Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1879, Page 6

o ' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. MARCH d; 1879~TWELVE PAGES,’ ' : FOREIGN | terpellation. This wes sdopted almost unan.. THE RAIL‘V AYS. accommodations than ther ticket calls for, nor will CANADA. Isles, wero Interestod In thls schome, Bup. ; e monsly. Do Mnrcore has placed bis resignation in tho hands of Waddington. TURKEY. A RUSSIAN PROTEST, Loxpoy, March 3,—A dispatch from Con. ' stantinople announces that the Russian Am- "bassador Lobanoff has protested against the hypothccation of the Turkish rovonues for a new loan, declaring that the war indemnity lna prior claim upon thom, Tho Porte de- nies tha validity of thia claim, basing his nrgnment upon the Protocol of the Berlin Congross, The French Press Open a © Qeneral Attack on the Ministry. Directing Their Fire Principally Upon Leon Say, Finance Hinister. YAROOB, Lowpoy, March 8.—Tho Times, in an ed- itorial articls, snys Yakoob Khan will.proba. bly succeed Bhero All, Once hois firmly es- tablished on the throne of Afghanistan, it would ba the policy of tho Indian Govern- ment torecognize him as de facto ruler, and admit favorably any sdvances ho may mnko with a viow to a tormination of the war. TIE GREEK OLAIMS, Lonpoy, March 3,—A dispateh from Athens aentes that the Grock Government has beon informed that TFrance is about o negotinte on tho basis of the treaty of Berlin. Fraunce will adviso Greoca to withdraw hier Commis- sioners and appesl to the Powers, INBURRECTIONARY, A telegram from Constautinople says in. surrectionary agitation has commenced in Thessaly and Epirus. BPAIN. CAMNPUS. Maorin, March 3,—It is reported that Gen. Martinez Compos and tho Cabinot not laviug nrrived ot nn agreemont on Cuban affairs, the Ministers will adviso the King to dissolve tho Cortes this week, consult the lending statesmen of tho several parties, and then call to offiee cither tho present adminis. tration or any ono that will consent to under- take mmultaneonsly tho Loma oleotions and tha colonial roform, the policy advocated by Martinez Campos. THE MINISTRY RESIGNED. ~ AMaprm, March 8.—Prime Minister Cano- vag prosented, and tho King nccepted, the resigoation of tho Cabinet. A new Cabinet, under Canovas, is expected to be formed by the end of tho week. CABINET CRIBIS, Lonoox, March 8.—A Madrid dispatch says: Tho resignation of the Cabinet is considered inovitable, It is stated that the King agrees wilh Martinez Compos that a chango is nocessary. GREAT BRITAIN. TRADE TROUBLES, Lowpow, March 8,—Trado difficulties con- tinue,- The County Miners' Association ro- fugo tho wages offerad by the masters, and the Clyde shipwrights ara looking to united action agaiust their employers. THE LAND-OWNERS, In the House of Commocs to.dby, Lord Georgo F. Hamilton, Vice-President of tho Council, replyiug to n question, saidnslongns plouro-pneumonin oxiats in tho United States it would not be consistent with the Con- tngious Discasen Act to rescind the existing rogulations, It is betieved tho British Gov. ornment is about to ley a cable Lo Zanzibar, Mauritius, and Natal from Adon, where it would join the Eastorn Lelegraph Company's oystom.. Who Is Declared to Be in League with the Roths- childs, As Evinced by His Recent Action Relative to the Five Per Cents. Marcere, Minister of the Interi- . or, Retires from the Cabinet. Say's Resignation Considered to Be Unavoidable. Russta Pashing for a First Licn on the ; Turkish Revenuess . A New Ministerial Deal tho Sonsation at . tho Spanish Capitale FRANCE. BAT'S POLICY. Pag1g, March 8, —Ministor De Marcere hog exprosaed n dosire that the interpellation in regard to the polico malpractices be discnased immediately. An articlo in La Franee, signed by Girard- . in, discussing tho voto by which the Obam- bors fixed the dobata for Monday, says the Cabinet has lived itstime; has lost all power over the majority, and tho situntion imperatively requires the formation of a Cabinet presided over by a leader of tho mnjority. It also saya that the present Min. iatry has but n short time to live, and that the Radicals will speedily succeed to power. THE PRESS ATTACK. Loxvox, March 8,—The Paris journnls, La Lanterne, L'Ordre, Gazlle de France, and La France unite in furious nttacks sgainst Leon Say, Minister of IFinnnea, which portend another nseault upon the Ministry, evon if Do Matcers, of the Into- - rior, obtains'a voto of confidence. A Pario correspondont tolegraphs: “Leon S:y, who was a formor clerk of the Rothschilds, and known to be thelr partmer in many affnire, ia attacked for his conduct rolative to tho conversion of tho B per cent rentes with a virulones which must probably lead to his resignntion, It is n notorious fact that the Rothschilds, on Wednesday lnst, made enormous purchases of the 5 per conts at most doprociated prices. Tho' gonoral opinfon is that never in tha wholo finoncial history of France wos there on oqual seandal. La Francs says, significantly, that the rumor of GERMANY. tho appronching conversion of the & per cent COMPROSMISE. rontes wos promulgated by mon notoriously intimate with Leon B8ay. Another corre- ‘spondent says the conversion would have ‘become o nocessity if the Budget Committeo had declared thorefur by olecting Germain 28 President. As soon as it wes known thoy had not dono so0, 8ny communicated with the Cabinot, deprocating the conversion, and communicated the Oabinet’s decision to n syndicato of brokers.. Tho latter are ce- countable for delaying tho publication of the announcement of the sction of the Budget Comnmittee. THE PROPOSED CITANGR. “Tho Committco on Proposals for an oc- casional meeting of the Chambor in Paris has decided that such - a ‘chango would wmake necossary n revision of the Constitution, which can only bo effected by the Chamber of Deputies and tho Sonate meoting in Gen- oral Assembly, Tt is foared that if they do 50, disquieting motions will be introduced * fora revision of other points. The Com. ‘mittes intondn to consult the Ministry os to whethor a rovision can beforchand bo lim- ited to one point, THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION. ¢ Brisson, roporter of tho Committeo on tho Acts of tho Ministry of the 16th of Moy, rondl o draft of hig report. It recommends a preliminary judieinl investigation, on tho re- sult of which tho quostion of fipenchment would depond, I'ha Committeo docided to consult with the Cabinot before adopting the roport, 'Tho result will probably be & com. promise,” Benray, March 8.—A compromise relative to the fluancial policy, instond of a dissolu- .tion of tho Reichstag, s tallied of. The de- bato on the Parlinmentary Discipline bill may sottle thy question. QUARANTINE DISCUSEION. The Sanitpry Gommiltea’ is discussing pro- posnls of the Minister cf Commerco rolative to the ostablishment of quarantine in Ger- man harbors which would affect eighteon ports on the North Son and thirty on the Daltic. CHANCE FOR A MILITARY CORDON, Benumy, March 3.—There have now been six enses of cremation in tho Town of Gotlia. BELGIUM, BURNED, Bnusaers, March 8.—The Royal Castle of Torouven has bean destroyoed by fire, DBnossers, March 8,—Ex-Empress Carlotto, widow of the Iato Emporor Maximilian of Mexico, who hag been insane for mnuy years, resided in tho Qastlo of Terouven which was destroyed by fire to-dny. 8ho was safoly ro- moved from the Onstle, and is now at the Royal Palaco at Lucken, near Brussely, AFPGITANISTAN., FlunT, Loxpox, March #.—The Viceroy of Indin tolegraphs that Gon. Stewart voports that Gon, Biddulpl'’s rear gnard wns attacked at Kusbit Nokhud by 2,000 Alizai Duranis, Tho enemy was repulsed with o loss of 160, and pursued till nightfall. The Dritisk lost o Major and fivo natives killed, and o Calonel aud elovon natives woundod. DIED. Panis, March 3.—Jules Bastide, who was Miuister of Foroign Affaira in 1848, is dend, A BEVERE DLOW, Lowpox, Maroh 4—b a. m.—A Paris corvo- spondent says the Cabluot hins oxperienced o sovero blow, It knows that oll the moder- ates in tho Chnmbors and in the country ox- pect it to openly ropudiato the dictation of tho Radicals, Unless it can do so it had DLetter fall on bloc than succub piccemel, ANOTUER INTESDED RESIGNATION, Lonnoy, March 8.—A Paris dispateh says & rumor of tho approaching resiguation of Finance-Minister Loon Say is widely current, 1t is gald that Valleo will interpellata him in the Senate. a QERMAN APPRENENSIONS. . Loxpox, March 3.—Dispatches 'from Bor- RUSSIA. DHCLARED TO BE PLAQUE, 8r. Perensnuxa, Maroh 8,—Prof, Botkin devlares, notwithstanding the opluion to the coutrary of tho Medicsl Commission, thal (ho disensa of tho footman in Bt. Petersbury 15 0 caso of Astrakhun plague, SWITZERLAND, OBITUARY, Geneva, March .—)M, Heor, formerly President of the Bwiss Confederation, is deud. ITALY. TO DE MADE A CARDINAL, Hn remark that approhonsions exist in oficial quarlers in Germany at tha Parliamentary succosses of the Left in France and tho ap- ysoaching veturn of the Communists, who aro expeoted to join bands with the German SBooialists, ; MARCERE FROZEN OUT, 2 Vensaizres, March 3.—In the Obsnber of Deputies to-dsy OClemoncoau attacked Do Marcero, Minjster of the Interlor, for the state of offalrs in tho Prefecturo of Police, which the former declarod must bo reorgau. {zed ond weeded out. Do Marcore, in roply, stated ho spoke solely iu'his own name and not for hls col- lengues. 1o nssertod that the weeding out demanded by Clemencesu was o gort of proacription, 4 ‘T'his clicited loud protests from the Left, Clemenceou moved that Do Marcero's ex- plauatious be declared insuffolent. Tho Chamber suspended the sitting for a time, aud the Ministers held a consyltation, in tho course cf which Do Marcero oxprossed his determivation to resign whether vioto- rious or vanquished, ! When the Qanmber rosumed the sesslon, Clemenceau nccopted the order of the day, .. pure and simple, which tallisd with his iue Roux, March 8,—The Popo hns glven no- tico of his Intontion to make Dr. Hergenroot- kor, Profossor of Ecolosinstical History at ‘Wurzburg, o Cardinal, A STATEMENT COMTROVERTED. 8pecial Dispaich to Tha Tribune. LoutsviLLE, Ky,, March 8.~Tho- prize fight hero lest week betweon Sergt.-of-Police Hugh Boll and Thomas Crittenden, sou of the Unlted States Marshal of Kentucky, continues to causa conslderable commution, Uhus far no arrests have béen made, ‘The dismissal of Bell und of his comrades fu the Hght from the pollce foree scems quits certaln, 1o was an exemplary oflle cer, aud his golug into the fight way the ro- sult of foolish personal pride, oroused by Crittepden’s aceusing him of cowardics in ejects ing bim'from o billtard-room for dlsorderly con- duct, Crittonden's remark was, * Without your uniform I can whip you." Twelve rounds lu all were fouxht, and cuch was equally punished, Srlnendun‘- broken finger causiug hint to with- raw, e e e B e MR. TILDEN REPORTED PARALYZED, Naw Youn, March L—It I8 rumored that 8amyel J, Tilden is physically fncapacltated from ever sgaln represontivg his party, by rea- o0 of paratysis of the vocal orrans, rendering hlmélpeechlclm at lcast for representative pur- osd, It i known bie bus o turoat trouble, but Yl Is bot belloved to Lo as wr(glrl‘;‘u ;:&0;&“ Very Favorable Statement of tho Pennsylvania Com- pany. - Gross Earnings, 8$55,420,002; Total Expenses, $33,- 611,034, How tho Vast Bum of Nearly $22.- 000,000 Has Been Ex- ponded. Tho Supreme Court Decides the Great Three-Cont Smt. Railrord Oompanies Must Snbmit to the Will of the People. Agreement Entered Into by Western Railroads In Chicago. THE I‘ENNS\'LVANI’;C Spectal Dispateh (o The Tribune. TniApeLenis, Pa, March 3.—1The Pennsyl- wvania Rallroad report, published to-morsew, is quitc ns favorable as was oxpected. It will show that the Company has carned O per cent on its capital stock, aud thut Western lines baye pald u profit for the first time in somo years, The main line, from Philadeiphia to Piutsburg, earned $20,317,189 groes, nnd $0,390,- 030 net, which was a gainof over a mililon, ‘This wns mostly duc to the heavy increase of $1,250,000 In freizht, with Incroased freight cxpenses of lcas than - $300,000. After paylng all rentals, foterest, and taxes, there waa still n surplus ot over $0,000,000, or 9 per cent on the capital stock, There was a fulling off on both freight nud vassengers on the New Jersoy Divislon amounting to balf a milifon, but the road Is In such spiendid condition now that the maintenance of the way s less oxpensive, and the operating cost so much less that the net earnfugs wero increased to over 85,000,000, The lennsylvania guarautees 10 per cent, 8o that ft had to malte up $1,186,775 deficit on this divialon, a gain over 1877 of $350,000. ‘The Philadelphia & Eric suf- fered from dfminished ofl traflic and low rates on through frelubt, making its net carnings, alter paying & rental on cquipment, less thon $200,000. 'The Pennsylveois had also to meot ha!f the loas on the operations of the Elmira, Chemung, and Canandaizun Divisions of the Northern Central, o $147,878 dolleit; Penn- sylvanfa Cannl, $30,514; Shamokin Coal Company, $7,616; Baltimore & Potomac, a de- fiele about the same as fost year, of $154,138; Ameriean Steamshlo Company, a deficlt tn meot- fug Interest and advances to the Company of 55,0005 Allcehceny Valley, a delicit on guaran. tecd intorest of $240,200; Philadeiphia & Erle, o deficlt on guaranteed interest of $331,054; Grand Rapida & Indisog, a deflat in mecting liabllities of $245,250. This left a balanceto the credit of the fncomo account of $4,321,063, out of which was paid a 3 per cent dividend, After charging off a reduction fn value of sccuntics, sundry accounts charged off, and othera trauns- forred to the suspenso account, there was still over 87,600,000 to the credit of profit and loss, which is thereby Increascd to over $4,000,- 000. There bas been only $810,070 added to the construction, equipment, und real cstate nc- count, roprescuted by the purchase of additional right-of-way and two new Iron bLridges. This year It 18 proposed to inake further finprove- ments onthe main ling, build 8 new pler and clevator at Jersoy Clty, and 1 new pler und tracks In the Navy-Yord lot in this city. ‘I'he floating debt of the Peon- sylvanla Comyany, amounting to $3,033,600, has been entirely pald off, and the flonting debt of the Rallroud Cowpnny has been reduced £360,000, Tt was §950,000 at the bezioning of the year, bat i 18 now olmost all pald off. Nine thousand two bundred and fourteen cars have been added to the road during the year, ‘The nct earnings of all the )ines east of Picts- bur¢ und Erle wore $11,433,650, on in- crease of 81,200,182 The eross earnings per milo of the maln llne, §48,850, The cost of operating the main Jlue and branchies was 53,75, syafnst 58,63 the preceding veor, All lines ex- ecpt the Phlladelphia & Erlo show a reduction of the percentage of operating expenses, ‘Ihoton- wvage movement over the main lino and {ts brauches was 11,027,223, showin:g an increase of 1t per cent, on whicl the averare receipt was 0.950 cent; the casli 0.610 cent; the profit 0.5304 cent, Barely15 per cent of the totalwas through frelzht. There was a decrense of passengors except un the mafn line, and of milenzeou all the lines, Ouly one plece of bagrage out of 973,008 carried was Jost during the yesr, The passen- ger earnings per mile were 2,300 cents; the cost, 4714 cents, leaving @ profit of D597 cent, East-bound freignt was double the west-bound, which shows a falling off. The coal companies wade a profit over tho vear be- fore, but the decreased tonnugo on tho rosd more than oflset it. ‘he gross carn- ings of all Western lines ware 323,700,22, und the expenses, $15,184,805. Roentals and fnterest were 87,034,234, leaving a net protie of $014,183, but this would have been §500,000 leas but for the caucellation of the Peonsylva nia Compuny’s bonde hield by the railroad com- pany, ‘The net.profit on all lioes, after all de- ductions, were 710,630, which is u gaiu over the preceding year of fi!-'ld.tm). The amount ex- ponded fur betterment purposces oo these lines ‘was nearly $1,000,000, nnd now the Pictsbure, Cincinnatl & 8t. Louls {s all stecl-rail, and the Fort Wayno bns only sixty-one miles of won lett. ‘The’Fart Wayne ?lllll 1,600 new freight- cars bullt for it at a cost of $6K,000, I grosa carniugs of all lines wers $53,426,062; Jreuses $33,611,0345 not carnlngs, $:21,815,028. The West-bound-freleht acveement has worked well, nnd an effort s malking {for a similar agzrees ment on Enst-bound Lusluess. AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT. The General Ticket aud Pagsenger Agcuts of the various Western roads centering in this city lield soerot mectings last week, The procecd- Ings were kopt o profoundly sceret that noth- Ing could be learncd cxcept that they had de- clded to abolish the system of paying comnmls- slons for the sale of tickets, and they did not even wish, for some reason orother, to lave oven that much reported by the pape A Trmsuxg reporter, however, succeeded erday in get- thuz un ofifela) copy of the proceediugs of thosu meetings, which slows that the business trans- acted wus of a highly-lmportant nature. An ugreement was adopted, which isyet to be slgned nnd approved by the Mapagers of thy vurious rouds, which provides as Totlows: With thecxcuption of one man, to o employed a4 a blil-poster vnly, the empluyes of euch puskune wor department b the city shall conslvt of one ticket ugent, une asaistant ” tickee apent, and ono porter to walt upon the traing of sald Company, in thole own depot. The Chicago, Rock lwund & Pacific Rallrund objocting, Neither ot the Companlea represented by tho undecaigned will allow any of ts lusue of tickets to bu sold by any person lu e Clty of Chicago at any lexn than'the regularly esiablished und publlshed Tatcs, as ziven in tho "Chicego ruto-shuet; nor will wo porinlt ous ageuts, or any person for thum, to pay any febate, commission, drawoack, present, or any otiier furw, or prutens T device of cotmpons satiop or rowar (o any person who nimy have puis chased tickete, or for having procured “tiekots, or for having procured the sale of tickets, or for auy ico, real or pretended, fu connection with the saloor tho purchuse of uny ticket of thelr respect. ive lvauu toany voint weat orsvuthwert of Chicage, Unnnhously adupied, A uninn_ clty ticket ofiico fo West, Soulli- west, and Northweat lines to bu establivhed in the city, Tho Cnleago, Ruck falund & Pactic ovjects ing. . % | lines Interestod will redeem at full tari@ rates any tickuts of thelr lisuo purchased ontuide oF thelr regular corporate oBices in Chicago, ur any tickets purchusod at thoir own ofiices. Ununie mously adoptud, Thut we wiil nos permli the rcrnlunlullven of any of the Western conuectiony of our respective ruids to jay to any of our sgents, o any purdun for thom, or to any pusveuger, solfcilor, tunuer, or othur peraon, for seiling (lckets of vur respective lusucy, ar tor uny real ar pretended sorvice iy cons nection with the sate or purchase of any ticket of GuF ruspective ronds, 'hat tho manaverd of all roads Woet nnd South. west of Chieago be requested to withdraw from #alo oud 1o nut avaln prace on sils in Calcago nny uf thelr losues o1 tickots, Unanimousiy adopted, Ra tickets of wuy company in i, sisil by sald frow uuy otlice or place {n o Gy of Gldcage ©acebt thy oilces nOw recuguizeg sy -mlu'{( th rege ulurly-cotutlivied oflees of $he companfles, Chls cogo, ftock lslund & Pacitic objectivg, Liat wo will oot pormdi our upents, son for them, Or gny per- to glve or offer ony nu.'hor.clyun' of wa pormit our agents, or any person for thom, to renrenent to pasnengers, of any parson for them, lo Recure their patronage, that they will glvu thom stop-over privileges,” frea aleeninc-berths, freo meals, or anvihing that can by construed nto an Impraper advantugo over the combetitors uf oar respective linee, Apreed to unaninnisly. ‘I'nat we will not pormtt wur nenta to receive commissluns or other form of ruward 1or having soli or fur solliug tickets over auy Wodern or Southwestern raflroad, Unantmously adopted. That we recommend to the managers a8 a penalty for o violation of this agreement that (hu{ hind themeelvea to discharea from the serviced of thele Company tho party making or canalng such viola- Uon, Agreed to nnanimuunly. In caay of violation or supposcd violation of nn( of thie pravizions of thils agreemuont, nu action shall be tnken by Any ling _interested hercin until the complaint has hoen laid before the mnanagers ur their Excctitiva Commitice, and Instraction recelv- ed from them os to whit action shall bo taken. Chivngu, Rock Istand & Pacldc vbjecting, ‘That our respective managers o requtested (o Join Inaletter to tho managers of onr Westarn cunnections, usking thom to prolfoit tho repres sentatives of tholr parsenger dopartments from paying commlastous or nu( reward or compuensne Uoil to any of our agents In Chicago for eelling or fur having nold ticiets of our fssue ovar tholr roads, sl max thom to carey out this request in Koud falth. Unanimously sdopred, '}‘Im followltg are exceptions from the above rules: Military officers and wivea traveling at their own expense, proverly flentlied, shall bo carried at half fare. Tllinols Central, thicaco & Alton, and Chicago & Northwestern ltailroads abjecting, Chicago Reliel and Ald Society orders to locsl points be uccepted al half rates, Ununitous, Chiatity caseato baoptional, Ticketa to have the word chatity printdd or stamped on thole face, Unantmous, Thironzh theatrical ratesto ha as follus Counetl Blufls, $12,50; ta Knnsas Clty, 812 Sionx \?ll{. 818, For parties of Gvaor on one ticket. Unanimons, Onc-half fato permit only to be allowed ench theatrical company, Unaniinous, ‘I'hat the fssuc of thousuud-mile tickets to bearer or transferable probibited, Chicago, Itock Island & Facidc objectinz, 'lie toltowing resolution was alao passed: ‘That we recommend to our General Managera the imuediate formation of a pool un Kansna, Colorado, New Mexico, and all business west of the Missourl River, 1f the project of eatablishing aunfon ofiica in Chicagu 18 indorsed by them, Cnlengo, urlington & Quincy aud Chleago & Alton objecting, EAST-BOUND FREIGHT TRAFFIC, ‘I'he cast-bound freight movement during the past week bas been constderably larger than for some time past, The Vaunderbilt ronds, which hiad been vivtually out of themarket for the last twoor three months on sccount of the smow Dlockades und the difticulty of baving their empty cars returned, are gradually re- coverlng nud arc agein taking new business, This 18 specially the * casc with the Michizan Central, which hns gained wonderfully in the amount of frelght corrled during the week, and the figures show it to bo nzaln at the hiead of the Enst-bound roads, The total sutount of freleht carried last week by the varlous roads was as follows: Michigan Cen- tral, 81,408,050 pounds; Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, 23,419,470; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chleago, 29,780,850; Pittsvurg, Cinciunatl & 8t, Louts, 8,703,760; Baltimore & Oblo, 5,495, 0535, ‘The total percentages were as follows: Michigan Central, 84,13 Luke Shore & Michizan Southern, 22,24 Pittaburg, Fort Wayne & Cul- cago, 20.5; Pittsbure, Clncinnat! & Bt Louts, 8,73 Baltimore & Ollo, 5.5, ‘The nmount of grain forwarded was ns fol- lows: Michigzan Central, 8,000,200 pounds; Luko Shore & Michigan Southern, 8,720,000; Pitts- burg, Fort. Wayne & Chicazo, 4,608,000; Pitts. burz, Cinclnnati & St. Louls, 1,845,400; Baiti- more & Oblo, 517,200, . ‘Ilic ainount of fluur carricd was ns follows: Michigun Central, 24,408,704 pound. Shore & Michigan Southern, 16,204,81! burgg, Fort Wayne & Chieago, lsk 4 burg, Cinetunati & 8t. Louls, 816,360; wmore & Ohlo, 2,841,823, CHICAGO, ROCKFORD & NORTHERN RAILROAD. 0. R. Glover, Receiver of the Chicago, Rock- ford & Northeru Rallrosd, a little road from Rocholle to Rockford, filed a petition yesterday in the United States Circuit Court to compel the Chieazo, Burlington & Quiney Rallroad and the Chicago & Iowa Rallroad to account with him. “He statea thut prior tobils appolutment i August last as such Receiver there wos au ngreement existing bolween the threo above- named roada by which the Chlcago, Rockford & Northern Road was to,bo operated as a continu- ous line from Roekiqrd to Chicago by the Chleago, Burliygton & - Quiney and Chicago & fows, Iloads. 'The ~ lalter road was to furnish rolllmi atock, supplics, ote., between Rockford und Rochelle, nnd was to receive 70 ner cent of the gross carn- ings, paving back to the Northers Rond the re- matning 25 per cent, und wnas also to pay 20 ver cent of the Chicago & lowa Road's pro rata pro- portlon of earnings aud business over the North- ern Road. 'I'ie Chleago, Burlington & Quincy Road was also to pay 20 per ceut on its pro rata sharo to the Northern Road, und sutticments were to be made monthly. Whon Mr. Glover touk possesaion ho notlficd the two other roads, und requested them to account for the ‘protits aud pay over lis share. ‘Uhis they have ner- lected to do ever since, nnd he now asks the Judze to assist him fu making a settlement. A VICTORY TOR THIl PROPLE. Special Dispaleh to The Tribune. 8rninariewy, 11l March 8.—In the opinlon of the Supreme Court, in the casaof Ruggles vs. ihe People, just filad ot Ottaws, the Court have fully sustalned the “law of 1871, absolutely fix- ing the maximumn rate of passenger fare at 8 cents per mile on the rallroads of the class to which the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy be- longed.” 'The case originated in an actlon brought agatnst Rugmirles for ejecting a* passcn- eer frow the cars who tendered his faro at the rate of 8 cents per mile. ‘Tho conductor re. fused to permit the passcogzer to ride unless he pald the faro fixed by the Company at o greater rato than B cents. The passengers refused to do this, and the conductor ejected Iim from the cars, The opivlon of the Conrt fully sustains the power of the Ueneral As- genibly to fix by law the rates of fara to ba chorged by raflioad compaufea in this State organized under speclal chorters. "The case was submitted In 1875, JANUARY FEARNINGS, ‘The January carninge for thirty-ono railroads, with 10,031 miles of road, which {8 uearly o quarter of the total [u operatlon fn the United Btates, wers 2.8 per cent Jess than in January, 1878, thelr average carnings ner mite having fallen from 8500 to $478, or 5.4 per cent. Of the thirty-one ronds rovorting, twenty-fne have smaller carnings thon tast year, The laro in- creases per milfe aro 07,7 per cent on the Atehi- son, Topekn & Santa Fo, 40.9 on the Cuiro & St. Louis, 43 per eent onthe Philwleiphia & Rea ing, 18.1 on the Interuational & Greay Northern, ana 18l¢ per cent on the Chicaggo & Alton, Al the rouds affecied by the bad spring-wheat crop in Wisconsiy, “Minnesots, uud Northe erv lown show a docreass in earnings, wiil three out of the four show a very larze decrouse, SUll all four of them stiow larper earniings thun. fo 1877, Three out of the four rouds running fnto Chicago earued less than lust year, und 8o did three out of the five running futo” 8t Lows, 'Vhe Canada ronds show do- creases, the Ureat Western an enorinous one, duubtless due lurgely to the suow blockado fu the viciulty of Buifato, § ITEMS, ‘The fears that there would bo another break to-doy in Enst-bound frelght ond passenger rates wers unfounded, both frefght and passen- ger rates remalufuz frm, the former at 20 cents per hundred on grain from Cllcago to New York, und the lattor at 817, Mr, Ucorge G, Strect, for some.ycars past Contracting Agent of the Bluo Line (fast frclizht) in thig city, s been appoluted Uenerul Ace countant of the Blue Line, with lieadquarters ut Rochester, N, Y, Ma), O. W, Ballard has been apnointed Contracting Agent ot the Bluo Line at i pulnt, v Mr. W, K, Ackermau, President, aud Mr, E. T, Jolfery, Suvcrlutendont, of the IHinols Central Railroad, returned from thels New Orleans tiip yesteraay, ' Phey felt highly elated over Secre- tary Carl Behurz's declsion Ju the Valentuo scrip matter, ‘Vhey bave s belter opiulon of Mr. Behura now than ever before, phlbpiiha il ha EMMA MINE, Dispaich ta Cinclanalt Knguirer, Naw Yonik, March 1,—A dispatch from Lon- dou says the suit of the Louna Silver Sinlug Compuny agoiost Barou Albert Graut and othe ers, for vestitution of the Company's moneys, which he recelved s co-promoter with Gon. I, L, Baxter, Trenore W, Park, Gou. Scheock, AL, Sewart, und others of the United Brutes, ka8 ut Joss been heard fu tha English Cuurts, ad thy issu has been found for the prafutifs, with £140,000 damaces. This sum hag been found 1o by due by Grant alone, ‘The amouuts claimed to be duo by Baxter, Park, and othery aro belng sued for, : The Canadians Pleased to Think They Can Borrow Money in New York. ‘ High-Church Peoploe Badgering the Rev. Dr. Sullivan to Withdraw,. The Bynod Will Continua to Ballot Until Easter, 1f Neoca~ : sary. A Womnan on St. Joseph Btreet, Mon- treal, Bears Four Lir- ing Infauts, Important Law Oaso-—~The Fishery Award ~——Many Other Things, Snectal Disnateh (0 The Tribune, MoNTREAL, March B.—Mme. Rolland, of 8t. | Joseph street, gave birth to four chilldren yes- terday, two boys und two girle, The mother und her {ofants are doing well, An eveniug paper, commenting on the recent Quebee Government loan of $3,000,000 on the New York market, says: **Itls the first for- elgn loun ever offered on the New York markot, aud, without the assistance of the Inperial guaranteo for any portion of It, has been placed un inore favorablo terms thun was Mr. Tilloy's lata 5 per cent loan on the Londoan market. Mr. Tilloy’s lonn was realized at about 06 per cent, and hall of t was sccured by the Imperial guarantee. In the present cnsey the loan has been placed of par, the Que- bee Government, however, paying the Bank of Montreal und the New York Syndicate the usual commisslon for floating it. New York bos thus becomo a rival of Loudon, und, when we conslaer that a province of vne of Englund’a dependencles can make better terms there than in London, the fact s pregnant with sigull- canee." Special Dispateh {o The Tribune. 7 TonroxTo, March 8,—At the first day’s meet- ing of the Arglican 8ynod, B. Homer Dixon, Consul-Generat of the Netherlands, was ro- licved of a valusble gold wateh and . clnin, Late Saturday evening the Bynod took its twelfth ballot on the clection for Bishop without result, the vota stauding ns on the preceding oleven, nelther party gaining ooy votes nor showing any signs of wavering, The membera of the Church Association beld anotlier mecting, ab which the Hon, Edward Biake and other promi- nent leaders of the organization spoke, vxhort- ngthose present tostand fast to thelr principles. No signs of a compromise could be detected In any of the adarcsses. On the contrary, the most determined counclls prevailed. A tele- gram was sent by the IHgh Church party to Dr. Sullivan, stoting that there wus no chanee of his cloction, and his best and wiscat courso would beto withdraw, but he telegraphed to the Chureh Assoclation, inform- fng them that he was In thelr hands, and authorizing them todo as they saw fit, It is now sald that, come wnat may, there will be no ad- Journment, and that, i no reault fs reached be- fore, balloting will be kept up till Eastor. Suecial Dlevatch to The Tribune. Wixnnirso, Mao., March 3.—Private advices state that the situation of balf-breeds [n the vicioity of - Wood Mountain, tha Cypeus Hills, {a becoming precarious. Owing to the increas- Ingg searcity of buffalo they have to cross the boundary to hunt, and the Crows steal thelr horses, Sitting Bull 18 encamped closo to the bounaary line, sothat hecan hunt on both aldes. Hpectul Dispaich to The Tridune. [~ OrrAwA, March 8.—8ir Joln Macdonald bas introduced a bili to amend and consolidate the acts respecting the Northwest Mounted Police force, Among the fenturcs of the measure ls the extension of the term of servico from three toflve years,—tbe former having been found too short a perlod, for the major part of {t was passed beforo the men becamo efficlent, The bill also confers on the Gavernment authority, In case of pressing .emergency, to incrense the force to 500 men. That was only Ju consequenco of the excoptiunal state of affalrs in the Northwest at present, and the chance of disturbances arisiug amovg the aboriciues’ thero from the fofusion of n large forclgn cle- muut among the Indisu tribes. Tho power thus conferred would, however, only Lo exerciscd in casoof extremo danger. The bill also con- talus a provision to encouraga the several de- tachments of the force to cultivate farms, and ratse the forago’und foader required at the aif- farent stations, whenever that could bo effect- ed. la orcer to malntaln the force at 300 en, provision is made for a number of super- numerarles, not excouding ton. ‘The experience of the American service lad shown that o num- ber of half-breeds or Indians were required ns scouts, und, under the lrruenl blll, the Gov- crument is suthorized to employ inen in thut capacity, One hundred und sixty acres of lund 18 to be given® to each member of the forco who scrves five years continuously. 1t Is currently stated that the Iinance Minls- ter fayors the issuc of Dominfon notes to the extent of §5 instead of 32, as at prescot, 1t s probable that action will bo taken in the matter at the present session, as most of the baoks are not in a position to reslat, It Is atated that Mr. Tlioy {8 not in harmouy with the Goverament In regard to the detafls of of the tarifl. ‘The tarlif will not be the Govern. ment's, but that of the Manufucturers’ As tion and Protectionists called in os experts to asslst in framing 18, Some two weeks ago, the flrm of Morao & Co. were notified hy the Governmcent that the con- tract for the whole of the connecting sections of the ‘Thunder Bay Brauch of the Canada Pacille Rallway bad been *awarded to them, . Subse- quantly they were fnformed that Government liad determined ouly to give the contract for Sectlon B,—aixty-sevon miles, Alter considera- tloy, the sivm Acelded, as this section of the rond {a that on which thoy exvected to 1uske but lit- tle profit,—the priucipal proft beiug ou Beetion A, 118 iniles,— to give up the cootract. In the meantimo_the matter s stlll belng pressed ou the conslderatlon of the (fovernment, and it is hoped that the lirn will yet veculvo the contract for both sections, A meeting of workingmen s called for Wednesday, for the purpose of forning o Bet. tlees' League, with the object of asslating the unomployed i the eity to take up lunds _in the Northwest, 1t {s proposed to ask the Govern- ntent for ald in this direction; and a subacrip- tlon-lst will be opencd for the same purpuse, A |1ru{ucl. {s on fuot for a grand choity-con- certy to bo given under the mavagemeut of the Mayor und Aldermen of thecity, This zetlon has been prompted by - evidence produced of tho scvere destitution exiating {n various parts of the cltv. - ‘Ihe tiovernor-General and the Princess Loutss will bo requested to extoud thelr patronoago to the enterialnmont, aecinl Dirpateh o The Tribuna. TonroNTo, March #,—A casu of the utmost importance to the mercantile world bas been before Mr. Justice Cameron, in the Court of Quocn's Beuch. The action was upun two iromissory notes made ty s marricd womag in avor of her husband, Lewls Moffatt, und by him fndorsed to the firm of Lowis MofTatt & Couy {u which he {s o partoer, The o then o dursed the notes to the plajotiffs, ‘Fhe maker of the note, Caroline Moffatt, pleaded coverture, and au Imterlocutory judzment was signed azainst the other dotendants, To the plew of coverturo tho plointifls replied, soparatc prop- crty. To thls veplieation the defendant de- wrred, on the grouud that a notu nade by a marriea woman In fuvor of her hushand 1810~ valld, and that l-uvmun; of it could uot bo en- foreed, uyven in the hinds of a third party, The demurrer was overruled, with costs, ‘Fle ‘toronto Cuttle-Dealers’ nud Butchera' Association propose holding a meoting shortly at the Rtussin House, to which all the promlueut Outarfo cattle-ghippers aro to be invited, when the hiva-stock truds with (reat Britalu {5 to bo fully discussed, and plans sugeested as 1o the best mode ot déaling with the queation. ‘Iie Huron & Ontario 8hip-Canal Parllamenta- rv Commites held unother saeetlng, when pa- pers wero subinitted by Mr, B, C, Caprool, Pi fdent of the Company, and Mr, Frauk ‘Lurncr, C. E., embodyhu the views they bad verbally expressed beloro the Committes ut a fonmer meeting, These pupers, sfter a short dlsvuesion, were ordercd to be recommended to the Rouso o bo priuted, togethier with other papers bears ing upon the subject, At thu invitation of the Chairman, Mayor Deaty, who waa presont, spoke, Tlo sald that overy person in the clty, ‘in tho Domiulon, and " even’ tho British posing the eanal would cause an sxponditurs of 20,000,000, It wounld give an impetus to many trades thut wera now in their fnfancy, 'I'he - menso quantity of grain which would soon be Aent down from the great wheat-growlng dis- tricts of the Northwest soueht the clivapest ont. tet, nmd o vould not ueuuuvlmuy,] 1t would so well sult the purnoso ns this eanal. 18 Dby touns of the litt-lock the ridges could be crossed with- out entting. and the cost of the eaternrlso re- duced to $20,000,000, it brought it within the bounds of feasinllity. [Hear, thear] Hohad been told in Minnesola and other States in the West that grain was ralsed only for feeding cattle and for fua). If this grain could be brought fu by water-nighway and without trana- shipment, it could be brought within the reach of the milllons o Burope. Mr, David Roberts said Mayor Beaty lind forgotten the qoantities of fron, silyer, und copper which must cone from the West. He (Mr. Roberts) hnd had a8 much experionce in engincering as any man In Canada, and knew the valuc of the 1ift- lock. There was no limit to the hydraulic iwm-r. ancd there was no engineering difficuity 1 the wag of the canal; it was simply a natter of dollara und cents, He approved the idea of o grant of land, and believed that English cap- ftal would largely ald in building the canal. Mr. Capreo!, belug enlled upon, stated, with re- gard to the financial question, that a grant of 10,000,000 acres of land would enable the sclieme to be carried out auccess- tully, as it would give n baosis for the bonda of_the Cotmpany to ba floated upon. He read a letter from George Wythes, the oreat contractor, offering to treat for the undertak- ing of the work- upon this guarantce being glven, Mr, Capreol trusted that the Gov- croment wouls grant a sum of 810,000 for the urpose of making o Dnew survey, the funds of the orlginal Company hav- Ung been exhausted. At the invitation ot the ‘Chalrman, the varfous mambers ofithe Commit. tee then spoke upon the subjeet, All favored the acheme.. The Chalrman, Dr. Widdifield, said the promoters had at Jeast Lad an appre- clativo Committee. He had always favored the schieme, but had constdered until lately that the financial and enginecring diflleulties wero too great to be overcome. The opposition to the acheme svould bo very great, botl in the House uud In the country; but tho new improvements hiad made it practieal, nnd had nodoubt {t would be carrfed out sooncr or later. ‘Fhere coutd b 1o party feeling upon this question [liear, heac], for It was o national—cven an intérnational — enterprise. ‘The meeting was adjourned to meet ngaly ot the call of the Chalr, fur the purpose of preparing a report, § Speejul Dispateh o The Triduns. OtrAwA, March 8.—In tho House of Com. mons, 1n answer to Mr, Yeo, of rince Edward lsland, 8ir John Macdonald announced that uo portion of the flsherv-award had been set aside for any particular Provinee. Nowioundlund, lins, of vourse, got her share; but it is not likely that any sutisfactory basla of scttlement can be arrived at for adivision of thie award amongst the confederated Provinvess and It la, theretore, uniikely thut any such division wiil be mode, Whatever alai may be dona for the Proviuces in consequencs of tiue award, a divi- slon of the monoy Is the least tikely thing that will bappen, It {s said that the lutorest of the monoy may be required to put in force the laws agninat eucroachmont, and to cstablish an of< tlvient force for the protection of the Gshing grounds. ‘The Prince-Edward Tslanders thin they arcbelng treated badly in the atter, They consider thut they have a right to a major share of the award, becuuse thelr fiaherles were adiit- ted in evidence before the Fisheries Commission to bo the most valttablo of the whole; and also because, In 1872, they beeamo n party to the Washiujston Treaty fodependently of the Do- minfon of Canada, and, should therefore, re- cdiye thetr share of tho awardon the same terms as Newfoundland got bers, lo auswer to an inquiry, tho ion. Mr. Bowell, on behalf of the Giovérnment, gald that the question of the drawbnck or rebate on tin used for exportation of flsh, was now under constderation by thie Goyernment. AMr. Robertson moved for coples of all re- ports, cvidonce, protests, documents, und cor- respondence In_refercnce. to the sclzure of the steam-tur Saruh E. Bryant, of Buifalo, N, Y., by the Customs authoritica of Dunville, Ont., 10 or nhout the month of November, 1874, for an allegzed breach of the Coasting and Revesus laws, in going to the rescus of the crew aud cargo of ‘the wreeked Amcrican schooner Au- frustua Ford, of Oswegu, Unitid Btates, and u statemont of the fiue finposed, and by whose directions, and by what authority.the” selzure was made und fine fmposed, Mr. Mousseau will move, on Monday, *That this House do resolve that the dismilssal by the Lientenant-Uovornor of Quebecof his Minlsters, on the 8d duy of March, 1878, was, under the circumstances, unwise nnd subversive of the po- sition accorded to the advisers uf the Crown since the concesston of the principle of respousi- ble rovernment to the Britlah North-Amerlcan Colontes.” Mr. Christie’s reslution, declaring tho necessl- ty of astrict uniforin observance of the Lord's Day in_all the dopartments of the pubile ser- view, and having speclal referenco to the opening of Post-Ofllces in tho Province of Quebec ou Hundays, wos amended by the Government, which, whilo aflirmlmg the spirit of the motion, qualited it by the addition of the words “when practicable.)” The motion was passod 'in this 8l hapa. ‘Lhe deputation of woolen —manufacturers which racently waited on the Finauce Minister nsked for an addltional ad valorem duty of 345 per cent per pound, and for av additivnal spe- citie duty of 10 por vent on tweeds, A report comnes from Temiscamingue that a man was frozen to death thers o the lake Jast week, 1t s atated that ho had on _snotw-shous, which were frozen up with enow und slusli; and, when found, the man was standing erect, cold and sUff, The Postmaster-General, at tue fnstance of a oricst of u LoworCunadu parish, has sent a let- ter to a vendor of postuge-stumps, who also keeps a book-store, Inforining hitm that, {f ne any Jonger olfered for'sale coples of the New York comic paper, 2uck, Wis leense would be withdrawn, Svectal Dirpateh fo The Tribune. MoNTREAL, March 2.—A few sdavs ago, a Jot- ter was recelved at the Post-Oflice bere, nd- dressed to Willlam Swmith, No, 8705 Sherbrooks street. The dellvery-tnay, belng unable to find the house, feft the Jotter 03 miother bouss on the street, where lived n man of the sama name. ‘Lhe husband being absent, his wite opened the lettar, which read as follows: BuntisatoN, Vi, Fub, 22, 1870, —Dean Sm: Wo do not necd tawmatorial you speal afgpodice), 11l pay Wo will take fuar or five good on smull-pox or paor material, but w that whict ~ {s gaod, and will pay $20 foitr or five bodies, Wil aia_ pay express chorges, This would not Include fees for cartugo 8t your end of the route, 'I'se budics niust be well packed fn boxes, or in parrels well hesded, 'I'wo or threo could bu placed fu each, if strong nnd well sccurcd. They may be sent to Joun Blacks man, Burllugton, Vi, care William Hlenderann, A checek fur the full amount will be scnt to your address when tho bodica areive. 'Pelegraph when you send them, a8 we have to make arrungements With the Customa suthoritics. L. M, Dixouax, M. D, ‘The letter Is now in posscssion of the police. Fpecial Dispateh (0 The Tridune Hauieroy, March 8.—AL the annual meeting of the local medlenl foclety, the following reso- fution—woved by Dr. McDonald, und secondud by Dr. Ridtey—wus passed: WneRnas, Cascs of iliness are constantly bronght uuder tho obsorvation of s meulcal Jrotosstin, nhumnq the Injurlous cflect of continement ut school ju inducing diseuse, ns woll ns rendoring patlents sutfering from acarinting, micasles, aud other infectious discases jucidont to childnood, leas ablo (o recover from thesu discaves; 1t {s Hexolved, ‘Fhnt un expressivn of opinlon should be recorded 1 fuvor of shortening the bours of daily attendance at scliool, purticularly in the case of children unuer 10 yeurs of uge. e — i THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY. LousviLLg, Ky, March 8.—Ruports to-night from ulne county meothgs held to-day to in- atruct for Democratle uominces, gave Blackbury, for Governor, fve countles, with 77 votes; Joues two counties, with 20 votes; und Underwood ono, with 14 votes, Fur Licutenant-Guvernor, Cantrill carries four counties, with 63 votes, "I'ho rost scatiering. Hewitt, for Auditor, carries six conuties, with jroll for elivery, B 87 votes, -Ilis vpponents none, Hardee, for Astorney-Guneral, has five conn- thes sud 4 votes. Othier Instructions were scat- toring, ———— FINANCIAL. ‘Tuov, N, Ju March 8.—J, B. Enos & Co., of Waterford, made an asalznument this moruing, Liubllitiea placed at $250,000. PROVIDENCE, March #.—William Caswell, of Narraganset Pler, made an nu!qnmau:. Lla- bilitles, $1: ussets, 8145,000, TuiLALELPULY, March f—Chbarles Camblos & Co., stock brokers, failed. Liabilittes uue uown, ———— A Uad-Tempored Man. Francols Grilhon, o well-to-du farmer, of Barle, » commune in the south of France, quar- reled with bis son-fu-law about the division of suiie property, und, belleving Limself unjustly dealt with, resolved on venccance, Having first et tirw to his son-in-law’s miil, ko went fome and, after arminghimself with o double-barreled Bun, st dre to lis own house, While the build- s wers [n fawes, bo :‘Are\v a quuntity of mouey, tn notes und gald, fnto the fire, und walked up und down with his guu cocked, to prevent snybody trving 1o put out the flamcs. A large crowd gathered round, but nobody # . vontured to interfere, was burned to A and coat, and, placiny his mouth and his own brains, O b ) e tan 201y blew oy " the ground, h'mnk“ gm sy I the muzsie of i hie foot on the trigu C —e— CASUALTIES, BURNED 10 Drayy, Bvecial Dispaten to T, Dernotr, Mich., March 5, day moralng fire broko out in of Poter Droulllard, a Fronch fq ‘;l'rmmr. —At 4 o'clock gy, the frame liougg bolow Baidwich, ont th Canadigy "t rlver, Droulliard, his wile, chlldren werp firat aroused nud daughters, agod 0 aud 15, who stalra room, wero burned to deatl, clock-peddice, who was stopplng shockingty burned, nlght, recover, two was The charred * slsters atout the hands, necle, duaperate attempts to the victins wlien the wera founa ing ruing, tightly clasped shriveled arms. Droufliard Is it side of aud two qu‘,xl‘; escaned, but g slept fnan A travelin, ere for tle but wy) bodies o in 1n each oty Beverely burggy nnd tace, havige met to the ot kel nm” naslatancs g ‘Three tramps who had been turkiy o oed. bim, remises are suspceted of 'i:‘m:x:nlflhm ahout the mpromptu Vigllauce Commlttee hunting them, aristn, qyg o 18 engaged iy A FALL OF 186 TERT, The Tribune, Specia) Dispateh to Dusuque, Ia,, March 8.—Last 88 Mr, Charles Schwenthal wa; work on the 12 o'clock shift in t Saturday iz 8 going to by i Jend mlge of Amsden, Brugh & Co., in Wost Dubugue, by {ell Into an abandoned shaft, o went dowg i distance of 183 feet, and landed fn four feet of water, Some comrades, notleing his f mediately sct to work to relisve 7 ol - went down the shaft, and Mr, hln, A g Bchwentha) ':'r brought tu the top. e was tntedlatuly tagen hoine, and a physlelan called, aud it gy {found that ono arm and ong Nugzer were brosen, Blortly ternally. morning, when he diud, after he commenced to vom| was then found that he was |..jmm“r'§§fi’|‘" L ly fo- He lingered In pain untll & Mr, Schwnnllml‘mfl; 82 years of nge, and leaves a wife and one chitd, FATALLY IIURY. dpectal Dispatch (o The Tribune. Buntnaton, In.,, March 8.—Christopher Wep. bee, a young man in the employ of the brides department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiuey Rallroad, waa run over while attempting to board a freleht traln near Big Creek bridge, three miles west of Mt. Plensaut, tnts nucmm: the entiro truln passing over him. His left 1eg was cut off close to the body. Ife was taken ty Mt. Pleasant und medleal ald cabled. thought e cannot possibigrecover, lve at Aurors, 111, It u His folks THROWN FROM A WAGON, Bpecial Correspondence of The Tribune, Vincenxes, Ind, March 1—i J. Reel, o prominent farmier of tnls county, und o large rolser of fine stock, yesterday, and his it was thrown from a way fa ls despaired of, 0t DROWNED, Spectal Diapatch 1o The Tribune, BrooaminaroN, 1ll, March 8.—Myon Von. degresolle, azed 4, son of o cltlzen of Hudson, MeLean County, fell fo aclstern and was drowned. this moraing FIRE: NARROW ESCAPE OF A BIG ROLL OF GREENBACKS. VinceNNes, Ind,, March 1.—Willlam Lagon, n wealthy farmer llving & few miles north of this city, on the I1linota side, retired s usual last night, but, feeling somewhat chilly, arose, bullt a roaring flre, and was soon asleep. He did not remain o long, for 8 dense smoke ln the room awoizo him, und he barely had tine to sccure his pantaloons, that had been placed on a chafr before the fire. These were nearly con sumed ; but, luckilv for Mr. L., a roll of grecn- backs, nmounting to £4,500, the edges of the bills, so that they Wil be ac cepted for redemption at Washingtou, to whick placo they were sent to-day, was only charred on RENOC. BN Fraxcisco, March 8,—A movement Ison foot among the mcrchunts of thiscity to rellevs the wants of the suffercis by the Reno fire, Supplles bave slready been forwarded from Coreon and Vigiola, und o dispaten received from Reno this evenlng say {8 needed, No turther skl A Citizona’ Rolief Soclety has beea oreanized, and {s distributing supplies. Thosa who have been burned out are oircady housed. Business men arc Euu,lng structures. Anothier ub temporary ody -lias been found fu the rulos, making the sixtin’ BLUE ISLAND, About 8 o’clock Saturday evening the round- house which shiclters the tiwo locomotives whict haut the dummy traln was discovered to beon fire. Fortuuntely there was no wiud atthe time, nnd_the tire burned stowly, discovered, nnd extingalshed withone dif It was soud realty, The datage s nominal, but will ncfimgmxen new roof, ————— \ THE WEATHER. Orpion or thg Cuigp BiaNan Ormces Wasiunoron, D. C., March 4—1 a. m.—Indi catlona: For the Tunnesses and Ohlo Valleys slightly warimer, southcast to southwest wlbds, falllng barometer, partly cloudy weathen suld light ralue north of the Ohlo River. For the Lower Lake region, warmer, souther 1y to westerly winds, falhng barometer, partly cloudy weather, and possibly light ralns near Lako Erle. For the Upper Lakoe region, partly clouds weather, with lght rain, southerly winds shift ingg to westerly and northwestly, 1alling fol+ lowed by risiug barometer, und shelt clianges n temperatire, For the Upper Missistupi and Lower Missourt Valloys, partlv clondy woather and ureas ?f Mgt rain or snow, southerly winds shiftig to westerly and northerly, evening by rising barouietor and slight 14! tewperature, followed dur.n‘;: the L asRATATINYS. Il LOUAL OUSERVATI R oA, Stareh 3100 anr. Viniiarkitsy Virginla Ul ) WiliGaueeu 350 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS«C,,m Lonnoy, March Batavia, Arrazon, and Stat from New York, have arrived mu.‘ i NEwW Yougk, Marel 8,—Arrived Hol Loudon, 8N FraNoisco, Murch all Chineao frous the place. 3, —8teamshive o uf Peunsyhvass laud, fro® THE CHINESE HusT G0, of Copper City, Bhasta Countys Tho worklgmed bare €SB