Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1880, Page 6

) , vi © Ry Re . pu FOREIGN. The Distress Inoreasing in Some Portions of Ire- land. - Parnell Honored with the Free- dom of the City of Cork. Archbishop Guibord Protests ‘Against the French Relig- ious ‘Decrees, And Intimates that They Are Like- * ly to Lead to Painful Conflicts. Passage of tho Army Bilt in tho Ger- man Reichstag by a Large Majority. The Spanish Congress Deap in the Tntrica- oies of the Onban Dobt Question. GREAT BRITAIN. setTtr. Loxvon, April 15.—The Wamburg news- papers state that on Saturday Inst the British stemmer Alnwick Castle, bound far Ven- ezuelu, entered tho River Elbe. The vessel, from the nature of her cargo, attracted the attention of the Peruvian Consul. She had a large quantity of war material, and intended totakein 100 tons of powder at Hamburg, and then proceed te Valparalso. While at anchor she took fire and was scuttled to pre- vent an explosion, ‘The ship and cargo, which included a iunber of Krupp guns, were insured In London and Hamburg for £187,000, The Peruvian Consul is about to proceed ngalust tho owners of tho vessel. = CATTLE Lost. Crown, from New York, lost ‘The steamer forty-elght head of cattle during o rough’ voyage. THY MISSING NITY The Channet squadron nudivdispatch ves- sel, tho Salnints, have left Gibraltar to search: for tho missing training ship Atalanta, CONK COUNTY, Loxnon, April 15,—The vate for membors of Parllament tn Cork County has been de~ celared ns follow: Villain Shaw, nominal Home-Rule leaaer, reflected, 5,551: Col. Davids Colthurst, Home-Ruler, | revlected, O84; “Kettle, Parheltite, defeated, 8430, ‘The nornination of Kettle ‘was imade. es- Pecially to contest the return of Col, Cult- urs A KNIGHTED, ‘The Queen has conferred the decoration of Fight of, tho Cirand Cross of the Order of Bath on Sir StatYord Northcote and Lord John Manners. 2 * , CHURCH APPOINTMENT. The Queen aprointed tho Rey. John Chartes Pyle Bishop of the newly conslItuted See of f , erpoul, PAUNELL The freedom of Cork wis giyen to Parnell at the Court-House to-day. The building was thronged, but only a tiird of the mene re of the City Corporation was present. The Mayor, in his aditress, commented ott Parnell’s Inbors in America on behual€ of distressed Lrishinen, Parnell replled, thank- ing the Mayor for the trecilom of the city; and compared the nunicipal institutions’ of Ircland with those of te United States, WORK OF TIE CLERGY, F Kettle’s defeat in Cork County is entirely the work of the clergy. ‘ IRISIE DISTHESS, Ata meeting of tho Dublin Mansion House Comunittes to-day letters were read showing that the distress wns fnereasing, The Lart Mayor sald that If more money was not, re ceived they would have to appeat to he Gov- ernment for nid. THE ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN adny eariler than was expected will enable Heacousticht to lave anatndience on Satur ny’. PARNELL'S ELECTION EXPENSES A aatel from Dublin says: “A. collec- 7 ton will be taken th the elimpels in Meuth County Sunday to defray the elcetion ex. Penses of Varucll, aS WILL RETINE, Ata meeting of the Murlborongh Retief Committee erat the Duchess sald political ‘events rendered it necessary for her to say farewell to Irciand, and close lier Immediate connection with the fund, Her proposal to hand over tho balance, £18,287, to four trust- ees, was ngreed to, : DNOPPED DEAD. Branxawam, April 15,—J, 8. Wright, who has Just been elected Liberal member of Par- linment for Notti: ain, foll dead atan edu- cational meeting 1 tosh, GERMANY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, Bent, April 15.—Prusstn has proposed to the Bundesrath cortaln alterations in the In- perfa! Constitution, whereby nll legislative business must be dealt with Ina eortain Hine ited period at tho sittings, In which all rep- resentatives of the Federal States will be re- aquired to participate; and has also proposed restrictions on the right of proxy representa- tion generally. ‘The proposals have been passed upon’ favorably, and referred to an appropriate Committee, ,_ ZIETAN, ‘Tho Emperor ‘William, the Princes, and several Gencrals went to Rathenow yester- day to witness the celebration by tha dimou Zictan Regiment of Hussars’ of the one, hundred nnd fiftleth anniversary: of Gen, Zietan’s entrance Into that regiment. THE ARMY HILL. Bentin, April 15.—In tho Retchsta, the first two clauses of the Army if - read u third time, PASSED. Bentz, April 15,—Tho Anny bill -passed fits third reading in tho Hoichstag by a laries mnajority, BAMOA, Lonnon, April 15.—A dispatch from Bor- Jin reports that the Bundesrath unanimous: ly opposed the Government bill providing for bic assistance to German settlements In god Gorman trade with tho Samoun Islands, + SPAIN. . THE CUBAN DENT, Mapnip, April 15;—-In. Congress _ to-day Gen, Martinez Campos appealed to the Gov- ernment to wake varlows reforming Liberal modifications in the Cuban budget of re celpts,. but Seflor Armas, Cuban Deputy, tombatted the proposal, Hv declnred the reforms suggested were imposslble, con- aldoring the state of the Cuban Exchequer, Seflor Cabra, another Cuban Deputy, tnslsted on the necessity of reform in the admins. (ration of Cuba, ‘Lho oflclal Gazelte states that the floating debt of the Cuban ‘Treasury on April amounted tu 113,000,000 pezetas, FRANCE, THE DONAPARTES AND THE RELIGIOUS 80- x CIETINS. 2 Panis, April 15—Princo Louis Luelen Bonoparte, nephew of Napoleon 1, has written from London to Jules Amigues, tho French journatist, saying that he hina read with tho utmost satlsfaction the protests of iis nephews, Cardinal Bonaparte and Prince » Charley Napoleon, aguinst the upprobation given by Prince Jerome Napoleon to the de- creegagainst the religlois congresutionss that he Is happy to asseclaty himself with . the protest, which he thinks will not be dla approved by the Princes Victor und Louls, nor by a great majority of Bonapartists, Ninewen Suchalist’ propagandists, Gere mans ond others, {eave France, ANOTHEL PROTEST, : ‘The Cardinal Archbishop of Paris has pro- testes aguinst the decrees concerning the un- euthorized congregations. P, A 15. apuron Rodowit - Pats, | —~Baron Vou’ lowit pe new’ German ‘Ambossador,, hag arrived to-lay it were haye been required to GAMBETTA'S ADVICE. La France contidently asserts that the i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1880—TWELY ci Governnient contemplates hastening thd next elvctions, Gambetta haying put forward rea- sone for such action, . 2 INEXPEDIENT.” H M, Dufaure, in the interview with his col- lengues and politieal friends, depreented as Inopportune the iden of Interpellating the Government relative to the decrees against the unauthorized congregations. Ie pointed out that the congregations had only to have recourse to the legal tribunals. GUIDERT'S PROTEST. Pants, April 15.--Cardinal Guibert, Arch- Dishop of Parls, in his protest aminat the de- crees respecting unouthorized religions eon- gregatlons, says the decrees at present are only a inen: butshould they be oxecuted it ls to be feared they will Tead to painful contlicts between aw nnd conscience, and that France may enter upon a period of Ins jetta troubles; of whieh no man can foreseo he end, eo RELIEF. A sermon will be preached nt Church of the Madeleine, Sunday next, for the rellef of Irish distress,’ Cardinal Guibert, Archbishop of Parla, will participate in the ecremony, The offertory will he collected by the wife of ex-Presidont MacMahon and other distin- guished Indies, DE LESSHDS, New Yon, April 15.—M. le Lessop§ ar- at Calals yesterday, with his wife, clitl- Mn, and friends, alk being In good health. Ile found an enthusiastic crowd on the Jetty to receive him, ‘The Mayor of Calals went on board the steamer, and made a congratt- Intory address, On reaching this city he found the flags that had waved a welcoine to Nordenskj6il now tuttering In the breeze In honor ‘of himself. M. de Lessens will make only a short stay here, ashe must re- {urn to England tostart lily projects there auew, He will lecture on Sutucday text at Sorbonne, Regarding the financial prospecty in Amert- ent, M. do Lesseps is rather retleent, but he says that he has had very encouraging offers of cdperation, and is confident that, after he pays another visitor two to the United States, he will he able to ralse all the money hw requires, Me seems to be very much pleased with Ils reception in America, and was was grently fmpressed in particwar with the magnitude of tho institutions of Chicago. RUSSIA. TRIED WY COURT-MARTIAT. Onrasa, April 15.—Nincteen persons, inostly students, have been tried by court- martalal for._vartous polltical offenses, Two were acquilted, ‘Tho others were sentenced to hard labor. NEITHER FOOD Non Wont. In the Government of Orenburg, Russia, thousandsiof families can neither obtaln foot nor the means to earn it, as there isn scarcity of work as well as foad. WARNED, Bertay, April 1—The Russian press warns the Government against undervalulag, tho military power of the Chincse. GORTSCILAKOFF. St. Perersnuna, April Js Althonst his physielun holds out hopes of recovery, Prince Gortsehakoff is convinced he will dic, and awalts the end calmly. TURKEY. A RUBSIAN WAI . Lonnow, April 14.—A dispatch from Con- stantinople says the Russian representative here hag sent 0 note to the Porte demanding that proceedings in case of the ussasin of the Russian Colonel Commeroff be at onee Drought to a conclusion, ff consistent with tistice, and declaring Russia will hold the Parte responsible [f the assasin should es- cups ar MW further outrages should be com- initted, AFGITANISTAN, CLAIMS THE AMBERSINP, Loxpoy, April 15,—A dispatch from Cabul reports that Abdurraliman Khan ts sending letters to all the Chiefs elaimlng the Ameer- shlp, ‘There fs a growlng wnensiness among the Hindgos in Capul. FRANK LESLIE'S WILL. Hs Childron by Hin First Wife Con+ tenting It—Grounds for ‘Lhelr Actlon— A Son on tho Stand. Iapated to Cincinnati Gazette, New Yon, April 1.—The contest of tho will of the fate Frank Leslle, tho publisher, Was begun to-day, ‘rhe contestants aro Al- fred A. Leslle, “Hen¥s, Lestic, als Fran Lesile, Jr. and Lonetta Lesile, three children of the decedent. ‘Tho principal grounds of the contest are the alleged Insanity of srank Lesili,, and the undue Influence of his second wife, who is the principal legates under the will, ‘The insanity would he shown by the hallucinatton under which Lestle labored that ha had been deserted by hfs sons, and that thoy were Sorts ngalnist (ln nnd his interests, In fact,tall {tigations between them were brought by the futher, Another delusion was his Inipression that Mrs, Squires had made aesncrifice in marry: Ing him. | ‘The undus influence of his second wife would be shown to have begun before thelr marriage und while she was Mrs, Sautres, and continued until his death, it showed Lseif at his last illness, when Aifred went to see hh, and he said to his wife, 1 sue xan, Alo not wish me to sce them, and [ Will not,’ ‘Tho counsel said that it would bo claimed that his divorce from hls first wife, mother of the contestants, Known ns Mes, Carter, was vod. It was also claimed that Lestte’s disease Ind affected his mental condition, Alfred A, Lesile testified toa visit he pald is father In his Inst Wlness, He tenrned of his stekness, not through Mrs, Lesile, but through the family pliystelan. ‘The’ first time he called hie saw his father, who Kissed his hand, seemed gli to seo hh, and wanted him to call again, ‘The next thie he was met by Mrs, Leslie, who sud that his, fatner could ses no one, Is asked to’ be allowed to sit up with Kim, but she refused permission, Witness was In the employ of his father for sixteeii yeara ng Cashier and general financial many ager. ‘The sppolatment of J. W, England 1g Assignes of the property throw witness out of this employment, England made him business mannger, but his father’s anger at thn obliged lim to leave the place soon, Atone thing his father wanted hin to make the business as poor as possthte, so, he vould buy ibat 23 pereentol te value, Atanather Une he wanted to make it appear as goad ua possible, so that tho ‘Trustees would allow hint more thin $10,000 a year. Wit- ness sald he first became aequilnted with Mrs, Leslie sixteen years go, when sho wis living in Ninth street, in the same house with his father, She and her husband, Mr, Squires, aceupied different Toums In this house, and aso in houses in ‘Thirteenth and, 'Chirty-niuth streets, which they afterward aecupled, but Mr, Lesllo's room adjoined that of Mra, Sauires, Witness sald he ones went Into his father’s dressing-room aud found Mrs, Squires? clothes seattered about, and hs father enme out of his room in his night-dress, Ho said ho witnessed more shoe king scenes, which he would not de- seribe, ee Queen Victorluts Crown, ‘The Queena Minerniogtst. ‘This was made by Messrs, Muniteil & Beidgo in IKW with Jowols tuken fram ald crowns, ant othors furnished by commund of ber Majesty, It consists of dhintnids, poarls, rubles, sapphires, aud emeralts, Hot in silver and gold; it husa eriigon velvet cap with ormino border, ant ned with white wilk, Ita grogs wolght Ia thirty. ning ounces fve pennywelght troy. ‘Tho lower fuct of the baad above the “ermine lor. condita of a row cof Jb penela, and the uppor part of the bund of a row of 1d pearls, betweon which, in front of the crown, ie Nluege sapphire tparily: drilled), purch tor tho crown py his Majesty King George A the back ts 8 sapphire of sinier size, and sl. othor sapphires (three on ouch sido}, betweon leh ure olght emeritds, Abave and below the seven pauunlres are fourteen dinmonds, and around the eicht cunorakls 128 diamonds, Hoe tweon the einvrulds and tho sapphires nro wen trefoll ornaments, contalning 1 dian Above the band ure elght sapphires surmonn by eight dlumondy, between which are eight Testoons consisting of 48 dianionds, In tho front of tho crown, and fn tho centro of a dinmond, Maltewo cross, fy tho SeRraus Faby wald to have been given to Edward, Princo of Wales, sou of Kiward WL, called tho Mack Prince, by Don Pedro, Keng of Castile, nfter the battle of Nu- Jera, hear Vittoria, A. D. 187, ‘his ruby was worn in tho helmut of Henry ¥. at tho battle of Agincourt, 5 Tt ia pierced quite through, after the Eastern custom, the upper Part oF che nisrolag being I tee ‘hy a steal ruby, round this ruby, inorder to foria the cross, aru 75 brilliant diamonds, Throo other Maltcas russes, forming the two vides and back of the crown, have enicruld centres, und contuin ree Spectively 13%, 14, and 130 brilliant dlamondy, Between the four Malteso crosses aro four ore namenta in the form of tho Freseb Nour-do-lly, with four rubies in the centres, and yurrounded y rose dlygnonds, containing respoctivoly 85, , and 87 Fos diamonds, From tho Maltese crosses f38u0 four fusperlal wrokes composed of oak leaves and neorns; tho leaves contain 728 rose, tuble, aud brillant diaujonds; 3% pearls form tho ncorné, set tn cups containing 54 rose tilnmonds and one table-diamond, Tho total number of dlamonis in the archos and acorns is 108 brillinnt, 110 tabies, and 559 roao diamonds. From tho upper part of the arches nro rus: ponded four Inrge por it peapeshaped penris With rose-dinmond caps, containing 12° toro. Momohds, and stems contanmg 2b vory amall rose diamonds, Above tho arch stands the mound, containing In tho lower homisphore 30¢ Deiliiants, and inthe upper 224 brilliants, the zone And are being composed of EI rose damonds, Tha cross on tho summit has a roso- Puen piles in the conti, surrounded by 4 large brilllants and 108 sumllor briliiants, —— eas “WIRES. AT INDEPENDENCE, MO. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Ispevenpunce, In, April 15.—The steam cooper-shop of Evins & Son was burned Inst night. A heavy wind came up, and for ns short tle the whole town was threatened, but tho fire was got under control after destroyling the cooper-sliop ant warehouse south of Tt, Joss, $2,805 insurance, $1,050, in the North America, the Penngylvanin, and the Franklin Fire Insuranes Companies, IN ST. LOUIS, MO. St, Louts, Mo., April 144.—The planing nilll of Nuelte & Gatahl, and the sush and door factory of George C. Fox, corner of Koselus- ko and Emmet streets, In the southern part. of the elty, burned at 11 o'clock to-night Loss on the planing mill aud timber about $40,0005 Lnstired for 811,000, Loss on the sash factory about $10,000; Insured for $5,000, ‘The names of the companies cannot be as- certuined to-night. AT TUNBRIDGE, TT Speetat Diapatch ta The Chteagn Tribune. Crinrox, Ib, <April —Mr W. ¢, Humphrey’sebarn, on his farm in Tunbrides ‘Township, Dewitt. County, took firs some time during last night, and before ald contd be rendered It had burned down, constuming six horses and the entire contents, valued at $2,500, ‘The property was insured for $1,000, it fs anpposed to bo fncentiury. . AT PERRYSVILLE, 0. Cincixnatt, April 15.-A Commeretal spe- elut from Perrysville, O., suys a fire, doing damage to the amount of $25,000, oeeurred toaiay. Among the losses .ure J. Coulter's hardware-store, Tlumphrey & Son's dry- goods-store, D, Clough’s drug-store, Fulmer Bros.’ bakery, and the Post-Ollce. Total Insurance, $13,000, AT PITTSBURG, PA. Pirrsnuna, Pa, April 15.—This mornmg the distiltery of J.T. Moss, near Smithton, Pa, caught fire from a spark thrown by a passing engine, and the building, together with the Government books and considerable cash, was entirely consumed, Loss, $20,000; no fusurunce, = AT NEW RICHMOND, 0. Cincinnati, O., April 15,—A fire this morn- tng at New Richmond, O., destroyed the Ex- celsior fnctory and the warchouse of Joseph Kolb. Loss, $9,000; insurance light. AT MIDLAND, MICIT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, East Saarvaw,, Mich. April 15.—Jones? hardware store at Midland was damaged by fire to-Iny to the extent of $1,500, with no insurance. : IN CHICAGO, The alarm from Box 32 at 8:35 Inst even- ing was caused by a fire Ina frame barn in the rear of .691 Halsted street, owned by James Robinson, aud oceupled by Jacob Goodman, Cause unknown. Damage, $25, ' AT NEW RICHMOND, 0. Cincinnati, April 15.—A. tira at Now Rich- mond, O., last night destroyed the Excelsior factory and warehouse of Joseph Kolb, Loss, $0,000; Insurance light. CROP-NOTES. WISCONSIN, Speetat Dispatch to ‘The Chtcago Tribune, Suur.snuna, Lu Fayette Co., April 15.— Spring wheat bas been sown sparingly. Had winter wheat been a success there would have been still less wheat sown, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Portage Ciry, Columbia Co., April 15.— Clover mostly winter-killed, Acreage of spring wheat less than last season. Corn is all mirketed, and have beon shipping in hera for feed, Spectat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wuiirewaren, Walworth Co,, April 15,— Winter wheat is mostly killed. Ground in fine condition for sowing. No inerense In aren sown over 1870 Old wheat about all sold, Mueh of the new crop sown, Onts sold very close, petal Dupateh to The Chieage Tribunts Four Atiixson, Jefferson Co., April 15,— Winter wheat not as good as Jaxt spring. Ground in good condition for cowlne whent. No Increasy in acrenge, Very little left, Sinall frults have wintered well, except strawberries, which injured soine, Apples ail right. ILLINOIS. Spretal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mascovuran, St. Clair Cu,, April prospects forthe best wheat crop ever hinr- vested were nover better than now. 1 think the wheat looks 10 per cent better than Inst year, ‘Tho acronis {s between 10 and 15 por cont greater than Inst year, Feuit all right, ‘This county has never been in: as good con- dition as now, Everything fs lovely, are IOWA. Spectat Dispateh to The Chieaga Tribune, Essex, April 15.—Spring-tline ts falrly nn- dor way, but very) unfavorable Ku far for crops. Winter wheat Is almost killed out by tho continued drought and usually high winds, Considerable aniall grain sown, and much of It blown clear out of the flelds, Such continued high winds never expe rienced before by the uldest Snhabitant. ‘Very unfavorable for preparing for corn, MINNESOTA, Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Rociesten, Minn, April 15—The high wind yesterday prevented many farmers from seeding. Only the drill could be used. to advantage, Lust night the ground froze, nearly an ineh where thore was molsture, Go. that many cannot work this forenoon. It jay hurt the winter wheat, setting It baak {nto the ground on low gell, But iittle seed- ing {3 done yet, a A Bodlo Roviow of Milton. Sun Frinciaca Exchange, A San Francluco publishor sent 2 Bpickspan now copy of Milton to a Bodie editor the othor day. Tho great man, whose hibor prior to tak- jug chirge of an futluential mountaln Journal hind beon principally conflned to writing polleo. items for tho inetropolitan papers during the winter and taking oxercisa in tho harveat tlolis In summer, houved a weary sigh ng the oflcu-boy handed him tho volute, mid remurker tterly: “More new books to review, J auppose,” took out his tobacco. knife, and pro+ ecodcd lelsurcly to cut the virgin pages, ~Mit- ton, Siiton,!’ bo sail musingly, “soue Now Yorkor, 1 Huppose; well, bere xucs fur lo-imor~ row's edition, anyho' “Wo received yesterday a copy of ely Mile ton’s poomns f1 the enterprising publishing house of X, n Frunelsco, ‘Tho hook opens ge. with a long y “Surnities Lost. Elo very ine prnpurly coinmences with n deseription of hell, ty topto that ts noyer mentioned Mn the polite clr vlos of this camp, and gives. a most thoroughly absurd pon portraltot tho devil, ‘Chis porson ho pictured as inany rods Jn lougth, while the best authoriiics oon the subject havo ike ened him ton goat. He goca on then to tell af a Hah with a batch of angols, wherein tho devil, as 0 mattor of course, gots the Warst of tt, belug from the very start the under dog in the tluht, This is quite Guouge for us, John Milton would du better to return to his leultimate hewspaper sphere. To may bo able to describe a tinsqnerady ball or a stroot row, but in our opinion be isn very poor poe “Tote will do for Milton." said tho editor, as he posed the copy in to tho foreman and turned with rollef to the perusal of a reported strike Ip South Nulwe: Kducation in Various Countrics. Gormany, with a population af 42,000,000, has. 0 schools, and an attendance of 0,000,000 pu- piss Creat {iritatn and (relund, with popula PUplIse Austrian win popelation st i wtriu- FL tgriary", wi & population Frtanord, ‘has snd souas is and 40000) pupliay Franco, with a population of 37,000,000, has 71,000 seboots, and 4,700,000 pupils; Kpai, with a popu Jutlon of 17,000,000, hus 20.0) achoota and 1,600,000 3 Etaly, with & population of 24,000,000, hue 7,000 schools and an pe pila; and Rusala, with, a popuintion of 74,000,060, haa'23,000 schools and 1,1 pupils, ith —— Drowsiness, pillousncss, pains and aches, and ague, Hop Bitters always cures, SPORTING EVENTS. inauguration in Chicago of the Ball-Playing Season of 1880, Tho Professtonals from Dubuque Very Thoroughly Trounced. Penalty Imposed on Woallenttoin Lost Ho Should Win Another Race, BASE-BALL. CHICAGO Vs, DUNUQUE, ‘Tho batl-plnying senson of 1860 was Ih- Augurated yesterday nt White Stocking Park with an assemblage of about 1,500 spectators to witness the début of the now Chleage nine, whose opponents for this occasion wero the Dubuqucs, a professtonal club of very falr strength when at ils best, though weakened somewhat by the disability of ts regular pitcher, The nine placed in tho fleld by Capt. Anson was, with the excep- tlon of the pitching, in which position changes are Hable to be made, the nine whieh Is to be depended on to bring back tha champlonship punnant to Chteago; and wile it Istoo carly In thesenson to nceurately forecast results, the general verdlet is that this year's tenn {5 a marked improvement over that of 1870, ‘The two pitchers are as yet untrled against League batsmen, but both are known to bo exceptionally effective, and there fs no renson to doubt that they will between them give excellent satisfaction, In every other position the changes have been for the hotter. ‘There is no risk In the prediction that tho tnileld will prove to Inve been strengthoned by the placing of Burns at short. He Is a lithe, active player, a sure 5! plekup, ‘0 fine, straight thrower, ns a bats: man ss clean hitter of ground balls, and a swift baserunner. In the right field is found Kelly, of lust year’s Clneinnatis,—x reliable fielder, one of the strongest batsmen and best base-runners in the Juenguc, n good third-baseman when needed there, and an excellent catcher. For the remainder of the ning there are Anson, Flint, Willlumson, Quest, Dalrymple, and Gore, all in the posl- tlons in whitch they have heretofore achiever high rank as ball-playors. We Incline to the Judgment that tho Club, Individually and as nwhole, is stronger than. the teat which made sn excellent a beginning last season, Dut whieh fell back ow to'sickness and dlsability, Certainly no nino was over better equlpped against aceldents — ne cesaltathne chatizesin positions, ‘There are two pliteh- ers (Coreoran and Goldsmith), four eatehers {Fling Kelly, Williamson, and Anson), and hiree first-basemen (Anson, Goldstnith, and Gore, and all of thom superior players in the positions named. With sueh a collection of talent, Chiengo ought to fare woll in the struga@le for the League championship, Yesterday's game was scarecly a criterion of whatimay be expected as.to batting, for the opposing pitcher, though by no means weak, Was not wp to the Leagne grade; but it was noticed that» mujority of the hits on the Chicago side were Jow-liners and hard, clean grotinders,—astylvof hitting which will win againstanyandallclubs, On, the othor hand, the extreme chillinessof the atmosphere was unfavorable to close Stelding, and a de- elded duprovomenttithis regard niny bocan- fidently looked for.. The game opened with Chicago at the bat, and two tallles were scored asthe resultof asingly by Goteandatwo-baser by Williamson, with an error and n passed ball to help in the second run. ‘Tho visitors were given tivo. runs. on two singles and er- rors by Quest, Flint, and Williamson. ‘This, howover, wis the Inst of their scoring, 80 sharp and effective was tho fielding of the home nine, ‘The second and third innings brought no tallies, though singles woro put in by Anson and Kelly, Inthe fourth asingle by Quest, followed with Lwo-baRaors by both Dalrymple and Gore, resulted in three runs, two of them earned; and in the sixth, Quest, aAnson, and Dalrymple were Instrumental in batting home two cared runs, Tho music of the afternoon ovcurred in the seventh Inn- Ing, when every man in the Chicago ning went to bat twice, and two.of thent threo times, ‘Sho hitting was somathing perhaps never equaled in Chicago, against .& professional piteher,—not oven by the memorable White Stocking game agalnst the Rockford Club in 1870, when fourteon rua were slugged ont, Then there were & bundle of errors to help in tallles; thig time, though oll the runs were made after the sida should hove been out, tha flelding was by no menns loose, and the result was accomplished. by terrifia hitting. The inning can best be summarized as fol- lows: Dalrymple, one hit and two runs; Gore, two hits and two runs; Williamson, one hit and two rims; Anson, ono two: baser, one single, and two runs; Kelly, ono ‘Ait and one run; Goldsmith, two hits and two runs; Fflnt, no hit and one rin: Burns, two hits andl ono run; Quest, two hits and two runs. Total thirteen bits and fifteon runs, For tho Dubuque half of this inning a binuk wos the story, and it was wisely con- eluded to enll game thon and there, THE SCONE, yi % Alpe By Py Aya Chitcayo. c fared bed eed fered toe eed ed Dalryinple, bf. 6) 4] 4} 5] 2] of o G a} 4] 4} 5) of of 0 5) a] 3] at al aya 4) 2] 4] 51 a} ol 0 4] i] 2) els} ola +] 4) 2 i] a} a] af a sf a) a} a} a) af aya 1] 51 1) 3 2f 4] Of a +] 5] 4} 4} a] of a} 2 {40 22|20}a0(21/10] 7 4) 0} 0} of 1] ol o 4a) af 2} ore 4] 3)-0} of 6] o} 1 4] 0) a) a) 2} 2) 1 3] 0} 1) a] Of Of 2 3] Of a] ata) 3) 0 6} 0} a} 2] 2] 0 Kent, p. a} 0} a} O| 210 Rols,'e, C0505 +} 3} a} a} 0} 8] of 2 TOU ssesesessesesooee seen (HU SU AL ALSEL OL cite, 3426 he hleuga.. 2 22 Dubuque 9000 O38 9 Runs eurned—Chicago, hj Dubuque, 0 gate bane hits—Willlamson, Dalrymplo, Goro, Maen, First base on errors—Chicago, 2; Dubuque, 6, Jinsea on culted balis—Chicago, 3, Poasod balle—Filnt, 1; Sullivan, 8, Wild pitches—Kont, 3 Uinpire—Latham, : Ke ‘To-day. tho same clubs play again, with the difference that the Chiengos will {ntroduca ‘orcoran ay pitcher, . , NEW MAVEN, CONN, Spectat Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, -New Haves, Conn, April 15.—The Wor center ball team defeated the Monitors of Waterbury, champions of Connecticut, by a score of 17 to 1 to-lay, TIE TURI, NEWMARKET RACES, Lonnox, April 1%—At the Newmarket Craven mecting tuday the Craven Stakes was won by Fernandez; Merry-Go-Round Recond; Brother Hood third, beating San- ford’s bay colt Aristocrat. ‘Twelve ran, WALLENSTEIN’S VICTORY, Woallenste!n’s ensy victory wag n great sur- prise. By the victory ho lias ineurred Be alty of ten pounds tn the race for the C! and Suburban Handicap, and twelve pounds {un the race for the Chester ‘I'rajles Cup, WORK FOR THE CORONER, ‘Tho body of a ninn was found floating in the river at 0 o'clock yesterday morning near the ‘Twenty-second street bridge, and was taken to the Morgue by OMcer Patrick O'Regan, A full deseription of the deceased was pinced on file nt Central Station, and last night the corpse was identified by his son as that of Leonard Schrelbor, of No, 110 Drown street. Wo was a peddler, 45 yeara of nge, and had been dlyorcod from his wife for nbout 9 year, Whether he committed suicide or was accifentally drowned by: falling from the ryer dock or from ons of tho railroad bridges which he was In the habit of crossing, ia not known, The nurder theory which 1s entertained by some of his people will not hold, Cor the renson that thors were no marks of violence upon the body, and hig money, $5.30, together with a fares brass door key, wero found Ine tact upon lis person, Tha bouy appeared to have been tn the water some ‘six or seven days and no longer. . ‘Lhe body of Mathew Tracy, who had been inissing slice thu 4th instant, was found at 6:90 lust evening floating in the North Branch of the river, near Clybourn place, by Ofiicers Bitte! and Raltoch, of the Rawson Street Sta- tlon, Mr. Tracy was In tha employ of tho elty as a laborer, and ts sald to have been 9 nian of temperate habits. How he camo to his death is amystery. In the pockets yrore . found 899.90 ensh, and n rent-recetpt for $13.50, ‘The body was taken to his home, No. 10 Broom street, where ho left o wife and seyen children, Bridget Johnaon, white woman Mving with na colored rag-plekor named William Thomns, was found dead In bed ab No. 130 Fourth avenue, She fived in squnator and filth, and was drunk nearly all tho thne. Sho went to bed drunk, and was found Insonsi- blo in the morntiye by hor so-called Iniaband, Ilo thought atria of her condition, and went about hia duties ns usual. Returning ats o'clock he found her dend. John Novak, a Polish Ind 7 years of age, who was rundown while on. his way home from school, a few days azo, by 2 passenger~ trainon the Northwesterneltaiirond at tha Blackhawk | street, promt, dled of his ine Juries at. 5 o’clock last evening. The Coroner WII hold an inquest to-day at No. 410 Elston avenua, Mary. Fourst, 3 years old, the adcontet daughter ot ehard Metnoig, of No. 470 West Chicago avenue, died, early yesterday morning of burns recelved about the face ant body several ‘ina ago by the explosion of a plumber’s gasoiine stove. CANADA. Marrying ‘aNeconnod WIfo's Siater=Tho WAN Paasod by the Commons—Detert ined Sulcide—foronto, Grey & Bruce Railway—Scheme for an Imperial Ar Revserve-American Jimmigras tion Litcrature—South Shore Rallivay & Tunnel Company. Sptetat Dispatch to The Chieagn Tribune, - Orrawa, April 16.—Tho House had alively timo last night over Mr. Girounrd’s bill to legalize marringo with a decensed wife's sister. When the opposition to the bill found they could not‘lefeat the mensure ns It stood, thoy came to the conclusion to limit its seope ag far ns possible, ‘Chey’ therefore pro- posed to cut’ out one-lalg of the ovil, as they term it, by preventing & man marrying tho whlow. of his deceased brother. The supporters of tho dill, however, thought, otherwise, and de- termined upon having the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill, So now, as far as tho Comnions are concerned, aman can marry his children’s aunt or thelr aunt-in- Jaw. Some faint attempts were made to start “‘There’s a good time coming, boys,” but it was strongly repressed by‘the member for Haldimand. The bill passed by seventy majority, In the Tlonse of Commons the de- bate on the Paeilic Railway. policy of the Government was commenced by Sir Charles ‘Tupper, Minister ot Railways, who in.a speech of four hours’ duration defended the general railway policy of the Government, ‘The Hon. Edward Binke followed in reply, condemning the extrava- gant expenditure of the Government, and contending that a morecautious polley should Le Inaugurated and tha construction of the, road proceeded with only so fast ns tho re- sources of tho country would admit without resorting to additional taxation, Specit Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MontREAL, April 18—This morning Na- thanlel Weaver, a bookkeeper in the employ of A. Ramsay & Co.,, of this city, committed suicide in a rooin of the Ottawa Hotel, which he had taken for the purpose, by shooting himself through tho heart with a rovolver, Just provious to which he had taken’a doso ot arsenic. Ie wnsdend when found. On his dressing-table were two envelopes Inbeled polson and o -note addressed to tho lady of the house where ho boarded, in which ho stated Iqs Intention of taking polson and shooting hiin- self, which he carried out to the letter, Weaver came here from Chiengo about two yenrs ago, was about 65 years of age, and married, His wife and daughter are ox. pected here ina day or two, ‘The unfortu- natoman had been drinking henvily Intels,, which 1s supposed to have affected his mind. ALONTREAL, April 15.—Large amounts are polng collected by the Roman Catholic clergy in tho Dlocess of Montreal to aid In Mane dating the Bishops’ liabilities in connection with the extension of tho churches, Spectat Dispatch to The Chieaga ‘Tribune, Toronto, April'15—The Manager of tho Toronto, Grey & Bruco Railway (narrow Bauge), from ‘Loronto to Owen Sound, 123 miles, has issued n notice to the employés of the road, advising thom that, In the event of te failure of the Conipany to receive nid tan the mu lel pales i, prowccnia the change of gauge of the railway, thelr sory. ices wilt lave to be dispensed’ witi on the Ist of June next; and, should tho action of the municipallties bo such as to Ieave no loubt at an earlier date, that they will grant no nid, thon they may look for tlie closing of a) Foal by the bondholders eyen before the of June, SE OF spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. QuEnre, April 15—Mr, Lachanee, Presi- dentof the French-Canadian Shipbuilders’ Suclety, dentes the reports that his Society Will tits suminer worle with tho Irish So- elety, and says it will work indepently of that body, andat its own rates of wages. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicagy Tribune. Orrawa, April 15,—A memorandum from Mr. Sandford Fleming, Chiet Government Engineer, addressed to the Mintster of Rall- ways, defending himself from -the charges recently made in Parllament, has been printed and distributed, Gen, Slr Patrick MeDougnll, Commander of tho Forces fn Canada, arrived nt Malifax on Monday, by the steamer Sardinian, On coming ashore, his first words were, “low al the English elections go?” When told that tho Liberals had a majority of 100, he would not believe it, and appeared greatly depressed. It is helicved ho had fy his pocket the scheme for an Imperial army re- serve in Canada,—now useless, In the course of the next fiscal year tho census of the Dominion will be taken. ‘Tho vote for that purpose has been passed by tho Jouso of Commons, ‘Another debute took place on tho distribu- tion of American fmm lgration literature by the Departinent of Agriculture for the Do- iiinion, From the speeches made, it ap- peared that the Minister of Agriculture or- (ered 20,000 copies of n pamphlet entitled “The Turtle-Mountain District and South- ern Manitoba,” which contained an adver- tisement of American lands, pratsing thom tip in preference to Canadian — Innds, ‘Tho Dintster sald that when his attention Was directed to the fuet, he had’ tho objec- fonable advertisement eut out. Ilo was lated, however, for nat acqualnting hin: solf with the confents buforo purchuslng the vamphict. Anothor disclosure during the abate was, that the stations along the Intor- colonial Railway are boing used for the pur poso of Inducing, by advertisements, Cana- algns to emigrate ta the United States, fr, 1. Ryan, of Ottawa, hag Just returned fron his shanties on the Montreal River, and reports that there Is still about four fect of snow in the neighborhaod, and that the sen- yott sling been except nally favorable for er Me giectal Dispatch to" The CA(eago Tribune, Montrear, Aprit 15,—Notive ts pupttahed that appeation will bo made to the Legis. lature of tho Province of Quebec, at Its next aegsion, for an act Incorporating a railway and tunel company under the name of the South Shore Rathway & Tunnel Company, with power to construct a railway froma int on the provincial ling, in the County of Luntington, to another on the St. Lawrence River side, tn the County of Chambly, “ travorsing,” the noties says, “tho Countles of Huntington, Chateauguay, Beaulumols, Naplerville, St, Johns, Laprairte, anid Cham- bly; and to construct a tunnel under the River St, Lawrence from a point atornenr Longuoull or St. Lambert to the City of Montreal.” Lt will he seen from this that the proposed tunnel schome has tacked on to it the projected railway Tine to connect with the Aimorlean system of rallwayss aud itis understood that the capital will be In part drawn from those {Interested in this projected Jine, the construction of which would glyo Montreal a through lino to and from the Westorn States, ——____. Monarchy +a Littlo Om)? Tho Whitchau Keview, speui lig of tho number of worganatic marriages and mCsalliancea con- tracted by royal and pelnecy. houses in Europe, snys: There aro thirty-nine iu all, the lutest registered boing thatof Princo Henry XX. of HKouss, with the clreus-rider, Clothilde Lortsch; but one also romarks the marringos of Princo Lauls do Bourbon with Mille, Mamet, Tou sove croign Princes, who have nbdicnted or been dee thronod, are stlit living namely: Duke Charics TL of Parma, who nbdicated in 1840; Duke Bere nord of Saxe-Meiningen, who abdicated after tho war Of 180; Puce Charles Anthony Hohenzollorn, who In 1849 ceded bls principality to Prussiay Duke Adolphus of Ndssau, who wos dethroned dn 1d; Queen Isabella: 1. of Spain, dothroned In 143; the « Kerdinund 1Y. of Tuscany, dothroned in 1850; Kling Francis IL, of the TwoSlellics, dothronod: in, 1860; the Bultan Surad V. dettironed tn 1978: King, Aina- dous of Spatu, who abdicated in 1873; aud Duko Robert of Parma, dothroned In 165%.'" RAILROADS. Reorganization. of the’ Illinois Freight Association. Fixing the Rates to the National Conven- tlons—Live-Stock Rates, ILLINOIS FREIGHT ASSOCIATION. The Central Rattroad Rato Associatton hell a meeting yesterday at the Grand Pa- clic Hotel for the purposa of reorgantzing onastronger and more ratisfactory basis, ‘There were present J. M. Osborn, Wabash; Il, Walker, Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw; HH. J. Page, Indianapolis, Cinelnnat!, St. Louts & Chicngo; James Smith, Chicago & Alton; Horace Tucker, Illinois Central; W. 8, Splers, 'Totedo, Peorla & Warsaw; IL C, Diehl, Indanapolis, Bloomington & West- ern; Mr. Williams, Ohio & Mississippi; T. 'T. Gault, Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern; Mr. Smith, Indianapolls & St. Louls; A. C. Sird, Wabash, St. Lonls & Pacitic. After fully considoring the subject, It was found that to discontinue tho organization would be detrimental to the interests of tho rouds taking through business to and from duterior, points In Ie Inoly, as under the prorating system the proportion of those roads was so small that It left no margin of prone to them, Une der that Syston, tho trunk Hnes were taking all tho milk outof tha cocoanut. The only way In which the roads could get o fair rate for thelr share of the business was by keep- ing up the arrangement for charging arhi- trary rates. It was therefore agreed to con- tinue the organization, and its name wos changed to tho “Ilinols Freight Associa- tlon.?? Tho following new Executive Committce was elected: J. M, Osborn, James Smith, Tloraee Tucker, I W. Hibbard, H.C. Diehl. alr. J. M, Osborn wag redleeted President, ‘The election of a new Sceretary was deferred until the noxt meeting. It was agreed to imake no change in the rates for the presen pat the tariff of Feb, 7, 1880, was continue in force. A new constitution and by-laws wero adopted. ‘Che only changes of Importance ure that hereafter sixty days’ notice will have to be given before a road can withdraw, and all matters of dispute will have to be sub- mnitted io the Executive Committeo for set- jement, 2 All the roads interested in this matter have joined the new organization with tho excep- Jon of the Lake Erie & Western, and It is ex- pecteil that this road will join ns soon as the matter is properly Inld before the managers of tho road. —— RATES TO THE CONVENTIONS. A meeting of General Passenger Agents was held yestorday at the Grand Pacilic Hotel for the purpose of considering imeasures for making reduced rates to the National Conventions at Chicago and Cin- einnatl, andalso to the Convention of Knights ‘Templar in this city. ‘Chore wero present, C.K. Lord, Wabash; J. C. Chariton, qilcargo & Alton; France Chandler, ‘Missourl Paci Ic} ¥. E. Morse, Ifnunibal & St. Joo; J. W. Cary, Lako Shore: FR. Myers, Fort Wayno; St. John, Rock Istand; W. 2. Johnson, Ulinals Central; Mr. Bryton, Burlington & Quincy; Mr. Van Bergen, Chicago & Northwestern; George UH. Dantels, Chicago & Pacific, Mr, F, E, Morse was olected Chaleman, and Mr. George I. Daniels Secretary. : Asregirds rates to the Chicago Conven- tion, It was ngreed to charge $20for theround trip from Council Bluffs, St. Joseph, Atchi- son, Leavenworth, and Kansas Clty. ‘To the Cincinnati Convention the tates will ho $26.50 for the round trip from Connell Bluffs and Nebraska City, and $25 from Kan- ea Citys Atchison, Leavenworth, and St loseph. As regards rates to the Knights. Templar Convention, it was agreed to charge one fare for the round trip for tho Knights Templar and thelr hninediate families, For the gen- eral pitblic the rate to this Co:vention will ‘be two cents per mile ench way. To Statennd County Fairs and political incetings the rate will be two and quarter cents por inile each way, A-committes of five was Sppointed to Tre- a tickets for these occasions, fix their Nails, neing the date of sales, ete. and re- port to the meeting of the General naseneer Arcus to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel Ue h ‘ s? Nothing was dono regarding rates from local points to the Natlonal Conventions, but it ig understond that about one and one-ftth fare will be charged by all the lines. Tho Enstern roads, itis understood, will charge about two cents por milo cach way. LIVE-STOCK RATES. Commissioner Fink telegraphed the Gen- eral Freight Agents of the various ronds lead- Ing east from this city yesterday to propare a now tariff on Iye-stock at onee. Ho was ton lnte, however, ns the General Freight Agents had attended to this work the day before. ‘The now tariff Is 18 follows: On and aftor April 14, and until furthor notico, all Hyo-stock from Chicago to points named bo- low wll be taken by actual and ‘minimum welghts at tho following rates por 100 pounds: shee ‘To Roston..... 70 40 No Now Yaric.,..+. oe OS +40 ‘To Philadelphia... ot a8 ‘To Baltimot a 7 zeoe uo ' ih 50, Pittabury, Akron, Wheollog, and Belluire, a Paty To Dunkirk . . 8 Tok 20 'o Ch 18 ‘Vo Sandusky... it To Toledo and = 16 All live stock silt bo nyeek totho fol- lowing | mintinum wolghts. xeuss will bo charged Cor ut tho snine rates por 100 pounds: Cattle, 10,000 pounds per car; horsca, 20,000 pounds per cur; hogs, double-deck caré, 22,000 perenr; hogs, singlecdook ears, 10,000 pounds per car; sheep, double-deck cars, 18,000 pounds por car; shoop, single-deok cars, 14,000 pounds. This Is asiight reduction fn the rates on hogs, hut no change whatever jn the rates on cattle. PARTIALLY OPENED. Tho Chicago & Western Indiana Rallrond was virtually opened for business yesterday, whon the regular trains of the Chicago & Eastern Iltnols Rallrond began to run over the rond, Instead of over the Pan-Handle as heretofore, All the trains of this Company will horeatter arrive and depart from the temporary depot at the corner of Archer and Stewart avenues until the Western Indiana iy able to complete its line to Twelfth streot, when tho trains will run to that point, ‘Phe pessencer-trains of the Kustern: Ilinols heretofore used the track of the Pun-Handlo from Dalton to this city, using jointly with that rond the depot at the corner of Clinton and Corral! streets, ‘The trains ‘of ‘the Eastern Llinols will leave the new | do pot on Archer avenue at the same tine innt thoy left the depot at tho corner of Clinton and Carroll. ‘Tho placo of the Eastern Iijnois at the Carroll street dopot has been taken by the Chicago, Milwaukes & St Paul, which will stay there until the new Union Depot at Madison and Canal streets {3 comploted, As it is stated that tho Pan- Ifandlo will also make use of the new Union Depot after Its completion the Carrol street depot will become vacant and the probablil- tes are that thereafter it will ba dsed exclu- sively for freight purposes. — .THE MEXICAN HORDER ROAD. At the Grand Pacific Hotel for n few days past thoro has been staying Mr. George Gif- ford; of Philadelphia, who represents 1» rall- rond which It is proposed to construct from Syw Antonio to Laredo, 'Tex., on the fron- tier of Afuxico, on the Rio Grande, | ‘This road {3 known ns the San Antonio & Mexican, Border Railroad, | aul is 160 miles InJength. Itis now before Con- ures, tsking the United States to guarantee its bonds at the rate of $12,000 er ities or $1,020,000, for the entire road. ‘The ‘Dill li been favorably reported on in the House by the Committee on Railroads and Canals, Trinune reporter called upon the gentle. mina catorday, to got something further from hin in regard to his road and why his peaplo usked for Government ald, The gentleman sald that Gen. Sherman and Quurtermaster- General Meigs indorsed the propdsed rail- road as a military necessity. At present Son Antonio was the gran¢ supply depot, and everything had, to: be wigoned neross this Vast stretch of SOU. ‘The new rallroad asked for $19,000 per infle guaranteo on its bonds, which are‘to bo per centa and to run thirty years, ‘The build ne and equipping, of the road will cost goon per mile, or, In the nelgbourhood of $3,500,000, pon this they proposed to give the Govern- ment a first mortgage, as security for the Joan, Iucluding all its lands, franghlses, x tele- ni ‘aph Hues, éte., and to nsk nothing o| Govornmeat for transportation of x fhe ! and military supplies, but to credit ail ' transportation upon tho Juan made by the United States until the entire indebted | ness Is paid, Tho rengon for asking this ' Joan, Mr. Gifford rays, is because the Toad Piuna through a wholly unsettled territory, but Drings the West In directecommunieation with Mexico, and will do much towards sottling tho raiding question on the Texns border, dle sayy further that thorond willdevelop this great tract of land, which {5 excellent, for ahcep-ralsing, though much of It abounds In enetiia, rattlesnakes, and other ltixurtes, and will stimulate tradé with Mexico, He Bays railroad development would bring settlers, and upon this would depend the support of the road, which would not bo secured for sone years, and hence the necessity of Gor oie ord has been throug Mr, ford has been through Toxng, - aud the people there are anxlous % hive tho ‘road | billt, but they need more money than they enn ralse, ile says that the stockholders will put up tho $1, 000 In addition to what the Ni tees. ‘Cho State, of Texns gives the land grant, Furthermore, certain Mexicans fa yored It, and if tho scheme wore carrion ont they would build a road from the Clty of Mexico direct to tha Rio Grande to connect with the Border Road, At present the trade of Mexico with forelyn countries is $100,000. ber annum, of which tho United States gots but. $13,000, , whilo Luropo gets the rest. He thinks that tho new rallrond would chang allthis, and bring match of this. trade to the United States, whore Jt rightfully ho Jong, bir. Gilford foft for Washington tast * BALTIMORE & CHICAGO, Apeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Psrrepuna, Pa,, April 16—An important meoting was held fn the Chamber of Com merce this evening, The gentlomen particl- pating were a committee of the Board of Di- rectors of the Baltimore & Chicngo Rail | road Company, and some twenty-five or more 4 representatives of different towns along tho’ ae Une of tho new road, whiell 13 to extend from Beaver Falls, Pa., 2 fow mil bolow Pittsburg, to Chienzo Junction, a ‘dis! tance of 148 miles, ‘Tho object of the meeting wasto decido upon the course to take in buliding the road,, and also tho line of the route, Several places, such as Now. Lisbon, Canton, and Wooster, want the rond to pass throngh their Imits, and this has cronted considorable rivalry, Nothing definit was dono atthe mecting. Another consultation will be hat to-morrow, when It Js expected tho route of the new road will be selected, ie generally thought the Wooster people VARIOUS. : Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Stoux Crry, In., April 15—Judgo, Kidder, of Vormiliion, Dakota, yesterday granted an Injunction restraining the Milwaukes, & St - Paul from furthor work on the bridge over the Sioux. River at Eden. The injunction was, granted, on tho afftdavit of Struble Bros., mill-owners, who claim that the pro- posed: bridge Injures their property. Tho City Council last night put on Its pas- sage an ordinance giving the St.Paul & Sloux Clty the right-of-way down Howard street to the Missouri River, where connec- ton is made with the Nebraska lines by a transfor-boat; also an ordinance vacatin; two streets In tho proposed yard of ‘the MIE wakeo & St Paul. nivain ed extenat sErack-laylng commenced on tho 6: : of the Sontiern Minnesota from Plandran to Stoux Falls, Dakota, forty miles, O10. Crxgnxatt, O., April 15.—Tho Kentucky LegisMturo has passed 0 bill amending the charter of tho Maysyille& Big Sandy Railroad Company, 80 as td'stithorizo the Company to ae prone froin Catiattsburg to Newport and Covington, making a connection for Chesapeato & Ohio allroad. bs 5 DIVIDEND DECLARED, Baxtimone, Md., April 15,—The Baltimora & Ohio Railroad Company has declared a dividend of 4 per cent for the past half year’ on its ‘main stem,” and 5 per cent for the samg timo on its Washington branch, ITEMS. Tho General Fretght Agents of tho various Eastern ronds mot at the. ofilce of Mr, R. 0, Meldrum yesterday, and established a now tariff from Chicago to all Interior points,’ Tho reduction amounts to from 10 to 15 per cent, The now tariff will go into effect April 19. Commisstoner Fink announces that the Eastern trunk Ines have agreed to the fol- lowing change in the classlitcation of west bound freight, to take effect. Monday, April’ 1% ‘The present elnssification 1s; Marble, blocks or slabs, wrought or unwrought O.1 released, fourth class, ‘Tho change in the present classification will bo: Marble, blocks or slabs, wrought of nnwrought N.O.S.— OR, re eased, f class. MISSISSIPPI] NAVIGATION, Bpeciat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Sr, Paus, Minn,, April 15,—Tho first Bile sissippi steamer of the season, the Arkansas, has been slowly working hor way up the . river from below for aweek past. Sle was ro- ported at Lake Clty this morning and ot Red Wing this afternoon, She is expected In Sh Poul during the night. Tho Dutch Succession. London Telegraph, 1t Is probable that the Gorman Chancollor will not oxperience wy very lively Ca athy with tho gratification felt throughout Holland at tho Joyful announcement: jist promulgated that the confinomuntof her Sfnjesty tho Queonof the Nothorlands: ia expected to tako piace’ in the Jatter part of next month. ‘This auspicious prose ponte however, ia nat only halled with jubilation in tho Low Countries, Tho birth of an heir tathe Dutch throvo will be n welcome vvent to all tho European Powors directly Intorested tn the pres- orvation of Holland's Indes endence, and pore particolnnly, to Grent Britaln and Belgium. Had ho union af King William with tho Princess Emma of Waldeck proved unfruitful, Europe would have found itself ono duy burdened with a Dutch succession” guestion containing tho perms of, rave international diforonce—possl- bly of u Rurapean war. The actual Princd of Orange will nover marry, and itis deemed wn- Ukely that ho will survive his stilt robust and vigorous fathor, From the marringo of tho lato Prince Henry with the Princess Sarlo of Prussin thoro Is no issue; and Princo Fredorick, the King's uncic, and only other surviving male mombor of the Houso pf Orang is a widower in hia Bith pent, whoso onl daughter 18 married to tho. Princo of Wicd Amony tho collateral heirs to tho thrano aro the dlepospessed Duke of Nassau, whoso oluims Germany will cortainly opposu; the hereditary Gram Duke of Saxo-Wolmar, Princo Albrecht of Prnasin, and, lastly, the German Emporor himself, aa neal destondant from and direct helr of tho Princess of Orange, sister and co- helvess to Willian of Orangy of imimortal mem- ory, ‘This august lady beowme, na witl bo ro- memberot, the consort of the Groat Elector, and the Kings of Brussta, hor deacondants, de- rived theirtitlo of “Prince of QO: trom ber. On tho death of Prince Henry, fourteen months ago, the Prussian claim was’ put for ward with marked promptitude and emphasis by tho Bertin semi-oifoial pross, @ fact to the grave significance of which we drow public opinfon at the timo of its ocourrence. + Saving tho Country, ‘: Burdette, “Thoy aro saving tha’ country in Noblesville to-day, Lat LG uusoorar remarked before We caine uwa: g Y'oa,”" Tho sad pnssonger sald, ‘it is disunion and anarchy, or Dittondorfor for Trustes,” “Eloot Diffoniorfor Drustes," sald the cross Paasonger, “and tho throos of dissolution selzo ae this wretched and enslaved country the next ay ay voto for Difondorfer,” shouthd the tall, thin assonor “osmonts moro plouel ‘mut binds mors firmly, the unton already lald in the best blood 55, our fathers.” “Eluct Difondorfor,” the fat passenger aald, “and the malice and hate of centuries o| dospotisni fs crowned with sucocss, und the fair republic, that bas ropellod tho assaults of ait ed the world, dies by tho parricldal hand of own ungrateful, “traitorous, and blood-dy childron,' “Eleot Diffendorfer," sald tho man with the in, brokon dynasties that bave been w: mold centuries of luwloss aud pitiless power.” “Mleot this man Diffondorter,” snorted the fat poseen ir, Sand you will liva to hear the death knell of liberty ring through tho laud. Make hits Township Trustoe and you will sco the sacred rights of inan, the honor of citizen: ship, tho glories of the Republic, the sanctity of the fireside, the purity of the humo, the holiuess vf tho church, the aucred rotiromnont of tho clolster, are Erato ruthlvaly undor bis ccucl and palit in tect; elect Diffendorfor-—" * Dittundorfer ain't arunnin,” said the woman who talks bass, aud as usual, when sho croake, she outs off tho debate ns With tho provious question, to tho wreut atsappy! iIntment of the mau with the greon goggles! who was just ready to lanyb out with # cruuiler as goon as the fat passenger was out of breath, Anf go We calpe away from Noblesville .,