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e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MAY 19, 1875—SIXTEEN PAGES, -as a Deputy Sergeant-ai-Arms. His salary was $5 a day, and he was paid {n full for his servives on a voucher signed by Mr. Morrisnn, Chafrman of toe Committee. On Prescott’s return to this city, it isasserted, be obtained a btank voucber, which he filled up at tne rate of $10 a dav, making the whole amount duc him $300. Jie deducted from this amount 300 which had already beenpaid bim, and made aun effort 1o sull the voucher. W. 1i. Belknap, a broker paid for the voucher, but afierward discovered its fraudulent character, Mr. Morrison never Laving sfned it. During the examination of Prescott by the Committec, he said in reply to dirett questions that hie pelieved be was justly entitied to §10 a day, although be admitted that he bad sizned 8 receipt fn folf for §5aday. The Committee asked him how Bie obtained the siznature of Mr. Morrison to the voucher. He replied that it was secured through a friend whose name he declined to divulge. So farall efforts of the Committee to oblain 2 satisfactory response to the question bave failed. To-dzy, Mr. Morrison, when shown the vouch- erand questioned with regard to {ts renuine- ness, responded that it was undoubtedly a fargeryi ana lie added that Le had never acalt with auy one except Donovau in the matter of vouchers. Belkuap, wiio advanced the money, is clutnoring for Lis pay, and has testified to-day agatust Prescott. 7TNE METROD OF ELECTING PRESIDENTS. WasaiNgTox, D. C., May 17.—There is very little prospect of apy action by Cousress in re- zard to 3 plan for counting the Electoral votes. The mebers of both branches seem to take wery Mttle interest fn the subject. it has never ¥et been fouud possible to et a full meeting of 1be two Cominittees appoinied at the beginniug of the session on this subject. Ihere was a weeting lust night of the members of the two ‘Comittees, at which there was a discussion of ke House bill, but no definite conclusion has yet been resched. The House Committee has refused to concnr in the Sepate bill, which pro- vides that the decislon of the high- est juditial power of & State in a cou- ested election case shall be final, or where there is no such judicial decision tue cer~ titled decision of any other tribunal of the State sbzll be conclusive. The House bill reserves to the two Houses of Congress the rignt to de- termine whether such a judicial decision is valid. Some of the members of the Senate Committee repard the House proposition with 1avor, and a sub-committce of couference was suzaested, but not sppointed. Mr. Southard, Chairman of the House Committee on thfs sub- ject,has an amendment to the Constitution prepared, to be accompanied by a report, which 18 nearly complete, ana which he hopes to ore- eent to the House this week. The amendment abolishes the present Electoral College entirely, and makes tbe election depend upon a direct popular vate, cach State to be entitled toas ‘many Electoral votes as it has Senators and Kep~ resentatives in Congress, Lhese votes to be ap- portioned among the several candidates in pro- ‘partion to the popular vote. OUR POSITION IN RELATION TO RUSSIA AND EN- GLAND. WasamvGrox, D. C., May 18.—The advices which have been received by this Goverument by mail, supplemented by the cable dispatches 10 the newspapers, indicate that war is foevita- ble between Russia aod Enaland. This was the subjeet of informal . comment to-day smoug hugh officials representing the Administration and others representing foreign Governmeats. 1t was declared that the Ubited States would, in the event of war, proclaim its oblizations ag a neutral under the terms of the Tresty of Washivgron aud strictly adhere to them. 1f citber of the comivg "bellizerents purchases vessels of citlzens of this country before hos- 1ilities are declared, there will, of course, be no objection made, but the nse or abuse rather of our neutral ports for that or any other purpose calculated 0 nid either of the covtendivg Pow- ersis declared will be rigidly probibited. This Government bss fuformation that Russia is ne~ gotiating not ouly for the purchase of vessels but of arms and amuunition in various por- tions of the United States, and regards it as more in the light of a certainty than 2 contin- gency of war. MR. CONKLING SCORES ONE. ‘WAsniNGTON, D. May 17.—Mr. Conkling hos g“lc'.ly but carefully engineered through the udiciary Committee of the Senate the resolu-~ ion to iuvestizate the restoration of Benjamin P. Runkle to the rank of Major fn the army, Mr. Coukllng introduced the resolution of in- auiry into the Runkle case for the purpose of assailing the President, and his blow has been effective, for the Committec bas agreed to re- port that the President was unauthorized by law to restore Maj. Runkie to the army. Maj. Runkle clalmed that the findings of the court-martial which dismissed bim from the scrvice were not regularly approved by Presi- dent Grant. ‘The Commitice holds that & verb- 2l apuroval of the finding of a court-martial by tbe President through the Secretary of war.f3 as cffective 25 a writien approval. THE RECORD. HOTSE. WasnNerox, D. C.. May 18.—Mr, Stephens asked 1o be put uponrecord. Hewas absent on leave of the House resterdey when the vote was taken npon what is known as the Potter reso- lution, and was paired with Mr. Harrs. " But for the pair, be would have voted against the resolution as it stood. NIr. Ellis, from the Committee on Elections, revorted a resolution dedaring that there had been no fair, free, and pesceable election in the First Congressional District of South Caroling, and that peither Rainey (the sitting membver) wor Richardson (contestant) was entitled to the seat. He statea that e would call up the reso- lution oo’ Thursday next. ‘The Speaker appointed Messrs: Sparks, Sin- gleton, and Baker conferees on the Indisu Ap- ‘propristion bill. Mr. Durham, Irom the Confercnce Coramit- tee on the Military Appropriation bill, reported that the Commitice had been unadle to agree. Further conference was ordered, and Messrs, Dar- b, Clymer, and Smith (Pa.) were aoppointed conferees. The Speaker 1ald vefore the Honse a messsge {rom the President transmitting & commaunication from the Seccretary of State in regard to the Fish- ery Commission. Referred. The. bill for the election of & Delegate to the Honse from the Indisn Territory was ordered printed and recommitted. On motion of Mr. Smith (Pa.), the Senate amendments to the Pension Appropriation bill Jwete non-concurred in, and Messrs, Smith (Pa. ). ifi\e‘gt (N. Y.), and Sparks were appolntea con- The' Touse then went fnto Committee of the Whole, with Mr. Springer, of Tilinols, in the chaif, on the Army Appropriation bill. Ar. ewitt (N, Y.), who has charze of the bill, 1n his statement gafd he rezurded the crucial test of statesmanship to be a reduction of the bardens of taxation, £o that the hund of Jabor mizht reap i3 reward, and keep 3t when earncd. That ides had been the pole-star which the Committee on Appropriatious had eet before it. The reduction of expenditures for 1877 had been $25,000,000. 3ir. Foster—1 beg pardon. The reddction does 0ot amoant to $12,000, 000. Ar. Hewitt reatirmed bis statement, and added that the expenditare should be still further re- duced $I5,000,000. The cost of the army in 1860 amounted 10 45 cents per bead of the entire pap- ladlon, and in 1877 to 54 cents: that made a differ- ente o! between $4, 600, 000 and $3.000.000. The Pending il effected a saving of €3,871.000, and that without tooching the pay of the soldiers or of the ofticere, and withoutreducing the strength ©of the army by a xingle mueket, Tne saving was cffected in the mdmivistration. On the test of vobalation, the army contained now, s compared With 18060, a surplus of 607 ofticers’ and of 7228 men. On the test of army poste, now and in L0, 53 of the present posts befug nscless, there was aléo a surplus in the strength of the army. He thonght there was no danger of an Indian War As to the use of the army 1o put down Jubor atrikes, he 5aid it was motin sccordance with the Tepublican vrincivle of the Government to keep an araiy to restrain any portion of the prople from exercising any just right. If shese strikes pave Tise 10 disoracre it swae” tho duty of the Statee in- dividnally to zepress them. \What the Government :m;m to do was to orgauize a notional militia eys- .lew throughout the country. 1le was in favor of encouraging rific clabe, for & never fear disarder when Kzs;’buca‘u country need coplc are armed. As to Commuanism, which s Saunted Lefore Congrese as o reason why the femy should bo increased, that never had Hag 8 1nd Spind never would' bave a footine in thi Taud, nleee £s rhauld- uadertake 1o police Qones oy with & etanding army Y23 that were Sone, Communiem would break oatin every town gogutry; but 3f. Compunism should break ‘}n“:}h&': ¥realdent was authoried {0 call Gt 1he 1, the militia conid not B trusted, sepublican institutiuns were g faflure. M— e tben epoke of thie. manner,tn which the Com- mittee B luvLEL né’fll\);l;g to ammmamwuurmnze. m rE. e oay prover.of the Geeral of the' gy I ¥y Mo o0 (it commuitatton The ];xfiut&g;mfian&r‘al wu"?&fu@{\“fii’é"-“fiu‘i{' $13.005, The pay pro, ‘s Majox. i’ 37,500, the ng:uiln;lpv?'“ 23k Cene. per. The bifl pro- silowances . for forage, shipped°to Proxed 0 change all theee . 22d gustlers. Forage wanh those omiters who used baracs in 'in&f’vm C serv-, 5 aer e cupplied to those who Qig’ nly at wilitary stations and 1n thé Wwould be tupplied by the Goverument ifi’e‘m rate Quariess ‘would, be supplied Fael Of 8 per cora of wood. This would be & bene- factlon to oficers, and least 000 to the Ga\'c‘ soate® o the c roment. Whole. the provicions = of the Mgn ‘;‘: the eupject of compepeation were liberal and .ample. He claimed that the Lill .did not reduco tho strength of the armv by one musket: toat it dfd not force out of the army a single ofticer who chose to remain in it: that it did not reduce the pay of thearmy, butouly cut off the sllowances that Arc an abuée: that it leavee the arm with better pay than fs reccived in.clvil hife for equnlly important services, ot that is received by officers of the navys; that the savings effected were eimply 1 the administration. and can be largely increased. and that by 1t relief wonld be extended ta taxpayers to the amount of mearly £4.000, 000, Mr. AfcCook criticiscd the reductiona proposed. Referring to ‘the bill vrepared by the Chuirman of ihe Commuttee on Militsry Aflairs, he snid a sec- tion in that bill providing for the disbandment of the army had becn scriously contempluted, sudnd recelved the sanction of distinguished members of thiat Comumittee, and possibly of the Appropristiogs Committee. : Mr. Hewltt~—I object to any such statement as to the Committee on Appropriations. Itisjentirely un- fouuded in fact. Alr, McCook—1I said *“Possibly." Mr. Hewitt—TI still object to ihe statement. and Task the gentleman to confine himself to facts. 3ir. McCook—It is an unquestioned fect that such section providing for the disbandment of the army in case of the failure of Congzress to pass the Army Appropristion bill_was incorporated 1n an Ary bill; that it was discassed and defended, apd that for over two months it was obstinately adbered to, and that should make us hesitate be- fore sgreeing ta follow other engrestions from the same source, even when adopied by the Com- mittee on Appropriations. The Commiitice then rose, and the Spesker atated umh“ would be sbecnt the carly partof mnext weel iz, Eden offered s resolution appomting 3r. Sayler Speaker pro tem. Adopted. It was arranged there sbould be evening seseions for regular guzlnesl parposes all next week. 4 Adjournes CRIME, MURDERED BY A BURGLAR. Speciat Ditwatch to The Tribune. Four Waxsr, Ind., May 18.—Last night a most brutal murder was committed at Hamil- ton, DeKulb County, the viclim being Frank Houlton, o prosperous and popular farmer liv- ing at this plsce. Houlton kept 2 considerable amount of money at his house on account of the Jong distance to any bank, This fact was well known to his neighbors. At 1 o'cleck a burglar entered his house, and went into his dsughter's yoom. The young lady was awak- ened by his movements. and screamed loudly, at which Houlton jumped from bis bed and ran out of hisroom. He was met at the door by thie burglar, who deliberately shot him through the head, causing instant death. The murderer ordered the wife snd doughter to keep still under penalty of death, while he calmly searched the house, out failed to get any plun- der. fiethen made his escape, whereupon an the vanduls mainder of their lives. plished only in one way, and there is only one algrm was given. The Sheriff, with a passe of men, started in pursuit, and tracked him to Summit, eight miles distant. In the mean- time lie had been apprebended st Stenbenville, where the Sheriff took bim in custody. Ie was taken to Auburn to-night and lodged in jail. He professes innocence. ‘The murderer’s name Is John Abbott, and he isa peighbor of Houlton. He is u desperate character, and recently ot out of the Penitenti- ary, where no served @ term for forgery. Heis ouly 20 years old. The indigpation in the county is inteuse, aud an immense crowd is aiready gatbered about the jail at Auburp, threatening to Iynch Abbott. Itis feared that he will be swung off before morning. JOLIET. . Special Dispaich to The Tyidune, JovieT, I, May 18.—Huehes and Mullen, 0 sttempted to rob the tomb of tlie martyr Lincoln of its sacred remaips, have nearly served the time for which they were sen- tenced to the Penitentiary, and will soon e dis- charged. The crime of which they were con- victed was one that aroused the indignation of every good citizen, and public opinion would favor their wearing its brand during the re- This can be accom- person {n the State who can accomplish it. That person is Gov. Cutlom, who has the right, un- aer the law, of restoring discharged convicts to citizenship, but the law does not make the ex~ erase of the vrivileze compulsory or prevent the Governor from using his distretion in the matter. A liberal exercise of his discretion in the cases of Hughes and Mullen would e not only justifiable but approved by public scuti- mept, and people hereabout hope that Gov. Cuilom will refuse all spplications that may be made for the restoration of these two men to citizenship. e THE GARRITYS. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Ggxgva, Kane Co, Iil, May 1S.—Before Judge Uptou this morning the Garrity cases were called up, but no one was present on be- balf of the defense, and court was adjourned until 1 p. m. Monday. It is nuderstood that W. W. O’Bricn, who has undertaken to defend the sluggers, will then ask for a continuance on the ground of the absence of material wit- nesses. People down here who don’t know the gang opine that these are witnesses to charac- ter. ‘There scems to be an opinion that the cases will never be tried, and Judge Upton said stralght-out this morning that such was his belief. Yet State’s-Attorney Milts and Mr. A. 8. Trude were on hand, and wil) be again Mon- day, while the prosecutor, Dowling, appears to be determined to push the matter through. And for all this there seems to be a very stronz probability that the Garritys will once more cvade, or rather chieas, justic FORGERY. Special Disacich (0 The Tribuze, Mz. VerNON, I, May 18.—One A. J. Hub- bard, agent for Spalding & Company’s Nursery at Springfield, was brought here this morning from Olney to answer to a charge of forgery. The arrest was made upon the complaint of Lewis Philips. Hubbard, among other things, is charred with forging the name of one of our Jefferson County farmers, Hicks Atkinson; to an order for $109 worth of fruit trees. fipon this order he is said to have drawuo his commis- &fon, after which e pawned a team belonging to his Springtield employers and skipped -out. He had a prelimizary examinat{on this morn- ing, when he was held in bonds of $1,500 Lo an- swer at the Circuit Court. He furnished the required bail and was released. EMBEZZLEMENT. Special Disvaich to The Tribune. Dazrrorr, Mich., May 18.—Charles A. Rath- bury, station agent Pon the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad at Grand Trunk Junction, was arrested and arraigned before Justice Comstock this morning, cbarged with embezzling the Company’s funds. In default of pail _he was committed for examination on the 27th. Experts have been iuvestigating bis books for some time past. It is allezed that the stealings bave veen going on for deyeral years past, and aggregate nearly $5,000. KENOE. | Speclal Dispateh to The Tribune, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 18.~In o conversa- tion with your correspondent’ at Harrisbure 1ast evening, Gov. Hartranfc intimated that he thought Juck Kehoe innocent of the erime for which bie was convicted, and said be could not be artven to cousent to the -hanging of an in- nocent man even though it should be carried into the campaign and made a bandle of politically. CAPITAL SENTENCE. Prrrarienp, May 18.~Teneyck has been found guilty of the murder of Mr. and Mrs, Stillman, and sentenced to be hanged Aug. 16. A DEFAULTER. PORTLAND, Me., May 18.—Edward H. Wilson, United States Deputy-Marshal, has aisap- pesred, and is supposed to be a defa ulter. THE ORTON ESTATE: . . NEW YORK, May “18.—Letiers of ndministra- tiuz on the estate of the late;William Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Compaty, were apglied for to tlie Sirrogate toF day by Witliam Orton, Jr. It is stated In the petition that the, persoual estate ‘does nou’ ex- ceed §50,000. : : s ‘The partles £6 receifé tmder thé Jill_are*ihe’ widow audsix childrer, three of whom ite of’age and three minors.., Toe-petitioner ‘and , Oliver H. Paliner were appointed - Adminlstraton the Surrogdte, and -thefr bond was, $160,000 5 4 .-bood, wa T GENS SHIELDS. 8r. Louts, Mo.; May 18.~A ‘formal reception’ Was piven 10 Gen.James Shields to-night at the residencat bt Judge John MitKrom. -Alarge |: Dumber of citizens; among them many of prom- Inedce, weré presént,“and 8 Yeky cordial and azyeeable evening was_spent. ,en zddress of Welcome was aelivered by Peter L. Foy, which Was responded to by tien. Shiclds inavery gnnn; manner, after which speeches were made oy C;l. jgfinot}‘gnuuw ex'-Gnv. }Keynmds‘ Judge ) 6. Musfe was furnished by the United States band from the arsenats - officers | " FOREIGN. Panic and Demoralization Preva- lent in Constantinople. Almost the Entire Russian Army Has Retired from San Stefano, John Bright's Recent Speech in Oppesition to Disrasli’s Policy. Germany Preparing to Crush Out the Socialistic Or- ganizations. Newspapers and Associations of This Class Will Be Summarily Suppressed. A Reign of Terror Btill Exists in the English Ootton Manufaoturing Districts, TURKLEY. 3 CONSTANTINOPLE. Loxpuy, May 18.—News from Constanti- nople hos a tendency to check the optimist con- clusious favored by the St. Petersburg tele- gram. Great excitement and slarm prevall in Con- stantinople, but the ides of an attack on the city or the forcible oceupation of the shores of the Bosphorus is discredited by the fact that Prince Labanoff, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, will nave an interview with the Sultan to-day, to present his credentlals, and also has an appointment to meet Mr. Layard, the British Ambassador, on Tuesday. FALSE RUMORS. Other rumors, such as that the Russians bave demanded the Porte to enforce the withdrawal of the British fleet and permit the Russians to oceupy both sides of the Bosphorus, are clearly the result of a panfe. z LABANOFF. CoNSTANTINOPLE, May 1S.—Prince Labanoff, the Russtan Ambassador, visited the Sultan and Sadyk Pasha, President of the Council, to-day. On accouut of jndisposition, Safvet Pasha, Min- ister of Forcigp Affairs, was absent. THE RUSSIANS. The Russfan headquarters are still at San Stefano, but the eptire army bas moved north- ward, except a few companies. A MISUNDERSTANDING. Gen. Todfeben has explained that the sum- mous to the Turkish commander to surrender Prindjlikoi was the result of 2 misunderstanding. ENGLAND. PROPOSED PARLIANENTARY TEST. LoNpox, May 17.—The Government will meet Lord Hartiugton’s resolution jn the Mouse of Commons Mouday, that no force be ruised or kept by the Crown in time of peace, save within India, without the sanction of Parliament, with the following amendment: ** This House being of opinion that the . constitutional control of Parlisment over the raising and employment of the military forces of the Crown is fully secured by provisions of law and by the undoubted power of this House to grant or re- fuse supplies, considers it unnecessary and in~ expedient to aflirm a resolution tending to weaken tne bandsof her Majesty’s Government fu the present state of foreign affairs.” The notice by the Colopial Secretary in the House Jast evening that this amendment would be submitted was received with loud and pro~ longed cheering by the Conservatives. SPEECH OF JOUN BRIGUT AGAINST DECLARING 2 WAR ON RUSSIA. = fee Great ant{-war meetings have been held in the North of England and Scotland, to condemn the course of the Tory Ministry in preparing to plunge the nation into a war with Russia on an inadequate reason or provocation. On the Ist of May, Jobn Bright, the great Commoner, ad- dressed 1,500 delegates from the Liberal organ- tzation of North Eungland. He delivered, says the Times, “one of those poywerful philippics of which lie is such a master. Resolutions were unsnimous!y passed condemnatory of the poli- cy of the Government, and denouncing the Gov- ernment itself in the sirongest terms.”- Wecopy a synopsis of his speech from theLondon Times® report: Nr. Brizht, on rising, was recelved with great entbusiasn. ~ Ile eajd: " **There is very little that 1 need to say, for it takes but_few words to ex- Dress, £0 far as they can be expressed, the strong- est feelings of the heart. Iam most grateful to you for the reception vou have given me to-night, ond for the great scrvice which I believe yon have rendercd to the causo of pesce. (Hear]. 1 hope 1bat what has been gaid here to-night and in the Conference to-day may g.’)!! with more or less Jength through the great bulk of the newspapers of the Kingdom, and thatall those, and there, doubt- Jess, are some. who are in s _condition of depres- sion with regard to public affairs, may foel them- selves enconraged by what hss pussed here. " 1t isa great pleasure for. me to be permitted to address an audtence in_this m¥ cheere] and sn audience in this magaificent hail. ~Befng here car- rles one back ta tho times that are now long past, but to times which, 50 Jong as mnndy of uslive, it will be impossiblo tbat we shonld ever forget. [Hear.] In all the conflicts of pust times there has been none more great, none more noble, and none more glorious than that to which we have set our- elves this evening. [Hear, hear.] We are asking the Chrietisn men and women of En- gland_ that they shall not be at the beck of a Minister [his¢es] in whom hitherto we lave had and the peaplo of Lngland ag, I belfeve, have had 0o cause for special confdence. [Hear, hear, ] 1eay. we are arking the Christian men and women of England that they shall not accept from him apd carry into etfect withoutsuch solemn convidera- tionns the question demands, what if it should come to pass will be, in fact, the actusl suspension tnroughout vast regions of the globe, by the fiat of the English peoflTe expressed by her Majesty's Minister, who, 1 belleve, will have betrayed their real interest [cheers], aud 2 suspension for an in- definite_ period, not only of the Ten Commund. )racnls, ‘hub of the Sermon on the Mount, [Loud cheers, 2 Ispoke, now, I think, more than a yearsgoata Welsh watering-olace Where I frequently spena £ome quict days, 1 spoke there on this guegtion of war, and I atked how It was thut the twenty, thirty, forty, fifty thousand at least af the pro feesed mimsters of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland were dumb, —absolately dumb, —as dumb a4 tne walls of the buildings in which they mims- ter, in reference to the ureat question of peace or war, anc I asked them how it was that, while there liad peen Christisnity of some sort more or lesa advancing foreighteen centuries, still the Chris- tian ecntlment of the people and the Christian teachings of the priests nad not been able to over- comwe, to surmount the temptations to war which arise from the ignotauce of peoples and the am- bitlons of potentates and s:ntesmen. [Cheers.] 1 am gatitied 1o obeerve that during the Jast few ‘monthe, during tho last, year there has been more munifextation ~of fcolmg on this question amang the teachers of religion than at any former period: Itelithem from this platform that their people cannot become Christians in princiolo and in prac. tice until the teachers of Christians themselves become converted. [Loud cheers.] We may differ upon many points of nriicles in churches, but here we areall agreed on this—that, if thers be anything definite und distinct in the teachinga of the SNew 'Testament, ft iy that which wonld lead to amity among peoples, and to love, and justice, ama mercy, and peace, on the whole of God's earth upon which Ris sun shines, |Cheera,} 1f, then, we are agreed upon this, let us, if it be possible, throw off the--hypo- crite fn this matter.” [Hear.] Let us get rid of our Christianity or get rid of our tendency and willinzuess to go to war, [Hear.} Waris a game ‘which, if their subjects were wise, Kinga. wouk 1ot be sble-to, ploy at, and be they-Kinga or Queens,.be they,sthicsmen of this or that.calor or arty, umever let any man go headlong:into auy pol- Jcy ihat directs fur war until be bas thoroughly eqamined the question by his own best intellect, orought it o bear on his own Christian consclence, : ang decided it for himself, just as if he.were aekod to pull the trigzer or (0 ufe topaword. . [** Hear,? and, s Z ' cheers. ] e . o ~ We gend men.out {0 €neage in the ravages.of wWar . wha have 1o knowledge whatsozvar of -1, aues- tion'upon which they have to fignt, (Hean heae.] And not satistied noiw with taking them from opir: own midst, we—not we, hat some among us [heas,, Bbear]—who bave been menncing India With, 2o, ina- vasion Trom-Ruesis, are now actualiy, apparedly, on tae ooint of .{nvading Tluesia by troopg-from . 1ndia, aud we, Who have been as €3in *noL ing Ruf ©on any account to 20 uear the Suez Cazal because, ). we., require it for .the trafje of, oor - ytate to Indie, are.pow: emplaging * that very ¢anal which Rustia bss pot approached - ifi. bring-, ing troops—Mahometan, half-sawge troops—from Indis to make war upon 1he Christian population of Ruesia. [Criee of -*Shame:!") 1 1ialnk these are questions’ which wo are bound to consider, (Hear, . hear.] 1 eay without hesitation—and 1 £peak to all the people of England (cheers}~I say that for no #uch canse 29 this shall the torrents of English blood bo called toflow which, apparently, sre now'on the pomt of being shed at the com- mand, Iwi eople, ut.the betravalof a Hiinigtor wiho Ths une DroPsingle drop of Engiish Blood fn Afs voins, ® [Lond cheers. ] The meeting then broke ub- ‘A counter-lemgstration was attempted by some adherents of the Conservative party, who advertised that an open-air meetiog wonid be beld fn Albert Square to protest sgainst Rad- ical misinteroretation of publicopinion. About 2,000 persous assembled, sud ,resolutions were proposed {n support, of the free volicy of the Government. _These resolutions were “declared carried, but the proccedings were very-brief, as the ringing of the Town-Hall bells at § o'elock prevented the speeches from being heard. INCIDENTAL. SUPPRESSED. BELGRADE, May 16.—The Albanian revolt in Old Scryia bas been suppressed. REFUGEES. * ArnExNs, May18.—There are 80,000 Thessalian refogees in Greece. They refuse to return to thelr homes. Many of them are joining the .Greek army. = COST OF WAR. ; « LoxDox, May 16,—The Times says the wa bas already cost Russia about £100,000,000. * RUSSIAN CRUISERS. NEW Yomk, May 18.—A London dispatch 'says: “It is the intention of Mr. Gourney, duriog the sitting of Parliament on Tuesday next, to {nterrogate the Government, as to what information has been obtained respecting the reported fitting out of cruisers in American waters by the Russian Government.” TUSSIAN CRUISERS. PmiLAperLriny, May 18.—The price paid by the Russian Government for the steamer State of California is stated to be $500,000. Barker Brothers, thought to be thefinancial ageots of the Russian Goverument, decline giving information on the subject. ‘A large force of workmen is making the necessary alterations on the vessel. Orders have been, given to have the railing around the sides replaced by a heavy iron plate risiug three feet abovothe deck. It is surmised {rom the nature bf the alterations tbot the AND AND GLOVE. | A Second Interview Between the Dounghty Enights, Donovan - and McClellan. In Which the Former Gets Large- + ly the Better of the ‘Argument; s And the Latter Finds It Utterly Impossi- i ble to " Stay ” Long. : Some of the Concomltants of This Great Modern Pastime. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Nezw York, May 18.—The glove contest be- tween Mike Donovan and William McClellan took place to-night at Monstery’s Sparring and Fencing Academy in Seventh avenue. The fight was the return match of the battie fought a few weeks since between the same men at Ma sonic Temple, in Thirtieth street,when Donovan iwon the fight after punishing McClellan severely. To-nizht’s contest was for 3 purse of $500, said to have been put up by the brokers. It was gotten up mainly for their edification by a sporting gentleman who keeps au aristocratic hotel not fur from MadisonSquare. There were ‘petween 175 and 200 spectators present, ex- clusive of the secounds sud, otber ** officfals and repétters. * ® TUE TICKETS WERE TEN DOLLARS. 'Thc rine was made on the fencing and sparring- plutform fm Col. Monstery’s Sulle d’rmes, and was surraunded by ropes and stakes. The men fought with what are called * hard gloves,” of white Chamois leather. They came into the ring shortly before 8 o'clock, both look- inz in zood trim and each weighing about 146 armament will congist of six guns, two on cach -pmm ds. - Donovan appeared to have some ad- side, one bow ang,one stem, pivot, of heavy calibre. » x Cavas, Me., May 18.—The Russion Minister bas engazed rooms ot the Passamaquody Hotel, supposed to be in conuection with the move- ments of the Russian stcamerson the const. SOCIATLISM. TRE GERMAN GOVERNMENT WILL MOVE UPOX IT. BeRLIN, May 18.—The measure submitted by Prussia to the Germau Federal Council azainst the Socialistic agitation authorizes the Federal Council to prohibit or suppress associntions and prints intended to prowote Socfal Demacratic objects. Such measure will, however, require the sanction of Parlisment if in scesion; if not, fmmediately on its assembling. The suspension of Soclalist prints and essociations may be ef- fected by the local police, but will be invalid if not confirmed by the Federal Council within four weeks. The prints may be seized by the police without previous judiclal sanction. Im- prisonment for not less than three months may be inflicted for contraventions of the statute. THE GREAT STRIKE. LITTLE PROSPECT OF SETTLEME: LoxpoN, May 18.—The following is a text of the cotton masters’ resolution st Manchester vesterday: “This Committee, having carefully considered the proposal made by AM. Pickop, on behalf of the oberatives, resoive to arrange for the mills befng reopened immediately. The weavers, winders, warpers, sizers, loomers, ete., connected with the weaying department, and tdie spivners and card-room bonds throuzbout the strilke district, agree to. return to work at a reduction of 10 percent. and this Committee will be prepared to meet the operatives in three months, or at any other time, in conformity with ' the usual mode of procedure.” The papers carefully point out that it is the operatives, not the masters, who surrender, and thatthe meaning of the resolu- tion i3, that if the ojeratives return to work at the reduction naisfney will sreceive better wages ad soon 45 the employers feel that tligir trade can afford it, and not sooner. Col. Rainsford Jackson, Chairmap of the Masters’ Association, whose residence at Black~ barn the mob burned, sod whose mills they at- tempted to destroy, presided, and the Commit~ tee, before taking the foregolug action, adopted a resolution expressing deep sympathy with him and their abbiorrence of the wanton destruc- tion of his property. BLACKBURN, May 18.—~All classes of operat- ives repudlate Ald. Pickop's settlement. While the present splrit lasts, compromise is impossi- ble. MISCELLANEOUS. CUBAN INSURGENTS SURRENDERING. Havasa, May 18.—All the followers of Gen. Maceo have signified their intention to surren- der, and some of them have already given them- selves up. Gen. Maceo has also sent to advise Vicente Garcis, the prigeipal Chief under Maceo, to surrender, Garcia having remajned neutral. FALE. BERLIN, May 18.~The Post says Dr. Falk's collcagues in the Ministry ara strenuously en- Qegvoring .to prevent his resignation. If Dr. Falk persists, the erisis will fovolve several oth- ¢r members of the Cabinet. . ENGLISH ELECTION- Loxpox, May 18.~The clection for o mem- ber of Parlfament at Rending resulted in the choice of George Palmer, Liberal, by increased majority: TNE POPE. RoME, May 18.—It is believed that the Pope, yielding to the advice of bis physielans, will spend the summer at Monte Cassilo, the cele- brated Benedictine Abbey of Nuples. . A MOT PLACE. Paris, May 18.—Already complaints are heard of intensc heat beneath the glass'roof of the Champs De Mars Palace. THE COMIUNISTS. ' They of St. Louis Talking Big. Special Dispaich to The Tysbuna, 8. Louss, May 18.—The Communists are making grand preparations for their parade to- morrow, and though they promise that every- thing shall pe quiet and orderly, there is con- siderable apprehension among the citizens. It is supposed that many of the Communists will parade witharms. Chfef-of-Police MacDonough, in an interview to-day, said that department had no power to interfére, He doubted, however. the right of any volunteer body of men not enfolled in the State, militin, or police reserves to arm, equip and drill moking as they do 8 stunding wmenace ogainst the peace of the community and the State. The constitution gave,pood citizensaright dear arms, but this was rather intended as a provision to enable citizens to defend their homes, their wives, and children against thieves, burglars, and outlaws, and conld not, in bis opinion, be construed into a permis- sfon to organize and equip an armed force which threatened to stop the course of business, and to throw the city and State into confusion and disorder. He had nodoubt that the Socialists intended. ultimately-to use force in order to carryl ont their :intention ' ‘of shootlng down the police, ' swheaever, “fn thelr. opin- fon, “their: Communjitic rizhts were interfered” with, " The resulfs that might follow from the discharge of muskets by an armed batialion of excited. men, swayed, by their. unscrupulous teaders‘in whatever direciion, could not be esti- |- mated. . The Soelalista set upthe right to judge wlich Thgir richts were fnvaded, and to have re- gort to arms without,any spoeal o the Jaw. - In | is opiuion,.Gov. Phelps.shonld iscue a proc- | d n comdmanding the armed, Soclalists to disbind, or eorell thawselves.in .ihe.militis or | the Staie reserves. If they refusad, force shoul 80 ohey. At pres bad | ‘no ~outharity. 1o, fake Uny qetiou agafnst, . 1EnekE uotlc peaco untl they fed s overt aft'of somle kind. - 7 s companiey of Communists. met “ast’™ d hnd-ceares drlls, and Fecelved. theis’ ar c ,parade. uts Black Wao with a.red featier;, L oo OF g T Professor—* What was the state of French affairs a1 this time!. X (rapidly): “The majority ruled the minority, and consequently ;hcer g},\’nu?l)‘{wu mller:.n}:y th‘csmzuorlly, as !,5 rofessor 3 1 B 1 » (sternly): ?!.,flm»v‘n,'a{r. commitf Wl - they *1 upol vantage in condition. Both were stripped to the waist and wore rlog costumes, and instead of spiked soles such as are nsed in a turt ring, their soles were SOLED WITH INDIA RUSBER. Billy Borch was chosen as referce. Joe Goss and Jerry Douovan, brother of Mike Donovan, acted as seconds for the latter, and Ned Malla- han aod Johnuy Dywyer acted in the same ca- pacity for McClellan. ‘The fight opened sharply, both men getting to work with comparatively little fefuting, and the round was closed at the call of time, . DONOVAN TAVING HAD THE ADVANTAGE of the fighting all the way through. After a rest of one minute they got together agaln, and, fighting for three mivutes, were ordered to break, the round again ending with the call of time. Inthethird round Donevan began to force McClellen back on his own cor- per, and it as evident that if Me- Clelian attempted to stay he would be treated to the same sort of haudliog he received at the Mosonic Temple. Donovan fought fast and hard, and drove his man clase up and agaiost the wall, and when McClellan ot away he was BLEEDING FROM A SHARP CUT near the right eye. The first “bovor * was claimed and allowed for Donovan. The fourth round was marked by some quick exchanges, and closed under the three minnte rule, McClellan appearing some- what “winded” by the lively pace, while Donovan was strong and fresh, and with- out any marks beyond s redness on his cheek from the friction of the glove. McClel~ lan’s face was showing a tendency-to swell un- der his opponent's hard countering, and he bad veceived SEVERAL LAY BODY-BLOWS, which shook him up, and did not improve his nerves. Time being called 1or the fitth round, work opened promptly, and there were some good exchanges, when Donovan got in a ring- jog-blow on the side of McClellan’s head, and knocked bim off his fect, winnieg the sccond honor, and the first and ounly knock- down. There was & good deal of excitement among McClellen’s friends at this stage of the fight, sud cousiderable enthusiasm among Don- ovan’s adherents, who were at one time doubt- ful of the ability and chances of their favorite. The two succeeding rounds were not marked by any incident worthy of remark, but the eighth rouna brought the fight to AN INGLORIOUS TERMINATION 60 tar as MeClellan was concerned. Through some mismanazement & chair had been brouzht into each man’s corner for his use fn the inter- vals between the rounds, an obstacle which might at auy moment give onc man an advan- tage over the other. Donovao, whn the rouad had been opened a minute, was forcing the fighting, and McClellan was being driven back foto his own corner. During the sharp, closc fighting, -he was forced down on bis own chair, and while in this position Don- ovan struck him. A'claim of foul was made by McCleilan’s uwmpire, and some confusion and argument ensued, duriog which MeClellan took off his gloves avd 2 ) LEFT THE RISG.' After some delay the referee decided against the ¢Jaim of foul, and ordered the men to con- tinue the fight, McClellan refused to come into tlie ring azain, and the referee declared Donovan the wiouer, the .contest having lasted just eizhteen minutes, 3 There was intense dissatisfaction among the spectators, who had paid a fair price for their entertainment, and it is probable McClellan’s name will not be much of a ** cara’ for future programwnes. He was OUTFOUGNT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, even in the opinion of his friends, but they ex~ vected him to show ot Jeast some *staying” qualitics, and were sorely disappointed. Iuspector Murray and Capt. Willlams were on hand with a good squad of police to maintain the dignity of society in case the principals or spectators transeended the reasonable bounds of bratality. A larme dclegation of the professional and amateur specta- tors adjourned 10 Harry Hill's sporting headquarters in Houston etreet to discuss the eveut. A number of sporting men were present, and the judziment was generally expressed that McClellan Js an overrated man. His sccord, Johnny Diwyer, came down to Harry Mill's, but refused to enter the house for fear the “Dboys * would * chafl”” him about his man.. 2 CANADA. Retrenchment—The Presbyterinn Temporal- ities Fund—Tho Crops. Special Dispalch to The Tribune QuEBEC, May 18.—The salary of Mr. Onimet, Superintendent of Education, is to be reduced faom 4,000 to $3,000, to make it at Jeast equiv- alent to the salaries of the responsible Minis- fers. Other reductious-and cconomics are to be ursued in'the varions departments. ‘The friends of the Government are quite con- fident that their candidate for the Speakership will be elected by 2 majority of at least five, which is safe to go on increasing during the ses- sion. . Special Dispatch to The Tribune. MONTREAL, May 18.—In the matter of the temporalities fund of the Presbyterian:Church, procecdings; have been “yenewed by the. Rev. . Robert. Dabic,of Milton; Ouot:,-who, through bis artiorneys, prays: that ansinjunction: do: issue against the Rey. Daniel ‘M.« Gordon, ‘the: Rev. dolin Cook, the Rev. Gavin:Lang,. SiccHugh. Allup, and- others, who costitote the Board of Mnmfiemcnncm.he fund,:on the: gFround that ave -Dotibeon legally.iappointed:to the management;and-are not disbursing the moaneys of the:fupd in -accordance svith the provisions of the act ereating it.- Judge . Rainville -cranted the!injupction asked 1or;. which - was served i the” Boards. Messrs,i Hickson and 3..d.. Hunter have gven their boads -as _security for - vosts;af the, suit, which;is. rerurnable into court . on the 4th of July next. ,; £ IBNTL S0 i, At.a meting ‘ol :;the. Montreal and’ Ottawa - P'msbytl.‘nun, Svnod, held -here, the ex-Roman- Catholic ecclesiastics, named A. Camerle, A.- Internoscia, snd;G. B. Tunguay, applied to be admitted-to. the - Synod;s Kt -was resolved to- recommend the-Asscmbly to recelve the firsy as a minister of the Presbyierian Courch, the sec- onda s a three years' student, and the third to be placed in a Presbyterian-colleze. Following is o reliable statement as to the condition of the craps In the Province of Que- bec: Hoy—~General appearance good; the probability s that the erop will be very larze; in some places, where the land Is not drained, it has been winter-killed, but this is very par- tial. -Wheat—Of spring a considerable uunnu? has been sown this soring, and there is still more to be sown; what is now over ground has o lcalthy appearance: the quantity sown and yet to be sown will probably exceed the quan- tity sown last year. OQats—A larme quantiity goiwn and yet to be cown: what is above grround looks well, Barley—About the usual quantity sown this spring; " general appearance heslthy. Peas—A Inrge quantity sown and yet to be sown; rather early to say anything about the crop yet.- Potatoes—A large quautity Eluted: there is no great fear of the potato- ug, and, on the whole, there will not be so many planted this year; it is too early to say anytbing about the prospect of this erop. The late rafns have prevented farmers from getting their crops in as early as they expected. The frosts have {njured the blossoms of the plumb and cherry trees, and to some extent those of the apole trees; also the towato and other delicate plants. There will be the usual quantitity of carrots, mangles. turnips, ete., planted this year; but there is a preat deal of this plantiog yet to be done. On an average, one-third ol the sowing hss yet to be doae, At a meeting of the Orange County Lodze, it was unammously resolved to act upon thelr former decison to go to chureh in a body op the 12th of July next. “The services of the Codification Commlssfon of this Province are to be dispensed with, as a matter of econom,; FIRES. AT DMASSILON, O. Speclal Dispateh to The Trivune, M4sstLox, O., May 18.—~The extensive shops of Russell & Co. were discavered to be on fire 8t 12:45 this morning. The fire originated in the belt department on the third floor, and de- stroyed the southeast and west part of the main building on Erje strect. The loss on build- ing, machinery, and stock is from 865,000 to $75,000. Covered by insuraunce. They will be fully prepared to fill orders for threshers, s they have completed arrangemcnts which en- ables them to resume work at once. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 142 at 2:15 yesterday alternoon was caused by the burning out of a chimney at No. 1274 Wentworth avenue, owned and oceuvied as a grocery by Jacob Ewertz. Damage trifling. - . CUSTOMS FRAUDS. ‘The New York Investigntions. Spectal Dispateh fo The Trivune. New York, May 18.—At the Castoms Com- mission session to-day a letter was read to Mr. Libby avd writtea by a well-kuown comuission merchant, urging the Commission to communi- cate to the press all but the coufidential revela- tlons of witnesses. The writer, who was a wit~ ness before the Commission on Friday, stated ay that time that bebad carefully avolded speak- ing to reporters about the testimony be gave, vet had seen it réported, although in 2 some- what inaccurate maunner. He considered it bet~ ter to mive the press whatever information would wot be prejudicial to the pur~ poses of the investigation, than to ob- serve a strict silence, leaving reporters to pry out the facts, and to publish them in a nec- essofily disjointed mauper. The members of the Commission were not influenced by tbis Jet- ter, ayd kept their proceedings private as hereto- fore. The majority of the importers of this city seem to be in favor of the course proposed by the writer of the letter. They are only desirous that the details of their business should be kept secret, and they believe the pubiic should be in- formed of the otner testimony, so that it may be able to form a correct opinfon upon the grave question at issne. The session to-day was occupied with an_ia- quiry into the silk-importing business. The witnesses examined were John R. Waters, of Bertoux & Radeau, and Wiltlam fI. DeFor- est. The same formula was followed in the ex- amination of both witnesses. They were asked. questions, the aunswers to which revealed the most secret details of their business. They ex- plained the manner in which they procure their silks, the terms of their aorcement with Toreign | mavufacturers, the way in which the oods are invoiced upon consignments_to them at prices lower than ' ‘what the ° Western *‘dealers and the domestic manufscturers ssy are the foreign market value of similar articles. The witnesses also explained ‘the wanper in ‘Wwhich the books of their irms are kept. A fact was reyealed by them which secmed to astonisk the Government oflicers who are mem- bers of the Commission. It was that the prac tice followed by certain Europeun manufactur- ers, in cousigning all their products to New York mercpuuts {s similar tothat of certain domestic manufacturers who send to agents in this city every yard of Iabric make in their wmills, and_refuse to sell except through those agents. One of the gentlemen who testi- Hed went 1o the Committec-room ac- companied by a stenograpuer, whom he desired ta record for his own satisfaction the aestions put to him by the members of the gbmmlssion and the responses made by him. The Commission, following the rule to exclude all but witnesses from their meetings, refused to admit the stenographer. Letters were scnt this evening to four sitk tm- porters requesting them to appear before the Commission and give testimony on Monday. bk e it b INDISCRETION. Youthful Students at the Wisconsin Uni- versity Attacked with It. Spectal Diepaten to The Tribune. MADISON, Wis., May18.—The State University has been for a number of years devoid of all scandals. The young Bodgers of bath sexes have come to Madison, entered the classic balls of the State University, passed through, and graduated without & tarnish to their fair names. But it has devolyed on the class of 1880 to bring upon the skirts of the Uni- versity a great indiscretion, if it proves nothing worse. ‘The facts of the tase are as follow: Two of the youny gentlemen, one from Madison and the other from Freeport, Ill., have been paying. particular attentfon to two of the fe- malé students, one from La Crosse, the other from Janesville, and in order to enjoy more ol the company of the falr sex invited them to take a ride on the lake and got two boats for that purnose. The young ladfes consented® without the permission of the preceptress, the hours passed away quick- 1y, but still the parties were oblivious to time until the time passed when the ladies’ building was closed, At 11:30 the boats reached the pier, but in their haste the young gentlemen failea to tic the boats sccurely, and the waves soon Qashed them upon the rocks. The young ladies were hurried home and sssisted through the hall window, and all scemed well, but the owner of the boats, finding them hadly broken in the morning, told the pré- ceptress of the action* of the partics. She immediately found out the = guilty on=s, who acknowledged breaking the rulcs. This was a just cause for suspicion, aud the young ladies were sent home to their parents. The young gentlemeu were also taken to tesk for their part of the transaction, and were sus- pended until actlon was taken by the Faculey, who meet on Monday. ‘The aflair has created quite a sensation among the students and peovle gencratly, but as the facts become known the general Delief is that the reports were greatly exageerated, and o more complete investigation will undoubtedly clear the accused parties. —_———— FINANCIAL. 8ax FrANCISCO, May 18.—The Dime Savings Bank, of Sacramento, has suspended, It proves to lave been.a sham affair, and was never ju- corporated, as was supposed, but was run by the firm of Joseph Davis & Co., in_connection with the pawnbroking businéss: The deposits were nbout §45,0007 assets, stock to a nominal value 4| or teu persons, but killing none. of about $10,000, but worth much less. A ereat portlon of: the' deposltors arc chlldren. ' Much {naignatiou s manifested. “NEW-Youx, May 18.—The case. of John F. Honry, Carran & Co., the - extensive dealvrs in, drugs, who suspended a_short time'ago, " wis* closed to-day:bofore the Register in Bankrupt- cv, who stated he would submit the ‘papers~to Judge Choate In o few-days for his ‘final order” to'place the firm in posseasion of their property again. o' TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. - . "' Special Dispatih to The Trisune. MiLwausss, May 18.—The funcral of Gen. John M. .Binckley will take vlace from the Plymouth Congregational Church on Sundsy afternoon. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. Jouter, Ill, May 18—~A pew disease has made its appearance amiong horses in Wilton Township, this county, every case tnus far proviog fatal. The Gardner b havz lost Tour fine horsos, Jotm Doy Ve, 0. C. Dickinson, and_otliers one eggp® K% taking place in from twelve to oty oy, 1Sk The symotoms of the disease resempig o LU ria fn theshumm specles, ohthe. pecial Dispateh {0 The Tripuns, sious ‘Crrv, Ta, May 16.0a"w: 0 dispatch says the Northwestern "l'r:ns::fu = Company’s line of steamboats hayg b 2103 ed the contract for carrying toe D amang. Yankton and Fort Plerre, service to mhe"&n Jupe 1. A stazeline will make conppBtdte tweee the Jatter poluz aud the fijj,"toHa0 by, e Tl CASUALTIES, HURRICANE-WORK, S Spec(;; nu;;m'a L:u Taz Tridume, 7. Louis, May .—Late rep the storm which visited the ity gy o was more serfous than at flrst uuomsedc.mn. wind strucks with the Zreatest Wotenge " northern portion of the aty' 1ot vicinity of Lowell, Where . g ta bouses were - swept completely “: little one-story homse oecupied by Dy, {, 4 and wite, ou Bellefontaine road, near g g0t was completely demalished, ana both. mun : and wife buried beneath the debris, Ty, was recovered frow a pile of shingleg .mlm? ers, and out in the back yard, againgt thewy ot a ncichboring house. where the m::fl baod Jodeed and protected her, . The Doctor 3 found half snffocated in tle from co? ¥ what had been the front room, of his litgjeath " witha hace plece of timber’ stretcheq it & Both bis legs. When the weizhtws repeyy 8 was found “that bis lees were both gt above the kuees. The frout portion of 1pg el of an_adjoiniug buildiug was L Dot thrown down uoou the kitehen jn m:,:}l K 3 where the family hud cop = safety, Dredkiog in the ot g . B ortion of - the - second floor, and eupg [3 ng several o a helpless cpnishen Ll |3 which they were removed an hour later, (o one recefved severe injurs, howerer, Tbho:g o boy.about 12 years ‘of nge, wh & upon the head with a brfckc" fl‘;.'fiv"“:& doubtfu’}ml‘crfi«s were torn down ang ‘,“L; uproote varjous portions of thy $100,000. ety Log 00, To the Teatern Assodiatea ! S1. Loo1s, May 18.~A very hm?;lw‘nd md rain storm pussed over the mnorthwest parg of this city and suburbs this atteroos, fivs great damage, and more or less injury to eizh; t ne. The storgy came from the southwest, striking- the progg first in the western suburbs, thence Pastine Dortheast over the fair-gronnds to Loy situated at the northern extremity of the en The wind attained a vetocity of sixty mifes 1y hour, and iu its course took roofs off or gihe. wise amaged upwards of 100 houses, shrubbery, and fences, and small out-buildpy, Wwere torn up and scattered inall directins, The loss cannot be stated, bot it wil pr reach many thousand dollars,—perhaps grer $50,000. The rain fn the track of the vizd sy very heavy. In the more thickly settled parsy of the city there was o heavy min, bat Ly wind, and no damage worthy of mention, STORM-DAMAGE. Special Dispatch to The Triduns, GALENY, Ti., May 18.—A severe snd dameg. ing thunder-storm prevailed in this vienity laeg night. This morning st 8 o'clock the stable of Faherty & O'Neill, at Aazel Green, was strack by lizhtoing and bwmed to the ground, to- gettier with its contehts, with the exeeption of two horses. Loss, $2,000; no insurance, - THE RAILROADS. REJOICED TOO SOON. A happler lot of Individaals never walted the spaclous corridors of the Grand Paciic Hotel than the representatives of the Sr. Lonls roads who attended the meeting of the Sonthwestzrn Raltwsy Assoclation day before yesterday. Thelr coonte- nances were illuminated with smiles. The cws of this was the receipt of the dispatch- mestiozed in yesterday's TrsoNe that Commissioner Flak had succeeded in inducing the Executive Commit- tee of the New York pool lines to redace the rates from the Eastto St. Loussto the sume fraresss charged from St. Loms to the Esst. s alresdy stated, the percentage of Western-bonnd s from the East bad ‘been 22 per cent more thauthe Chicago rate, while the: percentage of East-bozzd rates " was but 16 per cent more thu the rates from _ Chicago. For some time past the roads Teading west: from’ Gt Taufs have been clamoring that this wae nnjast discrini- nation, which prevented thom from competing with the Chicago roads., Whea the Sosthwesiers Railway Association 1w2s formed a fess weeks fiw, and rafes to Missouri River potnts_re-estabiished from Chicago to St. Louis, the St. Loais roadsre- fuse to equalize the rates on the basis of thertzy charged from Chicago, feaving the advantage wih tae Chicago roads. They took tals stand in arter to compel the roads east'of St. Loais w forcslhe trunk Jines to reduce the rates to St. Lonis ozlose the Missours River business. As Commisgoner Fink took sides with the St. Lonls roads, the Exec- utire Committee of the tragk lines took tas action mentioned in yesterday's TRIUNE, snd madeihe reduction demanded by the St Louis roads. The representatives of the St. Louis roads left this city Fridey night in_high glee orer teir splendid “vietory. But their joy W short-lived, and lasted only untii yesterasy mem- ing. When tney reached bome they foundibsta , dispatcl from Commissioner Frink had preceded them, bringing the unwelcome informationiast the action taken on the previons day by the Ex- ecntive Commiitee of the trunk lines bad bex rescinded, and that the rates from New Yorkio St. Louis would rematn the same gs chued formerly. They are now in a high state of focz- nation. It teanspires that r. Clark, the Gen Freight Azent of the New York Central 0% iwho attended the meetinz of the trunk line Ex- ecutive Committed§in New York, ot whidh lfl; action above referred to was taken scted wu.‘u.i. authority from his superior oficers, when » assented to the agreement. Vanderolit bsd e Furs cnntcxzx;d gt the rates from Se York to 8 onis _1ansl “ tnan from St. Louls to New York, or el:e thebud neys would all take the Southwestert mn“'Yfl 0 to Philadelphin and " Dalumore fnstesd of 3 §ork, und nothing hat lately transpired 1o e his opluion {n this respeet. Mr. Clarks £ wasat once repudiated by Mr. J. H. Hatten, 31 Vanderiit's Traflic Manazer, and so Con! et Fink had to take the back track and restort to the old basis. . . NEW VAN BUREN STREET DEPOT. The managers of the Illinols Central B3 arc surprised that there should have been object® raised to their boilding a passenger-station 8113 toat of Van Buren street and buflding a wireJat along the track of their road from the Exportd Building to Park Row. They 87 1:“'; not their intention to gain an Ad“u%;mn tae city by making the proposed fmprow On, !ha’co{umry, they mn:ml; to pencdt the &l and 20d to the comfory and safety of 1be e who get on snd off their truins at Van B strees.” The proposed imorovement will iot (01 cent to the revenue of the road. and the onl ;! £ fit to be derlved by them would be from U i hanced popularity of thelr road. The cOF% plated bailding would not only greatly of bt the Lake Park at that poiat, but would yy much-desired shelter to the large number, TflbWP" g8 who daily get on and of tne trains., TO. willing to give the title 1o the stractate to 138 B 80 84 to meet all objectfons. The l:nl(({lfl;'; s designed, will, they say, be a0 o It will be an octagonal structure O rounded with a - very eélaborate vm;d-i-"tgf surmonnted with n mansard xoof aud W tower. The exttemo width. lmlnggl veranda, will be fifty-three feet, snd ey c';r mg[ bauyd hn'f t!hm Ahmh;ljlnzu tht cet. The width of the versnda teet, and the hetght of the buildiny ""*L”f,flm the fower twenty-six feet. Oniy ibe (O7ECHy wanld be required by the raiirosd mm;':;"\nr will contain & lsdies and gentlemens B e room. dressing-rooms, and closets. PEC by floor ia intended to be nacd by tbe keeper B Park. and would be given to the cliy free Numberless complaints have been mid e o} the last few years to the mapazers of 1B fe. N, company that they did not provide nee¢I W iz commodation for the large suburban mflsl] Ihese footof Voo Buren street, and fo S5 people 1t has been decided fo build this SHTE oy As rezards the proposed fence, they 837 { iy, Ue but one opinion a3 regards its SEU0 i Numberless accidents, bave haphenc, %7 pce. Inke shore bwing to'the absgence of “k. Chiidren were continually on the tracks 85,0 of had to mofe wirth:the utmost csutlon. 2 this dimaot wonld” Be ‘avolded if the' X constracted; . 1l 1 i) i e ——— . SHOES AND LEATHER. stoy May'18,The New r:nzxm.fl'?”l:lf‘; Leiithier Associition” to-day adopted ";'fln S recommepding.4o e, trade the dlifg,mg o af the custom, of acisg: bills beyod b when goods ure shipped, and-to reducol i from s1x to fonr ,months; t0 dw% Tor punranteeing prices leypnd the time 7 i the delivery u%upd i et Bosto; opdersd 17 reclumation 61 goods” ot i f:iifl by sample, andshe’ conusermandinz ol by [ where the purchisers’ naroys have beens upon the g6ods. .11t was:lso Fesol htor ¥ compromise shall .Bc.mide with 3 e, - has isrepre: d his fipancial stancios: : THEFENIANS. © . Nortx ‘Tro¥, Vt. May 18.—The sgfir Feninns encamped pear this village o parted. There have been a larze The most intense exciter T”fnfi’ amml strangers in town. ment prevails across the border. militia bas been snpplied with arm3 nition, and will go into camp.

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