Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1877, Page 5

ASSASSINATION. Bold Attempt to Murder Gov. Packard, of Louisiana. A Patriotic Democrat Un- dertakes the Bloody Business. He Fires Upon the Governor at Short Range in His Private Office, The Deadly Purpose Thwarled " hy Remarkable Courage and Agility. A Slight Wound in the Knee Gov. Packard’s Only Injury. Thoe Assassin Secured, and a Full Confession Anticipated. What the Leading Business Men of Chicago Think of It. Many Democrats Deny that It Had Anything to Do with Politics, While Others Peprecate It as a Most Unfortuuate Occurrcnces THE ASSAULT. FIRSE DISPATCIL Special Dispatch to The Tridure. Now Ontesng, Feb. 15,—An assasain, at 2 few minntes hefore noon, stepped futo Gov, Packard's offico and fired ot the Governor, lit- ting bim In the leg. The Governor grasped the would-bo murderer by the throat and dashed his head galnst the side of the room. The fel- low shot again, and was himsclf shot by somae ono in the offiee. Both will probably die. NOT 40 BAD. &pecial Dispateh to The Tridune. NEw ORLEANS, Lo., Feb, 15.~Tue Tamune correspondent just visited the Governor, who is not so seriously injured as at first reported, s wound {sin the knee-cap. The bold aasaesin, who gives Wis name os Willlam 11 Weldon, states that e bad four accomplices, andd that they backed out. Ilo stated to the doorkecper that ho was astranger from tho North, an at- tache of the Philadelphia Prest and o former army officer, and that he dealred to pay his re- epeets to Gov. Packard, e wns Immme- iately odmitted to the Governor's private ofice whero there were several gen- tlemen. 1Mo sat down o few minutes, wnd then asked the Governor how long it would n¢ before ho conld speak with bim. The Gov- srnor looked up and replied, #in o tmoment.’ I'hic assassin was standing close beslde hiw, and be Immediately PRESENTED A TISTOL to the Governor's heyd, Quick as o flash the Governor brauglhit his haud ‘down just as the plstol went off, and the ball Instead of cutering his head struck the knece-pan, as stated, The Uuvernor, who'was not armed, caught the fel- Jow Ly thoe throat and threw him against the wall before e lud an opportunty to flre ngatn, und struck him. Durlug the oxeltement that followed tho assassln wes shot tn the arm, and wonld have Leen kiiled had not the Governor interfered, Phe assassiu stated that ho camo FOI THE DXPIESS PURPOSE of kiillng Guv. Packard, and that his motives were purely patrfotte, e was a Democrat, and a clerk i o dry-goods store in Philadelphia. He stated that hie had Leen for three months in Mobile, and had been fu New Orleans but two or three daye, This 13, however, reganled by Kepubticana us part of the plot which has been cutnmon tulk on the streets and n' the Demo- cratie newspapers for montbs—tbat Packard could not be Qovernor eud live, ‘The Governor states that It wus a pretty clozo call, but Gol Almighty [s evidently on the gide of the Republicans, e saya that he belleves the man HAD DRAWYN LOTR to do the killing, because there was not one cLance In a thousand that o man coult dosuch a thing and escape alive, The assussln blmsclf stated that he expected tobu killed beforz hie got out of the building. When told that the Governor bad savid hs life, hie exclatmed, * My God! did that msu save my e whomn I atteapted to k1" snd Lurst juto tears, THIRD DISPATCIH, Bpectal Dirpatch to The Tribune, New Omieans, Fev, 15.—Gov, Packard s dolog well to-nighit, and has secelved the co wrutulutions of s friends, 1lis would-be ns- sagulu {s very weak from loss of blood and the rough handling which ho recelved at the hands of -the Uovernor, Huutates that he vame hero from Mobile two duys sgo with the intention of killing Gov, Puckard, and hail four accomplices. Ho wus o Democrat, snd his motives wero potriotic. Upon being asked why ho *did not kill Qov, layes nstead of Gov. Packard, he sald he did Intend to, out layes was too far away, ile scut the mame of Joseph IHattle into’ the Governor's oftlee, fnstead of his own, when he was admitted, MUattle 1s a one-urmed man, who aceompanied Weldon up the State-Housc stairs, He was ar rested aud ks now focked up, Mo gives contrue divtory statewents, THEORIES, it Is by no means certain that Weldon will Nve, but ho hus promised to makea full con- feaslon after o hus had a little veat, Oplnions of Republicuns are divided us to tho extent of tho couspiracy—whether ft {3 an authorized nct of alurge orgunization, or whether U s cone Hued to four or flve,as Weldon futimates, The fact that It occurred Just at this tluie when the Electoral trilunal Lios the Louisi- 8us cave under consideration would lead to the latter theory, as the Dewocrats would not bo Willing, probably, to have such an event vecur &1;:!1 It wight prejudive their cave In Washing: CIIEP-JUSTICR LIEDELING States that he hos been wuried that an organd- xation exfits n this Stato which bus eworn to &0 aix feuding Republicans, the lrst ou the 1isg Lelug Uov, Packard, aud tho last Wimaclt, Ine Soed, the aesasefuution of Guve Packard of so freely that Weldon tatked gy have been afrald “somo other per- son would achievu the bonor usud he be fore- stulled, The statement has been telegraphed v the Democrutle Loulsiana Congressnien thut the sttempt at assussination s & put-up job of ackard’s to lutuence the Electoral ‘Uribuual, Thut fs, Lowever, preposterous, Weldon 18 Beurly dead, and the wonder {s ha 18 not quite o %0, “Gov. Packord, who welzbs about 230 Pounds, after belug shot, knocked Weldon [ down, and oy, NEARLY STAMPED THE LITE OUT OF UIM, The Uovernor showed all the nerveund cool- Leas throughout the affalr for which ue 3 re- warkuble, und sfter his wound was dressed, Whew Tux Tribuxe correspondent vislted uim, Was amoking a clzar, T 1ae Western dssveiatsd . 1 rern (e 82, NEW Okreans, b, u‘.~t‘m’z'xxu Republi- a4, fu addition to fta account of the affuir at the Btate House this woruing, which sgrees sub- Wtuutially with chat herctotore tele raphcd, says ©of Weldon: When told that Qo Puckard had saved s life, be secied to break. duwa, sayiug, With a gulp: " Did Gov. Packurd save my e shoyl like to seo him. Tell bim I wint to e bl e was wicely dreased, good, jutelll Feublocklng fuce, uri balry aud Lrowla mius: ¢y Iace clean! aVen. 8 Worea 1a; AU evideutly new Musonic badge. T ot svideatly astrauger. Marks on l.d:1 fiflfig“fif THE CHICAGO '['RIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY (6. 1877 dfeated the truth of his statement concerning his name, as did also papers io bis pocket and a Masonic diploma. TIE ASSASSIN OAINED ADMISSION 10 Gav Packard'a parlor by representing himseit to be neurrupumyent of the Uhiladelphin Fress. Acomrade was arrested and s now In_close Another sueceeded in makiog his es- son of the assassin was founi a let- ries 11, Setwartz, of Bethiehem, Pu., Sept. 2, 1809, recommendlne William Wel® don as having been o puptl in fits school, An- other dated at the same place Feb. 18, 1807, recommuending \Weldon as an energetic busineas mat, good moral habits. Another, dated Cin- clunatl, O.. recommiending . . Welidon as an honest, careful, business man, and signed U, M. l)rmvn1 formerly Brown & Coleman, Bpring- tierd, T, DON'T RNOW MM, PHILADRLPRIA, P, Feb, 15, —Inquiriex made at thie otfice of the Philadelphia Lress disclose the fact that Willlsm H. Weldon, the persun who gaiiied ndmission to the Excentive oflice ot New Orleans lu~lla{ upon pretense that he was a vorrespondent ol that fournal, and then shot Uov, Packant, has no conticetion: whatever witle the Lress, und nothing is known of him at tho otlive uf that paper, IN WASIIINGTON, DISPATCIES PROM NETY ORLEANS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasttixurun, 1. C,y Feb, 15.=The following dlzpatch was recelved here this afternoont rw OnLeaxs, Feb, 16.—70 Marshal Pitkin, ington. . C oligh has been pathered coucerning the attempted aseansinatlon to il that an urganizstion exlsts for the purpose, und that lots were drawn, uud Weldon drew the lucky prize, For several days Gay, Pockard bias been In recelpt of Information of thelr designs und actlons, The country will he astomehed when the wholg trnth abuout ihis aftair comes out, The ball rafsed 2 welt acroes the Uovernui nee, and his right Jiand §s much rwollen. 'Flhie awsasain Is ahot through tho left arm only, One accomplice cuptored unhurt, (Signed) Srocurox, Deputy, ANOTHEN, ‘The following dlspateh w evening from another sou: NEW Outraxs, Feb, 16.—An_ansnssin calling hinzelf Waklo epted 1o kNl Gov, Packasd, who was wounded slightly In the right knee, ‘Tho arsassin recerved a pistol ahot in the Jettarn, e eccived here this clalmed o e a Unlted States Deteetive, 1 went to e 11¢ is by birth a Sicillan or o Southerner, Haye he was hired Lo do the bloudy deed, ana that he wanted to kil Tlayes. 1o wlil divalge the whole thing. ¥ DISPATCIT FROM NICHOLLS, o the Wettern Associated Iy WasuiNatox, . C., Feb, 15.~Th Mispatchies have been reeelved Irom Nich- ull relative to the attempt to nssassinate Gove Tackard ut New Orleans this mornin: NEw Onxays, La., Feb, 15.—70 ., A, Nurke, Washington, D, €. ¢ In answer: Lo dixputeh have tuken steps to acnuire fuil information. Boylan roports entrance the Kt. Lunls Hotol denfed to onr ;..h’?’ . llave vot arcertained who ho le, Report waye u correspondent of a Philadclphia pnyer. Thy clrcumstances, time, place, cte, , point to the act of a Innnlllc.r \\'Illflle exruph fully as soon aslgit ¢ Information. de&x;mfln H F. T. Nicitor.Ls. ANOTHER Nrw Onveaxs, Fob, 15.—70 K. A, Jlurke, R, Nurke, W, M. Lery, Washinglon, I, U,: Every- thing perfectly quict and peacenble here, - Anextra Ltepablicun this evening says th man who nttempts d to phoot I'ackard was evidently s sfrauger hores thot he stated he had only been fn New Orleuns twenty-four hours: that Packard was alightly fiazed by a ball, but the wonld-be nsssssin won whot in the arm. Our police attempted tn obtaln acce for thy purpors of obtaining evidence on which to arrest the man charged with the attempted crime, it were refused udmission anto the 8t, Lonis Hotel by thude 1 chnrge, und the man s naw In the cus. tody of Packsrd's pollee. Am enzaged now fn trying to aecertaln the facts. Cau concelva of no motive for the act charged, unless hic were a mad- min, and uo friend of Louislana and no friend of mine tun cutertain ony other ldea, Every vort ahall be made to probe tho matter to the bottom, nud legal stops will be taken. The Mepublicany will donbtless strive to make political eapital of the natter, (Signed) PUBLIC SENTIMENT,. TUE NEWS OF THE ATTLMPTED ASSASSINATION of Gov, Packard was bulletined at Tuxz Tain- UNE oflice the moment {t was recelved, and the sldewnlk was immediately packed with an ex- cited throng. During the ufternoon a reporter visited & number of leading Chicagonns, who cexpressed themaelves briefly ou the subject ag follows: F. T. NicnoLts, HOL A. SMITIH, Fresident of the Merchants' Savings, Loan, and Trust Company, was of the opinlon that the at- tempted ussusslnation would have an injurious effect throughout the country. It would foe tlume partlaan, feelings, and renew the bitter strife under which the country has groaned dur- ing the past thres or four months, The plstol was no way of getting rid ofa Governor, nomat- ter how obnoxfvus ie might be. It was too much on the Mexican style to sult the sober- thinking men of both pasties. GEOROEL STURALS, Presldent of the Nurthwestern Natlonal Bani, sald that tho announcement of the shooting produced an_ fmpression very much ke he felt when ho first heard of the death of Abrabam Liucolu, It wasa very scrloue ailalr for the country ot Jarge, 1t would not vour any oli on the troubled wen from which the nation was cmerging; but, ot the contrary, would tend to further cotnplicate mattens, It would rekindle the fumes of politieal hostility, udvanes the price of gold, aud give the trade nud commeree of the country unother act-back, BX-ALD, M'AVOY thought the shootinz was the work of a fauatle, for which no political party should be hetd re- sponsible, 1t was o fanatic who killed Lincolu; and it was snother who burned Rome. in his n?xlnhvn, it would have uo nffuence whatever on tho tripartite Commission now enguged In set- tling the Prestlentiul muddle, It ‘uiight, how- ever, ntlame uart?' tecling In Congress, Un the whole, he was nclined to look upon it as o very unfortunate ailuir ut this juncture, 3. €, AMBLER, scnmla? of tha Cltlzens' Assoclation, had not heard of the affulr until fuformed by the re- porter, In the obsence of uny details he was not prepared to say any more than just ut this Juncture ft wua an exceedingly unfortunate utfalr. The country does not need tho futro- duetion ot uny firebrana at this time, when all miuds ure bent o a peaceable solution of the Prestdentlal diteulity, . JOUN . LYON, $ho owns a large suyar-plantation in the Bayou Tectis uuumr‘y dld not belleve there was uny politienl signfileance sttached to the uifroy, 116 regurded ft, from what he hud seen o the Qise. yutclies, asa personal quarrel; andsuch eliouting ullrays ure the custog of the country, 17 it wepe on attempt at polithn! murder, tho resyiectable veoplo of botlipurties in Loulfana wounl con- demn it in wo sparing mauner, There can by no dount Lut what the people of Loulsiann had suffered much at the hunds of carpet-bug politiciung, but they woull not resort to the plstol ns u gneans of getting rd of any mun who was vbnoxlous to them. g JUDUH LECKWITIC i not know whetlier tho attempted asansalug- tlon was the result of a political plat or not. It It were, 1t was altogethier wrong, * No good can comne froin a resort tu violence. © Bueh & conrse meets with 1o cncouragement from a right. lhlukm-pw}nlu. ‘The blood of the martyrs Ia the sced of the Church; and this Atlalry if ‘based on 8 political motive, will attract to Packard o large addition of followers, . W, P, COOLUAUGIL g Al not think the ailalr had any Palltk’ll aighifl canve whatever, 1t seemed to bim to be one of those ordinary aflvays which are fudigenons to the country. The plytol? 18 moro frvely used by the better clusses of people In the Bouth thab futte North, Hu vemcmbered that whon he was list ona visit to New Orleans thers were four or fivo strect-shooting matches among business . e had been talking with Geu. Hlierldun nbout the Packard uifulr, and thy Ueneral did - not attribute auy Hitical plcmmi. I been such, a telegeain would have been sent to B by Gen. Augur, who is fn command of that Department, Mr, Coolbaugh had no doubt but what zonw political m{)lml would be mado out ofit, sud It might intfamo party passion and tend to pon.L»um.- the peaceful solution of the political problewn the hation was endeavoring to accomplish, = GEN, BTILEY did not belfeve thut it wus un attempt at _polit- feal aurder, though ho did not kuow the detulis ofthe atfalr, Hu'tbought it was an ordiuary shooting affray, A pentlunan standing by sug- gested, 4 Who's tho womaut” at which “there * was u general stnfle. | HESHY I DROWN, It will convince a great wany honest Demo- crats in the Northtbut somethivg isrotien down Bouth” 7. IL. WINSTON, 4 Assasainal will not belp them, No prov- ocation will ¢xzusu it. 1 have been Jooklug for 1un such oy ovcurrenve fu Bouth (furoling and Loutslana. It is the death kuell of thelr bupes uud expectations. PublMe senthoent revolts apainst any such performance.’ W, U. KING. T don't think It will bencBit the bulldozers a bit,—tho attempt tocarry a Presidential election by murdering tuo oflicers do facto,” DAVE TUORNTON, “ 1 am sorry it ogeurred ‘fiul ut this time, be- cause I¢ will” burd our fellows, but I Lope, it Jndge Bradley don't vote ta go behind thosere- turns, sumebody will shoot him,"” COL. RICANY. 1 think If that is the paticy of any party, the ganner the country knows it the better.! JUDOE BARGE, I think it It an_unfortunate oceurrence for botls parties. [ dld not belleve the Democrats would resort to that methad of carrylog on the present contest, It cannot help them any. That kind of activity necessarlly rebounds. We do nat lve I an age of ossaseinatlon,” JUDOE DOOLITTLE. 1 Agsassination will not help snyvods; the Licutenant-Goverior woutd step right lu.” The Justice to the innmlerer was speedy, The ef- Tect on the country will be bad,™ LEONARD SWRTT. “ ¢ \Whom the gods wish to_destroy they first make mad,’ T an on thelrsude, but e assay. sluation will kil the instigators. They cannos expect tu get justice fn that way," COLLECTOI JONES, St doesu’t surprise me very much, There is n great deal of bad Llood doivn there, ‘The event will sct people to thinking, " CUARLES W, DREW, It will settle the controversy down there. Packard will have the sympathy of the people. The North will favor Grant's taking posscssion of the {fuverninent and runnimg It for the bal- atce of his Administration.” TIOMAS A, MORAN. 1t I a very unfortunate thing, but what ean you expect of prople who have been treated as they have heen by a puck of thicves? It would not have required s dozen words to send out the people who met In the Exposition Building here n year ago with ropes to hang the thieves who Lnd been robblng then.!! R 8, M'CAUG, “Itisa dreadful statc of affairs, Lut thero doesn't scem to be nnf othier vm(y than Lo allow those people to see the Tully of their present amtrchy by the mischief which {t works and the trouble which 1t cuuses, und to determing for themacivas that they will have a stable Govern- ment and abide by it Y JONATHAN GOODWIN, 41 “1 don't -believe fn anything of the kinds still, there was ternible provoatton. The elfect will be bad.” : COl.t 1 I, DAVIS, It will not help the count for Tilden any, T thinl: it §s time for the Hepublican party to show the Demnocrnts that, i they widertake auy sucl thing, we will fire a gun at them, [ think they would take n bk seat if the party wolse up wil showed them that they were going to rin this Government when they earry the clectlons.” 3 0. W, BARRETT. 1 dou't think the war went far enough,! D. M. DENTON, “I1 1t was done at the instigation of o party, the elfect will be bad; but If in a private altere catton, it will not amount to anything, No one will upbolil axsassination. I will have an opin- fon when Ilearn all the creumatances,” JOIN NANCOCK, “If it is mot n perzonal sifalr, hut |s based upon politivs, it will vause trouble. I don't think the people arc prepared to allow such o thing to pass without a smost thorough Investi- gation, The motive ia evervthing, It {sasad alfuly, particulurly at this thae."” CHAUNCIY DLAIR, #1t ks no more than £ expected. Tt will recoll to the disadvantage of tlio Democrats, They g{u dnhormlgmcd to attetnpt auything of the lnd.’ 31, P, TULET, I depreeate such a thing, but 1t is a necese sary result of Federnl futerference in Louistana, When the people there have bad three succes- sive (Governors forced upon them against thelr will, it Is not at all strange that they reeort to nssussination.” GLORGE C. CLARKE, 41 thiuk Packard was a bad man, but ¢ the blood of tho murdered fs the sced of the Chureh.! Versecution and violenes never help the cause thut uses themn.” CIANLEY C. CILASE, 41 think such athing will injure any cause. ttis luullsh,—luolllh to chierish the old Teelings of violenee, ™ THRAM BARDER, “I¢ s bnd, verv bad; meluncholy, The peo- le of this country are gelting fusane, Judgo lrumbull sald Wedneaday that he felt humiliat. od to thivk that frauds like those could exist, and men were compelied to stand up i 8 court. of justice and ask to Lave them fuvestigated, Thie echo of “his volca had hardly dfed nway be- fore wo hicar the report of an assussin's plstol.’” PIANKLIN MACVEAGHL “Idon't think it will atfect the Presidentiul question, It {s shnply one of the effects of the bad wovernment down' there, The condition of things there for the past tew years has been ut- terly un-American and un-Repubilenn. Loulsle ana” hins been utterly inlsgoverned, and these acts of violenee ure nothing more than could be cflpcuwl from_any such condition of politicul aflalrs, T dou't Delieve the natlon ut lurze would sympathize wuch with the leaders of elther party. Of course the natlon will not approve of ussassination, which 13 ouly a relfe of barbarisin, hut there is no keen synipathy in the North, fn my Judgment, for the leaders of either onv of the factions down there, nor will there be uutil they get a settled, decent, re- nrmumu American Governent. 1 don't think this artempted assassination will act uu the Judiclaliy-minded men fn whosa handa the Pres- identiul ‘question now is,” D WILLIAM STEWART, o(X dSlewrm. & Aldrich, the wholesule grocers, & alds *This 1s simply the outeroppiugs of the pros- ent ‘state of affulrs down there. There s no such thing us public opiulon agalnst assassing utd murderers, If there was, i1 there could be u atigma of disgrace fustened upon the men who do thess deeds of violencs und Dbloodshed, then there would bo some that thy law would owaln lope assert I!-r.-r!. It 0 inan down there s at all irri- tuted, b becomes exclted, and fs just as upt as. not to use his plstol an vou, They ure just like those Russians of whom it was once salil that it you scratchied them you would tind o Cossuck, t would be hardt to'tell what effect this atfolr will have on the Arbitration, Judges are men, Tter all, and lave thelr feclings just ke the rest of us, but nobody can speak with certainty aud say that this will'prejudice theo sgulust the Democrats,” WILLIAM G, IIDBARD, 1 have 1o opinlon to express, They have got this thing precey well tuddled up, and thlukiit 1s best to settlo v the best way the can, It scems thut they tured around am shot the assassin, | That's a good thing, sln't it Baved the expenze to the State of hanging e may live, thou $AD, thut's unfortumate, ' * Do you think this wiil In any way prejudico the Presidential ?umumu &) * No, 1don't think it witl, ‘Phe Judizesoughtn't to bo prejudiced, ntleust, No, $don't think thia will huve anythinzto do with the questions which were rabved two or threo days nd, more than that, I don't see why the Demoeratic party sliould be held respansible for the uet of any oie nan=hrobably alanatic—any more than that they couid properly be held aecountuble for Lunculn's assuseinution by Booth," ILENRY W, KING, “Pleaso slip me this tine and I will take caro of you the next,” And the gentleman hustened to look up u custumer's necount Iy his ledger, C. 1. KELLOGG, 1 have fust heanl of it, and aw sorry It oce curred, I dow't think it will intluence sucls inen s tho Judges of the Bupreme Court,” €. 3. HIENDERSON regretted the ozeurrence very much, but did nut think p::urlo should be astinlshed ut any auch ullalr, [t was owlng to the terrible cone ditlon of thiugs ut the South, Wendell Phillips had hit the thing rlzht when o sald this con- dition of uffalrs was chargeable to the leaders of the Bouth,—tho men of intellizence, culture, amd retiuement, who, after the War, fustead ot secepting tho situation, and nuking thy best of it, sullenly withdrew' from politiey, and left everything” to tho plotters and ssheme e, telllng the 1o **look after the niggers themselves.”? True, tho Republleun party had put mavy bad men ot the Bouth fn oillee, but” the purty wus not sespunsibie for them any more than the Democrats wers re- sponsible for all of the's black sheep, ‘This alfaly ,x:“lgdh’t] ll:lfl:l :?‘mu cfleu‘ u)x‘:u jlnu l’reaidmntul dle, but It was pretty bard to predict any- thing o regui wlhlnl v 2 % A THN HO: %I expected Pul N, PARWELL, rd would liave been killed louz aiza, It 15 of u plece with the bulldozing of voters, Assoon, however, ns they coulin'e et along with that,'thoy resolved to tue it to tho court of lust resort, as it were—tae phatol, ‘The Southeru people il not allow any mun irom the North to live there, and capecially to hold offlce there, 28 long as he votes with Re- "tha‘?“’;! t, 1 it “ What affect, In vour opiufon, will this havo on thio Arbitrution tribunul 14 i) 1t don't seein to me that they need to got ony further testimony. ‘This vught to Lo tue last witness." ** But the Judges are supposed to be unpreju- Aleed.” Yus, and how their votes l’uw it! How they show thut there s Bo bartisanship there un eltlier side, The thing {3 su absurd—the ides that they could plek vyt suybody fu this counuy who wasn't o partisang thut because a nan wus 2 Judgy becouldn'’s Lelony to o paityd Why, it fan’t possivle for a mun in this country not to bea partisan. It 13 just us | predicted it would Lo we bave traded off Ferry for Bradiey,! Did you ever have uny talk with Packard about the dangaers to which he was exposed 1 *Yes, we talked about it the last thwe I was dowa there,—only a short thue sgo. 1 eald to Liw, * Dou't you fear that you may havesome trouble, aud”that sowg wil ehool yout' *Well,! ha safd, *I have resson to fear as much, but 1 have male up my mind to domy duty, face the musle, and take whatever may come,' ' JOIN V. PARWELL. *'f think this settles the question. The Ars Ditration Committee needn't go any further, The lust witness Is enough." CHAMBAIBX, TLL, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. CHaAMPAIGS, 1L, Feb. 15,~At about 1 oclock to-day news arrived fn this city of the killing of Gov. Packanl. The feeling on the subject Is Intense, v Republicans here are of the opins fun that It is thine ussassination, bulldozing, and futlmidation was put nn end to, and, if there be nnly law, that it be enforced. The old Hghting. aplrit isarousced, and, swere ¢ necessary.a full reg- fment could be raixed in this county licfore noon to-morrow. The Democratic party is responsible for this state of fecling. They alune can stop it. Ifthero must he another war to IIDP this thing, Iepublicans are ready, and say let jt come quickly, The sooner the better, ~ Bumo Democrats try to justify the killing of Packard on political growuds, and say it served him right, while others clalm thelr party is not re- sponstble, aml that it 18 a personal affair, AIRINUPIRLD, ML, Spectat Dispaleh to The Tridune, SPAINGRIRLD, 111, Feb, 15,~There was consid- eralie excitement in leglslative cireles 8t noon to-day over the recelpt of ndispateh announcin the attempted assassiuation of (Jov, Packard ol Louutsiana. The Inter dispatelics were u dectded retlef to both parties, e S TIIE RAILROADS. TERMINAL CITARGES, The clevator men of this dty have finally succumbed to the public clamor that u reduc- tiun shouldl be mado: in the high terninal charges at this point. They lave submitted a letter to the raillroad managers announcliyg that on the first of next month they will reduce the elevator chiarge trom £ cents per bushel for Lwenty days to 1€ cents for ten davs, and the trimniing tharge trom 31 per cur to 50 cents, providet the “roflroad men will abolish the switching charge. The rallrond iuen say they are perfeetly will- ing to aboilsh the charge for switching i onler to hielp bring ahout a reduction of the bigh ter- minal charges, hut they do not think tlist the clevator men have goue far enough fu thele desire for reforuy, roposition has been sub- nitted to them to make the reduction as fol. lows: Elevator charges, fivat ten daye, 1 eent} commlssione, 1¢ centy switching andtrimning, X L|uu.; makitg the total terminal charges 15§ cents, At nresent the cliarges are as follows: Ele- vator charizes, 2 cenlsy commissiuns, 1 cent; trnming, 3{ cen witehing, 1§ cent; mnaking a total of 43¢ cents. 1t will be scen that the reductlon, as proposed by the raflroad men, amounts to & cents per bushel, while the reduction the elevator men are witling to mnke amounts to about 1 cent. Thie proposition of the rallroad men s a fair and ressonable oue, and should be nceepted by the clevator men without the least hesitatlon, Tl tnet cannot be denled that the high terminal charges at this polut have deiven the grain trude to uther pinces. Toledo, which is also o Jake port, has 8 totul terminal x-lman of butl cent, and it i3 therefore not surprising that it Das gulned In'the same proportion that Chlcago lua loat, If Chileago wants to hold s own, amd wishes (o continue” the great grain mart of tho West, radleal measures must T taken at onee. With o reduction of 2 cents per bushel In the terminal charge o good begincing hins been made, and Chicago cannot fall to be azain alead of ull'its cumpetitors In o very short time, IPASSENGER RATES REDUCED, The agents of the Grand Trunk Railway re- ceived Instructions yesterday to put on ssle sccond-claes tickets from Chicago to Boston ut the followinz reduced rates: Via Montreal, 815; via New York Central oud_Boston & Al- bany, 8173 via the Erfe and New York, $18; via Troy and Albany, $10. This action on the part of tho Grand Trunle will undoubtedly conipel the other ronds leading rom this city to the East to scll second-class tickets at reduced Hince the reduction in the recular first-class rates to tho East, no second-cluas tickets have been sold c. t at the rates whicn prevalled before tho commence- ment of the raflroad war, and which nre higher than those of the regular hunited first-cluss It will probubly aleo have the effect of stopping the sale of linlted tlckets alto- gether, and of making the present rate, 818 from Chieago to New York, unlimited. The present price fs conefdered tvo low by some of the roads, and several of thewn are unxlous to have the old rate—g22 from Chicago to New York— re-estabifshed. In view of the fact, lowever, that the old fend between the New York Central and Erle Rallroads In regard to the rates between Buflalo und New York hus not yet been settled, and ns there are no prospeets “of o settlement, it will be impossible for the roads to make the through rates more than $18, There canbe no doubt that the rallrouds will flud it to thelr ad- yantage tomake this rate permanent, With a fuir busluess it Ieaves them o good margin of profit, and at Tow figrures there will certalnly be more travel than at high ones. THE STRIKING ENGINEERS, &Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. TostoN, Muss., Febu 15,~\ reaction has set in in favor of the Boston & Matne Rallroad, and the few tralus ou the short routes have been run pretty regularly to-day.. The englu- eers are still buying off the new comers, and to-nteht gay that the road will havo great dille culty fn keeping ts chwagements Lo-murrow. Yresent indleations are that'the struggle will bo along and bitter one, the Englueers Brothers lood betng determined that, i possible, the recedent of a defeat shall not be establistied n Boston, The Directors of the ruad held an fuformnl meeting to-dar, and greatly encour- aged the manngement.” There was but ouu opinlon_expressed, and that was that every e commodation possible shoull be affonded the Bubl(c fndependent of tho Bratherhood, The lockade of frefzht which has so fur proved to much for the Laston Itallroad was broken to- day, And threo frelzht tralns were run from Portland and 1laverhill, with « promise of tors during to-night, TIHE PENNSYLVANIA, Special Divpateh to Tie Tribune. Pititaperriia, Feb, 15.—Pennsylvania has fallen azaln from $43¢ yesterday to 421 to-day, One of the causes allezed {5 that o coushlernble amount of four-months paper of the Pennayls vanla Companyg, one of Its branches fudoreed by’ the Penusvlvania Rallroad Compuny, hua been thrown upon the market” within the lust few weeks, It fs alleged by frlends of the Cumnpany that thero 18 no fear In this connee- ton, s our largest and best banks, and the mnat careful of vur bankers, ure sulld to be dis- counting this paper, so fndorsed, b 4655 per cent, “wind are eaill to esteem it among the most. desirable of thelr offerings, The Penusylvuniu Company owes to the Pennsylvants Railroud Company, on settle- ment, the'amount for which it has lven its ace ceptances, atd cluims eatire abllity to tuke up the notes a3 they uature, Some of it becomes due in a few doys, A ROTECTED ROAD, Suectal Dispateh o The Tridune. Leaveswonty, Kau., Feb, 15.—Committecs have been appolnted by the people of the towns along a proposed new rallroad to visit Chicago and wake arrangements with capitalists there for ity construction, The soute in contempla- tion will start from Lesvenworth and run (s o northeasterly direction to Oskalooss, la., from thence to Topeka, thenee to Councll urove, thenee to Marian Ceatre, thenee to MePherson, Lyons, Ellinwood, and Gireat Bend, 'This may vary a lletle, 1t witl traverso one of the richest portions of Kunsas, und supply u market to hose who are unable to dispoie of thele products ut o falr profit, becauss of the grent distance to a raflway, The !muple il glony this line are cxcesdingly anxious for the toal, aud have 50 expressed themselves tu public meetings, SUIT TO RECOVER, Epectal Dispatck fo The Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Luid, Feb. 15.~The Evansville & Crawfordsvillo Raflroad Company to-day Lrought sult azafust the Logansport, Crawe fundaville & Southwestern Rallroasd Company in tie United Brates Court for §19,000 dumages for alleged depreciation of Sta'voad and proper- ty leased Ly the furiner to tho latter duniig the thue of the lease, ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN, CLEVELAND, O, Feb. 15.—The clection of the Board uf Directors fur the Atleutic & Great Western Raflway Company, aunouseed to be held I thls city to-day, was preveated by an fn- Junction restralning A rs. Woodman, "Burke, und Huildekaper, representing twenty-oue mille fons stock owned by furty Eogilsh capituliaty, frowm holdiug any niecting winatsoever. THE BLACK SCANDAL. Bpecial DispatcA ¢o The Tribune. INDIANAPOLYS, Feb, 15.—TlLe trial of tho Black scandal bas been poatponed on account of the absencou? witoesies for the prosecution. Elder. Isaac Everett, of Cinclnuatl, W. T, Moore, of Cinelunatl, and Juseph T. Irwiy, of Cul:umbul, Luve been added to the ‘Trlal Com- wlyglon, CRIMINAL NEWS. Hanging of the Murderer Osch- wald, at Trenton, N. J. Ryan, s Partner in Crime, Es- capey the Noose by Polson. Pertinacity of the Pardon-Hunters and Firmness of the Governor. A Brave of the Bardolph and Plstol Order Discovered at Duhuque, In. A Long Schedule of Minor Dastardly Doings Chronicled, TXECUTED, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. NESY Yous, Feh. 15.—Charles Oschwald was hanged to-day at Newark for the murder of Po- leeman J. Stanley Brock., Thomas Ryan, who was to be hung as Oschwald's accomplice in burglary and murder, died Inhis cell at 8 o'clock this morning, undoubtedly from the effects of polson. The event caused agreat denl of cx- uitement in Newark, crowds of poople thronging the streets fu the nefghborhood of the County Juil from 7 o'clock In the morning till noon. All through thelr trial and {mprisonment the tnen declared thelr fnnocence. Great exertions were made to obtain o mew trisl, Theee efforta were not successful, however, and, the New Jersey Senate having re- fused to pass over Gor, ledle's veto, a bill in- troduced for the exnress benefit of the prison- erg, the Sherifl of Esrex County proceeded to muake the nevessary preparations for the exeeu- tlen, The prisoners bud not censed to hope un- til Monday night, when word wus communleated to them by Bherdff Harrlson that the bill for thelr relief had not been passed over the Gove ernor's veto. 'The prisoners’ counsel made new efforts to obtaln from them a confession of their gullt, but still the two men osserted their {nnocence. Wednesday Oschwald ate supper early In the evening, but Ityan, who had complained of ill- neas, coutd not eat. At 9 o'clock tho Rev. Mr. Allen, o Buptist minister, remalned with them. Ryan grew worse durlng the evenlng, with vio- lent puins in his stomach, vomitiog, and reteh- fng, and ut 10:30 o'clock it was thought hie was dying. When usked by Col. Johnson, the War- den, i his moaniug and tossing were not caused by remorse, Ryan »ald: “Ican only say I am Innocent. More I'can't eay without Iyinz." SherlfT Harrlson und Mr. Morrow, of the prisorers! counsel, hud n long huterview with Oscliwald, ut the eud of which he relterated Ws fnnoeence, At 11 o'clock lio blew out hils light and went to bed. The gullows was erected during the evenlog fn full sight of both prisoners. Toward duy- light 1t wus notlced by Deputy-SherifT Baldwin that Ilyan's extremitics were cold, and they were rubbed to restore anfmation, By sunrise he showed every indication of approachiog death, Lut asked to be moved, just before 8§ o'clock, when he was taken f{oto the corridor und sat down at the door of Nis cell. Hedrankacup of tea and appeared to fall asleep, but, o few mosnents after §, the Consta- ble In chargo saw o change take place fn his countenance; bls jaw fell, and he dled before o physiclan conld reach him. Upon an examina- tlon of the stomach Dr, Leslie Ward and Dr. Titus found strong Indlcations of corrosive pol- son. Oschwald manffested uo surprlse at the death of hls fellow when Informed of H#, During the night he sald bie hoped Ryan would die before morn- ing 0. that he would not be hanged. Rev. Mcssrs. Alen and Weed camie to Oschwald's cvll soon after 8, and from that time unti) the exccution prayer was heard within ‘the Lars, Oschwald was shaved early In the morning and requested the barber to remove his moustache. e prepared Mmself for the exccutlon, wearlug dark psntaloons, o white shirt with black studs, aud 8 black walsteoat, He appeared entirety collected, and conversed with all who camu near the door of his cell, wearing no alr whatever of bravado. e salil he had not slept 1le bade farewell to hla mother and father carly In the morning. “Don’t ery,” he sald; it can't be helped now." ‘The gallows bl been prepared for two vie- thus, and atter Ryan's death u change was made fu_the welghts, which were reduced to about 400 pounds, Qutslde the prison the crowd numbered rev- erul thousund people, and was vomposed In great part of childreu, who could see nothing whatever withiin the prison. At 10:30° there weru sbout 150 persons, ‘At 10:39 Col. Davis, Deputy Sherlfl, entered Oschiwald’s cell and unnounced that the time had come for his exccution, sud read the deatts warrant, ‘The Rev, Mr. Weed knelt with Osch- wald in prayer, and, ut its couclusion, Oschwald Klesed both ils spiritunl advisers and shook hands warmly with Col. Davls, who said, **Don't go before your God with a falseliood on your lips," to whith Oschwald replied, *Col- onely dte nn fnnovent man,” His nrms were rlu(unml, the novse hung about his neck, and he ap put on. Oschwald's fuco wore 8 pafned “look, but he did not quall, The _cords . sbout the prisoner's aukles made ft somewhat — ditllcult for hiin towalk, but ho mude Jus way steadily tothe gullows, * A chalk-lue had been murked on tho floor upon which be was to stand, aind he curctully placed Nis fect s suggested, one on cach side ot the mark, Col. Duvis adjusted the nonse, connected ft with the dropeline, pulied the black eap over the wan's fuce, and then -lcu,xed & pace to thu rear, holding on to Oswhwgld’s elbow, At 11308 lo nodded lllghllg'. There dull nolse thy ireadle was moved, Oschwald roso quickly into the alr, -~ fell again to the leagth of the rope, und then swuug about wwelve fect ubove the oor from which he had been Nited. The uring were twisted Iuwtl!y but strongly tn thele piulons, the legs were drawn up aml backward & trifle, the shoulders were ited convulsively u fuw tines, and then all o~ tlun cegsed, 1:13 the pulentions ceused cue tirely, aud Oschwald was prosotneed dead, Al 1130 the body was luwered amd taken to the Iuundry, where the body of Ryan already luy, Soon after Dr. Ward aud Dr, Drumley nado a sccond examination of the bodly of Ryan, and found new {ndleations of poisoning in the hourt and viseers, It wus learned that all the meals of thy prisoner had been prepared out of full and brought to the prison by the family, und It hed not oceurred to the Slieriff that this privi lege would be turned to tho use it now uppean wius mudo of ft. £ wus a a3 THE CHIME, Tey Broek, of tho tinst precinet tn Newark, N, J., t two burg. The oilleer was detafled speclally to watch some private resldences, the owners of which had gonu fnto the country for the scason. Shortly after § u'clock, us he was paseluys atong Murruy strect, he heard a nofee i the coal-vels lar of Horwe Bedell's huuse, near tho corer of Ciinton wvenne. On exumination, Brock fuund that the iron gruiing of the cellur-windows had been pricd off sud the sush removed, With- out hesftation, he Jumped through the wine dow gnd groped T his way in the durke ness 1o A etalrcase leading to tho - dluor above, On golng up the stalrs hie discovered a man, who saw bl at the snme monient und re- treated futo the batheroom, The otficer fol- lowed, aud, pushing opeu the door ot 8 narrow passaze-way between the hall und the bath. rooin, wis coufronted by two e, one of whom Bnmcedlately leveled o revolver and ffred, Ol cer Brock returned the shot, and then, tndlug that ho was wounded, ran dowa stairs und ty Lhie sldewalk, where o fell s lars made thelr way into the [ g trap-door fnto the rear yurd, Beallng the fence, they fed un Murray street, and were lost slehit of, Beveral of the hengibors saw thens us they climbed the tence and went up the street, but nu sttempt was inade 10 Jntercept or cape tury them. Mesuwhile the nolse of the shots Lt gaven alura, sud those who rushed vut to fuquire the cause found Otlleer Brock 1ylng on the stdewalk, hlccdluf freely from a wound in the left side, o few fnches “below, the wnmplt. “The physiclans at ouce gave hlm uap us lost to 1lfe, tho bulteg huyig Felwtmlcsl the lung, e lugered, however, Ul the 10th, just o week after he was sbot. Ou thic 5th of August Detectives Fischer and Sulth, of Newark, arrested ‘Thomus Ryan sud Cuarles Oschiwuld on eusplelon that they were the bunglars who shot ths offlcer. They were ddentitled by verfous persous who saw thewn bastenivg away from tho potut of the rlug, A colored womuat, who noticed two uien runuiog through Priuce strect with a bl bagg, pieked Osehiwald and Ryun out of & group of clgbt men uy the oues wbe hud seen. Ten daya Jator the black bag, coutatuing silyer aud "5 other articles taken from Mr. Bedeil's house, was found under the stoop of a paloon which Oschwald and Kyan were known to have entered on the morning of the affalr, 8o the chaln of evldence gathered about the two men. In s ante-mortem statement, the offl- cer gave his Lelief that ¢t wos Osch- wald who shiot hitn. The Coroner's jury held hoth parties, and they were fndicted by the (Girand Jury Hept. 16, The trial bezan Oct. 1, and ocenpled peves dave. The chlef tes- timony for the defense {hat of Oschwald’s brother Frederiz, who swore that Charles was with him at home all the night after 12 o'cluck, The jury found Loth prisuners gufity, as prin. clpal’ and aceessors, and they were sentenced to be hung, Hyan'had served n term In State Prison for burglary, and general bad character added to the ?enenfl conviction of guilt, Since the trial every effort has been made by able counsel to get 'a stay of executfon, or s commutation of tlie sentence to 1ife {mprison- ment, The mother of Oschwald and alster of Iyun visited the Governor, but he declined to interfere In any way, . As late s Monday of this week a bill was ntroduced Into the Legls- Jature, the operation of which would gecure a respite. ‘The 11l way engincered by Senator Magle, one of the counsel for the ‘vonvicted men, and was passed throurh both Houscs without delay. ' 'Tlie Governor refused his size nature, iowever, thus closing the lastavenue of hope. ~ Nelther Oschwald uor Ryan would, till within _a day or two of “their death, sce any retlglous leachers, They stead- fly maintalned thelr fnnocence and thelr eomposed demeanor, declaring thnt if they. must die unjustly, they would die bravely, They vlahined that their. conviction was brought about by the clamor uf the news- paners, which, had fufluenced the Jury mare than theevidence, none of the Jatter being other than circumstantinl. Amoml; the pleas made for them wnsthe lack of thne for_rellglous preparation to meet death, but Gov Bedle was nexorable In hia deciston. Both Oschwald nmd Tiyan were fu Infancy baptized fnto the Catholic Chureh. ‘fhat was’ the extent of their church connection. On the 1st of February, Gov, Hedle's private seerctary placed in the hands of Sherlf Harrie sou the teath warrant, duly siened by the Gov- ernor and stamped with the broad sesl of the State. During the alternoun the Sherii? visited the fnil and formally notitled the prisoners of the ‘Governor’s decision. They received the news with u remarkable degree of cunlness, yer With s full realization of thefr position, and etontly saseverated that they were funocent of the erime charged. When they had been eace ritived, they eald, murder would out aud their memorles be vindicated. The $herlfl made his_ preparations with the greatest eare, and tested the gallows o every possible way, e was resolved there should be 1o mistake, resulthig In such terrible scencs aa have been witnessed in late executions, If pre- catition could prevent, It was declded that the exclusion of spectators should be rigidly ad- hered to, with the sole exception of uttending clergey, officials, and representatives of the press. 4T ‘To«lny 8pecial Treasury Agents seized several cases of pruncllas, worth £5,000, which were smuggled from Montreal, They also arrested Samuct Stratford, of 232 West Forty-first strcet, and Churles B. Spencer, living at Earle's Iotel, charged with beiug in vonspiracy, and they were hield to ball by United Btates Commissloner Shields. For years pnst agents lave been trylni to discover smugylers, und ot last they have discovered the whole plot. Dr. McClanagban, proprictor of ‘the Ex- press 1utel, Moutreal, s the head and runt of the consplracy, and ecveral United States Inspectors and higgage-mnsters at Mon- treal and telegraph operaturs were in the con- |lxlrncy with * him. 1le produced duplicate cheeks, one of which lie would attach to a box contatuing goods, and the other hu sent to the purchaser. ~ Inspectors wero telepraphed by cipher the number of the chiock on the bargage, and passed it through without cxamumation. Letters in McClunachan's handwriting were found In the possession of both prisoners. The officers got '3 mun to tnake purchases of vruncllas, poods ‘used in” making lndics’ guiters,and on which there s a duty of 55 cents per pound, from MeClanaghan, and Specinl Acent M. Willfaws followed' the 'goods from Montreul futo the United States by way of Rousc's Polut, Inland Pond, Newport, Ogdens- bure, and St Albans, and suw how the plot Many nrreats of merchants, midile- nitend Htntes Inspectors, and others are experted. The Government hos been defrauded out of vast sums by smugrlers, und the plot wasone of tho deepest and beat planned ever discovered by the officlals, McClanaghan {a worth half a millivn doltars ASSAULT ON A WOMAN, Spectal Dispateh ta The Tribune. Dunvque, fa, Feb. 15~A brutal outrage was committed to-day on Mrs. Lydia Leffert by a Dr, A, 1L, Knapp, a dentist of thiscity. ‘Tho lady two years ago purchased a set of falss tecth from Dr. Knapp, for which she paid him 850, Rut the teeth never gave satlsfaction, and several thnes she has been in aud had him fix them and peld b, To-lay sle was in ogaln, and ho charged lier €5, As she was taking the money out to pay bhim he seized Ler aml struck her two” or three blows In the fuce, knocking her over a table, und forcibly took the teeth from her mouth, and struck hier azaln, By this time her screams at- tructed some citizens, who at once interfered. Ruspp was arrested amd taken before g Justice, when the above facts were ellvted, and hic was tined $10 and vosts for assault aud battery. ARRESTED TOR ROBBERY. Speciul Dispateh to The Tridune, « Btoux City, I, Feb, 16.—Frank Schwartz and Chiarles MeKluney were urrested yesterday at Omaha by the SheritTof this county. They are charged with robbing und assault withintent to kill Thomas Galvin suime weeks sinee n this eity. They were seetred through Information furnished by oncof thelr confederates named Frank Wilder, who was captured at the time of the robbery, - They were examined before Jus- tiew Brennan this atternoon and held {n the sum of $1,000 cach for trial, As they could not fur- nish bonds they weru Jocked up Tor safe-keeplng L the nest term of court. CRIMINAL ELOPEMENT, Syecial Dlspalch fo Ihe Iribune. Lavonte, lud,; Feb, t5.—£hllip J. Spittler, u JJeweler, who has been In business for ten years or more, and who lately sold out his entire stock, bas, so it {8 rumored, left for parts un- known with another man's wife, Spittler suld hewus going to hils former home, but he cannot now be found. He leaves his wife und several chitdren In needy drcumstunces. The husband of the erring wite Is a laborer fn the cuploy of the Lake Share & 3 u’ Southern Rallroad Compuny, Oflicers are hmx(ng alterthy huppy palr, but as yot they vanuot be heard of, DUBUQUE, TA. Spectal Disyatch t The Tridune, DunuQue, In, Feb, 15—~To-day Willlun Young, the leader of & gang of counterfelters, was arrested and lodged fu jail, Mo has been runuing u barber-shiop hero for some time, Two abandoned wumien were also arrested as befng members of the same gang, Queaf the eacuped convicts from the Anomosa Temtentiary. “i“ reeaptured to-duy at Farley, la., Ix‘)' Mr. o G, Wheat, The othiers bave bedu n-(-n“‘n thut vicinity, and moy perhaps ba cape ture BURGLARS ARRESTED, Speciut Dispateh (o The Triduns, Tont Waysg, lud, Feb, 15.—Last night Chief-uf-Police Diehl urreated Mosea Berdostedn, David Crouce, Richand Wallace, and Hugh Medean on a charge of burglury, aud to-day they were lodged fu Juil to awalt examinatiou, ‘They are belteved to be tha leaders ot & gang of burglars who buve been operating in tils city for “several months. Properly stolen from varfous stores, reshilences, and (reight-cars was funnud fn thelr possessio — DAD NICKELS, Special Dispateh to The Tridune. Miwausge, Feb, 15.—Jucob I, Snyder, of Waupun, a vounterfelter, was arralgned fu the Uuliud States Court to-doy, pleaded gullty tv munulectueing counterfelt nlckels, ond was sens tenced to two years fn State’s Prison, and left for Wuupun tmmediately. The prisoner for- werly was a guard (i tho prisos,sud clalmed that # prisoner fustructed Lim how to wake molds for tho msnulacturing of thy colo, CONVICTED, Special Dipaick (0 The Tribune. Bast Bauiyaw, Mivi, Febo 15.—Market Feuke, an Austrlan Llucksmith, was convicted fu the Circuit Court to-day of murder 1 the secoud degzree. Ho “shiot Henry Davis on the strect fu Saginsw City on_ Thanksglving Day, t&«:u: the elfects ot wileh Davls dicd o few days vy JONLY A DEAD-BEAT, Divpatch fo Ciucinnull Gasette. Broomiseton, I, Feb. 19.~Juhu Plerson, the confessed wunderer of the Lite Gen, Murray McConnely, was discharged today. Plerson had' been confined In jJail In this city for seversl weeks past, on his own confesslon, but it was clearly evident from his statements that he was an lmpostor., ARSO! Bpecial Ditpalch fo The Tridune, Micmiaax Ciry, Ind,, Feb. 15.—In the Cire cui’ Court at Laporte to-day, John S8imons was sentenced to three years and Charles Riser to two years In State’s Prison for burning the rest dence of Charles manr’ in this city, in Decerne rgrnlnl, with a view of obtalning $1,100 fosur ces A BULLDOZER, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, . BrriNorieLy, 1L, Feb. 15.~Willlam Shea, of Lincoln, was brought licrs to-night ona charge of corruptly endeavoriug to obstruct and ime Eede the administration of justice In the United tates Court, and secking to Intimidate wit- neases, He was joiled, pending trial, : ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. DANTILLE, Tl Feb, 15.—A tnan named Sam- el Lane was arrested at East Lynne last night night on {he charge of murderlne Thotnas | Mahr near Coal Creek, Ind., one day last week, Oflicers from Indians passed turotigh here to doy witi the prisoner. . TIE LATEST FORGERY, New Onreaxs, La., Feh, 15,—It is now stated that the total net loss by the operntiuns of Laun, who obtalned advances on forged cottor orders, will not exceed $120,000. Scligmat lelman & Co.'s net loss is but $30,000. —— A LUCKY LOON. . Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. IspraNavoLms, Feb, 15.—Taylor, the defaults Ing Franklin Cashler, has been deciared fnsane, ' and will be placed in an asslum here for treate tent, A BIG ROBBERY, New Yonk, Feb. 15.—1he store of Willlam 8terres & Co., Importers of laces, at Nu. 593 Broadway, was robbed last night of ita Guest stock. Loss éstimated at over 325,000, bty FATALLY 81107, CueveNse, Wro., Feb. 16,.—Thomas McClaln, Company 1 Flfth Covalry, shot and fataily wounded tieorse Hunt, Company K same regi ment, at Sldney, Neb., to-day. i Daihins, CITARGED WITIHI FORGERY, Ewyiny, N. Y., Feb, 15,—Sheriff Swanborough, of Lake County, IlL, bas arrcsted Henry Ward Browa on charge of forgery at Itacine, Wis, —— " FIRES. AT DUBUQUE, TA. DrouQek, Iu., Feb. 15.—To-nleht ut 0 o'clock the distillery of Adams Jaeger fn this city was found to be on fire, and o far advanced as to reslst all ottempts to save it. It Is doubtful whether It could have been saved had the steamers been near at hand, but as the locatlon of the burning bLuilding was at the ex- treme worth end of the (tity, two miles from the pearest cngine-liouse, the distillery was a mass of flames before the steam- ers reached the spot. The distillery has not been operated for a year, and a portion of 1t was used temporarily as a dwelling, but the family were visitlug hard Ly when the fire cau; Two englues and a copper still that cost 812,000, together with tho entira contents beside, wera butned. The loss I about_ 810,000, aud the in- surance {s only about §6,000. AT SIOUX CiTY,. TA. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune. Siovx Cirr, la, Feb. 15,—A fire here to- night destroyed u stable belonging toT. J, Kiukald. A valusble horse and cow were burn- c¢d. The origin of the fire Is unknown. Theo loss is about $1,500; fully Insured. NEAR SAGINAW, MICIL Bpecial Dispalch 10 The Tridune. East 8auinaw, Mich., Feb. 15.—Tho school- house in District 6, Township of Buenn Vista, fn thls county, was destroyed by incen- diary fire carly this morning, Loss, $1,600; in- sured for 3 CIIICAGO. A still alarm to the Fire Patrol at 9 o'clock yesterday morning was caused by the bolllug over of u kettle of tar In the rear of No. 19 Mouroe street. Damage nominal, THE TURT. THE SEPTILATERAL MEETING. New Yons, Feb. 15.—~The Board of Stewards of the National Trotting Assocfation bas de- chled that the purses for the Buftalo, Rochester, and Utlea races ahall close tozethier July 18, and the purses of the Poughkeepsie, Springfield, and Hartford races shall close the 15th of Au- gust. Each Assoclatlon 1s limited to the gross amount of purses to not over $20,000 and not less than 85,000, the four moneys to be fn cach race divided, belug 50, 23, 14, aud 10 per cent. ‘The Stewards present were Morgan L. Mott, of Pouzhikeepsie; 3Mr, Edwards, of Cleveland; Mr. Humity, ot Builalo: Mr, Sheldon, of Rochester; Mr. Grahum, of Ut Ir. ‘Barnard, of Fleet- wood Purk; Col. Loomils, of Hurtford; and Mr. Powers, of Springfleld, ————— RUFFIANLY OUTRAGE. o A most outrazcous attempt to commit rape was ninde between 8 and 0 o'clock last evening Ly u youny man, whose nume, unfortunately, is not known at present. At 8 o'clock Hridget Murray, a young gisl residiug ot 81 Ialsted street, left hows to me- company a' companion named Kittie Weldon lalf way home, the latter residing near the Unlon Stock-Yards. At the corner of Ialsted strect und Arclier avenue they met a young man Wwith whom Miss Weldon appeared to be ace quufuted, and- he voluntoered to accompany them, and see both of them home. Reaching ‘Twenfy-ninth street, Miss Murray turned back, fearlng that her relatives might becqume anxlous a8 to her whereabouts, and, singularly enough, the young man turned buck also, but kept fol- Towing sume paces lu tho rear. At Twenty~ eighth etreet ho mado khown lls sinlster designs by assaulting: Miss Murray, aud, throwing "her down , upon thes side- threatened to "KL her {f she sereamed ur resisted, She did sercam, however, and attracted the attention of a ludy passing fu the nelghborboud, who svon brought Otiicer Plunt to the reacue, but too late to capture the young rutlian, The yuuni woman's clnlhln? aund tlesh were badly torn, aud guve evidencs of the desperate strugglhe, ————— 0BITUARY, Hpecial Diwaich to Ths Tridune, u LaCrosax, Wis., Feb. 15.—Henry M. Hart, for fifteen years a resident of LaCrosse, sud promts nently identiticd withits business interests, died this morning. Although he had been in feeble licalth for some time his death was a shock to the comwmunity, 3r, Hart was a member of the firm of Hart, Norton & Co., mauutacturers and dealers In azrlcultural fmplements, Bpectal Ditpaich 1o The Triduxe. Brooinetoy, I, Leb, 15,~3rs, Clarissa Duvham, motber of Mrs, George A. Tryoer, and Mry, N, B. Washburn, mothor of 3irs. Ass 11, Moory, dicd to-day, Both were old resldeats and much respected, WugrLixg, W, Va.,, Feb, 15.—John Bishop, anold sud roipected citlzen, Sceretary of the Citizens’ Insurance Company, fell dead in the steeet to-day from apoplexy. [ A e M BUSINESS NOTICES. Mrs, Winsluw's Sootling Syrup, for chil drenteothing, sultens the guwy, reduces lufammae tion, aliays all pain. Surd to regulate the bowsls. e —— Toland's Arowatic Bitter Wine of Jron laa semedy for uervous debility, hopoversted blood, d imnpalred digestion, Dopot, 53 Clark street. Goodrich Transportation Co, RECEIVE AND SHIF GOODS T0 Racing, Milwaukee, Pf. Washington, Sheboye o, Hauitewee, Kewaunee, Ahuepee, udingtow, and Manistee, Oflee and Docka fout Michigau-uv. e and Docke oot B itina, wagee