Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1878, Page 5

: WASIHINGTON. James, Ohief of Onstoms, Makes o Report to Sec- rotary Sherman, He Finds Fault with Collector Smith for a Recent Publication. 1ijs Justification of His Recent Ruling in Regard to Burlaps. Hs Dots Not Want Western Disap. pointment All Vented on Himself. Secretary Schurz Completely pPowerless to Punish Tim- ber-Thleves. Preparation for the Extensive Trans. mission of Iowe’s 1la. rangue. found Economio Reasons for Defeating tho Press-Gag Bohemo, THOE CUSTOMS. DEPENSE OF CIIEP JAMES, Bpectat Dispateh to The Tribune, WasninaToN, D, C., March 24.—The follow- fog Information las spcclfl reference to tho Custom-House fnvestigation now in progress in Chlcago: 1. B. James, Chiet of the Customs Division, bas made a report tothie Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of the charges recently made agafust him by the Ohlcago Times, and generally upon the charges made by Western mporters ngainst lLim aud the New York Cus- tom-House. Mr. Jamcs first discusscs the charge of a diercnce of B per cent in the as- gessment of duty on burlaps ese signed to Kohn & Coon, Chicago, from sinuflar articles fmported at New York. The concluslon of this part of tho report iscontatned in the letter addressed by Sccre- tary Sberman to Collector Smith, which was telegraphed last night, The explanation of James that thero were DIPPERENT KINDS OF BURLAPS, and that they were dutlabloat 80 per cent In New York, and 85 por cent in Chicago, was cor- rect James stares that, under dato of Jan. 81, 1578, he nddressed alettor to the Collector of Customs at Chicago, fustructing him generally ssto the rato on theso goods, but that nut s line has since reactiod the Depariment from Collector Sinlth to show that these Instructions were too indefinite to serve as a 1de, or wero uneatisfactory to the partles. James says tho maticr, however, was evidently fermenting at Chicagu, and it appears that, on Feb, 7, the Appralecr addressed a lotter to tho Collector, presenting his views, aud requestd that the sttention of the Department bo ull:fi tothe subject. 'The report says the Collector did not, as the Appraiser advised him, call the sttention of the Department azaln to the mat- ter, but, instead, gave tho letter of Apprufser Ham publicity througu tho press, or at fcast it did 50 acquire Yuhllull)u James says: ‘It seems 1o me that ordinary coprtesy to Assistant-Sec- retary French, who signed “tho letter, ana to mysell ns Clief of the Customs Dlyislon, should bave lmpelled n different vourse, but there RVIDENTEY WAS A MOTIVE {or the coursu taken which went far beyond an; connection with this inslenifleant case, an: whicl: 1 will more fully aliude tobefors Iclose.! After reading tho newspaper article, AMr.James sent the satmples subinitted to the Collector at New York fur his report oud that of the Approlser, fmpressed upon themm in the Jatter the importancs of securing & thorough cxamivation, and expluned why speclal carc should be taken in the matter, Mr. .hx::;_:‘ llu:r; inserts l‘]lllrvubfl!nmplu!, and Baye; M cre 18, you wl obserye, o Yo murked " distinction” between thesg ':lme‘(l%’i oods and Bamples 1 and £ Gnported by Messrs, Katim & Coon. Mtr. Couper, of the u¥m of A. T. 8tewart & Co., chanced tobo fnat the Ap- ralser’s oftice while Iwus in New York, when the subject was under discussion, Ho exame ined Sumples 1 and 2, and stated at ouce, ‘TUEBE AN NOTHING BUT BULLAPS,' sod, fn_reply to the question of Asilstant Ap- pralser Bnusk, ¢Is thure any starch in them i he sald ‘No! Uenural Appraisers Meredith aud eyl examined tho satples ut this oflice, ane stated that thoy should at once deelde that Samgles 1and 2 ara ot starched, but ars entie tled to entry at 20 per cent od valorem under the decisfon of Beut. 7, 1877, Apuratser Linthicam, of Baltimorc, hus examined Samples 1and 2, and stated that he should not have a moment's hiesltution in classifylug them ut 80 rcr cent ad valorem.” Then follows the eiter of Becretary Sherman to the Col- lector of Customs av Chicago, March 20, 187, which was telegrapbed Jast night. *The Appralser at Now York roports that it s bis practice to classlly zoods represcited by Sam- les 1 and 2, as manufactures of juto similar to urlaps, at & duty of 80 E" cent ad valorem, and goods represented by Sample 8, as maou® lactures of Jute aud_Uax, value under 80 conts ber square yurd, at 85 per ceut ad valorem, He states, further, that this classitication s made In conformity with the Depsriment's de- clalon of ept. 7, 1877, 8, 8, 8,800," beforo al- fuded to; that the goods represented by Sam- ples 1 and 2 oro koown as split burlopa, smilar to burlap, are mode ou burlap Jooms with singje thread, and have not been starched, creamed, ‘'or manipulated {n anv way since their manufacture; that declslon 8,083 re{urml to by the Appralser ot Chicaso was BASED UFON A DIPFENENT CHABAOTER OF aoobs known as juto paddings, stifenied or atarched to acertawn extent, to ‘mpuu them for thy Uses for which theywero imported. e further tates that burlaps are not conflued to any par- tcutar width, but arc wade to conform to the Yarivus purposes for which they are to be used. I regard to tho charge that Messrs, J, & D. Uriward bad fmported gouds represented by the three samples in question ot New Yok at o duty of 80 per cent ad vulorem, e states that that flrm have not Imported uny goods of the acter repredeuted by Sample 8 through the Fort of New Yorl for the past three years, and that the represcntative of ths tirm of Messrs, Gnimad stated that ho had mot elulmed that Esmplo 8 had beun passed at New York at 80 Etr cent ad valorew, His statement to Mevsrs. olin & Coon referred only to oods represente ed by Samples 1 aud 3. 'The lofters of Mossrs. L Grltiiad & Co, aro uot now beforo the Deps ment, but the Jetter of the Chivago Colle Mates that goods reresented by theso sumples, which 1 understand to fnclude all threo sam- ¢4 wers clalived by Kohu & Coon to haye b :mpmed % New York st 80 per cont ad va- TUM STATEMEST 15, THEREYORE, UNTRUE, dlll'. Jawes n‘: be can como to 1o other con- luslon than that the action “ingiving to tho "‘rl“ pll;:l:orizh for unfuuuded wcuul:ucmlu‘: nduct on my part was taken witl :u&' Of eroating a clagior ‘agulust me, on tho Pposition that 1 aw Lientitied with the *New mk Custom-House Ring.’ You will remember hat, 1oy letter addressed 10 you some weeks lulz! by Willlsm Henry Bmith, he stated that o frauds In customis matter, the Eust, “D.wul 7t New York, were greater than thosg “dlhulweea and the Whlsky Riugs combioed,! ihat, while this continues, the West stands “hances whatever, and that XO EASTEUN MAN COULD BE TRUSTED' » ldbf«k up the combluation.! ‘Ins eiforts 6 by thy Presfdent und yourself, through ont lm fuw of thy Juy Cowmissiun, to ferret Uy, ud at Now York aro fresh 1o the winds of ad U oue gave to such effoits o more hearty . Sctlve support thau mysclf. ‘Yhat there © been mistakes, wud even grosscr crrors, fn e wuinistration of ths customs bustness 'at ey York, I bhave long becn satistied. Ias e, fro:n“:mu Kuuw, that YRELINO OF TUR WEST ani:ut the Esst hasto s great extent grown ‘? u¢e the depreusion on busluess commenced, [¥ = L3 e three or four years ago. 1 ceased to be .:'é“ of the Cv&wm- Diylstun tu August, 1574, e hl;‘d 0 furcher voics lu affairs untl Decen- terl o+ B0, for whatever oxurred in the io- i Iam fn o wise reepousivle. I have pared s list of the cuses which bave arisen :‘-"“1 ecember, 181, when 1 resumed of ©f the Division. Wuere differences bloloa or practice have occurred between b 0 aud Now York, | ses 0 reasou to lnml the correctness of the action taken on the s presented. I would be giad it some per- o otber than myself could be desfguated to Oterthe papers in such cases sud Judgs ot THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MARCH 25, 1878. e e 4 for himsell whether this ofice was right or wrong, Undoubtediy TIIR WESTERN MERCITANTS HAVE BEEN DISAP- FOINTED in the fact that thay have not realized from the Immediate Transportation act sll the advan- tages which nm{ expected. From some cause goods could still be purchased in New York cheapor than they could be fmported wnd shipped WWest, and this cause has been charzed to fraud. T think the charge fs to a consider- able extent true, and it resuits from lnadn(-m of manufscturers abroad consigning afl the goods of their monufacture to agents in New York for sale, and refusing to sell them to any other person excepl through such agents, us- less at largely-advanced prices. THB ANTI-MOIRTY ACT of June 23, 1874, has robbed the Government of the power which it has vossessed to ferret out and break up_such combinations. 8o long as the law stands as now, it {s a diflicult task for the Department to entirely stop this practice of consigning gouds nt less prices than should be atlowed, Some of the heaviest New York fmporters have ceased Imfnmlmz certain Jincs of gunds becausc they could buy them cheaper in New York from the agents ‘of the manu- facturers than thcy could impurt them them- sclves, 50 that It Is no wonder the Western merchants arc placed in the same position. But TIE WRST EVIDENTLY WANT BOMB ONE in this Department controlling the customs service who shall be keeuly alive to thelr Inter- ests. They expected much wheu you wers sy pointed Becretary of the Treasury, and they do not appear to have realized their auticipations. You said to me several times that, when you were in the Senate, you considered It your duty to look after the Interests of the sectlon which guu represented, but that, when you be.ame ceretary of the Treasury, you considered {t your duty to act * _#OR THR WIOLX COUNTRY. Tho Prestdent hag announced thls {deaas one Which controls his Administration. I laveacted upon the same plan, and, In the administration of Lusiness, have tried to kuow neither East, West, North, or South, free trade nor protec- tion, but have used my best endeavors simply 1o carry out the law, Whenever fraud could ba scented out, I have dupe my best to break it up, and, whenever 1 have seen wrong, I havoe tried to stop it, g0 far as the samp have come hefore me for action. But it whl be re. wembered that on the 1st of July the circular defining the dutics of tho scveral divisiona re- q'l:lrlng that all matters relating to frauds on the revenuo should be sent to the Bpecial Agcents’ Division, and, sincs that time, bu FEW CASES OF PRAUD IAVE COMR DRFORN ME. Judge French has been more famillar with the conauct of business in my division than your- self,and can tell what his{mpressions aren this respeet. In no branch of your office is there preseoted such & variety of yuestlons, raquiring e0 much thought in thelr gettlement, and in- volving so mauy entrics, ns the Customs Divis- lon, That mistakes do somctimes occur is nat- ural, 88 no offier of the Uuvernment, or, in- dc«i, -n_v;,' bwmnan belug, is free trom mis- takes, but I belleve there aore as few errors committed hero ss io any part of your hold mysell office, In readinces st ull times to fuHy explaln to you any matters that pass throuzh my DI- vision, and am only too glad when I cure the attention of the ofilcers who are apove me tu the detalls of Jetters before thoy arc signed.” TO R PROBED, The Customs Division bas scnt n letter to the Culesgo Custom-Fouso Commlssion di- recting them to probe overy charge to the Lottom, and not to leave "Chicago untll ail charges have becn thoroughly Investigated. LACK EDGING, ¢ The Customs Division of the Treasury has ro- celved an np{oal from Cbicago ina laco case, and will make a decislon thiy week. ‘Lho case comes up ou the appeal of West & The claim of West fs that certain lace ed) were, appraised 40 per cent ad valorem by the Chifcago Appralser, on the ground that they wers linen cagiogs, when they sliould have been asscased a8 cotton cdgings. The Customs Divislou has scnt samples of the laco to the principal East- ern Appralsers, who have made the follow- ing report: Tuhat In ecach edge of thuo laco there §s one thread of linen to give it more bogg’, but that loen is vota component part or chief valug, acd. wmuquen\ll( the grouer duty fs 85 per cent aud not 40, Tho Customs Divislou will sustaln the appeal, and decide ngainst tho Chicago Appraiser, A NAW MEZGULATION. ‘The Customa Diyision {s about to recommend an Important change In the matter of bonds for goods sent Weat under the Transportation act. ‘Tho proposition Is that the entry shall be omit- ted from the bond, that the trausportation com- pany acting as coosiguce shall be permitted to deposit the goods with the ¥ Co lector as o generul order, after which the real consiguecs can enter them at uleasure. This will placo the Western Custom-Ilouses upon thie samo footing a3 those of tho scavoard, sud will prevent nunierous troubles now arlsing on accuunt of tle bonls, for the rexsun that the transporta- w$lon.cowpany ofton has great troubla in Unding the actual consignee to make the cntry. TIMBER-TIIIEVES, THZ CONORESSIQNAL FIGHT AGAINST SCHURZ. Hueciut Dirpateh to The Tribune. Wastuxaroy, D. C., March 24,—Tho Defle clency bill contalnlng the timber clause will go to the louse from the Benato to-morrow, and an attack upon Secrotary Schurz is Lelng or- ganized in case tho bill comes up for debate and is not sent dircet to tho Conferenco Come mittee. Co. o) WIAT TRE 8KCRETARA BAYA. To the Western Associated Press. Wasnxaroy, D. C., March 24.—Bocretary Schurz, in an futerview upon rocent depreda- tions, says: 5 ‘The sppropriation for the discovery and prosecn- tlon of. timber deprodstors, reduced ze it hos been (o $3,000 by tho Senate, will, under the presont eircumatances, not be suflicient 10 prepare the necessary testimony for the trisl of many casos now pendiug In dilerent Statos, ‘Thers sro many such Ul beuding ta Misalealppl, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, Louislana, and sevenieen indictments in Florida and fiftecn In Cal nis, 1o niany Instances it wil necessary, in order to complete the tostiuny, TO NMPLOY SURVEYIRO FPARTIES to rotrace the ltucs where the dopredstions have been commiitied, »0 usto euable the Government to shaw autharitatively tho particulsr subdivivion of public lands upon ‘wlhich’ the timbor nas becn cat, and this costs moncy. As the Yrepamlnn of this teatimony {a the most Jmperative thing 1o be don at prescat, we shall have (0 opply tho taaney lflrmnr ated 10 that p . and we shall be obliged to ahandon Jnv d their prosvcution in all vther localitive. This ther understating thau overstating the case, I onsidered it, and do o conatder it, my duty as su oficer (o tho Uovernment o executs the laws. lx‘y makiag an llrpmprhllm atall for tho prasccution uf tumber depredations, Congross recognizes tho principlo that the laws in that ro- spect should be exucuted, but, if Couvross makos shat sporopriation so small as to reatrict me to & vory limitod wphara of actlon, suchan act will be considered 8 virtually A FROCLAMATION TO TIMBER-DEPREDATONS 1n all tho lougth and breadtt of tho conutry now (o o in and wiske thomselves comfortable, as thuy arg aasured the (lovernment will uo louger have the ncsne to interfore with them. The amend. woot to the bili probiblting the use of the money aporopriation for the sersuro of any tinber cut upon public landa o Territorics, which 1s not for exportation from tho Lerritory of tho United States whiero the lumber grew, with, 1wy oplnlon, bave this ellect. Iu the Tereitories of Montana, Idaho, Wypming, Utah, akota the jndiscriminate desteuction of forests will go ou s boretoforo, without any interforence of regulation on tha part of the Government, ubless furthice Jeglalatiou ba bad, and 1 am confident THE TINE 14 NOT-FAR DISTANT when the peavle, vspeclally of the mountainous regions, will look with great regrot at thelr moun- tains stripped of their fureat-growth, whict, when ouce dustroyed, will uever reproduce lufil. aod 4 wade to save it from the trous consequcnces which ine ow, which eflurt bis now been defeated. T s one Territory from which an extensive exporiation of tiaber taken frum the ublic lands, especlally ship-bullding timber, ks I:uu goiug vu, That is tha Territory of Washilog. Even if this swall avpropriation now wmade o bod h‘y other necessities, it would ba impaselble to use {t with any considerable oltoct 10 stop expurtation. The Department would not oo 8ol to use the money far tns sald purpose uuleas llt:t Inteation of exportation could Lo couclusively shown. TUB DIFPFICULTY OF BIIOWING TIAT INTENTION {a spparent. 1t wo sre probibited from using this lpplvptllulun Ind:lulklnz selzures of thnber cut rememver tl destruction evitably mu upoa public ou tho epot whero It 1a cut. or 10 10Ze In tue boonis of du the thuber-yards of tho dealers aud speculators, and are restricted Lo selz- ures made whe o {nteut to oxpore Ls clesr, that 810 uay st alipplug-places, In & cuuntry wiih sa wmaoy lnlets and liitle barbors as Washington Ter. ritory, we cau succeed ouly in very raze instauces, even with a larger approoristion, * It would be im+ 1bic for us, under such restzictious, (o prevent ho bulk of that Wlogitimate trads frowm golug on as Lefore, and tho sieallng of public timoer will twerefurs, ia all probability, be carried on UFON A OLEATEN SCALN TUAN BXYOLE, with this encoursgement. 1t is notoworiby that the law probibiting the tskinz of twber from the public lands is Dot repealed by tols act, What 1bo sctreally does 14 (0 render the mment un- able to uTecute tho law, the Justice any validity of which bas never beon questioned ustil the vresent time. In tay receat repors to Congress, in relation 10 the elforts wsde to -np‘mn the depredations upon the public lauds in Montana, Iatated that the Lnited Btates Weut inlo court as'sny suiwr (o ze- cover broperiy wronifully converted The right 10 do wo bas beeu questioned; and, In vrderto show that the statement then made o WARLANTED Y Ti® AUTHORITIES which we bave folluwed, 1 refer (o the case of the United Slates IJ{I:III& Coltoxn, in 11th Iowsrd, 0220, whers tne Supbeme Coart of the United Statvs saye: **Althougn sa a suvereign tie United Btales may not ba sued, yet a3 a corporation or Dbody politic they may bring auits ta enforce their conteacta and protect *heir properly in State Conrta or in thelr own tribunals, administerine the sanie laws a8 A awner, In almost every State in the Unton they bave the = riubt fu tave it protectel by local jaws that other pertons have. The manner of pruceediny In the enforcement of this Is elelrly‘rnlnlrll out In Seco. 014 and 015 of the Mevined Stafutes.’ Thera can, therefore, be no_ question a8 to the legal theory unger which fhe Government has acted in executing the existing laws, and If, henceforth, the laws are not enforeed for want of means, it will not be my fanit, Iam giad to ten that the press of the country mpprecisto this question, and Is almost unanimous un the side of W the la WITAT TITEY SAY IN MONTANA. The Hon, Martin Maghunis, delegate from Montans, recetved the following dispateh from Helena, dated March 23: United States Marshal Whecler® repbris $5,000 cash collected from seized wood and timber In Montana, mostly from wood in the hands of labor. ers who live by cutting and mu)lnf the wood to market. The tax had advanced lamber. Oniy consumers have suffered, not raw-mill men, as erroneounly stated by the Nowlun letterto the Becrolary of the Imtérior. The limber has been uaed only for domentic purposes. not for specaln. tion. ‘Tne low price of wood now i attnbutable entirely to the remarkably mild weather, which ban been liko autonn westher since Uctouer. 1L, M. Pancur Prestdent of the Helena Loard of Trade, THE PRES8-GAG SCITEME, A NEW SOURCE OF CPPOSITION TO THR COM- MITTER'S BIL Bpecial Dispaiek to The Tribune, Wasnixatox, D, C,, March 24,.—The Indlca- tlons now are that the sectlon in the Post-Offics bilt which prohibits the distribution of newspa- pers otherwise than through the mails will be stricken owt. Thers s a new featura in the case in the opposition of the Kallway Mail Sery- {co to that portion of the bill. The Superin- tendent of that service repurts that it will b fmpossible for the Rallway Scrvice, with its present facllities or with any that Congress would be lixely to give, to handle the newspa- per madl of the United States; that it would te practically Imposalble for the postal service to do this: that the increased amount of revenuo {rom the vostage would ba a trillng matter compared with the additional expense to the Government which the proper performance of such dutles would require, s CORRESTONDENCE. Therc 1s another matter which the Nouse Post-Office Committee §s having its sttention directed to by newsvaper publishiers as a vers objcctionablo feature—that clause of thefr bill which forbids mall matter from being carrfed outside of the malls, Thisis the fact—that a considerable part of newspaper correspondence 1s carried by express or by messengers on Lralus which do not carry malls, and that ¢ would bo imposeiblo to kave the larger part of this class ?;ru:;l!l carried by mall and delivercd fn timo DEPARTMENT REGULATION. ‘Wastixaron, D, C., March 24.—The *Post- master-General bas {ssued an order amending tho regulatiou of the Departmeut governing the transmission of printed matter, which is vory important in [ts bearings, Inasmuch ag It overrules s Jong-established practice fu the De- pattment. Ieretofore nothfng but a businew card was permittod upen the wrapper of printed matter. Tho Postmaster-Ueneral now has given {nstructions that any matter in print which may be transmitted within the Inclosure inay also be trapamitted at the sume rate if printed upon the wrapper or envelope. This fucludes bu- siness directions for returning, and any printed matter on the outaldo of the wrapper or envelope, Postmasters, howcver, are in- structed nun.ore;iufll requests for tuo return of such matter unicss stawps to pay the return postage are deposited, HOWE'S IIOWL. WILAT 13 HOPED TO DR ACCOMPLISIED BY IT. &pecial Digpatch to The Tribune, WasmiNaron, D. C,, March 84,—The under- | stamting among the Democrats of the Senate s that the chief use which Mr. Howe {ntends to make of his Whitaker resolution (sto show Ihat this Judge fa a heavy detaulter to tho Gov- crameat, and yet is regurded by Boutbern Dem- ocrats s good enough to preside over one of thelr most important courts, With this nsa starting polat, they clalm that Howe Intends to open such a general attack a8 will cotnpel them to answer, snd, coupled with this, he hopes to so arralgn the President's policy toward the South s to compel them to come to his support, and thus plucd the President before the North;os defended In Congress chiofly by Nemocrats, This fs the Democratle theory of Howe's attack, Thercarea good many Republicans who accept this as correct, and there 18 geueral {uterest In the course which the debate will take to-morrow. Mr, Howe's friends say he bas been engaged some time fu collect ing material In regard to Loulsi- aua affairs, pertalolng, it s underitood, totho sottlement under the Commlssion, and evon subsequent to that, EXTANSIVE CIRCULATION, The Associated Press hus already seot 15,000 worls of Howe's speech to New York in ad- vance, to be distributed to-morrow. The en- ergy taken to circulote tho document at leust shows deliberation. Howe will evidently at- tempt to excits the Democrats to repl{. It canuot bo defioliely ascertalncd what the President Intends “to do, If avytling, but those whu are very mnear to hin sy that he 1s disposed to do snything that bo con properly do to assist In barmonlzing the party. It is difficult to sec anything that ho can do shiort of making a complete surrender to thoso who seek the vontrol of the patronags. ‘The ultimate nualysis of the coutest conies to this: That the Senators are unwilling to con- aont to the new order of l\lll‘l‘!l aud destre a re- turo to tho system when the Senatorlal volco ras putential tn coutrolitng patrouage. ‘NOTES AND NEWS, NRLATIONS WITIL SFAIN, Spectal Dipaich to The Tribune, Wasaixaton, D. C., March 24.—~Information hero 1s to the offect that Minister Lowell 1s mak- fug good progress in negotisting a commercial treaty with Spaln, and that its terms will bo such s to largely benefit the United States fu trade with Cuba. The expectation is now that # few months will saflice to completo thetreaty, and that {t may be concluded {n time to lay be- fore tho Sonate during the present session. MEXICO, Minister Foster leaves for Mexico to-night. The friends of the Diax Government here say that all difflculties betwcen the two Govern- ments have been srranged, and that upou Mr. Foster's arrival at the City of Mexico a cordlal understauding will be reached. CUBA. A gentleman reached bere to-nizht who dined with the late Representative Leonard the night before he was taken aick, ‘I'his gentle- man waain Havana until Thursday, the nleht be- fure Loonard dicd, and his diseass was not then supposed to be eliow fover. A uumber of ne surgent Chicfs had rcached Havana, and the {usurcoction was entirely brokeu. ‘f‘huy wers well satisficd with some of the teruis_of “peace, and thought they had galned wmanyimportant polots. 5 €OL. GoODLON, our Minister to Belglum, hias recelved his In- ;xl’ruenonu. snd will sall from New York on the th of April. APIOINTMENT, To the Weatern Anaoclated Press, * ‘Wasumnioroy, D. C., March 21.—Charics M, Ridgway basbeen sppolated Asslstaut [nspector of Hollors for the B trict of Wheellng, West Virginta. DISTILLED BFIRITS. ‘The books of the Internal Revemue Offico show the quantity of distillod spirits (n bonded warchouses ou tlie 1st fust., in Ohlo, Indiaoa, sud Illinols, as follows: Ohlo, 1,412,539 zzallons; Tudiaus, 843,12 gallon n'f{n‘xuhm.uo gl lons: qm}l\y in warchiouse in Kentucky on thie st of February, 5,708,665 ¢allons; produce lng.upv:n lq;guiulmt ' o md\:mr_v on the "5 arc ous per Uav, a8 compare with 246,550 gallons March 1, 1877, and 45,340 gatlons March 1, 1876, 2 b COMMISIIONER SPRAR, The cbarges svaust Commisslouer Spear, of the Patent Otlice, fn 0o scuse result frowm any Mll-fechng between that oflicer and Becretary ®cburz, Bofar as the Commissloner is aware, they grow out of a doclsiun in & case which dis- appoluted & couteatant, who not only charges furapacity upon thy Commissioner, but also allegres the mutilation of tbe recond. It is slso stated that & well-kuown patent attorney is bee hind the sccusing party. Cominissloner Spear states that Lo had occasion, during & Learlug, to alter the phruseoloxgy of vue of his ruliugs fu an interlocytory question, but that, v doiog so, be ln 0o sense changed the force or tneanlog of tue ruling, aud that it I3 upon this the charge of nutiation i3 brought. e e— TROUBLE IN THE “CLIO"" PARTY. 3 Spectal Dipatch to Tha Trivune. Prersaveo, Pa., March 24 —Bartley Campbell has had somo trouols Lere with bls company, Harold Fosberg, H, C. Stron members refused to play last night, hecause they were not pald when other members re- celved thelr salatles, and ‘were discharged. Campbeli says he did not pay them beeanse he advoaced money for thefr board and whisky LHis in Chicazo, and that they were considera- bly i his debt.’ His company, apart fram those mentioned, ls intact, and to_supply the vacant pokitioua he has engaged Join Wallace and others of Chleago, who will join him in Cleve- land, where *'Clo'" will be prosented to-mor- row night, Fosberg and Strovg have goneto New York to look up situations. CASUALTIES. MARINE DISASTER. Corresuondencs New York Hernld, 1o Jankizo, Feb, 22—The British steamer Astarte was lost at Castillos on the night of the Blst of January, At 0p)m. ot the Ist {nst. the settlers on the Castillos ccast anv o steamer with lights cluscly approaching the shore. Af. terward the steamer stopped and the peuple on anove Judged then that aho had got aground, The sea, huwever, was so_rough that they could not launch the boat they hiad. During the night the storm Increased, and at daylight cnly the tops uf the masts wers scen abuve water, with seven or eight persons ciinging to them. This suil scene was visiblo all the day, but no help could be rendered beeause of the high sea on, The ses contlnued rough untll the 5th, when a boat was got to the islels near the wreck, but nothing was found except putretying corpses. Capt. Bayne and thirty of the crew perished, only two men belug saved. These survivors of the Astarte— William U'arsons, tirst mate, aud Dondald Camp- bell, third englneer—give the following inter- eating detalls of the wreck of tho Aslarte and the rescue of theso two survivors of the thirty- two compoting the crew: The Astarte struck ou the Castillos rocks on Jan, 81 at hall-past 8 R. m,, Capt. Bayne, the second mate, and watel ualn?'nn deck at the time, Almost immediately after striking the Astarte went down, the siern hanging on the rocks about ten minutes. The second mate and thres men jumped on i bridge ms the ship was “Qiling, the s carrsing be bridge away, but they mal aged to zet hold of the davits, The attempts 1o lower the boats werc nut successful, the lifeboat having Leen destroyed. The sccond boat was got into the water, ana thasteward, the chief cnzineer, aud three sallors got (n, hut tho boat drifted on the rocks and filled. The chief engineer aod stoward had life-preservers and jumped Into the sea, but wero ot agalu secn, About this time the foremast fell, 'The Captain and twenty-two of the crew took refuge In tho mizzenmast until It was carrled into lfe sea; of this number wera the two survivors, who, though scparated by the fall into the 808, twere thrown together on tho Island of Poloniy, after a most desperate battle with the While on the island they saw somu ot their unfortunate companfons struggiing in the sca, but werc unable to rcuder as- sistance, and one after another they disap- veared. Thuse men remaincd all day tho 1st on tho fsland, making siguals to penlp oon the coust, but without making themselves under- stood. They then begau (o construct a ratt out of pleces of tho wreck and the life~ boat, making & sail of euch clothing as could be found, Uaving finished this work, they mude & 1mcal of raw geal, which they found, aud passcd Friday night in this condition, Saturday at noon, seeing no hope of rellef, they sought to maoke Lthe possage, with a seal for food, and two oars and thelr rude sail for propulsion. The raft three times upset them into the water, after having cach time almost reached the shore, only to be driven out agaln, This battle was keptup thirty hours, when at Jast they made a landing fo Paloma, whore the lghi- Louse-keepers recelved the brave fellows. Chief Mate Parson, was so brulsed and exhausted that he was obliged to tako to his bed. ACCIDENT TO AN ACTRESS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tritmine. Poitaperemia, March 24.—Mrs, Charles Walcott, leading laay of the Walnut Street ‘Theatre, 18 prostrated from the cffect of & sin- gular accldeut on the stage.knowledge of which until yeaterday waa withheld from the public, In the fourth act of “The Extles,” when Nadige (Mra. Walcott) in bridal attice was hastening, dagger lu hand, from the presence of Seheln (Mr. L. R. 8hewell), and the latter bad sprung noisclesaly to her back and grasped the weapon towrench it from her hold, his ankle turned and his whole welght, which Is over 250 pounds, was thrown ngainst the lady. Both fell violently, Mrs, Walcott first fell upon her teft side, still hold- ine the dagger in her hand, Apcurding to the stutement of Mr. 8hewell, his knee in the fall struck upou the handle of the weapon and [m:uv.-d it egninst the abdomen of the lady on ier right side. Mr. Bhewell turned almost a sumerssult, but tlulckly recained his feet and proceeded ip bis play without further fnterrup- tion, Mrs. Walcott belng immedlately carrled ofl the stage fainting from Internal {njury and tho shock her mnerves. In the “next sccne, Mra. Walcott, havinz llttle to do and nothing to say, her absence trom the stage cousced no remarks. When that sceno was finished she ventured to cesumne her play, agalust tho advice of her friends, and held out bravely to the last. After the performance Mrs. Walcott sank utterly exbousted, and was taken home {nscusible. Owing tv the shock recclved by her nerves, ana to the other injury, she was for a considerable thme speechless, an Las sfuce been unable to speak except In whis- perd, Her phvaician and Mr. Walcott have hopes, however, that she will soon be weil, | The potfent thinks that it was the kneo alone of Mr. Shewell and not the dagger that pressed her; but, owing to the excltement that she was in at tle time, it i not fisprobable that sho is mistaken. Mra. Walcott was aucceeded In her part of Nadige by Mru. K. L. Daveuport, widow of the tragedion, who was eutirely prepared for {t, asit is a rulo of the theatre to duolicato thelr casts, in order to be ready for emergzencies, A COLORADO SNOW-SLIDE. Snirerion La Plutu Hiner, ‘The inhabltants of this town were startled at an early hour this morning (Friday) by the ap- palling uews that a snow-slide had carricd away the shaft-houss of the Ajax Mine, on Sultan Mountaln, and burled the four men dwelling thercin. The call waa {nstantly responded do, A strong force of men fmmedlately procecded with sleighs to the scone, where, after an hour's labor, the dend bodles of four stalwart mon, who, o few houra previously, were full of fe, aud streveth, and vigor, wers exhumed frowm crushied tinbers and the plled mass of stow teu fect del.‘?, cold in death—hurried in one brief moiment luto eternity, The names of the de- ceased arv as follows: James Jewell, John Urcen, Frank Green, and Jonathan Thomas, Frota luformation hastily gutbered {2 appeaf that the fuur doomed wmen, who were working day shift unon the Ajax Ming, the property of Mr. 1, L. ltogers, situate at an elevation of sowme 250 feet abuve the creek, on Sultau Moun- tain, about & mile below the Town of Silverton, in o southwesteriy direction, sfter comvleting the duy’s work aud finlshing suppet, had gouy to tho shaft-huuss between Tand 8 lust evenlug, where they slept. According to the best con- clusfons, all that may ever be kuown, the d ceased must have turned out atter thelr ul rest, aud were around tho tire whon the slide occurred ot an early hour this mamluf. This opivian is based upou the clreumstance that the bedding and blankets, when uncovered from the suow, wero still warm and molst with thawed suow, ond retalned traces of muddy hands, the {ncu’ uu{. baving, spparently, washed beforo urniog in. ‘The scene was a perfect wreek, and the heavy timbers wora scattered to a distancs of 400 feet, Mr. Itogers, who bas resided on the spot tor four years proviously, has nover scen & snow- slide 1u the same locality. SOIPWRECK. Bax Fnaxwcisco, March 34.—The schooner Geu, Miller, Capt. May, belonging to the Alaska Commercisl Company, sailed frotg this port Feb, 10 for Alasks, huving ss a passcuger Col Woods, United Btates Collector of Custows for the Territory of Alasks. A day or two ago the schoouer was discovered bottom up o few miles up tho coast, aud 1s now being towed fnto port, Al on board were undoubtedly lost. The ves- sel aud cargo were valued at about $50,000, RUN OVER AND KILLED, Bpecial Correspondence of Ths Triduns. Cuzytoy, Ik, March 23.—A young mau from Malta, 1L, son of George W. Smiloy, was killed by ‘5" cars, at this place, last evenlug. He had been to Chicago with stock for his {atber, was mxz by to this place, aud, on attewpting to it-bound freight, was ran over, DROWNED. Special Dispasch to The Tribuns, Kzoxvk, Ia., March 84.—When the steamer Victory was near Lagrange, ou bar way up the river Jast night, & young wan named Berry Hughes fcll into the river and was drowned. e nad been over on o barge which was {o tow, and, in returning, feli between tho bharge and the boat, and disappeared. He was 10 years of age, and lived at Miiton, Ja. He had been at work at Quincy, aud was on his way home. Tho body wes not recoyered. PICKED UP, Mipoteror, N. Y., March 24.—John Rooney, of 8an Franclsco, was picked up by a frefght train this morning half consclous, having ap- parently fallen from the Atlantic exuress. LIGHTNING, CixcixnaTi, March 24.—The Church of the Motlicr of God, Roman Cathcllc, in Covington, Ky., waa struck by iightning this d ddiaged to the cxtent of fapo, = TOTIPRs a2 THE MAGENTA, New Yomk, March 24.—Nichard Lowe, 8 victlm of the Magenta disaster, died at Sing Cing lazt night, making the fourth deat! the udden‘é E 2 R POLITICAL. COUNTY CONVENTIONS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune, Moust Venxox, 1il, Mareh 23.—The Demo- cratic mass-meeting which met here to<lay to appofnt delegates to the Springlicld and Centralia Conventlons was rather inharmonious, The meeting was scarcely called to urder by the Chairman of the County Central Committee when the troubls began, The contusicn became red hot when & motion was mide and declared corrizd that the Chair appoint delegates to the several Conventlons, Taking sdvantage of a temporary lull in the storm, the Chair enter- tained & motlon that the delegates from this county to the Centralia Convention be fn- structed to vote for Grorge M. Varnell for Clerk of the Supreme Court. The mution was put and declared carried by the Chalr, but o division of the housc was wildly chlled for, and a scene of such tumult and dis- order ensued that the Chairman declared the mecting uliuumcd. Most of the Democrats theretore teft the room, when the friends of K. A. D, Wilbank proceeued toreorzanizethe meet iog, with the view of recommending bins to the Centralin Conventlon us the choles of the Jefer- son County Detnocracy for the Supreme Court, which itis needlicss to say they accoraplished without o{mmluun. Joel ¥, Watson was recommended ns thechoica for Htate Treasurer. Hesolutions {ndorsing the coursu of the Hon, R. W, Townsheud, and in favor of greenbacks, was adopted, A Greenback Convention was also held here to-day, and appolnted Geurze D, Jones, George W. Evans, J. N. 8atterfleid, and Brown us dele- Rates tothe Independent btate Conventlon, soon 1o convena at Spriogficld, Special Diwatch fo The Zvibune, JoL1ET, 11l,, March 93, —The strajght out-and- out 8imon-pure Democracy met at the Court- House this afternoou and nominated the follow- fug township ticket: Kor Bupervisor, Fred J. Rapple; Aesistant Supervisors, John Shutts, Willlam Gleason, George Whittler; Assessor, Jolin 1. Paige; Collector, Charlea 8chool Trustee, 3.8, White; Town Clerk, Jatnes Killisn; Highway Commisaioncr, Michael Rap- ple; Constable, John Bowlan. e TOWA. Rpecial Dispalch {0 The Tribune. DAVENPoRT, In., Maret 28,—~The Republicans of this city this afternoon nominated the follow- ingticket: For Mayor, the Hon, Jonn W. Thompson; Treasurer, L. J, Brown; Clerk, J. G. Tuerk; Marshal, Louls Field: Assessor, F. flugzo Schmidt; Sexton, Menry Schraeder, Col. Icury Egbert was chosen Chalrman of the City Central Committee. Special Dispatc (o The Tribune. % Ufigux:l{.’u, IiL, March ‘m.-—A mass con- en of the ncw party, the Natlunals, was held {!‘I this city ¥y, {he Hon. James Clark residing, and selccted delerates to the State nventfon tv be held at Spriugfleld on the 27t of this month. . The Hon. David Guore, late can- didate for State Treasurer on the Farmers® tick- ety henda the list of delerates from thls county, It is the Intentlon of the Gireenbackers In the 8eventeunth Coneresslonal District to run o candidato for Congress. Werner} MILWAUKEE. Special Dispateh to The Tridune, Mmwavker, Wis., March 23,.—~The Demo- cratic City Conventlon to-day nominated the followling ticket for city officers: Mayor, Jobu Black; Comptruller, J. 8. White; Treasarer, G. Trumpf; Attorney, D. H. Johnson. The ticket is n excellent one lu every reapect, but the Re- ruhllmm eay it can be beaten, Tho Repub- icans nominate on Monday. A majority of the delegates chosen to-uight “are favaruble to the nomination of C, M. Sanger for Mayor. He Is the present 8hel Au effort will be made to unlte the Greenduckers and thw Democrats. FINANCLAL, TARTFOI'D, WIS, Bpecial Correaparulencs of The Tribune, Hanrronp, Wis,, March ZL—The fallure of J. 0. Kendall & Co., millers, and of Wheolock, Dennison & Co., dryv-guods merchants of this village, fs likely to turn ou worse than wasat first anticipated. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed fu tho United States Court in Mil- waukee, und the Marshal is In possession of the vroperty, The fallure of the mill company, which owed the micrcantile cutupany about $40,000, precipitated the falluruot the otner firm, The labilities of Wheetock, Dennison & Co. arc piven ot $113,000, with so un- koown amotunt of assets, but the dcbts of Kendall & Co. must be greater a3 cone pared with thelr property. The mill-property I3 estimated to be worth $33,000. BSo faras Wheelock, Dennison & Co, are concerncd, the worst feature of thelr failure s the fact that they had a large amount of moncy on deposit Lelonging to the poor people of the village and surroundiug country, They paid 10 per ceut futcrest on deposits remaindvg in thelr bands a specified time.” They beld the money of faru- erw, widows, and school-dlssricts, aud tha catus- trophy folls upun some with crushing force. ‘The tirm hus the sympathy of the wholo com- munity, becatisa they have cver enjoyed tho confldence of all, and’have pald 100 ccuus on the doilar for thirty years. FIRES. AT FORT WAYNE, IND. Special Dispatch 1o The Tridune, Forr WarnE, Ind,, March 24,—This momning at So'clock fre broke out luonc of the fnest residences In thoe city, owned by the Equitable Trust Company of New York, and occupfed by Alpheus Bwift. The fire was speedily extin- guished, the loss ou the building being $2,500, and on the contents §1,000. The total insurauce on the bullding und contents wus 87,700, all in the Howe of New York. Tlo Ore was caused by a delective tue. AT KEESKVILLE, N, Y, WinTuaLl, N. Y., March 2i.—A fire at Kecseville this momning destroyed Prescots & ‘Weastou's sash, door, blind, aud furniture estab- lishment, the Methodist Church, a grist-mill, A l&axr-mlu. and two dwelling-houses. Loss, §35,( Tlo loss will be over $50,000. Prescott & Weston wlons loic $30,000, Ten dwelliug- louses, & school-house, und storchouss, with 4,000 bushels of curn, wery destroyed. The firy 18 suppased 1o hiave been Inceudiary, et OBITUARY. CixcinwaTy, March 24.—Georgo P, Bowler, of this city, one of the principal owoers of the Kentuacky Cevtral Rallroad, died tbis morning in Paris, France, of gout at the heart, aged 82, tlo leaves » wife aand a youug son, who were with bimn {o Parls. He had receutly returaed to Paris from Egypt. luwuohl'l.. March 2L.—The Hon, J. Glancy Jones diod bers to-night, nér!:d 6d. He scrved In Congress with only brief fnterruption (rom 1850 to and was for two years Chalrinau of tho Ways and Mesns Commitice. e was also Miulster o Austria during President Buchan- an's Administration, Special Dinpusch 10 Tha Tridune. IXDIANAPOLIS, [nd.,, March S4.—P'cter Roe- buck Peursall, the firet muslo-teacher {a Indian- apolis, and one of the oldest residents, died to- day of an apopelctic stroke rocelved last Wednesdsy. He was azed 68, - e— ‘' THREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM.' New Yorx, March 3f.—1he United Btutes sloop-of-war Wyowlug, J. C. Watson, Oum- mander, hence for Havre un the 10th fost., with gouds for the Parls Exposition, when 500 iniles out, found the vessel leaking, aud, fearive the approach uf beavy head-winds sud su fucrcass of the leakage, cobcluded to return to this port. Bhe will probably go ou dry-dock for repairsy which can be completed fu two days. 'The Cap- tuly bus gouy to Wasbingtou for lustructions. ANADA. Saturday's Proceedings in the House of Commons at Oltawa. The Canadians Still Bent on Having & Summer Pacific Railway. Half the Articles of Food Sold Found to Be Adulterated. The Hypocrita Rine Makes the Usual Re- quest for a Suspension of Opinion, OTTAWA. Spectal Dievater to Tar Tribune. OrTAWA, March 23.—In the Houseof Com- mons, Mr. Frechette moved for a committes of the whole lo consider resolutions declaring the cxpedicocy of testing the possibilily ot navl- gatioe the Bt, Lawrence River from Quebec to the ocean duriog the winter-scason. Members trom New Brunswick and Prinee Edward Island opposed the scheme of winter-navigation, on theground of its belog Imupracticable and via. fonary, and asaerted that money spent in its furthierance migcht as well be thrown Into the sea. Members representiug counties aloag tho Bt. Lawrence urgsd the Governtnent to take action in the mattes, The Hon. Mr. Me- Kenzie ot some length showed the present state of the auestion, contending that the scheme was within the range of possibility. He stated that, nolding that bellef, the Government were survering & portion of the coast of the Lower 8t. Lawrence, with s view to the selectionof & sultable harbor. ‘The Hon. Mr. McKenzlo's bill to amend the Canada Pacific Rallway act 18 in the followlng words: The Governor in Conncil may, at any time beforo or after the conetruction of the Pemiina lirauch. lailway, make, with any company, or companies, or persons uwning any portion for s line of rajlway In the Rtate of Minnesota which may connect witih the sald branch-railway, o with any other com- DEDY or peruons, arrangementa for leasing the rald rauch-railway on sucli terms and couditivne as may be agreed apon, —such lesss not to exceed a torm of ten years; and msy alsu make such_other trafic or runniog arrangements os may be deemed advantageous for the wurkiug of the sald branch. rafiway in counection with suy lines in the State of Mingesota connecting witn the ese as the boond- ary-line: provided tha'no such contract lcasing the said hmndx-n"wlzenhlll be binding until it sball have been Jald before the Uonse of Com- 1uons for one month without bets; disapproved of, unless sooner approved by a rowilation of the House; and no such trafic or running arrange- 1 be binding beyond the ena uf the then pextaceslon of Parilament, ualass it shall have been approved thereat, Mr, McKenzie sald he thought they might nirly lovk furward to the comrpletion ‘of thelr own road to Manitoba, thruugl their own territory, in the spaco of four ur tive years; aud no provision would bLe made which would pre- vent the Government from taking posscssion of all parts of the Canada line, and having it worked as the Canada Pacfic Ratlway sct prescribed,—If possible by a company,~—as soon us it was dealrable that {6 slould Do in the Lands of ® cumpany. In o shors lease, the provadle proceeds of the lioe betng .o certaln percentazo of the gross or net earnluis, the proportion to be paid to the Government would be much less than tor a longer time, and be thnught the proper mode of pacertaimne the pruportion would be by arbitration. ‘The bill has been read a tirst time, ol witl pass the Housc. Hpectal Dispatch in The Tribune, Otrawa, March 23.—Tho construction of a battery of beavy guns at Macauley’s Point, for the defense of Esquimalt and Victorls Lisroo s, British Columbla, has been aathorized by the Militla Department. Turce batterios of garrd son-artillery, corolled recently at Victorla, bava oftered thefr sorvices, Ald. Mc3naue, of Moutreal, who was exam- ined before the Parliamentary Comiuitteo in regard to the cattle-trade between Caunada and the United Klngdom, sald that Dominton cattle were not us valunble for exportatiou as those of the Western States, Mr. Buuster, M. P, for Britlsi Columbla, has recelved infortation that gotd las been dis- covered ot a place called Albernis, on the eust coast of Vancouver's Island. A volony of abuut 800 Chinamen are working tho dizgings. 1t {s announced that the Dowiulon Govern-e ment do not propose exbibiting Canadian cattie at the Paris Exhibltlon, B Owing to the remunietization of aflver in the ' Unlted Btates, it Isfihuugm by Britlsh-Coluin- bians now in this cit# that their Provincs wilt bo floded with American currency. ‘Theybe- leve it would be In the Interest o1 the people on the Pa:iic Blope, as well a3 for the Domiulon at large, It the Dominlon Government currency were exteuded to them fu suflicient quantitics ‘| to meet the ordinary demand of futerprovinelal trade and exchange, MONTREAL. Hpecial Dlspaich 1o The Tridune. MoxTnzaL, March 24.—It {3 understood that Ar. A. T. Galt has {uformed r. Bachaud, At- torney-(ieneral In the new Quebee Cablnet, that be (s prepared to visic the Eastern Townships to Rive hils support to Mr. Joly iu tue approsching Provincial elections. e s reported to havo Joined with 8ir Franels Hiuck fn tho condemna- tlon of the policy pursucd by the Jate Proviucial Government, A supplement to the last report of the Minis- ter of Inland Revenue contains o table of artl- cles of food or drink which have been analyzed by the authorftiva. It shows that, ant of 438 articles of daily consumption, 217, or nearly bulf, were found to be adulterated. Out of five samples of bitters, four were adulterated; amd out of six samples of clonumon, six were adub- teruted; out of forty-four sswmples of coffce, thirty-four’ were adulterated; out of nioety samples of milk, fifty-three were adulterated; out of niueteen samples of mustard, eightecn were adulterated ; ont of thirty-six samples of pepper, thirty were sdulterated; out of fi!ts- nine samples of tes, fifteen wers ndulterated. One-fourth of the teus examined wero found to be adulterated,—Prussian biue entering into the colortog of Young Hysons, Of ouw sample the Montresl analyst saya: It consists of de- cayod and broken leaves and stalks of tes-plants anud other forelen fe 1t coutalns no theine, 1s valusless ax tea, and untit fur buman food.” UL colfees, three-fourths were made up fu purt o!bunt:ny, ruusted beaus, peas, coro, and cven wheal Rioe bas fssued s card to the Rine Total-Ab- stinence Clup of Cunada snd all corwerned, stating that, in view of existing ciréamatances, ha calls M all bis engagements for the prescot, uud hopes there will bo no rush or pramnature uctlon by w{ af the clubs or thelr {ndividual mumbers. 1o asks for suspension of judgment, and thy ueasurs of churity tow 1 that e bas extended to others, KINGSTON, Bpecial Dispate (o The Tridums, Kingst0x, March 24.—The bills recently fs- sued at the fnstance of the Irfsh Catholic Ba- mevolent Unlon, announcing tha lecturs of Capt. Kirwan, of Montreal, -hava been spat upon, daubed with mud, aud mutllated. A bitter techng is rising avainst the visit of Capt. Kirwan to this city, This feclingds eugendered by the comments of the Captain as editor of the Lrue Witness, on the occasion of the visit to Montreal of the Kisgston Orangemen to take 1 the Jlackett funeral. [t is sald & party as been furmed to give bim a Lostile reception st the depot. Tho lecture I8 take place Thurs- day, the 23th lnst. PARBY SOUND. Epecial Dupalch to The Tribune. Paury Bounp, March 34.~Navigation is open here, and tugs run regularly between this place and Colllugwood. There is no ice in the Geor- gisn Bay or its harbors. Vessels are belng chartered to load lumber hers durivg the eusu- fug week for Chicago. But lttle dry, Jumber now remains unsold on the Gearglan fiu, sod tho mills wiil sbortly commepce runsing ou lcas than 60 per ceot of the stock of logs, large quantities baviog been left in the woods for ‘waut of saow. * — . ICTORIA. Vicroris, B. ‘(':.,c'fxu'.-n&'.a.—mmml Do horsey's report as to the best terminus tor the Cansda Overland Rallway {3 published by tho Colonlst to-duy. 1t coudemns Burrard Inlt sud Slkeeus River us barbors, aod strovgly fuvors the aduption of the Bute lulet route, with Esquimialt as the terminus. IOWA RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. Dxs Moixss, [a, Marchh S3—Gov. Gear has coucluded upon thl: sppolatment for Rallroad Comumlisioners uuder ths new law. They wie ; 8 .. us follows: Px-Gov. C. C. Catpenter, for one year; Peter A. Deg, of Towa City, for two years; " and ex-Congresaman J. W. MeDil, for three years. These sppointments wilf be formally announced as sdonas the Iaw takes cffect, which will bo on Tuesday next. These appointments sro conaidered as being in evory way exceilent, and are received with great and general satis- faction here. Col. uai. who ls & Democrat, was the first Engineer of the Union Pacific, and stands very bigh in the eatimation of the pubdlic. ‘The other gentlemen, whoare universaliy known in the Stats, share in full degree the confidence of all who know them. THOE RAILROADS. PENNSYLVANIA, Spectal Dizpatch to Ths Tridume. Pamapxrruis, Pa, March 24—~At the ad: journed annual meeting of the Pennsyivanls Rallroad to-motrow Lwo reporis will be pres sented by the Speclal Committeson the annusl report and trust scheme for funding the Mabilf- tics of the Company. Maj. Ely will present o report prepared by Chalrrpan Daniel Stein- metz and signed by eix of thé Committes, will review report favorably, and recommend that the sbject of the resolution be referred to the new Board, with fostructions to odopt tho funding scheme, this question to be voted on by the stockholders st the annual election for Directors Tuesday, Thomas Potter will pre- sent o minorily report, agreelug in the main with the conclusions of tho Committee, except. as to the trust scheme. It 18 not ULelieved that the meetlng will be nolsy to-morrow, unless there fs opposition to the proposed changes in the Board. The recom= mendatfon of the Committee will almost cer- tainly be adopted, a number of heavy stockhold- ers linving seut proxics to the Board. Theearn- fugs of the rond are beginning to show an fn- crease over last year. For February all thelines cust of Pittaburg and Erle show a decresse in gross earnings of $2,700 and 12 expenses 843,037, making the uet fncrease 840,487, The first two months show, east of Plttabure and Erle, an [n- creasc {n gross earnjogs of $9,940, and in net £101,524, ~ The lines west show a profit of $45,~ €48, azainst a detleit of 8105400 last year. The mict fucrease of all the linesover the Lwo months of ast year fs $343,051, ' A NEW LINE OF RAILWAY. Specta) Dirpatch to The ne. : Fosp pu Lac, Wie., March 24—An arrange- meut has just been entered Into that is of some importance to the peopie of this section of the Btate. The manngers of the Chicago & North- western Rallway Company have long felt tho neeessity of o more direct communication be- tween thelr Minnesota and Iows divistons, and the City of Milwaukee, and s branch road from that city tv Lodl, in Columbia County, and Intersecting their line there has lonf been in coutemplation, But that project has tiow been abandoned. The Shebusgan & Fond du Lac Road;is to beextended to Elrvy, in Juneau County, where it will tap ths North- western, thus giving the latter s direct routo from Minncsota to Milwaukee apd Chicago vin tils cityover the Alr Line. The Blicboyguu Com- any s to bulld the road, aud the Northwestern tno guaranteo the Interest on the construction bonds. The proposed extension will invalve the construction of wbout sevonty-fiva miles of new road. PETROLEUM. . 01t CrrY, Pa., March 20.—Petnonzuw—~The markeySaturday opened very qulet at $L.508¢, declived to $1573, closing at $1.58} bid: scller next month sold st $1.00; shipmeots, 47,6403 total for the week, 14,0793 overage per day for the month, 23,430; transactions, US,00 barrele. —— Fragrant Sozodont 2 hardens pod fpvigorates the gums, purifies and verinmeN the breath, cleanses, boantles, and pro- werven tho tecth froin youth 10 uld age.’ Sold by all droggists. ——————— For the yonng, the aged, and the infirm, ~San- ford's Jamatcs tinger. 3 MEDICAL. CONSUMPTION. I thought unless I-got- relief at once I must die. At this time I heard of SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE. After some excrelac one warm summer's day I passed through manhy ground, got wet, ook cold, and have mever gut thoe better of catarrhal disessa thero cons tracted untll became acqualnied with BANFORD'S HADICAL CURE POIt CATARLI, How I have suf- fered when at bublic weetings, or at chorch, trying to avold 1ho cough which constaudy clung to me! Nixhe after night have 1 aln awake praying for soma slight relief, thas I might sleep and forget my suffering. In 1460 1 tuk another severs cold. with more catarrhal troubles, and still fn March, 1877, I took another that bad allthasympioms uf » fatal aflection. The dis- charge from my fiose and mouth was such as sll con- sumptives have, Tho luroads 16 made on my health ‘ware trightf 1 thought unless I got rellef at onco that I mustdic, At thls time I heard of SANPOLL'S IBADICAL CURE and hiatacdlately begsu a falthful use af It, The Grat sollef was & gvod DIght's rest from oconghing. What an encoursgemost 1o one who had suftered ns 1 had? Whiat 8 guod beginutog! 1 continued until | bud used twelve bottics. I then found myself o new man—not & young insu, for 1 am (o my dfty-ninth year, 1need uot say xnythiog in pralsa of the RADIL- UAL CURK beyoud what | have satd. 1t has done for mo whiat 1 never thought 1t would—given o lmm ate relfef from thirty years of sufferlug under s pi Tality of diseases, Jt 13 8 bicsslug Lo bo rid of threy wo tal discasus~a blesslug | never expected to eujoy, Buch bas been my exparience with the Hadical Care, JAMES McGOLDRICK, Baston, Oct. 6, 1877, 10 Plywpton-court. The magnitude of the sultering, the biight the miss. 7 coused by Jatarrh, piaces he questiou of the rema- dy for its curs and mxtermination sacond only 10 that for Coneumptions fur Uka tbe latier it wines and bure Tows {6 the system wubll it breaks down every vital forca opposed Lo 1ts fearful raveges . SANFOLRD'S RADICAL CURE ls 8 Looal and Coa- stitutioral Reined, 15 ta Inhalsd, thus acting directly upor the nasal cavities. 141s taken Lnternally, thus neusraliziog aod purifying th suidined biood. A new 00 wondsrful romedy, dustroytug the gurm of the €4%9, P'rice, with linproved Inkaler sad Treatise, Sold by ell droggists shroughout the Unlted States and Canadas, and by WEEKS & PUTTRI, Wholesals Drug- Elats, Doaton, Mass, COLLINS VOLTAIC PLASTER. Electricity aad llealing Dalams ualted to form tha most wonderful beallng, soothiog, ana Btrengibenlag Vlaster ever discovered In tie bistory of medicine. INSTANT RELIEF 3 Yor Libeamatism, Neuralgls, Weak Back, Weskness, Paralysls, Weak 8jdno, Nervous Palos, Strulos, Sprains, and Borences. 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