Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 20, 1879, Page 2

TOREIGN Over 2,000 Persons Drowned by the Szegedin Flood, And 120,000 Unfortunate People Rendered Homeless, The Protest of the Rochcbouot “Revolutionary Cnbinot Ro- turned Unread, gixty Lives Lost by the Collision of Two Ocean Steam- ships, Yorty Persons Bwept to Death by an Avalmcho in the Austrian Tyrole Weekly Review of the English Breadstuffs Markets, HUNGARY. ‘THE RECENT FLOOD, Peerr, March 10.—O0ne hundred and twen- ty thousand persons were rendered homeless by the recent overfloyw. Bzrornmv, March 19, —Eighty-two hundred out of 10,000 Louses have fallon, and 1,000 porsons drowned. The wnters are subsid. * ing, nnd the adjncont towns aro out of dangor, BoF: THREATENED, Prstir, March 10,—8zentes lengain in great danger from flood on nccount of tho high winds, MORE CORPSES, Two hundred and slxty-soven more corpaes ‘havo beon recovered at Szogedin, FRANCE. TAE RENTES, Panis, March 10.—Although the commit- too to whioh It was referred rejeoted Lengle's motion to investigato the causcs of the fluc- tuation of b per cent rentes, thero will bo a dobats on the quection of the conversion of rentes in tho Ohamber of Doputies. CONTRADICTED, The report that Gen, Borel had resigned his command is contradicted. e RETURNED UNREAD, Pans, March 19,—Grovy has roturned to tho senders the protest of the Rookobouet Cabinet against the vote of consure passed on them, with a curt note saying he could not rocelve it. OCEAN COLLISION. . BIXTY PEREONS LOST. XKrxaston, Jamaics, via Havana, March 19. —The British stoamor Bolivar, Onpt, Doher- ty, plying between Liverpool and 8t. Thomas, camo in collislon with the Haytion steamer Michacl. Tho Inttor sank, and sixty persons wore drowned, GERMANY. THE FARIFF, YLownvon, March 19,—A Berlin correspond. ont lears thot the "Tariff Commission hes finish®d its Inbors and prosented a schemo of the mow fariff to the Federal Council, Tho Reicbalng whl not discuss it before Esster. It scoms that the Commission has tokon the toriff of. Oct.-1, 1873, ns tho bnsis of its Inbors, and merely nltered the figures, LEIBRNECHT'S RECENT SPRECIL, Benuw, Morch 19.—In his speocl in tho Tieichstng Monday Herr Leibknecht (Socinl- ist) contended that Hoedel mud Noobling, would-be assassing of Emperor William, wore not Socinlists, Tho Bocinlists, ha eald, wera convinced that tho progress of history and triumph of their philouthropie progross could not bo impeded by tho existenco of uny single individual. Their sociotics might bo dissolved nnd their journals suppressed, yet they would cling to thoir tonots. Tho middlo clnsses would soon perceivo that what they roally ought to drond was the Govorn- ment’s dnll and borrack system., If tho Government could prove tho conneotion of tho Gorman Socinlists with attempts on tho lives of thoe Kings of Bpain and Italy he would nccept anti-Bocinlist laws, Tho Government shonld itsolf be placed a¢ the bar for imposing a petty stato of alego in Borlin, rathor thon the Socinlsts, Remaining sentod when tho Emporor was being chocred wns no insult, but merely n ‘duty which tho Socialists owed to their po. litical conviotions, TUE PROTECTION BCHEME, TLonpon, March 10,—A Berlin dispatoh de- clares it is now beyond doubt that Bismarck 1a muro of considorable majority in favor of proteotion. Ho lins lotely gained over many TDopaties at private conforences, WILL NOT ME NELD. Benuv, March 10,—1Tho customary grand court reception on the IZnporor Willinm's birthday will not bo held, na the physiclans advise his Majesty to aveid fatigue. TFOREIGN GRAIN TRADE, WEEKLY RKVIEW, : Lonnox, March 10,—The Mark-Lane Ez- press snyst * Tho stronger tone of the Lou. don and provineial exchanges has further de- * voloped business, which is markad by n grad. ual finproving tendency. Pricos of all sound qnalities of home-grown whoat linve atendily advonooed, and values aro agnin quoted n shilling por quarter higher, I'ho gonorally improving stata of trada is Invgaly felt in for- cign wheat, of which the imports into Lon. don amounted to only 16,060 quarters, Hav. oral varleties; particnlarly Iudlan, mot withna sondy sale at a shilling per quarter advance, Trices aro uphetd by the legithnnte action of supply and demaud, untrammoled by the fictitious support of spécnlntive cntarprise, MALZE, hns been stoadily declining until prices reached o point soldom touched, 'This ap. pears to have boon beou due mainly to the coptinuance of Inrge supplies both from . Amorlea and the Danubo, It has been *difficult to find buyors, Oats have likewlsy receded ix ponco to one shilling per quarter for all varieties, Barley hna MAINTAINED BECENT VALUES, with a dnll trado for both multing and grind. ing descriptions, Bales of English whent oro 51,834 quarters nt 80 7d, against 82,908 quarters at'49s 0d during tho corrosponding perlod of the provious year, 'Tho imports info the United Kingdom during the woek mding March 8 were 915,657 hundred weights of wheat,, and 268,286 hundred voiglls of flour, . BURMAIIL THE PENDING UNPLEABANTNESS. Oarcurta, March 19.—The origin of tho trouble between tho Burmese aud the British Resldent at Maudalay §s that tho latter pro- teotuand refuses todeliver up toslaughter two of the Itoyal Princes and their fawilies, who nanco of tranquiility. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, bava taken refugo at the Residency. Tho King of Burmnh, who is said to bo mad with drink, nrged by fanatics and tho renctionary pnrty, threatens to force tho Residoncy. Buch a hostile mensura ou the part of the Government, it {8 belioved, would be tho signal for a genaral massacro of tho citizens, THE BURMESE KING BPEAKS, Lanong, March 10,—The British Residont ot Mandalay has rocoived assurances from the King of Burmah respeoting the mainte- e TURKEY. A HINT FROX THR POWRRS, Benuiy, March 10,—The Powors unoni- mously oppose Turkey's courso with regard to the Greck-frontior question. - France and Germany, in conjunction, first espoused the onuse of Groece with the utmost energy, England lins just united herself with thom. BROKEN UP, Arnexs, March 19.—The officlal jonrnnl announces that the reprosentatives of the Porta yesterdny proposed a beundnry differ. ing from that suggested by the Trenty of Berlin, digcussion useless, The meoting broke up, and tho Comtnissionors havo exchanged fare- woll visita, Tho Greck Commissioners decided ITALY. COLORIZATION, Roare, March 10.—During the coming sum. mer 8,000 Italians will lonve Tarranta for the southern const of New Guinea to establish o colony to bo called *“ Italin." The initiators ond leaders of tho enterprire aro Menolti Ganbaldi and a follow-soldier namod Achille Fazzari, Six milllon dollars, required for the enterprise, is ready. will includo o cablo to connect with North- orn Australia, The equipments AUSTRIA. DEFICIT. Viexwa, March 10.—The Governmont hns nsked the Roicherath to nuthorizo the issue of 100,000,000 florins gold rentes to meat the requirements of the current year, FATAL AVALANCHES, LonpoN, March 19,—Many avalanches have recently occurred in tho Austrinn Lyrol. At Bloiburg ten houses were crushed, forty porsons killed, eighteen seriously in- jured, and fifteon missing. GREAT BRITAIN, COMPROMISE, XLownpon, March 10,—The Manchester mill mastors hove agreed to a compromiso of & per cont in tho proposed reduction of wages, on the ground,of the recent abolitionof the Indian import duties. LAYARD. Lowpox, March 10.—8ir Austin Ynyard has been direoted to resumo his datiesns Britlsh Ambnssador at Constantinoplo tho 1st of May. i AFGIHANISTAN, ABDUL KHAN. Loxpoy, March 10.—A dispatch from Can- dohar soys it 18 reported that Abdal Khan, thoe Russinn condidate for tho throne of Afghnnistan, is returning to Cabul with wany adheronts. HOLLAND. AMERICAN MEAT, Loxooy, March 10.—An English company in nbout to start at Flushing, Ifolland, for the importation of American meat alive and dend for the Germnn mnrkot. GALICIA. TETROLEUM SPRING. Loxpoy, March 1%.—A rich potrolenm spring has been discovered nt Pobor, in Gallcin, RUSSIA. NIIILISTS, Pants, March 10.—A St. Potorsburg dise patch roports that eight officers of tho Im- perial Guard have beon arrestod as Nihilists, ——— EVANS TO POTTER. A Very Sevore Lotter, Charnctorlsing Clark- son N, Lotter ns Elther nn Accomplico In the Crime of Tamporlug with the Malls or the Abottor of n Burglur. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune, Inpiavarors, Ind., March 10.—~The Journal to-morrow morning will publish a letter from the Hon, J. L. Evans, lato Congresaman from Inalang, to Clarkson N, Patter, charging the latter with belng o party efthor to the opening or the copylng of a private lotter addressed to Evans hy Consul Bullock at Cologne, conceru- ing tho cipher telegrams published in the New York Zribune. The lottor is vory severe, Yo the Ion. Clarkson XN, I'olter—$in: During theinvestizatian by the Speclal Commities of the lute Houeo of Hoprosentntives, of which you were Chlurman, you prodnced' | and fead to the Comittee, and niude public through tho provs, A _copy of n privato leftor which hind been addrestod to me by Gicorge E, Bullock, from Cologne, (l('rmun{ con- curnlng‘nmmphur telegrams that were pul plished iu the New York 2'ribune, §nguired of you,snon afterwards, by what woans you hud come Into pos- scaslon of wald copy, &nd'you then ovaded the tuguiry by saying you would sen me aguin about it “After walling some time for you 0 m-mfl me that yau deairod snothior Interview on the subject, I addeersed you u respecifai note, renowing the Inqnlr{. ou then ro?llud that, Just Lofora the hollday rocess of last winter, o person called upon you at yonr hotsa and ufterad to furnish a copy of satd lviter, provided 1ta verification could be estublizhod by some ono elwu; thut you did not then know the persou, but thay the copy was aftorwards farnishied with tho nomo of the porson, which you were not ot liborty to mentlon, This was all the reply yon delgned lo wake, slthough [ prompty addressed ypu a second note, requesting nfurinatlon as 1u (e means adoptod 1o procure the copy of the lotter aforowsid, — Ample Upportu- uily how beew given yot to explain it least your participation in” this traneaction, and ol hove wanifested no diaposition 0 do 8o, Luwm, therelure, at liberty to express my oplnion of your contict In as sovera torns und {i s public a manier a8 the clreumatances will justi fy. Tha lotier in question caine by regular noat 10 my addresy Lirough the House l'ost-ifice, Wasiiugton, 3 3 or its dolivery 0 mu it wan sccurely locked in wy private apnri- ment in Washinglon, 1 wm, therofore, prernrml ta assort, In the noat positive’ manuer, thul a copy of 1t could only huve been obinlned by untatwfnl means, elther’ by breaking the seal of the loiter wiifo it was fn' the custady of the Democeatic cmployes of the Touso Posl-Ofeo, or by burgluriously entering my brlvate apariiient uud absteacting It thorefrum, As tho vnvelupe bura the eard of the Awerican Consulate, Uologne, Germuny, ond ae Mr. Bulloek, the Cane wuly was - known 1o buva Lad frea and lawlul nccess to the Sennte Commitics roon in Washinglon as an enploye of tlhiat body while thoe clpher telograms were in the eostody of the Commlitee; and as it was also well known that o and [ lodgod in’ the sawa lowsa Iu W ington, wnd wero Inthoate defonds, 14 b4 reusunuble to conciude that your unzloty and thut of your Democratle coofrores wonld lead You tu suigest an esplunage over our corisapond- ence, todiscovera clue {o the divalgencu ot the elegrums olluded 1o, Your adwivelon thot you recelved & copy of Hullock's the promlse to conceat the saurcy whence it camo e evidence of yuu 1t was Improperly olialned, and you thereby b v 8 party (o Lo wrone, ‘That the copy was procured ‘as tho fruftof a crimo I8 bLegond dispute, and that you knaw it hud beoa au procured when you sccepled it 1a about us conclusive ° au 1ho othor braneh of the [ronosltion. it thereoro, tho seul of this private letior was Lroken fn viula- tion of & punal statute, then, by urofiing by the et amd cunceal(ng the nawe of the crminal, you become un accessory to tha crime, { the Iotter was securcd oy Lurglariously entering the apartment, the scoundrel who wont thore com- mitted » wncaking, mean act, which you approvo by concealing his nawe, and screening him from puniiabiment, Let me call your spocial atten- ton o fact that all of the per- sous who wers beforo or connected with Luur Committee, ou tho supposition that thoy ald any kuowleade of the procuroment-of tho ¢clpher telograms for publication, or of any fact Learing upon the quostion of thu telegramy in any mauner, you sty the ouly one who failed Lo make 4 full, {raok statemont of all ho Kknow, My counection with the trausaction was statod wlihout reservation or equivacatiun, and it almply Bwounted to wy Laving recelrced a packsge from lulter nanother, without information as to {ta contents, sad that 1 passed it over (o a thied person for safe- keeping. have reforred to this fact to sop yon from the contemptiblo .plea which you wonld doubtless make—that yoan were atting In retaliation, 1 heg you to remember that I am commenting upon and properly eharac terlzing your act,and that the softest phiraac in (he Janguage which will express it fuily ‘I3 that you wero an accessory to the crime of upening lettora in tranait, or of waeakingly purlolning o private lettor Srom my desk, nra, CIC., B Evany, Nontgsvitez, Ind., March 17, itk Rl LIPS FIRIES. 2ot AT ELGIN, ILT. Speetal Dispateh to The Tridune. Frarx, 1., March 10.—A fire early this morn- Ing destroyed a frame bullding owned by the hoirs of John Knott, deceascd, and oceupled by ¥, Hosemun, agent for sowing-machines nnd orzans, and Mra, Hoseman, dealer in halr goods. Luss on bullding, $1,000; insured for $700, Loss of Mr.am! Mra, Hoseman, 85,0005 {nsured for £3,000. John Mechan, Sr.'s, brick bullding was somewhat damaged; loes, $160, Penderrast & Co., restauraut keepers, lost, throuch stock beit damaged, $100. Tho causo of the five Is unknown, AT GRAND RAPIIDS, MICII, Special Dispaten 1o The Tribune, GRARD Ravivs, Mich,, March 10,—A firs in the auburbs of this clty to-day destroved a house nud barn and contents owned by Willlam I’ Schulz, a milk-dealer. Lusa about $2,000, vn which there was no insurance, as the policy ex- pired a day or two nro. Helost three cows in the barn, which was the place whers the fire canght. 1ts orlgin s a mystery. ‘The samo fire cutised the destruction of L. Kugel's dwelling, Ho saved Its contents, so his loss Is about 8600, amply covered Ly Insuranco. AT PINTVILLE, MO. 87 Louis, Mo, March 10.—~The Globe-Demo- crat speclal says: ‘The Town of Pinoviile, the county ecat of McDonald County, Mo, was almost entirely destroyed by fire before daylight this morning. Only the Court-1louse, ano hotel, and two businesa houses oresald to have eseaped destruction. The fire 1s supposed to be the work of {ncendiarics. AT NORTH LANSING, MICH. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Laxstng, Mich, March 10.—A fire at North Lansing early this morning destroyed tiwo anclent wooden stores occupled by Charlos Sattler, Jdr,, grocery and snloon; Willium Cline, restouraut, Loss, 81,0005 no fneurance, Loas to occupanta, $1,000 more; small insurance, IN CIICARO. ‘The alarm from Box 762 at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was cansed by n fire on the roof of Ilarvey & Bueli’s fron foundry, Nos, 17 to 2t Michlgan strect, caused lr]y sparks from the chimney. Damage nomival. AT VICHSBURG, MISS., Viorsnura, March 19.—A fire this morning caused n loss of $13,000; Insurance, $80,000. ‘The princionl loscrs are Louls Hoifiman, hard- ware; Lowenthnl, dollar store; and Davidson & Bons, grovurs, CASUALTIES. PRAIRIE TIRE. B Louts, Mo, March 10.—A Globe-Democrat spectal savs aterrible prulrle fire recently oc- cured in Ropublic and Cloud Countles, Kansas, They extended over an arca of ten miles long and three imiles wide, and swept every- thing beforo them. It is said that about 100 homes were consumed, also large quan- titles of grain, farming implements, hay, and other proverty. The winds were 8o high and the fires so fierco and hot that the Inbnbitants were obliced to take refuge in cellars, dugouts, or underground habitntions, But One life 18 Teported lost,—that of Mra. Borver- 80X, who was burned to death while attempt- ingr to relense gome horses from ilie burning stoblo. Beveral ofher persons wero severely injured. Loss estitnated st $10,000, A HORRIBLI ACCIDENT. Special Disputeh to The Tridune, FoND DU Lac, Wis,, March 10.—This after noon . H. Rondo, Aldorman from thy Bixth Ward, went Into the frou-room of. the LaBello’ Wagon Works just as some of the machinery eave out, n plece of which was nlunged through his eyointo his head, The oyo was removed, but ‘the pfece of steel could not by extracted. Hois stll alive, 5 AN OLD STORY. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. Karamazoo, Mich., March 10.—Wiiliam Price, a resldeny of Oahtemu, {n this county, while nt- tempting to Jump from the througl-exoress go- ing through that place, foll to the wround with such foreo thut his collar-bone was fearfully ‘(lrxfli::]xmd, and he now lles i o scrious cone MINE EXPLOSION, Porrsviune, March 10.—By an cxploston In the Pottavilio shatt colilaey Louls Murray and James Mullierran woro fnstantly killed, and Willlam Murray soverely, snd o man nmned Boas slizhtly, Injurea. THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Gen, Burtan Acquitted=—0nn of tho Crimes Under the Rulv of Nrighnm Young—Mor- wontem Pursuing Dissenters fram Xt Duc- trine of Polygamy nud Shooting Thein Down, Correspandence San Frausiaco CAronicle, 8avr Lage Ciry, Feb, 24 —The trlal of Gen, Burton for the killing of Mrs. Bella Bowmaw, in the summer of 1862, ereates intense intercst lero. There are few intelligent persons in this clty acquainted with the ciramstances who do not {n some measuro symputbize with the Gen- oral. Apart from the erime, hic 18 a man of ex- cellent repute, and b Is clearly cvident that ho was the tool of Brigham Young. ‘Thoso who know say that ho obeyed his master’s positive imstructions, In 1863 righam's edict was nb- solute, Burton was a buckwouds Mormon in Mtssour! and Ilinotss he was aober und trust- worthy, nud was a faithful misstonary for tho €hurch, Toa musical anbition ho added n lik- ing for military eclence. Brigham ¢ncournged hlm, nnd his'zrowing eflclency as o infiitary n- structor was duly appreclated, o rose rapldly in the ranks of the milltl until he uttained the rank of Major-General, und was practically the Comandor-In-Chief of the Utsh mihtka. ‘Thirty-flve miles north of Bult Lakv Clty, ong Morris, who had been & zoalous Mormon, bus whonowsethis face azuinst polyeamy, had found cagor listeners to hls new revelations, Numers ous bellsyers {n n vory short thm, hicred from various ports of tho Territory, and Kington Fort, on thes Weber, became an important Ylucu. Morris abounded with revelntions, Tls *gifta " uxeoeded In number those of ull who had gone before Wim, The adlierents of the new prophot wera overJoyed at the abun- dunce of lleht that now shond wpon their path. ‘Three Enultsh and threo Dandsh clerks wero dully employed in writing the heavenly coms munieatiuns from the mouth of the now prophet. Brigham had been barren—>Morrls was overtlow- g, "The naw diselples * consacrated ' all they pussecased to o common fund, Chrlst was soon to descend among them, und thelr wants would Lo of only short duration. As ilie Lord tarrled, thd entbusiasin of some of the cunverts mlIchu. and here was the begluning of the difli- culty, u’ becamo & rlnnntlun how much of thelr proverty they could reclalm, 1t hud all boen eanseerated.” The Jeading men ol the sect deelded to lot them peacefutly retire, but it waa expected that they would huniestly meet thelr ae- eruced sharoof the obligntionaof the it colony, Some of then provea dishunest, umd tried to tuku away better cattle than they had brought, A foud “urose, tho dissonters “appllod to the Morinon courts, nnd the latter wers plepsed with the opportunlty offered, Writs were fa- sued, sorved, und " rovulsed. ‘The dlssenters waited for the opportunity to seize the movatle [»rupun.v ol the colony, nud as wlhicat wus seng 0 will they pounced upon 1t, and took horses unel wagons as well, Ou one occuslon the Mor- risites aross oarly In the worning, snd spread. thewselyes over the country, k“n‘“fi within vlew of the advaneing teamd, As the dissouter sl two others pounced upon the convey tho second time, up sprang the Morrlsitos from laces of coucealment und took thein prisoucrs, Yliey were taken lo Kingtow Fort wud iw- prisoned. ‘The friends of the captured wmon sought thelr rolense Inclfectually, for the Sherl® in that eounty could do uothing, Ono or two of tho wives of this rmuneu went to Hrlgham, but he relused o ntorfers, 1le was too shrewd Lo eddls directly fu the afafr, Justice Kinnoy wau noxt visited, On the 24th 3( May, 1803, a writ of habeas mr?nn was lasned to the Terrl- torial Marshal and by his Deputy served, but no attention was paid to it, On thie 11th of Juno & accond writ was fssucd and was alao disre- eanled, Kinney iras indignant, and insisted tipon the militia hielyg calied out os a ponse com- itntus to accompany the Territorial Marshal. Actine-tGov, Fuller {asucd the necessary order. ‘Fhe Morrisites had been warned by *thé Lord that the “Urighamites® wera plotting thelr destrietion, and had nccordlnily bought all the rifles and ammunition possibie. Barly on the morning of the 18th of June an atmed ‘:nsno ap- peared on South Mountath overlooking the Morrisite communlty, and the Territorial Mar- shal's proclamation-demanding thelr surrender \’A‘nn sent to tho Morrisites by one of thelr hord- hoge. Mortls, a firm believer fn the revelations he hind received, anld, in onswer to the inquiry, #1Vhat shall'bo dohal” that he would *go and inquire of the Lord,”” e was soon heard in eotemn aud oarncst prayer, In the menntime, word ivas sont round the camp for the peoplo to nseetnble In meotiug at once und consuit on the atestlon. Women ™ and children eame togother hurrledlys yet there was no excitement, and svon the Bowery was well filled. Morrls was secn to comevut from his dwelling with a paper in his and, ‘This paper proved to be a written revelation, His counedl were awalting b, The revelntion was read to the councll. It purport- «d to be from God, who wasrepresented as being !dm\!crl with ilis faithful people there, and as having brought the v]om against them to show His own power In “the complete destruction of licir enemies, It also promised that now tho triumphyof Ilis people should come, aud that thelr enemics shiould be emittea before thein, but that not ono of His faithful people ahould be destroyed, i The councll at onco stepped out {nto the Bow- ery, close to whichlivedall the leading men, und, 1o save time, singlne was omitted, and the imeot- inge was opéned brlely with praver, Before the peuple had ov{»uruluuy to speak or vote, or do unythiug at all, the booming sound of a can- non _was heard, ‘and screans ross from the third seat from the stand lo the Bowery, and instantly two women were scen dend in the congregation, and the lower jaw, hanging only hy o smnll strip of skin, was shot ofl a girl of from 18 to 15'yenrs of age. It was the screama of this girl that stopped the meettng, The peo- ple arose in utter confusion. Cook, still on his fect, suguested to all to go at onco to thelr hotnes, aud that overy man should take care of his own famlly as best as he could, "I first shot was in a fow minutes followed by another sud still another, nnd the attack wus continued, The pusse drow nearer and nearer, and the firing was koot up Incessantly with both cangon and musketry, Had Burton or MeKean® bad the pluck of a common Conatavly they could have gone safely fnto the fort, served the summons, amd sayed all efusion of biood. There wag not a Morrisito in the fort that was surmed. 'They hod - inet to conskder the question and to pray ovor it. About an hour and a hult after the besinning of the fiving they got their nrms nnd effected” an organization,” and n de- fense was made. After fighting for three doys they ralsed the white flag and” censed friug, Cautiously Burton und hfs alds, with a number of his men, entered the camp, 'Um-tnn WHS LX~ clted, o soid, * Whero Is the mani L don't know liim.” Sloddard renlied, ** That's him," polnting to Morrls, DBurton rode hils horse up- on Morrls, and communded biin to give him- gelf up fn the namo of the Lord. Morrls re- pliedd, “No, never, neverl” Morrls snfd he wanted to sncik to the people. Burton said, 4 J3e d—d quick about it.” ~ Morrlssaid, * Breth~ ren, I've taught you true principles,” 1o had hardly got* the” twords out of his mouth hefore Bitrton fired his revolyer, Burton ex- clalmed, **Thero’s. your propbet!" Iic fired araln, saying, * What do you think of your provhet now?* He then turned suddenly and shot Banks, who was standing about five or aix paces distant, Banks fell. Mrs. Bowman, wite of James Bowman, ran up, erylog, “Ob, you bloodthiraty wrotch!? Burton sald, “No ono shatl tell_me that and live,” nnd sbob hor dead. A Danlsh woman then ran up to Morrls, a{lmr and Burton shot her desd, n the fignt, provivus to the surrender, two of the Marshal’s possc were killed and six of the Morrisites and three of the Iatter were wound- cd, Ooly one in the Morrlsitecamp was killed by rifle ball, It wae the catnon ot long range thut did the damage, The first sliot killed two women, as beforo stated, und wounded a girl; another cannon ball killed n woman and Tier child in the * wicklun” The mother-in-layw of the new prophot also was killed In her “wicklup. A little Jufant had two narrow oscapcs. All the prisoners wero marched to Salt Loke on the 17thy and on _the 18th they were exam- ined befors Judgo Kinney in Chambers, and Ylucml under bonds to avpear at the next regu- v term of court, In urglng mensures arainst the Morrisites, Kinasy prolessed to be satis- fied thut ho ad dono ""IF lis duty. Beforo the regulnr sessfon of tho Third Juai- cia] District Court, at which the Morrisites wera to be trieq, un element was imported (nto Utnh that was destinod to.Lrouble the prophet. A new Governor, In the peraon of Stephion 8. Harding, of Indlana, was appolnted to succeed Dawson, und ‘Thomaa J. Drake, of Michlgan, and Charles B, Waite, of 1lliuois, were appuinted Associate Justivea. ~ At the snmo timo a hody of California volunteers, under cotnmand of Col. Connor, were sent on the overland mail route to protoce that und the telewyaph line across the vlalns, but the Cominander liud also Instructlons to es- tablish posts near Balt Lake City. At tho March sosslon of the Third Judicial District Coure the Morrisites wero tried. Ten of them were indicted for killlng two of the posse In tho fight; seven of thege were convleted, one was “nolled,” and two were. nequitted. Bixty-slx others wero flned $100 cach for resisting the possu. O the seven convietod of “murder in the second degree,” ono was sontenced to fif- teen years' fmprisonment, one_to twelve years, and five 1o ten years each. Gov, Haeding, re- earding the prisoners as descrving of clemency, nardoned them all, Most of those who haid rmf«:nml thu Morrisite falth, and who did not mmediately go out of the Terrltory, found em- ployment and refuge at Camp Douzing, A month Iater Col. Connor tovk 250 of them and o company of the Californla Volunteers to Sodn Springs,” where he established a post in ldgho, immediately bayond the northern tered- torial linits of Utah, nid tho Morrisites havo theru Jost theie pecullaritics amoug o more hu- mane population, After the * Morrisite war” Barton onjoyed the respect of the publle, und the honors of the Chureh, Oflices and sppolutmonts were show- ered upon him, and wives mnltiplied fn his houschold, Ho was inade United States Assces- sor of [uternal Revenuo and a Bishop of the Chureb, und grew from Col, Burton to Brigadier nd Major-General. o was made n_membor af the” City Governnsent and Sfierif of the County o Ureat Sait Lake. 1lls wealth In- crensedd with his honors, sl he was ssaoclated with Brigham in nearly all of his enterprises, About four years ago the flrst move was mudo agalust hin by the Grand Jury for the murders on the Weber, and e monaged to conceal him- self for about & year, atd was sont on n mission “to preach the” Gospel in Englamd, with the indictment for murder hanging over nlm, There he was further clevated, and when he_returned to © Ziwn' he was nzain bonored by belng ap- ‘mlnwd the Second Counsellor fo the chief Hishop of the wholu Mormon Church, For the post clghteen months he hins enfoved perfuct freodony, and hne attended to his numerous af- fuira with o -utmost assuranco that nothing could be done with him, Dispnten tn San Franctyon futletin, Bartt Lake City, Murch 7.—The jury in the Burton murder ¢nso, after they lad licen out nearly two days, returnod a vordict of sequittal, averring (lut the shooting of Mrs, Bowman was aceldental, Bomo of thy testimony fn this case illustratea how credutous in relizious Le- Het otherwlso sensivle, mattersof-fact peaple may become. A rontnriit of the Morrisites stiit reatde i Utan, Beveral were examined upon this trinl. Wien questioned on the subject they ol persisted that Morels was o prophet, re- colvhnge u direct commission from the Alinighty, One old mun went o for a8 to say that he yoi oxpected Morrla to freturn to this world aud sot upa triutphuut kingdlon e — Querngen in the Sonth, Xein York Tribune, March 14, A meoting of colored residents, to discuss the outruzes committed ugalust the colured people in somu of the Southern Btatos, was beld lusy evenig In Bhiloh Chafred. "Fhe Rev, Willls A, Hudges was sutroduted. Ho was dressed in well-worn gray clothes, showed somo Inflrmities With .bis 65 years, md spoke ju a stralghtfor. ward manuer, - [ls statoment was rambting, und the main_incts woro publléhed in the i e of Feb, 21 und 23, & corroepondent having been sent to Norlolk, Va., to conflrin the story Mr. Hotlges brought North, lirlelly, hie was a leuder among the blacks pid Chalrman of the Republlcan Commistea of Princess Anna Comnty. On etectlon-day 1t wns supposeil that 1l Hepublieans had a larro majority, but there was found to be only twenty-clght Republican majority, A whits man" began vl.o curse Mr. Hodges for compluining of this result. An_altercation followod, about twenty whito wen advanced on the-negroes with revolve und half a dozeu colored men returnod the flrd poured into thew, ouo man bolng wounded on cacli side. A Httlo Jater Dr, Baxtor rodo up on a white horse, and *Tom™ Elljott, an old col- ored preachier, was shop o cold blood, and five others are wounded. Before this happoned, Mr, Hodges was well foward home, The next dav, with two of the wounded, he drove to the County Court-House to swear out warrants ugulost the murder of “Tom" Eiliott, Hlls house was attacked, nud he was obliged to fles for b life, but iu bis dutermnation tonaintaln bis rlzuts s camo bock, and was arreated tradi , This i3 o great, practical gqo 3 I\IARC’H 20, 1879—-TWELVE: PAGLES. charze of laviug fomonted the rlat, Ho was thrown ioto jall, but fnally compromised by leaylug the State, They atale the old man's crops, live stock, nnd hausehold effeets, and loft hitn penniless. o anid that as snon s hio could bring bis family North, ho should work to help tho widow and Tour children of * Tom ! Ellfott, who were {n equal distress, Resolutious were udopted declaring that the danger to Republican institutionsund the wonk- nesn of the Quyvarnment was nnanunt in tho In- abillty or unwillingness of tue Kxecutlyo power to protect the lives, the property, and the rights of the lumblast citlzous. 1t was also resolved to take steps to bring the family of Mr, Hodges North, Dr, Graut sald it would take about, 850 to o this, nud called for subscript lons. An lnLniIizent young mnn aroso nid rajsed Astump of an arin, velns,” hie sald, **and it iaa Hiot Ao bolled since Tmot those Rebels in front of Peteraburg, I left n part of my body there, and I feel ns {f 1 conld leave the restof it I promisu a doline for Mr. Hodges, and ‘will pay it to-inorrow." {Applausc.) FINANOIAL. PITTSBURG, Fpectal Dispatch to Ths Tyidune. Pirrsnune, March 10.—The temporary loan nuthorized by the Councll of Pittsburg, smount- ing to over $1,000,000, to pay overduc intorcat on strect-improvement bonds was alt taken m Tlitsburg, ns follows: Farmers' Dcfosit Na- tlounl’ Bank, $280,000¢ First Nntlona! Bank, £160,000; Willlam Shaw, $100,000; Allegheny Natfonal Bank, 880,000; Merchants & Manu- facturers' Natlonal Bank, 880,000; irst Natlon- al, Allegheny, 880,0005 Unlon National Banle, $80,000; Tradesmen’s Nationnl Bank, $75,0004 Gorman Nattocal Bank, $70,000; Iron Clty Natlopal Bank, $5,000; Citizens’ Natlonal Bank, 250,000; Third National Banlk, $30,000; Bagk of Dittaburg, $50,0003 Roblison Dros., 810,000; Mechanics' Nationnl HBank, §40,000; Sccond Nntlonai Bank, 830,000 Fourth Natfonat Bavk, $25,000; People’s Say- Ixuv‘n Bank, $35,000. The beat offor of the Finan. clal Agent, Mr. Wheeler, was to take one-halt of it af 07 Jt the Pittsbure banks would tako tho other hall, The banks took it all fn a few llmurn n‘c 09)¢. 'The now bouds diaw 6 per cent nterost, BOSTON. ™ Bastox, March.10,.—Gcorgo Upton, manufao- tarer of gluo and fertilizer, has assigned. Lia~ Dilitics between $800,000 and $400,000, NEW ORLEANS. NEw OnLeans, March 19.—The Mechanies & Traders’ Bank bins susponded, * THE VIRGINIA CONFLICT. Judgo Itives to Continuo Mis War on tho Stato Gourts=Olinrgo to Ia Delivercd to tha Grand Jury nt Lynchburg—Action of the Stato Authoritics, CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.,, March 15.—Nothing that s oceurred fn Vieginia since the recon- struction of the Southern States haa excited the public mind moro profoundly than the recont action of Judgo Aloxancer Rives, of the Unlted Btates Court of this district, with refercuce to the cxclusfon of negroes from jurles, in violn- tion, aa {s alleged, of tho Fourteenth Amond- mont of the Constitutiun and the latws of Con- gress pasacd to enforco the natlonal protection of the “pation’s wards."” The facts of Judge Rives taking from tho custody of the Stato Courta two negroes convicted of murdor several montbe since, on tho ground that the jury which' convicted them was composed en- tirely of whites, aud the subsequent in- dictment by his dircetion, while hold- ing Court at Dawville, of fivo State Judges of surrounding counties for alleged vio- Intion of the statuty which forblds any ofllcer of n 8tate Court excluding any citizen from the Jury-box on account ot race, color, or previous condltion of servitude, aro familiar to the reading public. That the Judge is not diamayed by tho adverse criticism on his conduct, not only in the State, but throuzhout the country, ls certain. o lins dotermined to carry on the war aalnst the offending Stats Courts everywhere, and wlll demand the indictment of otlier Judges, who, a8 fic claims, have violated the law, ‘Fhe next term of Judgoe Rives' Court will bo held fv Lynchburg, hccl‘mlug on Moniay next, and a similar chargo to that which led to the in- dictment of the fiyo Judges already jnvolved will bo given to the Grand Jury there to be con- voned. ‘Fhe charge will bo delivered on Tucs- day, and, by cotirtesy of Judge Rives, tho rep- resantative of the Zlerald i cnabled to transmit secopy thercof In advance, as sevtlng forth fully and nceurately his coustruction of the law, It is a8 foilows: ‘* As to the scops of your inquiries, they aro caoxtanslve with the jurisdiction of this Conrt. "Ilicy eannot go beyond. You are restricted to the statutes of the United States, The warrant for your findings must be found in thewm. This reitits from the nature of our Governments, Stuto and Federal. Congress ordaina laws to deflue and' protect the oncration of the Govern- ment of the United Statos within the State. To this end It cstablishes courts of its own, and n- trusts to tbem the duo assertion nnd enforce- mont of it laws, Lvery question arlsing under thio Constitutien, the laws, und the treaties of the United States is exther primarily or mediate- 1y referablo Lo the Faderal Cowrts. Henee, f£ theso respoctivo tribunals, State und Federal, kccr within thele prescribed orbits and dischiarzo thele whole duty to the Jnws of botb, there will scareely bu roum or oceasion for conflict of jurig- diction. But the moment & law of Conirross is disobeyed fu any judiclal quarier the danger of this colllslon becomes iimminent, und It becomes the duty of nll baving power to guurd ngainst it to take overy possiblo precaution to provent it. “ Under tils pyrsuasion and with this yiew I deewm It my duty to call your attention to a law of Congress designed to securs to all pernons ‘the equal protection of the laws,? the denlns of which 1 4 Jate cuse 1 this distrlct has broughe the Clreult Court of this district in conflict with o Btatw Court, upparently to the disquictude of the public. 1 allude to an act of Congress for- bidding, under penaltics, any dtscrimination on account of race or color to be mude by thuss charged with the duty of returning jury lists, Before dofng; 8o, however, 1 would beg leave 1o recatl to you the requirements ol your Stato Jawa nnd Constitutfon,—not that~ you have to deal with thewn on this oceasion, but to show you that tn the execution of the ot of Conuress you are not nsked to do anything con- trary to them, but only what ls strictly conform- ablé to them. ™ By the low of the State no dls- erhmination fs 1nade on acconnt of race or color in the lHabitity of Its citizens to jury service, All male citlzons 31 years of agze, ot over 60, who areentitied to vote snd hold otfice under the Constlitutton nml luws of this Btate, shall bo Tinblo Lo serve as furara, ete, (Code of Vieelnla, Chaw, 157, 8ee, 1, p, 1,058.) This could -not Lo otherwise uuder .the State Constitutlon or thy Lourteenth Amendment to-the United Siates Constitution. 'The former was ndopted prior to the ratification of the Intter, and it will be seen it the cunrantecs of tho DIk ot Rights are quite ns stronee aa the, lunguogo of this amend- ment, 1t fs declared o8 follows: ** ¢ That all citizens of the Slate are heroby do- clnred bo posess equul clvil and political rights #nd public weiviloges, * VTha duciaration of the politleal rights and ‘EII"V"MWI of the inhabitants of this Ntato 1s herohy uclared to be apart of the Conwtitution of tls Commonweaith, ol shall not ba violated on any pretensa shatover,' “T'his, they, Ian fundamoutal nrovision of your own Btate Constitutlon. It wus ndonted by an averwhelming majority onJuly 6, 1569, Follow- Ing this, on Oct, 8 of ile sng year, the formal raufication of the Fouricenth Amondment of the Coustltution of the nation, It is lu theso words: *4 4 All persons born or naturanzed in tha United Statas, and vuject (0 the Juridiotion tliereof, aso citlzona of tho ['nited Stites, sud of tho State whorein they roside, No fita nall make or en- fotce auy law which shall abridgo tha privileges or lmmunitice of the citizons of the Unlted Stetes, nor shall any State dc};rlvu any person of |ife, lib. erty, oF prajicrty without duu nrocoss of luw, nur deny toany person within its jurisdletion the equal wrotectlon’of the lawa,* * By the concluding clauee of thia amendiment Conpress hns puwers to enfores Its provisluns by approprinte fexistation, In the exerclss of this power Congteds has passed sundry laws to muintatn this cquality of rights uud’ to redross thefr violation, * Prominent among thesa ncts fs the ono I now desire to give you in charge, ' It {3 thaeact of March 1, 1878. I assures to all, without dis. crimiuation of race or culor, the full and equal enjoynient of the accommodations and privic leges of Inus, publie convoynuces, thentres, und othier places of amusemont, und provides ex- emplary redress for the donfal thereof, But it dous not stop here; these uro the lesaer matters of the law, which, {ndesd, it scrupulously guards and protects; but 1t goes furlber aud embracos the great muntment of 1fe und lib. erty {nfu proscrving ¢tha trial by an impartial Jury,’ and conforming to the grand *resceipt! shat *no man shull be deprivod-of -his liberty excurl by the law of the Jund or tha judement of bis peors.! This act,. thereforo, securca by its fourth cluuse to ihe lsm‘ enfranchised ruce the neatimable privilege . of having their rights and rrlvllcuu tried by jurors not subject to the tiopal Intuences wnd aplriL of an{ulu. which this law *There is blond In my | Accks to aociro, nnd ns such deserves yous carneat attentlon in the inquest with which 1 now charge you. But, it must be admitted, jts scopa {8 broador, It In well for you to consider ita lnngiagos it Ia {n these words: ‘42 T'hat no citlzon possessing all other qualifica. tlona which are, or may ho prescriliod by lavw, shall o dlsgaaliicd for service n8 Grana or Potit | urors i any court of the United Biatce, or of nn;‘ State, on neconnt of race, color, o previons condition of nervitwlo, and any onlcer or othier person charged with any duty in ‘the sclection or sommoning uf Jurors, wvho shail exclude oe fall to aummon any citizon for the canso aforesald shnll, on conviciion thereof, ho deemad gallty of n miademeanor, and bo fincd not moro than £5 000" ‘1t 80 hapnons (hal, under the Sinto laws, the duty of making out and returning jury-lists 18 devolved uoon the Judges of the Lnnn:.rv and Corpogatlon Courts, (Code ot Virginla, Sce. 8, Chap, 157, 0, 1,058.) The act In tlon hat therofore, to deal with these ofllcers, It ia al this point {Linterveses, and constrains them by penaltiea to obserde these provislons which have uaturally grown out of tho Fourteenth Amend- mont. The cflense, thus denounced, consists fn the exclusion by these ofiicers from thelr jury- 1ists of qualified citizens beeause of thele Taco, color, or previous condition of scrvitude. The motive makes und constitites the misdomeanor. It may be difficult to prove. It fa not given to you to know what passcs in the mind of anather, but, like all unlawful intents, the evidence of i may bo found in presamotion of facts. Where this Intent has been deelared, or wherco a domand for a lawful jury, without discrimination, has been refused. the offenae would be clearly made out, provided you belleve the witness' to the declaration or denlal, But auch indubitable proof may not often be expected. You must look to the surrounding cifrcumstances of the cnso nd the overt acts of the pavties, to fix the intentlon of the Intter in this unlawful exclu- sion, If it should occur to you that such oftlcer has, by a lonz and uanvarylng course, refused to ndmnlt to bis list the names of color- od persons duly qualiflad, you would bo com- velled to accept this conduct as evidenco of his guilt, to Indict hiin for the offense, and glve 1he opportunity to repel theso strong presump- tlons ot faet agninst him, 11, on the contrary, it shall nppear that theso officers have some- times listed, or offered to suminon, when asked, Jurors without this discrimination of race, you would searcely Ue Jjustifled to Impute thisun- dawiul {ntent” to such oceaslonal omisslon, It 18, In 1y view, tho hubitual negleet or thespeelal denial {n ¢ivl] or criminal suits fnvolving the an- tipathies of raco that 1s afmod 88 by this act of Congresa. **1 trust It wiil bo sufliclent, for the onds of public justico that nttention should be attracted to this law by your findings. I canuot nl do ot suspeet theso ofMicers of obatinate or deter- mined dlsobedience of Jaw, That muy be de- termined by the futore. Itis the observance ol the Jaw niid not_punishment for i violation thatis sought. But vou and I must obey the laws wo aro sworn to administer. Wo cannot be deterred from it by clanors or threats, how- ever Industriously raised ngainst us. T feol confident you are duly Impressed with the sensa of your responsibHits, and that you cannot, will not shrink irom doliig your whole duty. “I'lils inquisition has already taken place fn the countivs pertalning to the Court at Dan- ville; 1t remalns for you now to prosscute it in the vountiea represented on your pancl, leaving he Graml Jurics of tho other coutts to resumo it on thelrvespective parts. 1€ 1t shall be found here, as at Danville, that somo oboy and othera disobey the Jaw, yon mast nocds choose between them,—both cannot he right. If you excuse tho disobedient you reflect on the obedient, It s your duty to’ enforce a uniform obedience, and to exace o unlversal respeet for the laws, 1f tids slall bo faithfully and fearlessly dona throughout my whole dlstrict, it will arrcst fu- ture resort to the Federal Courts for a denlal In thls respeet of ‘the equal protoction of the 1aws,’ und leave the State Courts In full and free exercise of thelr aporopriate jurisdiction. But If this be not done, nnd a plain duty is evaded under erifully devised and mispiaced seruples as to the law, you will be fomenting further disordera and confllets. 1am at aloss to concelye of any motivo on the part of honor- aulo and Intelllzent citizens 10 undertake in any svay to obstruct tho great organic measures to which your falth as a people is plighted In tho most solemn manner, or ta thwart 1he - mission of the General Government in all its dopart- ments to give the equal protaction of the Jaws to all its cltizens without distinction.! Menntime the notlcs issucd by the Suprema Court of the-United States {s_made returnnble on the 81at Inst., directing Judee Rives to show cause why the convicted criminala héld by him shall not be reatored to the custody of the Btato authoritics, and the Judges whon’ arrested will fmmediately npnlr for a writ of habeas corpus, which will also bring the grave qucations at {ssuo ‘before tho Bupremo Court. NOAH'S ARK. 1t Comes to Philadelphin with a Zoologieal Cargo. Phitadelnhia Press. Bome time ago Mr. Willlam 3anroe, a buyer for Mr. Adam Forepaugh, the woll-known pro- vrictor of the clrcus and menagerie bearing hia name, loft this city for Liverpoo! to purchaso s number of animals unknowa in this country ex~ cept by specimen, and, after an absenco of six weeks, ho arrived on board of the Amerlean Linc steamer Lord Clive on Wednesday after- noon, bringing with him a part of the result of lie purchase, Ilis ndaltion to the munagerle consists uf two eclephants, one llams, one ostrich, one hippopotamus, one lonlr, ono wart hor, one king-vuiture, and a number of cockas toos. Thero aro still in Berlin four clephants, filty monkoys, aud soventy- five cockatoos, which he was un- able to bring with him on account of the ex- treme cold weather fn that scetion, the rivers all being frozen fast, “Thesc aud two handeome tablesux cars, now fn process of orection, will be brought on the Lord Clive on her uoxt trip, Although tho last passage was an unuaually rux‘nlgn one, all of the animals arrlved here snio aud sonnd, but conslderably out of humor, {f the larzer and more formidable oncs could be Judgal Ly thelr actions, ‘They were stowed away in hold No. 3, and thelr apariments wero miide very comfortablo by u free use of straw for bedding and pleaty of room to move around o, They were vared for durlog the entire trip Ly My, Muvroc in verson, ho feeding them nnd attending to their wants dally. The clophants are mates, each belug sbout 13 months old, wwd stand about five feor high. The hippopotamus fs a hugo animal, und demanded inore attention than nil the rest combined. Bhn required to ho fed tour thnes n day, and about as ofton to be sponged with lukewarm water, as she perspires very treely, und, bolng used to the watcr, it wus necersary to keop her cool, A remarkable feate ure of this auimal fs the dye which comes from the porea of her thick skin, for anything com- fmr in contact with it In a short tme attains & br?uhwcd color. This was even 80 of the box fu which she was conflned during theniglits of her yoyuge,—the plain pine boards befng red from the steam escapling from ber body, — ‘The warthog Is the yoxt Jargest animal, and is con- sldered ¢}uup o prizo, us hie Is a fine amplo of bis u ly, feroclous fumfly. The khug-vulture is ono of the handsomest birds vvor brougbt Into thls country, and did not sufler any {oconven. lence in crossing the Atlantle, ‘Tho work of removing the stock began about 8 o'clock yesterdav afternoon, and the mala slephant was the flret fo leave the ship, But Httls ditllculty was encountered, In luading him inta the car “prepared tor holsting him ta the maln deck, theneo on the wharl, und without any nolse or troublo o was placed fa the car in walting on the track. As ruon as ho left tho hold the lady cluphant scanned the hatchway, und, seelus 0o more of her mitte, began to anort ad groon in & manuer thut wisinly displayed her grief ut the separation. When the car ro- turned to carry her aloft, the men founa that hier Jadvship ‘was mot fuclined to take o short aerfal voyuze; nud the job of planting Lier safe- ly In thy ear and keeplug her thers was tho worke of tlme nud much pulllug and pushing, When flually sho was planted on torra flrma, she wolked peacefully to tho car,und whun she saw that there was dbout a foot's s between thy platform and the car, sho deliber nv.ulx placed her fiend betweon her foro legd, bending the latter to the kuees, set up o terrls ble whinlng, and ance or twice looked to sea If the hole waa still there. This abe continued to o, agoinst the mosy earncst protestutions of her attendants, until o bodrd was produced, when sbe rose an lier feet, and, still having her “sea legs ¥ on, began to swhig to and fro, and then aradually teating tho strengtl: of the plank waolked deliberately into the car. Upon belng placed acaln alougside of Lor mate, she gave auather mnntfiuvldunuv of satisfaction—and the pair beran T unison to swing in thy manner mmul\hclr last ten days’ lifo had accustomed i¢m to. 1t wus with constderadle coaxing ond order ing that the hlllpfl[‘)filflmul wud {nduced to go futo her box,to bu unlonded, during which ciuie she mada severul atrenuous efforta to bite her kecper, but the maseive § wero fortu- natoly tuo slow, and tha keupernansged to keep out of thelr ravge. This uglincss on ber purt was charitably accounted for by Mr, Munroe, who sald thut “she was not accustomed to bo moved iminudiately after eating, and he had just fed her” Bho was fnally carefully placed in the car, and the loading “of the otlier animuls and birds was procecded with, sach specimen ImvlnF separats box, Whlle the warthog was awalting bts turn, ke shawed his evident dis- Lxlocamm at belng penned up, by pushing olt u ard tu the side of bis Lox und endeayorliy to cscape. This gives sowe idea of the great stropgih the aotnal possesses in Lis Lead wud . paws, for the box had Jyst lieen socur lefuu‘:lnnd hfi o carpontor, : ely nale} hor the colleetion was safely ensconag, thio car, tho duar was locied, and thoy pryeec. ) on thelr way to Loutsville; Ky., whera' 1 ocd nagerlo fa 0w atationed. ' Th iy the firay (i that llve forelgn anlinala have cver been nmm.p“i direet to this cily [rom Burope, and the ey tnent has proves perfectly eatlsfactory to .1[ purtles coucorned. “TATER” GREEN, His Wonderful Trotting Ox, Janarctite (0.1 Corretoandenice Cincinnali Enqutyes, TnMarels 1850, *“Tater” (irocn nd vo comrailes Icft their homes In Northern Ohlo in the vlchn:! of Findiay, Hancock County, with the nraw:q’ {ntontion of naking thelr fortunes at Pike's Peag or Cherry Creek digaings. Everything wont all right with the party untl they crossed the Arkansas, whon a feoling of homesicknasy bee gan to make ftself felt among the emigranty, Mon ould become saick for asight of eivilizaigy and break off with the party, causing a Zenen) divide, In this way they would sometimes ey wagons In two,” and evon, Green 81y, o ones. saw an ox cat in two. Green's partner way ong of the disaffocted, and, In deciding to null up stakes, o divislon of property wns made, ba taking ono ox and the front wheels of (he wn}m ,Ureen taking the other ox und the hind wheeh: Out of thoss he made a sulky n which he drove bis ox. At Denvor, disheartening reparts s gau to meet him. Diszusted mincrs piishin for homo met them every dny. ‘The tide turng, and threats of buraing 8t”Louls were maj,, Indeed n party was orzanized for that purpos, but never consummated {t. Checked by the nexg that no gold was to ba found in the Cheg, Crev.-l:t n{mnge, “’Tfi:"; n<‘|J\lleml ona J nero tract, upon o Clty now 'l‘\ll‘l'dl. g T Gty Deuvor, in the days of 1859, was probably 4y on the continent, [y fast a place as any clity was the _}mm wiicre clvilization met the witg. orness, The fortunes made In bonauza Mining were spont hero with an open hand, Qgo day, 6a Groea was driving his ox from his homestea) into Denver, some fellows on horschack s teinpted to pass him. The ox, tnoved by the spirit which Infeated tha place probably, Qulck ened Its steosuntil it went off 1n o swinging trot leaving the horse behind, This wasthe Iieatintl wnatlon Green had that his bob-tatied ox (it wsy bot-talled) conld trot. ‘The Idea then presented {taclf to bim that i he conld only nccustom thy Lovine to troitinga certain distance on a certaiy pleea of ground tio conld oul-trob any horse jy the neighborhood. 'There was a gambier by ths namo of Rundnle, from Illinols, in Nenyer g this porlod, who owned o horse that could dy his milo in8:40, Randalo was quite a chnm of Green, and would occaslonally drap futo his quarters and blow his horse's trumpot. A day ortwo aftor (reen’s discovery of s ox’s powers Randaledropped in on bim, and, as usual hepan *“talking borse.”” Watching his chance, Green remarked that ho had an ox that coufd bt Randale’s horae for 800 yards, Rundalo laughcd at first, then got mad, and at lnst offered to bet ten to ona that it could not b done. Thebet was promptly taken, and they adfourncd to the prenared place, The ox wr‘nfibnnkc(l up to alittle hand-car, half & yoke put around his neck,s couple of saplfugs scrved s shafts,and thewlicle 1ig was completed by a pairof ox-hide traces, Kandale was to do the scorlng, and control big horao pubject to the aetlon of his bovino adver- sary, a8 Greon knew very well it would never do’to triflo with his steed, When overything was ready, away they went, Green, with §i long block-snako making things lwcly for the ox, and Randale swearing like n trooper at his 3:40 nag. Sure ennufih, 0t the end of 400 yards the ox came in aliead. On the spot Randata bought half tho ox for 8500. The next day he was pitted sgalust two horsos, and the whole clty turned out to sce the remarkuble phenoms cnon, a trotting ox. Again was ho victorions, and amid the wildest excitoment he passed the 1ine six lengths ahead. Every day thoreafter ho defentod a horseor o, and there soon became a popular demand for a share in theox. Accordingiy n stock come pany was formed with a jolnt stock of §3,40, being 04 shares of $100 each, Tho stock went 1iko ot cukes, and soon sold away above par, ina week, during which ho had won several more races, the stock was quoted on the game biing-tables, and passed for 81,000 n share. At Inst a horso etred fn Ban Franclsco camo slong, and d trial of speed was mado up between him and the ox. It the crowd of spectators had been lorge botore, it was gigantic on this day, It scomed as if the whole country turned out, anl it was estimated that there wers 10,000 people present, Kverything belng fu rcudivess, away they wont, heralded by a thousand voices. Tio ox took tho lead from tho start: ot the - yard pole bie was & length and o half ohead; s the 150 1t bad becemeo three lengths; at the 25 tho distance had widened Into flve lengths, ant the ox sull galning, But the old . salog, * There's many o slip "twixe the cup andlip" Wwas never trucr thao in the present case, sul when within o dozen yards of the winnfug rest his oxship beeamo tired and made up his mira tastop. Accordingly he planted his front fees and refused to budee, Moral suasion, profsuc nbuse, physical {ll-usage, all, separate or com- blucd, falled to move him, und the horso quictly trotted past, and took the race, the ox uever mnuhlnfi{lhc winnlog post at ell, That minute the stock sank from $1,000 n share down to ones sixty-fourth of the vatue of thu ox jotrinsically a8 meat, Many cfforts were afterward mado to cocres the bovine into a trot, but all enticement wnd persunsion, gentle and otherivise, fufled, and bo nover trotted agafn, ————— CROP PROSPECTS. @ectal Dlspazch (o The Tribune, Bussey, Marlon Co., Iai, March 10.—Thres inclies of suow on the ground, Elghty per ccab of the soring wheat sown. Put In fu exccliont order, Ground frozen hard, apecial Disvatch to The Tribune. Brring VaLury, Fillmor Co., Minn,, Marh 10.—Ground frozen hard. No seeidlng dono yeb of any kind, Spring wheat area will be largely increased this year over last, Yery little old wheat owhand, Gpecial Difpatch fo The Tridune. CenTaaL City, Merrick Ca., Neb,, March & -‘—Snrlu;i( wheat from one-halt to one-thind sown, No onts fn yet. Area of both will be largrer than last yedr. Ground very dey and we need raln badly.” Very littlo whicat horo except what we need for homne cousumption, ——————— CROP NEWS., BAN Francisco, March 19.—Crop reports re- celyed to-day from all parts of the Stato arcol the most flattering naturo, with the cxcoption of somo places In the upper portion of the B8 Jonquin Vulloy and Los Anieles aud San Der- nardine Countles. 'Tho Inte rains have beed very benoficial, and the prospect {s for more than an ayerago crop in the State ot large. Boma of the Tule Islends tn Sacramento County are sullerlng from high water, —_——— PARDONED. Speelal Dispatch <o The Triburs. SrrixorieL, Ik, Mareh 10.—The Qovernor hus pardoned Willlam H. Date, who \m_ww; victed of forgery® nt the March term, 1870, 0 the Jo Davless County Cireuit Court, and e tenced to thy Penltontiary for six years, Thit purdon I8 granted on the recomme ullnn‘fif the Judgo und State’s Attorney, umd the p: tlon of many citizens of Jo Davicas Countye —————— OBITUARY, Bpecial Dispateh to The Triduns. MILWAUKER, Murch 19,—Mrs. Eliza J. Hoyen wife of Georgs W. Hayes, Sceretary of the Fire Underwriters! Assoclation of tho Northweeh dled at \Vaukesha to-doy of Dright's dlsai after a Nugerlng and painful {lluess. Decusses 'was 48 yoara of age, THE VANDERBILT WILL, " New Yonw, Mareh 10.—Tne urrogate, €O i, in concluding a very lengthy dechion it the Commodore Vanderbllt will cade, sags: 180 d of opinfon that tho probate of the will un codhgl should In all thl{’)g' be conflrmed. L:‘; form of declslon or decreo bo presented for i tlement and sig re on two doy —————————— Bpecial Correspondence . . Vinounnxs, Ind., March 18.—Mary, t,lflplld' asuchter of the Rav. J, F. Btriekland, I"rgb’,. terlsn minister at Priuceton, Ind,, whilo suflefs fug under mental aborratlon, committed 5: l‘ o yesterday by jumplu{ {nto au old well co ng about nine fuet o ee——— CONTRACTORS, geigo Sovmes Govpax, Col,, March 10.—The contract i building the Water-Works for this city WI"C 4 day awarded to Lussell & Alexuuder, © cago, for §31,500. i R[S|GNE?I: iiseh 8peclal DispaicA 1o The . Brom, 11k, March 10.~L, M. Kolloy i'l:ll ':l' slgned bis Indlan Agency at ' Lus Pinod l« e bis busineas here demnmll}‘l whoto sttenl 1118 resiguation takss ¢uclucal wostle