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ftvely dectined any format reception or parada. The Michigan delegation, however, colled on - him at hls house, and a nimber of the Senators nlao ealled and welcomed him back, He will be sworn in without delay. THE DLODGETT CASH. Tho Judiciary Committes did mot havo.a meetingon the Dlodgett case to-day, as had been espected. Fhe reason was because tho testimony fa not yet printed. < The Suh-Commit- + teo hins no anthority to maka any report on 1he subject. It was only instructed to tako the testimony, A8 enon as the testimony I8 printed it will be reported to the full Committee, whea the Iatter _will doubtless dircct Mr. Kooty s Chajfrman of the' Sub. Committee, to nrepare a roport € it shall bo ‘unnnlmons. Mr. F. 11, Winston, who hes been hiere a fow days on a pleasure trip, says that ho Is eatlaficd himsclf that there s no possible doubt that the report will entively and unant- mously exonerate Judge Blodgott, but it may, indirectly ot lcost, cemsuro Register Hibbard and Judgo Banga. REMOVED, Gen. Post, of Galesburg, 1. Consnl-General ‘0 Vienna, has finally heen removed, st s successor was to-day nomiuated fn the parson of James Weaver, of West Vieginia, HnoACH'S BUBSIDY. *I'ie Roach subskly peovle claim forly major- fty in the touse, amd boast that tliey have sirenetll enough to preveot efther Speaker Randall, or Cannon, of 1k, who {8 1he most sromounced enemy of the substdy, from de- Jenting thom. “Thelr purpase.§s, 1f the amend- sment shoukl be defented In tha Hotse, to pre- vent ibie appointment on the Cummittee of Conferenes of any member.of the Appropria- tlons Committer, nearly all of whom are op- posed to the subsidys TUE TELLER COMMITTEE, Senntor Thurman und his useoclates, who wero nce so inferested [ the leged Inthmidns tion and frand by Northern Republieans, scetn to have loat atl futerest tn the niatter. A Sub Committeaof the Toller Committee, with Sen- ator [Tonr for Chafruun, has been formed to ake o Northern Inveatigation, ami the Dem- ocrats have been notified thnt tho Bub-Com- mittee fs rendy to procesd with the Northern States wherever sl whenever the Democrats desire. The Infter, huwever, bave evinced no disposition to commencs the matter, atthough the Republicans are mul}' to mm‘mr[ any propo- sltlon that mu{ be made for aiull investiwstion of the aceusutiuns made by Scustor Thurmnn. THB CATTLE DISEASH. To the Western Associuted Pros. Wasminaroy, Feb, 8L—"the Seante Commit- tee on Agrieniture, with Mr, Paddock ns Chalr- man, to-day examined Samuel Brown, of Pitts- hurz, nud other witicsses with regurd to pletro. pnewmonia tn cattle, ANl coneurred that the country I8 free from. this discase, and Jette from Kentucky, Oblo, Illinofs, Texas, nul Ne- braska showed that fact. OnTong Tatand the disease I3 belng **stamped ont.”? CORRECTION. In {he report of Wednesday's proceedlugs in {he Ilouse the nnme of Butler (Mass.) was by a curlous telegraphie mistake fnjected duto the svcceh made by Mr. Fryeg of Malue, so_tiat Jwrtion of the speceh was atiributed to Butler. TuaL gentleman took no part fn the debate. THE POUR PER CENT3. Subseriptions to the 4 per-cent Government loan to-day ngaregated 86,053,850 NOTICH OF ANOTHER UALT. The Beeretary of the Treasury will, on Mon- doy uext, 1ssuc o call for the redemption of $20,000,000 520 bonda of '65, consols of "7, NOMINATIONS. The President nominated Edward E. Lane, of Ilinols, ns United States Conswd at Tuustuly d, 1. 8tewart, Pennsylvania, United States Cousul at Antworp; James Riley Weaver, of West Vir- ginta, United States Cousul at Vienna. v TILE PHESS AND THE TRLTORALIL, WasimiNatoN, Feb, 18~Mr. Goodsell np- pearcd this mornime befure the Senate Ruitroad Committoe considering the vl of Senator Joues to suthorize the uso of railrond tel- ceeaphle lines for commercial purposes. "llo spoke in behnll of the New York Ira(xhlc and he National Associated Press, eritfelelng thy rolatjons_betweon the New York Associated P'ress and the Western Unlon Telegraph Com- pany, and complainlog of the manner In which the Natfonnl Assochated Press bns heen treated by the telegraph campany. In responss to o question, Mr, Goodsall sald the bill now bolore the Committeo would open the way toa tel- egraph sysien 80 powerful na to bo n cuarantee _ngafust absorptidn, sud 1o aiford Jower rates to thie press, Mz, J. W. Simonton replied to Mr. Uoovdsell, polntiugr put that Nis argument, so far s the Associatod Press was concerned, 18 hat the lute er hns an excellent und perfected organization, wlich 13 valuable ns o franchise; thut {ts com- petitors admit thelr inability to create or neen- mulate n similar propartys”And that, therefore, Congreas gught not to fnfervenc and reducs the Assoclated Prees to the Jevel of itsrival, ile also called nttentlon to tlic fact that Mr. Good- sell’s statement showed the wmatter ln contro- wersy to be o business flabt he- tween rival privato business or- fiunlmuons, with which Congress should avo nothing whatever 10 do. Mo pointed out that newspapers sre not missionary onter- priscs, but are published for prufit, iwnd that newsgaper publishers cannot bo expected to ive to their campetitors the use of thelr own cllities for doing busiuess with puceess. Re- lying to the statement that the Assoclated Y’rcss ctit the Washingtsn Lost off from its re- orts n an {mproper manner, and that it had demnanded the distissal of Mr, Buell from that oflice, Mr, Bimonton suld that the 2’ost hud heen et off because, nfter months of expostulation, 4t persisted {u viotating o general regulation o he Assoclated Press. THE RECORD, BUNATR, Wasixaroy, I, U,y Feb, 81.—Mr, Voorlices Intraduced n bl suthorizing and requiring the Beerotary of the Treasury to relssue Unlted Htatea legal-tender notes now held for the re- Qemptionof the fracttoual currency and part of such notes heretofore retired from elreulation wnder the aet of Feb., 14 to the aggregate amount of §26,652,200, and ta expend the same o payment of such clajns for arrears of pen- ston s mny be allowed under the act of Jan. 25, 3870, Referred, * Mr. Ingalls, from the Committeo on Pansions, reported un amendment to the bill muking an appropriation to pay arrears of peisions, The provisions of the amendment oro similar o thoss of the Dbl introduced in tho Nouse 'to regulate nient of pension cases. Tho smendment also provides that applications for arrears af ponsion must ba fiied before Jan. 1, 1850, After that thine pensions will commence from the date of the applicatiou. Referred, 3 Mr. Baunders, from the Committee on Indian Aflmrs, reported without amendment the Ben- ate LI to authorize the Presldent temporarily 10 trausfer tho custody of the control and mau- agement of certaln Indian tribes fram the. to- terlor to the War Dopuartment. FPlnced on the calonder. Bllis on the calendar posscd as follows: * Senate bill for the reliof of homestend settlors on publle lunda, Benate b to pay Sam B, Me. Lin, Tate Associnte Justice of the Tureitory of Now Mexico, his compensation for the perlod durity which he parformed the dutiea of the ofllee. Mr. Cameron (W!a.) prosented s petition of citizens of Wiscousin praying for an amendment to the Constitution of the Unlted Stutes pro- viding that after vear 1890 all male citizonas over 1ho ngo of 21 shall be possessed of certain edu- catfona! qualiications hefore belug allowed the right ot sullrage. Referred, Mr, McPherson called up the Bepato bll] to omend certain provisions of the Reviseld Btat- utes relating to the transportation of unlinnls, uud in uxplavatlonthercot wald the bill had o iwofold object: First, to prevent cruslty tu unfmalsy and, secomly to provide good lealthy wmeat for the people. The Senute bill proposed that animals should be ullowed to rest soven hours ufter belng unloaded from the cars, in- stead of fve. 1t turther provided that in case avimals wers fed and waterod fu the cara they auht bo Kept thereln sixty consceutive houre, Un motlon of Mr. Davis (11L), the bill was smended s ns to provide that animals shall noy Du kent fn the cars more then forty-five hours mstead of alxty, sithough they mizht Lo fed and watered, Mr. Mclherson subwitted an amendmout au- thorlzing tie Hecratary of the Treusury Lo ap- pofut au sgent at eacli of the fullowiug places: Fogtlan), “Boston, New York, Philsdelphia, Jaltimore, Norful'{, New Orleans, aud Gulves- tans such agent to Inspect all live animalg de- sigued for oxportation, und cortify aa to thelr Lealthy conditlon. “The DU then passod. Appropriations were ngreed to as follows: lucreastug the appropriation (or the o&l'ngl gfticers und men trom $9,650,000 to flo striling out of the House bill the cla ihe adjust- ‘I'he Scuato then proceeded with the consid- cration of the Army Appropriation bill, und the amendments provosed by the Commlities on 5o gflows ing officera & commutation_ of §11 por room for quarters lnstead® of §10," wnid forblddiug any zoinmutation for sorvauts’ quartors, Amendments allowine ofticers on the frontier mileawro for other travel thun h{y rattrond, and ropealing sv much of thie act ot July 4, 1870, 08 probiblts payment of milegge for travel over any tafirond on wirch troops und supnlles of the United States ure entitled to be trausported free of charge, were aereed {0, “The clause authorizing rafiroad comnanles to ranmmit telegrams over their liues for the tov. erument sl for the gencral bublic at rates Lo o fixed by the Government. Aecording to the ytovisions of TitleBhaf the Revised Statutcs was vasseid just as U came lrul!l tho House, no amendment being mado cither by the Senats Committee or in_the Benate. Tho vlause was not even disenssed, “['Tie aecttons referring tothe reorzanization of the army having been reached, Mr, Blaine sakd the Committes on Appropridtions had reported in favor of striking out - thesa sections, oh the round that thero was not time fu the fow re. wainlug daya of the scasion to go inta this con- pileated question of army reorganization. “The Committee had directed "him to suivest to the Henntu that thu question of army reorganization bu postponad until the next sesston, 5 Mr. Beck thought {t best for the Senato to perfect (e scetions proposed to he atricken out, g0 that the bl might go fnto conferenco with the sections ameuded satisfacturlly to the- Sen- le, Pending discussion, Mr. Ferry called up the Tlougo resolution in mentory of” thie late G Alpheus 8, Willtang, member of the Houso from Michignn, Abproprinte remarks upen the 1ife nud claracter of deceasod wore made by Messra, Terry, Dawes, Cockrell, Plumby aml Muxey. Sultablo resolutions were adopted, and the Senate, ns o furiher mark of reapect to the nemory of deceased, adjourned until to-mor- ToR, i nonss, An cffort Lo proceed with the Leglslative Ap- propriation bitl was nmmsonlmd by the advocetes of thu morning hour, who were finally sucecss- ful, und private bills swere consldered, ~ At the expirotion of tho morning hour a con- teat.arose a8 to the vrder of bushicss, My, Cox (N. Y.) pressiie hls Census bill, Mr. lale the Approbriation bill, and Mr. Bright the private calendar. Messra. Tucker antt Wood antagonized all these propositions with a motfon 1o procced to I||u)mmmamnou of business on the Spealer's table, “fhe House finally went Into Committeo of the Whole on the private ealendar, The pend- iz bilL was that for the reliel of John I, Avmn- strond, of Virginia, on_account of wharf-prop- erty oveupled by the United States wrmy in Alosamirta duringthe Wur, Mr, Hupton stated that the loyalty of the elnimant had been fully proved, and “the only question wns whether Congress was polng to pay any claim of that character, ‘I'he Vote on the present cuso would be a de- cisive one n8 to all casca of the samy character. Mr, Eden, whils e aupported the bill, ex- pressed himself n favor of o constitutional amoendment forbldding ihe payment of all claims orleinating in the War which pavo not wlrondy Leen adjusted. Mr., Hays safd that, although clalms might come In under the plea of loyalty, they were presented und advocated by disloyal men, Gen- tlemen on the other slde did uol advocate the clatms of loyal men, Eden Inquired |f the Republican Congress n had been comrusud of disloyal meng that was the Congress which had paesed an uct under which 22,000 claims, amounting to £60,000,600, nad been presonted. 'Yhe constitutlonal amend- ment which o favored would close the door nratust all war<lalms, whether comiog from the North or Bouth, under the plen of loyulty or distoyalty. Mr, Banning thought that it would have heon est ot the eonclusion of the War to have adopt- cd a vonstitutional amendment probibltiug the pavinent of sl war-claims, The Confederates had not been entivled to anything, mid the loyal wen had been sufiiclontly vakd {o having the Uove nt of the Unlon sived to thetn, Mr. gex opposed the bl und several sharp pnsses veeurred hetweon him and Eden, Finally Mr. White (Pa.) moved ‘to striko out thies enmeting clanse ol the bill, nud it was agreed to withont a division, In pdvoeating the next bill on the calendar, far 1h payment of 86,000 to 4. A, H, Richards, of Virginin, for supoles furnished the uriny auring the War, Mr. Shelly stated be had no sympathy with thut class of claims, s oeople who bad to hear tho burden of tuxation had no symypathy with {t, but it was vne of the penal- t&-a of thie War which the people of the South must accept. Ay, Brage oppoged tho bill. 'Thero: -had heen Witle or no lovalty In Vieglnly, sxeent such us hnd been enforced by a vordon of goliliers with bayoncts, und then ithad thrived moat lustily upon the supplics the commlssaries of the army had furnished. < Mr, White (I0.) moved-to atrike out the cnact- fngz ctousu of the bill. Agreed 1013 nuys, 48. - A number of Democrats voted {u thie nffirma- tive, while elzht or ten Republicans voted fn the negative, "Il vext bill'was one for payment: to John Zumateln or $10,000 for supplles furnishied by him, s sutler of the army, at the conclusion of the hattle of Shiloh. AMr. Kulferaupported the bill. Mr, Br said that the chlef merlt in the bill was that the cldmant eamo from Ohlo. "The cluf was n worse one than ono for the robbery of a bun-roost conld be, Butlers had generally munaged to take caro of themselves, and it was, somotimes thelr practico to rob the soldier, He moved Lo striko ot the enacting clause of the bill, Agrced to without division. Mr, Caldwoll suoported thy next hitl on the ealendary for the vellef of Hiram Johnson amd others, of ‘Tennossce. Defore, however, pro- cendingzto speak on that bill, he calted attention to the fuct. thut u statement, had been published aume thme aio citing the clalin of Mrs, llorbert, of Loulsna, reported by him, na o specimen brick of the prand simicture of war-tlaims which the Southern peoaple wauted pald. The Nepubdean Comumitteo bad distributed ftos o campalien documont, and e had been erlticlaed for reportingz sich t claint. The fact should alsa bave. been wtated that this very bill had heen threo times rovorted upon favorably by the Reputilicans, once by Mr. Conger, nnd twice [n the Seunte by Senators Mitel and Wadleigh., It had beenstated that not 5 pep ceut of the neopic of the South had remabied loyul to the tuion, A gentlemon who had followed the United Btates flug into the South ought to know petter than that, * He stood here honest enonch to do justico to the loyat peopte of the South, Hut for the loyat element in the Southiern States the history of the couutry would nat lave besn written as It lus Leen, 1u more than one battle. theld §t had been the Southern arms and hearts that hud turned the tido of battlein favor of the Unlow, ‘These loyal persons fn the Bouth were nuw asled Lo sacriticy their clulms for the bene- ival the country, Why not usk as well the bondholder to sacrifice themaselves for the good of the countryd P Mr. White (I’a.), o reply to Afr. Caldwell, statedd Uit whentho elafin of Mra. (erhert lud been reported hio lind consldered 1t as o bold und unblushing fraud. The Solleitor of the Ireas- ury bad s2nt an oflleer to Loulsiana to examine the claim, nud his report had shown it to baa fraud. 1o aléw opposed the pending it If ft were passed, b} should he passed rohubursiug 2,000 to the Tewn of York, Pa., ou nccount of losses ncurved through araid mads by Uen, Early during the (iettyaburg camnajen. On motion of 8¢ White, the enacting clause to the bitl for the relief of Hiram Johnson und othiers, of Tenneasee, was atrickun out. “The only Ul agreed to by the Comuiltteo was one for iho rellel of Ulbbs & Co.,y of Churles- tol C. ‘I'lie Committes then rose, aud the IHouso ad- Journed, MEMPHIS. . The Natlopal nnd State Governments nt Loggerhonds Mesrns, Teun,, Febo 20.—A bowmbshell tu thu shepe of a private telegram was reeolved this atternoon, to the offuct that Uov, Marks had, In a couversation, rafd ho would hoid every ofllcer to n strict accountabllity who turned over any offects of the late City of Memphts, no watter by whom ordered, ‘Fhistu- dicates that the Btateo will nfluolm a Recclver, A bl looking to that ewd {8 being rrumrud wnd will be introduced fn the Leglsloture ‘o n day or two., It is thought that this action of the Quverfor Wil Dring about a clash of nul.lmm(y betwoun the Jecelver appolnted h{ Judge Baxwer, of the United Btotes Cireult Court, und the Reeelver tu be sppofuted by the Governor. At o}l events, the prospects sro most flattering for u ight over the remalng of the defunct corporation. ‘The ofllcers of the lats vity, by sdvico of counscl, will refuss to turn over what effects they muy have o their nossession, i 4 demand §s made upon them b, Judge Lathan, the Receiver lutely appolnte by Judge Baxter, e ————— e OBITUARY. New Yonk, Feb, 91,~Ex-Mayor Westervelt dled to-day, need 70, He was the bullder of 174 SO RO et pateh t0 720 T elat Dlspatek to Tre Tribuns ul.mmn\lll.x Feb. 21,—Mr, Heory Denlson, father of Capt, M, Ocnisou, ex-Marshal of Cliu- tou, died at his restdonco yosterduy. Mr, Deuie sou was aneof the first settlers of DulVitt County, He lived to the extrema -}m of 80 yenrs, uind was hul e z:l el it ule and hearty within a fowdaye REIGN. The Government's Amnasty Bill Passed by the French Deputies. PRERs. . S French Municipalities Grant- ing Aid to Returned Communists, Bismarck Advocates 1lis Protection Schemo in the Reichstag. t1e Acknowledges a RadicalChange of Views on the. Tariff Question. Russian Authoritics Announco & Deelded Deerease in the Plague. The Ameer Still Wandering in the Outskirts of His Domain, Another List of Quite Prominent English Failures. FRANCE. RECEPTION. Panis, Fob. 21.—The Princo and Princess Hahenloho recoived at the Gorman Emnbnssy yestordny n compnny which' included nll shades of politios, Presidont Grevy, M. Gambetta, the Dukoe d'Aumnle (ropresontn~ tivo of tho Orlenns Irinces), Gen. Fleury, and other distinguished Bounpartists, wera prosent, . RELIEE VOTED. PAnts, Fob, 21,—T'he Radieal Municipality has voted 25,000 francs for the rolief of the paor on the anniversary of the Republic of 1848, and St. Onon has voted 10,000 franes townrds tho relief of tho roturning Com- munists, TIE AMNESTY BILL PASSED. ‘Vereatutes, Feb, 21.—The dobate on tho Awnesty bill was resumed o the Chamber of Dapaties to-day. M. Marion argued that if it wns proposed to leave tho Alinistry of tha 16th of May untouched, full and com- ploto amnesty must be granted. An amond. ment offered in thia senso, howevoer, was re- jeeted, M. Clomenconu supportod Louis Blanc's proposal for plenary amnosty, arguing that the Government’s bill, by granting partial amuesty, tonded to perpetunto the oppross- ion. Blanc's proposal was then rejected by o vote of 863 to 165, M. Gatenauw's amendment granting com- pleta mmnnesty to nll sxcept nssnssins, in- condiarios, and persons.who had beon crim- ionlly convictod provions to the Commune waa nlso rejected, nlthongh supported by the TRadieals on the ground that the Govern. ment's bill unconstitutionally transferred tho power of the Chambors to grant nmnesty to tho Executive. L S Bovernl other amendments woro, rejectod. 'I'ho Government's bill was finally adopted, 840 yons to 99 nays, Tho Bonapartists voted with o majority. | s ASTRAW. ., i Paws, Fab, 21,—1It is aunounced that Do Mavcere will not hold d'¥ocoption.on Tuoes- day noxt. Itis belioved that this signifies Tis rosignation from tho Cobinet, STEPPED DOWN. 1t is stated that Gizot, Prefect of Polico, Tias resigned or been dismissed. GERMANY. TILE TOBACCO TAX, Berwwy, Fob, 31,—The rates fixsd in the DLill proposed by tho Minister of Finance for the incransed duty and tax on tobacco are 70 wnrks per huadrod weight on imported, nnd 40 mnrks por hundred woight;on home- grown tobaceo. Tha present rates are 43 and 20 morks, respoctively. THE DIET PROROGUED, Benury, Fob, 21.—Count S8tolborg-Wer- nigerodo to-dny closed the Prussian Diot, Reeapitulating tho rosults o¥ tho sossion, Lo aaid an undorstanding had Leen established in regard to the Lroad prineiplos of the Prus. slan fluanenl policy, paving tho way for an undorstanding rospecting tha finanalal policy of tho Empive, The Governmont had ro- solved to uso thoir full power to farther thoir projects of cconomical reform in tho Kiug- doni IN TIE REICHSTAG. During the dobata in tho Relchatag to.day on the treaty of commerco bolweon Gormany and Austrin, Bismarck said ho was not alto- gother opposed to treatios of commerce, but evory snoh engagemont mustinsuro protootion for homeo industries, o fullysupported tho commereinl viows prosented in tho specch from the throne., 1o lad no wish to deny that ho had changed his views ou this subject, but in former times he had hoon influonced by the importance of presorving friondship with France, and proventing Anstin from disrupting the Zotlvercin, Even now ha should prefor to contlue himsolf to n fow cuatomns duties, but ho oited the opposi- tion to the tobacco projeot to show that thiv way impossible. 1o cowd affonl to lenve posterity to decido botwoen himsalf und his finanolul eritics, KLECTLN, . Tnrsuav, Feb. 21.—At the second ballot hore for member of the Reichatag, Horr Freund, Progrensist, was oleoted, rocoiving 8,05 votes, whilo 1lerr Kraecker, Socialist, has 7,644, COLDLY RECRIVED, Benuy, Fob, 21,—DBlumurck's gpocch in {ho Reichstag to.dny was vory coldly ro- colvad, GREAT BRITAIN, FAILURKS, LoxpoN, Feb, 21,—John Mallby, merchant, of Mincing Lago, has failed, Liabilitios, £68,000, Also Jiartnnn, Protiyman & Muam. ford, morchants, Habilitics unknown; Ham. uel Raing, auctionecer, of Mauchester, labill- tiew, £56,000; A, Dodson, weolen manu- facturer, of Innorleithon, Scotland, Hubili- tiea, £00,000; snd Brydon, woolen mnuu- fucturor, “ut Selkirk, Scotland, liabilitics, £60,000, DEAD, Toxvoy, Tob, 21,—John Parry, a slogor, and John Olark, on Euglish comediay, aro dend. BNOW, % Bix iuchos of snow in London nnd vicioity lost night impodes trafie. Parls had nsnow- 1ol yestorday, 'The Ooutinental tolograph was {nterrupted and wuch Eastorn nows do- layed, WILL DR RELEASED, Loxnpox, Feb, 21,—Patrick McNamara, ac- HEI CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: 15/ RDAY- FEBRUARY 22, I879—TWELVE PAGES. cused bf the murdor of Patrick Konrnoy, in County Clare, and at whona {rint iha jury disngroed, fa to Lo roleased on coudition of lenving the ecpuntry, the Government pay- ing his oprna,‘nu 1o the United States. ATGITANISTAN. THE AMEER'S EMBAS: 1y Cabl to New York Herald, Tasnrusp, Lurkestan, Fob, 10.—Tho Al ghan Timbnssy, nccompaniod by Gen. Insg- noff, nrrived ot Samareand at noon on Mone dny, and was recoived with groat ceromnony. I'lhe Afghnn Ambassadors wero prosent Inst night at a ball given by tho - Govornor of Bamnrcand. Thoy lenvo to-day for Tash- kend, in carringes, with. post-horsos and snito of twenty.five porsous on horgobaok, I am in n position to aftrm thint Gen, Kauf- moun has roceivad instruetions to decline all propositiony from the Afghan Ambassadors, the exnct naturo of whose mission s not yot known liero, A dispatoli from Prineo Gortachnkofl nn. nouuces that o frosh courior sot out from St. Petoraburg with dispatchios immadintoly aftor tho conclusion of tho troaty with Purkey, 'Thiu courier will nrrive at Tashe keud on or about_Sunday, aud Gon. Kauf- mann will thon detide whother ta go ‘to Bt. Tetorsburg or not. B THE AMEER To the TWestern Associated Press, T.oNpox, Feb, 21,—1Tho Ameer of Afghan- istan ig anid td bo still on Afghan territory, at Khulw, or Tashkurgow, south of tho Oxue, , BGYPT. ; TRANQUIT. Ciano, Feb. 21.—Tranquillity is restored. The Khedive's son, Mohnmmed Towfik, the helr-apparent to the throne, {8 expeoted to succeed Nubnr Pashn. . THE KHEDIVE'S LITTLE OAME, Pantg, Fob, 21.—A clpher telegram ro- coived kero snys that the Khodive, being dis- plansed at the rofusal of the Cabinet to folfill tho engngoments of the pravious Miniatry, and its failuro to maet his demauds concern~ ing tho civil list, incited tho disbanded offi- corn ngniust the' Ministors, so that o disturb- ance might lead to.his reswwming personal Talo, . ! e TR PLAGUL. OERMAN OMNION, Brnray, Fob,' 2L—At tho sitting of tho Medicnl Boclety, Dr. Virchou delivored a looturo on theplague, doclaring that the epidemic provailing in Astrakhan is tho Enst- ern plagne. He said tho monsures ndopted by tho Germsy’ Govornment wero of o too genoral character, Attontion should bo prin- cipally direotod to tho mocessity of plucing the avmy xlu\\mxh\g from Turkey under medical inspection. THE DISEASE DISAPPEARING, Br. Prrensputa, Fob, 21.—Gen. Melikoff tolographs that ot & singlo casa of opidemic flincas oxists thronghout his jurisdiction Tho military Fopdons iclating tho differout villnges haveiboen ubolished. he gencral cordon only is rotained. Brentan, Fob.'21,—~Tho Oficlal Gazette con- firma Gen. Molikofl’s favorable report, and soys it is bolle¥od that nftor ton dags the northern portian of Astrakhan may bo safely declared retiovdd from the quarautine, as it will then havg con freo from sickness for forty-two days. - . *fho Russiah papers, bowever, continue to raport opiderich, ospecially diphtheria. 1N BT, PETERSBURG, OpessA, Fobo21,—Tho Noves Vreinya. ro- ports that theto has Leon n daoth from Hiberina plagad in the St. Nickolas. Hogpital, at 8t. Petoratifjrg. STURKEY, TAE DOBRUDSCUA, Toxpoy, Fn&. a1,~T'he Powers have de- cided torefer the Dobrudscha-boundary ques- tion to the Atfibassadora at Constautinople. Tho Austrinn Governmont, before nssenting, insistod thnt she docision of the mejority muet bofinal, £ which tho Russion Govern- meut agraed. o B EATEY TO DEATIL ‘CoxgranTivorry, Tob, 21,—Tho Grock Archbishop of Advinuoplo has beon beaton to death by somo Bulgarions, Tha Greeks hero e indignant, and thres thowsaud of them requestod of tho Patriorch permission to attond the fineral, i ‘MEXICO. REVOLUTION. 8aN Taaxcifoo, Fob, 21.—A San Diego dispatch says the Union's specinl from Tue- son this ovenink says n private lettor from a rolinblo citizon of Sonorn, dated Magdalona, Jan. 19, enys: Ures this woek,' and am perfeotly satisfied that n rovolution hins cowamonaed, 'Wo lnow Soreni bas prononuced in Alamos, but no furthor nows hos renchod here, , Wo nvo i hopes the Fedoral troops will mterforo and stop tho revolution,” : 2 BURMAIL THE BECENT MASSACRE. OALouTTA, Fob, 21.—Turther intolligence from B3nndalny; tho Capital of Iurmab, statos that gmn& consternation pravails in consequenca of tha Royal murders. Tho vie- tims numbered olghty-six, Lho dolalls of the masancre, a3 roported, are horrible. Brit- ish intorferonco.. is hoped for by the poople 1o provent more bloadshod. RUSSIA,. SUSPENDED, Loxnox, Fob, 21,—A Berlin dispateh nu- nounces that the Ruski Mir, of St, Potors Lurg, has Loon obliged to suspend publicn. tlon for conuuenting upen the deplorable condition of the: country and tho dospotic wauner in which'it fs govorned, OVERFLOW, I'ho waters of the Vistula havo ovorflowed and submerged forty villages near Warsaw. DENMARK, TUVRA'S DOWRY, Corexitaaey, Fob, 21,—Tho cauons of tho radical mombers of tho TFolkething has do- tormined to rejecd the motlon for the Princoss Thyrw's dowry, - ‘Uhe dissolution of the Chawber is buminout. BOUTII AT'RICA, RMALL-TOX. Oare Toww, Fub, 21,—Tho Dritish stoam corvotto Nondleea has arrivod, with oight cased of small-pox on hoard, TTALY, VRECAUTIONARY. Roue, Fob, 21,—The Itnlina Govornmont has prohibited the hinportation of American swino or any proparstion of thely flesh as a precaution against trichiunsls, ALASKA, SAN Fuaxcisco, ¥eb, 81,—A Portlund als- patch says thy loteat sidvices from Port Town- send suy the United Statos revenue cutter Wal- cott had taken on board a largzo supply of pro- vialons und was about ready to start for Sitku. The vessel was very Inadequatoly provided with arma und ammunltion, sud much dithiculty was vxperienced in obraintnyg small,arme. ‘The conmandor of the vessol was oblied to borrow such rilles a8 could by procured, us thu cutter bad poue, . CRIMINAL NEWS. A Fearful Family Tragedy Enacted in the Town of Snead- ville, Tenn. The Fathor, Mother, amt’ Sister Kitledd During o Des= perate Flght. The Nogro Qoormo Washington Hanged Yesterday at Louis- ville, Ky, Urenking of tho Rope, and DBratal Conduct of the Speetatorss A Colored Journoyman-Murderor Sen- toncod to Death at Nashville, Tenn, A Angell, Both Rogue and Fool, Arrives Safely in Phila- 5 delphia. A FEARFUL TRAGEDY, Brecial Dispateh to The Tvibune. Monmisrows, Tenn., Feb. 21.—Tho lttle county town of Suneadville, Hauncock Caunty, near here, nud away from railroad communica- tion, has witnossed o tragedy that exhibits a curfous phase of justice.. About cight miles {rom hero there lived a ferw weceks ngo o woll-to- do family of farmers called the Eppersons, The family consisted of futhier, motlicr, four sons, and two dnughters, The father was o good man, Lut wos accaslonally under the Influcnce of drink. At such times he was dangerous, sarly, I havo roturned from,| and unmanageable, Thora had been somg talk about the relationsof the man and his wite, butit was generally believed that thera was nothing serious between them, A short tima elnee Ep- “porson canio bome one dny under the influence of liquor nnd nt ones began to quarrel with his wife. 1n afew moments they camo to blows, and he was beating her yery severely, At this juncture Joe, ane of the'sous, run in, and, seoing {ho statu of things, went to the protection of lils mother, Ie was a deformed man, baving heen borm with bot ono orm. As ho foterfered 4n the fizht, the father turned from bis wife and attacked Joo savagelys declariug he would kil him. Beiug hard-press- ed, Joo shipped out’ o knifeand commonced cutting hls father, In a fow moments he had cut the old man down tothe flnor, 1Intho meantime, his older brother cutored the room, . and, scolng Joo engaged In ndeadly conflict with his father, determined to tako his father's part. o thereforo drew hls pistol and leveled it at Wis brother. Beforo he could fire hig mother ran between Joo ahd {he platol aud vo- ceved the Lall in her heart. ‘Theson flred agaio, and thls time struck his slater In the oo} und onve agaln, this time giving a boy— Martin—a flesh wound, Tho fracas was stopped here by the condition of the fatlier and wother, Inaehort timothe mother died, having baen shot by her cldest son, Before dving ahe begeed that her stayer showld not be prosccuted, as he had killed lher wniutentlonally, and’ she did npot blame Wm for interfering for his father, The father died also, havlug been kiled by bis second son. It Is sald that before he dled he wlso forgave his slayer, soving thnt the son lus a right to take the part of ls mother, The sister, who'bad been shot 1o tho knee by her eldest brother, dled also. Ot course the terrible tragedy created intonso excitement. A sort of preliminary trial of the men was had, and they were acquitted of any blamo fn the matter. The son who killed his fother was held to have acted purcly in self-de- fense, nud the son who Killed his mother and sister was held to have done so accldontally whtle futerfering to provent the commisston of an. unlawitl net, iiharty, nud have been at large ever alnee. Ik 18 donbtful If the matter will ever como into court agatn, ‘Uhe sons express great sorrow over the affalr, but ore known to Lo pretty deaparate characters. GEORGE ‘VASIHN(;TON’S DEATH=- DAY. v . dpectal Dispaich to The Tritune, LoursvitLe, Ry., Fob, 81,.—Georgo Washing- ton, convicted for rape upon the person of Frances Otte, and sentenced to be hanged hero to-day, was exceuted o fow minutesbefore noon, 1o apeut lnst night in sleep nnd mauifestedmo nervousness whutover this morning. o con- fossed nothing, speaking pleasantly to ail who nddressed him. His last request was that the physfeluns, who bad promised thelr afd in restorlng life after hang- Ingz, e given his body, The reverend Catholic privsts present used thefr influenco to the last to prevent this, and it was geuerslly supposed had galned their point, Washimston, however, preferred the bellef bis fenorance gave bim that tlie uhyslclous would reatore his life to tho cor- tainty of belug blessed with religion. At 11:45 Sherift Hamliton asked if ail was ready, and slanated to the Deputy in the pox, when tho ropo was cut which hetd the drop, and Washing- ton's body shot downward for four feet, and, with a viclous snap, the stender cord broko und 1io Iay prone upon his back, In the mud bencath the scaffold, An oxclamation of horror broke from thoso on tho seaffold, und the great crowd yelled, As quickly as possible ho was brought up ngain in the arms of the Sherlil's aaslatants and lafd on the platform, tho fathers rapldly ro- veatlug prayers 08 1he physiciana folt his pulso to know If ho were yet doad, 'The neck wns broken nud but o sight pulsation was found. (ireat dillenlty was experlenceo fu removing the noose, und, duriug tho attempt to do o, a brute 1n the crowd yelled, “ Ouit his throat? Finally the ropa was romuved, the drop rendjusted, a new three-quarter fuch rope put in placo, wid, Ticld up by the oflieers, the atready neavly-dead man was again put upon’ the drop, the nooso adjusted, aud at 1145 the drop fell a seeond Ume, und George Washington swung Dutween heaven und earth, paying the penalty ot his great erime, At tho expiration of tho first minute his pulse was bLut six, and soon consed. At 13:05 ho woa doad, but, owing to thefatlure of the undertaker to appear, the body was nllowed to romaiy havging for ahout twenty minutes, bohyg cut down abous 1316, “Ihe crowd yetled ‘und shricked as ho was dropped tho second thme, snd elamored loudly for plecea of the rope, while o clforts could keep them back from the scalfold, which swayed back and forth from tho pressure, as (£ about to fall each moment. Turnkey Giraft-soys thut Washington told him, a few days since, thot be had dreamed thut the rape would break ghres times before ho would dle, Tt was u drean pot unexpeeted from a may 1 bis position, but the breaking but once wus suiliclent ta horrity everv man ol auy senafbill- ties i the crowd, HIGAMY,. Bpeclal Disugteh to The Tribune. Prrrspuna, Pa,, Feb, 91,—It was doveloped todday that Thomas I, Dixow, wha {8 a prominent member of the luverly Minstrol Troupe, now plaving fu this city, is a bicamist, It apoears that ho was morried to o Plttaburg ludy in 1867, with whom he lived for soveral years, Ilethen jolned a strolling thentrical company und left his wife and threw ehildren, the {ssue of the marriage, to inake thelr own way fn tho world. Last Monday Dixon married another woman in Clncinnmtl, whom he brought to this clty, putting up at ono of the principal hotels, where thoy have been living in high style. Wife No, 1, hearing of Dixon’s sccond marrluge, to-dny went betoro an Aldermnan and made au Information acalust him for bigginy, but sha subsequently withdrow the prosecution, on Dixon promtsing to discard wife No. 2, gettiug a divoree from her, and contributing, ng n Lusband and father should, to the support of bty family, ‘The Cinclonati womun says Dixon ropresonted bimaelf ta her as a slnglo mag, und that she will have nothing further to dowith Wim. ‘This Is supposed to bo 8 “ulind " to engble Dixon to cacaboe theclutehs hey wers therefore setb-at |. e8 of tho Jaw. Dixon I8 an old fitesburgor, having restded hero for suveral yeara previous to hls marritgo b 1867 working i oue of the Flnq: factorics on the South Side, His fest wite s in very destitule elreumstaness, Sho Is o mamber of the M, K, Chureh, nid anjovs g good reputation, Tha affale las croated considernble excitenient In theatrieal clreles, What the up. sliot of it will b remuina to ba seen, SURANCE, Opinions Regarding the Import Action of the Mutual = Life. — Beliof that with ¥ Great Compan Reduco, —_— Exterminatory Effect _Small Competing ¢ panies, SENTENCED TO DUATIL Speelal Dispateh to The Tribune, Nasuvapik, Tenn., Fob. 2l—Ata fow min- utes bofore § o'clock this morning, Knox Mar- t, eolored, whose trial for the murder of John Whittomier and wife, In Boll's Hemd, twelve miles from Nashyille, on the 14th of Inat month, ended yesterday alternoon, was broiight fnto the Criminal Court tu recelve the verdlet of the Jury. Promptly at 0 the jury .entered and ren- dored a yordiet of murdar in the Nirat deares without mitigating elrcumatances. Not a teaco of omotion was visihlo on the features of the prisaner, who, whon asked by Judge Seorles it he tind anytling to say why seutence should not be passed on biin, replied by a negative shake of the hends Io was then sentenced to dle Mareh 28, wupon gallows crectell within - ono mile of the Court-llouss, ami was recommitted to jail, where he was visited this afternoon by W. A, Thomas, s principal at- torricy, who asked if he wanted to enter s mo. tion for a new trial In the ovont of o refusal of the avpeat to the Supreme Court, At thesamo tima he told hitn be believed it would do no gooud, Martin told bim to appeal, but, shortly afterward, ordered him Lo let the law tako its course. ‘e dooined mau seems totally Indit- ferent to fate. It s betleved lie ls insanie to o slight extent. Gorge Berry, whp, iU 18 8sus- lmmd. planned the murdar, Ia atill’ confined . in jail, und will ba trled for tha erime, and fa Hkely to aulfer tho fato of Martin, - A conomy ty, Yy Can Bon Ay om- —_— A TinrgosIoartod Way of Othor Poople's Mon C— S Rpecial Dispateh to The Tyipuna, anw\mm; Fely 21,—~The opinfons of Mutual Life poliey-lalders, 5o faras mmmm liere, are genorally tavarable to the Jatesy 3 on the part of tha trustecs, which whs to s tute a reductlon of 15 per cent on rates ;uum. rebate plan. Robert W, Hale, of Chicago, 15 bk he most, prominent of the dIsM\IIMlnII M\?“ holders -of the Mutual Life In the “‘cs{m ? Iing becn colleetityg aomo statistics to sty 1" extravagance of tho management. He lme the four most rolable nna oldest nfk siirance companles in the cotintry, % compared thelr cxponses ! 1;2d the Jast flush yeor aftor the War, wity helr a pensos in 1877, when times wern unusua)l; h:l. und business-men were cngag fid ed in their exponditures. ‘The expenditures ;?n:]r)lm four Companies fn the two speclil as follows: R s e Expanding N oy MURDERED . TRACITER, Speetal Dirpateh to The Tribune, J Pirrsnund, Pa., Feb, 21.—Mr, Austin Clarke, the school-teacher who woe assnuited nud des- perately beaten by Lo of lils pupils near Blalra- ville, Pa,, on Tuesday lnst, an account of which was furnished Ty Trinuxg at the tinie, dled this morninw. Iils nssaltants wero Leor nud 1877, Mutunl Tita of Now Yark., & 187, Uonnacticus Maguarof jhace.. 1200 81,010,209 1,015,000 1,009,309 Mutual Benplit of Now Jer- Bplney, tho former 18 and the lntter 10 yoars old, | xow Hngined Huuai oy Po2100 0000 whom Alr, Clarke attempted to punish for ab- [ Doston . sereneess 300,400 D313 senting themselves from school. In the affray the tencher hind s jow nnd nose broken, be- sldes recelving other infuries at the hands of tho rebelllous pupils, Lear wag arreated imme- dintely nftor the ocenrronce, but Spinev suc- ceeded fn making his_eseape, and s still at large, It Is aupposed he fa in the vieinity of Joliot, 11l,, whers somou of his reintives reside, /An officer’ left for that place today i nrres him. Both of the youngsters will be indleied aud tried for murder. . o T e ABSCONDED. Mesrius, Tenn,, Fob, 21.—A specinl to the Avalanche from Sturkaville, Misa., says: D. Il Montgomery, o memhor nf the firin of & F. Moutgomery & Co., absconded a fow days since with sevoral thousand dollars, including 36,000 ‘Tlie above are for ordinary running cxeept In eascot the Cnmm'&icut .\I‘uzm:Im:::tv! fucludes oxtruordinary exponses. “Yx;u w{lx sen by this” sald Mr. Hale, *iiat, whflnh‘ Mutanl Life oxpended nearly $100,000 [n m‘ more than it dld In 1872, the ulllcr’mmnah[;s reduced- thelr- expenses vory materlally, 1y will ot do to say that this vast lnm.-;an( nearly 2500000 was caused by n Increase of Lustnogs, Tho ~object of the attempiel rebate “ol” 80, per comt on pey policlos was professedly to fnercase busiges, and the plen was that business wos rnnmgnr(' Bestdes, 1ho buaincss of the companies whlcl; bave reduced expenses has fncreased too, Th troubla {a that, while the other thres companiey zed that stringeney of the ty B in county funds, whieh lhad been - do- |, TSRS 'y of ho times demarid. posited fn a safo by the Treasurcr, ed the excrelsc of rigld cconomy in ianage. and $700 bolonging to tha A. and M. Col- ment; the Matusl Lito has been characterized i .for years by reckless cxtrave fege, 81,000 borrowed of two widows, » ngance fn fly and. other smallor smotnts. 1o was acconted ““fi‘x‘“‘fi“"”' which Is undoubtedly very hyn dashing botlo of Starkeyiile. ‘The Connty | Profitablo to tho mauagement, but of ‘Treasurer hns uttached cverything avallublg, Montgomery is_highly connecied, nnd o proml- nent member of the Baptist Church. - He leavesn devoted wifo and two children. When last hicard from the. guilty partios were in }({!nw Orloane. Efforts for his arrest ave belug made. + which the policy-holdors have a legitimate right to complatn. ‘The Board of Trustees, o 48 ros vorty to’ the polley-holders, Iumps its expenses andor two convenient hoads. Woaro unsble to learn;apything of the disposition of our money ; axcept threush the reports to the State authorl- “tlos,”” One-quarter only of the Board fs elected severy year nnd 80 1t takesus three years 3 lest toget rid of an objectionablo st of of- fleera,? With regard to the actior of tha Boand on Wednesday, Mr, Halo sald his only objectlon was that it was hesty. It wna adopied after consultation slmply with tho Actuary of the sCompany, and that gentleman bod ows madd n very- great blunder, cstimating the liabllltics of the Combany at nearly §20030) less than thoy nctuslly were, The action would necessarily affcet ather companies, and nearly .all tho large policy-holders fn tho Mutual eld voltcies in other fnstitutions. 1t was his belie! that tlio *‘compromlse.’” as thoy saw fit to call (tbe reductlion, was made by tho Board to give EPecatiient ‘Whitkton ‘a ‘chaneo to sare lm- selr, *W/Ho°' 1ilid"" repeatedly, sald he would stund or fall by his proposition to reduce rates 80 per cent, and the Toard hod opened a bole for hilm to crawl through. Il howver, the maunagoment waa, In the fature, regulated on the basla of strict cconomy, which was promited by the appointment of o committee 1o redus cxpensos, ho belfoved the rebate of 16 per cent — A BIG JAUI. Snectal Dispateh to The Tribune, MiLWAUKEE, Feb. 21.—Deputy United States Murshal Shnpson returncd from Washington County at noon to<lay with ecven prisoners, who were arrested on a charge of having violated the Internal Revenue laws through fallure to dostroy stamps on packages contalning lquors. The naines of the partfes, aud the towns in which they reside, are: Michaul Elsermann, Henry Sauerig, and Adam.Boden, town of Bar- ton; P. C, Smith, town of Young America; Sebastian Witalg, Chrlstian Kippenham, and Joseph Rumsmel, town of Kewaskum, ‘The pres, liminary oxamination of tho parties oceurred bo- foro Commisstoner Bloodgood thls afternoon, and r?n':ltnd in thelr belng held fortrial, They. v L3 TION. Bpectal Dispatek to The Tyidune. Jovier, Iil, Febn 9L.—The fiest instanco on reecord of o man's making a prisoner of himself, golng to the Penitentinry unnccompanied by an officer, and deltvering his body up to the Warden for fucarceration, occurred this afternoon fu the case of Willlam ~Schuclder, recently sen- | Would not prove disastrous to the Company. tenced to the Fenitentlary for one yeor James W. McCulloh, who took sucha prmb for mollclous mischlef. Sherlff Piopoubrink | Deut part fn opposition to the propased rebats bad such faith In the prisoncr’s lonesty | of 80 per cent on new policics, sald toa Thna that he wrote him a lotter of introduction te Warden McClaughry, ‘,'nvn him hig commic- ment papers, and started him oft to prisonalone, Sehnolder faithiully delivered bimsslf up to the prison authorities. ‘reporter: % Wo have no objection to the pro posed reductfon of 15 per cent on all pollder, provided itis shown the Company can make ‘the reductlon with entiro safety. The poliey-holders understand that o reduchon fs “to kb madu fu the expenses of the': Company, -end other mcasures lookinz toward & niore cconomieal management adoots ed, which will enuble the Compuny to make e proposed reduction with snfety. The organiis: tlons ot policy-holders thoughiont tho couatry will bo contiuued. -Many {mporiont matten counceted with the maungement, ond the constantly fncroasing maguitude of its Dbusiness, demand from tho policy-holders, who aro really the owners of the property, more careful and Intelligent examination tind conaideration tha have herotofore buen givon. Beahdes, thess gantzations created by the attompt of President Wiuaton to farca this 30 per cent rebate upon the . Compauy, bove auother duty. Unless the oxuonsts of the managomint aro verr materfally reduced, the 15 per cont redution ndoptcd ou Wedneaday will ot bo possivie ‘Our orguuizatlons proposo o seu that promk action is taken to reduce the oxtraordinary es- ‘peuses’ ‘pf. the' Mutual Life. The Exceutlio Committea of the Now York omiar ton Wil call n eotlyg as soon they met the offfelal knowledye they ""‘g called upon the mansgement 0 Iurulsn them, Tho Committe Will roport what sctlo lias been taken in sccordanco Wit the qulfn\lfli tlous of thoir conatituonts, swt ask w : Surthor netion the poliey-holders duet neees ury nnd proper for \‘uulr Tuture wolture. . With rogard to the probable effeet ot lhn‘r:- duatten upan ather lwrance ”""‘p"“.u!;;ulxi MeCullok thought the strong conpaties tn Fie casfly atand ft. -~ Of courso they will leV“ f tuce thelr rates fn proportion, vt |w' Life_will deprivo thont of sil h\nlillx?i Ther small companies will love to ko umdmrv_‘ o of oot ber tho strifn whicl thils redus ucomo will ontail. INDIANA -REPUBLICANS. Ruecial Dixpatch to The Trivunt. . Tupranarorty, Ind., Feb, 8l—A fov fi;‘:‘ér neut Republicans, including saveral mein! e the Leclslature und membors of \’h: Tl Conteal Committee, held o meotltis “ g master Molloway's yoom this eveuln,.“b“ after consultation, it was deomed vl . to el 1o Stato Commiltes W‘rw”'"m the 4th of March and cloct 8 lelnnn::;m;‘. Judgo Binir, duconsed, A thorough 01’; 8 ton Wil bo effoctod at anen, anid NG )\i:f"{ 1a0- chinery olled, ropalred, und st 10 viole La tion, ‘The Hony Joln C, New 13 sal the probavle successor of Judgo !ll i3 et 3 ASSQCIATION. anles ta-day established & tarlfl miioclfll oo st ey An English Conflitonco Game conntr] An Eoplish confidoncs wan, oU€e B, Qfllldlll':\lfl and woll known ut dmlml v}'fi:l\ll; el i the betuing Flig, contrived ait Bkt iy e of makine o dishongst ving, 18 W ‘popers for llmld:’nllhn ::l mmlcx:nu u gentlemen -and dispatehe b y Lial lettere, BERCHL uuildentisl e o SRV LPILY i Special Dixvateh in The Tridune, . .., MILWAUKEE, Wla., Feb, 21.—~Gen. McDonald, Mrs, Lamothe, and the atorney, Thumpson, were In attendenco at Cowmissfoner Iiood- good's Court this ufternoon to hear the result of thelr examination on the charge of haying re- slsted United Btates offlcers, As nlready tele- graphed, the Commissioner declded to hold them for presentment to the Gund Jury, After the decision hnd been announced, Col, ‘Inruer askoil for o rocess untll Monday altor- 1001, to onable him to precuro s wilt of habeas corpus, in arder to brings thu cuso dircetly be- fore Judga Dyer on its wmerlis, The requost was grauted, und a recesa taken, PUY MAN-RURNERS, - cpeciul Dispatch {o The Trivuns. Oxama, Neb, Feb, Sl.—Judge Casln, of Roarnoy, hna sct-the trinl of Olive nud his gang, the Custer County man-burners, for next Wedngsday, to tako place {n_Adams County under & recont act of the Legistature, which allows the Judge to try sich ense fn suy connty of his distrlct when the erime has been commit- ted in s unoreanized county of his district, An sitempt wag mado to brivo the Grad Jury at Kearuey by Hamericls, o eattle man, in Oilve’s nterest, and ths Grand Jury fmuedistely lue dicted Humerlek, INDICTED. Trov, N, Y., Feb, 31,—~The Qrand Jury has reconstdered the indictments ogainst* Daniel Robinson, ‘Ireasurer, of the Troy & Doaton Rultroud, for consplracy in dofrauding croditors of the dofunct Morehants' & Mounanles' Bank, ond hus found bills agaiust 1. Thamas® Vail, Asron Vail, Jr., Directors, and Francls Blms, Cushier of 1the hank, for a ke offense. An indetmant hus buon found ngetust Georga 11, Couper, Chatrman of the Hoard of Super- vlsura, for cudeavoring to obtaiu the auditiug of a fraudulent clalm. pia RS BUSAN IIOWARD, Speclal Dispateh to ‘T Tridunt, NaguviLs, Tean,, Fob. 8L —~8usan Howard, allas Luura MeGlossin, an oseaped convier from the Ponltvntlury at Nashville, agaln cscaped nine miles north of Guthirle, Ky., this morning while bolng brought from Eyausviile, Ind., by Warden Cummiua and two guards. Wit the guards wore nslocp and the train was at tha stuclon aha loft the car awd the captors fu the lurch, Upon arriving at Guthel ollicers avero ecut back tolook for her, | _FALSD PRETENSTS, Corustiivs, U, Feb. 31,—Goy, Bishoo to-dsy decldey to grant the request of the New York authoritics for the extraaition of David Levine, charged with obtaiulng o large amount of dry goods from I, B, Cluflin & Co. under false pre« tenses, 1t 13 alleged that these guods were taken to Cluelnnatl and sold. QUIETED "DOWN, Prrrsnung, Pa,, Feb, 2l.—Roports from the seeno of tho late ditculty In the Unper Monon- gabela River conl flelds say that everyshiug fs qulot there, s number of turbujont ininors have wam‘ llllli nltlzt; Tonning in Imo‘w f am now down in thy m».lflddx:m ot but the plygls of paverty compels s Cypoyor lhcwhfeuwut of thut amall d Jetter, . el I fug been afrested. Bliordt Work roturned to | standlui g Jouw, ™ ote. - Fils BEICG Sl Washis N vourse, wag opened by the eXUCUE LG, b i e Ty fH wludir was aucecss! ANGLELL, taiulng Jargo sutos. . S]l-nlumm-uu, l‘n.h Fob, 21,—The bark {, oy — hu&ifim e hooting Stur, from Lisbon, bringing Chasjes |- Blck hoadacho, languon & dered ¥ w. Ang‘éll. tlu; dofautting Bcv;vtur;' nlr;lm ;fill- ‘arally spring frova a torpld Jiver, s QUrSE, chicd cllc ucl, or costivencys, the distrenaing 8 Tirs duyio'e, Banatire. Piily will speciilyys, f by theie beueBuial actlon vu the UIIATE Witk uls lusaon the Jikulibuod of & man Palace-Car Company, toved up the river this moroiug, It is oxpected thut Angell will 1o du thu custody of the potlce boforg nighe,