Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1879, Page 2

4 iH i H { { ; i i : i i { 2H&% CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: UBSDAY, MARUL <5, lo--'LWitbve PAGS, CRIMINAL NEWS. The People of Robeson County, N. Cs, Wild Over a Mur- der Trial. - A Sort of “Gilded-Age” Case of Seduction and ‘ Homicide. Mr. Pratt, Highly Respected, of a Boston Suburb, Steals $100,000, Tho Money. the Savings of Poor Peoples and the Bank Ruined. A Philadelphia Boy Who Has a Strong Bmoll of Brimstono About Him, A DRAMATIC MURDER CASK. Diniatch to Cincinnatt Enquirer, Ricnmony, Va., March 22.—Varticulars of the raciest. nud most ecnéational court scene on record have just reached thiscity. The occasion was the indictment of Miss Ametia Linkhaw, tony young lady of Lumberton, Robeson Coun- ty. N.C. in the Superlor Court at that place, for the murder of her seducer, J. E, Hartman, The case was called yesterday, but, owing to the faolated situation of Lumberton, it was {inpossl- bile to bear from there until to-day. The tragedy referred to was onactcd last October, and caused great excitement then, but the trial promises to be more exciting still. The falr murderess 18 the daughter of o well- known and highty-csteemed merchant of Lum- borton. Hartman, ayoung blood representing a Baltimore house, had been her accepted lover for two years, but be betrayed her, and she, to geteven with him, ehot blm. At 10 o'clock in the morning eho drove in a ,hack alone to Rauck's Hotel, and, getting out, she walked quickly to the parlor, where she found Hart- man engaged in conversation with a friend. She stepped up to him, and sald to a dramatic tone, * You beve ruined mo, now 1 will ruin you,!" and with that sho drew a deringer from her closk-pockot and_ fired, the ball takin ef- fect In fa abdomen, Ha lingered two hours in torrible agony, and then dicd. But ho made o statement fo which he protested his innocence. Miss Linkhaw gurrendored herself to an officer, and rtas committed to jnil to awalt the spring term of court. She gave premature birth toa child, and public sentiment rose to a high pitch, soma believing the statement of the murdered man, buta majority slded with the oung tady, Ns The guperior Court was ononed at 18 o'clock yesterday, Judgo Warsaw presiding. Lawyers Were present from all porte of the State, and thousands of indies sud gentlemen came from adjoining towns, Hundreds arrived Thursday, nnd the jall was besfeged by n multitude of tule people, anxious to be ndmitted to Miss Link- haw's cell, Friday morning all of the roads leading to Lumberton were filled with vehicles and horsemen, and crowds of pedestrians hur- rying to the Court-House, By 10 o'clock nearly 8,000 people bad massed around that Temple of Justice, und oy noon, when the Court convenod, the assemblage was cetimated at 4,000; It iu- \ eluded the flower und chivalry of the county. The prizoner was taken from fall at quarter past 11 o'clock, and, accompanied by a Sergeant, rode in a carringe to the Court-House. A com- pany of volunteer soldiers marched in front as an escort, to keep the crowd from pressing on the conveyance, The pageant was inepirliue, When the Court-House was reached, {t was with AlMeutty that the military could make au avenue through which the prisoner was to pass, Young men cheered and waved their hondkerchlofa the indles cried und ‘shouted by turna. 4 cused was dreased in deep inourning, and was deeply veiled. ‘The court-room was packed, but only a.sinall proportion of the vast crowd could tet in, The larger part remained standing fu the . court-green. s2When the Court was opencd solemn ellenco reigned. Seated near the prisuner wera her counsel, seyernt Kinsmen, and three young lady companiona, After the jury, which bad been tnkan from a venire of G00, had becn aworn, the Clerk read tho lengthy indictimont,—the accused standing, a8 la the custom, When the question was-nsked, “ What say you, Amelia Linkbaw, are sou gullty of -the murdor for which -you stand indicted, ornot guilty? ‘tho snswer caine ina tremulous * Not guilty,” and, turn- ing to the Court, * Tam not guilty, sir, but am a iniserable woman,” The Judga wept. Then the counsol for de- fens arose, and called attontion to soine irregu- Jority in the indictment, and entered Into a lengthy argument, after which Judge Warsaw postponed the cago until the next teri, Tt was evening when the Court adjourned, but it was Into at night when tho crowd dispersed. Misa Linkham was remanded to jail, Aa her carriage drove off, 8 multitude ran after it cheering. All of the Indies sympathize with «tho prisoncr, and any that she should be acquit- ted, and, in fact, the public cenerally aide with her, although a fow still believe thdt sho killed the wroug man, Miss Linkham’s case {8 na very romantic one, Bhe refused to have any counsel, and declines to converse with the counsel that her father employed. She is o beautiful brunette, black eyes, Linck hair, nnd classic features. Every day since she has been fu jail, a formor dls- carded lover has sent her a flower or some little token of reysrd; but the most romantic fuel- gent of alt was brought to light yesterday, It ecems, when Kato Southern was in trouble in Georgia for the murder of hor husband's paramour, Miss Linkham wrote hera letter ot condolenco, and sent hier monuy to agaist in om- ploying couneel; ant, afew days ago, she ro- colvea a lotter of condolence from Kato, dated at tho Penitentiary, telling her to be of good cheer, She has recelyod Iettera and books from 4 Btrangers from all purtsof the South: Misa Linkhat {6 highly educated, and has spont her time in jatl in Iterary work. Among other things, ehe has translated “Le Livres Ferrara,’ a French story, for the Southern Herald, She occupies the Jaller'’s room, which has beon fitted ‘up hundsorocly with velvet furniture wid Bras- sels carpet. PRATT =--ROSTON $100,000, adpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Boston, March 21,—A senaation was caused to-day by the defatcation of Nathan P. Pratt, Treasurer of the Sayings Bank of Reading, a town about ten miles from Moston, Pratt bos always borne o youd reputation, und the news fell ike @ thunderbolt upon the community, The total amount lust is about $100,000. ‘The first Intimation which the Directors recelyad that matters had gone wrong in tho sffuire of the bank was on Friday, when 9 gentleman, while oxamining titles in the office of tho Register of Deeds, discovered that cur- taln mortgages formerly held by the bank as security for loana had been transferred to other parties, ‘The President of the bank at once de. manded an explanation, und Pratt namitted thathe nad been financially embarrassed, und that he used the sucuritica of the bank for the purpose of meeting hls personal ends, He wos very reticent, and, when pressed for particular, stated thug itinlght be that $20,000 ad been converted in this way. Au officiul ex- examination of the boults shows thut all the quick assets of the bank bad been taken, to- gether with bank stock of which the bank held $1,800. OF this amount, $7,000 had been leiitimately pledged to pine vide for o dividend, und the balance of $6,600 had been converted to. tho pereonal use of tie ‘Tronuurer, ‘These mutters were adinitted by Pratt’s daughter, who hid helved her father keep the books, It was upon her admission, also, that it was discovered that, ber father bad heen for a long tine in the habit of recelvin,s deposita which be noted properly upon the puss-books of the depositors but did. not credit them upon the books of the bank. Sho gaye the Comimisslooer 9 Ust of accounts of this nature which will wg Bate some 810,000, which be las embezzled ttas manner, Pratt has been in the hublt of re selying paymeuts on mortgages whieh he did Not nob cuter upon the books. "The lusaes which can now be traced ure elit mort- gave notes, seuregating = $22,500, aud two discharged notes for $4,600," whieh, not having been —canvelod, bed been putupon the market and sold. Ag the mort- Kages muse follow the notes, the bank expe tu lose the $83,100, ‘The bank hud, in last No- Yember, authorized the ‘Treasurer ta borrow ¥5,000 of the New England ‘Trust Company oo collateral, It was futeuded to use this advance for the purpose of paylug Use interest, but it now appears that the — interust was vatd out of the current deposits, which, iu noted upon the - dopositers' bouks, ot credited to them upun the bank’s rec ords. ‘This block uf stock has been pludged for $9,100, wud w loan of the Trust Company of $400 in Stato Bank stock, which the bank had direct- edto be pald, is still in pledge. ‘This makes total of €4,0c0 which Pratt hoa embezzled through ‘pledging the securities, It Ia serjously questioned . whether Roy? erai_ of the mortgage notes _ found in Pratt's bundle ore gonuine or not, ‘The bank oMcers have found In scven instances what purported to be genuina notes of the above miasing ones, and will only ho able to determine the genuineness after the documents caine into thelr possesafon. If all the notes ia Pratt's bundle should bo fictitious, and tha .genutnc ones are porren to have heen” sold, tho toss will bo about §8%,- C00 more. The general impression now ts that the deficit will amount to more than $100,- 000, and that the bank will have togo into Hat dation. ‘The thieving has been going on for years, but bas been covered up by the ‘various clerks of the ‘reasurer, who have all been — mambori ol the family. Pratt and_his aon were arrested in thls city’ to-night. The old man protested agalnet hig arrest as an outrage, saying he had cominitted no offenso, None of the missin napers were found on him, but on the ou were found mortgaces nnd insurance policies, A PROMISING LAD. Apactal Dispateh to Tha Tribune. Poaveneitia, Po., Match 24.—Tho police fot hold of a dangerous youny rascal on Satur- day, but did not know how good a catch they had mado until to-day. tls nana was Michuel McGowan, aged 2, and the charge against bin {6 disurderly conduct, which consisted in the revkless uso of a revolver which he was firing. On cxatniuation at the station, it was found that large warte on his hand corre- sponded with a description of s mun charged with robbery of schoolboys, and he seemed rather proud of his expluits. Ho confessed to haifa dozen alinses, ani) was con- fronted with a dozen witnesses. One 10-year- old boy testified that McGowan had asked hin to help him do some work early Inat week, nud, whenbo got him in a private place, put a pletol to his head and compelted blin to hand over a watch and chain, Atiother 12-year-uld boy sald that McGowan liad osked bim to help him carry s shutter, and, on arrival at a vacant house, had takou bis watch and chain at the polut of a pistol. Auother still older was rob- bed of a watch and chain [n the same way about two weeks ago. Another, 10 years old, was led tomyacant loton the pretense of buyiny his watch, wud then robbed of Vint testes hia 1 chaln, overcoat, and all inoney ho had about ‘him, ‘Then camo ® man who — teatificd that = McGowan —_ had allured hin amile away from homo ona pre- tense that bis wife had sent for him, having fallen and broken his leg, snd in his absence McCownn had entered hts house and stolen 3100 in money. At this point the prisoner interrupt- ed: “You are mistaken in the amount, It was vol #7 Next came no Ices thou six shoc- makers whom he had visited and told that ao cortain person wanted a paler of shocs, The dealer trould start out with the shoes, and, as soon as be was: safely ‘on the way, MeUowan would come back with a story thal the proprictor. or whoever had gone, had sent him to geta certain pale of shoes. After all this, one moro charge was cntered of ateallue wearing apparel, and he was committed. A these erluies wero o record of the last throc or four niwathe. ACOLD-BLOODED MURDER, pectat Ptxpatch to The Tribune. Carmo, Ii, March 24.—The murder of Carter Newman by Charles Glass, poth colored, in this city yesterday afternoon, was the most brutal and cowardly crime evor committed in the city. Both men lived in a house occupied by several familtes, and until within s few doya past Now- man, who was a single man, had been boarding with Glass, A few days ogo Glass und bis wife quarreled, nud le attempted to kil hor with a hatebet, and Newman tntorfered. Nawman then mored into another room, and commenced boarding with a man named McKinney, Yester- day afternoon Newinan went into the house to Ret his valisc, intending to ship ona boat. Ho packed his things, nnd, the boat having not then arrived, he lald down on the bed to take a nap, requesting Mra, McKinney to wako lim when the bont whistled. McKinney and hia wife then wont ont to visit friends, and ‘while they were gone Gass entered the bouso, and, getting an ax, went tothe room where Newman was atecping and killed lim, crushing bis skull al- moetton jelly. Mo then” put the -ax behind the ‘door, ~ went) out and — atarted up the street. A little loter Mrs, MeKinney went In to wake Newman, and found him acorpss, She immediately gave the alarm, A vast crowd congregated, nnd several persons started out to find Glass, supposing he had com- mitted the erlme, They met hin coming buck, and he submitted to arrest without reststance. He acknowledged the killing, but expressed re- gret that he could uot serve a couple of others the same way. Te was taken to jall, where be now fs, Au inquest was held, and the murdered man buried this afternoon, Much excltement exists among the colored people, FOUND ANOTIIER MAN, Spectat Dispatch to The Tridune, Rocxvonp, T., March 214.—This city was thrown Inton state of great excitement this morning upon the announcement on the streets atthe elopemont of Mrs. Dedrickson, wife of Aug Dedrickson, manager of the Forcat City Band, with Bradford Peck, a brother musiclan, and portrait painter, a widower with one child. On Thursday Jaat Mra. D, left home, as was supposed by her husband, to vislt ber sister living at Balolt, Wis. She was furnished with plenty of cashund clothing, and was accom. panled by her youngest daughter, 0 ycars of ayo. ‘The first intimation Mr. D. had of his wife's infldelity was tho receiving of a letter post marked Chicago, stating sho had eft him for- evr, as she had fount ono whom she loved hut- terthan him, Pack had bourded with Dedrick- son for a year past, thus winning Mrs. 2. by bls smooth taunera. fie left Wednesday, and itis supposed they Joined cach other at Chi- cago, und, tt ls expected, aro still there, Steps have beon taken by Mr. D. to arrest the fugi+ tives aud to restore to him his daughter, for whom he deeply mourns, BILL YOUNG. Spectat IMspaten to The Tribune, * Reoxur, In., Murch 24.—The prellininory ox- amfnation of Bill Young for the murder of the Spencer family was resumed at. Luray, Mo. this afternoon, Cunceralog the journoy that Young and Laura Sprouse tuok on bursoback a short time previous to the murder, two wit- nesses teatified that to go the route marked out on the map by Laura in her teatimony they would have to let down seventeen fences, and could not have reached homme until totard mid- ofght. The most of the route indicated west. from the Spencer pluce through the fields was fn aight oof the — pubite road, ‘This evidence was introduced witha yiew to breaking down the testimony of Laura Sprouse the prinelpal witness for the prosecution. There {s teaw duterest In the caeo since Mrs. Sprouse Jeft the wtnnd, and the only thing pecule seem to cure about now Je the decision of the Court as to whuther Young shall be held, ‘The almost Universal opinion ta that the evidence is ample to bind him over, and there (sa stroug desire to sco this donv, SLAUGHTER ACQUITTED, nectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Inptanavotss, Ind. March 24.—After being out pearly two days, antl receiving Inatructions from Judge Wlodgett twice after retirlug, thy Jury fo the case of James L, Slaughter, charged with embezzlement while Cashler of the First Nattoual Bank, returned a verdict of vot guilty, At noon to-day it was agatust the Inclination of the {urs who stood aight to four for conviction onthe frst ballot, after Mstenlng ta a charge very favorable to the defendant, and it was not til directed-by the Court in almost so many words to acquit the prisunor thitt they ald so, ‘Then they were two hours making up thelr minds. ‘The trlal of C. W, Miller, Teller of the sane bank, at the same thing, on a siullar chargo, was then begun. . A FEMALE INCENDIARY, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Fonn vu Lac, Wis, March 24.—Mrs, Marga: rot Gurrity, who wae to-day sentenced to the State Prison for arson for four years, ja a woe an of considerable property and lias a goud bunk account. Sho lred her neighbor's house for revenge. PETK MCARENEY'S WIFE, apectat Diupatch Ww Tre Tribune, Sriunorixcy, UL, March 24,—As predicted to these dispatches yesterday, Mre, Martha, wife of Pete MvCartnay, the concy-man,” apbeared ju the United States Court this morning and cutereda plea of guilty to baying in ber posaca- ston the plates from which the $20 Treasury. note was printed. On motion of the Disteict- Attotncy sentence was susponded, ant her peraonal recognizance taken fn the sum of $02. ‘Too olor indictments against her for baying counterfeit: money tn her poseraston wore dia- missed, It $s understoud that sho will appear as ut witness forthe Government In the next trial of Dr. L. H, Mason, on Thursday uoxt, LYNCHING, Loutavinur, Ky,, Maech 24.—A Paduenh spe- celal te the Courler-Journat saya: “Jerry Ewing (colored) was seized by twelve masked men and shot to death inet night, after which, a bag of sand belni tied to his body, he was thrown into the Ohla River, Ewing ravished a 12-year-old white child numed Fields, by whose brother ho was captured, alter receiving two gunshot wounds, THE BALDWIN MYSTERY. CINGINNATE, March 24.—The only feature de- veloped in. the Baldwin murder to-day was io the testimony of Kitty Bennett, who stated that one of the jumates of her house had re- ceived visits from one Barry Baldwin, but sha was positive he was not the imurdered man, bee cause ber visitor was about 60 years old. TUE ST. LOUIS GAMNLERS,. 8r. Louis, March Y4.—The Criminal Court this ufternoon fssued a beuch-warraut for tha arrest of A.M, Wakefleld on a chnrge of per- jury. Wakefleld is the head of the so-called gambicrs' ring here, whieh has beeo undergoing Investigation by the Grand Jury. No arrest had been made Up to Inte this evening, and It is sald that Waketield ls out of town, HELD ‘'O ANSWER. St. Louis, Mo., March 24.—A Leavenworth, Kas,, dispatch eays the preliminary examina- attin, who shot nil killed D. B. Smith, uters’ Hotel, a fow days oo, was held Unis morning, Lattin sas hickd in the sum of $10,000, which he readily procured. RELDEN ARRESTED. New Your, Moreh 24.—Henry Beldon, Jr, of the firm of Belden & Co., brokers, was arrested and gave ball in the sult of Geu. Eckert, charg- {ug conversion of $30,000, RAILROADS. A BIG LAWSUIT, Mr. W. C. Van Horne, President of the South- ern Minnesota Railruad, informed a Trinuna reporter yeaterdny that his road was about to cominence n suit to recover 200,000 acrce of land Falaed at over $100,000,000, now claimed by the St. Paul & Stoux City Railroad. It _ is claimed by the Southern Minnesota Railroad Company that the St. Paul & Sloux City acquired its title to this Innd by fraud; that it selected its lands upon fictitlous and imaginary surveys; that the plat of Sts road was filed in advance of itn location, and that the location docs not cor- respond with the plat, but deviates from the original line by severat miles, and that thia deviation was mado for the purpose of rob- bing the Southern Minnosota Railroad of lands which of right belong to that corporation. It {a estimated that the St. Paul & Stoux City Janda demanded by the Southern Minnesota amount to something Wko 200,000 acrea, which 43 about all the St. Paul & Stonx City Rend pus- acesin Minnesota. All the lunds sold by the Sioux City Company within certain limita should, it 1s clafined, ba accounted for, and their value paid to the Southern Minnoaotn, and, i€ there is anything leit of the Sloux City alter the Sauth- ert Minnesota gets through with It, the owners may band that over to the Inwyera. ‘The South- ern Minnesota {s determined that justice shall be done it, ‘The Southern Minnesota terminus is at present about twenty miles distant from the ling of tho St. Paut & Sioux Clty Road, but. will cross that Hno during the coming sumemer, aut therefore it conimences thua early to loy claim to landa that are contizuous to its pro- posed line. According to the terms of its rant the Southern Minnesota fs catiticd to ten see. tlons of lanl per mile, to be selected within ten miles of Ita road, and if there is not enough: land available within those Hinits, it has the privilere of making up its deflcloney within o Hit of twenty miles on clther side of the line. Tomake up this deficleney will require the neni claimed by the St. Paul & Bivux City ‘ont. " THM GREAT TUNNEL. Special Disvetch to The Tribune, Dertnort, Mich., Mareh'24.—Information of undoubted réllability fs to the effect that Van- derbilt's tunnel for the Canada Southern Rall- way under the Detroit River nt Grosso Islo is now fixed fact. Work will be commenced April 28, and the tunnel, when completed, will cost 21,500,000, The plans have been fully ap- proved by Vanderbilt. The tunvel will extend from Stoney Island to Anderton, Ont., 9 d{istaneo ot 8,700 fect, and will have adoubla track and double arches, each of the latter cighteon feet bigh and fifteen foct wide, ‘The projectors of the enterprlac cluim in {ts favor thut it will do awny with the present cribs, ship- docks, and {ce-breaking cribs at tho present Canada Southern crossing, which now cvoko protests from ship-owners because they con- tract the flow of water, und by a diversion of the current carry salllng vessels to the Canada shore; that the present detention of passenger and Ive-stock trafic by lee-bluckades ‘will bo obyiated ; thut there will no longer oxist a necessity for bridges across a navigable channel, which have been reported against by the engl- neera of both Governments; tint the excavat- ing from the surface through coffer-lama wil deepen the channel for a width of 1,000 fcst, and too depth of at feast 2 feut, and that beth =the = American aw Canadian — Governmants will = 80 —_ssuivo heavy appropriations tor blasting snl exeavat- ingto deepen thy channel, ‘The divoralon of through trafic to a point below und outside this city is deeply regretted by busineas men, but not regarded as a heavy blow to tha city’s growth ant prosperity. ‘The worst offect is that the rallroad focus of ‘all through lines now in existence ur tobe built heroufter will ultimately be ten miles below thie city, wen Jt might just a8 woll have been here, BURYING THE NWATCHET, ‘The war that has been waved for some tine past between the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Kanena Paciffe and Union Puclile Ratl- roads will no doubt soou come to an end. Hoth sides have become sick uf the tleht and the low rates resulting from the active competition. Overtures were Intely made by the Union Pa- cillc Railroad for a suttlement uf the troubles, which were readily listened to by the managers of the Atchison, Tupcka & Santa Fe. Negotta- tions Wetween the two futcresta have so far progressed thata Aual axrecinent ean now jbo nade, aud atneeting for the purpose will be held between the Interested parties ut Kansas City Thursday, Jt fs understood that the difficuttics between the Burlington d Misaourl River Rallroad in Nobraska and the Union Macifiein regard to pro- rating with ihe furmer on business weet of Omaha have also been amicably ectiled, The Union Pacitle, tt 14 wuderatood, accedes to tha demande of the Burllugton & Missouct River Rallroad, awl prorates with it from Kearney dunetion. It 1a claimed that the arrangement will erently benellt Chicago. and mueh of the business that tas been divided by way of St. Louts heretofore will come avatn this way, THE RENNSYLVANIA, Speetat Pimpatch to The Tribune, Poravenruta, Pa, March 34.—The Pennsyl- yania Railroad continues to show o urge in- crease In the carnings over lust year, which was abead of 1877, During the last month there was an increase fa gross of $875,190, aud a atill further decrease in exponses of $52,050, making fA cain of $423,056 in not Over 1878, which wero $40, S47 ahead of 1877, The year so far shows an fnercase of over $500,000 in gross und o decrease in expenses, making on incerase [a net carolngs of $569,481, which were $101,624 better than the year before, Western lines show 9. aurplus for two manths over all Hubllitics of $220,005, being a gain over 1878 of $07,204, and over 1877 of SU18U1L, ‘The large micrease {3 due to thetlncrease in passenger business as Well as frelght, especially from the Wests SUIT YOR DAMAGES. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune Font Warng, Ind., March :H.—To-day Thomas Savage sucd the Wabash Railroad Company for $10,000 damages for injurios reculved in belng jected frou s passenger train lust September, ST, LOUIS ITEMS, 8r. Lovts, March 2i.—ft appears now that the Onto d& Miselasippt und Indianapolis & Bt. Louls Roads have also restured thelr rates to the East. + ‘The Btate Supreme Court to-day decided tho long peraing casu of Sol G. Witcher agutnat the Be Louis, Kausas City & Northura Kullwav Company, to set astdo the alo of that toad wn- dora decd of trust tn 187f to. the presont Com- pany aud Morris I, Jessup and Solon Ilum- phraya, of New York. ‘The deciston affirms the Jatirtnene by the. Circuit Court in favor of do- fendauta, ITEMS, It fs unceratooi that Mr. Webster Snyiter, for- merly Superintendent of the Union Pacifc, will be appointed General Superintendent of tho Kausas lacie Railroad, in place of Mr T. F. Oakes, resigned. Private information was received here yester- any to the offect that Mr. Vandorhile ind def- nitely declded to ‘construct n tunnel under tho Detrolt Nyer, from Grosee Iste_to Amberst- burg, seventecn miles below Detroit. This point is now the regular crossing of the Canada Southern. ‘This will be unpleasant nova to the people of Detroit, as’ it virtually makes their elty but a way-stotion. ‘The Southwestery Railway Aesociation has fasted a new tariff of rates from Missourl Riv. er points to East St. Louls amt other snat-Mis- aissippt voluts, In order to equaiize the through rates. ‘The rates to the sbove points on trhent will be 22conts, on other grain 17 cents, and on fourth-class 21 conte, ‘The local rates remain the game as heratufore,—20 conts on wheat und 15 cents on corn. One of the alngular fcaturcs of railroad trafe In this country, to which the allroad Gazelle calls attention, Js the stagnation of the passen- ker trafiic on nearly al! the eat ens Mines of ratl- road, While the freight trailic lins Increased more than 75 per cont in the Inst seven or elzht yeuta, the Passenger business {s at a standatitl, hero were actually fewer passengers carried to the mite of road on nearly every leading road in the country in 1877 or 1873 than in 1870, or it any of the three years fullowlng it. ‘The managers of the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Ralls roads held a meeting sesterday at the office of the Chicazo & Nortlivestern in this city to take joint action ia regard to the soto of 1,000-mile Hekuts, After suino discussion they found it impracticable to sell 1,Uxinile tickets for leas than the reqoler rates, and the Chicago & Northwestern acreed to rescind its action hore. tofore tnken, by whieh tickets were to be sold at a reduction to commercial travelers, ‘The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paut Raflroad Directors hiefd a speetal ineeting in New York a fow days ago, nud declared a semi-annual divi- dend on the proterred stock of Ug per cetit, payable April 15. ‘The following statement of te operations of the road for the year ending Dee. 81, 1878, wan, prosented. Cross earnings, 28,451,707; operating expenses nud taxes, $4,702,013; net earnings, 29,659,4545 Intcrest patd on mortgage debt in 18TH (82, Hetttes Jess {uterest ard exchange revolved ($1,430), $2,122, 290, leaving $1.537,154. ‘Taking from tits two dividends of Oct. 15, 1878, und April 15, 187, $420,781 each, equal tu $800,503, elves a balance of undivided profits on haul of $077,500, ‘The annual meeting of the Company will ba held ‘Thursday, FIRES. AT OFLWRIN, TAs Entctat Dinatch to The Tribune Inpaprapenog, Ju. March 24.—About 2 o'clock Sunday morning a tlre at Oclweln, fifteen miles north of here, destroyed A. H. Black man's fraine building and stock of farm ma- chinery, Irvine & Bennett's stuck of hardware nud frame bullding, a frame building owned by B, Davis, and occupied by E. A. Haskell as a drug-store, anda Masonic Todgo-roum and fix- tures. Total loss about Strole ineuranve, uel $6,000, ‘The fire originated in Bluckman’s butld- ing, and was probably incendlary, CIIICAGO. Acstill atarm to Englno No. 17 at 5:45 yester- day afternoon was caused by a false alarm of firo in o bed-spring factory at Nos. 17 and 10 North Clinton atreot, The alarm from Box 623 at 7:48 yesterday aftcrnoon was caused by the explosion of a gos- vipe in front of No. 280 Clybourne ayenuc. Danoge tritling. AT WASHINGTON, TA, Spectat Dlavatch to The Tridune, Davanrotr, In, March 2.—'the two-story frame residence of Theolore Bryant, at Wash- ington, was burned this morning, Logs, $2,000; ingurauce, $1,600, tn the Watertown. IN PITLADELPHIA, Painapenrita, Pa., March 24.—Washington Butchers’ Sons’ bam-curing house, on North Front strect, was demaged this morning by fire. Loss, $25,000; insured. aon “POLITICAL. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Ganeva, Ill. Maren 21.—The offlue of Cor- oner of Kane County is begelng for an oceu- pout. Dr, Bucher, of Aurora, was clected last fall by the Republicans, and belng im- pressed with an {dea that somo dia- tineuished individual should walt upon nnd in grandiloquent Ispguago advyiso hin of hfs clection, ho tarricd, aud the diatinguished party failed to arrive and the Doctor got left. ‘the twenty days’ Unit: having expired, and he haying falled tu qualify, the office was vacant. ‘The Moard of Supervisors recently becamo aware that a Coroner was desirable to eervo papers upon the Sheriff, hence they appointed Jr. Binckman, of Geneva, Coroner pro tempore until the Kpeelnl election on the 12th prox. Bloekman took uu notice of the honor and has fulled to qualify, thus “continulug the exlating vacancy,” ‘The oflles is not worth much, owlny to the recent enactment allowing Justices of the Peace to perforin the dutles of Coroner. Special Dismatch to The Tribune. JACKSONVILLE, If, March 24.—Lhe Repub- leans hela a City Convention to-night and made the followin nominations for city offers: For Mayor, Dr. Henry C, Stewart; Clerk, ITenry W- Hunt, renominated; Marshal, Jotm Piatt. It faa strong tleket. and whl win, The Demo- crate) wud Prolibitiohists nomitate to-morrow night. a “CANADIAN NEWS, Spectat Diapatcn to The Tribune, Orrawa, Ont. Maren %4.—A caucus of French members was hold Saturday, and (t was agreed tu call upon the Premler to decide upon the Letellier queation at once. Sume of tho Lower Province membera say thut they will re- algn thelr suate {f Letellicr Is not dismissed. It is sald the Government intend to introduce a now system of appralalng goods finported from the United States, with a ylew to effectually prevent undorvaluation, This afternoon the first train for Manitoba atarted froin thiscity. ‘The traiu, when ft leaves Brockyille, wi bo made up into two specials, bound for the great. Northwest. Ottawa fur- nished fulirteen frelaht ears and three pasaen- Ker care, Mavotle ono fraizht car, and Brockyilte five freieht and two paxsenger cars. In addl- tion to this, twa hugaage cars were furnished, which will inake two trains of sixteen cara ea Se of the best men of the Ottawa Valley have pulled up stakes aud aro going to plont themselves iu the Northwest country, amd ou ra Drepartiy to follow sult, ‘The party countsted of about 250 persons, who take with them a large umount of freignt. SUICIDE. j 8r. Louis, March 24—A Sedalia, Mo., dis- patch says: A shocking affulr wns enacted Snt- urday night in the nelyhborhood of Bethlehem Chureli, Boone County. dames Kowland, a well to-do bachelor furmer, bad a niece, Misa Julia Rowland, keeping house for him, Sunday morn ing his brother cama on a visit; found the doors bolted und whidows fastened, and, hearing grouus Inside, forced open the dvor, found bis brother ia pool of blood, a revolver by bia side, ant a butlu-hote in bis head. On the bed Iny Miss Rowlund, dead, with a photo- graph by her side, on which was written: “Dear Sister: “1 have taken poison, und am going to my long and happy home, lease forgive me for this.” Rowland ts still alive, but rofuses to give the reagan for the terrible affair, ‘Shere ta a rumor current Unat Miss Rowlands lover was ot ae- coptable to her uncle, and, rather than suffer #uparation, she took pulgon, aud that Rowland, viewing the sal consequences, attempted -to luke hls own hfe. a RELIEF FOR SZEGEDIN. Svectat Divalcn to The Tribune, Minwaunny, March 24.—The movement in- augurated hers among former rusidents of Aus- tria unt Hungary to ratso money for the rellut Of the survivors of the tuundation of Brogedia Ia oxtending to ull classes of our citizens, and making satisfactory progress tinanciully, At their meeting this afterucon, the members of the Common Tounell organized themselves into & Conmutttua of the Whole, with Mayor Mack, to ald iu castylng out the relte€ movement. A monster benellt Gerihan’ theatrical cntertain~ ney a pols arranged for the purpose of awell> uy te fund. FOREIGN. Persla Recently Visited by Sev- eral Destructive Earth- quakes. Ove Thousand Lives Alrondy known to Have Boen . Lost. Yakoob Kahn Marchaling His Forces to Meet the English, FPRANOE. BAY'S SUCCESS, Panis, Maroh 24.—Tho voto in tho Oham- ber of Deputics—301 nays, 77 yeas—rojecting the motion for an inquiry into the affair of the convorsion of the & per cent rontes, is regarded ns a considerable succoss for Leon Soy, aud it is understood that President Grovy hs oxpressol his satisfaction, FREE TRADR. On the deputation from the Free-irnmde Chamber of Commerco pointing ont to Min- ister Waddington that tho economic attitude of Amorica wns unchanged since 1873 and 187%, whon tho oxisting trentica of com- amerco wero disoussod or confirmed, Mr. Waddington declared that the Government was favorable to troatles of commorce and free trada, and would do its ntmost to solve the economic questions ina liberal and far. sighted apirit. THE GUVERNMENT'S RELIGIOUS POLICY, ° Panis, Macch 24.—Ministor Forry; ad- drossing his depnrtmental staff, declared that tho Republic would respect the rights, conscience, and religious liberty, but would insist upon a completo and formal observ- anos of tha concordat, implying that it had hitherto been infringed upon by the olergy. TURKEY, THE GREEK FRONTIER, Arnrxs, March 24,—Tho Minister of For- eigu Affairs has sont a ciroulor to the Powors invoking thoir mediation on the frontior question between Groace and Turkey, PROPOSED OCCUPATION. Lonvon, March 24,—A dispatch from Bor- lin says Russia has proposed the ocoupation of Eastern Roumolin by a mixed continent or one belonging to n noutral Stato, BURMAH. FORTIFYING, Loxpon, March 24.—A Csloutta dispatch says there seoma to be as yet no good ground for interfering with Barmah, Tho King is fortifying Mandslay, probably through fear. Wor, howovor, may be forced on tho British at any moment. It is said tho King hns dis. patohed secrot emisanrics to Caleutta to ng- snssiunte tho claimant to tho throns, who resides thore, PERSIA. DESTRUCTIVE BARTHQUAER, Lonpox, March 24,—The Times reports that thera wero shooks of carthquake in Northorn Persin during Saturday and Bun- day. Miuneh was much damnged, and the adjacent Villages of Tark and Mannan to- tally dostroyed. Out of 1,100 inhabitants only a fow escaped death, USSIA. + PLAGUE. Bent, March 24.—A freah oaso of plaguo has appoared ot Watlianka, Sr. Perenspona, March 94.—Gon. Molikoif haa roturnod to Wotlianka, whore it has beon deolded to burn sixty-soven housos, valued at 45,216 rubles, ‘Cho Minister of tho Intorjor has ordered the Governors of tho various provinces to co-oporate vigilantly against tho sprond of the epidemic during tho spring. AFGHANISTAN, YAKOOD's FORCES. Lonpow, March 24.—A tologram from the Vicoroy of Indin mentions the reports that Ynkoob Khan has sent dotachments to Khord, Cabul, and Tozon. It adds thnt Gons, Browno and Robortsnro concentrating their forces at advanced points, INDIA. INCENDIARIGM, Ranaoon, Maro 24.—Tho Government Buildings at Akyab havo beon burned. It is fonred the fire was incondiary. BY MAIL. FINANCIAL UNEASINESS IN LONDON. Lonnox, March 21.—The Jail Vall Gazette says: “Itwould bo useless to remain eilent Jouger respecting the uneasy fecling that extats in the city. ‘To those who are accustoined to feel the pulse of Lombard street and vicinity the aspect presented during the Inst week has been such as to remind one of occastons with which we are far from instituting a comparison, Names of institutions of high standing have bean made freo with {ns manuer to alarm those who easily Jono their heads; the riamors, aris- ing out of very little, perhaps, have become more and more serious by repetition, Wo do not mean lo deny that there may be grounds for some uncasiiess. Trade generally 1s noto- riously depressed. ‘The Eastern trade, {n par. tleular, has beon in collapse for years, Bad buainess, losses, and the lockyp of capital were, therefor, tu be sepetied aml prepared for. But we would remind those who may be discom- posed by the ruimora now too general to be any. longor disregarded with whut faclilty in the present temper of the public mind a scare can be got up. Only o few months Vie a few peo- ple stopuing to tall ab the door of one of tha erenteat of the London jolntestock banks actu- ally eaused a ran upon it. Another pofnt that shouid be borne in mind is, that disasters that ‘do pappen are acarculy over foreseen. Tow matfy persons heard anything to the detriment ut te ity of Glasgow Hank before it closod ite dovrs -™-- GAMNETTA. ‘The inner Ufo of tho new President of the French Chamber has been sketched by a writer in Le digaro, Gambetta rematus in his beds room tll 10 o'clock, readin tho pavers and auswerlme letters, ‘Then beetn to arrive the falthful and devoted, those who muy be recelved, in dresatng-gown. Ho generally recelyea them altogether, Butalns! nu inexorable fatality rules Int tha moment tre conversation be- comes particularly intereating the deor opens quictly anda man with a sovers countenance enters with acard, | All right," says Gambet- ta, * Tom coming down,” aml fie tries tu cons tinue the conversation, But the man, plackt and implacable, remalns will his master has. changed his dressing-gown four amore solemn ature, Hudoes not withdraw til Gambutta leaves tha ‘room, this the veputy trom Bulleyillo Dimself body und soul to politics. Jets in valu that at 11 o'clock Louis announces that break- fastis served, Tho bronkfnet must walt. At Jength, when bo tries to relish a coupte of fried ogg, lia favorite dish, the severe-looking mun mentionod aluve again’ presunte hiinself, lke @ statue, with card in hand. First of all Gambetta preseas not to sea this houschuld Banquy, 118 urles his nore In his plate. Mut the man isnot to be balked; amd presenting the card with one hand, und poloting taajestically to the ngme it bears with the other, hu stunde by the side of hia master. ‘Tia tieang something rerfous, and, Gambetta oboys Banquo. Whots this myste- rlous individual! tle ta an old Republican who, it fyeuli, knows al! thy Republicans of Parla. Ke fale Pere Dumangin, us bo ts familiarly called. He fe the watchdog, the reminder, the Umeplece of bis master und friend. When Dumangin has spoken the inatter {a sottled, Gambetta recelves only those who ploaso Du- inapgln.’* From qmoment devotes or ‘Tho Keely Motor—1t In Saidthat “Tt Moves" ut Last, but Must Be Graduatad," Udiatelphia Press, March 22. So Jong a time hes elapsed ainco anythlug was hoard frow Keoly and bis motor that most peo- vlv bad forgotten bit or concluded that bo bad jWouldu’t make any such romarke.' Given unin despair bis attompta to ‘bridle’ the new and powerful foreo whieh lo claims to have discovered. During all these weeka and montta, however, Keely has been diligently at work pulling what he calle his “vibratory on- pine,” which is to utilize the new motive power, Tals engine was comnieted some diya ago, and the Directors and stockholders of the Company, who hind sald Hit ono revolution of it would dononstrate the practicability of his invention ad insure their torttines, claim that they ara fully renaud for their long und anxious waiting by aeelng it run for seven consecutive hours, Ten-horae power wos developed, and Keely Is how engaged in “eraduating” the ongine, which pecullar process ho says will enable film to Intensify the action of the yanor and obtatn almost any desired power. Upon the strength of the developinents, no stockholder anys that the stoeie has alrendy advauced in price conald- erably. THE TEXAS TRAGEDY. Further Partiaulars of tho Terrible Afatr. Datlas (Tex.) Commerctat, Atolclock a. m, the members of the Dipto- macy troupe, after haying performed at Mar- shall tho night before, went to the depot for the purpose of taking the east-bound train for Texarkana, Messrs, Maurice Barrymore and H.C. Porter, with Miss Josephine Buker, eu- tered the “Waite House? restaurant for tho purpose of gottinga lunch, Currie was fn tho place, drunk. Ho was sitting on a high stoot in tie saloon, which fe In the rear, aud divided from the front bya Inttics work. The vlow, howévor, of she front room was plain. As tho party entered, Currlo mado « remark to the effect that the Indy with the party was a prosti- tute, sdding a profane remark concernivy her, Mr. Barrymore replied: ‘You had best bo quict; this lady is under our proteztion; you are inistaken in what you say.!? Currle, descending from his position, retort- od: “What have you got to do with it, ——-—— you? Do you want to take it up?’ Barry- more anawored, “No, L am not armed and can't do it; £ have not got even a pockot- knife." Currlo responded, “Neither havo I, but you can’t talk to me in that way, you,’ and with tha word he drew his pistol and fired upon Mr. Barrymore. The shot took effect in the left shoulder, ranging back to and coming out behind the shoutdor blade. The wounded mon staggered, and immediately Mr. Porter jumped up, and, placing his hand on Currio’s shoulder, sald, “Now, hold on; let's scttlo this, and dou't let it go any further, We are all unarined, and waot no trouble with you." Currie turned upon him, and, saying, * You are init, teo, are youl” fred upon him, Tho bail entered his abdomen, plercing his bowels, and coming out on the left side of the body. Porter fell, and Currlo fired onother | shot at him after ho was on the floor. Just. then a rallrond man entered the room und Currie fired upon bim, Neither of these two shots tock cifect, however. Mr. Porter expired about fifty minutes after tho TE. ‘The report of the shots attracted to the spot an old mau, a policeman, named Fretz or Fretiericka, who walked up to Curia uud told hin to consider himself a prisoner. Drawing a brave of revolvers, Currlo answered that he'd be d—d if he woutd; he wouldo't bs arrested norgoto the jall neither, ‘The old man sald: “Well, I am watting old, ond haven't gota great while to live anyhow, and you may just ag well make up your inind lo go with me or to kill me,” at the same time grasping both hands of the prisoner, . Currie weakened, and, giving up his arms, quietly permitted ilmeclf to be escorted to jail, ‘Ie old man was not armed at the timo of making the arrest, save that be acl hte billy at his sido, Curris was “as cool ns 9 cucumber’ ahout the matter, oven going so far with his coolness as to walk into the Texas nnd Paelfle Hotel und. ask for hiy bill; thenes yo toa saloon, take o drink, and then go to the tralu-diapatchor’s of- flue across the street. Here it was that he wnado his boast thut be woutd not be ar- rested, ant hero he gaye himsolf! up when the officer of the law called for bin, ‘The good people of Marshall, when they heard af the awful crime, were outraged in Iceiing, and loudly expressed their strong condemnation of such high-handed violation of the law of the land, So strong did this feeling run that thers wore many who whispered in tonvs casily heard the Idea of “a quick shift and a ahort rope.” Other counsols provailed, howover, ond the muraarer was perinitted to romain in his cell in 2 jail, Janes Currie, the cause of all this trouble, fs anold railroad eueineer, In 1805 ho yas in charge of n locomotive on the Konens ‘Pacific Road, but was after a thine discharged for reck- Jess running of hia engine, Tt is said that dur- ing bf tay io Kaneas ho twico or three times imbrued his hands in the blood of his fellow- man. Of this part of his history, howover, thera is but little that can be correctly state. ‘There are nutncrous reporta in circulatfon os to tho number of men he bas killeu, one party even going so far as to state that ho was an eya- witness to the killing by him of sfx negroca. From the Kansas Pacific ho next went on the Union Pacific, aud there remained notil he cama to Texas, Here he was cngaged for a time run- ning an engine for the T. &P., but aa in the Kansas case was discharged for reckless riding, He afterwards was given the position of detcc- tive, a placa he bas held for sumething like a year, He bears in a certaln cir- cla a reputation of boing a bold, bad, and dangerous man, but with brave men this docs not bold, Jor they class him among the “ Diuils,’—a crowd who flight when they havo tho drop,” but who “take water” when an even contest Is before them. June Peak, on tio occasions, gaye Currle a falr chance to oviuce any bravory he liud, and clearly found ‘Ubat ho was pot truo grit. * THE INQUEST, Manrsnaut, Tex., Murch 2L—At the inquest the priuelpal wituess was Nat Harvey, who keeps the lunch-room, ‘Che following ts his teas Hnuoays N, A. Harvey, boing duly sworn, deposes and says, after looking at the dead man: I hava sean that face. I sow this mau in life at about. 12_o'tlock on the night of the 19th of March, 1870. ‘This man snd another one who fs now over Iumy house wounded, and a lady cama Into my luoch-room. ‘The man who fs now in my houso wounded called for’ beer and a lunch, ‘Ibts man sald, “1 won't take beer. Give me a cup of coffee, 1 don't drink.” I gave them the lunch—beer und coffee that they had ordered. While they were eating and drinking Jim Currls came io and catlad fora lunch oso, £ got it, aud when L went to give hin (Currie) his change he sald: “Keop that; don’t you want to buy a dog? Ho then walked tuto “the buck-room, where my bar ts, and called for o drink of ice-water, which [gavebtm. Then ho sald: “IT guess £ had better take a little budge with it. 1 told him he had better vo slow, that ho had enough. Ile said: “No; 1 must have some: it is tov good a thing around here! FE gavo him tho drink, . After © taking tha drink he sald, pofuting == down Into the Junch-rooms "There is a first-class ——,' or “there Is u hich-toned ——" [io not remember whether lio used the oxpression thrat-clugs” or * high-toned,”” but 1 think tt waa “fratelasa.”” 1 sald to him, “din, 1 don’t. know whether she {s a lady or not. Sho has behaved herself, and L would rather you Thea he partuor,” and suld, “That's all right, walked down out oof the — bar-roun; und ua he walked to the frontduur of my house (the lunch-roum) ho turned round and said to the deceased: } Here, you throw your hand up fo this way (putting his hand up beaide Ils head) when [ passed you awhile ayo. You can't ive mu any got of that kind." ‘The deceased sald: ‘ My friend, if ou have alluded to mul hadn't. Shonghit of you, was talking to thla Jady hore!’ ‘Leu Carrie said: If yan Buy that, you're ad—— lar! Deceused sald: “I'm in company with a lady, aml would prefer that you wouldn't make re- marks of that kfod in Wer presence; and if you want a dificulty you can seo ing onywhicre you Jike outalde the house," or something Mke thet, Currie then sald, D—— tino tody.” 1 sald, “Jim, Jim, stop that,’ and was getting upon the counter and about halt way over it. About that thne the man who is now ju my house wouuded turned round und said, “I will pro- tect a lady anywhere,” and he began toipile oft Ina coat us he got off the lunch-stoul. dust be- fore this the man who lies wounded at my house said to Currie, Go away, thera Is a lady bere,” ‘To which Currlo answered, May be you want to take it up you di—d ——,"" Juat then Currly pulled out a pistol and per gan shooting, Hy fired on this man, who fe in my bouse wounded. ‘Tu deegased here Jumped. off the stool to catch hold of Currie. Just then Currle tred on him, and sald; 6 G—~ — —, Tecan kill tha whole lot of you." ‘The deceased threw his handa ocross his stowach, and olther went out or felt out the front door, Ho fell in the room, but I don’t know whether ho recovered bis feot before hu gut out or not. ‘The man who is in my house, wounded, san through the bar-room, broke open the dour, und ran out through the kitchen into the yord. When the diticulty commenced | was behind the counter, About thy time the shooting bo- gan I juuiped over the couuter, and the lady caught hold of inv. I think Currie fired thres or four shots in all, Io fired fret at tho wounded, man, and then immediately turned and fired at. the deceased, ‘The shota sevmed to strike him (Porter) about the middle of the atomach, Curria was very closo to the deceased. As the wounded, man ran through the door Inte the bar-roam Currie shot nt him again. Before Currie pulled out his pistol (when Ite put bis hand bebind hin asthough he was going to draw a pistol) the deceased man sald: You needn't shoot ine, Vm an unarmed man, ant don’t want any trouble.” ‘The wounded man fn my house way Pulling off his coat xt this moment. He sald: “Dm unarmed, but 1) protect a Indy auyhow.'? Thera was no one in the house at the time of {he Os cURL ED, except the parties I have meu. CONNECTICUT SENSATION, Tho Daughter ofan Exe(lovernor Links Her SS Vortanes to Thoso of n Conohman, Spectat Mapnten to The Tribune. New York, Maret 24—A Times special from Hartford says the social clrctes oro mutch exer- Glsed to-day over the qmarrlaze of Miss Nollie, Youngest daughter of ex-Gov. Hubbard, to Frederick Shepard, tho family coachman. The youth of the girl, not yet pnased her 18th = birthday, — largely excuses her conduct, while nothing so far explains it. She had a delightful home, surrounded by all the luxuries, ‘The coachman {8 about 80 yearg of age, of uncommonly guod personal appearance, and. pleasing manners. Hla parents live Ia Hartford, and nro reapactabte people, The worat that can be sald of him 4s that before ha entered the service of Qoy, Hubbard he wasahackman., The inferonce{s thnt his habits could not have been good. It fe sald Miss Hubbard became interested in him at iret through desire to instruct lim in cultura by reading, she be ing an excollent scholar, and fg fs provable the intimacy was first formed through the well-intentioned desizns of the girl, Saturday Inst the girl suddenly disap. peared from her home. Since then it be. came known that Shepard went to New Haven , Frida! and = waited . for hor to meet hf, Saturday they — eent word to her parents and 2 mnrringe-certificate, showing the marriage took place in Wostield, Mass., on March 11, Miss Nellio, on returning homo, frankly ad. mitted all, and seemed perfectly satisfied with thocourso elo had taken. An effort was made to detain her, but she managed to elude vigilance, nnd got away in time to take the nvon express tratn for New Haven, where {t ts sunposed her husband joined her. No effort is boiny inads by Gov. Hubbard to aacertain where they ara. the Intentions of = Shepard are honorable ho will return ere probably and take up his abodo with his parents, and if he doen so ho hag it in his power to wia rospect nnd cast no disgrace npon the family, whose daughter {s now his wife. Should his de- slune be other, a erlats will bo soon reached. [t 46 beloved the match ia ono growlug out of mu tual -attachinent, a OBITUARY. Rosctal Dispatch to The Tribune. Quincy, Ill, March 24.—William Purcell died in this city last night, arod 88 yoars, Ho was a former well-known conductor on the Wabast Rallroad, but for tha past two years hos been engaged In the Hyery business in Quincy. Ne had many warm personal friends in thls city, as well as along the Hue of the Wabash. Apectat Disputeh to The Tribune, Tonner Junction, 1!., March 21,—The cons ductor of the Freepert nicht passenger-train, Howlov Casowoll, urrived here about b o'clock this morning, bound for Chicngu. Soon niter stopping upon tho platform ot the denot he telland immediately expired from heart-dis- ease, Deceased was in the prime of Ife, aged about 32 years, was unmarriod, and lias a mother and sister Hvlng at Belvidere. His re- mains were cooyayed to his mother's home this orening, and the funeral will occur on Wednes- ay. Srectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Minwavkee, March 2{,—Marllln Patna, wite of the late Gen. James H. Patne, died ot the family residence, No, 197 Prospect stroct, yes- erday, San Francisco,, March %4.—Henry C. Ben- nett, a well-known journaltst, at ono timo United States Pension Agent, died suddenly this mornin, a TALMAGE, New York, March 24,—The Rev. T. Do Witt Talmage appeared for. trinl this afternoon be- fore the Brooklyn Presbytery. ‘Tho principal charges were falsehood and develt. Ite pleaded not guilty. Dr. Spear, his counsel, moved tw quash the principal spoctiications, as they failed to {nalcate the thine or place, After a warm de- bate the Moderator granted the motion to strike out the apecifieations, ‘Talmage then demanded an investigation on these very charges. People wanted to know It thay were trne. If they were not favestigated, he would appoal to the King’s County Grand Jury. Ho woult watve all technicatities, und show that he liad done nowrong. It was fualy decided to try Talmage on all the spocifications, a . MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Sneciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Ann Annor, Mich., March 24—Ono hundred nnd sixty-two members of the senior Inw class of tho University wera admitted to the Bar of Washtenaw County this afternoon, Considera- bio cominotion was caused this afternoon amonz the students by the ansouncoments that Ara. Raphat{e bad procurod and jasued warrarts for the arreet of a sentor law studant named W. W. Fratz, charging bim with bolng the student who fired the rifle at her house at tho ime of the atudente’ rlot Inst fall. Iratz heard the war- rant was out, and left town. tn order to graduato ho wlit have to return Wednesday. —_—————__—_ CORN-CULTURE, Apectat Dienates to The Tribune. LASALue, Til, March 24.—From ‘sundry fn- quiries among the furmera of ‘this vielnity It {s evident that they propose to devote thelr utten- ton to corn-zrowing this year on a much larger seule than over herotofory, and they think that such will be the case throughuut the county. Speetat Manatch to The Tribune, Sr. Joz, Mo, March 4.—The equinox {s, part without ralu. ‘fo the consternation of the farmers the woather rematus dry and freezing, aud the wheat crop sulferlug greatly. It ia now moro than alx months since this section Lay bad agood rain. . —————— GOLD IN KANSAS, * Sr. Louts, March 24.—A (Hobe-Democrat epecinl from Wicnita, Kau., says cold has been discot- ered thirty miles southeast of that placo, and great oxcltemont exists among the farmore anil others, A Nuw York compsny is sald to havo bought a mile square of Jand, und fs trying to securo more, Four companies aro alrenay of- ganized. Orv front a shaft sunk some tine azo ig sald tu have usaayed over $2,000 to the tone Que farmer hog Geen offered $30,000 for bis farm, wud refused it. MINE ACCIDENT. Spectat Diapatch to The Tribure Winkespakns, Pa, March 24.—dJames Gril- fithy a tuner, and bis laborer, named Mitchell, were instantly crushed to-day by a fall of the roofin the Empira Mines, After a most alll pene effort the mass of rock Was removed, bus poth meu were found dead. Grillith fought through the Crimean war, and both men Ivave famllics. << ZAMACONA IN CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, March 24—Tho Mexicano Minis ter, Zainacona, and sulte registered at the Grand Hotel this morning. Many citizens called during the day to pay their respects. public reeeption will be given the Matter at the residence of Gen. A.'t. Goshorn this even a THE ROCHESTER CRUSADE, Rocussten, N, Y., March 24—t1n the sult {n- atituted by the Law and Order Society, two Ex- else Commilastoners haye been convicted of mal- administration In office, Eighty saloon-keepersy and thy Mayor aud two Pollce Commlssluners are reported to haye been indicted by the Grand Jury. y PARALYSIS. Special Dispateh to ‘The Tribune, Detroit, Mich., March 24.—Ex-Gov, Robert McClelland had an attack of psralysia to-night His right arm and leg are totally phraly: His advanced age (over 70) is regarded as wu" foyorable, but, despite thix, his physicians to- night are cucouraged to belleve that be mey recover. a DES MOINES. lat Duvatch to The Tribune. Kroxom, fa, March 24—The Bourd of United States Engineers appolated to examina aud re- portas to the practleability of utilizing the Wwater-power of the Des Muines Kaplds Canal at thls placo und establishing dry-docks thereon, has adjourned for thirty days, ti order to ullur timo to prepare plans for thc same.