Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1880, Page 2

5 ie | \ tlon with the Governor, and thoro will be no wuch official. Of course the framers of the Con- alitution did not intond that euch a contingenoy na this should irizo, but thoy did not provide ‘ngainstit. It {s very strange that thoy did not, for in caso af invasion or insurreation the State is teft utterly without any authority competent ‘tonet. I cannot imagine how such a blundor was committed fn an intolligent community lke Maine.” On hetnge naked what effect this ner- Teot of tho framers of tho Mato Conatitution ‘will have {n tho present case, Senator Carpenter replied, emiling: "Tam suro 1 cannot tell; but jt seems to me that it would be a gool plan for ‘Mr. Blane, ns next friend, to take the helm dur- tog the, interregnum, and administer the affalra of Btate.” JUDICIAL INQUIRY. QUESTIONS RUDMITTED TO THR SUPREME COURT. Avausta, Doo. H.—Tho following are the ques- ttons propounded by tho Governor io tho Biz premo Court and sent to tho Chicf-Justice tor night: 'First—Whon the Govornor and Counell decido that there Is no return from a olty on which Ttopresentatives can be summoned to attend wnd tako thelr sents in the TLegisinture, Js it tholr duty to order a new. election, or is it competent for the House of Representatives, if {t shall uppear that thero wan an election of such Representatives, to admit thom to seats though no roturn theroof was made and deliv- ered into tho afilce of tho Secretary of State? Second—Is tt competent for the Governor and Council to allow substitution of thelr evidency in place of the returned coples of such ists ng aro provided for In Art. 4, Part 1, Sec. f of the Constitution, to enable thom to determine what porsons appenr to be elected Representatives to fhe Legislature by a plurality of votes re- turned? Third—Is a return algned by a majority of the Elcetmen of a town or Alderman of n city valld within the requirements of tha sumo ecetion?: Fourti—Ia ut return by the Aldermen of i which does not give the munber of votes cast f each person voted forasa member of the Legial tute, and does not show whnt persons were vote! for as auch members in any oe of the several wards of such elty, a valld return within the re- qtrements of the sumo section? Fifti—Are returns from towns or eltics which are not attested by the Town or City Clerk valid within the snme section? Siath—Have the Governor and Council the right. to reject the returns of the election of members of tho Legislature required by tho Brine section from ollicers of towns which were not mude, algned,or sealed up in open town anceting? Is tho roturn of tio persons pire be the Selectmen of x town valld and E idence of tho vote of tbe town, wheit Htuppears that there wer ut the time of the Meeting at whieh the election was bad but two Belectmen of that town? Efghth—Can a person who fs not a citizen of tho United States nt tho time be legully elected or constituted 1 Selectinan of town, Nath—If a ballot has n distingulshing mark in the Judgment of the Governor ind Council, sich: na would mike [t Mogi under the statute, have thoy authority to disregard it in their ascertainment ‘of what persons appear to be ‘eleutod, where ft appears by the. ofllelal return fof tha onicers of the town that, such voto was ‘reeuived by the Sclectinen aubject to objection, and iis legality referred to. the Governor and Counell for decision? Tenth— i the names of persons appear In the returns without any number of votes being Ftated or curricd out against them, efthor in words or figures, is it the duty of the Governor nod Council to treat those persons na having the samo nut- ber of votes ns unother person reeeived for the same oflice, and whose name ts placed frst in tho return, If they find dots under the tlaures or words set ngainst such other pecson’s mune? Eleventh—Huye the Governor and Council the legal right to decide what kind of evidence thoy wilt receive, and whut the moe of procecding before them ahull be to enable them to de- termine the genulnenoss of the returns required by tho article und section of the Constitution ve mentioned ? Tivelfth—1f the Governor and Council have be- fore them two lista of voters returned from tho ‘same town, differing materially from each other in tho number of yotes returned us east for the sume persons, but [dentieal In all othor respects, both having been duly, recelyed nt tho Secre- tary‘e office, and they have no evidence to en- able thom to determine which Js tho truc and gonuine return, are they required to treat either of thein a8 valid, and, Jf 80, which? GARCELON. |QUESTIONS SURMITTED TO THE SUPREME COUNT. Avausra, Dee. 31.—The Governor bas prepared tertain questions of Inw to the Suprorme Court, vhich he will xubmit in response to the letter of Mr. Morrill, ‘The questions will cover tho cssen- fal points jx Sfurrll!’s communications, but aro al FOREIGN. The Early Dissolution of the English Parliament Pre- dicted. Partial Suspension of Relations Between England and Turkey ; The Porte Declining to Heed Layard’s Inquirles Regarding the Perse- . cuted Priest. Torrorism in Cabul While the English Troops Were Ab- sont. Mohammedans Leaving the City, Fearful of the Wrath to Come. ROME. A NEW PAPA ORGAN. ‘Speelat Cable, Romp, Dee. 31.—The new organ started under tho protection and at tho tujtlutive of Pope Leo XH. appears hero to-morrow, It iacalled the Atrora, ‘Tho lender briefly sote forth its program and rateon d’Etre, It proposes: to defend tho Mborty of the Moly See, to combat error, to respect persons, and to maintain justice and right, Its second urticle answers a Hussinn gontleman’s exhortation to the Vope, advising bim to give up Rome to tho secular power, and, necepting Sardinian. In exchange, to crown King Humbert Emperor of Italy, The Arron demonstrates that Provi- denca has destined Rome, not Caglarin, us the. sent of Christ's Vicar. ‘“Italinn tra- ditions from = Nante to — Fascolo,” it anys, “upheld the principle of the Popo's resiienco as sovereign at Rome." The newspaper nlao necuses soveral Senators and Deputies of Freemnsonry, snd presents an tm- portant extract from PrineosMetternich’s newly= published memoirs. GREAT BRITAIN. NOT DIAMONDS. Loxnow, Deo. i1.—Mr. Mankelyne, of tho Min- ent] Departtnent of tho British Muscum, writes to the Tinea that after a thorough tert of the so- culled crystallized forms of carbon obtained by James Muelenn, of the St. Rollox Chomical Works, who supposed ho hud discovered tho pro- eessof making diumonds, he (Mr. Mankelyne) has no hesitation In declaring that thoy aro not diamonds at all, but consist of a compound of silica. DISSOLUTION PREDICTED, MANCHESTEN, Dec. J1.—A London correspond- dent of tho Guandian says a good muny Mem- hers of Purliument are in town, and not ono be- Neves the next session of Parliament, which be- gins the Gth of February, will rin to tho usual tine of prorogation in August. Thoro seem to bo grounds for tho beilef that the dissolution of Parllument will oveur as goon ag tho budget und other urgent bills shall buve been disposed of, probably soon utter Raster, THE TAY BRIDGE, Lonpon, Dee, 31.—The North Rritish Ratlroad Company has decided that nt the noxt necting of the Boant immediate steps will be taken to pulld the Tay bridy AFGITANISTAN, FUGITIVES. Br. Prrmuspuna, Dee. 3L—Tho Invalide Russe publishes a telegram from Tushkend reporting the arrival there of tho Afghan Strdars,—Vek Mahomet, brother of the Inte Ameer Shore All, und bis cousin, Uloma Fussern Khan, accompa- nied by a aulte of elght persons, They tled from Cubul after the fighting which preceded Gen. oberte’ entry into the city, und solicited Rua- sim hospttality, Siniur Vek Muhomot com- manded the Afghans at tho buttle of Chur sotto be mado public until pluced in tho hands .of tho Court. ‘Thero will be no cornesponience: with Morriliasto tho mutter of the communt- antion, Mr, Gould, the Governor's legal ad- viser, says the Constitution authorizes only tho lubmisston of questions of lww to the Court, -ind not of facts, The questions were sent to tho Court thia afternoon, + Tho military ofttcers summoned from Bangor “bud un interview with the Governor to-day, tho interview huying reference to the Inquiry concerning the culling out of the militia compn- nes should they be needed. ‘The officers prom- dsed to obey orders of tha Governor whilo bo wna Governor. The Governor spoke in strong langage in opposition to calling out the mill- tary compantes. Avausta, Me,, Dec, t1.—It ts known ata Into hour to-night that Goy. Garcelon nnd Council concluded the preparation of series of ques- tlona to be submitted to the Supreme Court, shuving worked upon tho matter all day. understood that the nuntber of distinct proposl- thous submitted to the Court is about a dozan, STATEMENT OF FACTS, 4UH FRAUD IN Ald TTR BEARINGS. Avavsta, Moe, Dec. 3L—Orville D, Baker, counse) for the Republican Advisory Committee, hus submitted n lengthy statement regarding lls ‘examination of the grounds on which tho Re- “publican Representatives chosen at the Septem. ber election have been counted out by, the Gov- ernoy and Counelt. He reviews tho whole sub- « dect In detail, taking up und discussing the case of nll the rejected points, and concludes ns follows: - - “Thus were clght Hepublican Scnatora count- od out and elght Democratic and Greenback Senators counted In, Tho ax fell on twonty- . Winer Republicans elected in the House and cightin tho Senate, As elected by the people, tho House stood 00 Republicans and bl Demo- ‘crate, As reversed by Gov. Garceton and bid Council {¢ stood 7 Democrits, 61 Repub Means, gnd 12 vuenncley, As clected by tha: poople the Senute stood 1) Republicans und 12 Fustonists, When the Governor and Council wero through with tho roturns, the Benate contained twenty Fuslonlats and eleven Kopubjleans, During tho sixty yenrs that Maino bus bodn a State, her Governors baye counted put on ariaverage one man in every four yeurs, on technical errors, In this one year ‘futal defects’ spruye up in thirty-seven diforent districts at once; qud all on tho Republican side."* ‘PRESIDENTIAN. CALL FOR THE REVYURLICAN NATIONAL CONVEN- Wasmnaton, D.C. Deo, 31—Chairman Cam- cron, of the Natlonal Republican Committee, Issued to-day the following calls A National Convention of tha Tepublican purty will meet ut Chicago Wednesdvy, the 2d duy of June next, for the nomination: of eandl- datos to bo supported for Prosident‘and Vice- Prealitont at the noxt election, Republicans, und all who will co-operate with thom in sup. porting the nominge of the purty, are Invited to choose two delegates froin cach Congressional District, four at large from each State, two from cach Territory, and two from the District of Co- tumbin, to represent thom in the Conyention. J, D. Cauznon, Chatrivun, Thomas DB. Keoau, Secretary, CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS, ENCOUNAGING THE FUSIONIATE, BAN FRancixco, Deg. #1,—A telegram algned by wnumber of Democrats waa sent to-day to the Governor of Bfaine indorsing bis action on * behalf of the Democracy of Ban Francisco, Tho signatures include no prominent men of the Democrutio purty. . MISSOURI, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS, 1 Br Louis, Mo, Dav. L—An attempt to effoct. afusionof the Republicuns and Greenbackers in tho Seventh Congressional District at Sedalla to-day fell through, The Itepublicuns nomi- “ , nated ex-Gov. MoClurg, nod tho Grocnbackors W.0, Aldrity as candidates ‘for the Vvacunoy . , baused by tho death of Bir, Lay, LOUISIANA, TRE CANVASS COMPLETED. __ New Ostsans, La, Doc. 81—The Noard of Cunvassors have completed tho offictat count. ‘The new Constituti adopted b) i debt ordinance was adoptod by toh, nt "BS re Bs THE CENTAL SYSTEM. New Yonx, Dev. 91.—Thore was an oxcilod mabe a of the grain trudo tas relative to ning action on th ta z \- Fer atte was ta ‘Another meoting wth ee eee Asinb. 7 Among the treasure found by the British at Cat! was a cup Inseribed: “ Presented to Vek Mahomet for yalunble services to tho Rugalun Goyverninént 1n 1870" Another dispatch from Tashkend states that Abdul Rohmun Khan, tho Afghan Pretender, obtained leave to visit his relatives in Forghana, and bus fled fromm there. A WHIGN OF TRON. LONDON ia. m—A despatch dated Cabul, Dee. 2, enys the Motumunedang pre abn douing Cabul, feating that some ratribution will ‘bo visited upon thom, os they’ wl) sympathized with the onemy. The Iindoos who remain in Cabut report that w reign of terror exlated from the 16th of December until the elty wis, aban- doned by tho rebels, Every shop and houba wan uitted exvept thoso belonying to Mohammnedi Women were stripped publicly, and, men wore: whol in the streets, ‘Tio total lowsof the euemy Inand near Cabul is placed at 2,000, ‘The snow fy fust meltlug. NO AGRREMENT ARRIVED AT. : ASt. Petersburg dispatch announces’ that the agreement between pug land and Russia on the Central Astin question bas not yet been effoctad. Itls probable that the xoverity of the kentence agaist Adjt. Harnholf will be modified by the Supreme Power, INELAND. RELIEF FOH THE DISTILEABED, Lonwoy, Dev. 31.—The Mayor of Limerick has a letter from the. President of Bt Patrick's So- eloty, Chiengo, Informing him that he bns for- warded $500 for the rellef of tho distressed poor iu Ireland. = At amceoting in Galway of tho Committeo of the Irluh Land Lengue, a report was rond from tho Rellof Commisstoner on the dlstross in West Trelund, and it was resolved tht the League un- dertake to receive and distribute any asaist- unco intruated to thom. Rogolutions wero: also adopted) recommending the promotion of branches of tho Longtic in different countrics, DAVITT'S ADVICK, Michnel Davitt udvises that land leagues bo formed in wvery parish tn [roland, with branches: on avery large estate, and land clubs in tho towns and citles of Ireland, and In tho centres of Irish populution fn England, Scotlund, and America, THe FUND inatituted by the Duchess of Marlborough for tho rellef of the diatress in Ireland amounts to 0. Dr. MeEvilly, Coadjutor Archbishop of ‘Tan, acknowludging the recelpt of £1,000 from. the churches of Cardinal Bunning’s' dioceso, Hingland, says: a amount of private charity enncope with the approuching fanine In Ire- lund, and tho system of remuncratlve public works cin wlono he effectual.” SPAIN. THY WOULD-M ASSABIN, Mapnip, Dev, 81.—Gonziles, the would-be ngsuain of King Alfonso, who bad been lying In walt about the doorof the Royal palace, tired from tha vorner of tho vontry-box. Gonzales did not mike inuch restatunce on being urrested, and the giurds bad to protect bins from the vio- lonco of the crowd. THY POLITICAL BITUATION. Lonnon, Dee, UA diaputeh from) Hondaye saya Mudrld lotters doseribo the political aitun- tion InSpuln as very critical. An alliance ts boing negotinted botweon Gon, Murtines Campos: and wrjor Banal for tho purpose of atrenyth- ening tho Constitutionnlista. Notwithstanding: tho urgent representations of the Ni Kenators and members of the Chamber Deputies, the Government refuses to ro-eutub> isi the fucros, TURKKY,. OFFICIAL NELATIONS BUSFENDED, Lonnon, Jon, L—A dispatch from Constant!- nople reporta that Mintater Layard’s note to tho Porte tn reference to the Mobanunodan privat who ls reported to be under sentence of death for ulrculuting pumphleta subversive of Islan Iam being stl) unanswered, Mintstor Layard has sue peinted oiltclal relations with tho Porte, The Hrittyh Embusiy, nevertholoss, maintains # senti-ottictal jutercouray with tho Porte, ng act ual rupture of diplomatic relations baying oo- curred. Meanwhile Bir Austin Luyurd awalts fnstructiona from Lond Salisbury, Gormany und Austrin hive urged Miniater “Layard and the Porte to come tu arrangement in tho mutter, GERMANY, DISMANCK’S DIBALMAMENT BOURNE, Loxpon, Dec. 31,—The London correspondent of the Edinburg Scotsman suya he cans on good, authority that the attention of tho English Goy- ernment has lately been dire¢ted, to the project uf disarmament put forward by Prince is marck, but that Austria {8 tho only Continentul Powor which has yet given absolute adhosion to the scheme, In diplomatic circtcs, the curre- spondont says, {¢ is expectod that Iwinurok will dnake 4 de ion va tho subject shortly, but TRIBU 1) confidence folt ily CHICAGO thore tos not seem to bo mu in the integrity of his mott “BT. VALLIRE Lospon, Deo. Ot.—A dlaputch from Reriin says if Count Do St. Vallicr persists int his daterminn- tion to resign the French Misaton to Berlin, Challemet Lucour wilt probably succeed him. Tt {s inderatood the Emperor Willkan will confer the Order ef the Mack Eagle upon Count De St. Valtior, This is 1 distinetion rarely bestowed upon a foreigner not of royal blood, SWITZERLAND, THE RMUROMMERY THADE, GENEVA, Deo. 31,—One of tho consequences of the industrin! orisis has been a complete rovolit- tion in tha embruidory trade of Eastern Switzer- lund. Tho American merehants, who ard tho principal purchusera of Swiss embroidered goods, instead of ontering thom from the mant~ facturers through the native nents as formerly, Nave established thelr own houses at St. Gull, buy the inaterfula in. the cheapest markets, and givoorderatiircet to operatives who work at thelr own homes, this dispensing with the help of manufaeturers and agente, RUSSIA, w9 DIAMIRSED THE SKIVICR, St. Perersnune, Dec. H.—Adjutaat Morano, who beoame famous during tho Risso-Turieish war as commander of tho Vesta, an old Russian morchant-vesse! turned inte wsunbont, in which he whipped a‘Turkish fronelad after a fve- hours’ fight off KustendJe, In duly, has been court-martlated and dismissed the eurvice for making tee of Insulting Inngunge In reference to tho Sttuistry ar Marnie. FRANCE. WADDINGTON ATTACKED, Panis, Deo. 31.—The Figaro contains an article by Count Bernard D'Hureourt, Ambassador at Bernd, reentied by Waddington, virulently at- tacking Waddington. Tho article causca much indignation. FOUGHT IT OUT. Pants, Dev. 31,—The duel hetween M, Meyer, editor of the Lanterne, and Iumbert, of the Mot d'Ordre, which waa stopped on the 2oth by reason of tho breaking of Humbert's sword, has since been fought out. Meyer was wounded In tho thigh and Humbert in the chest. THE ORIENT. GUTNA, AHANOHAT, Dec. 2.—It is reported that Chinn has yivon Japan threo months to accedo to the making of Loo-Choo Tslands semi-indepondent, otherwise war will be decinred. Tho arsenuls aro nuking preparations. JAPAN, Yoxonama, Deo. 13.—Tho Loo-Choo question henrs a more pacitic phase. 16 is mutually herced to Spat commissioncrs to discuss tho disputed polut: TRADE REPORTS. MILWAUKEE. Speetat Dispatch to The Chleaga Tribune, Minwavkre, Dee. 31—The following table gives tho. ostinintes of the autlos of tho year by tho various mercantile Interests, and compari- sons, n8 made by firms netually engaged In the several branches of trade Indiente Claas of trade, 189, 1878. 1877, Grocerie! $18,000,000, $12,000,000! $10,017,500 6,000,000) 4,000,000} 3,000,00 ig 2,700,000} 2,000, Lenthor tana'rics) and rubber. 000] 4,F28,700. RRO 46,000 5 188,350 1,327,000 | Hats and caps... 3,100,000. Rooks und paper} T,00), TOBACCO. 40+ +0446 tH,000, Coffea und apices, 1,3300,000 Notions. 1,100,000 "10,000 Tron manufae’res) Liquors Distifleric Brick man'fa're From this table It will bo seen that tho revival of trade hus boen general; the Iinpulse of new Nfe haying been felt in every branch, The wrentest Incrense of sules has been made In gro- ceries, dry goods, clothing, hardware, boots and shoes, driga, hata and eaps, tolmeco, colfee and spices, notions, machinery, breweries, fron miun- ufactures, nnd brick-inuking; tho growth in branches bolyg Lully 69 per cent over tho stowlog of 1878, " ‘In loathor, tutinories, and rubber, rast, doors, vooks and pauper, millinery, china and glassware, coal, and wood, PS per cent will cover the increnged sales, while [n ta tiors and distilleries from 10 to15 percent will fully represont the increnso. ST. LOUIS. Sr. Lours, Dec. dl.—A condeneed statement. of the Increased business in rome lending articies of trade this year over last, computed from tho official figures mude up by Becrotury Morgan, of tho Merchants’ Exchange, and published tn the Port-Diepatch, shows tho following among the many favorablo results and Indications of prosperity: + Mho incrcase in the recoipts of whent over last year was in. round) numbers 3,000,000 bushels; corn, 4,000,000 bushels; onts, 1,000,000 bushels. ‘Total receipts of all Kinds -of grain, 45,000,000 bushels, an increase of 10,000,000 bushots, ‘The receipts of cotton sinoe Sept. 15, tha bo- ginning of the cotton year, were 6,000 bales moro than for all the preceding cotton years. Tho amount of wheat shipped by river for fore eign export yla New Orleans was 2,100,000 bush- els, Tncrenge over Inst yeur ovor 500,000 bushels, Amount of corn shipped by the saine route, 9,000,000 bushels; Incrego, 700,000 bushels. Much “nore graln would have gono down the flyer, but for tho unusual low water and ahortage of ton- nue during the past full, ‘he increase in the hardware busincsa has een 80 per cont. Inorense in yulue, 24 por vent. Tho {neronse in tho wholosute dry-gouds trade waat5 percont. Increase In value nominal, ‘Tho Increnec in tho retall dry-joods percent. Incrense in value nominal. ~ Tho inercuse in the saddlery business Is 35 por cont; Increnso in viluc 25 per cont, ‘The inerense in. the grocery husiness {620 por cont; Inercage in valno 10 per cent. Tne inorense in the tron business ts 150 por crenaxe fn value 100 per cent. o yaluo of buildings erected Is nearly double what bas been done for four preced He hee The muimber of steamers arrived ut this port is 2.0; cuunl bonts and barges, 141s. Tha number of steamers departed, 238: ‘Tons of frulght shipped by ateamers, 010,2t CENCINNATIL CincINNATI, Deo, 31.—The annual report of Col. 8D, Maxwell, Superintendent of the Chamber of Commoree, will bo published to- morrow. It gives nt grout lonyth and minuto details tho ahowing of tho trade und commerce of theclty for the year. The Superintendent snys tho year ua a wholo prosents a fuvornblo showlng in ita business results to tho clty, Tho acevlerution conting, however, Into in the yeur, tho uggregates woro not nifected, as will bo those of the new commorciul yenr. Tho receipts of graln were the largest fn the bistory of tho olty, boing 11,2612775 bushols, against 11,165,007 tho provious year, .The shipments, not Ins cluding through shipments, wero $022,501 bushels, not Including siteh commodities ajbave: no spoltle head, but which come under one cliss of general merchandise, The aggregate vuluo 047, and of shipments $KE,172000, showing a (nerenge In the pevilute: Of $210,848, and of shipments §0,- of recolpta for 1878-'T9 wus $122,02U, BOLT, 1f to those figures were ndded the up- proximate vulue of merchandise having no it would swell the totul vuluo. mt an spcclfte head, receipts of thi of tho shipine wat yeur to over F208, Bie vor eterna ‘Tho Supcrintendont mukes u glowing prophecy: for tho fiiture of Cincinuatl business, | LOUISVILLE, LOWBSVIELM, Doo, 31,--The bank cloarings in Loutsvilla in 1870 were $255,700.75. ‘There were 57,916 hogshonds of leaf tobueco sold; 5,225,000 lbs of munufactured tobucca pald revenue taxes. ‘The recelpta of cattle were 64,008 head; hogs, 218,72 head; shoop, 145,673 head; horses and mules, 7,018 head, The recolpta of merchandise dn the lust six mouths were, for tho leading urtl: nila; bacon, J6,7014TL checso, 4,161, { iBerohandise en, fnternal-rovenue receipts amounted to elva: Stamma, 5,000,000 pou pounds; butter, 1,084,016 pow 405 poundsy coffee, 6,085,817 poun and sundrics, 365,08 packages. pAb. —— LEADVILLE. Leapvinun, Col., Doo, 3t.—The Chronicle's an- nual trado-roport of Loadville for the past year shows tho bullion and ore produot to be $12,02:,- Tho mercantile trade was $20,000,000; wales oR pining Proporty for sums of over $500, NASHVILLE. NASHVILLE, Tonn., Dow 81.—William Wood- cook, United States Revenue Collector for this District, collected $101,435.18 during December, an incroaso of $00,003.80 over the same menth it alx months over lust your. Jncrease for the tho corresponding months of last your, H1,88. THURSDAY,’ JANUARY 1, CRIMINAL NEWS. Burlington, la., Excited, Yester- day, Over a Horrible Double Tragedy. A Young Man Murders Ils Fos- ter Sister's: Husband, and Then Suleides. Both Parties “Young Men and Members of Prominent Families. Somo Eylitencs Rather Hetrimontal to the Interests of the Parson Maydon Presented Yesterday at the Murder Trial at New Haven, Conn, A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Spectal Digpateh te The Chteagr Tribune, Rumitsatox, ta, Dee. a—This city woe thrown into nstute of Intease excitoment this atternoon by the enuctment of a terrible double tragedy, which sent twa young men to the world beyond, aud Mied two households with mourn- ing, About’ o'clock this ufternoon James A, Woodward killed Ed Prico, tho husband of his foster-slator, and thon stot and killed bimscll | fnstantly. Tho efreumstances of tho shooting and the enuses which fed fo {tare about as fol- Jow: t two years age Prico married a ster of Woodward, who was adopted by Woodward's: father in ehildhood, and who ut the time of ber inarriage was but a mero ehild, being not more than or 16 years of age, hor husbund being abont 20, nelther old enough to huve any coneeption of tho responsibilities of married Hfe, and fguormt of the dutics and cares of housekeeping. ‘Tho restlt wis that the union was not a happy one, and before the young couple had been-marricd a year they sepnrated, tha young wife returning to tho honso of her foster parents, and Prico going West. foinotline—_-Rubseqnently. Price returned, and # reconeilintion was effected, and the young couple again lived togetbor for a while, but agnin sepurated, Price going to the home of his parents and -his wife returning to the home of the Woodwurds, In tho meantime a child lind been born unto the: young pair, which Prico took with hin to his fathor'’s honse. In consequence of this state of Afalrs several rencontres hud oecurred between young Woodward and Price, in which Woodward fsanid tobuye been the aggressor, and, being tho sinultor of the two, was worsted. On one of those occasions, itis satd, Woodward told Prico that thelr foud was not onded, but that ho woutd kill hin (Price), aud he made stmilar remarks to other. parties, Woodward -ocoupled tuspace Ina barber-shop inthis clty ox a rmil- rond tickot oflico, and had told tho barber, of whom he rented, not to let Prico come into the shop or thore wold be trouble, und elthor he or Price would be carried out dend. A ‘short time to-day Prico, while drinking naagionn in the nelghbor- “1 understand that that mino oxuys, he will in Sigol’s — barber- before tho pete with somo fricnes fn hued, remarked: brother-in-law of shoot if [como shop, and Iam Freie up there to get shaved, and sce if bo will shoot.” Soon nfter he entered tho shop, clogo to tho door of which was Wood- ward's desks As Prico stepped Into the shop, ‘Woodward orored him out, but Price essayed to walk Into tho shop, and bud pussed the deak of Woodward, when the Iutter drew a revolver and fred, tho bull entering Price's head behind and Wilttle below tho right car, Prico falling doad, Woodward thon walked buek into which he threw somo. papers, raised tho pistot to bis head,’ and fired, the bull entering nimoat in the exact spot as that which killed 1% Woorlward fell dend. Jumes R. Woodward wus ason of W. LB. Wood- ward, ex-Mayor of Burlington, and formerly font of tle Merchants! Unlon Express Company: in this city. Young Woodward was formerly employed Praia micasenger on tho Chico, to tho store, Burlington & Quincy aud Unton Puolfle ltail- ronds, but has for some time been engaged in selling rallrond tickets. Ho hud tho reputation of being a quiet, Inoifensive young man, but allowed, his pissions to ot the | better of him in tho present ense. Ifo was born and raised in this ity, Young Prico came to this eril yeurs ago, wad @ machinist, etnployed at th Murtay Jron- Works, and was of rithor unsteady habits, Hoth were only sous of about the same age. ? — TIE WAYDEN TRIAT. Spectal Dixpateh to The Chieayo Tribune, New Haven, Conn, Deo. i1.—In tho Hayden trial to-day tho State put lu some finportant ovl- dence in rebuttal. Luzerne Stevens cantradict- ed tho evidence of the uccused clergyman in gov eral partiowlars, and testified that Hayden was absent from a church oyster-supper at about tL o'clock on the night fixed by tho murdered girl in hor declarations to her sister as the ovonsion of her seduction. Mnyden testifies that ho wis absent at 9 o'clock, und only for ton minutes, ‘The sister of Mary Stannard purtly corroborated the statement of Stevens by testimony that at IL o'clock, when on” her way homo from the oyater supper, she stopped nt the clergyman's house tu deliver a letter to her sister, and that Hnyden was thore with Mary, and he remained thore after the witness started. homo. On croas-oxamination, the witness suid that when sho and her brothor were on route froin the oyster-supper to Iaydon’s house, Huy- den followed them slong tho roud and entored tho house at the sumo timo, The defgnsonlleges: that fs cleur proof, oven if the witness Is correct as to tho hour, that Hayden hnd no gullty pur- poso, for if he hud he would have keep out of tholr way, Tho witness Stovens, on con- tinuing his sar ae Batly contridleted Tluyden us to tho clothing «ho ne Jeges he wore on the ovening of tho murder, und algo In hia statement that It was fin- ossibie to puss Into Hayden's burn at the pluce dosignnted by two witnesses who testified that thoy suw hii enter thore with Mary on tho aft. ernoon bofore the murder, and romain tlya mins utes. James C, Scranton testified in rogurd to Hayden's story that he was in his wood lut nt tho hour of the murder throwing ont wood to plices convenlently ronched with uw wagon; that such work wus unnecessary, for witness hid fre- yee buuled wood from all purts of tho lot. ‘he Rev, Joseph W, Gibbs, who wie Haydon's successor us pustor of the Mothodist Church in Rockland, contmaloted tho testimony of Mrs. Hayden that her husband went to the woods Jot na lute 1g 3:30 on theoventfulufternoon, Io toatifled that only thros days after the aulr sho told himself and wife that it was only ft o'clock, ora littl after. He also corroborated Stevens statement, above mentioned, in referenco to the rieticability of entering Hayden's barn, He joniod any hostility to his brothor clergyman, or that bo hid aver ina sermon or in conversation dunotunced a hidy, anoint to Haydon’s ovusy, 08 a dudus, The Court will meet to-morrow, wl though # Jegal holiday In this State, TIT BOSTON MYSTERY. Hostox, Dee, 31.—The doath of Mra. Helon J, Wurd continues to be the subject of universal comment, Tho daughter, who'it 1s thought shot her mother, will probably romain in juil until Jun. 7, whon the examtnation occurs, Tho med. fenl examiner mudo qu autopsy on the body of Mrs. Ward to-day, which developed the fact that two shota wero fired, ono of the fracturing, but not entering, tho skull at thom forehead,the othor onterlng bebind tho car, passing futo tho brain, and: producing a fatal result, Tho bullet in tho brain was oxtracted, aud the flattencd bullot which undoubtedly cuuged the wound on the forvhead was found ‘on tho tloor of the room, ‘This discovery Inyolyes the casa in doeper myst us tho xentloman who loaned tho re- volver to tho ladies for tholr protoction states he loft ono chamber unloaded for the hammer to rest in og a precaution. uguinat promuture ox~ flosion, and the revolver us found shows but wo omiply chumbors, ‘Tho friends of the pare tlos tostify to the nifegtionuty rolutions exiating between the mothor aud daughter, and no mu tive for the deed has yot bean disvoyered, ——— THE GHOULS. or Conumnrs, O., Deo, Ul.—Speotul dispatohes to tho State Journa’ from polute In Falriteld County give uccounts of dasturdly attempta to desecrato: tho cemeteries at Bugar Grove, Tho gravd of Duntel Rudolph, who recently committed sulclde by whooting bimsolf: at Tupoka, Kas, was opened, but the ghouls were discovered and driven away before the body: could be taken up, At Lancaster, the body of old and respected citizen, who diod quite rocent- ly, was carried away, . People in the vicinity are yory much excited over the midnight work, —— SAYS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE, Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chtcugo Tribune, Kansas City, Mo,, Dec. 81.—On Christmas-Day ayoung man named-Forost, whose fathor was tho founder of Forest Greon, Chariton County, Mo., was brutally murdered bya colored man named Cross. The murdoror was arrested: at Mexico, but, upon belug taken to Keyteavillo, 8 mob was in’ waiting, and tho oMcers bad a long ‘ride to cscupo with the prisoncr, Tho mob chuscd thum twenty-five - miles, lonsthan Boyer, an‘ Dut, aftor riding: sixty, they reached Mircktar natation on the Hannibal Hond, Justin time for the weat-bound train, Hoy enohed this city to-night, and the murterer hes been locked up in the Second Ktreet Jail. Ho claims tho killing waa done In selt-dofe ROBBED. Special Dtapateh to ‘The Chteaga Tribune, Prontay Hy Dee. BLE 8. Floming was robbed of &8in money and all the eclothos he had on, except is abirt, best night, by Fred Zimmermiany, Pat Landrigan, and) Monroe Jeffers, The props arly ne found on the parties, and, In defiant of $1,000 bull oneh, they: were sont to Jal. Floming, whois tempers nun when at bome, had heen drinking with tho purtics, NOT GUILTY. Fanao, D,'U, Dee, 3L—Tho ovidence in the Brugier caso closed this forenvon. The altor- neys' spree! vlosed at A p.m. After a recess, Judge Barnes charged the Jury,who retired, aud, after a half-howr's etaliberation, returned a vere Get of not gully, whieh wes reenived with groat nl nplause, Gen, Miles and all congratulated Alin. —— DUATH SENTENCE. Cixoinnati, Dee. 31.—Tho féazette’s Mnesillon (0. spoelul suys: “Judge Moyer thls afternoun overruled the motion for a new teint, and gene tenced Gustave Ohr nnd George Mann to bo hanged Muy 7% They aro boys 17 years old, who were both convicted of tho murder of John Wath, of Paiiadoiphta, in August last, near Alliance.” BANK OFFICERS CONVICTED, Hunsos City, N. ¥., Dee, 3.—The six officers and Directors of tho Mechanies’ and Laborers’ Savings’ Bunk, charged with conspiriey to de- feaitn, and whose trial has been In progress somo mi ie, Were to-day convicted. Sentonce wus de- ferred. BITUARY. SENATOR HOUSTON. Spretat Dispateh ta The Chieaga ‘Trine, Wasitnatoy, D.C., Dee. #1,—Senutor George Smith Houston, who dled at bis residence ut aAthons, Ala., Inst night, was a veteran Con- yressmnn, and Fernando Wood ts tho only meim- ber of tho present Congress who was, with hin, Q member of tho Twenty-seventh Congress, which met in extra session in May, 18tl. With tho exception of ono Congress, he was 0 inember of tha House until Alubanin sceeded, In 1st, and in March Inst he took his sent as United States Senator, Ho wns a stout, beavy-featured old gentlomun, with a bald head, whieh used to turn searlet when ho becume excited In debate. 188U-SIXTEEN PAGES, Ife was professed economist, and ho used to Wago war agalust oxtravagant oxpenditures at the Capitol. Jopo Popo Walker, who will proba- Diy sttceced Hongton, Is a leading Alubamn law- yer, who was selected by Joff Davis 1s his Score tury of War when tho Provisionil Confeternty Government mot at Montgomery curly In 1861. It was Mr. Walker who declared, when tho news of the fall uf Fort Sumter renched Montgomery, No inn cnn fortell the cyents of the war now Inaugurated; but this (will venture to prediet, that tho Confederate ting will, before the Ist ol May, flont over tho dome of the Cupitol at Wash- ington. JONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 5l.—Tho Hon. Goorge §. Houston, United ‘Btates Senator from this State, tlicd nt his home at Athens this morning. 'Tha Capitol offices ure all closed in respect to his memory. Gov. Cobb antlimuany prominent viti- zens will go to Athens to attend tho funcral sory fees next Friday, NASHVILLE, Deo, 31,—Senator Iouston's death was quiet and pence Tho disense from which he suffered, and which eventunlly caused his death, was nervous prostration and fatty de- generation of the benrt. Munrediataly upon the announcement of his death, tha schools were dismissed for tho -duy, and tho Court-House, Femule College, Post- Offive, and other publle buildings, us well ns numerous private huuses, were draped In mourn- ing In honor of the fatlon chlof. And from tho doing of the Court-House the Stara and Stripes wero hung ut hulf-must, A fceling of sudneys pervades tho ontiro com- munity. In the darkest days of Atabama ho took the helm and gufely guided the Half of State through the brenkers: and over the whirl- pool of finanelal distress into the smooth waters of peace and prosperity. ny bearing the sad news, a8 it floshed over tho wires, Senator Morgun linmediately {elegruphed ie that x comiitico of Senators und Repres tives would attend the funeral nt noon Friday, His characteristic nom de plume was" Bald Ea- a and wis a familiar household word in Ahibama. His services both before and since the War {nthe National Government and State affairs made his fame and name honored and loved.. We of North Alabama, and especially. tho county of bis wdop: on, are justified in feeling deep reverence celty with his purents, from Springfield, Tl, reve J rand xospect,.for we cansldcred him our special, strong, wble polued lender, who nlways took tho front rink, and was over ready to do valinnt, battle for State and country, His enreerns a publlo man bas been slagulurly marked with success. Beginning Hfe us a member of tho Bar, he was appolnted Solleitor for the District, and stop by ap was flunily clected Senator. In every position hv hns ever proved faithful to tho trusts confided to lis cure, The town and coun. ty wilt unite todo honor to his meinory, aud Ynrlous Stato oflietuls md county officers’ trom adjoining countles will be present to take purt inthe funeral. Wanitnaton, D. C., Dea, 3l—Senators Mor- fet, Enton, Allison, and Blair, “as a committee In behull of the Sennte, left here to-night for Alabuinn to attend tho funeral of the lute Senn- tor Honstan, secompanted by a similar commlt- tee from tho House, consisting of Iupresentn- tlves. Herndon, Shelley, Herbert, Culbertson, and Thomas, i MICITAEL GOEPPER, Crxctnxati, 0., Dee, 81.—Michacl Goepper, 1 well-known dealer in brewors' suppites, died to- day. Hoserved one torm in the State Scnato four yours ngo. EB, WALLACE BLACKMAN. - New Haven, Conn., Dec. 81—E. Wallavo Blackman, formerly of the Indlanapolls Sentinel, dicd to-day, nged 41. LESSEPS. Hts Arrival at Panama, Apretat Dispatch to The Chicago ‘Ivitnne, Coon, Deo, 31—Tho steumor Lafayette, hay- fog on board M, Ferdinand De Lesseps and hig party, entored tho hurbor of Navy Bay at 8 o'clock “yesterday after- noon,. With the distinguished = Enginver wero Messra, Wyso, Mlonne, Dirks, Boutan, Hosn, Ortega, Douzots, Couvrent, Blunchet, Albers, Wiener, Duuprat, Ojallay, Duflo, Marolle, Fontan, Barbier, and Verbruggle, A Reception Commnitteo composed of Aye citizens of Aspinwall delivored an nddresa on the ateamor, and M. De Lesseps repited, thinking them for. tho honor done him, and expressing his confidenca in tho suceves of the undertaking, All tho ships in the harbor hoisted tholr flags, and tho town, with ite long Iine of stores, shops, and hotols, was bright with ‘the banners’ of oll nations, From the uppor windows of tho Panama Rallroad Company's office, into which tho wires of tho Ixthmus telegraph converge, waved streamers of gay colors, On the wharf, running out 12,000 feot upon a corn reef, coyored by a lofty metallic roof, with a wove of cocoanut treed shooting up through tho flooring at the uppor end, was gathered all the miscollancons population of tho town, Europeans mingling with bulf-naked ne- grocs, and forelyn scumon with the Spanish natives in tholr loogo shirts und cotton trousers. Tho stoumer Colon arrived at 8 o'clock this morning, On board wore Messrs. Totton, Park, Wright, ‘Thompaon, Hoyt, Cumpbell, and Burke, All but two of the Directors of the Panna Rallroad wero there, Tho party of Bf, De Loesops and that of Col. Totten motontho steambont wharf, The Fronchmon saluted the Amorionn engineer as the ploncor of the canal, M. De Lesseps assorted to a corre. spurident that ho was notonly determined, but able, to build a canal on tha sea lovel, with Aspinwall as its onstorn terminus, Colombian national delegation, including: Messrs. Ferro, Holguin, Serrano, and Ruiz, waite ed on M, Do Lesseps at 10 o’clook,. s During tho morning somo of the party wan: dered through the town, inspecting the lécture- Toul, Horan and oluberoom of the Compan”, oF driving afong tho Pasco Coral by tho beach, where charming glimpses of tho ocean ant of tho archipelugo ineut tho oye at every turn. At noon the train, with ita cars decorated, sturt~ od for Pannma, with » De Lessops und the dolegution, Military music wus played ut tho ktution. i the prnminont cltizons of Agplawall were there collected, and they cheorod beurtily as tho’ whistle blow and the cars moved slowly away. ulf way from Punuma the delegution de- livers tho visitors to tha Commiittes from thonce, Panama and Colon are de- tained | Ag unablo to one y olr Cargoes, 0 rallw, font AYO N01 yet been repuired. The California pussongors aro detained In Colon. Central and Youth Almere icun trayolors have gone on. ———— POULTRY SHOW, Bpactal Dispatch to the Unicago Tribune, BoRwNaTON, Iu., Doo, 31.—The oxbibition of the Southcustern lowa Poultry Exhibition, now in progress in this city, is attracting considernble uttention from ail poluts ‘in. thia Stato and Iitlnols, | ‘Tho ontrics aro numcrous, and tho dis- play of birds very Ang. “OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Losvos, Doc. 81.—Steumers, Anchoria ead, Wieland, from Now York, have arrived out, . with William Rede for Chairman, wns 1 pointed to propos np an of action and report a formu! meeting ou riduy night. ——— WASHINGTON. TREASURY MATTERS. TR CURIENGY, Wanurnatos, D, * dec. 4l.—Tho total amount, of ndditional Nationnl-baut clreuletton {sued during tho year enthig Dec. 31, 187, was $20,697,- 870; amount retired, $7,012,761; not decrease of ‘bank clreulation during the yoar, $18,085,100; total amount of National-bank ciroutntion out- standing Deo, Bi, $10,584,012, not including the er don of National gold banks, which was n a . : ‘Tho following Is n statement of United States uurrency outstanding on this dat THE USELESS UTE nt Ex-Gov. Hunt Contrives ‘to. Say a Good Word for the Savages, Which Doesn’t at All Accord with the Average Colorado Sentiment. e th The Commission Shielded the In- dians Against Public Sentiment, ey "Two-yeur con! By Suppresaing the Worst Portions of yon natox - Testimony Elicited from the Ferd eon ISR Z Mockors, Lotelesssrsronvenes «$82 754,00 i; GOV. HUNT AND ‘THE UTES. nf OSES AND NEWB: i DISMISSING OLD EMPLOYES. + zs Speetat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tritune, Wasninaton, D.C. Doc, 31,—The polltteal. gulllatine ditn Uttlo work to-day among tho fow remnining okt employes of the Sonate. Tho veteran Willinmn Johnson, who entored the sorv- {co of tho Senate forty years ago, aud who was nt tho door when tho senlor of tho present Son- ators took his sent, was discharged to mako f: place fora Democrat, as was8, P. Carruhtor,. whoso servives wero recognized by the Senate soveral yenrs since by the croatlon of tho ofice of upholstorer for him, which he has slnce hold. THE BEWARD CABE, fue Domocrata :say that the Stato Department le doing all in its power to cover the rotreatof Minlater Soward from tho diplomatic service of tho country; that Mr. Eyarts has about declided not to furnish the Mosby vorreapondence to'Can- gress, and that it ls perfectly certain that Georgo "Seward willbe outof office boforc Congress will have time to hnpouch him, : UNDERVALUATIONS, For several monthe pnat. the Spcotnl Agents of tho Treasury, acting under orders from the Sec~ retary, hve been quiotly working upon tho sub- Jeétof the undervntuution of involcos of dry goods arriving at the port of New York, Partiou- lar attention has been pald to the Importations of tho article of velvet. It was found. that tho forelgn factor or bis agents hive for a long tine ‘Leen habitually causing undervaluations to bo insorted in tho involecs. After a closo study of the modes of perpetrating this fraud, the agents were enabled to capture a number of importa- tlons and to fix tho responsibility’ whore it be- longs. Among the moncy recovered to the Gov- ernment, in tho article of velvet alone, from duly 1to Nov. 1, has beon $100,000, ‘The under- valuations In tho enses detected ranged from to 40 per cent, Special Dlayatch to The Chteuga Vrktnt Wasiinaton, D.C. Dec. 3L—Ex-Gov, Hunt, of Colurndo, fs here in the interests of the Don- ver & Hlv Grande Railway. Tho survey of tho route south of Alumosa runs aeross u narrow neck of the Ute Reservution, fifteen miles: wide, and soverit hundred long. “Dy the terma of tho treaty with the Utes, knotvn ng Brimno's treaty, wagon rons have been constructed across the territory for tho conventenve of tho Kettlers in tho San Juan country. While In New York a fow days ago, negotiating fot tho purehaso of rolling-atock ‘for the rond, Gov. Hunt recolved notification from the Indlan Department that the survey must be suspended., Ho ntonce came to Washington to sco what was wrong, and to-day learned that dipatches had been sent to Commissioner Hayt, charging in- fraction of tha treaty upon Gov. Hurit's purty, ‘These disputches wero signed by « party whom Thunt saya hs bad discharged from his servico for incapnoity. Hayt, on lourning tho true stato of tho case, and after consultation with Scoro- tary Schurz, sent a dispatoh to tho Indian Agent at Los Pinos directing him to allow work to be prosecuted. In tho menntime, Gov. Hunt saw Presitent Hayes, and reminded him that by tho terms of tho Bruno treaty roads, where necessary for the conventonce of settlers living nenr the reservation,should be constructed on such reservation, If the Joint resolution now before the House should pags, It is:probublo that the Utes might custly be persuaded to surrender tholr present reservation, consisting of over 12,000,000 nercs, and take a smalicr one elsewhere, togothor with areasonudio sum of money, Tho dispatch sent by Mr. Hayt only permits tho survey to go on, but settles nothing ns to tho right of. the Company to. construct its, round. Goy. Hunt {a of opinion that thore will bo no sb- vous delny on this score, As te the Indian trouble, Gov. Hunt. takes a_ moro: conservative ‘yiew thin most Colorado nen, Ho thinks the Indians are not Ko much to bluno as fs common- ly belioved in the West, Thoy deservo fale treatment at lenst,and should have it, Ouray vertainly bas ucted honurnably throughout. Tho murder of Mecker, ho thinks, was not wholly because he sought to teach thom tho arts of agrioulture. . He had doubtless offended somo of the. bad Indians, who songht In hisdeath a petty revenge. Posalbly the massacre was not conniyed at by any considerable number of Indians, The uprising in which Thornburgh lost his fe, be thinks, was geucrally understood. Loading Apache Chicfs camo Into. the roserva- tion about that tho, and paid high -priced for repeating rifles and ponies, Ouray; who wns hundreits of ‘mites from the ‘scone of the magsucre, got Informution of Itas soon ns tho nuthoritios at Washington, He don’t think Douglas wusin that fight. Jack, nnother Chicf, had Ilved at his (Hunt's) house. Ho thinks bim a brave and honorable Ind! Ho bollovos Hutch has been imposed upon by the Utes, who, Instead of giving up twelvo guilty Indians, will turn over that number of Innocent ones, and when thoy are confronted with witnesses, noth- ing will be found against thoin, and thoy will bo aismisacd., ‘This is an Indian'a iden of diplo- macy, Asto tho final disposition of the Utes, Gov, Hunt thinks thoy ought to be bought out and sottled somewhoro clsc, as it 1s elmply im4 practicable for, thom'to occupy n-vidat aroa‘of CASUALTIES. ‘ OFF THE TRACK,’ Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Paut, Minn., Doc. 3t.—Tho express-train from Chicago over tho Billwaukeo & St. Paul Rond, duc hero at @ o'clock this morning, was‘ detained at Red Wing by a frofght-train jump- | ing the track. At about'0:00, going from hero to Minneapolis, und whilo approaching a high =; bridge over the St, Paul ,& Sioux City track, nt | Mendott, a rail was shivered cithor under tho locomotive or oxpress-car, and all behind the locomotive’ left tho track. Tho sleeper only. went over tho embankinent. Tho «sleeper, named ‘Pembina, rolled twenty feet down to } tho: ‘Bloux: City grado: across that track, | and thirty feet further - downwards to .tho j edgo of the river, and was com: plotely wrocked n8 could bo smagthed. Its i i i trucks, fortunately, lodged on .the Sioux, City grade. Tho cur contained soven pussengors and neolored porter. Conductor Howard was tho first to rench the wreck, und, with snow, {m- mediately put out the fire, which had already Jad hold of the splintered car timber. Prof. H, ©. Whitnoy, of Shattuck School, Farlbault, son of Charles M. Whitnoy, of La Crosse, was hold * down by tho wreok, with Dr. Darling A. Stewurt, of Winona, till the whole wreck was Hfted by , tho united efforts of nearly 100 mon, Mre.Q.1T. ¢ Prior, wifo of Diviston-Supt, Prior, of BiInneap- olls, with her boy, 2 yan old, wera got out tand valuable for’ mining afd. ngricultural pure | Pally. | Tho: Nav. i Guwdry, -nn-Epissb~ pores, They should be driven from tho soll, bug | bil” -clergsmai, °”. pi Ny out his way should bo compensated for tholr Inndsinufatr | Out with his pockot-knife. Mrs. Prior's i and honorablo wa: boy gssisted in rescuing Mra, Bluod, of Red Wing, and then became almost fruntia because’ of tho delay In removing tho wrook from over * his mother. Dr, Stewart is' dangorously Injured internally and cut and brutsed. Prof, Whitnoy ind bis left foot crushed and cut, and is badly : THE UTE COMMISSION. WAsninaton, D.C., Neo, Jt.—Secretury Schurz has received two dispatches from Gen. Hatch, written ut Cline's Ranch, on the 20th and 30th inst, One informs tho Secrotury, for the first thne, that among tho Indians offered for surren- dor on tho 25th inst., but whose surrender was not recolved, wero Douginss (hostile Chief) and severil othor principals in tho Mcokor massacre. ‘Tho Int sentence of the othor dispatch scems to Indicate that, after Hatch refneed to receivo tho surrender of theso Ind{ans, thoy wora per- mitted to go to Lowor Grand River and hunt for game, and that they are not Hkely to bo found again fora month, Sceretury Schurz outertalns consideruble doubt ag‘to this belng tho real meaning of the dispatch as sent, and bns tele- graphed for explicit information, Clino's Ranch is ten miles nenrer than Los Pinos to the White River Agency, and twonty-five miles nearer Lnke City.” If ts Inferred that Gen. Hutch’ and his party do nat consider themsolyes in danger, ns these disputehes do not expross any appre- hension of that kind. Denver, Deo. 31,—Gon. Hatch and party ar- rived at Indian Crevie to-day, BELFORD'S VIEWS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tritnne. Wasninaron, Dee. 31.—In speaking of tho In- inn situation in“ Colorado, Judge Helford ro- marked to-day that ho bolloved Gen, Sherman and Mr, Schurg had had a number of privute iu- terviews since the Thornburgh mugsacro as to what should bo done, and that ithad been con- cluded that, 8 the military was not in condition to take tho fleld before spring, tho negotiations | for tho surrender of the Utes engaged in the massucre should bo entered upon murcly with o viow to kill thna and clouk tholr designs until the timo should prrivo for active operations with thoarmy. Belford thinks tho Department has purposely concenled tho facts> of tho outrages upon Atlas Mecker and tho other fo- innle captives, in ordor to shicld tho Indians for tho prosent from tho indignant wrath of tho people, which would bo satisfied with nothing Tess than a cumpalgn agulndt tho Dtes now, “AT IWEADQUARTERS. Should tho. Utes bo tinally turned over to tho bruised. Part of his foot hus been amputated. Tho Rov. Cowdry is cut and bruised. E. J. Blood 1 injured internatly and in tho back, Mrs. Blood’s car was torn and hor wrist dislocated, and she was othorwiso bruisod., Mrs. Prior {¢3nuch bruised, but not seriously injured. Iler Woy recoived 2 severe blow on tho head, and hod his hand soratchod. Henry Platt, “bad “shia: head cut and arms | _ bedy ” _brutsed, § In - tho — courso of tho degcent, Platt was thrown through awin- | dow and lodged in the snow. None of tho pia. |! fers remember mord than tho first turn of tho cur, Which pitched thom on to their honda; bus outaldora sry the car turned over and ovor soy¥e | oral thnes, crushing liko an egg-shell as ira) ‘ down. Tho train wag running slow, Tho othr ; cars wero suved from going over by lodying | ngulist the sides of tho trestle-work of tha ! bridge, whon Jt stopped, Tho injured wero | taken to Minneapolis under the curo of sure. geons promptly brought from there. Teles 7 graphic communication with thia olty is intors : rupted by the full of the sleopor on tho wires. All tho injured are dolrig well and will probably recover. es fea: ACCIDENTALLY Sot, Rpectat Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, MrUAVAUKEE, Deo, O1.—A painter named Jamos Maxwell was ncctdontally shot and sovorcly wounded, this foronoon, under poaullar ofrewn: stances, at tho pawnhroker's catablishment of L. H, Loomis, on East Water streot, DrMudgott had stopped into tho placy to exchango a ree volver for a gnivanio battery, and, while ¢xam- ining tho.lattor, left hls shooting-iron, which wns loaded, lying upon tho show-case, Monn- timo Dr. Norcross cnmo in for the purpose of. purchasing a revolver. Tho clork in attendance took soveral out of the showeuso nnd caroloaly pinced them beside that of Dr. Mudgott. Dr. Norcross, not dreaming that uny of.tho'weanons woro londed, tested tho hammers of oach,-and ut ust subjected Mudyett's rovolver to the samo | ‘ troops, to be captyrod or oxtormiuuted, us tho pradese. “An. oxpioalon follow ee peoninpaniod cago may bo, thy impossibility of commencing siruck, the palntor Maxwell in ‘the rear of the the campnign before spring will be scon from | hip whilo he was looking nt the battory with Mudgott.. Tho pelict penctrated to the hip-hona and then coursed downward, making s sovere but not dangorous flesh wound. Dr. Wolcott ox tracted the ball, und the wounded man is now doing well, - ict : THE EXODUS. me Kansas Hecaming Overstocked with Negro the following telogram rvocived'at hoadquarters yeatentny from Cupt, Clifford, who started from Tuwwiina with supplies for tho troops now camped noar tho ruins of the White River Agency: ILAWLING, Wy, Tor., Duc. 25.—My wagons have boo: onthe toa pave 0 twenty-two siz’ da) Yeninsters fruxon., ‘The rood wagons upact. | ‘The snow is frosen, so bard HrOuKL, and the niu wagons cunnot cut ta. Taming exhaupied: the trite, tu ino freauente Lnvor—And Stl They Are Coming. ree nti ore ta Trib frusi iscovored with suow, “There balng an aban ‘uprelat -Diuprtel to Exe: Chigaed THR UNs. Torexa, Kus., Doo, 3L—A correspondent who dance of snow. to the White River, wa can do geod has beon making tin investigation of the exodus u york with quarter-ubs or bob-sieds, Cunnat wa lave iam | bre ured for madieal aufiue® ads | in Kanaus during four woeke’trayol through the ulura by mall, Cuyvurn. | State writes aletter from horo giving his cone Gon. Popo reporta to military bondquarters hat ho his rocelvod a telogram from Lieut, Payne dated at Alumosa, +» Doo, whiol stites that Gun. Hutch arrived all riybtat Clive's Hancho on the 2th. Gury, Jack, and sovorul othor Chiofa inct lin thera tho following uttor- noon, The whole party were to baye loft on horsobuck the 90th for Indlun. Crock, Tho wage ons were ubundonoed on ucogunt of the suow, — UNCLE DICK'S LIBEL SUIT. Cinornnari, Deo. Ut,—Rivhurd Smith, of. the Gazelte, was arrested to-day att o'clock on a warrant sworn out by Chiof of Police Wappen- etoln, charging cHminal libel, Tho matter which gave rise to the warrant was an joterview pub- publishod in ‘Tucsday’s Gazelle, charging Way enatoln with complicity with tho gamblers. Mr, nilth Wus roloased on his own rooognizancs, { ! { ; ! clusions. Ho ostimates the number of refugees { in tho State at 15,000, Of thoso he thinks ono- , fifth are ablo to buy a little land, and are mak- * Ing good progress Jn farming. Most of tho bale anco have found, through tho Frecdman's Ro- ef Avsoclation, plncos as laborers, and wro giving good sutisfaction; and in. no : county did -ho. find thom. applicants or , burdons‘vn corporate churitics, But thodemand | for those Iuborers has beon stretohod to its - fullest capacity, oa tha acoumulytion of rof- [ ugeos at the barracks, now noarly 700, for. whom | 19 places can be found, olcarly indioatos, ju Fee hae ke his Iouraon from the rete themselves und from the increasing number wis from twonty-Avo to fifty: arriving overy my. ‘ ' Tio correspondent prodicta that the movo- a pene to aso wt pons asdume fon propor: eobte 4 i 1 | ' LOTTERY DRAWING, lnloaa the tide can bo turned or tho. obarity 0 Lovisvitix, Ky, Deo. 31.—Tho ifteonth draw. lpg of tho, Commonwealth Distribution Com- puny took place in Muacauloy'a Thoatra..in, tho presonce of wu large audience, Tho capital | prize, $30,000, was won by ticket No. 2,028; the ‘second Res Pepe by fo. 18,570; third prise, Noy isd Bho toliowing tickets drow 10/00) each; Nes, 61,009 and 4,904. aE SYMPATHY FOR THE -IRISH.:. - + * - Bpeckaf Diepateh ta"d'he Chlcuga Tribune, « Orvawa, 1; Doo, JL—The -initlatory meoting fo express ‘sympathy for the Irish peopic was | held In tho CourtsHoyse lest syoning, Mayor | Uicholsoh presiding, A Coinmittee of twenty, the North bo miorereadily bestowed, und that the suffering which the Relief Committee, although Isboring falthfully with tho means at thelr con mand, nat not beon entirely able | durin jo rocont cold weather, will soon be tarnod to goncrul destitution and great suffer ing among the pauper refugeus. FAILURE, aa Cincinnatt, 0., Deo. Sl John -Bulogor, Bf ° proprictor of tho Nowport Brewery; Newport Ky., mado an ausignmont to-day ta Jobn Re ‘Hodge for tho bonefit of his croditors: Liabiii- ers ‘$45,000, ‘Tho croditors aro mostly in Cincin« Baty esi ort. The naseta are probably -