Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1879, Page 6

STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings in the General Assembly at Spring- . fleld, Ill. ‘Dlscussion of the Relative Powers of State and Federal Courts. The Frequency of am Abhorrent Crime Leads to a Brutal Project. Status of tho Bill to Make the Ap- pellate Courts of Use. Significant Adversion to the Welght of Judge MeAllister’s Opinlons. Zaoharish Olandler Will 8it in the Senate Next Monday, ILLINOIS, BENATE. Becial Dispatch lo The Tridune. SraixarirLp, Feb, 10.—Senator. Sonflld presented n petition from his constituents pray- ing ogatost the passage of the bill to eompel forelgn fnsurance companies now domg business 1n this 8tato to maken deposit In bonds of the United States. The petitioners kick against the driving out of honorable competition. . 8enator Munn presented o petition on the eame subject. Both petitions Wero relerred to , the Committeo on Insurance. A GREMATION, Senator Riddlo had read and referred to the Committee on Miscellany o conumunication In tho shapo of a petition from Albert D. Hoger, of Caok, n coustituent, runnini 08 follows: ¢ Senator Riddle—DEAR 81m: When you kind- 1y suggested that you would bo ]glnd to do uny- thing for mo that 1 might want, Tdid not think 1should sant noything. But,slr, I am daily getting sickened at the sirhts of funeral pro- cesslons ns they pass along this nyenue towards the cemetery. There 18 altogether too inuch “pomp and ceremony’ aver the dead carcass, 1t geems os though the funeral processions wera as much in curnest to *mateli? euch other as the . “walkers? are. Some inded scem not content to matcli, but wish to go anywlere from one to +fiity better? than the *other fellur.! sI"dun’t want to be burled (strangel), but when I bave got done with my body, 1 want it burned; and { want to have it doune accordiug to Taw. 1 therefore wish, it you fecl so disposed, and can introduce a bill nod not have it kitled, by your saylng you *do it by request,’ that you {introducs a bill making cremation lawful?? RECOMMENDED, The following bille were returned {rom com- mittecs, with favorable recommendation, and ordered to a second reading: Mr. Hamilton’s bill to reviso and consolidate the scveral acts relatiog to the protection of - game. . uaM: Herdman's bill to indemnify the owners of stock in cases of damage committed by dogs. @A substitute for Senator Jones blll to repeal the nact for the prevention of crueity to animals, which nmends the law by limiting the salarics of ' the officers relating thereto to $300 per antum. Senator Fuller’s bill to cucourage the culti- ~ation nnd preservation of food fishes. Mr. Herdman’s bill, to creato a State Board of Fish Commissfoners. * Mr. Kelley's bill, to require sl accounts ogainst the State to be verifled by onthe. BTOCK-YARDS, The Committce on Agriculture and Drainago yeported back Senator White's resolution recit- fng gross abuscs committed by stock-yards companies m over-charging for feed, cte. The recommendation is mado that the President bo authorized to send for persons and papers to fnvestigate'the subject. Benator White moved to refer it to the Com- mittee on Corporations. Senator Moffett opposed the referonce, claim- fug that it was a move to smother the proposed {uveatigation, ile said this had been succesaful- Jy donc during the pust cight yera to hls per- £onal knowledge, JUDICIAL AUTIIORITY, Pending discussion, the matter was dropped to take up the speelal order,--Scnator Dearborn's resolution in relation to the removal of clvil causcs from State to the Federal Courts, indi~ cated as follows: WiEREAS, The act of Congress to determino the Juriediction of tho Circuit Courts of the United Btates, and to regulnta tho removal of eanses pend- g in tho State Courts to Federal Couirts, arc, in + tho opinion of this Goneral Astembly, in Violntion of tho spirit of th Conatitution, an indicated by the Judiciary act of 1787, remaining in force for nearly threo-fourths of 8 contury without waterial chango} and Witmnzas, The sald acta of Congress tond to tho centralization of Jjudiclul ~power in the courts of the General Governmont, thereby producing conflicts botween the State and Federal Judielal powers, Impalring tho Inde- pendence of the State .lmll(:luri'. cansing fnconve- nienco and expensc to dur paople, and often defeat- dng the ends of justice, by piaciug it beyond the t rench of tha weak and poor} therofore, Itesolved, by tho Scuate of tho State of Illinols, tho Huuse of Reprosentatives concurring herein, “That our Senators and Representatives in Congress Ya requeated 0 to amend tho lnws for the removal of couses pending in tho Ktate Courls fo the Federal Courts as shall conform to the spirit of tho Judlciary act of 1787, and be in harmouy with 1hao constitutlonal rights of the States and of the General Government, Scuptor Hunt was {n sympathy with the ] uph{'l't. of the resalution, but opposcd to the pre- amble. Ecnator Joslyn moved to amend by EXE'HI“HF causes in which the United *Btates ‘or the col- Jeetor of its revenue ups concerned. Benators Callon und Dearborn hotd that such causes were entircly within the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts, and thereforo the amend- ment was unnecessury, . Benntor Dearborn said that no Senator could well nfford to vote ngulust the spirit of the reso- Jutions. Ho had not presented then with any feeling of partisan prejudive. He percelved, sy everybody must who las given the subject. any attention, thut the Federal Courts ere” continu- ally encroaching upon the power of the Stato Caurts, nwl henee undermining in a threatening mauncr Stute authority, Senator Joslyh opposed the resolution, hold- ing that, toamend the law for the removal of cases pending in the Brate Courts to the Federal Courts would work oppressive to the Federal oftieers fn the prosceuthig of thefr dutles fn the Boutl, whare the citizens wers as disloyal to- day as they were ffieen years ago, "The Catted Btates Government should huve the power to yeach 1o any State niud o uny court, wnd vrotect fta loval vitizons, Beuutor IHauna—Will the gentleman frow Mctlenry bear 1 mind thut, in the Federal Courts of the South, cuses uru tricd by jurieai Senator _doslyn—Certaluly; but negro class, Sunutor Merritt ll»uku in favor of the resolu- the bloody shirt held up to tor from Melleory, wnl hetd opuhlicans tion, made u dash o view by the Sens that it was an old-thue custom for I to hold the negro between them nind the tire. Benator Cullon satd tlat the Republican side fenate had roue clear oul of the record and unfurled the bloody ehirt, the time-honored It was not do- siznut that there shoulu by given any political uificunce to the vesolution o fis ‘cunsidera- of the ¥ ewblem of the Rudical party, sl tlon, Lurther dlseussion death, und wus buricd hy a vole of 83 to 13, Bitls were Introduced us followss Bec o vegurd to the adinlnistration ot cetates,” DANK AUE FENALTIRS, By Benator Herdmau, a bill to amend Sce, 237 act torevise the law 1n relation to eriminal jushsdiction, so a8 tu read 4 Ruue Is the carnal knowledge of of an act entitled ¢ A 8% dolluwa: o femule forelbly und awwinst her wiil, iy male person of the aee ot 14 years uwd upwards who shall have carnal knowledwo of any lum'ulu elther. with or without her consent, shiatl be adjudeed 10 be gulity of the cnite of rape. Every persun cunvicted of the erime of rape shall be punlshed by castration, deuth, or tmprisoument iu the w of uol less thuu five cars, which may extend to life. 1f the uccused cbild under the age of 10 yeurs, Fenitentiary for u ter b found wullty by o jury, they shall fix the pusishineni, Unun u plea of guldty, the punishment siall bo fixed by thie Court. Inall cw pronounced, they ure ed by Federal oflicers and from amoig the was hud, after which the resolution was ellpped wd pruned to ite By Senator Mersitt, o blil tor un net to umend L, 103, und 120, of an act entitled “Au et acs of punishment by castration, the Court sball direct the thne when such puplshiment sball be loflicted, wisich slinll be within twenty duys {rom the time scoteuce is. Provided that, fur good cause, the Court or Guvernor sy extend the thwe, Such puntshment shall ho inflicted within the walls of the prison of the county where -such conviction took plice, or within ao lnc‘losum adjoining, und shall ba fnflicted by the County Pliysiclan, assisted by some other competent {fll)’l n, to be selected by anid County Physician, . The party uunlshed by castration, s aforesald, shall be dischurgred from fmprison- went when sufliciently recoverea. Mr, MofTett’s bill, providing for an nrmruvrln- tlon of 87,400 to com‘\rnsnm Thomas B, Penl- well andJuines N, Wilson for the loss of an arm encin Tiy Mr. White, to amend the law In relation to the Poliee nml Firemen's Tenevolent Assocln- tlon of Ctleagn. ‘Thia is the meusire approved by Mavor Heath and his Cabinet, nud which was futrodiiced in the louse hy Representative Clark, of Couk. DR RAUCH, Pending Dr. Rauch's coufirmation by the Scuate is member of the State Board of Health, a strong effort {s belir mado to discredit him, #0 ns to cause his nmne to be rejected. This evening Col. Henry L. Vatette, of ‘Chicago, ab- peared before Senator Tlunilton’s Conmittee ou Miscellaneous Affalrs with affidavits nnd witnesses to prove that Raueh was n common drunkard uod blackguard, ‘The evidonco, ad- dduced shows that the Doctor has some coldssal fantite, which are unberoming n gentleman and momber of the State Roard of Health, Dr, Nauch did not appear, nl the oxamioation was postponed two weeks in order to allow him an upportitnity of putting in an appearance, Mr, Chinrles Mills testitled that he was & druc- ists’ clork at 202 State street, aud, as such, for nearly n {cnr solg the Docter about a pint nnd a hall of whisky dally, which _he drank, le nlso swore that he heard the Doctor myear eome, wnd saw hiim Intizhing atd chattlng wih State. street Magdalones, ~ Ho stated ~further that Rauch?’s lablts of Intemperance and immorality attracted remark fo the nelghiborhood. 1OUSE. ‘There was n fuil House this morning and a atrong lobby when the liour urrived for the cons venlg of the Legislature, showlng a reviving intereat in the busioess for which the repre- sentatives of the I)l.-nule were called togethers Mr. Craoker, of LaSalle, arose to his fect and called the attentlon of the House to the fact that members sitting in his vicinity had their potkets full of Lills, am, therclore, Tor the pu vose of facilitating imalnens, he moved to sus- pend the rules that the roll might be ealled for the introduction of bilts. This scheme sesmed to meut with the approval of the Houee,und the suizzeatiun was nccordingly acquiesced In, nnd & tarce number of bills were showered upon the Clerk. Mr. Freer introduced a bill on the subject of eockles, which be clalms ia of great interest to the agriculturiss of the State. ‘Messrs. Mason, Bisbee,Uranger, Chompson, and Mauy, who went _to Chicago to investizate the slecpliyg-car extortions, have returned, and will bo ready to report next week on the subject of thelr inquirics. FINEMEN, TTC. Some timo since the fon. David Clark, of Cook, introduced a bill for the reltef of the dis- abled members of the Polive and Fire Depart- wments of citics nud vitlages, which tnakes some fimportant amendments to the Iaw as it already cxists, This bill wes drawn under the fustrue- tions ot Mayor Ieath nud the members of the City Qovernment of Chicago, who bave wrilten u lctterto the members of the City Govern- ments of other cities, which they have caused to be printed and presented to thio members of the Lerlsinture, showing the reasous for the moditication of the 1aw. The lctter isus fol- lows: 2u1oaco, 111, Fob., 11, 1870, —70 the Mayor and Atdermen and officers and membera of the Police and Fire Departments of the Stute of Itlinois— arntuesex: We, the nnderaigned, present here- swith an amendment to an_act swaich 18 now before tho Legislature of thls Stofe, together with aur reasons for otfering the mame. Ir 1eahould meet with your approval, we desire 1o have you call tho aitentlon of your Reprceenta- tivo to Lhe samo. An Act for the Relief of Disabled Members of the Police and Fire Departmente in Clties and Vil Ingos, approvea May 24, 1877, In force July 1, 1877, Under the above act. the Board of Trustces of the Police and Fireme@'s Rellef Fund wore organ- Ized in thin city Nov. 10, 1877, An nssesement waa lovied on sll tho officers and members of the Pollce and Fira Departments ticro, and as many of them did ot fully underatand (he benefita to be derlved thereby, and thinking that they coulit become members of the fund at any time, mora thap une-holf of the police aud fira- mon of this city did not comply with the notico served upon ihem, but subsequently ssked to ho admitted, As thev woro vropesly notifled, the Hoard being In duubt as to their authority to admit member of cither depariment, the opinlon of the Corporation Counsel waa aeked, who claimed that the iSoard had no legal authorlty to admit any who had faited to comply within the speciiled tinie, We also ind thut more or leas chunges sre made In the Board of ‘I'ruatece, at Jeast once in ecach vear, therefore wo conslder that it would be to the Interests of the eald fund to have the City Comp- troller and Trensurer added to the Bonrd, In-order 10 huve the City Tresaurer to act as [custodian of the funds. X We cail attentlon particularly to Sec. 7, which ia entirely new, and, in oor judiment, i only do- inir Justice to those desiring to rotsin thelr niom- bersblp after spending thelr beet dnvs In protect- 1ug the livos and prupicrty of our citfzens, Mosnor HpATi, Mayor, President. H. P, Tuosrsox, Chalrman of Committce on Fire and Water, Trens- urer. i J. 1L B, Dawy, Chalrman of Committee on Police, M. DBesxen, Fire-Marsbal, . SEAVEY, Superintondent of Police. (00D SENSE. Mr. Matthews this moruing jutroduced a bitl providing for a division of lubor between thy Appellute and the Supreme Court, ‘Fhis blll provides that in all cases where the controveray involves the sum of $2,500 or less, the decision of the Appollate Court shall he final, and all cases involving suins of moro than §2,500 shall go to the Supremo Court directly, The bill also provides thut all crininal cases Involving the valldity of statutcs, franchises, und frectiolds shall ulso go to the Bupreme Court. Thls measurs_allows the litizazt to know in the be- ginting whero hels coming vat, ‘I'lie suthor of this measitre thinks it will relieve the Supremo Court, sl bu more satisfactory to litigants, PRISON LABOR, Mr, Taylor, of Cook, futroduced the follow- Ing, which was adopted: Wueneas, W, M. Taylor, John M. Senthworth, and Hobert 1. Noleman, Comminsioners of the Tlinols Penitentiary ut Joflot, extended 1o cortain contractors for tho labor of prisiners o credit of 25 per cent of thelr cnrrent labor Lills until otherwise ordered by the Legislature; therefore, be ity Resolved, Iy tho liouse of Representutlves, that thie Commissioners of tho Punitentlary ut Jal{ot be sustracted to fuform this House the aionut of said credits and to whom extended, aud such vther {n- formation ns may be obtakied from the buoks of thu Prison or may have to thelr knowledie, that propet steps may be takon to colleet sand fndebted - ness. CHATTEL MORTAAOES, Mr, Mattbews wlsa introduced a bill this morning providing for the munner of rallrouds giving hmucl mortgases on rolling-stack, wl wpecltying how they shull be exceuted und how canceled. Also a biil providing for a mode of dismlissing cases (n courts durlng the time of vacation when the Judze Is absent. LAWYERS Invariably have a hard life, with plenty of work undd no opportunity tor reereation. Al worle und no play applivs a3 well to luwvers us to other people. Nobody knows what o burden of wo o lawyer's Hto 8 until he has tried i, "The tawyers i Vermillion County eapeetally have o dismal ume of M, They are now compelledd to attend conrt fn_ July in midsutmnmer, when they wunt to go a-fistine or to sume wuterme-place for recreation, Joe Manu uud hbis thirty-vight coluborers of Dan- ville bave been worn olinost to skeletons with arduous toil. Recently o mecting of the Micaw: Ler Club of that place was called to consider suine measuve of redfef,which wus presided over by a vruyerful young citizen samed Bl Can- non, wikl at which were present Dr, Barton, Mr, Cumpbell, Ed - Houghton, Mr, Whitehead, Mr, Calhouue, Jug Mann, Muyor Dickuson, and a uwnbier of other ulxunlu of temperaves uml moratity, ut which {t was gravely deter- mined “to draft . bill wid Jorward . to Representutive McKinluy, providing for the proposed chubges I " the Jaw for the wmellurution of the conditlon of the legal fra- wrmty of Vermjlllun County. This wicasure shanges the time of holding court to February, May, und Octuber, and 3 Nkely to become u Juw, TUB PIRST BILL 1o s fit of industry nlehly commondable, the Houss this morning proceeded to pass o bill, ‘Ihis fs the llest measure of the Houss pussed this susstan, wisd it provides that See, 17 ol un act eotitivd an act to regulute the practlce of courts in chaucery shall be 50 smended a8 tu provide that if the detendant shall appear at the: neat term snd ofter to Ble Lis auswer to the bilt, the Court may permit lim to do s, upon Ws eshowiug suflielent causs and paying the costs of the preceding terms, ln such cuses the decieo shull be vacated snd the cangy may be proceeded fu us in other cases, Provided, that upon suy such upplication to sct uside defauly, the complalnant shall be allowed to fite counter siidavita. THE VAGKANTS AND JUDOK M'ALLISTER. Lepresentutive Craoker futroduced a bill pro- vidimg tor o revislon of the Vigrunt uct so as to oyercome the objections ralsed by 1he decialun ol Judee Medllistery of Cuicgzo, ~ Mr. Crovkier clalias that, while the legul sprofession do uot wenerally agres with Judge Mcallister, at least Luif a dozen Judfu in the Btate baving decided contrary to his _dcclsion, (1»'. the fuct of Judue AMeAlitster resldivg iu Culesgo Lus given uudus welght tu his opinton, which his measure sceks 1o correet. DILLS INTRODUCED. ‘This morning Mr. Blsnee, of Cook, Introduced a bl to approprinte §30,000 to the Blate ["qnl- tentiary at Jollet for ordinary cxpensca. ‘The bill requires that the Commissioners hall maka areport to the Auditor cufllu: J0th of cvery munth of the recelpts und cXpiadintres ol the [flllon durlng the vreceding month, veritled, by he Warden, and accompanicd by vonchers, ‘They are also requireid to make a schedulo of the bill, payable belanging to the tustitution, By Mr. Bisbee, a bill to smend the statutes so As g0 provide that the notice of sale under martgages wul trust-decds exceuted aince July 1, 1374, shall be imade h{ nowapaper publication. 13y Mr. Crooker, a bill to nrovide for an ap- propriation for the payinent of the cxpenses beretofore Incurred of tho Appellate Court fur the Second District. By Mr. Gray, to maks it unlawful for any per- son to kil prairie-hens or quails for flve years to come, By ar, Hinckley, to authorize tho sale of Tands owned by the State of Jilinols, known as the [linois Agricultural Farm at Irvington. By Mr, Hinston, to provide for fitling vacan- cies of Justices of the Peace causea by resigna- tlon or remaoval by etection, = By Mr. Lovell, providing that cltios of over 8,000 lulabitants shall provide places for hold- figz vity courts at thelr own expense; nlso, o bill to limit the appointinent of Notaries Public to five peraons th every clty, town, nnd village, wandy 1 uddition, not to exceed ten In every city ud villare where the popuiation does not ex- ) 10,000, sl in adl cities having n population Uit niumber, one for every 6,000 Ininbit- 183 also, u bl to provido for a Cont-Ol In- a{.mcmr. to limit the deuth uf fools by confiagra- tlon, Mr. Mason fntroduced a bil) affecting Juaticos Courts fu the City of Chicago,. which provides that the distice shall Timsell Hix the charires that Bailiffs shall demund for carting away £0008 seizend on a tlistress wacrant, Mr, Nell, a newly-wedded husband, bas in- troduced a bill making nsanity a sutliclent ground for divorce alter thw explration of o perfud of not luss than threo years, MILK. Mr, Thomas, of Couk, 18 goinz for the Chl- cago milkmen. Ilo Introduced a bill this morn- ing providing penalties for offoring for sale adulterated milks for makine false represcnta- tfons 88 1o the Jocality from which the milk uffered for sale [s obtalued; for keeping cows in erowded stalls in an unhealthy coundition, aud for skhmmine off the ercum betore it 18 sold, ‘The Committee on Corporations this alter- noon acted on the Fircmnn's Rellef Fund bill introduced by Mr. Clark, and unanimously ugreed to recommend it passajze. cuEsTER. : Mr. Burt, Chairmao ot the House Committee on Fercentaes, has returned, and states thut the Committes Will report to the House in fa- vor of the appropriatfon asked for for the com- pletion of the Southiern Penltentiary, Mr. Collius® joind resolution providing for an nmendinent to the Constitution o that the con- currence of three-fourths of the jurors in clvil casea shall be sufliclent was sctéd on favora- bly by the Conumittee on the Judlciary, CHICAGO. The Committee on Corporatlons hod under conelderation Mr. Murray's bill to-day providing for the catnolishment of the Buard of Police and Fire Couunissioners, nnd, after some dis- cussion of the same, vostponed actlon upon it until Wednesday, on which oceasion the Mayor of Chicazo, Marshal Benner, and Superintend- eot Seavey have been fuvited to appear befory Inw ICummlu.eu to present thelr views concern- nit. Representative Murray claims that this bill {s not meant [or & politieal measure, but sunvly to lift these two most important Depurtinonts from tho control of polfticians, so that fliness and ability, not political influcnce, will be the qualities ‘required of applicants for apnolat- ment; also, that the sulary of the Board should not be over $500 per aunum. vARIOUS, Mr, Crooker's bill, amending the law in rolo- tlon to wills, by making the procecdings in the' Cireuit Court thesamu s on the trint ol 'a witl on probate, whether the will has previously been rejected by the Probate Court or not. Mr, Shermau obtained leave of the Houso to call up out of its order _the blll changing the term of the Appellate Court in Cook County, 50 as to permit the Judges to complete their work belore thelr terms expire. Mr. Witson, of Cook, to-day {ntroduced a blll requiring the Park Commissloners to make a full report ol thelr proceedings In Avril of ench {clr to the Mayor of the city in which the park 8 situated, or “to tho President of the Board of 'I'rustees, which statement .is ‘to contaln nn ftomized statement of the recelots and expendi- turcs, sworn to by at least two of the Commis- sionera, Mr. Zimmerman introduced a bill making it unluwiul to hunt or kil deev In this State for the next ten years, Mr. Serorgs futroduced n bill aporopriating $030.16 to vay the LXDEUSCR of Dr.J, M. Girezor, and 0, R, Keefelns Commissioners from Illinofs to the Paris Exposition. ‘Ihe motion o Mr. Mitchell to reconsider the vote by which the Houge rofused to print Rouse bill No, 00 waa takeu up, uud, upon an explana- tion, was unauimously azreed to. ‘Theprluciple nvolved in this bill is to relleve the farm lunds aud real eatate from taxation to the extent of the mortgages upon them. WISCONSIN, : TUE BITUATION, Spectal Disoalck to The Tribune. Manisoy, Wis., Feb. 10.—With the exception of the Doctor bill, the Temperuvco bllY, severat Appropriation bills, and the Tax bl the work of the sessfon in the Senate 8 well in haml. Should there bo no particular fight on the Tax bill, s adjournment Is possible on March 1. Absolutely nothing has been done ou the Tax Wil Asthe Bupreme Court decided part of thut law uncoustitutional, it Is absolutely neces- sary for action to bo taken on It, or an extra pession will be necossary, Should much of o fight develop on thia bill, [6 will prolong tho suasion conslderably. PIROCEEDINGS. The Fxemption bill of the Wisconsin Contral Rallroad came up In the Scnate to-dny, und was discussed ut length, Amendments were offerod taxing the Company §1 tor cvery forty acres, and in this shape the bill was ordercd to o third reading. Assembly bills were concurred in relating to the Circult Court of Winuebago County; autborizing the Knupo, Stout & Co. Company to orect and malntaln a dam ncross Bear Creck, Burron Counly; amending the charter of Ruclue; mmending tho charter of Waupnea; outhorizing Milwaukee to purchase nd use certaln machines for the construction of roads; amending tho chorter of Fau Clalre. Senate bilis passed relating to county printing fn Waupaea Countys 1o provide conipeusation to completa teanscribing the journals of the Sen- ate and Assembly; to amend the laws relative to the University, l\!nul!]ll'{ bills passed to suppress vazabondage; reluting to charitable, henevolont, mud fraternal socleties and ussoudn- tions; 10 chango the name of the military or- jranization of the State; to reculats the size of The mesh of nots used fn Lake Michigan, Green ay, vte.; to amend the statutes relating to cer- tifientes and examinations of teachiers; relating 1o the boundury of Praivde du Chlens to further pretect Mo and Hinbs in relatfon to relicious pxereies fu public sehivals &' In relation to lost commissions ot oflleers fn militury service; o muetmoriol to Coneress usking an uppropristion to complete the breakwater in Stureoun Bay: o Joint resolution providing for Lienulul sessions of the Legisluture, MICUIGAN. CHANDLER. Apectal Disputch 1o The Tridune. LaxgiNg, Mich, Feb, 19.—As stated, the Joint Conventlon of both Houses of the Lels- lature assembled to-day at noun. Lieut.Gov. Seastons oflleinlly anmounced the result of the votu yesterday for Senator, Senator Chandler will tuke his seat Satunduy marning, “Pu-tluy was the fiftieth of the sesalon, and the last for the introduction of bills, ‘Fhere bave Dbeun 7iH biYls imtrodueed in the Touso und 820 i the Benate, many mors than. at auy previous sesslon, ‘Thors who predicted a short sesston on uccount uf @ svarcity ot watters to lealslate on were evidently not ucqualuted with the ver- sutility of the law-malkers, Twenty-two hundred Notarfes Publlc were nomiuated to-duy. MINNESOTA. BENATE. , Spécial Disputch to The Tridurs. o 81, Paur, Minn., Feb, 19.~In the Scnato this morning bl was introduced amending the Iaw for the protection of co-operative insurauce sssoctations. enators Page, Cutts, Duck of Winona, Buck of Blue Earth, and Brown, were appoluted w Bpeelal Committee on Ratiroad Discrlisfustion. A bill pasied providing for a Furwers' Board ot I'rade; creating a Board of Imwigration; prohibiting the salv of bleached barley. In Committes of the Wholo this after- noon i bill for the peorgunization of the State Insane Asylum was amendod and reported fa- vorably. It terminates the appointment of all present oflicers; authorizes tvo Boards of Trus- tees,—one for each Asylum,—nand requires tha Governor to forthwith appolnt now Boards and oflcers, 1N IR TOUs this morning resolutlons wero Introduced re- quiring the Committea on Raflroad Freight Dis. eriminations to roport during the present scs- slon: went over under noticc of debate. Bille passed regulating the practico of dentistry; regulating the weight of barrels nnd casks con- taining lllumlmtln{z ofla; establlshivg the Coune. ty of Canby: nuthurfzme Winona to build o bridga over the Miasissipol River; authorizing Rock Connty to fssue bonds, ‘This afternoon o bl probibiting the manufacturs nid sale of fn. taxfeatiug llquors was debated at lenirth, and finally lodefluitely postponed. A bHI passed re- storing to the City Councll of Winonn outhor. ity to license liquor waloons. Resolutlons assed lm'umci Gen. Andrews, cx-Minister to weden, to deliver to the fouse to-morrow evenlng bis lesture on ** Civil Scrvice In Furope and Ameriea.”? “The Sonate to-morrow takes 1p for discussion Willlams' proposal toy prohibit the munufacturs and salo ol liquors by constitu- tional ameudment, nml will bave o crowd of Iadics preseut, as In the Houso to-day. INDIANA. LEGISLATIVE, Special Diroatgh ta The Tridune. INDIANALVOLLS, Tl *Feb. 10.—Aftor a hard fight and a day amd a half of consideration, Osborne’s Fee amd Salary bill was so loaded down with amendments, and was so open to the charge of unconstitutionality, that, on motion of Overmeyer, the cuncting clunse was stricken out. Osborne's leadership as Chnirman of the Judiclary Commitlce has hevomne very distaste- ful to a larze number of Demoerats, who con- sider hin unsafe and ncompetent. Willard's Committee on Fees and Salurles will report o bill on Friday which salaries the Auditors wud Treasurers, unid gives fees to Clerks, Sherlfls, and Recorders. WEST VIRGINIA, ANTI-RAILROAD. WnegLiNg. W, Va,, Feb, 19.~The Senato to- day defeated a bill, 13 to 8, known as the John- son Rallrond bill, intended to compel the Baltl- moro & Ohlo Rafiroad to muke o pro-rate of thelr througherate between Chleago and Balti- more, the rate between Wheeling and Balti- mare und between olther of their termind and any lotermediato point. Under thelr charter the rallrond fs aliowed to charge cight centa per ton per milo for frelght, and slx cents por mlle por passenger, and great cnmrlnlnb has grisen a8 to the schedule for Jueal rates ol freight und travel, A {oint resolution directing the Attorney-General to proceed ngninst the roud for a violatlon of its charter LY quo war- ranto hus been introduced. ‘Lhe_session of the Leglsiature has beon ex- tended to March 10, VIRGINTA. THE STATE DEOT. RicnMOND, Va,, Feb. 10.—~The House of Dele- Rates to-day adopted the report of the Commit- tee on Courts of Justlce, embracing n resolu- tion declaring the State of Virginia not tablo for certiticates fssucd under the nets of 1871 nud 1873 for ono-third of the public debt appor- tioned 20 the State of West Virginin, except it Is expressed on thelr faco to provide for the pay- ment of such oroportion of the amotut thereof as may be derived from a scttiement with West Virglula o regard to the debt as ft existed at the time of the dismenherment of the State, CONNECTICUT. TAXATION OF CHURCIl PROPERTY. Hantronp, Conu., Feb. 19.—'The Housa of Representatives to-day passed a'bill taxing the property of educationnl, relizious, und benevo- lent organizations not used for the purposcs of sald organizations. All the proverty of such organizations has been heretotore exempted from tax. TNE CRINESE DILL. Hantronp, Conn., Feb, 19.—The 8ennte unan- imously passed {he House resolution condemn- hl“: the actlon of Congress on the Chinese qucs- tion, - SPORTING. PEDESTRIANISM, ' Tho Intercst in La Chapelle’s walk at the Folly "Theatre continues to increase, the audience Inst night, in spite of the somewhat unfuvorable weather, belng decidedly larger thanon any previous evenlgz. During the day also n large number, chiefly Tudles, visited the pluce, nid sat and symputhized with the little womnn who was Keeping at u task the perform- aunce of which was tiylug her courage aud capaclty to enduro physicnl suflering to the uttnost. 'I'hey cheered her at every lap, nud took turns fn marching around the track “for compuny's sake,” as ono of them sald. ‘The crowd of sight-acers continued until late in the ufternoon, when most of them doparted, probably having domestic duty tn the way of preparing supper for absent husbands on i, But In the evening they wero back agaly, and with them a large number of wmen, La Chapelle wore the same dress s on Tues- day, but its bright red did not set ol her pale al hugeard fuee to advantaze, Althoueh mar- Yied fur several years, she v but n glrl in age uml Iooks, heving possed ber th Dlethday dasy week, und this fact makes lier perfurmance all {he mory wonuerful, sinca it Is scldom that at the are of 201 woman has the constifution to withstand the strain cansed by a four weoks' walk nlzht and doy, Although ulllnlr tired, the fact that the end of the fonz journey Is nenr ut hoand ecems to lhave given her new _coursge, and the quarter miles are done with unllazeing rvecularlty, and 10 a style which shows 1hut stie has lost nonsof the speed which enabled hier to seeurs a record at ten miles hetter than that of any other fer mole pedestriun in the world, 1L Is “doubtiut, however, if sho could Just many days over thy allotted tine, but the completion of the feat she Ims undertaken will wive her o rep- utatien seeund to that — of no female pedestriay n the world, wnd this encourares ad akls her as inuch as any- thing. Last niizht she wus {i 1he best of aplrits, wnd enatted freely with ail who chose to izo on the truek and walke S this nunner the tioe passed away pleasantly enough untll the peoplo went nwu{ winl the tedlous hours of the night bewun, At 11 o'clock the 2,412th quarter was completed, and {f nothing govs wrone Saturday nleht will see the task ecompleted, in the pres- ence of an audlence limited only by the capucity of the building. Durhiz the evenlinpg thero was an [nteresting race, one mile, between ladies, (lve contestants coming to the score, wnd Jdolng well, To-nlzht thiere will bs walks for professionals and amatenrs, To-morrow nlght the fat mea willhave w taee, wind Saturday aiternoon there will be u conteat between schoot-girls, BASE-TIALL, Urica, Feb. 19,—The International Base-Ball Association met here to-day. The Judiclory Comsnittee heard an argumnent on the cham- plonship award, In the evening the Committee made u unanimous report to the Convention that the Bulfalos wers the first, Stars second, and Utleas third, 'The Counventlon, 8 tod, re- fuged to agrew with the repore of the Commit- tee, onthe groundfilat the Stars and Huilalos wer not [n the Inernati Association, ‘Tho Cunyention adonted fnstemt o motion zlvmt: tho Utleas the tiest place, Manchestera second, and Teeumsebs thivd, A strgne etfort will be maile to-morvow by the Utiea Directors to bave the action of the Convention re dered, e qui— THE FRUIT-GROWERS, Buectal Disneich to The Tribu LANs1NG, Mich,, Febs 19.—The Btate Pomo- logleal Bociety met last evening, Tho meeting will lust ¢l Tuesduy, Mauy of the most prom- Inent trult-growers wero present, -The follows fngg topies were discusseds ** Best form and ine termal arrsnzoment of o hortleultural hall * What steps can bu taken towurds' the orna- mentation of conuty school-grounds, amd to have good vegotable-gardens? ™ Cun a farmer affunl the ueellmution of plants? ™ »Ehnll we use hedge for larm-fences?? “Shall we atm to erow large upplesi® * Methods and advantages of preserving lusecta”; *The yellows In peachies. 'l‘fn‘crn was o lvely debote on the utter subject, und o diverslon of opinlons, A resolution wus carried calling for the pussage of o UL now befors the Legisiature to prevent e spread of the yellows smong the posch orchards by destroy- lug immedately the atfected trees, aid u com- mitteo wus appolnted to appear before the Jue diclary Committes to present such facts rela- tive to the subject as they deemn pecessary, Bumo very fiug Iruit was showu. 4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, I879-TWELVE PAGES, CRIMINAL NEWS, A Virginian Fails to Convict a Negro of Chicken® Stealing. Carnago Following tho Sorvice of a 8ccond Warrant. Every One of the Six Inmates of tho Negro's Honse Wounded. A Boarding-Houso Beat Sets All Lonis. ville Agog In Ono Week. Tho Pennsylvanin Miners—Mrs, Maok— An Ungrateful Wretoh, TRUTAL TRANSACTION, Spectal Dixpatch to The Tribune, Wasuixaton, D, C., Feb. 10.—The Republican this morning has an acconnt of a deed of bru- tality which has scarcely a parallel In the annale of erime, committed under th pretenseof legal authordty, which oceurred a few miles from this city, in Virglota, Inst Sunday, One Truax,a citlzen of Fatrlax County, hnd falled i o trial fnstituted fn this citv to convlet a colored man nnd wife named Quanders of stealing poultry. Nout ratislled with the result, Trunx swore out a warrant ou his return home, awd it was placed in the hands of the County Constable, J. I Sartln, to serve, That oflicer, with a posse of thirty-flve inen, went to the house ol Quanders at 0 o'clock last Sunday mornine {o serve it Within the dwelling were the father, Felix Quanders, 8r.; his wite, Julla; Felix Quanders, Jr.duseph Quanders, and his wife, and o female visitor from the city, who was sick in hed. On arrislng at the house, ut the ecarly hour men- tloned, the Constable pounded loudly on the door. The senior Quanders opeiied n window, looked out, and inquired what was wanted, ‘The Constable then ordered him to come down stairs and open the door, that he mizht enter and arrest himself, wife, nul son. This the lusband and father declined to do. An attempt was made to fire the house and force ihe inmates to como forth, but this also talica, ‘The Constable them, becom- ing angry, directed his posse to flre inta the dwelling, sud Immediately thirty-five shots re- aponded to the order. Every one of six persons recelved a wound, the visitor belng badiy shot while lying in o sick bed. Tho senior Quanders was severcly hurt, while the injuries of Felix were &till morc serfous. 2 Neither the Constable nor any of his nosse offered to procure tedieal ald, and thewounded, unattended to, remuned In that condition from 6 o’clock Sunday morning untll 4 o'clock Mon- day afternoon, At that bour tho parties under urrest were taken before the maglstrates, Justices Brown and Kirby, Fellx, Jr., being in such n state, that he was removed Ina wagon, undupon arrival beforo the Justico his condition was found 8o serfous that they did not take him from the vehlele, but permitted him to le fu the wagon whils the mock triul proceeded. After hearing the evldence, the magistrate concluded thut no case had beon made out, und dismissed the parties uccused. Then the ambitious Constable, who was re- sponsible for the bloody deod, oreferred the charze that they resfsted him, an oflicer of the Insv, whilo i the discharge of his duty, becauso they did not open the door of the houss at his command. A bond .in the sum of 3150 for thelr appearance was promptly turnished, and then the victhng were atlowed to depart, Those most scrioualy wonnded were brought dircctly to this r.n.v, und yesterday re- celved attention from Dr. Walter, which [s the firat mediceal care glven them siuce bolng shot ut 6 o'clock Just Sunday morzivg. A NEW HAND AT DBOARDING- IIOUSES, 8pectal Dispateh to Ths Tridune, Lowsvitne, Feb. 10.~Charlos Edwards, allas Tlazard, was before the City Court this morning a6 usugnceted felon, the accusation befng that he was a rezular bonrding-house dead-beat and confldence tman, About the 1st of Februury he ealled ut Mrs, Nantz! boarding house, on Wal- nut street, bewween Sixth and Seventh, where e engaged board, selectlng a front rooni and nzreeluy to pay $45 a month for the sane. 1o proposed to zive her o note una Lexington firm as sceurlty, but, thouzh be exhibited the noto, he did mnot deliver it. He further stated to Mrs; Nontz that hie was a nephiew of Chancellor Bruce, and that I I, Kean, proprietor of the Loulsyille Hotel, and Councilinan from the Eighth Ward, was his watm personal friend. o sald that ho was the agent and patestes of a solutlon which could do away with soap, boing botter for all pur- poses than thut useful article. 1o encaged the room for one mouth, but, after remalning for n weelk, he left without paylng for his board, e called at another house, where he made sim- {lar represcntations, saying that Le want- en 8 room for himsalf and parte uer, OfMeer Crolles' attentlon had been called to the man, and ho arrested him. At tho thne of his arrest, lio gavo bis name as Edward Hazard. Detectivo Owous had previously been shadowing him, and, approaching him nt the Paradise Baloon, he gave his umne ns George Lord, Ile was not arrceted ut that time, as there wus no positive cherge agalust him. Mr, Carey, nn attorney from Cinclunatl, was intro- duced for the dofense, who testilied thut the acciised was a bookkeoper in that city, having at ouo time sxted uihnt capacity ut the Zimes of- tleey nndd ut Morean & Co.’s extonsive Job rooins. He #ald thiaty 03 counsel for the defendent, ho hud uavised Hazard (that belng his real putne) 1o leavo the Stato of Oblo to uvold u bastardy sait fn Cinelunatt, His family in Clucinnati 18 well connected, but not muchean be suid of the voune man, e wos placed under 8200 bonds for six months, and the judgment suspended until § o'clock this eventig, to give hilm an op- Knrtunlly to return to Cinciunati to answer that ustucdy sult. st A REIGN OF 1ERROR IN TEXAS, turrespondencs St, Lou tobe: Demucrat, AusTiy, ‘Tex., Feb. 14.—The preat Massof the law-ablding, peaceable portion of the peoole of Texas, in parting with Gov. Hubbard, had *bauked ™ upon even n moro rigld polley for the suppression of crime being adopted undor his nged successor, Gov. Roborts. ‘T'he citizena of Texus, wishing for ropose from the cllitering knifs of the midnight vasasain, and the horse. revolver of the dustardly murderer, turned thelr eyes with new hooe upon the accession to power, of thie white-hcaded old man who so Intely pre- sided over the Supreme Court of tne Loue Stur Btate. But thelr hopes have beon dushed to umithoreens, and disappuintment ritles the hour, oy, Roberts' Adinintstration hns but just counuenced, und yev sulficient has been dong to show its nnimus, In 8o fur as the' suppres- sfon of murder and erlme *ds concerned, the new recime exhibitan weakness absolut tanisbing, und ¢ as- which thefentorprising, go- abiead pooplo of xi8 cannot but despise in thew hearts, "The old Qovernor atarted_out by rovoling all rewards for murderers offered by his predecessor, thus causing minny assassing tooclude the law thut would otherwise have been areested by ts offieers. When appealed 1o by vitizena of Seguln to employ detectives to ferret out the perpetrators of the lats dreadful Hollmun ussassinatlon, his Excellency ftatly retused, Agaiv, two Tuxas wurderers und desperadoes, Dayve Melasky and Claries Read, altas David ])uualnn, were arreated the other day ou the North Platte, Nebrasks, by an of- tleer of the State, Ono ol these nen, Molusky, liad committed an awful murder (n Auatin, mid was badly wunted. But when a ‘fexas Sherif applted to Gioy. floborta for Lrausportation for he murderers to 'Texus,--back o the sconcs of thelr dustardly erimes,—his Excellency stated it was not the “policy of the Administration to spend auy mouey to bring back futo Texas fugi- lves from Justice, ‘e inurderers bave conse- quently been turned looss on habeas corpus. ‘Lhey, of course, Jaugh b their slecves. In fuet, Judiing the new (Guberoatorial Adininies tratlon by its acts so_fur, the groat cut-throats tho horse-thivves, und mitrderuus scoundrels of ‘Lexus are justified in believing they have lu Guv, Rouberis tound a urotoeting trlend, und thy degperado-ridden, iaw-abidiug classes a practical. und o daugerous enemy. Gov, Roberis waa gml first, 'i? suggest :“e aboition ?r utlm tate police, s military orgunlzation, which, uudor ' Goy, Hubbard, sccomplished #o muich toward cheeking the flood of red-hand. ed erimo; und, 88 it now -\prmm, the wholo moral welght of the new regitne Is to be thrown in the balance in favor of “the eriminal classes and against the peaceable, Latter-disposed peo- ploof the8tate, The offect Is already scen in the increased number of murders and horrible crimes for the lust fow weeks. ‘Thero arg now on the average four murders n day fu Texas, some of them of the most shocking und barbar- ous description. 8o utterly weak Is tho State Qovernment that it cannot, and does not tey to protect 1ts own witnesses on the stund. But A week or Livo ago a State’s wituess In an awful murder cnae was knocked down und stabhed in the streets of Pulestine by a half-dozen friends of the murderer. In othier connties the shoot- ing nnd assnssination of State’s witnesses is now alinost of weukly occurrence, HIGIIWAYMENIAFAR OFF, Special Diepaich ta The Tridune, Bismanck, D, T, febh 10.—Col. Ldmund Rice, of the Fifth Infantry and trowel-bayonet fame; Licut. Fred Sibles, of the same reglment and Morris Cahn, tmerchant of Evansville, Ina., arrived to-day from Fort Keogh, ‘Ihiey wero thie victims of road agents. ‘The party was ac- comuanled by a military escort of aix men nud adriver, The sccond day out, near Glendive Creck, on the Yellowatone, the ambulance on runners, contalning Rice, Sibley, Cabn, nud the arderly, nnd driver on the tront seat, slld down’ into a cooly, where four Winchester ritles and four masked men startled them with o sharp summons to halt and throw up their hands, The driver took in the situation and lalted. A heavy snow- stormn_was ragiug, and the nieo party were all tucked away In the smbulance. Not suspeet- ing or dreading the lcast danger, thelr guns wero all lald away in the bottom of the ambu- lance. They ot out and held up their hands, and, while fourtcen-ball repeating rifles wero held on them, the others rlifed thelr pockets. From Col, Riee they got 8150, and from Slbley §50, Cabnis a German, and talks broken En- glish. Ile quickly handed out from his fuside vest pocket §00. **That is all.” But the leader wouldn't belleve him. Ho tendered his wateh, but the bead road-agent cxclaimed: “Damu your watches! We don’t want any of them things.” Col. Rice nlso had a costly wateh, Wwhich was offered the agents, but they woulin't accept it. ‘Thev only wanted “something they could resume with,” In thelr inquiry for *best United States documents,” they dropped on the rond a traveling-baz, Cahn had the corner of his left cye on that bar, and, as soon a8 he anw the boss pick It up, he groaned and dropped his hande, The hoss took out five &300 pack- oges, and remarked, “That’s business, old man” After {he party wos all relieved, the robbers put them under a bauk, with one of thelr gang on guard. The main hody of the escort was a mlle behind, bub soon caine up and rade into the cooly ar unsuspeetingly as the ani- bulancd; fellows. Tlie rovbers covered the soldicrs and their Serzeant. They all laughed at the fdea of their having any wealth, but ons of them was able to show up seven cents, shich was cheerfully taken, A discharzed soldier saved $50, tled up in his handkerchlef, und another accidentally snved $00. ‘The head man was very cool anl experlcnced {n his movement, Ile commanded the athers in bravado lunguage, calling numaer 1,2, and 8. Tis followers trembled, and soemed to realize that they wera dealing with aman who would shoot ‘If he got an upportunity, When the robbery was over they stacked nll the guns, and toid them to go.on balt a mile and then come back for their artma. The part; obeved. ‘The ageuts, taking the Serzeant’s horse, rode in uu opposite dircetion, Col. Kice dispatehed a soldier to Keogh with the news, A squad of twenty mon went {n pursult, Willlam Lixon, one of the quartette, was caj tured. The othera aro at large. SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENTS, Disnatches to Cinclnnatl Commerctal, Maynes, Mich,, Feb. 18.—Yesterday Orrin Lamiin and wife went to Monroe to ralse some money by mortgage. Having succeeded, Mrs, Lamkin nsked to go to astore and mnke somo purchases, und Mr, Bamkin gave her about - $225, und agreed to wait nt the bank for her, Ho walted long and patiently for her, but she did not come, Finally he went in scarch of the lost Lamkin and lost pocketbook, aid succeeded in learning that the woman had just got a convey- ance at a livery-stable, Hereturned to Maybee, but found her not. The evenlng tratn bronght Mrs. Lamikin back to Maybee, and she tells a pitiful stury, to the effect that she met David Lake at the Cass House, in Detrott, by uppuint. ment; that he wanted to count the mouey she had, and that alter dinncr she missed Lake nnd tho cash, Overshelmed with anguish and rg- morae, she returncd to tier hone, took o duse ot bedbug polgon und now lles at the polnt of death. Thewoman confcssed that she Intended to clope with Lake, but his thoft of the money chauged her plans. » BavuriMone, Md., Feb, 18.—For the past four months a gontleman 40 years old, styling him- self Lieut. Fletcher, U. 8, N., lins been staying with his wife aud children at a fashionable boarding-houso on Bt. Paul street, In this city. Ho had the reputation of being a very ex- emplary husband and father, professed to bo n praonounced temperance mon, umd Wus o promi- neut speakers at many temperance meetngs. Nothing was over seen In his conduct to lead to the bellof thnt e wus other tann hie professed to be until last ‘Thursday, when he sudstenly dis- appeared, his landludy’s daughter, a young girl of 17, dlsappearing at the amno finm. ar- cumstances which have siuce been devolopud polnt to the fact that the fight was premedi- tated, nned that the counle have gone to New York. The father of the youne girl, who wus at the time in Now York oi business, wus tele: wraphied to, but no trace of the fuuitives hny been discovered, It now transplres that Fletch- er was eashicred nnd disniissed from the navy, a fow yeara ago, for drunkenness. Mrs, Fletcher Tias roturaned to her father, who s a weli-known dentiat in Washington, D. G, THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS, Svecial Dipasch fo The Trivune, PrTTsnuna, Pa. Feb, 100=The¢ nuthorlties are * golug for’* the rlotous indners at Califorula, Pa., with a vengcance. Farly tnis morning Sherlff Work, of Washington County, with a vosse of 105 men, made his appearance In Brownaville, nnd proceedud to arrest all the cual miners Hving thera who wére Lnown to have particioated o the riot of last week, About forty nrrests were made, the nen being sur- prised In thelribeda, They were hurrled on board the stenmer Z, W. Morgan, which had in the meanthne arrlved with * reluforce- ments numbering 150 men, all mom- bers of the Ilincgold Cavalry, ond n military company trom Waynesburg, A Inrze number of miners, for whom the Shotiil had warrants, learutigz of the [ntended raid, made their escope, Sherl Work hna stationed mon at a1l passes wind bridges in the town and nelay- biorhood, il mounted patrols have been dls- patehed to seour the conntry In pursuit of the fugitives, | Conslderablo excitement prevails, but no sttempts bave been made ot o rescue, Many of the unlucky men have been liurried awny to jail, and thelr familics will undoubitedly suffer in consequence. The riot has proved to bo a very expenslve nnusement for these who wero conicerned in It MRS, MACK, Bpectat Correspondence of T'he Tridune, CriNtoN JunctioN, Wis. Feb. 10.—The coun- sel for Mrs, Mack, of Rock County¥who was ru- cently sentenced to hinprisonment for life for the murder of her husband, have been granted a atay of proceedings by the Bupreme Court, und the argument for A new trial will bo heard by thiat court on the first Monday in March. Ifer attorneys say that, if a new trial is granted, they will appty for a change of venue, and the case will probably go to Elkborn, Walworth County, Lo save expense. Tho casy of Dickerson, Mes, Mack’s paramour, unid the privcipal witness for the rrnm-utlou, will be called for trial at the Aprll term of tne Rock County Clrenit Court. It ls nos positively known thut liomy. nity has been protised to this squealer, bus clr« cumstauces point in'that direetion, ‘Fhe Mack farm on Turtle Creek s’ probably worth $4,000, und i3 morigaed for 83,5003 hence only a trifle, if anything, can be realized from the estato by the administrutor for the threo pretty daughters, nged respectlvely 3, 6, and 13 : ‘The numerous relutives of Mrs. Mack uve banded togotlier for ber defense, the cnbl- dren are with her brother, uud thefarin is leased to a grauger, while she cccuples u cell in the anesyille fail INCURABLE, &pecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Jorier, Ill., Feb. 19.—Monday lust Judga McRoberts sontenced Charles Chass to one year in the Penitantlary for the g of surafenl Instruments, Choag llv:\e-:‘l{:n' 1 quent plea to the Court, who was therel, iy Lo susoend the execution of the ncntcnmr :;‘:,'1:1 T good Lehavior. -W. W, O3y e Chicago criminal lawyer, wfi?:' ';‘v‘;s"zlll(-k“" cuurt as counact for Louls Savlo, the uralcxm‘Iflg murderer, offered to maken protego x' i and try to transform him fnto e aus O'Brien opened Nils pocketbaok ‘;:“":Ifl';'::;"h heart,s and squandered L dollars In purchasing new Smm o his fidus nchates, g who accompy, Denofactor o Chicago, ooy g it erts reeelved the ollml\'?;:;‘;ay s MRl O'irlen: T regreb to inform has violated his pledge to YOUu nid me, pawned hin clothes. He' is in the' Whnt' n?ll‘nll 1 o with himt» Ty Judga :II:«l'., 1 will send a caplag and bring h‘q’b hnck. ”lllu uestion now [s, Can Chaso be " ;Su;hlfo‘ é‘(','.'.if.“n';'.“e'd un the ofd sentence, c!:rl:l: ! s Dl cotum anew criminal act, withogy A BAD MAN 10 ATTEMPT TO ROB, ‘ToLEDO, Feb. 18.—W, P, Ferris, of thg Amers fean Lubricating OIl Company ‘of Cleyaters: slept at tho Island Uouso lst night, Egp) this morning he wokoto find a man in l‘wh 'nny golng through his cintheagy Ferris l\lm‘ml";m promntly, and the thict, seelng he was die oy ereil, made for the door and att ok emnted to iton the outslde, Ferrls, being atronger, Ipo:: vented this wnd, though clad only In’ his gy shirt, pursued the fleclng thiet through g hills, captared him on the stafrway, comnoit him to return to the room. Here Ferrfs ph suaderl tho thiof &0 all, down after shuing b thorouehly, lucked the doov. vang the hel| .:'.'."4 sent n messenger for u pollcvtnan, occupving iy Interval in completting his toffer. ‘e (hies when soarched, had vataable watch and chap and aroll of money belonging 1o Ferrls, ||“ wasarraigued fn the Police Conrt this morin when hio” gave the name of Bonton, uid iy bound over to the Common Pleas Court, A said ho ds known as Curtis, anid f s member »r: gang of Chicago nruruslunnll. Ferns way g guest ab the Amertean flouse, Colimbus, ree wi&lly, when Gov. Bishow and others were robe eds - NASIVILLE. Apecial Dlispateh to The Tribune. NasuvirLg, Tenn., Feb, 19.—In the Criminal Court to-duy Kuox Martin (colored), the mur. derer of Mr,und Mrs. John Whittumeler, weg placed on trfal. A number of witnesses wera examined. The tesitmony adduced was most Aamaging to the defendant, Esldenco discore lute to-night will, it 1s belleved, prove conclge sively that George Berey (colored), who was Ip. strumental in the capture of the prisoner, hired Martin to help bim commit the deed, und then informed on him. ~As matters now stand, both will bo convicted of murder In the lirst degree, and sentenced to ho hanged. The nuumum{ of the public is 5o strome that, If the jury falls to convlet them both, thoy will be Iynehed. A:’erdl it of not gullty was rendered thiy sevening in the case of Patrick J, ¥y of hlvfilg usslsted Georee, I}}).{ S’.h’u‘:;l'l,.' :Kngfi oxpress robber, aml four other prizone escaping from J‘:\!l Au, 80, 1877, L ol TIHFE AZUEC ACT. Apectal Piepat®y to The Tribune. Coubwarcu, Mieh, Feb, 10.—Charles A, Smith, of Unlon City, in_this couuty, was this afternoon in the Clreutt Court found eullty of assault witn fntent to murder Tra B, Buch, oo thie eveniug of the 25th of May last. The jury wero out nearly two hours. ‘fhe evidence shaw. ed that Smith and Buell had s dinleulty adout somo deal between them that took place about two years urzo, and, since that time, Smith sald 1 Buell did nok pay him § that he owed him be would eut. his heart out, nnd, on the evening of the day mentioned, he went up to Buell wita a1 i open poekotknife in his hand aud osked hun o e money, Buell told hit that he did not owe uhin that amount, Then Smith commenced to cut him with the knife, making four wounds fa his arm and body. SIIOOTING ‘AT MENDOTA. Spectal Digpateh to The Tridune. Mespora, IIL, Fob, 19.—~Pat Rilgy, of thiy clty, zot Intonn altercation last night with s Me. Mackeod, of Ellsworth, Kan., who s visi- ing friends in this city, the latter recelving an ugely ent over the left eve with the butt end of a billinrd cue, Subsequently, Nizht Officer Kang found Riley In & salnon, ordeted him to leave, and, as they got outside, he found it necessary to fire on Riley, s he states, [nsells defense. The' ball entered the bipjolaty glauelng inwards and downwards, Dr. ; Edwords proved the waund today ; without finding the hul Thouzh Riley: In upprehonsion of — dying, gota Jdustice of the Peace to take hla testimony, the Doctor docs not think it wiil result fatsllx. “There s much excltement over it. JOIINNIE MMANARA. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. Louisvitne, Ky, Feln 19.—A Loulstillode tectivearrested Johunie McManara, of Chicagty elarzed with stealing fram the Adams Express Company ut Cinclimatl, MeMamara, on Jeaving Cluclunatl at 6 o'clock this morning, walked awav with a vatise full of dry goods samoles for Shillito & Co., of Cincinnati, which he found fn thedepos. The fact of the theft was tele graphed here, and, on the arrlval of tho tralo the detectives, In seanning the passengers, re ognized MeMatiara us o crook, :nd arresield him, The suunles were found fn ostove ot the traln, Mednard was at ouce sent back (0 Cincinnatt, e liad n nu-nhier of letters o bls 1ossession feom son pal wan < in prison, an- nonneing the probability n* s release nect S day. 'They bore no alznature. PN = <y FREIGHTERS KILLED. Dranwoon, D, T., Feb, 1ih —Coarers arrly»l ay Fort Meade this evening n R Cly with nows that two freighters hal been I:Il’lm by Indians on the Fart P'lerre route on m"l;lh; ity mlles fron Napld City, ‘The et gitors’ nomes ure James Brady omd EFrak xl.mu:lli They weroon their wa to Ranld Cite luu‘ll-r withoods, ‘The Indians killed Trady fnstans! V-l Honnon was mortal ande 1, but sumrc.l: In reaching @ ranclic 1o miles distant Imx;l :"a avene of the attack. ddied o few Jours ln % The Indians. mutiated Bralva bl we T fire tobis cloth u The luduns W ‘\?':‘n‘“ mittad Lus mitraze are supposed to he Wy Who uftacked n. party of annters o fov Ay snee fu the vi-inity of Rupid. WIEAT THIEVES Spertal Dlsptteh ta The Taouee Mr. Venrxox, Hi., Feb, 10.=Two yonz “’:‘ H Jasper Hovey und Heorzy Buttngton, m‘l‘]‘ne* for stealing wheat, were santenced 10 Il‘;:e‘; . tentlary for ono aud jour years nt\yffl‘” e plens of gullty, The same partles wer e senteneed to jall fur petit larceny on L5 o churze, 'Thess parties, with atters, have 0000 atealitn wheat frorm faruor fu the eastern 107 tian of Thio county for te nast bwo VT Sy iz ek gelline 1t Diere, wnd gl seatel great satlsfaction. HSAINT Y LOUIS nectal Disnatch fo The Trivunte Lincovy, Neb., Feb. 19.—The Supreme f"SL to-day refused to grant a new trlal :Dfmn;oflh Laonls, under scatonce uf death o o uid fixed u3 the thne for his execnt! o“ ot 17, 8t Louts has already had two lrh';m e charge of nolsonings his wife two yeard .;'; has spent a fortuny endeavoring 10 8% nock, but this retties hls duott, “:u Iov. i noh aunonnced i ls fnaugural el I"L'IHIVU- nterfere with the juduments of the AFE HENTED (408 a,uJJ’nf....m 1o The rrlbu{ll«-_ P Fonr Wayng, Ind., Feb. th -I,_,[Lu:fllcuf' William Crance for the murder ot v‘:‘"ma“ sou resulted to-duy in n yerdict of L‘n«é Jirt sootence to imprisonment for 1fe o was YIS were out seventecy Lours. The it T e reneral pegravated, nnd thero Wik 3 LI:I be ufiz tion thut tho deatty penalty wou T 1S, NTISTAXPAYELS. Sroeiat Diev’h 1o T1e T4 e 1y o BrRINaPIELD, 1L, Feb. l‘l—l‘llltw 4 e case of Witllam If, Bussard, A"vr" i wiib e rap, und Lowis O, Cnykcm!nll‘ ¢ n:;.. i Helt distlillog, avquitted W mm“‘ ) i the otherk. Ur\'}icnunll‘:- ‘gxlu“” Wued vo daye fn jafl. Wis fl;’:::lm‘!’mnt and given ploely days FOUNDED b COMPOUNDED. o I Rocnesesi, N, Y., Feor 19.—Gri0in, th L of ‘Freasurer of the Independent (&;’M;“ 4 teob . s, has @ettled, returnivg $LHON wellteucy of about §5/