Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1880, Page 2

ses Sept GEOG ch ekeeeenarteoae which thoy are citizens, with power to send for ‘persons and papers and admiuleter onths.” Adopted, Tho Benate passed the House bill appropriat- ing $50,000 fortho purchase of a sito for a ‘Post-Oflico and other Government buttings In Baltimore, Aftorexocutivo session, adjourned. — MOUBE. A rerotution calling om the Secrotary of State for Information ag to whnt mensures should be taken for tho more frequont publication and cironlation of commercial reports received by tho Biate Department from diplomatic and con> sular officers was adopted, Tho morning hour, on motion of Mr. Binck- burn, was dispensed with, and Mr. Blackburn moved that the House proceed to the considern- fion of the report of the Committeo of tho ‘Wholo on the revision of tha riics. Ho stated It was his intention to immediately deinand tho previous question. Mr, Conger inquired whetbor Mr. Binckburn would aliowa yon and ua ‘vote Upon the amend. rmont striking out from Hule 21 the proviso nl- lowing political riders on appropriation bills? Recelying a negative answer, Mr. Conger atated that Jf he understood the temper of his side of tho Hous they would have a vote upon It or thoy would remain sitent for n month or two monthsto provent a vote belng taken upon the rates, Mr. Blackburn stated that ho was acting under authority of the Committee on Rules. Mr. Congor callod upon the Repubilenn mein- bers of that Committee to state whether thoy bad agreed to demand the provious question, ‘Mr, House asked Mr. Blackburn to yicld to him: to offer an amendinent altow!ng Individual mem- ra, in enso thelr bills nre net reported from the Committco within sixty days, to move to suspend the rules and pass the billa, Mr. Hinckburn declined to yleld, Mr. Frye afnted in reply to Mr, Conger that ho Barecd to tho ordering of the previous question. Ho was confident that, If the rules were again thrown open to amendment and debate, the amendments affecting the tariff and Internal rovenuo would bo offered. ‘Mr, Garficld, in giving his reasons for anroning that tho previous question should be demanded, tated that he understood, thoweh without authority, that tho Demoernts hud retained Rule 21 by promising some of thelr collenzucs that if they voted to retnin it politica! riders would be put on this session. The Democratic party had gained an spperent victosy with the Feallty of, defent. ‘Mr. Blackburn, In reply, emphatically dented that any such ngreement as Mr. Gurfold alluded to had been entered into, ‘The Clork thon read the amendments agrecd toin the Committee of tho Wholo. ‘The demand for the previous question was soconded without division, and the House beyan ‘voting on the rmondments. ‘The first amendment on which a separate vote wns demnhded was that providing that the Clerk of the Houso shall, nt the commencement of euch Congress, call the members to order, cull tho roil of the members, and, pending the tlecs tlonof Spenker, preserve order and decide all questions of order, eubject. to appeal by any member. Agreed to—yens, 144; nays, 10%. Tho amendinont giving the Committee ot: Commerce full jurisdiction over the River and Harbor bill was agreed to without 1 division, ‘Tho amendment giving tha Committee on Ag- riculturo Jurisdiction over tho catiinates and appropriniions forthe Agricultural Department wns agregd to—yens, 1; nays, 1b. The ntmendment Fyne he Comnilttes on Pubile Bultdings and Grounds tho right to ree port appropriations for publie buildings and grounds was dofeated—yena, 101; niys, 135, Tho noxtamondment was that offered to the twentyefirat mite, Mr. Morrison's, aod known us tho Morrison substitute, It was agreed to—yens, Ii; nays, 112; 9 strict party vote wiih tha exception of Douster, Fel- ton, Specr, and Stevens, who voted with tho Re- publicans in the negative. ‘Tho next amendment was that requiring tho ine and nays to be taken on tho passage of any i appropriating moncy or relating to revenuc, After boing mended ‘#0 n8 to require tho yeus and nays to be taken on tho passage of guneral appropriation and revenue bills and bills for the improvement of rivers and harbors, It was a to. 5 io amendment to Rule 24, providing that no mation to suspend tho rules and pass a public DI shatl be entertalned unless the, bill shall havo been referred! to. a committee, printed, and distributed, was rejected, t ane pemainlng ainglinente wore thon agreed: fo in butk, Mr, Houso asked unanimons consent to offer the amendment which he hud alluded to this morning, butt Mr. Fryo objected. The question then recurred on tho ndoption of the revised rules. Mr. Conger demanded tho yens and nays as the only way in which his sido of the House could voto agninat tho rule allowing politicn! riders, ‘Tho yeas and nays were ordered, and the re- vised niles ndopted,—yeas, 123; nny, 8&—nearly a party vote. Mr. Garflold offered resolution that tho new tules go into offect next Monduy, Adopted. Adjourned. FIRES. AT BERGEN, N. ¥, Speetat Dispatch to The Chisago Trilunes Rurra.o, N, ¥., March 2.—Considerntlo ex- ‘oltement reigns at Bergen, whose destrnetion by firo wus chronicled In Tr Tamuxe. Tho Toss Is pinced at $125,000, wiih the Insurance at $75,000, Provisions have heen made to-duy for those familics whose homes are destroyed. ‘Noighbortig towns ato responding generally to tho call for nesistunco. The saddest feature of tho wholo, cutustropho was the terrible fate that bofell Burton Hall, a young man employed in tho Vost-Oftics, and Iving with bia widowed Ee * mothor, Ifo was onreavertng to save the prup- erty ‘in hig mother’s house on tho oust sido of | Luke atreet, whon the Names onyeloped tho house, and before he could rench the street his face, hands, and i wero dreadfully, burned, His death fa ant pated, Dut should be survive his face will pu scarred, bis fingers distorted, aud sight prota bly destroyed, * Ifo le under care of Dr. Town: send, Sho has little hopes of his yeas Investigation to-day shows tho pling of tho In- cendlaries wero most akilifully luld. Cnsos of wiier wero placed in the imost promincut buildings, and connected with fuses, and then fired, SIx distinct explosions wero _henrd. reous atate thoy saw lines of fire Seuping | through © tho | streot = which woukl be explained by tho. fuses. Tho concusafon — from tho’ Sapioaion wha Freak and roofs and parts of bulldingds were town out. It is reported thatthe burnt district will bo dinmedlately rebuilt, No trace of the villaina who startod tho fre bas been discovered, ae every cifort is being mado tu ferret them 1 AT NEW YORK. New York, March 3.—-A fro broke out this morning in Farnham & Comsteck's planing-mill, corner of Soventh avenue and Twenty-ninth street. Inhalf an bour that bullding and tho ndjaining factory of tho Domestic Sewing Ma- chino Company wero entirely consumed. Losses: estimated at $15,000 on tho plining-mill stock and $25,000 on the buildings on the sewing-imn- ebino property and building probably 340,000, Stewart's carpet-clenning factory, adjoining the sewing-inichine factory, was Hooded. ‘The loss ' entailed taheavy, Hock's wall-paper fautory, 0 Yorg inruo building abutting on tho plining-imith on Twentyeninth strect, and tho houses on the opposit side of Mwentyeninth street were on fire several times, but the tlanes were promptly extinguished, ‘The engtucer of the planing-milll, Karltz E. Decarcy, was dragged from tho engine- room fntally burned. IN CARLINVILLE, Speclat Dispatch (0 The Chicago Tribune, OCARLINVILLE, Ul, March 2—A fire ovourreit In ‘thls city this morning at nbout 2 o'clock, which destroyed the entire stock of dry gouls belonging to John Utter, Thoatock wun inaured in the Atha and Phenix of Hartford for $100) esch, The building win two-story brick, and belonged to. iene aly Jt was insured in tha North British & Mercantile for $2,000, und fy ou total loss, : — AT DAVENPON'T, TA. Bpectal Dispatch te The Chicago Tribune, Davesvour, In., March 2.—A fire at about f o'clock this morning destroyed the rear portion of the Davenport aplco and homing mille, and ootuded a toga of $6,000. Fully covered by ingur- uuce. Tho orlyin of tha fire Is unknown. ‘The dulldiog was Miled with grin und extensive machinery, and wis formerly Known as the Uscut Western Brewery, — CHICAGO. ‘Tho alarin from Hox 458 ut 10:16 Inat evening was cyuscd bya fire in the two-story trun building No, 140 Ruineoy street, owned and oc cupled LY Philip Gitzen as a dwelling. Damage #1W; covered by a polley for #300 In ROMY Une KHowa company. Causiaf fire unknown, AT LEMONT, ILL. Lexont, 1il., March 2.—Tho barn belonging to the Inger Stone Company at this place was de- Stroyed by Ure this morning, lucluding twenty + tons of huy, 1,000 bushels of cata, two wayons, aud two horacs, ‘I'he baru was a large stonu structure, Logs not reported, — AT WILKESBARRE, PA, WILEESBARKY, Pa., March 3A fire on Main stroot last night caused a loss of $30,000; fully dusured, ———__ QUEER TEMPERANCE REFORM, Cincinnati, O., March 2%—A special from Pittabarg says; * Within the past twenty-four hours a most persistent attumpt bas been made to destroy by fro every saloon in the Httle Vil- lage of Tomperanoovillo, about twonty-fve ‘jniles up the Monongahela River. Three saloons, jn diferent parts of the town, wero deatroyed last night, and Dumorous attempts were made .jJotre othe, The feeling uyainst drinking- Douses tu this ttle viltuge has buen very bitter tho places for some Lime, and thrests of burning ve been Lrequenuy wade," '’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1880. ing enlcaicg from Grant and Bheridan. The farnous Rural Guarda, over one thousand strong, elicited particutarly tho adiniration of tho Amer- fean party, The Patnco eynare and adjoining Btreots were thro: ith peapie, FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE, WEEKLY RRVINW. Loxpos, Moreh 2.-Tho Mark Lane Expreas anya: Tho wheat trade opened moro xetive, with an improving tendency. The prdspeotinat Monday was dvefdedly encournging to holders, and an advance of fully a shilling per quarter was cstablished. Towards tho close of the weok thore wasa quicter focling, On Friday wheat wasrathor chenper. Maize on the epot was very Rearce: tonrrive Ibwaasarhnde cheaper, Arti yale at portaof call modernte. At tne commence- ment of tho week wheat improved 6d to 1s per -quarter, but the advance wne sibeequently lost, we const Is nlsolutely bare of muize, Consiierable business wis done in whent to arrive carly In the week at ad to dd advance, which was subsequently lost. SPAIN. CUBAN BUDGET. MaAnnip, March 2.—In Congress to-day Premier Canovas del Custiilo announced that, If tho Cuban Deputies would proposo a Rudgot for Cuba which could bo adopted, ha would accept it. VARIOUS. CONTRADICTED. Rursos Arnes, Feb. 6&.—The report of the dia- ruption of the alliance between Bolivia and Pert is contradteted, MINISTER NOTES. Panis, March 2—Mr. Noses, Amertean Min- ister, hns returned from his tour to East Africa and Spain, and resummed bis functlong. BUIDIATL Lonnon, Starch 2A dispatch from Rangoon ease tho Durmcse are making arrangements to send cinbassits to Frinice and China. > DANGEROUSLY ILL,’ Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune CINCINNATI, Mareh 2—An fithmute and contl- denttal friend and bi dont E. D. Standiford, of tha Toulsyiite & Nash- ville Road, stated 1 conversation at Loulsville to-day that Dr. Standiford's tncsa, which has been of several weeks' duration, is of a very sc- FOREIGN. Twenty-fifth Anniversary of. the Czar’s Accession to the Throne. The Event Celebrated at the Rus- sian Capital with Great Pomp. Gorgeous Decorntions by Day and . Brilllant Iuminations by Night. The Emperor Appears in the ‘Thronged Streets in an Open Carriage. Decrees Issued Granting Pardons, Re- mitting Taxes, and Conferring Distinctions. The German Army BIll Referred to n Committce of the Reichstag. Denial of tho Report of tho Arrest of Bassa- litch, the Female Nihilist, RUSSTA. A GENERAL HOLIDAY, 8t. Perensscna, March 2.—Tho city is gayly decorated and the day fs boing observed as in general holiday, {n honor of tho twenty-fifth anntversary of tho Czar‘a accession. At 10 this morning vast crowds nssembled before tho Winter Palaco. Troopa were massed In tho cen: tral quadrangle of tho pulaco and the Immediate vielnity, ‘The Czar appeared on the biicony of | tous character, The pentleman sald; “1 the paines for twenty minutes and enluted the would not. be surprised to beur multitude amid great enthusinam, of Dr. Btandiford’s death, ‘as he is avery sick man,” President Stand ford's re- cent rallrond operations have proved a severe’ tax upon hla mental and physicat energies, and the disenso has attacked bim ata tine when his usually robust constitution fs not in the best condition to bear it. He possesses, however, 0 vast amount of vitality, and (t is hoped the unx- jety of his friends has iuaguiiled bls dangerous: symptoms, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, La 84tcr, It, March 2.—Tho venerable Father Anthony, sentor priest of St. Patriek‘a Church, Hes in a very precarious state, having suffered from an apoplectic fit. + ———— THE INDIAN TERRITORY, * Kansas City, March 2.—Intenso excitement was caused hero to-night by tho statement that tho United States Attornoy fa directed to read the President's proclamationat Okalahomo, A meeting will be held in tho Merchants’ Exchange to-morrow nigh}. Great preparations aro mak- Ing for tho meeting. Speeches will bo made by Col. Boudinot, ex-Congressman Franklin, Gen. Blatr, the Hon. Siduey Clark, and others. Compit- nies are organized hero, and thore nro concerted meastires for a successful rald. The people are unanimously In favor of Senator Vest's bill, but nre bound fo go Into the Tereltory nt all haz- OONGRATULATORT ADDRESS. The meinbers of the Councll of the Empire, including the Chancellor, Princo Gortschakot, at half-past 11 went to tho Winter Palace and presented & congratuhitory address. DECREES PUNISHED, Deerees have been published granting par- dons to prisoners, remitting the arrears of taxes owing by the rural population, and awarding or- ders of distinction, * LETTER FROM THR EMPRNOR WILLIAS. Tho Oficial Messenger publishes n letter from tha Emperor William, countersigned by Dis- marek, congratulating the Czar in terms of warm and cordial friendship ontho twenty-Nfth annlversary of bis accession, and on his escape from tnjury by the recent explosion In the Win- tor Palace. io Emperor expresses his yratitl- cation that the friendship which united thoir fathors has been mniintained, and his conthience: that It will continue unchanged to the endof his REQUEST FOR THE EXTRADITION OF A NINILIST. Viensxa, March 2.—Thoe Russian Ambnasndor has requested from the Austrian Government the extradition of na young Russian named Tafa, implicated in tho Niliilist conepiracy. THY GZAK AND THE PEOPLE. Sr, Perenanuna, Murch 2.—After tho Czar had d the congritulations of an. enormous é vd at the Patneo hoe drove out in an open | ords, ‘Troops aro scattered ni} tin the front. entriagze, and was loudly and cantinitoturl: jer, Dut the traders who canio to Kansaa City cheered In tho crowded streota through which to-day soy thoy can put 2.000 men on the march at threo days’ notice. ‘Thore ls fear of blot. pepe Fhed unless the ‘President's onder in modified 86 as to allow settlers to go upon the ceded lands, oe Paris Nowspaper-Wit. New York Wort. , How commendable a thing ts polltences he- tween co-tenants! Tho todger on the second floor, looking out of his window, perceives tho single gentleman from tho fifth story cleaving tho ntmosphere on his precipitate passage tathe aidewalk, With a bland simile ho nods to him, saying, "Hah, Sinith! Is that you?" Poot, who has been rending n fow sample copics of his poein ton friend: * Come, now, tell mo how you find (t Fine thing, no'tit? tal. ways distrust ty own Judgment, which fs apt to be too severe, but it eoemsa te mo that many of tho tines are finer than tho othors, but nowhere ao T flnd any that fall below tho rest.” A lnndecape-painter ia making n aketch of a Pearnnt’s house,—twennl bit of treo and old root sunk ina little. The peasant comes to look ayer tho artist's shoulder, “You're gotting long well,” ho says; "that’s my house to tho Ufe, “There Is the big stoue—I'd know it any- where.” Artist continues his Inbor. Pensint— “Oh, EF say, if Dwero you I wouldo’t put in the other chitnnoy. Jt isn't worth the trouble, It smokes abominably!"” A new {don at the Paris Salon this yenr Js the classification of the works of art, so far ns pos- sible, into * ayimpathotic groups,"—all the land: scapes by themselves, all the portraits together, ete, Thy Charivart deplete a seulptor paralyzed, on wantering through tho gallery, ut the spec: taclo of his kulght In full urmor, with legs booted and spurred and witely spread, anda lance In his baud, “ What in tho name of merey have sou been doing to: my equestrian statue?" “Oh! that’s all right, monsien the horse fa downestairs In tho antoul-room, They wore talking of M, X._“ Luekleat fetlow Lover know,” sald aie) “eovorything sneceeded NOT ARRESTED, St. Petensutia, March 2—The report of the arrest of Vern Sagsulltch proves to be unfound- ed, It Is believed that the rumor of her presence in St. Land was circulated purposely to mislead tho nuthorities, ALD quiet. St. Perenanuna, March 2.—Tho {luminations and thontre perforinancos passed olf quietly. SKONELBFE, Lospon, March 2.—A correspondent nt St. Petersburg bears that Gen. Skobelef Is tkely to. decline the command of the army In the Turco- inant campaign. a FRANCE. HANTMANN'S CABE, Panis, March 2.—Viutor Hugo publishes an en- erxotle appunl to the Government conjuring the Miniators not to deliver up Hartmann, “ Des- potlem and Nihilism," ho rays, “nro tho two monstrous ngpects of tho same fnet, which ts, purely political. All extradition laws are neu- tnulzed in the presence of political facts of all nations which observe these Inws, and France must respect them.” Tho Miulstry wilt searedly dare deliver up Hartmann while such violent agitation continues, ‘THE EDUCATIONAL WILT. Tho specch of Provireur-Général Bertautd in tho debate on the bill regarding superior cduca- ton Is considered a great success, and has done much to ndyanco tho passage of the celebrated a\rt. 7. Tho argument went to prove that liberty of education could not create for unuuthorlzed congrega Hons tho right to withdrawthelr atatntes from tho approbation of the Government. ‘The speech of Jules Simon on the subject was, na usual, full of eloquence, but yery feoble in reawoning. Tt conalated more of generalizations than of elogo arguments, One of bis points 3 that the fepublic would hecome merely a prison should Uberty be driven from it, and every one would want to leave tt. BARAIL NEANUARDT, ‘Tho Intest frouk of Sarah Nernhardt was at tho eburitable dramatic peyioaanlings at Kheima. It was noarly I o'clock before sho put in an ap- pearance, huving been ton late dinner, Tho public were wild with indignation, A WORK OF ANT. Among tho pictures to be oxhibited at tho next Salon is ono representing the Emperor of Russiis ulving audience in IN, after tho uttompt was with him,—turned ont Just ashe wanted” "1 don'tknow,” hrzards his companion; "1 know of Fome occasions when things went contrary with hin.” Hosb, bosh, iny dear fellow. Why, tho Jast'ttme Lmot iba ho snid tome, ‘Hora Tam In perfect health, r with a churining and lovely wife, fine children, troopa of friends, overything dinan could wish, Tho only thing have ever fenred in my Ufo fs, Mngering Uliness, and that I hayo noyer hid and Lupe never to hive.’ Well, sir, that night he was struck with apo jexy und dicd Iu ton minutes. Thero'a luck: for you.” A gentleman In search of a wife consnita a matrimonial eney. “Wo hive just the indo on bis Iife at at, Peturatun. Meso tho’ magele’ T ahontd ‘euythne yon” . ELECTION O¥ A BONAPANTIBT, Why says tho’ manger bhwdiys” ribs Gautior (Honapartlat) has been clocted Deputy | Ing his bunds; widow iy of si, bus. for Rutfes Depurtinent, band (aged. 8) dled thirteen months age, during the honeymoon; large fortune tn- vested. in bonds and stocks; churining womans accomplished; her only fault, perhups, is the severity of ber moral nature, but then hiving GERMANY. GALLENIYS CHOWDED, Betty, March 2.—Tho gallerioa in the Retch+ buen leetiht tp peal reer enter - ni i ve oft- hie ve Stug wero unugunily crowded by tho public, | thono ropeeyentations wre. sirtetly untrue. dlplomatiats, and officors of all grades during the debuty on the Army Dill, DENATY ON TIE ARMY TILta enetn, March 2.—The Seichstag to-day ros solved tn accontince with Horr Yon Benulson's patho to refur the army bill toa committve of wenty. Herr Stauffenborg, Nattonal Liberal, atc nll parties ure nereed ns to the necessity of maine tlining tho defougive powor of tha country, but tho hands of future Purtiaments ought nat to be bound for seven yours, Tore Windtharit, Ultramontane, sald all wero: willing ta guard the Integelty of tho Fatborland, but tho necessity for an iuvrcuse of tho army: baat not beon adequately placed before tho jouRe, Herr Rebel, Boclalist, declared that If an enomy should threaten Germany. the Soelal Democrats would Join in repelling the invader, SUK TO OO THROUGH, Loxpon, March 2.—A Borlin dispatch says tho roferonce af the Army dill to the Committee is wlnvst tantantount to its flual acceptance, GREAT BRITAIN, ELECTION, Loxpox, March 2—An election was hold at Droghoda to-day tu {Ill the seat in tho Mouse of Commons made vacant by the death of O'Leary, enn B ss Whitworth, Liberal, waa clected, recelving UR votes; Mol Candidate, receiving 1s ons BE Home-Itulo za ERECT or, FRevLeak, NDON, Mure L.—In the Ttouse 0 Lordy ho Chancellor of the igo ae Commas poe that Qrissch, who wasnt the lust sesslon Of Parkiuiuent arrested for breach of privilege aving deulured bis wbility to bribe nw Parle Inentary comuittee, but-whio wns dlacharged from edetody on tho oxplration of the ‘senslon, be rearrested and reprimanded. In consequence of tha general feeling in the House tbat thle woul bo too mild 8 treatuent, tho proposal was withdrawi, and a motion wnunitnously passed that Grissoll po wrested and brought to the bur of the Housu, Furious, bo bies to the matrimonial tyonoy und reproaches the agent with his Haun tion: “You told me," he crica, * that sho wis the very para- Hon ‘of women—that sbe would muke oa man dently happy, that "—_ "You [llmitable tdiot,” erica’ tho agent; “if T hud thoight she was, wouldn't I huve inarvicd her myself 7" —————__—— The German Army. Bertin Correspondence tandan Times, Thestrongth of the Germann «*. shown by tho * Military Bavlgeu" of 18M'BE 12 1a follows: First, infantry—Prucsia possesecs Via regiments, of which Lconsists of only ¥ battallong, an ine struction battalion, 8 schools for nonscommlie aloned ollicers, and one for musketry instruction; Saxony bas® regitnenta; WOrtumburg, 8, und a eehool for non-conunissioned olleors; Hae varia, 13 and ® school for musketry Ine ftruction, = Thon come | aharpshooters, | of which Prussin his 14, Suxony 2, and Ba- varia 4 buttalions, The cadres of tho milltly number, for Prusaii, 200; for Saxony, and Wirteinborg, each 17; and for Bavaria, i The total foroe of infuntry for the diferunt States together numbers 6,618 otficers, 00,075 non-commissioned olllcers, 2.413 musiolans, and 20.00 privates, 1000 men belonging to the Binbulkince, §,Y04-to the ed eae depot, 053 doctors, 481 paymastera, and 477 gunmnlih Secondly, cavalry—Prusila possesses Treg! ments and nschoot of equitution; Saxony, 63 and Bavurls Wregiments, Tho total force ol the cnvalry numbers 2.558 olllcers, 7 non commisslunied ollicers, 61,53 privates, 400 men belonging to the ainbulanes, 1,875 ta the equip: Ment depot, 2% doctors, + payntasters, 432 vet- erinary surgeons, 97 gunsmiths, und as sade dlors, ‘The numbor of horses for the cavalry amounts to G53, Thirdly, artitory—Prissin possesses 28 reyiments “of eld” artillery and one Instruction unttory; Suxony and Wir tembare exch #; und Buvariad. Prussia baa, alsa, 10 regiinenta anid 2 battalions of foot artll- lery; Saxony and Wiirtomberg cuch 1; and Bae varin 2. Tho total numberof tho artillery ts 2312 oflcers, 44,004 privates und. 1,815 horses, Fourthly, cogineera—Prusaia, He battutions and Dregiment fortboconstriuction of tallwaray Sax- t BS gna and A irate each is Bad Have q # and company for rallway construction, ye tot PERSIA. number iat officers at heals privates. ‘The ‘AUAMDONED, e Comininarlut numbers 20oficers, 4,99 privates, WT horeed. ‘Tho total number of the atrength of tho German army during pouce is TT olltvers, 401,050 non-commissioned olllcers und privates, L604 doctors, 745 payiunstors, ae Reteruary surgeons, O19 gunsmiths, and TY ‘Tenwnan, March 8—Tho ea of 4 Persian ex- edition ta Afghan Sclstan, aud eventually to Horat, bus been abandoned on account, of the political difivultics Mkely to result therofrom, = : Eee igstes , : 19 construction of w ftussian telegraph line row Zoblkistus to Chat bus boon contonowa. MEXICO, GEN. GRANT ReviKwa TIE THORS. City oF Mexico, March 1.—To-day a grand re- view of the troops stationod In the Capital was wlventabonor of Gens. Grant and Sheridan, who stuod of the bulcony of the Ambassadors’ haltatthe Pulace ag they marched past. The President pud other high functionarics woro wih the American Menerals, whilo the other atconica were crowded with those of the visiting party. tthe nots ree excellent dri, and warched to perfection, druw= Press-Cenaorship in iuneta, A resident of St. Petersburg writes the fol- lowing letter to the Loudon Tinea: “In the fete of the Times of Tuvsday, Be lise thomas follows; ike ‘whole shect contatiaie i whole sheet, oo! thro and four is cut out. Tho laat two $0 umns of pago five are cut out, and in column four.of tho same page all after ‘Bulgaria’ bow been blacked out, Tho last two columns of page nine ure out out, The blacking out fs one sothat T acraped from of the elghteen square inches fo blacked enough of black!ead mixed wilh grouse to Milan egg-spoon. You may {magino tho state of tho reat of the text w comes tn contact with otbur parts of the puper us well us of the bands of the readers." CRIMINAL NEWS. The Rev. Edward Cowley, New York; Sent to. Black= well's Island, of Whero He Is Clothed in Convict Garb and Sct to Work. ‘A Horrible Doublo Tragody Ennactod in Lendville, Colo. A Man Shoots His Sister-ineLaw and Commits Suicide. COWLEY IN 11) PENITENTIARY, Speetal Dispatch to The Ueagn Tribune, New York, March 2.—Tho Kev. Edward Cow- ley breakfasted {n tho City Prison yesterday Car tho Insttimo. At 9:45 o'clock Under-Shorlit Stevens, accompnnicd by Deputy EB. V.8mith, of tho Order of Arrest Departmont, entered the prison. Mr.Stovens walked over to Cow- toy'a cell, ani, tapping on the bars, exhibited n commitment to take the prisoner to the Ponl- tentiary, Ho told him he must prepare to go nt onee, Tho prisopor'’s Jaw dropped and his fneo turned to nalekly pellor, Thon he gave a sigh and scatod himself on tho odga of his bod. “This Is hard,” ho salt, burying bla free in his bands, “very hard. Does my counsel know of it?” ho added, looking up sbarply, ‘The Deputy answered that he did, and Mr, Cow- ley In a few minutes was ready to accompany tho officera, Tho voyngo to Blackwell's Island was monde in tho Department ferry- boat, the = Minnebonck, tho commander of which had known Cowley when be was preaching on tho istund. Capt. Steele ree- ognized tho ox-chopluin at once, and shook hands with him, Arrived at the Penitentiary, the party adjourned to the inner offlee, where ihe prisoner wus introduced to Warden Fox, who, In response to his carnost prayer, allowed him to watt three-quarters of an hour in expec- tation of a stay of provecdings. At 12:50 o'clock tho ox-Shepherd gave up his hopes of n stay, and resigned himself to the hands of tho prigon-barber. Ills glossy long gray beard and whiskers, which hive been his pride during the twenty-flva years of his ministry, were cut of short, anid his chin shaved and trimmed til it was smooth nen Dutch cheese. Ho was stripped of his cloth- Ing, pliced in.one of the three buth-tubs ranged tong tho wall, and the water turned on till the rooms wero filled with n clowd of steam. After a refreshing bath be drossed bhuself, and put on nelean shirt and striped trousers. The follow. Ing entry was Onally made it tho prison book: Committed Feb, 20; recelved March 2; Cow- ley. Salward; ‘ono year, $250 fine, or 250 days; 5 feat 2% Inches: 187 pounds; crime, cruelty to achitd; bnir gray, eyes Ruy durke complex- Joneds England; forty years In United States; murrieds educated, Protestint minister." a\fter tho ceremony hnd beon gotten through with Sr. Cowley was given a atriped cont of the sumo pattern with his trousers, a cloth eap, alsa aid and rough feather ahocs of the kind mato dn prison, ‘The ctothes in which he arrived wero facies neatly In a nex, which was Inbeled with his name and number, and will bo glyen to hitn when he gocs out. Mr. Cowley was introduced to tho foreman of the shoe- shop, who consigned him to the care of an. in- atructor, who in turn act him to work cutting out leathor for tho oles of tho shocs, lig was given a bench In tho front row near tho intddle windows, under the cyea of tho keeper, Keforo golny Mr. Ambrose enjoined the keepor to mark for punishment any prisoner who Insuited or .tuunted tho nowcomer in any manner, After tho officer hnd_ loft, Mr. Cowloy found some difflcuity in cutting tho soles, and was accordingly provided witha punch and Instructed to punch holes in tho lenthor. It was a strange siht,—the baro- headed, pallid-faced) man Teondinss down pu- tiontly und resignedly to his unaccus- tomed task, bandling his tools with tho clumsiness of a beginnor, and yet working away with a determination to do ‘the beat. he could, and give his keepers as lttio cuuse of complaint ag porslble. At 5:30 o'clock the men quit work, and marched In lock-stap to dinner, Mr, Cowley camo Inst but four in the shoe division, and found great dificulty In kept step with his fellows. he would nimost fall out of the Ine, and thore wag always more or tess space between him anit the man ahead of him. Ile ate sparingly of the mush and molnsses set before him, and aeomed giad when supper wns over, and he could seok tho scehtston of his cell. A considerable num- hor were prisoners ‘during Cowley's — chap- IaIncy in 1871, when he ordered’ prisoners into fhe dark cell for-ooughing suring service. The cnuse of his disinissal at that timo was his rofusnl to go into the Sinall-Pox Hospital to ad intnister spiritual congolution to sick paticnts, Next Bunday he wilt alt under the pulpit from which he preached to tho prisoners nine years nga, Ie is tho first regularly-ordained clorgy- Ton that over sorved # term on tho Island, DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Lnapvitre, Colo., Murch 1.—-Ono of tho most shooking and revolting doublo tragedios that evor occurred 1 the history of Leadville or the Ktato of Colorndo transpired fn this clty on Bun- day ufternoon at about f o'clock, resulting ju the death of ono of tho principals, and, in all likollhood,«the fatal wounding of tho othor, The actors in this sad life-drama were John M. Wollery and Miss Nannlo Berry, his alster-In-law. The forior is now dend by his own hand, whilo the Jntter, after recelving two bullets almed at her Ufo by Wollery, is lying nt death's door, Thescena of the horriblo affair ta in Enst Bixth utreot, at Woollory'’s bumble residence, It all came about in tho following mnn- ner? Miss Sorry bad gone to church in tho morning, and returned home shortly heforo tho shooting, and found thers Wollery and his wife, On tho return homeward sho bad meta friend and Jover, a young German ecarponter, and he had nevompunied her a portion of tho way, Fear of Wo! lee had kept him from coming the remaindor of the dlatanco, Tho girl, on entering the house, found Wotlery in angor on account of her long-continued absence, Ho spake to berin achiding manner, and sho resented it, Ono word brought on another, and inn few minutes the girl neose tn tours and gald sho would gu away. *You will never go outof this house,” ho cried, and, leaping to his foct. he drew and fired one shot at hor, The ball toro through her hands, and sho sant down on tho {ujoining bed. Taking two steps, Wollery was by her side and preasing the rovolyor almost ogainst her right cheek, fired a second time, Sho fell back on the bod unconscious, and hostepped over to tho doorway, cocked tholuatrument of death, and, press{ug it ogainat the buse of hia right oar, pul led the = trigger, tho hammer doscended, and the lenden pollot stant death, The shot which outorel Miss Berry's chock {s undoubtedly a fatal one, aa it ranged downward and tuto her throat. tt was enlousy that prompted Wollery to do tho terri- Me deed. To him Nannie Rerry, sister-in-inw though sho was, oocupled the position of a mis- tress, and be wis jenlous of her oyery move. mont, Away buck in Aissourl, in the County of Potts, soing eats ago, ha had first looked upon her with lustful oyes, and revom- plished her rutin, That was about threo years nyo, Whon she wna turniug 10, amd only a girl. She js now 8 woman in yours, the suppost- tion fs that. she, or Wollery ot lonat, hid forgot. ten her womanhood, and lived one continued round of alu. The frult of thesa years bas which was left buck at There was nleo a lover Jn that old home during tho time that Wollery was delving after carbonates here, and stormy seones were enicted on his recurn and his did- covery of the fact; but, at any rate, his will wag the stronger, and ahd accompanied nim out here. Ells wife know of the duthnucy existing between thom, and came near guitting her fulthless husbands in fact, she did separnte frum bim for a wuort period, until un amtcable understanding was arrived at on Wollery's promive to do better in the tuture. Ho falled 1) Keep hig promiso, though, and the tragedy of yeatoray wis ull on Acvount of the carpenter, Vollory was from Pettis County, Misgourl, and ia. about dO years atd, and ho lenves a family coms prising wifo und threo ehitdren. Sfisd Berry hes Lived thy greater purtof ber Ufe near Hoon ville, Mo,, 14 10 years of uxe, and of prepuaseslug: Appearunce. Bhe fs dying to-night, — TUE LUCAN TRAGENY, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Luoan, Ont., March 3—1 @. m1.—The Coronor’s Inquest In the Donnelly case, which bas been kolng on hero for some timo, wus cancluted thia morning by the jury returning a vordict that Juines Donnelly, Judith Donnolly, Thomus Donnelly, and Bridget Donnelly wore murdered ened on the ght of Tuesday, thetd, or tho of Wednesday, the 4th ult., by ane parties unknown. ‘This ts very nnsatis- ctory and will bring tnueh adverse criticiam n the hends of tho Hon men and true by whom tha inner wus hold. As yet they bava given no verdict In the case of John Donaclly, tho Ufth victim In the tragedy, 7 COST OF THE HAYDEN TRIAL, Spectal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Hantroxp, Conn, March 2.—Tho taxing of the groater part of the costs of tho Htayden trial at New Haven hasbeen completed by Chict-Justice Park and Judge Sanford, who prealded on tho trial, The aggregate paid thus far is §26,000, and it 1 catimated that $4,000 additional will be required, or $30,000 for the total cost of }lay- den's prosecution, Including the prellininary trial, two Grand Jurics, and the last trial, which tere ita why into his Peat, produoing “ine fi extended over nearly monthe, largest’ payments. ara to modient and kolontiNa oxperta, and) among them are S85 to Prof, Dana, of Yalo College, tho Htato's principal witness on tdentidention of nesente by: Its crystalline farm, and who pros veuted Inqufrles in Eoghinds 81155 to Prof, Johnson, of Yulo, who indo aliniine tests, and teatified ns to the effecta of that polson on the huinan systems &70 to Dr, Treadwell, of Ruston, a witness on aclentitie blood corpunctes: to Dr, Woodward, United States Army, who cons tested Trendwell’s atatements; $1,600 ta Prof. Moses €, White,of Yate Medien] College,who mute: ull tho post-mortem examinations, and wna tho State's principal medical witness; &0 to Dr. P. A, Jowott, of Ww Haven, who was Whito's chict assistant; ox-Prof. Sanford, $7; and other Now Ilavon physicians smaller sums from $80 to $130. —- LYNCHED. Cranneston, 8. C., March 2,—On Saturday Inst. one-armed negro named Louls Kinder out- rageously nasautted a white woman named Byrd, reskling near Georgo's Station, Colleton County. Kindor was captured aboutto'ctock Sunday morning by awhito and black posse. Te was tukon to tho aceno of tho outrage and Identined by tho woman. Tho posse, by a vote, decided tolynch Kinder, who was then placed in the wunrd-houso nt George's Station. Monday inorning ho was started for Witerboro Jat, under a strong guard. Oo tho wy thore tho stinrd was overpowered by an armed foreo, con sisting largaty of tho relatives of the outraged woran, Kinder was conveyed to n secluded spot in tho woods, About Do'clock Inst night he was ara confronted with tho woman, and ngainidontified. He.wnsthontnken tothe woods, and preparations made to hang him, At the Just momont he neknowledged the outrage, cont feesed to buying outraged a colored woman in Newberry six yenra ago, to killing a cotored girl vear King's ‘Ireo last April, to four burginrics, and innummernble thofts, At half-pnst 10 he was hinged, and, after firing a volley of plstol- shots into the body, the crowd quictly dispersed, Tout Tho BETTER HAVE WAITED. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, EVANKVILLE, Ind., March 2.—Tho jury in tho aecond trial ot George Woods, for the murdor of Milla Hobbs, disagreed, and wero dliacharged lust night. Woods, who bad been sentenced to tho Penitontiary for life nt the frat trial, swore he would not xo back to Jetforsonvilic. This morning, whon the turnkey wont to call him to breakfnst, be was found dend In his bed. Heo hod managed through some ylalting friend to xetsoven or eight grins of morphine, and took itat onedosoduring the night, Ilo was a printer, and lefta lettor protesting his Innocence, and directing that, {f the printers would not bury: his body, It should be given to a surgeon for dis section, The printers hore ralged the muncy to give kim adecout burial. RAWLINS, WYO, Rawrrye, Wyo., March 2.—This town was this morning tho scene of two murderous affrays, resulting fa the probable loss of two lives, In one cnae a man nimed Ed Clark, returning homo about Bo'clock a.m, was shot and mortally wounded by bia partner, John Lee, for u trifllng: offense in attempting to start a fire. Leo cay eaped ond hing not yet been arrested. | ‘Tho wounded nan will probably dic before morning, Atalnter hour a satoonkeeper named Knuth was stabbed and instantly killed by a teainster named Frank Harrington. ‘Tho partics quar- roled over a liquor bill, Harrington surrendered himself and Is now In Ju THE ULLUMER CASE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Larayerte, Ind., March 2.—Tho ovidenco in the caso ngainst Davis, charged with robbing Casper Ullmer, a Chillcotho, Mo, man, closed to-day, and the arguments were made, Ullmer, tho skipping witness, is now under $600 bonds, and in custody of the Sheriff. He reocived n awatch and 800in cush frum tho parties who wero cecking to got him off, which money was meee by him to the Shoritl., Ho may find that Ho bua’ gue hig own footin a trap before ho gots rough. SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. Ctncinnatt, O.. March 2.—Tha dend body of G. W. Parker, a mun of considerable property, was found floating in the canal, noar the hos- pital, this morning. His gold watch was miss- ing. No cause ls known to induce him to com- mit suicide, and it Is thought he was robbed and thrown into tho canal. He waa secn ut x tem- perpee: meeting Inst night, and afterward nt a purber-shop, where he stopped to pay a small Dill, Ho was 4 widower, 05 years of uge. SEQUELTO THE WASHINGTON OUT- RAGE. New Yonk, March 2.—A Washington epecinl says: Tho young white womnn who, on Inst Friday evening, was knocked down in a strect on Capitol Hill, erageet, Hise alot, and brutally outraged by negroos, died Inst avoning from tho offects of ber injuries, A neare mained Smith- ors hns been arrested, and fully Identified as having been on the spot where the womun was uttacked n fow minutes before she came nang, and the indignation of the people is very great. TO BE ILANGED, Loursvitie, Ky., Murch 2.—The Governor has fixed AprilSastho duy for the execution of Charics Webster, convicted of an outrage on little Frances Otte on tho 18th of Ovtober, 1878, his companion in the crime, Georgo Washington, having been exceuted on the 2istof February, 180, Ancdersou, tho wifo-murderer, will bo hunged on tho Fame day, A COUNTENTFEITER. Special Dtepateh to The Chicago Tribune, GRAND Rarips, Mich., Maren 2.—George Yeo- mans was convicted in the United States Court here te-dey of manufacturing and uttering counterfett colnin Montealm County, tu thia State, and remanded to Jali to avait sentence, CIANGH OF VENUE. Watertown, Wis. March 3,—In'tho criminal action aguinst O. W, ‘Traynor, the dofaulting ‘Treasurer of Dodgo County, before tho Circuit Court at Juneau yesterday, a change of vonua ‘was granted in the caso to tho June term of tho Green Luke County Circutt Court. CcCOWLEY. : New Yon, March 2.—The Rev. Edward Gow- joy, ex-mannger of tho lato Shephourd's Fold, convicted of cruolty to children, wag taken to- day from the ‘Tombs to the Penitentiary, The reverend convict was at one time Chaplain of that iustitution, INCEsT. Speetal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Danvitxe, lll., March 2.—James Jeffers, of Georgetown, thin county, was bound over yos- torday fn tho sim of 81,600, for iucest, a JAY GOULD. What Ho Says to a Heporter on Halle rond Matters and National Politics, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, DANVILLH, IL, March 2.—Beforoe leaving Bt. Touts, Jay Gould holt the subjolued conversa- ton with your corruspondent: “You, sir, are chnrged with abrogating con- trnete entered into by tho Missour! Pucitlo. Aro tho charges well founded?* Yo this Mr. Gould replied; “Tf T should say. no, you newspaper fonds would not bellayo mo, If T should way yea, the rullroad pool would bo on my back,” After a pauso: “Twill eny that A insomething tT kuow nothing about.” You are also obi ud hy certain Washington correspondents with ola perronatly and pro- ferslonally Interested in the success of James hate ‘s oandidavy for the Republican nomi- uition.!? bull in New York, Chieago, und’ San Francisco would burn ome in elligy. If 1 should say ono, every bear would) hug mo todoath.’ If it will quiet the publig consalonen ny Twill sny that it leannoying, however, Uae tau cannot puraue a legitimate commerulal calling withont being persistently rugged into palttics. There. news Thaye auld more than you should have asked. Lum too busy 4 man te keep track of ewsepuper rumors,” ——<————___-- MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Guano lavivs, Mich, March 2-4 mass meoting decided to-night to vote at the spring election only for such officers as wht enforce thy Liquor law, ‘Thie Js the first of # radical meus- ure which {s backed by a largo and tourlabing wocloty recently organized here, called tho Citizens’ Protuctive Assoctation, Euuita, N. ¥., March %,—Aloxandor Diven fie ubiicun) hag heen elected Muyor by 508 ma- arity, A fow hundred yotea woru cust for ‘haddous ©. Cowen, Greenbacker, Rome, N. ¥., March2.—G. H, Weaver, Dema- orat, bas boon elected Justicu by Ban munfori ty. Oswego, N, ¥., Murch 2.—H. J. Ilamilton, Re- wbilean, has boon elected Mayor by 118 ma- jority. ‘or, N. ¥., Maroh 2.—At the charter clection tho Demacrats clected tho Justive- of the Jyatico's Court, two Sohool Commiasionors, As- seasor, and seven Aldermen, ‘The Republicans elected two School Commissioners and aix Aldermen. Newsong, N. Y., March 2.—The Domocrats elected Abi 8. Cassidy Mayor by 800 majority. Orica, N. ¥., March 2.—Spriggs, Demoorat, was clected Mayor by 626 majority, Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, DzoatuR, 1l.. March 2—At the jayoicinal election to-day the lasue was square *licdnae, or no Henge," and the license party carried the duy, the Counell standing: tive Aldermen for “If L shoutd sny yes, oye! lecnso and tho Mayor, Last year tho olty was anti-Heenges now ft [a tho othor way, POUGURERDSIF, Pepin 2—Roturns from nis ttt nrethess show a large In- 0. ROCHESTER, —Paraona, Reput- Henn, was retlected Mayor by $500 over Fltzstm= mons, Demoernt and Greenbroker, Willams, Domoorat, was retieoted City Trousuroe by 3,00) over Bowor, Republican and Greenbuck, ————— TIE RAILROADS, MAINTAINING PASSENGER RATES. A meeting of the Gencral Tickot and Pas- senger Agenta of tho ronds leading to Western and Southwestern points from this city was held attho Grand Puolfle Hotel yesterday, for the purpose of considering charges against soveral ‘of the roads for violating the ngreement adopted a week or two ago, and taking sich steps 15 would strengthen tho protocol and prevent fur- ther trouble. Thore were presont James Charl- ton, Altons E. St. John, Rock Island; J, Ht. Wood, Bartington; and W. H. Btennett, North- westorn, Mr. C. W. Smith, Trafic Manager ot the Rurlington, and KR. i. Cablo, of tho Rock Island, also pariielpnted in tho proveedings. ‘Tho first thing done wna tho consideration of means to stop tho trouble arising from the prac: fico of giving speelnl inducemonta for security ‘business froin points cast and southenst ot Chi cngo. Aftor a lengthy debate 9 resolution was adopted that none af the ronds parties to tha agreement shall give any rebate passes or free trinaportation of any description to obtain butal- ness coming from the territory onst and south= rast of Chiengo, wert of Parkersburg, Wheeling, Pittaburg, Quobiee, Montreal, Buffalo, aud Niag- ara Falls,’ This agreement ta_mnde contingent upan its neceptanco by tho St. Louls lines, Mr. early all the to crensa In the 2 ‘ood, who left for St. Louis Inet evening to attend a meoting of Passenger Agents thore, where the question of omigrint rates from cast- ern seaports will be considered, was tnstricted toluy tho ngrooment before the St, Louis nos fand urge [ta adoption, Tho charges mado agninat cortain ronda for violating the passenger agreement were then taken into consideration. Mr. W. H, Stennett, Of tho Northwestern, charged the Hook Ininnd with having violated tho agreoment, innsinuch ns it had transferred tho baygaye of a certain passenger free of charge. ‘The Tock Ialand al- mitted tho charge, but claimed that it was no viulation of the agreement. The amount for tha transfor was pild out of the $1 commission allowed for suid passenger, Te then turned tho tables, aud charged the Burlington, Northwest- ern, and Alton with haviug broken the agree: mont, It produced tlekuts which it olaimed were bought over tho counter at the regular tleket-oflices of those ronds at $1 less than tho regular rates, Tho digoussion that followed was of a very oxelting nature, and was finally brought to un ond by a motion to adjourn, which wna curried, Tho ronda will now mnke another effort to carry out the agreement if they can, MINNESOTA ROADS, Sptetat Dispatch (0 The Chicago Tritunes 8r. PAur, Minn., March 2.—At a meeting of the Directors of tho St. Paul & Sloux City allroad Company, the business transneted was princl- pally tho {Illing of vacancles on its branch lines ocenaluned by tho denth of Horaco Thompson. E. F. Druko was chosen President of tho Worth- ington & Sioux Falls Company, also of the Worthington & Sloux Falls Coinpany of fown, ond George A. Hamilton was chosen Treasurer ofboth companies. E. F. Drake was elected President and Director of tho St. Paul, Still- water & Taylors Falls Company, vice Peter Ber- koy, resigned. Tho vacancy tn Direetorahip ace ensioned by the death of Horace ‘Thompson was Ailled by George A. Hamilton, Aimuch more Important meeting will bo held however, when the Directors of tho consotidated St. Poul, Omnhn & Filengo Mallroad, crented by the consolidation of tho St. Paul & Sioux City, Chicuga, 8t, Pat & Minnenpolls, and North Wis- conaln, will hold thelr first session to complete organization and elect oficers, There is a great deal of speculation about tho officers of the new Company, but nothing can bo learned directly from persons interested, [t is known, with rea- sonable possibility, however, thit the nimorthat . Vorter would be President ia wrong, It is also certain that Martin Hughitt, present’ Gon- erm Manager of tho Chicago & Northwestern Rallway, bas beon otfered the fosition,an there is great probability that ho will acce DY opt. Hisde- cision will be formally aunounced at tho Dircet- ors’ meeting to-morrow. Ie will probably not be expected to take much stock, but will bo rn worklug President. A reporter fnterviowed Messrs. Porter and Tlughitt to-night about the rumors conneetiny them with tho Presidency of tho now consolt- dated Bi Paul, Omaha & Chicago Hallroad Company. | Porter said wae 10 rs he bud heard of tho matter, Hugtilts evaded tho question. The opinion {8 strong to-night that the fatter will nceept the poaltion and be formally elected to-morrow. If ho does, he will not undertake tho dutics till dune tl. It ts not believed that his oleation will indicate that the new rond is to be mannged in the interest of tho Northwestern, but that ho ts chosen on account of his ominent executive ability 18a rallroad manager, It is gald that he will como to Bt Paul to liv " MISSOURT ROAD: aa 8r, Lovie, Mo., March 2.—The annual meeting of tho stockholdors of tho 8t. Louls & San Fran- clsco Haftrond was held hero this morning, and tho following Directors wero electod: James D, Fish, Jesso Seligman, Fred Rutterfteld, Calvin Litttefleld, Willlam F, Buckley, E. 0, Winston, and B,D, Adams, Now York; Albort W. Nick- orson, Alden Spenre, and Francis B. Unye Hoston; James Baker and Oztns Bailey, Louis. The‘ofliccrs wilt bo clected at n special meeting of the Board to be held in Now York shortly, 4 Mcssrs, Nickerson nnd Spenre, of Boston, repre- font the Atchison, Topeks & Santa Fé interest. Tho Missourt Paelfte stockholders wlso held a meoting this morning and clected tho following Direetam: Jay Gould, 8. He H, Clark, Russell Bn Sldnoy Dillon, W. B. Buckley, Thomas T. i; ‘t, Goorgo J. Forrest, nnd F. L. Ames, Now York: "J. 1. Stephons, Hoonvillo, Mo.,_ Oliver Garreson, 1. 3. Ferguson, and Web M. Samuel, St. Loula, The Bourd thon es zed by eleoting Jny Gould, Presidont; 8. I tH. Clark, Vico-Pres- ident; W. Arnold, Seerotury; A. 1, Calot, of Now. York, Treusurar and Assistant-Socretary. All the old oflticors of the road were reappointed, TICKET AGENTS. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Inpranaporis, Ind, March 2%—The Tleket Agents of tho Vandatla, Indianapolis & St. Louis and Bloomington & Western Roads held a mecting horo to-day, thor purpose boing to arrive at some conclusion by which the ruinous cuts butweon those lines on passonger farce to polnts west and south of Bt, Loulscan be stop- pod. Compotition hns been so groat that fares to many places have been almost nothing. Thoy aceepted rules governing tho ronds rin- ning out of St, Louis, that all who cut pussonyger- rates shall have thoir tickets thrown off salo for ten duys for the first offonse and ten days for euch additional offense. Agents caught cutting rates shall be discharged, All roads notificd Bhall not givodtscharged agents any employment. All tho rouds present signed thoagreement except tho Indinunpolia, Bloomington & Western, whoro agent refused until he could confer with tho Gencral Manager. A reaolution was passed that coples of this ngrecmont should bo sent to tho General Passenger and Ticket Agents and General Managers of all tho roads not repre- sonted within this district. The imevting nd- lourned to mect in Clueinnatt Mareh 17, whon, fthoroads all agroe, the agreonient shall go into effect, KANBAS CITY, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kanass City, Mo., March %.—Gon, Thompson of Chicngu, ox-United Btatea District-Attorncy Peck of Chicnga, Col. Graves of Atchison, ani sovornl othor prominent attorneys, arrived to- duy to take a band in the gront telegraph strug gle whleh beging here on Wednesday. Thero was uo ‘obange in the situation to-duy, the threatened raid of the Gould faction on the wires of the Western Union not taking piace, Ata Inte hour this ovyentng Genoral Superine tendont Smith, of tho Kuusag Division of tho Union Paoiflo Road, bad an ordor of considera- bie length served upon tho Westora Union Cane pany. Tho order, tna Renee Ste recites that all jhe wires along the Kansas Pacit{o load wero nodded fur tho transaction of rallroud business, and that in consequence the omployés of the Western Union Tolegraph Company were for. bidden = from | Inter! iad in any way. If the officers in Now York bad not already done so, tho Superintendent woukl now state ‘that ho was ready to enter Into uo account with tbe Western Union velegniph Company remurd: iug the value of the wires, poles, etc., clulmed by thom, ‘Thoy hud been ready to do shis at ail wvets,, anal uguln miude a public statement of 0 fac! — RAITLNOADS AND STEAMERS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune, New York, March 8.-Evory member of tho Pacitic Mul! Directory was present at the apcolul moccting called thia forenoon to take action on the proposed now contract with tho Union and Centra) Pacific Railroad Companies respooting’ San Francisco business. The contract as sub- mittod was unaniinously ratified, and the entire matter was’ roforred back to tho Kxccutive Committee with full power to oxecuta tha oon- tract atonce, andto putit into effoct at tho earllest possible momont. It tsexpected that the doouments will be signed and Jmmodlately “afterward | the tos for both passengers , and. freight will be festored, Preaidest Riluy said this afternoun that thors was really’ noth! add to what bad wlrvudy bewn pub-"| Habed, xcept that the Stoamship Company will probubly aut upart $10,000 per month as a alnke toy fun to mock ite indebtedness tothe Panawa | Hatlrond Company, nnd will dootare Inianeo.n dividend. to tho atoniennaenat ee the ning July 1, of 14 or 12¢ per een per nang d INDIAN OPPOSE TION, Yanxtos, D. T., March 2—Tho 9 porty of the Chieago & Northwestern Company tinvo Just onterod upon an attempt rin ita ling across tho Slonx esorvatton un hee River from Fort Plorte. Thoy tried it from poo Rennett up tho Cheyenne River and word Honte 8 off by tho Indians tinder tho leadership of ft, Hhirt, who told thom that tho attempt ta cant on tho survoy would tring certatn death to the arty. Again from Fort George ’ Rinrted nN ne, but White Gone writin ‘tants Of Hrile Blo wagon tho ground amt Grek them to abandon tho effort. The Mut tie ‘road runs through tho reservatl the indians have necesa to tt from th rand It fa doubtful ff the party auc nonowned that thoy will fgbe for wine Mee call thoir rights, MevAstny Natta SS JAY GOULM'S MOVEMENTS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chtengo Tritune, New Yort, March 2—Jay Gould teloge, privately from St. Louis to-day that he conferonce with President Allen, of tho st, Louis & Iron Mountain Rallrond Company, and that arrangements wero about completed Pro. sumably for a working arrangement between, that rond and the Wabnah system. On the atrongth of this news Iron Mountain: stock Jumped frem hv to 6436 In a fow minutes, Hp, Gould added that ho was to lenye last night vig tho Iron Mountain Hallrond for ‘Texan’ ft thia it fs aestuned ho will not attend the meeting of the Southwestern Htaltroad Assoctation tai held in the Lindell House, 8t. Louis, to-mer foondenvor to rottle tho differences hotweet the roads forming the Southwestern Pool. Phed had q TILE ERIK, Special Dispatch to The Chteago Trihune, Rorrato, N. ¥.,March 2—The Erlo Nallvgy ‘will this weok begin tha work of removing the third or brond rail, narrowing their gauge down totho uniform gauge, The rall will tirst be taken up botwoon Attica and Horneliaviito, « Jlistance of alxty mites. Tho Company is having thirty new locomotives bullt, all narrow gan: ani most of thelr fretght rolling-stock ts alcendy of tho requisit gauge. Broud-gatge cura are ta continuo to rin by what is known as tho old road. Raltway officials think that tha broade gauge will all disappear by fall. THE SOUTHERN ROADS, NAstviu.e, March 2.—President Cote and De rectors Iipscomb and Collie, composing the Committeo appointed by tho stockholders of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louls Rullway last Thursday to sell the St. Louts & Southeustem and the Owensboro & Nashville Railroads, loft hero to-night for Louisville, and will to-morrow nek tho management of the Louisville & 3 ville and Great Southern Railroads whet! desire to become the purchasers. sOLD, Acoust, Gn., March2.—Tho Macon & Augnsta, Ratlrond was.sold to-day undor a second morte Re amounting ta $10,000. Dought by Giorgia Hallrond for $5000. ee ITEMS. ‘Tho annunl meeting of tho St. Louls, Wabash & Pacific Railroad will be held at St. Louis toe day. Itwill become npprrent at this meeting whether thore is any truth In tho rumors that Joy Gould has disposed of nearly all his intercat In this road, and that ho means to throw his entire energy and iniluonce towards enhancing tho value of the Misaouri Pacific, Mr. W.1. Malcolm, formerly General Enstem Fretght Agont o€ tho Atchison, Topeka & Sant ¥6 Railroad, bas been appointed General Eastorn. aAgontof tho Chienga & Alton Railroad. Ho will. have charge’ of both froight and passenger businoss. Mr. Maloolm .{s a practical railroad ,Man of great experiohce, and has n host of ac- quatntances among tho railroad officers an ugonts, i Gon, Adney Anderson, formorly Itecetver of the Chiengo, ‘Danville & Vincennes Hallroad Company in this clty, has been appointed Chief Engineer of the Northorn #’acific Raltrond Coun pany. Mr, Anderson Is a very ekillful enginecr, Qnd his appointment proves that the Northern Pacific will ba rapidly pushed towards comple: tlon. Gen. Anderson, who was in tho city yes- terdny, stated that ft ts the intention of tha Northorn Pacific to. build 800 miles of new road, the coming your. At this rate tho road will bo comploted fn less than two years. The St, Louls Republican states that tha trouble between tho Missour! Pucifio and thd Chicnyo rouds interested In tho Missourl River: pool bas been amicably arranged by the Pacitio ‘paying ovor 84,000 to tho pool, the amuunt of lis carnings in oxcess of. the: figura alluwed by the (Ponl,,-AS_ nofthor Commiasionar. Midgely oar any of tho manigéts -of tha roads In thid city know anpthing of any such arrangement, it 18 most likely that no such arrangement has been made, Tho affairs of tho Southwve Association seom to he still in ns ontaugled 0 condition nsover, Mr. J. ©, dealullin, of tho Alton, has gone to St. Louls to have a talk re garding tho matter with Mr. Gould, who, it i claimed, fs personally responsible for, tho posi- tion taken by the Mfssourt Pneifio, It is probas blo that If tho ront fucta of the caso are Inld te- fore Mr. Gould he will recousider hig previous deterlninntion, nnd order the Missouri Buvitlc to pay over the money to the ronds to whom It rightly belongs. Hut it Js a mutter of great doubt whether he will agreo to n reorganization of the pool, it being gonerally understoud that be {s opposed to the further continuance of the Southwestern pooling arrangement. AID FOR IRELAND. CHICAGO, Tho Bt. Vincent do Paul soctety yestertny sent £255 to tho Now York branch of the organization for tho beneflt of tho snifere ug poor in Ireland. Tho monoy {3 sent to the New York branch by the divisions of tho Socloty throughout the country, from whence it {a sent ta the Socloty in Iretand, tho members of which use tt in purchasing food and clothing for tho suffering peasantry, Up to date the Chica go branch has raised $835. It wlahos to acknowl: edge tho recotpt of $86.30 from Mr, Sullivun, of the Mirror of Ireland comb{antion, aud $870 rom the manngement of tho Lyceum Theatres both amounts being the result of benefits given by tho respective managers for tho relief of tho Irish people, ‘Tho St. Louls Parnell Committeo telegraphed hero yesterday offering Misa Emilie Cavin whate ever terms sha wiabed if sho would recite at thelr grent Irish relief, menting next ‘Thureday oxentng the poem on * Tho righ Famine of 15%), which sho gavo with such poeceet tho Expos: tlon meeting In this city, Mire Gavin has agreed to go, but gtacetully and generously declined reeolve any conalteration for her neryices. Mist Gavin, at the Chicago monster meethye, wher only aemall propordon of the audience could Posaibly bo seated, aroused tho crthusiasin 0 her audlonce, despite the partial confusion te separable from sueh a gathering. In st. Loul seats have been provided for 10. people, 6 tho effect of tho reuglng may bo expected to oll tho greater, —- PARNELL IN PEORIA. Special Dispatch to The Chleago Tribune. Pronta, Ml, March 2—Churles Stewart Tar Rolland John Dillon, tho Irish agitators, at rived hero on thé noon train from Rock tela They recolved a warn receptton, Dillon di not stop In this city, but. wonton to Lleoming- ton, whoro he had an engagement. Parnell was taken to his hotel,’ and un address of welcome imide, to which he responded. ie touk . occasion to denounce tho Held Fund mangers, and expressed enitificntto that tho Peer sent from Peoria hut co through tho Land Leumue, fn tho oveulnt was escorted to the ball by a militucy, company and Trish anciotics, Thea Hon. V eahingte Cocklo made tho address of welcome. Mr, a Holl received 8 warm wolcome, tho hall being Hod to its utmost capacity. Addrenses 17> aldo made by tho Hon, D, W. Simies and the Ho Thomus Cratty. 12 ia thought #100 will rulaed by tho meeting to-night. PARNELL'S TORONTO VISIT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trikunes Tononro, March —Mr. Charles Stewart Par noll, in’ company with Mr, Hugh Dillon, will i rive In‘ thia city on Saturday, tho Sth inst. Wea Great Westorn truin. They will be reeel 4 the'statlon by a dopulation of citizuns: 0 which they will bo driven to the Koseln He where they will receive cullurs. In tho oven es ir. Purnell will sponk’at tho ituyal (per, {ouse, On: the: elaye of whioh will bo beer of persons who havo {dentiiied themeelvws fe ‘tho Irish relief movoment. On Bundiy, uM i Lin} nell wilf attend morning sorvico in St, hen) Cathodral, and in the ufternuon ho will Aline id un old friend, Oo Monday Messrv. Parvell ‘Dillon will go East. ‘| THE DILLONS. Apectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune , Bwoournayon, Ii, March 2—At lene he Mstened to John and Wiltiam Dillon, a Hon. W, J. Hynes, of Chicago, to-night, ew ley Halt, the audicnva being composed Of 7 loading people of the olty, Tho speakers Meet cécorted from the hotel to the alt by 1 societies In full regalls,. precodad by & band. ‘Tho wrentest -cathuminsin wrovallys Speeches.werg also mady by W. W. 0 bret, Chicago, aud a number of ‘Ieadivg How tonians. Committces were nppolnted to coutributions in all purts of tho city.