Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1878, Page 2

i e e e e e s R U s (S THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, . JANUARY 13, 1878—SIXTEEN -PAGES. - | Gman i FOREIGN. The Turks in Northern Rou- melia Fleeing Before the Invaders. Inhabitants of Adrianople and Philippopolis Abandoning Their Homes.’ Fugitives Arriving in Con- stantinople by the Thousand. Many of Them Reduced to the Most Desperate and Pitiful Condition. The Porte Calls upon Russia to State Her Terms of Peace. John Bright Declares in Favor of Strict Non-intervention. WAR .INCIDENTS. ) FUGITIVES. Loxpoy, Jan. 12.—Constantinople dispatches eay that fugitives are flocking there from Phil- ippopolis and Adrianople. Three crowded trains arrived Wednesday and three Thursday. BURNING TOWNS. The Turks have burned the Town of Tchti- Toan; and Intend to burn Tatar, Bazardjek aud other towns in tke Topolnitza and Gyopsa Valleys. WAXTS T0 ENOW. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12—9 a. m.—Encour- aged by the German Ambassador, who inti- mated that Russia’s conditions of peace would probably be moderate, and in order to give Europe proof of its sincere desire for peace, the Porte has asked the Russian Government to state what conditions it would demand. 3 A DENIAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12.—Prince Henry VIL, of Reuss, the German Ambgssador here, " abeolutely denies that he said the Russian con- ditions of peace wonld be moderate, as men- tioned in the dispatch this morning. All he said was that the conditions would be easier if Turkey treated dircctly with Russia. ¥ THE ENGLISH CADINET. LOXDOY, Jan. Cabinet Council summoned for to-day was criginally fixed for Monday. The date was ad- vanced for ressons which may be of great gravity. RATLROAD CUT- VIENNA, Jan, 12.—The Cossacks bave cat the Tirnova & Yambolf Ralflway south of the Bal- kans. ARMS FOR TURKET. New Haves, Jan. 12.—A steamer arrivea to- day Tor- a cargo of arms and ammunition for the Turkish Government. Another steamer laden with war material, valued at $1,500,000, has been inthe Sound for the past fourteen days * waiting orders to sail for Constantinople, draw- ing in the meantime 3250 per day demurrage. FATORS NON-INTERVENTION. ‘LONDOX, Jan. 12.—John Bright, in addressing ‘'his constituents at Birmingham to-day, declared that be was stropgly in favor of non-interven- tion. THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. Mrra, Jan. 12.—Vice-Admiral Hornly and staff will leave on her Majesty’s steamer Sultan for the Levant, whither the Alexandria and sll the ships in port will follow when revictualed and refitted. £ - IN CONSTANTINOPLE. ‘CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12.—A long Cabinet council took place to-day. The Porte has asyet reccived no dispatch sitber from London or the Russian headquar- ters respecting an armistice. The population are irritated against England, whom it is declared is morally responsible for Turkey’s misfortunes. - Tnere 15 great distress amonf the refugees from Adrianople. FOREIGN FINANCE. Special Disnaich to The Chicage Tridune. Loxpox, Jan. 12—~The Economist says: Bills are now quoted at 2} per cent,-and even that quotation cannot in all cases be ad- hered to. The hopes of peace and cheaper ‘money have raised prices in all the speculative stock markets. Investment business generaily Dbas not mueh improved, notwithstanding the larze amount of money thrown into consols and the somewhat free buying of United States bonds. Inthe foreign department prices all around tended to rise until Thursday afternoon, when the capturc of the Turkish army defend- ing the Shipkn Pass led to a belief that the Russfan advance mizht interfere with the prog- ress of the armistice arrangements. Up to that momeunt the rise in Russian, Hungarian, and Turkish stocks hadbeen marked, but the closing ‘prices of the week are XOT QUITE THE BEST. ‘The death of King Victor Emmanuel was pre- ceded br gencral fuclastleity on the Paris Bourse, and before its announcement there was an absolute fafl in the Italian rentes. His death was followed br & rise, which proved adverse speculation to have been miscalculated. The fall o money, this week, although less marked on the Coutinent than here, ap pears to have assisted to induce purchasers in this department. Ruesian securitics are 2 per cent Ligler for the week; Hunzarion nearly 85 much, aud Turkish, French, and Italian aro 3¢ per cent bigher. The decline in Egyptian stocks scems 1o be the result of a reaction upon TUE RECENT IMPULSIVE BUYING when the state of politics was thought to por- tend active protection by the British Govern- ment. The alarm baving to some extent subsided as tothe extreme mensurcs which misht result from the silyer agitation in Americs, the abun- dance of movey, on this, the German, and the Awerican’, ;mirkets has led to the pur- chase of © United States bonds, and thereisa risc. of about 1 per cent all around. Reports are to the effect that not oniy is the re- sistance to lerislative measures which contem- plate the substitution of silver for gold pay- ments stronger, but that the silver party iteelf is losing strength, and whatever compromise should be adopted. it is now more generally hoped that the coin in which the bonds are ex- pressed to be paid will be as heretofore, gold. The Times’ financial article says some gold from private stores is in course of transmission to the United States, and some is likely to be wanted for Germany next weck, but there is no probability of these operations extending be- youd the limits ot what the open market can sapply. SOUTH AMERICA. A SEVERE SHAKING. PANAMA, Jan. 8.—Clachapoyas, the Cavital of the Amazon, was visited by an earthquake which demolished several houses and damaged many more. Fortunatelf there was no loss of lfe. Walls swaring to ard fro, the groaninz of Toofs, the noise of falling tiles, the walls cracking and throwing out clouds of dust, combined with the stricks, groans, and despera on of the agonized inhabitants made a fright- ful scene. Callao also experienced n severe shiock of carthiquake, but no damage was done. MISCELLANY. EX-QUEEN JSABELLA. 4 Loxpox, Jan. 12—A Paris correspondent telezraphs that ex-Queen lsabelia, who, it was stated, would wot be permitted to return to Spiin on account of her action in connection with the expulsion from France of Don Carlos, josists npon attending the marriage of Kinz Alfonso, her son, and tne Spauish Ambassador at Paris is compelled to resort to pumberless petty precautions and stratagems to preventhier trom carrying out her intention. . ALFONSO'S MAREIAGE. The marriaze of King Alfunso and the " Jeaving s widow, three sons, and two daughte Princess Mercedes is mow fixed for the2d of | ezt session of Parliament for an act to estab- February. LABOR AND CAPITAL. Loxpoy, Jan. 12.—The Blackburn mill-own- ers have abandoned their attempt to reduce the ‘wages of operatives. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Loxpox, Jan. 12.—One of the largest fires that has occurred here in many years in now burning in Friday and Watling streets. The fire originated in the warehouse of Crocker Sons & Co., calico printers, 82 to 57 Watling street. The whole block was at one time threatened, but the fire 15 now believed to be under control, LoxDoN, Jan. 12—Evening.—The loss by the fire was over $1,000,000. SAN DOMINGO. 84x Doamxeo Crry, Dec. 30.—The revolution in the Northern Provinces continues. Iusur- ents surround Porto Plata, Santingo, and vea. The whole mercantile community is in danger of beine ruined. It appears that ex- President Gonzalez is leading the revolution. FAILURE IN SCUTLAND. Lerrn, Scotland, Jan. 12.—D. R, MacGrezor & Co., merchants and steamship owners at this place, have falled. Liabilities range from £1,000,000 to £1.500,000. Asscts not over £50,~ 000. MacGregor. whois a member of Tarlia- ment for Leith District, has resigued his scat. SUDDEN DEATIL Loxspox, Jan. 12.—William Cobbett, welt kuown for the strenuous cfforts he made in be- alf of the Tichborne claimant, fell dead in Westminster Hall this morning, He was a son of William Cobbett, the cclebrated Englis ical politician and writer, who died in 1835 FRANCE AS A MILITARY POWER. The January numberpf the Nincteenth Cen- tury, which is just now received by the Ameri- can agents, the Willmer & Rogers News Com- pany, is berun with a singularly interesting pa- ‘per by Sir Garnet. \\'nlsclcf'. the hero of Coo- massie, on *France as a Military Power.” The British General thinks that it is 2 mistake to T theeventof 1870as a measure of France’s fighting capacity, -He thinks that carly blun- ders bred what soldiers call ““demoralization among the French troops, and says: “The French have never been good st fighting 8 losing game. Keverses with us and with our cousins, the Americans, serve to stimulateto in- creased exertion, to give us rencwed energy; but with the Latin races it s otherwise; misfortune engenders despair; there is a want of self-reli- ance in their disposition that tends to convert early failure in any undertakiong into demorali- zation, and with ail people, when demoraliza- tlon has once taken hold cither of individuals, or of communities, or of armies, it is likely to de- generate quickly into cowardice. The elan on which the French pride themselves so much is the offspring of success, and success only. ¢First blood? has even with us been always re- garded a5 an omen of ood fortunc, but to o French army it s a prefaceessential to victory.” The reorzanization of the French army haste- moved the causes of defeat, and Sir Garnet Wolseley is disposed to count France among the great military powers of the prescnt. He says, in ending bisarticle: The year 187 secms destined to be onme of great events for Europe, and. as far as one can judgeat present, of events presmant with fu- ture injury to England in particular. Germany 15 our great natural ally as long as she remains simply a mighty military powers should she, however, take possession of Holland and its colonies lier only object can be to rival us upon the sea. It is said she is anxious to sce us em- broiled in the Eastern war, so that she may do 50 without apposition. 1t would, no doubt, be ossible to assemble a conference of men in St. Smnbs’ Hall who would loudlv assert that ber possessing _herself of TIolland wvas no Concern of ours. If an encmy scized upon the. Isle of Wight there is a party in England that wounld not only deprecate our fighting for it, but would argue it was no loss, that it *did not pay.” But should the in- depéndence of Holland be threatencd, no mat- ter what that party might say, its iinpotent spluttering would be drowned in the cry for war that_would certainly go forth from Land’s™ End to John o’ Groat's House. It would then be the alliance of France we should naturally look to. Hotland,Belgium,France, and Eugland allied together would form a leagua that cven prond Germany would feel Was too powerful {or her o face. Should that union of nations in the defense of right pass from the region of | epeculation into the world of reality, I hope I Tase shown that the army of France would be no unimportant. factor in summing up the mili- tary forces which thoso allies would havo at their command.” FIRES. AT ZEALAND, MICH. Soecial Dispateh o The Chicago Teibune, GRAND RaPips, Mich, Jan. 12.—Vyn Bros. saw-mill at Zealand, Ottawa County, Wwas destroyed by fire last night. Loss from §4,000 10 §5,000, on which there was a small insurauce. The cause of the fire is mot kunown. The Messrs. Vyn lost a mill but a few years ago, and this loss falls heavily on them. AT CONTAY, MASS, SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 12.—~The Conway National Bank, at Conway, was burned last night. Tt is supposed that the bank’s valuables are safe. CANABDA. The Quebec Defalcation — Counterfeiter Caught—)ore Fallures—Important Wil Case. . Snectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, QurnEC, Jan. 12.—The City Council meeting to-night lasted till midnight. Five Councillors were elected to form, with five outside citizens, a committee to examine the books and- finances of the corporation. The Hon. John Hearn made a Jong and powerful speech at the meet~ {ng in favor of superseding the Council by Com- ‘miesioners, and claiming that a municipal rep- rescntative zovernment in Quebec whs a failure. The examination so far into the City Treas- urer’s affairs shows a deficit of $43,000. Special Dispaich 10 The FAA’UIWI Tribune. BRANTFORD, Jan, 12.—A counterfeiter named George Raymond, was arrested here to-day. On Deing searched cight bonds, for sums varying from §100to $1,000, baving the Detroit City Company’s seal, were found in Lis possession; also some counterfeit Camada silver. The ‘prisoner was committed for trial. Snecial Dirvateh to The Chicago Tridbuns. # MONTREAL, Jan. 12.—Francoeur & Girous, dry-goods merchants, failed to-day. Liabilitics, $135,000; assets, $60,000. Their failure was oc- casloned by losses in’ conncetion with mining speculations. ¥ C.u. Penault, Viee-Consul of France, has been called upon to explain his conduct in con- nection with the late libel case_brought by the City and Dystrict Savings Bank, arising out of a telegram sent to the New York Times reflect- ing on the stability of the bank. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, HAMILTOX, Jan. 12.—A meetingof prominent railway men was held bere to-day. 1t was private, but the object is understood to be the acquirement of the St. Catharies & Niagara Ratlway property, that being an important link in the contemplated direct. route to Boston for he West. HaLwFAY, N. S, Jan. 12.—The first carzo of Western produce for snipment. to England_via Halifax hias arrived, and will be dispatehed to- morrow by the steamship Circassian. A portion of the shipment consists of six car-loads of fresh meats. Special Dixpatch to The Chicagn Tribune. Tonrox 10, Jan. 12.—In the Court of Chancery yesterday came up the matter re Stiuson,, Stin- son v. Stinson. This was a petition relating to the cstate of the lat: Thomas Stnson, of Ham- ilton. Itappears that the testator had died, By bis will he bad devised the income of 32 250 o bis wife for Jife, and on her death the in- come Was to be divided between the daughters; the rest of the estate he divided between his three sons upon their attmmning 21 vears, but in the will was contained a = pro- vision that, in the event of their dying with- out issue, and before they had acquired a vested interest, that the share of such son so dyivg sbould ro equally between the other two sons, but by a codicil he further provided that, in the event of his son Henry dying without issue, or before he had acquired a vested inter- cst, his share snould go cqually to all the testa- tor's other ehildren. Henry had_died after 21, but without issue, and e had devised his share to his brother James, a resident of Chica- go. The petitioner, who was one of his sisters, claimed that ber brother Heory had uo power to dispose of his share by will, and_that, bavinic died without issue. she “was_entitled to a dis- trivutive share of it under the will and codicil of her father, Thomas Stinsou. The learned Vice-Chancellor held that the devise over the share of Heory Stinson under which the petitioner claimed did not take ef- fect, and that James Stinson took absolutely under Henry Stinson’s will, and he referred it to the Master to abpoint o new trustee to act jofntly with James Stinson, the surviving trus- tee, and directed that the $23.350 should be se- cured by o morteage to the new frustees, to be settled " by the Master, and upon the mortzare being given the injunction to be dissolyed, Mr. Stinson to be at liberty i the meantime to col- lect rents and pay “taxes,—the costs of all partfes 1o paid out of the estate. To the Western associated Press. . OTTAWA, Jan. 12.~The Grand Trank Railway Company has giv et lish amongst its officers and for their {:,eneflc a provident or accident agsurance fund; also to enable the Company to purchase, or lease, or arraoge for working any other railway in Cana- da or elsewhere out of Canada. - OrTawa, Jan. 12.—Notice Was given in to- day's Official Gazette that application will be made at the nexe session_of Parliament for an act to incorporate the Presbyterian Church of Canada in conncction with the Church of Scot- land. THE RAILROADS. MAIN- TOW THE RATES ARE TAINED. That the New York managers’ meeting at which the old agreement to maiutain the rates sas_ reaflirmed was nothing more thana broad farce, was fully illustrated by the manner in which the representatives of the various East- ern roads in this city went to work to ratify the sgreement. Friday afternoon Mr. Guilford notified the various General Freight Ageots of the action taken in New York, requesting them to come together and reinstate the ratesat once. A meeting was_then calied to be held at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad oflice, but on count- ing noses it was found that the representative of Vancerbilt’s road, the Luke Shore & M gun Southern, refused to agrce 10 any a because he had not yet received any instruction from his chiefs. This fact created cousiderable ill-feeling, and charges of bud faith were frecly made, but nothing could ve done under the cir- cumstances cxcept to adjourn until yesterday morning, when it was expected that the rep- resentative of the Lake Shore would bave the proper fnstructions. When they camo tozetiier again yesterday morning; the representative of Vanderbilt's interests in this city was found to be still without instructions, and therefore unable to join tne other roads in action for re- instating the old rates, Nothing could be done oxcept to adjourn again until this road was readv to act with the others. As the day ad- yauced the true inwarduess of this proceeding became apparent. It was found that theagents of the Luke Shore continued to make contracts for all the business they could get at from 7 to 10 cents less than the tarifl rates. It was now certain that the rond held off from signing a new ugrecinent until it bad received enough contracts at reduced rates to keep it busy until the opening of navigation, and to assist the New York Central in declaring a_spring divi- dend. The Michigan Centrai ond the Pitts- burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroads did not. mean to be outwitted in this manner, and allow the Lake Shore to gobble up all the business that is o go forward during the mext few months. Thcy, therefore, started in and also contracted for all the business they could get. Wnen the*Lake Shore found that its gamne had been discovered and met, it thougzht it was no use to plead the baby-act any longer, and & notice was sent to the representatives of the other roads leading East that proper instructions had been received, and requesting them to meet at its oflice at 4 o’clock p. m. to reinstate and reaflirm the old rates as per agrcement in New York. Up to the time of meeting, however, all the business that could be contracted for was gotten, and, when the time_of mceting arrived, nearly all the roads had made enough contracts at re- duced rates to last thé for several months without getting anather pound of new freight ‘within that time, and they were therefore all ready and anxious to act in acéordance with the instructions given by the Western Pool Com- wissioner, and reaflirm_the rates. The meet- ing therefore was quite harmonious, and It was Tesolved to at once reinstate and ndhere strictly to} the tariff of rates to all points in the East, dated Oct. 22, 1877. The agreewmnent was signed by the representatives ot the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Baltimore & Ohio, Michi- 5“" Cenrral, Grand Trunk, Pittsburg, Fort WVayne & Chicazo, and Pittsbure, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroads, which comprise all the roads leading to_the East from this city. The agents of the Grand ‘Trunk signed the agree- ment beeause they ad no instructions to the contrar¥, yet they did_so under protest, claim- ing that their road bad been outwitted by the others. The managers of this read bad acted in good faith snd not atlowed the making of contracts in violation of the tarif rates as the other roads have done, and the result is that this road will be unable {0 get any busiuess doring the next few months, except such as is voluntarily given to it by its Western con- nections. The Grand Trunk, nothavinga dircet line to this city as yet, had probatly no other alternative than to submit, but when its live is completed to this city, which time is not far off, 1t will undoubtedly zet eyen with the other roads for the sbabby and faith- less manner in which it has been treated. Of course the rates will now be maintained out of Chicago until the coutracts the ronds have made have been carried out, for it will be no object for them to cut the rates until they are in want of new busiuess, Itis hardly prob- able, however, that the roads leading East from competing potnts will relish the manner in which they have been outwitted, and the Pool Commissioners will find it 2 hard job to force them to maintain the tariff rates. But no matter what these roads do, the Chicago ronds are now safe for a tew months at Jeast, and railroad war can have to terrors for them until their contracts are exhausted and they want new business, and when that time arrives the opening of navization will be near when they will of neeessity be compelled to meet the competition by lake. ANN ARBOR & TOLEDO, Special Disvateh to The Chicaov Trivune, ANN Ansog, Mich.,, Jan. 12.—A private mes- saze from Dundee announces that the first rail onthe Ann Arbor & Toledo Railroad was laid titis mornioe. Work will be pushed rapidly in Doth directions. Iron for ten miles of road has been received, and more I3 coming every day. ITEMS. Mr. N. Guilford, the new Western Pool Com- nissioner, has appointed Mr. Geoffrey O'Hara private sccretary. Mr. O'Hara is unusually well qualified for the arduous and responsible auties of this position, having been private see- retary of Mr. Jotn King, Jr., of_the Baltimore & Onio Railroad, for many years. He was also contected at oue time with the banking firm of Robert Garrett & Co., of Bultimore, and with the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and in each one of these positions he has eojoyed the confidence and esteem of his superiors. Mr. Giuilford may congratulate himself in having been able of securing the services of so competent an assistant. It is understood that Vanderbilt is_trying to obtain control of the Flint & Pere Marouette Railroad to run in councetion with_the Canada Soutbern and New York Central Railroads to head off the Great Western, which is trying to absorb the Detroit & Milwaulee Railrond. Mr. J. S. Hadsdon has received a dispatch from the General Passenger Aent of the Union Pacific Railroad announcing that the Pacific Mail steamer City of Sydney safls from San Francisco Monday, Jan. 21, instead of on the 23th, as advertised. —————— THE STRIKING CRISPINS, Bostox,dan-12.—~The Herald saysof the shoe- factory troubles in Lynn, that the Crispins ut their headquarters last night, whicn were crowded, unanimously voted to stand and die io the ditch. Monday morning will witness nearly the whole city on a strike, so far as_the shoe business 15 concerned. The firm of C. S. Sweetzer & Co. drew up a petition for the workmen to sign this afternoon, renvuncing the Crispin organization and Board of Arbitra- tion, or he would throw off his belts to-night. They replied, “Throw off and be damneq,” and sent word to the. Crispin head- quarters they were “ holding tae fort.” The Lity Marshal has removed all the arms from the armories. There are 159 shoe mannfactur- ing firms in the city, and -if fourifths shut down, 2,500 or 3,000 people whll be tlirown out of employment. The Crispins were engaged all the forenoon getting out a price-fist, their ulti- matum, but it will now be unnccessary. e —— NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM-HOUSE. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.—A petition signed by a large number of the Geueral Assembly of both political parties, State officers, banke ) merchants, importers, and busincss meg, was for- warded to President tlayes to-night asking th appomtment of the Hon. P. J. Kennedy as Col- Jector of Customs at New Orleans. Mr. Ken- nedy is also indorsed for the position by a larze number of merchants and business men of St. Louis, their petition having already gone for- ward. ' Mr. Kennedy isa conservative Repub- lican, and reputed to be weaithy. —_—— OBITUARY, BavTIMORE, Jan. 12.—Judge John R. Frauk- lin, ex-Congressman, died yesterday. New Yonr, Jan. 12—Mrs. Sarah M. McCor- mick, mother of ex-Goy. McCormick, American Commissioner to the Paris Exposition, died at her home, at Jamaica, Long Isiand, last night, aged G6. ————— BILLIARDS AT NEW ORLEANS, NEW OnveAxs, Jan. 12.—At the billiard tour- Dawment, in the third game, Rudolph defeated Diovo. Score—Rudolph, 600; Dion, 471. Ru- dolol's average, 133¢: Dion, 1021-45. Largest 1 notloe of application at the | ruvs—Rudolnh, 7, 84; Diun, 133, $5, COTTON FRAUDS. Result of the Investigation -of . the Internal Revenue Department. The Many Dark Ways by ‘Which the Government Was Swindled.” % % How the Staple Was Squeezed by the Sharpers Before Reaching * the Press; And How Revenue Offfcers Waxed Rich by Their Fradulent Practices. Special Dispatch t the Chicago Tridune. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.—~In 1805 ana 1866— those were the palmy days for ye carpet-bagger and ye Treasury official in Southern ports of entry. And nowhere were the rapacious fel- lows more industrious then in New Orleans. Cotton had been dethroned as King Confeder- ate, but he retained his prestige as King Midas, turning everything he touched into gold. Ac- tuated by the most charitable of purposes, the Federal Government turned cctton factor, buy- ing at the highest European prices what little cotton bad been left from the -general wreck of -the Confederacy. Even under the lamented Lincomn the system of Congressional interference with Presidentigl and Cabinet pre- rogatives obtained to an afarmine extent, and in the years above mentioned the whole South was overrun with rresponsible Treasury ofi- cials, pets of Northern Congressmen. Going into office under Lincoln, the Civil Tenure-of- office act preserved them through Johnson's Administgation, and not a few survived two or three years under Grant. For the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of BRINGING OUT THE COTTON, of protecting its owners from robbery, and of marketing it for the benefit of the whole civils5) ized world, the Government ordered an insig- nificant tax per pound on the fleecy staple. Revenue Agents were distributed at ali Southern shipping ports,—inland and ocean,~whose duty s it was to collect this tax, as also to scrve as ar- biters touching the rightsof ownership. At this day it would be utterly impossible to tell how much of tis tax ever was paid futo the Federal Treasury; certain it is, that at this day we know that hundreds of thousauds, perhaps millions, of dollars of this tax was stolen in transitu to the Treasury. The Confederate Government,during 1603,'61, and 63, was also largely engaged in' the cotton business, selling its bonds and Quartermasters’ vouchers for cotton, which, as opportunity pre- sented, it would trausport to the seaboard and by blockade runners ship to Eurcpe for gold and supplies TO_PROLONG THE REDELLION. When the Rebellion closed this Confederate cotton beeame the property of the Federal Goy- ernment, aud special instructions were issued to Reveonue Agents to secure it, agents even be- ing empowered to command the military to aid them in searching for and trausporting it. Ilere, perhaps, was where the greatest robbery of the Government occurred. In Mfssissippl, Western Louisiaua, and Texas the Coutederate Goyernment had, aceording to figures returned by its Quartermasters in January, 1863, 95,000 bales of cotton. As the average weight ofa bale is 400 pounds, and as cotton wus then worth §i 2 pound, this would represent a total of §33,- ,000. The Revenue A«ent bad two classes of people fo deal with—the Southern cotton factor, who was notoriously Rebel in his sympathies, and who thought it no wronz to rob the * Yankee? Government, and the cotton-thief, who prowled around the country and stole cot- ton that belonged either to the Confederate Goy- ernment or toits exiled citizeus. Many of these Revenue Agents, as stated before, were pets of Congressmon, and were men who had never in all their lives before been fn possession of any large sums of smoney: Temptations be- set theih; the factor brihéd them, and the cotton-thief enrolled them in the lists of his als. Evideuce by the ream can be procured in New Orleans, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, and Galveston, showing that it was A COMMON BUSINESS for cotton-thieves to find a quantity of Confed- erate cotton, obliterate the “C. S. A" brand, bring it to one of these towus, deliver it to the factor, the Revenue Agent would “clear it,” and then it would be sola and the proceeds equitably divided between the three parties in guilt. - With this statement of the situation, 1 now come to the investigation which the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue, Gen.,Green B. Raum, has Iately ordered of cotton transactions at New Orleans. Col. Johm Oluey, of Chicoga, bas been here for a month, arduously noplying himselt to tme task, and bias already overbauled a3 wood many ot the books and papers touching upon the sub- jeet. e has found that 2 louse, if not crim- inal, condition of ailairs existed at the close of the War in the Revenue Department here. Be- fore a bale of cotton could be sold and shipoed from New Orleans it first bad to be ** cleared,” —that is, weighed, the general tax assessed and paid, & hospital tax paid, the charge for making out clearance-papers paid, cte., alto- gether amounting to ABOUT 320 PER BALE. = Mr. Gus Given, uow of New Orleans, but for many years head of the well-known Paducah, Ky., factor firm of Watts, Given & Co., tellsmé thar in 1864-"65,-'0 clearance-papers containing the signatares of the revenue oflicers, in blanlks, were hawlied about the strects of New Orleans at Slper bale. The purchaser could fill in these blanks with any number of bales or any number of pounds, At the time mentioned ex- Gov. B. F. Flanders was the Speclal Agent of the Treasury Department, and one A. Byas Miller, now a St. Lonis zambler, his chief clerk. Col. Oluey, from other sources, finds the same state of facts to Auve existed. 1 would not say that Gov. Flanders knew of these ruscalities, or that e profited by them, but thev occurred periodically and systematically, and to that extent the Govermment was - mensely robbed. The Treasury Department, | its fair and i‘ust revenue, provided for the ap- pointment of Government iweighers, who were allowed to charge a fair price for their services. These chict weizhers appointed sub-weighers, who received five cents per bale for rolling ti: ton on and off the scales, and certifying weights to the chief weizhers, Col. Olney has found several factors who tell lum that it was a common custom for them to give these sub- weiglers 10 ceuts additional ber bale—that COTTON W45 RARELY WEIGHED, but that the sub-weigacr ©fguessed ” at the weight. Upon this “gruessing” the Govern- ‘ ment tax was paid, and human nature would be outraged if the Government ever got anything like iis just dues. As an instance, 1 find from™ the books of Crawford & Warren that on March 20, 156G, they received fifty-seven bales of cot~ ton which the Governmeut weigher returned as weizhing 14,310 pounds, and upou that amount the Gevernment tax was assessed, On Aprit 2, ving, Crawford & Warren sold these same n bales as weighing 27,067 pounds for 35 cents per pound, or $9,473.45. In the in- terim, this Iot bad been beavity sampled (an- other piece of robbery), liad been vicked and ré- baled, and, instead of gaming, should bave lost in weight. Not content with these dishonest advantaes which cotlon factors obtained of the Govern- ment through its careless or venal oflicials, 2 number of cotton factors have filed claims against the Government for the value of cotton which they say was unlawfully taken from them, and” also for the refunding of a pdrtion of the tax they claim to have paid. these claimants there are probably A FEW HONEST MEN, but there are rascals 6f the deepest dye. I have ulready cxplaiuned the dishonesty of most of these dlaiws; the factor is the man pressing them, when ivis shown by his own books that every dotlar of the tax he paid was charged up to the farmer. 1T there is to be restitution for rope aud bagging, et the Government make it to the farmer, not to the factor, who admics ne bribed the Government weiglier to © guess twenty-five and fifty pounds off of every bale. The most importaut of the other class of clnims—for cotton taken away from them—is that of ex-Licut. Gov. Wells, who claims pav tor 900 bales. Commissioner Raum has had a man workiug this claim up, and he is almost ready to knock the wind out of old Returniny Board Wells. One of the specificatious in the claim is for a certain lot of 159 bales and nine bags of cotton. The agent shows me the mani- fest of the stcamer Suptrior, which reads: ‘¢ Shipped, ete, by Capt. D. N. Welch, A. Q. M., from Alexandria, by steamboat Superior, May 3, 1864, 159 bales and nine bags of cotton, the property of ex-Lieut. Gov. Wells amd con- Among sigmed to C. A. Weed & Co.. Ngw Orleans.”, The books of C. A. Weed & Co. show that ther received and sold this cottun tne day 2ftec dress. its arrival and turned the net proceeds over to ex-Lieat. Gov. Wells! The final chapter of these wrongs and rob- beries will soon be prepared by Col. Olney and the Speciul Agent of Commissioner . Raum. will be nice reading if not snuggled into. some out of the way pigeon-hols FINANCIAL. NEW YORK. Sveciat Disaatcn to The Chicagn Tribune. . NEW York, Jan. 12.—As was expected from the events of yesterday, the drug houses of John F.Henry, Curran & Co. and Hegeman & Co. made assignments to-day. ‘That of Hegeman & Co., one of the oldest drag firms, has had a vecaliarly nard experience. Once it had half a dozen branch storea in varlous parts of the town, and was oxtensively patronized. ‘the only store remaining " at ° the time of the failure was the ome at No. 203 Broadway, and the $15,000 or $20,000 stock in this comprised the entiro assets, while the lia- bilities, the Assignee fears, are large, and the wreek a bad one. The bouse was largely inter- ested in supplying medicines to the Govern- ment, and is said to have larre business deat- ivgs throughout the West. Mr. Hegeman is lying ill of inflammatory rheumatism at bhis residence in New Jersey, or he might have been able to save himself from the cffects of Dunning’s suspension. The efforts of Dunning to settle have not proved successful; the trouble now being laid to merchants instead of baukers. To the Testern Assoctated Press. NEew YORrK, Jan. 12.—John F. Heary, Curran & Co., the drug firm, closed to-dny by ndvice of conusel. It was stated by one of the firm that if Dunning obtains o settlement with his credit- org, Heury & Co. will be able to resume. . Efforts are being made by the friends of Dunning to#emove the Assignee and reinstate Dunning in control of his aflairs. It is thousrht that_Lefore cvening arranzeiments satisfactory to all parties in interest will be made. . Mesars. Henry, Curran & Co. state they made an_nssigoment to Benjamin H. Dewe, their cashier, ““to protect tiemselves fromsome over- reaching small creditors who, owing to Mr. Curraw’s residence in New Jersey, could close us up by an attachment, keep us from our books, aud thus foree us into bankraptey. By the course we have taken, we protect every creditor. The Assignee is busily at work ex- & amining the books to prepare u statement for our creditors, of w!l'tlnm & meeting will be called as soon as possibl Hegeman & Co.’s _representatives say that owing to the nature of the stock, no statement can be made for some little time. To take an inventory will require an immense amount of labor. There were several stores bountifully su{:p)xed with stock, some of it very valuable "he Board of Directors of the Franklin Fire- Insurance Compuny hds made good thié impair- ed capital, and inténds confining risks .to New York and vicinity. Mr. Bell, Assignce of E. J. Dunning, says an important conference of banks and other credit- ors will be held on Monday next, and he hopes an agreement will be *reached which will orevent further failures and _enuble Duoning to resume. Another Ilot of Bonner sceuritfes was sold at auction to-day. Many bidders were present, and the sales were very brisk. The stocks comprised city railroad stotks, insurance and bank stocks, and stocks usually quoted on the Stock Exchange, the sale averaging the market rates. TOE SPRAGUES. Svecial Dispateh 10 Tan Chicago Tribune. New Yorr, Jan. 12.—A special to the Times from Providence says the creditors of the house of A. & W. Sprague, believing the estate was not being managed by Zachariah Chafee, trus- tee, for therr interest, are moving to obtain con- trol of the property. They claim that up- ward of one year bas clapsed since the expiration of the period during which they consented to wait for their pay, leaving the property meanwhile in the possession of the insolvent corporation under a Trustee and As- siguce of its own selection. The sbriokage in values causes them to belleve there is no value- ble cquity of redemption in the property, and thev do not proposec to walt for fur- ther depreciation. - The Trustee claims to have done all he could for the parties, and refuses to resign his profitable place which he has held four years. The indcotedness of the firm amounts to nearly 59,000,000, No intcrest has been paid since January, 1876, and not a cont of the principal has been vaid. The wills and other industries owned by the corporation are in full operation, and are doing as well as otner New England manufactorfes. Both sides have emincnt. counsel, and it is the determination of thecreditors to appeal to the courts for re- SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Special Dispatea to The Chicaan Tridune. SPRINGFIELD, IIl., Jau. 13.—His creditors to- dny filed a petition in bunkruptey axainst John 4. Spears, the short-horn cattle breeder of Tallula, Menard County. . Squires, notion dealer, of this city, filed a voluntary_petition. Liabilitics about_$6,000. Assots $1,126.80 u Bunw's bank aad 38,000 1n stock. TRENTON, N. J. TresToN, N. I, Jan. 13.—The State Saving Bank, known as Freeze's Bank, stopped pay- ment to-day. The bank asks the forbearance of the depositors for a few days until they can dispose of some of their securities. e NEW ORLEANS. Ofmicial Rottenness Brought to Light. Snecial Dispatch to The Chicngo Tribune. ‘WasmiNeToy, D. C., Jan. 12—A gentleman just from New Orleans, and who is actively en- gazed in the work of reconciliation, reports a sad condition of affairs in that city. IHe says the Treasury service is in the worst possible shape, and that the Government fs losing many thousands of dollars annually which ouzht to be honestly collected and as honestly accounted for. From the: Internat Revenue Department I find the stafl fo New Orleans to be as follows: J. H. Tompkins, Revenue Agent; John Cockren, Collector; J. P. Sumner, Chief Clerk to Cockren; B. F. Flanders, Assistant Treasurer; J. Madison Wells, Surveyor; Tom Anderson. Acting-Collector of Customs. The wentleman alluded to says it is noturious that bebiud Tompkius, Cockren, aud Sumuer is ex- Senator West, and that the Internal Revenue Department at New Orleans is run by him and in his interest. Before West was made United States Senator, Le held the position of Ad- inistrator of Improvements of New Orleans, with John Coctren as his chief clerk. The ex- travagance and irresponsibility of West's management of this important trust are fresh in the minds of New Orlcans taxpayers. It is uietly Leing circalated in New Orleans that ockren s to be indicted by the mext Grand Jury, and perhaps Sumner, his clerk. ——————— THE WEATHER, Orrice oF THE CWEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasmixgrox, D. C., Jan. 131 a, m.—For the Lake region, rising followed by falling barom- cter, northeast to southeast winds, station- ary temperatures, cloudy weather, and paésibly rain or snow. LOCAT, ODSERYATIONS. Cnoaco, Jan. 12, TAnd. | Vel.| Rn.) Tieather Thr . I “stations. Tewmblaa, SILVER, Spectal Dispateh to Tne Chiengn Tyfbune. SPKINGFIELD, 1ll., Jan. 12.—Furtber advices regarding the Silver Mass Conventios on ‘fuca- day indicate an Increasing interest firoughont the State in the meetinz. Deeatur chose dele- gates to-day, but most of the points Leard from will send 2 larger representation than :an ordi- nary delezations would be. Since It 5. known that the mectingis oten to the entre State v there is a promisc of large and representative delegations from Southern llinos. Proru, Ill., Jan. 12 —To-nght alarge and enthusiastic ant{-resumptfon and silver remone- tizing meeting was held in the Court-House in. this e Judge Puterbaugh presided, and the Hon. George A. Wilson was Sceretary. W. T. Dowdall, Chairman of the Committec on Reso- lutlons, reported strong resolutions demanding the 1mmc§i e repeal of the Resumption act, and the enacting of 4 law remonctizing silver, which were unanimously adopted. ~The follow- ng-named gentlemen Were sclected to attend the meeting at Soringficld on the 15th: W. T. Dowdail, Z. N, Hotcikiss, Heary Manstield, D. B. Cramer, L. B. Day, F. Cantcllo. E. Emery, M. Hencberry, Jonn Watzell, M. F. Melntz, T.ouis Greene, J. 8. Starr, J. C. Dolan, 0. Nye. BfliPALO. Jan. 12.-~At a meeting of bankers lere it was nnanlmnusl}}mson’cu to co-operate with the banks of New York in such action as they may take fn opposing the Bland Silver bill now before’the Senate. L STATE AFFAIRS. . oT10. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Corumpus,0., Jan. 12.—A statement is imput- ed to Gen. Grosvenor, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, that in the cvent of Stanley Matthews not receiving. the compli- mentary nomination by theeRepublicans in the Leeislature at the caucus which was held last cvening, that he would probably turn the United States Scnate over to the Democrats. Private Dalzell this morning received a letter from Scnator Matthews which concludes as fol- lows: 1 have done no evil to the Republican party. I have done it all the good fn_my power, cven more more than Jt scemed witling to bear, 'yet I bave been the victim of the moat bitter and unjust as- saults, my actions misreoresented, and my motives misinferpreted. But time will make all things right. Of course I have not expected the compli- ment of the Republican vote in the General Assem- bly, although there is no reason why 1 shonld not recorve it, and it will be resurded as & sentence of adverse judgment apon me, but it will make no Gitlorence with me. My adhesfon to the Kepublic- an party is 2 matter of principle; and “Is not to be destroyed or i the loast affected by any personal rangs indicted upon me. T trust to time and the tter judmnent of the public for my vindication. 1t will sarely come. ‘The cancus Jast night failed to makeany nom- inatiou, and the vote on Tuesday will be cast Dlank. PENNSYLVANTA. New York, Jan. 12.—A Harrisbure, Pa., dis- patch says that yesterday o resolution was offered In the ~ Penusylvania Legisiaturo by Represcutative Long, for the appoint- ment of a° joint committece of the Senate and House to Inquire into.the cir- cumstances of the riots, and to. ascer- tain - the causes, 28 well as re- sults of the saume, and report the result of their investigation to the Legislature. A-very spirited debate tollowed, after which a motion to indefinitely postpone the subject was carried by a small majority. Notwithstanding its deteat, the supporters of the resolution are confident of securing a reconsideration and passace within a few days, TheeDispatch says the resolution was offered as the beginning of an effort to make the State responsibie for the payment of dimages by the riots of last sum- er. IOWA. Special Disoateh to The Chicago Tribune. Drs Moixzs, Ia., Jan. 12.—Senator Wilson unexpectedly arrived here to-dav, which gives credonce to rumors afloat to-night that the friends of James F. Wilson are olotting Al son’s defeat on the silver question. The in cations to-night are that the Legislature will be fully organized Tuesday noon with John Stone as Speaker, and Capt. . A. T. Hull, Secretary of the Senate, and_Capt. V. R. Lucas, Clerk of the House. Never was such an array of lobby- ists for Legislative oflices secd. KENTUCKY. FRraNrror?, Ky., Jan. 12.—On joint ballot to- day Willlawes had 51, Lindsay 43. McCreary 20, Boyd 13. Several members wese absent. The Legislature adjourned to Monday. CASUALTIES. A PACIFIC STEAMER’S LOSS. New York World. A few weeks ago the World pudlished a cable dispatch from London announcing the loss of a Pacific stcamer off the coast of Chili, witp great destruction of life. A letter to the Panama Star and Herald, dated Lima, Dec. 12, says: ‘The fine steamer Atacams, belonging tothe Pacific Steam Navigation Company, went to picces on the rock known as Rompe Olas, a short distance south of Caldera, on the Chilian coust, on the night of the 30th uitimo. The Captain, all of the officers, and mmany of the - crew and passcogers were Jost. In all it is estimated that 101 persons were drowned, twenty-nine saved. The ship at the time was on ber voyage from Valparaiso to - Callao, commanded by a thoroughly expericnced man, Capt. !.nmbcrt, well known on the coast,and well officéred. The accident oceurred at § o'clock p. m., when the majority of the passengers were below, and so instantancous was the breaking up of the ship that no time was given to gaiu the deck. The cargo lost was not_of sreat value, aud the passengers mostly Chilians, journeyine between the ports. No explanation of a satisfactory character is offered regarding the cause of this disaster; the rock was well known; darkness had just come on, and at such an early hour, when every one wos astir, it sccms almost, ju- comprehensible—fcliowing so soon after the loss of tae Eten. The Captain of the Straits steamer Valpa-+ raiso, who hastened to the scene of the catas- trophe at the earlicst mowment, gives some fuc- ther information to the South Pacific Times. te says that, according to_tbe account of some of those who werc saved, the catastroohe took place shortly after 8 o’clock on the nizht of the 30th of November last, just after the watch had been changed. It appears that the shock burst certain pipes connected with the boiler,and that the cscape of steam miixed with cinders pre- vented anybody getting on deck to lower the boats, with the ald of which and the life-buoys all on board might have becu saved, notwith- standing the fact that the steamer sank in a few minutes, The loss of life is consequently main- iy attributable to s combination of un- fortunate circumstances which neutralized the efforts of the passengers and crew. On the 4th instant twenty-four men and seven women had Dbeen saved up to noon. . Seventeen bodies had been washed ashore and buried. Unlv seven of the latter were reconized, amone them being the bodies of Capt. Lambert, Purser Falloon, and Mrs. Alexander Kennedy. The last three were conveved to Caldera and there buried, The number of passengers was fity-four; crew, serenty; making a total of 124 Onthe 7th inscant the following telegram was received at Lima from Caldera, from whic it appears that the total number saved i3 thirty. Among the latter are two of the crew, a cux- swain and a quartermaster: CALDERA, Dec. 7, 1877.—Steamship Atacama strack on a'rock on the 30th Inst., called Qaicbra- Qlas, at the mouth of the Copiapo River, and went down in shout two minutes. Tteports are arrivinz cevery hour that more bodies are thrown on the rocke, but s0_much ill-treated by the sea s to be unrecognizable. ore than 200 letters of the Chilian mails,” aiso several “from last strits steamer, were saved. ‘The following Is a list of the oflleers of the Atacama, of whom not onc hos survived: Menry Lamoert, Commander;: Tiobers S. Fowler, “First Ofcer; Alfred H. L. wishart, Second ' Officer; Charics - Forck, Third Oficer; Edward M. Falloon, pamer; Charles S. Malcolm, I Greenstreet, clerks; James Clerk, first_enginder; John Stewart. second engineer; Jobn Graham,’ third engineer; P. B. Marshall, fourth engineer; William Stewart, chfef steward. The crew consisted of one carpenter, one boat- swain, one _bagzage-master, one coxswain, three quartormasters, one lamp-trimmer; twelve nble- boaied seamen, two ordinary eamen, two bogu, one storekeeper, onc winchmsn, three leading stokers, six firemen, four coal-trimmers, first and cecond stewards, chiof cook, sccond and third cooks, one butcher. one baker, eleven servants, and one vantry-man. The following account of the disaster 15 given by one of the survivors, Mr. Alexander Ken- nedy: The Atacama lefv the port of Carazal for Caldera at ber itinerary time. On the even- ing of the 30th Capt. Lambert sat conversing with Mr. Kennedy, for some little time after dinner, and the ‘subject of the conversation, singularly enough, was the loss of the Eten. Plr. Kennedy invited the Captain to take a glass of wine with him, but tho latter declined, stat- ing that it was ugly weather and very dark, con- sequently he should have to be about all night. 'fhe men procecded on deck together, and the Captain went on the oridge to look: round. This wos about 7:30 p. m." Capt. Lamnbert remarked that therc was unusually heavy 563, and that it was pitch dark. All being ape parently right, Capt. Lambert retired to his room and called for tea. The other officers who were off duty were also taking tea in their rooms. 'The first officer, Mr. Flowcr, who was on dutyfrom 6 to &, left the bridze on being nt to his retieved by the third officzr, aud .cabin. Linmediatelv alter the reacaed tie b recired breal and at once rang the emergency stenal. It was too late, however, for althougzh the vessel did not go straight on to the rocks her starooard- side 5“9‘}’2‘! them, and she was rent completely open. The shock appeared to have disarranged the boilers, for an explosion of steam took place, inundating the deck with steam and ashes, so that it was utterly impossible to reach the boats. The ship mave three huge lurches and then went down_within three min- utes from the time sbe struck. Mr. Kennedy says that on leaving the Captafn he proceeded to join his wife, who was uawell in her cabin. He said to her that he had bean talking about the Eien. and as it was such g nasty night he felt a little nervous. He sugzest. ed to Mrs. Kennedy that they should try on the new cork jackets recently purcnased}by the Company, and placed in all’ the cabins, one for cach bed. They did so and were lanzhing at their mutnally ludicrous appearance when tha ship struck, and :hey presently found. them. selves struggling for life in the midst'of the . breakers. Mr. Kennedy managed to keep his wife afloat for three hours, when the poor lady waa struck on the head by a plece of wreckage and instantancously killed. Mr. Kennedy was also ingured, “but succoeded in reaching the shore; ¥ Mr. Kenoedy was married to the daugh. ter of Robert Peebles, Esq., of Chanaral, on the 20tn inst. As far us is-at present known the Atacama seems to have been following her proper course, and the theory with regard the disaster is, that the unnsually _rough sex combined with the darkness caused her to be imperceptibly drifted from her course in tne direction of the rocks. Nothing Is visivle of the wreck with the excep- :io? of a portion of tne masts protruding aboye water. . THROWN FROM THE TRACK. Svecial Disoateh to The Chicaan Tridune. CEDAR RaPIps, Ta., Jan. 12.—Last evening twwo coaches and a baggage-car attached to the express ‘train goloz south ‘on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Nortbern Railway were thrown from the track near Elmira Station, about twenty-five miles south of hers. No person was killed, but a few had bones broken. The accident was caused by the spikes being ma. liciously removed from the rails. A BURNING: MINE. 'New Yons, Jan. 12.—The firc fn shaft No. 7, near Pittston, Pa., continues to rage, and the fears arc that the orops and brettices will be burned away and the roof fall in. Immense veins of coal hundreds of feet below the surface have become fgnited. Work in the ueighboring mine is suspended. CAUGIT IN A STORM. NEw YorR, Jan. 12.—The British brig Flor- ence May, from Baliimore for Pernambuco, put into St. Thomas with cargo aud veasel badly, damaged, and with the loss of the mate and two seamen washed overboard. BURNED TO DEATH. Macunas, Me., Jan. 12.—Jason Leighton’s camp on West River, avove Clierryfield, burned last night, aod four of his children perished in the fames. BODIES "WASHED ASHORE. PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Jan. 12.—~Thne bodles of three seamen, lost in recent gales, washed ashore to-aay. CRIME. MUST DIE. Spectal Dispatcn to Ihe hicago Triune. St. Louts, 3o., Jan. 12.—The murderer of Max Lawrence, the ‘Theatre Comique barkecper, is Lo hane on Friday, his case baving becn af- firmed by the Supreme Court. At 11:30 o’clock this morning thefollowing dispateh was received at the Four Courts: 3 JerFersox Ciry, Mo., Jan. 12.—W. C. Jones: Wiener's case afiirmed. McGratir. The dispatch was from the Secretary of State,” who was formerly Clerk of the Criminal Court, and who has taken zreat interest in the fate of Billy Wicner. .Judwe Jones at once notified Jailer Conway, who sent the information imme- Qiately in to the prisoner. Wiener was readiag the papers when the Jailer appeured. *What is it!”" he said, looking up. “Billy, T bave come bad news for you. Well, can you: bearit?” *Yes, Ican bear anythingnow. Jait about the case?” *‘Yes,” saidthe Jailer. Wien-" er, pale from long confloement, and with the sickly complexion that jail inmates always ac- quire, even with the best of care, turned even paler than usual. He cast his eves down to the iron floor. “I know,” he said: *‘the Court has gone against me again. [ suppose there is no hope for me now.”” *No," said the Jailer, *not un- less the Governor interferes.” ““Do you think he will?" sald Wiener, a look of puinful - anxicty coming into Bis g oves. 1 ‘dowt kmow' HiWed i was 8 rich mam, you bet I never would be here. They don’t often convlet rich men in this vountry, and ff they do a pardon is always ready, for their money witl do anything.” +Haven't You got friends i “Yes, 1 have got one or two, Vhen amanis iptrouble all bis friends desest him, most bus I have got my father, and there is that listlo: sister of mine. Sbe Stands by me still, thank God, and she always will. If it wasn't for her 1 wouldn't care s0 much. But I know it will break her loving heart.” Wiener was_overcome with emotion. Hs glanced towards the window fronting to the fouth. *There’s the gallows standine thers waitie for me. 1 have scen it_evers day since T have been here, and every night [ have seenit in my dreams.” ' Shall 1 let anybody in to sec your™ " No, not to-day, anyway. I wanttime to think; let me think, think, think.” JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. Soecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. 8t. Louts, Jan. 12.—Kirkwood, the Evanston of St.'Louls, has a big sensation, Jack Sim- mons, a yellow man who had just served a term in the Penitentiary. being shot and instantly killed at 2:30 this morning by Christopher Walters, proprietor of a second-hand store on Main street. Mr. Walters was awakened by the noise of breaking glass, and looking towards the front of the store saw a man reaching fn throuch the pane, which he had smashed wiik:* his fist, and taking hold of a couple of guus. He = seized a Tevolver and fired ot the burelur, who succeeded in getting the uos out, after which he started to' run. drop- vinz one of the guns at a distance of about ten feet from the store and the other about 100 yards distant, aiter whicn he managed to stag- ger five or ten fect further, when he fell and expired. "An examination of the body snowed that the wound from which death resulted was in the left breast, and in the immediate vicinity of the heart. The Coroner’s jury returned s ver- dict of justifiable homicide. i A DOCTOR SHOT. Speclal Disnatch to The Chicugn Tribume, - - D UBUQTE, fa., Jan. 12.—The wife of John Norris, of Delhi, whilo in conversation with Dr.. A. Erhardt, of Earlville, this morning, shot him in the left breast. The shooting was the result. of trouble between Erhardt and Norris, in which the latter accused the former with insalting his wife while he was her attending physician,which was published a few weeks ago in the Delbi® Monitor. It is not vet known whether the wound will prove fataf or not. ) A DUEL. e [k SAvANNAD, Ga., Jan. 12.—Robert Fishburne and Walter 8. Harley, of Walterboro, 8. C. fought a duel near this city this afternoon— wchpons, revolvers, Harley was shot in the; abdomen n%he first fire and will die. Fish-' burne fled. “The parties are brothers-in-law and lawyers. o MURDERED. PROVIDEXCE, R. I, Jan. 12.—Terrence Rey- nolds, aged 80, was murdered last night in Paw- tucket. No arrest. P TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, NEw York, Jag. 12—The bark Antioch ar-. rived to-day from Cuba, and reports tue death of five of her crew from different diseases dur 1o e T it ia 7 Chtragn Tribune. iruateh 10 The Chteagn Tribune OxATA, Neby Jan. 15.—The Union Pacife officials held a public reception this evening iz the new headquarters-building, on which nearlv 00,000 has been invested. 2 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.—The salling sched- ule for the Australian stcamers Las been changed to fix thelr time of sailing one week - carlier than nnder the old arranzement. The change has been made by the Postmaster-Geo- eral, 50 «8 to alternate “London mails this continent with wafls via the Suez Casal. ————————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxnox, Jan. 12%.—Steamships Wisconsisy, Abyssinia, and Italy have arrived out. BaLTiMORE, Jan. 12.—Armived, steamship S dinia, from Liverpool. BaiTivong, Jau. 12.~Arrived, steamship, Ohio, from Bremen. o New Yors, Jun. 12.—Arrived, steamer Her maus. from Brewen. N