Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1878, Page 1

The dhicouye Daily TEibune, VOLUME XXXIX. APRING ULSTERS, MOSTSTYLISH OMFORTABLE GARMENT pring Ulsters! Spring Ulsters! Splendid for traveling and very stylish on the street. - COME IN AND TRY ONE ON. We are the introduc- ers of all the NOVEL- TIES for Genflemen's ‘Wardrobe. WILLOUGHBY, HILL & 00,, Merchant Tallors, Clothiers, ad Faraishers FOR THE WHOLE MALE SEX, Boston Square-Dealing Establishments Corner Clark and Madison-sts., Branch, §32 Milwaukee-av., cornor Ruckor-st. OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL NINE. SPRING OVERCOATS. ~ $10.00 SPRING OVERGOATS For T$6! NUTTING’S. ‘Thess Qarments are tn every sense *'stslish.” Thep fat ‘wrfl!nll] are cut of the proper lm?()v. have wide, rolling Tanels, aro made from fasty fabric, and will Pplease the business men of Chicago, Fine Spring Overcoats Equal {o styie to the Dest Custom Garments fo T bt maay ot ST Ferments fo, shout The Prices wo Name on FURNISHING GOODS ARE TELLIRQ FOR US, $19.00 A DOZEN FOR TIHEB BEST SHIRTS TO ORDER. Try thom. Thoy cost $27 clsowhote. NUTTING, C.0.D. CLOTHIER, 184 & 186 Statest. BADY CARRIAGES. BADY CARRIAGES. Largest and Finest Assortment in the oity A LOWEST MANUFAOTURHERS' PRIOHS, Also GENERAL AGHENOY for the celebrated NOVELTY CARRIAGES, An immense varioty of VELOCIPEDHS, CROQUETSH, BALLS, BATS, MARBLE! ‘TOFS, sud Bpring Goods in genoral. VERGHO, RUHLING & CO, 138, 140 £143 STATH-8T. CUTLERY. SPENCER CUTLERY. Iwayy the b ¢ and Tabl Wl h o ' speciuiies “Ehe Trade supmnea™ 54 STATE-ST. OFPTICIAN, A e A AN A AP RIANAMKE, OPTICIAN, Tribune Building. Fine pectac es qultod to all sighta on setent . cinien Dcrs S BlalEhi relenting prin: Bores, Ditometers. e ol FINANCIAL, PEOPLE'S BUILD'G & LOAN ASSO. 20 WABHIXGTON-BT, Will take up the mortgaae m ;our hiouse or Joan ¢ acl oney (o build and rec you onex tobitld and reelvo back orincipal aad luterest 1 e th Lo i erllll‘ ren N KELLRY, Bec. MISCELLANEOUSN. AT A DS S .51 Reraiver yent fo any ad- saon P‘DIDf Dy LW vy ‘Tribune Duliding, "ON AND AFTER THIS DATE Our braoch house, 233 LaSalle-st., will be closed. Al business transactions in the future will be with our Daltimoro house, ALMONY I8 suthortzed to collact outstand- KRAGLR & GRUDEIR. MSIIPS, A A A A A A A AR AN A A~ AT A A s ANERICAN LINE Thiladelphin and Liverpool, i antic I¥I; ..I""'(“nde'l’ll]'l'fidAlml: nFlo. Svery Thursday from Philede 0 e acliay Thom s erpoote L RED STAR LINE, [y tog ) 1d Unlbed Btatas maile. Hatll; u'e'fii:“‘fn'fi: Rfi:if'fl&“mni’xy trom’ FHILADRCPITE Dreiei smsennia o suis w20 OFLY fo ANTWELLE, PR L '} | o] ¥ w.ECLAWHE e ¥, Manager. o ANCHOR LINENALL STEAMERS ELYSIA, .u:‘::-fiz"":':' E:lffl’;?‘«’ R 2 o s March 27,1 p1n Cabins, n: Lo €70, Bxcurston Tioketa st reduced raien econd cabln, $40. Bteerage, $28, WERUERSON BHOTIENS. t Weshington-at, “STATE LINE. ONK TQ (OLABUOW, LIVEIPUOL, DUBLIN, BEuFAST. LoNDONDER! 3 x ¥ GEORG nuradar, Maroh 31 8TALE OF LEDIIAY Gursday, Narch 33 Firstcabin 855 and $70, aceordiug 10 accommodar s, Tleturn tlckels st réduced Falok Curroncy, nea- P e R T ol Acati PP SEVARIACK, Manager, o~ Y€ 1L W, 2 Chicago. and tho Paris Exnosition aabilugton: North German Lloyd, Thosteamers of this Company will sall every Batu a7 fron Brommen Hier. ot of Thind strset, Jiatoken. ales of Tom New York to Bouthamption, don llavre, and Bremen, Srat cabln, $1U;secon: 27,800 fuld serars, 830 cuirenere, Fur ook PPYR s Bowning Grees, Now York. INMAN LINE. Valted Keat » . LR Ay Efle?&%fil«pfi!efl&ifi“" ¥, BROW N, Gen Weukt R At S5 iobth Clark-at brinson Britoln ad 1RIRad for sio. " ~D18i4 00 Great Dritaln sod ‘Irvlad foruale. "~ " OUNARD MAIL LINE, Ealling threo timesa oy “'%'u,m:- v::: toaad from Dritish ply ‘om ca, Oy e, s imest. coruee P 1L DU VK] . QGeneral Western Agent. SOALES, FAIRBANKS' STANDARD oF ALL XINDS. FAIRBANKS, MORSE & O, 111 &113 Lake 5t., Chicago. Bacarefultobuy oaly the Geaulss, KID GLOVES, KID GLVES 40 and 50c per pair. Field, Leiter & . Co. WABASH-AV.,, Botween Madison & Monroe-sts,, Offer to-day the last lot of thelr popular 2-Button & 3-Bntton Kid Gloves, AT 40 AND 50c PER PAIR TO CLOSE. WABASH-AV., Belween Madison & Monroo-sts, b SIATH AND OAPS, OUR PRICES OF HATS and GAPS LEWIS & FITCH, JOBBERS, 176 MADISON-ST. CHAMBER SETS (AT FACTORTY) 86 per cent Less than Retail Prie. UNION CABINET WORKS, 24 & 26 VAN BUREN-8T. WANTED, 7 Offers 1 Y 11 Y (o fnetida: denveryioniasy ".’{gi‘.’%fl-“k.,'..’.‘.‘&?“fl-’.. Aot be suppli dircas quaatity thag &) tas wi A Wi o SLATES AND MANTELS. E trimied ana" <K 208 NTATENT. GR'A SLATE MAMNTELS, ¥OR_AALL: GUATES AND _MANTELS, [PROBASCO & RUMNEY ,000 Tons § to 13-inoh thick al priths bt Ak o H O taee At 00, Tribuae siaas °° THE RAGGED EDGE. England and Russia at Log- gerheads About the Congress. The Former Desires to Pass Upon the Entire Treaty. While the Latter Insists that Certain Articles Shall Not Be Touched ; Namely, Those Relating to the In- demnity Question, Armenia, and Bessarabia. Greece Will Probably Have a Representative at the . Congress. An English Protest Against the Russian Advance on the Dardanelics, Russians’Reported to Be Concene trating on the Austrian Frontier. The Porte Promises Neutrality as Between England and Russia. e TNE CONGRESS. ORERCE. Loxpox, March 18.—In tho Houee of Com- mons, Sir 8tafford Northeote confirmed the re- port that Russta had not refused to admit Greeee to the Cougress, but merely rolsed the question as to the footing on which the Greek representative should be admitted. ENGLARD'S FOBITION. Virsrs, March 18,—Advices from Vienna publistied {n Parls state that Eogland has re- {used to take part even in the preliminary con- ference of Ambassadors until Russis has given a formal engagement that all the clauses of the treaty be submitted to the Congress, Prince Gortachakofl, In roply, merely roiterated his promisc that the full treaty will by communi- cated to tho Powaors, WILL NOT DB BOUND. Loxpox, March 10—5 n. m.—The Tima says the Intest phesc of the diflerence between Rus- sia and England secms to be that Ruasia, while admitting the right of the Cungrees to discuss all the points ot the treaty, declines to be uitt- mately bound by the declsion of the majority of the Powers. WILL ALLOW KO INTERPENENCE. A well-informed 8t. Petorsburg correspond- nt states that Russln will not atlow inierfore once with the points concerning the war lodems pity, Armenia, and Bessarabln. NO PRRLIMINARY CONPENRNCH. Loxnooy, March 10—6 a. m.—A Parls corre- spondent states that the proposal to conveno a prelimivary Conferonce tosettla the nrogramnme for the Congress hsa been gencrally coldly ro- ceived os unnecessary. XO FTIOGRESS. Lonpox, March 18—-8 n, m.—A Vienna dfe- patch says the misunderstanding between Rus- sfa and England has made no progress what- ever towards n satisfuctory scttlement, SUOULD DB CONSULTED, J.oxpox, March 10—5 0. m.—A Vienna corre- spondent states that all the Powers agree that (Ureece cannot woll be admitted to the Congress on tho aame footlng as the signatory Powors, but she shiould bo consulted on all mattors cot~ cerning the interests of the Greck raco. AUSTRIA. CONPIDENCE IN TR MINIATLY, Loxpow, March 18.—A specfal from Vienna saya: The minority of the Budget Commitice of the Austrian Delegation, though voting agatnst tho credit, gave notice of a resolution declaring thelr readiness to wake even grester sacriflces for the protectionol nutlonal interests, ‘Tho minority also expressed confldence In the policy of the Ministry." THE AUSTRIAN DELRGATION. Viznna, March 18.—At a public sitting of the Tungarian Detegation to-day, almost all the spcakers declared thoy woulld vote {n favor of tho creait, but expreased hopes for o peaceful eolutfon. Thadebato was adjourned until to-morrow, The Austrian Delegntlon to-lay at a full sit- ting granted thu demand of the Mintster of War for $057,000 florins for military storcs. ALARMING REIPOUT, Benww, March 18.~The XNullnal Zatung says the Austrlan Government bas been positively {uformed that tho Russlans sre con- centratiog on the Austrian (rontior. ' INOIDENTAT, MOVEMENT OF RUSSIAN TROOPS, Loxpox, March 18.—A dispateh from Con- staatinoplo announces that 25,000 Russians hiave arrived at Tchatald]a from Tirnova, The Turks arc carcfully patrolling the Bujuxdero road, LOMBARDMENT THREATANED, Atusys, March 18.—The Offclal Journal states that Ilobart Pasha has threatened to bombard Burbl unless the insurgents evacuate Makriotzs. WILL, REMAIN NEUTRAL. Loxpox, March 10.—A Constantinople spe- cial says It Is reported that important dispatches from England wero communicated to the Sul- tan on Saturday. A Council was thercupon hield which declded that Turkey should remaln neutral tu the event of a difference between England aud Russta. Lonpox, March 10-8 s m.—A Constantino- ple telegram received in Parls England has asked pormission 1o cstablish o coal depot on the lsland of Tenedos. AN ENOLISH PROTEST. A Pora correspondent hears from a trustwor thy source that England has strongly protestcd at 8t, Petersbure agalust the Russian advance toward tho Dardanelles and Bosphorus, UNAKIMITY, Loxpox, March 18.—'(he Morning Post of to- day congratulated tho country on the unanimity of the Ministry o the prescnt critical position. STOCK-JOBBING HUMOR. Loxpon, Mareh 18—4 p. m.—Consols declined to-day on the rumor that Lord Derby bad re- sigued the Forelgn Beeretaryship, The rumor is probably uttcrly baseless, aud purely of stock- Jobbing arigio. FRANCE. TUB ARNY. Panis, March 18.—~Gen. Berthsut bas been appofuted to the command of the Eighteenth Army Corps, with beadquarters at Bordesux, in place of Gen. de Grimsudet de Rochebout, transferred 40 tlhe reserve. Other impostant SIICAGO, changes Impend. Ocn, Espiventdela Villes- holsnet, columandant of the Seventh Corps, Gen. Picards, commanasnt of the Thirtcenth Corps, and Gen, Villehofs have resigned. RESIGNATION ANTICIPATED. Lean 8ay's resignation of the Finance Minfa- tership s regrarded as altogether unlikely, It is Lelleved the Chamber will vote the entiro budget without hesitation. IN PANLIAMENT, VensatLres, March 18.~The Senate, by & votool 148 to 113, passed the third article nt the Btate-af-Sinze bill. The article provides that the Presldent can only declare s state of elezs during o dissolution of the Chambers in the event of & war. The Right wished also to {»lcrmu. Ita declaration iu the event of insurrce- on. CONPIDENCE IN TIIB MINISTRT. In the Chamber of Deoutles M. Lenn 8ay. Miuiater of Finance, maved the hudget of re- cuelnts be made the order of the day for Thurs- day, .(I. Qambetta supporied the motion, and de- clared the hour had arrived to sasert confidenco in the Ministry and future of the Rupubife. ‘The motlon was adopted, 430 to 31, Thus all fear of o crisls Is averted. TUR AILL PASSRD, VERSATLLES, March 18.—The Scnate, after yotinz on the third clause of the Btate-of-Slege bitl, voted on the whole bill, which passed,—153 against 100,—~the Constitutionalists, In apite of the rejection ol one of thelr amendments, sup- porting the Government. This has had a very good effect. FROPOSED TARIEP CITANOES. Loxnon, March 18.—A special from Parls #aya the new French tad(® proposes on increase of duties un cotton, slik, and yarn tissues by 2ipercent. A duty of 50 per cent Is toba - roml on products of countries which tax ench tnanufactures over 20 percent, Itis nut beliered the C! bers will vote this tarifl, GREAT DRITAIN, COTTON PAILURE. Loxnor, March 18.—W. Greaves & Co,, cot- ton manufacturors at Maunchcster, bave failed, Liabilitles, £30,000. EXTANSIVE 10CR-OUT. Losvor, March 18.—Botween 5,000 and 6,000 Oldhain weavers are engaged In the strike and lock-out, Numbers of operatives in other de- partmenta are kept {dlc In consequence of the stoppage of work by tho weavers, and great distress provalls, TIR PEDESTRIANS, Loxpox, March 18—7 a. m.—The great match for $3,600 to the man who can go the farthest In slx days commenced at 1:20 this morning with tho following-named contestanis: Bul- ley, Brown, Corkey, Groves, Iazacl, Ide, George Jonnson, 8. Johneon, Lewis Mare tyn, McCarty, McLeary, O'Leary, J. Smith, W. Bmith, Bmythe, and Vaughan. At 5o, m. O'Leary, of Chicago, had made 25 snlles; Corkey, runuer, 28 miles: Ilazacl, run- ner, 20 miles; 8mith, runner, 47 injles; and Ballc,‘, runuer, 20 miles, O'Leary 1s the lavor- ite. Weston ie sick oud off. BT, FATRICK'S AT NELPAST. Loxnox, March 18.—There was slight rioting in Belfast and Londopderry during tue caiebra- tlon of Bt. Patrick’s Day. . CENTRAL AMERICA. WILL DEMAND BATISPACTION. Pawasa, March 9.—~Tho German war-vessols ‘Elizabeth and Ariadne are now here, and the Mcdusa at Aspinwall, awaiting orders to pro- cecd to Nlearaugua and demand satistaction for tho outrago commiit>d a year ago upon Efscnstuck, German Cousul at Leon. Von Bergen, Minister from Germany o Contral Ameriea, arrived here yesterday from Guute- mala, it {s supposed to *confer with the ficet as to tholr future movements. Another vesscl of-war Is dally expected, which will complete the squadron, WAR EXPRCTED. The political news from Central America fs unfavorable. CostaItica and Guntemala are bth preparing for war, yTho President of Costa Rica hias purchioacd a st@amer ju 8an Francisco, and had her fitted out 8s 8 man-of-war, aud hes sent to Europe for a large supply of arms. He 1s determined ot any cost and by auy means tu carry out hls scheme of a Central Amerlcan Coniederatlon, and the President ot Guatemaln 15 oqually detormined to opvvse bilm. THE BRITISIH NAVY, T8 STHENGTH 1X 1878 New York Sun, ‘Tue naval power of the United Kingdom is fust wow Invested with asuch pecullar intereat, that [t becomes worth whilo to define the ex- tent and character of that fleet which uust always constituto tho maln factor of England's fightlug strength, promising that a large share of therecent supplemental credit has been de- voted to naval purposcs, although the regular appropriation for 1677 excceded 836,000,000, At the last date covered by oflictal recorts— Dee, 81, 1876—tho British war flcct was com- poscd of 241 vesscls In commission. The num. berof men cimvloyed in the servico waa not Jess than £0,000, {ncludiog upward of 83,000 saliors and 14,000 marlucs. We neced not say that the most fmportant divislon of the foree t4 made up of arruored ehips, Of these at tho dato men- tloned there wers fifty-cight, from which aggra- gute, however, should bo deducted three cou- structed ![mzlnll for colonial defense, sl vlght causidered too old or too badly bullt to put to sen, leaving, therefore, & net total of forty-seven fron-clads, Without . running through the catalogue of nmnes, we may say that this list Includes vessels of ail dimeneiovs, from the in- flexible, of more than 11,000 tons, whozo siles sro thirty-nincinches thick, threo-fifths of which thickness {s ropresonted by iron plates, and which corrles four cannon, each of elghty-one tons welght, bosides steam-engines of 8,000 horse-power, to the Favorite, the sinallest iron- clad under the Enzlish flag, whose arnor 18 only four inches thick, but which [n uny other navy would be_a formlidable craft, having & capacity ot more than 3,000 Lons, engines of 1,700-horse- power, and au armament of ten O-ton guns, Huch was tho stato of things ot tlie beginning of last year .Lct us now sco what progress was made during the next twelvemonth, Accord- ine to the programine put forward by the First Lord of the Admiralty, six [ron-clads were to be finished dusing 1877, and ell the unannored ves. sols then on tho stocks were to be broughit nigh to completion. It was promlsed, morcover, thot a new fron-clad of the first class should be begun, togother with a ram of sufliclent power to copie with certain redoubtable engloes of war #ahi to be bulldiug In continental harbors, ond in addition, an unarmored corvette, a sloop, and two sailing vessels. In a word, the Minlster undertook that durinz the fluancial term af 1877-'73 the uatioual yards should add to the tieet more than 14,000 tons, whils private con- tractors were to bulid for tlovernment account almost half as nuch agaln, Nothwithstandlng its inability to completely fulfill the above prograuine, the English (lov- erninent has added & gaod deal to the veritable solidity of its naval force. Four culossal lron- cinda wero finlshed and sent to sea in 1877~ nauiely, the Thunderer, the Dreaduaught, the Aloxaudra, and the Temeralre. One of these, the Thuuderer, ought to have been ready for scrvice much earlier, but on the day when it was to mako s trial trip onc of its bollers ex- plodad, causing an amount of danlns« which it required six monthas to ropair. Besldes the two engines of 6,000 horse power Which move its scrow, thiere wre on board thls vessel twenty- other steam cngines, and a hydroulle e chme for the mauagement of the helw, the revolviug tusrets, snd other parts of the lfulrlllu- ‘The 'Tuunderer Is covered with utes about fourteen inches thick, and carries Funr caonoy, esch weighiug thirty-cizht tous, Its mean speed fs said to be thirteen and a halt knots, Besldes armored shilps of this character, thc English Admiraity has lately constructed a uumber of vessels not plated, and furnished with a relatively Jight armomeut, but designed to shuw oxceptional fast-golug qualities. Suvine alstinguished specialists have severely critivised these exporiments, sud the contruversy on the subject is fac from beluz endea. 13 is sald, tor instance, that the new vesscls are too powerful for simplo crufsers, and too weak to engage with fron-clads. It Is certalu that ono of the finest types, the Shah, was constralned alier a few ininutes to renounce the idea of coping with tho Peruvian ship Huescar. . ‘The remarkable results obtalned by the Rus- sfaus from torpedocs on the Dauube aud in tho Black Bea could not fail to awakeu the atteation of the Britlsh Admiralty, Numerous cxperl- meats have been made fn tho way of makiug ox- UESDAY, MARCII 19, 1878. tromely light_steam-vessels destined to lodge torpedoes under the flank of armored ships, or to launch that species of explosive provided with means of automatic movement. Essen condltions to the efllclcncf of such craft are unusual apecd and a pecullar factiity of evoli- tlon, After numerous tests, the Euglish ship- wrights have fixed upon a model elghty-four fect fn length and only eleven fret wide, 8 far but a single example of the tpye has been completed, but this with its powerful engines has attalned a speed of nincteen and 8 half koo It {s revorted, morenver, that fit- teen othiers are vow on the stoeks, and that the bullders have guaranteed » minimum speed of twenty-five knots. And here we tnay mention 4 curious fact beariniz on the uselulneas of sueh vessels, and domonsteated by recent experi- ments, namely, that whete thelr hulls are plereed helow the water-line, very little water penetrates, provided the speed bess high as ten koots, sud almost noue If It excoed cighteen. We may add that the Admiraity Linve fately undertaken the construction of & submaring vesrel intended tofix torpedoces under the keel of hostile ships. Naval artillery secms to have niade but little !xruzrul fn 1977, Hitherto England has con. ented hersell with the Armstrong guns of cighty tous, which are regularly adopted for the armaiment of her fronclads, fo to the present time Italy alone has gone & little further In this direction, having furnished some of her armor- ed ahips with 100-ton cannon. We understand, however, that the famous English cneineer is now constructlng for Government account a cannon of 150 tons, DBut whatever may be the elight supertority of a few isolnted pleces, as in the case Just named, thero [s littie douht that the Hritish dron flect, taken collectively, both as regands weiglit of armament and delensive power, is a match for the joint naval forces of all the rest of the worlt, MISCELLANEOUS, REVOLUTION Af PORT AU PRINCE, HAvANA, March 18,—A telegram from Jamal- ca saya o revolution tuok place nt Port au Prince during the absence of the President. Tanis, at the bead of 1,000 followers, attacked the Palace, arsenal, and fort, and suceveded in capturing tbe fort, The navy remalned taithful, and ia Il::mburdlng the positions of the revolutlon- £ TIIE EVIPEROR TO THE POTE. Virxxa, Murch 18.—A Berlin dispateh states that the Emperor Willlau lias replied to Pope Leo congratuluting blm ou his accesslon to llw Papa) throne. 1 A CININESE REQUEST. Loxnox, March 10—5a. m.—A Berlln dlspateh reporta that China hos usked Russla to evacuate Kuldschs. 1t Is sald that some Chinese oflicers who arc atudyiog fu Europe bave been ordered homeo. — ANDERSON. ‘The Supreme Court of Lonislann Grders His Discharge. New ORLEANS, La., March 13.—The Supreme Court this morning was crowded with members of the Har, politiclans, and other persons anxlous to hear the decision fn the case of the 8tate va. Thomas C. Anderson, convicted In the Buperior Criminal Court for publishing s true forged and counterfeit clection returns from the Parish of Vernon. Chief-Justice Manning read a very lengthy opinlon in the case. After reviewing the charge. venlict, and sentence of the Court, he took up two of the exceotions as being tho only ones necessary to consider in renderlog a judgment, These were, * thatthere had been no prelimioary exanination, and that it isnot the vractice to prosccute by fnfor- matfon.” Both excoptions were dismissed; the firs®. on the ground that a preliminary examina- tion fs not esacntlal, aud the second that prosc- cutlon by Informatfon had been a common rule in criminal prosceutions for many years, The exceptiona to the drawine of the fury were also dismisscd on the grounds that a violation of the eplrit of the law 1s not oretended. Relative to the offense itsell, tho Court gave an abstract of the Elcctlon law dotalling its re- quircments, The exoct method prescribed in the law was fully described. Tha record offered in evidence did” not conform with that men- tioned in the information. The document offered was the consolidated . statemnent vertiied by tho Register of Voters, and not the original returus, and the statute of our State does not sttach much value to tids oousolldated statement, The original returns not being altered would not chauge thoe result of tho election and interfers with tho interest of the people. The papor offered tnevidence Is not the paper charied as belug forged, In order to be a furgery, an fustrument which it {s nlleged Is falsitfed must, if true, be legally capable of com- witting a fraud, Nowhere In law 1s o consoli- dated return required as a declarution of the re- sult, and ita alteration or moditication can fn vo way affect the clection, If every cunsolldated return were forzed, and the Keturning Board eompliod with the law, anid macde theirstotemont. from the Commissloners’ returns, no injury could result. It does not appear that any paper has been forged that 1a calculated, with 8 com- pllance with the law, to changa the result. ft s the carence of the crime that It should be committed by a public ofticer, and on a docu- mont which would change the result of the clections, This was not done. The letter of John Sherman, Stanley Mat- thews, gud others,which npiwaml iu the record, was alluded to by tho Chief Justice, who state that should it be troated by the publicfn ke manner ns that of a member of the House of Commens who attempted to influence the do- «ision of the Court tn the Tichborny case, It was ordercd that the verdict of the jury be set aslde and reversed, aud prisoner discharged from eustody, New Onteans, March 13.—Tho deciston of the Hupreme Court to-day virtually ends tho vrosecution sgainst the meinbers of th Return- Ine Board, The order of the Court, howeyer, ordering the dischargre of {lon, Auderson, does not relesse htm uat once, the State having tive duys in which to file an applcation for a rehear- ing, %\’nmxurnu, D, C,, March 18.—Gov. {'ack- ard, Postmiaster-General Key, and several other gentlemen, called onthe President alter the de- cision of the Loulslana Buprame Court {nrezard to the cass of Gien, Anderson and other mem- bers of the Returning Board was anuounced. The Prestident announced his grotification with the decision, and sald tho entire Union wonld anpluud the action of the Bupreme Court ss patriotic und in the fntcreat of couciliation, e ——— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, WiLkesnanus, Pa., March 18.—~The Lebieh & Wilkesburre Coal Company, resumed work this mornfug {u cleven collieries on three-quan ter time, uiving work to 2,000 men aud boys. BSAN FrAXCisCO, March 18.—Judge Morrison, of the Fourth District Court, to-day, o motlon of attorneys for the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company of New York, ordercd the case of Donohoe against the Mariposa Land & Miuing CUotnpany stricken from the calendar, Naw Yoxk, March 1s,~Tho Fronch, German, and Buhemian Socimists celebratod last evenlug tho establishment of the Commune in Paris, Red flng-‘ badges, and roses wers DUINCrOUS. Tho Jate President ‘Lhicrs was styled o *rod- banded blackleg.! PirTaToN, Pa., March 18.—The Pennsylvania Coal Company's cmployes have been notitled to resuine work to-morrow. e emtt———e A LIBEL SUIT. Speciat Dipatch to The Trivune, Qnaxp Rapins, Mich., March 13,—Livel suita against newspaper publishersare frequont in this city of late. One D J. McCarthv, an attorncy here, who is alicged to have been In Juil several timus charged with sundry misdemeanors, sued Messrr, Dubols und Wilsou, uwners and editors ol the Saturday Evening l'ost, charging them with lhel, usking nlnmng]en in the sum of 35,000, ‘The article reflected on his Integrity as o nan and his character as a lawyer, basod 'to a certalu cxtent, it {s alleged, on the court records. jal Dispatch ta The Tridune, 87, Louis, Murch 18,~Davis K. Baoghee this morstog led & suit for 850,000 damazes Ifilll.\ll the fepuablican fur un alleged NHbel published {n thelr paper some time since. - e — e TEMPERANCE, Bpecial Dizpaich (o The Tribuns Mgxpora, IlL, March 18.—The #irst of & scrics of temperuuce lectures come off bere this eveniug, ingugurated by the Rev.dJ. Q. Det- wlier, of Penusylvania, Owing to the clection excitement now golog ou here over high and low licenso the attcndance was vory large, but no luvitation was cxtended to slgders, Brob- ably that s left for Dr. Reyuolds, who fs to lecture here {a the interest of t:::“ -Ribbon Club on Wedoesday, Thursday, Eriday, WASHINGTON. Additional Developments Re- garding the Live- Stock Ring. Tho “Eveners” Practically Ad- mit the Truth of Rusling’s Statement. But State that Their Combination Is Entirely for the Publio Good, Rusling Confounds the Ring by Making a Very Liberal Proposition. The Pacific Railrond Sinking- Fund BIll Discussed fn the Senate. Mr. Christiancy Combats tho Argument Recently Made by Stanley Matthews, ¥ Miss Ada Sweect Renominated for the Chicago Pension Agency. TIHE “EVENERS.” RUSLIXG CONFOUNDS THE RING. #peclal Diswatch to The Tribune, Wasmxortoy, 1. C., March 13.—~The lnvesti- gation of the Live-Stock Ring was continued to- dav. . The rallronds made thelr answer to the charges of Rusling, in which tuey practically aa- mitted the existence of the ring of eveners; clalmed that it was an fngenfous device in the interests of the consumer and producer, and de- nied the charges. Rusling, in reply, made a proposition to the railroad men that the factsna to the Eveners' Ring and dircrimination should be submitted to persous to be ngreed upon by the Committee, and If the facts were not true, #s Rusling allezed, he would place himeeil under bonds to pay all expenses. The rallroad men who were present VID NOT ACCEPT TIE PROTONITION. The controversy so {ar as the Ilouse Commit- teo gacs 18, ot least for the present, ended, but tho rublect s not to rest there. It I3 expected that the Senate Cominittee will take up the question, and the real truth ot extraordinory statements made and already partially admitted may then be revealed. Depew, attorney of the New York Central Road, and J. B. Dutcher, its Live-Stock Superintendent, represented that companv. Blanchard, Vice-President of the Erie Rollroad, spoke for that road. 'Following fs a briet obstract of the testimony: Depew first called T. C. Eostman, the largest stock dealer in the ‘United Btates, who testified that the charges ss to cruelty were untrue; that it was contrary to the intcrests of shippers to havo brufsed or feverish meat put upon the market. Nevertbeless, Eastman admitted tnat IT OFTEN IAPPENS that two or three out of the hundred sre brulged and unfit to ship to Europe, In which caso they are sent to the Washiugton masket. Eastmsau protested awainst the palace-car syetem as Impracticable, Dastiman fa one of the originators of the scheme of shipplng cattle to Europe, and he, In councction with Ham Allerton, clalins that they descrve great credit from the West for having overcome the preju- dices of the English becf-caters. They (nsist 1bat they have increased the price of cattle fn America 31 per hundred by creating this new outlet, The rallroad men Inslsted it was Im- practicable to transport cattle ot tho samefapecd £s passcager-traing, The additivnal cost uf tho increased specd was of itaelf an objuction that COULD NOT DG OVERCOML. Dopew then mude o peneral argument for tho raliroad mea. Hetook the ground that there Is 00 such thing as rallrosd monopoly: that the raliroads arc entirely - tho creatures of the States; that the Granger legislation showed it. Depew sald the arguments before the Comunit- tee had been, first, agalnst cruclty to nnimals, and, sccond, {u favor of palace cars, There had been po great cvil proved, sud far more, pro- ducers had made no comphints. e saw that the priocipsl accusations were made by Husling, whom he characterized as & hay apceu- Iator of the Erie Railrosd. The cxistence of tho Eveners’ Ring, Llowever, DEPEW ADMITTED eubstantially in the very terms as charged in Rusliug’s testimony lost week, The only aff- ference was that Dopew fnslsted that the even- crs' combination was an odvantageous arrange- ment for all the Weatern shippers; that it was of special advautage to the raliroads, as it se- cured thé equal distribution of frelght to all, It was slmply i contract with certain gentlemen to control the live-stock {reight. If one rvad had a certaiy number of cars shipped ove day tho other roads must havo the same amount the next, This often was a losing business, and Dopew sald that nins of the twelve oricinal evenors had retired, ns it was a losing busi- ness. Allerton himsclf insista that IT 18 A LOSING BUSINESH, The milroads donot divide any monoy. The object of the eveners’ combination is to prevent speculation i rates, Ono day last woek the combination lost $8,000. The eveners are re- uired to guarautec absolute wvauality of ?mzhr. to “the four trunk roads, If all the shippers should agree to - ship b{ ane ToM ths eveners would b obliged to mako !t up to the others. The Eveners stand unon the same footine as every shipper, .except that they must ship to-day while other shlppers may WAIT YOK IMPROVED MAKKETS, Refarring to the charges as to tho stock-yard ring, Depew cntered s weneral denial, but did not deny that extortionate prices aro demanded for hay. The 8t. Luuls stock-yard, he said, was s losing Investinent. ‘Thue Chicago stock-yand wus paying now, and was mostly owned by Boston capituilats, In conclueion, Depew mado s sovere personal attack upon Rusling, ing w wish being an agent of the Englts] capitallst, Mcllonry, who was endeavoring to obtain contrul of the Erie. Blanchard, Vice-Prestdent of the Erle Road, msde atement similar to that of Depow. Rusling made a briel reoly. Ho_regretted the personalities, aud chaiged the Erle Road with now mukiug great discriminations to large dealers. ilo HEITKHATED THN SPECIFIC CHARGES made in these dhvll.rlmui cluding the black- mall of $15 per car. e inststed that tho rull- road men who preceded him had admitted the snbatantial truth ot tho Evenersiip. il chary- ed that tho cost of nmnrlug cattle was double tho cost of transportivg every other class of products; that the Eveners' Riug keep up the rales of trausportation; that special 1ates are charged for reirigerator-cars which carry slaughtered wncat, In order that the cveners® riug could uot be Injurva fu the sale of roducts Egt: that the pni!uelng interests of he couut, 2 p‘n’ux or $5,000,000 snnually for transportstion wore than they should, as 870 shoutd be charged per car from Chicago to New York, fustcad of 8100, Sam Allerton did not have much upportunity 1o be heard by the Committes, o did, how- ever, say a fiw words, in which he adumit- ted. the” uxistenco of the uveners’ organlza. tion, but fusisted that it wos s benetit to sbippers. e also clalmed that what was called the Stock-Ysrd monopoly had been of great benetit to the shippers of the Weet, aud dlstriv- ated annuall cago, ) ated sunually 000 fn Chi b: () 8 NAL REFLECTIONS * upon the ch Rusling, and thought ¢! elson Morri, pnul‘n'nodenly, fiiml?l‘l’f = with the person who o strongly protested - received at this office from 0 the dlspatches upon’ tha \ya that there s also & ring which has the same adyan- r cvener ring has for cattle, The nates of these hog-evepers arc said to l’i_?ufllul Allerton, John L. Hancock, snd Mr. on, gt .. BRFORE TIIN COMMITTRR. . __ Tothe Western Antociated Press, Wasnixorox, I, C., March 18,—The Com. mittes on Agriculture to-day heard replies from Messrs, Depew, of the New York Central, Blanchard, of _the Erle llway, _sod * Duteher and _Eastman, of the New York Central Stock-Yards, {n anawer fo the state. nents made by J. F. Rusling, of Pennsylvania, 1aat Monday, on the subject of evencrs in vope ** =+ nection with stock-yards on the above-named lines. and discriminations in freights. % Depew denfed everything that Rusling had £ald In regard to the manogement of the Btocks Yards by the eveners. Rusling, In reply, reiterated bis statements, snd offered to pay the expenac of sending for the necessary DIF'! and witnesscs to prove tho truth of them {f they did not_bear out his na- surtions, the ratlroads to pay if their story was alsproved, e Dutcher, General Manager of the Stock-Yards of thy Now York Central, madc astatement £iving as a reason why John P. 8quires, of Bos- tuny ceased to patronfze the New York Central, that a lower rate was offered him by the Grand Trunk, the result of which ‘broke down cvery shipper to Boston exofln Squives, Dutcher said the New York Centr: privileges with every other shipper. . Mr. Prince, of Doston, snswered him that Bquires was discriminated against at Buffalo, and that he knew it and could prove it, apd thut he belieyed Dutcher knew it. The dis- crimination was because Squires fud bis stock at Buffulo fa his oww yards, and did not patron- fze the Company’s yard. Dutcher retorted that Prince wasa leech on stock shippers, und had been hanging around {ylr five years, representing he did not koow loim. Prince replied that he was representing tho dumb animals, and had simplv been teylog to lsrmonize the intercats of the roads and ship- bers to the beat of his ability. : MISS SWEET. ADA RENOMINATRD FOR THE PENSION AGENCY, Spreial Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmisoton, D, C., March 18.—Sccretary Bchurz has had his way In the matter of the Chfengo Pension Azency, Miss Sweet was to- day renominated far another term, as thoso Who have been fnformedas to the situstlon have been certaln that she would be. Secretary Hehurz sald some weeks since that if any change was made another woman would not beanpotnt- cd. He has always Insisted that under tna Ctvi)-8ervice rules there was no reason for her removal.” Bhe certalnly was an efMiclent officer, The reputation she had mude, which secured her nppolutment to the consolidated agency, has been maintained ever slnce, notwithstanding the extraordinary increase in business of the of- fiee, Miss Bweet's princival contestant was MRS, COL. MULLIGAN, of Chicago, wSo hias been hers for some time, and whose friends will feel grievously disap- " pointed at her faflure. It scems very probable that Mrs. Mulligun would have received the place had it not been for the opposition of Secretary Schurz. At all events, persons who ought to know gay this. At the time Miss Bwect passed through here on her way from Florida, Becretary Schurz is sald to have as- surcd her she should be retained, Miss Bweet went home satisticd. At all events, she sald that those whothought she was dead would find out when the day of appointment came round she would be living. sfia has MADE NO DEMONSTRATION here since that time, Laving been convinced that Congressloual tufluenie tu her favor would ho retatned, In this she appeara not to have been disappofuted. Repressutative Alarich has been flnflo activo for Miss Swcet,and has frum the 18t told Mrs, Mullizan that her sppolotroent was impossible. Becretary Schurz's opposition to Mrs. Mulligan probably rises from the foct that he {s not dispused to employ women fn fuch offives, and, tndiug Miss Sweet o success- ful experimeut, be preferred to make no new onea, Ho had no persousl objections to Mra. Mulligan, aud, of course, had no reason to know that she would not prove eaually compe- tent. Mo has beendetermined that the Chicago ofllce should be conducted E ON CIVIL-SERVICE PRINCIPLES, Mrs. Mulligan nus not been without emincat support, She was: ludorsed by Benator Davis, Representutives, Brentano, Harrison, r, Morrison, Ilortzell, Parks, and Eden, of the Illinols delegution, There can bs no doubt that Mrs. Mutligan, howerer, didnot stay here without having received Inducement from high (‘mfl:vu which led her to thu belief that she might be appointed. TIHE PACIFIC FUNDING BILL DEBATR IN TIE BENATE. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. Wasnixarox, D. C., March 18,—The Senals spent most of the day ina long debute upon the bill providing o sinking fund for the Paclfic Raltronds, The argument sttracted ltele ot tentfon upon the floor, and was lstened to in tho galleries oniy by a small crowd of promi- nent persunages, the central figuresof which were C, 1% Huitington aud Jay tould, Thess two gentlemen aud a numberof their adhcreats followed cvery step of the debato with Iynx eycs, and it i3 not fimprobable that they have & more correct forecast of the results of the vote tobu taken upon the bill than any of the Senators whoss votes they lave countédl Chrl-llnncfl wlo ocrupled most of the day, put_conslderable gtim humor avd sarcasm [nto his speech, Ho compared the blil of the Pacilic Railroad Committee which {8 pro- Dogberry's structlons to the Watch. Christlancy said that the rallrond companies’ bill suggésted some yaod thensdded ecied crucl tha Uoveguwent could declare them tnoperatlyo. THE POSTAL BILL, AMENDMENT REGAHDING FINST AND 8%0OND CLASS MATTER. Apecial Dispatch $0 The Trivune. Wasumcrox, D, C., March 18.—The soctlon of the bill reported by the Houss Comumitteo prohibitiog the carrying of any second-class uatter by express, and obliging all publishers of newspapers, magazines, or other periodicals, to send thelr cditions through the mals, i as follows. Representative Cannon, of Illinols, i3 reported to ba its suthor: Rxc, 24, That no person shall establtab sny pri. vate express for the conversnca of any such article of first or sccond class mall matter, of In say . r tated Ly private express, )y agont of such _privaie oxpress, or deposit of cause L0 be deposlied ‘at any Sppolnicd placa for the purposs of Belax renss mitted, any asticle of first or second cluss mall maiter overany post route which fs or may bu established by faw, or from acy city, town, or lace Lotwoen which the mall ls regufarly carried. very pervon ofending sgaiust any provision of this section or aiding or asslsting therein sball for each oflvose furfeit and pay a fine of §100. A subsequent sectlon imposes & fing of §100 for each offense upon the uwacer of any vehiclo or vessel inaking trips over any post-route, that shall carry auy expresa uiesseuger or ageut having in charge auy first or second class mat- ter, und those tn charye of such vebicle or vessel sball forfcit sud pay $30 for cach offcnse. IN THE HOUSE. THE SILVENL-CERTIFICATE BILL, Special Diapaich {0 The Triduas. Wasutxorox, D. C., March 18.—The attemot made in the Houso to-day to pass the bill pro- vidiug for the {ssuo of silver-bultion certificates was uvsuccessful. The Uil was Bpringer's. Alexander Stephens and otherg opposed it, al- though no debate was allowed. Finally, a vots was prevented from belog taken by the expirs- tlon of time, the District Committes belng en- titled to the floor at 2 o'clock. Mambers avolded the issue by slowly passiog through the letters, aud thus prevesting a fial vote. Tds had given him egual . ot — e "2 2 e