Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1878, WASHINGTON. Central Pacific People Stabbing Enviously at the Northe ern Pacific, Carter Harrison’s Lake-Front pilt Being Urged by Mayor Heath, The Illinois Uentral Railrond Company an Active Obstructionist. Sublicity Given to Another of Conk- ling’s Treacherous Actlons. 7 Tl Dishonoralilo Effort to Sell Out to the Demoerats [n March Lasts A Proposition that Will Bo Apt to Curdle tho Blood of ‘All Pension Agonts, TIIE NORTHERN PACIT'IC. 173 RNTMIBS, Speetal Disnateh ta The thteagn Tribune, Wasinoton, D, C., Jan. 20.~There fa a very Bitter vghit in the House Committee on Pacitle Railroads over tho biil for an cxtension of time for the Northern Pacile. Tl Centrul Vacitle people seemn, i a covert way, to be uatug every possible influence to defeat the bill. Tuis oppo- sltlon Is sald to originate In the fact that o prop- osition has been made by the Central Pacitie peoplo to shrewd political managers it Uregon and here that If the Northern Paclile Raliroad can be defeated, the Centeal Facitle witl bulld branch road mnorth into Oregonm, glving that vountry all the facilities that the Nortuern Pa- eitic could, and furnishing gusrantecs of equit- cble rates on frolglt and fave, ONE OF TIlI AROUMENTS fs, that the Northern Pacltic Rallroad stock- lolders own threequarters of the steck nlong the portage of the Columbis River, and it s not tha purpose of the Northern Pucile Com- pany to complete its road for one generation at lest to a point farther West than the courso of .mavigation of the Columbia Rliver. For the necessary partages along that line the Company, controlled by tho Northern Pacifie stockliolders, charges extravagans tolls, and owns all avall- abie sites for portage, 20 that it would not be ssible for a rival to comprte with them, The mmlmru Pacllle people, in thelr answer, simoly deny such is tho tact, and nsscrt thelr futentiou 1o conatruct o road along the riginal oo, OUR LAKE-FRONT, BYYORTS IN DEUALF OF CARTER IARRISON'S BILL. Soeelal Dispateh 1o 1de CAleazo Trivune, Wasminatos, I, C.y Jan, 20,.—Muyor Heath and Corporation-Counsel Bonfleld will uso thelr influence to sccura the - tmumedisto action of the Mouss and BScuste Commitices uwpon Carter [larrisun's Lake-Front Uiil. Mayor Hcath states that ko s confident that the pres sults, brought under the Valentine verly, can b defeated, but that it 1 very fmportant that Conurcess should pass somo blll which would cvonvey whatever title the United States may have ln the Lake-Front to the city, so that the front will no longer e ex- noscd to the claims of blackmallers and land- sharks., It s represented that the Lake-Front biil was dofeated in the llouscin the last Con- gress owiny_to the inlluence of 3 TUE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANT, which {s opposed to any nctlon of the sort. Mayor Ieath and M. Bonfleld will endeayor to obtaln a hearing trom the Ilouso Committee at an early doy. There is no new ohase of the question pending before Cumunlssloner Drum- # mund of the General Land Ofllce relative to the upplication to the holders of Valentine scrip, and {¢ {s not’ probublo that uny action will be taken for sowe time, Should Congress seem likely to poss the UM, it s not at all_unlikely that ‘the Commissioner of the Land Offico wili postpone any final deelsion until he can unders stand what the intenttou of Congress will be as tu the future course. 'They bill now pending in Congress can hava no cdect upon any rights which the holders of the Valeutine serip who Lave flicd it tay have galued. CONKLING SPURNED, . PACTS CROPTING OUT, #pecial Dispated 1o The Chicuan ' Tridune, Wasuinoroy, D, C., Jan, 20.—8owme (nterest- Ing facts connected with the attempt of certain Republicans to defeut the conflrmations of Prestdent Iayes® Coblnet have just Lecomo kuown, It will be remembered that the names of the Cubinet were sent in on tho Wednesday after the fnauguration that twenty-six Demo- crats voted azalnst Sherman, aud the rest went. over. Al the Commitiees except the Forelgn Relations and the Post-Oftlee were ready to report Friday. SImou Cameron aud Conking, on tho Forclzn Relations, were opposed to Evarts, and Cameron tricd to sccure the nd- Journment ol the Seuate till Monday, but this was refused, and Baturaay the Cablnet was confirned. It now comes ont that, durlng this delay, the Democrats hold a caucus, and Sena- tur Eaton nnnounced that he was AUTHOMIZED DY SENATOI CONKLING 1o say that, If the Democrats would unito with the Republicans opposed to Evarts, ho and s friends would unito with the Democrats, and they could dictate tenms and conditlons ugainst any other ofiieer of the Cabiuct nominated. Shnflar suggestions were madu to Southern Benators by Simon Cameron.. They were abl rejected, however, and tho only Dumoeratievoty fuexceutive sesslun azainst Evarts was Eaton's, MEXICO. AMERICAN RNLATIONS WITH THAT REPUBLIC, Avecial Dlepateh to The Chicaza Tribane, Wasuinaton, D, €., Jan. 20.—Mr. Foster, United Btates Mintster to Mexico, rveeclved fu- atructions some time ngo (gat there should be some settiement of the pending diflculties be- tween the two countrles belore the recoznitlon of the Diaz Qovernment. Diaz himself, Rumero, sud others were In favor of making voncessions, but Scnor Vallarko, Mexiean Minlster of For- elgn Affalrs, opposed this, ssying that the Unlted States would back down, and there was 1o uecossity whatever for action on the part of tbewr UGovernment, There have been veports lately from Moxivo that, lu thelr suxiety to u- cure recoguition, they were about to put Vat- larko out, and lomero fu, beeauso the lattor was rocognlzed os u ffiend of the United States. Bluce thy advent of CALED CUSHING a8 attorney for the Mexian Uovernment, Mr, Lvarts {5 sald to Lo suxious to recognizo the iaz Qoyernwcut at once, Cushing advised the Secretary tuat ho could srore a polut against Conkling's Committee Ly imaking au_otlleial Fecoguition pt ouce, Some other of Evurts’ riends sugvestcd that that would be o slmllur B’é.',“' to the ono tho coon made with Capt. cott. Matters now awult tho arrival of Minls- ter Foster, NOTES AND NEWS, PENSJON AGBNTS, Epectal Dispateh 10 The Cricaza Tribune, Wasnsatos, D, C, Jon. 20.—The Benato Comuwiitee on Pensions has been constdering the propriety of abolishiug all penston egencles and paylog penslons dirgctly from Washington. 1u auswor t commynications adaressed Ly fho Interior Departmant asking for its views of the Praciicabllity of such’ g measure, the Comuls- sloney expressed g qualificd approval, but also vamed what he deemsd ecriquy objections, Becretary Bchurs, boweryr, fuformed the Com- Rittes that such » chanze would micet with biy Bpproval, ‘The ¢ansolidation of agencies vrder- ed by Hecretapy Schurz was & step iu this dipection, Fup districts gre now, fu soveral 8464, 30 largo that practically pansioners syould Vo subjucted to very Jittlo more delay in writing bere and bulng paid dire-gly from Washington,- The sunugl sayjug ty the Government wuder P & chybge waid be fully §300,000, !Xplll.flou MATE CAUVENTER 2p bee Ife dangerously il with Lroncbial E"l“"ltz ‘fllfixhynlfla‘u‘: uQw Feport biw out of &0 ALECK POTEIN OBTS IT. 1t reoresented pumt the Presldeut bas de- to appofnt Alexander C. Botkin, recently editor of the Milwaukee Seatinel, to be Consul at Manchester, England. This 1s one of the best Cansntates, The President has long been frlfludl{ disposed to Botkin, but his State dele- gation has not been united, < THR ARMY, T the TWerters Associated P Wasmiyoron, 1), C, Jan. 2, Honse Milluiry Affalrs Committee as o cormmunicas tion Irom Gen. Pope rewurding army organiza. tlon, ete, xpresies an opiofon ‘that 25,(00 mien are ton small a furce for the needs ot the country, and arguea tnat the Committee, in order properly to determine the question of stafl_organization and sdininistration, should provide for {ts thorougn investigation by a ourd of Ucers of rank and great experlence, to Le designated by act of Congress. Gem. Pope holds thut an army, no less than n form of overnment, must Le suited to a peopie, or It Is sure to prove both ineficlent and” unsattafactory, To-day becauso a avatemn of army organizatlon and adininistra- Uon has worked well in Germany or France or clsewhere, where there exist such wide differ- crences both in the character and habits of the people, and the nature of tho military service to e performed, that it should therefure be adopted [n this conntrs, s no more sound than to aay the same thing of the political form of government, Tho lozle of such u proposition leada absolutely to the oppoaite couclusion, VOSTAASTERN' AV, Third Assistant Postmaster-Ucneral Hazen lins prepared for conslderntion by Congres Bl propusing an hnportant chauge In th reenlating the wm'mnmuon of fourth-class Postinasters, or all whose annual compensation I8 leas than $1,000, It provides that the basls of thelr compensation shall be Lhe face yalue of stamps cancelled fo thelr respective ofllees, fh- stead of the value of stamps sold by them. It alro lmpuses severe pennities for nisking faleo returns and for traflicking in stamps, The bill embodies the recomaiendations of Postinaster- General Key in his Jnst aunusl repért, and will Lo by him trausmitted to Congress at au carly day. " LeDUC 87, Pavr, Minn,, Jan, 20.—The Dioneer-'ress has u three-column interview with Leduc, U Com- misstoner of Agriculture ot Wash re- peating the deniuls of ueserted transactlous with Rodgers, the Yrestdent’s Private Secretary, ut flaatinga [nthis Stute. Ife says he never was In the vominission husiuess with Ragers, and left yo debt nt lnstings, He says he did not ow lifs uppolntment to Rodgers' Influence, wid publihes 3 Jong llst of testimonlals o which e did get i, T —e AMUSEMENTS. THE NEW MUSICAL EXTRAVA- GANZA, “Around Chleogo fu Eighty Hours,” was brought out lost evening by Mr. Wurster’s Ger man Comedy Company at the New Chicago Theatre, before one of the larzest and inost tashionable audicoces that have vistted that place this season. This vlay Is o localized extravaganza based on D'Lonery'e “Trip Around the World," and hus Leen gotten up for thie especlal purpuse of Lriuglog out Mise Cattrelly, the brilllant soubrette, In her most popular speclaities. There is nothing particu- larly brilllant or witty in the new production, but it 1 8 play which gives a wide latitude for the display of Miss Cottrely’s brilllant talents, ns well asof the other people of Mr, Wurster's company. What §t lacks [nwit {s nade up, however, by the exeellent musie which oceurs througbout the play, especially in the last aet, where the best atrs from Offenbach'e, Btrauss’, and Lecoiue’s operettas are fntro- dueed, The story of the pluy {8 similar to that on which D'Eniery’s play ~ is founded, A wealtny citizen of Aurora, nuined L'roppenheim, comes to Chicawo to do the town. 1le drops In at the Tovoll where he nicets two Chicago citl- zens, Mannemann ond Pannentann, whom ho recognizes gs old acqualntances, otells them that ho fad but thres davs to stay, but in that time he dntended to visit all thy prominent pointa ln Chicago worth seeing. Tho two citi- zens laugh ot his favorsnce about Chicago's greatuess, and offer to bet Iifm that he cannot viat all tho prominent ?lnrcl thcy would uamo to lilm i forty-vight hours, Proppmhehin ace ceptstho het, “Bejore he leaves tne Tivoll be is {u[m:ll h{lmreu oung men from Milwaukee, —Mesirs. Miller, lueller, und Moeller, why had aleo come to Chicago to bave somefun, and who offer to aecompany aud ald him I bls under- taklug, According to the bet l’w[i e Keim wos bound to go to Lincoln Park and look at the menagerle, vislk a wamibling-house and ™ play” & uame. visis un uctress at hier rooms, sttend a performance nt the Coltseum, drop in at o photogravh-gal. tery, und take port in the masjuerade-ball at North Side Turnee Hall. 2'ronpenheim s fol- lowed by his Jealous wife and hls daughter, who puraue “him " throughout the telp, A variety uctresa, Helene Mueves, formerly an acquuintanen of tho Proupenisima, meets both the male aoid femalo parts of the family. nnd acts as a kiod of matual Iriend who supplivs most of the fun. ‘There §8 also ono of Plukerton's detectives,who mistakes J'roppenhe’'m lor o great crimlual, aid also follows iin in order to lay hands upon lim. This detective fa In love with Lroppendelm’s daughter, The two cltizins who ¢ the bet with Jropxnke'm rlsy follow bimn step by step and lay all posible obstacles in his way., But thu hero, aldod by the three young wen from Milwaukee, comes out ahesd In the end, though not a minute too eoon, The part of 2ruprenhieim Was most excellont- Iy rendered by that excellent comedian, Mr., .fullu- Kock. The tiree low comedians, Messrs, Scehoter, Schinite, uud Puls, were :;}uully el fectivo as Mil'er, Muelier, and Moell.r,” Mr. Waldrop a3 the deteetive, and Mrs. Claussen as Afra. Proppenhelm, wers never better than Iast evening, But tne prinetpal honors were horng oft by - Miss “Cottrelly, who was in moxt excellent huwor, and played and sang a3 she hus pever before done In this aty, ‘the new seenery, which has been painted by Mesars ileuser & Schmidt, 13 not ul[;uuol o8 had b untielpatea, but give truth of the points they deplet, arouses but Httle enthusiasm until the fourth act *ihe home of M Moeves' Ilero Miss Cottrell bewitehed the awdlence with a splendtd formnnco outitled » A Bong Without Worda. Auotner conspicupns thing in this seene was u duet botween Cottrelly and Schobor, A benutiful get f8 that In “the varlety theatre, Miss Moeves has her bunefit, but the actors all petnse to appear, and sbo f3 fn distr In this dilenmina the heroes und herofues of the pluy consent to Lely the heneliefary through, andl they succeed 1n o porformanes which woutd redect credit on a firat-class varioty theatre, Thuy appear as the ‘Tyrolfenne sfugers with Cotirelly s tho warbler: thu Stumese triolets, l'[v Hehober, Sehinftz, and Pals,—an indeserin. ably funny thing; ' the fat baby by Miss Cot- trelly; the wild womau by Mrs., Clunssen; the touthle Ameriean stunip speaker by Mr, Sehtz; und Just, but not least, the tutoued man witn s hereulean strength, by Mr, Koche — The finest thing fn the vla{. however, i3 the last act ot the North Side Turner-1iall masquerade, where mudloya from Offentiwcly, Straysy, and levoo| are sung by the varloua characters (u a very ereditablo man- ner, The perforinunce was 1ot as smooth ae might hiave been deslred, but wost druwbacks wero jucideat 1o o first production, There ought to Lo suns pruning doua fu the lirst té, which, us given laat evenlie, uro tage, Tho third act mizht be left out 3 cther withuut muwrring the performance in the Jenst, ‘Ihe play will be repeated cyery evening this week and Baturduy matines at the New Chicago ‘I'ngatre, und It descrves to be pationized. ——— MREE RANKIN, Srccial Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, Punavenima, Pa, Jou, 20.—~A Latch of sults botween Glmmill, Beott & Co,, of the Chestuut Street Theatre, and McKee Raukin, tho actur, have grown out of the play of “The Danites.” Lust summcr, after Mr, Rankin bad lett the Chestaut Strect Theatre, hio contracted with Glnmitl, Scott & Co. to opep heir fall and wluter scasou with * The Daultes,” 3lesn- while, Hunkin found ihat le could secure o ten weeks? engagement to open his plece In New York, The theatre people say Rankin gave uo notice of the change until the thoe for thie production was uear, and afted every prepus ratfon had been made. Roukin, on tho other haud, alluges that e saw Beott personally, sud yolunteered to pay the reut of the theatre for the time ‘the " plecy was 1q lave been played, Begit, "o ssys, wus not suxioys to open witha stranze plece, aud, as hq had sn goporfusity fof making otber ar- nuucmvnu,‘it was ugreed that Rankin should be relvased, gud uot even bs lable for the rent. Keceutly * L Danites™ wus produced fu this ¢ity at the Walnut Streot ‘Iheatre, sud then Ginwlll, Scoit & Co. caused o forcign attachuint to . bo issued sgainst Rau- kin's property. A forcign afjschuent {3 s remplur)"',hl‘ In effuct, 1t 1a pflulyalent o tht grautipg juuflmml wflhuulfl euwg. 1t is fasued ggatyst thp proderty, Pn nat the persop, 4f $he vun-reaident, spd'only when the pursun 13 not withlu peach, Its cllect is to com- [mww property agaloet which o~ te up action lfw issupd, Hankin says {t was ucivn to the plamtitfs thet be was fa townu when * the iofunction was usked. Hearing was bad upou 1t, sud Rankin testitted that Le wus @ restdent ot Pubiade) phla. ‘fere Lelug notbipyg tq showy that Le was & ou: lent, the ferefgn attachment was dismisse Now Rankin has Instituted a suit_for maliciot attachment, with damages ogainst Glminitl, Beott & Co., and they bring suit for the amount of the rent of Chestnut Strect Theatre for the time during which ** The Danites " was to Lave been vorformed, TFIRES. CHICAGO, ‘The alarma from Box 834 at 9:25 and Box 835 at 8:45 yesterday morning were falsc, ond were doubtless turned in by some mischicvous per- son who has In some way become possesaed of a fire-alarm key, A stil] alarm to Engine Company No. b at 2:45 yeaterday afternoon was caused by a fire fn & barn in rear of No, 240 JefTerson atreet, caused % childreh playing with matches. :Dlmnze. ‘The alarm from Box 473 at 2:05 yesterday morning was caused by a_live In_ the Livo-story framo liouse, No. 530 North Paulina street, awned by F. Schnmachier, aid oceupled by ham on the upper fuor as & dwelline, Tha lower tlour s cccunfed as a grocery ond dweli- In‘x by Louls Westenhouse, ~Herwt. Quinn, who was the first to discuver the fire, states in his report that whon ho first went to the place ke found the deor securely bolted, ond saw Westenhouse looking on unconcerncdly from the inslde, ‘Then when the tiremen gained entrance they found the fluurs saturated with kerosine ond othor evidencen of Incediar- Ism. Marghal Mushaw and Sergt. Quinn bad 4 vonsuliation about tho affair, but have it acen fit to arrest any one, without making a full examinution by dayllght, 'The butlding wes damsged to the vxtent o1 §400, und Westen- house's furniture and tixtures to the extent of £200, upon which there i3 un fnsurance of €500, ‘The damage to stock was §300, lusured fur $1,000 fu the Shawmut of Boston, ———— AT BALTIMORE, 0. Bavtisone, Jan, 20.—A three-story wooden block on Western avenue, owned by Aun E. Ayer, and-occupled by a number of fndustries, Lurued last night, Loss, $45,000; {nsured tor $15,000, mainly on bullding. THE CHINESE QUESTION. A Grioveus Couditlon of Things ot Vresent . Exlating In Califarniu, 8ax Frascisto, Jun, 20.—No disturbance hias oceurred throughout the day, slthough the authoritics have matntatued every precoution against the' event of any erising, No attempt wus minde to bold the usual Sundey meeting’ nt the new City-Iall lots, although severul hundred people collected {n the vieinity during the afternoon, lounging aud talking over mat- ters In a qulet way. Several hundred of Kear- ney's party went over to Oakland and varticipated fn o meeting there, at which about 2,000 were present. Everythlug passed oft quictly, and the temor of the specches was inoderate, The orators, while supporting Kearney's movement. deprecated the extreme violenco of his expressions ns unwise. The State Convention of the Kearney Wwing of the workinemon ls announced to assem- Ule fn this ¢ty to-morrow, The abject Is stated to be the adoption of a pers ciit platform. the cleetion of ollleers, and the weneral organ- Lzation of a parly. Delegates are, expeeted to ba present from each connty in the State, from cach ward club of tha city. ind from such ants Couliu orzanizations as choose to participate, Mayor Bryant abnounves that he will_nut allow the Convention to be Leld, In necordan the poltey now i operatlon of breek p ol asscinbluees i the futerest of fneendlary agita- tlon, The leaders of the movemont state that, i the Conveution caunot be held bere, it will asseinble in Vakland, BROKEN TROTHPLIGHT. A Trasting Widow and a Gay Decelver. srecal Disvatch o The Ciieaan Tridune, Inpiaxarorts, Ind... Jan. %0.—Threo years ago, Dr. A, C, Miller, of Cleveland, sald to be Prestdent of o Medical College there, began vayivg bis addreases to Mrs. Malvira Jacobs, of this clity, a selsterdolaw of Mr L. N, An- drews, formerly a prominent rafiroad inun. This resulted in an engagement between them, but, for sotnu reason, the Doztor bas nlways pleaded ngalnst the consummation of his en- gagement. He offered various excuscs, and tho lagy's friends began to be suspieious. Matters were brought to a crislsa fow daye ngo, when it was discovered that durlug Mrs. Jucobs' abscnce from this city, he had been devotedly watting upon a younz lady Irom Wabash, who s “visltiog a fdend bere, Mra. Jocobs at obee took measurvs to bring the double-faced phyvaician to his scused, aud yosterduy entered “wuit wralnst him for 810,000 damages for broach of promise, Dr. Miller was known to be fu the city, nna service was {mmedhitely obtalned upon him, fu the preseuce of the Iady from Wabash, to Lis utter confusion, ‘To add to bls troublee, ho leurned that this female, who is cnquged to abusiness man 1 Wabash, 13 unabls to eet a release {n that quarter, and that the buslness mnan aunounces bis Intention to make ft awlully unpleasant for the Doctor, or any one elae, whi Interieres with his affections, Thie Do.tor fute for homu last night, stlll - wearing the late Mre. Jacobs' dinwond studs, which the condding widow preseuted him during thelr engozement, ——— THE WEATHER. Orrice ov tuz.Cutze Siowar Orricmn, WasuiNatoy, D, €., Jan, 31—1 a, m,~Indlca- tlons—For the Upner Misstasippl and the Lower Missourd Valleys, cloudy weather and raln arcas, followed by clearing weather, statlonary or lower temperature, statlonary or higher pres. sure, and northerly winds, CTAE Ty Winds | ETIETe i ul'\:.E 103 (N E 5 10 1 (10 u wi {8 | vi Iy 25 ininfmu, 3uy USXENAL QUAERVATIO: Cuiuavo, Jun. A Cr: flflhu cuver, Taiivari fr {okuk ——— CANADIAN 'NEWS, Hoeclal snaich 1o The Chicauo Trivune,” Havirax, Jav. 20—The Hon, W, B, Vatl, Minister of Mtlitia, aud member for Disby, who resigned bis seat fu Purllament owing to o breach of the Dependence-of-Parifament act, returned to bly coyuty for reselprilon, aud hos Leey dofeated by Mr. Wade, Cunservative, A, J, Jones, who was niso forced to resign his seat for tho City of Hallfax far a breach of the same act, aud (s now seeklng re-clectlon, will be swort tu ot ouce a3 Minister of Mititia and run for Holifax os a member of the Guvernwent, Iisclection takes place on Tuesday, the ¥th inst. Halifsx ly ot present o IUUYIIL‘DM for Guvernmental favors {u contiection withthe win- ter-part questiop, and it {s_thoug ? that, by taking Ay, Jones futu the Cabinet, f¢ will im. prove bls chance for re-electlon, S © SUIT WITHDRAWN, Bpectal Divalch (o The (Alcagn Triduse. IwpianavoLts, Ind., Jau, 20.—~The case of Young & Co., of Chicago, sgalnst the First Na- tioual Bank of Franklin, which was on trial lo the United States Court, camo to & termination Haturday, the plaluti? withdrawlug, sulfering a nooayit, Arzumrn;:u Ty progreas, The sult wus qu attewpt of laintids ko t! bunk u&-‘rw” -lf 4 oiu?trnuu‘-dnul:‘ulm %“rml: Cashter, Tuglor, to them, growiug qut of certaln speculations of 'l‘nrlor. on the grouud thas Tay- lor was uctiug as the sgent of the bank. e e— QCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. « Nsw Youk, Jeu. 20.—Arrived—Stcamship Allis, from Glasgow. Lompoy, Jun. 80.—The stearaships Amerl- que, Pymmersnta, aud City af Moatreal, from New Yoy, buve azrrived out, e— INDIAN OUTRAGES, 57 Louis, Jau. 3h—Advices fram Texas say that Judiang raided {otg Masay Cayoly few duys ako, killed wg men, aud rau off a large nuiber of cattlo sud borses, United Stutes troops wud Texas Ravgers we fu punsult KANSAS, Mr. O. C. Gibbs' Midwinter Trip to Trego County. crats and those whosympathized were requested to attend the Btate Conventlon, where the dele- gateawouldbeelected. Resolutlons wereadopted demanding the uncorditional repeal of the Re- sumptlon nct; the restoration of the silver dollar as it was belore the War, it toinage to Le froe nnd unlimited; the repesl of the law creating Natlonal lanks; that greenbucks be put In elrculation fn their stend, and that no other cuemfes—and | have made many In the conrse of an active business carcer—I ask nothing for myself, but hope they have enough decency left to remember who {a'the real, the greatest suf- ferer in this dirty business, My sole Jabor will now he o collect the evidence necessary ta vin- dicate myself from the undeserved Ripersions cast upont e, and untll I am able to lay the cvidence helore your readera, § rematn, with re- spect, your vbedient servant, Pleasant Weather---Wintor - Wheat--+ paper eurreney be tolerateds declaring that it Kiko, + 0id Fort Downer---The Smoky- e lhig oty ar s e ot i e thet 1 Franx fL. Kixo. Hill Valley tecting lavor from the encroachment of capital. — CASUALTIES. AGAIN, THE WRONG PERSON KILL- CRIME WELLMAN. Apectal Disgateh to The Cilcago Tribune, CreveLasn, 0., dan. 20.—For two weeks a young inan by the name of Welltnan, & profes- slonal dead-beat, who some time since got some cards printed with his name as correspond- entof Ti Trinuxe, aud thus tmpused npon several theatre managers, ete., here until ex- poscd, has heen trylng a new dodge. He ndver- tised In el the clty papers that “a young man well known in LusinesS circles' here would speak tn the Euclid Avenue Opera-House on the vexed question of * Hell," and answer the Rev, Juseptr Couk, ete. He got trusted for everything, sold the tickets hituself, and, the time tor tho lecture came, the crowd yath- ered, but no young man was there. Iic had Teft town with their money. The polico are on his track, and wiil pr.ubnbly take him svoi. Rick Lands-The Ware of Immigration.-A Kew- England ColonyThe Timber Law, NEwAURTPORT, Jan. 20.—Tames Hennessy, age 12, to-day, intending to frighten sume little gitls, took a londed gom, when It went off, instantly killing Itoss Farrell, age 6, and woundisg two others, ——— FATALLY SUFFOCATED, Bosrox, Jan. 20.~During 8 small fire at Har- tison avenue and Way street to-nfizht, lobert Young was sulfucated, 4 G e ——— CROSSING THE DANUBEL. Ureat Interruption from Ice, Iisgateh to London Times, Bucnanzar, Jan.4.—Communleations between Roumaniaand Bulgarla are still futerrupted, and will prolably remain In this condition until thie flow of fce ceases, ‘The emall stearn launch- cs that the Russlans hase placed on the Danutio ire tou sinall to carry horaes snd wagons, and it Is very doubtful if they are powerfut enough to taw a raft capable of transporting any consider- able weight of materlal through the fosting lee nuw Incumbering the surface of tho river. The weather coutinues clear and very cold, and the fce will, o all probubility, flow as long us the present low tempernture lasts, The Russlans will now be compelled to draw: heavily on the produce stored by the troops, and should the Danube continue impassable for any length of time the reserve villages will be so eflectually stripped of supplies that a second faterruption of transit over the Danube will en- tall the most serlous consequences. Cominunlcatious between Roumania and Bul- garla are still {nterrupted, and no supplies can cross the river. Theofficials are 8o roticent here on this subject that it s difticult to obtaln any detals regarding the state of things aloug the river; but the fact that there aro no communi- cations and that no definite date can bo fixed when they wil bo reaumed 1s well known here, Latea—The fce continues floating down in great quantities, and tha Nikopol bridge bas been taken up to grevent ite belng swept. away, The Petroshani structuro fs broken, but at- tempts will be made to restore it when tho shoals of descending Ice have ceased. ‘The situ- ution on the Denubeis 1o worse than might lave been anticipated when the careless - providence of the Russfana in not making avy eflorts to provide for such contingencies is taken nto account. One or two ferry-boats, such as are used ou the Hudson and East Rivers at Now York, coulld have been coustructed in lialt the time that has elabsed sioce tho Rus- slans crossed tha Donube, and these would trausport twenly wagons each through any fee that ever formed on the river, besldes carrying 2,000 men and o great quantity of supplies, The tlme consumed f crossing the river would not exceed five minutes, fncluding starting ary 1anding, and therefore one such ferry-boat woufd suilice sor the transport purposesof the Russian Intendnnce Departinent” whenever the state of tho river preveuted the use of the ordinary pontoon bridges, The Russlan engiueers chose to adout a stronger form of poutoon, with an tce breaker on the end, and then left these pon- toons lving at 8lmnitza untll the fco broke up the sumwer bridge, They exidently acted on the iden that wnen the weather was favorable the old bridges were good cnough, aud when the weather was bad the mew onea could not Spectal Correspndence of The Tribune, Wa-Keengy, Trego Co., Kas., Jan. 14— Presuming thot mavy 81 the readers of Tuz Tminuse who are thmking of fnmigrating to Kousas witl e Interested in knowing what kind of a winter-climate to expert, I venture to give them the benelit of my exoerlence fn this my midwinter trip to this State, Leaving Chicago on the morning of the Oth fust., 11 o'clock of the next morning found us ut Leaveuworth, and o further tide of fifteen hours Lrutteht us to this place, 20 miles west of the Missourl River, and about an cqual dis- tance trum Denver, ‘The weather for the cn- tire rip was pleasant as could possibly be, and farmers all ulong the ronte, but especlatly thtutthout Northwestern Mirsour! and through this State, were busy gathering their vorn, of wihich o gereat dead i35 yet standing o the fields. Through these Btates an UNUSUAL BREADTI OF WINTER-WIEAT Lae been sown, which scems i the fiacst possi- bl condition. 1u seme localities it seetncd aa 1f almust the whole country was fn wheat,—the green flelds stretching as faras the eye could reack,—with its Lrieht-green color uiving more the appearancs of May than of January, The #round here has been frozen toa few inches fo depth sluce about Jan. 1. Up to that time, how- ver, farmers were busy plowtug, and some e prairio for crops bext scason, A lew fuches of snow fell about New Year's, but dis- appesred in o few doys, and the sround fs now ud bure us fn October, glving good ronds and splendiddriving across the countsy he auy diree- tion. During the past four days bavo driven more $han 100 mtles, exploriug the coun- tryy bedme out from morniue to nlght, without tuconvenfence or discomfort. Of course, on such trips at this scanon of the year one dresses warnily, and s o good outflt of rubes and tlanke! While we ure cufoyidi such opeu, iny, und moderate weather here, au 100 tthe rond 15 blockuded with snow,— no trabn from the vast having reached here for nearly furty-cight hours, “('):I‘n) ‘Bulumuy ourtrlp was southwest to the sl A LOVEI'S OATIL. Special Dispateh in The Lhicuan Iribane, Mz, Vennow, 111, Jan 20.—Willlam R. Asber was arrested yesterday ou o charee of perjury, and, atter o preliminary examination before the Pollco Mauistrate, was committed to jail to awalt thie action of the Grand Jury. The crime with which the prisoner is charged wasin swear- ing falsely to the age of & girl, Miss Sarsb E. Naney, in order to obtaln the peceesary license to marry her. The wirl was wiiliug ‘that the uld be tied, as tlead it was by the Rev. Mr. Cliue, and she deeply sympathizes with her imprisoned husband, ARRESTED FOR MURDER. PorruniLie, Po., Jan. 20.—John Kanc and Michael Bergen have been arrested for the mur- der of Patrick Burns, at Tuscorora, Schuylkill County, Avrll 15, 18i0. Kane, who was an {n- slde boss, killed Burns® brother in 1807, and was vonvieted of murder In the second degree, but wus purdoned Ly Gov, Geary., Bubsequently Patrick Burus, o clerk for the coal operators, reported misdemeanors on the part of Kane. Boon afterwards Burns was killed. s A DEAD MAN’S CRIME, NEw Yonk, Jan. 20.—A dispateb from Boston says that an luvestigation by the Reeelver of the Bridgewater Havings Rank showa that the Treasurer, now dead, added foriery to the other violations of Lis trust, and that the forged notes and abstractions fuot up over clusive of sums duc depostors in tho tirin of Dunbar & Co. — NEARRENTED, Cixcisxary, O., Jav, 20.—Charles H. Dim- mut, Deputy Auditor of Clermont County, who was orrested and released some time ago, on charge of robbing o sule of £24,000, has been lrjmmmllcd. togethicr with 4 tnan named Steneh- eld. OLD FORT DOWNEMR, fiftcen miles distance In the Smoky-Hill Vat- Tey, and ot the Iine of the old Butteriicld stace- route thenee cast olong the 8moky Valley sume elebt nlles; toens north about twelve miles to (l.l-J:lm'c. Fhe stone walls of the fort ure still standing, affording us shoiter, while we ate our dinner, from the wind, which was blowing pretty stronz. There were also the remalng of the sol- bouses uscd as arvacks for the soldlers’ quar- tered there, ‘Tuls fort was but temporary in its character ana construction, was® deslgued os # protection to the stage-route, and was aban- doned when the rallroud was completed, Gov. Bross, of Tun Trwung, will remcuiber it os one of the stopping-places on his stage-ride across the Contiuent, UOn my previous visit to this place I did not have an'opportunity to study the eharacter of THE BMOKY-UILL VALLEY a8 T have hud fn this; and I have been wonder- fully finpressed with_ its charucter aud agricult- urai capabilitics. ‘The course of the streams fn this' country is from west to ground eloplug up eradually from eac 000, ex- anking COINERS. PriLApzLrna, Jan, 20.—The establishment for the manufactura of counterfeit trade dollars, at No. 1234 Callowhill street, has been seized by Sceret-Service oflicers, One Cooper Wiltze, [y nul;ir‘!leus couuterfelter, and Sarah Page, were arrested. ) MOBBERY, BaLTIMORE, Jan, 20.—The jowelry store of e to the divide,—u som ‘w[::u clevated tablo-land. Bimon F. Rouburg, 160 West Baltlmoro strect, | be put down. ) Fne next llr:‘.\m north of tho Smoky, {n this | was robbed last night of gold and siver watch- 'lpwenz -six thonsand sick men are reported county; la Ble Creek,~a amall streaui running | ea aud diamond riugs valued at over §15,000, from Bulgaris, and the supplies ars inadequate vparaliel with the rlver rond, and about three —-— for the occaslon: but this number probably in- miles south of It. From this stream the slope to the divide between It and the 8moky is comparatively short. Tho divide s broad, spreading out in o gently-unduleting table 1and, unbroken by ravines or bluffs, but stop- ing down futo tho Sinoky Valley, which is from }muun tlullwenly mlllcs“l.n w}dlh, ll&plnu m;nl.ly Jrom, vither 8 tlep—~the northern.|. '-mbx nuuhl.“d“flidll‘l‘énf.&ura fY';u douthern slope a nurthern exposure, Dinmediately on leaving tha divide tho sofl nssumes o different character, becoming a sandy loam, fustead of stmply loam,—belug regular valley o second-bottom” lands, 1 can now understand, as 1 never could betore, why Western men have gone Into SUCI EXTHAVAUANCES OF LANGUAGH {03 I huve always regarded 1t) n their descrip- tions of the Arkuusas, Smoky.Hill, Kansus, Balomon, and lepublican Valleys, Let o man stand on the edzeof the dividuand see o slope extending ten intles to the river, snd another of oqual width on the opposite side, uver which L could run a Lreaklug-plow without meeting nn obstruction for the whole distcn B | ang, as they were practlcally free befure the realtzo that every acre 18 capable, with reason: | wor begay Thelr reward Tor services fu tho flely able culture, of produciug wenty bushels of | wil; have ilttle reality ahout It. This pleco of Wheat, or from forty to wixty busitels of corni; | Jicasnrabla fs but of sHght practical valio to tho and that countiess lerds of cattlo are being | Roumanians at present, but the bullding of thie fruzed heru the cutlre .)u.u" without belng fed a projected rallway from Galatz and Belprade to pound ot hay or grufus and ho will no longer | {14 Black Bea, with the consequent opening of wouder at the atrong language’ In which West- | Rounianlan scapart, would reuder this othet- ern men clothe thelr descriptions of theso | wige valiicless plece of country, & very Im- valley-lands,—thouz, for goueral nericultural | portant one, The surveys have been made for purposes, I honostly thiok the upland | tis raflway, and an English company of ton- prairles are fally their equal. The same clar- | ractors have heen in negotfation with tho cludes the Invalids among the Turkish prisoners still remainiog on the other side of the river, The Russian authoritics are manifesting great concern fur the captives, ana appear apprehen- siva Jest the heavy percentago of deatis mmong the Moslems will redound to their discredit in Europe. From carcfully-coliected juformation, I am led to the conclusion that the terrible suf- {ferlng nmong these prisuners is due, primarily of course, to the suddeu storm, which could not be foreseen; and, aecondly, to the same want of common foresight i the Russfan Stafl which causes useless anuoyance and often real infsery amony their own troops, Apropos of the present state of the Turklish prisoners i tho hauds of the Russians, | may stato that 1 was told to-day by ons who be- longed to tho Kars garrison during the stego in tho Crimean war, that after the fall of that for- tress the Turkish Redifs were allowed to go to their homes, ond, belur caught i the Sofifi;:lnfl Mz')’;llllltldlnl durlni a heavy storm, 4,000 of “then perishied, A number of Turkish officers are on parole here, and aro often seen ‘in the streets. The Roumanians and the Moslem prisoners appear to get on admirably together. Starthing estl- mates of the number of captives who died on the march to Huchareat are Ziven, but 1 refrain from mentloning the statistics, as thes ure not yet fully authenticated. The prisoncrs are for- warded” from hers to Russia in smalt detuche ments by raliwa, ROUMANIA. Lively Fears In Roumania that They Wil Get no Plece of Turkey, But Lose & Chicken. Dlspatches to London, Times. Bucnanxst, Jon. 8.—There 'fs much uncast- ness {n ofliclal cireles st Bucharest in consas quence of a rumor from 8t, Petersburg that the plece of Bessorabla which Russla gave up to Rouwmnania after the Crimean war would be taken back sgafn upon the conclusion of pesce with Turkey. The Roumanlans ore asking themselves what compensation they are Mkely to get fnreturn for the sacrifces which they bavo made by taking the fleld with the Ruseians. If they lose this pieea of Bessarabla and do not re- celvo the Dobrudfa fn leu thereof, they will have nothlng beyond thelr independence to reeny thelr exoenditure In muen and money; ———— MICHIGAN ITEMS, Special Dlswalch (0 The Chicaqo Tvidune, acter of valleplauds exists alone all the | Roymiantan Government duping toora thaw | Lansino, Jan. 10. —The number of accldents streams, though much narrower ou the others two years for its conbtruction; but 4 hl'l 1 have seen. tho financlal diflcultios of the Uovers | [oooried tothe Jaleoul Commlisionat fiom Tho ndvance-guard of the GENERAL WAVE OF 1MMIGRATION which this country is to 1ecelve the voming year has alrendy reached here, and 1 was surprised. tokiug into account the season of the year, at the numbers L et on tho trains, either coming with thelr families to settlo ut unce or making the trip to cxamine the cotutry, In some coses a8 the ngents of filteen to twenty-tive famities, who were ready to movy as soonas a favorable loeation was reported, On reacbiog this place, whero last fall there wero only u ratlroad-statlon aud some four or five famiiies, [ found quite a populous com- munity.—quite a number of familics and young men lavivg been added to the population, an otlhiers coining olimost every day. A store and two boanding-houses have been opened; u hutel nearly completed; lumber heroand on Sept. 1 to Nov, 30,1877, was thirty; seven. teen were fatal, twelve injured, and one wreck on roads in this State, Gov. Crosswell bas sppolnted the Rev. George Dufticld, of this city, Regent of the State Uni- versity for eight years, {n place of V. P. Collfer, resigned. The FurnishingiBoard of the new Capitol were recently fn scssion, and adopted a desk for the Legistative chambers similar to the llinols Cavitol, and will ndvertisu for propo - gas-fixtures h‘ Coruelius & adelphia, was rejected, Mr, Bours, the SBecretary of the Boards of the Michizuu Camitol, is candidate for s similar vpositiun on the construction of the new Capitol of Indians, meut buve hitherto prevented the closng of o coutract. ‘The Conservative party here declars thist Prince Charles aud bis Miniaters will flud it very cmbarrasaing to present themselves to the Chawbers after this rulnously expensive war {f they lose their Bessarabion plece of ter- ritory and get nothing as a quhl pro quo escept the formal acknowlediznent of their tudepends cute. JaN, 4.—Tho recent fntimation from the Rus- slan capltal regarding the Bessnrabinn terris tory now fn Roumanian possessiun, referred to 'In my telegram of yesterday, has wot yet become known here” outside of officlal circles, and, therefore, no. comments are heard upon this subject teuding to e Rou- munian sentiment, A cesslon of part of the olan}u Iucluding the Tehernavoda-Kus- tendje way sud the Biack Bea port at its e the way fur otlice lmll'»lnfltsu‘x‘ng 7“".‘;‘“1’.‘."‘,71"3 soutnern ;gyinauhm‘xlzn“x; b conaldercd 8 guid BILLIARDS. L1 i ChL rou 6 vider thungh the ditlieutty of pa; o N’ o Btatus, ond the eastern portion of thiv, busiug | Lo bver thio Danibo would be cousidered srde: | o, NEW OBLEANS, Jan, 20.—Tho ties between Rudolphe and Blosson for second and third prizes wero played off. Sloason, 600; Rudolphe, 4155 largest runs, 8k b, 83, 82, 106, 1015 Ru- dolphe, 07, 41, 70; averages, Slosson, 28 223: Rudolplv, 14 7-23, and Dion play oft tles to-morrow for tho qulh brize of thetourna- weat, lunds l.ruuuruwry to opening farwe gr engaging n buslness in tha spring, A committes of the walld mon of Loston, of which Mr. Matthow Smith is Ghalrman, wers Liere a few duvs sturo luoking tor@ large tract of land on which to plant " A NEW-ESGLAND COLONT, on plana simflur (o those which 1 Lave advocated tractiug very serlousty from the valuo of the new territorvy but “as the cesvlon of territury southof the Dunube to Roumaula will be strenu- ously oppused, 1 all probability, by the Porte, we muy see this Princlpatity come out of the wur with nothing but 1ts recognized independ- Clicy 88 & recourpenso for its expenditure ol men and wmoney {n bebalf of thy Hussian couse, ———— In ‘Tns TRISCNE, They had been over the Perbaps, fodecd, the Roumaniansmay have theie - Unlon Vaclilc and the Atehitson, Topeka & Banta, |. g ¢y lessentd without any cauivalent sd. SILVER, . Fe Rouds; und, am 'told, " expressed d‘f{{c‘;fi“fi’ouf{l‘&((flm Dariibe, 1t 15 wndoubted | 1-EBANON, Mo., Jan, 30.—Tho cltizeus of Leb- themselves as better pleased * with this | ¢hat tho war bus doue mich to rouso a natiunal auon, rresnective of party, gave a graud bua- yuet last night to the Hou, R. P, Bland, author of the Silver bill now beforo Concress. Almost the entiro community turned out to do honor to our Represeutative, and it was the expresscd determination to contivue such Represeutatives i Congress 1l tho Bliver bill becuino & law, e — countty than any other they havo visited, Theie vrgunization {s styled *The Board in Al of Lund-Owvership': aud thelr plau is to render uld to futntlics of god character who lack the means to mako o sottlewment upou lands without wid, | shull watch thelr movenients with great intorest, as I loak to themn to demon- strate the fact that capitaliste can cugage ln such plans of colonization s u business enter- prise, aud, whils renderdng ald to deserving lanilies 10 vecure homes 8t tho same time to recelve profitable returus from thelr Investe ments WITHOUT SUCH LINK, « much as [ deelrs that poor men should secure bomes upon lands, Icannot advise those withe vut meaus o l'wlufll to fwmlyrate to this country, Far, whils Governuont lauds cau be bad for the taking, without some meaus to bulld a ¢hieap house, 10 procure a team, tools, ond soed, and somo resources for suvport till crops can be ralsed, the poor manis but lictle better off with than withuut his land, A great maoy claims on Government lands are belng taken snuder the law of Congress for the encouragement of the planting of thuber {u ?mlrhficuuulrk‘l. ond which gives (o any person 00 acres of Uoverument lands o cunditln that be shall plant one-faurth of §t (forty acres) 1u thmber-trecs, twelve fect apurt, withln four Yyears, and mll{um aud care for the same fur u pertud of elghit years, A LIl Las rocontly been intraduved fu Cougress to smend the luw by ro- ducing the area Lo ten acrod, w be plauted Tour feet apart, sud cultlvated foru period of ten years. Both tue existiog low aud the proposcd amendments fecling amonz Roumanians, and to disslpato the lotharay which bad scttled over the peuplo und preveuted nn)‘lhmf Hko o feehnge af wetivity or enterorise In the country. “Bhould this awakeuing of the natlon prove af 4 permanont character, the Roumunians can well afford to 1ass the swampy sands of thely Bessarabian tere ritory, and stiil’bave reason to be satistied with thelr independency aud this reawakened natjonal 1o aud enterpriscns the reault of thelr sacritlces fu the catpaigu, e—— CARD FROM MR, FRANK H, KING. 7o ths Editor of The Tribune, Crarzon Houss, Cuicado, Jun, 90, 18718.— Int consequenco of a scvere {llness § buve Leen unable seoner to actively exors sayself in cou- nectlon whh the refutation of the foul and cruel slanders which lave brought grief snd agony to onc who hias doue notbing to deserve It, and whose innocence and belplessness should have outitlod her to somwo consideration, Neod lesa tosay, 1 refer to wy wife, Mme, Juils Rive-Kiug, who was absent from Clilcogo ful- Alling a professional cugugemont at Burlington, Ia, at the tlwe of publication of the articles fn the Cinclonatl sud Chicago pavers purporting to glve some uf my bistory. Belug twywell compellod to rematu in Chicsga anaccount uf an uttack of divlitberis, under which, by the advice of my physiciay, Dr. M, O, Heydock, T was comupelled” o remialn tne doors, L did not accompany iy wife upon ber briet coucert tour, and ll 13 not until now that I am phiysicaily sble to actin this atter, [awm COAL, PmicapxLpiia, Jan. 20.—The Phlladclphia & Reading Rallrond Company have advauced the price of coal st their vetall yands 50 cents. Op- erators staty that the advance Is not suflicient to sllow the retwl] wew, to whom they scll, couugh wariu to make w living protit, GOOD LUCK, Spaclol Dispatch 1o Ths Chicago Tribune, INptanaroLs, lod, Jan. 20.—An fimate of the Clty Hoapital named Fred Shanhere has re« celved uotltication that ho {s helr to 825,000 fn Berue, Switzcrland, As soon as able he will sturt forit, FINANCIAL, NEw Yonx, Jau, 0.~Jobn V. Stout, & large dealer in couned gouds, bas tiled a pesition fn bsukruptey. Liabilities about §350,000. e An Actor's Nurrow Lscape. Landan Coryespan:tence San Francteca Chronicls. someboly having - written o bloodthirety drame, enutled the “ Woalnwrlisbt Tragedy ™ (fouuded upon o vury hornble wurder that took blace ushurt while since, In which & man was duscovered carrylug n a cab o lot of parcsls cou- 1 REGARD A8 DEFECTIVE; and, while {u the State, 1ahalt cudvavor to ad- Inzs for breath were percelved, black 1o the face, poor fellow | lhlsPlnllnzlnchlcn by th but he was quite el ll)onbflasl After +1he play, unless suppressed e police, will fraw bobter than crenr " ————em— THE ROBBERS’ CAVE, Yaturdey night Edmond Knerr, residing at No. 324 Buperlor sircet, came to the Chlcago Avenue Statfon and revorted that while lie was absent at a dance atin box contalning 8300 cash, some valuable papers, and somo Jewelry had been stolen from his room, A young man glsing the namao of John Neihof, who resides in the ois house, came with, him, and related how, while he was ’Imnu alone In the house reading, o pollceman in full uniform, star, helt, and club, accompanied by another man, had entered the house, and had readto hiin a search-warrant. Then, watehing an opportune moment, they had seized, gagred, and bound bim fast from izead to foot. and bad endeavored to extort- from him the place whers the valuables were sccreted. Not stwcvedine, they had tortured bim, and had drawn n knifa across his throat, Finally he succumbed, anid, alter revealing the whereabouts of the ron-box they hastily withdrew, leaving bim bound and gagged. Hocalled for_belr, and the servant zirl came and released hiai, but the robbers were already gone. Mr. Knerr ot 1o aatistuc. tlon from the Chicago avenue authorities, aml reported ot once to Btatlon-Keeper dondan, nt Central Station, by whom hc was referred 1o Capt, O'Donnell, at the Armm?. The lstter tlosely questioned Nethoft, and finding that ho coutradicted himself {n several minor particu. tars, he locked BLim up upon suapicion of being Wmsclf concerned in tho theft, O'Donnell was right, for yesterday the bottom dropped ont of the mystery, nnd fatc at night he succeeded In canturing NethofT's two accomplices in the robbery,—Theodore Bloom- tugtinl, of No. 801 Mobawk strect, and Michael Morton, of No. 3 Btarr street. At the former place, O'Donnell dug up-the ground In several sheds, and finally succeeded in recovering $529 of the money, the jewelry, and sit the anem Nethoft finally acknowledged his guflt, and ———— . Magic of the Mouth, - Odoriferons Sozodont renders the mouth en- chanting, componed of rare, antiseptic horbs, It {mparte whitences to the teett, & delicions flowers like aroma to the broath, and preserves Intact, from youth to age, the tecth, ———— 8 of tho stomach and bowels cured by Sage amalca Ginger. ————— BUSINESS NOTICES, Wilbor's Ced-Liver 0l and Lime,=Persons who have been taking cod-liver oll will be plessed to learn that Dr. Wilbor has sncceeded, from di- rections of several professional gentlemen, In cambining the pure oil and lime in such & manner that it 12 pleannnt to the taste, and {ts_eflects in lung-complaints are truly wonderfal. Very many purrone whos casce were prononnced hopelesa and who had taken _the olear cil for long timo without marked efect, have been entirely cared by using thin preparation. Be suro snd get the genuine. Manufactured only by A. H. Wilbar, chemist, Doston. Hold by ali druggits, MEDICAL. - SANFORD’S RADICAL CURE For CATARRH . STANTLY RELIEVES. ¢, 6,000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA. _. “The rn“o!lng testimonlals are from 3xssxs, J. . Boswortit & Co,, Deaver, Col., Ia: a fal druggiits,’ hey refor: tn are salcs mnd Tinlvermal SaUAfACtioD, = No vther flacase is 50 alarmingly hrevalent in that rewlon. speak of tho following gentlemen as swmo \telr best citizensz % = SORELY AFFLICTED. Doxicorth : Cram) ford's without avatl, until [ bought n Lotile of thn ahov LIk fom you, which gave ma miniost inutaut ¢ liet, B, 1% being & constitutional aa well ae & loc: edot pelleve it to o all that Is clawed fur Itadics) Core for Catarr METIVE, m....)&'.!é’..%'.'&&“"'-m.“?.'a.‘én, Dt &Co. ' GREATLY AFFLICTED. Jreares, J. 0. Rontorth & €v., Denvers Gentleme, =1 take plesturn in retlllflm!lfllh‘;‘D Nrolib's RADIC, CURL YOIt CATARRI o all who ara with this disease, 1 was preatly atiicted \lmo.mden;od Lt wilfi two boze uts ics of tle abova UUKE, Abo it waa ngain takon with Catarrh qufte severely, x inmediately sent for a. 0 wil right, glving me reliel from the arat.dos: confident that this remedy will do all that i3 flsimed forit, and gioretoo. Wisting you success 1t Introduction, 1 sz ory traly youts Denver, Oct. 4,157, of Bmhiz & Doil, s, Z O BT THING o ere, oJ. r, 2 Gens Mrmm,'—f Nave .;e.:‘, BRFDNEE ATl CULLE FOlt CATAIUGL and 1t hias civen pe satisfaction. ' bava tried almosteveryihing, it 1 tiie oniy thing. a8 given mo roilc thorefors take plessurs in recommending iis o 0Ty {emany 6 1 Bageagy oo )y Jeu et ery traly, V. 5. DECKER. { Deaver, OcL 1, - : REV. J. H, WIGQIN SAYS:\ 28 of the best ramedles for Catareh, 14 cxt romedy wo hiavo found in a litetima'y ing, is BANFORD'S RADICAL CURE. 1t 18 6og unyieasant Lo take through tie nostriis, and thera each bo mall glass tibe for Lés i taslation, It el hroat 10 thorcughly that, taken esch morning on rising, Thore afe 1o Tnplentnst aeer lobe sud b0 GissRTERS acking du: itire dlyLbn! A0 UDprée h ring the o cedentod cluarners. *Vflll! od resplratory organss ST G U Wigging n Doreasater (Mase.) Bescirey ¢ aine Dr. Banford's Tmproved " n’?z"x‘ffiu{'fifi‘.":\ffi'dfifi%on- "foF wae ta Al 836! icae, $1.00, For el 1l Wholesalo aud Teotwi Drogelats acd Dealers thioughots thell aited Htatesand Canadus. WHEKS & TTEH,General Ageuts sud Wholessls Druggista, Boston, Mass, COLLINS’, “YOLTAI "PLASTERS For Local Pains, Lamonoss, Sorenossy ‘Weakness, Numbness and Inflammation ©f tho Lungs, Liver, Kidnoys, Bplesu, Bowels, Bladder, Hoart, and Musclos, aro irmy of dootors and nores of plants and shrubs. Even in Paralysts, voluntary Muscular Action, this Plaster, by_Hallying tho_Nervous Foroes, hes ©effected Curos whon ovory other known remody has failod. ks 1Prlu 25 Conts,! 1Ask for Collins’ Voltaio Plaster, and insist on having it. Bold by all Wholo- Unitod Btates and Oanadas, WEEKS & POTTER, Yroprietors, Boston, Alass. e A A G St i St EDUUATIONAL. RACINE COLLEGE. ‘The College and Grsmmar School will reopen Jaa. 17, sndclos June 2. Forcatalogues mad full laformae tlon apply to REV. JAMES DzEOVEN, D. D., Racine, Wis, NOTRE DAME, IND, This Tastitution aftords students ea opportunity i At wily 8 Clawsical, Beleaiing,, of Comiberc otse. The 1 "Course o Giril kngiucet- Year will begta Feb 1, 1678 REV. W. CORDY. C. 8. G. Yiss with suuo of the influgutlal residents who areluterested in thg questiau, and wha will per- haps couunubicate thicir views on tbis question taTus Tuibuse, ss the best medium of reach- fug the attyution uf Western Blm.‘u)bcru of Cone iresd, . C. Geous. aware of tho useles 48 of auy attempt on my part, unsupported by collateral evidency of thy most conclusive character, to stenn the tide of malice that bas so suddenly set (i asaingd we. 1 cau only repeal st this tluie, axer Wy uwvy al nature,what I havealreudy declared verually, that there I8 DO truth whalever fn any of tbe PCLITICA'. clarges of criniinal ar dwbonoruble conduct un avecial Dixsaich 10 The Chicago Tridune, wmy part. "\0“?““ “:‘,:'8 :O‘E‘u,dfiflu 1‘3“’ Ve Lararvxrss, lud., Jan. R.—1be Democratic h st i SR T o s " { shall wot rest untll this is accoumplisng County Conveutlon wet Satunday. Thy ste | W04 VA Bot rest u tan gyl tendauee was smull. J. €. Doblebowor vre- Iu the weantine | usk the ftulzence uf my sided Qumotivu of J, R. Colfroth, wl Dewo- | fricuds sud the uuprejudiced pubifc. Of wy tululng frugments of the budy ot the poor wom- au he ‘had” weagted of und thes put out of the world), 1t was belng scted ata travellug theatre atucountry tuwn In Leleestershire, ‘The play had proceeded all right, tha audicuce, of course, cujoying the borrors fiutnensely, when, §n the Sual scune, tho hero was broughit up, duly plu- foued, to be hapged, The rops wis adjusted about bls neck, und the eurtain was abogt to fall upou the last dving wgouies, when sotubliow the stool oo which thoactor's fect whould really buve rested got pushed uside, and the mun way il but hauy I carncst. He was errummly cut doww, ol course, when his struggles and gusp- ME e d d 2 Wisibaere! Vo, v7 Bearborca: LY BUARDING-SCHOOL FOIL B Low vee; CareL L Sl S L AN D, Leberk Cakor Wi GENEIAL NOTICES. SOUTH PARK SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. Mco 18 Lereby given thiat the SIXTII INSTALL: 1708 the bt Ascoieat, deith acerued. (31crce io 4L Lo vlice uf (o Bouth Park Cow’ W. L. GREENLEAF, Cullector.