Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1879, Page 2

° powder per aontn, ond, - the weekly disbursements for wages, $ ! 3 H i | {4 3 THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNUSDAY MARCH 19, CANADA. The New Tarifi‘the Ali-Absorbing ' Toplc of Discussion. Complacent Conunents and Notes ot tlio Keenest Dissate istuetion. Artesion Wells to Be ‘Bored for the Purposo of Seouring Gas. Laborers for the Canadian Pa- cific Rallway--Other Ttems. TIG TARIFF. Sneelal Diwatch (o0 The Triduns. MONTREAL, Mareh t8.—Hisiness peonle here are heginnlng to give thelr views on the effect of the nes tarlif wml complaints arc beard on o) sfdea, The Managlug Director of nu Eunelng Company says formerly thero was 17§ per cont duty on locomotives; but now, though the duty on locomotives has een advanced 3¢ per cent, pig-iron has an sd- ditloun] duty of 10, and other iron 2i¢ per centy &0 that they are renlly in o Wworso position than they were. Hoiler, sale, and paint wmanufacturs ers are also loud fn thelr denunclation of the nattonal policy, and deputations protesting against the advaneo are the order of the day. Spersal lsputch ta The Tr 0O1TAWA, March 1S.—Deputations to wait, on the Finance Minister with regard to difforent nositfons on the uew tarlfl arc beginning to ar- rive, + Messre, IRumsay, Morelson, nnd Mae- Dougall, of Montreal, nsk that white lead Lo placed un the freo Het, Messrs, Hersey & Peck, fron tanufacurers, of the same clty, are here with regard to lines in which they are intercsted, and Mr. Boyd, of A. DBuntin & Cou ask tiat bleaching-powder should be placed on the frea lst. That firm uses 200,000 worth _of bleaching- ns it Das all to Jo fme- ported from England, they object to the duty. A deputation $s slso here with regord to the duty on coal. 3 Bpeclat Disnateh to The Tridune. Orrawa, March 17.—The Hon, M. Thley, in his Budget speech, admitted that the misslon of Sir A.T. Qaltto8patu to newotlate a trade- treaty with .that country was o fatlure, but ‘entd that the Government @il not deem it exve- dwnt tolay the papers before fhe [Houseat present. Tho Hon, Mr. Cartwright's critictsm of Mr. Tilley's Budeet speceh {5 choracterized as an ablo oort, Hesald the nes tarfil wasa tarlll of “corners,” framed to euit the interest of rings and political partisaus, Convesslous wore mude on every hand to galn political influence. The tar reminded him n‘[ e contents of the witéhes' caldron’ * fn * Mac- beth,” It wonld nfallibly produce a domestic competition, which would b worse for the montifacturers, as o civil war wus worse than n_foretzn war, e recited an in- stance that had come to bls knowledse, of eieht drv-roods merehunts who hed Inereased iy stock of dry-gouds from 81,500,000 20 §3,009,000% and stated thut he had heard 1t rumored that the Fiuanee Minister hud mnde avrangements Wit the banks to afford fucllities to thelr cus- tomera in taking goods out of bond. Mr. Tifley amitted Nty in order to remove e diMenitics swhich pureons experienco in obtaintinz diseounte instructions were given that the ehecks recetyed By the Cugtoms: Devartment should bo id iy the banks granting thise cheeks, sub- 1o the calt of it Government, Mr. Cart- Wekgint, i reply, snid that. Mr, Tilley was b the Do Of L merelns who hwed hen asalstiing 1 rolibing 1. 1t wns A most fmoral finister 1o provide fundy with e toriil-chimges. 5 tn The TYlmne. MoxTiEAL, Mareh 138, hiere. 8 very goneral sutisfacifon vxpressed on wll sides with the new teriff, and 4t s e meneral oplvdon that 1t whil sot Jocal munufuctares golg again with re- newed vhor, “The tiaze.fe, Ministerlat journal, says: * What- ever opinlon may obinin 43 te some of fhe de- tite torif—al. ftds wonderfut ‘It sonie etalls did not cimlienge ndyerss critieisi,—uil parties will be “found adimt that e Government huve honestly and Tovadly tultitiod their pledges Lo the vountry, Yram one end of Canula to the olier, there witl Lie o munly rrce [l ormance by tie G werg elested to dest Leattng monnfacturers oxpress themselves, on the whole, well satinfled with the Budeer. The followiug ure the Views of somo ol them ! Mr, E, K. Greune, who 13 well known as helhie ane of -the Apustles of the Nattonad poliey, sud who 18 engaged th the hat, cap, und Jur-mani- fncturing trade, both In tisds clty wnd fav 1 Lai- tou, Ont., wis satishiea with the nerease of du- ties, but did nut anti-Apate much ol o decreass in Amertean Importations ot hate, caps, und furs for tour or five years, ‘The trade had ob- tutnod moderate protection, aml the il would temper American competition. The Govern- ment would obtain s fueressed duty, and thery would by mora Deads in Canada to wear the hiats made. A sugar-refiner sald that, a8 regnrds that branch of [udustry, b must start jmmedintely on the opening of navigation, nid e rsw nka- terful can be brought on. Nedpath’s sugnr. relinery may be expected to be in full blust " by the st of May; ud wmany howes, L pAaid, wouldl be eluddened by There 8 no reusou, hu beleved, why the new taritl should not work adinfrally, provided the Gov- crnment have the proper applances for ap- pralshiz the various gualities at tho soveral ports of entey. Mr, Drammond, one ot thy purtners fu Redpath’s vefluery, sxpressed hime self satlsticd with the chanesin the (it The boot-und-shoe munufscturers ars satls= fled with the 25 per cent tarllf in their ‘favor, ‘A prominent manufacturer safd that those In the business who could not exist with that amount of protection hud butter et out of ity Tlieee would be now no danger of the Amerd- vans meking o slaughter-anarket of this coni- 1le thought there would be no new fue- tories sturted on the streneth of this tarifl for sume timeto come, A lnrge quantity of manu- factured goods had been brought to Montreal during the pust month. {ron and hurdware imvorters consider the tnr- 1 reosonable wnd sound. ‘The sewing-maeline manufacturers express muet sausfaction with the new order of things, The dry-iroods trade espocted u higner tarif, it aire noy displensed with it us 1t stanls, ‘They say there will Bo o ndvance T prices, The paper-malcers were i hopes of getthyg 25 ver cent on weltlng-paper, ind are disappotuted with the udditionnl 224 only, *Ihe Londondersy Steel Company express sut- {faction ‘with the tluties, and dntend 1o start o second furnace, Brewets and distillers seem gatisfled. The evenlng papers have* expressed views, us folluws: The Star, wdependent Veatectionist, sayst ¥ No ane who linw read My, Thley"s enunciation of the National jolfey, und apprectates the acrve, nid hudeed the vizor, with which e has raspid the situation, witl be prepared for o moment to say tant the plenfe speecties und ur- uiments made i favor of o National policy were nothiigz but emnty gus. Mr. Tilley §3 to b conzeatuluted on woat ho bnsao far achloved § wnd, fn pe g his polley,whieh wit! no douby Dbe suseeptible of alteration, there fa bo doubt it he wlit " have all the sutpurt that he re~ quires. A8 for the general prlnelples upon \rlucyh be by feamsed his tardil, thiey wre well s nr v.wly us_being thuse that are applicable to o ‘e Witness (Liheral Free-Trader) snys: ¢ Just EX momths ufter dhele triumpuant clection, and fye niter they wers sworn fi, e new Govs crpment huve teaught down the tinf@ which ts 1o suve the countev, That 1letr poliey hus taken X ontls to guature fmplies it ey il very crude fdeus ot at they wers promising on tie Duskings nok been distosd to carp ut this very mischicyous delay, apprecuating thy extreme dilliculty wid dojics ¢ Tunk un- dertuken s bug wo inny be permitied conzratulato the country o the at lust coma to sb end. “Mr, Tilley has raled thy peneral duties 23¢ per cent, just as M, Cartwitiht dld, niud F07 the satne caron, matiee Wi a heavy prospeetive deflcloney iy the rev- enue.’ Vi Joaty trish-Catholle oritan, profeescdly Protective, dlsmlsses the Budget in 1he follow- fug sententer % From the -carsory glance wo buvu baen able to bestow npou the new larifl, we will b surpeised 1T some people will not bo diguppointed, while othera will bu pensed,” orntn Glove, Narch 13, The oo agany fs oyer, wal the peoplo of Canada will this morning lenrn what burdens thielr rulers uro about .to Juy upon them. Sl John A, Macdonald, duriug the election contest lust sunser, told two storivs which were thor- oughly contradictory. fu Quebee and Onfario Lie prowiscd e wanulactuiers all the protes- - helr tion they demanded, while he teteeraphied to Mr. Johin Bup'In 86, John, N, T, that thera would be no goneral Increare of taxation. he new tarllf shuws that hie hns redeemed hisprom- 136 to the manufpeturers, wurd that he has castta the winda hia pledge to Mg, Bogd. On n very farze majonity of nrtfeles thero [s an incrense, on some the nwznentation s enormous, and the reductlons are small fn nnmber, Josigoils cant in amount, awd of o vature which - wilk werely give incroased protection to manufac. turers. On same manufactured roods the stiee- itle and ad valorem ‘rates unitedly amotit to aver 40 per cent on_ the value; suid almoat all articles which bave hitherto pald 1834 vee ceut now pay 20, 25, &), aml 33 per cent. Munufnes tures of cotton, ik, wool, lron, wond, earthens ware, wiid otlier materiala aro enormonely taxed, to the Injnry of all classes of consutners, more partfenlarly the farmer, the’ lambermat, the muechinfe, nid e Inborer, The Premer prome- fved thesvorkingmen of Toronton cheapbreakiast tabie, but the duties on tea ail sugar are raised, while theit tools are taxed 83 per cent, Fifty cents i ton are Imposed_on conl,—anthracite ns well ns hltuminous,—and an enormous burden noposed un roilways, manufnctures, oml the 1879—1TWELVEE PAGES, heen, or {8 to be, sceded, and fndications aro favorahile fo_a cfop geatifying in quality awd quantity, ~ Farmurs generally aro Topetnl of goud returna. Heal eatate and bullding Inter- esta aro netive, ; e TIE RAILROADS. JOWA RAILROAD. MATTERS, Special Carrespindence of The Tribune. Des MosNr®y Ngreh 15, —Within the past twe weeka Uhs clty hos comne to the front as the ob- Jective polnt for several rifilroads, Yesterday telegation of ¢itizens from Marshalitown wevo hare to talk over n new romd from Marlon, Linn County, to Marshalltown, thenee diret Lo this city. “The object 18 to get to the Capital of the State, and a railroad cobnection sonth wd southweat, a8 it 18 cyhient a samt or ronts will cre loniz be built to this city, nud further to con- neet with Milwaukee, that being an mportant grain murket. At Marlon this road will inter- geet with the Chieago, Mliwaukec & St. Paul. rustdents of towns wul villages, without doing apy good to Nova Scotia, lleavy dutles are also laid upon bremistuls of all kinds, While these dutles will have no appreciable effect on the prices realized by Ontario Tarmers, they will disatranza trade in the Enstern Provitices, sert ously fujure the tratite on rallwavs aud luke el river yeascls, aml the export trade ot Montreal und Quebee, to the sreat advantage of American iorts, 4 The yew tacl( justifies tho warntops which the Globe gave to the country before the 17th of Soptember, It will cudanger . Britlsh connte- tions f_ will vxeite the Ire of vur nelzhbors neross the lues, nnd cawse o great diminutlon f11 the trade wo earry on with thens s mid it will dieguet large sections of the plo of the Maritltno Provinces with Confederation. In m‘ur{' part of the country {6 will stimulale ex- otle Indusizies at the ekbense of the consumer, to be followed by overmanufacturing uml ae- mas for inereased protection, The drawback feature I8 introduced in all its hatefulness, 1t thta tarlt beedmes Taw, Canndians will bore- after have to pay a large pact of the cost of the produetion of sich manufactures as are sold to foreiuners, Me. Tiiluy professcs the his tarif dicerlm- fnates in favor of Britatn, but the statement is caticely erroncous, 1t is true that many of the artieles on which very hieavy dutles are chorzed are imported Jargely Tron the States, but very Targze quantites of the same, nind of other artt tles equnlly by toxed, coms trom Britain, Wuolen guods, fur example, Which we import from lritain, sud not from the States stall, are to be ralsed subielently toaltogether exclida the fabrles made of conrse wools, The ncrease of taxatlot ou cotton toods i also a dircet blow 1 the British merchants and so with e dutles ot mamifactiyes of fron, Lrass, copper, ete. The Cltect, of eourse, wil b to Infilct n serious by on Urltisis trade, nid to cause other Camplells -to ask whether the conoection with Cannda {8 worth preservinie, "Fids tavifl stucta us on career of which noone can now see the end, It our descent 18 not chiecked, not the most cherished of our Institutions can be considercd gale for o single year, NATLURAL GASLIGHT. Specal Dispatch to The Tribune, OTTAWA, March 18,~A gentlemnn connected with the oil-trade, who has been some duys in the clty, has been fnteresting himself in the geo- foizival fortnation of the traet of country Iying between Ottawa and Buckingham, and hascomo to the conclusion that, by means of “Flie plan 18 feasible, and something may yot come of it "Flie trenching of the Chicago, Burlington & Quloey on the territory of the Chicawo, Rock Taland & Pacille I waklng up that staid and stately corporation tou realizing eense of thy ftnportance of this 'M“‘I“Lf and minigz brist- ness, The Chieago, Rock ik & Pacifle has two hranches south fvom this city to Indianoln and Winterset, practieally but one branch for twenty miles, Now comes the Chicago, Bur- Tington & Quiney with . branch from Charlton to Indianols, and one from Knosville to thls city, crossimg the Wintorset Branch of the Cl- cagro, Rocle [olund & Pacifie at Carlisle, twelve miles from thiaclty, Another branchls hro- Jected front the Chicago, Burlington & Qulney at Creston to Greenfleld, o Tew niles wes of Wintorset, A& a measure of self-protection, the Chivago, Rock [sland & Paclile wlli be compelle o bulld Trom Winterset o Greenfield nnd i anola to Knoxville, It fs reported that the sur- vn{ of this latter Is now befui made, Three years ago the St. Lows, Alula & Des Molties Rallroad Compnny was oreanized, but the hard times prevented “any wlvancs move- ments, Durlug the past week tie project hins beon saitated ag Albfa, and Willlam Hradley, President, bas dectded o toke immediate uce tou. 1t I8 understood that Henry il aud Gun, Drake, of the Missousd, fown & Nebrasky, are favorable to_the project. "They hold a chiare ter for nrond which is now comploted to Con- teryllle. To cowplete the connection with this clity It $a only necessary to build from Center- ville to Albli, where it will connect with the Albia & Knoxville Braueh of the Chicago, Bur- Tington & Quincy, s distance of alwut twenty- o mifes. ‘I'he Chiengo, Burllngfon & Quiney, fn order totuen the tidu of travel in thele way heforn the new S Lowls & Council Blufls” Roud t3 completed, have completed arratzements for o thronzh fine of eleepitg-conhes from the Blufe to St. Louls ou the 20th Inst, It ia re- portea the Chicago, Rock Ieinnd & Pocific will put new slecpers_on the lowa Divislon so soun as they can be bullt. With its Keokuk Divisfon arpaugzements eould casily e ‘made to run sleepers throuch to St. Lonts over the Keokuk & Bt. Lonls Road, under the pew areanienients recently mnde by that read for through tralns from Keokuk to 8t, Lonfs, Nob_ long ago “the Chicazo, Rock Tstaml & Pacific Matingeys declded to o' to Kanzas Clty, whers the Chicago, l!mllmilun & Quiney now run, and the Chlengo, Milwoukee & St, Paul would be plensed to il they can get there, It was ulso declded to go quiethy If possivle, nnd openly If necessary, but to go. An areange. arterlan wells, Inrre quantitfes of gas might be produced, suitable for filumin- atlon ol other purposcs. It {8 knomn that soveral places in the United States—nota- bly the Town of Fredonia, In Chatnugua. Coun- ¥, New York, sl the City of Erle, fu P'enn- aylvanin—have been Fighted with gas produced from the bowels of the carth, T the Iatter clty all the steam-power used Is generated by the uatueal gar produced by means of artestan wells; nid thy samo may he salt of New Liver- pool, In Ohlo, and Dittsburi, fu Pennsylvanta, whiere it is nlso used for lron-smclting, Itis neld that, as the eologlenl formation in this uelizhiboriond 1 procicoly shmilar to that of Pittsbugiz, nud ay, moreover, we- possess fron- ores and limestone in abundonee, there i noth- I Lo provent 1he clty belme lighted with this yatural us, niwd, at the same time, an imnense Iinprtus being glven to fron end other matinfae. tures which prove n source of great wealth to the country, TEMS, Fpectat Dispatch to The Tribune. OrTAWA, March 18.—A contractor for a por- tlon of the Canwla Pueltie tallway intends em- ploying 2,000 tuborers, alarre number of whom Ite exnects ta secure In this elty. He bas sbout made arrangements for thelr transportation to Manttoba at a eheay rate, the feost of which, it I8 wnderstood, he will bear hhuself, the partles 10 repay hiin afterwards. * Sueclat Dispatel to The Tribune, R MoxTEAL, Marceh 18.—Preparations are belng madle Lo give a titting veception to the Brooklyn rezbment on the Queew's blrthday, The regle mclI:L will bo asslgued the place of "honor fu the revlew. Spectal Disnateh to The Tribune. ‘ToraNTO, March 18,—Counterfeit 310 bills on the Ontarlo tank ave fo eirculation here, “I'he bukers {0 this clty have rased the price of bread u cent a loal, Mixpex, Ont., Margh 18~The buslness por- tlon of the town was" hurned luat nigut. Loss, 35,000, ! BUSINESS. Evidencos Now Plenty and Uuquestionnblo thut Trude I8 Brosdenlng Ont. Special Dispaich to The Tribuns, New Your, sarch 18.~The condition of thy business Interests of the couutry, us compared with the ontlook n year ago at this tine, prowuisa of o profitable season, and thy b uing of the return of national prosperity. assurancs of a4 general und apparently Iasting rvenewnl of bhusiness Is obtalned from #reports of the actual condition of thy trles, manefuctures, und other ndustries in the Btates, und from the busluesa centres in those States from Massachusetts, Connectiont, Now Jersoy, nind New Yurk in the East, to Ohio, Indiuna, Ninots, and Missourl in the Wests from Miunesota, Wisconslu,and Michizan m tlie North, to Kentueky, Tennessee .and Loulslung In the Houth, Corresnondents of tha Timer have sotght the views of prominent mon {n every branen of ind ustry, and of thoss win have compiled the statlstles of trade, anid bave also purstied thele own fndependest lines of lu- veatfration, The unanimity of expresslon 48 o the favorable outlonk s the moro trost- worthy beeatian cach faguiror was purasing his investigation entively unbiased aud tadependent of any other. Thero are few branches of trade that do wot shura In the revival wenerally reported, nnd even In thess the inactlyity fs Joeal, or, conflied to a deportwent of tho industry rather than general, and the feoling Is ¢heerful rathier than depressed. Tha resumption of succie-payments wned the ropeal of thy Natfonal Bankrupt law nave created o feeling of contidence, over which hanys meroly the stadow of u fear o Congres- i3 sfonul tiukering - of finaneial questions or unwlse lecislation. ‘The hard times have swepnt the ‘pour concerns oy of existeuee, investaent, Capltul s secking prolitable Wholesate dealers grenerally report. 0 the bulk of thelr sales ranglng from 10 {0 80 per cent, nlthough ut low prices a8 compured with the business of previous years, Whe munil stocks which retall dealers have hought durlug the pust year have become exhausted, aud theso merehunts are biyinge more. 1berully, und often upon shorter eredit or for eash. Collections aro more easlly mado thay darlgz an 4r Bincy the paple,” ‘Lhe Bouthern trade o161 ebows tho elTece of Ve Jow prices of cotton uud suuar, Despite s somewliat unprofitable year of theas 1wo wrent staples, plaiters ure feeling eucour- aged, The yellow-fever epldemic apparently detuyed rather than injured the trade of pluces which sulfered from s suvaces. The North and extreme West - hnmigration, amd active lumlerlng season, wmd the beginnlng of work by farners wned builders, huve ncressed the eircalution of ey ad stimulated musufscturing futerests, “The North untd West aro reported ns generally flouristiing, The plg-tron wml loathidr manu- Incturers et complain: somewhat, amd tebaceo nanufacturera wre only now besinning to accustom themrelVes 100w . new condition of affatrs. ‘Phero are exceptions. Flowrimemills, i many coses, bayo beon rine ning sl winter, e proprictors of these urg cheered by o furee export donnud, with an en- lurighgg forelen anarket and fuwproved means ot sransportation, Many lue- tories of different cla 08 are rustimlng @ work, wud uwearly il runulyg - on Tull ghme, nuedy with tha Huuremtbls, ure finding duliculty In supplylng orders as fast s recelved, Iu e grale Btates ou neressgd gerongy hus miont” was made with — the Haunibal & 8t dou to use thelr rieht of way, atd build along their track trom Camer- on to Kansas ClLy,, A force of en were sent on t pregare the road-bed, when the. Chleato, Burituston & Quiney began to Inquire, ¢ Why in this thust ™ ~As the Hanofbal & 8t Joe 13 peactieally an extension of the Chlengo, Bar- Timgton & Quiney, wnd controlled by It, the Manawers of the Hannlbal & St. Joe were In- forated that the erant to the Clicazo, Rock Island & Pdeffle was a system of phratinge which coultl not bo tolerateid, “It was ke wlvine o burelar the Key to your money-vavltsgih graut was therefory rescinded, 1t would not be surprlsingz 1€ this Pouchhnu busiuess would result {n breakhfe up the lows raflroad-pool. Iu fact that event scemg well assitred. Thly pool only covers throngh traflle between Chlengo und Council Biulls; it does not relnte to local traflic at all. latelv it fd re- ported that when # pussenger purchuses n Uzket at Chieago, dnstead of “one Lickst he gols two, one for n atatlon a - shert distoncs out, the other from that-station to the Biuilk, whieh, you see, ‘makes two loenl tickets for o througfi passenger, but local tieKets don't count in ihe puol. 1t 1s 1 very shrewd seheme Lo eneat the pool, 1t 18 & regular cuchre pains for threg to I)hxy‘ “[lie quostion_of an Inerease of rates by the Chiengo trunk lines, sinee the repeal of the Rail. rond-Taritl Inw, has heen before the Ratlrosmd Commissioners some time, aml there i3 stroue nssuranve they will securt s return to the old rates hetoro the cloxe of this mouth. ‘The old Des Motnes Valley Latlroad will soon Deeane obliterated, First [t was sold to oy its debis; then blaected W the middle; then jts namo chaneed; then sold nram, with another chungo of name, Now it s rapldly belie ab- gorbed In the common propurty of the Uhtuuim. Rock Islend & Pacitle, Its locomotives, gaudily palnted und garnished with brass, and bearing HHustrious names, Which wera the pride of the boys, are being robbed of their tnsel and sliow, aned draped Iy {he kombre e of oty of that rond, where eversthing 1he practieal. y will e desfenated by num- bers, so that they will lose thefr identity wholly, exeept as they bear their well-known throttie- pudters who hiave gulded them over the prairies these many years, The coneties sblll retatn their fetterime nd brick-dust volor, but they will #oon be chan ta the dark brown of the trunk Hnee Droppmye Into the Company’s shops the ather duy, where machinery i perfectlon s to be seen, | saw dlremen gwabbing and danblig foeomatives with Ulaek witl us tuch nonchal- aneo ns s Whitewasher datibs o board fence, sl with equal requisition of skill, Noi an oruas ment or artistic $ieips exvept the hright a Journal-box relieved the yeneral binvkn 1t s a mizhty savimg of expense, wid the Joe = wotive will pull a8 twany cars atud run.as wany ulles as though decked 1 gaudy teappings. TH NORTAERN PACHILC, Mr. 1L B, Sargrent, General Mamager of the Northern Pacltie Rallroad, was i the clty yes- terduy for the purpose of purchasing supplies for hls roud. Mr. Sargent stated to 8 TmpuNy reporter that a contract has just heet awarded to Walker Bros, & Co, to bulld an extetislon from Bismurck west 100 mies, This brings the road to withlu twenty-lve miles of the Little Missourd, ami half way to the Yellowstone Kiver from Bismarck, ‘The Company s making a resurvey of the 100 mlles of road this slde of the Yeltowstone with the intention of naking A cotneetion at the month of the Powder River. “Phiey have ulso succeeded I gretting across the Misavurl River on (e fee the materfal for about thirty miles of rowd, Eleven thousaod tons of steel” rails huve been purchused wud - will be Jald during (he coming summer, ‘Ihere ore guood prospectsof u larzo increaseof business, The aereage wider cultivation will be ahout donble of Just year, ‘Fhe b} before Cougress 1o xeend the thue for the campletion of the road, sl thus seeuro the Jaud-grant under the orjge fual act would 1o doibt be pussed, A mnjorlty ot both Houses uf Congress 1s sall to be strone- Ly I fuyor of the moastive, but it hus thus far been delnyed on necount of the pressure of wure fmportant busigess, The completion of this rond, Mr, Sarzept suys, will open up & cauntry thut will ba of fufinltely more vilue to Chiengo than all the *other Fheliie vaady put tagether, The voad has 1o mountaling Lo eross, aid will open up ut emplre of wealth sud populution, TIC] Enectut Dispaich to The Tridune. New Yonk, March 19.—The Uencral Tieket amd Passenggor Agents® Assoclation was sudiden- 1y dissutyed yesterday, und u new orzunization was formed, with o Constitution under which no transput tatlon Jne not engued fu through pas- senger traflle can be represented, and-other lnes aca revresented only by thie head of the Passen- ger Dopurtinent of each, The pueposo 18 to res strlet the right toa voleo In maklng rutes to those fumillar with the subject and. directly resvonsi- bly to the companies materiully Interested. Slxty-six members pf tho old Assochition be- camu members ol the new, ‘The new vrzaniza- tion will be occupiéat for several days i making rates, TIE WABASIL INpIANAYOLIS, Ind, Maseh 19.—A complalut was flled i thd Fountaln Clreult Court at Cov- ington todlay ngulust tho Wabash Hallroud Company, usking i restraluing order pending Ntlgation for the appolntment of s Recelyer, ‘Chiy action is taken 1o enfores the collection of certain cislms which ure secured by tho consl- Idated murtgage, . P, G & B, LOUIS Covuspus, 0., Nareh 18.—Tho stockholdera of thy Pivtsbusg, Cluclinati & Bt, Louts Rutlroud held thefr uuvual esting today, The follo g Boawd of Directors was elected: Thouing A, Beott, George M ltoberts, . Wistar Mortls, Btrickland Kncass, flenry 11, Stonghton, Josenh N: Du Baery, . teloe Wetherell, of Philadel- phin: Thotias . Mesaler, J. No MeCallough, Willizoy Thww, William {1, Barnes, of Pittaburg; David 8, Gray, of Cotumbita: aml Robert Sher- rard, 4r. of Steubenvitle. Owing 10 the abseuce ;\l ’{I‘arlnln ollicials no election of vfticers was hold. THE BIG HEARING AT DETROIT, Soeetat Disytteh to The Tribune, DeTabit, Mich, Mareh 13, —~Arzument fa the Chicago’ & Northeastern Itafiroad case proceed- ed before Judge Daxter to-day. The Court henard Fienry M. Doflluid, of Dotrolt, and 8, O, Judd, of Chicazo, on behalf of the mation to appolnt a Receiver, and Asldey Powd agalost {8, The areument will be resumed to-morrosy by Stanley Matthows, of Cincinnaty, ngainst the motiony and will by closed by Wheeler I, Peck- ham, of New Yorlk, i favor of it. When this matter Tns been disnosed of, probably somv other phnse of Higation will bu taken up, ITEMS, The emigrant buslness 1o Kansas has heen unusunMly larze durinz the lnst few weeks, ‘e Chicago, Rock Istand & Pacifie takes to that State this morulne o load of avout #00 people, who will try ta find homes there. Mr. Audy M. Smith, for many years General Passenger Agent of the Ttock Jalund Itaticond, who went to Arfzona a few wonths ago to em- Bark In the minfug bnsincss, returned to the clty yestorduy. Ho glves n glowing account of the minhny business In 1t rection, and will go baclk again {1 a fow weeks, ‘The new extenston of the Chienzo & Alton Rallroad from Mexico to Kansas City was con- pleted yesterdny, nud tratns can now run direct into the Unfou Depot at Kausus City. The road will not be formally opened, however, uu- til abont the middle of next month, 60 s to get ererything In good working order, The East-hound frefght tronbles still con- tinne, awd yesterday all the ronds made cou- tracts at 15 cents per 100 on orain from Chieago to New York, 13 ceuts to Philadelighia, and 12, cents to Baftlmore,. Lower rates than these Bave never been mode, tot even In the middie of the smmer when the active lake competition bad to bo met. ‘Che rallronds made another attack on the sealpers yesterday, Durlng’ yesterday after- noon the Tollowlug sealpess were orresied: J. A, Wevb, C. P, Morwan, W, Fy Chatfleld, d. o, Walger, Mr. List, und My, Reeves. The squad were fn chare of Offfcers Whalen awd Schank, who wero obllized to use conbiderable strateiy in capturing 1helir Mr. Chntfield seereted Tifmsell in o clozet In the basement of his oflice, s Mr, Walser was found In a similar place in Iinmlin‘s theatre, Al the others tricd to Qodee, tut found Ib of nouse, Siuee the ronds com- menced the vigorous prosecutions under the sutlping Jnw, there hig been a steady wenkening of the lllegzal tleket-setlere, Fonr of them hive auit business dtiring the Inet week, and another lntends to follow the example fna day or two. ‘Fhe meeting of the Southivestern Rallway Associntton at 8t Louls to-duy will be of more than ardinary lnportance, o3, uwlng_to the ex- tension of the Chlearo & Alton to Knusns Clty, a redivision of the pereentages witl have to be made. It will ho no easy Job to harmonize the conflletingr {nterests, nint there ta conslderablo danger thit the pool wiil dissolve. "Tlie new pass agreement witl be discussed to- morrow. und, 08 there Is much discoutent In re- gard to ft, it may also go by the buard. Anathier mportant subject that witl cotne up for constderation wili be D lutuber busiuess, which 1t hns been recently deelded to pools ‘Fhie Chl- engo ahippers are mueh dissatisfled with the ar- ratigement, and clatim tht, IF the arrangzement 13 not modliled, theie buslness wil bu consplate- 1y ruined nwl - driven to 8L Louls and other Westorn polnts. ——————— THE WEATHER. OrricE OF 'tin Uinpe SioNAL OFFIOER, WasiNaToN, D, Cy March 10—1 a. me—Indi- catlonss For Tennessee and the Olilo Vallev and the lako region, warm, clear, or pastly cloudy weather, lebt, varlable winds, mostly from southwest to southeast, followed by stu- tlonary or Talling barometer. For the Upper Mississippl and lower Missourl Vallays, warmer, cléor, or partly cloudy weather, northwest winds, bocking to southensterly, and talllys barometer, LOUAL ODSRRVATIONN. CnioAuo, Maroh 18, _ Fime | Bur. 7w 2| ivind, (vels fen, | eathar 23, 11, 0 160 50,0 U0 B S o '.!-;I 0 it Mt Lrie Nl Tueheter, o Snernmento! Bt Totdo L Vickatiurd il City., 4 Witineuucen 3,77 tn, YAtk g oenif0 1 e —— BOYTON. CrycixNaTi, 0, Mareh 18,—A farize crowd of people witnessed the depastury of Capt, Boyton for Loulsville, vin the Oldo Rivar, at soon te- day, A paety canslsting ot Otiver Doud Byron, Me, Creeland, of the New Yok fera'd, awd tho Chietnnatl reporters secompanied the Captaly in o yuwl ns far as Lawrenechurg, Ind, et (n Australin, Lowdun fimes, The Inst report of the Avellmatizatlon Boclety of Victorla containg some iuteresting purtl Tnrs cuncerntng the at t8 to futroduce tha I dustry of osteleh-bn ‘Plired or four uests of ews wore lald, sume of whien wero havhed oug by the parent birds in e ardinary anner, while others weee jntrust- ed to the [ncubator, which hus proved so sue- counful In Sonth Afrlcn, whero it hus wlmost eu- tirely superseded hatching by natural muns, By tutls e waturatwid th urtifetal methods, ol fneubation the younyr ostriches were safely’ hatebed, but the Hopea which wero thus ralsed g o Jarge floc of birds wers destroyed, the ciifeks Dol kitled either- by sudden storms of ruin or by a dis- sitsy which has bewn obscrved tu utinck the bilvds In Bouth Afeiea a3 well us fn Australla, Thy young chicks oxhibit the flvst syinptom of hiess by avpearing nusteady on thedr feet, sl thts wrudnatly fuercases t they are at lepmih unable to sl etill, and must eithier keep wovag . about rupldly or foll 10 the ground, The apputite all the thive Keeps a8 good us over, ol remaluy so tntdl near the end, when the birds, worn to s skelcton from constant rin- ning, fall to the ground, ore unable Lo rise, nud die,” L soma cises death buy not ensued for monthe, but seapgely uny ostriches so atracked have been kuawicta reeaver, An exautnntion alter death of several speeltiens hns shown the fect unid legs to ba extenslvely congested, but the vital organs to bo quite tealthy, . Misfore tnes attended afl the uuumYu to renr o brood of hirds, both at Murray Downs amd on Blr Sanuel Wilson's catate on the Wimmern., Lust yoar o brood of young ose tricties wag hatehd qut, but an eagle carrled oft two or three; two athers wore killed by the wale bird, aue. died of disease, und oy two wero in henfth ot the time of the presculutiun of the reports Nloeteen birda fu all remalned In the possession of the Acellmatization Bocety at theend of lust sununer, nod, witl the ex- perienew wahiftd, 4t s loped that they may b fwlly acclimatized und becoms ultlinately a soureo of protlt. ‘The’old birds have been pluck- ed on two or three occastons;: one small parcol of teathers, being sent to London, realized £26, and they were * prouotneed ml»ufiur to uny ui e Cuve teatbiers? . Unturtunately, the method of cutting the quills with 8 _shurp knife wus nut wdopted, und the* birds suffersd somewhat'in congequience; but fn future the Cape wethod of vutting, tnstead of pluckiug, the foathdrs will be fulluwed.. it : Ralslng Oatriche, CRIMINAL, NEWS. Details of the Reaent Street Duel in New Orleans. : ol One of "tlio Combatants Death # l-~~Nnrrow Escapes. Fight with Hatchet and Pis- tol In a Leavenworth Hotel. A Brutsl Husband In Milwaukoo Makes o Dendly Assault on- His Wife, FATAL BTREET WGAT AT NEW ORLEANS, New Ortenna Times, March 14, At 12:80 o'clock yusterday evening the Tamiliar crack of revolvers, belching forth their notue of death, was heard on Magazino sirect, butween Poydras und Lalayeite strects, and when the smoke had cleared away the body of one of the combatauts, Frankilu Cash, was re- venled Iylng ou the hanguetde writhlng 1 the ngoniea-of denth, white his stayer, §. 8. Adams, stood in the doorway of his store, No. i3 Magazing strcet, west side, stilf holding his swmoklug weapons With the st shot, and as $t was evident thut Adams would 10t continue the firo on Ws fallen ndversary, tho erowdl, who meantime had stoud., by passive spectators, flocked about the dying Cash, aud tenderly bore him to the drug-store of Dr. Russell, nud from thenee fntoa cab to his home ofi'8t. Charles street, between Qlrad and Julin streel Adams, unnolested, withdrew futo s stare, awd a faw minutes thereafter, accompanicd by 8, K, Rusg, set fosth to surreuder at the Police Statlon, Mcantime word of the shooting had hren conveyed to Cash's brother Chavles, who, on learning that Adams had tived the fatal shot, followed uud overtook him, Frenzied withgriet and rage, Charles drew his pletol ud present- Ing 1t full at Adums, pulled * the trizeer, Iad the hammer descenderd Adams? duath was in- evitable, but fortunately for all pacties Mr. W, 1. Byrno was at band utd showed his nerve and Judainont by selzime the wenpon in suen n way That bis finger futervened and recetved the blow, Mr. Byrno reasoned with the unfortunate young man, amly partly by neesuasion and . gentle foree, sutveeded in getthng him to lot Adams and his companton proceed on thelr way without furiher interruption. i Cush was in the employ ot his steplather, T. A, Haalllon, n merchant on Tehoupitonlas street, und Just prior to Mo shooting, visibed Adams, who {8 o coummlssion mierchant, With the view of effecting the sectlenent of a bost- ness Lrapsaction. A dispute arose over -the matter, which finally resuited fn Cash filnn[fluu Atums’ face. A strugzle ensued, whereln blows wore exchanzed mnd Unsiv's cont torn, Cash then retreated to the vavement, and deawin his mvul\ur—ml_luufuvcd Iomington, thirty- two eallbre—~lired twide at Adums, who stoud on n pite of boxes in 1hv store, nbunt thres feet from the doorway. TBoih shots sped wide of thetr mark nnd Clodied ‘o the buck of the sfore, Adama then drew bia revolver, amd, partly sbiclding hlmsell behind the {ron pil- ar of fhe door, opened - tive, Cush, mcnue thne, boving backed wwny sboul ten paces from Adama und taken o position m front ol luckner's . store, No. 05, calling out to Adame, ¢ Como “out, ‘you coward, iud show vyourself,” ul the pumo tme fivlng his third shots Adains kept up his fire, undat the fourth shot Cosh feit, Quiekiy stroweling 1o his knees, th posltion, G wredd thie Lo remutning loads fu bis weapoti, Casit's lnst shots were ull biurhy andd - took eileet fu the door, which opuned o the Inslde and stood out like u wing.” Two of Adams’ tallets eune within an ace of strik- fug that prominent merchant, Cnpt, Barstow, of Barstow & Deeves. Capl. Burstow at the time was seated 1n front of Ws store, b the corner of Litwyetto nnd Mugazine strects, dlagonally oppusite, end fully fifty yurds nway. Ono of the hullets went through and throweh the tin wator-pine to tho left of Capt. Darstow, wiile the other plowed into box to bis right. SAD SEQUEL 70 'I'IE HINDS-JAMES DU . A Dispateh to New Yark Sun. Bavmone, March 10.—Lizzie James, whoso futimacy with D. I3, Jinds led ton duel be- tween himself wnd Willlam James, the young tady’s brother, on the 23l of December lust, In this city, died lust ovenlng in her home of puer- peral convulsions. The duel fought concern- ingg this unfortunate young woman was ot of the most remarkable an record. James was 83 years of ape, and Iflnds 23, Both heid good positions In laree business houses, Tlinds eing in Moore & Co,'s cloth house, und James fn the hoot nud shuo louse of Buck, Hefllebower & Nuer, 'l‘hc{ were both ihembers of the Fifth Murylund Reiment, dwelt in the West En, withiln o few blotls of each other, moved i ruod snclety, nid were inttmato frlonds, Miss Lizzia 8, 6 sister of Willlun James, was o beautl- ful und necomplished girlof 18 when, two years wero, Hinds wus Introduceed to her, He ovidently admired oy greatly, wis very attentive to her, nnd koon It wias rumored that they were en- praged. Severn! months ngzo le discontinued his visits, i, In December, Miss Jumes® condition was discovered, She had written to her be- trayer, whom she still loved, Informing bim of ner conditton, begging him to save from dis- graco by uareyliee her, aind accusing hlin of boing the father of her tinborn child, “linds, (b {a s0id, emphatienlly denfedeany eriminal utl- ey, and refused to marey her, When thess facts comé to Willlam James' knowledge he determined to avenge ls sister’s wrongs. Mo safd that unless Hinds marrled his sister he would kil bim. 1lnds heard of the threat, and armed bimsell with a soven- parreled revolver. At 11380 o'cluck on the morning of Dee, 23, dames called ut Moore & Co.'s store, und usked for Hinds, e was dl- rected to go down futo the bagement, where he would find the man he soueht. The two niet nt he foot of the sifrwhy, ATG you gofie to fx tht matter P asked James § mud fiuds suswered, 1 know nothing ubout it A pistol-shot fol- Towed, and o ball from James" pistol struck HMinds fn the head, maklug n severe sealp- wound, but not penetrating the skuil. Hinds drew bfs plstol, und n eavaire duel wes howun, the wien bulnge but o few feet apat, Jumes fired iyeshots in rapid succession, three ot them tak- {ug effeet, mnd ab the sume thne flinds empticd six chanthors ot his scven-shooter, four of his shots belug elfective, After emptylng his last chamber, Jaes, who, 1tke his antagonist, was eoverrd with bload, rusbed uvon Hinds with upralsed Jmml. us thouzh to braln hlm, Ilinds stedied himself, covked ks vistol, and an e wue about to pinke what must have beun o futal gliot, the emploves of tie houso selzed the meu, Phe encomnter lnated a fow moments ontyy and so rapdd was the firlog that the spee- tatora vould ouly have stoppud {b at the rlsk of thelr Iives » Physteluns wera quickly enlled, and then it was ascertalied Uit ony batl passed throuidy the skin aud flesh of Hinds' forehead, und then glanced offy steiking the celllizg, Another ens feved the right cheok below he eye, and penes trated helow an urtery near the ear. The third hatl grazed bis elight hun hullet from Hinda* pletol penetrated very near Jumes' lienrt, another wont into his artn, and the third through his kut, He was takcn home in a car- ringe, Hinds yecovered soon afterwurds, fled from Baltimore, und 13 saud to be fn tho West, Bpeetal Dispateh to 1, DetroiT, Mich., March 18.+The Chiof of To- Hee, on recelpt of a dispateh from Bpringfold, 10y, srrested Wilkinm Sehwartz and held hiwm on wuspleion of behnge o fuitive from justice, Mar: shnl Ed Flaherty, anmed with an indictmont from the vourts of Bapgamon County, L, and o requisition fromn the Governor of that Btato, camo ulone and laid claim to the prisoner. A writ of bubess corpus was obtaned, and this murnhyg the Conrt dissharged Schwartz, as the paperas frum the Guyernor of this Btate wero not forthcoming. ‘The counsel told hiwm to jump and vun, but before: ho could wot out of the coust-room the requisition arrived and Flaherty collared him, Counsel protested ogainst his cltent betng thus orrested under the very nose of the Court, nnd Judge Relily ordered the Marshal to desist, and allow the wan to go. Flaherty and Chlef Itozers then went outside, mll, us Belwarts pussed tiroush the dour, cllired him awam, Schwarts, thinklug he wus ubout to be hiduapped, set upas serica of lowls tint made the City-Hall rimg agaly, bt the Sherlll was on Tand, and, producing o requisition from Goy, Croswell, tools Bcliwartz out of the enstody of thie Marsbal, nnd, nfter a short delay, pshered him lnto the County duil, whers ho was Kept utit the train Joft for Cbicazo. Schwartz s eharged with I:unzlnrlzlmi Abraham Flshur's store in BorjugBeld of n Tot of goll and silyer waiche ' 3 ;A Max Jauacho was arrosted fn Bostow, two or threo duys uio, by Frauk Kisler, ChieCof-Polic at Daveuport, {uwa, npou a churue of sedue- tion, Flie twoncu started for Daveuport to- zother, nid nothing unusnal orcurred until the trafn renched Jackson last night, on_the way over the Michigan Centrail Raliroad, flore they were to pass 1he Alautle express, honil Enst- ward, and, hefore Kisler know, his veisoner had toarded-the A tluntic exprog, nid wns boom iy ek over the rond, By tlie use of the telegraph an offfeer secured Janscho when the train reached this clty at 4 .t A BRUTAL HUSBAND. &pecial Dimatch io The Tridune, Mirwaurer, “Mareli - 18.—At'a late” hour 1ast night ¢ Bohemlan named Frank Ters assalied higwifo with o chalr at- the family rosldence, corner of Fourth wid Natlonal uvenues, South Bide, nmt felled her to the tloor [n o state of un- conselotianess, ‘Ilie chalr-hottom waa hroken in theeo places by the blow or hlows, which are rupposed to have fractured the woman’s akall, Itappears from n atatement mude by Ters to ‘g Tiipung correspondont that he bad deter- mined‘to drive n weywerd dnughter named Mary out of the house, Whilo in the net of do- ing 80, his wife interfered between him and the wlel, euylng that 1¢ lic drove ono ho must drive both out of doors, ‘This angered him o thatlie gave Nis wifo n push, which ho thinks hurled her against the stove. 1la caunob uce count for the broken chall ut lw was very drunk at th e, nndalhe Hiquor, combined with anger, must have crazed Iim to the vxtent that ho really dld not know how Dis wife was fnjured. ~ Hokuew enotigh, however, to attempt _an _escape, The oliicers captured him after o belel seireh, and “ho js now locked up, ‘I fmpresston provails that the h?urlun of Mra, Terg will prove fatal, Her elnil {s unnnestionably ” fractured, td she lns remained in v comatase condition ever stice the occurrente, ‘Ters bs ubout 43 years ol ape, und bng lived here scventeen ¥ T hud been In the employ of the Chicugo, Milwn & 8t, Paul Raiiway Company for soven - years, Latterly ho ms been dutemporato and fudotent, 1lis wife I4 n sober, fudustrlous woman, who lins nlways worked hard tu afd In supporting the famify, which, besido the husband, embraces four children, Fhe’ daughter: Mavy, who is really at thy bottom of the tragedy, hne ae- quirtd o bad reputation on account ol loosé moralg, - HOMICIDE AT LEAVENWORTIL, - Steelal to Sk, Lowts Lepubilican, | Leavenwonti, Kas, March 17.—Another shoutiug aflray, occurred {n the officeat ‘the Vlauters' House this morning about 10 o’clocic, that edds oue more to thé Jong lst of tragedlos thnt have taken plnce in Leavenworth during the past year, ‘This affray grew out of afist- fight thut took plnce a week ago to-day hetween 0. T, Lattin, proprictor ut tho Planters’ llouse atables, nl Dan B, Sinith, o promiuent and well-nown eltizen, and brother of L. (. Smith, President of the Kansss Central Raftread. Durlug the ' encounter asveek ago Mr. Builth was deeldedly worstud, baving recefved a tertl- Dble custigncion nu the hamls of Luttin, and to- day was e (ieat time ho bud teet out shice the affray. Mecting Lattin in the ofiixc of the LPlauters’ House, be used some sbusive lau- zuage to himy and 08 Lattin stepped toward hin pieked up a hatenet that lay under the counter nud struck Lattin on the” left sido of the head, l!nltluF n gash about an fnch und w quarter loug, Lattn, who Lad b pistol, elabm- fogg it ho did not draw §t untll otter Smith struck hiny, liredat Smith, the balt taking effect m the hotel counter, Bumlth then threw the hutchot at him, striking his left arm and cut- ting an wwely gash, Luttm then lired a sccond sliat, this tiue with fatal effect, e bald tuking effect in Smith's abdouten n little bulow the navel. Lattin walked ton doctor's oflice, bud his wounds dressed, und then to the police headquarters, and geavo hbusolf up, A lorge nnwber of physicians were summoned, who, aftur 1 constltition, probed for the bullee, but were nble to flud ft, una guve Me, Smiih to understind tis he ind but a few hours to live, At this thmo his aute-mortem statement is befug takens "The afair i to Lo deuply regretted, as Both _ate” prominent citizeus nnd Kivo Hosts of rlends fn this community, Mr, Sinith lsavell kuown tn St, Louis, He 13 a bachelor and quite wenlthy, Lattin basa wife and three chiluren, is son pelugs the any clerk M the Planters’ House, and’ the ouly person present when his {ather fired the fatal shiot. . COUNTERFEITERS. A ‘Bpectal Dirputcis {0 Giie Tribune, Louisvirey, Ky., March 18.—Tyelve counter- felters, all of ‘whom wers convicted'at tie pres- ont term of court, wers sentenced vhls mofning fiv the Unlted States Court by Judge * Ballard, “Flie fines vary from S to 81,000, and the terms of fmprisonment from ten duys to ten yeurs. ‘Fhe prisoners wero of all ngzes, the oldest boing 71 years old, und the youngest more boys, ' One of the latter, on account of his youth, wans sent to the House of Refuge. All tbe othiers are to Lo imprisoned - in the Jollet, I, Ten- ttentfary, In sctoncing the erfminals, the Judze made u few remarks, reprimunding them for thelr condnet, espeelally eensuring the old- st ones and the vingleaders lor mulclnfi I younger ones to erluies, “The mournful dozen nru o very hoed-louking set, nnd appeared doubly repulsiva as they stood up In_cowrt this morn- g to recetvo thelr sentetiecs,” Atnone them was one woman, Mis, Crabtree, . The whols Crabtree family wil go to the Tenitentiary,— old wan Absaiom for ten years, younz Absulom for three yedss, and Mrs, Ceabtres for ong year, dpectut Disputeh f0 The Tribuns SrpiNgriglh, 1k, March 18.—Robvert A, Thinkett, uf Greenup, Cumberiamt County, was before United States Commissioner Adains to- duy ou a charge of passinie counterfelt rold dol- Inrs, and, {n default of boil, wos conumitted to Juil, The United States ofilcera regard the ar- rest a8 an fmportant one. RIIOOTING AFFRAY. 8. Louts, Mo, Morch 18.—A Leavenworth (Kus.) dispateh says that o shooting aflray oc- curred at the Planters fTouse in that city: this mornlug between D, B, Sinith and 0. B. Sattin, n which the former was probably fulally woun ed. Ivappears that Sattin visited the oftice of the Planters’, and, during a _conversation with tils suny, who Is clerk there, Bmithy, whio was be- Nind the caunter, In somo way got into nu alter- cuton with the elder Satbiu, uid throw @ hatehet at him, striking W on the side of the lead, and {ufllcting o stent wound, Fhereupon. Sute tin drew a revolver and fred, the “ball “steiking the top of the counter, Smith then selzed auother hateher and threw thiat, mnklufi o Alight wound on Sattin®s arm, Battin acaln fired, the ball waking effect 0 Smlth's stomuch. - Buttin at onee ayo Jimeell up, and: wos | released o 1,000 bal, Bmith I8 consldered” lu a critieal conditlon, Lusveywonry, Kon, March 18.~D., B, Smlthy, who wis wounded by O, B, Latten dur- figg aw aitercation fn the Plahters’ touso Mon- auy moraing, died this moruing ut 5:30. The Inuter appeared for. oxatnination, but the case was postpuned until to-morrow, . ANOTIHER, Spectal Diwateh to Tha Tribune, Corussus, 0., Mareh 18.~Quito a scnaation was erented this morning over the report thny T\ W. Algeo, bookkeeper for Bunn & Co,, had been tiscovered short In his cash ever 85,000, The surbrise was nors apparent from the fact thut Alzeo had heretofore been regarded ns ono of the model yountz men of the clty, snd ahove all suspicion of crovkeducss, having held the reapansible pusition of eashier for a number of years, 8 well ns the Treasurership of Wesly Chupa! Chureh, To-night Alizeo hns trausferred Wt houso - und Clov toward sotisfylng the deficlency . with Bunn & Co. Ivis not’yet known whethoer the church sc- counts ary stralght or not. 'Fhe high esteem fn widell bo Lins ren hitherto held by nis cmploy- ers, u3 well ws hls disposition to remdor up.whnt hie has, will dloubitiess campromise the matter, and there will be no prosucutions, * It Is gener- aly bedleved Mhiat Algeo used the funds i buy- ingg o homu, 08 bie way uot addlered to the usual vites, und wueh sy mpathy I8 expressed. SIENOX MARTIN, Busciul Dinpatch to The Tribune, NASHVILLE, Tdnm, March 18,~In the Criml- nial Couct this morning courwel for Koox Mar- tin;* thy” colored murdever, acutencod o, by hange In this clty on the 25th lost., argued o motlon for & now trial, which was overruled Counsel ngked for an uppesl to the Supreme Court. ‘The prisones, on the uther hand, de- clared ho didn’t waut the apneal, Martin was infurmed thut he could n;reunl at any tina dur- tuyg the present term of Court, He was then somnnded to jafl, 1€ by appeals o will lkely D lyuched, ) THIEVING LEGALIZED, Y~ . Ruectal Dispatoh 10 The Tribune. Sovrn Benw, Ind., March 18,—~C. I, Bheerer, late County-Treasurer, who was ehort in turu- 1 over to bls suceessor sbout $10,000, haa Just had his trlal. Pho’ Jury returned g verdict this worning of not gullt i Judge Noyes, In chasg- fugg the Japy, paidt “Tlie money which ‘18 re- velved by 106 County Treasurr by vistue of kis offlcc becomes his own money, the . legal technieal thtle to g fn tho Treawrer. 8o, It the moncy diargy {n this indfetment 13 recolved by the dofad by tirtue of bis oflice a8 Conitty Fre, e Was lils noney, e ind e legal i and treat 1L as BIs 0w property nnd ho muat account for It as requived by Thits yulling I8 obedient 1o the rubing:, Supreme Conrt. ar e 3 of My There is no longer any vlm‘lj- ing olilee, 'Uhe county naffers 1 i et Wt s v o ossy S g CONFIDENCTE, i pectal Diapatch to The Zridune, . Mapson, ‘Wis,, Mareh 18— young ¢ dian co Youte for Dakota was vl'eu.ma.e.\".",:; uf $100 by a confidénce operator In the Nopy,. westorn dupot at Chicago to<lny by the ald uf § bogzus ol T $1,000 und n eheck on the Bank of Montrenl for ®071. The usual ecourse ofy Joan of 3100 for n few moments was the uiap, ylrlxll‘x:n ;’::'iu'n C,I[lvrlllllnll '\\'n;’ necompanted I\;: e wife, vy go to Dukota to ith tho countey.. & B DAMAGLES AWARDED, Loutsviue, Ky, March IS~The it op Emma Caspur ugatnat. Phillp Mendel for 315 0 damages for o allcged e which plajug clating ns committed upon her person was 1 day \)rcuwl\t o &\ close, the {urv s the cong g, :)‘)llxl.ll:‘l;‘l,l‘h n verdiet of #15,000 dawmages for FoSE— SLAUGIHTE! Spectat Dixpntch i The Trbune, Ixpranarons, dnt., *March 18.—The tria] of J. L. Staughter, Jat¢ Cashier uf the First Ng. tioual Bauk, fur vimbezzlement, bezan to.y, before Judgd Blodzolt." 1t i bulug iy i tested, and promises to last some tiue, ¢ CONVICTED. Loumsvirur, Ky., March 18,.~Twelve persony, recentdy couvicted of counterfcltiug, were yo. (lu_vscum’m:ml to various mr{}m in the Peniten. tlary at Joliet, 11l,-by the United S 1 tls gisteict. . o S Staln Gy ©. GATIN. .8T. Louis, March 18.—A committce has bowg avpolited "hy the Lower [louse of the Legids. ture to frame articles of fmpeachment ggai State-Treasuret Gates. M " «HIGH GRINDING.” Tho Doclsion 1 the Guchrano ¥ntent Cayg St, Loty Gohe- Deatacrat, Murea 18, 2 M'he millera are huppy. - After o fiflnen dayy argument by embnent counsel on hoth sife, mul a considoratior® by three Unlted Statey Judges, a decisfon hos been remdered fn favor of the millers ns against the Coclirane pateny, Al three Judges ave of the.sume mind,~lhat Cochrune’s rulssus s vold on nccount of ney matter velng ntroduced from that In the origis nal patent. Clreuit~Judge Dilton I8 particularly emphatic on this point. He duectares that, so far 05 the ovidence, argumitnt, tnodels, sud, dis. grama ghowed, Coclirane only futended that his original patent should bo an fmprovemens upon: bolting flour, Ly meaus of comsinel sleves and, air-blustas und that ho never suze wested the purlfleation of middlings until ho wade out s relssuc speeifications. This ons poiut settled the matter.’ Iad the Court becn foreca to have wone Into the other numerous questions preseuted Lo ity (6 §s probuble thata declsion would not have been givon for several months to coma. ‘The decislon was glven vesterday, ot the open. ing of the March term of the United States Cire cult Court. Judge Dillon und Assoclate-Judza Treat were on the Beuch. The cotirt-room wag filled with lawsers and mitlers, mmone the littee belng Mr. George Bain, Uresident ot the Millers® National Association, “Jutdge Ditlon, in his eapacity ns Clreult Juize, pave deciston {1 boths the case agatust Chrletian & Co,, of Minnesota, and thut agninst the Atlan- tle Milling Company, of St Louls (of which Mr, Baln s Eresident); ad, as Assoclate Judges, Judgs Treat declded . ns to the 8t Louls case, aud Judge Nelson us to fhe M- nesotn ense, As a mntter of fuct, the decltions liave n national slznifleance and effect, the waicy fnvolved vn the record bolng test cases. Of course appual wwill be had to 1he Bupremo Court, :- Same Paper, Editortal, Juidge Dillon's decislon {n the colebrated miVHng cases will earry ]n[v 10 the willen’ of the vountry, whily' it falla Mo a wet Wanket ot the bopes of the Coclivane aide. Whilo the oplnfon tendered does not enter nto all the werits ot the r&csuuu, 1t will, 12 sustaloed by the Supreme Court, end the vesaslous ltka. tlon carrled an for so many years, ‘The Court finds that the relssuc, of ihe patent was vot made in o proper munner, as thera wers niarked departurcs from the form and substance of e griginal patent. ‘I'ne patentees have scord one declslon i thelr fayor in the Suprema Court, but the millers clulm that it was ob- tafued . under false protenses on n collusito sult, whicli' they allege was tiever ornpcrl[v defended. llowéver thut mny be, It I3 quite certaln that the’ declson on the appeal taken froin the jutdzment of the Clreult Court in tho cases at'tssue will sottle the whole ques- tiou of the right of mitlors to uso the “hith grinding ' wnd other processes in dsptite, Wi out paying n royalty to the patontues, Th amount ol tnoney Involved is vationsly estinat ed ay from $20,000,000 to §43,000,000, SIS S ihed oo THIEVES CAPTURED. Pollcoman Willlam Casoy, of tho West Twelfth Street Statlon, yesterday arrested three well-kaowh thieves nomed Frank Muzphy, Michacl Igo, und damea Moru, who ure chargel with eutering the notfon and dry-goods storg of Calingghun & McNellts, No. 159 Van Buren &treat, on the night of the 12th fust. Ertrans was gained by forchys open o sldy window, and then reaching in for joods upon the shelved ‘The thioves sceured ubout $100worth of plundet, . Along about the first of the year a family I ing at No. 231 Michtean arenuoqengaged o man miving the name of Juhu Dane to attend toths carriaze und horses. - Towards the end of W wanth e disappeared, aud was ot once eus pocted of aeveral burglurids n the nelzhoorhoods Nothing wasagain scen of biin untif lost evealnsy whon Dollecmen: 8hos und Keatlng urrested him nt the coruer of Halsted und Barber grects {n suloon, when he was® promply regosuized 18 oy old offender naned John, olfus ** NosS, Hopking, In hls possession wos [ound sevend Jetters 1o o servant ug No, 251, und her revlles thereto, (n which he seknowludged that e wad ity of two burglules fn Uit neieiburhool “The ght of - Juit, 80 -y sneatied i the rear duor of Mra, Slunger’s bt No, 233, opencd the door with nlopers, wnd unother door feading to the Todtt oceupled by Col. W. A, Jenking nud wifc H? took thetr clothing out fute the hadlway um‘ stripped 1t of ol the Juwelpy,~—u guld wats a7 chuln valued ot §500, atuds, steeve-butlons vracelots, nud other articles, vahied i all i about §600. The next vl No, 231 was rbbe af sumo valuable jewelry and clothing, Wt arrested a satin und silk Turklsh tobacco-pou was found upon him, e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Naw Yonsk, March 18.—Arrived, Wyomini from Liverpool.. LoNDON, March 18.~The steamers Ay paand Weser, from Nev. York, have arrived outs e — g Nenpolitnn Tawaulta Rtris Coprespandance New York Timee Tho Putil-Nicolini combiuation have Jush bolted from Naples, sumao peopls &5 \vill;n:l’. nylng thelr hotel-bll, certataly wigbout Lultl g thelr onzagementt at the Nun Curto, wffl;sr munager hus gone to luw about it Fhe poud Divu made o grent mistako when sho bartets tersel€ uwd her tatent for tho coronct of 8 3 l‘xu quige, but i her husbawd went too fast, na,l-’u protends, M. De Caux 18 o gentlemet, v\\'lmm EFCAL error Was L contraet o mcaalliuncs with i uetress, unid o onw enn feel un Instant's sy} hy with o womun who lost hor yeputatiol b 2 unsty, serofuluns Lenur, with whom not Mate yenars nizo -ahe had absulutely [uluml t Dmfmh\' euuse *ho stuelled so bid [ She had pa<ol By seaitied through the dery furnace of urhluxv ol temptationy she hud repuised the lnnxxn‘,l,ll-”” Kings and Peinees, anty to o to the Lud it f1 yurkear company of a wuuntehnk, who thrastes ber whon she ' refuses to comply with Il ‘m- uons. A Hyolior affulr for the’ Neavolitail g crs thau the Pattd lawsuit s the cuee of o Vivenza Goetana dul Prete, wha lis buct rested tor swindling, all becaust o [rlehtiut woman was picked 1ip by the polico for Webe tyy iy wlxslu umuyl‘.l to the statjon snd ot faed, wos discovered to bo a youns and %67 mniden of atolerably respeetablo fatnlive Voo for threv yeurs had diszulsed llt’rv)nlrljh“r' youth uuder the rags o i streel-hoggur “'_ 48 Qder thut abo. might’ recelyo hu gine ! “;m night the very bersous frum whom .slmu:Er usked ahins in {lm wornlug, It will bea fiu“vv cangs it fully developed, und will wive '”".,.u}: 10 some vurious revelutions concernivg the B soclal Tifo ol Ltalyy o which o forehaits 0 ever pepetrated; ven aftur years ol suppust ippineds 3 3