Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1877, Page 3

ut - HIBERNOMANIA. t+ Extraordinary Article on hMoe Local Politics. e “estern Catholic’s " Virnlent Af- tack of Celtic Enow-Nothingism. nds that All the City Of- BeIrish Nationalists. JE— ¢ Americans and Germans penied Any Represent- ation. R by Alderman Wanted Unless He Be- ’ Jieves in Irish Independence. jtpema ficers + gamber of the Western Catholic, a 5 paper pnbn.shed in this city, of reasona- pest m.ugnphiul appearance, ant_l quite i} 2nd eharply’ written, so far as its cditorials b cernel, contaius one of the moststartling e wistial articles which has ‘probably o ppemtfl in apy paper in the United e AP discussion of the coming munic- election in Chicago as viewea from an eh-Catholic ‘Nationalist standpoint. Itis suc!l gl have been written by o resl- e operary or Roscommon, who Lad g o vond the coufines of his uatise e ther than Irish influences, bject 10 Of s or 0L cthing of Chicago or its certain cept the mames of o ?kop gre eligible for _election Ffime“ or Mayor. It is the custom of :muoe\-s.in treating of local elections, to of capdidates with reference to their P {heir especial qualifications, their in- 1er"1‘: ‘their zeal for reform, or their knowl- d&&'mwazs which a2 Common Council has 1o psss UPON The artide in the Western Cath- dieignares all these matters and looks at the abjes sy from an Irish ‘Nationalist stand- et Are the candidates sound on Home e and the emancipation of Ireland from the siish Gorernment? That is the only ques- tian to be considered. It is one of the com- jerest apd mOSE thorough manifestations of hd:llxnov-.\'olhingism that has ever becn izl Jtsen article which procceds on the s oqpe 1o that the Irish Catholic 8\;111.{0!1&“35 mtsand that to them belongs. thay e e G iaga, and ot that Covern- ment i to be runy not for the bencfit of that stripof termitory. Iying along Lake Michigan, Tt sitha ee to the beuefit of that portion of B ¥lich s inhabited by Irish Roman Catbolics The article begins by speaking of e Napanslty.The three candidates whom it ‘pentions are Mayor Heath, whom it speaks of ol falut applause, ex-Mayor Colvin, who, itsays, wES alivays triendly toward our 0 ehile h ofEce,” and Charley Farwell. The wrier, being perbaps a recent arrival from Ire- Isod, ls coaware of the fact that Mr. Farwellis® 2 resident of Lake County and not eligible for yor. N “W‘{mme writercomes to speak of City Treas- e, cae of the important places, andone which 1 i for the interest of Ircland that a friend to the canse should hold, it speaks as follows: ‘For the offce of City Treasarer, the present in- cxmbent. Clinton Brizge, will probably be a candi- dste. He nas made a very efiicient ofticer, and de- serves well of the Democratic party. In case heis s eandidatethe present Deput City Treasurer, Thomas Brennan, will be 2 candidate for the office. We sbould be well pleascd to see Mr. Brennan re- ceive s nominstion. ic hes alwave taken an act- frepart n Irish matters, and 15 also a very charl, ubleman. He s cnintelligent and accomplirhed Irie .and wonld meke 3 creditable city ofticial. Bebas dirpleyed pood tact in the mumagement of The office for Mr. Briggs, end aleo for his predeces- sor, Daiel 0'Hara. Pnssi.n'i over the City Clerk and City At~ torney, the gentleman from Ircland comes down 1othé discossion of ward poiitics, and proceeds ‘hroueh the entire eighteen cn the assump- fion thst Trelsnd is eptitled to everything and {at Americaus gnd Germans are lere by sufler- wnce only, and are entitled to representation saly in those wards where they have an over- Yielming numerical majority. It speaks thus fl;s&}'hst., Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth 1nthe Firt Ward, Ald. D. K. Pcarsons, Ameri- An. goes oot. apd Ald. J. T. MeAuiey, Americau, folds over anotner yeor. This ward used to seud * jnen Irish Aldermen, until the lust term. If the Trish in the ward muster their proper strength and mite oxone man, an lrish- American msy be re- tume In the Second Ward, Ald. Ballard. American, is the outzoing man, and Al Rosenberz, German, <ill bald orer. | By judiciovs imgnuzement an Irish-Americen can be returned from thie ward slo. County-Comumiexioner Fitzgerald represented this ward when it was the ** old "Ihird Ward.” It contsins a great many Irieh voters. Inthe Talrd Wera, William Aldrich, American, fsthe out-going Alderman, and Ald Thompson, Americun, holds over. lnssmuch as Aldrich hos Deen elected to Congress, from the First Dietrict, e will baxdly be a candidate for re-clection. The ¥anlie thoronzhly American, and will send an American Representsuve, Inthe Fourth. Ward, Ald. Gilbert's, American. term expires, and Ald. Stewart, American, holds- over, ‘The ward will return an’ American Repre- #entative. . The Fifth Ward will be called on to select 3 suc- ¢eesor 1o the Jaaented Ald. Mark Sheridan, and we bope the Irish-American voters, who are Jargely in the majority in this wazd, will select an intedigent 1nd coiapetent 1man 1o represent them. Freflerick er, German, i¢ the Alderman holding over in The Bixth Werd, says the TWestern Catholic, i3 a4 present represented by Frederick Lodding, o German, and Fq_ Cullerzon, an Irishman. Al thouzh Callerton has always stood well with the Irish people, aud has never been backward in epeakinz and acting for them, he does not 8 the bullwith the [Festern Catholic. Says the writer- v Canllerton is a pretty intellizent man; be was mm In this country of irish parents. He docs not mjf*fl himeelf much ju Irish national matiers, therefore docs ziot come up to our standard of 13 Irish regrasentative. * oabomt the Soventh Ward he has the following In the Seventh Ward, which is larzely Trish, bya Eloss comeldence two Germans ire selocted s : rher, who goes ont this spring, an Turmom, who holds over. “The areat tronble secms - that in this ward there are too many °*fac- one, " andat eaci sucy clection several Irish- “cn'mn for the office. invariably allowing a man mlnvmgr nationnlity to slip in. ~ Yoa cannot find Beequlof thiam tho Germun wards. Ohnot ther tlwags send German Aldermen. " Let the fEhmes of the Seventh Ward unite this epring on e mman and return an Irish representative to the Tue Eighth Ward, according to the Western Callulic, is thoroughly Irish, aud can always re- iwn Irish represcntatives. The present in- tumbents are O'Brien sud Frank Lawler, of 0 the writer speaks as follows: (OBrien's term cxplres this epring, and it 18 thonght that a5 he bas peen returned three sueo JuelSe terme e will not seck re-clection. ' 1o 13 }nuc'h of an orstar, but he has made avery oeditable record, and has always taken great mem advance’ the interests of his ward. ~le altage been identificd with Irish national fn- jeme Ald. tauler is an American by birth, of Tashparemage: he s a Huout speoker. ic has ol faken un uelivo part in Irish national affnirs, ke Ald. Cuilerton, falls oelow our mark. we g the probaba candidates for the vacancy, we d the names of Timothy O'Brien, & con- {adar, sud P. C. Feeney, the well-known ot- n'y:_!mh Trish Nationalists. flm.“u e noticed that the sole recommenda- unafl the two persons mentioned as probable o idates for the vacancy is that they are Irish Sty Not 2 wond as to their capacity; v'x.h: word as to tieir ability to fitly grapple. ik the serious questions which will necessari- fuome before the Councl of a dty whose eq f\el’ctln 5;1 cmbarrassed a condition. The lsutficient word of praise is that they are Nitionalists, gud that they are in favor of ke “N"L!:y_of Ireland froni Enz\nnd;l “'é“z%“t 7 g a0y opinion as to the merits of tha gtmlrwmr, it may be suggested that it is ly a: t}gesflon at fssuc_in the municipal mmn which will take plave bere ip April. e Western Cathotic concedes the Nioth Ward ideingly coneedes the Twelith to the natives i is country. ‘Tue Thirteenth Ward, it £a. se with the services of Ald. & osd(Amr:rn:m), and, if party lines are not t00 ¥ drawn, therc is an excellent opporiunity m’f‘finulm Alderman from this. ward. e yan, of the Fourteentlh, ie the outgoing s Ho has been considered Irish enough,- € don't come up to the standard of the “ern Catlolic, which thus expresses itself con- tim: Brar's record {s denere £o0d: he fe 2 good_epeaker and Soeswell of his_countrymen. 1Ald. Ryan Dttt e A mora decided interestin Iyish national hiaseré e could Indorse him more fully. Lut be 1420t been mach behind the Jiebthouse, when ieras, cause necdeda champion: e ‘merely E th um on minor points it natiopal matters. e Pifteenth and Sixtcenth Wards, it reluc- tepy concedes to the Germavs. The Sever oot Wusd, however, it claims s its own. 1t - There o Juck of states cn in this ward, bot 188 rich Yoters abouid be careful of the tinber Auwericans, has hopes of the Tenth, and |: they sclect from. Ald. Sweeney. :glé?:‘:‘:zlfiumnz over, i8.a worthy omcxgi !:850 a bty e Irish voters' who sent him to the Of the Eizhteenth Ward the pater 5 1 ner gays that ,i‘;s “]iapu]nuon is mixed. x\.lthm‘::'h an Irishman /wwould stand a good chance, the ingications at ‘Present point t6 the selection of an American. s ge writer of this extraordinary production ;’ ‘n 8 up by saying that he has endeavored in 5 article to eive a fair opinion in regard to the L'O‘F‘flmk election, and the candidates for the o}!l_v:esto_bcuued. He will, he says, refer to this sudject again, and point out the merits v:nd deme_nts of candidates as they crop up, lu‘:i dpreaumpuon bclng that the merits ;m emerits thus referred to will consist, not in honesty, but npou their soundness upun the great question of Irish nationality. Above and beyond the laughter which this article will provoke in those who read it, there is cause for much and grave reflection in those voters of Chicago who are notspecially interest- ed in the merits of a controversy separated from them by 3,000 miles of ocean, and who had be- lieved that there were enouzh questions at issue in their immediste neiguborhood to engross their entire attention and that of thir repre- sentatives. Theline, however, has now been distinctly drawn by the Western Catholic, and the Americans and Germans ot this city know so far as that side of the house is concerned on what basis the coming municipal election is to be fought out. It is for them to de- termine how far - the will mit to this treatment GF tho . quesdon and how far they will allow themselves and their interests to be overslawed. Were any paper to publish an article similar to the one given atove, substituting Amecrican Nationalist for Irish Nationalist, und allowed the Irish ropresentatives from perhaps two or three wards, there would be fromthe Western Catholic an outburst of exclamations and denunciations on the subject of Know-Nothingism which would be dinned 1nto everybody’s cars until election came. Yet the writer does not scem to be aware of the fact that what he hassaid is far ‘worse, far more srostripti\'c, than anything which eyer appeared during the period of the Know-Nothing excitement. The attempt was made then by a majority of the population to proseribe 2 minority. Now the effort is made by a smell faction to proseribe and to deprive of = representation an overwhelm- ing majority. It would be better for them in their writings and in their gpeeches to drop the plhrase Irish-dmerican together and substitute for, it, what they mean, the word Irish, and to”present a- little more plainly than they do the thing they are driving at,—to make this an lrish Catholic Natioualist city, run in the interest and con- trolled’ by the views of a number of persons living in Ireland, who never set foot upon crican soil, and who are iznorant of its in- terests and careless as to its welfare. It is believed that there are in Chicago a large num- ber of Irishmen who do not and cannot sym- pathize with the views set forth by the Wesiern Catholi, siuce they themselves are proseribed by it quite s much as the Americens. Itis a crime to have been born in America of Irish parents, so long as_one does not fully subscribe to the tenets of what is known as the Irish Natiopal party; and it is a still greater crims for a person born fn Ircland who lias emigrated to this country and taken the oath of allegiauce to its Government not break that oath by sub- ordinating the wellare of his adopted land to tne policy of aparty in his birthplace. It would be well for those Irishmen who do not share the sentiments so boldly set forth by the writer of this article, to manifest in some unmistakable way their disapproval of them, so that the Americans and Gemans may not be led to be- lieve that all the Irish of Chicago arc united in this ecffort to chrivc them of representation and of their civil rights, and to make as the condition of election to office, sound opinions as to the manner of governiog a country irom which they are far removed, aud about which they know nothing. ILLINOIS. the General As~ Saturday’s ¥roceedings sembly. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, Tit., Feb. 3.—Mr. Ichoe intro- duced a bill for the amendment of the Revenue law as suggested by James P. Root in his letter to Tue TRIBUNE. It provides that judgment fordelinquent taxesshall be entered upon the list made out by the Collector, and dispenses with the copy of that iist made by the Clerk. It males the pepalty 25 per cent upon delinquent. axes. Mr. Southworth introduced abill for spending money upon the Normel School at Normal, by appropriating §7,500 for the purpose of fitting up a natural history museun. Mr. Bonfield introduced a bill making it a misdemesnor for civil engineers to make false estimates of any work done by a contractor for 2 corporation Or privile persoi. The State-Bouse investigation resolution in- troduced in the Semate to-day was made the special order for Tuesday. RO Mr. Winter introduced a bill so amendine the Exemption act as to cut off the exemption of 5100 worth of property to be seiected by the judgment-creditor 1 addition to the specitic ex- emptions. A bill for the repeal of the Election Registry act of 1363, us amended in 1874, was introduced by AMr. Cronkrite. He also introduced a bill changing the law relative to tuc swear- fug - of the vote of a challenged voter. ‘The bill provides that it shall be suili- lent for the vouching Fitness to make afliduvit tant be hos resided in the State one year. The Dresent Jaw requires that he shall have resided T2 the district or preciugt Lor oneyear. 1t reads like a bill to facilitate the swearng in of illegal votes. Tt scems to be the practice at the Insane Asyiums to get rid of a class of patients whom ublic safety Teyuires elivuld be kepe under re- straint. Wilinms, of Jetlerson, introduced. 2 bill $o-day that will mect this case. 1t provides that no patient shall be discharged from the Asylum because his insanity is incurable. SPECIE-RESUNFTION, <o far as the paymeit of taxes is concerned, is Provided for by Matthews’ bill futroduced to- day. It requires that on and after Jan. 1, 1879, tares shall pe paid only iu gold and silver coin, county orders and jury certiicates Two compulsory education bills were intro- duced. One reguires children betieen the ages of 8 and 12 to be sent to school at least tweive weeks in each year. The otber requires children between the ages of 7and 15 to be sent to school for the like period each year. More bills zor the amcndment of the Revenue Yaw were brougnt in to-day. About balf the members have not yet introduced bills of such Sort but it is_cxpected, ere the session closcs, every member will have introduced at least one guc bill. In . view of the manitest impossibilit; ting through_any _efle Revenue law, Mr. Gran: tion providing for the appointment of a com- B tion of thrée irom the House, two from the Senate, aud two to_be appointed by the Gov- ernor, to.¢raft uxc‘ properrevision, and report at an adjourned session. T oolly, of Hamilton, in behalf of the Demouracy, Which between drinks damns the pigger, this morning distinguisbed himself by offcriniz a resolution that the services of color- od chapluns be dispensed with fnthe House. Connolly rcprosents the genuine _Bourbons, who had ratber be damued than prayed for by higeer, and it was a igger, a colored preaclier, whio prayed for the Solons this morning. “Flie bill that locks the stable after the horse is stolen was introduced by Rauney this moro- ing. It provides that any ofticial intrusted \with tue expenditure of public moneys for the ot ion of any public building or otuer publi mpravement, who sball change iic plaos or sciications so_as to make the cost ot com- mfiug “Whe_ building or improvement exvecd the appropriation therefor, shall _be puuished by fine mot exceeding$500 or im- wisoned . in the’ County Jail not exceed- Preo e year. The miscuier has alresdy Deen done as to the State-Ilouse, and ‘the people stuck for a-1ull million more than they author- ized o ce expended, ail by, the dlst.mgmshcfl ublic spirit of tit State-House Cotnmissioners. But as every public institution in the State, or ‘nerrly every one, is bere: asking appropriation for buildine additions, improvements, r¢; Birs, etc., and, as it is eystematically tho pactice to expend mouey 50 appropriated so as 10 require further appropriation for completion of the e ding or, improvement, the Dill, if passed, and enforced, may have 2 salutary effect. S —————— THE MOBILE & CH0. . Feb. 3.—The United States Circult Court for the Fifth Circuit and Soutbern Dis- ot of Alabams, Jobn Brace presiding, hos rendered o decred aflirming the title of Morris as the Trustee under the first mort- é{:‘;:h:l‘ghc "Afobile & Ohio Railroad Company- E —————— SUICIDE Tsrael Richard o7, Mich, Feb. 3—Is s, ng’mes‘s’, T i recently employed by the Gread Western Railway .as _bng‘,;aze-msster at- this point; committed suicide This forenooh by cat- ting bis throat.’ ‘Domestic difliculties were the principal cause of the rashact. S —a—— E COLLEGE REGATTAS. NEW E’Yiss, Feb. 3.—The-Yale Thniversity Bour Giab has voted not to sccept the challenas of Corncll to row the winuer of the eigh Yace between Harvard 2nd Yale. ve revision ol the r introduced a resolu- MoOBILE, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. MeDONALD’S MEN. The Circumst_ances Connected with Their Sentence and Escape. What Justice Pollak Has to Say on the Subject---McDonald’s Agreement. Mike Denies that He Ever Promised to Pay Any Fines---What It Cost Him. The Corporation Counsel Denounces the Belease-of the Gamblers as Lilegal. To the Editor of The Tridune. 2 Cn10AGO, Feb. 3.—In answer to your article in this morning’sissue, headed, ** Mike’s Guests, and How They Escaped,” I wish to say that the alleeations therein contained, as far as the same reflect on me, are witbout any foundation, and T ask, through the medium of your paper, sus- pension of public opinion fora few days,asT have called (this 9 2. m.) on his Honor Mayor Heath, and requested him to have a thorough examination of all. the allegations, Which will show quite o differcnt state of facts, and will show also that I followed vhe very directions of the ¢ity law. officers. Very respectiully your obedient servant, Joserm POLLAK. For the purpose of giving the Justice an op- portunity to explain more fully his position in Tegard to the escape of the gamblers arrested at the place over McDonald’s store, 2 reporter yes- terday called on Justice Pollak, and asked for his version of the story. “ Wy, these men came over to me from Summerfleld, and I tried them. Mr. Trude was here, and Mr. Adams was here, and Mr., Boyden was here. ‘Then one of the men wanted a jury, and he got 3 jurs—sce, he got a jury on the book. He was named Jameson, and he got a » +\Yell, what did the jury do-?" WThey discharged him. Then Mr. Trade said to discharge the rest, ‘but 1 did not listen to the evidence before the jury, and I said no. Then they wouldn’t try the cases.” “Why not ¥ «Well, Boyden said it wasa criminal case, and Trude sad 1t was a civil case, and I said I did not kuow, and they wouldn't try the cases.” “Didn’t they try the cases {7 A s Of course they did. Mike McDonald said he would pay the tines, if I made fines, and heagreed, ana then Trude said he would try the cases, and 1 said go abead.” “ How did you come out «QOh, I fined them.” s And McDonald paid the fines of course’?”? «Y don't know. He does not pay me; maybe e will pay tue city.” “DID M'DONALD AGREE in (\pg“n court to pay any fines you might im- se “He agreed, if Mr. Boyden and Mr, Trode would try the cases, to pay the fines.” “Did he make that agrecment with youi?® wXo. He made that with Mr. Boyden and Mr. Trude, who tried the cases. He made no -ecment with me.” %Then you don’t 1ook to him for the fines.” wif he pays I will take it.” «Rut you don’t consider you have any ‘hold on him?” “He said he would pay if Boyden and Mr. Trude who tried the cases.” \Then why don’t you make him pay?” «How can 1#7 5 « Haven't you got some icgal hold on him??” ©Xo; I have no hold on Mike MeDonald.” “Then you can’t forve um to pay1” «If he likes.” «But if he don’t like?” «Then he don’t pay.” «Did you know tlus at the timel " «Of course I did.” «Then why did you let those gamblers goi" 4 1What have I t0 do with them¥? «You fined them?” «Yes; I fined "em $5 each.” “1Vere they present at the trial?” <« How do 1 know? They were sictitious names and they mighthave been here, those gamblers.” “Iyere they here?” «Qf course. Didn’t they try the cases?” 1 And were they here when you fined them?” «They were if they liked.” «Did you make auy effort or instruct any one to stop them?’ «No. That was not my business. 1 tried the cases and the police had to stop ‘em.™ “HAVE THE COSTS DEEN PAID!" ©Yes, the costs were paid.” «Who paid them?” « Milze MeDonald paid ’em.” #Did he pay the fines?” “No." sDid you ask him for them?? #No. " 1issue exccutions.” «Who did you_issue exccutions to?? «r. Tunison.” uVrite him 2 letter at the same time?”? “Yes.” «Did vou sy in_that letter that McDonald expected the fines would be remitted by some onc n authority 7 N o] wrote 50, yes, I don’t deny it.”” «How do you know he hnd any such especte- tions?” “He told me 5o, himself.” «Wno did he say would remit them?” «Somebody in the Law Department.” “Whot” « If T knew, I would tell.” «Did he say who?'? «He did not say any names.” «Yho did you think it was?? «Perhaps Mr. Boyden.” «You thought it was Mr. Boyden?” Yes? «Yet Mr. Boyden wouldn’t try the caces until the fines-were_secured by Mr. McDonald. How Qo you reconcile this?”? W[ don’t. Ithink Mr. McDonald and Mr. Boyden knew something about these cases.” . “ You supposed as a matter of course the fines would be remitted?” «Of course.” «Then why-did you {ssue the exceutions?” « grave them to_the.Constable, but I did not think be would collect them, because the names were fictitious.” “You thought: it safe to give them to the Constable on-that accounti” ] gave them to the Constable.” «Do you think you are legally liable to the for thesc fines?? “Me! I! Liable! No. I only fine andissue exceutions, and the city gets the fines il it can. 1ain’t liable.” The reporter concluded to ask MR. MICHAEL M’DONALD about it, and found tiat gentleman standing in front of his store. “\Vhen these fcllows were arrested,” said Mike, “they were taken before Summerfield 8T pald 81 apicee for the bonds, making. S35 in all. Then-they took a change of venue to Pollak, and e said he must have new bonds, and stuck me for $35 more. Of course the old ‘bonds were good, but'I couldn’t help myself and had to pay the second time. When the trials were had, Lollak figured the costs at 875 or $35, I don’t remember which. I gave him $85, 1 think, and he handed me 36 or-$7 back.” fi.nh D'l:l you agree to become responsible for the st « 1 never £aid 3 word about it to any ope.” & And never made any such agreement? « Never made such an agreement in my life.” Hys any demaud been wade on you for the ¢ “No, sir. The Constable who had the exccu- tions came to se¢ me. and asked me where the men were, but I dun’t much think he will ever find them.” “Did you tell Pollak that any one in the Law Department was willing to remit the fines??” « Boyden and { talked about it, and T thought e was willing: to suspend the judgments, and T think Pollak thuught 50 t0o. "4 Did you ever tell him so2” «Dh! we talked something about it,and I told him it was all right.” it Are you going to pay the fines?” w#3Deed Pm not. I've paid enough.” MER: ELLIOTT ANTIONY | sat in his easy-chair wresthng with the legal aspects of the day. “What do jou think of this business, Mr. Anthony?? 1. think it is horrible: Ithink It is an out~ rage.” ““Have {on seen Justice Pollak?” #Yes; T had himup here this morning and asked him what he meant. It isoueof the rankest outrages [ ever knew. Here Hiciey- had been trying to catch those fellows, and one night he found out they were playing. Heo took a foree of his best policemen and broke open the doors to the gambling-rooms with jimmies, and bagged his c. They were tried and found guilty, ana off they go. E say it isan ontrage. Ltold Pollak so. I have instructed Borden to make me a fall report of the matter, and T am going to look into {t:" - 1Vhat do you suppose Polkk’s idea was?? -« don't know; I don’t know. I suppose he " $25,000 3 !{cnr to introduce 2 new icc patent in wanted his and that was all he ecared abont.” “What are yon going to doaboutit? Can you make Poliak pay#’ - % No, I suppose not. The only thing we can do is to prosecute him for malfeasance inoftice.” ¢ Shall you do that?” o I dou’t know yet. Ihaven’tgot Boyden’s report.” *- Hlave you talked with Boyden about it?” Yes. - He says the question arose as to whether the proceeding was civil .or quasi- criminal, and he- insisted that it was quasi- criminal, while Trude contended that it was civil, ond therefore the defendants need not be present. Boyden Insisted upon a forfeiture of the recognizances, but Pollak overruled him, und they went on with the trials.” “Did you osk him if McDonald became ee- curity for the fines ¥ “j'did, and_he says there isnot a word of truth in it. Pollak forced the trial, collccted his costs, and there was the end of it, so faras he was concerned.” “Vas it 2 civil or a quasi-criminal case?” Tt was a quasi-criminal case, and was held so in the case of Wiggins vs. The City of Chicago, where the Court held the decision in the case of Naylor vs. The City of Galesburg binding upon the Court, and this latter case held that such offenses were quasi-criminal.” 1S THERE ANYTIING IN TIHE ORDINANCES touching the subject?” +Only preseribing the duties of the Justice on conviction. Sec. 63 of the Charter reads: . +¢Any porson upon Whom any fine or penalty shall be imposed may, upon the order of the Court or Magistrate before whom tae conviction s had, be committed to the county jail or calaboose, city priron, work-house, house of correction, or Gthler place provided by the cits or village for the incarceration of offenders. until =uch penalty and cost shall be fully paid, provided that no such im- prisonment shall exceed six months forany one offense.’™ “#That reads ‘may be committed;’ is that mandatory or directory?” N + It has been held to mean mandatory, and is just as strong as if it read ¢ shall.)» “Then be hos clearly violated the law?” * 4 Clearly. He is either a fool or a scoundrel, and I don’t care which horn he takes. Herc he had the law betore him, and yet he let thosc fellows go. He should have declared their recognizances forfeited, and then the Treasury would have got the money.” « McDonald says he talked with Boyden about suspending the fines?” FBoyden hasno power to remit fins. No- hody in this Department has any such power. Inlluys’ entirely with the Council in a criminal e “Then you don’t believe anything was said about it#? I kmow there wasn’t. Pollak just moved down here to capture cases from Summerfield’s court, and all he cares for is what he can make out of costs. I say it is an outrage, when a man like McDonald can control a man like Pollak and.throw the efforts of the police to the winds, and {t is 2 commentary upon the Circuit Judees that they selected such a man for Justice of the Peace. There are plenty of capable and cdu- cated young lawyers in town who would fill the position with credit, and yet a fellow like Pollak gets it. Idon’t know what the upshot will be, but [ am goiug to look intuthe maiter.” S ——— CASUALTIES. THE RIVERS. LOGANSFORT, Ind., Feb, 3.—One span of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway bridgre, 150 feet in length, crossing the Wabash at this point, was entirely carried away this morning by the heary floating ice. The bridge was being rebulit of iron. A portion of the iron for the new bridge was alzo swept away. - Tie damage is unknown, but is smd to be considerabic. Travel will be suspended for scyeral days, until arrangements are perfected by which trains can make connection by way of the Logansport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern and Pan-Handle Roads, at this point. PITTSBORG, Feb. 3.—The river is twelve feet sifi ‘iimhv:s and rising. Weather is cloudy and m The heavy gorge in the Allegheny at the head of Twelve Mile Island gave way- sbortly before 12 o'clock to-day. Theice in toe Allegheny at Kittanning broke at 1 o’clock this atternoon, andis rusning out smoothly. The Allezheny is five feet six inches and rising at Parker's. The ice has not moved there. At Brownsville, the Monongahela is _seven feet ten inches and rismg siowly. Weather cloudy. Themometer at 46 degrees above. MISSING STEAMERS. New YorE, Feb. 8.—Hope is well nigh aban- doned of the safety of the steamship Colombo, now forty-six days cverdue at this port irom Hull, Eng. ; of tlie George Cromwell and George Washington, from Halifax for St. Johw's, N. F., each longz overdue. Forty-5even persons are, or were, on board the Colombo, thirtr on tue George Cromywell,and thirty-one on the" George ‘Waslungton. FIRES. . AT MEMPHIS. Mesreins, Feb. 8.—At 7 o’clock to-night & dre broke out in the wholesale liquor store of A. Vacearo & Co.,on Front street, and is still burning at §, but the firemen kecp it confined to that building. ‘Later.—The fire was extmguished at 9 o’clock, but not until the stocss was badly dam- 2ged, and the interior of the building burned OBt The stock was valued at $75,000, and the loss is estimated at$40,000. Insurcd for $52,500, as follows: London, Liverpool & Giobe," $10,000; Imperial of London, North British and Mercantile, Home of New York, Fire Asso- ¢lation o Philadelphia, $3,000 each, and the re- mainder in local companies. IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 143 at 2:07 yesterday afternoon was caused by an incipient fire at No. 68 Twenty-uinth street, owned by M. Bowman, and occupicd as a dwelling by Mrs. Johmson. Damage nominal. Cause, 2 ctive chitney. S A BOGUS BEY. New York Jerchants Szdly Vietimized. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. New York, Feb. 8.—A goodly number of New-Yorlters have becn taken in by a dashing naval gentleman of extensive militaryand floan- cial experience, known s “Ldinboro, Captain in- the naval service of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan” In September last the Captain registered at the ew York Hotel as “H. B. Edinboro, Constantinopie.” His trunks bore the Star and Crescent. He ropresented himsclf as standing high in the confidence of the Ottomsn authorities, andas haying been sont to this couvtry on 3 delicate and important mission connected with the pend- ing war between Russiz and ‘Furkey. He was dined and wined by well-known gentlemen, in- troduced Into society, and made him- self observed by his audacity, wit, and conscquential beating. Nobody sus- pected he was 1ot what he represented till his sudden disappearance without his having ‘paid his board bill or various debts to his quan- dom fricnds caused -suspicions which have proved but too well grounded. Among the vie- tims are a number of shipowners and brokers, Who were to reap a rich harvest from the Bey’s friendship, and who advanced him money readi- 1y on the assurance that as soon asthe necessary papors came their vessels should be_at once engaged in Turkey’s service. Capt. Stead, of the steamship Prof. Mcrse, loaned a round sum, and the loss of the owners, who refused a valu- able private offer in auticipation of a foreign er will_be $2,000. The board-bill at tne New York Hotel is some $600. By the confession of all parties, the Bey has proved ~ himself, durlug “a stay of five ionths, one of the most ~adroit swin- dlers the city has ever entertained. His Storics were as largo as those_of Munchausert, and his history scarcely less eventiul. One was it Senator Jones, of Nevala, had offered bim for two months he kept au unfortu- named Brown hanging: of being en- Tndia, an v nate civil engineer around the hotel in the promise gaged by the Bey to introduce _thz blessings = of ice among the oevighted pations of India. His _ hotel — bill was rendered promptly every week, but nobody thought of pressingso magnificent an individu- & for payment. To those who saw i last he scated that bis destination was ‘Washington, bt it is thought he has returned to London or Paris. His greatest mourgers are the ship ‘brokers, among whom lie i3 atfectionately re- ferred to as * Toroedo Bay,”” and whose ships are now lying idle’ at the wharves awaiting tie ‘next arrival rom Constantinuple. T ——— : FINANCIAL, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. GALENA, 11I., Feb. 3.—George . Fuller, for. thirty-five years last past a wholesale and retail ry merchant.in this city, has failed, and his stock was-this morning taken posscssion of by the Sherill. ‘His asscts fall but little short: oF %ifs Yiabilities. Delinquent customers did it. } .the Democratic _party. LOCAL POLITIC! The Democratic City Central Committee Holds a Meet= ing. 2 A Virtuous Effort to Abolih the System of Assessing Candidates. Mr. Forsythe Dwells Lovingly on the Vir- tues of the ¢‘Barrel.” Virtuous Democrats Who Talk on the Beau- ties of Reform, Etc. There weremany familiar faces at the meeting of the Democratic City Central Committee yes- terduyafternoon, or, rather, faces that were quite fumiliar during the last campaign, but upon which the public has not gazed, through the medium of the papers, since those days when there were meetings on meetings, committees on committees, and when every loyal Democrat in Chicago hod firured out Tilden’s precise majority. For a period they sank into insig- nificance, only to cmerge yesterday in renewed energy. They fitted up rooms in the American Espress Company’s bulding, called the élect to- gether, and began once more to hold meetings. Thut yesterday afternoon was called to order by the Chairman of the Committee, John Mattocks, who stated that, as matters appeared to be set- tledto the probable satisfaction of all Demo- crats, he had called the boys together, not hav- ing chosen to do 5o during the late high state of public excitement. Mr. Tilden was auxious to KEEP UP THE DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION IN CHICAGO, and no doubt the members would see the im- portance of this in view of the approachidg spring campaign. Mr. Mattocks also spoke of the propriety of scnding bills to Springfield to the Legislature. This matter had béen taken in charge by a hybrid organization, calling ftself the Citizens’ Association, and he thought the truly 16ynl Democrats should have something to say on such matters us taxation, the Registry law, the redistrict- ijog of the wards, ete. I they were in favor of having the registry system in foree, or in favor of redistricting “the city, it would be well to say so; if not, tosend 2 pro- test against these measures down to Spring- fleld. The resignation of Mr. Joseph E. Smith as Treasurer was accepted, and Mr. Henry M. Shepard appointed in his place. The meeting \wus then thrown open- to all present, many of them not on the Committee, with an invitation from the Chairman to make themsclves at ‘home and speak up. Mr. A. C. Story had a plan which he said would destroy the present SYSTEM OF ASSESSING CANDIDATES. Instead of making the candidates whack up, he had an idea that it would be a proper measure of reform to saddle thie exoenses on the ward clubs and toe Democratic party generally. The Chairman advoeated and ampliied the same plan. He ¢aid his ward could raise $1,000 for the good of the eause, and he thought other ards could do as well proportionately. As it was, & great many wealthy men stood away from the meetings because they were afraid of ~ being gslked to contribute funds. In conclusion he asked Mr. Rountree how it was in his ward. Mr. Rountree—Mr. Chairman, you have men- tioned my name. , Iam opposcd, you know, on priociple to the use of a dotiar of money for po- Litieal purposes. ‘The Chuirman cantionsly observed that when Mr. Tilden came to take his office, it might come to pass that their plans would need some modification. Judge Miller praised Mr. Story's plan, and said its adoption would be a credit to the Democracy o1 Chicazo. 1t cntirely relieved the cndidate’ from the possibility of any base aspersions upon his honesty, and made it the daty of the people who desired his election to ay the Decessary cIpenses ol the canvass. udge Miller said some very pretty things abont baving good candidates, men who wouid serve the people and take no_ bribes, all of which was duly appreciated, no doubt, by the noble band of office-hunters whom he addressed. Tne Chairman announced the follewing as the standing committee on legislation: F. A, ofTman, Surray F. Tuley, Heary M. Shefml, Joha M. Rountree, William J. Onahan, T. A, Moran. Charles Kern, A. B. Mason, J.d. Crow- ley. )Mnlcnlm McDonald was in for a BETTER REGISTRY SYSTEM. Durine the last campaign the meu at the Dem- ocratic: headquarters in New Yorlk City could put their hands on cvery vater, and it should be the same way in Chicago. Then, too, there was a fine chance for reform in the matter of puttivg \ip candidates, and Maleolm set himself dowii - s unalterately opposed to the too-familiar type of Demoratic oflice-seckers and candidates in Chicago. These men, and these ouly, were chargeable with all the seratching of tickets at the last clection. On miotion of Mr. T. A. Moran, the following comumittec was choscn to drait suitabla resolu- tions in regard to the death of Mark Sheridan, a member of the County Committee: T. A. Moran, H. M. Shepard, Gen. Lieb, A. B, Vaughn, M. F. Tulcy. The Committee retired and reported a_series of resolutions eculogistic of the late Alderman, which were adopted unanimously by a rising vote. Mike Baliey said the new rooms were too small, and moved -toat the body seck larger quarters. g The Chamwman said they could xmock out sundry partitions, tho efect of which would be to make more room. John Forsythe put in a word for 77 Clark street, and several others were getting ready to object, when it was moved to refer this whole hatter of selecting o suitable hall to o special committee. This motion was carried, and Messrs. IL M. Shepard, ¥. A. Hoffman, and T. A. Moran were appointed as such committee. MR, STORT offered the following: Jusoleed, That we declare the system of asseas- ing candidates for pablic ofices for so-called " ampuign expenses, " as practiced heretofore by olitical parties, a8 wrong in principle and degrad- g in efiect, and ought to be discontinued; that he Chair appoint o committee of ——to mature 2bd roport & suitable plan for carrsing out the ob- jects of this resolution. John Forsythe said the resolutivn was im- practicable, and belieyed it best to adhere to the P ll-established. rulesof the Democratic party. For a perod of thirty years he Tiad never known of & campaign where the candidates were not nssessed for the proper campaign expenses. John didn't believe in all this talk about bribery 20d corruption. 1f any, condidate didn’t want to pay his expenses, let him say so, and the party would sce Lim out. In conclusion, John Teiterated his opinion about the folly of useless innovations. 3 . . MR.MORAN was in favor of the resolution. It mi[?bi, and robably would, do a great deal of zood. That Eolm Forsythe’s plan had been in vogue for thirty years \was no reason why it was not best fo Dbaye. something better. There had been one way of counting the Yotes, but. it was not found suflicient in the resent Presidential contest, and a new way ad to be devised. The statesmen of the nige- teentn ceotury had-not yet mastered the prob- lem of municipal government. Why was it that. some candidates for Alderman were 50 anxious to be elected and 60 willing to pay the expenses? Surely not for the honest emolu- thents of the office. ” Such men the Democratic y-did not want. The salary wasn't sufficie.t D aay of the city offices to pay. a man for ac vepting them, aud when aman did run for these ofiices for the sake of the mere item of salary, he did mot deserve to be 3 candidate: of {Applause.] den shouldnot seck offices; the party should seek Themen, and this grand theory of the party would be put in practite in that new era of re- T which Tilden bad ivaugurated. [Ap- planse.] JOWN_FORSTTHE talked back. He said the ml:etl_u%:lzfl nothh!% to do with the matter anghow. ‘The theory O the Democratic party, as cannciated by Mr. Moran, was very fine, but it didn’t work in prac- tice. People must have ‘something more sub- stantial to live on thanwater. [A voice—**They can get beer and,whisky.”” Laughter. As for himself, he had never known an office to go begging. “Soman named Hotten thonght it would be 2 good thing to pay the. "Aldermen $1,500 a year for their time. i Col Snowhook opposed the measure, and said . it would defeat the party. - The Demogratic Fhieel would stick fast in the mire, woile the Republican cart.wont abead. ~ [Applause] “P'R. Doolittle was in favor of auy real good, . practical measures of reform, but he was op- -E:sedm this one. Itwoald hurt the: party. : He did think, however, that the substance of | the resolution should apply to the Aldermen. e, Moran—Do you know, Col. Snowhooky o this plan ever hating been tried? Cog. Snowhook (in tones of deep dlsgust)— Yossir. Ttried it myselt once [Great 1angh- o Mr. Moran said it appeared that only one af tempt had beon made, and the resuit of adher- ing to the old method seemed to be the contin- nation in power in Chicago of the Republican party. The country was carried last fall by this new method of reform, and it was putting it on very low ground to oppose the new method on the plea that it would hurt the party. Jonn Forsythe—Where wasthe barrel that the money came out. of? Mr. Moran—Shall we go on in the theory that we shall never clect another President unjess he ‘hag a barrel? John Forsythe tried to crawfish; it was the newspapers that had charged the Democrats with using the “barrel.” " But it was equally true that candidates had been assessed. Mr. Moran did not ascribe the success of the Democratic party at the last election to g THE * BARREL,"” but to the principle of reform. [Applause.] The Democratic gm_v was attacking the spoils- svstem pursued by the Republicans, and oppos- ing the eystem of assessing men in office. ~Was it ot & fittle inconsistent to insist on aasessing men out of office—candidates for oftice? He hiad known poor men, entirely worthy and eapa- ‘ble, who not stood thc ghost of a chance for office because they were poor. Col. Snowhook—Name onc. Mr. Moran—I 2m not going to do so here. A bummer—Wasn’t Barney Caulfield dropped because he badn’t any money? [Scnsation.. Col. Snowhook did not kuosw anythingabout Barney Canlfield’s case. Mr. Doolittle, apparently to bridge over the difliculty, offered the following: Resolred, As the sense of this meeting, that can- didates for Aldermen should not be assessed for political purposes by the city central organization. “Resolred, Thata commitice of five be appointed to examine into the question as to whether political assessments cannot be entirely done away with. The resolution was adopted, and the follow- fog Commuttee appointed: J. R. Doolittle, Will- iam J. Onalian, E. O. Brown, W. M. Devine, Gen: Lieb.. THOROGGH REGISTRATION. Malcolm McDonald offered the following: Resolred, That o committee of five be appointed by the Chair to consider the subject of a proper and thorough canvass and_registration by wards and precincts of the Democratic votera in Chicago, and to recommend & method of carryingthe same into effect by practicable methods; also, that the same committee report a plan for 8’ sydtem of thorough Ward organization, such committee o report at the next mecting. A John Forsythe opposed the resolution on the ground that it was unneceseary. There were enongh committees at present to look after this matter. Others objected on the same ground, but it was Anally adopted, aud the mecting ad- Jgéxlrn?g until next Saturday alterncon at 3 o'cloc P S LINCOLN PARK. Judge Wallace Overruled and the Special Assessment Sus- tained. The Sopreme Court Orders Judgment'in Be En tered Azainst Delingaent Eands. When application was made last summer to Judge Wallace of the County Court togive judement against property delinquent on the -Lincoln Pack special assessment, hie gave his de- cision in favor of the defendants on the ground of the unconstitutionality of certain provisions of the smended Lincoln Park act. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which has just given its opinion, reversing the decision of Judge Wallace. The following is the opinion, ‘which is written by Mr. Justice Blesse: "This 18 an appeal from the County Court of Cook County refusing judgment for certain assessments for the enlargement and improvement of Lincoln Park, on apphication therefor by the County Treus- urer. The assessmenis were made by the Super- visor and Assessor of the Town of North Chicuzo, and the guestion i3 a3 to their power in that behalf. A small portion of this park is in the Townof Lake View, but the purpose of these assessment pro- coedings way condemning and acquiring the title o ‘some land wholly within the corporite limits of North Chicago und add the same to the park in order thercoy to its improvement. "This improvement wasciearly s local improvement. “The Constitution Art. 1X.,.Sec. 9, provides the General Assembly may vest the corporate authori- ties of cities, towns, -and villages with power to Tnake local improvements by special assessments ot by special taxation of contignous property, or otherwise. "This Court ‘in Hundley and Rees vs. The Com- missioners of Lincoln Park, 67 IlL., 559, sub- stantially held that the Supervisor and Assessor of 2town iere corporate authoritics of the town, fience it follows these ossessments being made by those officers were made by the corporate authori- ties of the town In_which the lands eoughtio ve condemned were situate. Their consent that the Commussioners of this park might originate the rocecdings and carry them on is expressly autkor- rzed by Sec. $ of the act in regurd to the comple- tion of public parks and the management thereof, in force July 1, 1871, R. S., 1874, p. 79 "The power existing to_levy the issessuicnts and by the parties causing it to be made all subsequent steps fequired by Jaw have been properly taken and in pursaance of the law. Tt i3 unneces:ary.to argue upor the constitution- alty of the Parkacta. Thut has ‘been settled In the case of Hundley et al. vs. The Commissioners of Lincoln Park supra. ‘Woare of the opinion the improvement in ques- tion is a local improvement; that the asscésment thereof was made by the proper corporate authori- ties of the town of its locality, the'Fown of North Chicago, and upon lsnds Within its corporate Timits. | We therefore think nonc of the objections made in the Counsy Court should have prevailed, but should bave been disallowed. A For the error in sliowing them, the judzment I3 reversed, and the cause remanded to” the County Court, with directions to enter judgment for the smount of the several assessments against esch delinquent. SOME QUERIES ANSWERED. A correspondent writes to Tre TRIDUNE, ask- ine how many acres the title to Lincoln Park calls for, ité leneth and’average width, and Low much money the city has through its rents spent on the improvements as they are. e ey of the Park Commissiou, the Hon. E. S. Taylor, answers this question as follows: Bbout 250 acres are embraced within the boundaries of Lincoln Park. Tt has an average width of a quarter of a mile or thereabouts. % ! - The entire expenditure, including $600,000 paid for land, has been 1,400,000, covering & period of nearly twelve years. Y. M. C A Sr. Loms, Mo., Feb. 8.—The Christian Con- ference under she auspices of the Young Men's Christian Assoclation has been in session here two days. Several prominent gentlemen en- gared in Christian work from different parts of the country are present, among them the Rev. George H. Hall, late Secretary of New York; Thomas K. Cree, Traveling Secretary of the In- ternational Exccutive Commission of United Statesand Canada; R. Weidensall, Traveling Agent of the International Commissfon of the Northwest; W. W. Van Arsdale, General See- of the Young Men’s Assuciation of Chi- reta) t-agu?nnd‘other!. A number of addresses on Varlous subjects of interest to those eneaged in this work * have been delivered, and a great deal of interest has been manifested in the exercises of the sessions, both day and evening. Mr. Cree presented a report setting forth the labors of the Young Men’s Christian Association and its growth and influ- ence. It shows that notwithstanding the de- ressed state of business there has been o Pealtliy fncreuse In Associations all over the country, and they bave been unasuelly active The total number of Associations counected with the International Committec is over 1,000. Buildings are owned and roperty, exclusive _of libraries, furni- Ture, etc., valued at $2,200,000. Tie current erp?nscs Tor the year were $430,000. There a:e 123 General Sccretaries, who mive all their time to the Association work, and the men:bership of the Associations is about 100,000. Eumployment. was found for over 10,000 men during the year. Trenty-ont State and Provincial Conveniions were held during the T, at which 416 Asso- ciations were represented. The growth ot the ‘Association$ in the South has been very marked, about 200 having been orzanized since” the last anonal visit to that section of the countsy, aud active work is being prosecuted there among colored young men. OBITUARY. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. Jorter, 1il., Feb. 3.—Albert H. Day, for many years one of the most. prominent aua successful merchants in this city, died to-day at Lhe resi- dence of ThomasJ. Stevens, Esq., azed 56 years. For several years past ir. Day has been fnsane. being contined a portion of tbe time in an asy- tam: He leaves considerable property. His estate here has_Leca. managed lately by a con- e ator. The deceasel was al3o extensively en- apred io the dry-guods busiuessin Peoria, Where %n'hns = fine store- e — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpoy, Feb. 3.—Stcamships Dorian, from New York. and Lord Clive, from Philadelobis, have arrived out. ‘BALTIMORE; Feb. 3. —Steamship Caspian, from Liverpool, is aground iu Kedges Straits. “ment of immense peril into European FOREIGN Details of the Horrible. Outrage in New Granada. A Saturnalia of Murder, Lust, Robbery, and Incend- iarism. Three Hundred Persons Killed by the Furious Mob, Sheffield Nanafacturers Compliment imerican Skill s and Enterprise. SOUTH AMERICA. A MORRIBLE OUTRAGE. PANAMA, Jan. 19.—A letter tothe Star and Herald, giving details of the recent horrible scenes at Call,In the Caumecs, says that Gen. Pena, who commanded the Liberals, was drank, and gave his soldiers five hours’ freedom, during which they gave themselves up to every excess. Neither age nor sex were spared. Many Con- servatives were dragged from their hiding- places and killed before the eyes of their wives and daughters, who met aworse fate before they were killed in tarn. Eighty-seven houses in the centre of the city were plundered, and the churches robbed. The murders i NUMBER SEVERAL HUNDRED. Florelmers Iose' $150,000 to $200,000 in Cali alone. In the suburbs these. scenes were Kept several days, and the country nearl n?lne = _Palmira cscaped the fate of Cnfl by pdylng $200,000 Tansom. The houses of the italian Consul, and of an Auerican merchapt named MacCune, were andered‘ Fears were enter- tained that the civfl war will degenerate intoa war of races. The foreiemers are fiying. i The letter detailing the massacre continues: « Crowds of faries in the shape of women of the lowest class, in many cases with their offspring at their heels, swarmed in the strects hounding on the excited mob to break down all doors * not immediately thrown' open. All houses were bedizencd with red rags, sbawls, handkerchiefs, table-covers, evervthing bearing distinctive colors of the furaders. Al trusted ton broken reed for safety. By midday most of the stores were cleared of their contents. Men, women, and children’ were stasgering in cvery direction under the barden of their spofl, and “were in turn maltreated. knocked 3 and sometimes even killed and deprived by their fellow-thieves of the procceds of their robberies. Barrels and cases of wine and spir- its were turned into the streets. and A SATURNALIA OF DRUNKENNESS Dbegan that will never be forzotten by those who have had the misfortunc to witness ibe deplora- ble scenes. “After the first rush on the stores had pro- cured them an sbundance of drln.ll\:( bands of frenzied men_patroled the town. firing at and hacking every living creature, but, unsatiated with slaughter in the streets, they poured fnto the housea of Liberals ana Conscryatives alike, mostly though the latter, and continaed the work of murderanddestruction. All Conserva~ tives were ruthlessly-killed, and many Liberals who tried to arrest the barbarians in their prog- ress or to shield friends or relatives and persons suspected of sympathizing with the Conserva- tives, or of havinz no decided opinions in poli- tics, . SHARED THE SAME PATE. But all the norrors arc nothing compared with the still more frightful excesses perpetrated in the suburbs and on the estates in the surround- jug country. There murder, lust, robbery, and incendiarism have continued unchecked for days together. + All small shopkeepers bhave been de- prived of house and home, all estates avaged, cattle driven away or_shot, hedges torn down, canefields burned, and even machinery destroy- ed, so as to render it uscless to its owners. "The Governnent at Bogota has condemned the acts of Gen. Pena, bat, owing to his popa- lsrity and influence in that region, it was found impracticable to remove him trom hiscommand. There were no forcigzmers kitled, but their {zmpen.y has been confiscated inthe most shame- ess mabner. THE EAST. 'PEACE BASIS AGREED UPON. BERLIN, Feb. 8.—It is suid that the repres sentatives of Turkey and Servia have agreed to accept the statn quo ante bejium, without quall- fication, as the basis of a treaty. : TCRRISH REINFORCEMENTS. Boxpox, Feb. 3.—A dispatch from Rutschuk says the Turks are sending considerable rein- forcements to Widdin and Shumla. P EXESPTION TAX. An excmption tax of from ten to twenty piastres is levied in Bulgaria on every male per- ‘son over 15 years of age. RUSSIA AND AUSTRM. New YORK. Feb. 3.—Russia is attempting to make a renewal of the allianco with Austria. She offers the latter the occupation of the forts of Rutschu¥, Silesi cf her withdrawal key is ended. Slontenegro refuses the terms of the Turkish proposals of peace, unless the Porte witl con- seut to the annexation of Sultoria. GREAT BRITAIN. COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN SKILL AND ENTER- PRISE. LoxDoy, Feb. 3.—At the annual meeting of the Sheflicld Chamber of Commerce to-day the President said the Sheffield’ manufacturers and workmen had only themselves to blame for loss of trade with America, and successful Ameri- can competition with foreign countries. Shef- field workmen had not come up to the makeand style required by the customers. andella, member of Parliament for Sheflield, said Amer- ican competition was successful becaus> Ameri- cans excelled in the rapidity of their labor-say- ing machinery. 1f peace waspreserved English trade had nothing to fear, and in any case the English colonies furnished 'the most promising: market. Mandella referred to the importation of American becf as a great benefit to En- 2land, and a striking instance of what enter- prisc and invention could do. Siginsl GERMANY. VON ARNDIL BeRLIN, Feb. 3.—The Public Prosecutor has instituted proceedings against the son of Count YVon Arnim, on account of offensive newspaper articles. and Varna as guarantees ter the trouble with Tur- THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT. ‘Lowpox, Feb. 3.—The Pall-Wali Gazefte says the result of the German elections are deeply discouraging to the supporters of the Empire. Bismarck will still be able to commanda ma- Jority by skillful maneuvering, but his success- ors may oe unable to control the social forces «which have acquired such dangerous intensity. The results of the elections introduce ao ele- olitics. They cannot but. inteosify Bismarck’s desire to see Rilssia dragged into an Orfental war, and in any difficuity between Germauy aod France they mll Sut ‘make himn desirivus to find a peaceful solution. s FRANCE. OBITUARY. Paris, Feb. 3.—Leon Joscph Gatayes, mu- sician and critic, died yesterday, aged 71. # e ———— THE WEATHER. WasniNeToN, D. C., Feb. 4—1 0. m.—For the Upper Lake region, northicast winds, veering to warier southeast, rising, followed by failing, barometer, partly coudy and bazy or [opgy weather. LOCAL OBSERYATIONS. Guicaoo. Feb. 3 Fn. Weather. Time. Gfaa. m. 302 37 1 * m. 30.35 33 | T 3 34148 ¢ 2037 33 :fi.}fll:‘!l 0U p. M. 10:13p. 1. 3 Maximum thermometer. 4 e kg arogs CENERAL OmERVATIONS. CnGaco, Febe 3-Midatght. Tealher. Wind. _jRain ar. | 77 e ————— THE UNEMPLOYED. Nzw Yomk, Feb. 3.—The unemployed ‘worke ipgmen in mass-meeting to-night. call upon the- Legislature for an appropriation of $2,000,000 & - gave work to 55,000 idle men.