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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1877 e by 11 In the same an that for the Sonthern Normal, THE CHICAGO EYTE AND EAR INFIRMARY Appropriation hill was alsa nrdered fo'a third yeading. 1t approptiates $17,000 per annam for ordinary expenaca; for repales, §1,600 per nunum $aditionnl farnitare, £,000;° for erection of Kitehen, boller-housc, etc., $5,015: for purchass Iot on Peoria atrect adjoining the Infirmary, o 10, 000, ; ll!m-m"“' ol“ll;"“;& the Baldiern ¢ bill making nppropriation for the ' Or';v"hln»' llomnwnlpflm ordered toa thinl read. fng. It appropriates, as amended, 15,000 per annom for oniinary expensea: for repalrs, er annum; new ioof, 8000 new dloor, $1300; JEF pvinting roof, 897.51: paiating main balling, $1,200% itewanhing, $400; piaatering, $400; fatniture, $1,5001 library, $210 per annafu. ; COTAUBS FOR THB INBARE, e 111 making appropristion for the ]n:lblrenment 'fim{,'flns at the Northern Insane TWEED. The Document Recently Sent to Albany Not a ** Confession." One Part of It a Statemont of Evidence He Is Ready to Furnish, The Other Part n Schedulo of the Prop~ erty Which Ife Will Retarn. e oraered to & ihind reading. It AR et 39,000 for tw coltages and ‘farnitare, | Ho Merely Fulfills an Agresment Mada and $:200 per sunuta for each puticut placed there- with Charles Q'Conor, 8. LASTLY red to 8 third readingthe blIE appropriate a8 greEe Ik of tho ek revenua of the Winols & nfi-,m;:n Canal for apening un outlet fron ”l”"‘fi Lake to the 1itinuls River above Copperss Crec s CUNVICT LAROR. ¢, Kehoe's bill providing that ihe Iahor of not more than Afty of the convictsat the Penitentlary Thail be employed in one trade was Tost, BILL TO AGAIN RNSLAVE TUR PROPLE. M. Dearborn's bill regulating the manner of ‘bringing suit sgainst railroad companies, under the mumfi and Warehouse acls, was panscid, The Titl rends Itke & bIII to make It' tmpossible to bring a suit to enforce the Hallrond and Warehouse acta, 1t provides that, hereafter, no proceedings shall be commenced apainst ln{ rallroad coll'l!ll!( for fny penalty Imposed for violaing any law of the Btato concerning the rate charged for the trana. Xo Tower Resting in the Attormey-General lo Ignoro Thal Agreement. The Way Judge Folger Was Elected--- BSenator Woodin. Speclal Dispatch to The Tridune, New Yonk, April 10,—A Zimes special from Al- bauy says the Scoate Commitice on tha invastiga- tlon of the charges agalnat Mr, Woodin will go to New York aud give Tweed an opportunity to aub- stantiate the mllegation, notwiltmtanding his connsel, John D. Towneend, Intimates he will not riation of any passenger or frelght, uniess com- | g)jow Tiveed to anawer any qnestions until he has \writin, ander oath, ahall be niade to tha iAot 1% wnd Warchousa Commisalonera withinone | security of tho releaso of hls client. 'Tho Comralt- year of tho Alleged violation, which complsint shall eet forth the time and place, name of the compsny, and particnlar maaner {n which the law $an been violated. Upon tha receipt of such com- plaint the Commisaloners aball, If they arc of the Ppinfon that the law has been'violatad, and pro- ceedinga ought to be commenced, transmit a capy of the complaint to some officer or agent of e Company cumplained of, together with a notice fhat, unlcss tho same be adjnated to the eatisace tlon'of the party aggriered within BIXTY DAYS of the date of snch notice, yrocn:dlnflwlllb« commenced thereon as required by law. After the expiration of the alxtykiaye apecitied in snchnotice, §f the Compauy complalned of shall not have far- nished satiafactory evidenca that tha subject- matter of the complaint has been adjusted, the sald Commisstoners sholl transmit the compleint and natice. and all papera relating to the case, (o tho Attorney-General, together with such state. ment and_recommendation as they may decm tee say they cansider Ittheir dnty to make an at. tempt to oxamine Tweed, and, if ho refuses to an. swee questions, 14 will not bo thelr fanlt, 1f they did not mske sich an attempt they would ‘be charged with steering cleaz” of ths fountain. head of Information and evading tho ¢hicf witness, Tf Tweed refusesto answer questions himself, o cannot eertatnly maks any exel for rafusing to Sndicate other sonrces of information, if thero aro any. Tho Commltteo expect to call on him Satur- day. A RUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMERT, 7t §s stated here, this morning that Towneend bronght up last nlght a **supplemental ' confea- afon from Tweed, which was placed In the hands of tho Atlomey-Genaral Jast evening. It Is nala to telate ta the manner In which the two Hepublic. an Judgea of the €ourt of Appeals ran- aliead of proper. ‘Then, npon the recelpt of sach complaint | thelr ticket In New York City, amd pupers, the Aftorney-Ueneral hall, if he thinks TWEED WILL NOT TESTIPY, 3 case can be made out, proceed against the Com. There In not the slightest probablilty that Tweed psny. The bill now goce to the ITouse, TIIE ROBINSON DILL. Mr. Haines, Chalrman of the Cook Connty dele. tion, to which was referred Mr, Robinson's ‘ounty Commlissloners bill, reported the saine Back £ amended as to provide that, at the next November election, thete shall bo elected by the Jegal voters of Cook Cannty, by a vote of thoen. tifo county, five Connty Commirsionera 1o succeed thoso whose terms of office expire at that (Ime, foae of whom shall be resldents of the Clty of Chicago, and one of wiiom ahall bo a resident of an ovtaile townehip. At the November election. In 1878, in Mk inanner, ten Commissiuners shall be elected, six of whom shall be realdents of the city and fonr of the outside towns, and {u 187U, and snnually thereafter, & full Hoard, ten rosidents of thecity and five of tho connty, THE PRESENT COMMISSIONERS are to serve out the terma for which they wera clected, Thoso elected harearter are to hold for tho torm of one year. Mr, Unah's bill 2a Lo the allowanco of ciaima was incorporated In the smend- ed bill, It providea that the County DLosrd shall appolnta Finance Commitice at the Commence- will mivo any evidence leforo the Commiltes sent by the Senate to Investigata Mz, Woodin's conncce tion with him, He can refuse with perfect i punity to recelvs the Conimnitice in hia room, or even {v answer A snbpie: The only puntshmest Intho power of the Committee would be to Im« rison him for contempt, and to this sort of pun- Pitment. he in well acciwiomed, They contd not iake bim ontof the Bheril's hands as & witiess withont giving bonda in a million dollare, TIE “ CONFRIsION.” ‘The Tridune says: *'Much misapprehenslon as ta the pature of the document submitted by Tweed to Attorney-Qeneral Fairchild, and as to the right of the Attorney-General to reject or receive it Tha document i in po sensa & **confession, but sim- Dy & formal application fora relense already agread upon, *accompunled by two siatements,” ono a schedule of the Vroperiy ha n propared 10 sutren derin payment of the judgmenta of $6, 000,000 obtained againet him, und tho other s summary of the ovidence he can furnfsh the titate as the Lasls for suita to recover monoys puld fo furtherance of the Tammany Ring rchemee, Thess Inclile not only hin persons! chiecke, bt thosa of Woudward, ment of each flacal year, couslsting of at Icast ane When Woudward ran away he left & trunk fliled third of the members of the Lourd, und that Com- | wiih mittea ahall slt as & Joord for suditing clain CGANCELED CIIXCKS. nzainat tho county, 1t shall not bo lawful for the | On nhis return he bapded them over tn Town. Commitiee o revart favorably uponany elaimu un- | send, who mude Woodward's peaco with Tees the county shall have the dtate Ly rurrendering thew, These ACTUALLY DRECEIVED TIE CORBIDERATION | hiave been — tabulsted, und, — with the TUBREFOR, 1t for supplies nr materinls by the recelpt thareof, and if for labor by the performance thereof, No monoy shall ba_appropriuted or pald quu any claini'unti] that Committee shall have audiled the sate, and the County boant shall have spproved the report of sald Commlttee by a vole of Bt least tio-thirds of the membors elccted to tha County A, In ccas the County Boaed shail -rprojvn. ate antd puy money withuut fret snbmitting the claim therefor to sald Finance Committee, or aball 73y money for Suppllce, materiala, F 1anGr, betary ihe ssmeo shall have been furmished (o the county, or sball caues money to bo paid out of the Connty Treasury without obtalning the evidence of Tweed, will go to the Attorney- Ueneral as tho baeis of the puits againat the por- sous In Whose namies the checks were drawn, As theae checks pasacd through the banks in which thosa receiving thom hnlnlunll{ made their do. ouits, the Attorney-Generul will thuas be puton the rack of many tell-tale nccounts. It wns by an examination of Ecnator Jumes Woodin's acconnt in the Bowling Urecn buvinga dank that that Sena- tor, the only t far exposed of the fifteen Ro- publican Senators who took Twecd's bribe In 1871, was broueht Lo griof. 'The books of the ratne do-. funct bank show, sleo, enormous paymentn to Ilenry Smith, Tweed's right-bower In” the T'olice- Busrd, and who, vote of at Icasl two-thinds of the members of thy ALTHOUGI A REPUBLICAN, eaid e unl{"mhllhzrulnr. thu members voling | ren fhe elcctions to sult Tammany fall. The fur such mlsappropristion of funda ahwll be guilty | checka surrendered hy Woodward and Tweed ha of s misdemennor, and, on conviction theral, | & wpecial value in the fact that they give clewa shall Lo fined In a sur nok leas thian $200 nor moro the bank 1 T noar; T) S S5, 005, shlt be HavorIsoned 10 th0 Covnty | Somies M por tne puasage ot s Foom i o Jall nut wore than eix monthe, ter, Thue | rejection THE BXNATE CONCURIED ton 13 _beyoud in thoamenduient, and the bl was ordered fo a Euwzr. Tweed was © nccepten a8 thind reading, tate withess months ago by dr, O'Conor, who Tl chicf features of he bill aro that it leaves the present Doard andisturbed in ofiice, and pro- vide« that the cntire coanty shull constilute one wus then nacting Attorney-Uenoral In charge of the Hing proaccution. e, Falrehild, by ropeated conversations with T'weed, olicting from hiin thy - pooled and v"\’nu-uy controlled by (Jmlhl' it {8 hard dietzlce for tho election of their successurs, who alult huld for onv year, THR YECOND MEATING, The proceedings of the Cook County delegation st their second meetlug to-day on the Robinsnn il arc slinidcant an indicating” tho prospects of harmonious action, which ia neceraary to carry tho ‘amended bill as reported by Mr. Halnes in the Sen- &le. Mr. Riddle, for the sub-Conimiiee, roported anamendment dividing Cook County 1nto two dine tricts, the City of Chicago constituting oue and the frnuml fucts ho was propsred to give, haa vietusls y indused Mr, U'Conor's action, and tho ac. ceptance of Tweed's application for arcledss: will b consequently zmln:[; formal, and s picro mate ter uf time, IN REGALD TO SUDGE FOLOXR, {t Ja known that Mr, O'Couor has been anxlans for Ifllrl to sccure ks romoval from the Dench, bee leving hiut clected Ly feaudn fu taix city, It Is thought nrobablo that Tweed, for soma ‘reason known only to_himself, had Folver fraudulently outalde towus the ofher, Mr. Kobinen | clected, thoagh thero 'ls mo avldenco to tndicute moved amen by mnl!ni it six | thatduige Folger knew anything aboutit. Wit dustricts, avat prasent constiluted. Mr, Mopking | Tweed liis to way rugarding bin, therefure, In ot moved (o amei the amendment was to muka tho | necessarlly tous Injury, ura ellarg that he took tntlze county one disteies, Mr, lopkina' amend- | money, buta revolubion that wonld cost i bis went wan carrled Iys the following vote: Ayes— | ofllce’ir substantiated. Kehae, Ialnes, Riddie, Buebler, Kaston, Heed, 8 9ald It Wiy necs uri to change 7,800 votes Kiolbassa, Thumpron,' Thomas, Hupkiiie, and | from the Domucratic candidates tu Folger, 1€ thia Sherwan-~11; nays—Robluson, Do Laney, Dunne, proven Klohay, Kedsle, Blelfeldt, Voss, Bruith, Went- | I8 1NMEDIATR RESIGNATION MUST FOLLOW, A motlon to adopt the Committee’s ro. rmn amendud wan thon carried viva voce, and ho bi1! was reported by Mr. Hainea accordingly, THE RAILROAD AND WARELIOUSE COMMISIION- RHS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune, S BraiNnriKLY, ll:.';u april 10,—The Tioard of The nature of the evidenco ‘'woed and Wood- ‘ward have furnlshed the Attomey-teneral agalnst the Senators wuspected of the Tiveed chisrter will rolinbly ot he known until pat forwand in conet in the sitita which will be fustituted, ‘I'he publics- tlou of the statement as s Whole, now ue ever, s regarded as extremelv improbable, Tailroad and ‘Warctiouss Cominlssionora held a JOHN KELLY'S STATEMRNT. scanlon to-day, Tlicy propose to abolish the preas . To tAe Western Apsociated Pre ent appeal {orfiulu {uspection, »o that purtics New Yous, ApriLly,—John lwu‘y. Camptroliee sggrioved may call In the Appeal Committes with- | of New Yark, who has seen the confession of Will- out cost to them, Tho barley Inspection malter was considered, snd a communicalon from Mr, Kennedy, whose inapection was called ln’guullnn- wasreferred to Commissloner Smith, Tho Come Benior tha ol Stle Fisting coatmch Lading a © o o Printing contract, fnding a ibalance of $18 duc the coutractord. i RE ° OHIO0, iam 31, Tweed, ns prflmn-xl for and predented to Attornoy-General Fulrchild, saya the publicution 1ha othcr day wis A corrcet abstract In wo fur as it a exception of the reference to dinlie Kelly added: **7Thu confession stated that Tweed gave the §00, 000 tu Winslow in 1871, 10 bo nacd for the parpove of procurinig the 6 of the charter, and that Winslow aficrwant m that thiv money wan dj Y peraons nemed. d aleo says ho pald vatious TROCEEDINGS IN TIIR LEGISLATUNE. smonnts to Wood, Frost, ™ Morgau, Ilood, CoLusnvs, 0., April 10,—In the Lonuso {he | lemis, and the ~othors * mentioned, fhesy Ecnato bl to take from tha municipallilos the | M0 [ o undciand, = heiug exclusire Power to adopt ordinances forbldding locomotives OF cars to pass through towns of 3,000 inhabltants At a lesaspoed than four miles por Lour, and tbrough towns of large sizo at loss speod than cight milea por hour, was passed, Tho Honsu biil to makeit & Penflentiary offense 10 falaity ulection returns was aleo pssacd. ‘The liouss bill to make It & wlslemeanar for en- Slncers to abandon thelr locomotives at points m;:;: :E:“ slz\: de'lx:lhn}:m Was 1‘1 oated., 1 s afternoon <] - Dropriations oill was passedd with nnn'.mn':::x‘mfi - ments. Tl Senale bill to o raroad D o ekt e, Serrowdasee o Martln, of Uolumbus, was nomi. aated by Gov, Youug 16 be & Trustes of TheAtyian In the louse the ¥enato bill to punlsh (he for the practico of resorting to distant di Citizene of Olfo of “their rluh'v:- ::‘5:‘:;:::’;’-‘;: waa passed, + ;2.: Henato bill to authorize free banking was The lloure bill reviring and amending the miMila laws was passed. to suthorize Noards of Education tho Assembly of 1671 ho says he pald varlons amonnts to William D, Murphy, William C, Jonce, James E, Nelion, and vna Crack, as well aa (o other members of tho House whose names aro given fn the document. Thesa azc all that I now recollect, hut the names of between %50 and 300 » he paid monay for cor- Tupt purpaves, u in the confeasion. ’I'Ilei embrace the name 0f promizent persons of bot! political parties In thie city snd Intho State, many of them nol herotofore supected of any caine lvllmy Inthe frauds, 'The confcssion will ensble ho Corporation Counacl, who defend} sults agalnet the city, to payinent of sevoral clnime acilons of thu broken Tams m* to between $:2, 600,000 a) ), 000, hall of the total ausount recovered by the sgainst Twoeld,** TWKED'S OPFER, “T'wreed proposca to raturn everything he liolds, bat It nnpnuml( amounts te comparslively little.” Tloeaye Llo. property, which consists al- most entirely of real estato, hae almost all disap. peared by feca ta lawyo ong smprisonment an 1lup of real estate, 000, one- . suits tho oxpeneea of hi pe, and the deprecla- avs hio transferred a Jargo ‘The House bl {0 contract with publishers for furnlshing achools | baruwhts to bal thas thm e (hom: 10 Yo £ #chools | go on hi , bul that they sabsequontly sold it 0ks for usy u common #chools e pasved. e T Hlivarathl u life behalf to pay ol much of it) at ous-third 1te value, Ho pives a e~ tailed Jiat of what ho now bas, including his Lake Mabhiopac property and spocial lots in- Brookiyn. estaty onl the Sound, he e wae bought " in his wifc's name IM% ro these fraudulent (runs- actions, and that it had since staod and now stunds n ber e, und over It he baa no control. la cannot say what the value of the property which be proposes to transfer to the cily may now be.' A BLACK-XAILER. There fe {nformation that somu INDIANA, TILE STATE-IOUSN. Bpecial Dispaleh 10 The Tridune, IxpiaxaroLis, Ind., April 10.—J¢ fs understood that the Governor hasmade appolntmenta of Htate. Moase Commissioners, and tuat the Commirions bate been made out for tho last alx days, ‘They Ate Gen. Thomse A. Morsls, of this city, and W. i, Mckean, of Terre (faute, Repabi Fiunkiin Langeres of thi clly, sedds be ezeon hae ape roached several of Lhuse panied fp $he confession, both i thts city and Albany, snd bas eshibited ton, of ¥orl Wayne, Democrale, Gen, some uf the orfginal checke, Which b ¢y be 32 010 a0d lesding ciiizen, 8 man of cuaracker and | ir lo"the Atioiméy: Generate M. st 22,14 snd lesding 0,8 nka of characlerand | (ranimitiea to"1be Attonéy-General, i, Tian 10gy, lu intersiews, teferred Lo this person, charg. {l:{nrhtlm'vufl dm:mpl‘:)nbt;l-cklxms lmlh'b‘ v ls u lPDl'Dlflufi by hl:n‘fl’l 004 wade by others e — ct gmmenm the " Vindal 1alitoad: Landers Iy by 318 proposteron Cnn.flmmlu. and Neleon s eading agricaltunst and Borticuiturist, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Bcunuxu. 0., April 10,—George F. Ridout, of owdoin, Me., sna going to Catlfornia, shot hime 10}l on the Lake Sbore traln No. 1, nesr Puloes- Dile. 0., sbost O w'clock this morning: Tho ;‘::::i"h not dangerous. His conduct 1§dlm=- Hansisnono, Pa., Apri) 10.—Ex-President Gran ex-Be ¥ Scompany Mm’on nls ):uronylelnox: lfil‘:‘ 1paich to The Tribune. Sruixerieiy, 1L, Aprl 10.—The Riverside Distillery Company was | L. 00,5000 3 K u‘c:mr-ud to-day, capl. 8d Theodor Hasseinian: foroiparitars Hompotd, —————— BUGS, Dispaich 19 Tha Tribune. OBITUARY, Nxzw Yoax, Apri) 10, ~The death Is nonouncel ©of Marsin N. Rogers, thu senlor panoer of the , Peet & Co, Mr. Hogers CoLuxsis, B, C., April 10.—C, T, Pelbam, formezly Professor In the old Sonils Carolins Col- lege, and mora recently edlior of several leading newspapers fu South Carolina, dled to-day, AN Fuaxcisco, Apnil 19. ~Col. Gl"l{t Dun who, during the Iate manded {hs Becun: Hegiment of Mearhe: New York Volunteers, dled in this city to-duy of consumption a——— INDIANAPOLIS POLITICS, Speciat Dispaich 10 The Triduns, Ixpraxarutis, Ind., April 10, ~Tas Domocrats Pxoats, 1lL., April 19.—Miss Emma Smill nomlnsted candldates fur Alderwcn to-night; Firet 130 clty, waq fo-day appointed Asinisut :’..“’: District, Judge A. L. Rosch aud Jaba A. Fiachi. Eatomologist. #he will be fu cbarge of the De. | Second, Wiitiam Henderson pud Nelsun Kingmang Partment during Dr, Toomas' svsciicd on the Goy~ 'hird, Heory Schaull and Jacob I Dunn; Fourtb, Hamens Grasekovper Commlasion, W i, Bazder usd William Baehelg; Fifib, Nob Metifhl and J. W, Steatford, In the first three ‘VASI[INGII‘O districta the candidates sre rxcelient men, but there feno probability of electing them. In the Iattar two dirtricts, where the Democrata can elect, thece aut of fonr are representatises of saloun ine tereals, and members of the present Council. RAILROADS. JAY GOULD AGAIN, Tt has been an open eecret for some time past that Jay Gonkl had designs on the Michigan Central Tiatlroad and was buying up its bonds with a view ©of making it one of the links of his grand schema of o through line betweon New York and Ban Franclsco. Tns Tninuse can now stale on the beat of anthority that M, Gould haa been success- fol In gobbling np the Central, and now controls a Inrge majority of its stock. The new ownersof thie line have had several conferences lately in nr- der to relect new Directors to bu clected at the an- nusl meeting nest June, Tho slate for Directors, a8 [t atands at present, is se follows: Sidney Dilion, David Dows, W. L. Scott, 1. I, Torter, 11, E. Bargent, Alvurt Keop, Rubert Iareels, J.J, Hagloy, anil J, GGondon Dexter. ‘There iaa proba. iilty that Mesarw. Harrig and Keep will dectine, an they sro tho managers of Western lines, snd it s {f thoy wero fully ldentified tern connections, ~ But s all Mng From this city to Omaha aro and recelved an sppointment sntedated several muntiis, 80 &9 (o cnable hin to eet moticy 10 feave the city, 1 am adylsed that he {s et} n the fer- vice. Tits name i+.Joseph W. Jobnnon, of Oreon, anil the facte are abont word for word a b riated them himeelf, 1am advised, and Zelieee, that Me, Washburne a1 ono of the worst men in the conaplracy. 1am told that immediately npon the alrcFlcn of dele- galen in the varioun States to the National Con- yention, ho sent men to thelr homes, At the puh- 1ic expense, to ace them In the interent of Bristow. 1have heard mach that I can't yonch for, In the ahsence of a friend, hut T expret, in o fow daye, to abie to farnish reliahle and convincing ecfdence on the point stated, and on athers, 1am Informed that the preeent Solfcitor has been writing for two years against the Preaident, sni wan the author of many articlen that appeared in Korthern papers, culogizing and fndotring Mr. Dristow, 'Thiscame Indirectly from ex-Meniber Itice. of Mame. 7Tallut was out-andeont fur (ireeley in the Iaat Presidential campalgn. Mesars, Bawyer nnd Negley—the Iatter not here, and the former unknown 10 mo personally—have had a watch on the doings of liristow, Conant, and oth- ern in the Treasury for somo time, and T am tall that they sre In possesslon of facta that will Justify the arsertion that ali the power nd patronage of the Treanory have been Pmulllnkll In the Interests of Dristow.” Sawyer wiil nee the President to-day, to-morrow, or next day, 1 am told. 1 regret that I have not had time to investigate more tully the mattorn refetred to. 1f 1 had known my rervices would have been of any use, I would have followed Mensrs. liriatow, Wllson, and Conant throngh the last eighteen monthe, and been able to record, with cetlainty. a1l tuelr The Russian Grand Dukes Treated to a Magnificent State Dinner. Pitiful Appeals from the Dis=- missed Treasury Clerks. The Becretary, However, Unable to Furnish the Needed Relief. Hampton’s Sentiments Toward Colored Constituents, Politlcal Equality Among All Classes Muost Be Maintained. the threa rogds TOE GRAND DUKES. A BUMPTUOUS PEART, Apectat Dispateh to The Tribune, 0 nee how the Easicrn roada not controlled by him enuld disceiminate ngalnst this rosd. Mr, if. K. Bargent, who Is on the elate se a_ Ditector, uaed to ‘Wasnixarox, D, C., Aprll10.—~The dinner ziv- | erooked wa. Tut 1t in, 1 hort time 1 G i ye. ut ns it in, In tho short tim: gy Gy, Bttt oion “a | en by the President to-night fn honot of the Grand | have bad. I have dono what | conld, I havo din- tenderod him In commideration of valnabla | Duke was s very elaborate State affslr, There | carded mach lhnw--notln"un-mlned by proof, and I belleve every word 1 rervices rendered to Mr, Goald, Mr. Slduey Iil- Yours, cte., lonis onthe slato as President of the road. Tho change in the management of the Michigan Central will wark rather dissdvantagcously acalnat the Great Western of Canndn, 22 it In ¢hio denign of Jay Gou'd to hereafter use tho Canada Southiern a8 tha Jastern throngh connection, e, Vanderbiit has lost his griv on the Intter rund, and itis now fully controlied by Jay Gould. Mr. M. H. . gent hins been a candidate for the position of Gen- eral Supcrintendent of the Michigan Central, but finally it was dectded that It woul ve ahove written, J. 1 Mavvox. SOUTH CAROLINA. TAMPTON TO THE COLORED MEN. Spectal Ditpatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasurratox, 1,C., April 10,—The text of Gov. Tampton's speech to the negro militia, which has reached bere, contains additional assurances of the ‘were thirty-eight guests, jnclunding the two Dukes with their staff omcors, the several officers attacked othe Russlan Legation, the Cabinet, the Chle f- Justice, and tho Jadles of the President’s house- hold, It had been the design at first to Invite the Bupremo Conrt as & body, but, when it was remem- ‘ered that Justices Cllford and Pleld dld themaelves the discourtesy and the coantry the dishonor to decline attending the inauguration ceremon- be better policy | jog |n com, malntaloance of race equality. *‘I want you," h ector, pany with the other members of the N 3 ‘gnm-\;?hh m"‘AuD‘ Iri‘:ez“l:;lmn llu"nnw vmb-"l‘.fla Saprema Court, )t was decided thess iwo Jndges | 10 8ald, ¢ to remember one fact: that I recognize In your race the right to enjoy precisoly the same righta enjoyed by every other citizen of the State. Negro equality is to be maintained. I recognize 84 General Snperintendent. Five of the gentle- men on tho siate fur Directors are known to be In favor of his, retention, Mr. Luedyard has made shonld not have an opportunity to insult the representatives of & forslgn natlon by declining the President's nvitation to dinner. Accordingly, nita a good record since he aasnmed charze of the A d T tmete Gl Hain & gonaieman of cisacabilc | invitation was only sent to the Chlef~Justice. A& [ J0Ur Squality, and X intend to uphold ity and, though yet & young man, bas miuch ezpe- | gentleman who was there mentions 10 harness I will enroll you in the militla, and will rience s a ratlroader,” ‘The new mauagement would take great pleasurs in commlissioning such oficers Tutvo hiard WPk 10 find a wwan 10 811 hls placs satis- QUR PROGLIAR FAGE Tactorily. conuected with the dinner which orobably never te. When 18 . J{{ Gonld now controls a continuous lins | befors occurred at the Whits House, It was no- :;t’n:‘r‘e‘:,”;uge\:lh?: telm m?ifl‘ l:;' TI:L";:A(]: :: all from Buifalo to Ogden, Ulsh. 1le now only nceds | ticed that at tho plates of the President and Mre. | eoroiled, | want the only emulstion between the tho Krisand tha Central Pacific Rallroads to com- Dlate nie Hreat thraivats Nuo. The former, 1t 8 cald; | LLayerlherawers 0o wine-glasses. It hius boen companien to bo as to learned from those having charge of tho who can obey the lawa.liest, ‘who can be the best soldiers, sud who can best pro- il " e 1, it b o ot D | e o the e o s, | S ek Tha Istter he will probably not attempt to | Hayes had at flest abeolotely opposed scantrol at present, as he can make Armngementa with the manngera of thia line aa_eatisfactory as If he controlled i¢ bimacif. 'This ruad has todepend on J8y Gould's lines, an it has uo uther Eastern con- nections, and must therefore harmonizs with him, bt MOVED BACK AGAIN. Tue General Superintendent's oflice of the Mich- 1gan Centeal Rallroad will be moved back to De- trolt Monday. This movement has been mads ncceasary by the dimssatisfaction of the Michigan peoplo sinco the remaval of the gencral oftices to this city. While the management of the road s awars of the fact that Chicago ia_the real polnt to Tuve its headquarteraat, yet It had to do something to allay the public feellng of tho people of tha State which ¢lalma the road as ts own. ‘The Michigan Legluiature has been very adverso to the road wince the romoval of ite headqiuarters to thla city, and the managers think they will be bet. ter treated now that the general ofices are Lack scain in Dotrolt, Mr. Ledyanl, the General Nu. permtendent of the road will, however, be in thia clty two or three daya of each week, sud attend to the busineas at this end, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. COUNTERPEITS ‘Wasmixatox, D, C., April 19.—Reports to the "Treasury Department ahow that the counterfeiting of coin, princlpally silver, 16 Increasing rapldiy. Reporta from the Dlsck Lills mentloned” the coln- age of counterfelt $3 pleces and some srrests. TITIPUL ATPEALS. ‘The Treasury Dopartment is besleged to-day by persons diamissed yesterdsy from the Engraving and Printing Buresw, who make pitiful sppeals for rolnstatement, bot in all cases they are told noth. mg csn bo donc, mnd that In less than two weeks two-thirds s many more employes a8 wero dlscharged yestenday will be forced to scek other employment. Ono lady prescnted to Gor. MeCormick a letter from President Hayes, saying that ho know the sppli- cant, and wax personslly cognlzant Lhat it wasa very sad case, but at the same tline saying ho was not suggesting any deviation whatover from baving sny wine at the dinner, asehe fea atcictly temperance woman, and the President himself does not drink, but Cal. Casey, Master of Ceremo- nies at the White House, and the officers of the Btate Dopartment accnatomed to tske charpa of llke ceremuniale, expostulated with Mrs. IHayes that tho Ilussian gueats had reslly little cunception of whata cold water dinner, might be, aud would rubably misconstrne the sbesnce of wine, Mre. ayes thon ‘ NELUCTANTLY CONSENTED that wine should be provided for tho reat of the fllull, and positively informed Col. Casey that hereaftor when citizens of tho Unlted States aro entertsined at the White Llouse the arrsngements must bo made to exclude wine. Tho cntertaln- ment is sald to have been of tho most interestin) character, Tho Grand Duke, who speaks English ‘with comparativa euse, expressed self as very much gratified with his recoption at \Washingtou., GUESTS PRESENT, TV the Teslern Associated Press. Wasmnatox, D, C., April 1J,—A magnificent stato duner wos miven ot the Exccutlve fansion thisevening in honor of the Grand Dukes Alexls and Constantlne, There wero also present the - The General Freight Agent wili have to divlde S | the rules adopted for the good of tlhe pul Lls tms between this city and Detroit, but nls Runaian Minlster and his wife, Sir Eilward, ani lic service, and only hoped that the applicant might bo consldercd fn the .fature If consist- ent with Government Interests. Another lady Lady Thoruton, reptesenting the diplomatic corps: Adaiiral Bontakof, of the ltussiin navy: Admiral oflice in this clty will not te distorbed, and the { Porterand (len. 8hermans Chief Justlice Waite and work will continne to bo done hers as heretofore, Mr, lienry Weuntworth, the Uenersl Ticket and 1 S o N - s Tasscnger AgeR, -l-nmng the genera agency of gc‘("lgr:m:;'\h:c'rls:n.:!ng)"E:xndulllrr:‘:lglhr:rnu-{“iec::- approsched the Asslstant Sccretary, saying: the ruad, in uddition to his other dutles, and Will | tary ¥clurz and daugliter; Secretary of Warand | *‘1croiaalettoralaned by two gentlemen that I bave charge of the general busluess at this end | Mev, McCrary; the Postmaster-General and rs. | think ought to be edective in having ma relnstated when Mz, Ledyard Is not in town. ey the Secretary of the Navy and Attorney-Gene- It anything could." The fndorscments upen It wero Senators Thurman and Bherman. Gov. Me- Cormick sald e did not see how it was possible to make It effective on thia occaston. Becretary Shorman eays hie nuver suffered more paln in hixJife than he did in the recent removal of the'employes, somany of whom were helps lese, poor, and needy, 118 predecessor hod testi- eral, tozether witii the Preadent and Mra. [layee, Mr. Webb Hayes, Col, Cascy aud wifc, Mr, ltogem, an Mul. Andrewe, of tha T'resident’s oficial *housebold, and M McFarland, Foote, and Platt, of Olilo, who havgfor some weeks been the guests of Mra, liayesnt Xhe Kxeeative Mansion. t'he Prealdent ana Mrs. Tlayes recoived their com- pauy In the blue parlor, and the dinner was given a8 usuul in the #tato dining-room, which was su- CANADIAN AMALGAMATION, Spectat Ditpatch (o Tha Tribune, Tonnxta, April 1u.—A speclal cablegram from London saye the Twnes to-day announces that it is understoud that Mr. Chllders will becomo Presl- dentof the amalgimated Grand Trunk & Great Western Boards, It has been agreed that the re- celta ofthe twa sailtonds ahall bo poled, the | perdly decorsted with flowers for the ab- | fied and told that the force must bo reduced, snd Grang Trunk recelvlug 05 pec cent snd the | €Avlon. The fnll Marine Band = furnished | when he ontered the office he appointed Westorn 85 per cent. the ‘mnsic, and after dinner the gueats | ol 00 S TRt e or o Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune. repaired to the cast room and remalucd thers o ,,'c m" i " T e an °unmlm"“n O1TAWA, Apeil il —1'he Great Westoru anthor. | Short tinie on;;:zu In soclal conversation and man and to eelect thoae who were either not necded or wero leaat eflicient ( the survice. Thia was doue, Te hold the list for weeks, and hanaed it over to Gov, McCormick when he became Ausistant-Secres by whom {t was carefully examined and romeneding. @ Grand Dukes and Mr, and ra, Bblskin took thetr departurs far the Ruesian Minister's resldonce about 10:30 o'clock, aud the romalnder of the company dispersed wovn sfler- Itiea hiere received n cablugmm to-day from the London iluned contradicting thu statement in the London Thmes that an smalzamation between thele roudd snd the Grand Trunk lisd tnkeu place, tan War g Beld uneh delay wan- fuescasable, Itemave ADVANGING LIVI-STOCK TATES, | vyy0or MOGNETIR AROtNn | ol pahe Toch tiato “with” 55, gresicst 1t his Bunlly been duclded to mako another 8d- | Conetenting ncconpancd by 4 care, the” Secretary hae refused in avery ned by Haron Schilling and Adniira) Bonlakoil vislted “the Interior” Depart- ment to.day for the spectal purpose of inapecting tho {lineirations of American inventions In tho model-roown of the patent oftlee, Hecretary Schirz and Uen. Spear, Camnlnsioner of Patents, Lelng {nformed of thelr desire, met the Duke and party {11 the model-rovn und conducted thow through it MADDOX. . ROW TNX MAN WA0 TRIRD TO BELL LOUISIANA TO TILDRN DECZIVED OLN, GRANT. Bpectal Dlspatch to The Tridune. Wasminatox, D, ¢, April 10,—Tho following letter affords a good {llustration of the kind of ‘business the chief uf the force of Epecial Agents of the Treasury Department and a number of bls case 1o restare ony ofe on the lit, slthough soina of them had been lflmlu(ud on his recommenda. tion, and mary of them were cases of extroms hardship. The focco hias to be further reduced, for employmeant fs not auflicient, and thy supply of noten s far in advancs of thelr neel. There was no other war but to reduca the force tu bazely s auficent number ta do the work, NOTES AND NEWS, STILL TIEY LINGER. Epecial Dispalch to The Tridune. WaemiNaTuN, D, L., Avrll 1, —A number of In dlana politiclane are nt work hure to recover thelr lost ground in_ the control of Federal patronage in Kentncky. Bince the Presldent and Sccrvtary vance in the rates of live atock from Chicago to the scaports, This advance will make the rate on cattlo from Chicage 1o New York, 63 cents; to Philadeiphis, b cents; to Balthinore, 62 cents, ‘There rafes are very high #e compsred with the grain rates, and there I8 hardly 8 donbt that the shippers will kick. Tho roasds will undoubtedly findd It hiard work tn malntatn these rates, aud u ro- duction will be mado when they find out that thia policy {e delving the cattle business {nto otuer chanyela, ITIEMS. The ronds Ieading East from this city bave made areduction Jn the fresght ratos to Albany, Troy, and Schenectaly, The new rates are as follows: Fourth class, 10 cents; graln, cents; four, 6O ol Sherman concluded to give tho Lomsviile centa; hoxed meat, 30 cents; bulk meat, Auintauts bass beed stllvely encaped Infornoarty Custom.Ifouse futo the hands of citizcon The 11linods Central Jtailroad bas agal v year, The letter Is one of a conslderablo et theta Yas: - hech o regilar fruit fralu, and hae issued 8 now corrovpondonce wnich Bupervising Special Agent | OF Hentucky, there | Bas o been | S froits and vexotables to Chicago, The rates from | Moore carried on with certain members of | active =~ effort = frd anew foothold. Asthe nearost attainable thing Caito to Clifcaga aru 80 cents per 100 i A to what they want, they: have ‘melected Walter pounds, and fram other puinte in proportion, his force sud forwardea to Preadent Grant. Maddox, the writer of this precious effuslon, will L e Terak Amafere O 1 | s romombered as the Treatary Agentwho lae | Evaus, of Kentucky, s » cendldsto whiso e, Tamgements for tho now Towa pool. Thougw sgrees | wintar was procured by David Dudley Ficld's Com- | pointment as Distrlct Attorney at Joulsviiia weut le for term of yea mittee o swear that certaln membersof the Loals- | #uit their oblects, To-morraw thero will bo & ————— jana Netusning Board ofiered to sell put to Tilden | movement i force on the Attorney-General, TIRES. 7 | tor $100,000 eacli. The letter fa ona of n number | Whom they hove to find somewhat unsophlsticated Western allaire, MINISTER RUSSELL. The President has declded to retain Mr, Rasscll aa Minleter ot Veneznela until forther investign- tion. The Venczuclan Government will bo re- quested to explain its actlon. TUE EXTILA BESBION, ' There {a to bo no change In the programme for an extra seasion. Senator Windom Is certain that 1t will bu called in June, and it 1s not belfcved the scesion will be abort MULLETT. They say at the Tresenry Department that Mule lott bas notifed them that he will accept tho super- Intendency of tha- Chicago Custom-Lounse baild- fng upon condition that ho shsll bo permltted to cnmrlclu tho bullding in aecordance with bis own original plans. gravely considered, and acted uponin part, by re- moving houcet oMicers, It I8 almost unncceasary to add Lhat not ono of the charges contalied In this lstter {a teue, The character which Maddox es lshed for himself by his own testimony renders it quite unncceasary {0 make specific denlals: No 717 Founrsextu S8Taegy, Oct, 15, 1670.— IN CHICAGO. ‘Tho alarm from Box 3064 at 12:458 yesterday alternoon was caused by a fire In tha planing-mill of U, W, Hinkiey, st tha corncr of May snd ‘Twenty-setond streots, Damage noninal, Cause unknown e Maj. W. B, Uoore=Sin: Eighteon months ngo, The alarm from Dox 4D 8t 2145 yesterday of- w:'glu tho Frcaldont that. Detslow was hoatile ‘10 tornoon was caused by & fire at No. 75 Morgan | him, and would not, If bo conld t, appoint strect, owned by R. 8. Dabcock, of Kalamazoo, | 8ny of hus fricnds to oftice. tola hin thut una_occopled by M. D. Barge as a residence, | hie fricuds were being removed all aver thy Damage to bui(ding trlting: (o furnltare, $300, | country, and creatures of the Secretary pot Iu Cauvc, explosion of a kerosena lamp, their places. A coneplracy was then enteted jnto The alanmn from lox 38, ut :3;::8 this morning, | between Messrs, Biaine, Bristow and Jowell, and was causcd by Oficer Dan Dully discovering mfn almost_nightly meelings were held by them at the third viory of o tlvo-wtory and basement build- fng an the sodthweat corner of Madison street aud Fifth avenve, occuplod on thy upper floors Ly [arris, Licpwan & Co., " dry. vods deslers, and on tho first floor by Scoti & Co., tiors, Th ire apread raplaly through the upper floara with such tereible farce that the eutita upgar portion will bs aimost a completo loss. Tho loss on bullding and guods will a:tch fully $30, 000, g Mr. Nrietow's Tooms, to matura theie plaoe. Tho reenlt was that the power and iniluence of the two adelgers of the President wery unscrupulously used 1o his disadvantoge, sud his friends wero decapitated right and left,' The rogramme was, that Lilatne was to be candidate Poc “Fresident, Drlstow for. Vice:Prealdeat, and Jewell, In cave of thelr eloctlon, Becrotacy of State, Dut a littie temiporary J;opanlnll with 31 cha GILBART C, WALKER, of Virginia, s about to start West ou & Speakership campaign. THE PRENCIH BTATUZ. — AL & Btletow (dishonarably acquire nged tho role, Cangress, At tho Iast session, passed a law al irenALd oclock thie dames were sompletely | i ammbifion, then, resched atter fia chair of th | copting the atatue presouied 16 the United fua completely out, the roof falling in and reat. | Kxecutive of tho Nation; and the Judas Lreaclicry ;? tbe Freuch Government, entitled ** Libert: fog upon the' sccond floor, ~ Tha buliding | $hat ledhim to betray hls benefactor, when it nligltening the Worl and dirovied the Pre wis _bulld directly after the hy | served his porpose, was playcd in sacridcing | dent to wlec ou_ Governur's Taland or Ledlvo' either y | Blaloe, od, New York Harbor, for jta flo for the purpose. 16 will requles refacing irom "Thu President is alrcady aware that 3r. Dristow | Jocatlun, Tho President to-day selccted Hcdiod's ), 1 1d & certain cottou claim from Alabama after he | Island, and tho small garrison whica have occupied e et o pomiape 415,000, el | Nau dvined that (f waa a fraud. - Goustor Spehicer (eland for many years 1s ordered witbdrawn. fs nbout .m..n.;.&’ s value, ' Marris | bad the fact given to him to prescnt to him, * lirls- | Tho Light llousc service has made srrangements tow's accouut as District Atiurney, agsinst twenty. »ix barrele of whiskuy, —in 1800, —vouchers tu In‘)nl;dlr:‘lflm Auditor's Ofice, will show deliber- ate frau Liepman & Co, had bat recently moved with & Iurca stock of cluthing. dry-gonds, sod woolens, n largo portlon of which la s fotal loss, and tho bolance 1n badly waterlogged, Seot to make the lightad torch of tbe statue one of the stations of the Light-1ouse servica. A MISTAKE. . The widely-clrenlatod statement thatan appll- the hatter, was ‘wot down :ampmnl;: Kz-Supervisor Cobb, of North Csrolins, told me | cation for u{ appolntment to he Snpumo(‘m‘u The other' occupants of the buiding | thathe wusoitered 8 position In Kentucky, with tupported oy numerous rc 6, Rt. Nickerson, commiselon merchant, snd G. | &1 3ssurance from Bristow's friends of wafely, In i friends, i tthe H. Von Kuchnuw, busenicut beer-saloun luss but | 18 manipulstion of crooked whiskey, rat's office is 8 mistake, ‘There Tittle, inunrance the bullding e lnsured | _But, just now, we lave nothing to do, directly, | no ers of any kind eitber fro: heavlly in Esstern companles, a3 are also Harrie, || with Mr. Bristow, but with the instruments of bis | Dristow or bie friends dled there bearing Llopman & Co, dlrty work of sleador and cr’ l:,r:i“ bl b M, upon thle subject, 1n fact, there arspo lughu« Ale, K. U, Mogrew ls sul 1l C. U, Adame toid him that Conant, Wilson. 3 1in, and he wore ualog the patronazo of the ury Departent In the jatercst of Mr, Bristo; n the reurlnulznlnn of 5}10 h‘ljm Auditor's of- o tions from hium, or on the part of his frisnds for iui, on the public Ales hero lnconnection with any of the v:xlou poaltious he has held under ths Gov- crnmen! AT LINCOLN, NEB, Bpecial Ditpatc to The Triduns. LixcoL¥, Neb,, April 10,—At & o'clock this AUPOINTMENTS, evening one of the alables cannccted with the Neo | fica In July, A, Mr. Veddeconb, a clork Slonal HateL ‘eRaybl Mo aad Nurued, Wilh & witna l-'fi-;j:v- g, piacel prer Y1 Loy Whsrie Jtern daela s DSt Rortis eoan of mules, » span of horses and efght | Yilk Who BAS Reck WS D Yo of Michigun, was lo-lay sopoluled by Becratary Bead of cattle, ' A small dwelling-house adjoluing | {he reromunendations. of (b Audiio Rebars Boperiutendeat of tho Yellowatone Nationst burued. Another stablo full of stock and graiu was partislly saved by s steamer. The fire-com- panies hero” bad dlsbanded four days sgo, and the cllzeandld work nably. ~ Low, $3,000; o fnsur- ce. a violation of all precedent. Complaint was made to 3. Canaut by 8 mewber of Cougress, and ho sald tbat the appointment was made upoa the indorss ment of thy Auditor, ‘I'he Auditor denied i3, sud 1nsisted uxml tho &mflunlon of his letter, when it that Mr. Loybolt's ua 'ark. he Preaident bas appoluted Willism Penn Pres- to'sl..Ol h. :d:. Alll’;g: of the mint :‘L‘fl::h Nev, B FIGUTING TUE REVENTE OFPICERS. ‘The luternal Revenno Olica - recvived uows that efforts are waking in North Carulius to prevent the reveus oficors who have recently made arrcsts of renan- cogaged (n the fliicit ianufacture of whleky and tobacco in that Hiate from spvearing at tho scastou of the United Stalvs Courtla UGreenss bore pest week, a4 witnewses agalust the pemons who have bocn arrested, The information seat Lere is that thess persous havo NCU'\'“‘ 8 man,du M’z m:’mnt:’m;lguh.m :: aj. Waguer aad vsrious Depul ahals wi S him tu wake tho was jouus me Was erased snd Weddecowt's wrtten uver 1t In pencil. The haudweiting was recognized ss that of Alr. Martin, who adoutied it and e31d he was ordered to make tbe change by Mz, Conant. Leyboitis s fricnd of tle President’s—Weddecumt a tool of Mr, Bris- tow's. VWeddecomd is alill the Chlef of iAs duvle sion and Leybolt Als subordinale, “he president, 1 wm advised, knows of tho chunyes fu the rixth Auditor's vtice, nod the man- ner in which ihey Were uiade. Out of 1ho twoniy« u TANK-IIOUSE BURNED, Hipecial DIDALCA lo The Triduss. Orvawa, 1., April 19, ~The tank-bonse of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Itallroad was buracd sat night, The slone water-tanks fn the bulldiug were prestly dsmaged, but aro uot considereda tota) Joss. "Csuss supposed (o be spontanevus combustion. have been witl 1 ar- POLITICAL. tbree changea dhere, W caty-two of themwere tu § poig” of ililcit distillers, Tho wariants charge oy Volation ot tho policy of tie Prealdent, The | Fos s aha vl <Nsw Yors, April 10,—An Albauy special to enty-tho temen discha Ihough mot | that tho arrests mado by Wagner 8o partics (a Times siyer ™ Congrersmpn-eloct Nicholas | becor s otro e oritical | aaense. bad the blghes | 270 in Violation of (hd Staio lsw, The Luterus! Reveuae Cowtaisdoner has accordingly written to eent Waier ordering blm 0 stand 8rm in the o Nirst District, N jorsenient o1 merit. Many of then: wers kuown York City, | I s now fu Alany, sod sccompaoylog | f e fuicuds of the Proatdent, wnd for Inal reason, | GiC),ruo70f bls duties, and telling biw that she . s aas lu yreat part, they bad 10 give way Lo tha friends | Dioariliond will prosect bl sgeinat sl mallciovs thenticaled, that he Js comsldering the | Robinson sad Lsarr, of the Sollcitor's office, were | Ie¥8 procesdivgs. BENY SHIPMENTS, The fresh beef shipped to Europe durlngthe elghteen montns endiug March last was 34,275, 810 pounds, valued st §4020,485. The suatement shows & gradusl lpcreasy from 36,000 posnds in ber, 1670, to 0,707,830 lu March the prescnt Jear 10G-CHOLERA, Special Dispatch 1o Tha Tribuze. §100X Ci7Y, Iao, Apsil 10 —Tho Asscasor’s books of Harrison County show that during the past yesr 14,000 bogs havo died frow clolera in that covaty arve una wiling touls u the hands of Urlatow, Wil 07, and Copaat, in the attempt to dlagrace tho Fresuunt by Indicting ois son. his broticr, and bie fatber-in-law. When told thezu waw no evigence to convlet them, they sad (¢ @attered nol, a4 they would b 8018 t9 claryo the responsiuility ot thele scquittal upon the Vresideut. ‘I'hile Julormation cawme 1ndircct from Mosere. Sawyer, Neglcy, snd C._G. Megrow. Mr., Conant sent wmen to Cluclonatl to work for Briastow, and sgreod Lo pay thenm for thewr dces. I ous case, I kuow, iustasd of pn;’gnc ho gave the pariy s pusition 1o the Treasury. The pasty complalaed of the juaufcleucy of tho pay, Propositign mace to hiw to resiga bis eeat in Coa- tess, anl ald in 1he election David Dudley ield to his pl Me. Tilden fs said 1o be very suxstous to Lavo Ficld jn the nest Congress for soulv unknown reason, sud bo bae conceived ths rujeet of wetting bim there through the reaigoa- ion of Muller, AtBany, ) April 19.—Con, that bo iaten reseman dallze 10 reelgu Dis emphauically de acal in Congrees. Cotuusvs, U., April 10, —The Republican State Central Commitice et bere to-day sud decided to wi the mexi Etate Counveulion Aug. 1aiCleve- ARIZONA. * The Tribune's* Bpecial Paocific-Coast Correspondent in the New El Dorado. Discovery of Silrer Mines which Prom- ise to Excel the Famous Comstocks \An Linmense In-Po.nring of Miners and Mining Oapital into the Ter- ritory, Belng-Aided by the Dapid Construction of the Souttiern Pacllic Railread Lo the Colorado Biver. Agricultural and Mining Prospects At and About Tucson. Bpectal Correspondence of The Tribune, Toesoy, A. T., April 6.—Ever aince the first discovery of gold in Callfornia there has been 8 strong jmpression swoog miners that [n the country embraced jn what 18 now Arizona was to bo found the truc El Dorado. Amazing stories were related by the carly Catholic mis- sinnaries to this regionof its wonderful mineral riches, Oue told of n mountaly far to the westward whero pure sllver was gathered by the bhandful from the crevices of rucks. Friendly Indians confirmed these reports. In the Mexican Btates of Sonora and Chiinahua rich sllver mines wero discovered more thana century ago. They have been worked by the Mexican Government with the Jazy indolence characteristic of that people, without mmodern machinery snd with reckless waste, and yet have returued a greater percentage of stiver to the tos than any mines clsewhcre In the known world, ‘The discovery of gold and sfiver In Arizona by white men ante-dates the. California discovery by at least half a century; and thero is evidence found in the exhumed relics of tho Aztees that that onco famous race knew of tho wealth hldden in thelr mountains and mined for 1t In thelr primitive way. But the wiid Apaches succeeded tho Aztecs in the {aheritance of and for nearly a bundred years pretty much all knowledge the white man lias bad of ite infueral resvurces haa been deriv- their country, ed froin misstonarics, who In turn;llkely obtain- cd thelr Information from the Indias, theorists with suflicient data to locate the MUTHER LODE In this Territory. For many years past mining has Leeu tinposstble bere, owlug to the hostility of the Apaches,who bave licld a miore deadly en- mity towards the whitesthan do even the savage Sfoux, ‘Luelr great tribe, divided Into numerous wandering bauds, held all the mountalu reglon. Prospectiug could be done by the whites ouly in Jarge bauds, and even then ft was buzardous, bui pever, 1 believe, without satisfactory rc- sulls, su far as the discovery of silver in largs paviug quantities was concerned, T'he fastnesses of the mountaing furnished the most periect natural protection to the marauding pands, and thulr pursuit and punlshment by the whites was next L lmimulhlu. ‘This state of things con- tinted untdl somo flve years ago, when Gen. Crook reduced the Apachics for th tlrst time in thelr bistory to subniission. For the past three yeara thcre has beew o trouble (rom fudiuns in Arizona, and prospectors huve been at llberty to overrun the ‘tuuntey. But otber obstacles, such as the great distoucs froin waler or rail cotnmunfeation with the old minlog districts of thy coust, the high prive of provisions, cte. have preveated Immlgration, and Truvcd o almost absolute bar to the intro- duction of mills eud mschinery for working thoe mines which were partially develuped, But in 1hie fuce ot all this, the reports of wonderful dis- coveriea that Lave frum tims to time come up frons Anizonu, bave set Califs laurels. Just now there ls SIONR INQUILY ABOUT ATIZONA MINES than ever, and 1 inust confess that these samo TUIROrs }wluuh. however, sre 1o longer rumors but realities) huve Urotght me t the capital of the Terntory, ono object betng to give your readers carly ana relluble Jufol e this newly de -lu‘ml mining. aw not greatly wistaken, Is 0 stuall slinre of public ottention during the next few years at least, All the hilla and mountains of the Territory ubound in gold, siiver, copper, and lead; thers Is no disputing that, and trom 1he croppings, which ure tracvable everywhere, ihe procious metal ores are found to be of unusual ricuness, I bave been shown numerous picces ol broken off frum ° surface speclinens of rock stowing silver In fta uative state nearly or quite pure. are not cxceptiold] cusea; they apply to tho mives of all sections of the Territory, on which, it to occupy no irregutar in ol the Btiver distance north of here.. They wers broken oll the ledge. After scuing u'few such spuci= belleve the stories of scraping pure silver il the ground, Tho com- nicens, one can readil pletlenat TUE BOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILEOAD to within forty miles of Yuwma has very largely increased tmniigration to the Terrtory already, aod lus cnmumgcnmvlml 1o nvest In the devel- opment of mines. The Bouthern Pactiic places Arizona witbitn forty-clght hours of Sun Fran- clseos By tho old nethods it required o week s Teust bfi the most ditcct and’ quickest routo whivh kept up o weekly Intercourse. 1 find cverything brichteniug under the rallroad councction with the civillzed world, forwith it, [t 18 believed, will come, Lesides abun- dance of capital, lmv’lllg’cnt labor which has been lacking, and’ cheaper subsistence, Miners receivo hiere cr day now, and aru hord to get ut that price evew, but it wlh ot be Juni befory they will come {n numbers sullicient to supply the demaud, sinve the raflroad affonds a quivk aud cheap wmeans of transit. For the sanio rea- ust 800l becomo Jower in the minfuyg cumps, though I must suy, Iu the towns 1 Ve Visited, Niviag s less dear than T expected to nd it At the hotels, bLoard is $18 per week, and at boundiug-honses $10 and upwards, ~ As for capital, 1 bave In mind severul San Francisco gentlemen who have in- vested largely in Arizona, snd L kuow of otuers who liave thelr ogeats fu the Territory now look- lnl.;_lur tfuvorably vovortunitics to invest, ha fact is, Arizona, throughout its whole broad area, {s one great mining-ump. Fromits worthern to fts southern extremity, and from ity eustern to (ts western boundary, the Territory 1a wverruo by sauds of ‘miners ‘ars prospecting on thelr own hook, Every train of thu Bouthern Pacific is bringingz i new accessions from thie old mining districts, and I predict that, you will soon licar of ¥ flush thnes ** and big *strikes in Arizona, However, us to the latter, my predictiou ls venfled befure it s made, Scyeral partics UAVE STHUCK DONANZAS already fn the Ulobs, Custiv Dome, and XMc Cracken districts, wud it only remalos to be aluwn that their ore exists in large quantities to muke thews tho peersof tho ¢ bonanza Kings ' of the Wushoe, In the “3llver King’' Miue, which Is ln almost puro in its crude state, Tho shalt is down ouly some £00 fect at prescnt, and tho quuntity of theore {s ouly conjectured, but so coulldent are its owners or its great value that they probably would uot alsposo of 1% at ab! price. They pail some $300,000 for one-hall of tho mive less than two jears ago. 1t bad pre- viously been offured mrt»,ma, without ataker, Much ol the ore from this mite assays as high 88 834,000 10 the ton, The ore will average, I think, sbout $3,000 to the tom Most of It i3 shipped to Ban Fruncisco, ‘rospectors aru coming Into Tucaon every day and reportivg ricts discoveries, in proof of which they show specimens of astounding vich- ness, sud nuggets of pearly, or quite, pure s ver, The Sitver Nugget Mine mentloned ubove assays lu tho thousands. ‘fbe highcst asssys 3,000, and mnade gave respectively $10,000, 2 (flf&u the tou. Buu baten of sawples weighing ten pounds at the il ylelded eight pounds of pute sitver, Another Lot of fifteen sacks ylelded over §5,000 10 the ton, Two o= says made by the Territorfal ussayers, Mcssra, Faulkenau snd Reese, gave respectively $11,810 and $4,600 of silver to the tou—no gold. An- [+ otlies miue just located four nlles from the Bil- vee Nuguet assayed 1,700 to the tou. ' Bouth of this eity many new deyelopments are being wmade, thy wost” notabls belug in the vicluity of the rici Yellow Jucket lode. ‘The new ludo is traced for 15,000 fect, aud 1s fromn 100 Lo 800 feet wide, Oversdozen locations ave been madv on thie newly-dscovered claim. The quartz from these wiucs Is both gold and silver bearing. The Uloatilla shows o clearly- detined quurtz vein 800 fect wide, An ssssy of ore from this clatw, wade by W. A. Lusgicy, of Theso reports, togetber with the contiguity of tho rich Mezican mines on the south and the Neva- da aud Utah mines on the north, have furnished rnlsstreet in o tlue- ter and made the Comstock trewblo for its tion cuncerviug pure virgin silver cropplois, and And these The other day 1 was siown a number of pleces of pure sllver, cach us large as a hen's cgg, though :;»e‘ by AMr. Chiison, owner of Nugget Mine, situated some E:unpeul. of awmall prospecting parties. Thou- tho Globo district, silver is found” Tuenon, shows $473 in sflver and $113 tn gold to the ton. v SOUTHEAAT OF TUCSOX there aro & number of locations in various stages. of development. Onc_thousand fect in the Callfornia Mine on the Sca H(-apcnt lode located in the Glja Mountains was sold not long azo for $10,000. "In the French district » new body of. ore was lately struck, which ls very extenslve’ and aesays 8400 to tho ton. In the rich discoveries are reported. In the Salaro diss trict three prominent clalms aro being worked, the Green lode has just been effected to & Han Frandsco Company. Prima County. Very rich discoveries are com- atantly befng made, snd new claima daily lo- store to prospect or purchase, great mining districts fn futare letters. In this 1 only deslgrnn to alludo to the fast developing mining industry of Arizona in n general way, for the purpose of calling tho attention of your readers to the fact that on the Pacilic Slope’ ALL EYES ARE TURNED TOWARD ARIZORA, and that capital and Iabor are making all haste to this new, and hut little devcloped, but, un- qucsllnnnhl’y {mmensely rich mineral region. know of no place in the United Stales where o man with small capltal has a prospect of doing better for the next five years atlcast, than here, at mioing, farming, or manufacturiog, THE CLIMATE is deligbifal and healthy in every portion of the Territory. In tho northern part, which is the most mountalnous, there are alight falls of snow in winter, but the theriometer rarely in- dicates a lower degree of temperaturs ‘than 82, In 1873, at Camp Mohave, a8 1 gather from & report of the obscrvations of a military officer stationed there, tho coldest month was February, which shows a mean temperature of 49.21 degrees. Tho coldest day of tho month was 83.96 degrees, [n the southern part of the Territory the thermometer ranges higher, but still préscrves o happy mean that is conduciye and the atmosphere 8 very dry, on which ac- count it is sald to be far preferabie for con- sumptives, and people sullering from bronchial aflectlons, to California even, tion Is neceasary. Most of the grains, vegela- bles, and fruits of the temperate and semi-trap- fcal zone can be ralsed fn profusion, Bome of the yalleys seen on my route have been brought ton higis state of cultivation. Produce of ail kinds bring a high price, and find a ready mar- ket tu the mining camps and military posts; and Idoubt not that the farmer who comes hero with a httlo ready wnoney and a disposition to work, will find quite as” big n bonanza on the surface of the soll as his ambition craves, it costa little for clothing. An adobe housc that 18 comfortable cuough van be bullt quickly andat 1ttle expense; 8o that little outlay is required, morethan just enough to gethere, und the tarmer does hot bave to runln debt for things that would be necessary In the Eastern States. And right here I will say that the qulckcsLI safeat, and cheapest way for Eastern pevple to reach thls Terrltory Is by railto 8an Francisco, via the Unton ond Central Pacific Railroads, thence by the Bouthern Paciflc Rallroad, which by the 1st of May wlll be finished to Yuma, on 'the Col- orado River, and by fall to this city, 300 miles from Yuina, In faturo letters 1 shall spenk more at length of the farming and Ernzlm; and lumber Interests, which are destined to be ex- tensive at no distant day. In these respects at least, and probably In” its wmineral wealth os well, Arizona Is far aliead of Nevada. Arizonn bias &n_arcn alittle (‘:reu(cr than tha comblined area of lidians aud Iliinofe, und is divided into five countivs. TucsonisthoCapital, and largest town in the Territory, having about 5,000 inbabitants, about two-thirds of whom aro Mexicuns. THE COUNTRY HEREABOUT Is tried with Irrigation. South and cust of the L-lta u cousiderabie tract of countryis cultivated, and hos been for years, by Mexicans, I was shown differcnt farma that hase been worked succeseively for mearly 100 years, some yoars producing two crops, but whicl show no slgns of exhanstion. Fruits of all kinds, the most de- Helous, are rafscd in abundance; the same as to vegetables and_grains —sufficient of which ars belng grown to nnpnly all - this region, and, to spare. Oranges, lemons, figs, almonds, cte,—all the fruita naud nuts of the semi-tropies are ralsed hero with Ifttle care. Vater i3 all this country necds to mnke it blossom as the rose, and water is cuslly outained py sluking artesian wells, whero the Santa Cruz River s not available. The first settlement by whites was made hero in 1760, "They established a Catholle mission ninc miles south of this city, and built a large, high chured, which 1s even now well preserved, and would be an architectural orpament {n any city or town In Amerlea. It stands alone out on. the prairie. Many of the Indlans hereabout ara devout Catholics, These Lave small farins which they i1}, They speak English, are well behuved, Industrious, and quite intellizent. Tho agricultural possibitities’ of this cvounty are great, and llkewise Its prospects, though fts mines arc less developed than thoss of tho districts less remote, All that §s needed is capital to develop one mine, when the Tucson district will likely be brought fnto as creat prominenco for its mines ns are tha McCracken, Globe, and Castle Dome dis- tricts, ol which I shull speak more at length erealter, . 1 have had the pleasure of meeting here Gov. . P, K. Saltard, tho very able Executive of the Territory; Mr. John Wasson, editor of the Citizen, 5 newsy and conscientlous sheet; and othiers,—te whom 1 am indebted formuch of tho Information given above. Everybody I have met {8 cheerfully contemplating a very largo and rapld emigration to the Terrtory. Yaresus, THE WEATHER, Wasnmarox, D, C.,Aprll, 20—1 8. m,—Por tho Upper Lake Region, ciear or fair weathor and o alight rire in temperatare, with northeast to northe west winds, and rising barometer, 2OUAL UBESEVATION, Cidaao, April 10, Wind, | &, Weuther. e Time. | Bar.|Thnlin. 1832, 0. 2008 81 Ns. In. w0 [ Ha " WEXEKAL OBURRYATIONS, 4 Citt0ao, April 10~Mtdnfabt. Bar. | Thr. Wind, | Raln|Feathar. 1 “BiiCloury, m](‘u:un;. (Claudy’ 8aw Praxcisco, April 10,-A San Dicgo presa dispatch saya the United States ship Lackawanna bad srrived st Mazatlan, buthsad donunothing with regard to the sclzure of the American schoonex. Montans. The Lackawsuna waa 10 leave In aday ortwo for Lapaz to coal, when she will pruceed to Acapulco (o scttle tho casc of Consul Suttersgainst the Diaz suthoritics. BUSINESS NOTICES. Mrs. Winslow's Boothing Syrup, for chile drentegthing, softens tho gums, reduces (nfamnia- tlon, sllays all paln, Burs to regulste the bowels. ————— Boland's Aromatio istor Wine af Tron ian romedy for nervous debllity, limpoverished blood, and unpalred digestion. Depot, 83 Clark street, ADVERTISIN ADVERTISERS Tealdagta reach country readery cac daso (o the l.glmt and cheapeat manner by using Hellogg: liss feparataly or comblucd, orby State Sections, | For low eatimaw apply to . N. KELLOGG, 74808 70 Jacknoi-at., Chicagw, I, O1L, STOVES, FLORENCE - OIL Agopt: d averywhere. Ciraul. d tora Hron A ey FLOBENOE Baa OHINE 00, 66 Lako-kt., 0hioagos Ita district In the Ban Xavier diatrict the sale of a claim on - And so it ls throughour cated, nnd outsiders are coming in on cvery’ I shall speak morn particularly of the other ; to comfort and health. Theru Is lttlo rain fall, " Tith 80IL 5 2 {u the valleys Is remarkably fertile, but frrign- posscsses a fertile and grateful soil whenever it | g R T b T AP ST yraznts

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