Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 24, 1880, Page 5

Se WASILINGTON. 9 Texas & Pacific Railroad Bribery Allegations Being Followed Up . With the Publication of Some of the Damaging Letters. he fion. O. H. Browning Pro- pounds Some Important Ques- tlous to David Davis, Which the Latter Answers in a Terse and Judicial » Manner, Bat Néfrains from Committing Wimsolt on Mensures Now Pending, Ths OiylteSorvice Order of Hayes Praoti- cally Dead—Notes and Nows, TEXAS PACIFIC. + YOLOWING UP THR FRAUD ALLEGATIONS, ‘Sptelat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmaron, D, 0., May 2.—Mr. Newell, the principal In the churges ngalust the ‘foxns Pa- cide ltallway Company, has written a letter for jublleation, in which ho pays his respects to Maj. Frank Bond, Vieu-Prosidunt of that core. poration, In the Goorgo letter to the House Committes on Pacifio Railways, mention wue made of a packnge of ducumentary proofs to substantinto bis charges locker up In one of the pankshere.. Nowell's lettor 1s made up of ox- tracts from threo original letters comprising 0 portion of tho ducumontary avidonce. Tho lot- ter {a writton a8 9 reply to allegations made by Bond tn an Interview published in acity paporn few -days sinco, in which ho dos nounced Nowell aga binckmatler. In this reply Newell quotes from the original documents to thow that the President of tho ‘T'axus Pacific agreed to pay him (Newell) $20,000 in full of his oiains against tho Toxus Pacifle. o x ab ‘THIS TRANSACTION took placa in 1876, pending leglsintion in the in- terestofthorond. ‘This was donv to placate Newell, who othorwisa would haya antag- oniged the rod, Juat nfter Scott resigned als position as Prealdent of the Ponn- sslvanin Railrondt Nowell visited him. and tried to got A settlement, but BSeott Jaughed fn his face and declared it outlawed. Theroupon Newell, through his confederate, Mr. George, began operations, und the letter to Chairman Molane was tho opening gun, Newoll’s letter Js the second move. Newell was ono of the original corporators of the Toxus Paulie. Ho awears he bas docunienta to prove all the state- menta contained in George's letter, and that he intends to bring them out. DAVID DAVIS. TS VIEWS ON PUULIC 1ERURS. Wasninatonx, D. C., May 2.—The following eorreapondeneo between O. H, Browning, for- merly Secretary of tho Interfor, and tho Hon. David Davis, United States Sonator from Il!nols, will be published hero to-morrow: Quisxcy, IL, Muy .—My Dean Junay: The ap- ‘praching close of the present session of Con- ress will, {t 1s to bo feared, lenve questions un- settled which nro of Jorge public {ntoreat, and which materlally uffect the pence and Prosperity of tho Dulon.” Many of your friends tn this Slate and throughout tho West had hoped, and Indeed had oxpected, that tho opportunity would have been offered in the Senate hy whic! your ews on these matters could bayo boon inade known to tho country. Ib wnfortunntely bappehs, aroldet tho distractions of party and the airifea of rival ambitions, that tho yolea of ‘statesmanship 1s hushed too often when wise counsel {8 most needed, ‘This was ‘Rever moro trite thun at (ho present tine. The country is Juat emerging: fron: n long period of trialand suffering. ig_peaple seck rest frou ‘angry discords, and desire to avold a repetition of tio perils through which thay havo pnseod. They eee good yoverninent and stability, and fect reconcil VOR, pupwroutt the scetions. ig atatceman Who cup “Uetifove those great ob fects wit bo blessod as a public bonaiactor. I ve ventured to embody, in the! form of ine quiries appended to this lutter, some of the sub- fecis upon which your opinions are desired, If ik be agrecabte to you to comply with tho re quest of a largo body of voters and frionda, ‘without distinction of party. ‘Truly your friend, . . H, Browsing, The Hon. David Davis. ? spss JNDAL DAVIS’ REPLY. Usirep Brarss SENATE, WAyitinaron, D. O., ylt--My Dean Sits Lhave tnd tho ploagura 10 Teeelyo your letter of tha 6th {nat, Aan constitucnt, a friand, and an honored citizen of Tinols, you havo x perlect right to ask for my : ysen on publig questions. and T hayo no hesite. lon In expressing thom, taking. tho Inquiries in the order presented. MW Pesca to the. Unton—Permanent prospority and tratorna) followship are only to be attained ¥ niescing: Sectional strifo, erence to the Constitution and all amendinenta, ike igeevence of laws in conformity thore- 1 sd Sah RQuAy niawTs ual protection for evory citizen ft’ avery part oF Kepublic will son onl the discord that have toa long voxed the country and in- Jured Its material woltare, ‘The peonla ara ‘Weary of agitation and want peace. Centralizution—The Constitution wisoly dotnes - e reepective limits of ‘Federal and statu Goy- pT) undor a bappy and harmonious sya tM Whicroin euch is indopendent in ftsappror Driato sphere, and both operate concurrently to Qroteet the ntogeity and stability of the Unton, ny cheroachnient on tho distinctive domain of He other Necenearily dislocates the machinery tho Constitutiqn and involves dangor to tho t le body “politic, In fact. oyory departure nee fhogrent charter of IIberty and law ts nt- panied with peril. “Tho demand mude by tha Mdberenta of one of tho grent “parties for a {tong Goveroment means substantially a tasty carn snizep QovanNBENT, ictivo of home-rule in the Btntes and tho wary favorse af what Mr. Ldueoht woll deserined ang poverament “of tho opto, by tho people, Chafee the people.” Carried to Aig logleat con? 1 Ht ign, sae ge Would finally overthrow le third term—An innovation tipon srneti- fed traditions of the Presiduncy, firateatavnished mike pgtample of Washington, ts urgontly de- arndte by a powerful Intercet in the Kepublic- ta Party. If tho limitation of two torms, hora. wore untveraully accepted, be destroyed, tho opens ah Sclf-parpotuating Presidency will bo i y tho uso and Abuse of enormous pub= ck ere roar down {bie bérrier, and an. nt of republican ernment ‘home up darkly as tho oost of @ fatal oonouse Great corporations—The rapid growth of cor- al aun Legialaigres ts q woll-grounded’ cuuse of alarm, 1 tho A BrRUGGLE 15, IMPENDING pee aE future botwoon this overgrown vast ramifications all aver tho nton, anda hard grip on much of the political Machinery on on i< Derlotmie rent. le will be watehod by overy et With intense anxiety, a cree pha Saar either laws nor commissions ma Under thom will effectually remove'tho end glaring abuses of Civil Beryico. ‘Tho Ber resco pea 5 |. An bones! Exeoutieo, baat on roal ‘ands uot Blutatad ro- fe ireayns cpundant nuthority to minke It effcot-, bere, uty an courage to Bert pepnely je ser jubagltExperionea has domonatratod that ma bet any form are sources of corruption on at! rs forbidden, Privata entorpriacs tured Bye upon Jegislation Bre for success, favor, Ml dgonoles do not dosorve public Fublio lande—M, x yn ere fore than $150,00/000, principal ral ud wept vote by Congross to sila 12, til! REMAIKING LAND Hd Bo ancredly resorved ‘tor the oultivators chanoe to", faboring man ‘euall have he ye uprave bis condition, and to open Winton OF turlt—Thrie ation, and ‘ai saci DeacHonlly mouns tag \s'exoualyo, ite Heol rit Othe ppubile debt, tho pensions eared tio Mesh top Of fuldtera aud “wutlors “who Of: curry 40 continue Ft4 on - im. furulsh one of eR CE ravens. 80 long us those dutte: favs ctukery wiltbu beyontod or in 2 Wfectyre, lng to iu dewree fa Which dutice aa Lodi. ued ay exintlig (uri? is rogardod gency Pens oonmrultion wad Buonopoltos, ae aud on the poyent ii} ¥ ie Howy} On those menerded by the tuillng thussos, Lt iaxos tho mee? Gpeuc, every school-book, Hible, and cals tha (ome FEIDHINN, with rods Insuatico, Oxfay to coe pot, Preleuse of revenue docs not meal and should be prninptly aud pilcoully Ki te re public dobt~The debs of the United States £555 FH 1a} ust FCAE Wha OVER $1DOONIN Tbeay ‘A: faithful ad- M10 appalling Ngures, ‘Tho rapid extinetion of Peis dot 4 to Lo desired, first, because tt dimine TH PRESENT NONDEN, id and for tho addittonut renaon tht ono offrot o Personal National debt is to create n preforres elagstolvoon incomes and frey from taxes under our jaws, Having tha protection of tha Government af home, nnd abroad, they would von! ribute nothing to jis support, a eg 4s practlenble, by soSperntion between the Rxecullvo and Congress, to redirco public expenditures many millions fnniially, 0 without fi ponte thn efficiency of tho pub nervice, Te renehinent is necded for tho re duction of taxes, but itisalso needed beentso, Hroperly ndininistered. it wowld became & potent factor In reforining Civil Berviee, Hlections—Tho hullot-hox should be tho safo- guard of the Republi, for it ts intended to ex. Presa the freo wilt of h free people, Therefore glections burht tobe oxempl from the presenca of nity menneing fores, and to be free from the gontamination of corrupt returning boards, No party deacrves confidence that scaks as- eendeney by STINKING DOWN HONEST BUFFRAGE, elthor by the i180 of troops, by fraud, or by in- timidation. ft would not Go proper for me to oxprosa nny opinion upon measures pending or Jrmpused {un Congress. My votes will speak for hemscives at the iting timo, Hhiving thus freoty answered your inquiries, I may add. in conclusion, that my support will bo cheerfully given to any candidate for Proaldent Sebo In gona faith will strive ta carry out this onernl ine of policy, which, in my Tidament s of far more hniportanee than tho albitton of Any man or even the success of nny party, As over, your friend, Davin Davis. atl, ‘Tho Hon. 0. H. Browning, Quincy, Il. DONNELLY’S BILL. . IR ASKS THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY TIES 84,200 FOR TRYING TO BTHAL MR. WASHBUNN'S BRAT BUR. FINLEY'R BITANE, Wasuinaton, Muy 20,—It fs unrteratood that Ignatius Donnelly ues preacnted to tho Touro Cominittes on Elections his bill for soryices rentered to tho Democracy by contesting the sent of Mtr. Washburn, The umount of this bill {6 about $4,200. Bome of the items appear to be suggestive. For ex- ample, It fs anid that thore ia a charge of $1,000 for ensh paid to Messrs, Johnson & Poo far pro- fesslonut services before tha special committes appointed to {nvesttzate and ascertain who pa tho anonymous’ letter to Chairman peinger. Why Donnelly should employ counsel ta pro- tect himsolf inthis Investigation, or, If he has done 60, why tho United States should bo ealtod upon to pay sald counsel, ft will puzzle most peoplote fmagine. It really looks Ilke an. {ne genlous dodge of Donnolly to compol the Gov- ernment. to pay counsel fees to defend the mys- terlous Col. Finley, who appears in the position of g dofendunt in tho investigation mentoned. Tut jt ig eald that tho name of Col, Binley him- Felt ippears in tho bill presentad by Donnelly, appended to a recelpt for $500 far “ profesalontal services” in the contested election case of Don- nelly ugninst Washburn, Boveral mombers of the Touso havo, it is ro~ portod, expressed a desire that Col. Finloy should present nv itemized necount. He never appenred vefore the Elections Comimittey In the capacity of counsel for “Donnelly, and the mom- bors of that committee did not suspect that ho was Donnelly's counsel until he swore to the fnot recently, Tho curinsity to goo bis necount itomized, therefore, springs fro A desire to Know how much Col. finley charged for writin; tho “bulldozing” Intter to Br, Springer, an how mueh for laying tho “ whole case before our frionds tn New York," rough Ald. uy lonley. ox-Lfout.-Goy. Dorsholmer, and ex- yor Wickhant. Col, Fintey swears that ho did not write tho anonymous letter. and so, of eourse, no charge on that necount will appeur in hla itemized bil. Curlosity In regard to what Col, Finloy really did to carn that 860 {s tho tyore partonnble for the renson that It {8 as large an amount as Don- nelly agreed to pay Messrs. Juilan and Meloy, who prepared elavorate printed briefs and ad- Reeilot, his cause orally before tho Eisctions ormini 10 It is understood that Donnolly's bill also con- tains an {tem of over $700 for “pourd and sun- drica" for himself from tho Ist of lust Decom- ber to the ond of this month. ° NOTES AND NEWS. + THE CLVUPBERVICE ORNEN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinaton, D.C., May 23.—The President's Civil-Sorvice order has beon practically aban: doned, Tho trip of Cominfesfonor Raum from tho 'T'rensury Dopartmont to Springfeld for tho purpose of proriding atthe late Convention {ts held hero to hayo destroyed the Nttlo vitality which hag latturly been claimed for that order. Tho President was altogothor uncertain of its scope when he issuad it, and has beon wholly undecided over since ns to the exnct thing he meant by it, and nootbor member of the Ad- Intuistration has been able to put a constriction upon ft that would Inst a month, Gen. Naum’s action is looked upon as equivalent toa formal is dead, WATER METERS, An attompt is being mado to take advantago to got through's bill compolllng the uso of water meters In the city. on the plen that the wasto Is in tho interest. of tho owners of patent do- ‘vices to mongure water, Capt. Ends is euld to contomplato bringing tho Great Lnetern to this country to tent Hed th hae cargo, cam pass the jettics the practicabiiity of that THE NATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. WASHINGTON, May 22,—Tho Sonate passed to- Hachalder €50,000 for making, under the direc- tions of the Secrotary of Wur, NEY oY, of tho pe 6 hiatory of thy engagemont thore, and iQuetrating Ita progress by diagrams, ‘Mr. Buoholdor bas de- the study of this battle, and tho reqults of his labor are very intorcating, tA that tha data in constructing lta maps of tho buttleficld, Dut the data renialn in hiy possession, and . are” ig raid that it will be lost to history at his death unless arranged by bliin, and turned over hatulofield boefnre tho dead wore buriod, and passed eightysfour days in ninking pang and ‘from those who bad been avtore Init. At tho vlosgvaf the War over 1,000 rs, fortyentne ton and nided him in his work by thalr rominis- conces. The Seoretary of War afterward em- preparation of maps, which ropresont wlx phases ot the bad lo, Aftor tha compiouion vor hone fnnouncemont that the President's nondogeript of tho rush of business nt the close of the session ed rent. The'whulo thing ts believed to boa jo TNH QRHAT BARTARN. of wittor at the mouth of the Stlssisaippl jettles. Hio claims that if this ship, wit! f system will be established, day, without debate, n bill giving to John B. Ir baitlofield of Gottysburg, com, vou! his time for the past seventecn yoars to it appoa Gavornmont hasnvailed. taelt of fie Bacholder's cruise it ig Sof the most perishable nal to tho Government. Br. Bachelder visited tho gathering information Ps | the battle Tul Cy oftlea of tham Generals, visited the fold ee his fivitae i ployed him to apply bis information to the maps hundrods of letters were reavived from oficers of bath armics urging the. fmportance of putting inte a volume tho duta which Mr, Bach- elder hye collected, anid by unin ho was gn ablod to make the maps. Ninctocn emora linvo heen presented to Congress asking that this bo done, It 1s proposed that tha volumu to ho prepared shall bo accompanied by a series of dingrams ropresonting the cbnuging poaltions of rogimouts and battorica. THE VOICE OF TIE PEOPLE. A Lifelong Republican Expresses Bis Opinton of the Logan Convention: othe Edltor of he Chteqyo 2vivuns, Ci10Ag0, Muy %.--Pleaso record in advance tho vote of ono Iifolong Ropubiican against tho , Btato tickot nominated by tho Springticld Con- vontion, I would sonnor rovounce for tho bale anae of tny life the right to cust a vote In this Republic than vote for tha tickot put in the Hold by such a shamoless fraud as that Conven- tlon. its majority obeyod the command ef Jobn Logan to do the dirtlost work any get of dirty politicluus over thought of. 1f Grant should be nomtputed at Chicago tt will be by means of the /National Conyoution approving Just auoh tne fornal villainy as Eagan and tls "puppots have just perpetrated, and no ple respecting lepub- ican will voto for hin, {would rather voty for tho moat nbjectionablo candiduto the Democratic pe, could nominate than for Grant after re ti aunt one already in the revolt, and remember i that thousands more are of the sama mind, °Ie tho Republican purty nomludtes a candidate tn whose support auch outrages are cominitted, It ‘doservestodjo, = - A ATALW4T REPUBLICAN, A Ropublican Who Bofuspa to Be Mulls doged by Logants Gung, 1 To the Bdltar of The Chicage ‘Tribune, Gnrgago, May 2.—Crant’s Adminiatration of this Goyernmeont waa marked by tho operations of the most corrupt aud villuinous ring of of! clul thieves which uver oxistod in this country, Tho frayds, relberios, and perjuriog committed by ita members have no parallel 1y tue polit{eal history of tho’ world. Thelr operatious wero suspended only whon soe of the direct thievoa wore copumitted ta the variqus Stato Prisons, ‘The reognt work of Logan, Swett, and Btorrajn tho Hingis State Convention is butan attempt to reorganisg this’ gang of thioves; and if it should bo syocessful, and Grant nominatod ang, olopted, it will aimply revive the old ora At ras eaUty and publlo piynder, . 1 Will tho Ropublicans of Ill. ig and the outtniry subintt to thle dictation wid tho regtoration of this ring of political robbers? We answer # thouguud ee Nol Wo havo had a eurfelt of Graut au is politiolaus; be has boomed ground tho country under the auspices of tho ring wbtll tho pevpte ure sick and dis- usted, If Gon. Grant bud, whey ho reuirnod yom abroud, recgived big country’s welcome ut Sun Frunoisco, ‘then retired quictly tab! home ta Gulona, be would havo had thé respect end gratitude of hie people; but to enter bine self to be paraday pret the whole land by @ ge! ot tical adveuturers, senbhy pol Mins reaned ins $9 ‘Kio loved of bw 5 ———— ee " TIE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY 24, 1880, travels, With the presont feeling of the people of thisKtate and the general public, let them foroe the nomination of Grant. on the peopla and they will see Cook County roll ip a majority of ten thousind and the Biato of twonty thousand tn repudiation of this ecandal upon. the Republican purty Abn Kepubhenn of twonty yonrs' standing, for myself and thonsande of othors, T san only any (Qod apeed the diy when T can enst ny vote for Tilden or the Hovil tadefeat this fraudulent fin- position on the people af Amorten. RO. A. SHUFELDT. How Liout. Fred. Grant Was Promoted, ‘Th the Fattor of The Chteaga Tribune. Cntcado, May 2h.—Pleuss answer tho follow- Ing questions: () Was not Llewt. Pred Grint,son, of tho ex-President, appointed on tho ptatr of Gen. Sheridan with a rank ol Colonel or Liens tenant-Colonel over tho heads of oller army ofl- cers? 1%) Give dates of his soveral appuintinonts, (3) Was ho regularly appointed in successive or. der to his present position? (4) Hua na United States Prosident any influence in making army promotions? ‘A Reape. [We havo no definit information on the sub- dect, and don’t perceive the relevancy of tho questions as affecting tho issue on the third- term problem, or tho bulldozing exclusion of the reprosentatives of the ten Congressional dis- tricta to the Chicago Convention who were elect- ‘od by the delogntes of those districts, and thrown OuL by the “ Ross" and thelr sents given to per- sons of his sclection, ‘Thiuse aru the polnts that hayo to bo passed upon by the Chicago Conyen- tion, Thomoade or manner of Liout. Grant's Promotion to a Coloneley will not out any figura in that body.—Ep.] Whatgn 01d Line Ropubifcan of towa Thinks of the Logan ‘Tactics. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Gnonpy Centir, In. May 21—Tho action of the Republican Convention of Milnois is being watched with anxtous sollcitude by the Old Ling Republicans of Towa. Ite action thus far in ex- cluding from tho deliberations of the Conven- tion the ninoty-twodelegates from Couk County, ‘aud at tho samo timo exacting a8 a prerequisit to thelr having tholr cage vonaldered tho pledge beforchand to abldo by the xetion of u Conven- tion, is tho most extraordinary esa of bulldoz- fngin politics we hive ever beard of. itis a mutter of congratulntion that the men in the Conyontion, soine of them in by proxy, who ure ongineoring this pica of political knavery, are, tou large extent, a6 wo seo by tholr names, men who wero reoruited from tho ranks of the Du- mMoerner, and were drawn to cho Republienn or- Ranizatlon Dy thocohoslyo power of publleplun- der aftor tho great battles of the party Ind heen fought and won; who baye none of that grand sentiment for cual rights and freedom, whit was tha highest glory of the Old Lino Republicans. We tnay give some of thom credit for patriotism, but It {8 seurcely to bu expected that the attthiors of the oid bluck laws of Minais would become very strong adherents of tho chusoof justice and oqual rights. IL was a gle Fortis plece of nssttrance for Gen, Logan, who jad been bonten by the opposition for Seuntor, to naplre to drive from tho Benute that berole Old Lino Republican, Senator Galcaby, and his Bliccess wasn wonderful machine triumph. If ‘ho shall ayceced by the tactics now omployed to gat the deiegntas to tho Natfonnl Convention ine structed to yote for Gen, Grant in violation of tho unbroken National precedents, it will cuuso serious Inquiry whether it {s not an understand ing with tho lenders that all.tho ol Republican tenders aro ty bo placed in tho backgroniud, and thoso who havo no aympnthy with ita grand jdeas fire to have unquestioned coutral. Ifo, wo had better. wipe out all the party Grypoizations and form new ones in harmony with the Broqressiva spirit of the times, iow can we expeot libural- ity and progress from tho Bouth whilo tho North sutinia to the domination aud dictution of old? Democratic party bosses? If the men in sympa- thy with the peoplo aro to be heaten by trickery and fraud, tho trickatags must be Benen . KEI. An Original Republican Declaros His Andopendenco of Conkling & Co. “Tu the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. ANILENE, Kas. May 20,—For tho reasons given below J wish to say 9 fow words about tho third term. I am merely voter and nothing more, and would keep atlent did I not think T am volelng tho sentiments of many others like me, Thore are no older Republicans than myselt, having assisted in the political revolution in Towa in 1844 tn tho Gubernatorial contest of that Yenr, justly recorded ns a Republican triumph, though we did not thon haye the distiuctive name, ‘A fow months ago, before tho opposition to.n third term doveloped such magnitude and carnostneas, I felt that I would acvopt the third term ns a leaser evil than a Domocratictriumph, —for that reason and on no othor plea. But blneg Gen. Grant sees fit to eeek a nomination In tho face of such wilesprond (lasatisfaction and robabte defection from und defeat of the party Ny asd ho succeeds, } am about to chango my round, eAvhen 8 man becomes tho nommines of the Party who shows such a want of reverence for tho teaching and oxanplo of the ablest and most patriotic men of tho past of all parties; such disregard for the consclontious scruples and opinions of a large minority, to clalu tho least, of the best ion of to-day; shows such contempt of the solomn remonatranco of great. States a fow yonrs nyo an exprossad In tho reso lutions of their conventions, and is ready to be tho tirst to discard a tine-honored sud sito rule, and open the periious door of third-tarm~ iam thatean never ho closod aguln, I feol tha that man revouls auch a spirit of soltishness and Personal ambition ns to justify tho grav- est distrust of him. In this view, and for many other ronsons which brevity: oxcludes, I must say that [sco no crials-xrent cnough at present to demand. tmy surrender at tho dictation of Conkling, Camoron, and Logan, tonsatst in electing any man, no mattor how grent hls past eervices may huve been, te an of- ice for a third time which no man ought to hold more than once. jorefore I declare that in auch caso { shall fool myself absolyed from fur- ther allertanee to the party. Lot tho Cirant men retlcet, revise, and fx upon auy capablo man us second choles, and f,and thousands of othor autl-thirdurs, will giuily give in our adherence, will forego the privilege of Indionting 9 chotve, and ask only that our ono negative bo reapocted. J. M. MoBsiaisr. A Noto of Warning from a Wisconsin Republican. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, West Devrne, Wis, May 2.—It {gn common romark of {ho third-termors that after the nomi- nation of Gon. Grant tho autl-third-tormers will avcept the situation and bocome reconcllod tu vote for him rathor than sco tha Damocrate come in power, In this thoy are too sanguine. and by deponding on this thoy cortulnly aro Jeopnrdizing tho success of the Rephbilcan party. Thore aro thousauds of staunch Repub- Vcans who would regard a Domocratie Admin- istration asa much tess evil thana third term for Gon, Grant. ‘The writer roprosents thls class, ani ta of the unmber who did not voto for Preyldential Eloct- ors itt 1872, and most assuredly wiil-not in 160010 Gon, Grant Is tho Ropublicun’nomince. In ent tho conviction prevalted that Gon, Crant,asa elvil Chiof Magistrate, was wholly uniit for the position. and for that reason decllied woling: for hlin, What wo suspected thon wo know for tt certainty now, and it is almply preposterous to oxpect that class to support Lim. iedocs socom as though the Crionds of Grant wero beside thamsolvcs, or olae were porfectly indiforent as to tho result ng it whall aifect the Republican party. already his candidacy has ongonilored fs suficiont. to yory matoriully affect. the Republican vote whother ho be nominated or not, for if dofeatod at Chicago, his friends, who huve so porsisteutiy forved tho fight, cau hardly bo expected te enter the cainpaign with any otbor than a fecllng of Madlfferonce and Ikewarmness as to tho result, And, vico vorsa, his nommation fa certuln ty allonate vory Inrgely from the Republican ranks. iow can tt be otherwise ‘The only opportunity tort Gon. Grantto ronder sorviog to tho Ropublinan purty is to command ‘what Logan saya ho wants #0 bad) peave tn tho epublican ranks by withdrawing his nome fledaiow himaelf = to support hia oll friend, FB, BH. Washburno, with the samo ournostncss that Wushburno hua ever eyincod in his support of Grant. fucaces for tho Kopublican party domanda 9 vessution af huatile ftlod among thomenives. Is Grant equal to the eimergeney, and will fio prove himeeif the great mun his frends clalin him to bo, by assurohug regardicas of self) @ position of trua greatncss jn statestnanebip for tho Fou of bis country? Unless bo docs, and. jt be porsista in bringing ruin upon the Repubtionn purty in tho comm contost. by pomalulog in tho position of a dis- turber of ite barinony, his former greut repata- tion and renowned carcor fa a Ulatingulspod man will vot suffice to apare hin tho shamo that too often marks tho folly and woukneas of great men. . . OF A. Witnanp, . — The Now “Triywmylrate) Fo the Bditor of Tha Ghicage dribune. Qurgago, May 2.—[p all the remarkablo picts ures of tha “ Bfso and Decline of Home” thers ig no mare significant jesson given than that of tho infamous “Triumvirate,” which took tho first deylded steps to compuss the puln of tho Commonwealth, when It met to deteruluo upon the most elfgctivg atops ta destroy Iquan yeh And now foro ls tho gpprogch to onothor. {j1- atanea af “History sopesting (tsulf," when & new and proaumptuous triumyireto pf Gonytors, Conkling, Cameron, and Logun,—from thelr pluces 1p Washington, make up tholr plaus to bind, hand aud foot, tho great Amorivan peoples tohand them oyar, §f possible, to inciplont “Cwearism,” to that "oneemuan powor" whloh ft has thus fap in tho history of the Natlon been tho purpose of all our great statcamenu—tho vory founders of our Uportics-rto warn tbele coyn- trymoy aguinat. And what a “triumvirate!!! Conkling, the the crowd with which bo | greut muching leader in Now Xork politica; Dou Cameron, son of a machina politician, the mero reeiplent of rank and riches and obedient tool of trleky old Slinon; one whose namo for forty years bas heen the very eynonyin of polltient corruption. In Pennaylyaniny and Logan, now becomes the audacious Imitator of thease to, hue allawed to become 0 fyetor of thia Tricky Triumvirate! [tis such nen aa these by when the great Ameriein people must be shackled and handed over as serfs, without the presi {lon entertained that thoy will havo the spirit to resist this base attempel at. thelr humiliation and the deatruction of tholr liberties, tho Iberty mine ult others of saying who shall be their rulura, Woll, thank Heaven for tho profound convic- {lon on all sides that—as syine one well anys— Mr, Logan “can't dellver the qooda"l~can't do thia ny more than can his fellow-vonspirators at Washington, Tho victory nt Springheld ts only Oty of thore, Hike anether noted one in Itoman history, that menus defeat. The reyolt+ ingly unscrupulous methods to ch the tris Urvirnte hive resorted in attempting to bring: the“ untt rule” the onesman deceey, of those bulldozing dlotators to peur, has wacmed ait right-thinking mong and it {8 glorlots to aco the Sndiznunt uprising on all huitda,—to see that the Nation aroused will after this strupele make “thirdsterinismy’ henceforth finpossible in all Ra future luistory, Why, just think of tho stenithy, contemptible the bitterness thin | ments resoctad to by thede “third-termers” toontrap the American peopl to thelr puso pu Think of tholr cundidh beentise re Latiirst with a slinple ft fF yeratle ‘tide for hia services 16 8 soldier—overlooking is shiring defects as a statesmin—think of buin ne perfectly obedient to tho manipulations of a lot of contemptible, tricky politiciuns’on the hunt for n new chance for plunder, and ho thus mide to tarn np convenlentUly under tho batdert protexts, here anid thore, at all points where there was a prospect of inltencing to thoir be- hulf tn clection or 1 convention! Look nt tho Betkoans, and Tom Murphys, und Babeo obvsnns, Felunos, and Shepherds, the Stockings after all the polltienl and infumy thoy have earned, as constituting portion of his following: and thon thinking: American of nny echool of polities belng exe peeled (o feip these horrible leeches toa new and worse nttemptof auch to periouunie thks: nauseating and destructive hold on patronage and power: Noj tet tho cry hencoforward be. Down with the Triumvirate, Titcky Triumvtrate! Bown with € ptibie and shameful forms! Democracy of the Tammany type is bad enanghy but this—l say tt asa “stalwart” Repablican—is worse, and that is about nll one cun say. ‘OF courso It la too Jato for this third leg of tho Triumvirate—3ir, Logan—to take warning. The manner in which biimsolf and bis obediant tools hive trampted under foot all attempta at free action at Springfleld,—trampled upon and spurned all that looked Ike fitlrngss,—hus shown A remorseless purposa to bind the great Com monwenlth of Unola hand und foot, as we lave sald, and keep her so so long as he thinks ho can presime upon it, Let him note, ver successful old Simon could Diud Pennpylyanis and hand bor over to “Son Don,” duit the process cannot be repeated here by anybody, even although the names ot Lin- coln and Douglis have been vaprured, und upon every possible ocension used and abused, in the persons of their sors, for thia purpose. Tho young men will learn better after 1 while, and more thun that Mr, Logan will (ud before he ts month older that ag a first-class bulldozer he will not inthe end prove 8 auveess. Lot overy freeman who as yet considers himself such Join Ju fuyor of any of the othor candidates of 0 Repubilexn party for the Presidency, to squelch in tho outset this horrible. this audas clous aod stupendous wrong. AN Otp Rerosuican, AGerman on Logun'’s Bulldozing and Trickery. Tv the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciicano, May 23.—All the assertions mada in emy lust communiention relative to the opposl+ tion of the Germun Republicans to the nomina- Hon of Gun, Grunt asa candidate for the Presl- denoy of tho United States have been verified during tho last fortnight in this clty and at Springfeld. Tho hlatory of thls memorable auti-third-term fAght, the pluck, persoverance, and determination of tho free Republicans, who: rogurd tholr party a8 au association of froe and thinkingmen and not ag anasylum or" refugium peceatorum" for political deadbents, governed, vulldozed; and whipped in, whon necessary, by thelr sutraps swinging tho party lash, who loft the Nemoerntic party becuse the Republican party offered a better flold for their private ‘ ks, tha 8 & 1 ayancemunt, will not sven ba for- gotten by the Republicans of Cook ‘County. Logan's — course during = this. Nght, tho detestable mgnns, ns it ts said, he used tosubyertand defeat/tho honest opinion and tho will of Republloan voters by fraud, misrep- resentation, and bribery in the pritnury etec- dons, aro-ilustrated by his infamously arbi- trary conduct and subyersive dictation in tho Springiletd Convention. What a dlegraco, what a huwtation ta tha great State of Hiuotal One of her Senutors lonving his post of duty, to diva like a regular ward-buininer into the vilost ccas- pret of polittoal corruption, advising, counsel- ig, and pricticing ait those, mean, overrench+ ing, and dishonest tricks in Which our modern Democrney bs 80 great wi export, in order to curry aneloction und dominate a convention, nnd With tho ald of pald Demoeratic tonfers and repeaters to thwart the Intentions of honest men in Chicago, and by disfranchislug Chicago in tho State Convention to rule that body by tho aid of his offceholiling cohorts and Egyptinn support- urs, and by these mon ride roughshod over tho popular wilt Tinust admit that words aro Inadequate to ex- press. my contempt fer the man and bis insine cority, who in tho United States Senate rises in his seat, bitterly denounglng tho Democrats bor cause of tholriattempt to ropeul the laws pro- tecting honest elections, only to coma home and toadyiso tho Very uote and vilalnics he accused: tha Demvernts of intending to commit, This may be called check, swurtby cheek, which c: not bu povotrated by n blush rising from un neath, Well, prinary elections aro only a pop: ular institution, and not protected Uy hu; coy sequently no law bas been violated, uv crime was committed. Nelther is {ta violution of the Miinoils orlminal statutes to throw overbourd the dolegutes elavted to tho Chicago Convention by ton Congressional districts, and replaco thont by: creatures of his choosing; Out it ts none tho less dishoyest and vjolutive of moral luw und pay usnye, and, ag such, must be punished. If thia rare! ity is indored and upheld at tho Chicago Convention—L know whereot 1 speak. —not alone all those Germans, hut chicily the Amer feans, who mighthave nequieseed in Grunt’s nomination, Jroviding auch result hud been honestly brought = about, will. continue their’ opposition to Grint’s eleor Non to tho biter ond, oven if the party should be defeated, becuse such a defeat would be a victory gained for political honesty: nud the oxistengd of our republican form of government. 1 warn those overconfident third-termers who svomn to be infatuated with the fen that us soon us Grant is nominuted by no matter what means, at opposition inside the iepubiioan party will coaso, and averyLody will tuft in tno, that thoy’ aro eudly inlstukon, ‘Tho toxn of party fealty ig but very loosely galuored around the ‘shoulders of tho Gorimans, and among tho Amerleuns the army of “Independont scratch ers” js dally Increasing at an abirming mite. Nelthor of thom will sell thelr political canylos ony for # mess of pottiye in tho shupe of on ofileo, ‘They both oppose Grant beenuse thoy distrust the nun daring Whose last Administra= von the Kepublican rate fell {nto such «do roo of disrepute that It boeumo the liughing- stock of the Old World, und that honodt mun hung thelr heads In shume tu the New, Lok me inform thie clisaof inen Ike tho “clammy " Swett, oilysxummon” Storr, the shud-oyed Dan Shepard, antl tho enrpet-baggers Tath avd Dougly xpar pobile fratrum }, and dust, byt nut Jonst, John Logan, that the Ger: mon Republicans hud cnough'with twice Grant and one Babcock, one Belk: ‘one Robeson, ona Bichardaop, dno Attorney Genoral uma, ong Columbus Deline gad bl_ son Jobn, on0 Toes Bhephoavdul Washiigton, ope Dont, ave Leet, one Stocking dnd even one Col. Pred, who by rights should serve bi intrys as Licuten- Ant in bis regunent‘on thy frontion, and duit nothlug jn the world cun fiuiuoe then to pro- eee, tho Wit) Ane eae yaad ‘tho @ume wort oy possibly cua prevent It. In the language of U. Voester, of the _Slunteedeltuithe Khor by tig wavy deserves all *prnise for bid manly wid courageons course bn The Stata Convention, | tell choy that Republican freomen are not wiiilng to gulnnit Co the degen dation of becoming untomatic birclings tu tha : bands of any politicul syndicate, and that thoy will take care tbat any tamporury: sry ant oft such buitdodng syndicate shall not be of tog ‘longa durstion, A GenMAN MEPUDLIOAN, FOUND DEAD, ;, Thomas Fax, colored, Mi youra of ago, waa found doad yesteniay morning in tho basement lofan Unoocnpled puliding at No, 108 Fourth av enue, Ho wie a single man, aud mute his liv- Ing by dolug chores, Chronle pething and gens yoral -dubility aro supposed to have beun the enuges. Tho’ Coroner beld an Inquest during tho doy, and. jury returned ow ‘verdict “in avenrdance with the fnots. The 1 Dace in which the mun dled ty one of tho flthl~ est in the city, and complotety defles deserips tion, At the Jury's requeat the Coroner fs ye og to-eall the attention of the Jivulth Department to the phioe. Fotir mvqucsta bayo been held hore. uring the yer, und hath ta no cago Mig “the denth been directly atteliutuble to tho filth, thore ean bo no doubt upon the point that the Phico engogders and promotes disuse, a Ap Ellclont Disinfectant, Pp A dlsinfeotant ingeniously composed of ono PAarcor reatitled oll of turpentine, und sovon , Parta bonaineg, with tho addition of Uve drops of ‘oll of verbunin to cach ounce, fs recommuuded by Dr. Day. an Australiun physician, for tee slroytng t ie polann worind of Rael pa, eourlut fever, and otbor Infectious diseaues fu hospi Ita purifying and see mopertien duv, bo says, to the puwor which Is possessed by each uf the Ingredients of absorbing atinos pherlo oxygen gud cunvertlug $f into peroxide Of byrdogen,—u highly uctive oxidizing agent, and very slioilur (uitd nature to ozone, Articles of clothing, furniture, wall-paper, carpulivg, letters, 0. a Boke: neWepapare, nays it ie slated bo vouulutely guturuted wit It ‘ithout | of receiving tho slightest Injury;and when it has been onco freciy applied to any rongh or porous surface lta nction willbe persistent for an al- mont indeflnit period. TL RATLROADS. REGULATING RAILROADS, ‘Tho following fs the text of the bill “To provide for the regulation of commerce by railways ‘among Ue Statos, and for othor purposes,” Introduced (n Congress by Repre- sentative McCold Mny 10, read twice, re- ferred to the Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed: . , Re tt enartet,eta., Tint each owner, company pr pers fyemtiog a railway engaged nthe transportation of persons und freight auong {ho States, suull, on tho first day of Sureh, Anno Dominl eighteen hundred and clghty-one, make gad publish n complete table and schedule of fees, rates, and char} nf all kinds intended thereafter to be fn force on Raid ralivay, Sr0. 2 That except when for good reasons, in extraordinary cu: fn departure thorefrom ia necessary, sald” sehedule rates of feea und charges when so published shall uni= formly, Impartiatly, and Invurlably bo charged by said operators of sald © com- pan thelr ngonta, servants, and em- pioyés, toall intenia and purposes as if. the sume were a part of this net, ns tha rates, feoa, and charges fixed by lnw. : Seu. 4. ‘Thut suld rites, fecs, and charges aball be divided, arranged, und Axed as follows: Que uniform, linpartlut ‘charge for any or all of these, to-wit. handling, touding, unfoading, sid- ing, and switching; One fixed mileage rate for hauling per cur, whethor tho cars shall be ono or nore cars for ouch shipper, fru. 4. That in the operation nf tho railways of the United states tho curdiial log principle {0 construction of the teu ee tho acts of suid compunics shall be whether in the several nots of the company sald rallways are boing operated {inpartially for corporate profit from honest Pulilg serviao.. Any note, coutruots, silos, oun- solidutions, diserim{nattons, rebates, drawbacks, poollngs, or extortions, shull be against public fables’ and fn ylolution of sald principlo and of pls tet, Src. h. That any cory ration, company, or person foiling or refusive te comply with tho provisions of this act, or violating its requira- nents, or yullty of “unlawfully vonsolldating, discriminating, granting rebates, drawback, or return pi its, or of pooling, or of charging Any File, fee, Or ohare varying from the schaduia ‘herein provided for, ur of any act, efthor na mained heroin or not, which operates unfalrly to defeat ecmipeyition, shall bo guilty ofa mnisdemennor, and shall be punished on con- viction by fine of not Jess than one hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, Huo. 4. ‘That any corporation or person nas aforcanid nay, on thirty days’ notice, published inthe papers which may be fixed for cuch rail- way by tho Secretary of Btate of the United Slates, mitko and publish any changes tn the schodule af mites, which shall bave the sang force and effect’ ag if made ta the original schedule: Provided, That whera chingus are niute anew and complute schedule shall be mado. and published onthe Ist dayof March ench year, SEO. 7. Tunt tho publication of schedules shall be by ueluting in pluln type In pampblet form and posting in aconspicuous and uccessible place xt uch office where tokets are sold or Tealght shipped; une copy of which atiall be fted in the office of the Clerk of the United States Courts In ench district or clreult. through the Jurisdiction of whieh sald road rung. Sre, 8. "That a cammittes of nino members, one from each judietal cireult of the United States, shall be appointed by cach Congress, to he culled the Committes on Supervising Rati- ways, Whogo duty It shall be to supervise, Inves- tlaute, and report to exh Congress all ttiforma- tion waich they may obtain in reintion to the spananeTnont and control of railways in tho United States, und recommend meisures far tho moro efficient control of the same by law: such Committeco shail bave power to sit In v: cation, and to take testimony as in other cases. 'The above ig certainly the best masure that has yet heen introduced into Congress for the regulation of Inter-State commerce, ‘Tha bill Is whort, concise, covers all the ground necessary to do away with most of the evils that need to bo remedied, and docs away with most the onicet ong made by the rallroad manngers against the Reagan’ and other bills, It leaves it to the railroads to make such rates as thoy deem proper; but, if enneted, it will stop poollng, fraudulent con- soldations, «diseriminations, etc. The rates will have to be uniform on alt the roads, and the ronds will be compelled to maintain them until thirty days’ noticg has been glyen, and. thon the change bas to be made by tho Seo retary of State. ‘The appointment of a committee of nine menibers,—one from each judleial distrlet of the United States,—whose duty it shall be to supervise, investigate, and report to each Congress all information which they nay ob- taln in relation to the management of ‘rail- roads, nid recommend measures for the more efficient control by law of the rondg, is a most, excellent feature, and superior to n Board of National Inailroad Cominissioners, as every section of thacauntry will have a representa- five on the Committee, who will guard the interests of his particular locality. No rall- rond corporation that is belng operated im- partinily for corporate profit, from, honest pile service ean object to this bid wecoms ga law, SOUTIIWESTERN ASSOCIATION, Although the Rock Island managers are threntening all sorts of things If the South- western Railway Association does not take up tts appeal from the award of the arbltra- fon, and givo ita larger share of the busi- ness, it does not appear that the road has taken nny steps to enforce Ita demands, «It was genernily understood that the road would refuse to report {ts business to tho Cominisstoner after to~day if the Chicago percentages werd not rearranged by that time, but no notiea of such Intention has been given by the Rock Isinnd, and itis still complying fully with the provisions of the compact in making reports ond turning over business. ‘ha manngers of other roads fave como to the conclusion that the Rock Island is taking ital! out in talk, mid that it does not menn to sever its. eorinedthiy with the Association, nor mike any great trouble, even $f its de- mands are not complied with, Itis not itke- ly that any notice will be taken of the appeal of the Rock Taland until the next yexular nieoting of the Association, which will bo hold in this clty June 4. . FAST TIME. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasntnaton, D. C,, May 23.—Beginning to-day tha Baltimore & Oblo Road ylves Washington tho fnstest railroad timo it hus evar enjoyed, The St. Louls, Cinolunati, and Chicago trains camo through in from three to olght hours ahead of tho present time by tho other roads, and theso traingmake tho samo timo to Eustorn citics us tralna by Harrieburg or Buffato, The traing for tho West run at tho samo rate, Tho tlie to and from Chieago witl bo tho fastost yot made by any no. ‘Tho train for Chicago will leave here at5:10 nnd bo duo in Chicago at 7:00 the noxt evening. A limitod oxprosa will also bu started for New York, upon which no extra charge abova the ordinary fare will be made, DAGTINONE, May ,—Uniler the new schedule the tino of tho fast oxpress over tho Baltimore Ohio betwenn Washington and St. Louis and Waahlogton and Chicago bas mM shortened six bours and o half, 8T. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO. Br. Louw, No, May 21—Tho Kansas exten- sion of tho St, Louls &- San Francisco Rallroad was comploted last night to Wichita, 509 milos from St. Louts, whore it connects with the ‘Wichita branch of tho Atchtavn, Topoka & Bantn, F6 Hond, ‘This opons a new ling to Southorn Kansas, Colorado, and New Moxico, This ox- tonalan of the St. Louis & San Francisca will bo pushed into Dodge City, Kus. ae epeodily aa pore niblo, and perhiips to Culorula, the tins: t0 Wichita will bo open for business Thursday, the Rite inet, saa —— BOND VAX BALI. | , Special Dispatch to Tha Chteage Triduns, Keoxux, In, Muy 3.—The oxcitomont at Memphis, Mo, to-day hoy been Intense, About 9,000 people thronged the streets, Tho occasion of this was the Altssourl, Towa & Nebruska bond tax gale, which wus an- nounced and cama off abil o'clock. F. T, Hughes, attorney for the bondholders, at- tempted to make a speech, but was stopped by the taxpayers with orlesof *Sull Hughes.” ‘Ihwelve horses wore Jeyled upon and sold at frow $19 to $15 per head, After the saly alt the stock was roplovened by the awners, Tho herffl of the county preserved order, —— ENJOINED, Cinetxxati, May 33.—Tho action of the United States Cireuit Court nt Tudianapolis iy granting an grdor restraluing the Joule yille, Now Albany & Chicago Railway trom Interfering with the Adams Express Con- pany’s bus}ness on this line 6o Jong aa a reas sonable compensation was pald has bun fole Jowed by, the United States Court of Ken- tucky hn the case of the Adams Express Com: pany aminst the Luulsvitie, Ciucknnati & axdugton Kallroad, MISSOUR], KANSAS & TEXAS, Gavyketos, Tox., May 2,—Stotkholders the Misyourh Kauyas & Lexus Extension Company yestorday authorized the Directors to ease tiie road tl the Missouri Pacific Rail- road for ninely-nine year ITEMS. ‘The agents of tho Erle & North Shore Dis- pateh (Fast Frelgit) will held thelr annual retnton at Detroit, June 0, Mr. W. 8. Palm has been appointed car accountant of the Chicago, Rock Taland & Vaclfle Railroad in place of GE, Welr, re- signed. Mr. Palin assumes the duties of his new position June t, eee The Chicago & Alton Railroad Company Is Dullding an oxtensive warehouse at its docks Immediately south of Van Buren strect for the handling of merchandise from the lakes, The Alton fins made arrangements with va- rlotts lake routes by which it is enabled to do an unusually lurge luke and rail business between the Eastern seabonrds and all Weste ern pointa reached by its nes. Ieretofore the Alton las depended but tittle upon tho business from the lakes, but the arbitrary ac- ton of the trunk-lHne managers and Com- missioner Fink Sn nllowing Wouters per cent of the west-bound business to St. Louls has foree! the Company to muke arrangements and seck connections which will give it the amount of business It is justly entitled to, AMUSEMENTS. GERMAN COMEDY. Ottilta Gonéo's SanFranclsco German Comedy Conmipuny appenred for the second and lust time At SMeVicker's last evening. As waa to bo ans tielpated, tho house wus crowded. Tha metmn- bers of the company, by their work last even- ing. confirmed the former good opinion of thom on thotr frst appearance, und gencral ‘regrot ta expressed that othor enyngemionts pravent them from giving a few more performances In thiscity. Tho company appeared in w comedy entitled “Tu Marmor Auegehanen,” or “Tho Bust,” ni: tn nu operotta entitled “An Old Postilta Neither of these plays would achieve nutuble succers in tho bunds of Inferlur actors, but with the all of such, consummate artists a3 theso of tho Sun Franelsco company they pore entire satisfaction. ‘The principal part in the comedy is that of Madame 3fl- chand, the rich and concelted, but ignorant widow. ‘This purt wis very. euccessfully rondcred by Miss Gon¢e horsolf,’ It ts genorally conocded thut in this rdte Miss Genéo hag no equal on the German stage, Miss Lindeman ag Vietorial, Sles Flebuch na ithotte, Mr. Kudel- burg as Danid Perin, and Mr, F. Drban as Pout arsal again proved themeeclyes thorough 3 In thelr partioulur ines, a Pho Old Poatilion" nearly the entire burs den falls upon the shoulders of Peter Faling, the old postiitun, and was brought ont for tho pur- pose of introducing Mr. Urban in this purt. in whieh he has ne suparior. and which gives him not only an opportunity to do a fine plece of einotional churicter acting, but also to exhibit tha gow! quality of hig tonor volce, He plet- ured the old contennrian in a manner that de- ferves prent praise, and both his sotiug und alnging were rapturously applauded, DRAMATIC NOTES, Mr. and Mrs. Floronco will sull for England July 7 aboard tho Lothnin, In “The Stranglers,” now running at Paris, there are thirty-slx minto and fftecn female Parts. Fred B. Wane returned from St. Louls yea- terday. He plays fark Dawson at the Olympic to-night. ‘The Robson and Crano and the Park Thentro companies started from this elty for New York Just night. A yocui and instrumentat testlmonial concert to Sig. A. Farin! occurs this evening at Contral Muale-Halt. Mr. Charles Webb sails next Baturday tor En- pian on the Egypt. He returns in Auguat and julng the Tom Keeno orgunization. Mokee Rankin‘s enp of happiness fs now full. ‘Tho Prince of Walon nas announced his inter tion of seeing * Tho Dunttes,” nt Sadler's Wells, “Humpty Dumpty” at MeVicker's this even- ing, the Mistodons’ nt_Haverly's, * Dr. Clydo" At Hooloy's, “ Ouken Heuris" nt’ the Olympio, and "A Sodern Godiva“ at the Lycoum, Tho sale of sents for the “Convention con- corte will begin this morning. Tickets can bo hid at Clayton's, 8) Madison street; at Skift's, 227 West. Mailson street; and at tho Chicago Music Company, 153 State street, Mr. Clinton (Will Stuart, (well known in jour. nalism as “ Walsingham,” and lately connect- ed with the stare in Mr, Raymond's company) salled for England yosterduy. Mr. Btuart goes over to attond to buslness for Mr, Raymond, preliminary to tho appearance of the latter in ndon. Tho Kansas City Times contains n completo refutation of tho rumnoret_urrest of Br. Val Love iu connection with the Frank Patton mur- der. Instead of uling: tho murderer, it appears that the police are under obligutions to him for the nsalstance he rondored them in seurching for the criminal. ‘Tho new play of “One Hundred Wives,” to be made a prominent feature in the repertoire of the Criterion company next season, is in five acts, and is the foit Pigduotion of Mr. J.B, Runnion and Col. Gil Pierce, of this city. Tho scene {s located In Salt Luke City and tho neigh boring country, ‘Thoro Is a protty, synpathetlo story running through ft, and tne piece deals moro alruotly. with Mormonism than the other pigs upon the subject. The comedy Is supplied y man and hls wife. characters which wil bu in tho hands of Mr. Hopper and Ada Gilman. The man is urged by his wife t@ become a Mor- mon, sho being a devotee and ho disinclined to incuntber himself further, Tho plece will bo Hirst produced In Patladelphia. In Now York Dion Bouctoault was arrested a fow woeks ago ona warrant [sated In a proceed- dng begun by hia wife for absolute divorce. Bho allogod that ba was about to leave tho State, ant that tho arrest was nece for her protection, Justice Donohuo retused to “vacate the order of Arrost, and an upped! from this docision was tre ted ‘hofure tho seneral term of the Supromo Court in New York on Fridny inst, A.J. Dit fenhogfer, who represonted Bouoleautt, con- tended that thiswas nota, proper case for an order of arrest to ieee, Georze Bilas araued, on behalt of Mrs, Bouvicault, that one of the things demanded of dofondant was that . ho should not interfere with the custody of their children, now in Franco, by the wife, A violation of this order, It was contonded, would certainly bo |n. contempt of court, Ar, Bliss doclired that while Mr. Houcienult bad beow: llving with wnothar womnn ag hie wife, and hid insured his life for the henefitof e child of that worn, hohnd attempted to preyont his wife from upproauhing her children In thelr Fronob school, Decision was reserved. RESPAIR AND SUICIDE. AMan Driven to Death by the Pangs of Poverty. At anecorly hour yestorday morning Julius Hortung, of the Lincoly Park police, found the dead body of a man lyiag upon ono of tho rustic seats, In tho right hand, tightly clasped, was a rovolver, apparently now, of S8-calibre, from which ono curtrilgs had boen fred. In tho right templo was 4 bullot-hole, It wns plainty 0 caso of asuivide, and, us the body was quite cold, it 18 supposed sho decd was committad tho previoua oventug, The body was taxon to tho Larrabou Street Station, where frow lottera found upon tho porson it wus ne. certuined that the decessud was Ambrose <Aring, a bourdor In tho house of dir, Hofmann, No. Ut Indiana streot, Thithor the body was taken, In the afternoon the Coroner held an inquest, aud the jury roturnud a yontiet of death by pul- cide, One of tho Jurors was anald army comrade of Gen, Mint, whom ho mot while on his way to tha house, and by whom ho ‘was Induced to surve on the jury. This was Dr, Lane, After the inquest hud boon beld, and tho Hagtor had gone about bis business, ho recol- lected that tho deceased was an old ucqualute ance who lived in Janesville, Wis, and, returt ing, ho gave Coranar Mana somo addrosies, whieh will undoubtedly ald hin in notifyin, friends and relatives, Tha momorandum-bonl belonging to the deconsed wore tho following ad- dlresseas "Slater Walls gad gon, No. 210 Randalph atreot'? *Atbort Walls, Chicago Tine ollica; “Sra, Thondory Konitull, Jaucavilla, and some otber minor notes, Later in the day, when Mr, Wells was found, bo said that the desensed wis his uncle, Anvpose Arms,—that ly, bo wis & bro ther of hfs, Wells, mothur, who 8 now Using ut Beloit, Wik. He ki his uncle bad boon du this city some time, bul bad not seen bim for near a yen. dr. Arms was about 80 yours of age, and mrriud a blind young woman out af some tnatituta ta fscoualiy, ‘fio Is now supposed to be dead, » Hatinann hus positive proof that penury wag the cause of aulcide, Sir. Arma hud only two cents In cbange, owod for his board, aud Laat Monday lost neltuation In Muyer's Planing-raliy au the North Pler, He was vory loweaplrlted during tho wouk, und Jt was weyorully kuown thet ‘he bad bovn subject to fite of mental abor- ration, > TILLOTSON'S CONDITION, The condition of Mr, Tillotson, the Board of Terado man who attempted duvide at bin rove donce, No. 25 South Huboy street, lust ‘Thune day, was more favorable yestonlay than ab any tlie aluce tho attempt was tude, Ifls strongth hua groutly luoroasod, and the tono of his stomach bas go fur improved that both food and inedieino aro retained without trouble, It ‘was discoverod yestortuy that, contrary to tho beliof of those ‘uttendlug hin curlig tho past day of two, thory his Leon considerable huuiore thay froth tho woud ti tha buck where tho bullet muda its exit, the excupe of blond. bolug: 80. profuse us to enue Laraugs Sr eer and iquttressca and conch the oy Enyaph. Tuero is no doubt thus thls uukuows losa of blood seconnts for tho very low condition of the patient, whose incronacd strongth is doubtioss duc largely to Its cessation. POLITIOAL.... TIPPECANOF COUNTY, INDIANA, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chteago Tribune, LarAvertn, Ind. May 2—Tho Landera Do« t™mocrnoy, who met with such a Waterloo on Bat- . urday, refuse to bo comforted: They appear to havo gona into the mnss Convention aftar wool, and como out badly shorn by tho Gray men. ‘The Landers adherents were, ina great degreo, deprived of the right of free speech, for when= over any one of thom attempted to offer a roso- lution or motion, it was promptly tabled, They {ronmpenion new a, ihn pe ee Ceention will pe called, and anothor set o: ta tho Btite Convention, SORE BS ODES Tho itepublicans yesterday decided to select delegates to the Stato Convention, on the 10th of june. SU UES UUEEER A BAD JUMP.. 3, F.Griesman, of No. 26t Dosplainos strect, in Jumping off a Lacraboo street car at the Nandulph struet crossing nt 6:30 last ovening, acchlentally slipped and fell .bonesth tho wheels, ond hid his right. Jeg badly crushed just aboye tho ankle, Mr. Griceman was tuken jn a curringa to. tho Weat Madison Street Station, nnd Clty Physician Thunne, who there examined hla {ajury, ven of tho opinion that tho leg would haya to he ampue tated. Ho was taken to the County Hospital for treatment. Mr. Gelesman Is Germun, sbosl45 years of age, and a shoomuker by trade, EMULATING PATCH. Cinctuxati, May 23.—Thomus Boyd, of Ken- tucky, who recently inado fearful leap into ~ the Kentucky itiver, to-day jutnped from tho middle of tho suspension bridge in this city Jato the Ohio River, a distance of nincty-four foe. Little publicity was given to the feat, and not moro thun thirty peoplo on the bridgo and a small crowd on tho shore saw him. Ho turned twice in the alr and struck the water with head and shoulders. He was picked up by a skiff un- hurt, though his shirt, whero it struck the water, was badly torn, rc “Mostly WActresses and Military. London Truth, A friend of mine, a serious man, wont tho othor duy to ono of the new Indies’ clubs that have come into existence, with bis wife, a se- rious lidy. ‘They were inellnud to become mem= bora, but before Bolg su tho husband consulted awalter, He looked tho Indy over and sald: “Between you ung me, alr, eho ts bardly our atyle.—our inembors aro mostly h’actreasos and. military," Iassian Vorgors. The Tussi Courier suyst “A great onse of forgery of Rutsslan bunke otes Ig on trint in ‘Tits, Cauenrits, Among the indicted aro found Persons of all classes and many uvocations,—an ontcer of the arm farmer, a goldsinith, & ithographer, n denler in glnsawuro, an cugravor, fn ex-polleeman, 4 broker, a merchantya fdillor, atencher, and a' prior of tho convent; with bis assistant. 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