Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1877, Page 2

[ ® 3 + IRl CHICAGL TRIBUN ¢ THURNDA, APRIL 6, 18577, . versal suffrage works whers it innot alded by a certain cultnro and feeling of duty, Ix shawn by (ho electlon of Thildreth, which I»a disgrace to tho Keventh Ward and the City of Chicago, The Irfsh, 10 whom this whisky-thie! owen hin elcetion, have not given by their vole any peculfar proof of thelr menial and morsl qualificaitons for self-govern. ment. _The following narageaph occors in the Staats- Zaitung's mention of the jnbilation at the Ropub- liean headquarters yestorddy: *‘It expresacd it #elf 1en8 nojsily than faxt autnmn at the Prealdens tisl election, Lut the character of tho gatherinz'in the Grand Pacifio was far more respectable than on previons similar occasions,’ This sounds ae if the aper winhed to declare that it and A. C. Hesing made the Kepublican party reapectable by eery §ea dann it, while the truth of it {s the ltepublictn party hmllfiflml deal to stand by reason of tho suppott of the papor snd Mr. Hesing. SUBURBAN, . NYDR PARK. : To the Hyde-Parker yesterday was a day of anxiety, for tha clection returns were not in n full, and, as almost every ono in the township 18 & pulitddan, the fact that the result was not dectded drave hitn wild with grief. The canse of the delay was that tho roads were so had that the Bixth, Seventh, and Ninth Districts were not atle to"send up thelr reports. The Sixth snd Ninth Districts arrived in the morning and wors counted, and gave a majorlty of 8 votes for Plorce for Collector, with the 8cventh District to hear from. The box arrived during the day, and was counted at 5 o'clock by Mr. Russcll, the Clerk, and tho total voto was then known for the frst tlno, and wos as follows: For Supervisor, Willlam 11, Hudson, 1,65; for Asecssor, Hugh Maber, 1,600, For Collector—J. C. [Ilamilton, 8175 Asahel Plerco, 780, For Clerk—Martln J. Russell, 1,008; G. C. Clark, 63 Justlces of Peace—D, H, Horng, 778; G. L. Ford, 1,024 J. & Kitchle, 0183 J, L. Marsh, 0104 C. &chafler, 1,034; Bruno Gunsel, 6213 W, R, Inlineon, 154;' T, Flavin, 60} J, Bremer, 633; Thomns Doyle, (61, For Constables—I1. Lynch, 07: 1. Lundburgery 833; Thontas Rooneyy 1,402; . Danglierty, 7223 Peter Steenbergen, 10135 N 8, Myers, 0135 J . Ttels, 7503 . McCormick, 0551 dnies Wat- son, 415, The successful oncs aret Supervisor, ‘Willtam 11 Hudson; Aseessor, Ilngh Maher; Collector, J. G, Hamilton; Clerk, M.J. Hus- sell; Justices of Peace—C. Schaffer, G, L, Yord, J. 8. Ritchie, J. L. Marxh, Bruno Gansel; Constahlcs—Thomas Rooney, Peter Steenberger, P. Lundberger, Houry Lynch, J. P, Rets. The strong vote of tho town was polled for the Unlon TuElycrs' ticket, and the two from the other ticket wrra ounly run in by the most desporato cifort on the part of the candidates and by the seratehing, cutting, and roummlm ticketsput nthe feld. Mr, Thomas Doyle, candidato for Justice, swas first nominated vn the regular, or Unlon qTax- payers’ ticket, but, thiuking that the crowd ‘which made tha niost nolse would win, withdrew and went on tho opposition ticket, and was, of course, defeated. 5 Two wecks from last Tuceday will occur the clection of Trustees, and if tha past has taught the politiclans a lesson, the Union Taxpayers will go In very strongly with hanlly an excep- tion, for in tlie coming eloction about 200 mors votes will be polled In the north end of the town, which will gu for this ticket and cloct it, LAKE, Following is tho result of the election in tha Towr of Lake: BUTERYIAOM. Altert Bleondit.,., Peter McGurn...... Hajority.ees. George Mnlrhead, ¥, W. Young.. ] Majority.. Peter Murphy. Teter Coldwell. Majority, 7 Levi MontComery.ieasies oo Willlam Brinkman. e Mojority.... o E Tadolph Blester, .4 Michacl Keena k4 i Majority..... The Justices clected were Mathew Flemivg, M, J. Tierney, G. Titus Willlams, V. P, Cary, W. N. 8mith, Jamea McElligott, Thomas Aungust Rlee, and E, Ceell, - The entire Clitzens' ticket was elected, and the old Board of Trustees re-elected. rROVISO, The following ticket was chosen ‘Tnesday: Bupervisor, R.” B, Barney; Town Clerk, I'h. Bahlunder; Asscssor, Lorenz Wolf; Collector, Jolin Flppinger; Commissioner of Tiizhways, James Uroddle; Justices of the Peace, L.V, F. Covell; Conatables, Henry Zim< mennan, August Rathe; Pounduiaster, "Valen- tino Bchliiing. 1,233 743 Aver Gahon, M. Doran, 3 NLUB ISLAKD. %, The town election In this town was attended ! - with conslderablo cxcitement, and_resulted i the clection of o mixed ticket, The followlng were clected: Supervisor, T. Guenther; Town 2o Clerk, K. P, Ilanson; Asscesor, F. Darmickes Justices, C. B, Saunmons and —e Farnham; Constables, Measrs, Rhelnhardt and Sauerbler; ‘Bchool Trustee, Dr. Haimond, The vote was particularly closa for Supervisor, Mr. Guenther receiving but 00 majurity. IHerctoforo he has Lean elected without ‘opposition, JUYDE ALK, Plerce, the defeated eandldate for Iyde Park Collector, lins made application for s ‘count of the votes. The count will tako plate at 5 o’clock this afternoun. OTHERWIIERES, 1A BALLE COUNTY. Epectal Disvaich o The Tribuna. . LaBaLLE, 11k, April 4,—The township elec- tion which took place bero yesterday passed aft very quietly, altbough conducted with much xeal, J,J, Cary was elected Supervisor, and Michael Byrua Assistant Supervisor. Richant Condon was re-clected Asscssor, Martin Flan- nigan was re-slected Collector, and Michael Byrne Highway Cotnmissioner, James Loner- gan was re-clected Town Clerk, and John For- ristol, John Gray, Nicholas. Dancan, and Sol- omon Rosentiaupt Justices of the Peaco, with Richard Condon added to the number, At Peru, day before yesterday, R, C, Hotten- hauer was re-clected Mavor; Gotlelb Gemine- Yich, Alderman of the First Ward; Churles I, DBrown, without opposition, Aldcrman of the Bocond Ward; John Garvin, withudit opposition, Alderman of the Third Ward; Peter Dirken i buel, Alderman of the Fourth Wurd; und J, «¥ Moscback, Aldcrinan of the Fifth Ward, ‘i At the township electlon, hield 1o Peru yes- ; terday,John G. Beyer was re-elected Buper- visor; J, B, Brown, Asalatunt Supervisor; Den- nla Curley, Asscasor; Leopold Burkart, ye- elected Collector; 1L Bellinghousen, Town Clerk; A. J. Bornhelm, Commissioner of Mighe . ways; . W, Underhill, Jullus lelnrich, L, In. + nan, sad ML Bettendorll, Justices of the Peace, CUAMPAION, 1L, s pecial Dis (0 The Tribuna, vp Cuampaton, i, Apnl d.—-Our tawnship L election yesterday passed off without uny une % 'usual exctement, although the contest between 3 the various uml} ates wus lvely, There were ! tworegular ticketain the tleld, one being e~ . publican, the other got up by acloso cuucus of i Dewmocrats aud sure-hieads, uud & monurel affalr, 4 1, J. Dunlap, Republican, was elccted Bupere 7 visor; Joun ?(hlm:, Democrut, Assibtaut-duy, % visor; A fl. Dryan, Republican, Town Cle <, C.F. Columbis, Democrat, Assessur aud Col- Jector; and two Kepublican snd threo Demo- v+ cratie Justices of the Peacs, There were 1,008 votea polied. ; MORKI4, ILL, Buecial Dispatch 5o The Triduss. Mornts, i, Aprit 4.—The following s the Fesult of the Lown election held yesterday, with tne majorities: Bupervisor, C. Sparr, Repub- Jican, 153 Tuwn Clerk, 3. W. Werner, Rtepub- licau, 135 Assessor, (i, W, Laue, Democrat, 1373 Collector, J. H, Rowcman, ll:uubllmu 184 Justices of the Peaco—L. I Lott, Republican, 40; Williama Btephico, Republlean, 123 No Mee Belde, Democrat, ~6: Constables—I, Lood, Dewocrat, 70; C. W, Card, Republican, 85 A+ Bogart, Republicay, 7; Cowmissiouers of Hiuh- ways, J. W, Oliver aud J. Peacock, Hopublicans, elected without opposition; Overacer of High- ways, J. Hutchings, clected witlout upposition, VUEEPORT, ILL. Bpectat Dispaich 4o 'The Tridune, Fuzsrokr, LIL, April 4.—The town election yestorday resultod [oa Republican victory, the first in ecveral years. 'Fhe Hepublicuus” elect MMichael Lawves Superviaor by o majority of 4} Yotes, mnd the Republican cundidats for Cul- lector is also clected by s lurge majorlty, to- gethier with two Justices of the Peacs and two Constables. The Democruts elect the remulu- fog otficers. The vols wus unusually laree, the coutest over the clectlon of SBuperylsor havivy beca butly coutested. YOSD DU LAC, Wis. Special Disyaich bo The Tridune. Yoxp by _Lac, Wis,, April 4.—The clection Lield yusterday was a terribly mixed aifair, The saavass of the votes wus not Gubshed in some of the wards uutll 4 o'clock this munlvg, The yesull is that Mr. C. A. Glliloway, Repullican, ks Mayor, aud that Mr. Jubn Bpence, Republican, City Treasurcr, Tho City Councll s strongly “Democratit. | George Periclna) ‘Ihe_Constables clected ieie | Democrat, for County Juige, has probably 100 majority in tiie coanty, g ST LOUIN, 87, Louis, April 5H.—~Full rcturns of the election yesterday show that Overstolz polleid 25.287 votes, and Tudson 16,518, Majority tor Overstolz, 8,769, _The Republicans elected their Trestdent of the Bourd of Assessors, President of the Councll, Comptroller, Auditor, Collcetor, Treasurer, Inspector of Welghts d '.\lenaun-n, Coronery Marshal, an Prestdent of the Board of Public improyements, and cight of the thirteen members of the Couns oll, aml the Demourats elect the Register, Elieriff, Public Administrator, and five membera of the Conncil, It is alko helieved that the Re- pubiicans elect n majority of tie House of Dele cfulcn, but this Is not definitely ascertained at the writing of this dispat al ch to CARLISVILLE, T Apri 4— o Ly election nasced off qulul{, and resulted in g Nflmbl(an victory, the Hefubticans clecting Willlam F. Burrdorfl, Mayor, and three ont of fonr Al- dermey, The city last year clected n Demo- eratie Mayor by over 100 inajority. ~The town- ship clectaa Republican Superintendent for the firat. time in the history of tho county. Altoe gether, the result was a'glorious victory for tha Republleans. T Tribuna, ADRIAY, MICI. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ADNIAN, Michy April 4.~Tne result of Mone day’s town mectinga showa a larze sugmentas tlon of the Republican voto over last fall, when the county gave Ilayes n clear thonsand. The next. Board of Supervisors will contain only nine Democratie members to suventeen Repub- lieans, The city gives the Iepublican Stato ticket TH majority against light majority for Tilden last fa]l, M'LEAN COUNTY, L. Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. Broomisatox, 1L, April 4.—Normal Town- ship officers—Supervisor. Thomas Loer} Aasiste ant, Joscph I(t:{lmrn: Assestor, Timothy Nihill} Cotlector, J. B. Bargent. Bloomington Town- ship—Supervisor, LUeter Whitner; Assistauts, George Perrin Davis, David Kern, and Duncan M. Funk; Asscssor, Adam Guthrie; Collectors, J. B. Holcomb and P, B. Elkins; other offlcesin doubt; vote not counted. OTTAWA, 1LL. a Special Dispuich 40 The Tridune. TTAWA, Jl,, April .—At o Jate hour this evening tha result of geaterday’s townshins clection has not r)'u been innde lxul:llc’1 the Canvassing Board fiaving not yet completed tha count. Enougn Is known, however, to Insure the ro-clection of Andrew Lynch, Supurvisor, and the clection of Daniel Maher, Collector, the only offices where thie conteat was exciting, An untisually heavy vote was potled. Spectat Dishach ta 136 Tribuna, Spect 3pa e CARTON, 111, April .—At our township elec- tlon yesterday the entire I(c}aubllcan ticket was cleeted, with the exception of the Cullector and wne Justice, overa Pu"‘u&;fi'u ticket, by majoritics ranging frotn 100 to 200, Great diszatiafaccion prevailed among the Republieans, causing an unusual amount of scratching, The count was ot finished until noon to-lay, OMARA, NER. zi'cmal Dirpatch 1o The Tridune. OMAMA, Neby, April $.—The city election took place yesterday, Three thousand votes were polled. “A great deal of acratching was done, and the count was not finished till midnight. The Republicans elected R, H, Wilhur Mayor, Gustave Anderson Polico Judge, J. I, Butler Murshal. The Domocrats clected C, Hartinau Treasurer. MADISON, WIS, Speciat Dispatch 1o Tha Tribuna, ManisoN, Wis., April 4.—As the returnscomno In from difierent points in the mnnt[ it shows the Hon. A, 8. Eanborn (Democrat) fs elected County Judge vver Uattzell (Democrat), and B J[. Johnson and 8pencer (Republicans) by 600 or 700 mujority, Cantwell (Democrat), City Treass urer, bests McConnell (Kepublican) by 636 ma- Jority. CINCINNATL, O, ; Spectal Dispaich to The Tribuna. CINOINNATY, Osy April . —~Lho Democrats aro clinging to the hope that ut least one of tho men on thelr ticket, Peck, for City Solicltor, may have been elected, ‘lo ulllelsl report of 1he election s not yet ready, . 1ITTLE ROCK, ARK. Tarree Rock, April 4.~Tho Democrats car rled tho ¢ty yesterday by 134 majority for Fleteher, Muyor, ‘They nlso clected thw Treas- urer aud four Aldermen. ‘The Iiepublicans elected the Pollce Judge, Warwlek, aud two Aldennen, Spectal Diparon b Taé Prib 1patch I3 une, GALENA, [IL, Apnl 5.—AL the tognship eleo- tlon {u East Galeus yesterday the Republican ticket was viclorious, 'The” counting of tho votes In West (inicna wos not completed up to 10 0’clock to-night. BURINOPIELD, I Fpectal Dirpaich (o The Tribune. Srrivariety, I, April d.—Later returns from tho election o Lhis town fudleate a Ree publican gain of threo ecandidates. ‘I'ho Demo- cratle majority wus greatly - reduced on the whole ticket. - THE RAILROADS. « TNE PEORIA & NOCK ISBLAND. The forcclosure salo of the Peuria & Rock Tsland Railroad took placo yesterday moening at the door of the Republic Lifo Bullding. The snla wos made under o decree of foreclosure in favor of the first mortgage bondholders, There were two mortgazes, une for $1,600,000 and the other for $2,000,000, on which last, however, bonds to the amount of only nbont $200,000 or 230,000 had been {rsued. The sale was subject to all taxes, aud also to u prior lneuwbranes of 150,000 to the Rock Islaul & Pacilc laflroad Company on ten tniles of the road, ‘'ho wale was made by Mv. . W. Bishop, Muster in Chancery, (Quito a munber of promi- ient railrond wmen were present, but for ten minutes after offering tho property there was no bid, Finully, Mr. RR. Cable, ol Rock Ialand, and formnerly President of the Rockford, Itock Ialand & 8t. Louls Raflroad Compauy, offered 2550000, No other bld was made, and, after waltlug s few moments, Mr. Bishop struck oft the road to Mr, Cablo for that puount. The partics then went to the Master's oftice, and the cnsh portioa of tho bid, 3100,000 in rold, was pald over, ‘Thoroad was bullt in 1871 oud 1872, when materlala were high, and cost near] $2,000,000, ard runs from Puoria to Roek Island, o distance of ninety-one mlles, ‘Fhie purchase was made by Mr, Cable, repro- Aenting, it is sald, a largo mujor|ty of ths bound- hotders who bave united together to buy it ln, Taken with tho Indianapolls, Roomlugton & Western, this rond forms a middle routo cast- ward from Rock Island, and {s valuable on that account. 'The rond will ho reorganlzed at onco and put fmn active operation. Despite the stateinent that Mr, R, R, Cable has purchased the Pcoris & Hock Istand Ralls rond on behutf of the old bandholders, it 1 geu- ernlly kgown that tho real wurchaser s the Chicugro, Itock Islund & Pacifie Rallroad, This road could not ulford to let the Peorla & Rock Ieland po Into the hauds of outside parties, Tho P’eoria & Rock Island runs from Pcorla, the southern end of the Peorls Brauch of the Chilcago, Jock 1sland & Pacific, to Rock Island ou the mafn Une of this road In slmost an alr line, forming a delta, and suves & _Jarge mileage on buslness from thy West to Peorla, or vice Verss. s DISTURBED RATIS, An Immediate settlement of the diffeulties between the Eastern trunk lines 1s uot looked for among the reflroad manawers in this city, and the prospects o! a flerce war fu frelght rates during the swamer are still Battering, As stuted yesterday, the General Frelght Agents of the Lake Bhore & Michigan Soutbern Michhzan Central and Grand ‘Trunk Ratlroads met last Monday and establisbod o new tanff, making the freight rates to Eastern seaports as follows: * From Chleage to New York, gratn, 40 centa; (ourth class, 33 cents, to Noston and Vortland, eraly, 45 cents; fourth clusy, 40cents; to Philladelyhin, grain, 47 centa; to Baltimoro, grain, 3 ceuts. 1t was stuted yesterday that theso rates luva sincs been violated, und that gralu to New York was_taken on special cone tracts at 25 cents. To other polnts it wus cluimod that the abuve rates have boen firmly waintained. ‘I'he General Freizht Agents of the 8t. Louls rouds leadlug eust ulso met lust Monday and catablished East-Lound rutes as follows: ~ From Bt. Louis to Now York, zraln, 29 cents; to Boston, 84 cents; to juterior New Englun poluts, 59 conts; to Philudelphita, 20 cents; and to. Baltimore, 25 cents. It s reported these rates vven are cut upon, and thut grain has been tuken duriug the last day or two at 25 cents from 8¢, Louls to New York. That under such circumnstauces the Chlcago roads cannot maln- tain a 80-ceut rate to New York must bo ap- }mn.-ut to every vne, It Is tbe rulethat the rate rom St. Loufs to Eastern scaports shall ba about ive cents higher than fromn Chicaio, but 0s matters stand Just now, the ratos are lower frown St, Louls thay they are frowm this polnt. THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Mr. W. K. Ackerman, President; Mr Joseph Tucker, General Manager; Mr. J. C. Clurk, Becoud Vice-President; Mr. W, G, Osborn, Chuirman of the Board of Directors; Mr, Oyens, represcutative of the Dutch boudholders; Mr. Galton, representative of the English boud- holders, aud scveril other gentlewen futercated iu the litnols Ceotral Rallroad, returned to the city yeaterday after Luving wade a tour of la- ection over the whole Ilne and Granches, from 'w Orleans to Bfoux City., Ten of these gen- tlemen composs a commiltes appointed by the Enetern and forelzn bondhulders to re- ;wrt on the condition of the road, and ind the causes of the receus decline (n fts atock. The gentlemen are unwiliing to state what comIusion they have come to before they arrive In New York, * This much, however, can be aabl In advance: that they are very favor: ably fmpressed with the condition fn which thoy lave found the rond, and they are convinced that the decline In atock has been brought about by the same cmises as the decline in the value of the securitica of other Western ronds, name- l{. the dull times and tho disnstrous competie tion by the bankrupt Routhwestern cross-lincs; ns well a8 the failnre of the wheat crop In Jowa and Minncsota, It s the opinfon of all those who have par- ticipated in the excursion that under the present nble manazement and with a revival of business the road wlll soon _emerge from fts tempo embarrasament, 1t also s the opinion of the Committee that. the acquisitton of the New Orloans line was a wise ncasnre and that it will in time become a paying tnvestment. In connection with this it may be stated that the New Orleans road swill not be run asa branch of the 1llinols Central, but will be Kept as a separate orgnnizatfon. Mr. J; C. Clark, Sccond Vice-Presfilent of the Ilinots Central, will remain in New Orlcans as the Gencral Man- ager of tho llne. — “IOWA RAILROADS. Spetinl Correspondence af The Tridune, Des Moixes, In., March 81,.—A few days ago I informed Tus TrinuN® that tho Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Rallroad was to be extonded from Plymouth to Albert Lea, Mig. nesota. Another link northward Is to be addeds Gen. \ashburn lins Jnst returned from the East, where he completed arrangements for buflde ing tho Minneapolls & St. Louls Road to Albert Lea, where it will connect with'the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern Rond. The road is completed and in opcration from White Bear to Bloux City Junction. Ninety miles of road will liave to be ‘constructed, 1t will pnss through the Countles of Scott; Lo Sueur, ' Waseen, and Treeborn. Both roads ‘are o bo completed “8e¢pt. 1, 1877, Tho fron for the ninety miles has ‘been purchased at Beran- ton, Pa. “Bla for ties are being advertlsed, and in a few days active work-will Degin. A mort~ gago of $14,000 .per mile as first llen has been glven. 'When cum'gh:!ed. 8 new competing lina will be opened to Chicago via the Illmols Cen- tral, Chleago & Northwestern, Chicago, Bur- lington & Quiney, and Chicago, Rock Island & Taciile, Also to_Milwaukee. It will form n direct Hoe to 8t. Louls, by the Minneapolis & 8t. Louls to Stato line, Burlington, Cedar Rap- Ids & Northern, and Chicago, Rock Island & St.'Louis Road, operated by the Chicago, Dur- lington & Quiney, ‘Lhis 1s ono of the most Im« Pnru\nz ratiroad’ projects now belng carried out n thls Btate. Tho Iowa Land Cnmdpnnv are pushing formard tho Maple Valloy Road with zeal. For the first twelve miles at a poiut on the Chicago & Northwestern Ruad the bridges are all In place, and_the road-bed ready for the iron. The grading contracts for the second twenty miles nrolet. A large portion of tbe fron has been Dought, and ties.rcady for the whole lina ready for delivery. 1t is.expected tho road-bed to Mapleton, u distance of alxty-threo miles, will }u.- prepared 88 fast 88 required by tho track- nycrs. e Tuwa Falls, Delmond & Minnesota s the latest rallrood project hatched in this 8tate. A company has beon organized, with A. A, Wells, lowa Falls, Presidcut, Tho tapital stock Is fixed at $100,000, In shares of $25 ecach, Itls proposcd to bufld a road from Towa Falls toBel- wond, Wrigit County. Tha distauce is about thirty miles; the route feasible, and grades easy, A prellminary survey will be inade at once. Thie people on tha route aro quite cnthusinstic over what promises tobe an cstablished fact n tho ucar future. TIE DANVILLE & VINCENNES. 'Cne followlmr {8 the abstract of the report for January and Fobruary of (en. Adna Anderson, Recelver of the Chleago, Danville & Vincennes Rallroad: IRCRIPTH, n Tanlance on hand Jan, 1, 1877,. Recefpts un account of Tecelve; 2y Reccipts on acconnt of C., I & Vo I T Co, prior to Feb, 22 1870.revsvencer oo 20 ¥ $170,100 DIABCINENRNTA, £ On account of Necefver's expenscs, ......8140, 020 Onnacconntof C., D, & V. It I, Co,'s Hoating debt, . Balance on hand Fol. 28, 1877, $170,100 Doring the first. months aftor the Hecefver touk posseasion, one of the prominent customn- cera of the rosd waa the Wubash Coal Company, with niinea at Coal Creek Station, the terminus of the Indiaua iiranch. The Coal Company be- came bankrupt ond suspended - shiprucents and work at its mines in October 187, vwing the Tecelver $878,70 for frelght, | ile was unable to cotlect this amount, and took {n nayment a plece of teaek 2,818 feet long containing 47 tous ot rafls, Severul months before the Leceiver tovk possession the passengor house at Hoopeaton was burned. It wes the jolnt property of the Lafayette, Dloominglon & Misslssippl Railrond ‘snd Chleazo, Danville & Viucennes Rallroad, and the former road refusing to cons tribute o bufld unother house, the citizens pro- posed to tho Receivor to have him ruu an exeur- slon train to Chlcago, and have the proceeds de- voted to buflding a nuw house, This was dune, 5333 behnie tho amount of the venture, which was anply sufliclent for the desired object. TITE ¢ KINGS,” 0 Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. New Youk, April 4.—1he confercnce between the Presidents of the New York Central, Penn- sylvania; Erle, and Baltimore & Ohlo Rallroady was continued to-day, Mr. Vandorbilt, Mr, Beott, Mr. Jewett, Mr. Garrett, and Mr, A, J, Cassatt, Vico-President of the Iennaylvania Hoad, were presenty nnd occupled tho ercater part of the doy in discusaluir the varfous plunsof compromise. " Up toulato hour to-night no ugreement had been reached, and the contle- men mentloned positively refusod to state tho nuture of thelr deliberations. 1t I8 generully expected that the couferenco will to-day como to sumo conclusion which will put s stop to the present war between the rival corporations aud Lcslure a uuifona Irefeht taril ou all the trunk nes, A NTW ROAD, DAYTON, O, April 4.—A trial trip waa to-day made on the section of tho Dayton & Southeast- crn Narrow Uauge Rowld, between Dayton und Xenla, with satlsfuction to all partics. Tho runa will ho completed In a few duys snd re- celved by the Company from tho contractors, SALE OF A ROAD, Gavveston, April 4.~The Qul? & Western Texas Nailroad, of which clghty wmilesarc ln operation between Indisncla und Cairo, was sold at United Stutes Marshal’s sale yesterday 10 Cousnodore Charlea Morgun for $100,000. —— TIEMS, Although four duys have eclapsed siuco the new Directors of the Chicuge, Burllngton & Quinvy Rallroud met in Boston o orgunize, yet upto this time not & word cjther by press or privaty dlspatches has been received as toits reaults It was expected that thy meeting would be a highly important ove, {nosmuch as Juy Uould was expected to show bis hand, There must be some causo for this secrecs, ositis customary to announce whether the old oflicers have been re-vlected or not. Mr, Robert Ilarris, the Presldent of the road, has been attending the wceting In Boston, but he has glven no sign of Nfe sluve ho left, * D. M, Boyd, Jr.,, General Pasuenger Acent of the Peunsylvania Raflroad, died Tuesdny afters noon at 1 o'clock at Jocksonville, Flg., whither ho had goune to find relief. The Pennsylvanta Rallyoad toses in My, Boyd onc of its ablest and nioat ciiicient oftleers. Tle was with the road for over eleven yuars, aud was highly esteemed hy all who knew lum. At the thae of his death hu was about 40 years ¢f age. His body will Lo taken to Philadélphta, wbers bis family re- side. Mr. W, (. Purdy has been appolnted local Treasurer_and Mr. C, F, Tilson Auditor of the Chicugy, Rock Island & Pacile Rallrond, Both entlomen have been in the employ of tho road Jr wmany years, sud well dederve “their promo- on. Mr. H. C. Wicker, General Frelght Au:gt of tho Clxu;niu & Nortbwestern Railrond, who tias Leen confined to Lis huuse by sickness during the last few days, was ablc to'bo out again yes- terday and atteud to his dutlcs. ‘The General Frelght Agents of the Western and - Northwestorn Roads wlll meet to-duy for tlio purposs of estabilabing spring und summer. rates to Upper Misslsaivpl polnts 5 —— HYMENIAL Spectal Dirpaich le The Triduns. Caxrox, 11k, April 4 —This morning about 6 o'clock, Mz, C. O. Dewey, a wealthy bachelor of this city, was wurrled to Miss Annfe Wilson, of Alexandris, Pa. He took the moruing train for Chicago, where ho wiil speud & fortnight or so. ‘The aifatr was very quict, very fow kaowing of §¢ until this morulog. 0 COL, HULL. ' Report of the State Board of Pub= lic Charities. Some Remarks About the Tridl of tho Deceased for Insanity. Possible Causes of Death—~Tho Medionl Men Exonerated from Blame, The Dismisal of the' Atfendant Crame Recom. mended—Defeets im Mis Testimony, The State Doardl of Charitiesmetat the Grand ‘Pacitic Hotel yesterdny atternoon nt 4 o'clack, and agreed upon the report to be submlitted to iho Governor asa result of tholr luvestigation as to tho death of Col, Hull, which took placo under peculiar circumstances on the 21st of Dee cember 1ast at the Northern Insanc Asylum at Elglo. The facts In the caze wers fully given fn Tos Trinocse ot the tlme, and 1ull reports of the testimony Lsken at the in- vestigation were published, The roport, which s in the handwriting of Sccretary Fred IL Wines, is very lenathy, and reviews the testl- mony adduced. There wers tweuty-three wit~ nessea examined, and the testimony taken covera over 000 shects of !nnlacar. The report glves a history of the case, amd In regand to Col. Ilull’s trial in the Couuty Court mukus tho following DIG AT TAD JUDGA AND TIIN LAW? Tho circumatances of this teial, na eelated o ns by Morars, Hull and Brown, fmpresssd fa s s0 peculiar aw to darorve speeial notice, 1t was not eamed ndvisablo to infori the patient of the la- tentton of his friends, In the words bf Capt, ha thonghit it absurd to attempt 10 gain the consent of a man who had nut a consenting mind, Col. Hull wan taken to his eon's officeIn the Vermont Dlock. Dr. ¥, V. Tielly, the medical *witness in the case, mes him there, asif by accident, Capt. Brown remarked in a casual way that he had business at the Coarte room on the North Siie, and,handing cignrs to the two gentlomen, fovited them Lo accompany him, which they did, The conversation in the strect related toindifforent subjects, Un entering the Court-room, they found the juv alroady soated, and Judge Wallaco npon the Ucnch., What fuls Towed may he stated In Capt. Brown’s own words: **1 suggested to the Colonel, who frequently apolo of (ho Incldents of thu lute Waz, that Judge Wallace, of that court, was A very gallant soldler, and 1 presmned the Judgo wonlil bo willing to have rome acconnt of the hat- tles In which he anll:lpuell. 1o raw the Judga on the benclh, and bowed very politely to hitm, and ihe Judgo returned it, knowing very woll who ha was, for we had apprived the Judgo bf what was about to occur, The Culonel took & seat bonldo me, and 1 numfimnd tn ifim thit theee gentlemen were thers lo hear sowcthing about the nature of the injury ho recelved in the buttle of Stoue Tuver, Lr. F. W, Kelly, who nad attended him, gave tho Jury an account of hls Injney, and of hia mental condition at the triul, . Wlon he came to sate to tho jory, or when it came to be stated by Whaltor, my pariner, tho ecane of tho Colonol dancing In tho snow for qlunn a length of time, tha ovening bofore, the Colonel sugzestod that he ought not to toll thats bint T asid, *That Is nothing,® B0 wo got hitn through tho trial," The Jury conststed of six _men, of whom Dr. Charles E, Davis was one. Capt, Brown acted as Col. Hnll's connecl, and put the neceasary quess tlons, There was little noed of evidence, os the manner of tanu patient sutficlently indicated his condlition. When the jury returncd thelr verdict Col. Iull'was not preaént: and, sfter retnrning to the oflice, he was sitting with a aponge in his hand, spangimy s howl, whenall at oico e logked up and eaid, ** Walter, what did thot mean? Was not that a conrt ** Father, there 1iis' non replied, wora kome physiclans there, and thoy wera merely inqu(ring about your tronblés and wounds, and so n, From the description af this trial it wonid appear that the Iaw which requires a trial by jury in all cascs prior to the commitment of any Insano 'pur- #on to a hospital is not'so rf idl{v cnforced us the public probably supposed., s & case in which, by common consont of the Court and the fricuds of tiie patlent, nll the torms of law were complied with, aud the spirit of the law, aleo, 80 far as tho ‘rm:ccunn af tho persone whose {nsanlty Is doubte ] {s in questlon; and yet tho trial itself was a rolemn inockery, the Fnrr: on_trial having no knowledge whatover of his position Lefore the Court, and the counsel for the defense interceted; in u fricndly Wl(. In the nbllhlln;i of 8 cons viction. Thut no fnjustica was done In this care dous ot invalidate the force of the gonoral remark: thata Juw which (e susceptiblo of such paipablo avaslop.ls either an Improper Iaw and ought to ba repenled, or it should be adminlstered in accords nnce with its obvious Intention, Somo further testinony s then quoted, to show hot easllytho Inw this administered could le perverted, aud perfectly saue peraons cons vieted of insauity aud contined fu bedlmmn, with- vut the Judee’s kuowledge, he simply \mvlng been llu{u)uu upon, The rugun next mentions tho taking of Col. Mull to Kigin, and his sur- prise upon arrlving there, and his acensing his son of decelvimg bim, ail of which has been pro- vioualy fully reported in Tun Trinusm IN HEUARD TO CRANE, = Col. 1ull met tho attendantut whose hands Lis injurics, the report says; Tha inanner of the witneas In giving testlmony was not cutirely satisfuciory, —{t scomed to lio romowhat wanting in cander, but this might have heen accounted for by tha ‘g""y of tho situation, and hig sense of perll to himsel? hy-nr error of statement un his !m!l. ‘We could nov gnite under- stund how it was that he could ece, at Lnlf-past 5 o'clock In tho worning, with no ks lighted In the bath-room, sud the gas turned down o the hall, that Col. 1ull lud turned un_tho hot water, whilo tko witness was atill In tho hail, outside tho Lath- room doury “d‘{"' accordiug {o his own stato. ment, it was g0 durk {n the room that ho could not tell how many atienta wero In there, - Thera might have been thltty, or thero might have batn forly." Neithor conld we understand why it was neconsary for Mr, Crane, after the acel- dent (which’ had feacturud * Col. Hull's ley and dlgjocated his ankle, so that he had (o craw! out on his handa and koces), to put his hands on 1lull's neck and hold him doyn to” the floor to keep him from hitting b Two of the attendants heand him order Col. 1lull into hin own wrd, nauiely, Joroph Tuwoell, who was {n the water. closct, across the Lall, and (icorgo Chichestor, an attendant i Ward D 1, the ward adjoining, Nol. ther of them heard hiia call for holp, 1t appeared 10 ua that dir, Crane would have beun likely to call for help with a londer voico than he would have ured in a nild, pollio roquest to a patient, and that Mr. Citlchester, vepeclally, who was quife far uff, would not have heard the. request, bul would have heard the call for help, had Mr. Crane's version of tho affalr boen trus, The coutradiciun belwoen the witucssus seoms to ua irseconciiable, and un- fuvorable to Mr, Crano, TUR NEDICAL TESTIMONY, 1s next gone uver us given by Dr, ¥, A, Kil. bourne, und olso that of Dra. Dewcy and Brooks, -his nesistants. Tho testimony of medlenl experts as to the cause ot death of Col. J1ull is next gous over In detall, and in regard to the conflfcting theories the Commissioners way: li 1a always & matier of more or lesa diMcalty to suzign with certainty the cause of duath where tho symptoms are obscure or coutradictory, and no post mnortem examinatlon Is made of tha body, };«n-ul regret waw oxpirevacd at (ho fallare of (he rlends of Col, ilull (o order ur even Lo permis an sutopsy, agd the wituerses wore more or less em- harrassd by tho absencu of that direct and positive a;ld;lnnla whichan autopsy would probably have alforded, In the case of Col, Tlull, several conditions were presout, cithor one of which might, under some tlreunustances, have resulted in ¢ laath of the patient, lle was aullering (rom aculy manin; he inet with a patuful scelient and anstnined nervous shock; the paln and Lie subsequent vio- which mude It neceavsry to hald him upon bed by the united exertions of five or elx men, tended greally to excrcise tho ccrebral exe citement; and the drugs adminlstered for the pur- l!ulfl ol calmlnr\ and controlling him have in rome natances proved fatal, even in a leas amannt than was giveu to Col. 1lull, Was his deatl attribatable to auy one of theso or was It the reanit of their m t operatlon and Influence? ‘Tuiw was tho somewhat difiieult problem prescuted to the phbyaicians fug solution, Withous attempting to givo auy com- plete aualysis of the medical testimony, of refer- nug toany of the witnesscs by name, we confine oursclvesio a brivt stateiwont of the general result, 2w determined by a compariron of the viows exe presaed, giving the preference to those which ap- Ppeared to be most genurally concurred fu. ‘The Board hold that the case was anoun- doubtedty ot CERESRAL CONOESTION, ‘Tho patlent’s pulso was greatly accclerated, his cout e {lushed, the pupils of the eye coutracl d fuscusible to light, the skin and wuuth dry, aud the surfaces and extremities warm, They glye the symptoms of polsoning by chlural hydrate and oplum, and express the opinion, arcording to the best wedical testi- mony, that they were not the cause of duath. Acuto manla, the fury described by Esquiro), may, and oftun doce, rurudnu death by its vwo action, turough the delormiuation of blood to the Lraln. Allinteuss ewotional excitement s table twcouse :onfmlnn of the bicod-vesscls In the brain, o4 i3 olten witnessed, in & Joss de by the fluabing of the fa 5 peciteally o causes, and redness of the eyes, ‘n ‘hoalthy persons, on ordinary oceasions. 1f ko vacited individual iw & maniac,” snd the cmo- Lous 816 Wrought up Lo tho bighest pitch, ss s cars 1o havo been the casu with Col. Tiull, the ation msy resuit ln slmpls vertlgo, faloting, °through the vascular pres- sure of he parts; or it wmay g0 to-the extent of scrous effarion into the van tricies of tho Lrain, & trausudation of the watery rticles of Lby blood through thv tbin walls of the luuu-vesacls, swamping tha brait; or it may ters minate by the luglnm of & blood-ves:eland the r‘au(lu‘uut of the blood into the veutricles, ‘The atter le true wagguy: the former is known as scrous apoplexy, Either may prove fatal; both are of frequeut Gecurrence, Death way als0 occur through the exbaustion - consequent npom a sudden and Revers-nervons rhock, rach as A crushing Llow or fall, or the ing arlea rexalting from a ralirond acclaint. Inan neane person, such a shcck wonld ba moro dane Lorona than-it would be to one possessed of a por- ectly hiealthy nersona orcanization. The Committeo conclude, from all that they have learned and from a thorough investigation, that death resulted from the manlacal exclte- ment and the shock which the deceased received from his injurles, causing cerchral congestion. The propricty of the treatment by Drs, Dewey and Kilbourne s commented on, and the report exoneratea them, tho Commissioners bolieving that the cate iwas a desverate one, which de- manded herole treatment, and that they were sustained by the medleal authorities. THA REPORT CONCLUDES AS FOLLOWS: We have now compl the duty Impored on na by Qov. Neverldge. If any Important fact hi been omitted by n, the overright has besn unin- tentional and accidontal. The inatructions of the Governor limit us ton statcment of tho fatts in this case. € ' In the conres of onr ingniry, however, Aome other facts bearing npon the general management of the hospltal came to one knowledge, to - which wo_feel bound to allude, Tho use of chloral- ydrate to produca sldep at night, common, a8 we are informed, in the majotity of hospitals, Is car. ried to o consldorable extent'ag Elgln, The night- 1iat of meiicines administered shows that nhont AMlxty pationts, on on sverage, take chloral every night, the arersge doee baing from thirty to thirty- fiw‘rmln!. in comblnatlon with whisky, opium, or fuld extract of hyoscyanns, Mechanlcal resiraiiite are also employed, viz.: the eaminnle, the mufl, and. the celb, * The eaml- role I a stont jacket, with long slecyves, for cone finln,‘lhe Aring and hande; the moff {8 a leather contrirance for the same purposo. The erib faa atrong Dbedstend with mnttress and bediding, the ramo as in ather beda, and tncloved on the sldes And top by a stout, open cover, to prevent {he pa- tient from llululg nlp or making his escape from tho bed. The camlsoles and mufla are keptin the wards, bnt the attendants have inatrrictions not o uae them withaut the phyaiclan's orders, No rec- oril, however, {8 keph of individual inatances of restralnt, an omlssion which we think It advisable to remedy in futore, The erib-bedatead fw In use only in exceptional cases. andat night, uniess in case of acute delirium and other flinces requiring its employment 1n the daytime, which s of rarc ocenrrence, : Tha nl{hl-mmh hne {nstroetionato vielt patlents sleoptng in cribs, und rco that ey are carcd for prum-fl(. and If sollne of the bedding shonld ocear, ft1a his duty 1o attend to tbo cleaning of the béd, and of the pationt who accuples it. None or these mechanical resteainis are naed for urposes of pnnishment or discipline, but simply !bpru\'ent patients from Injuring themselves or others, Attondante are not nllowed to atrike paticnts ex- copt in relfdefenre and to prevent Injury to othe erd, In the violentand excited wards this lssome- timen neceseary nud cannot bs avolded. The fact that striking docs oceur ucmnlunnll{ was admitted Ly nil the ottendants, and ustified hoth by them aud by-Dr, Kilbourne. One sttendant admitted that ho hid strack patients, without reporting the facts to the Superintondent, o he s requircd lo du by the byrlawa* Wo recommended his dis- charge, and also that of Mr, Crane, stand that this hns since been done. As to tha goneral efliciency, humanity, ond sug- caps of tho snstitatlon and iis managenient, no! ihg waa doveloped by the evidence which would bring it Into queation, . L ————— THE. KISSIMMEE RIVER, .FLORIDA, “Tb (he Kiltor of The Trivune. ° Cuicaao, April 3.~Fome extracts from a let- ter falely recelved from a gentleman residing in Florlda contalning information of a part of tho Stato which I have not heretaforoseen deseribed in print, may perkiaps bo of interest to some of your readers. My correspondent saya: 41 have just returncd from a anrvoying trip down tho Kissimmee River, locating lands for Northern immigrants, The attontion of wealthy Northern gentlemen has been attracted to the value of the Kissimmee Valley for frult-growing and winter humes for fnvalids and gontlemen of lelsure. T shall state to you facts as I know them, and my opinlons for what they are worth. *Firat, I find this portlon of Flarlda to bo more salubrious than any other portion of tho Btates that I bhave realded in, which Includes from Misslssippl to Miuncsota, and enstward to tho Islaud of Nautucket, {n Massachusctts, In all my ramblings, hero s the first and only country whero I have been almost wholly ex- empt from slckiness; children seldoin dlo here, am nearly 00 years of uro; have n second fumily of children, the oldest born In Now York during the War, six hiero sinco the surrendor, 1 huve been lving on tho Kissimmeo four ycars, and have hnad wo use for a physician, and ver: little for physic. Thero are fow places so whol- ly exempt from chills and fever. 'We havo no violent discases to carry off the .pope nlation. Wa bave uosand-tllcs, and mnosquitoes are not mors sunoving than iu othor portions of Florlda, On Indian Hiver saud-llics are numer- ous, and mosquitoes inuch moro so than o the Kisalmmice oud lakes, Muost ot our landa beloug to the State, Srlmv.l in scalot Forty acres, 81 por acru; over 40 to 80 ncres, 0 cents; 00 to 200 ucres, 80 cents; G40 acres, 70 conts, Tn Orange County, prices pald for vlearing pine land ready for thio plow rauge from $15 to 85, depending on tho palmotto roota to be grutibed. Hammock Jand custs from $2 to §30 to clear, Piue Linda require somo fertiliclug for farming or frult-growing; ham- mocks require nothing but labor,” I donot think hammocks are as safo for orango culturo as good piue laud, for the reasum that, in somoe mmm, the frult 1 cast boforo Illllllflll[; in mmock-land. It requires somu practice to keep sn orange grove in a thriving condition. A safe plan, which.is practiced in Orangs County, s to contract with an vxperienced nud relinble man, to sct out and cultivato s grove ut n certaln prico per tree, tho thees tu be of o specificd oge and siee, and cultivate two or three years, na inay be agreed upon. A forty- ucro 16t with cleared land enough to sot out tin ncres in orange trees can be bought at prices runging, with soil and surroundings, from $4 to $13 per oere, 1 the vicinlty of Teliopokaliga lVA'lklc. which is tho ncad of the Kisshmmeca ulley, . " \\ylthln o few dnys, Northern men have pur- chased Innds in satd take,—an {sland of about forty-six scros unimproved Lronght $775, an- mh‘m of about sixty-tlve acres it {s ex{d brought 1 %Tig capitallsts who aro purchasing lands in thio valley dealgn to open out tho ohstructlons in tho river, und connect Tchopoknligs Luko with the' Calosahatchee River, through Loke Okeechohee, 50 *that steamers may run from Punta Rosss, at tho soutl endof Charlotte Harbor, to the head of Tehopokuliga Lake, Mr, Ingraham Flotchier, of the firm of Fletchor & Bharp, Lankers at Indianapolls, and seteral other monpyed men aru st ths heod of this on- torprise, Thers Is also b plan in agitation to build a rallroad from Meilonville, on the 8t. Johu's River, to tho same polnt, so that before agrovocould ho brought Into bearing, trans- portation would bo conventent, “'Wo have hud m very svvers winter for us, but the orunge-groves have not been sorlously injured, that I have heard of. 1 think thero were some slight frusts as low as the Miama and Calosahatchce Rivers, though the settlor deny it. Bhould you wisli to start s grove here, I can cite you {oa reliable mun, whose homa praves Lis capacity to niake a grove, und who can conio wel recommeuded by our best cith- xens, 1t ln{ of your readers would llke to obtaln further information in recand to this part of Ylorida theycan do 8o by addressing i WiLLian Fosten, * No. 151 Napolcou streel, Chlcago, e ———— THE CHICAGO FLORIDA COLONY, 70 the Bitor af Ths Tribune. Lawray, Fla, Murch 24, —~Moping o short letter doseribiog this country will incet your ap« proval, I write this, giving facts aud ncidents of life fu the plyoy woode,, Wo arrived about Jap. 1, and reinforeed the Chicago coluny al- rendy Jocated “bere, A casual survey from the platformn of the statlon, disclosing nsught but ploc woods, gloowy and forolddiug, with a few negro cating thrown In oy a backgrouud, was nat particularly invitlog to & man fresh from Chicago.” Add ta thia o wurky sky and chilly alr, and you bave tho pleture that cuused us to dub Flurida then and thero a fraud, After hearty welcomes by oid friends, wo adjourned to din- ner, which was appreciated by all most heartlly atter the railroad grub we bad endured for four days; fudeed Tappreciated it so much that my liver took revengo that very night, B dreant all kinds of strauge things, I dreamt that I took & walk fu the pine woods, and ull the trecs erowded uround me to sco ths new man from Chivago. One old fetlow I nuticed who bnyulred sbout Karmer Barms rlrwulul . He secmed miost too rotten fur pillug, but they wese evls dently acquainted. We'busled ourselvcs next day looking up :H:m-un, and wero tioally kindly taken {n out of the web by Messrs, Read & Suith. Bmithl Sinlth! Thou art like woman, wmnipresent. ‘Thou art found by the Ledside of tho sick; in the hizhest and the humblest watks of lites on & polar expelitiun and struddling the cquutorial bliud—liug L wean. We have theo with us even in the pincy wooda of the sewmi-tropics lu four dlffercut forma, viz., & carpcuter, a clerk, a foruer, and s bigh 'churchman. 'The lutter, a entleman of culture, who loudly Lewails the carceration of the . Rev. Arthur Tooth as a bloody swindie, Smlthl Bmithel Smythl ‘Truly thers aru enough of you to decide who struck Willlaw Patterson. (The Suith fumbly got this culogy prutis, slmply becauss wne of them gave we a buuk fura ulghl.& After supper we wege scrcuaded by the blacks Ao thelr pecailar style. It was troly an enjoya- Wo under- - Ule aftair. + A pures, nnsdalicrated minstrel troupe. 1remember one of the verses ran thus: Oh! gimma de |:Isl swid e red drees on, Some folka call her Dinzhd 8no stole iy heart nn’ ran AWSy— Qane to Sun' Calinzh. And then swectly and softly on the atill nieht Rir rose the familiar steains of *’Way Down upon the Buwance Riber,”” sung with pathetie awcectness, and ns the mnF swelled and qulv- ered with tho fl:rw:ncr of their atuging, many an eve was dimmed with recollectfons of " Auld Lang Syne "' and those they had parted from in dear old Chicagu. It was heautiful to hear the strains quiver and finally die away in the grand old pie woods Iike a_softcned echn. As they concluded wo wished thein a happy New-Year, and nlcrammi they bore with them suveral black bottlesof strong walers, Iaboled with soino cab- slistle flgurce, which, Leansiated, would read ** pine whisky." Tlia climato {8 magnifique, as the French say. Balmy alr and ‘ Natare's garb of green’ all around us. Green peas and morquitos, Strawy- herries and pestel fleas. 1t is quite common tu ses an old eottier ask & now-comer, * How do you lke Floridal" at the same time scratching imseif liiko & monkey under the arm, * O, pretty well,” Ia the rejoinder, nakleg a despers ate dlvo for his breast-bone via his shivt-band; and thus we geratch along. When we resd ol yoar lost cold spelt we could hardly realize it,— 5 deg, below up there; 83 deg. above down here. Green peas here; suow there. Quite a contras! 1 should say. nllfwugh you may get aven wf us this summer. . Chicago enterptisa fs berinning to show, and. In three short montlis overybody and his wife Iiad thelr bouse bullt, ' A hotel has been bulle and named after Capt. Burrin, a Cleveland gen-. tlewnan, and now owner of an cxtensive logging business, and half of Bradford County. Farms have been started, and with e help ‘of Provie denee wo wil) soon have a Tainuxa club. . All exciteinent in politics hias dled out, and Hayes nud his Cabinet give satisfaction to both partics, Yours, Oranny Moon. - THE STEVENS BATTERY. Inspocting Xt withn View to Its Sale. ] Neio_York Tridune, Marchal, Tlic Stevens Tron-clad Battery still les {o the treuch st tloboken where It waa built. The commission nppoluted Ly the State of New Jersoy to elfeet asale of the unfiulshea vessel has placed the matter In the-haudsof Capt. Bamucls, of No. 8¢ Broadway, nnd yosterday the battery was visited by a representative of o _forclgn Uovernmeut, who .was accom- poufed by €apt. Bamuels, a numbsr of vmgmm:rsi und 8 Tyibune roporter, ‘Tho party crossed tho North River to Hoboken and in- spcected the vessel undor the guidance. of tho nttendant who has cliarge of it, The vesscl was pnrl.hfl{lbullt b{ the lato Edwin A. Steven who at his death Jeft $1,000,000 to be u&)end in its completion. This swm was expended un- der the direction of Gen, George B, McClellan, Lut it was not suificient to Gnlali the vessel and mako it an **effective Iron-clad for purposes of war.” It Is estimated that to complete the bat~ tery will requiro $450,000. It unow lies in what is termed a dry-dock, and s covered by s shed. It isseparated Trom the Hudson Riyer by a bulk- head,whichmuast be removed befors the vessel ean be fluated. The vessol Is 401 tect long aud 6t feet In breadth, It contalns ten ongloes and thirty furnaces, and Is moved by two propellers, It ls stated that the run between this city and Queenstown can_be made by the Stevens Bat- ? in soven and a half days, ¢ * Theporty vesterday oxaminod evory part of the vessel, - The forcign reprosentative—who s unwilling to be known at prescut fu connection srith any negotiations for "the purchasc of tho battery—showed much interest, and frequently uscd to Inquiro what the differont PATia wera ntended for. The numerous water-tight, coal- bunkers, which can be filled with water when the coalis removed, go ns to keep the vessel sub- merged to the Pruner deptly, attracted his close attention, and when the clrenit of the ves- Bel was completey, hio inquired, * Whers s the powder-m no!"” The attendant replied thut any ot the coal-bunkers could be used for that purposc. When stauding between the fur- naces, he romarked, ‘¢ Well, this you would call the infornal regions, wounldn't youi” What tho rosult of yesterday’s vimt will bo ia not known, but Capt. 8amucls is confident that’ he will elfect o sate. He says that ho can have tho vessel completed and dclivered at any point clther In the Mediterrnean or. the tla Sea within a porfod of slxty days. e ; b e e — e i LETTERS FROM TIHE PEOPLE, LIFB AT-LONG DRANCH, b the Edltor of Ths Tribune. Paraen Housr, Cicaao, April 3—In thls i morning's edition of your psper your editorfal |! on * Presidontial Goesip™ contains tho atartling announccment that sea-bathing gt Long Branch {a entircly unsafe, and :that over 100 ' persons were drowned there last season while' bathlog, Having watched carcfally tho death-record ag Long Brunch for the lust flve years I can truthe fully say that I o ' not know of & slogle death where ordlnary prudeuce and common senss on tho part of tho bLather has been practiced, Deatliin all fnstances hns como to foollsh and uverdaring porsons® who, in their, overestimato of thele physiceal: endurance, ' preswned they could swim & milo or more to scn and then re- turn, Death nvariably occurs after the swim- | mer has torned. to rogaln the shore. ' 1is over- catimated trength glves way, and, exhausted, ho sluks beneath the waves, “This {myruduncu, which secms . - almost sulcidal - on'. the ;{nn of the bather, has ulwnys been the eausa of death, To n person of nrdlnnr{jmlnment thero is nbsnluto:{' va danger, All the large hotels at Long Branch employ from aix to twelve batbing masters (o protect their guests in caso of acel- dent, BSurl-bouts aud life-lUncs are kept con- stantly In readlnoss, and averythlag done 1o sc- cure absolute sufuty. In afl thore were fve dcaths from drownlng last swiminer, Instead of 100, aastated {n this morning's paper, and they wera alkFbl that class of reckless daro-doyils who rofer to vonturd a mile at sua rather than en- oy the absolute safety of the surf, Yours very truly, Sk WARLEN LELAND, J1. BT, JOItn's. To the Editor of The Tribune. CtcaGo, April 3.—The account published fn your {ssuo of this morning relative to the roport of the Treasurcr of 8t. John's Church, 18 very far from belng correct. The real report of tho ‘Treasurer was, that all tho current expenses of ths parlsh, Including the Rector’s salary, had Leen pald up to Af: 1, and that ahout $400 re- wnaliod of puw rents to bo pad, which he cone sldered good, Pluase muko thls correction and ahilge, yours very trul = % 3! 7 YRV, Hopmus, Rector, —— LATE LOCAL ITEMS. Michacl Fitzgorald, who was shot by Offlcer Flyon at tho polls on election-day, was lust eveulng reported n s dying condition, and tho attending physicician gave it as his opinion that he could not llve untll midanight. IHowever, Lo was still alive two hours later, but can bardly suryive until daylight, o Dr, D, B, Watrous, residing on Divislon street- near Milwaukoo wvcous, enjoyed tho day after election by taking suudry nips at sundry suloons.. In the uvening he h:{l in with anawjuaintance named T, W.Stocking, who, after gelung bimin u stil more fuddled’ condition, Indly consonted 10 put him oa board & Milwau- Lee avenue car. Just as he did so, however, he retloved Watrous of some 884 In cash. -The lutter noticed bl loss at once, and, paining tha assistancs of Detective Stecle, followed Btock- ing through various divisions of the city, and flually caught him at No, 420 Stute strect. lle wis ludmf' up at Central Btation, e —a—— ECCLESIASTICAL EVACUATION. Fpacial Dispaich &0 The Tridune, NEw Yorx, April 4.—Ths Rev. Dr. Luillow, of thu Collegiute Reformod Churgh of this city, withdrow from his charge to-nlzht, There has becn 8 long contest butween the:congregation and the Cooslstory, which excited wide atten- tion. Jils pcople sustain hln almost in & body, but he is tired of tho ecclesiastical fetters by which he bhas beon’ bound, the Consistory betng an all-puweriul organization Anancially, e —e THE RIFLEMEN, ° NEw Yok, April 4.—At the annual mecting of the Amatour Rila Club to-oight, oflicers were elected;snd & resolution adopted that, in view of the second mateh for the Cenganuial trophy cowlng off fo Scptamber, pext,and of tho juability of the rile clubs af Anwerica to o Atmurican taaits a Eole Clubs e pehaceatly 10 American te ub la peluctant cotmpolled to declite tha Guvitution of the Irm,z S‘.‘.‘;{"“ to shoot & return match in Ireland mex ez YOEEAIJ rS“TEAlelP NEWS. . i ‘mo Ry bnm.‘._ ived, lunme;fle}: ¥ oody e ——— i g A Unwarraatable Intruslon. b addon 7Y Centleman: "f"hc: y;:‘lwl bad luck on Friduy, Jem " Huotsinun: Luck, slel T betieve yer! A lot o' them blarmed townies vae ouy # bollerin? ard asbioutln,! u trightenin® tho pour foxes out o' their scventéen sensus! The Queen oughtormskes law a3 thoy shouldy’t Pum‘lhug tawas nob within 10 wmilea 'o & puk of ounds, "HADWAY'S READY RELAEF, Ao mer ot = R RADWAY'S i From Ono to Twenty Minutes, 'NOT ONE HOUR After Reading this Aflvo;fllu!nane Keed Any Ono Suffor with Px RADWAY’S - ‘READY ; Gire for Every Pain, It was tho First nudis the Ouly Pain Remedy ‘That inatanily stops the mast axcruoctating Pains, altayy nfsnimatiarne, aud cares congestions, whether of the ke, Slomacl, Bowsls, OF othier glands or urgans, by one wpplication,” * X TN FROM ONG T0 TWENTY MINDTES, o malter how violent oy excracisting tha paln, the' Ruieumatic, Ded-Nidien, fodrm, Crinpled, Nervous, Neuraigic, OF prostraved With discase may sufer, s RADWAY'S READY RELIEF ; i) WL Afford Instarit Ease. Inflammation’ of the Kidnoys, Inflamms. tion of the Bladder, Inflammation of tho - Bowels, Mumps, Congostion of tie Lungs, Sore Throat,” Difficult .Broathig, . Palpitation of 71 the Heart, ‘' Hyntorles, Oroup, Diphtheria, Catarrh, + Influonys, Headacho, Toothsche, Nouralgis, Bheumatiam, Gold Ohills, Aguo Chills, Chillblains, and Frost Bitos, Tho_application of ihio Ready Tellot o1 mfl":;‘x"&”rulfle';flnf o ity Lo il e i comfort, wenty drope In BAIF ntambler of water will tna Zu G ainn, Eour SLomiAC wips, 1'ain u Liarrhiocs, Drsentery, Coi- Y, few D cure Cral T'ainn, fiuribur Slex Homtaene, ¢, Wind in the Bowels, and ail Internal pains. vsiore shoald Slwiracarry w il OF RADWA Y™ READY KELIE] ) them. A fowdrops in water will {;;unnul:knrnnr atne from changn of water. It tter than £rancls Branux OF Jiters a4 & stimuiant, FEVER and AGUE. Fever and Agtocured for afty cents. Thers ta remedi! enE‘ln tha world \'l’ll wiil num'{“flgem-u Rirtio. wad &1 othos malarions, Ditfons, cariots yshatd, el snd other. fevers (aiiled by Tarny'a (118 55 e e adwars AU Keler. Iy comte por botci, 3l Hold by o, DR. RADWAY'S HERLATING PLLS Porfoctly trtelen, elegaatiy coated with sweat xum purge, requisie, purify, cicanse aod sirengthen. way's Plils, f?rflmcnrqx! 11 dlsorviers of tho Btome 8:h, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous [Hse eancs, Headacho, Constipstlon, Costivencad, Indiges: HlaRT o, s Ferch o Piles, 8] erangumel the nlfl-nll Jucefl:' Qnrnulcd to tflrncl“n positive e, cun iDg B0 mercury, mine m.ymm.pwm resalting from Conatipatiol, Inward Piles, Fuliness of the Binod ta a Jlea 13 0F the Bimach, Nauscn: Meariart: Dlaguat of Food, Fulioess of Welght In tlio Ktomacl, Four Eruptions, Blnklng or Flutterings. tomach, Swimming of the llead, Hurrie Breatini, Flntterings as the Jlea cating Bensation when in 8 Lyl ture, Dimnessot Vialon, Dote or \¥eba beforo he Faverand Dol T i B o ol Flig Yol o n and s hide, CI Lk sod Budde"fiaities Gf Hoar, Luraingin (58 ",’\‘n"x:avanlalnflhnn.\uv.\ru PILLA wil freo tho rra 'rom sli of 8 above nanies sorders. ¥ E conta perbox, Bold by Druggisis Ty Ovarian Tumor """ OF Ten Years' Growth Qured by DR. RADWAY'S REMEDIES X bavo hiad un Ovarlan Tumor Inthe Ovarles Rad Bowels for Ten Yearws . XN 5, =D That o s e P AR Lndva bd un Ovasfan Tampr a the Ovariesand Bov, ¢la for ton.years. 1 trisd the best ph{l iians of 1bia Iace without say bensdi, 1t was xrowlng st such i ity hav niuch 5 of i fadnced ma to try Kadway's Hiemmion 0o in 010 ‘s Hem b0t fmuth fadch {8, therm, bue nioally, arter muck ey b5 ot e ot e Resolvent, twa boxesof lh‘%‘rl. and two hoxes lv} thy Heliof, ' 1 wsod thesd without say o] 1t boaenit. I mmlnm 10 porse vere. use clyu inore botties of the Jicsolvent,twe of tho Kelfef, “d twoboxcaot the Plils, Defure they were gune 1 had loat twenty-ve paunds. 1 continued tu use the wiedicino uniil [ was sora that I was ea rod, 1 Look Lhe inedicing abous 018 4 during that tinielosh {uriy-Ave ponpds k tirvoiliaca botuus oF (ha Trosoivouts six A feel 1l, aud my heart of gratiinds AN R T iy and your woudarful medlcius, § feal deeply tndnbteds A0id Jny prayer s At 18 inay Desa much Of & bicsslnk 50 bibare &s It ks bead L B8, 2 (Slguad) MRS, X. C, BIDDINS. abaye certicate, 18 seod medicing [0 jcines Al tatc :"N’N’"‘)' xception of whi a4 BCDt L0 hier bY Iva tmruum-nhlr:‘%a E[I;muu 2 r'fifm:mmmr;: Ang'arlor, M 0 may eertify that Mrs. koo ot ity LML B G g ed I At erela stated Aro u: 4 edly and undeniably corvect. An, nrs ong who knaws. Tiubios wii buljeve e stacemen . iy e A’%"\'EOEQ%%’B E To3 D. ¥ P i DR. RADWAY?S Sarsaparillion Resolvent, - THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, For the €ure of all Chronle Diseases, Scrofuls of Syphilitte, Moreditary or - Contsglous, be it ‘seated fu the Lusgs er Stomach, Skinof ,+ Bouss, Flesh or Nerves, Corruptiug the [ Bollds and Villatiag the Flalde. umasian, iy BRab T holoreura W bhhs Bwelegh, Fumors Fleens Skin nnd " Hij Dlubun. “fi:‘i‘{L 'fl{“‘"\‘mt‘i!m’ N e PRoli'hy Sruggiats ¥ . IR, RADVAY &4, 32 Varme, .Y 5 T " ‘Read ¢ False and True.” Eend ] s RADWAY & CO.. 5053 Wi 20t LA Gime e BT Sl due wlli e seof yuu.