Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 29, 1877, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, NOVEMBER 929, 1877. sana who claimed Lo nave heen elected from the counties of Edgefield and Lawrence, and whoze election the Boanl of State Canvassers refused 1o declare, anid to whom the Becretary of State refused to fseuc certifieates of clection. Theso Iatter pereons, it counted as lawful membera, made _the orlginal Wallace House to consist of eixty-five peraons, which would be a majority of 124, the whole number of poesible members.” OF NO ACCOUNT. FILDRN'S INTENTIONS AS REPORTED BT THR SENSATIONALIBTS, Speriat DispateAto The Chicagn Trivune, Wasmxaron, D. C.,, Nov. 28,—The rumors ‘which credit Tilden with really entertalining the Aenign atll ta eapture the Presldency ought to ‘be reganded as the Kllest vagaries of scnsation- allsts. One of Tilden's lending counsel befare the Electoral Commlssion, who was the ablest of his advisers and the most skill- ful of Mhis -tacticinns, eald to«lny that schemes of that sort. were too chimerical now 10 be considered hy ratlonnl men; but there are eome Indications that Tilden is really nursing an ambition of the sort, sud there are those ‘who trace tho hand of Tiiden In this Democratic sttemnt to capture the Scnate, Bat Mr, Hayes ‘was declared Prestdent only through THR ACQUIRSRNCE OF DEMOCRATIC VOTES in the Ilouse, and it Is quito certain that the same Democratic votes which prevented ane archy Inst March wonld be cast to prevent it now. Btill it cannot be denfed that some Repub- Jicans are anxious about tho situation, and are disposed to give much eredence to theso rumors, A Republican Senator 1s reported to have sala to<lay that he knows thera is such a plan; that when the Democrats have control of the Meuate they will send - Patterson to the Fen- itentiary; that then n resolutlun simi- ‘lar to_ that presented by DProctor Knott in the Tlouse succeeding tho Electoral connt wiil bo presented and pass both houses; and + that Congrees would then send bills to Tilden and Hendricks for stiznature, who would be in the city. The fact that the tnotlon passcd the House, and recelved the votes of conservatives as well as extreme nien, §s recatled. Of the 143 Democrats who voted for that resolution in the last Congress cighty-five are in the present Houee, * R 130UTII CAROLINA AXD THE PRESIDENCY-INTI- MATION THAT TILDEX HAS DETEUMINED TO AYPEAL TO THE L‘DU]ITS.I Dispateh to the New York Herald, .. Wasinvoron, Nov. 25.—~The foltowing was ‘ft at the office of the /erald this evenine, Its Jurpose does not scem to Lo very clear: To the Editor of the lerald: Inclosed you wili Ind a paragraph something similar to what will ap- dear in the New Yora Zimez and other paners to- ‘morrow, The_certificate of the South Crrolina Becretary of State was furnished me by Judzo ackey, of that State, now stopping In 1hin city, L ia known that Sr. ‘Ullden has conferred with tie outh Cnrolina nutharities rolative to this and ather matiers periaining 1o the electlon of 1874, ind It wan upon_Information thus obtalned that o Ieteruiued (o test the gucation as 10, the Prosi- fential titio in thu courts, You may use the nclosed if yon deem proper. Yours raspects ully, J. M. Prisies, of Loniatana, The following s the paragraph alluded to: It In rumored liere to-nlght that addltional com- Jhlcattons relutive to the Presidentlal’ question aro Ikely to arisc ot an eacly day with reward to tho Electoral vote of Sunth Carollna, Thoe Retarntng Board of that Slate counted all the votes cast in the Countles of ildgefleld and Lanrens in canyass- foz the voies for Prexidential Electors, and ine cludel thenr In their statomont of the result of the election Ia maid uounties, If (hoco wasa valid election In thoee countivs for Prosidentinl Electors, thero must have been a valld electlon for membess 10 the House of fepresentatives, mineo they wee voted for on the midu ticket with the Presidentiat Electors, at the mamo clection, and by the eaniu Yotors, Vs it unmistakably sppcars tint Hayes onty obtained o nifority over Tilden in Sonih Car- 0ilna by the connting of the Ldaeullld and Lacreus votee, twhicii wers thirown out by the itadicni 1o turning Lioard s far o4 the State oficergand mom. bers to' the Legisiatura were concerned, it will ween that, unless thn meniners 10 thy llouss of livnrescita from ciluid and Lautcns Countlun were lesmlly clected, Me, Inyes ‘wan no mare entitied to tue_South Caroling Elect- oral yote than bo was 10 that of Louisiana, Iu mupport of {he nbove siatoinent the followinz cer- titcate of the Hecretary of the Stata of South Caro- 1ina fa anbirattcd, buscd on the record of the pro- ceedings of tho Doard of Stute Canvarsers: corY, STATE o1 SotTin CatteLixg, Orricy or Sxcnx- TAUY or Srave.—l it M. Slms, Becretury of State, do heredy certily thet appears from tho records of thin odlce that i daternining the nun- berof yotes caetat tho Inty zeneral cleetion hehd Nov. 7, 1574, the Teard of ¥tate Canvassers for Fouth Curolina afd count tha yotes of the conutics of Eduediels snd Leurcos for Prosideutial Electors and Etuto viticets, but not for inciabery of the Uene erul Asscnibly, Witnues nay hand and the scal of the State, at Colnmbia, this 1:3th tay of November, A, 1 and {n the 10d ycar of American indrpendence, 1t M. Brys, Eeorclary of State, [Bcal of the Htate. THE ANNUAL REPORTS, THE PUESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tritune, Wasminaron, D. C., Nov. 23,°~Tho Presi- dont's message Is completed. I8 will bo com- munleated to both Houses of Conzress nt the regulur sesslon on Monday next. It Is a very long document. A large portlon of it will be duvoted to the fluunce question. lts contents ore to be puarded with the strictest sceresy. Tersons who clalm to know something of this featuro of the report say that npon the general flusucial questlon tho President places’ timsclf in full accord with Secrotars Shernan, but that on the sllver-doliar question S0 s disposed to favor remonctization of the allver dollur with o lmit as W its legaltender fuuctions, avd possibly sore other reatrictions, /Tho Southern policy will be discusscd ot great length, and tho :auses which luduced the Presldent to withdraw ‘he troops and to surrcuderthe Southern States 1o thelr own peopio are explalned. Special at- sention is also given to tha Moexican border fucstion and tise Indian war, 4 MANNER OF TUEIR DISTRIDUTION, To the Western Ausociuted Preas, Wasamnarox, . C., Nov. 23.—~The reports ot e heads of tho several dopartinents are all sompleted, with the exception of the Sccretary of the Treasury, which will, however, b ready {or she printer to-morrow. These documents il bo sent to the press throughout the voun- \ry {n order that they may, os near ns s posal- de, appear ln print as carly as the after- woon cditious of Mondoy next, the day for the mectiig of the regular iession of Congress. Tho Beeretary ot the Ireasury will send the fluanclal report to the Assistant-Treasurers and Collectors of Cus- soms, aud to the Pustmasters in vlace: where 80 ong of the other mentloned oflicials are sta- soved, with: fustructions to duliver at noon Monday, In llke manner tho Postmaster-Ueneral will scud bis report to the Postmaoters for delivery at the saiue time, aud tho report of the Sceree tary of the Interlorwill also bo seut under 4 similur puurd, to prevent prematuro publication, ‘The othier reports will bo sent with the sume r‘rcmullun agulnst premature publication, Ihere no apprebension wiatever of the Prestdent’s messiyge belug deluyed buyoud the noon honr of Mumxfiy next, ns tho House is uircady orgavized, It wurld only be somie extraordinary emergency that would make delay, So far us'the tenor of the messace s conierned, no oue vutside of Cobinet clreles bus been advised thereof. In Tact, It I3 vot complete, and the regular scasfon of Friday next will probubly hear the final readInz, thourh there way be an uxtra sesslon Buturday to complete the message in wvery re- ipocte ), 1877, —— NOTES AND NEWS. EVALTS AND CONKLING, Bpecial Disvaien to TAe Chicugo Tribuwe, Wasnxeron, D, L., Nov. 23.~The friends of Sceretary Evarts usscrt from tbelr personal . Anowledge that ever siuce the Insuguration 3r. Evarts bus cunsed Conkling to be assurcd that ae (Evarts) had no oveasiun for hohility to Ar. Coukling. aud o desire to be i antazouism to Aim, and further, thess fricuds declare that Mr, Evarts was williue to teet Mr. Conkliug more ihan halt way, and desired to secure his cordlal s0-operation witn the new Administration, ‘' WILL BE CONFIRMED, The dificulty srising under the Tenure-of- Jfice act. in the appolutment of Waldron, Mar Lial of West Tennessee, during the recess of the lenate, has been curd by s desiguation of Wal- trou us Marshal by Justice Swayne, of the Su- weme Court. Itls now oxpected that he will ¢ confirtned. The suvpoied technical objection under the wne act 16 the confinnation of Wharton as Juited Statcs District-Attoruey for Kevtucky 183 been rewoved by ap examination of the reé- wd, and be will b reported for coutirwation. HOU3E RULMS, The House Couuvittes vo Rules bad an im- rortant wueetiny w-duy. Speaker Randall de- Jired W Luve & rule passed Lo chable biw w | wilers, The ex-Postmaster of Chicaro would | ¥ npmlnt a Chalrman of the Pacific Raflrond Coninittee to succeed Clarkzon Potter. The Commfttee 13 opposed to passing a general rule for all committees, as the committees have the right to organize themselves, but may report one in this instance, 08 Randall fs auxious to have an antl-eubsidy man made Chalrman, ANOTUER INTERESTING SUBJRCT was prescnted to the Commitiee. It was the adoption of 4 new rule relative to the order of business to be called. The question was proposed by Alexander Il Stephens, who sald it Dad eifect in the Confederate Congress. Under the present rule but two amendinents are In_order befure tho previous question. Tho new rula would allow any number of amendments tobe offered, and the question would operate as to the several amendments befors the previous qt\‘lcllhm is ordered on tho bill. Members of the Committee consilder it quite favorably. OUR NHOKEN DANKS, . The Comptroller of the Curroncy has re- celved several telegrams from Chlengo retative to the appoiutinent of the Recelver of the Central National Bank. No decision has been made or will be made until the report of the HBank Examiner has reached Tere. © Inquiries were recelved ns Iate as yeatenday by the Comptroller to know whether the cominission of Huntlngton W, Jackeon as Recelver of the Third National Bank had been forwardel. | A statement of the fact of Jackeon’s appointment was furnished the Associnted Press Saturday, but scems not to lave been sent West., DBRENTANO, M. C. VIEWS OF TIE MEMNER PROX TAB THOIMD : DISTRICT. The ITon, Lorenz Brentano, member of Con- gress from the Third District, arrived hone yes- terday from Washington, where he has been at- tending the speclal scaslon. A Trinune re porter called upon him last evening at his rest- denee, Now 812 North LaSallo etrect, whero e found the gentleman” buslly enpaged in his 1i- brary, answerlng his private correspondence. Me. Brentano grected the newspaper repre sentative very cordlally, and haviug invited him 10 a ecat, o conversation took place which was insubstanco os follows: * What made you leave Washiugton" “Substantially, heeause there is nothing to o, There Is no business before thy House, and beenuse there {8 nothing at* pregent that we can do. "The only matter that s likely to cuine be- fure the Ilouse is the Parls Exposition bill. The Senate, though, has its hauds full at preseat.”’ 4 \What resnlt do you think this Senatorial contest will hiavel " % 4 1n what respeet? " ¥ As regards the admission to the contested geats und polliical control.” ** The Detaocrats will no doubt get control, 'That s the way it looks now.” % ;‘ D.u'l'x't you thlnk Davis will do the right hin W% i‘ consider Davis n Democrat,—nothing else. He will vote on ali political guestions with the Democrats, AL feast, that s iy opinfon} whether it s right or wrovzg time wlil prove, i ceratnly never expected hlin to voto with tho Iepublicans,™ “You don't think he'd voto fo' admit the Hamburg butcher, Butlerd " 1 huvo no doubit about it. Imay do Davia s wrong. 1don't think that I do, but I should be very glad If I should be disapjomied.” "'\,v’nnt do you think of Fatterson's treach- er; i Qur party I8 better off without suclmen. 1 sliall Le lad when the Republleun party shall geleld of oll such nen os Patterson and Con- over. They ar no uruaments to the Republican pnuf).’.' Do you thiuk Patterson wus boughti* 4 Thero Is no doubt that be did make a bar- galn wita the Democracy, whicl was to savy him FROS TIIE VENITENTIALY, In my opluiun the Bevate Commitico on Priv- llegres and Electious made s greut mistake fn withitvidisg tielr repurcon the Lonlstana Sena- torship so o, 11 they had reported sooner I don't think the Benate would ever have gut fnto this trouble,”” “*\¥hat seems to be the impression in Waah- fngton ns to the ultimate result of: this contest P 1 can hardly sav. Lsaw In the papers to- day that Tildew was maklug eliorts to have the Presklentlal guestion reopened. ‘That Is simbly nourcnse; such uetlou would mean revolurion, Tha tithe of Mr. uves to the Presilency has been setiled besund all question, It was sot- tlet by o special court, and the question cantiot be reopened exeept I a revolutiouary way, and fllu chrlu‘m people are not fond'of revolu- lon.! ““Tlhion you don’t take much stock in the Til- den wovainent ' . “ Nosir. Mr, Tilden wouid moke a very poor show in such a case. Even the Dumuoerata weuld not lend themselves to such n schoing, excupt, perhiaps, o few tire-caters and fnplacable Hourbons,™ *Let us leave Bammy Tilden,” sald the re- porter, *aud take u elatice ot the new Post-Of« lew, How do youstaud upon this grave and lutpurtant quustiont® * 4 am i favorof John B. Drake. In my opinfon the wahi entrunee should be on Clark streot, in tho imterest of the West Side, North Side, und the greatest portion of tho Houth 8lde. 'tho Dearborn street entrance is fn the {uterest of a fow property-bolders, Clurk strect 13 # bustuess thorouihinre, nud the main artery mnn‘ the nortlicru to thy southeru liwits of the Y. ** 18 tho Paris Exposition DI, a8 nmended by the Sorate, golng to puss I - *7Tug billas amended bythe Benste will hardly pnss_in the House. The Senate very qullxw plited the amount to be vxpeuded ut B175,000. 1t was us much #a _could bu done to got the House to puss $150,000, “Whatchance Is there for Belford's sdmission from Coluradod?* ** In such o conteat I should vote acconling to the facts and t.o law, lo election vases 1 con- sider mysclf a8 a Judge sod juror, and 1 want togetat u fulr expression of the people, [ wuess, bowever, that nelthor Belford nor Pat- tersou Wil be seated, ou the ground that Lotk thair elections were filegal, uml that ucithor election—the one held in October and the other in Noy: inher—waz, 1u any sense of the word, a Iair expression ot the will of the people,” Leaving the flukd of polities, the reporter next struck the fleld of My, Brentano's blils. Suid the Interviewer: Wit Lave you that you regardas important before the Houscet" ® “1hove a few bills befors tho House, T £udsd two of them are lmportant. One of thom 1a for the LMPEAL OF TILR SPECIAL, TAXES upon retoll dealers i tubaceo and clzars, And 1 Au«::};‘lhe morning papers that Mr. Banning yoste y(’l‘uudulyl introduced o hill for the Bome purpose, which goca.turther than mine a great deal, He lucludes the brewsre uud roetle fiers. Phese taxes aro yery troublesouie, uind oll this Hoyns matier aruse out of this tux Luslacss.” o “\What do you proposo to substitinte for the loas in revenue to the dovernment Y Nuthlug, Woean get along without thoee Heenses, Wo can ucrcase the tax on whisky, That will b the best thing todo,” * Wouldu't this be o’ fncentive for ora croo:(;sfl work; aud provea lusé to tho Govern- men 1 gucss the Covernment would get tax evvugl,” “Tat then therots stlll the fnduccmncnt to XG0 1ty ratse th ty 8 1 Not ey ralsetho tax only a little—not tou wurh." 4 Y S1buileya vou bave got alittle corner on’ uxx&\{puzimunl" 0 . A MYes ve. Thero was o law passed in 1582 tuttud forelyuers to enter ml': armles, Wo needed soldiers then, and the iuducemeuts were Leld out that . these en would become naturalized American vitlzens alter vne year's residence. Al hie reasun’ for this law lus assed away, W don't want to hold oug this ducement 1o those entoring the rejeutur army, ‘Yhe troublo Is that we bLave naturlization treatics with some ol the Edropean Statcs. For stance, with Germany, by which Germans who return from Awerlca as citizens will be consid- cred a3 such on condition that they show that they were paturatized slter ive years? resldenve, I “this law of Wers uot - upon our statute books, the passport or eertiticule of citizenship would Lo prims facle evidence, Hut now it mlulnu prool, oven after five years? rexldency, whil do away with, When I was Consul' fn Dresden I bad sich expericnces aa L haye mentioned, when the Government demanded proof, wnd | found that in sowe States certiticates of naturale ization stated that tuc wan was itted aiter a fve yeans' resldence while others did not. [ propose in my bill to Tiave a uniform certlticate of naturalizaiion, etating that the party was usturallzed after ivs years’ realduace.” x4 \\'l.:lln sbout that Civil-Service bill of yours ++1 Lave {ntroduced & resolution o rezurd to Civil-Service reform which I think lsof im- portance. It provides that any otlicer fu the cwploy of the Goverument st a salary of at least $2,500 per sunuw shall devote bis whole time to the duties of bis oftlce, and that he shall be counected with uo vtber business, 1he in- troduction of this resvlution was sugzested to me by the McArthur defaleation. That -sn carrled onen fron-foundry busiuess, whi-h, lo his cuse, was a losivg ove. e the vppor tunivy, he\‘:lwed bis Land fo the ppblic ’llruu- ury, aud thus replenished bis owt depleted the adoption o my bitl would | reser have proved adefaulter if such a rule had been fu exlstence.” -, Iy‘f‘vw you got any bill on the financial gues- tion “No, ale; but T made s apeech against the re- peal of the Resumption aet. L will vote nzainat the repeal, I hold that the act s a contract with the hoidera of greenbacke, nnd could not De repenled withont mw\lrln‘( tho oblizationg of thu country, which fs forbldden by the Con- stitution. T took the farther groundabat it is not policy to legislate too much on finance." 1 belleve you stood by the Sitver DI *Yen, I voted for the Silver bill, as It was, un- der the rules, with the expectation that it would be amended in the Scante.” e * Don’t you faver freq colnage of stiver?”! ' No, aif. I bellevo if there i3 any money to be tmad fn the colnage of silyer the Govern- ment should make it. I wonld Iika to have the bill 80 amended that theamount of silver shoulil be limited to £20,000,000, with a lmited l(‘iml- tonder elanse of about fifty millions, But, i 1 cannot get the bill so amended, [shall vote for it Just as it is now in ¢the Benate, and try the oxperiment. You see, don't you, I am hetween two firest If T hnd voted agalnst the Siiver Wil the English papers wonld have pitelied into me, and now that [dld vote for it, the German pa- pers are oll glving me fits, including the Staa’s- Zeltung, beeanse I was the only German in Con- gresa who voted for the HIlL' “ What else are vou dolng? " “Iam just now workime on_a memorial ‘o present to the Commitice on Forelon Affalrs, to simplifs tiie Consular gervices which, as al Frcsent constituged, I8 tuo complicated, and wo hiave moie_Consuls abroad than wo have any need of, This reforin would saye the Govern- went agreat desl of money and do away with ngreat many of the abuses which have arisen under our svstem. 1 have had somne experience in that matier.!” Here. Mr. Brentano thought it time to stop, Mk‘tlgfi repurter bade bl 2ood night and de- parted. CASUALTIES. FIVE PERSONS DROWNED Special Dirvatch in The Chicago Tiibune. PITT2BORG, I'a., Nov. 23.—Some of tho mem- bers of the sonthwestern branch of the Alle- gheny Colunization Soclety, having dotermined to scttle In Arkansas, sct to work a fow weeks ago to build a boat in whichjto trunsport them- selves, their familles, and goods to that Btate. ‘The vessct was completed a fow dnys ago, and this afternvon’ tweaty-flve persons went on Loard. At 2 o'clock the buat was cut loose. Thero_were revernl eqal-barges moored & ahort dlstance helow the -landing at Tem- perancevitle, which projected somne distance into the rlver, The mmnagzer of the craft, scolng there was danger that §t woukl not float past tho conl-bargzes, requested assistance to prevent a vollislon. This was promptly rendered, aud, all danger belng considered over, the bont was allowed to flont dawn stronm. The wind waa blowinie from the oppositeshore,aud thecurrent, zetting in that directlon, drove the floating craft rupidly toward the coal barges, und, a8 no nasistance could be rendered by those on the shore, a colllsion ensued, ‘The frail thnbers of the colonists’ vessel were torn from thelr fosten- iugs, and it begln to sink. As it swung aronnd those In the fore J.mrt leaped upon one of the coul barges and wero saved. John Rlef, wifo, and two children, of the Bouth Bile, wero fu_ the afterpart of the boat. and were drowned. Jphn Loper, of Manatield* was struck ou the head by a plece of timber, oud, despite desperato. offurts to eave him, was loat, Mra. Hamflton and child, of Mount Washe ington, were in the cabin, which became de- tached'from the body of the boat and floated away. It soon began' to sink, and all hopes of saving the woman and child were given up, ‘When the seater bad almost reached to the top of the bed on which Mers, llamiltou had taken refuze, and she was uttering shriek after shrick in utter despair, n skl apuroached, and sho tarew the child into it. A hole was then knocked in the cabin, waleh by this time hnd almost disappesred umder tio water, and Mrs, Hamil- ton wus drawn out. This incident was very | exelting, aud waes witnessed by at " Jeast 2 spectators who had been drawn to the spot by llm{l‘purl. of the ae clsent. Everything n the bbat was lust, amd the pour survivors ure worse ofl than before thoy ever thougnt of removing to Arkansas, The bodies of the five who were tlrowned have not been recovered, but every possible effort {o thint direction fa being made. The suffercrs have been provided for, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Syecial Dispairh to The Lhlcago Tridune, La8AnLE, i, Nov. 24.—Late this afternoon, s Houry Brotherton, a laborer, residing in the southcast part of this township, was walking northward along the Ilifuols Central Rallroad track, near the [linols Valley Conl Mine shatt, a northwanl:bound ewltch-cngine struck and Killed him afmost Instantly, Ile was about 63 years g( age, tx.u'ml I’E:"'unr r‘(gnuy h;,ugvu'uy. s’ Dianated (0-The Chiewqo Trioune, For eaxnm ks Nov. oo Aviim Mo Mabion, of this city, aged 50, was run over near Warsow, [nd, last nlght, and killed by o pus- senuer train on the Pltisburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. TITUSVILLE, Pa., Nov, 28.—A little Rirl nained Anule Eaton, 8 years old, while crossing the rallroad bridito near Petroleum Centre on her way to school this morning, was struck by the ezine of a trafn leaving' heie ot 8:15, and the whole traln passed over hier body., No blame s attached to any one for the sceident. ¥LOOD DAMAGE. Bavtivone, Nov. 28.—Tralus on the Baltimore & Oblo Rond, passcuger and frelght, between this clty and the West, which have been delayed sinco Baturduy lust by flood fn the Potomac, commenced moving to-nlght, tho breaks be- tween Martinsburg and Cumberlaud having been repalred. Al tralus Bast and Wust will now run regularly., Au authentle dispatch from Cumberlund” states that the damage to the Cheeapeake & Ohlo Canal, though seri- 09, was not so destructive as at frst supposed, Nuvieation {s ended for the year, but the canal will be repaired during the winter. A FATAL FALL, Hpcetn Dupalen to Fhs hlcago Tribune, Laraverrs, Ind, Nov, 25.—This forenoon Auguast Klinker, of the firin of Konlen & Kiluk- ¢ry of Chicago, while engaged fu putting Ina cooler in the brewery of Lelmo & Waguer, on North Fourth street, in this city, accldentally foll hackwarda from a sceond-story window, sowie twenty feet to the ground, his head strik- ing a roulr, crushlug his skull, and causing in- stant death, B — PROZEN TO DEATIL Spertul Diipitch ta Tha Uhisian Tribune. Broux Crrr, Iu.) Nov. 29, ~Durluy; laat night’s stvere storm at Yankton o mau unknown, ap- purently about 63 years of age, was frozen to death near the freight depot, whero the body wus discovered this fug, — LASUED TO THE BOWSIRIT, Wasuixaron, D, C., Nov. 28.—The Signal Servive abaerver ot the wreck of the Iluron re- poris that the budies of Charles Carsou, lands- wan, and Chomas Arnstrony, scaman, who ml-lm'!’uflwul to the bowaprit, had been brought ashore, CRUSITED YO DEATII, Hectut Dispruch ia Tha Chizago Tribuns, Guasp Ravips, Mich., Nov, 23.—J, Downcr, of Sanfleld, Eatun County, was éruslicd by o loge which rolled over biu while skidding logs yesterday, and died simost mstantly. —— HXEROSENE ACCIDENT, Corumnus, 0., Nov, 33.~Mry, E, P, Bhall, propristor of & boarding-houss, attempted ta urgo along a aluw fire by pouring cout ofl on it. The usual result folluwed—tho lady was serlous- 1y aud probably fatally burned, THE WEATHER, Wasumxaroy, D. C., Nov,20—1e. m.—For Lake Region, rising and hizh baroweter, falling and Jow temperature, southwest (o northwest winds, gengrally cloudy weathier, and occaslonal light suows, LOC.L ODAERVATIONS, ) _Liivago, Nov. 28, “Tone B, Thr Tiw iR, BA Sf3C m. Zuuy 20| 38 W, feoun. 11y, e 20 0L 29 | 74 Wi lriek daap, A = W W 1, KA, 10 | a3 yiiep. . 3008 19 | 3]s, Mastnium thesmomoter. GEXKILL OUIBIYATIONS, -3 . ._ Cutoauo, Nuy. 23—-Midatyht, Sstations.” ' Bur. Trbr. |t salner, 5 WL freant” 03 INOW L briskiee Cican 20, ) T T TR} TILE UNCO BAD. The Man-Slayer of Gilson and St. Eimo Still Safely Immured. A Speedy Trial Certain, and " Mob Violence Out of the Question, Hourly Additions to His For- midable Demonstration of Total Depravity. He Tarns from Right aud Loft Handed Shooting to Com- plete Lettor-Writing, The Tribune Favored with an .Epistle Full of Profanity and Rancer. A Proclamation Also Address- ed to the Gemeral Public. The Northern Indiana Penitene tiary Authorities the Worm of the Hour. Other Criminal Chrohicles Tel- egraphed from All Quarters. RANDE, Bpecial Digvateh to 1 e Chicago Tridune, Gavrrssuna, 11, Nov, 28.—The murderer Rande is at last safely-fucarcerated lo the Knox County Jali, and there ecems every prospect that hie will meet with speedy justice. Grauger Juries do not look with much favor on red- handed murderers, and technical questions or evasions of tho law will never save Frayk Rande from the gallows, The citlzens are very quict, and no disposition $owards violence is evidenced by any one, Tho management of tlie affalr by the law offleers s to be commeunded, in that they succeeded §n gotting their man fn jall without causing any demonstration, BSherifl Berzen, of this county, Slierill Hitcheock and Deputy- Sherltl GUI, of Peoria County, and Officér Hen- nessy, of 8t. Louls, arsived with thelr prisoner on the 0:20 train from Burlington, THE JOURNEY, which was over the Kock Island Road to Mon- mouth, thenco to this point, was an uneventful one, The prisuner siept soundly during the great part of tho trip, und showed no feur of uny attaek bolug mudo on tho traln. Not over 150 perauus were present at the depot when the train came In, nud no dumonstration othier than that of curiosity to look ut the murderer was made by any one. The procession walked to the Joil, whicli s abuut sixty rods from the depoty and, after o bath, bo was conducted to Lis cells TIB JAIL fsnnew buflding, erccted fn 1878 at n cost of 30,000, and Is as porfect fn its construction os axperience could suggeat. 1t 8 considered safe agafust any attempt at esChpe or mob violence, ‘The 8horul and fanily oecupy the front part of the building, which is of stone, faced with brick, Tho indows are double-grated, and four iron doors will have to be passcd before curivus strangers can bo admitted totho presenco of this champlon of crlme. Tho entire hatr of tiie Jail was cloured of prisoncrs, nnd Rande was glvon tho sceond cull inthe lowor range. No cotnmunication Is possible between him and otlier imustes of tho prison, o stout stone wall dividlug the Jull fn two for fLs entire length, TUB CBLL : is of thu ordivary kind, the walls and flooring of solld stono, aud tho door of three-quarter-inch frou bars, closcly set. Additional eecurity fs ubtalned by incansol a ‘barand lever, which locks all the cells lnone tier at the satne mo- went, Vurlpy the forenooita great many cltls zens visited shie Jall aud conversed freely with Runde, No disposition was shuwn to lusult the prisoner, wbo, on hisymrt, roturnodcivll answers cnough to the questious put, TUD BPECIAL ORAND JURY, which has been In scsslon slnce Monday, re- turncd fnto court ot 8 o'clock and presented an {ndictment in due furm oguinst bim, It {8 In the ordinary form of an {ndictment for murder, and contains two counts, each charging the kille inig of Charles Belden on Augg. B, 1877, by one Frauk Rande, allas Frank Durande, After the retury of the fudictment Into court, the Grand Jury in o budy went to tho Jall to visit Rande, where a half-hour was passcd in friendly con- versation,” Rande finds no fault with them, saying that they but did their duty. 1N COURT, At 4 o'clock Raude was conducted by tho Buerlft to the court-room, that counsel might bo assigned him, This news spread, and the room was soun crowded to overflowing, Tho prisoncr is very lamio from tho effects of his wounds, und, otteuded on cither side by two officers, walked through the long room aud curlous crowd down to the Judga's dosk with heud crect and nanly bearlng, To the questions of Judge Bmitu as to bis ability toprocure counsel, hu replied that bo had nomenus available at present, though ho expected to got monoy, This remark 13 supposed to rofer to somo of tha property which bo has atolen at differcut times, aud much of which §s supposed to be deposited n express offices and pawnshops in ditferent cities, His schemo for BELLING 1118 PHOTOGUAPILS, which ho bas urranged with o Bt. Louls wnau,. for a royalty, is also looked on by bim as a suurco of revenue, Judie Smith uppointed ns counsel O, F, Price, B, H, Leach, and g, Chun of the County Har. Kando was given a copy of the fudictiaent, which be glauced over aud put 1 bils pocket. H13 MANNRE IN COURT was not deflant, nor marked by a spirit of bravade, sud his language was good. “Tho ro- turn o the jall was na quict 0 anyof the curller twmodlugs. the cruwd belng contined to the sourt-House untll Rande wasagaln placed under ! d koy, Atter his retury to thoe jail, your cu ]lxoudcm calicd, aud wus asdmitted o Lis cell. Rande expressed himself as glad to sco the reporter, aud sald ho hoped that o was not sucha d—d flar us the Bt. Louls ton. After o fow general remiarks ubout bie bealth, TIE CONVERSATION took the following turn: *Were you afrald of belog lynched, Rande, on your arrival in 1llinols ' Not'a d—d bit of it. Fear, as the old fellow said, is uut In my vocsbalary, * If I kiad had nu{ oruss, | vould bave put the whole State of (Nf- nols {o tlizht. They tricd fn St. Louls to muke e think there was'danger, but I um not afraid 10 120 unywhere.” *Ary you satistied with the quarters berel® “Very well. [ am well satisied with my treatment nere. The Bherlf? Is a geutleman, Rando then asked where lbl:{ banged people here, and said that be thought it OUGHT TO X A PUBLIC BXEOUTION] that a jall executlon purtook toe much of the nature of & private murders Iu 4 moral poiut of vicw, he sald, u public execution gave to lit- tle children who niizht sco 46 fmpressions that would laat through life. Yuur reporter coutinued: * Aro the reports truo tha:n{uu aro a wou ol gencral cultivation sud acquaiuted with wodery Hterature P “Yes, to sowe extevt. I hardly quoted Byron to s T¥nus reporter, but 1 am well read FOR A MAN OF MY STATION IN LIFN. TS”»‘?'“ mo in St. Louls * the cynicul philoso- [T £ *You bave sald you were a Communiat, How do you state your yiows vu that subjecti? ‘¢ | belleve In the cqual distribution of prop~ erty, if Ibad been ot 5t. Louis when tho suin was golug on, I would bave led the #rikers there to o diiferent t. T would have turned the d—d militia into the river.” *What mailo you fight sn strennously when youwere arrested In St. Louls. Did you have n presentlment what the chareo wast " *No. T made up my mind lost n;lulnrz that T never wonlil he taken “altve, and, if I had had a falr shake, 1 never would. I want to writo you a Iut?(‘c,ment of the reason 1 so made up my mind, Just here the SherlT Lronght him a palr of new suspenders which e had sent far, and he sugeested that the next suspender he would Ret would be a siugle one. RAKD'S LETTER. .To the Edilor of The Chicaao Tribune—~Sm: Yone reporter desleca mo 1o aketeh somo facts for him. In regard ta the dolngs of the prison ofMcials fu the Nuthern Indiana Stato Prison whilo [ was imprisoned there, and since they haye rent s leitor 1o the autharities here telling them they recomnizo me by tho circumstances feinted in the rhyme, cnlied poetry h‘lnme. which was published as my [ioduction.” Now 1° hava “been surpriscd hat men ealled and calling themselves smart detectives had nat indentified mo_with that_mon, Ciarles A, Van Zandt, in the N, 1. £, Prlson sooner than they havo done, bnt, #nco they have begun to aift my antocedents, they can look otit for the consequencos, Witen Y wan n privoner there 1 was trented in the most inhnman mannee, anil it war well related in the veracs that, for 127 daye, | earried 8 ball nnd chatn, 1was fnsuited and 1 treated hy contemptibin pipples who wera in brief authority there, antil ccame so apgravated that 1 °tricd to raleo a matiny, but rome Ad—d viilain beteayed me, and [ was con- demned to lenominions punishment. But myspirit was nut cowed by what | was compelled to tnder- £ in my rontine Wfe, 1 was so ignominon.ly treated by several zuards that I determed on try- Ingto get rome arms and ammanition into the prizon to force the prison open and Iatall the pris- oners out—hut, when T say all, allo® me to r1y that there are o few d—d reanndrels among tlie prisoncrs for whom 1 entertaln the uttermost con- cinpt and hate, The reason fur my ill-feelings 1s that wome of thom assiste the = puards to overpower o when 1 trled ‘to do momething far t of the nefl all the prisoners, After T hiad tho bal ad chaln [t on me, | was campelied to walk in ling with a ame fout, and n heavy fron shackle, on my ankie, and m icchaln long enonzh to'seact over my shoulders, and attached toa round shot slx inclics in diamoter, T guess at tho wolght a8 ahont sixty pouaids, 3 had cume bnsinices to attend toat the unard's box ono day shortly after I had it put on, and the dirty old villaln, Charles Mayne, the War. dun, came Into tho shop and stovd near whero § hod 100, and 1dld not oboerve him untll 1 wns Dol way {0 the place I intonded to go. There waa an. ottier man with him, and he ald not nce me nntlf 1 came up very close to him, when be henrd the chnin mattlo a lttlo, whton o silrenly sprang five o nix feot, as thouith he hai canyht afihi of a rate tesnake nt his feet, 1 eald ho was & d—d coward, although ho was a iloosicr Colouel, and I would ’ givo ten years of my life to get a wood falr chance “of getting oven with him, and nl the other villaing swho. treated o so In- numanly whilo In ticir power, and helpless to retaliate, 1 feol that suddon death fs a punisi- ment to which they aro not entiged tnleen thero fa ‘an_orthodox bell, and, as 1 do not belleve 1n the octrine, T fecl It (hc wifca und surest way to give them hell hero on carth, The parties who treated mo the worst ure named Charles Mayne, Wardens Charies o Manninge, Depaty \Warden, now Marahal at tho Unfon _liepot at Indian. apolis; Amoa F.- Hall, tho Second Denuty Wardens John Jerroll, . & d—d louny, lylne guand: Deuny Lyon, the littlo erazy coward “whose wite cloned with a discharged con- vict; and some others whom 1 will name at somo future time, 'Thie reason why I resolved never to bo taken oxcept I shoutd be siot and_helpleas was that I would rathor bo killed than to bo ander the cuntrol of such d—d cowardly willains, Itespcct fully yours, Fuaxg Raxne. ANOTIIER STATEMENT, In addition tothis, he furnished the Bherifl with a statement In which the same ,polnts and othera treating of his prison lfe are aet forth, ‘Tho docunynt reads as follows: To Tne Punvic: Having been asked by the Knox Connty Bheriff whether or not ¥ was Van Zandt In thie Northern Indians State's Drison, and if 1 did notgo futo ththell in the year 1873, ole,, and sceiny that he had got certaln Information of somae of my antecodonts, I frankly told him 1 saw that it would bu known even should Itry to conceal those factd, and ¥0 1told him it was fruo, | had aald 1 disbetleved In the existence of a hell, but I rotract thot, and say that there Is one ealled the N. I 8, Prison, aud the dirty villain called Charien Moyno is boss devll, and the d—d dirty villain called Amos W, Hall 'Is his Satanlc Mujesty's Firat Liontenant, Tho way they recefved the nows hiere was Ly u lottor, sad in the lotter tho request is tnade not to nllow it to bo known whore they recoived the information, The reaton for that is very clear to nic, aa Lhey know that 1 know of & conaplincy bétween tho devil of that holl and womo ~of hin guards to the cuntractors, Ford, Johnson 0.y out of {iimense sume, in which they succeedod, tau, ns woll in swindling the poor davile of con- victs out of tho plifances ihey made by overwork, 1 canght a guard at the Ittlo Job of fortery, which was, no doubt, but oue Instance in four or give thousand petty Inrgorics, and he knows I caught It nt it and lcnnf)ruvo 1t bexldes; and T desire it to bo known that 1 will do what Iean to get them incased in striped clothes, too, 1natead of walking arottnd on dress parade, when thoy are without doubt some of the d—iest villuina yet unbung. I would not have allowed my identity with the name of Charles A, Vou Zauat to be known, but, now that they have thrown down the ganatiet, 1 uccept the challonge, and will pive them the bon. efitof an exposure of their low-lived vitlalny in chenting the puor mon in that place out of muny viall sms by means of almost innumerablo forg. erics, of which T guined positive knowlelgo of six oraeven dilfcrunt onvs, When 1 was discharzed Jhoy took my memoranda from tne, and Koot some of “my uthor ut. lave some ° other ihey did not coln te, but “which [ smugsled ount of the prison, and they passed all rignt under thelr noees, and the d—d fouls could not toll how it wan done. [ havea long history to write of them, and shall doso aa soon as iy wounds will sliow moto exert myself sulliciently, I have no more paver at present, but will do the vobject juatico tn o short time. Yours, respectfully, v Frang Naxog, TAERE WILL BE NO OUTUUEAK of any kind, the people having thy utmost cone fidence fu his convictlon. Nothlng but n motion for u change of vanuo could rrwiulum any _violence, nud that s hardly probable. Rande s so far recovered from his wounds as to be ablo to walk very readily, Ho will not bo arralgncd nor required to plend before Friday afternoon, possibly not U the flrat of the week, A speedy trinl will be had, however, and the testimony Is growing stronger cach duy, Over fifty witnesses are named ou the indictment. TUB TRIAL will be held tn the Opera-Houso, used by the county under ledse us & place tor holdiog court titl thie new Court-ouse may be butle, It {s & spacious roous, well caleulated for the purposo of such a trial. It will comfortably seat 1,800 persons, the Court and Nar occupyving the par. :lucnc‘ and the town will no doubt bo crowded uring the trial, Sgvciad [ilsuatch (0 ThE Chicags Tribune. Micitiaan Citr, Iud., Nov, 23,—A telegram from Galesburg, IIL, confirma the report that Rande, the notorfous murderer, is nono other than Gliarles Arthur, Van Zandt, disclurged I Moy last from the Northern Indlava Prison, sentenced from Fort Wayou for five years for burgtary, Through his fotous conduct while a convict fu the above eatublishinent, he lost all the good tima allowed fur vbedlence to the rules. s trat act on belng dischareed was the pur- chuse of a revolver, and ho lay fu walting for scyeral davs to shoot some ol the prlson-gunrds, o spent his last days fu this vu(y n the lock- upy umd was fined by the Mayor for befug drunk and dlsorderly, FLVCE MURDER-TRIAL AT GALENA, Hnectut Dispatch o The Chicago Tribun Qarxxa, 1L, Nov, 28.~—To-day {2 the socond slnco the commencement of the Abbly murder trial fn this city, It will be renombered by the readers of Trw TuivUNe that the tragedy took place on tho night of the '16th of Bcptemnber lazt, at tho resldenco of the deccased, near Council 111l Statlon, in this county; that Jacob Abbly was assassinated while enguged In housing milk In a wine-cellar, at about 8 o'clock in the eyening, and thac his sons, Joseph, Jucob, and Heury Abbly, were arrested on the charge - of havinie comnitted the deed. The court-room Lins beon packed -singe the comumenceigent of the trial, ‘and iy bhve been unable fo euin admittauce, This alternoon, the most intense interest was manifested by the Court, the Bar, and thu throng of spoctators in the story of Peter Miller, also arrcated for belng accessory totbe crime. Miller tursed State’s cvidence, and related the startilug focldents of the mur- der, fixing the crlino upon Joseph Abhl{. tho oungest son of doceased, aced 19 years, Miller titied that ho accompauled Jusoph from Ap- ple River tu the elder Abbly’s Louse, & distan. of elgbitecn wiless that they arrived about 8 o'clock at nlzht, an that he (Poter Miller) ., stood hut a short dltaoce -from the house, neur the roarof the butldiug, when Juseph cropt up to near where his father was standing, and, under cover of the darkuess, fired the futal shot. Thy testimouy of the physictan, Dr. B. F. Fowler, who was called to aitend the murdered man, sud who subsequent- ly mude the post-mortem, was of tho most ju- teresting nature, and comwanded the vioscat atteution of those fu the court-room. On the whole, he case 13 the most interestiug ever tric 1n this county. . + ANOTIIER DEFAULTER, Suectat Dlsputch 1o The CAlcago Trivuis Lavaysrrs, Ind., Nov. 23.—The doors of the Bocond Natlonal Bauk of this city closed at1 o'clock to-day, and & notice was posted, signed by the Presldent, Daniol Royse, stating that the Dircctors bad decided that it was best for all concerucd that the bunk suspend poyment; that tho assuts wers- ample® to pay depositord, but that the cash could not be realized fu time to prevent the suspension thst au examination of the'bank would be wade and a statement pub- & lshed at once. No ftatement {5 yet made of the asects nnd labllities. It was knownon the strcet that the Dircctors wers holding B0 oxtra sesslon, but, it caused no excitement or uncasincss. Checks were promptly honored up to tho timo the doors were cloaed. Tho Im- mediate cause of this action of the Dircctora is the defaleation of the Cashicr, Charles T, Mayo. 1lo has heen confined to tho house n;, revorn) lnys by sickness, and this morning President Royso was nstonisheil at recciving a note from him informing him of his defalcation. A meet. Ing of the Directors was hnmediately called with the above result. The amount of the deficlency has not yet been !nll{ ascertained, ns tho money was realized by draita on corre- spondents. The funds in the bank seem to be all correct. Up to the present time the amount. of defalcation reaches upward of 857,000, Out- slilo apeculations are given as tho causo of the trcnhfi-e. Mr, Mayo's bondsmen are his father- inlaw, T. P, Emcrson, and Will T. Barbee, to the amount of #25,000, THE JOLIET PRISON. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn fribune, * Joutrr, Ill,, Nov. 23.—Every week, In fact nearly every day, lucrcases the number of con- wiets in the State Penitentiary, aml, if the pres- ent rate of Incrense continues during the next two months, the accommodations of the Institu- tion will Le completely exhausted. There are now 1,806 convlicts Incarcerated In the prison, and the average dally gain greatly cxceeds the loss, The capacity of the prison, exclusive of tho “solitary " and female departments, ts 1,000 cells, which ivonld give room for £,000 prisoners, hut scveral of these colls nro |nu.-eurc. and among 8o many men thero arc a number who, for. obvious reasons, nre mot allowed a cell- mate. Unleas the Southern Penitontiary soon makes a dralt on the Joliet institution, the lat- ter will have to provide additional quarters In order to accomnodate [ts December and Janu- ary guests, - A convict named Thomas Carroll, who was sentenced from Lozan County in Janudry, 1877, 10 ono year's imprisonment for larceny, died i nlml::,sp“fll at tho Ponitentlacy last éntufdly nigl THIEVING CONTRACTORS. 81, Louis, Mo,, Nov, 23.—The Umited Btates Grand Jury to-day found indictments against ‘Thomas Walsl:, Buperintendent, and William K. Patrick, late Assistant Suporintendent, of the new Custom-Llouse and Post-Office bulld- fng In this city, The Indictment charges Messrs. Walsh and Patrick -with con- spiracys to defraud the Uovernment by issulng falso certificates as to the cosi and quality of building material for the Custom-Ilouss and as to tho'pay-rolls. ‘Theamount nvolved is atleeed to be large, and the transactiuns of tho parties accused have extended over a period of several years, No caplas has yot fssued, tho Dfstrlct At- torney consldering the dnvummuu; at_press ent sufliclontly secured, the partics indicted being old and” responsible clitizens, and already under heavy bonds. Mr. Walsh Intends ni appeal to the Attorney-Uicneral for an imme- ‘iate trial. Il nlleges that ho doea mot fear the result, e " £ — ARREST OF A VILLAIN. Bpecin! Dispateh to The Choago Tribune, Apnuay, Mich,, Nov. 23,—A short time azo Morgan Rounda attempted to outrago an adopt- ed daughter of Mr. 8pear, a farmer for . whom e was working., Ile fled, was overhauled ata dance {n Quincy, but got away after a lvely fualllado from the officers. He was Iater heard of n Clileag, and later In Wisconstm, A fo- wmalo relaivae nf Rounds', with her afllanced, in- cited by o desiro to obtain the reward, get mar- rled, and start housgkeeping, yesterday report- ed Nounds in hiding at abrother's’ house in Medina, whera ha was captured at vight after o plucky reajstance. Rounds Is the Rande of that scetion, having, nlthough only 25, already served two convlctions for shouting and rape. —— TWENTY-FIVE WATCHES BTOLEN. Spectal Dievsteh to The Chicugn Tribune. Prrrasung, Nov. £8,—Whlle Mr. Wyman, proprictor of a jewelry store on Wylie avenue, . was at supper, about 0 o'clock this evening, two men enterod his establishment and ‘requested the Loy Lo go out and get a bonk note changed for them. The boy went ns requested, and while gono the visitors madoa raid on a case contaluing gold and silver watches, appropriat- Ing twelye of tho former and thirtecn of the latter. The lot was valued at 84,000 The rubbery was not discovered until somo time aftor tho thieves had left. Pursult was made, but no arrests have yet effected. IIELD FOR EXTRADITION. ‘Torera, Kan,, Nov. 23,—Gov. G. T. An- thony is in recelpt of Information from the Secretary of State of the United Btates that Charles Q. Scrofford is fo prison, fn Callao, Peru. Scraffop] was partner of the late State Treasurer Lappln, and there s evidence that ho has assoclated with Lappin fo embez- zling tho money of the scheol fund of Kansas, Papers will at once ba made out 80 ns to demand Berofford of the Government of Peru under tho extradition treaty. A FATAL QUARREL, Bpectul Dispatch in Tha Chicaao Tridune, QGraND RapiDy, Mich, Nov. 28.—Two mon nanied Cossad and Malono got into a quarrel and a fight over & fow bushels of wheat in Brookfleld Township, Eaton County, Mouday, when Cossad was 80 stabbed that he died from his wounds yesterday. Malous fled the country and has not been captured yet. CiNoINNATY, O,y Nov. H.—A Timea' Athens (0.) specinl ‘snys br. 4. W. MoWhorter, quar- reled with his brother utcrdn{ aftornodn, and the brother went anlle for his guu, roturned, aud shot the Doctar, killing him fnstantly. BOB-LAW DISCOURAGYD. Hpecial Dispateh o TAe Chicago Tyibune, Witkzssanne, Nov. 23,—Tho trial of the vigilantes who flred into the Bceranton rioters during the Iate strike was concluded to-day. Powerful efforts were made by able counsel for the prosceution to secure conviction, bat the Jury bad not retired more than ten minutes whin thuy agreed upon a verdict of not gullty, Tho verdict mects with public approval, and mob-rule hus received a death-blow, DASTARDLY ACT. Spectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tridune. Doty Mich., Nov, 23.~~Misa Abble Miller was shot last cvening by S8amucl Coveyon, a young man who has been poying her attentlons, He met hor on Fort strect eust, near tho rall- road crossing, and asked her to go with him to tho Collscuin, & varicty theatre. Bhe declined, slleglug another uuzufiumunt, whercupou Coveyon drew u pistol and fired at ber, fntllct- ing & scrlous but not fatal scalp wound, RASCALLY SBUPERVISOKS, Taov, N.' Y., Nov. 28, —Bupecrvisors Egan, Pushee, and Casaln have hecn Indicted for the fraudulent oudis of Dbilis sgainat Kenssoloer County. One batch of bills for about $12,000 was mado up in tho names of fictitious persons for work nover done. It is suppused the totul amount of Ulegal bills will foot up $30,000 for tho lust year ———— THE INDIANAPOLIS TREASURY, Secial Diapate io The GMoagn Tridune, INDIANAPOLLS, Ind., Vav, 28.—For two weeks ormore there have been rumors upon the streets that somcthing was, wrong with the County ‘Treasury, \Whilton, one of the clorks who acted with Landers, former Democratic Treasurcr, was detected in steallng county orders, confessed, and was judicted by tho -Graud Jury, Howent out on bond, his brothor. In-law, Austin i, Brown, Den@ecfitic County Clerk, going bail. It is sald that the principal witness has been fixed, and will not appear uyaiust him, and 8o Whilton has returned bere frow the Bouth, whither he went after the indictinent. These facts, added bo tho re- ports, now deflnitely ascertained, that Landers did uot 1nako a full and flual settlement with bis suceessor when he vacated the oflice fu Sep- tember luat, give riso t0 a demand for fuvestiga- tion. Han the prescat, Treasurer, (s in o, aad the facts caduot well be found out uow, but ft ts kuown that on Monday Lauders over $10,000 ou _account, sud that he proml to pay $15,000, but was not sble. Nooue kuows how wuch, it any, is stlil back, but there s somuthing crooked, and u dewand is made that the Couuty Cowmibssfoucrs order @ thorough fnvestigution. The offl- cers last term were all Democratie, awd -Mr. Hanway I8 a Kepublign,. who only came iu i’ Scptember. Landers, the ‘Trcasuter, isa brother of FrauB Landers, the Congressman, candidate for Governor. Reports tako all orts of shape, smong them being one that Frauklip, who Is & lare pork- pcksr, Bad i use of 850,000 of éounty moueys ut all the talk {4 uucertalu. The result whl be that ths Comwlasioners will be compelled to luvestigate (aud baye the ngnlry cover soveral years back) the county expenditures Renerally, and particularly what fing been exnended on tfig now Court-House, A zood deal ol exclieneny prevalls over tho matter. IYDE PARK, Yesterlay morning at 3 o'clock the hons owned and occupled by Thomas Hogan, locatet on the corner of Fllty-first ‘atrect and Gragg Boulevard, was destroyed by fire.3Mr, Hogan on the police foreo of Iiyde Park, and whilq patrolling fn the neighborhood of Forty-nfey and Btato streots saw tho light st o distance, Heat once sent in an alarm, and, running g the honse, discovered that his clothes, with yhy exception of his police overcoat, wera taken, hiy sister’s things gune, and other valuables ra. moved, The hose companies were oy on the ground, and extinguished 1y Hnwnes, but not before cverything was rufneq, The house was valucd ot about #1,200, an was tnsured for 87003 . the furniture was Inainred ror £300, both in the Mechanles’, of Milwuukee, The police think that robbers setfire to thy house Lo cover their treacka, and that they werg cnemles of Hogan. Mr. Hogan has had'n very hard run of luck, e was defeated tn the racy for tho County Commissionership of the Fifty District; Saturday his stater died, and yesterany murning fire destroyed the house which Ly haj buiit but s few wecks ago. AT DWIGIT, ILL. Apecial Diepatch to The Chicago Tridune. Dwiant, Nov, 28.—~The frame planing mpy & owned by Willlam Watker, together with i machinery and finished work, was burned to the gl:::md thls\ Tmrgnm. llinn ;b«:ult £$7,000; noin. B nee. A lumnbersyard adjoining *aged 0 tho amount of nbuu;lll,oul)f on du A TUG BURNED, Bvectal Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribune, Earr BaciNaw, Mich, Nov. 28,—Tho tug Fannto White took fira four miles below this city this evening and burned to the water'g cdge. The Captain and englineer ran her ashorg and escaped. Sho was owned hy Robert Ogden of this city, and valued nt $3,500. CANADA. Halifax Making Strenuous Efforts to Deal Paortland out of Bome Advantagesnt Peese ent Enjoyed by tho Lattor<The New Na- tlonnl Bocloty. Svecial Dispateh 16 The Chlcago Tridune, Havteax, N, 8., Nov. 28.—A deputation op ihe winter nort question, consisting of repro- , senitatives of the Cily Councll, the Chamber of Commerce, ond the: Importers’ Assoclation, waited on Bir Tugh Allan to-day to ascertaln in what way tho object of making Halifax * the winter port of call and departure for his steamers could Lo accomplished, * The subject was discussod at length, BSir Hugh Allan said hie was fu favor of making Halifax the winter port In preference to any inthe United States, but there were obstaclea that stood (n the way, nmongst which wero the fact of tho terminus of the Inter- colonial Rallway Lelneso far away from the city wharves, and that a portion of the year the loading-place wus Illmanm:llllDlu on acvount of ice. Urain, ete., lay! nF to bu carted from tho, atatlon to the loudivg-pluce would Increnso the' cost of earriage of Ircight to such an extent a5 Lo render It limpossible to compete with other ports. The expenses of the steamers were also much larger in the port of Hallfax thaa at Portland, Qucbee, or Montreal, provi- slona *alone costing 50 per cent: more There was another diiiculty that might_nrlse,—the probability of the Intercole oninl Rafiwny belng showed up fn tho winter,— which difliculty, if it should aris¢, would bo Iatal to grain. ~ is Worship the Mnavor nsked 8ir Hugh If it was guaranteed that the loadng. ground was kopt freo frum fee, would that an Induceinent for bim to load his lhlsm Tivre, ns that would do away with the extra charge n! cartage, Mir Hugh replicd that there wasons thivg” tho merciiants of Ialifax could rely upon, and that ‘was that, if tho cargocs were placed hero rendy for shipment, his stcamers would call for them, bLut there must be persons hero who would taks hold of tle trade, in order that it could be suc- cosstully carrled out. A number of questlons were nsked by members of the deputation re- uarding the cost of !rcu%.l‘\‘t, ote., when 8ir Hugh inally asaured themn that, §f the CArgOLS were provided here, ho would guarantce to carry them at tho same cost from Chicago to Livere pool us il they wera shipped from Portiand, provided theGrand Trunk aud futercolonlal Raile ways do a8 they now proposo. Ho urged upon the deputation to send ono o tio persous Interested u tho matter to Chicags tu work up this trade, lo order thiat partics migut understand it. 8ir Hogh expressed a willlng ness to receive a large deputation of the citizen to-morrow at 11 n. 1. to dlscuss the matter fun ther. To-nlght a mecting of the gencral con mitteo was held, when the deputation roportel that it waa declded to send an agent to Chicauy to endeavor to fnduce dealers to forward gral to Hallfax for shipment, and otherwise bulld u o trude. Those attending the meetlog secme well satisfled with thu result of the Intervior with Slr Hugh, and & Nisposition was evinvod te make a determined effort to test tho question a3 Lo whetber Hallfux cannot becomo o winter port for the ehipment of, grain and otuer pro- uctions of the West. jal Piapatch io The Fhicagn Tridung, Quenec, Nov, 23,—The Hou, Wifrld Laurier, Minister of Inlund Roveuue, who was reccutly defented fn Arthabnaka, was to-<day returved to rubresent Enst Quebee in tho Dominfon Parlla. ment, defeating M, Tourangeau by B0 mnajority. The coutest wua one of the most exclting ever tighs hrl:p‘ehg'ucllnl" (0 Tha CMcago Trb ciul In3 4 CAlcago Tribune. AMonTuEeaL, Nov, 23.~The committee of gen tlemen appolnted to frame a constitution foy the new Natlonal SBoclety have unsnimously agreed upon the following platform: 1, The nawe of the Soclety aball ba **The Cana« dian Natlonal Saclety, ‘Tho ubjects of the Bocloty ahall bo: Wirst, the malutensuce of a tenly Nal 1 Capadian So- claty, composed of all those who desire to promote arpirit of harmony aud mutual confidenco, and te¢ foster the suntimentf Canadian pairiotism among all classes of our people, Irrospective of thelr !-ommu associations, -ihcle national origin, ut helr religious belict, Secoud, the discusslon on their merits of all public t{uunllnnl affecting the intoreats of Canada, from the staugpolnt of couns try beforo parly; the Infusion of & spirit of putnotism ~ 1n of ~ government, of modoration politic agd ol uatice in the ensctment and adwminlstration of the jaws, ‘Ihird, tho vigorous development of our ia- ternal resaurces, the prumotion of Immjgration, tho increass of our traug-relations and Intercounst with fareign countrics, the advancement of Cunada asa Natlon, ana the development of o Canadian national wontimout. Fourth, the encouragomenb of Canadian lterature. Fifth, the appropriate celebtation of the 1st of July as & holiday, 4 ‘I'he motta of the Soclety ahall be, **Avaab Canadiens, et Pnapstien io. The ChMcago Tyitune, Quanxc, Nov. 23.—Cutuda is to receive a visit shortly from a distinguistied Irfslinan, B Edward Grogan, who represeuted Dublin {n the Imperial Parliamoent, and who wade 74 of stir in Irish politics lu his younge: - Edward comes hero with & view of studying the political and socinl aspect of the Dominluny uubnfw ‘L‘u cwmbody Lis ¢xperiences in Canada jn a Diyine scrvicos are belng held every cyenio® this week Ju the Anglican churches of this u!x; to prepure for Friday, which Is to befibservedy Iu secordanes with Eho wish of the Archbishop ot Canterbury, as a day of epecial futercession to the Almifhity for au {ncrease of wissiouarics and the exteu;" fon. ?a!. :ulnln:);)mrhr’fl o sual y_The Chicago uRe. ‘TORONTO, Nov, 2.—The Outario Parllament has beeu called together for the dlspatch of busincss on Wednesday, the Yth of January. number of importaut weasuses will be brought before the Houss; bug, from all appearsicudy the session will not be a protracted voe. ——— OBITUARY. Special Dirpaich 10 Tha Chicagn Triduns. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 23.—Thomas A. Btowy & well-known journalist, agd Graud Master of the Aucient Order of Unlted Workmen of Ohlo, died ju this ciy this morning, Svecial Dlapgich 1o Tha Chizago Tridune. MILWAUKEE, oy, A e Resst, of. Cols Waguur's minstrels, left bhere sick ona_ vislt of the Cowpauy recently, died at the Now Hous s wleusn o tontamplict, a e Miciutuax City, Ind., Nov, 2.~Danicl Ken< nedy, City Engineer, died this evenlug of diseasd of the brain, after an (Hoess of scveral weeks. Hohad bech a restdent of this city for several ears. He bad been hleotified with all our bor improveincuts, sud was uulversally es- teemed. His body will Lie lu state in the Clty- Hall w-morrow, He was 40 years of age. Muck regrot (s expressed at his death, HENDRICKS AS A LECTURER. IwpuawaroLss, Nov. 38.—Gov. lHendricks made is first appearance fu the lecturo fleld st Harmouic Hall this evenlng, for the benefit of Grawce Episcopal Church. The subject was »Revolutlou,” which bs reated from the stauds puiut of histry, under the difercat Leads of abortive, dehberative, sn Locvitsbly revolus tlons. The effurt was highly creditable and e erealning, evisclug the wost coreful study aad prepuration and very cvssidersble literury ex helluuz. The u Was Largu aud apprecets ve.