Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1881, Page 1

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BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Moss, =n EDUCATIONAL, MVUVANIA MILITARY AU as ab pral ‘edit agldesring, eum ity, tess Ba Pigs WASHINGTON ‘There Being but Little Time Left for Necessary Legislation, Tho Senate Proposes to Putter Over a Superfluous In- vestigation, Whose Only Object Is to Preserve a Prerogative That Ought Not : to Exist: The House Equally Certain to Negleet the Country’s Grayest Interests. And to Co-operate In Making Complete the Shameful Record of Do- Nothingism. Difficulties Surrounding an Agrcement upon the Question of Congres- sional Apportionment, Consul-General Jackson, of Canada, Ame ply Substantintes the Churges of Prof. Hind. Oonolusive Proof of Fraud in Cooking Up Btatistioal Testimony in tho Halifax Case, STATE SECRETS, ¢* THE SENATE'S UNNECESSARY JEALOUBY RE- GARDING THES, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribune. Wasuinatox, D. C., Jan, 2.—The Sonate ts snid to bo seriously dlapoxed to take up the time of that body in an Investigation of the mauner in which the Chincao treaty becamo public, and In tho event that no information can beobtaincd to punish thoso who, boing able to give the ine Yormation, refusc to dogo. The inveatiaation, if itis to be n thorough one, may take a wide range, ag the sources frum which tho troaty: could have been obtained -aro numerous, and are not confined to ono continent. Copies of tho treaty wero undoubt- edly at some time in the possession of tho Chincee authoritics ‘and tho vlerks of the American Minleter in China; of the American. Commniasfonors there and tholr yarioug om- ployés; of some Amerlean nowspapor’ corre- spondents in Ching, as would seom probable from thor very caroful abstracts of tho treaty published long before the text of the document was sent to tho priuter in Washington: of tho Prealdent of the United States, and of those In hiscontidenco; of tho Btdta Department; of tho Chinoso embassy; of tho Government printor, and of tho Senators thomselvos. ; , The Election Committeo had no’ moating yos- terday, It is reported that it was doclded first tocolleot all the newapapers which published the treaty, and thon at n subsequont- meeting‘ to deterinine whom to summon,’ It is vory doubt- ful whothor n majority of "tho Senatora can bo found who upprove extrume messures, Ons of tho Senators, in ‘speaking of tho mutter Ing Urond way, says: “Whatis the uso? Wo can- not keep these mutters from tho people in this domouratic country, and wo ovaut Not To No fr. Tho people believe that thoy have 9 right to know thoso things, and they are bound to know thom. Bealdes, thore is not n slagie thing In tho treaty whieh was not published loug beforo tho trenty Itsotf. In fact, Ihave not read tho text of tho treaty myself, becuuso I have beon told by those who hnyo that thoro $s. nothlug iu lt that bad not beun published in articles that I had already read." + Itlsdoubttul whether there aro moro thon half-a-dozen Sonaturs in the whole chamber dis- posed to press the investigation; when tho Washington trenty~ became public, for that matter, tho Senate was discussing tho propriety of discussing it, and thoro wero but fow votes, ugninst it, The resolution of inquiry was pussed, however, and thoru-nre somo Eonators who do not certaluly think that tho mvostigation was a good Inveat~ iment for then. é FEW OF THE OLDER NEADS are boat in tho present inquiry. Tho disous- ston of the subject alrondy shows that there are many Seastors who are omphatically.oppused to tho whola polloy of wnaeeay, and wlio say that Civit-Sorviea reform could“ tiko no bottor direction thun to insiat pon tho abolition of socret proceodings in tho Bonato excopt in onscs of throutened war or somo great internadonil omorgenvy. ere ROOMS to be no Lod reusut why w penion nominated by the Prosidont should ESCAVE, TUE ORDEAL of public critivism whioh persons nominated by the pcople fur elective ofices aro compellod to undergo. There are doubtless many porsons who would novar reculyo « nomination for pub- Ho oltice it it was not that cortaly passages tn thelr politioal or private history could only bo discussed fn tho scoreoy of tho Benate star cban- ber. Present: Bonatoriat rings and tho boss ayston would receive a burd blow If the secrec, of executive. session should, be abol- ishod, Tho constitutionallty of tha Jaw which Hes - at. the sis ot the whole proceedings of tho Sonate fm involved in a case which, It fs expected, will soon pe decided by tho United Btates Supremo Court. If tho Isgue shit bo made it willbe for the people to deolde whether any rulo—for there Is no pros vision in the Constitution for ‘the subject—shull ho tolerated, the practical effect of etet eden clude 60,000,000 of people trom any purticivation or knowledgo of such finportant commercial legtvtution as is constantly boing enacted by tho Sonuto in secret session in the form or troutles, DO-NOTHINGISM, A RESPECT IN WINCH THE FORTY-SIXTI CONGRESS WILL Nk EMINENT. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, -, Wasninaton, D, C,, Jan. 2.—Only thirty-four working days remain for tho Forty-sixth Con xresa, Into this briot period must be crowded ull tho logislation that this Conyroas Is tonccom- plish, Fivoof the days which remuin aro Fri- days,.on which private business alone will be considored jn the Houso of Representatives, un lexa two-thirds of tho mombers eball docido othorwive. In the House, too, thy first and third Mondays of February will be consumed on motions to suspend the rules and pass billa, On tho second Wednesday of Februnry the Electors ul votes must be counted. It will thus be soon that only twonty-six daya romain to the Houso of Representatives for the routine busl- nes of publig legislation. SEVEN O¥ THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION “BILLS yot remaln to bo acted upon by that body, Only ono of those, the Poat-Oflco bill, has yot been reported to the House, The District of Colum- bla bill will, it ts expected, bo. reported carly thia week, Later in tho week tho Leglelative, Executive, and Judiolal bill, which is now pro- parlng, will probubly be reported to the House, Itis thought that tha Sundry Clvi{ and the Gon- oral Dotlclency billa may be completed and re- ported somo time noxt wock, The General De- ficlency bill this_yoar will provide fore vory largo spproptiatiou, probably about §25,- \ Thly unusually larwe appropriation will bo dug to two causes: First, at the last soa . sion tho Democrats cut down appropriations as low ag they dared in order to bo able to polut to their economy whoa they mado “stump”. specohes in the Proaidential campajgn, Second, there fs - A PENSION DEFICIENOY amounting to about $18,000,003, Another item of the getyienoy will bo about 91,000,000 fur the ved MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1881. Wir Department, About $390,000 wilt he ro- quired tomect deficianeies enused by Inudequate appropriations for tho expenses of United States Courts, This ninount will notineiude anything for United States Marshals, or special Septities, on which account it should be renumbered thara isn stlli grenter doficionoy, . The: Agricultural Appropriation bill ia: in cottrse of preparation by the Committea on Agricultitee, nnd will probably be repurted to thy House this week. The Committee on Commerce {4 engagad on the prepnration of tho Kiverand Harbor bill. mensure which the House for some years has not perinitted itaelf todebate. ‘This “yeur will hardly be nu exception, Jt is oxpected that tho ‘Lil will be reported to. tho Mouse whout tho and, of this week or tho beginning of noxt week. Tealdes passing tho appropriation bills Cons Rresa will bo able to accomplish little. A strug- gle over the . 1a ELECTORAL¢COUNT RESOLUTIONS: would cudanger the passigo even of tho appro- printion bills, and petit necessitate an pital session of the Forty-seventh Conyress, An attempt will be minde to pass mn reappore tHonment bill, aud this will be Iikely to evoke long discussion. ‘Tho pussnye of such a bill by this Congress inay be regarded as very doubtful, An offort will be minde to pass the Vari! Come imisaloy bill, which bas alrendy passed the Sen- ate, and two or three of tho turiff! measures roe ported by tho Ways and Moana Committeo ut the Inst kegaion, notably tho Sugar Dit and tho ono redueme the duty on ecrtuln inanufwutures of iron und atoel, prpur, ete, ¥ a strong effort will nlso le wade to piss somo. kind of a bill relating to Inter-State commerce. Chairman Rongan is espucially determined to press this mensure, hoping. it [4 understood, thus to promote his prospects for election to the United States Senate. ‘Tho neceasity of some legislation to prevent FRAUDS IN PENSIONS fa keenly renilzod by tombars of both branches Of this Congress, and it Ig felt that it cannot afford to loave tho nmtter in ite prosent sinte. The Refundlug vIN, it fs generally expected, will be returned to the House in a form that will not be agreenble toa mujority of the members of that ria Undoubtedly the mensure, if adopted at ull, will tinully be the production of a Cunferance Committee, A Iist cvon of tho titles of billson tho House ealendar, and which have ri ed the approba- don of a committee, would til four or five cole umugof Tie TimuNne. Tho catendar contains neurly @ hindered pages, aud wit not be very much smullur atthe end of this Congress. It will muke a very good tombstone forthodefunct “do nothing” Congress, : APPORTIONMENT. TUE QUESTION STILL UNDETERMINED, Special Dispatch to The Uhicago Tribune. Wasitnaton, D. C., Jan. 23,—Tho question of Apportionment Is still undetermined by the Con- aus Committe. Chairman Cox wishes 01, as his bill shows, Another member of the Commnittce dealres 006, Some Democrats favor rotaluing the present representution, 203, Thore aro many who want tho meimbershyp increased to 0. The contest now socins to be between peraonul and Bartlaan interests and nelthmutic. The follow- ing {8 the process now undergoing consideration in Coinmitces: Having fixed upon the number of Represontatives which the now Housa [ste contain, the total representative population fs divided by that number fn order to obtain a ras tie of representation, If the number 391 bo de-> elded upon, : THE NRKPRESENTATIVE POPULATION— 49,380,500—Is divided by It, and the quotient—104t,- 018—is the number of persons to whom a Repre- sentative Is to bo nssiyned, The noxt step isto discover the numbor of Representatives to which each ‘State is entitted, If tho State bo New York, than tho populution of that Stute—5,083,- 810—is divided by 164,018, and tho quotient shows that the State contains thirty full districtePwith A remainder of 169,270, or almost a suficient number of persona foranothor, This remainder fa got aside uso" fraction,” und’ the prétoss I repented fn the'case of och Btutoe, At the ond it appenrs that tho States havo ytolded 281 full dlatriots, In order to make the number decided upon tworty moro Representatives must be asalyned. There is a tong row of * fractions,” ranging In‘ size from 163,270 for New York to 0,836 for Wisconsln. . There’ aro also two Btutes ‘the population of which 16... eee es «NOT SUFFICIENT FOR A FULL DISTRICT, but tho Conatitution suys that each must have a Nopresentative. Those States are Delaware, 146,854, and Nevada, 62,205, ° Having asalgned one Ropresontative to cach of thosu States, there remain clghtecu to bo assigned to tho 'frac- tions.” These nro assigned, very naturally and properly, to tho Inrgeat olghtcen " frictions.” Thoro {sa great upportunity for politics In the maxing of tho apportionment, and tho Damo- erats-seom dispogod to take advantago of It, The figures and tho.tablea presented by the Buporintendont of the Consus seem to CONSPIRE AGAINST THM NOUTUWEST, for.an exmuination of them reveala a ctrlons fonture of the calculations, Undor a new ap- portionment of 293 the Northweat would have ninety-nine and the South 107; but, unacr suc- cossive apportionments, the South would gain muoh fastor than tho West, as appears below. Under an apportionment of 293 tho Weat would | havo ninety-nluo members and tho South 107, Under an apportioninent.of, 209 tha Weat would have ninoty-nine, the South 10. Undoran apportionment of the West would havo 100, the South 12, Underan apportionment of i, tho West would have 101, tho South 1H, Under An apportionment of 807, the West would havo 101, the South 114, Bo that, although at the start —28)—tho Weat would have almost as muny us tho South, at 200 THE WEST WOULD HAVE GAINED NONI, whilo tho South would have guinod threo; at 307 tho West would have a pain of but two to wet be- aldo tho South's gain of suvon. Looking more carefully at the figures, ono sees thit there ure certaln ‘upportioninont numbers in tho Ist whieh aro nfure fayoruble to one section than toanother, One of these fa 005, which a vory favoruble to tho Southern States. 1305 would bo Axed upon, three of the twelve ndditionnt members should como from tho North and nino from tho South, On the other bund, the South would fot but sing additional members undor BOT, while the North would yot 5, TURE 18 MUCIt ROOM FOR CHOICE, ‘Tho number 30) muy be regarded ug unfayor~ able to the South, for undor it the Bouth would sot but seven of tho additional members, against threo for tho North, {f the number should bo fixed at 001, tho ouso of Florida would. appoal to the House, and probably not fn valn, Under that number Fiorida would have only one Kop. ragontative. Tho Stute now bus two, and would have two with a total ot 00d inatend of WI, Mem- bers would nsgort that it was luring injustico to ivy but ove Representative to 247,31 persons. 10 prevailing sentiment of tho House, so far 2a it has beon oxpressod, seoms to favor an in- crease of the total number of monbors, CANADA’S GRAB. FUNTHEH PROOF BHOWING THE PRAUD PRAC- TICKD IN THE HALIFAX AWARD MAT: TKI Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasirnaton, D. C., Jan. 2—-Tho state Do- partmant baa juat recolved a report from Morttmer Willlam Jackwon, our Consul-Goneral to Hullfux, Nova Scotia, which contirinethostata- merita mado by Prof, Hind, that the fishingstutis- ‘tles on which tho Halltax award was bused havo boon manipulated by tho Canadian authorities: Mr, Jackson, of courso, docs not mako such a charge in his roport, but the statemonte of facts which bo glves very cloarly show thut tho fly- uros have beon changed practically as Prot, Hind has. said. Mr. Jackson's roport ta dato Nov, 17, which {6 prior to the publication of Prof.” Hind's fetter, and it cannot for that reason bo charged: to a moro iinitation of Yrof, Hind'sstatemonts. The portion of Consul Jackson's report rolating to this particular sub- Joct makes thu’ following potntss * Tho valuo of tho fighorics of tho Dounnion in 1870, ue ror ported by tho Cunadlun statistics, is exactly double that of 1870, Tho sehedulo of tho fish- ery products epcolties aixty difforeut kinds of fish, including alt tha river fisherivs, Bo lt sooms that the river. fishorios of ull tho Canudian provinces and Prinva Edward's Island wero ta- cluded as 4 busls of tho Halifax award. AS TO THY MACKEREL FISIUING, which Js of tho most intervat in the United tutes, Consul Jaukson says that thero Ia a ma- torial discrepancy a8 to tho ontire value of tho Dominion mackerot Nsborios of 1871, a8 ect forth in the angual ropart of tho Mintater of Marino and Fisberios, and in the statomont of tho Fish- ory Commissionor, Mr, Whitakor,. Tho Miuistor givos tho total value of the mackerel tishory for that your at 82,870,b07, whilo the Fishery Commissioner reports tho total value for tho samo year us $1,859,900, mak liga difforonce in tho value of $1,607,001, In tho estimates which follow the Governmenta tuko the valde of the Fishory Commissionor a6 tho cue that ts orrruct, show- that tho Minister's estimates were $1, iu oxcess of tha product of any ycur between ea und 1879, A’ comparison of the Cunadlan olllotal tables shows that, takiny the period trom. IST tw By, they muckerel bury to point oF yulue Ww tho total feb product a proportion Of Joas and tH, than one-seventh, In view of this fact Mr, Joukson concludes that thore MUST IE A ILADICAL Emo In tho estimatos of the Dominion officinis na to the avgregute value of the fisheries uf the Do- sinion, ‘Tho total value of the mackerel fish- erles from 1873 to 187) the Canadian Fish Com- imlastoner puta at $10,649,075, While the Canadian Government in its olfiefal returna reporta tha value of exports of mnokerel to tho United Btates for tho sumo period at $5,060.07, It ase Kutmes that half of tho mackerel catuwht in the Dominion waters, as compared with tho panty exported to othur cuuntrias, Is consumed in the Dointoton: yet the yelncipal dealers suy that the consitinption of pickled mackerel Inthe Dominion: AS compnired With the nmount exported Is mere- ly frnetional, and that the nutnber of barrels fent fram tho inaritine to tho wpper provinces Jy not one in twenty of the quantity exported. From thoro nots Jackson cunclides that the total catch bas been GREATLY OVERESTIMATED, Jackann producer statistics to Bhow tbat in tho yenr 187), in which tho largest total catch of Nal ever mada in tho Dominion was reported, while Pr din Canadian Inshore skerles lost monoy, Canada saved under the treaty by tho remission of duty on fish and the pradiet ‘of fish exported tothe United Status not jess Ubin $351,000, ‘Consul Jackson says that the Canadinn fishery statistics are of uo importahca a6 ubewing tho value of tho treaty concessions inuile by Great Hritain to the United States respecting tho Colontal inshore fishertes: This ts a dipiomatio form of atuting that tho official reports of tho Dominion Government on this subject are not true, and if they ure false of course they wore during that perlod nad havo been since falsitied for pur psc, Mr, Jackson algo expressed the opinion that the American Asnermen wilt be compelled to nbindon the instore tsherles on account of want of profit, and to Imit their fisting to our own cousts und Blores of the New- foundiand banks, CABINET-MAKING. POOR LUMBER. Speelat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribute, Wasuinatoy, D.C., Jan, 2.—-At present tho most severe attacks. that ure being made on Geo. Garticlt are from Republican quarters, and consist of tho nominations which are mudo inthe minor newspapors of the party for bis Cabinet. These are, In fact, a covert qucstion- ing of hissanity. Several of: the names fron Kentucky whieh it is now gought to inject Into Cabinet discussions are of thls character. There isa grave effort here in favor of one man who bns never been known'in Washyngton tn connection with anything ~-oxcept — the lobby, Othors ‘in ‘the State havo een named here, and all aro urged as men whose appointment would atrongthon and har- monize the party in tho State and tn the South, For most of thom it can be sald that the numor- ous distilleries of the State offered a better field for their nbilitios, and that. ns long as the porl- uons of Gatgers and Storekcepers can be ob- talned they won't fail to fraternize and will hever breale with the party. Mon of slimiar quailticattons bathing from othor Stntea are occasionally mentioned, but for tho cumnbined number.nnd foeblonessof candi!- dates Kentucky leuds the column, as far as re- ports have been tabulated. . ‘FROM MENTOR. Special Dispatch to The Chicagy Tribune. CLEVELAND, O., Jan, 2,—Senator-elect Harrie. gon, of Indlann, returned! from Mentor this afternoon, haying passed tho time since yester- day morning at the home of Gen. Garfleld. Ho Jeft to-night for Indianapolis. When approached attho Weddell House for an interview, Gen. Hoprison facctioisly remarked that ho enter- talted conscientious seruples. against being In- terviowed on the Sabbath, and then braced bim- scif In anticipation of the newspaper man’s as- sault. net “Tseo you have just returned from Mentor, General. Have you anything bearing upon tho political situation which you will say to the pub- Me?" e Perit “Oh! you want to know about Indinna poll- tics, do you?. Well, evorythingin' the political {ne is dead out thofe Just ufty, , Thisis a fearful orttas $8O"E U2 ol vel em i “When naked about his Ment deélinod to suy anything. ea rmeettes ae irip, the General .t- Gen, Btewurt I. Woudford.was in the elty Inst. ujght fora brief poriod, on shia wuy to Mentor. Hog, fa presumnbly here in tho interest of tho Conkling faction, though ittia hinted that Gen, JLB. Francis, of Troy, is coming, if hu hus not ‘aléendy vielted Mentor, on bebalf of tho stalwart wing of the New York Republicans. waeTHE HON, EDWAUDS 8+ PIERREPONT, ox:Minlater to. England, was at tho Kennard House to-night, and, in reaponso to a question whether or not.ho would’ visit, Montor, sald: * Yos, f stall ondenvor to call on Gon. Gariicld beforo my return. Mr, Gariietd fs a great friend of'mino, and 1-hope to have tho pleasure of a visit with him." » “Quite a numbor of prominent men have visit= ed the Goneral sinco the elcotion,” suggested tho Foporter, ‘ “Indeed, I was not aware of it. Well,” con- tloucd Mr. Plerrepont, rather emphatically, “Gon. Garflold very pruperiy favites prominent gentiomon to hia home fer consultation, He ecunnot visit them ull, you know, nur writo lot- ters. Ho desires to consult. thom on subjects which ho could not yery well:write about, and 80 hos thom cone to him, People connected with tho nowspnpers rather pretund that those visits aro for the purpuso of concooting some scheme, and if you will notice tho nowspapers always Ax up the schome to nuke it Interesting to tho people. Wall, Il suppose that's all nght, Some. mos thoy gucse pretty ncar right, but tbat fa solduim too, 1 will be surprised {f some paper docs nat write up my visit hore, and buve i nice sensation about it,—how Br, Garfeld and 1 havo agreed to ngree on something about which wo never disagreed. You seo | waa a Grant inin, and workod for his nomination, and that Is o ood point—for the papurs. Hut there is noth- ng of palitical importance about niy boing hero, Perhaps | won't see Bir, Gurilald, but if T should shalt probably know us little about bis Cubinut od Lido now, and that fa netting at ail. Don't imagine anything Ike un surcoment botwoon tho President-eloct and myseif,’ SOUTIIERN SUGGESTIONS, Lrrren Rock, Ark. Jan. 2A largo mesting of Itepublicans was held in this city lost night, attended by leading Republicans throughout tho State, for the purpose of requesting Presi- dent-clact Gariletd to place iu his Cubluct a ropresentative Southorn Kepublican. Stirring specchos wero mde. Au address was unnnl- mously adopted Indorsing tho Hon. M. W. Gibbs for tho place, among which was the following: “That tho solection of a colored Republican would afford gratoful recognition of the fidelity of the principto always shown by hia race.” On the plitform were ex 2 C, Hudley, United States Marabal ‘Torrons, CU. W. Keutes, J. 2. Rector, W. J. Patton, Henry Clay, Census Buper Pisor Christman, 0, E. Kelsey, and other prom inont Republicans, . Letters wero, reud from members of the tepublican State Central Com~ iilttes ving ata distance indormng tho above action, A committee of fifteen wus appoloted e resent thy followlug address to Gen, Gare old: Larriw Roox, Ark,, Jan, S.—To the Hon, James A, Garglail, Preatdent-cleck—RONOKED Sit: Wo beg to presont tho,uume of our distinguished fellow-oltizen, tho present Hegistor of | tho United Btates Land Ollice ut this pluco, the Hou, Mifflin W. Gibbs, to your consilucation fur a position In your Cablict. Ile isa yeutioman of rollnement, culture, experience in public atalrs, with u spotless character, ttruo and tried Mo- publican, thoroughly comprebending the noves- uities of tho situation und tho remedios therefor of alfuirain tho South, and wo bulleve ols ape pointiucnt would be balled with applause. A recognized leader of bis race, who compose & pain & of his party in the Southern States, bo ja tone the less popular with tho white Ropub- Neans, If a mumber of your Cabluot will bo chosen from the Southurn States, the Justice of whlob you fully recognize, with pridy wo ro- apectiuliy submit the nume of the gentlemen above roforred to, ——— MILWAUKEE ITEMS, Spectat Dispatch to The CAteago Tribuns, BMrtwauuee, Jan. 2.—Tho grout storm isovor, and rallway travel has not been seriously af- fected this sido of tho Misstasippi, The trausportation of freight by tho Grand Haven route haw been Interrupted by u partial blockade of snow and Ico on the vastorn shore, Snow fs so ovenly wetticd uver tha wheat belt In this inte that there. will bo ov anxiety about whoat for the presuit. Luwberiug ts Houcishing in the most gratify> ing degree up north. ‘ BLOOMINGTON MATTERS, Special Dispatch ta The, Chleago Jribuns, Briooursaron, ML, Jun, 2.—Mre, Laure Miller sues five persons, saluonkeopors and owners of saloon property, for $6,000 damages for suto of Iquor to ber husband, whe 1s ‘addicted to drink, Ofticer Press Butler, a member of the, Bloom: ington pollce force, is to be Investigated. Ho is churged by Ald, White with baviug ropeatedly lott bin duty in the olty to work up ortininal onses for reward, aug with baying recelved puis ’ of Wonoy ju impropor ways DEATH-MORRORS. A Train on the Erie Road Thrown from the Track Near Owego. Tho Postal Car Instantly Takes Fire, with the Most Horri- bic Results. _- * Four Postal Clerks and One Ex- press Messenger Burned to Death. The Bystanders Compelled: to Witness tho Death-Throes of Ono of Them. Death and Mutilations in Other Railway AcoidentsVeszels Injured by Ico in the Ohio, ITORRIBLE ACCIDENT. Rpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Burvanoy N. ¥.. Jan. 23.—Frle train No. 12, the Atluntic express, whleb left Buffalo yester> day afternoon at s‘o'vlock, Jumped the truck ut Tioga Centre, 8 sinall station tive miles enst of Owego, at 12:45 this morning, wrecking the en- tire trian, and resulting inthe burning to death of five persong. The trala was over two hours bobind time leaving Elmira. It consisted of a postal cur, one oxpress car, two Unggnge cars, 8 smoker, two duy conches, and five Pullman sleapors. The cars were well tilled, At tho the of the uccldent tho train was run ning atout thirty-flve miles an hour. Ap- proaching Tioga Centro, tho engineer, Tom De Witt, of Susquobunnn, says be felt something give way under bin. In an instant lie reversed tho engine and applica tho air-brakes, but too late to provent the euging §=from mounting the frog of tho awitch that thoy were Just passing. Tho locomotive and tender wrenched themselves from tho ralls, and the rest of the train urashed through three cos! dumps standing on the switch, The enyluc righted, and remained standing in an almost upright position. De Witt and. Fireman Skinner were covered with the débris, of the cab, which was smashed into splinters, the flying plecos of wood and fron only" Anilicting, painful bruises, from which thoy will not suffer particularly, ws. THE POSTAL-CAT, which wos attached next tothe engine, turned nconipleto somerset threo times, and lauded up- side down inthe ditch nt the alde of the track, ‘Three. postal clerke and one weigher were at work inthe caratthe time the train Jeft tho track. Ot those not one was left to tell tho story. > The ear bad Bardly come to a standstill when tho flames wero scen bursting from ita windows ‘and WILD CIIES FoR IELP, wore heard from the {mprisoned inmates, ‘Thelr agonizing screams wore of no ayall.. ‘Cho fames enveloped the ontire car bofore the train hands could reach It, and tho: unfortunite men‘wero" roastéd nllve, (Ith: friend’ withid hearing dis- tance, but poworless to reuder uny assistance. In this car uf tho’ timo'of tho ‘aecidont thera wore at work: || 24 ad JOR REIDINGER, of Elmira; « : GEORGE INGRAHAM, of Binghamton. * DANLEL A, BEYBOLD,—famillarly known along tho line as “Uneto Dan," of Mount Hops, Orquge County, N. Y., ee Dea ‘And If. Lb. FOX, of Now York, mall weigher. No‘communteation could bo had by these men with tho outeide world ‘aftor tho: car carcenod and landed In the ditch. _ ; vONE OR TWO AGONIZING CRIES were all that was heard from them, and no ono remnlusto'relate the talo of how thoy met thoir fute, Seybold was a man about Wyours of age, and leavesn wifo and threo children, He was one of the oldest postal clerks in tho service, and formerly nin on tho Hudson River Koad be-" twoen Now York and Albany. Weidinger was a marricd man, realding in Elmira, but had no family, Ingraham was recontly uppolnted postal clork from the Binghamton Post-Onico, » Fox, tho woigher, wus frown Now York. ‘Tho four men wore BURNED TO A CHISP, and could only bo identitied by pleces of jewelry found near whoro thelr bodies lay. Thoir ro- maing were picked up, pliced in shoo-boxoa, and taken to Owego, where tho Coroner will hold nu {nquost to-morrow, ‘Yhe oxpress-car, which was attachod'to tho mall-car, crashed Into It and wus consumed with it, and the ngont, H. F. Brower, of Elmira, | was uninjured by the colilstéa, and at once mode himself kuown to tho tralu-men by pounding on tho inside of tho car and CRYING FoR TEL? An ax was procured, and; an oponing was mado, but It proved a futal ono for poor Brower. With part of bis body exposed tu view und his friends condont of roteasing him from his pore flous position, he conversed cheerfully with those outsido, and sald that ho was not serlously injured. One moro stroke of the ax aud be wyuld havo boon, released, buta guatof wind finding vont through the opening thus made, tho flames enveloped him, driving back hla would-be rea cuora with burned and blackened faces, and they wore compelled to -witdess tho cremation of tholr comrade, powerless to roudor bin any assistance. ‘i THE ONLY EXPRESSION heard from “tho unfortunnta man was, “O God! O God!" Then ho sank back and was lost to view in the fierco Hames, ‘, Hower loaves a wife and four ohildron. Tho bagyage-car was pited upon the wreck of forward cars, aud was also burned, Tho bag~ gugeman cecaped by Jumping through tho win- dow, but had bls shoutder broken, ‘The smoker end one pussonger car burned, but the occupants mauayed to got out without recolying uoy serious fajury before the tire reached tholr cara, ‘The restof tho train loft the ‘trick, but did not tip over, and tho “ro was extinguished bo- fore gotting to them. i A colored milnstrol troupe on board wero badly shakon up, and some wore cut about tho fuco and bands, Tho econes at tho wrock wore dosoribed as heartrending in tho. extrome, and old railroad mon prosent say that in all thelr ex- porjence they nevor bohuld anything Uke they witnossod on that afternoon, A wrecking trala was sont to the soone of the disaster from El- malra, ANOTHER ACCOUNT, * Buutna,N. ¥.. Juu, %—Erle train number twelvo, from Buffalosleft Bioira last ‘wight at Iho'glock fur Now York. . Tho train consisted of ono postul car, ono express cur, two bagyago cars, and nine passenger coachos, most of thon Pullman ‘slocpers. When five miles wost of Owogo, near Tloga Centro, onv of tha driving wheel uxtes of the Joounotive broke close up to the whol, and the ontiry traia, yolng at arate enre of thirty-five miles an hour, was thrown from the track. The aceldent occurre where thora was nO embankinent, Tho engine kent {ts feet, the engineer applying the alr. Urakes na soon as folt tho shock. Tho cara werv stopped very quickly, but tho forward ones were turned over nnd over two or three times, some going on ono site of the track and someon the other. Tho engineer and firoman exeaped unhurt. The postal-car contatned four clerks, ‘This car almost Instantly took fire, and burned ke gunpowder, The oll-lamps used probably explo and added fuel to the fro from the stove, Every matin tho car was ronsted, toucrixp, Tharematns of one, who welghed over 200 pounds, were gathered up and put ina small box. In tho oxpress-cur was n mossengar, Henry C. Brewer, of Elutira, Effertawero made to reliavo bim. A hole was cut in a side door of tho car so that bo got bis head out, but ble legs were fastened by a piled- up mass of express matter. Tho train inen tried to pull bim out, but the Hames drove thom lnck. ‘They saw bis hair and whiskers burned olf, and then he put bly hand up to his eyes and fell back Inte the Hames. Five men in alt were burned. No passengers wero injured. Tho men inthe bostal-car must have perished very quickly, 1s not a sound came from the wreck oxvept crack- Nog fumes. Tho names of tho dead a1 Joseph Meldinger, moailengent; Henry C. Brewer, express ugent, of Elmin; Mall-Agents Seybolt, of Mount Hope, nnd Invraham, of Bing- bainton, and Muil-Welgher. Fox, 6f New York. Tho remains were tuken to. Owego, where an §nquest wus held, THE MAI, LOST, Special Dispatch to The Caicuzo Tribune. New You, Jan. 2.—Ar. It Jackson, Superin- tendent of tho HtaltwayAtatl Service in this elty, received news of the accident near Toga Centre about 8 o'clock this morning, The dispatch cuine to Pussale, N.J,, and wis brought to Jersey’ City by rail, and to Mr. Jackson by special messenger. . ‘This wus occasioned by the telegraph jines being out of order, tho re- sult of the severe storm. Mr. Jackson sald that no aceldent hud ‘ever occurred in tho railway mall-service where there bad beenso serious a logs of Ilfe, though there were “‘n number where thore hnd been n complete destruction of mat, Atthe time of tho aceldent on the Lake Storo at Ashtabula, Dee. 29, 1876, over 8,000 pounds of mui was destroyed by fire. ‘The mall lost nt this thine la probably a very light one. Tue train was made up from two trains arriving at Hornelisville about 7 in the ovening, —one from Dunkirk and one from Buffalo. It feaves Hornullsville about 7:20 p. m., and is due in New York at 7:25 0.1m. Included In tho malls might have been those from Nurthonatern Oblo, Northwestern Pennsylvanta, and Southeastern, Now York. ‘The trulm usunliy nude connection with tho Luke Shoro Line, and at times brought nbeavy Western mall, but on Saturday night the Lake Shoro wus five hours behind time, and the connection was not made. This, to- gather with tho fnot that the Saturday night wayemall was usually very staull, convinced him that tho burned mall must ‘have beena very light one. It would be several days he said be- fore even partial partienlara could be gained with regard to tho mail destroyed, Employés in the railway mail service in this city are not surprised at the fatal. result of tho acefdent. They say tho mall carshave never been built.with any conaldcration for thosafety of tho postal clerks in cuse of accident. They ara fit- ted up with letter-boxes and are provided with only one entrance, which is inonoendof the car. Incase of nn aceldent by which tho cur leaves the track, tho door,awinging on hinges, is Huble to yot jammed out of position, and If it happens to be closed it is useless hs a means of exit. It might be stated that all the United States Express Compuny saved ‘from its safe was a fow huudred doltars‘and three diamond rings. Among the pnssengers on tho sleoping- nat the thne of was. ,£uperintendent BE. Wa." Stltehell, of tho United Stutes’ Express’ Company: -J.-0,; Langstein, on Erle Railroas pittuial: James Cal- ‘hihan, of the Ebuin stdvertixer, and Josoph Jof- « ‘Tho jbeavl- | fergon and bis theutrical company. -estloss of property-by a passenger reported. Is that of a colured man. who Jost. u satchel con-- “talding $300 in not and. mousy. ‘TWo CARS DITCHED. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Lyesnuna, Ind, Jan, 23.—Tho Cinelnnat!, Wa bash & Michigan night express ditched one bag: goge cur and one coach two ralles vorth of hero, atlo'clock this morniug, caused by a brokea rail. ‘The. cngine and two cars wentover all right. Tho couch was thrown on Ita side, , Thero, were several passcugors In It. Only threo woro dnjureds AM. 1, Wella, conductor, leg cut by aings aod ankle badly Injured; Alonzo Dotty, bead and tace terribly out, Tho other gentle- man injured a resident of Anderson, unknown, who bis bis hend and fuce badly cut, The wreek wus picked up to-day with no furthor delay. 1CE, Waierttsa, W. Va. Jan. 23.—Tho tco in tho Oblo at this point broke yesterday noon and run until] 9 o'glook last nizbt, when it worged again, AL12:10 lust night It broke again, and this oven- ing the rlver is pretty clear of ico, The Mattic Tagan Js left bigh and dry by tho receding wa- ters and will haere prove ‘almost o total toss, Sho is valucd nt £6,000, Tho olf relinblo wharf-- Doat ig ulso’benched; likewise tho new Heltiire: mucket. Hoth can be put into the water again without sustaining grout damage. The othor bouts In this vicinity escaped without damage. A RUNAWAY TEAM. Sptetat Dispatch ta The Chicayo Tribune, Tenney Waure, Ind. Jan. 2i—Tho horses nite tached ton wagon in which were Mr, and Sirs. Batler, of St. Mary's, aud a nun of St. Mary's Convent, ran away on the grado west of this city this morning, and Mrs. Butler was thrown out: and Killed, ber husband injured soverely, und the nun injured in tha bead. Tho plice whore .tho nealdent occurred 1s 4 very dangerous ono, and bas Leon the scene of four fatal accidents within the past year, ' MUTILATED BY TIE CARS. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Davenvout, 1o., Jan, %,—Tho Chicago, Nock Island & Pacllic passenger train from tho East run over ana cut of tho’ legs of man named Fred Moyor at Grinjoil yesterday afternoon, He ‘was an cinployéof thoCompauy, who, In crossing the track, lipped .and fell as the traly ap- proached, . sm tage ' ———— THE ICE-HARVEST: Bpectat Disvatch to Thé Chteago Tribune, HLGiN, Ill, Jan. 22,—Tho ico-hurvest at this pluco ia about over. Moro ice has boon housed thon tn any previous year, and tho mmount will not fall short of °100,000 ton, The work hus given employment to several hundred mon, to whom hus been pald thousands of dollars. ‘Thoro ure, on tho banks of the Fox River, north of tho dam and business portion of tho city, Mf toon icu-housea, of the following capacities; The Unton Ivo Compuny, 5,500 tona; Woodrull & Bishop, 6,000 tons; Coffey & Tyan, on et Johnson “Hros., 5,000 ‘tons: EB. C, . 8. TLovelt, 6,003 tansy 8. Monten 10,00) tons; Quincy Giitluh, 7,50 tans; "the Washington leo Com- iny, two houses, 83,00 tons; Caspar Althon, Vou tous; Paul Keilor, 120) tous; F, fs Boe Clure, two houses, 9,000 tond., South of the city tha Watch Company and the‘lusana Hospital have houses for thelr private use, holding pore my tona apiece. Tho hoses of tho Union Ico Company and: Jubason Brod, both of Chisayo, have been arceted the puat sone ‘won. Severnt new houses will erected next esr. At the beginning of tho mn thors was Nardly aton af ice iu any how now all pre full, “At Carpentersvillo, seven miles up the river, Swift & Co,, of Chicago, have erected and Milled houses containing 14.000 tons, Nearly ult thls [cv gous to supuly the Ciloago market. | ts cutting fran tinporting: winter judastry boro, and Fox River icv has tho reputation of buing tuo best cut. That out this year fs exceptionally ood, It rangos from’ thirtcon to twenty-two frehie in thickness,—tho latter belug its prosunt alee. Z 3 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, > New Youx, Jan. 23—Arrived, stoumship Ene gland, from Liverpool. _ , ‘Hanund, Jun, 2iArrived, Westphalia, from bia pa rete Jan. 2.—The: stoumers ‘Bollyla and Abyssinia, frou Now York, and Indiana, from Polisdelphia, bave arrived out, - ‘The: etoumsbhip Ital, frum Now York, has arrived out, t RUPE NETO Ms Janu, -24—Arrived, Polyncsiau, iy Huston. Sched eens neat vArelvod,- tho Anchoria, from: Glasgow: Mu- rel frou Hull. 4 sie er 2i.~The steamer Bolgouland, A fi ah ow Ki ikibas ivad, rom, Net ari arrl be ‘QueexarowN, Juu, W—Atrived;. the Soythia, trom Now York. « tho accident, © ee * Litt 'S WORK. A Madman Shoots and Kills the Clerk of a Mississippi Lifeeand-Death River Boat. Struggle with Two - Men After the Deed Is Dons. Ovorpowored, tho Lunatio Is Placed in | Oharga of the Officers of the Law. Spectat Dtspateh ta Tre Chicaga THbune, 8r. Louis, Mo, dan. 24—The body of Dan Make, a well-known river clerk, is lying ina © coftin nt Lynch's undertaking establishment. Ho wns killed while in the pilot-house of the stenmer Annie P, Silver, The shot that killed him was: fired nt 4:30 o'¢lock Friday afternoon. At that time tho steamer was bound up the river and was ai few miles below New Madrid.” Mort Hurnham was at tho. wheel, and in the pilot-house with him were Dan Blake and Capt. David Bilyor, Blnke was sceond clerk of the bont. Silver was in command. Tho two were near tho wheel and chatting with Burnham. As‘thoy talked, A TALL, LANK, AND LEAN INDIVIDUAL ellmbed tho stiuirivay leading to the top of the toxng, and thence ty the pilut-nouse, He hada rovolver in ono hrod and leather valiso in tho other, He entel ed the pitot-bouse in such's way that he surprised the three mon there,-and before any one of them cotld interfere with bis morenients the barrel of the revolver wis on a fovel with Binke's bund and a bullet from ft bud plerced his tuft temple. the pllot-house, Ho fel and = must i on the floor of have expired Instantly, for fe nevor uttered a word after the — shot. waa fires. AB ho fell Burpbam looked up, and, ashe looked, be saw the strunger pointing the revolver at him and tugging away at tho trigger. Aa he did this Capt. Sliver Jumped for him and knocked his bund up, and the bullet intended for Burnham's hend went CLEAN THNOUGIE THE CAPTAIN'S HAND, For the momeut Turnham was stunned, When he recovered himself ho let go tho wheel, and, with Capt. Silver, grappled with tho maolac. The latter held to tho revolver with avise-iike grip, and seemed determined to maka. more use of it than he bad slrendy done. Capt. Silver ig powerful man. Buroham fs ono ot tho snine sort, but the manine proved for the moment strong enough for both, and held pos~ Session. strugagted o1 f the the steamer ~ wenpou, Ag Ieft thay without a man at tho wheel, sveored about, and was heading for the bank, Durnham saw this, and he let go his bold of the maniuc, and, taking tho wheel, placed tho steamer on bor course again. ‘Then bo turned his attention once more to tho lunatic, While Capt, Sitver hold to tho revolver, Burnham KNOCKED THE MAN DOWN, : but even this fated to bring im to terms. Ie held to the weapon as though bis band was mold~ od tot, aud there was achance that he would make use of itnmiln, Once nore the steamer was veering from her course, and Burnham saw this and knew thero wus no timo for fool- ing. He Jay under picked up an the stove, and ord iron poker that dered the ma- nine to drop the ‘rovolver, tiréatening to satrike him if he didnot. The latter puld no at- tyntion to the threat, but still held the weapon, and Burnham was actually compelled to break , ‘tho fngora of the iunntio’a band before he would lel zo. He broke thom with a poker, lncerating thohand torribly, -‘Tho wenpon had-no sconce ‘oon taken away from him-than .- mii e OME TECASE: PEAPECTLY: BUUSUSSIVE and accompanied the Captain down to the cabin deck. Kirk Moreh, who killett BI Inke,; got on tha Annlo P, Silver at- Mompbis, shaving: ecenred luck ‘passage to New Madrid, hla home buing within a few miles of that place. It was noticed: by porsons on tho bont.that,he had -a .pecul- - lar 80 look, about, , him, and” sonic. , wont far .,,as. ..to.. pronounce’ «him nu escaped lunntic. Others satd ho. was: only suf ferlug from tho attbr effects of ‘whisky, and this... ” for the thing was acedpted ng the,tight dlaynosia of tho case. «Hu was quict and Ueportéd himbelt woll, and bothered no one until withtn a littia distance of where tho shooting of Bluko took pluco, when it was noticed that ho looked very AIL. Appeared to bo ‘Thu boat's oflicers got aruund oim, and ho IN SUCIE A WEAK CONDITION 7 that they ussleted him -up tho cabin deck placed blm in one of § the statcrooms, and locked the door leading from it to. the cabin. When they that thoy hue locked the mu} flocked thta- they 1 dma in, but thoy hud ined perhaps not, for this stiternom hag two ; doors,—one Jeading Into the eablis and tho other onto tno: deck. This latter was not locked, and thoy did not tock ft. Jt was only u fow moments utter he had been placed in the atuteroom that Sterol drew hig revolver, and, cooking It, walked out of the untocked door and ante tho deck. came out he had * THE REVOLVER IN 108 RIGUT HAND. and his gripsuck iu tho other. Somo one who - saw hin start forthe roof of the texts heard him say, “Eni going to run this boat,” but, 16s notiemy the revolver, never for a Imuyined that bo Intend Wintt soems atrange to Pilot Rurnbam fy, doing When he inoment any mischief. that tho man proved so powerful in the wombat In uae, When but a few moments before tho pllat bot ho was 80 we; wk and incapable of even taking care of himself, Merch was secured alter the shooting, und wag handed over to the authorl~ tles nt New studrld, when - tha steamer Iandott tes Blake's body was brought on to Bt ui : B'NAI B'RIT: H. Assembling of a Grund Lodge in Cleves land—Reports of Oficers—Lhoe Order in a Flourish nye Condition, CLEVELAND, O., Jun, 2—Tho Grand Lodvo of District No. 2, Independent Order of B'nal i'ritb, ‘or Sons of the Covenant, nasembled hore to-day in twenty-ninth annual convention, all of.tho forty lodges in tho district represented excopt four. ‘Twentysseven Past Presidents, wore ad- mitted to mambership. Prusidont” N.'Bleom, dt Loulsvillo, submitted the customary message, which notes continued proaperity. of tho Order, speaks of iteorphan asylum, located hero, at tho pride of the district ond model institution of ita kind In the country, and suguests building a homo. for tho aged and Julirm, Referring to tho amolloratton of thelr condition at homo, ho says: “It ts repurted that Rouman- Jun Jows will migrate to this country. Should this them be tru, encouragement showld be given to become suricitturlats," Rogretfut mention Is mudo of tho sutdun change within tho past year banpe of to antlSomitle question, in Gormuny, and hich, in the throatons that country with a ventury's rotrogradation.” Isidore Heunch, ro; widows and fest poudition, and 81 Huah, “Prosident ‘of ported @2,000 paid during the year to + ho Endowment orphand, the finances ta the benlth- 100,600 surplus scourely ins , yoated, The oxpenecs wero three-quarters of L er cunt of recelpts, Tho mowborsbip is nearly 000, “tno reports of Scorctal ‘vruaurer Morels Bauer, of Cinolunatl, aud of othor ullicurs, were presanted -and . referred, shown) a Hourlshinus condition of utfalra. The Grand Lodye to-night attended an entertainment: by the children at tho Orptan Asylutw, 2 a SITTING-BULL. Br. Pavt, Minn, Jaw. 2h.--The rumor in the Enast of tho atirronder of Sittlag-Dutl ia probably founded upon tho faot that the majority of hie band huvo foranken his fertuncs and are uoiv on route for Fort Buford, under tin escort froma Tiges’ column, Thoy will renoh thelr destinu-” thon about Wodneaday. Murris’ column, front Fort Asulnibaino, Inive recbived orders from headquartors hore to. return mont, and tho red bostlis no ‘by this thay, having buds very lon raat utah ie uurters bere oO! Lang baat olnia of tho LiumcerePress at tho f y such -advicus, troupe, ju the A and Fort Juford buve an; report is cle to surly baseless, was celebrated, rat priests, MORTUARY, - jun, 23.—Kather Rdward Pure Archbishop Purcell, was: buried Canvent, in- Brown County, tor Rishop Elder, - Hiciating, aasistod by, Bishop: thelr cantou- doubt ig in Canidae gtart of thy ‘cum heude surrender, or ’ ‘ ‘A. Abraham and * ‘ a oUt, Tho‘. ei