Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1870—TWELVE PAGLS. e S e =SS eSS e e e e ————— = “FOREIGN. New Terms Embodied in the Russo-Turkish < Treaty. Russia Will Reduce Her De- mand for Indemnity 100,- 000,000 Roubles. Two Hundred Lives Lost by a Bridge Disaster in Turkey. Politics in France at Present Have a Serious Aspect. The Left Divided. Against sclf on the Subject of tho Ministry. Sixty Men Hopelessly Entombed in a Welsh Mine. TURKEY. THE RUBSO-TURKIBH TREATY. CoxsTaNTINOPLE, Jan, 156,—The signature of tho Russa-Turkish troaly is expected Thureday. Russia, it is nuderstood, acespts & reduction of its indemnity by 100,000,000 roubles, and ita pnyment in paper ronbles, THE ROUMELTAN COMMISSION, Bear®, Jan. 15,~The mnjority of tho Powers have assented Lo the Porto's proposal for the promulgation of the mandato of tha Eastorn Roumolian Commission. FORCED LOAN. ‘CONBTANTINOPLE, Jan. 156.—In the event of tho fallure of the financinl schorfies now wun. der conslderation, it is said the Government will resort to n forced loan, TERRINLE ACCIDENT. Loxoox, Jan, 15.—A dispatch from Phil- Ippopolis states that a railway train fell into the River Arda on Baturday, and that n Rus- sian General and several other officers and 200 men were drowned. The accidont was caused by the brenking down of a bridge. AN OFINION, ' Loxpox, Jan. 15.—A Viennacorrespondent maintains the opinfon that the question of evacnation s not included in the Russo- Turkish convention now on the point of boing signed, bnt must form the subject of & soparate agrectment. HOSNIA. ViEnna, Dec. 25.—The Hosnische Correapondens ronorts from Serafevo that the Mufti of Tash- Jlidis, known for his activity in organizing tha reslstance against the army of occupution, hias addressed a lotter to an fuhabitant of Serajevo threatoning that ho will collect an army of 40,000 men In Novi-Bazar and march to Serajevo fnorder to punish the Mohamineduns who formed part of the deputation to Vienna und Pesth, ‘The sama personage, it adde, having trled to wev up an agitation lo this direction, as also agalnat the Albunian League, who wers opposed to his deslzn, has becu arrested and sent to the Cen- tral Committee of the Leaguo in Prisrend, this body belng determined to tolerats no hostile acts against Austrln-Hungary, TIE DRPINITIVE TREATY. Hpeelnl 1o London Tinies, p CONSTANTINOTLE, Dec. 20,.—Thn negotiations obout the Russo-Turkisl: Conventlon have been renewed, and it would seem in auch n business- Tthe way as to give rise to the hopo that the ailair will now bo extrieated from the vicious irelo in which §t has hitherto been revolviug, been already cxplained, the present ne- Rof lons relate to the detalls of the evacuation of thesTurkizh territory on the ane hand, and the surrender of Podgoritza on thu other. They deal with the mode of evacuation and the way in which the Turkish trovps are to ftalie the place of the Russians, so s to make the interval ag short as possiblo between thoe departure of the latter and the orrival of the foriner, It fs Boped in this way to aveld o recurrence of thuse cxccsses which the Russiuns assignod na their reason for arresting their retrear. ‘I'be more to sccurc this object o mixed Commission i3 to be appohited to direct tho gradual evacuntion towards Adrian- ople. The exnct time for the ovacuation seema not yet fixed, ouly it Is understood that v should begin at mu-eI and be carried out o ox- peditiously ns possible, not extending in any raso boyotd thothree mionths fixed by tho Treaty of San 8tefano, From Odessa the news comes that o number of .ateamers have been chartered for the trans- port of troops from Turkey, which xeema ta fn- dicale contidencs tn the auceess of the present newotfations, The Turks, on thelr side, are also iaking preparations for the stirrender of Fodgoritza, Troops frum Mltrovitza aud ris. tina bave been ordered down to Scuturl, while another Governor lias been named ty place ot Hussein Pasha, though, someliow or otlier, tho uew Uovernor lins not yet arrived, nnd Hlusscin Fusha continues in hls post. While showing guod intentlons, the Turks, warned by the past, cvidently mean to proceed very cautiousiy, FRANCE. PRESIDENT OF THE BENATE, Pans, Jon. 16, —Tho Bonito elooted o8 Tresident Louis Joseph Mortel, nominated by the Left. Pans, Jan, 15, —In the election this afterno on for Prosident of the Henate, M. T.ouis Joseph Martel received 153 votes aud the Duo D'Audifret Pasquicr 81 votes, COMMUNISTS PARDONED, Pans, Jan, 15.~President MacMahon hns signed a dceree pardoning 1,800 Com- munista, capibr criss, Loxsnoy, Jan, 16—5 s, m,—All apeclal cor- respondents at Paris of London newspapers speak of tho situation in France as serious. Tho Z'imes’ Paris dwspatch, though subso. quontly qualifying the information by the statoment that the evening meetiug of tho Ropublican Union was reported to be jmore modorate In character, declarca that the Left appoars alinost dotermined to overturn the Dafaure Cabinet, pronouncing it unworthy of confidence, unloss it publishis beforchand a list of iuntended dismissals of functionaried. 'The Cabinet refuses to thus compromise {ts dignity. BANQUET T0 UAMUETTA. TParis, Dee, 21,—A diuner wus given to M. QGambetia to-nizht at the Cuntinental Hotel by about 4b0 commerciol travelers, The {dea orlrioated some months oge, during hits visic to Grenoble and Rumaus, when o number of com- mercial travelers pald hiu u visit of congratula- tlon, und whe, ir scknowledaing thy complis ment, ho bumarously deseribed” blinself as a vamerelal traveler of the Republic, Aduits- slon was ngidly contived to the cla tion, but o few Senutors und Deputies we vil 08 gucats. M. Murat, 4 jeweler and M ulelnat Councitor of Purls, prestded, aud the entertpinment was very succes»ful, ‘Fbe banguet comenced at lalf-past 8, The compauy bumbered 630, 3, Gauibeita, on en- cived with Joud cbeers, ‘The aken by M. Murat, who liad_on hls rleht M. Guiubetta and on lis left M. Spuller, Among the Pregident of . Auatole de lu Force, Disector of the Press; muany Munielpal Couuclls ory, commercial travelers, sud represcutatives of the press, Alter a cordtal speeeti by the Custrwan acknowledgiog the great seivices rendered to the country by M. Guubetty, and sfwr the other tuvasts of the cventug becu proposed aud honered, M. Gambetta rose sind long<ontinued spplause, Maviog given bis reasous for uceepting thelr tuvitation that eveving, M. Gambetta compli- 10euted theur on the great services rendered to e couutry by the commercisl travelers durlug llmf:ahrhui May 16, sud described with much feclinzoud wpirit the fnjurics sod outrages which Bad been beaped upow them by the reac- tionary press. Cowing then to the prescut sit- uation, the ilustifous orator, with o fess spint, throwing uatde the wccusatious which bad buen nade by llhe}:rouheh in uther tuncs, ssid tha L eneindes of the Repuolic were vnee inore oo tue cvo of su imumeuse deception, and tbat it wuuld not be twenty vuices thut would prove to Do tue wajority, but after thy elections of Jau. ¥, the vumber tweuty-Uve would be fouud to be bolow tho truth. Asin former speeches, M. Gambetta, with perhaps more forco and elo- quence than ever, stood out as the ploneer of the Democratic party. He would abide by his own circle, and he knew of no greater or niore desirable position than to he its servant; and as for the insiouations of his rivals, when the time eamo ho knew hotw to mect them, I am nut ambitious of power,’” he sald. *On the Kth of January the lr:nubllc will enter Into a now existunce with an_unprecedented freedom, ond by nrudence, wisdom, and patience M—this word was pronounced with marvelous eloquence ~*the country will overcome all her diiculties and once more be appy aod contented.” Tlere the oratur, approaching the question of the propaganda of the Republicau fdea, denonnced a8 aenseless those who wished to carry it be- yond France. “No," he said, **it 18 a question for no other Republic but ours; It {s for the French Republte and for no other. It is for the +@ clopmen? or our fostitutions, and of ours awne," On two points, hawever, M. Gambetta was specific. He rlnlnly disclaimed any desire of becoming a Minlsters and here it is weil to quote his exnct words. After declaring that, whateser ambition waa attributed to bim, he wished for no uther distinction or recompenss thar the appreciation of his scrvices, ho added: ‘1 think that in a soclety like ours a man may very cflctively serve his country by re- maining where his aptitudes, acquirements, and influence are tnost favorably excrclzed. ‘There are plenty of people ambitlons to run clse- where! but, for my part, I hold that where thero is @ service to be rendered there {8 the task and duty, and other injunctions would ba necessary tonake me abandon what [ consider the dié- tates of my consclonce and of roy clectors.”” A pnssage, morcover, i his speech may be taken ns tautamount to this ndvice, for Le dwelt on the necessity of unlon and patfence, of conaldering what reforms were mature and urgent, what could walt, and what schemes shotild be rejected; and he held up tho last ten years of patienco ns n model for imitatlon. As to his disclaimer of any Emvnznm}u outsige France—a disclalmer which the Radicals will doubtless attribute to tho attentious recently patd him by Royal purdonsges—is 18 azain de- sirable ta ctta lils sordes 4 Wesnall bayeat last fonnded in this country & Gorernment for it—for it and not for others. Yes, for it; and 1 do not say this un oc- count of the transitory clrcumstances we are traversing; 1 aay L DLeeauso it has slways been the ¢y of my consclence, and, i I may be_allowed tlic cxpression, tho dogma of ‘my Republican influence. We had only to concern ourselves with making the French Repubtics it Is for uthers to consider what Government pleasca them. As for us, hav- ing no thought of propagaudiam, but sversion aud antipathy for it, we are ubove the reproach which could formerly be leveled at us. We do hot want to tnake au cxport trade of our theo- res. We have our national teaditions; wo have a Constitutiun of our own, property based on immutable foundations which the world may cuvy us. With this property, this genjus, this task, this aptitude for refincment in all things of artistic or lterary greatucss, oro we valled upon to think or act for the reat of the globol Let us huve a model Goveroment resembling somo of thoss which have preceded it,—a Gov- ernment really for the French, and {or thetn algoe,” Thia passoge will moke a very favorable {m- oression In neighboring countrics and will wipe cut the last vestiges of the distrust with which M. Gambetta was long regarded by monarchical Governments, It would be impossible to convey ina short avcount like this an idva of this spcech, one of the must cloquent that M. Gambotta has over deltvered. At tho conclnsion of it and un re- suming his seat, M. Gambetta wns most enthu- sinstically cheered. Durlng the banquet mes- sages of udherence und congratulation were re- celved fromn ull parts of Frauce, and could have been counted by buudreds. Tite cordlality and enthualusm did not for 4 moment ceasc, - Alter the supner the right bend of M. Gambetta clasped the right hands of the 630 gueats, who possed befora liim {n turn, and nothing can glve an {den of the bonhiomie with which he met this fatigulng mauifestation of courtesy. GREAT BRITAIN, NO NUPE OF RESCUE LoyxpoN, Jan. 15.—Eighty yards of tho roof of the shaft at the D.nas Ming, in Wales, foll sinca the cxplosion, stopping ventila- tion, Explorers connot as yet enter tho mines. 'There in no hope of rescne for tho sixty men cutombed, WAGES QUESTION, Arbitration of differences botweon om- ployers and employes of the Cleveland and North Eugland irou trade resulted in a de- cislon of the men to accept a b per cont ro- duction of wages. The cotton miills of Nel- son, near Burley, gave notico of a reduction. Somo mills there Lave stopped altogether; also at Padiahm and Whittlefield THE PRICE OF FILVER. Loxpoy, Jan. 16.—Tho rise iu the prico of sllver to 50 pence per ounce yesterday was in consequonca of the demand for Indin and further advance in Indian and Clina ex. ohanges, Qermnny fs uot offering auy of itn ntock of silver at present ratea. LETFER FILOM TIlE QUEEN HELATIVR TO THE DRATH OF UER DAUGHTER. London Gostte, Wiitenatt, tee, 27.—The following letter from the Quces has this duy been recolved by the Right Hunorable the Necretary of State for the Home Departieny Osnousg, Dec, 20,—Ths Queen In anxions to taxe the enrtiest opportunlly of exprovslng punlicly hier Leartfelt thanks for the universal nnd most touching sympathy shown to har I){ all clnrsen of hor luyal and faithful subjocts on the present veers slon when it has pleased Uod to call awav from thin world her deurly-beloved daughter the Princeay Allee, Urand Duchens of Heare Uvarwhelmed with wrief at the loss of & dear child, who was o bright exampie of loving temters neen, couraguaus devotion, and sell-sscriice to duty, iLis niost anothing 10 the Queen's feolinga 12 w00 hiow entirely hee gricf 18 shared by her peo- ple. The Queen's deeply-atiiicted won-in-taw, the Uramd Duke of llossr, 18 also anxious to maka known his sincers gratitude for tho kind feelingn oxpressed towirda himsell and his dear clnldren tu their teenible berenvonient, umd his giatification at he apbrociation shown by the poople of Englund of tie nable nnd ondearing qualitios of her whoin all now mourn, Feventeun ywats ngo, at this very ime, whena stinflar bercavement crumhed the Queen's happle o anck thin boloved and lamented daugnter was wreat comfort and aupport, the nation cvinced tho same touching sympath; hen, in y, 8% December, 1471, the Princo of Wales wauat the voint of deal Ruch an_cxtilbition of trus aud tender feellng will aver fematn engraven on the Queen’s huart, aod s the wwore fo be valucd at this wmomont of wreat dhepeeey du the couutry, which no one inore deeply deplures than 1t Quecn beractf, GERMANY., BRUNSWICK, Beuvry, Jan. 15.~1The journals hero pub. livh 0 soml-officlel note which says the re. ported statement of the Crown Prince Fred- crick Willinm, that Prussia does not indend *to incorporate the Duchy of Drunswick, must not bo aastined to bo authonticy be- eauso it iy not ofticinlly dented. HERCULES upustAl AND UYDRA-URADED Cul INISM. Briry, Dec. 8 o Soclalist law {s belng carrled out by the pollce suthorities with unres luxing vitilauee. On one day only shice ks pruniulzation have no juterdicts been reported, A lullin the storm bad recertly sot u, but the winds of nrosecation iave ariseu afresll, und the Leicksanzeiyer s heginmug agam 10 show founiduble proseription liats, ~Apurt from the suppression of obioxiuus socicties at Cussel und Colugne, the dreulation of uu fewer thun seventeen lluhllmlmm bas been forbidden at Letpsic, und Lig Lutarne, editod by Carl 1irsch, ut Hrusecls, s branded by the Berlin police What with thelr cudeavors 1o slay the Hydra o revolutlon, wihidl wa determinution to die very hurd, sud stay the s oL the rinder- pest, which unhappily scews ta be gainlng ground, the Lmoerial suthoritles bave a very unxious tme of it. SWITZERLAND, THE RECENT PAILURE, GesEvs, Jou, 15.—Tbo dissolution of the Aargau Bpinving & Weaving Company, gne of the most important cotton concerns in Bwitzorland, was in consoguence of the un. satisfactory result of the past yoar's work. ing, oud the general uufavorabloness of its position, 5 ROME. THE POPE AND THE ENPEROR. Tou, Jun, 15.—Thero hos been a fresh interchonge of motes belween the Vaticau aud Genuany, ARCHBISHOP PURCELL, The Prefect Cougregation Propagsnoda Fido has reported in favor of accepting the Tesigoation of Archbishop Purcell, of Ciu- ¢innatl, The Pope is expocted to approve this conclusion. The question of a succes- sor to Archbishop Purcell is nlready nnder consideration, A PROVISIONAL TREATY OF COMS(ERCE betwaen Italy and France, on the ‘*most- favored-pation” bnsis, hing been signed. ———— LAST YEAR'S CROPS. The Official Agrienitaral Report for Decem- ber—Enarmans Yield of Corn, Oaty Ll Bnrley=The Potatosnit Frult Crops Badly Damaged. Wasitinarox, D, C., Jan, 13.—The report of the Department of Agrieulture for December, Just fssued, saya: The corn scason closed with a marked im- provement in the conditlon of the crop. The condition returned Oct. 1 was 968.1—not quite so high as Octover, 1877, The acresge as found by the June returns shows no material change, befng, fu round wumbers, 51,000,000 acres In 1578, and 50,300,000 for 18i7. Com- pared with 1877, the 8outh Atlantic States show a falling oft in production ana the Gtull States a slight incrcase. The States of Kentucky, Illinofs, Miesouri, and Kansae, four of tho largest producing States, decline cousiderably, while all the other Etntes north of the Ohio River and in the Northwest makoe a decided increase, thus making the segreato crop for 1878 larger thau that of 1877 by somo SUKL000 busticls. This result 18 the more re- markable ns it s the fourth of an unbroken scrics of lnrge crops. ‘I'he vats cropis somewhat inexcess of the very large crop of 1877, conatituting 1t the largest crop ever ralsed fu this country. Tho rate of increase, however, is less than that of the acre- age, showing that the average yiell per acre on the whole Is somaowhnf less than last year, The Atlantie slopo, north of the Chesapeake, showed a decliue, especially in the large oat- producing regiun of the Middle States. Tho Borthern coast 8tates, from North Carolina to ‘Texas, uniformly increase thelr product, but the Southiern inland Btates, as 8 whole, fell off, ‘Thy West, Northwest, aud Paclfic States atiowed a marked fncrease, ‘hie Territorles niso indi- cate an enlarged product. The quality of the raln in most ot tho States ia fnforlor, only ‘ermont, Massachusetts, [thodo Island, Con- necticut, Alabama, Tennessee, Keotucky, Il nois, Misdourt, and Kansas reporting a full average. ‘The minimum quality appears in the nelgbborhood of Chesapenke Bay, though por- tlons of the Northwest alro ‘note s marked deflefency of weight aud other werchinutable qualities, ‘Fhere [8 no materind change In tha barley cro; for the yvar 1874, compared with that of 1877, except the great oroduct of Colifornia, which wil be double that of its predecessor. The largo vroducing Stutes of New York, Wiscansin, and linois, each show o decrease {n the num- ber of acres sowed, and a shlght decrepss in yleld pee acre, while Michizan, Minnesota, and Xan- sas show an tncrease in both acres and yield. ‘The State of Calffornis, which js the largest vroducine State, increased her acreago from 450,000 neres to 650,000 acres, and almost doubled ber yleld per acre. The total product for tho year 1878 will b3, fo round numbe 42,000,000 bushels, while in 1877 the crop w. 1,500,000 busnels, The r‘{e crup turns out about one-sixth larger yield than in 1577. The Atlantic ve, north uf the Potomac River, shows un Increase of nearly 1,000,000 bushels, ‘The amall crop of the Southiern States shuws u tendency to de- cline, though West Virginla and Tennes- sec report increased yiwclds, The other sectiuns of the country report fucreased ylelds, ‘The tutal yicld amounted to nearly 1 X bushels. The quality of the crop 18 below the average in New Encland, except Counecticut, and sbove the averuge tu all the Middlo States xcept Delaware, 'Tho crop of the South, on the whote, s inferlor, while in all the Btates of the West, Northwest, and Pacitlc Slope tho quality is superlor, except {n Illjnols and Ne- braske. ‘The crop shows very Ittio change from lust year. In many parts of the country thero were cotipluints of fnjury from the extrewe heut and aroueht, The returns of Decomber of the potato crop show no change from the cstiinates made tn No- vember, and there §s o large decline fo tho prod- uct tor this year ns compared with 1877, The acreage planted was, within a small percentage, the same as lust yeur, the ditference beiug less than 1 per cont. The Now Englaud and Middio Btates fell ofl in production m:uxl{ one-Lhird; the Bouth Atlantle Sintes Increascd thole snatl yleld of 1877 the Ntates north of the Uhlo tiver deelined ohout one-quarter; the States west of the Mieslsspnf River show a declded fn- crease n production, ‘Thu leading complaint was the extremo hieat, which espeaally o the fate plantings; {0 some places it 'w Lined with drought, and lu others with excessive muisture, causitg rot, ‘The average vield of the whole country will bo (0 busticls per acre, aguluet B4 bushiels fu 1575, Uius moking a total product, In round numbers, of 124,000,000 Dushels Tor 1934, ogatnst 170,000,000 In 1877, ‘Tlio hay trop Is 20 per cent greater than last ar, dorghum s receiving fucressed attention, especially fn tho iruns-Missiszippl States and Territorfes, wheto the results of the year's cule ture are notet by different correspoudents us very satlsfuctory, On the Atlantic and Uull cousts thera 1y, on the whole, 4 cousiderable ln- crease, Virginis reports a product 41 per cent greater than in 1577, The castern slopo of the Misstaslppl Vuley suows o decline. A varlety called the “Red-head” s growlug In favor ‘witn tha farmers of South Caroline, In the West tno Minneaota simbor cane hus pro- uuced the ot eatsfactory resulis, In Biearns County, sinnesots, this varlety {s reported as ywhlmghnn hizh as 30 gallons of sirup por acre, Delaware County, luwa, inanutactured 100,000 galtons of sovghum sirup during tho )'ninr. and found 8 ateady home dumand for the Wwhole. The tobacco cropof 1873 has been secured under exceptionuily auspicious conditions of weather, the Lrighit days of September favoring the growtl, while the "unusual deluy of severe frost anubled the plant to mature thoroughly before the kmfe was applied, Of the large producing States, Vieginda, Maryland, Con- nectieut, aod Massachuscits -rmn an im- provement in guality, Twelyo dtate, representing the bulk’ of the total pro- ductlon of the couutry, report the produc- tion, compared with last {mr. as tollows: Kentucky, 803 Virginla, 733 Missour, 50; Ten- nessce, 543 Ollo, V03 Maryland, 845 Indiana, 33 North Caroluia, 503 Penusylvanta, 863 1lh- nols, 50; Connecticut, d; Massachusctis, 93, ‘Ine conditlons of fruit growth during 1878 were quite unfuvorable, ‘The grape culture of the Atuntie slopo was very unsuccessful, espechatly in the regiou of the Deluware and Chesupeuke Bays. uny whole vineyards ju this section fulled to yieid m:gthlnuum might bo called o eroo. In the Bouth, oven the hardy Bcupperounz succumbed to sdverse ciimatic conditlons and withlield it usual abundant product. South Catolins, Florida, und Texas roport an incrcased Pmmul(un. but this branch of cultura s very lwited {n_those Btates. Al the States uf thy .\llutmw.l Valley report reduced production, cxcept Nebraska, where wine culture £ still in {ts intauey, ~ Call- forniu, however, reports w wreatly fucreased yield of her peculiar production, which embraces Tuostly the Europesn varlstics of the grupe. “Fliw applo crop shuws an dnereased yleld i all ot the New Encland States, New York, Texas, und the Pacitie Stutes.o In il other States 1t shows i falliug olf, Mlssourl reporting less than hult of fuat year's crop. Peurs—All tho States yleld less than Inst year, except Kunsas, Nebraska, and Californfa, “The crop suffered most severely 1o the Middle At- luntie redon, wheee the yield rances from half to two-Lhirds of last y LONG RAIL AND BIG WATER, Bpectal Dlapiteh to The Tridune. NEWw Yous, Jan. 15.—~Notwithstanding their assuranices that they could not be persuaded to do such o thiug, the representatives of the various steanship lnes met the Commitiec on Throuuh Freights appolnted at the receut con- ferenv of Euatern and Western raflioad mans awers to-duve There were prescat, ou the part ol the yuilroads, Ueorge R, Bluvclard, Viee- President of the New York, Lake Erie & We crn Company 3 B, 1. 1 Forcuru Agout of the kame Company; (irear, Forelgu Frelght ent of the l’unn-i vanls Company; Wilki . Mellhanuey, Forelgn Frelphit Aveut of the New York Central & Hudson River Com- pany; ‘Thomas 1. Stanford, ucting on halt of the Baitimore & Oblo Comuvanyj and Commisstoner Albert Flik, Ou the part o thy stewmslipe, Jubn G, Dule, of the Jumuu Line, Audrew Underhtll, of Wilitams & Guion's Eing, B W, J, Tlurst, of ths Notional Liug J. Carter, of the White Star Line, Messrs. Cot crly und Jenderson, of the Auchor Liue, and Ratclife Baldwin, of the State Line. ‘The reso- lution udopted at the ratlroad wceting, to eyuulizo tbrough rates of freigbt frous the West to Enrope, by way of all Lines from the scabord citlcs, was prescuted, and st once et with general obpositon from tho steutnship men, ‘They olesed a8 an shteruative o resolutlon that all the raitroads should sereo not to ship by way of uuy Hoe not represeuted ot the weet- fug, but this was iyediately sefccted by e rudlroad wmen. Both bodies then beld separate conferences, as a result of which they appoloted u commitice of four 1o conler with each other to-morrow and endeavor to ryach sowe settle- went uf the questivn, STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings of Both Houses of the Illinois Legisla~ ture. Adoption of Senator Whiting's Resolutions Ratifying the Silver Bill, . A Lively Kick from Cook Coun=- ty Secures Decent Treatment. Delivery of the Governor’s Message in the Kansas Legislature. The Day at Madison, Lansing, Indianapo- lis, and 8t, Paul, 1LLINOIS. &pectat Divouteh to The Tribune. SrRINGFIELD, Jan. 15.—This hins been a busy day in the Legislature, A large number of Lills snd resolutions wero introduced and referred; but the only matter of interest on which Onal action was taken swas the struggle over Senator Whiting's sliver resolutions. The resolutions declared that the silver dollar, coming to us from colontal times, and as ft existed under the Revublie for nearly a hundred years, should be restored a8 & munit of vajue, with une lmited calnage, with the fssue of bullion cer- tifientes and other privileges accorded to gold. After discussion, participated fn by Benators Archer, Hamlilton, Fuller, and 1Tunt, and o fail- ure to refer to the Committee of Federal Rela- tions, the first resolution was amended, on mo- tion of Henntor Hamilton, su as to read, “asa unit,” {nstead of ** the unit.” The second reso- lution was then, on motion of 8enntor Archer, stricken out. Scoator Hunt, of Edgar, moved to expunge the preamble, and Senator Riddls offercd, rsan amendment, that the leas Congross. legialated on the monoy question the better it would be for the Intercsts of the coun- try. Hoth motlons, which were attemnpts to lay the whole matter on the table, falled. Then the previous question was called. The resolutlons, ag amonded, were adopted by avotoof 40 to 7.” 'Tho Sccretary of State was instructed to send attested copfes of the resolu- tions to cach of our Sunators and Representa- tives fn Congress, with o request that they pre- scnt them to thelr respective Ifouscs as the cholce of the peaple of 1liuols. Benator Jones Introduced s bill requiring banks and banking associations, organized un- der the Inws of tho 8tate, to make quarterly statements, and to provide for tho examluation of the affairs of such banks and banking asso- clations, and for closing the same, Mr, Herdman introduced a bill to regulate the appointment of Penitentiary Commissionera at Jollet, and provide that they shall hold their offien for six years. Benators Merritt and Riddle were added to the Committee on Corpurations, after whichtho Henate adjourned. Scnator Bash's Military bill aporopristes $82,000 for paylng the National Guard for services In 1877 and 1878, and for the payment of transportatlon and subsiatenco. The bill provides for tho appointment of Faymasters, with the rauk of Captaln, to dishurse the moneys, nnd includes the cmergency clauses A LITTLE EPISODY of o rather unpleasunt character occurred to-day in tho room of AMr. Speaker Janes, who has to eudura the bitterncss aswell as tlic sweets of his oflice. For somne timo ho has been engaged in making up the Committees of the touse, aud hos not yet got them perfected. The fact is, there arc more distinguished ncmbers of this Dranch of the Leglslative Department of the Suate Government than thcre arc tuportant Comnnittecs. ‘Fhls elrcumstanco has led to end- less embarrassment and much heart-burninggs. Although the Committees have not been pro- mulgated, v 18 pretty well known who tho Chairmen are. It was discovered this morning that Cook County, with its divers Interests, its largre legislative delegntion, ond it wouderful wisdom and talent for legislation, bad but one Chalrmanship. Sbherman, who was an able member of the Thirty-first General Asscmbly, and Chalrman of the Committes on tho Judiclal Department, had been thrust astde, and 8ol Hopkios, a member of the last three General Assemblivs, and now hera for the fourtn termn, bad been left off of tho Appropriations and wasted on somo triling Chalrmanship which has no iniluence. Of equrse, when this state of things was found out, Blerman was mad, Iopkins was wild, and the Cook County delegation were ready to smash things gencrally. Bome of Sherman's frlends took unthe flzht which hejwas too modest to wagoe for himsolf, and = delegation of ouc or tvo walted upon James and peremptorily sud pro- foundly demanded a moaificstion of the slate, James, who had been trying to do the best be could to oblice everyvody, found himself fn o dilemma from which ho could not easily cscape. ‘Thercupon, lke a good (leneral who wishes to save his forces trom sloughter, he surrendered to thesuperior foree. Sherman's name is, there- fore, down for the Chairmanship of the Committee on the Judiclal Department; aud everything is serenc. Shermau made no do- mand tor himeelt personally, but ho thought Chilcago Interests should be recognized, There- fore the Kirk flopkins is still an orphau, with nobody to Jovo bin, ‘The Committee will be announced to-mdrrow morning, It ia sald, and the nguny will be over, In regard to tho Benate Committeea, it may be said that harmony prevatls, Senator Hamile ton, who was a wember of the caucus for the distribution of the Committecs, asked nothing for himsclf, but gracloualy yielded his clatms to his junlor brethren. ‘The following Chalrmen are sctticd upon as certain to-nighi: Judielary, Matthews; Judiclal Deportment, Sherman; Corporations, Morrisont Rallroads, Thumpson; Warchouses, Moson; Apvropriutions, Mitchelly Pealtentiury, Burt; Stato Iustitutions, Wrlght; Revenue, Suaw; Insurauce, Crooker. HOUsH. Mr. Taylor, of Cook, to-day introduced a bl to repeal the amendments o the Forclble Entry und Detainer uet passed at the last session of the General Asseinbly, which smendwent was propused by Sr. Swith, of Covk, and deelared uncoustitutional by Judge Mealllster, ou the grouud that they deprived the tenaue of the right of appeal. Mr, Matthews, of Pike, fntroduced a bill suiendlog Sce. 28 of an st fu relation to licns, approved March 25, 1874, Which provides that 10 creditor shall be allowed to vnforce the llen created under the foregolug broylsions ns ogainst or to the prejudice of any other credit or, or incumbrance, or purchaser, Alr. Murray, of Cook, futroduced a bill pro- vidiog for the exemption of funcral processions fron tip paymeat of tall oo roads fn this State. Mr. Robiuson, of Fultun, {utroduced a blll to amend See, 80 of an act eatabibsbing and matn- talnlug a systew of freesehools, approved Apnl 1, 1872, In which it {s provided that the County Superintendent shall grunt certiticates of quuti- ficattons of two gradvs to all tesciiers after they have successfully pussed an examination, th tirat grade for two yeors, 4ud the sc-ond gralo for ung year, scvording to the respoctive quahiti- catious of such teacher. Mr, Samucl did 9 guod stroke of business for education thls morniug by fntroducny s bith repeulig the et cuablive couutics to vatablish norwal schools, The bill was referred to thn Cowminittes on Bebools, Dr. Rogers, of Bloumington, is vpposed to frea trade fn moticy, sud to-day otroduced o U] Huwiting tho rate of futerest to 8 per ceut, Thu House touk & Tecess ai 13 v'cluck for re- freshunents. ‘The Housy met at 3 0'clock p. 1, to-day, sad, after oxbsustiog tie bills on first readiug, wu referring thew to the proper commitices, sd- Jourued. ARKANSAS, Lirrie Rock, Ark., Juu. 15.—Gov. Miller's messagy was delivered to tho Legislature st i1 e'clogke Mo conuratulates tue Liklslature on the manlfestation of tha fruits of frea home RoYernment, npparent In the existing good order, growth of industry, substantial wells being of fhe people, and fnflax of mmigation #ince the cessation of politienl strifé between the classea; reports the expenditures of the last two yedrs ac £1,800,000, of which only $450,000 is due to curront expenses, or, deducting £25,000 to pay deflcits, averaging only $212,000 perannum, In the Treasury, September last, belonging ta the common and permanent school fund, £331,000; to tho sinking fund, $1,100,000 The Board of Finance during the year borrow- cd £200,000 to p:\r current expenses, e ree- ommends that there bono further feauing of State acrip, and tha preservation of the honor and crr‘q; of the State Is his only injunction as 1o the dnded debt, ‘The flosting debi outstand- ing is 8471,000 P Ile reports that the Treasurer hian discovered an error of £631,000 excess in the reports of_his predecessors na to the amount of outstanding Btnte scrip; recommends the Improvement of tho Capitol, nopointment of State Librarian, reslston of the rovento and Iand laws; mainten: ance of the land-office; legisiation to cnablo the ectticinent of accounts between the State and tiencral Qovernment growing out of awamp and raflroad land-grants; the establishment of a State immigration agency, and appropriation therefory construction of a State lunatic-nsy- Jamj raflrond taxation on & basis of not earn- {nes; and submits tho plan of the Loulsinna Levee Commissioners, necenltnllng Congres- slonal actlon to ratify the compact far bullding levees by Arkansas and Louisiana, on the Missis. sippl, ot jolnt ¢xpense, ' JANSAS, [ Sneetal Dispateh to The Tribune, ‘TOPERA, Kns., Jan. 15.—Thae orcanization of both IMouses was completed to-day by the elee- tion of all tho minor officers. The Governor's mesange will be rent i to-morrow morning. The message is purely o Stato document, de- votca malnly to State finances and suggestions regarding Btate institutions, It récommends an appronriation for a military contingent fund looking to probable raids by the Indians on the border; urges that steps be taken to sccure pay- ment for damages sustabied by former ralds; asks forthe amendment of tho present law regulating rallrond. frofghts and fares, with a view to necessary reductlons. Considerablo space {8 ziven to the law governing the llquor traflie, the principal recommendation be- gin that the law be wmended 50 that an applicant for license shall be required to lhave his petitfon stgned by a mao- Jority of the male and femaie residents of tho township or ward, the petition to be printed t full in o ncwspaper for thirty days. The pay- ment of the Vinolble-Price ratd-scrip Is urged. The establishment of n State School Land De- partment I8 recommended. Ho favors a Stata Reform-Schiool; Increasing tho efticiency of the State Agriculturat College; rouuoflding the Normnl 8chool at Emvoris, which was destroy- ¢ by fire a few monthsagu; and regulating the conylet labor of the Btate in such manner 8s wiil not conflict with other mechanical {nterests of the 8tate. Tho Treasurcr’s report shows re- celpts of §311,000 above nll expenditures, Tho present bonded debt is $1,162,000, about half of which the State holds in Sinkiog nnd School Funds, Tho Permanent Bchiool Fund s stated at 81,450,000, INDIANA. Apecial Dimatch 10 The Tribune. IxpiavaroLis, Ind., Jan, 16.—The constitu- tlonal amendments wero read for tho second time in the Senate to-day, and an effort made to amend the drst one. Licut.-Gov. Gray decided that no amendnient could Le offorod, as, i an amendment wero made, such action would cause it ta be nmew proposition. They will come up for dobate uud actlon to-morrow, both In the Senato and the IHouse, The Senate engaged in o discussion nbout rooms for tho Committces, whereupon Benator Reeve, Chalrman of the Judiclary Committee, made a flaming speech, declaring that the Senate was acting like school- boys, and, {{ they did not stop their * jackass- fag,” ho would resign in diequst. It is mp-ond- tuck between Reeve In the Senute and Willard fnthe House osto who bas tnade the biggeat fool of himself thus far, In the ltouse the principal ftem of Interest was the {utroduction of n resolutfon by Osborne, of Fountain, a National, iustructing the Com- witteo on Apportionment to report a bill for legislative distrleting, creating districts by tereltory and population, and without reference to partisan political bins, Tte Demacrats wore suvpriged, lost thelr heads, and foollsbly fol- Towed the lead of Osborng, of Elkhart, in laying thu resolution on the table by a vote of 48 to 44, Bpeaker Cauthorne and Ropreaentative Cowper, uf Marshall, were lovel-headed cnough to vote In the negative. Everybody is laughing ut the record the Democrats have so needlessly made, but It shows they understand onc thing, and that 1s, thoy will have an apportionment of thelr own, ‘I'ho Senato adopted very euldaistic reso- lutions relating to the late Beuator Deardsicy, of Elkhart, WISCONSIN, Bpectal Dispalch 1o The Tribune, Manisox, Wis., Jan. 15.—In the Senate to- day the followlug appropriation bills were Intro- duced: Appropriuting 37,250.88 to the North- ern Jluapital for tho tnsany for tho current ex- penses of 1879, ana $3,000 tor permanent fme provements; appropristing $34,000 to the ln- dustrial School for Boys for current expenses, and $1,800 for permanent improvemeats; appro- printing #30,000 to the Wisconain Institute for the Deal und Dumb for current oxoenses; up- propriating £61,641.87 to the Wiscousin Blute Hospital for the Insane for current expenses, and £22,100 fur permanent improvementa; an- propriating $18,500 to tho Blind lInstitute for current and milscelluncons expenses, A jolnt resolution was presented for submite ting an umendioent to the Constliution to the people for bicunal sesslons, lu tbe Assembly & resolution waas offered for an amendment to the Constitutton for uniform taxes. Thlsis an fmportaut Litl, and will re- celte oppositlon from thoe Catholics, Bills wero Intrutieced relacing so slaughter- houses In Milwuul to prevent the obatruce tlo navigable streama; for the ercction of the County of Now; and a wutober of unim- portaut bills, BINNESOTA, Avecial Dixpitch (0 The Tribune. 87, Pauy, Slinn,, Jan, 15.—In the Benate, & ablil was introduced reducivg the saluries of State and county oflicers 1214 per cent; alsoa memorful to Conuress In favor of the Reagan bill relating to futer-Btate commerce, A reso- lution was adopted ordering un luvestigation fute the mauagemont of the Btate Prisun, Standing Committees wero announced with Chalrmen In part as follows: Judfciary, J. B, Ginltlan; Raflroads, C. D, Gudllang Uraln Ine spection and Drivewells, Adaws. The House Counntttees will bo aunounced to-morrow, The Ilouse meworalized Congress In favor of the pending bitl fixiug thu time of pensions of dis- abled solMers, 3r, Graliug offered a Lill reducs Ing the puy of wembers of thy Leglsisturo 20 per cents alsos bill reduclug the salaries of Btate oflleers, MONTANA. HeLrxa, Mont,, Jouo. 15.—The Territorial Legislature orgoulzed yesterday, with Mr, Atitchell President of the Sevate und Mr, Ward Bpeaker ot the Louse. ‘The Uovornor's mes- sage says that ho has & proposition from a re- spunsible party to take the eutire bouded debe of the ‘Ferritory (874,000), now drawing 10 per ceut futercst, ut O per ceut, (rec trom taxation, or 8 per cent'1f taxed. Owing to an fnsufliclent Congressional aporo- priation to pay the exoensos ot the Leglsluture, 4 voncurreut resolution wus fatroduced that the Houae adjourn on tue 18tn uf Junuary, witbout dday. ‘Tuis resolution wis made the wpecial or- dur for 10 o'clock 8. m. to-day (Weducsda) ouo. Covompus, 0., Jan. 15.—In tho Senato o reso- lutivn was offered proposing to amcud the Constitution so that towpship offivers shall be elected b such munuer sud for such ters, not vxceeding thres yeors, as way be pmvluc«) by aw. Iu tne House, a resvlution was adopted direct- iniz the Fivance Commitice to prepare u bill for reduclug the fees sud sularies of all public ofticers of Btate and county, iu the Senate, bills Were furroduced to pubish the use of money tu ubtalo a uumination vr glectivn o otlice; to give cliics power Lo cu- forca the clearing of snow from sidewalks, and to tex the unpaid cost therefor asalien upon the property. hw‘l‘lllnnm J. Jackson was nominated and con- firnicd as Chlef Engineer of tho Btate Public Works, —— MICHIGAN, Speetnl Dispater to The Trisuna, LANSI®RG, Mich., Jan. 15.—A bill important to workingmen passed the House fo-day. It pro- vides for dringing joint suits against employers, The bill passed the Senato to release witnesses fo criminal cases from aiving bail, HALSTEAD ON GRANT. What an Editor, Who Is No Admirer of the Appomatiox 11ero, Snys=sJohn Sherman to Ho the Republienn Leador In 1880, Correspandencs New York ferald. CincinNaTt, Jan. 1l.—A corrcspondent of the ferald had sn Interview recently with Mr. Murat Halstead, cditor of the Cinclnnati Com- mereial, in regard to tho candidacy of Gen. Grant. On being asked for hls views upon the Grant movement, heanawered: * When the War closcd, sald Mr. Halstead, ‘1t was n certaluty that tho man to swhom Lee surrendered would be the next President of the United States. 'That man was Grant, and at onae the politicians and managers of tho party began coquetting and fiattering him in order to galn control of him and use him for their own purposes. Grant was not much of a poll- Uclan thon: he is a better anc now; and the re- sult was that hie fell Into their hands, They wero thus enabled to maks usa of him to carry out their scheme, and thus holp to malke themaolves maoney. This was patent to every thinking man who kept the run of events, and It brought Grant’s Admimstration ‘into diegrace. - At tho end of his first term I refused to support him, and suoported Greeley Instead. I had not been an cncmy of Grant,—that ie, an enemy to him personally, or as President,—but I saw the way ho was belng run by these men was subveralve of good government, and for that reason I op- posed his re-clection. Grant (s not a thiet, but the ring of whisky-thievesand tho other corrupt rings that surrounded bim brought hira into dlsrepute.!” 41t was this ring influence in the Republican porty that led to the formation of the Liberal party of 1872, wasitnot?" 4 Precisely. ‘That ring influence was trace- able through both of Grant’s Adimninistrations, though {n his second term he nad learved mora of politicians, and was consequently bettor able tocontrol it and keop it under, "8till it con- tinued to exist, and when Grant's second term wan about to oxpire I used what Influence [ hud to hclr Bristow a8 being tha one who, most ot all men in that party, had ehown a defermi- nation to fight these influences and stand up for honesty in the Government. Theso varlous rings 1 had observed were nearly, i not abso- lutely, in control of the porty. They were given opportunities for making vast sums of money, and_thus ensble them to contribute moro than all the rest to tha support of thoir party, enid, Bs they thought, gave them ulso tho power to’ control its organiza- tion. Tuls was apparent o the last Prestdential election, when & rallroad ring —1 will not specify what men where in it, but simply that It was a ring manazed in the Interests of certnin railroads—rolled a barrel of woney into the Republican campaign fund that was an offset to Tilden’s barrel, and did more 1o supply their waats thau all the other contri- butlons "beaide. This was dono in tho beliet that they could control iHayes just as Grant had been controlled by similar inttucuces. . But it was a mistake of theire, When liayes put Carl Schurz in_charge of tha Interfor Departs ment I knew they could do nothing further {n that wng. Schurz Is a man they cannot use. Not all the money in the workl can move bim from an honcst” administrationof his Depart- ment; and thelr fafiure to uso hlin for thelr purposes and the fallure to use Hayes to their uwn advantage fs what gives riso to ‘atalwart Republicauism.’ ‘Thoy van't put their finger on a singlething Iayes bas done that s szalust the welfaro of the rmy or tho good ofthe country.™ ‘1t Is sald that you have n personal distike to Grant aud his fawml things even about his daughter?” “Thnt fs not true. 1 neyer abused a member of Grant’s family who was not in office. As for Lls dunghter, I admired her very much, I saw herat Long Branch when she \was therc with her father, and I could not help admiring her manuers and disposition. 8he was n sprightly Mttle girl theo. The report that Iwrote harshly of her was an fuvention—purcly so—used to blune the edge of my criticlan on ber father und thoso he was then assoclated with.,”? #What aro your views about Grant as a cans didate for a third tern{” “Iwan say of my own personal knowledge that he doean’t want to e Presldent spain, constder it doubtful If he could be if he wanted 10, but 1 know ho does not want it. I was in Laris last summer witile he was there, and when Marehal MacMuhon addressed hitn os the Fleld Marshal of tho United Btates he struck a cord in Grant’s vunity, or ambition rather. If Cons greas would pass n law by which he could be made Field-Marshal, glving him a salary of 850,000 & year, sud then uliow him to retire on Half pay with'the houorary title and $25,000 a year, the summit of his ambition would bo reached. ‘There are membera of bis famnily who want him to be President agaln, and many of his adherents, his old personat friouds, belicva that he should be in order to xive us what they vail a strong Government, And this brings mo to speak of some of Urant's {rionds who are not associated with thess ring moveincots I first ulluded to. Not ol his frichds aro corrupt. Ho bas muny fo Philudelphia and New York, bank- crsand men of great wealth, who, out of the persunal regard they hold for hitn, desire him to receive this further houor," *Buch men ns Childs and Tony Drexel and the Beligmanst ' * Yueay especlally such men as tho Seligmans and other capitollsts whose conncctions are 1 ly ju Kurove. They aro abroad a great deal, and, belug closo ohacrrers of ovents there, thoy think thuy forace the cloud of Commutiatn shreateniog our own country, This leads them to nslk for u strong Qoverninent, uud uaturally to luuk to Grant fur ity so that thelr I suded to thelr kind wistung his re-election. Thia class, whi lurge, added to the other, which ewnvra old oftlce-holders and ving mousgors, mal in ny opinjon, the Ursut movement thoe.? * Do vou hellove o Uemocratic Cougmn could be pravatlod on to make {iraut Field-Marshal “ 11 they waut to get rid of tirunt as o Presl. dential candidate that’a the way to do it, 1t thev're alrald of his belng clected Presldent agaln they'd better dinke him Fleld-Marsbal, ‘tiiat would dispos of him." * 1o you believe he could be elected ™ *No, I do not. Grant could not carry Ohlo, and the vote of Oblo fs essential to the man who will be President, Why, right bere, in Cincinuatd, the vote of the Btate {a determined, When (irant ran _lirst ha carried Cincinnati by 8,000 majority. The wext thme Greeloy carried complutely reversing the thing. In t s o8 closo as Obifo the vote in thls dty slone can change the entire resull,'” “Well, then, who §s the man for the Repub- Heans to nowlnated " # 15 my opiufun, John Sherman, Not becanse E2 s the ablest ur the most prominent man in the party, but beeause of his position at the ead ol the Tretsury tu_ counection with re- sumptlon, He was the author of the lw-umfi that you wroto bitter tiou uet, and sow has becuie its acccuwr. uv&ryunlmz oes on fairly for & yearwud resump. tlon succeeds, aud everything now polots to ity suceceding, John Sherman witl hold o place among Presidenslal candidates that no other man cau hope to hold. Beaidea that Lu can carry Obil, which, us §sald betore, 1s the pivotul State, and essuntlal to the prospects of who ever §s Lo be elccted. ‘This is his guod foriune, Hu may not nuww bo the woat popular man in s party, but tic holds 2 position from whirh he canutand and overlook the workings of his great measure aud remedy anvehing out . v ariso caleulated to impede’it, Just as Oranc sat o tils horse nnd overlooked the Kebetlo: uug saw it trampled out, so docs Joha Sherman overlook thy ficld us resumotion goes on, 1f 1t succeeds o will be the foremost wan for the Prestdency." ——— An Insplrod Orator. On a certaln occaslon Preutiss visited Buston and addressed its citizeus 1o Fancull Hall. A otlewan wbo heard him, then a veverable fidm told this snecdote, which llustrates the wratur's power, Unable to procure stood Jammed by the crowd. As Mr, Preutiss beguu to spesk the geatioman took out his watch to thua blm. As ho wus replaclog it o bis fob somutbivg In the vrutor’s usuner aud words arrested his attention. He found it fu- possible to take away Lis eves or curd. e fore 2ot the preseucs of the crowd, Lils owa futigus, the passage of the time, cverythiog but the socaker. Mr. Preotiss scemed fatigued. Bo intense was tha syiupathy of the venerable man with bl that he found blwself broatblug rip- idly aud patulully, At last the orator, exclaiming, “My powers fail 1" sauk exhisusted Iuto a chatr, Not till then dil the sged listener discover that bis band was stlll holdwg bis watch st the oponiuk of lts pocket. fle lovked at it. He hud stood i that crowd Lsteniog for thres bowre aud ifteen minutes, Near hlin stood ag aged minlater who, tromulous with nruemm‘ exclnimed : VI any one ever doubt again that Gog gy, spires man} CANADA, . 8ir Edward Thornton and is Friends yqp rowly Escape an Ashinbuln=Ningara ) ally Gotten Up In the Ilighest Btslo of Crywy Ornamentation~Remarknble Effoct nf y Young Lady's DeatheTho Jones.Grigy Awaault Case=The Hyde Estate~ty, Bhedlno Myatary. Special DMapateh to The Tridune, BT, CatnARINES, Jan. 15.—What mighy nany proved a serlous aceldent occurred og thy Great Western Railwny near Jordan Statlon thyy afternoon. A specinl traln, careying Bie Edwarg ‘Thornton aud party East, miraculously extape) belng precipitated from the bridge over Tirenty, Mile Creck at that point, to the fce belaw, y distance of fifty or sixty feet. ‘The cars Wery running at the rate of forty miles an hoy, when one of the driving-rods of the enging broke, nnd, as It flew around, completely gy, molished tho side of tho cab, throwlug the engine off the track g the bridze. Fortunately no ona was (njy; and the engine was speedily placed on the tragg again. Tho traln passed this station at shogy half-past 8, on its woy to the Falls. A distiy. guished party are to meet 8ir Edward Thorntey at Niagara Falls, including Carl Schurz and y, DeBunsen and M. Trovolian, of tho BritishLa gation; also the Misscs 'Thornton, Mlss Dogle, anid Miss Paliner, of Washington. 1t 18 reported that the Governor-General ang Princess Louisa have visited Niagara Falls dup Ing the foat fow days, attracted thither no douty by tho magnificent fee-scenery with which 1hy cataract and surroundings are now clothed, Bpectal Dinpateh ta T Tridune. MosTREAL, Jan. 15.—The annual genen| meeting of the Boutheastorn Raitway Comjany was held to-day. The tollowing Diructors wery clected: 8, T. Willett, Emmons Raymond, Ly. cfus Robinson, T. W. Ritchle, R. N. Mall, W, k, Blodgett, Amos Baines. The Dircctors they clected 8. T. Willett, Prestdent, R. N. Hay, Vico President, ond M. 8. Lanergan, Sccretary and Treasurer. 30 the WWestern Assoctated Press, Aursa Criatg, Ont., Jay, 15, —Yesterday morp. morning Miss Watker, residing at Brocon Milly, suddenly expired. Her betrothed, Edwap) Couslus, hearing of her death, cut his throy, and Miss Walker's mother, on sceing the corpsy of her daughter, dropped dead., Apecial Dirpaich to The Tribuna, QuEenzo, Jan. 15.—~The Jones-GrifMth assanly trial was brought to & closo by a verdictof slmpla assault, and the defeudant was flued §25 by the Court. Aufce-bridge has formed to the Island of On eans. ‘The friends of the murderer Farrell am watching his gravo, for fear of medical studenty stealing iifs body. &neclal Dirpated to The Tridune. TIALIFAX, Jan. 15.—Tho agont employed by hetrs of the Hydo estate to go to England tofr. vestlgzato the Hyde fortune has writfen out en. murunéa}} reports. ‘fhie estato 18 valuad u $1,200, thla cl snd thero aro scveral claimants Iy ty, ‘Tho agent has met tho Directorsof the Bank of ¥ngland, where the money s de. posited. llfide was 8 man who was fornerly o Annapolis, Nova Scotia, sent out by she Impe. tial Goverhmient. Its had ono daiighter, bor in Nova Scotin, The money in question wu left to her when he died. Au Interrogation was sent Lo this country many years ago, askiug for the heirs. The Hydes i the United Btates took the matterupand lnvestizated it, with the result that they decided that tha real hein were In Nova Beotla; but nabody in the Provine troubled themsclves untll of fate years. The principal missing link up tothe present time was the absence of proot that the orlainal Hyce waa the one who held the Imperlal commisiipn and came out to Aunapolls. Thera was tio come mission of his to be found; but, a few yon 0go, an old trunk was solid at puctiun here, aod houiht by a woman for25 cents. 8he subin quontly broke 1t up for Kkindling-wood, and In tne Hnluyg found a parchment document whica Wwas 80 pretty, with the seals attached, that sis put it away,' Bubsequently, hearlug something about thu estate, she happonied Lo moution It o o friend,who udvised her tosce tho parties Ioter- csted, which she did, aml {t proved to be tne veritable missing document, Hoerial Divatch fa The Tyidune. Br., Jonx, N, B,, Jan. 15.—Itis not yet known what will bo done reunnlln% tho Sbediae my- tery. Tho Westmorcland Clrcuit Court will meet shortly, and some disposal of tho case will bo made. Annle Purker, who, with Mrs, ;- bortn and Harry Osborne, was remanded 1o Jail lately, has been allowed the liberty of Rolng out for a walk. In” the Cathollc parishes of 8t. John, City, East Side, and Portlund, tne Catholle popula- tion of whilch §s abolt 14,000, tho baptisms tur ing the present year uumbered €14, beinz twenty more than in 16775 the marnages nwne bered 101, being tifteen less than in 18775 sndths burlals were 300, 8 number, somewhat larger than In 1877, . ] Swecial DispateN ta The Tribune. OTTAWA, Jan. 15.—A deputation of browers, couslsting of Mesars, Novern, O'Kuefe, Walier Cosgrove, Klotz of Berlin, und Klotz of Preston, had su intervied yesterday morning with the Houn, Mr. Tilloy, Mivlster of Fiuunco, and re quested that the daty on tnalt should be re. duced to the old figure, namely, ouecent per pound. Tuey afterwards waited upon the M- ster of Inland Revenue, and urgzed that the Exciso law should be anicnded so ns to allow browers to sell In quanties ot four gallons, lu- stead of befog tlmited to not less than five gale lons, ns at._present. This changy is asked tors especlally Dy the lager-beer brewers, 'y urgu the necessity of a ready sule of their “hquur while fresti ‘They wuro informed thet the Guverminent wonld glve both subjects im- . medlate consideration, V ——— " OBITUARY. Bpectal Dispate so The Tribuna Aurona, il Jun. 15.—Charles Blascy, 8 Drower, wn old resident, died suddenly from heart discose this morning, while waitlog for Lis break(ast. Nrw Yonk, Jan. 18—John D, Maxwell, seulbor member of the banking flrm of Clark, Dadye & Co., dled last night. GRAND Rarios, Mich., Jun.14.—A dlspateh wss received fo this ity to-duy unnounchug the death at Alliance, Ou, of Fraucls W. Kelloge, forms erly of this aud for many years s hoted temporance lecturer, Ho was ‘s Member of Congress from this district from 1850 to 180, and “afterwands seryed as Internal Mevenue Collector fu Alabama, being avpoluted by (e, drant, e was born in Worthlugton, Mass, " May 30, 1810. i3 remaing will brought Lere for futerment, FELLOWY IYPOPLIOSPIIITEY. { ol e Asthmatic Bronehitis of Nine Years’ Standing Cured by the Syrup. - ST, JOUX, N. I, Aug. 11, 1803 Mit. JAMES 1. FELLOW! EAL TN | consbder it uy dul, 10 faform vou of 4 frow the us of yuit ws. [ Dave becn fo carsn Imcaso elia L Gl Neitst fle down or take any nourishient of cunsequence, sod durlug thetluy sulceing inconaely, | L, @ diTcrent tlines, the sdvicy of twsaty-swa p * The least expoaure o clther damp or dra 1o resull lu 8 sovere attack of iy disease. Teilel from wi 1he Incdiciace | had. takes, T oonclade ToUEy YauF Combound Syrdp of 11y pupbosnuiiel, 834 Bt et thaite Godfor A revalf” Thate, Ttk tmehahodies sul o' Teelas aitont R Wil s evor | felt i iy Jliv, NG Tor the 201 had ane WioME s slc kiea 400 DEftler Ak dampucas or dra(s bavu the least clece upo me. Werd T0rito on Tho sublest far. honbe, L eould fiop 48 eoough In praise of your tnvalusbly Cunipound Syrud SF ifypobntapiiies, Ur v 2" adeidate e of BT h U ate at libeety to mako what usa you R A oA B B e ek uf oeacTiThg otk st aa much wa s Bud o onials youre Toepectiy o TOUR TR LL, Exmoathoat r the naws sod addreas, J. 1. PELLO' vi‘ Bt. John, N v ¢llow wrapper 10 walerioaris which scen by Bolding tho paper befurs the bt Price $1.50 per bottle; sl for $7.530, Suld by &l Drugalats, - Weatern Ageots, . N, HAKKLS & CO., Cluctosatd, & ne Asthma, st i i was suré nding o Look out ploase of -