Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1878, Page 2

2 bl 1o amend Sec. 1,216 ro 2a to anthorize the President to grant a certificate of merit for distia- guished services to a private soldier, non-commis- sloned oMcers, and masicians; also & bill toamend Ree. 1,285, granting $2 per month sdditional pay Lo those hokling stich certifcates of merit, The bills were placed on the calendar. Mr. Matthews presented the petitlon of Thomas Worthington, late Colonel of the Forty-slxth Ohin Volunteers, praying the passage of a law anthor- fring his sproiatment {a joms positian o tha re- tired ilat of the nrm’. Referred. c amendment of the Hauso to the biit granting 8 pension to Gan. James Shlalds, 80 ne Lo Incresss his penston from $50 to §100 pur month, was, on motion of Mr. Slrlcnii referred. At the contlnalon of the morning business, con- mderation waa resumed of the bill to extend tha 1ima for tho conatruction and complotion of Lho Northern Pacific Railroad, On motlon of Mr. Kdmnn {ng due regard for the rights of said company,™ in the last sectlon oY the bill, which resorves the right to Coogress to aiter, amend, or repeal tho Lzl etc, , were stricken out. 7, Ieretord moved to amend Ao ne to provide nds cranted to the Company, when the same shall hava been earned by the commn{. shall he subject to Laxation according to the laws of the Buw‘m; "Territory wilbin which the same may be sitnated, . Alter discasaion, Mr, Bailcy submitted the fol- Towing as a subsiitnte for thé amendment of Mr. Hereford: **When said Iand have been lnru‘ed by the United States, and the Company shall have ‘become entitled to 8 patent for the same, they shall be enblect to tazation according 1o the lawa of the Btate or Territory within which they may be sltnated.™ Tho amendment wasaccepted by Mr, Hereford in lien of that sabmitted by him, and was agrecd to by the Senate without a diviefon. Mr. Chtistiancy moved an amendment o &8s to rovide that the amount pald for the transporia. lon of malls ovar the road shall be tho same ns the compensation for the sare scrvice in the Btatesof fows, Kansas, and Minnesots, Agreed to, Mr. Kernan rubmitted an amendment 2o a8 to rovide that the bonds of the Company to be fssued o aldin the constructlon of the road, and ta eecare the same h{ morigage, etc., shall not be 1ssucd unless on the afirmative vote or written consent of the holders of notless than two-thirds of the entire preforred atock, Agreed to, Mr. Eaton moved to amend no as to provide ihat the conscatof the State of Oregon shonld firet be obtained to construct the road aronnd the carcades of Columbia River. Agreed to, Mr. Christiancy moved to aniend wo as to provide that nothing in tho act shouid be construed na rec- own‘zlng the oxistence of the Portland, Sonth Parn & Salt Daxe itailroad Company, or any right 7‘1 said Company outslde of the State of Oregon, wreca to, o Mr. Christiancy submitted an samendment con. tinuing the granfe, rights, privileges, etc., W the Company, subject to suy lawfully existing parn- mount right of any stocktivlder in or holder of any bond againat aatd Company under its former organs tration, If such there bo. ~Agreed to. The bill was then read a third time and passed without a divislon, Mr. Buundors entered a motion to reconsider the voto by which the bili to pruvide for the apvoint. ment of nuLmecn additional Commissioncrs to the Purle Exnilbition was ingefinitely postponed 8 fow daysago. 1le sskod for considoration of his ma- lll‘)_n now, bat objection wae made by Mr, Davis Mr. Windom, from the Committeo on Appropria- tlons, reporiod withont amendment (ke louso bill aupropriating $200,000 to supply deficlencica in the appropriation for public printing and blm.“m[ during tho present flscal year, and asked prescn considoration, Objection was msde by Mr. Ed. muude, who sald ho did nov think 1t nght to rush through a $200,000 bill un tha run, and no one would sulfer If it should :be lald over until 149 o'cluck ta-morrow. The bill was thea placed on Lhg calondar, After exccutive sesalon, adjourned, 1OUSE, After some time apent in determining points of order, and amid grent confasfon, the Ifouse, by a vota of 11 yens 1o 102 nave, lald on the tallo an appual from iho deciaion of the Chale in rogard to tuo presentation of the protest azntnst the pussaye of tha River and Harbor bill, The Spesker then ordered the protest to be read, “The reading of tho proteat was Interrupted by Mr. Conger, who objected to the words referring to a combination of members for the l{‘)l)llnlmn o tue Vreasury. He demonded that the lanzuago be taken down and read at tho Clerk's desk, Tho reading was rapeated, aud_ thunmipon, amdd much confusion, Mr. Cox (N. Y.) withdrew that portion of the protest, and was procoeding to ad- drera the Houre, Mr, Conger, howover, persisted in hl« objection to tho words uscd, and “alno oh- ected to Mr. Cox being allowed to proceed with i5 remarks, ‘The Speaker took the ground that Ar, the right to withdraw tho offensive exprersion, and nlso that he Iwd the right to the floor un his ques- tion of privilege, lllpg«ll’fld. hawev that (¢ was not tho purpose of the Jlouss to let Cox pro- ceed, for on butt sldes uf the chamboer & storm of wbjectlon was raised, and kept cltement for nearly a quarier of thne there appeared to bo & chnuce ake himaclt heard Conger and others on the Iepublican side, snd Heazan, Atkins, and othurs on the Diemocratic slde, Interposed, creating great upronr and confusiun, Finully the 8Speaker put the quostion to the House whother the gentleman from New York whould bu allowed to procecd in order, aud de- tiarea It carrled—10 lo 87, The Clerk resumed the reading of the protest un- ords were reached: ¥t And this encour- ages similar nlumg‘u onthe Treasury to gratify local interests.” Then Conger ohletl!(l to thare ‘words as itnpugning tho mutives of mombers, Cox declarod, amid somo applause sud Jaugbter, that he woula not take that back. .'The HYuulur ruled that the words complalned of ‘were not dinrespectful to the House, ag thoy only conveyed the ddea that there might be a coniblua- . lh_-rn of lo{fil ln':wm. h &l ‘he reading of tho protest having beon complet- ed, Mr. llale lnhmll!’l’:d the question wh:lh‘;-r it presented & quustion of privilege, Mr. iteagan argued that it was not & question of privilege, and quoted preceden nfinnn s belng #0 considered, e was Interrupted by Mr. lluoker, ‘v)flm objected to the discaesion of tho merits of tho Mr. Reagan, however, urgad that ha was meral defending the honor of. e Commltten and Tntegs rity of the louse, and anked whether i1t was ox- pected he ahould sit with hin mouth cloed nnd allow dcibe:ate, written asesults 1o be made on hilmself and the Commiited ou Commerce, o went onto argue that the passngo of the River and Jlutbor Appropriation bill under a musponsion of the rules was not ap unusual thing, “but that, on he contrary, ali bille of that chars acter which had been for tha last wixteen or cighloen years had beon passed ander & supeuslon of the riles, and without debate, He reminded Mr. Lox, as a profossed friend of the Ia- barin: man, that this was the only bill which went direetly Lo the benefil of tha people, 1n giving them employment in imoroving the comereial facHitics of the'country, Increasing the profits of the pro- ducer, and reducinz the expensen to the consumer, He wpoko of the great ttention given by the Uom- mitiee to the bill, sittiug day aftor day, snd hear- tng uvery member who chuse to come’ beforo it, and [ustanced two caves In which members eamy Leforo the Committee, requesting, one of thom, & mulllon of dollurs for curtain work (ana receiving only $160,000), and the other X . who recelved only 830,000, and yet theso gentlemen protested tiow azuinut the bill on account of ity extravagance, ({Applatiee and Javkhiter, | 1f the Commitide had anbrapriated thy amoants aaked by members, the bl woald hive appropriated between $14, V00, . One of 'the greatest " mitieo tiad had was 10 keep down appropriation: “Ho deaied that the Comnntteo had been infuences in the alightest reapact by a dealro to hisve nem- bors vole for ti:e bill, and asacricd that it had been iuguenced enly b conldarations of public good. Mr. Cox (New York) discialmed any fut entlon to reiect on the lutegrit) mittes ou Commerce, but ha clalmed the right, ir alble, of reforming this bad practice of leglata. Yon, ie procecded o quote edants in sup- gport of the purilamentary privilege of protest, aud satd that in Lhis case It was sesorted Lo in the in. treat of the public to stop, if possible, an Inaid. laus und corrupt system of legisiation. ‘il foand intho bllla propueition fur the survey uf rivere Alicra there was nol water enoogh (o 1uake & aull- voce. U somo of them, au ha b said, & may tould not fnd & dam by s null Saite, and could ind a mill by adamned atgh Must ~of " tho rivers provided for Ly bills were not worth & dam,” [Laughiter, ] 1o found . inthe bill 8 provision for & river (nKentacky, and ho wad told by a Kentucky membee that the ouly way W wako that river & thoroughlary was to wacadamize ib, Mr. Elltw, referring to the remarks of Mr, Re: an atoutsdissppointed mewmber who bad not got arge an aupropristivn as he waated, and;whu b thereupon sigued the proteat, said the mem name was Eilis, and ho cawe from the State of Loufalana. 1o regard lo the pretest, be could not Sce why any oug ehonld nbjoét Lo it 1le had ap- peared betore toe Compntie on Commerce, asking an imorovement of tho harbor uf New (rleuts, and the Conmities had voted but §50,000 for tnat purpose, while It had civen _large appropriations fur unmcotionablo rivers fu Pennsylvania. Mr, Koberts hunded Kilis a copy of the bill and chutlenged him to natne tho river in Pennaylvania towbict ‘l‘n:lnll:d‘rd. r. Eillslogked at the bill and nsims of the Kiskiminiing, | A0 #petied out the Mr. White (Pa.) hore broke Into the discussion aud declared 1Lat Eliiv’ eduration must have been neglected when he did not' know whero Kiskimind. tae Rtiver wus [Laugnter.] ‘That was the uld Judian pame for 8 river in Western Penusylvanta. It wasone of of the ¢ Allegheny Jtiver, which was uno of i Lver, whict waa hearterics of the woalth ylvauls, punetrating se it did the o) feshans o the conuiy, so oo the ¢ uno- maugh River (slsowentivaed in th TR oty traverson r. Wright sekod Lis colleaguc to atate whe tiat trout sream, 1ho Kiskimainites, wase cad sice T She Goucuugh U that wes tho ndmo) wax. ughier. Nr. While—Tha yentleman ssplrea to - didste for o clicr Exceatie ofies of bepaey e nis, but, 1 be does Dot know the geozruphy of bix Sitale better than Ihat, e OURLL Lot 10 dupire Lo such a high position. [Laughler and uproar | Mr. Welgnt—1f 1 neve to supvort appropristions 101 the usvigation of Lout-streaws, | Gon't weul t bo Guveruoe of Ponneylvanla, Mr. Wille—Thbe pevole uf Peunsylvanls way agiee with you In that reapect. Wil my colieagun A2¥ Lofuta ihe Lonse shd Cuutiry thet be dceson kuow the location of tho Kiskiuilaitus aud the Co- uemaugh Rivers ig Peuusylvanla? Mr. Wright—They are uew names to we. 1 pever beard ghem before, [Loud laughler, and geeat confus B and diorder. N Whitu—du od Dumsocratle days, it was the of alembors of the «'oin- S Col. and Morton McMichaol; Riskiminitad and Tonemangh Rivers that mads ha western limit of the Pennaylvaniacanal recion, which ue~1to contributa to the power of ths Demo- cratic party, £ **0h, no, ' shonted Townsend, of New York; ** it was the Monongabela that alwaya heiped the Dem= ocratic party." . [Continued Iasghter and nproar. ] Mr., Wrictit—T want to know whether that ap- rrnm'lltlon was made at the desire of my cols eague, r. White—It was; and Tam prond of my fuc- ces, Mr. Wright—Are they navigable streams? Me, Wh&o—’flny lm’. ” Mr, Weight—How wide are they? Mr. White (sttetching out his arme to thele fall length, which membera asanmed to ho adamb. show anawer to the question, brovoking immuoi- erate laughter)—Over 300 fect, My colleagna could not swim acroes cither of them, 1lle would 10w his wind befors he got across, Mr. Bridges asked Mr, White whether, in low water, a person conld not step acrons them., Mr. White (indignantly}—No, sir, you conld not #tep acroae tnem. 'The gentleman ought to know something about the great oll region of Pennayls vani . Mr, Bridges—I ao know something abont it, Me. White—T want it known fo ihe peopio of Tenneylvania that the gentleman has lidcled my part of that State, [Langhter and nproar. Mr. Ellis, rclumln5 the floor, referred to tho fact that Meanrs, lirkdgee and Wright had never heard of Kiskiminitas, and added that the Spenker had assured him that ho had no knowledge of such ariver, Xthe Sneaker—T stated that | aid not think 1t was navigab Mr. Roborts sentto the Clerk's desk and had read from last year's record the names of Caldwel), Ttobinson, of pdiana, ' Candler, ilsmilton, and Eltin, a8 hm"i oted to anspond the ralcs And pass the Hiverand llarbor blll, tho same gontlemen baving this year signod the pratest. Mr., Jfamtiton rasd tho bill of last year ho hadnot examined, but had taken it on tho faith of the Committes, and had voted for it. He found ho had beenfimul mistaken, and he wonid, never take another bifl on_the faith of & committeo— never—never—never. lhnnhun] Mr. Tright (Pa.) again brought tp the qnestion of the iwo streama In the Allegheny Mountains, and dared his colleague to renew tho contest, In the heat of the discasslon Ihoy graduaily apprascn- ed each other from opponits sides of tlie chamber, and, amid fndcecribable uproar ana con- fuston, wrangled as {0 tha slze of the atream. White flourlshed & book contalntng an enaingar's réport on the subjeet, and whea In an- swee to Wright's ofterepeated guestion White spread ont A map on which the streams wero indi- cated, Wright pointed at the map with an alr of contemptnous triumph, andsald that the width of a sheet of the paper was the width of thoeo streams. Ho seized and wavod the map in White's face (for they Lad come cloee together), and White ninde a mnotion as it he would throw tho volume at Wright's hoad, and all through the In- dlicrons scone (as throughout the whole day's ses slon) thero wora shouts of laughler, uprvar, con. fuston, and unbounded disorder, Finally, after four and a half hours consamed in tnls manner, the speaker enforced order, and procecded to atats the decislon at which he had srrived on the polnt as to whether tho protest pre- scnted the question of pelvilege, o roferred to chculunln in the Third, Twenty-elghth, Thiety- rat, Thirty-slxth, and Thirty-ninth Coneresscs, 1n which vrotosts bad been recoivod and read, -n:f& 1 two of which the protests had been entered of the Journal. 1lg intlmated as his own opinfun that no harm could como from lefting o protest be entered on tho journal, but following the manual which governed him, ho recognized that the, Tleullun related to the gflfllc ges of the House, and ho would thcrefore submit it directly to the House. ‘Tha qnesiion was therefors put to the lauac whether the paper In itself presented the uestion of privilege, ‘The question was pnt, and ectiled fn the negntive—yens, 523 nays, 180, Mr. Mills tnen moved that, as 8 matter of conrte- #y to those who signed the protest, it be entered on the journal. Rejected. Mr, Durtism, from the Conference Committeo on the Deficioncy blll for temporary clorks in the ‘Treasury Department, reporied that the Committes bad ngreed by compromising on the disputed polnts, The report waa agreed to, Mr. Spatks, from the Apnrapriation Committee, reparted the Indian Appropriution olll. Referred to the Committee of the Whole, and rdjonrnud, ———— PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION. Tho Distlnguished Iarty Which WIIl Visit Phlladelphis To-Day. Bpecial Mispaick to The Tribune.” Pamaney Po., April 23.—A party of gen- tlemen left thia city to-night for Washington, where thoy will meet the Preaidential vurty and escort them to Philndelphia to-morrow. The fol- slowing geatlemen composo the delegation: On behat! of the Committce of Invitation of Union League, Honry Armitt Drown, A, Loudon Snowden, Jool L. Baily, Edward T. Bteele, E, Dunbar TLockwood, on behalf of tho Committes of Tranaportation and Accommoda-~ tion of the Unlon League, Amos R. Little, N. Parker Shortridgo, Andrew YWheeler, Charles H. Tde, and Willlam Brockle; on behalt of the Com- the " mittes of tho Commerciat Exchange, ¥, M. Brooks aud James A, Wright; on behalf of the Committeo of the Industrial Leagne, Gen. Robert Potterson and Joseph Wharton, The President’s party* will consist of President llayos and Mrs. flayes, Miss Platt, two daughters of Secretary Fvarts, Secro- tary Schurz and two daughiers, Becrotary Sher- ind Miss 8horman, Attorney-UOencral Dev- and the I'resident's two i, Dlrchard and Webh 0. " Hlayer. " Tho yariy “will Wushington about 0 o'clock to-morrow moruning, arrlsing at the Baltiwmore Depot, Broad and Pruneatreets, at 1 o'clack, where they will take carriages and bo driven {o the Continental lotel, Paclor U, The entiro suito of rooms in Lhe recond atory fronting on Chestnue streat huve been assigned o the distingnished vuests. After dinuer o drive thronen Falrmoont Park and 8 review of the Kehavikill Navy-Yard will ba made. In the aveoing the recoptlon at the Union Leaguo takes place, It 1 anticiputed that tho ladius’ reception to 3rs. liayes ot tho Academy of Fine Arts Friday evening will bu the arandest affalr of the kind ever witnesscd In thin city, The Preatdent has atipa. 1ated that Lo shall wake no spuechos while Lere, PRINGFIELD. leavo A Beef Ciaim=Tho Plke County Mi)tin-Tho Rev, Gregg. Special Dispatch (o The Tridune. P 8rminarisLy, 1., April $3. —The famous Sharp boel clalin agsinst the Joliet Penitentiary, which bas boer: hongifk for about elght yoars, waa Gled to day with the Audltor for considorsilon by the Court of Clalme. Two thousand three hundred and clghty-scven dollar and forty-aevon cente are now claimed as due Ly tho State, Lecausn the amount duo on beef contrscle was not promptly paul; hence thin interest haa accrued, Tho ofticers of the Pittfeld (Pike County) mill. t1a companice wore to-day to cunfor with the Goy- ernor regarding payment for thoir servites In re- cently guarding the Plke County Jall frum a body of moen who meditated forcibly ‘laking & prisoncr out who was an slleged accomplice of the wan who assassinated Dr. ltown, The Gov- crnor, Luving oxtausted bls Contingent Fund, was unable (0 givo nny ussurance of curly payment, and, Hke the reat of the militla, theso Pika County trogps must awalt the generosity of the nuxt Uen. cral Assembly for Lheir rl[l. A farewell dinnor to tho Rev. Dean Grewy and hiw charisters was given to-night at the l'fie,unll Hutel, and wes an occasion of mach woclal enfo; inent, ey wero aluo ly]uu:hu;.loa;!:. Tedpiiise i singing. tho princivul speakerd buing Sucrel rv-nl-.'l‘ul:llnluw. ol &'fv". Willett, ?lml"J. U. Irwin, of tho &tate Journal, The Dean go to Burliugton, In,, on Thurwday, e ———— THE WEATHER, Orricx of TaE Cuer.S10NAL Orricen, Wasi- iNetox, D. C., April 24—1 8. mX-For Tennessco snd the Obio Valley, brisk southerly windy, warmer, clondy, and rainy weather, with falling barometer, followed by cooler northerly winds and riwing baromeler. Far the Upper Miselssippt and Lower Missourt ‘Vallays, couler nortoerly winds, stationary and :.:IIR ‘ll:ammzur. and clear or partially clondy For tho 1ako region, easterly shifting to northe orly winds, cooler, cloudy weatber, falling fol lowed by tiving barometer. Bueawdd Iispateh ¢5 Tha Tridbune, Mouxr Veuxow, N, April 23,—A constant hen{ rain, accompanled with terrific thunder snd ligbtuing, has provailad in this viclnity dor- 1o the past two daye, the storm of lsst night being the severcst experienced here in m long while. The only dama to persons ru- ported was that in the family of James Weustcott, dr., living thiscity. Thowifeof that gentleman was sitty in frout of an open fire-place when a stroke ol Ilu!unu.r pawed down the chimney, ehucking her #0 groatly as Lo completely proutrate her, and ren- deriug ber condition for a tine extremely critical, B vtlicr persons were fu tho roum at thu 'lllml.k‘" of whom wmore or lews felt the furce of the whock, : LOCAL UBSERYATIONS, Cutcaao, ‘April 2 Tune. |Mr. {TAr 2. Vind. |Vei.| R, 48 w24, 2. 6 00 .. 10:18 p.m: 2. ] o4 | v [W. Maxuoum, 71 miotmum, 84, GENEBAL OBIBUYVATIONS. prit'ia=Midotans,_ | Bain| Woasher. cured thal THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY APRIL 24, 1878.: CRIMINAL NEWS. Great Excitement Among the Plundered People of ; Fall River. iInthaway in Jail to ¥Protect Tlim «} from Sunimary Vengeance,- Probability that Chaca Got a Large Part of the Pelf. Liabilities Frandulently Entatled Equal to the Aggregale Wealth of the Dircetors, Flight of'a Bank Cashier at Tif- fin, O., with $48,800. CHACF._ AND HATITAWAY. Part, Niven, Moss,, April 23, —The Commiites o walt on Hathaway, the defaultiug Tronsaror of the Sagamora and Border City Mills, met him this morning, but, by advica of cogneol, he rofused to make further dlsclosnres, ‘TMa determination fa A great disappointment to the Directors, who ex- pected to Ond Hathaway willing to straighten out tha affairs of tho corporation. The {adignation on the part of the pablic is genoral, 5 1lathaway propoees to take advantage of all legal technicalities to cseape n criminal indictment, Chace will doubtless lake the samo conrse, Itis belleved that shoald Chace be held liable for the frregular notes, ho will be furced into bankraptey, Instoad of boing arraigned for crimiual offcmae. Chace clalma that ho raceived of 1lathaway bnta comparatively sinall amonnt, and that through his duplicity and prevarication e had fnvolved sonto of hls (Chace's) beet feicnda. ‘Tho banks 1n varions cltles holding the Irregnine noteshave sent oflicers here who aro making at- tachments, Providenco, New Bedford, and Bos- ton bankn will suller most acvorely, and somo of tha Fall River banks arc probably Involved. Atameoting of the Iirectors this morning, Tlathaway resigned the Treasnrership of the Baga- more and Border City Milla, Joseph W, Wadleigh was elceted Ulork and Transuror pro tem. of the Torder City, and Jéhn Brown Clork and Treasurer pro tem. of the Sagamoro, 1t was deemed ndvlan- blo by the connsel and Directors to pay no debts to elther operators or others at prosent. Under the Bankrupt lawa of the Unitod States, as woll as the Stato Iaw, the help will all recolve their full pay. Everything vossible will be done by both compa- nica for the bonefit of their creditors, Rfforte will bo made by the still solvent and honestly-managed corporations to maintain thelr hold upon the public confilence, and, to this ehd, ‘measares will bo taken to redaco their Indobtedness by an inerensc of capital stock. The Directorsof tho Daval Mills have declred to call a inecting of the stackholders on the et of Mny, twhen tlio capl- 1al stuek will bo Increnscd $270,000 or 8300, 000, Chnee thin motning stated, regarding the reported confeasion of liathaway thnt ho (Chacu) had res celved $300,000 of the money:- **1 havo not had 85 feom Hathaway in thres years, excepting $10, - 0 that ] accepted ot hix anxious solicitntton afew evenings before my downfall. When I informed hlim of the circumistances hauging ovor me, he re- tled, ‘If you go, 1 must ;m.n-o,'nud Soally Er red me 10 Vake the monoy. " eorge T. lluthawny was arrested this alternoon onm char‘nia of embezziing $100,000 from the Bor- der City Milla, e pleaded not l.iullx , and wae Bbound over, and will be taken to thie F'aunton Jall to-night. The feeling of indignation azainat tho defaultor Tathaway haa boen greatly intensified to-day, por- ticularly nmong the smalier stocknolders, prinel- pally techsnics and Iaboring men, wio hud in- vosted in the stock of the Dorder City Mills thelr small saviugs, tho rosults of yours of diligent toil. Numerons threats of lynching have been made, and of taking the law jnto thelr own bands, and undoubtedly vomething of the kind would have happened had Hathaway been allowed o romain at his residence anather day. ‘The arcest was accom- plivhed this afternoon, ana_su qulolly that few were awaro of 1t untll tho prisoner was on his way to tho Taunton Juh, Tho scene ut his clogant residenco when the oficers made knowe tuelr errand {n described as heartrending in the extreme, Hiw young wite fanted mr-{ ana the prisvner broke down completely, sheading bitter tears, Since the refusal of ifathaway to maks & ainto- ment to the Directors very little has been learnod definltely of the extent of the complications, It is genorally belwsved, however, . that Chiuce ro- cefved at least two-thirdsof linthaway's stealings, 1t 1s though ttie labilitica of tho two mille will bo nearly equal to the oukregate wealth of the Di- rectors, or about $1,500,000, The wildest rumors are rife in the eity of the ex. lstenco of u ring, and, though Uhio business cotu- muunity bids fale to by shaken to the foundation, there {n o general fecling of rellef that the truoe atate of affiirs {s ut lenyith to be arrived at. Tho rumor {8 generally prevaiont that ony of the prom- }“wl" Directors recelved 838,000 of tha stulen unds, Since the failars of Chaco Las bocome known, it ban tranepired that ko made dowporata offorts the day bufure his faflure to securo a loan of 810,000, and he huy slijco stated that 1if he conld have ac- ount beforo the collapsy he conld bave boen savod, Iy v acknowledged that all the Directora of tho Border Cliy and Saguuore Mills ara ruined with the exception of Charles P, Stick-. ney, whiu loses 310,000 for hie invostment of $1H, 000 In the corporatio P'ravidence, New Bodford, and Doston banks aro probably involved, but the ofcers aro roticent, dreadini the distrust of the people, The Firet Nationat, of Lynn, holde $:23,0000f the Rmerur tho Hornlor City Miils. The Huy State Natlonal Bunk, Lawrence, holds §10, 000, 846,300, atch to_Ihe Tribune, Crxeixxate, O., April 23.—A mpeclal from Tiflin, 0., states that O, B, Zeollor, Cashier of the Natjonal Exchange Bank of that city, has abscond- ed witn $43,500 of the bank's funds, Thoan. nouncemncot wiad madu this moening, and created great excilement in tho tewu. Zeller left ~Titin Saturday evenlug, stating fhat ho was going to Wauscon on private business. Mouday be duk not return, but nothing was thought to bu wrong until ovonlng, when tho money was Belng placed in tho aafo, and it was discovered that $45,G00 In . cash wero missing. Zeller was telegraphed for but could not be found,, Ho bad not been aecn at Wauseon, and, up to sont time, no trace of hlm has becn discovs {0 hus oifured 8 rowatd of 83,000 nil the oilcers of the bank otura 1lke amou tho return of the monoy. Zeller hias alwayn besn consistered nn upright, uiralghtfor- ward busiuess man upiil recontly, when hiv exirave agant manuer of living excltod wuvpicions, 1le was T'reasuree of the Nchool Fund of the city, and spece wlated wilh the nunoy In hia hands, At tho Inet meeting of the Board of Educstiun a new ‘Ureas- urcr wae clected, and Zullor was unable to produca the mouey, _Iis defaleation in that direction wiil amount ta $12,000. ‘The bank that he Las pluy- dered tus temporarily suvpended, but In bolioved tw be aulvent, Apertal COINLERS, Bpecial Ditpalch 1o Ths Tribune, Katasazoo, Mich., April 23.-Georgo O, Lee and Mra. Charlev Batlow, of Lawton, Van Iluren County, werearrosted yesterday for belng engased inthe manufuctura of counterfelt colo. Th partios have been n Lawton for nearly & yenr, have for some thwe back been suipected and watched by Detectlve McCabe, who worked him- self so into the confidence of Lee that Le was tken fntu thy busincss as & rmnnr. United Statcs Marsbul Parger, atded by McCabe, mado the arrest yesterday, “ and brougot them hore last nlght. n dies and “wolds were found in thelr posseswion, i somo very clevers ly counterfeited — haif-dollars rendy for circulation, ~ They — had not progressed far ¢nough in their cnlurfl‘rlwlulend out any. Thulr ¢xamination to-day belore United Btutes Commlsstoner Judson resulted 1n their hwing bound uver to the United btates Clreuit Court iu thesum uf §1,000 each. EMOTIONAL, Bpecial Dispusch 1o Taa Tridune, Cantixviees, 1L, Apell 23.—Tna Armotir mar- der trial wae concluded to-day. The defcuso closcd thelr case In lengthy und Jogical wpecches by ex-Cov, John M. Palwer sud the Hon, Charles A. Walkur, The prosacullon ciosed with an sble and powerful arralyument of the yrisoucr by Proseeuting-Attorney 8. 1. Corn, The caso wes then presented to the Jury, who rutired, and, stter beiug out from 1 o'ctock $111 4, announced that they hiad sgreod upon s vordiet, whercnpon the Jury was potled, and the Judge sunounced tho verdlet of th jury to uot guilty, The verdict was o surprise fo wany. Villiam Arwour wus discuarged from custody sud cougratulated n{ bis friends und rolutives. There sy beey uo drlsl b thiv Dar that bLas crealod ss wmuch Iutoreat as the oue Just closed. - ——— BORDER OUTRAGES, Nsw Onreaxs, April 23, —1'he Ualyeston News' Corpus Chrlatl 'cial says: ** All yanches in Davall snd Fulls Indisn and Mexican ralders. Awong tho persons killed duriog the past week are Fred Moore, sou of Col. Moore, Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Aun. toinge Menley, Jobn Jurday, & Bcotchman usmed Bieele, sud iwo childrun. Mauy runclics Lave not eu heard from." Bas Astoniv, Tex., April 23.—Telegraphic re- porus fromgghe Lower 1w Grande indicate that aboul twunly pessons were klilod by the receut lndian raiders, sud 160 head of horscs ou. ‘The reported nuwber killed be no doubt vxaguciated. nsncts notb Countice havo been brokes up by Nine pertons Aro known to have been killed by the ratders in the northwest border, Concho and Btockton. TOLENO, O. Bvecial Dispateh §n TAe Tribune, Tovrno, 0., Aptll &l,~Lata Inat night Wiillam Comers, n bad charactor of thia city, who haa jnst returncd from two years’ acrvice in the Ohlo Prison for larcany, went Into the ealoon of James Pep- pers to adjust an old grundgs, The iwo had & ptivate solrea of mach interest ta themaelves, and from which, Mr, Comers emerged witha nosa and an ear neatly chewed, and his person others wise s0_badly battersd that ho haa to be carrted home. To-day ho appears to be uying, and tho officers are looking for Peppers. The priconers in the Connty Jail made an attempt 1o escape this afternoon ll{ tearing up the foor, but were wiscovered, and thelr attempt fraatrated, Fabkeriia NUGBEE, . Toatox, Maes., April 23.—Tolt & Nogbee, Inm« her.dealers, have prepared a atatement, The notes npon which the firm 1s Hablo as indorser 4in great part forged paper) aggreguts $212,160, of which the Natlonal Exenange Dank holds $00,372, the Dlnckstons Natlonal Bank 304,847, the Metropol- itan Natlonal Bank $33,404, the Natianal Bank of Commerce §iH,075, and Richardeon, 11011 & Co. 810,208, The firm s lable on accommodation K--;n-r to the extent of $3,970, making ita total inbiitles, dispiutod and wadlgputed, uuo-n.m. 452,003, The totul assels aro reported at. A DASTARDLY ACT. Speciat Dispated (s The Tribune. Kxorux, Ia., Apell 23, ~llenry Clay wan arrest- ed Iast night for polsoning bis family. He pro. cured & quiitity of arsenic, broxe open one end of 8o eg, andomptled the poison in. The cgx was broken up with othiers and cooked, and In this way the wife and three chilaren were polsoncd. Thev nro In a very critical condition, and it 1 thought that some of them will dle, nen arrested, Ciny confursed, and tuld where he procured the araenic, Jealuney uf his wifc was what prompted hini, NO LONGER' AN AS\"I‘;UM. Drapwoon, D. T., April 23.~William J, 8id- way was arrested to-day on complaint of Dr, . R, Buchanan, who alleges that tho defondant is guilty of the crime of seduction, underpromise of mare riage, of Misa Sailta Usnian, of Now York State, Tha afiaut save an fndictinent has been fonnd ngainst the defendant in the county whera the crime was committod. Sldway was preparing to leave tho Hills, snd the acrest was caueed to keep him here nntil the arrival of a requinition from the (Ih-vcrnur of New York. TO DE MANGED. Nzw Onreaxs, April 23,~Goy. Nicholls has #igned tha death-watrants of Isalah Kvane, of Sabine Parlsh, and Porter Drown, of Langlpahoo Parish, {wnonl convictod of murder, 'Tho execu- tions take place May 10, e COULDN’I' AGREE. SAN Francisco, Cal,, April 23.—A Vieginia (Nav.) diepateh says that in the trial of Chief of Polloe Breen, for supstituting another man for a Clineso murderer, tho jury falied to agree, ————— FTINANCIAL. THE REOYPOTHECATORS. CxteryxaTs, Apeil 2. —Albert and Gabeiel Net- ter, who falled In Now York some time ago, fled a petitlon In bankruptey in tho United States Conrt hero to-day. Thelr liabilities arc stated at 8483, « 8505 valuo of secarition held by creditors, $189,+ 800; secuired claims, 8288, (6. The most promi- nent recured credilors ars tho following: Fitzhugh & Stewart, New York, $04, 4113 the Chemlical Nu- tional Bank of Now York, §75,000; the Amerlcan Exchance Natfonal Bank, B10; the German- Amerlcan Bank of New York, $22,000. The fol- lowing ara not secured: G, (4, Haven & Co., Now York. 836,000; Davls & Froeman, New York, a&';.u{,flu&nlhmln & Hurlhut, New York, $21, - rqubiart, New Ocleans, $10,183, NEW YORK, Bpectal Disvatch to The Tribuae. ‘New Youk, Aprll 23, —The bankruptcles to-day incladed Slmcon & Btiegliche, wholesalo gentle- men's fumishing eoode; liabilities, $115,10%. W. A, Rtansom & Co., boots and shioes; liabilitlos, $50,464; Fellows, Fooster . & Co., wholesale Jowolers, {n Malden Lane, llabilitles, TI‘JO.UDD, and nsscta nominall, 1ol as Jaree, Danfol Itteber, llquor dealer, llabilitics, §28,000. R, L. Leg- gett'a creditors have nccepted 60 cents. Jils abllities were $120, 000, CLEVELAND. Spectal Dispateh to The Triduns. €LEvELAND, O, Aprll 23.—To-day's voluntary petitiens in bankruptcy are C'atviu U. Uay, of this city, labilities eo far known, $703; A. McGregory & Son, Canton, editors and proprictors of tha Sarke Connty Demaerat, Viabiilties noout $1,200, nown, but well covered with mort- gnl{cl. osoph D, Vickery, a merchant of Norwalk, iabilitles 8%, 708, ST. LOUIS. ¥ Br. Louts, 3lo., April 23,—Joseph T', Card and Amon’ ¥, Hotter, deslers {n pig-lron, have filed a petition In buukruptcy, Liabilitics, $162,000, ine cluiling $40,000 to J, F. Card, of Cleveland. Tha faco value of tho assetsis $117,000, of which $7! 000 s In stock of Iron mining companles in Btate, ALLENTOWN, PA. ArLextoww, Pa., April 23, —lenry Oabriel & Bous* woolen mills closed to-night, Liabliliies, $18,000; anacts, $30,000, Ouo handred and fitty hands sre throwh out of employment. 8T ALBANS, VT, B7. Atnawe, V., Aprll &, —~Farrar Bros., iron aud hardware merchants, have falled, Liabilitics, 803,000 ussots, 315, 000, SCANDALOUS CHARGES, Atroclous Charactors Glven to the nlana. Rers of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Delavan, Wis,, by a Discharged Employe, Special Dispatch (o Tha Tridune, Mantson, Wis.,, Apeil 2 The scandal mene tlonod [n these dispatchen night in regard to tho Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Delavan, iv., has noveloped to a curtaln oxtent, Tho Stato Board of Chiritlcs and Roforins bad n mieeting this morning, and adjourned to moet in Delavan to-morrow night, whorv they will Lo prosont at an investiga- tion to be conducted by tho lucal Board of that fu- stitutlon, The churges aro speciiic, and wera fieat brought to the attention of the Board by s teacher named Cyrus L. Willlamy, at present teaching in tha Jones Rchool In Chicage, who had been discharged from tho Delavan finstitu. tion, snd posted throughout the country by the managers of tho indiituilon as & person wholly wnfit for employment, On running agsinsteoy. wral wnags of this character, Mr, Willlame in self. ofensa wrote the Bloard of Charitles and Helorm, wmuking definits chargue that Prol. Demott, tho Princingl, was criminslly intimale with fomalo tuachers und femalo mute ucholurs of that jostity. tion, and that Btewani Woodbury was not only eullly of Mke Improprietios, but hsd alea raped somo of the muts scholars, furnishing the Loard with tho numes of_ the parties who would currob. orate his btory, No attention being paid to his letters, and being unabls to procusu a sltuation oo accuunt of tha oficers of the wwstitution porsiat. ently persccuting him, ho threatencd to bring the matfer befors the Leglalsture, Thie satisfled the Board of the truth of the chargew, and thelr consideration was had, A meeting betng called here for that purpose, now the matter has becoue public. The chiarges will be probed to thu.bottum, and, 1f proven, will show to {he world wtliclal leprogy unparalleles the hiatory of vur State, ‘The [loard, at ita meuting thisnorning, had a large bundle of entary evidence before them, One of the n of thie Bourd told your representativo to-day that ho stould recelve thy testimony of the deaf mutcs with a great deal of ailowance, us It waa showa on the trial of Supt. Weed, o fow yn-rufiu. for cruelty, thut mutes did not inturpret ncts ke persons fn posscsslon of all their fucultice, Prof. Demiott was appointed by uov, ‘Faylor, and his ficads bore believe that he will prove bamself guilileas of thle **great trans- greeaton. - e——— A MIND DISEASED, Speclal Dispatch to The Tyibune, Jaxzeviiry, Wis., April 2ih.—A caso of sudden insanity Is reporsed from Evansville, A farmer named C. B, Powell, lviug two uilles weat of that villuge, becamo raviog mad last Bundsy, uad, picks - fug up lie Mitle boy, doclarcd that by was oing to cut hia head off, astho spirits had bidden bl do s0. ‘Tho child wus rescued fu timu to prevent the cazrying out of the threat. and the father was rlnluurd. lc wia brouglit to this city o-day, 1y bus the strange uotlon that he (s ;n(nll to bo hanged. iteonaly bege tur his frecdom, du- claring hi [ tunoceut of the uleure of which bo supposes himuelf to have been found gullty, ——— MEASLES. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Mr. Venxoy, U, April % —A report reached here to-day that great sad widcspread alarm ls agltating thu Town of Nashville, Wsshiugtou County, caused by the sudden apoearance and fear- ful'wpread of measles amony th¢ scbool-children. Your correapoudont s lufurnied (bat over 100 al uow sulering frow tho diveaso, sod vew victlus a0 belug rapidly dded 10 1ho Tia B st ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LoNpox, April 28, —stesmships Australia and P, (Calsud, New York, sud Maraihou, from Doston, bave arrived out. ‘Naw Yokx, Aprl 20, —Arrived, Beythis, frowm Liverpuol. betwaen Fort - its close. CASUALTIES. The Great Storm of Sunday Fol- lowed by Another Mon- day. Muach Damage Inflicted in Vari- ous P’arts of the South- west. * e Destructive Accldent from a Washout on the Misgsouri Pacific. A Froight-Traln Wrecked and $100,000 Worth of Property Lost. ANOTIER STORM, ' 87. Louts, April 23,—Reports from nearly all parta of the eity montlon damage to property by the storm Jast night. 1lundreda of the cellars of business houses and rosidences were flooded, and their contents biadly injured or destroyed, Besvers caved In in differont parts of the city, Gardens were washed out, and in meveral Inatances waak roots gnve way under the great woight of watee upon them, and goods and farniture were badly damaged. The loss of, and damage to. property will ainonnt to many thonsand dollars. Theatorm extended over a great breadth of territory, embracing néarly all the country = bae tween tho Mluslasippl ~ Itiver — and * Rocky Mountains, The helvfl:ll rainfall ever known was recorded at St. Louis, Memphls, Indlanapolis, and Fort Gloson, In tho Indian, Territory, Tha fal) of wnter here between 10 o'clock it and 4 v'clock this morning was about four Inches. Mesrins, Tenn., April 23.—At 0 o'clock lust night a teeride rain and thuonder storm eet in which continued thronghout the mght, Detween that hour and 0145 this mornlng ¥.85 Incies of rain foll. Hayon Gnyoeo overflowed. ang swept nway tie bridge at Sccond mireet, which recently cont the eity i‘.‘fi.lmfl. 1t 1s feared timat planting intercsts have suffured severely frum the nnproce. dented rains of the past week, as the bottam lands are covered with water, and the damage to fencing from the overflow of crecks and Lnyous te very great. At thin wrlting (10:30) theraln continues, with no siane of ubatement, 2 Uano, 111, April 23,—A tremendons gale pansed over thia city thie niorning nbout 4 o'clock. proa- trating wliads and frult irecs witlout number, and wreeking many onthouses, barns, otc. Inecveral lnstances trecs were thrown across bulldings, but 0o loss of 1ifo or in]ur{ 1o persons {a reported. number of largo buitdings wera wholly or partiale Iy naroofed, whilo the 8t. Charlds Hatol kitchen and what 18 known as the ** Yellow Warchouse " arc wracka, 'Tlo llacs sonth of here ara all down, nnd much uncasinces is folt in regard to the storm eonth, Very hcavy rain attended the storm, INptanarorts, Inid., April ‘2. —A terrific rain and wind atorm occurred along tho lino of the In- dinnapolis & 8. Louls Halleuad this_morning bo- tween Hethalta and Alton Junttion, doing consid- erable damage 1o farme and tho raflrond. Atout 1,200 foetof tho Indianapolis & 8t Loulr Road wan washed awag, and no trains have pnssed over that part of the road since morning, Tho regulne tralus to 8t, Louls are run over tho Wabash track from Litchfield. The Chlcago, DBurlington & Quincy Ralirosd also sullered sevoro damuge, A quarter of & milo of trnck is reported washed away near Alton Junction t Vienna, 11l., a numher of dwelling-houses &nd ether bnildings were un- ronfed, and others wero Inaure(l by the wind- storm. No person I8 roporied killed “or scrlously -injured. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridune. B1. Louis, Mo., April 23.—Intolligence reached thoelty this morning of & terrible accldent on tho Missourl Pacific Railrond fsst night, Involving the Joes of u large amouunt of property through the wrecking of a traln ucar Washlngton, Mo, Tho ru- mor grew out of the fact that the paswanger train from Kansas City, arriving hero usunlly ot 6:40 8, m., was delayed ono hour andja half, iand 1t spread rapldly through the city, cansing connsid- erablo stie in rallroad and commercial clrcles, It appoars that, owing to the heavy stormn Jast night, which extended.aiong olmoat the entiro oxtent of the lino, a wash.ont occurred between Washington and Nowport, undermining the embankment on which tho track {s lald for a distance of soveral hundred yarde, About 8 o'clock thia morning the second scctlon of freight train ‘No, 28, bound west, passcd over tho track ro- ferred to, and was immediately precipitated down tho cmbankment, Theenglne of tha traln was shattered Into fmgments, The ongineer and fire. mon, whoso names war. riot loarned, escaped by jumplng from tho engine, and o con- ductor_and brakeman wers slmilarly fortun. sta, The frefuht train, which left liere about 0140 Inat niuht, conslsted of wix loaded and ten empty freight-cars, all of which wore wrecked, The charnctor of the freight could not bo ascertained. Mnch of it (s known to be of a perishable and costly nature. = Tho loss will probably bo $100,000, doos not exeued that dguro, althongh the railrosd oflicials would probably place tho loss at a lower smount, 'The spot whero the accldent oocurred ls abuut six miles_west of Washington. = Me, Cum- Diviston Bupenntendent, _and , tho General Huperintendent, loft morning bout 0 o'ciock for the acene of the wreck, and have not yet ro- tnrned. A gane of 100 laborers wore also aent ont this morning to clear wway the wrack and repair the track, It wlll ‘probably be twonty- four honrs before freight tralns can agaln mss over the track, No delay will occantoned to pansenger-traing, the passeniors bolug tranuferred aeroas the wowhout Lo another tealn'in waiting for them beyond, telegraphed for feom the western division, A aumber of minor Nooide and wasliouts occurred on othur roads comn- iz Into the city, and wany linee did not sund out Araing this evening, A BHIPWRECKED CREW. BAN Fuancisco, Cal., April 23.—~The crow of the whallng bark Osmanll, of New Bedford, arnved yosterday by mteamer Newbern, from Mazatlun, The Oamani! got Into the breakers at Atlanta, 100 miles north of Mazatlan, on March 8, and became o total wreck, Tho crew Mved on the beach two weeks, gnlming a scanty subsistence, when the schooner Eldorado tonk thewn to Mazatlan. Tho men complaln that Capt, Osburne hore left them to whift for thenwulves, and they were provided with paenage on tho Newborn by tho Awmerican Consul, arrlving hore dostitute. —— TNE SECOND DAY, Bpecial Digpalch to The Tridune. Ll Warenrowy, Wis., April 3. —Thia sftorncon o lad named Gooriro Kottmann, aged 16 years, whilo ot work witha planer in tho sash and dour factory of Qeorgo . Lowis, bad his right hand cut to pieces with the machiue, ronuiring ampntation at llm wrist, It was the second day Kottmann had worked In tho factory, TERRIFIC IAIL-STORM. Bax ANToNto, Tex,, April #3.~A terrific raln- atorm at Fort Concho on tha 10th killed one horsc and stsmpeded 200, Bomo of the hatl-stones wure wn inchand a half {if diametor, aud fell to the depth of more than vua fuot, . e —— i WILLIAM ORTON'S DEATIL Meeting of the Ofiicers of the Westorn Unlon Telograph Company—Condolotice, Nzw Youx, April L~The Dircctors of the Western Unlon Tulegraph Company thle afleruoon adopted o preamble nud resolutlous setting forth that by the death of Mr. OUrton, for twelve years the Prevident of the Company, they bad Joat & friend epdeared o tham by loog sod mgreeable sssoclation, aud whow they had learned to esteem mo losy for hla bigh moral worth sud sterllug charmcter than for his gruat and recoguized ability, snd that, whil deoply lamentlug the loas of so able and distinguishud au oflcer, s suddenly removed by deatl, they sorrowed otill more for the parling 1roin 80 true and cherlvhed au assaciate. br, Qrecn, Vice-Presldont, was elected Preal fl““r‘dm hold the offico daring the pleasure of the uard. Lispatchos of wympathy and coudolenca were read flom U, O, Lllfl. President of the Bauk of Callforuis, Ban Frauchsco; Gen. FPrealdent of tue Combany, Dutl, of Hustont Senator Conkling, Heory Weaver, Goucral Manager of the Cublo Cowpuny in Lone and othere frow different parts of the try, FORAET: Ths Jribune. Speciul Diyvatck MiewauRer: AP o —The asount of the pol- icy held by the Iate Willlain Orton in the North- weatern Life, of thu city, lv §30, 000, ———— PSI UPSILON, Rocusstss, N. Y., April 23.—The Forty-fitth Ueners! Conveunllon of the Pel Upsilon Uollege Fraternily wiil be eld st Hochoster, N, Y., May® oud Bprux. Ex-Uov, Daulelll Chamberlain. LL. D, (Yale, 1862), will Do the orator, tho Rev. J. A. Ely (Rocheater, 1800), the poet, ‘the Rev. A. 1L Armstrung, D, D. (Yole, 1837), the chaplain, and tho Hon. Judge Sterling 4. Hadley (Union, 18:38), ovnoultl on foundors Of thie fraturnity. will pro- side. The fraturuity at large L invited Lo attund or rumgmber the Couventivn ou the dates nae {iraduste membors sre, Ly & recent amendment W the coustitution, catitied to the genoral privileyes of 1Bo Conveution, and will by cordiully weicomud, e ——— . THE NEWELL DIVORCE. Bvectui Disvotch 10 Taa Trivu NEW Youx, April 23, —The Newell draws to Miss Pollard, o fashionable wies frem Boatoa, testifivd tu-day that May Campbell & Btagor, Viee: Chicaeo; John R .becansa they continne to i eoryant, told her aho had been tompted by varlons offers 10 mnke statements intt Mrs, Newell's virtae, but declined to sell soul. Kara linye waoft, nditor of the Free-Tove organ, the Word, mware Me, Newell admitted to him that thers waa no evidence againat hin wife, sud, on crosm-exame {nation, made some potnts on hie bollef {n non. mariage ns the hest Atate of soclety. An attempt wan'made to hreak down Col. Plekering's reputa- tlon, witneases from Nocton belng present, but {ts Aliccesn wna nnt great, The cAss will probably closs to-morrow, THE RAILROADS. GOING FOR THE IOWA FPOOL. No railrond pool has ever enconntered eo )ittlo opposition as that betwecn the Barlinaton, Rock Isiand, and the Northwostarn Compantes, on the hustness between this clty and Omaha, The fowa puol, as this combination ie knawn, has existed foe several yoars, and lina proved very beneflclal to tho toads, and as thoy had to competa with the St. Louis roads they wero compelled to make snch rates as to bring tho business this way, and but few complalntaon sccount of oxorbitant rates havg therafors been made hy shippers up to thia time.' This pool was mnot as objectionable tao shippersas pools nsuslly are, becausa the threa tusds ran- almost paratlel, and iraverse’ the fama coontry, and 8 competition between them could have dono hittle good to shippers, and could have proved very dieastrous to themsclves. Latoly, however, a '{errific conflict has commenced ho- tween tho rosds leading frum this city and 8t Louls to Missourl Rtiver points, and beyond which 10 still n progress, The rates lo thosg points have gono dawn ta alinost nothing, which have had tho effuct of injunng the businoss of Umahs, asthe Tows roadd, as the Wrce pool lines are catled, re- fosed to 'mect iha ratcs miade by the Min- sourl River roads, Nebraska nnd Colorado buslness, which has heen golng via Omana, has been divorted to . the Missouri River pointe yiawhich the buslness could be done much cheap. er. This has had tho effect of aronsing the anger of the Uninha merchants, who Iay the olamo ofsthis diversion of business upon the lowa lluea ero to the old rates and do not mcet the rates made by the Mirsouri Itiver roads, 1low terribly they are’ exasporated uver this matter can bo xeen by the followlng srticles of limpeachment agalnst the Jowa pod., winch appears in the OmaliaCommerelal Exchange, and are slaned by Mr, W, C. B, Allen, Sccretary of the Umaha Duard of Trade: In behulf awd Inthe name of commerce, for the Infringement of vasted rights, and unwarrant- ed vlolation of the suprema yet unwritten law: In hehalf of Omaha, A city of 253,000 fntelligont, industrions people, whoso best interest suffur; 1n lehalf of the Dourd of Trade and Its 125 mambers, who constitute many of the largest l)¥] cra 5 s In' behalf of tho trade and manufactuces of Omaha, aggregating &10, annnal valuo, ‘whose growth and progress aro retardod, ] In behalf of the graln trado, incroasing at the ratio of 100 gur cent yearly, which will reach E.uuu.noo ‘bushols in the mavement of the coming Arvest; B I8 behalf of the livo stock interest, ageregating mililous in valite, and extondiny a thonsand miles North, SBouth, and Weat: In bohall of $ii6,000,000 of the gold and silver bullion, aros and dust, from the Rocky Mountains, llmllvln At Omaha annunlly: and finding av outlet 5 tho Bast; . In bebialt of 0,000 car-loads of tons, ailkw, cof- Jfeer, and Oriental merchnndiso, crossing tho con- tinent yearly, from China, Japan, and the lalands of the Pucitie, by the world's highway of com~ merco; In behalf of tho Commoanwoanltha of Tows, Ne- traska, Dakota, Wyoniing, Colorado, Now Mexi- co. Utsh, Montana, Idaho, snd Oregon, whoso growtls and prosperity aro retarded,, whoso r sources arc kent tindevoloped, nud whose busine: Interasts aro crippled by arbitrary snd unwiso ra and discriminations upon the products of the soll, tho mine, the factory, in all that vast regions 1n behtlf of tho proes, (ha sxpuneal of publie opinlon, reflecting the enlighwencd sentiment and progress of the Great Wosts fn behnlf of the peovle, who create trafic and onablo railwaya to thrives In bohalf of all interests and communtties com- pelled to pay unwilling tributa: Wi 'hnycucu the Chicago and Omaba **llallroad :' tho mointcnanca of arbitrary roles and rutes} Fur unnecessary and uncalled for discriminations and exuctionsy Lor thq diversion of trafilc and trada from Chi- cago and Omals, std immigeativn and settlement from the ‘‘Imperial lelt™ through which those Tumls run; . For uncorteons rervants aud unworthy oficers, whuso pecullar management defrauds tus stocks holder of his just returna; wnoss paucity of prace tieal knowleago of the sclence of transnoriation In only equaled vy o m ating assumption of au- thority and self-imp#Mnco, Floally, tor the imbecile and exasperating threat ©f cortain **pool-line " managers taut they would $4dgatroy tho trado of Omalit, ' and other commu- oitlen in the reglon tributary thereto, For theso and varied causce, tho fulquitous *+poul, " composed of the Chicoyo & Northwest- ertt,'thie Clhicagu, Roek Ialand & Pacltie, und tho Culcago, Burlington & Quincy latlreads, stand Impeached for grosa violatfons of tho Jaws of com- merce, and, bulug unworthy of patrunage and on- grateful for benellts confurred by the mnrlu. we call upon 81l good citizens to unlto In svuking that redress withln thelr reuch by uunlty of action and comblnatlon of freights for other aud more fayor- abla routes to and from the seaboard. THE DIVISION OF EAST-BOUND FREIGUT. Ky Sofar no divialon hias yot been made in the ton- nage vver tho varlons raads lesding East from this city, ae per Weat-bound agreoment, and each road 1s taking o1l the businessit can get. Commlusion- er Gullford, belng interrogated fo= rogard to this matter, stated that ho could make no dlvision un- 11l tho Comunltteo of Kallrosd Managers, of which Qenoral Manager Ledyard, of the Michigan Cen- tzal, is the Chalrman, had taken nction, lle slated that the Michigan Central and Lake 8hore & Mlchigan Southern had 8 Htile more than their per- cantage; the Pittabury, Cincinnat & 8t Louls and Pittaburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago were nbout oven, and (he_only ruad that was ehind waa the Balumore & Ohlo, e thinks the business onslly be ecquulized If tho roade that ai would make fewor offarts {0 get mnure business, thus allowing the ruads that are behind to catch op. KEOKUK & DES MOINES, special Dispatch 30 The Tridune, Keoxkug, 18, Aprdl 23.—A party of tho| officiale of the St. Louls, Keokuk & Northweatern _and Keokuk & Des Moines Kallconds roturned this afternoun from s tour of fnepuction of the -Iatter, rond. The owners of (ho Kansne & Des Moines have made a proposition to leasu thetr roud to par- tice fntorested fn tho Bt, Louls, Kunsas & North- em, aud tha juepection hus Leon made with a view tothut, In that uvont 4 continuous Nno will ve furmud between Livs Moines ana $t. Louls, ' The Chicago, Rock luland & I'acide has buen negotiat- iy for the Kunaas & Des Molnea recently, but did not succovd lu wycaring it 3 ITEMS, Col, L. T, Brien, Asslstant (lenora) Manager of the Chicago, 8t. Lunis & New Orleans Rallroad fo tho city on business connected with hits road. Al of the oficials of tho Kaneas Pacific Itallroad loft suddenly for New Yorklast Priday, which fact ls construed that fwportant changes In tho wanagement of this road will sonn take place. ‘Tho Grand Truik Tallway carned for the week onding April 13, $100, 201, a decrense from the correapondlng week aet year of 8§16, 1. Tals heavy faliing off 1s undoubtedly due o thu heayy competition by Jake, which ai'this thna last yoar had ot faltly commaenced. B The Welland Hailway Company is doing s lively freight business just now. Owlig 1o the Iste vpen- immenvo quantities of merchan- e required o be hibtored every unuryy Ls strulned by the managu ment toaccommudate tha trade. ‘Fralne arc ran. niug stvadily ut all houts of the day and mgnt, The Pliat & Pere Marquatte Railrosd dischorged Ave of 1hieir conducturs, who had been meuy years i their employ, for alloged craoked pruciicos, ‘Yho Frosldent of the Company wtates that ono of them Lad beun roporting (rum $10 1o $13 cush col- loctions fog 8 round trip, ond his successor has ro- turned for three round teipe following his spvolut. meut tho suim of $110, sud thers wus no uusual travel ou thess trains, - The Chicago & Bouthern Rallroad, a whort line ranning from Chicu,g to Ihoruton, which was orlg- jually bulltto forurn conucction with the Chi- cagu, Duaville & Vincinucs Ksllroad, but has not been operated slnte it went lato the hands of a Rocelver, will bu wold ut 10 o'clock this worning at the Jepublic Life Buildlug. 181 predicied t thero will be & ively contest for the tween e B, N, Rust, who te said Lo represent tho Urund Trunk ftatiway, and Mr, I, Loewathal, representing the old boudholders, e e — e EDUCATIONAL, Fasvieep, Ia., April 23.~Tho Edueational Convention of the First District of this State con- vened here to-day. Tho following officers were clected: Presldent, W, J. Medes; Vico-Vresidents, N. 4. Springer aud A, J. Cmmln; Becretary, T. U Campbwile “Yupors o ‘tschool Visitation,™ of Tea e uperintenden Vo Cootun tectured tuia evoning, =P ™ SUICIDE, . Bpecial Mapatch Lo The Tridurs. Broouixutus, ik, April 83.—Tho wite of Mr, _Johin Slonlger, of Wuabiugton, Tazewell Couaty, “urmerly of Stanford, McLean County, comuwitted sulctdo by drowniug on Saturdsy. Sho was found lan‘mfllB iacles d faco Uowuward, e A PITTSBURG RIOT SUIT, Pirtssuny, Pa., April 23.—In the sait of J. Bherman Hall, of Chicago, sgsiust the Pennsyl- vaula Rallresd Company to secover dawages for tho loss of $8, GOV worth of woul destzoyed during the Pitteburg rlots by tho alleged uoaligencs of the Cowpuny, tsthuuny was couctudod yesterday. Y.pl:n the opening of the conrt Mr, o donce In_contradiction of that of p snbmitted the whale matter asa nuestion nf for tho Conrt's declalon and final Jud fect, hawever, to awrital eior.” ¢ agroed to subimit (he case to the (' a demurrer to {ha pinintifMa precinalng the defenra fram producing Mac¥ey evidane Any oot Inintiif, ang i ament, el o0t withont Jury, and Jadge McKennan desired the Colnse| ench elde to prepare n statement of (acta i lvnll & N donce and present the same to-day, ——t— L " FIRES. 1N .8T. LOUIS, S7. Lovts, Mo.. Aprit 23. —Fire broka an ehow.case factory of Lanue & Trothers, Zecond streel, lato last nlght, and exte nd_Tetera lirothers e 14 abuut $15,000, 3 aluon, I Loes, $34,000; Ineurance, $20,000, 4k Ve 'y AT BANGOR, ME, Eaatern Burnet} 240,000, No i Daxgor, Me., April'29.~The bulid ik Works barnad to. nrende, * ¢ - Goff and TlIs Charges Agninst Lin thy 32 Norgy neled to N, 20 wnd 318, occupiod by Kahes, Taenham & po .y The da AT NEW MARKET, &, i1, New- Manknr,; No ., Aprit 23, 1fail's nut and bolt factary whs burncd 1 afayeite st night, 024 of (hy 07, Low, tho Queheg ‘Eg-Minlatord—Itoy, the Iiratimin Peiey, Libel Salt. . Special Digpateh to The Tribune. Moxntneat, April 23.—E. 11 ot oublistey tho Herald to-dny a wecond letter in connecting with his tradeactfons with ex-Solicitar-Genery Baker. o reltcraten the charge tmado I hix forn, er'lctter, and wiich he dreu ublishes lottérs and tolegram fror feductions favorable to hin qwy cuse, and further alleges that ke paid Me. Mathieg, nmenber of the Legislaturo, 820, felendshin In 00 for iy tting him the anhuiil, Montrenh Partiand & Hoston. Hatlway A7, o A capayg s bnsuei to-day.for E. H. Goll, and an actionsy thanult of the 1lon. Thommas Ryan agatnst the former to recover 1, 000 soryfnote, tloff says those rldo jsan, nuainet him at the inetigation of the aem alko cuteret an a pronyie. et are takuy t {ho. Inta Quabec..tiovernmont, with 4} e distracting pahiio ationtlon and ' damaging bl vk against uu}'ml al *IMRPaIeA 1o TAs Tridune, pect Tonont, April 2.—At tho Ansizea to-day, 1hy Ttev. 8. ¥, Roy, the Heahmin priest, gullty of bigauy, completo) hitherto conducted hnnolf with mucl Sneclal Disgeteh to The 11y O7rAwa, Can, April 23, —Sir John A, Mae has fsaued funtenctiona (o his Yegal ndviser wan o) During tho teial the pringre uroke down, and cried lke w chil, mch to the mrrpeise of tha audlenco, X 08 he by h bravado, e 1cidonsly tnlay criminal information againkt Senator lrown fop alleged libelous utterances of the 'Poronto Ginle, MoNTREAL, April 21, —A large ga entered 81, John's last nignt an atreets thia morning, flnumluuf‘ revol ing lu & rlotous manuer. The poll arroas. Oue ut tho sistance, fring six sl boforo belug cantured, Nearly ali 1 carried arv., Tho appearanca of ng of trampy ° baraded thy vors sod aci. 160 10ad0 (e arly made 8 desgrate re. ots_nt tho Town Inipecis e untunery aonie of the arty leads to the belief that they are moro than ordinary tramps. THE INCOME-TAX. Btate OMcers from Salarles—~An Ofilclal nnd Aristocracy, Not Taxable, not 1ia Taxed on Incomey Priviieged From Our Own Correspondent, Wasstinaron, D, 0., April 22.—As hasinza direct bearing on the injustica and oppressise. ness of an income-tax Jaw, I send you anab. stract of tho declsions of the Supreme Cosrt of the United Btates, declaring that incomey cannot be taxed, [ from salarles of judicial olficers of tho Blate' Tho United Btates Bupremo Court, fn te case of Collector vs. Day, brought u up frot tha District of Massachusetts, In December, 1370, decfded that 1t ls not competent for Congress, under tho Constitutionof thu United States, to impose n tax upon the ealary of a cer of o State” Judichal oflle ‘This casa Is reported in 11 Wallaee, Unlted States Bupremo Court Reports, page 113, Me. Justlea Nelson dellvered the oplulvnof the Court. Ilesald: *“Tho case preser its the quck- tion, whether or uot It {s compctent for Coo- gress, under tho Constitution of tho United Btates, to Impose s tax upon of a judicial ofllcer of a Btate.” Th reasons, were nasigned : The su] thorefory, so much rolied on fn the the counsol for the plaini® 1n error, the saluy ¢ dectslon of tho Court was, that this wos not withinths power of Congress, and that Lho Governmentls prohiblted from taxing tho ealary of a julidsl oflleer of u State, The following, amouy otae ymacy of the Oenoral Government srgument of In reppect to tho (t;:ullnn before us, cannot bs matntained, The two questlon Ject taxe tho salary of & Judicial oficor of the ‘Whether the_power **to jovernments aro upon Ao gquality: andthe Tevy and col- enables the Genoral Government tofag Btute, whica oilicer ls @ means or lnstrumentality tmi;luyvd 0 carry Into exocution one of its most mporisnt functions,—the administration of the lawe, —tul which coucerns tho exercieo of a right rescrred 1o the Btatos. 3 Wa do not say tho' mero clrcnmsf tance of the establlshment of the judicial depurtment and tho nprulnlmml of balng amol ables the oficers th adminluter tho lams, the resurved powora of thy Bisto, dhi enoral Uovernmant from lovying tos tux, o4 that depouds upon the exuress power 1 levy aud colloct taxos ™'; urijginal, Inhurent ?m'" in rospcct to which fhe Uovernment does not exiet, impurtance in determining tho qu fariher, that, being an original and Buprai and but 1t abows tuat [t never ported with, and acy of tat of 5o tion: and, ricd pos- ar, and'the Judictal viicers appolntud under [t be ing 8 maans or instramentall ynmfill;ycd 1o carry cssl it fnta offect, the righl and nec palred oxorclse, ant from tazation by the General y ‘of |ts unim- the oxemption ol the oflicer jovarnment, stand upon ne wolld s’ ground, and are maintained Dobbins ve, Th ation by the Stat £ ment, “An the ° means carry into operation * the to It are, necussarlly and for wreservation, exsmpt from taxation b, why are not vxlstence i tho onu casy 14 a8 ciuch! hiblung the exvwption rosts upon necesssry and v upheld by tho great law of tlon; as any Uovernmont, whoso meat In couductine Its uperations ure subjec trol of anvther an only ot the mercy of thut Qovernnien thani at dlacretion? But wu ure referrod to tne Tt ol this power of (ax atrong Hlustration of takun by the Tad namely: | SoThat the power 10 tho power Lo featray, ™ Government, and had been, after throe-quarters uL & century, ceanive taxation by Ul as the judicla) ofice in the 1f subjoct al oll to taxation b by a majonity of the Coutt, It v opinlon that **the reservod fi: snch ns the right Lo pasy laws; throuyls the courts; as ent t Congruss.” 1his concession covel Datare vaand adds tho aathorlty o0 to mantain, Judgwent sfirmed. GOLD. New. Youx, April 23,—A bas of . welghing 252 pounds, aud th I’ bscot fode In Muntany, Decotned hano mint here. 1t 1a tbe eyer bruugnt to thle city. ————— 10WA. EDITORS, Quincr, 1il., Apri) 23, —Athut Aty on sn excarsion to Tex! {poyyo-morrow morning. Tho, E"r: ou a Chicaxo, Bnmnflu & tHo Miasourd, Kanuse & Topexs Ha! e c———— « - HYMENEAL, 0 Thex a wealthy widower of 1his clly, on Lndians avebue. Miuwaukks, Aprl News, both Democratic peyess, aio b dated It 4 aumitted that there s no nwrtlt‘nl:: viston I the Constitution that pronibiis the i cral tiovernment from tuxing the mesns snd talities of tho Blates; vor s thero sny fi- the Btates from Wsixing the teavs an v . In both csees, wirumicntalities of thatUovernmont. l'}mphuuun. ‘welf-prescreas ho {eneral Uoverument, prosent cavy Bl 1K f thls But, notwithy iny the sanclion :onwm i 1he hia of the blates— iva effect Lo 3%} through exccutive action: fo ndminlatee joi o Lol i agencles for Jegitimato purposcs o ¢ i ’BDI:IU T oubjocta of tho taxiug posct support uf the coctrine which we kave on Bpecial Dispalch to The Tribunss extiblted fu Wall stroet, ‘Tho gold wae Lake Bpacial Dispatch 1o The Tridusé. o7 : B Jougr, 111, April 23.—Heory :‘:.",:::;M Mre. M. J, Hayward, of Chicago, this evecld The ceremouy took piace 84 tho brids’s principies aud reusons as cogent, an those whic L'd lu‘thu szemplion of tho oFederal ofiicer, 1 wnisslonprd of Erie, from tate for, in ‘this reflpecg»mxl e, In reapoct to the reserved powers, —the Slate ‘".' wovergign and {ndopundent as the ucu‘-ral Gorer i o cutalitios employed by tuat Govenment 12 mentalitl ploys y e el tho sake of il Inatrue y the Statch, thoso of the Htates dependivg l]‘;[fl thelr rencrved ypowers, for like reasony, equal exomnt from Pedetul taxatfon? Thelr u mared thal aa {n (he o prus 14 cumloy 1 to the cons distingt Uuverninent, € ekt t. Of what avall aro thesy mionus IF another power way < Veazle Bank vé. atlon. That ‘tho positios ‘ 8, Mary- ? Juatice In !lttullu!vl:x' Yavolves "I'ie power fnyolved was ona which bind been €57 the erclued by the Blate since the 'oflnd:l'l’l“m;";w ol anolbiluted from eX3 jusk Aie tice 31y rs thu e the Cuart 12 duavored gold ballien valued sl §53, 00 4 o from Towa editors witl take Dreaktast 18 i) o f tacy rom waln ove! w sesldentt ————— JOURNALISTIC. . ek Lo Ths Triduns Wt B :un!nlll"," mised tbat tho Commercial Jiaus sud the P o e consb