is., April 29.—At Oquawg, o, day, the Judge overruled the motion for g ey trial entered by the counsel for Bill aod be was sentenced to" be hanged on the Igin da of June. T MURDERED. Arrooxa, April 29.—Ernest Plack, ‘was murdered last night. CHARLES O’CONOR. The Bar Associntion’s Investigatien, NEw Yomx, April 29.—The tribunal appointed by the Committee of the Bar Axsociation, to fn, vestigate the charges made against Charleg O'Conor in connection with the Forrest wig case, mot to-day. Ex-Gov. Dix presided, Alr, 0'Conor presented a lotter roceived lest even. fog from BMre.-- Binolair, In 1t Mp, Binclair states sha now as well g always bore the snme feelinga of gratitnde by Mr. O'Conor, and reiterated her assertion that the article had been pablished without her sgp. sent, against her wish, and after a solemn prom. ise bad been given that it shonld not be, Mrs, Binclair also gays she has never made any charges against Alr. O'Conor, and hadnointen. tion of downg so. s Mrs, Sincluly, tged 13, Ar. Sedley, brother-in-law of read 5 protest against the composition of the committes, in whose organization only ons ol the parties to the controversy has a voice, Mr. O'Conor said he did not intend to notieg Mr. Badley's protest, but nad come prepared ty verify each and every statement contaived in his memorial to the Bar Association. Iarels. tion to the allegation that he had charged M, Sinolair exorbitantlv, he said this was not so, The whole amonnt charged and obtained by him during nineteen years from the lady was aboul AIr. 0’Conor then made & statement showin, bow all the money bhad been disbursed, and tbat the charge that it was understood he wes to conduct Mra. Sinclair’s case for nothing, or that it had been attempted to give ber such impres. 8i0n, was absoluzely false. Aftor the introduction of & fow witnesses for 0’Conor, he handed to the Chairman papers con nected with the case, and left the matter in theiy hands to abide by their decision. CALIFORNIA. Buryin® the Ratchet, Bpectas Diepatch to'Phs Chicaao Iribune. ‘Waservazow, D. 0., April 29.—It is stated by prominent Californis politicians here that thy recent Repoblican Convention in Califoriy marks the barmonizing of the Independents, of whom ° Seoator Booth i3 ' the leadiog representative, and the regular Repub. lican organization. The records of the Indepen. dent State orgapization have been turned over to the Republican State Committee, and the feuds that led to the Independent movement arg healed for tLe present, at least. If this harmoe Dy continues there is no doubt that the Repab. licans will carry tho Stata by a large msjority a¢ the next election. The delegation to Cincinnal is said to be divided between Conkling, Blaina, and Bristow. SaN Fraxcisco, April 29.—The comments of leading citv _and interior newspapers on the recent Republican State Convention are ganer- ally favorable. The nominations to Cinginnst are looked upon as committing the party in the State to the reform policy, which will tend ta reconcile the Independents to the straizhi Re- publicans, and receive the support of the Inds pendent press and party. RAILROADS, ST. LOUIS, KEOKUK & NORTHWESTERN, - Spectal Dispatch to Ths Uhicago Tribune. Qurxey, 1L, April 29.—The St. Louis, Keoknk & Northwestern Railroad track has been pot down to a point sbout 5 miles below Hannibsl About 10 miles of track is down on the lower end, and it is thought that with favorabls weatber the work will be finished in two weeks. Superintendent Wells says that after the water falls 18 inches more trains can run between Hanoibal and Keokuk. There kas besn no se- rious dumage done to the road-bed at any poish, and no bridges have been lost. MINNESOTA ITEMS, Special Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, 8r. PAvL, Minn., April 29.—Parties repressnte ing local interests and the St. Paul & Stillwater- Radroad have organized, under the Wisconsin general Iaw, to build and operste a railway be- tween River Falls and Hudson, 13 miles, in con- onection with the St. Paul & Stillwater Road. preliminary survey of the line is being made, with a fair prospect of building this summer, ROCK ISLAND AND MERCER COUNTY RCAX Spectal Dievatch to The Chicaco Tridune. SpriNorrELD, Ill., April 20.—The Rock Ialand and Mercer County Ruaitroad, with a capitalof $150,000, the road to run from Milan, Rock Island Connty, to Richiand Grove, Mercar County, filed articles of association in tha Beo-, retary of State’s office to-day. G —_—_——— CASUALTIES, KILLED BY A FALLING BUILDING, WaEELING, W. Va., April 29.—A specul fo tht Evening Standard from Cambridge, O., says: Two men named Long and Downer wers killed, and a boy named Inskip fatally injured thif morning by tne falling of & siabla Which they ‘were Working upon. —_———— . THE WEATHER. ‘WasmIxGTON, D. O., April 30—1 a. m.—For ¢ Upper Lake region, northerly winds, cooler partly cloudy weather, ana stationary ot highed | baromater. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. z - Cr10400, April 2. Timé. (Bar.(ThrjHu,, wind, _|Bainjwetid 48] 1.8, W, fresh..| 01 Cloudy. 63N, fresh .. Qloudfe 5| 60NE., fres 8:53 p. m.,20.88] 47' 69,8, E.. fresh. 9:00 p. m.29.80, 50 64 W., fresh. ... A 1028 p. m.29.33 48j 57|N.W. 3 Maximum thermometer, 50. Minimum, £ GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cricaco, April 29—Mldnight Rain Westhers JL_A Station. ! Bar.Thr| ‘Wind, - b 3 Clears 201, W, reehe|_-OLLL siow DOM PEDRO. BAR Fraxcisco, Cal., April 29.—Dom Pedr( left for Chicago direct this morniog, by & Chicago & Northwestern Road. It is nade? stood that he will leave the tpecial car at CiF cago aud go to Oil City, Penn. e 3 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. lsu Fxcnzms;:ni’ April 29.‘—dT’hl %"‘?Efl "‘:: steamer City of- Panama sailed for Victoris, flfinhmdffli on her atores haviog been rejoased I