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‘ ‘ gentlem: “but his brother Henry will: probabl: y attend.” a ee “Wil bis brother Henry represent him in the Convention ?” : E “T don’t know as to that. Henry Tilden, has engaged rooms for himself and Smith M. Weed at the Globe.” Knowing from his recollections , of the cipher dispatches that Smith M. Weed had, been intimately connected with Mr. ‘Tilden, the correspondent suggested, “Perhaps Mr.: Weed willbe Tilden’s most important repre-- Seg eh gentleman slowly replied; “Yes,” the gentleman y ; “Afr Weed i d warm fiend of Abr, Tiiden’s, .and it is more than_likely, that he will be given as much authority to act for Mr. Tilden as any one.” ete “Ip the story ‘that Mi, Tilden will with- draw authentic ?”” ‘ . + “I don’t apprehend such an occurrence, the gentleman cautiously answered; “but it is barely possible that he will pull out. There is a doubt as to whether he has been a candidate for the past four months, Mr. Tilden desires unity in the Democratic party above all things, and be has that more at ~aeart than his cant y This declaration, : ‘WAS SOMEWHAT ASTONISHING to the correspondent: but he soon recovered. from his surprise sufficiently to inquire, “At the outset did Mr. Tilden desire the nomina- of the, averse v0 fill “ bar’? ides succeeds in carrying his ton?” - if “Ttis to 8 be presumed that he did,” fhe gen- deman er dryly rep! “What caused hint to change his mind?” “T don’t know that he has,” said the gen- tleman, finding that the correspondent was pressing him to the point; “but, if he has,’ he continued, “it is because he is satisfied that it is for the interests of the party. With aslight touch of irony the gentleman “remarked: “I think Mr. Tilden is convinced that he hes a great many unfaithful friends, Some censured him for not taking the reins in his own hands and putting himself in the Chair at the last Presidential election, That matter rested-entirely with Congress. The men who got the motion before Congress for ‘Commission were the first to charge him with cowardice. aoe * Are you candidly of the opinion that, if Tilden saw that the Democrats would not anite on him, he would withdraw ?” “ Thave faith to believe he would. He in- quired of a friend, in the course of conver- sation, the other day, if he should send an ‘amp! d delegation to Cincinnati, and the National Convention should declare in favor of him. whether Kelly would then support him. Mr, Tilden was answered in the neza- Hye; andl he showed his mnmantuons ob ition by remarking, * The breac! Flosed at all hazards.” Now, that shows that he is willing to ‘ STEP DOWN AND OUT, s and illustrates, as I said before, that he has the interests of the party more at heart than his own nomination.” _ : “ You are aware,” said the correspondent, “ that Kelly: will attempt to capture the Con- vention. _ Will Tilden surrender it?” “His friends will\ not consent to @ sur- render, and they do not for an instant think that he would be weak enough to surrender. Mr. Tilden simply. wishes the’ Convention to send delegates to Cincinnati who can unite the Tilden strength upon whoever may be nominated.” = 2 “Do you imagine that Tilden will attempt to send a pledged delegation to Cincinnati?” “No, sir”? said the. gentleman, forcibly. “Tdon't think he wants a pledged delega- tion, though many of his so-called warn friends call for one. I don’t think it will be possible to send a pledged obligation. {t would be very uncertain to attempt it.” “Which do you think will be in Jority in the State Convention,—the” “or the anti-Tilden delegates ?” - “That will depend whether the delegates from New York City are admitted and given’ vats in the temporary organization. Their admission or exclusion would have much to do with the matter. If admitted, they would rive a large Tilden element at once. If they should be contested, it would be'a far different thmg. As farasIcan learn, they will come uncontested. Those termed the Irving-Hall delegates are the only regular delegates, and they will come. I understand, ancontested. ey will come under the Cassidy resolution adopted in the Rochester’ ‘Convention. aie deine Balt ay wit accom yy a commi who W' confer with the Tammany-Hall’ delegates. ma- len “THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1880—TWENTY PAGES.. - combine, Tilden must go to the-wall. Inthe: mind ‘or your correspondent, Tilden will use ans to carry the Convention. “Many anti-Tilden delegates will not be. iz their.glasses from Tilden’s Convention, the delegates may not go to Cin- cinnati pledged, but they will surely go with the understanding that they are to cast thelr ballots for him. & Rent and tom as the Democracy in New York is, Tilden could yet 5 PROBABLY €ARRY THE STATE AGAINST * GRANT, . efdtante, but he could not against any other ¢: at Tam constrained ra think that Tilden bases nis hopes upon Grant’s nomination. He knows fullwell, unless he is blind to his own’ folly, that his chances would: be worthless with any other candidate opposing him, i As intimated, the only thing that will save Tilden in his own Convention will be the ad- mission of the delegates from Irving Hall, New York City. John Kelly announces that the delegates from Tammany Hail will ap. ly for samission to Tilden’s Convention. If Re puts this plan fnto execution, the contest between the two Halls will be fierce. A third set of delegates from New York City, —those from the Democratic Union—wil enter the fight, and the struggle will be in- creased in intensity. % eh Each succeeding day produces new phases, and what Tuesday next wiil’ bring out is something for speculation. That Syracuse will be the scene of one of the biggest po- litical rows ever experienced in the Union, seems ass g TILDEN. FULL OF FIGHT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. - Wasarxeron, D. C., April 17.—The Even- ing Star has a dispatch which it youches for as coming’ from a confidential friend of the Gramercy Park statesman,.and which if says may be accepted'as reliable. From this dis- patch it appears that Tilden will not with- draw. On the contrary, he is making the most earnest, though quiet, political contest of his life to crush out John Kellyin New York politics and establish his supremacy. ‘To surrender to or compromise with Kélly, he holds, would be as fatal now to the Democ- Yacy as a surrender would have been by the regular State Convention to Mr. Kelly’s se- cession Convention last fall at Syracuse. The following is the text of the dispatch: “Gov. Tilden declined again to-day tobe interviewed as to his reported withdrawal as a candidate for the Presidency,on the ground that if he did so it would take the most of his time to correct reports regarding his personal and political affairs. I have learned, how- ever, direct from those in his confidence, and you may rely upon this as absolutely correct, that he has not decided to withdraw as a candidate. On the contrary, Gov. Tilden is’ making the mostearnest, though quiet, politi- cal contest of his life to save the Democray, of this State for the com- Presidential campaign, and, however this results personally to himself, he will be satisfied if the State is saved to the Demo- gratic party. He believes that if the power of John Kelly and his faction (as he terms it) is not destroyed this spring that the Stafé is lost to the mocracy in November, and hopelesly lost thereafter if full or partial control of its organization is left in the hands of Mr, Kelly. This is the precise situation, ‘which Gov. Tilden regards as much higher than a mere personal candidacy. ‘In his opinion, if the legitimate organization and con- trol of the party are not retained and enforced in every election-precinct in the State of New York, it is quite immaterial whether he or any other Democrat be nominated at Cincinnati, for this State could not be car- for him. To surrender to or compro- mise with Mr. Kelly, Gov. Tilden holds, would be as now to the party in the State asa surrender would have been by the regular State Convention to Mr. Kelly’s secession Convention last fall at Syracuse. When Mr. Kelly and his following return to the regular organization, the question of Presidential candidates and further control of the party machinery in New York may be an open one, bat not until then.” § Tammany Hall does not pro) to be regu- far, except as Tammany Bal Kelly may sttempt to CAPTURE THE CONVENTION. Mis men tried to capture districts by joining with us and secu: placesin de! erations yronounced anti-Tilden, but in reality iv. We could not shut them out,as they will come under ourcall. A great many Kelly men will get_ in that way. They will shout ‘ Ollve- branch,” ete., as regular eotine dele- tes. Of course we can’t help mt Even if unpledged, do you think Tilden delegates will go to Cincinnati?” Bie “Tean’t say asto that. It is my opinion thet the delegates elected will be in sympathy with Tilden.” k ; “ What do you think Tilden’s prospects at Cincinnati are ?? ° “I don’t know. Some delegates are already elected from other States favoring. Tilden.” “Isthere any truth,” the correspondent esked, “in the report thata letter will be read in the Convention from Mr. Tilden, an- nouncing his withdrawal 2” “I don’t believe that there is any truth in that story. The object of that rumor was to butlaence the districts which had not held their conventions.” “Do you not suppose that at the proper time Mr. Tilden will announce that he does not desire the nomination ?” “ Possioly,” said the gentleman; “but 1 DO NOT THINK HE WILL.” ._ “He will let events take their course?” ventured the correspondent. “Mr. Tilden will place everything in the hands of his friends, and allow them to pro- ‘ceed as they think best.” * . “And you think he will withdraw if asked to by his friends?” “Tthink so.” Recognizing that New York is the pivotal State, he added: “If it is thought by Mr. Tilden that he cannot carry New York, he will withdraw. 1f he cannot carry this State; it will be useless to run.” “Do you think be can, carry New York s “That depends upon circumstances. In my opinion he can carry the State against Grant.” G “If Tilden and Grant are both nominated, aie do, you think the chances of the latter vi! yee “That is dificult to tell” af }o Fou consider Tilden mentally and physi pally strong enough to conduct a cam- n? bai ie gentleman replied, with a smile, “I think he is a pretty lively corpse, and I don’t believe he is ready to die quite yet. He does more work every day than any three men in the State. He superintends in person his business, Of course, he looks feeble, but he a SHEAT DAL BETTER THAN A DEAD MAN.” one he shown any signs of declining of “No. He has been feeble in appearance for years, and he looks as if a gust of wind would blow him away at any time. Ten years ago he looked same as he does Dow. “Do you think that the anti-Tilden and the Kelly men will work together ?” “There is no doubt but that they will.” “What is Kelly’s object in fighting Til- len? “Ican’ttell That is what we have been trying to figure out for the past two years.” The gentleman showed his contempt for Kelly by remarking, “In my opinion, the - best place for Kelly is on the hill (the Idiot Asylum), under the care of Dr. Wilbur, He has the smallest amount of brains of any politician I know of.| The real reason, I sup- pose,” the gentleman added, “ is because hi 2ould not use Gov. Robinson asa tool. Rob- inson would not do his dirty work, and last fall he put himself up for the purpose of _de- feating Robinson to gratify his spite. Mr. Tilden supported Robinson, and now Kelly seeks revenge.” The gentleman whose remarks are quoted is certainly most excellent authority upon matters re! ting, toMr. Tilden, It seems Yoolfsh to suppose that Tilden will withdraw for. the sake of harmony. If he gees an.opportunity to slip into i cys HE WILL Do IT. _ e ‘That is the general opinion, and it is borne out by. ‘mete Should Mr. Tilden see that he Is likely to be defeated in either the State or National Convention, be will, as a matter-of policy, withdraw. without doubt. faded eve is upon the Presidential Chair, and his. palsied limbs fairly ache to repose init, Til- £59 Sons hove led ii to a polnt where he jrations have le wer go forward to defeat, or retreat t0 ignominy. = ocracy of New York is divided waite Bemocracy of factions,—Tilden, anti- [ilden, and Kelly,—and there are no end of jesser'eliques, The Tilden faction atone Js robably the most b powerful, it New Yor! Bie is included,—vut, arrayed inst. the’ anti-Tilden and the’ Kelly fac- tions combined, jt is the e party; consequently, if the latter two THE OLD MAN’S WEAPONS. Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune. New Yors, April I7.—The chief -wea) wherewith Tilden wins his successes is a mystery. Democrats admit that even his most intimate friends can never tell where the old inan stands. ‘They are only trusted with a superficial round of his views, shaped in such wise that he can turn and twist then to anyth that suits his purpose at an moment. Prabably no politician of equal power in his own party has ever before done so shrewd work in so secret a way, accoj- Plishing aims without revealing the different means employed to any one person, yet max- ing each near friend think himself the sole trusted adviser and confidant. Of course the sly old G08 hasn’t withdrawn, though it Would not be at all surprising that-he had Jed Illinois’ Springer, or Pennsylvanta’s Randall, or other of his henchmen to believe that to withdraw was his purpose. All that business was A PART OF THE PROGRA3I to testthe Democratic feeling concerning a defrauded, maligned, and lied-about man of purest mold and most illustrious states- to-day thai manship.. A Democrat said iy Tilden? ‘was ostensibly in the field for the nomination for President. Then he secretly took up Randall, and afterwards, when these two knew he was merely trying to use them for his own pur- pose, the old man found himselfin the lurch. The anti-Tammanyites will leave early Monday morning for ‘the Convention, and it is said Tilden himself advances the money to defray their expenses. A great rmeay. of their followers will zo up to shout for hin. Some of the best-known strong-handed ones are booked for the passage, and will do everything in order to initiate themselves in- tothe friendship of the wealthy friends of jen. ‘The Kelly men,most of them,take the same train, and say they will make Syracuse livelier than ever it was before. hey. are going up to slanghter Tilden and punish the Syracuse liquids, . WILL WITHDRAW. ._| To the Western Associated Press, ~ Bosrox, April 17,—A correspondent of the Journal, wri from St. Albans, Vt, says he was informed on a train between New ‘York and Montreal’ by a leading Democratic Politician of New England, whose high startding in the counsels of the party entitled him to prominent recognition in the late Democratic conference in New York City at which Senator Barnum, Tilden, and Gen. Hancock, with members of the National Committee, were present, that the question of Tilden’s candidacy was settled at that meeting, and ‘Tilden. positively decided not to. be a candidate «for nomination, and that Tilden has written a letter, to be read at the Syracuse Convention, withdrawing his name from the field, urging as the reason his failing health and desire to promote harmony and success. . Gen. Hancock states to the Journal’s in- formant he should not enter into any contest or fight to secure the nomination, and that he was not a candidate in the sense of being a aren of the oft of President. ia ie correspondent was shown legrams and letters from leading supporters of Til- den’s candidacy in New York and Connecti- cut corroborating these statements. ANTI-THIRD-TERM. THE OUTLOOK IN KENTUCKY AND NEW YORK, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Louis, 3o., April 17.—Letters just re- ceived by the Executive Committee of the Anti-Third-Term party gives information of interest as to the political ‘outlook in Ken- tacky and New York. One of the letters is from’a gentleman of Kentucky who isa dele- gate to the, Chicago Convention from that State. The letter mentions the name of one delegate for Blaine, two other delegates represent Sherman, and the writer any one to beat Grant. The minority delegates, the letter states, WILL IGNORE .THE TRON-CLAD INSTRUCTIONS if it is advisable to do so. - They made ‘8 gal- lant fight, and, while they lost, they assert that the Republicans of Kentucky are not editor of the New York Republikaner, the only German Republican paper ‘published in New York City, after_ stating that the paper is opposed to the third term and to the con- tinued domination of the third-term machine in that Site continues: ‘I hope that the thirdterm will not be saddled on the party. It is too heavy a load, and NENETY PER CENT OF THE 700,000 GERMAN VOTERS in this Union will not swallow the hemlock cup, Grant could not carry this State on that‘account, but we apprehend that’ the Electoral nomination may be delivered ‘by legislative proxy, which the third-term syndi- cate is quite desperate enough to attempt. ‘We shall lose several Congressional districts for Grant, A‘letter from J. C. F. Beyland,, Grant is nominated. The most bitter op: ition is foutid among young men,” : + °°. (GEN. BANKS. * HIS COURSE SEVERELY COMMENTED ON IN WASHINGTON. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Boston, Mass:, April 17.—Dispatches from Washington to-day intimate that the. promi- nent part taken in the State Convention by United States Murshal Banks is severely commented of there, in view of the express- ive terms of Executive Order No. 1. It is said that this.is the second time. since .his r appointment to’, offida.-in the civil garded the Presidents order. © The Traveller, a stanch Grant organ, ‘says this afternoon in an editorial, presumably. authorized by the Marshal: “Gen., Banks has violated neither the letter nor the spirit of the order. He had no part in the manage- ment of the political organization for Gen. Grant in the recent canvass, for no such organization existed. He took part in no Grant caucus at Worcester, for none was ‘held. There was a Grant rally there and of the speakers, and was not even present among the listeners. He was chosen by the people of his town to represent them at the onvention, and HE REPRESENTED THEM. This he had a right to do under the reserva- tion of this order of the right of Federal of- ficers to vote and express their views on public ‘questions either orally or through the ress. His presence at Worcester in no way interfered with the discharge of his official duties. If.aneffortis made to distort his action into a violation of the order the public will know, that it is inspired by the one candi- date whose unscrupulous use of Federal “patronage has given him about all the support he will have in the Chi-: cago Convention. President Hayes cannot. afford, after winking at the participation of his leading Cabinet officers in canvasses and campaigns conducted on their own behalf, to make Gen. Banks’ modest expression o! his preference for Grant the occasion of a nD lesly virulent outbreak of malignant virtue. OHIO- FREMONT. Fremont, 0., April 17.—A large and en- here to-day. The following delegates were appointed to Columbus: The Hon. Mahlon .Chance, Dr. J. B. Rice, Col. J. M. Lemmon, C. G. Sanford, and J. Hilbish—all for Blaine. Resolutions in favor of Blaine were passed. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Corosus, O., April 17.—The Republican ‘primaries to elect delegates to the Franklin County Convention were held in the wards and townships to-night. The County Con- ‘vention only selects delegates to the State Convention, Sherman Blaine delegates were voted for, and a very large vote was east. Thirteen wards and seven townships have been heard from, and Sherman carries ‘all except one township. . This will give hin. a majority in the Convention. Later—Blaine carries one ward in the il of the wards have been heard from, follows:. Sherman, 121; Blaine, 1. é THE RESULT 80 FAR. Crncryyati, April 17.—Of the fifteen coun- ties in-Ohio whose conventions have been heard from to-day ten have chosen delega- tions unanimously in favor of Sherman’s nomination; two—Fremont and Stark—iu favor of Blaine; and-three divided. These are Franklin, 121 for Sherman, 11 for Blaine; Ross, 3for Sherman and 6 for Blaine: an Coshocton, 4 for Sherman and 1 for Blaine. ILLINOIS. DU PAGE COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WHEATON, Yl., April 17.—The delegates elected are the Hon. J. G. Wright, A. Wiant, L. L. Hiatt, Lewis Ellsworth, and P. L. Lei- demann, and are supposed to be in favor of Henry Dement for Secretary of State and Grant for President. JO DAVIESS COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wannex, ll, April it —At a Republican caucus held here to-night, seven delegates were elected to the Jo Daviess County Con- vention, and were unanimously instructed for Gen. Grant, 7 ' NOTES. KENTUCEY, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurneroy, D. C., April 17.—One of the Kentucky delegates to the Chicago Conven- tion telegraphs to a friend here that four of the delegates elected last Wednesday are un- compromising anti-third-term men, who will not under any circumstances vote for the nomination of Grant. The dispatch is from a Blaine man. ‘ GERMAN ANTI-THIRD-TERMERS. New Yors, April 17.—The Independent Republican organization issued an address to-day saying the undersigned, American citizens of German descent, adherents of the Republican party, would consider the nomi- nation of Grant as a candidate for the Presidency an injury deeply affecting the welfare of the country, as well as the Repub- lican party. FIRES. AT HAMBURG, IA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Hascure, Ia,, April 17—The large frame hotel here known as the Wells House, lo- cated near the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy depot, was burned to the ground at 2 o’clock. this morning. The cause of the fire is not known, but it is thought to be the work of an incendiary, as suspicious-looking persons were noticed around the house at a late hour last night. ‘The house was insured for $12,- 000, and the household goods for $1,000, The total Joss is not yet known. The fire orig- inated in an outhouse. A good part of the hbusehold goods were saved. but everything else was consumed. No one hurt. AT IONIA, MICH. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Torta, Mich., April 17.—A fire broke outin the grocery store of William Hadden, on Main street, shortly after midnight, and de- stroyed the following places of business and nearly all the contents of the stores: Duncan Shepherd, harness goods; loss, $3,000; no insurance. Dr, Tremayne, furniture, $300, and total loss of books and papers. YW. W. Glements, conrestoney 3 lO8s, ‘$300, Jalan adden, groceries, ys ; insuranc 33,500, Fred Miller, boot? ‘and. shoes, $3,000, Will: iam Bickford, barber. The origin of the fire is a mystery. IN CHICAGO. ” The alarm from Box 485 at 9:35 last even- ing was caused by a fire in the three-story and basement brick building No. 699 West Lake street, occupied on the first floor as a livery, and as a dwelling upon the second. Cause, sparks from a defective chimney. Damage nominal. : KEARNEY, San Francisco, April 17.—Judge Freelon, of'the Superior Court, to-day rendered a de- cision on Kearney’s appeal confirming ‘the judgment of the lower Court. Counsel for Kearney announce that they will apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus as the only resort left to them. The Supreme Court is now sitting at Los.An- ; geles, and some time will necessarily elapse ; before any action can be taken on the appli- ; The’ Supreme Court ordere i forthwith, which would land ga tem nak . House of Correction directly. He was not Present when the judgment of the Court ; Was rendered, and it is rumored that, antici- i pating the. decision, and pending spplication ‘or a habeas corpus, he has absented himself from the city. = —————___. THE UPPER MISSOURI. * Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sroux Crry, Ia, April 17—The steamer |, Niobrara, the -first boat of the ‘season, re- turned to-day from Pierre. Sne reports the sriver low. She had to make a double trip -for the last thirty miles below Plerre.. Met phe: steamers Hee Peek and mar ett at lar ut art 0} ar the bank to ty over Ene. thin water. ‘ ad,.on "_ giveyour defective complexion the benefit | Glenn's Sulphur ‘Soap; detects will ase e service that Gen. Banks has disre- | some spesches, but Gen. Banks was not one |- . thusiastic Republican Convention was Meld’ and eight townships: The delegates stand as. WASHINGTON, ° Passage of the Indian Ap- propriation Bill in the House, With the Provision Abolish- ' ing the Board of Indian ght Commissioners. : An Investigation to Be Had Regard- jng the Anonyntous Letter to Springer. Manning Determined to Press the Hlinois Congressman t®the Wall. The Man Found Who Claims to Have Started the ' Negro Exodus. He Is of Color, His Name Single- ton, and He Resides in Kansas. A Successful Bond-Swindle Prac- ticed upon ‘the Treasury. IN THE HOUSE. THE INDIAN BILL. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasurvaton, D. C., April 17.—The House to-day passed the Indian Appropriation bill, and agreed tothe amendment which abol- ishes the Board of Indian Commissioners and repeals ali the laws under which-that Board has acted: -There was no debate of any consequence, the subject having~been exhausted.' The proposed transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department was ruled out of order yesterday. THE LITTLE DEFICIENCY BILL was called up under the management of Mr. McMahon, and was sent to conference. The contest over the disputed points between the two Houses will therefore come up in con- ference. = - DONNELLY-WASHBURN, Mr. Manning finally carried the day in the Elections Committee, and succeeded in secur- ing. the appointment of a Special Committee of seven to investigate the authorship of the anonymous letter sent to Springer. The in- vestigation is nominally to be made at the re- quest of Donnélly to vindicate his character practically. It seems that it is a device of Manning's spite. Springer himself did not vote for the resolution in Committee orin the House, nor did he oppose it. He himself is satisfied with the investigation which he practically conducted on the floor of the’ House in connection with his per- sonal explanation, and ‘he does not think there is anything more to investigate, as he believes that any one can see that the handwriting in the ‘two letters, the anony- mous letter and the one written by Finley, is the same. Finley and Donnelly claim, on the contrary, that the anonymous letter and Finley letter have been submitted to experts, who déclare that ‘they were not and could not haye been written by the same person. Manning is very firm-in his purpose, and in- tends to make a definit issue with Springer. He maintains that he will be able-to sustain his charge of duplicity. against. Springer. ‘Nobody: stopped io otire what, right the House has to investigate and sit in judgment ‘upon-the character, moral or otherwise, of & man who is not a member of the House,. and who, according to the vote of: the Elections Committee, is not entitled to be; neither did anybody inquire by what right the House of Representatives uses the money of the Reaple for such a purpose. Probably not half a dozen members.of the House believe -that it requires an expensive Congressional investi- tion to determine the character of Mr. Donnelly, -or Mr. Finley either, nor does anybody believe that the character of either is a subject which concerns the House of Representatives in_its official capacity. Many believe that Mr. Finley ‘ ‘WROTE THE ANONYMOUS LETTER. But, “ What if he did?” The Democratic members of the Elections Committee one and all agree that if Finley did write the letter, Donnelly inspired it, because Finley was act- ing as his counsel. But what of t. Donnelly has been ruled out of court by the Elections Committee, only four members of which could be found to vote that he was en- titled to a seat in the Bouse, while as many Democrats and all. the - Republicans voted against him; but Mr. Manning eens, gutermined to ruin Mr. Springer politically tu he cay, The bitterness of his feeling | toward that gentleman is well described by in speaking of fer, openly, a.dozen times to-day. ves the Chairm an of his Committee pastor in the camp of gentlemen.” Mr, Manning, it may be observed, is in the habit of. using vigorous language, for he styles the Washington correspondents of newspapers ; A “BAND OF ASSASINS.”” If Mr. Manning’s ideas were half as ipower: ful as his language, he would be nearly irre- sistible; but Mr. ‘Manning is not alone in his warfare mpon Chairman Springer: A ma- fori ly of the Democratic members of the lections Committee are with him, and they hope so to smirch Mr. Springer. that he will be obliged to retire from the head of the Committee. One.of them remarked to-day: “Springer never ought to have been made Clrairman of the Elections Committee. He has got the Senatorial fever, and cannot be sire Hopubiican mn to ‘The Republicans generally appear to sym- pathize with Mr. Springer whose manly course’ in this matter has greatly surprised them. Saida prominent: Republican mem- ber of the House toa TRIBUNE correspondent yesterday: “It would be strange if Springer's first act of political decency should be his ruin. He would certainly make up his mind that virtue in a Democrat don’t pay.” SOME CURIOSITY is expressed _as* to whom Speaker Randall will appoint Chairman of the Investigating Committee. No doubt he will deplore the Joss of Glover more than he’ ever did before. The Republicans look upon this whole per- formance with ‘the utmost composure. In- deed, they seem to enjoy it. It is said.that Afr. Manning is determined that the Donnelly- Washburn case shall not be: reported to the House until the investigation is ended. +. THE DEFICIENCIES. MAKING HASTE SLOWLY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, “ Wasuixcrox, D.C., April 17.—Four weeks ago, after an unjustifiable delay of nearly four months, the House of Representatives passed the “Immediate” Deficiency bill. The bill contains the item for the fees of hrase wiiech he has used ‘rin: United: States Marshals, now nearly ten months in arrears, an item of about $6,000,000 to pay pensioners of the late War, and an | item of $6,000 to fit outa ship for the relief of the crews of two whaling vessels which are imprisoned in the ice in the Arctic Ocean. As the title of the bill im- , parts, there ‘was “immediate” need of the appropriation “in} ‘each case. ; The bill was sent to the Senate, and two | Weeks ago it was passed by that body and , returned to the House, with-certain amend- ments. During the last fortnight the bill has slept in the possession of the House Commit: tee on Appropriations. .. In the meantime two other appropriation bills have been reported ; to the House by that Committee, and one of them, the Army bill, has been passed. Nota’ dollar of money appropriated by either of these bills can be. paid before July: ‘At the beginning of thisjweek, before the Indian bill : Was reported to the-House, ay THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE AGREED as to the course it would take regarding’ the | ] Sendte amendments to ‘tlie Immediate .De- ficiency bill. There was. no .reason. there- fore, Dhy it, instead of the Indian Dil’shouid not have been: reported to the Honse. last ‘Tuesday. It is understood that the Repub- lican- members of the Appropriation Com- inittee have done all they could to secure action on this bill, but_the majority of the Committee sullenly refuse to bring it before the House. It appearsthat Chairman Atkins iseven determhied that the Deficiency bill shall “wait until the- Navy-~Appropria- tion bill is reported and passed. ‘This means that the Marshals, who have already been kept out of thelr money ‘for nearly a year, must continue for an indefinit period to pay the expenses of their offices out.of their ‘own pockets; that the needy loyal pension- ers must still continue to wait; and that the eighty men who comprise the crews of the ‘haling-vessels that are hemmed in by ice in the Arctic Sea—and it may be perishing— inust wait and watch in vain for relief. It is well understood that, unless the relief-vessel can leave San Francisco within thirty days, she might as well not go at all. TARIFF REFORM. A FRUITLESS COUNCIL: Spectal Dishatch to The Chicago. Tribune, Wasureroy, D. 0., April 17.—The Demo- cratic members of the Ways and Means Com- mittee met at the rooms of Representative Miller to-day for consultation as to what sort of abillought to be prepared by the Sub-Com- mittee appointed the other day by Mr. ‘Wood. The result was nothing. The first proposi- free type, free salt, should be agreed upon. Strangely enough the Chairman, Mr. Wood, agreed with Mr. Morrison 4p taking ground that one subject was all could be taken eare of. Others differed with these ire gentlemen, however, and ked thai other | subjects {ent be included in the ill, il were anxious that there should be other reforms of the tariff, and the general ofinion was that other beside newspaper interests were deserving of cousideration, and it seemed like yielding to popular clamor to single out paper and type, and leave other matters untouched. Mr. Tucker wanted woolens added, and others steel rails, until there seemed to be danger of loading down the bill again, as it had been loaded’ down in the full Committee, Pend- fag discussion, the conference adjourned to ‘onday next, = THE-EXODUS. - - i PLANTERS’ TESTIMONY. ~~ ‘Wasxinctos; D. C., April 17.—Before the Exodus Committee to-day, L. L. Tomkies, of Shreveport, a planter, testified that there was no: difficulty in the colored people, men, women, and children, getting plenty of work in that region. Blacks furnish the best labor the South has. {tis tothe pecuniary inter- ‘est of the whites to treat the negroes well. He had never seen any intimidation or out- rages at the polls. The negroes enjoyed their civil rights in his vicinity. The credit system of. doing business undoubtedly afford- ed facilities for dishonest merchants to cheat ignorant . laborers, white and _ black. ‘he negro sutfers, more from improy- idence than from small pay. He stopped the exodus movement in his section by pinploying on his place a black man-who had been‘ to Kansas. His description of that country cured the’ negroes of their emigra- tion-fever. : eT . ees B. T, VINSON, of Shreveport, a planter, had never seen any interference with the voting of negroes. One black laborer was worth tive whites.- If the negroes had saved their money they would own the State of Louisiana now. They spend their money at gin-shops, ginger-cake, and peanut stands, etc., and the merchants cheat them out of some of it. The blacks “are bet- ter off now-as a race than when they were slaves, The condition of the planters is not better than before the War. BENJAMIN SINGLETON, colored, of Kansas, was examined by Mr. Windom. He considers himself the origina- torof the whole Kansas exodus movement. He had previously founded two colored colo- nies in Kansas, and flooded the country with circulars inviting ‘emigration to Kansas. ‘Thus, under God, he believed the exodus was due to his efforts. He hoped it would go on until the negroes had all left the South. Then a change might come in the disposition of the Southern people. If so he would advise:.the. negroes. to go.-back, for the South vwas their best: home if they could be treated well there,- Witness detailed the outrages he Had seen com- mitted on negroes in the South. He wanted the South tabe taught a lesson, to be oblized to choose between the pleasure of bulldozing and possession of negro muscle. Singleton gave his testimony in an excited manner, Swinging his arms and calling upon Heaven to redress the wrongs of his race, The cross-examination was amusing, and Mr. Voorhees closed it by an expression of @ladness that he had at last found the cause of the exodus. © he ee se JUDGE G. W. CAREY, ~ of Topeka, Vice-President of the Kansas Relief Board, stated that about 15,000 emi- rants had arrived in Topeka. Not more ‘han 25 per cent were able to support them- selves. The objects of the Board were pure- ly benevolent,‘in no way political. . It made no effort to encourage emigration. There seemed to be no desire among the emigrants to go back. They generally got em- ployment ‘at ‘fair wages: in Kansas and other States, — but if the move ment continues in its present proportions there would be difficulty in finding places for the men. ' Statements that the Board sent ont circulars encouraging emigration were false, He understood the railroad compa- nies had invited immigration to their land, but not especially of colored people. .No one Wished to encourage pauper emigration. The Board had two agents in the South en- deavoring to divert emigrants from Kansas into States where there might be more de- mand for them. ‘Kansas hed all’ she could provide for. a TE NOTES AND NEWS.. PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninatoy, D. C., April 17.—Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Rufus Hatch, and others who were invited by thé House Pacific Railroad Committee to appear and make answer to the circumstances under which the contract was made between the Pacific Railroads and Pa- cific Mail Steamship,Company have sent to the Chairman of the Committee a letter as- suring him of their most.distinguished con- sideration, ete., but at the same time stating that: previous engagements, ete., would ‘pre- vent their attending. It remains to be seen whether the House Committee will ask for authority to compel the presence of these po- lite gentlemen, who were so much otherwise engaged. i "+ UNQUALIFIEDLY FALSE, | + The statement is published that “some Democratic citizens of Washington are ready to state that the law of 1878 which legalized certain assessments and provided for the issue of drawback certificates in this district was passed through Congress in an irregular manner, and that Speaker Randall knew of this irrezularity. Randall’s. friends 'pro- nounce the story as unqualifiedly false. *- THE MILWAUKEE . COLLECTORSHIP: Itseems now very probable. that Eldred will be-appointed Collector of Customs for Milwaukee at the expiration of. the term of the present Incumbent, N: azro, in May. : Senator Carpenter is very active.in. behalf of Eldred, and the rest of the delegation, assum- ing or admitting that office, under the old patronage’ system, is under the control of the Senator resident in the district, reeommend the appointment of Eldred to succeed Nazro. Gov. Smith, who is here, says he has taken no part in the matter. i bce RECEPTION, Gov. Pound, of Wisconsin, gave a recep- tion to-night, at which the Crow Indian Chiefs Two-Belly, Long ‘Elk, Medicine Crow, Plenty-Coos, Pretty Eagle, and Old Crow were present. These Cniefs occupied lands on the: south side of the Yellowstone that are gradually being encroached upon by White miners, ‘and have been summoned by Secretary Schurz with ‘a view to settlement é Vays n frien As the Crows. put it, they comets rk tis Government: not to ‘take any more of their |~ land. ‘They have always been friendly, and |are trusted allies.- At the reception’ this evening they gave some Illustrations ot their: “native ,manners;- among other things. singing a° war ~- dunce. - These - Crows have’ never *~ before : ~ seen elvillzation, and are very much astonished at what they find. Gov. Pound is taking a very -active interest in- educational schemes for the Indians, and. thinks that the Crow tribe tion was that the Townshend bill free paper, would furnish some very excellent: 8¢ “l. INTEROCEANIC-CANAL ROUTE. = | Dr, Owen F. Long; a resident of this city, formerly Consul of the United States ai Panama, was before the Committee on Inter- oceanie-Canal Routes to-day. He favors the San Blas route, as being shorter, more direct, and more practicable. this he differs with Capt. Eads and De Lesseps, who think it impracticable. Dr. Long had very little to say about the canal, and a good deal to say about his experiences on the isthmus during his eleven years’ residence as Consul. He described the deopie as thriftless and un- willing to work, and on this account itis difficult to develop the country, -even were capitalists to go there, as labor cannot be depended upon. The laws likewise do not protect life and property sufficientl: OW rant capitalists in_going there.- yt! members of the Committee were present, and were evidently interested in finding out as many details of life in the tropics ‘aS. possible, Dr, Long was kept busy in answering questions of all kinds,—what sort of crops were raised, what. the people ate, dranie and wore, what sort.of laws they Wh dhotr vekaion, their system of holidays what their religion, their syst Sy their race, habits of life, and what their in- dustries, A SUCCESSYUL SWINDLE. To the Western Associated Press. ‘Wasurnaton, D, C., April 17.—Some time aman obtained the numbers of some United States bonds held by an acquaint ance, and to raise money on thein concocted astory, to the effect that the original owner was dead; that previous to his death he gaye the bonds toa brother, who embarked for Eu- rope on a vessel which went down with all on board. This story the man related to the ‘Treasury officers, where he appeared with ‘letters of administration, and the bonds were duplicated, reissued, and at once redeemed. Now the original bonds have been presented for redemption, and investigation showed the presumed administrator to be an impostor, the signatures on his papers forgeries, and the bonds had never been on shipboad, hav- ing been held by an old gentleman who did noi need the money, hence he refrained from presenting them for redemption. The bonds will haye to be redeemed again, and the ‘Treasury Department fs in doubt if a special appropriation will be needed. A ‘HOOP IRON. * Secretary Sherman has issued acircular in- structing officers of the Customs that hoo iron, merely cut to length and punched wit! more or less holes,is not thereby removed froin the ory of hoop iron, and the -specific ates 0! ‘dus imposed on hoop iron in Schedule. E of the the Revised Statutes will hereafter be collected, ; APPROVED. — - iat ‘The President has approved the bill making appropriations for acquiring sites and the erection‘of suitable posts for the protection of the Rio Grande frontier, and the bill do- “natin; sondemped: bronze cannon to the Blair Monument Association of St. Louis. ~ THE SHOSHONE AND BANNOCK real now here expressa_will ess to settle severalty and adopt civilized methods of procuring a living. . PROVISIONS AND TALLOW. : Exports of provisions and tallow for March, 1880, Were $12,487,512; March, 1879, $11,056,- 174;nine months ending March 31, 1880, 'S82,- ‘741,275; the same period in 1679, $85,469,506, COUNTING THE VOTES, . The Democratic members of the Senate Gommilige on Rules and of the Senate Select Committée on the subject of counting the Electoral votes, held along private meeting lay and substantially decided to recom- mend that Congress adopt a new joint rule, roviding that incase only one certificate of Blectora vote of the Statebe presented ‘to Congress, it shall not be rejected except by the affirmative vote of the two Houses, and t in case of dual returns neither shall be counted unless the two Houses agree one of themyjs the true and valid re turn. The_ pro} m_is substantially the same as offered by Senator Morton in the Forty-fourth- Congress and adopted by the Senate in the form of a bill which, how- ever, failed to receive final action in that body in eonsequence of Mr. Thurman hav- ing entered a motion to reconsider its pas- sage. The former twenty-second joint rule on the subject required every Electoral vote tobe rejected to which any objection was sustained by either House. : se - BILLS. There are eighty-tive bills of a public char- acter upon the House calendar, over five hundred upon the private calendar, and 150 upon the public dar in Committes of the Whole. THE RECORD. : HOUSE. WastineTox, D. C., April 17.—The bill passed providing for the reapportionment of the members of the Legislatures of the Ter- ritories of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. A joint resolution passed authorizing the Secretary of Warto furnish artillery, ete., to the soldiers’ and sailors’ reunion in Co- lumbus, O., in August next. a Mr. Calkins introduced a bill amending the laws relative to internal revenue. Re- erred. oe Mr. O’Neill suggested it would facilitate the business of the House very mueh if the Speaker were allowed to recognize indi- yidual members to ask unanimous consent to Dass prlvate bills. ‘Phere were a number of merftorious bills on the private calendar which would more easily be disposed of by unanimous consent than by holding night sessions for their consideration. _* The morning hour was dispensed with, and the House went into Committee of’ the Whole, Whitthorne in the chair, on the-In- dian Appropriation bill, the pending question being a point of order raised by Mer liaskell against the amendment cffered by Mr. Hooker, for the transfer of the Indian Borsan from the Interior to the War Depart- ment u After a short argument by Mr. Hooker in opposition to the point of order, the Chair delivered his decision as follows: That the amendment was germane, and that. it re- trenched expenditure. There was no doubt but it was clearly obnoxious to the point of order, that it was in substance identical with several bills now pending’ before the House. He therefore sustained the point of order, and the amendment was not received. . the Committee then rose, and reported the bill to the House, ° The House rejected the amendment in- creasing the appropriation for clothing for the Sioux Indians trom $130,000' to $150,000 by a vote of: yeas, $4; nays, 104. The amendment abolishing the -Indian Commis- sion was agreed to—yeas, 102; nays, 65, ‘he othar amendments wore agreed to without division, and the bill, as amended, passed, the vote being taken’ by yeas and ays, as required by the rules. 3 Mr. McMahon, from the Committee on Ap- ropriations, reported back the Special De- iciency bill, with the Senate amendment, _alr. Conger raised a point of order that the Dill nust be considered in Committee of the Whole, and it was thus referred, Mr. Manning offered, under instructions from the Committee on Elections, a resolu- tion for an investigation into_the facts relat- ag 16 he reception § by Afr. Springer of the ymous let a 0 y Washburne. . - J onnelly ve ‘Mr. Brown inquired if-it was intended to Investigate the conduct of somebady who ‘vad z ROL 2 jpember of ae House by a Com- . 7. of the House, and at th the scosié. ie, ie expense of Mr. Manning replied that the resolution Was quite clear. It did propose. to inyesti- ; Bate the authorship of the anonymous letter which on its face purported to have been Written in the interest of a member of the ; House, Whether written by the contestant ; or contestee was # matter-which the House ought of course to determine. If written by. the man who asked the seat, he was an un- worthy man, and no member would vote for his ‘admission. “The resolution was broad. It was intended to be so. It was as broad ag tthe merits of the ease required.” He -hoped there would be no objection to the resolution. Mr. McLane moved to Iay the resolution on the table. He did not think it presented a _ question pf privilege. Rejected—t to 99, The resolution was then adopted—108 to 35. Whole Aue yp teny ime Committee. of, the Is . Whitthorne in the cha Speclal Deficiency ae ‘ aya ts re. ahon made a short explanati the report of the Committee on Appragtae tions upon the bill, during which some pas- sages of words took place between him and ‘onger. ? The Committee th i adtoason es eA rose and the House A NEW BONANZA, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Miwauges, April 17.—News has been re- ceived from Ashland to the effect that the pola ae puree eae discovered in that BY afew months --worked by Chicago-partics’ and Sow, being sible, are panning out beyond all 5 ners ae. great, Cecliement over “fhe facts en ore warded to Chicago, eS Ast Neen tore to war-: ree: diseases were prevalent in Panama, what- | received injuries which will prove CASUALTIES, Twenty-five Persons Killed 5 Giant Powder in Calj. fornia. A Careless Stroke with an Tron Han. mer Causes an Explosion, Disabling of a Steamer. by, Collisian: hh * Long Island Sound, oan Narrow Enoape of ‘th ‘Actonsat from , im St, Loni, = GIANT POWDER. San Francisco, April 17.—Fiyg. thonsang pounds of giant powder exploded at Berka, ley yesterday by the careless blow of 8 work. man putting @ cover on a box, and twenty. five human beings were torn: into minnie fragments. The. works were emplored to manufacture cartridges for use in mnfning Ip. calities. Twenty to thirty ‘men were ets ployed during the day in making and Pack. * ing cartridges in boxes, and it is customsr to have all the packages secured at Bight the men leaving off work at6, © ~~ The cartridges are about three-quarters an.inch in diameter and from five to cate inches in length, and one has sufficient power to destroy a small-sized building. The de: are made secure by screwing hae -the Pet ers, as any hammering or sudden far fs ably to cause an explosion. The belief is that on of the workingmen in the factory had used e hammer in driving in screws to one of the box covers, and so caused the explosioy ‘waiel, Font ths build! 1» atoms, ie people employed in ie MN were oti Chinese and whites. iwele a amen are missing ang an equal number of white men. ong, those suddenly berep, of life are the following: fe Jacob Van Dolen (German) aged 3 Augustin Fisher (German), 21; single, Peter Shaughnesey (Irish), single, 34, dneob Reagan (Irish), single, 24, Philip Lambert (Canadian), single, 25, Alexander Spooner (Canadianyext o Two Germans, recently marri and living at Berkeley, called Frederick and Theodore. Another German, who was paying a yi to one of the other workmen, was also Killed, A bo: seed U, named Lincoln Meek, resid. ing at Berkeley, was driving a horse and cart and was Jast seen about fifty feet from the wore He was Blown to stars, tonethet wi e@ horse and cart, not a yes @ effects of the exploision were scribable. . Five thousand pounds of ae powder exploded instantty, purling the tims .plecemeal into’ the bay and ‘on round in the vicinity, here a leg and theres and. In one place would be foundahy man foot and in another a piece of skull. ., An. arm was found a quarter of g from the scene. ‘The pigtail of one ot thy Chinamen, with a piece of the scalp, way found lodged in a tree 300 yards away, Heavy timbers butted strongly together were splintered into shreds and scattered over the ground for acres in extent, whily the waters of the bay between Fleming's Point and Sheep Island, two miles distant, ‘were covered with the debris, i Large trees in the vicinity were twisted and- thrown down like reeds before a flere gale. The houses near the acid worksa quarter of a mile distant, were - partially wrecked, the windows and sashes bey broken by the concussion: : ., At Berkeley, three miles distant, the wir dows were broken and bottles on the shelres thrown down. A nt The ground on which the building stood is torn up as if a hundred ten-inch shells fired from a columbiad had :,ruckit, . No piece of the building remains mach larger than a lath. - se . Coroner Hamilton went ont to theseene about 8o’clock and found it impossible, a that late hour, to gather up any more of the fragments of humanity. rena Two boxes of human remains Were gl. ered up by the attachés of the Powder pany fore dark. There “is no doubt that the larger portion of the fragments were butled into the bay, and will become food for ‘ es. : 4 - About 6,000 pounds of powder remained in the ground near the scene -unexploded,’and those whose business it was to be there felts slight timidity in regard to iti”. . ‘FELL UNDER THE CARS, ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trina. @': Orrawa, Hl., April 17.—Coroner: Pettit was calléd to Streator to-day to hold an it quest on the body of James N. Thierkell, of Lacon, a freight brakeman on thé Chicago & Alton Railroad. He was last“seen on bs train abont two miles west of Streator, bat was not missed until Munster was resched. The train then backed until his remajns we found.: His head was completely sererd from the body, bis. arms and_ legs brokrn, and the trunk. otherwise horribly and cut. It is supposed‘he fell between cars while passing along the train. Hews ged 80 years, and has @ wite and child : a BALLOON ACCIDENT. Sr. Lovis, April 17.—Neill Brayton, & aeronaut, started ona balloon voyage frm Lindell Park at half-past 6 this evening, bat before the balloon had risen forty feet it was blown Into two trees by a heavy gust of wind. The bag burst ahd the whole apparatus wt precipitated to the ground. yton eaped with a few slizht bruises: “The s cent was attempted from the same ple where Prof. Wise-and W. E. Burr-started 08 their fatal voyage last summer._An arran| ment had been made by which W. H. Moor, proprietor of ‘the . Post-Dispatch, was toe: company Brayton, but ‘luckily for him, a hips, there was not gas enough in the loon to sustain two men, and he was 20 taken. pee ae RUN OVER AND KILLED. ._+ » Spectal Dispatch-to The Chicago Trivane. Kansas City, Mo., April 17.—About 8 . o’clock this evening Louis Teitzel, a dissolu® shoemaker, was run over by the east-baand parsenger-train om the Missouri Pacific Ral Way and Killed, near Independence. Teltae! had been drunk all the afternoon, and stsrtél for his home about dark. When discov by. ioe engineer of the express, ine unfol nate man was walking on the near that the train could not be stopped. He was cut almost in twain, and died instantly. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Dusvgve, Ia., April 17.—Mrs.. Tackes, 9 Concord, Township, daughter of John f Floyd, an old settler ofthis county;¥ instantly killed to-day by the accidental ds charge of a’ shotgun. Her hired girl ws removing the’ gun from one roont to and while she and Sts Tucker were engared cleaning house, when the gun was discharge and three buckshot passed throu, Tucker's heart, killing her instantly. KILLED BY A CXCLONE. .'- Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribure Braprorp, Pa., April 17,—In the oxelart that prevailed Inst night some seventy" derricks were blown down. At the time id gust struck Rexford, Frank Hitehegek fy . 1. Thompson were upon a new deri which was carried away like a reed. Hie cock struck on his head, receiving inj! which caused his death this mornll Thompson was fatally injured. so SOUND COLLISION. odd New York, April 17.—The steamgr Bh Island, ‘of *the Providence & Stor ‘ast Steamship Company, was in collision. * night in the Sound with an jce-laden sthog er, and WwW: letely - dis 4 schooner. af also’ serious ured. The was also seriously inj ied steamer Narramansett coming along, owe ihe Rhode stand into Stoninaton nisferred the passengers, and ‘cari toStoningtons ; : SOUTHERN FRESHETS. ‘ New Ortgass, April 17.—The’ treet Bogue Chitto lias overflowed the ban ae submerged the Jackson Railroad for O57: event ales Petween: Brookeate mcit ars ‘Comb City... ‘Through mails hence Post day and Friday were returned to the : Sieur Dune The Chicago Tensile Cayiinvinoe, 1. April ian: for ver ‘accident occurred to a young son of yl -Westemeyer, County: Clerk,. to-day. tea playing he felt into a pot. of boil! tte