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i i I3 e s e T e o N BERABOCS s THE CHICAGO ¥ia Norkfolk, and anotber between New Orleans a1 Rlo Janefro, via Galveston, allowing a sub- :v\'r of §30,000 per annum to each lne. Re- erred. . My, Csmeron (Wis.), from the Committee on Trivilczes nud Elcctions, submitted a majority repdtt, signed by the Republican members, de- daring Dafld @orbin duly clected Senator from Bouth Carolina, and duly entitled to s seat. Mz, I, from the same Committes, submitted A minority report, signed by the Democratie members, in favor of the incumbent, M. C. Butler. Both reports were ordered printed, and placed on the calenaar, Mr. Matthews, from the Committec on Foretzn Relations, reported bact a number of petitions in regard to claims of citizens of the United States against Nicaragus, with a resolutlon oro- viding for & committee of five Benators, to sit during the recess, and inqulre into the claims For Indemnity for the lives of relatives, Impris- onment, etc, and to what extent Necargus should make compensation. Placed on the cal- cendar. Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Finance, reported, trith an amendment, the HTouae bill to authorize the fxsue of certificates ot deposit in aid of refunding the public debt. Placed on Alic calenaar. Mr, Edmunds gava notice that at the first op- “portunity he would call up the foint resolution propusing an amendment to the Constitution probibiting the payment of clalms ot disloyal Jmnunl for property lnjured or destroyed dur- ng the late \War, Mr. Windom Fvn notice that on Friday mext he would call up his_ resolutions in regard to the migration ul the colored people, und sub- mit Foino remarks, Messrs. Oglesby and Dayle (111,) presonted Jolnt reeolutions of the Iilinuls Legislatura urging Congress to make suflicient appropria- ‘tion at Lbis sesslon ta complete the new Court- House and Post-Office building in the City of Chlcago. Referred. Mr. Orlesoy, from the Committes on Public Lands, reporied favorably the Senate bill to provide for the distribution of land patents to certaln States where the lucal Land Offlces have been closed. Placed on the ealendar, Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Flioance, Teported adversely on the Senate bill to return to Faran & McLean, of Cincinnatl, certan internal-revenue taxes allezed to have been {wproperly assessed and coliceted, and it was dndefinitely postooned. - HOUSE—RVENING BRSSION, The Tlouse went into Committee of the “Whole, Mr. Carlisle In the chalr, on the Missis- sippl Levee bill, Mr. Reagan advocated an_amendment, which he offered, directing tha Commission to con- sider and_report on the practicabllity of fm- proving the navigation, deepening the channel, and redeeming the alluvial lands of the Mis- alisipp! by means of outlets into tho Gulf of Mexico. After debate, Mr, Sparka offered an nmend- ment strikiog out of the bill afl thut alludes to the protection of alluvial lands. 2 The Comimnittec rose and ruported tho bill and pending amendments to the Honse, the natu question was ordered, and the House ot 10:45 adjourned, FINANCIAL. MILWAUKEE, Bpectat Dirpateh to The Tridune. MiLwaugne, Feb, 4.—The announcement ot ihe falluro of McLaughlin & Butler, wholesale liquor merchants, wus mwadeto-day by the pro- prietors, who visited the newspaner offices wjth the view of puttiog’the matter in-a favorable Jight. The firm, although established but littla over @ year, hoa donc a very heavy business, ‘This, aud the conceru manifested by the pro- prictors aoncerning newspaper mcution, leads 10 the suspicion that the fallure will prove o disastrous oue to creditors. ‘The crash was pro- cipitated to-day by a demand from the bankers ot the concern, wiio had ollowed its account to be largely overdrawu. A formal assizument vns ruado this afteruoon. The nssote sad liavil- fties are unknown as yet. TINDIANAYOLIS. #Special Dizpaich (o Tae Triduns. i INprANArOLIS, Feb. 4.—The firm of Johnston Bros., W, J, and 8amuel A., onc of the oldest and -most promineut mercantile firms 1o the clcy, made su sasignment to-day to G, M, Ballard. “I'he hotse ts In the atone and tin ware trade, &ud has dono a large business. During the past threo years they haye lost $50,000 in bad debts, und the wembers of the firm had alarge amount of real estate which hoa shrunk on their bands, Thelr labllities smount to $30,000, most of ‘which is secured by morsgage upon real catate, IT:’{‘I itis thought the creditors will lose but ttle. —e— THE WEATHER. Ornicn. or Tox Cuise SioNaL Orricenr, “Wasunaron, D. IFeb. 51 a. m.—Indlco <lons: For Tenncesce and the Ohio Valley, ~rloudy weather uud raln, with falling barometer und variable winds, shifting to northerly and westerly, rislog barometer and lower tempera- rture during the nfternoon or evenlar, Kar the Upper Mississippt and Lower Mlasou- 1l Valleys, northerly to westerly winds and 1 Jower temperature than on Tuesday, with rising barometer, partly cloudy weather, and, in the Missouri and Upper Misstesippl Valloys,areas of suow, - For the Upper Lake reglon, raln or snow, fol- luwed by partly cloudy weuther, northeast to northwest wiuds, and, fn the southern porilon, wslight fall, foliowed by rislog barometer and lower temperature. - For the Lower Lako reglon, zeoerally cloudy weather sud soow or ralu, and, during the day, northwest to soutbeaat winds, with falling ta- rometer and slight chuuges in tewpgrature. Specias Dupaleh fo The ‘tyidune. MILWAUKEE, Feb, 4.—A southeast snow- storia hias prevailed all day, boldiug out a prom- 1s0 of more slefghing, althowsh up to dark the fall lLad beon hight, uwlug to the somewhat sleety noture of the snow., ‘Theateamn fugr-whise '.I'l.,l." been {n coustant service sfuce the starn pet In, L0CAL OBSARYATIONY fl 400, ¥eb. 4. L] 30, | Weather )savaTioNs, 0aun, Feb, §-10:18 p.m. e —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LONDON, Fub. ,—Steamers L'Amerique and Ruiwinds, from New York, and the Sarmatiun, Irom Batimore, bave arrived out. Livenroor, Feb. 4.—Arrived, lberlan, from Buston. Nxw Yomx, Feb. 4.—Arrived, Maas, from Rotterdaw, Loxvon, Feb. 4.—Steamship Holland, from New Yurk, bos arrived out. THE GOVERNOR. Spactal Diepateh (o The Tridune. Berixorieiv, I, Feb, 4.—Uovernor and Ars. Collum give a receptiou at the Executive Alatalvl LU-OITUW EVELIg, ‘TRIBUNE : WEDNESDAY. 'FEBRUARY 5 IS79—TWELVE FOREIGN. Complete XList of the Mem- bers of the New French Cabinet. Paper Money Burned in the Plague-Infected District in Asia. n Bismarck’s Parlinmentary Gage Bill Shorn of Its Obnoxa fous Provisions, Civil Strife Rampant in the Vicinity of the Ameer's Capital, The City Attacked by One of the Revo- * lutlonary Factlons. A Diplomatic Ruptura Probable Between Denmark and Germany, TRANCE. TIF CABINET, Panis, Feb, 4.—The Journal Des Debals eays that the Ministerial modifications will bo Sonator Leroyer, Minister of Justice; Jules Ferry, Minister of Publio Instruction and Fine Arts; M. Bardoux, Minister of Public Works; and M. Lopere, Ministor of Agriculture and Commerco. TRE NEW CASINET, Lovpox, Feb, 4.—A Paris dispatch to- night says tha Cabinet has been constituted, and the following are the changes: M. Wad- dington, Prosident of Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Senator Leroyer, Minis. tor of Justice; M. De Marcere, Interior, and nlso Public Worship ad interim; AL Jules Forry, Public Instruction and Fine Arts; AL Lepero, Agricultore; Admiral Jaurequi- berry, Marine, Jules Ferry was sppoiut- od Minister of Public Instiuction in- stead of Minister of Commerce, as was first intended, becauso he manifested protection- ist tendencies. THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS. The Paris National has renson to belleve that the mew Oabinet has agrecd that the question of the roturn of tho Chambers to Paria can be decided by Oongress if the two Hounses are willing to grant amnesty to the Communiats who bavo nlready been par- doned, the effect of which would be to re- lievo the pardoned from police surveillance, and that thoy will not support any impench- mont schemo, THE PLAGUE. ROUMANIAN PRECAUTIONS. Bucmanest, Fab, 4,—A regimont of troops has started from this place, and snother from Galnlz, for the formation of a sanitary cordon on thie Russian frontier. ALARM AT PALERMO, Parenyo, Feb, 4.—The rumor of the out- break of the plague at Odessa has caused violent demonstrations hers, which, how- ovor, wero quisted Ly the announcement that the Government had ordered a guaran- tine of one weok on all arrivals from the Black Sea. ' IN GOUTHt AMERICA. Rio Jaxeno, Feb. 4,~The mortality from tho black plague m the Province of Ceara ‘has decronsed onc-half sinco tho last report. | THE LUSBIAN CORDON. 81, Perensoura, Feb, 4.—Two regiments of Cosencks and ono of infantry nre march- ing to reinforca tho military cordon, which is a thousand miles long, aronnd tho districts infested by tho plague. TIAS EXISTED FOR SOME TIME, TLoxpon, Fob. $,—According to the inves- tigation mado by the German Board of Health, the plague has existed in Astrakhan since May, 1877. Even paper money in tho district has been ordered burned. GERMANY. DIGMANCK'S (AQ BILL. Lowvoy, Feb. 4.—A Borlln dispatch says the Legal Committeo of tho Federal Coun- cil has comploted their consideration of Bl marck's gagging bill, Thoy have eliminated the mnost obnoxlous provisions, and toned others down g0 aa to deprive the bill in great part of its offensive chiaraotor. The bill sa smonded limits tho disciplinary power of the Reichatag avor its mewbers to thelr con< duct oy mombers ; that is, whilo exercising tho priviloges or discharging the functions of membora. A milder punishment has beon interpolated in the shape of a first warniug, which isin every case to precede official repromand. ‘Tho clauses making membors amenablo heforo a criminal court for a mis- demeanor committed in the discharge of their offics, and empowering the House to deprive them of eligibility to future Parlla- ments, aro altogether stricken out. Notwith. standing these alterations, which makes tho Lill hiarmless onough, the feeling among wembers continues opposed to the measuro. Thoy consider that a measure ourtailing their priviloges should emanate from them- solves, and not originate with the Goveru- meunt, OERMANY AND DENMARK. Loxwpoy, Fub, 4.—A Copenhagen dispatch says & diplomatic rupture between Gormany sud Denaurk is probable, PROPUSED LOAN. Loxpo¥, Fob. 4.—A Berlin dispatch says the Ruichatag will be askod ina fow weoks to vota o loan of 70,000,000 marks, that being the probablo amouat of the deficit for the curront year, AFGIIANISTAN., CABUL SHELLED, * Jurratavap, Feb, 4.—Civil strifa bhas broken out at Cabul. Yakoob Khan fs shelling Claudol, the Kisilbash portion of the city. Numerous Sudars have left Cabul with their familive. WALI MAROMED. Loxwpon, Feb, 4,—A dispateh from Hazir. pir says Wali Makomed has been sent to Jel- lalabad, GRE BRITAIN, HEANVY FAILURE. Toxvow, Fub. 4.—The Union Bauk of Holuton has sauponded, Latea—The lisbilities of Vivian, Grylls & Kendall, of the Union Bank of Helston, Cornwall, isg ustimatod from £100,000 to £150,000. "Thio nssats aro believed ta be good for tifteen sbillings on the pound. THR CATTLE DISEASE, Loxpox, Feb, 4.—1he Couucil of the Cen- tral and Associated Chambers of Agriculture bLas resolyed to memorislize the Privy Conn. ¢il to schiedulo the United Btates under the Cattle-Disenses act. BRITISH WAR-STEAMER O FIRE. Loxpox, Feb. 4.—The flagship Duke of Wellivgton is on fire at Portamouth. lhr fire-sigual is Aying and the alanu-sigoal guns are firing. ‘Tuys Lave goue to her assistance, uud the vessel i8 swrounded by a tlevt of boats. 'The Dake of Wollington is a scre stonmer of 6,071 tons burdon and 143 horso-powor. 8he carries twenty-five gnns. Pontsxoutn, Feb. 4.—The firs on board the flag-ship Duke of Wellington was qnickly got under control. It occurred betweeu decks. But littlo damsge was dono oxcept from water. Cause unknown. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. Dusuix, Feb. 4.—Threo Oatholic Bishops have had a conference with the Lieutenaut of Ireland, and informed him that Catholics wara willing to nccept any fair compromise on the univorsity-education question, DOCK-LARORERS’ 8TRIRR. Livervoor, Feld 4.—The strike of the dock-laborers is giving trouble to shippers. Steamship owners say they will diapatch their vessela at the sppointed days without cargoes, if nocessary, but aro confident they will soon be rolieved from the present an- noysuce by laborers coming from other places. The magistrates will punish severoly all intimidation. WILL RRSIST. YLosvon, Feb, 4.—Tho Amalgamated So- claty of Engincers has decided to resist the reduction of wages in eighteen establish- ments which hava given notico. RESUMED WORK. TosooN, Feb, 4.—8ix thousand colliers and miners in the conl-flalds between Now- castle.undor-Tyne and Crewe started to work this morning at reduced wagea, FOREIGN GRAIN-TRADE, WEEELY REVIEW, Loxvow, Feb, 4,—The Mark Lans Express says the deliveries of English wheat during tho past fortnight were fully an average of the past ten yoars, The recent deliveries of barley have been equal to a full aversge for tho season, but considerably less than the quantities sold a year ngo. The price of bar. 1oy was s good deal higherthen thannow, bnt it was chiafly owing to ita superiority. Fine barley of good color is exceptionally scarae this year, and large salos of poor stuff so- riously deprass the average. For tho best lota of malting barley the prico obtainable now is oven higher than tho rates current n year ago. Oats in the conniry are cheaper than at any tlmo since 1870. Imported oats have nover been so cheap as to-day. Of Russion sud Indian whoat there ia only a small guantity afloat at present. The rigorous weathor experienced in En- gland appekrs to have been felt throughuut Europe. The Baltic Soa and Danish Sound are blocked with ice, Tho temperature is vory low tbroughout Bweden, Russia, Gor- many, and the Netherlands. In Frauce the fall of snow hes been heavier than in England, whilo even the Mediterranean coast has been invnded by cold. Tho Dannbe is frozen, and the Harbor of Galatz closed to navigation, whilo along the Black-Sea coasts the ice is gathered in a formidable quantity, Tho Har. bor of Odossa Is closed. ‘The American visible supply keaps very large., Of whoat, 2,450,000 quarters are atored at tho principal graln centres. Tlo quantities both of wheat nnd uaize are nenrly double the quantities tn granary a Jear ago. ROUMANTIA. WILL JOLD ON. T.oxpoy, Feb, 4,—A Vienna correspondont saysthe Roumanian General has ‘been or. derud to hold Arabtabia by force if neces- sary, Austria unhesitatingly approves of the attitude assamed by Roumania, sud it Is sald. England takes asimilar view, Itou- mania is ready to submit to tha decision of Europe. PERSIA. BOUNDARY DISPUTE. Loxpon, Fob, 6—0 a. m.—A dispatch from Tauris says the town aud district of Kho- tour wero surronderad to tho DParsinus Jan. 28, but the Turks rotaln ,tho passos until ndeflnite boundary is sottled. TURKEY. FINANCE. Consrantivors®, Fob, 4.—English finan- olers ara preparing a rival sohewe to tho French, nud oue wheroby the Porte, among other advantages, would receive an advauce of £12,000,000, iustoad of £8,000,000. BY MAIL. SENTIMANTS OF THE NATIVES OF INDIA TO- WARUS THE DRITISH AVGUANS AND RUS- $1ANS. Special Dispateh to London Tuner. Cavcurra, Jan. 19.—It has durlug the recent outroversy on the Afghan policy been occuslun- ally ssscrted that the actlon of the Government is viewed by natives with suspiclon and dislike. Iventure to think thut such is far from being thecase. The Dencall papers, it is true, have for the most part taken the of the Opoosi- tion, and advocated their views in language which sometimes verges on disloyalty; but the tono of the great inajority of the vernaculur press I8 emluently loval and sympathetic,—a charscter capeclally marked in the prees of Upper Iudia. Durlog the present dearth of ex- citing war news, a fow quotations solected at random from somo of thoss journals may be read with interest. ‘The Oudh Akhdar, u Hine dustanl paper, published at Lucknow, says: The (lovernment is very carefully wstching the conduct of the natives on the proscut occasion. Wao hope that no ciuss of the cuinmunity witl fail to Kivo proof of thel: loyally, and that the whole pative population will pase the ordes! unscathed, Only Clituls 8ad Princes can svalst uvsrnisnt WILh 700D, but W CAR suggual an easy and siine ple way (o Which all classcs can liave the bouor of renduring sld to the Uoveruiont, T sLould cuntribute subscriptions fur the roile lu the lute K1 coutributed | ‘Turks, snd own hands It la the paramount duty uf our counteymen to ox- bitt thalr sympatiy with liritiab aud “nstive sole dlere in too present war.,, Eveu the Enghan ladios and native wowen of Sftnia can fesch tuem good Tewn this matter, Thoy have jointly estabs liubed & foctory st Sinila for preparing difieront kinds of articiea which may bo of use to soidiers un tho frontier, ‘I'he sawe paper in & lator {ssue gives an ac- countof @ weeting of the Lucknow Reforn Club, und states tiat & committes was appuiug- ed to collect subscriptions vn befulf of the sul- dicrs. ‘I'he Mitra Filas, publisbed in Hiodist Labore, makes the followlug remarks on the oceupation of Jellalabad; ‘This news will ba the source of great grief to the Russiaos, who weie alresdy jeslous of the suce cesstul of our truope in Af] Governuient succeed 1. aod Kussla continge & proy to v The Amritsar Vakill Hindustani thus dis- cusses th situation: - Perhaps the Ameuvr did not think bis refusal to recorve o Lritish misslon would lead to the 1wme- diaty outbresk of hoatiiities with the Government of India, He thought the Goverument would ru- main silent st the rejection of its niesion, just as it did after to flure of tue Peshawur Conlers but be was wistaken. The state of thiuge ow quite cuauged. Whien the Pesbawur Con- ference wus beld he had not Jsllcn s dupe to us- alau folrigue; now that he uss welcuined 8 Rusgian oo Into bis Capital the Governwent could no be judifereut o Afghan politics, and iy prompted 1o placy ils Teistions with Af- auon 8 saulafaciory fovting. Maoy Euroe tatesmen very stroogly criliclse Lord Lyt- twn's policy. A Frencu paper says Russia spread 8 List by ber intricucs in the East, and Lod Lytio rushedinto it and wes entaogled. 0 da very cany 3 but Lora Lyttou's critica will bu st d 1l oaked wuat otber policy tn the circunistsuces could be advvted. Suould we A setrnined {rom luterferiug o the sifairs of Afgh 1stan s0 that Russia nigll Liave eatabiiebed ber 1= Bucpce st Cavul and ullimately carried vot ber hostile deslgny againet Iodia* Lord Lytten tried Bls bat to watniain fricndly relutious wita Sherg All, und reminded bin of 1he luenitable calailice stteudiug wet; UL whea Se wosld nol Lsicu Lo £ tvico the Covernment ohliged tahava reconrse to arme. On the subjece of the cost of the war the ver- nacular papersara generall yof tie opinion that It wttght to hie harne by Euglamts but a Cawnpors journal, the Sofa-Zwr, admits that as India will Feap benefit from this war, she should pay pottion of the cost, brovided she is able to do po. It goes on, however, to argue that &ne is not new In a position to afford it. 1 inight give many more qunlntM’nn toasim- flar effect, but the necessary brevity ol a tele- graphed letter forbids my “doiz s, Refore, hotever, quitting the subjeet of the vernacular presa, T would inention an account aiven by the Akhbari Angumant Punjab of 8 meeting hend at lahore to cxpress sympnthy on the death of Princeas Allce, when the following resolution was passed : » This nnclety records i1 most hearifolt meiefat the Iamentable_event, and must respectfully ex. rm o lts cordial sympathy with ber Majesty in Lila savers ailliction, RUSSIA AND TMRKET. &pectal Dispaleh 14 the Londan Times, ConstantinorLy, Jan. 2L—In spite of the delays sl repeated dissppolntments regarding the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish Conven- tion, no doubt Is eotertalued ,in Constantinople about the final success of the negotintions, which hiave now lasted, with little interruption, for threa weeks, Although, now that the Rus- elans have falled to fnsist on the acceptance of lie sccond polnt of the Conventlon in a form which would havq aiven them a privileged post- tion In coutralling"the exccution of the Treaty of Berlin, no difference of principle auy longer exists, both sidea contend obstinately on all matters of dotail. If the preliminary Treaty of Ban SBtefano was, for obvious reasons, a work dona In haste and under pres- sure, thera 18 no fear of this being the cnse with the Convention which fs to take its place. Carathcodorl Pashia s sald to be manifesting in the present ncgotintions a rara combination of the traditions uf Turkish diplo- matic skl with the quick perception charscter- fstic of hia race, proving himself quite o match for his Russian antagonists. As to the detalls, a formuln has tirstto be found recording that the present Conventlon s the outcomo of the Treaty of 8an Stefano as inodifled by the Treaty of Berlin, 'The formula pronosed by the Turks fu upposition to that offered by Russia ia thnt the two Uovernroents aereo lndcn)lrlnF that the Treaty ot Berlin has confirmed all the clauacs of the Treuty of Ban Stefano which have been modifled, and_has taken the place of all the clanses which lave been abrogated with a view to European futerests, li 13 scarcely neceasary to polut out tlic radical differcuce be- tween this formuls und that of Russin, which stated that by tho Convention all the stipulatlons of “the Treaty of San Stefano not modifled by the Treaty of Berlin aro rutified. The cblef objection made to the ‘Turkish formula refers to the word **confirm- cd,” as froplying that the 'Treaty of S8an Btefano veeded coutirmation on the part of Europe to make It valld,~a supposition which Lrince Lobanoll thinks Russia conoot admit, This, hie urges, night in soinu manuer creato a proce- deu t for any future separate trcaty between ‘Turkey and Russta. Some other word fs, there- forc, It seetns, bewi sought, but has not hith- erto been tound, Anothier detull which {s atill the subject of dispute relates to the cost of the maintenanco of Turklsh prisoners of war iu Russta, Accord- fug to the view of the Porte, the cost of this ought to be reckoned to Turkey ouly down to the time when the lreaty of Nan Blefsno was concluded; whilo the Russlaus, on the other haud, wish to hiave it counted lown to the ratl- fication of the Treaty of Berllu, The Turks represont .thut” it wns no fault of thelrs §f the . Ottoman prisun- ers of war wers wnov sent back at unca after the ratification of the Treaty uf San Btefano in 8. Putersburg, as In conformity with tuia treaty they ouglit to hiave been. ‘Lhey were, they allege, not oniy ready to recelve them, but constuntly urged there return. The Russians support their view by saying that the Turks on thelr' slde, b{. refusiug to surrender the fort~ resses, eapeclally of Sthumla und Varna, were the cuuse of th dellly. 4 With regard to thu war indemnity, the Ttus- slans huye consented thut the rouble stiould bo vegarded aa the paper rouble; but the question at issuo Is nbout the rate at which it should bo counted, which, in view of its rreat depreclatlon wince the time whdn the Treaty ot San Stetano was concluded, ts of consldergble moment. Au- other dilforenco ou this pofnt Is that Prince Lo- banof dues pot scen to cunsider as binding the reservations made fn the protocols of the Berlla-, Congress in favor of the old creditors of Turkey, Un the cou- trary, he clajms for the. Russion war in- demnity, 08 o polnt not mentioned In the treaty itsetf, and therefore left eutirely to o separato agreement between Russia and” ‘Turkey, an en- uruly independent settloment, 1t does not ap- ear to be clear whoether this nics distinctton etween the binding puwer of the treaty and of 1he prutocols was indorsed by the Russion Gov- crnment, or whether It was miercly brought for- ward by Privee Lotanoll on his own juitiative tu obtaln a more favorable rank for the uccount duo to g country. 1f the tormer be the case, the Russtan Government will probabiy tind jt- self nlono in thia view, ‘The ditferences abure mentloned date from the timo when the negotiations were resumed aftor the pouse during thu Ureck New Yoar's feast. Slnvd it thne, however, several days bave pusaed, durlng which the negotiations ure said 1o havo stiil more reduced the uumber of thy puints of difference, Avy mowment, therefore, the news may arrive that” they have altogother disuppeured. a1 reluctantly TUB APGUAN WAR. Spectal Disntch io the Landon Times, Lanoxre, dun, 19,+The Khost Valloy s set- tling down; the inbabitants appear willing to sceept the sltuation, Khost prescuts a vood strategleal position, and glves an afternative routs to Afghaniatan, via Ghaznl. This route {8 open all the year round, Lut bae not yet been properly explored, Bomo Maugals have come in, but nouo of much importance, Gen, Roberts 18 anxlous to sccuro Wielr friendship, as they creato sunoy- ance along the whole line of route to the Bhutar- gurtan Pass, and reprisals are diticult. . Blight suow bas fullen, and the Sufald-koh natlves sy, It no ore snow fulls within the mix:. ton days, the pass will not Le closed thiy wintor, ‘Thero 1s o disposition in military clrcles to deprecato auy acgotiations with the Amecr, Ho has pruved hlmself so hostileund untrustworthy thist no dependence, it 18 represented, could be placed on uuy nrrangeruenta we might make with bl This reluctance, however, 10 treat with the Ameer 18 doubtless duo fu purt to the stiil greater reluctance to forego the intended warch on Cabul, ul [8 probably not shured by ie Judun Government, ‘I'he twost Vigoro neasurcs @wro now belng taken to muke the road through the Khyber thorourhly guod, Whas Is stiill more Importunt, 1ts futyro protection will probavly be taken vut of the bauds of te pass tribes, who have Lithur- to bacn Jargely employed, und its entlre length contined Lo unr troops, This mcasuro witl come mand general approval, Urest disgust und dive satisfaction huve Lecn cauaed by s untrust- worthy conduct of the Afridis” of the puss, who, it Is notorlous, while taking our une; have urdered our followers il stopped our convoys. The closiug upof Gen, Mande'e divisiou has tude us strong enough to place the wliole pass under the direct coutrol of our soldiers; und it 8 woneral dis- uninauent of the Afridis of the pass {8 step beyoud the power ol the Uoversuent at this wument, It s very generally toped that ot least no armed bostils man will be sitowed to snow lumself fn the pass without the chauce of & volley from our guurds, Hulus anxicty 1 fuit_as to provisioning the Cuudubar fortress, Should the war be pro- Junged through the sumier, communication Letween Sukkur and Dadur will ba lisble o fo- terruption during the mouths of July, Autcust, wind September on account of the asuual tlood- inge ol thie Iudus umlthe swelling of il streams, 'Yho mortality smong the camels continues to ba very ereat,. while the fleld of supply ~becomes, from gradusl uxhaus- tlon, ~ dully moro husited. “The danger ot attemptiug to voen s uew fleld of supply has been seen in the frontior disturbances recorded Jast weel. I these crenmsiauces the del constructiug a servicy rollway between ut least Bukkur and Jucobabad becdmes more regretn- ble. Finauclal couwderutions secmed at one mowent to forbid the project, und tha tlng b perhans now hireparable. Goun, Nott, huwever, munaged 10 maintain bis large lorco at Canduhar fur many months cbictly on the resources of 1he country, atd g Maj. Sande man und the loyal Khan of Kliclat aro probably not yet at the end of thelr resources, gloomy forebodiogs are perbaps unuucessary, Some- thing muy yet be dune by means of o still un- explored route frous Dera (ihazl to Pesuin, via ‘Fui Chotluli. Tuls routy, it i3 understood, will be opened out by small novable colunins now forming Iu the "Peakin Valley. Avother route bus been ysu; ted which would wlso turn the Bolan Pasi, und which would convect Quetta with the ses ut Bonwiunes Bay, nortbwest of Kurrachee, via Beyinl and Kbelat, LOUSD 7O ANNEX SOUTUEUN LULGARIA. Sieclal Dispaich ta the London 7 TinNova, Jau. 19.—The 27th appears to be the day Oxed for the wmeetivg of the Bulgsriun Asscwbly. The old Turkish Konsk is Letng fitted up for the meetings of the Notubles, the upper story us the lexislative hall, uud the lower PAGES, ns the sale a manger. There uro varlous opin- fons here as to the probable Hne of action to be taken by the National Assembly. The young Bulgartan party are*strongly in favor of the election of o Prince who {« not of Slay nation- ality, They also advocate resistence to the separation of the two Bulgarias, und declara that nothiog but overwhelming force would induce’ them to submit to the Treaty of Herlin ‘In this reapect. They nesert that thoy have 30,000 men In the native military organizations, and that they are resolved to maintain the cauee of the unfon of Bulgaria and Roumelia agalnst anything lcss than the supertor mllitary force of Europe. ‘This party advocates thefinmediate sdjourn- ment of the Assembly {¢ delegates {rom Roumelia are not presant at the opening of the acsson, This fraction asserts that Bulgaria be- tween the Balkans and the Danube s too poor 1o support a Princo with his Court, Ministers, ol the machinery of government. This voune Bulearlan party comprises the educated portion of the community, aul they are more oulspuken tn thelr declaraifons of principles and purposes than the ofiicials aid those forming the other party. ‘The Bulgarians say that the election for their Prinve will bo uninfluenced by outside pressure, und I have been surpriced at the amount of independence of thought and ex- presston manifesied by the natives with whom 1 hiavo come {n contact, Prince Dondoukoff-Korsakoff was expected to arrive hero yesterday aund a residence has been K;vpnred for him but his arrival will prob- able bo postyoned until the new date fixed for the meeting of Notables. The Priuceis very popular among the Bulgarlans, and if he were not a Russian he would in all probabllity pe the futuro sovercign; but the natlves are extreme- 1y jealous of their natlonality, and susnect cven their lllerators, ‘They fear that every oue who has anything to do with thefr country has some «esign upon thelr liberty, aod this feelior causes them to turn thelr eyea towards Germauy for n ruler who will have no direct connection with England, Russia, or Turkey, the three natlon- alities they consider as deeply interosted in thelr sountry’s future, Notwithstanding all {bese 1mcts, the princely cloction may taken lulm which will surpriso the Dulgarisns them- selves, ‘Fhe Turkish houses In Tirnova have nearly all been denolished. Some of the former Mus- sulnan lobabitants have returned, but the majority of them are endeavoring tosell the remnauts of their properties so as tu leave.the country, ATORMY SCENE IN TINGRRMAN PARLIAMENT. Speetat Dispatch to the London Times, Beruy, Jan 19,—The Reichstag will be opened about the 12th of Kebruary, and then, ofcourse, the Prussian Assembly will rise. Yesterday'ssitting of the Iouso of Deputies was chiefly remarkabta for n stormy {ncident, which In political circies has raised the question whether a chango In the standing orders of the lfouse might not be eflected this scssion whereby the disciplinary powers of the President might be increascd. If the Deputles - declde to act In this direction, their resolution must have constderable weight with the Federal Council when it comes to dis- cuss the Punishment blll lfluctlnfi!hfl:lchn'l!. Under the head of * Universitics In the Budeet of Fublic Worship, ilorr Franssen, an Ultra- montane, compiained of the conduct of seversl Boun ~ Professor on the occasion of a private mesquerade party during carnival times, ‘The Deputy was 8o vislent and virulent that even his partisan, Herr Windthorat, re- retted he should have yiclded so fartohs ‘athiolie ardor, snd Herr, Nassde coutd only ro- Plv to him in the words of the French Minlster, “FIll up the mensure of your fusults; you witl never reach the measuro of our contempt.’” Dr. Falk wondered what would bo permitted next in Parllamentary es; whercupon tho President, lerr von Beonlgson, sald that, how- ever deslrable It wos to prevent mein*urlous utterances referred to, it was neitlier hnl%ht nor his dutyto protect thirds persons, who ueither bLelong to the Uovernment nor to the House, Yrof. Virchow (Progressist) doubtcd the Justice of the President’s views, and the question will doubticss lead to further dis- tfiusiun 03 to the distiplinary powers of tho ouse. & TNE APGNAN CAMPAION, E ‘Thero arc somo very curious aspects of war fn the Afghan campalgn, As the Anglo-Indian troops advance, the friendliness of the inhabit- ants s something lovely, but wo to the strag- lers far in the rear! A correspondent saya: “The head of the attack scems to bo the safest place in the column, while those in the rear have to suffer the brunt of the war. This was Hlustrated very well ruul:nllly whyna cavalrys reconnolssauce was made, ‘Tlic Tenth Husea with Gen, Macpherson and {len, Gough commands the cavalry brigado with this force, started after breakfost, and they wenf ontoa willoge about twelve miles fo advance of this, Gen, Gough bad previously sent out vue of his native oflicers to say they were coming, and, when the party arrived, " instead of Baving Jezatlehis behind rocks and walls to recelve them, there was a grand feast all ready, Bheep had been killed und cooked, bread bad been baked, cega bolled, fots of rice had been provided, it the_ KKnan'or head- man of the village himsclf did the honors. Otheers and men sat down to an amplo repast, and came back to camp in the eveulog, very much Flcmd with the expedition. “The coudi- tion of things on ahead may by contrasted with the accounta of what Is golne on behind, ‘The last account is, that three grass-cutters sowar have becn killed somewhero Dakks aud Lundl Kbous, The monntain-bat- tery ot this place and some of the Fourth Ghourkas were sent back to bo started after the offenders. The chances of success in guch ro- turn visits are not very hopeful. 'fhu gontie. men with Jezails and long charras who do such deeds are lightly equipped nnd nimble of foot; they havo also aharp cyea; amd with such guall- flcutions they aro not likely to be caught, This Inst event goes not speak well for the Shin- wurles with whom Mu}, Cavaguarl was in such cluse consultation ouly a few duys befors; it was understcod that they had agreod to look after tho sufety of this very part of the gruund, aud hud been well paid to do s, CANADA. The Bitting-Rull HoaxeSmall-Por—Gavern. meat Commissloners in Spuin—Vetition for the Hepeal of the Insolvent Act—The Alce Carthy Murder Cuse, Spectat Diapalch (o The Tribune, OTrAWA, Fab, .—"Tho Fres I'ress to-day sayss “'Tho storles lu the American papers about Blt- tiog Bull baving crossed over from the Cauadlan sldg of the boundary are purely spocryphal. ‘TChey are gotten up by scouts and ageuts who wish to bring themsolves juto celobrlty, or, fail- ing that, Into notoriety, with the ofliclals of the Indian Bureau st Washlogton, From private information fu our possession Bittivg Bull is camped ot Fronchmauw’s Creek, at the bead of ‘Woud Mountaiu, twenty-Ave miles north ot the boundury Hae,” s Aueclal Digpatch fo The Tribune, MoNTREAL, Feb, 40~Dr. Larocque, of the Health Departmount, s wakiog arrangotaents for a convention of medical men of the city, to coufer on sanltary matters. Representatives of the differant calluges {u the clty have been fuvited, The smali-pox at Lachine has beeomse an {ustitution with which the peoplo do not ap- pear willing to part, judging from the closeness of the futercourss that exlsts botween infected aud healthy familica, Within the llmits of 100 yards, soven children recoutly died of the dis- case, yet nothing was done, #pectal Dispatch 1o The Tridbune. Orrawa, Fev. 4.—The Government orders that the articles known as “colr-farn’ wid “Mexican grass-twine,” for the msuulacture of matting, bo placed on the schedule of goods admitted freo of customs-duty, Bir A, 'T. Galt and Mr. Beaot, Commissioners from the Cauadlan Uovernment, are fu Spain, sud bad an audience with Benor Bevela, The Comuwissloner desired to negotlate & commer- clal treaty with Svain and ber West Indian Coloutes. B Wwho fpectal Dispuich 40 The Tridune. MoxTrEAL, Feb. 4.—~The followlue petition to the Federal Parliament §s belng clreulated, snd extensively slgned by the business-uon of the clty: “That your petitloners sre of opluiou that the operation of the lusolvent acy w not aalu- tary, but Injurlous, fu a busiucss poius of view, ‘That whatever ueceaslty, or supposcd pecessity, there way have been for puch au act when fywas vassed by Parliomcut, such nceesslty does not now vxist. That it 16 opes to queation whether such an act as the Iusolvent act, which operates to discharge debturs of thelr Jezal obligations withous the cousent of creditors, i3 uov wrony o principlo. That, iu uny cvent, the conttuued existeuce of tho fu- solvent act Is a source of evil, which should bo promptly remedied by ita repeal, to be replaced by sopropriate lexislation, by which tho rights of vreditors und debtors sball alike bo protected, without openiug the door to frauduleot prac tices fn commercial (ransactions, aud by which anv one eredditor may be proferred to another, ‘That Parllament 11ke such actlon in the prem- Ises as in it wisdom may seem meet and fit ting, to remeay the evits complained of,” Sperdd Pispatch ta The T4 ”. Tonroxto, Feb, 4.— Archibiehap Lynch has de- cided to refuse the aplritual rites ol the Ciarel to those concerned in the antl-clerieal ngltation relative to roparate sctiools, Mr. Remy Elmslie, n nominee of the anti-clerical faction and s ‘wealtny citizen, went, according to his usual enstom, to St, Basil's to recelve the com- forts of religlon, and was Inlormed by the Rev, Father Vincent that his Grace had given fustrue- tions that he wns to be dented. s It s aali} that the Biahop of Toronto has In- hibited the Rev, J. Knox-Little, who is oo his way hera from England, from preaching In his Diocese, owing to jhis extreme Ritualistic views, spatoh 10 The Tridune, ™ Apecial D o 8. Jony, N, B., Feb. 4.—The examination of Aunle Parker on the charge of perjury in con- nection with the trinls of the Oshornes, nas uwnkened interest again in_the McCarthy mue- der. It will be remembered that the rirl Parker sworg that the Osburnes murdered MeCarthy. Eliza Osboros*was placed in the witness-box, and related the circumstances of McCarthy com- ing into the Waverley House, at Shedlae, in Oc- tober, 1877, Bhe snys shc last saw him alive at 10 o’clock thatnight. Shehad not seen him in the bar at all. Shosaw him, and was talking to bim, in the ladics' parlor. “The conversatlon. was ahout his wife following him, and he sald that, when be got on the {sland, with his borse and a protty girl, he guessed ho would give his wife u d—d "hard chase to catch him. ~Annie Parker was serubbing In the adjolniug room while the conversation was going on. When Eliza Os- borno was asked by her counsel If she was gullty of the murder of McCarthy, harged b’ Annie Parker, she answered, in'a clear volce, *'No, sir. ler statements are absolutely false; thero &s not a word of truth In them, CRIME. FEMININE CURIOSITY. Soecial Ditpateh 18 The Tyroune. PiTTSnuRg, Pa., Feb, 4.—~A gang of connter- feiters has just been bLroken up, and three of them arreated, fn Proston County, West Virginta, through the curiosity of o young girl who had been Lired by David Stenchel to nurse his wife 1o sickness, Noticlog in one of the rooms of the resldence an old trunk, she, through curiosi- tv, ovencd und looked futo ft. H8ho saw lo it & large Jot of nickols, quarters, and half-dotlars, besides soversl dles for makiog spurious coln. Bhe went home and told her father what shc hod seen, and he com- municated the Information to .officers, - who sont the nows to United States Commissloner Heosha# at Gratton. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Btenchel, Campbell, and Williams, and placed fo the hands of United States - Mar- sbal Alcrander, who summoned a number of nen nnd went into Preston County, Alter o desperato fight with the moonshincrs, the Mar- shai succeeded in arresting the thres men abovo named, and, late at night, started for Clarks burg for the purposs of taking them befors United States District-Attorney Goft for a prellminary hearjoz, On tho way Stenchel confessed’that be bad been mades dupe of by Camnpbell and Willlams, the men who did the counterfelting, aud who had pald hiw for circulatiog the mouey in the neizhbor- hood. Stenchel was held as a witness, und the other two In the sum of 84,000 each for their nppearance befors the United States District Court. The girl is regarded as quite 8 berolne* —— ASSAULT WITIH A BLUDGEON, Special Dirbateh fo The Tyidune, MiNNgAroLts, Minn., Feb. 4.—Mr. John Dun- ham, scnior member of the firm of Danham & Jolnson, large wholesale grocers of this eity, | to-night made a brutal assauit upon Mr. Jo- slah Town, a well-known citizen and old resi- dent of Minneapolts. Town scveral days ago accused Duanhaig, of having taken {mproper 1ib- ertfes with his "10-year-old daughter, which ac- cusation waa reltcrated by Mr, X, Lamborn, whoso young mieco had also been trifled with, and . a young Indy lving la Dun. hain's nelghborhood, who claimed to bave been grossly tnsulted. Duuoham denfed the charges, and, after having preparcd & writton atatement, which the lady In question refused to sign, he requested Messrs, Town and Lamborn to ‘mect him fn'briyato conference upon the subject at his private ofice this ovening. The appoint ment was kept, and, hot words ensulog, Mr. Town ealled. Dunham s liar, whereupon he giusped a seereted ax-helve and dealt Town a sever blow upon the head, felling bim to the tloor, and, asslstéd by his son who was pres- eny, tliev beaty, kicked, and pummeled him nearly five minutes. Whily thus bratally beating Town, Lamborn was sclzed by Barbok) g nephew of Dunbam, and auother man whose presence was unkoown, und prevented from intorfering. ‘The froat door, which had been sceurely locked, was then apened, and the men were turned Inta the street, ‘Towu s now l‘u “m Liunds of physlciaus, and I8 not expected o live. TIREE NASHVILLE NOTES. Spectal Dispalch {0 The Triduna, - * NasuvinLg, Tenn, teb, 4—The trial of Nathanlel Baxter, Jr,, Director of the Mo- chanfcs’ Nationnl Baok and ex-Chancery-Court Clerk, for the murder of 8amuel H. Hicks, July 24, Inst year, was commenced thls morning. Hicks, in a publie speech, swsortod that Baxter's father, the Judge of tne Circult Court, had had erimiunl connectlon with Iicks’ mother-tn-law, Next morntog Hicks was met by Nathamel, Jere, Edinund, and Jones Boxter and kifted, Durlug the shoolnr Jonis Bazter was shot and died {n o short thme, The trial {s llkely Lo end Baturday. When the case 1 concluded Jero and Edwund Baxter will be tried. . 3 At Waverly yestgrday, o number of tramps narrowly escapel iyncling at the hands of infu- riated citizens. ‘They came to the town threut- enlug to burn 14, aml released from Jall throe trunps confined for steuling, ‘I'he peopls rose nsse, und it wus with ditlleaity fufluential nd trevented a houging, Jotn W, Moure, colored, died from the effect of blows futlicted on the hesd with a stick by Frank ltalny, colored, 8aturdsy, duriog o guare rel about u vickel. FOULLY DEALT WITH. LEBANON, P'a., Feb. 4.—In Decembor last Jo- seph Ruber, it was supposed, fell into a shallow m fn Unlon Township and was drowged. The pecullar mauner in which he was found, and the conduce of certain partics, bas siuce created suspicion of foul play, especially sluce’ it becamo known that fosurance policies on his Iife to conslderable nmounts had been issacd. 8everal {nsurauce companies fntcrested in the motter employed detectives, und they were about commendog an lavestigation when Joseph F. Peters lodged Information befors *Bqulrs T'eck charging Jolin F. 8tyler, Jumes True, Isracl Brandt, lieory Wise, Josiul Hummet, und Georgg Zichman with bejug the murderers of «Rober. Warrauts were Issued uud the parties arrested this moruing and Iodiged in !II". ‘he original umouut of fnsur- anve was §30,000, but, o sccount of fallure to keep up the payments, sows 820,000 gropped, Palicles o the following compaulcs wera. Kept ¢ood: Ilome Mutubl, Lebunon, 33,0005 Key- stone, Allcatowu, $3,000; Readioe - Mutusl, $1,000; Mutual Benelit, Hartfurd, §2,000; New Era, viludelphin, §1,000, - BABE HAWKINS, Inpaxavorts, Iod., Feb, 4.—The Snerif® of Shelby County, heariug that Babe Huwkius, a uotorfous character, suspected of belng cog- cerned Iu the recent depredations fu that coun- ty, was ut his futher's, six miles from Bhelby- ville, took a Constable sud six wmen and sur- rounded the houso at daylighe, demanding ad- wittance. Mo was told thut bo would have to opea the door hiwaelf, which was done by Ureak- fng ¢ {n. Shooting wus commenced aud kept up for some”thoe, during which Constably ‘Thrawls received a “severs wound in the arm, Babe Hawkios waking ble cscape on horashack, und bis brother, Charles, bolog captured a ludged fn Juil ou & chargs of sasault with fntent to kil A fresh posse wus msda up and the pur- sult of Hube coutluued. v Y A WHOLESALE SEDUCER. Bpecial Nispaich (0 The Tvibuss. EAsT 81010AW, Mich,, Feb, 4.—On Friday, the Sberilf of Barry County srrested a wan usmed Eugeuo Tabias, at Comatock's lumber- cawop, fourteen wiles north of Farwell, tn Clare County, whereo he had been employed under an assumed name. Toblas Is charzed with seduc- iog thres youog wowmen fu Hustinge, Barry County, all fu good social standivg, und all of b about to becowms wotbers. They churgy that thelr ruta was sccomplished nnder prounse o warntage. hou.ds wus taken back fo frons to mect Ia nccusey Yind huanted the lunber.regions. ol TIe" Uery this man, without su, faruod wige gy M'DONALD, & Speetal Diepaten 1o The Tribune, Miunwavkge, Fob, The preljy ination of Gen, onald, Mrs, 1, W. . Thompson for reslating Gloy, cera tn tho performance of thefr d:tr!:rxm‘ o sumed this forcnoon, Contrary to gu'mm > pectation, Mrs. Lamothe was not DuL e stand, the defenss resting their ease um e evidenco given yasterday by Col, 'l‘m-x‘mXI e Thompaon, wnd *Gen, MeDonaii.” 1ecteh Mo Btates District Attorney for thg Pross lted and Measrs, Falker, Finch, and Col. Tu:;l::'.?“' for the defense, managed -thele lrgum'nnn.m to consume the day wiyy “4Mothe, g, IN, Bvectal Diepateh to The Tripy New Yorg, Fob, 4.—Unlted Bll’ln:l' Mazgh, Ash, of Nevada, atrived at the Albany Pm‘ i tlary yestorday with Bell and Wilsn, rreel ™" robbers convicted for lifo imprisonment gy Itvm son City, Marshial Ash remained at the P = tentiary untll the men had been trlm!oz;m. and arrnyed ke the other prisoners, whep, iy bidding thom good-y, he_hanied o eay o sllver dollars for the purchase of lohmq" other articles. In return both Drisonery ol quested the Marahal to giva thelr best Withey * all inquiring frionde tpon his return 1 o 0 Nevada, OCASUALTIES, ALMOST A PANIC, dpectal Dispaieh ta the Tribune, NasuvitLe, Tenn., ¥eb, 4.—Ureat excltemeny over a false alarm of fira occurred fo the Masonle Theatrs to-oieht, during the preseaty. tion of *Richard Third" ton crowded by by John McCullough, and had it not bflen:“ the presence of mind of McCullough, gy, Marks, Jobn J. Cartcr, cditor of gy, Zanner, wnd others, o terrible Ppanie attended by Joss of s woq bave tesulted. During tho third act, smoys was observed issulng from e register sltuted gy the right slde of the stage near the orchestry fa front of a private box. Commencing in smy) pufls, it; Increased In volume untll the 4 side of tho stage was almost obseurey from view., Boon mfter 1 way g, notfced ladles and thelr escorts commencey leaviog, ond as the smoke grew denser the nim. ber departing increased. When about 20 had left am alarm of firc was soundcd by a person fy the gallery. The audlence rose en masse, | all wore on the. point of dashing ont whey McCullough and company rushed 1 the footlights, exclalining, “Reep your scatsl" Judge Marks, John g, Carter, and others urged all to resuma theip scats, saying thero was no danger. One Indy falnted and was carrfed out. The excitement dled out, and all eat down. The rest of the s wos then given, and, after the curtin fell, Mr. McCullough aopeared and cone gratulated all present on the goof senso they oxhiblted In remaining, and assured them that the smoKe wus caused by fresh coal belng put In the furnace, e byl been all oyer the house, and was satisfied tLers was no causo for alarm, Tho play was thea means e Onlshed. of ' egress aro . and The theatra very meagre, besfdes the bullding 18 old, and it takes a loiz thne for audlences to leave, flad a rush bea made for the doors at lesst 20 people would bLave been killed und injurea. from CRUSIIED ‘TO DEATIL. Spectal Dispateh o The Tridune. Derrort, Mich., Feb. ‘d.—tohn MeLaws, 1 emplove of the Mlichigan Central, was caugit between two cars at the Tenth-street cromizg, and Injured ' In such a terriblo manner that by died shortly after. Deceased was ab wurk greasiog & car, which stood on the switch where several tracks came “together. Presently & frelght-car, shunted from the end of s tala somd distance i, came rumbling down totle awitch, and, whon. it was about to tako the other track, McLaws jumped upon the ralling atits slde with the fntentlon of riding untl & stéppod. Unlortunately, the car jumped the switch, and took .another and closer track, ) that “the man =~ was crushed betwen it “and ' the" stationary upon whld he bad been worklnT When the cars cessol rolling bim between ihelr sides, McLawa fell 1 the ground, and lingered fur nearly an boue beforo death put an end to his suffirings, o was aged 27, and bad a wifo and four chil drem. 'TURNED OFF, R Bpeelal Dispatch o The Tribune. « Dunuque, Ta., Feb. 4—The Illinols Centrd Raflroad Cotnpuny havo made a chavge ity runnivg of thelr ‘trains on the fowa Divislocs. Oue brakeman will be done awny with on thes night fretght-tralne, and alsoone brakeman oo the Minnesota Branch ou dach frelzbttnia Ono brakeman on the passetger-tratng will W done swuy with altogether. THUE FATAL FROG. Specia Dupaich (o The Tritune LaSatve, fil, Fecb, 4—Morris E. Ford, 3 brakeman on the Illinols Ceutral fallrval, 12 coupling cars at Dimmick Statlon, a fow miles north of this city, last night, got his fout fast i3 a frog, und was run over by the cars und it- stantly killed, Hp was 25 years of nud esteemed by his einployers, and leaves a wie 1h Amboy, car KICKED TO DEATIL Hoeclal Disvatch to Ths Trivune. Dusuqus, Is., Feb. 4.—Thomas Tivear § former merchant of Manchester, but lately farmer near Muson Ulty, was kicked to desth b & horse Tuesday, ' OFF THE TRACK. - BAN FraNcisco, Feb, 4.—The east-bound ¢t preas on the Central Pactlc fs ofl the tracknat Eiko this evenlng. 'The engine, b.l:z;jc, :u‘i madl-cars are ditched. The traln will be delaye tun bours. ARCHBISHOP HENNI : Apecral Dispater 1+ The Trivune. MiLwAUKES, Wis., Feb, 4, —The Marshals of the Catholls Association met this eveniog 254 ‘decided that a torch-Hgnt procession i han: ot the golden jubllees of Archbishop Hes Thursday oveolug should bo o sl divistost headed by the Sheridan Guard and Kosclusko Quard, Tho reudeavous will bo on l'hrh: Bquare, 'and «the march to the prelate's Fe donce. The socletles will form a bullow squire before the Archiblaliop's house, The uerfl]x; will consist ‘of u sereaade, addresses o Hu!!"u und OQerman, musle, ete. 'The march thed A down Jacksun to Wiscousin und uv!lail' Urund avenue, wlhers the processivu will perse. ————— CAMP NEWS, Fonr Ropixsox, Neb., Fub, 4,—To-135 ""'; ty-ono Cheyenne prisouers, constating of -c":‘ ¥ bucks and fourteen wumen uud children, £0 4 ed by two cumpanles of the Third Cavalry "w der Capt. Vrouw, left for Bldoey ¢d routd Leaveuworth. 2l Private 8prowl, Company L, Thinl Cavalthy n:: 1ast night tn the Post Hospital, haviug beeu by un Juu. 20 withlu 500 yards of this st drivioy an smbulsuce, by suie upkuows — APOPLEXY., Breclal Puspatch fo Tae Tabunk, |y SruinayiELD, 1L, Feb. 4.—At 11 o'clos e forencon Jumes M. Lase, engiueer Iu the fl&fl, Buitur Works, South Blde, fell dead of “W‘ . while on duty, Case was ubout 33 vears of 8 wd louves @ family of 8 wite sud cluids ¢ e —— OBITUARY. Boectal Disvatch o The Tribuns o DroaTUR, ik, Feb, 4—Dr Geone g Millin, who had becn a practicing phVRCILL this city since 1883, dled here to-dsy o o fover, aged 53 years. In 1300 he 'l:nfu Al Treasurer of this ml;. Ho leaves threu sons. Ho came bere from Koutues): 0 _.~__.—--.r_— TH IN A FIT. bniull)gzfiywh o Thas Tnbusk | et Dusuqus, Iu., Feb. 4.—L. 8. Bailey, 0 ant Rood, Minu., diea this cveiug st manta iouse, in a 8t . et Legacy to Gsorge Elok Eed L Wurid. t awddon Woeld. ore Thera ta little Or o Tup of snoibet 15 from the pen of George Elut, at h.'u‘ et tocome. George Heury Lewes lgl&]l star su additiousl work ou *Positive ¥ mhqls 2s ale the completion of which Geores JM:HL_‘,:‘, ready busun 1o devote ull kir L ab

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