Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1877, Page 2

for i THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1877—TWELVE PAGES. {0 concenl the Tndians fn_the brushand rocks til the company was strung ont on_the road to & cer- tain pont, And At the watchword ** Halt! do your duty1 ™ each man waa to cover his victim and fire, Johnton and Bhurtz were to_rally the Indians and Tush npon and dispatch thewomen and larger clilidren. 1t was farther told the men that Preai. dent 1iaight sald that IT we were united in carrying out the fuetractiona wa would all receive . CBLESTIAL REWARD, 1 éald T was willing to_put np with a less reward It Jcould he exconed.” *‘Tiow can you do this withont ehedding Innocent blood?™ Ilere I got ui other lampooning for my stubbornneas and disobe- diznce (o Uhe Pricathood, T wantold that there was nol & drop of fnnocent hicod in the whole company of emigrants, They also referred tothe Gentlle na« tlons who refured” the children of Jsrael passage tnrongh thelr conntry when Moses led them ont of Erypi: that the Lord held thst erime againet them, and when Jarsel waxed strong, the Lord command- «od Torhus to nlay the whole nation, men, women, and children, **Have not these people done worse than that to ua? Have they not threatened to murder oor leaders and Prophet and have they nol bossted of the murdel n& of lfllrhrcm and prophetr, Joseph and Hyram? Now a1k abont shedding *'innocent blood." They sald 1was a ?nd. libera), free-ticarted man, but teo much of 1l ympathy would bo ALWAYS IN TIIB WAT; that every man now had (o show his colors; that it waa not safe to have 8 Jadae incamp, Then it was proposed that every man express himnelf; that It ihere was 8 inan who would not kecp a close month nu.-‘v wanted fo_know it then, This gave mo to erstand what 1 might expect If I contlnued to appose. Ma). Tighee said: ** Brother Lee is right. TLet him take an expression of the people.” Iknew 1 dare not refnee, so 1 hnd every man rpenk and express himself. All eald they were willing to carry oot the connsels of thefr Jcaders; that the leadera had THR SPIRIT OF GOD, nnd knew botter whatwas rieht than they did. They then wanted to know my lu"n?. 1 replied, ‘I have already expressed them,” Kvery eye was upon me o8 1 paaged, but sald I, **You cando as you pleaxo. will not oppose yoa any longer.*" “* Wil you keep o close mouth?” was the question. 1 wili try," was iny answer, | will here say that the fear of offending Brigham Young and (icorge A. Smitl had saved my iife. 1 was ncar being +* [ilood-atoned " fn farowan, snder J, €. L. Smiith, in 1851, bat of this 1 Kave spoken iz my aulumo&uphy. Saturday miorning oll was ready, and every man asviymed to hia post of duty during tue night, or rather just before aaylight. Johnson and Shurtx ambushied thelr Indiane the better to decelve the cmifcrants. About 11 o'clock a. m. the troups under Maj, Higbee took their position on the road, The white flag was eti)l kept up in the coreal, Higbee calied Willlam Hateman out of the ranks to take the flag of truce to the corral. ile was met islf way with another white flag from the enilgrants’ tflm‘?. Tliey bad a talk. The emigrant wan told we had come to rescue them if thay would trust as. Both men with fiags returned to thelr reapective placcs and reported, and were to meot again and bring word, Higbee called nie out to o and iform them the conditlons, nnd, if accepted Dun McFasiand, brother 10 John McFarland, the lawyer, who acted as nid-co-camp, would bring ack word, and then two wagons would be sent for "":l fircarms, cildren, clothing, etc. I obeyed, an TIE TRRMS PROTOSED WERH ACCEPTED, bat not withont distrust. 1had as little to sny as possible, In fact, my tonguc refused 1o perform 1ta otlice. 1 sat down on the ground in the corral near wlicre some youny men were engnged 1n paying thelr last respects to wume persons who had Just dled of » wound, A Tarze fieshy old Iady canio to me twice and taiked while [ sat there, She related thelr tronbles; eald that seyen of thelr number were killed, and forty. nine wounded on the first atiack; that several ha icd since. She asked me §f I was an Indian Agent, 1sald, **Inone sense 1 am." as the Uovernment {:nullll;volnll:d me farmerto the Indlane. [ told er iy TO SATISFY NIEN. heard afterwards that the mame question was asked and answered in the snme manuer by Mc. Yarland, who had been sent by 1ligbe to the corrul 1o burry 1mne up fof fear that tho indisne would coma back, and beupon them. When all was ready Samuel McMardy, Counselor to Uishop P, K. Smith (Klinzen Smith) drove out on the lead. Hin wngon hiad the seventeen children, clothing, and arme, Samuel Kulght drove the uther_team, with five wounded men and one boy aboul 15 yenrs old, 1 walked behind the firat wagon to direct the course, anil ahun being in the heat of the slsugh- ter, bul thix I kept o myeclf. ~When wo got turn- «d fatrly to the Eust 1 ‘motiohed to Medardy to steer north acrosa the valley, 1atthe same timo told the women, who were In the next wagon, to follow the road up to the troops, which thoy did, Inetead of saying to McMufdy not to drive so fast, ns he awore to ou y trial, eatd the contrary, to drive on, 88 iy ajm was to get ont of sight before fhe firing commenced, which we did, ~ We wera about half-a-mile ahead ol the cumpany when we Neard the first tirlng, We had drove over a ridge ol rolfing groundand down on the low flat. THE PIRING WAB SIMULTANEQUS along the whole line. ‘The moment the fAiring com« menced, MeMurdy balted and tled his lines accoss whe rod of his wagun-bos, stepped down coolly, with a double-barreled shot-gun, waiked back to Kniht's wagon, who had the wounded men and was about twemty feet in the reur, As horalscd ** Lord, my God, receive thelr jor the Kingdom of Ticaven's sako 18 red, and killed two men, Bam- ucl Knlght had a muzzle-loading riite, and he shot und killed the three mcn, atruck a wounded buy on the head, who fell du; In the meantimo Idrow a five-shooter from my belt, which acel- dentally went olf, culting ucrods McSturdy's buck. #kin pants in froot below the crotch, 3fcMurdy sald, ** Hrother Lee, iflu aro exclted. Take things cuol. You was near kiling me, Look hora the tuil cut,™ pfllnllnfl o the r lace in his pants. At thiv moment § heand the scream of achild, I Jooked up and aaw an Indian have o littlo Doy BY TIE UAIR OF HI3 HXAD, dragging him out of the hind-end of tho wagon, with a knlfe lo his hand, icllm;[ ready to cut_his throat, | sprang for the Indian with my revolver in hand, ond shouted to the top of my velce, +* Arick, ovmd cot roOC! u?. you fool). The child wus terror-stelcken; his chin was bleed- 1 supposed §§ woan eut of tho knifo, butaf. vards learned it was done oy the wagon-box au the Indian yunked the boy down by the hair of tho hiead, I had no wooner ruscued this child than an. uther Indian BEIZED A LITTLE OIRL Dy the hafe. T rescucd her. - As s90n as 1 could speak, 1 told tho Indtans they nust not lart chil- dren; that 1 would die bofore they shiould be hurt; that we would buy the childzen of them, Befuro this time the Indiana had rushed uparound the wugon fn quest of blood, and dispatched tho two runuwsy wounded men, 1n Justice (o my atatemont, 1 would say that it my whouter had mot previously exploded T would have bad a hand in dispatching the five wouniled, 1 had lost control of myself, and scarce know what 1 wasobout. | saw an Indian who was pursuing a little giel who was flecing, 1o canght gwr about 100 fect from Lhe wagon, a PLUNGED 18 KNIPE THROUGH NER. 1 rald to McMurdy he had outter drive the children to Hamblin's ranch and give thuwm somo nourish- ment, while 1 would go down and get my bome at the cump, Passing along the road, 1uaw the dead strung olong a disiance of about holf o mile, ‘The wouen and children were kllled by the Indisns, 1 saw Shurtz with the Indlany, and 00 other white man with them, When 1 came to the men they Jay about-a_rodapart. Licra & catmo up with Tlig- Vee, Bishop Smith, and the rest of thy company, Av } camo up, Ulgbec sald to me, ** Lot us scarch these pervond for yaluables, " and asked mo 1o aa- wift him. Gave me a hut to buld. Several men wero already lm;.'a;'fll In searching the bodics, 1 replied I won unwell, ana wanted 1o get upon oy horse, and go to the ranchy and nurso wysclf, request wae granted. Jeaching Hemblln's unclw{ betng beartslck und ‘worn out, T lay down ou wy widd{e- bl and elept, oud know but Httlo of whut passed durhng the night. About daybreak in the murnlog 1 heurd the vulces of Col, {lunm aud Januc C. Malght, 1 heard some very ANUILY WORDS PASS DETWEREN TUBN, which drew my atiention, Dawe sald he would have to report the destruction of the emigrant coinp and company. _ Hatghtsald, ** How? X4 an {udian asaacear’ Damo ssld he did not know so well ubout that. - This reply seemed to frritate alght, who spoke quite Joudly, saying, **law- the Tiel) can you report it any uther “way without fmphcating yourselfy” At this Dame lowered his vofee abmotd toa whisper, 1 could not understand what o zuld, sud tbe conversativn stopped. | gut up, eaw the children, and swony others the {:‘:‘y who was palled by the balr of Lis head ut of the wagon by the Indfon, and saved by wo. ~That boy 1 100k houe and kept st home uatil Dr. Torney, Govermoent Agent, came 0 gather up the children and taku them ast. e took (he bfl{ with the others, That Y’ name was Willinm Fuocher. His father wus Cap- tain of the trumn, He wue taken Kust and adopted by a men In Nebraska named Richard Sloan, He remained Yast agveral years, and then returued 1o Utab, and 13 NOW A CONYICT inthe Utah Penltentisry, hmug been convicted the past year of the crime of hlchway robbery, He to nuw kuown by the uawme of **Jdaho BLL' but bia trug nume 1w Williaio Fanchier. ille litfle wister waa slao taken Easl, und ls now the wife of 0 workiug for the Unfon Paclic Ratload Cut- The boy (uow a wisn) a cub on the was With me. § gut breakfast that worninj tarned to the veen of thu al dead, ‘The budies were all fo 8 atate. Tudiaus through the ""f"' bud stripped them of cvery vestigo of clotblug. Maoy of tho pstiles were lwughing and tulking ae tuey carrled the Loulta to the ravive for burial, Thoy were just covered oyer a litele, but ¢id wot lung remaln o, TUE WOLVES DUG TUENM UF, and after eating the deab (rom thons, o bones latd upon the ground until buried some twe after Ly Luverament uullllr{ ofiicurd. At the time of burylug tbe bodies Dame and Huight got juto ayotlee quarrel. Dawe seemed to Le tercor-atricken, und again sald be would bave 1o publish It ‘Uoey were sbout two paces e, Dawe apoke low, =4 M car 1o uvold belng bieard, Halght spoke loud and sald, ** You kuow you counseled it, and vrdered me to buve thews uaed up." Dume uldh"l did oot think 1here werd sy many woten sud children. 1 thought thay wery ueusly all killed by Jodlsus.” Lsight waid, **1t1a oo lute iu tue day for you Lo back waler. You kuow you urdezed sod counssled it, aud Bow you want Lo back out Dawe said, st Have xuur[wn for (hat?" vr *Bhow Lhs papers fortbat " This oursged Halgbt to the highest pitch, and Dawe walked of. Liglgbt waid, ** You Turuw bue bisue of 1his thing ou we, sud § will by ramu{;a on yon if 1 have to meet you in hell to From {his place we rode to tha wagons, We found them stripped of their covers and every par- ticte of clotbing, Bven fenther-beds had bean pped open, and thelr contents turned ont npon tbe ground fooking for plander. I cromsed the mountains bfi the Indian teail, taking M( 1iftle In- dian boy with me on my horse. Tho gathering-np ;« Y('“B"h’u“‘ catle was Jeft in charge of Hishop . K, Smith. - TIE TESTIMONY OF SMITIL in regard to property and disposition of it was very nearly arrect, 1 must not forget to atate that after the nttack a 1he name of James Hanlett wan sent h to Presfdent Brigham Young ae ing hi e abont interfering with the co ny, bot he did not retarn on tme. his' 1 had no knowledge of antll the maraacee waa committed. Same two weeks after the deed was done Imsac C. Haightecnt me to repurt to tov. Young In person. T atked him why ha did not send & weitten report. 1ie replied that T contd tell him moro eatisfactorily than ho conld wzite, and 1 contd stand np and shoulder 88 much of the responsibility as 1 conld conven- lently; that it wounld bo a feather In my cap some day, and teat § wonld get ceiestial salvation: but that the man who shrank from It now would go to hell. [ wentand did as 1 was commanded. "T bars aaked ma If Jeanc C. Halght had writien 8 let- ter to him, T replied not by me. but 1 said he withed me 10 report In person. % All right,” maid Tirighams *‘were you an eye-witnoas?” o the most, of i, was iny reply. Then I roceeded and gave bim a fall history of all except hat of my opposition; that I left out entirely, 1 told him of tho killing of the women and children, and betraying of tho company. ‘Tnet 1 told him | was opposed 1o, but I did not tell him to what ex- i.zntlwu opposed to it, only that § was opposed LChy, " 2a10 hes i fon AUTeE Trom 18440 (TAlgE) ,"*sald he, **you differ from Isaac (il far e bald shere wAS oL S Skop gF Ianooeat bltod in thie whole company. " Whon 1 was thongh ho w2k 1t woa awful} 14t he cated nothing aboat the men, bat the women and children was what troubled him. T sald: **Preaident -Yonng, you ahould elther Felensa tho men from their obligafion or sustsin them when they do what they havo . entere the most eacred obligation {o do." ~ He replled: *'I whi think over the matter, and make it the mbject of prayer, and you may come back in the mornin nd seo me. ™ Fiid#o, He sald: **John, I feel firatorate, T asked thoLord If it was all right for that deed (o be done t take Away the vision of the deed from my mind, and the Lord did a0, and1 feol raie. it fs il right, The only fearl have Is of trallora,” 1le told mo NEVER TO LISP IT to any mortal being, notoven to Brother Iebor. Preslilent Young has always treated me with the triendship of a father since, and hag sonled soveral women to ma since, and_has made my home his home when In that part of tha Territory, until danger has threatened him. - Thls Is 8 true statement according to the beat of my recoltection. _(Sluned) Joux D, Lz, SUPPLEMENTANY, This statement I have wada for publication after my death, and havo agreed with a friond to have the same, with many facta pertainug to other mat- ters connected “with “the crimes of tho Mormon people under tho leadership of the prelethood from the period before the butchery of Nauvou to the present tiwe, publisied for ‘the henefit of my family, and that the world may kuow THE BLACK DEEDS that have marked the way of the Ssints from the uvrganization of the Church of Jesus Chrlstof tho Latter-Uny Salats to the period when a weak and two plisvle tool Iays down his _pen to face thy exccutloncrs' guna for deeds. of which he ts not more guilty than others who to- day aro weariug tho yarmnests of the priesthoud and fiving upon the thing of a deluded and priest- ridden people. My lulublut(fl.rhy, If published, will open the eyes of the wotld (o TILR MONATROUS DREDS of the leaders of the Mormon people, and will also place In the handa of the attorney for the Goyern- inent tha particalars of wome of tho moet blood- curdling erimen that have been committed In Utali, which, If properly followed up, will bring many down from their high place in the church to face offended justice upoa thy gatlows, Ho wote it be., CASUALTIES. A TRESTLI: JIORROR. Special Dispateh fo The Tridune, InDIANAPOLES, Ind., Murch 23.~A bad accl- dent ocenrred on the lue of the Indianapolls & Vincennes Rallroat four wuilles east of Worth- Ington at poon tu-day. The sccommodation and freight traln was thrown frum the track ou o twenty-foot trestle by a broken rall, and two frelghitcars aud a caboose were pluuged Into the chasm beneath, The caboose was filled with passengers, but no one was killed outright, Scveral were so badly {ojured, however, that they are not expected to live, aud one, Henry Tadgett, of Freedom, lins already died. The Iajlroad Company did all that was In thelr pow- er for the comfurt and alleviation of the fn- Jured pussengers, who were, within an hour of the time of the sceldent, conveyed by special tralus to Spencer, where tho best medical and surgleal attendance wus procured. To the Western Atsoclated Press. Inpranarorts, March 23.—A local frefght traln of the Indlanapolls & Vincennes Road, carrying paasengers in tho caboos car, was thrown from thie track as 1t was approachlog o trestls-bridge, four miles cast of Worthlugton, 1nd., about noon to<lay, The traln passed over the bridge, except the last two cars and caboose,which went down, injuring fuwnnur- sud crew as followa: Danlel Qarret, Martiuayllle, Ind., ln the breast; Julin B, Stumph, Indluuapolis, arm broken; Jawmos iamilton, Morgantown, Ind., internally} Mrs, Janes Hamilton, Morgantows, Ind., lu- ternallys leury Padgett, Freedow, 1ml.. since "dfed; C. L. Irwin, Indianapols, back and legi C. M. Spencer, [ndianapolis, ann fractured; 3. C. Hurrls, Doswell, bock and breast; ). B. Maf, Doswell, slightly; E, 8. Ormsbee, Sandbuen, [ud,, slightly; R, 8. Klugs- conductor, slightly; D, Butk, brakemun, 1y, ghtly, 'IK'M Y Spectat Dispatch (o Th Trivune, InpuanaroLis, ind, Murch 2h—The latest from Spancer reports thut all the wounded in the accident on the Iudlunapolis & Vincennes Itaitroad are dolugz well, and that no further deaths are apprelieuded. INSTANTLY XKILLED, Spectal Dispatch o The Tribune. BLOOMINGTON, 11, March23.—Parker Droth- ers, lumber dealers, Bloowington, recelved o telegram to-day from Canton, Ky, statug that thelr brother Frank had been Instantly killed at that place by beiog run over by a locowotiye, —— DROWNED, CixcinNaTY, 0., March 28, ~The Commercial's Cambridize, O,y speciul says o skiff contanlug four Jadivs and three men was capsizea fu the creck uear thet pluce yesterday, and two of the men, naned Thesken and "Bonnell;, were drowned, . EXFPLOSION. ‘Bostox, March 23.~Tho still of the Boston Dyuwood and Clicmical Company, at Euat Bos- ton, exploded to-day, Ladly scalding four men, two probubly fatafly. Tse buildiig was d mullath % i % 2 e THE WEATHER, WasniNotoN, D, C,y Murci 24—1 a, m.~For the Upper Lake Reglou, Upper Misslsaippl, aud Lower Missouri Valleys, clear or falr westher will pravall, with temperature below froczing, northeast to northwest winds, and In the south- eru and custern portions rising barometer; but Inthe northern and weatern portions falllng burometer, sud winds shiftiug to west and soulls, LOCAL OBAXRYATION, Cu10400, March 2 Ttme. :oup, w, | 0w " Masimuminennometer, 313 pintuy UKNKilak GU3KRYATIUS — e CHIGAUG, ML Fidiions, Haroy TAR Vind, THE RUSSIAN FLEET. Nsw York, March 23,—The Husslan feet, with the Grund Dukes Alesis snd Constantiue on boany, anchored off the bay early to-day. Naw Youk, March 23—Neither the Grand Duke Alexls uor avy of his suite came asbore to-olgbt. Thoy rewained quietly on board the fuz-sbip Bvetland, The squadron ls suchored off Twenty-third street. Mauy of the Russlau oflicers, however, came ou shore gnd sttended the theatrea, Tho eivllitics of port ars twader ed them Ly Vice-Admirsl Rowan. It fa safd the u;f:vrm party will rewuin very quict during thelr stay o the barbor, FOREIGN. The Eastern Question Again De- bated in the English Com~ mons. Gladstone Makes a Long Historfcal Argument Against the Derby Policy. A Proposition for Medintion Be- tweon England and Russia. Austria Jealons of the Recently-Formed Alliance Botween Italy and Russia, Outline of the Recont Letter from Fran- cis Joseph to the Pope. GREAT BRITAIN. TIR EASTENN QUESTION IX FARLIAMERT, Lonoox, March 23.—In the Commons this evening Prof. Fawcett maved that, in the ogin- fon of the Honse, any promiscs of reform made by the Porte without guarantees will be frult- Icss, and that the Powers In the Intercst of the peace of Europe have a right to gemand ade- quate securities for the better government of ‘Turkey, and that the misrulewhich has brought such misery on_Christian Turkey will contluuc unlces the Towers obloln some such guarantees for improved adminlstration as they agrecd on at the Conference. Mr. Fawcett nroku in support of his proposition, After Jus- tifying his course in fntroducing the motion, he drew attentlon to the admirable declaration mnade by both Lord Salisbury and Lord D”"c'\’i concerning Turkish miszoyernment, and aski If tuey vonstdered Turkey’s promises of reform were futile without guarantee three months ni:u. what had since accurred to make them clinnge thelr minds, - If, after the Joud talk and the expressed determination to bring the Bulgarian atrocity perpetrators to justice, the Govermnent were now oing to shrink back into Innctivity, it would coustituty not ouly a crisis In the Eastern fluullon, but s crisls In the his- tur{ol England which luture generations wonld loak back to as a pertod of Mimiliation and dis- credit. [¢ wns nbsolntely necessary that prompt steps be taken to obtam security “to the Chris- tians in Turkey, The Turks were distributing o largze supply of arms amony the very men who had perpetrated the recent massacre, The Marquia of Hartiogton, leader of the Liberal ‘mm'. declared the motion inooportune, and he therefore could not support it, though Bevond this he saw nothing objectionable in its terms. e polnted out thiat the llouse would 1ot be in 8 position to torm o fudgment on the polley of the Uovernmeut until additional- p: pers on the Eastern questlon were presented. ‘Gludstone sald he coutd not vote for Faw- cett's matlon, for the reasous mentloned by the Marquis of Hartinigton, and also because it did not touch the only questiun on which he wonld have to joln fssue, namely, whether the words of Europe were to rewmain tnere words, or whether they were to be followed b{ acts. - Gladstone entered foto a lovg historleal argu- ment to prove that the powers had tho right to demand the bettor government nf' the Christians, oud polnted out that the preseut state of excitement and fanaticfsn i Turkey was such that wo may be nrn roachivg a erisis worse thau that at the time of the Balonica murders. [{e urgently asked for information relative to the distribu- tjon of orms 1o Mahommedans, oud whether the Government wus taking measures to protect their Chrlstians south of the Balkuns, who would fnevitably sufer fearfully in the event of an ontbreak. 8ir StafTurd Northeote, Chancellor to the Ex- chequer, safd the Government never departed from the uullc; of striving for n better Govern- ment for the Christians fu Turkey, but he could not apcak out fn the midst of the delfcate uego- tintion go firmly as be might at somw future time. _He had been struck by the injustico dise played towards Turkey dirlng the debate, ‘Turkey could not ‘disgrin or procced with ler reforms, nor could England nsk her to disarm whilst & war cloud waa luwerivg on her frontior, Mr, Faweett uotiiied the Huuse of his willing- ness to withdraw the motion, but Northeote refuscd assent, ., g An adjournment of the debate was moved by the Liberals and rofected—navas, 2133 yeos, 71, The Government uully agreed to ut adjourn- ment, TINDERPEST, Loxpoy, March 21 —~Another outbreak of the rinderpest has occurred at Hull DOAT-IACE, Betting on tho univers'ty bool-race, which takea pluce to-morrow, 18 oven. The start will probably bo at 8 o’clock, or carller. TIB TORP, LivanrooL, March 2J.—The grand notfonal stecple-chase was won by Austerlitz; Congress second, Liberator third,” The favorite fulled to Ret o place, TIE EAST. MONTENEGRO AND TURKRY, CosstanTiNorLy, March 23.—Montenegrin delegates hnd {nterviews with Edhem Pusha, the Grand Vizler, and Bafvet Pasha, the Furcign Minister, yeaterday, The latter repeated tho Porto's objections to Montenegro's demands, particularly tho cesslon of Nicsics. The Mon- tenogring replied they conld make no abate- ment from the laat conditions, of which they cousldered the cesslon of Nicsics the most jm- portant, CRETE, ATnexs, March 23.—The Cretans persist inn refusal to send n Deputy to the Parllument ot Constantinople, becuuso they . posscss apecial privileges, The Turkish Inhabitants are, con aequently, agitated, fearing insurrections, COLDLY KECEIVED, Loxnox, March 23,—1It {s reported from Jassy that the Russtan army recelved tho project for demobilization very coldly, BCHUYLYR, ‘Epispuna, March 23,~The London corre- spondent of the Scotsrnun soys he regrets to bear that Mr, Eugene Schuyler, United States Cousul-Ueneral at Coustantinople, {8 {n diti- culty with tho Washiugton Governuunt In con- sequence of s published communications about Turkish outrages, RUBSIA'S ANSWED. Loxpox, March 243 a. m.—It fs antfcipated that the Husaan answer to the Intest require- ment of the British Cabinet will be recelved nexe week, e JORH MEDIATION, The Poat’s correspondent at Berlin says it is stated that Russin rmfi:w- to invite the other Puwers to medlate between herself and the Dritlsh Cabluet ou the question of disarma- ment. 1t s suld that Austria supports England in ber demand for Russian disunnament. * The impresston prevails fn Berlin that Russia will peralst in her refusal to disarm, Loxpox, March a. m~A Times Berlin dispatch says it §s hoped that thy hitch fu_the peuce negotiations will be surimounted by Tur- c{ deciuring her readiness to begin dlsarming $ Rusals promises to follow sult immedistely, CQUITANTINOPLY. CoNSTANTINOFLE, March 24.—Elahty-four members of the Turkish Purlisment bave ar- rived, of whom forty-iive are Moslems. LATEST, ViusNa, March 3L—Private advices describe affuirs fu Cunsoutinople us extremcly criticals The Ulemus threaton to closu sll mosques. it §a repurted frum Udewin that {3 Enflnul r:{ccu the protocol the Czar ‘will fmmedintely cull out th entire forees of the Empire. e ROME,. TUR VATICAN, Rowe, March 23,—A clrcular to Bishops hias been fssued from the Vatican, counseling pa- tlenco sud abutention from provocation durs lug the expected period of {ucreused. persecu- Mon. During the past few days tho Pope has been somewbat judisposed, but there bLas been wo fmmediate cause for alarm. 116 was carried frowm his room o bold the Consistory of Tues- day, sud received one Ambassndor the’ day be- fore.” With this exception, all audiences haye been suspended. It {3 stated that the Pope still entertalus the Wdea of assembling the Vatican Couucll. He bus bad & new set of gu submitted to the Cardinals, 80 that they way decldo it the delsy lu solying some of the questions which the pro- ¥ious Counell Teft undetenuined be uot valeus lated to injure the Church, [t s suld tbat, L Lo Cardiugls reply fu the aftirmutive, the Coun- cil will reopen tn Sovember. TUR POFE. Rosw, March 23.~The health of the Popels fairly satlfuctory, but e hus Jost the uso of lis Legs, and i3 carricd sbout i u chalr, FRANCLS JOSEHH TO TUE FOPE. Vimwna, Murch 2%—Upon Csrdinat Anton- cliPs death, the Emperor of Austrla wrote to the Pope ureing hiin fot to deviate from the rnmempoll«-y which Antancill followed after ho overthrow of the temporal vower. If ihia policy was malntalned the Emperor; Yroml.-ml o Pope the fullest supvort in case taly should nttempt to alter the 1 “Jm‘ Guaran- teea law, which law the Catholle Fowers con- sidered as the Ring of Itals’s title to the pos- scasfon of Rome, and which King Victot Eman- yel and the Italian Minlster had at the Vienna futerview M 1874 promised to retaln unaltered. ANOTHER ALLOCUTION, Loxnox, March 23,—A special from Rome says it s atated that another allocutlon is pre- Lmrlng for delivery at thc‘;:opc'l Eniscopal Ju- flea” fn June. * In @ allocntion the Toj will revlew the _conditlon of the Chburch ond lloly BSce with re- spect to a)l the nations of tho worlds ine of tho sacred congregntions Is now_ consid- ering the question whether the Italian Senators who, in conscquence of thelr velizlous sentl- ments, have never participated In the delibera- tlons of the Senate sinve Rotna beeaine the capl- tnl may now do so In order to vote aguinst the Clerieal-Abuecs bill, TIR ANTICIPATED PILORIMAGES. Loxno¥, March 21— a. m.—The Times’ cor- respondent nt Rome tetegraphs that the Vatl- can is in consultation with the Governments with which it has diplomatie relations to pre- \'entrgllnrlmngcs expected on the oceasion of the Fope's Episcopal Jublleo from giving rise to any circumstances whicl might create a mis- underatanding with the Italian Goverumen ahd give Italy grounds tq attribute a politica character to the pitgrim movement, APPROITIATION FOR ARMS. Rowu, March 33.—The Deputics lhave sanc- tioned n grant of 16,000,000 lire for the purchase of swall arms. s GERMANY. LOYAL GREETINGS: BEnLIN, March S3.—8ome of the mord ade vanced newspapers couple their loyal greetings with the wish that the Emperor mnay witness & speedy recoyery of the natlon from the melan- choly effects of tho present commerclul and financial erisis, It s unfortunately too true that the depression of trade has nssumed seri- ous proportions. TIR SUPRENE COURT DILL. BERLIN, March 23.—Great ll-fecling exists ln Liberal circles concerning the yoto fixing Lelp- sicns the seat of the Bupreme Court of Qur- many. Blsmarck fs sharply denounced for mis- management, aud it Ia asserted that moro de- cided futerferenco on bls port might Lave re- versed the declston, ALSACE AND LORNAINE. Beart, March 23.—~The bill relntive to Tegis- latlon for Alsace-Lorraine, empowering the Ew- peror to publish laws for those brovinves after they haye passed the Federal Council and the Alsace-Torralne Committee, but without the previous nssent of the Helchatag, waa read iu the Relchatag for the third time to-day. 5 WEST INDIES. TAYTL TAVANA, March 23.—Advices trom Hayti are to the 11th Just, Peace prevalled, but disturl- nnces were feared. The opponents of President Caral are taklng advantage of his humanc dis- positfon and the lberal Constitution bestowed upon the country. ‘The coffeo crop is ahort. 1t i3 rumored that o rupture with France has taken pluce because of the refusal of the pres- ent Haytien Government to recognize the loan made n Paris by the Dominzuez Uovernment, It 18 reported that Goyernment will oigain fa- 818 PAper Currency, BAN DOMINGO. Advices from 8anto Domingo are up to the 10th. Peace lseatublished n thevorthwest, 1t is :nlpcetcd that the revolutionlats were alded o the two Govertuuents, and a rupture s teared It nppears that the Haytlana are opposcd to Buacz, - Buea hud recommended the agitation of the noncxation scheme. Ilaytl, A correspotdence cnsued between ‘The tobucco crop fs only half of that of last year, MEXICO. MORE RRVOLUTION FREDICTRD, Mexico, via Havana, March 18.~Several Gen- crals, original Diaz Revolutionists, have re- mgned. and tho opposition fagt consolidating. talk of calling Lerido back. ‘The party is rapldly disintegrating, People Congress met daily for n fortnight, but a UOFLLI Wiis uliwbLallable, Corting 8 In ligh tavor with Diaz, who shiclds hiow . ‘There {a inuch avarchy, oud a new revolution will probably oceur sooi. Landero 18 appointed Sceretary of the Treas- ury; Mata, Minster at Washington; and Rlva Valacto, Minlster to Berlin, It 18 reported that o number of the higher military oflicers want to proclaim Diaz military dictator, ‘The renewal of diplowatic rolatlons with Franco is oceupylng the attentlon of the Goverumeut, AUSTRIA. FORTIFICATION OF THENT, Loxnon, March 23,—A dispatch from Vienns says the last Austrian military budget fncludes au item for the fortillcation of Trent, which, however, Parlinment disallowed, A short time ago tha Emporor informed the Finauce Minister that works must (mnediately be undertaken for reasons of State, Durlng the last two monttis Trent hus consequently been surround- ed with six forts, and several others have been bullt near thy frontlur. Thoso neasures were undertaken in consequence of tho supposition, ‘which has sitice been coniirmed, that an alllance ‘was projected batween Italy ana Russla, accord- Ingz to which tne former would sunex a cousid- crable part of the Tyrol, ABYBSSINIA. MUBDERED, Lownpox, March =8.—The Abyssinlan Envoy has been found drowned near Massowall. - It s belleved e was murdercdby tho Egyptlans. FRANCE, PETTER TIMES. Lxoxs, March &.—The dlstress awmong the working cinss disappearing, — CANADIAN NEWS, Bpecial Dispaich 10 Tha Triduna, OtrAws, March 23,—Tho Parllamontary Come mittee on Emigration and Colonization met to- doy, A letter from Mr. Donaldson, Emlgration Agent for Oatarfo, was read, recammending that new scttlers on free graut lanus bu pssisted untll they woro fus o position to sustaln them- selves; also, that the Qovernment should clear five ucres and erect 8 log louse on each furw, ond charge $200 for these inprovements, ‘dpeciat Dispaleh to bune. Qurnec, Murch Mr. Bewell, bullder of the winter navigation steauor Northern Light, hus recelved o letter from umittee of citie zens of Emerson, Manitoba, ug Lls opinjon s to the navigatlon of Ilugsow’s’ Lay. ‘fuoy have usked the Government to send the Nortli- ern Lighs to the bay next summiner, ial i Tha v Quepecy Murch 24.—3Ir, Langevin, member for Charlevotx in the Domlnfon Parliument, who was Fecenntly unsested by the Buprems Court un tbe grouud of undue’ foterferencs of the clorgy on his behalf, was_to<day re-clected by 8 large wajority over Mr. Tromblay. Havrivax, March &3.—In tho Assumbly to- night a resolution of the Provinelul Secrotary that delegates be afipoinu:d Lo vonfer with dele gotes fron Now* Brunawick and Prince Ed- wurd's luland oo the unlon of the Proviuces, wus carried 20 to 13 e —— THE LOGGERS, Special Diapatch &0 Ths Tribuxe. Easr Sa0inaw, Mich.,March 28—Iiundreds of men are coming out of the woods, and camps are breaking up, Most of the operators have filled their contracts, snd the stock of logs cul- culated upon heve reuached the Lunks, Frow wuthentie sources the stock on the streaws ju the Bagluaw District [s us follows: Tittabawas- svo and tributaries, 300,000,000 feet; Rids River, 80,000,000 feets A%m River, 61,000,000 fect; Rawkuwlit, 20,000,000 feet; - Plog River, 65,000, 000 ety old Tuge tn boam, 58,000,000 feet. Koo ports from other streaus on this shore show & ruduct o8 folluws: Aussble River, 80,000,000 ecty Thunder Bay River, 80,000,000 teet§ Black River, 16,000,000 feet; FUnL fiver, 5,000,000 feet Cheboyitan, 50,000,000 feet; Otacgo Lake, 43,000,000 festy smull streams ot enwerated, 50,000,000 feet., Total, E59,000,000 feet, With reasonahle water supply uecarly all these will reach the willa, § ANEMOMETRICAL: 2 Bpecial Dispaich (o Tha Trituat. . ' Dwprawaroris, Ind., March 23.—Tho third Btate orstoricil contest tock place to-uight at the Grund Opera-House 1 the pregencs of o large sudicnce. The Hon. W.W.' Curry deliv- ered au address of weleome ta the eontestants, who, with the subjects of the oratlons, were os follows; L. Peuce, Hanover Callege, 4 Forelgn Poascsstons '3 T, E. Keene, Anbury Univetsity, Greencastle, *‘Fate and Providence™ Howe, Franklin College, * Importance of Xigh Tdeals'; J. T. Burton, Butler Uulvmlly' Ine Wianapolls, " Treasure In Farthen Vesscls™: R.: B. Hawkins, Btate Uniscrsity, Bloomington, * Political Individualism,” Tho Judges, J. W, Qorilon, the Rev. W. A. Bartlett, (len. Ben Har- sisom, the Rev, J. W, 8tone, awt A. H, 8late, snnounced thele declsion, glying the rank ot oratorana follows: Iawkins, Pence, Keene, urton, Howo. Hawkins' standing was 96, and Howe's 80, ORIME. IDIOTIC ROBBERY, > Nuw Yonx, March 23.—~Gcorge L. Whitlog, head bookkeeper of tho Brooklyn Bank, was ar« rested Lo-day, charged with having robbed tho bank of $100,000, In n vallse whichho carried stthe time was $120,000, leaving 840,000 un accounted for. The _clrcumstances of the robbery aro: Wednesday after- noon, after bank hours, Whitig was correcting sonie clerical errors in company with another clerk, and 1emarked that hao heard the ofticers, intended. reducing his salary, but he Qidn’t propose to let them da it easily, adding that ho wonld get a leverage on the bank and compel 8 compromise. Whiting remained after the other clerk, and having the combina. tion, opened the eafc and abatracted $100,000 in negotiable bills and §60.000 in grecnbacks, Nest morning the President found o note from Whiting m?-luz that the bank must give him Tinlt tho 160,000 nod satisfy him that he would 1ot ba proseauted, and that, i they didn’t do that, o would start off with the cash and burn up tho bilis that were in his posscssion; and further that, it were necessary, he would burn up all the money rather than roturn it Tug case was placed fn the hands of detectives, ond & personal put in tho Herald stating that the probosal was agreed to, Not- withstauding, no tracs of ‘Whiting could kot until this morning, when he was scen entering his rmldence, and, on_ making his exit again, was arrested nud taken to polico headquarters. He refused to state the whercabouts of the remalnder of the stolen money, when first questioned, but Tate thls evoning confessed that the missing £40,000 wns concealed in a closet n » room at the Van Dyke Honse, corner of Bayard street and the Bowers, New York, where thiedetectives found it. The moncy was counted at Brouklyn police headquarters” and found to be correct, Hull, the teller, was supposed to be the only one who kuew the combination of the lock of the safe, aud ha had the tigures entered in o buok, which Whiting one doy asked to look at when he qulekly ”"l!‘“" tha' combination and handed the book back, Thu prisoner was locked up Lo-night. & Laten—The ntuok}fn bank officlals havae counted the recovered moncy, and found it, 10,000 short. Whiting refused to say what waa dune with the deflleney, He tinally stated that lie bnd spent 1t; but being asked what for, re- plicd that was.his busluess. The ofliclals doubt hls story. = A MYSTERY. Bpectat Dispatch to The Tribune. OMAmA, Neb., March 23.—On Wednesday morniog the police found a drunkea man slecp- fue in a hog-pon with nlot of 1 at the foot of Farnham street, snd conveyed him to jail, Ifis cyes were blacked, aud ho had several brufses about his hiesd. He was brought before the Police Court In the afternoon, gave the namo of,Vanderfonit,and sald he came frutn Ft.Calhoun, 15 mfles north of Omala; was in the employ of Mra. Ten, u hotel keeper, from whoim he made several purehases in Omnha, Te stated he had the ulght before beon ausaulted with a dub.near Powell's soup factory, by two unkuown men, ond frightened them off by yelling murder. Afterwvurds wandered around 1l he crawled into the pl%»ucn. a mile from the piacoof the 1lo was_discharged, and started to walk home, On Sixtecnth street ho faluted, and was taken {nlo o house and cared for, Yesterday morning o was unconsclous, and at 11 1aat night died, Tho police wero informed of the = ¢lrcumstances, and aro Investi- pating tho case, which is shrouded’ fn mystery. No clew has been obtalned to th murderers, A post mortem examiuation this nftertoon revealed the fact that he had been struck twice, onco over ench eye, and that the skull had beon fractured over tho left eye. A Coroner's, inquest will bo held Sunday, De- coused was aged about 60, and leaves threo sond, and four daughters, all residing ab Omahs. . ——— ¥ RENTUCKY ITEMS, ' LOUIBVILLE, Kv., Murch 23.—A spcctal to the Courler-Journal raports that the bodics of tho® two murdered men found fiva mlles from Guorgetown, Ky., were [dentliled as employes at the Pound UGap Rallroad. They bad received thelr wages, Ono was an old man and the other a young mau. _{t Is supposed that the murderer E‘u"l?( tltxmugb Qeorgetown ou Lis way to rankfort, y Aapeeial to tho Courier~Journal reports that Jamus Roblason shot and killed o negro named Henry Crittenden, fn Midway, - Ho*pleads that the negro drew s plstol upon him about ten days ngo, and shot aud daugerously woundod another negro. | SIIOT DOWN AT HIS OWN DOOR. 8. Louts, Mo, March 23.—Nick Creushaw was shot and Killed at his home, sbout slx miles south of Indopendence, Mo, loat eveuing Ly Ienry Cathey, It appears that Crenshow had heen the causo of the scpara- tlon between Cathey and his wifo about o year ugzo, and lnst nizht Cathoy wont to Lis fiouse, called him to the door, and put a load of buck- shot into him, kiling him nlmost Instautly, Cathey surrendered to the uuthoritics, 'CITE CHICO OUTRAGE. SAN Fraxcisco, Maoret 23.—l.cadlng spirits of the Order of Caucnsians, which la charged with the responsibility for tho. lale Chico outrage, . propose a conventlon of. the officers. of the . Order, yowspaper representatives,. Col. Bec, and the Rev. Otls Glbson, to wham sholl bo submitted the . constitution, manual, ritual, of the Ords to prove whether there 1 anything in its objects or teachiugs caleulated to excite violenco agulust the Chinese. TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Litrns Rook, Ark., Marcls 23,4 dispatch to tho Assoclated Press Agent from Fort Smith says that Bunday night four men, ali driukiog, cutered thu houso of o widow inSsbstaine Counl( and remained all night, subjectivg the unprofected. woian to brutul outruges, The :uumn died next day, el ——————— . ANOTHER " TIMES" LIBEL SUIT. Special Dispalch fo The Tribune. Rockronp, (., March %.—The follohing pracipo Was. to-day seat from this ity by Law- yer Kirton to the Clerk pf the Cook County Courts State of Ulnals, County of Cook; in tho Suparior Court, May term, A. D., 1877, Jenty A, Ttcaslor v, Wilbur 5. Bloroy, case for 11bd1 ; damingow ES34000, - Rho Cluric of sald court Wil bidaao tertia aunimons fu thy above causs directud to the prop- er ofticor Lo exeeuto damuges, and roturnable ue aboye, By 1. M. Kirtew, plalntil’s attorney.. Frumn the shovo it wlll be scen that suit I8 about to be commenced agalnst Wilbur F, Storey to recover 325,000 datuges forhaying. cused Ressler of steallue $700 from bls e ployer, Tho case really grows out of the Eurl seandaly as it 18 sald Wilkle published the libef- ous artlele ot the fustigation of bis {ricud Pat- rlt‘;zklynu, who s in sums way mixed up fu the atludr, 8o leaves four chll- e ———s OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, Mareh 28,—Arrived, steamship Oder, frow Bremen, a PuLapELruls, March 23.—Arrived, steam- ship City of Limerlck, from Liverpool < L.aNpoyN, March 93.~8tcamahip Quobee, from Philadelphla, ung Alexawdrin snd Wiseousiu, from New York, have arrived out, 1luLy, March 23, —Bteamsuip Colowmbo, from New York, has arrived. o e —— RELIGIOUS. jal Dispalch to The Tribuna 810Ux City, In., March 28.—The revival meet- Iug bery, conducted by . the Reve. Graves and Leland, continuy to attract lange numbers day and uight, The revivalists have cuncluded to remalu three days lunger than first anvounced, and will uot leavg il nmln‘y next. Bo fur, over 100 conversiune are tho result of thelr lubors. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Boeron, March 25.—1he New England Glass Cowpany, of Eust Cawnbridge, oue of tho larpest, n New Eugland, has voted to wind up its busi-: negs, belug uuable to compete with Boutticra’ and Western concernd. Two huudred wen witl be throwu vut of cm&}:)y*anl. ot , March 23.—~The cass of the Cit of By Tt scetuat the B0, Loals Uss Company was tuken up to the Court ol Appeals to-day, ;lllu (a8 Company giving boods in the sum of 'HovIDRNCE, R. I, March’ 23,~The proposi- tion to amend the Constitntlon so as to slloy women to vuto whero tated bas been defeated, —20 to 23, b jianmisnuna, Pa, March 23.—The Legisla- turo adjourned aino dio {o-day, Thotmas V. gmn‘cr ‘was clected President pro tempoto of the enate. THE RAILROADS. PLEADING FOR PEACE. “Mr, Rotiert. Hirrls, President of the Chleago, Burlington & Quincy: Mr. Marvin “Hughite, General Manager of the Chicago & Northwest- ern; and Hogh Riddle, Vice-trosident of the Clileago, Rock Island & Paclfic Rallroad, are at presont In New York, They went thero to consult with Mr, Jay Gould and other autocrata of the Union Pacific in regard to the recent changes in the Dircctorles of theso roads, and to sce whether s disruption of the lowa pool and & gencral warfars smong theso lincs cannot be averted, It s the prevalling opinion that the coufcrence will smount to nothing, as those wiio know Jay Gould say that heis determined to foreo the Chicago, Bure lington & _Quincy Raflrosd, and tho Viscon- sin River Baliroad, in Nebrasks, to abandon thetr hostility to tho Unfon Pacific, Mz, Harrls argues that tho Chicago, Burllngton & Qulncy has nothing to do wita the_dilliculty between the Union Pacific and the Missourd River Rail- rond in Nebraska, aud should not_be held re- sponsible for the latter’s doings. It isalso ar- gued that o bursting of the Iowa pool and the consequent competitfon wiil hurt the Chicago, Hock Islani & Pacltic) nnd the Chicsgo & North- Western ralironds to the same extent ns thoe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. But Jay Gould, It Is reported, turns a deaf car Lo all these n‘gu- mients, and I8 bound to make war on the Chlca- fio, Burlington & Quiney §f Messrs. Perkins and 'orbes, who are tho loading ofllcials and stock- holdera of the Missour! River Railrond in Ne- braska, continue to hold leading positions with the lnst-named road, The annual meeting of the stockholders of thia road will be held jn this city, as already stated, next Wednesday, when thi lssue will nnan.b‘cdly take more definito shape, < 1t 1s known that "Jay Gould has lately .purchased some of the stock of this road, but it is doubtfal whother ha has succecded In getting o hold of enough to prevent the re-el {lon of Messra, Perkins sud Forbes to the directory, TRANSPORTATION DIFFIOULTIES. * The Gencral Frelght Agents of the rallroads leading east from this city will soon holdn meeting at she Urand Pacific Hotel to discuss the sdvisabllity of continuing the live stock pool nuder the present agreement. This agree- ment provides that the live stock traflie_shall be proportlonately divided among the Lake Shore & l\uuh!gln Southern, Michigun Central, Pittaburye, Ft. Wayne & Chlen , anil Bultlmore & Ollo Rallromfs. This is done by L-om\wlunm the shippers to vive each rond sv inuch of their shipnients. The shippers do not Iike thls arrangement at all, and.have boen k_lukin;f against it eyer since it was entered Into, Each shipper has hls favored line, and likes to ship by that fn prefervuce to uny otlier, But under the = pool armangement he hue to" divide his shipmunts smon the various ruads.. Besides this, the ronds theusolves bave Leen clunxrrunc on acvount of thy arraneinent, The alvisions, it is claimed, .are unequaltly made, and some of the roads say they do not get thelr fulr share of the busivess. 'The Baltimore & Ohlo in partieular fs diasatisfied with tho small proportion of the business It pets under the urrangoment. . : AVhilo In sessfon, tho Uenernl Freight Agents ‘will also ulscuss the sdvisability of making o re- duction in |in||u rates. Husiness hus Leen tue usually dull during the last month, and grain shipments have uimost entirely ceased.” It isclalmed that tho shippers aro waiting for the opening of navigation, when n large reduc- tion In the rates of transportation s expected. A reduction In the rates by tha rallronds, ot this ting, It I8 belleved, will‘have the effeet of bringing forward wuch of the graln ot once. IMPORTANT LEASE. . Bpecial Dispatch lo The Tribune.’ Qumvoy, 11L.,, March' 23.—The 1Whig makes a statement to tho effebt that tho Chieago, Dur- lington & Quincy Rallroad Company bave to- dny effected a ninety-nlue year lcass of the Mis< sourt, Kansas & Texns Road. Mr. W, D. Btroug, Geueral Buperiytendent; Mr Ilitehedek, Ueueral Pussenger Agent; Mr, N. 1. Muuson, Assistant-Buperintendent at thisclty, and Mr. Hobard, all of the former Company, left this ety this mornlng, and went to Hanui- Lall, whors thio.wero to meet..tha Directors and ollicera of the Missourl, Kansus & T'exas Kond to arrunge the detalls of tho transfer of the rallroad. It 18 understood that the Chicago, llurlhuilon & Quincy, assumes the loan hold by by tho Ihlladeiphia Trust Compuny minlun the Mlssourl, Kansas & ‘Tuxas, and takes the entira inanagoment of the ntain ine aud {ts branches, ‘Fhis wiil give tho Chicazo, Burlington & Quiney direct communieation with o of flssourl, ~Eastorn _and outhern Kaonsas, the Indlan Terrjtor and Texas, ' It Ia further stated that divislon head- quartars will bo catablished at_Scdalla for the manugoment of tho Missourl, Kansns & Texng for the South, aud the oflices at Quiney aud Galesburg will remain as at present. PORT JIURON & LAKE MICHIGAN, Nzw Yonk, March 28.—The committee ap- polnted at the meeting of bondholders of tho Vort Huron & Lake Michigan Rallroud mado a report, presenting a plan for the purchaso and reorganization of the road. Tho outlines of rge portion the plan proposed ar¢ to hasten for- ward tho foreclosure proceedings na fast as possible, in the sole interest of tho bondholdersy 1o make overy ef- tort to enforce nlivn of the mortgnge of " the whole Hno of road as now butlt from YPurt Huron to Lansing;-to maks clufms to lauds donated I.Iy the State of Michigans to remove tiie presont Recelver, and appofut ono who has 1o Interest adverso to that of the bondholders to bo urged beforo the courts; to huvy o thure ough * exainination of the Recelver's ac. counts with o vlew of sccuring sl the bondholders’ rights in an 1o the carniugs of tho property covered by the mortzage; to purchase at jorcclosure sile thy rmpuuy voyered by the morauge fu behalf of e bondbolders unitlug in ! plan, aud form 8 LEW COmDALY, . A o8 & Q. ¥ Doatox, March 23.—~The twenty-third annual report of the Directors uf the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Raflroad showa the fullowing - ures: Total earniugs, $12,057,70L83; operating expenses, fucluding tuxes, ote, 80,808, 545,333 net carniogs for the year, 85,180,. 210533 - lutorest on bouds,c $1,001,036. balaucy,$3,107,202.74; surplus over cvery current nahu‘l:‘y and’ slnking fuuds for the yeur, 8144,04L415 not incoine sccount (estimated), 2,408,81L55; funded debt, $27,830,575; net wadcts uvcx; "“"".M"hfi"&w’hm"ff“ lnlcrefuu of russ durningd, ¥ H crease of expens oo BB ST, Ay i & — ONIO & MISSISSIPPT. Sr, Lows, March 24.~Judge Dlilon, of tho Unlted Btates OClreult Court, has appoluted John King, Jr., sole Recelver of the Ollo & Mlsafasippl Rullroad, : TWEED. The Great Robber Will Go Free Presontly After Paylng $450,000--David _Dudley Flold ot al, Ball to lMave Consumed the Stolon Substance of the Boss---The Rust of thie Kunves ta Secure Simitar Terma, Bpacial Dispateh to The Tribure, Nzw Yous, March 28.—The Riug lquldations are drawing rapldly to a close, uad It is pow kuowp that no mors suits sgulnst Tweed will 'be brought to trial. Ii, is alo definitely seitled that in s fow dsys probably Wedneadoy next, Tweed widl be released trom custody, esnd will Jeave the preciucts of Ludlow Jall to be once murea free mau. Ever siuce Tweed's returu from Vigo thers havobeenrumors and statements rel- ativa o & settlement of the people’s claims agalust blw. The negotfations bave Lecn carded on by Charles O'Conmor In lwhalt of the * peoply, and Uy Juhu D Towssend (nbehalf of Tweed. The qvertures proceeded frow Tweed, and appear to lave been juspired by tho blan uuder which Woodward wes released. Twoed sent s letter to Mr, O'Comor in which ho expressed his disgust at the legal complications fu which he s fuvolved. Mo offered to withdraw oll bis legal proceedings and tv make all Quo smends fn bis power 1o gho wsy of re- «toriny property, otc. He represented hlmaclt W poour Qian, tut offered to transfer his property a8 Wol 38 his fntereat in clatms sgulust tho city ‘and private parties it the pruceedings uguinat him were terminated, Tweed's avers thres wors regarded with faver by he prosecus tlon, and tho dotalls of scitlement were ranged as rapldly as possible. The deeds, pa- pers, ete,, havo been drawn up and awalt signature. Tiveed's property and interests in property Nave been gradually cleared from the fncumbrances placed on them by means of various transfers, and assignments have been drawn of Tweed's Interest In varfons clalms now pending agatnstihe city, The inter est fn these clalme, together with the disentan., gled property, is to be turncd over to the peo. ple. The whole smount of property to “be transferred will not probably excced 000, and this, It fsclaimed, is all that Tweed now rn-hy bas. The settlement with Tweed will by only” one of the series, The claim against Woodtvard was sctticd for less than $150,000, in Decomber Inst. The clalms ugaiust Keyscr, Garvey, and Ingersoll arens good o8 settled. By the declsion bf Judge Westbrook the 67,000,000 sult sgainst Ewcem? 23 set down remptorily for trial In Jone, but t {s miserted positivel; .that no trinl will bo had, but that the casc wi besettled, The criminal {ndictments sgatost Sweency are not considered us of any weight, Ex-Burrogate Ilutchins, son-in-law of Conuolly, went to Europe recently for the purpose uf pro- curing some kind of a settlement in rezard Lo the ex-Controller, and the same plan of com- promise will probably be entered Into with re. fi-rd to him. By all'the scttlementa it {s not kely that over a mitlion will beobtajned by the cople. The small amount to be derived rom Tweed {s accounted for by various reasons, such as his well-known lberality, the great cost of employing eminent counsel such a8 David Dudley Fiel d the others, In tho criminal prosecitions and civil sultd. . This item _lz_t u;;gnl-c was very large. ’l’h;: feu of one of 'weed's lnwyers, whose name I8 not - gives stated o hinvo becn $150,000. L FIRES. = © . AT PITTSBURG, * rrrrsnura, Pa., March 23.—A o oroke out about 10 o’clock to-night In tho stables of Wel- don & Kelscy, on Virgin alley, just below Wood atreet, and spread rapldly, destroging the fur~ naco and range manulactory of the same firm, J. Q. Jennett & Co.s hat manufactory. and store-house, and four small¥tenement houses, "The total loss will probably nggregats 49,000, with an Insurance in home and forelgn cowmpm- ufes of atout $30,000. The oflice of the Daily Zost was at one time in danger, but the ecforts of thie flremen were successiul In confloing the fire to theabove limits. The driver of one of the steainers was thrown from his seat while on his way.to the fire, and rocelved . lufuries whic! it 18 Teared wifl prove fatal, ; B AT STOUX CITY, TA. Special Ditpatch to The Tridung. Broux City, Iu,, March 23, ~Thebuildingused 08 a carpenter and jolner shop, owned by I, F. Beck, was entlrely destroycd, together with the ‘conteuts, by fire at midnight last night. Loss, $3700; Insured for half in the Bt, Josepl, Mo., Company,” Tha origin of the firc & uoknown, OAKEY HALL. Nothing Hut“Confectures Concornlng the Missing Ex-Mayor. P Bpecial Dixpotch &2 The Tridune. . New Youk, March 25.—There Is yot no re- Nable news regarding Oakey 1ull. The story was printed to<lny that n memorandum bdok Nad been found in Mr. Hall's office contalning an entry dirceting bis sttention to.an eogages ment Lo had iado for Brooklyn of the night of Friday, the 10th. This engagement, {t was ns- serted, he bad undertaken n the Interest of & mysterfous ludy ellcut, who come to the ofllce rlchly dressed ind decorated with jewels, andso tlosely veiled that no one conld more minutely deserfbo Ler tuan by a genernl account of lier apparel; The “pursidt of iuforination In this case, ft was stated, led Mr. Hall fnto dangerous localitiea in Brooklyn, where, it was sitpposed, he lind been wnflnh and mundered. This story fs not covsklered probable. Mr. Hall’s oflice was shut up this moming, and a notiee of * closed ™ posted on the door. ———— A CHURCH COUNCIL, Spectal Dispatch to The -Tribune. New Yonm, March 20.—A Congregational Couneil has heen called for Wednesday next to act In reference to recognizing the Tompkins Ayenue Presbyterian Church, which has called tho Ray, C. D, Helmer, lato of Chicago,toitapas- torate, s a Congregational body. Plymouth Church hng vlocted dele, ates, consequently Dr. Budington thinks his chiurch cannot Le repre sented, 08 it would not dv to recognize Plym- Q\lut, wven that muchi, e BELLES LETTRES AND GREEK LETTERS, 8pecial Dispateh to The Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 23.—Tho Btats Blenulal Convestion of the Blgma Chi fraternity was held to-iay. Butler, the State, Asbury, and Purdue Universitica'wero reprosented, The froternity numbers In Indiana filty-two netive and 425 alumn! embers: Arrangdinents were mnlo for tho Natlonal Cunvention, whieh meets here fu 1878, A banquet waa eld to-pight. ' FINANCIAL, 8AN FRAXC18CO, Cal,y March 23.—Tho suspen- slon {s anuounced of tho stock-Lroking firm of Callaghan & Lynch. The labllitles are 8000, 0003 nasets undetermined, The fallure was munle\lt'uy the recent depression In tho stock markel 3 N l:w \L(l:ml', B’lu';fh ‘z).—(lcorgn flu’-filiflflh be.. ork-packer, o rst avenue o ce! Bircet ias fatled. Linbilittos, $100,000 " e . NEW HAMPSHIRE. + CONCORD, N 1, March 24.—~Tabulated re- turns from all but twenty towns and wards show that nearly all the constitutional amend- monts Liave been adopted, fucludivg one abollsle {ng tha religious test as o qualification for ofllce, Tho one which proposcs to strlie out the word Brotestant from the il of rights is probubly defeuted by a few bundred votes. e — A Fortunato Runaway, . sacramanio Record- Uniun. - Last Saturday night weelt, a8 Prof. Littleton was on the way from Mokelumue Hil to San Andreas, when on top ot the bill at "Plne Peak, Lo wos stop )y two men who asked whal tima 1t was. Ousol tho men stood at tho borse bead and the other at the side, The Profe: told them that Lie bud luft s wateh at houe, sud they: then demaunded sonie money, whu-‘ thioy said had been seut over with bim, *Hetold thein that the mnnux was sent over by another wan—which was the fact. About this time something frightencd bls horse, which started and made guod thme down the hill, partly rus ning over tho mwuu in front of hm.” Thoe Pro- fessor gut dowa In front of the seat and was suon carrled out of dauger. e ————— ‘The Paradlso of Men, Mr, Richoad Graut White will not be loved by the strong-minded ones for stating the fuct 1) the Galuzy that England s thy puradise of men, An Euglishmuu who 18 the bead of 8 fuwily Iy not ouly the muater of tne hous, bub o thé whole buusehold, His will Is recogulzed a3 the Iaw of that household. It ls not deeww unreasonable that fu tho house which be pro- vides and kecps up his comfort and his cos- yvenleaca shoukl be hirat consldered, or that, 85 be is responsiblo for hts houschold both to the law sud ‘wc'i’ -uthu“mhuum go with > spousibility, The vonsciousuess * of this s> Kuowledged or ratler uuquestionable supert ority shows ftsclf in the men's faces, oud 1B their Lesring, siuple and unpretendiog se thelr inauner 13 ——————— . ut. o can say 10 all tho worl This {s (he sospe );'u:fl, -{a arg compellod 1o admit the suprent excellunre of this new luxury of tho tollet on ac* count of ile delicious purity sud azrecublences W tho uch. DOLLAI sTOR PO ST e SO STEIN'S 250, DOLLAR STORE Hava added to their i usss variely of Useful Govds A Tt and Shoo Depértment Ladics, Gents, snd Childfen. NONE SHOULD PAIL TO. SE_E,T}E‘L 1068 East Madison-st. B §TBICTLY A ONK DOLLAE HTYRE