Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1880, Page 6

G THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY WASHINGTON. Democratic Economy Inter- fering, with the Matter of Lights and Fuel. Treasuries and Post-Offices to Give Up Both After May 12, Unless Suitable Appropriation Is Mado in Passing the Defleioncy Bill. Minority Report of the Wallace Com- mittes on the Subject of Political Assessments, In Which Certain Democratic Election Practices Are Pointed Out. The House Post-Office Appropria- tions at ‘Last Determined Upon, And the Notorious ‘Star’? Route Investigation-Movers Fully Upheld. The New Tariff Bill to Be Roported to the House Next Week. DOUSE THE GIM. \ AND PUT OUT TIF FI, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasiinatox, D. C., May 7%—Seeretary Sherinan fs preparing 2 sensation for Demo- rats slmflar to the one whieh surprised them when Bristow was Secretary of tho ‘Trens- .ury. He has issued a circular notifying all ‘Treasury ofiicers that the appropriations for fuel, and Nght, and water forthe public buildings for the current fixed year are sufi- efent to meet the requirements of the public service only until May 12, and that the laws forbid any official from involving the Goy- ernment Inany contract for n future pay- ment of money Sn excess of the approprin- tons, and that all gus companies inust bo notilied of tho fact, In other words, if Con- gress does not pass the Little Deficiency bill or make some specific appropriation for lights and fuel, Nghts and fires mnnst be put out in all public buildings within five days from thisdate. When a similar notice was glyen by Secretary Lristow, Democrats charged hint with trying to bulldoze Congress and with secking to make political enpitnl for Limself. Nevertheless an appropriation for fuel and Hhts was made, Congress showed yesterday that 1s Inrge a sum os $250,000 could be passed by unanimous consent fn a few moments to continue the public print ing, when an emergency required it. s RIMITAR, ACTION ean of course be taken with respect to the lights and fuel In public buildings, All the public buildings are under the control of the Treasury Department, so that the order ex- tends to post-oflices ns well. ns custom- houses. Every Vostmaster, after May 12, will burn gas ‘at his own risk, unless ‘Con- gress shall make au appropriation. ‘Thi is not to be charged to a Republlean President, as the item for fuel and lights Is not in the vetoed Little Delleleney bill, but | it js in the Genera) ~ Deficiency. pill which the Appropriations Committes has not yet even reported to the ITouse, This isan illustration of Democratic tnea- pacity for publle affairs, as the estimates for this appropryation lave been In the posses slon of the Committee for several months, and the rules require that the appropriation should have been reported to the House in thirty days from the tine it convened in De- ceinber Inst. ‘Che Demoerats are on the way agin to cripple the Government. VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS. . ‘Ty the Western Associated Press, Wastrnaron, D.C. May 7.—The consid- eration of the Post-Otilce Appropriation DIL wae restimed at 10:50, Mr. Cinnon opposed othe nnendmant adopted by the Committee of the Whole yesterday, authorizing the Post- master-General to remit In favor of the Col- onies of New Zealand and New South Wales so much of the cost of overland transporta- uon of the Australlan closed mails as he may deem just. “This anendinent would ¢ tho Postmaster-General to exercise discretion in Jetting the mails for Englund pass through the United States without any charge against the Government of Great Britain, ‘The House then voted upon tho amend- ments. ‘The first amendment, on which a separate voto was demunded, wasthat author Taine the Postandaster-General to use $350,000 of the $019,000 appropriated for railway tail servico to obtain and secure from the rile ‘waysniecessary and spectal facilities for postal service, ‘The amendment was adepted— yes, 110; nays, 6, The next amendment was that all star routes shall be relet after thirty days’ ad- yortlsement, as now provided by Inw, on the Ist_of October, 1880, on whieli “pay for the expedition of the se hadi ordered during the flacal year of 1870 and’ 1880 shall exceed ‘60 per cent of the contract price before such expedition, provided that this proviso shiall not prevail when the present contractor die sires fo continue the contract as reduced, Adopted, —118 to 57, ‘This uniendinent now takes the place of the proviso originally re- ported by the Auproprintlon Comulttes tO ‘the star service clause of the hill, ‘Tho other quncudinents were then agreed to, hut before a yote could be taken on tho bill tho legisla. tive sesslon of ‘Thursday ended an Fauny bewae sday ender nd that of POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS, MINOKITY HELONT OF {HIE WALLACE Cost ETE Wasinnaton, D. C., Many %--Senntor Teller, on behalf of the Republican milnor- ity of the Wallace Conunittee, subinitted a report on the subject of political assess ments, criticising the bill recommended by the majority of the Comunittee, « After quot- ing Its full text, they says ““Phis fs, fn hort, @ proposition to prohibit any employs or per- son holding office wider the Government of the United States from contributing money orother things of value for political pur- poses, elther with reference to National po- Aitical question or those of States, It is based on the theory that the usa of money (con- tributed by a cortain class of ollizens, ofllea- holers) in polltival campalgns is a erhne, while mongy contributed by the non-olllee holder and used for thd same purposes fet) 28 NOT A CHIME, Af this bil! shall pass no anan_ holding public oftes ean bo connected with the pudlie politlenl, pres, he, cannot contribute to pay the ordinary and perfectly legitimate ex- ‘penses of n political meeting, ‘Mhis class of citizens cannot contribute money for the printing and distribution of politieal docu. nents, cannot contribute money to form and supbort w political club or suciety for tho dis sembnution of the must wholesome. politleal tenets ¢ rnin the vahisofimin. “The establishinent and support of a reading: Toon stocked with political works would be werling, and must be treated fu the same way that tha contribution of money to cor- rupt voters and destroy, the purity of the» ballot, Why should ini class of chlzens be deprived of 8 privilege conceded to all others? Is there more dune ker Ju the contributions of men in ofice thin from those who are striving to get in? This DUI Is fudefeusible on any pe welple, It fs abhorrent to nll ideas of rlcht, isin violas ge ‘of the Fights of the people granted them y the oreniic luws of the tnt ‘The pure pose of the bill ofthe majority is not to pre- vent the contributlon of inoney to enlighten people on political questions, but to secure a Mohopoly of such fustrumentallty to men who ure seeking office and assall those who are holding office, ‘It should bo entitled, A Dillto compel political Information to be paid for from a single barrel, ‘Tho Com- mitteo might have found on its filo evidence of great abuses in connection with the clec- tlon of 1873, Itimighthave found that very many citizens were MUNDERED IN COLD Nt0oD because they attempted to vote ng thelr jude. inent and consciences directed they should. In short, the Commnittes had on its files wn- contradicted testimony to show that tricks, subterfuges, manipulation of ballots, falsif- eatlon of returns, force, violence, fraud, forgery, perjury, batlot-box stufing, and mur- der were resorted to in any acctions of the country during that election to defeat and set at naught the will of the people, Yot, to correct these evils, directed not simply nrainst the purity Of the ballot, but against the very existence of a ballot, the Committee appear to have no concern. Wns (t because the political party that has profited by these jyrongs 1s the party to. which the majority of the Conmnittes belong, and the snine party that so recently attempted to repeal all Inws that had. for telr only oblect the protection of the purity of tha ballot and gitfety af the voter? Such anxtety to sive tho people {rom the evils of political as- sessment by a p&rty that hing illegally re- fused to consent to any legistation that will revent the Intimidation of voters, the niak- ng of false returns, and the yarious frauds so recently practiced to secure the triumph of that party, subjects the Committes tos well-grounded suspiclon of 2 desire to make polittent capltal, and to prevent active and intelligent oflicials of the Government from contri nth Ip tho sticeeas of the party that has honored them with oflices, rathor than to correct the evils now existing, or that there iy reason to fear may oxist in the future.” HILL. RECOMMENDED, The minority report concludes by recom: mending the passage of a Lill (the provistons: of which are quile voluminous). preseribing- heavy penalties of fine and Imprisonment, not. only for the levying of compulsory political assessments by Government oflicers upon thelr curploy ss, ‘but also fora number of specified offenses nealnst the freedom and pugs of elections, Including the bribery and nthiniidation of voters nt National elections, aud the bearing of arinaat any public meet- lng held for the discussion of political ques- tons with reference to the election of mem- bers to Congress or Presidential Electors, IN THE IOUSK. “STAR” NOUTES AGAIN, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago. Tribune, Wasuineton, D, 0., May %—T'he House met this morning nt 10:86, and commenced work nas if determined to accomplish sonie- thing. In two hours the Post-OMer Appro- priation bill was completed, the work of tho Committee of the Whole on yesterday being ratitied, and the bil was finished In a man- ner that, 1s yery unsatisfactory to “star” routo contractors. The effect of tho bill of the Hlouse, if {t shall be adopted by the Senate, will be to compel the reletting to the lowest bidder, by Oct, 1, of all routes upon which extravagance has been charged, and the only consideration that is to be shown to contractors (who have been grontly favored by the Post-OMece Department) Js that they shalt bo permitted to retain their routes provided they are the lowest bona fida bidders of a elnss of bidders who may be able to perform service. The House thus sustains the Appropriation Coinmittes and tho newspapers whieh first commenced the publication of curfous proceedings connected, with “ star” route contracts, When the gen- eral billwas brought up for consideration, cartier In the session, “ star” route contract- ors were powerful cnough to defeat the Ap propriation Committee, but Investigation’ has opened too many eyes, and the resnit is a bill which fs 2 substantial defeat of the "Star? Route dill, Alter the Post-Ofice was passed, there was f great pressure by members for the pns- sage of : BILLS UPON THE PRIVATE CALENDAR without consideration, by unanimous con- sent, and inan hour's. time some twenty or thirty bills, mostly of a private nature, were atgsed,—a Brenter amount of work than has heen accomplished In the sane thine before at this session, ‘The remainder of the day was devoted to bills upon the private enlendar, none of which were of public Interest, The noted Mudison Day ense of Loulstana, which -hns” been discussed for seyeral privatebill) days In the Tlouse, was inally defeated. ‘This ease: has been hefors Congress ever since the War, and favorable reports have been mate on it by the Senate Committee on Claims of the Forty-fourth Congress, the House Judl- elary Committee, same Congress, and the Senate and House Committees on Clatins of the Forty-lifth Congress, It has again been reported favorably by the present House Commnities on Claims. ‘The elaimant, 1, Madison Day, In the yenr 1865, bought two squires of Innd Jn the Parish of Jefferson, Loulsiana, ‘The land had belonged to Judah DP, Benjamin, aud was. contis by the Goverment, Day boughtitat Sherlissaleot the Government with the distinct. under. standing that tha title was clear, It after- ward appeared that at the time of aule there was a mortgage of $10,000 on the Inud, of the existence of whien Mr. Day had no knowl. edge, Of courso his title falled, and he lost the purchase money, $5,100, KELLOGG—SPOFronD, SENATOR PRICE’A SPEKCH, Spectal Disputeh to The Chteugo Tribune, Wasitnatoy, D.C. May 7%—Senntor Pryor spoke for two hours and a half on the Kellugg-Spotford case, advocating the expul- sion of one and the seating of. the other on purely legal grounds. During his review of the precedents he guoted from Burtlett’s “Compendium of Contested Elections” sone facts on the Fitch and Bright ease, When he had concluded, Senntor Bayard took the floor and explained the Fitch and) Bright case, which had not been completely stated in Burllett’s book. Mr. Bayard atuted at the same time that he only rose for the purpose of completing what Mr, Pryor had anid, and not to express any opinion on theense, Senator Hoar had intended to fullow Ben HM, but as Cameron, af Wisconsin, who was to have preceded THI, dy absent, he will take his pluco on Monday. On ‘Tuesday Mr. Hoar will ene deavor to call up his resotutton Instructing the Senate dudiclary Committe to report a DIL providing .all compensation for all per- sons whose ships were destroyed by Con fedlurate eruisers during the Jate Rebellion from the moneys recelyed under the Geneva award, If Congress adjourns on tho lst of June no bill can be enacted, it reported, TUF SPEECHES, ™ the Western Avtoclated Press, Wasutnaton, D, C, May 7—The morning hour having expired, the Senate resumed consideration of the Kellogg-Spofford reso- Jutions, Mr, Pryor, of Alabama, supported tho res- olutions ina legal argument, to the effect that the plens of res ndjudicata and estoppel wore not rightfully relied ou by the oppo- nents of the resolutions, At the eoncl sion of Sire Pryor's clusion of. Mr, Mr, Honr offered Tnsubstitutetor desert: ing resulutions a resolutlon that, In the Nadu nent of the Senate, tho matters reported by. the Conuuittes on Privileges nnd Elections of tha present session respecting the rly seat iu this body new held iy vuln th Kelloge, and clalmed by Henry M. Spolfar fire Hot sufllelent to Justify the reopening uf tho deciafon of the Seunte pronounced fi its resolution adopted Noy, 30, 1877; that suid Kellogg was, apon the merits of tho case, en (ined to a seat In the Senate of tho United es from the State of Louisiana for the term of ulx. commencing March 4, A773 andl that sald pottord was not entitled to the seat In the Senate of the United States, Ordered printed and tald on the lable. ELECTORAL VOTES, THY PROPOSED NEW PLAN YOR COUNTING. Spectat Utaputch ta The Chicago Tribune, Wasnyjnaron, D.C. May %—The Demo- erotic members of the Special Committes on counting the Electoral vote haye concocted, - without any consultation with their Rephi- lean nasoclates, a new joint rule for regulat- Ing the count, It differs from the rule pre- viously In force 4n practically taking all power from the hands of the Prealdent of the Senate, and making him the mere orgun of the two Houses, while they can reject Elect- ‘oral votes It xo dispused, ‘The rule is present- ed us 4 concurrent resolution which dows not require the Executive signature, and which can borescinded Inan hourshould it not mect any emergency, When In 1863. Congress passed a resolution making s Joint rule for counting the Electoral votes, they sent it to President Lincoln for his approval. Ho signed It, but returned it with a message stating that. he lind dono so 3.9 matter of courtesy, but disclaimed all right of the Ex- ecutive to interfere in an way in the matter of canvassing or counting Electoral votes, and he also disclaimed that by signing the resolution ha had expressed any opinion of jis own on the subject. . RESERVOIRS, P ‘MISAISSIPPL IMPROVEMENTS. Bpeetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninaton, D.C, May %—Represonta- tive Washburn, of Minnesota, to-day intro- duced a bill appraprinting $500,000 for the constriction and operation of reservoirs to huprove tho ‘navigation of the. Misslsstppl above St. Louls, and the navigable waters lending into the anme. This bill provides that the works shall be constructed and operated under the dfrection of the Scerctary of War, Nodam or other works shall be grected or undertaken until all private nmages which may result from flowage or other cause; shalt be adjusted, elther by agreement with tho parties to be Injured] or insuch other manner as the Secretary of ‘War shall determine, Any award for private damages shall be subject to appeal to the District Court of tho district where atch damages shall arise. An attempt was made to have this approprintion incorporated in the River and Harbor bill, but the Conimittee on Commerce objected on the ground thatit would endanger their bill, It{s perhaps as well, ag it is intimated that that bill is In dan- ger of a veto should it pass. President Inyes had really vetoed tho last River and Harbor Dill, but ylelded to entreaties and withdrew his disapproval at the Inst moment of the Forty-fifth Congress. It is fenred by some that this botng the Inst year of his term he cannot be induced to withhold his veto, es- peclally as the bill is much larger than that of last year, ; THE TARIFF. THE NEW WILL, * Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Trine, Wasuinaton, D, ©., May -%.—The Ways and Means Committee expect to finish the Tariff bill to-morrow and report it to the Touseenrly next week. The articles of wood- pulp and paper yet remain to be acted upon, When the bill [s reported'to the House ‘and ‘goes on the calendar 1é cannot be reached; If there is any organized opposition, as there is in this case, Mr, Carlisle will offer an amend- ment in the Committee to-morrow: to reduco the duty on licorice paste and rolls from 10 cents to Scents a pound. Tle to-day received o protest from Lorlllard, tho great to- bacco manufacturer of New York, who objects to any reduction of ‘this duty. To redtca t& will he srys, cripple American manufacturers, and allow the foreign manufacturers to combine to raise the price, ‘The truth ts, Mr. Lorillard, gets hls Heortee in the unmanufactured form and prepares It himself. Ile pays no duty on the raw material, and hence js interested In keeping up a high rate of duty on an article which every other tobacco manufacturer in the country must use. The duty protects him to the extent of many thousand dollars every year, ‘The manufactured Ieorice sells for 11 cents a pound in the market, ‘The Sugar bill will be presented separately, forthe renson that its friends are anxigus that something may be done, and do_not be- ieye it will pass asa portion of the Omnibus NOTES AND NEWS, THE MKAY PATENT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinatoy, D, G., Mny %--Senstor Booth, of California, has submitted from. the Committes on Patents a report against the extension of the re-lssued patent for sewlng-inachines for boots and shoes, known asthe MeKny patent. ‘The report says that the machine is rather the result of a maryel- ous ingenuity In combination than. of original genius, -Howover great the merits of the machine, it has been amply ‘paid for, and belongs to the public. Esthuating by the $600,000 dividends paid during the past year, the value of the extension sought would be $4,200,000. The business will con- tlouc to increase, and 2 reasonable enleula- tlon of profits would amount to $6,000,000, COMMITTER WORK, The Touse Committees are preparing to close their work, The lending Committees, with the exception of the Ways and Means, have decided to postpone tha prominent cases before them until next session, and will hold few more meetings. Meanwhile by far the greater portion of the work of the Com- mittees for tho xesslon fs buried upon the several House valtendars, where it Is Itkely to indefinitly remain, RAILNOAD BNMGE. The Sonate passed a Ldll before adjourning to authorize the St, Paul & Chicago Short Ling Tallway. Company, to construct a bridge across Lake St. Croix, GAS AND WATER, To the Weatern Avsoctated Pres, Wasitnatoy, D, C., May 7, ‘Treasury Department will have no means available for the payment of the gas and water bills for the publie bultdings after the 12th Inst, Con- gress not yet having provided for the defi- elency in tho last appropriation, KEY's BUDCESSOR, Amember of the Cabinet sald_to-lay in reference to Postiaster-General Key's “sue. cessor, that bath Postmastay James of New York and First-Assistant Postmaster-tien- eral ‘Tyner would bo seriously considered in connection with the prospective vacancy, to understood Postmaster James would necept the position if tendered, and that the Presi- dent had his appolutment under yery favor- able consideration, é CAMINET MEETING, In tho Cabinet meeting to-day it was de- cldted to notify all Government ‘employés In the vicinity of the Uty Reservation to be on the look-out for any attomped Invasion, and rewort the same forthwith, With regard to the Dakota Govornorship, but little was sald, and ne appointment wis agreed upon, APPHOPRIATION WILT, Tho sub-committee of the Appropriations Committes has completed the Leaisiative DIL, and will report it to the full Committea Monday. Itappropriates, $0,211,286, consld- erably tnder estimates, The Suny, vil, ant General Delicioncy bilts are well fy hand, geet anny be reported to thea House within ten ays, AN AGUEEMENT, ‘The Committee of Conference on the Con- sular and Diplomats Appropriation bill has reached an agreement, THE RECORD. SENATE, 5 Wasntvaton, D, 0., May %—The Presi- dent pro tem laid before the Senate the cre- dentlals of Senator James A, Garilelt, and thoy were placed on file, Mr, Voorhees submitted a resolution in- structing the Committes on Pubile Lands to inquire into the expudiency, propriety, and public pollay of declaring all lands hereto. fore granted In ald of the construction of yallronis, and which have not been entned by,conplinnce with the terins of the grants, open to public entry and settlement, the same as other Government Iands, ond sald Committee shall haye the right to report by «| bill or otherwise, Ordered printed and Jalil on the table, a ‘The conference report on the Indlan Ap propriation ‘DIN was tuken up on amotion of Mr, Beak, and, after a shust debate, passed without a division. ° s Mr. Bs explained that, inasmuch: as the Sundry Civil and other appropriation bt wouldsoon follow, ai appropriation for the expenses of the Indian Comission could be nude if thought best, Air, Hour announced that he would call up his Geneva Award resolution Tuesday, Mr. Tuller presunted the views of the wi- nority of the Wallace Coumiittes on the sub- {vt of political assessments, Printed apd jaid on table, ‘ ‘The Kellogg-Spofford resolutions were temporarily lald uside, and, on motion of Mr [eMillun, the Senate bill authorizing foe St. Paul & Chleago Short Ling Raita: Company tobuild a bridge: across Luke ‘Se Croix was taken up and passed. On motion of Mr, Plumb, the bill to abolish tho Fort Marker (Nev.) Aflittary Reservation and dispose of {ts land to actual settlers was taken up and passed, A On motion of Mr, Baldwin the bill malting an Aupropriation of $15,000 for the purchase of n site and erection of a lighthouse and fog. signal at tho entrance of Little ‘Traversa Harbor, Lake Michigan, was taken up and passed. During the diacusston on the motion of Mr, Davis, of West Virginin, to take up the bill repenting certain permanent and indefinit appropriations, which met with some opposi- tlon, owing to the Inteness of tha hour, Mr. Conkling asked Mr. Davis whether, when the bill came up, hoe intended to Insist on that part of tt which repealed the permanent appropriation for the payment of Interest on the bonds of the District of Columbia. It 80, he would vote against It. Mr. Davis sald the tmpresston that the Gov- ernment was responsible for thes bonds was erroneous, It was truv that step by step they ind been worked in until they had become by some people to be considered ne part of the public debt. ‘They were not upon the books In any form; they did not betong to the public debt fn any form or manner, Mr, Allison said the original net authoriz- ing. the Issue of these bons s picdged the falth of the United States to provide for the pay- mont of Interest dnd principal by appro- priation and by means of taxation on prop- erty In the District, so that the process was not pep by step, but was an original pledge of the United States in tho act creating the bonds. Mr. Conkling contended that .the United States stood behind thebonds, and sald he did not think there was any thing: of yaite In the bill, and believed every minute devoted to It wasted. Adjourned until Monday. NovsF, Tho Senate amendment. to the Touse bill for the rellef of settiers on the public lands ‘was concurred in. On motion of Mr. Wills, a bill passed es- tablishing a life-saving station at Louisville, Xie, ‘Washburn introdueed a bill Bprop ating $500,000 for the construction of reser- voirs for the improvement of the navigation pe the Mississippi River above St, Louis, Re- ferred, ‘The bill for the relief of L. Madison Day, of Loulslana, was defeated—yens, 79; niys, sh—and the House went Into committce on the private ealendar, "AR in ten pension bills the After conaidoring Copunittee, finding itself without s quorum, ardse, About twenty pension bills passed, and the Tlouse adjourned. ~ CASUALTIES. TIE MADISON SQUARE DISASTER, Sptctal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yor, May 7%.—The Inquiry as to the causes of the Madison Square Garden dis- aster closed to-day, In thoir verdict the Cor- oner’s Jury say: “We hereby censure the Harlem Railroad Company for employing 0 eivilengineor to act as on architect who Is not conyersnnt with the construction of buildings. We also censure the Department, of Bulldings for negligence in thelr duty in allowing the aforesaid nddition to be erected contrary to law and ina faulty manner, We also recommend that the entire building bo taken down, ns we deem it dangerous and unfit for the purposesof public assemblages.” INSTANTLY KILLED. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, GALENA, IL, May 7.—Charles Lohrman, 0 young mon aged 18 years, was killed at the Peru zinc mines, near this city, at o’clock this afternoon, He was engaged In filling a tub with ore, at the bottom of the shaft, when the holsting rope broke, letting fall another tub which was being raised to the surface. It fell a distance of seventy-five feet, striking Lorhinan upon the head, an mashing in his skull to the eyes, NUN OVER. - Speetat Duapateh to The Chleago Tribune, LAnsina, Mich., May 7.—Johin Fox, a man employed at the conl-klins at the Chicago Junction, eamo to town yesterday with somo boon companions to indulge in a drunk. ‘The most of the party were run In the bastile, but Fox, starting. home on tho track lnst night, Was run over by a freight-train on the Detrolt, Lansing & Northern Ratlway and cut to pieces, — DROWNED. Ratxtan, N, C., May %.—Two young men named Crocker and MeMian_were drowned yesterday whileattending the Good Templars’ piente near here, Annie Miller, who was with them in the boat which capsized, was saved by a boy. FIGHTING FOREST FIRES, Wanrtowy, N. J., May %—The whole population of this region !s fighting forest fires. ‘The flames swept Inst night through the cedar woods to Oyster Bay, destroying a residence, and five yachts ut anchor. RnODY FOUND. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bunrraton, In,,.May %—The body of William GC, Zimmerman, Teller of the Mer- ehnnts’ National Bank, was found to-day six miles below Weaver, MINE FATALITY. Avupenneip, Pa, May %—dames Boyle and John Gallagher, miners, were Instantly killed bya fof of coal In the Honeybrook Mine this afterncon. MISTAKEN FOR A BURGLAR, GaLvesToy, Tex., May %7—Last night John Keller, mistaking his wife for a burglar, shot her dead, “POLITICAL NEWS. 2 ILLINOIS. Speetal Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Gaiusnuna, Ill, May %—Col. Clark E. Carr arrived home to-day from an extended trip through the northern and central por- tions of the State, and states that he feels yery much encouraged, ns ho finds that in nearly every delegation te the State Conven- tion ie has some warin personal friends who will be favorable to him after thelr own locnt candidate, Ho fs constantly receiving letters from delegates and other leading men In every part of the State assuring him of their support in suchan event. Col, Carr ig un- doubtedly the second choles of more of the delegates than any other candidate In the field, and Knox County, which has one of the largest and surest opublican inajorities of nay county fn the State, cortatily will not havo iis clatins Ignored in the State Conven- jon. ——— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteaao Tribune. SruNavienyp, I, May %—The Auditor to-xtay registered $25,009 of Mattoon City funding 7 per cent bonds, nnd $30,000 of Mat- toon ‘Township funding 7 per cent bonds. A certifieate of orgunization was to-day filed with tho Secretary of Stato by the Chi- engo Jewelers’ Association, of which Herman F, Hahn, ‘Theadore Kearnoy, EB. P. White- head, Otte Young, Benjaniin Allen, . 1, Haley Willian ¥,. Pomp! tng, Paul Shrgeny, and- Henry Oppenheimer are Directors. License'to organize Ixaued. to the Chteago Artotype Printing aud Publishing Company; eupital, $50,000, GAS MONOPOLY, New Yonk, May %—Tlie Municipal Gas- Consumers’ Protectlye Association, which was formed several weeks ago to obtaln a reduction In the price of gus, mot Inst night, George Allen, a gas-manufactuser of this city for tirty-five yenrs, snid gas was now anade for 43 conta per 1,000 feet. He was cone fident that niumnieipal gna could be mace for 40 vents per 1,000 feet hy Brook. wag ft for $3 In Pittsburg, $l ln Newbury, $1.85 in Albany, and $L40 In Mount Carrol, Heo sald he had learned from good authorl- tles that several fare hotels wore receiving from the Municipal Company, by contract, uns for 50 cents or less. A cominittes was appointed to demand a reduction of the pres- ent prices, ——— = ALL SAFE, ‘th GALveston, Tex., May 7,—A courler from - Mnagallon Mountatus, at Silver City, N. AL, reports Terman, Htuter, and thelr party, thought killed by the Indlang, all safe. Tho Tudians are still on the ground, ——————— Bicdetur, tho physlological rejuvenator of the Orwuuie syaten), Cor n¢rvousuess and debilty, a Knowles’ Insovt Powder Gun is by fartho beat, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. RAILROADS, Trying to Settle the Trouble About the Colorado Rates. Rofrigerator Cars—Mr. Vilas Withdraws His Resige nation. : Tho Rivalry of the Northwostern ond Milwaukee & St. Paul. PASSENGER AGENTS ON TITE WAR- PATIL Tho General Managers of the various Western roads centering in this city will hotd a meeting to-day for the purpose of taking Into consideration the troubles that have Intely arisen regarding west-bound passenger rates. Tho difficulties between the General Passenger Agents of tho various ronds lave become go serious of late that un- less some decisive and cnergetic action is taken at once a general passenger war is sure to result, The principal trouble Is on rates to pointsin Colorado. It Is generally known that large rebates are given on tick- etsto Denver. ‘This is done by scliing to passengers to Denver tickets to Pueblo and El Moro, The rates to these points are the same ns to Denver, and the passenger on arriving at Denvor recelves back from $3 to $0 by returning the stubs from Den- yea to Pueblo ‘and El Moro. Some of the roads ure nlsu necused of cutting the rates outright. The Rock Island Rallrond, it !s understood, has given notice that on and after May 9 It will with- draw from tho Chieago-ngreement govern- Ing passenger rates of lines In the South- western Hailway Association, basing Its action on the ground that these rates are not Included In the Kansas City agreement, ‘This, of course, would disturb: all the pres- ent arrangements, not only on Colorado rates, but isoon those te Missouri River points, An cffort willbe mado at to-day’s micelle to Parmanize the conflicting inter- get the ests ant Passer Agents to make & new arrangement which will be more satis. factory than the present one, and thus avoid a serious rupture, REFRIGERATOR CHARGHS, The General Freight Agents of the various ronds leading east from this city held a mect- Ing yesterday atthe Pan-Handle office for the purpose of considering the application of the extra charge made on goods carried in refrigerntor-cars. At tho time when the new classification went into effect orders were given that, where refrigerntor-cars wero used for carrying provisions and other artl- cles paying [ess than fifth elnss, on extra ghar of five cents should be made, ‘Tho freight agents differed as to the quenning, and extent of tho order, ‘They ld not know what cars were classified nstrefrigerator-cars; whether it only applied to the regular ice refrigerator ears or extended also to fruit and other cars in which fee was used, It was decided at yesterday’s meeting that the extra charge of five cents should apply to every car in which ice was used, different from an ordinary box-car. A NORTHWESTERN WAR. ‘Mr. S, S, Merrill, General Manager, and Mr. W. C. Van Horne, {General Superintend- ent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, were in the city yesterday, They state that work on the Clilengo & Pacific Ex- tension from Byron te Lanark is progress- ing very rapidly, ond they expect the work to be completed in about two months, when trains will run regularly from this city to Cedar Rapids over the. new fine and the Western Union, The old track between this elty and Byron fs also being placed in first class condition and the old fron rails are be- ing replaced with steel rails, Mr. Van Horne algo stated tho new ine would in dus time be extended southwest from Cedar Rapids by the construction of the proposed Cedar Teapiihs, Sigourney & Ottumwa Railroad. ‘The reason why Is C ompany had not yet taken hold of this enterprise was because {¢ has more urgent work at present at other olnts, Pore gentlemen were also questioned re- garding the rumored complications between thelr Company and the Chicago & North- western on account of the two ronis getting {nto enth other's territory, but he was rather roluetant to tatk upon ‘the matter, Yet it could rendily be seen that there was some thing in the rumor, and that ively times he- tween the two compatitors for the North- westorn trafic may be looked for, The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Panl has made Intely very important accessions in Minnesota and Datota, and unless the North: qvestern bestira Itself it will soon find Itself barred out from that section, or at Ienst the most tmportant parts thereof. It is reported that. the Milwaukee & St.Paul has trans- ferred o Inrge number of men from the Southern Dakota Extenston to the Hastings & Dakota ond, which now terminates at Ortonville, From this point the extension will be rapidly pushed along the enst side of Big Stone Lake to Brown's Valley, passing through one of the richest sections of the State, This sudden change of base glyes rise to the conjecture that the Mi. waukee & St. Paul has decided upon a bold atroke—that of Healing off the oxtension of the St. Paul, Alonenpe is & Manitoba Com- anyon the west side of Red River, The Southern Atinnegotn, which lias” just been secured by the Mflwankeu & St. Paul, Is also to bo extended at ones to Fort Plerre or Fort Sully, and the Prairie du Chien line is also belng pushed rapidly to the Biaek Hills, ‘Thus the Milwaukee & St. Paul will have three Hnesto Dakota, while the Northwest- ern has but one, the Lake Kampeska ine. ‘Tho Northwestern, to’ get even with the St, Paul for ageressiveness n> West- ern Minnesota and Dakota, Is trying to eut In on that dno nearer home, Itihns recently absorbed the Chicngo & ‘Toninh Narrow Gauge Rond, running from Galena up Into Southwestern Wisconsin, It is announced that the Northwestern will ex- tend this Ine as n narrow-gauge on to Dodgeville, Blue Mounds, Middletown, and Mndison, and the work Is to be completed the prepent sesso ‘This tine wilt run midway etween the Prairly du Chien Division and the Monroe Branch of the Milwaukee & St. “Paul Rutlrond, and drain from both wiys the business formerly. monopolized by the St Paulding. Maying completed this new 1h the Northwestern, It is. sald, will at no dis tant day transform it into a standard gauge and connect with the projected Ine fram Madison, via Jefferson, the Waukesha County luke reglon, and Waukestin, to Milwaukee, thus seourtng nt Hno from Milwaukee to Gn- lena and Duluth by way of Madison. Besldes this the two Companies are cutting into enel other's territory throughout Wisconsin and ALinnesota. + ——_ EXCURSIONS TO THE EAST, The Grand Trunk Railway Company have prepared a tourists’ guide for tho present year, which can be had on application at thelr ofice, 105 Clark street, free of churge. It contains the rates for and routes over which excursion tleketa are now on. sale, comprising some of the most, destrable pleasure-routes In the country, Some of the rates ure ny follows: ‘To ‘Toronto and re- turn, $23; Montreal aud return, $353; Rut- fund ‘and return, $35; Burlington and return, $35; Lellows Falls and return, 835; Boston wut return, $88; Portland and return, $30, These tickets ‘are gooi until Noy, 1 of the present year, affording ata low rate the op portunity for nil to vislt thelr friends or the plensure-resorts of the East, In the month of June new and elegant dining-cars will be pigeod, on. the route be tween ‘Toronto and Slontreal. ‘Thore will also boa Pullman car run dn connection, with the 0:10 p.m, tran from Chicuge to Kings ton Wharf, on whieh parties can‘remaln un- {il the departure of the steamer down the St, Lawrence, by which the ‘Thonsand Islands, Roplus, and world-renowned Victoria Bridge are passed by daylight, ‘The. beauty and #randwtr of the scenery stands unrivaled, The Grand ‘Trimk Railway Company to not forget to make w very Yeasonable rate for thelr patrons who are going Enst, . FAST TRAINS. ‘ Tho Baltimore & Ohid Tajlrand will, after the 23d of this montii, run a fast train be- tween this elty and Now York tn order to make the same tlie between the two poluts ns tha other trunk ines, ‘The train whieh now leaves here at 0:10°p, mm, will on and after that‘'time leave here at 5:15 py. -am, and get Into New York avout tho same ‘timo as the other roads. This — train will run vin Battimore and the Bound nial Educational Co: Brook route to New York. At present tho | to-day, Among tl nventlon was Baltimore & Ohlo uses the Baltimore, Philn- delphia & Wilmington Railroad from Baltt- more and Phitadelphia, but a new ling be- tween the two points to connect with the Round Brook Tine ts ta be constricted at onee, which wilt ulve the Baltimore & Ohio an independent line through to Now York, {tis also stated Uint the Eastern lines will soon put on Inte Saturday night trains to leave this elty about Up, in. At present no Tate Saturday night trating leave hore by any of the lines. VILAS RECONSIDERS IIS RESIGNA- | ION. A few days ago, ralirond-nien wero taken by surprise by the aunouncement that Mr. Rt. ©, Vilas had resigned his position as Gen- eral Frelght Agent of the Erle Rallway, They will now be equally surprised by the ammouncement that Mr. Vilas has withdrawn his reatanation and wil continue to act a8 General Freight Agent of the Erle. It is not known what caused Mr. Vilas ta recon: alder his resignation, but evidently the Erte, not willing to lose se nblo and faithful an officer, male stich concessions a5 to make It An object to him to continue In its service, The Erle may congratulate itself in having hoen able to retaln Mr, Vilog ns the head o: its frefant department, for it would not haye been able to secure the services of an equally competent and efficient man for that position. Mr. Vilas resumed the dutics of his position ‘yesterday, : INDIANAPOLIS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chitago Tribune, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May %—The Direct- ts of the Union Railway Company met to- day, There were present Messrs, Ingalls, MeKeen, McCullough, Catdwell, Devereux, Horace Scott, and “Willinin Jackson, Satis- 4 factory reports were read and adopted. Horace Scott was elected President unani- mously, ag was also William Jackson Secre- tary, An Exeeutive Committes was ap- pointed who will appoint a Superintendent, a Chief of Bagange, and a Marshal for the Company, E. 3. linrdesty, who has held the position of Superintendent with the greatest credit, will probably be appointed Superin- tendent, oo DAKOTA ROADS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Srovx Crry, In, May %—Tho enginecr corps of the Southern Minnesota Is setting the grade stakes for the extension from Flandreans, the present terminus on tho Sioux River, Dakota, to Mitchell, the resent end of the track of the Black fills lino of the Chicago & Milwaukee, TOLEDO, THORNTON & ST. LOUIS. Larayetre, Ind, May 7.—The old Toledo, Thornton & St. Louls Air-Line Ruilroad 13 being again talked about, and a meeting of prominent railroad men and caplttalists along the line will be held to-morrow to. tuke the proper steps towards an early completion of he enterprise, : ITEMS, A now time-card goes Inte effect on the Chicago & Alton Sunday. ‘Chere will be no change In time of tralns leaving or arriving at Chicago, ‘The Iowa Central Ratlrond has just taken astep that oughtto be emulated by all the taffronds In the country. It has posted the following notice In its passenger-conchess “Kvery tobaceo-chewing, gentleman will have the gallantry to keep the ladies’ couch clean by riding in the forward car while* ehowing.” Among the more ambitions new rallrond enterprises Is the Richmond & Southwestern: Rallrond Comper wader special charters granted by Virginia and Kentueky, to run from tide-water, near Yorktown, Vij through Central Virgluin, across the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky, and fhrourh that State to such potut on tho Ohio & Mississippl Rallroad as may be determined upon. Boss ton capitalists aro said to be back of this now cuterprise, The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail- rond Company has Jately purchased a lary tract of land wongsid.. the tracks of the Alton and Fort Wayne roads, between Six- teenth and Harrison streets, on which the: will efect lurge and commodions freight- houses. The present frefirht-houses of tho Burlington on Sixteenth strect are insuill- elent forall tha business of the Company, and besides are too far removed from tho business centre of the city. General Manager De Funink, of the Lou- Isville & Nashville Rallrond, gives official notice that May 8 his Company, Will take offl- eial possession of the Mobile, New Orleans & Toxas Railroad. The furisdiction of all feneral ofiicers of the Loufsville & Nashville is extended over that line, During the month the existing system of accounts will be kept wR on that rond, and the Louisville & Nash- ville system and organization will be put into effect June 1, 1850, General Manager De Funiak also announces that tho hppelntment of Mr. J. R. Shater as Assistant General Manager, and Ar, B. B. Stahiman as ‘Crafile Manager, fins referenceonly to the Louisville & Nashville Coupany’s lines proper, and does not Include the Nashville, Chattanooga &St. Louis Railroad, : ‘The action of the Loufsville, Now Albany & Chicngo Railroad Company, in_ recently creating a bonded debt of $3,000,000 without even adding $1 of value to the property of the Company, is much condemned. Before this scheme was concocted, the stock, of which thera fs about $5,000,000, was quoted ant 105, ‘The present quotations ara merély nominal at 8 and 90, ‘Thera was originally no bonded debt, but the Company had some floating Indebtedness, and this Issue of mort gage bonds at about 20 cens on the dollar was made for the ostensible purpose of Hautdating the same and putting the road In passable order. ‘The scheme of the syndicate is of course to sell out, on the next favorable opportunity, the stock, which cost it from $30 to $50 per share, and. still retain owner- slip of the bonds, Mr, Gould hns never done anything half as piratical as this scheme, ———— PROSPECTIVE MILLS. The Canndlan Authorities Determined to Prevont Their Happoning in Dow nilnion Torritory. Apectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Burrao, N. Y., May 7%.—For several days Anumber of the sporting fraternity of New York and other cities lave been flocking to this elty in preparation for a mill for tho middle-welght championship between Dono- van and Rooke, which event ts booked for Tuesday next, Tho representatives of the favo men have been in and out of Bufalo per- fecting trrangements for tho Appronehlng Hight, and have shown but little fear of the authorities elther on this or the other side, Bouts have been engaged to convey persons: to the site of tha mateh, and Erle and Buifalo have been named asthe places of departure of the contending factions. "To-day Ute fol- Jowlng proclamation was,recelved from Shn- con fran tho Sheriff of the County of Nor- Oli Somo of the county authorities in Norfolk huving beou advised 6f the Intondod Hgts by- tween George Hooke and dike Dovovan on tho Uth of Bay. anid addy yan and doo Goss on tho 18th of Sup, in Canada, communiented with tho Attorney-Coneralot Ontaclo, who Instructed thom to take all necessary mensiires to prevent these brutul exhibitions on Canuilan soll, Ar ringements have been completed for placing three companies of the Thirty-ninth Battalion under arms, aid a steamer his been chartored to enrry them to any desired poet, ‘Two Mapiatrates will accompany the Bheriit, If a Inndlng i4 attempted, and in cage the fighters: and thelr friends donot withdraw from Canadian soil, the Imperial Blot act will bo read and the voluntecrs called Into requisition, ‘Two of the Ontarlo Governinent detect ives are now on the ather side, one at Buffalo and one at Erie, keeping the authorities here posted ns to the movements of tho prize. fighters. ‘There is 6 rumors to tho effect that the authoritles, wweting under {nstructions fron the Attori ienaral, Will on Afonday next send a number of special Constables to Long Volut, who will, besides assisthig In casy of need, spot any Canadians who nay go there with “wn view of | sce: Ing the ght, and have them punished for belug parties to a breuch of the peace, It Was the talk among parila Interested to- night that a meeting of the principals to the jivst fight would be held to-day to change the site ofthe proposed mill and possibly the date. For the tirst thie thoy hayebeen show: ig ay Mitle secrecy in thelr matters, and the jeadera Would say but Httlo this evening. << TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribunt. Stous City, Ia, May %—Tho Secretary of tho Interlor has ordered a census taken of all the Indlang on tho reservations, ‘The work of enumerating will begin in June, . Nasuvitiy, Tenn, Muy 7—The Centen- hold’ hera oso who wer Gan, Solin Eaton, of Wasnt focus loner of Ke ny an ‘ Hep of Bt. Louis ne Ae Dee We Wt Ata . FIRES. : _ sr ae ae Fink, raprony, Pa, May %—The dest fire ty alll raging ‘In Trim lotlow syyih Valley. Hundreds of men aro at work ete: denvoring to confine and subdue the flames’ atthat point, Tho greatest umber of rigs and tanks of ofl wero consumed In Fosfor. brook Valley, along Harrisburg Run, In Kendall Creek Valley, and about the Sum. mits, Tho fire olso raged near ‘Tarport’ and Do Golyer, The scope +, of ter. titory in which the fire provatied is twelve ‘niles tn oxtent. - Sinaller and dangerous fires are atlll burning in all ‘parts of the woods. ‘The rather ate breeze TOW. blowing leaves the situation In ail parts of : the region very perilous, It Is Hable to break out again and become moro disastrons than before uniess it rafns or the wind subsides, ——. + AT WILLIAMSPORT, PA, Witntausront, Pa, May Z—A fire broke out this evening in Howard & Stanaker, and Howard, Perly & Moward’s lumber-y destroying about 1,000,000, feet of ‘lumber, | From there {t spread to the yard votonging the Star Mills, and destroyed about 700,000 feet ench for Willlains & Foresman, B, 0, Bowen & Co,, and ‘Thomas W. Thompson & r Co, Six tenant houses were also destroyed, One of the Williamsport, fire engines ‘was 2iatided a aa yah ou yom urne 88, ya EA oC Thomas. Us, ‘Thor ee saw-mill of Thomas U. Co,, nud shingle mil of Thomas ‘Duly ac now burning. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 176 nt 8:85 last evens Ing was caused by a fire In the M. E,.Church on Michigan avenue, between ‘Thirty-second, and Thirty-third streets, Damago trifling, ‘The fire broke out from unknown causes in i space between the coal-shed an door of the church, the rear A still alarin to Engines Nos. 19 and 26 at \_ 545 yesterday afternoon was caused bya firo in the frame cottuge No, 707 Kinzle. street, owned and oceupled by Mrs, Julia’ Site inmitred for 8100 Wn thn ‘Watertowieed: 25; Insured for in the Watertown of: Now York. Cause, a defective fluc. ss ENGLEWOOD. we ‘The magnificent residence of Mr. Ira J, Nichols, situated at the corner of Wentworth. avenue ard Sixty-first street, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, The residence was 1 large frame structure, and stood in the centro of a block of ground, ond was valued at $6,000, Most of. the fur niture was removed, but owlhg to the strong wind which provalled at'the time the fire could notbe controlied until the edifice was nearly consumed, It was occue pied by Mr, Nichols and his family, and was Insured, but for what amount could not be earned, AT LAFAYETTE, IND. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pee Larayerre, Ind., May 7,—Fire this morn ing burned off the roof and ono side of s framebuliding ot the marketspace, owned by Lorenzo Kloetzel, and damaged the structure to the amount of $450, Ie had an insuranco in the German Mutual for $200, The builds ing was occupied 1s a boarding-house and saloon, by Theodore Gaasch, whose property is estimited to be damaged to tho extent of. $400, He had no insurance. i : 2 AT CHRISMAN, ILI. Bpectat Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune. Crnissan, Il, May %—About midnight Inst night a fire was discovered jn the feod- milland corn-shellor. of J. 8. Sanderson, of this place, and in about an hour the building and machinery were entirely destroyed. ‘Tho fire is supposed to have originated from tho healing f nbox, and to have smoldered Mong tll it broke out, Loss $3,800; insured for $2,000, 4 NEAR WAYNESVILLE, ILL. Spectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. Crantoy, Ill, May %—George Marvel, lly ing near Waynesville, DeWitt County, met with a serfous Ioss early this morning by” having his residence property, valued at $1,500, burned to the ground. Itwas insured for$1,000, It was the work of an Incendlar; Ye IN JERSEY CITY. ; New Yorx, May %.—Fire this morning’ burned the sawmill in Jersey City of. the, Es New Jersey Central Railroad Company, to-) \ gether with a quantity of lumber, carpenter, shops, and a train of coal-cars, ‘The engine house was tnroofed and the machinery de stroyed, Loss, $35,000, NEAT FARWELL, Mic. «* Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. East SAGINAW, Mich., May %.—Wlson. Dros,’ store, near Farwell, was destroyed by) * an incendiary firo last night, Loss, $2,000; ho insurance, 2 : a AT CINCINNATI. ‘ Crxcrxnatr, May %.—D, M. Stewart's slate poncll and gns-tlp factory, on Carr ‘street, took firs about 1 o'clock this morning, and- was badly burned, Loss about $2,000," ~ AT BAY CITY, MICH. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, East Saginaw, Mich., May 7.~About 100,- 000 fevt of lumber on Eddy, Avery’& Co.'s mill dock, Bay City, burned. Loss, $1,000, 3 pec beteh h Tote Dacca as TRADE AND LABOR, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribute Pirrsnuna, Pa,, May %—The coke workers in the Connellsville district struck to-day for an adyanee In wages, and all the Works ex" cept two or threo are {dle.. Those still at work nre expected to go out to-morrow, when the strike will bo gencral, ‘The busle, ness has been Ine flourishing condition. all the seayon. It is thonght the demands o! the workmen will be acceded to, i Dernort, Mich, May %—lwo hundre moldors and apprentices employed at the De trolt Stove Company works stritck this morn Ing because the Secretary of thelr Union wat discharged, Only fifty of them were Unioo men, but all went out, H Spectal Dusputch to The Chicago Tribune, Omana, Nev. May 7.—The Omaha Smoll- ing Works are’ at a stand-still yet, a8. the strikers remain firm, and have resolved ta appeal to the workingmen all, over the coun try to help them out. ‘The Smelting Cou pany have revised the prices 40 ug to pub the pay for somo work, and ralse the pay for | other kinds of work, thus making {¢ more even al round, alee offer work to any one at thelr now prices, zlving preference t9.ol employes, They will try to. start up to-mor row morning with a small force, and reslab uy effort of the strikers to prevent men fron working, — MUSIC IN BOSTON, Bpectal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribunse Boston, Masa, May 7%—Che programot’. - the Mandel and Haydn festival to-night - concluded “Spring and Simmer,’ frou Haydn's “Tho Seasons" and Suint-Sacns “Pho Deluge.” ‘Tho soloists in the former were Miss ‘Thuraby, Mr. Adams, and Mrs Whitney, In the latter were Miss Thubbetl, Miss Cary, Mr, Adama, and Mr. Dudley, The: charming and simple musie of the novelty on the ocension was ‘* The Deluge,” “given for, tho first thne {n America, it {3 bolleved. It recelved @ great deal of admiration, VO... cnlly the work Is quite Insignificant’ aud: commonplace, but its orchestral effects are amazing. It may bo sAmagined how the young French composer who has, palnted poplar tone picture of the dis aster to Phactun, in his attempt to drive the a chariot of the sun, would treat such & eubs ject us “The Deluge.” ‘The harp is used | vury freely as accompautment to the recite | tlve, and other unusual instruments are + brauglit into Ply, noticeubly the gong in the.; deseription of the great ralti-storm, whitch 13 ; yery beatiful, Jthe work was so success: | fully performed and so well received that 4 | early repetition ts already spoken of, ot ———— ‘ Horsford'y Acid, Phosphato ts capeolalty aerve A fecuble in dyapepiiy and yall disvooce fullowlox therefrom, * te —— se Se Medetur, tha physiological rojuvenator of thé, onpaita astern far woloFutneed and Gevlity. Filo of your corns with the + Japanese Corn File" It wilt surely cure and end puln. 65 centie:+ ‘ 3 Eat re a