Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1881, Page 2

, Pe wT. * Motunding corti “WT CHICAGO “TRIBUNE: ~ WEDNE at their respective homes whether they aro really disqualified by thelr wounds or war- vontracted sickness trom follgwing their usual avecations, Gen. Logan made an on- stanzhion thts DI, and on Its antbor, Gent Lentley, the Cominlssloner of Pensions, whom he denonnecd ns no friend of the suldicr, Senator Platt defended) the pros posed amendment, which, it is very evident, will be passed at length. Gen, Logan's: ATRICURES UPON COMMISHIONER RENTLEY were extremely severe. He sald If there wos mm ofllcer who desired to take con trol of everything to himself, and who re girded every pensionet as a thief, or asadrunkard, tt was thea Conmisstionar of Pensions. Gen, Logan belleved that, tho soldiers wore dle to take care of themselves > as anybody else, whether they wero white, colored, of Indian, and that the pensioners do hot thank the Comimntssioner. or Congre: for continually referring to them ts paupers, Jneompelent to take care of, thelr own, | Ho was tired of talk of this sort, amt brotestet azninst a policy which jusisted: that eve: inane who applicd fur a pension should considered by an exeentive ofticer of the fovernment ng nttempting to perpetrate a FRANKING. ce MINATION. Spretal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridtines Wasmnetox, D.C, Feb, 4.—Tho Ion, Edward Mel'herson, Secretary of the Re- publlean pgresstonal Committee, is in ‘Washington, and was to-day examined by 4 the House Cammittes tuto the qlleged abuses: of the franking privilege, For some oceult reason this Committee is guarding its evl- denee with as much care ns if itrelated ton subject of great Importance, As Mr. Me- Pherson has frequently been asked about the matter upon which the Committee ts engaged in Investigating, all that he could tell Is well known, For example, the Committee pub- Ushed 12,969,000 documents of all kinds, of which more than 5,000,000 were frankable. The frankables and unfrankables were kept in separate pinces, and they were destanated ns “Frankable? avd “Not frankable’ In the clrenlar lists sent ont to local Connnittees, Postnge was paid upon all unfrankable documenta sent by mail, the postage ac- counts of tho Committee mmounting to S005, BESIDES TIS, bone Si Worth of stamps received as con- tributions or In pay for dgcuments were used to pay postage. ‘Toward the close of the campaign, when the demand for documents wes greatest, betwoun 4,000 and Oy pouches and packszes were sent by ¢: ny generally tt tho expense of the persons oO whom they’ were essed, ‘Phe enttra expense for the transportation of doeuments ry the Republican Congressional Committed Was inore than S100), ‘The Cominittee hiy- dng examined Marshall Jewetlit fs contident- Jy expected that Chairman Barnum will be suinmoned next, i} REFUNDING. AMARD FIGHT AHEAD, Spectat Dispateh to The Chiengs Tribune, Wasuinatoy, 1. C., Feb. 1L—Tf the Senate adopts the recommentdation of the Finanes Committee and sends the Refunding bill baek to the House; with the rate of Interest ralsed from 3 to 33 per cent ant the term of the bonds extended to twenty years, oven If the provisions regarding National banks are not moditied or stricken aut, there will, in all probability, be a desperate striggle both iy the Connnittee on Ways and Means and in = the House ftself, ‘The absence from tha Conuniltee of Mr | Fernando Wood renders It not fbuprobable that the Ways und Means Committees may ngree to theSennte amendment. [f it should, the contest In the House would be ALL THE Mong BITTER, ‘Phe reported netlon of the Eanes Commit tee to-day aroused very bitter feullngs among tho ninsters of finance who occupy seats on the Demoeratic side of the House of Repre- sentatlves. A number af them were heard to deelare, fn very explosive language, that they would never, no, never, consent to any such terms, Perhaps Mr. Randall will be uble to hdld then together on this Issue bet- ie an he dd on the Electoral Count reso- ution, THE BIL ar gin : To th t ted Pres, * WAKIINGT Feb, L—The Senate Finances Committee toutay agreed to amend the House Funding bul sons te make the honds redeemable” in tive years, and payable In twenty years froin thelr date of issue, and to Ox the rate of Interest bath for bonds ant ‘Tredsury eertifientes at 314 percent. The fourth, fifth, and sixth seetlons of the bill Were nol reached, ITASKINS. CONVERSATION WITIT 11M. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicogo Tribune. Wastuisatoy, D.C, Febo 1.—-Lieut.-Gov. MU. Uuskins, of New York, for a tong thine 2 member of Congress, who Is in the elty, says that tho mission of Gov, Cornell aud Senator-elect Pitt to Mentor, was for the purpose of asking Gen, Garfield to: set aside the 'l'reasury portfallo for Mr. 1. P. Morton, New York Republicans felt yory inuch Interested In securing that place for Mr. Morton, Me said, in. references to the story that Postinuster dames js to be urged for the — Postnuster-Generalshitp,. that he had heard nothing about It, ex- eept what ‘has been In tho news papers. Ho does ‘not think — that there Is any such Intention on the part of tho Jeaders of the party In New York. Mr. Hns- kina, who, while in Congress, waa enlled fi quently to preside, and who fg 0 good parlla- uenturlan, says ho does not beteve Mite KABKON Will have as much strength as he Is supposed to have, because he will practically be 1 stranger to most of the members of the new Jfouse, Had he rewutned In Congress for tho past four years, Mr, Kasson would be the natural lender, but it would be awkward to elect such an office a oiman who Is stranger to the majority of the men over whan he is to preside, Mr. Keifer Mr, dashing only remarked, with i sinite, thut surely Ohio would hava enough of thé pub- Je patronage without taking the Spealer- ship. To thinks well of Air, Hiseock, who Jas ability of a god order, but he lacks. ex- Derlence ay v presiding ollicer, and even ay a varllamentarian. THE DEBT. $1,891, 700,508, Wasiisctos, Feb. 1—lFollowing 1s the statement of the pulile debt: Bix por cont bonas., Five por cont bonds, Four und one-balt Four per eent ba Nuyy Penson F ‘Total rotn bugs Matured det hoot OPiteat ry cid ROMS) Gold and sfivorcurilitentes, CoS) ‘Total ht relat Interont..... Vnvlaised Pactite Rattruad interest... ‘rote hen ty "rcusiiry 2° Debt less cany tn Treas fpcraae see daa ak Current Hubttittes— Interest du and unpale. Debt on whies hzores coused.. ‘. hii aud a wid, sliver curtiiicaty; inlted Ptistes nites held * yedemption of eertiteate cbse pllesesy sn 8,n0.00 Ba LisuQont ‘Total, S07 Liss Avallatda'auset Cah in Treasury, eG 221,678,085, Miata titetodt nage at ae oF « Eieucdpat outslandiiie ey gma Totorest mio eee ek sou loterest "requalit by compan is, oy cabal payment pe “Gases reolt not annie, lance Of lutereat bald by Unitud Statve, ——— hy Uruneportution sorvi ¥, wl MICHIGAN, TUK LAND BCUEME, . Spectat Pupatch tu Ths Chicago Tribune, . , Wasuiiatos, D, U, Feb. 1.—Still another pI has becu presented to Congress relatlve to thé Ontonagon lund grant, “This makes he seventh bill which hus been presented mil there is no probability that Any. of these will pass, ‘The Intest bill comes from tho Senate Committee, and Js Intended asacompromise, It proposes that alt the nnd entered either at the Marquette Land- ONce or before the Commisslonors of the Lantl-Office prior to September, 1880, shall be considered as forfeited to tho State of Michl- ny anil that the title shall be valid in. the persons who enter them: that the residue of these Innds, amounting - to some 290,000 ners, sald to be worth $5 por rere, shall revert ta the State of Michigan for the use of the Ontonagon and Wisconsin State-Lfie Rnilrond Companies, TO THIS PARTICULAR FEATURE of the Dill there is objection. Representative Newherry thinks that the rallronds should not be specitied by namo in the bil, bit the'lands showed ve permitted to go to the Legislature of the State of Michigan in trust for some rallronds which shatt ba built, and that the Legislature shall have tho liberty to determing what rallronds, In the event of the failure of this bill, it is said to be the purpose of the oficers of the present road to commence {ts construction In the spring, NOTES. SIMON CAMERON. Special Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, Wasttnatos, D. C., Feb. 1.—The yonerable ex-Senator Stnon Cameron ts having his blog- raphy written, and tion his contemplated Southern trip he will be accompanied by 9 shorthand writer and by his nephew, who will take advantage of their opportunitics to sather from the aged politiclan’s own Ips the story of his career, HANKUPTCY. A petition has been recelved here purport. Ing to be signed by all the businessmen of Hetrolt protesting agatnst the passage of any Bankrupt DIL ‘The petition says that the ex- perlence of the signers fs that the Bank- ruptey act has led to fraud, and that tt was unjust to honest dealers, ROBENT LINCOL It isn fact beyond donbt that Gen, Logan world be well pleased with the appolntinent of Mr. Robert Lincoln, ‘There I also Uttle doubt that Gen. Garteld has been informed that the appointment of Rubert Lincoln ayould meet with the opproyal not only of Gen. Logan butof a number of ather iem- bers of the Iflnois delegation, and that, white some of die members might have a diferent first choice, not-one of them would in any way appuse the selection of the son of Abra- han Lincoln, CHARLES It, REED AND GEORGE I non novans have arrived here to attempt to settle up some old secontd-batch whisky eases, COINAGE. Ta the Western dssoetated Press. Wasitsurox, D.C, Feb, L~The coinage at the United States Mints for January minounted to 89,5920, of which $35 were silver «otiars, = ‘The President has stened the bill establishing an Assay Oflice at St. Louts, ait nesting of tho Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam-Vessels to-duy the fot- lowing was adopted as a modification of ; Rule 10: Sf All steamers nayleating rivers having bollers externally heated shatl have a elenr spiteo not less thansix inches between tha bollcrs and the woodwork on either side, and) four inches on top of the boll: ers.” ‘The following avas also adopted: “ All coal boats, produce: boats, fishtig boats, ete, navigating any bay, or, harbor, av river, or whilel- shail be moored In or neat the channel or fairway of any bay, harbor, or tlver, shail carry one bright white Haht forward not Jess than six feet above the ral or deck. THE PRESIDENT HAS NOMINATED ‘Thomns W. Broadwaters, of Mississippi. Col- Jector of Customs for the District of Vicks- burg. THE MOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, has completed the River and ‘Harbor bill with the exception of some twenty stall {tems, which remain to be passed apon, ‘The Commnitive bronose fo finish the bHL to- night, [tis stated that the ngeregate amount already provided for will execed 310,000,000, tnd there ls hardly any probability that’ the Committee will ‘consent to inerensy the amount hy approprinting for the reclalming: of the Totomne fats, though some of the members strongly fayor It. BECRETARY SHERMAN. eretary Sherman, who returned Inst ht from Boston, speaks In tha highess of the reeeptlon given him while ther whieh was complimentary in the hlehest de: gree. In conversution tu-tlay he sald that an finpression seemed to exist in the minds of some people that he might. remain jn the. ‘Treasury Departinent inder Ge Gariteld. Such, however, fg 10 Inipossibilln ni and he tind fully made up his mind to declite the position if tendered hha by Gen, Gar Held and to go into the Sennte,” The Seere- tary said his decision on thls point was fl, and nothing contd change it. Suina of the eacinn’s personal friends feel quite certaln that the question of his remalning in the Cablnet was discussed between hhin and Cen, Gaefietd durlig his recent visit to Men- tor, O., and that the Seeretary was given to understand that he could continue at the hend or the ‘Treasury Departinent if he so desired. GE: arrived here to-night. meeting of the ‘Trustees to-marrow, GRANT He will attend tho of the Peabouy Fund EDMUNDS, Wasitxatox, D.C. Feb. 1.—The Demo- crats Intended to tuke wy in the Senate to- day, and press to a vole, the resolution agreed upon at Ho caucus fast night In regard to the counting of the Electoral votes, but were prevented by Mr. Edmunds, {he pronintly: objected to the present consideration of te resolution presented by Mr Morgan. ‘This forced adelay, He sald that, as he had nat been invited to the meeting Inst night, or, If he wus Invited, tho invitatlon had flied’ to reach him, ho preferred to seo the resolution In print before bolny eatled upon to eonsider it, and therefore avatted -abnselt of his par- Vamentary right to delay netion, ‘The Dem- ocratic lenders say they will tgke tho resolu- flon up to-morrow and keep the Senate In continous session wneil it 13 pase he Res publicans will probably offer some amend nents, but tho ouposiiton will not be of a de- termined gharacter, | TNE RECORD, BENATE, Wastrnatox, D. C., Feb. 1.—Mr. Morgan, from the Committee on the State of the Law, in regard to the Electoral count, reported Mr, Ingalls’ resolution on that subject, with agubstitutenmendinent. The substitute isd concurrent resolutions Hic tt resolved by the Senate, the Housenf Repre= ventatives concurring, ‘Chat tho two Houses of ‘Conmress shall ngsentblo fu tho ball of the House of Ioprescutativesom Wednesduy,thovthar Bebe ruury, 1881, at 12m und the Preshientot thoson: ate shall bo presiding officer; that one peraon bo appointed telter on the part at the Senate aud {vo on tho part of the House of Representatives to nike a Uist of the votes te thoy shalt be dus clurod; that the resuit’ ahall bo declared; that Uke revule shail be detivered to tho President of the Sonnte, who shall announce the state of the Yote, tnd the persons ctectod, to tho two 1oug0s ussemiblid, ne siturosutd, which salt be deomeda, dlechiration of the persons elected President and VieesPresktent af tha United statex, and, to- kotor wity tho. lists or votes, bo entered in’ tho Journnt of the two Houses, Sec, 2 provides “that If it shal appear ine uny votos af Blectors tor Presldent and Vicus Prealdent of the United States huyo buon given, on a day other than that fixed for the casting of such votes by net of Congress, fn purennnee of jo Conatitulion ot the United States, aud If tho counting or omitting to count such votes shall hot essuntlully vhange the result of tho olvotion, thoy shall bo reported by the Prvaldent of iho Bonate in tho fottowing manners * Were ‘tho votes af Eh TH. GAIL ON TU —— diy, Of —, 188), to bo counted, tho result, would be, for A. Ai, for Presidant of the United States, — votes, and for C. Day fh Rtutes,—" vi for Prevident of tha United Mf not counted, woul be, for A. Hi far President af the United Htutes, —— yotus, for U. J). for Predident of the United tutes, —— votes, hut, th olther event, —— Isclectud Proanient of the United State and tn tho sume manner for Vice-Prosldtént,! Mr, Morgan wsked for present considera tlon of the resolution, Alr. Ediunils sald, funsmuch as the Sena. tor from Colorado (My, Teller) and hinselt, two anembers af the Committee from which the report had come, elther were not invited or failed to get thelr invitations to. the meet. lug Inet tight, ut which, bu understood, ,this wiucnduont wus agreed pon. ho thought they would lke tg sce it in print betore commbtting th@uselves for or uyuinst tt, waked it to xo over for Que day under thy rule. Me. Tharusay Inqui of Sir, Edwina wus ho meant In speaking of the mouting inut hight, es mut boon no mocting of tho Committco Bie, Buhiunda replied that hly stateuient bisa Teferonce tow mueting of komo body which ho ‘undorst bad been beld just night, and at Say aneetine this amendment had boon pyreed te dix, Thurman addod' that yo meoting of ‘tho the result fe therefore Committeo, nor mombers of ft, had heen held last night. Tho resolution was tabled to be printed, The remainder of tho [morning hour, until 1 ‘clock, wea occuplo without action int dis- lon of the resolition eniled up by Mr. Harris Tenn) to give Hous bills favorably reported precedence over other business avery morning after routine business, until hult-past 1, The Pension Appropriation bill was taken up in Committes of the Whole, Tho amendments of the Senate Committee were nyreed to. ‘They restrict the feo of the surgeon for examination to $1, and provide that pecatons ptyabis to ne mates of tho National Home for dlvablad yolunteers shill be paid to the Trensirers of the Home, tnstend of directly to tho pensioner, Mr. Booth, in charre of the bill, submitted an amendinent, whieh, he sald, bal the approval of three members of the Pension Cominittes to whom he had had an bpportuntt y to show It, ap proprinting, to supply detleloncleg for the thacal Year 1881, E1700, namely, for pensions for army invalkla and thelr widows, mninors, atid do- pendent relatives, Including urcears to survivors Of tho war of 181%, and their widows, provided that the amount expended foreach of tho above {tems shall he accounted for separately, munendiment also appropriates for navy put to invalids, widows, minors, and dependent re Gl°. tives, Brin gracile that the appr priation aforesald for wavy) penstons etl ye puld frum the Income of tho uavat pension fund, 60 faras tho same may bo ante elont for that purpose, and provided, further, tut the aniount expended for each of tho above Items shall be neeounted for separately. Jtnise nppropriates $10,000 for the fees of ox- amining surgcons, as provided by tho soveral acts of Congress, The amendment was adopted, Mr, Ingalis. moved to amend the bill by stetice Ing ont the provision requiring acerued pension due Indian pensluners, to ba paid by the Com- missioner of Pensions in installments. After debute, participated in ly Messrs. Ingalls, Neck, Withors, ‘aod Cogan, the amendment was re- Jevted—yens, 25; nays, 26, Me. Withers moved to umond by ndding to tho first section the provision of tho bill reported. by him from the Pensian Committeo tor ex-, aminition and adjudication of pension clatnd cominonty known as “the Sixty-Sureon bil” Mr. Davis (WW, Va.) favored the amondment. In reviewing the figures of the Commissioners of Pensions he commented particularly upon. the showing that the pension roll of the war of [812 contutned the times of 10,00 survivors and 25 bon widows, nithogh the war _ovecurred saventy Youre nyo, and be usauimed from this tint the Commissioner's estimate -of $400,000,000" uf ox pendture sixty years hence on necount of the late Wur was not an exvessiva one. Mr. Davis asserted hfs bellef that tho pension rolls contained: many fraudulent eases, and unter more eiticiont (ew(siutfon the Government: Wwontd be enabled to save from $5,000 to $0,000.00) per year in pensions. According to tho estitnate of the Comunisioner, this was the umount of which tho Government was now defranded, Mr. Logan, dn, apposition, try gen that the Cominissioner had now by taw all4he ower essential to a thorough disechnrge of his functions, aud if, withthe power now vested In him, he was unable to stop the frnuds, that fact was evidence of -his tieompetoney, He thought she ee was Hot in the lw, but fu He ad: milnietration. . Messrs, Camoron (Wis.) and Piatt defended the * Commissioner. The Caineso Treaties were reported, witha recommendation for ratitiention. Piuced on edlendur, Venti, motion for nn executive sesston, tho Chair laid before the Senate u meszayo from'the he decompanying documents, In President, reference to the removil of tho Ponen Indians, The remiing of tho message from tho Presl- dent upon its presentation belng the usnge the Senate, the requirement ‘was techualently complied with, nt the suzgzestion of: Mr. Ed= inninds, by rondiig the initiatory portion, when the measaze was informally lated aside, and with: out dixposing of the bill, a motion foran excen- tivo sussion prevailed. Wan the doors -re- opened the Senate adjourned, HOUSE, Tho House met at 11 o'clock, and immedintely wont into Committec of tho Whole (Mr. Converse Jn tho chutr) on tho District of Columbia Appro- printion bIlL. » . ‘The yarlous items In tho bitt gave rise to sov- eral long and uninteresting discussions, but the Cammittes Analy rose without baying com- pleted its consideration, Adjourned. POLITICAL. GANFIELD’S CABINET. Cincinnati, 0., Feb, 1.—A_ special to the Tines-Stay from Cleveland states that in re- celvlng a delegation of: distinguished Ohte- ans, Who were pressing Foster for a, Cab- inet position, Garfield sald: ‘Now, don't you think that Olio has already had too many appointments and too many honors? ‘This State has lid the Presidency for tour years, and now ft has that fifgh offce for four years more, It also has the Chiet-Justice and an Associate Justice on the Bench of the Supreme Court, the General anc Licutenant- General of the Army, und the Secre- tary of tho Treasury, ‘These are very prominent positions, and there has been the usnal feeling on tho subject by the press and politicians of other States, Now, tn view of the real suevess of tha Republican party all through the North,—a result which was brought about not anly by the votes of the people, but also by the personal services and thenns of their leaders,—don't you think the most graceful thing for an ilo Presi- dent to do ds to leave Ohio ont of the Cabinet altogether?” AN EMPHATIC DENTAT. Spretat Disvateh to The Chteago Tribune, Chnyetann, O., Feb, 1.—It having been jolegraphed from Washington that Goy. Charles Poster had been the principal Instra- went through which President Hayes hat been Jed to replace Gen. Woodford by Mr Forster, tha attantlon of Gov, Foster was called thereto, and In response ho wrote the following letter to the editor of the Cleveland Heratd: : Conuane, dau, Bt, 183—My Dera Si: have just received your lett of tho doth Inst., in which you Infartis me that “the rumor is go> Ingaround that Thad something todo with the uppaintinent of the Hon. Guorgo IL. Forster to the position of Distriet-Atturnyy, vice te Hor, Stewnrt L, Woodford.” My reply to this is*the unqualified statement that Phat nothing what- over todo with It, Li fact, J did not even know that Mr, Forster was a canditute.for the pluce Until Lgaw bis appointment publicly announeed, iad my inilucnce been sought | would huye de- eliied to give It, The only possible Inducemant for mo to Interfere wound ive heen my deslre t% promote the tnteresta of my friend, Gen. Woodtord, who, | know, haa rondored valuable service to the Republican party of the country, und eapechilly of Ohio, CHARLES Foster, COMMISSIONER. OF. AGRICULTURE, Kosron, Ful, .—The New England Agri- cultural Society reconnmends its President, Georgg B, Loring, to Prosident-eleet Gare fivld for appolatment as National Commis- sloner of Agrhtulture, eC —— THE CANADA PACIFIC, + Special Dispatch to Ths Cateagu Tribune, Orrawa, Feb, 1.—Tho Canadian Pacttic Nattway bill of the Government passed its third reading to-night by a yote of 123 to 49, ant owl new go to the — Senate for confirmation, ‘Cha Opposition of fered several amendments, but they were alt declared fost without division, Bunster, of British Columbla, af antl-Chiness notoriaty, also moved an amendment soclurlng thot pree should haye beon made for build- nye the Nannnemo Esquimalt section of the railway ns stipulated tn -the agreentont be tween te Doininion Government and Lord Carnayan, and quite a laugh was created when the vote was taken and he proved to bo the solitary yen, the nays numbering 176, Seer nnl OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, QurExstowy, Feb, .—Arrlyed, the City of Richmond, from Now York, af PortLann, Me, Feb, L—Arrivell, the ‘To- ronto, from Liverpool, Ll — COAL-MINERS ON A STRIKE, Cixcixxati, Feb, L—The conl-niners at Stoubenvilly aro out, demanding an increasa of wages, t <a A Haunted School-louse, Dubuque (a) Herald, F aS woird and startling story comes from Bhor- {W's Sound, Dubuque County, to tho effeot that one uf chovls in tht wellknown vieluity has been digmizsad on aveount ‘of the bulldjuy. being haunted, It appears that ono of the suhoturs, n xirh about Jb ycurs old, 1s Lie especial “buth" of the spirit tliat haunts the buildin, Soo frequently exolaius, “There he i!" polut= lug to an invisible abject 10 the room, which Khe sny's (3 toad, tle has bit me azalal cries out, “right bere on the elbow and In my: tibs."" ‘tho toneher, bolig thus constantly ane hoyed, sont fora pastor to unraval the mystery f posible, Whey ho arrived tha Milo girl, whoue niin fs withbeld, aatd sho Baw a inuit running about the sehool-house, umping vor dusky, seats, aud the bonds or sohalars, and ute ting up all sorte of unticd, even ty plnebing and striking her. ‘The mystery was increased when the word “Teufel!” suddenly appeared an tho Dluckbuurd, apparently written an invisible hand, ‘his somowbut sturtied all prevent, and THE: W FATHER, The Late Storm in California the So- verest Ever Experienced in that State. Immense; Damage to Property and Live-Stock from the Floods. ARain{hll Which Ys Satd to Lnve Registered Nearly Sev. en Feet. Ice-Harvesters at Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., Driven Indoors by the In- tense Cold, ¢ All the Railroads in Wisconsin Suffering from the Snow Blockade. t How the ‘Henutiful” Worrled tho Rallroad Managers In Cliteago. Tho Lake-Front Blockaded with Be- lated Trains.. CALIFORNIA. Say Fraxcisco, Feb, 1,—It began raining In the central fit northern parts of the State Pagain to-day. Floods in the rivers abating very slowly. At Shasta up to (hls afternoon there has fallen this.senson the enormous atiantity of $1 40-100 Inches of ratn, and the damage in that section of the State'cannot be approxtmated. 10 Klainath, ‘Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties tho rainfall is very heavy, All the streams in those counties are over thelr banks, Mlooding the valleys, destroying fnvins, carrying away: every bridge seress them, and many sawiilis and houses, Muel grain and stock were lost. ‘The property destroyed is esti- mited up tato the “milllons, th Colusa County the rainfall was lhter, but even tt that county, $500,000 would not’ pay for the pe porty destroyed. ‘The Inte storm was iy far the mnost extensive and destructive ever on the coast since the whites settled here, A large purt of the country flooded is whent ground, and unless the water rans olf qulekly there will be a much ainaller erop in Callfornta the comlng season than heretofore counted on, Chicago Tribune, Minwavkee, Feb, 1—Every raitront lead- ing west from Milwaukee ts blockaded with snow to-day to such an extent that none of the trains are expectett to arrive before to- morroty. ‘Lhe snow began falling heavily hero about 16 o'clock Monday night, and by daylight this morning flye inches had been been adied to ‘the bed already upon the earth. It was one of the most raplt falls ever witnessed. ‘There was enough wintt blawing to drift sidewalks, streets, ani rallway tracks, and, the carly — train from La Crosse was stopped = in tho vicinity o£ Watertown, All of tho divis- longs of the St. Paul lnesthe Wisconsin Central, tho Font du Lae Alr Line, and the Luke Shore—suifered ina siinltar manner, ‘The Chicago tralny are running, and the tracks belween the two eitles Swill probably he kept open, although the nulls to-day were beinted. Isvery snow-plow on tho diiferent routs is working to open the way for the de- fayed trains from the North and West. ‘Che stow has censed.to fall, and the weather ones more pleasant, so that the disarrange ment on the railways can hardly be experl- enced alter to-night. LATEn—It 1s learned that the La Crosse frain reached tho efty twelve hours Tate, That branch is now suillclenthe elear su that the milduteht train for St. Paul will zo ont as usual, with nx goud prospuct of gettlys through, ‘The nlzht train out on the Prairie du Chien Division has made the start, the show-plows having: been. worked pretty. ef- feetually all. day, and being yeb in motion, ‘The weather Is turning cold, FLORIDA. Th the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, LAWTHY, Fin, Dec. i0.—Yesterdny the roses Were to full bloom, A bie then gathered {Us the alrat the reom with Its perfume, Straw. berries wero In blossom: and green peas wero Almost turgo enough to pleky and there were xood-sized hends of lettuce, ete, ete, But Inst Hive there enine a froste-"'n killing frost, Tho ¢thormometer fndieuted a1 siurise this morning 18 above zero, and hin been. below freezing polnt all diy in the shade. ‘The orange, crop ungathered 1s ruined, and perhaps most of the younger orange trees killed, The oxtent the “gamuge dono can pally bo detorinine uit, to sy tho lenst, it will ba the heaviest from frost for muny yeurs. ‘To tho Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Tava, Fin,, Jan. 30.—Yesterday the roses were in full bloom; ‘The freeze did not hurt them, and they are still blooming, Straw- berries aro tn blossom, and ripe ones are of- fered for sale on our streets, 13 well ay green peas and letinee. But last night there did hot come'n frost, “a king frost,” as there did at Lawtry, Fla, 15 per your paper of the ‘0th of December. We had go slight a frost that our tenderest plants were not injured, Draw your own conclusions and comparisons between this partion af the Stat Mlorida ate of aud at Lawtry, Jacksonville, ele, itespect- fully yours, \ A. Monitson, AROUND PITTsbuURG, Spectat Dtapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrsnuna, Fa, Feb. 1.—Tho severest snow-slorn expordenced here for many years set In about 11 o'clock last night, and con- tinned until lite this afternoon, praventhig tho streetenrs from running for several - houre, aud sertousty interfering with all othe er kinds of out-door business, In the mount alns the snow Is from three to four fect deep, delaying railway trains, and in some eases stopping them altogether, At tle Ed- gar Thompson Steel-Works the snow drifted so badly that {t was Impossible during the forenoon to gut ore tothe furnace, and work had to be temporarily suspended. ‘The weather Is moderating, and fours arg enter- tained that the snow may wind np with ratn, Which would cause a disastrous tlood, <a GNAND MAVEN, MICIT, Spectat Dispatch to The, Chieago Tribune, Guanp Haves, Mich. Feb. 1,—Consiter- able snow has fallen here sinee yesterday noon, and it is drifted so badly that all trains on the rallronds werd several hours late. The Wind ins blown briskly ‘from the northeast and drifted fields of Tes Inte the Inke. ‘he sfeamor Cley of Ludiygton has disappeared from sight, probably\ carried ont by fee. toes, although therais clear water on this shore, The lee across'the entire ontranee of thé linrbor fs jammed In’ so. solld that tho stemuers Depero and? Menominee, are still held hers aud probably will be unable to get out until the Ludington ean’ batter the ridge of Ico from the outside, emepennae 3 CLEVELAND, 0. CLEVELAND, Feb, LA driving slow-storm, beginning yesterday and raging uninterrupt- edly to-day, Is almost unparaticled for severity, A high, keen wind drifted the ‘snow badly and made, street travel exceed. ingly diMeult and trying, = No ratiway traty has arrived from the East nutil inte hn the afternoon, and none from the West till evening, ahd the first ‘traln from tha South five hours late, No ‘trains got out till even. aug. A tocomotlve was thrown from the track by nirlft on its way from the round. house to the depot. ‘wo locomutives were deralled by running together in the blinding snow in the yards, _—— GRAND RAINS, MIciT, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Grav Ravivs, Moh. Feb. 1.—Yesterday and last night about efght fuches of snow, fell hereabouts, scggmpanied by heavy winds, aud a (euperature from zera to about 10 degrees above,—the, inmost blustering . day tho dchooi-teachor, it 18 suld, exclaimed, “That's | of the winter, Asa consequence the sullway rh too much; we must cloxe the house,” “It ty skated thay the spirit bas followed the little girl pyar howe, und there annoys her and ber peg- tracks are badly drifted, and trains on all the roads centuring here have been from oue to twelva'hours late, and ére badly o& Unie tor DAY, FEBRUARY 2, T might. ‘The ofleers aro makin, ton to clear tho ronds, and trains on time to-morrow. every axer- hops {0 movo hSIE, N.Y. Porankerrsix, N, ¥., Fob. t—Thero isn, heavy north whui, and the colt is increasing. The mereury dropved 10 degrees in three hours, and to-night id at zero and still falling, AML trains are behind tine, ‘There was snow this morning, and a storm: fs threatened to- Maht. Menon the fee harvest were com. pelea to atop work, nbout thirty being frost et. : TOLEDO, O. a TonEno, O, Feb. LA heavy fanoww-storm. with high easterly winds has prevalled hero for the pnst twenty-four hours, and stilt con- tinues. ‘The snow ts bndly drifted, and tho movement of fralns on the yarions railways is seriously tnterripted, Passenger tral are greatly detuyed, andon several routes tho frelght trafic is entirely suspended, CLINTON, IT. Spectat Dispatch to TAs Chicago Tribune. Craxton, IIL, Feb, 4.—The rain whieh felt yesterday turned into sleet during the night, and this morning the entire city and vieinity was one tuiss of solid ice, Tho telegraph wires between this city and points north ara broken down fn consequence, Jt has Injured winter-wheat greatly, CS ees SNOW AND RAIN. 4 Wasttratox, D..C., Feb. 1.—Light snow was reported early this momtng in Western New York, Western Petnsyivanin, Olio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minols, and Missouri, ‘There was a -heavy rain and thunderstorm in Misslssippl, and Hght rate In Keutueky, ‘Tho weather was generally cloudy, posh ies - IN THE PAR WEstT. Stoux Crry, In, Feb. 1.—In threo weeks’ travel west of the Missouri, an ayerngo tem- perature of 14 below zoro was found, ‘The oldest Indians say {tis tho worst winter known, | ‘The roads running to this elty aro not Dlocknded, but trains are late, itis 1 below zero Unis morning. . BELOW ZERO. Wastixatos, D.C, Feb. L--The Govern- innt Signal Servieo reports the temperature ut the following polnts at 0:18 this morning as follows: Below, zero—Vincent, Minn, 14 tlegrees; Moorehead, Minn, U3 Fort Garry, Maun,, 03; Marquette, Mie! PETERSBURG, VA. Petensnuna, Va,, Feb. 1.—The weathor do-«lay was intensely cold, followed by raln and heavy sleet. ‘The street sidewalks are thick- ly covered with ice, Walking is dangerous, and many trees in. the forest wore broken,— weighed down by tho sleet. o BALTIMORE, MD. Barztuony, Md., Feb, 1.—Tho snow-storm which began here last night has continued the snaw is. sth falling. Tt without cessation for twenty-four hours, aud i th atop. m. marks 19 degrees above OCONOMOWOC, Wis. Spectat Dispatch to The Chleago Tribune, Ocoxomowoc, Wis, Feb, 1.—Six inches of snow fell hert Inst night. Trains were all delayed. A biting blizzard prevatled nll da: yesterday, and themercury Is falling to-night. PLANO, The Sptctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, PLANO, Hh, Feb. L—Snow has heen falling swiftly hers ever sinco Jast night, atid still continues, drifting so badly that nll trains have been deluyed from one to four hours, WASHINGION, + Wasttnatos, D.C,, Feb, 1.—Snow has been falling steadily here since 11 o’¢lock Inst night. CHICAGO. +9 The record which this winter has been jngking for itself as the severest and most trencherous in many-years has been nobly sustained during the past forty-clght hours, —more than snstalued In fact. Indeed, it may be said that the weather js fairly out- doing Itself at present, Withits triumvirate of wind, snow, and cold it possesses a power whieh fnughs,at the. Iron,horse? and re dlgts It helpless; blockades trafic and travel Jeurs at poverty and want: and fmpudently neserts itself at every tum. There Is no fitter locallty for observing the heartlesness of the weather than In Chicago and viclnage, It Is hard to belleve, while watching a nolse- Joss Httlo finke of beautiful, sparkilng snow, that It ‘will conspire with other little flukes to stop so puwerfuln courser asa railroad train; and yet it notomly conspires but it also carries out ffs schemes with eminent success, Trains are delayed for hours, and conductors might be-exeused for going wild with despair at watching the way In which time-tables are sInughtored. ‘The same ean bosnid of the strept-car men; and the lot of the poor horse who furnishes the motive powerfor this local transportation ty certain ly “ not a happy one.” ‘ It is interesting to study the manner in which‘ the wind plays with the snowdlakes, ‘They uve eddied about tye corner of a bulld- Ing, whirled in the alr in moment, made to “kiss a fale lady's eheek” (and who docs not then envy. the snowilake?), and flnally fosseil away ina corner to entel a firm hold thero or wait for another guat of wind to whisk theni off ngain, ‘Tho snow likes no better resting-place than ‘the clothing of a pedestrian, and conselentious -policamen who scorned tha shelter: of saloons ‘or awninga during tho inst two nights appeared kw animated snowdrifts, ‘Lhe grount showe-lrifts located themselves with appa- rent disregard of rule or order, showing the most roprohensible favoritism and partiality in thelr mannor of treating diferent lhouse- holds, One man woult peer out the front window in the morning to find a huge bank of snow staring boldly up nt him from his front pavement, while the ground In front of his neighbor's house would bens clear as though awept with s broom, And the snow nude It a particular point to pile tself along pavements, Whero . there ware :no' resi- and“ conséquently no”) one ‘to clean It off,—Just’ as it’ tt had. a grudgo ngalnst all foot travelers. Tt pried its way under window sasties and front doors 80 that many eltizons actually had to vom- quence the work of shovellng snovw before getting out of thelr houses oven. Yesterday morning found the Inice-tront tracks of the Ballimoro & Ohto, Minols Cen- tral, and Michigan Central toads, fron: the Exposition Building. south, alnost hopatesly; burled beneath a. range. of . minintures iwountalns' of snow, Here and thers wero Ittle barren valleys,—patches of curity, ant leo neross wilich the gules from the Inke,with cher burden of tlying snow, hud flown wn- obstractertly, and so left no drifts, ut these clei spots Were searce, ‘She drifts, of course, varied in size; some of them were three or four feet deop, while others were sv shale Jow ns to hive iifarded very slight hludrance fo: trains, In plowing through the larger drifts, however, the wheels became cloud at neo uid tho trains blockaded, The Hitles finkes that gly had been very nearly without weight. or size, were, when vutiched together, cnabled to render a locomotive powerless, Heurly in the morning gangs of men wero put at work along the Inke-front tracks shovellng off snow, and nt durk were still at thefr task, and with more snow continually aud iscourmluely driving down to take the place of that which had beun *slde-tracked.”” At the foot of Peck court the drifts wera ropably the Inrgest, tho banks thrown up by the shovelers at this polnt being at tunst six feet high, Dy dark,. thaugh, the tracks alone the luke-ftont wore about all clear, Considerable ditiaalty was’ oxperl- an wiring the switeties, as the drifts covering them wore based on uthick layer of frozen slush, which had to be dug away by. the workmen With plekaxes, If the stun continues, which It falrly promises to do. this mornlng will find the tracks in a worse condition than before, us the banks thrown Up now offer an excellent opportunity for pling dritts, ‘Lhe storm was particularly severe on tho rallrouds centering in this city, aud especially those from the Northwest and the East. 'Tho Western and: Southern roads did not suffer us suverely ag the others, us the storm did not oxtend uny considerable distance to the ¥ and South, As oe est far ay “canbe earned’ tho storm docs not seem to have raged with guch |] Sury or drifted so badly auywhoro aa su thts iutmedtate vicinity. ‘Tho lake-front seemed to have been capeelally selected by the ele ments to spend thelr fury upon, and there- fore the roads coming in that way suffered bad detentions between Myde Park and tho Central depot at the foot of South Water street, ‘The strong enst whid had driven Immense fel of jee atonz the Inke shore, and from this plain the wind blew the snow on the tracks, Wherelt piled up much quleker than tho snow-plows and snow shovelera that wero kept constantly at work could get Ib out of the way, nnd finally the elements: and the snow secured such ndyantages that tho triting had to bo abandoned. Ibis, therefore, not surprising that the dawn, of yester day morning found the trains of tho Tillnots Central, Michtaan Central, Haltl- more & Ohio, and Burlington & Qulney in an extraordinary stnte of | demor- alization, From Hyde Park to tho Central de. potengines and snow-plows used their utmost exertions to eet order out of chaos. ‘The trains of the Michigan Central, Hiimnols Cen- tral, and DBatthnore & Oblo coming In had no great trouble to get its far as South Park, but there thelr diMeulties commenced, ‘The obstructions were not continuous, the drifis belng In spots only. ‘Tho must notable points of delay were at Parkside, Morty-third street, ‘Twenty-second strect, Weldon, and all the way from Twelfth street to tho Cen- tral Depot. A high wood fence would ren- edy theevil aud prevent mountitins of snow from being plietl np on tho tracks whenever tha wind blair | rote Sig cna 4g ea raliraadt wople say they would gladly ld such, Tene and, avold trouble of this kind tn the futuro if thoy were allowed to do so, ‘The people living along the Inke shore, they sry, want an unobstructed view of the Inke, and would nover stthinit to being shut out by a high walk AS long, ag this opposition re. muins the Illinois Central oflelals say they will be powerless to prevent the recurrence oF fitch ditticul tes asdrove them nenrly to distraction yesterday, m No suburban traitis ran on the Itnots Cen- tral until noon, ‘Lhe reqular morning tralus were unable to depart until bout noon, and the Incoming traing did not get inunill abott UW o'clock a.m. and Inter, ‘Tho Baltimore & Ohio trains were block- aded at Parkside, where connection is made with tho Illinois Central, and they did not get to the depot until nuon, The evening train left on time. The Michigan Central, of course, went through the same experiences ag the , other ronds coming in on tho lake front, ‘The morning trains wore unable to got out mntil after 10 o'clock a. m., and Tews slow work to get through then. ‘The Detroit train dus hero at 7:30 and the Katamnzoo tratn due at eamo fn at about Ho’vlock. ‘he night express due at nbout 8 a.m, ld nota tivo hero until about 4p. m,, but tha trouble was not due to the drifts on ‘the Jake frout, butto walts in Michigan and delays for Enstern connections. ‘Che storm was quite Tieavy all along the Sine of the Miehlean Contras, but no great obstructions from drifts had to be overcome, Tho Burlington & Quiney found compara- Lively little trouble until it reached tho Itt. nols Central tricks at Weldon, ‘rains had to remain at this point until the snow from the Ixko front tracks hint been remoyed, and passengers took tho street cars into the eity. The morning train got into the elty at (255 0. im, on regular tine, bub did not reach Central Cepot until nearly 10 o’eloek a, m. ‘The othor mornlng trains managed to get In shortly afterwards, ‘The regular express train ‘for Omaha and Kansas Clty left on time at 19:30, ‘ The Northwestern and Milwaukeo & St, Paul suffered severcly, the storm being very severe throughout the Northwest. ‘The trains on the Northwestern were detained from one to four hours. | ‘Lhese delays were not altogether due to the snow-storm, but were partly div to recklents, Several ears of an cmt y frereht tral going west on the Galena Division Jumped the track Monday night nt Central Park Station. Sore of the cars struck tho stntion, brersking the cedar posts upon which it rested, and tearing away the platform in front and on both sides, ‘Two of the enrs were telescoped and Iny neross both tracks, and another was ian une fortable position 3 the diteh, and the débris Was seattered in all directions, | ‘This aeeldont wut on broken rail at Suera- mento avenue detained the trains on this division fram three to four hours. ‘The Freeport, passenger, due at amy, got in at about 10 o'clock with the pr sengers of most of. tho other tratns, ‘Lhe traing from the Milwaukes Division came In nearly on thine, but two and three engines wero needed to get them through the drift: ‘The milk traitvon the Milwaukee & St.Paul came In nearly on tine, but the regular pis- songer trains were lute all the way from one to four hours, the snow having drifted badly on the Miwaukea Divisian, The Rock" Island’ enevuntered no trouble unutit neared the city, and Its trains eame in from one to three Hours late, Tho out- golng trains all left on thine, ‘The Lake Share train which left yesterday morning went out with two engines, The Incoming traing were greatly belated, the stortn having been severe for a great dis- tance enst. The Pittsburg & Fort Wayne trains also left on the, but the Incoming trains were from one to four hours Inte. The express train due here at 940n.m. dit not reach until nodn, All the obstrnetions in the elty and vicinity were removed by midday, and: in the after noon the traius ou all the ronds were run- ning again as freely ns usual, * .TYDE PARK. The oldest resident of Iyde Park gathered at the depot yesterday morning and deelared that he nor any of his numerous family had ever seen any such storm in six yenrs, and ho only recotlected that from the fact that he was kept out of his chair in-the lobby of one of the greatest hotels on-ecarth for 2 whole day, ‘The oldest smiled on’ all who entered, and gaye thei the cheering information that they would not get to Chicago that day un- Jess thoy walked,--and the walking was not good, Tho storm did affect Hyde Park.” Drifts were piled.on tha sidewalks and in the ronds, some being’ over six feet high, No one walked through the six-foot drifts, however, as all preferred to go around them, A few of those who wanted to get down town come planed, and said that the storm was caused by the payment of the church debt, as it was always known that great events followed the payment of debts in Hyde Park, Que chureh paid Its debt, and the hotel burned down, and there was a rovival of religion and o temperance society organized, which pro- posed to rid the village of. every stloony an other church paid Hy debt, and It was ful- towed by 4 spell of hot, dry weather and thy Joss of maton who was called to Milwau- kee nt a much larger salary, The Wines Central Rntlroad has been making dimprovements alonz-the Ine In addl- tion to the elegant and comimodious waiting room at Centril Depot, One of thesa was the cause of the detention of many, It is astone wall six feet high. running from ‘Twenty: second to Forty-third street, Agninst this the snow was blown by an east wind, and after striking the wall full back on the tracks, covering thom completely, ‘The first train in yesterday was the train due at Iydo Park ab 6:05, but whieh was twenty minutes Inte, nnd was tinally stalled at Twalfth street. ‘The noxt was the Cincin- nati tralu, due at 7, and forty minutes late, The Gihwan ‘tran was n little nhead of ite verular tine, being: In Hyde Park nt 10 o'clock, the thne-card requiring it to be at the depot at Os, but it is hardly over there, . ‘There was no train out from Chicago until 13335" p, m., that one be ingon time and run by two locomotives, ‘This tram returned to the git taking In elaiiteon cars, with but little delay from the regular tle, After this tho trains were de fayed but little, as the frefght or off tracks wore tuken- in and out, and lost evening raing wore running vary fairly, Many wera mipelled to take cutters and ‘slelels [nto Chicago, and Sanod sleigh Hne would have dono a big - business. Many staid at home for the May. Ono gentisman on henr- ng the news mado a rush fora hax of Rue an mg home a boon companion, pinyed enrds and billiards and smoked htt the afternoon, rtlally suspended at Pullman Work was on account of trains not running out there, - TITY SIGNAL SERVICE, Ovrice oF Tuy Cun SignaL Orricer, Wasninaton, D, C., Feb, 3-1 a, m.—For ‘Tennessee and tho Ohio Valley, clear or partly cloudy weathor northeasterly winds, generally veorjng to southeasterly, station: ary or higher temperature, rising followed by falling barometer, Neva For the Lower Lake region, olear or partly cloudy weathor,cold northenstwinds,general- ly veering to warmer southeast winds, uyd Hishue followed py falling baroimoter, oF whe Wuper Lake region and Upper Mississippt giey, ‘increasing cloudiness, foltaear era. eer ne 0. just OF bal 4 a "for dis Lower Mlusovirt "Valley, cloudy Weather, with snow, warme: winds, lower barometer, * southeny LUCAL ONSERVATIO: i. = CHICAQD, Feb, 1 I=10:18 ym je Har Ther. | Wen) Vet Oe wooed WD Bat i ty " a wf: wD ve iat! {) ee tor, WERME mean there, finan humidity, Ty highest eter, temperatures tis fomwerntun, Si tones *finromoter carsectad for ang inurumontal error. temunrature, Melted Kio, = ‘Tao anil to monsure, GENERAL ODIERVATIONA, CHIOAGG, Fat. Laity BEBE] wind’ Inst me ihe be : ae De =-15 q Oletating, tations, q 1 eRhSEsnze: CASUALTIES, THE VICLIMS OF TITE St. | LBAN: Spectat Dispatch to The Chieaga a ts MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb, 1.—aA. mong thow who were aboard the tl-fatedt propeller sp Albans, whieh went down In Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon, the followlng are so badly frozen: that thoy require’ the most skliltat medical attention at the hospital or thelr residences: Lutte Marceau, Andrew Clark, ‘Thomas MeGulre, enry Johnson, Fred Greeno, Jolin Fitzpatrick, and Josephing Aller. Most of the craw have Teturned to thelr homes, and somé of the passengers left by rail to-dny for Ludington. Lottie Mareeay had her ears, hands, and fect badly frozen, She hasbeen on three wrecks Inside of ayear, she was on the propeller Now York, whien sank last fall, and ont tho propetier City of Toledo, which foundered Inst fall, She is about 35 yenrs of nee, and las been In the employ of tus Northern ‘Transit Company for two years. being employe ns chamber inuid. Antrew Clark, 70 years of age, had his hands badly frozen. Ua Is very feeble, v HE Brown, wheelsman, had. lils hands badly frozen, IIs feet also suiferedt from the frost. Jol Fitzgerald and "Thomas MeGuire hid their feet soverely frozen, A rumor that one of_ the passengen Jind been lost Is untrue. The man proves to be Wiltinm Gleeson, who resides at Luding. fon. ‘After landing at tho Life-Saying Station he went direct to his boarding-louse, with out reporting at the oMee of the Company, —— A MYSTERIOUS DEATH, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Detnort, Mich., Feb, 1.—Ernest Wast, an employe of the Detrolt Stove Works in Ham tramelk, # suburb of this elty, came to his death Ina remarkable way to-day. Io was found in tho elevator-shatt, badly crusted, having been dead sometime, as hls body wat cold, No ono knows how he was kllled or how hecitme where he was, as his dutle were Inn distant part of tho works, Ho wat A stranger in the eltys having been employed At the works only-ashort Ume, Ile wisa Belghun by birth, A COAL-SITAFLT FLOODED. Spectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Srrearon, {L, Jan. 31,—The shaft of ty Conl-tun Coal Company wus tho scene of considerably exeltement this morning. Tho slope by which the miners, some 170 in num ber, enter the shaft, was filled with water, enused by the breaking through of the bed of tho Coal-Run’Creel. ‘The men, however, bad not yet entered the shift, and no one ws hurt. Work was suspended for to-day, ‘The Jenle will probably be stopped and tho water piunped out, go that work can be resum again to-morrow, ‘ + - BROKE IIS LEG, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Keokuk, In, Feb. L—Tho fall of sleet night before Inst has made travel about out elty very unsafe, and seyeral pedestrians have inet’ with patutul aceldents. Prot Magenls, organist of Westminister Presby terlan Church, is now suffering from 3 serlons fall whieh fractured ls thigh-bont just above the Joint. Mis injuries aro 0 sovers that he will need good caro for months. C sLOCKJ AW. ‘ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. Orrawa, Il, Feb, 1.—A.R, Fank, amiller employed by Sintth & Dawell, of this cltt, was Injured some days since by hts hand be Ing caught in tho machinery, From thee’ fect of the injury lock jaw set Ip, and the 1938 ed yesterday. Ile wasn * ember 0 Order of Oud-Fellows nt Jeffetsan, Ov Teayes a daughter of 20 years, DROWNED. Sax Franetsco, Feb, John W. Dale nelle, a prominent lawyer of this clly,1 drowned last Friday by falling from tho fey slip nt Port Costa, opposit Kenicis. friends were unawaro of his fate nptll duy, the aveldent not being observed, by 8 one. Private advices corroborate pres dispatehes, ——. THRE CHILDIRE: DEATIL ti CHARLESTON, S.C, Feb, 1.—Thiree ¢ ‘dren of the Rey, Manning Hunter feolore, in Sumter County, were burned to desl Sunday night in a fire caused by a kerostle Tnwp exploding, ‘The fal was ay ‘prenehing, and the mother was ulso abse —a———— MINES PLAYED OUT. SAN Francisco, Feb, L—A tispateh be Virginia City, Nev, says: “To-day cls f men havo been discharged fromthe stores ot the Bonnnen Mines, ‘There fs little likeli ae of roplacing them, as, with sinill exceptions the aie bog les have been y cork a al oro extraction wold pay the fag, Some men nrostlit ae work in West0Pe Sa DEATH IN THE STREET. Mansuant, Mich, Feb, L—Mrs. let ‘Duer, aged U2 yours, dropped deud last in the stroet from npopluxy whille relusDie from chureh, BURNED 10 —————————— An Amlablo Quociy + Chambers Journal, ors Ono of Queen Loulsc’s frequent a en apcolal frond of her Lusband, wis Utes yfter eral, culled K6ckerltz, ‘This old. gol asd having dined with bis Royal Ecleralts manifested ut n cortuin time 4 heen ecg ousnesy and reatlesnesa, ns 1¢ wishing Oo while at othor hours of tho any nee of lad totus and havo frlondly chat dinner bo diway's showed thls great a xethome. Loulse was puzzled ut tae Out De strango bobavinr, and reaolyed to vert a cause, he made inquiries of hls atewd tye after a fow questions, explained hut Nig we Gonoral tad tudurged for ao many seariner at habit of smoking a Jong all ‘rout ri tod how he could not posatbly wit ape begs: hoxt time tho utd Genoral came (0 Tous hibited after tho repnst tha sume OCT” upod Iesanesd, and rose to take lene, Vite, Jee Louise rose t said: © Walt ai neat rrale | waut toshow you sormothing. ‘sug Be! Jato the next youm, On ber return, 04, aid long pipe already filled in ort fn en ORG Uuroing wax-light aud u “aplll it ya, Handing thy pipw to the aston be nere, “of Hgbting the wpilll, she sald: ins ‘nls te General; make yourgolf comfortables Il not deders us,’