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FOREIG ghd, Yesterday Motning, of / Forty-two Hours' Sitting / of the Commons. Tho Bession Underatood to Be With- out Parallel in English History, A Check at Last Put upon the Tonfiucs of the Irishmen, geenes of Intense Excitement At- tendant upon the Action of the Speaker, s The parnellites File Out to Vote, Bowing in Wrath to tho Chair. “pr. Sullivan, Home Rule,” Shakes His Fist Ominously at Mr. Gladstone. gupension of Even Unlimited Speech o Proveeding 8hocking to the English Mind, feneral Endeavory Howerver, to Support {he Summary Actlon of the Spenke cr of tho House. (arnage ot Gook-Topo—~A Loading Ques- tion Put to Turkey—Blsmarck— The Transvaal, PTARLIAMENT, THE SPEAKEN'S ACTION INDORSED, Sveciat Cabte, Loxnos, Feb, 2.~The Speaker’s parliamen- tary coup d’état of this morning in suddenly checking obstruction 18 warmly indorsed by the Engllsh press generally, It had long been admitted that Ilome-Rulers were wags jog o fullle strife. ‘This they themselves knew best of atl. The Irish party, nevertho- less, gain Indirectly by the further postpone- ment of the second reading of tho blll, 1t s certalnly a enrlons point that the Govern- ment ubstructs itself with new machinery In- vented to suppress obstructlon, To-morrow THE STRUGGLE WILL BE RENEWED on Mr. Glanstone’s cldture resotutlon. The debate s likely to be prolonged, and it the Government attempts to- forco it through snother physteal contest may be entered upon by tho Irish mnembers. The Coerclon bilk wilt PEOBABLY NECEIVE SEVERAT AMENDMENTS efore It is allowed to pusi. One amengd- ment will bo the abolition of the retrospect- Woclauses, 1t is curious to notico thut, while all this hing been progressing in Lon- don, n punic has commenced to set in among the Irish tenant-furers on some estates, A PRIVATE LETTER RECEIVED TO-NIGIT records several Instances in which temants, fenring the consequences of co- ertjon, have begun to attend the rent oflicea end topny up their nrrears. Gratifying as this mny b to the landlords and tho Govern- ment, the people in Ireland see in this {11 omens for the future, and the final passago of tho Coerclon bill may possibly be the sig- nal for startliug events, TWO NIGUTS AND TWO DAYS, Tu the Western Astoctated Press, ToNDOY, Feb, 2.—~Tho susslon of the Houso of Comutons continues on‘the questton of the Inwroductlon of Forster’s bill for the pro- tection of life and property In Iretand, The dobate conttnued through the night. Tho llonnrlmll:,member for Roscommon (Cum- mins) took’ his seat at $:43 n m,, hoving spoken nearly two hours, 1o wus inter- upted several times by points of order, but Deputy-Speaker Playfalr stated that, al- though Cumming wns greatly trying the pa- flenco of the Ilouse, ho was Inorder. The m};sn I8 stfll In sesston at & o, 1, (Wednes- AT 0 0'CLOCK TINS MORNING Mr, Qladstono entered -and was loudly theered, The Spenker resumed iy seat and vrobibited furthor debnte. Exeltement fol- lowed, a division was taken, and the Govern- Taent obtalned luavo'to bring in a bill for the Vrotection of life and property in Ircland,— 181010, The Ilome-Rule members left the House Inaboedy, and the bill was rond for fornoon. 'The Mousu adjourned, having snt “ntlnuously forty-two hours. o . PARTICULARS, Just before the Speakar Interposed Blggnr ¢ancluded n speech by oxpressing o wish for “I:Iucucus of Fenlanlsm, It is understood i tanappenl to the chnir to atop obstruc- Ijqb’q was ngreed upon by the leaders of the ral and Conseryigive parties, . THE BPEAKEN'S 8PEECH Mopping obstruction was ns follows: . w:flnn forty-ono hours tho Houso hns boon i pled by ropented motions for adjournmont, m:bflned by amall minoritics in opposition to .Mueneml £cnso of tho House, A crials has p m“. \Ehlch demands tho prompt interposition o, hair and the House, The mensuro reoe o hdod 88 urgent in bdv Majosty's spoech at Inmwnlnz of tho sesalon 18 belng nrrosted by flnme.umldumm‘t minority, It 18 nocossary to o :fim tho crodit and authority of tho llouse, Ty mll(!llell 1 shall beat carry out s witl, and oon nny upon its suppurt, if 1 deeline to call g ¥ more tembers to apeak, and immodi- “'”{b“;cend to put several questions to vote, moro l_m;‘-\n@la:na:lzo lmr m‘uml‘lloul: 1o nssume o OV Freater nuthority to tho %l;xulr. sl Speaker wag re) = ll!le:]ly lflmm" peatedly and enthusk Yote spoken of above—104 to 19—-was t’:!.film‘lnu the nmendment to adjourn the e The motfon belng put that leave bo fi to bring In & Protoction bill, the Home- e lfr."fnr wo miunutes, shouted, * Privl- ol Privllegol” and thy, as the Spoak- oty lmmul standing, léft tha Ilouse In n Bere .l wing to the Hpenknr, and the meiws checring ns they departed, ave to bring in the bill was then GIVEN UNANIMOURLY wi{xrl‘u Gladstono then unnounced ‘that e move, Thursday, that if, on. notice El:;zl;m that the business of the ffouso ls iy my um::;-he& shall support the dewand for qQuestiy’ en8 Speaker shall forthwith put the wurnnu Without debate, amendinent, or ad- teldeg . 214 1 tho question of urgncy be 3 n:n\"ho afimativa by thres to oue, ton og e .}.".L';i.’ thie House for the regula- BE VESTED 1IN, AND il g 4, TIHE BEAREL, singas '3l duclare the state of public B ':Jlrl:; h}llmur urgent. i 1. dray, Home-Ru) 0 ournment, PSaeL e e mhvx,tunmlnx ot the commence- ¥'8 speech, sald he did not Sullgy lh:!:ne:; lfi:;r;nce, but he wished to Mr, lc!:: g.‘;‘:;l.','f " ‘llggr‘:f)flm Ad{?nmmaun Rervatiye) 1. r, Ch Jourg, " 2i¥6) supporied the mou%n‘i‘.?";it HEMAIN WITI, Bl gy ort y 20t Northcote {Conservative) suv- the first thne, the second reading belng fixed. 1f, o & ealt by the Speuker, fors, THE CIHCAGO--TRmUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1881-TWELVE PAGES. ported the Qovernment in Its desire to pro- ceed to thesecond reading of Mr. Forstor's Protection bill, " Mr. Gladstone gave notice that hio pro- poses to follaw the motion he intends to wnke Thursday, nbove referred to, by n.res- olutlon declaring that the atate of publie bus- iness 18 urgent, AT NOOS, 0 - On the renssombling of tho Housa of Com mans tho $peaker, roplying to Mr La- bouehdre, Liberal, safl he ncted solely on i3 own responsibility, AMr. Parnellsaid he wished to call atten- tion to tha Bpeaker's ruling. ‘Tho 8peakor Informed Mr. Parnell that it was not a question of privilego, and he must therptore give notiee, BANCARM, Mn A M. Sullivan, Home-Ruler, moved to ndjourn to enable the Speaker to search for precedents for his ruling, A llvely " discussion is progressing, The lousu s crowded, every avalluble seat belug occuplnd, ‘The Irlsh mombers up to 5:35 p, m, con- tinued thelr obstrucllve motions, Thelr speeches show much heat and Indignation, Mr. O'Donnoll muintained that the House should adjourn, ag otherwlise Mr. Forster would have an opportunity to make an fu- fammatory statement, which would go forth without contradietlon, THE “*OPPOSITION "’ ALSO VOTE WITI GLAD- KTONI . After n motlon to adjourn had been neg- atlved to 44,—the Irish mombers, to provent -Forster making n statement, ob- Jected to every biHl npon orders of the day, thus occunylng the time unttl the Iouse was obliged to adjourn at 0 o'clock, just previous to which Mr, Redmond, new mem- Dber for Now Ross (Jreland) took his sent, 5330 1 M. Dgbate In the Ilouse of Commons con- tinues, Several violent scenes took plnee, and there were ealls of order upon Mr. Glad- stone pointing out that some of Mr, Sullivan’s comments on the conduet of the Speaker were not In order, M1t BULLIVAN SII00K NIS PIST AT MB. GLAD- BTONE, and sald ho thanked God the rules of the Tlouse were not in Gladstone’s hands, Mr, Mitohell Henry said ho considered that tho Irish members hiad taken an untenable po- sltlon; that they inisrepresented the oplnion of tho country and saerificed the rights of the people. Mr, Henry was inferrupted by Mr, Phillp Callan and other wembers, who ac- cused him of altributlng falsehood to Mr. Parnell, . ULADSTONE PROTECTED, Loxpoy, Feb, 2-Mr. Gladstone's resi- dence in Downing strect s guarded by police- men night and day, In view of n possible Fenlan attack. Mr. (ladstone was followed at n distance by a pollcetinn when golng to the Commons to-day. NEWSPAPER INFORMATION, ‘I'ho News hug the following: **Atameet. Ing of the Conservatives yeaterday, It wus de- termined that, while direet opposition to Mr. Gladstone’s resolution snould not be encour- nged, an attempt should be made to amend it. Lord Beaconsfield sanctloned this course, and ndvised the Opposition to refrain from hampering themselves by pledges to support the Government, There was some diversity of opinfon at the meeting. Mr. Gorst strong- 1y opposed the course proposed by Sl Staf- ford Northeote. M1t PARNELL will_move to-day for a select committee lo Inquire into the precedents for the Speaker's action, * Mr. Cowen will nsk Mr, Gladstone for an oarly"day on which to discuss the con- duct of the Speaker. We understand the Government Is In favor of such a proposal, thinking it due to thoe Speaker that thellouse should share in his reaponsibility, IT WAS ARRANGED, P at the Instance of A, M. Sullivan, that, If tho Spenker closed the second discussion yestor- day afternoon, the Irlsh members should ve- maln in their seats instead of goinyg into tho division lobbles. Such a proveoding would have led to an order for thoir committal.?” The News believey that Mr, Gladstone's or- der will bo sesslonal, not standing, e . A+ M. BULLIVAN Intends to move, a8 an amendment to Glad- stong’s resolution, that o select comnmitteo be appointed to inquire into o mode of conduct- Ine public business, The Standard suys Ib Is understood Mr. Parnell intends to proceed with his vote of censure on the yetlon of the Spenker, A MEETING ATTENDED BY THINTY BERVATIVE MEMBENS, Sir Stafford Northeoto pmsmlng was held yesterday and discussed the sul )cct of ob- struction. ‘Chere was o genoral dusire to su port the Govertunent, but some nmemlmeng ware suggested, particulorly with regard to tho Spenker's powers. No resolution was proposed, CON- THE CONBERVATIVES B} will meat at tho resldonce of Lord Boacons- field to-day to decide a course to bo pursned by the party. . . ROME TIUSIE MEMBERS who nccapted Invitations to ding with tha Speaker Wednesdny, have withdrawn tholr accpylnncen, owlng to thoevents of yoster- Y. RIR ATATIFOND NORTHCOTE hns given notles of the tnllnwln;;fmuund- ments to tha Gladstone resolution: That tho Ministor shiall decinre any motlon urgent: that, after tha words “tliree to one,t the words **which mnjority slinll consist of not less than haifof the whole Ilousd” be ndded ; at the words *untll the llvuse shall de- clare tha stato of business no longor urgent " bo subatituted for the words * untll he shall declure o state of publle business no longor urgent.' i PRESS COMMENT, PIO AND CON, ) Loxpox, Feb, 2—~Although the Pall Mall Gazette's lending article this afiernoon ls headed *The Spenker's Coup d’Etat,” that Journal justifies the course pursued by tho Spenker, and snys: “The stop Is an oxceed- ingly strong one, but nothing less than n atrong step could have met the omergency, It 1s . revolutionary, but I'arnell’s party Is rovolutionary, They must take.the conse- quences of waging In Pariimmnent that war which they are not strong enough to wagein thefleld, As they hnve broken the traditions of Parllmnentary usage, thoy have no right to complaln it tho same tradltions ave broken by their advorsaties.” . OF GLADKTONE'S PROPOSAT, tha Pall Mall Gazetts snya: * The pawer intrusted to tho Spoaker s unlimited, "The proposal Is of the gravest, and will demand most edreful and anxious conslderation, Thoe public is hardly prepared for a method of turning the difficulty in which all responsi- bility Is thrown entirely upon n single man,” ' THE BT, JAMES “QGAZETTE,” In o leading article headed * Anarchy Cow- plote,” adversely oriticises the courso pure suod by the Speaker, and doclares that Glad- stone’s propusal containg none of thuso care- ful and liberal provisions tor the protection of “tho just rights of tho minoritles # which it was 8ald Jt would contaln, | TIE “STANDARD," a lending editorlal, unheslsatingly approves A b wption of-the Speaker of the Ilouse of Cownigpg, 1t says: “\Womny be.very sure this antion would not have been arrived at suye nflag garncst consultation with the Gov- erueut and Opposition.” % § Py PAE——— sriTigiLareds, < LABOR TROUBLES, - G e Loxpox, Feb, 2-~Thecotton'masters agri to sustaln tho mustor ‘twinerd*bgzinst the strike, IF the strike extends 180, lm‘-t“{lntm: spindles will bo stopped. %, 1Y ENOLISIT RPECIAL ELECTION, . London T, 4 s Loxpoy, Jan. %0.~Tho result of the polls %nz in Wigan was declared yesterday as fol- ows: : ' Mr, ¥. 8, Powell serv B R A T e MRIOFY.ccuisaieroriractosseosanarncren o 400 At the general election last year the Con- enl¢ servative candidates were Lord Lindsay nnd Mr. Knowles, who respeetively polled 2,016 and 2,013 votes; while Mr. Lanenster and Mr, M'Corquodale, the Tiherals, polled 2,550 and 2,655, . Mr, Lanenster yestendny polled, thereford, B4 fewer voles than at the general eleetion, Tho defeated eandidate was opposed to tho Irish Coercion bill, and that cost MMni o good many voleg, CARLYLE: ® i 'l;h« condition of Mr, Carlyla Is very erit- cals TIHE ATALANTAG PrystovTis, Feb, 8.—A vessel -has arrived here with the figurehend of the lost tralning- shilp Atalaiita, i THE IRISIL. A LAND-LEAGUE CONVENTION TO IE NELD, Speetal Cable, Dunrix, Feb, 2—A$ tho meeting of the Land League to-day Mr. Davitt brought for- ward au lmposing plan for & convention of delegates from avery branch of the League in Ireland. * Ho sketehed the . detnils of tho plan, which were that each branch of 100 members should send one delegate, and branches of * over that number two, This Convention, ho sald, would be enlled “to show Mr. Forster nnd England that tho loeal leaders of the organi- zntfon throughout Ireland were neither rufiinns, blackguards, mor scoundrels, and to show Mr Outrage Forster, the chiet slanderer of Ircland, that the Coerclon bllls would wnot strike terror Into the ranks of the Land Lengue; to mnke n Natlonal pronouncement nguinst cocrclpn ns well a8 ngaiust real and mann- facturod outrages, and to make known In un emphntic manner TINE NATIONAL DEMANDS In regard to the land guestion. It was not neeessary . for the branches to walt for the passing of the blll, They should pro- ceed to elect delegates at once and send them wp' to Dublin * the moment the bill became n law,” ‘Thero enn be but little doubt that the Govornment will stop this Conveution elther before the dele- gates come to Dublin or lmmedlately after thelr = arrival there. 1t wny stated at the meoting that Father Lynch, of Massa- chuset ts, had honght an estate i County Cavan which the tenants would be willing to purchase. My, Davitt sald tbat they should. ask .the branch ‘of the Lengue In Massachuseits to request this gentleman to undo the Injury perhaps unin. tentionally done ' by him to the tenants in purchasing this - proporty, ‘The Land Lengue lssued a elrenlar to tho branchies to-night * ealling on them to olect delegntes. Seeretary Brennan snys thero are besween 800 and 900 branches, which will relurn about 2,000 delegates to Dubln. 2 MORE OF THE SCARE, To the Watern Amotiated Press, Loxpoyy Feb, 2.—A troop-ship has satled with steam pinnnces and Gattling gund for the const-guard ship In * the Shannon. ‘I'he News says: “Notwithstanding the fact that the word ‘seara’ has been applied to the Government's precnutions, Inforna- ton which hourly reaches the uuthorlties is so sorlous that they cannot despise It. All publie buildings, the residences of wany ofti- eluls, and the rallway stations in London are closuly watched,” B GERMANY. £t JRWS AND GENTILES QUARRELING, ' Lowlon Times, BrrLIY, Jan. 10,—Last night considerable disorder was erested by the Herlin students at thelr assembly in celebration of German unity, The Rector of the University took oceaston during the festive gathering to exhort the students to abandon tholr petty anlmosities nnd especlally thelr unworthy antfpathy to the Jews, ‘T'his speeeh caused such.confusion that T'rof. Alumunsen, who then attempted to address the excited crowd, could not be heard, The result was somo seuflling between tho Christlan und Hebrow students, and the delivery of numerons chal- lenges. TISMARCK'S PARTY, BERLIN, Fob, &—Dismark gave a solrée yesterday, al which thero was a large at- tendanen of deputies of all parties except tho Centre, The membeors of the new * KCONOMICAL COUNCIL were present, Blsmark told them the Coun- cll would shortly be enlarged so as to em- brace the Empiro by the accesslon of tho fitty members from other States of Germany, It was caleulated that It would have one rep- resentative for every nilllon inhubitants, Belng nskod whethor the Economleal Coun- cll would be entitled to considor the currency question, Prince Bismark suld such mnttors would be approached by way of petition. EGYPT. REVOLT DY THE KUEDIVE'S GUARD, vectal Gable, Cano, Egypt, Fob, 2.—A rovolt of the Khédive's Guard hos taken place and has been thus far successtul, for the Insurgents have galned their polnt, which s the romoval of the obnoxlous Wur Minlater, Osman Pasha Rofkl. ‘Three native Egyption Colotiels, who had offored n petition to the Government agninst the War Minister for giving all the best places In tho Egpytlan army to Clrcnsslans and Turks to the prejudica of Bgyptiuns, were arrested and tried by n conrt-martinl, During tho sesslon of the court the regimont of tho guard at tho Khédive's pnlace rovolted under the cyes of the Khddive and marahed to the War Ofilee, and forelbly roleased tho thres Colonels, Tho War Minlster escaped by a window, Efatoun Pashn received n bayonot wound, The revolted reg- linont, commanded Dby tho relensed ofticors, roturned to’ the palace, whero thoy wore relnforcod byan Soudan reglinent which had marched 'from Tourah Village, opposlt the Vyramida. The re- lensed Colonols now commund the garrison of Calro. TIIH BAST. A TEADING QUESTION, CONSTANTINOFLE, Fob, 2.~Tho Britlsh Chargd having usked the Porte to state how much it would coneedo to (ireece, tho Porto replicd that it Is finpossible to define, in wl- vanee, tho maximum concesslons it ls dis- posed to wmake, since thoy could only Lo established through appronching: negotin- ll]auu. Gormuuy and Austria support this views £ THE BOXRS. GOING TO THE FRONT, Dunnax, Ieb, 2,—The Iussars, the Ninety- socond Foot, and n battalion of the Sixtieth Ritles at Plotermaritzburg are proceeding by foreed marches to the frout, THE RUSSIANS, . HKOBELEPE'S RECITAL. -8r, PETERSIURG, Fob, h—Gon, Skobolefl’s detailed ncecount of the storming of Geok- Tope shows that the Russian assoult was made simultancously by distinet columns, and that the flnal breaches wore mnde by the oxplosion of mines, Several hundred Telke- Turcomnns were killed at ono explosion. The hand-to-hand tightlog with the Fokles on the walls lasted over one houy, after which there was dosperato fighting fuside the fortross. ‘Thu day was finally ecided by the capture of the hill rodoubt of Dengil-Tope.. Over 4,000 corpses of Tukkes wero found ine ulde the fortress, . ‘The trenches were also filled with corpses, Numbers wore killed durlog the pursult. Four thousand familles were found In the forlress and 700 Perslan yrl.uann. T 4 d cugrs, ; 7. - Perenssung, “Feb, 8-'Tho Agenco Ruase, criticlsing the statements with regard to the "alleged famlne i the Province of Bamara,'says that out of saven districts, only fwo'have, been affcifed by fullure of the crops, . Arhaavy . he ree CRIMINAL CALENDAR. Two Boys in 8t. Louis Run Away from Home Beoause of Cruel Step- mothers, . The St. Louls Pollco Rid That Uity of tho Lottery xnsls. An Aged Negress Murdered, Robbed, and Her House Set On Fire. Robbery of n Stage Conch in Toxas by Maskoed Mon. —_— Ex-Gov. R, K. Scott Released at Napo» Jeon on 812,000 Bail. TROBABLY MURDERED. Spectal Dispatch (o The Chicago Tribune. ST, Lotis, Mo, Feb, 8~There ‘ls o diver- slty of oplnion In the neighborhood of the Fair-Grounds as to whether the burhing of Auntic Mintie, the venerable negress, on Mondny, covers n diabolical eriine, Accord- ingt to the statement of “Old Ben,” the son- In-Inw, there wore several hundred dollarsin the house, mostly in coln, Not a singleplece of It cfl\l be found, The nefghbors’ states ments d@not clear up tho inystery, but are at varinnee with the nccounts nud theorles al- ready publtished, Mrs, Irohman, who lives Just cast of the ruins, sald the newspaper ac- counts of the fire werc uot correct, in thut they stated the old woman -could be heard groaning, ‘Cliere was nosound fy- sulng from tho louse whatever. A nelghbor looking for fost chicken was In the yard nbout the house of the colored people, and. sww a little tongue of lame coming through acrack, {le went to the house nid nsked i€ they were trving to burn themselves up, hut t;ul no answer at all, The flames spread rap- dly. and nt no time was there a ery or groun heard. 'I'lie negro talks of lis Joss with tears flowing down his eheeks, e sui's there must have been nbout $100 in the house which he had saved un. - Whenever be earned halt o dollng e would put sway aquarter, Since tho fire e has dono not - ing but rake over the embers and ashes, and nol & picco of money could he find, althonuh ered his wateh without any dhil- culty, ‘There was not_heat enough to have melicd the coin, ‘Uho house was nn old shiell, and burned awny Inn very few wmin- ules. The money was imostly I stlver, but thore wassome gold and paper. Ler's wife snld that o partof the mouey hadbeen puton top a wardrobe, 'Fhe place where the ward- rohe hnd fallen down was ‘glven particular attentlon, but without uny result,” The po- fica are Jovking Into the matter, ——— ALLEGED CRUELTY, Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 81 Lotis, Feb, 2—Two cnses of anlleged eruelty by stepmothers, which Implieate re- spectable parties in St. Louls, have just come o light In Fast St. Louls, The victims nre two boys named Richard Sobeek and Leonard Roos, nged respectively 13 and 12 yvears, The boys are cousing, and sy their parents arg vory wellto-do fn St. Louls, but thut thelr stepmothers, they clutm, made home so dis- agreeable for them that they resolved to leave and find shelter elsewhere, According to. & prenvranged agrecwent, durlug their parents’ absence yesterday, they packed n large trunk and threo valises with clothing and utensils, hired a wagon, und started over the bridge, enrounte to some will pluco begond tholr step- .mothers’ reach. They arfived on the other side of tho river nbout dark and had theis bugeare earrled (o o lonely placo known as “Phie Willows.”” Tho trank ‘and valises were covered with leaves and hushes, and the lads, wrapped |||»|n two quilts, Inid down to sleep for the night. 'The pollee qrecelved Informa- tlon of thelr wlereabouts jund found thew nearly frozen to denth from exposuro to the cold,” Tho 'children, with thelr buggase, were taken to - the statlon. The trunk and vallses comtnined bed- clothing, eups, sancers, food, uuokinf uten- allg, snws, hatehets, & hamner, aul many other things which they found around thelr homes. When asked ‘whete thoy intended going, thoy nl',rllud: “Somoewhere ont in the wlld part of the country where we can build o house and benway fronour stepmothers,” Wilien told thut their parents were coming ufter them they erled pitconsly, suying they would rathor die than go lome, ‘Thelr p{:rux:‘l’s have been notitied of thelr” where- abouts, A SUICIDAL WIFE-BEATER, Special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribunt, Musct, 1nd, Feb, .2.~Tnls forenoon George W. Flowers, a natlvo of Liberla, Af- rler, forseveral weeks pastu laundtyman Livings in tho eastern part of this elly, be cexmo enraged and brutally beat his wife. Shortly after buing placed in foll, the Juilor wns attracted .to tho cell In which wns Incarcerated tho dark son of the Equator by n struggling nolse. Ilowers was found suspencded at ono mud of a blanket, nnd fnn dying condition, 1iis tongue protruded from his moutl, his oyes were set, aud his stuy here would huvo been very short but for the thnely arrival of the faller. Flowers was resuscltated, but did not reasons for - dosiring _n change A lifo, After removing the furniture and bed- clothing from the jall, the jailer retired, leav- Ing ‘Flowers' alone, and some time nfter- wards auotlior attemnt was nnde at sulelde, This Mmoo rope was mado ot his shirt, tied to a bar of lron, and u good dying attl- tude assumed, when bis plans of déstruction wero blocked agnin, After recovering from his second effort at sulelde Xlowars cammenced destructive onslnughts on the Interlor of the Jndl, breaklng up everything breakable, 1lle wns flually handeufted and bound down wliere ho now -rests quletly, It Is said that about a . month ago Flowers attompted sulelde ot Anderson by polson. 1o was marrled hera threo weeks slhce to Churlotte. Ball, a raputable colored lady, Tlowers 18 n well-informed man, ond came hero the first thne as alecturer tittéon mouths 180, e JIOMICIDE IN TUCKY, Sournset, Ky,, Fab, %—A telegram ro- ports the murder st Hickory Rldge ot WHII- inm MeKinuey by Columbys Cuss, on Mon- day, the B1st ult, ‘Chey were working on the rond, sud an old bitterness led to a dispute and fizht, In which Cuss knoeked: MeKin- ney down with an nx and then bent his head Into n jelly and fled. Both were prominent members of the Methodist Church, Cass an Elder, and McKinuoy tho Sabbath-school Su- perintendent, TowsviLLE, Ky, Fah, 3.—Ahnut 2 o'elock this morning & fatal shooting atfray nccurred in Ueorio W atzel’s saloon, ou Third street, Tony A pp, hend barkeeperat thoGalt House, and Gicorge Weber, & drommer, buing full of Kentueky whisky, becamo fuvolved fn o quarrel, “ App drew his rovolver and ordored Weber to hold up his hands, at the same thine firing upon him, ~‘Ie ball entered Weber's body near the nipple, and as yot hns not been found, Ihysiciats pronounco the wound fatal, The murderer has been arrested, e A GOOD RIDDANCE, Bpecial Dispatch to The.Chicago Tribune, S1. Lows, Mo, Feb, &.~Tho days of the lottery schemes are passed; andto-tuy a tleket cannot bo purchnsed In St Louis. A fow weoks ago upwards of clghty polley-vendors waore solling tivkets, To-day Franco & Kerr closed thelr doors, ‘The vendurs are siitiug {lly about tholr shops, ‘Thelr tobacco sigus hiave beon takon Li, for there 18 no ntore need of “deception, ‘Thy nuwnlmlmru Iuve been takon down from the windows und the chalk luta been washed “olf_to adwmit the llzht of dayie ‘The doons ' aro open and Bu longer- 13 tho visltor questioned y the wary * proprletors, why thought cvery ang & pollco “spotter,’ ‘The chairs stand ldiy on the tables, and the lom:re;— vendors' ‘occupation 18 gone, Capt. G, W, Hutchinson, of the Hutchinson und Ken- tueky Lotterics, cloged up some duys #go, and yesterday ovening the France (g Company mnde their lust drawing, NOT GUILTY, Speetal Digpalch to The Chlcago Tribune, Loxpox, Feb, 2.—1u tha ' Blddulph wurder triul to-duy Mr. Justico Camneron charged the Jury in an able and impartial address of one hour and forty minntes, It wns regarded ng fair, but leaning slightly towards a verdiet of ruilty, The eotnsel for the defense expressed themselves quite satisfied with its tenor, ‘The ense was then glven to the Jury, who, aftey un absence nf three honrs, returned o vendlet ot not guilty, Carroll was necord- Ingly disehurged. " The others prisoners charged — with compliclly In_the same crimg wera hen liberated on ball,~thein- selves In 8500 and two surcties of §20ench, A Joyful reception awalts them on their return to Blddulph, It I8 feared, however, that the old troubles mny beain again, ‘The Donnelly party witl not be likely to rest satisfied ny the ease stands ut present, and, a3 blood remaing unavenged by the Inw, some troubly may be confiduntly reck- oned on. BTAGE-ROBBERY IN TEXAS. (IALVERTON, Feb, 3.—A San Auntonlo spe- cinl to-night says the first east-bound stags of the San Antonio & El Pnso ilne was stopped by two masked men fifteen miles northwest of Boeme, and the mall-bags robbed of valuable packages. The dri wateh was approprinted, ~ “There « paasengers, ‘Thoy are thou, same a8 these who robbed “the Engle I'asg line, 1o be e Laredo & — . ITOTNSTEIN, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Drcatun, 1L, Feb, 2—John A, Hornstein, the aged German who conunitted sulelde fiere yesterdny, wiltl be buried to-morrow afternoon. His young wife, whom ho as- saulted in so tragica manner, Isstifl confined 1o her bed, slowly recoverlng from her brulses, sealds, rnd " burns, She has a very severe scalp-wound on tha back of her heud, BWEEZEY'S FORGERIES, &peetat Dispateh to Tig Chicago Tribune, Decarem, L, Feb, 2—Two notes each for 81,200 were forged on the finn of Linn & Seruggs, of (his elty, by Sweezey, the New York forger, whose crookedness has been fully ventllated by Tri TRIBUNE, Linn & Seruggs have _telegraphed O. M, Bo- gart & CoX of New York, who bought the nnémz thnt tho vaper Is worthiess so farns the firm I3 concerned. EX-GOV, SCOTT. Spectal Dupatch to The Chlcago Tribunes 'Tonipo, 0., Feb. 2,—Es-Gov. Scott, who shot young Drury at Napoleon and was In- dieted yesterday for murder In the second degree, was released to-day from the Be- fiance Jall, where he had been contined slnce the murder, bail In §12,000 having been furnished. TURPITUDE IN TURPENTINE. Monine, Ala, Feb, 2~The Govermment has obtalned a verdict of 3,708 agninst J. B, Crlhoun in n sult for trespass in boxing trees for turpentine, 'Fhis is the first verdlet for the Government in these cases, e e——— e A PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT. | Boeclal Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune Dgrroir, Mich,, Feb, 2—~The most note- worthy socinl event that has oceurred in this city . for many years wns the grand, annual lovee of the Detrolt Commaiery of Knights ‘Femplar at Music-lInll to-night. There were over 8,000 persons present In the course of the evening, those in attendance embrac- Ing the elite of this and ncighboring citles, The Music-Hall Is a spaclous auditorium, and makes a_magnificent batl-room. 1t was deeornted In. an cluborate and costly munner, and, when filled: with the beanty ~ and style that graced it lust mght, made a striking and effective pleture, ‘Iha program embraced twenty dances, one number (o waltz) belne ded|- ented to Sister Commanderies in Chicago, and another (8 quadrille) "being dedicated "to Fraters of Fraternity Club, Chiergo, e Try tho Shakers' Bursapurifin. — 26 cents. Muck & Rayner's 43Mnrat? Foeo Powder I3 n chnrming ‘invention for tho complexion. White, Roseate, and Iirunetie, finrinless nod natural. A fitting compnuion- Pplece to tho fomoue * Marsd® cologne, et — e Tody, ¥raln, Nervo Food.=—Colden's Liobig’s’ Liguid Extract Beef gives heaith, strength, nud nerve foree, MEDICAL, (uticura Itching Humors, Scaly Humors, Blood Hu- mors, Speedily. Permanently, and Eco- nomically Cured When Physicians and All Other Methods Fail. ‘What are Skin and Sealp Diseases but the evi- denco of lnternat Humar ten times more ditl- oult to reach and cure, which flodta In tho blood rud othor flulds, dl.'llm)’lmfi tho dollcato ma- chinory of life, and fliling ! hod{ wlith foul carruptions, which burst through fhe skin in luathsome vruptions? Cutleurn Resolvent, tho now Blood-Furifler, futernnily, Cutlourn, n Mediainnl Jelly. ussisted by tho Cuticurn Mediclanl nad Tollet S8oup, ox- ternnbly, bave performed tho most mirnculous curcd of Itching, Eculy, and Scrofutous Huwmors over recorded |n medicsl annals, b ECZENIA RODENT. FczeyA Rovenrt.—F. 11, Drake, aq., agent for Harper & Hrothers, Dotroit, Mich. gives nu ustonishing uccount of his ease (Eczemn iodont), which had beon troated by o consuitution of physicinns without henollt, ‘and which specdily yielded to tho Cutloura Rowedivs. SALT RHEUM. Sarr Rugus.—Witl McDanald, 232 Doarborn- st,, Chicago, gratofully ncknowledges a cure of 8alt Ithoum on hoad, neck, fuco, urms, and logs, for seventocn yeirs; not able to walk excopt ou hands and knees for ono year; not ablo to botp uimsclf for elght yuars; tried hundreds of rom- edies; doctors pronounced Lls caso hopeless; permancatly cured by the Cuticura Remedles, RINOGWORM, . Mixawonst.—Geo. W, lrown, 48 Marsh, Providoneo, B L oured by Cutieurs Rton of a Ringworm Humor, gutut tho burber's,! cl sprend all over tho ours, neck, and fuce, and for x yoara reststed all kinds of trentment, SKIN DISEASE, 8. A, Btoole, Esq,, Chicngo, 1L, anva: “1will say that, before Lused the Cuticura ftemedies, | was {0 8 fearful state, and hud given up all hopo of ovor huving uny rellef, They have norformod nwonderful care for mo, aud of my own free will and accord I roconunond thom," Cutleurn Remedies are propared by Weeks & Patter, Chiomlsts and Druggista, 4 Wishiugton- st,, BBoston, und are for wale by all Druggists, Prles of Cutlours, n Mediciual Joily, smatl boxes, 60 cents; large boxeg $1: Cutleurn Hosolvent, tho_now llteod Puritior, 81 por bottle: Catlenr Medloinal Tollet Boup, ¥ et Cutlenrn Mes dicliinl Bhnving Sonp, 15 con n burs for Bur- berd and lurgy convuinets, Geents, 2 All mafled free on receipl of price, SANFORD’S RADICAL CURE For CATARRH. Sanford's Radical Cury, Catarrhol Bolvent, and Improved Inbalor, wrappod in one packnge, with Tull directions, und schl by all druggists fur one dollar, Ask tor Banford's Hadical Cure, From o shiupla vold or Influcnza to the rottlng, sloughlog, und deuth of thewensos uf Bl Todte, und Hearlng, this grent romady le suprome. Poiss onous Blugvus accumulstivas are removed, thy ontire mwmbratie cloansed, disinfected, southed, and hualed, constitutional 1uvedes checkud, the blood puriied of catarrbul polsuu, deoponed in aolor, und strengthenud in flto-ktving propurtics. Thus, externully and intermiflly, In accordunce with reaaun und comwon svnsy, dues thls great, econmnical rumeidy work, Instuntly relluviog and purmasnontly curing the wost aggrayated und dan- gorvus forms of human sufurlng, Ganaral Agenls, WEEKS & POTTER, Bostan, More vontluuoi co‘-‘-‘Ns’ ertul vlectrieal et VT ST et T2om Lol Elvetriy Llastors than auy §2 PM E?& buttery mado. Thoy ure a il ‘fi'l:m Y o ed] und Coruin’arator 'uln cuknew ver, llilno! wnd 'Urlbary Oryaty, Ltbuy, wurnlgls, 1iyatos sl 10 Wusknu rrous Lalug ukL\ (1 ey S i, i FvoF Knd Agier PrIce, 3 conte. BoN'evarywhero, |l’ollce Department, CITY OF CHICAGO. CHICAGD, 1L, Jan, 1, 1881, Poblisher of *Saturday Nieht," Dear Sir---From oceur- rences withit my knowl- cdge, and experience while in the detective serviee, I have furnished, for publica- tion in “‘Saturday Night,” a local Detcetive Story--TIHE LEAGUE OF CRIME. Chicago never had a more formidable combination of criminals than those- who formed this League. The whole story relates to their doings in the city of Chica~ go and suburbs. The holdness and expert- ness of criminals, and the methods. and plans they adopt for the successful carrying out of their vari- ous schemes, are beyond belief by the thousands of good people in our midst. Yours truly, E. J. KEATING, Ex-Chief of Detectives, Chicago Police Force. CARSON, PIRIE & 003 Wost o Dry Goods Honse, Madison and Peoria-sts. GOLDE OPPORTUNITY NRTAL LG SH1 Linens and Mouse- keeping Goods, GREAT BARGAINS 1IN NAPKINS. 200 doz, Undressed Linen Napkins, and good _size, per lluzcn; 130" and $1,85 3 redueed from $2 and $2,50, 160 doz. extra (ine douhle Damask Nape king (satin finlshed), with neat fern patterns, per dozen, $2 and 33 usual prices, $8 and $5, Also n inrge nssortuent of 3-4 Napkins, in White aud Cream Colored, at less than cost of Ismporintion. TABLE LINENS. 50 pes Cream Damask 60 and 7ie; forme er prices, 8se and $1, 100 pes. Burnsley Domask, SGe and 813 cost to Import, 1 and 81,25, 70 pese Blenched Damask, 87 1-2c and H1 5 sold everywhere for $1.10 and $1.50; Jawer or hetter grades in TEIS same proportion. -~ Great Detective St TOWELS. Pea B ec Ve DI‘Y’ "1 100 dlu:;. Qllfl-Lhmu Huck Towels, 20x40, THE Hlavo seid them il baey. ™ Cock 1585 200 doz. Damask or luck Towels, with assorled Col’d Borders, eac;' this T(()»wul {nu’l he honght for less than centy, BED SPREADS. A great Job Lot of Crochet Quilts at 81 1 Lm'\‘f'-" e it mq 0 and $” case Mavsellles Quilts. +50 and 825 Sold al 5.0 gl $8, 7500 24 825 B eases extra lieavy English Marsellles Qulllls x"bl('f"'"m“ |;ulltcrns.'nt Hl'.’l.fio and 98,00 : manufacturer’s price #3.00 and F4,50, Dy 40 pess Imporded (nll-lnen) Tinek Towel- NEWSDEALERS EVERY- lur, haif-hbleached, and 16 Inches WHERE. whle, only 11¢ per yards wonld be cheap at 15c. Ask for No. 23, An examination of the nbove will show WHICH CONTAINS THE BEGINNING THE TEAGUE OF CRINE. are below manufueturer’s prices. LEAGUE OF GRIME! WILL BE FOUND IN THIS WEEK'S “Saturday Night” NOW READY AND FOR SALE BY GARSON, PIRIE & GO, Same Goods at our North North Clavk and E or Ariny Aran DEPARTHENT O LA CHIEL QUARTEISIARTEN, ST, PALL, Minn, Janoary £ 1590, ) Sonlad pronosais, in triplicaie, rubject tu thu ususl conditions, will by reecived ni this otlico” unnl 13 u'eluck noun, un the 24b duy of Fubrunry, 1%], nt whicn thine wid place they with bo opetied 1n'tha pros- enco of bidders, for the tmnsportation of milltury strey, ete. on The foliow: ing described routes It the riment of Dukuia, duriog the yenr commenolngd ing Murel NSPOIIATION on” “Route in —(rupi und to stations i the Teerhury of Douia, subjecs tions contained 16 30ro1 OF conirmot for viet N THANSIPOITATION on_*Routo iz “frun und (0 stations In the Terrilory ot i accordunee with conditions contained in Torm of contmet tor Lot sorvico. S—WATEIL THANKUOITATION ON MISSOURI VLR, betweon Yankton, D, “wid Fort Bonlon, d posts ur statlon. o Minsourd itiver, skl pluces, froi the 2th ot Slureh to the 10th vembur, k31, subjoct 10 the condliiuns contalnod I OF COBITUCL 10F LHAL BOTVILe, d st be miado ,?. TEADQUANT! uryi Chas. G‘ossage' & Co. OPEN THIS WEEK First importation {on thy Vullowstuny Itivar) und from uad betwouii any jmst orsution on tie Voelluwsions Wtiver, during Wi AOUAOR T HAVIguLioN of £, h I’rupo-als for the tiver ruute should spocify a mio perme foreach ofiiur, enfisted gin, OF omplogy Cambries, o Satlnes, etc" rtnte e SR A 01 Tl 1)), with the distinee wlll bo entertained, L For Early Spring Use. = FEIULTAGE Dotwoon Forl Abraham Lincoln, D, T snd Blaimnr Iy nnd botween suld Forh and Yorry lmllfllllf pusite tharotu subject to thu cune d&llunl coninlned in forin of contrael Tur that service. Each proposal mst be in ieiplicato sepamito for eacliroute, aid necompunled la‘i nbond in the pum of tive thousund urs (gl —exeept for the rers riugo rurvier,—exveated strietly It accordance with the printed instructione, and upon the blunk furm fur= nlshiod undur this sdvortiseivnt, guarunioving thut the plrl?‘ making the propusal shall not withdraw thy saine within sixty days frum the dute aanounced for i th I sald L o B In connection with above, will offer a limited assortment of Cambrics, Momie. Cloths, Crepes, Cotolines, Satines, Fleur de The, Ko, Ko, furniab good wnd sum 0f thirty thousund dotlars (R0 Inithful porformance Of the contract, l-'n" tho ture ringe saryice tho bond accompanying tho bid will forune thousund dollars I#L000)), und the s From Last Season, e e i i uFa A0 for t l'ices ucll 010 Tu) perforNmCs of contmel, I Ya TRl tofhevie P esent fllue- ')lltl Giov ¢ the Hlktit 1o refoct any or N the uu: ot """1m=“fi'fifflmn¥u‘lflfi?flféf Linen Lawns, |: Slightly Soiled,.only 15c¢. @ 1entio; sutticlont lorllllt(‘bnl on will bo ucceass & 11 which they oxpuct 1o perform the servicd. Nlank forms ylnl z‘r'uwlnl. bund, #nd contracts (the conditlons 1n hl[m of contract furservico on the Mise seurl itivor will govorn—so fur as spplieable—fur wervies on the Yellowstuno Itivert ulso tavlo of dia- taneos un the Missourlund Yeltowstuno Rivers: to- guthor with stutement of shipuwoits mnde on ssid rivera; uid on ostimnto uf quuntitics lmm{mnud un Wy wigoR-routos, durine the seowon of jad), 1o bo wsad A 0 basis b Qutermintng tho lowaat bid, tiag be Dt on appliention 10 this oftlee, vr 10 the o0ice of the Qunrieriuators Do tnont bt Chicaka, NnuIs.; Bt . Louis, Mo.p Fort Lanvanwurth, Kuo Uismarcx, D1 Yunkton, D or Hlelerin, Envelopus coiulning proposnly bo warked # Propovile fur ‘Transporta on * ltoute in Mivnes sota und Lnkoin,' * Ablwwourl Hiver! ete.” us ho cuse miny be, und wddrossed to the underslaned. Chas. Gossage & Co., State-st. Washington-st. 4= SSAM AT "Ny Orior of tho aparign Commandure Ladies’ Clreulary, ele,, Doputy Quartmaster tonernl, U B, Aruy. Wholosato und Hotal! Chicf Quarturmusior, R. T. WHELDPLLEY, 5’ R T T ! ot ! OYSTERS. 131 und 158 Lako-st. £ 20c a Dish! 5 Fresty and ofegantly sorv= i g, chaminter, [ ed. i cotuplote. onfare. Co IO AT | ma ] _SULPHUL S0.AL. THE LEADING EXTERNAL SPECIFIC FOR SKIN DISEASE A Beautifier of the Complexion. trenders tho Cuticle Healthful, Olosr, nnlu Smooth, und 18 tho best possible aub. stituto for oxpensive Sulphur Laths, It will heal Ulcors and Boros, Vemsons employing It hove o need tore- sort to Butphur Spriigs for bathing purposes, It s s dentrable DISINFECTANT 0/ CLOTH- ING or BED LINEN. und u capital remudy auld pruvu{u]lvclul ullmuhxlluuu or ll;'c's,nuanflxux casea, 1t 18 n1A0 valuabla ns an fnjection. Dlacasch inet of the TOTLITT, 1t 13 far aore) deéstruble thuh uny cosmotics, and BLOTCHES N, FRECKLES, FIMPLY: it Lo intletieas and Tt &'the very best Soap to shavo with, loaving the skin aniooth Touso KRADICATES DANDIUFE, The urticls 15 endorsed by the Mediewl frternity. TPRices: 26 ofs.a Cake, JCakes e, Sent by Ml Propald. Allrespectable Druggists, Fanoy Goody Deslers aud Grooors . keep on hand QLENN'S_ 8ULe PIIUR SOAP; ¢ and will on de- wand for It sup- ply the genuine, CAUTION ! —Sco that you get the ubove hearing both the nume and deslgu on the puelket wihich encloses each enks, a8 this fumous remedy hos been counterfeited. €N, CRITTEXTOX, Solo Prop., K. Y. Lung Dis. aled), 50 CHE DROPS, ws‘\fg (Clul’g II: inul:l)hls:lz.‘u" 8 nstantanco o AN mik.gmnving ‘Carns, Bunions, 4c., 35 Centa, SOLD ABY ALL DRUGGISTSH.