Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1877, Page 2

R T 4 T T T AT A PN e e ey 22 boiatons (it ton Bl L el i CrabdE S ol oot Y P4 THE CHICAGO 'YRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1877, . number, each of eighty nominal horse power, and working in the aggregate up to 4,480 Indicated horsa_ power, eivo motlon to slx. fndependent ncrews, having parallcl mhafta placed In a longita- dinal dircetion. Fane of fhe rcrows aro’ four- bladed and ten feet wix inchen in diameter, whila the tno other anea—nsmely, the middle oneson cach side—are three-hladed acrewa, with a diameter of ahout fourtecn feet rix inches, and have thelr shafls eitnated lower down, #o that in deep water they pase throneh the water much below the bot. fom of the yearel, while in shallow water they willl ba kept at rest in & position above the keeln,” The enzine-rooma occupy the after ball of the |||IE. Jn tho middie are tha powder-magazines and tho shot and shell roome, GENRRAL PLAN OF ACCOMNXODATION. Tn the fore patt, below the Tower deck, are chaln Tockers anil holda for provisions, water, and offi- cers’ atores, Two ecparate hoiler-rooms, with aix hollers in ench, are placed aymmetrically on exch side o the tinmeter of the veescl. Cosl-bankers nre fitted alongaide the boller-rooms, close to the wing passnze which rune aronnd the aide of the ship, ‘The wardroom, Captain’s and officers’ eab- Ins, are placed inetde of the light snperstructare ‘which Ia built over the armored deck and around the breastwork. The fore part of this ruperstrnc- tnre, a8 of the lower deck, in ocenpled by the erew, At the bow the Marlens anchors ate sfowed. The cablen are carrled over tho side of tha snperstruc- ture, and thence to the lowcr deck, where they nro worked by steam windlasses, In the affer part of the ship ore two radial hurris cuna bridges, placed neven feet ahove the deck of tho superstructure and the top of the brenstwork, Al the openings in the deck are provided with armored covers of the mame thicknens & the deck, ire closed the ventilation ke maine of the extractive channcls made tained by mea 1n the breastwork and the openings inslde the lat- ter. ‘Three atpam lannchesand thres other boate are stowed on elevated supparts on the deck. The Pop+ off carrles acrew of 120 officers and men, and a coal aupply of 250 tons, TIIE NOVGOROD, This vesscl is tho sister ship of tho Admiral Popoff, and presents same allght difference in con- atruction. lHordiameler s less, as also is her dranght of water, %hc carncs two smokesacks and lighter arnior, but (v tn every sense 4 formid- able and serviceabie verrel, Bhe carries in all 750 tons of armor and fty.six tons of Enna on a displacement of 2,500 tons. Hee gnns, like those of the Povall, are ¢n bardeite, and rerlous objection fs mada to this plan by such a competent authonity as Chicf Engineer King, of tha United States Navy. The deaign of the Novgorod 1a boider than that of the I'opotl, anil the dixposi- tions better taken. Sho has two eloven-inch wenty-cight-ton gune, cnrr{lnl: #hell 30 pounds welght and 4 charge of abaut ninety pounds. Un- like the Popoff, eho haa eix four-blnded screws fixed in thelr bearings and in the samie plane, Two of thove of the Pupoff are ralsed and lowered when . meccxeary, and are chiely used fn deep water to1n- creane tho speed. Tho gun platforma of the Novgorod are very similar to those of the Popoff, but the gnns do not disappear for lnading o= 1n the latter ahip, Tho crew nombers 110 Al told, and the coal anpply Is 200 tona, The Popoff In in dealgn much bolder than tha Novgored, the divpositions nrebetter taken aud she {4 in'many respects nn improvemont on her sister rhin, notably in the Iarge three-bladed scrows and n the disappearing system adopted for the g ASIA MINOR. TID ABTATIC CAMPAIGN OF 1833-{-5—nussia AND TUE CIRCASBIANS—TIE AIXGH OF KARS —IT8 HEROIC DEFENSE. New York Tribune, May 2. ‘Tho Ruseian Generals are not unacquainted with the country east and northeast of the lilack Sea. "Tha Clrcasians who live in the monntaina havo buon terrible mischiof-rnkers to the encroaching Ttusslans for three-quarters of a contury, Dy s aystem of mountain warfaro, doscending at will upon th plains, thoy bava coutinually harmssed the Czars by flerco and unrolenting restutance, They aro followers of the Prophet, and tho sight of the rich plains south of the mountains passing into tha hands of Christians had aroused their religions soal as far back as 1783, and tho war- fare hos scldom censed since then. One of thelr number,' 8 msu 37 ycars old, silont ond earnost, learncd beyond bia people, noble in his sanso of honor, balleving himsclf Insplred from Allsh, and ealled **The Prophet-Warrior ot the Cancanas,'' Schamyl by namo, had, in 1834, succceded to tho leadershlp of theso monntaineors., From 1818 until 1833 the history of the Caucasug was a story of contlnnous confliet between tho M lmans snd thoe Muscaovites, 'The Czar Nicko- 1as sent against !nhflmfil the men that the Em- pire could furnish, sod gave orders to take bim, alive or dead, Twenty yearn accomplished littlo or nnlmnfi Rassia maintained an ai of from 80,000 to 130,000 men, of whom 20, avéry year by dineaso and war, until, In 1853, it re- alred 3 constant watthfuluess (o malntain her oriified posta, 'The culoglats of thesa Circasslans havo cafled them the handsomest, bravest, and nobleat of mankind; others have plctured thom aw o semi-barbarous horde of marauders, living by plander, practicing polygamy, nnd selling thelr dlllfflh!en\ to the Turks at the rate of 1,000 a year., . .. When the Sultan of Turkey declared war ngalnat Russia In the sutumnn of 1853, intereat for a timo centered In Enropo along the Danabe. Opotations eoon began, however, In that portlon of Asls yhich borders upon the Black Sea, In this respect tho present war bears n morked stinilacity (o itn predecosror, and the rescmablanco might bu much urther traced In tho proureas of the Lo campatgue, Interest st tho preeenttimw being directed toward Asiatic ‘Putkey, an nutline of The campalgn of 1853-4 in that country will bo intereating, This ‘will aleo include annccount of the rlego of Kats, near which city o battlo {s now reported to bo in progres Lato inthe scasonof 1853 the Turke warch 0 the nurth, where a small body of Kus. mians was posted, amt at Akhalteik, which Inelghty miles north of Karzthey, made an impetuous attack upon them. The Russians retrea to tho fortre of the town, o thero besleged without effect, snd o s\‘ur. tion of the Turks finally cstabliabed their camp upon Kuenian ground as o baso for n mova- ment sgalnst Alvxandropol. But the Russians drove them from tholr powt, They ratreated to Hars, wero overtaken and ronted, and tho Juselans, deeminga furthor advance lmprugent, went into wiuter quartcrs ot Alexandropol, while tho Turks fortified thomselves at Kars, Mcan- while the siege ot Akbaltsik had been In progrers, but a reinforcement 1o the Russians brought de fent to this branchaof the Turkish army, and forcod it to retire to Ardaban, which s half way on the rond to Kara. With the (:renlnfi of the year 1834 uyemllnnl were resunad. ‘The Tarks were preatly disorgan. 1zed in thair forces and depreased fu spirite. ~ On thc other hand the Russlans had 30,000 men reagy 10 take tho fleld Iu the montn of April, beaides thio forces atationed at the strongholl. "Tho two arimfos met, howevoe, in open fielt; tho Turks lisd beon ro« inforced, ud'drave the cucmy back in the utmost dinorder. A tha seanon advanced the T furtillcd themsclveaat Kars and the Itn Alexandropol, thirty-iivo mlles to the northoust, Both recclved accensfons ta thelr mumbarn, tho Turks at Kars belng 25,000 men, 1t waa not unti] Ay that the urnfes et on the disastrous felid of fturedere, whera' tho Turks' lost 300 killod and wounded and 2,000 prisoncrs, while the ituse alan dead and swounded nuinbered more thau 3, 000, Thu Turks wero badly demoralized, haweyer, through mirnianagement, In saxlcmbnr. Uen, Wiiliame, an English officer who bad buen appolut- _ed Britlsh Military Commisslunor to the Turkish army In Asfs, orrived ot Kara, He had been In Asia bofore. knd know tho men and measures with Which he had to deal. But ho fuund himaclf in the midst of a defealed and disheartencd army, which ~was direcled by incumpatent and corrupt men who opposed every effort at reform, Hut tho courma ke purued In tho dlfl!culli that murrounded him through many months has galned biin o wider fame than (el to apy other naval or military ofiicer who fought in that wur. ~All that autumn, tho next wintor, and tha folloislng apring wero glven to thy work of military refo n the mouth of Juno Russians advanced owarde Kare and prepured to begin tho sfege. Thox numbered 33,000 and elafy-four pieces of artiliory. Gen. Willlauw had only 17,000 men and forty-two guns, — But through persistent exertlons ho bad accumulated four monihy' pro- E3 vislona iu the town, ‘Thy Russiune cauo on sl drava the outposts {nto the city, thelr cavalry at- cates sfter them, tenpting to callop throuzh the But In this they wers repulsed by u heavy clary ot artillyry, and Wd whole arny etreated. Thiu Ttusslans fook posrcasion of alf tha rouds lead! {0 tha clty, andsnccecdod in capturing tvo mouths’ rovisions oud valuable Information i the wuils. Thelr forecs were fncreascd, whila the ‘Vurks be- to live on short ratlows, 'I'he brave Willlana becama the b:m] and lmq(lrz- tion of the towru; 1f he had forel uzs, ho L-rl them forthe men whose unly hopo wus placed In hln, September cawe, aud the few borses in the town would have starved if allowed to remain there longer, ‘They weed dccordingly sent forth (n the dark of nizht, and wany of them and thele riders eacaped tirongh thelines, Every one was Joslug strengthand courave, when one day u large ory'of curtl, which upa of the corrupt vllicers had aten and hidden away, was found, * 'The garrfson heard too of the fall of Scbastopol wud of un in- tended espedition to thelr ald, Meauwhile the slege coutipuvd, On Sept. 20 8 viguruus sssanlt wad made. 'Phe Turks repubed It Iy one of the most herolc ¢ngagements of thet war, Had Gen. Willlams been supplied with cavalry ho might have nearly destioyed the nncm!wm thelr To- treat. As it way” they had 2, killed and 5 waunded, ' while Wil lova was leus than 1,000, October came aud went. Fhy Rusaiane, belioviag that no bely would bo sent 0 Willlay tloncu Tuemuolvos befory Kar, ru- solved to forco & sarreuder oz starvation, Noveme bee cume; meo lived oo blacuitsand the roots of rass; the alck in hosplials wers fortuuate to get orue broth occasionally: mea died for waut of food: cvery morninz bodlcs were found lu tho strecls, aud day after day Williams appealed to o “Faraish force stationod uot far away, bul hu na- sistance came. Wiuter was coming with ltssnows; fce apjeared n thc river, and ona day Willanie Wentout o meet the Juwiay General under & tag ‘Turmis were agrecd upon, and & surtens des followed. Three daye later Willisins and bis slaft, besides two Turkish otticers, dined with tho Musalan Gen. Mowravielf, Toa couversation with i b vald: **You have made yuwssell ory, aud posterity will wtand amazed ce, thy courage. and thy discipline su bas called forth, ** CAFP. BURNADY AT TUE SEAT OF WAL, Capt. Burnaby airived In London oo April 17, after p moat luteresting Lour insAda Minur, ‘fhs Telagraph bas au sccuuut of bls travels from Scutart £0 Augora sud Erzlozin and thence by tue Euplrates 1o Eczcrum, where Le luspected the fortincations. Me then proceided to Buayazld, & Turkisb furtruey on the rizht of theiratratesic Hog of delnie. Fals struazuuld s dietaat’ abudt three hour' march feom Persla and twelve honrs® from Brivan. Atthis place he found It was simply im| ble to get over the monntains to Van, owing to the Leavy snpows, and ha therefore determined to retarm to Persia aml vish log, where lie staved rome days. Here Lio ascertained thnt the Peralana were busily occupied in pre- paring a camp for 10,000 men, and they open) declared their intcntion to foin Ruesia_in eventof awar between that Fower and Thrkey, From Hoy he rode through the Kotoor Pars 1o Van, the Capital of Armenia. ¥From Van he had an exccedingly rough march over mountains cov- cred with snow to Raes. 1le remained in thie city, 8o celubratcd for ita stnbhorn defense Azainst the ftumelana In the nst war, several daye,” Anid visited all the forte, The Tarks were actively eni- rhyeumnnvrnm for the enemy, who they be. Ieved wonid soan appear hefore 1t. After learing Knrs he continued his march to Ardabsr, snother Turkish frontiee fort half way between Kare and Batnm. lia next point was Liwana, aod, baring disposcd of his tiorscs, ke went down the Tchoo. rook River to Balum. In thisfown the inhab- Mtanta Deliered the Hosslans wonld soon asenl] them from Poti; bt they shared the feeling which was guneral thronzhont the dietricts he had already visited, and there wad great enthuslaxm for war. “Trebizond was the next im- ortant place he areived at, and here the intrepit raveler was fortnmate erongh tocatch a French venael which went stralght to Constantinople, Dur- ing the greater part of his tontr ho had to traversa difienlt’ eountry, In which very frequently there ‘was no road at all, or merely 8 pretense to one, in thick layera of mnd, e sayn that there in nothing 10 prevent the Genmeral commanding the Crac's forces from taking Batam on the tand nide, and thos eccure an additioual port in the Biack Sen. liaving poreession of Erzerum and Van, it wonld be easy for Russis to sdvance 1o 'reblzond, and a good road extnts betwaen Krzeram and Trebizond —Iitis, indead, almost the only ruad in Anatolis, ; —— GREAT BRITAIN. JEALOUSY OF RUSSIA—THE RNGLISH NAVY. Corremondence Cincinnali Commercint, Loxpox, April 17.—Lord Beaconsfield’s resoln- tion, that ** England shall not be eclipsed, "' 1s well calculated to miso that atmosphere of suspiclon which begins alzendy {o be umplensantly felt abant ne. Thd news which reaches ua from India has ibo dlsagrecsble sppearance of & deliborate tempt on the part of tho Viceroy, Lord Lytton. to get up some agitation In the reglon nearest Rnsein, and at the same time to awaxen some fear In En- gland concerning hor Majesty's Mussulman snb- Jocts and nolghbors, The uneasiness felt at thesa proceedings dn Indiz may be unfonnded; but * the vehement protest agninat them fn the Tumes of yestenlny shows that thers 1o & pood deal of apprehension. Lord Beaconsfield knowe thatall the humane sympathics ot England for the peaple of the Ottoman provinees have not covered the ono or two vuinerablo points in this natlon's heel, Thore Is & good denl of the old Paimerstonian leaven in this country yet. Tho Morning Post (omce Falmerston's organ), the Morning Advertiser, the Pall Mall Gazetle, the Daily Telegraph, and the regnlar organs of the | Government—tho Standard and the (Hlobe—dovote themuelyes to the task of fanning ]tflloll!{ of Rus. #ia, and thore {8 too much reason’ to beliove that the 7imes siands ready If the flamo bursts to kindloit. The Dally News is almost the only Eondon paper that s seriously endenvoring to tranrplo out tho smoking suspicions, But the most uangzeronsly viinerable point of Engiand fe her traditional claim to anpremacy on the acas, ~-a claim not unlikely to bo subjeciod to fome atrain ero many years, possibly monthe, have elupred, 'Tho Englirhi clalm that |hmuurm9§my of tho sean dules fromn King Arihar, A, D, Boti, King Alfred confirmed it (A. D, 'N0) by de- festing the Danos fn Bfty-nix battles, thouch the, {ihe Dancs) were able to_Invade the Thamnes wit #30 snil of ships. The Dutchattempted to din- puto this Knglish rea rovercigmty, but the vigor- ous argunienta of llake and otlier Admirals per- aunded them to agree to strike Lo Hritish colors in Uritlsh ecas Just 200 years ago. The flax ratute was sxscnted to by Prance in 1704, Tho old song runs— wonder much that lhu'&‘tflen snd the Dutch Tdon' #o uften attompted to try In But 1 wundrr much leas tioy hava met no succoss, For why sbuuki we give upour bslani? Russla and other I'owers nrmed to avold search In 1770, and azain in 1500: but tho destruction of She Danish fleet at Copenhagen, in 1801, by Nel- som, caused Jusein to secede from the *‘mrmed meutrallty,” non to scknuwledgs the Englisl **Emplre of tho 8cas.* 1 neod nut recite hero the story, suceinctly relsted by Allson, of fiow **Amerlea rushed into & war with Great Britain with an army of 8,000 wmen and o navy of four frigntes, whilet Great Dritain had 100 ships-of- tha-line in commission, und in all 3, 000 veasols of war." England atill claims the right at sca to by saluted tirst, also by mora guns than sho responds with; and I balleve thnt this honor is still accorded to hor ships by Buropean Powers, ‘The English navy at prescnt te very rowuml. and is strancely distributed, Only fodr iron-clads sre in tho chinonel . 'Thero are xmall n the Chinesa waters, In North America, Weat Indian, Austrahian statlons In the Tudian Ocoan, and the Cape of Good Houe, There tan strong squadron on the west coast of Africa, aud n strong flying squadrau for particiiar service, The most powor- ful flect I thut which ia_now watching the Hos- rhnmu. in which occupation it wht soon bo folned hy tho Rusalan flect. 'Yhal (English) flest con- slets of twenty icrrible shipe. Nay, the quaint announcenient I mado that the United States has ordered & equadron to tho edliorrancan *sto watch American intorestsl” Thia guthering of fleeta In i tho southeast I certainly “portentous, it will supply a fatal facility for pleking n quar; 1t Lord Deaconstaid should want one to firo British hearts, which, belng of oak, can of courée be made to burn by aid of kindiing-wood. Moscenr D, Conwar. ENALAKD ALONE TO ANSWER RUSSIA. The London 7'fmes' correspondent ut Vienna says: Tho chancen of the ponr parlers betveen the Powera cuncerning an anawer to the lussian note leading to any resuls secm vory smatl indeed, From the begiuning the French and ltalian Cabi- neis l])Pom!l 1o think it Inpossible for the Lawors to find any answer which shoutd not n. volve cithor upproval or condomnation, and, {o o cortain extent, opposition to Hussia's procecdinge, Tha exchange of Ideas which has becn mado be- tween the Fowers peems far more calculaled to converl the ‘other Powers to tho' vicws of the Italian and French Governments than to chango thu opinion of these latter. 1f ouly sonie of thy Powers could agree about an answer, 1t was al- moat better that cach rhould follow its own lne of action than thas some should go one way and tho rest another, os thera would be danger n such caso of totally procluding she pos- uibility of localizlng sho war, This coursu will probably be taken, cach Power followinz jts own councils, and answering or not anawerlng, accor. Qling to the exigenclcs of their own policy,” Thus, as regurda the Eastorn question, Eorope hos re- lllnu'di or lnin a fatr wnf to retum, toa kind of naturul stato where no solldarity ls recognized, nul whero overy one consults his own iotercsts only. Tlad Ruset not foroseun this she probably would uever have ventured to take the line sho hns. As things loak at present, the Writish Government wiil poswibly Le the anly one to return s regular ofticial anawer to Hneuia's reprencutation that she 1s scting fu the Intercst and according to the wishes of Ellmxo. ‘Thu Yritlsh uswer may possibly in. dicats the limits within which Engirnd woull” not couslder her intoroats threatened, and would there. fure remain nouteul, The rosult of all this seema to be that, for the mowunt at leass, thure s an end to anythiog lkoe coucert, or even cammon ground of !umimm policy, each Power belng lntont upon ita own Interoats. FRANOCE. TIlB ULTRAMONTAND INTRIGUES. ‘VxrsaiLLes, May 8, —In tho Chamber of Dopa- tlos, Ministor Simon, replying to M. Leblond's Interpellation rolative to the Ultramontane in- trigues, vald nolther the Government nor any po- 1ltical party could be hold answerable for attacks on forelgn Govornments in nowspapers. Potitions for tho ru-establishmont of the temporal power wure the work of the fecbla minorlty, Tho Goy- ernment had pat o stop to thews petitions, The overnment would not tolerute sny sitack on Cythuliclsm, which they sincezely respected, aml which now enjoyed uuprecedented liberty, They wero - determiued to make all partics saapoct the law. Tho Government would ‘)ml»cl(hn clorgy while they conned themselvos o their spiritual dutles, but would deal frmly with them if thoy encroached on the civil power, The Government had bitherto pureucd o eoncthia. tury Eflll!y bacause they desired peace in France aud Europe, but they would lLieucefurih act with resolulion. The debnto wos sdjourncd uatl to-morrow, "l‘wu :m;:nu hnv‘-‘ I.men“nulnnreil {: o fort. nieat's hmprisonmont for taking part In the recent ~Uathollo dewonstration, »e 1TALY, ALYONSO'S GIRL. Loxnoy, May 4~8:308. m,—A dlspstch from Homassays ex-Queen Jeabelln had requested tho Pope to use his Intluencs with King Alfouso to rinies ot of tha” Cataae AT, w8 rince latholic . tnat the Popo bs tudlsposed 1o interte ppey CUBA, COINAMEX YO LABOKERS, Havaxa, May 3.—Planters have decided toin- troducy Chinamen a8 laborers, The capital re- guired 1s 8xod st §2,000,000, tho half of which bay buen subscribed. ———— GEN, SHALER, Bpecial Dispalch to Tha Triduns. New Youk, May 3.—Geu, Shaler was to-day vomlzated by Mayor Ely as Police Commissloner sud rejectod by the Cosnell by o voto of 1310 7, 1a regand to the numisation, Mayor Ely sald: ‘[ uowinated Gen. Shaler becuuss be ‘would be accepladlo ta the pugulas Republe- su organlzation of thls city, 1 Dbelleve the Police Hoard should be non-partisan, bocuuso 1t has the powor to oppoint tho Inspectors of Eloc- tion aud Foll Clerks from tio two partics, and I Belleve tho Elvetlon Iaw coplewplates tunt it should by von-partivan.” The Aldcrwen publicly dee clared, bowever, that no Bepublican should ba clocted, and that'the law says nothing abouts non- y‘:r[{!:atl“l{uu\h Commisaioner Erbardt Lulds over at present, aut! CRIMINAL NEWS. Execution in Lawrence County, Mo., of a Noted Desperado. 11is Mercenary Crime, and Iis Ltepeated Toscapes from Prison. An Alarming Murder in the Streets of Terre Haute, Ind, Commutation of the Death-Sentence of Lautenschlacger, at St. Paul. Speedy Retribution of a Repngnant Crime fn Cedar City, Mo, Culraged (Californians Superintend an Acrial Dace for Certoin Lovers of the Cirens. SHOOTING ATFRAY, Bpecial Dispateh to Tha Tribune. Jouxr, 1il., May i, —A shootlng atfray occurred in this city yestendny afternoon which hns created tho moat Intense excltement, The persons Tmpll- cated are Dr. J. T, Casey and & sonng man named 1larry Cagwin, both well-known amil rospectabla cltlzens, the former Leine a hrother of Col, Tom and the late 8amuel K, Casey, nnd the latter a ron of ¥, L. Cogwin, Esq., and une of tho junior members of the firm of ¥. L. Cagwin & Sons, bankers, It Is suppored that counsiderable ani- mozity exiated letweon tha two men on account of cortaln privato allairs, Alall ovents, they met i tho third story of the Pablie Library Bulldlug to talk over thew differences, when Cugwin, deawing s revolver,—or. ot leant, it S o for ~thers wers no witnessea to e transaction,—fired {wo shols at Casey, one of which touk effect in_the Ductor'a 1cft breast, near tho nipple, the bullet strikinga b and lodeing in his right side, inflicting n serloun, but not necossarlly mortal, wound, Tha ™ED WETe RO Nenr tmfl:lhur that Casey's hand was Ladly powier-burnt by the dlscharge of Cagwin's pistol. After firlng the two shota Cagwin ran out of tho room and was hinlf-way down the stalrs be- fore the Doetor conld dieengage his revolver, The Iatter fired threo tlnes nt kis adveesary, but Cage win succeeded In guining the street and escaping unharmed. The Doctor then descended the stains, holding his hand to his slde, and walked part way 1o his “residence on Seoft strect, untll ho mct friends, who_asststed him the remaiudorof the distance, De. A V. livise was suni- moned, Lut waa unable to oxtract the ball. Cagwinand Cascy are hoth very reticent about the shooting, and expeelally the causes which led to tho encounter, positivoly refuelug to bo In- terniewed, and giving the most meagrev Informa- tion in relation to the affair, A thousand rumorn aro in cirenlation, all affecting the good name and chastity of a thini pervon, but they are only ro- more, fonnded on the wildest conjectnre, and murt. be treated o such untll a legal Investization takes place, an event which In very remote and vory doubtfal, Tho lps of tho actors in the sensatinn are senlod, and everything but the baro fact of the shonting in the morest surmise. Cagwin wans nrrested this forenoon, taken befoto Jnetlco Doolittle, walved exsmination, and wasad- mitted to bail in the sum of 5,000, which wan fur- nished by Mewsrs, Mansfield Yonng, William Har- woat, and the aceased, competent physiciana tes- tifying that br, Casey would probally recover, EXECUTION OI' A DESPERADO. Speciat Dispaich to The Tridune, 87. Lous, Mo., Muy {L.—At Mt. Vernon, Taw. renco Caunty, Mu.,8am Orr was hanged to-day for the murder of George W, Davis, a wealthy furmer of Crlstlun County, Dec. 11, 1870, The Orr famlly, with the exception of tha mather, are o hard crowd, and Sam waa a veritable Miswourl des- perado. s father fa In jall ot “Springficld for ottempting to eld lim to escape, Ono of bls brothers, John, s n fugle tlvo from Jnstlco for participating n the riotaat Springdeld In 1806, The Orrs are rela- tives of Joo Tutt, who was killaid In the famous duel with Bell on tha public square at Springfleld, after o quarrol over n gumo of poker, Tho dny previous to the murder Urrand an accomplico, named Cox, hired horsesata Hvery-stabic InSpring. field, wero scen at varlous plnces on tho wire- rond the next day, and that night they ealled «nt the farm-honse of thelr vlctiny, and asked hia wifo for corn, Bho toll them her huaband was then feeaing tho stock, The ruflans went to the stable, enzazed Davis In conversation, and, with. ot a word of warning, blew bis bralna out. Late. that night they returned to Springfleld, got deunk, anid *+gave themsalyes away ** by thelr bonating, It wan wuppascd that Davis' brother-In-law, o oy named Iart, hited the cnt-thronts to Kill Davls, Hart fled to Texnx, was captured there, brought back, tried and ucrl-nund. Thurt subscquentiy warnod Orr and Uox that ther had been fndicted by the Christian County Grand Jury, and they fled the country, Ore was captured ut 8t, Joo apild brought back, In June, 1874, o despenate attempt at cacapo was frostrated, In Decemberof the aamo year Ore wuceeed [ tlm"— ing, but was agaln recaptured, this (ima in Arkansgs, Aftor hisretarn his father attempted to furnleh him with powder and a piatol, fur which ke wna {nearcerated, "The tnurderers bonstud thut they recolved 81,600 for putting Davia out of tho way. Orr's application for a change of venue 1o Lawrence Cuunty was granted, sud, aftor n Tongthy trial, n'verdict of murder. ln the ret du- krea vendered. The prisoner was in hls twonty. Ufth year, and dled game, © ATROCIOUS MURDER. Special Dispalch to The Tribuna. Tanne Wavre, lnd., May 3. —Ureat excitement prevalls fn the city tu-day over the shooting last night o A, C. Maltos, a prominent citizen, as ha was golng home, _Iie wag passing along Chestuut, avery frequented street, when sudenly an une known wan sprang from su alley.way, grasped Lk by tho throat, forced Wi to thu ground, rob- bed him of & watch and pocket-book, and shot kim in tho abdomun, making Lis escape into tho alley agaln, Ul crics "of azuny brought asststance, and ho was carried to o house mear Ly, whero ho lay for somo time In great torture, over u gallon and & half of blood belwg discharged from Lis throat, To-day he Is slowly slaking, nover coming out of the stupor Intowhich ho has fallen, e cannot, in the oplnlon of tho phyelcians, live moro than tun hours Jonger, Thae ollicons wero at onco pat upon the track, but no dednito ' concluston {8 yot worked out. ‘This afterncon Don Hussoll snd George Willlard, the luttor a night-clerk at the Carsun luuse, wera arrcated on vusplcion, A plstol was found b{ tho the wounded man which |s thouxht been on the porson of Russall whon _arzested for Thu detectives have Lut Jlitly Tlet fn the 5]Il||l of these ien, thefr theory beln that the erlma was committed by some ono having o prudie ageinet Maltox, the robheey befng i wers blind, The City Council mut'fl 00, tbo county alticers § reward of $500, ani tho Onder of Unifed Workmen S300. Az, Mattox had & policy of 834,000 upon his ilfa in varlous companie COMMUTED. Bpacial Dispalch to The Tridbune, 8r, Pavr, NMian,, May il —Gov, Pillvbury to-day conunuted thu death-sentence of George Lauton- schilacger to Imprisorftuent for llfe, Laulenscllae- Bur was convicted In April, 1875, of the murder of Mrs, Joseph Lick, committed In November, 1874, and under the Minuevots law the death penatty was prescribed by the jury, while Mrs, Raff, his slster, and hor husband, found guilty of the same aurder on separaty trials, were found gullty, with the lrcn'rl‘yllnu of ioiprlsonment for lfo only, the ditferenco {n (he cascs Letng that Lick, the'Liusbund of the murdered woman, swore that o embling Jiatf ju slze, cte., the timo of he murder being u dark night, struck tho Onst blow at Mrs. Lick. Lantenachlaeger, and slu bls stater and husband, siill protest thulrflunoceuce, and assert that the wurder was committed by thu husband of the niurdercd woman tosécura ber men 10 bimaglf, instoad of the chilldren by her rst husband, ‘Fhe theory of lllll&mufitllllun wis that the murder was committed in revengeful fevllnve georeing frow guarrels resulting from tho murdered wonan's having murrled Lick in prafor- eaco to the brother of utenschlaceer and Mra, Happ. Mre, ltapp bad two triate, tho Jury dise agreelngon the drat. Snlwequently thd son of re. Llck, by her first husbuud, madye charges against Lick of aron aid child-murder, which wera not substantiated on the trial befor the Crimtnal Court, but conttuucd protestations of lii- nveence on the part of the tnrec persons consicted ofinarder are credited by many cltizens acquatnted withall partles. Tho “conviction wav maluly on the ovldence of the hisbuud of the murdered woan, but bis evidenco wus corruborated by cire cumstances. BWIFT VENGBANCE. 57, Louvis, May 4. —A speclal from Jetfurson Clty to the Dlpulch saye the litle tuwn of Cedar Clty, acros tho rlver, was thrown {nto a terriblo slate of excltoment last evenlug by thu raplng of Mre. lenry McAuliss, of that place, by a negro named Jack Graves. It appears Mra, McAuliss had been visiting two slek (ricods. and whils retorng homno about dusk, sccompauled by her little ‘h"\‘u' tha tor, 6 yours old, Geraves sprang upon ber from bind @ feuce cormuwr, forced ber 1 ground, and sccowuliehed Lis diabolical di Giraves theu ded, but wad pursued and captur 1wo bours later, aud broushi 1o J el fur safu- Leeplng, ‘Yhis wornlug, While Graves was belug conteyed to the jall at Canton, MeAdllss, the httehand of tho brofatly-treated bidy, sepped fnty the car and phot the megro dead, tiraves wat an cx-conviet, and had servedd a term in the P taey for rape and larcenys and had heen oat priion butafere months.” MeAulias was not ar- rested, NURGLARY. Special Dispatch to The Trivune, Aunona, 111, May 3. —Burglars continaa to pure pue their avocation withoul any present prospects of detection. Last night (hey made a rald npon the resldenco of Mr. J. F, Pape. corner of Lako and Gale streets, sccuring €150 In cash nnd notes and papers of consldernble value. At the ‘Viilage of Montgomery, a couple of miles south, they hlew apen a safe belonging to the milling fem of flord & Emmons, without obininine either woney G valuahles.’ Whilo at Johu llermain #anh fuctory they completely” ruined o eife withont Debug able o eifect an entrance. Lhero {410 clow to the robbers, CIRCUSES, 8ax Fraxcisco, May f.—Last Salnrday night Henrl Do Forest was mnrdered and robhied at Santa Crnz. Tnesday last tivo Mexicana, Francisco Arina and Toso Chamalls, were arrested In the vicinlty of the town on susdicion, and on examination con- fesned having committed the murder. A Santa Critz dlspatch to-dny rays the prironers were forcle Bly taken from the §ail lastnight by a band of men, driven to a bridge over the creek near the town and lunged to cross-bedme, weeo they were found this morning, Buth were' ex-convicta and ilesperate characters, Chamalis confesend that the murder waa committed for the purpose of obtatning funds toattend s clrcus, INFANTICIDE, Spectat Dispalch to The Triduns, Kesosts, Wi fay d.—A man employed in Allen's tannery, rowlng in the river this morning in the vielnity of Grand strect brldge, saw a lag flvating on the water, TAking it into his Loat ho rowed to the shore, opened ity and found the body, of o new-born babe, A post-mortem examination nroved that the child was alive when born, and was undonbtedly thrown Into the river fo hida the mulit of ite unusiural parcnts. The Coronct's Jury, having recelved some Information in regard to ifio atlalr, will not rotuen a verdict untll to-morrow, ——— **A MENSA ET TIHORO. Speclal Dispaleh to The Tribune, Trarare, In., Moy 3. —The wife of Mr. Joseph Champlon, of Montlcello, left homo Monday to vieit ier son llving In Delawaro County, and since then 3lr. Champion has found out that ahe took all tho nioncy she could Isy her hands on, betweon $4,000 ond $5,000, and started for Now York, never having been near hor ron's house, As her Lusband can nelthor read nor wrlte, lina had ull control of thelr moncy In a bank, which sho drow out before rho lefl, Mz, Champlon has tale- graphed a description of her to New York, COTTON STEALERS. Special Dispateh to The Tridune, New Yonk, Aptil 3, —Dealers in cotton have ap~ pointed a committee to dovise some means to pro- vent tho thoftof cotton while pasaing through the hands of welghers, eamplers, ctc., prior to ahip- mont. It I8 eatimated that this thioving hae reached tho extent of 1,000 balesn year, and the dealers say growent wil not, send culton o thls _polut for shlpment, bucauso they fear tho atealings wiil cat up the profits, e EMBEZZLEMENT. PRiLApELrITa, May . C. Mussciman, Pres- 1dent of the Unlon Banking Company, has been arrested on tho afiuavit of James A, THIL, Cashier, charging tho Premdont with emberzling the moneys of thy bank and using them i speculition, INDICTED, Nzw Yony, May 3, —The Grand Jury to-day in- dlcted Cornelluy F. Timpsou, Edward A. Irown, and George W, Btow, for clrculating falso rumors on Wall strect regueding tho Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. ——— COUNTERFEITS, Tonaxto, May 3, —Four-dollar connterfeit noten on the Dominion Bank are In clrculation, Tho Cashier'n signaturo is engravod, not written, s In the gonutny, § ARRESTED. Burravo, N. Y., Moy 3.—Two boys, aged 17 and 18, have bepn arrested here, supposed to hayo beon concerned In'tho wmurder ot Euclid, 0., of Charles Schmuk, a youth of this city. SHOT AND ROBBED. Tenne Mavre, Ind., May 3.—A. ¢, Mattox, o prominent cltlzen hore, was shot and robbed lnst night, and will probably dle, d ——— JUDGE DALY. No Nows of ¥Hia Whereabouts—-A Solomn Warning Againat Luying up 8800,000 on Eurth, Spectat Dispatch to The Tridune, NEw Yous, May il,—Na clow has been found to tho whereabouts of Judge T, Daly. 'Tho family do not know thero was any business out of tha city which Mr, Daly could have been called upon to tensaet, The report that ho carrfed with lim papors of great valuo fs not well austained, nnd from all that can be ascer« talned, ho did not have s large amonnt of monny with bim st the ilme ha disappearcd, Thero le some apprehension that e may havo left the city In a. disterbed snd anxlons framo of mind, caused by groundlvss fears that ho conld not meet engagements to pay cluims that latoly becama due, and that ho may have met with foul piny. 1114 affalra wera not Intterly considorad embarranelng, Hls trials appeared to bo about over, and ho was rapidly recovering from the difl- cultlos into which he had been plungod by il investments on account of - thu Windsor, 1t wne probable lns mind Lad undergone a reaction, as hio began to comprohend that the anxiety which ho bLad felt for four or fvo years was avout to Lo dispelled, ond, that he bad in o moment of devresslon boen sclzed with a determination to leave the city, At the Croton Market M. H. Tysan, with whom Mr. Daly kept un account, sald that when Mr, Dul wifed the vlace Tieaday morniug hie actod In hin taual man- ner, and extifbited not tho slightest nervousncas or absteaction of miud. He paiid bl weekly bill, giving o check for the amount sud taking o recelpt. It wae not notfeed that lio had n Jarce quaniity of monoy with hlin, At thoe ticket otilces of the” rallrosds nune of tho ugents recole lected sceing Mr, Daly or o perion ane ewering to “his description, nor did (e policenen who wern on duly on Tucsday morning recal] such u auan, Aftor the discavery of gold i Callfornis Mr, Daly was ong of the forewuoat Lo sce the lwportance “of wsuch a discovery in a commorclal Hght. 1o vngaged in the buslncss of -h{rpln grocerion and wines to California, and remained In that trade tnore or less of the time until 1871, nc:umulnklx}x property worth from $500,000 to $800,000. In 1871 or 1872 he leascd tho block buunded by Fifth and Madison svonuos and Fortyesixth und Forly-sevonth streets for _ tweuty lyur- ot an " snnual rontal of 000, o sublet the sastorly eud of tho block for 841 000, rererviug the |Ivlu| on which thu hotel wae afterwards buflt. ~In 1§78 ho come munced tho ercetl of the Windsor, which was dusigued to cost butwoen $500, 000 and $600, 000, whilo the actual cust was u round mililon, rented it unfurulshienin 1673 to Tlank & Wetherbe gmml' ncin a leave forton years at s rental whic waoull roturn bim on un aversze of $120,000 an- wimlly. When the panle occarrnd fu 1874, Mr. Daly was vudly crampei, g3 thers wore nunicrous contracts Anjubied upon which paymeots cune due, und ho lacked about 100,000, wiych ho desired 10 une b micetlng bis provdecd paydients, Lepro- clation Inother property c ibuted to Increase his vmbarransuient, sud he seriously contemnlated making an usslenment for bis_creditol Fhis be was dissuaded from dotug, as his friends wero cone fdout he would cowe out wll right. 18 13 thought ho Lecame despoudent, und (L¢ thicory of sulcide is generally bel THE PEKIN RING, Speclal Dispalch to The Triduse. Pexix, 1k, dMay &.—The Pekin Whisky Ring, headed by M. P, Westerman and Ben Swazee, have been making desperato effutts during tho last fow days to get control of the Collectur's ofico and LPukin Post-Oflce, The dast devico was the nriting of fictitionu letiora to thy Department at Washing- ton over the signaturo of L. Brown, setting forth that grest frauds were beluw perpetratod here In crookad burrole at the Mawburg Distllery. ‘Pils uowe resulted in the suthuritics seuding soveral Novenuo Agents here to louk tho matter up, 'fho Jeader of the old Hiny charged that the Collector had been notlfied of thess bingw, but paid no attention to ft, Upun tho ar- elal of the Heveuuo Agents thoy repalrod to tho Post-Omico, which at one time tho Itlug hud cons trol of, aud inquired 1f any mall had been de- Jiverod'to L. Brown, Upou’ being iuforued that Ben Swazes and 1 P, Weatermau bad roceived such mail, they made o oxamination of tho Ham- burg Distillusy and left the city, — CRUISE OF THE PLYMOUTH. Narcukz, Mive,, May 3.—Tho return of tno Culted States steamer Plymouth to Natchoz from Vicksburg has been the occaslun’of a renewal of the hLospitalities sud geners) good feeling, On Monday night tho officers wera tho guests of tho Adains Light lnfantry, who teadesed them a haud- some reception on tho Blufls, followed by s ban- quet and bail, both of which were cminently suc- ccasful, On Tuesday evenlog tho ofiicers of tha Plymouth were the guests of Mrs. Kato Miuor, whose residence was beautifully 1luminated, and contalood oue of the wmost distingalshed salherings s of “iadles and puntlomen - scen fo thl city sluce thy Wei - Wedn ur ternoon tho cltlecns were cutertatued by 8 povel and delighttal fecoption con honrd tho Plymonth, which continued from 1 o7 o'clock. The Aliip was handvomely decorated with fiags of Al natfons, atwo with everercens and flowars pre- gented by the ladies of Natchez, About 300 cuestq were present, and nnel wern Lhe ordér of the da tainments wil tollow to. ehiip willsull for Taton Roizo gl may be expocied at tho h The ' Demnocral says tho entire teip has Leen marked by the kindifest winslinz of oficers and citi%ens, and hae had In an eminent degree the ef. fect of provingzthe trnth of what Mr, Lanar enid 1t Tonit 4o that when wa of fhie Noril and of thy Sonth knew encl othor bettel would love eacl other better. reow, The and New Otleans, o Tulter place nbout the SPORTING. DASE BALTL, Speclal Dispalch to The Tridune. Txoiaxaronts, May $,—The third game hetween the Chicago amt Indianapolla Clabe, which was to havo taken place here to day, was deferred on nce connt of raln, The shower bogan durlng last night and lested until noon to-day, at which hdur AMr. Spalding, of the Chieagus, hind ' consultation with Preeldent Brown, of the Indispapolls, and hey agreeed to call the gamo oif, Ar soon as the arrangement was coneliided, tho Chicagos took the tratn for home, Pirranung, May 8. —Dase-ball: Dostons, 2; Al- leghienys, 0. TO-DAT'S GAME, ‘The Syracuse Stars will meet tha Chicagos nt the Tawenty-third strcet gronnds this afternoon. The visltora*baving ilefeated the Clncinnatis (wo suc- cessive pames and plaved o I5-Inning contest with 81, Laonis, may Lo classed e among the strongurt teams in the conntry, Ttshonld be o close, hard fight with the Champlons, L TIIE TURT. Naspvirex, Tenn., May 3.—On this the thinl day of tha Nashvllle Bload-1inrse Amuclation racea the weathier was elear andt pleasant, the track In good condition, and the attendance large, The fest race was for the Cumberland stake for B-year-olds, subscription 825, the Asnnciation'to adid $300; second horea to have $1005 milo heats; thir- - 1y-two cutrics, Bix slarteds AUMMAITY, Wiiiiams & Owlne's Vera Craz. Tioen's King Willfan Mavos All il Fl Hwigerts Fiying, Lociii, ennings & flunt's Garry Tiuo =134 ‘The second race, Association Jlora $250, mito hieats, for all azcs, 'wan won euslly by Courier. T sUNMARY, Courler.. 11 Glasgow. £ Fairplay,siiise aa mhe—14d, 1545, Tho third race, Assoclation puree, $100, dash ot threo-gdarters of o mile, was won by Mavern, Ilighland Vintage sccond. Amanda Warren third, E\lhiglzumn fourth, and Romington drth, Time, 11754, ————— CUSTOMS. One IInndred and Ninth Annaal Meeting of the New York Chnmber of Commerec--- Yeaterdny's Itecord of tho Customs In- veatigation, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. New Yonrk, May 8, —At the 100th annual meot- fngof the Clismborof Commerca to-dny, the fol- lowing resolution was adopted: Teesolred, Thiatthe Prestdont of tha United States In respectoully ruquestod 1o take [nto conalderation i emedieney uf stricting thio Miateter nt e Court of Jalies 10 TeOfich, at 0 fayorabls upprtusiny, the correaponidence which rll‘«"l betwoen the Gaverns ments of the United Klates and tirewt Britatn eral Maht ducs from It years axn relating 1o the cotiection of American shipping ta the partsuf the United Kiugdom. President Dabcock nnnounced that Presfdent Hayes and some mombers of his Cabinet would b present at the annual dinner on the 15th Inat, r, Barbour, of the Commiltteo on Hovenuo Reform, reportod regarding sovoral moetings with the Cns- tow-1louso fuvestigating Comnlttce, who lad ex- plained tho maznitude of tho task befors them and tuld the Chambor of Commerce Committco they mean Lo make & sweepinz reform of the shusce which the Custum-llouse hus put upou commerce In tho collectlon of tha rovenua, The Committeb were ussired that, when tho tinearrives, they will be affordod cvery opportunity for luylng beforo the Investigating Coinmitteo the many abusce and indijz- nitlea to which the merehants of New York have so long submitted. The Committeo wers In hapes that, when theao ontrages becamae knows, romo steps will bo taken toeffact # change, wheroby thomerchants of New York wiit be permitted ta conduct thele legltimato hnporting burinosa with- out havluz taken uwny from the fouling of respect which ull honest merchants should have, Tho . speaker thousht, from the splirit which actuated the Commlittve appointed by the Chaniber, that thoy will never coasa thuir Iabars nuntil honest imoporters and merchants will Lo reapecied In thia “Ity of New York as they aro abroad In the great Contiuental citlea of Europe, ‘I'he following circalar was Issucd to-day by the counsel of tho Chamber of Commerce Rovenne Commitise and sent to membera of the Chamber: } am rquested by the Comuittes o Itovenuo toform ta uvite you t submit n writing the wil chaugus (i the Custom of thy Nural Oflico, oaths to eutries to bo made before any Natary Publicor Commisioners the abolltion of the triplivate tavolcee thy abolition of Consular certlil- catesy went' of - dutics fncerdiied bl [ to paswed U manio they aro foft at ~the Custom-liouses tutat chidnies from advalorem to spctile dutles; tnG ro- Jentlon by the Govornment I fta discrutton of th Ura “invoted for, & period mt fo “wwenl | ien dayy, tocether with the completiun ‘of llqutdas tion’ within In thirty “days fo ba the tnu pustinent and und of ull clatrue ud tho part of vi.o overninent touchiug the importation. " \eil you pleasy state o tar thess Graboscd clisnices awet” your ap- roval, Aud suggest othur clinges which, In_your i will stplity, quicken, and ehcapen’ tho vaaalug of goods throukh'the Customedousa? - tthe Custom-llonse Invustigotion to.dsy the most fsiportaul evidence wuw that of Paymaster Frederick G, Wentworth, who testified thatihesns nial appropriation of 8,400,000 for laborers fn the welglirs' department could bo reduced S75, 000 withoutdetriment Lo the reryle e also thought #lx vnt of the thirteen welghers! teicts could be abolished, audu further annual savIng otfected, o hind heard of ncn Loing on the pay-rolle withe outdoing any work. Mr, Sonthwarilt, Chlel of tho Buroau of Statis tated that suveral of the clerks in his department Yrrramd atatintics and information for the beneft of the Jonrnal of Commerce and one or Lwo ollice nowapapere, D fora adjomtning for the day tho Cominiis! adonted” an order roquesting tho Collector, Naval Otticer, and Burvoyor to advise tho Commisalon what departinents of the Custom.louse are most expustd Lo violation of law througn the venallty of wubordinutes, and ulwo to renort tho best nethiods mr‘femody(ng tho ovils whudo caudes arc known hem, Avslutant Auditor Jacobs tostificd that thero was ageneral seduction of salurios of 10 per cout in Surch, 1 ut they were put up paln atter aboutsyear, Ho befieved the appropristion hud ronout” Persuns appoluted by the Ireslient and the Beuato or hieada of Devartwents were not re- duced, ‘Tlicir sularics are tixed by law, ee— TOARPETS, The Lamentable Depression in the Nusiness of Mauufuoturing Thess (oods, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. PiitavsLruia, V., May J.~—Tlo largest carpet. wllls in tho United Status, thoso of the Mosers, Dobson, ot Schuylkill Fulls, fn the suburbe of Philadolphia, will closo to-morrow, thus throwing out of work some 1,400 hands, Inthe early purs of Aprll, about seventy tapestry-wcavers struck agalnat & reduction in thele wagos from tdr and one-half tu four cents per yord. Sluco then the proprictory have learned that the othor operators, notably the brusscls and Ingraln weavers, who snflered no reduction, have boun Raslvtivg the atrilcers, and It has been decldod to stop. worls altogether, Espceinlly aro the proprictors moved to this courso by the large surplus of gocds on haud, ‘The Dobsons stated ta-day that the mills would be closed for an indefinite perlod, although thero was a possibllity of etarting up by June 1, The tapestry strlkoru say that thelr reduction was but 4 subtor- fage ndopted by the employers to furco the iten to striko and give an excuse for closing mills withoat the odium of casting s0 muny men oul of work voluntasily, Aso proof of thls, they say the oper- ators fn employmont sinco tho strike were cut down: in_thelr working days. o threo a8 week, The men nmsked to bo allowod $o work thiree cntizo days instead of a balf. day each dsy, in otdor that they could carm money clhiewhero, Thin was refuscd, the idea being, a4 the Dubaons say, ta preveut tho men ut work trom earnlig enough to give ald to thelr wtriking breth- rou, but tho uwn s4y it was (o caso them off tHi g twtal stoppay ondered, L @ of tho works should bo 'Ilio carpet trade througthout the countey ducs not uppear (o bo active, Jubin Crossly & Sony, of 1ali- 1u3, ure (o lurzest wianutacturers on 1uls sldo of the water, They have 7u) loome, but, for thu past aiybtvon montlis, huve been rusuiug three doys fn thy week oulir. Next In ordur come these Schuyl- Kill Falta Mille, with 230 loome, They munulace tury the preatest variety in th carpet e of any firw, maklog fourteon out of the Lfigen hues of wuds, the oxceptlon belng the Axwlnster, Tho owell Carpot Company hae 20 fhigraln loots, but ouly seventy-one ruunfng, and of the thirty-six Brussuls looms but four are worked. Blgelow & Co., of Clinton, Masu., breity-sorey but o of o elatity lvoms, and Alexander Smith (0., 0f Yookers, X, Y., but two-thirds of thelr tapestr; loows, Thelz twenty looins alt worked, however, iu Sandford's Amatordaim, N. Yap milils aud were out 8 wonth, The Roxbury Company, of Rosbuty, Musa., 6re yunning sbout oue-third of tuelrmaclibery. Thicsa urg ulso wauifactorics fn Hartford and In New York, but pove sro runulug to tbolr full gapacity, ANOTHER CLARKE, Loxapox, May U, —With reference to the reported failuzo of the comodiau Clarke, all the Loudun Papers stated that it was ** Clarke, tho wyll-kuown comedion 5 but the masager of the Royal Straud Theatre, where John 8, Clarke In playing, writes 10 the press denying that fr was that gontleman wha failed. Who the person In whosa bankrupley Fave riro to the stary does not appoar, Niw Yonk, May J—A dispateh from Phila. delphin says the announcement that John S, Clarke, tho comedian, had falled in London, and that a receiver had heen appointed to take chargo of hia catate, cansed ereat sarprise, (icorge K. Coodwin, manager of the Walnnt Street Thentro, and Clnrke's partner, stated that ha had received no inthuation of anything heing wrone, o s of the opiufon itis another Jdohn Clarke, an American comedian, now in London, who meant. Mr, Goodwin roceived yuateray s lotter from his partner, dajed two wesks ago. It sald nothing concerning any financial embareassment, Clarke's lust aeason at the flaymarket Thoatro was Totn prodiable one, and at lcast §1,.000 wns lost, hatthe comedian 1a reported worth all the way froum 3304, 00U Lo 8700, 0VO. FIRES. AT DUNLEITII, 1L, Speclal Dispatch (o The Tridune, Dunvque, la,, May 3. —Thismorning, at2 a. m,, the waichman of the 1llinols Ceniral Itattroad Depot fn Dunleith, 1., discovered fire fasuing from the frame additlon to the Central lotcl, owned and occupled by Hale & Burhite, e im- mediately awokae the clerk, ond they ronsed the #lecplng guests, The hand-engine was. got to work, but{he fire bad made such headway that it wan impossibic to save the bullding, o they turtied thelr attention to !lvlll"f the adjoining propeily, which they managed tu do by hard work, ‘Ihe hotel and all the furpiture was deatroyed, 1t was 1 {heeo-atory Wrick,, w framo aidition, wvalued at abont §5,000, partially insured, Csuso of firc unknown. AT NEW ITAMBURG, N, Y. New Hastnona, N. Y., May 3.—Franl Myces* store, the Madicon Hote), and dwolling of J, . Millard, John Lent, John Rafferly, Patrick’ Evane, and Walter Millard, wora destroyeil by fira | to-nlet, * Los, $45,000; insurance, $18,000. Accidental, : ANOTHER DUEL. Somo Silly Yonng Irenchmon in New Vorlk Clty Itecelving Unmeritod I'ublle Atten- tion, Special Dispatch to The Tridune New Yunk, May 8.—Yecsterdny morning In- spcctor Dilka recelved information that a duel was to be fonght between twoe Frenchimen that evening at auartint's in Fourtcenth stroot, between Droad- way and Fifth avenue. The Inspector touk menasures . to atop the aflair, Capt. Wililama visited tho studlo of Mr M. Gambler, aporirat painter, at No. 15 Eant Four- teenth strect, where ho met M. Gambier and M. Louts Thovenin, artists In tha employ of Saruny. Ttntoring the stodio, the police gazed upona mis- cellancous nssortment of raplers, foncing folts, boxing gloves, aond other eport- ing orticles hanging wupon the walls and scattered about -the room. Capt. Willlams having stated tho objoct of (his visit, the Frenchimpn neemed overcomo with mirth, and gave the oMcers ta undoratand that the whole affaly wasa huge joke, and that itwas not serfously Intended to allow tho men to fight, olthqugh all the usual preliminaries of a contest according to the rales of ho code as understood §n France had been allowed to proceed. Inspector Dilks subsoquently pathe ered the following Infurmation: The studio of M. Uambler 18 frequented Ly a number of gy young Fronclhmen, chlofly nrtlats, who make it & placo of reunlon, spunding thelr leisuro-hours there In fenciniz, boxing, and other athleticaports, Among those who are In the habit of visitingthe atudio are Mceslenrs 1o Gouraud, M, Mark - Gabelolle, and Ganderro. On Bunday Tnst iho young men had a social reunlon, nfter which they met 3. Martin rousae, 8 young merchant of iavro, who I temporarily’ rosiding ab tho Hotel Betting, La Shrotixse wiis a stranger, bui, on being introduced, Jolued in the convivialities. Tuesday last another reunfon vccurred at Uambler's, and the part of rovolers swain viaited tho Cafe Parle, as wan thelr usual enstom, 1a Mroumwo was thero nlan, and (ambier, on recognlzing him, slapped ‘him familiarly on_ tho ehonlder on the krengih of thele provions drlnlflu{: Lout. 1a Broussorenented it an an affront, igh words followrd, and Lo Hrousse challenged Detlonrand to mortsl combat Tho chalien, was accepted, and awords werg closen s the weapons for tho ducl, All the preliminaries for the combat were srranged, and the fight wan fo lvo comu oft ot 8 o'clugl: {aat evenlng 6t Gaw- bler's studlo, In the meantime, the affair was tatked of in the cufoc where the friends of tho parties resorted, and = reached the carsof o lady, who sent n messaus to Capt. Barnes fuforming him of what elic lud heard. Inspoctor Dilks wud at onco notiled, and the jntorfercnce of ollcc of conrso put_ on end to uel, The friends ™ of both tics wny that it was o foke, they Inteitded to ailow tho partics to meet for the inténdul duel to tout their Lravory, aud to cxplain matters beforo the combatants crossed ewords, ROCKFORD. Important Highwiy Declsion—8100,000 ‘Warbh of Libel Bults—~Hon, Johin A, Logan —Decoration Day—A Cure for Vagrants—A Iundred-Dollar Bill Lost. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. TRocxronp, 11l., May 3, —Soveral lmportant cases Tiave como up beforo Judge Irown at the present lon of the Circuit Court. Tho moat important deciulon to the Stato at larga was that in the Town of Rockford ve. Charles W. Iliger, tried upon an ngreed stato of facts, This wes a amt Lrought by the Commissloners of 1ighwaya agalust Mr. Higer {o recover tho tatitary panslly of 81 for refusal 10 aboy a verbal arder of two of the Cominisslo: ers, and the Judgo docldes ngalnst the defond- aut, The cnae s r\ll"u important, as Involving tho revpectivo powers and dutics of Highway Commissioners ou the ong hand, and Overscers of liiglwayson the othier. The tourts wevm to hold that Conunlasioners aro ++Captaine ' and_the Ovorseers only Lioutenants, The caso is appealed to tho Supremo Court. 000 WOILTIE OF LIBHLS, Ttackford Is §; tlplve:»mlnw famoun for ita libel nulte, Tho Zinds-Farly-Flynn-Wilklo afair has hardly been forgotten before the Hbel dopartment of tho court docket §s burdened - with §100,000 worth more of 1ilicla. Moat of this batch emnanato from a young mun named ltessler, who has accused ‘of steallng $700 worth of flonr from hia cmployers, Awong. those whom this guptio man sues are Wilbur F. Etorey of the Thmes, $25,000; Dr, I P, Lane, Prosident of Second Natlonal Nank, 10,000 Patrick | axeSherlfl, $25,000; (iearge K 85,000; Frauk F, Peats, Shoriff, 00; Walter hoinas and Edwund Derwent, each 85,000, Allogether, Mr, Hewsler, tho: ex-nifller, scems (o be the champion claimant of the United States, and holds his charucter at a falr cash valuation. . PHEPARATIONS VYOIt DECORATION-DAY. Great preparation la belng wade hero for Deco- ration-Day, The Hon, Jokn A, Logun will dellver tho orativn, The Lockford Nitles, and twenty other wocfaties, will take pattin the proceesion, and Mr. Logan will have a hearty racoption, TIE TIHAMP NUISANCH. ‘Tho oity bas literally wwarmed with tramps dur- fng the pitst week or “tvo, Last Monday no luss than fourtcen made thelr appearance’ on tho strects, I'he Common Councll bave passed an or- dinunce compelling thd arreet of ablo-bodled va. geants, und the working of them in i fx upon the wtrocts with ball aud chaln attached to their ankies, "Tuls ordinance has worked to a charm sinco it camo into effect, A MI8SING $100, ° A woman named Tripp was to have pald a Mr, Nelson 8000 cash for some land & shoert thine lg Nelsun took the umm:ly without counting i¢. but on coming howe found It $100 short, Mrs, Tripp nwaro there was SU00, wheroupon Lo suve Mre. I'ripp for the moncy. and recuvers 1t with futercat ir full from 140 daty of tho trusaction, THE WEATHER, Wasmixarox, D. C., May é~1 8, m.—For tho Teuncssce, the Ohlo Valley, and Uppor Lake Ho- ilon, noarly statlonary or rising, followed by falle ing, barometer; winds variable, ahifting to cast aud sauth, slowly rising temperature, with clear or pastiy Eloudy weather In tho latter district, and partly clo ormer, udy aud cloudy weather with raln in the LOCAL ODSNRYVATION. Ciiteaqo, May 4. 3 2nel 0l 0:00p, m. 2181 51 ap. s (20,831 81 | 50 I i " Mazimum thermomster. 83t minimum, L ¥ URNNRAL ULAKEYATIV] Cutauo, Bar, | Tar. tdnight, Statians, Alpen: dhena ¥ enny Cluveland Daveopurt FINANCIAL, Livezroot, May 3. ~May & Co., the motal and bardwary dealers of Boaton, whoso fallure wasan- nounced Saturday last, huve §150,000 indebteds ness hore. Beruteney, Pa., May 3.—Tho Sagcon Bavings- Bauk, of Hellertown, Ya., susuended to-das, De- POsltn, §75, LU0, Lo aswots excuvd §100,000. The wiccaliolders uro fndivicually reaponsible for dou- Ll the uniount of thete piock. SaN Vuaxcwsco, May U, —N foal settlement waa -engine, with & to-day effected hetweon Tenac Friedlander and hiy ereditord, Thoe Bank of Callformia and Nevady Tinok accept the sectirity they hetd for tha Amnnpg which Mr. Friedlandar owed them, and the np, recured creditors {aka S5 per cont earh, and myy fron relouses, Thi maken about 200, 06, i will be pald over on Saturlay or Monday, nn. Friediander wiil then resuine businees on the p ELIGIOUS. CHATIGED WITH IERESY, Taxntox, N, J,, May3.—The New Brunswier TPresbytarian Assembly mot this morning to can. rider charges of heresy against the Rev, Jopn Miller, a lending preacher of the Presbyteriay Church, in that he has published a book denying the Trinity and the immortality of the soul. Thy Rev, Dr. Gosman {a prealding Moderator, Arum. berof emlnent divines are present, and the iriy) escites o good desl of Interest. The Rtev. Dr, Studdeford opened the proeecntion by reading oxtracta from Miller's book, and ahoy. ing that tho scatiments hield aro in opnonition to, and contradictory of, Calsinism and the Confey, sion of Falth of the Prosbyterian Church. At the concluslon of Stnddeford's charge, BMiller roza to reply. 1o sald, in the first yiae, that hisbook doen not strike ot tho vitals of re lizion, and, therefore, does mot contradict thy Confersion of Faith, Noman In the Church helq to tho Calvanietic doctrine with greater boldnesy and tencity than e, Ha bolloved In Cheist ang in His ransom. 1a belioved the Father wos God, thie Kon was Glod, and the lioly tiliost was God, boy ho did not belleve in tho Trinity. They were sepy rate, Mr. Millor then procceded at length to defeny hisdoctrine as to the Immariality of the sonl. jjs owned himself ax opposed to the doctrine, na Ly. ther, he sald, opposed It many eminent men oy posed ity and hie did nat boliove by would be ghe pored {0r opposing It, nor dld ho think lie would by doposed for wbandoning the ductrine of the Tej tnd fixing himself on the divinity of Chrint, Tooking to httn ns God. 'Phe doetrine of the Trin. Ly, as commonly hield, ho declnred conld not be ez. plafued by any theolojtian preseit, e O—— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Minnarows, N. Y., May 3.—Abont 1,700 per. ) Including many prominent citizens, layg ed the total abatinence pledge nt the temper ance revival here, Tho audlencen nre vo largethy 1t ian been fonnd neceasary to procure o Inrge teny for thelr sccommodation. 2 Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune. Bunrixoton, Ta., May 3. —Twenty-scven of the {temizers of Towa have united In ealling aconven tlon of local editors at Des Molnes on the 24y Inst. At thattime, beshics the discuasion of the usnat matters and tho adaption of appropeiate re. soltutlons, n systomatic ofart will bo mado to bl doze somo railroad or packot company into for. _nlshlng transportation foran excuraion. Special Dispateh o The Tridune. 81, PauL, Mion,, May —Five hundred ase fty-five women votcd hers on Tuudu‘ for School Inspector, Inonly ono ont of tho thirteen pre. clucts did thelr maJority vote difer from the men's, New Yo, Mup B.=Presldent 1lnyes will an. 1 th l!‘u‘lnulu‘:‘f Itz-Groene Halleok In tho Cene May 10, New \'um(,, m{ 2.—At tho annual meeting of the Chamber of Comme: ta-day, Samuel D, Babeock waa elected Proaldent, A resolution was ndopted requesting our Guverament to reopen, st n [favorablo opportonlty, correspondence with Giecat Britaln rfating to the collectiun of Jight duey from iho Amerlcan shipping In ports of the United Kingdom —A shock of carth. il ant 1AWA, O, W, Rn{ ki quaka was felt In this viclulty Tast night. . Y., May 3.—Tho omnibus N ‘ter bill passed tho Housa to-day, withan amendment creating an Exclso Conynusion in It, QuEnze, May O.—Snow foll this morning for soveral hours, e —— i OBITUARY. Special Dispatch o The Tridune, Abpnian, Mich., May 3.—The nows has just been recefved of the deatlt, at Allegan, at 6 this after noon, of Capt. Fred liort, "of this city, 1o loft hero yosterday, 1o was n prominent Mason, known all over the West, and was ono of our inost popular cltizos " ————— Plethora of YPeaches In Delaware and Marys Innd. Witmington (Del. ) Corvespundence PAtiadeiphia Times, All the proilictions of a small peach crap this year have proven to bo mistuken ones, The ot rella Dla Information gathercd by gontlomen who have been over tho whole Dolawnrs Ponnsuta, as agenty of tha raflrodd companloes to make etitnates of the nmnonnt of 'fl!i{,’lllhlfl that will be required, showe that the crap this year will o tho largest known for ten years, Evory avonue is being opened wlicre s market cunbo madu for the disposal of peachics in Inrge and small quaatitics. Cors will borun overthe Philadolphia, Wilmiugton & linltimore, Baltimore & Ohlo, 'ennsylvania Contral, Iteading, and Ambo) Railronds, 50 as to conucct with Weastern mflmma intlmo to deliver the fruit insfda of farty-elght honres after 1t lonves Delaware, In the vicinity of Mtddlstown, which Is tho richest peach country In the Unitod Stutew, tho trees avo all full, and the condition of tho crop aver the ontire peninsula is the same, In the peach-growing districts of Mazy- land tho crop will bo ood o8 in Delaware, aad the eatimate mndo by muny s not far Jers than 20,000,000 baskota. Unthie branch rafiroads leading into the peach country there will be sunicient to fi(vn large transportatfon for quito awhile. Unthe ent & Quoen Anno Itoad thore te o dargo crop, and the manio 18 the case ou the Detaware & Maory- land Rond and the Dorchestor & Delawaro 1tond, On tho Junction & firealkwater Rallroad, between Harrington and Milford, there will be a good ctop, but south of Milford thy oytlouk is discouraging, In Kont and Cecil Counties, Ald,, all the reports harmonlze a8 to s largs yleld, ‘The general im- proxsion is, na the crop now promises, that the Jelaware und Maryland peutosula will th more peaches, pears, apples, and small frulls thls year than ever before, Sending Steamers Acro Ralls New York Triby ‘Tho novel entarprisa of tranaporti cra acrosd the contluent bas bacn mic ully cate rled out within 8 fow weeks, In Octobur 187 Geargo II, llnmbur{ Prestdent of the Ucclilenta) & Orlontal Steamsfilp Company, mado a contract with Fletchor, Harrison & Co.,, of this cil L.o for the construction of two sldo-wheel pteambos each of tho following dimensions: Kocl, 210 feet; beam, 33 faet; dopth of hold, 10X feot. Bach wasto have two ors, ono vertical beam condensing ylinder £0 inches in disticter ond 11 feot leneth of stroke. Tho contract prue cvided that the hulle, machinery, and joinor-work should be bulltand fitted together hore, and that when tumslcufll tho, ts whould be taken o F‘c‘“ and suipped by rail to ¥an Franclsco. and liere put together agaln, Jn accordance with their n'[xroumnt. Flotcher, larrlaon & Co. url{ in March, forwarded tho huil and machi of the Hest veusol, and_they have sinca dispatciied the hull and’ mochinery of the wecond, wilh tho joiner-work for both. The bollers for tho sacond boat wero “delivered fn Jeney City nbout a week ago, and are now on the way ‘San Prancleco. T'ha ontire wulght of the vousel and machinery s whipped was nbout BUO tons, T'he four bollers were completed before shipment, and taken un locomotive trucks to Butfalo, whence they wera transferred to Lovell flats, upon which thuy were transported without change to their ded- tindtlon, Each shipment has bean deliverodabout twenty dayw sfter (tleft Now York, . Tho uteamers aro intended to run on San Frane «eisco Bay,—onc from San Francisco to Baucelito, tho olhicr frow San Franclsco to an Rafacl. tho Contloent by The Maluo Liquor-Law, Bonfort's Wine and Liguor Cireular. The awendments to tha Maluo law, just patsed l!{ the Leglslature, which Inclade native winwoad clder, when uved for tppling purposos, auiony the Hat of {ntoxicants, went into effcct on the 13th of thin month, Under the liw, tho monufacture of all intoxicating Hauor s prohibited, except clder, and heavy pensities aro linp for couvictions undor tha seazrch wid soizuro clause, For thetlnt conviction, any person who sclls any intoxicating llquor manufactured by him in thls State, except cider, 18 liadle Lo 8 punishment of two mwonths I +the County Jafl ond o fiuc of $1,000. A penalty of $100 f4 lmposcd vn any magistrato or county attor: ney who, In pr:u-rlulg cumrlnlnu. ‘warrants, of fudlctments, knowlngly neglects or refusos’ 10 allega a provious conviction. The law, awnow amended, does nok except sucramental wino uecd by some church aite of alcohal, ‘into general uso the unfetnented fulce of the 'u!m for sacramental purposcs, a domestio fubl -that many churches have used fo som tinu paste Tha now law will be tho means of bantshiug from tho warket 81l nativa wines which have becit extensively sold for a fuw years past, ono lurtlan wmanufacturer dolng a large buslness fn this loe, ind who has now on hand souis 10,000 eallons. 1t is represunted. It will also _be the mcans of clus Jug up a brewery In that city which hus been dolug 4 large busluces, A Slngular Fhenomenon. ‘The Pansma Star and Jerald reports a curiont henomenon baviug occurred at Awpinwall uriug the proscnt mouth, and, calls upon the sclentific for sn ciplanstion. Tho besch, sayd that journal, is of coral formation, and extenié from tha lghthouse esstward slong’ tho noriler shore of Manzewlla Istand for a mile or more, 85 1s vpon 10 the Carilibean, Upon the night i qu ‘tlon, or vather on tho murning followlnz, V whole dlatanco was covervd with o deposlt of 8 deep-vivida-lndigo-bluo—sowetbicg ru-embuuq hl broad ribbon stretchud alupg the liwits of bigh- tide, which there amounts 1o only sbout vizbieed inches. Beholders wery stortled by this v‘"fl ccullar appearsnge, and §t wus at frst :huu.ln. h-llwlur- Old Neptuno aud the Tagus indiyo b ness lnl’l(h have something to do with It} BT way curlosity allayed in the slightest vhuu.clwfl; examinatiom revealed the fchl l{u[‘)lkll fact l"; tuis bluo deponnt conslsted of wlllious of o M‘"n Iar, flat, shapuloss sort of folly-iiah, wuller than tbe baud, rounded fa contuur, with a slightly mi ed ridge runuin: what would seci to be fore 8¢ aft over thy back. Everybody louked und wunqxg. «d, but ths wiscst—and there ars sowe pcrlcrl:,“' vmond I that city—could not make out what thes wate, or what such 8 vbigalar and sudden puenvily cnon meant. The next day all the brisnt coler h{n faded out, sud the gelatinous depoait, -llhu“r‘ piviagoat o stroug, uupleavant ods, dricd up du suou disappeaseds 3