Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1879, Page 7

RUSSIAS WILITE TERROR. Bloody Attacks of tyo FPolice upon De- fenseless Btudonts---Silenco or Death. PRI ro In the Palace Yard of tho 4 curullnh...l’e(llluners Coldly DBulchered, putement of the Unhappy Paronts of Murderod and Transported Childron, New York Herald, Feb, 19, Durlng December Tast the #era'd gare (nfor- on to 18 readers, in tho’ shaps ol brief tegraphlc dispatches from 8t. Petersburg, of ";fl revolutionary troublea among the Rus- e et Somiuniversities wnd many bigh- st dosed, and te Governaient of o Car did Its utmost to repress oceasfonal anitertations with the greatest ricor and :alzmr The parents of theso students have cately felt the terribie persccuttons, fmprizons G at, and even murders to which thelr children I::re'bun subjected, The Ruesian press oeing 4 awd fo order o presont n fafthrul ac- count u’l the terrible sufferings of thelr sons ud daughters to the civitized world, the docu- meut printed below was drawn up bLy. & seeret nmittee of parcots fn 8t. Petersbure, sud bronghi 10 the Uuited Btatea by a trustwarthy seat, Jthns been piaced fir our hands for pub- lcetion by & gentleman connected with the Rusian revolutlonary movement, and xbo for prudent reasons is oblired to bars bis name suppressed. Kor the samo reason dhis deeply , Interesting document is sgued imply, “The Parents ot the Unfortu- mte Btudents, Restdeuts of Bt. Petersbure,” and whoy it thelr vames. were aflixed, would fave to ufler for thefr temerity fn darlng the Russlan autocrat’s terrible power amid the bor- sors ot Siberin. The appeal, pathetic ju its slm- iy, speakis for ltself, Wo lave ondeavorcd st is poselblu to preserve the originl quatote senof the composition fn the transiation: A STRONG APIBAL, &, PerEnsnung, Jan. 20, 18i0.—The entiro detlized world hns been informed by lclcfrn ph ofa patition presented by the students of the ferenal bigh-schiools of St. Petersburg to the (asrevitel, us well us of the serious troubles which ensued and of tlie shameful treatnient to which the authors of this petition have boen subjected by the St. Peteraburg police authori- fiee. But short teleraphie messnges cannot ouver sl the truth to the publle, Ireo ieech fsdenfed tous tu our own cuuntev. 4 spirt_of reaction und Drutal despotism orevals throughout nll Furope which gives us fut lttle hopo of exiting public sympnthy for sur eauso on our continent. We, the parerits of itoseunbappy youne men, tortured and butcher- 1ibythe azents al a barbarous il unserugulous {iovernment, have theretore resolved to address thisappeai to the great Amerlean nation, in the {ood bope that, for humanity’s sake, every pa- prpublished In that hapoy lund of freedom xill, by copying the presend document, give 1o the facts cxpnsed therein the widest possible dreulation. Early In the beginning of 1878 the Yislster of Btato, Valboey, proposed In the Im- reriat Hizh Council to limit the admission of ihechildron of the poor fn collegoa devoted to the superior branches of: Instruction, ‘Ihis ad- it was accepted by his Iinperial Mojesty. in wotequerice the Presidents of the technologie- o, agricnltursl, minfug, engincering, and other colleges were seeretly 1uformed that they wonld b obliced to restruln ns much as possible the admlssion ot mnew students in their tepeetive colieges, but maitly to hinder the entrance of poor studente, amd evew to refuse tb¢m admisslon altogether, This measure was wdertaken by the Government on the ground that thero are to-day In Russla mauny learncd and fntelligent men'who ara fegarded by the Imperial suthorities as the principal source of all revolutionary ideas in the Emplre. No ob- jectlon was raised to the order on- the part of e College nuthomties. . NO EDUCATION FOR THE TOOR. Thewillof his Imperiel Mojosty was atrlctly executed, 'The admission of new students waa caly made na a matter of form, and almost all porcandidutes were refected. It will ba nat- wally understood that “students, rs well as their parcnts und relatives, were very Indignant wd offended at a messure of this character. Xmultaneously the Guvernmont caforeed muny X, very repressive, and obuoxious ineasurcs izsingt students throurhout Russin, Their tepdency waa sitnllar to thuse lutcly fnangurated by the "Germun Uovernmont, and under the tame pretext,—that of crushing out Soelalisny, to tradieata all possihle oppositlon to the Ooveroment. Ifls Imperfal Majesty has his o private pollce und gendarmerle, com- moaly koown as the *“Third Bection This, the principal body of pollee, and f18 vhief, have fwch more puwer and _are mors dreaded than N Majesty biwsclf, In order to overwhetm ibe powerful stream of the anti-despotlc or ao- alled revolutionary {deas, the ofticora and dzentol the Third' 8ection are allowed by his mperfal Majesty to act at thefr own pleasurs imoce he 67,000,000 fnlnbltants of ihe vast Runian Emplre. The Third section has become tesupreme mastor of the Empire and the most fiel tyrant of his Imperial Majesty’s unfortu- P‘hfllbiuu. ‘Thers are, therefore, in Russis el prescnt moient s many autocrats ug Imzre are memoers of the Third Bection and of 1 ¢ rendarmerle, _ After having recetved orders lmi" bis Imperial Majcsty to eradicate all revo- ‘g:umry ideaa s8 well s the revolutioniats hmkllvcn. the Third: Bection found itsclf inow o an enibarrasslg position, becuuso fuw mm" ho ar whera-the revolutioniats ore. ‘'U'he e -ne.fi"“}“‘ % therefore, nm& .lm lm -Lm. [ rnnz very means possible to stamp oul fuchideas aud thelr disaominstors. RANDOM AMRESTS. MTII‘. ?dflell(l of the Third Bectlon, bolng power- mgn = fd by the military forco and the civil bl Degan by firsi. suspecting and then m"l,:ng everybody they chiose. Without legal by morjuulclal form, they incarcerated many il non. Eomo they tratisported to Slberia, wld "?’ hor o his fmperlal Majesty’s private wh, l"‘ ver mlues. A @reat many por- ey having heen arrested und - ffll.h h dlsappcared aitogether. Nowe can T o they are, whnt Las become of them, bt s and relatives of many who had nmnfl"""""" Applied fu valn to'the officers Initg |lnl Bection respecting their lost fricuds, Tmma,':“"'"’"”"g them, the agents of the tines teerion thrcatuned the parents wnd rela- flumenu With imurlgonment on account mm"“)’mnnmv With those eullty of high m.laud lor hnvm‘; the nudacity to wish to anvot :.)"19 mperlal ‘affuirs, ‘The persecu- et ‘e Governinent wers malnly directed hiwi u-),voum In the superlor schools, The n.un have been regarded as actunl, ey o electe criminats, They have bty pected of Kaciallsm, Comimunfem, Illm.u',)'"]d revolutlionary tdeas,~In fnct, of "[‘hulg !lmn‘ For thesa supposed crimnes, '1nuu,'“|’““"“’ M the imaciuation of the a‘ o nm' IL_I’In[rd Section, they wero subjeet- 0, thyn fircous treatuient,—rather worse, atiyjly poretuel politieal “affenders, who are E’lkfls’l'fl‘v badly teeated smong bis Tmperiat Ural thepy d, UEdlent subjects.” “The charae- ladof Y, 0 Dereecutions fe obvious from the n ¥ “nm Basaooliteh, who shot (en, Trepov, ”'“mmgm}! found not gullty, Even one of 4 2] ¢ of the out- and Xfl('.l did this on account of the out- Y.‘“‘“‘ r":;nuu enacted wpon her and other ager “al'llll)u by the Tnird Scction. Iiis by afesty. atler the assasaluation of the o ag s, 0Pd Bection, gave to Geu, Mesen. b #nun:n In which tnstructlons were given Tt 0 EY extended o cruminals, tu ug. “"““ex':rl 1e8 toree, Lo locate the Cussack cay- Seigeyy o Mecet, Lo ucroass the umber ut 18ty gy, S0 Ee‘uun und gendarmerie, ereyg S0t all ctlvlly yur tha dotection of ey eiste, The will ot his hlulm(.y was Eled wyj, lefl' street In all farge cftis were Ilice, -ared Cossacks, gendarmes, und L " “G‘J UUNDUED coNviCTIONS A MONTH, thg. be“:::,"" (wiouchards) of the 'Third Bec- g ey, Yy M0ME funulting and overboarin; Suapy e ‘lu uimber of hmue arrested un Susulyyy, o hiberin whthioyt legul triol, us Bt vy fpepettthod of th Hussian Govern. I The pycareieod tosbout T00persos thudihe Lucaie yep, T POrtON Of theyouth tien belng H e fetected trom their reavective 9004 thg gy, CO' 1O it achool autboritics ludenys. o8 BHVTIY Dowerless to protect Iw,,.“‘,'[‘:\:'mflmuu e T e g e peryuutn) duarier, and fludlig them- e ugepry e . most unjaily ireated, "“““'wm eclded to defend thicmsolves Sl i S0lTaces of tie accut of tie Third Yildetengg cof e Government itsell, This Sler g Sinhced st o University of L‘m)""L avtal uf - Qokston (- Smait Qt,};:'-any i Of Lo students of tho i) LRpnearcy suddenty, Wbt P4e8 arvestod . foaprisoatd aa e MY g b‘(’}‘ Kullty of spmo of the nany S buardug-houses of @ greas many THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ¢ ES TRIDAY. more werg searched during (helr ateence Ly thn gendarmeeie, ‘The students asaembled and de- cided Lo eee the Atturner-Cienoral, or Procureur, in urder (o ask cxplanationsérom him concern- e the disappearance wind arrest of thelr fellow- students, sl also to learn by what legn) au- thorily gendarimes were allowed to enter their Tooms nnd examine thetr nrurmy. Inatend of answerlue thefr requests, the Procureur advised then to leavo hitn, und to aak no furiher ques- tions of the authorliics, which, he sofd, lhr-{ had o right whatever tudo. They ten ;mm oned the Reetor of the Unlversity, Prof. M nmuicln upon the sama_subjeck. fle also decltned to answer them, advising them fo go about (heir Luainess. The atudeiita lelt bim. It was - mred before Inng that the Procureur had becy attacked al badly hart, as alao the Rector of the University, who was soun sfter forced to glve up hls Rectorship. ‘e Colunel of the Kiey gewdarmerle was not long ufter ssenssinaled by unknown versons, ‘Ilie locul nuthorities telegraphed to 8t. Petersburg for instructious, ‘The Govern- mont, i response, fustricted the Kiev suthorl- ties (o concenl all these facts from the publle. It strfetly probibited the oress, also, fram pub- lllhlugmnyln(urmnllunreopucun{.:flmmm:u)llu. All persons suspected of complicity were efiher transported o siberla or exlled “to northern cities without trial by *adminlstrative order,” as {t Is tormed in Russia, Notwithstanding these precanitions the whole story was ool privately known in all the largo cities of Russia, BLOODY ATTACK ON THR STODENTS. As those sentenced to_ transportation to Bibe- rlannd the northern towns hod to pnss on their Jonrney through Moscor, the students and num- beraof the citizens of Moscow determiued to mnko hearty demonstrations of sympathy to the unfortunate students of Kicv. Mr. Catcov, the aitor of the principal newspaper published in Moscow, had learned particulars respecting the intended demoustration. and wrote many vio- lent articles nuainer the supposed rovotations {sts, nud vartieutarly the students still at targe. He ' represented thiem as the enemies of the people, of the State, of rellgion, of the famlily, andof the Government, When the prumuJ demonatration took place, the Moscow gens durmerfo nnd & lurge numbee of butchers and clerks employed listores rushed upon the pro- acsslon with arms fn thefr bamds. There was constierable bloodshid In consequence. A preat many peraous were killed, wounded, and hadiy disfigured, A number ot students were arrested and imprisoned. Many were also sdded to the Kiey sticlents who wers belng trans. ported to far off 8lheria, Mr, Cuteov rrnlml in his IIE\VB(\DSCI’ the bloodshed patriotically eaused by the gendarmerie aud butchers, He desertbed 10 emphatic terms how those partielpating in the provesslon were unarmed nwd unprepared, und how they - were disturhed, bLeaten, and trodden under the fect of the soldiers! Lorges, Meanwhile the Third Section was not fdle. New victima fllled the prison cells day by day. Anents of Uhe Third Section, disgulsed as privato individuals were sent to every vicinity and part of Moscaw, They told the Iznorant “and riral {muulnmm that there was n great plot existing n - Ruesia ngainst the Czar nnd the Chureh; that the students wery the chief consplratora in the plot, und that they were so very hateful on account of thelr Smimoral quolitiesy that they allured men, wonien, and children Into theie housea and there eat them efter having stewed amd roasted them in Sron vessels) nnh that they polsoned the wells uind rivers und set L fire to ihe bulldings amd villagea. ‘Ihese und othier absurd storfes, nacruted to the discredit of the stndents, are tow circulated among the fgnorant und suporstitious people, not only of the viliages put of the citics. These stories are {ovented by the ‘Government oflicials in order to keap the people from lstening to revolus tionary agitators, who might otherwise huve ob- tafned the confidence of the people, ‘They have made the propagandists eppear a very danger- ous sl untruthful people (o the eyes of the 1wasses. BURYEILLANCE IY DAY AND NIGHT, ‘The gendarmerie were instructed to secretly watch “over the studeots day und night. They have been allowed to enter the houses of private cltizens where students were boarding and ex- omine, from time to time, thelr private papers, Looks, and trunks. Thy samo supervision fs also prescribea by the Third Scetiou over the roomns of the female students in thelr absence. “Theso are the female students whodisthnzuishied themselves so much during the late war with Tur- key. This is the reward of the Czar's absoluto autocracy to these scif-saerificing hevoines, The names and faces of the students beeeme hateful on account of thelr supposed wickeducss, thejr drendful principies and hinbits. 'The street bovae stoned and pelted them, The populace struck aud knocked them down amd set thelr dopa on them, As the constant visia of the szents of the Third Beetlon were very troublesome and offenelve to their landlords und laudladics, many of the studenis were refused ndmitiance to . boardiug-tiouses, " Mauy'ol the poorer studonts were refused peormission to glve lossous fn private Inmilies, which, in a majority of in- stances, wera thelr only meaus of support, All orcunization was strictly prohibited. They wero not even allowed to have n hibrary in com- mou and funds for iheir mutual reliel, Al who svmpathized with the siudents were and are rezanicd by the Third Stetion na danzerous individuals, and are glnced under speciul eontrol of the gendarmerie. This §s the mannor in which the will of his Imperial Majesty has beon exe- cuted throughout 1is vast dominions to cradi- cate all isma’ and ists, ‘The universities and all echool authorities wure ordered to trent the sfu- denta as i they were little children by controll- ing thele studics and pnstimes fo “the most thorough manner, The studentsnre also troated as if they were most important criminals, It is evidout that such a state of things could not cx- {8t any length of time, The youths at school have [n cunsequence protosted ngofust these out- ruges in Kazaw, Odessa, und Charkow, They assembled wd petitioned the respoetive college authorities to vrotect them, ‘The result of und answer to their petitions wers invarlably the sanie,—nrrest, imprisonment, and transporta- tlon, without trial, either to Slberla or fur dls- tant clties. ‘The press was also uot allowed to puhl:nh a line aboat these abuses of the Govern- wment. BAD RE&ULTS OF PRTITIONING TIE CZARRVITON, To these perpetual persceutions, tn theso flegal and eruel punishments for even unalleged crimes, must bo sdde@ the great poverty of the Russlan students, thetr diapersal to all parts of the Empire, the snects of rough and insolent - dividuals, aud the honesty aud solf-respect of the vounjs men. From all this it can be readily undirstood that the students wero actually forced to do pomething to change thelr most In- supportable lives, ‘This 1s the reason why.they devided to petition the Czareviteh, ‘Thiey camo with thelr petition futo the yurd of the Crare- viteh's palace, but be was abscut, Gen, Zoorov, of his Imporial Majesty’s sulte, und the suc- cossor of Trepoy, appeared befors them. Alter having Natened to them, ho took the petitlon aud promised to wive {t to the Crarcyiteh, flo told then they should tiave the avswer of his Jm- perial 1lighness the day following, and rave them; &t thy same time,"his parole d’honneur that ~ novody should be arrested for prosentlug the petition. The studunts trusted Zooroy, wnd quatly returned to thelr re- sputtive homes. ‘They were wrong, however, Lo butieve Zourov an horest man. Uvon the same day 200 students wore arrested, It was, indeed, a bad oten for the voung men. ‘The next day the students assembled in the vard of the Med- Ieo-8urzicat College awaiting Gen. Zooroy with the roply of the Czarevitch (o thelr petitton, They wero more than a thousand in number, After they had assembled thicy saw that the atreets and plazzn udjarent Lo the collego were crowded with Cossucks, iofantry, and gen- darmerle, They wero completely équipped with thefr usual weapons—namely,” plkes, swords, bayonets, and uazaflans (thick, short leather wliips). SBome were ou foot and others ot horse~ tack, They were informed at Uk meo time that the Neva bridee, behind the coliere, would cut off thewr retreat, They becamo uncasy, It was 8 sccond bad omen, Afteratime Qen. Zooroy presented himscll before thein with the insulent manner cotnaion to all Ruesion Genorala, He loudly nnd *barefacedly " declared the fol- lowlug rusolutiuns to the student: o) That thelr petttion was {llegal, and, of course, could not bo presented; (b) thut they had vo right to assemble together for any purposes whatcyer. and that es offenders of bls pronibition they would bo severcly Eunlnhcd: {c that those ar- rested the evening before wouhd bu tried, and thut the students had no right to make any in- quirles about them whatever. In concluslon, Gun, Zooroy ordercd them to retury o their ree pective abodes. ‘The students replied that 7nc!r 1ire, by reason of dally abuses, outrazes, und persceutions, had beeone {nsuppurtavle, und they bad resolvaid to pesition the fnterter- enve of “the Czareviteh, and that this resolution could not be ehunged until they had roceived an answer from bls Iaperial Humicss himsell, ANOTHEN BLOODY ONTLAUGHT, Gon, Zoorov was well awara what thelr an- swer wouid be beforeunnd, He becamo terribly enroged, und furtously exclatmed: © Ahl you dara to dnswer thust 1 will sliaw vou my pow- erl You are everyoneol you criminals, rascal aud rioters) You arg only worth being huoged!" Immediatoly after bo had made use of these exclunations be: gave orders to the gendarmerio and Cossacks to arrest all without distinetion, ‘Thebrutal executorsof thisunlawiul opler violently und jurigusly tustied upon the unarmed und “entirely detenscless young men. They treated them fu the most outrugeous man- ner. 'Ihe studonrs tricd to defend themselyes. Zooroy then ericd out, Do not piby then. Heat, ek, hosh these wreteuta't” Exclted by tuls urder of Zooroy, the Cossacks und you- darmerlo with redonblea ragg commenced to usa thele weapoua. They whitped, pleked,and plerced with thelr lances” upon all sides at yan- dom. ‘Thy vagusias, plkes, and swords did their service admirably, A great nwinber of students wera left for dead upon the ground, somo ca- caped, and others concenled themselves In - the private rooma of the collese afleers, ‘The greater ortlon rushied up fato tho vollegn Mbrary amt arricaded themsclves fn. ‘The Cossncks ntid gendarmes then endeavored lo force the door of 1he Jibrary hall, “Those who had cacaped there- in told the bosiczers they wished to sco Uen. Zoorov before surrendering. ‘The chiel of the Russian boshi-bazouks appeared, The students reprouchea him for nis perjury, and told hiin that he had broken oll "his promises snd his parole d'honneur. Insicad of any answer to them the chief bashl-hazouk Zoorov ordered the door to bo'broken In, Aa soou as the dvor fell in still mora droadful curnage und butchery commenced. It was llke onc uf those acenes of violence, cruelty, barbarily, and outrage de- scribed §n novels ot the mealsval perlod. “These oung en were violently knocked down, heaten, stabbed, djsligured, and then almost motlouless were transported to the noarest ma- niege, which 1s & large hall for tratnlng horsos, About 250 were erowded amd locked up In this place, ‘Three hundred more were hnprisoned In the horrible secrot colls of the Peter-Paul tort ress, in_ frony of lis Majesly's winter paince. Hume 450 more were taken tothe Military Ios- pital, 1t 18 not possible to give n full serdunt of all the wounded students. As far as we conld obtaln the {nlormation, sbout 200 students were plerced through the sheulder, breast, or rtdo- men durlug this dreadful carnece. Mooy of themn bad thetr noses or ears cut off by swords, How tany of Lhe romainder of the 1,000 atu- dents or more were injured wo canuot tell Very fow escaped uninjured. A PICTUILB OF '*RUBSIAN CIVILIZATION." Now, plensa cansider the state of {hese hon- eat, unfortunate, aud enltuced young men, It is winter time. Our cllinate Is crucl and coll, ‘Ihe Manego Hall Is large und unprovided with heatiog apparatus. There Is no furniture or Leds in this ball. A quantity of straw 18 lald down on the ground for them toslcepon, That fs all, No pillows und no coverines are given thew, The students are not permitted Lo com- munleato with the outer world. ‘They are abliged to wear the same clothos duy and biglt. They have no chance of washing, usil no money, The Governinent gives them ten copeeks (416 couts) each only per day, Our rouble is woril now 235 Fronch centimes, or 45 cents. They are nearly all very (1l Bomne have dicd, others have received the sceds of consumption. Their pu- reats, retatives, and friends are forbldden to communicate with them, ~The state of the very unfortunate young men in the socret cells of the Peter-Laul f,mm.-n lan hundred times worse than thoso who are suffering in the Mancgo Hall. Tt s suid that by virtue of the recent tkaso the students will be trled and sentenced v martial law for their reslstance to theau- thoritlcs, Even this is possiblo in Russin. MUZZLED RLSTORS. On the day after this drendful butchery sl the editors snd manaiers of newspapers and magnzines were ' invited " to the Third Bection Palace, where they received a special order neither to mention nor to speak a word about the troubles with the students. This order has been_strictly executed. Nota word has heen said by our press. Even the students' notition to the Czorceviteh bas not been mentioned, The suthorities of the Medico-Surefeal Colleze sembled in councit, within the wails of the c lewre, to discurs nud protest agninst the violenco of Zooroy witli his Cossacke gendormes, but the Third Beetfon ordered them to he sitent awi disperse, But nll the mcasures of the Third Section to conceal thetruth und deceive the pub- lic were powerless to effaco these terrible mis- deeds, beeause they were done fn vlai day und were witnessed by many hundreds. ~ The Cussacks snd gendorines niorcover Insolently boasted of thelr explotts when driuking i funs and ssloons. Rumora concerning the bloodshed and earnago were spread throughout 8t, Peters- Dburg. 'The most unfavorable public oplnion was created on accuunt of Gen, Zoorov's butchery. "The most timid citizens cven beeams Indiguatit and excited. In order to calm the public mind the Government used its ordmary methada of baretaced *les, falachood, and the most luten- ttoual viotation of the truth,” GOVERNMENT FALSEIOOD AND DECEIT. On the dnf’ following, in Decomber, the offl- clal pnper, the Wessenger of the Gprernment, ap- peared a brief ofictal communieation. ‘There was not & word In thisof ihe circumstances concerning the petition to the Czarevitch, the promises of Zoorov, ete. This report only stuted as followa: * Yestepday the studonts, to the number of 800, crowded "the sidewalks. ‘Fhey impodud ele- coiation. They were, of course, nvited by the local palice toget off the sidewalks: but ‘they roughly nud 1n an unclvil manaer answered the unll%a ithat they proposed to contlnue standing there. Qen. Zoorov, of his Imperial Majesty's sulte, ordered balf a squadron of Cossacks to ajsperss them, Tho students went awav with- ont any resistance. One hundred and forty- eight persons wera arrested for disorderly con- duct. The rumors soread throughout thie city that many, durlve the time the arrests were belng made, wers knocked down, beaten, and so on, ore witiout foundation, These rumors are contradicted by the deetarations of Profs. 8klif- nsovsky und ugdnnorukf (two_oflicially hirea lursl), who, by oraer of the authorlties, oxam- Ined the students arrgsted. Aftor o most cnro- ful examination they fulled to find any trace of violence. They only Jearned that twvo student, when running” off, fell dowa on the feo and somewhat fnjured thefr legs—one on the knoe aud the other one near the os clls, DOHS THUE EMPEROR ENOW TRE TRUTR | This is tho outiro ofilclal communication to the publlc concerning the most outrageous aud dreadful butchery ever peroetrated on unfortu- nate young men, We believo that the Emperor vevor knows the full truth about the numei ous misdecds of the executors of his orders, Ve be- lleve also that ho does uot know, and will per- lops mover know, mbout the clrcumstances wo havo described, 1o can only kuow what is told bhin by the Third Scctlon “snd his courtfors, Remember, we have no representatives, no ro- sponsiblo Minlsters, and no other responsible persans, Alt our autborities act in the name of his Iinperlal Majeaty, and he Is de facto and de ury the Autocrat and Emporor of the Groat, mall, aud Wbite Russlng, Kioz of Poland, Qrand Duke of Floland, ote, ete. This {8 the Czar’s oflictal title, Ho s the nctual head of the Urico-Russtan Chiurel, He unites in bis per- son alone tho sols leislative, exceutlve, and judiclsl powers, lle, and be alone, is responsible’ for sil lows cnacted, for all measures undertaken, and for all milsdeeds done Ly bis oflicera. Yesl only he, the Autocratund Emperor, Is responsivle forall the branches and acts of the Government, 'Thero is nothlng but sllence fu Rusaja, ‘There are 8L per cent {lllter- atu people, aud they are reduced to the position of dumeatic animals, living as they do fn the nost profound lgnorance, in the utinost poverty uid atarvation. “Tlicre are more than 1,000,000 soldiers, und the whole Empiro {s in o perpotual state of sicge. THE PICTURE REVERSED, ‘There are a large number of solendid palaces, with mazuificent” gandens, for the fusperial fam- fly and the Empcror's numerous nilstresses. ‘There are the theatres, opera-lousecs, and many other beautiful I.hhl;i;- for the nnéuymnnt ol tho fmperdal fmnlly. ‘Nlicre 18 a State tressury which ylelds annually 10,000,000 roubles to thi limperial famdly for their urdinary exponscs. In addition to this there are his Mu)esty’s privste silver und gold mines i Bitera, nnd thers are many so-called Imperlal domamns umd peasautry, ‘'Tlieso threo eources of rey- cuuy mglnld to s Mnies;y yearly about 80,000,000 of roubles. Ilis" Majeaty, morcover, has the autvcratic und beauliful rizht 1o epend the publie noney as he ploases, without account or rosponsibility, nud as much 4 the Shak of Porslaand the Bultan of ‘Turkey do snd slvavs bave doune, And now his Im- Pcnul Majesty's vory profound mind aund tender iears are fully occupled in contrlyances for tho best way of felioving the woes, @riefs, suffcr- ings, and nisories of the subjects of anutler Imperial Muojesty, bla brotier ex-oficio, the Bultan of Turkey, and what kind of constitution 18 the most deafrablo for the Bulzarfun people, At tho same tinie hils Majesty Ia very busy with Couunt Bhoovalov (the great Russian suy, as he 1a called by the Boglish) in order to learn haw tocheck the nlluence umld lusolence of proud Euglaud, the only riyal of the Russtun Covern- went in- Asfa, It s obvious thut theso sl other Jike political problums ara very ditlicult, und exbaust all the intellectual tacultles of s Majesty In resolving them, Heing exhausted by sucn Jabors he naturally nceds rest, and, his Majesty's wite belng” an old iudv. ho passes” the lours of his lelsure v the compaoy of young und besutltul women. Thess are chiosen for e purpose by the Minfster of the Imperlal Court, Count Adlerberis, among 1he wormen ol so-talled high lite. Russia, to be sure, ouht only to enjoy herself looking on at W plessures of her gréat autocrat und imaster with her beautiful daughters. This for the reason that ufter & while Rusels receives the sunl fruits of bia Majesty's pastimes, first In the ahinpe of beautitul chlldren, and then fu due thne theso chitldrey become, 85 is ususliy thu case, the most fmportant public ollicers, as .\Huhlerl, Auwbassudors, Uoveruors, Generals, courtiers, and chietly the most active members of the ‘L hird Sectiou, Certajoly this is all rigk, but such an order of thivgs has fully chauge: the place und balanze of }nu autocralic power, Dea‘lnz with ‘Turkey, Afrhanletan, und hand- some women, his Majesty bas no time atall to psy any sttention to the sfairs of his owa Em. pire und of his eubjucts, ife has, therefore, do facto, given uo sil'hls autocratic, irresponst- ble powerd to the Thira Bection. NOBLE WORK OF TUN TIIED SECTION. The Third ectlon (an assomblage of men like Caunt Bhoovsloy, Zoorov, Trupuy, Mesoutsow, oic.y~the men sane foi ni i) tully underetands its pdrition, Tt very well appreciates the value of Irreaponsible, ‘autoceatte power, It has undertaken and'enforced a reries of splendid mewstees for e welfare of e whole Empire ol gory of U dr SOVerelen meeter, ANONE these measires 1t most prominent age: 1, To shlence ulf hunest and lmlnmlc men hy imprisonments wid transportation nto Siberia withont legal trlal, *administratlsely, as e Is terined, and represent. them as the most donger- ous encmica of the Czardom, 2, To chaln the press and afl printine so Ueht- 1y by the censorsns to makelt “quite deaf, muio, and disfigured.” 3 I'n Increase the force of gendarmerfe and police by mdding tothem Cossacks und soldieras ewlng (hemt power tocnter -any private, Sus- ;\eclc(l house, tu scarch an they plonse, and thus o malutaln A perpetual stote of slege in the whols country. 4. 'T'o Increasa the taxation of manual labor and pronerty of our plready exhausted peasant- ry and laboring people. 5, ‘I'a take thie public bullion from the Treas. ury and to spend’it In an _autocralic tmanner,— thiitt {8, as much as they please, without occount or respousibility, 6, ‘lu keep tie Emperor alwage fu {znorance of the truo state of things i k{s enormous Fim- pire by misrepresenting Lo him the true causes of perpetual troubles among the students and peaszutry, and misleading hin 83 to force bim to ennct the most absurd, disastrous, and painful laws und measures to the country, By these and other shnilar muvastures the Third Bectlon lins mado the *white terror ! jn Russia, which I3 mueh more dreaatul thon any red one. We do not know liow lonz such n state of things will continue, but we feer axtely that n dreaaful crisia of tue nbsolute wnd drresponaible power and too barbinrous desnotism Is approach- fng. Then we hopo tu binve, fustead of Czar- dom, the fraedom which we have long deserved by our sulferinga, Tae PARENTS OF TIE UNFORTUNATS BTUDENTY, REsibgNTs or 8. PETERIUCNG, TILE VOICE OF 11E PEOPLE. No More War Wanted, To the Editor of The Tribune. Citcaao, Feb., 20.—1 am reading about the Chluese questlun with deep Inuterest, und wiah to sav to the clerzy, and egpclally the Enstern, to bewara not to plunge the United States into n sccond war, ‘They have made us o to war for the negro. but we will not willingly do 8o fur the Chinamon, Reapeeifoily, Joux Muren, Division strect. From tho Earth to the Sun, T the Lilitor of The Tribune. Cnircaao, Feb, 20.—Would you please to state the distauce that astronomers reckon thut the carth 1s from the sun to declde a bet, nnd oblige A Sunscrinen. It is not wise to make a bet upon the subjoct, as astronamera are not generully fncliced to pe that the distance Is certainly known to a few hundred thousud ‘miles. The distance 1s believed to bo not far from —ns 1 result of the most recent . Add 1o that 1.500,000 miles, and you have the distance in the besinning o July, Subtract 1,500,000 from 92,109,000, und yout have the distance {n mflcs ot the begiuning of the yeur. The Supreme Conrt—Let 18 o Consolidated, To the Fditor of The Tribune, Citieaco, Fev. 20.~INinots Is the one Btate we belleve whose hiphest Judicial tribunal wanders over ts territorial jurlsdiction In pur- suit of a place to sit. It it were not for the facilities of travel furnished by the rallroads, the novel speetacie would be presented of the sevon Judaes of this Court marching fn single file on borgeback through the nnd aud alush of our prairles from Ottawa to Springfleld, from Springtietd to Mount Vernon, amd from Mount Vernon back to Ottawa five or six times a yeer, and for whatl The reasons are grave and welegtity no doubt, A couple of little Insignlti- cant towns have no other attractions and no other business than that furnished by the annual sesslons of the Supreme Court. Thelr tuverns must b supported by stranzers who are foreed to attend the terms of the Cuurt to ransuct their busluess. It I8 time to atop this kind of nonscnee, [t was wise cnough, uverhape, when the Stute was in its nfancy, eettlements widely scattered, and the means of truvel lin- 1ted, to compel the Court to accommodato s sultors by this method of bolding ity sesalons, but that §8 a thing of the past, .and what we reed and demand 1a that the Court shal) be or- ganlzed andtrausact fis business o a wanver conslstent with the requirements of the presenit. Tois can bo done fn one way only. The Court should slt at the Capliat of the State. Its Judees should reslde there, It should be in coutingous sessiun, always open for business, Ita furlsdiction should bé caextensiye with the State. Above nll, the Judges of this Court should be paid by the Btate n sulary commenstt- rate with the dignlty and fmportance of the ofllve,—at least $10,000 or #12,000 per year, The men who are titted 1o sit upon ‘the”Suprenie Bewch of this commonwealth and pass {u final {udulxmnt upon the rlahts und lberties of all of ts cltizens should not ve beewars for the means to et bread for their Iamitles, And this shouid Dbe its conrse of business: Appeatsund writs of crror to be allowed at any time, I the proper cases, entered upon the docket of the Courl, ond the record removed s soon as possible. Twenty eases are placed uoun the eall, the elerk notifying ottorneys of the thne of hearlug. The Court {nvites, rather than discourages, oral arzuments, All the Judges hear the whulo cosp. \When the twenty rases are calied, the Court. ndjourns to consider and ducide them. 'The declsiun [s made tpon considerntion by all the Judees §n their consultation chamber, wind hence it 13 an inteliigent deelsion, aid a decisfon by the whole Court.” Thy Court then reassem- bfen, and twenty more cases aro placed upon the call, and disposed of In the sunie munner, wud 80 on to the end. ‘Ilicre fs nosense In any court taking under udvisement moro vasea than it can conventently dispose of in n few duys, This s a practice too common even nmong our lucal Juages, Bultors want decisions ierminations of Htizutlon, und mot everlusting conslderation which ntnounts to nothing, < 1 understand that there Is a'bill now beforo the Legisfature for the Y“mm“ ol consollunting this Court, nud locating itut Springfleld, Begood enoutrh to urpe ik npon the members from this county thut they take an netive part and press s inost salutary measure to a couclusion, uzonar A, BHUPRLDT. ———— TEMPERANCE. Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune, BuooaiNaton, Ht, Feb. 20.—~The Reform Club State Conveution adjourned this evenlng ufter threo doys® sessfon, Officers for the ensus fug year were elected as follows: President, Ay B, Cumpbell, re-elected; Flrst Viee-Presidont, 1. B. Hargreaves; 8ccoud Vice-President, J. 1L Wilson; Becretary, Ro W. Crampton, re-elected; Treasuror, . B. Mason; State workers, A, B. Campbell, . A, Cslkivs, F. B, Iargreaves, George Woodford, Peorfu was chosen as the place of holding the pext Convention, beginulng Oct, 8 next. A long string of resolutivns wero adopted, the most _peeuliar of whick 18 ono requesting all churehes to abolist the use of wine (n commu- wluy services, ‘L'l busiuess session broke up after o plens- ant soires reuulon, ‘Ihis cvealug an audicnea ugain fliled tho Opora-louse, aud listened to very futeresting und cloquent speeches by a number of leadlyg delesates. Al things cons sldered, the delerates depart well satistied with the yesutt of their worl. > A alstrict convention of the Women's Tem- perance Chrlstian Association will be held to- wnurraw, with au lnteresting programme. e e ELECTIONS. Brnacuse, N, Y., Feb. 18.—The Republicans very unexpeetedly wou the munielpal election fn tbis clty to-day, electing Trving Q. Vaun Mayor by a majority of 923, Soven Republican Atdermen are also chosen, uml one Democratie, ‘The next Common Councit will stund geven to ten in favor of the Ruprblicans. The Green- back party, which In” this city poiled 8,000 yotes Jnst fall, und entfrety wiped out the Democratte orzanization, wus hiardly heard of to-doy, ‘Uhe ghows tliat nearly all the works men uyd (frecnbackers bave gobe back luto the Demovratis ranks. Owrego (N. 1.} Thnes, With ous or two exceptions, the countles which hold thelr town meetings in Kebruary have all resutted in Republicsw vuins of Bupe ha Democrats, und especlutly the Green- bavkers, losing ground. In cvery county, so far, whure there ting beeu any of e Greenback element there bas been o decided reduction in thelr strength, In some vounties it bulg nearly oradicated. For lustanee, Schuyler County last year elected threo Grevnbackers, this yeanat tlects one, Bteuben last year elected ninw Urcenbackera; this vear it vlects four, . Tlils yuar the Republicaua hovo elected o majority of the Superyisors of Seneca County for the Hrst thne in twenty years, tho Democrats baviug cluctad only four s Wi Groenbackers nothing, PiovapeLritiay Feb 18.—~1he munlcipal election fn this city to-day pagscd off quietiy, Willlain McMullin, Demecratic candulato v the Foursh Wurd for Select Council, recelved s large majority, The “'Futbers' ticket” for FEBRUARY 21 (879—TWELVE PAGES, 8chool Directors, which was an {ndependent movement against the regular Republican nomineer, was badly beaten, The Disat pudllean ticket, in opposition to the regujar publican tieket for” Councilinen, was * elocted. The Revublicans have cafued generalfy, Eastoy, I'a, Feb, 18,—The municipal clee- tluns hiave remilted tn g complete Republican victory in this place. ‘They efect slx_out of seven new Councilmen, and thelr Chlef Burizess wid Borough Treasurer, The results are un- breeedented, TIIE RALLROADS. I0WA RAILROADS, Brectal Carrespondence af The Tribune, Des Moines, Ia, Feb, 18.—Now that the Chicogo, Clinton & Western has reached lowa City, an ellort is belug made to ralse a tax of $23,000 fu Johnson County to extend it to Riv- erside, From Washington, the county-scat of hington County, in,00 old road-bed pre- pared nearly half the distance, which could be easily utilized. Snould tols be done, there 1s little question the road will be extended south- ward lo Mt. Pleasant. The Keokuk & St. Louls Jtoall s to bo extended to the north line of Liea County. Thia . done, ft will not be jong before the gap will be closed to Mt. Plearant, and a gouthern route opened to Bt Loule, It would he surprising If the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern turncd up as so important fuctor in this new movement. “There 1s also rood brospect for aobther southern conncetion with 8t, Louls from this dtr. 'The Chlesgo, Rock Island & Pacitic has # branch from this city to Indinnola, in Warren County., The Chleago, Burlington & Quincy haa & brauch from Indianoia tu Chariton, on the main lwe, “Hlie indlestions are thnt & branch will be vullt from Chaoriton to Moulton, where conncction will_be made with the 8t. Louls, Kunens City & Northern divect to 8t, Louis aturday lost the people of LHumboldt County votell to donate the awamo lands of That conmy to the Fort Dotze & Fort Widgley Ratlrond, to secure an extension of that road through thut county, may be mistaken, but there §s good ground for the beliel thst the county hes no Jaw.ul right to make such dis- pusal of these landa, A few weeks azo the Audubon branch of the Ctifeago, Kok Island & Paclfic Road was opencd to Audubui A'town bas been lafd out, und Daisy Audubon McKinale waa the Grat child born thereln, “The Chicago, Rosk 18land & Pacide Raflroad Company hus deeded to her one of the best luts in the “embryo city, sa a gentle re- minder of fhe memoralite event, ‘The lowa Division of the Hilnols Central has adopted the mlleare-pay system for traln-men, aud bos also dismissed somo of fte_conductors, promoting others to their places. HAWREYE. CHICAGO RAILWAY ASSOCIATION, The Chicago Railway Association, consisting of the General Ticket and Passenger Acents of the ronds ceatering in this city, held thelr regu- Iar monthly meeting yesterday at their oflice fn Ashland Block. The entlre forenoon was spent in comparing und readjusting the sheet rates, During the afternoon the guestion ol regulat- ing the excursion rates over laud-graut ronds was discussed. At the late meeting of the Cen- tral sud Western Associations of General "Licket and Paseenger Agents, it was decided not tosell excurslon-tickets over laud-grant roads; but, fn £pity of this, the ngreement bas been violated by several of the South vestern ronds, und in ransequence the competitfon had become stronger than cver. After a long discusslon of thia matter, it was found that the Chieago roads contd do nothime in the maticr, amd it was de- clded to lay it before the ceneral meeting of the General Ticket wnd Posseneer Azents' Associn- tlon, which will be beld {n° New York next month, and have the difllculties settied then if pussible, The srheme to limit the second-class tickets to the East the same as {8 now done with the tirst-cluss tickets alsp cains up for considera- tion. It was stated thut scalpers and others were taking advantage of the preseut low rates, nud were buying up sccond-clnss tickets to sell them at an advance when the rallronds restored the rates nizafn, It was nerced to thmit second- class tickets herealter, which will prevent spee- ulators from using them after the Ihnitod time bas expired. 'The regulor rate of sceond-class tickets was advanced from $10 Lo $17. No netjon whatever was taken fn regard to the Last-bound pussengcer-rate difflcultics. MICHIGAN SCHEME, , spectal Dixpated to The Trivune, EasT BaoiNaw, Mich., Feb, 20.—A company has been oreanized to construct o rallroad from Coleman, a stutlon on the Western Divislon of tlic flint & Pere Marquette Rulway, to Mount Pieasunt, lsabells County. The road will be fourtten niles lopg, three feot rauge, Is expect- ed to cost about §75,000, and will be completed by Supt, 1, ‘Flie Directors elected are Josse loyt, New York; H, C. Potter, W, L. Wobber, Kecler, East Saginaw: J. A, Fancher, J, L. Granger, and 1. Il Nelson, of Isubella; Artlelea of incarporation haye - been forwarded 1o the Secretary of State, und the work 18 to comumence ut onee. MAILROAD GOUGE. Bnectal Disnateh to Tue Tribune. Craxtox, Ill., Feb. 20.~The Barnett Town- ship people are waxing hot over the Imprison- ment of N, M. Baruett, Supervisor of that town- ehip, Anelfort 8 now belng made to ralse his fine by voluntary subscriptions. Wo belleve thnt the voters havo made a tender of $10,000 to the Illingls Midland Company if they will re- movo their road entirely from the township. ‘[he rond bas nover filied %ll vart of the contract to them, and they do not propose to give the bonds up. TXCESSIVE CIHHARGES. Waerting, W, Va,, Feb. 20.—The Senats to- day passed a joint resojution, 23 to 3, directing the Attorney-General of the State to proceed against the Baltimore & Onto Rallroad Company ‘lg'quu warranie for alleged violations of its charter In the matter of excessive chargos. ITEMS, It §s stated that the Grand Trunk Rallrond Thas auccecded fo sccuring funds for bullding ‘an extenslon of thelr Hue from Detroit to Tolude, und that a vorps of engineers will be placed on the route at onco to mauke the nccessary sur- vey The Pittaburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rall- rood has @itted up ous of Its Huest passenger conches Lo convey the romalins of Bishop Folvy to Baltimore. The scats were all taken out of the car und in its centre a catafalque was crect- ed, upon which the coflined remalns will be vlaced. 'he ear will be attached to a special train, which will leave at the cJose of the funer- al ceremunies, There scems to bo somo misunderstanding re. garding the dispatch recently scnt hers by Gen- eral Manager filckmn, of “the Grand Trunk Hattway, that on amd ofter to<lay atl pooda trom Anerican potnts destined fur points {n the Dominfon will to subject to duty. It appears that the Canadian Farlfament has taken no ae tion us yeb regarding the propused Protective tarltl, It 1s belleved here that tho noticd in question has been acnt in onder Lo stiwulate shipments to Canude, ‘The Dullalo Courler states that the Lako Bhore has for the last few days brought to Eest Hutfulo 400 cars dally, 830 of which were eiven to the New York Central and 100 to- the Erle, 1t the New York Central and Erio could receive them the Lake Stiore would hring In 1,0004lally, ‘The principal butk of this frolebt s @raln and rovisions. ‘The New York Central s dellver- ng to the Lake Buore GU cars daily, these cars principally logded with merchnndise, The Erle In delivering abuut 100 cars dailv, ‘The yards ut East Bullulo'are iled with cars, and Detween that point and * the Forke ™ cars are pluced on two tracks an closa as they can Lo the catire distance. e —— s JUDICIAL, Bpecial Dirpatch fo The Tridune, TuscoLa, lil, ¥cb, 20.—A meeting of the Chafrmen of the several County Conunitters waa hicld here to-day to consider the propriety of colling a Republican District Couvention Iu this (the Bixteenth) Judicla! District, to somi- uate three candldates for Cireuit Judges, 'This weeting adfourued il Aprll 9 in order o tesrn 1he wishes of the Republican voters, ‘fhere will probaply be a conveution, e —- KNIGHTS OF HONOR. Byectal Piapatch da Tha Tyiduna Miwavkes, Wis, Feb, 20.—The Grand Lodge of Kutizlits of Ilonor adjourned this sfternoon after clecting the folluwiog oflieersy J. U, Ilsuser, Fpnd du Lac, Grand Dictator; W, E. Howe, La Orosse, Grand Vice-Diciator; Q. Wy Beavlon, Racine, Qraud Assistant Dictator; J, M. Bauderson, Javesvillo, Grand Chaplaing 11, “1, Bruzler, nllwnukeo‘,}umnd Reporters 4. O, ‘Thayer, - Shevoywan, Grand Treasurer; D, C, Llowurd, Milwaukoe, Oraud diuide; (. R, Millice, Qlintoy, tiraud Guardlan; J, E. Burtos, Gouers Lake, Graud Senulusl; ¥rantls Buirn, Manitowoe, Grand Tensten; Representative to the Supreme Lodge, Ansun Allen, Mliwau- kee; Alternate, Elihu Coleman, Fond du Lac. —— SPORTING. PEDESTRIANTISN, A targze audiends filed tha Fully Theatre last evening, to witniess the walking of La Chap- petle, and the minor attraction afforded by con- tests hetween mnstears ami professionsly at quarters nnd miles. The only noticeabile event of the Iatter kind was betweon Stanton and Iurlich, one mile, the former giving his oppo- nent one lnp start, twenty-eleht circuita of tho frack being required to complete the mile. Stanton Is the young man from Indlanapolls who wou arace for amateurs at the Folly lase week, while Hurlich te a Chleagoan, both being young men of 20 or thercabouts. From the start It was evident that Stanton had the Toob of the ather man, and on the sceond Iap easily spurted by him, In three more fapshe had galned the distance given away at he start, nnd thencefoward had an easy thing, win. Ing by hat? alapin B:34; and Olmstoad then walked a quarter ngainst tne, the fomer dofig the distance {0 1:40, and Olinatead n 3 the Iatter having two trials, the thne fn cavh being the same, 'Time was Incorrectly gnnounced by the judees as 1:41, but as their syatem of time- keepini involves some very complicated mathes matfeal culettetions, not much dependenco s 1o be placed woon it Atler this race was vver @ couple of remarkably dizzy podestrians sknted away uniil amile hud been gone ovor, one of thewm winulwe, Burlnt’ 1l these side shows the little French- woinan kept stea Hly at bér business of walking # quarter every fifteen minutes, nud althongn It was u soleinn cnvuch business for ber, uid aching tHmbs and juints are not partieularly vonduelve to a flow of sulrite, she could not help amiling at some of the many ludicrous inclients that ocenrred durin the evening. Bus it was & wenry kind of smile, sud pasacd awasy «}u\u\.ly enough as 4 particularly sharp twinge of patn brought the Madame back to a reallzing sense of what wus teavspiring. The audlence was jarger than.on Wednesday evenbe, all the “rounders ! bieing on bund, and severul scores Jiho had not previously put in an appearatce The little wworman was tired enough, und went along for the nioet part with her t?'(‘! fxed on the feet that had carried hier so- well during the Sourney. ‘They were encased in canuvas slippers, Wil s lwy was plainly apparent at every step, There was 'no doutt thut ahe " was pavlng dearly for the reputa- tion scquired by the performance, and it 15 niot ut alt probuhie that she will be anxious to repeat the oxperiment of seeing whether she catt equal Anderson, She was uot actompanied by snyhody last night, as company dous nut scem 1o rest her any, aud it {8 doubtiul if the exertion of talk- e to n companion s vot hurtful. The thing 1hut most atiracted her attention was a colosnal Toot betonging to a man who had plunted him- aell in a seat near the track and allowed his nednl extromitles to project over the rall, Every time the littie swoman catne to this boat- tike appendage she would awile In o sad and but by the thme a dozea steps had been” taken lier face would assume the fxed, “eritty M look that has characterized her ever since the walk began. ‘That she will fiujslt her task fn better shape than Anderson dtd there is scarcely u doubt, and It {s doubticss thie fact thut keeps her up, for that she-1s suffering terribly the most Inex- perienced eve tab acteit, It s some vonsoln- tlon to know thatl, although such exhibitions are productive of no ;ioml, Chleago hos an ex- ponent of this partleulur styls of sport wio 18 ihe beat of them alt, But even the endarance of La Chappelle has a Jimit, aml gt present she is having some ter- rivly xryluf uxperfence in the way of withstand- g the desirs ‘fur sleep. It “la plalu sulling enougzh until the audlence has departed and the carly hours of the wmorntiz berin, ‘Then the trouble commences, Without the cucouraging spplouse winch she loves so well, or “the strafus of muste to attract her ear, the temptatfon to yiold to drowsiuess fs au olmost trresistible one, #1ul has to be carctully guarded opalnst by her attcndants. When the vell taps n8 & slmnal that she must sguiu “go upon the track, o vast amount of shaking is necessary be- fore she cun be nude to arfsa from the” bed upon which she wearily throws herssil at the cud of each quarter, and once upon the track, 1t §8 neceasary that some one shall constantiy aceompany lier, tu prevent the falllng ngujust the rail would fnevtably. cnsue were the poor woman left to her own resources fu the way of keebing awnlie. As a motter of fact the greater portlon of some of the quarters is done while she {s 1 a state of sompolency, and, al- thouzh this may secm Incredible, it 18 only o repetition of Madmne Andersun's expericice duriug her Brooklyn walk, At o'clock Inst night LaChappelle had eom- pleted 2,600 quarters. ‘To-nleht there will be a mile race for fat men, n which there are already several entries, ono of thein welghing 875 pounds., ‘To-morrow afternvon will occur the school- irls’ ruce. To-morrow will be the Just day of LaChap- Fcllu’a waork, and at 1 o'clock at night ehy will have fnfshed 2,700 quarter miles fn as many quarter bours. , Already the demand for spats Is larue, und there {s n0 doutt that the theatre witl be packed, Those wishing reserved seats can obtaln them at any thiue to-day at the box- ottlee, g TUR. INTERNATIONAL WALKING-MATCIL NEW Youk, Feb, 10.—There appears to bo & round of troubles to be svttled before the com- Ing International walkini-imateh can be bewun, ‘The triends of (PLeary will not permit bim to sizn articies of agreemont 18 prepured and sent over by Bir Jmm|Astlur. of London, und signcd by Rawell, the ‘Enclishtmuen who is to walk agalnst O'Leary, the objection ln-ll!%{ that they aro defective in not tmaking provisiun for the dustribution of the gute-mobuy, unid only admit two entrivs, thut I8, Rowell und O'Leary, whery- as Harrlman and Ennis have not unly put up a torfeit of £100 cach, but have been entered und recelot of the money acknawiedged by the Lon- don Sportny Lize, Al urrgugements, thersfory, as 10 the matel will be deferrod uutt! thearnyal of Rowell fr England, early next week, ‘The diftieulty of obtatning a suitatlc building fu which to “walk remains un The munagers bave offered N ver cent of the gross res Gitmore's Garden for one week, wnd _the prop- osftion Is under advisement, Alr. Vanderbilt romising to give his fs1un this evening. hould Glimore's Garden not no ubtoined, it is intended to hold the mateh [n Chicago, The wmammott Exposition Bulkling at Chieago, which wiil hold 80,000 people, can be had for 15 Ber cent of the receipts, mnl as Chicugo is 'Leary's home, it fs uriced that thut s the vroper place to hold tho matel, When asked about his English antagonist. Rowell, O'Leary Bald he never et him yet, althowh ho was re- garded as the hest walker In Engiaml, He ex- oressedd his delennination to treat him with the utmost kinduess, und those who refuse to he courteous to Rewell hecause of brutality of En- glish roughs to him (U'Leary) when in Englund will Le no Irlonds of his, LaTi T'o-nlght Daniel O'Leary and hinazent, James E, Kelty, met, hy appointment, Witltus H, Vanderhilt, owner ol Guimore's (urden, und arranged satiafactory terma for the rent of that buluinge for the conteat. Vanderbilt uecepted 15 per cent of the gate-money, What reialng now {5 the namlng of o date for the walk to be- cin, Bir Jolin Asiley bas allowed thal the duate may be elther March 10 or 17, O'Leary will not declde tintl the airival of Rowell, which will b clther Monday or Tuesday next. * He will then, in tha presence of both Harrlman und the date. Mr, Waltun, of the Bt. Jan B offers to wager 6,000 agalnst $10,000, or uny portion of thia syt from €50 up, that llarnwen defeats O'Leary In this contest. BASK-BALL. UTica, Feb, 20.~The International Base-Ball Association closcd its seasion to-day, The naine was chungen to Nutional, The action of the As- suclatln giving the Uticas the champlonship was recausidered, und the report of the Judl- clary Comumittes adopted’giving the pennant to the Buftulos; Stars sccond, Utleas third. L. J, Powers, of Spriugtivld, was clected Presldent; ©, J. Everct, of Utles, Viee-President; J. A. Willisws, of " Colinbud, Beeretary and Treus- urer. ——— * ‘THR RUFLY, o CixeinNaTr, Q. Feb, 20.—A shootfug-match is now in progress between thé Cluclnnatl Ritle Club snd 8 Colorade Club, ‘The shooting is belng done by cach club at thelr respective lo- calitics, and the result §s reported by telegraph, L —p— Fluanclal Conditiun ot Southern Btatos Nusheltie (Tenn.) American. . The following uLl;»llow. the Indebtedncss of the Boutliern States, the assesscd vulue ot praperty, uud the sute of taxution: Jutul arsess- Tux rate went prope per Hondeddatt, - erty, - §1,000, i i, 204 $310, 040,873 § 5,00 oifia.. SH,410043 LK6UL Y7 3,80 Izl ims To0 Lo . 00 117,180, T.00 30, 0,00 - 8186, 00V, 5.00 . 24,128,000 22, 404, 1,00 Arkaneas ..., 1,611,148 04,005,000 10,00 Lowsiane ,... 32,1061 157,000,000 11,60 Of all theae, cxevps Georgla and Texgs, Ten- nessco s In the most prosperous condition, Ware and reconstruction did her less dainsge than any others axecpt Texas, Of all these States she fa every way In the best position to bea leading State; and nothing but utter blindness wnd lack of statesmanshly can prevent her tak- In, ;Im lead fn agricuiturs, monulactnres, snd’ © mining, THE IONDURAS VI-S_ITORS. They Are Given n Rtoception. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nichols, of No, 1071 [ne diana avenup, last evening gave a mort of ¢ % impromptu reception to the Honduras delegas’ tlon now ‘visitlng this clty, Among thoss present were the Hon, Gov. Joss Marla Agquirre, the [Ton, Carlos Alvarado, the Ion. Wiitlam C. Burchard, the Mtsses Nichols, the Rev. Dr. J. Monro Gibson, Ira W. Buell, A. Tv Boone, Georga A, Miner, of Boston; Prof. Ira W. Allen, the Ilon, Willinin Bross. ‘The Hon. Willtam C. Burchard, who now balils from Hon- duras, s an American—a New Yorker—by birth. He first saw the light In the littls village of Hamilton, Madison Co., N. ¥. e graduated at the Madison University, and was the classmate of Mr. Buell. Hewnsone of the * Arzanauts of 49" and stopaed in * Frisco™ for five yenrs. He then went to ITonduras to collect some bills, then concluded to atay there, He marricd When Presdent's danghter, and acted sa th Sccretary of State and Consut of the Unlted Btates during President Lincoln's Adminlstru- tlon. He was eleeied Govornor five years ago, and resfined after below re-clected agatn for an- other term last May. The Republie of Hondurns 18 blessed with a cheap Quyernment and & good one. - The Presldent of the Republic und Soo- retary of State do all the busfuees, The Prest- dent’ gets o salary of $6,000 o year:nnd the Becretary Stute § ‘Thero Is no Cahlvet. devoto ihelr ealary to the consa ol edieation, belng gentlemen of wealth, ‘lio Republic lins s pop- ulatfon of 800,000, und 13 divided fnto nine yrovlm or, * The C who mal Thereta no fury aystem there, Theriare Conrts of Arbitration, cun- mon-law courts, co-ordinate with-our Superlor Court, Court of Appenls, nutt Bupremnc Court. Justlve is elivaw there, as lnwyers are scarce and comnelled (o be honest, which fs & good thing for Honduras, ‘The geutlemen in whose hopor the re- ception was given last evening Dave crant - of L0000 ascres of Taud, Tounduras Is pleasant, ranging the year round, Fhe nae alur Pusoy County shiakes eu ltds tired of shakis verson, Upon the land-grant owned by thuse fentlemen may be found matiogany fn unlimit- ed u’unnmlcu. ogwoud, fustie, braziwood, (ndi- £o, Indi-rubber, saranpurilla, quina,—a subsel- tute fur quinine,—coflee, covun, ete. ‘The best cocos fu the world 1s ratsed (0 Honduras. 'the muin port, recently opened, Is Yrionas, Jocated In the east portioh of the Republe, | west of Cape Camdron. The tdea {8 to upen thiscountry Lo the United States trade. Tio travel from New Orleans unly takes threc davs, nud Litherto alt the produce hos bees sent to Eurvpe. Boston now sends goods to Hoodnras, sud the fdea fs to open trade with Chicarro, There srexast mines of eold, silver, coppor, {ron, ete,, tn the Republie, Gor, Agulrro ru Lt while be was Beeretary of State the s wines of Te Jusfuntya produced of bullion annually, thut It wus shipped to En- gl alone, equafl In value to £3,00,000, und the mining was dono fg the rough way, and the ore merely baked, and fn this way produced over six marks to the ton. Fiity dotlars per ton- in this way I3 too low a yleld to allow the miies to be worked. “Iheplacer digemga yield from three to five ounces of pald por dey per men. There are vast copper wind quicksilver am Dunits, which will be developed in thine, Wiat the country nceds {3 Chicagu encray il ciitel vrise, railroads, bridgus, ctv., nod slesnier neetion with the Unlted: otates. resiuentile Soto 18 a liberal man, who §s fosteriig und cn- couraglng emlgratlon, § ‘Ihe perty spent a very pleasant evenlng, wnd were huspltably entertalued by the host sud his temity, “To-morrow 1 nrty Wil look thrunzi our Institutions, tucludimg the Jall, Coun; Hosplual, statiun-houscs, schools, ete. R e—— X ELOPEMENT, Mueclat Dirpalch 10 Tha Tribuna, Vincexxgx, lud,, Feb, 20.—An elopenent in respectablo e ocenrred at Washington, twenty miles east of ihis city, yesterdav. alhic eloping parties are Mr. J, C, La Velie, Deputy Coanty Auditor, sud Miss Mottie, dangnter of Mr. i, W. Thompson, u prominent mvrcliant of that pluce, 1t fa uindorstoon thut e latier opposed und furbade the merrn e beeuuse Ly Vello 15 a Cattiolle. “They lelt aor Loudsviile, Ky, and were marrfed this woraa o= o ,le,mt AMEATRE. ERY |, Triumbhund Iteturn of the Drititant Nowr York Criterlon Commly Companye EYLNING {703 wac Am’ . “\ISU“‘I]. ks : WIDNEIAY nbaiinded iicerns o AND [an Upronclous iic, e vy sl SLTUHDAY taken with conyiiislons nY?:I“_J“gI:II';I it u:(hlll':.:fnuut un:.srl. ¥ ey |\ (evETeR Cunte driie MATIHEES, | wuile wiincanng Bouee bredih LILAS ‘ch. 22 Washitugton's Blrthday, Grand TJANIC SITO IR AT, And, after the pertormanee, wil, Ly spoolut requert, OHARGE OF THH LIGHT BRIGADI, Matinee to-morrow—IAN s T ay N ht b TG o LAN nd DREKD. Doun's tho faréy, DOVLS ‘s Surprise Pariyand Willle Edoola tn, $ 1IN THE Woul, AL TRDS, Slannaer cnd Prooristor. NIGHTS TH SON 0 P MU JOIN A STEVENS, . in iz own beautiful romantic tyl, entitled A PLAY OF ;U'le\:'l'hlro ik A 3 N v AHAT B I E“m::' lnp|mnrlcd:y hlsawn e play pru s Mr. ') a unu{{.-.r'.‘wéu‘n‘n‘ih AT i Ty e R Munduy—FHenders s TCORMICIE 1TA FRIDAY EVENING, FED. 21, AT B 0'CLUCH, " 8K URAND SYMPHONY CONCERT. Public Nobesrdal, Friday Morning, Feb. 21, 1 o'cioek. THE GRAND ORCHESTRA, Under tho direction of MR. ADOLIIL ROSENBECKER, WL e nasiafod by the velsbrated Tewor, * MR. GEORGE WERRENRATIL, + From New Yor, anil vur favorite Vlanlat, Mt BN BIBBLING. Adminton 1o Coneen, 1003 rACrTed 1AM, S5¢ exira, fumission to Pantl s plieacrvod wostd o7 wate &t G0t & Ronw tare, 160 Btdtust., on i Rlter Wedites lag, DIIQ’I’II()I'(II.I};E K LINA TETTENBORN |, In the Ureat Suvcess INA, the Milkvendor of . Gernantown, e L;H(I\\::l:h )l‘lnllnl ISM llil'L{. ML W, nk Noriuu, Clara Howanl, Parkir, M, W. Fioko, s B s o arken I, AN MATINEES TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, Z:0, Watsun #ng Ella Mrs 0, A Beennan and Cant, w Lisie, fenafor Prank ' el Tommy toroer, snd ' Ollo, wudd Mec W, 3, Thomsow 018 sl rain, LEOPOLU on FOIR A LIFE, el 1w, MAINEL NALL. turdsy, Fe TENNESSEEANS!! Tickets and Ressryed Seats ut Lyon & Nosly's, and ab Wesk Bldo hibrars: SeCURe Four Sebte AL ORCH: AUTONATIO DOOKRS. THE GREAT DESIDERATUM, Van Osdel’s Automatlo anré for Ulosing Elovator Openings., Tula much needod sad tinpartant tuvention s naw ta prectical viieraiti, " Bisty sleatue obsuiugs iy this Cliy ikt iceo doors attaclieds (hoy ulye pustoct gatiss ¥attiun Lo pariios uving item, 'Tiiey ko always closs except when ths slovator 18 pasalng, No porsod can tal TArURD tho vlovatur-way 8t aay Ums, The olovator caouvi -«unnmn“ e thao the Lixht of ous wtory. They proveut dre (n’m paping from ote quie e farce uf Lo elevator la oneu e s RS St alire thew, AT Ahtwe e ara L hig, e “"“.E-;“'%f%‘é.'fi“‘fi‘fifi : . 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