Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1880, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: - SUNDAY. President, and other important officers should be, bonied oficers. This provision was disre- garded,as no bond was required. With ader quate penal provisions in the original charter mavy of the managers of the institution would bave been subject to both criminal and civil prosecution, and one of them, George W. Stickney, the last Actuary, is subject to such prosecution under the provisions of the last ‘amendatory act. He appears to have loaned $30,000 the day after the bank ‘WINMIOCT CONSULTING ANY OSE. and taking no security for a. part of the loan, nud insufficient security for the rest. Some of the criminul actions gre now ‘barred by ume, and civil actions would be unproductive because of the insolvency of the men who were liable to them. ‘The report gives the names of the Trust- ees and oflicers or the bank who made question- Able loans, and indicates such of them as would bare been linbie to prosscution. ‘The present management is reported to be NEEDLESLY EXPENSIVE F and costly, the cost of administration, includ- ing taxes for this year, being $55,000; the sala- ries of the Commissioners amounting to $5 uttorneys fees $31,000, and employés $70,000. The Cowmittee call attention to the beneticent character of the institution if it had been held -to its orginal purpose of a savings-bank. and express the opinion that its effect upon the colored classes, for whose benefit it was originated, was not only to produce a great conreniences ‘not otherwise accessible, but was healthy in the hubits of lbrift and prudence that it was calculated to in- spire. They recommend the substitution of a Board of Commissioners by appolutment of -the Controller of the Treasury, and they also recommend the purchase by the Government of ihe property known as the men’s Savings- Bunk and adjacent property for use of the Government, and report bills to carry out these two purposes. Thereport is unanimous. - NEW BILLS, THE DUTY ON BARLEY MALT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WASHINGTOS, D., C., Murch 27.—Mr. Morrison to-day reported from the Ways and Means Com- mittee a bill to fix the duty on bar- Jey mait at &% cents per bushel of thirty-four pounds, instead of the present ‘duty of 20 per cent advalorem. The Dill is accompanied by a report which recites that by the provisions of the reciprocity treuty of 184 with Canada, barley, classed raw material, was admitted into the United States duty free, while barley-malt, classed as a manufacture, paid a duty of 20 per cent nd valorem. Since the ‘abrogation of the treaty of 1866, barley has paid a specific duty of 15 cents per bushel, while malt remains subject to one of 2 percent. At times both articles, the: raw and the manufac- tured, have paid the same duty. Under these rates, out of this condition of things, 8 controversy arose between the maltsters cand brewers as to the relative duty which these articles should pay. This resulted in an agreement that while barley puid 15 cents per buskel malt_ghuuld pay a duty of 25 percent ad valorem. The consumer and producer thus agreeing. the Committee bus accepted these rates as qquitable, and recommend the passuge of the bill. TRANSPORTATION BILL. Mr. Morrison.reported from the Committee on. ‘Ways and Meuus to-day the Immediate Trans- portution Bill in substantially the same state in ‘which it bas already been published. There have been added by the Counmittce the names of the following ports: Richmond, Va.. Middictown and New Haven, Conn. Mr. Morrison guys there may be added other ports ‘from among those which have the requisit num- ber of officers and imuchinery to execute the jaw. The Treasury Department ts invoices to be made in quaduplicate instead of in tripli- cate, and such an amendment may be added. ‘This is a festure which the Treasury people say they overlooked when the bill was before them. 1 bill bas gone to the public calendar, where it will be reached whenever the marvel- Jous machinery of the House, called the new rules, will permit. Morrison bas no doubt of the passuge of the bill if it can ever be reached. THE IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BILL. ‘Wasnrxctos, D. C., March 27.—The Senate. Committee on Appropriations to-day practically completed the consideration of the mediate Deficiency bill. The Committee agreed to recommeud an addition of $236,500 to fueilitate the speedy completion of the new State, War, and Navy Department Building. " ‘The amount of the House appropriation ‘for Marshals and pepe will not be changed, but the Committee decided an amendment should be made in the phraseology of the clause relative to the future method of appointing Dep- uty Marshals of Election. The House provision on this subject requires their appointment by the United States Cireuit or District Judges, but the Constitution provides that all officers shall be appointed by the President, by and with the ad- ice and consent of the Senate, with the reser- ‘vation that “Congress may by Inw vest the ap- pointment of such inferiur officers, as it thinks Broper a the President alone, inthe heads of lepartment, or courts of law.” The Committee, therefore. propose to vest the appointment of Deputy-Marsbals in the courts, instead of con- ferring them upon individual Judges. EAVESDROPPING. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS STOLEN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasurscrox, D.C., March 27.—The United States Supreme Court is likely finally to give some attention tothe reports that its decisions on matters affecting the stock market are often known inadvance. This is said to have been the case with regard tothe recent decision in the Missouri Pacific Railroad case, and there has been handed to Chief-Justice Waite a letter written on Saturday, the 20th, stating that the decision was then known in Wall strect, although it was not rendered until Monday. The follow- ing is an extract from the letter: “I understand. that a decision in the Missouri Pacific case will be rendered on Monday. It is contidently stated here what the decision will and the news comes from such a source that can hardly doubt its authenticity. I wonder who is leaky in Washington.” ‘The author of the letter is a New York bank- er. It is stated to be the theory of the Court that some cavesdropper has bad access to the vicinity of the consultation room, and thus be- come acquainted with the decision in advance. NOTES AND NEWS. THE MILITIA SYSTEX. ‘Wasuixerox, D. C., March 27.—The House - Committee on Militia has agreed upon a report on the subject of reorganizing the militia. It urges the importance of national legislation, and states that,without interfering with the con- trol of the States over their militia, the Federal Government should take action in the nature of codperation, and should make sufficient an- nual appropriations for arming and equipping the militia, and pay the men for service during the prescribed periods of annual encampment and drill. THE RELIEF SHIP. Secretary Thompson to-day instructed Com- mander Potter, of the Irish relief ship Constella- tion, that he might Iand his cargo at either Kingstown, Queenstown, or Galway. ‘THE CANAL QUESTION. New York. March 27.—The Secretary of State, itis said, hus been giving considerable attention of late to the subject of obtaining such a mudifi- cation of our treaty of 1816 with New Grenada as the project of De eps for a canal across the Isthmus scems to make necessary. There is reuson to believe that formal notice bas been. given of a desire on the Lart of the United States 1o reform the treaty, or more especially the lbirty-fifth article, which gives the United States the right of transit, and in which the United States guaranteed the neutrality of the ethan S. Asxet it nas not been decided whether » propose the supplementary treaty containin; the'desired modifications, oF to aueape a Dene Tiution of a uew treaty throughout. A TRIP TO NEW YORK. The President and Secretaries Evarts and Ruinsey will attend the unnual exbibition of the Nationa! Academy of ign in New York on Tuesday next. THE PATENT COMMISSIONERSHIP. Edgar M. Marbie, law officer of the Interior Department, will be appointed Commissioner of Patents, and J. G. 3tcCammon will succeed Mar THE RECORD. * HOUSE. Wasnrxctox, D. C., March 27.—Mr. Scales, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported back a resolution calling on the Secre- tary of the Interior for information as to any frauds or corrupt practices on the part of any employés of the Indian service since the Ist of July, 1877. Adopted. Also, a resolution calling on the Secretary of the lnteriorfora copy of the testimony taken by Gens. Hatch and Adams touching the late out- brenk. Adopted. Mr. F. Wood, Chairman of the Committce on and Means, reported back a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for a derailed statément of the amount of bonds pur chased by the Treasury between the Ist of Jan- ary, 18H, and the Ist of January, 189, setting Torth the.date and amount of cach purchase, the rate of interest borne by the bonds then purchased, with the date of-maturity thereof, oe ea eect, sralusivyy of accrued interest paid on cach purchuse, and its rate per oe OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yous, March 2;.—Arrived, steamships &chiedam, from Rotterdam, and Adriatic, from Liverpool. __ Lonpon, March 27.—Steamers Elysia, Algeria, Zealand; Circassia, and State of Alabama bave “Oce New York. Arrived, Celtic, from ‘ PRESIDENTIAL. Strong Indications of the Collapse of the Sherman Boom in Ohio, Which Has Been Brought About Prin- cipally by the Secretary’s Literary Bureau. Kelly’s Organ Charges the Regular Democracy with Timidity and Trickery. Kentucky Republicans Originate a Set of Model Resolutions. Groesbeck, Being Questioned, Declines to Make a Sign. O10. COLLAPSE OF THE SHERMAN BOOM. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. CoLuseus, 0., March 27.—If there has beer a belief that the friends of Sccretary Shermai and those of Senator Blaine would become rec- onciled, and that the Ohi delegation would be a unit for Secretary Sherman at the Chicago Convention, that hope is now dispelicd, and all efforts looking toward giving Mr. Snerman even & complimentary vote by the solid. Ohio delega- tion has gone glimmering. This fact becomes more apparent ench day, and the Sherman Literary Bureau at Washington fs in a great measure responsible for the state of affairs which now exist. Tho fact that the friends of Mr. Sherman were going” to extreme limits in setting forth the claims of the favorit son was well known, but not until to-day was it apparent that the State was being flooded with letters ATTACKING BOTH SENATOR BLAINE AND GEN. : GRANT. = One of these letters fell into the hands of a friend of Senator Blaine to-day, but its contents are withheld forthe present. b ‘To-night the fallowing card was {ssyed from the Blainc headquarters and is signed vy Gen. Beatty, Chairman of the Blaine Club. The card is based upon a personal knowledge of the con- tents of the lettersemanating from the Sherman Bureau, and reads as follows: “The Sherman Lirerary Bureau at Washi tonistilooding Onio with letters, in some of which, under the injunction of secrecy. it makes slan- derous attacks upon Senator Blaine and un- truthful statements respecting the candidacy of Gen.Grant. It claims tohave evidence in its possession to crush the one, and information Which puts the other pructically out of the race. While avowedly opposed to any adverse criticism of candidates, it is, nevertheless, by secret threats, innuendocs,and false assurances, endeavoring to injure the distinguished men for whom it mukes outward professions of respect and friendliness. We desire, therefore, to remind the Republicans of Ohio that when assasins be- gin to stab it is well forhonest men to be on their guard.” = ‘There is a nervousness noticeable among the friends of Sherman, they having received infor mation which indicates that Mr. Sherman’s hold on several counties in Northern Obio is consid- ered uncertain. Especially is this true in Gen. Garfield's Congressional district. NEW YORK. KELLY SPEAKS OUT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonrs, March 21.—The Tammany organs hail the Tilden maneuvre of yesterday a8 any- thing but a Tilden victory. Kelly’s Express says: “After a deal of whispering and plotting the Committee referred the matter of fixing the time and place for the Convention to @ sub-commitice of five. Such a proceeding is without parallel in the history of the party. It was evidently inspired by fear. The intima- tion that the Independent Democrats would hold a Convention at the same time and place asthe Tilden State Convention, and that the latter would be forced to face :he one issue be- fore the Democrats of New York to-day, fright- ened the Committee into a palsying hesitancy and 2 terrible looking for something fatal which mixht happen. The action showed that Tilden and his followers are determineily opposed to Democratic hnrmony in this State. Judge Flanders proposed a call for the State Convention providing for a complete re- union of the party on a fair aud just basis, closing with the noble sontiment, *Everything for the cause, nothme for men.’ But it was voted down at once. The Committce did not want harmony. The course of the Com- mittee was marked by timidity and trickery, undignified and utterly out of keeping with the gravity and importance of the situation. It shows plainjy enough if the Democracy ure to be reunited they must rally and make a supreme effort for that end.” KENTUCKY. THE JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS BOW THEIR HEADS WITH SHAME. Specetal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Lovisvitir, Ky., March 27.—The following resolutions were adopted by the Jetferson Conn- ty Republican Convention yesterday. The seventh is spicy: Third—The prominent Republican candidates for the Presidency represent the honest diffe! ences of opinion and personal preferences nutu- raltoa party governed by principle an@ de- voted to freedom, but all differences will termi- nate in a united support of the nominee of the Chicago Convention. Fourth—We honor the life-long services of the Hon. James G. Blaine in the cause of freedom asa fearless champion of human sights the grentest statesman, and the best-loved lender of the Republicun party: and believe he would lead us to a splendid victory. Fifth—To the Secretary of the Treasury, who ‘drove repudiation into its political coffin and nailed down the lid with golden clinchers, we owe gratitude for his many efforts to protect the National honor. Stxth—We pay respect to Gen. Grantas the greatest soldier of the age, in the hight of well- earned fame, and remember with pride his vie- tories. Seventh—We bow our beads in shame at the action of the revenue officers of this (Fifth) dis- trict, in prostituting their offices forthe nom- ination of a Presidential candidate for a third term, and ask in the face of this whether the President's Civil-Service rules are not a cheat, a delusion, a fraud, and a snare? GROESBECK. A PARTY COMPLIMENT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Crxcinnatr, O., March 27.—The Hon. W.S. Groesbeck to-day received a letter from Jonah BR. Taylor, Chairman of a meeting of Democrats held at the Metropolitan Hotel in New York to discuss the question of bringing out # new Dem- ocratic candidate for the Presidency. The letter set forth that the conference, which represented the rank and file of the true Democracy of the country, was anxious to: ascertain if Mr. Grocs- beck would, if nominated at Cincinnati, accept the nomination, and it requested Mr. Groesbeck to give his views relating to the course of pro- cedure the Democrats of the country should pursue in the present situation of the party in the Nation. Mr. Groesheck was approached to-day after the receipt of the letter and questioned as to his probable answer. He declined to say anything Turther than that he regarded the letter, which came from men high in the councils of the Dem- ocratic party, as a great compliment to him. He will forward his unswer soon, but will give no intimation of what it will be. Mr. Grocsbeck's fitness to become the Demo- cratic standard-bearer is generally conceded here, where his abilities and lofty: personal character are known, but his candidacy would uwaken no enthusiasm with the masses, He is too cold. 3 advices from New York state that at the sessions of the oa and anti-Tammany iy State Committees recontly held there Groes- beck'’s candidacy wus discussed as_a possible solution to the existing quarrels in the purty. IOWA. POR BLAINE. DEs Morxesg, Is., March %7.—The Republican primaries for the election of delegates to the County Convention were held throughout this county to-day. Inthe City of Des Moines two tickets, one headed with Blaine for President, the other with Grant, were put up and voted on. The Blaine delegates were elected by four to one, there being 578 votes cast for Biaine to 152 for Grant. Sherman received 2 votes, Edmunds j,and Hayes 1 The strength of Blaine was so great that the conclusion was accepted as a foregone thing. The three other precincts in the county heard from so far all instruct for Blaine. It is thought the other fifteen precincts have done the same. The delegates from those heard from insure Blaine a strong majority in the County Convention. This (Polk) county will have the largest'vote of any county in the ‘Biate Convention. SCHURZ. HE OPPOSES A THIRD TERM. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuixaron; D. C., March 27.—Secretary Schurz was approached to-day by a newspaper correspondent, who requested an interview on the subject of the next Presideney. :Mfr. Sohyrz declined to be interviewed for.the reason, a8 he stated, that he was’ too busy, and that, ocoupy> inga high public position, he did not wish to formally antagonize any of tho candidates now prominently before the country. He said that t legisiution was pending in which tho seeery bad. more interest than it had in his private opinions, and that he preferred to keep silent. He added, however, that he supposed everybody knew that he was opposed tora third term for anybody, and for Gen. Grant in partio- wu . lar. , GEN. GRANT. BAS NOT WITHDRAWN. INDIANAPO!18, March 87.—A very: prominent politician, and a leader in the Republican party of Indiana, who is in the confidence of Gen. Grant and the secrets of the Grant movement, denies the truth of the statements that come from Boston and Washington that Grant has de- cided not to make tho race for the Presidential nomination, He declares that Grant's nomina- tion on the first ballot by an overwhelming ma- jority is already assured, and that it will be done unlesa it canbe demonstrated that he cannot poll the full strength of his party or secure us Inany Votes as any other candidate, in which case his name would be witndrawn without a ballot. He says Grant would not accept the nemination unless he should have that assurance, In which event he would consider it a duty he owes to his country to accept. The gentleman ulso states that the votes of the Indiana delegation, which ig supposed to atand 28 for Blaine and 2 farSher- man, can be cast solid for Grant if it shall be deemed desirable. < AN OMISSION. THE ANTI-INIRD-TERM MOVEMENT. A Sr. Louis, 3fo., March 28.—The signatures to the cail fora National anti-third-term mass- convention telegraphed from here Thursday night were omitted through’ the blunder of the transmitting operator. They are J. B, Hender sou, Obsirman; Emery 8. Foster, Secretary. NOTES, NEBRASKA FOR TILDEN. & Apectal to St. Louts Republican. OmaHA, March 26.—The Democratic primary election was held in this county yesterday. On account of some personal jealousies of Dr. Mil- ler, editor of the Herald, there was an attempt to defeat his element of the party. The victory, however, was overwhelmingly for the Miller ele- ment, and the election in this county, and others heard from in the State insures a Tilden delega- wpe Cincinnati, Nebraska is no doubt for THE RAMLROADS.. EAST-BOUND FREIGHT MOVEMENT Never before have the Chicago roads leadiag East done such an immense freight business as during the past weok. The amount of flour, grain, und provisions carried by the Michigan Central, Lake Shore, Fort Wayne, Pan-Handle, and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads during tho week amounted to nearly 80,000 tons,or more than twice as much as was carried during the busiest time previous to the late reduction in grain rates. The business done by the Chicago & Grand Trunk is not included in the above ex- hibit. .As this road has done an unusually largo business during the week, and also hud the ad- vantage of its new lake line between this city and Ludington, the seamount of traffic done by it may safely be estimated at 10,000 tons, which swells the total amount to about 90,000 tons. No such umount, or anything near like it, has ever befuro been taken from this city by the rail lines in one week. .And had it not been for the fact that all the roads were short of cars, and some of them blocked up on account of the rusb, the total amount would have execeded 100,000 tons. It is not to be ex- pected, however, that this boom will continue, and a considerable falling of may be ex- perienced next week. The rush grew out of the fact that a number of lurge shippers some time ‘ago contracted an immense amount of corn for March delivery, expecting: to be easily able to get it all forward in time. But they have been mistaken in their calculations, the roads not being equal to the emergen The companies got short of cars, and the result is that not more than one-half of the shipments can be delivered in time. The speculators will certainly come to gricf, as the Eastern partics have gota corner. and will muke them feel it on the last day of the month, when the time for March delivery expires. The inability of the roads from this city to hanule all the freight that offered has had the effect of diverting considerable business to To- ledo, whence stermers are now running to Buf- fulo and Sarnia, the former connecting the Wa- bash, and the latter in the interestof the Grand ‘Trunk. The anticipations of the trunk Jincs that the lake rates will be so high this summer as to enable them to maintain the present.freight rates are not likely to be fulfilled, as the lake qeites have experienced a: falling off from the figures first quoted, and there will no doubt be a still greater drop when actual competition has commenced. It was the intention of the rail- roads to make the summer rate on grain 30 cents, but from present indications they are likely to go down to 25 and even 0 cents. The principal movement during the week was in corn, there being shipped about 58,000 tons of this articlo alone. Thus far but little wheat has been shipped. The great bulk of it still re- mains in the elevators, and will no doubt con- tinue there until navigation has fairly opened. The speculators have all along hoped for an advance in the price of this article to let them off without much loss, but instead of an advance there has been a steady decline, and the prospects are that the prices will go down still further. The lower freight rates the speculators will get ufter the opening of navigation will hardly compensate them for the falling off in price. The total amount of flour, grain, and provis- ions shipped the past week by the five pool lines was 79,223 tons, against 64,148 tons the week pre- vious, an increase of 15,075 tons. The Tallovwing etaveiignt shows the amount of ‘business done by the various lines. Grain, |Prov’s, Flour, |tons of |tons of| Total ris. |2000U.| 20001.) tons. Michigan Central..| 18,742} 15,939) 2,103} 19.917 Lake Shore.........| 9404! 20,03] 2's49] 23:87 Fort Wayn efrazy 861} 3353] 14,001 Pan-Handle.,-.... +65] -30,930 Baltimore & Ohio. 2)208| “10,538, Total...........{ 117,228] 58,608] 15.167] 79.223 The heavy business during the past week, which taxed every rond to ts utmost capacity, has bad the effect of greatly disarranging the tinal balances of the pool roads, and it will be some time before they can equulize their regu- lar percentages. The following statement shows how the roads stood March 23: Michigan Cen- tral. 6,444 tons over: Pan-Handle, 4,622 tons over; Baltimore & Ohio, 13,150 tons oyer; Lake Shore, 14,081 tons short; and Fort Wayne, 10,206 tons short. The heavy increase of the Baltimore & Ohio must causé genera! surprise, as this road seldom before bas shown any surplos. It spe: well for Mr. Frank Harriott, the etlicient Gen- eral Agent of the Company in this city. GOULD AGAIN. The Cincinnati Gazette has the following arti- cle regarding sensational reports that the Gould and Keene combination have perfected arrange- ments by which they are to get contro) of all the roads diverging from Cincinnati with the ex- ception of the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsyl- vania: Reports have been for some time in circula- tion that efforts were being made by Enstern capitalists to secure the control of the Cincin- nati, Hamilton & Dayton Ratlroad in connection with the Cleveland, Columbus & Indianupolis. This would include the Cincinnati & Dayton Short Line, the Dayton & Michigan, and the Indianapolis Junction Roads. The objective point, of course, is 2 connection with and the early controi of the Cincinnati Southern Koad. it was the completion of the latter that attract- ed the attention of railroad. millionuires in this direction. The opening of u great trunk-line connecting the Northern and Southern systems of roads could not be overlooked by the cipitul- ists who are reaching out for the carrying trade of the country. Previously Cincinnati was treated as a side station, and ber railroad con- nections us mere switches that were not worth controlling. The Pennsylvania Central, it is true, had secured the Little Miami Road; but this, until the present season, had proved a losing investment. The Baltimore & Ohio, through Receiverships which cost no outlay of money, obtained control of the Marietta and Ohig & Mississippi. All this was easily done, be- cause there was no opposition. But with the opening of the Cincinnati South- smn there comes a chunge. For some time par- ties have been buying Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton stock, and on Suturday it was announced that the control of that rond hud been secured by New York parties, under the leadership of Keene. This vontrolsthe line from Luke Erie at Cleveland and Toledo to Cincinnati, but whether they are to be operated in connection with the Eric or the Vanderbilt road we are not informed. The plan, we are told, is to withdraw the Cincinnat! & Dayton Short Liue from the track of the Cincinnati & Baltimore Road, and concentrate all the business at the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Depot, There is 2 con- tract, it is true, between the Short Lineand Cincinnati & Baltimore Companies, but miilroad munagers huve away of getting clearof con- tracts ther do not want. This port having secured control of the Cin- cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Company, withdrew from the market Saturday afternoon. Whether the policy will be to depress the outstanding Stock, or suffer it to take cure of itself, remains tobeseen. The anoual election occurs in May, and then there will be a show of hands. ‘The same parties substantially, it is stated, are working for, if they have not ulready secured, the control of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. This, it was supposed, would Le resisted by Bal- timore & Ohio interests, but it was stated Satur- fay, by parties who are in a position to know, that Mr. Garrett had sold out his Ohio & Missis- Bippi stock at 40° ceuts, which cost bim an ayer- age of 12 cents, This would indicate that the is ass into ' the pool vithout a atra ee Ohio &’ Mississi; ‘It was also report t substantially. the same parties had Seaured control of the Cinciu- nati, Indianapolis, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad. This would give the ination absolute con- tra of the whole aystem of roads north, west, and east from this city with tho exception of the Pennsylvania Ceritral and Baltimore & Ohio, and would place {t in a position to command— that is about the right word—tho Cincinnati Southern. And in this connection comes the suggestion,—" This is. the time to soll the Cin- cinnati Southern.” Perhaps it is, end perhaps not. It is manifest, however, that the Cincin~ Bile Sauber ie te ate pointy ee com pation can well atford to. ic or two in onler to get command of the Cincin- nati railroad field. a MASSACHUSETTS ROADS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bosrox, March 27.~The Legislature is deter- mined to buve contracts betwéen the railroads in Massachusetts and those having Groat West- ern connections placed on a fair footing, and a dill drawn by the Attorney-General will be pre- sented Monday and pushed through to cover all such cases as the recently-discovered contract between the Boston & Albany and Now York Céntral. The bill allows the Boston & Albany to make contracts with the New York roads, but under ‘certain restrictions, and the Railroad. Commissioners of the State are to be the arbi- trators. The bill provides that no road in which the State is a stockholder or to which it has loaned its credit shall make any contract with a forcign corporation by virtue of Which the operition of the: two ronds shall in any manner be controlled by a single manage- ment unless by special act of the Legisluture, and beyond this all contracts shall be declared yoid. The privileges under the General itail- road Inw in regard to connections are reserved to the corporations: in other words, it places the Boston & Albany, Hoosac Tunnel of the Fitch- burg Jine, and the New York & Now England on an equal footing. The bill will be submitted to the counsel of the Albany Road for such amend- mentzand alterations as they may suggest. steak CHICAGO RAILROAD ASSOCIATION. The Chicago Railroad Association, composed of the General Passenger and ‘Ticket Agents of all the ronds centering in this city, held its annual meeting yesterday at the rooms of the Association in Ashland Block. There were pres- ent George H. Danieis, Chicago & Pacific; W. P. Johnson, Illinois Central; Gon. F. R. Byers, Fort Wayne; W. A. Thrall, Northwestern; H.C. Wentworth, Michigan Central; and J. R. Wood, Burlington. James Charlton occupied the chair, and G. H. Daniels acted as Secretary. The elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: James Charlton, President; W. P. Johnson, Vice-President; and George H. Dan- iels, Secretary and ‘Treasurer. The fol- lowing Executive Committee was elected: J. R. Wood, A. V. H. Carpenter, and } C. Wentworth. A reduction of 20 cents was made iu the rate to St. Louis and 35 cents in the rate to Kansas City, ‘This makes the St. Louis rate $8.70 instead of $9.00 and the Kansas City rate $14.90 instead of $15.25. ‘There was no other work of importance done, and the rest of the meeting was consumed {n re- yising and correcting the sheet rates. Much labor has to be expended on this work owing to the reduction of the local rates by the Alton and Ilinois Central to three cents per mile. FORT WAYNE, WARSAW & BRAZIL. Spectal Dispatch to.The Chicago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIB, Ind,, March 27.—Articles of in- corporation of the Fort Wayne, Warsaw & Brazil Railroud were filed with the Secretary of State this morning. The line of the proposed road is from Fort Wayne to Terre Haute, and prases through Wells, Huntington, Blackford, Grant, Howard, Tipton, Madison, Hamtlton, Clinton, Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Putnam, Parke, Clay, and Vigo Counties, being in all 165 miles in length. The capital stock is tixed at $40,000, and of thia $51.000 huve been taken up, $34,000 by’ parties residing in Huntington County. PETITION DENTED. New York, March 27.—Judge Blatchford in in the United States Cirouit Court, in the case of Philip W. Holmes, en behalf of the holders of the income coupons of the Kansas Pacifico Rail- way Company, against the Kansas Pacific Rail- way Company, Union Pacific Railway Company, Benjumin W. Lewis, of 8t. Louis, Mo., and Jay Gould, hus denied the application to restrain the puyment of the dividend declared April 1, 1880, under the late consolidation of the companics named. SQUTIIWESTERN POOL. Sr. Louis, Mo., March 27.—The Wabash, St. Louis & Pacitic Hailroad to-day formally notified Commissioner Midgely, of the South- western pool, t it ig dissatified with theaward ‘of tonuage made by the arbitrators of the St. Louis division. SALE CONFIRMED. CINCINNATI, March 27.—The sale of the Miami Valley Narrow-Gauge Railway was confirmed by bee Court of Common Pleas at Lebanon, O., to- ay. ITEMS. Commissioner Fink has just issued the follow- ing circular: Please make the following correction in the report of the proceedings of the Joint Executive Committee at Chicago, Feb. 26 and 27, 1850: Sec. 38. page 31, should rend “ April to Oct. 31, 1850" ingtend of April 1 to Oct. 1, 1850, as printed. Messrs. J. F. ‘Tucker and C.C. Wheeler, who were appointed arbitrators for the Chicago Division of the Southwestern Railway Associn- tion, have selected Mr. George H. Daniels, Gen- eral Freight and Ticket Agent of the Chicago & Pacific Railroad, as third arbitrator to assist them in making their award Monday. The se< lection is a good one. Mr. J. E. Lockwood, General Ticket Agent of the Kunsas City, Lawrence & Southern Railrond, informs the General Ticket Agents of connect- ing roads that the Kansas City, Lawrence & Southern is now completed and open for busi- ness to Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas, and urgently requests that tickets to that point via this line be placed on sale in all their coupon ticket offices at the earliest date practicable, STORM NOTES. ST. LOUIS, MO. Sr. Lours, Mo,, March 27.—A tremendous wind storm sct in here after midnight lust night and has continued ever since, with varied severity. At8o'clock this morning the wind attained a velocity of sixty miles an hour, and at different: times during the day it blew with great force. Very little dumage was done, however, chim- neys, shutters, fences, signs, etc., being bout the only Lm injured, The centre of the low barometer is between Keokuk and Daveuport, Id.,and the centre of high burometer nerr Dodge City, Kas. All telegraph lines west of . this city ure prostrated, arid no advices have yet been received of the effects of the storm. ee EVANSVILLE, IND. Soecial Dispatch to *!:- ©. aribune. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Mareh 27.—A heavy gale prevailed here all day, doing considcrable dam- age on the river front. The river was lashed intoafury,and the craft moored at the bank suffered severely. The barge Lilly, with nearly 7,000 sacks of corn on board, was sunk, and soon afterwards broke to pieces. Tot:l toss about $5,500; partly insured. The corn was consigned to Shinkley & Co., Cincinnati. The riparian village above the levee was decimated of its flouting tenements, six being sunk, and the poor fami- Her who occupied them being thrown out on the bank without clothing or shelter. LAFAYETTE, IND. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns, LAFAYETTE, ind., March 27.—This vicinity was visited by a terrible wind and rain storm this morning, blowing down stables, kitchens, signs, and unroofing buildings. At Stockwell, this county, the burn of Henry Whitsell was torn down by the force of the wind, and much of the material of which it was composed cairied away. Four horses in the barn were killed outright and a fitih badly injured. Fences throughout the county were blown down, and several miuor 2c- cidents occurred, z A HIGH WIND." . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Carro, Ill, March 27.—A very high wind has - prevailed here all day; blowing part of the time atthe rateof fifty-seven miles per hour. No serious damage is reported tn the city. Packets are behind time, and the movement of crafts in bie ee has been attempted with great diffi- culty: — : OMAHA, NEB. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Osan, Neb., March 27.—A perfect gale ‘bas been raging all day, and several frame buildings have been blown down, and other damage his been done here and elsewhere in Nebraska. deleuranals communfeation has been inter- KEOKUK, IA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunss KEOKUK, Ia., March-27.—The -wind has been blowing 2 gule all day,doing much damage, blowing down trees and fences, and breaking {elegruph a tinea A large barn near the.city was z é -Ufretful mother and cross child indicates ill health, requiring only Hop Bitters to remove. acid during the night. Experiments baveshown Tho Syatem of Night Medical Service Proposed by Dr. Nachtel, Whereby Physicians May: Be Obtained by Applying to Police Stations. -. A Plan That Has Worked Great Benefits in Large European Cities. Prof Felix Adler's oble Work in Behalf of the , Poor of New York, - - A New Picture from the Brush of the Poetic Artist McEntee. Spectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. New York, March 25.—I hada conversation yesterday with Dr, Henri Natchol, of Paris, who has called the attention of the New York Acade- my of Modicine and the County Medical Society of Philadelphia to the system of night medical service now in operation in Paris, Berlin, anda number of other European cities. Nothing of* the kind has ever been practiced in the United States, and itis the province of. Dr. Nachtel in his present visit to this country to call the atten- tion of the public to the beneficent provisions of this plan which he has brought across the ocean with him. The fundamental iden of this system is the utilization of the police stations, A register is to bo kept at each station of such physicians within the precinct as are willing to respond to calls at any hour dur- ing the night under the terms prescribed by the law. The physicians so registered are such only a8 are in good standing in the medical profes- sion, and who have regularly graduated at some legally-cstablished and recognized medical col- lege, and are duly entitled to practice the selence. No discrimination is made be- tween different schools of medicine for the reason that the service {s a pub- lic one. The person applying for a doctor is, however, allowed to. select any physician of any school onthe Ust. The list, after being prepared, is subject to revision by the Registrar of Vital Statistics, who compares it with the registry of the Board of, Health. By this means the public is protected from any im- position, and a gunrantec of professional skill is obtained which the individual, if a stranger. would not be able to secure for himself. When a physician is wanted the applicant registers the name of the patient, with the ad- dress, his own name and address, with such minutencss as to prevent the possibility of . mistake or delay. A policeman is thereupon detailed as a messenger, who, in cases where no preference is expressed, calls the nearest physi- cian. Where a preference is expressed the doctor designated is brought. He accompanics the physician to the door of the pationt’s house, and presents him with a small bit of paper, on which is written his own name and address, the patient’s name and address, and by whom called. This informution is tilled out on a printed form and attested by the Sergeant on duty at the station where the applicution is made. this is retained by the physicians as a voucher, which he presents when the patient is unable or unwilling to pay. The compensation which may be demanded for the service thus performed is fixed by lnw, and is reasonable in amount. For instance, in Paris the fee is 10 francs, or about $2. Tho Sergeant and Police-Messenger are also allowed 8 small fee, This voucher, if the feo is not piid by the patient, passes into the hands of the Board of Education, and may form the basis of an ordinary sc- tion for debt, on which the usual proceedings in such cases may be had. Again, if the fce is putid by the patient, the voucher of the physician is surrendered by him to the patient, who retains itasareceipt. The opportunity is afforded of collecting a vast nmount of statistical informa- tion. In each of these cases the age, sex, busi- ness, nature, and history df the disease is re- corded and reported to the Bourd of Heulth, to- gether with such other information as muy be deemed ‘necessary for the full understanding of the'ease. In these returns the name of the pa- tient is suppressed through motives of delicacy and desire to gtiurd the privacy of people, which they have a right to require. ., THIE IS SUBSTANTIALLY. the entire plan of medical night service as pre- sented by Dr. Nuchtel to the Amer‘cun public. ‘At first thought it might be supposed the system is ah expensive one, or that thoordinary method of night medical service was suficient. Dr. Nachtel estimates that the sum required an- nuailly to maintain and operate this system in New york City would not exceed $10, Ina city like Chicago a much smaller sum would be required. : ‘The necessities which give life to the plan are many and obvious, and come within the range of experience of all classes and conditions of people. In ull large citics there ure many peo- ple who have ho family pbysician. Some dv not even know the name or location of one. ‘Those who doare liable to be imposed upon by quacks and pretenders. Inscase of emergen¢y much viluable time is lost at night in hunting for one, and it not infrequently happens that one cannot be got at all until morning. Even those families who employ a physiciun regularly, may not be able, for some catise or other, to obtain his serviecs iu a time of immi- nent p from accident or sudden sickness. The history of every family will doubtless re- veal instances of this kind. Ina city like Chica- go, where the transient +population is alwie farge, stich wt system would cnuble them to ol tain prompt and skillful attendance at a mini- mum cost and without # perilous risk of life or future disability by injurious delays in obtain- ing help. Iris A FACT well known to medical science, and embraced within the scope of popular knowledge, thut diseuses ure more prevalent at night than dur- ing the day. The temperature of: the ody fulis at night, respiratory energy diminishes, und tho orgunic forces are.enfeebled. ‘This is said to be partly owing to the absence of light, and partly to the diminution of the production of carbonic Es that during sleep there is a larger absorption of oxygen during the night than during the day. The power of. resistunce’of the body, there- fore, being weaker during the night than during the day, we are more liablé to suffer from the baneful influences which surround us. Cholera and abdominal diseases, says Dr, Nach- tel, afte more to be apprehended at night than in the day.. Itis nearly always during the night that asthma, croup, and gout appear. It is re- corded thut in Munich, during a epidemic of cholera, seventy out of 100 cases occurred at night. The cooling of the body owing to the ubgence of the warm rays of the sun ig another source of danger, und in cases of great debility ¥ forces induces diarrhen and d; tery. ce or the prevalence of deadly epidemics 2 medical system like this may be of inestimable udyantuge to the com- munity.- Z THE ORIGIN OF THIS NETMOD in Europe was briefly stated. Iu 1869 the many deaths which occurred in Paris, through unnvold- able delays in obtaining the assistance of physi- cians caused n petition to be presented to the Senate praying for the organization of some means by which this mortality should be pre- vented. The subject was respectfully consid- ered by the Senate, and was tinally*referred to Dr. Nélaton, a” man of eminent ability and learning, for~ ¢xemination, with in- struc to report, Before Dr. Nélaton had finished his investigations, and during the same year, Dr. Passunt submitted a plin tor night medieal service to the Paris’ Director of Public Assistance which involved the utilization of the police. This plan was exumined and ac- cepted, but defore it was put in practice the Franco-Prussian War put 9 stop to all thoughts of municipal reform, When peice followed the momentous events of the two sneceed- ing years, and tranquillity was again re- stored in the great city, Dr, Passant again brought to the attention of the authori- ties bis plan for relief. In this effort he was sustained by Nclaton, who had exumined and upproved it. Before’ any progress hud been mude, however, Dr, Passant died. In 1872 the authorities of Berlin seized upon the idea and put it Into practical clfect for the first time. In IsT4 it -was adopted in St. Petersburg. In February, 1870, the system was innugurated in Paris, where the idea originated, with a stu of 5 doctors, which ‘number has ‘been inereased to 604, Since that time the same plin hus been adopted in Moscow, Odessa, Wursaw, tome, Milan, and Turin, while Lisbon, Lyons, Sturscilles, and Lille are about to adopt it. “Two years ago it was introduced suc- | cessfully in Algiers, Africa. A COMMITTER, of the members of the New York Academy of Medicine was appointed to investigate thisques- tion und report upon Dr, Nachtel’s paper. ‘This report will shortly be forthcoming. From the unofficiat expressious of the gentlemen | composing the Committee and = frum the attitude of the enlightened’. medi- cal opinion of the city, sod from, ‘absence of a substantial opposition, it may Le safcly predicted that the repurt will be a favora- Dle one, and it 1s not unlikely that the peces- sary legislation will be secured to put the plun the | Hot rench.” in practical etfect. Indeed, one of ‘the features of the contemplated report 13 suid to be a dratt of # bill to be sent to Albany for the considéra- tion of the Legislature now in session. Dr. William 8, Thomus, President of. the Hu- mane Society of this city, deliv a lecture co this subject a few crenings since before the Seanien’s Aid and Protective ‘Association. in which he took strong.grounds in favor-of the plan, On the conciusion of his lecture, resolu- tons were passed recommending the adoption of- the system in this city. "This subject has already attracted the favorable attention of the press of this city, and has thereby been outlined the public, but not presented fn detail. oy +. ‘I ASKED THE DOCTOR: . if it.was contemplated that the police should be clothed with any extra power. He said they were not; they simply act as messengers to put the physician in communication with the patient who needs him. He said there were about 1.500 physicians in Paris, and about an equal number more in the environs. Where the police stations were not numerous enough, he said the hotels, the district feleecy! 1 and mes- senger service — might e enrployed to help out the deficiency. The collection of the feces for the service, Dr. Nachtel states, sshould be py a responsible official from the office: -of the Board of Heulth, or from the Vital Statis- tics Department. He thought this systein could be advuntuyeously employed in all cities of 300,- 000 people and over. Chica; thinks, would be benefited by it. It is quite cer- tain that the plnn has met with rospectful con- “sideration in New York and Philadelphia, and muy probably be adopted by both cities. FELIX ADLER, Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, New York, March 25.—To say that New York is dirty gives buta faint idea of the absolutely filthy condition of the streets. During the bad weather of last week the prvements were 2 slip- pery slime of .pasty mud that it was very difli- cult. to avojd slipping upon, . Until New York is cleaned the aristocracy will necd neither straw nor tanbark laid before their doors when they are ill, for the streets are now well padded for rich and poor alike. For the poor, and the work that is being done for-them, I have a word to say. There have been always hospitals, industrial schools, houses of refuge, Magdalen asylums,—the last a mis- erable apology for whut they should be,—where the Bible is dealt out in large doses and bhu- manity and loye in small ones. But there is yet room for more work and of a better kind, and for that work Felix Adler was born, and that work he is doing. It is quite the fashion to say with a sneer,—that is, in fashionable circles, and which are, of course, church circles,— “Felix Adler!—a Jew—and a renegade Jew at that.” Very true, yet a strange enough sneer after all, for, as O. B. Frothingham once remurked, “a very large portion of the world worships a Jew, and another very large portion a Jewess;” yet wé always hear a sniff and a sneer Tor a Jew in any guise. But enough; Listen to a little story of the work of one Jew, Felix Ad- Jer preaches in Chickering Hall to the “Society of Ethical Culture.” It is a society which is composed of many regular members, how many [do not know; but that immense hall is jammed every Sunday morning to beur this young enthusiast. Inthe centre of the stage stands a smull desk with natural Sowers upon it, screens behind and ut cither side. At llo’clock the doors are closed; not to keep people in, us they did at the Moody and Sunkey meetings, but to keep them out, a8 Prof. Adler . wishes to speak in quict. A German singing so- ciety sing something, and then Prof. Adler steps forward in front of his desk und speuks, at first in a rather low tone, and with déliberation, but soon with an impassioned vehemence which in- sensibly currics his hearers with bim and brin; forth from time to time bursts of enthusiustic appliuse. Theologically one may believe every- thing or nothing and yet hear Prof. Adler with satisfaction, for he pleads the cause of hu- manity alone, and it seems to me that noone can hear him without being stirred to’ the very depths of the soul with 2 desire to live for others. He fects with many other people in our great cities that we arc upou the eve of a COMMUNISTIC REVOLUTION, and that the mass of the very poor—Ifke many others more fortunate in woridly affairs—are fast coming to belicve that we have but one lite to live, and that they are, therefore, to grasp ull that they can get here, and are no longer content to be toid that it is cusier for a poor man to got into Heaven than itis fora mca one, and tat thoy are to be content with treasures in Heaven insteud of having a good time on carih., To avert the danger of a revolution, these people must be given some resources, something to make life pleasant. How isit tobe dune? ‘This is bis plan. Ho personally works among these people; he sees that their lives are all drudgery. with necd of better food, and more food and materinl comforts of all Kinds, and they are in many, indved, in most cases, too poor to send their children to the public schools 1o0r they cannot buy fit clothes for them. 'To help this cluss “The sucicty of Ethical Culturey’ established in New York a year or to ago® tree kindergarten. They began with balf a dozen scholars, thoy now bave several hundred; in connection with it they bave district nurses who are enthusiasts in their profession. ‘There is nlso a society-house, where the women who are interested in this work go and sew once a week, and send out bed linen and clothing that the nurses while they nurse the sick back into the world that holds so little for them may at the same time teach cleaniiness, order, thrift, and the little refinements of home life. The Society is now about to establish a school,—in- decd, [ believe it is already under way,—and, ia telling of the plans of the school, Prof. Adier planted some telling blows: in the ribs of our Inuch-vaunted public-schvol system, He run ovor with amusing rupidity and to the delight uf thé audience the way in which chil- dren ure taught grammar, geography, etc., un- der our present system. ‘He spoke of the lasting injury that is done by the constant up- peal to the memory rather than to the understanding of children,—of the absurdity of teaching by statistics,—so many square miles, so many capitals and chief cities, so many churches, so many tobucco-raising counties in 0 taany States,—facts painfully learned only to be easily forgotten, and always to be found in the pages of a gazetteer. He would teach geog- raphy by beginning with the house, with the yard, withthe streets we live in, with the Iuy of the land, with tho rivers that tlow by our doors, whore they come from, where they go to, and whut they pass. He would teach geography and bistury ut once, by telling of Socrates and his unpleisant wife, and so leading to Greece; of Jesus and His pure and genile life iv the Galilean hills, and of other countries in the same way. He would reform the reading- book. The childron should learn by spelling out Gothe, and Schiller, und Shakspeare that their minds might itt once be shown THE WIGHER LITERATURE, and to so clevate them that they might not care for the lower, und so bring into their lives a new elument,—u resource. He would tech cuough science and chemistry to interest tho muchine-tender in the power that drives the wheels, and to appreciate partially ut least the great discoveries. In tho new school they hope to do these things, and in this way he would make the laboring man. content to remain in his work, having some- thing to turn to besides work. He makes his appeals intensely personal. He says, With aslight accent which is very charm- ing: “It is all very well to deal in abstract philanthropy; there is plenty of room for that and always willbe; but that is mot our work. You—you man in that seat there—" pointing a long nervous tiger before bim, * here is work for you; here {sa sick man in sucha strect and number; he needs food, fire, and nursing; give Bim your time, your money. "© Yous haye none, you say. It isnotse. You have mu- terial comforts; deprive yourself and let him keep his lite. You have no right to let him lose it while you can save. You, woman, listen: here isa little child, a girl, her soul still pure and spotléss ag the driven suow. She will learn to speak soon: she will learn to listen; it is for -you to say if she shall grow up to her inevitable fate on the Streets or to a true womunhood.”” ‘Such appeals us these stir the soul, and one nnot ufter hearing them feel that there is uny excuse for a_life that is not one of seli- nbnegation. Prof, Adlar is young—just 23 Lam told,—and is of medium hight, slight, o ous,aud wiry. His audience is largely Jewish. but by no means wholly so. There are many thoughtful, carnest faces among them, and it is amusing to see people look ateach other: cach one seems curious about his or her neighbor. ‘The taint of heresy is blown out of the ball be- fore Monday morning by the Buptists, who hold forth there every Sunday ufternuon. Well, may peace nttend their doctrine. It is more com- tortable, doubtiess, to be a good Baptist than @ member of “he Society of Ethical Culture,” but I doubt if its doctrines stir so deeply the inner heart. THE ARTIST M'ENTEE, Just a word of another man who stirs the heart by his. brush as Adler dues py his words,— Jervis McKiutee. He hus one in his studio now which is especially remarkuble, It is very small, and on near view isu mass of dull and almost undistinguisbable grays and browns. But placed in the right lizht what 1 change appeurs. tis a winter landseape in the dim twillght of day: when the snow bus just ceased falling. The air is full uf that mysterious mistiness peculiar to that timeand state of the atmosphere. ‘The ture- ground is one bicak expanse of fresh-fallen snow as yet without a footprint. The bluck boughs of #2 half-buried shrub are dimly outlined. Far away in the backgrgundare some buildings:—dis- tinct, yet softened and mysterious in the dim Nght, and one point of’ brightness. Not a win- dow, not u distinct lamp, and yet nn orange-col- ored glow which we know is ‘a light in u bouse. It Is so wonderfully done that it brings a. world of thronging thoughts and either tears or smiles. It is -so strong that one can have no hulf-way feeling about it,-one person looks ut it and feels “thatisa home buck. there, sweetness and the fight cluster in that room. and the damp raw night is shutout.” But another feels “it is heartbreak- Ing, that home-life is there indeed, but outside there is a wanderer. He dues not yet appear, but he is coming; but he cannot get in. He will be down by’ ond by in the snow, ppd die with his- eyes on the light ut is not from him, although close under its Tays muy sit some one whom he loves but may It is a tremendous picture, tor te lingers in the memory semetimes as a‘ heart- break and sometimes a8 u joy. MeEntee paints poetry, and when he lays down his brush there Will be no one who can take itup. May be jong live to stir souls to better and braver work by his wonderful pow K. B. ITS VALIDITY SUSTAINED. SPRINGFIBLD, IIl., Mareh 27.—The lust General Assembly so amended Sec. 1i7of the Revenue law that the Tax-Coilectors are to extend a pen- alty.of 1 per cent per month on all real. estate taxes unpaid on Mayl. The validity of this pro- vision -has“been disputed, because it allowed Tax-Collectors to affix a penalty without the uc- and St. Louis, he’ } der of Juck M« tion of the courts, anc County Attomer of tl yk County gave his opinion to th itwas.invalld. But Atrorney-General Set in an opinion promulgatod to-day,“ snst tains the validity of the law. This opinion ‘will be at once distributed by the Auditor to the County Clerks, and tho law will be pare? practical operation this year. ats CRIMINAL NEWS. A: CONFIDENCE ‘MAN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 27.—John: C.Prathe who isin jailona charge of dealing in counterter, money, received a letter from his wife in Jac} ei County this morning saying that two or thrae. days ago"a man appeared at his residence and stated to Mrs. Prather that he had been sent: py her husband to get all the money she cond Bee sibls gerape Jorethen, as ne mooted it badly, name i» Ts " Mes. P. was satisied that ho way we eyand hones truthful messenger. Sho t, $187.80, all the money there was nia the ‘house. The — next — she q of him he was ona big drunk: at Columbus td then she wrote to ask whether he sent him for the moncy. His oe telegram. ah py 8 Bradbury's arrest, jt & believed the fellow had been recently relerees from Jalliang eebtle tere! erathek: unguarded) gave bim the information enul the gume. ae bien tower $ WELLINGTON. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Boston, March 27.—Homer Wellington, ax. rested some daysago for forgery and an attem, it to poison bis wife, has made a full confession gt his guilt as wife-poisoner, but gives no Teason for the act. The body of the child who died Iast January has been exhumed, and a medical, pminer Pies inolen of arsenic administered tt several ‘erent times, Wellingt J ing killed the child. ington dele hay- PARDONS REFUSED. Harnispora, Pa., March’ 27.—The Bo; Pardons held a protracted session to-day. pepe sider applications for the pardon of Kemble, Petrof, Salter, Crawford. and Rumburger’ recently convicted or pleading guilty .of ‘core. ruptly soliciting votes of members of the Legis- Inture in connection with the Blot Clr bi After hearing counsel on both sides, the Board col for an hour, anc asked for. Cee e eaeaine nesting THEY MUST DIE, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Loutsviute, Ky., March 27.—The fact is very generally given out to-night that Gov. Black~ burn will not interfere in behalf of Robert An- derson and Charles Webster, who are sentenced to be executed here next convicted of killing tis Wie and West having been the accomplice of George Wash: ing ton, who was hanged here last spring for rape. LIFE DIPRISONMENT, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune,’ © Curton, Ia., March 27.—The jury in the casa of William Slowey for the murder of John W. Wall in this city in November last, to-day ren- dered a verdict, after deliberating two hours, convicting the prisoner of murder in the first degree and fixing his punishment at imprison- ment for life. SENTENCED TO PRISON. Enazabetit, N. J., March 27.—Ex-Controllet Thomas. B. Leggett, and Daniel W. Leeds, ex- Clerk and ex-City Treasurer, convipted of con- spiracy to defraud the city, have been sen- tenced,—the former to seven ¥eurg in the State Prison and $2250 fine, and latter to four years and $00 fine. DESPERADOES MURDERED. San Francisco, March 21.—A San Andreas ispateh says two Mexicans, Noriega and Urbano, were found shot to death near town this morning. Noriega was a well-known des perado of this county, huving killed four men, No clew to the murderer. SUSPECTED OF MURDER. Bosrox, March 27.—John B. Osseloff, a Russian artist jiving in Everett, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife. = HANGED. ATLANTA, Ga., March 27.—George Jackson, colored, was hanged at Dallas, Ga., for the mur colored. ~ BOUCICAULT. His WWife,.Agnes Robertson, Brings “Sulit for Divorce—A Scandalous Prom pective. ao ete Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Trtnine. New Yors, March 27.—Dion Boucicault wat arrested at 6 o'clcck to-night by a Deputy Sheriff.on an order of arrest granted upon ap- Plication of his wife, Agnes Robertson Bouci- cault. The papers in the cnse set forth that Mr. Boucicault, being the Inwful husband of the plaintiff, has at sundry times been guilty of in- fidelity, and asksan absolute divorce and the custody of her minor children free from all in- terference. Also asks that reasonable provision be made for the maintenance of herself and children from defendant's estate. Mrs. Boucl- cault’s affidavit states further that, upon in- formation and belief, she has good and sufficient cause of action, and will be able to maintain tha same. ‘The ground on which the order of arrest was granted was the plaintitf’s declarationin a minor ‘lfidavit that she bad good reason to believe Mr. Boucicault was about to give up his residence in this State and leave the country forever, and that if he were permitted to depart without re striction any judgment against him would ba rendered ineffectual and void of benefit to her self. Under these allegations Judge Donahue granted the order of nrrest, and directed the Sheriff to hold Mr. Boucicault in the sumof 39, 060 bail. ; It has been an open secret in this conntry and England that Mr. und Mrs. Boucicault have becp estringed for overten yeurs past. They seer rated by mutual consent some years ago, and it is claimed by Boucicault’s friends that he mada ample allowance for his wife's support, and bas always uiaiotained her liberally. Tho atfuir was conducted’ without public scandal, and, although gossip has assigned causes for the estrangement, no precise formation wus ever given by either party. Mr. Boucicault was dining at his elerant residence ot Fifteenth street, near Fifth avenue, when the cers called. Hig friends sny the oflicers asked for him ds reporters, und ng such were admi When the famons comedian appeared and cal tiously inquired their business, the Deputy ex- hibited the order. and took him into custody. Boucicault was'taken completely by surprise, but was cool and courteous, and asked leave 10 send fur Wathick and Theadore Moga, Inthe course of hilf an hou these two friends wereon hand. The necessary. papers were made out, and 3fesars. Wallick and Moss became responsible for Boucicault to the extent of $000 euch, -and the actor ‘was at liberty again. He just had time to get to the theutre, dress bimself, and appear on the stage asusual inhis churacterof Diogenes in How She Loves Him.” It was his furewell perform- ance before leaving for Baltimore. i ‘This denouement, after so. many yeats of geparntion, excites’ great interest, a3 a large serndal isexpected to come out of the trial of the cuse. Mrs. Boucicauls’s counsel would say nothing except that the charge was adult and Mr, Boucicault referred everybody to Mr Moss, who has a close month. « st Boucicault’s season here bas been anything but a britliunt one, but closes dramatically cnough for one of his own plays. << —__$__ FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York March 27.—The ship Constellation sailed for [reland to-day with a cargo of over 8,000 barrels of provisions, Including 9 large quantity of potatoes, and many boxes of cloth ing. The cargo is a generous offering to the suf- ferers, and was inade tip by contribution’ from every part of the country. ‘To the Western Associated Press. New York, March 2. stellation lett the N: o'clock with provisions be She proceeded down the bay in tow ot Cataiopa. The erews on the Colorado and uy. cmanncl the rigzing and cheered lust ‘Colorado's band played Lrish ations! girs and “Auld Lung Syue.” The olficers of e Navy-Yurd eae a Jarge gathering of Indies 4 on the picr, snd salutes were tired re: ee ‘rhe: Cousieltudiou’s crew wus wild with) €° thisinsm. ody ‘The Catalopa took the Constellatién to 53! Hook and cast her off. ent ‘There wus great checring a3. the vessels ¥ down the bay. - . a . GEN. GRANT. AND PARTY. .__ Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune «4 Texankaxa, Ark, Murch 27.—Gen. P. B. ei Mrs. Sheridan and Col. Fred. Grant and 190 passed through this city this morning €0 bie to Chieago. In.an interview the gentlemen 1 pressed themselves to your correspondent a5 ing well ploased with Texaa. The Genet) alluded to the oft-repeated saying of bis t#t he owned Holl and Texus he would Po tag ‘Texas und reside in the other plice, aUe Ne og that the utterance ws made just xt the zat the War, hen he bad been traveling, tnroilee the State and was completely broken dewey. answer to un. inquiry. respocting: he. ijlogel movementsof the Presidentinl party, OE mera said Iris father was to-day in ey to Hols, be would sein lps Monty eas. ton, remujaing therg.- ual Aegon hgh he tisesthe traia for Galveston and Ne Orleans, over tho Jlorgan Une.