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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1876, e 'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, MAY 16, 187, . 6% 3 POLITICAL. Distinginguished Gathering of Liberals at New York Yesterday. A Conferenco 6f Interest and Importance ,to the Re- publican Party. Speeches by Carl Schurz, Ex-President Wolsey, and Others. Qol. Harlow and the State Printing Steal---His Residence. Thomas B. Bryan Not a Candi- date for Lieutenant-Gov- ernor. The Envlenflx Ward Repnblicans Solid Against Beveridge. NATIONAL POLITICS. TOE LIBERALS. NATIONAL CONVENTION IN NEW YORR, New Yone, May 15.—About 800 prominent gentlemen from ‘varlous parts of the country assembled at the Fifth Avenne Hotel to-day to attond a political conference ealled by William C. Bryant, Horace White, T. D. Woolscy, A. IL *Bullock, and Carl Bchurz, Sceretary Lodge ;zalled the meoting to order, and rend the call. i ‘The following were sppointed permancnt offl- isors: President, Theodore D. Woolsey; Vico- i Presidents, G. Q. Fogg, New Hampshire; C. W. |Willard, Vermont; I, L. Plerce, Martin Brim- \ley, Julius H. Seelye, Mark Hopkins, James I, 'Clnrk, Mnssachusetts; Leonard nnc:!n, Joscph :Cummings, Connecticut; R, Hazard, Wentworth ‘Migginson, Rhode Island; W. C, Dryant, John iny, O, Otihndorfer, K, Solomon, Dradford R. , Cyrus V. Field, Churles Batler, and Sam- Osgood, Now York; Thomaa Dalch, Henry Led W‘fllhlm Welah, Pennaylvania; ex-Gov, Mill- & &, D. Cox, Ollod Col, Mnrtin, k‘nm;n;’; Jotn & ollyer, Tilinola; J. Davig, F. 2 llxfir'x:‘f{'gm:.fl: + Johin SeNoll, Jamos B fiol- e etajon_tl, C. Lodge, Massachneatis: F. A, alker, Connecticut; H. A, Brown, Pennsylvania} A. Recenno and Enos Clark, Missourl. TRESIDENT WOOLSEY nald that for clght or ten years paét the country was frowing politenlly worso, Leading and sirang imen of the Repubiican party had made tha country ‘blush with rhame, and siow thls meeting was called to declde what was best to be done to remedy mat- tors. * SCHURZ'S BPERCH, Tho Times furnishea the followin {ho spaech of Carl Schurz at a politica! -day: )(r.’sr_hurz rosa.l conferonce and, whiting o moment for tho spplanse to subside, sald he had merely risen to it & motion. As one of tho,signers of the call ho thanked the gentlemen presont far the favor of their nttendance. Thosiee, and, if ho might sy, the welght of the mcoting was far bo- e e eipations. e”hiad beca some e In° polltical o, nnd. had . boen most acenatomed to ineeting men who scemed ever on thelr guard to avoid the slightest appearance of having a will of their own.in political matters. o was pleneed to see what reomed to bim the most happy evidenca that tho spirlt of independence was Tintng and daily galningstrcogth, | (Appiausc,] Continsing his romarks Mr,’ Schurz eald ho had not for some years acted with any political party, ond fie had been. called ~foollsh aad nbsurd for not doing do. Porhaps hie was, We were told that the country must be governed by parties; that everything muat be dono by partics, and that partios must exlat. This was true enough, but to h& idea the first requisite o man should make nfnpnnl“l he was to act with was that it #hould he good. [Applanse.] We Independents do want to camp out all our lives, We should bo plad of wome roof to get under, but the stresa of wentlier {8 not so great 8a to make us ready to nccopt any party roof how. cver dilapldated jt may be. ‘.nnihlur. ‘They sy we Independenty are on the fence, but If we nre afrajd to step down It ls becauso wo ece so much mnd on ¢ither slde of it. Tleferring to the lesuanco of the call, Mr. Schurz #aid they liad sent out their invitations almost by chance. They had only inquircd whuther tha gen- tlemen they Invited woro patriotlc men, or tuen wha had tlie good of the cnnutr{ at hcart,—nen who were wlilling carnestly to work for its od without being overridden b party fi‘“lml was thelr only criterfon. n reeponse to this call, the prescnt Conforence had agsembied. It was not n packed Convention in favor of thisor that candldute, buta conference of gentlemen who had met from an carncet desiro to advance the pabilc good, They had come to see what could bo done. Thero wero two ways of doing thls, onc by tho gentlemen present decinring thet ou?hu that were in thelr hearta; the other, by sdopting some deflnite plan of action. COMMITTEE ON PLATFONM, Parke Godwin, Judge 8, 8. Fostor, of Connectl- cut, John W, Hoyt, of Wisconsin, Martin Brim. met, of Mosenchunetta, aud Carl Echinrz, werc ap- pointed a Committea to Uraw up some definite plan of action, and to take snch utlier measures s MRy bo deomell neceseary, ond report to the Convens Hon, BPRECH OF DR. 08G00D. Dr. Osgood apoke as follows: 1t Is every mnn's duty to bo a patrlot, be he cleri- cal or Iay, Of Iate thio Government has beon sep- arated from that high morallty neccssary, and sporting politicians Lave crept futo oflice, Witoare ofabasc_and most damnable class, Wedonot like the White House, An unpleasant odor has arlsen all around it, and while belioving that the present Incumbent {s not a bad man, yet hils asso- clales are bad. Tie hoe placed men In ofice who fave made us ol kong our hieads by thelr misdeeds, We want o man in that ofiice Iulolllfinnh honest, sapable, highi-toned, and fearless. [Applanse, ] OTIER BPEECHRS. Franklin MacVeaghi, of Chicngo, anld he came on u8 bo was intercsted {n Mr, Bristow, und thought the conference was aleo, Ile did not know what would be dune, but thought that the composors of the conforonce were mera boya fi ‘polifics, that they were too abatract and should get down to something personal and definite. Chalos Francis Adams, Jr.. eafd he would not fro off his gun like Mr, MacVeagh until ho first saw &1e bird.” JLaughter.] . e proferred waiting for Rhe report of the Committee bofore presuming that nothing positive would be done, Henry' A, Bowen, of Philadciphia, eald a rigor. ous cotirss of politics in Philadelphia had excluded avery man- of respectabllity {rar_office. Public honor was degraded. Ofceand emolment appearcd 10 ba the atm of lfe, Moncy, money, waa a1l {he cry. Youth waa corrupted and manhood put to shame. We doalro to puta stop to these things and presorve our Government from destructlon, Willlam C. Biryant begged to be excased from speaking. Dr, Leanard Bacon gald ho camo to hear and arn, 'The lssuu bofora the couutry to-dayisa moral one, Will wo pay our debta? “The Uovern- meut has acted in bad faith, and thelr notes are to- I.n?' fiving lien on their face. Oftices aro sought sofoly for profit, not for honor, Prof. Jullua Seelye sald he dld notbeliovo we had tullen on degenoratu times, Cascs of corruption werg few coneidering tho number of perdona in of- fce, We can reform ail these things by havings President who will think oflice & solemn trust, o self-forgetting man, courageous and above suspl clon, who will sppoint men to oflice on merlt and re- move only fur couse, Col. ll]m{lnuun. f Rhodo Island, sald the party Wwas tottering from its very strength, butalittlo Mistng up would do it no harm, Willlam Welsh, of Philadelphla, said it was_n uestion whether we wero slaves or not, Ie ought not. The people_were in bands of wily ofiica-ugokers, and required to be shakon over thy bottomiess pit before waking up. We want good ten in oftice to saye tha country, and must have hl:;mhor\va had Letter spply for annexation to i - Mr. HBchurs annoanced that tho Committeo had Mrduous duties and could not report this ovening, An addrces was bein drnwnulmme people of the United Btates, bul was mot ready yet; also kme resolutlons, The conference adjourned until to-morrow, ——— INDIANAPOLIS, TUH INPLATIONISTS. Bpecial Dispatch (o The Triduna, Trouwarouts, Ind., May 15.—Up to date Wiere Is no Indication of a crowd at thoap- proaching National Independent Conventlon. Dnly two delegates havo put in nn appearance— Gen. Binglpton, of Bpringtield, 1., aud Anson Walcott, of this Btate, o candldatador Lisu- lencnt-Governor, Witliam Allen, of Oblo, is Also named fn connectlon with the nomivation . for the Presidency, but Butler and Booth geem grow i favor aa the tickot. DEMOCKATIO DISSATISPACTION, : *It s rumored that the Democratic State Cen- {4} Comimitice Lave been called to muet voon fo ke some measurea by which Judge Buakirk can ba ‘0! Of tha ticket candidate for Bupremo Court udge, and 2a to the advisability of inducing the Mber Jndicial cand! to go off with him—ull on Account of the rucent vsposurcs of tho lavish and waateful expenditure of woney by the Court. ! Private advlces recoived heto. t0-day from Washe 0 alsts that Gov, Uendricks bus withdrawn 1 8t. Louia, nhatract of | from the race for tho Democretie nomination at Ho is not In the city, and cannol be In- torviewed. STATE POLITICS. ILLINOIS. 00L, HARLOW'S RESIDENCH, 7o the Editor of The Tribusd. Srnrrovrern, 1L, May 13.—An thore {8 constd- erable diecarsion going on In the papers, as well a2 among the peaple, regarding the residence of Col. Goorge 11. Harlow, candidate for renomination to the office of Becretary of State, before the Republi- can Conventlon soon to mssemble, pormit me to offer, In solutian and sottlement of the matter, the following letter from Col, Ilarlow, copied from the files of the Datly Journal of April 13, 1809, ac. cepting the nomination of the Republican party of this city for the offics of Mayor. Since, to bo Mayor, one raust bo both a citlzen and an elector, this letter would scem fo put a quietus an tho pro- tenslons of Tazawoll County, regnding the Col- onel's residence: BrriNaviRLD, April 12, 1869, -C. ftepublican Cily tion 0 b liald to-morraw, 3 tion for Mayor of tlia City of Springdcid Is an honor un. solicited ani nnsxpected by mmo; but, never having de- flined o my duty tawards mhy edantry, or tie po- litical party witt which 1 have had tho honar_of belng connected for many yeara, 1 cannot now shrink from ita performancy, Inoiol. a3 1t i bocn, by the ropra: sentatives of tha apublican party. l. thercfore, ac- cept the uomination, well' knowing tho = great eHpORNI testing ' upon the exccutive of & city ke ours, If clected to tho onerous and responsi- Eiapontion of Mayor, it will be my eadevor, to the Dbeat of my knowledgs and ability, to perforn; my du- tiea tn_such & mannee as will redotind not only o the creditof the party nominating me, but also to the en- fire satisfaction of nil our citizens, frrespective of arty." Iietorm In the management aid. retroneiment I tho expenditures of tha Clty Gaternment wili b my aim, 1" am, alr, very respectfully, your abed van ioRG X H. HARLOW, At the time of'tho writing of the above lelter Col, Ilarlow waa o clerk in the oflice of Sccrotary of State, undor Mr, Rummel., Yours truly, ‘. RoTaTioN, NOT A CANDIDATE. Th the Fdilor of The Tridune. CrtrcAgo, May 16.—Permit ine (o uum‘yuhllcly. what I have repeatedly sald and written to friends (for whosa snj Keluon of moIam Krnlc!nl)‘ that T am not & candldate for nomination for the Licuten- ant-Governorship by the forthcoming Conventiou. Raespectiully, TuoMas B, BRYAN, Saecial DpTIh to The Tribn a ¢ e Tribune. LASALLED i, My 16.—Tho lepubiican delo- gates from thin city to attend the County Conven- tion at Ottawa to-morrow and participate In the clection of delezates to the Congressionnl and State Canventlons are untrammeled by pledges or 1nsateuctions, TUE OUTLOOK PIOM BPRINGFIELD, Spectal Dispaich to The Tridune. Srniariziy, 11, AMay 16,—All interest to-day centres in the political situation, The friends of Gov. Beverldgo und Secretary Harlow aro alarmed at the prospect of thelr defent. Nows continues to come in favorable to the nomination of Cullom, and Sroggs’ friends are very onthusiantic ovor his gollant rce, and what is regarded as the cortainty of hia success. Rutz s here to-day from o thor- ough canvasa of the State, and reports his l’ll’mpccu a8 very lattering, Lippincott and Edsall are re. ported a8 muking a vory active canvass, with every chance of success, Shuman appearato be the com- ing man for Lientenant-Governor. LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Poxriac, NN, May 15.—The Town of Pontlac, which sonds ten delegutos to the County Repub: 1iean Convention, which meeta here next Wednes- dny, held thelr cancus in the Court-Houso Saturday afternoon last. Tho meoting wans quite harmoni- ous, and the majority of the dolegates, though un- Instructed, are thought to be for Cullom and Seropge. A Jarge aitendance is cxpected ot the Republican County Conventlon on Wednesday, GREENE COUNTY. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. SenivarieLp, Iil., May 16.—The Greene County delegntes oppointed on Saturday stand three for Tigway and ono for Beveridge., JONINSON AND MABSAO. Special Dispatch fo The Tribune. SearxapizLn, 11, May 16.—Advices from the Johinson and Maseac County Conventlons, held on Saturday, euy both counticd instructed their dele- gates far Ridgeway for Governor, PIKE COUNTY, ILL. Special Dispalch o Prrrarisup, 1., ay County Convention held {o-day wos largely attend- ©d, and very harmonlous, Soven delegntes woro appointed to the State Convention, Thero wero no Instructiona ather than to voleasn unit. A reso- lution was enthusiastically sdopted indersing A. C. Matthows for Govornor. HENRY COUNTY, Bpecial Dispaich to Tha Tribune. Rock 15LAND, IIl,, day 15.—The Itepublicans of llenry County to-day nominated H, Patton for Cireult Clerk, William "Vanice for Shoriff, J. 11, 1A tender of the nomina. Mlichrist for State’s Attorney. and P, Fox for Tht Gerseal, Ansowably - Pha OSBEriaston detor o. ‘The titate Bt e fis ran Ty are agarded e for elegnics wera loft fran. Culiom, Vinton, Neear,3, Caageld and Harlow, — ' I0WA. TOR DIMOCRACE. Drs Moines, Ja., Mag15.—The Damooratic Statc Convention meets hero Wednesdsy morn- ing. Qulte s number of prominent Deoccuts are already here, among them Ed Campbell, Chalrman of the State Central Committee. The prospects are botter than usaal for o large attend- ance. The fecling is strongly azainat suy instruc- tions on the Presidency, but there ure strong len- dricks indlcations among all now here, leaders and followors. ——— MISCELLANEOUS. BMELLS OF CORRUFTION, Terra Havre, Ind., May 1.—The Journal of this city to-morrow calls upon the State Demo- cratic Central Committee to fuvestigate the charges of corruption against Supreme Judges who are on the ticket for re-clectlon, and urges that they be forced tostep down apd out If the chnrfial sre cstablished. The Jobraal s Dom- e p ocraf LOCAL POLITICS. ELEVENTI WARD, NO SHOW FOR DEVERIDGE. A meeting of the Eleventh Ward Republican Club was held nt Martine's Hall lust evening, President Hammond n tha chalr, and Willlam Kerr Sceretary. The first order of business wns to arrange gome fluancinl matters, and this being completed, Mr. Ferrier moved that the Club proceed to the nomination of delegates to the County Conven- tion, to be voted fof at the primary election. George Sherwood amended the motlon so that the First, Becond, and Third Precincts should be entitled to thres delegates each, and the Fourth Precinet to two delegates, The amendment wus accepted by tho mover of :hu m[ rinal motion, sud the motion was reduced o writing. FIRST PRECINCT, ‘The motfon was adopted, snd it was deter- mined that the nominations should he made by prtcinets, when W. Rmerson, A, ¥, Mincr, 8. C. tover, and H. 5. Alvii were nominated for the First recinct. 1t was agreed to elect the nominees by a -vivo vaco vots, when koo one urged the name of A, ¥, Miner for adoption. Mr. Corter said ho wanted to koow how Mr, Miner stood on the Gubornatorial question before his name was prosented—whether ho wua for or ainst Bove . o bolleved {t would b eul- cldal to nominnte Boveridge, and ho wanted each candldate for dolegate to the County Convention to put bimself on record before ho was selectod. F. A, Riddle introduced the following resclu- ons Resolved, That this Club is opposed to the nomi- pation of John L. Tieveridgo for the Governor of Willard Woodard waa opposed to the resolution. Hc waa not In-favor of any of the candldates for Governor that had been nutned, and bellovod that n now man would be sprung in tho next week. Mr, Tuthill waa in favorof the resolation, bo- leving os hadid that it expressed tho sontiment of thoward. Ho wasin favor of Instructing the dllefilul thot wight bo chiosen, for in no othor way could the repecsent tho seatiment of thoso ap- ointing them. Conxlderahle wmngllfi followed, in which tho revions quesilon wua called, In snswer tocalls Tor Mr. ‘Miner, hic sald that If ho wa choson s & delegnto hie would go unplodgoed. o had resided in tho ward some time, and had & standing in the party, and would not submit to having his righta as a delegato Infringed on in any way. The motiqp to nominato A. ¥, Miner as a dele- gate was then put and carricd by s unanimous vote, The namo of William Emerson ax a delegato was next brought forward, but owing ta his absence, and the uncertatuty of his position, his omination was defeated by u large vote, On wotlon, 1. 8. Albla and 8. C. Btorer wero chosen the othier two deleaatoa from the First Pre- cluct with but little opposition. BECOND PRECINCT. The following nominations were mads for the Sacond Precinct, and unsnimously adopted: W. Woodard, W. il. Wells, and Munroe Heal TIIRD PRECINCT, Tn the Third Preclnct the uominations were ex- tendlve, nnd the following were welected: D, J. Avery, M, W, Carter, and C, N, Holden. In the Fe 1 Bt tast the ool g wero chosen n the Fourth Precinct the followin a8 delogates: A, W, Edwards and F, A, Riddle. ‘Tho Club then adjourned till the first Monday attor the Clucinnatl Conventlon, Tho delegates selected ara anti-Deyerldgetos man, Hetween Cullom and Boveridge thoy sre for the former, but their prefercnco will be fora new man, , one of the candidates for Becre- George Berof tary of Blats, Gropped nto tho meoting during the evening, and was vury favorably recelved. Addietblany MINOR MEETINGS. TWELPTH WARD, ‘The Republican Club of the Twelfth Ward held o large meeting st Owley’s Hull, corner of Madison snd Hobey streets. Iteuben Cleveland, _withdrow. Thaothers wero approved. Tribune. i 15.~The Republican ' move the doad sscretly. “signee. Vico-Presldent, eccupled the chalr, and R. 8. Critchell acted as Becretary. A motlon to clect new oflicers was tabled. A committeo of flve was selected to furufsha liat of fifteen gentlemen to act as delegntes to the County Convention, subject to the decision of tho voters at the Iprlmury election on the 18Lth inst, The names of J. C. Polley, John Will- fams, A, M. Wright, L. H. Brisbee, E. 8. Bald- win, R. E. Jenkins, G, D, Buckley, Martin Ifow- ard, J. L. Campbell, C. H. Crain, Jncob Gross, J. Stiveramith, William M. Laoghlin, C. C, Kehl- naat, and A;:lz&(nnu, were reported. A vote w kan on ench of the ngmnes, and B. 1., Hough wan selected In place of M’. Grose, who R. L. Jenking offorcd a resolution eondemning tha conrso of ex-Mayor Colvin and endoraing that of Ald. l!nwlc”;hlnd McCrea, and it wae unani- monaly adopted. o On motion, Measrs, Baldwin, Laughlin, and Case wore appointed a committes to attend to the reore ganization of the Cluh, and report at o mecting next Tucsday night. BIXTRENTI WARD, The Republicans of tho Sixteenth Ward met laat night for the purpose of nominating delopates to be aubmitted ‘to the primaries Thutadny, The meeting waa advertised for Bvea Iiall, but the proprietor elaimed to have misunder- atond ~ tho date, and refused to open untH another place was found, nnd then hix overturea ‘were promptly rejected. The meeting was finally held in tho rear of Korn's beer-hall, 107 Clybonrn avenuo, Mr, Valentine ltuh presided, and ealled tho muunf to order at about §:46, Tie explajned that 1t had hean called hy the Exccutive Commitice far the nomination of delcgates, nnd that all good Republicana were cntitled , a volco in tho selec- on. On motlon, the Chalr appointed the following. named gontlémen & Committea on Nominationa: Monars, L. Tireniano, L. oJ. Kadish, Hugh Ritchie, Henry Mangel, and John linttinger. Aftdrn lengihy deliberation the Committes re- poried tho following nanion: Charlen” Probet, 1o- old Kadish, Hagh Ritchle, Wiltiam Vacke, John che, Anthony lottinger, and Jacob Lengacher; and awlierngtes the following: Jumen It Tiugnin, corge V. Varbeck, Fritz Frillman, Valenting Rub, John Rbeimwaid, and Fred Witte, Thio roport of tho Commitiee was taken up, and the namen wero tnken up serlatim, A1l the dele- gates named by the Committee were udopted ex- cept Anthony tlottinger, where Fritz Frillmann was substituted. Conalderable difficulty arose as to who should nc- cent the oftice of_alteruates, which resulted in the followIng llat: Jacol Valkmann, Valentine Ruh, John Rhefnwald, lenry Mengel, Willlam Schnobel, Adam DIl and Jamea Kelley, ‘The m'-“lflllf then adjourned, Only. four of tho delegates were present, Probat, Kadish, Ritchie, and Frillman, Frohst says he ia still undetermined whomn ho witl support for Goy- crnor. Ritchio and Kadish say they are for Bev- cridge. Frillmann at first stated that he I8 for Cullom, but over s glnas of beer the other three consuited with him, and he then announced hiim- solf a8 o Deveridge man. 1t insald the whole delo- {mflnn will In’ppul'l Beverldge's claims, muclh ta he dlegast of the Club, who now proposa putiing nanother ticket In the fleld. THE PIFTH WARD, - ‘The Fifth Ward Republican Clubpassed a reaoln- tion at its last mecting that the §udges of election and I. Wolfl, the Sceretary f the Club, should be the Reglstry Commlttee, whose duty {t 1 to st from 7:10 to § o'clock Saturday, May 13, at 1010 South Halated; Monday cvealngy, May 16, at Olden- burg'sHall, corner of T'wenty-first and Wentworth avenes and Wedneaday ovening, May 17, at Mer- genthaler's Hall, corner of \Y'wenty-seventh street and Wentworth avenue, to riceive the names of all Tepublican voters in the ward, in order to prevent Hilegal votlug and ballot-box stufling at the comin, l:rlmlry for the clection of delegates to the Cool Connty Conventlon, to bo held May 20, None but regletered citizens will be entitled to vote. PIFTEENTII WALD. A mcn!lnF of the Fifteenth Ward Republican Club was held last nlght at the church, carner of Bophin and Mohawk strects, Mr, George E. Adams presiding over o vory larye attendance, . C. T. Adams, the Chalrman of the Commit- tee on Constitution and By-Laws, reported for the Committce In a constitution. Before action by the meotiog had been taken, Capt. P. M. Ryan offered an addition. ‘Tho amendment met with og{xmmon fromC. T, Adams and the lion, John C. arker, who moved lv') ILI‘:)' ftupon the table, and the motion wus car- red, Upon motlon of Mr. Darker, the Constitution wan scted upon b{ rections, A brief discussinn took plnce upon tho section on mombership, it be- ing ot length docided by the ndoption of the claune that, any resident of tho Ward, against whom there was no reasonable objectlon, was_eligible, The coustitution was adopted as read, and tho by- laws wero taken up, considered, and adopted by sectlons as written, Cnvl. Ryan's amendment provided that the Club should, in case It was proved szainst any candidato in the primary election that he had used unfeir meann, or introduced any outside or §llegal voters to mecure his mominatlon, declare such uom- inatlon void. The clanse was voted down, it Dbeng hold that tho only woy t6 sccure a falr Re- publican primury Iu{ inthe judges of eclection, }vl‘m lltl:uhl throw asldo or refuse to recelve doubt ul votey. ‘The other clause provided that the Club should “‘gupport the regular nominces of the Hepublican party, whether made by delegaten in canvention osacmbled, or ot & primary clection when so or- dered by the Republican” Central Cowmltteo," This clause was also defeated by on overwhelming majority. The constitution and by-laws wero then adopted nw & wholo, The question of the election of officere coming up, Capt. Ryan moved that the Club proceed to ballot for President. The motlon ralscd the question of who was entitled to vote. Aftor varfoun opinlons, the rollw of the Club ‘were opened for signers, aud other businees was deferred till tho next scoting, et A WAR OF RACES. Dorriblo News from the Unhappy Fellelanas in Loulslann—Conflicting Dispatches, Put- ting the Deaths at from Three to Sixty. NEw OnLrang, May 16.—The New Orleans Times' special dated Summit, Migs., May 15, rays; Informatlon was received hero lnat night of a row betweon negrocs and whites at Laurel Lill, West Fellclann Parish, ncar tho Mississlppl line. On Priday night, nbout thirty negroes went to the store of o whito man in thut vicinity, called him to the door and riddled him with bullets, A posae of Bauyou Sara went gnt Saturday for the body, The negroes would not give it up, A fight ensued and THRRR NEGROLS WERE RILLED. Two white men are missing, The negroes are gathered. Eleven hundred are sald to be under arms. ‘The whites are golng down from the neighboring countles in Misslsatppl, A serious fight s expected. Aspecial to tho Republican fropn Bayou Sara, La., May 15, {s what I consideras rellable as to the result of Sutarday night's doings, *'TGHT COLORED MEN HAVE BEEN 8ROT DEAD ond hanged, Aboul twenty were wounded. No whites killed. Persons just from the acene report alxty blacks killed, Lut thia statement I consider us cxaggerated, wenty colored mmeu ure reportad held os hostages. Their fate Is uncertain, but the supposition ia TIRg WILL BE KILLED; nl1o, that tho nuMiber of negroes killed will never ba known, preparations having been taken to re- ‘Phe number of ¥ Regu- lators* under arms Is said to be 600, from East Baton Rouge, and East and West Feliclana, and Wilkison County, Miss. The colored people are #ald to be arming 'in self-defenso. Saturday and Sunday nights numbers of colarcd men_ crosawd to VPolnt Coupee to cscape thoso who are hunting thom, ™ {sEcoND DispATON] $4Bavou BanA, May 15.—Thore has been a regnlar cugngement at Laurel 13111, between whito and colored nien TIKIEE WHITES ARE REPORTED KILLED. God only knows where this will ond. The country 18 ablaze with excitement. Al whitea are armeil and saddied. " Acting-Guv, Antotno receivod tho following dis- atch from Dr. Koutinan, Sherl® of Eaat Follclann Parluh, dated Dayou Hara, to-day: “+In roply to your telegram I have to say that BRVENTEEN COLONED MRN ARE KILLED and many wounded on the line of Missiastppl and Loulslana; & large number of armod white men are approaching this town, 1 cannot summon and socure a posse comitatus for the support of the civil suthority, the lnrprenllan of riots, sud the preventlon of further bloodahed. NOTILING BUT MILITARY AUTHORITY will keep peace, therefors I reapectfully request {hat mitludry akd bo placed at my disposal. ¥ » RED TAPE. ‘Thease dispatches have been lald before Qen. Au- ger, commnndlu;i‘um Department, who haa refer- rod them to Washington. e ————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Bpecial Disputch to The Tribune. Gnayo Harive, Mich., Moy 16,—Perry Tiros., dealers in Lats, caps, and furs, in thl city, muds an suslgnment (o-day.’ i iigires of thelr Hrabili- ties and asscts aro not n,.mufi. but the former aro rumotad_at $26,000, T, J, O'lirlcn fu thelr nae Epectal Dispateh to The Tridune. Dusunvs. I May 16.—J. giobat, merchant taflor and deales n vouily-mado” clomhing, of this city, had falled, and mado an. asignment to-dny, Thld (s tho sceond fufluze ho bas wunde within o short thme. Maxcnxsven, N, 1L, May 15. —Tho Manchester Fulnt mills shut dos on Saturday for an indefiita lme, owing to the low price of calicoes, ¥ive hundred handw aro thrown out of wark. SeiNaPIELD, Masa,, May 15.—The Derkshiro Woolen Cg&gplny. of dreat Barsiogtoa, bas fallod for 810,000, ; . SUICIDE, Special Dispatch éo The Tribune Drrnorr, May 165.—The wife of Joscph Hayden shot herself at Spllir:f]u)n yesterday, Blo has boen ently marrle bat mm‘sw:u Dispatch to The Tridune. Menpora, i, Muy 16.—A Germun named Wuguer s didcorered youtonlay in ‘Arlington Grove hanging from 8 trce.” 1o had been whising sioco Thursday, when hu left tho houss after ha in zoll day. It iswupposed he co mitted sulcido while laboring under atiy of tempora. 1y fwsanity, WASHINGTON. That $10,000,000 Silver Resolu- .tion Defeated in the House, Pont-OfMce Deg-rtmel\! at New Orleans, and after- wards United States Deputy Marshal in’ Loulsisna, NOTES AND NEWS. CLAIMS, Hpecial Dispatch to The Tribuna, ‘Wasamvaton, D, C., May 15.~The busincas of the House was comparatively unimportant. There was tho introduction of bills usual on Mondags, mostly for pensions and private claims, As the sesslon advances the number of those bills diminish. MORE INQUITIES, The Jouse adopted n rerolution psking the Bccretary of the Trensury to glve his views upon the absorption of the Bureau of Internal Revenue by the Customs Burcau, also aresolution requesting the President to trans- mit the correspondence relative to the dis- missal of Ilenderson as prosccuting attorney {n the 8t. Louls whisky cases; also, another resolution, of which three of the kind have already been adopted, calling for a Mst of all defaulters of the Government under Grant's Ad- ministration. The Negative Vote Composed Largely of’ Southern Democrats, A Resolution Complimontary to Seerctary Bristow Offered in the House. Opening Testimony in the Louisiana Investigation. : Rumor that Mr. Jowell Is About to Leave tho Cahinet. SILVER CHANGE. “Tnr $10,000,000 RESOLUTION DEFRATED. Spectat Dirpatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasnmwaton, D, C., May 15.~In the House this momning the Fost resolution authorizing the Issuc of $10,000,000 of silver In exchange for greenbacks, the latter to be refssued upon receipt of n like amount of fractional cur- Tency, was rejected—yeas, 135; nays, T3; two- thirds not voting. This wns the resolution deslgmed to reljpve the stringency fn small change. The negative vote upon this resolution was composed, with one or two exceptlons, of members from the South and West, mostly Demo- nRIsTOw, George P, Hotr offered o somewhat untianal resolution to suspend the ralea and pasa A resolu- tlon declariug that the Ilouse has entire confldence in the windom, Integrity, and efiiciency of Sccretary Bristow {n the_proseciition of the whisky frauds, and that the Touse desire him to make public no information that In hir judement wonld provent & further succeasful prosecution of those frauds, Pendlng the vote apon thia resolution, the hour arrived when the Dintrlet of Columbia Committes was entitled to the flonr, and the ker anslgned it to them without conclnding the vote. Becretnry Bristow says that the published state- ment that thero I8 a leiter In 8t Louls written by him fnwhich hesets forth that he resigned hin Colonelcy in, the army becanse neprovs were enlisted * s unqualifiedly false, 1le never resigned at all, hut dld change from ome reziment to another, Further than that he says that the uestion whether negroes should be employed in the army or not was for the Goyernment to solve. Tils daty was to ohey order, and be did so. cmts, The I'ullmvlngl:zl:l: vote In detal - d,c"'fl.’l‘n ub;uov:.h e % » romored inte m evening tha! oy, Jewe! B Honkie" a0y, Tntndy wil retire from the Cabinet hiefore the close of the Bablds, &1L Howht (Alwe)y, Tiandal reeent month, and o Pennsylanlan, be sppolnted Hafto & 1L ey <), Tianinll, Postmanter-Genernl In hin place. The lennsyl- Tanks, THoar, Rellly, John, vanian's name is not given, but he s said tobe a Banning, Honkins, Robbine (Fa) | friendof Mr. Conkling, i Tieebe, Jenkn, Ttown (N J.), Yphlhd L) " T, Jovoet sk, The Senate in secret scssloi heard o namber of Tiate, s Haprson; arzuments upon the queetion of Juclsdiction In the Tiradiey, R ame bkt Dellnapcase, | e Orit of the opialon whe In o 2 Brown (ican.), ’;g;“;{,fi‘-“’““"'?f}.‘.‘,fi",f}&'; In the secret consultation, Mr. Thurman made a Burchnd (1), Lenvenwortt, S strong argnment In favar of naserting Jurisdiction, Torenardcis. s FeMonmme b Pa.y and Morton and Frelinghugaen agalnst it. Senator Burletgh, Levy, - Stenit, Edamtinds haa the floor to-morrow, and it {e rall he Gty o PR will nrgue for Jurfadiction. 1t {s lilieved that Sen- fanden L] stor Sherman's Apeech to-day was on thls sfde, but Ganm £k iy this was not defluitely pscertained. Tho fmpres- Chutela, 5k e, nlon Ia strong to-night that the Seuate will vote in Clymer, Mackey (3. C.).Throckmorton, | favorof taklne furiadiction. Cachratie, Mackey (Fenn. ), Townsend (¥a.), Jtpstn duodel Sonmen Mernagall, vonorhes, Wasnmotox, D. C.. May 16,—The President Crapo.’ McCrary, ' Waddell, has nominated Nathan Gofl, United States Attor- Crither, Mg Waits ney for the Dis- trict af West Virginia: Hedgeman Donford, Metenlfo, Slack, United Statew Marshal for the snme District; kg Nijcatre, James McLoan, Receiser of Public Moncye, for Davy, it Chillicothe, O.,"and Joseph R. Winchell, Postmas- Durand, HMoney, tarayHapsibak Ao, Felty Horey.! Wells (3d TIIE RECORD, ‘elton, Morey, ells (Md.), D o . Foster, | ;Ilnng'nllm, Wells (it Prakn ‘reeman, utchler, heeler, s e Frost. ' Norton, | White, WasnmGTON, D. C, May 15~Mr. West, g:‘rflgld. Oifig{cn. ‘Hfi%‘:fiwm from the Committec on Appropriatlons, reported Gomle, o'Nelll, Williams, A. 8, | favorably the House bil! appropriating $90,000 Hale, Pave, Willloms'(Wis), § to pay the expenges of the Belect Committee Hiamilton (X.J.) Parsdne, Wiisms (Alady | appointed to investigate Federal oflices in Tlardenbergh, Philips (Mo.) Willls, ' | Loulsiann. Passed. Harrls (Masi,), Piper, Wilson (Ia.), Mr. Boutwell, from the Speciat Committee to Hartnin, Disiod, Yo Inquire Into the Several Exceutive Departments Hcndee, Poweli, Young—145. of the Civll Service of the Government, report- NATS, ed o bill to provide for a more speedy miljust- fln;m;:lh‘ ;352:?. %'»'3{,’“,‘.‘;2‘. l(‘mm.), :lx;e{xtcgts llhi mmg:‘u :‘:t the Treasurer of the % y irans, v . it ates, endar, AN L) P “Rie Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Claims, o AL i Ride, roparted adversely on s bill to amend the De- Tlonat, Fotimelin, Tiobbigs (8..), | ficdency Appropriation bill, May 18, 1872, and to Boone, Glover, Stealdey, " | extand the thue for the preséatation of claims tor Bright, Guntet, Bmith (U8.), cotton seized after the H0th of June, 1803, and jt Brown (Ky.), llamilton (Ind.), Sonthard, wax indefinitely postponed, ebo Tiarels (.2, " Bhantce i Paddock calludup tho House bilto smend raldwe ' a2 ¢ act of Murch 13, 1874, to encournge the growth Chduell fhin. ), Harcls (o), | Bbrinda, of timber on Weatern proleics, . Dassed, © Galdwell (Teu.)liastzel, el A Mr. Windon ealled up the House bl to extend Cumpuatl, ™ Haichon | thetime to pre-emptors ov public Tands, ~The Gt PR amendments of the Committee were agreed o, and Sable, Hopkina the bl pussed. St Tvon, d Mr. Ogleshy, from the Committea on Pablic Pamer Lands, reported favorably on the House bill ex- Datinit, e A tendinis the thae within which homestead entries Dibreil, Jones (i %’d W .. {‘g;maunuln lands in Michigan may be made. Dobbine, Landers (Ind.), Wiliama (Ind. endar, Douglas, McAMshon, l Wflu)flre,( 7| " Adjourned. Dunnell, Miliiken, Wood (N, Y.), HOUSE, D, Morgan, Yates=73, Billa were Introdnced sud referreds By Mr. Durand (at the reqnest of Mr. Goodin)— To oetabilish n now boundary ine between_ the Stntes of Missaurl and Kansas, south of the Mis- sourt River. Ty Mr. Jones (Ky.)—Chartering a passenger and trelght ratirond from the” Sautheast Atluntic keas bonrd to Lakd Michigan, By Mr, White (Ky.)—To apy NEW ORLEANS. TUE HHOUSE INVESTIGATION, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WasniNoToN, D. C,, May 15.—Representative Morey, n Boston boy, who hus represented the Fltth District of Loulsiana since 1869, has been to-dny the mark against which the Loufsiana rtion Federal ap- aintments among the several Congresslonal dis- ricts. By Mr. Willis—To provide for the repealyof all e “Ommiles_ ot e llows | U mMRe e o g coll-c] ] o e ? o Iis brought a well-charged witness t0 | ports and correspondence s to the Whisky Iting bhear testimony. The mname of this | prosecutions and the disinissal of John B. Iender- witness {8 Seelye. Me is o dls- | #onasepecial couneel for the Oovernment; the charged speefol agent of the Post-Office De- partment, and he also acted as n Deputy United Btates Marshal in Loulsians In 1874, 8ince his discharge from office he has concocted an In- Yruprln(y of turniny over the dutles in the Internnl tevenue Bureau to the CoMmissioner of Cuetoms, and fora list of the Government defaulters slnce March, 1865, ¢ ‘The vote on the rterolution ealling for corre- spondence relative to the whisky prosecutions fn genfous statement concerning Louisiana lh{}‘\\'l;,'l Ry 11\}‘: Dask, & fl—’-fl S‘lfl)'r\'ollf- 5 (R Mr. Payne's bill to authorize ‘the {ssue of silver politics, with Just cnough truth sbout | cgi"to (e amount of £10,000,000 i exchange for ft to give aopparent credence to a | legal-tendurs, which arc only to be rcissued nfter great deal of falschood. Thls he hns tried to dispose of to Republicans and to Democrats, aud he has used it to extort money from Morey during the recent contest for his seat. UNABLE TO CONTINUE IS BLACKMAILING OPE- RATIONS, he came here last weck, and meade an ar- rangement to unload before the Loulsiana In vestiguting Committee, after the preparation of a careful llne of questions calculuted to elfelt the testimony which ho declined to give, The the destruction of an equa) amount of fractional currency, waa called up, and soon after 8 voteywas taken, “The vote resulted: Yess, 135: nays, 73, There not being two-thirds in the aflirmative, the Il was defented. Mr, Morrison moved to suspend the rules and nss the Senato bill to nllow Mre. Minnle Sherman Fiteh to recelve, free of duties, a_wedding present frum the Khedive of Fgypt. The motion was agreed to without the yeas and naya, although Mr. Faulkner demanded them, Mr. Hoar moved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution declaring that the House has entire con. fidence In the wisdom, Integrity, and efficiency with which the Secretary of the Tronsury hus proscented first portlon of this testimony was n:lml llwlpmc{:c‘l:llng nmlz cla:‘:nrofiynd&m ‘llvk'?ll;:l( ubout fraudulent Unlted States pay-rolls | the Intérnal Revenue Inws known ss the Whisky Iting, and does not deatre him 10 make public any inLouislany, to which bo could only | ofurmation i refaion theretw which i his Judic- nllude to in. general terms, as he | ment might hnpair the efliciency of such prosecu« did not desire to criminate himaclf, He then pro- | tions. Mr. Randall—That recolution just reverses what the Iouso has already done. the table, Pending actlon on that motion, the Tonse pro- ceeded to husiness of the District of Colmnbla. ‘The charges of Albert Grant againat Judge Wylte, of the Dlstrict of Columbls, were referred to the followiny select committee: Messrs, Warren, Fin- y, LeMoyne, Williams (Ala.), Cutter, Crounse, enworth. Fa cecled to show how Mr. Morey carried his election to Congress I 1874, by huving a military force subject 10 bis (Morey's) orders and by the [asuc of Ilcyal warrunta forthe urrest of leading Democrats, who were §mprisoned until ufter clection. On ono accaslon fio testitied that Morey madv arrangements with lifn to take @ troubleaome negro opponent n- ta the woods and shoot him, which Le reported to Moroy had heen done. Marey's friends declare that the move to luy it on will produce st of the higheat rospectabifty and sy, o L S Who will prove that Seclyo e an Infamone charst: Ler, tnwarthy of bellef, aud that his. testimony RAILROADS. {3 absolutely untruo, To the Western Asociated Press. : SRELYE'S YARN. ‘WasuiNotoy, D. C., May 15.~The Speclal Commiittes to investigute the Federnl oftices in Loulslana to-day exnmlned Maj, Seclye. He ro- fusod to testify {n regurd to tho pay-voils In the Custom-l{onse at New Orleans on tho ground that lie would criminate hWimself by so dolng, and the Chairmun of the Committee waa dircted (o apply to tho Attorney-Generul for the neceasary papers granting Blm immunity, As to other matters, wit- news tostified that there was wdefaleatlon of 868, 000 in the New Orleans Post-Ofice during Lowell's aduinlstration, Lowell, with his Deputy and cashicr, wero arreeted, and held to bail in thie sum of $10,000 each, but were not w’nsct\l(ed. Lowell turned over t his bondsmen about $:0,000 worth of property, which wana afterwsrds roturnced to THE CHICAGO & PACIFIC. There have been rumors In clrculation for somo time past that the Chicago & Pacific Rallroad was fnanclally embarrassed, and that & atrike among the laborers of the ruad was imminent, becausc they had not been pald for some time past. The managers of the road deuy that such Is the case, und claln to be Ananclally as sound a8 ever, The financea of {he rosd have not been In a very satls- factory condition since the pante, but the Compuny has earned enough to pay its way. The road runy now to Hyrs and [w in good condition. Efforts have lately been made to bring about a union with the Rockford, Rock Island & St Loulw, in which event 1t would moke s most exceltent through line to the Mlsslesippi, Mr. Osterbur; him. Tho defalcation wns finally comprombscd for | 40 ey i 7,000, Ho farther testified that Congreseman Mo- | Went to Eiirope some thme agu to lay the proposts O o wltersey Lbnt tha eaaiost way towatife | tion before the German bondliolders of his road, but whcther hio has recelved thelr consent or not hus not been learned, Aw it ls, the Chicago & Pacliic hae no Western terminus of any fmportance, nor tho Ttockfurd, ock Islund & Bt. Louis a proper Kastern terminuy, The two lines combined would undoubtedly be quite successful, but 1f they re- main divided the end Wil probably be that thoy the matter was to ateal the bond, and requested witness to doso. Thero were ton bondamen who wero fuclfld some §2,000 each to sccure thy come romise, Pgetlys alno testified that Jowstt, then Commis. stoner of the Clrcult Court, gave him a warrant againut_twonty men {n Morey's district. ~Morcy crased the nanies of all but four, whom he in. ot wil o gobble up by the Chicago, Durlington tructed Soelyo to take to Monroe, and duincy, GhICago, Hocik Luan acliic, ant Kept thom i Jall il fter tha olection. | Chitago & Norlhwciturn Rallc These " llice A warrant was alsa given to him | Fub peraiie h 73, 0 auxious to for Tanac Newton Glover, whom, oroy’s ver. | B¢t thein out of thy way if possible. by bal fustructions given Seclye In the preseuce Jewett, ho was to take into the wood kb Glover was not arrested becauso & writ of habeas carpun required Beelye to remaln with other pris. onera, Seeiye sald he did not intend to kill Glover, but left Morey undor the {mpression_ that he would do it. The (v!nlh:d States infuntry and cavalry in the District were moved by Morey's dlrectlony. Mo furnleticd a list of his sppolntments, aud ordered thie troops to bo at such paints the day befora he THE ILLINOIS LAW, s BSpectul Dispatch to The Triduna, Decaron, 111, Muy 16, —One of the celebrated Stata railroad cases is ontered upon to-day,—Commis- slonerd Joha A. Pearson and David Drown (for the People) sgoinat the Toledo, Wabash & Western Ratlroad. The Yon. John M. Palmer fs hero fur the Commlssioners, and Ilenry 8. Green for tho L b e afrald to o without such guard, | Fuliroad. ~ A “jury 'has beeu galled. The fol- B e e o dora A otenrhtus ro: | lowing - dro impancled: Willls | Johmaon, reived from him (Morey) for $200 cash and | Hugh Travis Churles Keplor, 1, M. Fravis, five notos of $100 each, tiwo of which wure patd, lL 5 Hlfi_“n @ Hml: i I\\lll!qullmwm two arc over due, aud one has not yet matured. | (£0n, ¥o aaler, illam I c’l‘“fl'l'V"llJi K. "nrd‘, B, P, Wheelor, and Willlam Counse) hiave aunounced that the triul wilt consume the entire week. Gov. Valmer vccupled nearly two bours In opentng tho case for the people, and Judge Green 18 now l&e-khufic ‘They buth o into the history of raiiroads and tho law, and discuss it in all its bearinge. i Beelye retalned Jhll. Wltness clalmed that be han a memoranda by which he could give the times, placcs, names, and all details, Judge Wilson sppearcd as counsel for Morey, who wus also present, and requested that the ap- mlmllnn for {inmunity from the Af enernl wl 'wlwnned untl} after the cross-¢xamination of nosa, Morey statod that thiv evidenco given showed that be or Sevlye whould go to the Peuitentlary, and tho caso should bo declded by the courts. Imusunity sbould be graoted to %wly: he could not bs prosecuted, and he (Morey) would be with. out weans of proving bim fufamous. Morey will Be Loard te-marroy The Committee rescinded o r passcd to leave for Now Orleans to-morrow. Major Beglye was furmerly Bpacial Agent of the ITEMS. Mr, Thomas D, Messler bag been elected Vice- President of the Ponnwylvanla Company and alio asslatant to the President of the Pittaburg, Cloneln- nati & 8t. Louts Raflroad. o will continu ta act as_Comptroller of both roats in_additivn ta hls otber duties. 1la ofice will bo at Pittburg, Pa. 1t s romored that tho Illinols Centzal Hallroad Company i3 considering the advluability of ergani- ziug 8 uew Une to Owmaba vla Bloux City, Asthe ution recently 1 Qeneral Manager of tho rondia ont of town, he could not bo Interviewed In regard to this'matter. ——— g CENTRAL PACIFIC. BAN Francieco, May 16.—In tho case of A, A. Cohen va, the Conteal Pacifie. E, Il Faller, Sec- retary of the Central, was examined to-day regard- ing the reintions botween the rallroad and the Con- tract and Finance Company. 1le professed to have forgotten almost everything Inthat connection, in« cluding the names of the members of the Contract and Finance Company, but admittsd that the latter Company took contarcta for bullding the road, and that the Contral atock waa [asried 1o them In pay- menta. e aald the books of the Railroad Company would explain all matters In which his memorey was at fault. The booka wil d AT will be placed In evidence OMAIIA'S DEFEAT. Covxctt, BLurrs, In., May 15, ~The Unlon Pa- eific ran its first throogh train over the Missourl River bridee to-day to ita castern terminus at Council Bluila, In otiedience o the wrlt of mada- mue ordered by the Supreme Court of the United Staten. Several hundred cltizens visited the trans- fer to witners the incoming traln, which conafsted of eleven cars. _ (Great enthnslasm was manifestsd over thiv suthoritative and practical settiement of this Jong-mooted que n. ST, PAUL & DAKOTA. Spectal Dispatch to Te Tridune, 81, PauL, Minn,, May 156,~Ground was Lroke to-day ou tho gradingof the St. Panl & Dakota Railway, which will be completed from Worthing- ton, on the Sloux City line, to Luverne, in Rock County, by Aug. 1, and the rafls lald by the mide dle of Getobier. FIRES. AT NILES, 0. CLeverasn, O., May 15.—A Leader speclal trom Nlles, 0., saya the moat disastrons firu that ever occurred in that city was dlscovered at 11o'clock Tant nlght, aupposcd to have originated fn Waldeck Broa.* bakery, which, together with the following propuety, wus tolally destroyed: E. Tartsell, hreo tooms, occupied as meat-market and Toon; Thomas' clothing.store; A. Diens el toom oceupied, by A, Ii. Mason, "es u bonkstora and news-depot; James Bowdon, boot and shon store, and building owned by Isaac Halford, all of which were wooden huildinzs, The anly brick huiiding dertroyed was a large storerooin owned hy James Crandon, Lots, over $40,000. Very amall insurance. The heaviest losers are A, H. Muson and Jsaac Halford, [ AT LEXINGTON, KY. CINCINNATI, 0., May 15.—A fire at Lexington, Ky., thia morning, consumed o ntable containing six horsca and wazons helonzing to the Remington Sewlng Machine Company, James Y. Brickey, the agent of the Company, was seen going into the hn{’-mu\v with a lighted clzar, and he Is‘snpposed to have fallen ansleep, and the hay caught fire from his ciizar, Brickey was cansumed in the flames. Another fire at Yellmantown, a suburb of Lexing Ingtan, destroyed efght honses owned by nettocs, ‘The total loss {s $15,000; insurance, $1¢,000. AT BRADDOCK’S FIELD. Prrzenvna, Pa., May 15.—A special from Brad- dock’s Ficld to the Assoclsted Press of this clty gives particulars of & premature explosion of some chemicals In the drug-store of Dr. J. D. Hooley & Sons, which shattered the building to pleces, ace verely injuring two employes, The rulns took fire and, with the ndjoininz bnflding, were reduced to asbes. Probable fors, 818,000 Iusurancelight. S IN CHICAGO. The slarm from Box G672, last evening, was caured by the exploslon of & lamp in the show-win- dow of Charles Dempscy's butcher-shop, No. 621 Wert Erte street. The building fa owned by M. McEwen, whose loss §s 825, fully covered by & polley for 81,000 in the Western. Insurance Come pany of Toronto. —— AT ALMA, MICIX. Bpectal Dirpatch to The Tribune. Detnorr, Mich., May 15.—Afre at Alma yester- day burned Wright & Dawnon's warehonse. The Tos3 is reported at nearly §30,000, with about one- quarter Insurance? —————— BULL AGAINST A HOSPITAL, MoNTREAL Ont., May 15.—Blshop Bamaget publishes o pactornl on the Montreal General Tos- pital, Invelging agulnet the treatment acconded to priests, and generally condemaing the institution® a8 being run by Protestants, and consequently prejudicial to the eternal welfaro of Catholics uie tending it. He advises the fuithful to go to thele own hospital during times of illness, THE OFFSPRING OF DYSPEPSIA, No class of Invallds are more to be commlis- erated than the dyspeptic, since the malady from which they suifer is the parent of a more numerous offspring of tormenting symtoms than any other disease, On the other hand, they arc to be congratuluted that there is o po- tent, safe, and agreeable botanie remedy for all the torture they undergo. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters power{ully fuvigorates the cellular tis- sue of the stomach, thus promoting an ade- quate sceretion and flow of the digestive {ulcc ¥itallzes the shrunken and debilitated linlng of the stomnch, dircets the bile Into its true chan- nel, and stimulates the {nactive bowels and dor- mant liver. These radicnl effects are accom- panfed with the restoration of appetite, flush, and sound repose, and the removal of flatu- lence, heart-burn, nausea, palpitations of the heurt, vertigo, hlgh-colored and sealding urine, water-brush, headache, and many other barass- ing symptoms of dyspepsia. BUSINESS NOTICES, Full of Danger!—Nover Laugh at n Cold in the Head, Sore Throat, or Pain in the Lunge, Just such ‘‘little aliments™ are premonitory of Cousumption and Death, and Wishart's Pine Tree “Tar Cordinl is the only Remedy that can thoroughly Cure all Pulmouary Complalnts by purifylug the Blood! ———— Burnett's Fiavoring Extracts-—The superi- ority of these extracts consists In thelr perfect urity and great strength. They are warranted qu rows the pofsonous oila and scids which enter into the compuosition of many of the factitious fruit flavers now fu the market. QUILTS, SPECIAL SALE QUILTS. Fheld, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-SIS., Will open this day « large invoice of Crochet Quilts, at 75¢, $1,00, and $1.25, OUR ENTIRE LINE OF MARSEILLES (UILTY at @ Great Reduction, 11-£ at $1.80, $2.00, $2.25, $2.90, and GREAT BARGYINS at $3, $3.60, and wpwards, e also call attention to SPECIAL BARGAINS in BLEACHED and BROWN T'ABLE DAMASIC, NAP- KINS, TOWELINGS, {c. PRICES JUST REDUCED. WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER, ‘Window 8hadesand Fixtures, Tassols, Cord, Pioture Moulding, &o. GEO. V. DRAKE, West Medison and Sangawmon-sts, DRESS GOODS, : IT.PAYS 70, TRADE ON THE WESI‘SIDE’,} MOST ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS DRESS GO0DS AT THE West-End Dry Goods Mouse,- Madison and Peoria-sts, . ARSON, PIRIE & (0. OFFER tho following among many othor bargains bought in the pros« ont dopressod stato of tho market ot sorious loss to thoimportors, and never bofore offerad 8o cheap ¢ AT 12 1.2 CTS.—10 cases finest Printed Pereales, regular 25¢ quality, At 20 CTS,—Twilled Poplins, aud Plaids ; wort}; 3 ,\’I‘J‘()(,'l'":m nids ; worth 85 cts, AT 25 ¢ agonals, 40 ey, S.—Silk-mixed Mol Y an Stries mixed Molnirs, Pl'ds 10 match 3 worth 40 cts, —Plain Colored Mohairs, Dl« Serge Stripes, otc,, formerly AT 30 CTS.—Finest Camel’s halr Suitc {;r;)t;s,élgm shades, previously sold for cta, AT 80 CTS.—Handsome dl al Costu clotha, twilled I’beges, lflx’(’l‘ Arnbestfv‘x: Molai AT AT 50 Ser, AT 51 ™ n’bcgezzrrcglllnr 3 cost 45 cts to Import. CTS.—Extra fl‘r;e all-wook S.—Superfine Merlno, Wool, heges 3 previousty sold for 85c. CTS.—Elegant quality all-wool French Batistes, cholce shades ; formere 1y 75 cts, A’I’flo CTS.—French Cashmeres, Damas= ses, Camel’s hair effects in stripes and A 'Flélms d' worth 65 cts, 1—i -4 Camel’s hair suitings ; regu=~ lar $1.60 goods, Elegant lines of all tho latostand choice dress goods fabrics in tha most faghionable shades. Spocial Bargains in Black Cashe mores and Drap d’ Etes, Our srle of Colored Lyons Gros Grains at astonishing bargains con« tinues as previously advertised. CARPETS, CARPETS Field, Leiter STATE Open & Co. & WASHINGTON-STS., to-day @ new line of Tapestry Brussels at $1 per yard, which i3 & B most decided ARGAIN. Will also offer other Einds at equally stock is LOW prices, as their very large and attract- ive, including all the Great Novelties, many of which were designed to their spectal order, cnd are particularly choice in style, both in Forelgnand Do- mestic All our manufactured Goods. Foreign Carpets come to us direct, so that we are able to retail these goods AT LOWEST PRICES. ASSIGNEE’S CONTIN PROPOSALS, SALL LNTAL BOLT Wi . The undorsigned, assignee of Cregier, Clarke & Co., otfers for sale ll the property of the above numedtlrm, known as the Continental Bolt Worka, located on the corner of Market and Haron-ats.. Chlengo, coneisting of the Building, Uround, En, Leaso of gine, Bolle: Headers, ’l‘!pp!rg.‘A ‘Threaders, and all the Machinery and Toolas neces- #ary fora first-clnss Bolt Nlanufactory. A complete invoice of the same mny beseenat the works. o HAX IROPO! Dee, N7, deltveriug, pulting wrought and cust-Iron work, comprisiag columna, ple The property must be sold for cash. Seuted prop plant up 1o 12 a'clock, noo: refect an osuls will be H.‘c:l“i:d '1‘"1?;. l&l’llf“g e 2 : and sl bide. rebdrvel o Addriss Y DUVALL, Asalgnes, 201 South Clintan-aty ALS YO WROU e At biaic Cratom-ogso & S wiry Dhrartintas Wasnr St 3 Ehartine: i1 Lot aied prpotite. will i reoery Btates Custom. Ll of “Huj ouse and fttlug, and £ lusters, eic., Gf secand aiid tiird stdrica nd rolled-irom Deatia, etc.y o thind ond attic Hours, al ae exhibited o the drawinids, deacribed in the specfication, and called for i the scitedule. ' Coples of o drawinis, Wpecica- tious, schedule, wid form of. pro addi-: tiouad fatormatlon may bo hisd on appllcation to the Sa- srintendentof th biding or'ad i omcs. A g A0 crvising Arebltecs. EFINANCIAL. B e e oL ut PP PSPy i ~JFRUST o = Oo‘ (INCORPORATED.) 121 & 123 Dearborn-st., Chicago. Losne negol Chicago, snd rates. HENRY J. E. P, IIOLLISTER, Gen'l Managor. tiated with dispatch on Real Rstste In improved suburbs, at lowest current 8. CORNING JUDD, Prealdent. GOODRICH, Secretary, SHINTS, Our Styles 0f Fancy Shirtings are now Complets, IEHARRIS &I00BB, 171 SOUTH CLARK.ST, INDIGO BLUE, BARLOW'S INDIGO BLUH, Its merits a2 8 Wasn BLus ha and fudorsed by thousands geocer vught 10 huve it o D, 8. WILT No. & on fully tested ! houscleapers. Your e, Ask Lim for ¢, RABK, Propristor, 3 North Sccondeat., P & ORKS. Serze Debeges, : 50c quallty elsewhere.

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