Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1877, Page 1

~ The Chicagn Duailp Tribune. VOLUME XXXI. TO RENE. . CIIICAGO, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1877, DOCK FOR RENT Pock snd Yard 208x300 ft., North Brsnch and North-av. Bridgo, suit- ablo for Lumbor and Coal Yard. Rent modorato, CHARLES GOODMAN, Room 43 Exchange Building. ~ DOCK For Ront, with two water fronts and Yailroad conneotion, on Bouth Branch, noar Sixteontl-st. R.8, & W, G, MoOCORMICK, T Yo Losenlat, TO RENT. STABLE OR STORAGE. 22 AND 24 ADADIN-NT. 40xB0, two-story ll'l: |‘)’l.)§l*|a W be Tes 'Fé{:t'- FOR RENT. Fine oMcer, withi a)l inndern Imnrovements, In the Amerlcan Kxpresa Co,'s Huliding, 76 Moneoe-st, tent lllvlll’flu moderate to goud businest tenautaonly. 4 . AL, s:n.\lk!n m 28, On the westside of the Hvee, [nst south of Twelfth-at. ¢ ill e rented very clieap. ‘YOUNG & BPICEIL ltoom & firysn Block, 170 La LOUISIANA. A Proposition of the Commis- sion Accepted by the Nicholls House, ELEKINS CREAT ART SALE COMMENCES TO-MGUT AT THE LATE TIGRW00D GALLERY, 166 WABASH-AYV., corner Monroe, Grand Chances for buycts at Ihelr own prices. SHASTA and 38th STAR EXDIBITION. ART SALE. PARKER'S ART SALE is continued to-day, at 10 o’clock, at 202 Wabash-av. This valu- able collection of Fine Engrav- ings and Gems of Art is to be sold, without reserve, at Auc- tion. A rare chance forbuyers. O e e Seven Members Seated Subject to Contest to Bo Dropped Their Places to Bs Filled by Seven Retara- ing-Board Members from the Packard House, The Nicholls Legislature Adopts a Very Lib- eral Platform. A Full and. Free Acceptance of the lssues of the War. Colored Pcople Guaranteed Pro- tection under the Laws. Mr, Packard Makes Another Appeal to Ono block from A, T, Mtewart & Ca.'s Dry Goods House, nad MeVicker's Theatre, $2.00 PER DAY. NEW HOUBR—BLEGANTLY FURNISIE] OPTI0AL INNTRRU, BIANANSE, OPTICIAN, TH1 eno allding, Fine cljtes. scopes, Harometers, &c, Bpectacire auticd to all siahts on sclenting prio- ipers and Fleld Glascs, Telowopes Micro- . TMEAL LSTATE. a FPORSATE TO CAPITALISTS. Tha owner and occupant of property worth $23,000. ‘on ano of vur best busfacas sirecta, wants his eaptisi in his husiucas, aud hie wiil scil hiy real estate at a bargain, wime, A 13 per ccut of JUBAWYER, fakingate'yean‘iense of tia 121 Desrboru-st.. Lovui 16, Aldine Square Tlonses for sale or ront. Apply to U, P, Bmith, at Toom 23 l'ortland Block, between 12and 1 o'clock p. m., sad at No. 17 Aldine-squars after 3 o'clock ». m. OOEAN NTEAMSINIPS, N TATE LINE. tns, $00. €63 and ‘$70, accorting (0 aucOmIOiar Uittt 3is, R Aleols B SHIERETL B exvviten.” A3ty 1o AUBTIN BALDWIN L E eral Ageata, J: WARIRACK. Man. o - 134 Washington s JOR LINE NALL STEAMERS ANCHOR LIRE ; New York and Olas Frors, AT oo RO EA May 8, 114, m, 'l(.'k"!" A\‘IHAE,“:”‘-SI’"' ALSATIA, May 12, 3 p, m. ew York agow, Livers of Londonderry. CEvink 708 12 Bn I erimeaiare, s ieorapes B3 ow York and Lowdon ELYSIA, April 2% 3 0w | ULOPIA, 314y 10, 108, m, Cabine 855, to £70; Bleeraze, § Drafis nsiml for iy amoun at current HENDERSON BIROTRENS, 00 Waaliington-st. North German Lioyd, - o0t Jistes of pasaze~From New Vork to southsminton il Bremen, Qrst cabln, #100: accond il e Yot frelj iio, ol sl ) carrenc: rel m....mf.wm eerake B0 G iy a':"tis).."‘ wlinE Uroen, New Yok, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE; Th X 3 el o omonp Mol sty bt MG, W et e foot 5t Trom New York fo Dristol (England) dlrect. e 0ME RS Tuealsr, Apriia, | AliAUY: e AL 1T, Sabiapai 67 313; Biedrazo 30 | §iguraion tickess, w1z, Prepatd secrago cerditcuen Covira Pal o M. . WHITE, 67 Clurk s, lculasd INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Carmytog the Mallebatween ‘| EUROPL AND AMERICA. o Torpussaceapply at Cunél.ufl{fllgdufifl South Clark. ey 5 H 4 08 Great Hirliain and Iretand, o Voo A8 OUNARD MAIL LINE., Poil’:‘!.l.lnio(hma timea s week 1o and from British west Pricos . ly at Compan; O&u. norlhweat cornor Genem] Weatern Agent. Clérlg’lnrh%lgnia:{&h WHITE STAR LINE, I3 b, Carreing the Muil, between NEW YORK sad LIVER- LT Aoy ae Comeay s o sqLLIvER: b, AP - A'li.“lllhl)balt ;@:}dx‘x’ (e Drafts on Great Dritain and Isciagi e re ABoRk CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Bummer Yastruction in Baleacs for 1877, For Teaclers nad uthor Adult gursesat Luatruction will ba givea i falo 3 neral C enersl Cheminty and Qualitativa Ansizsts, by nogawty Uolaor, by As. Trof. George T, F:izgaqllc Dotany, by Aut, Prot, W. 0. log7. By Prof, X, 6, snater. ?.“k:ohm. o Siein Wl Fad S8, k. scii course wlli be gtven fn Cambridge, and wiit tast ik excks: oo fees ste popable s adidace. by il or ursar. i g these v fUll infor ou about 3?3«:"{’«.?:,‘:33‘;"”‘\!&;3; ying Lo Llic Becretary of el ige, Mas., Bclosiok @ HEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL OF YALE COLLEGE. Coutees In Chetniatry. 1'ure aud Applied. o Ctrll it Bogaetid” ia arteuficrs cl&nll’:‘y; lendiBio Biudjon. siih") v Brenc, 04 O4Fioan, uitical Ecunowmy, 1iistory, eic, [¥or program, , e Dt e Tl QEONGE J. DUUSH, ceu CIGAR! A. M. FRECHIB, MANUPACTUREN OF TIE onomis)” * My Pride,” and * Paracelsus” CICGARS, W. CORNER BIXTIL AND CHESTNUT-8TS., PHILADELPHIA. IR FAIRBANKS, MORSE & Of 111 & 113 Lake 5¢., Chicago, Besareful tobuy caly the Geaulas, WATCHLN. the President. Spectal Dispalch to The Tribune. Nrw OrLeans, April 10.—The Democratic caucus Is to-night considering an Informal proposition of the Conunission to this, efect, that the Legislature be reorganized with seven Returning-Board memborsof the Packard Houso in place of the persons seated under contest by the Nicholls House. The result would be a small Democratie. majority in both Houses. An answer will be returned to-night, but the Com- mission will not sit untll to-morrow. If the answer is favorable the Commission will remnin here several days to supervise the sdjustment, If unfavorable it will Jeave immediately for Washington, Tho Commisslon {8 not author- {zed to make an adjustment except with TUE CONSENT OF DOTII PARTIES. If a sufliclent number of tho Packard Homso will not agree to this wrangement, it cannot be made. The longer the Commission stays here, the morc probable it beconies that the Packard Governmeut will fall topleces. Members of the Packard party say they belleve the Commisslon is trying to accomplish its purpose Iu this way, * ' LATER. ‘The proposition to unseat seven members nd- mitted ou contest was carried in the Nicholls llouse caucus to-night. Seven Packard men will be invited to take the vacant scats. Thisis tho first ana only concessfon from the Nicholls side. 1t willbe submittod to the Commission and to the Packard Leglslature to-morrow. Tho concurrence of both bodles fs necossary to fts adoption. . The Commission [s strongly impressed by the condlliatory resolutions promlsing protection to the negraea and subseribiug to the results of the War passed in the Nicholls Benate to-day. MATTHEWS. A private Jotter from Stanlcy Matthews eays that, failing In the adjustment of the Leglslature, much depenaence will be placed st Washington upon publlc opinfon, and the deliberations of tho DTrosident will be controlled iIn o measuro by the busincss {nteresta of the com.. mupity. Matthews Jikes the idca of omitting the formal count for Governor and recognizing Nicholls by genoral consent. ‘Wayne MacVeaghealled on Packard this mom- ing and suld there was no truth in the report thiat o proposition would be made to the le- mblicans to reorganize the Legislature on the Bnuh of the parlsh returns WARNOTI, The Republican caucus this morning was ad- dressed by Warmoth, who safd that Packard was the lawful Governor, but that it was the detormination of the President to sacrifice the Hepublicau pnrtdv here as o political ex- pedient, He denfed that ho bad on- deayored to fnduve members to join the Nicholls = Legisluture, and _ polated = to the fuct that of the Nfteen members, who have been known as_ Wariuoth men, and who voted for him u’flmnker. but ono has gono over to the Nichollsbody, He thought the causo of Gov. Packard waa hopeless, but advisod incmbers to remain {nthe leew! Legislature, ss he Intended 10 do himself, aud go down with the ship, aov, HAWLEY says that in case of u disagreetnent the Commis- sloners will probably Teport I favor of a with- drawal of troops from the State-louse, but not frous the city, the futention belng to prevent bloodshed nt'all hazards, KESOLUTIONS §Y THE NICHOLLS LEGISLATURE. A0 the Western Assoctaied Press. Naw Onueans, Apnlith—"The Nicholls 8en- ate to-day passed the following jolut resolution and preamble, whichare o part of the planof adjustments . Wuxngas, The Ecopla of the Btate of Louislana, aftor yvars of suffering and miernle, have, with supreme satlsfactiou, seen tlie wiss deterininatlon of President Hayes, as expresscd in his {naugural, and already bappily exccutéd i South Carolina, to ro- atore local welf-government to the Bouthern States, and peacs ad rrlurcmy 0 the whole country, by a roturn 10 & rigld foilowing of the wise priuciploy of constlputional Government; therafure, it resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep- rencntatives In Goneral Avscmbly convened: Hirst ~'That we coldlally Indore the policy of the Presldent. as enuncisted in his jusugural: wo rmm or hearty co-operation, aid, and support in the exocution Lhercof. Second~That $he oxccution of the policy in the State of Lowsisua wlil prove the sourca of fn. cetimable blasslng (o er peuple, )ift up thelr purdened spi el 'wounded prosperity, runew thelr wasted folde, bring happiness to their bouies, aud vlve to their wholo people, without distinction of race of colur, 8 future of progress ae woll morul us watertal, Third—Tlit, 88 an carnest of our endoavore, we oleunly declare that 16 1a and will be the of the Government of the Siste of Louls. fana, represented by Francle T, Nicholls as ite cxecative head, (1) to accopt in woud falth the ‘Infrteonth, Fourtventh, and ¥ilicenth Awmend. ments of the Comstitution of tho Uulied Statce In American Watches! ‘Wo offer at roducod pricos a vory full line of all the best AMERICAN WATCHEB-~-including tho latest movements, ologantly cased in gold ovr silver, now shapes, and somo ox- tra heavy, All movements are in the most porfect ordor when sold, and fully warrantod. N MATRON & €0, State and Monroe-sts FOR THE COUNTING-ROOM The Star COPYING PAD. A NEW INVENTION, by which clear nnd unl- form copies of Letters, Waybille, Jnvolces, State- mepts, and other Manuacripts, can be made MORE UAPIDLY than by any uf the oid wethode, Used -n the Departments ut Waahington, by Banks, Inauranco Companias, Timlronds, sul by a 1argy number of onr leaving merchants. For £alo by Stationers and by DENNISON & CO. 150 Bouth Clark-st., Chicago. = INANOIAL. 7 Per Cent. ‘W e want ono apnlication for $10,000, one for $13,000, end one for §30,000, on insido improved BUSLNEBS proporty, iate,7per cent. Boourity must bo choive, $100,000 & 7 1-2 per cant. We hiave at command a fund amounting to just $100,000, wrhich we can loan on choics RESL. DENCES, in sums to sul(, not less than $5, 000, We il sntinty any one who will call of our abil- ity to negotiate ioans, as sbove stated, wintaut unncccenary delay, Aley. §, Porter, Tarner & Boud, !0’-’ ‘Washington-at. Eastern Correspondent, 27 BTATE STON, 7 MONEY toLOAN By JOSIAL i, REED, o, 20 Hosstl . Y, In aniounts as required, on IMPROVED CUICAUQ PROPERTY, ot DEST RATE, ,Applications eceleed and d romptly attended to 1. A NURLBUT, 75 Randolphest. EDWARD L. BREWSTER, 101 Washingtone.st,, sl:'m[l and lfi“lfi COMMERCIAL PAPEN, LUCAL LOASKAS Bt Cotatoraty negttated attLow BANKING BOUSE of LAZARUS SILVERMAN Chambar of Commerce, Chicago, lisamoney toloan on Iteal Estate, I'roduce and Pro. vision, Cliy and Counsy Grders, and Mercantilo F'aper, and ta selling E3chango on alf countries. GRACELAND CENETERY, ““The Mtention of thow WhO have Aot yet sciocied aderalbre thiaTeRi o have not yeb scloct Graceland Cemefery lotter and o spisit; (2) the ewforcement of the law rigidly - and lmpartlally Amsueimarry e suntyentruge | o, oo end, uel’ Solonee wid ey wliy subsofl, gl gl et Wns Wl i | Bt e R e been bégun. The Collipaay wwus sbuuy 4 laburer upon the soil of Loulslans, througbons 0 of land beeldes thal llrum{{. subdtvided. "‘Im every parish In tho Stale, of every color. shall roe o .r'.fxfi?f“"'h'f and all -'x‘.“-':: nz:.c m"""n:\'\‘i:";'»fm‘“ celve the full lmh.'q\:‘ll plrfi{ecllul’l I‘:' nnd w-l I‘n - ot ok, o b lans” | pereon, property, and politicar rights and privi. F;‘,"‘"fi.‘fln'fl.}‘,"};fi’:,‘éfl' ottty of the taoet promte: | feges. 13y o the hromotiop. of fae. kindly relas tivns betwoen the White and colored cltizend of ;x&n Stato upon a basle of Justico and mutual cons ouce, e fit hereasing (1 IL0S EIENT #A D, cattrolled b T oo whioh WUl [s2avo the ekerust Mol » asure the perperual maln- tenance of (be Comeicry. ‘Uraceland cun bu reached by & plossant drive through Lincolu Park, or by the harse-care, which leave the corner of Ciark and’ dadison-ats. once Gyery hour, and connect with the steam-duinm. DIY GOODS, A CHOICE NEW STOCK OF DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS ARE TO BE FOUND AT LA RUE, BECK & CO0.'S, No. 101 State-st. Evnylhmg llyllflz and reasonable in price, W . Lelng uw‘:lhl 10 the presersuiivn of free lustitu. tiond, wo do declare vitr sulemin purposs Lo maine 121 & systens of public sctiools by an cqual and unifornl taxation upon property as provided in tho Coustitution of (ho Etete, whicl 1) sccure the education: of the childrun of white and colored eitls 2ehs with equal aavantages. Fifth=Deirous of healing the dissenslons that bavs disturbed tho State for years past. ausious that the citizens of sll poffi be free (rom the feverish apXicties of politica strifo and Jjoln hLands o hogestly resioring tne w».}mn, of Lousiana, the Nicholle Goveru- ment will discountenance any WPt Al porsccu - {mn u::x mla:v quurter of individusls for past poiits 81 conduc! =a’um—')'lm. tho Governor be requeated to for- ward 8 copy of tkese resolutions (o the Preaident of the United States. PACKARD TO TIE PREAIDENT. Packard bas scnt the following Jetter to the President: 5 5 $7a7x 0F LOusiAra, CUTIVE' DEPARTXEXT, NrwOnLsaxe, Apti 17,1817, — 70 President Liayer, | e desire to engage atace, or for e Jet of July, & | Heshington, 2. C.—Eix: it 18 evident tbay the 1 bas | Comunisnion'sent here by you, inlrusted among otb- FEnticmnatn WATCUAE shienan, Jhe whelely S e O maval Of the ubstacles 1 ba: {a well scquelated with ibe irade throughout tha ceatral aad nosthers part of Wisconala. An American preterred. Application must bemads i persoa. CHAS. BTEIN & CU., 387 450939 Broadwiy, Mlwankse, Wis. . STOVES AND KANGES, tho scknowlsdgement of one Government, snd tafling in bat, to accompllsh the recuguition ingle Legisiature 4 a aepdritory representative will of 1be people of Loulsians, will fail Lo effcct either of thess resuite. Tha frst Propoaition tan be ube t8ined only by the abandoumeni uf one Of the other T R TA AT G AIITT M A Y x4 " | of \heclalmants to thu Gubernatopial chalr, ‘The GREAT STOVE SALRE econ propouition. hzi':llninx e wuldcutlon of tne 5 N, WO L lies, each now clalming Lo be the Loy are AT AUCTION. Closiag out entire stock of Ranges of the Eluie of Louisiana, ‘E posatble, Thlfi lan Coak sud Ueailng 8lveq ALEWrE 150 Lake-at., to-day 4108 m. ¥ RN EEAKLES, Ageat suggeaiad by the Commisaion, Lhat 104 me Fourth—The oducation of il classes of the peopla’ of the Lower jlose and thirty.three membors of the Senate whose election ta not dinpufed #hould be hrooght together in ono Lody and tho General Assembly thna constitated ahould pasa 8pon the qualifeations of the contested meinbere, #nd thas renrganized should comnose the conflicts in. the en-orinats branchen of the (iovernment Was acceptabie to the Republicans bt Jaraid o have been rejected by the Democrats. This underrtnad to emanate from the President, an cmbody his {deas of what was just and cquitable, Tho Repablieans hava fndicated a willingness to sccedo a reorganization of the Lezlalature on thls Uasln fn defercnco to the President’s wishes, even in 0 dolng they should walva undoubted lezal rights, "It Ja_ presamed that from the Dresfdent's standpoint that any ather Legtslative settloment wonld work injartice, to oncor the other of the contendling partios, and it 12 not helleved that the Adminiatration would sance tion Injnetice, The Ropabiicana wero willinz to fubinit the cialma of their Btate Govetnment to the Legislature thus constituted. It fs clesrly in- dicuted - that den, Nicholls and hia -ad- herenta Lave rejecied tula proposition malnly lccaune of their fixed belief In the troth of the Ptatement repeatedly made that the Fosler-Mat- thowsazrcement {8 aventually in some way to give the (lovernment of the State to the Demncracy, * Irihts belief were remared fram thele minds, per- haps they would not bo so defant, ana woald ace cept the adjnatment you offer, e roported purpoo _of the Administration to carry out the sugecstiona of Meners, Poster and Matihows by the withdrawal of the United Htatca troops Ia a rianding menace to the Itepublicans in this Htate, and encourages tho Democracy to cin- 'Cm “w arrogant policy of Gen. Hampton In South Caroling, I have tecelved no reply to my letter of the oth Inst., requesting that tho Instructions of the Com- smi#slon hionld be ¥o amended and enlarzed a9 to enable tlicm to fnquire nnd report which of the cuntending Governments iIn levally entitied to recognitions whethor o jegal Supreme Court ex- Ists, ‘and who compose it, and whether or not there Is an armed Insurroction azalnst the, Jawe fal Government. 1 theroforo most respectfally Tenew that request in yiewr of the rejection Ly any political opponenta of tha reasonatle propomition above referred to, made by the Fresident throueh the Commiesion, ' Your Excollency canniot fall to percelve that in thus expreaning my willingness to anbmit my claims 40 8 Commission appointed with. out nollcitation an my part,nr without either mynelf or any of my friends haying any volce in ta sc. Tectlon, it at least manifests o confidence in (he Justice of myclalms, Under presentinstenctionathe Commlsston i enarged with tho investization of mattera not esvential, Why should instructions bo withheld which would enable it (o report upon matlers casentinl the ascertainment of the legallty of one or other Government clalming recognition from the Preaident, one of which must bo entitled thereto ondor the provisions of tle Constitution of tha conntry, The Commission thus far, In Its relatione to the Republican party, has only suggested methods which direetly tend 10 an abandonment of the con- teel drrespective of right or justlce. T ro- apectfally sobmit “that the queetions at s sue in° Lowmslans cannot bu disposed of by mero expedients. The claime of indlviduale to ollice mro of little consequence when welghed aguinet the rights and Hborty of & majority of the peopte. ifalawful doverament in Louisiana can e overthrown by domentic violenco with the con. sent of the Gorernment, otiginally called Into exlstenco for the oxpress purpore, dmongst others, of preventing such occurrence, whut State in the Union mny not here- after be subject to "similar revolutions? Arc the American people willing to sce this precedent es- tablishedy ; Earnestly requesting your immediate actlon on the facty presented, 1 nare tho honor io bo, very rexpectfully, your ubedient morvant, Federal (signed)” 8. 1%, PAckAnD, Governor. A CONCESSION. : Members of the Nicholls Housc arc fn caucus tonlght consldering the adjustment proposals, which aro that the present” orgunlzation of the Leglslature shall remaiu intact, the roll to be called to b the same as that called by Clerk ~ Trezovant on the first day of the nncmhllnF of _the - Nicholls. Legislature at 8t. Patrick’s Hail, omitting the pames of scven members who have sinca been scated subject to contest, 'The fouse roll will include sixty-two Democrats and flity-seven Republicans, ouc Dumocratic membér laving dled. It 1s understood this armngement i satisfac- :?ryw the Commission and to the Cunscrva- ves. ‘Tho Commission, it is stated, advised the Preai- dent of the mcceptauce of this plan b[y the Nicholls Government, and wiil await the Presl- dent’s approval befure submitting the matter to the Pa cilsinture, ATILL WAITING, ‘Wasmxoron, D. C., April 10.—The Presldept has _recelved only one communleation from the Loulsiana Commissioners, and that was on Thursday last, giving an account of the prog- teas of affalrs up to that tinie, and asking {for additlopa) instructions, which were pmmmg forwanled, They did not modify the orlx fu Instructions, Lut were mercly oxplanatory of certain ;mnlonn of them 1 regard to which “the Commisalon desired further informnation, The Presklent has no futimation us to when the Comumissfon will return to Washington, but the opinion s cxpressed that they may fonpicte thelr busiuess 6o as to return’ fiere by Baturday or Monday next. There is no doubt that the troops will be withdrawn frous New Orleaus, 88 intimate fricnds of the President say that it Is not to bo expected that be will pursua iu Loutsiana a course dillerent from that fu South Carolina, but it §s an open ucetfon when Jt wili bo best to act, It fs thu ealro of the President that the Comunlssion shall have the tullest opportunity for the com- pletion of their work. . LS METROPOLITAN WHISKY. Budden Increase of the Number of Inns In the Big Cltlea-—Inquletudo of tho Keepers of the Crathur. &pectal Ditpatch (o The Tribune, Naw York, April 10.—The temperance people are gathering eviaence sguinst. various saloon- keepers hiere and in Brooklyn, but the polics canniot be induced to move. To-night there was slarge mecting, at which Cnancellar Crosby presided and spoke, the ebject Lefug to ‘send a conunittco to Albany to uppose the liquor- denlers and pray tho Legislsture to leave thelaw asit ls. Onthopartof the dealers, many are preparingto comply with the luw requiring o man who sclls liquor fn small auantitics to keep an inu, In which there shall be nccommo- datfons for three or mora travalors. Que enter- dealer hus arranged thres beds in his Auother has bired o stable near his saloon, put up some bunks, calls his place s lotel, and charges $10 & night for the privileges of 1lee‘:mz betweon - rows of hogsheads. ~ Wlilg men of = this sort are pretending to be free from anxiely con cerning what the Corporation Attorney, Mr. Mundy, or Oliver Colter will do, thelr frequent refereiice to theso ]»ermu- betray & degreo of concern they cannot hide, Some of thum say they have been nssured by the Mayor that no suits have been nstituted acainst the dealers, but that all interference will be suspended noti] the Legislature shall decide whether the law of 1637 shall rematn {6 force or hesnmended to legaliza the ucts of the Exclss Conumlssioners, e i e CAPITAL AND LABOR. Btrike of tho Englnocers on the Philadelphia & RondIng, A Spectal Dirsaich to The Tribune. PUILADELPIA, P, April 16,.—All probability of a roconciliation batween the Philadelphia & Reading Raltroad and Its Brotherbood Evginecrs was removed to-day by o published statement of Prosident Goweu, to tho effect that the war upon the Unlon men in his cmploy admitted of nocompromise. The preparations made by J, E. Wooten, General Manager of tho: road, on Bunday night were as complete as possibls under theclrcumstances, and kept the passenzer-tralns tolay ruynlug on time, Tho coal-trains ou the main line, and scveral freight-tralus on the upper Jatcrals, did not run for want of anglnecrs. In au (nterview with Mr, Woolten to-night, ho stated that pearly the whole schedule of the wain Jne aud brancbes would be filed to- murrow, uew englucers and firemen to thes num- ber of about 3w paviug Lecw sent up from this city. Several anlnu were Hburnt out” at Harriaburg, Reading, und Perliomen this morn. ing on avvount of the fnexperienced mean just employed, entalling upon the Company a loss ot b bW, ine etriker, were jolned to day by twinty ton-Union wen from the Noerise tuvn W Genwantows Brauch, aud cightecn con- ductors aud brakiemen from the malu Lue, e C—— et THE STRAITS, Dxrrorr, Aprit 186.—A dispatch from Polnt Bt. Ignace says: * We consider the straits will open to-day. Think a boat can pass through with very little troublo. There was o heavy ralo-storm last night from the southwest. Row-boats passed to and from tho island yes- terday. The icc from the eastward accms all {0 pass through thls channel to tho westward with the current. Calm, cloudy; 53 degrees sbove. Think boats can’ salely’ leave Detroit and get through frowm to-day by all sppearsuces.” ON THE MARCH. | European Advices Mostly of a ‘Warlike Character, The Russian Army Believed to Be Moving Toward the Pruth. A Formal Declaration of War Ex- pected in a Few Days. Austria Likely to Become In. volved in the Struggle. The Invasion of Bosnia by Ause trian Troops Considered Probable. An Intense War Feeling Manifested at Bt, Petersburg, THE EAST. TR WORK OF TOX DIFLOMAT ENDED. ViesNa, April 16,~A telegram from 8t, Petersburg states that tho diplowmatic campalgn 1s finally terminated. AUSTRIA, The question of molnllzation s still {n suspense In Austria, Loxpox, Aprll 10.~The Dafly Telegraph's ‘Vienns dispatch remarks: **I¢ is fearcd Austria wlill not be able long toremaln an {ndiffercnt spectator. The attitude she 1s preparing to as- sume {s onc of defensiva neutrality. Tho fn- fluence of the Russian Slav Committeo extends elmost to Austria's frontler, and Austrian statcsmen, who consider its vicinity s permanent. peril, are bent on checking its progress, and aro taking steps to auniliflate Its efects on the Slav population.’” INTENSE WAR PEELING. The Daily Newyy Bt. Petershurz correspond- cnt telegrapha: “The war feeling here is In- tensc. Thero never was such & popular war ns this onc will be. We have o brag, no bluster, no excitement in the streets, no processions, no singing, no shoutlng, but & quict resolution is deplcted on every face, and ia manifeat in every- body's language.” A DISPATCIt TO OUR NAVY DEPARTMENT. Wasuxaron, D. C,, April 10.—A telcgram reccived at the Navy Department from Licu- tenant Commander Henry H. Qorringe, com- manding the United States steamer Gettysburg at Cunstantinople, refers briefly to the condi- ton of afairs there, states that war ls. fmimi- nent, and announces that the Russiun Embassy waa o leave Constantinople to-day. A TURKISIL 1ID YOR SYMPATIT, Lonpox, April 17— a, m.—A dispatch from Vicnnn says it fs rumored tlat the Porto shows aninelination to offer voluntarily to cede to Austria certain districts (n Herzegovina which will incrcase the strategical importance of Dalwatla, . . TIE AUSTRIAN ARMY. The Buda-Pesth: Correspondent says the re- ports of impending mobilization of the Austro- IMungarian army are untrue. Bosnlan refugees now in Austrisn territory number 110,000, who " 606t thelr eatertainers 800,000 florins per month, 1f in consequence of the ipsarrection this nuwm- ber should be doubled, Austria might be com- pelled to crosa the frontler with an armed foree to locallze tho fnsurrection. With this view Count Jeapary has recelved orders to make every preparation at the froutler for such neceasity. . DECLARATION OF WAR PREDICTED. LoxvoN, Aprll 17—5 2. m.~A B8t. Petersburg speclal states that Geo. Ignotie® will accom- pany the Czar to Kischenefl. A dispatch from Pesth says ft fs expected that warwill be declared ot Kischenefl April 21, RUSSLAN TIOOL'S MOVING. A Times' dispateh from Vienua eays, accord- fog to the Flitieal Correspondence, tho four. corps 1 Bessarabla Lad orders to be- gin o movement to the Pruth April 18, while two corps sre marching to take their piaces in Bessarabla. A correspondent of the Fyemdenblait covfirms that report, The right wing, which is the wenkest portion, crosses Dulcester at Choteyna, snd goes along the Aus. trian frontier to Paskany, Tle centre goes by rall to Puskany. The left wing, the strougest, will cross the Danube between Remi and Ismail, WILL AUSTRIA BR INVOLVED! The Paris corrvspondent of the Zimas says it is a mistake to think that the Turks would grect the Austrians ns allics and allow them to venetrate fnto Bosnia withont striking a blow, Buch resistance would be an ephemeral struggle, but would necessitate a declaration of war by Austria, The ontry of Austria on the sceue would be looked upnnut}nn signal for wide conflagrations. LATEST. A Belgrado special to the Zimes aunonncea that Gen, Fadieff, o Russian Panslavist, bas ar rived here, and his visit is regarded as signif- cant. . A Vienna correspondent says the Czar 1y ex- pected to stay at Tachenofl soveral doye. Extensivo floods prevall between Unghennl and Jossy. The 'ruth {s much swollen. ‘The rallway from Ungheiute to Kischeneff, on which the anny depends, 18 In a very Insecure state, ana enginecrs apprehend great difticulties in kecpiog up the service durlug the passage of tho troops. D Topaten o9 e Yor Herais. - PA1s, Aonil 14.—The detlant attitude of Tur- key is explained fu private letters from Con- stantinople. ‘The Ottomans are rendered confle dent_by sssurauces that Poland, the Crimea, the Caticasua, Persia, and cven India, will fur- nish morsl and materisl ald agalost Russia in the course of the Unpending war. WUAT NUSSIA MUST JIAVE T0 WIN, Hapaieh to New York Herald, Panis, April H.—With reference to what guasantee Russta 1nust have belore dreaming of success in war ozalust Turkey, u correspondent from Pera says: Respecting war oglnlnn 1s Qlvlded. That Russla will over boso rashios to atiack Turkey witbout Det iro of the nontrality of Austris and Cler- many seelns to many napossible, Nelther o It clear, especially alter Princs Hsmarck's resump- tou of ofice, tiow Rumia can ever havo s frm re- 1lance on that neotrality, ta the other hand, no one supposes that Turkey whl begin hu-lll‘ldl‘!]u 0 wo are st & dead-lock, Hefore the the cud of May thosa fn who are for ihe mowent (he destinies of munkind—the Czor sud Prince Dismarck—ean amake up their imfnds, In order to vecupy the Danube Ttussia must reckon with Germany, The way to Conrtantinaple les through Berlin, The present position is, that if war brcaka out tho ro- sult may be the Duanube, the Losphoras, the {ains, oud the Euphrates, sud 100,000, 000 men of th many or any European Stats 100k ou aud acquiesce iu such & consummationt thu cxlensionof the Jlusslan Emplire to GREAT BRITAIN, THE EASTSAN QUESTION IN THN HOUSN oF LoDs, Loxpox, April 16.—~In tbe Houss of Lords Earl Graorllle criticised the Governmant's pollcy touching the Eastero question. He said the protocol was npearly the same as the Berlin meworandum. Why did not the Uoverufent accept that! The united action of Europo at that time might bave prevented war, Neither Russis nor Turkey bad then taken an irretraco- able position. He attacked the Miuisters Loasts about ralstogz England’s positlon abroad, wehiich now subject them to ridicule, and he ad- “vocafed Edropean concert for the Letter govern- ment of Turkey. v Earl Derby, replving to Earl Gransllle, vindl- cated the signing of the protocol. He refused to prescnt the first drafts of the protocol be- cause Count Bchouvalofl objected to their being made public. Count Schousaloft was questioned whetier Russia was prepared ta dis- arm il Englaod signed, and sald, “That de- pended on Tarkey's attltude.” Englavd de- clared that sho slgned with that ob- Ject. If that object were not galned the document ' should “wot be ade to ferve snother purpose. England attempted mediation between Russla and Turkey, but when one Power refused mediatlon, ft mattered not what forn wos chosen, If England had not slgned the protocol all the responsibility for war would have been thrown upon her. Lord Derby vindleated the protocol, 1o sald he belfeved the House would agree with him hat under exlsting circumstances it was best not to say anything concerning the future, CADLE RATES, The Direct Cable officlats announce that the following rulc will come into force on the 1at of May with regard to press matter: A apeclal rats of 25 cents gold per word will be charged for press measages containing political and gen- eral news for publlcation expressed in plain and unabbrevisted langusge hetween the United Kingdom and New York and Cannda, except for Sl e et e g 1 co he rate d will bo 1234 conts gold per word. T O " il GERMANY, BISMANCE, Loxpox, April 16.—Prince Blsmarck has left Berllu for Varzin, LEDOCHOWSKI, Panis, April 16.—Cardlnal Ledochowski's ex- tradltion was really demanded and granted by the Itallan Government, but the Pope gave bin an asylum at the Vatlcan. CRIME. FALSE PRETENSES, Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune. Detmnotr, Mich,, Aprll 16.—~The preliminary examination of W. D. Mortou, who fatled some weeks apo, and was arrested on a charge of false pretenses, took place to-day in the Pollce Court. Charles F. Livermore, Cashicr of the Michizan Central Rallroad, testifled to purchas- ing from the defendant two drafts of $10,000, on assurances of the Iatter that he had ample funds to his credit in New York, which drufts were returned proteated, Mr. G. V., N, Lothrop, counsel of the Michigan Central Road, testitied to Interviews with Morton just Lefore and af- ter his fallure, fa the latter of which the de. fendant aamitted that his original represcnta- tions were not true. Counsel for the defenre then said that thoy were {)reumi with & valid defense,which they would submit toa jury, ani, therefore, ssked a’transler of the case to the Recorder’s Court. This disposition was. then made of tue matter. — A CONVICT KILLED, Apectal Dirpatch to The Tridune. Naw Youx, April 1h—Michael Adams, a keeperat the Blackwelt!s-1sland Penitentlary, shiot and kifled a colored convict named Charlvs Brooks this alterncon. . A gang of niuety cone victs waa unloading the Street Burcau scows. ‘White Adams stood on the duck miving fnstrue- tlons Brooks &rept bebind him and struck him with a shiovel, Adams ran a fow paces from the dock, followed by Brooks. As the latter rufscd his shovel to hit the keeper npuin, Adums fired threc shots, one hitting the negro fu the nght slde and kiliing hin almoat instantly, ‘There was danger of ageneral ot among the convivta for 8 mument as Adams fotreated, but the other keepers did not filuch, and snubdued the men by » prumpt ehow of revolvera on every side. . A NARROW ESCATPE. Hpecial Ditpalch io The Tridune, MiLwavksk, Wis. Aprit 16.—To-night, as Jacob Hammiller, collector for Beat's Brewing Company, was passiug a strip of woods on the Kilbwurn road near the elty, he was fired on by an unkuown party, the hall penctruting his clothing aund being stopped by & large book in the breast-pocket of his cont. Theobject of the attack is suppused to have been robbery, as Hammiller bad o Jarge sutn of money which he hud collected. It {8 supposed soing tramp hud seen the movey padd hin sud followed to mur- der bim aud sécure the cash, - FORGERS, Spectat Dispateh to The Triduna, Nzw Youx, April 6.—{lorace E, Brown, the broker charged with Luviug aided in the utter auce of u $64,000 forged check on the Unfou Trust Company, to<tay positively identified : Elllott, ona of the forgers of Turkish bonds, as the younz man who brouglt the check to Maxwell. ” Brown thought he hud seen Becker, snotber of the forgers, In Mr. Chiadwick's oflice. The examination of tho case continues to-morrow. BOLD ROBBERY, BostoN, Mass., April 16.—Charles Gorrey, of No, 483 Washlugtou street, this morning ‘pur- chased $9,000 In Unlted States bonds, and wus followed to lis store by three men, two of whom engaged his attentlon while the third stole the bonds from Goreey's coat, which was hanglog near by, No clew to the thicves ssyct. BULLETS OMITTED, Crxcixnati, O,y April 16.—~Two men named Tato and Dodson, of this cty, attempted to settle a quarrct uver & woman by fighting a ducl thia afternoon back of Ludlow, Ky. ‘The prin- cipals wera In carnest and nxchanged two shots, but the seconls had carefully amiticd bullets, and yo damags was done. No arrests. CONVICT SIIOT, New Youx, April 10.—Chatles Brooks, a col- ored convict on Blackwell's Island, in attempt- fog to cacapo to-lay mndo an sssanlt upon the keeper, The latter drow a plstol and fired, Killlog Brooks instautly. TO RE EXECUTED. Porrsvitee, Pa, April 18.—Jack Kchoe, a ¥ Molly Magufre," was this tnorning senteuced o be hung for the murder of F.W, 8, Langdon, commisted st Audenried In 1843, HOMICIDE, TiLADELPHIA, Py April 16.—Morris Taylor fatally shot Andrew Grice yesterdsy, ———e——— MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. Brooxixaron, 11, April 10.~—~The city elec- tlon to-day resulted in the choice of 'Thomas J. Buan, Democrat, over Dy, Johu L. White, Re- publican” Vote, 1,338 to 1,100. Purty lincs were not closcly drawn, cach man workiog among his friends. Tho Aldermen elected are; Firet Ward, N. 8weeny, Republican; Second, John Tvotter, Democrat; Thisd, W, W, Steven- son, Democrat; Fourth, P. Rockwell, Hepub- Yeans Fifth, D, Hegarty, Democrut; Slxth, Duvid Kean, Republican. The proposition to buildaCity-Hall was voted down by & heavy majority. ial’ 0 Triduss, MENDOTA, L., April 1h.—ALthe tirst meeting of the nowly-clected Clty Couudtl, the following ofllcers wera appoiuted:” W. Evaus, City Al- torney; Thowas Forrestall, Clty Marshal; J. O, Sandiord, City Clerk J. L. Watkius, Treasurer, Baloon llccnses wero warmly dlscusscd, with seference to s reduction, but were retained at 1ast year's rate,~$200 a'year, SUICIDE.» Apecial Dispaick to The Triduns. Yort WaYNR, 1nd., April 16.—~To-day a lead- ing citizen of Van Wert, O., C. Knspp, commit- ted suicide by shooting bimnsclf in tho head with sarovolver. He had been 41} several days with peuralgis, which greatly depressed bim, but this moralug be was able to go to hie store, aud about au bour after his arnival he comuwltted tho deod which ended bls ife. Proceedings of the Coroner's lni—, ‘quest Yesterday at St. 3 Louis. A Pot-Washer Seen Carrying a Flam- bean Through the Basement, The Day’s Search for Dodles in the Ruins Entircly Unsuccesstals 8T, LOUIS, 8T. Louts, Aprit 16.—The Coroner's inquest in the Bouthern Motel fire case began to-day, The jury was sworn over tho body of Knte Nolan, one of the servants in the houso, which hins been kept In the coollng-room of the Morgua for that purpose. They then repalred to the Grand Jury room In Four Courta bullding, and had a Jong discorsion on tho queetion whetlier thelr scssions should be private orpublie. 1t was finally decided to admit one reporter from each paper in the city and the Assoclated Press, one representative of the Fire Department and Insurance compauics, Bestln, Darling & Cao., proprieturs of tha hotel, and Robert Campbell, vwner of the property. Tho jury then proceoded 1o husioess, = 7 The first witness was Joseph Pulitzer, o boarder in tho liouse. He roomed on the fifth floor: was awakened nt half-past 1 S'clock by shrieks of women; jumped up, rushed Into the ball, which was full of smoke; assisted soma ladics to the parlor floor; met Georgo Darling, vne of the pruprictors, who was telling. the ladics on the parlor floor thero was no daager; ' it was only smoke, and they conld go back to thelr rooms. Witness then returned to his room, finished dressing, and left the house. Bo far a8 hie kuew no alarm was sounded Jn the lousc; only heard thje shricks of women; bo- lleved their crics saved hundreds of lives; had Leen In many hotels, but never saw so many appliances for the prevention of flres aa in the Southern Hotdl. Therc were no engines on the ground when ke fiest loft s room, but they were arrlving when lic reachied the strecet. J. Russell, chlet cnglocer, substautially repeated his statement, already telegraphed. He stept on the fifth floor; was aroused Ly smoke and screting of women; made his way to the engine-roumn os fast s possible; found “the fire In the store-rvomn; efforts had been mado to subdue It by tbe hotel fireinsn, Thomas Ualey, and other cmployes. An attempt to put the fire cut was contisucd after he ar- rived, but it gained on them so rapldly that in clght minutes he and others were " foreed to leuve the bosement to save their lives. They threw water into the store-room with hose ot~ taclied to puinps run by tho engine. When hio left the bascraent ™ he ool up _and saw tho upper sorics of the holel were burnlayg., There . was no | special watchmen in the basement-floor, hut there was one on the oflice-flovr, whose duty It was to watch the whule nouse, Capt. Warner's orders to the wituers were to dlscharge any employa cauzhit smoking i the basement, It was tweut) minutes past 1 by bis watch when e reache the engine-room ; remained there elght o ten minutes. When lic entereid the enginc-room tho fire had galued such headway that engines could have put it out. No Fire-Depart- ment i the world could have subdued it. Thoriin Haley, fireinan, Walter Murphy, coal- prsser, Fred Waisner, steam-pipe fitter, and ona or two other employes, testificd to Unving us- slsted i the cllortato put ‘out the fire iu tho store-rpotn, an curroborated Russell's testiwony a8 to the conditlon of things, Thomas Haley atsted, fn addition to bis other testimony, that'at about 8 o’clock {n the evan- fuz be suw 0 mian, o potwasher In the hotel, whose name hie dhi not know, o 4o the door of the atory-room with a- burmnz paper fn his ° hanw, He scewied to be searching for the key- holeof the door. Supposing e had o rlgl,;i. there, he did not intertere with him, Adjourned. ‘The jury is composcd of six well-known and substantial citizeus, to-wit: Gen, Julin MeNedl, foremau; Sylveater 11, Ladln, George Datn, ’\l}'ulk'r C. Carr, Charlos W. 2rivin, and Jacoh winty. - Coroucr Auler conducted the examination of the withesses, aud he aud the Jurymen express a determination to go Lo the bottun of the utier, and brice out every lact possible re. finrnllmz the arigin of tho fire, its manugemont y the Fire Department, and the conduct of the prf‘;prlemu ol the hotel. . nie search for bodies in the rulns continued :«uln,! with unubated vigor, but npone wero ound. Cousidernble more property of varfous do- sariptions wus discovered w ¢ badly dameted conditivn, aud the safe of the hotel was nearly unearthed. It will no doubit Ly taken out to- morrow, . OCEAN WRIECKS, ‘WitmiNoroy, N. C., April 10.—Tho three- masted sclivuner Charles K. Elmer, loaded witly mulasses, §s ashore off Topsall Bound bottom upward, Tho cargo and vessel are a total loss, A log-bouk picked up, supposed to belong to that vesael, showed that the crew conslsted of sixteen men. It s umu‘xm all were lost, A schooner loaded with Rich Inlet, The vedsel Is bruken In two, and, with the cargo, I & total loss, It is feared tho crew were all loat, —— DIED FROM GRIKT. BALTIMORE, April 16.—Last evening Jamcs Abbatt and wile, Hving ut No. 180 Leu stroct, while visitlog, were culled home by the ane nouncement that their daughter, “?’d 13, was :]lyln . _Returning, they fuund thele daughter cad. Mrs. Abbott was 50 allected ghs fell to the floor o corpae. o FIRES. L CIIICAGO, » ‘The alarm from Box 131 at 8:45 fast ovening was falsc, A still alarm to Engine Company No, 0 at 13;35 yesterday aftcrucon was causcd by'an dn- ciptent fire in the raz-shop nnd resldence ot Q. Hashman, No, 574 Canal street. Cuuso a de- fective chtinucy, Damagzo nomival, A atill alaria to Englue Company No. 21 at 1:30 yeaterday afterncou was caused by o Hire at No, 624 State” strect, owned by Robert Watsou and oceupled ‘as & barber-shop by AMax Daus, Damage to bultding uud furniture, $100. AT LUDINGTON, MICIL, . Special Dispatch (o The Trivuse. LupiNaToy, Mich., April 10,—Alr, 8¢, Peter's store was partiully destroyed by fire lost night. Cause, Incendiury, Moss Slmons was nearly suffucsted, and was carried out dnsensivle, In- lum'.!ol‘;x' the Uudeswrlters' for $400. Lussaboub cove! e AT ASIHLAND, O, ° Cixnerxnati, 0., Avril 18.—~The firo at Ashe land, O., Saturday night destroyed the brivk Ulock adjolulng the Miller Hutel, The Arela supposed to be the work of lrnnv&. & number - of whom were arrested durlng the fire. Loss, $00,000; fnsurance, §$20,000 AT ILLIOPOLIS, ILL. Bpecial Dispatch 1o The Tridune. BramorisLy, 1, April 1W.—The fesldence of A, C. Ford, at Iliopolls, was dustroyed by fire last night, Loss, $2,500; no insurance. It caught from & defective flue, while the family wer at church, .|| —— NEAR LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Lirris Rock, Ark., April 18.—Tho shingle mill ot Huyck & Griffin, uear this city, was de- stroyed by fire yesterday morning. e —— FAILED TO GERMINATE, Fonz Bcortr, Kan., April 16.—~1t is now ascer~ talnea beyond a doubt that the grasshopper egge In this scction aro uoproductive. Care- ful experiments Pave been msde, and in sddition, tho weather of the past few warm eoough days has been t0 baye bitched them by ke mwillion bad the rgus been good, but pot oue of the pests’can bo fouud. Farmers ure gencrally jubilant, aud a Liz crop of uyerythiug 1s louked for in Souts- custera Kansas, e luber is ashore near | T Shiwrs AP RT r S a s e ey e RN e F . o e A B P Ly