Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1878, Page 2

2 v Y ey THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1878, morning honr, which wae the call of committees for reporta, Mr, Waddell, Chalrman of the Post-Office Com- mittee, reported advereely on the bills to factitate IJetter correxpandence, and to establlsh s lina of #team vesecls betwwean the United States and Libe- ria. Lald on the table. Alvo, faroraply on the bill to establish & postal ravinga depository, and to ald In refunding the intereat-bearing tndebtedness of the United States. Referred tn the Committee of the Whole, Also, a bill providing for an ocean mall steam- 'h|r servies between the United States and Drastl, Referred to the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Giddings, from the rame Committee, report. ed a bill appropristing $50,000 to provide for the transportation of the United States mall between Galveston, Tex., and Vera Cruz, Mcx. Referred to the Committes of the Whole, Mr, Caldwell, from the same Committee, re- Emrd 8 bill amending the Rovirea Statutes 10 as provida that every Postmaster, except those ap- pointed by the Prestdent, shall make quarterly re- Ports of the money recelved or charged by him for [oniagey efc., and that every Postmaster appofnted v the Prevident sball render monthly aecounts of all such moneys s received, Pasacd, At the expiration of the moming honr, the THnnse proceeded to the conslderation of bosiness ©On Lhe Speaker'stable, and a number of executive docaments were refoered. Tho first bill on the table was that for the repeal of ";! Bankrupt Isw, with the Senste amend. ment. Up motlon of Mr, Knott, the amendment was concarred in withoat & diviston, P Tha bill not gocs to the President for his eigoa- ure, The Senate amendments tothe Diatrict of Colum- bi tiovernment Lill wera non-concnrred in, The Senate bill for the appointment of a Ifot Springs Commisston having peen reached, Mr. Yuller offered & enbstitute, authorlzing tho an- pointment by the President of three Commission- ers, who shall servo for one year, ana shall have the aamo power a8 has bean enjoyed by the Com- missionee whore torm has Already expitod, It alt0 declares forever freo tho watera of hot springs on llot Springs Mountaln, and permits all craons to lay {l‘bt‘l for the purpose of supplying atha, etc,, with the water, Pendinz action, the House adjonrned. ——— CRIME. COAT, CREEK. Bpecial Dispalch to The Tribune. CovixatuN, Ind,, May 28.—~The case of the men fndicted for the murder of tho miners at Conl Creeky on the 10th of Aprll, was resumed thic morning, the State contloulng its evidence, ‘which s very stronz and overwhelming in its nature, a8 Victor Vandervere and John Murphy were positively {dentified as haviog shot Pbil- Ip Cozens, Michael Vandervers and Willlam Grysdale as having shot Thomas Cooper, and Charles Muhan as having shot John Miles, Mre. Parks tostificd that, on tho 'after- noon of the homiclde, the H'prlnyllehl tifics were carrfed In to Meitzeler's suloon and Vandervere's back yard, where the bayoncts were flxed upon them, and, during the ovening, suspicious bodies of men were seen about the satoon. At sbout 0 o'lack n bugle was sounded, and men emerged fron the differ. ent places of rendezvous and bean firing upon thie colored men, who were at n distance drink- niz heer, The firing continued at interyals for an hour, with the result already stated. The Stute wlil probably conclude its evidence to wmorrew morniog, and be followed by the de- fense, who cxpect to prove faise all tho state- ments made by the Btate and prove an aliti for n portion i not all the yrisoners: aleo, if Yonlble. to show that the proseeution fa aided and abetted by the conl overators, for the purpose of driving away these men. Should this be done, it will but quiten Aifferent face on the case.” Tho cuse will uot go to the Jury betore Friday or Saturday. THE IIUDLOW BROTITERS, Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. Prran, 111, May 27.—The trial of the Hudlow brothers for murder, mention of which was made in my last Jetter, was con- cluded Baturday. Tne. jury found the geeused guilty, and designated thelr ‘punishment to be fonrteen years' imprisonment inthe Stote Penltontiary. Thelr counsel have moved for a pew trinl, but the chances are do- cidedly against its belug granted. The princls pal evidence ngainst them was tho testimony of the pirl, Barbary Wincburner, that they con- fessed to her that they were the persons who assaulted Myers, for the purpose of robbery, on the nigbt of” Dev, 23 last, from tho effects of which asauult Myers died the day following; and her story was 8o strongly carroborated hfi‘n ntrong chain of circumstantial evidence that the Jury felt bound to accept it as trite. Tho prie- ancrs tried to prove an_alibl; but they falled to make it very clear.—thelr own testiinony on that polyt, as'upon many others, belug cuntra- dictory and inconslstent. ATTEMPT TO WRFECK A TRAIN. Hpecial Digpateh 15 i Tiibune, AKN Anpow, Mich i May 28.—An attempt was made to wreek 8 construction-traln on the To- Iedo & Ann Arbor Ballroad this morning, which might have resuited In coustderahis loss of lifa i1 the train had not been moviug slowly. Ten nllcs from tho city o rail wns fastened down on the track ata curveonthe road,so that tha cngineer conld not see it. ‘Two cars were thrown off tho track, and nearly wll the mon who were returnlng to work Liers were plled-up Innditech, Frunk Beaman was the only onu serfously Injured, snd he will not be Jald u, lonr. The persons who perpetrated the doed and tte cause for it are not known, G0OD ENOUGH, Special Dispatch to Tae Trivune. Detnorr, Mich, May 23.—A noted rough named James Whiteon was shot to-night and serlously F not mortally wounded by an old wan named John Grabain. Whitson lately ate tempted to cotice Graham’s daughter from home with the attention of working her' ruin, but was thwarted by Grabam. Ife then de. clared he would kill l{m old mun, and went to hils house with the Inteution of carrving Lis threat Into exccution. Graham attempted to it and was pursued by Whitson, Graham then drew a revolver and shot him twice. flo ia now in custody, INIGHWAY RODBERY. Sywctal Dispatch to The Tridune, Warzntown, Wis, Moy 28.—This morning about 8 o’clock, as Christlan Weber, a restdent of the Third Ward, aud an acqualntance named T, Iehponling were walking on the track of the Chlcago & Northwestern Rallway south of the dty lmits,threo masked men,who rushed frotm a thicket, assaulted, boung, and gagped Weber, oud ronbed bim of §2.618 and a siiver watch, Ishpording was arre this afternoon ou susplelon of belng aces or( ta the crime, Weber charziug him with civing sfgnald to the robbers, 1n defuult of $2,000 ball, Ishpording has beon sont fo Jall to awalt further developments. BURGLARS CAPTURED. Bpactal Dispaich (o The Tridune, Danviery, 1k, May 28.—Murshal Myers and Officer Dunkin rustied Iu on Jobn Griflith and Dick Recs last night while they were burglaris- fug the grocery store of Benjamiu Palmer, of this place, When the officers arrived ong of tho burgziars had his’ platol leveled at Mr. Palmer, who 13 au old gentieiman of 70 years, and who rlept in the store, but who had wakened up on thelr gaining su entrance, ‘The timely arrival uf thy offlcers probably savea the old” gentlo- wau's life, as well as secured the burglars. A BLACK-HILLY ELOPEMENT, Bisuanck, D. T., May. 28.—3Mre. Town, wife of M. . Taw leading bustness man of the Bluck Hills, was arrested bero as a runaway from her huaband. Bhe gave a bond of $1,600 in cazh to keep from golug to fall, Bho says b £hot ut ber, ihroauuelflom"klllj her, and wflfldfi 1l her. Bho was Jeaviug hlw, Mever to returu, Her husbaud hus since arrived, aud s golng for 8 Minnesots mau who was her traveling com- vaofon. He calis it an clopement. TRIAL ¥OR MURDER, Bpectal Dispaich 1o The Tribune. VincExngs, Ind., May 25.~The case of the Blate vs. Mitcucll Malott, charged with the murder of Joscob Uselman, . of citv, April 1, was called n the Clreult Court this morning, A upcclal venire of thirty men,”tozether with the saine nuiber of Lystanders, was exhatisted wlibout obtalulog & Jury, Auotber veulfo wis fasued for the same Butuber, relurnable’ at o'clock to-morrow morning, * Gt al L o T IN, A Boecial Dispalek o The Tribune. GNgva, Ll May 28.~The Garritys, Hugh and Juhin, were yesterday conveyed to Joliot by l;}hen):l zl“?lrz( aud Deputy Coapgnap. Kliue and olpb, n, were also o the b Leen seutenced 1o oue year each lm:vl'c:l'l‘e"n'- tiary for busglary, The prisou . cuffed wod chadoed togethiers o "o Baud A TRIO OF FRAUDS, Hazuissung, Pa., May 2.—Dr. H. 8. George, B. ¥. Ueorge, and W. L. George, representing o Bouthwestern Agricultural and Immigra- tivn Cuwnpany, bave been arrcsted on the tharze of Jrausulently lsewing excursion thk- “o tu Kuusus aud retaru. FOREIGN. Formal Preparations for the Meeting of the European ’ Congress. All the Powers Except Austria Have Faith in Its Success. Russia Apparently Ignores Ause tria’s Objcctions to the San Stefano Treaty. The Latter Power Is Consoquently Pro- viding Aeainst Any Possible Emergency, By Sending an Army of Obser- vation to Her Eastern Border. Russia Belicved to Have Conseuted to Largely Contract the Bul. garinn Doundary $ And to Have Made Numorous Other Im- portant Conoezsions in Asia Minor, THE COMING CONGRESS, THE INVITATIONS. Toxnoy, May 23.—The invitations to the Con- gress, fasued by Germany, stato In effcst that the Congress will meet in Berlln to discuss the Treaty of San 8tefauo. DISMARCK'S 100D OFFICES. Correapondents at Paris aud Vienna say the good ofllces of Prince Blamarck have been large- 1y inatrumental in bringing about the result withont humtllation to Russia or risk to En- gland, AUATRO-TIUNGARY. The Anstrian and Hungnarian Delegations will meet this evening, when Count Audrassy will submit o written explanation of the Govern- ment's motives for avalling {tselt of the sixty militon credit. It s cxpected ho wiil state that Austria only prepares to take defonsive and preventive measures, The TOE TREATY OF SAN STEPANO contalns severn! articlas affecting Austrian uterests, These, It is hoped, the Cungress will modify in a manner favorable to Austria. Nevertheless, it is necessary she should prepara for all eventualities. UNPOUNDED, Brruiw, May 28.—The reports that invita. tions to the Congress have alrcady been dls- patched to the Powera are unfounded. SONR COMPLIMENTS POR BIBMARCK. Losnvox, May 23.—A Varls correspondent points ont that the French Government re- celved carly Information of the peaceful ten- dency of tho negotiations from Berlin, and dswells on the threefold signlficsnce of this fact. Firstly, it shows tuat Prince Bismarck Las realty contributed tothesuccess of Count 8chou- valoll's misston, and the meeting of the Con- gress,and that It Is o considernble step towarls tho concluaion of peace; second, that the re- latlons between Germany and France have en- tered o phase which In fteclf constitutes n con: siderable clement of peace: and, lastly, how happy has been the sclection of 8t. Valler to represent the Republle at Berlin, and how his co-operutfon with M. Waddington las cone tributed toa peaceful polley, WHUAT MIGHT HAVE DREN, A Vienna correspondent also remarks that but for Prince Hismarck the Congress might at on¢ time have been convened without Enclana, which would bave been worse than no Congress atall, . ‘This correspondent nsserts that the form of the present {nvitation which briogs the Treaty of San Stoffano before tha Congress without necessitating any humillation to Russis or risk for England, wos © BUGORSTED TO COUNT SCHOUVALOPF when at Frederickeruhe on his way to Bt. Pe- tersburg. . The purport of the fnvitations (s thatthe Congress moet at Derlin to discuss the Treaty of Ban Stefano, Germany, by the fact of fssulng the invitation, becomes the cuarantor that the whola treaty will be submitted for discussion. 1TALY, itoxe, Moy 23.—8o far only a preliminary notilicatton has been recefved from Berlin that nvitatlons to tho Coogress wil} probably be issued shortly. . GEN, 10NATTEP? bas loft Bt. Petersburg ou a furlough, A POSSINLE MITCH. Lo¥pox, May 20—5 a. m.—A Parls corre- soondent telogravhs that the guarded nature of " 8ir Stufford Northeole's statement mado in the Mouse of Commons on Monday has produced almost consternation there. The correspondent poluts out that the question s, Can England ba content with the treaty being placed before the Congress by Germany, as Rusaia's not plac- Ing It herself amounts to a tacft protest sgainst the principle malntained by England] It ts not thought, however, that the difliculty (s fbsure mountable, 1050nED, Lonooy, May 20.—5 1. 1n.—A Derlin dfapatch says Austris’s objoctions to the Treaty of Sou Stefano are doubtiess practically iguored by Russin, The Daity Telegraph in its leading articlo says Cubinet Couucll will decldeupou the ju- structions tothe Britlsh ropresentative atthe Congress. MORE CONCESSIONS. According to an understanding with Count Schouvalofl, Bulgaria bis been reduced to Jess thau balf the size tirst proposed. HKussia has already admitted largo limitations {n Asla, and arrsnzements are in viow tw got rid of the in- demnity eotlrely, AUSTRIA, PUBPARING YOI EMERORNCIES. Viznna, Moy 23.—Count Andrassy to-day In. formed the delegations tlat the Mouarchy could not allow Itaelt to ouupy a position of maral dependonce upon utber Powers. Military proparations wers nocesaary, bee causo it the Cougress, of the assesubling of which there was now o uear proapect, should lead to a Europeau undesstauding, the moment would have coma for changes [n all the trontier relutions which might cause complivations. The Uovernment desired to strencthon the forces {n. Dulmatla aud Trausylvanls, to atrengthen a few defensiva positions, and secare the lines of commuuication lu the oventof a military concentyation, It would atrive for tha wmaintenance of peace, avd resolutely dofend both European aod special {nterests. TURKEY. BEVOKS CONSTANTINOPLE. Loxpox,, May 23.—Afairs at Coustantinople begia to look less dsngercus,, The advaucs of tue Russiau cavalry to Pirinfl, which tho Turks uuderstood to be an sttcmpt to sclze Pirgos witli a vigw of comwandiug the road to Kavak, is now dissvowed by Gen, Todleben. Gen. 8chouvelofl, who ordered tbe occupatin of Pirinji,declared to bave pscecded bis authority, and comuitted an udiscretion, The Hussisus bava withdrawn from Pirivjl, sud Gen. Todle- ben' {y'sald to bo cxceedingly careful Lo pruvent anyihing &% this woment which would cause suspledou or create uritation. ‘Tho withdrawal trow Pirinjl sod the nows from the European Capitals Lave so relicyed the. previous tension that -lttle fear is now entertaiued of no accl- dental collision. Both Russizn sod Turkish ofileers wre fudulzlug in plessury excurslons, and tho work of preparing the fortificatlons is greatly relaxcd. PROTECTORATE. Loxvoy, May 24.—Tus T¥mes bas beguo to urge the establishment of a British protectorate aver Torkey in Asla. MATISIOUD DAMAD. A dispatch from Constantinople gives the following explapation of tho return of Mah. moud Damad Pasha to the Turkish Mintstry: ‘The attempt of All Suavt to proctsim the res- toration of Murad to the throne so revived the nervousness of Sultan Hamid about conspirs- cles thst Mahmond Damad was called to the palace and sppointed Beraskier. The Bultan felt that,no matter how Incapable Mahmoud may be, and how much harm his in- trigues may have done, he {s sureof the Damad's peraonal devotion, - The Bultan naturally wish- ed to be surrounded by men whom ho is certaln aro not conaplring sagainst him. R PALLEX BACK. Loxnow, May 28.—A tclegram from Constan- tinopie says the Russtans have fallen back on several other points besldes the nelghborhood of Pyrgos. The Turks have withdrawn thelr, outposts to this side of Belgrade Forest. DISHISSED. Loxnpon, May 28.—A dispatch from Constan- tinople announces that Badyk Pasha has been dlsmisscd from the Premiorship, and Ruchdi Pasha appointed his successor, GRAND YVIZIER. LoNDON, May 205 5. m.—A dispatch from Constantinople states that Ruchi Pasha will take tho titls of Grand Vizier. RUSSIA. OPPOSITION TO Til® PROPOSRD CONCESSIONS. Loxpox, May 20—5 a. m.—A Bt. Petersburg corrcspondeut says a more serious danger than the protests of the extreme section of the press against Kussian concesslons s tho stronz op~ position agalost Count Behouvaloff in theligher official spheres. The opposition has been active for somc weeks, but as yet has had Mttle success, 1n this connection, strong presumably peaceful significance is at- tached to Gen. Ignatiel’s departure for his eatates. The Journal de St. Petersbourg. publishes a very peaceful article, doprecatlog unfavorable infcreuces belng drawa from the Austrian oceus pation of Adakaleb, INCIDENTAL., GORTICHAKOPY. 87. Purrasnuno, May 23.—Prince Gortacha- koff has 8o far recovercd from his flincss as to be ablo to leave his bed, S TRR BMPEROR WILLTAM, Benrrs, May 28.—The departure of the Em- peror Frederick Willlam for Ems has beeo de- ferred In view of the probable assembling of the Congress, A TERRIDLE SCENZ. Beonape, Moy 23.—It 1s announced that Col. Markovits, a Greck priest, and six others wero publicly shot Bunday at Aujelovate. ‘There was a horrible scene, somo of the prison- ers desperately resisting tho executioners, TIR CIMDIUA'S PASSENGENS, Errsworri, Me., May 28,—A telegram from Boutnwest Harbor 'says Capt. Lomsn, Com- mander i the Russian navy, and elght' Russian officers left yeaterday for quod, The Paymaster and two otler officers, and eloven sallors, Jeave Thursday for Philadelpnia. The Paymaster will return on the 18th of June. . ORMMAN TRON-CLADS, Loxpox, May 20—5. m.—A Berlin dlspoteh annuunces that the German fron-clad squadron will leave Wilhelmshaven fur the German Ocenn to-day, and probably proceed to the Moditerra- nean. BEARL RUSSELL. 118 DEATIX LASY RVENING. Loxpox, May 28,~Farl Russell died to- night. . - y Mr. iligginson, in asketch of Lord Rassell, quotes Shinay Smith's- oploion of him . thus: “'Thera Is not a better man in England . than Lord John Russcll; but his worat fatling {s, that Lo Is utterly ignorant of all moral fear, There Is nothing ho would net “undertake. I belleve ho wauld perform tho -operation for the ‘stone, build St Peter's, or asaume (with or.without ten minutes' notive) the command of the Chan- nel fleet; and no ong would discover by his inanacr that the patient had dicd, the church tumbled down, aud- tho Chagnol fleet .beon knocked to atoms.” * A st more curloua and frank opinion of tho doceasea statesman is that which he gives himaalf, In tha conclusion of his autoblographical * Regollections and Sugges- tlons": %My porsunsion {s, tnat I have beon recelyed with quite as much faver as I descpved. 1 think what I baye done wall Las boen hanestly aupnort aud that where my ieas- ures have miscarried, - the fallure has been owing, wot’ to uwdue ' ani- mosity or malignant misrepresentation, but to orrora which I have committed from mistaken judgment, or & mistaken appreciation of facts.' Perbaps no man ever mada & moro unlquo esti- mate of his powers than this; and that it {s per- fectly sincero s shown by his confeasions of ler- ror {n letting the Alabama cscape, and hls pression of coutrition for this fault. On this hie wrote In his ‘¢ Rocolloctions™: 1 assent en- tirely to the opinfons of the Lord Chief-Justico of Eogland that the Alabama ought to have been dotained durlug the four days fn which 1 was waiting for the opinion of the law oftlcers. But I think the fault was not that of the Com- missioners of Customs:-it was my fault as Bee- rotary of State for Forelgn Affalrs,” The charncter of Lord Russoll ls better shown iu theso extracts than fn any source of contem- porury blograpby. Ho was scif-coufident in action, but distrustful in judgment of that action; Impetuous when he had to declde, but penitent ana remorseful when he had declded wrongly. These, surely, are not Inferior quall- tiea. When it is remembored that the porson pussessed them was tormented throuzh life with feeble bealth,—the consequento of o shat- tered constitution,—and that, in spite of his {nfirmitles, Lhe sat forty-seven vears in the Housc of Comnmons, and twico rose to bo Pre- mlar, 1t will_b to form a charitable estl- mate of his life a ublic sorvices, Russell was Lorn in 1703, ind was 80 years of aze on his death, Ifo was the third a0 of the Duke of Bedford, hoad of ons of the most {llustrions iamilies {u the country, datin its rise to riches and power Lo the -reign of Henry VIII, Young John Hussell, then unly a Lord by courtesy, ot his education ot Edinburg uoder’ tho famous Prof, Playsair aud Dugald Stewart, o was sent to Scotland because, as his father for- citly suld, **there was pothing to bu learnt at Eugluh uulversities” Edinburg was then tho ouly Dritish university not devoted to tho teaching of Tory doctrine. Just before reach- ing his majority, Lord Russcll was sent to Par- llameut o Lis father's nomjuation; and fpis s curfous fact that he, owing bis eloction to the burough systein, was theauthor of the bill that was deitined to overthrow it. He fotrodoced his tirst Keform bill n 1819, but was not able to attract geueral nttootion to It until after Cath- ollc coancipation hod been disposed of. In 1830, when hie was holdlug the office of Pay- master of the Forces under Lord Urey, snother Reform biid was proposed, ft took Parliament by surprlse, and broughs Englaud to tho verge ol arevolution. It was only passed at Jast by & tremendous pressure on the House of Lords, Earl Orey having obtalned the promise of thG King tu creato s many new P'ecrs as inizht be needed to pass the Dill. Under this threat the House of Lords succumbed, aod has ever elnce, as Mr. Walter HBagchot well polnts “out en an unim- Jportant purt of the Brltish Constitution. ~ But, ! it Lad not yielded, oo bistonan oow doubts revolution woygd have been fuevitable, By this faw the number of boroughs was not Iuereased, but Afty-six which had becn held as famlly per- quisites, or for othicr reasous had siled to re resent the people, were discontinued, and In therr places new boroughs wers croatud to give representation to commerctal towns, Another very lmportaut act of Lord Russell's lifs was his colebrated letier ou tue Corn Law agita- tion, whben he gracelully acquicsced, aa hils op- unents bhad foraeriy been compelied to o, ln° & courss of events which he had not the power longer to reslst. In 1845 i wrote to the electors of Edinburg & remarkable letter, in wbich he urged themn to vut a0 eod Lo » commerclal system * rainous to cowwerce, lnjurlovs to wericulture, the causo of irritating derision, and u eource of manifold miscries” This was followed by a letter to tug electors of London, {b which it was said: *Tng impoeition of aoy duty at prescnt, without s provislun for ite extinction within » sbort pertod, would but prolong s coutest alrcady suflidently truftful of sulmosity and ulscon- tent.” ‘These Jetters sccured bitn the honor of forming s Uovernnest iu 1546, In 1853 he went out, baving doue little to satlsfy pupular cxpectation. He was Prewler avuin’ i 1965, retirlng w1506, actlug ouly to 011 the ingerrvg- mum caused by the death of Palmerston. In I8l he was olevated 1o the Pecrage with the titlea of Farl Ttusaell and Viscount Amberly, Ho was twico marrled, and bad children by both marrinees, His cldeat son by tho second mnrelage—Lord Amberlv—iras a member of Parilament, and was well known in America. The death ot this son a few vears ago led to the publication of an athclatical work, in which both Lord and Lady Amberly rdvo- catold the most extreme dactrines. This book was asourve of mcrtification to Earl RusseH, und at his Instanco It was subpreased, though at the cxpense of a costly and scandalous faw. suit. Lord Russell was ‘an enemy of Atncrica, but hls error in pérmitting the Alabama to cs- cape, as it has been publicly confessed and amply paid for by his Government, need not ngw e lald up against his memory as a causc vt offense. FOREIGN GRAIN-TRADE, WEEKLY REVIAW. Loxpox, May 28.—The Mark Lane Erpres says tho agricultural outlook Is dechledly tess favorable than three wecks ago. Unless dry, forcing weather comes auickly, the hope for an abundant harvest must be sbandoned, (irass {s overywhere' abundant, and the hay crop will be very large. QGlowing reporta of the condi- tlon of the cropa In America, and other grain- producing countries, addsd to the quiescont stata of politics, has rendered the wheat trade remarkably dull and almost stag- nant. Notwithstanding the adverse weather and light forelgn shipments for Lon- don, the trade has been continuousiy lethargle, ‘The amount of business is so insignificant as to furnish no indox of tha courss of prices. En- glish whoat at country markets has declined one shilling, but farmers were not eager to sell. Much of ‘the Inactlvity has doubtless been owing to the suspenss about tho kastern ques- tion, Aaa fow days will probobly deterinine tho course of aflairs, a movement in trade, even it dowoward, may be cxpectedsoun. Alaizo s quict and lower In conscquence uf heavy llt’murlcnn llllpmenu. for the week ending May The floating cargo trade for wheat was dull at former prices, Thero have been fow arrivals at _porta of cal Maize ylelded 1s@1s 64 agaln, owing to Amerfcap shipments, Sales of Euglish wheat last wn*. 41,228 quarters at 51s 1d, agalnst 57,107 quarters at 03s % thesnme time 'lnu year. Imports into the - Kinmlom for the weok ending May 18, 833,705 ciwts wheat ana 143,903 cwta flour. PARIS. THE VOLTAINE CENTENARY. Pams, May 28.—The Government refuses to sanction any out-door coremonies on the ovens slon of the onc-hundredth anniversary of the death of Voltalre, Tho celebration will take place in tho Galete Theatre next Thuraday, A meeting will be held, over which Victor Hugo will preside. The opening address will be de- livered by M. Bpuller, member of the Chamber ot Doputles. A Qlacourse by M. Deschanel will follow. M. Theodore D'Bauvllle will read o poem, and VictoriHugo close the proceedings with n speech, TOE BXI'OBITION. The number of persons ndinlited to the Exhi- bition on tho paviient of vne franc each on Bunday Inat was 103,188, During tha first week of tho cxhibition thore wers 201,607 sccond weok, 252,400; aud the third weck, 802,400, 3 7 MISOELLANEOUS. ONSTINATR BTRIKERS. Loxpon, May:28.—Thero has been no change In thastato of affalrs n tho striko districts of Lancashire. Themasters and operatives con- tinue obstinate, And there Is no orospect of the immedinte sccoriimodation of thelr dierencos. *MANILEA'S TRADE DEFRESBED. Telegrams - from' Manilla represont trade ns ereatly depresscy in consequence of tho threat- ened failure of e crup in the Philippine Islangs, TUB GUDAN SUGAR CROP. IIAvARA, May: :?L—Thu actual receipts of sugar oxceed Jas§'ygar's at Matanzas, Cardenns, and. Bagun, whila the receipts at Ilavana ara about 20 per ceny Ipes, The stock of sugar nt Havaua and Matifhzns Is 20,000 tons loas than Inst year, 1t {s edtimated that 500,000 tons have beoen made In thy, \vholo lsland. Tho yletd fs now falling off: opnsiderably because of the great heat and radne. 'Thio soason is much ad- vanced. Sl - N .. XNGLIAR TACES, b Loxnox, May S3—The (Ireat Northern handi- cap was won by Rhiddoroch, Mclton scvond, Hardrada third. " Nine ran, 1 Aoy B2 e 4 th fnt LoNDON, May “Thero {8 no truth Intho rumor :hn'v.‘l'rlnu Frederick Willlom had been fired at. oy ¢ MRXICO. . Nuw Orteans) La., May 28, —Tho Oal- voston News' speclal says: “New Luredo is threatened b irce parties of Lordiats, numlmmuj Jmen, under Gen, Gurza Avala and Cols..Cristo and Martinez. Thelr advanco {s now within ten mlles of the town. The Mexican custuins authoritics have come to this stdo with thelr books and recorda, Tho commander despalrs of holding the pluce unless reinforced, Qen, ‘Ayala made a formal demand for the place this morning. ‘Threo Amsrican merchants ars in a1} for refusing to contribute to the defenso of the town. TEMPERANC Meoting of the ‘Untversal Lodge of Good Templars. Miynzarorts, May 23.—~The twonty-fourth sonual scasion of tho Riaht Worthy Graud Lodge of tho World of the Independent Order of Good Templars met this morning fu Assocla- tlon 1iall, and was called toorder by T. D. Kanouse, R. W.'@. C. Templar, with W, 0, Willlams Grand Scgretary of the Order. The roll of officers wus: called, and tho geutlemnen announced yestorday as present responded, | The Rev. Richard’ Eddy, of Boston, wasap- pointed to )1 tho place of R. W. G, Chaplain, William Needham was appointed to fill the place 1L W, &, I G, The Committeo on Credentials reported the delexates cutitled toseats. Committeos were nppulnted on Ap- als, Distribution, Finance, State of tho Order, Constitution, Mtleaze, Juvenlle emplars, and Loviston of Proceedings for Publicution. ~ The repart of Grand Waorthy Chlef Templar Kanousa was read. It showsd the Order to bo In o grati- Iyinrcondition. New Urand Lodyes havo heen tustituted during the year as followa: Grand Lodge of Malta, WesteruGrani Lodge of Bouth Africa, Westeru Grand Lodge of Scotland, Dual Urand Lodeo of Bouth Caroliua, Dual Grand lodge of Georgia, Tt was voted to hold three sesslons dally, at 9 0. w.,, 3p.m, sud ¥ p. m. Adjourned to 5 poon Spectal Dispateh ‘to The Tridune, GraxND RaPIDs, “Mich., Muy 24.—~The foyrth anoual Convention “of the Woman's Christian ‘Femperauce Unfuna of the Stats began hero to- day. bous 800 votiug delegates, besldes vthers Intereated in-temperance work, sre at- tunding it. ‘Thus fur little moro has been done thun to ergzanizo the Conventlon, welcome it to our city formally, aud bo mvmnfly thauked for s0 doing, ‘This”evening nddresses on temper- ance have been dellvered by Mre, Booth, of Allegan; Capt. F. F. Linscott, of this cug; and Mr. Dr. Pcogally, of Plalnwell, The ad. dressos were ull full of enconragement to the workers In the temperauce cause. All ms- sent thut the Red-Rbbon movement under Dr, lteynolda’ efforts has done very great zood fn our Btate, and that the revival' will prove per- manent snd effectual fur thousands of thoso who needed its benetita. ‘Tho work 1s said to be progressing steadily and with Increased power, strength, aud fofluence, Tha Convention will cantinue to-morrow and ‘Thursday, whun gen- cral work will recefve attention. Miss Frances E. Willsrd, of the Chicago Evening Post, s to deliver the maln epcech to-morrow night, * Mrs, Auna Whittenmeyer, of Pluladelphia, President n'( the Natloual Unlon, Is attending the Conven- tion, iR At the afternoon seaslon, the report of the Ry W, Grand Becretary wua read. It statesthe total the membersttip of the Ordor at the lust report Was 404,613 number of wemders now reported, BIG,717; with estimates fur lodges not hear from of 467,404 as the present mombershigh number of lodizes at lust report, 84805 numbey at present, 0,783, The Treusurer's report sho od & balance Jast year, with receipts for the year, of $18,001; expenditures, 314,930, 'Tuo Buperintendent of Juvenlls Templars mado & report. Yroposed sinendiuents to the constitu- tou were discussed. Severat wers tubled, ruled out of order, und made speclal’ orders for specitivd hours during the week. An amend- tuent postponing the election of ofleers to the third day of the seaslon wus loat. e ——— . FINANCIAL, Suecial Disvaich to The Tridune. Nzw York, May 28.—8heridan Poulo, wmauu- facturer of clothing, bas been furced futo Lauk- ruptcy by bis creditors. He mspuficturcd clothing bepe for the Weptern trade, and dis- posed of {t principally through his brunch house o Chlcago, which was opea uutll recently uoder the vawe of C, C. Collins. Ho bas been o poor credlt for over m year, and Dradstreels declined to iive it a rating, ' T1is Habilities are £23.000, He saya n scttiement nt 30 cents on the dollar 18 In progress, Pitesnura, May 2%.—Kimberly, Carncs & Co., dne of the Iargest iron firms of Western Pentwylvania, with works located at New Cas- tle, Greenville, 8haron, and other voints n the Shenango Vailey, fafled to-day. The immediate cause was {nability to procure discounts, $100,- 000 worth of thelr paner having gone to pro- test 1ast Baturday, The labliftics and anacts cannot bo ascertained until after the creditors meet, ‘ghlch will be in o few days. ! POLITICAL. X!.!..IZNOXS SEVENTII CONGRESSION- Al DISTRICLK. Sovelal Corrpspondence of The Tridune, Ortawa, I, May 27.—~Though becastonal mgntion has been mado through Trix Trinung columns of aapirants for Cangreasional honors feom other districts, but siight attention has been given the Beventh, The reason miy be, that the Republicans have hitherto fatled to nnite upon one man whoin all were willlng to support. Taporehend, however, that the rocent diabollcal sehemo of tho Confuderate Congress to unseat President Hayes aud Mexsieanize the Govern. ment will do more to reunite and firmly coment tho party than any act st tho Slaveholders® Reballion of 1801-'5. Of the many mentloned In connection with the seat in Congress from this district, I ap- pend a llst of thoe most prominent, from which, I venture the opinlon, tho candidate will be nelected: P. C. Iiays, of Morrle, the present {ncum- bent, wishies Lo ba returned. e trusts he hns socured many friends, and, I iy safely add, made a number of poltical cuemics, [lis recorit, though not brilliant, has been conslatent'with the principles of the party, Col. Ralph Plumb, of Streator, who sought the nomluation two years uro, is ngaln on the track, and hopes Lo unite the ratirond Intcrests with the Cunservative Republicans and non- bolting Greenbackors, and, If possivle, by these wmeans secure tha nomination and clechion, Dr. J, €. Corbus and the Ilon, L. B, Crooker, bath of Mendota, whose names linvo been men- tioned, will uot bo candidates before the Con. vention. The Iatter does not asire 8o high at reeent, while the Doctor will not place himself n the wayof his friends,—~Plumb first, and then, falllng on lim, llays, . 1Iu Ottawa there are several candldales, elther of whomy, i elected In November, would make uvery efficient Cangressinan. - Charles Blanch- ard, ‘whose name was urged by tho LaSalle County delegntion In the Conventlon two yeara ago, would, if nominated, make a good eanvass. awever, he would not'degrado himscl! by ene gaglug In any of tho velitieal tricks to sccurs advantageous poiuts, 60 general with nuliticinns, 1lis record, as a county officer, an attorney, and a citizen, has ever been' honarable, Willtam Cullon, for many years Chairman of the Connty Republican Committee, aud senlor editor of tho Ottawn JHepublican, would not de. cline the nonor If tendered him. Few, If an; in the whole district are better Informed on n“ polnts of local or national politica than he. e is sound upon the flnances, enrneat in_tifs de- siro toscu the country prosperous aid pence- tul, and withal a pleasant _and forcible speaker. Rendatl Connty offora her man in J. A Glll- fam; and Wil "County In cither ex-Scnator Marshall or Judge McRoberts. The lattor, al- though his nuing {s merely menttoned, nnd uo authority glven for #ts Uae in this connertion, wonld tindonbtedly he the strongest man the party could put forward. Ex-Senator Marshall would make nearly ns successful a run, ‘The Damocrats are tulking of only two men: Wilifamn Reddick, of Ottawa, and W, A. Btecle, of Jollet. Roddick Is reputed wenlthy; and it isalso believed ho would * go fn to win ' if there wero a reasonnble show of his election. ‘Tho Greenback-Natlonal-Independont com- poutl—tho diseatisticd of all ranks—linvo but ono man to placa in the race: Alexander Cump- bell, of LaSalle. They certainly can entertain no hopes of his election. Beur W, TIIT IOWA DEMOCRACY. Sgiectal Dispatch to The Tridune, Cnpan Karids, In., Moy 23,—The Democratie 8tato Conventipn will meet at the Opera-flonse at 11 o’clock n: . Wednesday, Tho meeting of delegates trom'nm Congressional Districts are to meet at 9 ‘a. m, at tho rooms designated nt .the Grand and Norttwestern Ilotels for the sclection of a-member for the following com- mittees: Credentlals, Permancnt Organization, Resolutions, "'and ' State Central Committee; ‘There waa to bea rally thir evening, aud speak: ine by tho Hon. J. B, Irish, D. O, Finct, and D/ G. Mine, bup tho pouring rain has interfered; 1t Is out ot "the queation to foreshadow any ne- tlon of the Couvention. In the language of aBdclegate, Y The yeomanry are here, and no knowing what will b done.’” However, the opinlon soems to be that thero will be no run- ning alter strange gods, but the uction will bo atraight Democratie, Tha delegation 18 large from all gma. and great zood fecling predom- fnates. The headquarters aro at the . North- western. The hotels are overtlowing. Over 200 delegrates pre now Lere, and many from the river towns bave not arrived, The lcmpornr{ organization Is announced, with the Ilon, Frod (’Donnell, of Dubuque, as Chalrman; T. . Watker, of Davis County, J. M. Daker, Jond_G. W. Huut, of Joncs County, Bucretarles, The Hon, I, O, Walker I8 mentloned for Scerctary of Btate, aud the Hon. Joo Elsbeck, of Des Motues, for Reclster of the Btata Laud-Office. Juidge knnpn. of Keosauqun, will probably be & prominent candidate for Supromo Judge, . GREDNBACKERS, Afiectal DispatcA to The Tritune, Jorier, I, Muy 28,—Randall and Surton, whom the Greenbackera call thelr Moody and Bankey, collected aud stirred up a large audl- cnce hero st night. They are juet in from the coal reglous, flushed with victory, aud avo warm. 1y stirring their followers, Thia I8 the twelith meeting In this scction, and they will bo Lers three niore nlghta thls week. TENNRESSEY DEMOCRATS. NasuviuLs, May 23, —The lotels arothronged with dulogates to tho Democratic 8tate Conven- ton, which meels to-morrow to nomluate five candidates for the Buprenio Beneh, In polut of numbers and futellect it will be the most nota- ble Convention held o tho Btate for years, Thero are fltteen candidatos for nomination, five of whoui ary members of tho present Bu- preme Court, ‘The slituation,ts too unacttlod at present for speculutions as to the result. —— THE WEATHER. Orpic or Tus Cumizy Bianas Orricsw, Wasiigoroy, D. (., May 20—1 a. in.—Iudica- tlons—For Tenuessce and Obio Vulloy geuerally, lower pressurea und hizher temporaturcs, fne creusiug cast to south winds and cloudiness, and vonml{]lolluww by occasloual raine, For the Upper Lake rel,'luu. Upper Mlasis- stppt, snd Lower Missour(’ Valleys, generally lower pressure, stationary to rising tumpera- ture, lucreasing northeast to southeast winds, partly cloudy weather, uml rain areas, acvom- vanled fu the two Just districts by locsl show- s, v For the Lower Lake region, rising followod by falllng buromoter, couler northerly winds, veering to warmer ensterly, increasing cloudi- ncss, followed by rain areas, . P LOCAL lllllll"‘"flzl. I a0, May 28, Vela | lin.. Weather “Bar, 707 T, Wik Hiations. Mamuctte Fwauaba, Milwaukea,, ave M Giraud nl ‘)“lu P U -~ DEATH IN JAIL, " Bpectad Ditpatch 10 The Tridune, MiLwavkzs, May 23.—Mrs, Thercsa Jelllnets, 8 widow aged 60,charged with e crime o8 arson, hud a preliminary examination . this .afternoou, and was commitied to Jalt in default ‘of bail, ‘Tuls evening shu was takeu with a At sud died suddenly. athier grict or poison saupposed to tlo causc, & —————— . THE BLACK HILLS. Deaniyoon, May 23.—Cul. M, V. Sheridan, of {icu. Rhil. Sherldan's stafl, arrived here tast evening. He comes for the purpose of select- ug sultable lovations fur cucuwpments fur the #oldiers now cnroute to the Hills, Three cnmfis will be cstablished, one in the vicinit ol Bear Buttes, ten mifles from Deadwood, snother fn the vicinity of Rapld City, forty miles distant, and the third on tho Littie Mis- tour{ River, cighty or ninety milea dlitant, It Is thotight these encampments, In conncctlon with the troops at Fort McKinney, will ‘afford suflicient protection from the [udians tor the Black Hills towns and foutes durlog the sum- mer, FIRES, " . AT ADRIAN, MICH. Spectal Dispateh {5 The Triduna, * ADRIAN, Mich., May $8.—The homcof Mrs. Michacl Ilyde, in the fecond Ward, burned at 12:30 this morning.. Bhe, with nine children, barely cacaj alive, saving nothing. The hou-e’ was v{'fi‘.’m st $000, an Ivuurfd. Her huaband’s whereabouts ate unknown, ho havin gone some timo’/ago, looking for employmen pkeraty CHICAGO, The alarm from Box 832 at 8:45 yosterday aftornoon was caused bya fire in the frame building No. 13 Carpenter strect, ownad and oc- cupled by J. Meyers. Damago, $i5 to. fural- turo and $25 to the bulldingy fully fusured in the Globe of Liverpool. Cause unknown. —— z FOREST FIRE, WaARERAM, Mass, May 23.—An extcnsive Torest lira has beou raging in this vicinity since Thursday afternoon, Four or five thousand nacres fine growth of wood are aleeady destroyed, - CASUALTIES. i!DN' OVER AND KILLED. Special Dispateh 1o The Tribune, Mzwnora, I, May 23.~The unfortunate Dane, Peter Roinle, of Arliugton, who was run over by the cars here last night, died at L p, m, to-day. An examination into the nature of tho injurica exhibit a compound fracture of the right leg and thigh and left arm, In complisuce with the wishes of soyeral prominent citizens, an inquest will be held to-morrow, Spectal Dispateh fo TA¢ Tridune, Graxp RAPIDS, Mich., May 28.—A_spoclal to the Grand Rapids Times says Sol D, Covey, onc of tho oldest and most reapected settfers In Wright Township, Ottawa County, was killed tfil‘xls afternoun by a land-roller, which ran over m. 5 T A FEARFUL FALL. . Pronm, Iil,, May 28.—By tho breaklng of o rope holding a scaffold at tho new Court-Houso this afternoon, threo men—Chris Yoschen and Gus Jacobs, of Chicago, and Joscph Schwartz, of Peorla—who wers at work scouriog a wall, were thrown oft tho scaffold, afid fcll & dis- tanco of forty-five feet upon atono and rubbish, ‘Thoy were taken to the hospital,, Poachen and Jacobs are not expeeted to livo, ' Bchwartz was severcly injured. Two other men at work on tho scaffold eaved thomsclves by jumplng through & window into the court-reom, THE TURNERS. A Platform Showing the Facllity with which They Turn.from Gymnastics to Tolities and Economy. CruvzrAxn, 0., May 23.—At tho third day of tho Natlonat Turncra’ Conventlon the Com- mittee un Platform, 8y-Laws, and Resolutions submitted a report recommending certain chaoges in the by-laws, Adopted. The follow!ng platform was adopted: 1, To abolish tho offico of Prosidentof the United States and tho Souate, the forw of Guvernment to consist of a lauxo of Repreaeniatfves, whose duty 1t ahall be to elect 8 Commissionor to act as Kxecu- tive, 2, Tha prevention of legislation on the part of Btates nxainst the frecdom of tho press or the fn~ terest of any religious socloty, 2 8. The protection of tabar sgainst all’ depreda. tiuns, aud socuring to it of its real value. 4. The.Governmont to guarantee the sanitary rmucnon of citizens by supervivion of factorles, ho houses, and food of the Iaboring classes, - 5., Establishment of & Labor Statlatic Bureau by the Government, 0. Tho creation of laws forbldding the employ- ment of childron in factories, 7. The ahwlition of all land grants to all individ. unls av well as to corporationy. H, Freeachools and gratutions nstruction to the T A 3 U, Taxing of incomes and Inhoritances, snd abolltion of a1l monopuiles, . . . i 10, Reformation in, administeation of the aws, 11. Abolition of a)l Indirect taxation, 12, Abohtlon by the Uavernment of all Instity- tiona und regulations {enrdln religion, - es. eciolly the “Babbath laws; the sbolition of ho oxemption of ~church property from taxation; employment of Chaplains in_Congress and Legiolatures, the army and navy, snd all fusti- tutlbna kopt up fig taxatio 0, the abolition o &n oath on the Dible, orothes lousceremonios, s 1 conrts of justice. ILLINOIS STATE-HOUSE. The Cemmisslon to Condomn Additlonst Land for the State-Wouse Grounds Condemnod by the Ownors of tho Addi- tlonsl LandeThe Manifest Unconstitations ality of Kooping an Agrooment, Spsclal Dispatch o The Tribune. BrrixarieLn, {11, May 23.—The Commissfon- era appointed by the Uovernor to conderon the four acres south of tho Btate-Ilouss for addl- tional Capitol grounds, met in the Govornor's parlor to-day, tho Hon, Charles Hitcheock, of Chifeagro, Prestdent, and the Hon, O. H. Minor Becretary, Prod? was mado of personal service upon the resident obligors on the bond to sup- ply the grounds, and of notleo {n writing and by publication to nan-resident obligors; also proof of notice to owners of the property pur- vosed to ba condomned, of tho sittlug of the Commission, and inviting them to bo prescut and flle objections, It any they had. The Hon. Nintan W, Edwards, owning, and representing the owners of, & large portion of the four acres, read a protest of Rreat ‘length, excepting to the jurlsdiction of the Commiasion, Counsel far” John Prather, another of the partics owning part of the land, oresented objections to the proceedlugs of the Commlssion—tirst, that the act authorizing the appotntment of tho Board was uncoustitutional; sccoud, the Commission fad po jurisdiction; third, therewas no mouey in the Treasury to E“ the damugesy and, fourth, the Legislature ad passed no-act making such appropria. tlon, ‘The Hon, . T, Littler, for himself and other obligors ou the boud, objected to the Juriadiction of tue Commissiouers, The Coin- iissfuners considered the protestand objectiona, and docided that the legal offact of theact of the Legztsiature, and of thu proteedings of the Cam- misslon, is uot within the scope of the inquir) of the Commnlssion, und that they are dire { by the (Governur merely to ascertaln the ages which may be sustalned by the owne the land describea by the Becretury of State. The Commlssion adjovrned until to-morrow morniug. s # A FLORAL EXHIBITION, Dusuque, Ia, May 2.—One of the fineat floral fairs in the West opened in this city this evenlng in the unfinishod Eplscopallan { Church. A finc art and relic gallery, forms & notlceable portion of the oxhibit, and the whole affalr Wil be one of ‘the most rochorche and elogant that aver occurred tn tho State. Tho attcndance is lsrge, and sovoral excursions from other places are expected. Fino concorts are given each eveuing, and the falr opened with au ablo address by the Hon, Fred U'Donuell, Tho fair will closo” ou Thurs- day eveniug, O ——— I ——— JUSTICE HARLAN. 8psoial Diswalch to The Tribuns, Ispiawaroris, Ind., May 28.—Associato-Jus- tice Harlan, Judge Davis’ suceessor, will be in this city to-moyrow to bear the argument on the demurror fo the case of Wiiltam Young & Co., ut, Oplcago, againat the National Bauk of Franklio, 10 recover murgins on transactions in zrain ordered by Taylor, the defuuitiog Cushler, nnd for which the’ plaintiffs scck to hold the bank respouatblo for the $20,000 favolved. SR et INDIANA LAWYERS WANT SOME OF THE $ 3 - CAKE. Spectal Dupateh to Tha Tridune, TNDLANAROLL, May 28.—A. meetlog of the 8tato Bar will ba beld to-morrow to devise lex- Lslution uccossary to relicve the pressuro up- ou the Buprewe Court docket, by proposing an amenduent to the Constitutlon making ad- ditional Judges, and providivg ay intermedistc Appellate Court, 3 ————— . LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Last midoight turoed the Cheyenns loosc, and reports from that locality of the cliy cuntiuued tocome fa up to & late bour lu the morulug. ** Blg Mike " Joy, politician sud wire. worker frow the Seventh Ward, clakned o have '{I"] wud thrice the % lost £80 In Bl Murray's saloon, on Van Buren sureet, and mada what tho poliee tern o “tremendons beef,” because the entice hougs was not pulled. Then a crowd of raflrond cm. ployes, drunk and disorderly, ratsed o row In the Pacific Garden, corner of Clark and Vay Burenatreete,and who,beenuse they were efected therefrom, threw several beer glasses thiroggy several piate-glass windows valued at n couple of hundred dollara. “Only three of the hoodig crowd were nrrested, and theso gznvu their names s Patrick Heeney, Frank Baker aliag Harrison, and J, E.Thompson alins Townesend, - Late Iust night Caroline Falkenberg, residing on Robey strect, near Blue Island nvenue, at- tempted to commit sulcldo by jumping into the river at the foot of Robcy street. She was rescued by & taboror named ” Barney McCunn, who happened to witneas the act. Mra. Falken: berg is thought to be slightly aeranged, THE RAILROADS. b4 QUINCY, ILL. Speotal Diepateh to The Tribuns. Quixcy, N, May 28.—Several important changes relative to tho managament of the (1. cago, Burlington & Quincy Railway at this poiny are announced to take effect Juno 1. What hos been known as the Quincy Divialon will be con. solidated withthe Galesburg Diviston, and the Diviston Buperintendency In tils city will be abolished. The present Quiney Division will by under the managoment of Mr. 1L Hitcheock, tho Superintendent of tho Galesbure Division, Mr. N, D. Munson will go to Hannibal toas. sumes cootrol of the Chlcago, Burlington & Quincy at that place. Mr, James H. Ballenting will ba Tralu-Master at Quincy, under Mr. D, J, Chase, Maater of Transportation at Galesburg, Thess chunges are mado In_accordance with the policy of the new olicers of the Conpnny, wiio Dave deided to consolidate the businass of the yarlous dcpartments, The road will hereafter be managed on tho Fngliah systom, tho excen- tive and trafiic departments being under differ. cat heads, s 2 A larga party of rallroad offictals and business men of this city are at Kirksville, Mo, to-duy, for the purposa of inspecting tho work now [n progress ngon the extenslonsof tho Quincy, Missourl & Pactfic Railroad west from Kivksyilly. President Root states that ha has just mude acontract for additfonal Iron, which wiil let the Cunrumny lay twelve miles of ralls almost immedinlely, in addition to tho two and a halt milns already completed. Bestdes the six miles of grading on this slde of the Chariton Kiver, nine miles are graded on the othor aide, but thy bridgo over tho river {s still to bulld, It is Y. lleved that the contract for this brddgo will o lat at an carly dny,, for thero now scems ng question that the Company will be enabied to colleet every cont of the ald which has been lvlnted to it by townships and countics along the ne. TIE TRIAL OF TUE SCALPERS. The casos of the scalpers who wero indlcted by the Grand Jury a few months ago for violat. ing the law in regard to the salo of raflroad tickets by anauthorized agonts will ecome up In the Criminal Court this moroing. The scalpers have retalned Mesars, W. W. O'Bricn and Leonard Swett, and fotend to appeal to Judeo McAllister to quush tho indictments. Tho rallroads will be represcnted by an immenso array of counsel, among whom_will be Judge C. Beckwith, Ed Walker, F. A, Winston, Judze Asborn, Uus Herrlngton, and Mr, ‘I'rade. They whi deny the right of Judgo MeAllister to a- terferc fir these cases, clniming that such mo- tlon has to be made beforo Judge Monre, who now presides fn . tho Criminal Court. If the scalpers do not Aucceed in having thelr Indlctments quashed, 1t is under- stoud they will ask for a change of venue on tho ground that Judfio Mooro i projudiced agulnst them, It {s the deterriination of tho ratlroads to push these cascs to o flual issue, and,as far as can be learned, the scalpurs are cyuully deter- mited to fight to tha bitter end, and force a dacision from the Bupreme Court on the consti- tutlonallty of the law, ITEMS. Bince tho rallroads leading to the East from {rom this city bave settled upon a 20-cent rate on grain from Chlcago to New York, thelr busi- ness in that articlo "has steadily increased, and more grain ls now carrfed by rall than by Iake, The lucrease has boen particularly consplcuous onthe Michizan Central, which s duing as 1arge n busiuess vow as at any time duriog tho winter, i " ThePresident of oue of tha lndll.mnounmdo recently telegraphed the Superfniondent of his line that the dullneas In busincss made further retrenchmenls necessary, ‘and asked If he did not think the buys would staud another 5 or 10 per tent cut. Thd anawer of the Superintend- ent was a8 follows: ** When you made the Jast cut I (ischarged most of the single man, and the married men wero obliged to drown thelr clhilldren. Bhould you decldo upon another redue- &lm'n, I don't kuow what In the dovil they would Gathering railway news in this city yeaterday was up-blll. work, Tho - Managers and Qencral Frelght Agents of the Western roads aro nearly all at 8t. Louls attending to ths meetinz of tho Bouthwestorn Rallway Associntion, The Gener- al Frelght Agents of the Eastern roads have gone to Buffalo to take part {n tha fast (relght linu meeting, and Commissioner Guilford 18 n tho East, where ho will vemaln until after the meeting of Eastern trunk lines in Now York on the 6th of June. Tho few rallroad ofticinls who still romain fn townarc poor hauds ou gossiping raflroad {nformation. “The New York Cummerclal Advertiser pays the following cotnpliment to Mr, Hugh J, Jewett: “ Fow men In publle place bave recelved more cordfal or better-descrved tributes of ruspuct and confidence than thuse which bave been paid to Mr, Ilugh J. Jewett by the reorganized Board of Erte Dircctors and by tha Urund Jury, ‘The Iatter bod{ yeatenlny refuscd to entertain tho cuarge ol perjury preferred aguinst Mr. Jewett, and the Erié Board adopted resolutions emphatically sporoving his course and denounce fug the attacks upon him as * utterly falee, ma- llctous, and defamatorv.” Under Mr. Jewett's Presidency the reconstructed Krlo has a falr Erunpwt of success, ‘The disturblog elemcnt 08 been offectually disposed of, and the new Presudent, to whose ouergetic and houest man- agement of tho road it emaocipation s ehietly due, will be sustained by a Board fully In accord with Lis views." OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonk, May 23, —Arrlved, Scythla and ‘Wiaconsin, trom Liverpool; Bolivia, from (Hlas- gow; Lessing, from Mamburg; Ville de Farls, from lavre, “ - N.\lo;m.:, May 28.—Arrived, Caledonls, from ew York. Pritapxrrnis, Moy 23, —Arrived, Vaderland, from Antwerp, ————— OBITUARY, Bpecial Dispatck o The Tridune, GraND RAviDS, Mich., May 23,—~Abram Ran- dal), uno of tho very tirst scttlers In this val- ley, whera he has Uved for forty-two vears, 4 very prominent eltizen fn carlier days, dled hers ay, oged ucarly 80, DECORATION-DAY, Apecial Diwalch 10 The Tribune. Tsres llaurs, Ind., May 28.—Extcosivo preparations are being made in this city for the observanve of Decoration-Uay, and, il tho weather remains fne, It ls expected to be ogo of tho oest domaustrations ever witncsscd bere, —— Btrength of Greck Soldlers. Popular Bcience Monihiy, The nhyllul’nu riority of the ante-Alexan- drian Greeks to the bardiust sud ot robust natlons of wodern times is porhaps best Hllus- trated by tho militar, tistice of Xcuoplion, According to tho aulbor of tho ** Anabaosts, the comupleto accoutrements of s Spartan sul- dier, fn what wa. would call beavy marchlug order, welghed seveutv-live pounds, excusive of the camp, miuing and brid, u-huudlu\l touls, and the ratlous of bread and dred frult whlch were lusued in weckly fhataltmonts, and iu- creased thu burden of the {ufautry soldicr to nlnety, niucty-dve, or cven to u full 100 pounds. This Josd was often carricd st the ri of four Kuglish wiles wn hour fur twelve lhours ver dicw, day after day; aud ouly in the burnlog deserts of Southern Byrla the commnauder of the Grecisu auxilisrics thouglt it prudet to shorten tho usual leugih of lLy'- march by oue-fourth, The gyuniat- i¢ teats applied bj the systauchua, or recruiting oficer of & pleked. corpa, would appesr more prepusterous to the. uviforiued exquisites of & wodern **erack regiment.? Even tall, well- shaped men of the souudest conatitution could uot pass the predimivury exumivation uvless hey were sble to juup thelr own helght vertic- own lepzil horizoutally, aud two-thirds of those distauces tu full arwori ltch & weight equal to one-third of their ows oa ance of lvlunt{ yards, and throw o Juv- iy with such dexterlty that tney would not mius a8 wark of tho size of & mau's” heald wore thuu four out of ten tlucs at s alstance of Lty yards, beatdes other tosts referrug o thelr ox- Dertness o the use of the buw aud the bevads sword