Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: IRIDAY. APRIL 13, 1877. LOUISIANA. Progress Toward Settlement Very Slow, if Not Very Sure. A Definite Proposition Made to the Rival Governors. Who Show Little Inclination to Cone sider It Favorably. Kellogg Would Have Packard Appeal fo the Torch. And Thus Convince the White-Leaguers of the Uolored Man's Power. The Commission About to SBum Up Its Exporiences. And Wil ReporL as o the Propriely of Withdraw- ing ke Troops. + Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune, New Onuzans, April 12,—A delegation of thir- teen planters visited the Commieston this morning. The prominent peraons were Edward J. Gay, of Tberville: John A, Stevenson, of Et. John's; Dr. Altred Duperiere, of Iueria; Col. Willlam 11, Drown, of Philadelphla, owner of a plantation in £t.Martin's; Willlam 1larris, of Rapldes; Col. Pick- ens, owner of iwelve plantatione, living In Rap- ides; Lr. Dallard, of Xapldea; and E, H. Lom- bard, of St. Bernard, They represented the Libe eral-Consorvative party of the State, Many of them 8ro ociginal Itepublicans, Dr. Da- pericre votod for Grant, This parish (Iberla) polled over 600 white Republican votes in 1808, about 400 in 1872, and not more than 100 in 1876, The changa was due, ho eald, to the maladminls- tration of the State Republican Governments, In his district, the Judge keops hls ofice in & bare roum, aud dispennes justice OVER A TARD-TABLE. Tho Postmaster of his own town cannot read or write, Tho Parlah Sarveyor can hardly reduco fractions to acommon denominator! Al the mem- Ders of tho delepation said that if Ilayes should sustain Nicholls, the Democratic party of this Btate would soon dissolve {nto ita original elo- ments. Col. Drown and Mr, Ballard represcnted thom« selvea as Nationnl Republicansbut Lonlslana Dem- ocrats, Thoy sald that the Conservatives of this State wero united in support of Nicholls. In caso of a conillct it would be found that mea who never fought before would TAKE UP ARMS FOR NICHOLLS: It was not a White-Leaguo question atall, but ona In which all taxpayera took aldes against negro domination. Mr. Lombard, who Is Presidont of the People’s Tank, and claims lo be the reprosentative of 150 plantations, created some dlasensfon by joining {saue with Uen. 1atlan o the Lulldozing question. Tho delegntion generally ihought that they receliv ed scant courtesy from the Commilsslon, and that they were Intetrogated rathor sa criminsls than as witnessea of known veracity. A NICHOLLS DRIBF, Judgo Fennor has propared, on bohalf of Nich~ olls, o brief which will bo prosented to the Com- misalon to-morrow, entitted **An anawer to the request of the Presidentin} Commiasion for & com- pact statement concerning the alleged dleappear- ance of the Kellogg-Packard Bupreme Court, and the crestionof the Niclo! prome Courl," The points made are as follows: First, tho persons clalming to constitnta tho Kellogg-Packard Court “have no title not depsndent dircctly upon the titla of the Packara Uovernment, and eepecially of the Packard Benate. It Is claimed that tho appolntment -waa Invalld, because the Sonate wasillegal; that the Judges abandoned thelr ofices aficr the Dth of January, and that a quornm of the membors hold. ing aver under the Constitntion has wet up an ad- verse claim tu tho posscealon of tha court-room. Judge King not holdin, itla to the offico under the Censtltution, "his pretended appointment on the 20th uf Decomber last, vice Judge Wyley, ro- signed, 1s SAID TO BE A NULLITT, thero having been no_vacancy in the meantng of the Constilution. No quornm of Judgen h evcr assembled sinco the 23d of Decomber. The hflfl{nmcudl 10 discuss the constitutionn] mudg of electing and sacertaining the results of election of Uovernor and membera of the General Arscbly, contending that the intorvention of the Heturnitigt Board n Statoafalrs {s unconstitutional, Tho Consiitution and orzanleation of the two Senates and the title of Gov, Nicholls are exam. ined 10 the advantage of Nicholly, ‘The Clerk of Nichona' Bupreme Conrt avers that of 107 casen cominit np from twenty-two Farixhes, all that are within the jurisdiction of the Urleuna Grand Di- vlejon have been heanl by the Court einco its or- canization, Une Linndred and thirty judgments, including those dismisscd withont hearlnzthe read. llui of opinfons, have boen rendered. Fourteen wrlta of mandnmus, probibition, and certiorari have Lren nddressed to the lower conrts, :.ml fourtecen ‘o One hnndred Appeals hiave been filed with the Apronln from moven pnrishes hava been mado to tho Opcolieas (luml| Division and from welve patiahes to the Monroo Grand Divislon, MOUE BTATISTICS, A commltteo from tho Nicholls Legisiature has been to-night preparing a statement_ontodying Matlatics already publivhed in Tug TRinune for tubmlesion to tha Commirsion to-morrow, An nuemq‘t will bo mado to seciiroa reorgantza. tlon of tha Logislature on the baala of the Com- missloners’ return, ignoring the Returning Noord sltogether. Thia wonld not bclkumpmmfir.ln»ln miuch ax the Nicholls Leginlaturo is now organized on that Lasts, Tho. nanies of Packard members returned hg the Commiraloners aro regulariy called in the Nichollx Senate and louse, A Hetarning oard Legtelaturo wonld bo thus organized, —Sons ate, 10 Republicsns, 17 Domocrals; House, 71 Ita. m\:\:c'n&-, -’m m_'rvlnn:,:n-.fi.‘x Indepenacnts, and ancies. he Leginlature organize: baaie of tha Commlamionrs: Fotuge o =00 ob 1 )y epublicans and 20 Democrata; Jlouse, 58 lepublicans, 2 Indopendents, and 60 Deuio- &itill another class bf returns aro thosa mada b: uu Bupervisors, which are midway botween lh{ twogiven. Any rcturns but those mado by the Commissloners wonld vivo the control of the Leg. fvlataroto the Ropublicans, and the Deuiocrute will not listen to anything of tha kind, tien, Hawley ln-nn’hlllld that the Commisslon s here Lo roorganize tho Legislature, and they Jicto not particular liow thia end could by brought sbout, The troublo s that the new proposition i atssteful to the Hepublicans os. l{o ngd one was @ Dewocrats, VERDAL PROPOBITIONS were made to both (overnore on behs!f af the Commisulonto-dsy, Wayue MacVeagh vistad Pack» ard &t his fort, and Gov, Nicho lod upon Brown at the Bt Charles IHote). The natare of thia overtures ls not known. 1t iuay safely bo sunl, hawever, that the Benatorahilp has nut bice offers ed to Packurd defnitely, 1o wos seked if thore was anything in the gift of the party ho would ac- cept, and replicd that thoro was not. The other side, when asked ta conalder Packard & candidaty for tho Benito, inanily declined, The sbift of affalrs priduced by the uncompromistng attitude of the Administration -has puzsled the Comulsslon. Thoy fud from Washington that the Fresident will not agree 10 the contlnucd use of troops In this State, Tho happy result of withe wdrawing them in South Caroiina confirms hiwm in thiw oplnlon, and, &a Packard would even nesd mora regients, bis case seems hopeless, ANl ¢ i’}’n“.’.fi'é'ilfl'fim‘f‘xflf' 1 Andscem retext for con- h ' titla, A prota up and subuiited to Bott shges. 0. "M Leen drawa Th followlng siatement af oy’ o followlng atatement of the I the action of tho lieturning Hoard a paecrbr's Hative 0f Louislans, mentivned in Puckard's brisf Lader an articlo of he Cunstitution of ki Stats Ii tpmnd@fl that returne of all eloctions for mem- ra Lo the Genoral Asscmbly shall be made to the Becretary of Statv, aud repeated declvlons of tao Bupreme Court of Loulslana have enunciated sa the law of this State that ariicies of tho Conatitue. tion are not self-ucting snd require legisiation to ve them effect, ‘fle Election law, to use the nguage of btsnley Matthews, provides tho Recessary acts to be done before, durlug, and atier 80 cloction, and what constitutes & return, aud Bow 8 roturn sball reach the oltice of the Becretary Of State, A wils oflicer has naugbt todo bt minlsterlal duty, it {s keld that by can transuit no :l:::l:” lm 'fi md‘mln, 10 composy tho General 2 of 1huss whose nawmes appear y| the returns i bis oflice. dushon MOURR TALKS, o 70 the Western duociaied Press. 'lun Ouisass, April 1¢.—ihe Uemocrat say anthe Lommiuslun: **Thoy were up oll last nigl uodl 6:30 Thursdsy morning. The juterviswy ey bad bad were fully dlscussed. uud Lo stind g €0 by each party carefully catnvasaed, sud it M\mflcnumd there was & plau adopted to'be laid foro Packard and Gov, ‘Nichulis. Oue thing i gertain, aud thay iy, thero will Lo no further statos ouis fecelved from Individuals after sovn of sion 1o 050 A i 12 e ot sbory, 50w would beyln work on SRR S UR BALYATIOX FART OF TIE JOB. He said that now would begin cou "";fi“‘fl“"*’ Y b Rin cowsultation over ng the moring Judge Wyly was pre itk a Comutitoe of gentichen. who wers Unton meu t the breaklng out uf the War, and who rep- ‘:‘m:: clt_a:yné.;wunuz lc’ilu)y p:l-n:;mlpnmx I 3 ard J. Uay and otlicr Were of thy Commitice, e AN UNSEVENTFUL DAY. m'fil'hln bas been an oueventful day with the Com- ouon. Thero bas been much ducussion among wacives without any result that they were will~ H = {ng ts communicate to_the press, The anly defe. eation recelved was i deleaation ‘of wuzar plantera n the interest of ¢ hotls Government, hiead- o by ex-dustice Wyly, of the Relloug premn Cogrt, ~The Commission declined (o atate whether they have rocelved any mapplemental instructions from the Presiifent, They alao declined to indi- cate any time for the close of their fnvestization. Measrn, ltay, Leonard, and Burch, of the Pack- ard Comymittee, handed In to the Commiasion PONDENODS LIST OF OFFICERS who had_qnalified in the Packard Secretary of Stato's office. accompanled by the certificato of Emil_E. lonore, PAckard's ‘Secrclary of State, showing thot, of 1,031 officers conunlssioned by the Governor (128, whose names are given in the accompanying list, have filcd thelr uath of ofiice according lo Jaw. 'The remnining 405 are Justices of the Peace And Constablea, who have not mada a practice of Bling &n oath of oflice with the Secre« lll‘{ of State, 1t in nnderatand that the Commirsionees' sen- slou, which laated till G o'clock thia morning, was coneldering A SIEASAGE TO TIR PRESIDENT, Gen. Augur, who waa present, reduced the mes- rage o mititary cipher, 'The tenor of tho message is not poritively known, but it s believed that it notifies the President that they had eoncluded thele invertigation under present instructions, and ang- geating that they wera ready to receivd anv fur- :'Il:f| nstractions the President might desire o give, clal Ditpateh 10 T Tribune 1pateh to The Tridune, Wannisognse D 0o April 12,—tov, Kellong has very positive viows, In speaking of what he ferma Chamberlain's cowatdly surrender, Kellogg sayn: o you think that 3¢ Packard was in a amall vlace like Chamberiain he would ever surrender? No, i, ho wonldmls Hupposey mows ha _had his' headquarters in the "['lagnemine, whero the colared element predominates. W Il{. he wolnd have 16,000 colored men with whits ofiicers in the field to sudtaln blm. I tell you the While League there would have enongh fo do to ook out for their homes, Why, every colored servant in the employ_ of those belonging to the White Leagna hinve thele littta bottle of “coal-oll ready for the match, snd when a collislon oceurs, 1f It tloca come, the White League will not have time to bo fighting Packared in “New Orleans, but will be needed at home to look eut for iheir raperty, I'ackard iamade of stcrner atufl thai R’hnmlmrllln. and lie means to defend his title and the righta of those who clected him, " PACKARD'S PLUCK, The Pelican Commitsion, a4 it 1a called here, has seen little tofencourage hopes that they can ndjust Lonislana polltica satisfactorily. Lut pris vate advices Indicate the gradual disinlecration of Packard'a_Legielature under tho combined fnflu- ences of Warmoth and Pinchback, VPachard ia de- fermined not to yield If he can avold it, and ho has filed u brief of ffty-two printed pages in which he undertakes to prova that his title is Identical with that of tho” Prealdent, Ie is re- porterd a8 Imflnfl #ald 1o a friend of his Just re. Iflm!d from Washington, and who suggested that the Adminiateation would do something handsome for hiny, that ho **would not forego the pleasure of lelting the country know what he thought of Hayes for tho best offica In his gift= INDIANS. IN THE NORTIIWEST. 8ax Fraxcisco, Avrll 12,—Tho Associated Presa dispatch from Portland, Ore., says: Inviewof the recent order withdrawing Unlted States troons from SBltkn and Furt Wrangel, Gen, Jloward has telegraphed an carncut appeal to the Divieion Com- mander at Ban Franclaco, with a view of secaring for Alaska waters something more eficient thanan ordinary revenne cuiter. o urges tho neceeeity of having most activeand rigorons officers, and effective additions to the armament of the veseel. Iie thinka o gunbost shiould be sent and kept there, atleast fora time, until the miners and Indlans ‘becomo accustomed 1o the chanpe, It not bein, norsiblo to send a gunboat, the bost revenue vensel should be made as nearly equivalent (0 a gunboat as practicable. jeut, Noyle, Cen, Ioward's afd, who Is now ot Umatllla “reeervation, reports by telegraph sn interview between Joacph, the Nez FPerces Chief, and Mannor Connavicr. Indian Agent Uoyle was yu-sem at the intervlew. He aays that Chief oscph atill declarcs he will not co on the Lapwell rescrvation nnlces ho 1s forced to do so, A Joscph's band are comling to Umatilla on o vislt, for what epecial purposc docs not yot appear. e BULLS AND BEARS. A Vast Amount of Bellowing and Growling In the Delectable Quarter of Wall Stroot «—-Somebody's Ox Fadly Gared, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune, Nzw Yonx. April 12,—Vlice-President Ollphant, of tho Delawaro & Hadson Canal Company, gare ngcaro to-day to the brokers who spoke 111 of his Company yestenlny, 1is appenred early on the strcet and held frequent consnlta- tlons with the Chalrmon of tho Lizchange Committee, It wan rcjorted that he was gathering a lat of brokers and othera who had ex- prossed opinjons dorogatory, and scveral who hsd mado bets on the probablility of a Recelvorcalled at the tosl huilding and apologized, aaylng that had no intentlnn of doing anything wrong. This leaked ont, and was looked npon as s great Mr. Oliphant visited tho street reveral es, and had conanitations with gentlemen likely to kuow something in repard to the authiors of the rumors, | Tlis created A deal of talk, It was sald Iater that ho wna collecting evidenco to be used in the criminal prosecittion of 8_gentleman, formerly onoof the prominent hrokers but latierly engaged n oh outside speculative business on his own account. Surmiees concentrated on this person, and two firma _known to bho acting for him. Meme Ders of thess firms began the onslaught upon the Delaware & Hndson stock on Wednesday, and while thy oselteinent Iaated they aro estimated to hava got rid of betwcen 5,000 and §,000 shares, rofits pald into them to-day aggregated $100, 000, 'hey were mccused of conllrming, if not orlginating, s the report about the alleged Recetvorshll by enylng on Fxchanzo that they bad beeu Informed by s certain reputablo 1awyer that he had secn the paners ji the matter of tho application lyinz wn the deak of one of 1hs Judges of the Bupreme Court. The Governing Committee of the hxclmnfln has ageeed In unfon with the Delaware & [lodson, and Delaware, Lackawanna & Westorn Coal Comnpanies to hecoma responnible for the payment of s reward of §15, 000 furtlhu conviction and” punishment of the gulity parties, QUSTOMS FRAUDS. New York Ofelals Much Excited Over the Expected Investigafion-—--Facts and Van- clen, . Epectal Dispateh to The Tridune. New Yous, Aprll 12, —=Tho report of a contem- ‘plated investigation into the alieged dedinquencios of certain Custom-Ifouse oficials by a commisslon from Washington has created a breezo {n Custom- Uousu circles, Forsome timo past storles of un- dervaluations of {mports, and overcharges and fa« voritlet on tho part of Inspectors, Deputy Collec- tors, and other oficlalé, Lavo Leen rife, »nd, whils many rumors lave bheen nroved une founded, rellef ia oxperlenco at the prospect of having the exact truth ascertalned without favor or prejudice to any one. Collector Arthur has freely cxpressed himaelf {n favor of suchan invesiization, ‘and those of his subardinates syainet ‘whom charges have been. mada clalm to welcome this means of clearing up the fmputatlons cast up- on them. A customs olticial of high standing and long exporienco sald to-day that the lavestigation woull " ba of e tn weedlug out unlalthiul r ncfllnut subordinates, and In Increasing the eficiency and discipline of the wervico, 'I'hq allegutions respecting charges for oxtrasorvice by entrysclerka wore probaly core sect, slthough wnch of these. perquisiic carned hy work perforined outel o oF anlce houes, 1t was clalmed b{. the clerka that whera thoy took papers home with them aud did copying nul‘ other oy were properly ens 7 "0a° lha” patt “of 1o an oexira fe n :hu Cnnom-aloma Lrokers ft fs lllfl‘lEd that his practico of ch-rfln: extra . focs niore formidable in oxtent tian s gencrally im- agined, and that n n(thr aystom of extortion and collusion exlsts bJ which entry clerks, wharf-oil- cers, carmen, sud Storekeopara sl proft at the ex- s, Feea to oflicers in dock,and is cl vfid l;'uul'lcflllyw exacted, tier who faile o cou Witk theso dotakiids 1s thado (o suer s thomwsnd sunoyances and delays, 8o far no official notiicas tion f1as been mada ta Colloctor Arthur or his sub- ordinates. —— THE WEATHER, Wasutxavox, D, C,, April 23—1 &, m.~For the Lake Reglon, cleas or partly cloudy westher, northerly to easterly winds, with alight change i g?:pcmun. and duripg the day falling barome- LOCAL OBSERYATION. . Caioaao, Aprl 12, tinimum, 40, ATIUX Y. Ciiigade, April_iz~Midnight, ad, Rain| Fealker, 3 83 ;33 34 o ed <3 21 4 50 4 3 83 30 ) B 4 3 8 Lal OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, April 12, ~+Arrived, steansblp State of lndlaga, from Glasgow, aad Buerls, from Hamburg. Porte doclines to obey 8 peremptory summons that FOREIGN. Turkey's Reply to the Protocol Received at St. Petersburg. A Flat Refusal to Abido by Any of Its Conditions. All Hopo of Amicable Scttlement Ap- pears to Be Abandoned. Rasslan Troops Make a Forward Move- ment on the Roumanian Frontlers Dorby Will Make One Mors Effort in the Interest of Peace, Bhowing Made by the English Annnual Budget. TIE EAST. A CATEGORICAL REFUSAL. BT, Prrensacno, April 12.—The Tarkish cle- calar wan delivered to the Ruasian Government Ahis morning. ‘The Agence Muase describes it as catezorically refuslnz the demands of the Powers, and putting an end to all farther discueston, 3 HOW RUSSIA INTERPRETS THBE PROTOCOL. Loxpox, Aprit 1. —The 7¥nes, in ita lcading article, eays: **llow has the proepect snddenly baen overshadowed by fear of speedy warl A change has come through the action of Rassla, and by means of the very document which was signed for the purposo of maintsining peace, liardly had the document been sigoed when Russia showed a dleposition to take from It the materlala of an ultimstum, and the Torte was informed that it would be expected to declde by to-morrow whether it would or not ac cept the protocol and acnd an envoy (Lo St Pele: burg. 1If, as our Anstrian correspondent states, tho Itattan and French Charges ' Affatres also intie mateda definite reply should bo given by the 15th inst., Rusala may be able to make an unexpected defenac of bier haste; but our own Government at least did not fntend the protocol to have the char- acter of an ultimatnm, Ruesia eannot be sur- prised, Indecd, It recent negotiations should ex- pose hior to severe charges, Ble muat expect it to be wald that she wished to pars the timo unt{l the roads towards the Danube should bo fit for the pussage of her artillery, and that she drew up the protocol, not to securo peace, bat tu obtain from tho united Powers such condomnation of Turkey as would make a declara- tlon of war scem Inovitable. We bring no such charges agafnat Russia, but the Powers will havo reason to complaln if, now that they bave put thelr seals to the protocol, Russla should retuso to smooth tho way towarda peace. She will be ox- pected at least to postpone any decislve action un- til tha Powera shall have sgaln appealed to tho Porte, and sho may be Invited to consider whether demobillzation might not be brought about in soma manner loas hurtful to Ottoman prido than the stringont terms specified by Count Schouvalom,™ THE POHTE'S CIRCULAR. Loxnoox, April 12,—A dlspatch from Pera says: *¢The Porte's circnlar to the Powors cxpressesa deaire for disarmament. It announces that the Ottoman Embanssy at 8t, Petersburg, made vacant by the death of Cabouly Pasha, will bo immediately filled. ‘The tone ls more concillatory than was ex- pected." PRECAUTIONS. As & precantionary measure, four small lron- clads leavo Tharsaay for the Danube. The Russian steamoers in port have recelved orders from Odessa not to take passengors or cargo for the Mediterranean, but to remaln at Con- stantinople for further orders, LEPT. Col, Lennox, military attache of the Dritish Em- baasy, hoa loft for Rutschuk. RUSSIAN OFINIONS. §t. PrrEnsnura, April 13 —The Journal de 5. Petersburg states that thers I8 no farther hope that Turkey wiil accode to the demands of Europe. The Golos declarcs tha present atats of things is suchasto leave scarcely any hopo of a pacifie solution. ‘Tho Russian occnpation of the Christian provincen of Turkey would be a logical consequonce of the refusal of the Porto to carry out the do- mands of the protocol. Such occupation would exclude all fdoa of the ambitions designa attributed to Itusals, who, by {utervening In behaif of tho Christians, would solcly pursuo humanitarinn ende. LABT OIIANCE. § Bnoserrs, April 12,—The Independence Delge publishes a special dispatch from Paris, which states that Duke de Cazes, Minlster of Farelun Aftaire, arrived from I'arls Wednesday, and made, In conjunctlon with Lord Dorby, a final offort to induce the Porfo Lo send A special envoy Lo Bt, Petersburg. This Is tho last chance for preserving peace, DECISION REVENSED, Loxnon, April 18, —Telegrama from Constant!. nople to the Standard aud Telegraph nascri that the Turkish Senate reversed the declsion of tho Chamber of Deputies regarding the Montencgtin demands, FIRE AT BTAMPOUL. Loxvoy, April 12,—A fra at Btamboul, on Tu day night, destroyed betwecn 300 and 500 housca. It originated in the Greck quarter, BERVIA. Baxuin, April 12.~An ant!-dynsstic agitation has arlsen in the District of Semcndria, Bervia, and soveral srrests have been made, MONTENEGRO. Vewtce, April 12,—A telegram from Celtinjo says the Princo of Montencgro will rofect any pro- Dousal for a prolongation of srmlstice, YORWAND. Nucwranest, Aprll 12,~Tho Ruslan troops aro makinga forward movementon the Noumanian frontler. 'WANTS BOME OTIIER ROLUTION, Pants, April 12, —~The Turkish circular axpressce the conviction that iho Powers will tako the Forto's objectious fnto account and seek some other solu- tlon of tho difliculty than tho protocol, THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY, The Standard's dispatch from Derlin says a cir- cular note has beon reccived from Prince Gorts- chakof? setting forth the necessity Russla is under ef proceeding against Turkey. TUE POLISH CONTINGENT. Vieona telegrame says Russia intends to form this month a southern army In Poland, whither ro- sorves from the military districts of 8t. Peters. burg and Moscow will bo dirccted. ARBITRATION ADVISED, LoxpoN, April 13—D 8. m.—The Fost asye: “Thae Tuskish circular was communicated to Lond Derby yes! y. It doed not follow becausa the al! hope of peace is lost. ‘The suggestion has been made by ons of the great States whose Intcrestsare most nearly touched by ihe threatened confiict that the alguatarles of the protocal should nule that both Russia and Turkey havo declared:gs readiness to dlsarm, It fs absurd that the peace of Europe should bo endaugered for the sake of some vagde point of honor, Wo have heard & good deal of saffering something for the causo of International arbitration. Here, If ever. thera ls o case for the Powers (o Intorpose their aathority and connsel Letweon two angry opponunts, A speelal fo the Zvnes from St. Petersburg says tho Purte's note has been recelved, War Is manl- feat, though it may not be declared for & week. TUB ABMISTICE, A Reater telegram from Constantinople statesthat tho ‘Turkish Scnate didnot reveres tho decision of the Deputics rospecting Montenegro, At tho last mowment the Senate received an order not 10 discusy the yuestion, The srmistica expires at midnight, 1t not prolonged, It la proballe, however, that both sides will remaln on the defenaive, LATEST, Loxvox,. April 13—3 8. m.~The Faris corre. spondent of tho Zimss tolegraphs that tho latest news ls rather worse, Russia inlimates that i i now useless for Turkey o send an envoy to St Fotersburg. 3 ‘The TWnss’ Borlin dispatch reports that the Turk- 1sh roply has given rleo o a fresh exchango of opinivns botween tho Powers, sod further nego- tiations are expecicd. A apecial from Pers rays no poaitive reply on the subject of the Turkish clrcular bas yet beca reo- celved from Husein, A further prolongation of the semistico with Montenegro for ten days bas been arranged, A Vienna special says: **This Government bas lout all Bope that peace will be maintalued. From oficial source 1 learn that the Turks determined to relleve Nicsicain & fow days, which wlll bo the aigual of an outbreak of Loatul- sl iny. ant Anstela will sooner or fater be lnvolved in the etruzgie. tler. There has been great excitement fn Vienna Everghody apprehends that 7 war hrenks ROM¥. “TIMESY WALTER PALLS AMONO THIEVES. Ioxnoy, Aptil 12.~A letter from Rome naya Walter, proprictor of the London 7Vmer, while paseing through Puerto del Popolo, on the4th inst.. wax attacked by three men armed with #tiletton, and roblsed, but not hurt. The outrage hax created gnite o sennation. One hundred pere %078 have been arreeted on suspicion. GREAT BRITAIN. THE ANNUAL BUDGET. Loxnoy, Aptil 12,—In the Honso of Commons Eir 8tafford Northcote presented the bodget. He enid there was an actual surplus Jast year of £443, - 000, The estimates for tho current year were: “;0!' enditnres. £78,904,000; revenue, £70.0:0, No addition to, nor remisslon of, taxation la proposed. TONDON NENMARK, TN ROTAL PREROGATIVE. Corrxnanry, April 12.—The King has lssued an ordinance conntersigned by the Minfsters enforc. iIng the lem{:urv exercisc of the budget and col. l.“rl:"m of laxes becanso the Chambera failed to gree, CUDBA. TASURGENTS DURNING CANEFIELDS, Tlavana, Cuba, April 12,—Tho eancflelds on three plantations near Sagus havebeen partly burn. od hy?nmrg:nu. S 7 ITALY. INTRRNATIONALISTS CAPTURED. Narrrs, April 12.—The whole band of Inter- natfonalists t:rnullngln the District of Selino has been captured. CASUALTIES. DROWNED. Fpeciat Dispatch to The Tribune, MoNTnraL, April 12,1t is reported that s horse and slelgh, and man and woman, disappeared through a hole in the fca while crossing the river below the city last night. The crossing at the Ice- Lrldge for Lhis scason han censed. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. Frrerant, 1., April 12,~Juhn Culry, an old resident of this city, was drowned last night while fishing from a boat In the Pecatonica River, lils boat was overtarned and himeelf and a companjon named Knitles were thrown inta the water, Kulllen was drawn out by some flshermen near by, Culvy leaves a family In needy circumatances. STRUCK A SNAG. Mezyxrims, April 12.—~A epecial to the Zedger from Pine Dlufl, Ark., saystho new steamer Fanny Moore, from Fort Smith to New Orleans, with 1,250 bates of cotlon ana other freight, strack a mnag at Saragossa, filty miles below Ploe Dlaf, yesterday afternoon, and sunk fn elght feet of water. 'The cargo will be partislly saved, but the hoat, it is fearcd, will be a totai oss, owing to the e in tho river, ' Tho Moore wae bullt at Madison 1ast ramymer for tho Arkanaas Itiver trade, and this was her first trip, she having been water-bound at Fost Biilth over twwo monthe, She was valued at $20,000, snd inaured fn Cinciunatl offices for theea-fourths of her value, A FALLING BRIDGE. Special Dispasch to The Tribune, « Caruaa, Ont., April 12.—Hetween 1 and 2 o'cluck this morning a sarlol on the alr-line of the Great W Cayugn, As No. 24 freight-train going east wan crossing the bridge over Grana River one of the spaus gave way, precipitating five cars londed with ork Into the tiver, 8 distanca of thirty-five feet, ne :ar hangs vxusrcndcd 1rom the top of the stone abutment, where it s attached to the rear portlon of the trafn. No one killed. Passcnger tralns will ran via the maln line and Internatlonal Bridgo until repairs arc made, L ACCIDENTALLY SITOT. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Qarzxa, 1L, Aprll 12, ~The wife of Ernest Diesmann, of thia city, while handling a loaded ro- volver last night was acclientally ahot in the ‘breast, the ball passing tarough the body and lodg- ingin tho apine. The wound will undoubtediy prave fatal, The man Rllc{. who was accldentally shot near the heart tho other day 1n this city, 1a still alive, and elight hopes aro entertained of his recovery, INJURED IY MACHINERY. Bpecial Dispaseh 1o The Tribune, Mixxuaroris, Minn,, April 12, —Pcter Deaver- #on, employed In the plow-shop of Laraway, King & Perrine, of tuln city, while changing s bolt in some machinery was caught by tho sama and carried to the top of the bullding, “bresking hin le¥ fa two places, and otherwise severely Injuring him. CRUSITED 'O DEATI. Spectal Dispaich to Tha Tribune. Font WaATNE, 1nd., April 12, —AL Warsaw, to- day, David Willlams was ustantly killcd by being crurhed beneath a log which was belng taken to hils sav-mill, WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE, Nzw Yong, Aprll 12.—Tho_schooner John C. McSchano went ushore on No Point, and the Cap- taln, Mate, and an wera drowned, —_—— CANADA. Cathallo Pllgrims--—-Purllamentary Matters. Special Digpateh (o The Tridune, Moxtreat, April 11,—~The Freach Canadian pligrims for lome met at the Bishop's palacs to. day, and, after praycrs In Chapel La de Belloviile, presented an address to Mons, Elgnuse Itaclne, who {8 in charge of tho pilgrims, expressive af the decp Cathollc feeling of the members of the union, thelratrong attachment and decp sympsthy with his Holincss at the timo of his captivity, and thelr carnest wishea for bis speedy liberation and the prosperity of tho Catholie Church throughout the world, Large crowda Hned the stecets from the palaca to the statlon, and evinced grest interest in the pilgrime® departure, They left for New York by tho afternoon traln, Henry F. Dolckow, M. 7. for Middleborough, England, cntered saltintho Bupreme Court hers to-aay ugainst the Southeastern Extension itall- road for $1,%16, 000, Epectul Dispalch to Tha Tribune. O 1TAWA, Apri]l 11.—Capt, Norrie, of Kt Cath- erjnes, membur for Lincolu, {w in trouble. 1t ap- pesrs that ho {s one of tnefirm of Cooper, Falre man & Co,, steawboat owncrs, and while s mem- ber of Parliament obialned a Government contract to carry atecl ralle snd Government stores from Montreal to Fort Willlam, Lake Superlor, Sir Jobn A, McDonald has given notico that ho will movo for the lssusnce of & wrlt for a new clectlon in Lincaln, and that Mr. Norrle has been guilty of a breach of independence of tho Parliawont act, The tiovernment wifl prob- obly move an smendment that. the watter Lo re. forred Lo the Commitics on Vrivileges and Elece tons, which will earry, “The Angline matter wil l;{‘lmc :‘u.::‘m bofure the Committos ou Privileges and ectiune, An auendment moved (o thaInsurance bill tn the Hoise of Commous, providiug ihat the deposit wade by the American companies should be exclu. sively for tho benetit of Cunadiau wharehiolderd, is 10 be woved In the Sente by the Ovuosition, Spectal Dl to The Tridu specta ne. MuNTREAL, April 1 —Forwarding companies anticipate & large wovement of geain from the #t uwiny Lo the advance o Enetand iu the price of wheat, Increased traldic 1s consequently looked for, Works on the canal are belng pushed forward with great aa.;‘fc‘l"im oG al Dispatch to The Tribune, OrtAwa, April 12 ~{lo” Comulites on Pabllc Accounts wmet ta-day. Amnority report on the Secrat Servico Fuud“was read, 1t proposes to amend the orlglual report only In the stateniont that the courss pursued wilh tegard to sccret- servlce expeniituro waa irregular, by adding the words, ** liut worked no mischief to public inter- ests, and that there ls nothing {0 Justlfy the tov, wrnment_In tr “’,’i o recover the §4, 00 stil! hetd by Mr. Juhin A. lacdonald.® On’ & divlsion, the origingl roport wae adopled by » majunty or 32, Lurliament 1sat night declled that the country wag not yet ready for a probibitory liquor law, sud the measure was pustpaied for the present. MoxtiEaL, April 12.—Judge Torranco to-day declded that tic Dominlon Govermouut huviug ex- clustre jurladiction vverall jnsurance cowpanies, the Jucal Purlinment 18 thoreby debarred in accurd- auce with the yrinclple recogaized in tho Luited States tron seeklog o roqulato tho priv- {logea gruuted sulely by the Dominfun Purhiaweat to insurance companles, MoxTumAL, Quebec, April 12.—The Freoch Capadian divislon of the loman Catholic phigrimage to Rumeleft on the afierncon traln yeatorday for Now York, underthe guidanco of tho Blshop of Racine. At New York the pilgrims will be juined by olber French Canadians from Quuber, Mapitoba, and the United States. —ee—— FINANCIAL. Eus, Pa., April12,—R. G, Dun & Co.'s clrcu- lar to-dsy announces the recording of & morigsgo for 8 couslderublo smount spainst Jobn P, Tracy. urprise, taken in coancction with Yracy's feportod troubles in Northwest sad Taland stock. New Yous, April 1. —From what can ba learn- cd to-day, tbo lubllitice of ). Kenuedy & Co. do not excced $400,000, tho whole of which by dug from Joha K. Tracy, President of tha Hook Island Raliroad. Ninely centaon the dollar ia already bid for ald the paper thls Arm bas standing out. CRIMINAL -NEWS. Affidavit by a Man Named Gilman Concerning Mountain Meadows. afternoon. Dasls and his brothér wers rals. inz a_row fn & saloon. and had tarncd ont tha barkceper and whinped the Conetable’s #on. who had heen rent hy his father to qulet the dirtnrhionce, Constable Simpeoy then weni to the raloon himself (0 make arrerts, and was ssrantted by the Dasls brathera. He then palled hin resalrer and shot one man In the bowels, infiicting & fatal wound, The Injured man will not probably livo wili mornlng, ——— GEORGE S, JENKINS, Spectal Dispalch to The Tridune. New Yonw, April 11, —Commissioner Osborn to- day declded to dischargo Georgze 8. Jenkins, the ciaim-agent, charged with having bribed Thomas G. Douglas, a clerk fn the Treasary Department, to give him Information to ald in collecting arrears of fnterest due from tha department on regintered bonds, The Commiasioner holds, however. that, while Donglan” action might huve heen an 1nfringe~ ment af the Treasury.Depariment roles, thera was nothing of the natare of a hribe in What ‘pussed be- tween Jenxins and Douglas. ) L, —— LAUCHTENSCHLAFGER. &pectal Dirpatch to The Tridune, S, PavL, Minn.. April 12,~Argument was con- cluded before the Governor lo-day by attorneys for Lauchtenschlaeger, convicted of the marder of Mre. Lick, In November, 1875, withtbedeath pen. aity imposed by the Jury, for commutation of een- tence, Thc most effective point made was upon {he inequality of his casc as compared with his sis- ter ond lrother-in-law Rtaap and wite, found fllllly uf the suine murder and sent o prison for Ife, " Lngchtenechisecers attorueys believe the Governor will commute the rentence, s ELOPEMENT. Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune, Oxaid, April 12.—A Loy named Hooneanda girt named Nellle Harrls, who eloped from Chicago last Sunday and started west on n trip, weea over- hauled by felegraph at Clark's station, onihe Union Paclfic, and brooght to Omsha last evening. This morning an elder brother of the boy arrived from Chicazo and recovered a gold watch sudchaln, diamond ring and locket, which the boy had taken from his father's jeweiry store and presented to his Indy-love. 1e also jnduced the boy to rewurn home and be forgiven. ———— TIIE BOMBSHELL TRAGEDY. New Yonk, April 12.~The Inguest into the Jewett tragedy was finished thls afternoon, and the jury returned the following verdict: *'We find that George W, Jewelt csme to his death by tho exploslon of & hand.grenade at No. 182 Front strect, on Thursday, April G, 1877, brought Lo the office by Orville D. Jewett; and that sald Orville 1).Jewettcame to hisdeath by a plstol-slot wound, cansed by the firing of istol by rsid Orvlile D, Jeett st No. 182 Front street, Thursday, April 5, T He Declares that the Murders Were Committed by Order of Brig= ham Young, This Portion of Lee's Confesslon Sups pressed by Government OMclals. Desperate Fight Between a Turnkey and 8 Prisoner at Memphis, A Suceensfal Flight of Jailbleds [from Newayge' Nicbigan. MOUNTAIN MEADOW, Spectat Dispatch 10 The Tridune. Wasmnazox, . April 12,—Whatever may be the trath as to the card of United States Attor- ney Noward and United States Marshal Neleon, published by the Assoclated Presn from Salt Lake thia morning, ft la certain that the afldavit of Gil- man, filed in the ofice of the Altorney-General here, attempts to be a direct impeachment of How- srd. Itaccuses him of sappreesing the vital part of: Lee's confeselon—the chsrge that Brigham Young ordered Dame and Haight to see that the emigrants were ail put to deatn. The substantial char;e of the voluminous afidavit Is contalned jin the followlng passage: 'That confcasion, o published by Howard, s cor- rect as far as it goes, but the most important and material parts of it were suppressed. Lee's con- fesslon, as read to and by ne, charges Drigham Young with direct complicity with the Mountaln Meadow mansacte a8 an accensory before the fact that Brigham Young bad written letters to Dama and Halght at Parowan, difecting them to see that the emigrants were all put to death save the chil- dren who were too small to testify or know about the matter. He aleo nald In that confession that Dame ond Tinight still had the lotters in thelr vossceaion, and that- Dame had sald If he was pushed he would proedace his letter, and that Mrs. Maight hiad aleo declared that If her hushand wero brought to trial she would produce the one zent to him. In short Lec's confesslon, aa read to and by me, fixed the rcaponsihilty of that massacre on Brigham Young, and his primary orders issucd therefor; and I believe that the supore«sion shove ntated was inaplred and done ot the suzgestion of Jamer Jack, Urigham Younz'n confidential clerk A DEFAULTER. BAN Fraxcisco, Cal., April 12.—~J. Rodgers, Chief Clerk in the United States Marshal's ofiice, has been discovered to be a defsulter to o large :lmi Tri"“:f-'fl M;felpfl:-‘m?fllh“:!rflzrfl fl:“l‘elrv’:fi: amount, - An Inventigation Is now belng made of 4 e 4 with' Towand in' his (Howard's) office, | e booke gl papers connected with the office, and_ after the execntion, HVW’DHI 1014 | At present the total nmount of the defalcation is unknown. Itodgers has sbeconded. Tho officers mne_that Jack owed him some 81,700, and sent me | JRECSTIL T to Jack to collect the same. I went there. 1 told Jack that lioward wanted the money, dJack sald — o couid not pay all of it, but would piy & pet. THE KIDNAPPING CASE. “Amolker promie Tick Lee made b Howsraana | Coteance, 0., April 12.—The polics fiave din- condition that Howard stionld have him first re- priered and then pardoned, was that Lee should aid the authorities In captarinz lalght, Higbee, fitewart, aud others, and should farnieh other evi- dence to ald in their canviction that would cor- sobarate hia (Lea's) statement. 8ax Fnaxciaco, Aprll 12.—A Eareka, Nev. press covered that Dooker, the abductor, and the boy Willle flavens spent Sunday night at Rooker's mother's home in this city, and that they left early in the morning. Jooker's mother atated that Booker atole a child some years azo In Virzinla, and that she fears he will kill this boy if closely dlltmlch saya the Seatinel will publish to-morrow a | pureued, histary of Ed Gliman on this const, who Lias Iately B obtalned constderabie notoriety In connection witl RESTITUTION. the confesalon of John D, trict-Attorney lluward, on the fleld of vxecutlo Giimun Jived at Austin, Nev., from 1804 to 1867, when lic went ta Sweetwater Mines, At Austin he wan nfnmm by eerybody on & worllices fellow, denerving of no conrlderation whatever. Ilo pro- fended to be a prospector, bnt was never known to do a day's work. AYter voinz to Bweetwater e pot fo be l)flmly Sheri at Lee, an dellvered to Dis- | Pnovipexce, R.1.,Aprll 11.—The Journal atates that A, . Goodwin, of the firm of Warner & Guod- win, of Borton, and absconding Unlted States Vice- Consul st St, Johs, N, B,, has returned to Boston and made restitution of about 87,600. MURDERED. Tocrront, Mass., April12.—Charles 11, Gfiman, Greeen Tiver. 1o also married the widow of 8 man killed in a riot at the same place. Iteturning | 0f Lowell, 8 sewlug machine agent, wan murdered {0 Balt Lake, ho purchased a sinsil home, and | hero yesterday, William Willlams, his assistant, lived apparently happy with his wife for a ti ‘was arrested on suspicion. l'lmllrv howover, lie got tired of her, and rol both fifs house and wlfe to_Johu Isle, fornerly 8 White Pinc saloon-keeper, for $500. 'The trans- fer wne absalnte, and made In ‘wood faith, Iiall taking posscsalon of both. Gilman then married a woman, snd has rince been considered in aym- £alhy with the Sainta. 1lls late exploits in the te matier were Hounbly me ted and pald for by the Mormans, nel declares Lim un« worlhy of belicf. + ESCAIE FROM JAIL. Bpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune. Gnaxp Rartos, Mich,, April 12, broke ' jall at Newaygo last night sod escaped. They werc! Mapes, sentenced to Mate Prison for five years for arson; Desmond, sentcnced to State Trison for eleht years and pine months on & recon- viction for mpej Hallon, sentenced 1o State Prison for two yearn for larceny ; and Frost, sentenced to the Detrost Yonse of Correction for ono yesr for SETTLED, Loviavitee, Ky., Apell 12.~E. 1f. Dawson, while drank at Stanford to-day, . ehiot and killed Samuel Neloon. Cause—blacksmith bill due, TEN YEARS, ‘Mrxrnis, Apri} 12, —1lans Morganm, a notorions character, was {o-day sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for larceny from the prison. ———e——— THE CALL BOARD. What the Provision Men Intend Dolng. The provision men, though defeated intherecent electlon for ' Directors of the Call Board by the gratn {nterest, do not propose to eit down and forego thelr pet scheme~the cailing of grain ocutside of ‘Change. They have already taken o Senli larceny. Two of the prisoners—\Wright, | steps to establish 8 new Call lioard, and a commit. sentenced fo Stata Prison for AYC | teo are at work ona constitution and by-laws, years for arron, an accomplice of | whichare 1o be submltted to a meetingof all favor- Mapes, and 8 mag named Floly—refosed to try Uiolr chances of escape aud recapture. Some days ago Wright and Mapes cacaped. Thoy had Just Been taken to Newaygo from fitate’s Prison 10 ap. foar nu witncases agalnst Thavon, who, a8 the: alleged, hired them to sct the church on fire whicl sccured their conviction. They were ygone but nrt time, s 3 sble to the call, to be held in a8 day or two, Il P, Tlaichinson in at the head of the movement, and a Trisuxz reporter in a conversation with him yea- learncd swhat followe: understand a new Call Doard is to be catab. 1d the reporter. replied Mr, Hntchinson, *‘ we will start 4 thon Sherifl Ty, of captured them. Tho Jall fs very estne. otuctbre, aud. afiee thn Jacmey | Ot Lot of iy, and coll gratn. ¢ encape, | Bheedl bry pinced Guards over them. | . “*What I8 your object in sctiing up another Doard?" **Well, it Is what the people want, Wa have always had a call of provielons cver since the fire, and there wred to be o call of grain in the old Wig- wam in connection with oor business, We want it becanse it 4 & hetter way to trade,* ++ Are ther any gratu men interested with yout™ *+Yen, plenty.” There was u stroug nulmllllnu when we staried last year, amony a certaln claes, and they are on that #ide now. It we propuse 1o let them run thelr Call Board in thelr own We don't cars anything sbout them. We dun't s them to come with us,” "’“'hn advantages do you claim for a genoral ter, and a very expeditions 3 miuch can be dono tn hour or two on 'Change, s timo the four eawed the lockont of their cell- dour, then opened the dour, rushed on the guards and overpowered them, but did not injure them much. Sherl Fry and a poseo of assistants are hunting them, with excallent prospects of captur- fngthem. The party wan 10 hava been taken to Htate'v rison and the Detrolt Houso of Correction 1o-day, DECATUR BDURGLARIES, Bpecial Correspondenca of The Tridune, Drcatun, 1., April 10,—~Last nicht burglars were ot In force, and no less than five Lusloese houses wero broken into nnd robbed. At D. W, Brenneman's the thieves broke through ono of thes lights of glasa in the door, snd, reaching through the opening. drew the bolts, sprung the locks, and entered, They pillaged the cash drawer and took; $101n change and walked off unmoleated. They als0 visited L, It Calne’ ealoon, forced open the transom over the door, snd succeeded in enterlng, conflacated & few dotlars and some whisky, snd meandered down to Darnes' Emcer{ slore, went in the front wav, snd didn'( leave a nickel of the $4 or & in the money-drawor, Then the neat-mar- ket of Imbuden &'Son recelved their attention, and wau entered throngh the transom over the front door. 'They captured one solitary dotlar, and then coolly unlocked the front deor and went out, leaving ovorything undisiurbed, They mext charged nscn Samual Mclioberta' grocery - store, and were doubtiess disappolntea to find anly a fuw nickels in the drawer. About midaight Oficer Wilkerson ohsarved that soveral locks ha tampered witn, oo notified Ofiicer Hrockwa; which_they kept a close Jookont for rouues, ' Seve ern) fellowa were taken tnlo ¢nstody, but,ss uo evl- denca could be obtained to imphieate them in the robberies, they wore allowed to go frea wpon coudition that they would leave lown. BLACKMAILING, &pecial Dispatch to The Tribuns. Keokvw, la., Apeil 11.—A man named Maj. Robert Mclee was prought here and lodzed In Jail this morning on tho chargo of represcnting himeelf to bo & revenue-oficer and Deputy United States Marshal. For the past six montlhis be bas been go- ing about the Blate under thi ed authorlty carrying on tematic scheme of blackmailing. His plan was tago to atown, pounce upon drugglsts snd llquor-dealers, Informy them that they wero violatlng the Revenue law, and then agree to hush the mstter up on the pay- ment of $10 or §15, whichha of course pocketed, Last Saturday ba entered the drug-store of B. F Keables, at Fella, §3., took possession of the ea- tablishment, snd closed It up, ected that he was acting without authority. was taken loto castody, and Doputy Uslied States Marshal .Jtoot, of ¢ ltllh h!\nf notitied of the facts, went up and took cl ¢ of il d will arrafym bim before & sloner Friday. 1t [a & much ple: way of doing busli twenty minutes o in Everything ia fuir and square, and open, and thers {ana *twashing,"—uo _dctitions sales. Allsules aro bona fide, and reciotered in » book." ‘Thore ara no *enape 0, The buying and sclling Is straizht." Ara the proviston men united on this mattert 1 think so, nearly, and s yreat many grain men ara with us, it is ouly u factlon af the graln nien whoare opposcil o theeall. We had over 500 In the Board aud there waen't room cuouzh, If wo had had & latge hall there would huve beon a thonsand, " ¢+ Doesn't it interfere with the afternoon scsslon of the Hoard of 'frader” X Vot ut all. Tho call commenced at 2 and d 't last over tsventy minutea, Tho regular Board sevsion bgine st 3. % ls there Lo 1t, thent* $+What objectl 1 \Well, somo men are oppaded 10 everything, fome of 'them—the brukers ‘cspecially—bink un upen call hurts thetr bustuess, Uliv sizonzest op- position comes from thew. They wauta wonopoly. A great many men will not go futw the crowd an *Change. They don't Hke the rowd: and fictl- tlous sules, Tradvs in puts and calls are not ul- h;\wd n tho Call ioard, ‘Thicy run them up fn the S u‘nkalg that & new Board of Trads: witl veumou! Rt O e Rew York Doard of Teada has ¢ 1o do with the Froduce Exchangs. Thers they bave & Cotiun_Exchauge, an Ol Exchunge, suioll Exchiange, and 1 don't _know huw viany others. Tuis tuwn has got 10 be (00 big for the Hoard uf ‘Trado to have a monopoly of everything. St. Louis fuus & Call Loard right on 'Change, and lialtiwors has just They sprinzing up ull over tho country. *+\Will the provisivn men withdraw from 'Change enielrt? ++You say the opposltion comes almost wholly from the brakerst" *Yes, There may be a Uil foellng on the Poard Lecause some think we might draw from thetr, prestige. 't ** You are going to ran the Call Board anyhow " *¢ Yes, iU 11ilve: and if 1 die, there are envuyh to ran ft afler me. There will be no trouble about it We will open mz 1. and they will not molest us as long as wo keep withln fhe bouuds of pro- priety," ——— RELIGIOUS, Special Ditpaich to The Tridune. Dawviies, 1L, April 12 —The following lay delegates weru elected by the Preabytery to-dsy, to attend tho meeting of the General Presbytory at Chicsgo on the 17th jnst.: R, A, Bld, M. It Bruce, the Rov, Sharp, the Rov. Dollingham, Elder T, 1i. Thompson, and Elder legg. Afters vote of thanks to the citizens for hospitalitic: ceived, and fixing upon Wenons as the nextplace of meetlug, the Preabytery adjourncd. Bpecial DisxpaicA to The Tribuns. been atter pothi are It was sus ho prisone: nited States Com: —— A DESPERATE FIGHT. Menrnts, April 12.~About 7 o'clock this even. {ug: Turnkey Dawson, on golnz (brough the Jatl to csaialne the cclls of prisonery, discovered that the door of the cell of Frederick aud Henry Seywour, two brothers, reccnu‘{ seotenced (o tho Penlten- tiary fur len and dltcen yesrs seapective. y _for_ hars Mog, bad ® bocn tampered with, Calling his assistant, Johu Aldridge, he or- dered the Seyinuurs vut 1nto the corridor to sesrch them. When Dawson suprosched Henry Seymour he drew a dereingor, aud, cockiug §t, preseated it reast. — The tter threw up at Dawson's ble bands sund il Bim o uot o ehoot. | Brooumarow, b, A 2 Y 2 , BiL, April 12.-St Matthew's e A rocke et on?'*L | Eplecopal Church was crowded fo-plght (o witaess Dawson | the sduinlstration of confirmation to thirtecu ap- and both fired almost simultansausly, drew hly also, snd fired st Lenzy, whofell and svon n:lfl.; cen shot under the right sru. Tece vlicants. 1t was porformed by the Rt.Rov, Liishop McLaren, of Chicago, aaslated by tho Hev. W. ¥, Boyd, of Waukegan. DBishop Mclaren preached 20 aVle sermon Irous JL Philippiany, ., 10 and 11, The Dilnols Central - Association’ of ' Congregas ‘The Seymours aro from Troy, N, Y. The C ouer's fury returned a verdics Ia accordsnce with tioual Churches met ut the Cougregational Cburch Ll {i Clieboa on Tuceday. and adivuried thiv ovening w 10 mect next Ume at Uroughton, Liviozston Couus HOMICIDE, ty. Beveutven delegutes, mostly actlve minaters, Special DGmich 1o Tha Tridune. Wero prosent, representing churches in McLi Qxasia, Neb., April 11.—Coastable Simpson, of | Liviaustou, Lasille, and Tazewell Countice. the little Town of Florence, alx miles north of | Rev. Daca Sherrill, of 1'31“}55.?.“{‘3 s Mol Omabs, came nto his city thlesvanizg and sur- | §60 *00 G Pendicton wad tho Eeve do Vs Willls rendered himacl! to the Sheril for having ehot & | were appolnted delegatea to the Nutlosal Councll. msa named Davis fu 8 saloon 8t Flozeace late thls | Tho meeting wes marked by vigorous discaseion, o ) 13 H KELLOGG'S and the reporte presented from pointa fn the field | show the prosperone conditton of the ehurches. < pectal Depatch 1o The Tridune, - Apnl 12, —The Slate Soclety of tha Methodlss * day, vl r‘ulle o large attendance. - fircen Castle, Columbns, Hartlord Cll!. Nrightstown. Laporte. Lozanspart, Wheate g and, Lafayctte. Muncie, Attfea. Marion, Morrls Il South Dend. and Rurseliville, were rapre- zented by delegations, Airs. Stafford, of Rnesells 5 ville. wae elected Presidest; Mra, Chaffee, of Cone neraville, Secretary. The anxiiiary socicties sub. = ¢ mitted reporta af thelr conditions, coupled with * #tatisticnof the year. The reports wers Intha main verhal, and ‘na ofMetal record wasa made of them, They showed the Society throughoat the State to be In & very flourishing candition. how. ever, and alarge amountof money In the agira. gate’ has heen forwarded tu the General Trensurer, Doring the afiernodn the Society dircumsed the questions: ‘+\What shall b eons ta keep up the nterest In the auxilifary societies, and how shall we increase our subacription to tha fands?' Seawions witl continue over Sunday, At 1he segsion ta-nizht addresscs wers made by Mrs, Elrlly, of Laporte, Mre. 34 » of Indian- ,_and Mrg. W Ilhn‘r. of Chicaae Dayrox, 0., April12. —The sixth aunnal meet. ing of the Women's Daptist Forcign Missionary Hocfety adionrned thisey ‘Tha ufficers for the ensaing vear were elected as follows: President, M, Hobert Ifarrie, Chicago: Carretponding Soc. retary, Mre, A, 3. Bacon, Dundee, 11l ; Record. ing Secretary, Mree. Bragman, Chicavo; astrer, ¥ Mze. Cy L. Blodeall, Chicago. Bevers) Intaresting papers were read and discussed. The meeting k3 tben adjourned sinadin, . i Spectal Ditpatch to The Tribune, Brooxixntos, [H., April 12, —Owing tothe recent 1liness of the Rev, Dr, A, 1. Hobbe, pastor of the Christian Church, Bloominzton, the debate on re- Diious tencts, which was to have occurered hera between Dr. 1lobbs and the Tev. Sawyer, of fle- atrice, carly in May, wss to-dey postpoued until some near future time, Spectal Ditpatch to The Tridune, Srpixorizso, Hl, April 12.~Tue Springleld Tresbytery has been (n sesslon at Viegfuin, Cass County. for three daye, snd adioarned to-d: ‘The fieva, J, D, Jones and Dr, Glover wers elect- ed clerical, and Eldera J. 8. 3oors and L. A. Stephenron Iny delezaten to the Goneral Assembly, Which meets in Chicazo May nest. ————— FIRES. AT POMEROY, O. Cixciwxats, 0.y April 12,—A Oro at Pomeroy, 0., broke out in the wareroom of D. Gryer & Son, In the main business portion of tho city, last nigke about 10 o'clock, spread rapldiy In every direction, and was not checked until twenty-five business houses, oflices, and realdences were destroyed. ‘The Firat Natfonal Bank Buollding Is the only one remaluing on the west side of Contt etrcet, and ita third story was gutted by the flames. The total damage, ot a low cstimate, will reach $100,000. ‘The principal losses are as follows: A, W, Sce- bohm, resldence; 24,000; fnsurance, $2,600; ?;It:tlnllll‘u Kle(z,“hlrnlmre etore and stock, 8:34,000; . M. Rteyer & Son, dr s store, $10,000; In- surance, $5,000, Jun{‘lgngfllomfll ct, Genyomer, ISDIANALOLLS, Women's Miestoni Chareh met Conneraville, hardware, $14,000; insurance, 85, enry Meatzling, saloonand dwelling, 83, it nsnrance, 81, L & furniture rtore, 28,000; Insurance, Jacoh Eberfleld, dry goods, t neur. ) 000 ance, 21,000 Charles Hichman, lew cler, 82,5001 Huttll] & tirinscl), merchant taliore, £1,500, insurance 31,2003 W Prate, hardware, and buitding, 81,600: Dr. D. C, Whaley, 2N : 8, A. M. Moore, $2,000. Bewides these there were neveral bojidinzs con. talning lawyers' ofices and doctors' uftices, and Tesidences, etc.. burned. A large brick bullding., occupled by D. Tteed, drnggist, and the Firat National Dank, was dams aged abont $3,000 In the upper part. The Maronie Lodge loses about &3, 000 worth of fixtures, etc. siock o AT LAFAYETTE, IND. Speclal Dispatch 1o The Tribure, Laraverre, Ind,, Apnl 12.—About 2 o'clock this morning fire was discovered n the hay-vrees- ing and feed establlsiment of C, C. Dutell, on Main street, just east of Blxth, this city. By the prompt action of the Fire Department theimain art of the cstabllshment was saved, but' four horten and two mules were burned to death. To- talloss, §1.000, Nolnsurauce. Supposedtohave been incendiary. AT ROSEMONT, ONT. Roszxoxt, Ont., April 12 —Henderon's Hotel baorned Iast night, Jonn lMare, Balliff, and a é'x"”" named Lunn were burned to death, Loss, — AT PATERSON, N. J, PatEsso, ‘N, J., April 12.-The Hamilton Mills were burnod to-day. Loss, $100,000; in- surance, $10,000. e —— AMUSEMENTS. IMAVERLY"S, The benefit of Mr. Will Chapman was remarks. ble alike for the audience deawn and the entertain- ment provided. , The house was filled from pare quotte to pit, and as enthuslastic as tho most sanguine heneficiary could dealre, The performance opened with the ¢ Daomb Belle," dra. LauraE. Dainty takiog the leadtng part, ‘Though well known in Chlcago social elrclesas a reader, she has never before made her appearance on the stage, and her debut was for the purpose of Jearning tho slage buslucrs. TNt much o4 Ler felends” cxpected of hee, her performsuea ugreeably divappointed them, From the firat until the laat sho completely kgmored the andience, ant pald studlons atteation to ber Jlarty reading perfuctiy, and aking tis businces w6 f )4 wese romething 1o which ahe had always been accustomed. Jler impersonation waas faultioss, mI:l‘;lmcluny demonstrated her aptitudo fur the sta A new play, written by Mr, Chapman, was an. nonnced as the medium by which Mr. Eaton, of the Times, Mr. Chisholin, of the [ntersOcean, Mr, Angle, of tha Prairie Farmer, and Mr. Scolt, of the Jotel Reporter, were 10 be Brought befure tha public, But desnrs, Eaton, Chleholm, and Scolt orgut the nigit, and Sir. Anglo pald a forfelt ot &i00 to Mr. Chapwan in o neat specch, to which the beneficiary responded felicitonstv, "*Itip Van Winkle® closed the performance late at nlghi. —e—— THE NEW YORK LIQUOR-SELLERS, Bpecial Dispatch (o The Tridune, New Yong, April 12, =The Excise Commisslon- ers are not tasning any new llcennes, aud will wais for actlon by the Legislature. They hold that the licenaes iwucd by them hitherto should ve suatained il further enactments, ‘The Liquor-Deal Ase suciation to-day passed rimolutions calling on tha Legloluturu to reliove thew from this unpleasant sftuation, A commitiee was appoluted to nct for the protection of tho dealers In every way possible. It was admitied lat tho trade was at the merey of tho L'alice Commissioners, If they secfil to enforce the law. Mayor Ely tolda com. mitiee of the liguor-tealers That he was unabh porsonally to do anythinz for them. The agent o the Tempurance Brotherlivod has called on the Broaklyn police and excleo to cluse the 1,000 sa. loot here. The polica have not taken action jd whethee thore is 10 bo trouble depends on tions between the polics aud Exclae Come uitssloners, e ——e. NEW YORK NEEDS IT. Epectal Dispalch (0 The Tridune. New Yous, April 12, AN the caso of the Gsliatin Natlonal Bank agalostthe Commlssivners vf Taxes, New York City has tH galued two very important sults, and several .f; mouted poluts have been scttled concernlng the taxatlon by the municlpal government of National bauk sharca of stock, Iy the decision in the frst civo $11,000,000 are addeit to the assesainent rolla of tie city, aud fu the other cusc $2,000,000 woro wers added, EEHES BUSINESS NOTICES. Mrs, Wins Soothing Syrup, for ohils drentecthing, soffens the gums, reduces luftammas tlon, ulloys alf pain, Bure tu regulste the bowels, — e— Holaud's Aromatic Bicter Wise of Tron lsa remedy fur usrvous debility, hnpoverished biood, snd impalred digestion. Depol, 53 Clark strect, e ADVE i DVERTISERS Desltlog to reach country readers can do so a the ot and cheapest manner by using LISTS, separately or comblned, or by State Sections, For low estimate apply to N AU SPENATO Jackson-ak., Chicago, TiL. CAKE VAVIGATIONGPE. Goodriel's Steamrs on their Ronts. 00d recelved far all West Shore Ports, Also for ot T Cirana Haten, Graad Tiapiae Muekcgaos Ludingion, Maslstes, 4. Oelce foot of Michlgau ey, T. G. BITLIY, Supt. OIL-TANKS,