Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1877, Page 5

"UHE CHICAGO 'IRIBUNIS oncy by banking, MATRR Axszry Roris- flmn’wayq a banker at Frankfort when tho Elcctor Wirtiam of Hesse Cnesel fled in 1500 betore the Invading French, His knowtedge of the strict uprightness of MATxR fn all his bual- ness relatlons led the Elector to trust him with tho contents of his Treasury—8$5,000.000. This Maren was to keen cight years without inters est. This immonso sum refnalned with Rotns- cmit.p and Ins heirs for seventeen yoars, aud was asource of such great profit to them that they votuntarily pald tho Elector 3 per cont Interest yearly. This trust was the source of the for- iune which has grown i the hands of Maven AxsELy Notitsoninn's five sons into thelargest agacegation of capilal In the worlds e e — Mr. . W. Emereon delivered his annual lecture befors bifs townspeople of Concord last week, Tho pabject was Doston, The Inference from the dls- canrao would sccm to be that tho character of the city and the peonlo was tha rosulting compound, chemically epenking, of Puritantam snd climste. The Harvard College Faculty are contempliating another change in their requirements fur admis- slon, by which applicants will be reqaired to read st elght from certaln Ureek and Latin authors, instead of passing examination on a certain pre- scribed amount, As {8 now the custom everywhere, A correspondent of the Epringfleld Republican talln of & little girl whose papa bas recently dome under the fntinences of Moody . and Bankey, Bhe v.anted & secund tart at supper and was refused I, ¢ Paps,* she sald abraptly, **why do you sing *Feed me till I wantnomors'?™ Sho gotthe tart, . The Now York Tribune hns a stronz article against the Weslern Unfon Telegraph Company and Mr. Osborn, and In favor of the Atlantic & Pa cific's new Incorporators, We do not now need to fnqulre what Mr, Jay Gould thinka of the matter} Iis record ns an onti-mouopolist journalist hns been tou long beforo the couniry, Thae worst sign abont the breach-of-promisc soit brought sgainst Slmon Cameron 1 that the vener- able Senntor docs not like {o have tho subject’ mentioned ovon by sympathiing friends. There aro fomalo corrcapondents who aay—but then, of courae, tho fumalo correspondonts are likely to bo prejudiced In favor of tho feruale in this case. The now Clincss Embasey to Grest Dritaln s treated with respect by the London newepapors, notwithstanding the disappointment that followed the falluro of Mr. Durlingame's nexotlations. The Tines says Mr. Buellngame's mission was & sham and dealt in shams; the pressnt marks a great, thongh possibly an unconsctous, and certainly an nndeslred, advanco upon Mr, Buslingame's. An- tlpatly to foroign contact le stlll thoe moet power- ful patlonal feoling 1n tho Clyincae mind, Aninteresting lesture on **Tho Idea of Comedy " saadelivered at tho London Institution recently by Mr. George Meredith, ‘There wasa numerous and appreciativo audlonce, Onogpt the atriking utter. ances of the speaker was thfl **Thero' aro men whum Rabelais wonld call ageslasts, or non-langh- ers, whum we should, perhaps, atyle Purltans; and at the other extrume aro the hyper-gelasts, or Tiacchanallans~over-laughing men, Nelther of the two classce would rellsh *The Rape of the Lock ' or the *Tartuflo.’"! Mary Clommer writos in & traly evangelical way 1o tho Now Yotk Zudependent, but dips her pen in gall when she svants to wield it for the Clncinnatl Commerelal. 8ho thuk presentsn spectacio slmost as sublimo as that uf George Alfred Townwend In his grand and unparaljcled act of composing o Democratic letter to the Clacinnati Euguirer with his left hand, a Repablican letter to the New Yorx Graphlc with his right hand, and an Inde- pendent Jetter to tho Philadeiphia Zimes with o pon frmly clenched in his leonine jaws, . Gov. Titden's good xteed of roan hay carried him Tately on scveral daring excnrslons through the ‘Powery and Wallstreot, whore his presonce caneed wnwonted excitoment among the unwashed and the unprisclpled. - The sccret of his fondness for thosa trips les In the fact that crowds gather abont him [n that part of the city and cheerlim as **The Preeldont, begorra." 1l¢ noeds chicorlng, - and likes, poor man, to gotas near as le canto the Presidency; andhis nearest just,now happens to be the Dowery. . The present visit of the Rueslan Grand Dokes to America afforda clicorlng ovldence of the decay of snobbery and tuft-unting o otir midst. In New York they.have becn nllowod to.mind their own, business, aud take thelr own pleasure In thelr own way, just aw if thoy were gentiomen, and not Grand Dukes, Jure startiing than all wae tho frauk expresslons of the youn:s misscs at Norfolk 1o the oftect that tho Grand Rusaland were cerlain- Iy bears in thele dancing, Whether this meant shuply that they wera clumuy, or sorfously that thoy hugged too hard, e have hieen uuable to dig. cover from a8 caroful porusal of tho exchanges, Lord Lytton has mado a failure ns Govornor of Indln, and 14 soon to bo called home on tha plen of -health, He scems to havo been noither concll- Iatory enongh In his dinposition to sult tho Indinn resldouts nor conservative enough in bis tendencles to have the approval of the HTomo Government, It msay uot bo too Iate to Inquirewhether Lurd Lytton ‘has yet found any traces of **Lucille™ in fndla; sbe was last heard of ax havihg emigeated to that far-away reglon, where she was roportod s having mado the valusblo discovery that, aftor all, clvil- {zed man can Jive without cooka—ina brofling cli- mato, s ‘The Nov, Dr. C. A, Dartol anngunced last Sun- day that tho Ist day of March would complote tho fortlcth year of hle connection with the old Wost Church {n Boston, *The chu lias had but fivo pastors ainco its organization in 1787, There ure fivo other Boston pastors etil] In activo service who havo mantained thelr pastoral conuectlons forsy Joars or moro, viz, 1 Tho Rov, Dr, Lothrop settled $n 18345 the Nev. Chandler RRobbins In 1833; tho Rev. Georgo W. DBlazdon In 18345 the Rov, Rollin I1. Neale in 1837; tho Hov. Nchamiah Adams in 1834, ThoRev. Dr. Putnam was scttled at Rox- bury June 7, 1830, and reslgned Sept. 50, 1873, The Unitarlan opposition to Mossrs, Moady and Bankey {s beginning to develop in Boston, as it uatnrally must from the esclualon of unevangelical clergymen from participation in the management of thu services, About the most radical and out- spoken oppouent of the rovivallsts s tho Rev. 31, J. Bavake, formerly of Chicugo, He pitches Into tho subject in meat-ax style, Jamos ¥. Clarke and Dr, Barton tako o moro dignifled, If & mara sontimental, attitude towards the novement, Otlier religlous oxcltomont fe furnished to tho cily also by tha controvarsies followtng tho Huv. Joseph Cook's Monday lcctnres, which are ontirely from the orthodox standpolnt. A friend of Miss Adelalde Neilwon, the actress, wilten to ana of the I'hiladelphia papors that her divorce was graoted Tn New York on the fully Proved charge of infidelity on the part of her hus- Band. 1t was not truc that thiv dlvorco was sought fu order to onable Miss Neflon to macry ngaln fm- medlutely, oratany time. It was obtalned for no other purposs than to protect hier person and prop. erty from Mr. Lev, *'both of which. it is knawn to her friends, ho most griovously abuscd,* Mise Nellson's husband never, as alleged In eome quare tees, brooght suit against her In England or elso. where for divorce, or evor charged her publicly wlth uuwifoly improprloty of conduct. The Now York Times has & fupny parsgrapher, Alden by name; who writcs oue paragrapha day, and makes It & column long, His bumor is of the brightest and most cultivated description, It 1s & Pity, the re, to hesr that he thinks of wulting rticles Into book.form, The publica. ok by ons of tho rogular mewspaper has’ alwaya boretofors been the slgnal for hia rotireracnt fnto tho most hopelovs obscurity ;. ¥llnesa the sad fate of the Danbury News mon ho Fres Press man. Mr, Burdelts, of the ngton Mauksye, 1a now far oftener copled than any otlier of the newspapar-humoristy, ‘The Indisnspolls Journal hasa furlous article Azainst Me, eecher, espoclally cribicising the $ermu of his contract, which forbld bim to progeh without the permission of his managere. 1t er. toncously- etates. that Mr. Beecher v pald more for fJecturlng fow than he was fore he was charged with breaking one of the commandmeuts, snd not acquitted; and Presumes that hls torms would bo ralsed to §1,000 Pernlubt it he should break anotber comuwand. cut, To give Mr. Deocher Lis due, thore b been no time within the last ten years whon be hae uot been able to comuand as wuch for lectunug se 3t prosont. iy Tho conference of American librarians at Phila- delph'a last October has stimulated movoments of 8 eimilar pature in Xurope. A call has already e lasued for # conference of Gorman Lbrari- 206; the English ara prepariug to do tho sawmo; Muda repetition of the Awerican Conventlon will Lo brought about at the Parls Universal Exhibltion O next year. Ono of the papers read before the Fuliadelubla Conventlon directod tho attentton of Jhe Bazls suthorltics to thu wark of Lo Boston Fub. Lion that 1a his report for 1877 ho Droposss the phan to'the G s 107’8 grea muncipal Hobarge 0 150 Hidog one FOREIGN. Emper«;r William’s Speech at the Opening of the Gor- man Parliament, He Belioves that tho Peacs of En- rope Will Bo Proserved. The Debate on Treaty Obligations In- definitely Postponed in the Drit. ish Parliament, Gen. Ignatieff's Last Declaration to the Representatives of the Great Powars, A Serious Hitch In the Arrange- monts for the Burlal of “»Maloney. Cardinl Callen Refases to Allow His Romains to Lie in the Cathedral, GERMANY. " OPENING OF PARLIAMENT, N Benit¥, Feb. 22—Tho German Relchstag opened to-day. The Emperor Willlam's speoch, opening thd sesston, adverts to the depreascd stato of commervo and industry, and also tothe deficiency In the Budget. It proposes that the deficfency, amounting to 35,500,000 marks, bo met by ralsing the matriculatory contributions payablo by the States, y The speech also refers to Enstern affalrs, and expresscs the opinlon that the peacs of Europe will not be broken, Dangers, which might re- sult from the Eastern queation atill unsolyed, threaten Germany In a less degree than any other country, The Empire has remained trne to the principles which it Jald duwn for itself at the beglnnivg of the Eastern complicatiuns. Tho Conference has not succeedud in pbtaining from the Ports tho concessiuns which tho Pow- ers judged It expedient to domand In the Inter- csts of humanity, and ss s means of sceuring peaco for the future. Novertheless, thc pro- cecdings of the Conference have lud to this re- sult, that the Christiau Powers havo arrived ut A COMMON UNDERSTANDING among themselves respecting the guarantees to bu demanded from the Torte. Before the Cons ference.met such understanding lacked univer- snlly recognlzed expreasion, By this means a solkil basls haa been secured for confldence that pcnm will be preserved mmnong tne Powers. ven aliould the hops bo dlsappointed that the Torte will, of Its own neeond, ¢t ot the re- forms regarding the treatment of its Curlstiun subjects, which tho Conicrence considered ruq- utalte In the {nterests of Furope, shouid the ex- pectations now cntertalued, based upon the protnises of tho Porte on the one hand and the opening of the negotintlons for peace on the other with Servia_und Montenegro fail to bo re- abized, the Imperlal Government, which, recog- nlzing tho 1act that the present question ducs nut preseribe any procise line of condact for {t. sclf, will continue to exert ita influcnce os hith- ert in behialf of the protoction of the Chrlstians I Tarkey; aud of tho proservation of the peace of Europe, above all thit s, however, atreasth- ening itsown _good rolations with the Govern- menta allied or otherwiss friendly to it GREAT BRITAIN. O'MANONEY'S PUNERAL. LoxnpoN, Feb. 22—Several leadiog Home- Rulers kave refused to nselst at the funeral of John O'Mahoney on the ground that thelr co- operation would be ficonsistent with the Home- Rule prog nmme, i the demonstration is to be regarded as in favor of the principles represent- ed by the decensed. None of the Home-Rule Ieuders will tako part in It, although prominent menof the party fromthe principal Euglish townsa will attend, but simply as delegates from the Irish population of thelr districts, Two Irish - members of Tatliament, at least, have promisca to Lo present. . Donuwy, Feb, 22,~Cardloal Cullen has re- fuscd to allow the remains of John O'Mahoney to Mo in stat in thu Cathedral, Loxpon, Feb. #2.—A dispatch from Dublln says it is belleved that, In consequenco of Cardinal Cullen's condemnation ot tho proposed demonstration on the occaslon of the funeral of John O'Matoney, the Committes of Glusnevin Cemetery will uot allow the remalus to be buried there, THE CARDINAL'S LETTER. ' Cardinal Cullen, in lils letterto the O’Maho- ney Funeral Comumlttee, says: **I am unaware that O'Mahoney tontributed any signal servico for his country, hut I belleve that he rathor L)rnvnl«sd hostile leglrlation againat us. , 1 have een unablo to learn that ho was a great benge factor of the Church, On the contra- Iy, ho {8 sald to have written In a spint hostile to itr Ifo was Head-Contrs of the Fenfans, and collected - large sums to pro- motu thelr absurd movetnents even after Fenlanism had been condomned by the Church. It 1 wero to allow lis remalnsto lio In the Cathedral I should scein 80 approve his relig- fous and public conduct, aud his projects rolo. tive to Ircland, & responsibility which I am not at all inclined to assume," IN PARLIASENT, Loxnnox, Feb, 23.~In tho iluuse of Commons this evening there was a short discussion, fn tho course uf which the Marquis of Hartington sald: *If the continuation of the discursive debate on lun&' obligations would In any wa; cmbarrass the Quverniment, the Opposition ha no the alizhtest desiro to add to the difliculties of tha situation, and they did not propose to bring forward a definfto motion to-tnorrow night."” Resumption of the debate, upon the sugzos- o rifigly tlon of Bir Btafford Northcoto, was acco indefinitely postponed. In the louse of Lurds the Earl of Beacons- fleld tntlmated that it was the intention of the Government to }lmnmu measures for increasing the cilicleney of the Consular staff in T'urke; 'y a8 Jocalitles whers the atafl had becn tormer{y reduced wero llkely soon 1o becomna the seat of fmportaut peacefol or warllke events, Ho trusted peaceful ovents, as hedid not yet do- l-;;alr of t:n mmmmu:ems o(hl.hu Porie, nlml had great confldencs In the wise suaguanfiity ot tho Ureat Powers. & i DIRD, dJolin Oxonfurd, the wellknown dram erltic, 1s dead. il THE Bl-TON QUN, London I ines, Frd, 2. Yesterday Lho Jong-expec trial of the gun sgainst platces in tho marshes was made §n tle gmmncu of the laruest guthering cver scen ut hocburyness, Tho nsscmbly was eutirely a repreacutativo one,—representative not only of every branch of the British War 8crvice, but of moet of the Goveruments baving Embasaies in this country, - Awalk of & quarter of a mile across tho marstica brought the vieitors to the gun on her uew resting place; she was now ef jug on thy tramway upun which she wus run when floated rouud “from the spot -whero she pointed scroes to Foulncss,” Bhe uow poluts over toward Slecrncss and the mouth of the Mcdway, and {s about 200 yards from tho sca shore. ‘Lhe target of plates at whith the gun wasto tire was 190 yandsin front of the weapou, und preseated anapoeasuncs of strength which can scarcely be described, It had been bullt o the most solkl wanner upon a decp foundstlon of coucrete, i which bad been luld heayy fron targets to glvo sdditlunal streucth to the ass, which wus formed of thirty-two foches -of fron and fiftecu fnches of teak fu plates ot eight inches of fron and flve luches ol teuk, In the eu- deavor to test the force of the projectds, and o prescut 1o it an inmovablo, aud as far as possible an impevetrable structure, the logenul- ty of encincers and artillerists bad been ex- eited to tho utmost. The means for measuring the volocity of the shot, fnvented by M. Le Boylenger, of ine Hel- gisu Artilery, was adjusted in front of the guu, this consisting of “a framework midwav between the grun aud the target, snd another immedistely i front of thu target, slight wircs on Irumes communivating cless telelty, the Grst frume the * fnitial ¥ velocity,—that rute at which the projoct!ly gocs on leaving the gun—aud the second tho “atriking vrlu«:zy," the rute of prouression just beture thy blow. “Tho bugle then sounded “the wurning that the electric communication for firing bad been made with the breoch of the weapon, and that she sfood ready to fire her charge—this consiatiug of 370 pounds of powder .| be 1,600. .tion made by Gen, and a biind Palllser pounds. After the gun hat fired, from every quarter the eager crowd ran to seo tho result of the thot, "The target was gulekly surrounded. Tho shell ind penctrated he target, had gone, in Inct, clean through the firat three plates, through the three thicknesses of = tenk, and had balged and eplintered the rear plate. The Lass of the whell wae, in one part, keven inches from the front edge of the tirst plate, and fiye inches In snother, one part of the skll having thus “set up,” asitls technieally eniled, or closed up, with the foree of the hlow, more In ono part than In anuther. was . believed that the rear plale had bLeen penctrated about two {inches, and by crawling between the woodwork at the back it was scen that the bulging of the fourth Plnlu had smasbed up the very hcnv{ beam ol timber placed finmediately behind Iika firewood. and that therd were large and lumfflnnru In the ponderous rear plate. It could be mseen, too, that the shot had buH;ed the rear piate some inchcs, and had’ ahaken the wholo target somowhat, moving eyen the front plate ehghtly; but thas the whole structure had stood the blow cx- ceedingly weil. The lole in the front plate was "cléan V'—that s, the exact shape of the shot, some of the dl!n{m:l:d front plato being In fronk of the target In nll sorts of shapesand of sn ounce or two In welght, aud it Was secit, too, that they were of that part of the plate atruck by the utside of the body of the round-headed vylindrical shot, ns the graze of the brasa rifling studs was upon most of them. Theshot Lind struck on the target six fect thireo and one-half inchies from the left edge of the target, and wwo fect cight inclies from the Dottom, being. thirteen Inches jower than whers =~ ft was marked to strike. The jeltial velozity, as taken by M. Lo Boulenger's fuvention, was foupid to .101L per sccond, and the striking veloclty 1,490f8 pier second. The Cominittes at ones declded that no more shots slould be fired at tnis tarzet, but that ft should be rescrved for trial shots when tho gun has been chambered, g0 2a to Aliow the results of fining with the gun with o lursting charge n her present condition, and the results when she hus been chabered. Attention was then tarned to what has heen Inrgely re ed by the public as tho “erack? " in the gun, that which fa known a8 a fracture {n the steel lning, A gutta- percha linpressiun wns taken of tho {nterior, aud it being found that the fracture ind ahown 1o changre it was declded to fire another shot with connnon shell agalnst a single unbacked elsht-inel Iron plate, This target was placed nlong side the other, and was twelve fect threa fnclies Jong by four fect three inches high, Aguinst ose-half of the plats shots had been fired before, but the other half—that pro. scnted to the anawu whole. The experiment was to test 1{ tho common shell broke up on striking the plate or would penetrate ft. 'Tho shot stritck the target and drove n mass welgh- fngz ubout a ton aud o half into the sea, making 4 erent flasuret in the sea wall, and #plit up the ather half, Farts of the shell weant out to sca abuut three-quarters of o mile. THE IIAST. TBACE. Loxpox, Feb, 235 a. tn.—A correspondent of the Standard telegraphs from Parls: “1nm Informed that the preliminaries of n peace bo- tween Bervia and Turkey have been aigned.” ARMT NEWS. Vinxxa, Feb. 22.—A spocinl says the Porle has ordered 80,000 revolvers from the United Btates. Roumanian troops aro golng to Barboshl, nsit Is betfoved the Turks will try to selzo that Inm- portant railway junctlon. 1GPEFUL, Loxpox, Feb, 23—h a. m.—A Paris dlspatch to the Times pays it 1s very generally bolleved that diplomatic relatlions Letween Turkey and Furope will Lo resumed immedlately after the conclusion of peaco with Servia and Monte- negro, and that then the Porto may be expoct- ¢d, In consequunco of advice from almost all quarters, to consent to some diroct stop that nay stlll avert a conflice, 1GNATIRVY'S LAST DECLARATION TO THE REPRE- SENTATIVES OF TIlE GREAT POWENS, « London Neandurt, The Polltical Correspoiedence, of Vienna, pub- llshes the lullm\‘im.; us the text of the declara- wnatiell at the last sittlng of the Conference at Constantinuple; Tt I with extrome regret thnt I dealnre that thore 18 10 longer any reason for the Conference cuntings inz Ita deliberntions, and thit we convider tho Cone ferenco {8 dissolved, in cunscquence of the reply gu-l communicated to ns by the delezato of the ubllme Portw. This roply” In the refectivn pure and simplo of the propositions made at the lnst slt- ting butone by Lord Sallsbury, and upon which the ropegrontatives of the Ureat FPowers had ogroed, My collvagucs and myuelf_have (eelared tu thio dolegaley of the Oltomun Empire that we hava recolved Instructions ta depart from Coustan- tinople, leaving tho conduct of current Lusiness (o churgeed adatres, 1 regret to bo obliged to atata that our common snd sincere eMorts havo rematned without result, and that our proposils, ss well as the policy of itnssla, acknowledyed by all to bo so moderutoe, and tho constant and siovated object of ita pucincaction, have bocn misun.lerstood snd wrungly mterpreted, The Fower, acting aceard- tngtotholr convictions and in thelr qunlu'y uf nuunm!zolnf l'nvrerimlhu Ottoman Ewmplire, have donu overythiing thal wae possibiy and. necessary to presorve Enropeun Jiescn und to point out ta Turkey the anly ling of conduct ltcan follow and which purmite it to prescrva fts Intogrily. Tho Bubline Forto has refused to adont this courso. Carrled away by patrlotic demonstrations which arc the outcomo of nolay agitation ana of o movement which, In wplto of a cortain celnt, I8 wanting in foundatlon aud 1s not without danger, the orio lins opposed a refusal pare and almplo (o tha rincero and uuanimoun desires of Enrope; in this manner it peryverta the rolatlons which unite I to the Great owers, and exposes itaclf, s waw ro- miarked by Lord Halisbury in the last aitting but one, to tho danuer uf forfolting the right of Invok- ing the protection of the Powers and the guod ef- :m:llllhl hie guacantves which aro fnsurcdto it by rentien, . ‘L'l Ports equally places itsolf In the pooltlon of assuming the responsibility of eventual disssters wihich may bo the consequenco of this mititude. T hasten, therefors, th declurs that, should tho war which Europe has buen desirous of pmvnnllni ngraln bfeak out between the Porto and Servia und Montenegros after the rapture of the poace nego- tiations; and whould the security of thu Chrlstinne bo placed in the slightest danger, olther in the towns, in the interlor or In the nn&um. nly Government will conslider theso as facts intended to involve Rurope it war. 1 cone nlder it my duty toadd a certain number of othor consideratlons, Actuated ly a dosire not to depart from the letter of the Knillah propositions, wo havo up to the pressut tiina abstalned from dinciiss. Ing qugsions whieh liavo ok an Inmediato and direet bearing on the object almed at by tho Con- ference. lut while Ottoman functiop ized manifestations fa favor of great number of petltions and nie sented to the Flenipotuntiaries subscribers to theso documents 1, welghted up to, 1,700 rayed tho Confor- ence (o take uto consldemtion tho situntion of tag Cirrittans inhablting other provinces than thoss which are meationod I the Englivh progrumme. The Inliabitante of Theswaly and tha Epirus ce- ceinlly lave aot forth the hardahips which thoy ve 10 endure. The Cretans have llkewisn vouzht Lo nliow the defects of tho orzanic law of thelr irl. and, and to prove the unwillingness of the Turkish functionaries 1o carry out tho provisionu of that law, It s truo that no discusslon has been rafnod on these guostions, but that does not imply that wo are goltit to puse them,over in silonce. Our Guvernnients belog antnated with the desire of mainta.nlng peaco an x:ulel in the East, we call the serlous sitention of the Knblime Porte to tho situation of tho Christlaus of the Ottoman Emplry, anil wo remind it that cilicaclons neasures must ho taken In order that humanity may b spered the sad spectaclu of thy mremlun of the tragic scance which have excited tho ludlination of the civilixed world, and that without walting for the mtraculous slfects of the Constitullon which lias Just been Qrawn up, and which, even supposing it to bo per- feet, can ouly bear frmat In o futurw jors or ees distaut, I ciunot, st the moenicnt, prououtco nn opinivnupon the value of thisContltation, which, to be spprociated sud deloced, 4 tho I‘rvmulunl»u uf ooy laws. Blat, conelderlug hat the proclamation of this Comtitution was :unlnfi o the }murl les of tao Hattl-Hutinyoun o 8nd of the Inperlal firnsu of Dee, 39, 1870, and that tho truatios concluded with Europs aro broken, I will obsyrve to the Bublime Vorte hat heuceforth it most guard fteo)fagainat infring- ng those treatles, 1 especlally call its inost scrlous attention (o the haiunitics and prvlivges of tho Christian comuiunliies, and particulasly to tha rixhts enjuyed by the Clirlatlun chiefs of ttiosa coaitutnitlos, “Noue of thoso righte and privileges must be dhiilnished in any dogree, OF confoandod with other rights, % Thurs is yel anotlier question of genoral ntercst which deserves tu havo the serlous attention of the Porte. Tho Turkish Govermnent, after gatning tho couidence of the Eurovean cupltalists, has ton; sracted louns which amount to wililards of feance, ‘Fhe rusolutiou which the Forts hus recently tuken sppears to confro the cazagement lute which tho Forte has entered with its creditors, Nevertho- less, thu situation of tho Jutter, {8 notupto the resent, 10 any way fmpesed, We beliovo, then, Pkt i5 I tho Urswat Intcreat oF the borts by think, withoutdulay, uf taking the nisasures necessury 1o settle what the Lolders of Uitoman bunds have to recefve, That 16 tho cud which the Pleutpotuntla. ties had fuview when they demanded that, 1 wrder to protect the bonduolders, part of the rove enues of the provinces of which the Flenipotentio- rlve were charyed with regulating the jutornal ad. nnmlatration shouid be handed over Lo the Jwpesial Ottoman Biak, Jut the Porte, haviug rejectod the propoatlun, the Oitomsn Uoverument would wct du confurmity with the rules of justico by tak. oy energetic woasurcs In this sense, sion, [ expruse the following wish: May the coun. sclore of tho Bultsu who, through tbu fudteaco ezorchacd by thew on public opinion, bave brought sbout tho rupturo of tho negublations, sad led o this result, Dot to havu occasion to svpuat thia deed and to deplore the uubiappy cousequences which way aclev fiow the wodificaiton of the actugl situ- Iu conclu-* atfon which drlermined the conditions of exintence of the Ottomnn Emplre in the Earopesn concert, and guaranteed fts fmczr.t:. FRANCE. ‘! prantsseo. Panis, Feh, 22.—President MacMahon has sanctioned thedismissal of forty-two sub-Pre- fects. * PATT! SEEXS A DIVORCE, * Parrs, Feb., 28.—Ls .Wonileur says it I8 in- formed by frieml of the Jady that Adeline Pattl has applied for Juldicial separation from the Marquis of Caux, and is on her way to Vsris to appear with the Marquis on Feb. 27 before the Prestdent of the Tribunal of the Seine. ROCHEFORT'S PAVEL. Panis, Feb, 1.—The publiaher of Rochefort's demagugle organ, the Droits de I lomme, ap- weared to-day before the Correctlonal Tribunal, seharged with Insuiting the President of the Re. ublic and with defending acts legally stigma- “m] as crimes, The first artfcle hore tho initials assumed by Rochefort, and represented the Marshal as having only pardoned Communists whose term had ajready all but expired, and with flling the prisons with more persuns than he liherated. The eccond purported to be an account of the murder by the Commune of Jecker, tho Bwiss banker, who figured in Mex- feo, aud whose claims were one cause of the dls- pateh of the French expedition thither. The account was ostensibly dictated by a Cum- munist exlig at Brussels, who descrilied hmselt as onc of four men who, under orders, wont to La Roguette P’rison, touk Jecker to o point beuween Pere-Lachaire and Belfleville, and there shot iim. The whole story, which s attributed ton man named Razona, "was nar- rated {u the most cynfcal terms, and without the slightest atfectation of rcprovation. M. Mettetal, on bebalf of the prosccution, de- surives this article as an fmpudent apology for assassinatton, glven under the lnaid- fous form of a narrative, and he comne mented on the cffrontery of men who fn one breath asked for an smnesty and paraded thelr criges In alf thelr Lorror, Alluding to the many previous condemnations of the paper, ho .tald the more It was condeined the more read- crs it hat, un*ln Aeverer treatmient wus now enlled for. Ife aked thy Court to act upon the Iaw of 1808, by aulnemlln‘z tho publication of the paper l'nr iwo tonths, and by ordering the Judgmont = to tuke cffect at onve, without awalting a pussihle appeal. That law provided that when In the course of tirelve moniha a newspaper has utdergone three cone demnations it might bo suspended for from two to six months., "M, Urousclee addressed the Court for the defendant. Judsment was given at 1 tols evening, after half an hour's delibera- tlan, Thu Court inflicted three montha' im- prisonment and 8,000 fincs, together with the nugpension of the paper for six wonths, the juldgmnn{. to take place provisionally pending i uppeal, FRIGUTPUL TRAGEDY 1X DRITTANT. A frightful trazedy has taken place In Salnt Bricuc, u seaport town In Brittany. A Jowrnalist et M, Lo Foll, conneeted witt a Tocal nows- Exmer called Le P’rogres, sent an Invitation to unt. Wurtz, of the Beventy-firat Regiment, to call at bis villee on urgent husiness, taln didd #0, andd foutnd thineclf fn presenco of M. Le Foil, who abruptly put to him this question: “u It trne that you visited my wife while I was absent from town!”” The Captaln replicd * Yes.” “*You adinit, then,” continued the hushand, “to have relations with Lerd® +Not at ull," pro- tested Cngl. Wurtz, ©WVill you promise me,” then rald M. Le Foll, “to ficht with any one who #avs that you aru the lover of my wliel® “Cer- tainly not," responded the military inan, “becauso I that case 1 knould be obliged to deal sith alt the blackeuards you mizht choose to send_me, tesira It T will ight with you." Then 'oll folluwed with this strange queation: c] thig on your Improper tntl- mly," replicd perfectly true' o nat down at a table and begun to wrlte the required docuument, when Le Foll drew s polunara_and etabbed him twice in the back. Althouzh Capt. Wurtz was strack down by the sccond blow, ho Tound enough strength to'disurin hisantagonist. Holding the dugger in his Land he sald to hils nsesasaln, ** Miscrablo wreteh, and save yourselfl 1 could kitl you llke. & dog. (Jepoure rals vous tuer commes un chien), But I want to como ‘ot of this affair with” my honor un- stalned,” Lo Foll escaped from the office of his Journal amd went to his own house carrying the thigger, Golne up to his wife ho sald; %I have killed your lover; now div ln your turn,” With these wards he stabbed her to tho heart, Pro- ceeding to the utel of the Croix Blanche he there rejolned o woman named Gunesite, who had been his mistress for clghleen montha, ‘Thev went out togethier, but what took place afterward Is vot known. [n the morning the liteless badies of the unuifln wero found at the grate of the public park of the town kiown ns the Glals Dizoin, ‘There {8 nodount that' Lu Yol bad first killed the woman, und thea had taken his own lifo with arevolver which was found upon hils corse. ROME. VATICAN COUNCII. Rowmg, Feb. 22.—In consequence of tho decls- fon of tho Cardinals that the reassembling of the Vatlean Counell would bo opportune, the Pope has distributed to them questions left un- solyed by the previous wooting of the Coundi, with nview of determining whether he canuot solve them by his own nuthority, LoxnoN, Feb, 23—5 a, m—A. Tintes dispatch from Rome eaya it §s stated that the Pope has submitted all the controversial questions exist- fngin the Catholle States to the Cardinnls, in onler that they may indleate those upon which it would he possibl to come to terms. e has also asked then what would be tha means most confornable to the doctrine of the .Cattrch by which the Holy Bee could remwove all causes Eiving rise to contoests, and attalu the peacs de- sired by oll parties, LEDOWCIOWSKL Tho Standard’s dispatch from Rome states that Italy has refused Germany’s demand for tho extradition of Archbistiop Ledowchowski ~ AUSTRIA. TUR BANK COMPROMIGE. Prsti, Feb, 22.~The differences between Austria and HQungary on thefbank question have been scttled, The gencral Bank Council Is to constat of threc Hungarfans and three Austrians, ~tho cight remaining Dircctors to bo freely elected by sharcholders. The Emperor noml- nates tho Governors the Austrian and Hunya- rian Governmenta nominate eachu Deputy Gov- croor, 4 BPAIN, AMNNHITY, ) Mapnip, Fob, 20.—A decree 18 published per- mitting the return of Carlist refuzees, b bdinit i e WILKIE---FLYNN. Disagreement of the Jury. Bpecial Dispateh fo The Triduns. Rockroun, 1., Feb, 32.—Just boforo the ad- Journment of tho Court, at noun to-day, Judge Murply ordered thut the Jury in the Wilkio- Flynu caso bo brought Into bis presence. On being usked I they had como to un agreement fnregard tothe gulit or fnnocence of tho de- fendants, Wilkie or Flynn, the foreman, Theo- doro Bowmay, fuformed tho Court that tho jury stood now as they stuod at the first ballot, ive for conviction and seven for acquittal, lle lso added thers was no prospect for au agrecinent, whereupon the Court dbscharged the jury, aud all the cloquenes of Btores, of ‘Trude, of Lathirop, and u? Bargo, has been wasted, One of tho Jurymen remariied that he belleved the dsfendanis were so guilty that it the law would have alluwed it bo would have . hauged them. Lho jury stood as follows: Acquittal—IL tl, Ilakes, John C. Bhaskell, Hiram Bldwell, B, L. Canoiughum, 18 T, White wan, John Brown, Jededia Eltiott, Convictlou—Warren C. Rowen, Ueorgo F, Em“’;u Theoduro Bowman, Harry Hawniond, Mr, Eurly informed your correspoudent to- day thut ho will be ready for trial azain at the uoext Hoptemler term” of tho Boune County Court. He also sald that additional evideoce macy with my wif Cnp{. Wurtz, 'ynu 1t will by 'orlhwmlnfi‘:fi the noxt trial which cau- not fall to convict TELEGRAPHIC MOTES. Bpactal Diyalch 6o Tha Tribune. BaxzausvinLy, lil, Feb, $h—There ls & very largo community of Friends in this portion of McLean County, and on the 3Hth they will bold thelr regular quarterly. meeting st thelr chburch at this plwe. Biovx Ciry, Ia., Fob, 22.—The Miasouri River isnow opeu to Fort Sully, 1. T., 500 wmils northwest of bercy sud the water i rising fout. This is thirty days’ easlier openfug of gavigation thau ever before known Lcre. Rucuhfl:fi, N. Y., Feb, 22~The American Paper Manufucturers’ Associstion orgunlzed Lere tu-doy. Ropresentatives were preseut irom vue-tourth of tho producers of tae country, J. W. French, of Three Rivers, Mich., was ¢ ected Fresldeat, wud . Kuble of Loulsville, Ky, bee- wlarys defondanis. STATE AFFAIRS. Yesterday's Proceedings in the Illinois Legislature, at Springfield, IlL Passage in the Senate of the Cop- peras Creek Appropria- tion Bl A Bill Passed in the Honse Heouring Additional Rights to Mar- ried Women. Passage of tho Hense Dill Making the Theft of Over $15 o Penilen- Offense. Logislative Proceedings in Penn= sylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana. i . ILLINOIS. THE novse. Spectal Disvatch to The Tridune, BentxarteLy, 1L, Feb,' 2.—The House, which hitherto Nhas carcfully abstalocd from overtasking ftself, asscinbled this moruing in Llighly patriotic humor, it being the anniversary of Washington's irthday, and, on motion to ad- Jjourn out of honor to his memory, refused to adjourn, and honored the Futher of his Country by devoting themselves for the day to the busi- ness of running the leglslative mill. And stralghtway o grist of new bills were flung Into the mill, making the whole number introduced thus far 449, of which not moro thyn forty-stx can bo considered durinz the session, and per- Taps that is more than merit consideration, NORMAL RCHOOLS. Among the bills Introduced to-day waa one by Willlams, of Jefferson, for the sboiltion of all lawa and parts of laws for the maintensnce of State Normal Institutes and Universities, which would abolish then all, TAX-REBATE. r. Kearney Introduced a bill to provide for a rchato of taxes in case of destructlon of prop- erty by fire, tornado, or flood. It provides that the Board of County Commissioners or Board of Supervisors in counties having adopted township orzanization, and the Hoard of Alder- men or Comimon Councll of all ciules of this Btate, shall have the power to rebate, in whole or tn part, the taxes of auy person whosu build. ing, crops, stotk, or other property has been destroyed by fire, tornado, or flood, ff such de- struction takes place between the time of the asscssment of such taxes and the time when the tax-buuks for the cullection of the sema are piaced In the hands of the township, dlstrict, or ity Collector; provided, that the loss for which such rebate s allowed shall e such only as s uot covered by fusurance. DILLS BT MR. EASTOS. Mr. Easton lutroduced a bill to anthorize the (ele:mphlu:‘: of orders of arrest, warrants, ete., fnevil and criminal cases, and arrests to be made uimn the tclcgrams substuntially us is provided by the United States statutes in Fed- eral casea,” Mr, Enston also introduced a bill to prescril the punishient for obtalntng prop- ;zft‘).'.uncnr false protenscs or falso represcuta- luns. BUGS, Mr. 8mith, of Cook, introduced a bill author- Izing the Stato Hoard of Agrleulture to print wiLh thefr report the report of the State Loto. moloirist and such csanys on agricultural and horticultural subjects as in the Judzment of the Board the Interests of the Htate require, Tho LIl Kuwits the nuinber of printed pazes to 500, AMr. Dunne’s bl relative to married women wai PASSED, It is as follows: 2 3 Bre. 1, Bu it enacted by the People of the State of Iinole, represented in the Gonerad Assembly, That. married women who, without thelr fauit, now live or hereafter tiny live separate ond apart from their husbands, inay bave their remedy in equity, in thelr own names respectively, nzainat their sald husbands for a reasonable sunnort and miintenance while they soilveorhavesolived separ- Ate und npurts and in determimng the amonnt to bo allowed, the Conrt shinil have reference to the cone dltion of the partied in Jife and the circumstances of tho reepectivo cnsce, And the Court may grant atluwance ta enablo the wife to prosecute ber sutt, as I cane of divoree. 8rc. 2, Procesdingy under this act may be in- stituted In the connty whove oither the bustand or wife realdes, and the wife shall not be requlred to Blve security for conla In any snch proceeding. UL ANTHONY'S DILL AS AMENDED, Mr. Mattliews, from the Committes on Rev- enue, reported Dack Elllott Anthony’s bill for the collection of back taxes, with anendments, a8 followas 1, Making the law apply to all years prior to 1877, fnstead of 1873, £. Making it apply to nsacssments and levies made by virtue of existing valld charter powers of citles, even though noe valld law existed at the thne the assessments were made by which the colleetlon of the taxes could ba enforced, 3. Providing fur the colleetion of such des linquent taxes at the same time, fu the same mauner, and by the same officer as State and county lnxuu. ut tobe paid overto the City Treasurer, 4. Providing that, after the publication of such dellnquent taxes by a Collector, and thirty doys thereatter shall have clapsed, such delliquent taxes sholl deaw Interest at the rate of 2 per cent per month until pald. 5. Lroviding a penalty of Imprisonment inthe Tenltentinry of not less than one nor more than ten years aguinat any Collector who sball use or allow to bo used for' purposes of apeculaticn or gain any moneys deposited tn his lnnds in cases of appeal. LARCENY. The followling bill relative to larceny was also passed: ** An actto reviso the law i rela. ton to criminal jurisprudence,’ approved March 897, 1874, Seestox 1, Do It enacted by tho peopla of the Stute of Hlinols, represented In thu (iencral Avsew- bly, That Sec, 1ub of an act entitled **An actto revise the law in relatlon to crimingl jurlupra. dence, " approved March 7, 1874, bo and tho sama 16 hercby ammended to read as foilows, to-wit: bre. 108, ** Kyvory person convicted of the crime of lurceny, 1f tho property stolen exceods the valua of $15, »liall be iniprisoned in the Peniteotlary not lesa thaai ong, or uore thun Sen years: € tho valua of tho property stolen s fil.\ or less, ho aliall ho contined in tho County Jahl not exceeding one yesr, und tined ot vaceeding 8100, COAL-MINERS, A Mz, Goodrieh's MF fur the protection of coal- mluers was tiken uf on sceond reading, snd, uftee somno discussion, was ordered to o thind reading without material amendmuent, It pro- vidvs that thero shall be an escapeinent shaft, 80 03 £ ake two avenues of {ngress aud egress to every mine. D MACOUPIN, Mr. Rowett's bill for the compromiso of the Macoupin County Court-House' bounds by the f3sun o new bonds ut the rats of 75 cents on the dollar was called up ou sceond reading, and, ufter suma discusslon gs to whether the inter- st ut the new boncs should be Jimited to 8 L-cr cent, or miht be as high as 10 per cent, tae bil Wwas recomulttod, INSURANCE, Mr. Wright introduted a biltmaking [nsuraoce companica lable for the full valuation on the ey In case of loss, and cutting off all litiga- lon as to the valus of the property fnsured and destroyed, or parthally destroyved, the valus utfon i tho polley being wevopted as concluslye between the lusuroe and ipsured. By an vvers slght, evidently fu dratting, the bill nr lies only to vompanles organized uuder the Hiluols law, NIL JOSLYN'S BARK-UACK ACT. Immediately atterythe Benuts convened and Benator Hodges hud subiitted thy nocessary resolutions commcimorative of George Wash. fngton, Eenator Joslyn srose to a qucstion of r‘Mh'xu and proceeded to make a bitter speech ugainst the actlon of the Scnute yesterday in confirming the yominations of the “Rallway and Warchotso Commissioners. He desired to read for the benetlt of the lawyers un both sides fa the Scnate, froin Art. B Wf the Constltution, See. 11 construed theso men to be otlicers, thy samo us other viticers, cven though pot elected by the people, That section pruvided how they l()nuum bs npsohm.d and confirmed. Bee, 31 termed these Connnlssioners na ofllcers of the Lxccutlve Departiment, See, 23 termed themn wtticers, and declred that durlog thelr term of olllce thelr salaries should not “be jucreased or diminished. e sald bo thought thers was 4 “NIGAKH IN TUB WOOD-riLE" when the coulirmution was put through yester- ungi And tho nigger he declured was to defeat Whitiug’s bill for the reduction of the ealaries of the Rallroud aud Wausebouse Cummisaloners h”zculmz the new Board into office before the Bl conld be passert. SIR. JOSLYN RQUELCIZS RIMBELF. Mr. oslyn closed his sucech by declnring that the reault of the eonfirmation was that, * now, on £3,500 A year, the Ralroad and Warehouse Commissfonera " wonld o rcnflnfi up and down theState like 8 country stud-horss on Iumdr.-." At this he was calleif to order by a hall-dozen Scnators, and further orating on his part cut off. TIIZ COPERAS CREER BILY was then taken up and passed. It appropriates £51,000 and the net carnings of the Tllinols & Michigan Canal for the cumpletlon of the lock and dam at Heary, ADAIXBT DARRATAT, Mr. Haines introduced & bill providing that the counsel fecs of the defendant shall be taxed against the prosceution of any suft without res- sunable cause, and, in case It shall appear the suit was malicdously prosecuted, exemplary damages aball also adjudged against the plalntiff, 3 REIMDURSEMENT, Mr, Arntzen introduced n bill to reimburse the German National Bank of Chicago for rey- enue defledt bond No. 150, Tost In 1872, The bill sppropristes for that purpose 83,850, WASIINGTON. ‘The Scnate alo refuscd to adjourn fn bonor of Waahington's birthday, but appointed s com- mittes to eleglzo the Father of his Country in appropriate resolutions, i ABOLITION PROPOSED, - Mr. Joslyn fntroduced a bill for the abolition of the Board of Jtailwsy and Warehonse Com- missioners, and the tranaler of thelr duties to other Sitate officers. * s INDIANA. IMPORTANT BUSINESA IN TIE LEGISLATURN. Bpecial Dirpateh to The Tribune. INDIANATOLIS, Feb. 22—The Senate to-day killed the bill for a reorzanization of the prisons, congollidating the Boards, and placing all the institutions under one directory, The House, ofter two daya' consideration of the Wl In Com- mittee of tha Whole, by a very declded vote— 61 to 22—Iald the bill for bullding s new State- Houscon the table. Thia looks like n deathe Ulow to the project tuls session, but an attemnt will be made to reenact it and amend the bill g0 as to allow the Governor to appoint Building Commissioners. The de- feated bill provided for election of two by the Benato and two by the Houee. The House nlso s by 0 vote of 80 to 72 a bill legullzing the coutract “between the City Councl and the Stock-Yard Com]mn\'. by which the credit of the city is loarfed to the Company to the extent of $500,000, At amendment to allow the tax- bayers to vote upon the proposition was defcat~ ed by the same vote. The raflroad influencs cuptured the House, body and breeches, Four- fitths of the people of this city are npposed to the bill, The ennte nlso killed the bill on the llquor-subject. It {8 evident that the present license law will be practically et alone. A Ulll propesing church taxation was tabled by the Senale to-day. The caucus of Demo- cratic legislators to-night determined to F" into Joint'sersion to-murrow to clect State offl- cers, ete, The Republicans agree to vote for only one Dircetor of the Soutliern Prison, leav- ing It under the control of the Democracy, MASSACHUSETTS. THE ENGINEERS. Bostoxn, Feb, 21—The Board of Raflroad Commissioners have a report ready for the Leg- islature asking protection fog the peoplo agalnst railroad strikes. The report suziests the carly passage of o penal statute to cover the follow- fog among other offenses: Abandonment by locomotive englncers of thelr locomotives upon rallroads, Ju furtheratce of any combination to furee & strike, except at the repular schedula destiuation of such Jocomotives: and refusal nf any locomotive englucer or ralirond employe, in furtherance of the object of a atrike, to ald in the movemeut ubou tracks of the company en- pluylng him of the cars of uther corporations. WISCONSIN. LEGISLATURE. Spectal Dispatch 1o The Tribune. % Mapisoy, Wis., Feb, 22—In the Assombly a communication was recelved from Mr. Scaring, Buperintendent of Public Instruction, agzainst the passtize of thedill for the uniformity of text-books, Bills passed relative ‘o the appolnt~ ment of Judgus; relative tv actions and pro- cecdings of non-resident guardians; relative to evidence. Diils were concurred in apprapri- atng §1,200 for new huilers at the Northern Insanes Asylum, and for the paywent of counscl %“%l J‘\:llncncl lo the investization of Gov. a) 3 W OIII0. LEGISLATIVE. Corussus, 0., Feb, 22.~In tho Senate tu-day bills ‘were {ntroduced to allow jolnt-stock com- panges to lay salde from tholr earnings n sum oqual to their capital stock, which shall be held as o speclal fand to relieve stockholders from fndividual Hability; to amend the Burus law of 1ast sesslon, so that city councils may contract for a supply of gas for n term of years, A resolution’ wea adopted aaking Congress tu talie steps for erceting o soldiers’ monumnent in the Btate-Houra Yard, Columbus, in memory of the large number of soldiers buried near this city, reei— PENNSYLVANIA, LEGISLATION TO PREVENT ATOUK-GAMBLING. Hanrmisnono, Pa., Feb, 22.~Two bills provid ing for the preventlon of stock-gambling nave been Introduced In the Scnate to-day. The pro- posed measures make jobbing In stocks a penal offzuse in cases where tho partles so deal- Ing cannot show a certifients signed by the President of the Board of Brokers, testifying to the actual possession of ‘stocks, or whero the l:l‘r.‘k itsclt is not presented when offered for sale, - ——— VANDERBILT'S MONEY. The Big Lawyers WiIl Got & Good SBum Out of 1t After All. Spectal Disvatch to The Tribune. NEw Yoxrk, Feb. . 22.—It now scoms assured that tho Vanderbile will is to be contested, The preparation of the protest ia golng on, and the protest will be entered unless a proposition of settloment {8 mado by Willlam I, Vanderbllt belore Tucsday, Cornulius J. Vanderbilt sald, innn foterview: “I belicvo litizatlon should be avolded, If posaible, and 1 am disposed to do my part {n trying to arrange matters amicably, it I |, am met in & proper splrit. At prescnt, however, I am not iuclined to submit to bo substautially disiherited unpless, after o falr' hearing of the case, the laws of this country shatl so declare, 1 have ;"rc.r. hopes that my brother may see that it will be to our mutual interest to " arrunge matters without a coutest, If therels a contest, Iwill have the aid of the ablest counsel.” No other member of the family hasyct sctually taken the posl- tlun uhmnmuulb though ‘others have con- sulted attorneys, Col. Ethan Allen, Cornolins Vunderbilt*s counsel, says his assoclates will bo Judices Black and Davld l)lldlurv Fleld, Mr, Evarts (s retained by Willlam [1, Vauderbite, who will not be likely Lo offor m( terins, as he refected the {dea ot w family scttlement shortly alter the will was read. THE WEATHER, ‘Wasumvarox, D, C., ¥eb. 91—1 a. m.~For Iake reglon, rislog baronicter, colder north and cast winds, partly cloudy weather, and occasione al light raln or snow. i 00AL UBIRRVATIONS, A A 600, Feb, 2. | Waather, UKARMAL OIS ERYATIV Cutaauo, ¥ “Hiations, _[Bar, | Tar, WA aee oe A o, kol 4 4“0 a8l H w4t X ) ™ 33 Fore Hurvn..|20.73 41 Tole0uersonsfnte]_47 [ ———————— . EDUCATIONAL. al 10 The Tritune, Bpectal Dipaich INDrIANATOLIS, Feb. '23.—The name of the Northwestern Christlan Unlversity was changea to-night by tho Board of Dircetors tg the Butler Unlversity, sfter Orid Butler, who bas been ita steadfost snd gencrous fricud from its or- gunuzation. j OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. GLatoow, Feb. 23.—The steamship State of Peunsylvants, from New York, bas arrived. — WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. The Good People of Varions Cities Dig up the. Hatchet for Auld Lang Syne. A Martha-Washington Reecptlon at Now York Attended by the Grand Dukes. o H Appropriate Celebration of the Day at Other Points, NEW YORK, Spectat Dlspateh (o The Tridune New Yorx, Peb, 22.—~\Washington's Dirthday has been gencrally observed. The Customs House closed after an hour's opening tn the maorning, Business was mostly suspended, and not only the public bulldings but many private ones were decorated with flags, The fina weather crowded the parks and places of amuse ment. Varlous of the military oritanizations had receptions and parades. The notablo fea ture was the Martha Washington receptlon i the Academy of Muste, at which the Graud Dukes and sulte, President Lerdo ané sulte, snd the vl and military authorities of the clty were present. The ball was anc of the most succesaful that nas ever been wliven here, both In brilllancy and numbers. The presence o Alexia and Constantine drew out_the elits ne 1nll,}'!u if the ball were eapecially In favor o the Royal guests, and wia n splendicd thing for the 8t. John's Gufld, under wiiose ausplees the alfalr was given. A Hussian booth was the firs! thing that grected the eyes of the Dukes o thelr entrance, dud a floral “ovation was offercd them by uz:dvmm ladies fn Russlan costumo who occupled the ti. ‘The opening tubleau mlpmented a Martha-Washington reception in full dress, and was very brilllant. PEORIA, ILL. Apectal Dinpasck to The Tribune. Pronia, Lil., Feb. 22—Peoria hus been gay to day with banners und bunting. Washington's Birthday has seldom had such recognition licro before. The weather was finte, and the military compantes turied out In full foree. under com- mand of Cant. Cosgrove. The troops were re- slewed by Gen. Kllpatelck, and he afterwards made them a short and patrlotle speech. ‘The dress-parade of the battaling took place later in e afternoon, The review and e were witnessed by a crowd of 10,000 people. SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Bpeciat Dispatch o The Tridune, SraixorisLy, 1L, Fob, 22—\Washington’s Birthday was observed here by a profuse display of bunting, by the early adjournment of the Legistature, and bythe military parade of the Guvernor's Guards, The Guards, after paral. fug the principal streets, formed for dreas parade In front of the Executive Manslon, and were nddressed by Gov, Cullom, Lieut.-Gov. Shuman, slwnker Shaw, Gen, Rowett, the Hou. J. H. Qberly, and several of tho Statc ofticers. ANN ARBOR, MICH. . @pectal DispateA o The Tridune, Axx Arpot, Mich., Fob, 22—The analversary of Washington's Dirthday was properly observed in this city, 7The principal places of busiuess a8 well as all publie oftices wereclosed. A mili tary parude took place this afternoon by Come panles A aud G of First Resiment State troops, ho former of this vity, the latter of Juckson ‘Tnls ovening 1s given up by them to the enjoy- meut of o grand hop uud banquet. MADISON, WIS, Epectal Dispatch 10 The Tridune. Mapisox, Wis., Fou, 2.—Washington’s Bietlr day was only partly observed lero touday. The Bcnate adjourncd out of respect to his memory without trausacting any busincss. The Assem by, however, had qulte a lenathy scssion und did conshilerable businese, Ouly “part of tha :Iwrcs «loscd, but the city has been very dull all ay. SIENDOTA, ILL. Apectal Dispatch to The Trivune, Mexvory, 1L, Feb. 22.—To-day was rather Incking in the old enthusiasm felt hero on Wash- ington's Dirthday., The Sir Knights have not given their customary ball, and much dlsap- paintment is felt by terpsichorean votarles of tha upper ton. Bons privato partles and vne public ball arc, however, being given, DANVILLYE, TLL, Bpectal Diopatch to The Tridune, Daxviee, hil, Feb, 22—=The Harmon Light Guanls, o military organization of this city, celebrated the meniory of Georre Washington by parading tho streetsall the siternoon, aud to-ulght they give a grand ball at Lincolu Hall, LITTLE IOCK, ARK. Bpectal Dispaich to The Tribune. Lrrrie Rock, Ari, Feb, 2. —To-lay basbeen generally observed.as a holiday In howor of Washington’s Blrtiday. - Buth Houses of tho Geueral Asscmbly adjournod todlay out of respect to his meniory, NEW ORLEANS, LA. New OntEaxs, Feb, 22.—The Washington Artillery and Coutinontal Guards celebrated the duy by & salute, parade, nud ball to-night. FIRES. AT PTASS CIIRISTTAN, New OnLeaxs, Lo, Feb, 22.~-At Pass Chrls- tlam, a village in Harrlson County, Miss., a firo last night destroved the Catholic Church, tho oflice and restdence of W. A, Champlin, the Sea Coast Mirror ofiice, two stores belonging tauvnr{ollrnud. glr.oreny belongiug to Mrs. Tuylor, kuown as Malonc's_saloon; Pecantote's store, and an unoceupled residenco beloug- ing to ¥, C 7T No {usurance; luzs, $10,000, Cracy. AT PEORIA, ILL, Bpacial Dispalch (o i Tribune. Proria, Il Feb, 22—Thomas Cosgrove's boot and shoe atore was burned down early this moruing aud C, B. Cooke's tallor-shop adjolu- iug badly damoged. Luss, $5,000 to $7,000; in- surance as follows: Awmerlcan, 85003 Farmers® of New York, 8500; Westchester, $1,600: At lantle, Peunsylvanin, $30u; Phenix, of New York, $1,000; Firo Assoclution, §3,000, AT WACO, TEX. QavrvesToN, Tex., Feb, 22.—~Tho News' spepia from Waco says the Opera House, Baptist Church, and u realdenco betongiug to Judge Walker burncd this afternoon. Loss, 845,000 tern fusnrance. Firo Assoclation, Philadel phis, §2,500; lome, New York; $2,500; Hert- ford, §3,500, Al UNION Yo MICIHL #pectal Dispatch to The Tridura. Uxioy Citr, Mick., Feb, 21—The dwelling houso of L, Love, uear this place, was bumned s the ground last evenlng, Mrs, Lovu and het ¢hild barely cscuped belng consumed [u the Uawmes,g Insured. THE BLACK SCANDA Bpecial Dirpatch o The Tridune, INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, 22.—Tho trial of thy Black scandal case s been postponed il next week. Tho prosecution has gona to St. Louh o obtaln evidence of hotel clerks and others at the Planter’s Houso relative to tho conducy of Black und the implicated lady. The Cowme inission fur tha trial will sit witn closed doors. —— BUSINESS NOTICES. Mrs, Winslow’s Baothlng Syrup, for chll- drenicetblug, softcus the gums, reducesindamma- tion, allays all pain. Burv to regalaty the bowels, Loyl ool L, Bolsud's Aromatio Bitter Wine of Tron lan romedy for narvous debility, linpoverished blood, andinipalred dizvstlo: Depot, 5 Clark strect. 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