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“...... THE CHICAGO: TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, ¢ APRIY 4, 1880—TWENTY “PAGES: > aes a lependent movement or giving in Upposition to the extent of organizing an in- Lesion to the Democracy. : ae ANTI-THIRD-TERM. COUPERATION ASSURED FROM ALL THE WESTERN STATES. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Louis, Mo., April 3.—Letters and tele- grams are being constantly received by the Anti-Third-Term Republican Comunittee here relative to the National_Convention in May, and committees on transportation, ete., have becn appointed. In response.to a telegram from Horace White, New York, inquiring What response have been received from the Ww estern States coiicerning the 6th of May Convention, the Secretary, Emory S. Foster, answers: “Assured codperation from lows, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, ‘ansas, Ilinois, Ohio, and Arkansas since the call was issued.” “Mr. White says New mark welll participate if agsured of Western WASHINGTON. TU.DEN’S TRICKS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxatox, D. C., April 3.—The latest* trick of Tilden is the charge that the South- ¢rn opposition to him is due to sectionalism and corruption. This is the burden of Mont- goimery -Blair’s latest pronunciamentoe. He says that Tilden is opposed only by s¢cession- ist jobbers and tlieir Northern allies, and that the threats of bolting Tilden in the South proceed only from this class. Blur, speak- | ing as the confidential friend of Tilden, says that the attitude of the South is: “If you do uit yield to our will we will let the Repub- Jicans take the Government, but if yon will yield we will take the Governinent and give you some of the offices.” FOI BLAINE. The following dispatch was received. this Gycning at the rooms of the National Blaine STEUBENVILLE, O.. April 3, 188 —To the Hon. Hiram Price, President National Blaine Club : ‘The Republicans of Jefferson County, in Con- wonton assembled, instructed their delegates to ull honorable means to secure a delegation to tional Convention in favor of the Hon. James G. Blaine. 5... CaMpPurnn. i first County Convention in Ohio from which any news has been received in Washinglon. NOTES. INSTRUCTED FOI: BLAINE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune. Des Mornrs, Ia., April8.—The Republican County Convention here to-day ‘lected twenty-one ultra Blaine delegatés to the State Convention, and then by resolution de- cared that inasmuch as Mr. Blaine is the strongest candidate that can be nominated in the doubtful or certain Republican Statés, the delegates are instructed to vote only for delegates to fhe National Convention who are Blaine men, and will use all honorable means to sécure his nomination for Presi- dent. They were also instructéd to secure trom the State Convention instructions to its delegation to the National Convention to vote asa unit for Diaine. ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Keokvi, Ia., April 3.—The Republicans of ‘Van Buren County held their Convention to- day to choose delegates to the State Conven- tion, The delegates were instructed for Blaine, and the resolutions strongly indorse him as the candidate, Des Mor Ia, April 3.—Twelve or _fif- teen Republican Uonventions were held in Towa to-~lay. The State Register up to this hour has returns from eight of them, as_fol- dows: Clarke, Louisa, Delaware, Marshall, Allamakee, Polk, Keokuk, and Buchanan. All of them instructed for Blaine and in favor of an instructed Blaine delegation to Chicago. In Delaware, Polk, and Buchanan Blaine instructions were unanimous. These, with three Conventions held before in Wayne, Davis, and Monroe, will have 114 del- peates in the State Convention, all instracted ‘or Blaine. FOR TILDEN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Towa City, Ia, April 3.—The Democracy Yo-d: lay Ghose. Tilden delegates ig the State convent a held at Burlington next Wednesday, the 7th inst. vTan, Sarr Lake, Utah, April 3.—The Territorial Republican Committee were here to-day, and elected V. ML C. Silva and Persley Denny del- gates to the Chicago Convention, with Henry Simondsand M. H. Beardsley asalternates, No Instructions, but the delegation is for Blaine. BLAINE THEIR CHOICE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, INDEPENDENCE, Ia., April 3—The Bu- chanan County Convention to elect delegates to the State Convention met to-day. The del- egates Swere instructed and pledged them- selves for Blaine for President. IN FAVOR OF THE TWO-TIDRDS RULE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BeRixctow, Ia., April 8.—The Des Moines County Democratic Convention met in this city to-day and selected the following dele- gates to the State Convention to be held in this eity on Wednesday next: B. J. Uall, E. M. Eistield, J. W. Gregg. F. W. Klein, Chris Geyer, Johu_ Brady, S. H. Prenzler, William. Lyneh, N. J. Dorsey, 8. K. Tracy, -S. H. Jones, and John Hianna. A resolution was adopted in favor of the retention of the two- thirds rule by the National Convention. REFUSED TO INSTRUCT. The Louisa County Republican Convention to select delegates to the State Convention was held at Wapello to-day. A resolution to instruct the delegates in favor of Blaine for President was defeated by a vote of three to one, THE MAJORITY FOR GRANT. St, Louis, April 3.—County Conventions for the clection of delegates to the State Con- vention to choose delezates to [Chicago were held in this State to-da Of thirteen coun- ties heard from at this writing, seven instruct for Grant, one for Blaine, two presuufably for Grant, and three send nixed delégations. ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. New York, April 3—The New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church elected the following delegates to the General Conference in Cincinnatj May’ next: C.D. Foss, Middletown, Comn.; J. P. Newman, this city; A. R. Sandford, Pough- keepsie; M.S. Terry, this city; G. S. Hare, Sing Sing; and W. H. Ferris, this city. Four Famrie.p, Me., April 3.—A shock of earthquake was felt here and in Mays- ville between 2 and 5 o’elock this morning, New Your, April 3.—All the shipwrights, ners, and Other employés in the ‘a .Constrtietion Di were discharged to-day from the Nav: ‘d. Itis reported that the foree will be reorganized with a view to increased effi < BELLEVILLE, A —A_ party of 300 Irish vand French Can n railway Iaborers,.on the way to Maniteba, engaged a Tree fight at the stition -here, and sevéral were badly hurt, The riot was quelled and the train proceeded, - Ww Your, April 3,—Mrs. Louisa Rutzky, of Plainfield, N. J...sister of Kossuth, has ust V ed Castle Garden for the purpose of quiring into the condition and treatment of destitute Hungarians, who have been | arriv-: Ing here in cousiderable nmnbers lately. She: mide several suggestions, which will be at- tended to, | £ New York, April 3—A_ referee has peen appointed in the proceedings instituted , oy J. Wilton Brooks, to declare Void the re- tent election of Trustees fur the Eveniny Ex- yress. vNEW York, Ap stain yachts building at Chester, Philadel- phia, and Newburg are tinished the make a race fv Southampton. 560,000, vil %—When the four eC, LUMBER SHIPMENTS. Special: Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bay Curry, Mich., April 3.—Shipments from the entire river for the week ending to-day gre: Lumber, 2,120,000 feet; shingles, 620,000; lath, 316,000. Shippers backward, a number of beats remuinmyg withont Joads. A big fect of boats expected soon. Lumber will be moving freely by the 10th. - Freights un- ehanged. —————=___- DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Sr. Lovrs, April 3.—In the ease of the State vs. the Bankt nd ‘Merchants’ Ben- efit Association of thi a argued for ine de: 1 rer, ie Supreme art” itay decided ‘teat the fawrunder whieh this Association was required to deposit $100,000 with the State Tre is unconstitutional. “ASSESSMENTS. om? San Fraxctsco, April 3—Goodshsw levies an assessment of 25 cents. , South-Bulwer Jevies“an assessment of 50 cents. " {by WASHINGTON. The “Little.Known About the Springer=Manning, Bri- bery Story; .. . Which Is Made Up of Unau- * thorized Assertions and Denials. Sensational Story Started About a Cuban Filibuster- ing Expedition. Committee Action Looking to Reciprocity with the » Dominion. The Exodus Committee Still Making Political - Capital. for. the tel Republicans. SPRINGER-MANNING. THAT BRIBERY STORY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasatxcton, D.C., April 5.—The story that Representative Manning has ‘charged Representative Springer, of Iinois, with having corruptly refused to vote for the seat- ing of Donnelly beeause he (Springer) had been indirectly promised a bribe if he would not vote against Washburne, Jacks the es- sential foundation of truth, if Congressman Manning himself is to be believed. The story of the row between Springer and Man- ning at the secret session of the Election Cominittee, when the final vote was taken in Washburn’s case, when Manning charged Springer with intentional deceit, and is even said to have shaken his ‘fist in Spring- er’s face, has already been published in these dispatches. ‘The subsequent sensa- tional romors have grown out of this scene, and seem to have been elaborately orna- mented by the supporters of Donnelly. The story is thaton the 8th of March the follow- ing letter Was ‘received at Mr. Spfinger’s house and opened by his wifd, Springer him- self being absent in New York: Wasnixaton, D. C.. Mareh 7. AL. Springer—Dear Sin: I earn .. you do all in your power to prevent the House from unseating Washburn, of Minnesota, and utting Donnelly in his place. If you suececd, in this I uwn authorized to say that-a present of $5,000 will be made to your wife. Very respect- fully, A REPUTLICAN. Mrs. Springer became very angry ut reading this,, and {immediately sent for ex-Repre- sentative Julian, of Indiana, who was Don- nelly’s counsel, and SHOWED IMM THE LETTER, Julian, in turn, sent for Donnelly, and the letter was read and commented upon be- tween them. Two Democratic members of the Committee, Sawyer and Colerick, were informed by Donnelly of the conteits of this letter. Meanwhile Mrs. Springer seemed to have doubts of the propriety of her action in the absence of Mr. Springer, and sent a note to Donnelly asking him to call upon her immediately. He did so, when she expressed to him doubts as to the propriety of her acting in her hus- band’s absence, and requested that nothing be said about it until Mr. Springer returned. To this Donnelly assented. Upon Springer’s return Donnelly called upon him, and said he would be happy to help discover the author of the letter, stating in his opinion it was either Charles Johnson, Washburn’s private secretary, or Billy King, of Minne- sota, who recently had been here. Where- upon Springer requested Donnelly to say nothing ‘about the letter, and Said: “I would not for $10,000 have it knoWn that 1 have recéived such a letter.” “Bet Julian knows it,” urged Mr. Donnelly. “Well, then,” added Springer, ‘‘tell Julian that I shail hold jtim responsible for it If it gets into.print he will be to blame, and I will take care to pay him for it.” This last remark being repeated to Julian, HE BECAME INDIGNANT, went to Springer, and demanded an explana- tion, whereupon Springer denied he had made any such statement Mr. Manning in due time heard of the letter, and daily expected that Mr. Springer would bring the matter to the atten- tion of the Committee, but this he did not do, and has not done. Mr. Manning now charges that nothing but a corrupt con- struction can be placed upon such conduct. in addition, he alleges that the fact of the letter’s being anonymous, and its general tenor shows that Mr. Springer was not en- tirely unaware of the intentions of its au- thor. In short, that the letter was sent in pursuance of an agreement. All this happened, according to the story, before the final vote in cominittee onthe Washburn case, It then came out,that, dur- ing Springer’s absence from the city, Im MAD BEEN PAIRED at first with Gen. Keifer, subsequently with Calkins, of Indiana, the pair being condi- tioned so that Calkins might at any time vote for Washburn if his vote should be neces- sary to prevent Washburn from having an unfavorable report. ‘This made, Manning angry, and he is said to have recited the facts above stated in a private Jetter to Springer, and insisted that he should ask for an inves- tigation, Now, much of this Mr. Manning to-day says is not true. It is undoubtedly true that an anonymous letter in sub- stance like that quoted was_ received by Springer, but Manning says that he never saw it, neither did he from his knowledge of the nce of that letter impute or insinuate anything corrupt in Springer’s conduct. Manning says ‘that all statements relative to this matter except the fact that an anonymous note was-received by Springer AME FALSE. The Democraticmembers of the Election Com- mittee did not hold a enucus and decide the question of unseating Washburn, ‘The fact is that. the Democratic members of the Sub- Committee reached their own conelusion in their own way, and only after it came to-. gether to mike a final decision did.they-know of the result of the investigation which the other had made. ‘They all decided that Wash- burn ought to be unseated for bribery, and that Donnelly should be seated _Aidtuning to-night, in an interview, em- Phatically dented that he had accused Springer of corruption because: he received the note and did not lay it before the Com- lnittee, and that the only basis that he (Man-‘ ning) knew for any of the sensatioval reports as to coryiption against Springer proceeded from the note, ‘The fact. that Springer voted to unseat Washburn, he thought, was a sufli- cient answer tosuch cha Springer on Monday wil! CALL FOR AN INVESTIGATION of these'charges, but before he does so Man- ning will probably obtain the flodr and deny that lie“ is any way responsible for the aceu- sation of corruption inade against Springer. To Tie TRECNE representative he said substantiully this: “You can say to my friend in Illinbis and elsewhere that these charges will have to be investigated. They are of a peenliar character, and the question, of course, is one of high privilege, and it touches the action of a member of a commnit- tee. As ull the'intttérs relating to the sub- ject will-come before a committee, and as I shill imake ‘my stateinent with respect to them under oath, if‘would be improper for me now .to say anything in de tail, ‘but 1 will) say this: that I shall'be-abile on oath ‘to show not only that there has been no corruption, but T shall also be able to show that my record in‘connection with the entire case and-niy vote WAVE BEEN CONSISTENT. The statement is niade that I promised to agree to whatever concltision the-Sub-Com- inittée might recominend, after their investi- gation.. To fiave done such a thing as would be to, sign, away amy individual | judzment and opinion, and, ff at any lime I may have indicated that J was disposed to favor Donnelly, it was be- fore I had heard Washbum’s case -as stated nu. Keifer. Thad *heard but one side. But {can’t say more until the investigation. Ishall ask for ‘a committee to investigate the subiceh, and do:not care whether it’ is en- tirely-composed of Manning’s friends or of Republicans, provided itshall consist of gen- tlemen. Of course it would not be proper to have the subject investigated. by the Electiéns Comniittee, of which both Manning and my- self dre ntembers. ‘The friends of Springer are more free to talk, . however, than he is himself. ‘They say thal they are very confident they will able to show that there has been a conspiracy to in- jure Springer; that this has proceeded from Donnelly, who hoped to advance hig own in- terests in some way by such a trick, and they areconfideént that the anonymous ‘letter to ringer was-written by somebody inter- esten. ip,,the Donnelly side of the case. Mr. ‘Washbatit’ “Mlikelf, in” 3} ‘ing of the affair, says [tis F St <a,; 2 od allagen y+ ; THE HIGHT_O¥ ABSURDITY ‘ to suppose he‘ or. any of..his, friends could: have inspired the letter offering.» bribe or resent, It bears all the earmarks of “having, Rad its origin in the fertile brain: of ‘Afr. Donnelly. Said he: .““Donnelly is up to tricks of that: kind, and, having found that Springer would be" against him, took this method of avenging himself. ~<Iie talk about its being done by Johnson pr Bill. King is so unmistakably ike Donnelly that, were,l.a betting. man, I would wager a thousand- dollars to 10 cents that he has had something to do aboutit. One Shing is certain,” added. Mr. Washburn, “and that is, that Springer is as straight as a shingle so far as any com- plicity with ine or my friends is concerned.” FILIBUSTERS, AN ALLEGED SCHEME. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Triunes Wasuixcton, D. C., April 8—The discov- ery of a new scheme to send a filibustering expedition to Cuba from some point on the coast of the United. States was reported in Washington this evening, The story, which seemed to have originated in New York, was that Lewes, Del., was tobe the point of de- parture, atid that the Spanish Minister in this eity had received such definit information on the subject that he had brought the matter to the attention of Secretary Evaris, who had taken — eflicient measures - to prevent the departure of «ny _ vessel on such an unlawful mission. ‘The Span- ish Minister, Sefior De, Vigo, when informed of these rumors by 2 correspondent of Tite Trisune, said that he had for some time been aware, or at least had had reason to suspect, that’ “SUCII AN EXPEDITION WAS FITTING OUT somewhere on the coast of the United States, but had been unable to discover the port from which it was to depart. He had no in- formation that it had been discovered at Lewes, but the situation of that port was so favorable for the preparation and escape of a filibuster that he would not be surprised to Jearn that it had been chosen as the base *of operations. The. latest. definit news re- ceived at the Spanish Legation in this city is that Sofior Garcia, who has been ane of the most prominent and active of the Cuban patriots in this country, had suddenly dis- appeared. This has led to the supposition that the expedition_has_ either started or is about to start. -Sefior Vigo explained that he labored under great difliculty in dealing with asubject of this kind. The theory of the Government of the United States is that it is not beund to take any — steps against a filibustering expedition “ un- fil its existence has been affirmatively proved, and that the proof inust be furnished. it, In European. countries, he said, the rep- régehtative of a friendly Power had only to inform the Government ; OF IIIS SUSPICION that an expedition hostile to his nation was preparing on their coast to have the Govern- ment of the country to which he was ac- credited put all the machinery for ascertain- ing the tacts in the case in motion,—a ma- chinery which in Europe is remarkably effi- ecient. “Here the foreizn representative is ex- pected to furnish absoiute- proof of the hos tile demonstration without any assistance from the Government of the United States before the latter takes its. first step. Secretary Evarts said this evening that he had heard nothing of -any. expedition fitting out at Lewes or anywhere else on the coast of Delaware. There have been some suspi- cions aroused by movements in New ‘York and Newport, R. L, and at the request of the Spanish Afinister a surveillance had been exercised at both of those places. He had not, however, received any information that Jed’ him to think that an important move- ment against Cuba was afloat in this ; - The Minister, he remarked, was *e ° VERY WATCHFUL, as it was his duty to be, but it was yetto be proved that there was any cause for alarm at anything that had been done or was contem- plated. In short, the Secretary of State seems to think the story referred to has very little foundation in anything that has o¢- curred or is likely to occur. WOOD-PULP. ARGUMENT OF THE MONOPOLISTS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurxeton, D. C., April 3—The recent statement made by the wood-pulp men that the tax on pulp fs simply a revenue duty will not fail to attract attention when it is known that the pulp revenue in 1869 amount- ed to only $481, and that in the year 1879, ten years later, the total amountof revenue ffom. that source had been reduced to 48 cents; yet the pulp men claim that this article, which yields but 48 cents, is a tariff for reve- nue. * The New York World which arrived to- night announced that after Monday it will increase its price one cent on account of the advance in paper. In making this announce- ment of an increase, the World says: “The combination of the five monopolists who man- ufacture wood-pulp with the forty-six per- sons who manufacture paper under 2 royally from these monopolists, has sugceeded in tax- ing the millions of newspaper-readers for the exclusive benefit of fifty-one persons. How -long the inerease in the price of paper can be maintained is questionable, but the action of the Committee of Ways and Means leaves no hope of an immediate repeal of the tax which has brought about this increase.” QUARTERS IN JAIL. “ gupGr wriaut. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trifune, Wasutncton, D.C., April 83.—The Wright- Delano case, growing out ‘of the old Grant régiine, terminated: to-day in the committal of old Judge Wright to jail for thirty days, with a fine of $1,000. The motion fora new trial, argued by Mr. Stanton, was overruled this morning by Judge James, of the Criminal Court. -In imposing the sentence the Judge said that if it were not for the age of the defendant and his broken health the sentence would be longer, A motion for -bail pending an appeal wag _Tefused, and Judge ‘ight drove to the jail in hisown earriage;- © : Considerable sympathy is felt for Judge Wright in this matter, in consequence of his advanced age and broken healthgand from the fact .that in the attack he made upon Delano, who is a much. younger man, he seems to have acted under the impulse of a strong sense of personal wrong from. what he believed to be vindictive persecution by Delano. © Judge Wright took quite a prominent part in the troublesome times of the early, history of Kansas. He has resided for some years in Washington, and, though rather impulsive and free-spoken, he is held in much esteem aya kind-hearted and well-disposed citizen. Since this 4ysault Delano has pursued him with great vindictiveness, INVESTIGATION. THE MILWAUKEE SOI,DIERS’ HOME. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitncroy, D. C., April 83—The follow- ing members of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers’ ome met here to-day, to investigate the charges made against«Gov. Hincks, of the Milwaukee Soldiers’ Home: Gen. B. F. Buller, ex-Gov. Smyth of New Hampshire, Col. L. A. Harris of Cincinnati, coun- Judge Bond of Baltimore, Gen. Dick Coulter; is of Pennsylvania, and J. HU. Martindaie’df New York. These charges, ,metitidiied ' these dispatches on Thursday, ‘involve eruel treatment of the inmates: ofthe Home, partic- ularly the imposition of heavy fines-for trivial offenses. Gov.Hincks, hig Steward, Maj. W. Il. Lough, ‘and the Superintendent, H. B. Frantz, were examined. “Hincks and Lough dre the parties to the quarrel,each charging the other with violation of the rnles. The Board unanimously voted confidence in Gov. Hincks’ personal integrity, whigh does ‘not scent to have been called in question, but accepted his resignation, to take effect Oct. 1 next. The vote on this was regarded as a test, and there was but one vote aguinst accenting tlie resignatiop,,, A “member of the Board says the ‘Aaty pa em with Hincks was’ be- .caugmef-his jrascible. temper, but that this: hadikadegree _ de : Rods, . BEEN OVERTASKED by Syiesis suffering from more’ than one Woxind: recdived in battle. :Ilineks denies that ,he has employed’ cruelty Jon the inmates of the Iome by, méatts'6? Giscipline, or that_he has gone out- me ge aie Be the: Jaw in nuposing fines, Muny of these fines are_imposed_ by the by- laws, ard his duty‘as Governor was simply‘ to exadnte thé law. “ Maity fines were reimit- ted onthe: score of: good conduct. «in fact, this is thetrule. " 7 ‘The statement _mdde in the dispatches al- sluded ta; that-a Committee of the Board had vibitedsithe Home -two years ago, and had wifitewashed: the ofticers, he says is a mis- @.:.-The Board : 3 __ MADE ANNUAL VISITS to the HétiG’but only to audit the accounts. Four.yearsato, however, a_sub-comunittee of the Yuyse’ Military Committee, consisting of the toted Glover, of M uri, Gen. Terry of VirginixFend Strait of Minnesota, visited the Home to inséstizate some charges: of regularity then. nade against the officers. When the Coy negtephreachied Chicago, the Demy -Sery eee aarms left the Gomuultten, king 5 we n, Gen. Terry also stopped there, ant lover and Straight went on. Being-unable forwans 6P fujids to begin, Gov. Hincks; offered _to-..pey ‘the’ expenses. ‘Two stenographers wéle pi 2d}! and an investigation of two or tht ys énsued. ‘The bill was $350, which Iindkd!faia, When Glover returned to Washington We -wrote! Hincks, saying that to his great mortification’ the appropriation had beeonte €éxhausted, wlineks replied that i es THAT NEED GIVE NO TROUBLE, = that he (Glover) might pay back, the amount, when he could. Later, Glover refunded to llincks the $550, ‘This is the report which! wits never presented. Hincks once asked Gen. W: Michigan, of:the Milltary Commission, Why thereport hadm’é been published, and Will- iams replied thathe supposed it was because it did not damn anybody. 5 ¢ Mr. Loughis not thisposed: to talk of the ci ams, of affair.” He re the belief, how- ever, that, if it were decided by the | Board t. Hineks must’ go, © the verdict would include him also, | as their edicts were ‘generally very sweeping. 5 ays that Lough’s tenure of office willi not: be disturbed” by the re- moval of Hincks, but from another source of infermagion itis understood that heis in- cluded-in the:order of dismissal. The following dispatell was this evening sent to Mrs. HWineks at Milwaukee: “ Mrs. Gen. E. W. Hineks: The Board of Managers have passed a resolution declaring their conficdénee in the [personal integrity of Gen. E. W. Hincks. LL. A. Warnis,” Gen. Hineks writes a card to ‘Tire 'Trtp- UNE ing-there isnot aword of truth: in the Washington dispatches relative to the matter. Nevertheless the investigation has been had, and Ilineks goes. RECIPROCITY. TREATY PROPOSITION. Special Dispateh-to The Chicugo Tribune, Wasminctoy, D. C., April 3—Mr. Cox, Chairman of ,the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stid to-day that he expected that af least six out of.the eleven members of the Committee would favor a joint resolution authbrizing the’ President to appoint three Commissioners ‘to ascertain and report on what basis a.itreaty of reciprocity between the United States and Canada could be estab- lished. The following is the text of the res- olution to which! Mr. Cox refers: Wneneas, It appears desirable that reciprocal relations should exist between the United States and the British{Provinces adjacent to our north- ern frontier ie a basis assimilating to that of the reciprocal treaty heretofore existing and now abrogated, as far as the present condition: of our industries render, desirable. Resolved, Thut the President of the United States is authorized to appoint three Commis- sioncrs to confer with other Commissioners to be appointed by the Government of Great Britain whenever ‘it shall be the wish of that Government to appoint Commissioners of its part, such Commissioners on the part ot this overnment ‘to, ascertain and report on what busis n treaty of-reciprocal trade for the mutual advantage of the: people of the United States and the said Provinces can be negotinted. THE:FNIURIOUS EFFECTS of a new :Caradian tariff on the various branches of manufacturing interests, as well as on cereals, the‘petroleuin,. coal, and iron interests, are attracting. the serious attention of many Protectionists who have hitherto. been rigidly opposed to a renewal of the commercial treaty with Canada. It is, there- foxe, expected that some Protectionists will favor the proposed resolutions. ‘+ | THE EXODUS. MORE TESTIMONY. Wasminetos, D. C., April 3.—Before the Exodus Committee to-lay, the examination of William: Murrelk colored, of Madison Parish, Louisiatla, was continued by Mv. Windom. He’ said the Mississippi Valley Convention represented the wealth and In- telligence of that region, and the resolutions adopted there guaranteed good treatment to the negroes. ‘Yet in less than three months the terrible outrages in Ten- sas Parish by armed troops led bv the Hon. J. Floyd King were perpetrated. It has become a by-word among the’ negroes of Louisiana that they cannot trust the white men’s promises, 2nd no promises will stop the exodus. He asserted there are now more and better military organizations in Louisiana than ever before even during the War. Te knew no reason for their existence except the need of carrying the Republican parishes for the. Democrats. Between 1876 and 1875 there were 2.141 black men killed and 2,113 wounded in Louisiana FOR POLITICAL REASONS. The general feeling among the whites was that the negroes had no right to vote. They regarded themselves as having been cheated out of the ownership of the negroes, and for. that reason thought cheating the negroes venial. : Cross-examined by Mr. Voorhees: Witness said he had been told by Ross Short, of Ten- sas, that J. Floyd! King rode into. the parish and led the bulldozers as, Acting-General in command of the ‘military of the Fifth Dis- trict. Witness hdd been three times elected to the Legislature without molestation, but was buliduzed out of his election last fall. COL. JAMES M. FOSTER, 5 who, with his brother, owns plantations near Shreveport covering 12,000 acres, and em- ploys between’3,000 and__ 4,000 hands, testified to Voorhees: Labor is ij demand in that vicinity. The negroes’ have no trouble in getting work, and can save ynoney if they are reasonably provident. About thirty families left. him —_and_*, went to Kai Four have returnéd. Three have asked him to pay their expenses back. Kansas is not a suitable country for the negro. They cannot make a good living there. Those who remain in Kansas are gen erally well off and able to buy land, ‘These’ families took with them to Kansa3_ about $7,000. in’ cash and $3,000 worth of personal property, which ‘they had. uccumulated’ by their labor on the plantation... 23 0 In the Caledoiria riot: witness ssnpposed half a dozen negroes and no whites were killed. He understood it was cayped by eor-, talu negroes resisting arrest. n sucht affairs startetl they. got into the hgnds.gf then not having the best interests of thaegnntry at heart, and the butter classe’ eouki not con- trolthem. This explained such riots. HENDERSON, WEXAND! one of the colores gin. referred. to by the last witness as hang gone to Kansas and returned to Léuisiana, testified te Mr. Voor- a wagon, some cattle, . jo-Kansas. He went d hard so yiuch about Kansas. country. Itdid not suit him at Ss one of aparty of “little and y head, who went to Mont- .gomery, The negroes on the planta- tion had-sent 2 delogate on, and supported: hineand forwarded money to: buy fund, but they reachedthere the agent could not “give any account ot ‘the money, thbugh he kept sending glowing accounts of the coun- try'to the negroes gu the plantation, AOWITNESS'7 MOTHERAB-L. ils of a severe ‘disheartened. Witne: been cheated'in Louisiaria by_ohe of ‘his.employ- ers, aij. only got a barrel of flour:for,a year’s work. \He had mage $750 in a yeat:on Fos- ter’s piantation.. When he applied for work Decatise } beim a fi fate, and hees: He owned 500 oF 600 acres of" land and & Jarge amount of cattle and implements. He cultivates cbtton, hiring nd men, but utiliz- ing his children’s help.” He was'a slave until ‘emancipation, and had accumulated. this property since then. Several of his colored neighbors were almost as well off as. he, and he thought any industrious and prudentinan could do as well. He valued his property at $8,000 or $10,000. Ie believed his interests were the same ag those of the people among whom he lived, end sought to harmonize his views with theirs. There were public school facilities in his neighborhood, but he and his fellows preferred to employ private teachers. Witness voted the Democratic ticket for the reason that his white neighbors did. If the rest of the negroesshould do so, there would be no trouble, Adjourned. MISSISSIPPI LEVEES. MORE INVESTIGATION. © WAsmINGTON, D.C., April 3—The House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River held a meeting this morning to take into consideration the re- port of the Mississippi_ River Commissioner, and the bill founded upon it introduced on the 29th ult. by Representative Robertson. On motion of Mr. Gibson it was resolved that asub-committee be appointed by the Chnir- man to take Ito: ¢ohsideration both the majority and. minority reports of the Com- mission, and submit to the full Committee their report,thereon, with such recommenda- tions as | they mor deem proper. It Was furtier resolved that the Sub- ‘Committed, stopether, with any other mem- bers of the vee Committee who may feel disposefl to do so, should be empowéred to visit persunally, If deemed necessary, the Mississippi River under the authority con- ferred by the House in December last to in- vestigate the actual condition of the river, rand to take the testimony of steamboat cap- tains, pilots, and others acquainte? with that steam. ‘The Chairman was also empowered to invite engineers and meinbers of lhe Com- inission, as well ag other persons acquainted With. the subject, tu come before the Commit- tee fopthe:pnrpose of explaining the report and. giving :their reports upon the general subject. It-was also resolved to ask the House to canse 10,000 cdpics of the reports of the Commissien to be printed for gencral distribution, Es NOTES AND NEWS. TH DEFICIENCY BILL. Spectal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Wasinnoton,\,).C., April 8—There is manifested but little concern in the action of the President upm the Deficiency billywith the United States Marshal amendment.” The general opinion‘seems to be that the Presi- dent will sign it, but a prominent member of the House sail to-day that there was as good az reason for the President to veto the Dill as speéch furnished abundant grounds ‘for a veto message. A’ gentleman who is very near to the President, however, said to-night that he had no doubt the President would sign the bill, for the reason that the Deputy- Marshal amendment substantially embraces the principlesthé President said in one of his veto. messages he would approve as an inde- pendent proposition. The only point is whether he would approve it as a rider on an appropriation bill. é A PESTIFEROUS SHEET. The United States Court has decided that an attempt lo suppress the Liberal, an Alex- andria (Va.) sensational newspaper,. by throwing the entire edition into the river from a - Potomae steamboat, is not the District of Columbia. ‘The only remedy is by proceedings for robbery. The case has + been referred to the Grand Jury. The paper has been very severe in its attacks upon citi- zens of Alexandria, and the editor will find it difficult to print a paper there hereafter. TROOPS AT THE POLLS. Some of the leading Democrats are much alarmed at the proposition of the House Mil- itary Committee to attach political riders to the Army Appropriation Dill relative to troops at the polls. This class of Democrats say if the Army Appropriation shall be re- ported to the House with the proposed polit- ieal rider upon it, and the Demverats attempt to sustain it asa party measure, a bitter de- bate inust follow in which the Republicans will be victorious, and the Democrats‘will be defeated in the end. “It will open the par- tisan debate that the Republican leaders have been praying and hoping for during the last four months, and if the Repnblicans were called npon te direct the poliey of the Demograts they could not shape it better to their liking. The Republicans have had an abiding faith during the entite regular session that, the Democrats would open the way for their own destruction, and if the pro- posed political rider shall be reported on thé Army. Appropriation [¢ will prove that the capabilities of the Democrats tor self-destruc- tion have not been overestimated. SECRETARY SHERMAN seems to be planning for a pérmahent resi- dence here, whether or not he sueceeds in becoming President. ‘The Eventng Stur says: “ Secretary Sherman isaboutto break ground for a handsome. residence on K street, tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, northwest opposit Franklin Square. The plans {have been prepared, and ‘the bids were opened to- day for the work. Thesite isa very desi able one, overlooking as it does the Franklin Park, and the character of Mr, Sherman’s house will be in keeping with the houses in that section of the city. It will probably cost in the neighborhood of $20,000. NORTHERN PACIFIC, © The attempt to influence Northern Pacific stock by the reported action of the louse Committee on Chalmers’ report is of a stock- jobbing character, as the repoxt is nothing really but the individual opinion of one man, Chalmers, and has yet to be considered by the Committee. Itis wholly in the interest of the Texas Pacific as opposed to the North- ern Pacific Railroad. The Attorney-General «lenies that he has given any opinion upon the'subject. It is probable that the basis for |. the report is the fact that the Auditor of Rail- road Accounts has had a conference with the Attorney-General on the subject, and pray have embodied some oral opinions of Judge Devens in-a letter in which he (the Auditor) has written to the Senate Commit- tee on the subject. 7 THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY is now distributing: its sixty-third annual re- port. The Seeretaty. says that the uneasiness shown by the negroes, 3 luded toin thereport, stillcontinues, ‘Che Society isdaily in the re- ceipt of letters of inquiry and appeals for help. Fié thinks the colored population at the South are more discontented with their condition now than at any time since the War. As stated jn the report, he believes half a million would inmediately emigrate to Liberia if opportunity: were furnished. The Society undertakés t8: give free passage’ and support fgr six months to 45 many 28 possible Within its means, A ship-load of eightyor 100 will soon start for Liberia its auspices. Depending as_it does entirely on private benevolence, the Society’s funds are limited, and it is obliged to disre- gar the bulk of the calls non its help. He sajd the attitude of the whites toward the negroes Who (ished to eiignite interfered with the carrying out of such deSires. Many own little properties, but if it was suspected that emigration was conteniplated the whites would not buy, and the negro would conse- quently have to remain_or sacrifice his sncchimulated! earnings. Nevertheless he declared the negroes in many loeulities despaired of conquering the raceprejudice and- power, and were anxious to surrender everything and emigrate to the North and to Liberia if facilities Were furnished them for travel. The comparatively ercat cost of transportation to Liberia worked to the ad- vantage of those sections of our own coun- try favored by the emigrants. THE CHIPPEWAS. , The Secretary of the Interior and Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs are endeavoring to persuade the Chippewa Indians to settle in sey y. The same course will be taken with all ‘the semi-civilized tribes. WEST POINT BOARD. President has appointed Gen. Robert rson, of Pennsyly u; J.C. Eaton, of sota; Gen. dames Grint Wilson, of New York; Curry, of Virginia; Cornelins AXgman, of Ohio; Col, Ennnons Clark, of New York; and Gen. Stewart Van Viiet, U. S.A., a Board of Examiners to_at- tend the examination at the West Point Mili- tary Academy. THE RECORD. HOUSE. Wasinxeton, D. C., April 3.—The Iouse met this morning (Mr- Carlisle in the chair) for‘debate only, and immediately went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the inion, . in Kausas, the whites said: “‘Old.man, it’s all we tan do to make a living for olrselves.” Wash 3Valker, aijtother 0! Onigruits who reffimned to‘Foster’s from Kansas,‘3:eorroborated Alexa story. Walker’$trip to Kansas cost_hifn $000, and Alexand@s;trip cost him $500. + + off Jaymgs Ryens, Ute - colored, df-Caddo Parish, testifitd't Voor- "Mr. Covert addressed the Committee on the subject of the revision of the tariff. He; argued especially in favor of areduction of . there was last year, and that Edmunds’ | piracy under the Federal Jaws applicable to: the duty on steel Tails, and in‘favor of plac- ing chrome ore on the free list, r. Joyce spoke in support of the bill pro- viding for the appointmentof a commission on the subject of the alcoholic liquor traitic. He said‘the use of intoxicating-drinks cost the people of the country in two years more than enough to pay the whole public debt. Mr. Willis advocated the appropriation for 2 public building at Louisville. Ar. Taylor addressed the Committee in support of the bill to pension Mexican veterans. Mr. Davis (Mo.) advocated the passage of the billto open up inail service and direct trade between the States of the Mississippi Valley. and Brazil, | Mri Berry argted in support of the bill regulating the immigration of Ohinese. fr, Page indorsed speech of iis colleague. _ afr. Sparks spoké in relation to thée‘ques- tion of inter-State commerce, arguing it was in the power of Congress to fix the tariff of rates to be charged by inter-State railroads for the carriage of relent. He_ expressed his disapproval of the bill reported by the majority of the Committee cn Commerce upon the subject, but stated that the Reagan substitute seemed to be eminently satisfac- tory, though it was not as comprehensive or broad as, in his opinion, it should be. Mr. Houk replied to the speech made some time ago by Mr. House, in which that gentle man had opened the Tilden campaign and telterated .the cry.of frand. He denied that the gentleman had expressed the sentiment of the people of Tennessee. If he had ex- pressed that of lis pnity, his speech would stand as a lasting monumeht to the vitiated taste and malignant hate of that majority. The country was told there had been no loy- afty in the South during the War, and it had Been toll that by the Copperheads of the North, the niost Venomous serpents in the world. He asserted that there -had_, been ‘Many | loyal jmen in the _ South and” that that section had- furnished the Federal army with nearly half a million men, It seemed that thi: his service was to be forgottén, arti the Tilden caroaien rose cuted in a policy that friendship to the Union was to be regarded as a badge of polltical infamy and social dishonor. _ His colleague (House) had attacked the President ie _Would not attempt to defend the President, for that oflider needed no defense. For his colleague to assert that President Hayes had been inaugurated by fraud was equivalent to making an adinission that the Democratic party had been brave enough in "61 to force a war without ease, but too cow- ardly to do so.in 187? when it said that the President had been counted in. by uncondonable fraud. Mow had the inighty fallen! What had come over the spirit of the ehiyalrous Democracy of the South? He then turned his attention to the itical assessment, ridiculing the present ervice system, and referring in the -eourse of his remarks to George William Curtis as the prince of political humbugs, and to Seeretary Schurz as the king of eivil- service reform. Mr. Lowe spoke in opposition to the Fund- ing Dill. Ue had always had Demoeratic mpathies, but he declared here and now that of the two old_ factions—high tariff and hard money—the Deinocrats were not to be preferred to hard-money and high-tariff Re- | publicans, ‘The Committee then rose, and the House adjourned. POLITICAL. MILWAUKEE. __ Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MILWAUKEE, April 3.—Meetings have been held by both political par.ies, in different sections of'the city, to ratify their respective nominations of municipal tickets. There is intense animation on all sides, and each of the contending candidates professes confi- dence of success. There are two especially important features in the catvass. ‘The Re- publicans claim that the battle “was won by’ them in the registration, beyond peradventure, while the Demo- crats,. who are. working under the guise of a people’s ticket, undoubtedly have in the tlom Joshua Stark a stronger candi date with all elements than’ their opponents have in Brown. If the Republicans have made the success of. their ticket a certainty by a careful, systematic, and thorough regis- tration’ of voters, which many believe, the natural strength and the enthusiasm of the other side will avail nothing. ‘The respect- ability and fitness of the Democratic ticket are conceded, but the lateness of making the nomination and starting their campai is found. to be in-. jurious. The shrewdness of “selecting Mr.’ tark iseasily seen. Milwaukee lias been turned Republican owing to the disaffection of the Germans with the Democratic Ring. Stark is a fine German scholar, a striet inde- pendent in politics, and consequently has de- cided strength with the very element which holds and sways the balance of. power be- tween the two parties. Somethjng of 4 bolt .is reported to have occurred inthe Third Ward, a locality characterized by. avowed hostility to thé Germans. This may prove costly to the Democratic ticket. Chief-of-Police Kennedy has published a card announcing that he is not a candidate for reappointment, and that he would decline the office if it should be tendered him, Ex- Chief Beck or Lieut. Kendrick will probably succeed Mr. Kennedy. Ald, Wolf, the ship-builder and a strong Republican, has organized an extensive bolt in his pe on the South Side against Brown and for Stark. TRADE AND LABOR. CONNELLSVILLE, PA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt, Prrrspcre, April 3.—The extensive shops of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Connells- ville, the centre of the coke region, are to be removed to Cumberland, Md., on account of a strike of the employ¢s gor an advance of 10 per cent on wages. A meeting of the strikers—£00 in number—was held yesterday evening, They adopted a resolution that nothing less than a 10 per cent advance would be accepted, thus restoring wages to what they were in isi7. This afternoon a dispatch was received from President Gar- rett refusing to pay the advance and ordering the removal of the shops to Cumberland, where the Company already has extensive works. This will be a serious drawbaek to Connellsville, and is another illustration of the folly of workingmen who refuse fo let well enough alone. ‘The strike at the United States Tinplate- Works, in this city. terminated to-day in the defeat of the strikers. a SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Special Dixfatch to The Chicago Tribune, SPRINGFIELD, Il., April 5.—The Spring- field Iron Company to-day advanced the. wages of their employés in all departments of the mills—over 800 men in all—10 per cent, restoring wages to the prices paid before the reduction in the summer of 1875, ‘This ‘ad- vance was nade voluntarily, the men Enow- ing nothing of it until the bulletin was posted aye . NEW YORK. New Yon, April 3.—The carpenters and fresco-painters ask 50 cents a day advance in wages. 2 ¥ $e SUICIDE, Spectal Dispatch to The Catcagd Tribune, SHELBYVILLE, Iiid., April 3.—Ella Angel- ton, aged 2, committed suicide to-day by. blowing her brains out with a revolver. Dis- appointment in love the cause. ~rctal DtspateA to The Chicago Tribune, Katamazoo Deport, Mich., April3.—Jud- son True, & man 28 years of age and well known in this community, suicided bere to- day. He was found at his house dead and lying on a bed, with a fevolver_in his hand. No cause is assigned. He had been dead twenty-four hours when found. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kronur, Ia., April 3—Dr. W. 1. Boyd attempted suicide last night by taking sev- eral grains of strychnine. He was'en route. fronr Shreveport, La., to’ Montezuina, -Ia., ran out of means, and became disheartened. ife had nothing to eat for several days.” He may recover. ——— _ CABLE PARTED, New York, April 3—1t is reported that the Anglo-American cable of 1873 broke last evening about thirty-five miles from Valen- tia, Ireland, Cyrus W. Field said to-night he had heard in the afternoon thatthe cable had been broken that a ship had been sent out to pick it up and repair it, and if good weather continued there would be nd trouble in connecting the two ends of the broken cable, He. said -it broke a short distance from Valentia, Iie-, land, and was an unfortunate business that‘ the cable should have broken at. the present’ foe, because they were overcrowded with THE STORM-KING, Ottawa, Kas., Visited by a Fur. ous Cyclone. 1 Several Persons Killed, Many. Wi and Houses, Fences, Ete, Te ie, molished, z Other Mishaps in Various Parts yi the Country. A FEARFUL CYCLONE, # + Special Dispatch The Chicazo Tribune, Orrawa, Kas, April 3—A destructive clone and electric storm struck heré at abot To’clock last evening, doing great damag, The storm came from the Southwest, striking first about a mile from town, and was de E scribed by eye-witnesses as beingan immeng gray-colored, funnel-shaped cloud. were apparently two cyclones, the heavist of which struck on Elm street, completely ¥: demolishing seven residences and injuring five others, all in four blocks. The élong © then jumped a space of five’ or sir blocks, lighting near the river, where it ton up several residences and barns, thence on ne the freight-depot, which it unroofed, ‘And overtirned a number of-frelzht-cars in thy Kansas City, Lawrence .& Southern yardy North Ottawa suffered heavily, some tweirg or fifteen residences being damaged, most gt them utterly demolished. ‘The evening tray from Lawrenée, due here at 6:50, was chitght at the Junction, ‘a mile north of-town, 4 = passenger-car, a car loaded with sand, and 4 treight-car were overturifed, and one passen. ger reetiousl: injured. The — stony F then proceeded to the northeast, ds stroying the Spencet and Wilkerson and ty other farm residences three miles froin town. Atthis hour (midnight) the Injured Baler and family, all reported are: S. F. bruised; A. H. Baldwin, badly bruised; x Harting, arm broken; iy stig inj losers are S. F. Beeler, K. Jane Ze aurker, W. Littlefield, J. Sharpe, and the railroad company, ‘Lumber and turnityre arescattered for blocks aroun even persons, were hurled promiseuot through the air, av To the Western *Assoctated Press, : Fort Scort, Kas., April 3.—A_spectal the Monitor, from Girard, says: At 7 o'clock last night a storm arose seven miles South west of Girard, which soon developed th features of a cyclone. St followed up the -Valley of Thunderbolt Creek to within s mile of Girard, and then went directly east as far us the Missouri lihe. Seventeen honsed were destroyed. S, A. Sanders, a carpenter, was killed; Mrs. Jones, living near Mulberry Grove, was killed, A S-year-old chitd named Morgan is so badly injured that it will dis, Many others were badly hurt. Grass, hedges, grain, and trees were pulled. out of the ground. The feathers were plucked from chickens, water btown from ponds, and houses torn to splinters. The track of fe Stora varied in width from three to fity ro * A FATAL MISTAKE. Special Dispatch to The Chicigo Tribune, Crry, Mo., April 3.—This morning 1 o’elock Mattie Hickok, the 6-year old daughter of Frank Hickok, was killed by a dose of carbolic acid administered by her father under the impression that it wir cough medicine. The medicine was kept én ashelf above the bedroom door, on whicx Mrs. Hickok had placed a bottle of the sclé, which resembled the cough medicine in a § earance. “Mr. Hickok; in the dark, wr. ‘ortunately took the wrong bottle and let the & child take a large dose. She became uncow & scious almost ‘Sinmediately, and died att: o’clock in the morning. Mr. Hickok & 2 agent for the Singer Sewing-Machine Com % pany, and is a prominent man in the ity - 2 E F z more or less cut and bruised; J. Marsh; Block, badly “cut, and’ child killed: Mr and some twent; others slightly injured. Among the. heaviest B - Jarrett, L. Fy, Sawyer, N. A. Hamilton, J. B. Parks, Alf. and in some cases horses, cattle, wagons, A FATAL JOKE. ae Spectal Disvatch to The Chtcago Tribune, | Omana, Neb., April 3.—A special from-” Grand Island states that ML V. Tracy..wa unintentionally kilted by his father af fi * home near Ord Valley County. -The young = man réturned ome from a hunt at nightoa - Wednesday in company with his broth. / To playa joke on thelr father they fred } their guns and forcibly burst opel the door Their father. who had $1,000 in the hot supposed. robbers were breaking in, and & asking who was there and receiving no ie BS fired at them, wounding his son, MY. & Tracy, who died shortly atterwards. . | : SWAMPED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 8.—Shortly afte 4 10 o’clock a severe gale came from the goutr west, blowing very hard for ‘about halt aa hour. Considerable damage was done oa - the river front. A barge heavily loaded wit corn was, sunk, another loaded with tii bark, and the tug Dick Williams wit | swamped, the upper works being torh @ pieces and scattered along the beach’ and ths hull going to the bottom. The engineer, fire man, and acolored deck-hand, who were on the boat at the time, are missing, and i feared they are drowned. r DITCHED. Spectac Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. INDEPENDENCE, In., April 3.—The freight train from Postville to Cedar Rapids.on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Kalk way was ditched this morning about four iniles north of Independence, caused by HF spreading of the rails, a very heavy rai Storm last night softening up rehearse ment so that it gave way. Eight ca all but the engine and one an are th The ditch and badly wrecked, Nobody hut however. EAST SAGINAW, MICH. - Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trittint. .. East Saaixaw, Mich., April 3.—Michad MeMullen, 2 brakeman'on the Flint & Pére Marquette Railway, fell from a-log train last night, and struck a¢ross a rail, receiving ir juries from which he died to-day. ‘This afternoon the body of Hartfhann Me Closker, 2 Swede, was found floating in the river at Bay City. He had been at workss troit, came home three months ago of & visit and started back, and nothing was heard ‘of him until to-day. . SOUTITERN FLOODS. New Orrrays, La., April 3.—Col. Harde & GE IME RR PRO wee ry bs i State Engineer, is at the Sharpe crevas? with ainple material and labor to close it The work is now under successful headwat Morgan’s Railroad Company is alding work with promptness and efficiency. The § water sceins to’ be gving’ out through te E Company’s canal into Lake Salvador. No Water yet on the Ames plantation, and te « ‘damuge so far is not very great. ; f. FELL TWENTY-FIVE FEET. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Jowa Crry, Ia., April 3.—Will Lathrop,so2 of an old and prominent citizeh of this eit, fell twenty-five feet through the Roek Istand Railroad bridge here while crossiig night about 10 o’clock during a violent ni storm. For an hour he lay insensid! is then mace his way back into the city. t. injured internally,—perhaps fatally. ? THE PACIFIC COAST: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 3—For a wet past wet weather has prevailed throngho’ the State, and during the last ‘two or three days the rainfall has been heavy and genet severnl inches of water having fallen. CiOm assured, so far ascnn beat this time, Fai pre snow-storms prevail in the mountains, ‘alk there is great difficulty in keeping. the road clear. In the yaiteys some mine wast outs have ocemrred, but no serious damsge ‘The storm is not yet over. ; : SS os RL rRNA ESV: Le ae ee : “LOOKING FOR CAMPING-GROUNDS.. .. - ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Minwatker, Wis, April 3—Maj. Lael Bangs, Maj. T. W. Muller, CoE. D:S and Quartermaster A. L. Bell, of the ‘asd Regiment Iinois National Guard, pes through here this afternoon on thel n 5 Oconomhowoe. The object of their visit 5 Select camping-ground tor their Fepiutent for ‘8 fortuight in July next. : - Ree yn: or Sane. Kony