Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1877, Page 2

Ahe Conatitution, a clear titletothe bajlot. of swhich 1 know no falr,or even practici way ta deprive them. 1t (8 the dnty of those wha sre mare fntelli- gent toald in putting Info operation a rystem of Jopalar education which shall reach overy class n every State, Univereal education af the voting people, both white and colored, 1a ementinl to the safety of our republican Government. No time whauld ha Jost in fnrmishing ample opoortunitics to every American citizen, of whatever complesion, race, or condition, 1o ncquire enfiicient mental and hysical (rllnln‘z to vote and fight with [ntelligence. ‘ory respecifully, your obedicnt rervant, Avrvioxso Tart, Attomey-General, — l ©. WASHINGTON NOTES. 5 FLORIDA. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘WasntsyeToy, D. C., Jau. 9,—The Republican members of ‘the Florida Committeo say the statement In Democratic paners that the Florlda ‘Committee will agree upon a unanimous report JAhat Tilden carried the State s an utter fal - hood. On the contrary, they state that the evi- dence taken has not disturbed the %35 majority for Hayes, and they think Stearns should not have been counted out. The evidence shows the extent to which intimidation and violence .was practiced. Northern capital and encrgy have fitcreased the population of Jacksonville from 2,00 to 12,000. Two sons-n-law of Uen. Sploner, late Treasurer of the United States, cstablished o bank there. These two zentlemen have not taken an actise part {n politics, but voted for Ilayes and Wheeler. The Democratic Committee fmme- diately notified all merchants that these young bankers voted for Hayes, and the merchants MUST WITIDRAW TIEIL DEPOSITS. This was done, This I3 s sample of the lnduce- ments offered for immigration to Florida. The report will not be male for two weeks, ; GEN. JOK JOUNSTON, who surrendered the Confederate armics to Gen, 8herman, was on the floor of the House “thia afternoon, and received a marked ovation. -In couversatlon with some Northern Republicans he earnestly deprecated wary amd hoped there rould bu none. < GEN. SHERIDAN arrived here last night, and kas been In consul- tation to<lay with the President, tien. Sherman, and the ecretary of Wur, The Dewocrats are endeavoriug t muke much of his prosence here, and give out that he was summoned to have counil of war relative to the dleposition of troops. Scnsational comments on this confer- ence will be sent from here to-nlgitydusigned to further fuflame the Democratie public ngalnst the President and Republicaus, o meeting s for entirely peaccful parpusea. New Orleans, it W1l b rémemuered, [s wathin 1, Sherhdan’s Military Division. TILL CONTEMPT CASES, ¢ Dya vote of 158 uyes 1o 33 nays o resolution was pasred directing the Sergeant-nt-Arms to arrest Wiltiam Orton, Frestient o1 the Western Unton Telegreph Compuny, for contempt. Many Republicuns voted aye. It wus mmntained that the refusal to uppear before the Committe A summons was contempt of itsclf, ire: U the refusal to comply with e dr, demand for telegrams, Tl The ments ol the cuge were left an open question. The livure relerred the contempt case of Mudison Wells, of the Loutslunu Returning Board, to the Judiclary Committee. The ques- tion of 8tate sovercigity mvulved In thls evis dently truubles sume Democrats, TOO FAST. 1t 18 sald that Henry Watterson wos too fast in his speech yesterduy in admitting that 100,- Democrats were to be here unarmed on the Hth of February to watch the Presidential count. It 15 well understood that such a plan hus Leen contemplated by the Democrats but it was not expected that public unnouncement of it woul made. THE SENATORIAL PROURAMME, Benator ¥hertnan hus heretotore stated his dlestoral vote shoulil e acting judleally, and lis statement to-day virtually to the eifect thut he deslred & full mvestization of the Lou- fsiany_case in ot conventlon hnmui indicating the dritt of sentiment wong Nuan Benators. The Senate Committee ont! was i aession muet of th 18 strenzthening wmon; agres upon o bil g Coleurrent uction necessary to rejeet the vote of a State, and fix- g enicl it to the debate as will iake the Junt couventiun to complete its work betore thy lose of the sessfon, DENIAL. he Western Avinclate WASHINGTON, 1, Uy diat, 14, Dunnell, of Minnesota, mut vady, say there 8 ho the published statement wrreed to uuite with tne Demouratle ot the [nvesticating Committee o repor Yiorida was c. tectoral Count Thie Jmpression Honators that jt will o precentatives ‘ooubiirn, of Ne- port that \rrie | by the Democratde Presis dential Electors. They suy uo member of the Committee hias us yet'heand or seen all the tes- dmony Gt aeving been taken by Sub-Commit- toe, and ot yet transcribed trom stenosrapher’s Totes), buty fa il present advised, they (Dunneil und Woodiurn) believe the State was fairiy car- ried by Hayes and Wheeler. P WILSON. VIEWS OF TIIE IOWA RX-CONGIESSMAN, BumtaneroN, Ia, Jun. 0.=The Zfu Wednesday mornine will contaln a communt, tion fran the Hon. James ¥, Wilson, formerly member of Cungrens from the First District of Jows, and Chairman of the Judic- wry Cummittee, wpon the lezal polots involved in countinge the Electoral votes, Mr. Wilson quoten freely fr e leading authorls tlos and precedentn, und reacties te conclusion that the power to count the votes is vestud in the Vice-President, and thut Congiess Lus no power Lo reject tae yule of any State. THE INVESTIGATIONS, BENATE 8UN-COMMITTER, Naw OntEANs, Jun. t.—Licut. Itolmes, Thir- teentls Infantry, testiffed before the Eenate Com- mittee to-duy to . peaceable election in East Baton Rouge, where he was stationed, Mayor Jostrenskl, of Buton Rouge, who had promliscd certsin information In reference tothe Order of *Two-Nlucty-cight,” submitted a tet- ter from Judge Whittaker, setting forth that the Order wasa secrct otie, but ‘arrungenents had been mude by which members of the Committes coull be inftinted, snd sseuring them thut nothe Ing Inconsistent with their kdews of religlon or politles would be requircl, Senators Waudlelgh and McMUlan respectfully declined the fuvitu- tlon, BENATE COMMITTER, A. Brown, colored, of Fast Fellclana, testified befors the Benute Couunittee. e wus takicn out by u band of wen and Luug ur by the neck, Jolil Brooks, colurvd, testitled be was afraid 10 vote the Lepublican ticket in that parlsh. Aaron McRenzie, coloted, swore e had been taken out Ly the whites und revorely whippud, and nuads to promise Lo vote the Democtatic ticket, and did so, The Rev. Johin Redlicy and three others, col- ored men, testiliell to nimerons awets of violey uud A redgn of terror amonie the blacks In East Felictuva, Relliey stated that there bind been great deal of colton stolen there, and there was wuck dissatisfuction with the onlictals, nut ouly Republicaus, but ulro Democrats, Oue Bamuel Rubisison and seven other eolored mien teatiicd they bud voted the Democratie ticket without Intiniidation, hecause they thought the thaes wero worse and waute s chunge. THE HOUsE COMMITTEE. Nothlng was done by the House Committes to-duy beyond continuing the exuminatiou of Col. Zachurie {n rugud Lo the action of the Neturalng Doarl, TLORIDA. FINAL DECISION CONCERNING TUE ELECTONAL vorte. X Jacksontiite (Fla.) Unfon, Jun 4. Tho Supreme Court hus tnally settled and put ut rest the tiresume reerbmination s to the Prestdential vote fn this Btate. Whethir or not the Bupreme Court had any Jurlsdiction in the recent nundamus procee fugry, thoss wio have sustatued its jurfsdiction are uo longer enabled to ay the least reasonable elaim to the ¢lection of the DemocraticElectors, 1. Tho Btate Cunvassers cunvassed the vote of the State simply with ministerlal powers, and they fouud that the Haycs Electors hud £2 mia- Juzity u the face ol the lezal und true returns, 2. The Btate Cunvassers then fuquired fnto the frauds aud frregularitivs of thie clection, uud exerlsed 1uul—1udhlul powers which they bo- . lMeved the luw confesred. They Hll‘llcl:\:dl.‘\' W elimioate such frauds wud irregularitics, 8o us 1o get at the true aud bouest vote of the State. Jv-Jutbis way they fuund B0 majority for th Hayea Eloctors. 8, By wandats of the supremo fudiclal autlior- . By issucd st the instance of the Democratic . gandidates, tho State Couvassers reasscuibled, aud by a dedsion which forbade tho exerclas o 4 nquuuu-hl fusctions, the Etuts Cauvassers - fuund the vole of the State, scvordiuk to the * face of the relurus, mh‘u 195 wajuidty to Mr, Y, Drew for Goveruor, sud at the sume v tho, 1 sgun cauvamsed the LElectoral vols, 5 1 on the same returns which Laye elected Goy. THE CHICAGO 'I'RIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 1877. Drow, they have found the majority of the Hayes Elcctors to be 200, And the result has been ordered by the Court to be filed in the offirs of the Sccretary of State. Clay County was thrown ot upon a fals arn so stated by the Board, They had the [awful power to re- Ject any 1alse rettirn, aceording to the decision of the Supreme Court. And their action can it no manner be disputed. Thus, viewing the recent proceedings in every aspect, the election of the Hayes Electors Is conciusive, ami the moral effect of the laat can- ¥a8s confirma the direct result in the first place, Because oy, Drew 18 elected s no_reason that tho Tilden Electors are elected. Many votes were cast for llnges ond Drew. Not a vote for Tililen and Stearys. The result. in Florlda wlll undoubtedly canee the neceptance and the count of the Efectoral vote cast by the Republican Electors, and Presi- dent Hayed will be' declared elected upon the certificates in the possessiun of the resident of the Scnate of the United States. FERNANDO'S PROPOSITION. AN ELECTION IN WIAT HE CALLS THE TUREE Y DISPUTED " STATES OF THE SUUTH—UREGON CONCEDED TO UAYRS, Dispateh to New York Times, Wasnixaroy, 1. C., Jan. 7.—The proposition of Mr. Fernando Wood for o settlement of the Tresidential question by a new election in South Carolina, Florkla, aul Louisians, will prob- ably be offered carly this week in the louse, although it ia just possible that [t may never be offered “ut all, should the Johit Committee ou the Electoral count of their own sceord ngrectupon s plag, vr he likely to agree upon one. Mr, Wood says he has fiad bis rezolution drawn for ten days, and tias been holding it hoplug that somcthing mlght be done in” the Commiittee, and that he stll lopes they way _orizhuate’ ani_muture iing that will' meet the cxigenvies of He says, however, that somcthing no 11e saya bis Wlew of n the ' must be done svon, avd that there is wore thue to be lost, new election fu the three disputed States s entirely original with himeelf, aund that his |v‘ru|mslllm tlon wi has been strawn without consulta- one, He says that there is no or dispite abont the late election n theee three States, *for," says hie, not tuke any necount of this Oregon business, and 1 shoull hesitate to see Mr. Tilden wads President by the vote of Mr. Cronfn, “Tuking st for granted, then, that there: 13 no ispato about, Oreon,’ and. that 1t belougs to , there s no controversy," he Fays, v tates of ‘South Ciralina, Florhla, amd Loulsiana. v propusi tion s that in thosg States there shall” be u election under the and in a measure dire tees of the Se count. cry one would be satlefled with the result of the ‘new electiun, 50 gunrded, und 1t would show 10 the world the stréngth of our fn- stitutions und the powerof the peuple for peace- ful selt-government,” CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasuinoron, D. Jau. 9.—By unanimous vote, and without debute, the House bill to abolish the Board of Comimissioners of the Me- tropolitan Police of the District of Columbla, and to transfer its dutles to Commissloners of the District of Columbla, was passed. A resolution orderinge the arrest of Enas Runyon, ot the firn of Martin & Runyon, bauk. ers nnd brokers, of New York, aud the recusant witness in the Oregon Electoral Investigation, pussed without divislon, On motion of Mr, Bontwell, the House bilt to perfect the revision of the statutes of the “nited States was taken up o a8 Lo culne up us untinighed buslness to-tmorrow. ‘The Senate went into exeeutlye sesalon, and soon adjourned. nouse. The 8peaker lald beforo the [ouse a_com- munleation from Willtatn R, Morrison, Chafr- an of th Committee on Loulsiani Aalrs rel- ative to the retusal of Willium Orton, Presi- dent of the Western Unlon Telegraph Company, to appear before sald Committee, A resolution requiring the the arrest of Mr, Orton wus passed. Jlxtracts from the proceedings of the New Oleans Investigating Committee in the caso ol wembers of the Loulsisna Return- ing Board were submitted, ond the matter re- fuired to the Judicary Commitiee, A bill was itroduced by Mr. Watterson to regulato the commerce umongs States. Mr. White (Ky.) asked leave to offer o resolu- tun recltlg tat fearsare ontertatned leat there shall not be w peacelul settiesent of the Preals dentinl question, nnd de iz that any nt- tempt to prejudice and exclte the public miud T v leciston I‘f thu authority pro- the Constitution Is unwise, unpatris otie, amd full of dunger, and that it ds the duty of all graod citieens to cefully and_faithlully ubide by the 1t veuclied in aceorduncs with the Constitution. Mr, Olirien (Md.) objected, Mr, Schlefeher offered a resolution calling on the Prestdent for coplea of pnpers I poxsesalon of the State uml War Departmonts rel ¢ 10 the inprisunment of dohn F. Smith, un Amert vaiy citizen, by Mexicans, atil also to the waound- g and robbitg by Mexican soldiers of Samucl ln(:-_;hm. Adupted. Mr. Durlua, from the Committee on Revision of the Laws, peported buck the Seoate bill to correct 1he statute to punish counterfeiting so 48 to reuire lutent to ne shown. Passed. v, O'Brien (Md.), from the Conunittee on Mines nud Minlng, repurted back the Senate Juint resulution 1o anthorize the | appolut threo Commisaloners to Datioual conferend the subject of the relas tive values of goid and silver, with an amends wment authorizdne the Prestdent to propos: such conference 1o foreign Governiments, ‘The wmorning bour expired, aud the joint reso- lution went oyer. NMr legan, trom the Committes on Com- merce, veported back o L Tepealing so unch of the uet o the 17th December, 1572, 8 provides fora pivot deuw in any bridge to be erected over the Uliio Biver between Covington und Cincinuatl, Alter diseussion by Mr. Regan in favor of the illy nndd by Messes, Kehr wind. Sayler acalust it the anatter went over, and the House wd- Juurnel, ————— HIM OF THE HAWK-EYE, Npecial Dispatch ta The Tribune, Buniisuioy, L, Jun. f.—LRobere J, Burdetto lectured fn Unjon Hall this evenlng to & lar awd Bizhly intellectual audience, 113 lecture I8 a serles of pictures drawn from read life, uud contains gy Hights of ancy und pathetic ns well wn hiinorons paskages, Although small In atuture aud Twcklig in- vocal jowers, e re- tuined the undivided ” attention ol tho audience duningg the entire lecture, which continued over an hourand a ball, 1L debut b regunded by Lis fricndd as a suvcess, S —p——— THE INSANE ASYLUM. Avecial Dispalch §0 The Trioune, Eraix, 1L, Jun. 9.~The iuvestigation inthe Hull case hus been postponed to the 234 fnst, Lute this afternoon o postal card wus recelved from Frestdent Rubluson, of the State Hoard of Chasiticr, statiig tit unforescen circutstaticed prevented the Board coming to thae, All the prevarations had been madv,” and people bere cel sumew hut tndignant ut the deluy, —m—— THE RUSSIAN FLEET, Cuanteston, 8. C., Jan. 9,~0tliclal advices have Just been reeeived vy the Russtan Mintster hut orders to the Kussian flect have been elanged, so that 1t will proceed direct to Hump- tun Kouds, where it has been directed to winter, ‘The Russiun Munister wlil leave here to-morrow uight lor Washington. — y FALLING OFF, Nuw Youx, Jun. 0.—The unnual sale of the Pews I Plymouth Churen took placy to-nlgiit. The total anwunt realized was 45,428, which Wio §15,000 lesa than lust year, i A Fourful Dent ny years," says the Indian Stand- bere wis an exccution at Lucknow on the 20th ult, A Moulvieof aume littly pald the last penalty of the Juw. L nut committed Ly his own bands, but through means the wost revolting 1o hunnity, and wus sentenced to death. e il schivol, und one of the boys whu ha e eent for twu or three duys, on comlug to scbuol watd locked up by b fu'a swmall roout, Tu this roou 4 snuke bud bLeen some duya previously, but wasnot killedo A little while after the Loy's Incarcerutivn he called out, *A enake!? and | 1I|Jlumd the Moulvie to open the door, OB L paid, ‘open the door, and ece for your- selfy for Mabomed Kusyuol’s suke, open the dour. The Moulvie would do nothing of the At last the poor boy was litten bn several ces i the ankle, gud he catled out, *O! now peu the door.! The ¢ futherof the buy came 10 Lie sehiool sud fuquired for bis sun, ubd e quited why e bud uot coine hoine for his usual meal. Tue Moulvie sald: ¢ 1 have confined biw for hls sbaence.! ¢ Well? sald toe father, ‘re- lesse bim now.' The door was then opencd, ond the corpse of alud 13 years old, the only «hlld of lis pascuts, was the sud aud’ shocking ight which hgumucd tsclf, with the suake e near his neck.” STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings in the Illinois Legislature at Spring- field Yesterday. The Senatorial Situation Ap- parently Without Im- portant Change. Isham B. Harris Elected Sen- ator from Tennessee for Six Years. The Election of a Senator in Mas- sachusetts Exciting Great Interest. Butler Willing to Support Any One Who Hates the Hoar Brothers. Caucuses at Madison, Wis,---Yester~ day's Work in the Indiana Legislature, ILLINOIS, TOUAR APPOINTMENTS, Special Dispatch to The Tribuna. SrrINGPIELD, L1, Jan, 9.—~The Speaker this morning aunoutced the following sppolnte ments: Committee on Rules—The Speaker, Granger, Morrison of Morgan, Miteliell, Armstroug, Buckmaster, Herron, Private Secretary to the Speaker—Jobn M. Aulalr, of Carrofl County, Pulicemen—lutnes A, Blair, of Cook County, aud Charlis €. Cromywall, of Sungamon County. Comumwittee un Furnishing Articles for Use uud Convenlence of Members—Westfall, Foun- tuln, Merritt, Herrington, uand the Speaker, TUE COMMITTERS. The Speaker stated that be would nunounce the Committees of the Houso on Monday. e would recognlze that the two parties were near- 1y balaticed, and the desirability of pursulng a voncillutory course, ¥o that necessary legislation might be fucllltated. He wuuld state that he would gwwe the Chairmanship of cachh committes to the mujority (Republican) side. The remalulng positions on committee would be ussigued the two parties cqually. In courtesy to his opponent, Mr. Buckmuster, to bim would be assigned the arrungement generally of the Democratle side of the com- mittees. The Spesker udded that be hardly knew what to do sbout the Independents. They had hardly yet gut over near enough to the Republican sldo to be recognized, but he guessed they would huve to be recognized, and Mr. Ashton would act for the Independents. TUE RESULT OF TIlIS EQUITABLE AND BTRAIONT- FOUWALD COUNSE of the Speaker was 50 sutisfactory to all parties that there was next to no fillbustering upon the pleaytnc questluns of appointuient of pages and police, und, tnsteaa of a resolution tixing the autber of them, the number Lo be appuluted was left discretlonary with the Spesker, who, in advance of u vote belng taken, announced that ic would appolat sixteen pages, the which Alled with rudlent hope the heart of every mother's boy in Springfleld ana adjaceut reglons, TNE NATIONAL 1S6UE. But cro the question of spittoons, and paper- baskets and” atatlonery-wupplles = coutd ho fuirly disposed of the "House was plunged into the vasty affalrs of the nation by the resolution of McKlnley, of Edgar, instruct- Loz the Hlinois Senators and requesting the I1- linols Representatives in Congress to usc their efforts Lo avcure the puseage of o law that may settly the present disturbunce over the count of ths Electoral vote. Sumebody had the good sonee to stop off the buncombe and violent pur- tisan debute which it wonlkd have provoked by movinis a rufercnce to the Committce on Federal Kelutivis, which waa done. BILVER. A resolutlon was introduced petitioning tho parsage by Congress of u bill for the frew cofne ago ol the old silver dollar—~the same to be o tegul-tender for ull amounts, A PRINTING §TRAL of the rart supposed yeurs ngo to hava heen buried was to-<dny brought Lefore tho Ionsc un the Joint resolutlon concocted in the Senate for the dally publication of the journals of the two Houses: “Tho resulutlon went through the Sen- ate amidat a rush of business, out i the House itw true character will be expused, THE USUAL FIVE-CENT KETRENCUMENT AND RE- Foux had to he Emmdcll to sonie extent in the House thils mornlng, and patriots who kuew it wouldn't he done propused to cut ol the per dicm of members for those days on which they were ahsent, und to huy splttoons in order to saves tho curpets, but to dispense with waste-paper bass Kets, propositions to nvestizate who cabbaged the waste-baskets and spittoons of the Halies Luglatuture, aud the like. IN THE SENATE the Henry 1lead steal, the same that was ex- posed by Tue Tiwisuse snd defeated in the lust Lewsluture, mado (ts appearauce. It is for the ditference between the Htate D o which Tead wus Imhl for cavalry cquipment, und the price of gold ut the time. “The clamn this time fa reduced 10 a tittle less thun §6,000. JUBICIAL, A resotutlon for the uppolutment of a Com- minsion of five luwyerd, Lo serve without com- pensation, to vrepare u bill whnplifying vractice i the courta was fnlroduced by Reade, It 1 prehuinary, duubtless, tu the appointiment of a Cado Cuminlaslon, though the resutution pro- Vides tr maintaining the common-law practice iatinet from that in chancery. BENATON M'CLELLAN'S LIPE-INSURANCE DILL, introduced tw-day, provides that life pollcies shatl bue non-loricitable. Itw provisions are Itenticnd with thuse of the Mussschusetta law, 1t ulas provides that suicide suall be no defouse, it ut the time of suiadu the fvsured were fu- sune, AUPOINTMENT. Givv. Cullom to-day sent to the senate the an- nouncenent of the appointient of Edward ¥, Leonard uy Private Sveretury, THE ABBENTEE HUGABOO. ‘The vague bhinta that Luve been given out, to the eifect thut when the vote foy Senator was tuken afew Democratic members might be at hume sick, or_ otherwise on the list of ubsentecs, hiss hadk Its elfevt upon the Democratle sanas gors, aud they have agrecd that, in case when the voue s taken, any Democratic mewber of vither Juuce s absont, they will break the quorum in tne Senute by refusal tovote, ‘Uhe tuck of & quoruu spoearing upon the roll-call, & call of the House will have' to bt ordered, aud then the uperation would be repeated unttl the abeeutees could be brought . ‘U0 carry out this progranune, however, it would be nevessary for the Dentocruts to secure assstunce from some uf the fuderendents of the Senate. TUE DEMUCKATIUC LEVISLATIVEZ CAUCUS, compused of meimbers from each tlouse, ap- potuted as au Exceutive Counnlttee to dea) with tie Independents five members of the ouse and threy Beuators, to wit: Representatives Dunne ut Cuok, Callon ot Morgan, Coukrite of Stephicneon, Watking of Pulaski, aud fiere riugton vl Kune, aud Senators Kelioo of Couk, Hutua of Wayue, and Ware of Unlon, ‘The Comitive, un'the whole, Is regarded as quite cept Johu C. iafues, In case the Judependents sbould wowdnate im; but, of coutee, Hunes s ot the man the Democrats would like Lo have 1f they could get any othier uf & duzen Who might be nuncd, NOFUING EL8E DONE. A resolution wus offered by Irvin, of Alexan- der, setting forth the destrability of co-uperue tlou with tue fudepeudents, uud, with & view to riugiug it abuut, luviting them to nominate a candidate for Scnator aud submult his name for conaiderution by th The resolution evidently would huy ried with very little if wny upposition except fur the fact that, taking sudden trizbt at the Drvsence of severud corres spundents, the caucus, oo wmotlou of Senutor Buott, adjourned. ‘The scatteriug discussion of new naues §s continued by & small circle on the Republivan side, but therd &3 no change in the situation descrving of note. THE NEW REOIME.” Cutlom and the othier uew Blate oflcers Lu-day touk pussession of thelr oftices, and eu- tered upou the discurge of their dulies. The lerical lorve in the various oftices ls not chanzed tprougliout. E. ¥, Leouard is the Governor's . Yrivato Becretary, Jobn T, Peters, late Cllef Clerk of the Auditor's office, takes posseesion as Asslstant Treasurer, and his_place In the Auditor's office 13 filled by T, 8, Wood, of this city. .\ln{. 1t M, Wood, 6f Chicago, Is orlncl{ml clerk In the Insurance Department, and A Mo Laughlin In the revenuo branch. THE NEW STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURR met to-ay, aud §s preparing the prempunylist for the next falr, The week beginning Sept. 17 was decided on for the fufr, but the location will not e determined until nn adjourned meeting tobe held Feb. 13 to consider proposals to be in the meantime sent in by localities desiring the fair to be there lield. JANES I PADDOCK Secretary af the Railroad Commissloners, to<lny resigned beeawso clected Sceretary of tho Seni- ate. PhiloJ. Beveridge was chosen to il the vacancy temporarily, An cstinate now being e ip shows the’ expenscs of the Board for all purposes durlng the last four years to re- gate a trifle lees thun $50,000, or about §20,000 & year, TILE CANAL COMMISSIONENS were In sesston to-lay, but thus far have trans- acted mercely routine busluess. THE (LLINOIS WOMI™': C7NTENNIAL ABLOCIA- AUON, of which Mrs, Gov. Beveridge {8 President, has been fn gesslon at the Ledand to-day and this eveniug, tinishing up bustness pertaluing to the women's isplay at the Centennial, They will sluvrn{ preparea report for publieation, Meane tinie it s woteworthy that, unlike the State Commissfons compuoseid ot guen, they report a batanee of thelr appropriation on hand, sud un- used {u the Centennlal display. INDIANA. SENATE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. [¥praNArorts, Ind., Jun. %.—The Senate was calied to order at 10 a. m. by Lieut.-Gov. Gray, The Spectal Committee on Rules reported amendnents to the rules changing the number of standing committees from thisty-two to twenty-live, by consolldating & number of them. Several bills were introduced and referred, in- cluding two joint resulutions for amending the Constitution, the first changing the thne of holding the general election, and the secoml changing the tenure of ofllee of county vfilcers, making the Clerk, Auditor, S8herlll, and Treas- urer Inellyible for re-election. The amended rules were adopted, and the House resvlutions readopting the etunding rules concurred n. A resolution was adopted tendering thanks to the lnte Lieutenant-tiovernor (Sexton) for his fatrness amd fmpartiality in the disenarge of his duties, At the alteriioon seexion several nd- ditional bills were introdueed uod - referred, A jomt resolutlon was introduced to amend the constitutionsl provislons preseribing the qualitications of voters, It strikes vut the word **white,” und requires voters to show ax-rocetpts in’ proof of thelr HEWtto vote. 11OUSE. Duriug the mornlug-hour a targe number of bills were tntroduced ung placed upon the eal- endar, including one for a Criminal Libel taw, in which all sufts shall be brought aigalnst the principal editor. The penalty s tixed ot fmprisunmient fur not less than two years, nnd o tine of ot niure thun $50,000. A concur- rent resolution was adopted rewdopting the Joint rules of the sessfon of 1873, The Comunit- tec on County and Townstilp Buslneas wua in- structed to réport as to the comparutive cost of the annual and sent-unnual systems of taxation. The Speakier lall befores the 1louse the papers in the contested cage_of Filbeck va, Carlton, from Vigo County, The Scuate bill making an appropriation of $135,000 for the expenses of the present session of thy Uenersl Assewnbly was passed. WISCONSIN, CAUCUSES, Epecial Dispatch 40 Tre Tribune. MapigoN, Wis., Jun. 0.—~Nearly ull of the wmembers of the Wisconsin Legistatnre have ar- rived, and the office of the Park IHotel hos been thronged with members and place-seckers during the day,—the latter belng unusually large in number this yoar, the hard thines in- dueing nany to seek oflice 18 a meaus of llve- Hboud. The Scnatorlal caucus was held at 3 w'clock this afternovn, with the following re- sult: Chairman, Senstor W. H. Iluor, of Fond du Lae; Secretary, Senator IT, A. Sackett, of Berlln; Chiet Clerk, A. J. ‘Lurner, of Portage; Arsistant Chief Clerk, A. Will- fams, of Prairle du Chlen; Bookkeeper, J. F, Huntlugton, of Hauk County; Enrolling Clerk, David Watson, of Trempealeau County; Engrossine Clerk, A. Callody, of Dans County} Sergeant-at-Arma, C. E. Bullard, of EsuClulre; Anslatunt Sergeant-at-Arm, H, L. Taylor, of Martuetto County; Postmaster, Veter Fope, 'of ‘Milwaukece: Asslstant Postutaster, J. d. Bchultess, ot Pralrio Conntys Doorkeoper, E. M. Brnnurd, of Oshkosk, Senator W, i, Hinor, of Fond du Lac, was unanimously elect- ed Vresident pro tem,, which b considered a oo choice, hie belune ono of the oldest as well s one of the best Senators. TIE AKSEMBLY CAUCUS was hield at8 o'clock this uvening, und was char- wcterized by harinony, The Hon, W. E. Castor, of Peetavilic, was chosen Coadrinan, and the Hom, T, B, S‘lmnce, of Fond du Lae, Seeretary, ‘The Hon. d, B. Cassady, of Hock County, wis unanimotsly elected Spenker, and, on” beluir calted for, with n few feelig remoarks thanked the Convention for the honor conferred. W, A, Nawell, of Milwaukee, was nominated for Chief Clerk, us was T, B. Reid, of Meuashe, for Sergeant-at-Arms. The o, T. S. Bpence presented o resolution eutting down eniployes some thirty-nlne from lust year's uutaber, which wia adopted. MICHIGAN, THE HOAUD OF HEALTI, Special Dispatch 1o The Tridune, LaNsiNG, Jau, 9.=The fourtt aunual report of the State Hoard of Health contain 193 pages, reluting priucipully to the proceedings of the Buard for the thseal year 1876, and nine speclal pupers prepured by members of the Buard. Metevrological vbservations bave been mades In twelve different points fu the Btate for testing the pressure, humidity, raiu-fall, winds, clouds, ozone, and casual phenomena, ete. The vital statistica for 1575 show a less death rate than former years, with tittle slckness. Special Interest w taken dn typhoid fever, which prevailed fn sone parts ot the State. The Board’s annual expenditure was $7,120.01, It usks wholesalo lexislatlon more favorable to the medlul professton by making them the censiige takicrs Inatead of the Bupervisors ol Assessors, as ut present, abollshing tho recording mure rlage-lees by clergymen to the County Clerk, and tmposing §5 Denslty tu every person that marrles that fails to record his ceriiticate, us the present returns are ouly approximutely correct, 'hie report contains two disgrams of the Rutan system of cur-veutilation, and » paper on fre- Calapi. 01110, FILLS AND REIOLUTIONS. CoLumbus, O., Jan. 9.—1In tue Senate to-day a bilk was introduced to provide for the appolut. ment of a comnlsston to prepare text-books for the public schools uf the Btate, and to authorize the Trustees of the Cincinnatl Southera Rail- Towl to lesse thefr road either betors or alter completing it The House jolnt resolution providinge for an Investizution of_the Ashtabula rullrowl disaster was sdopted. The Committes appolntead under this resolution will beein thelr wurk next week, In the Iouse, the Ilouso LU to permit suits belug brought azutnst Insurance comspanies fn countles where the company way huve & recelyv- ing agent, way pussed, MINNESOTA., LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, Spectul Dispalch 10 Tha ... :na, 87. PauL, Minu., Jan, 9.—~The House met to- day, The Standing Cominittecs were announced, ‘The Chuirmen are: Ways snd Means, A, K. Aull, of Heuueping Judiciary, 8, T. Camplell, of Wabashaw; Rallroads, C. A. Gtlman, of Btearus. ‘The latter appolntiment favors the St. Viucent Extenslon luterests, a3 opposed to the project of last sasion for connectlu with the mauin lige at Breckeoridge, and abandonlug the unbullt divislon between Melrose, 8t. Cloud Couuty, aud Ulvndon, on the North Pavffic. “Tls¢ 1loune passed a il for the relel of set- tlers on_odd-numbered sect! aloug the St. Faul & Pacite Extention llucs, designed to sup- ‘nemeul the bill for the same object now pend- g in Cungress. Alsa a meworial to Congress for miPapprupriation for the lmprovewent of the Red River of the North. DAKOTA. THX LEOISLATULE. Special Corvewondence of The Trivune. Yavnkron, Dak., Jan. 7.—Dakota's Legislature meets bere to-morrow, and the city (s full of members-eloct, conteatants, and ofice-scekers. ‘Tbe 8t. Cbarles Hotel, baviug the grest advan- tuge of belng directly opposite the Leglslative Hall, and belng by far the larzest hotel in the ¢lty, {8 overtiowinyg with guests, the rooms be- fu tlled to repletion sud suako-downs claiming a premiam. There are eightecn offices and about 180 office-seekers. Lobbyine fs lively, and the market fs glutted with promises. Everything s lively and healthy ‘excepl the thermometer, which is very low, TKANSAS, TIR GENERAA ASSEMDLY. ‘Torera, Kan.,Jan. 0.—The General Assem- bly met to-day. The Senate organized by the cleetion of Capt. Brandy BSccretary, and the House by choosing Mr. Elder, of Franklin County, = Speaker, and Wert Walton Chicf Clerk: 'The Goveritor'a meseago willbe delfvered to-morrow, MASBACIIUSETTS, UNITED STATES SENATOR. Special Dispatch to The Tribume. Boston, Mass,, Jun. 9,—The Leeislature hav- Ing organized, the question of the clectlon ofa Scnator to succeed Georgo 8. Boutwell Is elafm- Ing attentton. Mr. Boutwell Isa candldate for re-clection, and, i Gen. Butler and the Cus- tonttilonuse winz of the party have theie way, he will bo auccessful. His supporiers are very confldernt, and predict his re-clectlon with o great degree of assurance. The most promi- nent candldato of the Republican opposition to Boutywell Is George F. Hoar, now representing the Worcester District In Congress, a very able man, whose sympathics are with the roforming wing of the party. e was a delegate to tho Cincinnatl Conventlon, and supported Dristow carncetly from the first, while his brother (the Judee) wis baluheine the elatms of Bristow and Conkling for several days. On the jolnt ballot Boutwell will probably lead Hoar by a few votes, There are some Kepublieans who will vote for neither at first, not desiring to support Boutwell and not rellsbing floar. _They will suppart v, filw Representative Seelye, and perhups Judge evins. TIR DEMOCRATS are expected to vote for dudze Abbott at firat but there aro Indicatlons that they wil be willing to for Repub- lican, bat not for Iloar, to defeat Boutwell, Charles Francls Adams {s not named by any- body thls year. The Prohibitlonlats will be very willing “to promote Rice, 80 that Licut.-Giov. Knight, onc of thelr kind, may be Acting tiov- ernor, It s thouiht, too, that Hutler's influ- ence may ultimately be thrown for Rlice to de 1foar, the removal of Rice appearing to fmprove his'own chunces of getting' n_nomina- tiou for Uuyernor sume time, 'Fhe cauvass 1s yet o mueh doubt, snd muy desglop In new Ways any day. The ballothng will bemn next week, and the contest may be as long as elther 3{ lhl: two that bave taken place zluce Sumner's ent : vote some TENNESSEE. SENATORIAL ELELCTION. NasnviLLx, Jan, .—Ex-Gov. Isham G. Har- ris to-day at 12 o'clock was clected United Stutes Senator, on the flrst baltot In both Houses, for the long term, to succeed Mr, Henry Couper, whose term cxplres March 4, 1877, For the short term one ballot was taken In each House, which resuited: For Withian B, Bate, 843 for Junes E. Bailey, 24; for D, M. Key, 12; for Peter Turney, 3f; for A, Ii. Pettibone, 205 for Horace Muynard, 1 TARRIS SERENADED. Nasuvure, Tean., Jan. Y.—Senator Ilarris was serenided to-night. 1n nis specch he took broad natlonal ground, eaying, among other things: * As one of the representatives of Ten nessee In the American Senato [ ean outy prom- Ise you that the Constitution und Union shall be iny chart and highest motfve, and the abject that shall prompt_my nction shall - be the intercst of Tennessee [n common with other States that compose this glorlous Confederacy. I caunot forget the fact that the highest trust and beat intorests of Tenuessed ura most prumoted by thut lne ol policy that recognizes the great natlonality,that strives and strugzles for the promotion of the intereats of {ts constituents. I trust to he able to plave myself upon that plaue of putriotismn fur ubove every sectional prejudice,~a patriot- ism that knowa no llmit nurrower thun the outer barrlers,~tho country, and the whole vountry.” ARKANSAS. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE, LitrLe Rock, Ark., Jun. 0.—Gov. Garland’s message was delivercd to the two Houscs of the General Assebly In folnt conventlon to-day. 1t treats entirely of State matters, The current expenses of the Government for the past two years were §603,775, The Stato debt s 817, 620,862, Of this amount §1,400,000 are In out- standing Treasury certificates, The UGovernor recommends, as does the State Boord of ¥ nance, that the State continue to borrow money m'pny the currcut expenses of the Governinent tllf the Treasurer’s certificates are absorbed by taxatlon, in the meantiine steps to be taken toward a compromise of the honded Indebted- ness of the State. The Uovernor recommends the organization of an finmigration bureau, the ulding, fostering, and caring for public schiols, the adoption of a system of rallroad taxation, the memorlallzing o' Congress in behalt of the people of the ifot Springs, and for the passage of un act allowing the State to make aduitiounl sclection of swanp-lands, and to facilitate the settlement of the fndeamity ddulined for the Staty on account of Lhe sales of theso Innds by the Uencral Uovernment. The Governor con- gratulated the Btute on the suceess of her ex: hibitlon at the Centeunisl. The two Houses meet fn joint conventlon to-morrow to canviss the voto for Governor und other Stute ofticers. ‘I'he inaupuration of the new Governor will probubly take place Thursday. FIRES. AT JACKSONVILLE, TLL, Apectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune. JACKBONVILLH, 1L, Juns, Y.~Last night about 1l o'clock a fire broke outln a warehouso on the cast side of the squarc in this city and con- sumed six husiness housca with thelr contenta. Two of them were frame bufldings, and the re- maining four wero two-story bricks, They wers occupied us folluwa: Stock vf stoves and turni- ture, Julinson & Bona; grocerics, Melton & Van Zunty L. C. Ebey, Forewan & = Sharp, A. F. tGiruss! furniture, William Brusson; groveries, Hluckinan & Kackinuu, A storchouse belonging to Woods, Cusscll, Blinmons & Co. waa alvo destroyed, umd the stocks of goods i several adjolnding buitdings conslderably dam- uged, It was the lngest fhie that ever occurred In this ity, and @ carciul estimate ot the losves wakes them out about $U5,00. The total amount of Jusurance on - the buildings and stock &30 ‘The Insure ance {8 In the folluwlug companlea: Fire Associationof Philawdelphila, $1,! of Philadelphis, 81,5005 Comimercial of 8t Louis, $1,500; Nutiunul, $1,500; German Fire, of Peorta, 81,0005 Amuzen, $1,000; Boyal Caus adiun, 81,0005 Furmers' of York, Ta., $3,000; Mechuntcs' of Milwaukee, 82000; Alemunt! $4,000; Fireman's of Duyton, 0, 32,0003 United Btates, $4,000; Lycorsug’ of Peonsylvanis, $1,500% Drovers' of Lowsville, §1,5005 Phus nlx of Bt Louls, $LUI: Rochester of Ponnsylyanta, LU0 " Willlausville, N, i Low Franklin - of Wheellng, #1.000;" Stundard of Treuton, N, $1,000, Severul of the suflerera hiavo removed those portions of thelr stocks rescued into other butld- ings, and bave restmed business. The burnt bluck will be rebuilt as soon as the weather will penmit, ‘The excelleut system of water-works alonu saved the city froin & much more exten- stve conflagration, ——— AT DENISON, TEX. 8. Louts, Jan. 0.—The extensive furniture manufuctory of J. K. Stevens & Co., Denison, Tex., wos burned yesterday, Loss, $22,000; In- for 16,000, ¥Franklin, Phi Tusuratice Com by, of Cricd, $3,000; Commercial, b, aufs, §2,000; Fire and Maring, St. Paul, $2,600; Fire Assoclstlon, §2,- Qw3 Citlzen's, New Jl“;’ $1,500; Amerfean Central, St. Louts, $1,500; Hume Protection, §1,000, i Americun A'l' PONTEIAC, MICH, Special Dispaich 80 The Triduna. Dzrnoit, Mich,, Juu. 0.—~By a ire ot Pontlac tolay, Stout & Iugoldsby, dealurs in tural fwplements, lost $7,000, jusured H ALY, Leroy, grocer, $5,000, fusured $3,0003 Hecond Natlonal Bank, §300] and Knfghts of y Qd-Fellows, Ty . ‘The uggregute wi over w,um.“’ ¥ AT CINCINNATIL. CixnoixNat, Jan. 0.—~At su early hour this moruing fire destroyed Joues & Conalian's soup und cndle factory on Centeal avenue. Loss, $7,000 Lo §10,000, ‘The nlgbt-watchman, Rubert Florence, recelved jojurles during the ire, from the buratlog of & tank, which® will probably prove lutul, ClICAGO, ‘The alarn froim Box 230 at 4 o'clock yesterdsy afteruoon was fulse. ‘The ularn from Box 130 at 4:12 yesterday afternoon wus caused by an Inciplent firc at No. 503 Archer avenue, owiled by Christ Luedcber, sud occupled by Gustsy Ferrico. Cause, an oyerheated stove. Duwage nom) . CRIMINAL NEWS, A Skillful Counterfeiter at Last Brought to Justice. Many Well-Exccuted Plates Found in 11is P*ossession. A Diabolical Plot to Wreck a Chicago & Northwestern Train, Drenty the Youlsville Forger, Glad to Get Bnck to His Native Land, AGREAT COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Cixcixxaty, O, Jan. O.—Detective B. G, Rathbone, nssisted by Messrs. Tritle, Snelbaker, and others of tho Seccret Service of the Treas- ury Department, bas been getting his work In sgain among the manufacturcrs and dealers {n counterfelt imoney, this timo in tnls city, and in a very handsome way. It was Rathbono who at lnst caused Pete McCartuey to fall. Miles Ogle, alias J. I, Oglesby, alias George Ogle, has for some time had a livery-stable on the eaat side of Freemaa street, near Wade street. Ilo haa lived with his mother and sister and his brother-in- law, Johnsan, ot No. 243 Poplar atrect. Ilis livery business las been morely a *'stall,” (No plag In the connection.) At the Foplar strect Lousehe and his assistants have been engaged In the counterfelting business at whole- sale, Ogle is anexpert engraver. Ilo has made and changed his own plates to ault varfous bayks, and has had extensive business with those in various parts of the country cngaged In tho passing of thestufl. Rathbone has liad a long walt of it in getting all things ready to get the suro ovidence ogalnst this party, and to make the nrrest under circumstances that should insura convictlon. Rathbone learned that Ogle was getting ready totako a “ boodle™ to Pittsburg, or to somne point cast of that. It was Accessary, therefore, to keep the closest watch on the movemonts of Ogle and Johnson, and not to lose sight of thom under any elrcum- stances. This watch led to the followlog of the pair last Baturday evenloe, by Rathbone nnd his assistants, to a polut near the Brighton Sta- tion where thero was & * plant of counterfeit mouncy and plates. These two men wera scen by the detectives to ralse the “plant”aad start oft with (t. They were foliowed as close na Judielous b the Litele Miauil depot, whor they ur took ‘a Panhandle train for Pittsburg. rensons known only to theselves the offic dld not arrest them here, but took pussagre with them, making sitre that they did not separate o Tiand ‘the * boodle ¥ to uny third party. - Shortly ufter the arrival of the trafn ot Pittaburg the “eollar’ was made. The officers found {u the posscssfonof the two counterfelters nbout What they expucted to flnd. Une of the ftems wus $7.000 fn firatrate counterfelt money, mostly National Bank tens on Indlana banks. ‘Uhen there wero the plutes for the Rlchmond, Lafayctte, and Munc bunks, the *border-back,” the “centre-hac the 4 fuce,” and the “red-scal”™ plates all comn- icte. The Richmond platewas Ogle's original, §2 Wi maido thres years ogo, tho work of I own skillful hands,” Four months ago b was cut to the Lafayette Bank, and last month to the Munclo Bank, There were also fifty electro- types of theso plates. Then there were all the Pl for o G0-ent nute plate, and fifty leetrotyvo coples of them. Also a lat of fibrous paper. After gotting through with “his buslucss with “thess’ men ut Pittsburg Ratbbono rcturned to this eclty, Arriviug here_early today, ho proceeded- (o make the **collar " of another Lmportant inun in the busincss—Mr, John McKernan, who keeps asaloon at No. 84 East Front street, which lus long been notorious fn police circles as o runfiezvuns for *“crooked " characters. McKer- nan I8 sald to be n very extensive * sccond-hand man® or wholesalo dealer in the counterfeiting businese. 1fls wifo was arrcated with him, The two wero tuken to the office of United Statea Commissloner Hoper, where they were held for examination. Indefault of 85,000 bull ench, thoy were committed to the County Jull. Rathbone suys ho has McKernan so “ dead to rights ™ that he Is ready to be burled. BRENT’S RETURN, LouisviiLe, Jan. 9.—Charles J. Brent or- rived In Loulsville to-day in charge of the ufllcer sent by Gove McCreary to recelve him in New York. Brent proceeded before the Court Im- mediately after his arrival. Tlls trial was sct for Tuesday next, bail being flxed at 87,500, Before offering sureties Lrent went to the clty Jail, remaining there about three hours, in order to talk with his relatives aud friends, and to have his hair cut and fuco sbaved. lle astouter than a year ugo, but does not seen In as good liealth, coufinenient and Imn.lnhl!; having affect« ed him somewhat, The slght of his natlve city and famillar faces caused an exiibltion of ner- vousness on Brent's part. When asked how he Hked Englund lio answered, ** Very well, but iy untive lund is far the best.” 1lls penitenco atid resturation of ull money procured by his forgery cause i feeltng in his favor in the com- WAy York fteratd, dan, b, Charles Brent, the Loutsville forger, arrived yesterday in the steamer Parthin, of the Cunsrd ine, 1ls was brought over in charge of Detect- ive Shorul;ul' the London police, who wus mnde n 4 a special United States Marahal for the occasion, On hus arrival he wus ut ouce dellvered over to 1t commisatoned by Gov. McCreary, ¥y Who took him butk to that State hi Brent auswered fresly all questions that were put to him. *“On iy release last Juno I entered the 8ix. teenth Lincers,” sald he. [ )olned asa pri- vate, huving no cominission, as It s very dinl- cult to obtain them in England, I waa siatfon- edut Canterbury. 1 muds no sttempt to get away. Lmet With an accident to my leg and was conlined to the hospitat ut the tine of my arrest on Dee. 4. 1think the surrender i3 under the old treaty, that fs to the best of my Knowiedize, | was taken to Bow street with reat secrecy und arrayrued befure Sie Jamcs liceaban. b bis private room. The English ottleers enideavored to keep my arrest very qutct. L wus not up betore -the Court In the regular manner, and they tried to keep fvout of th papers. 1 wrote Lo uue of uy {ricnds connected with the Amoerican Newa Accnc{. and he came down and spread around the fact of my arrest. 1 was sent to the House of Detention tor seven- teen days, 1 madeuo deteuse, and did not employ any counsel. ‘The papers that had beew brought over forme bad been returned to Auwerica. My cuse wus heard on the strength of the old aldavite,” Mr. Brent then stated that ncarly all the money he hud takeu had been returned to the tunk,” They were only about 8500 short. He Lk with hiin 20,1851, equal to §8,5001 £56 n Englist monvy, wnd §11,95 In United Stotes money, This was all returned, “ 1 suppuse my surrender was a matter of comuty, preparatory to the framing of a new treaty, ua in the Tweed cuse,” he resumud, “ [ donot kuow what disposition will be made of me, but 1 hear that no steps have been takien by the bank fu the matter.” “ How did you like England?” asked the re- vorter, * 1 do not like England as well as Amerfea, ' continied Mr. Breot. ** 1 was in fail from the 10th ot March until the 10th of June—four mouths ol imprisonment on the otber side. Toen § was locked up twenty-two days the last thme—cighteen days iu the House of De- tentlon and four in the” police station.”” Then, swithiug sadly, he added, * Thug 18 a pretiy way tu retury to olie's native country, lsu't {17 On Thursday, Feb, 24, 1570, Breut, who was boukkeeper uthe Falla City ‘Tobacco Bank, wrote o s regularly made out chack the name of the Merchanta' Bank of New York aud tled It up for $13,000, as 1 the latter bank bad been drawn upon tor that amount. He then presents ed Iv for collection to the Kontucky HBank, of Loutsville, sud received 37,400 10 cash aud a chierk agatnst his own bank for thebalanco. o tuok the trum for New Yurk, where hg urchased o bl of exchangs for 29,183 rancs aud 8 ticker to Liverpool un the Inman steamer City of Richmond. He traveled under the uaine of Clarence Rivers, and was ar- rested fmmediately vn the arcival of the steam- erut Quecustown on March G After ashort examinotion by the magistrates there he was semanded to Lundon preparatory to extradts tlon, At the Bow-Street Police-Court, the solicitor of thy Loudon dankers' Association usxyruml ou March 10 on bebalf of the Falls City Tobacco Bank to prosccute hun. A Scotlaud-Yand de- tective testiled that the prisoner hud adwitted his gullt. Breut wus then remauded to swalt the uccessary papers. » A ditliculty here arose with regard to Brent's extradition that ended In a rupture of the nego- tlations, 1u 1543 the Asbburton treaty between the United States aud Evglaod hud begu adopt- ed. It provided for the surrendering n either couutry of prisuners who bad committed mur- der, torgery, sad other crimes. In 1370 the Brit- {sh Goverument dewurred us to the provisiuns of tho treaty, andan act of L4 ot was —————— e —— ] passed altering the terms of the treaty. Ono of theac alterations consisted in the provis that a priconer, when extradited, should be fndleted for no otlier crime than that upon which his extradition was based. Secretary Fish claimed on the part of the United States thatno net of Parliament could change the treaty. [t hnving been framed by mutual con. sent, ho clafmed “that mutual consent of tha two Governments could alonechange i84 terina, ‘The case of Winslow, the Boston forger, was the firat one that brought this point into’ «dis- pate. ‘The English Goyernment demanided that the United States should guarantes that Winse low's trial woulil only be for the crime charged, The same demand wis made fn Dreot's case, These requirenicnts were in_buth eases immedie ately refused, and the British Government, on May 1, Informed the American Legation that Brent would bedischarred. This was done on June 20. A New York detective had been sent over to Englund to take charge of the prisoner, but was obliged to return withont him. He recovered, huwever, all the moncy stolen ta within a few dotlare. This property was ro- stored to the bank on the return of the detecte ive. Negotlntiona were then broken off between Englniud and the United States until the early part of December, Then the Engliah Govern- ment thought botter of their action, backed down from the position that had been assumed, and agreed to lsste warrants for the arrest of Brent, Winslow, and Grey. Drent waa rearrest- ed under the old treaty, o new demand having been made for him by the United States, and was returned by the Enclish Government In the custody of an English detective. TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Bpectal Dirateh to The Tribune. OxAna, Neb,, Jan. 9,—It was currently rue mored to-day liere that the Chiengo & Northe western passenger-train which leit Omaha for Cliengo Saturday afternoon had been marked for plunder by tho train-robbers near Ames, Ia., but the intended job was frustrated by the thnes 1y Interference of a deteetive, who was cogate zant of the plan of the thieves, It appears that Ireight-tralns have Leen robbed to a constdera~ blo extent near Amea for the lnst two months, The Company was uuable toput a stop toft. A detectivo from Chicago waa employed to ferrat out the thieves. Near Amos s & very long, steep grade, up which frelght trains g0 very elowly, so tho thieves could casfly run alongside the cars, and, with bame ters, break the locks of. the doors, enter tho cars, and throw off merchandiee. Tho detective worked Wmsel! in with the thieves and becanio one of thein for the thine being, He tound the gang to conslst of three strangers and two boys, sons of farmers living n the vicinity, The three men had been hum!lmi around Ames for ubout three months, aud had got lnto the conil- dence of the two boys, whom “they roped Into thelr schemes. Aftcr the detectlves had worked with the thieves for a short time, they deter- mined to ditch and rob & passenger-tralii, Last Saturduy night was set for the tim They were to throw the train from the track, saturata thic cars with kerosene aud set them on fire, and ttse ehloroform upon the pagsengors whero thicy could o so to advantage. Thoy also intended to murder the cxpress messenger and rob the express car. They were on tho groumd pres varcd to carry out thelr plans when a body ot men, who had been instructed by the detoctlve, surprised and captured the whole outlt, an the pnssenger-traln possed on without the pas« sengers belug aware of the danger that had threatened them, WINSLOW., Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, WasninoTon, . U, Jun. 9.~The suthorities have no doubt that Winelow s the person who stolo the $11,000 from the Treasury. There s ronson to belicvp that the money was returned as the result of a direet proposition from Winse low throngh o third party, and that that thied [wnrty 1a tho onc who so mysteriously delivered ke ‘money to Treasurer Wyman on Sunday nfternoon. A hearing has ot {nt been liad, the author(tles preferring to awalt the arrival of Chicago witnesses. BANK ROBBERY. Recistop, Vi, Jan. 9,—Samucl Thornburn, aceusod of robbing the bank of Petersburg, Va., on the 30th ult, of §16,500, has recurned,nnd do- nies the charge. Richard Bagby, of the firm of T. J. Gates & Co., arrested on a charge of ubetting Thornburn 0 muke u fulse cntrfl in the booka ot the bank, by which Bugby obtatned $10,000, has bee Ualled I $15,000] SO0, hog bty MURDEROUS QUARREL, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. BaaivAw, Mich., Jun, 9.—A man named Burne side quarreled with Mr, McDouald, foreman of one uf Campbell & Co.’s lumber catnps, at Plne canning, this afternoon, and finally drew & re- volverund flred at McDonald, Tho shot ene tered his jaw and come out under hla left ey, .\lr.-l)omud was arrested. z COUNTERFEITERS, Spectal Diwatch to The Tribune. + Srriwariety, 1., Jan. 9.—In the United States Court Sinith T Conlee and Winfred 8. Ingram, of the Jeflerson County gang of cotne terfeiters, were fouud guilty, and tho foriner Was scutenced to two rs fu tho Penltcutlarye IO BE HANGED. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. YanktoN, Dak., Jan, 9.—McCall, the mure dercrof *Wild BIll" in the Black lills last suminer, was seutenced last Wednesday to bo liapged on the 1st day of Murch next. THE WEATHER, ‘WasminagTon, . C., Jan, 10—~1 a. m.~In the Upper Lake Reglon and Upper Misslssippl Vale ley falling or statlonary, followed by rising, bare otneter, wariner, southerly winds, shifting tem porarily to coldes northwesterly, and oceaslonal snow, stcceeded by partly cloudy weather, LoutsviLLE, Jan. 0.—Weather remalns cold and clear. 1t i3 behieved last night wos the coldest ever known i Loulaville. The thees mometer indicated 18 below in the ity und 25 below in the eountry. Lirre Rock, Ark., Jun.0.—The weather cune tinues remarkably cold, causing great suffering among thu poorer classes, - Kpectul Dispatch 4o The Tridune. Caino, 1k, Jun. v, —Colds The mereury stood 4 deg morntng, ‘I'he Oblo Ttiver go last nignut, but the tow-boat ceeded T breuk d somo thiny 1. Blgley suc- L up this cvenlng, und the continue to ply, but find it ineetions with “uny degree of regulurity. The Oblo s gorged above, und the Miastsalppl above Columbus, uinl between Columbus aud [llckman business fs wlmost 4t & standstill, Spactal Disyafch (o Tha Tridune, LasT SauinNaw, Shcl, Jai U, Is cold and suowing. Plenty of suow north. OMAA, Neb.y Jan S—Lloayy snows repurted weat, It has been snowbing liers off und on atl day, About three Inches ure now ou the ground, and it 13 still falling, & LOOAL OBIXRVATIONS. Ciiteago, Jan. 9. Wind. T, Tir Hia wk3EEaL i [ Staitons. Bur, 1Ar. AN ABSTRACT QUESTION, Apecial Dispaich to The Triduse. GuAND Rarips, Mlch., Jan. 9.~Col. Bishop, the pew Negister of Deeds of this county, has brought & replevin sult agalust Shmon Hunt, ex-Kegiater of Deeds, Lo recover seven volutnes of the abstracts of the County Register's otlive, Whea Col. Bishop tirst took the vilice he found that the abatracts were not copied ou the books in the otfice during thu“ru'. three years. A Comuittee of the Boanl of Supervisors has been lnvestiguting the case, and Reglster to repleviu seven books possesslou, ssacriluie that they were the prop- erty of thocounty, The vaso ciuscs & deal of gossip. Mr. Hunt aud his uttorueys say that he hus a defcnse. The sult prowiscs to attract a good deal of attention. o —— Sclence should bo brought to bear on all the ot dipary operations of 1ifé. 1t has slready reached s hlgh degre of perfection ad regards the tabls, Ia washiog aud batbing, - pasticuluzly In_the case of childron, nothiug can go beyood B. T, Dabbilt's Lot 10 1he touch Whes GLod: 1o hart SveeTRbIAG €i0us 10 the touch w od ov a4 can be destrod for bath aad toller, 1S T o e E |