Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1877, Page 5

i 7 i i 1 THE CODE 15 Was Put in Practico Yes- terday by Bennctt and Bay. . A Duel Fought Somewhere on ihe Ameriean Continent, . But Just Whers, or How It Came Out, Remaing & Conundrum, An Obscure Spot in Delaware Believed to Have Been the Scene. Bennett Returned Unhurt. to Philadelphia Last Evening. May Said to Have Been Severely Woundeds«-A Reconcilias tion Effected. SPECULATION, A MOST AQGRAVATING ATATE OF UNCERTAINTY REGANDING THE LOCATION AND 1S5UE OF TUM DURL. Special Dispateh to The Trtsure. w Your, dun. B.—(reat excitement wos cre- ated this afternoon by a telegram from Montreal which sald Bennett had fought May near that city and been dangerously wounded fn the alomon, The report wan bulletined and pat. into cxtras, but wan proved falwe Iateron. Soon suother report, Detter authenticated, was pnt In clrealation to, the oflect that a duel had taken place In tho vicinity af Baltimore, and that May had been wounded, The members of the Unlon Club heenmo eonvinced of tho genuinenews of this nort by two outaide telezrams, o declaring Nene nelt uninjured, the other statuy indefinitely that May had been alightly wounded by u plstal ball. Tho meetingocenrred at Slaughter Statfon. in Kent County, Delawure, thix provinz the truth of the recagnition of Frederick May In Baltimore Sntar- dtuy night. The partles met at 2 o'cluck this ufter- noun. Benuett's fricuds here aro confidens and Jubilunt. At Dr, May's houso thers wore evle deacen of TUE RRCEIPT OF BADDENING NEWS. The Dactor was sald to e out, und the servant cuuld not tell when he would be jn, A memberof the Unlon Club who saw August Belmont this evening maya that gentleman told bl hie hiad a dispaten from one of the principals atat- fag that the duel had taken place, and Bennett came off uninjurcd, Thls'fmplled that May was in- Jured, Asimllar telegram was recefved by Judgo Ded- ford, Another diapnteh atated that ennett had Leen dangorously wounded, thus rendenng everything uncertaln agaln, Benuett's friends have more information than they will mako public. Mr. Helmont's dispatch had womo detalls, but he refused to eay another word about tho matter, ‘There Is no question among the members of the various clubu that the ducl hoaaboen fought, but the victory Is clalmed by toe fricnds of both par- thed aw eagerly as if twere an electlon uncertalnty, NEW YORK IMAPATCHES, To the Western Assoctated Press. New Yonk, Jun. H.—Neport 14 cufrent that Jdames Gurdon Hennett and Frederlele May fought a uel this morning near Lake Champlaln, Canads, and that Mr. Nennett was wounded. NEw Yous, Jan, §.—The following oxtea {s s sued hiero: 1w reported In Wall street thata private dispaich from Canada has boen reostved, aunvuneing that a duel had been tonght by Beunett and May, andthot Densett had been shot In the Dboweis, " New Yonk, San, 83115 p. m.—TRumor Is many- tonzned concerniug tho Bennett-May affafr, One report has [t that Mr, Hennett was mortally hurt: auother that Mr. Bennett wan only slightly wonnd- 3Jo und another that Mr. Denuett wasn't injured at 11 Al uttompts to suthentlcato any reports have proved tuttle.’ e respective friends of Bennett and May clalm to have no posliive Iuformation ru- gurdiug ta actlon of the peinelpals, BALTINOKE AND WASHINGTON, BALTINORE, Jau, 8. —A rumor provalls bero fa- nlght that tho Bennett-May duel took place to-day i Maryluml, but diligent fnquiry at the Maryland Club, and of gentlemen who would most likely be advised of such scenrrence, fallsto trco the rumor toany authentle wource. The fact that D, Fred Muy, of Bultimore, hnw not been secn In tho city since varly s furenoon Jends eredence 1o tio re- port. Intimato sud confidential frlonds of Muy'a dectiny to give any fnformation, wuying that they Gre not ut Wberty tu make nny ulsclosures ut prevent, Waniixutox, D. C., Jan, H.—A report eirculat- ed here ot midnight that May and Bennett fougit to-day near Havre do Urace, Md., but It cannot be sathenticated, aud no details of the reported meets g are given, JALTINONS, Jun, 8.—~Tho steward of the Mary- fand Clnb atstes positvely that De, Fred 2oy ws ere ut 8 o'clock tlin mornig, but not ainey. The brother “of b, Fred May, of this by wa slaited tonlght, und " responss to " sevceal Cquestions eald Ll Mok w scaled, aud ho could wot auswer w 1o Whethes 5 el occitrred to-day of ot ** You will, " eald he, 2t epereclate my sltuation, He was' evidently anxious, CANADA, Spectal Dispateh to Tribune, MONTHLawy it o, Wanbes Ut Bewspaper e srous tae Luited biaiea nro n thin clty in iopes of tracing the Nenneii-Muy party, AL Satstead, Where [t was reportod the farsy crossed hito Cange ditc utilng has been eaed of thew wp 1o toonight, The Wi Fepurt coniea trom othier fruntior towin, SloarTERaL, Jun, B.—~Ureat exeitenent exints Vere uver tha nuured duel. howwo wiil Jamea Gordon Hennett, are huging ' uruund teleg for e best news of The encon ery Truce uf the paities hue yet been found. telegraph. odices afuns the frouber ure on the G Vive, waiching for the duclists, The toak their tehets theongh o Moutreal, by tag care somowtere thi ol of tha Provines il MoNTIEAL, dan, $—Aduight, —Careful laquiry alony the frontler fafls g ouinn the rainors from Rousw's Polut aud other_piaces of a fght between fhenoett and May. Nothing can he leuened of thew, 1t (v belloved ithey uro ot iy tat vichuity, All INTFORMATION, TURY FOUGHT AND WERE RLCONCILED, Hpecial Dispaich (o The Triduns. Batminone, My dut, 8=\ (elogram just re- eelved hore wtutos that James Gordun Bennett und Frederick May foughs o duel tu-dny ot Bluughter tutlon, Del., onthe Delawaro Railroad. After i exchangs of shots a reconciliation wad effected, ¥red Muy, of Laltlmore, uctod ns second for his wouwln, aud Joln leckacr, of New York, for Ben- et The partles all returncd In the samo car to Fllladelphta, HENNETT RETUNNS, PustanrLrues, a., Jan, 8.—Mr, Benncl turne W up vuddenly ut the Continental Hotel this wemng, Luving arrived by the midnleht traln from the South, He was accompunled by two gentle. men, reglatered as 8. 1. Robbing cud C. Phelps, oy repelled any attempt ut questionng, and Jeit orders thur uo one wie to sco them. It is generally belleved that they fought at Slaughter Station, Del. ,aud that Muy was scrlously wounded, To the Western dunclated Prees, Pustaveiria, dan, v—Lu i—It i3 rumorcd v that Bennoit and May fousht yesterday Yonday) ut Slaughter's, Del., o Jittlo station on the Delawaro & Maryland ftallcosd, sud thst Mr, Lennett boa wlnce uerlved fn this city, Every ¢Burt 1y Lelng wsde to avcertali the truth of the repart, Puttavienta, Jun. 8—12 t.—A' rumor bere 1o-uleht mayy that Fredenck Moy was severcly wouded in”the duel with Jumes Gorden Benuctt 30-day. at @ wmall statlon In Delaware, uest i Maryland border, Deunett ursived fi this city st idnizht, qud reglstered st the Continental Hutel, but ducllucy to give any explauation, Nowcrous FuRORS B¢ curtent, CONFIUMLL, oo o <. Jeecial Disyatck to Tie Tridune. NEw Youk, dun, 9o-p . m,—q pecial 1o the Tlaes from Publadelphls says Leuncit arrived {here laet e\ euing aud fumediately put blmsclt l Led ot the Contiuental oiel, Mo wae aceompas uled by Mewsrr. Eobbing and Phelps' of thia city, sixn v TV A Festern Assoctated Press. HeW Youdy Jun, 4=140 k. m—Tuu best tue THE CHICAGO formed sonree hiore ax ria ot 4 Inte honr ta-night that & duzl petwoen Nennettand May has bren faught. Ticnnett wan not wounded. Nothimg 64 rald fn relatlon to Mag, thowsh the fmpilcation 1a that e austalned mome Injury., Nrse Youx, Jan, 0 m.—A Thmer wpocial from Enltinore saya that after exchanginz shotn a feconchiation wan efected hetweon Henuctt and lay. STATEMENT OF FREDTRICK MAY. o DIRaleh to RIRCInRAl Trsmereic, NEW YOI, dan, Gg-On Friday night Frederfek May sald to o renorier that cither WK beother, his father, ur himself would be only too olad to pive Tiennctt un opportunity o obtain iatfaction, 1 brotler had ‘set n reora to rettle with Lennett ns raon 08 he found hiny, and anoice public castiva- tion of the projeictor of the Herald wight by ex- vected. A CAUSER OF THE DIPPICULTY. When asked an to (he causen that ed 10 the ar- sault, Mr. May rald thut Mr, flenneit had repent- ediy, during the past sear, visited his sister while Intoxicated, nud fiad Heltved outrageounly toward her and the family, fin had, on vne aceasion, broken the airror i the parlor shile Gt his cupe, and at other timen Iind enzehed the farniture, Hls canduct grow el worse, ‘Fhe propored wedding war freqnently postponed, On Sunday ntght Bennett acted more vatrageonsiy thun befare, nnd Mies May's father fohl him then and tere that the enzirement was broken, and thiat hie nynt quit the house and_enter it no mare. Bennett reeled mway, curslue the entice family ke 8 madman, Sest'dag e was beard to sy in o public plice that lin was tired 0f Miss May's mocie- 15, Kunposed hio et macry her, but would give $100,000 to any man who would TAKE IR OFF 118 HANDS. Thix was the final Mory that came 10 the enrs of the May fumily of Heunete's pnhlie ssvertlona con- cerninz them, nud the brothiees ket out on Monday mortne, arsied wiih s gavhide aplece, to o young editar on #luht, They did not ind him un- til Wednesduy, nnd- it wa encounter I, INDIONATION OF Mil. DENNETT'S FRICNDY, e, lentiett's friends Km <8 the greatest lndle- nation at the assault, They that Mr. Benpett me expended thonvands of dollurs on the Nay fomily, In entertaining them at Newpore and New York: and that Beanett'salde of tho story should Le hieard bofore oplniuns are formed. SOCIETY GOSSIP. THE ENGAGEMENT, RTC. Corrempondence Piltadetphin Ttmes, New You, Jan, 5—There loa been o vast amount of oclety-gossip alnce the unnouncement. was first made that Mr. Bennett had become ene gaged to Misa Carrle May, daughter of De. Willlam May, of thiy city, ‘Tils transplred over a year ago, and during the Interventng thne all sorta of con- tradictory rumors have been afloat. The story that Mr. Bennett had ordercd o valuablo et of din- mondr, Including necklace and bracelets, from Tiffany's, for hls flancee, and thiat the marlace wan to have taken place Inst winter, was followed by the statement that it had beon postponed on ac- count of the determination of Mr. Heunett's only sluter to enter a convent b tho event of her brath- er's marrlage. This bore some truth upon its face, 0y Miss ennett fs n rivld Catholic and entlrely de- voted tolier brothier, and would have been jenlous regneding any now ties that ho sniiht have formed, Cloyo upan this ramor eamo one to the eflect thut tho marringe was to hiave occurred last wnmnmer; azain, 1t wot etated that Dr, Moy had refused his sinetfon to the unlon, on ncconnt of the youny gentleman's babits, and that ho had been yut upon’ probation. fur slx mouthyor o yoar, Pailing to work out his_prohation, the lover feli into divers atul :nany divagreements with the head of the May liouscholit, LET 1N AT THE DASEMEST WINDOW, On the ocenrlon of one of his vislla to hix Indy Tove he Happed o an tho_ checic, —ptolibly iy, probubly as an eccentric means of dixpl len aifeciion. At any rate, the yonng ¥R father took umbrago at the netton, and quictly put 3. Lenneit out of the front door, Aa Ko & thio paternal buck wa ed, Ming May went down. wtairs and let her Joverin throush the basement window, Little ineidents of this and o slusliar na- ture kerved to ive wplce o the engagement, and to test thix your lndy's determnntion 2o clifg to her eceentrie sultor. “This ehe hax done faithiul); thraugh nll the wiki escapoies that have marked Mr. Bennett’s eareer duning her aseoclition with itim, alwayx taking hix part whenever her own fumity ¥poke or acted aginsg hinn, Tt 1s stated on the Lostunthority that Miss May really Jovea Mr, Nennett, and is deeply erloved ot the phase thnt the wifalr has axsunsed, althoush tpto to-day xhe hus heard nothing of the mectimg hetween her brother nud Mr, Bennett, whe belng quite 111 from the excitement of the past ten daye, daring which time the engurement hus been broken off, WNAT NRORE OPF THE MATCH, A handsome trousscan hald nerived from Europe, the wedd.asz-duy lud Leen Bxed for the 27t of e- aber, aud MF, Bennett had positively encaged aswnze for himself and bride [ the Ruesla, when, 1ol the weddinzg-hubble burst. On Christinns Mr, Bennett went 1o Dr. May's house, In West Nlineteenth street, while ha was wnaldrmh\{ nmler the Infuenco of Tlquor, and, ike muny others of the same temperawsent, ho lizs no control of M- #elf when 1u that condition. 1ia manner and lan- #ungo tuwards Mics Moy’s mother and members of tiie fanily wan not particslarly commendable, In fuct, It wus auch us szain to arousc Dr. May's Ire and to lead him to show hlsiieat to the frant door, Mr, Bennett’s demonstrations In front of the house greatly incensed the Alay brothers when It reached thetr card, und thoy swore vengeance uigalnat Wi, in the meanwhale Dr. Moy wrote a jlote to Mr, Bennett, positively refusing s convent to tho marrlae. TID NEXNETT WEARY OP TUS TNOAGRMEINT] It Is wsxerted by mociety r»np]c. and it 10 helieved by the May family, that Mr. Liennett was very willing 1o have the Cheugoment. aanulied, haviig rosii swenzy of Ity but tuat o did not winh t3 reak 1t off himselt, prefersing that this move- wnent should come from the M thix was the explanation of mucfi' of his annoying and wlngnlar conduct ta memoers of the May houeehiold, 1t s w0 well Euown that Jr. Iew- nett's Uy hue hoen o constant search for new plesures, that It would ool keem Incongruous to his chnructer that witch whould have really been thec: Tut ungdouhtedly fn the frat Instaneo Jio wayaltrcted 1o Miss Mnynnl”u?llnul by a feel Ing uf dep Intereat when ho offered her the en: neit hand anid Gie Bonnett fortune, which, peenniusy keuse, wan wich o giiterlng targes for woinen of the world in which the millionaire editor moved. 1t dues not fullow that Bennett, dig nat care for the preity girl wha hod attracted hin faney minply beeause he may have feown restless under fotiera 10 which ho wan curtamed, Yutiug men of roclety require novel pastimes, Misd CARUIE MAY'S APPEAILANG then Carrl May [a @ very attractive wonen, pos- sensed af fancinnting manners und sulelent Beans to have resdered hera belle, both fn New Y or] and in Waahinzton, of whichi city hee fother 1s n native, e fumily are extensively connected in Washington and fn Badtimore. - Mies Carelo May b #lizhtlyubove medium helght, ‘of rather delicte physlgae. Bl appeared njuch wnialler than aho reully wuw a8 alie walked gayly ulong Fifth nvenuo by the slde ef her statwart fover, or rat beslde him a4hie diova hls_ tour-n-Land (hrough tao park. Sho dn very graceful in uovoment and stylisii, thouzh usually sttired with shoplicity on th strect or the drive. “She luw been called eather cold and sell-centered, and many suppoved that shie cared wmore fur the dazzitng fortune that her lover pose reesed Ui shie did for him alone; bnt surnisesund ruspletons unfold wot the sory of thy huwan beact, and whether Mirs Muy cares for Mr. then nett e no, or whether Mr, Benueit carow for tho il whom he wooed und won or not, it s o sad termnation of what s the be sinlig wwas belleverd fo have been o love wBalr, S Beanetts atten- Huns to Mixe May wers must mnrked sftor the o wagement was entured into, ere to zether o great deal st Newport Last sutnmer, anil tliey have eoiseen frequently at receplions quite recently, ANOTIER UROTI L. On thu day when the meeting ocearred befween Mr. May und Mr. Henuett i front of the Unfon Club, aiother brothes, ul armed with . cowhido, wab Bwarking Mr. Bonnelt's nt ntne Hrrald olee. * The” bruthers had dechted Diat whoe cuught Ll Aret ehoubd adusinlster the Gog the ditect ocearion of whick they wnaret, wiin Ui Sunsungo navd by Mr. Beanett t Mo Bay'n mnthor most pirticulurly, lere wo buve an istance of & mat's eolbles begiuning with w prospective wotlies-n-faw, ——— HEART.DISEASE, Apectal Disp,ch b Tha Trivune. ANN Anssou, Mich, , Jun, 8, —Authony Gallagher, an eacly settler in this county, fell dead of hearte ecuse at hls home, four wiles worth uf Dexter, vn saturday, whils tie was hlitellng up his team preparitery to golng to church, B was an old und had waesed & ke property, having bectiavery lisrd worker and lived & very frugs re, Wouldu't Retrlove, Sacraniento Record- Cinfan, A gentlemun doing business on the upper portion of J strect has u fun dot, which E;u een 1o well tratned that he sppears to under- stand nearly everything his muster suys to Dl undy an artriever, b can sarecly e beaten, I s master I3 ut o distance from jome, e van send the dog biek Tor wny article with the namy of which the wndmul I3 tamifiar, sl be will el b1 1o bs within reach, A'few daya uio the wentleman wus at his store with tie dot, Wwhen a arivmd dropped In s presently jne auired: “Hulloa! §s that your dogt s food for unythisge £ W Is Lie guind for anything ! wag the Iudizuant response—*Good fur unythingt Telould suy vo. Walt til Ushow you bow ho " Not having anything else handy, he taok out his puree, cautuamuy shout $10; tivi it up carefully ‘and concealed 1t heidnd gome squashes thut were upon’ the sldewalk, The dog vas then told to “tind my pucse.™ aug cunmenced hunting riskly, elosely watched by the gentlewmen present. ~ For some timo by mm‘w\lcd 1 un opposlie drection rom that [ such the purse Wus concealed, but hnatly worked that way, and passcd the spot two or tree times, His owiier couldu't undesstand such conduct on the part of the caniie, und didwt relish the S challing ' of Wiy friends on the subject either, but, concluging to try ft wgalys, Wend after the purss himg)t, but bebiold} vwas pone,” A sl bov who tood near, ou nin what the scarch was belng wede Jaculated: *Pbat wuss have bieh woial Hosbily picked up sew wiuutes g0t 'Tlio 1Ropricior of the purse Las concluded " to prace tlew Lis deg on soctulils elag Levvaiton fumily, and that 3 The Plenipotentiaries Still Labor- ing with the Obstinate Turk. Very Discouraging Prospeets of o Peaceful Conclusion, The Turkish Army in a High State of Military Eficienoy. A Proclamation Issued by the Sultan to His Subjects. o Will Put Kimself at tho Head of His Army If War Siall Ensuc. THT ISAST, THE SCLTAN TO 1418 SUBIECTS, CoNsTANTINOPLE, don. B,—The Intabitents of Adrianople, Greeka and ‘Curke, hove asked the au- thority of the Govermnent to tke np armn ayainst he common enemy, The Sultan hny ordered the Grand Vizlor 1o thank them, saying he hoped to prescrve peace; but, In case of war, he expeeted he co-operation of ‘al) iw subjects, without dis- tinction of race or rellion, TIE FIENCIE PLENIPOTENTIARY. At thie meeting of the Plenipotentiarien yester- ount Cliandordy, the French repreacnta- I to have atnted that mauy of the mo- alleged by the Porte for refusing the propusi- tluns of the Confercnce aopeared 1o him very le- gltimate, and the Plentpotentlaries would fnd dii- culty Iu combatting them. Ho addfd that ** Franco would never glve cuuntenancs 10 sn un- Jurt cause.” THE CONFERENCR. " Lornax, Jan, #.—A disputch from Constantiso- ple staics that at to-duv's mecting of the Confers enco Slunor Corth, tho Mtalian Ambnesador, in the nanme of the other Europenn Plenipotentiaries, con; troverld arguments adduced by Sufvet Pasha at the la<t wittine. Tl Marqul of Sallsbury supported Signor Cor- ' views, ‘Fhe Tarkish representatives, novertheless, did not withiraw thel refusal to sccept the cunditlons propoced by the Powerr. They however took part in the conversation on guarantees, capecially on that relativo to uu Tuternational Comminsion. ‘The dircurslun was aulmated, and ut the close of the sitting was adjonrned untlt Wednesdsy, It ls xenerally believed In Conetantinople that the Con- forence wlll only hold a few more slttings, Lord Bullsbury Wil probanly prolong hix stay beyond the date for which he hadenzged o steamer, BERVIA, A Delgrade telezram announcen that the Skupt- achina hay been prorozued wntil June, becsuse the Prince and his Miniaters were not wiilling to meet 1 unider the present ceritical clrcumatances, Tho Standard's special from Belgrade suyn Gen. Nikitne Is working at plans for transporting a Ttuselan army corpa through Ruumania to Servia, THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES, Tho Daily News® special from Vienna states that Lord Sulisbury has demanded that Chefket Pash, the principal uctor in the Balgarlan atrociticn, 1 tricd again, Mr. Daring, Secrstary of the Iiritisly Legation, having reported that tho telal was u furce. THE CAUSE. The Vienna correeponilent of the Zimes explaine thot Tarkish stubbornness [ partly due to the fact thut whilo the Turks are aware that modifica- tlonw ave been cunceded by the European Powers, atill the proponals nx origlually uresented by the plenfpotentiaries have not as yet been ofickally withdrawn. Tho dificulty s, therefore, to suve the digalty of the Powera by finding a form In which to clothe the compromisa they are ready tu agreo to, Lord Sallsbury ls making strentous efforts in this direction, LITTLE NOPE. The Pera dispatch of the Duily Telegraph saye no ultimatum wae prescated fn the Couferanco yesterdny, The endeavor was made 1o uscertaln what concerslons the Forte would grant. The Turks strenuoudly and abeolutely refused the form of the International Commission proposed by the Powars, hut would posibly consout that the nomination of Governors bo wade subjeet to thelr approval, and would stipulte that the form of propusnl be consldernbly modifed so s to cunforsm to the arrangement exixstug In regard to Lebanon. The Conference will probably conclude its mit- tinza thls week., 1lope of o watisfuctory conclusion ts very falnt, THE TURKS READY, Loxnox, Jan, 0—5 4, m.—The Daily News' spc- ctul from Viennasoys the Hungarian Gen, Klapkn has Inepected the arsenals und Atores of Turkey, ond 4 hls report certified that the Turkiel Gove ernment bas 1,000,000 breech-louders aud ac- coutrements snfilclent for 400,000 men. The “Turkleh army In Bulearls 8 rapldly incroastug. Tt Is etated that 4,000 men from ull parts of the Empiro have sreived In that province within the lastelght duys, PREMATURE, A Berlin divpatel (o (e News says the German Qovernment huw recelved no Inthnntion that Khalil Cherlf hay Deen appolnted Turkish Ambasndor, The reports In clrculatlon that be had been objected to wero therefore premuture A Times dispatel from Fera states that the Porto hns decreed the bulition of the Mintstry of Fi- nanee, und knfends 1o utrast this hranch of admiu- fetrutlon Lo two Direelors, un Englihwan and s Frenchusan, . LATEST, LoxpoN, Jan, B~5:10 o, m.—A dispatch to the Dasly Telegraph, seut early yosterdny morning from Poen, reports that Midiut Pasha vislted Lord Sallebury Sunduy o duewns the ponibitity of mutual concesuions, but no sctwal decbion was reached. It s penerally belleved that the moat fRiporant workw of the Conforencn during the next few days will be dono nt private inters viewn butween members, Onoor two more forial weetings will show whether nn ngrecment is Diwale Ble. 16 this B4 found to e the ciae, 1t 19 nle most certoin thut Tarkey will dentand ot tho Conterence before it disperses ahail takg oflickal nute of the Porte's voletin declaration that Muhnt Fasha's Consbitution will ba enrded vist, A dizpatels from Vivnna reports that Count Ane drasay, Tn cunveration, continues to express by belivf ina peaceful reanlt, GREAT BRITAIN, BTOUM AND PLOOD, Natw Your, Jau, 8.—A Londun speclal saya that the ralns and Boods in Creat Hritaln are on the in. creuse, and thot the dawages 1u the provinces are e A London dlapateh saywtha steamer Colombo, from 1l for Now York, is supposed ta have foundered. ‘he ngent here suye o hue recelved ub informstion of the reported disuster, and does nut belfeve It THE UREADSTUPPS TRADE, Loxvo, dun. B.—The Jurk Lane Erpress snys suidden variations of tetperature have continued belug repurted tn Seotland, and wnid { persivtent min throughont the mi {wind sonthern countles of England, Agrleul. tural atfaire have pece unl( beew browght o a atandstill, the suturated conditlon of the lund belng unfuvorable 1o cercals. ‘Ihe stock of Engilsn Witeat vi offer I tio London und country murkets baving been worse than ut uny tinw since the hurs veot, tnd owing to the fmpoestblilty of threshing it, the supply belig vatremely scanty. “Lha pros vineial tradae, howover, experiunced nnother rive of u wbllling per ' quarter, but somu farmers are unwiliing — ts aell even at - thl advance, Lwporty {nto London hiave becn lght, chicty of Bust tndisn descriptioge, aud tradu s risled vory i ot lask week's priccs, During the paue threo months the value of whest i steadily beon tending upwnrde, and los now reacheda potnt whero s pause ay be expocted, av nillers, uda rule, ara stocked. e publicution of 1o wlocks ut vir ports shows conslderably dimpus Hon compared Wit the sumo period lt yedr, ne fwports wiil apparently be very moderate for sext wiouik, of moro depléfou of rranary stocks will probubly continue. Lusiness In fee.llng-caca has tricted, aliho: asu rule, valites sre quot- ably suchanzed, Witn very lmited srelvals at ports of cail uuth thy ool of the week, foating cators wicadily walntatued the lite pricls, cxceps wulze, whicl bias iven way slliciily, AUCTIC RELICS, Loxpox, Jan, 4—5 3. n, o Dritnh Foretgn Ofilco Las forwarded toths Government of Ifi\l Lulted blatce rules of the Jularis expedition Lrought to England by Capt. Narca. FRANCE. TUE GAMDETTISTS, Pants, Jon. 8.--Deuial is given to the reports that thu Gawbettists In_ the Chowber of Deputles intendto attack the Cublnet. They declaro that they will awalt (bo sctw uf tho,Goverument befory deterioluing what course to take, GERMANY, PUINCE DUNARCK. » Boutrs, Jan. 8. —Blamarck (8 slck, but not serl- ousty, e will return to Varziu, TROUULM WITH BEAIN, Loxuox, Jan. U~G. s.m.—Thy Berlin corres #pondent of the Datly ) prohable Germany and noon send sen-of-war to the pine Ixlinidn for Sulut action neainst the vexations obrtarles interoand Spain to thelr commeree with the Suqlno . tiermany dons noi recognlze Spanlels roverelgnty over the Jatter Inlandy. SPAIN DESTRUCTIVE FORRST PIREL Loxnoy, Jan. B.—A correpondent at Madrid, writing Jan, 3, anya that 1o Guipuzcos and neigh. boring provinces, to-day, & fearful hurricane has raged with terrific vlolen Thy raflway station rtore At Irnn fa on fire, Mile<nf woods on the mountana are hurning, ond whole herds of cattle and hiamlets have leen desteayed. . The military of the provincs have boen actively engaged arreeilng the cultlagratio CRIME. THE CASE OF COLES MORRIS. New Yerk Erening Post, Jun. 6. We recently published a report that Colea Mor- i, of the law-firm of Morrie, Billlugs & Cardozo, No, 64 Whitam street, had misaned some family trust funde, and sleo a report that e appeared to be laboring nder mental deranzement, At the maing time we guve publicity to n atatement by his pariners that po sffafea of the firm were in- volved in any letrayal of truet on the part of Mr. Morris, If such an act had Lbeen committed. The Tribune of this moring contalns a clrcum- rtantial narrative, to the eMect that Coles Marrin and hls two brothers, Andrew C. Morrla and Ben- Jumin C. Morrls, swere helr of the larze estate of dohn B, Coles and trusteen for the other heirs, Mrs, F. C. Holline and Robert Webl, & minor; that Dlenjamin €. Morrle, having died In 1830 and Andrew C. Morris in 1473, Colex Morria hecame sole trantee: and that, having cxelysive charge of the revenu from the estate, he has filsappropeiat- ed lnrge sume, amounting gltovether, 1t in m}:l. to fo nearly 500,000, The sawe journar alleges that he b crideavoring to seftle the ntter as far as e 1y able, havinsalready teansferred hin honse, No. Fifih uvenue, snd “other property to Mew, Holll alu, thut tha ulthnate loss Lo the entate will Pproo- ably be ubont 2150, 1) 1h anewer (o inquiries this morning, Mr. Cardozo raid that the statements given above were mb. etantially the same an tooxe which exme to Lim from Mr_ Morris' reintives, i had not been ju- formedd, however, i regnrd to the transfer of reat entate, ' Mre, Holllns wae & nieter of Mr, Sogrie who wan n geandson of John B, Coles. She had 1ived with lier brother, who was a lor, s Biw nephiewn nud Lin wother, who Ia now Jead, Mr, Morzis had always lived very gutetly, never gnine bled or drauk 1o exceas, sl had d habit of auy kind. An inmate of his h had Informed Ar, Canlogo that r. Mortis was nlways Lome hy 10 o'clock at night, As to apeculation, Mr, Morrix Dad wlwayaabhorred . “The only theors of the mixuse of the money which M3 Cardozo could jm- azine was that Mr. Sforan hnd Rirmed o greatly ex- spzerated earlmate of the value of his own’ rea) entate in Jerey Clty, and that he had therefore been unduly liberal i rexpoct to the espenses of 6 Cawnly, Mr, Cardozo fald that e bad no Information in zard to the extent ot the misappropriation, In rezur to o simement in the Zeiiens that te sup powed niental aberration of Mr, Morris wax only 2 eubterfuge, to enablo him to’ make n settlement, “ardozo safd thie wan Dl fieet (utination of n lden, e and Mr. Bllings saw Mr, Morels aturduy evening, and it weemed to hlin that the mind of the latter was wuable to work heyund weeriain point. Mr. Morrin sald that all ‘were rulned, but gave no_explanation. Apparently hiv Fewwoning facultfes wero ot whiat they were for- merly. M7, Cardozo refterateld his statement that these fawilly aMairs of Mr, Morriv were wholly dixcon- nected from the fiem and all thetr clicuts, AN SUTION, Coxconn, N, 1L, Jan, &, —Elwin Willis Major wan hianged to-day for the murder by poison, two years azo, of his wife Ida, * Gn the 20th of December, 1874, Major callod n Mre. Davidson to attend hiy swife, saying she **bad one of her bad kpells, but there was no harry. Men. Major died that night In violent convulslons, The budy was buried, but, Major's conduct causnz ensplcion. was cxhumed Jon, 0, 1875, and the stomach belng subjected to analyma by Prof. Woul, of Bostan, over bwo grains of stryelinla were fonnd in i, Majorhnd refused to have a post-mortem, and fusluted that hin wife diedof eating camphor: that #he had hivd severe spasmw before from a slmbur cauwe, He had been reading nedical books ol making {nquirles about polsons and thelr action that were conuidered gn<pleions. Mre. Mujor was unly I8 years of uge, but hud horne her husband fve clutaren. e hod complatned of her poor Tiealtt nnd lack of ubility, sid pnblicly radd thut Snral Tloward, o women whom he had enguzed to do cliorea rouid the place, would mike 1 much marter und more buelpess-like wife. Thisgiel to tifledd ton convermntlon with Major ‘wfter the bo: wiA extiumed. When she told hiin that the doctass Bud mude a_post-moriem, he snd *+ 16 g ! stevelnine In her, my God! what shall | dot What If elie had taken 3¢ by mixtaker™ $e wald he Dl Longehit suine (i In50 o kil foxes, She thy neked him what he woald do §f they took up Bl lew'n body and o of the children: *My Goul? they have taken thewn up, have they Ae Wraue W hands and nppearcd greatly o § 16 o wupmong 1 whall Do wrreston) *Ellen™ was ux xister=ln-law, with whom it wate afterwards fommd that Major hnd mafntained iclt relations, A ktrychnin was uleo discovered In her ptomuch, 1t way concluded that he hud polsoned hee ta get eld of b e firat tril restitte In a diragreement of d u | ber, I prneial witnees in his awn bedalf, und adhered to bis story that lie treited i kinddly, aud her deat il from camphor. =~ On New: Year's Uny, 1670, the jury, grcatly (o his soriel und consternailon, returied 8 verdict of guilt and 0 of death win lmpose the r's interval between his condemns- ton und exeeution Major took thimse guiets I, afizmlng hia limocenc dently clierish- liopen o commutation, Whea on Wednes - hin ddremn Wan chntesed and he was remonel condemmed cotl wnd’ plaeed puder gmard hi wax Vixibly mo 1 It nbzht catmly In re- Tizton e calfold ho waw urzed o ;i nfession, but relterated hin declaration of Tetore tho drop was mpeung his nerve d il and bo fell upon bis kneen ntlerly down. ile aled without n wtrugzle. The eaccution wis strictly private, only tho witnemecn requircd by ) pecessary attendants sl the reporters elng preseof Place: $n the prison corridor, e paliowa and white eap eployed at tho execitlon of Evaus, the Northwood niurderer, welng used BEVERIDGE'S LAST, Special Dispntch 10 The Tridune. dup. 8, ~Four convicts at the Peal. ere pardonced 1o-day, Thelr names nre Richard F, Hluckuey, a scecond-termer, sentenced from MeLean County [n February, 3 10 weven Years® Imprisonment for barglary; Benjamin ¥, Gutton, wha came from Muson County In Novem. Ler, 1670, for elghteen months for burglary ; Will- dum Kerr, sent duwn from Chileago in February, 1874, for fiva years fur robbery; and Neary Brooks, weut from Chatupatgn County In- Sepie ber, 1870, for oe year for furceny. “On Haju Tuxt Whlany 11 Wrleht, rentenced from Fugewe County i Sureh, 1807, to tweitly-ono years® fu prisotiinent foe rape. uid Josepl Garrity, whocame com Chicaxo fn Slaren, 1874, for five years for Iureeny, wera tha reclplents of Executive elemen- ey, W rleht's crlme wiin 0 1003t Fevoiting and dly Imlleal ciie, Ul vietim belniz a Ntale girl, on whum be used # knifo t sccompilsh his devillsh purpos OTTAWA, ILL,. &pectal Diepateh o The Trivune, Ovrawa, I, Jun. K, —A youag Frenchman in the etanloy of Degan Brothers, catily buyers, last Saturday shipped from Earlville, In hiv own name, u cor-lund of eattlo to Chivago, from which he re- alized 31,500 Aw he has nup resurned the amount 10 hlw princlpals, the Measrs, D, are makiog all possible efiorts to securo by arrest. Last Katurday s young nian procured @ span of horaea und buggy at the livery-stable of Petor u un (e pretest of attending & wedding at u Moor g, 1 uy eizht miles north of o yuutig man hix thus fur falled 1o re- 1 thy team, Eican ifers i liberal rewurd 1or the apprehension of the thief and tho recovery or s property. COUNTERFEITERNS ARRESTED, Pirasria, Jan. 8.—Miles Ogle, ono of the moet notorfous counterfeltery In the country, with an sccomplice, W, N, Juhneton, allas Wilson, wero arrcated on a trafu on the Ian Hundle Road yester- day by United States Bpeclal Detcctives S, Rath- boneand Trittle, and brought to this city, A nuiber of plates, canslderably spurlous currency, 4B 87,000 du counterivita, were found on thelr bersons. Py wers conitted this wurning for triul in default of §20,000 Lull, A MURDEROUS WHISKY-SELLER, Wpeclal Diwaich to The Tvibune. INDIANAYOLIn, bud.y Jau, B, —~Thlu cvening Mike Holrohan, yard-wuster of the Vandalia Rallroad, and hils brother Tom wero both daugcroualy, and the fornser alwost certainly fatally, whot by s sa- loon-keeper nauied Aeberiu o row growlig out of warning by Mike Uulrabsn fo Asber not to sell two of bis wards wuy more whisky. Asher was ur- reated. BRUTALLY OUTRAGED. Davrox, 0., Jan. 8.—Avold Jady named Bes- sle Fulton stepped off u tralo az Osborn Btativu, fourteen wiles from Daytou. Suuday mornlug st 2ocluck, and was lod away from town by two rufliaus and brutally gutraged. She 18 past 50 ycars of 2ud Hives mear Bosataser s P A Yetes gravli operator usmed Nuden hoard her cries sud Feotued ber sud caplured one of the assaliants, A MEAN TIHIEY. Nzw Yok, Jun. B, —Between Saturdat evenlng sud Suudsy moening some suewento-lover took the mourulng crape, value 820, from the door of thy 04y Latu Lo oy Vuoderblic's seaidonce. WINSLOW. The $12,000 Theft Traced to This Treasury Clerk. He Was Arrested Yesterday at His Desk in the Cash-Room. Circumstances Plainly Pointing to 1lim as the Skillful Thiet: He Maintains a Brazen Front of Injured Innocence Throughout. WASIHINGTON, WINSLOW ARIERTED, Spectal Dispatch to The Trivune, Wasntnaton, 11, €, Jan. H.—Ferd 8§, Winslaw, who was charged with having commatted the Treas- ury tobbery, was arrested this afternoon by Brooke, Chiet of the Secret Servien, and Henmon and Perkine, his asalstants, Winslow, althouch warned that swhat he mizht ray wonld be uwed inst him ot the time of his srrest, made admlssions whicn practically confess the roibery, e aaid to the detectives, **The maney lsall spent. Dun't rearch the house and gnbject my wife to that ndlnity, ™ The circumstances which have led to the arrest of Winslow, ro far as can beascertained, are these: The Secret Service ngents from the firet suspected him, anil attached Mttle Jinportance to the theorles which located the theft with the Adams Express Company or [n the bank In Chicago. Other Treasury officlala were of the oplnlun that the money wan not taken from the cush-room, The Invextigations have been CONDUCTED ON DIFPERENT THEORIEA. Winalow has heen clovely watched. The envelope which contained the bogix packaze, the Philudel- phia envelope-manafacturern sald, wae made by band. The Secret Service theory waa that 1t was purporely eo mde to avert suspicion from the cash-room, It waw discoverrd that Winelow had paid R conelderable number of rmall Dl long outstanding, and had written to other creditars to forward their elalme, He war frequently Suterviewed, and in his Inter- vlewd reenied to have prepared an elaborate de- fense for every charge that possibly miaht be broughit ugainat him. HE DENIED EVERYTINNG from the etarf, e Insisted that the Chicago en- velope wax not addrexeed in biwown hand, IHe was forced, In one Interview, to address & rimilar envelupe In the rnme monner, and upon Lelng informed that the detectives belicyed he nddressed the bogus yinckage, he for the fiest time qualed. Some thne #nce hie wrote a long communleation to Treasurer Wyman complaining that o was under survesllancs and suspicion, and sceking to throw suspicion npon othere, Finally, yeeterday afternnon ot 3 o'clock, the door-bell at Treanurer Wyman's house was siing, and, upon the door beinz apened, A PACKAGE WAS THIOWN INTO THE HALLWAY, v & person who hurrled rpldly awsy, The pack- are contained the entire sum of money In the identical nofes, with the exceptfon of €740, ‘fhe ities of Justice renuire that the Govern- ment’s Information as to the vezaon who dellvered thin money up te not disclosed. Winslow appenred at i desk this morning. and It wan noticed by the clerkn that he pald closcr atten- ‘tion to bix burincss thon usnal, keeping his escs almont constuntly upon his desk. About 1 o'clock he waa suninoned to the caxhler's room, nnd noti- fled by the Secret-Servlee men taut he was nnder arreat, He wos lmedlately searched, and upun {s porwoit, fn an fnner pocket, wero fuund TWO ONE-HUNDULD-DOLLAL BILLY sald by the Trearury experts to be part of the orig. Inal packnge. The ofiicials viere fortunate cnough tosccure the nuwbers of {henobed eent, Theee two nutes are said to be Included In these numbers, Upon Winslow's person was found a ticket for New York, purchased stuce Saturday. Hi4 house was #enrched nnd hut €50 found, which the wife, who evidentiy has had no knowledge of the stfalr, vaid wad #et apart from his wodeat salary fur Louse- hold necesltien, WINBLOW WAS LODGED IN JALL TO-N1GIT, and will have 8 hearlng to-morrow, Hammond, the ofiteer of the bank i Chicago wno opened the puckaize, will be summoned to testity that the packuge recelved by the bank was bogus. At Winrlow's honee wan found also brown tissue paper, Identical fn texture snd quality with the wlijps which composed the bogus packuge. Pleces of the pectliur puper wimilar to that out of whic the hugus envelope was made were alvo found CIIICA . THERE ARE A FCW NTRANGE PACTS whlch luve cotie 1o light In regard to the workings of the deteetiven of the United States Tressury De- purtment aud tunse of the Adams Expoess Comp ny, When the losw of the $11,000 Was known in the oftico of the Nuttouul Bank of Illiueis, the of- clalnof the fuetitation dmmediately notited those of the Express Cowpany, und they In taru had w conference with the Wuehington suthoritics, Secrecy was promised by ull, the Treusury officiuls thlnkinzg It whe to keep mum, However, all at ouce the facts of the case were mnde public in Waurlifnuton to the eeveral newspaper corfespoud- ents, und telegraphed over the conntey, Atie wea thew wan tried 1o b conveyed that Fome une the bunk lund wade awny with the pacage. Tils Budght Lave seemed planedble enougi (o the deteet- [¥ea, “but their inanner of workiug the walter lows that they scted with wetner dmerction, ciee, nor guowment. 0y the Oret place, wiey found K78, Wiaow eccupyiig o responslufe desk 1 cbe L reasury Department ab Washington, uiil ot have becn eutirely tguorsut of Lig cdenbe, e whispered i talo it thy vard of Wed in Fedara o uny HMLEMAN RUTHE, who, he elalmed, was un employe tn the bank, thudeh, [0 fuct, he had uot been for three sean Wit tils bug 'tu hin eur, a drtective started fo Chicagu, lovkid ot the bankecletks, talked whit CuptSchneravr, smied, und deparied. e neat tibng for the dewctives 1o du was 10 lmore v batik, und work guietly between the Expiess Cong puny and the Unised States Treasory ut Washug, ton, us thubih the olleeos of the tank were u dia- Interested party, und that theg, nsiead of the des 2 were byl 1 ehield the real cauntnal, caile out, wWien it wa pw wigbguploges [ tae itedei Wureau, 34 cum%:..m Well known 1 b aven on with the Mlwsukee und the beandavlan Bank 1w Ie COt > mentation ot Senatory Jutin A, Logan, ung W iliam 1 in dewait, s Avenuo Sashugs Ban thia C1ly ure 100 recent 1o uave bevu furzotten. s KAV s place I tue Treasury upon the ), of lowa, wnd tuw dlun, Coaries 15 Fare uniow is Teally & wian of GUEACHVE up v i kood musician, snd soniewiat of 1 sked npon Mr. Far- lcr, tur thut gentieman at vue thio @ toysient, but Winulow biad b repu- talion et ae even cared 10 sustaln, except to wruse that no was naturally dishonert. UG BANK OFFICIALS FEKL INIMONANT at boths the United States uillciats and thoss of 1 Exproes Cospany. ‘e detcectives had uo righ CHUCAVOE 10 1T e standing of 1aCr cmpioy Citlier by act oF Iupitation, oF 10 Work np the vues Y it look: without notifying theus tike a great Iavk ol Juagment 5 Luat Lue detectiven oW uuggeated, Whelt by was o wwed partier. Lhe facy tiat tho thirouplt bin handy uaght 10 have convict uhwost, at ouve. It wan i bis puwer ouly o change, Mo probuoly had e package peo- pared huig before, und unly awalted Lo proper oc- casion, winch odered eetf i the packuge ude dresewdd to Lae Natlonul Mank of Nino. AND NOW Ab 0 UERMANN ROTIE, worked i of the shad: -y b to g ed lt He way Wi rigut-bower 1 the deundlosvian Bauk. In 1072 Cu cr gave tta ewpluys tin the k. uil the recommendation of Mr, Selled Wity was Cashier of the Scundinavian Bank, but who Is ktiown u reputable geutleman, Mok slzycd with Cupt, der uboul 4 year, auk ho borrowed u 1L, but the wat- “Chers facts uud ovue day never relurn us uu Suie time uier his dis- wared ul the dub-Tressury u this City aud endvavored fo lie told the Sub- 'y ¢ wae about Lo depart for Europ Nuthe was ulao avked W whom the bunds belonged, aud by replicd 10 s, Winalow. Sho bud fouud thein 10 uv old trunk 1o ber chuwber, sud, ol upluve ul the bauk. cey 10 1haid, D Cnited Stul g Goverument bonda, oy, Wits guing to Kuroe, ahe got i to seli theus 7. “Fhe huuds wers not r, wud what afterwards came of then b Unitely huown. Thie goes tu_ sbiow . that uthe aut W italow wete coupaoloaa. (8 (us cau. dinavian Bunk transactions. fiutke hav not beew in Cupt. bchuclder s coiploy 10r over thrvs yeara past, und (b3t Winslow tricd to throw the ollicers oif thielr Fuurd und off b scent 1o nbleld hitwscit, and, in a iesaure, succecded, to proved, aud uutdl the wchdont, fould Le was e Preasiiry Depargment ho was not upldity of the becret Service and 3 Company delectives wos el trusscilon by thelr manuerof ought by the Sub- OBITUARY. New Yonk, Jan. 8 —~The Rev. Heury Ku: Blalr died yesterdsy afier o protracted ilinces, 67. 1o wav a native of the ** Lake Sbore, " Penu- sylvanla. He rucelved bis educatiu at Pittbusg, and hind heen for the ast forly-one yeara pastor of the Fieet United Preshyterian Chnrch in this cliy, Drs Moixrs, Tn., Jan. ¥, ~Gen, Willlam Duane :VI ‘on, n well-known {onrnalist,” died here yes- ie was farmerly ane of the editors of T teaia Taunexr, and recontly of the iVeatern Farin Journal, of Thie eftv, Spectal Dirgateh 1o The Tridune, Axx Annon, Mich., dai. 8.—President Angell wa summoned to Providence, 1. 1., to-isy by tha denth of his father-in-law, the Hev, Dr. Alexis Caswell, Deerased was one of the most prominent cducators of the Enat. For four yoars he was Prestdunt of, and for thirty-six yeats a Professor In, Brown T'niversity. Tie wad 74 years old at bis death, which orenrred (his moeniug, Swectal Dispatch to The Tridune. 7. PAUL, unn. A —rrauci+ £, MeNamee, conrt- reporter for the Lrenluy Dispated, died to-gay, aged 47, after o sliort confinement to the hanse, from plenro-pneumonis. 1le was boru in frcland, leatned his trade of printer tn London, afterwaras worked in Parle, then in New York, and came to KL, Panl twenty years He leaves & wife and five children, Spectal Dispateh (o The Tridune. JacksaxviLLe, UL, dan. 8,—linery o, Stewart, Req.. of the iaw firin'of Dolew & Stewart, and one of the mont brililant and promising roung men of thiscity, dlud yesterduy afier 8 short illness of typhoid pnenmonl RAILROADS. OREGON. Bax Franciaco, Cal,, Jan, 8.—A Poriland press diapatch sayn & large rallroad meeting was held to- day. Resolutlons were adopted asking members of Congresa to uso their endeavors to mecare an extension of the time for six years for the comple- tlon of the Northern Pacific ltallway from Duluth to Pncet Sound; that the road be located and bulit on the nouth slde of Columbla River, from Port- land 0 u pofnt as far east as Umatills hefare crs Ing the river, thenco to anch connecting point as the Leat Intereats of the Company may demand; thatat least furty mites of the road be bullt each yeat, cummencing st I'ortland wnd extending cant, untll the whole of the road has tonatrncte thst as nn earnest of wood faith the wark be commenced on the Iet of July, 1677: that the smount of tand to be dropped from the nnethern hranch of the roud be transferred 10 auch rallwas compauy oe may be orzanized by the authority 6f Concress to extend from Sioux Clty, In., through the Black 1fills, to Dortland, A rerolution wi< ndopted sathorizine the appoint- ment of a committee to correspand with the oflicers of the Northern Pacific Rallroad myiaBy, or otk er roflway companlen of capltulista, nnd ascertain what will be reguired of the peavle of Oregon to induce companica to commence the constructiun of A road connecting the State with the Eant. AN DIEGO. $4% Fruaxctaea, Jan. 8.—A, . Horton left Fan Dicgo yesterday for Waehington to represent the Interesta of tuat place in raliruad matters, TTEMS, 3Mr. . Q. A. Rean, General Frelght Agent of the Michigan Central Rallroad, and Mr. C. W, Smith, General Freleht Azent of the Chlenga, Bur- lington & Quiney, have been wpending New Years fn the East. Tliey wors o have heen back ayain vesterday, but at It a~connte they were anuwed in someswhiere i the Interior of New York State. “There han heen auother veey aevere snow-storis In the ithin the last forty-efaht hours, witich put the teatneall out of ehape. and the Chicago Foads all mis-ed therr connectiotn, here are rumor Lo the effect that sn engineers’ stelke s contemnlated an the Chleazo, Duriington & Qnincy and other Western rallronds. The afi- cors of the roads, lowever, do not belleve that one in probable nt thix tme, hat, even 3 1L should come, they are well nrepared fo_meet Ity as there areunv amunnt of non-Univh men ready to take the sinker’ Dinees, Mr. A. (. Dafley has been appolnted Superin- tendent 'of ' Track” and Heliges af the Michican Central Haflroad. Hls headquarters will bo at Nles, Stich, FIRES. AT SAGINAW, MICIHT, Special Dispatch o The Tribune, East Sacixaw, Mict,, Jun. #,—The tog Kate Felcher, Iylng nt the Hoom Compuny’s docks at Enst Sacluaw, was destroyed by Iucendlary fire arly this morntne, She was owned by I Stewart, Los¥, §3,000; Insured for 82,000, AT SALINAN CITY, CAL, Spectal Diryatch 1o The Tridine. Sax FrANclaco, san, 8,~The Monlerey Coanty Court-Houre, balinas Clty, burnt last night, The recards wers wuved, exeept In the Tax-Collectar's Yanderbilt, son ‘of Willlam 11, # of the eaplia) sock of ‘the New Oy ey Foad Company, and 31,0150 ahares of ‘(o capitel - stock of the ow York 'Central & Hads Ratleoad Com i dson_ River pany. Ta William & \'anderbilt, another son of Will. fam 11., 20,000 shares of New York Central & Hodson'Tiiver Railrosd Company stockc, - To Fstierick W, Vanderhilt, Anothier son of William If., 20,000 shares of the same stock. 16 be delivered when he becomes of age, $ To ticarye Vanderbilt, another non of Wililam H., 20,000 o M ek Fite, Franic A blt. 2,000 0 his beloved wife, Frank A. Vandorblit, v aunres of liko #lock I sddition to previous’ be~ qnesta. : The will Ia witnessed b, Sidney A, Rapalis, 8, Derid NARUVILL] Prancls P, Freeman, roy, dosepls Ilarker, and Charies a the codic) by Edwin D. Worcestet, n, and Charles A. Ttapalls. Jan, B.—The Vanderblit memorial rervicen at Vanderhili University werd largely attemded. The memorial sermon preachied by Bistiop MeTyre, : - et— THE PARIS EXPOSITION. An Interview with Mr, Goshorn, Diceotore | General of Onr Centenninl Exhibition, - CinelAnat Dammerclat, Jan. 7. T, Goshorn, our fellow-citizen who bas world-wide repntation as the aiccessful or-tieneral of the Centennial E: itlon, Is 1 of gencrally sa the man most NE 10 ropre- « canntry nt the liead of 1ta Cominirsion ot the Parla Exponition of 1876, Mr. Goshomn left the city jast evening for Philailelphia. On the eve of hlsdeparture a reporter fur the Commercial had a converration with him on the subject of the par- ticipation of thie country in (he Parls Exposition, of which nates wore taken as followas .\ Reporier—llave you suy Information concerning tha Iaris Exlifbition of 1478, and {ta prospects of succesar Mr, Goshon hotn—My {nformatinn, of course, la nne ofictal. The Exhibition has been fnaugurated nn- der most favorable anspleer, having Geen snbsl- dized by the French Government n a sudielent sum to prevent the enterprice from buing embarmassed on_accounit of Anancinl suppurt. 1t will bo strictly & Gover, utal affair, snd, nssuch, will be en- courazed by the French peaplu, who' alwaya take reat pride in nny ‘achesie {nvolving the nationsl onor. It 14 oo early to apeculats on iLs probable succes At thls date thic prospecta aro perhaps mure favorable tian (hoe of the Centennial Exhi- Litlon a year and 3 bs)f prior to the opening. It has Governmental mupport, snd tho rympsthy and co-operatlon of the oilicials of the Uovernment, il 18 necepted without question by other natlons an 8 project of the I'rench Government. [t 18 thifs freed from an embacravamicat that at ane tima threatened todefeat tho enternrize of Philaiclplis. Reporter—lias on Invitation been extended to the Lnlted States? Mr, orn—I am advised by a private letter framn Mr. Krautz, the distingulrhed Commiasioner eneral of the Exhibitton, thot an Invitation hss Dbeen estended to the Government of the Unlted Slaten to porticipate In the Kxhibtion. Ho ex- premeca nn darneat denire to have th great liepubs ic of America takn part, aud saya hid Gavernuopt and the people of Fruncéanxlously awaita respones to the fnvitation, which they hope will be s favors- ble one. In¥itatlons have “been sent 1o all of the natfonn of the world, reat firitain, delciam, Jtuesia, Sweden and Norway, Italy, the Nether lands, Spaln, dapan, and irnzil, 1 am informed, have alresdy accepted the invitations, made ape proprintiona, and arc actively engnged in_perfect- ini their arrangements for thelr reopective pare tictpatlous. Reporter—Do you think it expedient fortho Gov- grument {0 acecpt the Intltatlun, sud 1s fL aesica- ble fur wur people to nttempt azaln to be repra- rented fn 3 foreyzn exbibition? Me. Goshorn—international Exhibitlons promote International comity, and bring e people of tha natfuns futo imost mitimate wud vaiuably relations, and encongage all manufacturing and commercial intereate. 15 thls vlew they are expediont, and shionld veer ar often us new Inventions and new developments of natural resources nay dewand. My fear Is that the tenency is to appoint thom (oo frequently oud withont intervala of wutlicient tna ta render them o usetul as they should be, I re- gret, or many reasun, that the Parks Extibitlon of 1854 has been nunounced €0 shortly after tho close of the Exhibitiun an this country. Bat, having been amnounced, and the project having mude encouraglng prozress, I deem 1t botlt expes di deatirteaiin for the U'nited States Lo accopt the fuvitation. ifowever, unless the Government of the Uniteil Staten aceepts the Invitation prompt- Iy, aurl makew w liberal appropriation tu meot the ticcesuury expenscr of o creditable representation, the Invitation shontd be decitied, 'The tiwe e wiort, 3nd the work of orzanlzing gnd secarln) troper extiita must be speedy, yealous, sud enf- cleng. We cannot atford, especinlly after tho suc- conn it Philadeiphin, to fepcat vur poorand dise ereditable representations i former Exhibitions, If we eonclude to parficipute, it should he on s busls to Insuro the succeex of the American Do- partment, ornot at all. This, I behleve, can be sccomplished if the work In commenced this wir~ oltice, VANDERBILT. Wil of the Late Rallrond-King. Srectal Disvatch to The Tribune. New Yous, Jan. 8, —legarding Commodore Vanderbilt's will, the Times will ray tu-morrow: ‘*If there b to bo any disappolntment over the final publicating of the late Mr. Vanderhlit's wiil, it need not be o popular disappointment, Whatever may e the emotions of those per- rons who lind expectations of thelr own as posstbic legateer, the public had no reason to look for Jarge bequests to Institutions of learninyg, beneficence, or artistie cnlture. Mr, Vauderbllt gave little In those directlons durlug hlv hfetime: It was not Nkely thut, moking his will as be did in tho full etrength of hiw years, be «hanld break up his vast estate or dIvert sny con- siderable portion of it to the endowment of any charity or assoclation forepectad purposes. He bad o natural pride In bis fortune, of which he had been the sole archl he duasired thut it should be Kept together unlmpalred, wo, ofter maklug Iiberal provinion for b fnmediate family anda few fricids, thie bulk of biw gruat property is glven to his sonund Inthmate partoer, WHlism H, Van- derbilt. In this fnstaucs, a great fore tuoe takes the sume Hne of dement 83 that of tho Astur eatute,—from father 10 son, As a cnrfuus refiex to the rich man's mind, his last will and testament has a cectain hn- tereat, It 1 buslners-llke, exict, und arbltrary in tone, It was meant 10 be impreznoble nfts tesmn, Thoe ol man exercleed his nudoubted right to dis- pose of hin own wealth In Ins own way, The world han ceased 10 expeet post-mottem beneflcence from very rich m T0 the WWeatern Assnclated Press, New Youk, Jan. K,—To-day the will of the late Curnellus Vunderblit was openod st the residence af Mre, Thorne, daughtar of the de and remd in the prescnzo of the family, afier which Willian 51, Vanderbilt, August Scheil, and connnel proceeded 1o the Surrogaie’s ¢ e and petitioned fur fta probate, The will s dated Jun. 1), 1875, and a codict] fs attached dated Juno 30, 18 'he will directs the exccutars to pay to Mrs, Vanderhlit 300,000, seitled on her at marriuge, vith the family maméon, statuary, furm- ture, plate, two carrisges, oo palr of carrlagu- Burses, vic, 7o the iive dauehters, Mes, Willlam K. Thoen, Mres, Horace B, Clark, Dunie) Torrance, and Mrs, N, B, Lalion, £1,:250, - l;nmln Lake-Shore &' 3ichimn ilrond, and § W, K0 consoltlated X k & Harle Campany, (o be divided in equal whare Daniel By Alen,a daughter, §400, 000 101-408 [0 Trunt, o which ehe [ t clve A L‘i"m her decease the §400,000 bonds er chi dren. auhter, Mra. Ellza Ozood, interest nes bondu, wwl at ber decenss o the restdaary e the prinelpal woc To the daneh torent of S3K : Lowda to underbllt, futerest on Tyon deccavo of Cor- £200,000 10240 nelius, tho residuary lepstee, pobio W vleter fiiebe, 81,200 per anuum durine er life, JTohls nlece, Phebo Ann Blake, $300 por annum. To lebecea’ Little und ber daughter Coruelis, $1200 euch per annum, % & o biw brother, Jacob If, Vanderbllt, 830,000 Srat-taortgago buiids Suiten” Tolaud Kailway Com- pany . V423 hla nicce, Ann ©. Ttoot, $30,000 ke bonde, Do, 200, 000 bonds are to bo given to the T his nephew, Cornelius V, Deforest, $10,000 reglstered Lako Shore botd. ',I'u biy nfece, Phcbo Anu Dusten, 85,000 consall- dated New York & [luarlem bosil o Mra, Bophia White, 83,000 jike bonds, 'r.a hls piece, Charlotte Laskell, 85,000 sach nids. o ¢ach of the threo daughtors of bis nlece, Fhevo Aun Duaten, 5,000 wuch bonda. ‘v Cliaries Stmoniwou, son of hiv nepliew, Charles M, Sluonson, deceanvd, $10,000 Nko bondy. To the family physiclsn, De. Jated Laisley, $10, 000 like bouls. Vo Capt. Janies Bralsted. formerly fn the gmiploy of the Cummodore, $4,000 wuch ouds. o Lambert Wandell, yu old sud faitbful clerk, $20,000 wuch bond: % 'To e grandson, Wilam K. Thoru, Jr.. son of hix dauzhter Eully, 825,600 In texleiorcd bouds of tho Like Shore & Michigan Southera Kallway Company. ‘o Sutiuel Patten Hand, son of Obadlah Hand, brother of Sie Comiaodore's mother, one such ruglstered bund of ratd Com lo the Hev. Dr. Charl of the Chnrch of the Strac, registered bunds, T My, Marla Lecher, wife of Gen. Gordon Grauger, §10; 000 of wuch Tegiatored bords, and to the wifo'of hiynephew, Saviuel Baston, §:23, 0% frst-uiortgage bonds Stateu laland ltaliway Gowm- ny. P‘;\lyl the rest, residue, and rewsinder of the prop- etiy gud extals {4 begbeathed tu Willain H, Vau. derbilt, Liw helry, ¢xeculors, sdulubirators, ud Sasiiun furens Whilau i1 oY, $3 ). 1 Phoci, pator $20,000"! such uderblit, his sons Cornelius sud duut, and Sawuei Bartou, nepbew of the Com- miodose, kre appoluted execatyrs of the will, zad | ruties. - 31 LAt refunes 16 o0t an cacontor o | Wiie Leculaes Vold Jud the bunds revert to the Teslduary catate, The cwducid buquoathis tothe grandaos, Corsellus J trustes whibout compensation, the bequost 10 Lis ! H tee with Gioveramental support, and ynder i prop- erly orzanlzed Crmminton, Reporter—tluve you any Informatlou of tha ;n{mh!u Interest otir peoplo would take fnthe Ex- ittony > Alr, Goshorn—1t will depend very much, of couree, on the wanner In which our Goverjment wauld provide for the participation. Mang exhib- ftors at Philadelphia have nald to nie fhiat they In- tended to be wi iarls, and generally I think there in 3 diapusitlon on tac purt af fendli: manufsctur- e to exhiibl at Paris if the proper apportanity is oftered. They have learned tho benedts of ¢ 1ibl« tlonm, snd will hercafter weel them ae the moat valuable medlum to advertlae thelr products, 16 Binst be remembered thag few eshibitaea o (o ex« hibitions through purely patrfotic wotives, Thay attend and contribute thelr articles for ontlcipated prrsunial benetits, Iteporter—DId the Cxhibitlon at Philadelphia Inercaxe the demand In forclyn countrics for Aerlean manufactiresy Alr, tioshorn—Tbe fusorable resnlt of the Exhie Wtion in thin respect s beyond question. The de— wand lum Lees niost encouragli In_ alinost tvery department, 1 enr productswere better knowin in Europe the sales would be increased largoly. It s, therefore, my opinfon that we cannot afford Ao be abxent Srom Farle m 1878, Sut 1 repent that unless we enn be there b a manner to retect credit on gur conntry, we whould remuin aiay. Heporter—tlas our Government tuken any actlon yet on the fnvitationy Mr. Gioshorn ~Xot that Tam aware of, 1 up. puee Consreen will be zdsieed by the Prenldent of the accvptance of the Invitatioi. when xomo defle nite activn should bu taken without detay, ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, 70 the Western Assoctated Press. LaSatre, M, dun, ho—=The pamig regarding emnli-jox in tals clty i ropidly subsiding, Tho unly caws of the discar now esteling withln the city limits gre conned to ono house, aud tho Buard of Health are confident of having adopted mensured which will prevent lte farther spread. Epectul DXeatch 1o The Tribune, ST, PavL, Mlut,, sun, B.—Locul wiieat-bayers liers ure paylne to-duy S1.25 for No. 1, $L.20 for No, ¥, utid $1,10441. 15 for Inferlor grides. Spectal Dispaleh to The Tridune, JACKEOXVILLE, 11h.o Jun. K. —Tby KHov. Dr, M. Gluver, for more than twenty-elzht years prator of the Fleat Presbyterian Church IR thly city, yeo- terday tendered tifw reelenation, to take edlect as 800D ¥e hiK wireceneor e bo secured, Special Dipatch to The Tribune, SPNGTiLay )., oun. 8. —T'he uew State Board of Agrlculture ineets to-imorrow, and will take ace tun resardug peraanently locailng the State Fatr Diereafier, ‘The Buurd will nleo elect u scerotury, und the present Secectary, 8. D, Fisher, s betig strongly urged for re-vlection, — The Surplus Centenniol Fund, Disatch to New York Thaer, PustaneLyy Jun. 6, —Ouo uf the mwost | ortant suits which bas conie before any trlbun n thix countey for some timo will coma tp fur & gutent bere (o-morrow I the Unlted States C it Court. weted, will ¥t to bear the urgumeat. L. s dudzcs MeKenzio und Strows, 1t i ex- It Thia is tho #iil by theGovernument Lo secure o repuyment of the b1, B0, 000, whicls Congress sppropristed to aid the Centennfal, "Pue complaluants {n the caso aze the membwra of the Centenmal fuard of Finance, Th answer of thu Unlted Htates In tho inter- L.Irlllur It has beeu Aled by Awsistaut Coited Ktaten Trearurer Goarge Eyster, and the recond now complete, ‘This afternoon & petition was re celved from the Chaucallur of the Slate of New dersey, avking that hie Statu be included n the antad one of the defendauts, The petlition scie forth that tho Bate held 10,000 shares of stock fz the Centenninl International Exposition, and th rights of the 8tato wlll bo Affectad by any dec whilch “aay bo g In 1o case, United States Distnct-Attorney Valentino has dled an snswer to s petition. decision of th Feals the fact whether th a zoud dividend, or bave (v be amall return for the smount of m lnvested, . *One touch of nature makes the whole world akin, ' veys Hawlet, On one subjectall civilized Jeople bave a counuon interest—lova of children. This cuu be nowhere better shown than in tho use of i Y, Babbitt's Tollet Boap, the perfect thing for wasnlng aud bathing, 1t is eatively free from everything injurlous, sud exceedingly delicate ss wetlus powerful (o its cleansl BUSINESS NOTICES. The Human Jlatr.—'I'v give it strength and lustre, to improve its testure, 8o prevent ite falllug outuud quicken ta growth,~(o ehoet, ta mske it as intended, the crawning personsl charm of both sexes. —thin [s the wurk Hurnelt's Cocogine will accowplish, if falthfully used. Thero s & stimulating property in (hid preparation which greatly aselsts the growth of the bres, at the same tlwe rendering then swooth, wiky, aad claatic., . ‘or Throat Diseuses and Coughs.— 8 Bruwn's Bruncalal Troches," ke ull other really goud thiuzs, ure frequently imitated, and purchas- vrs whould bo carctul to obtaln the genutae sricle prepared by Joha L. Brown & sous, ————— < Tolaud's Arumstic 13itter Wino of Iron i3 » remaly for gervous debllity, Tmpoveashed blood, aud unpaired digestion, Depot, 53 Clask strect. e e e . Mev. Winslow’s Soothlug Sycup, for oblly,, dren teetliing, solfeny the gunis, reduces lnlamma - tion, sllays Wl pain. Buro Lo regulite the boweld, . e MEDICAL, e L e inrioer AN FISTULA. Makiog s aveclalty of ihesa dissades, St LR N Joae 4 I Dr. J. U, G PHILLIPG, 167 PR et A e sharen of the sawe stock, to be deliver- | ) i i