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| Senate to-day. Prayer as usual. * the Committee on Federal Relattuns. | DOyE 4. 6 'STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the lllinois Ceneral Assembly at Springfield. The State Board of Equaliza- +ion a Subject of Dis- cussion, Senator Joslyn Anathema- tizes Certain Railroad Corporations, The Same Legislator Outs Judges Down to $10,000 Worth of Reading. Considerations Touching Upon the State's Assumption of Local Finances. Another Debate Upon the Ques- tion .of Interest and Usury. Closing Hours of the Wiscansin Legis- lature---The Indiana Dem- oerats. THE LEGISLATURE, BENATE. Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduns. grrixaeiseo, 1L, March 4.—Abnost a full The Nevada resolutlons on the Chinese ques- tfon were laid before the Benate, Referred to Senator Moffatt presented voluminous peti- tlons against the manafactura of whisky. Senator Tolllaferro introduced o bill to estal- 1ish snother Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Billa on sccond reading belng reached, Bill 259, us o substituto for BIil 16 on the ealendar— a bill to oid industrlal schools for zirls—Senator Bask offerea on mmendment to See, 8; but, be- fore nction, Sountor Ilunt’s jolnt resolution to extend the termsof county oflicer, come up as a speclal order. Senator Bhutt provosed to except Surveyors, heeause the Constitution recoznizes Surveyors o8 officers, They should be statutory officers. Adopted. Senator Southworth offered an amendment to s strike out the proviso, but withdrew it. The resolutioa wes then rejocted—yeas, 803 Senator Bash’s amendment was then read to filljin Llanks an to the clothime required and the time girls shall bo held fu custody, Before action the bill was postponed until . Thursday morning. Beoator Johngon introduced a bill to pro- hibit the loaning of publicinoucys. Senate blll 833, to revise the law in relation to Recorders and legalizo the acts ol Deputics, wos ordered engrossed,—as woll as Bill 335, PROTESTS. Benator Riddle rose to a question of duty. e complalned that Wilson's bill(260) had beon delayed by the printer—a delay bo felt certain was in the fnterest of a corrupt ring of Cook County Commissioners. No cxplonation was given, and the matter was dropped. * Benate bill 415, another revenue bill, brought ‘Scnotor Whiting to hils feet with a sct apeech, He was oppescd to abolishing the Board of Equalization, because it was the bulwark crect- ed by the people to defend themselves against grasping corporations. The State, ho sald, was fairly honeycombed with speclal interests, aud he warned tho Senate to be careful. Benator McClellan, the reputed suthor, dis- claimed any sympathy with the bill. Ho did not belfeve the peovle desired the abolition ot the State Board, and, if they did, they wonld bardly wish these important futorests delegated to the Auditor, Attorney-General, and Treas- urer. Senator Kelly moved to atrike out the enact- {ngz clause, Benator Dearbora regarded the bill a8 too im- portant to bo trifled with, und, therefore, moved 1o postpone as a speclal order, for it embraced constitutional questions of voat importauce, Seuator Joslvn felt a deep Iuterest. fu the bill. The Board ot Iqualization had assessed rallwa! proporty at $40,000,000, when it wus worth ,000,000. “The State Board was muade up of obscure _inen und - broken- down politicians, He continued anathe- wmatizing the ralironds of the State, particularly the Chicago & Northwestern aumd the Chicago, Turlington & Quincy Rallronds. ‘These ronds wers not sssessed at one-tenth thelr actual value. The peopte demanded 8 change, and ho fnsisted that this glaring evil should be reme- dicd now and bere. ‘the Board Lod utterly re- fused to nasess capltal stock, in delance of the statute, ‘Iie Interest In Senator Joslyn's remarks cen- tered in the foet that Bepator Moffait wasn member of the Board last year, und touk the criticlsme unicnsily, Senutor Riddle " reminded Senator Whiting that the Umted Btatea Bupremo Court bad af- firmed the right to tax capital stock, and yet, in the fave of tht, hls (Whiting's) fricnds bod refuged to ovey thut mandate, Scunator-Moffatt then rose nnd defended him- gelf from Scnator Joslyn's charze of beimgz vy obacure member. The Doard had put an nssess- ment upon capital stock by saopting another nnd sofer plon. - Le rezarded it an honest und jutelligent Board. Senntor Whiting tollowed 1n another speech, If Senator Joalyn had told the truth, tt wus u strong reason Wiy the Board should be contin- ued. Ho criticized the Governor for theap- vointment of James P, Root. “I'he bill was then postpoued Ul Tuesday, The bIt to provide for the wanner of pay- ment of claims sguinst the State wis read und ordercd engrossed. Benator Fuller introduced an obituary recolu- tion in referonce- to John Early, lateSenator. Adopted, nen con. . Sennte Bill 244, to protect wame, and to con- solldate all the several laws on that subject, wos ordered engrosasd, Benato hill 86, to pay forthe Overtlowed Lands Cummission, was read nud ordered engrossed, Bewate bill 160, in regard to practice In courts of record, was _amcended to- allow o defondant 10 plead general {ssus o 1 aet-olf, was ordered engrossed, COUNT LISRARY, ‘The bil} mnkluj;un apprupriation for the State Court-llouse nnd’ Library at Ottuwa was pat forwurd to third readlug} aleo Benator Hast's il to revisa the Jaw I relstion to_couuties, to dix the terms of oflice of County Commissloners ot Cook; ulso the bill to wrovide a library for the Appellate Court of the Firet District. Beontor Joslyn thought $10,000 a heav cnough _appropriation, but Benator Kiddfe urged $20,000, “Lhe Court now uses the Law Tustituto Librury, Tlereada lotter from thw Judyres, stating what they wanted, ‘They wanted at least the sum wamed by Seuator Riddle, Benator Juslyn retorted tut thut was all -slmply humnbuy, sham, and nonsense for Judges 1o want to puy 85 por volume when e could \l:]lr n:nvl report n}: ‘3130 Mr. f;m&l. u}:n ol lnm ablest Jawyers {n Chicsgo, sald 1 ullate Court did ot need o Ilbrur{. > i Houator Joslyn was willing to give them $10,000 to gratify thelr vanity, but not a dollar more. This was Senator Joslyu's duv, und the Bevators dubbed hlm * Ol Icuoociest,” Henator McCicllan had liad o conversation with Judge Uflllc{,wllumululnlnnd of the embare rassment of the Court for the wung of s librury, ‘T'hie amount was xed at 10,000, % Flie Appropriutions Committes reported fa- vorably un several bilis. Adjuurued, NOTRY. Miss Nutt, the Chicago stenographier, has re turned Liere to securs the passufe of her courts reporter's bill, ‘Che chances aro uualnst §t belng pussed, for rural mewbers are atradl of the ex- pensa thut witl follow, ‘The Goveruor made a mistake {n sending the Nevada Leptalature cougratulationsto the Houso yeaterday, uud the autl-Chiucss Bepators ure nad, It'was our Benate that resalutious. Irs W, Buell, & Chicago tawger, turns up in passed tho origiual ithe lobby this'morning, anid beginae indust lly to work for Blabee's Insurance bill, LIRUT.-GOV. BIUMAX went to Jacksonvilla this eventug to deliver a lecture beforo the graduating class of the Sem- Inary theré, : EXECUTIVE BESSION. To-morrow morning the Scnate will hold a secret executive session on tho nominatiuna of the Gavernor for Chicago Park Commisstoners, seven in oll, A lively row Is anticipated, und it 18 doubtful §f all the nominations arc confirmed, The Governor has been attending the lg‘ulonp of the Third House, held nt the Letand Hotel, 1ately, with great regularity and some manifest nervousiess. A+ M. JONES, Commissioner of the Northern Penltentiary, is here to-nlght tooking aftee the appropriation of £50,000 to make up the deficiency incutred in runvlng the Penitentlary, Mr, Jones claims that. with 1,500 persons he can inake the Jollet Penitentinry pay its expenses. ‘They have now about 1,300 prisoncrs, urd are running behind, Fottr-sevenths of the vontracts now go to the Chester. Penltentiary, which arrufigement, he suys, will result in Yoth institutions having to cenll tpou the Btate for large approprintions to keep ujp expenses, nud consequently end fn lurge wid unnecessary tax upon tho people. Mr. Jones says, further, that thero nre toalay fewer contracts in both Penitentiarics than Ahiere was in the Jollet Prison two years ago. COL. 3, 4. 8. WILSON, of the Western Unfon Telegraph Company, Is liere to-night looking after the bill tsxing tele- eraph stock 2 per cent. TOUBE~—FIRST ILESULT OF DAD LEGISLATION. Among the bills which ought not to becone laws House Bill 10 sboutd be given a conspleu- ous place, It has, bowever, alrendy passed the House und goue to the Senate. 1t 18 un nno- cent little bill, and reads as follows: wrc, 1. Be It enacted by the Peuple of the State of 1llinois, represented in the General Awsombly, ‘That countics, citles, tuwns, or townsbips In this State, huvipu instied bunds [ aid of ralizads, 1t stiull bo [aWrul for the County Treanuser or Cal- fector, in conntles not undur townshiv ureanizae tion. upon the collcetion of the tax for the pay- ment of iuterest upon such honds fur cach and ev- ery year, to pay the intereat that may be die uyon wieh bonaw, -~ And Af after paying all’ interest dug thicrs ennll be a fund left belonging 10 such conutyy city, town, or lownshin, of sufliclent amount to pay oif one bf more bunds, 1t shall be thu duty of wuch County Treaaurer to oxpend such overplus fud {n the payent of bond or bonde belonging t his county, or o sny eliy, town, or township within hin county, “And n the acttie- ment with tho Stute Fressorer the County 'Frense wrer shalt be credited with the amount of coupuns ond bunds paid by him nd go nuch noney upon such tax levied for intercst by tho Auditor of Pub- He Accotiuta againat any county, city, or tnwnrhin whose bouds or coupons have been vald by sucn Tromuroe: Provided, nothine Terein contalned suall he so conatrued a8 to affect the tine or place of payment of any bonds fwsued since April 1, 18773 and provided, further, that fn the sottle- ment of I'w Connty ‘Iroasurer with the State T'reasurer, sald Connty Treasurer, if all interest due shatl not thea havo been poid, shall pay over to mud Slate Treasurer ali the funds then 'in his hands arlsing froin the tax aforceald, The same bill, mivus some amendments, wos once passed by the Lealslature* uid yetoed by Gov, Beverldgze, It also pussed the House two years ago, but was defeated tn the Senate, To nppreeito the sleek feline conceuled under this innocent grist of meal, it will be uccosanry to refer to the existing law, und the effect this bill would have upon the Londs {ssued should it become o law. In 1800 the Legislaturs pro- vided that, when bouds should be tegally fssued Dy municipalities {u ald of raflronds, und the same should be registered, the sml\{:\uduur should ascertaln the nmount of interest for the curreut yesr; and, provided that the requisite tux to pay such intercst shiould oe certilied by the Auditor and COLLECTED WITIt THR STATE TAXES, that the State sliould bo the custodian of such funds, und that the some should be deciexd pledzed and appropriated to ke payment of sugh dnterest of such vecistered bonds,” Tn other words, the Statd snid, in cffect, to all persons desirinye to invest in bouds of any mu- nlcipality In 1ltinois: “If you will purchase thesy bouds Issucd to ald - in building rafiroods, e State will collect the tax vecessary to pay the intereat, and will pay the snme througli its Btate_oflleers.”? Under the provisions ot thls law the Intcrest on such bonds has been col- lected, nud the fnterest promptly pald fn New York for Springileld at the State Treusury) in Junuary and July of oach year, ‘Tuese bonds were sold In the markets of” the world on the faith of this lnw, . Mouse Bil 10 provides that the fnterest upon these bonds shail be FAID BY COUNTY TREASURERS Oft COUNTY COL~ througliout the State, fustead of being pald in Springileld or New York,us lbas been done under the law, when the same were sold, ‘This §s a bold | proposition to violate the zood faith of the State und tarnish its bonor, It will be ubserved that theact does not apply to bonds {ssued under the law of 1877, The law of 1577 wrovides for o refunding of the Indebtedness of wunlcipalitics at a fower rate of interest, wus feured that this uct would prevent such re- funding if applicuble to bouds fssued under the law of 1877, and hence that exception. Stould tng Btate ropeal the luw under which these bonds bave been sold, and thus glve notice to the world thut no rellance is to be placed upon fta laws, will not those who desire to fuvest in the mew bouds conclude / that when _tuese bouds have also been sold, the State may chanzo the law 80 as to depreciate their value, as well as those fssucd under the law of 15001 [lools cannot afford to enact a law which louks toward o viulatiog of 118 good falth, or will in the slightest degeee tarnish 1ts honur. . OF coulse. ‘Ihere eems to bo considerable opposition to the bill consohidating the Supreme Court ut Springtield. Flus morning R, A, D. Wilbauus, at the bead of an Ottawa deleratiun, wers on the floor of the IHousc. lubbying agningt the measure. ‘There is also kome " opposition from Jefterson County und thu southern portion of the State, It s probable, however, thut. the measure will pass, notwithatumding the oppost- tion, INSURANGE, The order of bllla on second reading was taken up, und the flow of talk began by taking up Ttousu Bill 840, providing foruu act to coupel all fusurance compuntes of other States OF coun- tries dolng auy ljind ol fnsuranee bualuess lnthis tate other thau lite to comnpty With the General Fire aud Maorne-lusuraucs law of this State, ‘This LI was lm-:u\l to the order of third read- ingg, and provides that every insurance compauy, assoclution, ue partnership, ncorporated by or urganized wnder the Jaws ol ony oihier State, or any loreign Governmeut, " must compl with e requircments of the Generul- Insurapee laws of this -~ Btate overn- oy fire, marive, and inland vavigation insur- ance compunies dolig business i the State of Dimolg™ tefors v shall be lawiul for such company, ussoclution, or partuership 10 take risks or transuet any Kind of surance busliess u this State other than that of Hfe lsurane wied sueh cumpanies, assoclations, or pariner- ships, nud all persous acting 03 agents thereof, shall be subjees to the same penoliies prescribed flrll'rt;ulf ¢ o vivlation ol any of the juovislons of sald act, Mr. Matthews' bi)l (18%), for an act to protect persons interested fn poticies of lite insurance agatnet cffects of indsrepresentations wade m procaring them, was pustpoied temporarily. TENULE OF OrvICE. Touse BH1 477, for an st to amend See. 7 of an aet to vro vise for the fucorporation of aties wind villazed, wad taken up, sug seemed toeresio suma confitelon in the nunds ot legislutors, Mr, Sulgg contonnded 1t with tHouse Bul 85, whicn 18 Kuown us *“The Moyorsa’ bith' M, Sufws stated thut o was oppoecd to this bill because 1 cifected the Uity of Springtichd undavorably, and he had been requested by the Ciy Couneil to uipose 13, He wanted this bitl, with ilouse BULBD, recommitted to the Commttee o Mia- celloneous Suvjects, Mr. Haultiduy explained the provisions of the bill, showlng he “gentleman trom Ssugumon that e was intstaked his prembses, 'L mos celved ons vate,—that of ‘The U was fluslly ovdered to o ading, mid providea thut ** ‘Fhe Mayor shall huve puwer to remoye any offleer appoint- ed by huy, on any formal charge, whenever he sholl be of the upinfon that the Interests of the city demuind such removal, but be shull report i reasons fur such removal 1o the Counell at a meeting 1o be held not lesa than one dsy nor mure than ten dayvs after such removad; and §f the Muvor stall fail or retuse todile with the City Clerk 8 stutement ol ihe reasons for kuch removal, or I the Councll by o wwo-thirds * vote of all jte members unthorized by law to be elected, by yeas aid nays to be entered upon it record, dsaporove of such removal, such ottleer shall tiereupon boe- come restored Lo the ofliee from which ho was so remuved ; but be ehall give uew boudk und take u new outh of oftice, No otllecrshall be ro- moved u second thme for tie same olfense.” 1t sevwns probable that this meusure will be- cotne o law, R INTEUBST, ! ITouss Bl 811, jutreduced by the Judiclary Committee, which had bees lusdvertently gsed by the Clerk {n 1t -oraer, was called up v Ar. Shaw, Clutruan of the Committer, wt coploualy amended. Tols LIl prosides for an acl Lo Fuvise the Jaw In relation to tae rate of 32‘.1 est und 1o repeal certaln acts therein e Mr. Durfee, of Mason, tnade a brie! socech in favor of treo trade fu mouey, . He belleyed that experienco and cowtnon sense taught us that LECTORS . thers was alwaya more benefit to bo derive from alimited Interest that. from Ustiry laws, Mr. Harts made a labored and sophistical speceh it favor of A high {ax on monev; which was followed by Mr, Colllns, who chaimed that the Qovernment should no more uttempt Lo pass laws discriminating againat woney then azalnst any other class of praperty. “Ihe bill was floally ordered to a third read- | g, i, Witson moved to SFiawd tho bl by stelks ing out all that part of the bill excepting that relating to interest upon judzinent’s nccounts, and which 180 per cent, nud providlig that par- ties inay contract In writing to receivo and pay sty ratg of interest. fr. Wilson argucd that fixing \he rate per cent, which must nlwass bo placed hicher than the current rate in the market, slinply compels he lender to ‘demand tlut rote, nul mukes money dearer by foreing the lender to demand a premiwm for the risk ho takes on makhys n loan above the usual rates, The Usury luwa have never accomplished the purpose fof which they were Intended, and are fmpolitic wwl line moral {n thelr teudencies. Mr. Durfee was not In favor of practically appoluting the State a guardian for the purpose of protecting the people who were not able to toke vare of themselyes, nnd putting them on the same footing witn the {diot, the minor, and the fenine covert, Mr, Shermanfsaid e belleved that the price of mancy was und neceasarily niust be rezulated by the)relativo supply and demand. Muney con to-day be obtaled at much less in- terest than s allowed by law, Why is this? Simply and solcly hecause money {8 cheap In the market. These Usury laws arc inoocrative and unjust, ‘They fucreaso the cost to the borrower, When money is worth 8 per cent and the law says it ts wortli but 6, 1t will bo loaned for its valtie in fact, rather than lower. ‘e value of money amd the value of Its use aro not controlled by statute, nnd cannot Le, In the nature of the cnse, except by a law ns fixed as the law of gravitations. Mr. Hopkius ook strong grounds for a lower rate of inlerest than that named in the bill, aud sent the following letter to the Clerk's desk, (o be read for the injurmation of the lous NEW Y Fob, 7, 1877.—=70 the Leglalature of Hlinnis—GrsTLENEN: The great depreciation of rea! estate calls Imperatively for relief in somo way that yonr wisdom will doubticss provido for. No man eanliva undor the present depression and pay vver i por cent intereet. Many contracts aro at highar rates, ‘Cuosc higher ratennre rulnous to both borrower and lender. ‘Fha borrower ets dle- couraged and gives up, Tho lender takes the vproperty which he does not want and cannot sell, and holdsthe untortunate deutot for tha dellciency. tho holders of morigages are largely from the East, -insurance companies arc prominent as ers, and nro tho must extortionats of all, clalning the hiuhest rate of ‘Intercat or foreclos- ure. 1am among thuusands of others who want ralfef. 'Fno Connecticut Mutual Life-Insurance, of llartford, Conn., ate the holders of e mort- ¢nge I am wilting ubout, They refuss peremplorly 10 avate anytiin: of the ttercat, § and 10 per cont, A stay of two or thres years ut o low rate of inter- et mieht bring me ont' without losd, o8, hy that time, property might sud probably wonld greatly fmprove. * A Wise postvonement would groatly re- lleve yours, respectfally, JANES BRowsiNu, Mr. Butterworth, of Winncbago, spoke in favor of a reduction of the rates of [nterest. Farwers, manufacturers, and business men de- manded o lower rate of interest than was now helug paid, “Ten per ceot wus too much for business men Lo pav. Dr. Rogers, of McLean, made a strong speech 1o favor of the chunge of futerest proposed in the bit), saylng that the people demunded o lower rate. g ‘I'ie Doctor’s remarks were gpplauded, The bill wastinallg ordered tunkhlrlfl'm‘.mnu without smendwent, fixing the rate of interest at 8 per cent on contracts nud 6 per cent on judgments und accounts, ‘Fhis afternoon Mr. Mitehell, of MecLean, calicd up Bill 275 for the purpose of having it read o second time and passed to g third read- T, r, Herrington rafsed tho polns of order that this blit was & Deficieney Lill, und thers were no vouchers or specitieatiung to tell what the ap- proprintion was for. It uvsked for 850,000 to puy an fodebtedness of the Northers Peniten- tiary at Joliet, Tle sald the bill was a Iraud, anyiiow, nnd to pass sucha mmeasure wis azainst poud poliey mud good wovermment, ‘the Com- migsloners had no rieht to ruw the mstitution in debt, ur Lo o beyonds the lmit of the appro- printions, Mr. Wentworth called the attentlon of the House to the fact that this mensure, being n De. tiefeney ll:ul. would require a two-thirds majority to poss it. Mr, Rublson characterizea the bill as a fraud, and asked for time to vonsider its provislons and look up the vouchers wud the itemns which made up the amount. On the motlon of Mr, Mitchell, the bill was made a special order for 11 o'clock to-morrow. EARLIER NOURS. Mr. Wantworth, from the Committce on Tules, reported a resolution providing for the chauging ol the hour of meeting from 10 8. m. to 9o m. hereafter, A squnhblu censiied over the adoption of the report, the Republicans be- g generally for it and the Democrats ngafnat it,” 'Ihe Chatr was unablo to determine whether the report wos adopted or lost by a viva voce vote, and the yeas utid nays wero catled, when 1t was found that 63 voted” for it und b7 sgajust it. 'I'ne House thereupon adjourned to ¥ o, m. to-morrow morning. 8CROGGS. ‘This afterncon the Hou. George Scropes, of Champaigo, is belng congratutated by his fol- low-members on his appointment a8 Consul to tiambutg, the news of whicly reached lim this atternonn, Mr, Scroges recelved these con- gratulations with smiles that were radiont and sultry, Mr. Berogigs, who has been frozen up with n cold for three weeks, on the recoipt of this news suddenly thawed out, aud i3 os tropleal as o lady In July. . THE HON. C. M. HAUDY, of Chicago, Is here Tooking after the bill regu- latlug the interests of Masters in Chaneery. THE LABOR CONMITTER who visited Cnfenizo to investigzate the condition ol workhmen there wero dn thetr places fn the Houxe to-day, and In a short time will have thelr report ready to present to the General Assembly. P ’ GEORGE WENDLING, who has brought himself {ulo notoriety by re- futing the doctrines of Bob Ingersoll bpou the subject of religion, was upon the floor of the Hoiee (his mworning, wid gravitated to the Democratic sido of the ehamber, where he re- coved a fender and sympathetic welcome, 1t i3 thought n fortunato thing for Wendbing that Ingersotl was burn, % WISCONSIN, CLOYING UP. Special Disputch to Ths Tribune. Mapison, Wis. Murch 4.~The Wisconsin Legialature virtually closed at 11 o'clock to-duy. ‘I'here was quite a foverish feellng on the part of State offivers this marning, fearing thnt the biL reducing their ealaries, which passed the Scnate Monday night, wul ameuded fn the Assembly 1ant evening, would pass; but, when the Assem- bly coneurred in the Seoato resolution cutting ol the transaction of business st 11 a. m. to- duy, they took courage, knowing that thelr Sen- ntoriut champlons conld easily walk I to death, ‘The Seuate convened ot 10 o'clpek, The first hall hour was consumed In readlng the Insure ance bil,und kiling Price's resolution for printing fustead of writing euvolted bills. ‘he Salury bill thially was messueed in from the Assembly with aniendments, Benator Bennolt teok the floor, retalnig fL 1 oppbsition to the bl til & minites before 11, when the amendment was voted on. Callimz the roll oceupted the uexe Hve winutes. Alier annouticing the vote, the ravel of the uettng President, Beoator ftankin, felly aud he gunoitnedd that, the hour hayvimg arrived for cutting olf all business, nothing fur- ther conld e vonsidered, Thelollowlng bllis were leit on the Clerk's desk, und ure, conse- yuently, smothereds Tu Feduce the salarles, of State oftivers und re and intand navigation lusur- anc corporations of other States doinyg buslieas in this Btuto to pay 1he sune tuxes wid fees a8 ure fmposed by otlier Btutes upon like corpora. tluns ol this Bate, und to provide tor the exa fantion of such corporations by a Commissioner uf lnsurance, - Ralacing to lleeuso fes to be pald Ly fnsurs ance compuntes fncorporaied under the laws of tus Btate. ‘To protect the State against {nsolvent and uuanthorized msurance agents. In the Assembiy-the hour of 11 found the Clerk's desk cleared, conseauently 1o bitls wero Killed by Hmitation. Notlung of importauce: was doue (b the Agsembly, Both Houses adjouried til 10 a. m, to-mor- row, "The Legislatare wiil adjourn slue die at 11 ». I, to-morrow, | e INDIANA. PROCELDINGS, #pecial Diwateh to Tha Triduns, INDIANAYOLLS, Murch 4.—The House to-day, undera pullbg of the Bpeaker that a mojority cnutd suspend the order of business, passed the Benate LI for the reorganization of the benevo- let fustitutions. ! It 1e understood that the Governor will ap- point the votniuecs of the Democratic caucus to Yo Trustees under the provistons of the law. ‘Ibe House kiiled the bULL for the organization of the State militia, it recetving only th three votes, 'The liouse disngreed to the Senate amend- ment to the Apoortionment hitl, and con- ferces wero appointed, who havo heen at work all day, It {s understood tu-day that they Wil agree, and that the apportionment will pass both tHlouses to-morrow substantially ns it came from the Scoate. ‘This LNl gives the Democrats twenty-acven Benators and flity-four Rejres atives. This, with the Pns-nne of the bill reor- manzing the bencvolentustitutions, are theprin- clonl politieal measures, nnd the Democrats have succeded fu both, as they did in the organ- ization. Benator Davis (Nntional), from Park and Vermilion, {s working with the Democrata, At the fuvestigation of the henovolent ins tutions to-night severnl witnesses were exam- Ined. Clerks of W, J, Ripley, n erocer who tormerly furnished — supplles to the lussne “Asvlum, testificd that the &l’-lcvu charged for goods by wholesale lots were 10 25 per cout nbove the reqular retall ratea, nid that the family of Supt, Bverts liad been aent knlcknacks at varlous times, for which no charge was made, Testimony was introduced to show that considerable money was recelyed fromn the sale of fi6wers and planta from the greenhouse, of which no neeount {8 made In the annual teports, J. R Ryan, one of {he Jeading retanl grocers, corroborated the tosti- mony of IRipley's clerks. Tho investigation will be continued, and leave will be asked to it ufter the adjournment of the Leylslature, ARKANSAB, TRROCERDINGS. Lartee Rock, Mivch 4.—The House bill grant- fug lunds in aid of the Washington & Hope Rallway passcd the Benate. ~ Before the Bribery Iuvestigation Committee, G. W. Parrueh, of Little Rock, and J. R. Pettd- grewy of Fayetteville, testified [n regard to the whereabouts of Scnatur Walker on the night Itepresentutive Lee testified he belleved Walker had attempted to bribe Lim. They proved a clear libi for Walker. VIRGINIA. LXTHIA BE3SION. Ricnsoro, March 4.—The Governor has calted an extra session of the Legistuture, to begin to-day. PURCELL, A Statomont of tho Archiblshiop's Affairs. Cincinyaty, O., March 4.—~Eight nore sults were filed ugainst Archiishop Purcell to-ddy, aguregating 823,000, Father Edward Purecl! Is reported 1), and no sssignment was made to- day. ‘There was conslderablo excitement In tho viclnity of the Archbistup's residence to-night among clamorous creditors, many of whom forced their way Into the building, but, beyond angry words, nothing occurred. liraoktun Eagle. Oncof the most amaziny features of the finan- clal dlsaster which has overwhelmed Archbishop Purccll, of Cincinnatl, Is the fact that neither he, his Vicar-General and Secretary, Father Puar- cell, nor auy of the Trustees who nre striving might und main to discover the full omount of his lablilitles, can form nny estimate. Father Pureell, who has charge of the banking busincas of the diocese, fancled when the first shock eame that $50,000 would sce the Archbishop casily through the troublo which threatened, When that sum had been swallowed, his imag- {nation multiplled it by ten; but already both the Catbolic and lay newspapers of Cincinnat aunounce thut the lowest fizurc possible at pres- ent will be $0,000,000. This enormous sum of money has slipped out of the*Archbishop's fln- gers in the course of his archicpiscoval experi- cuce, leaving bus a few troves in the way of notes, on or two memorandy, anil a tangled skein of recollections in the pgood old gentleman's Lrolu, Securitics which lay on his hands for some time, uutil in his opinfon they became wortliless, have been ealim- 1y burned up or thrown awsy ss waste poper, and no pretense of keeping books has been made. The Archbishop himself, with a mind steadily fixed upon spiritual thiugs, has poured out money Intrusted to him with all the chitd- 1ike Innocence of an fdeal pastor, who knew the difference betweon the fleures on o bill of 85, and anothier ot $500, but Nviug on the gnallest possible Income, gay 8300 a year, attachied no carthly siguificniito to the multiplieation table. 1o hos literally given nway laree sums of ollicr people's money to starving or ncedy individuals, hos built the Cathedral, und heiped to ercet churches or sustaln totterlug enterprises with uuy money that happencd to be on band, with- out for an Instant thinking about where it came from, or welghing the chanees of Its ever bolng vald bazk. e mnde au oceasional memorans duwm of these tisusactions, but maloly earcied them in his head, until it Leenme 8o erowded with them that be tuened the conduct of affairs over to Iis brother, fu the nnocent bellef that thero was o finaveler fndeed, But the brother secins to buve been o much a child {n busincas us the Arcnbishop. How thesu Hablifties came about needs some cxplanation, aud our eatcemed contemporary, the Snun, I8 the first newsvapor which has glvén & clear and concise account of it This we con- depse, The Archblshop was ordaived n privst in France, In 1828, . A yeor later he was appotut- cd Protesgor of Philosoply at Bt. Mary's Col- leze, Emmetsburg, Md., and the next year, Prestitent, [n 1833 he was muade Bishan of "Cl. clunati, whose Diocese included but five Ctho- He churches.. Porsonully hic lived the iife of ou anchorite, and hos always dono so. Indeed, he has subsisted upon on income which n laboring mun would sucer at. In 1838 bls younger brother, Kdward Purcell, was ordained, und be- came bis Secretory., in 1850 Blshop Purecl was uiealn dignitied by being made an Arcubishop, IHia Jabors in his Dioceses, dwhich warranted this elevation, where almost incredible. The Church erew in power und wlluence, for ha concentrated all his encrgles upon its edification und fncrease, mid the Cntholls of the city, whose numbers swelled with the tide of immigratton, looked upon him with o reverence mut affeetion which his purity, carncstiess, und aminbility fully war- ranted. I the liearts of his peoplo e was cu- shrincd ns sn ahuost suoerinman belnfr, o per- sunal friend and guardign, About this time the finaucial offairs of the Country were 1 o rather precaclons condition, und ghe poorer Catholles naturslly turned to this venerable frivnd as an nfalllble custodinn ot thelr little savings., ‘They deposited thelr surplus carnings with him, und were allowed firse 4 and then® per cent interest, It was all'doune in o perfectly unprofessional unbusiness-itke wayv, Mouey was deposited and the lutervat account grew, No books wera kept, but fuw memorandn wus made, elther of depos- its or fuvestinents, but childish contlidence in the wortdly wisdom of the Archbishop so strengthened him that the amateur bankiuge Ine stitutfon which hoth he and his brother conduet- vd dld not even stverin the storm of 1867, which utter) stroyed 8o many marnlticent wnd well-or « financial concerns, Throuch this storm the Avchblshop cantinually camno to the nastatanco of aluking baoks, filing leaks and Keeplyg them temporarily afluat with the mouey of depositors, who never thought of ‘""f\! out the cosh Jott with him leantimg doposits conie roll- fngz inj doterest began tocomuvound, nud then Futher Purcell, who had beeuns the sole man- ager of the consern, tried to stralghten ot its aifulirs, but there was no pressurey il cortainly nu nearer approuch to business management, In 1870 n dev-zoods firm of New York und Loue- ville jalted, owing Futher Purcell’s smateur sav- s fustitution $70,0005 810,000 more wers sunk faldingg sowe privace euterpeise, and us num- bers of churchies had been drawing upan tho banit, 88 countiess buor han beed assiated, us the Cuthedrat und many uther great builabigs had been erected out of the Lreasury, us an unesii- wmated nunber of persons hud borrowed money without lenving elther seeurity or even o memo- randum, thess lossea rather sturtled the good Fasher, Gradunlly the Catholies of Cinciunuti begnn to witndraw. their depoaits, mul this went on from Jantinry to October of Just year, when one bonkmg-nouse went down for tollowed by another with lablli 10,00, “und some anliclous son sprend the rumor that both - ine stitutlons wero backed by the Archbistop, As o wmutter of fact they were nut, hut the dopos- ftors Lecame alurmeil {n curnest and & run be. gonl, Such lhh:l( had never for u moment been contenplated by tie unworldly mea of the Archieplscopat _reshienc, but thev suun fouml themselves conlronted wich 4 clamor for money, without a doliar in the treasury to meet 017 'Hie poor pricats emsptied thelr tiny suvings tuto the stroug box. ‘rhey wers swallowed up iu haif an bour, Logns und dovations poured In - frow ull tdes, sent by pooplo Who nad Do dus of the extent of the fudebieduess, atd who thought that 350,000 would mect the demund, 3t was il fo vain, In Nuvember the poor Archbishop, faucying Wimsell o mnner osbove il mon, wenl Ing resignation to Rome; 1t bus not been noticed nt all, reports tu tio contrary nocwithstanding, An uttempt was niade to raiso $TW,000 by tuu {ssur ot Lunas, but no fooner Were the Douds prnted thaw it was discovered lhfl! the suwm opresented but & quarter of tho wholo dobt, ‘Then tho Arcublshop turned the wuolo atfalr over to & vody of, Trastecs. All he had to show In the way of securl I.li ner- »v . \ N CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1875—TWELVE: PAGES, . i tles was a bundie of ore or leas worthl notes of the face-value of $435,00, 08 ozalnst nascortalned Habilities of $6,000,000, with a y bility that the sum mng reach a still greater figure. Other notes, as abova mentioned, ha Been burned or lost, while huie sums of money have been lent without even the ceremony of a memorandun, ‘The Cnurch has property, but nothing ltko an equivalent of this debt, even [ It can bo clulmed by the creditors, which 48 questionnble. Varlous schemea have been mooted to meet the cmergency, but nothing cau bo done uutil the full exteut of (he llabilities has ULeetr ascer- tafned, aml that seems to be difficuit, Another misfortunc fs the mauner v which the Areh- bishop’s umotional {lnnnah:rlnsr has offended his creditors.. Cinclunati {s Inrgely German, ‘Cwo- thirds of the depositors were (forman Catholics, but the [rish churches have lLeen the prlnclnnl recipients of financial ald, In fact, the moncy of the Gernnans_has boen poured out largely to malntain Irlsh churches, It Is true, us tho Archbishup says, that tho Germans could have had It, but, belng a scll-helpful peo- plo they did not need Tt, und o {t went to thoso who did. The moral of this melancholy tale hns been volnted before, namely, the utter folly, or worse, of mixing the affairs of religion and bual- ness together, This motal is made plain by the above recital, .| A Clncinnht! correspondent of the New York b;;n‘ says, with reference to the Archbishop's affaira; “ Fatlier Callahan, who I the private sccreta- 'f’ of the Archbiahop, after recentntlyg much of the matter alrcady given, said: ‘The present Cathedral, with its grounds and _the Episcopal resldeuce, cost not less than $250,000; the re- modeling, organ, and other furniture say $50,- 000 1nore, The taxes and asscssmonts on that part of the property not exempt ns properly church property, not less than $30,000 moré. A trustee afterward placed that latter item at 75,000 at Jeast,] It was on Nov. 1, 1845, that the Cathedral was conscerated, and the pres- ent Cardinal McClosky, a pupft of Arch- blshop Purcell, preached the consecretion sermon, Nelther before that date nor since have there been any contributions by the con- gregation or'by other Catholics to pay the cost of this great J:mpurty. There bave been no collcetions and no asscssments of suny kind. All has been pald by the Father Edward Pur- cell, Then the current expenses of the Cathe- dral are annually some $4,000 {n excess of the pew rents, which are amall, and the voluntory offerings, und that bas been always borue by Father Purcell. But there has been no extrav- agance. You sce we live very plainly, and the pricsts’ salaries aro only $300 a year, The Archblshop himeelt never reccived a dollar of ealary from his congregation, Fees for baptisms und marriages were all he received. Nordid Itls Lrothel, who was his Viear-General, cyer recelve any salary, Every Arciblshop is h[v virtue of lis oflice eutitled to o salary from his diocese, known s the cathedrallcum, and the smallest such salary Iu other Hiocoscs is §4,000 or 5,000 per anoum. But Arch- bishop Purcell had never, until he had been twenty-live years a Blshop, accepted s dollar from iifs dfocese. Then It was urgred upon him. e gald to the cler oflcrlnfi 1t, *I wanted no cathedraticum, but if you will give 810 each to the theological seminary instead, I will be cone tent.! 1u 1850, at the celebration’of his Sitver Jubilee, it was then forced upon him, amd ho theu satd, ¢ Well, mnke it as low a8 possible— $25 for thie smaller churches, the pocrer ones, aud §50 for the lurger.’ From that source he has recelved about $1,100 per annum, nnd that he used not for himsell, but in comr(buzluns to the poor and 'to lustitutions that were in need. Blshop Bargess, of Detrolt, relates that on one ovension he gave the Archbishop #3800 {n the moraing, and in the evening the Archbishop had not n cent. Mo hod given it all nwng. t his Uolden Jubiice, the pricsts gave him §3,100.” OBITUARY. Denth of Capt. . J. Hnckett, a Great Lake WMo in I8 Day. Bpectal Dispateh 1o “The Tridune. Detnrorr, Mich,, March 4,—Capt, . J. Hack- ott, o well-known steambont owner, died at o Iate Lour last night. 1o had been very il with erysipelas for threo months, hut had lmproved, and was able to sit up an hour before his death, hience the Intter was very unexpeeted. o was born fifty-two years oo, on Bois Blane Island, near the mouth of Detrolt River, where lis father kept the Govermment Light-fouse. Commenelng life as a common sailor, Capt. Hackett salled the Inkes for nlucteen yeara, and eventually acquired the ownership of two vee!elu‘u one the frst large lron-ore borge used lake trafile. During the War vensel . Interests fmproved o rnnlutw that he beeame worth aver §100,000, but the panic of 1878, the prostration of steam- bunt business, and beavy tallures {n Ohfo coal- minu Investinents swept away the preator por- tion of his wenith, The Western ‘Transporta- tion & Coal Company, of which he was for o loug time Secretary, Treasures, snd General Mnnager, went to wreek und_ruln soveral years ago, and since that time the Captain hos mainly bean in the wholesale and retail coale business, dolng quita an extansive wholesale trode with Toledo, Sandusky, and other nelghboring clties, At his deathi he was also owner of the Stawnee and steam-bargy nurlimitou. the last of the Jarge fleet of veascls which had at_onc time or another been utder his control. flu was in his day one of the boldest und most ambitlous copitallsts on the lakes, a prominent member of the Congregotional Church, und greatly re- spected by the entire community. - Apeclal Dispuleh 10 The Tribune. Eraix, Iil,, March 4,—IL 8, Codv, of Naper- villy, son of Judee H. H. Cody, of this judicial cireutt, gied yesterday of _{nilatamation of the bowels, aged 24 years. Tl funcral occurred this afternoon. ————— THE WEATHER, . Oprics oF THR Cmier SioNAL OpriOER, Wasuinaton, D. C,, March 5—1'0, m.~Iudl- cations: For Tenncasco and Qhlo Valiey, partly cloudy weather aud light rain, northerly wiuds, shifting to casterly and southerly, sud durlng: the day fslling barometer aud rislog tempera- ture. For the Upper Lake reglon, Upper Mlissiasippl and Lower Missourl Velleys, winds shilting to casterly and southerly, with partly «loudy wenther fn the northern portion, luht ralu or snow, wid during the day falling barometer and rislug temperature, i For the Luwer Lake reglon, partly cloudy weather, o slight fall fn temperature, rising, !ullmvud by falling barometer, weater) sbiliing to uaruwrf;' anel easterl LOUAL ORSERVATION y winds Twne. ( Bar, m\r| [ i3 w. . 30,020 97 | B 130, 4| B 10X8. arch 4~10:18 p.m. ¢ dtain Weather, 1 s Luase, Leaveuwurl Louivillo. o 3 bl 0, 31 47 Fluclue. Buv. PlONOars . Prort Juios il 32, e i, o Koy bk o0, Cloudy OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpoy, March 4.—Steamships Greece and and Donau, from New York, arrived ont New Youx, March 4.—Ar[|‘-lvud, l-ithlnph. from Glasgow ; Hothnls, from Liverpool, BosToy, Mureh 4.—.flmvod, Ilyrlan, from Liverpogls i F s KANE' COUNTY.. « . . Special Dispaich (o The Tridwas. Fuowy, 1., March &~The Kano County Board of Bupervisors mot at Gonuva yesterday, and conferrod upon I, 8, Scott the appolutment of County Clerk uutl) . Bherwin's suvcessor -uu{ be” olocted, Mr, Sherwin's resignation went tuto clfect yesterday, CRIMINAL NEWS. Horrible Detalls of the Pearson Murder at Augusta, Iil. A Deliberately-Planncd and Most Cold-Blooded Assas- sination. Confusing Accounts of Some Shooting Near Nashville, Tenn. CHE PEARSON MURDER. Speclat Dispatch ¢ The Trinune. Quincr, 111, March 4.—~The Quiney Wh'g has to-day s special from Augustn giving the fol- lowing particulers of the Pearson murder: Leroy Workings, John Avey JIr., and Ed Fergn- sen, the partles ander arrest for the murder of -Dr. Pearson on (he vight of Nov, 23, arrived ab Augusta from the North yesterday nfternoon at 8 o'clock, and wera {mmedintely Jocked up un- der o strong guard, together with Marlon Hett- tick, who has been under arrest since Baturdny lost, Yestcrday thero was considerablo cxcite- ment about town, und somo fours of mob violence were entertained, tho frlends of Hetttick, Avey, und Workings argu- fng the immediate hanging of Ed Fer- guson, the colored man who confessed the whole affalr, and whose testimony they are anxions to suppress. To guard agalnst out. break, the 8herfl of Hancock County brought a posse of the Carthage Guards’ with him on the coal-train last evening. No outbreak oceurred, and the prisoners wero all transferred to the Carthage traln and taken !mmediately to that place, ‘The particulars of the murder, ns relnted by Ed Ferguson, reveal ons ot the most brutsl crimes which ever occurred. It wosdeliberately plonned nnd as delfberatoly exccuted. Ker- guson states that the detalls wero repeated and rearrauped before they were finally fixed to sult ofl concerncd, It was at last declded that Ferguson should call upon the Doctor and sond him out to see Mrs. Gar- wood, who lives two miles and a half from Augusta, Workings nnd Avey wero to scerote themeclves fu o fence-corner about two miles from town, on the road which'the Doctor would take, and Hettrick was to follow the Doctor on horscback, and at the place appointed was to ride up and kill him. About 9 o'clock ‘on the night the decd was® committed Fer- guson met the Doctor as lio was golnyg home from the Post-OfMice, and asked him If he knew wheoro Dr, Pearson lived. The Doctor snid he was the man, and Ferguson, who had his cont- collor torned up und bis hat pulled over his fave, sald that Mrs. Garwood was very sick nnd wished im to call lmmediately. The Doctor started at onee, and wos met at the fatal cornor by Avoy und Workings, who seized his horse by the bridle, and Hettrlek rode up on horseback, striking the Doctdr a terrible blow on the head with an iron bar, fracturing his skull, Tho mur- derers then searched his potkets, seeuring over $100 tn moucy and n small, open-faced gold watch. Dr. Pearson was left in the rond, Avery and Workings returning to Augustn, as did also Hettrick. ‘The latter met his brotber John and Charles Yatea in town, and the threo started for home, the Hettrleks lving about 100 yards from where the murder occurred. When the party arrived at Hettrick's gate, Marfon sald ho thought he hoeard a voice, muxl the three proceed- od towhere Dr. Pearson was lyfng. John struck a mateh nnd remarked that the mdh was o stranger, and was badly hurt, They took him to Grigmson & Pltuey's drug-store, und Dr. Griggson identified bim as Dr. Péarson. After the murder Marlon Hettrick sttempted to cast suspicion upon onc or two parties, but folled to fasten the crime upon any one. Ho remained n Augusta, but Workings and Avey, sbout two wecks ago, went to Valesen, In. £d Ferguson asked tlie other three men several times for the $10, which was his share of the proceeds of the murder, but they put bim off until the night they nil met by appofutment back of the Post- Ofice, whera Workiugs was employed. They then offered Ferguson the Doctor's wold wateh, ‘but he objected to taking it, oroferring the $10 promised bim. o was persuaded to take it, however, tne parties telllng hint that he could got 350 for it. 5 Two weeks ago Ferjruson and another colored man named Willisma left for the North, saylng they were golng to look forgofd. At Miuneap- ols Ferguson left the watch at a pawu-shop, and it {8 this fact which furnished the first gub- stanttal evidgoco of the guilt of the portles named. Soon after Ferguson and Williams left Augusta, Mr. Pitnoy, of thut place, made up his mind that some of the colored people knew nore about the murder than they mado public, Meeting Glover Foster, a colored mnau who lived with Ferguson at the time of the murder, he talked with him about the nifalr, and became satisfied that Foster suspected Ferzuson of be- fng concerned [n it The town authurities were stow to act in the cose, nnd Messrs, Griggson ond Pitney hod ubout concluded to send an officer ofter Ferguson themsclves, when the Town Uoard employed Georggo Tarr to zo after him. Learning that Ferguson and Willlams stopped in Minueapolls, Mr, Tury catled upon the polico authorities of that place, and with them vistted the second-hand storus and nnwnaholi; to sec it any clew conld’ be found of the Doctor’s watch. It turned up at un, pawnbroker's, the ticket showing thatit had been lett by Ed Ferguson, Mr, Tare then toolk one of the Miuncapolis detectives sud went i search of Ferguson and Willlams, fluding them chopping woud forty miles north ot Min- neapolis, ‘Yhey were at ‘ouce arrested, and the pawn check was found in Ferguson’s pocke! Ho at first denled all knowledze of the murder, but after some tatk with the ollleor told the wholu &tury as rulated obiove. Mr, Tarr'at once telegraphied to the authorl- ‘tfes to arrest Blarion Hottrick, and an officer was seut to lowa to sceurs Workings und Avey. In order to understand the confeseiun of Ferguson fully, und to get at the mot.ve ot the crime, it willbe uecessary to review briefly tho events which have taken place during the past two years, It appéars thut nourly two years ago John Mettrick, who was at that thna it brakeman on_the Quiney coal tralus, was aliot I the knee, and Dr. Pearson was cutled to attend bim. ‘The Doctor eent tor Dr. Byrd, of Quiney, toassiat bl in extractingthe ball, “Clie operation wus successfully performed, hut 1t lait the knee joint still. A lawauit folloved for the fee, the Hertricks refusiugz to pay it. Marlon was pare tieulurly bitter at tiwe thne of the trlal, and hus luce madn threats agalust Dr. Pearson, A6 to the 1ootive which pmmrwd Avey sud Work- ings, 1t I8 clalimed 1o have grownoutof Dr, ‘Pearson's action on the lquor question In the Town Board, u member of which the Doctor was. clected last full. Worklupes kent u eprur-store, awd sold Mquor vontrary to law, wnd Dr, Peu fmnde objection to it in the Board, threateuing to close hiw up, Workings sold out to Avey, wud the place beeame troublesomu thut * the Doctor agaln mads cou plafot, ‘This made Avey ungry, wind hu bas bee [wunl to say thut e wished ™ the Doctor was out ol the way. According to Ferguson's confession, the crime was Hrat - arranged ot Avoy’s, ‘Uhe four men meethng there oue evening by aceldent, Avey satd hecould make pleuty ol money If it was uot for Dr. Peurson, uud wished be was out of the way, [detirlck observed thut he bad o grudge sgalnet bim, aud he wisbed wo, tou, Workings also oxpressed a sunilar desire, und before the party broke up thut night the whole plot was arrunged, ‘e vitizens of the place goncrally are satis- fiedd that Ferguson has told a stralehit'story, und sre daterminea that justics shall Lo done, No rruumlnury examination was held, the celuinals balng takon to Carthuge, whers the examination will take place na soon o8 the necessury testis moy can be arraoged. PTEKIN AND PEORIA, " Speclal Dlapatch ta The Tribune. Brrivariewn, 1., March 4,—District-Attor- ney Connelly will to-mosrow wove that all the "Yekiu aud Peoria peopls who have given boad appear fu court ud have their cases set for trial. The trials will probably begin week after next. B. Il Allman, a hotel-kesper of Toma- ros, gave bail to-dsy on sn indictment, the specific charge belug that he, as Assistant 8u- peryisor, notifled the Pekln distillers whon their estubliebments wors 10 be fnipected. il E. Keckler, of Pekin, gave $4,000 boll. He 1 charged’ with conspiracy to delraud and e with removing stam: o tat Dr. Roe, of Tayioreiier ‘soad hero et by Marabal Rac to arrest Btoneng aya STOLF of Bostun, the Lastern recetving agenyr Silley g, had, throuah iznorance, fyoq o O, the his dntv, o, arrestod bis me 10, perloe; them to glvo Uit hetore n ey gt vl misstoner in Boston, 8\ Blates Corp. pest liorg this batl of tatirse, g’y 0L 00 felted. Thia Distrlet Attornéy will ey e, 1o m“l' 0-morrow, have A benich-warrang I;m i nnd gee that the Marsha) sends a maory satled, tent Deputy to sorve It. The men gro foeo'Pe porters, and It Is not probabla that (e ox aka nayantoge of this mistako to pn i) #il Spectal Dispateh to The Triguge. 7" nllnnmn, Mareh d.—Dextor T, Milly anq 1 . Stearns, prominent liquor merchants, mo arrested to-dny for the burposo of iy tielr presence beforo the Unliod " ;‘.0"" !n{ the : Sr'!'mhern Distric uswer to an Indictment In that ( ¥ them with conspiracy with pur:o‘x'xg‘:;‘lfl i trict to defraud e United Btaes "yt Dis }vu muldn at the request of o Deputy ‘lnrr'?"' rom lilinois, who brought with hig 3 fo lll hal copv of the Indletnient, simllar case A oeeurred in this District, 10 thiy wh Cl Court was asked on lhzn I::t‘r:mtlrn & !lhn certified _copy of ou fndictment found In & District Court of Loulsiana, Jyg, o the fuscd to grant. {t, ah the eround |l’f:l.]l‘l?yiey:‘|1|"' ment was bad. The Deputy Marsha) [,“;l. caso presented to the Court a certificd copy e the Indlctment na found in. the. Nilnls co el the qu Vi i‘nll(ur- question of its efilclency will come ugp i) Staton Digtries t of Dliinoly, 1 MUCH MIXED, Speclal Dispateh (o The Tribime, Nasnviug, Tenn., March 4,—Tje Crimi, Court yesterday returned a true bill o nlm Willlam H. Cox, for attempting to rnrhhg\xm SBtephon Shields (colored), 1n Edetielq, .C" went to Bhiclda?’ house last night ang nnm‘mn o his determination to kill the - parties who fl testifled against hlm. Finding Walter D“Iu (colored), one of the witncsses, on the place b assoulted him. Davis told Shiclds, whi was gy scotin Nashville, of Cox's threats, ung Bnlel‘d; armed himsel? with a gun, nud Loth went Shiclds’ liouse. Upon reaching there theldfl heard Cox speaking to s wife, and Cuslnmm‘ through the window of Lis wlife's room, (:.,a upon hearing the nolse, went down lllh’:‘ Upon reaching the door he fired at oy Davls, the colored friend of Shiclds, woundiy, bim in the aide. Tlo then dropped his gun m:fl started toward Shiclds, who shot ap him with & musket, wounding hin in the left side. Cox started to escape, but after golug n}mul.he mlrl_\!' )’l;l”;l; dropoed a blstol, alf e chambers of which were Golnyg thirty yards mrkl:;‘-'r 3’3;?'%1)?’?5.‘3 T:‘ benteri on 1he bead by Shields and Dm;wm: two muskets, hoth of which were brokes by tie forea of the lows. Biolds and’ Darls surer. d to he authorities. Co 7 home and dicd thiy ufl.orevsooltux i To the_Western Astoclated Pregs, o NasuviLLe, Togn., Murch 4—W, [1, Co kllted by two nesfocs named Stove u).lgd: m Waoltor Davls tuls morning, Shields hag Cog frdicted for commirting rape upon his wife, went Lo the house with' the Intention of k him, and fired, ono shot talin effect {y Dy thig, when hie wos killed by the two, Cor Ieflied a man here {n 1869, Boih zave uy, und were discharged by the authorltles, d A FARMER CITY BCANDAL, Sueclal Dixpatcn 10 The Tribune, Craxton, I, March 4.—Farmer City, De Witt County, IlL, s n & fever of excitement over an alleged chttreh seandal fn which Elder W. "I\ Maupin, pastor of the Chrfstian Church of Farmer City, 3 accused of seducing one of his flock, a Mra, John A. Beatt, hoth very high. ly respected persons of thut cliy. She claims that the filleit love has been eatrled on for over two years,nud her erime beeame such a bue den to lier that she felt ahic must expose the reverend gentleman, Mr. Maupin prompt. ly denles the whole sfory, and assuges his friends that he will Le able to prove himselt Innorent of the very scrious chargze, while i friends of Mra, Scott equally clalm o be abls to conviet lnm. It fa one of the preatest scandals ever experienced In DeWitt County, aud is the veneral theme of conversatlon, Mr. Maspla stands very high In the county, und the asser- tion §s discredited by bls many frlends, ‘Tte courts will probably bo called wpon to settls the matter. WISCONSIN ITEMS. Snectat-Diwateh to Tae Tritune, MiLwaukEg, March 4.—August Banoow, nged 0 years, whose skull was fractured witha hammer ten duys ago by John Roehl, lies 1w s critieal condition, nnd will uudoubtedly dle. ‘The eifldren of Rochl had been- frivhtened by young muskers, und this led to the deadly a5~ sault. Thia morning Judge Mallorv fixed the ball. of the prisoner ot $500, awd in default be was committed to the County Jail 1o swait the resuit ot his erlininal uet. To case of the death of the Ind, Rochi will be prosecuted on s chargs of manslaughter. Fred Hulz, the man snpposed to have heen murdered at [Toricon, contrudicts the reports of o murder und robbery ou Horicon Marsh, lo says nothing ot the kind oceurred there, und at- tributes the origin ol the rumor to the fact it a driuken teamster died from exposure on tho marsh ono niizbt early last week. GLORGE COMBS, dpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, GRraND RAPIDS, March 4.—Sheriff Verplank of Ottawa County, arrived to-day from Induns with Qeorgo Combs, a vouth but 18 yearsold now, who Is charged with rapo on » girl named Anna Smith, in Georgetown, Ottawa Cousty, lust May. ‘Y'he girl was but 13 years ol then,* and the erimo was greatly nzeravated, Combs was arrested then, but eseaped from the vificet who had I n eustody, and, when the uflh\dr followed him tooclosely. it {3 alleged, thresteue to shoot hitn, i sv scarod bl us to stog the ursuit. Ile has been fu biding In Canada ai ndiuna ever since until tonnd and eaptured yer terday. 1le is described usu speclally hard csie A MISER ITOBBED. Bpecial Dizvatci fo The Triduns, Forr WarNe, Ind., March 4, —Yesterdayalter: noon two strangerscffected an cutrance lntgahe houso of Gerhart Burlager, chiloroformes bis feeblo and aged wife, and stole £3.500 fo_wold and silver cofns, which wero secreted n ’lclusfl- Burloger 18 a miser, who follows the occupation of a scavengzer. 1o f8 quite wealthy, and -Iw:)? kept conaderablo money n hls louse, Mfi: susplcfous of bunks, ‘The thieves havo u; o wood Uielr escape, but the officers hoved el und whi doubtiess eateh them. The polie l‘lM Lo suppress knowledro of thu robbery, but facts leaked out to-day. 1 BENAPPED UD Fpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. % MiLwAUKEE, March 4,—Adolph l\ulumi,e brewer s West Bend, was this evenbig lms;ar by Deputy United States Marshul slmusuuwm sclling beer in unstamped cosks. Slmpsun e also bring with lam o _saloon-keaoer "lun’:x"' unined Slmon Gerhard, Whose ¥ wranZGuet,, coualsts of a faitura to' keep o Unlte liceuso 1 sizbt. ANOTIIERR ’l‘“fli‘h\‘fll'l":"‘z:l' Speclat Dispateh ta The Taudune. Osana, Neb.y March §,—Alexander sxm'l!‘xtr:; Treasurer of* Lincolu, has proven 8 defaul vu':' g between $10,000 and - 812,000, muel 10 :I‘ b{' body's surprise, 1o hus turued on»r; o uvaitabte property to his lmndimenzuu.l‘ll e thougit that it will miale up the dells g matter_will probably be uvesthrate Urund Jury, - - ELECTION RIOT. * Rnoson, N, Y, March d—it the polb 00 day the ring men assanlted suvmul_ S u" bl and strong offorts wers made 10 hcuu“l wishied to vote that tieket from the wk.»cpur‘ Sherlff, finding the deputics runlnl.nullm:“ o dor, callen on the wilitary, and 8 com ¢nen ordured nnderarms. “‘Phiera 18 greas excite! ., F0 Polt 1s broken up, aud the Duard beve F away, ROW IN A smmor.-uo(:‘;‘:;mm CINCINNATY, March 4,—In the rflurul“c " Jumes Kennedy, teazher of the |:Il e ek at Shelbyville, Ind., yesterduyy @ Ben énsued between the Seocher und bl :clll:wi{'\:‘:l'ff;x:n with o club bya W '1"'",'::,';..‘ or kit others were brulied sud Iugun':ul‘fl hule suyerely, ‘Ul elfort was BULe 1T MAKE M ROV 4 Spectal Diapatch 1o Th f""nfl. Allen Dunuque, la., March ~l,-_—-“l}. ,.utv!uh"‘“ Curr, the Baptist miuister Wit9 “mmls iy s’ short thno stuce lu o era'd of Vg, ulous fraud, aud as hayiug loft aloruid v returnad this pvenliue o s Chive !ui-m:m Vi mediate i’é‘ ‘llu‘; Cl :l‘.lmntmduwn ‘of bis character 0 J WILL