Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1880, Page 2

RS Eadie a! poe emt a as. “THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. niversary of the granting of the charter for: in process of manufacture. The whole course of [egislation had been to . ALLOW LEAKAGE ars ago, against until the law was passed a few ye: which the entire distilling interest bad procnste The Bourbon distillers had been discrim® against, and this bill merely did them justice | the bill, which was eimply to give $200,000 to the whisky interes! ae Carlisi ‘who had charge of the bill, yielded floor to pias ont received from attention to the paper, whic! Substance of aus ure preventing the people from having reading-matter chea by prev renting any i y action O! Hous reduction in oF ting the cost of printing-papcr, cludes with the statement Garficid is 8, Borertul : i monopolists, mn wil champion, of iC ngrawa. the” restoration of wood. pulp to the free list would be accomplished Jna few days. Lam told 9,000 copies of this slip hive been sent to the editors ‘of various news papers. ‘The firm that sends it professes to Pole pothing of the truth of whatit states. It dors not give the name of anybody who usks to have it sent out, but says certain publishers of ‘New York dailics and certain paper manufact ‘urers have requested it to do so, without vouch~ jng for its accuracy or without pretending to Know anything about it, The firm sent out to £,000 newspapers their charge, amis, the Com Tettee on Ways and Means, joining it with the charge that Lhold, as it were, the casting yous in the Committee. and that I by my single sole can prevent the action of the Committee and 0 this House. I give: that a8 ereiemen dhe way in which opinions E measures are manuft in the United Biates. Probably rire mmo concatalng this editorial but containing this edito have come tanamitting it, Not for msself, but for the cause of general truth, I ask the atten- dion of this House to this method of manu- facturing public opinion, and for the sake of saying that if the people of the United States ‘can be led to believe that 2 minority of five ina committee of thirteen, and 1, as one “of the Jninority of five, bold a casting vote in that Com- qmittee.and for six toeight weeks have prevented a report on that subject, of course that is an item of news that the country ought to know. Every member of that Committee knows that the statement in the circular is absolutely false, without one touch of foundation. Every mem- der of the Committee knows it.and yet not a day passes in which dozens and hundreds of ad- ditional newspapers do not repeat the charge with all the iteration of circumstance. I say for myself, furthermore, that it 1s perfectly well kuown that Ihave by several of my votcs deen entirely willing for weeks that this subject should be brought to the House by itself. The only question was, whether it should be brought in as A SEPARATE BILL OR NOT. Mr. Prost—Is the gencemian in favor of or d to free paper: ore Garfield Cannot tell_what ‘has taken place in Committee. Protected articles on the tariff list average about 45 per cent ad valorem. ‘The duty bn paper pulp and printing paper is20 per cent less than one-half the average of all protected articles, but, because this brings buta small revenue, I for one am willing to reduce §t just as low asit can be reduced without ab- solutely destroying and crippling American industries. Below thatIam not willing to for any amount of clamor from any part of world. The discussion here ctosed, and a vote was taken on Conger’s amendment, providing that 4n case of the poppayment of tax on any dis- tilled spirits within one year from the date of the original warehousing bond. interest shall accrue on such tax at the rate of 5 per cent. ‘The amendment was rejected—yeas, 08; nays, Phe bill then went over without final action, Adjourned. BANK RESERVES. AN IMPORTAST OPINION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasurncros, D. C., May 1—The Washington Post to-morrow adds to its success by entering ‘the field of Sunday journalism, having discov- ered that a newspaper is incomplete that is only published six days in the week. The Post pro- poses to give the readers of this section a live Sunday newspaper, and has greatly added to its facilities for that purpose. In its issue to-mor- row it claims to know that the Attorney-General has rendered an opinion of great importance to banking and commercial interests, It gays: “The Attorney-General has rendered an opinion on a question ‘submitted to him by the Treasury whether National ‘Danks should ‘at all times have on deposit with the Treasurer registered United States bonds to the amount of at least one-third of the capital stock paid in,’ or have the privilege of . REDUCING THE BONDS held to the amount of $50,000, depositing legal- tender notes instead. The report will not be made public until Sonday, but it is satisfactorily ascertained that the opinion of the Attorney- General agrees with that of the Controller of the Currency. The latter holds that if a deposit of legni-tender is made as provided by the act of ‘June, 20,1874, the necessity for the holding of the bonds no Jonger exists. This opinion is a highly interesting one. The difference in the views ot ‘the Controller and the Treasurer made this ren- dering necessary. On the 9th of April last the Controller transmitted to the Treasury $360,000 in legal-tender notes for deposit, and requested him to withdraw and return to the Controller #400.000 in United States bonds of the Chatham Nationa) Bank, which were on deposit for circu- lation. The capital of their bank is $450,000, and the proposed withdrawal would have re- duced the bonds on deposit to $50,000, The ‘Treasurer declined, holding that under Sec. 16 of the National-Bank act: * Every association Bhall at all times have on deposit with the ‘Treasurer registered United States bonds to the mount of at least one-third of its capital stock actually paid in.’ The section provides further, *That nothing in this section shall prevent an association that may desire to reduce its capital ortoclose up its business and dissolve its or- ganization from taking up its bonds returning to the Controller its circulating notes inthe proportion hereinafter wamed in this act, nor from taking up any ex- cess of bonds beyond one-third ot the capital stock, and upon which no circulating notes have been delivered.” “The Controller maintains that Sec. 16, while it }-dndicates on its face A PERMANENT DEPOSIT of bonds, provides also for a retura of bonds in | fae ‘proportion hereinafter named in the act, ‘ endthat Sec. 26of the same act provides that ‘the * bonds deposited as hereinafter provided | shall be held exclusively as security for the cir- ' qulating notes,’ He therefore holds that if 8 deposit of legal-tender notes is made, as pro- vyided by the act of June 20, 1874, the necessity . forthe holdingof the Xonds no longer exists. ‘He also holds that Sec. 4 of the act of June 20, 1874, which became a jaw ten years later than the National-Bank act, is clearly repugnant to Sec. 16 of that ect, and that it repeals the latter, although it does not do eo in express terms. “ The Controller further holds that under the ‘onstruction of the Treasurer he would be obliged to zetuse Iegal-tender _notes ‘which were voluntarily tendered for the purpose of up bonds and redeeming circulnting ‘notes, while he would also be obliged, under the other Section of the same act, to sell the same bonds ata forced sale for legal-tender notes which are required to be deposited for the same purpore as stated atthe outside. It is under- stood that the opinion of the Attorney-General egroes with the decision of the Controller.” TARIFF REFORM. PROPOSED CHANGES. ‘WasHixctos, D. C., Muy 1.—Representative Tucker, Chairman of the Sub-Committee of -Seven of the Ways and Bfeans Committee, with the consent of the Sub-Committee, will on ‘Tuesday present to the full Committee a sched- ‘ule which he has prepared, with the understand- ing thet no member of the Sub-Committes shall be committed in favor of the bill in whole or in part, the object being to bring it directly before the full Committee. Among the articles which it is propused by the bill to place ‘upon the free list are: wood-pulp, chrome iron ore, rags, salt, trace-chains, halter-chains, the Yarious manufactures of iron which enter into the composition of agricultural implements, Dvoks, magazines. periodicals, etc., aud among those" upon which it is proposed to reduce the tariff are: Paper, printing materi- als, bichromute of potash, woolen and worsted goods, hats, and straw souds. Mr. Tucker believes such a bill, while itis by “no means us comprebensive as the advocates of a general tariff revision would desire, will har monize widely the conflicting views, and obtain sigan favor to secure its passage by the NOTES AND NEWS. RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. Spectai Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, _ Wasnrxcton, D.C., May 1—The MMssissippi ‘River Committee, of which Randull Gibson is Chairman, leaves to-morrow for St. Louis and ‘New Orleans by way of the river. The object of the Committee, acting under special resolutions of the House, is to study again the various sys- tems proposed for the improvement of river navigation and the protection of banks, especi- -ally the levee and jetty system, of which Gibson -isa strong advocate. Humphreys, of Wiscon- Bin, is the Western Bepublicsu member of the Hee 50 SUCCESSOR. : No selection for Postmaster-Genera! in place of Judge Key bas been made. The friends of Postmaster James, of New York, say that he could have the place on civilservice grounds, but | ‘that he would be very footish to take it, tobe a +’ ‘Cabinet officer for a year and then to be strand- ed. The friends of Gen. Tyner, First-Assistant d Postmaster-Gensre!, think that he has yey favorable chances§ of being promoted to the place which he once filled so acceptably. ACKLEN. ‘ It is stated on Democratic authority that new evidencu has been discovered against Acklen in the investigation by the House Judiciary Com- mittee. Mr. Acklen, it will be remembered, charged some weeks ago that Mr.King had hired adetective to shadow him, and the man was placed upon the stand. Subsequently, how- ever, Mr. King secured such evidence as left no doubt in bis mind tat afte himself had employed the detective,and the la! afterwards promised to take the stand and tell a true story, exonerating Mr. King, but the do- tective disappeared suddenly. and the inferéhco ‘was that iAckien ‘was the cause of his disappear- ance. Mr. King told Ackien plainly that he was responsible for the evidence of the detective, and charged him with having desi ed it i divert the investigation from its legitimate by raisi al an Kaien. we reported to have listened without a word. THE ARSE BRE coal litical rider is being consider: yr The bres lent. A member ot the Cabinet says that. while he does not pretend to know any- thing definitly regarding the matter, he thinks the President will in the end sign the Army bill. Its objectionable feature was the Hurd amend- ment tacked on in the House, and which in the opinion of some members of the Cabinet mu- terially changed the effect of the clause pro- hibiting the use of troops as a police force at the polls.) Mr. Hurd’s amendment provides that nothing in the clause should be construed to prevent the President from send- ing troops to keep the peace in the States uj the call of the Legislature or Governor. It is thought by some that the insertion of this single exception excludes all other casos in which the troops may be used, and virtually re- stricts the prerogative of the Executive. The President, however, is firmly opposed to using the army asa police force under any circum- stances or for any purpose whatever except aa explicitly authorized by the Constitution. ADJOURNMENT. There certainly is to be a determined effort made by the leaders of both parties to secure an adjournment of Congress by June 1, A num- ber Of reasons combine to influence Congress- men to take this policy. All members of the Lower House desire to be at home to at- tend either to their own renomination or election. Neither party desires to give the other the advantage of making any campaign ‘speeches to be printed in the Congressionat Record and circulated free under trank through the mails upon the Presidential nominees and issues of the campaign. t is generally conceded, therefore, that unless Con- sb: adjourn by the Ist of June or prior to the Chicago Convention | it will be kept in session until after the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati June 2, as the Democrats would not be willing to permit the Republicans by any parliamentary tricks to secure free campaign literature which would be deniedto the Democrats, and members gener ally do not wish to stay in this torrid te after June Lif it can be avoided. SENATE CAUCUS. ‘There was an informal meeting of Republican Senators to-day upon the above question, at which, while no action was taken, it seemed the generat impression that the Republicans would codperate with the Democrats to st- cure a final adjournment by June 1. ‘The appropriation bills, however, are not in a condition to scem probable there can be a final adjournment of both Houses in four weeks. The great Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Sundry Civil bill, Post-Office and regu- lar Deficiency bills have not yet been reported from the House. ith the exception of the Post-Ottice Dill, these bills in fact are not even drafted. The River and Harbor bil is not yet reported. The Pensions Appropriations isa law. The Army, Fortifica- tion, and Little Deficiency bills are with the President. The Military Academy bill is in conferent the Consular and Diplomatic and Indian billa are pending between. tho two Houses, and the Naval bill will reach the Presi- dent Monday. In short, the great bills upon which there is the most debate always have yet to be reported from the House Committee. COINAGE, To the Western Associated Press. Wasnrxcrox, D.C., May 1.—The coinage at the mints during April was: Double eagles, $1,220,000; gagies, $3,173,100; poten ie $317,- 600; silver dollars, $2,800,000; centa, $21,200; total coinage, $9,131,900. . MARINE HOSPITAL. ‘The dill introduced in the House some weeks ago by Representative Casey Young, of Tennes- see, providing for a marine hospital at Mem- phis, and which came from the Senate with a slight amendment, passed the House again to- day. It appropriates $30,000 to purchase a site and erect a building. THE PUBLIC DEBT. Wasnrxcrox, D.C.,May L—The pubite debt statement is as follows: Six per cent bonds..... Five per cent bonds. Four and one-bulf pei Four per cent bonds. Refunding certiti Navy Pension bund... Debt less cash in Treasury. Decrease during April Deerease since June 20, Current liabilitiles— Interest due and unpatd... Debs on which interest se Interest ¢ a Gold and sliver ce: United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. Cash_bals ‘Bact puntes, interest payablein lawful money, principal outstanding... 23512 Interest accrued and not yet pad... Laat interest paid by United States. 45,651,155 Interest repaid by transportati ete.. By casi ings. 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United Siates. 3 BACE PAY AND BOUNTIES. ‘The Speaker laid before the House to-day a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury in response to its resolution of the 26th ‘ult., calling for information as to’ the cause of the delay in the payment of claims for bounty and back pay allowed by the Second Auditor, Sec- retary Sherman replies that the official estimates of the amounts required to pay such claims have been duly submitted to both Houses of Congress on specified dates during 1878, 1879, and 1880, and Congress has not taken action thereon. POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The Post-Office Appropriation bill appropriates $38,775.420, based upon estimates aggregating $39,970,990, being an increase of appropriation over last yeur of $999,020. ‘The estimates of the ae Ba for the year are about 7 THE RECORD. HOUSE, WasnrnaTon, D. C., May 1—The bill passed for the relief of Notre Dame College at South Bend, Ind. : Mr. Scales, Chairman of the Committee on In- dian Affairs, reported a bill to accept and ratify the agreement submitted by the confederated Ute Indians for the sale of their reservation in Colorado. Printed and recommitted. On motion of Mr. Price, the bill passed provid- ing that the oath or aflirmation in verifying re- turns made by the National banks may be taken before Notaries Public. Mr. Money, of Mississippi, offered a resolution authorizing the Secretary of Warto send 4.000 rations to Macon, Miss., for the use of the suf- ferers made destitute by the eyclone of April 25. Adopted. Mr. Buckner, Chairman of the Committee on Banking ahd Currency, reported adversely the resolution calling for information concerning the expenses of issuing currency. Laid on the table. ‘May 13 was set aside for the consideration of the Dill to establish additional. training-schools for Indian youths. The Committees were then called for reports. ‘The House Committee on, Coinage, Weights, and Measures had under consideration to-day the question of the location of a branch mint in the ‘alley of the Mississippi. Representative Mills, member of the Committee, spoke in bohaif of the claims of Louisville, in the course of which some yeneral expressions of the Committee were given, and from which it was apparent a majority of those present were in favor of the estublishment of at least two mints. % ‘Mr. Coffroth, Chairman of the Committee ‘én Invalid Pensions, reported a bill fixing the salary of the Commissioner of Penstons at $5,000. Be- ferred to the Committee of the Whole. ‘Mr. Blackburn, from the Committee on Ap- Propriations, reported the Post-Office Appropri- ation bill. Ordered printed, and recommitted. ‘The bill recommends an appropriation of 33,- x Mr. Blackburn gave notice that he would call the bill up for consideration on Tues- day next. Seman CROP AND FRUIT PROSPECTS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rocnesrex, N. Y., Mey L—The crop and fruit prospects of Western New York give excellent promise for fruit of all kinds. Nearly all spring grain will bein by the 10th. Tnere was proba- bly never before so much good wheat in the ground. Owing to the failure of clover last fal! an unusual gery s wrueat et ore A large robable. ros pas ont fa Late er eat a Pe, ist year's failure of grass and clover. ere isa newly-discovered clover-worm, for which Be remedy ss Snowe doing great damage to the The manufacturers have produced no better pianos than the Kimball, notwithstanding medium price, asthey callit, ~ ea Be PRESDID The Washburne Boom Receives Quite an Impetus in Wisconsin. Speaker Randall Thinks Tilden Will Be Nominated on the First Ballot. A Vigorous Anti-Tilden Senti-< ment Developing in Kentucky. Henri Watterson Oharged with Ooquetting with the Grant Movement. A Fearfal Excoriation by the Louisville $6 Post, Anti-Tilden Organ. New York Independents Threatem to Nominate a Third Candidate If Grant Receives the Nomination at the Chi- cago Convention. WISCONSIN. NINETEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, OsHKosH, Wis., May 1.—The Republican Con- vention for the Nineteentn Senatorial District elected Philetus Sawyer delegate to the State Convention by acclamation. Alson Wood was elected on the fourth ballot. In the First As- sembly District, 0. F. Chase and 8. D. Benedict were clected; In the Third District, H. W. Web- ster and George H. Buckstaff; in the Second District, J. B. Hamilton and George B. Pratt. ‘The delegation from Winnebago County stands: Grant, 5; Blaine.3; Washburne, 1; Sherman, L EIGHTH DISTRICT FOE BLAINE. Speciac Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GENEVA LAKE, Wis., May 1.—At the Republic- an Conyention beld in Elkhorn yesterday, L. A)- len and N. M. Littlejohn were chosen as dele- tes to the State Couvention. They are both laine men. This is the Eighth Senatorial Dis- trict, composed of the Counties of Walworth and Kenosha. MANTTOWOO COUNTY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Manrrowoo, Wis., May 1.—The Hon. Chartes Luling and Charles Gelbke were elected this aft- ernoon at the Republican County Convention as delegates-at-large from this Senatoriul District, and. E. Estabrook and the Hon. William H. Hemschmeyer as delegates from this (the Third) Assembly District. A resolution that Wash- burne is the choice of the Republicans of Mani- towoc County was adopted. : JEFFERSON COUNTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WATERTOWN, Wis, May L—The Senatorial and Third District Convention of Jetferson County, held to-day, elected the following delegates to the State Convention: |Senatorial, J. B. Bennett and W. D. Hoard; District, 0. P. Dow and D. W. Curtis. Jefferson County now stands: Wash- burne, 2; Grant, 2; Sherman, 1; nominee, L “* RACINE, COUNTY. Special Dispatch. to! The Chicago Tribune, Usion Grove, Wis., May 1.—The Hon. R. BH. Baker, H. A. Sheldon, Christopher Roundtree, and Kund Adland rire, elected here to-day to the State Convention. Two favor Washburne, one Sherman, and one Bialne. ROCK COUNTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. JANESVILLE, Wis., May 1.—The Second Assem- bly District Republican Convention met this afternoon and elected F. 8. Lawrence and Miner delegates to the State Convention. La rence isa pronounced Washburne man. Miner is for Blaine, with Washburne as second choice. In order to get an expression of the sense of the Convention, but not to instruct the delegates, an informal ballot was taken as to the preferences of the delegates in regard to Presidential candi- dates. The ballot resulted as follows: First eboice—Washburne. 10; Blaine, 6; Grant, 2, Tha Rock County Republicans are for Washburne vy a large majority. MILWAUKEE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MILWAUKEE, May 1.—Nine Republican As- sembly District caucuses have been held this evening for the election of delegates to the State Convention May 5, and to the Senatorial District Convention next week. Taken alto-~ gether, tho meetings indicate a decided prefer- ence for John Sberman, although the Soventh Vard, which is really the most influential sec- tion of the city, was divided, the sentiment be- ing about equal between Grunt, Binine, and Sherman. Blaine and Grant continue very strong in the interior of the State, but in this locality, which is largely German, there is a great of unqualified antag- onism — to ird-term idea, and considerable satisfaction with the financial management of the present Administration. The delegates to Chicago from Wisconsin will undoubtedly be divided, principally between Blaine and Sherman, with some munifesting a preference for Grant, Washburne, end Edmunds. TILDEN. RANDALL THINKS HE WILL BE NOMINATED ON THE FIRST BALLOT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—Speaker Randall said to-day that he had no doubt of Tilden’s nomination inf Cincinnati on the first ballot. “The result inthe severnl State Conventions that have been held to date,” said Mr. Randall, “points to this conclusion. The speculations that have been iudulged in relative to the man for whom Mr. Tilden will throw his strength and influence in case he finds he cannot secure the nomination himself, I believe to be without the slightest foundation. Mr. Tilden is so certain .of his own nomination that the idea ot any- ‘one else obtaining it has not even been consid- ered by him. As for Pennsylvania, 1 feel satistied that Tilden has forty out of the fifty-eight dele- gates, and’ I think he will eventually have the whole. The Democratic masses want Tilden, and John Kelly will have to either yield to their wishes or be alone in his wishes.” KENTUCKY. 4 VIGOROUS ANTI-TILDEN SENTIMENT DEVEL- PIN Spectal Dispatch t3 *i:c Cisteaco Tribune. Lovisvituz, Ky., May 1.—Those who have counted Kentucky for Tilden have reckoned wrongly. Mr. Watterson has sought to ride the Democratic steed of Kentucky rough shod into Tilden’s camp, and his attempt will prove a failure. A violent opposition, terming itself anti-Tilden, bas sprung up, and is headed by the Louisville Pust, 2 new afternoon daily, Senator Beck, ex-Chief-Justice Lindsy, Gov. Blackburn, and others. The Post to-day asserts that Henry Watterson promised Judge Martindale, of Mndiunnpolis, to support, Grant it Tilden {s not pomninutee, hence the kicking in the Democratic k HENRI WATTERSON. THE LOUISVILLE “ POST" ON HIS INCONSISTENT COURSE AS A LEADER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Loursvinte, Ky., May 1.—The Post, in an edi- torial criticism of Watterson’s inconsistent course as 2 Democratic Joader, concludes as fol- lows, after showing that Watterson promised to support Grant if Tilden was not nominated: “If the record we publish be true, you illustrate the vices of Arnold and of Burr combined, with- out having any of those better qualities which softened the brand on the forehead of the former and which: soothed the degradation of the latter. If you have sold yourself to Tilden, and then to Grant, you have sold out once too often to be .any longer worth the uying. Hereafter your pen must be cheap in the market and costly at any price. If we entertained any hostility to you we might contemplate your future with ‘more compla- cency, but we must admita feeling of surrow. Your bitterest enemy, unless he is as heartless and treacherous a3 you are, must have a senti- ment alin to it. XOUR BULLYING 18 AT END. You will no longer have tho insolence to de- nounce better Democrats than yourself a3 ‘fools and traitors.” Yet we would not deprive you of your egotism, Let remain’ for Sweet charity's ‘sake. Without — it. you would become the most wretched ” of creatures. We therefore‘advise you to cling to it, us we are sure you will, after all clso ia gune. Itisan anodyne that will soothe and prolong your oxistence, which would otherwise become too grievous to be borne. Continue to run around the country and beg for notoriety, slace YOU CANNOT HOPE FOR FAME, ~ saying to every correspondent and reporter you may meet; ‘Interview me; say Iam a leader; calkme the Conkling of Kentucky, Tell them i was the Vice-Presidéncy at Louis.” For God's sake, say some- thing.’ But we close the book and take our leaveof you. Lf the Demooracy of Kentucky will wolerate your presence in its Convention it is their affair. We have performed our duty -feebly but fearlesly, contemplating all possible pesnte ad consranences. It remains for them to discharge the! yy sending you scourged and howling from their ranks.” ANTI-THIRD TERM. STRENGTH OF THE MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yorr, Muy 1—Horace White, President of the Independent Republican Association, ow @ State organization, sary that they are { unconditionally opposed to Gen. Grant's elec: tion, and if he receives the nomination st’ Chi- cugo the Independent Republicans will put up another candidate. New York State will be represented at the coming conference at St. Louis, where a plan of-action will be agreed upon. Mr, White thinksit would be impossible for Grant to carry New York. Fifty. thousand votes are claimed by the. Independents, and would be cast against him. + - H. Wesendonck, President of the Germania Insurance Company, and also of the Independent German Republican orgduization, on whose rolls, are some of the most prominent business-men of New York, says: “ We want to seo ‘THE REPUBLICAN PARTY VICTORIOUS, and we therefore oppose the nomination of Gen. Grant. We are not professional politicians, and are not working in the interest of any machine. Independent German Republicans will not vote for Grant if he is nominated. We are confident Grant cannot be elected. Nor do we believe it would be for the good of the party if he could be. While on a tour through the West some time since I met many Republicans who de- clared they ‘would not: support Grant, under any clroumstances, and some said they wouid. sooner vote for Tilden. The Germags are everywhere aroused, and their opposition to the third-term candidate is determined. GRANT WOULD SURELY BE DEFEATED in this State by a large majority.” Charles Watrous, & well veformed politician of the unti-machine party, says: “The Independent Itepublican orgunizations m_this State aro very strong. Their opposition to_Gen. Grant is un- conditional, and should the Chicago Convention commit the folly of nominating him a National Convention of Independent Republicans will be called and dn Independent candidate will be nominated. There isn’t any Grant boom in this section at present.” - S 18 Sige ST. LOUIS CONVENTION. par iT. Louis, May 1—Matters pertaining 18 Anti-Third Term Convention tq beld here May 6, are taking definit shape. A Committee of Ar- rangements and Reception have been appoln ted, headquarters establisked at the Laclede Hotel, tickets of admission printed, and other necessary arrangements perfected. Delegates are expected from Minnesota. Jowa, Wisconsin, Ilinols, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Cunnecticat, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginla, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Tex- as, Missourl, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and perhaps other States, and the attendance prom- 3808 to be quite large. All railroads terminatt here will sell round trip tickets on the 5th an 6th, good to return till the 10th, at reduced rates. Tickets of admission to the Convention will be issucd at the headgunrters of the Execu- tive Committe, Room 22 Luclede Hotel, by the Secretary, Emory Foster. The Convention will be held either in Masonic Hall or the Grand Opera-House,—the latter, if it can possibly be obtained. THE GERMANS. New York, May 1—The German-American Independent Republican organization have adopted a supplementary address to the Inde- pendent Republican Convention at St. Louis, re- allrining opposition to the nomination of Gen. Grant. They do not beHeve the Chicago Repub- jican Convention will mind any address or resolutions protesting against the nomination of Gen. Grant unless this Convention becomes convinced that Gen. Grant, if nominated, will be defeated. They do not believe that such con- viction can be impurted to that Convention un- Jess an independent Republican convention will meet at Chicago previous to and at the time of the regular Republican Convention fully pre- pared to nominate a- third candidate in case the latter Convention should nomi- nate Gen. Grant or any candidate whose honesty is not beyond — suspicion, and they do believe that if such a third candidate is a well-known citizen of ability and honesty, standing on the platform adopted by the Repub- lican party In 1816, the greater part, if not the whole, of tha Republican vote may be concen- trated upor bim s0 he will be elected. Y ILLINOIS. WINE FOR BLAINE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tritmne, ROCHELLE, LL, May L—The Republican elect- ors of this town held an election this afternoon for delegates to the .County Presidential Con- vention. The result was the election of nine Blaine delegates py a majority of 6” SCHUYLER COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, RUSH VILLE, lll, May 1.—The Republican Con *délition this ufternoon chose four delegates to the State Convention, as. follows: The Hon. Hosea Davis, William I Larash, Alexander Prather, and John Putman. Of the fifty-nine delegates present (the. county is entitled to sixty-three) Bfty-one were for Grant, seven for Blaine, one for Washburne, and all for the nom- inee. The ‘four delegates are all Grant men. For Governor: Murrisdn, one; Cullom, proba- bly three. - The delega' will probably -be.a unit for Reece, Matthews; and McUlaughry. The delegates are not instructed. © KENDALL COUNTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. PLANO, Ill, May 1.—At the Kendall County Republican Convention, held at Yorkville to- day, a solid Blaine delegation was selected for the State Convention, as follows: H.S. Heud- son, A. D. Newton, E. W. Sexton, W. L Ste- phens, and D. R. Ballou. A ballot showed that the vote stood: Blaine, 48; Grant, 20. Seventy- five delegates were chosen for the Congres- sional Convention, who were instructed to vote for Jeremiah Evarts first, last, and all the time. The Convention was harmonious. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. YORKVILLE, Ul., May .—The Kendall County Republican Convention met to-day to select delegates to the State and Congressional Con- ventions. There was a very close contest be- tween the adherents of Grant and Blaine. con- sequently a very full Convention. The Blaine men secured the organization. The delegates to the State Convention are A. D. Newton, H. S. Hudson, E. W. Sexton, W. J. Stephen, and D.R. Ballou, and instructed for Blaine. The vote was 48 for Blaine and 27 for Grant, To the Congres- sional Convention, C. C. Duffy, H.S. Langdon, A. D. Searles, R. W. Willett, and 1. E. Bennett were chosen and instructed for Jeremiah Evarts. WARREN COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mossovrs, Ill, May 1.-At the Republican caucus of Monmouth ‘fownsh ip to-day eighteen ‘Blaine delegates were elected to the Warren County Republican Convention. The delegates are also for Hawley for Governor and Marsh for Congress. * : LA SALLE COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Orrawa, UL, May L—At the Republican pri- mary mecting delegates favoring the nomina- tion of Washington Bushnell were elected with- out opposition. On the Presidential" question, of the sixteen delegates, five are for Blaine, tive for Grant, and the balance for Washburne. The latter are about evenly divided between the other two on second choice. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srreator, lll, May 1.—In the caucus here votes were cast for Busbnell for Congress and? for Cullum. About thirty Cullom men bolted the caucus and organized by themselves. ‘The delegation is solid for Blaine and Fort. CARROLL COUNTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Canronuron, Ml, May 1.—At the Republican primary held in this city this afternoon for the purpose of selecting cight delegates to the Re- publican County Convention, to be held the Sth inst., the Blaine delegates were selected. The polls were opened, and every man yoted his preference, Result: Blaine, 108; Grant, 24. JERSEY COUNTY. . ~_ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JERseyvitte, Tit, May L—At a township meeting held to-day in this city to elect dele- gates to the Connty Convention on Monday lext the vote was unanimously. for Gen. Grant for President and Gen. John L Binaker for Governor, DE KALB COUNTY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sanpwicu, IL, May 1.—Sandwich and Som- onauk to-day elected Grant delegates to the Re- publican County Convention. Returns received trom six towns indicate tnat the Convention will be about evenly divided between Grant and Blaine. : PUTNAM COUNTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Hennerrm, ill.. May 1.—The delegates to the tate Convention are Jett Durley and H. J. Swindler; Congressional, W. Durley and J. W. Hopkins, They are for Grant for President-and Hawley for Governor. HAMILTON COUNTY. _,Svectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoLEANssoRO, UL, ‘May 1.—Tho Republican Convention to-day was largely attended. The delegates were instructed tur Grant, Cullom; and McCartney for Attorney-General. MINNESOTA. NEARLY UNANIMOUS FOR BLAINE. Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Pavt, Minn., May’ 1.—County Conventions to choose delegates to the State Republican Con- vention, May 19, were held to-day in Houston, Reed, and Chippewa Counties. Of the delegates chosen thirteen are for Blaine, two for Windom, and d one has no chotee. Slay County, bad Pre- chosen ine’ delegates, wi “gives him sixteen out of nineteen chosen 80 far. NEBRASKA. | SOLID FOR BLAINE. - Special Dispatch to''The Chicago Trifnuns. OMAHA, Neb., May 1—The Republican County Convention this afternoon elected a solid dele- ation of seventeen delegates for Blaine, after 4 long and bitter fightof several hours with rant’s friends," {epublican State Conven- tion will be held at Golson May 19, and Bland will receive Nebraska's six delegates. WEST VIRGINIA, FAVOR’ BLAINE. WHEELING, W. Va, May 1.—The Ohio County. Republican Convention, which met to-day ap- pointed thirty-five delegates ta tim State Con: | | Heintzelman died this morning. The General } beloved, at mripe old age he leaves us univers “faithful servant! vention which meets in this city Ma <4 assed resolutions favormg James G. Blaine for President, opposing, the third-term project, and favoring every coalition which would not in- yolve a sacrifice of. the: cardinal principles of the Republican party. ; - NOTES. - PYEROE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Spectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. ExxsworTu, Wis., April 29.—The Republican County Convention, held at this place to-day, elected two anti-Grant delegates to the State Convention. The following resolution was passed: Resolved, That we, the representatives of the |, uublicans of Pierce County, are_ opposed to the nomiuation of Gen. Grant as Presidential candidate, for public reasons, and as being an- tagonistic to the unwritten law against the third term, established by the example of Washingfon and Jefferson. | : ple tieth Di :VELAND, O., May 1.—The Twentiet Is- Pecaikeentry ‘Convention to-day elected W. W. Armstrong, of the Plaindealer, and John H. Farley delegates to the Cincinnati Convention; M. H. Foran Presidential Elector, and twenty- four delegates to the State Convention. PLEDGED HLMSELF. “Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinatox, D.C., May 1.—3ir. Robinson, one of the delegates from the Twenty-sixth Peon- sylvania District to the Chicago Convention, has been required by his constituents to give a writ- ten pledge that ho will obey the wishes of the cop! eof his district and vote for and support Blaine for President fa spite of the instructions ‘of the State Convention. 5 5 . SHERMAN. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, WASHINGTON, D. C., May 1.—Persons who had conferences with the Secretary of the Treasury to-day state thathe expresses remarkable confi- denco in his prospects at Chicago. It seems to be the expectation of Sherman's followors that Grant ana Blaine will sucoeed in killing each other off, and that Sherman will succeed asa compromise candidate. FIRES. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 33 at 10:10 yesterday forenoon wassturned in by Officer Lucders, upon secing smoke and fire issuing from the basement of alarge five-story and basement stone build- ing at the northwest corner of Washington street and Wabash avenue, and numbering 2 onthe former street and Nos. 91 and 93 on the latter. The fire was confined almost entirely to the basement, but came very near spreading to the other floors by menns of the elevator pus- guge-way. These two flogrs are-occupied by the Jurge crockery deal firm of Frencp, Potter & Wilson. The basement was used as a storage and packing-room, and owing to the intlammable naturo of the dry straw and fine papers used in packing, the blaze was a very hot one fora time. It was with the greatest difficulty that the fire was con- fined to the basement. The firm appreciated the work done. by the Department, and yester- day afternoon sent the following letter to Mar- shal Swenie: DEAR Sik: Permit us to extend to yourself and the Fire Depurtment our sincere thanks for tho prompt and. efficient manuer in which you saved our store from entire destruction this morning. Very truly yours, a *FreNxcn, Porrer & WILson. The fre burned with great fury for about an hour, and the salvage on the g is stored in the basement will be very sinall, if any. The value of the stock destroyed was roughly estimated by the firm at $10,000. This loss is fully cov- ered by $35,000 insurance on the entire stock, which is placed as follows: American of New York, Firemen's of New Jeragj, Buifalo (N. Y Alliance, Girard, Rhode Island, Western, Bri' ish American, Traders’ of Chicago, Shawmut, La _Conflance, New York City, and Columbia, $2,500 each; total, $35,000. The building is own ea the Day estate, Mrs. M.C. Marsh aad Mrs. C. T. Laing. The damage is comparatively trifling, and $1,000 will prob- ably put the structure in as good shape us when new., Sofar as could be ascertained the insur- ance on the balling is as follows: Queen’ $6,333; Liverpool, indon & Globe, $5,000; Norwich, $3,000; ‘and the Commercial Union, $1,000; total, $16,333. ‘The cause of the fire fs attributed to the bot- tom of a lighted lamp or lantern falling out and setting tire to the loose straw about the basement, while the men were’ enguged in re- moving one of the large crates: of crockery for shipment. A A still alarm to Engine No. 13 was caused by a flre on the fourth floor of No. 44 Clark strect, occupied by Elley & Cowen, manufacturers of sewed shoes. Damage tostock, $100; fully cov- ered by insurance. Nodamage to the building. Caus¢ of fire unknown. The alarm'from Box 56 at 1:05 yesterday after- noon was caused by an incipient fire on the second floor of No. 208 State street, owned by J. Waller, and occupied by George Brown asa y ‘The fire originated in a lounge from unknown causes. Damage, $20. A ». Astill alarm to Engine No. 20 at 8 o’clock last eyoning was caused by the explosion of a kero- gene lnmp at No. 49 Coventry street, occupied by John Burke. No damage. FIRES IN APRIL. ‘The following is the Fire-Insurance Patrol re- port of fires for April, 1650: Total number of alarms, 50; stills, 46; second alarms, 4; third alarms, L. The causes for same are as follows: Sparks from chimney, 14; false,8; defective chimney, 6; communicated, 25; supposed in- cendiarism, 4; unknown, 4; chimney fires, 4; childresr with matches, 3; spontaneous combus- don, 3; rekindling, sparks from locomotive, 2; boys smoking, 2; defective grate, 2; over- heuted stove, 2; cigar stub, 2; defectively constructed boiler, 2; and 1 each overheated oven, explosion of’ Kerosene lamp, grease boiling over on_ stove, carelesness of hosuley, upsetting stove, coals falling from grate, ignition of clothing from lamp, hot tat- iron,..defective stove, explosion of gasoline stove, Gropplag kerosene lamp among straw, unprotected flue, leaking oil-stove, defective fireplace, smoky chimney, ignition of shavings from stove, overheated dry-room, defective stovepipe, lightning, reflection from stove, ix- nition of escaping gas, ignition of pan of sul- phur, falling of stovepipe, hot ashes, ignition of canvas from gas-jet, and Ignition of show-win- dow from gus-Jot- “Of the buildings, eighteen were brick,-one stone, and seventy-two frame, and occupied as follows: Dwellings, 50; barns, 14; grogery. stores, 3; offices, 3; freight-cars, 3; taitor-shops, 2; foundries, 2; carpenter-shop, 2; slaughter-house, 2; cigar hotel, 2;, tenement, 2; saloon, 2; and one each bakery, machine-shop, shed, scale, furniture, organ. looking-glass frame, match’ and clothing manufactories, pile of shavings, meat-market, storage stoop, liquor-store, tar- shed, boot and shoe store, crrriage supplies, sash, door, and blind manufactory, smelting works, lumber-yard, meat-preserver. cooper- shop, car-barn, broom-corm, iy; piasisg-milll, dry-goods store. Total insurance fuvolved, $245,933.29; totai loss, 350.115.81; total loss to insurance as far a3 settled and partially agreed upon, $$8,179.8L = AT OMAHA, NEB. OMAHA, Neb., May 1,—One of the most de- structive fires since the burning of the Grand Central Hotel occurred here at about 3:30 this morning. A block of. six stores, with their con- tents and a residence in the rear, were entirely destroyed. They were located on the west side of Tenth street, just north of the Union Pacific crossing. Tne fire broke out in Bell's drug- ‘store, or between that and McGavock's grocery- store. The loss is estimated at $20,000 to $30,000; insured partially. This fire,as algo Baumeis- ter’s murble-works, which burned the night be- fore, are thought tobe incendiary. Felix Slay- -in's family barely escaped with their lives, OBITUARY. WILLIAM. PHILLIPS. Spectal Dispistch to The Chicago Tribune, Pirrspuna, Pa., May L—This morning Will- iam Phillips, who had made @ reputation on the Pennsylvania Railroad as an engincer who could be trusted on any occasion, and who was always to be relied upon, died at his residence in this city. Mr. Phillips, who was inthe 3th year of ‘his age, bad been sick for nearly a year past, his illness dating really from the time when he undertook the task of running the Jarrett & Palmer train, en route to: Californiu, from New York to Pittsburg. without a stop. He accom- plished the feat in less-than tho schedule time, but the strain on bis system was so severe that he never recovered from it. He continued on duty, and was. called: upon invariably when a irusty.man was required, but _his_he: Brew more precarious, sid.he. was finally compelled torelinguish his position. His death occasions Ridetpread sorrow among tho: employés of the any in this city, who bo would-restore him agata'to healn, “ot Fest MAJ.-GEN. HEINTZELMAN. Wasnixcroy, May 1.—Maj.-Gen. Samuel P. of the Army, in a general order, says: “Gen. ‘Heintvelman wasa man of intense nature, of vehement action, guided by sound judyment and cultivated taste.. Universally ed and Fegretied..-* Well-done, thou good and May our ceful and as much deplored as hint be ee pes Funeral Monday. Interment at Buffalo. ee eprops ter,from New York... uy of, ‘Shes Boston." eee haus Jn essential musical. propertics, to THE METHODIST, Eighteenth General Annual Con= ference of the M..- E. Church. Delegates Present from India, Africa, China, and Europe. Spectat Dispatch te The Chicago Tribune. Crxcrxnatt, O., May 1.—The eighteenth dele- gated General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Uhurch met this morning at 9 o'clock in Pike’s Opera-House in this city. Tho opening exercises were very simple, yet impressive, The nino opsof the Church—viz.: Scott, of Odepa, Simpson, of Philadelphia; Bowman, of St. ; Harris, of New York; Foster, of Boston; Andrews, of Des Moines: Wiley, of Cincinnati; Merrill, of Chicago; and Peck, of Syracuse,—were all onthe platform. The devotional exercises were under the direction of Bishop Scott. Bishop Foster read Isainh, 35, as the’ first lesson, and Bishop Andrews Hebrews, 12, as the second. The hymns were announced by Bishops Merrill and Peck, and Dr. Trimble, of the Ohio Conference, now in his fifty-third year of effective minis- terial labor, and Dr. Bingham, of the Northern New York Conference, ted in prayer. The hymns used on the occasion were pecullarly ap- propriate, being those comthencing, “ Watch- man, tellus of the night,” and “See how great a flame aspires.” At the close of the devotional exercises Bishop Scott, who is quite feeble, sur- rendered the chair to = ol BISHOP SIMPSON, WHO PRESIDED during the remainder of the session. On as- suming the chair, Bishop Simpson said: “Ac- cording to custom, we invite the Rev. Dr. Woodruff, Secretary of the last General Con- ference, to comet upon the platform and call the roll of the delegates.” Dr. Woodruff came for- ward, and Dr. Curry, of the New York East Con- ference, got in the first motion of the session, to the effect that the roll-call of the Secretary be accepted as final on the matter of credentials unless objection be made. -This was seconded by Dr. Buckley, of the same Conference, and agreed to. Dr. Woodruff then read one certifi- cate from an annual Conference and one from a lay electoral, showing them to be in due form, and announced that, with three exceptions, he had received similur certificates from all THE NINETY-SIX CONFERENCES, and, callmg the roll, there were found to beover 390 delegates present. Among them were two natives of India. When the name of Ram Chundur Bose wus responded to with a “Here,” the Conference greeted it with hearty applause. The-gentleman is a full-blooded Hindoo, and wears the usual native dress. He was educated in Dr. Duff's Missionary College at Calcutta, is a fine scholar in several languages, has been principally occupied as @ teacher, is now a local preacher, and has been for some time engaged in highly success- ful evangelistic services among his educated countrymen, many pf whom, having lost faith in their old systems, are drifting toward Atheism. ‘The other India delegate is William F. Oldham, a layman, born in India, and whose parents for three generations have lived there, though of European stock. Dr. James Mt. Thoburn and the Rev. E. Cunningham, missionaries, are the cler- ical delegates from India. The Rev. S. L. Bul win and Wong Sen Chrong represent TRE FOO-CHOW CHINA CONFERENCE, Dr. James S. Payne the Liberia, Africa, Dr. Martin Hanson the Norway, the Rev. Benjamin ‘A. Carlston the Sweden, and Dr. L. Nippert the German and Switzerland Conference. These are all strong men, and will ably represent the in- terests of Methodism in these various parts of the world. Dr. Woodruff, of the New York East Conference, was unanimously re&lected Secre- tary by acclunation. An excellent appuintment. He was permitted to name his assistants, and he nominated D. S. Monroe, of theCentral Penn- sylvania, LS. Bingham, of the Northern New York, Louis E. Darrow, of the Des Moines, Leo Mather, of the North Ohio, H.B. Heacock, of the California, and J.P. Mugee, of the New England Conference. Darrow and Magee are laymen. Bishop Wiley, on behalf of the Cincinnati en- tertainers, delivered an excellent address of ee Among other things, he spoke of this THE BIRTHPLACE OF GERMAN METHODISM, and that Dr. Nast. its founder, was still here, and a member of the Conference. He spoke at jengta of the session of the General Conterence ‘ison Fisk was, said he, at that time elect the oflice of a Bishop, but set the ex- ample that no man since had the cow: to follow, namely, to decline the office after being e)zcted thereto. The resolutions of that Con- ference, referred to in these dispatches the other duy, censuring the New England members that bud addressed an anti-slavery meeting and roundly condemning “modern Abolltionism,” as they call it, were quoted in extenso. The reading caused a decided sensation, and when ae Bishop exclaimed, sow changed. The urcb long, long ago thoroughly ed her- self from this abomination, epee EVERY VESTIGE OF SLAVERY IS GONE; 200,000 ex-bondmen and sons and daughters of ex-bondmen are members of our Church; thirty members from among their number now sit here as honored members of this body, with equal rights and privileges with ourselves,” the Conference interrupted with almost con- tinuous applause. Gishop Simpson respunded by a request of the Conference. This pleasant custom Was introduced at the last General Con- ference in Baltimore, and hereafter would prob- ably be a fixed institution. ‘The greut mass of the work of the Conference isreally done in committees. There the pros and cons have usually been pretty well ex- hausted, so that the merits of a case are usually well understood before it comes on the floor of the Conference. This has largely been brought about by large committees o1 leading: Unes of sub) jects. eee ee THE APPOLNTING OF THESE COMMITTEES has usually taken much 2, 28 they we! named by the several Conference delegations, ‘The last General appointed the Chairmen of the several standing committees asa special com- mittee to report a more expeditious manner of organization at this session, Their report was this morning submitted by Dr. E. O. Haven, of Syracuse. N.Y. They proposed that five of the committees be constituted as heretofore,—one from each Conference.—and that seven te of thirty-six mmebers each, beside sev- eral apeciel committees of a less number. After Dr. Haven had explained the report. Dr. Perrine, of Michigan, otfered a substitute to constitute three committees on nomination of the delegutions, one from each Conference, six~ teen standing and six specials on nomination of Bishops, und that the first named in each case be the Conirman. He supported his substitute in.aspeech up to the full time allowed, fifteen pote: sof wise to Lae the remainder of is remarks printed in the Daily Adpocate, wished to go to is ei THE FOUNDATIONS OF LEGISLATIVE SCIENCE. The Conference smiled, and isid the substi- tute on the table. Dr. Buckley, probably the sharpest debater on the tloor, opposed the report in toto _in a rattling keen speoch, after which it Was laid on the table by an affirmative vote of 200. Itwas then agreed to constitute twelve standing committees in the old way, which will give them each nearly 100 members. The re- mainder of the session was consumed in choos- ing cent Pending .which the Conference ad- The Protestant pulpits of the city will ve: nerally be tilled to-morrow bers. oe @ Conference, TOW WHE members of ™ THE BAPTISTS, EXINGTON, Ky., May 1.—The Convention of the Southern Buptist Church of the United States will meet in this city May 5. Already over 700 delegates, representing every State and Ter- ritory, have secured accommodations. The Con- sgaeen will remain in. session three or four IMMIGRATION, Nav York, May 1—Five steamships arrived to-day from Europe, bringing 4,391 immigrants. Frénch Papers state there are 250,000 persons awaiting means of transportation to this coun- try. ‘Two thousand are waiting berths in Hav Three trains were dispatched to-day, ca wre ear oe of rebiy one cars erch -will be OrrOW O1 ylv and New York Central. © "1°" Pennsylvania, ———————___ ELOPED. Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Srencine, Ill., May 1--The Intest sensation in this city is an elopement which occurred Thurs- day evening, the contracting parties being Miss Arabelle Lipes daughter of Mr. Daniel Lipe, ono of our oldest citizens, and one Tom Hi of usporting character who formerly ‘reaiied here. The parents of Miss Lipe had forbidden her folng with Henry, and she, determined on having her own way, left th! pe is aity: smitty him for Sepapeeeeee na - TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. New Yons, May 1.—Tho body of Charles eileen ee Soest in the Eyeeen Semetery,' ‘en to Washington, Pa., for New Your, May L—The Delaware-& Hudso = no Canal Company has fixed the prices of toatten May: Furnace jump, $3.90; steamers, grate, ;| UEP, CUB, Stove, and chestnut, each $4. ‘| Town of Louisville by the Virginia Legisla: was celebrated by a concert at the Zoclopet Garden this afternoon, and by a historical sa dress by Col. Durrett before the Historical So. olety this evening. The event has not been gens et observed: M RANTON, Pa.. May 1.—Miners’ wages , has been advanced 10 per cent. ees here CRIMINAL NEWS, EXECUTION LY TEXAs, Speciat to Cincinnati Commercial. Garvesvittz, Tex., April 30.—Nofsinger ag. cended the scaffold at ¢ p.m. amid murmuringg of sympathy. Ten thousand people were pres ent, As the Sheriff was adjusting the rope to the beam an ineffectual effort to cut it Was) made by a desperado. The mutterings grew: louder and louder, until they swelled into a pen | fect storm, demanding his release with cries of. “Turn bim loose.” A rush was made for the gallows, which was stayed by the Sheriff and hig Deputies with shotguns and pistols. The crowd was stampeded, during which wom. eo and children were run over py men, vehicles and horses rushing to the reed, Quiet being restored, the prisoner addressed thy, excited multitude, protesting, for the first time, his innocence. A Second attempt at resene eos. made, and again quelled bythe authorities, ‘The: nonse was then placed about the victim's the black cap drawn over his head, and his erme and feet pinioned. At 4:25 he wis swung inte’ eternity, dyiug in nine minutes. The body wag pares over to his father for burial at his home in nia. Krebs and Preston were to have bean also, but their sentences were commuted, SUPPOSED BURGLAR ©. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune., Aprias, Mich.,May 1.—A party giving the name of F. W. Smith was jailed here this morming, charged with being one of twowho captured Jas per village Thursday morning’and robbed th store there of $100 by exploding the safe. Smith bad worked on a farm near by, and probably got the points necessary to post his confederates. 4. very neat kit of tools, used in the operation, have been found on the route by which the robbers left, and have been forwarded ta the Toledo police. 2 SHOT DEAD. se New Yorr, May 1—Mrs. William ing apart from her husband, with her aunt in’ Brooklyn, E.D., was shot dead to-night by Ed ward Kennedy, who boarded im the same house, Mrs. Stokes refused to marry Kennedy Kens Shot himcelt og a previous. occasion’ Weg we jected by Mrs. Stokes. pala JUSTIFIED. a Onzan, N. Y., May L—The boy Smith, 14 years | of age, who, on Wednesday, shot and killed Luka Kane while.the latter was in the act of violently’ ; assaulting his father, has been discharged withe / out examination, nobody. appearing "him. The Coroner's re ender justifiable homicide. ary rene Sy a . HANGED. Dexrsox, Tex., May 1—Lucien M. Metsinges was hanged at Gainesville yesterday for the | murder of Willis Cline, Aug. 7, 1378. Ten thou- ; sand persons were present. Much sympathy was expressed for Metzinger, and an unsuccess fulemore was made to rescue him. ~ NEW TRIAL. * PmLavenrara, May L—A new trial: has bees granted Thomas McGark, convicted of murder in the first degree in‘having been concerned int killing James Neadsin 1865 In White's dental estublishment on Arch street. ; THREE YEARS. -_-.. Borpertows, N.J., May L—Fred W. Kelley} adefaulter of the National -Bank of Mount Holly to the amount of $33,000, has been. sen= ‘enced to State Prison for three years. RE, into court $63,000, damages the mastors, th - properties, according to: have noega a Hallet: Davis Companyrs Pianos celing stamp: unauthorized patent can- LOvISVILLE, Ky., May 1.—The Centennial aus | SHOT;BY AN OFFICER. PHOLADELPHIA, May 1—Frank Burke ¥ shot dead last night by_ Policeman William Shields. Burke was hurling stones at the officer, Eaving been artered of scone eee . CANADA, ‘Trouble in the London Poat-Office—Im= migrants to the Northweat—Lamber— Fox-Hounds. . Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, ' .« BELLEVILLZ, Ont. May 1—Between .Nov. 13 last and April 23 Messrs. Lingham & Co. of this city, have shipped to England via Halifar, Ports land, Boston, New -York,-Philadaiphia,” :atai Baltimore, “15,2% head of cattle and ¢20rshegyy valued at $1,700,000. es Special Dispatch to ‘Ths Chteago Tribune, -° * MostREAL, May 1L—The Government hat given permission to import American‘hogs on condition that they be slaughtered on arrival. “The Chairman of the Harbor Board bas prot ceeded to Ottawa to obtain the consent ofthe Government to a reduction :of tonnage’and other dues on shipping coming to this port. ‘The Valleyfield cotton operatives, with a few exceptions, have agreed to return to, work on Monday next on the basis of shorter Kours con ceded by the Directors. i Representatives of firms in Antwerp, Bek gium, have arrived here, and are negotiating for cargoes of Canadian produce to be shipped dar ing the present season. .Last year a-largs. trade, wus done between the two countries, and, the produce giving satisfaction “to the consumers, & great extension of trade is now anticipated. _-Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tune rane Loxpox, May 1.—Troubles in tho Post-Omtice here, which have gono on fur mauy years, have culminated in the suspension of the Mr. L, Lawless, and the Cashier, Mr.‘ J. Daw= son. There isa considerable deficiency in tha cash, arising-f2om numerous leakages and ané or two overdrawals, for all of -whica the Post master has been responsible. - Mr. Dawe came here a few days ago, und beld en inquiry, £80 135 sult of which was, that an Ottawa’ officis! ‘bas been sent on-to take charge of the office, ing an arrangement. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Trihunt. Orrawa, May 1.—Letters from Prince Bd land stute that the Provincial Governme! there has determined to appeal to the Lm ‘ Government from fhe decision of the Dominion Government respecting the cunstruction of the Halifax flshery-award. ‘that « Sir John Macdonald stated, ic tha House, the number of immigrants_so far this year into the Northwest, as noted at Winnipeg, Was ry Zw. ‘The sules of fund had been Jarge, and 18, lemand was continuing. ee : Itissaid that the greater portion of the sswa lumber now in the Chundiere yards has beea sold; as well as 5U per centof the present sot son's cut, which will be one of the largest ever known since the mills were established. | ‘Three handsome fox-hounds have arrived bere from Englund for Senator Cornwall.—sent to him by the Duke of Beaufort for his kenge! at Badminton, where hounds have been kopt{0r over a centi Mr. Cornwall will wke hounds to ‘Bei Columbia, where he Bas & pack forthe pust twelve years. “The House of Commons has adopted the “Hansard” Commitiee’s report, recommen ing the apgointment of a permanont official te “porting staff, and the publication of an oflicl®® report daily in newspuper-form. A large ‘num ber ot applications for positions-on the perinae nent stait of “ Hunsard” reporters have been sent in. “ “ot ' ‘The Postmaster, Deputy Postmaster, inspec tor, and Deputy Inspector of the London FON. Office have ull’ been suspended on account a certain “irregularities which’ have take! place in that ollice. 2 - Sed ‘The Board of Trade of Montreal has potitione® the Governor-General for an act forthe bution of the assets of debtors, to take the place of the Insulvent uct just repealed. A Spectat Dispatch tu The Chtcugo Tribune. QuEuEC, May 1.—It Is reported that the a Government will ask the Legislature to consi ascheme of consolidating the railway with &) oulier revenues 10 ae | rove. and, mipowe security thus offel 5 8 to to issue new bunds to the extent of $4,001,000. $$$ . The Digging Up of Troy Completed: St. Petersburg Golas. Wohave received a letter from the famoas arehreologist Schliemann, dated Athens, arch i, We print this extract: Bie bite “Thuve just returned trom Asia Minor, ®t I have at just finished that digging ont of Troy which I began in 1870. During tea years bay struggled with great difficulties, among whic orbups, the most troublesome. has besa oat large amount of débris under which the anclet® i It has been’ necessury to ¢% down and dig up the ground for more. han a teen yards below the surface. But J am fury recompensed for all_ my truuble. “J found he remains of seven different ancient cites: last of them was the [lion of Homer. That ce was built by the @olians, banished from Groves by the Dorians in the eleventh ceatul pe iad our era. In one of the buried ciies. f fo many statues of Minerva with the owly i whence her nameof Glaucopis. Iu another ort were found many. imuges of the divinities, 6°" the most interesting and lmportant of coveries is, of course, the City of King ey Every article found in the ruins of that GY bears unmistakable signs of having been i stroyed by fire in time or war. There were do, covered many. remains of human bodies in. ther} armor, Idugout and cleared away the debris from the entire will that surrounded. the Soy and wlso from all the principal buildings: SO Tam Suisbing a large volume in Buglisn-dey scribing with tull details all my discoveries So containing 200 illustrations of the most impor tant of the discoveries. My Trojan collection '? now in London, but at tno end 18 ay shall take it tomy villa In Atheas, which 3 Gre" proof, built only of marble and iron. Lbave a ted States, Eng! Ce, but I cannot part with it for any money inthe