Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1878, Page 2

= THE CHICAGO . TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1878 , s S S e s e T ; insrics having bee with, the | imported and mativo polnter under Afty-fivo | the Enstern freight war, and the rates on grain 1] THE OLD “ ORI‘D' J"nd::eunowvnrx,:{onnad‘m’:t taroieh i m.fi’a. ;ho Baltimore l?umrl'n “Sefton'f won | from thia clty to'.\'mv Yark are attll quoted at STA I‘E AFFAIR 20 cents per 100 pounds. There wera some TERSONAL BXAMINATION OF THB ACCUSED the first; the Weatminster Kennel's *Flake" rmors abroad yesterday that still lower rates Gleanings of an Elder Woman Thich s sq repugnant (g Eneitah and Ameriean, | ook Uit 0eon it tva of Makek aneh | I been mado by ovn OF I lines, but. 1o ev . e piny. WhA nd an ordon aetters, bost dog w1 of his en mado by one or .- . R rart, 16 man tader aceusation ean bo asked | best biteh with two of her get. went to *Itapy dence could be eecured. Lo aubaidotits thess The '"B'°:°“’ Military Record of reporte. H Therein. Nir. W. P Johnson, General ticket and Pas- an Ohio Representative. to criminato himeelf, tn France the Judge di- | and “F airy,” shown by W. . Farrar, of Toledo. songer Agent of the Iilinols Central Rallroad, rects all his energles to this end, and badgers | Farraralso carricd off the prize for tho best roturned terday fr his Southern trij Tacch finpioved in health and apirite. P | Investigation into the Bribery Case in form Club closed this afternoon, aftera throo dars’ sorles of Intercsting busincss sessions and enthuslastic evoning mass-meetings. The next Conventlon will be held In Bloomington on the third Tuesday, Wedneeday, and Thuraday of February, 1870, The following are the oflicers clected for the ensuing year: Col. A. B, Canp- bell, of Bloomington, President; the Tlon. W. M. Jackson, of Jerscyville, First Vice-President; this reglon are lterally awarming wit ’ A obher anod varlerien of e " 1O The Rig-lorn Mountains no doubt contaln yast amounta of thc precious meotals; but, 31 they havo not as yet béen oxplored, nothing definite Is known of thelr richuess. 'Gold has been found in many localitiea throughout the range, and old mincra have expressed tho be. Tlef"that they will yet pravo eqial to sy por. tion of California {n'mineral Wfiallh. and tormenta the prisoncr In A manner which | kennel of Gordon setters. tous, on this occasion, was Alms;l shocking. We could nat, on the other hand, but ndmiro Paris-~The Annual Reunion of the RAILROADS, Academies of the Insti- (l‘l;; :l:::a&n&u.l pertinacity with ;"‘:}‘u’ih“ué(‘:: —————— the Minnesota Legislature. gmgn JM'HB‘:{":IG. of L:r:_n. eeec:ml_r‘lr":: s:c: - L. Draxcrano, :stionor stucl 3 J I son, o reepol e~ tute, brought up in this distressing lml‘e' SO | i DB TONTA CENTRAR il POLITICAL. fifm{(&uné: kb, Mh‘oaflnl dulighy Treasurer; FINANCIAL. o accused was a man of years, nof 100K~ leceiver J. innell, of tho Jowa Central *, . Crampton, of Chleago, ceretary s tho Cromning of a Tosloro at Putraugess | 2Eand peally drosscd In o black sut, We | Rtcond, as Just AT At the ool abart o QIO PROTINITIONISTS, The Wisconsin L:‘;'m:m Yery Buslly Hoy. dohn L, glan‘ln} of 'llu.nr,i. Chapinin; Dr, GALENA, 1LL. wning e nl era obliged to Ica\'cdbelm:! I‘tm :j}nflclllll 00 OF | ¢ arnings and disburscments of the road un- oLTMNLE, O, Feb, 21.—The State h at Work. JuA Bronnemat, o m“:d 1, 'I} 4 Icn_né. of Bpectal Dirpatch to The Tvibune. Trial In the Court of the trial, hut learned tbat its duration was ) tlon Conventlon held here to-lay nominated the righton; George Woodlord, ot Pontine; Capts BaLENA, fil., Feb, 91.—I K A ehort, ending in_a verdict of gulity, and sen- | der his charge for 1877 to the Judges of tho | g oo ol b TR ee otareior Btate, Ko N, A, Stuber, of Chlllicothe; and the Rev. J. J. ALENA, [il, Feb, S1.—Isac Kelley & Co,, Ansizes, tenco of death. In the days that foltowed, our | United States Clreuft Court of Towa. The re. | ToHOWINg ticket: For Becretary gl 01150, O'Hulloran, of Edwardsville, Kxecutive Come | Pornrictors of ono of the threo leading retail thouehts often visited thia uofortunate man In | nort shows that the gross earnngs wera §72,- | Hobinson, of Cuyahoga; for Judge of the Su- Fpecial Dispate fo The Tridune. imittee. % Rrocery houses §n thia city, mado an assignineny this afternoon to J. J. Jones and W. WV, Wyy. den for the benefit of thelr creditors, most of whom ara Chicago jobbors, Liabilitles and s sets unknown, 5 is cell, g0 young, avparcntly withont friends, —is nenrest relatives giving cvidenca against liim, and, In fact, bringing the suit which was 10 cost him his 1ife. [t sccms less than Masale justicato put o man to death for a murder Wwhich, though attcmpted, was not actoally committed. A ilfe for allfe s the old doc- lmne. ‘This is a life for an attempt upon s ile. In close proximity tothisgreat Conrt-Housels THR BAINTE CHAPELLE, a beantiful Gothie building erccted by 8t. Louls in the Thirteenth Lentury. The slender spiraof this chapel, fretted and gilded, towers above every object in tho part of the town where it etands. Like the King's daughter, it {8 all beautiful within, Its lofty windows of _stalned glass, of the rickest patterns, and in colora sur- Vussing thoso of to-lay, admlt but fittle evan of that divine light which is called religious, Tho guardian shows a sort of private box tn which Louls XI. wns wont to hear mass, Always in dread of assnsalnation, ho entered this liclos- ure from his own palace, lockine the door be- bind him, and witneselng the eacred oflice through a small window of asingle pana olglw, which he was able toopen or shut at will. High- wass is porformed here otico a year only, on the prente Court, Wililam F. Ross, of Miaml; for | Corumnus, 0., Feb. 21,—Some timo sinco Members of the Board of Publtc Works, Del- | charges were mado against Mr. John 0'Connor, mont Lock and J. Hoss. Representativo from Montgomery Coanty, in Tho oplatform adopted expresses sympathy | tho Leglalature, to the effect that he wns a do- with all engaged in the temperance work; in- | gerter from tho srmy. O'Conuor arose and In vites sympathy from men of all partles; de- | a flery speech denounced the report as a foul E;Y:“:lrlg:x:::lllgaflm';":fim‘ IUI: :30}.1]!‘103'!}{ :HT;}:: slander, demanding an immiedtate and scarching 4 ol {nvestigation. A committce was appointed for v direet voto; calls for nporopriate Iabor for those conflned in jails; demands a law giving | the purpose, but, until tho present time, the laborers n first Men on property for | statesman has not pushed the matter. O'Con- work x};mu: ‘nnnllns“t_u nluba(dlcn nt‘.’ lh;qll u: nor was an inmate of the Soldlers’ Home at Day- carpomations;, for la o provent stock and | yon, In orderto capture the vote of the cstab- grain gambling; tho preventlon of land mo- Fopols’ Drohibiiton of Iubor by childron under. | lishment the Democracy nominated and eleeted 14 years In mills snd fastories; nbolition | O'Connor. Wnen tho various Commitices were of class legislation; cqual suffrage and cligl- | appointed ho was made Chalrman of the Mill- bility to ollice without rogard to scx, and tho | tary Committce and the Committee on repeal of all laws ugainst tho civil rightaof | the Soldlerd’ Orphans’ Home. — This the women; the scparation of the money ot tho | Democracy considered 8 good stroke of Government from all banking institutions; the | volicy, With no prospeet of and investiga- Uovernuent only to lsaue paper moncy subject | tlon ~ belug made, the Republican mem- to prompt redemption ingold orsilver; the issuo | bees put thelr hoads together and décided to go of small Government bonds intcrconvertible | behind thareturns, If neccasary, to get at lfiu with paper monoy § for stringent Sunday laws; | bottotn facts, ‘Fhoy acconlingly addreased Gen. for compuleory cducatlon; and for the reduc- | Garficld on tho subject, ‘who, in turn, B18.71, and the total oxpenses $510,623,18. In connection with tho official statement it shoald be mentioned that “the increasc in the yolamo of businees expccted has not been realizod, from various caures, smong which may bo noted an exceptionally warm rearon, which has reduced the natural consamption of coal below that of an ordinary year by not less than 25 per cent, oceasioning & 1oss In gross receipts of many thon- eand doltars, A failure of the wheat crop deprived the people in the notthorn half of the State of their nsusi sollity to pay foe fnel, and materially lessoned ro- cclpts from passengers. % ‘here waa almont a suspension of husinens darin the Tast part of the year, owing 1o the cundition o ine wagon roade, and this loss was followed by a decline in the price of grain and stock, which were held back from eale, aud rrevenu.-dlhn usual show- ing for the Inst part of this year. 1he bullding of other lines of raflway has ren- dored it impossible for this road to cantrol all the territory from which, in 185, it drew o large business. An cxtension of the Chlcago, Rock Ieland & Pacific Into the City of Oska- loosa, and weat, oceasioned cousiderable loss. Tho new rond built by the Burllngton, Cedar Taptds & Northorn Rallway to Gruady Eentre, the Tho Sainte COhapelle—A Bolres Given b Mr, Healy, the Artist—M. Gambotta, FIRES. .. TOWN OF LAKE. At about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, the mammoth slanghter-houso of Nolsvn Morrls & Co., o half mile west of the Transit House at the Stock-Yards, was dlscovered to be nfire. TheTown of Lake Fire Department, and Engine No. 20 of the clty force, turned out promptly, but the water facilities were very poor, and by daybreak the bullding had been destroyed. Beveral adjacent bulldings were also burned. The structure was owned by Nelson, Morris & Co, and was run as o slaughter- house, and for packiog purposes, Consumed in the buliding were about 1,200 carcasses ot beef, 1,200 barrels of tallow, soveral thousand hides, and outsido thero wero several hundred Mvo' cattle, some of which were badly scorched, 'The bullding was fnsured for $17,600, placed as follows: GALESBURG, MICIT. Bpectal Diwpaich 10 The Tribune, KALAMAZOO, Mich. Fab. 21.—John Behroeder, of- Galeaburg, made an assignment thls morning to Henry 0. Storms, of the same place, for the benefit of his creditors, The labllitics arg $20,000; nagets about $15,000. Bpeculation ig reaf catata Is ass Igned as the cause, . ————— BISMARCIC The Town=Bectional Animosities=Proposed Removal of the Territorlal Capltal=tioy, Hownard-Military Matters, Bpectal Carrespondence of The Tribune. Bissanck, D. T., Feb, 18.—Bismarck haa ong street, with four or five streots running at tight angles, The busincss-housca arc one-story, with an excoptionul tvo-story hero and there. Abig Bpecial Correspondence of The Tribune. Our sccond visit to the Institute was on the occaslon of the annual public reunion of the five Academies which composo It, of which onc 1s devoted to Science, one to Fino Arts, one to Literature, one to Erudition, and one to Morals. The openine discourse was given by M. Caro, who Is President of the fivo Academics, 1o spoke of “the organization of the Instituto as corresponding to tho objects which prineipally vceupy human intellizence.”” Aftcrannouncing that the biennial prize had been docrecd to M. Chapu for hils statue of **LaJeuncsse,”—Youtl, —~Ne ennumnerated, with encomiums, the names of members who had died during the year. Tho department of Art had lost M. Perrault; that of Physlcal Science, the famous astrono- has deprived the road of business of a Inrze sner, M. Leverrier. [n the Intercsts of Moral [ &4 of November, In connectlon” with some judi- {“g'i"!’l ‘fl country hch{:]ru nnmn:l‘ly ‘mbuhmrv‘ l!o Yot ollclal aaticings {vclgs‘:md(n‘hflrcrll;." n‘nfl AAdi,ll;;gmfinuTu‘;’c‘:fign‘lls' fif'”@?flu’.fi%’&. I"Nelx:'c':-»gui?.':nrgfi?umcf‘:':ul l‘:‘:“: hotel, three storics hizh, looms up alongaldathe and Political Sclenco he deplored the Ios of | cial solemnity, the judges only attonding. Brn Towa Company has freatly Icsaenet 1ts opDIgS THE NATIONAL PARTY, of the War Department show that Joun 0'Con- | tional, Meridan, ~ Michigan 1,950 | rilway, and ts lange In comparison. A two-story 03 # cach in _the Irving, Equitable, 8hoc & Leather, Prescott, AJrhulc, Becurity; and $1,500 cachi in_the Traders', 8pringleld, and Northern Now York. Upon tho contents thero wero four palleles, for 82,500 each, in tho iam- bure & Bremen, the Rochester, the Trans- atlantic, and North German, Upon the stock there were threo E}lhflca for 3,000 cach, in tho Fanucil all, _Buffalo, and De- trolt Fire & Marine, and one for 81,000 in the Revere. The total loss to Nel- son Morris & Co., not computing the delay to thelr business, {s about 15 por cent of this cntire mmount. Libby, MecNelll & Llbby, tho packors, lose ahout per cent of 815000 {nsurance, distributed s follows: Revere, Falrileld, Franklin, Missls- siopl Valley, 81,600 enchi; Unlon, Fame. Now York, Columbis, $1,250 each, and Now Hainp- shire, $2,000. P. Bchocnemann & Co., siaughterers, loso nbout 15 per cent of £33,000 of insurance, located as follows: Humboldt, Allemanis, Fludson, 81,530 cachs M)M. Cauchy and Lelut. Finally, the Institute, and France itsolf, had been {mpoverished by the death of Toreno, 0., Feb. 2l.—Arrangements are | Bon Company B, Twenty-fourth Michigan 5 Voluntecrs, enlisted February, 1364, to serve complete for the holding of the Natlonal Con- | for t};ra ycara or during tho War, tvas mustor- sention of the National party, which meets | ed on Fnh.flénnd deserted from the draft ren- hero to-morrow, About 100 delecates havo ar- | desvous at Grand Raplds, was arrcsted by the rived, mostly from Western and Southwestern mm :\‘im]l;:l 'igm :&» “‘u‘"{-‘é jfi’ugllgfi%{%f States. _ Prominent among those now lierd ar0 | 5 g roil of March and April, 18, ho s re- E. M. Boynton, of Massaclusctts; tho Hon. | portad o descrter from the 'hospital, and Alexander Campbell, M, M, Pomeroy, and Col. | o the muster-out roll of his come Harper, of Iilinols; Thomas J. Durant, ang ho is reported ns 8 deserter, ot uf Columbla; Bianton Duncan, Ken- | Krom tio above faets, it fs handly lkely this kyi Samuel ¥, Cary, Oblo; and Solon Chase, reforn Legllaturo will caro o pusih o inves- - tigation. O'Connor perjured himsel! in onder Tho Conventlon will be called to order at 10 3 b oTo Bt tho. Wihoeler Opera House, | Ao el admitianea to o Batdiets! Homa, i which has been appropriately decorated for the g::xl:x‘:acl?r:;d s s (lz‘é‘;muo‘:l;go i cccasfon, An iuformal mcoting of tho dale- | fajien at the turn of affaira. It would seem gates hias boen In progress to-lay for the inter- " chungo of views regarding the doliborations of :,‘.’,“(ln'éfilfil&';(‘]:{ fi:d,';:l;:‘.llf;fi“mmwnmd o-morrow, A mass-moetiog was beld in tern_Associated Press. White's Hall to-night, which was addressed by co,_w'{‘.‘,,‘,“uf,’ i‘!.;'y:,n m,"_"in :ha s¢:,',.g,¢' o res- several of the leading delegates who aro to par- | olution was adopted instructivg the Beoevolent in the wheat district, which gave it the best rates on the line, it now heing divided for rea- sons beforc mentioned. Tt {a further known that about 50 per cent of the wheat crop of 1877 fa still held, and that the corn product, which promised a large busincss, is so far ho- low grado a8 not to warrant shipment. . The creait of tho Company fs wood, Em- Sloyu are pald promptiy, and no company or- ers are lssued. B2 brick i the other striking feature, There (s rolliog pralrle in every diroction, and a full mile and a half it between tha town and the Missour) River. Thero fs plenty of room for the villaga to grow, The taxes amount to 8 per cent. Clty orders scllat 00 cents on tho dollar, but none arg afloat, County orders go nt 50 cents on the dollar, with purchascrs scarce. No instnuation in thoso facts that we aru oppressed; on thy other hand, wo are, comparatively talking, “flush?* and lhappy. Haying failed In ournmblition todivide Dakota and cstablish the Territory of Pembina, we wii] next turn our attention to getting up local com- binations. Southern Dakota, through its press ond the rcmarks of Gov. Pennington, have allenated tho DBlack-flills district, Boutbem Dakota resisted tho efforts of the Hills to found cheerful straln, we will for once break the seal of private hosoitality, and speak of a very cle- gant moirec, preceded by n dinner-party, tho whole given in hanor of ex-President Grant by MR, 0. P. A HEALT, the well-known Amerlcan artist, Mr, Healy's merits and success aro well known both in Eu- rope and America. He Is established here fn a pleasant and spacious apartment; and, while his studfo, once a week, ts thrown open to vis- itors, his amiable wife and daughters receivs in thelr salon those who have eu]n‘{ed A vieit to Mr. Healy's pictures. mong them aro lfe-stze rralts of Princo Bismarck and Gambetta, for which these great personages gavo sittings, Many Amerlean beau- ties Liave been caught en passant by Mr. Healy, and imprisoned within the four corners ot his canvas, A full-length portrait of the lato Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis{s intended for soston,where it will by much nppreciated by her many sur- viving friends. Mr. Healy's soiree had been THE ILLUSTRIOUS M. THIERS, of whose achievements and accomplishments ho spoke I glowlng terms, M. Le Blant, of the Academy of Moral Befence, followed with an essay upon *Wealth and Christianity i the Age of Persecutions,”—tho wbfeet of which was In part to show that tho doctrine of Cristionity was never fundament- ally opposed to the rizhts of property. M. Faye, of the Academy of Physical Science, read a paper upon the supposed fufluence of the 3loon upon the weather,—an {nfluence which he did not bellese to exist. He spoke of the Moon a8 **the dead body which the Earth drags about with her:” aod sald that onc of the elorics of this age was the discovery of the true law of the BIOUX CITY & 8T, PAUL. Bpecial Correspondenca of The Tribune. Des Moines, la., Feb. 10.—Iu respanso to an order from the Leaislature, the, Sloux City & 8t. Paul Railroad Company'make tho following roport of the condition of that Company Jan. 1, 1870: i Capital atock, ... Amoant pald in Amount of 1l mort; nnticipated with great ploasure, and did not BONAR.eee oo osns 81,740,000 ticipate In the Convention. Committee to inquire at what cost the Lucas Y b Terrltory. = geauration aud moveniont of storms. Mo did | diaappolat hose ospociations. T Presldential [ unpald iodiin 1835 1470, e — e County. Hospltal ‘for thie Insano can ho pur- 53&"&:»33?.’??;’;?’ Cnlxl:'nln'{fi:;! 55:‘3:;«1:!3: ;lanCJ;L:'«!\.::;?J:;:&qx“::-flg:?fiflc(m{ mfin not ¥ay that the honorof this discovery belonged | party appeared there, as simple aud graclousas | and 1877, ostimated.....ie 18,000 L 4 O1L. chased for the uso of the Btate as un asylum for | Merchauts' & Mechanies?, Standard, and Granlte, gt lon hag to Amerlea. Nevertheless, it does, M. Gruyn, | usual. *Near them st et i 4 tho Incurably fusane. $2,000 oach; Firoman's, $1,000; and LaCropso, | KFOTN somo stinging porsonalitics, The two M. GAMBETTA the popular lfon of the day. Ve were mach in- debted to Mr. Henly for an introduction to this remarkable man, who, in theso days, has made Parts ring with lils eloguence. We found him Amount of second-mortzage bonds. of the Beanx Arta, read a paper upon Rafael's ..3 503,000 portraits of the Fornarina, in which he fusiated upou the fact of the great artist's fidelity to his ono afection, and his gradual ideslizatfon of The Litigation Now In Trogress st Pltts. | ror Lpnso o0 reorganize theReform School burg. In tho House, biils wera futroduced—to re- Piresuna, Feb, 31.—In tho case of H. L. | peal tho act of May 2, 1877, for the collection of Taglor and others ngainst tho Btandard Ol delinguent taxes; to re-cnact the Adair law; to sections—Southern Dakota praner and tho Hils —aro at loggerheads. The Hilts will fight Yaokton’s country, and ia that fact Northern Dakota finds crumbs of comfort. ‘Thercfore, 5,000, Cause of fire, supposed overheating of a fluc. 003,600 IN CHICAGO. cordiat, ond ready to_enter Into conversation. 1.5 7 1 privati ks b semi- ‘The alarm from Box 221 at 8:25 last evening | one move thut the Hills may bo expected to her, trom o wotinn of tho paonle, to 8 grent. | U0 gruro af the throug of Fucsts why nd- 131:590 | Company, beforethe Butler Court, theevidence, | Sompol privato birks to meke and publieh scmi- | ) %o o'ty a fira fu @ barn at the coruer of | countenance snd afd will bo the removal of the ‘fll )i‘:}‘r‘n?y mnnxlcnyl Sl iy lh‘:’:’ourfl; \“J‘mr:‘ed u: r,,3-‘ &hflrt":’lllwcul n‘-," 33: IIMSI CM;gl- .;l.lg.%; Ir;lthaslm‘nn ?!‘lu nt]l}xfl‘;l'm ‘flaluFFOll" g:l u"“ :D' br;l‘hu I“l‘x:u?u tllr‘ll} to allow mnr{lud 'Dmm;‘l to {;nkln ayento and 'ihs plclx;, owned ;) W. A, Her- | Capltal from Yankton to Blsmarck, Farzoand M. Gel e Magistrate not allow in als time for 7, catlon tor dissolution and appolntmont of & { bring suits In their own names for money dua | bert, and unoceupled. Datn: | ¢ centenary of the University of Upsals, in | more than o brief cxchange of complimonts, | Neb earnings.. 18418 | e g y A P Laty] il Mo River Valloy conntey waald bo fnclinel f t Recolver was closed this morning, and George | from legacics was passed. tonld the removal schome, as the locatlon vn Swoden, which ko had sttended as a ropresent- | The beauty of American women was well rep- | | The following ltems ars not Incladed h 0 the Missourl and the torminus of the Norther Shieras, Jr., opeaed the caso for the plalntifls A resolution was offered and referred asking “TRUBBLE IN DE CHU’CHL.” 1n the opersting expenee: ative of the Institute. Ho described tho cere- | Fesented at this gathering, and, not less, thelr | mayes for the year pald. 14020 | \with o strong argument. Mr. McJunkin re. | CONRTS88 not to reduce tho tarift on wool. Pacific Rallroad would bo preferable to Yankton, Inobicn a8 most. futeresting, aud gave some fa- 51:[_ T.T“:fié"'u'é"«fifigf':..i'!{°:&.n{.fimf.’fi;{ffl {::::mc:c i 1,080 | Shicd in betialf of tho defendants, and tho Court A blll to authorizo tho incorporation of real The latter is reached from Fargo by a trip via The Presbyterian Church at Eilgin Itent with Inner Dissenslons. Bpecial Dimaich 1o TAs Tridune, Etory, 11, Feb, 21,—The troubles which have been brewing {n the Presbyterian Church flonily culminated last evenlug in the resignation of teresting retrospects of the freo and liberal 139,200 estato associatlons was defeatod. aspeet which this University has maintained from Its origin, The ueademic honors which it confers are symbolized by o cap, o hat, and a Jaurcl-wreatt, At the centenary, two aged Prufessor: ch more than 80 years old, walked in the procession, wearing thetr Jaurel-wreaths 8t. Paul, 500 mltcs, whilo Bismarck is only 20 west on tho Northern Pacifle, Thho advautages of Northern Pacifle travel the average legida- tor would understand. He would go it dead- head, und collcet his mileage bealde, Through Minnesota the dead-head privileges are timited, when the supplinnt {8 a Dakota legislator. e o e att Mr, Campbell, f n the afternoon, T, Aam| or o tho dofeuse, | addrossod tha . 'Couts MINNESOTA, rincipally on polnts of law. Ho was Special Dispateh to The Tribune, ollowed ‘by AMr.. Wuods, slso for tho de- 81. Paus, Minn,, Fob, 21.~The llouse Spe- fense, on points of law nnd facts, closing tho | clal Committee to-day reported without recom- argument for tho delendant, Argument for crowned the whole. Dancing was commenced ns soon ns the decreass of numbers made it pussible, and coutinued till an carly hour In the morulnfi‘ The cordiality of the liost and host- css made ecverybody at home. Awong the many entertainments which have been devised for the ex-President and his amiable lady, 18 13 boy mt.;.n" accrued on second morigago Interest on eqaipment bond Itent of elevators paid... .. Rent of 1llinols Central trac| . Interest on floating jndebtedncss pi 40,240 1. s svne dessuiesy E endation tho cvidence taken regarding the | the three Trustecs (McCormack, Heath, and g to at St. Paul, 1 upon thelr stivery lieads, not likely that any has been moro appropriate h.}',’,:mg,: ‘,?;;‘,';:,,,' intoreat eies.® M3 | tho plaintills waa closed by Mr. Acheson, and :,‘, o by Mr, Brandt, tunt le;" 1[;1!1 1-.:3 l]lnrgcn) i the elcc(unu o Hhod D;urd' i g““y‘ Tl At ‘k}u"'&nn;&‘l"fi:fi:‘"i,"fi’&‘ffl Another oceasfon of uniquednterest presented | or mors thoroughly enjo; ' i the Court_announced that it Wwould hold the arge e 1 h " tiic Mills will elect every mewmber of i legis. fteell In YULIA Wanp Howe. Dalance A = Za1,121 | matter under consideration, Tho caso has ex- | pald Lim £50 for voting for an adverso amend- | sisting of Willam Frazer, Jobn Ilelden, and | Fie -8 ot Bots SYEEY SRR 108, &) ML THE CROWNING OF A ROSIERE. ——— Of srhich tho paid. 713334 | cited meneral interest In tho oll country, and | ment to the Schoul Text-Book bill. Tho exam- [ W. J. Clirlstio, 8r. Immediatoly thercafter the e For the pleasure of witucssing this, I was in- debted to M, Frederic Passy, of whoin 1 have already apoken, As the orator of the oceasion, hie was entiticd to give o certaln number of n- vitatlons on his own account, one of which I was fortunateenough to receive. - You will nsk, perhiape, ¥ Wit Is a Rosterel” 1 will reply that this 18 the name glven to the most merito- rivie girl of « village or small country-town fn which a foundatiorwexists for the purposcof re- Northern Dakota mignt not be o unnnhinous, but it would run nearly solid. The aiatance from tho Hills to Blsmarck Is inslde of 950 miles, and the distance to Yaok- ton mcarcr 400 miles. Tho road to Bismarck is the best out of the Il and the means of transportation uxcellent. Commercially the Hills and Bismarck are in sympathy and intcrest; tho same as Chicyeuns and the 11llls. The advantages over Yankton, fhe comiodei “fi;:o"“r‘::]:‘:" '1“‘:21‘"‘)’5 l'ig‘l‘m“"i‘;' {natlon of witnesses appears to have been care- lu&l:ke!cllcr R“,m[m“ rougli, J. G. Vander fully Mmited by a disposition not to getanybody grift, Charies Lockbart, and many otner very | 1to trouble, aud the actlon of the Comnitieo in promiuent oll men, that respect was moderately eriticlsed by a few ‘The Chronicle of this evening publishes.an | members, According to tho evidence, Repre- interviow had with tho ofiicors of the Standard | sentative Anderson catled at 10 p. m. at tho oil COmTlu {n this city. Thoy atated, so faras | Tooms of Reprcscntatives Brandt and Geib, and they could determine tiow, that the movement | invited the latter to o to tho Merchants’ and PRINCETON COLLEGE. Strenuoun Efforts of the Faculty to Amelior. ate tho Shacking Condition of Things fu That Institution—Fifty Students Bent Awny Yestorday—tistols, Knlves,. Clubs, and Bolldogs. Hpecial Diwpatch to The Tridune, pastor, Rev. Alex, Allason, tendered his rosiz- nation in o short aud lively speeeh, in which ha charged thico or four members of the Church with slandering bim. In answer to this Prof. Kennedy and Willlam Atken jumped to thelr fect os if they were the persons particularly alluded to. 1n the midst of the conaternntion and confusion tha meeting adjourned without Detlelt to bo met from other sourcess 117,073 DUBUQUE & ISOUTIIWESTERN, The Dubuque & Southwestern makes the fol- lowlng report as to the condition of that road at thocloso of tue year 1877: Common— Authartized lesae, ....$1,000,000.00 . | sce a man who bad sent for him, Gelb returned, 5 1 Wardin her merit. Tho Rosfere Ja . oor it | Nes Yomx, Fob. 21.—Tho Faculty at Prince- | Amount iesied 450020200 | 1e5t iy of o Comaany; | afiee somo time, i miich excltcment, saying T | e D e e s Immodlstayy | toickorially, aro just se pronoitnced. otk wing i distinguished ersoll elthier by zeneral | tan do not propose to bave any moro hazing or Profetrot o ¢ ST T remant 1o & pimOE Serei intatyomal ot the 21‘&250{::%:;:;0 Y Mot mar o | nfter thio prayer-umooting, and there was 8 18750 [ f'the gold region ‘and. the Northern Pacife poad-tiehavlor, or by samoe special e of selt- | pigeol difticultios, It a foreible exampl can pros | * Authotized fsane, ... 1,000,000.00 arge refinerles n Now York weru also withe attendance, wacrillee winl devotion, “The_crownfuge to which T was nvited took vlace ut Putraux, where the woner for the aunual prize hnd been begueath- =l ing qu.u-{ some four or five yeara before,— this beme the fourth Roelere who had been {udged worthy of the cruwn, and of the accoms panyiz Guwry of 700 francs, to be Invested for her benefit,” ond paid to her at tho tme of her marglage. Putraux s a viilasge within half an hour's raflroad-travel from Paris, country striko hands in behalf of a changel ‘Truo_énough, Southcrn Dakota would have to travel in legislative tlines, but that is no harder than tho rest of the Torritory would have to do with the Beat of Government continucd at Yankton. It 15 o matter of soll-Intorest In elther case, and tho longest pols will get the persimmons. Goy. Howard'a appointment 18 woll recclved. His fitness 1s admitted, aud his former connco drawinge from the Cainpany, the officers stated | Went with — Gelb, and * waa tutroduce B e e ete no seimers Wi | to Hall, when Gelb” retired. - Toth Brandt and could withdraw, and nono of them, so far as ho | Iall agreothat after soine talk the former satd knew, had expressed any desire to’ pursue such | ho could consciontlously vote for the nmend. acourse. 1o thought, in view of the recent | ment advocated by Hlll.lmli after further "é'é! conflict, that it was quit natural that producers | Whon Braudt was retirivz Ilall gavo him a in tho oll rezions should sympathiza with thoss | bill. The evidence does not show an outapoken who have lnmzutcd{nlu prlyecédlnzu, but, bow- nkrgflr;n:}_v‘::«ée rfl:l'l ;&r;‘r:nfi:"!mtc ‘l‘ui,;:mg ey may termiuate, no {8 i et i tho Company would | E2.0,11a o would vote for the amendment, and Amount nsucs ‘The Rov. Allason has been pastorof tho church for eighteen months, and claims that elghty-elght new members hayo jolned the Ho- clety since he commcuced his “ministration, Considerable talk has been ndulged in about town, and it s sala that the opposition in tho church Is in the minority. & Tho Rev. Allason has his charges against the tehreo or four ! fully drawn up with all the vent it. The Times correspondent writes that the frst intimation glven ' the approhen- sive students to-day was at noon, when two Freshmen were summoned before the Faculty and notifica that they must leave Princeton before evening. This was followed by the rapid calling up and dismissing, or sending home, of thirty-six moro students. 50, Proforred irst mortia 48, 600,00 Secured by mortcage on the raliroad and on the earnings, rents, and franchisen of the Company, 1048 RECEIPT, Passonger carnin; Frelght carnings. Exprens... Mail servico! 4 " e varticulars, but as yet withholds them from the The crowulng i to take place o a Bunday | Tho Feculty learned with diflealey tho names | Nent ot Moniiiolis icidie avil rack.. STt m—— ba furtber ropresonted bimaslt ss Boor gt | publie, 2 s Lo mntoner 18 accopledga- an-omen H . i) 0 Lipa s ECTTRTTTy .. i Sge——— Aredt ot the piace theanzed with pedestions | Of the elght ° Sophomores who began et ot BARIaGueSS ODD-FELLOWS. 1o the bar of the touse, which, on notlee of de- that he wili be a good friend of the * Banana Belt. It looks as if the military centre would «muve west with tho return of another summer, ‘Tne abandonmnent of Fort Rice, twonty-six miles frow Blsmarck, boa been determined upon, It will take place In the uprln',i. ‘Iho establish ment of a new post in tho neighborhood of the 1iills, un the Bismarck route, is almost certain At leaat, Gen. Torry, o very conservative-think- Ing man, s confident Congress will mako tho necessary appropriation. It will bea six orseven company post, suflicient ta protcct tho Hillers and stop thelr lolwnl)hlnxlo Gou, Sherldan, ‘Tho four companica of Fort Rico would prob- ably be statfoned In tho new post, Ricelssu old stand-by, having beon erected In 180t by Gen. Bully,” It was then far In tho Indisn WYOMING TERRITORY. To the Edttor of ‘The Tribune. Cnerenss, Wyoming, Fcb. 17.—As our young and prosperous Territory is now attract- Inr the attention of a great many peoplo throughout the country, on account of its rich gold mines and other resources, I propose to givenfow facts n recard to ftsgencral topog- raphy, which may bo of intcrestto the public, among whom your excellent journal so widely circulates. Having firat entered tho Territory 1n 1800, and sinco traveled over evory portion of it,1am ablo to make theso atatoments from personal obaervation, the troubles by hazing Lang, and Jdetermined thot nothing short of justant dismissal was suflicient punlshment. The eight, except At- terbury, who is still fn bed from’ his wound, were dismissed, This s cquivalent to expul- slon. By the charter the Trustces only can expel, but they always co-operate with the Faculty, and dismiasal is sure to be followed by cxpulsion, The SBophomores dismissed are Robert E. Annlm, Princeton; Atterbury and Carter, at given yesterday; Georgo 8, Jaline, Bt. Charles, Mo.; John 8, Melgs, Chicago; Julian Olds, Princeton; sand I. C. Porter, Towanda, P'u. "Tho two Freshmen sent houe were Frank Gled- and lned with curious people, who walted to see the procession pass. For the Rostere passes through the strect, nttired in white, nnd at- tetded by 1 band of tuste. I could uot wait to sev thix, betug deslrous to secure u good sent ju the wreat tent within which the ceremontes were to take place, 'The viliage had tho aspect . of n falr or market-day, Thestrect was en- livened by booths,In which weredisplayed many sorts_of merchantise, There was & merry-go- round tull of riders, and o ereat barrel-organ, with somne piteous luthe soldiers, who sang pa- triotic songs, showed thelr mutilated merbers, urd Leld out thelr ragged hats. The teot was o very large | one,—capable, 1 shoull say, ol contaln'ng W or 600 peonte, Tt was eolfilly foured, and already well £103,315.05 DIANUNSENENTS, Operating expenscs, salarics, and taxes 8 Interest on bonds (praferred bonds, Tutereet on firat mortgage bond Intorest pald on due coupons T'ald for one mail and bagite. DLate, comes up to-morrow. ‘Tho Benate, by res- Proceedings of tho Michigan Grand Lodge olutlnn, accided not to adjourn over Lo-morrow, at Grand Raplis, although it s a statute bollday. Speciat Dispatch to Tha Tribune, 2 Ahul’ mnl{nw thu( °“;l1" of I;ul:}w l%xnr,r‘linm; GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb, 91.—Almost the | for perlodical cxaminations of tho books ol cutiro day has been occupled by tho Grand | Stato and county ullicea nnd Stato tuatitutions Lodge of Odd-Fellows In & dlscussion of what Walte's Common Carrier bill, for making ought to bo done with the Odd-Fellows® Instl- | vold special coutracts taking woods, otc., at tute. It was designed origlually ns a owners’ risk, also making raiiroad insurers of ort of homo for the -widows or or. | Jelivery, waslost-=5 ta 2o, A general tax law, practically restoring tho hans of deceased brothers who might | so-called -* Irou-Clad . law " of 1874, was mostly eavo them poor. The grounds and bulldings | considered by sections, with iudicationa of be- an them were given to the Order, and wero eatl- | jnp passed sbout unanimously, mated to_ b worth $40,000 or $5,000, Tho | ' ‘Tho I{ouss spent most of the day on tho Order paid dues several yours, nad e¢xpended a | gehool Text-Book M“l and adopted au mnend- h Cash balanco Dee. 31, 1877, W8 U70718 % 3 < v 7 3 CUTTING SOUTHWESTERN TATES. | large sum of money fu furtherance of tho plan, & While much cannot bo eald in favor of the | country, and was provided with a stockade, and '1\','!,‘,51‘ S St 0 ':::“‘,’:“,’_.‘;m,‘,';c "c"“;:’n;'x 'g;:;‘b:{d:c"m;:?m“' n:u};'[:?:;d;mflfi:," z: It b been ascertained that long-timo con- | The Urand Lodge mada tho dues cnmpulgory, {,'};‘{',L‘.'," {fi'n ;‘eh,,l:. {3:,,,?:.{.’1‘1‘,{’3“;‘,’;",2:.",',?3'0":3 southern haif of tne ‘Territory, excopt as n | bastions at the cornors. Thero Is a lsrge sl an excutin, Befora me, on o raised | yhio brightest students fn his class. The rebell. | 1racts are now being made In New York for and soms membors demurred to paying them. | heforo being” compelled to tako the Merrlll | grazing country, tho northern part s admirably | reservation of land around Rice. Some of Ith Natforin, sat the Roslere of last vear, wearin her white dress and hee wreathy with her god- ot L0 kecp lr company. ‘The sound of & band of music outside the fent aonounced the urnival of TUEB ROSIELRD OF TIIS YEAR. She entered, eacorted by seversl young girls, dreesed, ke berself, in white cushumere, and wearlng silver medols, ‘The Mayor of the vil luze entered wt the same thme, with various other dignliarles, ainong wlions T woun distin- gulshed M. Passy, the orator of the day, After u musieal performancs given by the vrchestsn of Putraux, the Mayor read from u book the of- ficial declaration adjudging the crown and prize to Mlle. ——, wlio_now mounted the wlatform to recelve it. A full wreath of whito roses was pl upon her head by her god- mother; after which sho took a seat besido the Rosiere alrcudy mentloned, M, Pusay's dis- course now b He is a flucut speaker, and s miuch udmired by his audlences. The tone and taste of bix reiurks wero alike excellent, But what would one not expect from a member of the lustitute of Franced M, Possy mode Later, ona lodge refused to pay them us 8 | pooks; that at tho school mectings fu 1833 an; lodge, nnd thy Grand Lodge suspended it. | disgrict may, two-thirds so votin; .glmuu to lise Appeal waa taken to the Urand Lodgo of the | the Merrill books, This s not the anendment Unlted States, aud that body refused to en- | [rgndt was, aa aileged, bribed to voto for, but force tho action of the Michizan Graud | apparently a compromise. ‘the opponents of Lodgo. 1lard times cumo on, and no | the*Mercii conteact. had desirod to amend so ducs wero mascesed. A - sinall debt | yjnt g majority of any district might ot any or (810,000 was made, und uo way was provided | alf times refuse to use the Merrill books. to m|cnr. l:. l)ll&?\m;zemenl, loll,luv:lu 3 lmll [y sentiment grow In favor of abandoning the ;-m]:fiun{hcll‘lln 72:&#:1:;%1&:& one n‘mn am“‘,m:fi:’fis;:‘mw" considered worth oF: 0 pay u 0 o o Gehtn. " Attor a lonir dlscurslon, this sentiinon | _ SADISON, Wia, Feb. 2L—In tho Somte to- prevalled by s small majority today, and a | day, tho Committeo ou Finance, Banks, aud In- }-ummu“:eh E‘;:f!n'luuf n,lg ast Gflrnr‘l!d ‘Atln:tnr surance lutroduced a blll providiug for the ca- Tifersol ral aater Trucy, Grond Maoster- leek ‘l‘no'mplon. Tast Duuu{ Graud “Muster tablishment of m Burcau of Insurance, witha Haxter, and Vust Grand Master Dean, was | Commissioner of the same. givon power to act, and {nstructed to take bids A memorlal to Congress for an fncome tax for buying it. over $3,000 was ordered to a third readlng. A speclal committee reported nllvenelg to Somo discusslon was had on a bill limiting the oposed changes to the Coustitu- | rato of fnterust to U per cent, whicl was flually asing the representation in tho | postpoued tith Wednesday. n e, In'the Assemblv, nearly the whole seasion was The mnext Annual Communfcation of the | gccupied in discussing an old clalm of M. L. Missourl River business ut tho maximum rato of $1.23 on firat-claas from New York to Kansas City, and other classes in proportion, This busincss wihil Lo taken over the New York Cen- tml, Canada Southern, Wabash, and tho ft. Loutsroads. Tuls looks rather queer, in view of the fact that tho St. Louis roads are still pre- tending to malntaln tho rates of the Bouthwest- ern Raflroad Rate Assovintion, Tho Chicago roads belonging to the Association scem to bo blind to thelr Iuterests, and are taking no steps to meet the rates mulo via 8t, Louls. By tga time the Chicago roads berin to sco the game that {s belng played by the Bt. Louls lines, ¢ will i sl probublity be too late to remedy the damage, for the bulk of th busi- ness will then have been diverted irrovorably futo new channels, for it {s understood that tho contracts that are being mado by the 8t. Louls route cover the paried of a year. The manawcrs of the Chicago ruads sy that If tha reports about tho cutting by the 8t. Louls roads are found to be true, they mncan to get even by very valuable for grazing purposes. It Is {nslde the rallroad limit, and will be worth pre empting whon Cougress rolcgates it back to the public domain. The prospoct of fort north of the Missourt River, to take the place of duscried Peck, is rald to bo good. Ifthat frontfer necessity should becomo a fact, the famous Seventh Cavalry, that have como in and out of Fort A. Linwln g0 often, would probably be placed on guuide Fort A. Liucoln'a prestivo would then b gone, and its glory would bo pent up in _an orduane- depot, and possibly a ropalring-arsenal, Foets Btandlug Rock and Sully would ba tolt, and sl 80 Btevenson and Borthold; but thu troops would ba on tho advance line, Forts Bufud, Keogh, Cuater, and tho new posta fu tho Hills and near Milk River, north of tho Missou would hold tho garrisons, ‘These posts would constitute the last sud fnal advance futo the Indian country iu the Nortuwest, Tho red msn would then bé compelled to say, as Clict Jo- seph did; *From whero tho sun now stands I'l} ight no more foruver.' adapted for agricultural purposcs, and will, at no distant dl( prove one of therichest portions of the Oreat Weat. The Black-Hills, tha_greater part of which is ombraced within the Territory of \V(yumhu:, i a most beautiful region, and, with ite inexhausti- ble mincral wealth, and large bodies of ping thmber, will, In the future, prove a sourco of vast revenue to the 'lerruor{. ‘There §s now aproject on foot for the forming of a uew “lerritory, to be ealled Lincoln, com- pristng the whole of the Black-Hills, and all the really good part cf Wyoming, with o larga slico, ually as zood, to be cut off from Dukotn Ter- ritory. 8hoald Cougress pass tho act, the new Terrltory will be the very creme do la crems of the great Northlaod, ‘Tho Black 1ills will ous cupy tho southeast corner of the proposed Ter- ritory, and, with their beautiful valloys, timber- covered slopes, and gold-bearing rocks, wiil {urnish homes and umrmymuul. 107 & Vast rup- ulation, Already the Hills sru raphklly flling with o hardy and cuergetic class of ploncers, and within a year from to<day It wil boan lin- fon of the Bophomore class, in refusing to at- tend chapel yesterday, and In hazing the five Freshmen guarded by Proctor Goldle at Prince- ton Junction, wus ‘then acted upon. One by ono thirty Sopuomorcs were called up and sent home, or suspended indetinitely, When the Faeulty adjourned at' § o'clock the records stooa : Bophomores expolled, 8; S8opho- wmores suspended, 803 Freshmen suspended, 12 —n total of K. ‘The Frestunen who refused to attend chapel yu remuln to Lo treated. Prosccuting-Attorney Beasley, of Mercor County, to«lsy visited Princo- ton, and roquested Dr. McCosh to tell hitn the students accused of participating iu the shooting, as he wished to urrest them, Dr. McCosh refuscd, snd a splrited converea. tlon_ensued, Beasley threatenlng to take Dr, McCosh luto ecourt sud compel him to give the pames, snd Dr McCosh replying that he wmght be taken to coust, but would not give them, - Dr, McCosh aays it the clvil authorities bud acted Tuesdsy or £ Wednesday he woald have left things In thelr { paking the rate from Chicago to Kansas Cit Saiblllty to’dud an acte of yacant land in the —————— miention of Franklin aud of Channing. 1 think | bauds; i, hetl he man it confotscd, and | as Tow an tho difereuco.In_ tho rate from New 0?:2.’;:{3: Sl eI in dackaon: Aastioy whichwas osily ddlled by #yoto of 18 Ia or tholr lminediato viclaity, OBITUARY, 1 huve already sald shat ho is 8 man of widy | bud m:nmqun o, t o fl“f“,l! 3 A arorof | York to Chicaxo, anl from New York to Kansas o o Stato Bar Assoclation adjourned without | ,, A hrauch railruad froum ths Union Pacifle to Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridunk reading aud cuiture, ond distingaished as u | not give thew up to b putlatiod, The Stayor of | City: for lustance, it tho rate from New York ol {nation of eithor of tho I1i1}_country wilt doubtless 'be constructed | KavanMazoo, Mich,, Feb, #1,—The Hon. Joba polltical economist. . After the discourse, | Princoton says lio intends to” take the miatter | ¢ Cliicago 18 35 cents on frst-cluss, sl tho THE WEATHER. indorsing tho nomiustion of elthor of the Hu- | $ho I couacty WL UORELSSS PRptrieiel the Rosters and her compunlons made | betore the Grand Jury In Muy, ‘Lhe Freshmen Walker, of Cooper, this county, dled this worn Ing at 6 o'clock. 1o wasborn at Deertleld, Onelda County, N. Y., came to Michigan la 1830, and has filled many offices of public trust Decoased wus 01 yoars old. Shectal Dispatch_to The Trituns. GRAND RaP1os, Feb, 2L—Ucorge W, Kolghty an old resident, and one of tha most promineot men ot Eaton County, a county officer, fell oub of bis bugky desd ou bis way boma last ulght 1t is supposed that natural causes produced it e —— OCEAN SYEAMSHIP NEWS. PontLAND, e, Feb, 21, —Tho British steamer Btamford, from Liverpool for this port, s8¢ long overdue that fears are entertalned for bef safety. Bho is an fron acrow steamer, 1,453 1ou% aud owaed tn North Bhiclds, cuntracts from New York to Konsas City are $1.25, 1t would leave a differenco of 50 cents from Chicago to Kansos Gll{mon first-clusn, wihich fs the rate thut would charged from Chicago fu such an event. ¥ h ¢! ¢ Judrzes, some discussion having Orrice or Tuw Cilier BiaNat Oryiomn, | preme Court Y arisen among the metbars, Wasiisaron, D. C, Feb, 23—1 o. m.~Indica- | * goth m-u'fi»- will adjournto-morrow mornfug tlons—Vor the Upper Lako Reelon, falling, fol- | tiil Monday evening in honor of Wasnington's lowed by risiug baromoter, noitheast, backing | Birthdav. to colder northwest winds, frequont ralus and In the Assembly Benate bills wero concurred siiow, succceded by partly cloudy weather, 1n to appropriate to the Btate Agricultural 8o- Special Dispateh 1o The Tribure, cloty $3,000; to appropristo to the Northern East BaaiNaw, Mich., Feb. 31.—A tremen- | Wisconsin Agricultural & Mechanieal Associa- dous rain stormn bas prevalled for.tho last | tion 31,0003 to nr%me to the Industriai elghteen hours, and the country is all afioat. | School for Boys, ; to suthorize the Com- dlepurts trom all potuts north to-iight elow an | missioner ot Sehool Lands to loan money to the cean of mud an 'r, and 20 snow ut all. CI{{ of LaCrosse. LOCAL OBSEBYATIONS, l1ls pussed to extend the timo for the con- Cuioaao, eb. 2. | struction of tho North Wisconsln Rallway, and e E to waive the forfelture thereln named; 1u rela- tlon to filing catimates and asscasmcuts of ben- elits and damagzes made by the Board of Publia Works of the City of Milwaukeo; to authorize the appolutment of » phounogruphic reporter lot for thelr wany products, Tho scenery of tho Iillls s most “beautiful and exuilurating, without partakiug of tho graudeurof the hlgher mountain regtons, Thu valleys are narrow, but vory fertilo; and springs of the purest water are sbundant. All that past of tho Territory Iving north and west of tho Bluck Hills is suitable for farmiug purposes; and, although the climats will uot adwit of the ralsiug ol orauges or pineapples, yet, for the successful culture of all produco aud fruits common to this latitude, there is no better country Iu America. Tho soll is a rich black loam; the valleys are broad, snd lu most cases well supplicd with good timber; whils the whole reglon s one vast coal-tleld, which can be scen croppiug out from the banks of ucarly all the streame. The valley of the Bello Fourche 1s eapectatly rich in soll, timber, good water, and what the French ol o quete for the poor of the village,—each carrylng about n erimeon velvel "+ Tuto whie copper and wil- ver wers dropped, 'The orchestra now gave us £OtIE tore uiusic, and the sasemblage broke up “fur the time,—a charity-ball belng on foot for the evenlog, The Ruslere was conducted to her hotue with the same ‘pmccnslon and band whicly bud brought her thence; sud the prineipal street, through which one bud to pass, becalus su denecly crowded that no ono could geu througl 6. | was In hoste to reach the station, wind a0 turied askde, hoping Lo strike & paraliel thoroughfare. Butthe streetsof Putrauxdiverge outward from a centre, like the longitudinul threuds of a gplder’s web, and I cannot tell what turnings and twistings I wus forced to make In wiler to Lieud ap last in the dircetion fu which T ek origzinally started, woere fu fear of on attack last uight, slopt in squads, and wero fully armed, A Freshuian revealed the stute of soclety at Princeton I ruply, whenasked why hu carried arus, @ Why, I dou't carry unything but a revolyer. Ihada kaife, but Ient that to s fellow who badn'’t any pistol Willlam N. Strong, soa of United States Buprems Court Judes Btrong, of Washington, fs s Princoton Freshman, His room was vislted by Bophowores some weeks agu, u he cscaped at the rivk of his neck, He next day bought an nutnense bulldog, In sdditlou to o revolver, and wua ready for anothier call. Tuesday even- juz, just before Atterbury’s shooting, o squad of Bophomores reached Wis” room. Strong un- changud his dog, cocked bis revolver, opened the door, and asked the Bophomores fu. ke was not hazed. That {s the nico way in which the QUINCY, ILL. 8pecial Dispatch io The Tridbune, Quinoy, 11k, Keb, 31.—Thero Is o great deal of futerest wanifusted here just now over Han- nibal & 8t. Joo Hallroad matters. ‘The sult for the uppointment of & Recelver, brought in the Circuit Court at Chilllcothe, Mo, by Turues, ouc of the stockholders, was dismissed Jast weuk, through s wisapprcheasion of the attor- neys, and, as {s claimed, without suthority, On Monday last tho case was relnstated, and con- . orim of y B tuit of Ullabla land.’ There are, Io this valley | *NEW"S Peb, O1—Arrt tcaniships A fortuuats chuuce sllowed us to witness part, | students live at Princeton. tinued unil the May Lerin of seourt, with o ruls 0iCloudy. | for tho Ninth Judictal ~Circuit ~Court; | $% Y frdined ww Yous, Fob, 21.—Arrived, & s af v au tus Huualbal & . Jo Company to plead at OlTurvay | (o'yuthorize th levy of s spocis) tax in tug | 204 it tr L‘;&:fi;‘;’,:fitfifl'fl{,fi“,fg’mfi 42 | 1dahig ana Athenian, Liverpoul; Ferawoud, Cat e e— W al by M F PROPOSED CHINESE VISIT, bl $ L sy zio 8ax Fraxcisco, Cal., Feb, 21.—Lum Bing, 8 promineut Chlucse mercbont of this city, und counceted with oflicials of hizh rank fo his na- A TWIAL IN THN COURT OF ASHIZXS, We were visiting the Palais de Justice—Court. Housc—uone day, und asked whether we might eater 4 certain bl Wo were told that we mizht not ouly enter, but remaw if we chose to ' Vi Clty of 4 ditt; Stato of Nevado, (llasgow. Twellth Ward of the City of Milwaukeo; to L:):nou, o b Depmark, from New York, has arrived. " QuEENSTON, Feb, 21,.—~Arrived, stcamsblp Montana, from New York, that time. T¢ 1s sfated_that the 8t Louts, Keokuk & Nortiwestern Rullway will bo purcliased by the Burlington & Qulney, find [ these high northern latitudes. All this *Beautlful Land® now only awaits the band of the euergetic tiller of the soll to make it blossomn a8 the rose, At presons its Chtoanes Feori~Midatght, | Fepeal the charter of 1867, relating to ‘the {ax. “Siaone | Bar. TAF. | Wind, ain Weainer; | 10K of doge; to legullze the olliclal acts of Shuuway, Justiw of the Peace in tho Tows of Raymond in 3 o S ouly veeupants are clk, deer, antclope, bear, witnezs the proveedings, which were about to | tive country, has recently returued from Cuina. ITEMS, the County of Hacine; relative to the | gy other animals; whils occastonally the nuble - Dwegine We found the court-roo Ive . The Chicago, Milwaukes & B8t. Paul Rallwa; ecmployment of children in factories or other | oq., che 80 . ».‘.\m:, S et s u':‘u cr'nm‘:‘;lz e states that fu three or four wonths a Chi- Cibgain, vr‘l,t'n A o Liabid i o{ O thia Btacos b, adihorice she e, | red:mun pltchica bis tent in these ® Klyalan SUICIDE. ness war vesscl, with Amcrican oflicers aud & Chlucse vrew, will vislt tbis port, bringiog as passeugers u Chineso Cousul to this port and a large number of Chlucse army oflicers of rauk, who will make s tour uf observation through the country, . He describes the famive in the northern provinces of Chlvs o ternble. In ouo district of the State of Bantong last year, out ot s population of 96,000, sbout 80,000 dicd of starvutlon, o AL PRIZE PURPS. HaxTrORD, Conn., Feb, 3L.—Edwin L. Good: win, City Clerk of Now Dritatn, and foruesly Pollce Clerk there, was srrested last nlllghtv::\“: chargd of mieappropriating 500 while Clerk. 1o m‘kp polson 1‘35!3 35,‘}’. ud.l»d-.; Bpectal Dupaich Q Leavsswours, Kau., Feb. 8L—4 {unf: named Frederick Brightinan, living s few ‘;. A e A ng bimsel OUR! e et o had been 11l for some time and bis plrits Wer® depressed. Fields,” and spends his summer-vacation u chasing tho elk over fts broad savauuahs, or catching trout from its lmpld streuus. It ls to be hoped, however, that theso forsys of tho hostiles will not, fu the {uture, bo extented {oto our Territory,—there baviug been, durlug last year, two ucw uditary posts established just youd our uorthery border, while the rescrva- tions near our castorn boundarics bave becn moved to tho Missourl River, some hundred wmiles away, One cunoot wonder st the great attachwcent which the Bloux have ever evinced At leugth, two prisotiers were escorted by sol- diers tutu the dock, The Judges cutered, In crimsui cobew, withi caps of the samo color. be lawyers enguged u the cass wore black ns, wud & purrow wearf, tipped with cruine, over “the lett sboulder—a black cap the costume. One of the wus orrugued uoder two chorges. The other was vmenw discharged. Tue lrst of tho otfcnses charg poiust too varty retalucd ju the dock was u crime of per- sopat vlolence, whose detalls Lad been heard and preventing sccidents at rallway crosstugs in crowded thoroughfurcs, yesterday purchased of Geu, Lysander Flagy, Mavager of the Safety- Gata Company, of Pawtucket, R. L, the right 1o uso the gate of that Compauy, ‘This inven- tion received tho highest award- at the Centen- uial Exposition, and raflway inanagers cvery- where give it thelr unquahitied indorseiuent aud approval. It §s declared 10 be tho best thing of the kind fu existence, and the adoption of it by the Ht. Paul Cowmpany {3 an evidence thut it rovement of streets in tho Second Ward of gllnnuku. aod to authorize the levy of a spe- clal tax therefor Insald ward; relating to the dutics of town offlcers in certain cases; to defino tho dutics of towns and towa ofticors in certain cases, A blll to umend the Revised Btatutes, entitled n‘m towns and town olficers; powers aud dutics of towne. ‘The Assembly this cveniug ordered a salute to bo tircd to-morrow fu honor of Washington's Birthday. Julged o & private sesston ot the Court. UBu.. 81, Locis, Feb. SL.—T! ardl desires to do s utmost iu protecting 11 —— lzr m'- Hflfifmn ff“f"x" uormrtlflv hl‘m? ——————— 1his count the Jude 1d ¥ 7. Locis, Feb. 2L.—Tho awarding of pre- | desires to do its utwost lu protecting Hfo = MAINE, them for ng agaluat the eacrouchunts of 4 e Tound Eultys and it his scupece. wag | 'Bloma at tbo Booch Show was concluded this | PORUIGES commumten | Ly iy of HIGHFLYERS SOLD. Avausza, Me., Feb. El—In the Sonatetho | B2 whites on thelasd of Ulelr ffire | ov: o N O s that of bard labor for ten years. His secoud | tveulng. The iret premium for imported and | yne Dircetors of the filinols Ceutral Rallroad, 1 Nuw Youx, Feb, SL.—Elght well-known run- biil to allow wowmen the flght to vote at munic- nlug borevs, 'the property of H. L. Berpard, val eloctions WM&L wery sold st auction te-day st the following i e of e oy i Sonton o IEMPERANCE, 5003 Danichell. $1,1003 Telepl 230} 8 byt e, §12400: Mostérutia, 31005 eamp, & Jowist, L1, Feb. 2L.—Tho third snausl Con- Explosion, 230, yeotion of thy Llfnols State Vewpersuce Ke- tinction, wa canpol but rejoles that we aro to bucomio the inkicritors of thils rich country. ‘The westeru part of Wyonnug (s yuite wount- aluows; but thero ary some splendid valleys, capuble of bigh eulture, The val! ol the Uvpper Big Horu und its tributarl largy amouot of cbole lsuds, Wit dance of choles tiwber; while ull the waters of Mapisoy, Wis,, Feb. 8L.—A clifcken-dispute between Milwaukee sud Madison sports wad hd at Bayon's Hall this oveolox, and was attends by a largo number of mewbers of the La.'ghl.llll:’; and vitizens of Madison, 'The battlo was d“.‘,' ed fu favorof Milwuukee, Mauy bets B wade, aud fasge suws of woney chiuged bav ollense wase un attewpt to Kill two members of bis own fawlly, st cach of whom be had dis- charged u loaded pistol, Inflictivg o wound fn ouy lustance. A jury was preseutly tmpaneled fur 1his second trial, w which the prizvner's owu father, brother, end brother-fu-law wer beth the wecwscrs sud the witucsaese reliu- pative polater dogs over fifty-five pounds was taken by E. C. Sterliug, Bt. Louls; second by R M. Lindiay’s “ Viscount,” Scranton, Fa. ; the third by 1. M. Scott's **Bow,” of Euglaud. The tint pretwium for fmpeited and natlve potuter bitch went to Lludsay’s ¢ Dolly*; for arrived bere from New Orleans jast evoslmg, bavivg wade the time frow Cuiro tu thls city fn ten hours, o distance of 365 wiles. The thne consutited by the regutar trufy, s nlueteen hours, The purty bas been fu New Urleans to fuspect the termiual fachlitfes of the road us that pout. ‘There 14 uo chauge iu tho situution us regards