Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1877, Page 2

WASHINGTON. A Few Mora Contortions Exhibited by the First Batch. Charley Reed 8till Argning Valiantly with Besretary Shermar, The Government Turns Its At- tention to the Mexican Border. Prompt Messuren Will Be Taken to Sap- presa Oattle-Raida, - MaJs Reno's Case Reviewed by the Wa Departments Ho Ju Buspended from Rank and Fay for Two Years. THH FIRST BATCII, CONTINUED RQUUIMINGS, Fpectal Dispatch te Tne Trioune. Wasmnorot, 1, Ciy May H—sludze Lawrerca fa'axpected here on Tharadsy, 11la misston {s nn- deratood 10 be to aftompt to convince the Attors ney-Genernl that the conteact for civil Immunity ‘wan made mith Jake Jtebm, With respect to the statement of S8tarrs, In Tuk Tuwinuxs local of Sunday, that Judge Dangs BAys that he never heanl of any sgreement ‘whereby Rehm was to roceive civil Immunity, Clstles Roed says that Hange told him that it was an ontrag to prosecnte Rehm In view of the agreement for inmnnity, and that Wirt Dexter had told him (Reed) that Bacgs had freqnently sald tho same thing to him in connection with the present Giacansion of the civil-lnmanity question in the Chleago Conrta, Tho following LRTTER YROM JUDGE BANAY TO WIRT DEITER, ‘when here in Washington upon the business, may prove of Interest: . **Umrxn 8TATXS ATTORKRY's Orvice, Nonrtn- Ern Digraict or LiiNow, CuicAco, March 10, 1R78,—Tna Lign, Wirt Dexter, Wathington, D. ¢ —Dsan Bir: Yesterday afternoon Judwe Lawrence aad Mr, Grover, represcuting Mr, Rebm, in Mr. Campbell's sbrence o sccount of sicknens, came {0 my office and made a fmp@llllon to Mr. Ayer, Mr. “Bartlett, and mysell on_hehalt of Mr, Rehm, that be ‘be permitted to turn State's evidente, plead gniliy to such counts jn tho Indictment srainst him et al, an shonld bo upon, receive hia sentenco, and tell a1l he Xknows that would implicate others, This proposi- Hiom resulted in Mr, Dartlatt and mysclf soing to e Campbell's renldence lsst night tu get from Bim all the particulars within Mr." lichm‘s knowl- edge,* &a - Mr, Jetim had fnlly communi- :cated them to'Mr, Campbell, ~This Interview ' yas not as ratisfactory as we had )-ured. owing to 'tho imperfect and pariial statement from Tionm to |Gampbell, yet we fearncd the following facts from iMe, Campbeil: First, that Jasper 1. Ward nad iecolved crooked money from Rohm, $3,000 be- 'fora Mr. Ward Inft Congress, $1,000 of which was 1paid Wanl Just about the time bo left Con- | atees; that Ttehm had conlinued auch payments | 10 Ward since be had been Uinited States Atiorney \tliat & part of the conaideration for such payments o ard, while e was Distelct Attarney, was 1bat Ward should allow certain bookn and pa bo taxen from his office, ;books and papers were, but Campbell conld not remombor. That Ward' came (o flehm In the firat place and domandcd a share of the money thus m from crooked whisky, and demanded 1o know why it was that Hass &' Powell's distillery coald not or did not have a8 good an arrangement. Srcand, thal Rehun, 810 Rehm knows what thene w4 the other distilleries had onid Hn‘l Dey nt‘ Collector, ‘Third, that hi $25, while he was Kollector, Fourtl, that Mehm psid _Thilip Wadsworth daring the montha of his Collectorship the sum ot 2 cash - crooked monoy, The times d Alr. Campbeil could not give, but says Hehm haa all of them carefully preservod. Fifth, that Rehm pald Dslmlrfluperv wor Dridges a large sum of monay; the time and amounta Rehm ran give with accuracy. B8lixth, that Rehm pala D money rencatedly for a pood Jobs, " tho first “of which wa tlme. Onc was for releas), in seized W. Root ‘wos pald money by ten different distillories for regulating the eapacliy, reducing and tncreasing tho samc In auch way &a to allow the diatiliers to rfio amonnt” under & diminlahed capacity, .fhe papers so armanged ne to show all Heht “in hls ofics at a moment's warn- fug, should the (lovernment diacover thoy wero ranning beyond thelr former or last capacily. * These are all the names we conld get ftom N, Campbell. Iesald very emphatically, on our saking, thal Rehm knew nothing pointing ih any mannee towaras Mr, Farwell or Mr. logan; sald he had inqnired a8 to 1o thraa two gentremen, but found nothing. We askod Mz, Campbell what Rehm knew about jed he bad ng certal catablishment, Seventh, that Chester run s having, fot talked ~ with Mr. ltehm abont tho other dlstillers, therefore cnald not +8ay a8 iolhem, That Rehm disclalmed knowing suything about lesing's having recelved any « money; that he had never pald Hesing any crooked motey, hut had a nort of genarsl fden llesing was in some wa; . Wo tchm's 8 and bow strongly, Campbell raid he canld not then say definitely as totbat, bat had no doubt that such” corroboration conld ba had sbundanily, and the interview con- cluded by making an & bell send for Rehm to. theeo ndditional fucta, wrif out the siatements, and have Judge Lawrence bring them around to- day I possible, —to-motrow, at any rate, —for our further consideration before taking any decisive action in the premiscs, **Thus the matter stanas. A consultation this forenoon decided me Lo aond_this lotter to yon, siouli & telegram find you willing to remain In ‘Washington till & letter sent to-night conld reach on, **Theso communications and overy(hing pertaln- ing to this proposition of Mr, Rehm's attorneys aro strictly confldential, known only to Mr. Ayer, Mr. {sonu Il And myeelf, and we have promised all yeriain w0 tll acted’ upon, jected, 1o remain A professtonal secret. ‘@ think it beat o throw the rosponsiility of c- cepting thls proposition opon the Eccreiary and the Atlorncy-Geperal, an it fa s question of & good deal of importance, fuvolving, asit does, & reopens Ing of the old iasus Not only that, but & man of Areator prominence and larger infuence than any of "tha other squealers, and this . e back ® leter. Mr. Campholl says M. ! Kehm s particalarly sensitive about being called & «+squealer, and 10 avold that desires to ploud guilty d have sentenco nassed npon bin beforo he teati= t all, eapecially in court, on the trial of any o pervons implicated by nim, We suggest- ed this objection, that Hehm wight’ go back vn us sfterhe Lisd becnisentenced to pay a fine of $5, 00010 ,000, without luiprisonments, and that other imicalt{es might in thnt cvent ariée to_plagas Mr. Campbell saya Rehm very much desires to tei Afy, knowing thu worat beforohand, cebecting, of course, thut 8 knowlvdge of his position will' Le wade known to thc Court Lefors any of guilty ahall be entered, We desire that ou ahball gu in person to the Allorneys cneral and to the Becretary, and present this [roposition, of course sa strictly conddential to hem as with us, and get th dvice tuuching the §otire premises, and, that thero may be uo room for misconstruction’ or wilsunderstendiog, have thelr faatructions communicated to this obico 1 writing. ‘This, of course, (s unon the supposition st Hehm's teatimony shall bo proverly aud ef- fectively corruborated, and whall in ur opiniun by sufticlent to convict the sbove-uamed parties at east, or mowt of them, as well as to aid iu our convlctlon of more ur Jess of the Indicted distil- lers, Bhould Mr. Campboll's farther statements come {n tims to embody them In this letter, 1 will add them before closing this _comwmunleation, ‘These cascs, un mpplication of 3ir, Hchm's coutisel, were postponed one week on accountof Mr, Campbell's vickuess, and the jury has been notifieds not to cume till the 14th nst. It looks a little ks 11 ali of the last batch might nupectlnny.m\ lea x i, 1476, 'The developments contained therem, now thatthe interest in Whisky Ring matters ta renewed, are perhaps of sufticient fmportance to warrant thelr republication, | SMALL MOPK. In copuection with the case of the Unfon Copper Dustilling Company thers was a conditiunal relcaso talued from Jubn P, Klllln*". voe of the forg- 1nen, Who pald $40,000 frow hils personal property $u Milwankee on bis clalm for ment of that tax. This release relied * mpon by the Orat balch o that Gover- wment oficera in October, 1875, coutemplite compromlss which 15 naw repndisted, su was drawn up by Ckml'Ay. Solicitor of ltevenus, by direction of Attorney-Gen. ll% Becrotary Mornll, and Cuwmmissioner Haum. Tho whoreas to this releaso shows that on Oct. 2, 1875, the Goveroment did contemplate making ‘s compromise with these persons for thy payment of 8100 and costs. Thia release Wwas ublainea aod filed 10 the Treasury upon cons ditioa that it should be returned to Kisainger if 1ho compromise falled. Aurflcn“nu was wade ot 1he Treasury fur it on bebalf of Klssinger to-day, but the spplication was refused. Finaily the Ine terual Hevenue offcers, having certified (hat the release was only conditional upon the Government making the compromles, thy original releass wus delivered to Heed ux attoracy for Kissinger. A CONPERENCE. Sccretary Sherman and Commiesionar of Internal Reveaus Kauo had & conference to-dsy upoa tha stement mads by Charles Keed, attarney for the Saab h of Cbicago dustillers, o the {,l:ctthu i olvil fmmunlty is denied the frst slch the Government will owerless ol ‘prosecutions of (he bafch of wvidencn. Thois statemeut, which Reed wade with great pervistence, scems to bave tracted the stlention of Seccetary Shyrtan. Tep prove ed the The r Inter crsl Tl Kdter bas Lelieved, posaibly abill belicyes, that the Goverament can 4o 1bs confessivis mads by tho fiest bateh, a8 they claim, om the smpposition that they wdre ta receive entire immunity, 48 VALID RVIDENCE for the prosecution of the second bateh fn the carer mow pending, Reei has notifled Secrotary Sherman that tbe United Statva courta anywhera would refuse to allow any such nse to be made-of that evidence, on the prigciple that no person, ander the Conatitntion of tho Udted States, can be ed to "incriminate himself, Recd further that the courta In Chicago already ted that snch wonld bo the ralingsy that it Aubject no longer open to doubi thas the testimony -mndJ gven conld not be ased, and that the only evidence that the Govrrnment had conld get was the oral testimony of those applie ¢anta for immunity who WOULD REPUSE TO GIVE 1T 1f thele npglluuun 18 refnsed in plain teemn, Reed again to-day served notice upon the Hecretary of the Tressdry that the entire succees or fatlure of the Government in the pending prosecutions againat juke “ltetm | and others of lnlg“’:ec;r:‘d ed entleely, ?::m:'n:f‘:e" the Government mllnhlr‘l'!;lg its ons with the first batch with re. hn:‘\? ::menmb:n’filn:; T Secrotacy Sherman insisied iat there was & atatata which compelled & witneas to tentify even If he shonid be criminated. Heed ehallonged the Secretary to show it, whersupon the lattar said that IT WAS NOT 118 BUSINESS to act ax law-oficer of the Government. Teed maintains that the only possible statute which Sherman conid havo had in mind was statnte ref - ative to witnessea before Congressional Commit- fees, aud that very statute provides that efidenca I {lrrn, if tending to criminate :‘hu witnuss, can- nol forc Tlhl Le in any way wsed agaibet’ hi in 8 court nr’ lw.’ Beureta o Sherman Inguired of it the augers and e other ofiicers wonld not usu‘r{ uglnu the second Dbalch. To this Reed rephed that they mostna. suredly would not, and that the history of the triala slready had in Chicagu showed the contraty, ‘Thers had been oue charge of petjnry made sgainat & Ganger, It was true, but the proof of the perjury waa furnished absolutely by the testimuny of the firat batch, Secretary Sherman appears atiil to have the sub. ect nnder considoration, It s very evident that he sasertion that the Government depends upou the voluntary, testlmouy of the first batch for ite wsuccesaca 3% tho pending prosecutions, if it Ly ‘the law officers of the GUoverament, niay pusslbly csuse the Sec. upon the immnnily queailon in & new light, but it 18 hurdly to be ex- pected that his decislon will bo reversed. Reedin- 1enda to Lake charge of the defeuse in the pending trials at Chicago, and Sidncy Smith and Wirt Dex- ter will be ured us wituersca to prove the alleged agtrement of civil immunity, WILL CONTINUR THE WAR. Beeretary Bherman will soon understand what it costa b be u reformer in the I'reasnry Department, 116 has undertaken ta pursue the Whisky Ring with a relentless rald, and by his circulars has given sl violators of the Hevenue lawa very clearly to undorstand that he at that no gulity stall escape, | Hecrelary Sherman seoma to Hnve determined that the few benefits of the Whiaky-Ring war Teft tothe Gavernment after bad mianagement, fn- discriminate pardoning, und treachery, shall be man wecared, and while attempting to do this, 8herman already 1o shore the experfence of Gen, Nirlatow, Jatter had scarcely commenced his crusade agu the the Ring whan the Western dintitlers ~ charged thst hLe was giving dintiliers in his own State ‘Thers arn & ifl!nl many Wl men hore now, bronght here by the commencemenat of Sherman's rald npon them, and they ecirculate about the hetels such charges as It was tho custom to make against Dristow. o following are HOME OF TIIN STORIRS: The second batch of Chicago men who are here, including D, Rush, S8imon Powsll, Parker Maton, and Bnmn&h:. are very Indignant at the action of Eecretary shorman, ‘They orzm charge that he i persecuting the Chicago distiifers and treating the Cincinnat! distillers with ‘They yestorday charged a8 stated, Jarga ‘amounts of fllielt whisky ' waro Vein made In_ Cincinnati, They now@uu publicly that Sccretary Bherman s on Intlmato relstions with Uaf, the Cincinnaty distiller, One of these distillers s that Gaff tald him that Sherman aome timo age went throngh his distillery with him and rognested him to asaist in ralsing money to start an Administeation news- paper In Cincinnatl, ~ Memberd of the necond batch also say that Gsff, of Cinclonatl, recently boasted * upon the oard o Trade in Chicago that Ctacinnat! distillers conld whisky for from one to three cents leas per gallon than the Chlcago distiliers, notwlthstandint thoy the Cincinnatl distillers) were oblixed to pay from vo to ten cents per bushel more fog corg Lhan Gaff stated that “the remson thero was & system of fnapece Cincinnat], to the officers of the (jovernmunt thero and to the Department, Ly which tho Cincinnatl dlstiliers wero enabled to make . cacapo the payment of tax upon one o two gallons In every tiarrel. 'This special advantage at Cincine natl arfses from the oxccution of what is known as TH# LIDERAL 0AUGE, by which gaugers, In cortain reglons at least, were instructes ke their gauging liberal enough to allow for I e, wastage, or something of that he very system which the Chicago istillers 18 practiced in the Pekin district, nd, from the statements of _Giafl, it apposrs that 1a prac in cinnat| while a niora h ruly ia etringently exceuted fn Chicago and otier parts of the Nofthwest, The second oatch have made a strong argument (0 the Secrotary of tho Troasury thut he shiould stand by thie decision of liis Department, and that he should not makea rullag which wotild be retroactive in its effect. It appears that the second batch commenced thelr cases for scttioment with the former adminlstra~ tlon of the Treasury, with the established princi- ple that nbsolute bankruptcy was an entire bar to rosecution, This bankraptcy was folly proved, t I8 clalmed, to tho entire satisfuction of the Government oficors st Chicago, and of all the ofticers bere. Now the wecond batch clalms that their cases having been two-thirda completed in the Depart t, they should be adjudicated as they would under the principles of the old administra- tion,—that blnkrnrlti was o bar to prosecntlon; and they argue thai Sherman may Iay down for his adminlatration, for now cascs, the rale that bank. ruptcy {a not a bar; but that it cannotapply to thelr cases, BX-FEORETARY MORRILL. A letter was received at the Troasnry Depsrte mont to-day from Augusta, (a., from ex-Secre- tary Morrill, io whieh, referring to lieed's brief, e {Morrlll) states that ha did not agree to give tho Brst batch civil fmmunity, and dsnles that his il nees alone prevented his doing it. Morrill, on the contrary, said he was {oclined to n;zuavu the opin- fon uow held by Judge French, and that ho la op- posed to civi! immunlty, TUN WILISKY MRN, Wasnearon, D, C., May 8.—A number of ‘whisky men arrived herd to-day from the West to ring. The verse declsion Roclle, Junker & Co, diaposes of three other similar cascs, based on the same clalm, that they were promised immunity from clvil prosecn- tion. 'The cascs covered by Assistun.: French's declsiol 1l n M. Ford, It C. Mervereau, and George Miller, lnvolving seve eral hundred thousand dellurs. Becretary Shere mAN LOW proposes to take Inet batch of cases und disposs of them. Theso difer frum the Orst balch in that the offer for a compromiss is made on the plea that all the parties are now bankrupt and umable 10 pa; moants dus to the Uoverument, There aro four of theue cases. A, U, He: n‘ wanta (o comprumise and be relieved from hissult of $213,+ DWuu‘pumzofloo; Slmoun Powell from 000 by pl; ing $100; David U, Rush trom $114,000 for 86007 Dickingon, - Abel & Durroughs from SUTLUW . for 100, ecretary Freuch rendere advene to all these uders, and ihere ls not much doubt but Becretary Sherman will approve it ‘l:'wnlilulvuupunn, “t Ihu bp:l?tmfem ined that ‘owell I8 now an sgent for a ng company, which § s 30, 800 3001k ing the Governmeni "'fl-t.fi Weat Chlctgo Alcolol Works, which paid the (overnmen! m the 1st of Augusty 1Y to tho st of Janu- ary, 1877, & revenus of 1,000, snd Dickin- von, Abel & Uarroughe are uow running the Phenix Distilling Company of Chicago, which paid tho Giovernment for the vix month dln, March revenue of $811,000, In ths fuce of thceo facts, the plea of poverty, made to esrape farther ults, la not regurded with much furce by Secre- tary Shermau. ‘Thy offers fur s compromise witl Pejocted. R THE TEXAS BORDER, TINE YOR PLAIN TALK, Special Diapaich to Tha Tridune. Wasnixaros, 1. ¢,, May 8.—Oue of the most perplexing questions with which the late Adminis- tratlon had 1o deal was the protection of the lives and property of Americap citizens living on the Bexican border. The condition of sflairs along tha Rlo Grande River from Brownsville to Leredo, the frequent Incunjon of Mexican banditti Into Texae, aud the wholesale robbery of citizens of the United Ktates of cattle and borses, are subjects with which the Goverument and tha peeple of the counlry have of late yeans, through coustant come plaint, become very fambilar, Tue peculiar char- scter of the country, covered s it 1s near the Kio Urande by dense thickets, through which usrrow pathways lead to the farming and yrazing Jaud sitasted from ity to 100 miles from the river, ronder it almost impoasi- bla for any military force which the United States Liad been able to send there to protect the ranches from theso constant fucarstons. Indeed, & large section of conntry once covered witd numnervus herds of cattle has bocamo ALMOST DEPOPULATSED, snd the ratds by the Mexican rubbers have been exteadeddo great dlatances luto the intesior, Bug this systom of plundes is madu pusa. 4o onlybya pecaliar condition of affalrs existing on the Mexi- can side of the river, If 1t wero not for the fact that 8 ready market s found fu Mesico for all the cattle and horscs which are captured by the thioves, the buslucas would soon prove 80 umproft. able that It would naturally cesse; but the truth 1o that the Mexican ontlaws sro oot ouly tolerated and protected by she authoritics of the Mezican border tstes, and tbatno adequate eflurta have been mads by the Central Governmend of that Republicto provent thess outrages, But roveni §iia kuows thab Laeco 18 cvea a8 organized cume, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1877. erchania whowe buainessit 36 | of 6 per cent bonds.® The negollation, ::i::{r:flufi; #nd Boraes atolem on the Ameri. | In 2pile oF politieal nnoneiness at home, the prost can dlde of the river, and to disposesol them fn.the ct and outbreak of war {n Enrope, and the finc- utions of the goid market, has averaged nearly ,000 weekly, or $730,000 8 day, One- balf of the athorized amount of 4! bonda In now disposed of. At a like gre the whole §100,000,000 will be marketed y {be firat week I January. A PLAK OF RESUMPTION. Secrstary Sherman expects to goto New York fromn the Centennlal on an lmportant Gnancial mis- lon. o1t {n aaid hat pa has ander contideration a nn aellitate e resumption pnrchasin Foid with ihed er cent and.. This 14 natborized Y existing law. Mezlcan market. TAR LIPE OF THR BANDI? raiding into Texaa fa one that fs very attractive to 2 large lawless clase in (he Mexican border Biates, and the business s made very profitable by the resdy market which they find for their plunder. During the last Ll‘onneu ;: elmb‘w;n -I:-d: fon aat og the Preslden| 10 Pentin Bor epecial sereice on the Ko Grane Jarger cavalry force than has recently been Kept there, and to reqairs the Adminiatration to adopt ‘'vigoroua nieanares for the protection of onr TRR PERSION AGRNTS. Border, “Hiad. it mot been for the axcitement At To the Western Asoctaed b tending the Electoral connt some such leginistion 1y 8,~The Secrstary of circalat notifying Pension Agents whose agencles are to be discontnued that their accounts must be settled by the end of the carrent _quarter. There no _snthority for the Departoient fo rednce ratea of fees now allowed collected from pensloners by Pension Agents, but in view of the large emoluments which will attach to esch of the consclidated agencies from this sonrce, & recommendation will be made to Cougress for their reduction. CONVERTION SIGNEAD, ‘The President to-day algned the Convention be. apariment of the United nndoubtedly would hsve passed, bat it failed for ‘want of time to give it thoronkh consideration, as maoy other equally Imporiant messares did, Since the adjonrnment of Cungress the condition of af- faira ‘on the Rlo Grande had repeated| ‘brought to the attention of the President bers of hia Cabinct, not only by rep from Texss, but alse by Gen, Ord, command of the Unlied States troo who Is in there, and the Administration hae at length concluded that TNE TIME IAS COME when some declded anl prononnced poliey mast tween the Post-Ofice boadopied, and the Meziean Gavernment made fo [ LSeh the FostcOMice Deoartment of the L deratand that this etate of affalre, which hus so 3 Tong existed, cannat b forever continned. ten. MINISTRR BEALN. A dispatch received at Lhe State Department to- day annoances that Gen. Edwand F, Heale, United States Mintster to Anetria, hanleft Vienna on learn gl n;nnlnlcn for Washington. He Is accompanied by 18 famlly, Ord, it 18 underatood, has on more than uné occa- slon requented that he be aathorized, when in pur- euit of ibe Moxican thieves, to cross the border and punish them vn their own.soil If he 1 able lo capture thent with the booty it Llelr possension. Thie plan was sdopted by the Texas State truops under the command of Capt. McNelley, whose stuall company of nen has pmhahl{. dune more than the United States troops uating the last: year or two to protect that vorder. This subject was fully con- sidered (u the meeting of the Cabined to-d; it was declded that Secretary Kvarts shall at once conununicate with the de facto Mexlcan Uvvern- wneut through our Represcotative In the ity of Mezlco snd demsnd of it that these outrages CEASX AT ONCE. ‘The Mextcan Minister to the United Statesis s Representative of the Lerds Government. 'The theury un which this demand will be based Is that APPOINTMENTS. Merriam Howard, Sherifl In Miselarippt, who was gbliged to leave during the shol-gua cainpslgn, bas been appointed mymionger, and Jowepl roer, formerly Secretary of ihe Alsbama Senate, elerk homp. in %l in the Tromsury Office. Mrs. Sarab A. son, of Tennessee, has been l?wlnwd & clerk the' Treamury. The appolntment is base on substantial service by fhe woman'and her Lusband to the Qovernment duing the War. Sho ras & apy and hospital nurse. ller application s regarded at the Department 88 the strongest Tens nmerseo case on the fles, N The following Postmasters were commissioned Government 1o unable to prevent | t0-day: 1L 8, Humpurey, Nantatia;Ssmael B, fl:;‘:ufi“‘;c::rufi'l; nflm: to ?nnk up u\':s traf- ,Imm{, h;onnt Pulaski; aud D-I.;‘lfl N, lr',m.b Na- fic 1o stalen property on Mexican soll, and a fallure g‘"fl i, 111, ; and Francis B. Phillips, Plattabury, o uad riako mf.'wu;I ve. considered by | Alo- the jovemment Of e nite: e8 indicatve of wn indifposition on tue part THE RAILROADS. of that Government 1o do what lies Iu it power to prevent 8 continnance of these outs rages. It is onderstood that the Cabinet also di- rected Becrotary Evarts to inform our inister to Mexico that, J;me Governunent of that Hepublic does not take ‘such measnfes 88 Are supzested promptly, the Unlted Statos will bo compeiled to protect ibo lives and property of ita citizens in its ownway. Thero is every indication of an Impor- tant change of policy toward Mexico, and 8 dispo- sition on the part of the Administration to make the Mexican G(lovernment underatand that it must obeerve {18 international datles, or the United g:lnlu;:. Government will taks matiers Inlo 1t own 74 BARNEST. 70 (he Wertern Assoclated Prees. WASHINGTC D. C., May 8,—The Meziean border troubles were the subject of discuasion at the Catinet meating to-day, snd it was agreed 1hat orgunised cattio-stealing und other depreda. tions upon property in Texas, of American citi- zens, must be ofectnslly stoppdd without farther delay or Inattention on the part df the Mexican authorities, Correspandence with the Mexican Government will be [mmedistely reopened by the State Department. Unless the proper steps bo promptly taken by Mexico to prevent farther ine curaions upon our territory by bodies of her eitl« zens, onr milltary forcos under Gen, Ord will prabably be suthorized to tross the Itio Grande tv puraue and capiare the marauders, —— MAJ. RENO, SENTENCE OF TI'S COURT-MARTIAL. Wasmixavox, D, C., Msy 8,~The following ls the result of the proceedings of tha conrt-martial st Fort Abercromble which recently tried Maj. leno on & charge of having made Improver over- tures (o the wife of Capt, Boll, and baving saken means to cast slurs on her character; TOF INDIANA MUDDLE, Spectal Dispatch to Tha Tridwne. LAPATETTR, Ind,, May8.~The revent raflroad difticalty is still the prevalling tople among onr citizens exst and weeton tho line of the Lafayette, Muncie & Bloomington Hoad. Meetings have been held to express the {ndignation of the peopld at the rocent attempted selsure of the road, and sympathy with the IHeath Directory in thele en. deavors to malntain the rosd in its integrity. A meeling at Oxford last cvening was particutarly severe on all partles interesied in the recent rald 2nd sll who sympathized with the movement, Anothior will be hold at Hoswell this evening, In the meantime, activity prevails among the legal gantlemen connected with the caso on elther sido, menfinw lnruhnry cantest next Thnreday before ndige (resham, at Indiauapolls, In which the ap- Eltluunn for the appuintment of & Recelver for the B I:‘y’nlln, Muncle & Dlovwlugton Roxd is to be eard. ‘The case of the Lafayetts, Manice & lewmlni. ton ituad agsinst the Cincinnati, Lafayetts & Chi- cago Htoad, o which the former ssked foran ine Junction to provent the lutter from receivin: Traight fromi the ‘Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 1loa Aud beingiog it lo this city sud giving it to the Wa- bash Kowil, has becn beforo Judge Ward yeaterdar and to-day, the argnment closing this sfternoon. Judge Ward beld the caso under advisement. Ta-day Mr, Waldron, who Is operating the Ilil- nols end of the Lafayette, Munlco & Bloomington Itoad, delivered {o thie Lalayette, Mnnico & Bloom- ingtom Company ot Ambia the cars foand on the rond when he took ession, and lleplranlo run in connection with the east end, the Chicago, Dauville & Vincennes Rosd having fafled as con- necting link between Hoopeaton and the Wabash Wan Depanzaxxt, May 8.—The proceedings in | Htoad for this businesa, thin case, hATIOE beon. formanded uSAOE tho 00tR article of war to the Secretary of havo becn I0WA ROADS, Apectal turrespondence of The Tribune, Dxs Moines, In., May7.—The Convention called to meet at Bedford, Taylor Couunty, & few days #ince, was attended by lurge delegations from Ap- panooss, Decatnr, Rinzgold, Tsylor, Page, ‘Wayne, and Fromont Countles, to considor the ox- tenslon of tho Missourl, fowa & Nebraaka Rosd from Albla to the Missonr! River. A serles of resolutions were’ sdopled In favor of the apeedy completion of the work, pledging united and active sapport, and expressing full confidence fn Gen. Drake, Premdent of the Company, The General 'was present, and responded (o the compliment by giving a history of the Company, He statsd that, nost carefully considered, and have ted to the President, who approves the finding and sentence, but 1a ploased to raitigate the latter to suspension from rank and pay for two years from the I8th of May, IN77. Maj.Reno'’s condnct toward the wife of an absent officer, and In uaing the wholo force of his powaor. a8 comamanding otlicor of the post to gratily bis resentinent agalnat her, cannot bo tao strongly condemned, but after long dellberation upon all the clrcninstances of the casc as shown in the rec. ord of the trial, it is thought that his offcnscs, they ate,'do nol warraut the sentence o 1 and ail fts consequences nuon ono who or (wenly years has borne tho reputationof o btave man and honorabla officer, And has main. tained that reputation upon the battle-flelds of the Hebelllon and in contests with the Indlans, The Tresident has, therefore, modified tho sentonce, | butbfor tha hard timies, the road would have been snd It is hoped that Ma). Rteno will appreciato the | comploted eru this. It had 100 miles in opora~ clemency thus shown bim, a8 well as tfio vory rep- | tion, and had mno - dobte. Ilo was satis- rohonaible chiaracter of the acts of which be was | fied' that, if the peopla would extond tho found guilty, necessary ald, and prepare the road-bed, (Sigued) Gronas W. McCragy, thie Company would furniab the fron and equip Bocretary of Waz. | tho road. With thia extenslon completed, Chlcas o, via tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, would DEMOCRATIO VIEWS, Spir scoop al St Lotie trattc. ‘The Ilon, J, ¥, Duncomb's cffort to build an- other rallroad, somowhere from Fori Dodge, soams to have boen anccensfal. Tha 8t James & Port Dodge Company has been organiged, and work on tho road haa alroady begun, It will run from Min. neapolls to the lowa State Lino, whers it will con- nuck with the Belmund & Minncsota branch of the {lnwnl’lclfl:. Locsl ald has been voted along tho ne. ‘The nnrmw~flune extension of the Des Molnes & Minnesota Itozd has been definitely located from Ames, in Btary Couuty, to the central coruers of Lincoln, Lyon, Ellsworth. and Bcott Townships, N‘-mnwn County, 1t will be located to lllllflm‘ll at once, GRAIN V8. FORK RATES, ‘The Commities appointed by the pork-packers In this city & short timo ago to confer with the rall- rond authoritles in regard to the diserimination made in favor of the rates ou grain and agalnat hog producta, and to bring about an equatization of the rates If posalble, have come to the odncluslon that the raliroade wonld make no contossion what. over, and have reported back that fact to thelr con- 8ix cox. Nzw Yorx, May 8,—The IWorld's Cinclapstt apeclal saya: *‘Mr, Cox hag just arrivid from an extended tour through the Soutl every Southern State except Misslunippl, correspondent called on him this afternoon at the Durnet House to learn the result of his obeerva- tions. Cox sald the poople were not much luclined to talk politics, belng so entlroly satlefied with their clsentbraliment from military bondage that they wore content to plant and prepare for the re- ‘Vullding of thelr fortunca, wasted by the pastfifteen years of atrifo, The tdes, however, which Is being #0 widely spread by Republicans that the Demo. cratic party lnthe South was golng overto the Republicane because one mau in the party had at this Iato hour made ashowlng of justico towaru them was ulter nonscnso, Tho Bouth, he sald, will stand L Uy the Democratle party, and fts membars will all go Into the Demoe cratlo cancus withoat healtation, and in full fores idea that the Nayes policy wonld draw ! SReaGil rom e Demcelte Turka,orae 3, fugh | puuente, Thle bovoror, does ot setle e ot one. "It would rather strengthen the party by | toF jpork-packer; etermined not to causlng & aplit In the Republican faction., Tie | cease their effurts for a reduction on tho rates on thought the postponement of the extra seaslon of Con‘ls'ml pn‘;lpr.fllng forthe Democrats, and for the counts 4 thero were plenty of banke that would advance monoy envugh to run tho army, which army might, he thought, ba dispensed with Md:" & wise 1nd!aa policy, anch as that of Can 5 ‘'Regarding the Speakershlp Cox rofused to talk,™ THE EXTIIA BRSSION, ‘The World’s W aabington lreclll anys: A“hnu]{h the proclamation Is oul, stlll the lmpression In official circles ls that thers will ba an cariler sesslon of Congress than has been namied, Mr. Dialne says he does nat well xes _how it can be avoided, and, 8a 8 mumbor of the Benate Commitias on Ape rupristions, be dues not sporove of the dalay, Lnllnxll-yeu who have examined tho Reviscd Statutes say the Il'll‘l(I cannot be muintained after hog producta untll thoy have exhausted overy means at their disy ‘They have declded not to ship thelr xoods road at the ‘gre»ml ratea. Arrangenients have been tmade with a nuwbor of steamboata to take thelr gooda to New York by Iake andcansl. 'Tlie rate by this route Is 234 cents, While the rafiroads ctrgo 45 conts per 100 pounds, which is Just o teduction of une-half. ‘fho stesm’ ¢ra guarantes to land the zoods In New York with- in twenly days, but In niost instauces the shipe ments get there in aixteon da) ‘The thua con- sumed by the rallroads is eal 8 from elyht Lo ‘The difference in timo Is not consldered enougl to bo & surions drawback, certaluly not enougli to_ outwelgh tho differenco in the rates. ‘I'ieracan be no doubt that, If tLls movewent proves :E:cu‘-e!nl, the rallroads will s00n come down with o ratey. — July 1 without ve appropristions of ms 'RANSI v g by fanr Sl S o fprtons of menef | | TRANSTORTING rriEst nEnT. not & doller will be mpent for any | The Chicsgo, Ruck Island & Pacific itallroad other parposes than that dufln-uf by law, and that | Drought tothin clty yosterday m car-losd of dressed no contracts will be made in_excess of apnrupris- tions, o The army, he says, will ouly be without its pay ifm Bept. 1 till (he appropriation is made, which wil] prabably be ln Octaber, and ihat, barring our repressatation’ at the Varis Exposition, and 8 deficiency In the navy pay, (hersure uo other rca. #004 for ihe scaslon. it NOTES AND NEWSH, A MBXICAN SCIHEME, beof from Kansas City, which, on ite arrival hers,’ ‘was {n as good condition ae an the dsy §t was stupped, which was last Batarday, - The refrigera. torecarin which this beef was brought hure has ‘baen expressly bullt fora shippee numed Anders #0n A3 an oxperiment by ths United States Kolllug Btock Compauy, Tho construction of this car, which Is calied the ** Kansax City, " ia very simple, and differs but little from an ordinary box-car. 'Fhe arrangement inalde Is such a4 tu malntain an oven temperature, The ico was renewed but onco, 8% Muscatlne, und on ite arrival here was yal i enough 1o be used for another trip. ‘The shin| who had the car built according to his own petion, thiuks Lo has solved the problcm of keoping freals lxu‘cl“ in goud condition during the LrausLOrt o the s May 8.—The old story of pe velze Bonora, to sccure & route to the Paclde for the Tex: cic, and lay the foundation of & second Texss, Is again sct afost by & qulet visits of President Lerdo icr, to Washington, It la eaid ba fs to act ——— as the titulsr head of the enters DENVER PACIFIC, prise, and Jend it bhis legitimata title. Daxves, Col,, May 8.—At the annual meeting of the Denver Facids Rallroad Compuuy bere yea- tarday, tho Directors elcctod D, M. Kdgerton Freas fdent: I, I, Moffat, Jr,, Treasurer; ¥, B, Crocke er, Robert E, Carr, Carlos 8. Grecley, Jooa D, Perry, Adolphus Meler, Walter 8, Cheeaman, Fred L. Amcs, Dircctors, The County Commis- sloncrs of this county appeared ond asked for fve Directors from Denv Efforts are now makisg to sound the aititade of the Goverument toward such a movement. Last February the outlines of & campalgn in Sonora and Chihuabua with 5,000 men to be organized as two brigades on Mexican sofl, were dzawa in this city, 1¢ may have been part of the genera) plan. cox, ‘The 8Bun :dlwfllll{ I'ltfil’dl Congressmen Cox aule and Sayler a3 politic es for having voted for and that the road be ro- the - Elcctorsy Commisefon. and recommended canagiment I the interost of the SR BN T o auit waa Jnetiated by 5o Gouinly ‘se & yock Ex-Benator Carpenter has formed a law partner. | 101467 18 thd District Cour, praring for ship with J, A. Coleman, reccutly of Fond du Lac, sud the two have vpened aa oftice in this cliy. Carpeater will no lonzerbe s citizen of Milwaakee, THN CENTENNIAL GRAB, Becretary 8herman rocolved notice to-dsy that $1,000,000 of the Centenalal Fund, which the 8u- roue Court decided should be returned to the Bioyerument, haa boca pald Into the Tressury, baif &8 New York asd tho rest at Philadelphia. Tho revialnlng $300, 000 will be patd this mouth. TILE ENOLISH MIISION, "Those who should kuow sey ex-Secrelary Fish :lll‘Lu. Flob's tion and the appointment of & Keceiver. ‘The road 1s pay!; spite of prohibitory tarifls, but Denver cluime that the Kansas Paciuc has gob inad llh-tnu. and is lllmq it to Aght the L‘nfn"u Pacldc, to Colorado's great T} r[. Freight trom here to Califorula costa moro than from Kansss Cig, thoere, 6800 wiles farther. It costs nearly as muc for frelght from Ban Francluco Lo Denver vis Chey- enuo aud (he Denver Pucidc us tound Lo Omaba, dowa to Ksusas City, aud a0 back to Deuver. TEXAS CENTRAL, ' GALYESTON, May 8. —At the annus! meetlag of the stockkolders of the Tezas Central liatlroad, eld at Houston yesterday, she followlng Directors been lendercd thu Enyl Triends Lere think he would not acce OUTLER APPOINTMENTY, A conaderble pyuber of Comsals will | yore clected: Charles Morgan, New York; O, A. are that lHenry Sandford, | Whitney, New Orlcans; A. C, Hulchinson, Now los mufln the Helglan | Orleans; George Jordan, formerly Superintendent my by dinuing aud wirelog, will secure it | of tho Memphis & Charlestqo Kailroad: E. W, Cano, Awin Guyton, of Culcago, who s hore, coufle | Moustoa; A, 8, Richardson, Houston; A. Oroge. 'be appainled Consul Lo otter. ton; John J. Claco, New York; o8 is » vacancy, 1o has the 1o- Galveaton. Ingersoll,” Judge Lawrence, The Pollowiug ufticers were elscted: Prosident, aud of viher pmnu";;lx‘p:‘:,:l::s g.‘ A.w\;‘h.lmc ;.VBIJL-J’#JN:I: fl.e‘nrgc Jfidn‘;: o cre! ichardaou | Treadurer, g Becretary Sherman, nobwhinatsnding adverve re- | Cane, ) : . orta, 18 vary bopeful Ls (o0 the success of ihs ne- otiatlon of the 44 per cent loan. The followlug s the oreavat sliuatiou: lu cight wmouths snd 8 ook the syudicate hay taken $130, 000,000 of the 41 pee ceut bouds, enabling the Tresqury o call fusr' pajwoup L8 amount ITEMS, The offices of local freight agent and cashler of 1he Pittsburg, Cinclnoati & Bt. Louls Rullroad bave beon consolidated, sud Mr k. E. Loumly, both officen. #0 dull at this neason of the year as at T""m' Improvement |8 expected as soon as commences, UNION TACIFIC, 111,000 over ‘the correspons year, SPORTING: BABE-BALL. we doget out ta it onr thoughta turn to slcighs, perspieation or 28 when tha thermometer.is abont 100, Yesterday, Into himseif Lo that degree that be Jovked no big- ger than a minuts, warm weather enme, snd Lackin' bloomed out, he well known In Chicago, The fallare to sond warm weather here, and tho readiness to send too much the Lemeful effect of the Lesgnd, enpecially to Mr, ts head. There is very Hitle doubt that tho Prealdent fs 0 8 d things, and T and Trentxs demands of him that ho weather and less rain. It speal 4,000 persons who were presedt al yesterday's cen found registered Bad the weather been warm and summery. & Mr, Ferguon has always been & favorite in Chi- eao, bocaurs tho public con ashels skillful—and thet 1seaylng nots little. They didn't exactly like the way lis, put, thd extinguisher on tholr club Inst July, buj they Liad forgotien that when he and his fean came on the pround yesterday, and grectcd them witha fearly round of appisuse. “The nine which fol- - lowed Fergunon Into the field is malnly the result of the sccumulation and selection which he han carried on for years, ke has tralned up many of the best nen In the business, and this year one might say, tothe uther extrame, snd hoads & 1ist of seasoned timber, with one exception. Holds- Yorihy Start, Ferguso bimsclf, and Alliion aato away back; Burdock, Caror, York are a share more invdern; whila Cassidy ami Llrkinl,;tputg;fl( e 4 the as Cammings and Uond that caused the critica to lower their estimate of the team, They will find maybe thatthoy wers miataken {n the young man: he soems to have good contrul of the ball and plenty of differont deliverfes, including the only respectabls Imitation of 8pald- ows, Illsfirat l&pfllflmu before lhucfl me- ms was not discreditablo. 1f he wants consola- 1on because he was hit for fourtcen hits, lot him look in tho Boston-5t. Loals score and nes whera Hond liad ten hita modo o bim by 8 nine”sup. k Emd 10 be rather weaker iti batting than the Whito kinge, : Yesterday's %Iml yeas opened with the Chica, at tho bat, a4 the now rukrdlrecl, and Mr, Drfi: burg, tho ampire who had been leeally chosen broke the soal of the box which contained the ball with due olemnity and delivered it over to Larkin, when' Bammcs oponed 1hé scason by hitting to Ferguson snd falilog to .pet to got to firat | before the ball, The next two men were nqu:llg’lnemclenl, ind the hilting was there- firr%m u by Holdaworth, who earned firat, but got 10 farther. Spalding led off with a grounder to laft, but was forced at second on Paters' hit, which nearly ctided in a doubla play. When Pefers started for socond lines hit well to right fleld. and sent tha Jittlo man to third, while ho took sscond himself, Treadley sent both ‘the runners home amid ap- plause. 1n the lHartford half of the Inning Ferpyu- #on got safoly to firat and thon to second. When Cassidy bit to Peters ha started for third, but tho short man flclded thd ball well to ?xfllflln , and he sent it across to Aneon in_time. enlcfithe runs ner and sccomplish a beantifal donble piay. %&:hlbfl:lnl luning the Whites scored turce clean force-ont at third, In thp fourth h““mi Holds- worth scored the firat run for hixsido. e took first by foreing out Larkin, second on Start's out, and home.on safe hita by Carey and Bnrdock. ’Tha Lome nine put on another spart in the Afth inning, and Glenn and Barnes scared ou base hits Ly the former snd Anson, aided by an error by orxuson, - Ia this fnning York made a monderfil running low catch off & hit hl' Hmith, which looked porfectly sate. a5t halt’ of the inning the visitors'added & conple of tane o idy's and Larkin's hits, the Iatter atwo-Uaser. Tloldeworth brought the mcn home With & asfe ono to the outfleld, Tho score remaln. ed unaltored until the SEith mning, whon the Whites took on 8 batting streak, and Smith, Barnes, and Anson flled the when MoVay tame to bat. 1le had no hit & ball'clean In four tilale, but this time Lo was moro fortunate, and sent two men home by & grounder past Carey. ‘The Dark Dlnes otfset thle with & con%lln of yuns by Start and Hur- duck, who were sent ioma by York s the other two had beon by McVey, The ninth Inning yield- f:'unmw. and the game closed with the follow- scone: ; ARIB|T|PF|AlS TR at ol al 8 af 3| 1 sl ol 1l 7l of ol 2 of-ol 2 410l 2| 0 o 1| o 2|74 & o 43l 1 4 1t ol o 40l 119 a2 o 41 ol 5 g of g 43 11 o of 1 99| "o 11| 41 z7{ 13| B Holdsworih, o “sl 1| 2| 8 o of 0 Btart, 1b.... 4l 3| 1| 4{10| of 8 4 1t 9 ol "of 8| 1 4 0 1 o 1| 4 0 Aol 1 g 3f 4 1 ol ol 1 of 2| o0 ol 1|1} a3 of ol 0 401 1 3 4 o 4l 1f 3l o 2 5 o 40| '] 12} 58 27 23] T 'ORED, 0038288, 01200205 \RNED, 000010082 0-3 iiia—GTenn, 1: Larkin, 1, Total bascs on clean hite—Chicago, 16} Hart. ford, 13, Firit base on érrore—~Darnes, 1} Bpalding, 1. Chicago, &, Blacy, 1 York, 17 Cassldy, 11 Lare Lt on basstpaiding, 2 Petars, 11 Glonn, & eft on 0 23 Pelegs, enn, T, Chicago, B, Haldeworthy 31 Rlar 1} Durdech, 1% Carey, 13 York, 1; Caesidy, 1; Lackin, 1) Tariford: 8 Passed balle—McVoy, 1, ‘Tlina of ysme—One Liour A1ty minates, Umplro—Lrodburg, The pecullar festure of the q‘h{ all gsme was the way In which the slaughtered by tne Ustamen, sspecially on the hume aide, 11as right-feld Listiog become a fore utten art? If not, Capt, 8palding had betler take Felers but aud exercise bim to-day. 1t was not at sl rlullul 10 see him and other batsmen drive the ballat short-stop when runncrs were on feat and sucond, 1n the second nuing, Peters foreed through the ranncrs were vut Bpalding; in the third be forced out McVey; in the fourth he mrw&mn B?lld(nfi. In the samo wuy - McVoy forced aut Anson In . the tbird foniig; and Roaldine forced ont McVey fn tha eighth fnning. erul _rone wers Just by thess Bve misplaye {ubuitag, Thero oughh 10 be somu plucy to s such errors. The pla of the men waa generally worthy of credtt, as thelr tecord shows, Anson 8nd Glonn led the batiing score for tieir side, aud floldeworth, Burdock, una larkin for the other, Glenn's hittlng was &' flue B tetind gacae betwesn these Cluba s2C0] ime Letwesn these Clubs will tak Pplace on the Tweaty-third streot grouuds I‘n-muar? Tow afternoon, TNB BRUNSWICK HALL, Arrangemcnts Lave boen porfected for recelving {alegrama st the Urupswick Biillard-1iall yiving the result of cach funinga of all gawes played in Clicago and oleewhere, Thi g lm e I:ML re. 0 pool-selling nulssace OUTSIDN TUR LEAGUE, ” MG(ADI'MM 30 The Triduna ILWAUKEE, Wis,, May 8.-—A good game of bal ‘was played hore this afternoon bgtnn'; the {um“ taso Btars and the Milwaukees, resulting In & tio oudatths end of the ninth innlug. The Stare refuscd to play & tenth, claimin lhll'g the umpire called strikes The Milwankees made five hit mick, 10 & bigh wind in the carly part of the guma tho hits of .the Milwaukees, which would otherwisy have strick bLetwoen the fufeld and the outdcid, were blown tnto shein- Id. ‘Who Blars hii McDonald ‘This fa McDoosld's accond er. The orrors were: Milwaukeen, six; i(a'dlmy were sarned. Tho same clabs play 3 Eue, Pa. 8.—Following s tho score be- tween The Erie and the Allcody clube: Adlegi 120158885, h 1381808883 WESYERN VIOTOLY, e Tribune. and won by the latier by a of $t02. Inthe third lnning Nichols X 3 fun o2 a base bit and erzors by 0'Kourke and mp Thrce-Laso hita by McCeary ana Battin and 8 slngle by Clapp gave 81, Louls two earsed runs 3 »lath loning. An error by Datta gave Whitoand 0'Rourke su nuearncd rous f thy seveath 4. The Bostoos could ot hit Nicbols, while the foeal frelght sgent, has sssumed control of ‘The persenger traffic to the East bas bever been An he weather Keta warmor, and the travel to the sammer-resorta Naw Yonx, May B.—Tho esrnings of the Cen- dral Pacifie Railroad Company for the fizst foue montba of this yesr are $4,734,600, an increase of 3 d)ng ‘months of Jest T.ast year the campaign for the Feague cham. plonship flag was begun Aptll 25, smd at that date the weather was plessant. This year, under an- other administration of the weather office ana of the Loagne afairs, it I8 two weeks later before wo €An witnces the opening of the sesson, and'when and icicles, and snow much miors naturally than to enjoyment, Then agaln the weather takes away 3 pazt of the attraction of the Rame, bécatse the players ate sil shrunk up and the spectator llon’t ace so many cublc feet of players for instance, Barnes was torpld and Petora all drawn All the remalnder af the con- testants suffercd In the. same proportion, and 1t looks aa §f it wonld be fair to expect that when wonld be the perfect lmage of Mart King, once so in to Cinclnnati and isome other cities, can 10 donbt be trsced dy tho New York Clipper snd Phlladelphla Ttem to Hulbort’s courae of action # degree responsible for thin atate of change his courss at once and give ns more warin notonly for the Elme but aiao for the 3,000 others who would liave s hln as honest ‘The socond Inning waa more business- .| ut no ran, Peters accomplishing snother Azaw, hence for Queonatown.' Kour of the crew : drowned, 3 : the Drowns had no trouble with Bond. Following is the score: fered with field work., Probably In neveral sec. tions nylnnllnz will hecoma & neceasity, Coen i teported in & falr condition. Some apprehonsion. of an overflow of the Minaissippl Hiver la felt. Ml!liuli!m(—“'llh the exception of tha plan. tations In the northern of the FRiate, planting is nl‘lrl{ completed—two weeka advanced <om) with last year, and for many mections good stand are roporied, Ieavy ratns and nevars hall-storma aro reported to have virited the north. orn and northwestern sections of the State, from 224 to 27th of April, and it is fearcd that some re. planting will have to ba made. Alabamo—Excopting soma_plantations slong the 'Il(gbc:lnd Warrlor Ivers, where, {n conaequence of heavy raina during the middla of April, feid work had becn ratarded, planting fo thfa. Aection Toay be considered Gninhed by the Gid of May, Very little replanting on the bottom lands, On ag average the weather wag &e favorrble ma last vear, And planting somewhat advanced. Field labor, o #ome parts, has been searce; ofherwise aatinface tory. ‘Therivers are falling, and there is nodanger of an averflow, " FIRES. IN CANADA. ) Bpecial Dispatcl to Tha Triduna, Krixastox, May 8.—A fire at the village of Cole. brook to-day desttoyed (wenty bulldings. The following are the names of the sufferors, and thy losses: Trayner's Hotel, $2,600; Mrs. O'Con. nor's dwelling, $1,000; Mrs. Nowmnan's dwell. ~ ° #T. Louis. Bisuanu 3l GuBaowaial P e C] glorucssmos Blavanyscusld L1 wos coa os Ll Totalisesosnnrniins Innln(.— 1, Lol 00 Thrertes She fatun vas aide roe. n and MoGeary, Pasred balis—Brown, 1. o Runs earned—8t. Louts, 2, Time of game~Two hours, Umplre—George Seward, on any of the property destroyed. Spectal Dispateh to Tha Tribune. Otrawa, May 8.—Bush fires are raging ii the monntain distelct north of Ottawa, also In Prince Edward Conuty, opponite Belleville. CIOICAGO. The alarm from Box 852 a4 1:50 yesterday after. noon was caused by a fire at No, 27 Grace atrest, owned by Richard Dunn, and oceupled on the firag floor by James Farrell, and on the aocond by Ed. ward Ualey. Damage to bailding, $25; Insored for $700 in tho Lycoming: to furniturc, 850. The premises were et on fire by Mrs. James Farrell ig a At of insanity, Slie-wan at once arrested by Omcer Edward Loa and -locked np a¥the Larrabes Street Station. The fiendish madness of the womag can ouly be eromplified by the fact that sha dragged soma bedding to the middle of the floor, saturated it with kergsenc, and placing her ehild, a mere fufant, upon it, sct the stull on fire, For. ;‘n‘r(nlnmy toe rnnlxfibvn rnnncdh In and aved the o one before it was scorchod, save about ¢ fecl, whara the $Kin was biisterod. iR famous horses TenDrocck and Arlstides, May 24. Lxxixaron, Ry., May 8.—The spring mesting of the famons Kentacky Racing Association, which ‘begina bore on Saturday next, tha 12th Inat., bids fair to be ono uf tho most Interesting events of the kind everheld in Amerfea. The stables onthe 10 conteat for the stakes nnd purses offored by the Aseociation, which are lit- eralin the extrame, The races cnlhuupanlnr day will bo smong the most interesting of the meetlug. Threc events are annonnced to come off then: the Phanix Holol stakes for 3-year-olds, with the follawing probable starters, somo o which last seacon as 2-( olds won_valusble atakes, vis.: Glennella, H Peyton, Glimmer, King Faro, McWhirter, Glentina, Classmate, Kis lock; perhaps Hradamanto, (mument. Phasma, Llabon, Calro, Farly Light, and ilalaton, ‘The sccond race will be the Mnflml low stakes for 2¢year-olds which lave bean sired by this ax-king of the turf. For this thare are seven entries, viz. i Peney, Lewis, St Lonis, Poetess, Leonsrd, 0dd-Fellow, Dr, Livingston, and Edinbnrg. 'The 1ast race {s for & purse of $:50, dash of ona mile, theentries to which will be made on Friday nm'h‘:{. This promisea to be an lnteresiing raes, as itaflords horsea which are not entered {n the Atakes an oppartunity to make s trial test of thelr speed early In thenction, The moeting will continue daring tho first five AT GALENA, ILL, Bpecial Dispatch ¢o The Tridane, Gavrma, Ill,, May 8, —'I'ho bullding In which the g:;.‘ Mwn’l‘:“ -‘Sk’f-' '“l':v.l mn:nx'::-“ "fi,‘; Grover & Baker sowing-machine agency fa located ull distances, -The following - stables are | caught fre at 3 o'clock’ thls morning, and, ,already on the course: Harper's, with Ten Brocck beforo the flames could be extingulshed, the fat the hiead of nia strings Buford's, with McWhir- fer 1o the front; Mcdiibbon's Nichois, Thomaa | Hoaper setshe Sarnliice, o e Clny, and Bowen; Cadwallader's 8cully; Aille lastroyed by fire, irs, Ilait, wife of a part. (irinstead and Ilennon{’ with the fallowing to ai rive to-morrow, via: Price & MeGirath with Arj (tides any Calvini A, Keen Ricuards, J, I, Todd, ner of Lhe fArm, nmfi!d from the socond story i Window KfLer saving her own and another ehild by i ta rope, and, striking the onter cidge Willisme & Owlags, D, Swigert, and Tevnoldr, | o1 “tne. slqantiic won oind, Ho outer clzo Dy feriaay 1t s expecicd tiat therd wili b over 100 | futatly Tnjated in the bick. *Fre aiier. Lol bot midtes ware reacued by CASUALTIES. NEW.YORK POST-OFFICE. NEw Yonr, May 8.—At the Coroner's Inquest In the case of the men Xilled at tho New York Post- Ofiice, Buperviaing-Archltcct Hill testifiod ‘that the principal causs of the accident was tho fsulty construction of the supporting vortion of tho truss. It 1s absolutely fmpossible to wn- AT REEDSBURG, WIS, Bpectal Dlapasch 10 The Triduns. MADisow, \Win., May 8.—A ditnstrons fire oc- curred at Reedsburg, -Sank County, Wis,, this morning destroying an entire block of bufldinga, The fire caught {n o saloon occapled by P, Byrns, Dot g T evee chtaca mad In dov- | Sl (it oal Dararts mnnion ¥tancls Belrumas, Clol} Englnoor of the: Guner. | talloe-ahon. 2 Nlshop's” boat ln|~‘1' shioe atora, N, Jmng-Archilects oMice, aald on xamination of - o h dragatore, A Soslyn's gunshop, {he trase alter its fall, found that an cight.inon’ | - Byane Jowe oy e Curiminge” aiul 0, h Acted 84,8 support was omitted;- the property wis . Ees Hoh B whicl i nleo found & difference In the lateral bracing, by the roof beams belng 1aid on top of the truss aud not fastoned thereto in any manner, The Grand Jury of the United States Circult Court to-day made a frmnml!nl relative to the sccldent at the Post-Ofice 21¥0! 1y known, but will reach $10,000 to 850, 000. Iargo part of tho goods were aaved by thu snpcre (hinman efforts of the citlzens, * Tlia 10ss is & heavy ‘one to that enterpeising town, “Tho amount of lis bullding, May | #urance bias not been asdortained, 1, luvolving =-‘loss of three ' lives, ; R The presentment chargos megligenes and IN MICHIGAN, wantof ability and experiences on the part of the Bnnervllll"f ane Indivi Bpecial Dispaich t0 The Tribuna. RasT Baoivaw, Mich,, slay 8.—Flro lato lan night dostroyed the bullding owned by A, B, Bloomer and occupted by Inglehards Bros. , grocers, Loz, $3,000% {nsurance, $1,000, A farge house ut Midiand ook fir at 1 o'elock 1his mmln{t, ownod by John Ryan, and occupied by W, 1L, 1L." Bmith, i’lu famlly barely escaped with their lives, loslig veryiling cxcept nighte i Inapector and sssistants, but holds no ually responsible, and states that If the Bupervising Architoct 18 not able personally to superintend All work undor his chargs he should havo as assistanta nomgulenl ‘zmreu lonal arcnl- tec! brough inapection of the Wi building by 8 Commlssion of exports. ‘A capy of the preseniment was sent to the Attorney- Genoral at Washungton, and recommends t| — * .| clothes, - Lose, $2, N0 1nanrance, TIE CITY OF BRUSSELE. ,, |+ T the Western Amoctated Press, 8pecial Dixpateh to The Tribuna. . DeTRoiry Mich,, May 8.-~A large tire In this city 2AL, May B. —Cathollc cltiteps are n de. | 1086 night dostroyed the shiow-case manufactary of J. Phillips & 1oy, and D, M. Ferry & Co,'s reeds box factory. 3 000, spairns lo the fate of the City of Brassels, Two Total loss, $23,000; Insured, $10,- Ieading Cathollc priests, and the Blshop of Racine, of thlsclty, areon board, Tho telography new [iper, 8nd Inman Line olicers are beaciged by N AT WINNECONNE, WIS, Special Dispaich fo The Tribuns. Mitwauxxs, Wis,, May 8.—A firo ot Winne. conne last night deatroyed the mill of E, L. Northe rup, one dwel llux. anddamaged swo othors, Loss, $3,! Insuze: 3 1 seeking information. Ew YORK, May 8,—Nothing has boen heard of, smahip City of Brassels, 0 yet, from tho sf en b A P S 1s confident that nothing more ions has hape w5 THE. WEATHER.‘ cd than a breakde f he . Wannmwerrox, D, C., May 0—1"s, m,—For the mnumz theveasel to :;‘:«:d Midors nu."m""' ©95° | Uppor Lake reglon, clearor partly cloudy weathier, tlsing temperaturg, nortnerly winds, veering to cast and sonth, and neatly stationary, followed by falling’ barometer, 100AL ORSXRYATION, Cuicaag, May 8. Bar.|Tar| | _ Wind. COLLISION. Davrixonw, May 8.—Steamshl, Nllmbl.ll r- tived from Drempn, ran inio Ab suskc tha’ bark _ CRIME. A LOSING BUSINESS, 87, Lovis, May 8, ~A wan calling himseif J, 11, Miltou, of Philadelptus, wae arrested hero yesicr- day for atterupting to pass off a bogus draft for $20,000 on & Philsdelphla bank on paymoat .+ Clear, o UEXBWALORIERVATION Y. CN10AGO, ay 8-Midnight, Binitons, 7, P, Ind, 3in) IFeainer, Ml which ko had purchased _.L[”_"-!fl_ . Wyl RsiMe, of J. C, Nulson, of the frm of Nulsan & Co.» 4L [N fre wholesalo lquor deulers, Dutiog the day he 10 28 LT3 openud an account with the ‘Msnufacturers® Dunic i o [N eyl by dopositing two drafts,—atso on s Philudelphis ! B [Nk, Dbank,—one for $11,000, the uthur for $37, 000, lio 41 i 100 attempled to clect's losn ot 1he Fourth Na- & als mnu tionsi Bank, but failed, He {s now In jail, ‘The drufts were drawo, one for $27,000° on the Fourth Natlonal liank, PFAfladeiphla; ono fue 11,000, and one for $1,000 on the Iirst Nutional ank, New York, Numerous blank drafts and ohocks of banks In different parts of the country, and bank books and other Dpapera uacd by confidenca nuen, wers found ou .\(llwnur.-nan, and thers s no dmlbl'bu! Lio had planned & big operation h Nulson will not prosecuta ho will ba rolessed m-munoa. - KENTUCKY, Lovievitin, Ky., May 8.—The sfalr at Glas- gaw, a speclal report to the Cowrler-Journal aays, isof more scrlous moment than at first reportod. 4 " AGRICULTURAL NOTES, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. Ewnr-Mizn Gnove, Neb., May B.~Notwithe standing tha cold and ralny condition of tha woather here, tho grasshoppers sre out In great numoers and doing much damage, eating np wheat, oals, Farmors sre plowtng thie same ap 10 and barioy, Four United States Msrahals, haning information "‘"';:"‘,:!J,“' SoraeT Noklisira hanlialt o s that Tom and Ike Reynol T wore dlatilling flleld whisky, sought to srrest them. Special Digpatch to Tha Tribiine, )~ ear- reslsting, both of he Reynolds were shot, ly’u‘]’l.a;:‘c'. Nu‘:’n;csé:rynshn‘l’lvl:ibgiph'l““n 'oma la the abdomen and Ike in the neck. The Special Dispaich 3o The Triduns, urmer Is mortally woanded. The shooting took AvLba, Neb,; May 8, —'Flio prospects aru good for place in H 4 nat e m‘{edpb'n o "hoppeis, Cate nd quite & numbee perfaded ere ls guod pasture sum 0B ide’ cabin &t 1 a. m, Monday, The d Lo bearrested, but subacquent- ) several handred clvillans having voluntevred to mssist the Bherif fn taking tbom §f uoccsssry, ~'They refused to _give up their srme for & while, but at lsat sarrondered them In open court, whon the Judge clesred the rooin of epectsturs. The action of the Federal HST Rt bkl (o 8 S I 'ho Dept are John Wya gar llyatt, Walter Whittaker, and Mocris W‘;u\lnn. e CONFESSION OF TREFT, Apecial Dispatch to Tha Tribune, Tunna Havys, Ind., May 8 —From Prairie City, 111, {a reported the conlession of Charles Sinclalr, # former gamblor and fast man about town ckarged with belng lcader of the gang which stole an Adams Express car snd Vandalls engine two 8YRaouss, Ncb., May 8,—\Wheat, barley, and ocalsare looking uousually well, There sio fine frult prospects, Considerable corn is already plant. ed. Farmcrs are quite hopeful, ‘imes are much casler than & year ago, e ———— e THE ROYAL BENGALEE, & Bpectal Dirpaleh (o The Trizune. Naw Yon, May 8.~The Grand Jury which I8 fuvestigating the New Jersey Mutual Lifu Iusur- ance Company asked the Courl fo-day whelbet an indictent could be found agalnst eficers of & fsancial Soatifutlon for gross megll Joore since. Blnclair bas been il over dince | goce in, be perfonaduce '?‘,.,;’i‘";.“' o hisarrest; two months since, and on bis deatn-bed [ 0008 M1, sew and 1 y will 80d_Gllla sguins Lx:‘mg;l“in e pentont o plicatiou a1l hla recentiyl | offee ‘oficlals conascted with tno New ey Mutual transfors, ———— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Naw Yoax, May 8.—The steamship Rassis, which arrived to-day from Liverpool, scports that on Msy 2 she boarded the steamer Sldonian, mak- fng for Bristol wuder sall, sod took from bLor the cook. the caly survivor of those wonnded by (be exploslog of the port botlor ut the Sidoalan. Lieie ~5fcamships Kussia from Liverpooly Anchorls from Glasgow, Franco from Havie, —— - - SALE OF SHORT-HORNS. of tho short-boen herd of Col. Abner Strawn, of Outaws, IlL, took place st Dexster Park. it BRENT DMISSING. AGAIN, Lotisvinie, Ky,, May 8.—Charles %, Dreat fallod to snewer lu cours to-day to ths charge of forgery, and the D&ywklfln 1s that he bas fled. Uis bond was —————— THE CROPS, . Muyrsis, Teon,, May 8 —The Avalanchs pybe Hohes a‘ Jengihy crop report, from which the fol~ lowing in referance Lo this section 18 taken: Arkanxas—Is this State 75 per cent was planted, axpecting o Solsh on the 10th of May, two weeks carlier as compared with Jest year, The weather The waa about the same a4 lsst aesson, except thelat- | yesterdsy. Fory-seven head were sold. The ter part of April, when severa storms and heavy ll‘“fl:“‘“ amoant brought by the femalas was nl?-’:n:un. extendingoverthe northesstera portion, 060 and by Lbe males §1,410. which In many cases resultod in the necessity of ru- T T T placiing. " Labar is: dolog well The condliios of BLACK HILLS, be croj ond advaaced., ‘There ls & heavy riso ia the River, but nojapprebesalon ot aa overfiow, » Teanessse—Nearly the snillre plasting haa Lecn alshed, with the exceptionf thres couilcs ro- ported * ball planto 'The Lo laods scem. bs more wkfiid thaa wee hn1. For the ufll&r_. M April the weather bas beun unusnally cold, béstdes soveral slorms 3ad hicavy ralns bave greatly loters Yaxxzox, D, T\, Msy 8. —Mail service bas beea ordared direct from hers to Deadwood via Pisite, thrce times & week, begluning to-day. ————————— ’ SUICIDE, Wisanierox, D. 0., Msy 8, —William B. Jokae 80D, for many ywars in the Treasury Departmcih but recently diacharged, comwitied guicide. ttom op- ——— Ing, $500; Walruth Hote), $2,000; Warner THE TURF. o o o Nrw Yonx, May 8,—The American Jockey fmst";';,:s‘,fi"h“ f“fi?&?fl’fifl:fihfif:f:%; Club {s putting Jeroma Park In order for the spring | paw mill, 00; Jobn Wright's dwellin, 85, 000; meeting, and Pimlico Is showing signa of activity; | Mr. Amy's dwoll(ng, $600; John Riddeli's dwell: 3 i‘hu“hapmenu;nuz of ::mnen lemfibflnull ’s'b'fy'n;" 0 :g:-n llvrg;:'.gaqm"\!l':{n:éhlg‘r;w n what Derby-Day, May 22 st Loulsville, may | g0 Waftman, ) “mill, dam s Alfred btiog forth and tho levas of tho race seranged by | Jerioht Snsaeis ‘:.h.:?..‘;.’:‘_h.u threb Tatten es tha Louisslnte dockes Gl for sheemeriaatied by from 3400 10 3500 each. Thero whs na Tasarion